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JANI AIIY
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I to And Roger watting for her tn the dark planse quit» over» adowwl the whf»v CH
JAPAN TAKtS NOTICE.
entry.
lab fa-* peering lt> at the uncurtained
lie melded and held out hia hand to her w >n«J»w
: Would D-tcourag« Emigration and
‘ Without «peaking, until they wer« ouKide
Rbe wa» frightened st her own daring,
i
Continue Friendly Relations,
- the gato and were walking rapidly down but •!>» remembered that «be wa* Rogov'S
! th® road that would l«ad xh*u> to tbe witnre* It wa» nw-vsaary for h»r own
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Washington, Jan. 2«1. Marquis Kat
brxlg®.
eye» to testify to Fvrgu-««>n'» dishonest
i,fi,”‘ ndn.»t«r of j » p » . »ni
“1 bar, brought thia plaid." b« ob
J--; g«
Now there cuuhl be no tm»take;
Count Komura, minister of for- ign
•erred I>r««eslly, »bowing It to
1 the open safe was conclusive, and so
'affairs, recently explained at Tok io to
wa* »0 afraid you would find Iit VQld1 if were tbe note» and gold that he was »low
Fra-cl» B. Loo mi a, commissi« ner gen ■
Alison
we should have to watch many bourn
I ing away In that great black bag
! eral to the Japanese exposition, in a
- don't think I ought to have brought you. watched, half faa»dnate,l by horror. II*
series of interviews of unc mtnon in-
Allie “
had nearly fini»b--d, ye*, he waa locking
terest and of great political import®
"I could not have »topped at home." hi« bag ant! closing the safe, (be candle
ance, <he attitude aixl (Nieition of the
a . ! dr.
«•» Ahavn'» quick answer. “1» tha the .»• -.d rtuttc. :.g l»«i.i.- !
.Japanese governni- nt in resp»-ct to the
he ghnoat pushed
bridge where we are to wait. Roger? How not on tbe tabla;
; main questions at issue between Japan
againat it aa be went to the dour ami ret
bla-k the canal look»!"
Y'ea he ha.l U m A c J hlius>-lf in. L«*s Important but Not L«»a Intan arid th« Unitrd Stat« a.
I am afraid we are going to have It open
Not Allowed to Pay for Ute of Indu»-
I "I was deeply and agreeably im
rain." h« returned. In a vexed voice
"I for «he cunl.| •»« hlrn take the key out «nd
■ sting Happening« from Points
trial kTrackt
Will M«ko New
pressed,"
said
Mr.
Loomis,
“
with
the
do not mind the muon being a been t , the fix It carefully In the outer lock, and then
Outaid« the Stats.
direct, explicit and what seem« d to me
Attempt to Sscuro Decision.
Oh. what
-larktie«« 1» in our favor
But what am he went ba«-h Into the r««>m
\ sa* iafactory statement of Count Komu
I to do with you. Alite, If we have a bad become of Roger? In another mo
ra, minister of foreign alTairs, res|«ect-
Wet night? Aon will catch your death of ment h« could have emwped with hl*
A bitter factional fight occurred in ing th<- United Stab s. Ilia utterances
booty. Th« main entrance to th» tlmbsr
Washington, Jan. 26. Tho supremo
"Noaaenaa." replied A'laon stoutly. But yard wa* in tbe opposite dlre-tlon to ths , th«- Unit««! Mineworker»* convention. i were frank, clear and cordial.
court of the Unit«-«! States today denied
nevertheless «he felt an inward twinge of private d.«»r »t.-uing Into the gar-leu of
"G
unt
Komura
and
Japan's
aspira
The American battleships Maine and
i discomfort
Neither of them ha.l thought The Holms. ?!ven if Roger and her f«th Missouri received a warm welcome at tions were for peace and that, so far aa a r«-h«-aring in the case in which the
' of the weather
How weird and eerie ev er were entning In thia moment. Fergnawtw
ithe United Stat«a was concerned, hia Chicago & Alton and two of its former
1 Havana harbor.
erything 1«-Ae-l in the ohecure light, the would hats no difficulty in elu-ling them
I country moat lu-artlly desired to pre
The mayor of Portland declares that serve unbroken and unimpaired th«- his officers Were fined 160,000 for |>aying
dark towing path and the alugglah .-anal, It waa true the door waa focked ami Tim
the tall factori**. ami beyond them the othy had the key, but he could »«ally the entire police force shall become a tory of the frn n-lship b- tween Japan rebates to the packing firm of Schwarx-
dim wnoalplh*« »nd •had* stretching away •wltn across the «-anal am! reach the tow- "moral squad.*’
j and the United States, lie said the child «1 Sukberger. The petition waa
«•»»«
- raw -
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Into the distance
The very barge that
A serious clash occurred between people of Japan had long felt that the presentd to the court l«ecause that taaly
. «me floating toward them out - f the
American naval officers and the police United States ha«l been not only a kind was divide-l • qually with reference to
I darks®** »»emed to hold
d«rk g'lely
friend to Ja|«an, but a very depends! le
it Marseilles, France.
•hap»» upon It.
' and helpful one, and that thia govern th«- law points involved in the case.
In a few minute« Roger wa» helping
Rescued passengers and crew of th«
me-t earnestly d« sired this amicable Only eight judge» sat. Justice M<««ly
her to ««ramble on «bore They were now
lost liner R«|>ublic heartily praise the
relationship
to continue and would l<«y- declining to participate, as it was un
• t the extreme end of the timber yard,
bravery of th« captain.
;
ally
endeaxor
io do its utnxMt to main- der his administration as attorncy-
■Ml had smw way'to *«<k
Montana
farmers
hav«-
lost
their
ai
l
■ tain it. He declarer! the action» <•( geiw-ral that th«- case was begun.
long before they bad reached their
The result of the refusal of the court
against the smelters to com [a-1 abate . thi« governm« nt had borne out ite
deatination the heavy patter of ralo drop,
bids fair to be serious to the railroads,
I wor la at;d promises.
ment of the smoke nuisance.
warn«! them to make haate. but In the
"In the matter of emigration of Jap-. as it leaves a number of im;«>rtant
nnrertain light, and with •»» rough a path,
Eleven miners are cntornb«-d by an
their »¡wed wa» greatly retarded
an«a<<
laborers,'* said Count Komura, questions arising under the Hepburn
<xplosion in a Pennsylvania mine, and
"Here we are
at
last.” wbl»p«r«d
I
”
w<-are
doing our utmost to work in act undecided. All the more uncer
.here is little hope for any of tht-m.
Roger: “follow me cloaely, Allie"
knd
harmony with the government of the tainty exists, as the court of appeals
•be obeyed. bolding bia coat to give her
A recent conference at the White United States and to meet its wishes. thso split u|M«n the questions of law,
flloua«' dec de«l that a private family ia We ar«- energetic in discouraging emi- are majority deciding in favor of the
«-ouragr
A pitchy blackness waa round
Ithe best isHisible place to raise chil- gration to the United Stat« a at d else- trial court. T he gravity of the ques
them. Roger'» groping only led them «till
further Into the durkneaa.
Aliaon eg”
I where except to Corea, Formosa and tions involved was made th«- basis of a
'dren.
(H-tition for a writ of certiorari to get
perienced a »--tiae of auffocation until a •«>»■» t«|i»®< n |<rravti<* !«e«li|« h®r given her
Carrie Nation attempted to lecture parts of Manchuria. It is the definite the ca-«- before th«- supreme court.
ray of murky light allowed her where «be th® lire-.fill »tir-ngth? "a» th® ¡b»h«»i»-«t
policy
of
the
government
of
Japan
to
Such writs are granted ill less than 10
«a»- at th* further entrance of on»- of «•n««' a ;«il«HU>®r. an<i ah® hi« captur? in London, but was forced t<> quit by jconcentrate its surplus ¡>opulation»
the w00.1 plica. With th» office window« But Atl«on h.«i. no time to «1» mor- tha i hisses and rotten eggs from the audi
per cent of the applications, and, hav-
.
that
which
is
di»pru«*d
to
emigrate
in
• *k h-rwtf th**® queathm*. for Timothy ence.
within a few yard« of them
these parts of the Orient which I have I I ing grant« I it in this case and having
Aliaon breathed more freely when •!>• «-am® nut of hl> »hed. and waa bobhUn<
The Supreme court of the United mentioned. There is <>p|xirtunity for a failed to decide the i»»u«-s, the Supremo
recognire.1 her poailion.
The intrrla.c! toward h»r. at>«| th* nett moment the key States has refus*»! to define the law on
very large number of < ur peop'e in Co- ! : court refused to give the defendants
»••
in
Allwu's
p.M-ket,
and
»he
*••
Man»!,
plank* formed an ar.-hed chamber, where
rebates, as requested by the Alton road r« a. They can be of general as»ist- ! ¡mother o||K>rtunlly to present the
in«
at
boy.
they could move with comfort and lie »hel-
in appealing from its recent big fine.
; ance in mraiernixing the development ' , case.
ierad from the rain
Roger «{»read the
""hat «kiea thi« mean, mias?
Ilow
' The act which was declared by tho
plaid near th» entrance, and hade hi* • *
The Oregon Short Lin« it surveying of thvt country and can aiM vastly to 'court
• »me vou here?" •tclaimsd tbe old man.
b« low to be the payment of a re
I ita productiveness, and at th«« sum«- .
•u»pi< iousiy
for a new road along Snake river.
tar make heraelf a« comfortable »» .dr
bate was the payment to the packing
!
time
better
their
own
class.
rumafani-e« perMitted. w-hlle be went a
I have locked Mr Ferguasun In; he i«
A Thurston. Oregon, farmer was
firm of II |>«r car for tbe use of its
little way to reconnoiter.
•teallng i*i* • money out of the aaf«,"
Npwsy Items hathcred from All »ur*-
Parts of the World.
Supreme Court leaves Kaliroads
In a Hole.
I’Rt PARED FOR THE BUSY READER
CHAFTEH XII (Con: Inn*.' )
"Rog®r," tidal med Alison. paasloMte-
I,, "thia nut! ba Ftrguaaoo'a doing« be
mutt bare tampered with your letter and
mt out the entry in the ledger, and of
courae the «ffieck ia in hie puaaeaatun “
"ait a nan «nt, Allie." returned II g
er. looking eery .tern and pale.
Tlie
rbecfe waa caehed the neet morning by a
clerk Qf our» who waa turned away foe
diahoneaty ; but the bank did not know
that, and thought him atlll in our employ,
so the money la loat to ui. My father 1«
dreadfully angry and |>uul*d about the
whole a (fair, but he doe« not euapert Fer-
gueaon
lie flew In a perfart rage when I
hinted about hi» gambling debta.
lie
blame« me for «-a re I man «»»a, he aaya I
«wight not to hare left the ofii<* without
lucking up both the check and the ledger
in the Iron ante. F®r,<i«»..n ha» told my
fa’her that h. mo Iui«>(*m me clerk we
diamiaaol, hanging about the yard talking
to the men
He declare« that while we
were in the yard Ibboteon muet have got
into the offii-e. turned over the letter« and
abatracted my receipt . he mtiaf have rend
the entry In the op*n ledger, and he knew
all Uta kej> and would......... find
che.-k, lie I,«• <vil|.I
fntl.-r . .«ntp'c®
ly; he haa actually made him believe that.
In ten —inn:-. -r a
larter >f an 6- ir a!
the moat, lM««>t»un could cut the page in
the ledger, track the chock to the private
drawer, hunt out my receipt and make hia
ewape and all thin without any precon
ceived plan " hy, the whole thing le mon
atrnna and utterly Improbable 1 am pool
tie« that the only thing IM«ut«--n ha« done
1« to <a«h the ch«*k."
"Roger, oh. how dreadful It all I«' Of
eourae. there can be no doubt In your
own mind who flld it »11?”
1 here 1« not a ehadow of doubt in my
own mind. Allie; but how am I to bring
my father to believe It? Ibbotoon haa left
the place, or he waa actually going to «et
the detectite« <>n him l*'ergn««on ha* com
pletely hoodwinked him
C|r«-utiiatan! al
evidence 1« at rang againat Ferguaeon, to
my thinking
Judge for yourself. Allie
he wan with
..ffi. ® «■.
cd the ch«x*k he «aw me make the entry
in the ledger, • • well a« write the rr.*tpt ;
he also mu«t hate neen me thru«! the
<be>k luiatily Into the prrfnte drawer l>—
fore I ran out into the vard
No doubt
he returned to thr office a« noon a« my at
tention waa engr<»«c<l with poor Mitchell
A few minute« was all that waa needed to
accompliah the job. Allie
I have found
out to day that he ia terribly involved, ami
that hi» creditor« are threatening him. I
told you thing» ar« coming to a < rash. I
a to afraid «<• «ball J. «<• more than the emu
we received from Nimmon-la Brother» ”
“Oh. Roger, bow blind your father ia!
" hat are you to do to open hia • -*»"
“I am going to natch Ferguaeon,“ re
turned Roger, with a frown of anxiety.
“Allie. I never meant to har» told you
thia. I have been about th» town glean
ing facta to-day. but I mean to keep them
to my«elf for the neit four and twenty
hour»
Ferguaeon baa arrived at w>m»
»•rt of crisis in hi« affair«. I am afraid
he will do aomethlng d»«|>erale. A »«tin
of money ha« come Into our hand» today
after banking hour*, in note« god gold I
wanted my father to bring It up to the
house. but he »outed the idea as ridictil-
oua. a« though any thief could open an
Iron aafe ; but. Allie, I am not comfortable
in my mind
Huppoaing Ferguaeon ha«
a duplicate key? My father ia no h»|ielem
ly duped that It i« no use «ayIng any mor«
to him. I have made op my mind to
watch th« office to-night.”
“But not alone, dear?“
“Yea. of conrwe Timothy will be there.
If I need help, but I don't mean to take
him into cunhdeiice
There la a barge
that pa»«»« at ten to night. The liarge
la an acquaintance of mine
I told him
to look out for me by the bridge
I will
get him to land me at tha lower end of
the yard. Timothy will b« In hia abed by
that time, thinking about hia »upper.
I
don't want him to are me. or ba will en
lighten
Farguaaon. There 1« a handy
wood pile joat out aide th« office where I
can lie «nug '*
“Roger!” exclaimed Alison, In a quick,
determined voice, "you »hall not go alone.
I «hall watch with you." And aa he waa
about to interrupt b»r »he went on quiet
ly. "Ton know Mlaale and Ml«« Leigh will
be out until half pa»t ten. Papa io alaray«
In hia atudy. They will think I am in bed
1 can lock my door and put the key In my
pocket, and you have the latch-key. 1 will
t* no trouble to you
I will be a« quiet
a« a tnouae. and not hinder you. I could
not Met- I could not Bleep, knowing you
ware with that bad man
I will be uaeful
aa a wltneee You mu«t take me, Roger."
"Are you euro that you mean It that
It will not hurt you?" he aak -d, alov ly.
"What should hurt me on a rummer'«
night? And the barge will be ««tea tun."
"Very well, you »ball come if you like
You are a plucky girl. Alli«."
CHAPTER Kill.
It waa »till early in th» evening when
the young conapirator» returned to the
houae. and the nett two hour» pass««!
very »lowly to Alison.
At half past nine Mr. Merle waa »hut
safely In hl» etudy
Aliaon went quickly
Into her room and made bar little prepara
tion
A brown hat »he had dlararded aa
being too ahaHvy would juot gull her noc
turnal purpore; her I mo » "to fia* and
a warm Jacket »»• •“
WWl •«»<
carefully turning down her g»i and lock
ing her duor, »be crept quietly downatairg.
I
I
found dead in bed after
an
atta.-k of
I ho|M> I have not brought you on a
wild goo«e cbaae." he «aid when he re
turned
I imothy 1» eating hi« «upper
"e «hall bate to be careful when he g.w«
with hia rouuda
lluwb ! What 1» that?"
>«• » »light aattnd waa plainly audible
"Iton't move. I Implore you. Allie!" And
Roger <autiou«ly ralaed hlmaelf on M»
luinda ami knee« and crept a few pa.*»
nearer to the entrance, but In a monumt
he returned anti bed«- Alivoti to move
further into the darkn»»»
"It 1» b'ergiivaon I heard hi« voice."
be nhlapered.
"tome a little further;
Timotby haa hi» lantern, «nd he might
turn It on u»; and now not a word if
you can help It.
Are you frightened,
dear?"
r-iiirti.-.| All»oti, turning her while fa.* to nightmare.
1 inrotliy. and tbe aob rising in her throat
The House has refused to increase
again. "I will not give up the key until
l*ps coomb .”
the |>en»«on of the widow of Rear-Aii-
paper ! told you about. I'oaaibly I may
be a quarter of in hour in the office
but 1 will call out to you when I am
ready for yon to let me out of the yard."
"Ay, ay, I will let you out, aure enough.
Maarer F»rgu««on. if co be •■ you «trike
i»|>on th« little window In the ahed." And
the old man moved on »lowly.
"Iton't move, Allie; I'll be hack In a
moment," whiapered Roger in her ear.
And A 11*0(1 remained where »he wa«.
feeling tba dampnewi all around her. an
unpleavant moieture beginning to trickle
down her neck
The rain wa» pouring
in torrent» out «ide;
it» very violence
promiaed «bort duration. Prewntly Roger
crept l>ack to her.
"It 1» Ju»t «» I »aid," he began, hur
riedly.
"He 1» unite king th« «afe; he
haa a duplicate key - I wa» »ure of It
There 1» not a moment to lo»e
I dare
not trn»t Timothy.
I mmt go for my
father
Allie, may I tear« you here? You
are perfectly aafa—no on» would harm
you
But on» of it» muat watch Fergu»-
•on: which »hall It be?”
"You mu»t go. Roger.” »he »trial med
"You will go mor« quitkly, and will know
how to avoid Timothy."
“Very well, keep up your courage, Al
lie. and do not loae algbt of the villain,"
h« returned
"I will bring father back
In no time
"ait where you are until
Timothy h«« p«.»»d again."
Aliaon'■ reply waa Inaudible, but har
mute «««ent tretltled obedience.
That
moment «b« wa« literally beyond »perch;
th» horrid darkneea aermed to awallow her
up again ; a nervoua opprereion made her
heart twat with dlatreaalng quirkne«». It
waa qnlta a relief when Timothy paaaed
• gain; the familiar flgnre In the heavy
watchioan'a coat gave her a comforting
aenae o' human aupport.
Kh» etole cautlouaiy acroa» (be op -n
path, and In another moment ahe was
atanding outside th» office window. Tber*
were two window», for thia one waa
necessarily darkened by tbe woodpile, but
over th« other tba blind had been loa »red
ts «hot c-” prying glances
AI loon sup^
I”**1 ** <i "<*r
(i>Ai h*
locked
himself In-to carry on hia unhallowed
«ur*. Tba dark ba<kgrvund of piied-up
lion!" earlaitned Mr. Merle, in a voles
Jay Gould has volunteered as proba
they had never heard before, if waa «o tion officer in New York.
hoar»» with indignation.
“Roger, tak» I
The Japanese government is cutting
your »ixter into the house. There i« •
expenses everywhere possible.
fire in my study; I will wait here."
"No. no; I can go alone." returned All-
Indications ar« that floods in Oregon,
son. "Roger niuet not leave you. papa." I Washington and Idaho ar« over.
Hut he repeated In the same curt way ;
Another venireman in the Calhoun
“Tak« your »later away, Roger, and I«»
back a* ««><«n •• you can.” « And "itog,
__ _ r ra**' r«|»«rte an attempted bribery.
who understood, hi« father, hurried her
_
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A ______
water-front
at Galveston de-
■croa» the yanl and the garden, and did stroyed |6<K),000 worth of prvtierty.
not leave her until »he was in tbe warm, '
An anti-race track betting bill has
brightly lighted atudy.
h, ' been pasacul by the (.'ali forni a house.
“Tak« off your wet jacket, Allie,
cl>arge<1 her, h* be left her . but there waa
The eruption of Lagna«, in the 1’hii-
no time to aay more.
i K.H i SHIPS HIACH i;iIASI
Flotilla A. rives st Bay City 125 Days
Out From Nsw York.
A rt®r<* ki--k at (be door behind her miral Ooghlan.
San
Francisco,
Jan. 26. Weather
drove l»»r from it « tri p»e»w.
Th« Duke de Abruxxi is the only man
L.-t me out. Tin—thr !“ tbmdersd Fer- who has ever reached the top of Mt. beaten and stained by the storms or
gu»ao«i
11,«
n,a,| «he must t* SL Elias, Alaska.
many seas, th - lightship flotilla sail«*«!
■ . •nt , of , her in iw! (o —
My -------------------
a,,
,« t.
into port today, 125 days out from New-
Mr. I
___ papere '
prominent congressman says Ja- York. The little fleet, consisting of
Meri» «lesireu tu» tu l<>uk over «orna
for him; they are nu««t Iiiqx>rt«nt7‘»n4 ?•«> appear» to have ths power of veto threo lightships and thr-« lighthou««
over American h-gialation.
tbvrv ill i»( he no dolay."
tend« rs, made Its voyage of mor«- than
return- |
_ _
_
__
_
"You hear what he say«, mi»,'
A Denver woman han been atealing I l,o‘ ii miles without mishsp, ¡«nd ( up-
• <1 Timothy, ra'her roughly;
____
,
J”'1'* to ward off starvation, and left a note tain Allx-ri Mortx, who is in ci-mnaid.
not keep the master'« maaager locked up.
is highly pleased with th«- performance
I warrant ,«--i Ii i» • tt right; they krep '- for one of her victims asking forgivo-
of his staunch little craft. Out of
noas.
' • -
■ • -f-
«.
r .- t..
Callao, ths lightships were tak«-n in
key aud I will open the dMr for the <®n- !
A universal earthquake has been re tow by tho tei d«-rs to save coal, and
"No," returned Aliaon. a little un
lleinan.”
corded by observatories all over Asia. 175 miles were covered in this way.
ateadily, but at that nvument »be wa« cer
“Not until papa cuiimw ," »-«• _
_____ _ H is believed to have centered in Tur-
Alison's
The lightship Columbia River, No.
tainly wl»hiug berself and Roger .afely reply ; »nd. in »pit» «,( Timothy'« surly re- kestan.
Hfl. wdl g" north to guard tie entrance
at home.
Roger’« .-aution wa* not In ■mat rances and Fergu««.m'» impreca
The Atlantic liner Republic was of the stream after w hich she is named.
vain; a «uddett flare of light penetrated tions. «he remained firm. Timothy was
the entrance of the wood pile; they cotild driven Io hl« wit»' end. »h-n «ud«l»nly rammed in midocean by the liner Flor The Swiftsure, No. 93, and the tsnder
Wireless messages for help saved Mnnxamta go to the Straits of Fuca,
•»e two men ; but at the moment the Ian
f«N*t«tep® Were heard, and Aliaon dartfd ida.
tho • ntrance to Puget Sound. The Re
tern
lowered and Timothy'« face wa» forward to meet them.
all on board.
lief and tender Sequaia will remain
turned to hi« vompaniun.
"Pat*. I *aw him «t the safe, he w««
Three
Russian
desperadoes
killed
“A wet night, maafer." he ««id. in a putting the gold «nd not«* into hi» Img
here, and the tender Kuqui goes to
three
|iers<ms
near
London,
England,
grumbling voice. "I || ju«t go on my heat, I »aw him do it !" «he cried excitedly.
Honolulu.
and wounded five others. When cloae
•nd then Im. k to the «hed again.”
"He blew out the candle, aud thru I lott
ly
pursued
two
of
the
thugs
committ««!
OFF FOR PANAMA.
"All right. Timothy." returned the man ed him in. 11« re i« the key."
suicide.
ager. brlakly. "I must Ju»t hunt for the
"Timothy, go at once to tbe police ata-
President-elect Taft and Party Em
bark on U. 8. Cruisers
switching track» leading from the
packing-house to the tracks of th« Al
ton at Chicago. Under the terms of
th«> decision of the court la-low, no rail
road company can lease, |«ay for th«
us« of, or o|a-rate umler any agreement
any such industrial sidetrack Iw-longing
to a shipper. If this is the law, it was
|M>inted out to the Supreme court, it
would bankrupt tin railroads involved
to chant
■ ■ »■ pis, Un Chicago
stockyards district, to conform w ith
the law. Such a revolution in the
methisls of conducting tran»|«ortation,
it was urged, should not l«e forced u|«on
the railroads until the highest court of
the land declared it to be the law.
As a matter of fact, hundreds of
traffic contracts have been held in
abeyanci- awaiting the decision of th»
court, and now the railroads will not
know what to do regarding this "new
commercial crime," which the lower
courts say was created by the Hepburn
act
Owing to the fact that »<> much
is involved, it i< mor<- than likely that
the railroads w ill agree among them
selves to make no changes, in the hop«
that the government will start another
prosecution, which may r«-»ull in a de
cision by the .Supremo court.
STAID BY THE SHIP.
Charleston, 8. (!., Jan, 26.—Presi
dent-elect Taft and wife and many Captain of lll-Fatad Linar Republic
Last to Leave.
newspaper correspondents, u corjis of .
••x|>ert «ng.m-era and other distinguish ;
_____ ___
_ ____
Woods
Hole,
Mass., f Jan 26. The
nd friends, will tx-gm tomorrow morn «uiry of the sinking of the big liner
ii g a cruise that will end al New Or- Republic and the dogg«-! heroism of
Ivana
13.
i®an« February
F..i«r>>«rv tfi
Captain Scalby in sticking to his ves
Mr. Taft and hia irnnu diate party sel until it had sunk beneath him, waa
will sail on the North Carolina and the told today by Lieutenant Scott, execu
others will go on the Montana. Both tive officer of the revenue cutter Gres
boats will bo crowded to the limit. ham.
Returning from Panama the Taft party
Lieutenant Scott said that when the
will he transferred from the warships (>r««hatn found the Republic Sunday
, ippinea, has entirely changed th« form to the scout eruist-re Birmingham an I morning the pa»s«-ng«-r» and all th«
Alison ohey»«l him.
She tuuk off ber o( the mountain,
Salem for the trip up th« mouth of tl « crew but Captain Seaiby, the second
dripping bat also; aud thm she sat do wo '
Mississippi river. This arrang ment officer am! 36 mm, who ha«l volunteer
wore«
in
The
Califoniia
floods
ar»
on th« rug and lai I her head againat her
will p< rmit th« North ( arolina and ed tv stay by their chief, had been
1
some
places,
but
for
tho
moat
part
th«
father's chair. an«l « fi«M*d of tear» re
Montana to assist in escorting home transferred to the Baltic.
lieved her overwrought nerve«.
Roger waters are subsiding.
the bat'leship fleet on its return from
"At H o'clock Sunday night," con-
found her »till In the same poaition when
Coogrove is on his way north to lie the world-wide cruise.
tinui"l Lieutenant Scott, "the bow of
he came in half an hour later; but tha
inaugurate«! governor of Washington
the Republic, illuminated by the rays
teara were flowing more quietly, In bis
and will then return south.
Yesr's Yield »00.138.000
of the searchlights, was seen rising
boyish exuberance be lifted her
aa
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 26. One of the fast Five minutes later two pistol
though »be were a child.
|
Harriman declares he will cut wages
“Here »he ia, father, crying h»r pretty of employes in Wyoming if the legisla- most important and interesting depart shots were heard an«! two blue lights
eye« out! Ami no wonder, when »lie 1» so ruture ¡ him «» a 2-cent rate law.
mental reports ever issued from the were burned. At fl :10 the Republic's
■xtld and tired. Allie, do you know you
government offices is that which has bow shot up high in the air and she
On« hundred and seventy-five persons I just appeared from the department of sank in 3fl fathoms of water, in a posi
are a par feet heroine! You have dvo« a
are known to have lost their lives .mines. The report shows In th« ag- tion la miles we«t-souUiwesl of Nan-
plu«ky thing, and no mistake!"
through heavy floods in the Transvaal ¡irregatc a mineral production for all tucket south shouts lightship.
"I'< hw and kl«« m*. Alison, my drar!"
Canada valued at | h 6, I3H.OOO in 1907, | “A lifelioat was dropped from the
•aid Mr. Merle
“You are a brave girl, country.
and have saved your poor father'« credit
The widow of Rear Admiral Coghlan as compnrt-d with only a little over side of the Greshsm and a crew under
Roger and you bar« done nobly to-night. is in destitute circumstances and will $20,000,000 12 years ago.
In that the command of Gunner Carl Johansen
1 have let myself he duped by a dialion- have to look for work unless the gov portion of the report devoted to the started off. The
boat returned in
e«t rogue. Give me your hand, boy; it ernment grants her a pension.
Yukon it is stated that the total p ro three-quarters of an hour with Imth the
doe« not boom® a man to aak bls own
duction of gold from 1X95 to 1907 wan captain and th« second officer on board,
Senator Flint, of California, says he
•on to forgive him. but I think we »hall I
They had been picked up clinging to
1122,961,000.
understand each other better from this does not believe anti-Japarese bills
wreckage. Neither bad on life preser
will be passed in his state, but says
day."
vers.
Fira Scares Passangers.
(To ba continued )
immigrants are still pouring in.
Kenmore, Ireland, Jan. 26. Twen-
San Pedro harbor is to be extensive Ity-four passengers on the packet from
Pirate« Attack Paarlara.
A .« < nnapwrlsow.
ly fortified.
Liverpool to Cork ha I a thrilling expe
Manila, Jan. 26. Word haa reached
"When I re® what Barlow accom-
The National Child Labor conference rience on Saturday night Fire waa here of an attack un the I'areng pearl
pllahea 1 am forced to admiration."
i discover« d on the ship and with gr< at ing fleet by Moro pirate« January 20,
is in «-»»ion in Chicago.
said Bunting. "Ils bss great physical
difficulty all the passengers were trans- seven of the |»arl fishers having been
re, re
endurance."
killed in thr fight. Th« insular gov
for
th.
income
of
the
estate.
|an<Ud ,t Ho:yhwMj thi, „ ornln(t. The ernment has dispatched severai patrol
"Tea." replied Gargoyle 'That maa
lias tbe «'nnsHtutlou of a debutant«."—
The Canadian Pacific plans to build packet waa beached and burned to the boats to the scene of the attack with
Uiudon Telegraph.
t another line across the country.
( water’s edge.
instructions to search for the pirates.
I