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It was a remarkable coincidence, bu
nt the verv timo when Paxton was on
his way to visit Judith Kredge, In aflKwei
1<> her letter, Ktaninore was also setting
secretly call the janitor 1 !
out , to upon
sister. Garrison')
Htanmorc was approaching while l’axtoi
oBlce from one direction,
was comirg toward it from an exact!}
opposite way. had almost arrived at hi*
The former de¬
destination, when he discovered the
tective, arid believing that Paxton had
not seen him lie crossed the street ami
hurried around the next eorner, tb
landed that the detective would not ap¬
prove of the plan he had In mind, anc
which prompted him to clandesfineJj
visit. Judith Kredge. of the
Peor ng around the corner
building, at tii<- streets’ junction, which
In- liai gained, 8 t.n ii more saw l’axtoi;
'remain .liuiiUi'H'abode and In* resolved
< le, 'he where he was until tho do
took his departure. had receive
The note whit'll I’axton
from .Imlitii Ki'i-dge Ktat''d that she had
just discovered a letter which Marion
Oakburn had left behind her, and tha!
she wished him to see it. at once, as it
\» Im ii 1 iivton 'y I i <i <
building ho \va* by -Judith, aru
fillpo.-l lmniedmH'ly the woman produce
a letter, which ulio declared she had jusl
f ouru l in Min ion's room, where slu
thought the detective must have over
looked it win'll he searched the apart
incut.
Paxton had previously obtained «
specimen of Marion's handwriting, and
he saw that cither th<- loiter given hire
by Judith Kredge was a genuine docu¬
ment, or u clever forgery, such as onlj
on expert in chirographic identification
could dote't.
’The milmtfinre of the letter signed by
Mncmn <>aUb„rn with her name in full,
wns a tornbio conf. .on.
be will m.« reproduce the letter >
full; sufllce it to say that it phunlj
M « Uh hen 1 he he had u‘,7 T''."!TTI inn.-ton 77 1 tin ',2l, .......
of this Idler, l’nxton reflected lor Hnim
time In wilmi'i', ami Ids good judgment
whispered that it mud ho a forgery.
............. flying from justice 1)0111,111 novet llim
I!:!,] T^iTtmhve iUU ’
thought t.iodetei me.
he ie«i the lettei. us tnoug » sue win
seeking (v rend Ids t houghts, but his fuc«
\,as now as immovable as a mask, and it
t0 “1 Ii frill-'ielt'i’w'is Uo Idtci is m,t not a a forgery rorgory, then 19 m
the seend Of .l.^ O^.Gi|. s l'a ,-> » rj
' ^ ‘ ‘ ) 7 1 l< ' * u
Haiti Paxton; .
thu qiiosiion noon, he aftei anc
I'-n'inili^chdter with lum, soon
bi-reot to avoid him.
“There U .iomoihinsr strange in Stan
moic’s conduct," thought Paxton, glanm
Ing about a, he came out of the Garrisor
building
A moment later he saw Stanmore at
the corner, but he ]mss<*d on as thougl
he had not seen hint, and ontcrod n
uj U) n
I le a Stanmore hastened to tho dooi
of the Garrison building.
'Ihrough the shop window I’axton saw
0 Htunniore , leave , his post m the corner,
and the detective followed aim, and saw
him enter the house which lie had him
, f . , , „
Wondering what Stanmore's buslnesi
with Judith Kredge could be. the deteo
tive left the vicinity, and look his waj
homeward.
lie passed the office of Pratt A Weeks
and although all was darkness ti. re,
could he have seen within the private
office of the firm, he would have oh
served l’rutt and his partner going ove,
their me......... ami striving to find .
wav out of the financial dilficulties ia
which they had become involved.
The railway stocks, upon the rise of
which ail their hopes Depended, were
steadily declining in value, and the ras
eally brokers felt that they were ruined,
unless they could use the muiked
money.
“1 will tell you. Weeks, there’s no use
or concealing it from ourselves any
longer. We’re floored. The marked
money must he used! ' cried i’ratt, dash
Ing down his pen savagely. (he
"It has about oomo to worst, that
ls sure," assented Weeks.
I’ratt paced the floor, and said:
”1 mean to take the risk, and attempt
to realize on the marked money. I u
fortunately, marks'so all our attempts to leniove
the that thev might co'uUi not betray
us. have failed. They not he oh
liter&ted without defacing the not® so as
to attract suspicion. ’
Hut while Paxton passed onward by
the swindling brokers' office, there were
some startling reflections in his mind,
founded upon the discovery lie had made
when h>> examined the locket belonging
o Marion, which Judith Kredge had
pawned, and also relating to his discov¬
ery of Stanmoie’s secret interviews with
Judith.
The discovery which the sight of the
portrait in the lo, caused i’axton to
make, and the s cions and theories
which tho detective founded up, n that
diseovi ry, will proeutiy be made clear
to the n adei.
Hut what was ti e motive for Stan
nioro's visit t<> Judith Kredge?
He believed the woman know where
Marion was, and 1: meant to bribe hei
to save the c cr daughter, to libor
ate her.
The interview botw n Stanmore an .
Judith tun'd not be r*-,orv till, but
we may as well st.- that the furniei
assured the worn at tv was eon
vinced she knew w Marion was, and
he offered any price we u aeeom
plish But her Judith rose --till ^ e.
i j-: ii •
entire*v mnouti:. v i. an
Htinmore ithout
accomplishing anything
7 he following day a stranger cailet
upon Stan more at his hotel, and placing
u letter in his hand hurried away with
out a word.
Stanmore was astonished at the man’t
conduct, but the sight of the hand
writing on the envelope seemed to driv<
thought of anything hut the lettei
out of his mind
“It is front Marion!” he cried; anc
tearing open the letter ho devoured its
contents.
The letter was as follows:
Pit Ktanwobr: Von told me to call upon
you for assistance, should the time evei
come, when In dire extremity, I needed a
devoted friend.
That time has come now. 1 was abducted
from my home, and I am now a captive by
those who an- In league with persons who
are interested In concealing the real truth
of my father's murder.
I know tin! secret of my poor father’s
terrible fine, and until to-day 1 had In my
possession a paper, which would prove the
Iruth of the explanation 1 had resolved to
make the next day after my abduction, in
<pen court, in order to save Stuart liar
Without the , paper, which ,, , I , , have , lost, , or
which has been stolen from me, to prove
my words, 1 know my statement will not
ho credited, for I ain aware that Judith
Kredge ran give the must terrlbleand posl
tivn evidence against ms If I atu arrested
»<>*• I am lost, and If I worn to tell tho
whole truth of tho mystery, though I .wear
„ 1>t . and that I was prompted by a noble
purpose, I would not only defeat that pur
pose for which 1 have suffered so much but
un-rhlce myself.
of all things, J most dread arroit I call
rkrv~’TST«^»"ttS
btroot, I implore you not to reveal my
vvb»*reabouts to a living soul I have made
</no frlond :i inong tho con federates of my
r ics, who has promised to deliver tills letter
o you. Yours in doubt and danger,
Mauion Oakburn
! n il save i. her, pr ” r-riori cried Htanmorc Stanmore
An, while seeking to rescue her I must
ry to prevent her discovery by Pax
Ion."
The course of events had so shaped
themselves that now Stanmore was se
ret ly , arrayed , against , the detective, as
tar as relate! to Marion Oakburn
Hi- could not think of revealing tho
Imprisoned K»rl « whereabouts to i’axton
w , nince oho had implored him not to
Jo so, even had there been no Other mo*
Uv( -for keeping the secret.
stun more paced his room thinking
profoundly ..ml striving to devise a plan
lor Marion s rescue and vindication.
The following morning ho set out for
i> llx ton's office, drover alarmed lest the detec
Hvo m , ght Marion and arrest
hrr b( .r„ r „ he could accomplish her
l ? Tr 1,!f0, ; mt,d re '
zardtng all of Paxton 8 discoveries.
9n « of Paxton ",w.—....... s agents, whom ho knew
v „ ry well, approaching, of tho and man's ho know face
from the expression intelU«
‘>- at >'« “•"» some important C
; 0 comniunieato^.i.tj#prlnclv ; 6 ,l.
When the agent entered the offloa
Stnnmoro btole to tho door, placed hie
ear \ 0 the keyhole, and listened.
, a moment he reeled back, white
1,10 j nte * ll # enco to A axton * ^ 10 mut '
l 0 !,V‘‘
.. liH,<> . again, . . ho . heard 1 ax
ning
t0 " v“ y:
AV <■ will •„ arrange to , secure ,„«»*.* the girl -w to
Vl lo ; ls ' ,v< ‘ may hope the de
' eiopment o! tho great mystory Is noai
must foil f I uxton. Marion vv„ri„„ shall 0 ».„n
not I - crrcstcii! resolved Htamnore.,
As ho was turning away he sawanoth
?r ot 1 “ xto “ col ' ,ln 8 thumgh
the “ ' passage r. leading from tho street to
the detective , s offlee.
* anmoro feared that was d scov
ered playing the part of a spy, but with
presence ot mind, he calmly stoop
f l, do ' vn ? v4ut « eemod to bo engaged in
^^ .
aete«U^'o he said:
(tood . morning, . w
wav. then as he hough passed he on was in just an^unconcerned leaving the
»“«*. while the agent entered IK
Wannioro hastened hack to his hotel
hat “* «» uat work rapidly if he
wouK dofeat I’axton and prevent the
of Malion Oakburn.
lie was about to enter the hostelry.
lie euine faee to faee with the man who
had brought him the letter from Marion
on the preceding ma'de night,
The fellow Stanmore a signal to
follow him and he obeyed.
» f1u T m : i,r 8 « id;
11,18 tnornnig. just before daylight,
they , removed the young lady to a new
Aou see they mistrusted
he hw ‘«?; Wtt * s » H,tt,Hl b - v de ^ ct ‘ v ®’
!or * U ' llow 6een 8 P - Vin 8 about U
last night.
"Describe the spy,” said Stanmore,
eagerly.
The man did so.
the agent that brought Taxton
|»- bo bad located Marion
This is fortunate, Mariya will not b«
ound at t.ie plaeN To Wnicii uie agent
will conduct i’axton to-night, saie
stanmore.
The lie asked:
"Do you know where the lady now is?'
"Yes. sir: and to-morrow night IT'
Kike you to her.”
"Why not to-night?"
"I've got a job on hand. No mattei
vhat it is. it can't wait." said tlio fellow
csoKitely.
With thin Stanmore was obliged to res*
:ont ent.
It galled him to think that he was
•ompelied thus to work in secret, and
.hat he dares! not call upon the police
or assistance to rescue Marion.
That night Fasten and his men made
i descent upon the house where his
agent had located Marion Oakburn. but
course they did not find her, and the
.Ouse where she hud been a captive was
jest ru'd.
Paxton and Ids agents were furious.
"Some traitor must have betrayed out
plans.” cried Paxton.
Mis cola! orers agreed with encountered him.
Then the man who had
stanmore at the door of the office while
is assoc:at * was making his report of
ise discovery of Marion, told of that
HOC
' Stanmore had not entered the office.
d«- was plavinv the spy!" cried 1 ’axtou.
CriAPTKK XXIX,
Paxton- did not appear to *• as much
surprised to hear that Star r.ore had as
(fumed the role of an eav-* ropper a?
“SbuZXS' 11 '*' ' !
S m.' v„.
iled the pawnbroker, picture an ured Donald the
locket containing the >f
; ° M “ 1 ”°
in The at the next detective’s day when office Stanmjoi, a% t~uai, dropped the
latter slyly opened the lot 'M in his
hand, and glanced frequent Jrfrom the
portrait it contained to Stan -rare’s face,
ns though he was comparing hr te two.
When St an more had go Paxton
said in monologue.
"1 was not mistaken when I bought I
made a discovery when I firm! iiw the
picture. The portrait of In Mr MJarioj A Stmmore, Oak
burn’s locket is that
taken since changed years ago, greatly and he thoi^h cas^rot he change has
his eyes. The name of the original of
the portrait is written undtjr it. That
name is Donald Wayburn, and there¬
fore I know that Richard Stanmore’s
real name Is Donald Wayburn. He ia
the author of the threatening letter
which I found among John Oakburn’s
correspondence. Here is a mystery. Has
:he Chief of Police who sent this man
to me been deceived in him?' Can it be
that this man whom I have feusted, and
who has employed me. Is rj^ijy guard¬
ing the secret of the great iuie I am
trying to unearth?”
Thus reflected Paxton, and’he added:
“I believe I have the certit de that he
te Marion Oakburn’s lover. startling ”'s
p a .xtori considered the and
enigmatical, , .. . . developmen ... ,___ ■-> - rtich were
oow prcBentecl to montally: his consiu ition, and
it length ho said,
“I will see the Chief of 1 Hee from
whom Htanmorc brought introdu! h letter of
recommendation and ion. The - —
*" 8 * b* just occurred toA , that it is
possible he may have forgedTlhe letter,
I he detective acted upon sals resolu
trim forthwith.
lie repaired at once to the Office of the
chief of the Metropolitan plolice force,
ffiXZSZfttS* Jl
hen at i the , h expiration • a- or that . time ..
Pttxton loit the oiilCG Oi cliicf, li€
said to himself: '
"> begin to comprehend th(A matter at
last.” I
He must have obtained sonVm informa
tion regarding f ‘stanmore. the man who called him
]f K charU J
* d
Meanwhile Marion, on i second
night following the day when Ran more
received her letter, paced i narrow
a / p ar t men t in a dilapidated i tiding la
t 10 fluburb8 of Harlem.
To this place she had been
. ^em r urouL'd fil :„t nV Q . t n Pr them ian Zd j n ; n r.B
that a doted,,
T Su , hA m-loinal SK nelson o, « Tied
‘ u
J , s r( ,g t . e hid ,i n „ upon to'.l,
wliich united ice Ur
her ' .5 nresent ” „i uimreeedented ,i,Lit iu iation
1 , n v
The reflection ^ that the inil,
1 " b Y e
BeSSo de.l her An
her mind arose a r, kfcf of
Brl - nc t trial mid ,z conviction »
, nf ih.,n„v.lie a« thnv
explanation with oruel deri >- van'- 8
her iljj ears wifi^t 'euited
no; 8t .„ry l I have
r must not he arrested now u
fijsl the paper I took from the. (flee on
fh«f ‘ That nanor vt Id huve
C^Ld am \ innocenc* mtnoM
if captured." thed
t
ords:
>st I an
Forvently she supplicated, hu\ 'Wy
implored divine help to lead he p 1
the fatal quicksands of dang-r a d doubl
into which she had unwittingly “ ,ra >’ ed -
Little (U(l Marion Oakburni suspeci
• tbat human ears heard her p»Ay«*. |tt. hul °>
lbo 8 <) iii 0(lll> which prec-edod
such was the fact. wtl' hearc
Every word Marion uttered V
by gtuart Harland, who was tl4a '
very moment a prisoner in tha oedai
XU ider the room in which Marion was ‘
captive. how jW-flano
An explanation as the to the
became a prisoner iu power
wretches who were acting as Mjinon’s 1
jailers must be given, and we wij con
aider the events which led to his on ’tore.
Stuart was not discouraged bY fib
failure to capture the mysterious man <)n
who had exchanged coats with him the
ttie contrary, ho was encouraged t> - and
fact that he had sighted him oneo
ho believed he should sight him tg' 1 ' 11 -
Thus it was that after his eneo u ntet
with the unknown, where Levi cow/dlj Ke?dg«
had struck him down with a
blow, Stuart still continued his -stii!
hunt” for the man called “Uarnar’ b}
Pratt and Weeks.
On the evening when ..........
friend had delivered her letter to Sfi ul '
more, Stuart Ilarland chanced to ent ® 1
a lodging house on AVest street.
While he was in the office of this es¬ .hi
tablishment, Stuart heard a clerk say
the proprietor, as he took a valise lrJ u
under the counter:
“This traveling bag is in the way he"*
behind the counter. 1 hardly think tl 4 *
man who left here will ever call t& it
\\ hat shall I do with it?"
As he spoke, the clerk placed the rav
cling bag on the counter, and Suari
read the name "J. t’. Garnar,” vhieli
was stamped on the side of the valise.
The young man started as he reoj th
name of the supposed assassin, and'.top
ping to the counter, he said. A
" I think I know the party to vhou
that bag belongs."and speaking rardly
he described the man who had tjkei
his coat.
Of course Stuart knew that tton
might be a large number of men bythi
name of “Garnar" in the city, bu hi I
had a kind of presentiment that he,ia< ;
found a elue to the supposed murdcer t
"You certainly must know the *ai
who left the vabse. You have told is'
lu>w he looked to a dot, said the eirk
* I thought so,” answered Stuart. n<
repressing his excitement he asked:
“When this valise was left here i<
not the owner say when he would oJ
for it?”
"It seems to m<* he did, but I do'
recollect what he did say." was the si
swer returned.
Stuart remained iu the lodging hoq
for He some time, crossing but he the knalty street. went wh< oi: j !
was
chancing to look back he saw a mj {
entering the lodging house. The nil
had a full beard and long hair, and 1 j
was dressed iike a farmer.
Stu&rt stopped on the opposite side J (
the street, and as he stood consider^.
in which direction he should warA
next, the man who resembled a farmd:
in appearance came out of the lodgini 1
ss" that the man
mind of the young man might really be j
[Q the garb of a farmer
SySHSf .“X'wbim ".TewilM
stoart« long dl.tanro.
Although he did not betray the fact,
su jy B ^, U( ;nt results proved that the man
(and took hi8 trail, which
Finally he entered a building,
wa9 ostensibly a cheap restaurant, but
the rear of which was a low gambling
Jen. in which
This was the very house
Marion Oakburn was now held as a
captive. The proprietor of the place
was a friend of Levi Kredge, who had
been bribed to act as Marion’s jailci.
L'pon entering this place, the myster¬
ious man who was the object of Htuart
Hariand’s pursuit, darted through the
little restaurant in front and entered the
gambling room in the rear.
He seemed to be well known to the
proprietor of the place, who, with a dozen
!>r more other men, was present, lor the
latter greeted him in a larniiiar "a>
“You look scared. What’s up.-’ he
In his interlocutor’s ear the man
Stuart had followed, whispered: trail. -A
“There's a detective on my hire
hundred dollars for you if you trap
and give me a chance to get off.
“Do you mean that fair and honest:
askod the other.
“Yes. In proof, if you will give me
your word to do mo this good turn, I II
pay you in advance. The detective will
venture into the restaurant, I am sure.”
“Done, I’m your man. Let’s see the
color of your money.” gambler roll of
The other handed the a
bank notes, and then he sprang into a
closet and c'osed the door.
The man who had received the money
whispered to his companions for a mo
ment, and then all became silence in the
gambling den as they heard some one
enter the restaurant.
The man whose entrance reached the
ears of the men in tho gambling den was
Stuart Harland. presently,
He purchased a cigar, and
when at a signal from the proprietor the
men in the rear room began to talk and
use the terms of the game, Stuart strode
to tho door and entered, saying: and
“I think I will buy a few chips see
bow lufk runs to-day.”
jTO UE CONTINUED.! '
Dancing with a Corpse.
In Spain, when a person dies, the
body is frequently removed to the
undertaker’s shop a few hours after
death. In one of the largest of these
establishments in Madrid, some years
ago, an extraordinary sight was wit¬
nessed.
A gentleman was brought in his
“casket” one afternoon and placed in
the room set apart for that branch of
the business. The proprietor lived
over his premises, and on this especial
evening was giving a grand ball.
When the ball was at its height, a
gentleman, in full evening dress, sud¬
denly joined the company. He danced
with the wife of the undertaker, and
he danetrf with the
daug’iux.Npro&i ne seemed to be thor¬
oughly enjoying himself. The under¬
taker thought he knew his face, but
didn’t like to be rude and ask him
his name; butby-and-by all the guests
departed, and the strange gentleman
was the only one left.
“Shall I send for a cab for you?”
said the host at last.
“No, thank you,’’replied the gentle¬
man; “I’m staying in the house.”
“Staying in the house!” exclaimed
the undertaker. “Who are you, sir?”
“What! don’t you know me? I’m
the corpse that was brought in this
afternoon!”
The undertaker, horrified, rushed
to the mortuary-room and* found the
coffin empty. His wife and daughter
had been dancing with a corpse. An
explanation, of course, followed. The
gentleman, who had only been in
a trance, had suddenly recovered,
and healing music and revelry above,
and having a keen sense of humor,
had got out of his coffin (the Spanish
coffin closes with a lid, which is only
locked just previous to interment)
and joined the festive party, lie
was presentable, as in Spain the dead
are generally buried iu full evening
dress.
Odd Peg;as us.
Mark Kenniston, of Phillips, Me ,
has a bull moose which he has raised
from a calf, which is so tame that he
turns it out every warm day to browse
in the neighboring fields. He catches
the big bull as easily as lie would a
pet lamb, and is breaking him to har
ness. He hitched the moose to a
wagon last summer, and was carried
ten miles at railroad speed before he
juuld stop the animal.
Clreat Time Saver.
The latest application of electricity
is to the curling of forehead fringes,
The idea is American, of course, and
its realization is anxiously looked for
ward to bv young women of fashion,
who hope to find in electricity a
means of producing at a moment’s
notice those infantine rings and hya
cmthine locks which now take * , . twenty . .
minutes at least to bring to perfec
) No Longer Guesswork.
t It has always been generally be
(feved that snow keeps the ground
, warm _ j m t no very accurate data on
r subject J have hitherto been forth
coming. . Accordingly it is t e.est
to learn, from observations made
Katherinenberg. that at a depth of
Mm r teen inches the soil, when cov
t Aed i^rees with two feet of snow, was ten
s warmer than at the surface,
I Two Much of a Good Thlntr
^q, e —Stop teasing me or I’ll box
\ n ears ;
- v °hV . rigbt; you know the rule.
I’lll H, kiss . you „ ,, if .. you fw.vrne
Su e —wouldn i dare l0 -
Hie—I guess you re right. I
w(l Idn't want it said I was beaten to
v/i j e ]Uy by a girl!—Smith, Gray & Oo. »
MeL tl hly.
i ansi
—-
President McKinley Will lay the
Matter Before Congress Tuesday,
GEWIIDI OF US ill FOUOW.
The "Whole Record Will be Laid Before
Congress, Accompanied by a Message
from the President-War Prepara¬
tions Being Vigorously Pushed.
Washington —At 11:30 o’clock Sat
urday niglit General Grosvenor an
nounced positively, after an extended
conference with the president, that the
message on the Cuban question would
not be sent to congress before Tues
day.
The participants in
wore Senator Hanna, General Grosve
nor and Judge A. G. Thompson, pres
ident of the criminal law codification
commission. Attorney-General Giiggs
was present a short time.
General Grosvenor further said: “It
is no child’s play to prepare such a
paper as the president will give to
congress and the country, It will
thoroughly review ail of this country s
diplomatic negotiations with Spain rel¬
ative to Cuba, and will contain such
recommendations as will appeal to the
sense of right and justice of the Ainer
man people.”
Cabinet Regards Conflict Inevitable.
There is little doubt that President
McKinley and tho members of his
cabinet now regard a conflict with
Spain as almost inevitable. In bis
message to congress, which in all
probability will be sent in Monday,
and certainly early next week, it is
understood that the president will re
view at some length the record as it
stands between this government and
Spain, but will not insist upon further
time in which to continue negotiations
iooking to a peaceful solution of the
Cuban problem. The cabinet meeting
Friday morning was unquestionably the
most important held in many years.
It received Spain’s answer to the ulti¬
matum of this government, and, find¬
ing it unsatisfactory, practically de¬
cided upon a policy which at this hour
seems certain to involve hostilities.
The whole record will be laid before
congress, and the question is now
under earnest consideration of what
shall be the particular form our policy
shall take in bringing to an eud the
horrors in Cuba and securing the in¬
dependence of the island. Proposi¬
tions ranging from a simple recogni¬
tion of Cuban independence to
straight-< vj i jjeeleseAki" vf*
been urged at the capitol, the but majority n.
hardly a doubt but the that executive lead
of congress await
before taking action, and is disposed
to adopt Mr. McKinley’s suggestion
on this point. It is thought that any
of the resolutions, except possibly
simple recognition of independence,
would lead to war.
PREPARING FOR FLIGHT.
Fearing: an Outbreak, the Royal Family
Ready to Get Away.
The German ambassador at Madrid,
Herr Von Radowitz, reports to tha
foreign office at Berlin that the Span¬
ish royal family fears an outbreak un¬
less the differences between the United
States and Spain are soon settled. The
Carlist movement is assuming more
active form, and the royal family fears
especially a pronunciamento from Gen¬
eral Weyler and the military party.
Everything is prepared in the royal
castles for flight. The boy king, Al
phonso, will be taken to San Lucar de
Berameda, an Andalusian port, where
a yacht is kept ready for sailing.
The replies to the queen’s lettei
asking for the intervention of the Eu¬
ropean powers have been wholly un¬
satisfactory.
Eour Men Killed.
A special from Campbellsville, Ky.,
says: A boiler explosion, four miles
north of town Friday morning, killed
four men outright and fatally lmrt an¬
other. The dead are: Thomas Ratcliff.
Dock Wright, Clarence Ritclitf and
Thomas Newcomb. Eima Ratcliff' was
scalded and will die. The boiler, en¬
gine and shingle mill were demolished.
Fragments were blown in every direc¬
tion. Low water caused the accident.
MAY FIND A WAY OUT.
Strong Influence Directed to Spain to Ac
c pt Me Kin ley’g Demand.
In spite of the gloomy asjiect pre
vailing iu Madrid Saturday morning,
the Associated Press correspondent
hears that Spain may find a w-av out
of the difficulty and grant all that
President McKinlev asked, though in
a different form. A diplomat friendly
to both nations made a strong repre
sentation to an influential Spanish
minister urging Spain to accept Amer
ca’s moderate demands, which he ap
proved, and representing that if it was
not done this week it would be too
late. It i 3 farther learned that these
representations had a decided effect.
* Hanna Declared Guilty of Bribery.
The senate committee on the bribery
charges iu connection with the Ohio
election by a vote of nineteen
seventeen declared Senator Hanna
guilty of bribery.
Biakemnn Fatally Injured.
Brak«p»u R. R- Grau&m was per
baps f*al!y hurt at Poilard Fndax
night. He was coupling cars on tat
pile driver train, when, in some man
ner. he was caught and dangerous*?
mashed about the bead and shoulders
PREPARING TO RETURN
If Toa Wmit Peace Prepare for War,”
is the Spanish Slogan.
London, (Special)—A special dis¬
from Madrid says United States
Minister Woodford is making the nec¬
essary preparations to leave Madrid
immediately in the event of a diplo¬
matic rupture.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: Spain, acting on the
principle “Sivispacem, para bellum”
(if you wish peace prepare for war),
continues her preparations for hostili¬
ties with America. The coast defenses
of the jieninsula are in an efficient
state, rather more so than two years
ago, when the seizure of the Competi¬
tor by Lieutenant-General Weyler
brought the two countries to the
verge of hostilities. These defenses
were inspected by an eminent Spanish
general and the necessary works have
gone quietly on ever since.
A DEMON OF THE SEA.
The Dynamise Cruiser Nearly Ready to
Join the Squadron in the Gulf.
The work of overhauling the dyna¬
mite cruiser Vesuvius, the work on
her guns and fitting her up for active
service, is now almost finished, and
she probably will be ordered to leave
the Washington navy yard for the
south within the next few days. The
men aie engaged at present giving her
a coat of black paint, preparatory to
painting her a dark green. The Vesu¬
vius has not as yet taken aboard the
many tons of dynamite that she carries
in her magazines; this will be the last
thing that will be loaded.
One of the officers, discussing the
possibility of war, said: “There is on 9
satisfaction about being aboard a ship
like this: In case we are struck right,
there will be no board of inquiry and
no trouble about divers. The thing
to do will be to erect a monument to
our memory and attend to our obitu¬
aries, for there will not be piece of the
boat left big enough for a souve»ir„”
8PAIN IS FIRM.
Will Make No Further Concessions, and
That Means War.
Madrid, (Special.)—According to
the best information obtainable Satur¬
day Spain has definitely resolved not
to make any further concessions to the
United States.
The message which the Cuban colo¬
nial government has addressed to
President McKinley through Senor
Polo y Beruabe, Spanish minister at
vt ’'islmt f,, ‘o" ♦’!« full text of which has
been published here, has caused a feel¬
ing v.i deep emotion throughout Spain,
since it represents the opiuion not
only of “a large majority of the Cu¬
bans,” but also the unanimous feel¬
ing of all political parties who »
1 *>..* 1
ieauers were consulted pri
1 HQLAK -
E CALIFORNIA,)
Heavy Damage Sustain..} ... ,, Mar °
Island Navy Yarn.
San Francisco and a portion oi tne
state was shaken at 11:30 Wednesday
night by the most severe earthquake
experienced since 1838, when several
persons were killed. No fatalities are
reported thus far, though considerable
damage was done.
Owing to the damage done by the
earthquake work has been temporarily
shut down at the Mare Island navy
yard, and the 1,700 employes are idle.
Only two of the buildings escaped
damage.
A conservative estimats of the dam¬
age done by the earthquake shocks at
the navy yard is placed at $500,000.
All departments have ceased work ex¬
cept that of equipment and the yards
and docks.
PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATES.
If They Are Entitled to Them After Ser
vice for Ninety Days.
The Chickering general bill, de¬
claring that enlistment in either the
army or navy will not deprive veter¬
ans of pensions for previous service,
has been agreed on in the house com¬
mittee on invalid pensions, with an
amendment. The following amend¬
ment was adopted:
“All persons who served in the
Confederate army during the late civil
war who shall hereafter serve in the
army or navy of the United States for
at least ninety days, shall be entitled
to benefits of the act of June 27, 1890,
and pensionable thereunder, if shown
to be unable to perforn manual labor
and dependent thereon for support.”
Arbitrate Maine Matter.
The latest phase of the situation iu
Madrid is the report that the pope is
urging Spain to offer an armistice and
also that his holiness urges the insur
gents to accept it. The note, which
was transmitted to YA ^ ashington in addi
tion to the proposition in regard to an
armistice and the reconcentrados, ex
presses regret “at the accident to the
Maine in Spanish waters and offers to
arbitrate the matter,
Will Purchase St. Thomas Island.
The senate committee on foreign
relations has reached a decision to
purchase the Danish island of St.
Thomas.
A Southern Editor Dead.
W. H. Edmonds, founder and editoi
Southern States Magazine, died
j ast «eek at his home in Baltimore,
ij e %vas one c f -ftm founders of the
Manufacturers’ Record and at one
time proprietor of the Anniston, Ala.,
Hot Blast.
Appropriat?* SoOO.OOO War Fund.
ij^ i e nri 3 ’ ia {;-are of Iowa before ad
j carn i a g Friday passed a resolution
giving the governor $503.0-90 in case
.f V , !S ; ;,t enlisting, *.-q Aig and
sending to tne frout Iowa s quota dt
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