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INTERNATIONAL PRÜS3 ASSOCIATION.
CHAPTER XXV. (Continued.)
'Whore to. m'ionl?"
"Palace Mansions.
"Yes. m'lor I.'' murmured Charles to
Barker, as they drove oft', "that the old
codger's done it at last. Palace Man
sions is the order that a irhere Mrs.
'Arris lives, yon know."
"Ay." muttered the roachman, la re
ply. "And Mrs. Arris ll eateh I Tar
tar in 'im. no mistake a boat that."
They generally takes care of then
8P(. " .-aiil Charles, with a cynicism
worthy of his estimable naater.
Coating e-en's, they say. cast their
nitadowi before, and Barker, who had
hoe:i giving i small share of attention
Charles and gossip, suddenly palled
In his horses with a jerk. " 'Oases is
Inclined to he play fa today." he fa
Barked. "1 dessay they know it is the wrong
time of year la be la town." returned
Cha r!e, luperclliou&ly.
Uke!y enough. 'Ossea is at seuslbl
as Christiana and sensibler than some,1
Barker rejoined.
As they pot over the ground the
"p!ayfn!ness" of the horses did not sub
Bide: indeed, on the contrary, it in
creased, and to such ati extent thai
by the time they toned ini the
atagtoa High atreet the- were racing
along iit express speed. "Aiih the vi-
d--n intention of bolting ai soon as
they had a chance.
Harke:, however, knew his work and
did not give them the chance at all.
and by the time they reached the cor
net of the road for which they were
boan !. they were going steadily again.
Unfortunately, at that point, however,
that terrible maker of mischief, th
unforeseen, happened -a little child
with a balloon as large as a mart's
had suddenly
go ;he string with
which she had hel l it captive
the
balloon soared away and dashed into
the near horses face: the child
creamed nt the Ion of her toy; the
horse reared and plunged. Barker ad
Ministered a cut of his whip, and th
next moment they were dashing down
the road, and an elderly woman was
lying helplessly in a dead faint just
w her
I Be carriage
d passed.
"My Cod! we ate over some one."
shouted Lord Aylmer. He was the
kind of man who. on emergency, al
ways appeals to the Deity, whom in
all Iiis wavs of life he utterly and sys-
tsaaatkally ignores. "Let me get out,"
he cried,
Barker, who was pulling in tin
horse with Bright and main, had al
ready cheeked their nsad speed, and
a moment or so later turned the horses,
with a f.ice like ehalh ar;d a dreadfal
fear knocking at his heart thai the
sac ton less tgnre lying n the road
WOttld never move again. He pulled
as ust where the crowd was gather
ing, and Lord Ajrlmer was out of r ti -
carriage before Charles conk rollect
his scattered senses tu fielen tly to g-i
off the box
The crowd was gathering in num
bers every moment, and was not only
dense anil strong, out curious. Lord
Aylmer, however, without staadlag oa
ceremony, rigorously elbowed his waj
to the inner circle.
"Let me pass; stand aside. Police
man. I am Lord Ayimei my bonef
were frightened by an Infernal hail. ion
that a child was carry lag. Is she asucfa
rtr
"Deael faint at present, njy lord."
returned the policeman, who had the
woman s head upon his knees.
wish we eonM get some brandy and
some water."
Lord Aylmer looked around for
rharles. "Charles, get boom brandy
anil water from somewhere or other.
Be quick."
Just then a well-dressed young wo
man pushed her way through the
crowd. "Let me pas-.' she urged,
"fan t you nee I've brought brandy?
r"'and hack, yon men. Have yoq peei
fcen an accident before? Do you
want to kill her? Stand hack!"
She was a handsome woman, scarce
ly more than a girl; her hands and
face and speech betokened that she w;ts
gently bora; her tearless speech put
ting into words: what was in per min I.
had th-- effect of CattSiaf the crowd to
shrink hack a little. -Is she much
hurt " she asked.
"Pretty bad case. Miss," answered
the policeman, wh( was trying to gt
a little brandy down the uneonscioas
woman's throat.
"Hadn't you tietter et her into my
house'' She can't lie here." she went
on. "Has any one gone for a doctor?"
I should et her orf to the Or.spit!
a once Miss." the policeman replied.
Would you" Poor thing! I was
standing at my window ami saw it
all. You oughtn't to let your roach
man drive like that, she added, se
verely, to Iord Xyimer.
"I don't; hut my horses were fright
ened by a child's balloon," he ex
plained. "Ton oughtn't to huve horses that
are frightened at trifles," sue respond
ed. IllogicaUy.
"1 think we'd better get her orf
at once," said the policeman. "she
jives no sign of coming round.
"HOW can we take he. Shall I" I
have the carriage here ready, and th
hors". are sober enough now."
'Yes. my lord, I really think that's
he best thing we can do," the other
answered. "If your man'll givo nie a
hand we'll lift her in. in a minute."
Eventually the woman was iified in
to the victoria and the energetic
young woman, having rushed back to
her house for her hat. got in also, and
supported her in as comfortable a posi
tion as was compatible With her in
sensible condition. .Inst as they were
starting, a doctor arrived on the scene.
t-ok a hasty glance at the victim of
the accident, and quietly got in. tak
ing possession of the little back seat.
"I'd better go- it's a bad business."
he said to Lord Aylmer, realizing that
he was the owner of the carriage.
"Yes yea- -We hail he'ter follow in
a cab." Lord Aylmer said, turning to
the policeman. "1 suppose you'll see
me through?"
"Oh, yes. my lord: I'm bound to do
thai." h answered.
Lord Aylmer was getting more and
more nervous; he got into the cab
looking white ami scared, with bts sin
ful old heart thumping against his
ribs in a way that was very unusual
with him. Not because his carriage
bas run ovet an elderly woman and it
was libel) to prove a fatal accident,
not for that reason at all. but wholly
and solely because, when Charles and
the policeman had lifted the uncon
scious woman into the carriage. Lord
Aylmer had picked up a leper which
was lying face upward in the roadway
just where she bad lain. Short-sightedness
was not one of Lord Aylmer's
signs ot approaching years, and in an
Instant he had arasped that the letter
was addressed to his nephew Dirk, and
before Charles and the policeman had
got their harden safely into the Vic
toria, he had thrust the letter into his
pocket, with a sort of impious thanks
giving to Heaven thai at la-t the girl
he had been hunting down for many
weeks was delivered into his hand.
For evidently this respectable elder
ly woman, dressed in decent black was
Mrs. Harris' servant: and if it hap
pened that she did not keep more than
one why this accident would put her
altogether at his mercy.
He was positive) trembling when
they reached th St. George's Hospital,
and Barhara was carried in. not un
conscious now, for tiie slight Jolting of
the carriage had brought her to again.
Then there was a short time of Im
patient waiting hefore the doctor came
to them that is. Lord Aylmer and the
young holy who had come with the
pat lent
"Broken leg." he said "a bid thing
at her time of day. And she is wor
rying about her Bistresfl wants to
end and break it gently isn't in good
health just bow. Will you go?" tinn
ing to the young lady.
"I? oh. I'm so sorry, but I'm due
at rehearsal now i must go off at
once Couldn't you go.'" ahe ssked,
turning to lHd Aylmer.
"Certainly with pleasure. Shall I
1 1 l0m$
DSAD FAINT AT PRESENT.
lirir.K ber boeh to se rbe old lady?
Lord Aylmer inquired, in a lone which
was a delightful mixture of gallantry
md fatrserllaasj tone which bad, by-
rhe-bye atood him in good stead mauy
a time and oft.
' Yes. it would quiet her down a
little I dare My' the house .surgeon
answered.
"Very well. Make sse liable for any
expenses, you know," Lord Aylsaer
said, as he moved toward the door.
"Can I see you into a cab, my dear
lady?" lie added to the actress.
"Thanks." she answered.
"And may 1 na- the honor of set
tling witii the cabman?'
"Oh. BO very kind of you. but I al
ways pay far myself. The Cornhill
good-by."
The eah rolled off. Lord Aylmer un
Rovered hla handsome old head, smiled
his most fascinating smile, and bowed
with a profound air of respect, which
was quite lost OS the back Of the re
t mating eah and Its occupants. Then
he got Into his victoria and said, "I'al
sce Mansions."
"Yes. m' lord,' answered Charles,
wooden ly; then remarked to Barker, as
soon as he hopped up on the box
"Palace Mansion; even broken Icü-
don't put im orff."
"Seems BO,1 said Marker. Barker's
nerves were all shaken with the acci
dent, nod he would have given any
thing he poassased for a nip of brandy;
he was not therefore, very much in
clined for conversation.
Meantime, as soon as they had
reached Aiert Gate, Lord Aylmer drew
out the letter and looked it wih a
grin of satisfaction on his wicked old
fae. H m. Richard Harris, Ksq..
SO Messrs. Brewster & Co., 10 Grove
Street. Madras. India.'' he muttered,
Oh. so you have not cut the chains.
Master Hick- you've not burnt your
boatj behind you. What a fool you
are. to be sure!"
He opened the letter without the
smallest scruple, tore the envelope in
to a thousand fragments and seat'erej
them to the winds, then settled down
to enjoy the tender words beginning -"My
own dear Dick," ending "Your
loving and faithful little wile. Doro
thy." "So her name is Dorothy,' he mused.
"Strange that they should always lay
such stress on their love and their
faithfulness! They're all alike. I won
der who the Esther is that she talks
about. Bp. bars is evidently the old
girl who c::me to grief just now. Well.
Barbara is safely laid by the leg for
the next few weeks. Really, it could
not have fa lien out better if one had
planned i; aP. But I wonder who Es
ther is? 'Bather hasn't come yet.' she
s;:ys. "bur may come at any moment,"
I must find out about tether."
When they got to Palace Mansions,
he saw Dorothy looking anxiously out
of the window.
"On the waf;h." he said to himself,
"And pretty uneasy, too."
The lovely face disappeared when the
carriago drew up a: the door, and the
smart footman, in It's glory of crimson
and white, jumped down and opened
the door for the handsome old gentle-
man, who got out and went Into the
building. He knocked at the door of
No. :!, and Dorothy, being perfectly
alone, had no hnice but to go and
open it.
"Am 1 speaking to Mrs. Harris?
said the ausve, wleked old voice.
"Yea," answered Dorothy, wondering
what he could possibly want with her.
"May I come in? I am Lord Ay inter.
I have something to tell you. No.
don't he alarmed; it is sot hing very
bad.
Pray don't alarm yourself."
CH v f'TKR XXVI.
(m T the ment
of
his
.i j me- and as
1 1
e policeman and
the doctor, the
i young
X had a
lady who
ne to H.:r-
bara's aid, and the
p e s p l a at St.
JrVHi George's know all
'f( : v a b o il r hi m ir
ÜT Is, s-Si would, be k
' ' " iiaelMM to
new, he
useless to deceive
Dorothy as to bis identity, so he bold
ly gave his own name and trusted to
the chance of her not knowing thai he
;is anything to Dick- Dorothy started
as if she had been shot, and at ihe
hint of "something to tell, which in
stinct always tells us means bad news,
she staggered hack, ami would prob
ably have falfc D if he hau not caught
he r.
I beg yon will not frighten yourself i
like this." he cried. "Lid
ed, it is not
so serious as that." 1
"It is " Her lips could not utter
Dick's name, her agony was so great;
hm her eyea spoke volumes in place
of her tongue.
It never occurred to Lord Aytnser
that she was thinking of Dirk. Me
Only though; how lovely sue w.is in
her distress, sad wondered how bo
could best tell her the truth.
"The fact is," he aald. blurting the
truth on; a: last, "there lias been au
accident, and your old servant
"Barbara is she hurt?" Dorothy
cried in dismay.
am sorry to say that site is hurt.
Move sorry to ;je obliged to own that it
was my own carriage which did the
mischief. Hut won't you lei me come
in and tel! you all about it? It is such
a ahame to keep yrou standing there. "
oil, yes. of course. Forgive me. but
I that is. you have Startled me. and I
forgot thai we were still here. Conn
ll.M
(To !e continued.)
QUEEN MURDERS ENGLISH.
la:iy Krror Mode in Her AddretN ts
If Corbett were alive he could still
criticise the KiiKüh grammar of the
speech prepared tor the sovereign at
the opening of parliament, says the
London New... The queen adopts this
Speech at her council on the advice of
her ministers and it is thn given to
parliament as "her own words." u is
important to observe that the presi
dent cjf the round and the minister
who last saw the queen at Osborne in
reference to the speech read recently is
also the head ot the education depart
ment, is there an Inspector of schools
under him who would p;ss a reference
to expenditure which is beyond "for
mer precedent? A Question in Eng
lish grammar might he set in the
schools from the following sentence:
"A portion ot the Aflidl tribes have
not ye1 accented the terms offered to
them, but elsewhere the operations
have been brought to a successful
close." in the reference to Crete we
read: "The difficulty of arriving at
an unanlraou . agreement upon some
points has unduly protracted their de
liberatlons (i. e.. the deliberations of
the powers), but I hope that these ob
stacles will before long be surmount
ed." What obstacles? As "The diffi
culty" is tlie sobjecl in this sentence,
"that obstacle" would appear to be
1 he appropriate phrase. Observe also
an unanimous agreement." As in
these days "unanimous" is not pro
nounced oonanimous but younaaimous,
"an" before the word is an abomina
tion in speech and in writing but lame
ly defended, like certain rhymes, as
satisfying to the eye although offend
ing the ear. As for the literary style
of the speech, it is not likely to he
used as a model in the secondary
schools.
The piano player produces music or
4 he pound.
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KKFl'SKS TO RESIGN. !
PREACHER AT ODDS WITH A
MILLIONAIRE.
Want to Pmtrh I tie Won! a It Is ami
Rom 1 imiI of Wealthy Pillar of
Iii. (Inn-, Ii I am tor Onkes' Bold Stead
for the Truth.
O R v e a r s past
ewitt I? o i c e. a
millionaire, has
practically dictated
the c o u r s e of
events in Hie Sec
ond R e f o r m e d
church at kings
ton, N. V. There
have been numer
ous Quarrels, bttl
Mr. Boice has near
ly always come out on top. .lust si
present he has the fight of his life on
hand, his opponent being Dr. Chandler
A. Oakee, the pastor. Dr. Oakes was
at one time Dr. rs image s essistant in
the Brooklyn tabernacle, where he d:s
tinguished himself by the masterly
handling of the finances. Immediately
after accepting a all to the Kingston
ehnrc-h he made it manifest that lus
methods were likely to revolutionize
the ijuiet. easy-going congregation to
which he bad been railed. Coming
from an active, hustling church, he
liked rather startling methods, but be
ing an indefatigable worker, a bril
liant preacher and an able lecturer he
attained considerable popularity and al
ways preached to a crowded congrega
tion. While the mayoralty contest
w.is on In New York recently Dr. Oakes
made no secret of hi belief that Henry
PASTOR OAK KS.
(teorjie v;is the man who should be
selected. Not on!) that, he declared
his belief in the single tax theory, a!
the same time expressing 01 her radical
ideas. All this nave a terrible shoc
to his blue-blooded, conservative Hock.
dissensions were in time stirred up am!
eventually a considerable portion of
the members, headed bv Mil i ions! re
' Boice, called upon him to resign. To
their amaxeuM nt Dr. Oaiket said he pre
ferred to stay. Then i barges were pre
ferred against him and the trial la now
on, ii being alleged that the church is
In process of financial and religious
dei line as a result of the pa.-lor's con
duct. !i is hinted thai the antagonism
cu .Mr. Boice la traceable in ureal meas-
j tire to the fact ilia' he wants the rev-
I erend gentleman's place for Rev, Prank
I. Zeley, srho married Miss Boice rone
iinie ago.
When the trial began the opposition
learned l hat Dr. ( takes had studied law
for years and wa practically ready foi
admission to the bur when be decided
(o enter the church. So tar he has had
decidedly the better of it and there are
Indications that the opposition is weak
ening. The doctor confidently expects
to win his c-ase. and it is Intimated that
should he prove the victor he will re
sign. Tlie 'ojigreonion.il Literary.
The congressional library building
was opened for visitors twenty-foui
days In February. The total number
of visitors a- t6,5tH. The low -t
number on any one day was on ih
lsi of Match, the a um ber being HS;
the great est number aa ..""M! . on th"
.'I'd. The average daily number was
1.941. The dally readings of the blind
have become- one o' the most interest
big feature-' connected with the libra
ry, The room devoted to this pur
pose is crowded every clay by blind
people who come to listen to the read
inj;s from instructive and enteitsinlng
books. Bvery day a different person
reads something, making his or h-i-
own Selection, and the auditors have a
variety of rabje ta presented to them
Such an Interest is being manifested la
these readings that volunteers have
been selected for every clay up to Mav
K. The reading is entirely voluntary
on the- part of the residents of the rlty.
Yesterday "Grace Greenwood' read a
selection. Miss Metric k was the read.
today, and the Rev. it N. Reymoui
will read tomorrow. Miss Tbaodate
I.. Smith is reading the "Choir In
visible." and eive two or three chan
ters at lime. Washington Evening
Siar.
Herden Spätrer
Herbei: Spencer makes the follow
hiK Interesting statement in a letter to
the London Times: "During he first
twelve years of my literary life every
one of my books failed to pay for its
paper, print ami advertisements, and
for many years after failed to pay my
small living expenses every one of
then made me the poorer. Neverthe
less, the W, 000. 000 of people eonstitut-
Ing the nation demanded of the impov
erished brain-worker five gratis copies
of each. There is only one simile oc
curring to me which at all represent
the fact, and that is but a feeble way
Dives anhing alms of Lazarus!"
When Tr iver In enlrel.
Always say your prayers hefore ro
inp to bed especially if it is a folding
bed.
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POSTOFFICE CATS.
One of Them W ho Was A pproprt t?
DiifiolH-U.
The poatofllce at is a very import
ant member of th federal corps of
clerks, in all general pestoffices there
ate several cats and they every one be
lieve in civil-service reform. Sixty
dollars a year is deemed far! appro
priation for New York's post office cats'
i maintenance.
a writer in the Hos-
ton Herald. How the eats feel about
it Is another matter, but J a usual
thing such small same as rats and
mice, which infest every public build
ing, and their daily allowanc e of fresh
milk keep them in fine mettle. Our
own postolBce has a very distinguished
black feline known to the clerks ir
every department, ami respected and
admired from one o:ui of the building
to th" other. Not many weeks ago I
observed a ids; cat in a gray fur e-oat.
with daasling white wair-te-oat and graj
legging, sitting on the steps of one ol
the entrances to the pos'ofiVe. Hun
dreds ed' men wen rushing back am',
forth, slamming the doors and paying
no heed io Mr. Cat in the corner. All
the commotion of 1 o'clock in that
vicinity did not disturb him in the
least. There- was retrospection in his
half-closed eyes, hut he did not deign
to pive an extra twirl to his tail when
his glance met a stranger's gaze, so
intent was be on keeping still. No crea
ture is more nervous than the cat,
yet ibis one might have come out of a
toy shop for all the hustle ami bustle
affected him. 1 shall neve:- know if he
bad an appointment with tie- black
cat within, or whether he was simply
waiting for luncheon to he ready. The
worst thing about a cat who has e-iu his
wisdom teeth is he won't he communi
cative. kitten always jjive-s itself
dead away at the first advance.
SCHEME FOR CHARITY.
IUm i.t Reral 11k- Mait-tnt in siuull
Giving.
One of 1 he mos; serious problems
that confront the promoters ot chari
table enterprises is the question as to
the- hest met hod by which to
reach the contributing public-, the
men sad women who would
gladly g:e a small amount but
a ho know of no method by which it
can he done e-j.diy ami quietly, says the
Philadelphia Press. Most charitable en
terprises depend largely on circulars,
reports and news a pen to bring then
10 the notice of the men w'.io can
afford to give j;enproupiy. Solicitors
are sent around to ask contributions,
appeals are made from the pulpit, en
tertainments are held for the henelit of
institutions, and yet those who have
made charity a sttniy do not feel that
they have reached the masses. Aus
tria lias taken one step whic h seems
to he- a step forward in this direction.
The government has issued what it
calls charity post cards, for the use
of persons who want to make small
contributions t any charity. These
cards ate- treated much the- same a
postal orders are treated in this coun
try. It a man desires to sive LO
kreutzers io a charitable institution he
buys a tO-kreutzer post card, anlxea a
stamp and addresses it to iis destina
tion. The recipient takes the card to
a post e tti c and it is there cashed for
lis full amount. I: is believed that
this simple system has encouraged
many hesitating patrons and a senti
ment in its favor seems to he growing
among the charitably disposed in this
country.
HE INVENTED DYNAMITE.
Thar the inventor of dynamite sno'ild
i.e huiiored as a lover of peace sounds
strange, but a monument has just beep
erected at Hamburg tu Alfred Not)-!
Aft
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THK MONUMENT,
by his friend. Max A. Philipp. The mon-
i 11 ment, which was designed by Hugo
Reinhold of Berlin, represents the
final triumph f the humane enlight
ening idea eif peace' over the rough im-
i pulsus of the world. It was Nobel's
greatest sorrow that the dynamite
, which he invented and devoted to
I weu ks of utility was so commonly sp
! plied to the cruel purposes of war and
anarchy.
"Uteril Hanttag Kail."
The "microbe-hunting fad" is going
too far in Indianapolis, according to the
Journal of that city. "Sterilizing slate
pencils' to prevent contagions is ele-
ciared "utter folly,' since sc hool chil
dren will play together and so "catch"
whatever there may be to catch, and
if all the paraphernalia of the sohool
roeini were out in a atertliainn oven
' daily BOSSe enterprising microbe may
, lie- in ihe playground. Truly, unless
they are eventually to have a separate
room and a teacher for each child it
is well to call a halt in the beginning
to The microbe-hunting fad.
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Latest News of the Disaster in the
Chilkoot Pass.
! VICTIMS SO FAR IDENTIFIED.
It I - Belle yS Thai 5cBvc-atjr-nrce Person
at l.ea-t Were Katomsd hi tin- .reai
Ax el. wi 'He I in- Me u LI. 11. Bcea WarwcMl
of the DangeSi
It is certain that at least seventy-five
persons perished 111 th avalanche in
the Chilkoot pnsa. Sixty-tive bodies
have been recovered. The rescue work
prone cuted iy hunched; of willinn
hands is still in progress, with pros
pects of the recovery ot the remains
of others.
The names of the dead so far as as
certained follow: E. T. Hudson. Port
land, Ore.; B. P. Haines, Seattle; w. L.
Rüey. Seattle; E. I). At wood, New
York: C. Book, San ford, Fla.: U Weid
elein. Kansas City; .lohn A. Morgan,
Emporia, Kas.; s. Grimes, Tacoma,
ft ash.; Mrs. a. r. Moxon, Punxsutaw
ney. pa.: F. Thomas Cultaden, Port
land. Ore.; Steve Stevenson. Seattle:
r. P. Harrison. Seattle; Q. Leon; Wai
ter Cfaappey, New fork; J. C. Murphy,
New York; Krank E, Sptrague, Mallard.
Wash.; Henry Johnson, Flemings vi He,
X. V.; August E. Zieharth. Seattle;
Garrison; Ki'h e; LMu ber, Seat,
tie: Austin Preston, Grizzly Bluffs. Cat
Hairy Holt. Tacoma; Jeff Saley. Weis
er. Idaho; 8. Atkins. Baker City. Ore-.;
Rasmus Hedegeard. Baker City, Ore.;
- Stevenson, New Vork; R. U Bsta
brook, Seattle; (;. v. Smith. Sedro,
Wa.-h.: J. Pierce. Tacoma; War
ner. San Francisco; A. Anderson. San
Francisco: B. Kinney; w. Carle,
San Francisco; Con Gephard, Seattle;
J. P. Clark, Idaho; King: Thomas
("lark: George Riser. Seattle: McNeill
Sanford, Portland. Ore.; A. Camp1. 11,
Seattle; Con Rasmus, Colorado; A".
Grimes. Atkins. Idaho: A. i. Risscll:
T. Glynn, Portland, ore., employe Chil
koot Tramway company; Ed. Dolan,
employe Chilkoot Tramway company;
A. England. Tacoma, employe chilkoot
Tramway company; John Merchant.
Grundy Bluffs. Pal., employe Chi Ik ot
Tramway company; C. L. M Neil. San
Francisco, employe Chilkoot Tramway
company; George I" hi in . Tacoma, em
ploye Chilcoot Tramway company;
John Ready, employe Chilkoot Tram
way company.
The miners had been warned of their
danger, but the admonitions appear to
have fallen on deaf ears. The men were
seemingly ben on pressing ahead, tak
ing chances on reaching the summit,
with their outfits hefore the warm
weather should release the grip ot ths
accumulated .-.now and ice.
THE TRADE REVIEW.
'ein' Ki-port Ctritlctem the Con duel of
tin- Kttakrrn.
R. (i. Don ft Co. s Weekly Review
of Trade nays.
"Disasters in trade shown this week
; by separate in ane lies of businesa for
! the month of March and also the hr.-t
j quarter of l!'s make the best report
I that has !.immi possible for Hve "rears
Meanwhile hanks are extremely cau
tious, and commercial loans are but 10
per e-euu of i heir aggregate. The be
lief that quic k expansion in all branch
es would follow greatei liberality and
patriotism hy the hanks Is not wholly
Unfounded, and the heavy receipts of
gohi from Europe count for little com
pared with the greater or less liberality
in loans by banks. Disturban' doen
not yet appear, however, and fabure,
for the geek have been 332 in th"
United States, against ZS2 last year,
unl S3 in Canada against .; last -fear."
Miehlens Le"n-fadBtsrs
The PtngTee bill for the taxation of
rail rands, express, teiegrnph and t-te
phone companies was küieii by rote
of 15 to lj in the senate April S. A
motion to reconsider the vote was ta
llied, thus placing the bill beyond resur-
reect ien.
Gov. iMngne April sent to the
house a paper recommend! ng the au
thorization of an emergency war loan
of 1506.000, which was saased by that
body by unanimous vote.
The Bern is bill, increasing the specific-
tax rate paid by railroad com
panies was passed by the- house. Th"
increase in the rate varies with the
gross earnings for eac h mile of road
operated in Michigan, but the lowest
estimate of the annual revenue the bill
will yield the state is $i.."nuino or
twice what tlie companies iie pay.
Hill li--rtt-il Ks-voi-alU. .
The military affairs committee of the
house unanimously reporteel she hiV
granting permission for the bttildii .-,
of a Catholic chapel on the government
reservation a: West Point.
Jndg UVms tnencj r Hfai rirkeK.
Judge Kose, stivei democratic candi
date for mayor of Milwaukee-. Wis . ii
a plurality of S.ulL'. and runs over
ahead of his ticket.
Mliier Oi Ii i. I, t Work.
Tweiiey-rtve hundred miners in the
Centerville, Iowa, district went bach to
work. The dispute was com prom ised .
Kuin Help QsMrnennti Crson
Rain has fallen in the farming elis
tricts of northern California. This will
greatly Improve the outlook for the
graiii crops.
Vavor Bc-fliaJ Keprettem at Ion.
The New Kngland Methodmt confer
ence voted iu favor of equal represen
tation of lay and clerical delegate in
'he general conference.
lowtft'll lulie-Tllanee Ui I.hvt C.xid
The Iowa supreme court rendered a
decision sustaining the collateral in
heritance tax law.
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