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NLY A FARMER'S
DAUGHTER.
MRS.
chapter r.
Maria Antoinette de Montolieu wis a
true Hun of tbe old French nobles,
with One feature and clear, pel com
plexion. There had leen vivacity aud
brl-htue, loo, in flume brown eye, but
the luater ws ifono now, and tli'-re wa
lrt only the calm pxprcaaion of rcalgna
lioti which follows a life of trouble nobly
born. Kit bad lived elxty-four rar
In the world.
Ilf fattier and mother, tba MartiU
and Marqtiiae do Moijlolleti. had bn hi
hi lib favuf at tba court of Ixmla the Hlx
teenib. They wars proud, bandMouie
arlatiM-rata, and when the Hevolutlon
cania with ita fearful horror, tby were
for .'d to fly for tbclr Uvea. When tbey
reached ICnitliitid they were pennileaa and
cuiiipelli"! to earn their bread.
Tim mariiul Rare learnm In alnKius,
and the innrnule made a little money by
aellltiK her (minting. A kind hearted no
bleman, who had known them lu former
day, allowed them fifty pound a year;
and with tbla, and the fruit of their own
exertion, tbey manna'cd to exlat. Three
rear later a dnnuhter waa born to thetu, '
w loin tucy unmed .Marie Autoulette. in
affectionate and reverential memory of;
their martyred queen. From her earliest
Infancy she waa deeply Imbued with the j
aad spirit of the.time; aud the unvarying
melancholy of her iinrent produced a
atrotig effect upon her. She. was nat
urally brlxlit and vivacious, but the at
mosphere of constant aadues waa infec
tion. When he waa seventeen yeara old her
be-loed father died, aud from that time
all her energies were strained to provi le.
for her heart-broken and widowed moth
er. Five year Inter the marquise died
also, and Marie waa thrown on the world,
literally penniless and friendless. Then
all at once the uobleman who had be
friended her parent came forward and
offered her a home in hi house, In apite
of the remonstruucea of hia wife, who
waa keenly alive to the Imprudence of
bringing a beautiful young girl tinder the
aame roof with her grown-up sons.
For a time Marie Antoinette wa hap
py, and then came the most bitter trial
of her life. Hlie went out again aa a
governess, and traveled abroad. At the
eg of thirty-five ahe went Into Hlr How
ard Chauiplon'a family, to educate hi
daughters, and remained with tbem
twelve yeara. The elder daughter made
brilliant match, and the younger eloped
with a gentleman farmer. There beiug
tbua no further occasion for her services.
ahe waa dismissed; but Sir Howard, be
ing a liberal although arrogant and des
potic man, settled an annuity of a hun
dred pounds on ber for life. On this, and
the Intercut of what ahe had eaved dur
ing her long yeara of teaching, she lived;
and email aa waa her Income, ahe gave
away much. Hera waa a grand life of
love, of charity and of aelf-abnegation.
I'nsoured by her troubles, unlmbittered
by her loneliness, ahe was the true picture
of a gentle, sympathising and patient
woman.
Sir Howard cursed his younger daugh
ter solemnly on the Bible from which he
erased her name, and commanded that it
might never be tittered In his presence
again. The whole household were awe-
atricken. and crept about silently and
fearfully. Madame de Montolieu was
heart-broken,
Wiuifred bitterly regretted her false
step. She loved the world and the fash
ion, and ao the comparatively humble life
ahe now led waa gall and wormwood to
her. Her husband was fond of her, but
he chafed under her constant fretful re
greta; ahe quarreled with his family, re
fused to notice them, and made blm bit
ter, contemptuous little speeches, which
drove him in anger from her preaencel
The only link left to her between the
peeaent and the past waa Madame de
Montolieu, who came to live In a small
cottage near her, and waa with her 'con
stantly. But poor inlfred fretted night
and day at her loss of caste, and became
thin and ill; aud. when her little girl was
born she died.
For some years little Winifred was
brought up and taken care of by her fath
er's slater; but when she waa eight years
old Miss Eyre married, and her father
was somewhat perplexed what to do with
her. Madame de Montolieu offered to
educate her, and Mr. Eyre gladly accept
ed the offer.
She received a complete education from
Madame de Montolieu, who loved her as a
daughter, and had brought her up with
tender care and watchfulness. She spoke
French perfectly, was a good musk Inn
and aang aa sweetly aa a nightingale.
Madame de Montolieu had devoted great
time and care to perfecting her aecoin
pliahmenta, hoping that, when she grew
up, Sir Howard might relent and give her
an opportunity of entering Into society,
far uli I eh aha waa eminently fitted. Bnt I
., ii.mnef .ml hla u-hni fnmllv atnmiv
persisted in ignoring her, and it was a 0ue evening Winifred went out for a
very bitter grief and humiliation, to poor "troll In the woods with her little Scotch
Winifred. terrier as her only companion, and, choos-
It seemed so cruelly unjust. Why ' a picturesque spot, sat down to rest
should Flora Champion her cousin, and and t0 dream of the many .wonien no f air
flattered, and received everywhere, while er tnan "he, who had become famous.
ahe. who lonired so ardentlv for the same
advantnire. waa comnelled to live unnotlo
ed In a farm house? Her father had elv -
en her a pretty little pony and carriage,
in which she took great pleasure. She
would have liked to ride as well, but her
father could not afford, he said, to keep
two horses for her, and had given her a
chance of riding or driving; she preferred
the former, but chose the latter, remem
bering that It was a pleasure which her
dear madame could share.
Mr. Eyre was very fond of hia daugh
ter, and, moreover, exceedingly proud of
her. He desired intensely for her the
advantages of wealth and station, person
ally indifferent though he was to them.
His greatest truble, his most bitter mor
tification In life, was that her grandfath
er would not acknowledge her. For him
self he did not care, he had no wish to
riHe from tbe position with which hla fore
fathers had been contented. Once, at
FORRESTER.
hi inatiestios, Madame de Mootollo had
mentlotiod Wlulfred to Sir Howard. Aa
angry fluah darkened bla brow aa ha
anld, aternly:
-Maslame, I feel no lutareat in hearln
of Ml K re, and I beg In future yon will
anare me all allimlon to the laaua of a
dii;rareful eonnmiou.''
The geutle old Frenchwoman bad con
veyed the reault of her attempt to Mr.
Eyre with charaeterlatic delicacy, but he
felt the imult of tba refuanl keenly. It
waa hi only hope for Wiuifred, for hla
own relation ware not in poxklon to be
of ue to her.. Always in the evening
ahe aang, played or read to him; and
aometlmee, when he bad watched her
with a proud delight bualed with eome re
fitted accuinplUhment, he would eigh and
aays
"Ah! my child4, you were born for some
thing better than a poor farmer'a daugh
ter." Hut if Winifred at times chafed be
cauae aha waa the unnoticed daughter of
a poor former, ahe never looked down on
or blamed her father.
She had no wuti
to be elevated from her nreaeut poeitlon
witnout mm; ane aouguc no aurauiaise .
from which he was excluded. She even i
strove to conceal ber regreta from mm;
but the eyea of love are discerning, and
although Mr. Eyre never allowed her to
aee that ber longinga were known to him,
he wa painfully alive to them.
Mlsa Eyre left the town one day and
walked on for about half a mile, until
she came to a amall white cottage stand
ing back from the road in a pleasant gar
den, well shaded by old-fashioned fruit
tree. Winifred did not atand on the
ceremony of knocking, but ralaed the
latch and entered the drawing room',
where Madame de Montollen waa sitting
before her embroidery frame. She looked
up with a glad smile, and, rising, kissed
the young girl on both cheek.
"Ah! my rosebud," ahe exclaimed, "you
have come at laat."
"Ye, dear madame," Winifred replied,
"but I have not been wholly aucceaaful
In executing your commission. 8ee!"
she added, "this green wool Is a shade
lighter than the pattern, but I thought It
would scarcely matter, aa your other
greena are so much deeper. The red la
the right color, but It aeetna to me a
little faded lying in the shop. It la im
possible to get exactly what yon want
in these little country towns." -
"Both will do excellently well, my
child I thank yon," returned Madame
de Montollen, putting on her spectacle.
Then ahe looked fondly at Winifred'a
face; but aomethlng abe saw there
brought an lucre's aed gravity over her
placid features.
"My love!" ahe aaid, gently, "has any
thing happened t.o distress you?"
The quick tears sprang to Winifred's
eyes, but for a moment she waa allent
Then ahe essayed to smile, answering:
"It is my pride, for which you so often
chide me, that haa been hurt, dear mam
ma. I shall make you laugh when I tell
how small a thing haa provoked me."
But the kind old lady did not laugh
ahe waa full of pitiful tenderness for
the feelings of youth, and sympathised
keenly with the wounda of a aensltlve
nature like Winifred's. She heard how
Winifred's couain, Miss Chsmpion, had
passed her on Jhe road that morning, ig
norlng her,
"Madame," said Winifred, suddenly,
after a panse, "who do you think the
gentleman with Mlsa Champion couid
be?"
"I cannot tell, my love; probably a vis
itor at the Manor. Stay, my love, may
it not have been Mr. Hastings? I hear
he ha just returned from abroad, and
yon know hla father and Sir Howard
were great friends. Perhapa he at last
feels a desire to see the beautiful home
of hia fathera, 'which he has neglected so
long. Can you describe him at all?"
"I only saw him a moment," returned
Winifred, blushing, "but his face seem
ed rather bronzed with travel; from what
I remember, I fancy he had dark blue
eyes and fair hair."
"I think, then," remarked Madame de
Montolieu, "that my surmise is correct,
for dark blue eyes and golden hair are
the fnmllv characteristics."
Winifred rnrnnft homeward with a
lighter heart. She had almost forgotten
the affront that had been put upon her;
but ahe could not forget the eager look
of admiration that had crossed the hand
some stranger's face as he turned to
look at ber. Without doubt he was Mr.
Hastings, the owner of all the property
about of the .very wood through which
she waa even then passing on her way
to the farm. And a very bright smile
came on her lipa as ahe thought how near
he lived, and that she might perhaps see
him sometimes in her walka. It would
be some relief to the monotony of her
life, only to be able now and then to gaze
. on a handsome face like his.
Her speculations were suddenly cut
short by a yap from her terrier, and
1 turning sharply round, she beheld her
little companion rolling over and over
down the bank under the sudden and
unprovoked assault of a huge mastiff.
She uttered a little cry of fright, and
sprang to the rescue, when she heard a
crashing of the branches at her side,
a sharp, "To heel, Rollol" from a man's
voice. A sudden recognition,, a hasty
apology, and he stood looking at her, hat
in hand, with the same expression of ad
miration in his eyes that she had seen
there before. There was a pause, dur
ing which the startled Winifred blushed,
and felt painfully confused.
"I fear my dog has alarmed yen," said
the stranger, at last; "he is rather wont
to be aggressive to his species, particular
ly in thla wood, of which he is accus
tomed to consider himself sole monarch."
"Then I fear we are trespassers," Winl-
fred found courage to anawer; "but we j
have atwaya been allowed to walk here,
and''
"I shall indeed be eorry If our m de
ne aad Inhoapltality tbould drive yon
away," laughed the atrasger. "I beg
yon will alwaya, both for yoaraelf and
frlenda, conalder you are entitled to a
free right of way over any and every
part of ihy poaaeMlona."
Winifred thanked him and would have
turned away, but he lingered; and there
waa such a charm to her la the presence
of tbla refined, aristocratic looking man,
that abe felt bo inclination to break rude
ly away from him.
"Yea are Mr. Uaetlngs, thenr ahe said,
Interrogatively. ;
"Yea," he replied. "I hare come back
at last to enjoy the dehttiU of home af
ter my long abaence." ?
"It muat be very p1sant to see ee
much of the outer wcri.l," Winifred aaid
timidly j "it tnuat g!v o auc broad
views of things and people, and etamp
out one's petty, intolerant thonghta Sa
narrew prejudices."
Mr. Ilaatinga waa anrprlaed by tbla
last remark of hla companion's, but he
waa far too well bred to allow hia
thougbta to appear, lie remarked quietly:
"You aeem to have considered these
thing more than young ladies are spt
to do."
"I most be going," ahe uttered, haatily;
"It la getting lata."
He turned to accompany ber, but abe
bowed with an air of decision, aaying:
"My path leads away from Hazel!
Court."
"I hope," be aaid, lingering a moment,
"that my presence to-night will not tend
to frighten you away from thess wood
for the future. May I rely on your mak
ing use of them aa usual?"
She thanked him again, and, bowing,
turned away. He atood, hat in band, be-
lore ner aa ne
niigbt have done to a
prlnceaa; and aa abe went on her way
home, he gazed after her slight, graceful
form with a look of tender admiration
such as might hsve befitted a man who
watched the woman be loved.
CHAPTER II.
In a very elegant drawing room, with
French win do wa to the ground, leading
on to a velvet award gemmed with flow
era, sat Mrs. Champion and" ber daughter.
-The mother waa employed on an elabor
ate piece of woodwork, while Mlsa Cham
pion half reclined upon her silken couch,
resding. She looked np from it to answer
her mother's interrogatory.
"Do yon think Mr. Hastings will be
here thla afternoon, Flora?"
"I cannot tell, mamma; Reginald haa
gone over to the Court to lunch, and look
at aome new horses,, and he said he
should probably bring Mr. Hasting back
to dinner."
"He is very hsndsome," remarked Mrs,
Champion. "Indisputably the best match
in the county
"Except Evelyn Vane," remarked
Flora. "
"Kvel.rn VaneJ- chod her mother
"Evelyn Vane haa nothing until his fath
er dies; and even when he becomes Lord
Lancing, bs income will not be much
more than half that of Mr. Ilaatinga."
"But there is the title," said Miss
Champion; "Lord Lancing cannot laat
much longer, and I would rather hare a
title, even if I were obliged to sacrifice
half the income."
Which was not true, for Flora Cham
pion was rather In love with Errol Hast
ings, and utterly indifferent to the Hon
orable Evelyn Vane. She and her mother
were much attached to each other at
least as much as wss possible for two,
such selfish and Indifferent natures to be
and they were wont to indulge in mu
tual confidences. At this moment Regi
nald Champion, the only son and brother,
entered the room.
"Have you Just returned from th
Court?" inquired hia mother.
"Yes; Hastings left me at the door not
five minutes ago."
"I thought he was going to dine here."
"I thought so, too; bnt I suppose he
changed his mind, for when he arrived
here, and I pressed him to comt in, he
declared he had a previous engagement.
It waa all a lie, though, I could aee; but I
think I know what the counter attraction
was.
"Indeed!" said Flora, disdainfully, "and
may we inquire the result of your pene
tration?"
It is nothing that will please you, Flo,
I can tell you."
"Don't be provoking, Reginajd!" utter
ed his mother, sharply; "tell us at once
what you mean."
(To be continued.)
DININQ IN HONOLULU.
Effective Decoration for the Tabla
Wreaths for Oneita.
The hostess who was kind enough to
ask me to dinner lu Uouolulu had chos
en scarlet carnations for ber table, and
1 never remember seeing anything more
effective. A big sliver bowl in the cen
ter was full of them, while a wreath
of them went around the base of the
Btaud and four more stretched from
the handles of the bowl to the silver
candelabra in each corner of the table.
lu addition to this, each bora d'oeuvre
plate had the same scarlet wreath
round It, which each lady untied and
hung round her neck, where it lay like
a soft, feathery boa. Some of the men
even did tbe same, -out tnese were
Americans; the Englishmen, averse to
self-decoration, presented theirs to the
ladies they had taken down.
The wreaths have to be made in a
particular way, and In the Hawaiian
Islands the work of making tip the leis
(as they are called there) hag become a
trade among the natives, who sit at
the corner of the street and sell their
sweet wares to the foreigners who
flock from far and uear to see the para
dlse of the Pacific.
The garlands are threaded on a piece
of bass with a fine cane needle, and
the calyx of the carnation is entirely
removed, so that the petals of the flow
er fall loosely and give the effect of
the feathers. The needle is run straight
through and comes out in the center,
so that each Bower on the thread is on
the top of the other. Of course, the
closer they are together the better the
result, but this has to depend greatly
on the quantity of blooms at one's dls
posal. I have seen as many aa a hun
dred in one wreath. London Times.
RUSSIAN CRUELTY
TORTURE INFLICTED AT KISHIMF ON
JEWS WORST POSSIBLE.
Nells Driven Into Woman' Head Mother
Disemboweled While Defending Her
Children-Many Young Oina Outraged
by Soldiers Four Thousand Without
Food er Shelter.
New York, May 18. Dr. DoroscLew-
iki, the head physician of the National
hospital at Kishinef, after examining
tbe dead and wounded has K'ven the
following specific instances of hideous
cruelty, says a dispatch from Kishine!
to the World.
A Jewess named Sara FonarscM was
brought here with two nails, aeven
inches long, driven into her brain
through her nose.
One Jew was brought in with one
hip, both ankles and wrists broken, hie
severed hands and feet dangling by tbe
kin.
A Jew bad lost hia upper and under
Hps, after which his tongae and wind
pipe had been palled out throcgh his
mouth with pinchers.
Tbe ears cf a Jew named Seizor had
been cut away and bis head battered
in 12 placet, lie is a raving maniac.
A carpenter was enrpriMexl at woik
and both of hia bands were sawed off
with bis own saw.
A Jewish girl was assaulted by sev
eral brutes who then cot ber eyes out
with a pocket knife.
- One woman, after trying to defend
her children, was thrown upon the
pavement, disemboweled and feathers
and horse hair from ber bed were
stuffed into her body.
Small children were flung out of
windows and trampled npon by tbe
mob. I
Forty-seven were killed on the spot,
80 died of their injuries, and 300 are
under treatment.
Four thousand Jews are without food
or shelter, and it ia impossible for
them to get away.
MACHEN FOUND AT FAULT.
Postal Department Will Intimate That He
Had Better Resign.
Washington, May 18. The state
ment is made in Washington today, on
what is regarded as reliable authority,
that the poetoffice authorities have
about concluded their investigation of
tbe affairs of the free delivery division
and the , conduct of Superintendent
Machen and will, lata ia Jane, make
public a part of the report of General
BriBtow and Inspector Fosnes. This
renort, or that part of it which is given
to the newspapers, will indicate cer
tain minor acts of poor administration
on the part of Machen, and suggest
that these are results of the investi
gation, without indicating that they are
the entire result. With this report,
the postmaster general will submit the
statement that Mr. Machen baa re
signed. .
It is stated that Inspector Fosnes has
discovered a number of irregularities.
which will prove to be examples of un
justifiable business methods on tbe part
of Machen, and that it will be inti
mated to Machen that he might do well
to resign, especially when he has had
assurance that the portions of the re
port to be given to the public will be
conservatively bandied by the author'
ities of.the department.
PRESIDIO IS A DISGRACE.
President Will Urge Secretary Root to
Renovate It at Once.
San Francisco, May 18. The Bulle
tin says:
"President Roosevelt has reached
the conclusion tbat the quarters and
arracks at the Presidio are disgraceful,
considering the. size and importance of
the reservation. He is, therefore, go
ing to make it his immediate buEines
to Write to Secretary Root, and ask
tbat a large sum of money I e diverted
immediately to the renovation of the
Presidio. Whether there is enough
money already appropriated to be of
much use in building this immense
post, with its garrisons of two reei
inenti of infantry, enough artillery to
form more than a regiment, and
squadron of cavalry, or whether it will
be necessary to wait for the reassem
bung ol corgresB to get the sum ol
money,-amounting to ii.ouu.uou or
more, which would be requhed for an
entire remodeling, is a question, but it
is certain that the president is stiff!
ciently interested to take active steps
at once to make the Presidio the kind
of place it should be." .
Try to Buy Slate Offices.
Lincoln, Neb., May 18. Governor
Mickey, in an interview today, said
he had been offered $1,000 each for
four positions under the state govern
ment- He says he was offered that Eum
directly to appoint certain persons to
the position of oil inspector, deputy
oil inspector and commandant of the
soldiers' home at Grand island. He
would not make public the name of the
office sought by the fourth person, nor
what action he intends to take.
Railroad Loses Long Fight In Court.
Chicago, May 18. By the provisions
of a decree just signed by Judge Tn'ey,
the Illinois Central railroad will have
to improve its right of way between
Randolph street and Park Row by con
structing in place of the stone wall a
picket fence which will in no way in
terfere with a good view of Lake Michi
gan. A new viaduct at Monroe street
is also demanded. The cost of all the
improvements will be about $50,000.
The decree puts an end to litigation
tbat has dragged through eight years,
enforcing an ordinance passed hi 1895.
SAD PL1QHT OF COLOMBIA.
5 be Finds Herself la a State of Practical
Bankruptcy from Rebellion.
Washington, May 15. A gloomy
picture of tbe terrible plight in which
Colombia finds herself as the result of
the exhausting four years of rebellion
is contained in a communication which
baa re'ched this city from a source of
unquestionable reliability. These ad
vices state that on March 1 last the
government gave notice- that it had
s opped the issue of paper money that j
waa flooding the country and had
turned the lithographic plates, from :
which it was made, over to a commit'
tee composed of prominent members o!
different political patties. Conse
quently the government early in April
was almost entirely without fund is. It
bad not enougn to pay running ex
penses, to say nothing of foreign claims
and demands. Not a cent of interest
bad been paid on tbe national debt
since the war commenced in 1899. The
claims growing out of the recent revo
lution were aesommg tremendous pro
portions, and as there were no other
means of relief it was apparent that
trie government must again have re
course to tbe litbograpnic stones and
start the presses running again. More
over, it was tbe general opinion that
even the small measure of relief which
might follow the receipt of the 110,-
000,000 from tbe United State on ac
count of the Panama canal con id not be
obtained, as it was not expected that
congress would ratify the treaty.
At one time last year the exchange
on &ew lork was zz.uuu; tnatisto
say, 23,000 Cclombian dollars were re
quired to purchase f 1 worth of goods
in the United States. It was feared
tbat the rate would go even higher
this summer, for there was over $!,-
000,000 worth or this paper money
afloat, and it was expected that 1500,
000,000 more would be issued immedi
ately to pay war expenses. The foreign
debt of 1896 amounted to $12,700,000,
on which tbe inteiest rate was first 2,
and then three per cent., but this in
terest has not been paid for several
years. It waa the general opinion, ac
cording to the report, that the Colom
bian government could not pay its
debts, and apprehension was expressed
as to what might happen in case the
foreign creditors puebed for a final set
tlement of their claims.
FLOODS IN FLORIDA. ,
Jacksonville Streets Navigable and Rail
road Traffic Blocked.
Jacksonville, Fla.. May 15. A heavy
northeaster has been blowing for the.
past few days, accompanied by driving
rains. Last night and this morning it
was unusually heavy. Reports from
the state say that much damage has
been done to turpentine camps and
phosphate plants.
Big tides and heavy rains have
flooded the lower portions of Jackson
ville, and boats are being used on seve
ral streets. The terminal station and
all appioaches are three to five feet
under water., In the railroad yards the
waters are rushing through at six miles
an hour. Tbe total ramfali lor tbe
past 24 hours was 8.4 inches.
Ao trains have arrived tcdsy. Re
ports from the state say all railroads
are in bad shape from the flooding of
tracks. The storm is the worst fqr
years. Many houses in the negro
section were washed away.
The city is in total darkness tonight,
the water being a foot deep in the elec
tric light power house. Many orwgee
in the country were washed away. The
total loss will probably not be less
than $400,000.
STRENdTHEPi'S AMERICAN CLAIM.
Ex-Alaskan Official Give a Testimony in
Boundary Dispute.
Honolulu, May 8, via Victoria, May
15. An important affidavit in the
matter of the Alaskan boundary dis
pute has been obtained by" the Ameri
can government from J. U. Smith, of
Hilo, Hawaii, who waa United States
commissioner for the district of Alaska
in 1897. Smith states his legal resi
dence, by order of the president of the
United States, was Dyea, which is
within the disputed territort , and that
he exercised jurisdiction with the
knowledge and consent of the Canadian
officials both in Dyea and Skagway.
In an interview published here be
stated that his authority waa recog
nized b tbe Canadians, and with hia
flidavit is submitted a map which was
made by him and a Canadian official,
marking the boundary line of Britieh
and American jurisdiction in accordance
with the American contentions.
Cannot Bring Briber Home.
Washington, May 15. The Btate
department has informed Governor
Docker y, of Missouri, tbat it cannot
grant bis request to secure the extra
dition of Ellis Wainwright, a million
aire brewer of St. Louis, who is
wanted in connection with the muni
cipal bribery charges, and who is sup
posed to have fled to France. The ob
stacle lies in the fact that the French
extradition treaty does not enumerate
bribery as an extraditable offense.
Oversteps Its Authority.
Washington, May 15. Friction be
tween the war and navy departments
may result from the action of the gen
eral board, of which Admiral Dewey ia
president, in preparing plans for the
defense of Manila, the new naval sta
tions at Bahia Honda and Guantanamo
and other naval property. According
to the law, the secretary of war is
"charged with all matters relating to
the national defense and seacoast forti
fications." His authority in this re
gard haa been recognized by both the
navy department and congress.
APPEAL TO POWERS
PREMJER OP BULGARIA L'RQES MOVE
PCX MACEDONIA.
Ha Repudiates That Country's Reasons!
bllity for Late Outrages-Say I It Wa
the Work ol a Few Irreconcilable
Bulgaria Has No Ambition to Annex
Macedonia.
.London, May 16. Cabling from
Sofia, the correspodnent of tbe Daily
News says he has had a long interview
with Tremler I'anwff. The. uremier re
pudiated Bulgaria's th-i ,ni:ii',ty for
the Macedonian outbreaks, which lie
aiI were the work oa few irreconcJ-
ablts, and he reufe3 indignantly the
cfiarge that Elngaria had winked at the
revolutionists. The premier admitted
that the Bulgarian army was strongly
in cympathy with the movement. He
said, however, that this sympathy
wonld not be allowed to interfere with
its loyalty. He could not avoid seeinst
Home accident might precipitate a war
nvolving Bulgaria, bnt Bulcana would
not be the aggressor, and in the event
of soch a diHaster it would not be her
fault.
In ronclottion. the forresoondent
quotes Premier Taneff as saying he
counseled Prince Ferdinand to isnuean
appeal to the powers to intervene in
behalf of Macedonia.
"Bulgaria has no ambition to annex
Macedonia," he said, "and the exist
ing reform scheme is quite illusionary."
SLEEPI.NQ CAR ON FIRE. '
Twenty Passengers Have to Flee In Their
Night Clothing.
New Haven, Conn., May 16. Twen
ty passengers, including 16 men and
four women, had to flee in their night
clothirg early today from a burning
sleeping car at the Union station. The
car was near the rear end of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford train.
which left New York at 11 o'clock Jast
night for Boston. When the train
reached here at 1 o'clock the sleeping
car was connected with a pipe which
supplies tbe cars with gas and the gas
supply was turned on. Immediately
afterward a slight explosion was heard,
flames burst out and the car filled with
smoke. The passengers, dazed with
sleep and half blinded y tbe smoke,
rushed for tbe doors. A woman was
knocked down and su5Tred a slight in
jury to her back and right arm.
The blaze was fioai.'y ejtingushed
and a hunt was made for the pas
sengers. mong those who said they
lost money was B. D. Kaplan, of New
York, who said he left about $30,000
in money and securities in the car.
After a search the wallet containintr
the missing securities was found, and
Mr. Kaplan then said he had recovered
everything except some money which
was burned up in his clothes.
The handbags and clothing of most
of the passengers was watersoaked.
The women passengers were taken to a
hotel and the .men were provided with
overalls and shcea.
TO ADVANCE r.ESGER CASE.
Attorney Oeneral Will File a notion in '
Supreme Court.
Washington. Mar 16. Anthnritativn
announcement was made today of the
intention of the attorney general to
enter a motion in the supreme court of
tne united Mates next Monday to ad
vance the hearinir of the Northern So,-'
curities case, the appeal Jof which was
docketed recently in that court. It is
altogether probable that the court
will grant the motion, but it is not
l!L.I iL . IT . . . .
iiKoiy mat me court wm take action
on the motion before the sitting on
June 1, when the court will be in ses
sion lor tne last time during the pres
ent term. Hence there is no possibili
ty of the argument of the Vcasa before
tne court reconvenes on October 12.
As assigned cases never are heard dur
ing the first week of a term, the earli
est probable date for the hearing is
October 19.
Greater Navy for Spain.
Madrid, May 16. Some surprise has
been caused here by the announcement
that the minister of marine proposes,
during the coming session of the cortes,
to ask tbat bedy to sanction the exten
sive reorganization of the navy and the
improvement of the arsenals and dock
yards at Perrol, Cadiz and Cartagena,
thereby increasing the annual expendi
ture frcm $200,000,000 to $260,000,000
in a few days. If these plans are
adopted, Spain will have within ten
years a dozen battleships and a dozen
cruisers, in addition to torpedo boats.
Refugee from Riots.
New York, May 16. Jacob Freed
man, who says he is a refugee from
the Jewish riots at Kishinef, Russia,
has arrived in this city. He said today
he was visiting bis grandfather when
the rioting commenced. Hearing the
noise of the conflict, his grandfather
went into the 6treet to pacify the riot
ers, and was beaten to death. Freed
man and his family concealed them
selves in tbe honse and tbat night
escaped to the tucuse of a friend.
...... Honor for Woman.
Washington, May 16. The war de
partment has received advices from
Manila that Miss Floy Giimore has
been appointed assistant attorney gen-
eral for the government in the Philip
pines, the is tne nrst woman ever
; appointed to such an important legal
J position. She went to the Philippines
as a stenographer, and attained her
present position by good work in ti e
J office of the attorney general.