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an ancient mansion when it had been
rented by her aunt and herself three
years before. 1t dated back to Colo
NAL times. There was strong room
in 1t, the windows of which were
barred. It would make safe prison
for any one. He should be put in
there and kept there until morning.
He would be safe there. No harm
would come to the ship and when the
general knew he would forgive her.
She would tell him the first thing in
the morning. 1t would cause her
lover pain and grief, this summary ac-
ton of hers, but he would forgive her
and she would reward him with her
self! There was compensation, she
thought proudly and tenderly.
Caesar" she said as the aged but
ler made his appearance In response
to the bell. send Joe and Sam and
Cato to me. Boys" she continued as
three stalwart young negroes pre-
sented themselves before her soon
after, Mr.. Sempland is coming here
tonight to see me. I-he-" she
found it somewhat difficult to explain.
General Beauregard wants him de-
tanned here. 1 cannot let him get
away. snow MIN INTO the strong
room on the other side of the house
when he asks for me. and then lock
the door on him. Don't let him get
out under any circumstances until to-
morrow, but on no account are you to
do him any hurt. You hear? You
understand %
"Ya-as, Miss Fanny, 1 specs we
does" answered Cato, the oldest and
most intelligent of the three.
Caesar, you show him into the
strong room. Say 1 will meet him
there in a moment The rest OF you
stay in the passage, and as soon as he
enters lock the door upon him. Don't
neglect that! He'll try to get out. He
may break the door down. But you
must keep him there even if he at
tempts to kill you-unless 1 say for
you to release him."
The three slaves were devoted to
their young mistress and accepting
her orders without question. they at
once begun their preparations to carry
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used she has done no damage to the
enemy and has drowned her crew.
Payne was drowned in her with eight
men when she was first sent out. She
was swamped by the wash Of pass
ing steamer on her next trial, and all
hands were lost. Then she sank at
Fort Sumter Wharf. carrying down
six of her men. Hundley took her in
TO the Stone River and made a dive
with her. hit mud, stuck there, and
every soul was suffocated. They
raised her and fixed her UP again and
tried her once more in the harbor
here. She worked beautifully for
awhile, but fouled the cable Of the
receiving ship trying to pass under
her keel, and stayed there. She has
Just been raised, the dead cleared out
of her, now you want to go on her
again."
II do, sir" returned Sempland.
us life worth so little to you that
you are willing to sacrifice it?"
There is Lacy. SIR"
"Oh, he is different" burst out the
general, and then bit his lip. 1T
would be greatly to Lacy's credit" "
had flashed into his mind, "if he could
manage to die in some such heroic ac-
tion."
Lacy and Sempland knew what the
general thought, and Sempland could
think Of no words to bridge over the
pause.
you see," at last said Lacy smiling
satirically at Sempland, "the general
understands. You would better let
me CO."
mo. The thing sometimes works.
GasselI got out alive when he tried to
blow up the New Ironsides, and any
way, I want this chance. I have had
four years OF war and have spent
three of it In prison. For Gods sake,
general"
VERY we'll You shall have It," an
gwered Beauregard, "but / will not
have the boat used as q submarine.
You can sink her until her hatch ID
awash, but no lower"
Thank you,' answered the de-
lighted sempland; where shall get
q crew."
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-17
HOPE TO FIND
BURIED MONEY
Butte County Miners Searching
for Treasure Secreted by an
Indian in the Early Days

REDDING, Dec. 16.-Samuel Mitch
ell and ]. Parsons, miners Of Butte
County, are digging for buried treas
ure cave near the Jackson mine, on
Deer Creek. They believe they are
working on the spot where an old In
dian left a large amount of money
which the Indian and his band had
accumulated as the result Of robbery.
The story goes that the old Indian bur-
led the money when he learned that
the whites were about to attack his
camp. The whites made the attack and
he was slain. His daughter later told
the hiding place of her fathers wealth,
but when persons were taken to the
vicinity Of the cave the cave to her
did not seem the same. After much
besitancy she declared water had
caused the ground to fall and cover the
money. An effort was made to locate
the money. but it was not successful.
Mitchell and Parsons think they are
on the right spot.
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WOMEN VOTE
IN AUSTRALIA
Returns From the General Elec-
tions Upset the Calculations
of Political Prognosticators

MELBOURNE, Victoria, Dec. 1s.-
The first Of the commonwealth general
elections at which women exercised tbe
right of suffrage was held to-day. with
the result that all political caIcula-
lions were upset The struggle was
chiefly over the fiscal question. The
Government party favored protection
and the opposition supported free trade
and the third in Importance, the Labor
party agreed to sink the question Of
fiscal differences with a view to secur-
ing the balance of power, which IT vir-
tually held in the last Parliament
The women voters were excellentlv
organized and cast a heavy vote al
most exclusively in favor Of the Labor
ticket, regardless, Of other considera-
tions, the result being that the Labor
party won many seats. mainly from the
protectionists. in districts where the
three parties contested.
The feature Of the result is the re-
markable success of the Labor vote in
Victoria, where at last elections the
laborites were badly beaten. The re-
turns are still incomplete.
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HEARS
Of FREEING
OF SLAVES
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-William n. Ellis
has arrived in London from Abyssinia
and will sail for the United States In
ten days. Upon his arrival there he
will proceed direct to washington and
deliver to the Department OF State a
letter from King Menelik welcoming
Americans to Abysslnia "in peace with
out fear"
Ellis said that Robert z. Skinner,
the American Consul General at Mar
settles, who is now in Abyssinia, would
find the negotiating of a treaty with
Menelik very easy. The King is very
favorably inclined to establish business
relations with the United States.
Menelik was alert, intelligent and
conversant with European affairs.
knowledge of which he gathered from
tbe diplomats of the respective coun-
tries. but his knowledge of America
WAS deficient He was very much in
terested in Ellis narrative concerning
American affairs. especially the deveI-
eminent Of the colored race from slaves
to the status of the whites Upon
hearing of President Lincoln's liberia
tion of the slaves tears came into his
ewes and he insisted that the story be
told to him a second time. exclaiming:
what a great man, He. explained
that he was abolishing slavery grad
ually. He said:
II cannot do as Lincoln did. 1t would
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Toxic Conference Is Expected to Result in Firmer
Attitude Toward Russia.

TOXIC, Dec. 16.-In consequence of
Russia's reply a special conference of
the elder statesmen of Japan, including
Marquis Ito and the Cabinet Ministers,
proceeded here to-day. 1t is under
stood that the statesmen are consider
ing the adoption Of a firm stand against
Russia.
General Kodama, the War Minister,
was present for the first time at the
conference. There is renewed activity
at the Admiralty in view of a possible
naval demonstration.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-At the re-
quest of Minister Allen at Seoul. who
reports considerable uneasiness and
rioting in Korea, the State Department
has suggested to the Navy Department
that a warship be sent to Korean
waters 1t is probable the Wilmington
viii be detailed.
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FRIAR LAND
DISPUTE IS
ADJUSTED
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MANILA, Dec. 17.-An agreement has
been reached by Governor Taft and the
friars providing for the settlement Of
the 'friar land" question. The Pope
has given his approval OF the terms Of
the settlement and the approval Of the
War Department is awaited.
The settlement provides for the pur-
chase of 100000 acres. comprising all
Of the agricultural lands and build
ings of the friars, with the excep-
ton of twelve thousand acres, incIud-
ing a farm near Manila, which has been
sold to a railway company. and one
sugar plantation.
The price agreed upon is $3.50. 900
gold The friars originally demanded
$1,000. 900. Governor Taft offered them
81, ,00O, 900.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 16.-The
Novokai, the personal organ of viceroy
Alexieff. says:
Japan knows Russia's desire for
peace, but she should also know that
Russia cannot surrender vital interests
TO foreigners, either japanese or Amer
leans, by relinquishing her big under
taking in Manchuria, created at the
expense Of Russian blood and treasure. -
MOSCOW Dec. ia copy of the
Daily Vostock, just received here.
throws interesting light on the Russian
attitude in Manchuria. An imperial
commission, which is drawing up regu-
lations for Admiral Alexieff's vice
royalty, in rendering various decisions
says:
The custom house question is not
yet settled. 1t remains dependent upon
whether Russia will retain Manchuria
for herself alone"
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veteran Newspaper Man Dies.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-John c.
Hennessy. a veteran New York news
paper man, former president of the
New York Press Club. IS dead after
a long illness. He was born in Ire
land seventy-one years ago and has
occupied high positions on several
leading dailies.
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Captain Dillon Confirms Renort

Los ANGELES, Dec. 16.-Captain
Frank Dillon of the Los Angeles pen
nant winning ball team and one of the
stars of the Pacific Coast League, has
confirmed the report sent out from
San Francisco last night to the effect
that he has signed with the Brooklyn
National League team as captain for
next season.
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worlds Bowling Record.

ERIE. Pa, Dec. 16.-In match
bowling contest tonight the Blue Rib
bon team of the Central City League
established a worlds record for a FIVE
man team. scoring total Of 1864 pins.
The former record was 1852 pins.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-17
MCKowen Con-
fesses Crime to
President.
S
Says He BetMo oney
on Races and
Lost It.

After seventeen years OF service for
the University of California, during
which period he steadily acquired the
esteem of faculty and Regents until
they had thorough confidence in his
integrity. William A. McKOwen, secre-
tary of the great educational institu-
ton. stands a self-confessed gambler,
betrayer of trust ant defaulter. His
peculations, which began about five
years ago, foot up about $4,000, and
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Austria,s Embassador to Paris.

VIENNA. Dec. 16. - Count Won
Kheuenhueller-M -Metsch succeeds Count
von Wolkenstein, who has been re-
tired from the Embassadorship of
Austria Hungary at Paris at his own
request.
q $3.50 - : q
upset things too much, but ! have de-
creed that, while those at present
slaves shall remain such. their children
shall be free. Thus slavery viii dis
appear
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he wagered and lost all the money on
the racetrack. He is under a $4,000
bond, so the State is likely TO lose
S35 900 as the result @ the extraOrdi-
nary conditions Of financial supervision
that snabled Mr.. McKOwen to operate
so long without detection.
So thoroughly had the man bamboo
zled the finance committee Of the Board
o-f Regents that the members of that
body received the news of his defalca-
ton with a shock that was not entirely
free from incredulity. But there was
no gainsayfng the fact or repudiatinS
the evidence. McKOwen confessed his
crime to President Wheeler yesterday
morning and mOdestly estimated his
shortage at $40 900, but subsequent IN
vestigation raised it to double that sum-
Rut the confession was not made un-
iii exposure was inevitable. In mo-
ment of indiscretiOn-the fatal moment
that sooner or later overtakes the most
cautious practicer Of deceit-MckOwen
Maid a racing debt Of s116O with check
for 1920 that had been intrusted 70
him 10 place in a scholarship fund IL
bore the signature of Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst. and it's possession by jim
Davis a dishOnored maker OF books
ON horse races, aroused suspicion ana
created inquiry.
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BRINGS IN SMITHS NAME.

The report takes up in detail the
charges Of improper appointments Of
subordinates and improper disburse-
rnents Of public funds, as contained in
the TuIloch charges. and after analysis
concludes;
so far as indicated by the papers
s,,br,itted TO US the persons directly
responsible for these fraudulent en-
,,lovroents were Messrs. Perry s. Heath
and George W. Beavers, neither Of
whom is now in the public service. It
seems clear, however, that this respon-
sibiIitv extends in some measure to
the late Postmaster General, who ap-
pesrs TO have at least tolerated the
practice after notice Of its existence,
and TO the late and present postmast-
ors AZ washington. each OF whom ap-
pears 10 have accepted the transfer 10
his office Of q number OF persons thus
employed without. so far as Is shown,
anv protest or exposure, facts substan-
TALLY admitted TO himself in Mr.. Mer-
ritts letter Of June %.
Touching the administration Of form
er Auditor Castle the report says:
I'VE might give further Illustrations
Of the auditors apparent readiness to
disregard the usual safeguards against
the unauthorized expenditures, but this
is needless because the same. in our
Judgment, regrettable disposition was
shown in matters far more serious.
We have already seen that he not only
passed the accounts for the cleaners
or char women and OF the assistants
in passing on overtime claims, the
scene and character Of whose service
Continued on Page .. Column 1.
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Report OfL0gaICOm-
mission on Pos
tai Frauds.
Conrad and BOnapart0 Are
UnSparilg in Their
Accusations.
Former Assistant Postmaster General S
Refusal to Reply TO TullOch'8
Charges Is Criticized.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1e.-The report
of Conrad and Bonaparte on the
charges made by S. ". Tulloch. for
merly cashier OF the Washington City
Postofice. against the administration
Of his Office was made public to-day.
Under Instructions from the President
the report views the Tulloch charges
from a legal standpoint" The report
begins with a brief history and nature
Of the Tulloch charges, and then
makes the following preliminary OBJ
servations" concerning them:
NO improper official act on the part
~ any public officer or employe is al
leged which did not occur more than
three years before July II, 1903. and as
all possible prosecutions are barred we
are led. therefore, TO interpret our in
strUctions to report On these matters
from a legal standpoint in a broader
sense than we might otherwise ven
ture to sscribe 10 them. and understand
that our views are desired as TO the
legal proDriety Of the official action dis
closed and not merely whether il may
or may not have been criminal"
The tendency TO evade answering the
charges. cVinced by those replying TO
the Postmaster Generals request for
such answers, the report says, is illus
trate6 very forcibly by the charges
against Perry s. Heath. former Assist
ant Postmaster General. which have
been heretofore made public, with his
answer TO them.
I'VE consider this answer" it con-
tinues. altogether insufficient. and no
less unsatisfactory in substance than
iu form"
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FATE SAVES CARR.

Nathan Carr, who is well known
throughout the city, when seen last
evening stated that although he did not
believe in miracles he felt that fate
played prominent part in saving his
life. He said that he noticed nothing
SUSPICIOUS in the demeanor of Neate
until his return with the second round
of drinks, and then the insistence of
the fellow that he drink the liquor and
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MAkEs FULL CONFEssION.

That happened on Iuesoay' ana On
,ha aftarnoon of that day the report OF
the check transaction was waited across
the bav TO President Wheeler. who i'm
rnediatelv inaugurated an investigation
THE president, 10th to believe in Nc
Kowen's guilt. endeavored to tnd him
and cot an explanation Tuesday even
Ing hut when the defaulter learned that
the cat was out OF the bag he made
himself invisible to those who sought
him Yesterday morning, however. he
visited the presidents house at Berke-
lev and sobbingly made confession Of
,is wrongdoing President Wheeler
was fmmeasurably surprised and
grieved by the mans statement, but he
did not allow prediction to intefere
with duty. After suspending McKowen
from office and placing him under the
surveillance Of Deputy Town Marshal
Edgar Of Berkeley, he telegraphed the
tidings to Governor Pardee and Messrs.
A. W. Foster, l. W. Hellman and j. A.
Britton. with a request that they meet
him at O'Clock at the university for
conference. The Governor responded
that he was unable TO attend. on ac-
count Of official business. and Mr.. He'll
man pleaded illness and sent in his
stead f. F. Heller of the law firm OF
Heller & Powers. with Instructions to
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HEATH's OFFICIAL RECORD.

Continuing, the report says the revis-
ion Of Postmaster Willets' accounts is
of itself sufficient to show that Heath's
official record is not so clear as TO defy
suspicion. IT adds:
Moreover, the confidential report OF
Inspector in Charge Smith and the
special report Of Inspector Little tend
so strongly TO sustain some Of the most
serious charges made by Mr.. Tulloch
against Mr.. Heath that il is quite i'm
possible to dispose Of these charges by
calling them lies out Of the whole
cloth and especially when we remem-
Der that the confidential report is
stated by Inspector Smith 10 set forth
IRREGULARITIES discovered by himself,
and that the special report was pre-
nsred a whole year after Mr. TullOch
had left the Office. The reasonable in
ference 10 be drawn from Mr.. Heath's
complete failure TO meet fully and ex-
rlfcftly accusations which, as Post
master General Payne very justly ad-
rnonfshed MIN, charged him with many
acts Of doubtful prOpriety, added to the
facts appearing from the record evi-
dence laid before US. oblige us TO say
that at least, a strong prima facie
case is presented Of willful and reckless
disregard by the late First Assistant
Postmaster General Of obligations .m-
posed on him by the regulations OF his
own department. as well as by the stat
utes Of the United States, and we feel
II our duty 10 add that suspicion OF his
personal integrity must be inevitably
aroused in our judgment by an Impair
tiaI consideration Of the facts submit
ted to US and OF his plainly inadequate
,--.Iana fionen
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+zhNnArz.a.

Forecast made at San Fran
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight December IL, 1903:
San Francisco and vicinity
Cloudy Thursday, with occa-
sionsI showers; light southwest
wind. A. G. McADIE,
District Forecaster...
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rzz TzzATERs.

AIcazar-'The GIri Left be-
hind Me-" ~ No
Califcrnia-"Foxy Grandpa
Central-sThe Scouts Rsveage."
Colum Warden"
Fischer's-"I. o. o."
Grand = "The Bonnie Br4sr
Bush"
orpheun-Vaudevil1e. Matinee
To-Day.
The Chutes-Vaudeville.
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Confined on Page .. Column 4.
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Continued on Page ., Column 8.
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Major e. II. jayne Of Edmond, has
been detailed by Adj.sant General
Burlingame to represent Oklahoma at
the 1T Riley maneuyers.
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George McQuaid for several years a
Guthrie newspaper man, today went to
Dallas. Tex, where he has taken the
position of assistant city editor on
the Dallas News. receiving $40 per
week for his services. Mr. McQuaid
recently has been with the Kansas
City Journal, and within the past two
weeks was stationed at Muskogee, l.
r., by the Journal to ferret out aud
report the alleged Indian frauds there
Mrs Norma Klindworth left last
night for her home in Kansas City,
Mrs. Frank w Reed left this morning
for her home in Guthrie. These ladies',
for several weeks, have been visiting
their parents, DR.. and Mrs. E. B.
Emory. Wineld Courier
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Foley's Hoaey and Tar is peculiarly
adapted for chronic throat troubles
Refise substitutes.
]. n. Wallace
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The Norris and Rowe circus gave an
exhibition at South McAiester yester
day.
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FrIseo ExeursIon Rates 70
B. r. Dunn,
Div. Pass. Agent,
Wichita, Kas.


Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo
Cleveland. Sanduslzy and Putin Bay,
Ohio
Buffalo. Niagra Falls and Chautau-
qua Lake
Detroit Port Huron. MacklnaW City,
Petoskey Frankfort and Charlevoix,
Mich.
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, Cold
Sulphur Springs, Va, Covington, Va,
and Glasgow. Va.
Harper's Ferry. W Va. Kanawha
Falls, w Va.
Round trip tickets to above points
on sale daily. June 1st, until Sept
9th, limited to Oct. s1st
In addition to these rates we have
cheap round trip tickets TO various
.othes places.
II you contemplate : trip this sum.
mer, get our rates. time and connec-
tons.
Call or write nearest Frisco agent
or address the undersigned.
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Governor Ferguson, Delegate Nc
Guiro and Geo. McKinnis win be the
speakers at the Shawnee reunion
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Editor E r. Felt.

Special to Daily Leader.
Edmond, okla, Sept 29-The fun
eral of Ed r Felt who died Saturday
morning. was held yesterday afternoon
az o'clock under the auspices Of the
Masons The G A. r. and Woodmen
also turned ont in large numbers. The
funeral was conducted by the Rev.
warder Of the Presbyterian church.
Present besides the widow and two
children, were the father. brother and
brother inlaw The deceased carried
$1,000 insurance. 5000 being with the
Woodmen
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USED INFERIOR BRICK.
Why Work on the Science Hall Was
Suspended.
Special to Daily Leader

Special to Daily Leader
Norman. Okla, Sept 29-When
seem BY your correspondent regarding
the matter Of suspension Of work on
the Science han. President David r..
Boyd said
Eyes. 10 m fact work on the
Science han has been suspended, and
for the reason given--inferior quality
of brick Architect Williams had a
man stationed here TO oversee the
quality OF material used in the build
ing. and who. when he noticed The
inferior quality of brick. notified Mr.
ID l. Larsh, secretary OF the board OF
regents and he ordered work suspend
cd. Il is true that Governor Fergu
son wrote to me about the matter bat
his letter was not received until work
Rad been suspended by order Of Mr.
lArsh
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A charter was issued today to the
Chicago Construction Co of OOklaho.
ma City and Chicago. Ill., The capt
al stock is sl.O00.0O0 with the follow
ing incorporators r II Cowdry and
}. F. Noel Of Chicago, and W r Harm
OF Oklahoma City.
A notarial commission was issued to
F. B. wis OF Shawnee Pottawato
mie county
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OBITUARY..


FWWITaI OF . . WINdTIWJ7
The funeral of j. L. Mccarthy. who
afed at Oklahoma City last Friday
night. was held from the Catholic
church in this city at o'clock this
Afternoon and interment was made in
the Catholic cemetery. The funeral
was one of the largest ever held in
the city most Of the business houses
being closed from u til O'clock
Ponca City Courier