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Tht bank at VVorcttter waa abut, and thart would bt io itttliif money till to-morrow morning btfort tbat time camt iht would then ht check, and rtmaln a prUouer In Jackton'a button factory until tlmt bad beta allowed for blm Xo caih it That tht end of tht brilliant tchtmt which ht bad planned out Ilka an artist. Suddenly there was a vloltnt knockliif it tht door, and Pcteron iprang up, with Mi band ihakluc on tht back of tht chair, lit rttrhed bit band toward tbt caudlt ind itliiifuUhpd tbt flamt, at bla limt rttourct agalutt an unttan enemy. Then bt cr.'pt on tiptoe toward tbt door. "Wbo'e thtrtr "It nit In." "Tom Etitbell!" tjtcultttd rttnion. lit opened tht door, and dragged tbt ippllcunt for admlttanct Into tbt bouit by tht collar of bis cot a man drtni'h id to tht tkln by heavy rain., "You muddler!" ahontad IVtr)t; "why rouldu't you atop at Htdgt II ill T (low dart you comt Intermeddling? IMdn't you leava It all to intT" "Here let go my throat let a fellow ipeak. What art you doing In tht darkT H'htrt art they all? It Sarah here? bat tht algned tbt check?" Pttertoit releaaed hit hold and look.'d iha front door again. Tom followed Mm Into tht room, and tat down ahlrtrlug by tbt Art. Ilia companion and advfoer relighted tht candle, and held it to bit tact. "Why did you coma?" "For safety. Oh, Ned, I shall be hang id!" Tom cried. "Tht old woman it lead, and everybody thinks I bare done t Ilert'a a bletatd go for an limertcnt nan! I never touched her. upon my aoul; ht died right off, bang, In tht picture Sllery, and it waa nothing to do with int. 1 wouldn't hart thought of auch I thing." "Dead? The old woman dead?" anld Ptterton, aurpriaed again at thla avowal. "Oh! ugh! yet," bt anld, thuddorlng mora ttrongly. "Her tyea opened aml Itu; Ned, and aht waa off. I ahall never forgut It And than tht beatt of a wom an. Hartley, camt tn when I acre mod, and aald that I bad murdered her. 1 waa talking her over to makt a will, when tht died tlmt'e all. Oh! Itt'a go to In Jon." "Tom," aald Ptteraon with exclteniHiit, "you mutt go back. You mutt not leave very thing to that Culwlcks Th old woman baa died naturnlly tht doctor will provt that and you have nothing to ftar." "Oh! haveu't I? Tbat'a all you know about it." "You accursed Idiot ! don't you aet that you art rich? that Sarah Eaatbell waa inly between you and a coloatal fortuno? and Sarah Enttbell it dead, too." "Sarah dead, too!" acreamed Tom ECaathell Inn bit new excitement; "eh, don't aay that. It can't be." "Ilunh! Ktep It quiet; It la an eternal lecrot between you and me; but aht prang . out of tht boat suddenly last alght, they tell, me, and waa drowned. In a day or two they will find her In the Severn, and you will be heir-at-law." "They'll aay I killed tht couple of them." "Sarah ran away from home every body knows that and came to harm by accident. There la nothing more natural." "Poor Sally! Sht waa a good sort," aid Tom; "and she tht's dead then. Thank goodneta it waa quits an accident for nobody meant to kill her." "Get back In hattt at any coat Say you wtrt diatracted, and did not know what you were doing that you have been In acarch of Culwlck or a doctor. Got back." "Suppoae they take me up for killing my grandmother; that's what I'm nfraid of." "Get back; you are safe. Get back, tool, to all that wealth." Edward Petcraon'a excitement was grtattr than Tbomaa Eaitboll'i now. lie thruat him from the home; he locked the door after him; he tottered back to the room. Tom Eaatbell would be rich lmmente ly rich if his aitter Sarah were removed from all the troubles of this world! Tom Eaatbell In lilt power at hla mercy for many past offtuaea a weak fool whom he could rule implicitly, and get money quickly by. Then, with the light in hla hand, he proceeded with a wonderful steadlncea of iteo up the ataira. A strange specimen of a villain thla for he went Into his daughter's room first and said, "Poor Bets you have gone for good then," and walked out again, and up the remaining Bight, with a very sorrowful counteunnoe. He drew the koy from bis pocket, unlock ed the door, strode In, and then stopped luddenly a man atruck, as It were, iuto tone by his amasement The room waa emptyt CHAPTER XXIV. Reuben Culw'ck did not reach Sedge Hill till a ln hour, when tht blinds were down before every window of the great house. He did not dream o death at home while he had been abroad in pursuit of the living, and, in tht deep thought born of hla baffled search, he itrode up the broad garden path without being atruck by the blank aspect of the mansion. - "How did It occur? Tell me every thing?" he aaked, as he went Into the picture gallery, and Hartley followed him. The story was related, and ho list ened patiently. - lit heard of his aunt's death, and of Thomas Eastbell's flight of the suspicion which attached to Thom as Eaatbell until the doctor's arrival, and that irantlnman't belief In tht natural .termination to tht life and cares of the pld lady nt tne mquesi wnicn muai ioi fow her decease. , He walked up and down the great pic ture gallery in his old restless fashion, planning for the morrow. Suddenly be Quitted the gallery, and went upstairs to en a 6, ere. Aunt Eiuttlitdl's room, at tht door of which Hartley tat, at if tht poor old woman needed protection still. "Why art you waiting here now?" he anked the aervant. "If you please, air, air. Thorn at Kant bell baa come back again. Ht bat been looking for you, snd for the doctor, bt asya and I thought that I would tit here at iikiial." . "Wbert It tbt manr "In bla own room, changing hla clothes, w hich srt wet" "Wt will not disturb him. Hsvt you my aunt's keys?". There wss a little lamp upon tht brack et, and ht paaaed into bit tuut's bed chamber, Hartley remaining at bar pott. It waa a aolemn moment In hla lift, which ht rtmtmbert well. It was bis last duty to tbt dead woman, and to tht withes of yesternight, befort tht tragedy of lift fell on thtm like a pall. Ht opened tbt Iron box In which tbt will had betn deposited, aud wbtrt a glance soured him that It lay undisturb ed, and then he closed and locked the box again, while tht thought camt to blm tbat It might never be of use to Hecond-cotulu Sarah. "Haa tbat man eomt bark because he thinks so, too?" be muttered; "is It pos sible tbst this should be tht end of my fttjier't moneyof yours, poor worn-out heart, that never waa made happy by its acquisition? If I have done you wrong, old soul, I prsy forglveuess now," ht murmured. "Anion," tnld a deep volet st his side, snd he turned at the aoltmn response, for which ht was jm preps red. A thin worn sn, H-lad In shabby black,, atood In the doorway looking at him. , "Lucy Jennings!" be exclaimed. "You telegraphed to me thla morn ing," ahe Bald, advancing; "you asked me many questions, and I have come to an swer them in person." "It waa kiud of you, Lucy." ht ssld, holding out bis hsnd to her, "for I am In great trouble?' They went out of tht room together. Reuben Culwlck locked the door, and gave the key to Hartley, after which Lucy and he descended to the ball, Lucy calym and grsre. "What do you know of the Petersons? What became of them after leaving Lon don?" asked "Reuben eagerly; "havt you a cltw to their address?'' "I think I hsve." "How did you find It?" "Among my circle of penitents and of poor mortals struggling out of trim there art many links of lift to the dark world. I found frlenda to help me at once. Patience. If Sarah Eastbell has been lured away by thess Petersoni, the clew to their haunt baa been already pointed out" "Heaven bleat you, Lucy!" "Probably I bring a blcaslng to you It Is in there." She pointed to the door of the- drawing room, and be said eagerly as ht strode toward it: ' "Sarah!" "Not aht. It la something you lost be fore your second -cousin, and took aa much to heart In loalng. It ia aomethlng that changed you and from which dated your hardness, and your suspicions of me first of all. It may be your owu flesh and blood, for what I know." He left Lucy Jennlnga, and went with quick steps Into the drawing room, where on tht aofa lav a child asleep, a poorly clad little girl of five years old, with her hat lying by her aide, and a tangled mass of fair, wavy curls thrust back from her face. "Tot 1 1" he cried in hla astonishment. "I met her in the streets of Worcester, near the postofllce," said Lucy. - "It was raining hard, and she wss crying been use a lady had not come to fetch her. Her father had sent her to Worcester, she said." "Will she remember me?" "It is unlikely it is impossible." "She was very young when she went away, poor Tots," said Reuben, sadly re garding her. "Yes, I suppose it Is im possible." "She came with me In all confidence. 1 told her that I would takt her to her friends, and sht believed me." "You are very kind, Lucy," aaid Reu ben. "How ia it that you do. me these good services, and yet dislike mo so much?" "I "dislike the prldo and anger In you,' answered Lucy, "and they have turned mt against you. I have had my grwt work to thluk of lately not of the petty differences of eighteen months ago. See, the child Is waking." Reuben turned to the little girl, who had struggled Into a sitting posture on the sofa, and was looking at them, all eyes all blue eyes, too as Tots had looked at him in Hope street, years ago. "Tots," ht sold, advancing to her, "Tote, old lady don't you know me?" His manner waa too Impetuous, and hla quick strides toward her .were so symbolical of punishment for some of fense which she tn her Ignorance had committed, that the child sprang up and ran to Lucy Jennings, burying her face In the skirts of her protector. "The child is frightened of you," said Lucy, calmly; "let her be a while." "Why, Tots, It's Uncle Roo," ha cried, "old Uncle Roo you know!" The child still clung to Lucy's skirts, and would have none of his affection. He gave up, and walked away to tht win dow. "You see how this kind of love lasts," said Lucy bitterly, "and yet you value it so highly." "Because it set a high value upon me," he answered quickly. "It is dead." "It will live again it will come back." "And if not," Lucy answered, "there is your aecond-cqusln to console you." The opening of tht door cut short the claah of arms, and Thomas Eastbell ad vanced Into the room with a forced and swaggering air. Tots clung still to the skirts of Lucy Jennings, with her face hidden in the folds. "Oh! you're back," ht said to Reuben; "of course yon know what has happened since you've been away? I've been look ing for you everywhere I've been run ning after the doctors if we had a plague in tht house, I think people would stop in it more than they do," said Tom Eastbell. "Who's this?" "My name is Jennings," said Lucy. "Oh! you're Jennings. I hsvt besrd of you, but I don't know that wt havt ever met before. May I ask what you want, msnn, now yoa art here?" asktd Tbouias. "You'll exciist me, but sine, my grandmother's death and Sally's die-apparanc-and until Sally returns I consider I am tht head of this estab lishment." "I am compelled to answer yotir ques tion If this is a true statement," ssid Lucy. "Yes, I should think yon were. True Indeed that's good one! Why, you don't know that tny poor grandmother killed herself thinking about me," be aald. "She was worried she wanted to leave mt all her money and aht died of dlt Bppolntijient because sht hadn't time to finish her new will." Ht addressed Lucy Jennings, but m wss watching tht effect of thla announce ment upon Reuben Culwlck from the cor ner of bis eyes. "It Is heaven's mercy that your grand mother died then," replied Lncy to him. "I have been making Inquiries concern ing you to-day, and I have heard of noth ing to your advantage. You and ont Ed ward Ptterton were in this house, from which your sister has disspptsred," ssld Lucy. "Among my congregttlon there wert two or thret who remembered the Petersons, and thought they they could be traced. Wt art searching for Ultra now under tht name of Jackaon." Thomtt Eaatbtll put ont hand to hit thlrt collar; hla throat had begun to swell suddenly, and bt ftlt uncomfortabit. "Oh," bt aald, "if that's It you'rt on a wrong" Tott hsd looked round at the sound of bis voice some moments since, but ht hsd not noticed her till then, and then his voice utterly deserted blm, and his fyes protruded in amasement. lie did not ask any further questions of Mitt Jennings. Tht child belonged to Edward Peterson. He and bis wife hsd tht chargt of her once, and grown tired of her, and lost her In a GamberwtH back ttreet, where Ren ben had found ber; and Edward Peterson had dlacovered her a year or so after ward, and taken her from the Jennlngstt; but be could not stop to explain that now. A few dsys sgo tbst child was at Jacktcn's button factory, and aha muat hsvt comt to Sedgt Hill with tbt news. He wss cs light In a trap again. He knew It h not been safe to return, but that fool Peterson had persuaded him. They knew all, and were getting him into a lint by degrees; everything might havt been discovered, for what he knew to the contrary. He must "cut It," at any risk. Ht went Into' the passage and closed the door behind hJm. Ht took down a hat from tht tret in the hall and put it on. It was Reuben's hat, and went over his eyss, and was altogether a bad fit; but the sooner ha waa off tht better, and where he had put hla own hat he could not recollect In the present confusion cf bis faculties. . Ht went on tiptoe to the front door, and drew hack tht heavy bolts and the big lock. He opened the door and let In tht wind and rainand Sarah East bell! Yes, it was his sister, with a shawl over her hair, and her fact, white and wild, peering from It She had 'ome back aha knew all bt waa dona for! "Tom, you villain!" aht shrieked forth, at first sight of him. ' Thomas Eastbell went down on his knees at the aame moment aa Reuben came from the drawing room. "Oh, Reuben! take cart of mt," Sarah murmured, at aht went fearlessly to the friendly shelter of hla arms; "I have no one else." "She could never take care of herself," muttered the inflexible Lucy, as sht fol lowed Reuben Culwlck into the hall. It waa aa Mary Holland had said, and Sarah Eastbell waa back in her own house. (To be continued.) Man Ia a Natural Bluffer. A man In a big department store was buying bis wife a sealskin sacque. First she tried on a $250 one. The man smoothed It across the back and said: "Well, I never examined one of these things before close up; and this looks all right to me." Next his wife tried on a 300 sacqne. He smoothed It across the shoulders and said: , "I can't tell the difference between 'em. Can't see a particle of difference between 'em." " "Oh, my, yes! A closer pile," aald the saleswoman. "No difference, to my mind," Insisted the man. He bought the $250 coat, and after he was gone the saleswoman said: "Nine coats out of ten are bought as that one was. Nearly every man in sists on doing the purchasing himself, and always he says, when he has reached his limit as regards price, "Can't see any difference between this cont and that dearer one there.' If I had shown a $1,000 sacque to our friend he'd have Insisted that It looked the same as the $250 one to him. Men are such bluffers. - They bluff even them selves. It would be a satisfaction, though, Just to hear one man aay that he perceived the superiority of the more expensive coat, but didn't care to go so high In price." Philadelphia Record. Hit Explanation. Why are people who buy gold bricks Invariably farmers Y' asked the man who assumes superiority. "I dunno," answered Mr. Corntossel, "unless it's because farmers are the only folks nowadays who havt money enough to make It worth while for sharpers to bother with "em." Wash ington Star. Almost Right. "What do you know about thla case?" asked the lawyer. "Nothing," replied the witness, "rm the expert." Subsequently his testimony proved conclusively that he knew less than nothing. Chicago Tribune. A Suspect, , 4 She You didn't stay long in London . He No, I couldn't stand It Over there everybody knew me for an Amer ican right away. Here, In New York, no one ever suspects It Smart Set Milton sold his copyright of Para dlse Lost for $72, In three payments, and finished his life in obscurity. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. CoRiprthenalve Review of the Import' at Happenings tf tht Part Week, Prttenttd In CtwtVmaed Feats, Most . Likely to Prove lattrcctJng to Our Many Reader. NeiJermeir, Marx and Vandine, the Chicago carbarn bandits, have paid the penalty of their crimes. Rnsaia mav not Bend her Baltic fleet to the Far East, as it would leave her European porta unguarded. - Twenty Russians engaged In planting mines In the entrance to Fort Arthur were killed by an accidental explosion. A Port Arthur report aays an entire Japanese column was destroyed on the Yaln river. No confirmation is obtain able. It is reported that two Japanese, dis guised as beggars, attempted to assassi nate General Kouropatkin while be was in Niu Chwang recently. ' Russian troops en route to the Far East have been denied liquor as there Is a determinatoin on the part of offi cers that the army ahall conduct itself well. The Uansbiongh bill recently passed by the senate repealing the timber and stone act, and authorising the sale of government timber to the highest bid der, has been practically kliled in the house public landa committee. Many floating mines have been seen off the Shan Tung promontory in "the path followed by vessels bound to and from Shanghai and Che Foo and Tien Tsin. Th's is extremely dangerous to shipping and probably will cause an increase in marine insurance. The senate haa passed the pension and the river and harbor"bills. The cost of the war to Russia, up to April 5, is placed at $48,250,000. Et. Teterbenrg is in receipt of a re port that Niu Chwang ia being bom barded. Colorado militiamen clubbed the sec retary of the Miners Federation for de fying their chief. The house baa passed a bill provid ing a temporary government for the Panama canal aone. Secretary Hitchcock has issned an order prohibiting Bheep on the Baker City forest reserve. The river and harbor bill was amend ed by the senate so aa to authorize the surrey of Coca and Tillamook bays. Tha secretary of the interior has tern porarily withdrawn 290,000 acres of land adjoining the xakima maian res ervation . ThA aoc.retarv of the interior has set aside $2,600,060 for the construction of the Minidoka irrigation system m Southern Idaho, and has directed that advertisements for the work be issued immediately, bids to be opened June 21. Another battle ia reported raging at Port Arthur. - Secretary Shaw says he will not be a candidate for vice president. The body of Admiral Makaroff has been washed ashore witi a number of others. Secretary Hav has advised the 1905 exposition to prepare Invitations to foreign countries to participate ana lie will dispatch them. The house has passed the bill creat ing a state of Arizona and New Mexico nnder the name of Arizona and one ol Oklahoma and Indian Territory under the name of Oklahoma. On motion of Senator Fulton, the Ben- ate has passed Mitchell's bill authoriz ing the citizens of Oregon, W ashmgton and California to cut and remove tim ber on the public domain or mining and domestic purposes. The Japanese are fast preparing ' to forte the Yalu. Russia would make an agreement with Great Britain to gain an outlet to the sea. Neidermier, the Chicago carbarn bandit, made two desperate attempts to end his life, the first nearly proving successful. The house has passed a bill change the Washington custom headquarters from Port Townsend to Seattle, despite the protests of congressmen. The foreign countries represented at the St. Louis fair will be invited by the government to transfer their exhibits . . v . ",1 1 ! i ' to tne .Lewis ana vun exposition. The conference committee has elimi nated from the military appropriation hill the appropriation ot $90,uuu lor a bridge across the Spokane rivei at Spo kane. Senator Fulton . has secured an amendment to the sundry civil bill in irasin th armrom ia t ion for roads in Crater lake national park from $3,000 tO$4,OUU. The senate has adopted an amend ment of Senator Mitchell to the emer gency appropriation bill by which the senator expects to nave siou.uuo al lotted for continuing the improvement at the mouth of the Columbia river. The Grand Ronde valley is a vast lake and thousands of acres of wheat are flooded. The Russian preBS regards the Anlo French treaty as a hard blow to Ger man prestige. FUND EXCLUSION TOO SEVERE. Senate Committee Objects to HItt Bin Regarding Chinese. Washiijfcton, April 23.Tfie" general deficiency bill reported by the senate committee on appropriations carries $11,342,146, an increase as it passed the house of $940,525. i It contains as an amendment the II itt Chinese exclu sion bill, which was accepted by the bouse before the bill was paused. The Hitt bill was introduced in the senate by Penrose and referred to the commit tee on foreign relations. In this com mittee the discovery, it is said, has been made that the hill will affect the introduction cf Chinese coolie labor in to the Panama canal cone, 'and to" a considerable extent affect the immigra tion to this country of Coreans and Fil ipinos and the deportation from . the United States, Hawaii, Porto Rico and any teuitorry, "subject to the jurisdic tion of the United States of any person held to come within the definition of the words "Chinese persons," and ob jection has been made to the far reach ing effects of the bill. hen the senate committee on for. eign relations began considertion today ol tne L-binese bill it was suggested that the bill might be of wider scope than was at first tboueht. Sections defining the words "Chinese person" were called to notice, and it was sug gested that these might be held to re late to Filipinos, Coreans and others not intended to be included, and that the purpose of the bill might be in con met with tne existing treaties. It was late when the discovery was made, and finally the members of the committee concluded that no action should be taken on the Penrose bill in view of the fact that the Hitt amendment was reported in the deficiency bill, but that the matter might be discussed in open senate. It is understood an attempt will be made to amend the measure be fore the deficiency bill passes the senate. FLEB FROM JAPANESE. ' RnaaUna are Rapidly Crossing tht Yalu Many mn Drowsed. Niu Chwang, April 23. A messen ger from the Yalu river reports that the Japanese outposts are near the Rus sian intienchmenta with large bodies of troops five rrriles distant. He also states the Russians are fleeing north across the river in overcrowded boats, losing hundreds by drowning. The messenger himself met only a few of the Japanese, but they were reported to have shown themselves in force on varioua occasions, afterward quickly disappearing. The newspaper correspondents ac credited to the Russian forces have left for Mukden. They bind themselves not to divulge news respecting the re sults of engagements, or give any in formation which may awaken public uneasiness. The Russians have issned placards in Chinese explaining away the Jap anese victories, detailing Russian suc cesses, magnifying the Russian strength, and prophesying victory for Russia. The Chinese are not misled, but still believe the Japanese will con quer in Manchuria. RUSSIA HOLDS IT BACK. Extent of Disasters to Her Anna Can not Be Sent Out. Paris, April 22. The Yinkow corres pondent of 'the Paris Journal says he has tried lepeatedly to ascertain the ex tent of the recent disasters to the Rus sian arms, and he has failed to do so because of the perfectly-organized sec recy of the Russians. In his conclud ing statement, he says: "The people of France will be obliged to be satisfied with notices marked 'official' or semi-official state ments sent from Harbin or Mukden many miles removed from the actual scene of war. I am close to Port Arthur, and might give the true ver si on of many incidents, the news of which, as published, has been mere conjecture, but the .Russians strictly forbid all communications of land or sea events. At the moment of sending this message, grave happenings are pro ceeding on the peninsula; in fact, I am told that another battle is being fierce ly contested in the neighborhood of Port Arthur." Boltlsh Sympathy Much Appreciated. St. Petersburg, April 23. While ac cepting gratefully the world-wide ex' pressions of sympathy - which Russia has received at the death of Vice Ad miral Makaroff and the Petropavlovsk disaster, the papers seem especially lm pressed with the sympathy shown by the British press, several using the text to argue on the opportuneness of the decision in favor of a Russo-British treaty, lue ivovisky says: A sin cere approachment with Great Britain would guaiantee our future develop' ment" . . Skrydloff Given Full Ptwer. Paris, April 23. The correspondent of the Echo de Paris at St. Petersburg says that in the course of the audience between the einperoi and Vice Admiral Skrydloff, his majesty conferred upon the admiral full power to act at Port Arthur in accordance with the necessi ties of the moment. The rumor that $10,000,000 in cash went down with the battleship Petropavlovsk, the corre spondent also says, is declared to be unfounded. Kouropatkin Walts for More Troops. Paris, April 23. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Journal says friend of General Kouropatkin has re ceived a letter from him in which the general says he intends to await the ar rival of another 100,000 men before risking a battle with the Japanese. PAPERSARESIGNED TITLE TO PANAMA CANAL NOW RESTS WITH L'NITED STATES. Agreement Transfers Property Without RtMrvatloft-Steckholdtrs WIH Now art . . , cauiy ma aci oi president and Di rector of Company Title It Ptriect U. S. First to Hear Newt. Paris, April 25. The Associated Press is authorized to announce tbat the contract by which tht Panam canal pastes to the United StaU-s la signed and sealed. The title to the canal is now vested In tht United States. The document by which this transaction it consumated bears the signatures of President Bo and Director Ricbman, of the Panama canal com pany, y, ho signed for the company aa its responsible officers. The transfer U complete and without reservation, and the United States secures a perfect title. , This result has been 'nuietlv accom. Pi ished, and unexpectedly, as the Dublia has been iriven to understand that th contract would not be executed until Iter the meet ins of the Rtockhnldom nf the Panama canal company tomorrow, wnicn the question of ratification would be presented. As a matter of fact, however, when the meeting takes place President Bo will announce that the sale has been comnleted. and. in. Btead of asking for authority to execute a contract, n win only remain to ratify the contract of sale which tht nfTWra of the company have formally com- pieiea. vniy a lew ol tne highest offi cers of the company are now a ware nf the secret, which will not be known except by this annonncement in the United States up to the time of the meeting. . It is confidently believed .at th completion of the sale before this meet ing win increase tbe vote for ratifica tion. RUSSIA ISSUES PAPER MONEY. Finance Minister Says It la Not Forced, and No J-oaa la Desired. St. Petersburg, April 25. Russia haa made a new issue of $15,000,000 in paper currency against free gold in the State bank. At the ministry of finance it was explained that it was an ordin ary issue, and in no sense was forced. Under the law paper is issuable to dou ble the amount of s-old nntn ilfifi fioo . 000 gold, in exeess of which paper is-' sued must be covered rouble for rouble. In the State bank there are, in round figures, $400,000,000 in gold, which would permit of an iasn of 155(1.000.. - T --J j, 000 in paper, but the paper issue at present only amounts to $350,000,000. All sorts of figures of the cost of the war are printed abroad. The corres pondent of the Associated Press is au thoritatively informed that the daily is estimated that a years expenditure for the war will total $250,000,000. To meet this there existed a free bal ance of $50,000,000 by redactions in the ordinary budgets, leaving ostensibly $135,000,000. But a! portion of the latter is made np by the increased earn ings of the railroads owned by the gov ernment. It being in reality a Ques tion of bookkeeping, how the balance is to be raised has not yet been determ ined. , ALL RBTIRB AT SEVENTY YEARS. . House Committee Decides on Reform hi the CIvU Service Washington, April 23. The house committee on reform in the civil service authoriezd Chairman Gillett to intro duce a bill providing that on June 30, 1907, every office m the classified serv ice of the United States held by a per son who is then over 70 years old, shall become vacant, and that thereafter such offices shall become vacant when the incumbent becomes 70 years old. ' The committee directed , Mr. Gillett to report all pending bills granting pensions to civil employes of the gov ernment to the house, with the recom mendation that they lie on the table; also that the draft a bill reclassifying the clerical service of the government, with a view to providing for more fre quent promotions in the smaller sal aried positions. . Alaskan Fishing Seaaon Extended. Washington, April 25. The secre tary of commerce signed an order today rescinding the regulation which limits the duration of the salmon fishing sea son in Southeastern Alaska. Under the former regulation, cannerymen were prohibited from taking salmon until July 1, but the order issued today removes this restriction entirely and no date is fixed. The repeal of the old regulation was demanded hv tha can. herymen'a association, and was also recommended by the Jordan com mission. . Will Bo Under Martial Law. Niu Chwang, April 25. Viceroy Alexieff has issued an important order declaring the Yin Kow railroad station and the native village adjoining it to be within the region under martial law. .The Btation is the Nin Chwang, and if is a terminus of the Pekin-Shan Kai Kwan railroad and telegraph sys tem. The order also establishes a cen sorship over all telegrams, the scrutiny of papers and inspection of baggage. It will go into effect tomorrow. Protect! Water Supply of Portland. Washington, April 25. Protection to the water supply of the city of Port land was provided by the house today when it passed a bill prohibiting tres passing on the Bull Run forest reserve. The maximum penalty for trespassing was reduced to $500.