FIRST COMPLETE SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEXICO’S NEW CABINET MINISTERS.
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SYNOPSIS.
• H a d " D e n M a i t l a n d , o n r r a r h l n x h i»
N e w Y ork b ac h elo r club, m e t a n a t t r a c ­
tiv e y o u n g w o m an at th e door. J a n ito r
O 'H a g a n a s s u re d h im no one h a d been
w ith in th a t day
D an discovered a w o m ­
an'» A n g e r p r i n t » I n d u s t o n h i s d e s k ,
a l o n g w i t h a l e t t e r f r o m h i» a t t o r n e y .
M a it la n d d in e d w ith B a n n e r m a n , his a t ­
torney.
D a n s e t o u t f o r G re e n fie ld s , to
;et h i» f a i n t l y Je w e l» .
D u r in g his w alk
o th e c o u n t r y »eat, h e m e t th e y o u n g
w o m a n In g r a y , w h o m h e h a d s e e n l e a v ­
in g his b a c h elo rs' club.
H er auto
had
b r o k e n d o w n . H e f ix e d It. B y a r u s e s h e
" l o s t " him . M a itla n d , on r e a c h i n g h o m e ,
s u r p r i s e d l a d y In g r a y , c r a c k i n g t h e s a f e
co n taining
his gem ».
She, ap p a re n tly ,
to o k h im fo r a w ell-k n o w n crook, D an ie l
A n lf lt y . H a l f - h y p n o t i z e d , M a i t l a n d o p e n e d
h i» s a f e , t o o k t h e r e f r o m t h e j e w e l s , a n d
g a v e th e m to her, first f o rm in g a p a r t ­
n e r s h i p In c r im e . T h e r e a l D a n A n ls ty ,
s o u g h t b y p olice of th e w o rld , a p p e a r e d
o n th e s a m e m ission. M a itla n d o v e rc a m e
him . H o m e t t h e g irl o u ts id e th e h o u s e
a n d t h e y a p e d o n t o N e w Y o r k In h e r a u ­
to . H e h a d t h e J e w e l s a n d s h e p r o m i s e d
to m eet him th a t day. M aitlan d received
a "M r. S n a lth ,” In tro d u c in g h im self a s a
detective.
T o s h i e l d t h e g i r l In g r a y ,
M a itla n d , a b o u t to »how him th e J e w ­
e l s , s u p p o s e d l y lo s t, w a s f e l l e d b y a b l o w
f r o m ‘‘H n a l t h ' s ” c a n e . T i n - l a t t e r p r o v e d
to be A nlsty him self a n d he secu red th e
ern». A n l s t y . w h o w a s M a i t l a n d ' s d o u -
le. m a s q u e r a d e d a s t h e l a t t e r .
The
c r i m i n a l k e p t M a i t l a n d ’s e n g a g e m e n t w i t h
t h e g i r l In g r a y . H e g a v e h e r t h e g e m s ,
a f t e r f a l lin g in lo v e a t first s ig h t. T h e y
w e r e t o m e e t a n d d i v i d e t h e lo o t . M a i t ­
land revived an d re g re tte d m issin g
his
engagem ent.
A nlsty,
m a sq u e rad in g
ns
M aitland,
narrow ly
avoided
capture
t h r o u g h m y s t e r i o u s ti p . T h e g i r l In g r a y
v is it e d M a i t l a n d 's a p a r t m e n t s d u r i n g his
ab sen ce an d re tu rn ed gem s, being d is­
c o v e re d on r e t u r n .
M aitland, w ithout
c a sh , c a lle d u p his h o m e a n d h e a r d a
w o m a n 's
voice
expostulating.
A nlsty,
d is g u is e d a s M a itla n d , told h e r h is real
Identity a n d realizing h im se lf
trick ed
trie d to w r in g f r o m h e r t h e lo c a tio n of
th e gem s.
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C H A P T E R - ) ^ —Continued.
"By th e powers. I forgot for a m o ­
m e n t! So you th o u g h t m e M aitland,
e h ? Well, I’m s o rry I d i d n ’t u n d e r ­
sta n d t h a t from the first. You’re so
quick, as a rule, you k n o w — I confess
you duped m e n e a tly th is a f te r n o o n —
t h a t I supposed you w e re wise and
only a fra id t h a t I'd give you w hat you
de se rve . If they had se n t any one but
t h a t stupid a ss, Hickey, to nab me, I’d
be In th e cooler now. As it was, you
kindly selected th e very b e st kind of
a house for m y p u r p o s e ; I went
s t r a i g h t up to th e roofs and out
th r o u g h a build ing round t h e c o r n e r . ’*
But t h e shock of discovery, with itH
a t t e n d a n t re vulsion of feeling, had
been too m uch for her. She collapsed
suddenly In th e chair, eyes half closed,
fa ce pallid a s a m ask of death.
Anlsty r e g ard e d h e r In silence for n
m e d ita tiv e In sta n t, th en , t a k i n g up
t h e lamp, str o d e down t h e hall to th e
p a n tr y , r e t u r n i n g p r e s e n t l y with a
g las s b r i m m i n g with a n a m b e r-tin te d ,
e ffe rv e sc en t liquid.
“C h a m p a g n e ,” he a n n o u n ce d , licking
his lips.
"W is h I bad
M aitla n d 's
n lea n s to g ra tify my pa la te. H e know s
good wine. H ere, my denr, gulp th is
dow n,” placing the glas s to t h e g ir l’s
lips and r a is in g h e r h e ad t h a t she
m ig h t sw allow w ith o u t stra n g lin g .
As It was, s h e c hoked a n d gasped,
but a f t e r a m o m e n t be gan to show
som e signs of h a v in g benefited by th e
d ra u g h t, a f a int colo r d a w n in g in h e r
cheeks.
" T h a t ’s som e b e tt e r , ” c o m m e n d e d
th e burglar, n ot unkindly. “ Now, If
you please , we'll s to p t a l k i n g p r e tt y
a nd get down to b r a s s tacks. Buck up.
now, and a n s w e r my questions. And
d o n ’t be a f ra id ; I'm h o lding no g re n t
gru d g e for w h a t you did thlB a f t e r ­
noon. I a p p r e c ia t e pluck a n d g r it as
m uch a s anybody, I guess, th o u g h I do
t h in k you ra n It p r e tt y close, p e a c h ­
ing on a pal a f t e r you'd lifted th e
jewels.
By t h e way, w hy did you
do It?”
" B e ca u se — But you w o u ld n ’t u n d e r ­
s t a n d If I told you.”
"I sup p o s e not. I'm not m u c h good
sp littin g s e n t im e n ta l hairs. But Mait­
land m u s t h a v e been p r e tt y d e c e n t to
you to m a k e you go so far. S p e a k in g
of which, w h e re a r e t h e y ? ”
"They?”
“ D on’t sidestep. W e u n d e r s t a n d one
a n o th e r. I know you'v e brought buck
, th e Jewels. W h e r e h a v e you stow ed
th em ?’’
T h e wine had fulfilled Its m ission,
e n d o w ed h e r with fresh s t r e n g t h and
r e n ew e d spirit.
She w as th in k i n g
quickly, ev ery wit alert.
“ I w on't tell you."
" W o n ’t e h ?
T h a t 's a n a d m iss io n
t h a t t h e y ’re here, you know. And you
m ay a s well know I propose to h a v e
’em. F a ir m e a n s o r foul, t a k e yo u r
pick. W h e r e a r e th e y ? ”
“I h a v e told you I w o uldn’t tell.”
" I ’ve known p lu ck ie r w om en th a n
you to c h a n g e th e ir minds, u n d e r p r e s ­
su r e .” He c a m e n e a re r, b e n d in g over,
face close to her, eyes s a v a g e, and
gripped h e r w rists n o n e too gently.
"T ell m e ! "
"1 Ait me go."
H e proceeded c alm ly to Imprison
both sm all w rists In one strong, bony
ha nd. " B e t t e r tell.”
"I.et m e g o ! " s h e pa nte d, stru g g lin g
to rise.
H is voice took on a n ugly tone.
"T ell!”
She was a child In his ha nds, but
m a n a g e d n e v e r t h e l e s s to rise. As he
applied t h e p r e s s u r e m o re cruelly to
h e r a r m s sh e cried aloud w ith pain
and. s t r u g g lin g de sp e ra te ly , knocked
t h e c h a i r over.
It w ent down with a c r a s h a ppalling
ly loud In th a t sile n t Ignis* and at
t h a t h o u r; a n d ta k in g a d v a n t a g e of his
I n s t a n t of c o n s te r n a tio n sh e Jerked
f ree a nd s p r a n g to w a rd th e door. He
w a s upon h e r In a n In sta n t, however,
h a r d fingers digging Into h e r s h o u l­
ders. "You little fool!"
“N o ! ” sh e cried. "No, no, no! Let
m e go, you— you b r u te ! —
Abruptly he th o u g h t b e t t e r of hts
m e th o d s a n d rele ased her, m ere ly p u l ­
ing h im s elf b e tw ee n h e r a n d th e door-
A .'
His Voice Took On an Ugly Tone.
su b d u e d h e r s e lf a n d fell back, e ying
him fixedly.
“T h e y 'r e h e r e , ” he nodded t h o u g h t ­
fully. ’’You w ouldn't h a v e stood for
t h a t If th e y w e ren 't. And since they
aro, I c an find th e m w ith o u t yo u r a s ­
sista n ce .
Sit down. I s h a n ’t to uch
you a g ain .”
She had s c a n t choice o t h e r th a n
to obey. D e s p e r a t e a s sh e was, he r
s t r e n g t h hail been se ve re ly o v e rta x ed ,
and s h e m ig h t not p r e s u m e upon It
too gre atly.
F a s c i n a t e d with terro r,
she let h e r s e l f down Into an easy
chair.
A n lsty th o u g h t for a m o m e n t, then
w e n t ove r to th e d e s k a n d s a t him self
before It.
"K e y s ,” h e c o m m e n te d , rapid ly In­
v e n to ry in g what he saw. “H ow 'd you
got hold of t h e m ? ”
"T h e y a r e Mr. M aitland's. H e m u st
ha v e f o rg o tte n th em ."
T h e b u r g l a r ch u ck led grim ly. “Co­
incide nce s m ultiply . It is odd. T h at
h a rp , O’H a g an , w a s co m in g In with u
c a n of b e e r while I w a s picking the
lock, a n d c a u g h t me. H e w a n te d to
know if I ’d m is se d my tr a i n for G r e e n ­
fields, a nd 1 g a v e him my word of h o n ­
o r 1 had. Moreover, I'd m islaid my
k e y s a nd h a d b e e n ringing for him for
t h e p a s t ten m in u te s. H e sw allowed
e v e r y word of It. By th e way, h e r e ’s
a glove of yours. You c e r ta in ly m a n ­
a g ed to le a v e e nough c le w s a b o u t to
I n su r e yo u r being na bbed e v en by a
New York d e te ctive."
H e faced about, to ssin g h e r th e
glove, a n d w ith It so k e en a n d pene­
t r a t i n g n g l a n c e th a t h e r h e a r t sank
for f e a r t h a t he had g u e sse d h e r se ­
c ret.
But a s ho co n tin u e d s h e r e ­
g a ine d confidence.
” 1 could tenc h you a t h in g or two,”
he sugge ste d, plea sa ntly. "Y ou m a k e
a bout us m an y m is ta k e s as th e a v e r ­
age b eginner. And, on t h e o t h e r hand,
you've got th e m ajo rity b e a te n to a
finish for ’c u te n e s s. Y ou're a s quick
a s th e y m a k e t h e m .”
S h e s t r a ig h t e n e d up, une asy, o p ­
p r e sse d by a vague s u r m i s e a s to
w h i t h e r th is tended.
" T h a n k you,” sh e said, b re ath le ss ly ,
" b u t h a d n ’t you b e t t e r — ”
" P le n ty of time, my dear. M aitland
h a s gone to Greenfields a n d we've sev
oral ho u rs before us. Look here, little
w om an, why d on't you t a k e a tu m b le
to yourself, cut out all this nonsense,
a n d look to your o w n I n t e r e s t s ? "
"1 don't u n d e r s t a n d you,” sh e fal
tere d, “ but If—"
"I'm t a l k i n g a bout th is M aitland
affair. Cut It out a nd forget It. You're
too good looking a n d va lua ble to y o u r ­
self to lose your head Just all on ac
c ount of a little m oonlight flirtation
with n good looking m illio naire. You
d o n ’t suppose for an
I n s ta n t
th a t
t h e r e 's a n y th i n g In It for yours, do
you?
You're n o th in g t o M a itla n d —
Just an I n c ide nt; ne xt tim e h e m eets,
t h e b a b y -sta re for yours.
You can
th a n k your lucky s t a r s he h a p p en e d to
h a v e a r e p u ta tio n to s u s ta in as a vil­
lage cut-up, a gay. sa d dog. a lw ay s out
for a good tim e and h a n g th e e xpense!
O th e r w ise he'd ha v e h a n d e d you yours
without a m o m e n t 's hesitation.
I’m
not doing th is up In tin foil a n d tyin g
a violet ribbon with ta s s e ls on it, but
I'm h a n d in g It s t r a ig h t to you; som e
th in g you d o n ’t w ant to forget. You
Just sink yo u r hooka In th e fact th a t
y o u ’re n o th in g to M aitland a n d th a t
h e 's n o th in g to you. a n d n e v e r will be.
a nd you w on't lose a n y t h i n g —except
Illusions.”
S h e r e m a in e d q u ies ce n t for a little,
h a n d s tw itc h in g In h e r lap, to r n by
conflicting e m o t i o n s — f e a r of and a v e r ­
“Don't be a little fool." h e conn sion for th e m an. a m u s e m e n t , chill
seled. “ You k i r k up t h a t row a nd h o r r o r bre d of t h e k n ow le dge t h a t he
y o u ’ll h a v e us both pinched Inside o f : was voicing t h e t r u t h a b o u t h e r, th e
t r u th , a t least, a s h e saw It, a n d —a n d
t h e n e a t five m in u te s .”
Defiance was on h e r to n g u e 's tip, a s M aitland would se e It.
■'Illusions?" she echood, faintly, and
b u t t h e t r u t h in his w ords g a v e h e r
pa use .
P a l p it a ti n g with t h e shock, ra is ed h e r e y es to his w ith a pitiful
• v e r y o u t r a g e d Instinct s quiver, s h e , a t t e m p t a t a smile, " u h . b ut I m u st
h a v e lost them , long ago; else I
shou ld n 't be— ’’
“H e r e a n d w h a t you are. T h a t ’s
w hat I ’m telling you.”
S h e s h u d d e re d im p e r c e p t ib l y ; looked
down and up again, sw iftly, h e r e x p r e s ­
sion i n sc ru ta b le, h e r voice a tr e m b le
b e tw ee n la u g h t e r a n d t e a r s : “ W ell?"
“ E h?" T h e d i r e c tn e s s of h e r query
figuratively brought him up all s t a n d ­
ing. c a n v a s flapping a n d wind out of
his sails.
" W h a t a r e you offering me in e x ­
c h a n g e for my silly d r e a m ? " sh e in ­
quired, a t r a c e of sp ir it qu ick e n in g h e r
tone.
“ A fair exch a n g e, I t h i n k —so m e ­
t h in g t h a t I w ouldn't offer you If you
h a d n 't been able to d r e a m . ”
He
paused, doubtful, clum sy.
"Go on," s h e told him, faintly. Since
It m u s t come, as well be ove r with It.
“ See he re."
H e took h e a r t of
d e sp e ra tio n . “ You took to M aitland
w hen you th o u g h t he w as me. W hy
not t a k e to m e for m y se lf? I'm a s
good a man, b e t t e r as a m an, t h a n he,
if 1 do blow my own horn. You side
w ith me, little w om an, a n d — a n d all
t h a t —anil I'll t r e a t you square.
I
n e v e r w e n t back on a pal yet. W h y .”
b r ig h te n in g with e n th u s ia s m a s his
gaze ap p raise d her, "w ith y o u r looks
a n d your c le v e r n e s s a n d m y k now l­
e d g e of th e business, we c a n sw ee p
th e c ountry, you and I.”
" O h ! " sh e cried, b r e athle ssly.
“ W e ’ll s t a r t rig h t now," he plu nged
on, m is r e a d i n g h e r ; " r i g h t now, with
last n i g h t ’s haul. You'll c h u ck th is
addled se n t im e n ta l pangs of-conseience
lay, hand ove r the Jewels, a n d —and
I'll hand 'em back to you th e day w e're
m arried , all se t a n d —a s h a n d s o m e a
wedding p r e s e n t ns any w om an e v e r
got.”
S h e tw isted In h e r c h a i r to hide h e r
face from him, fairly c o r n e r e d at last,
bra in a w hirl d e vising a hu n d re d
m a n e u v ers , e ac h m ore help less th a n
th e last, to c h e a t a nd d i v e r t him for
th e time, u ntil— u n til—
T h e con sc io u s n es s of his p r e sen c e
n e a r her, of th e sh e e r s t r e n g t h and
m ight of will pow er of t h e m an, bore
upon he r heavily; she was like a child
in his hands, helpless. She tu r n e d with
n hushed ga sp to find t h a t he had risen
a n d come close to h e r c h a i r ; his face
w a s not a foot from hers, his e y es
d a n g e r o u s ; In a n o th e r m o m e n t he
would h a v e his s tr o n g a r m s a bout
her. S h e s h r a n k aw ay, terrified.
"No, n o ! ” s h e begged.
"W ell, a n d why n o t ? W ell? ”—
tensely.
“ How do I k n o w ? T h is a f te r n o o n 1
o u tw i tt e d you, robbed a nd sold you
for— for w hat you call a sc ruple. How
c a n I know t h a t you a r e not pa y in g me
back In m y own c o in ? ”
“Oh, b u t little w o m a n ! ” h e laughed,
t e n d e r ly , c om ing n e a re r. "I t Is be-
c a u s e you did t h a t, b e ca u se you could
hold th o s e sc r u p le s a n d m a k e a tool
of m e for th e i r sake, t h a t I w a n t you.
D on’t t h i n k I’m c ap a b le of playing
with you— It ta k e s a wom an to do that.
Don’t you k n o w ,”— he b e n t n e a r e r and
his b r e a t h was w a rm upon h e r c h ee k
— “d o n 't you know t h a t y ou're too r a re
a n d fine a n d pre cious for a m a n to
risk losing? Come n o w ! ”
"N ot y e t.” She s t a r te d to h e r feet
a n d aw ay. “W alt. T h e r e 's a c a b ! "
T h e s t r e e t w ith o u t w as echoing with
th e c la t te r in g d r u m of galloping hoofs.
“A t th is h o u r ! " she c rie d a g h a s t.
“Could It be— ”
“No
fear.
B esides— th e re .
It's
sto p p e d .”
“ In fr o n t of t h is h o u s e ! "
“ No, t h r e e doors up t h e str e e t, at
least.
T h a t ’s so m e th in g you m u st
learn, and I c an tea ch you— to judge
d i s t a n c e by sound in th e d a r k n e s s — "
“ B u t I tell you,” sh e insisted, re
t r e a ti n g before him, “i t ’s a risk. T here,
did you h e a r t h a t ? ”
" T h a t ” was th e dulled c r a s h of the
f ront door.
A n lsty ste pped to th e ta b le on the in
3tan t a n d plunged th e room in d a r k
ness.
“S t e a d y ! ” h e told h e r evenly.
"S te ad y .
It c a n ’t be —but t a k e no
c h an c es . Go to t h e tr u n k c lo s et a nd
get t h a t jvlndow open. If i t ’s Malt
land."— g rim ly — "well. I’ll follow."
“ W h a t do you m e a n ? W h a t a r e you
going to do?”
" L e a v e t h a t to me. I ’ve n e v e r been
c a u g h t y e t.”
Cold fe a r gripped h e r h e a r t as, In a
flash of intuition, s h e divined h is in
teution.
" Q u ic k ! ” h e b a d e her, savagely.
"D on't you w a n t — ”
"I c a n ’t see," sh e in vented. “W h ere 't
the do o r? I c a n 't se e .”
“H e r e .”
T h r o u g h th e d a r k n e s s his fingers
found h e rs. “Come," he said.
“A h!”
H e r h a n d closed ov e r hts w rist, a nd
in a t h o u g h t she h a d flung h e r s e lf b e ­
fore him a n d c a u g h t th e o ther. In
th e . m o v e m e n t h e r hand b ru sh e d
a g a i n s t so m e th in g t h a t h e was h o ld ­
ing; a n d it w as cold a n d sm ooth a nd
hard.
“Ah! no, n o ! ” s h e Implored. “Not
th a t, n o t t h a t ! ”
W it h a n o a th he a tt e m p t e d to th ro w
h e r off, but, frail s t r e n g th magnified
by a fury of fear, sh e Joined Issue with
him, clinging to his w r ists w ith the
te n a c i t y of a wildcat, though sh e was
lifted from h e r feet a n d d a s h e d th is
way a n d th a t, brutally, m ercilessly,
th o u g h h e r h e a r t fell sick w ith in he r
for th e h o p e le ss n e s s of It, th o u g h —
TEACHERS’ TRAIN
WRECKED IN EAST
Three Dead; Eight Missing and
Many Injured.
Five E x c u r s io n C a r s D e m o li s h e d —
W r e c k T a k e s F ire a n d W o u n d ­
e d Die in F la m e s .
E aston, P a., May 1.—T hree persons
lost th e ir lives, e ig h t a re m issing and
a re believed to be dead, and h a lf a
hundred o th ers w ere in ju red th is a f ­
ternoon a t M a rtin ’s C reek, N. J ., in
th e w reck o f an excursion tra in c a rry ­
ing 170 school teach ers and friends
from U tic a and Syracuse, N. Y ., and
vicin ity to W ashington fo r a w eek ’s
outing.
The tra in w as one furn ish ed by the
D elaw are, L ackaw anna & W estern
railroad and th e accid en t occurred
w hile it w as tra v elin g a t high speed
over tra c k s controled by the Pennsyl­
vania railroad. The locom otive ju m p ­
ed the track , the cars toppled over and
w ere se t on fire by exploding oil, the
w recked coaches h aving struck an oil
tan k along the track w hen they le ft
the rails.
The e n tire tra in w as quickly envel-
oped in flames and com pletely con­
sum ed by the fire.
The e ig h t m issing persons, seven of
whom w ere women and lived in U tica,
are believed to have been burned to
death in th e w reckage.
The finding
o f charred bodies led th e railroad
w recking crew s to the conclusion th a t
they are dead.
The m ost seriously injured w ere re ­
moved to th e E aston hospital, w here
th ree of them , Miss E leanor E. R uth­
erford, a U tica te a c h e r; C harles M.
Pearson, o f Stroudsburg, P a., a Penn­
sylvania railroad conductor, and W il­
liam Vannoy, T renton, N. J ., en­
gineer, died tonight.
The physicians a t the hospital said
late to n ig h t th a t m ost of those in the
hospital w ill g e t w ell.
The cause o f the w reck has not been
determ ined. The place w here the acci­
d en t occurred had been undergoing re ­
pairs and unfinished w ork may have
been responsible for th e tra in leaving
the track.
T here w as a terrific explosion a t the
scene of th e w reck to n ig h t. T here is
no com m unication w ith the w recking
C H A P T E R XI.
p arty b u t local railroad men say eith e r
" D a n ”— Quixote.
the boiler of the w recked locom otive
L e a v in g th e hotel, M aitland strode or a gas tank exploded.
q u ietly b u t rapid ly a cross th e c a r
t r a c k s to th e sidew alk b o rd e rin g the
park. A dozen n i g h th a w k c abbies bore
down upon him, yelping In chorus. H e
m otioned to the forem ost, Jum ped Into
th e h a n so m a n d g a v e th e fellow his
a d d ress.
" F iv e dollars," h e added, "If you
m a k e it In five m in u t e s .”
An a sto n is h e d horse, roused from a
droop-eared letha rgy, was y a n k ed a l­
m o s t by m a in s t r e n g t h out of th e cab-
r a n k a n d Into th e m id dle of t h e a v e ­
nue.
Before he could recover, the
long whip-lash had leaped out over
th e roof of the vehicle, a n d he found
h im s elf s t r e tc h i n g a w a y up t h e a v e n u e
on a dead run.
Yet to M aitland t h e p a ce se e m e d
deadly slow. He fidgeted on th e se a t
In a n agony of im p a tie n ce , a dozen
tim e s feelin g In w a istco a t po c k et for
his latch keys. T hey were there , a nd
his fingers itc hed to u se them .
By t h e lights s t r e a k i n g p a st he
kn e w t h a t t h e i r pace w a s furious, a n d
was h a u n te d by a fe a r le s t It should
b rin g t h e police a b o u t his e ars. At
T w e n ty - n in th stre e t. Indeed, a d r e a m ­
ing policem an, s t a r tl e d by t h e uproar,
e m e r g e d h a stily from th e s h e lte r in g
gloom of a sto re e n tr a n c e , shouted
a f te r th e cabby a n In a rticu la te q u e s­
tion. and, g e ttin g no re sponse , un
s h e a th e d his nig h t slick and loped up
th e a v e n u e in pursuit, m a k i n g the
locust s in g upon th e p a v e m e n t at
ev ery jum p.
D Y N A M IT E C A S E D E L A Y E D .
A tto rn ey D a r r o w H e s i t a t e s to
C h a rg e of Defense.
A B O V E , J O S E I V E S L I M A N T O U R , M I N I S T E R O F U I N A N C E ) M. M A H R n Q U I N ,
O F R IV E R A , M IN IS T E R O F F O M E N T !)) M A N T E L G O N ZA LE S, M IN IS­
T E R O F W A R A N D M A R IN E ) D E M E T R I O S O D I, M IN IS T E R O F J U S T IC E .
BELOW ,
NORBETO
D O M IN G U E Z , M IN IS T E R O F C O M M U N IC A TIO N A N D
P U B L IC W O R K S) JO R G E V E R A ESTA N O L , M IN IS T E R O F PU B L IC IN ­
ST - R U C T I O N ) F R A N C I S C O N O R D E L A B A R R A , M I N I S T E R O F F O R ­
E IG N R E L A T IO N S.
ground, and the b e st inform ation they
had today w as th a t the Chicago a tto r­
ney, instead o f com ing personally to
Los A ngeles, has sen t a confidential
re p re se n ta tiv e to look over the s itu a ­
tion before he would agree to accept
the task o f ch ief counsel in such a
m om entous stru g g le.
In consequence th e arraig n m en t,
w hich w as scheduled to tak e place not
la te r th a n n e x t W ednesday, m ay be
deferred, and th e d is tric t atto rn e y is
expected to consent to the delay, as it
is understood th a t he is not averse to
h aving fu rth e r tim e to ad ju s t various
technical p oints in th e s t a te ’s side of
th e case.
T hese points are said to concern the
indictm ents a g a in st the accused men
w hich w ere draw n h astily a fte r Burns
had tak en Jam es M cN am ara and Mc-
M anigal into custody a t D etro it.
I t w as aso reported in official q u a r­
te rs th a t the arraig n m en t m ig h t aw ait
th e arriv al {of atto rn ey s rep resen tin g
th e N ational E re c to rs’ association,
who, i t is said, w ill join D istric t A t­
torney F redericks and his assitan ts,
W. J . Ford, in th e prosecution of the
M cN am aras. Since his alleged con­
fession to the prosecutor th ree days
ago and his subsequent refusal to see
atto rn ey s fo r the defense, McM anigal
is no longer considered by the defense.
Take
Los A ngeles, May 2.— C larence D ar­
row has not prom ised definitely th a t
he will un d ertak e the defense o f John
and Jam es M cN am ara, and lacking
such assurances, those in te re ste d in
th e case o f the accused dynam ite con­
sp ira to rs said today they w ere “ up in
th e a ir ” re g ard in g the arraig n m en t
o f the prisoners.
L abor leaders who a re arran g in g
th e p relim in aries do not w a n t the
men arraig n ed u n til D arrow is on the
F IR E L O S S $ 6 . 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
O n e - T h i r d o f B a n g o r , Maine, Lies in
B la c k e n e d Ruin.
B angor, Me., May 2.— O ne-third of
B angor is in ruins, thousands o f p er­
sons a re hom eless and a p ro p erty loss
estim ated a t $6,000,000 has been sus­
tained, as the re su lt o f a conflagration
w hich raged fo r hours tonight.
S ta rtin g in a hay shed on B road
stre e t, th e fire sw ep t along Broad and
E xchange s tre e ts through the h e a rt of
the city, leaving residences, churches,
schools, business blocks and all the
M azatlan S t a n d i n g S iege.
C risis C o m e s at O ttaw a.
N ogales, Mexico— W h at is believed
to be an au th en tic re p o rt has reached
th is city from M azatlan, th e b ig port
on the w estern coast o f the s ta te of
Sinaloa, saying it is com pletey su r­
rounded by rebels. The M exican gun­
boat began shelling th e rebel position
from the harbor, b u t yielded to the
united p ro tests o f foreign consuls and
ceased firing, and la te r p u t to sea.
T rain s a re not ru nning to M azatlan
from th e north, th e rebels having
burned a b rid g e 18 m iies out. T rains
south to C uiiacan are also stopped.
W innipeg, C an.—The c ritical s itu a ­
tion a t O tta w a has resulted in th e sud­
den recall of E arl G rey to the capital
from W innipeg. The governor gen­
eral has cancelled all his engagem ents
fo r n e x t w eek and w ill leave to n ig h t
fo r O ttaw a.
T he d eterm in atio n of
th e opposition to fight reciprocity
w ith th e U n ited S ta te s all sum m er, if
necessary, as outlined by Mr. Borden,
th e conservative leader, th u s p rev en t­
ing S ir W ilfrid L a u rie r from a tte n d ­
ing the im perial conference and coro­
nation, has caused a crisis in politics.
public buildings w ith th e exception of
the city hall a m ass o f sm oking ashes.
F or m any hours th e firemen, assisted
by men and ap p a ra tu s from o th er
M aine cities, b a ttle d a g a in st th e blaze
before they conquered it. D ynam ite
proved of little avail. B uildings w ere
blown up, b u t it w as not u n til the
wind, which had been blow ing alm ost
a gale d u rin g the n ig h t, sh ifted and a
lig h t rain fell, th a t th e re w as any in­
dication th a t th e firem en would win.
C heered by the help from th is u nex­
pected q u arter, the fire-fighting forces
w ere concentrated n ear th e corner of
H ammond and C entral stre e ts, nearly
tw o m iles from the" place w here the
blaze sta rte d , and th e re th e spread of
flames w as checked a t m idnight.
B ut w hile the rain and th e s h iftin g
of th e w ind to th e e a s t saved th e re s t
of the city, it only added to th e d is­
com forts o f thousands who had seen
th e ir homes go up in flames, and who
w ere huddled to g e th e r in the stre e ts .
The b u rn in g of churches and public
buildings le ft m any o f the u n fo rtu ­
n ates w ith o u t sh elter.
T hree lives
are known to have been lost, although
the nam es o f th e dead have not been
learned.
B o n e s o f E ig h t F o u n d .
E aston, P a., May 2.— As fa r as i t is
possible to ascertain here and a t the
scene o f th e accident, e ig h t persons
w ere burned to death, th ree fa ta lly
injured, tw o others so seriously in­
ju red th a t th e ir lives are despaired of
and scores of persons w ere cut, burned
and bruised in the w reck of the teach ­
e r s ’ special from U tica to W ashington
on the B elvedere-D elaw are division of
the P ennsylvania railro ad a t M artins
Creek, N. J . yesterd ay
The line w as reopened for traffic to­
day. Bones o f e ig h t persons have
been tak en from th e debris and the
w recking crew has q u it work.
Five L e g i s l a to r s T r a p p e d .
Columbus, O. — A dm issions w ere
m ade here by th ree m en arrested Mon­
day n ig h t as alleged lobbyists in the
general assem bly th a t they had suc-
cessully m anipulated a tra p fo r the
legislators suspected o f b ribery. F iv e
legislators w ere nam ed, including one
re p re sen tativ e and fo u r senators. I t
is ad m itted by P rosecutor T u rn er th a t
a device to record conversations w as
placed under a couch in th e hotel
rooms occupied by th e d etec tiv es and
th a t in crim in atin g evidence is in pro­
cess o f p resen tatio n to the grand ju ry .
Rebel t o F i g h t E x tra d itio n .
Los A ngeles— Francisco Vasquez Sa­
linas, late com m ander o f the M exican
R u m on S h i p E x p lo d e s.
G irls Play Baseball,
L iberal forces in Low er C alifornia,
(TO B E C O N T I N U E D .)
P o in te-a-P itre, G uadaioupe— W hen
M ontclair, N. J . — B aseball as a who w as arrested in this c ity on a
| the French steam er Maroni was load­ sp o rt for g irls has received th e official charge o f robbery, declared he w as in­
ing rum and su g ar a t th e docks here, approval o f th e high school a u th o ritie s nocent of the offense named, and th a t
fire broke o u t in the cargo, and before here. I t is to replace bask etb all on th e charge had been fram ed up fo r the
it could be put out caused an explosion the a th le tic calendar. Several team s ] purpose of securing o f his person by
am ong th e b arrels of rum , which killed have been organized and interciass | th e M exican governm ent so th a t he
one firem an.
The m onetary loss is gam es w ill be arran g ed as soon as m ig h t be punished fo r his p a rtic ip a ­
considerable.
Follow ing the explo­ they have engaged in sufficient prac­ tion in the rebellion.
The M exican
sion. it w as im possible to stay the tice. G am es w ith o th e r schools a re a L iberal ju n ta o f Los A ngeles has em ­
j flames, and the vessel w as towed out possibility la te r in the season.
Base­ ployed law yers to help defend Sa­
j in the h arb o r and abandoned. The ball w as introduced w idely as a pas­ linas.
| cargo already on board consisted of tim e for school g irls several years ago.
I 4.000 b a rre ls o f rum and is also a to ­ b u t th e sport w as decided to be too
M otorc ycle H its T rain.
tal loss.
strenuous a t th a t tim e.
Tacom a. W ash.— Lew is P rie st, o f
P e c u n ia ry Value W hic h th» F rench
"H ow m u c h ? ”
S eattle, a fte r racing across th e coun­
Big Fam ilies t o P a r a d e .
P ost P u t Upon His W ork.
T u r in E x p osition O p e n .
"Y our ow n price, w h a t e v e r It majr
try fo r several m iles on a m otorcycle
P aris— C ontrary to general belief
be.”
T urin— The In tern atio n al
E xhibi­ o f which he had lost com plete control,
T h e P a r ts Gantoia te lls a good story
"Ah. well: If you will h a v e It so I j th ere are some large fam ilies in this tion o f In d u stries and Labor, th e big­ crashed into a fa s t in te ru rb a n tra in
of L a m a r t i n e 's e s t im a te of t h e pe­ m ust oblige you," said I -a m a rtln e ; a nd country, and they a re b eing asked to g est affair o f its kind ev er attem p ted a t O rilla, n ear K ent, W ashington,
c u n ia r y v a lue of his poetry.
with a m agnificent g e s t u r e h e sw ept parade in force some Sunday in Paris. ' in Italy , opened h ere S aturday.
The Sunday, and w as alm ost in s ta n tly
It was In 1*48. when he w as a t th e up t h e whole bundle of n o te s r e p r e ­ F athers, m others and progeny are to ex hibition occupies 12,000,000 square killed. B oth m achine and tra in w ere
a c m e of hi» glory and a c a b in e t min s e n t in g t h e £ 8 0 and r e sto re d them, m u ster on th e Place des Invalides. ! feet, ex ten d in g on eith e r side o f the going a t a terrific c ate o f speed. The
They w ill then m arch w ith bands and ! R iver Po. the tw o . p a rts being joined victim w as rid in g his cycle from T a ­
Ister.
He h a d Just c o n tr i b u t e d "t-a with solsm n dignity, to his p o c k e t
banners to th e cham ber o f deputies ! by four bridges, tw o b u ilt especially coma to S eattle, as he had been no­
M arseillaise de la P a lx " to t h e R evue
| which th ey w ill not, how ever, invade j for th is occasion. The A m erican dis- ticed d u rin g his ride by several people.
lies Deux Monties, ami Buloa. the
No Need To.
e ditor, called on him a t t h e m inistry.
"Do you know t h a t Mr. T h o m p s o n I w ith th e ir children, pass by, tra m p ­ I play com prises the larg est e x h ib it
R e b els Are Active in S o n o r a .
” 1 believe I owe you £80. H e r e Is the was Just sp e a k in g to?” a sk e d t h s lady ing on to the Place de la Concorde, ever made abroad by th a t governm ent,
m oney," said I-am artlne. producing a t t h e t e a p a r ty of th e one sta n d in g w here they w ill disperse.
j In ail th ere w are 15,000 ex h ib ito rs.
D ouglas, A riz.— D espite peace ne­
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a bundle of b a nknote s.
g otiations a t El Paso, th e rebel a c tiv ­
n e x t to her.
F a m in e T h r e a t e n s Fez.
A m e ric an G u n b o a t t o R e s c u e .
" P r a y d e d u c t th e a m o u n t of th e
ity in the s ta te o f Sonora, across the
"O h, yea.”
Fez, Morocco— The city is quiet, but
W ashington, D. C.— The U nited border from h ere, continues unabated.
R e vue's In d e b te d n es s to you for your
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S tates gunboat W ilm ington has sailed A band of in su rrecto s num bering be­
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poem," said t h e editor.
fam ine th re a te n s the populace. T here from H ongkong fo r C anton to render tw een 500 and 1,000 a re reported
"N o; he ne v er s a y s th e m to m e.”
” 1 m ea n t t o m a k e you a p r e s e n t of
have been no fu rth e r a tta c k s by the any assistan ce necessary to A m erican m arching southw ard tow ard Mnctezu-
"In d e ed ! And you know h im ? "
It," rejoined t h e poet.
"Oh. y e s; I'm h is w i f e !" — S tra y rebels am ong whom dissensions appear citizens on account o f th e disturbed m a from the country around N acoxari,
"N o t at all; 1 Insist upon paying
i to be sprin g in g up.
conditions a t the l a t t j r place.
Stories.
75 m iles southw est o f Douglas.
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