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New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
TWO BURNED TO DEATH.
Five Others Injured in Fire Which Destroyed
House,

Indianapolis, April 12-Nathan Morris. one
OF the best known attorneys Of this State ana
Frank Haas the twelve-year-old son or Dr- Jo-
seph Haas, were burned 10 death this florniiis'
and Mrs Joseph Haas, Miss Belle Haas MISS
Rose Haas, Louis Haas and Grace Lemon
governess were injured. when the house OF Dr-
roze-t r5ass was DESTROYED by e fire which was
caused by q defective fue.
The family was asleep on the second moor
NJ Morris was q brother OF Mrs Haas From
the position Of his charred body 1t was eVloeite
thai ne was endeavoring TO arouse the fanny
when overcome. ~, .o,
~ Paes was at Lima Ind. visiting son
st 8 military school.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
MORE POSTAL INVESTIGATION.
Charges of Supplying Advance Information
to Manufacturers To Be Examined.

Washington, April 12.-Postof1ce inspectors
engaged in the investigation of department af-
fairs will make careful inquiry into the
charges that to certain wagon manufacturers
has been given preference in regard to advance
information about the establishment of rural
free delivery routes These charges came from
a firm in Peoria, Ill. A. w. Machen, Superin-
tendent of the Free Delivery Bureau, to-day
said;
We have been very careful in enforcing rule in
the free delivery division that advance infor-
nation about the establishment of routes shall
be given. l cannot say what any one OF about
135 men may actually have done in a given in
stance but I know they all have instructions not
TO furnish advance information. and that they
know the giving of such information would be
under penalty of dismissal from the service
have a list of approximately three hundred
names to whom bulletins sent whenever 1t
has been decided to establish rural free delivery
routes These names include newspapers,
wagon manufacturers, box manufacturers,
guarantee companies that are engaged in the
husnass of bonding carriers and all others VINO
eipnify TO the Postoffce Department that they
would like to have the earliest available infor-
ma tion about those new routes.
Mr. Machen added that some firms secure
.arlv Information about these routes by watch
ing the county papers closely These papers
nrint accounts about the visits of rural free de-
livery INSPECTORS to their vicinity and often
gather information from Congressman and
others about prospective routes.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
THE SULTAN'S TASK.
HILMA P4CHA TALKS.
Sale of Arms IN Macedonia Permit.
ted to AH Ercept Bulgarians.
Especial to The New-York Tribune by French Cable)
Copyright: 1908: By The Tribune Association.l

Especial to The New-York Tribune by French Cable)
Copyright: 1908: By The Tribune Association)
Uskub. Macedonia, via London. April r.
Hilma Pacha. the new Inspector General of the
Sultan's reform movement is radical Turk,
with strong racial sympathies. He has told me
in the course of interview that the Sultan is
SO anxious about the success Of the reforms
suggested by the powers that letters and dis
patches sent to the Inspector General daily
from Constantinople. 1 asked Hilma Pacha
why the Turks Alpanians, Greeks and all the
other inhabitants Of Macedonia, except the Bull
garians, were allowed to go about fully armed.
He replied that the entire population would be
disarmed as the Bulgarian bands were
put down. He added that the revolt could be
suppressed If the troubles in Turkey were not
fomented by foreigners. I asked if he thought
Austria and Russia really desired the success of
the reforms. He smiled he replied, TT Is not
for me to accuse" I had been told by one of
the foreign consus that Austria behind the
Albanian movement. The Inspector General
knew that Austrians had been carrying on for
years a propaganda in Albania, and had con-
verted many natives to the Roman faith. He
was suspicious. but reaf1rmed that the AL
banians could be disarmed and he asked me to
emphasize the point in my dispatches that 1t
was crime for foreigners to send arms into
Turkey.
during my journeys Dy morse across MdceuoLid
I had noticed that arms were sold openly in the
towns. 1 suggested that the fault lay with the
Turkish custom houses, since there was a law
against the importation of arms. yet it was
violated with impunity wherever such sales
were allowed
IF we take any action against the sale of
arms said Htlrna Pacha, "all the foreign rep
resentatives at Constantinople are up at once
with their protests
Russian consuls in Macedonia are the only for
eign officials who speak well of the prospects of
the reform movement. Some of the more I'M
portant representatives of Russia are beginning
to talk in another key possibly they have secret
sources of information respecting the Interior
aims of the northern power. The Turks them
selves in Macedonia seem to apprehend that the
end Of their rule in the European provinces is at
hand unless the reforms can be introduced or
foreigners outside be convinced that something
has been done.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
J. N. BECK RESIGNS.
assistant attorney General Enters
NezC-YOrk La1C Firm.

Washington, April 12--It was announced to-
day that Assistant Attorney General James M.
Beck rendered his resignation President
Roosevelt before the Presidents departure for
the West. Mr.. Beck took occasion to express
his pride and qualification at having been priv
ileged to serve under the Presidents admin
istration and that of his predecessor In ac-
cepting the resignation the President wrote the
following letter:
White House, March 81, 1903
My Dear Mr.. Beck:
/ regret to receive your resignation AS
sistant Attorney General which is accepted, TO
take effect April 80 next, as indicated.
I appreciate your expression of the satisfac
ton you have taken in your public service 1t
is a pleasure to say that you have per
formed your duties with marked ability, and
hereby extend my best wishes for your con-
tinued success in your professional work, and
-0- THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Mr.. Beck said:
have become a member of the law firm of
Shearran & Sterling, Of New-York. / expect TO
begin my work there May L, and shall after
that date be resident of that city snail re-
tain nv present connection with my Phfla-
delphia law firm 1 leave the department with
very great regret. My associations have been
most pleasant. 1t is a matter OF especial pride
that in association with Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Day and Special Counsel d. T. watson
was privileged to take part in the recent merger
case.
Mr.. Beck was appointed oy fIeSIuehI 1ACi>-i0
lev in July, 1900 He had previously been
United States Attorney for the Eastern District
of PENNSYLVANIA AS Assistant Attorney Cen
eral he has argued number of important gov
ernment cases. among which. in addition to the
Northern Securities merger case. may be men
toned the lottery cases and the Neely extradl-
ton case in which the power of the govern
rnent TO govern Cuba after the treaty OF peace
was confirmed.
Mr. Beck's successor has been selected. but the
appointn1ent will not be announced ror several
days.
The firm OF Shearman Sterling IS one or the
oldest in the city. having been organized In the
carly seventies by the late Thomas G. Shearman
and John w Sterling. when they withdrew from
the firm Of Field & Shearman. of which David
Dudley Field the senior member. John A
Carver became member Of the firm in 1885, and he
- Mr. Sterling have constituted the firm since
the daath of Mr. Shearrnan. in 1900 The firm rep
resents many large corporate anc nnanclaI III
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
VAN coTr RECEIVES NO ORDERS.

Postmaster Van Cott last evening said that he
had not received any instructions from Washington
to hold up the promotions and allowances in the
1o,aI noe.ofice authorized the signature OF
Firat Assistant Postmaster General Wynne. The
order which IL was learned in Washington is
sued by Nh. Vynne Saturday. requested the re-
rprn Of certain of the promotions and allowances
Mr. Van Cott said that II the order had been sent
~ hin, n was probably among some unopened Of
soioI r,au az his office Yesterday morning Mr.
Van Colt went to his office and went through half
OF the bag of mail which ne receives daily from
Warrington
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
DITCH STRIKE ENDS.
1t Colapses at amsterdam and Rot
terddm.

Amsterdam. April 12.-The strike has COL
,ersad The aged Socialist reader. Domela New
vanhuis. who emerged from his retirement IN
order TO run the strike agitation was present at
a stormy meeting of the labor organization
which sat during the whole of last night ana
until $50 o'clock this morning. He proposed to
terminate the agitation since the cause OF LABOR
had been betrayed The meeting acquiesced IN
this view. and decided not to elect a new strike
committee similar decision was reached al
q local meeting of strikers at Rotterdam
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
uG1Y STRIKES IN ST. PETERSBURG.
Bloody Encounters Take Place Between
Strikers and Police

@, Petersburg, April 12.-Strikes have broken
, -, the Morhine shoe works and the Russo
.r,,er,can rubber works here. and bloody en-
oo,,ntars have taken place between the strikers
and the police.
Tha cars advisers are endeavoring to dis
aaa him from taking his intended journey TO
I,aIv for fear of anarchists.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
EASTER SUNDAY IN ROME.
For the First Time the Pope Fails to oficiate
at Mass

Rome. April 12--Easter Sunday here was
marked by magnificent weather A private mass
was held at the Vatican. with few select
guests The Pcntif was present. but for the
first time in his pontihcate he did not ofhciate
narsonaIlv This circumstance has given rise TO
all kinds of runnors respecting Pope Leo's health.
who however. was well enough to receive
large number Of Hungarian pilgrims
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
GAR AMONG HIS PEOPLE.
Democratic Reception of the Monarch at
Moscow.

Moscow, April 12--The Car ana C1ainl~
y,vsa b.rs on saturday to spend Easter. Their
rna3esties had a simple. semi-state reeepa',a a =,
which was in great contrast to the receptions -
former years. Not a soldier was seen aioils 'iie
whole TWO miles of the route from the ran
sr,,ion m the Krenlin, and there was no sign "
the u,uaI precautions. palm fair We AZ -
swing and the streets were CROWDED -
had thoroughly popular weicoiie. ~
a.. ,...,- .-tn.sesas drove round, hugging the
c1ssn NJ do,Is bought at the fair and arousns
great enthusiasm.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
CARDINAL GIBBONS AT CATHEDRAL.

Baltimore April 12-Cardinal Gibpocs offciate4
ar the Easter services in the Cathedral to-day. He
was much improved in health and his voice was
strong The Rev. DR.. William A Fletcher rector
of the Cathedral. preached Students rom Se
Mary's Seminary sang the responses
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
PRESIDENT ENJOYING TRIP.
Reported Well at Fort Yellowstone-Mueh
Game Seen.

Cinnabar, Mont, April PA soldier came
into Fort Yellowstone to-day from the Pres1-
dents camp. He reported that the President is
well, and that he had seen large quantity Of
game
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
o,,,,eN APPROVES LAND BILL.

ronaon April 1awlam oea,sn 1s bss 'as Nrtten
,st member of Parliament ,S'. ,or S attitude toward
letter I,na b and ne fTe p eoss nnssn5
and petulant denuncisoT deaH icsoonVention in Dublin
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
AIR LINE RAILWAY.

sEABoARD AK r. w ". 8rd St. 1910 night
Leaye y y sblroagf service to savannah yafa for
s6nviIIe and Tampa also 10 Cafe dining fast
the west an6 snsrior service ofiice nss
New-York tribune., 1903-04-13

You save q day practically by ,mifed. Takd. between
York CenrraTs "20th Century Iii
New York and Chicago.-Ac'I
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

Poor Fitch had to be fairly pulled
through the crack by main force
They found themselves in a narrow
corridor, branching off at right an
gle from the bed OF the river. The
floor at first slightly inclined upward.
In a few moments they reached a
good sized room. in the middle of
which a small fire was burning TheiE
guide went quickly to a pile of fuel
in one corner and threw an armful
on the blaze. The flames flashed up
instantly and Illuminated the place,
revealing the features Of all
Keeth and his two comrades stared
at the scarcely human looking figure
Of their rescuer. He was clad IN a
few shreds Of garments, the original
nature of which II was scarcely pos
sible to guess. His bare arms were
lean and his hands Ike claws His
gaunt. drawn face seemed familiar,
yet it was only Keeth who was sure
Of his identity. He walked quickly
forward and placed his hands upon
the shoulders of the attenuated
creature.
Josef" he exclaimed, ''how did you
get here?"
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you'll be drowned ike rats in a hole"
And you" cried Fcrd.
Don't stop for me, man! I tell
you it's your only chance. Get up
where the tunnels broader"
HI say!" cried Fitch. Hand leave
you?''
Hang it, man! Why should you
two risk your lives for me?"
And hang you!' exclaimed Ford.
What do you take US for? Wen
carry you, if you can't walk"
They seized him. despite his OBJ
jections, and staggered up the tun-
nell The mutterinE Of the thunder
was now an intermittent roar Were
they in time? They were not sure,
for. as they issued from the Guide
sac they heard the water coming
down the rocks with a different noise
from that it had made a few moments
ago. Clearly the storm was begin
ming to tell upon the stream, and the
work of recrossing the pools az
climbing the slippery rocks. especially
with Keith so helpless, looked des-
perately hard.
Keith demanded that they set him
down after having been hauled up
the first incline The rough exercise
had warmed his stiffened limbs and
he pushed on as rapidly as his COM
panions. But each moment the water
increased in depth. Where they had
before walked dry shot it was al
ready over their ankles
At the first cascade Ford climbed
up alone. wasting several precious
minutes in the trial, for he was not
as active as Keith. The latter, when
once his friend was on the rock
above, flung him the end of a rope.
But he was not successful in the first
cast. Ford should have taken the
rope up with him, but ne didn't think
of that in his hurry Keeth made a
second attempt, and the rope fell
back upon Fitch and knocked the
torch from his hand.
It went out in the water with a hiss,
and they were left in total darkness.
Had they another dry one? And
when that was found, had they dry
matches? Ford and Fitch had not,
but Keeth found a single Iucifer in
his match safe, and after few min
utes of styxIile darkness they had
the cheering presence of a flaming
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over these falls we're coming top
We won't suppose anything of the
kind" returned Keith briefly. I've
got our old rope that did US such
good service before"
Within half an hour the noise of the
falling water was so loud that they
were obliged to shout to each other
any communication they might wish
to make. They had not been able to
travel very rapidly, but were posi-
bly, half a mile from the entrance.
The water poured over a great slab
Of rock and dropped a sheer fifteen
feet Keeth quickly looped his rope
over a projecting knob and went
down hand over hand. The water
in which he landed was only half
way to his knees.
Come on" ne roared, waving his
hand to his friends above, and al
though they could not hear him.
they could see his motion in the
light Of the torch he carried, so both
followed him
Keeth again coiIed the rope over his
arm and they went on, now wading,
in the water. for the passage had mar
rowed considerably. Sometimes the
roof became quite low and they had
to stoop to pass through; but moth
ing turned them back. All three
recognized the fact that this was
their only chance for liberty, and
even Fitch made no audible complaint
when he barked his shins against the
bcuIders.
The water was ice cold in this cav
ern and the damp air chilled them to
the bone. It was almost a continual
descent after they passed the first
fall, and sometimes they were obliged
to scramble down over the Shiny
rocks on hands and knees: at other
times they could make use of Keeth
rope.
If we had to get out Of here in a
hurry I should pray for wings,
shouted Ford. with a grin.
At length they passed the cascades
and went on through a straight tun-
mel for several hundred yards. Keeth
ured that they were nearly a mile
from the entrance. And then sud
denly, without any warning, they ar
rived at the end of the cavel
They were in a circular chamber,
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A PERUVIAN PARADISE~~A

above her Once he put out his arms
as though to gather her again within
them But he fought down the temp
tation.
God knows I've done her harm
enough" was his bitter thought.
Il cannot save thee. my lord Con
NATL viii have his vengeance on
thee I shall see thee die-and then
die myself! Before another sun thy
friends and myself will fall before my
cousins rage"
we shall mott" exclaimed Keeth
defantly "Oh. Princess. weep not
for US! We shall escape him"
Then the gods must shield thee"
she said simply. 'Tmozene cannot"
She still lay hopeIessIy upon the
bench, her body shaken by her sobs
keeth was torn with conflicting emo
tons Should he fly alone from the
temple, or should he take her with
him? He believed she would go with
out protest. If they escaped she need
never return to the wilderness; if not
well, they would die together. He
knew-aye, he confessed it to himself
with shame. vet with a strange exuI-
tation-that he loved her. He loved
this woman-this half savage creature
in all the barbarism Of her nature
and surroundings he loved her!
Yet because this was so he could
not do what inclination prompted.
He could not sacrifice her. Should
they fly together and be captured.
what horrible punishment might not
be melted out to her by her fanatical
peopIe2
He glanced back over his shoulder
for a last glimpse as he crept Ike a
thief to the door. The little heap Of
baTbaric fnery still lay upon the
bench, and the last sound he heard
as he stepped so softly into the cor
ridor was a choking. despairfng sob
from behind the curtain Of her gIori-
Gus hair
Keeth CROPPED his way to the side
door of TIE temple. No one opposed
his exit The side court was deserted.
All the people who had thronged into
the town had crowded into the plaza
before the porch With swift steps
he made his way to the lodgings of his
friends and aroused them.
What shall we start this earIv2'.
demanded Ford.
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torch again. Then Keeth again cast
the rope, this time With success.
Fitch swarmed up like a perform
ing elephant. and with his aid Ford
was enabled to assist Keeth to the top
OF the cascade. The water was now
sweeping down the tunnel waist deep.
They hurried on, sometimes plunging
into holes to their armpits and bark
ing their legs sadly on the hidden
rocks. But Keeth held the torch high
above his head and managed to keel.
it alive.
At last they arrived at the bottom
Of the highest cascade, the first one
they had encountered upon entering
the tunnel The water was tumblfng
down it and boiled at the bottom like
a caldron. TIE three adventures
lolsed at one another aghast. They
could never climb up that rock, and
it was an open question whether
Keeth, in his present exhausted con-
dition, could throw the rope over the
knob of rock where it had been Topped
when they descended.
The water swirled around them.
and almost. carried them off their feet
b. its force The thunder still echoed
and reechoed through the tunnel. The
storm was at its height.
Suddenly at the top of the cascade,
amid the driving spray, appeared a
face-a wild, haggard face, which
peered down at them with bloodshot
eyes.
What is it?" gasped Ford. shrink
ing back from the sight
The creature waved its arm. and
fortunately Keith understood the
sign. He coned the rope quickly and
tossed it upward. The cIawIike hands
of the strange looking being cIutched
it and Iooped it over the jagged spur
of rock Keeth. inspired by the dis
cOvery he had made, seized the rope
and went UP, hand over hand. He
was breathless when he reached the
top. and was thankful for the assist
auce of the stranger in getting upon
the rock.
"Queek. de others." cried his res
cuer in his ear.
But Ford was already half way
up the rope, and when he was by
their side they laid hold of the hemp
together, and hauled Fitch from the
bottom Of the cascade. The torch
had been lost again, and they were in
darkness.
"FoTow-queek!" muttered the
strange man. The water will be
over our heads il a moment. Comet"
He darted along the narrow shelf
on which tney stood. and, the three
GREATNESS men followed him. In the
darkness OF the cavern the outlines of
the stranger looked like those of
huge ape.
In a more ent they came to a crack
in the woli-a crack so narrow that
they had passed it by unnoticed in
their descent into the tunnel. Their
guide squeezed through this opening
anc Keetl4 and Ford followed him.
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Continued from Page Six, This Section.

'senor,' he said, speaking almost in
a whisper, 'the hand of death is on
me. I arose in my weakness this
morning and saved thee from the
young Prince Gonnatzl; I cannot save
thee again. Thou art in danger here.
Ny people have had poor crops this
season; they lay it to the wrath of
the gods because I have had thee as
my guest and have refused to enslave
thy servants. When I am dead, Senior,
all VIII be different here Gonnatzl
will have no mercy, I fear me
Z have sent for him. He is to
espoUse his cousin, little Imozene, and
as she is thy friend perhaps [ may
lead him to show thee mercy after all
Yet" and the old man spoke more
slowly and shook his head, the
young Prince is not so eager to wed
his cousin as he was. ] fear me he
will not treat her with kindness If
thou Canst be Of aid TO her at any
time thou wilt not hesitate to offer
her thy arm?"
7 am her servant, oh, priest" re-
piled Keeth, bowling.
Farewell, then, white man. I can
say no more-I can do no more Ny
life is slipping away from me The
things Of this world seem small to
me now, oh, SON" For a moment his
eyes became fixed upon Keeth's face
Their dulness passed away and some
thing of the fire came into them
which his guest had seen on that first
night when the wonderful occult pow
CT Of the priest was displayed. But
now ii was not Keeth's soul which was
enthralled. The limbs Of the old man
grew rigid, his eyes burned like duh
Goals: slowly his lips opened and he
spoke, but in a voice which the list
ener scarcely recognized.
Art thou there. my son? Listen.
Fear not the path thou shalt tread.
Death is not before thee-fear not"
He was silent a moment, his face
growing more rigid. His lips moved
stiffly. 4 see-T see what thou canst
not An, my people! my people. They
are doomed. Thy people, oh, son, shall
sweep aside the children of the meas
as chan before the thresherrs fan.
But Imozene-my little Imozene! Care
for her. son. I charge thee-care for
herl"
His words became fnaudible, though
his lips still moved. Keith placed
his ear close to them, but could dis
tinsuish nothing. The rigid lines
slowly relaxed. His breath came more
easily and the old priest sighed and
turned his face TO the wall He had
fallen peacefully asleep and Keith
stole from the room.