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VOL. XII.
CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OJIEGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1903.
NO. 43.
GLOBE.
LORD OF THE DESERT
By PAUL
CHAPTER XIX.
Thieves "Fall Out."
Another morning finds tho Indians
holding their ground. They are well
intrenched and tho besieged In the
Stone Houso run only remain cooped
In until relief Khali arrive (rum tho
fort.
If they are oven spared thla privi
lege they will feel thnnkful for It
require tlttiQ to communicate with
tho military authorities and then sol
filer move with deliberation and pre
pare before they move.
Old Kuan's mnaanitea are already
sent out and hla reinforcements are
doubtloM on tne road. Whit sol
dlera are preparing "rations" and
rolling their bl.nnkcta and syntax to
their equipments generally, Indian
warrior are already In tho aaddlo
and rldlnaj night and day toward tho
aeat '1 their campnlgn.
If tho Indians should surmlso that
relief had been sent for they would
hurry tho final attack, and tho be
sieged felt much alarmed for fear
that they mlKht discover the tracka
of MetxKer. who bad borne tho mes
sage to tho trapper. There was alao
some fear of delay In communicating
with tho military post as the trapper
was known to spend a great doal of
hla time away from home, working
among his trap In the rlmrocks.
While It waa considered beat that the
trapper should make tho journey to
the fort. yet. MeUrer bad received In
structions to go. should ho be unable
to find Hammersley.
Tho besieged determined to die
rather than fall Into the hands of the
Snakes, for they knew that Old Ean
would show no mercy now, having
cauRht tho Lord of Tho Desert In hla
treachery, and they guarded tho loop
holes with dodo scrutiny never fall
ing to send a bullet at the slightest
exposed portion of an Indian's body.
They were well supplied with pro
rlalons, water and ammunition, and
unless actually overpowered;, would
be able to withstand a siege Indefi
nitely. Tho Indians wnre likewise prepared
for the siege. Besides the pure water
that flowed from the mountains above
tho Stone Houne, they had the great
meadows for their stock to grate upon
and had the I mi's choicest bullocks
to selfct from when they became
hungry. To the starving warrior
from the rim rocks and lava beds this
life was truly a dream; plenty to eat
and drink, only desultory guard duty
-Just exciting enough to stimulate
their energy Old Bean's braves were
In their element. But summer can
not last always even with the savar.
While his warriors were reveling In
tho luxury of a hatardlesa bIoro and
the hope of an old time assault and a
division of the rich booty. Old E?an
was scanning the desert for his re
inforcements. Intuition admonished
him that delay would not help his
cause: that the sooner be had taken
his prey and vanished among the lava
rocks of tho far south, the better.
The outlook who lnul been plnced on
the penk overlooking the desprt. bIk
naled Old Egan that reinforcements
were coming.
Tho chief could not resist cllmblnsr
to the summit of an adjoining foothill
and looking for himself. Ho was re
warded by seeing a cloud of dust fnr
out on tho desert to tho south that,
from Its length along the plain, he
knew a band of his warriors were
coming In single file ns rapidly an
their steeds could bring them. A
little later another cloud of dust from
tho southweat announced other rein
forcements on the way, and. thoiiKh
tho Indlnns preserved a silence while
In view of tho occupants of the Stone
House, they could not resist chanting
their war sones In their concealment.
Junt at nlfchtfall another band of
reinforcement arrived, and, the
Jndlans now becoming more bold,
rent the air with their warwhoops. nut
the new arrivals were hungry and,
thirsty, and as darkness came on the
"ImtA of Tho Desert beheld their
campflres In every direction and he
saw them busily engaged in cooking
and fenstlng upon his choicest beeves,
which had been fattened for tho pal
ates of a different race. Martin T.ylo
was not a coward. He was a villain
and a thief and a drunkard, but with
all of thla he was a man of courage
of tho true Scotch stripe. When ho
flaw his property being sacrificed, his
homo surrounded by an enemy, his
life and that of his comnantons
threatened, ho rose from hla big arm
chair, dressed and armed hlmsolf for
battle and took active command of
his men. '
Dan Follett had been watching the
proceedings with 6tudlons silence,
lie came to the conclusion that a
crisis was at hand. Meeting tho
Lord of The Desert In the front yard
he told him he would sneak with him.
"Mr. Lylo," he said. "I think it high
time for a settlement between us. I
have performed all of my agreements
with you and you have put me off
from day to day, and now that I have
no obligations remaining unfulfilled I
demand that the deeds be signed and
that you pay the balance due me."
"Tut, man, this Is no time for set
tling business affairs, when our very
scalps are quivering on our heads.
There Is plenty of time. Walt until
we have repulsed this band of blood
thirsty savnges, which your awkward
ness has brought to our door, and
then we will talk about settlement."
"But we must settle now!" de
manded Follett. "You have thus put
.me off from time to time and I now
must have a settlement without fur
ther delay."
"I am a man of few words, as you
know, Follett," responded Lyle. "and
I answer now, once and for all, wait
until I am ready to settle."
"So am I a man of few words and
also of quick action, your Lordship,
a title for which you are indebted to
me, and another moment's delay on
your part will be tho costliest act of
your life!" said Follett In a low, de
termined tone.
Dan Follett was a man of action
and of few words, as the reader Is
aware, and his conscience did not dic
de LANEY.
tate moral means and ends, lie was
naturally Inclined the other way. His
spirit fur revenge knew no bounds.
Ilo had already determined hla course
should the Lord delay settlement
longer.
lie had not been asleep all of
those years, either, In regard to tho
lord's affulrs. Ho went straight to
the hiding place of Lylo'a treasury
and helped himself. Ten thousand
dollars In gold and bank notes be
took and secured safely In a belt al
ready prepared next to his body.
Then like a coyote he skulked away,
passing through the guard of exult
ant warriors, grown careless with
confidence in superior numbers, and
stealing one of their best hordes
rode away In tho darkness. As their
bloodthirsty warwhoops chimed in
about tho Ston House, he glanced
back through the darkness and said:
'Devour them, Lord of The Desert
and all, hungry pack, I will see that
you are not molested In your work.
Ilo fore Hammersley reaches tho fort
hla tongue will be silenced forever,
and Dnn Follett, tho half breed, will
bo well on hla way towhere he will
live the remainder of his daya in
luxury."
CHAPTER XX.
Mountain Lion and Desert Coyote.
There was no time for hesitation
on the part of the trapper. Although
bo bore no concern for tho safety of
tho Lord of The Desert, under ordi
nary circumstances, he would not
have him sluln by Indiana at the
present time. Besides, there were
those In his employ who deserved the
assistance of their fellowmen.
He announced his Intention at once
upon tho arrival of Metcger of going
to the fort but thought best to take
r
it
lie gave her hand an assuring clasp.
a few hours sleep before starting out
on so fatiguing a journey. Before
lying down, however, all preparations
were made so that upon his waking
he would be able to start at once on
hla mission. It was his purpose to
start before daylight that he might
get beyond tho rlmrocks to the south
before dawn so that the scouts of
Egan, Bhould they be watching the
desert might not discover him.
In the preparations for the Journey
he had an able assistant In the per
son of Bertha Lyle. Her companion
ship, however, was more valuable to
the trapper than her assistance. He
had grown accustomed to doing
everything himself and did not feei
safe In depending upon others.
Everything done by Dertha was either
superintended or inspected by him. to
his satisfaction and generally to her
embarrassment Women think they
know how to do things themselves,
and Ilertha was no exception.
Dut still they did not quarrel. The
man of the desert knew how he want
ed things arranged and the woman
from Edinburg only desired to please
him. While ho was practically a child
of the desert, yet he was Intelligent
and had not become one-sided In his
views. He saw the value of woman's
componlonshlp, felt Its Influence and
had often chlded himself since Ber
tha's arrival for permitting hU am
bition to rise in certain directions.
"Calm, my boy," he would say. "You
are only a trapper make your living
In roaming the desert and climbing
the rlmrocks and trapping wild ani
mals and skinning them. She Is re
fined. She Is wealthy. While she Is
thrown In your company under most
unfortunate circumstances, she could
not be otherwise that grateful, she
will always be grateful will regard
you as a preserver and friend, but
nothing more, my boy. Do not build
up false hopes, young man. Remain
within your bounds and you will not
come to grief. So let the matter
drop."
Thus would reason this man of the
frontier when nature awakened his
heart to love.
After making preparations for the
trip, he had given Instructions to
his companions concerning their ac
tion In his absence. He suspected
that Indian scouts might visit his
abode and impressed upon his friends
the Importance of not being discov
ered. "I think this period of isola
tion Is drawing near to a close," he
said. "I expect in the visit of Gen
eral Crook and his men not only to
put a stop to Egan's deviltry In this
country but to see the Lord of The
Desert reduced to a commoner, and
see the real lord and the lady In
stalled In tlielr proper station."
But time was limited and the discus
sion was cut short by the trapper bid
ding them a warm farewell and going
to his quarters for a short sleep. His
glance, however, wan.dered to. the
face of Bertha as he drew the curtain
behind him and he saw a flush on her
cheek that brought one to his own
that was soon hidden In the dim light
of his own cell-like apartments.
As was his custom the trapper
wakened on time, and dressed him
self noiselessly to prevent disturbing
the other sleepers. He came forth
quietly and was about to take up the
equipments of his journey when he
waa astonished by finding Bertha
awaiting mm.
"You, up too!" he exclaimed In a
low tone.
"Yes, I wished to apeak with you
before you left," she replied. "I had
a dream it la a foolish thing I
know but I laid down only for a few
momenta, and I had such a vivid
dream, and It seemed so real, that I
could not resist telling It to you. Of
course there Is nothing In dreama, but
It may put you on your guard there
may be danger you know."
"Docs a coyote ever attack a Hon
a mountain Hon V Inquired Bertha.
"No," replied the trapper, "not
single handed; a pack might attack
one under proper conditions If they
were cornered, or hungry and they
thought they might benefit by It with
out too much risk."
"It was a foolish, dream, I know."
sbe said, "but I will be brief: I saw
a mountain lion, such as you caught
In your trap, on a long journey. It
ollmbad among the rlmrocks, then
passed along through canyons, and
then crossed stretches of the plains. It
seemed to be very tired, but It was
Intent on Ita trip, and plodded on.
Behind It came a coyote just like
the coyotes you capture, except Its
hair was dark; It was almost black
It would trail along the rocks behind
the lion and theu cut across a near
way and He In wait for the Hon;
then It would skulk away on the ap
proach of the Hon, and follow again.
It kept this up all through the day.
But at night It grew more bold and It
again hid behind the rock on the
trail. Aa the Hon approached, tired
and leg-weary, the coyote attacked It
from the rear and the Hon turned and
a great fight ensued, and In the midst
of the fight I know It Is foolish, but
It waa ao exciting my heart leaped
Into my throat and I wakened the
mountain Hon changed Into your own
person and the desert coyote assumed
the form of Dan Follett. and you and
he were in desperate combat among
the rocks and cliffs of the far away
desert."
"Never fear little Ber Miss Lyle,
Dan Follett I surrounded In the
Stono House by Indians and ! will be
on my guard against all enemies to
mankind that roam the desert," and
buckling bis revolvers about his
waist, and throwing the other equip
ments of bis journey across his shoul
der, he took her hand and giving It
an assuring clasp, stepped out into
the darkness, taking a course to the
southward.
Bertha looked forward with alarm
and dread. Sbe imagined that some
thing terrible would happen. But
under the theory of modern Intelli
gence she would try to disabuse her
mind of evil omens and Imagine that
all would come out right.
The trapper looked upon the mat
ter differently. He thought more
about the dreamer than the dream.
As he picked his way over the plains
and among the rocks, ner form tie
came more beautiful to him and her
words of friendship echoed and re
echoed in his ears. And while he
did not believe that there was any
significance In dreams, yet he did not
forget the warning of the fair friend,
and kept a more guarded lookout for
his safety than ever before.
His trip so far had been an une
ventful one. Night and day he
pushed on, only sleeping a few hours
at a time and stopping a few minutes
to lunch. The distance now did not
divide him far from the fort It was
the last evening of his Journey when
he discovered fresh tracks of a horse
which had preceded him on the trail.
The tracks led toward the fort and
ho concluded that It was .made by
someone going to the fort. There
were no shoes on the animal's feet,
but the soldiers frequently pressed
the plains horses Into service and
there was no reason to suspect any
thing out of the ordinary from a mere
horse's track.
But, as the reader knows. Ham
mersley was beset by one of the most
unscrupulous villains of the plains.
The trapper had only used ordinary
care on his trip from home, while
Follett had been on the scent like a
hungry wolf. Although compelled to
go long distances out of his way on
account of being mounted, to get
around the numerous walls of rlm
rocks, he had gotten the trapper's
course and was determined to head
him off ere he should reach the fort,
and kill him to prevent the Lord of
The Desert from receiving atd. He
had no hatred for Hammersley, but
he would have sacrificed a bosom
friend to gratify his revengeful spirit.
He had already discovered the trap
per's approach and had preceded him
to a point near the fort where he ex
pected to hide among the boulders
and stop the trapper forever from the
desert trail. Hiding his horse In a
gulch In the background he secreted
himself near the trail and waited the
approach of the trapper.
When he was within a few paces
Follett leveled his revolver and when
the trapper approached within a few
feet of him the scoundrel pulled the
trigger. But fortunately the percus
sion cap did not explode. Drawing
his knife hurriedly the would-be as
sassin rushed upon his Intended vic
tim from behind like an Infuriated
tiger. The noise of the hammer of tho
revolver had aroused the trapper from
his meditation and when Follett
rushed upon him he dropped the
bundle from his shoulder and turning
received his assailant in an unexpect
ed .manner. He seized the half-breed
by the updrawn wrist with one hand
and by the throat with the other and
then a hand to hand struggle between
two of the most determined men of
the desert followed.
Hammersley discovers a fresh track.
(To be continued.)
CHRISTMAS AT WASHINGTON.
President and Foreign Ministers Observe
the Day With Festivities.
Washington, Dec. 26. Snow, which
began falling late last night, gave
Washington a genuine Christmas ap
pearance. Public and private busi
ness was practically entirely suspend
ed. Interest centered la the happen
ings at the White House. Early In the
morning the President, and all the
members of hla family repaired to the
library, where present were exchang
ed and many boxes and packagea
which had come from out of town
opened. There were a large number
of callers, and many gifts In the shape
of handsome floral pieces were re
ceived. Soon after breakfast, the President,
Tneodore. Jr.. and Lieutenant Fergu
son, of the Rough Riders, who I a
White House guest took a long horse
back ride, returning In time to Join
the rest of the family at luncheon
with Commander and Mrs. Cowles.
At the homes of the Cabinet officer
the day waa quietly observed, while
among the Embassies and Legations
elaborate preparations had been made
for celebrating. Official dinner par
ties were given by the British and
Russian Ambassadors. The Argen
tine Minister and wife gave a chil
dren's party at the Legation, while
the Minister of Peru and his wife en
tertained a number of Peruvian stu
dents In the various schools and col
leges of the United States.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
entertained a number of friends at
dinner. The table was set In the new
ly furnished state dining-room. The
guests included Senator and Mrs.
tadge, John Lodge, Captain and Mrs.
Cowles. John Elliott, of New York;
Mrs. Charles II. Davis, Miss Davis,
the Messrs. Davis and Robert Fergu
son. At the Mexican Embassy the feast
day was celebrated by a supper to
night. THE DAY IN ENGLAND.
King Edward Plays Lord Bountiful and
The London Poor Have a Feast.
London. Dec. 26. King Edward and
Queen Alexandra spent the day at
Sandrlngham, this being the first
Christmas their majesties have spent
at their favorite residence since their
accession. The royal family, includ
ing the Prince of Wales. Princess Vic
toria, the Duchess of Fife and Prince
and Princess Charles of Denmark, at
tended an early service at Sandrlng
ham church, which was beautifully
decorated. The King afterwards per
sonally directed the annual distribu
tion of the beef and game to the em
ployes and tenants on the Sandrlng
ham estate.
London and the south of England
generally enjoyed an unusually cold
day. la eplte of the lov temperature,
there was the usual gathering in Bat
tersea Park, where 20 men who take
their open-air early morning dip all
the year round had their Christmas
ewtm in the lake. Silver medals were
presented to several among the bath
ers who had not missed a single day
during the previous year. The pre
vailing distress among the unemploy
ed brought forth an unusual number
of charitable dinners in all sections
of London, especially In the East End.
A severe gale swept the north coast
of Great Britain and caused consider
able damage to shipping and water
front property on the Clyde and the
Tyne.
SENDS A CHECK INSTEAD.
President Too Busy to Play Santa Clans
at Oyster Bay.
New York, Dec. 26. For the second
time In 15 years, says a Press dis
patch from Oyster Bay, President
Roosevelt did not act as Kris Kringle
in person at the Cove Bchool, where
bla children were taught prior to his
elevation to the head of the Nation.
Last year the President could not
spare the time to come here, and this
year events have been pressing too
fast about him to admit of his coming.
Some days ago Mr. Roosevelt sent
a little slip of paper bearing his au
tograph, which enabled the principal
to deal more liberally with her charg
es than she had been able to do be
fore. The sleds, games and dolls
were more costly than usual and the
candles in greater quantity. There
were two tree Instead of one. and
Miss Provost, the principal, read a
letter from President Roosevelt tell
ing the boys and girls how sorry he
was that he could not be with them.
A telegram was sent to the Presi
dent telling him how much the chil
dren appreciated his gifts and wish
ing him many more years in his pres
ent position.
Death ot CoL Lockwood.
New York, Dec. 27. Colonel Henry
Clay Lockwood la dead, In Bellevue
Hospital, of a short illness. He was
63 years old. Colonel Lockwood was
educated for the bar, and enlisted In
1862 In the Union Army. He was bre
veted Major for gallantry" at the
storming of Fort Fisher.
He was the author of "The Aboli
tion of the Presidency," In which he
advocated a plural executive, to be
known as the Executive Council,
which should be Shosea In joint ses
sion by the two houses cTSJongress,
and several other works.
Searching for Mutineers.
Victoria, B. C, Dec. 27. According
to advices received from Honolulu,
the British cruiser Sherwater has left
here for Pltcairn and other southeast
islands, and will make a search for
the mutineers who left the ship Lei
cester Castle after shooting the cap
tain and killing Second Mate Dixon.
The mutiny occurred 300 miles from
Pltcairn and it was believed that the
mutineers might reach that island, if
they did not perish at sea.
Frost Stopped a Warm Heart.
Duluth, Minn., 26. George Plydeli;
aged 55. with, his arms fullor Christ
mas presents for friends and rela
tives, fell from exhautlon when with
in five feet of his home, and froze to
death last night. Plydeli lived all
alone in a little house near the har
bor front, where he conducted a con
fectlonery and cigar store.
NEWS OF OREGON
mtflS 0P INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP TEE STATE.
New Church at Brownsville A Christmas
Pardon from Govern or Gecr Prosper
ous Hop Raisers of Yamhill County
Greet Prune Industry at Dallas The
Koteburg Poultry Show.
Mr. and Mra. Thomas Elliott, of
Dallas, celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary December 22.
- Governor Geer baa granted a full
pardon to George Morey, wbo was
serving a life sentence for killing Gas
Kerry in Portland in 1893.
A night pumpman at the White
Swan mine, at Baker City, is dead
from falling into an old shaft contain
ing boiling hot water from the exhaust
o! the engine.
The Southern Pacific baa been peli
tiontd by the interested residents in the
neighborhood to make some importaant
changes in ita train service on the
Yamhill division.
The agent of the Oregon raft com
pany reports good progress in obtaining
the right of way for the proposed log
ging railway np Milton creek, and sur
veyors will be placed in the field at
once to take levels.
The ne Methodist church at
Brownsville waa dedicated last Sunday
morning. After the ceremony was
completed the sum of (1,200 was
pledged by the people to pay off the re
maining indebtedness.
J. H. Olds and eon, pioneer bop
raises of Yamhill county, have leased
ZU acres near Lafayette and are setting
it out to bops. They contracted their
hops this year at 13 cents, but they
won t contract next year's crop.
The poultry show at Rosebnrg has
closed, and was a great success in every
way. As a novel testimony as to the
climate of Oregon, the judge ol the
show was furnished with a dish of
fiesh-picked raspberries every morning.
Frank Wallace, a Grant county sheep
man, was recently arrested on a charge
of stealing 28 valuable bucks, bnt was
subsequently acquitted. He now
brings suit for f 10,000 damages against
his accusers, one of whom is cjunty
stock inspector.
Salem is making
enlarge, er aty-.totttta..w
The superintendent of the Tunnel-
ton mines, In the Gold Creek district,
has gone to Denver to purchase a
milling plant for the development ot
the properties.
A joint "log-rolling" given by Ash
land and Phoenix Camps, Woodmen
of the World, was largely attended by
delegations from Southern Oregon
and Northern California, and was a
grand success.
The prune industry around Dallas
is being enlarged this season, as evi
denced by the large sales of nursery
stock being made. J. B. Minn, agent
for a Portland nursery, reports having
sold to date over 10,000 prune trees
this fall in the immediate vicinity of
Dallas, with large orders on band un
filled. This locality last season had
very near a full crop of Italians, which
it is c'aimed cannot be said of any
other locality in the world. The fruit
was par excellent, and 50 per cent of
the crop was shipped direct to London,
10 carloads leaving Dallas in a single
shipment.
Prof. G. L. McKay, head of . the
dairy department of the State Agri
cultural College of Iowa, says:
"There is no question in my mind
but that uairy products and bacon
pork can be produced" cheaper in
Oregon than In any other country in
the world." Prof. McKay has visited
Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Ger
many, and Eengand, and his investi
gations on this subject make him an
authority unsurpassed.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla,
70c;
bine
stem 78c; valley, 75c. .
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
ing, $24.00.
Flour Beet grade, S.904.40; grab
am, ,3.203.60.
Mlllstuffe Bran, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, $23.50; shorts, $19.60;
chop, $18.
Oats No. 1 white, I1.15Q1.17,';
gray, $1.12'1.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,
$9.00; cheat, $89 per ton.
Potatoes Best BurbankB, 6070(
per sack; ordinary, 50ti0o per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $1.75(3
$2 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 9c;
young, P10c; bens, 9c; turkeys,
live, 17 18c; dressed, 20Q22M;
ducks, $77.50 per dozen; geese, $8
8.60. v
Cheese Fall cream, twins, 16
17Kc; Young America, 17K18M
factory prices, llXc less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27K30i
per pound; extras, 80c; dairy, 20
22c; store, 15 18.
Eggs 25 35c per dozen. -
Hops New crop, 2326c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12&15c; Eastern
Oregon, 814ic; mohair, 2628c.
Beef Gross, cows, 33Xc pei
pofnd; steers, 4c; dressed, 67c.
Veai-7X8Xc.
Mutton Gross, 3o per pound;
dressed, 6c.
Lambs' Gross, it per pound;
dressed, 8c.
Hogs Gross, 6K6Jicper pound;
dressed, 707Kc
f TORY NOT HALF TOLD.
Number of
Dead to RussUh EarthqtMftTI
Disaster Now Reported g.OOO.
Asbkaba, Enssian Turkestan, Dec.
2G. Even the worst of the earlier re
port of the recent earthquake diiaater
at Andijan qnite underestimate the ap
palling loss of life. A telegram today
L-om the scene of the catastrophe put
the number of victims in the native
quarter of the town at 4,000. Already
800 corpses have been disinterred from
the ruins. The work of excavation pro
greases slowly.
The state treasury, containing 6,-
000,000 roubles, is in the ruins, and
excavations to get the money are car
ried on under the supervision of
strong cordon of polite. The water in
the wells baa disappeared, and a gene
ral subsidence of the site of the town is
ftared. Large numbers of laborers are
being sent to excavate. Sappers have
arrived and are expected to make more
rapid progress. The shocks continue
with increasing violence. The area of
seismic disturbance comprises 200
square verets. The Rnssian population
is camping at the railroad station,
where 600 cars are placed at the dis
posal of the population. The local
government officials are quartered in
cars. Sheds for the destitute are being
built a rapidly aa possible. Free soup
kitchens btve been started and officials
are aiding the departure of the inhab
itants by distributing food, money and
free railroad tickets.
DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP.
End Came Peacefully to Aged Prelate of
English Church.
London, Dec. 26. The Most Rev.
Frederick Temple, archbishop jf Can
terbury, and primate of all England,
who has been ill for some time past, is
dead. The archbishop passed away
quite peacefully at 8:15 o'clock, in the
presence of bis wife and two sons. His
death bad been anticipated for some
days, and only the archbishop's re
markable vitality enabled him to coun
teract bis extreme weakness. The final
collapse occurred about 6 o'clock, and
he was unconscious toward the end.
The primate died of old age. The
scene in Westminster Abbey, at the
coronation of King Edward, was one of
the earlier indications of bis failing
strength. Then came the collapse in
the house cf lords at the conclusion of a
vigorous speech in support of the edu
cation bill. . He bad not left his bed
since. He will be buried at Canter-
bnrv. Th hinhrin rtt WinrhnstAr !
preparatlojSaJfiLii, i.VAuLi VkJit u V8Mi waweaew.
The funeral of the archbishop will
take place Saturday at noon, in the
Canterbury cathedral.
Mr. White, the United States charge
d'affaires, was among the callers at the
archbishop's palace today, s
COULDN'T STAND PROSPERITY.
Soldier Spent Mm Years' Savings In 20
Days, Then Committed Suicide.
Chicago, Dec. 26. First Sergeant
William H. Russell, of the Twentieth
United States Infantry, has committed
suicide by shooting himself in the head.
Russell received his discharge Decem
ber 2, together with over $700 in back
pay and allowances. He re-enlisted
the next day and was granted a three
months' furlough. He started to spend
his furlough and bis money by bnying
a barrel of beer for his old company.
Since that time, 20 days ago, he has
spent his entire sivings. The body is
now at Fort Sheridan, awaiting instruc
tions from his relatives, who live in
North Carolina.
Russell was 33 years old and unmar
ried. He - enlisted nine years ago
from Kansas, served against the Indi
ans, in Cuba and in the Philippines.
He was a well known marksman and
had a good army record.
Froze to Death in Wyoming. .
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 26. John
Donovan, a pioneer resident, veteran of
the Civil .war and Indian fighter during
the early days in Wyoming, is dead at
his home in this city. He bad been
ill for some time with paralysis, and
bis wife being away at the time, be
made an effort to attract the attention
of the neighbors by throwing a pail
through the window. He was unable
to get back to bed and froze to death
on the floor.
Burglars Made a Rich Haul.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 26. A burg
lary of more than usual magnitude was
committed at the Westminister hotel
last night in a suite occupied by W. A.
Williams, of Hartford, Conn., and his
wife. While they were at dinner the
lock on one of the doors leading into
their apartments was picked and their
trunks broken open. One of these con
tained over $3,000 worth of jewelry,
This waa all taken.
Plague Epidemic in Manila.
San Francisco, Dec. 26. The trans
port .Thomas brings news of a fresh
outbreak of cholera in Manila. When
the Thomas left there 30 cases of chol
era were being reported daily. Army
surgeons arriving on the Thomas say
the disease is raging unchecked in the
southern provinces.. In Ilo Ilo the
death rate is very heavy and the au
thorities seem powerless to check the
epidemic.
Crown Princess Ran Away. 1
Dresden, Saxony, Dec. 25. The
crown princess of Saxony fled from her
home on the night of December 11 or
12, according to the . Dresden Journal.
She is said to have suddenly, in a etate
of intense excitement, deserted ber
family at Balesburg and to' have gone
abroad. The Saxon court functions for
the winter have been canceled, includ
ing the New Year's reception.
JJIORRORSOF OCEAN
CASTAWAYS SUCK ONE ANOTHER'S
BLOOD FOR UJE.
Death Releases One Victim 5slt Water
Drives Another Crazy, and He Jumps
Overboard Fight to the Death for an
Apple Survivors Finally Rescued by a
Passing Steamer.
Victoria, B. C, Doe. 29. Aiwtrn
liaa jap"rs n-o-Wed by the Uvumer
Moaua te;l of tho terrible privations
ot the survivors ot the wrecked steam
er EHngamlte, lost on the Three
Kings, a trio of towering heights off
the northern extremity of New Zea
land. The blood of the unfortunates
were sucked while they slept the
stewardess. Miss MlcGuirk being so
weakened that she died. '
On a raft 18 people left the vessel
and were four days' with nothing hut
two apples and no water. One apple
was divided the first day, and the
second they Indulged in a desperate
right for possession of the other apple.
Three deaths occurred from
tlon on the second riav. th r.vi..
- - i W ww vvutO
being left until Dutrifaetlnn t in ,
fore the survivors Dashed them tntn
the sea. Several started to drink salt
water, and. maddened hv
jumped overboard.
On the third
night a steamer was
sighted.
and the shipwrecked people
The vessel lowereit a. hnn
shouted.
but It did not find the raft in the dark,
ness. and the steamer proceeded leav
ing the unfortunates to their fate.
It was that nfght that the hlnorf.tot.
ting commenced. After the stew
ardess, weakened from loss of blood,
had died in the arms of the second
steward, he began to rave and a few
minutes later lowered
the raft, singing a hymn as he went
finally, tour days after they left
the wreck. H. M. S enenfn fnnnd th.
drifting raft and saved the few re
maining survivors.
AT LEAST TEN DEAD.
List of Victims of Trinidad Train Wreck
Growing Larger.
Trinidai, Col., Dec. 29. Develop
ments Indicate that the wreck on the
Colorado & Southern Railroad Just
outside of this city last night, which
was caused by a collision between a
merchandise freight train and a heavily-loaded
coal train, was the most dis
astrous in the history, of the road
where freight trains alone were con
cerned. It is known tonfrht that f
has It that several more bodies wit
be unearthed before the wreckage Is
cleared away.
Two unidentified bodies are exposed
to view but have not yet been remov
ed from the wreckage.
It is feared that several miner",
who were supposed to be riding on
the coal train and were on the way
to Trinidad to spend Christmas, are
under the debris. Information receiv
ed by friends of different people resid
ing In this city was to the effect that
they would be In Trinidad today and
and It Is learned that men were feen
boarding the coal train at Hastings.
Ludlow, Walsenburg and Agultar as
it pulled through. As they Daid no
fare there is no record of how manv
there were on the t'aln, if any.
wrecKing crews have worked dili
gently all day clearing the tracks and
succeeded In removing the wreckage
of the engines. The freight cars are
piled In a great heap on the right of
way, and it will require all day tomor
row to get things in shape for running
trains over the road at this point. In
the meantime all Colorado & South
ern trains are running over the tracks
of the Denver & Rio Grande.
HANQED BY A MOB.
Negro Kills ao Officer, and Is Hung to a
Telephone Pole.
Pittsburg, Kans., Dec. 27. Mont
gomery Godley, a . Negro, was taken
from the jail today and lynched by a
mob,, because early this morning he
shot and killed Milton Hlnkley, a po
liceman, -while the officer was trying
to protect himself from a crowd of
unruly Negroes. The Negro Jerked
the officers pistol from its scabbard
and shot the officer with it from be
hind. Two hours later a mob gath
ered and took the Negro from, the city
jail, where he had been taken after
he wascaught, and hauged him to a
telephone pole. As he was choking
td death one of the members of the
mob cut his throat . and ended his
suffering. - . - ,
KaUer Has a Good Time.
Berlin, Dec. 29. Emperor William
spent Christmas In his usual way.
His Majest took a walk In the after
noon in the Sans Souci Park and dis
tributed bright gold pieces fresh from
the mint among the gardeners and
watchmen.
After dinner at 4 o'clock the Christ
mas trees were lighted in the Shell
hall of the new palace. All the child
ren of the Imperial family were pres
ent and each had his or her own tree
of a size proportionate to the child. ,
Engines Met and Killed Both Crews.
Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 29. In
a bead-on collision on the Grand
Trunk Railway near here, Engineer
James Kerwin and Fireman Theodore
Schlubais, of a light engine, were in
stantly killed, and Engineer Brown
and Fireman Burkhardt, of a freight
train, were fatally injured. The en
gines collided while going at full
speed. The light engine had been
sent out from Battle Creek to meet
and help pull the freight train to the
city, ...
Pope Leo Takes a Hand. '
London, Dec. 29. The Rome corres
pondent of the Daily Mall telegraphs
as an outcome of the negotiations with
the Saxon Court, the pope has sent a
prelate to Geneva to Inquire into tho
circumstances of the flight of the
Crown Princess of Saxony, with a
view to arranging a separation.