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CIIAPTER VI.
Most of tbt tumts bad left Masall
Court; and only lxrd Hurold Krskln and
Mr. MarchsBt rvmalocd. It w th
fourth day aftvr th bait, and Mr. Hast
loci was slon tltat vvtiilng. At rto
o'clock ha utrull.d toward the woods, llo
told hlmsvlf b booed b should not dimI
Mlaa Kyra; It would b so awkward, so
unpleasant; and yet he went In the direc
tion that she always took on her return
from the cottage, and at the very hour he
knew who should t- When Errol saw
Winifred retain alone slowly and sadly
through the woods he could no longer
conceal from himself the delight ha espe
rienced at seeing her again.
Winifred appeared uncouscloua of him
until she canje close to the gate, and tbn
shs looked np with an air of cool Indif
ference that might bare befitted the best
bred woman la Europe. Errol did not
open the gate, bat put bis hsad across to
ber. Bbe affected not to see it. "Miss
Eyre." be said, "will you not even take
my handf
"No, I thank you." answered Winifred,
coldly; "I do not choose to be known one
day and unnoticed the neat."
"What do you mean, Miss Eyre? I do
not understand you."
"I mean this, Mr. Ilsstings; we hsve
met several times, and I was foolish
enough to Imagine tbst It was on equal
terms nntll you reminded tie by passing
me unnoticed with your high born friends,
that you were the lord of the manor, and
I only a farmer's daughter."
'Miss Eyre," be said, quickly, "it la Im
possible you should attribute motives ao
false and mesn to me."
"Why Imposslbler Winifred asked. "I
know nothing of you, Mr. Hastings."
Her self-command In this speech wss
wonderful, for heribeart was fluttering
tumultously, as a woman's heart always
does when she Is saying a bitter thing to
the man she loves. There wss silence
for a moment, and then she aald quietly:
"Will you let me pass, Mr. Hastingsr
"No," he cried suddenly and passionate
ly, "you shall not pass until you hav
recalled those words."
"Then-1 must -retract my ateps," Wini
fred aald, looking at his defiantly.
lie seised her hsnd.
"Yon shall o until rota UU to,
why you are so bitter and aogry with we
to-day."
"I am not angry or blrter,H aba quickly
replied, forcing back the rebellious tears.
"Only H f , .
"Only whatr
"Do not torture me, Mr. Hastings" ex
claimed Winifred. "It la cruel, unmanly
of you. Let mt go! I will not tell you "
"But you shall tell meP' he ssld, still
keeping hold of her hsnd, and there waa
a dangerous light in hla eyea that made
ber half afraid of him.
"I do not wish to tell you you force
me to It!" she cried.
"I will not stir from here except you
tell me." - - -
Winifred's voice waa half choked with
excitement as she answered: "Then hear
It. I hate you! You have been cruel, In
considerate, unjust to me."
"IT" said Errol.
"Yes, you. 1 You tried to make a almple,
inexperienced, couutry girl care for you,
with your refinement and ' fascinations;
and when you succeeded you despised her j
for her folly, and turned away rrora ner
contemptible simplicity to the woman
who, from her birth and etatfbn, ws,s
worthy of your real love."
"WlalfredJ Mlse Eyre!" exclaimed
Errol, "how can you hava mistaken me
so? Do you Imagine there is anyone in
the; world but youraelf for Whom I caret"
"Yea, for your betrothed, Miss Cham
pion, MrHsstlngs." ' '
"1 am neither betrothed to Misa Cham
pion nor yet to any other woman," he
exclaimed, quickly.
"Do not attempt to deceive me any fur
ther," Winifred said,' with a Bush of an
ger. "Your relatione wtth Mlsji Cham
pion can acarcely be doubtful, after your
opening the ball with her Wore all your
grand friends.!'-: . -J. . 1 -hUJ
"Misa Eyre," he aald, gravelys"wlll you
accept my'aolomnVsVurauce-that,I Eava'
not aake'fl Miss ChsnCplon' to be my wire,
and .that 1 liave no Intedtlon or oolng'sq?.
There la' only 6ne wpmaft'lrf tha world
that" I love, and I love her with all tha
passion of my soul. Because aha is ao
dear to me, 1 am golug to leave my coun
try, and tha home for which I" bavs
longed, and I am going to be a wanderer
gain on the face of the earth."
"You are going away T" cried Winifred,
In a tremuloua voice.
"Yea, I am going away" from country,
home and frienda, because, being near
ner, I cannot control my passionate long
ing for her; I cannot tear my thoughts
from her, or bring myself- 'to look with
love or admiration on any other woman."
The gate was open now, and Mr. Hast
lnga had taken Winifred in hla anus, ,
, "My darling," be whispered, "do you
know who that woman is V - .
Winifred waa confused, , surprised,
shamed, and yet wlihai a tumultuous Joy
overshadowed her whole being. Then
this fairy tale was true, after all, and
thia splendid, gallant knight waa at her
feet in all truth and sincerity.
"Winifred," he jiaid, passionately, "look
into my eyes, and tell me that you love
me.". - ; ,
She raised her beautiful," shy brown
eyea to his, and he bent down and kissed
her so fondly, so tenderly, that she could
no longer doubt his truth. And then
there waa a alienee, a long alienee, for
the spell of the day dream seemed too
aweet to be broken by worda.
"Mlaa Eyre!" he aald finally, "I
cannot marry you. I dare not ask
your f orglvenesa, , but you must listen
: to me for one moment. The first
' time I aaw you I loved you, and every
time that we have met sluca I have loved
you mora and more, until at laat I almost
felt aa if exlstencewlthont you was Ira-
possible. I resolved (o leave England
' to go abroad, somewhere where I should
A FARMER'S
DAUGHTER.
ifJIS.' FORRESTER. '
be removed from the temptation of seeing
or hearing of you. But to-day, when 1
saw you coming toward me, all my
strength failed m. Do you know that
for centuries back my rem have suffer
ed for one rash vowT Time after time
they hava sacrificed ' their love, tbeir
hopes to It, and I dared not be the first
to break it by marrying one who, though
my equal, nay, my auperior In all else,
waa beneath me in rank. I must go away.
I must forget you." ' ; , '
"Beneath your cried Winifred, with
flashing, indignant eyes "bewatb you,
Mr. Heatings? You deetneAJHora Cham
pion a worthy bride, and am i not equally
the granddaughter of Sir Howard?"
"The granddaughter of Sir Howard
Champion!" Mr. Hastings said, acarcely
believing be beard aright. '
."My mother wae hla daughter!", and
with a proud, passionate gesture, Wlnl
the gate. He felt as if brain, heart and
limb were psralysed by what he had just
hesrd.
Hir Howard'a granddaughter! Then
that accounted for the breeding which
had ao pussled him, and there wae in
truth no res son why ba-ahonld not make
ber hie wife. If he could only have
known that before. And Flora Champion
and Iteginald? Tbey knew It, and con
cealed it from him all the while. Lady
Grace Karqubar must have known it
all hla servants, and everyone who lived
In the neighborhood; and yet aome
straage fatality had conspired to keep
bitn in Ignorance of a fact It would have
sealed his happiness to know. It wae too
late now. lie knew ber pride; he knew
that if he had the crowne and the wealth
of India to offer her, ahe would reject
him in acorn now.
And ehe had loved him dearly, he knew
that, or ahe would never have Buffered
his kisaea on her Hps, or looked lovingly
Into bis fact with those aweet brown
eyes. He felt maddened by hla thoughts,
by the recollection of what was, and whst
might hart been. And he turned hla
steps homeward, not lingeringly, not
hopefully, as he had come, but swiftly,
balf mad with crushing despair.
CHAPTER VII.'
Tha neit evening just as Errol Ilsst
ings and hla friends bad finl.bed dinner
a servsnf brought in a note to tb mas
ter. It waa from Winifred Eyre, and
read aa follows:
"You will perbapa guess thst only very
urgent need induces me to hold commu
nication with you after after what pass
ed last night. Your words were over
heard by Mr. Fenner, an intentional spy,
whom a short time since I refused to mar
ry, lie came to me this afternoon, and
threatens that if I atlti persist in my re
fusal to become his wife he will publish
the story to the neighborhood. I ask of
you to find some mesne of action that will
Insure -the silence of this man, and protect
me from a marriage which I dread more
than death. Mr. Fenner insists on my
answer being gfren In three daya. If you
have one impulse of generosity left, you
will help me."
, As Errol read the note an imprecation
buret from hla Hps that made both hla
frienda look up euddenly. .
"Why, Errol!" exclaimed Mr. Le Mer
chant, "what le the matter?"
Mr. Hastings recovered himself aln a
moment.
' "I beg your pardon," he aald, smiling;
"I waa rather annoyed at the moment.
A letter from a refractory tenant"
"Ah!" aald Arthur Le Marchant, with
a smiling glance at the envelope which
lay on the table; "lady tenants "are al
ways the most troublesome."
All the evening Mr. Hastings seemed
absent and unusually silent, and when
the two other men went out for a stroll
on the terrace he did not join them.
"Excuse mt for half an hour," he aald.
"I have soma business to transact, . and
will follow you." : v ;
When they were gont ht rang tht bell.
'.'Send Letsom to me at once," and a
minute afterward the old servant came
harrying.
TJtaome." aald Mr. Ilaatlmre. "do too
know.-anyone of . the name of - Fenner 1
hereabouts?''; : , N .
-'Yee, sir,4' answered Letsom. "There's
i farmer of that name' lives twouiilei
from here, up at Chalk' Farm. '
;"Whet do yon know about him?''
"Well", air, I can't say as I know much,
but I have heard ' more lately being In
conjunction -with Misa Eyre. - It was
Hawkina as told me; he was that angry
ont night because, he heard ' aa. Fenner
waa a-courtln' Misa Eyre. 'I'll spoil bis
sport. If I hear ty more,' aaya he; 'but
I'm not afraid that a lady like Miss Eyre
'nd demean herself to such aa him.' "
"What did Hawkins mean when he said
he'd spoil Venner's sport if ht' wanted
to marry.'Miss Eyre?"
"I don't know, I'm aure, air; but he
seemed quite mad about It, and talked
like as If ht knew something bad about
Fenner. I thought. perhana it waa only
talk, though,, because he sets such a deal
en Miss Eyre."... , ..
"Send Hawkina to my room at ten
o'clock to-morrow," said Mr, . Haetings;
"I want to ask htm about the partridgea;"
and Mr. Hastings rose and went to join
hla frienda on the terrace.
The following morning there was a low
tap at the door, and Hawkins, the game
keeper, entered Mr. Hastings' room. A
long conversation followed, as a result
of which Mr. Hastings sent the follow
ing nott to Fenner:
"Sir Be good enough to call, upon me
this afternoon, at three o'clock.' I have
to apeak to you on important business.
1 : ... "EUItQL HASTINGS.
"Haaell Court." , '
At half-past three Mr, Fenner rang at
the door of Haaell Court. It waa opened
immediately, and he was escorted through
the grand hall, along a corridor, and up
some steps Into Mr. Hastings' private
room. Errol was sitting at his writing
table when Fenner entered He merely
looked up and continued his letter Ton
Fenner felt very savage; ha would have
liked to throw bluiself lih a awagger
into one of tht chairs, hnt be did not
dare. There waa eoincthing in Errors
look, end something In iU own tervilt
fear of rank, that matte elm afraid to
take a liberty.' I
Presently Mr, Hasting locked np and
aald: .' ' i
"I bavt aent for you ti tell n that
I object to the way in which you have
annoyed Miss Eyrt laMy. and to request
that you will discontinue it."
Two Fenner felt ht Wa getting very
ssvage.
"And suppose." he remarked, ln.in.
ly, "that I ssy I-shan't, fct then?"
"Very well," said Mr. listings, quiet
ly, "then I will order my horse, and go
round to Mr, Lennox, "sii'f tell him you
art the scoundrel who shut Ton White,
the gsmekeepe three yea ago In tht
Holloa wtwtn ' - is
' Fcuwer t a ru-d cou r u! ly, he turtu-d
s alien wliite and tremblrd In every limb.
"Oh, sir!" ht cried, la agony of fear,
as aooa as he ' could speak, "don't do
that!" '
And then all of a sudden be recovered
himself, and looked at the man who had
confronted him with an air of dogged de
fiance. "I didn't know what you meant -t tbt
minute," he aald. pale to tbt lips; "1
thought it waa something else. I don't
know anything about Tom White's affair
that waa the poaehere' doing."
, Mr. Hsstlnjrs did not answer for the
moment; bnt hla eyes were fixed on Fea
ner'a face. Tbt miserable coward took
courage from hit oppouent'a silence, and
tried to force a sneer.
"I auppose yon thought to trump np
some lit against me." be continued: "but
a fine gentleman's ward Isn't quite enough
in these days to transport . an honest
man."
"No." icquleeced Errol, quietly; "it
wa'nta proof."
"Yea," echoed Fenner, It wanta proof."
"Shall I give It first to you or the mag
istrates?" asked Mr. Ilsstings, coolly.
"I know nothing about it: it's a trumped-up
lie. I defy jour cried the farmer.
eevagely.
Mr. Ilsstings kept his temper admira
bly; be did not tven raise hia voice.
"Stop a moment," he aald. "I have
aometbing to tell you; if any of my detaila
are wrong, you can correct me. The
gamekeeper, White, had a very pretty
aister called Sophy, who wae a aeani
stress, and worked for yonr mother."
Fenner started uneasily.
"You promised to marry her," proceed
ed Errol, coldly. "She appealed to you to
keep your word, and you laughed In her
fact. Sht turned in her misery' to her
brother, and he met yon and thrashed
you in the lanea. It it not so?"
Fenner's teeth chattered, but he ddi not
apeak. -
"You told no ont of yonr meeting,"
Errol went on, "but you remained in bed,
and said you had aa attack of rheuma
tUm. On .djr hn j-ou.kn.w Vhit
woods, you hid yourself, with your gun,
and waited for him."
The wretch wae brought to bay at last,
through the information which Hawkins
had imparted to Errol.
"nave mercy on me, air!" he gasped,
almost Inarticulately. "I'll do anything
you tell me."
"Sit down ofi that chair, then." said
Mr. Hastings, sternly, "ind copy whst
Is on that piece of paper
Fenner walked trembling to the table,
and aat down. Hia' hand shook so that
he could acarcely hold the pen that was
thrust into it. He leaned back for a mo
ment, wiped the cold sweat from hia
brow, and began: -r
"I apologiie to yea. Miss Eyre, for tha
anxiety and annoyance I have caused you,
and I solemnly swear never again from
this time to molest or Injure you in any
way, either by word or deed.
"THOMAS FENNER."
"I have Just one word of caution to giva
you before you go," said Errol, in a
quick, rasping tone of contempt. "The
wisest thing you can. do is to be off from
these parts as soon aa you can aettle 7our
affairs. I am not the only person who
knowa the cowardly assassin of poor
White, and aa long as any trace of you
is left you are at his mercy and mint.
And now, you spying, murderous hound,
begone, while I still hare power to re
strain myself from kicking you out of the
house r'
(To be continued.)
Cormorant at Signal.
An Incident of a peculiar nature oc
curred recently at the Bell Rock Light
house, Buys the Scotsman. At 11 one
night the keeper on watch was startled
by the sound of a steamer's whistle In
close proximity te? the rock. On going
out 'rJn.' $he" balcony 'the .steam tug
Alexandria of Arbroath was observed
In the clear moonlight within balling
distance. 1 '
A strong westerly wind and the beat
of the sea against the base of tbe tow
er biade conversation somewhat -difficult,'
but It was uuderstood that the
tug had been sent out from Arbroath
In response, to signals, which were re
ported to havj been 6hown from the
rock that day. . On being assured that
all whs well, and as no landing -could
be effected at the time, the tug return
ed to Arbroath. -
The solution of the mystery Is as fol
lows: When signals are made from the
rock, two-foot disks are run out on
poles, Which project horlsontally from
either side of the balcony. Dally ob
servations are taken by the keeper on
shore duty in Arbroath (a distance of
twelve mllea from the rock) by the
aid of a powerful telescope, ahd what
appeared to him to be two disks on the
southwest pole, which mean "Send
boat immediately," were In tvaltty two
cormorants, which, tired out at fishing,
had made the signal pole a resting
place. " v- ," ?
v' -, "'. Near Fanna-h.
Teacher Now, Susie, you may con
struct a sentence In which the word
"literary" occurs.
Susie (after much j thought) Little
Willie's hands were literary black with
dirt-Philadelphia Tress.
The Greeks, after exercising, always
annotated their .bodies with perfumed
oil, sometimes performing this anoint
Ing three or four timea a day.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
lATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
,
TWO HEMISPHERES.
CooiprcktBKt Rtvitw af the laaport
at Hapawamga M the Paat Wak,
Prtnti la Ceadenaed Form. Jrltaw
L&try t Prwrt lattrcstlog t Ossf
Many Rtaier.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
will pay a visit to Ireland Jane 21.
Fire destroyed tbe boainess portion
of New Lisbon, rWis.; lose, 1 100,000.
Fir In tbo t,1mnt of a rna.l!..vi
drew soil case company caused a iogof
Tbe wheat importers of Lisbon bave
formed a trust which takes La all the
mills of Portugal.
Glasgow, Scotland, capitalist have
formed a company to make shipments
of bananas L-om Jamaica to New
Orleans.
Strife between tbe Baptbta and the
Methodist at Rochester, Minn., baa
resulted in th blowing np of tbe form
er church.
On tbe charges of insolvency and
mismanaegment, a receiver is atked for
tbe Campeche lumber and development
company, a $1,000,000 corporation
dealing in Mexiiaa timber lands.
Robbers rifled tbe rafe of a bank at
Vista, Minn., of $45,00.
Roumanian is considering steps to
seep Americans out of its oil fields.
The Lander-Rawlins, Wyo., stage
waa held np and the mail sacks rifled.
. The Acre rebellion is at an end and
the chief have promised obedience to
Bratil.
Fire has destroyed the 150.000 plant
of the Midland manufacturing company
at Tarklo, Mo.
The Mississippi capitol building.
erected at a cost of 1 1,000,000,' has
been formally dedicated.
A treaty will be signed by the United
States and Brarii for the admission of
American flour Into Brazil.
Tbe great state pawrbroking estab
lishment at Rome has been gutted by
fire, and damage of (2,400,000 done.
The American consul at Canton re
ports 1,000,000 natives in Kwang Si as
starving, and make an appeal for aid.
w B : Wbrte "WMeto mnrttiea
cnoois ui mackerel find themselves im
prisoned in the Bra d'or lake,' Cape
B ronton.
Ottumwa, la., suffered a loss o)
(400,000 by fire. A large planing mill,
a printing establishment and ten resi
dences were burned.
The pope is suffering greatly . from
the intense heat.
A storm which swept Valparaiso
wrecked fonr vessels in the bay.
Water in Kansas is falling and the
situation is mnch improved.
A. E. Ames & Co., one of the largest
eskisg bosses In Canada, has ass
ended payment.
A nephew of John Wilkes Booth de
ares that the assassin of President
incoln did not die nntii 1901. ,
A Burlington passenger train has
been lost sight of and it is feared it
has run into the flood along the Missis
sippi river.
Eight hundred are homeless as the
result of the Georgia tornado. One
hundred people were killed and 150
othora Injured, of whom . at least 20
wili die. '
The supreme court has decided tha
Whitaker Wright, the promoter, can be
extradited for trial in England.
Chile Is negotiating a. loan for (500,
000 to cover the installments due on
two warships and meet debts to banks.
Chicago policemen are seeking for
three Italians who killed a fellow man
and then placed a revolver in bis hand
to raise the cry of suicide. '
A geographical society expedition has
sailed from Baltimore to explore tbe
Bahama islands Many noted sci
entists made np the party.
The Japan house of representatives
has adopted the appropriations for
naval expansion bnt has rejected the
proposed expenditure fer Formosan
railroads and barber works.
The Reliance has again defeated the
Constitution and Columbia.
The British admiralty is seek tag a
st ;i table steamer to send to the relief of
the English scientific expedition in the
Antarctic.
The Guatamelan legislature has Is
sued a call for a constitutional assem
oly for the purpose of changing the
constitution so as to allow the president
to succeed himself.
fix thousand people are homeless in
Iowa as the result of high water.
Russia will enforce its Manchurian
policy, despite China's refusal tc grant
the demands.
Nearly 50 people were injured, eight
seriously, in a collision o! 8an Fran
elsco street cars.
Representative Payne says the next
aongress will not revise tbe tariff or
pass any laws against tbe trusts.
Four cars on the Southern Pacific
went'over a high embankment south of
Santa Barbara, Cal., injuring 40 peo
ple, some of them seriously.
The famine situation in China la
appalling.
TURKS AWFUL DEED.
Entire Population af Villsgs U Maasc
cr4 by 5ol4Sler.
Monastir, European Turkey. June t.
Horrible details are arriving here
of the slaughter of the Inhabitant of
tbe village of Smerdash, south of
Lake Presba, May 21, by Bashl
Bazouks. It appears that on the ar
rival of the Bashl Baron ke, Chaka
iarooffa band of Insurgents withdrew
to the mountains without mstalnlng
any loss. A no rebel were left in
the village, the Inhabitant exper
ienced no anxiety until suddenly at
sunset the Turks, who bad completely
surrounded the place, commenced a
tegular bombardment, wherennon all
use Vlilaeera aaaenib.ed In tt.e rftreot
Though the artillery ceased flrina;
auring pan or uie nfgnt, tbe Turkisa
infantry fired all nirht Innr Tha a.
tlllerv bombardment w
menced at daybreak, but as it was In-
ea-ecuve Ue Turks set fire to the vil
lage on all sides and commenced a
general massacre. About 300 houaes
were ourned and upward of 200 per
sons, mostly women and children,
were killed. The women and rirta
were murdered while resisting outrage.
wnoie nouaenoids were slain. Not a
living- SOUl waa left In tha villara
The survivors, many of them half
burned or otherwise Injured, fled.
Same of the fleeing- Tf! lair or. war
captured, and had their ears and noses
cut off before they were butchered.
ine report aao mat 1400 villager
were in the mountains wfthntit frvut
or clothing. One band of these, con
sisting of 40 women and children,
were caugnr. Dy soldier in a ravine
and were killed after horrible treat
ment. RUSSIA WILL SOON FIGHT JAPAN.
Officers Have Advised Chiacat to Leave
Manchuria.
Victoria, B. C, June 5. The steam
er Riojun Maru, which arrived today
from the Orient brings additional
news regarding the crisis. The North
China Daily News tell of the adop
tion of Russian tactic by Japan, which
power Is gathering forces Into Core
in the guise of settlers.
The Shanghai paper aay. that while
the opinion of the best-informed men
la that there will be no war this
spring between Japan and Russia,
there is not that feeling of certainty,
which is indispensable if commerce is
to be uninterrupted. In Japan and
Manchuria the most lnfammable mate
rials are piled up ready for conflagra
tion, and no one can be eure that
aome accidental ettark will ot trtt
a Bra TtlnnAa citanl It ltt fn
forsee. The North China Daily New
says also:
"Reliable new ha been received
by local mandarins of the great in
crease of Russian soldiery In Manchu
ria. Port Arthur is ope succession of
large camp, bristling with field artil
lery and armed men. Russians state
In answer to Chinese inquiries without
hesitation that they expect war with
Japan, whose troops would.be likely
to try to enter Manchuria through the
Western coast of Liatotung. Russian
officers friendly with Chinese have
earnenstly advised them to remove
their families and return to China,
and not come back until after the war,
on the ground that the whole of Liao
tung and , Southern Manchuria will
soon be one great battlefield."
TRAINS MEET HEAD ON.
Disregard of Order Caused Fatal Collis
ion in Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., June 6. A disastrous
collision between Santa Fe passenger
trains at S til well, thia afternoon, kill
ed nine people and seriously injured
six. Train No. 1 waa going west, at
full speed and crashed into the Chi
cago section of No.- 8, east-bound.
The trains were routed on the Mis
souri Pacific tracks on account of the
flood which washed out the Santa
Fe tracks. Orders were sent out by
the train dispatcher today for both
trains to meet at Stilwell.- It is
charged at the Santa Fe office here to
night that the crew on the Chicago
train disregarded this Injunction; and
ran a mile or more past the meeting
place. No. 1 did not stop at Stilwell,
but on running ' slowly by the engt
neer saw no other train, and as he
had a clear track according to his or
ders he rushed ahead. No. 8 whistled
before the east-bound train had pro
ceeded far, but too late to avoid a col
lision.-- - ---. ' --
One Thousand Men Fighting Fire.
Burlington, Vt, June 6.AV least
1000 men are fighting forest fires In
Vermont, yet thousands of acres of
valuable timber land nave keen Dura
ed over, and there is little prospect
that the fires can be checked until
rain shall fall. At Hardwick two res
idences were destroyed. The most
serious situation is on Worcester
Mountain, near the towns of Worces
ter and Elmore. The fire there has
burned over 1400 acres of heavy tim
ber land, valued at (50 an acre, and
is rapidly spreading. The smoke in
that locality is so dense object a
block away cannot be aeen.
Colombia Again Mas fcact.
Washington. June 6,-rA cable re
ceived today from United States Min
ister Beaupre, dated Bogota, June l,
reads: "A decree issued today de
clares public order restored through
out the nation." This announcement
la believed to bave an important bear
ing upon the pending canal treaty, for
it is supposed to indicate the suspen
sion of martial law and the removal of
the constitutional objections to the assemblage-
of the Colombian Congress
under other than peace conditions.
The Fastest Battleship Afloat.
Vienna, Jijne 6. The speed trials of
the Austrian second-class battleship
Arpad at Pola proves her to be the
fastest battleship in the world. Her
maximum speed is 20.12 knots 'in a
six-hour run. She was constructed by
the Trleates Shipbuilding Company.
FIND NEW FRAUD
POSTAL INSPECTORS CIUS3 TW
, MORE ARRESTS.
Raral Delivery Sack Were Sold for
nwtty cent and Clerk kecttved
Forty for Their Influence In Securing
Contract - Scheme Netted Them
Aiwl $8,600.
Washington, June 8 As a result of
the sweeping investigation f .rrtr.
at the Postofflce Departroent.Thotnas
nppllea forth, rural fr ,i,..vf,r .,,..
ics, and C. l-uwoitii Lpunt, d Uai
tlmore, one of McGregor' assis'snt
were arrested tatixv . i
consDlracv with rhori. c c,ii.
- - . . . V 1 11 1 I it, H
uaiumore. to defraud h
!n the purchase of the leather pouch
e furnished the rural carrier
throughout the country. Their cases
make seven In all iina h i ..
gatlon began. Other arrests are ex-
yecieu later.
Tbe storv of torfav'a to .
told ln the following official state-
giren out Dy Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-General Erisfnw Ma
ternoon :
Thomas W. MeCrne-nr ant r TPIt
worth Upton were arrested this after
noon on warrants sworn out In Bal
timore bv Insnprtnrt. Stmnn. o..l
,1 . 'J a ,uu Out
"yan; charged with a conspiracy with
uw.cb jj omiu ana otners to de
fraud the KOVernmfht In ti.. nnk.
of pouches from C. E. Smith, of Bal-
uraore. ine com plaint set forth that
McGregor and Upton agreed with
Smith to obtain far htm .
-. viucia lur
many thousands of leather pouches
.ucu B are used Dy rural letter car
rier. The Drice Screed nnnn 'waa Oft
cents per pouch; the actual value was
man oo cents, smith wa to pay
to them the difference between 90 and
60 cent per pouch.
It i Said at the denartmant that
actual number of pouches which were
purchased exceeded 20,000 for which
the government naiit en n.
(18,000 in all. Smith, It is alleged,' re-
ceiTea ana retained of this for his own
use 110.000. While the remalnfno- tSAdA ,
waa paid to McGregor and Upton.
ma government could have bought
the entire number of pouches from
the manufacturer for (8000.
McGregor was the clerk in charge
of rural free delivery supplies, and '
upton was one or hla assistants. In
spectors Sullivan la from tho St Tla
division, and Simons from the Kansas
uy division of Postoffice Inspectors.
McGregor has been in the postal
service since 1891. He came cere
trom Net) rack a aa a messenger, and
uwn)oiu- waa promoted to a elerlc-
Mr. Mechen to take charge of the sup
ply work of the rural free delivery ser
vice. Mr. Upton is a Baltimorean.
trxjxrrr ixrxT'tj .
and has been in the postal service for ,
13 year. Both the men arrested are
married. They were taken Into cus
tody at the pastoffice shortly before
ine close of office hours.
McGregor has been under the close
suvefllance of the inspectors for
weeks, and has been subjected to a
close examination for several hours a
day during part of that time. The in-" '.
spectors said that today they com
pleted the evidence they wanted be
fore taking action. -
Postal officials after the arrests--
would , not aay whether their inves
tigations fn any wise Implicated Mr.
Machen, who was general superinten
dent of the system while the alleged ;
transactions occurred in the present
matter.
TRUE BILL FOUND.
Grand Jury Indicts jVlachca on Charge-
of Bribery.
"Washington. June 8. That the
charges of bribery preferred against
A. W. Machen, ex-Chief of the Free "
Delivery Division, by Postmaster-General
Payne, rest on a good foundation
is shown by the action of the grand
jury ln indicting Machen today. Thia
body has returned a . bill charging
Machen wltn Illegally receiving (18,
987.79 in connection with department
contracts.
The grand Jurors, upon their oath,
find that on June 30, 1900, Mr. Mach
en, "with intent to, have bis decision
and action as Superintendent of Free
Delivery in regard to a purchase of
Groff fasteners influenced thereby, did '
ask of the Goff Brothers a promise
that they wosild pay him 40 per. cent
of any sum which might be received
by them thereafter from the United
States through the Postoffice Depart
ment in payment of auch fasteners.
the purchase of which might be pro
cured upon Mr. Machen's advice, and
did receive the promise or the Gron
Brothers in accordance therewith.
- ' ' Coal BaronT Yield a Point.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., June 8. The dan
ger of a strike seems to be already
passing away, even before the decision -of
the convention of miners which is
to meet in Pottsville within ten days.
This is due to the statements of coal
companies' officials and superintend
ents that if the mineworkers, at their
convention, should re-elect the three
district presidents as their represent
atives on the conciliation board by a
majority vote, there would be no fur
ther objections to their legibility to
serve on the board. This action will
probably be taken at the coming con
vention.
Evans' flove Is Significant.
Washington. June 8. Coming close
on the heels of a long report from
Rear-Admiral Evans, commander-in-chief
of the Asiatic Bqu&dron, con
cerning the grave international sit
uation in China, the assembling ot
his squadron in Chinese waters
it regarded as significant. The
battleships Kentucky and Oregon
and the protected cruiser- New Or
leans have arrived at Chee Foo, the
monitor Monterey and the collier
Pompeii at ShanghaL
. Iowa Is to Be Patched Up.
Washington, June 8. Forty thoua
and dollars is to be expended on im
mediate temporary repairs on the bat
tleship Iowa. She will be patched up
and kept in commission until autumn.
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