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♦ -•A- • . . .w • W .1 r . f • •» Ar- -.XL. "< ‘ «• • • • a * f . U* T. , M e ’ V** if*. JS'^w •è* • ' • • * q fi.' V. *,**V. VOL. XII SCIO, L1NN COUNTY, OREGON •••••••••••••••••••••••I Aunt Diana : FAu SurtaAtn« •/ fAs Family CHAPTER XXII—(Continued) “Oh. there to the rlvee !” eiclalmrd All Soo. In a ten« «•( s>ata»> I--a. R <-w you ran juat .at.ti a gl«nm through th« low „h, th« dear pla»-«! Elow I do love It!~ her voice rising Into a perfect cviaieudo, of which the top note war •omplet« aatlafn»lon. “It la just a year since H.“ oboervrd Greville. whet mad« you •■«•! a marvn on <ne In that fashion? I naa quite hurt that you never gav» me a bint uf your Intention •f going home ” 11« Spok» m a low ton* that Roger could not bvwr The qul«-k. sensitive color rvuffied Into Allstm's far». rti»rv waa »u<-h Implied r» pvnerh In Grvville's votes, lied b« really been hurt? “Ob. yoa mutt not feel like that about tt," she returned, with a sweet, candid loub "We li».I talked of the pUSwib Aust Diana and I. but nothing had been •«tried 1 had |>ut It out of my mln>! 1 was as naughty, I rould not twwr the Idea of going home aud doing my duty 1 should never have gone at all If Aunt Diana bed not helped tnv" "You did not think how I should feel when I came be< k and found you gone." r«Korted Grvvlll«. in a boylah. Injure«! voice, that rea- he-l Roger and tuad» bon •uille. only Ali«>n grew a little gra»-. “I left a no-Mge with your grand Cathar,” she eaid. quietly. "What could 1 do? Aunt IMana eald It waa my duty to go. and that It waa no good putting one's hand to the plow and looking ba»<k ward What Ia the uee of loitering over a difficult task when It tut» to be done?" ’That la true, but * " "Plcass don't talk of last »iimmcr.” •he interrupted him; "It mak»» n>e m -I only to think about It.” And lie could see there were leers In her eyes a» she •poke. "I made myself so mlwrable over It; I could not bear leaving Aunt Diana, •nd I mia«ed aiery one so.” "Mlaa Aliaon. please do not look *ad •ver It,” said Greville, earnestly. "What a clumsy fellow I am! I ha-a alien«-»! the neatfu! of twittering young lark» referring to Roger'» apaach. “Come. I know you will forgive me, and look chirpy •gain, when I tell you I ha«a passed muster and c«»me off with flying color»." “Oh, I am so gla<!!" eidaimed Alison, her »miles returning again "Then you must have worked hard. How plraewl Mr Moore must tie !" "T® hear graudfather talk." returned Greville. calmly, "you «»mid think 1 was the Admiral Crichton, at least The dear old man makes no end of fuse, bless him! I tell him It ia all your doing . you gave me such a tvrrlbl» levturs that Wedue« day." “Oh. no.” replied Aliaon, blushing. "It waa your own good aenee." “I »Mil go in for 'Greats’ nett year, •o 1 shall have to grind pretty bard. 1 am U> have a coach down here thia sum Bier Cheyne, of Balliol. la at Tbe Craya with hie people, and he la a rare fellow for that. I have to work alt my morn ing«," be contlnue«L rather dolorously, “but I shall have my aftrruuoue and •veulugs free Miaa Alison, you are not llatrnlng to me.” "Oh, yea 1 atu!” •be cried, Joyously, “but I '-an not bear any mors just now. •lough 1 am very glad to hear II all. Roger, do look ! There la Moae-eid» - you know you have forgotten It and there is Aunt IM in the port*.” "Allie, you have eyee like a hawk. I ■re nothing but greenery and eunsblue." Nevertheless. R.«er did perceive, a moment afterward, a tall figure In myr tle groen at a nd lug under a tr»llls of roa«-s Ml< Carrington bad evidently heard tbe wheel» of th» dog cart, »nd bad come out to lo«A When they »topped »be had the little gate open and was helping A1F •M to alight. 'How are yon. my dear child?” •hr said. •• Alison put her arms around her. “actually not tired, Allie! Aod you. Roger ? Welcome to Mose al«!«, my boy !" "Aren’t you going to welcome me. too. Miss Carrington?" ssked Greville, half Jnfciagly. but he looked a little wist fully at the group. “So, not to night,” She returned, de cidedly "I mint have my belonging» to myself for thia one evening. you may come In to breokfast, If you like ” And, knowing of old that Mlaa Car rington's decisions allowed of no appeal. Greville lifted hie bat and wished them good evening, and turnol hia mar«'« head la the dirv-tion of the Eernleigh «tables, sot without a backward glance at tbc slim, dark eyed girl looking affectionately ia Mlaa Carrlngton'a face. “Now. Allie, go ’® ®,J room •o‘l got rid of the duet, while I show Koger upstairs. otwerved Aunt Diana, In a brisk voice. “You will find me In the studio when you are ready." CHARTER XXIII. Hee old room! Alison gave a happy Utile sigh as »be trod on the threshold What a green little bower It Look oí. and. eh. the roseo! - rosee In the quaint old china bowls that Aunt IHana so much affected ; rosea In the «lender Venetian glasees on the mantelpiece and toilet ta ble; ran clambering Into the window and premi ng their pink farm against the •winging lattice; and on the window •III. dropped by «orne thoughtful hand, a glorious Gioire de Dijon, with a back ground of snn loved •be stood thoughtfully. The tong shady Is was of Moss side and Eernleigh lay beneath her. • nd thrvugb tbe freeb foliage of the wil i lees end smc I us was ttie silvery gleam th, met hing tn the i of ths lorrly river. Rsbbarhlik« »tilloee«. in the beauty of the a>-roe. ia rti« peaceful »at >»f»<-tk>a of ■ bar heart, nw-rd AI immi to ha««l do«n I »m-xif tbe rvaea, and breathe a brief that»k«<*»ins for tha duties eh« bad beta * atrrn«then«d to perform, for tbe fatherly (u«»tn<wa that bmufibt her ba.-k to tbe koan» uf brr aduptkuo. »o<l fur the human lore that wa* but a dim retloctiou uf tbe Divine. Htw did not hurry to go down, thoufh brr lugs»*« bad not yet arrived, and tbero «re» no ¡«»Mibillly ot changing her travel ing dree* But when »he bad bruriied her brown hair, end pul on her breaat knot of roeea. ahe looked trim aa ever, and her bright, »tnlllng far«, •• ahe opened tbe studio d*»or, brought the name "Nunny" to Mun t'arringtoa'« mind, for she looked aa all young faces should look the very reaen<e of ■ sunbeam. "Oh. Aunt Di. the drar, lovely room! And. oh. that ia th» new ph-ture,” spring Ing to the eaarl to ga»e delightedly on golden i-ornlieMa, with a» arlet popplra •truggling among ttie wheat, like gaudy promt»«« never to ripen into fruit, »nd under the Imlge a little brown baby •leeping, with It» dimpled band full of weeds, «nd • sheep dug wstebinf its • lumber» "l>o you like th« picture. Allie? It I* •old alreaily. lady Franklin fell In lor* with it. but I want It to bang in nevi year« Academy Tbe baby la I »al tiled from life, the original belong« to Harby, an old «errant." “Aunt IM. It 1« perfectly bsuutiful I Roger, rume here and tell me if you do not think ae." "Nonsense, Allie; Roger 1« far too hun gry for art crith iem at present. Con» ■ way, you foolish chiM, «nd let me givs you »»metblng more satlafylng than paint ed canvas. 'IY>e Akrkena • «me from Her by'« farm, with the strawberries «nd this jug of deliclou« cream." Alison looked round rather bewildered, for none of th»«» tempting vlsxd« were In sight; but Ml«e Carrington, who knew her love for meals al free»«», had had the supper table laid In the wida vsrasda. • nd not only chi. kens and etrawberriea. but other d«-U<-a»-i«-s were provide«! for tha hungry travelers. "Thia la l»etter than your tea table un der ttie limea at home, Alli«.' evlalmed Roger, as he <wrv«d for the ladies "No wonder she was spoiled. Aunt Diana, and did not take kindly to the sooty Ivy and the music of the crane.'* “Roger, I »hall lni|«>«e « forfeit If »lib er you or Allie mention the mill." ob served Mlaa < arringlon, •• »he banded him a cup <>f cuffs« enrl.Fied with Dar by's yellow cream. "I want you two young thing« to forget everything but how y.m • r» to »luti»« «mireelve» Alba, •ha'' we have our breakfast hers. •» w» di.« last year, while tbs blackbirds and Itoger looks as thrushes take theirs? if be wanted to live In tbe open alt. Ih» you know you have got thin, drar boy?" "Ne»«r miud that. Aunt IMana; there Is no fear of rusting, that 1» on« ble«s Ing work never hurt man or woman yet." “No. ■ho said, thotightfully, "but ‘mod eratioa In all thing»' wa» an apoatle'» uiavim; but you are right Io principle, Roger, Now for the home news What la really your father'« condition? I^t tern are ao unsatisfactory, and they nsvar •ay half enough " "Dr. Greenwood11» delighted with tbe progr«-»» ho has made. Aunt Diana; be g«ta a.-rosa th« room quite nicely on crulctiee, though he ia not to do more at present. Ot course, the long »xiflnement haa made him look pale and del lent e, but bis spirits ara first rale. Dr. Greenwood told me rhe other day that In another year or ao he might hope to bo aa well aa ever. lie says ha la an ex<-eHent pa tient." "And how d.»ee the book go on?" "Very well. I believe; be manages to write without difficulty with the help of a «loping lioard '* "Th«t waa Roger's clever contrivance,” Interrupted Aliaon. "Aunt Diana does not want to know that; you have broken th« thread of my dia»nirse. F'ather >!•>«• aeem happier ly ing there with all hia hooka round him than he did at the mill." "And a very good Idea, too.” observed MI m Carrington, looking at her nephew with decided approbation. "How does Murd'xtl fulfill hia duties?" "Admirably; he Is a very steady fel low.” "Then Allie'« plan will answer." ah« re turned In her practical way. '"lAiers Is no r«a»on. Roger, why you should not car ry on the business and leave your father free for bis literary pviraulta. He waa never lltte«l for a business man ; he 1» too dreamy and unprartlcal. Believe me. be will be far happier and less Irritable If circumstances allow him Io follow his own particular bent." “I am quite sure of It, Aunt Diana,” returned Roger, quietly; "and now I hats worked alone all these months. I feel more r-otupetent to carry on the busineo» single handed It haa been a hard pull— Ferguaauh l«ad done ao u»u*h miw-hief, but thing» «re righting themselves now. and with Manlack*« help we «hall get on capitally." “That la well," replied Mira Carring too, heartily, "and now, bow dora M imi . go onK Thia time Allann “Iler arm is quite right, hut «he «till Mu look« rather thin and delicate. Hardwick Mrs Forbes, I mean waata to tak« her to Torquay, In October, for two montha; she aay« ahe will be auch a nw-e companion for Anna, Papa Inalate that she la to go." "And how does my little friend Anna get oo with her stepfather?" “He Is very kind to her. Aunt DI. Roger is rather pleased with him on tbe whote.” **Dr Tixt»« la ona ..f th.«« r-an vtw I hark la wurae than thalr bile,” olweriad Rogar; "ha ratbar pridca himaalf on be ing a twar. but I think Miaa Anna haa |>rov<-d I Kara la a »*»ft »i«»t In hia heart." "I am glad to hear thia. Then the poor little girl 1» happy oa ths «hole'" "I don't think Anna Is to be pitied Aunt IM." return««! Aliaon. In rather a peculiar Iona, "ahe l»A> attremoly hap- And aumethlng In Aliaou'a nutnner py inaito Miaa Carringiun changa the Mb it certainly did not apt*er to in tersut Roger, for ba aeauwal aba»»rba»l la bis straw berrlm »11 al oo»-«. and bis erit- Icum on Dr. Forbes was given In rather • casHUUiasd velce , Mi«» Ix-ut'i !:>• |l>»t >• Less Important but Not Less Inter wonderfully impro«««i »in«w her lllneee," esting Happenings from Points otwervml Aunt Diana, after a pause, which no one seemed animus to break Outside the State. ■'Indeed «tie |e," returned Aliaon, with quick enlbuslaam. *T have never seen any on» ao changed. ahe la so much Parts of Mexico are suffering frum quieter In Tr»« and manner«, and so severe drouth. much more tolerant of Rudel. Popple iik -a to be with her now. and Mlaa lrigt> The S'-nate has defeated local option can aot eay enough In her praise. It io in California by a vote of 12 t«> 26. easy to are how she trie« to break her Bryan hopes never again to run for ee’f .f «ker '• ’ en.l .! • . r: I '1 >;,< r I er for her than for na, as »lie haa not president, but may run for senator. naturally a g»»d temper." The IxMiieiana Supreme court haa de "Neither ha>l I. Allie. Many a girl ha» cided that the anti betting law is valid. a sore fight to go thrmigfc life ae well •• Tabulate«! figures show that Chicago Mleele it 1« ■ SM tfMl ‘ a '• ar,.I ec ! . • ' • i» them I has 710 m»[»e> l. r« ..f Jiff, rent believe nothing but grace can enable one on the payroll. to overcome a really bad temper " Th.- Standard Oil company haa been And so saying, Mlaa Carrington rwae fined 120,0<M) in New York for accept from the table, and propne««! tbal lloger ing rebates and a new trial refused. •bould go down to the river while •be and AllooO di»poe«-d ot th» unpacking lx» Ar.gvies again has a mayor, the EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. PRFPARFD FOR THE BUSY READER <-ItAFTER XXIV. Thera waa a merry breakfast on the reranita nett morning, and Aliaon, In her white drew, with aome dewy rtxwe as a breaat kno<, io<Ar<l tha picture of bap- p!ni-aa aa »die puiirad out the »»ff»e. Directly II was over. Greville took bar • nd Roger tn aea hia grandfather. Mr Moore waa eagerly etpevtlng them, even before Aliaon a f»«»t bad pa»o»l over tha thrvahold hia sight lea» eyes were turn- ed to the window, and hia "Welcome. Sunny.” reeched her «wra. In another moment Aliaon wa» «■•■•'i pylng her old foolatool at hia feet, and hia tine wrinkled hand, a little mora trero bling than of old. waa placed on her hair. • tlh » half audible bleaaing. "I»ear Mr. Moore, I am ao s1*-! !® you again ** "Have yo«i mla»cil ua, lilt!» one? Not half a» much as wa have miaaod Sunny.” And aa ahe prveaed her llpe to hia hand in mule ct>ntradi-tloti of thia he aaid, half sadly ; "t’bild. I never thought to have heard your awaot voice again, but th» good God would have It otlierwiae Be fora the meaaaga reached me It waa ro es lied , the gatr» were almost c!uea«l in my fa.-e." “Thank God for that," aha whlatw*!. "but they never told me that you ■cere III until you «era wall agate." ”Ah, Mian Carrington la a wise worn an; »he thinks It wrong <o burden young ■plrita with »orn>w» that do not belong to them. I My boy . there nearly br-*» kl» heart about tha old man . can you beUev* It. Sunny Y' “Y«»u are like hi» own fatbar." «he ra- turned, aoftly. "Ha la uoteida oo the Are you wail veramla with Roger anieigh to »peak to Roger?" "Ay. ready »nd willing, ha h»» grown a fine lad. I hear." And aa Alla»»n be»dt ooed to them tha two young men came In through the window, and Roger a»t down by tha old uian'a aide. (To be continued > CONVICT TOO FAT Missouri Warden Has No Accommo dations for Prisoner. Jefferson City, Mo., March 16. Matt W. Hall, warden of th«* ptvnilen- tiary, admit» that he has a hard prU> lent to discover some means of handling Louis lhrcker, of St. Ixxiis, a former memb< r of the house of delegatee, who was pr««ecutcd ami convicted of I«««! ling ami sentence«] to the jn-nitetitiary for five years. I)«>cker came here la»t Thursday and surrendered. That evening he waa de livered to the wartlen of the |>eniten- tiary. Then the trouble started for the warden. It was discovered that there was not a suit of clothes in the prison large enough to fit the prisoner, and that the cell doors were too small to admit him Decker ti;»e the »calrs at MM) pounds, and ia by far the heaviest pris oner ever receive«! at the penitentiary. Prison Physician Chastain wascall«M in for c«>unscl. He said hr believed a place could be'fixmi up in the hoe pita I building where Decker c«M>ld be kept. The warden at once accepte«! the prop osition and Decker was taken there and has bewn confin«*d there since. PLOT TO FORCE INTERVENTION Returned Traveler Saya Federation of • States is Object. council having elected William D. City of Mexico, March 16. Accord Stephens to hol«l until the special elec ing to J, II. Graham, an American tion March 26. traveler who has recently return» I here Harriman says grrat railroad im after visiting th«* Central American cap provements will be made if congress »itals, th«» tr.uil l. t l'r»-Hi legaln,-« pooling and plans a great dent Zelaya, of Nicaragua, lathe result transcontinental merger. of a definite program to enforce the The Krupps, of Germany, will at intervention of the United States. Both Honduras and Salvador have once begin the manufacture of gun- powder in M»-«u-<>. The government already appeal») to Washington to in tervene, and Zelaya is cu-u|«-rating will lend much aaeistance. with tnrm, according to thin authority. Chicago's new charter proposes to Zelaya and the other Central Amer give the people a recall system. ican executives cannot retire, as that If Servia is buying gunpowder and Ger might mean a forfeiture of life. intervention will bring al»uut th«' fede many is uneasy over the situation. ration of the five republics, allowing Three Chicago boys ran away to the present rulers to step down and join Roosevelt on hia trip to Africa. enjoy peacefully the fortunes they all Persia is again the scene of internal have amassed, the purpose of Zelaya strife and Russia is sending troo|«. and hie alliee will have been accom- The government only awaits won! pliehe«l, according to Mr. Graham. from M.-« . . America. TEIEBRAPHEHS QU IT French System Under Postoftlce Department Is Demoralized. TELEPHONE SERVICE CRIPPLED Electricians M*y and Go Out Follow Operators Strike is Protest Against Director. Paris, March 16. A general »tribe of the telegrapher» of the ¡uetoffica <le- )>arlment waa declared tunight, follow* ing a meeting of the general aasocia- tion of puat telegraph »mployea, at which 6,000 were preaenL A resolu tion to »trike waa voted without a »in gle dissenting voice anti uniera weru issued for the withdrawal of all oper ator» employed in the departmenL The resolution »aya the strike ia or dered aa a proteat against the arbitra ry administration, and that the decision waa precipitated by an insult addreaaed by M. Siniyan, under secretary of poeta and telegraph, to the aaaociatlon ofi ciala. The government put forth every effort to pre»» rve international com munication, but the central telegraph station waa demoralited today and practically out of communication. The Bourse station, however, waa almost normal ami there was not much inter ference with the telephone service. M. Palaud, secretary of the Electric ians' union, who had openly threatened to call out the electricians, made no move to do so. Both telegraphic and telephonic com munication with Ixmdun was gr.-atly interrupted, not so much on account of the strike, however, but tiecause of a tierce storm which prevailed during the night. Some of the Ixmdon corre- »purulenta are sending their dnqiatchrs by way of New York, to which both land lines of the cable remain open. SHIP YET AGROUND. to intervene in ('»-nlrnl SERVIA PREPARES FOR WAR. General W. T. Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs and a great ratlrosui Expect« to Have 260,000 Men Ready for Field by April. builder, ia dead. Vienna, March 16. According to in Dr. Starr, of Chicago university, de dares that Roosevelt will nut survive formation from the twat of sources, Servia’o military preparations arv being his trip to Africa. pushed with haste and energy which The »(leaker of the Texas lower strongly belie» the protestations of the house has been compelled to resign on la.te memorandum a» to the desire of account of chargee of graft. the country to remain at (»cace. Beginning in February, the entire The California l«'gislaturv has passed a bill requiring rallroa»!» to have three first line of reserve waa placed on a brakemen on freight trains uf over 6U war footing and it haa been drilled for three week». At the end of January car». 30,000 recruit» were called up, a» com- Indiana in Northern Canada have par»! with the u»ual number of 17,000. suffere«l greatly from cold thia winter In th«» last frw month» the second re and many have fruten to death. Their serve haa been called out for two supplies are also nearly exhausted. weeks’ elerciae. A Milwaukee grand jury has found * Beginning in April, Servia counts on being sblc to place 260,000 men in plumbers’ trust. the field. Seismographs at Manila rrcurded Auntria Hungary ia fully prepared A l.ssyrr'a »<>.«n»»ll. heavy earthijuake. fur action and ia inclimul to force an Speaking of w.uieriuiults, the •nec- lawyers in the Calhoun trial are immolate solution of the present crisis. dote which U'fd Eldon relate«! of ths •till battling over jurors. eminent English lawyer. John Dua Ship Sinks, 20 Drowned. Civic chaos has followed the roaig- lling. afterward lx«rd Ashburton, will Rotterdam. March 16. The Norwe bear repeating. "1 had," says Lord nation of Mayor Harper at 1-oa An- gian steamer Mascot, for Sunderland, Eldon, "very early after I was called gw I m . to the bar a brief a» junior to Mr Anthracite miner» and ojwrntors collided today with tnv German ship Dunning He te-gnn the argument and have disagreed anti the conference ad Margret ha, from Iquique, for Ham burg, about 20 miles west of Maas a|A«'»red to me to t>r reasoning very journed. lightship. The Margrethe sank almost ¡«rwerfUlly agnlnst our client. Walt Secretarire Ballinger and Wilaon immediately. Twenty of the 26 mem ing till I waa quite convinced that bs will personally inspect irrigation and bers of the crew were drowned. The had mlsUken for what party be was forest work. Mascot returned here with a big hole retained, 1 then touched his arm. and in her bow. The Margrethe was com The British naval plan for the com ui«*n his turning his head toward me 1 ing year contains plans for four mon manded by Captain Woetbre. whisper«! to him that be must bars ster battleships. Misunderstood by whom hr waa em Coal Striks ia Predicted. A Montana holdup man robbed six ployed. as he wan reasoning against Philatlrlphia, March 16. -The anth Japs and then matle them assist him to our client. racite miner» will strike.” Secretary "He gave me a very rough and nule escape on a hand car. Hartiein, of District No. 9, of the rrprlmnn«! for not having aiMiner art The American minister to Nicaragua United Mine Workers of America, him right and then proceeded‘to state haa been r«*called and joint interven mmie this statement last night In dis that wli.it he had aildreeaed to Its tion by Mexico And the United States cussing the union's agreement with the court was all that could be stated is threatened. mine owners. He based the prediction ar a Inst Ilia ■■lleut, and that he had put A I and« I ide at Java has almost com upon the apparent inability of the op the caw* as unfavorably as It were pletely buried three villages and coat posing sides to get together. («.«•"ile In order that the court might hundreds of live«. ihTe dead are esti Morse Fortuna All Gone. <sto how very satisfactorily the cnar mated at over 1,000. against him could be answer»!. and ac- New York, March 16. Mrs. Charles Castro has engage«! t>erth» on a vee mrdlng'y very powerfully answered W. Morse, wife of the former bank •el sailing for Venezuela March 26. and ice company promoter, tonight what be had before stated." A Cuban woman has jest given birth confirmed the report that her husband's raradoileat. to quadruplets, two boye snd two girls. fortune had been entirely dissipated “Yon awm overheated, my In«!,”’ «aid and that she had to sell her furniture The Minneeota bouso baa turned the gentleman leddnd the arrow In the down two billa favoring woman auf* and jewels to nrw-et the obligations in melodrama theater curred by him in hie recent trial. frag«. “Yau, Ise»," r»'«|e>nde«l the yowqpter, The house committee ia receiving Plan Timber Pickling Plant. n» hr uiop(«»l the [>cri«plnitlnn from bls brow, “1 have de hottest part In de many protests sgaingt proposed tariff Anaconda, Mont., March 16. E. F. changes. ebow." Sherman, chief of the limber preeerva- "Indeed! And ahnt Is the (»art?" A Chicago pa»t<>r and 16,000 ha vs tion division ot the foretry bureau, has "Why, 1. have to get 'wsy up In da dissppesred and th«' police are looking closed contracts in this city for the in stallation of a timber pickling plant Tant flies an' tear up paper for de atiow for him. eoutheast of thia city. By the pickling storm In de blluard acene.” Mayor Harper, of Ixw Angeles, has pruerea the government hopes to be resigned under the threat of exposure Jral««« nf Joel«. able to preserve the life of the timbers. of gmM immorality. Dick— Dld y«u etijuy yournrlf down An attempt was made to wreck • Wrack Hurtt Seventeen. at the mns>|ue let ll last nlght? Edu» lti«l<*e-«l. I dld. And »wulng Burlington paaeenger train near Peoria, San Antonio, Tel., March 16.- Sev h«»me through the chllly nlght Jack III., by throwing a switch. enteen passengers were injured, some The Nevada legislature is consider aerioosly, and two perhaps fatally, in Fhost klsM-d Uly ctnwk». Dick Lueky Jack! The neit tlma ing an anti gambling bill which even the collision last night of a Southern I am g<»lug dlagulaed aa Jack Fruol prohibits the playing of whist or otb«r Pacific passenger train and a switch games for prisM. engine at Sanderson. Teg. n/uaif Four Steamers Fail to Haul Transport Logan from Reef. Honolulu, March 16. With engines running at full «|>c»l. ant! naaiatsd by the winches ami propellers of th- ves sel they sought to aid, the British cruiser Cambrian, the light houae tend er Kukui ami the tugs Iroquois anti In trepid strained for three hours thia morning in the effort to drag the stranded tran«|»ort D>gan off the i reef on which she hail driven 26 feet of her I h > w while maneuvering to enter her slip last Saturday nighL Several hawsers were snapped by the •train |mt upon them, but when the position of the troo|>ship was ascer tained by measurement it waa found that she had been moved only sii foet, • nd the attempt to refloat her was abandoned until high tide cornea again tonight. Many »hipping men believe that it will bo neci-saary to lighten the Ixgan of her cargo before she can tie freed from the roof. If the effort in which the Cambrian am! the three lugs join at high tide proves fruitless, it is probable that the work of hoisting out cargo will be begun tomorrow morning. ■ SERVIA PLAYS FOX. Evades Direct Issue In Austro-Hun- gery Dispute. Ixmdon, March 16. - It cannot be said that the relations between Austria- Hungary ami Servia have yet reeched a point where an outbreak of hostilities ia probable. Throughout the negotia tions in connection with the delecate Balkan situation the Austrian idea haa been to force Servia first to acknow ledge that the question of anneiing Bosnia and Hercegovina hail passed be yond the stage where it could be made subject to a rearrangement; and, eec- ond, to take effective steps for demob ilising the troops. The unsatisfactory aide of Servia'a reply to Count Forgach'a note, referring the Austro-Hungarian government to Servia’a previous communication to the power», ia the fact that it purposely evaded three laauee. thus tacitly imply ing that the matter haa been left in the hands of the signatories of the Berlin treaty. Msssacre Stir« Persia. St Petersburg, March 16.--A dis patch to the Novoe Vremya'from Jul fa on the frontier between Persia and Russia, says that 1,000 Persian gov ernment horsemen and 600 infantry men were marching on Julfa from the Persian hank of the Araxee river, de vastating the villages in their path and shooting down the people. Revive Three-Coot Fore. Chicago, March 16.- The resumption of a 3-cent passenger rate in Missouri on April 10 to replace the present 2- cent rate, declared confiacaUry by Judg«- McPherson, wa» decided u;»on today at a meeting here of el ecu ti re and traffic officials of the intercalad roads. I •