DOOMED
By WILLARD MACKENZIE
CRAFTER XVII.
Arthnr*» visits to Mr». Caatlrtou w«r>
Snw of dally ocrurrvU'W. 11» knew n
r»st nor ha ppi u-»» out of ber prearn-»
Hla aoul bscam« steeped In th» dslici„u»
languor of swert music.
It waa about tl o'clock when he arrived
• ' • ■
M
!»•!.»« had just fin
lsh»d dinner. Mrs. Freeman was In th«
room with her niece; but after a llttl«
tlms that lady fo-md an excuse to l»av<
the lovers together.
“Now for th« promise y<«u mad» m-
last night. I have be«n longing all day
to hear tbla mystery." said Mr* t’aatle
tun.
For arversi reasons bs felt a etronr
repugnance to tall her (bat story, But
what a«-. r»t can a man k»»p fn i a w«u
an whom 1» luv»* If that woman haa
anew »«t bar mind upon »xtractlng It from
him?
II» told th» story In an »arnert, sub
dusd tons, and with tb» air of a mar.
thoroughly poaM-aaml by bls subject, Hr
had at flrst Intended to relate to h»r a
m»r» telsf outlln» of tb» family legend
just »uffi'-iaot to aroount for his super
■*H1»u* repugn*n<-» tn an alllsnr« with
Mlsa Grlarsn, but after the flrst fee
asotvne»* he told it from Iwglnnlng to
»nd with tb» utmoat mlnutm«-»» of dr
tall, largely Intermixed with comment a
ri»» which th» brooding tbu.ight* of many
gear» had engendered.
At the flret mention of the nam» of
D» Rolssnn» »he started : a look of Inter»
w«md«>r came Into h»r f»«»; »nd she !•’
•ned with ■ breathless Interest that grew
la Intensity with every »l»g» <«f the nar
ratlve. end (•■•«• Into terror as be r»t>ratrd
the word» of the cur»»
But b»r »idte
>a»nt reached Ita culmlnstlon when he
went on to te|) of that stormy t> ght when
the bodies of the » -man «nd child atero
washed up at hl» and hl« father's feet
•» they Stood upon the rocks; «nd bow.
by the dim light In th» fi«herm»n'« hut, he
bad been Struck by the rew-mhlan.-» of tbe
dead child to th» face In tbe plrtur», and
bow strangely tbl» fancy h»d been »eem-
Ingly confirmed by th» name upon the
linen.
To all this •!>» listened with dilated
•yea and parted lipa "And th» woman
and child wh«t liecam» of them?" »h-
•Tied, clutching bis arm with trembling
snergy.
"Both were dead, They were burled
tbe next morning In l*»orkyddyn church
yard"
For a moment ehe »fared at him with
a vacant look, then passed her hand over
bar eye* Ilk» one striving to focus th»
scatter»«! thoughts of a wandering brain,
and muttering to herself, “Am I mad or
dreaming, or what ran It moan?"
Then, suddenly turning her eye. upon
him. sh» exclaimed, "Why, Ibis child wae
eart at your feet just as the woman in
th» l»g»nd waa at b»r hu«b«nd'»l"
"Prs.-iaely,1 " an»«v»r»d Arthur, gloom
Dy. “And I have often thought, had that
child lived, upon her shoulders
Fat»
would have cast th. fulfillment of th»
It 1» an awful atory,' abe ¿ah!. with
a shiver
“Hut In what way la Mia»
Grierson connected with It?"
Arthur then proceeded to t»ll how he
bad discovered Conetance to b« a me miter
af that lllomrnrd family, by »rolng the
asm» of I*» Hulaaooa written upon the
old French music.
“Conatanc» Grierson a !»• Rolvsona!
Groat heaven«; 1» It poaslbl»?" ah» altnrot
Shriek»*! »tartlng from tb» vouch I d th»
«xtrvmlty of her wonder.
“Ya* What 1» the matter?" ertef Ar
thur, »taring at h»r In »tartle«l »urpria-
“Nothing. But do you »uppo»» I could
I1»’»n to auch a »tory of marvellou» coin
eidanroa without amusement? How won
darful !
How awfully strings!" she
murmured, and that »hirer of terror
again passed through her frame,
“And 1 bare not rotti« to the end of
these more than natural coincidence*"
be continued
"Mi»« Gri-raon's fortune
la hampered by an extraordinary will, tn
th» »Ifect that If »he 1« not married '-. fore
th» age of twenty, and tn a man of )«■ II
gree, the whole of It. Mve a trifling an
nulty. falls Into the hand* of her moth
»»'• family, the Ite Holaaon*"
At those word» .Mr» Caatirton. who
h»d mink Into deep thought, looked up
with new wonder In her »yea. “Pardon
ma." »he said, eagerly. "I did not bear
the last aentence."
Ha repeated th» words. Imputing the
Strange Intenae Interval of her look to
sympathy with th» »tory. "And tn wh«t
members of the family?** she naked, In a
vol,-« trembling with eag<-rnra«
"One-half goes to certain relatlrea In
England, th» chief of whom la one Mr
Wylie."
"And the other h«lf?"
"Goes to mother branch of th» family
In Brittany." be answered.
Mr», ('»»tieton covered her face with
her hand* and •ank back
upon
the
couch, seemingly prostrated by Intrnae
tsef* emeat.
Arthur took hl» leave, much troubl-d
tn mind, and promising to visit her early
th» next morning. From the time that
they had stood upon the footing of lovers
the had never parted from him «o arrange
ly aa on that night. Aa he pressed her
lip» he found them cold a« Ice, The white
face and it« rigid lip« am! wild eye«
haunted him through the night, and «eetn
»d to strangely aaociat» with some painful
memory that be could not fix for a while.
C<i»I4 it ke a rr»embteacv to fAe por
trait to thr ti<
cAiM aa Ae A«td sees
it strercAed out Arora (A IA» roagA MasAet
io tAe 4»Aer»i«a'« half The v»ry thought
made the cold d»wa of terror start out
upon hl« brow. No, It waa Impowlbl»;
hl« morbid Imagination would find re«em
Mance« a here no shadow of auch »«I«ted
<>omy. terrlht» night w*« that to Ar-
Penrbyddyn.
it far more terrible wa« th» night
•4 Sy Mr* Carttetoti
The moment
>r b'd quitted her. «he ran up to her
«> o. and cast been-If upon her knee*
I ur! I b»c
1» bed rover The
to h»v feet and
Wild
■irohervnt »jarolatlons burst from b*r
III«, and rot»» and groana. Hour after
hour passed away, and »till this fr»fiai»l
-xcitvment, thia riagg*rated hysteria, wa»
inabeUtd. until exhausted natur» rould
- odurv no inor»: and throwing hr reel f
Ipon the bed, she fell Into a »tupor of
^sensibility rather than a healthful »¡»ep
•
•
•
Whan Arthur came In the morning, »le
ws» too III to receive him. Rhe had not
eft h r room. could not receive him until
!>» next day
Nioh waa the
de
iiverwd by Mrs. Freeman, which »ent him
sway with a heavy heart.
Tsro bourn afterward, however, ah«
dross away In her phaeton to tbe dty
Iroetors' Comtnana waa her J-«tinatlo<»--
her object to »»«mine a certain will.
When »lie return<-'l to Mrs. Froeman.
wh»m ah» bad left In tb» carriage, her
faro wur» a mor» coinpoaed look, and
rbers waa an expreaaivn of smiling satie-
faction in her eye».
Mu»t earnest waa
:he conversation th»t
between the
two ladle» on tbs road homeward*.
I>uring tbs whole of that day Arthur
waa like or» upon ths rack- The Indispo
allies of Mra. I'astlet m filled him with
grief and dismay ; and a vague »ena» of
«•■me overhanging evil plunged him into
,ue deepest dejection.
By ten o'clock th» next morning be waa
st Brompton. A sen»» of Indewrrtbabl»
t.rror »ei»rd upon him a» be perceived
that »very blind In tbe house wa» drawn
down.
1!» bounded up the step* and
knocked at th» door with a trembling
han!
Hl« summon* waa answered by
the elder »f two »erranta. Hhs held a
i5»nmut
letter in b«r hand, which ah» »aid ber
miatreaa had desired her to (In. It to
him when ha mine,
He took It without a word, and broke
It contained thrar
open th» envelop..
words :
"Ita-areat Ixiv» :
"Wbaa three line» meet your »y». 1
shall b» far away, For yver »«A». It I»
better w» should part, Ito not doubt my
lov», for Wh'1» I write th,-»» cruel word«
il I»
la deeper than »ver.
ever,
Perhap» wa
Forgive me-
»ball n»v»r meet again,
pardon iu«—1 can writ* no mora. Fare
well."
CHAPTER XVIII.
Th» day after hla vlait to Curtain
Hoad, Htsfford mail» a call at the qo*r-
ter* of bls old friend Jerome, which wer»
situated In a dingy street.
Jerom» waa an artist of the true Ho
h«-mlan cla*s working only when the
want of money preoaed him; »pending
on» day with the nv‘«t rechte», extrava
gance, dining tb» ueit m«m bread and
ebseas.
Jerome'» »tudlo »it a garrrt lit by a
skylight—-a blank, dreary looking room,
wit! yellow ochred walla, broken away in
place* Old can»a»»r* old plaster ca»t*
bite of mcdlanval
armour,
unflnlah«-!
akvtche* lump* of wbitmg. palette* and
all tbe Utter of an artist's room, lay about
In tbe wildrot confusion.
A» Stafford entered the room, h» rould
but dimly dl»--vrn tha tlgurro wtthln
through the d»nw cloud of tobacco smoka,
which, combining with puffs from a
smoky chimney, formed a most aalubrl
ou* atmoapherv
A shout of welcome
hailed th» new arrival.
The occuiainta of th» room were J»
rom% I.-lw1 Bl
r art
l»t* and a well drro«sd, «rl»t - ratlr look
ing man to whom the r»a<i»r h«« l>cen
already »lightly lnrrodu<-e«l Mr. Parson*
"Welcom». wanderer. ba--k again to tlie
sweet »had»» of Kobo.” crle.1 Jerome, the
atrically. embracing hla visitor.
“Ye* boy*" »aid Nt afford, “I ha re
com« ba<-k to tb» regions of f»C a nd
smoke »nee more, and none the worse for
my journey."
“Gh. by the by», I quit» forgot to do
the h« nor»." Mid Jerom». “Al w Uto to
Introduce you, Mr. Parson* to an rotr»m-
ed friend of our* Mr. F.dward Stafford,
a brother artist."
Mr. I'arsnn» twirl»! hla
moustache.
stated, and bowed slightly,
Hl afford
haughtily acknowledged the Introduction
by a curt bow.
“And you have really managed to e«l«t
for our month without gating u | mhi th»
gaallt glories of the Ntnind. It I» won-
Jerful what human oatur« > ma g”
through." exclaimed Jerome.
Ntafford called Jerome aside.
“By the by." be Mid. 1 want yon to
giv» me an »tact description of that girl
who Mt to yon for t‘Ire«----- "
“Oh, I have wonderful news to tell
“I
you about her." Interrupted Jerome
My tady
have found out who she I*
turns out to be a great belre*»—one Mias
Grlrraota."
"No. no; you are ml»tak»n.” cried Staf
ford. turning pal«; “It la art ab"—1 mean
It rould not h»; It—— What proof bar»
you of thia?"
"Proof enough to convince any judge
that ever Mt upon the bench. I.laten !"
And he told him the adventure at th»
■ larmarkac
“A naat palpabU mistake, et claimed
Rtafferd
"You wer» daradved by a ro-
aamblanca: auch chinga am of dally oo
curr»nro
“Ob I of evuras you must start th» ro-
•emllanro tbeary." anawerod Jerom*
mockingly. "You aro another of tho»»
who toll»»» an b»lr»«a ran do no wrung.
Hut I have not near finished y»t. Listen
to tb» eequel. I had mad« up my mind
to lock In tb» ‘Court Quid»' a»it mornlag
for Mlaa ilriroa»' addrvs* «nd pay b»r
a visit, but I waa fool vo<>ugh to b»
talked over by Mr. Arthur Pmrbyddyn.
who waa la a dreadful state of mind at
ths thought of on« of bl» swell lot b«lng
shown up. 11» told m» that b» kn»w th»
young lady. that h» waa going to visit
her tb» next morning, and that b» would
;>u, tb» question to b»r point blank
whether »h» knew me or not."
"Well?" cried Ntaffurd. eagerly.
"Well, It turned out just as I might
have expected. 11» appointed to meet m»
at th» 'It—If ord' that asm» night, and In
stead of coming sent a not» of apology,
«ayIng that be had quite forgotten to
•(teak to the lady upon tbe subject ;
very aorry b» row Id not see me. but
uuw»li. and an ou. All a parcel of
varicatIona; and I bars never art
upon him sfbro."
“But wbat motive do ytm auppoae Mr
i'enrhyddyn should have for purposely
avoiding th» meeting?" aaked Stafford.
w I mm faro had fallen during Jerom«'»
last »(M«, b.
'What motive? Why. he had spoken
to Vliaa Grternon. and tb« reult was too
favorahi» to my opinion to b» roported to
m»."
"Mr. Arthur rmrhyddyn 1» utterly lx>-
rnpabl« of »ubterfug*“ cried Htaffurd,
warmly; but for all hl» warmth, b» felt
but II’ at »aae
"Oh, of course tiecauae h»'» an arfeto-
<-rut !" sneered J»rom». "Hut 1 bar» not
(■•tie yet. Now route* tbe grand tableau.
Heboid tbe group ready arranged. Ixland.
the»* other t«ro fellows and our aristo
cratic friend her»" pointing to Parauua
—"behold my wltn<wee, llaten to my tee-
tlmony. and then doubt If you can. Hav
ing. about a fortnight ago. run out of
•-sab. I was seised with an Inciinatloa
for work. Consequently, I had no leio
STANDS W MENE!
Roosevelt Declines to interiere
I d San francisca Moss.
<«wtlao«wa <~«rw (aliar«.
Sha*r
Oaterie*
tr«»|k.
writer may b« a crank on
suuucer care of animal* but at least
be khowe. that It pay* well to look out
for their comfort during »be booted
*l«ell. Knowing th« luxury of a drink
of cool water In warm weather an In
telligent m«u real r«-» that an animal
Beginning with IRtet. after tb« eghimself from conviction and luiprls-
will enjoy |ta water mucti mor» If It pvrlnwnt was In pr<<r«-M four year* j on moot under tbe charges brought
1« In a shady pla<** wber« It I* root the flrst quarter of th« acre plat was J by tbe graft prosecution, «nJ to the
am! where also there may be a little «own to crimson clover and tbe third
advantage of blmaelf iu hla fight
shade for tbe anln.al while It Is drink quarter to winter rye at th« time of
ing
Only In noma section« do we find th« last cultivation of th« rorn. while with the carmen.
Calhoun haa been working for sev
brwn
the oh! time drinking trough
th« aorond and fourth quarter acre ro- eral days In a desperate effort to
from a log than * I; b uotblug better rolved no clover crop.
In DCW tl»« consolidate In aid of thia movement
baa ever been dev I «cd.
land waa limed tu escur» tbe suroees of all the more Important financial In
On ueist farm* It will twit b« •t all clover.
terval» affected by th« graft disclos
hard tu fli.'l « •Otner *’•(> !■ <1 ' V trroa
Men high in financial circles
A summary of tbe reaults during th« ure«.
or vines where this trough may b« Io twelve years th« exp«rtm«nt lias been were seen going in and out ot bis
office throughout the day and it le
cs to!
Ofteotlmm in old tree will
rondm-tod «hows tiw gain from ustug
arrte as a hitch.ng ¡»mt near the clover as a rover crop, after deducting illeged that other conferences were
held In the business center of the
trough and a light chain or tl* rop* th« rort of the teed, waa |50 24. or an city. It la stated that, foiled In their
hitched to til* luerr bran-he* of th« BHrrsge of 1411» ;>er sere annually, ittempt to get Into touch with the
trro to bold the b«>r*e wtill» drinking compared With >4 2*. or an average of prosecution, through intervention of
If Ita owner wishes to l«-ave It a few 3rt roots an acre annually from using the Committee of Seven, Calhoun
»nd bis aaaoclatv., some of whom
»Te-
know they are fighting to wive th«m-
C .»
The Ctorlr Trait. • ■* V»a»<«tal»a.
minute* By a little car. In the net
ting of the trough a> that tbe lower
bmk rorn«-r la tilted away from the
aid. ai which the horne approaches the
trough tlie overflow may be readily
rondtH-ted away from the trough ami
tiie wet »lamping place avoided.
A
good plan 1» to dig out the soil for a
oom ut jianiu
foot In th. spot wher« the ho rar
ur» to devote to th» pursuit of my as- ’ would »land while drinking and All It
Inamorata; but being, two day» ago, th» with coarse gravel which would eu roly
happy poemweor of certain coin* of th» do away with tile wet apoto.—Indian
realm, the fever suddenly »Cited upon me. «polle X»e*
Ho 1 Immediately consulted ih» pagro of
Alffiklfgt firrd Teetln*.
the 'Court Guide;* dlsrovered that a Ml»»
Griereon rrolded In Harley atreet ; uu<l»
Directions are given by tb« Texas
inqulriro In the region of flunkeydom. and station for testing th« purity of alfalfa
li.vatered that It waa a lady wltf, golden see«! and th« weed acola frequently
hair ; and yesterday morning. In the com
found In It. together with areds aoui«-
pany of th» gentlemen present, strolled
duwu Harley street. Just as we got with times tiaa-d aa lb a adulterant«, auch aa
in two door* of tbe bouse, who should btir clover and lan't dorer, ara de-
Isau« forth from It, to step Into tbe car arri bed.
tú llkifl tbe station teat«! thirty-
riage that waa waiting at the curb, but
my lady herself, aroompanled by tb» very two sample* of alfalfa scod obtained
old fellow I saw her with at th» tbeat»r. from t!w wbob-Mlr bouses of the
I pressed forwsrd »be turned her hrod Rtat«. In tin-»- samples thirty differ
In my direction, and you should h»v» seen ent weed W.i!» were full nd. Th« per
thè expreaalon of her face; here's my
centage of «iii<1. trash and broken »ro-d
ariatocratie friend, here, wa* ataudlug
varied from 0 to 20 per rout. Testing
«loan at my elbow-a»k him.”
th* vitality of th« need la also deaertb-
(To be continued.)
ed. Tlie riwtilts s»-«-um1 with the thir
ty two samples showed their vitality
“Busa," said the fat bei
or germinating l»»wrr to vary from
had no food fur more'n
40.5 to Ort 5 l-cr rent, the greater num-
hours."
tier having n vitality of over NO per
“Well, well!" remarked Kidder,
cent. Tbe actual raluca of the wed
“list's de truth, tmss. an* when I sample* In percentages rarl«! from
t'lnk bow well fixed I wtu onct It 3t) fl to (ML The results In detail arw
'••akea a lump colite tn me t'roat dat | given In a table.
“Why dun’t you awn I low the lump?
That might help aotne."
l.owd U»««»(.
"how
"Tommy." aald the teacher,
fast do>-a sound travel?"
“Well," replied Tommy, “it jnrt de
pend» <yn what kind of sound you
mean."
"I don't understand you. Tommy."
“Well, for Instam-e, when ma «{anka
me the whole nelghtaorbood bears It In
a few minutes."
lied < Ml*.
"Y<>n nppt-ar to have quite a bad cnld,
Mr. Klom-man." aald the hoatoaa. ajiu-
patltetlcally.
"Yr*" replied the guest, with a
cough, "lt'a settled In niy chest, and It's
quite tight."
"Yr*’’ put In ths bipteaa llttl« boy.
“pa waa telila' aa you waa tight-chest
ed."
DlSn't Salt.
"Didn't that new nurse come that I
•tigsgvd for little li«glnaldT' asked Mr.
Stile*.
“Oh, ye»," replied Mr*, fttlles, "but
she wouhtnt do. she had nothing but
blue dream*» to wear, and blue, you
know. 1« only for girl babies. Fink's
for buy»."
«(■aie«
lli>»>»»lt
Kllattale.
In tbe sprlng of 1SB4. at tb« itbod»
Island »1 per;tu»ut station. Professori
G. E. A da ma and II. J. Wbevler begsn I
tb« study of tb» ronttnuous culture of ; Con far a With A«aoc>at«a on Qusstlon
of Uniting to Oat Full Control
rorn on an arra of soli that Is partly
a allt loatn and partly a llgbt aandy
of City Government.
losm. In tb« flrst two year» only cb«ta-
lesi ferii User» wetw uaed. tb» main
tenanro of sull burnus b«ing placed
San Fra nel eco. May JI.—Riporti
U1«JD th. corn stabbi. temalnlug upon ar, currrOt tbal PreaUfeut Calhoun
th. field.
Tb» following two year,
I of th» United Railways has engaged
half of th« area waa aown with crim
In a d* ,? laid plot to dalcat Francis
•on clover at the time of tb« I.rt cui I J. Hmey. s «I m the rein* of the mu-
tlvatlon of corn and half to rye. In
order to compare ttw merit« of a iegu u'‘ ‘»'■•I V’verumeat under the guiaa
mlmius and noulegumlmnu crop ae s M •
““>* order movement, and go
means of maintaining soil hutrua
I »n> length In order both to sava
’•utl
Treatment
for
Forrlng
llaaaa.
An acrount of Investigations fur th«
control of roeette < Hblioctonila sp.) In
letturo and tomatoes, and of nematodes
In <-ru|i» grown under glaaa. la given by
th« Ohio station.
Experiment« bave lowti carried on
for three years In testing »oil stvrlllxa-
i lion with steam and formalin, and tbe
I author bn« found that for the d««truc
tion of fungi In the sol) tbe formalin
treatim-nt and the steam treatment ap
pear to be of about equal efflro<-y. In
the caae of nematodes, steaming ap-
;-ear« to t* the only rffeettva treat-
i meat, partb-ularly for the de«truction
, of th« encysted forma of nematode*.
! Directions are given for the treatment
of null with formalin and steam, and
tlie comparative advantages and disad
vantages of each are pointed out
Soil laoealatlun.
Any farmer can try the rx]>«riment
of inoculating th« noli with th* iiecro-
•«ary bacteria for promoting the growth
1 of a crop. Rhould the aull ac-tu utv
| adapted to clover It will b« found of
advantage to pro«-ur« a few bu«heb of
earth from a field upon which grew a
luxur'.aut crop of clover, broadcasting
the earth over tbe held and .ceding to
clover. 5h. pomtlbllity being that a
good ata nd of clot er w 111 be obtained.
“What's the matter with Fog thasa
!*«■« in Ur»at Rrffalm.
days? He's pool lively stupid."
Tt* Imports of eggs Into tb« United
“Oh, no; be'» only pretending to b<" Kingdom during tb« year l#0fl war»
"Pretending to be stupid? Wbat*s valum! at >34.543.000, drawn frean th»
the Idea tn that?"
following countriaa: Runala. I11.3M,-
“For some roawm or other he's try 200; Denmark, |A.272,7uO; Germany,
ing to get Into wx-lety "
54,'MH.«»:
Belgium.
F43M.000;
France, |3.n2A,lkX>; Canada. »517,800;
Herta T»w».
Ths
Pearl—And the novel aays they "lived all ottier countries, 11.827,400.
United Rtatea exports eggs to a limited
happily ever after."
Ituby—1 don't see how that was poo- extent, the«« of 1000 to all coontrtee
being valued at only |543,UOO.
alble when they lived la Plttobuix
I
f
Ground Intended for onion, should
b. plowed aa early a. the weather will
hermit, aa tiw onion crop la tl» fl ret to
go in. One method of producing oulona
1» to aow th. aeeda In hotbeds and
transplant th. »snail bulb, later. Th.
seeds may tie town In the hotbeds In
January or February. Ry thua grow
Ing them there la a saving of time and
lea. difficulty with weed« If prefer
rod, th. onion seta may b. procured
of aeedamea. I d fact, onion wta should
now be In the ground. Plant the acta
In rows, placing them four Inch«« apart
In the rows The row. may be auffl-
clently wld. to permit of the use of a
wheel boa. It la Important to keep the
grass from between the onion a aa well
a. to have the »pace between the row.
clean. Onton, can endur» from, and
will atart to grow almoat aa <uuo aa
planted.
Vermta-Peoof Hoost.
Get aa vertical supporta iron plpw
two feet long, cut jam th» In half sim
ilar to th« tlluatratlom Place kerown.
and water In the tint The perches
altuuld nut come within alx Inch«« of
tbs walla, Then the red mite («ar
coptea) or tick la held at bay. Lime
washing th« house la not necessary,
My a J. A. C. F„ writing from Colae.
Victoria, Australia In our country In-
stead of using dropping board, rooting
felt In sheets la Mad. It folds easily,
d<ww not rot. prevent, th. floor from
r
«elvea
from
Han
Quentin,
have
planued a tiew stroke by wbteh they
nope to place themselves in contro'
of affairs tu such a degree that iiiey
<111 be able to block the efforts of
ipreckela, Burna and Honey.
Tbelr scheme as outlined In these
• port-. Is to form a ..... < <<nnnltt<*e
■ « It KU< c. «.«or t<! f h- ........... hl> h has
just resigned unSer fin-, whb h will
be prepared to resort to extreme
measures. Grasping the opportunity
of the carmen's strike and the riots
uid disturbances In the streets of the
Ity, the reported plan Is for a mass
meeting to be called under tho pre
text of a lnw and order measure.
Krom this meeting those who have
been active In the graft prosecution
«111 be excluded on the ground that
they have already refused to have
anything to do with a committee
which
had
been
appointed
to
straighten out the tangle of munici
pal government.
At this meeting a committee on
law and order will be ai ! out d,
which will go first to Chief of Police
Dinan and request hla resignation In
the name of th. citizens of San Fran
cisco. If Dlnan refuses to turn over
tho control of the police department
to them tho members of this ■ ■ -in-
mlttoe will. It Is cl last I. lnnnodlats-
ly declare that the conditions in ths
city are so serious that the only solu
tion is a vigilance committee and,
acting as such, they will assume con-
trol of th« city. A part of th« plan
Is alleged to be an attempt to per
suade the governor to ¿ct In concert
with this vigilance commltt*», using
the carmen’s strike as an argument
to Induce the governor to Issue a call
for troops, and possibly to bring
about the Intervention of federal au
thorities.
z
WANT TO BE AMER.CANS
Japanass File First Citizenship Papera
at Los Angelas.
I A.« Angeles, May 23.—Joseph
>
Felauo Wada and Mani Huakl, Jap
»
anese photographers and residents of
f
this city for eight years pa it, today
filed declarations of Intention to bo-
come American citizens. Thee* w< ra
a triMtx raoor aooar.
the first applications of that, kind
Hlnco
being hollowed—cheap,
everlartlng. ever accepted In thia county.
Trap neats of any sort are not known the decision of the District Attorney
that under the existing laws of the
within fifty miles of tbla town,
Wo United 81 lit os there is nothing to big
are backward.
the naturalization of Japan»-»« as cit
izens, the County Clerk han derided
Have toe Steve«.
to accept applications against which
Every farmer who keeps »beep ¡no specific objection Is made.
aimuId try rape this year. If only on
All applications so made will be
a small plot, t_
____ ;____
______
eo _
as _
to ; learn
how __ It
¡held pending a decision of he Fed-
growa and what It In worth. Get tb« !
I
authorities
at
Wmtlngton,
.___ . ..
. . .
...............
* ... whir
dwarf Eaeeg variety, plant It In drill, which Is expected to arrive at any
time.
and begin tu use It aa enn aa It la
well grown. It will grow again after
Advises Oovsrnment Control.
being cut It may be planted In April,
New York, May 33—Intirstato
even later. Row It In rows or broad
cart It Thooe who aow It for aheep Commerce Commissioner Prouty, ad
broadcast It over the field and turn th. dressing the National Manufacturers*
atieep on It at any stag» of growth de aaaoclatlon today, said the govern
aired. It la now ronaldered tndlapenaa- ment should exercise direct control
hie to all who keep atwep. but ■■ It I. over the capital and account* of rail
alno rei I alied by other atock. It will be roads. He suggested that Interstate
found serviceable In providing a euc- railways should be valued by th«
culent food 1st« In the seaaon after government. He said: "Any compre
grana la gon» It la alau exroilent for hensive scheme of legislation should
give to railways the right to force
al! kin da of poultry.
and maintain traffic aaaoclatlon» and
to dlocuM and agree upon competi
Fvwlt Urswlaf.
tive rate»."
Fruit toturtlutes sells at a low pries
and doe* aut pay, but th« asm« may b«
Heads Off of 62.
«ai<! of all crop*. Th« farmer. tx»w
Frankfort,
Ry., May 25.
The
ever, la not usually a fruit grower (ex
court of appeals rendered a decision ,
cept of apples), and strawberries, rasp
today Invalidating the election In
berries and blackiierrlee
ar« seldom
cultivated on sum« farux
Wbrtber Louisville and In Jefferson eounty In
grown for market or not. au.-ti fruit 1905, thus removing 52 officials. The
should be produced on every farm by court declared that the election wns
way of variety and for horn« use. Tho not "free and equal'' within the
meaning of tbe eonstltntlon and that
Inxiutee can b« produced mor« eaally
there was much fraud and violence.
by farmers than can th« tegular crops The court holds that the governor
of grain. It takes two or thrw acra« haa tbe right to make appointments
ot whaat to buy tha prodoce that can to fill the vacancies.
be dertvad from a quarter of aa acte
of small fruits and regetablaa,
Llnamaa of Four State Strike,
Helena. Mont., May 25.—All of
Waat Owe Trait.
Prof. W. A. Taylor, of tbe United the linemen of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company In thia atate
8tataa Department of Agriculture aays went on atrlke today, demanding an
the American fruit grow*ra haw a increaae in wages of 58 eente a day.
great field abroad provided they learn About 150 men are affected.
Th«
Ito tequiram«nto and supply tlte sort linemen state the strike Is general
also over Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.
of fruit demanded.