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9. ' •. • r r • o v-v r.-q. ■% t < SCIO, V<H,. The Pirate of A lastair ” RUPERT SARGENT HOLLAND « c Copyright. ISOS by J a Lippincott Company Ail tights reserved ZO 9 CHAPTER V! (Coatinned! 1 followed hie directions to the porch enclosed with (’.««a, and found Ml«« Gra ham sitting there with an eliarly woman • ho proved to bo her aunt, Miso Corey. ttta presented mo, end the e'der lady, after making a fsw rotnmvnla on tta awful night, withdrew. Still vtwndlng. I put my hand Into my Inner pocket and drew forth the bo« with rhe lorfie* "When I went harh to the Ship thia • ftrrnooa I found you had dropped the lochet from your chain. Permit me to re turn H '■ "How good of yon tn "Oh!“ ehs aald bring ItI discovered It waa gone and was »field I might not be able to And It after the «form Thank you on much. Mr Sebien.'* I felt singularly coll and haughty, and ei-vmed to detect a certain reserve alon In her manner The air of tta Penguin Club wae not conducive to Informality I had Intended to call her attention to the fact that ths l<v-srt waa open when I came upon It. but could not bring my eelf to d<> ro In the fare of the cbll! that aeemerl to hare settled down upon na "Won't you elt down and talk to me?" she said, but t shook my head "* must ta getting bark Tta «form le getting worse every minute. The wood r»«id will »»on ta a swollen river" There cam* « growl of rhunder and s flaah of livid lightning. Miss Graham moved a muscle. "I love amreely etorma," she said, "but I don't blame you for wanting to get home aa soon aa you can. You must ta soaked even In those cloth«*." I ¡<»»ked at my rough attire, and then at the dainty white erc.-.li.g g.,wn al.« wore, and laughed a little sharply at the raotraat. "It's lucky I due t often come to th* club." I «aid. “They would probably warn mo from the premises as « sea re Clow of III omen." Rodney Islip name on to tta porch. In eienlng dress, as though to emptasiee my own Inoongrultlea. "Will you dance, Barbara?" ta ««Id "Ttai're playing one of your favorite naltltM.'* Then ta discovered me. "Hel lo. old hap!" «"Id he. "How tta deuce came you here? You don't mean to tell n.« you rode through the thick of thia etorm?" Petty resentment got the tatter of me : I barely noticed him. and taaed ta tta girl. "Ilon't let me keep you. Miao Graham My inisaloo le over Good night." She held out tar hand : I barely touch ed It. I waa at tta door when lt<«iney epohe. "t «ay. old man. hare you sron tta evening papers? Terrible times In France, more trouble on the market ; let II» waa so full of ni* get you the news be tbe ato-k exchange himself that ti > ight we must all ta Interested “No. I thank you." I answered, blunt ly. end went out. scorning myself for my rudeness to this chap wboae only fault lay in the fart that Mlae Graham cared eo much about him. I was to be still n»ire ecwrnful of this rudeneea to him In tta ilaye to rome. they I stood In the shadow while the ¡■»>« im I me. then I stole hack to y a-« i-oierrd ¡»»»rril ani lo»A<*d In for a i»«»ment at the dancing I wen bed Islip bad Mias Graham on to the floor and float away with her. and I caught eight nt the locket hanging .in Its chain a taxi t her taroat. Rhe tooted very fair In her wide g»»wn. with her nx-k bare, and lallp looked very happy as ta danced with her. 1 tooked again at my oam rough, un couth «arm. Thle waa no place f.»r me Ruddenly I hated tta Psnguln (Tab and all it i-ontalnad. all Its civilisation, all Its l int! « ami itani-es I would be off to my little hut in tta dune«, with no on« but I 'barb s by. and ba my very humble s»r vant. Nero waa ready, and I swung myself up «nd plunge ! off again Into the night, Flashes of lightning showed me the depth of the eater In tta wooda I ploughed my way homeward, caring no’hing what happened, riding aa though a legion of devils pursued. I paid no attention to Charlea* Are and t)»e hot (rug that he bad ready. ! Aung off my «»»Men clothes and went to tad. fludirg my one satisfaction to tbe crash ing guns of the thunier that seemed to bonhard Alastair from tba sky. It waa certainly tta night for any mysterious d»-ed. I remember thinking as I fell asleep CHAPTER VII. 1 must hare been asleep for w>me time atan a sudden sky cracking crash of thuu ler brought me wide awake An In- atiact vo movement made me jump out of bed and r» to the front wlnJow which The blackneee looks out upon the ecu of the pit. and only the roar of tta navra against the cliff! Then while I peer'd Into the night came a flash of lightning, revealing the taa.-h and tbe waves and tba opea sea with startling clearness The scene erse over In the ricami ess estime It tabee to tell It. but I tad seen eomethlng a long chip's hoat. oar blades flashing, half way between the light of tbe Ubiftlng Stasi sud Alastair. There j I fol'.owed blackness, and another crash of I tba oky's guna I waited, my syse trained on tta at>»t. < «nd ag«ln caase tba fl««5. «nd now. out •■«ar th* s -m | 1JW t .. t ’■ «•« sehooear. bars af canvasr*pttchln< llkt •nad >n the mol1 of an angry ««a flha was not on tbs Shoal -ata might ta aonis dlstsn.-e off It but oh* was tasting a *sry nasty squall. D«rkr.*aa. another i ?«a!. mor« lightning, and n«w I «aw that •ha long beat, etioortng furiously land ward, w«« h«adfrg toward« ma, aras malt Ing straight for tta b«arh as fast «• the waves and tta oarsmen iwild drive tar. \ Another lifting of night, and I «sw a tall ran ha sNmed strangely, nnrannl'y tail half standing, half etonplng In thè ! «tern sheets, the ends of a cape flying I peer him in the gala. W tan I cotild •" again th« long boat vse ma kin* ready for the daah Into the j roaring surf The oarsmen there were i «»mo twelve were laboring to keep the ■ taw straight on. The tall man wav aland i Ing up to •«• where he ahmiid go. en t I ¡ -aught eight of bla whit« and storm die i Ported fans, t could not move. I could I not utter e cry; I e’nod transited, ecsrro »"«thing, my body taut, waiting to «»* what would happen next. Seconds pwaa»>1 In the darknea«. then a flaah. end I saw that the host had weathered the worst of tta surf, «nd war (rinding on tta ahore Four of the men i . had leaped out and were hauling hard at th« «Idea; the «t«*rrmin, (aunt and black, etill clutched the tiller, half crouching «nd waa «hourIn< Ruccoodlng larkneee gave mo ■ -hance to wonder what manner of men were the«« making for Aieetair, deserting thetr ship no the coaet. and landing where there was no harbor, and only s ehln«!« hea<-h Light again, and I etood dtimfonnded. trans filed, for I saw a little proc«*, ,n march ing up the Iwwch to the pines east of mo: first the tall man In the long, black, flap ping cloak, then two men bearing a good ailed hoi between them, and than two »there, carrying what ln>Mi ed to me Ilka shovel«. Thirkneoi. a terrible roar of thunder, and I pinched m>eelf to make ■<ire that I waa «wake I struck a match and held It behind my hand In order that no signs! abould ta jlven My watch told me the hour waa half peat one 1 found that I waa shiv- erlng from the cold, an.l slipped Into my coat. At every flash of light 1 waa hack at the window, robing the beach with my eyea t saw nothing but the gromided hoat. with a number of men standing by. and far off the booing hulk of the ochiein- er. I did not even 'fare step Into the hall to call (Tiarlea. on afraid waa t of hieing wimethlng at thia remarkah!« a ght Mln utee ;«*eol J kept my watch In my band Flash a-iceol-d flash at greater Intervale, but tta acene waa still the same the bunt evidently waiting, tta far ther reaches of the beach empty Half an hour had gone when my I« tlence wae rewarded Tta same procee- eton appeared from the pines, minus only er» far as I could see the tai that two <»f them had carried There wae a long Interval of blacknewa. and then | saw the long bimt plunging again thrmigh the break«!*«, and the <vew struggling to keep tar righted with their oars. I could the boat wae sharp at either end. and the men no novice« at tta dangerous work of Iwwchlng They were gone, going tab to rbelr echmoer. and I felt that tba spirit of mystery wae lifting from Alee fair. Bill) I waited, and In time the acene lighted, and 1 saw that the iwiat bad left something ' the tall, cloaked luan etill etand upn the t>e«rh. gating a»«ward as though to catch ths last of his mates I remember that even In that brief In stant I felt ther» was »»nwthlng strange about him. something fantastic, some thing out of keeping with tta New Eng land shore. IHrkneee shut In, the roar of thunder leaaenad. the lightning pa«eed , tbe outer world only eent me the deep, distant booming of tta a«« upon tta ellff I «tumbled tack to b«<i and pulled the cloth«« about me. full of wonder st whst my eyes tad seen. 1 Isy there for S bwig time, thinking, conjecturing what sll thle at range mat ter ir^ant. Fomehow. my quiet beach had been transformed . rhe apace between the cliff« now «hallowed forth a mystery, and yet. preposterous as the Idea eewmad. I felt In eome way that I had always ex pected a remarkable something to happen, my dreams In some way to come true, for Alastair was no common place and was fit for eoms surprising history. tn tlms I dropped asleep, to dream of queer things. chapter rm. When t awoke In the morning I waa more than half of tta mind that ! had dreamed of the lightning's singular pic- turas, or at least that, being suddenly startled from sound sleep and dasaled by an ocean I ve fiaAieo and etunned by tba roar of thunder, my Imagination had played some trick on mo. Anything elsa Vet seemed too remarkable to bo bo I i I oauid not quits cominee myself tha’ I LINN COUNTY bed e-w seen tta turmaoted w-tiocrwr the g on the • :.m.g boa' ’h» march Into tta pin««, ar.J tta final pie- ' me of that tel gaunt gure gating sea ward I could not believe that my imagi nât a or i.iy dreams could ta eo itrld as my rv mem See nee of those ec-eoes. I quiwieaoed iTurlee ciossly at break fast as to bow ta tad ¡»eaed tba night It seenwd that ta tad slept etolldly 'krough all the uproar. Krea bad be not. he wi i!d probably have seen nothing, for bls room wae at the hack of the houaa ml erne-l vlole-.-e After breakfast ! ven tiired -ut, dre«aed for a wetting, sod went first to tta place where, aa ! re- nwmtarrd. the ->ng tvat had !->«o twweh *"l Tta wate« had done away with all traces nf “ — ■ he ‘ heel ‘ Then I followed aa nearly as I could the path which the et rangera ha.1 taken to the pines; but tta wind and rain had obliterated the footstep«, If there bad ever base any there. I puked Into the pines, only to ba drssich^l by waterfalls for my pains. The mystery waa aa drop aa ever when I finally deeiMed end went bach to stai ter. After eome thought. I determined tn keep my eecret to myoelf Charlee would respectfully liston to my statement, twit without furttar evideni-a ho would ta taly too apt. taking tta facte In ran- junction with my mysterious ride to tta • lub In tta evening, to believe 1 tad dreamed It all What would a schooner s erew ta doing on our lonely taach Io tta height of s midnight storm? A ron slble man wcaild naturally ta inclined to doubt 1009 EVENTS OF THE DAY PREPARED FOR THE BUST READER La«s Important bul Not Loss Intar- sating Happenings from Points Outside the State. Corn la Buffering in Nebraska from intense heat and lack of molature. British h»»us<» of commons haa |ias«cl the South African cunfederation bill. The San Diego, Cal., police will arrest women apfwaring on the strees wear- ing kimonos. Mexican officials deny the report that Porfiri» Dias, eon of the president, has been assassinated. F Seven men and three women were mangled by an explosion of natural gas at Cleveland, Ohio. The rrjsxts that Alolul Hamid, ex- sultan of Turkey, is dangerously ill. I Settled down to work. and. shutting are denied at Constantinople. my mind both to the mystery and to Mies Grsham. su-»-rodad lu getting a g»«>d 'tall done by night. The next day I pesro l In «Indiar fashion, living in quiet comfort ■■ t «• st'>r-n astel The third day broke fair, and early In the n rnlng I swept the roe and tdia beach with my blaœulare Nover were •ea and land more peaceful ; the tempest appeared to have cleared the atmosphere and brought it to a new rormlty My work accomplIAed, 1 sat out for the little river to tta w « sk of the cliff, to sea bow my eatboat bed weathered the gale I found there was som« balling to ta done, «nd rh«n, called by a gentle brease. I ran up aal! and for an hour beat tip the chan nel The hot eun of noon eent me home, and I sat down to my mid day dltmer. Charles had brought me papers and ■ note from the club 1 ran tbr*»*»gh ths papers firs», t.. prore to my rol f bow IHtle I cared for the n de, but at last t broke Ita ««si. "I am gotng tn ho’d you to your Invita lion for aupt«-r In tta Milp now that the . si »rm Is over, Msy W« to day about ar That was all wICtKHlt •rwi • sígna tura. 1 was In two minds •« to « hat lo do I could nt* di tap point b*r without sr. m Ing more than churlish, without writing myself down once and for all aa no gen tieman, and yet the eight of her note roused tnu b of my sleeping resentment. If I went. I would at leset show her that two rotild play at her game. I visited the larder and decided on a menu Then I startled tliarlea half out of hie actives, though to hie credit be It said ho never Showed It. "You will park thews things'’ I pointed out certain pro v leone— "in the wtaelbarrow. and take ttam on to the Ship cwt the bea.h You will also take the folding table from my study, and two foldingchairs, and set tfie table an tta deck I am going to take supper there with a lady a> <1 You can leave the Iced tea in a bottle. Have the supper ready at a quarter before tta hour, and then leave, We will not re quire any service.'* "Yeo. Mr. Felix,'* «aid Charles, sedate ly. I^frowned as though the a hole pro ereiling bored nw\ and returned to mt work. Aa half past 5 I drearod carefully and left the bouse As I walked up the bea.-b I nwild not help but contrast ibis sunny arene with the night of the storm What ever that night bed brought to Alastair, It was clear I waa not to know mu< b about It. I waited on tta shore until Mias Gra bs in appeared, and erneaed ths ¡«th with her to the Hlilp. I pulled the snort rope- ladder over the aide and helped her on board We beheld a supper table Immae- ulately aet, and placee for two. M lea Graham waa Jellghted. and I rotild not help retooling a little when I saw how very pleaeed ata waa More over. I was tta boot, and she my gueet, and I rouId not mat a shadow over my own feast I tried, therefore, as taut I could, to forge* Islip and the locket, and to think only of whet a beautiful late afternoon It was, of how freeh tta etnell of the sea ram» to the old Ship's decks, and of the lieauty of the girl who eat arroee from me. ! think ehe detected that at first I wax making an effort, and ao tried to help mo. for abe wae very lively end talkative, making mu<d> eport of the supper, all tta courses of which were spread before us at once. arid of our having to wall upon ouraelrae TV tan wo had finished supper. I asked Ml« Graham's permission to light a cig •rette. and ¡wished my chair a little bach from the table. There was a new moon In the sky. and I pointed It out to her. "This la the flneat hour of the day," 1 said. "If only the Nhlp would up an chor and take ua for a sail!" Harriman has secured control of the Vanderbilt system, thereby adding about 12,000 miles to hie lines. Kiefer, Oklahoma, bank robliers sur prised at their work, killed the city marshal and fatally wounded the cash ier. Prince Albert Ixtofxild, heir to the Belgian throne, has just returned from the Congo and says conditions are sat isfactory. NO. hill backs road . Construction of Oregon Trunk Up the Deschutes Io Ba Rushed. Portland. Aug. 17. Uncertainty aa to the actual force behind the Oregon Trunk waa removed when John F. Stevana made the announcement that he had acquired a controlling interest in the project, which, in ita execution, is to lie financed by J. J. Hill, person ally. The acquisition of thia property by Mr. Steven* and his aaaoclates and the identification of Mr. Hill with it are of major importance to the railroad situation in thia state, it is regarded aa the initial atep by Hill in his in- vaaion of t entral Oregon and the eventual bui'ding of a railroad to San FranclaciHi. Subsequent developments resulting from lliil'a invasion of Ore gon are expected materially to alter the railroad map of the state. •'On being asked several days ago if I had any interest in the Oregon Trunk or if 1 represented any railroads that were interested, I said no, and the latter statement still holds good," said Mr. Stevens. "Since then, however, I have ac- quired a controlling interest in the project, have all necessary financial ar rangements completed, and the road will tie built aa fa«t aa it can be reas onably dune with mon and money. Th« matter ta a personal one, and I have no objection to saying that J. J. Hill, as an individual, ia financially in tereat I to any extent necessary to car ry the road through to successful com pletion. "Plana in detail are not fully devel- o|wd, but will become apparent from time to time, as conditions rosy see tn to require. It may be said, however, that the Oregon Trunk proposes to provide an quickly ta practicable a northern outlet fur Central Oregon, re gardless of the designs of any other transportation company." Having made thia announcement, Mr. Stevens refus«-d to budge an Inch. An earthquake haa been recorded by the instruments in ths weather bureau FIGH T TO Bt KEPT UP. at Washingt'ip. The origin waa esti mated at about 2,600 miles distant in Ballinger and Pinchot to Meet Again California or Mexico. in Denver. All records f»r attendance are being Iienver, Aug. 17.- Every subject broken at the Seattle fair. that in any way can tie connected with Moorish tribeemen make almost con the commercial, industrial and agricul •tant attacks wn the Spanish forts. tural growth of the West, from the II- • erta nty Ilf the wheat market ' Panama canal to scientific dry farm will cause storage of much of the Cali ing, will be discussed in Denver th a i week at sessions of the 12th annual fornia crop. convention of the Trans Mlasia<ippi There is serious difference between Commercial congress. Great Britain and her colonies on the Between 5,IHMI and 7,0fl0 delegates naval policy. are expected. The congress began its The Rock Island railroad has placed sessions yesterday, although the real an order for 6,000 freight cars and 60 work will not be taken up until today. One of the features of the i ongreas locomotives. probably will tie the renewal of the The powers will send a fleet to Crete struggle tietwrvn Seen tary of the In to force the removal of the Greek flag terior Ballinger and Chief Forester and prevent a Turkish attack. Pinchot. begun publicly at Spokane A storm in Chicago caused three laat week. These two men and M(H) deaths by drowning and a numtier of delegates from th» National irrigation injuries. The property loss is heavy. congress at Spokane are expected to day. An explosion on a Russian submarine Among the multitude of subjects to boat caused injury to 14 men, one fa- ' tie discussed ar« railroads and trans tally. The vessel waa American built. portation; commercial problems, c'oeer Millionaire Bradbury, of San Rafael, relations with southern republics, with Cal., sentenced to serve a term In the special reference to the Panama canal; penitentiary for perjury, haa received rational defense, with special refer a reprieve, bput will have to serve 3u ence to the Pacific coast and Hawaii, which will send delegates; conserva days in the county jail. tion of national resources, irrigation The shah of Persia is married. He and reclamation, good roads; tieet and ia 11 years old. can« sugar industry; reform of the There are rumblings of a revolution consular service; drainage of sub in Northern Mexico. merged lands, and separate statehood A hot wave in London haa been the I for Arizona and New Mexico. Among the accredited delegates will cause of many deaths. tie five women, two from Denver, two Wholesale executions and fighing from Arisons and one from Texas. have been renewed at Barcelona. The government will take advantage Thaw has been given a few days* of ths congress to give illustrated lec- | respite before returning to the insane tuns every night explaining what Fed eral authorities are doing in the way asylum. of public works, including the Panama Almost the entire town of Milton , canal. Dei., haa been destroyed by fire. The lose will reach 1100,0JO. Rival to Be Built. Johnson Porter says there is room Victoria, B. C Aug. 17. There wae along the Deschutes for two railroads, much military activity tmth in Japan each having double tracks. and Manchuria when the Empress of Greece will ask the advice of tbe India left Japan, in consequence of powers before answering the last note Japan's determination to rebuild the Antung-Mukden railroad. Meanwhile, of Turkey on the Crete affair. a further cause of trouble has devel Mrs. Parkhurst, the English suffrag oped in eotiaequaooe of China having ette leader, will soon visit the United determined to build a rival line through States anti deliver a areies of lectures. Manchuria to connect Corea via Chien- Rioting haa occurred at Stockholm, tao, the island in ths Tumen regarding Sweden, in connection with the strike. whose ownership China and Ja;»an are Dynamite haa been used to blow up still involved, with Kilin, on the Chin ese section of the .Manchurian railroad. street cars. Willian K. Payne., eon of the house leader, has been appointed deputy aasia tant attorney general at a salary of 16,000 a year. Minster Wu, of China, haa been re called. The earnings of the Northern Pacific show an increase of 3260,000 over laat year. "If your pirate doesn't come now. J iet An Evanston, III., tailor haa had a after supper, with a rreerent r»H.n hang diamond set in the nail of tola little ing right side up, 1 don't believe be ever finger. will," put In the girl pensively. China has orni a note to Japan in Her playful words, combined with tta. Ingenuous and ___________ tta faraway, . child- _ voire ____ ____ ____ *“Kh *^e mikados - policy regarding ilk's dreaming of her eyea. aroused «orne- th* railroad rights is Called unjustified thing of my old rvaeniment. Almœt h» aggression, fore I knew what 1 wsa doing I had fab I ton a victim to an Impulsive Richard Carlin, Islve temp-atlmj t»motatl<m. ' who conf ••»««« to a d waa leasing <m tbe table with my having been a burglar for eeven yearn, haa told the New York police that there eyre tiled on tar. la no profit in the business, (Te be continued.) ■» <" I HEAT CAUSES DEATH Withering Blast Sweeps Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. VEGETATION IS KILLED THEREBY Ten People Dead and Many Prostra lions Corn Shriveled Up by Fierce Blasts. Knnea« City, Aug. 17. Unusually intense heat, officially recorded tiy the Kov» rnini rit weather burvau aa high aa 110 degreaa, cauasul at Iraat ten deatha, numerous prostrations and much >iam- «ge yraterday in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Throughout the Southwest the day w as the moot trying sine* the devastating drouth of 1U01. Aa tbe withering wind* awept across the plains much vrgwtalion fell. In thia city the he at continued and prostrated a score, some of whom are in a dangerous condition, The Union depot was like an oven. Babies lie came seriously ill ami medical attention was needed before their mothers could reaum»- their joumeya. The distress of a party of immigrants waa great Th» likelihood of an ice famine a<kied to the gravity of the situation here. Dealers rr|H>rted that the factoriaa were running night and day, but that the demand had exceeded the supply. Most of the dealer* refused to deliver mor» than 26 pounds to any residence, ami f< arvd they would have to cut thia quota down. At Wellington, Kan., the official temperature was Dili. Corn waa suf fering greatly in that district. The day was the hottest Topeka lias had for eight years, 102 degrees tiring official ly recorded. Two prostrations resulted there. T-- I Í ■\ * QUAKL FfcLLS MoUN I AIN. Thousands ot Budding« Destroyed and (treat Property Loss. Tokio, Aug. 17. Reporta received today concerning the earthquake in Central Japan Saturday, show there were many fatalities and great damage wns done to property. The dead at present are said to numlier 30, though It is feared further fatalities will be reported from the outlying districts. The number of persons injured Is H2. Thus far 362 building«, including many temples, sre reported to have been de stroyed and more than 1,000 olhera badly damaged. The town of Asaku, In Gifu, suffered terribly. The banks of the Hida river broke and the country is inundated. The Jieople of the district fieri to high ground and remained in the open all night. Intrrmitt. nt shocks were felt throughout Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The mountain Ibuki, a short distance west of GifU, collapse I with a thun derous roar. Slight damage was done at Nagoya, to the southward of Gifu, and neigh boring villages. CANADA CAN^FttD BRITAIN. Oram Crop of Dominion is Reported Greatest In History. Winnipeg, Aug. 17. From all pointe in Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia the unanimity of opinion points to the anticipatory re sult of thia year's harvest as being the greatest in th<< history of the Canadian Weal. In some places, such aa South ern Alberta, the phenomenal growth makes it hard for the people to con ceive such prospects. Farmers are 1 now busy gathering the hay crop, ' which is a heavy one. The grain har- vest will be general during the latter part of the present month. The statement is made on _ good au- thonty that the completed Grand Trunk Pacific railway from Winnipeg to Ed monton is tributary to wheat lands cap able of feeding the whole people of Great Britain and Ireland in case of need. Plan Red Cross Annsa. Ixwxlon, Aug. 17. Based on the Ger man ami Jaimnese models, the war Concrete Building Fall*. office ha* i*sued pr»|x>**l* for a great Winnipeg, Aug. 17.— A concreta voluntary Red Croa* scheme in corner- apartment block known as the Brolal- tion with the territorial army plan. It ben, being erected here, collapsed Sat will br worked in connection with the urday evening. Heavy rains had existing Red Cross society and St. moistened the concrete so that the steel John* Ambulance society and would girders gave way. Four met. were in 1 provide the entire country with com side at the time inspecting the work plete organizations. Men and women and were crushed, two so severely they are to be trained in • *labliahment* in were taken to a hospital in a dying every territorial are* aa nursea, condition. stretcher liearers and other branchee of the Beil ( 'roes service. 8tnk<ri Reas mo Work. By Sperm Whale Taken Fort William, Ont., Aug. 17. Tbe striking dock laborers of the Canadian Victoria, Aug. 17.- The steamer Pacific railway will return to work to Tree, which arrived from the weat morrow. A mass ment1 ng of tbe strik coast of Vancouver island this after* ers ami their friends, numbering 6,000 noon, ion. brought news that a sperm was addressed today by Mayor Peltier, a ha la. the first hale, firs taken sire* laat year, who urgwl the men to return to work waa caught by the Kuyoquot whalers and aubmit their grievances to a board laat weak, and 6h barrela of oil taken of arbitration. ' from the whale. a »» — • « a 9. a. —•vv- ~r”v <<’. •/■¿■.ru, - • •»«■ •• • 'ir- • i’-'z. < w ** •«’ • -Z- *’’ r 1. C
