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JOHN BURT Author of *‘Tho Kidnapped Millionaires,’ * “Colonel Monroe's Doctrine,” Etc. Copyright, 1002, nr Fhiujkuii k Uin am Adams CHAPTER XXll—Continued. The moment for action had arrived for James Blake. He compressed his lips, strode through the room and a moment later entered John’s oflice. In the llnal struggle passion was tri umphant, and he nerved himself as best he could for the ordeal. John Burt looked up. The haggard expression on Blake's face alarmed him. “What’s happened, Jim? You're pale as a ghost!” "It's a tooth,” said Blake, rubbing his hand tenderly over his face. “I’m all right. no\y, but it gave me a bad right. The dentist drew it this morn ing. I dined with General Carden. I —I suppose ” "Has Jessie returned? Did you see her, Jim?” “Miss Carden has not returned, but she is expected to sail next Tuesday,” said Blake, nervously lighting a ci gar. "I had hoped to bring you bet _ ter news. John, but this Is the best I can do. I thought it would be indeli cate to ask General Carden for her address, since nothing but a cable gram could reach her before the sail ing date.” A shade of disappointment passed over John Burt's face when Blake spoke, but a smile chased it away when he mentioned the time of her departure. "You did right, Jim,” he exclaimed, “loot's see: Tuesday is the thir teenth. I’m glad Jessie isn’t super stitious. That should bring her to New York on the twentieth. That's thirteen days from now.” Blake turned ashen when the sec ond thirteen was announced, but John's eyes were fixed on the inno cent calendar, his thoughts were four thousand miles across a heaving ocean, and he didn’t notice the su perstitious agony imprinted on the other's face. John Burt leaned back in his chair and half closed his eyes. "Two weeks, lacking a day,” he mused aloud. “There is a long-stand ing account I should like to settle be fore Jessie returns,” he said, turning to Blake, who had partly regained his composure. “What is it?” asked Blake, with a lively show of interest. "The elder Morris ruined General Carden as deliberately as ever one man did another,” declared John Burt, his deep gray eyes flashing a menace as he brought his hand to the desk with a blow which made it prattle. “The proceeds of that vil lainy have been turned over to his son. Two weeks from to-day Arthur Morris shall have made restitution to the man his father wronged. The cer tainty of this reconciles me to her longer absence. I shall win this cam paign. Jim, and it’s my last one. nZS47~ CAN /AO? '/ / C4At\&7~ &K£’S££jPCSP' jZT—-./UL AOr G7VZT S2E& When did Hawkins wire that he would be here?” "Thursday,” answered Blake. W“I shall not wait for Hawkins," said John Burt, abruptly. "lie owns a block of this L. & O. stock and I shall assume that I have his co-op eration. I shall have control of L. & O. before he reaches New- York. How did it close last night?" "Twenty-eight and a half,” replied Blake. “It opens to-day at a quarter," said John Burt, standing over the ticker. "Take all offerings up to thirty, but do not force matters. You under stand. Jim? Watch it closely and keep me advised.” "1 understand," said Blake, as he arose to go. “Wait a minute.” called John, as the other stood by the door. "Sam Rounds was in to see you yesterday, was he not?" “Yes.” “Send for him at once. Tell him it’s something important. That’s all." Blake entered his own oflice and flung hirnself into a chair. He felt as if he had aged years in the hour that had passed. CHAPTER XXIII. Measuring Lances. When Randolph Morris retired in favor of his son he transferred no small burden of responsibility to the shoulders of the latter. Arthur Mor ris inherited his father's money and his ambitions, but not his masterly grasp of affairs. Arthur Morris had Ale sympathy with that fine obi con- which stops short of direct participation in corruption. He be lieved, as has been stated, that every man has his price, and was willing to pay it, provided it promised returns. Ambitious to pose as a Wall Street leader. Arthur Morris had assumed '.n enormous load of stocks, and the rucc-.ss of his ventures hail given him th‘e following which ever attends the leader In a rising market. In ad dition to this speculative risk. Mor ris- had secured several valuable lranchises, and was confidently in expectation of others at the hands of the city officials. It will be sufficiently accurate to designate the Morris enterprise by the name of "The Cor, politan Im- By FREDERICK UPHAM ADAMS Copyright, 1003. nr A. J. I)HEXI£L UIDUIiI All riithu reserved provement Company.” and to state that its assets consisted in its ac quir« C and prospective franchises. While purporting to afford relief fiom existing monopolies, it was In fact nothing more nor less than a well planned attempt to acquire com petitors. In the parlance of finance it was a “sand-bag.” Arthur Morris took up the work so auspiciously begun by his father — the wrecking of the I-. & O. railroad company. In this campaign. General Carden and many others had lost their fortunes. Morris held control of the bonds, and looked forward to t‘io day when the stock would he wiped out and this splendid property fall into his hands. It was an open secret in railway circles that the L. & O. would then be absorbed by one of the two powerful companies which intersected its lines. John Burt detected a flaw In this conspiracy. He set aside three bat talions of a million dollars each, and held them in reserve against the en trenched wealth in the Morris vaults. Then he again scanned the field of action, and with unerring judgment placed his finger on the weakest point in the Morris defenses. The Cosmopolitan Improvement Company was a rampart on paper. John Burt proposed to enfilade it. The highest legal authority assured him that the Panchiscs already granted to the Cos mopolitan were invalid. As the crisis in his affairs neared. John Burt took a more direct charge of affairs. The trusted employes of James Blake & Company were in formed that "John Burton" was a si lent partner, who represented large California interests, and that his or ders must be followed without ques tion. In response to James Blake’s mes sage, Alderman Samuel Rounds called and was conducted to the private of fice of the famous operator. Blake had anticipated with zest the meeting between John Burt and Sam Rounds. It had been contemplated fci several weeks, but now that the hour was at hand, he took little In terest in it. Ho found it difilcult to respond to Sam's hearty greeting, and terminated the interview as soon a< possible. "Heou are ye, Jim; heou are ye!” exclaimed Sam. as he greeted Blake in his luxurious office. "Don't it beat time, as uncle Toby Haynes usier say, that you an’ I are here in New York, an’ you are rich, an’ H am — well, say fair to middlin’. There were only three of us young fellers 'round Rocky Woods; you an’ John Burt an' me. Do you suppose we’ll ever hear from John Burt. Jim? I’ve ajieis said he’d turn up on top, some day or nother.” “Would you like to hear from him?" asked Blake, without raisiiig his eyes. "Would I? D'ye know anything er bout him. Jim? Dew ye really?" "There's a man in the next room who knows a lot about him,” replied Blake. "Come and meet him.” Blake opened John Burt's door and flood in the way as Sam entered. John was seated at l*'s desk and did not turn his head or make a move when Blake said: “A derman Rounds wishes to speak to yoj.” Blake stepped outside and closed the door. John deliberately blotted an unfinished letter, rose and ad vanced to meet Sam, who stood awk wardly by the door, hat in hand. "I am glad to meet you, Aldejman Rounds,” he said. extending his hand. “I have hoard of you and wish the pleasure of your acquaintance. Pray be seated, Alderman.” The sharp blue eyes of the visitor were fixed on the speaker, and only lor an instant was he in doubt. "I know ye, John! God bless ye. John! Heou are ye, John Burt! I'm plumb tickled ter death ter see ye! well, well!" His honest eyes glistened as he threw his hat to the floor and grasped John's hands with a grip which have made the average man wince. "And I'm glad to see you. Sam! It seems like coming back to life to meet you. Sit down and tell me all about yourself ami Rocky Woods.” "The last time I saw ye, John," he said, “was under them maple trees in front of the Bishop bouse. I reck on you ain't forgot that night. You galloped away in the dark on my horse an' I ain’t seen ye since. Now you begin at the place like in them stories which run in the Fireside Companion where It says ‘to be con tinued in our and keep right on up to the present time.” John laughed and gave Sam a hur ried sketch of his career. He told cl ills voyage around Cape Horn, his arrival In San Francisco, the search for the mine described by the dying sailor, his meeting with Jim Blake, the discovery of the gold mine, his association with John Hawkins and the Incidents which led to the forma tion of the firm of James Blake & Company. John said nothing to lead Sam to think that Blake was only a representative, but the shrewd Yankee guessed the truth. “I swan, John, this is tew good tow be true!” he gasped, shaking hands again. "You ain’t told me half the truth, an' ye don’t have tew. I can guess the rest. You're James Blake & Company. You're the man who’s teuglit these Wall Street chaps a les son! I’m proud of ye, John! Didn't I allers say somethin’ like this would happen? An’ you can’t have too much good fortune to suit me, John, an' l don't want n thing from ye. I just like tew see ye win, because— well, because yc orter win ” "Thank you. Sam.” “Don’t it beat thunder how things turn out?” observed Sam. “I saw Jim when he was down tew Rocky Woods a few months ago. an’ when he told me that he was the Jim Blake, you could a’ knocked me down with a willow switch. I said tew my self then, that had it been John Burt I wouldn’t been surprised. An’ now. by thunder, it was John Burt who did It after all. But how erbout Jim Blake, John? If you’re James Blake & Company, who’n the dickens is Jim?” "I am not James Blake & Com pany.” said John with a smile. "I am the Company. Jim has a substan tial interest in the firm, and has done much towards its success.” "I’m mighty glad tew hear it,” de clared Sam, "but I reckon I can guess who does the thinkin’. Jim's a fine feller, but he allers was reckless an' cureless, though mebbo he's out grown it. Where is he? Send fer him, John, an' we’ll all talk it over together, like we did in the old days back in Rocky Woods." John pressed a button and an at tendant responded. “If Mr. Blake is not busy, say that I should like to see him.” he said. “There’s one thing you haven’t told mo erbout,” said Sam. shifting his feet awkwardly. “I don’t want tew pry Into your private affairs. John, but have you seen her yet—l mean Miss Carden?” The door opened softly and James Blake entered so silently that neith er heard him. “I have not eeen Miss Carden.” re plied John. “She is not in the city.” "Yes she is,” asserted Sam eager ly. "I saw her >estcrduy ridin’ down Fifth avenue." (To be continued.) Candidate for Houseworkers. Two of the candidates in the recent primary election for governor of Flor ida. Robert W. Davis, now a Repre sentative, an<l Napoleon B. Broward, who won fame by his filibustering ex ploits just prior to the Spanish-Ameri can war, made a house to house cam paign through the rural districts of the state. One hot day Capt. Broward drove up to a peaceful farmhouse and found a woman strenuously chopping wood in the front yard. The gallant captain alighted, bowed to the woman, and said: "Madam, ex cuse mo, but 1 cannot stand idly by and see a lady doing such hard work. Permit me.” And, taking the axe. the candidate labored for thirty minutes until the last stick had been cut. "Now, madam," he said, as he mop ped the perspiration from his brow, “if you have a husband you may tell him that Capt. Broward called to see him and that I would appreciate his vote for governor of Florida.” The woman, who had been admiring the candidate’s ability as a woodchop por. shook her head dubiously and re plied : "Well. I dunno about his votin’ for you. 'cause Bob Davis is in the back yard a-milkln’ the cow.” Whisky Wisdom. “Some years ago,” says "Private" John Allen, “there came to Montgom ery, Ala., a company of actors who put on that play so intensely disliked of southerners, ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin. “At the end of the first act a man who gave evidence of having Imbilwd rather freely arose from hLs seat and unsteadily made his way out of the theater. "In a short time he returned and was about to re-enter the play house when he was stopped by the door keeper. who said: “ ‘You can't come in.’ “ Why not?’ sullenly demanded the gentleman who had been indulging too freely. ‘Here's m’ return check.’ “ ‘Check or no check.’ responded the doo.»:eeper, ‘you can’t come in; you're drui k!” “ ‘Of course I’m drunk,’ rejoined the other, feelingly. ‘D’ye s'pose I’d wan ; er come back to this show if I was.t’t?’ Dangerous Mexican Weed to Smoke. Manuel Guerrero and Florenclo Pino had the "marihuana' habit, and for the last few weeks had been smoking big cigarettes in which tobacco was mixed with the dangerous weed. Tuesday afternoon the two men smoked cigarettes composed of to bacco In smaller proportion than fnari huana, and after a few minutes ran amuck. They went out into the street shout ing. vociferating ami attacking every body . First they marched hand in banc, declaring that they were the bravest men on earth and would kill anyl ody who dared to say a word to the -ontrary. but at last Pino declared that he was still braver than his friend, and a fight followed, the two receiving dangerous wounds. Tley were captured and sent to the hospital, where they had to'be put into straight jackets. It is feared that the two men. if they recover from their won ids. will lose their minds perma nently. as is often the case with mari huana smokers. —Mexican Herald. Reading the Bible. It was the meeting of the Christian Endeavor society. Near the close the leader suggested that each one should tell what part of the Bible he read the most, and give the reason. Tlie last one to speak was a lad. who said with a little hesitation that he ?cad the first chapter of Genesis mor.! than any others. A look’ of surprise and curiosity was manifest in all the listeners, as he vent on to give his reason: "You see, I always resolve every New Year that I will begin and read the Bible through, but I never get very far, and, of course. I always have to make a new beginning."—New Yorx Tribune. SENATE A BULWARK? WOULD DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS RESULT IN TARIFF STABILITY? It Is by No Means Certain That a Democratic President and House Cculd Not Force Through Congress a Measure for Immediate Tariff Re duction. The business interests of the coun try which regard stability of business conditions as indispensable to business prosperity are expected to be reas sured and calmed by Candidate Park er's crafty suggestion that even though the Democrats should succeed in electiug president, vice-president and a majority of the house of repre sent atives, the Republican majority in the senate would rend, i it impossi ble for the Democrats to make any tariff changes. Their suggestion was obviously intended as a hid for the votes of those inclined to look upon a Democratic victory without dread or apprehension. Will it be. ought it to be, so received and acted upon? Will the business interests be reassured end calmed? We find in n recent editorial in the Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading Demo cratic journal of the Ohio valley, the following significant remark: “Let Parker and Davis be elected, and the house given to the Democrats by a good majority, and there will be a movement for tariff reform that can not be resisted by even so stout a bul i wark as Senator Aldrich of Rhode Isl ' and. The senate is the balance wheel of our government. It is the conserva tive, moderating establishment. It is not merely an obstruction. It is amen able to the popular will, though not responsible to the people in the same degree that the house of representa tives is responsible." Here is food for thought, serious thought. Would the senate Republi can majority be likely to resist u de mand for tariff reduction backed up by a Democratic president and a Dem- THE DEMOCRATIC LORELEI OF 1904. ocratic house? Could the senate b» •depended upon to stand as a bulwark against Democratic tnriff tinkering? Frankly we say there Is much rea son to doubt. The senate now stands: Republicans, 57; Democrats, 33; a Re publican plurality of 24. Allowing thU this plurality will not be reduced by the changes that take effect with the advent of the Fifty-ninth congress, tbo 1 votes of 13 Republican senators would pass a Democratic tariff bill. Could the votes of 13 Republics? senators be obtained in support of a Democratic tariff bill? Yes, in all probability. Already more than 13 Re publican senators have shown that they could be won away from protec tion in an emergency. And they were won away by a force far less potent than that which would be recognized in the decree of the country next No vember that the Democratic party should be placed In control of national affairs. Senators are very much given i to the practice of holding their ears close to the ground. How many of them would hear in a Democratic vic tory this year the country’s command that the tariff be forthwith revised? As many as 13? Yes, and more than 13, we confidently believe. There Is much ground for the firm belief of the Cincinnati Enquirer that the senate can not be depended upon as a bulwark against tariff revision. Also there Is to be found in the weak knceo and wavering quality of Protec tionism which prevails among a con siderable portion of the senate Repub lican majority a conclusive reason why ho Republican and no Democrat who wants the tariff let alone should vote the Democratic ticket this year under the impression that in no event could the tariff be tinkered, even though a Democratic president and a Democrat ic house of representatives were to be elected in November. There is only one way to make sure of tariff stability for the next four years: Elect the Republican national ticket! HIS BALANCE SHEET. Splendid Showing Made by Uncle Sam in Fiscal Matters. That celebrated campaign poster. “Uncle Sam's Balance Sheet," with its co-ivir.cing array of statistics demon strating the contrasts between Repub lican and Democratic management of national affairs, is once more in evl lence. brought down to date. It Is be at- distributed bv the American Pro tectlve Tariff league, and is available in large or small quantities for cam paign use. A new and striking addi tion to the poster will attract attention and furnish a complete answer to the Democratic contention that the in crease in cost of living has far exceed ed the increase in wages since the res toration of protection in 1807. In the extreme upper left and right hand cor ners of the poster are the figures which tell that the increase of wages has far exceeded the increaso in cost of living. In the upper left hand cor ner, directly above the portrait of half starved Uncle Sam, ns he appeared in the period of Democratic tariff making, appears the following: 1894 Savings Bank Deposits, $1,747,961,280. Ia tt* opposite corner, above the prosperous, portly figure of Uncle Sam. as he has looked ever sinco the pass age of the Dingley tnrifT law In 1897, is the contrasting statement: 1903 Savings Bank Deposits, $2,935,204,845. 'I he gain In savings deposits in 1903 over 1894 $1,187,243,565. 1 hat enormous total represents the gala of the wealth of wngo earners. If they gained that much more they mupt have saved that much more. The increase in wages must havo ex ceeded the Increase in living expenses. In no other way *3Uld the increase In savings bank deposits have occurred. ; Out of the Question. Retween now and the Bth of Novem ber the Democratic party would like to be considered as sane and reason able in its intentions regarding the re vision of the tariff. How sano and how reasonable would a Democratic government be that was elected on a platform which denounces protection as robbery? About as sane and rea sonable as W. J. Bryan would be if ho had the controlling voice In determin ing whether or not tho single gold standard should bo maintained. Tho truth Is, the Democratic party does not know how* to be sane and reasonable on any vital question. It is out of tho question. Made Clear. Bryan's tarifT plank, in which he caused the Democrats to denounce projection as a robbery of the many to enrich the few. is rather at vari ance with the Bourbon claim thnt it is not opposed to the system which safe guards American labor. It is a good thif.g that the Nebraskan was per mitted to make the position of the party of which he Is still the real, if not the nominal, leader perfectly plain, otherwise we should have heard Parker’s stump orators assert that he .is not disposed to strike at the exist ing industrial system.—San Francisco Chronicle. Certainty and Uncertainty. With the clear eye of the experi enced statesman. Senator Fairbanks sees also that the protective tariff, which has been justified by the in dustrial development of our country, is safe in the hunds of the Repub lican party only. It Is the Demo cratic platform that denounces pro tection as robbery, and if that party were successful, to use the next vice president's words, "uncertainty would take the place of certainty and reac tion would surely follow, to the in jury of the wage earner and all who are now profitably employed.—Troy Times. Coincidences. The number of coincidences of ad versity and Democracy in the law and in the nation Is so large that it is difficult for the Democrats to explain it with credit to the last Democratic administration. The number of coin cidences of prosperity under Repub lican administrations Is so large that it is difficult for the Democrats to ex plain them without giving the Repub licans a disagreeably large amount of credit.— Lewiston (Me.) Journal. Confidence That Inspires. The confidence of the Republican party this year is the healthy and encouraging sort. It is not the sort of dopy confidence that makes the partisans lie down and sleep, but rather the sort that inspires courage to work effectively. It is the sort of confidence that makes men win great victories —not trust in "luck," but trust In the saving power of good, hard, conscientious, wideawake work. —Baltimore American. LENA TO DISARM MUST STAY IN SAN FRANCISCO President Orders That Russian Armed Transport Be Taken in Custody and Dismantled. Washington. Sept. I(s.—Acting Sec retary of State Adee yesterday gavo out the following statement regarding the Russian ship, Lena, now at San Francisco: “The President has to-day issued an order, through the acting secretary of state, directing that the Russian armed transport Lena, now at San Francisco, be taken in custody by the naval authorities of the United States and disarmed. “The main features of the conditions prescribed are that the Lena be taken to the Mare Island navy yard und there disarmed by removal of small guns, breech-locks of large guns, small arms, ammunition ami ordnance stores and such other dismantlement as may be prescribed by the commandant of the navy yard: that the captain give a written guarantee that the Lena shall not leave San Francisco until peace shall have been concluded; thnt tho officers and crew shall be paroled not to leave San Francisco until some other understanding as to their dis posal may be reached between the United States government and both the belligerents: that after disarma ment the vessel may be removed to a prize dock for such reasonable re ' pairs as will make her seaworthy and j preserve her in good condition during 1 her detention: may be so repaired at I the navy yard if tho Russian command- I er should so elect; that while at a private dock the commandant of the navy yard at Mare Island shall have custody of the ship and tho repairs shall be overseen by an engineer ofil cer to be detailed by the command ant. and that, when so repaired, if peace shall not then have been con cluded. the vessel shall be taken back to the Mare Island navy yard and bo, • there held in custody until the end of I the war." ; This action has been taken upon tho written request of tho commander of tho Lena, addressed to Rear Admiral Goodrich, setting forth that as the ves -1 sel is Incapable of putting to sea with out needful repairs, she must disarm und asking that needful repairs be ! permitted after disarmament. I The secretary of the navy has tele graphed the President’s order to San ; Francisco and given Instructions to . Admiral Goodrich and to Captain Me- Calla, commandant of the Mare Island ! navy yard, to carry out its provisions What Japan Will Demand. i London. Sept. 16.—The Telegraphs' i Tien Tain correspondent telegraphs that lie hears from a trustworthy I fourcc that the Japanese foreign min later has issued a circular announcing that It Is Japan's intention to turn ! Port Arthur, when It is captured, and the whole of the Liao Tung peninsula j over to the Chinese, who, the Torres pondent says, it Is understood, will do j clare Port Arthur an open port. ! "On the same authority," the Tele graph's representative says. “I am told that Japan will be prepared to on tertain peace proposals after she has taken Mukden and Sakhalin, on the ' following basis: i "First—That an international syn j dicate take over the Manchurian rail way and run it ns a strictly commer 1 cial enterprise; second, that Russia ! pay $600,000,000 indemnity, and. third thnt Russia is to hand over all of her ! ships In Chinese waters to Japan. Japan would be prepared to lease Sak , halin to nn American company for I £5,000,000." Turning Russian Flank. Mukden, Sept. 16.—The Japane.it i were yesterday fortifying the ap proaches byway of tho river. Hnial. detachments of Japanese moved north ward from the Tail so river, prepara j tlons for an advance evidently still ! continuing, although the second stagn of the Japanese movement has not yet | been completed. The first was to thfl north, as if for a turning movement, but Gen. Kurokl Is now going Fast, while to the westward preparations are being made to send a large force ui* the Liao river. For this purpose the Japanese already have taken 100 large barges with which they intend to ascend as far as Tie Pass. It is stnted that the Japanese nre carefully preparing their turning nnd Hanking movements, and will not en gage in another big battle before the occupation of Tie Pops. These prepa ' rations are expected to occupy one 1 month. Fighting in Kamchatka. St. Petersburg, Sept. 16.—The Em peror has received the following dis patch from Viceroy Alexieff, dated September 14th, saying he has re ceived the following report from Gen eral Stoessel, dated Port Arthur, Au gust 31st: “A dispatch from Yakutsk, eastern Siberia, dated August 13th. says that the Kommander islands, off the coast of Kamchatka, had been besieged by Japanese and British schooners and steamers up to July 28th. Two of these schooners, and the steamers, were armed with guns. In driving them off ten Japanese were killed and many wounded. We sustained no loss. "Near Kamchatka five Japanese fish ing schooners have been burned. Their crews were annihilated. "The Japanese announced the an nexation of the territory and pro claimed it a Japanese protectorate. They were subsequently captured by 120 Russian reserves. "Kamchatka remains true to her tra ditions. The Inhabitants have taken up arms and arc- ready to shed their blood for their faith, their Czar and their fatherland. “Stoessel sees in these proclama tions an indication of the enemy’s con sciousness of failure.” The Kommander islands are the isl ands for whose protection against these very expeditions arrangements were made by Russia with Great Brit ain and the United State s. It is not supposed that the affair will lead to a diplomatic incident. Slip of the Czar’s Pen. St. Petersburg, Sept. 16.—Consider able amusement has be en caused by a slip of Emperor Nicholas’ pen in ac cepting the offers of several com panies of Siberian militia who volun teered for service at the front. The petition read: "We humbly lay at your majesty's feet our desire to be permitted to fight and die for the fatherland.” The Ernpcror in accepting, wrote on the margin of *the petition in his own hand : "I thank you sincerely and hope that your wishes may be fully real ized." ELECTRIC ROADS TO SERVE NORTHERN COLORADO Secretary Says Northern Colorado Electric Railway Company is Meeting With Unqualified Success. Denver. Sept. 17—The Republican this morning says: John T. Burn*, secretary of the Colorado State Realty Association, and the secretary of th* Northern Colorado Electric Railway Company, is in Denver attending a meeting of the board of directors or the state association. Mr. Burn:* states that the efforts of the people of* Northern Colorado to promote and build nn electric railway are meeting with unqualified success and that within a few months actual work will begin upon tho line projected by hUi company, tho line to run from Eaton, on the Union Pacific, to Denver, through the towns and cities reached by the Colorado & Southern railway. "The steam road has put up a hard fight to keep us from getting our franchise and rights of way," said Mr. Burns last evening, "but the work has been carried on quietly and success fully, tho people of the northern sec tion knowing the value to then of le gitimate competition. Ono of the lat est schemes to block us la the recent organization of a corporation which Li to build trolley equipment over the present Denver-Greeley branch of tho steam road, and ctlll another wan the employment of some ono—we b«ll»ve w® know who It was —to write letter* to tho Denver papers, attempting to show that thoro was a dark mystery concerning the. recent reorganization of our directorate and the incoming of W. It. Rathvon of Boulder. "The fact is that the Northern Colorado Electric Railway Company was incorporated by five of the best known taxpayers of Fort Collins, In cluding Mayor McHugh of that city, who Is president of the company and who has not yet stooped to becomo tho tool of any corporation. Mr. McCul loch. the ‘father' of the company, re tired to enter tho real estate business, and Mr. Rathvon. who is the manager of tho northern fields for the United Oil Company, entered the directorate. We have secured franchises In nearly every town and city in which wo pro pose to operate, and havo the friend ship and support of all of the business men and most of the big ranchmen In our territory. Most of these are ex tending that support in the form of of fers of ready cash. TO ADVERTISE COLORADO. State Realty Association Will Send Out Lecturers. Denver, Sept. 17. —A special meet ing of the board of directors of tho Colorado State Realty Association was held in this city Thursday and exten sive plans were made for the advertis ing campaign of the association for Colorado. Those present were: [’res ident. F. J. Chamberlin of tho ussocia tlnn; Zepli Charles Felt and K. S. Kassler of Denver; A. J. Woodruff. Pu eblo; J. A. C. Klssock. Fort Collins: B. F. Rockafellow, Canon City; \V. A. Braider). La Jura; Gilbert McClurg, Colorado Springs; Secretary John T. Burns. Fort Collins, nnd Assistant Sec retary W. R. Armstrong. The board discussed the prospects of enlarging the work of the associa tion, and the good showing resulting from the McClurg lectures last winter led to a decision that the advertising lectures for Colorado is (ho most saf iafactory method of presenting the ad vantages of Colorado to the people of the East. It was shown that Mr. McClurg ad dressed more than 76.000 people in the various towns and cities, und the asso ciation was able to trace directly many actual settlers and tourists this sum mer to the lectures. It was decided that Mr. nnd Mrs. McClurg should again be employed as lecturers, nnd that one or more addi tional lecturers should be employed to travel through tin* agricultural sec tions of the middle western states. The lecturers are to spend several weeks in traveling about the state, se curing data. The sum of $16,000 Is to he raised by a systematic financial campaign to be conducted by the finance committee, composed of John S. Flower and E. 8. Kassler of Denver and R. W. Chisholm of Colorado Springs. It was decided that 600,000 copies of a handsome booklet describing Colo rado shall be Issued for distribution by tho lecturers during the six months' tour, nnd that nothing shall bo left un done that will turn tho tide of senti ment In favor of Investments and im migration in Colorado. Assassinated With Dynamite. Denver, Colo., Sept. 17. —A Silver ton dispatch says: Blown to atoms by 100 pounds of dynamite was the fate of Peter Dallavalla. a saloonkeeper of Sllverton, prominent, among the Aus trians. lie was betrothed to Miss Kate Sartoro, belle of the colony. Their wedding was to havo been celebrated*» in two weeks. Bernardo Fuerl, whose infatuation for Miss Sartoro had been the cause of several quarrels with Dal lavalla, is reported to havo been seen riding furiously from town a short time after the assassination. Dallavalla was asleep in lied at his home on Blair avenue when the ex plosive was touched off. The explo sion was terrific. It is the wonder of all that more lives were not lost. Fu erl is in custody. Mexican National Anniversary. Mexico City, Sept. 17. Mexico City was gaily bedecked with the Hags of all nations yesterday, the Mexican banner predominating. The occasion was the ninety-fourth anniversary of the achievement of the Independence by the Mexicans over Spain. At dawn a salute was fired by a battery of ar tillery, followed by the ringing of chimes. A grand military pageant, reviewed by President Diaz, the members of his cabinet, the diplomatic corps and many other prominent personages, was the chief feature of the day's celebration. Statesman Expects Peace. London, Sept. 17.—The Telegraph'* St. Petersburg correspondent deelai •* that a Russian statesman whose name. If revealed, would wing his utteram • with lightning rapidity over the glei-*. asserted Friday that it was his im pression that the war might eml sooner than people imagined, rut through mediation, but through ui . tual recognition of the ruinous ct ture of the conflict, which would ! ad to negotiations that would resul* in n Ru*so-JapanCwC alliance.