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saw smiling faces and beckoning hands in
an open carriage near him, but the sight
Of Stanley Armstrong signaling to him
from another, farther away had some
thing dominant about II. with YOU ia
minute he called to those who first had
summoned him. What is i, Arm
Strong?"
II wish to present YOU to some friends
Of uline-Miss Lawrence-AIiss Prime-Ar.
Prlme--ny old associate Colonel Stew
art Pardon me, Mrs. Garrison. / did not
see you had returned" She had and
was once more perched upon the step.
Mrs. Garrison-Colonel Stewart What
we need to know, Stewart. is this: VIII
all your men board the ship by this stage,
or Will some 70 aft2'
All by this stage-vhv?"
But the colonel felt a somewhat massive
bore 10 press the question. Armstrong
let no pause ensue. He spoke rapidIv
for him, bending forward, too and speak
ing low; but even as she chatted and
Laughed, the little woman on the carria ge
step saw, even though she did not seem
to look, heard, even though She did not
seem to listen
AN awkward thing has happened The
generals tent was robbed Of important
papers perhaps two days ago, and the
guardhouse rid Of a most important pris-
oner last night CaDker has put the Off
Ger Of the guard in arrest Remember good
old Billy Gray, who commanded US at
Apache? This. is Billy Junior, and I'm
aW1ulIy sorry. Here the soft gray eyes
glanced quickly at the anxious face Of
Miss Lawrence, who sat silently feieoine.
interested in the chat between the Others
The anxious look in her eyes Increased
at Armstrong; next words: THE Dris
oner must have had friends. He is nov
said to be among your men, disguised
and those two fellows at the sfapa
are detectives. / thought all that snaes
was to be kept clear"
1T was answered Stewart. wet tba
chief must have been overpersnaflaaiI
Look here!" and the colonel held forth y! !;
scrap of paper. Amy Lawrence. hearin,1
something like the gasp of a sufferer Is
sudden pain. turned quickly and saw that
every vestige of color had left Mrs Car
rison's face-that she was almost realm
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yet-men got to asking each other if il
were so that Bugler Curran had carried q
note from the prisoner, Morton, to Mr.
Gray about 2:30 that afternoon? And
what was this about C:ray's having urged
Brooke to swap tours with him an ho11r
later. and what was that story the head
quarters clerks were telling about Mr.
Gr9ys coming to the adjutant and beo-
Silg to be allowed to march on +ha+
evening instead Of Brooke? II WASH +
long before these rumOrS somehow rOr
to Cankers ear. and Canker seemed to
grow as big again; he fairly sUelled Win
Indignation a. thought of such t1Jrni-
tude on the part of an officer. Then ne
sent for Gray-it was the afternoon fol-
lowing the sailing Of the ships with ne
big brigade-and with pain and bewilder-
ment and indignation in his brave blue
Eyes l d, EoungSter came and stood before
MS stern superior. Gordon, who sent the
message, and who had heard Carker's de-
nunc!atory remarks, had found time n
scrlbble a word or two-"Admit not i,ry,
say nothing; do nothing bur boiI 1' ~,
tongue and temper If c. insists on m
sEerS say you decline except in presence
OF your legal adviser" So there was a
scene IN the commanders tent that after
noon. ''-''' a. lei =
The morning had not been wi. hou+ i+e
JOYS. Along about 10 o'clock as Crav "a.
Wfluhg 70 MS father in his little canvas
nome, ne Eeard a voice that sent he blood
leaping through his veins and filed bfs
eyes with light. Springing from ais % ~
sI9oI ana capslzlng II as he did so. he
poked his curly head from the entrance
OF the tent-and there she wasn't, a
dozen feet away-Major Lane in co1Irteon :.
attendance, Mr.. Prime sadly folIowin Wiz -
and Miss Prime quite content with The az
yollons OF Captain Schuyler. Only a
dozen feet away and coming straiebt =.
MIN, with frank smiles and sympathy IN
her KIND and winsome face-with fan,1ii
outstretched the moment she causbt
sight Of him. I'VE wanted to coma "a 49, : - +.
we heard Of it yesterday, Mr.. GRAY :" s Ssei5
Amy Lawrence, but 1t was dark wban
we got back from seeing the fleet off IF,
ahd uncle was too tired in the evening
Indeed we are all very. very sorrX,i' AS 20
poor Billy never heard or cared what the
others said. SO absorbed was he IN Sri.si.
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very close observer who stood q few
PAGES away, she was no intimate Of the
group Of women who with good right re =
garded that table as their especial an1
personal charge.
Her Red CToss badge was very new;
her gaTb and gloves were just as fresh
and spotiess She had not been ladllnS
out milk ard cream, or butteung sand
witches o. UinrIDg souvenirs on dusty
blue bl0uses ever since early morning.
Other faces here showed through all their
smiles ana sweetness the traces Of long
days Of uuaccuS5 Cmed work and short
nights Of troubled sleep. Marvellous were
Mrs. Frank Carlson recupefatlYe
powers. thought they who saw her
brought home In Primes stylish carriage,
weak ana helpless and shaken after her
adventure Of tie previous day. she had
she pervaGcd Il. She had never thought
Of such thing as the RED Cross uNJl
she found ii the center Of the social
armament after her arrival al san Fran
cisco. and here she was, the last conner,
the foremost C'most forward l think
some one described it, IN their circle at
one Of the most prominent tables, alb
sorbing much Of the attention. most OF
the glory. and none Of the fatigue that
should have been equally shared by all.
"Adiosi" she gayly cried as the AS
sembly" rang out loud and clear. and
waving their hands and raising their
caps the officers FASTENED to join their
commands. 'Adios, till we meet in Ma
DO you really think Of going to the
Philippines, Mrs. Garrson2" queried u
much older-lOOiIlng woman why, we
were told the general said that none of
his staff would be allowed to take their
wives"
yet there are othersr laughed Mrs.
Garrison. waving a dainty handkerchief
toward the troops now breaking into col
umn Of twos and slowly climbing the
stage. Who would want TO go with that
blessed old undertaken? Good-by-bon
voyage. Geordie," she cried blowing a
kiss 10 the lieutenant at the head of the
second troop, a youth who blushed and
looked confused at the attention thereby
ceutered unon him. and who would fain
lnNn sra e. lis llst. .ntheT than YYa,tcd
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roar Of voices mingled with the swing and
rhythm and crash Of martial music. Dock
policemen and soldiers on guard began
boring wide lane through the thronS or
people on the pier. A hugh black trans
port ship lay mOOred along the opposite
side to that on which the guns and troop
ers were embarked. and for hours bales,
boxes and barrels lad been swallowed
up and stored in her capaciOuS depths IN
til nov over against TIE tables OF the Red
Cross there lay behind rope barrier taut
stretched and guarded By d line OF SEN
tries ana open space close under the side
Of the greater steamer and between the
TWO landing stage placed tore and aft,
BY this time the north side OF the broad
pier was Uttered with the Inevitable relics
Of oDer-air lunchiug. ana though busy
hands had been at work and the tables
had been cleared, and fresh white cloths
were spread and everything on the tables
began again TO look fair and inviting. the
good fairies themselves looked aSkduce at
their bcatTewn surroundings "Ob, il we
could only move everything bodily over to
the other side, walled Madam President.
as from her perch on stack of Red
Cross boxes she surveyed that coveted
stretch Of clean. uDhampered flooring.
And why notn chrTuped Mrs. CARR
son. from a similar perch, a tier Or two
hig1c-. Here are men enough TO move
mountains; All we have TO do is to say
3Ah, but II isn't. replied the other. gaz-
ing wistfuIy about over the throng Of
faces. as though in search Of some one
sufficient in rank and authority TO serve
her purpose. I'VE plead in vain with the
officer of the guard He says his orders
are imperative-to allow no one 20 intrude
on that space. and madam looked as
though she would rather look anywhere
than at the animated sprite above her.
what NONSENSE" shrllled Mrs. Gar
rison. Here, Cherry" she called to a
pretty girl standing near the base Of the
pile, give me my bag. I'm army woman
enough to know that order referred only
to the street crowd that sometimes works
IN on the pier and steals" The bag was
duly passed up TO her. She cast one swift
glance over the heads of the crowd to
where a handsome carriage was slowly
working its way among the groups Of
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tones Of command Then, with a total
md instant change Of manner, y suppose
your tables should go first, Madam Pres
ldent. she smilingly said. 1t shall be
as you wish about the others"
And the Red Cross was vanquished-
''I declare" said an energetic official,
moment later. leaning back on her throne
Of lemon boxes and tanning herself Vlgor-
ouslY, for whole hour I've been trying
70 move that officers heart and convince
him The order didn't apply to US. Now.
The officer must be some old-some
personal friend" haZarded the secretary,
with quick feminine comprehensive
glance at the little lady now being lifted
up TO shake hands with the carriage folk,
after being loaded with compliments and
CONGRATULATIONS by the ladies OF the two
favored tables.
Not at all. was the prompt reply. He
is volunteer officer she never set eyes
on before to-day. / would like to know
what was on that paper
But now the roar Of cheering and the
blare OF martial music had reached the
very gateway The broad portals We're
thrown open and, in blue and brown,
crushed and squeezed by the attendant
throng, the head of the column OF in
fantry came stricing on TO the pier The
band, wheeling 70 one side, stood at the
entrance, playing them in, the rafterS
ringing to the stirring strains of The
the long pier. the sloping rifles just visi-
bic, dancing over the heads Of the crowd
No time was TO be lost More tables were
10 be carried, but--who but that-"th
little army woman" could give the order
so that it would be obeyed? Not one bit
did the president like TO do 1t, but some
thing had to be done to obtain the neces-
sary order. for the soldiers who so will
ingly and promptly obeyed her beck and
call were now edging away for a look at
the newcomers. and Mrs. Frank Garrison,
perched on the carriage step and chatting
most v1vaciously with its occupants and
no longer concerning herself, apparently.
about the Red Cross or its tables. had the
qualification of finding herself approached
quite. as she had planned, by two most
prominent and distinguished women of
San Francisco societY and requested to
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prettily dressed women ana chIlu5 IL
friends and relatives of members u 't %
departing commands, in whose pSloi l,7 ~,
though. by special dispensauons: t ne - Red
Cross had been modified. Areauf tad
lovely dark-eyed girl on the heeli 80
waved her hand in erecting, PpignaIs
TO Mrs. GarriSOn'S enthusiastic go,
but her companion, equally loVely' ~ "a
Of far different type, seemed preoce 80
perhaps unwilling to see, lOI ncL -
dark, thoughtful eyes were engdeeu W.
some object on the opposite sideIIl!o o, no
with the distinguished looking Soiulei 40
sat facing her and talking quIeuS a. -
moment with MIR. Prime. mere ga,C
CLEAN Of triumph in Mrs. Garrison ; 49,
ing eyes as she took out nat h0 T, H.,
and pencil and dashed off rev !liIeo - 49,
bold and vigorous strokes. 1eel4it fa1Sod
the page she rapidly read II Nv
it and glanced irnperiously about her. -
cavalry sergeant, one Of the nome Io 80,
destined TO remain at the Fi1-i' io,of,,-
leaning over the edge OF the Pc. 1 VAR,
on to an iron ring and shouting Solle - ~,,
ing words to comrades on the upper 49, ~
bat her shriil soprano cut thfousns ~ ~
duh roar Of deep masculine voices anu tHS
Sergeant" she cried, with qulsck oe,
cision Take this over TO the oihcer III
command Of that guard; Then prlll {,a d
dozen men and move Ines, These HARTMAN IVA
glanced at the saucy little woman IN me
stunning costume, took IN tiIG 80! 49,
crossed sabers. topped by IesllIieIi 800 al
number in brilliants that pinned her mar
tial. collar at the round, White th M .3,,
noted the ribbon and pin and badge OF me
Red Cross and the symbol or tHe EIsn,Ih
Corps in red enamel and gold upon the
breast OF her jacket. and. above all, the
ring of accustomed authority, in her her tone,
and never hesitated a second. Sprlnslns
"a the nile Of boxes. he grasped the
paper. RESPECTFULLY raised BIS cap and
bored his stalwart way across, the pier
In three minutes he was BACK, nan
dozen soldiers at his heels.
''Where'n you have en-, ma a1n-miss?
he asked. as the men Erasped the supports
and raised the nearmOst table.
Straight across and well over TO the
edge" she answered, in the same crisp
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rsgimental camp on Preside Heights.
overlooking San Francisco harnor. Ru-
rcrs Of moving ordc~s to Manila and
tile arrival from New York Of lady
~ .-ors ~ headquarters vary the mouotouy of
camp routine The visitors are IN search Of q
runaway boy who Is believed % have entered
the army. and Lieutenant Gray the most
popular yeaas officer IN his regiment. through
4 supposed acquaintance with one Of tho visit
ing party. Miss Amy Lawrence. IS euv!ed 10y
his fellows. The party. escorted by colonel
Armstrong. attends a review on the drill
GROUNDS and is disturbed by The sight OF
yourE prisoner who breaks away from his
guards 1eur them and by collision among
tns carriages MIS-. Garrison. ar ola aeGuelnt-
auee or Colonel Armstrong. IS hurt. fri' ate
Morton is arrested on charge OF stealing
none He appeals 20 Lieutenant Gray Of MS
fraternity Cor help.
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A NOVEL BRIDGE.
Continued from Fourth Page. )

Continued from Fourth Page.)
 attached to them. N
 In order that the tension produced by
 the weight of the overhead platform
 together with that of the loaded car
 might not be great enough to drag down the pillars, the latter were supported by steel cables, extending from the sum- mits of the pillars and from the base of
 the overhead bridge to the ground. where they were anchored in solid ma sorry.
 The car for the acomodation of pas sengers and teams is 30 feet long and 40 feet wide. The centraI portion Is for the use of vehicles of all descriptions Upon the sides are covered houses for pedes- trians, one quite deliberately construct ed, and furnished for the use of first class passengers, the other a simple shelter for those of the second class
 The combined weight of the vertical cables rails, and rollers and the car, when loaded to It's full capacity Is about 105 tons, and this is the weight which the pillars and the overhead structure must stipport As an extra precaution, the mechanism and the ver- tical cables have been duplicated so that in case one set should become dam aged the other may be put into inn mediate use. A system of counterpois- es Is presumed to make derailment im- possible.
 Work upon this novel bridge was be- gun in April. 1898, and the structure was completed within one year. It was not, however, open to traffic until quite recently.
 The total cost of the new structure was only $12,000, It was pronounced safer and more to be relied upon for use than ferry, while at the same time being much less ex- pensive to build and operate than a permanent bridge of any other descrip- lion
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l in some cases no ore at all--and leaving columns of the best paying ore standing In various parts of the underground working easily accessible whenever It was desired. In this manner the miners have almost invariably succeeded in ex- hausting the resources, as well as the patience, of the officials with the result that they have been forced to abandon the mines as unprofitable investments, and the miners were disbanded and driven away without pay. After en- during suffering quietly for a time, the managed to repay themselves for their former trouble by extracting in quiet way the ore they had left in the mines and selling it to petty local manufact- urers or themselves coining money sometimes of superior weight and quail ty to the legal Government issue.
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RICH CHINESE MINES.
Stories of the Fabulous Mineral Wealth -- In the Yunnan Region.


 - In the Yunnan Region.
 The fabulous mineral wealth of Yum nan, China is the subject of report by Consul Smithers, at Chung king, tC the Department of State Some of the information the Consul forwards is all most incredible, but MT. Smithers gives as his authority Gen. Mesny. an old resident of China, who fought for that government in the Taeping rebellion. MT. Smithers thinks Gen. Mesnys state ments are fairly accurate.
 '"The mineral wealth of Yunnan. '' Gen. Mesny says, Ifs very great; gold, silver, copper, tin, iron, coal and vari- ous other minerals are abundant thoroughout the most of this inaccesi- ble province.
 "The Chinese Government is perfectly aware of the existence of these miner al deposits, and permission has been granted by succeeding dynasties to ex- tract the wealth from earth, and the local government has furnished funds from time to time for the purpose of as- sisting local miners and metallurgists g to exercise their calling on behalf of the State But the regulations issued by the Government for the guidance of the miners and metallurgists have been of such a nature as to prevent a pro- per development of those industries; consequently, the work has been done in very primitive and wasteful man. ner.
 The usual manner Of getting ore in Yunnan has been to follow lode from the surface into the ground as long as possible, without going to the expense of sinking a shaft or driving profitless tunnels The miners has usually been let to do as they pleased underground, as the Government officials considered it beneath their dignity to explore the caverns dug at their expense or under their orders. The miners in most in- stances, have been very badly treated, both by official overseers and private and have taken their re- venge on their employers by deceiving them to such an extent as to ruin them. Their mode of operation in this respect has usually been to eXpend all the avail able capital in getting very poor ore
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"The prefecture of Li-chang Fu,'' continues the Consul, l" is very rich in
 minerals of various sorts. Gold has
 been washed out of the bed of the great
 river known to foreigners as the Yang
 tze-K Kiang, or river of golden sand.
 The gold washers are usually Tibetans
 or halfbreeds, but many Chinese 4en-
 croach on Tibetan territory to wash fer
 gold and are usually rewarded for their
 efforts by good finds. The gold is mug
 getty, the nuggets running from the
 finest grains tot he size of peas and
 beans. It is nearly pure, and. was valu-
 ed in 1877 at fourteen times it's weight
 in silver. The same gold at that time
 was worth sixteen to seventeen times it's weight in silver in other parts of China I have used the word 'encroach
 ing because these parts of the prefect- ure of Li-chang were formerly parts of Tibet, and the gold found there to this day is generally admittel to belong to the Tibetan lamas or to their monas- teries. Gold is. however, found in tribu- taries of the Kin-sha- -Kiang, which are nearly independent of the lamas; but the Chinese officials are so exacting that the washers do not find it profitable work, and washing is carried under the milder rule of the lamas, especially in the subprefecture called Chung-tien Ting, where most of the population is of Tibetan origin. Silver, copper, lead, iron and coal are also found in Li- Chiang Fu silver is said to abound in Wei-hsi Ting, another subprefecture of Li-Chiang Flu, bordering on Assam. or very near it. The silver ore is very easily found and worked. I was told that the ore on being thrown into an ordinary blacksmith's forge or hearth was readily melted, the lead running off first and the residue giving some 30 per cent. of pure silver; this is used 1t Atun-tzu and other places as curren- ,y.
 'The prefecture of Tung uan Flu is {.
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one of the richest in Yunnan in deposits of copper. Blocks of pure copper are said to exist in some localities, which have defied all the ingenuity brought to bear on them for ages to demolish or re- move them."-St. Louis Globe Demo- crat,
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$2, ,250, ,629.69 $1,799, ,9SSH ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR 1900,
 FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS OF | PUBLIC WORKS. l Salary account | Salary of director. .. ......S 2,50O.OO Salary of Clerk of Department 1,500OO Salary of Examiner of Records 1,2oo.0O 1 Salary of Stenographer and | Typewriter. .. .............. 40o0o i Bureau of Streets.
 Salary of Superintendent. 1,S0o.O0 1 Salary of two assistant surerin-
 tendents. at $l,200.. ........ 2,40o.oO Salary of Clerk of Bureau...... 900.00 Bureau of Engineering. Salary of City Engineer. .... 2,500.O0 Salary of Assistant Engineer .. 1,800.O0 Salary of Assistant Engineer. 1,60e.o0 Salary of Transitman and As sistant Engineer. .. ........ 1,200.00 Salary of five assistants, at $900 4500.00 Bureau of Sewers.
 Salary Of Superintendent. .... 1,30O.00 Bureau Of Compensation.
 Salary of three members at $500 9O0.OO Salary of Clerk of Bureau...... 10000 Bridges.
 Salary of Tender, Tomlinson.. 1,50o'O0 Salary of Tender, Quinnipiac.. 100000 Salary of Tender, Chapel Street 100000 Salary of Tender. Grand avenue 72000 Piline. Tonlinson. :. ........ S0000 Pilinc. Ouinnipiac. ... 4OoOO Pointing Masonry: State, Lewis
 and ouinnipiac 390,OO Willow Street Bridge. Fillirg,. 2,000. .00 Repairs, planking, coal power
 and supplies. 2,S4O.O0 Parks and Trees.
 Care and removal of trees, re-
 pair of park walks, fences, etc. 100000 Cleaning Sewers and Drainage S,50O.OO Cross Walks and Repairs. ... 1,000.00 | Road Roller.
 Repairs supplies and renewals 500.O0 | Walks and Curbs.
 New Walks, Repairing' Walks
 and Grading. ;. ............ 4,OO0oO Opening and Widening Streets 100000 Grading Streets. 3,0O0 % Crushed Stone Pavements.. 100000 Repairing Crushed Stone Pave
 ments .. 30, ,OOO. % Repairing Other Streets. <. .. 5000 % Cleaning Streets and Parks.... 100000 New Apparatus. :. ....... 3,250.00 Street Sprinklng. Carts, Hire of Horses and Driv-
 CTS, and Car Service, March 15
 to November 29, not including
 Storage She'd. .. .......... 5C,0OO.O Storage 3O0O0 One Tnsnector and Bicycle .. 600.00 Cobble Cutters. :. ....... 100000 City Hall. Repairs to building, coal and
 care of boilers, salary of Jani-
 tor and assistant, salary Ele-
 vator attendant, power for ele-
 vator lighting City Hall and
 Supply House, National and
 City flags, purchase and re-
 pairs; other repairs, etc..... s,Ooo.OO 
 Forage, shoeing, new double
 dump carts, new horses, new
 harness, new buggy, new cans, repairs of harness and carts,
 repairs to supply house, sur
 veyors' supplies, repairs, fix lures, etc., drafting room merestones and setting same,
 care of pumps, troughs and drinking fountains, postage, carriage hire, car fare, tele- phone, office fixtures and other / contingencies. .. ........ S,OO00O Permanent Pavements.. ..... 62,O9S. 62
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Total Estimated Income. S1, 799. 9SS. fl REHABILITATION OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR ALL DE-
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