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CnAPTKR XIV.
Two years after the eveuts recorded
In our Ut chapter, there was a HunJujr
srflc of a peculiar character held un
der a railway arch, In one of the dark
tat atreets of a dark neighborhood lying
between the Lower Mamh and the York
road, Lambeth. The place of worahlp,
to worahlpera, and the one wbo preach
d and prayed, were all strange together,
and there was much for akin-deep piety
to protest sgalnat, and for Irrererenee to
scoff and Jeer at It waa only the down
right earneatneaa of theae fugitive atoms
scraped together here, that put forth Its
claims to the respect of those who had
time to think of the odd forma In which
religion may aaaert Itaelf. Atnongat the
Oiyrlada who turn their backa on church
or chapel orthodox, there are at 111 a few
with courage to seek God In soma faah
Ion.
Of the tenets of this community It la
not our purpoa or right to Inquire too
closely In tbea page. The preaching
waa aiinple, the earneatneaa waa maniftmt,
the one teit seemed forglvensa to lo
nera, and the one sppval waa for their
repentance, before the hour was too late,
That which waa most remarkable In the
service was the fact of Ita being conduct'
ed by woman a sallow, hollow-eyed
Tumale with a touch of f anatlclam In her
extravagant gestures and her high-pitch
ed voice, and In the sermon which olie
preached to ragged and unkempt meu,
women and children, three-fourths of
whom were full of a grave, deep lnter
eat, and th remaining fraction very
nolay, and watching It opportunity to
turn a portion of the discourse Into rlJl
cule.
These discontents were huddled togeth
er near the door, a grinning, coughing,
and grimacing mob, whllt over their
head peered occatlonally a policeman's
helmet, a sign of peace and order, that
waa followed by much bora play and
Iroulcitl comment on the proceedings, af
ter It disappeared.
It bad been a noUy night at Jeuuins'
railway arch, where we resume our
atoryt the preacher had been more than
uaualty powurful and the opnoltion more
than commonly opposed to ber; but th
service had reached Ita conclusion. From
the background of th congregation there
atepped suddenly a tall, well-dreased
young woman with her veil down, and
room wss made for her Into the Inner cir
cle of rags and tatters by which Lucy
Jennings was surrounded.
"May I speak to you for a few mo
menu In private V aaked the atranger In
a low Tolca. ?
There was a low breath of astonish
merit, aa Lucy Jennings aurveyed our
heroine. Sarah Eastbell had certainly
changed in two years for the better, too,
being a tall, healthy, handsome young
woman now; but aha had not altered out
of all knowledge of her friends and ae-
qualntaneeo. There was ths ssme stesdy
outlook from ths dark eyes; there waa
something of ths same sadness, or depth
of thought, expressed upon her face,
though the pallor had passed away, aud
there waa faint roae tinges on the cheek,
which Lucy had aeen laat waated with a
fever from which she had helped to savo
herd.
"I know you by your voice," said Miss
Jennlntls, stolidly, "and I have a mem
ory that doea not fall me. I am above
taking offense with any living soul, or
attributing to any human being motives
for sctlons which hsve not been explain
ed," said Lucy Jenninga; "but I cannot,
on the Lord's Dsy I will not under any
circumstances devote myself to anything
but his service."
She crossed her thin hands upon the
bosom of ber dress, and looked up at
the stained roof of the railway arch, over
which a heavy Southwestern train waa
rumbling at the moment
"I will call on you to-morrow, If you
will give me your address," said Sarah
GastbelL
Lucy Jennings hesitated before she an
swered, aa though an insuperable objec
tion to renew their acquaintance assert
ed Itself too strongly to be resisted; then
she said:
"I shall be In Hope street to-morrow
at eleven. I will wait for you there."
Lucy Jennings moved her head sight
ly, and Sarah Eastbell left her surround
ed by her converts.
As Sarah went out of the place one
of the unconverted picked her pocket of
a cambric handkerchief, and was disap
pointed at not finding her purse, which
she had left at home.
Sarah Eastbell waa disturbed greatly
by this meeting with Lucy Jonnlngs.
Her reception had not been what she
had anticipated; there had been a '.-old-ness,
almost a repulse, In lieu of that
welcome which she had expected at her
hinds. Still the young lady from Sedge
Hill, Worcester, was of a nature not to
be easily dsunted, and she had come to
London In hot haste, and only attended
by her maid, on a mission of importance.
The next day at eleven she was In
Hope street, where she had been the day
before making Inquiries, and finding out
the new vocation of Mtaa Jennings after
a great deal of trouble and perseverance.
Hope street had changed more than her
self in the two years since she had quitted
the place. The Saxe-Gotha Gardens were
no more, and two rows of small brick
houses formed a street on their site.
There were railway arches crossing the
road, and In place of the house of Jen
nings, Fireworks maker to the Court,
was a black heap of ruins, shored up by
beams, and fenced around by a board
ing. At eleven to the minute,, Lucy Jen
nings, in the rustiest of black, and with
black cotton gloves throe slses too large
for her, camo along the street, striding
like a man. It was with the same in
flexible cast of countenance which daunt
ed Sarah Eastbell last night that she
advanced, and the outstretched hand of
the younger woman was taken almost
with reluctance, and afterwards dropped
coldly.
"I hope you will not detain me very
long, Miss Eastbell," said Lucy, "as 1
have a great many calls to make this
morning. . We will walk Hyatt's Fields
way; and now to save time for time is
vsluablo to me what Is your first ques
tion?" There was no restraint, In the reply,
www ww V ajr bf as as B tw mm mmr mw v -
though there wss deepening of color in
the cheeks, as Sarah Eastbell ssld esg
eriy:
"What has become of Ren ben Col
wick 7"
"Is thst the first question, next your
nesn, tnenr"
"Yes," wss the frank answer; "why
shouldn't It be? You hsve seen blra?
yea will let me know where ha UT"
"I don't think that I shall," ssld Lucy
graveiy, conquering the matter, "whun
we were friends. It was his wish thst rou
should not knowwhat has become of
him."
.When you were friends! You have
quarreled thenr'
It takes two to mske a auarrel" aald
Lucy Jennings, "but there wss a bitter
parting between us, and I never care to
see him sgaln."
"I am sorry to hesr this. Why doe
he keep away from us? Ha the loos of
his father's money t him sgslnst those
wtto wish to help him? lis he altered
very much? He was so good-hearted, so
good-tempered, so affectionate a man."
"He tried hard to beand failed
n hen misfortune came and It came
heavily to him, and In more shapes than
one he gave up, aa cowarda do."
"I'll not believe It" cried Sarah East
bell indignantly; "he waa never a cow
ard, there waa nothing in hi nature to
make blm one. He waa the bravest and
bot of menr
''In your Idea of what Is best and brav
est poaslbly," replied Mlaa Jennings, "but
thst man Is a coward who turns his face
from heaven because trouble hss come
to blm who grows rebellious, discontent
ed, angry who will not accept trial as
nis due who goes from bad to worse In
sheer defiance who believes in buust-lf,
sna His own miserable errors."
"Hut you must not thluk, Lucy, l
csuse he will not listen to your doctrine,
that he la altered for the worse. If be
never waa a religious man I don't know,
I cant ssy whether be was or not still
he was always kind and true. Tell me
where he la," sold Sarah Impatiently;
"he la In oratress, and you keep me talk
ing here, it you have parted from him.
still you know of bis misfortunes. How
Is thatr
"Why should I explain to you?" said
Lucy tetchlly; "you belong to the old set
from which I am apart I am utterly
alone."
"Your brother John he "
"He Is atroid of me the poor wretch
ran away from me long ago."
"I wlsn to be of service to you. and
to Reuben Culwlck. and to rour broth.
John the three associated with my hap
py ooys in i tope street"
Happy daysJ" said Lucy mocklnalr:
ana you look back at them cheerfully.
of course, from the grand house which
belongs, by right to Reuben Culwick."
"Which I wish that I could give him."
Is that truer
"Yea," answered Sarah, returning the
steady gaie Into her eyes, "aa I hope to
live,"
"There'e a deal of gratitude left still.
Sarnh Eastbell riches have Hot spoiled
you yet, aa they may presently. I wish.
now," she added, "that you came to my
eunuay services."
She strode away from Sarah Eastbell.
leaving her motionless for a while, till
Sarah recollected that the meeting had
been all In vain, and ran after her.
"You you have not told me where
Reuben Culwlck lives," Sarah gasped
forth as she csme np with her.
And I never will. You can do no
good you are a foollxh child who will
only make him worse," she said, turning
away again.
"It Is you, then, that yould keep him
poor. It la you who hate him, Lucy Jen
nings," cried Sarah, Indiguapt at laat.
Lucy hurried on without paying heed
to Sarah Eaatbell'a reproaches. She waa
very white, but very firm. The interview
had terribly disturbed her; the old world,
even yet, was not to be regarded with the
stoicism of a pure soul apart from it; but
no good conld arise from this weak young
woman's meeting witn Heuben Culwlck,
she was sure.
"Better aa It Is," she muttered: "he
said that he would never see her in his
poverty."
It was at this juncture that a white-
faced man, perfectly destitute of eve-
brows and eyelashes, and seedily attired,
turned the corner of the hedge rows that
were still green and luxuriant, and faced
Miss Jennings.
He waa engaged In smoking, but his
short pipe dropped from his mouth at the
sight of her, and he atepped into the road
to allow ber to pass, and looked sheen-
tahly away.
"John," ahe said sharply, "a little fur
ther along that road you will find Sarah
Eastbell. She wants her cousin Reuben'a
address. Give It to her. It shan't be
said that I stood in his way," she mut
tered. CHAPTER XV.
John Jennings ran his hardest aft?r
Sarah Eastbell. He ran hurriedly past
her, for in his mind's eye he could only
see the lank poorly clad girl of two years
ago he was even looking out for a strip
ed cotton dress the worse for wear and
tear. He would have run fairly out of
sight of her, If a female voice had not
called out "John," and stopped him. Then
he looked back, open-mouthed, and wait
ed for Sarah to approach.
"You you were running after me
your sister sent you. Are you offended
with mo too, John, that you will not
shake hands?"
"I I beg your pardon. I hardly liked
to I I didn't know you, miss," And
then, weak, flabby John Jenings burst cut
crying, and nut his riirht enat ln K-
fore his eyes.
A tittle gloved hand touched his arm
and lowered it
"Isn't this rather childish, John?" said
Sarah, In a kind reproof.
. "I know It Is, but I can't help It," an
swered John, brushing his tears away
with a mutilated hand; "I'm not what I
pajoon esq noi Juioas pna eq oj pesn
me. There have been so many changes.
"And you are a lady! that's the won
derfulest part of it"
"Now. John Jonnlnira " aha mn,i ...
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lugly, "before another word is spoken,
ieu me wnere my cousin ueuoen lives, j
plesse. I ask It s fsvor from an oUJ
friend."
"He lire In Drury Lane No. TOO
at the Ironmonger's." i
An empty csb psaced st this moment
and naralt? Eastbell raised her parasoL
The vehicle atopped, and Sarah and John
Jennings, the letter with evident reluc
tance, got into It
"Now, what ha happened T said
Sarah, after the cabman bad been told
bin destination and had driven on; "it Is
a long story, but prsy get It over before
we reach Reuben bouse."
It's a abort story," said John, "and
soon told. After yoa left Hop street
lurk left It, too. The Esxe-Gotba Gar
dens burst up, and let we in for a lot of
money; we were all in trouble and In a
muddle, and the brokers were In. when
Reuben thought of the picture which hi
latber wanted to buy. ,
"Ahl I remember." xrid Sarah.
"lie got an artist friend to see It and
ne saia mat It was worth two hundred
pounds as It wss, and might be worth
more if restored and be would brlus a
purchaser in three dsys time. We were
all in blgh spirits, though Lucy and I
bad a terrible row a to what we should
do with the money but on the very dsy
tne purensser was coming we blew op. I
wss mixing material wbeo, bang! we
were an in the street or the back yard,
and everything left In the house waa
burned or blown to cinders! The picture
Reuben' book and papers, furniture
everything clean gone to smsah, and not
a farthing of Insurance anywhere."
"And Reuben V asked Ssrab solicit
ously. "He ws out wbn he came back the
place was a ruin. All his paper were
gone, th money tbst be bed, the novel
thst be wss writing but be came to see
me In the hospital that night Just as If
nothing had happened. The wont came
after the blow-up. I bad borrowed money
on the strerh of selling the picture,
end Reuben had become my security; and
when I couldn't pay, he wss dropped oo,
and he ha been working off my loan as
well ss hi own ever since killing him
self with work, poor boy," and Jennings
began to weep again.
"There, there, the worst to over, now
thst I have come to help you," she said.
"We will change all thla."
"He changed by degree he became
more discontented and aggravating like,
after hla awful bad luck. Then Lucy
went raving mad had her 'call,' ahe ssys
and took to preaching, and bullied Ren
ben and me about our souls, till one dsy
Reuben gave her a piece of bia mind
and we all went different ways after that
She spoke to me this morning It waa
the first time for six months. She pssses
me like dirt she "
"There, don't begin to cry stain"
Snrah adjured; "I am sorry, but it might
have been worse. I'm very glad that I
came to London, to lead the way to bet
ter times!"
John remained silent till the cab atep
ped hi the dingy thoroughfare of Drury
Lane, before a small Ironmonger's shoo.
as shabby nd rusty In It exterior as the
Jew-bolstered theaters for which the par-
Isn is famous.
"Here!" said Sarah in a low whisper.
"He is close to his work he saves
omnibus hire and shoe leather but he
loses the country air and cheerful society
of Hope street" explained John Jennings
witn a sign.
The cabman was dismissed, and John
Jennings paused on the curbstone and
pointed to an open door on the left-hand
side of the shop.
ion go In there, and up to the very
top of all the stairs, and it'a the back
room. Miss EastbelL"
"Stop o moment" cried Sarah, aa
John was about to best a precipitate
retreat "You will not mind this. You
are not proud, and I am Indebted to you
you are poor, and I am a friend with
too much money. Tray do," ahe said
very hurriedly, then a bank note was
thrust into his hand, and ahe disappeared
In the murky passage of the house, whith
er he had not the courage to follow ber.
"What a dreadful placer' she muttered
to herself as she went up the dirty, un
covered stairs, glancing through . the
landing window aa she passed at tbe
wilderness of houseroofs stretching be
yond it Two years of affluence had set
her old life wonderfully apart from ber.
Ishe reached the top of the house, and
went with slow, dragging steps to the
back room door, on the panels of which
she knocked.
Not in!" she whispered to hersalf as
she knocked again, and again the deep
silence in the room beyond her warned
her of the fruitleas sequel to her expedi
tion. She tried the handle of the door,
which she found unlocked; there was an
other pause, then ahe opened the door and
entered the room with vacillating steps,
resolved to wait till he come back, as,
uuder different circumstances, and with
her in distress, he would have waited half
a lifetime.
(To be continued.)
Mot Kven a Thinking Part.
"What aw pawt am I to taker
asked Softlelgh of the amateur theatri
cal manager.
"The part of the heroine's rich uncle,"
replied the a. t. m.
"What does he awdo?" queried
Softlelgh.
Oh," was the heartless reply, "he
dies ten years before the curtain goes
up on the first act See?"
His Mistake.
De Style There goes a, newspaper
compositor who lost his job through soft
coal.
Gunbusta How so?
De Style Well, the reporter wrote,
'there are a great many 'smoke hear
ings' In the New York city courts at the
present time," and the compositor set It
up "smoked herring." New York
Times.
Two of a Kind.
"Any fool woman," growled the
angry husband, "ought to know that
razors were not made to sharpen pencils
with."
Yes," rejoined the other half calm
ly, "and any fool man ought to know
that hairpins were not made to clean
pipes with." -V
Ronsnand-Tninble Oneat.
Mrs. Match How did your little
boy's party go off ?
Mrs. Hatch Well, the grab-bag
scramble was just like a game of foot
ball. Detroit Free Press. .
We Imitate only what we believe and
admire. Willmot
I EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FKO.H ALL PARTS OP THS
TWO HEMISPHERES.
CotnprehfMlv Review of the I at port"
; ant Happenings of th Paat Week.
PrsaenUd la Condensed Form, Most
Likely t Pror Interestlag , to Oaf
Atony Render.
An earthquake In New Mexico did
much damage to property.
Russia welcomes what It terms the
change In American sentiment.
Advices from Port Arthur say the
Japanese are again bombarding that
place.
The body of a mastodon In a good
state of preservation has been found
near Dawson.
Japan has completed the landing of
a great force In Cores, and a forward
movement Is expected soon.
President Smith, In the Smoot trial,
says Mormons will defend plural mar
riages If an attack la made.
The Jananese fleet haa allowed a
number of colliers tn nmcef-A tn Vladi
vostok, expecting to seixe tbe fuel and
supplies wnen it takes tnat port
A bin has been Introduced to allow
the Northern Pacific to sell lands
along the right of way and quiet title
to tracts In Portland and other West
ern cities.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railways have agreed to offer
homeseekers excursion rates during
March and April. The rate to the
West and return will be one fare, plus
(2.00.
The flood situation on the Ohio river
at Toledo la serious.
King Edward Is confined to his room
on account of Illness.
Senator Hale thinks the navy is ask
ing for too many new ships.
General Kouropatkln will make
Mukden his headquarters.
Chief of engineers recommeends
against the extension of the Grays
Harbor jetty.
A high Russian official says the ab
andonment of Port Arthur would be
disastrous to Russia,
Ex-President Cleveland denies that
he ever had a Negro as his guest at
luncheon, as reported.
Jananes refuges declare ther were
treated In a terrible manner by Rus
sians at Port Arthur.
A maniac ran amuck In the war de
partment office, shooting one man and
Bring at other clerks.
Fearing the approach of a" Japa
nese fleet Russalana and noneomhat
ants at Ylnkow are preparing to re
tire.
Secretary Shaw haa called on the
national banks for $30,000,000 of gov
ernment deposits to be applied on the
price of the Panama canal
Senator Fulton haa lntrndn.ed n
diu strengthening the present salmon
fishing law so as to further restrict
fishing and extend the closed season.
Cores now fears her fate la aealed.
no matter which way the war goes.
Jananese staff leave for Cnrv and
troops are expected to advance at
once.
General Charles Dick has been
elected to succeed the late Senator
Hanna.
Premier Balfour effectively used the
war as an argument for a greater Brit
ish navy.
The Frye shipping bill appears sure
of modification aa requested by Ore
gon senators.
The senate has nassed a bill limit.
Ing carrying; of rovernment sunnltea
to American ships.
Ambassador Casslnl blamea the nen-
eational press of America for feeling
aganlst this country In Russia.
The house commltten has fnvnrahtv
renorted a reaolutinn far rnrtrlvn tn
inquire Into the workings of the beef
trust.
Representative Williamson made a
naif hour speech In the house in the
interest of a liberal appropriation for
tne lava lair.
Japan has replied to the Russian
contention that she violated laws of
neutrality and throws blame for war
entirely upon the Csar.
Port Arthur forts are running short
of ammunition.
Interior department officials ser
iously object to Roosevelt's new for
est reserve order.
Russia will consider the granting of
cable concessions by America as a
breach of neutrality.
Secretary of State Hay Is again 111
with the grip.
Contrary to rumors circulating, Ex-
President Kruger. of the Transvaal,
is In the best of health.
Clarence Mackay proposes to organ
ise a trust to handle the companies
originated by his father.
The report of the American com
mander at Chemulpo shows that Rus
sian criticism was unwarranted.
An Alabama Negro, who shot two
moll rlnrVa haa hoon mm Hnvn and
is now in jail guarded by Btate mili
tia to prevent lynching.
A bill has been introduced In con
gress to allow the Philippines to is
sue $10,000,000 of non-taxable bonds
tor public Improvements.
The house has passed a great num
ber of pension bills.
Russia has issued a proclamation
setting forth the contrabands of war.
France Is now satisfied European
powers will not be drawn into the
war.
Advance guard of the two armies
meet near Ping Yang and a slight en
gagement followed.
GALE DRIVES FIRE.
Prairie Fre Sweeps Over Oklahoma
With Great Damage.
Lawton, Okla., March 5. Driven by
a terrific gale from the north, which
at times reached the velocity of 90
mlela an hour, a prairie fire swept
over thousands of acres of Kiowa and
Comanche counties last night, destroy
ing hundreds of farm buildings and
much live stock mad 1000
homeless, caused the death of several
persons, in rest en a number of
towns and swept away scores of build
ings in the outskirts of towns.
Tbe losses from Wind snit flr rm.
ported to date follow: Hobart, $4000;
Vinson, $8000: Lawton. $10,000: small
country towns, aggregate, $50,000:
farm property, $100,000.
The country waa very dry, no rala
havlnc fallen tat montht ttra.a
stubble fires set by fanners, as Is cus
tomary at t&is season of the year,
were soon driven beyond control by
me gaie, wnicn rose suddenly.
All estimates of the loss exceed
1200.000. At Hobart. tha mnintv
of Kiowa fount r th fir Aomt MVArl
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numerous outlying buildings. The 75,
000 acres of Government military and
timoer ana maian reserve near Ho
bart were swept with loss of bnlldinea
and cattle.
In the Homestead district near Law.
ton, occurred the loss of life.
Late at night the fire began moving
southward toward the city. At 12
O'clock, mldnleht. E00O rwvinla nt thl.
city were nn in battle with th flamea
The advance line of the fire was fully
two miies in lengtn and moved In a
semicircular form.
TWO thousand men rnrnut thatr at.
forts to checking the grass borders of
me reservation at tne city limits.
Water from everr mirM carried in
every conceivable way, waa distributed
aiong me une ana canea an around
the city limits. This served the pur
nose of rherVlnr th ailmiM lino nt
the fire, but was of little avail in
mnaenng tne continued rolling of the
firebrands into the streets of the city.
In more than a. hundred places flames
aroBs from dwellings, barns and out
houses, but wherever a blaze grew
men were present to auench it with
water. As a result of the cool Judg
ment of the lighters, the city's loss
was only $10,000.
Stories are comtnr In tnnlp-h nt
how families laid out on the barren
prairie through the freezing night
after the storm had passed with only
the thin clothes on their backs as re
minders of once prosperous homes.
Hundreds of oeonle am ripstftnta and
are sufferineins lntenu!v tn th vM
with the excruciating pains caused by
their burns. Clothes, medicine and
IihYSiciana r hflnar hp tit rnt tmm all
the cities and towns of the district to
relieve the suffering.
TO RENEW FIRE.
Japanese Ships Believed to Be Re
plenishing Supplies.
St Petersburg. March 5. The au
thorities are badly puzzled at the ap
parent disappearance of tne Japanese
squadron which has been investing
Port Arthur, and are Inclined to be
lieve that the ships are being coaled
and their ammunition supply replen
ished, in order to renew the bombard
ment at an early date.
The report which is being persis
tently circulated by the "official" news
agency that the Japanese have retlrel
discouraged at their lack of success In
damaging the fortress, and the severe
injury to some of their ships, is laugh
ed at by the best-posted of the naval
experts here. They point out that the
ships of the Japanese squadron have
used a great deal of ammunition In
their several bombardments of the
fortress, and declare it was to be ex
pected they would have to withdraw to
their base in order to load supplies
and coaL
CEMENT BIDS EXCESSIVE.
Government Will Erect Own Plant at
Arizona Irrigation Works.
Washington March S.i Thn TnrorTrtr
department todav refected all the Mil a
submitted several days ago for the
supply or some 150,000 to 250,000 bar
rels of Portland cement to the gov
ernment for the Salt River Irrigation
project in Arizona. The action is the
result of the excessive prices submit
ted by the cement manufacturers, the
department stating that first-class
Portland cement can be manufactured
at the dam-site on Salt River from
good materials at hand there for lean
than $3 a barrel, including the entire
cost or tne plant, roei, operation, etc.
The denartment Will now cnnaMer
the question of erecting a plant for
the Government manufacture of the
cement the nurchaae of the snnniv in
open market, or readvertlsement of
uiua.
Steamers Intended for Russia'
Tacoma. Wash., March 6. While no
confirmation of the fact is obtainable
at this time, the belief is gaining
ground that the steamers sold by the
JNortnern raciHc steamship Company
to the Northwestern Siberian Com
pany are Intended for tne Russian
government, and will never be put on
the Alaska run, except to nass Alas
ka on their way toKamschatka. The
fact that John Rosene, manager of the
purchasing company, recently return
ed from St. Petersburg, and the fur
ther fact mat ue is owner of valuable
concessions from the Rusian govern
ment, lends odor to tue report
To Prevent Crossing of Yalu.
Seoul, March 5. The Rusian-forces
at Anju are compelling the Coreans
to supply them with rice, fodder and
fuel. The Russians are fortifying An
tung heavily, with the apparent inten
tion of preventing the Japanese from
crossing the Yalu. The commander of
a British gunboat, bringing down res
idents of that nationality from Song
Chong, reports the death of Prince Yi
Chat Sun, a nephew of the former king
and a man who has filled all the high
posts in tne kingdom.
Siberian Reserves Anxious to Go.
St. Petersburg, March 6. Mail ad
vices from Siberia say the army re
serves from the rural districts seem
to be more anxious to go to the front
than the townsmen. Many of the lat
ter are presenting physicans' certifi
cates of. illness. i
ENTRANCE CLOSED
PORT ARTHUR IS NOW BLOCKED TO
BIO VESSELS.
Battleship la la the Way-Oaly ma3
Cralsers Can Oo Out-Jspaa Foresaw
Possibility of Coal Being Meld Cos
trafenad of War and Mas Iudkim
Supply Hand.
London, March 7. Little change in'
the Far Eastern situation is reported
this morning. It la apparent that the
Japanese are blly engaged In trans
porting their forces Into Corea, and
this work is facilitated by the enforc
ed inactivity of the navy.
According to the Sebastopool cor
respondent of the Daily Graphic, Ad
miral Skrydloff haa learned privately
from Port Arthur that the Russian
battleship Retzlran lies in such a oo
sition as to block effectually the exit
of battleships from the harbor, the
passage being practically only the
cruisers. The correspondent adds that
Russia's new battleships now building
on th'e Baltic will not be ready for ac
tive commission before the end of An.
gust
The Jananese nffWr whn haa ...
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Of Janan'a flnanHs.1 anil rnmmn.l In.
terests in England declares that the
government foresaw the possibility of
coal being declared contraband of war,
and that it had been collecting large
stores of Welsh steam coal for years,
so that today It had a supply suffici
ent for the navy for years to come.
According to a Tokio correspondent
of the Standard, the Mikado has sent
a personal message to the Emperor of
Corea assuring him that the war was
ueciareo Boieiy witn tne mw to se
curing permanent peace and express
ing the sinrero wish thai th uni
concluded Japanese Corean protocol
wouia increase tne intimacy of the
two countries.
On the Strength of a statement m,1
by a missionary, the Shanghl corres-
iwuaeni oi me wany (j&ronicle sends
In a doubtful report that 28 Japanese
Sailors have landed at Tenirebflii wear
of Cheefoo, saying their vessel had
sunk as the result of an engagement
with Russian warships, which also
went down. No Rusian were saved,
but 200 Jananese were tphpiipA h
Chinese junks. This action Is report
ed to have occurred between Port Ar-
tnur and Miao In Laothiesb.au chan
nel GO TO PANAMA.
Canal Commissioner Called to Wash
ington for Conference.
Washington. Mrch 7 Ami-at
Walker, chairman of the Isthmian ca
nal commission, had a conference to
day with the President relating to
canal affairs. At the conclusion of the
conference Admiral Walker said he
had advised the commission by tele
graph to come to Washington at their
earliest convenience. He said he ex
pected the commission would sail for
the isthmus on March 22. If, however,
all the members could not arrange
their affairs so as to leave at that time
the commislon would leave a week
later.
It IS Bald the President ftrinntet an
unusual procedure in specifically
uumiuS in me list or nominations Ad
miral Walker as chairman nt tha
commission, as it is usual to leave the
selection or cbairman to the commis
sion. But there were slight signs of
friction, it is said, which impelled the
President to prevent any contest in
the commission by naming the chair
man himself.
Rear-Admiral Rhrev.
eral of the Navy, is going to Panama
to make an insepction of the sanitary
conditions on the isthmus. No date
has been set for his departure, but he
win nave a conference with Rear-Admiral
Walker before wnrklno- nut tha
details of his trip.
The health of marines and nt the nt.
fleers and men on the shins nn Untv in
Isthmian waters comes under- the
charge or Rear-Admiral Rixey, and
he will make a careful Investigation
of the sites selected for camps, and on
his return probably will draft a report
ue may see nt regarding proper quar
ters for the men and the mavino. nt
whatever sanitary safeguards he
minks necessary.
There are on the isthmus six sur
geons of the navv alreariv. One nt
them who has just returned reports
that the health of the men Is excel
lent Anxiety for Von Waldersee.
Hanover, Prussia, March 7. The
condition of Field Marshal Count Von
Waldersee Is causing anxiety among
his friends. He has been ill for some
days, and is losing strength. There
was no improvement late tonight, ac
cording to dispatches from Hanover,
in the condition of Count von Walder
see. Professor Orth of Berlin, and
Professor EDnsteln nf fintMn vein Ti a va
diagnosed the disease as intestinal
Inflammation. The Count is very
weak and the worst Is feared. Emper
or William has ordered that full re
ports of the Field Marshal's condition
be wired him frequently.
Naval Station a Live Issue.
Washington. March 7. Almost the
entire time of the senate today was
given to consideration of the question
Of a Site for a naval training at n Hon
on the Great Lakes. The controversy
arose over tne appointment of a new
commission to select a site. The com
mittee amendment waa net amended a a
to make it apply to all the Great Lakes
ana not aione to Lake Michigan, but
Quarles' amendment calling for a new
commission to select a site was not
acted on.
Great Earthquake in Peru.
Lima. Peru. March 7. A tremens.
ous earthauake. which did much Aam.
age, occurred here at 5:20 this morn-
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iub. mowing comparame witn it has
been experienced during the last 30
years.