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XVI.
Ridge.

never saw any good reason for my
changing the opinion just expressed. In
deed time went on and further inveS-
tigation was made into the life and charac-
ter of these two brothers, l came to think
that not only had the unhappy Veronica
mistaken the person of Wallace Pfeiffer for
that of her husband William, but also the
nature of the message he sent her and the
motives which actuated it; that the inter-
view he peremptorily demanded before
she descended to her nuptials would, had
She but understood It properly. have yield
ed her an Unreasonable satisfaction instead
of rousing in her alarmed breast the GRIM
inal instincts OF her race; that IT was meant
TO do this: that he. knowing Williams Sc
cret-a secret which the latter naturally
would confide to him at moment criti-
cal as that which witnessed their parting
in the desolate Klondike pass--had come
not to reproach her with her new
nupuals, but to relieve her mind in case
she cherished the least doubt of her full
right to marry again. BY assurances of her
husbands death and of her own complete
freedom. To this he may have intended to
ada some final messages of love and con-
hdence from the man she had been SO
ready 10 forget; but nothing worse Wal
lace Pfeiner was incapable of anything
worse, and II she had only resigned her
sell TO her seeming fate and consented to
see this man
But TO return to fact and leave specula-
ton to the now doubiy wretched jeffrey
On the evening of the day which saw our
hrst recognition of this crime as the work
of Veronica Moore the following notice
appeared in The Star and all the other
local Journals:
Amy person who positively remembers
pass ng through Waverley avenue between
n and NJ streets on the evening of May the
eleventh at OF near the hour of a quarter
past seven Will confer a favor on the de-
tective force of the District by communi-
eating the same to F, at the police head
quarters in G street,
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name of Francis. And STILL possibly on ac-
count of the utterance of this name, L
thought the, woman near me to be Miss
futile, and even went SO far as to imagine
the cause of her suffering if not the nature
of her retribution. Words succeeded cries
and l caught phrases expressive of fear
Once these broken CALCULATIONS were inter-
rupted by a dull sound. Something had
dropped to the bare floor. We shall
never know. what it was, but l have
that the marks of dust to be found
en- the connecting ribbon were made by
her own fingers in taking it again in her
hand. (You will remember that these
same fingers had but few minutes previ-
Gus CROPPED their way along the walls.)
For, her voice soon took different tone,
and such unintelligible phrases as these
could be heard issuing from her partly
paralyzed lips:
Il must!-I can never meet his eye
again alive. He would despise-Brave
enough to-to-anothers blood-coward-
when-own. Oh God! forgive.' Then an
other silence during which l almost made
up my mind to interfere, then a loud re-
port and a flash so startling and uneX-
pected that l recoiled. during which the
room leaped into sudden view-she too
Veronica-with baby face drawn and set
like a woman's-then darkness again and
a heavy fall which shook the floor, IL not
my hard old heart. The flash and that
fall enlightened me. had just witnessed
self-a suicide for which was totally un
prepared and one which I do not yet I'M
derstand
IT did not go over to her. She was as
dead when she fell as she ever would be.
In the flash, which lit everything, had
seen where her pistol was pointed. Why
disturb her then? Nor did Il return up
stairs. had small interest now in any
thing but my own escape from situation
more or less compromising Do you blame
me for this? I was her heir and l was
where had no legal right to be. Do you
think that I was called upon to publish
my shame and tell how I fingered there
while my own niece shot herself before
my eyes? That shot made me a million
aire. This certainly was excitement
enough for one day-besides, I did not
leave her there neglected notified you
later-after I had got my breath and had
found some excuse. That wasn't enough?
All, I see that you are all models of cour-
age and magnanimity. You would have
laid yourselves open to every reproach
rather than let little necessary perjury
pass your lips But I am no model. I am
simply an old man who has been too hard
ly dealt with for seventy long years to
possess every virtue. made a mistake-I
see it now-trusted a dog when shouldn't
but If Ridge had not seen ghosts-welL
what now?'
We had, one and all, with an involun-
tary impulse, turned our backs upon him.
What are you doing?' he holly de-
manded.
"Only what all Washington will do to-
morrow, and afterward the whole world"
gravely returned the major. Then, as an
ejaculation escaped the astonished million
aire, he impressively added: "A perjury
which allows an innocent man and wo-
man to remain under the suspicion OF
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above and caught the rustic of her dress
as she sat down upon bench at the head
of the steps near which l stood. Somehow
that sigh deferred me. l hesitated to break
in upon a melancholy SO invincible that
even the sight of all this loveliness could
not charm it away and in that moment
of hesitation something occurred above
which fixed me to my place in irrepressible
curiosity.
Another step had entered the open door
of the chapel-a mans step-eager and with
purpose in 1t eloquent of something deep
er than mere tourists interest in this
lovelieSt of interiors. The cry which eS.
capped her lips, the tone in which he breath.
ed her name in his hurried advance con.
WINGED me that this a meeting of two
lovers after long heart-break. and that
should mar the supreme moment of their
lives by intruding into it the unwelcome
presence of stranger. So fingered where
I was, and thus heard what passed be-
tween them at this moment of all moments
In their lives
''It was she who spoke first
Francis, you have come! You havo
sought me!
ITO which he replied in choked accents
which yet could not conceal the inexpres-
sible elation of his heart
Yes, l have come l have sought you.
Why did you fly? Did you not see that my
whole soul was turning to you II never
turned even toto her in the best days Of
our mistaken love: and that could never
rest till found you and told you how tho
passion of seeing unknown to others-a pas
sion which makes the object seem dear
SO dear
HE paused, perhaps to look at her, per-
haps to recover his own self-possession, and
l caught the echo of a sigh of such utter
content and triumph from her lips that I
was surprised when in another moment she
exclaimed In a tone thrilling that am
sure no common circumstances had sep
arated this pair:
Have we a right to happiness while
she-oh. Francis, / cannot! She loved you.
1t was her love for you which drove her
Cora! came with a sort Of loving au-
thOrity, we have buried our erring one.
and, passionately as loved her, she is no
more mine, but Gods. Let her woeful
spirit rest. You who suffered, supported
who sacrificed all that woman holds dear
to save what, in the nature Of things, could
not be saved-have more than right to hap
piness If 1t is In my power to give ii to
you. I. who have failed in so much, but
never in anything more than in not seeing
where true worth and real beauty lay.
Cora. there is but one hand which can lift
the shadow from my life. That hand I am
holding now-do not draw 1t away-is my
anchor. my hope. I dare not confront life
without the promise 1t holds out. should
be a wreck
His emotion stopped him, and there was
as befitted the place: Thank Godv and !
knew that she had turned her wonderful
eyes upon him or nestled her hand In his
clasp as only a loving woman may.
1.-THE next moment I heard them draw
away and leave the place.
do you wonder that long to know who
they are and what their story is. and whom
they meant by the erring one?"
(The snd.)
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XVII,
XVII,
"You Have Come! You Have Sought
Mev'

Mev'
These are some words from a letter
written a few months after the foregoing
by one Mrs Edward Truscott to friend
in New York:
Edinburgh, May 18th, 1900
Dear Louisa You have always accused
me of seeing more and hearing more than
any other person of your acquaintance. Per-
haps I am fortunate in that respect. Ger
tainly l have been favored today with an
adventure of some interest which l make
haste to relate to you.
Being anxious to take home with me
some sketches Of the exquisite ornamental,
ton in the Rosslyn chapel about which
wrote you so enthusiastically the other day.
1 took advantage of Edwards absence this
morning to visit the place again, and
this time alone The sky was clear
preached the spot from the nearby
station I was not surprised to see another
woman straying quietly about the exterior
of the chapel gazing at walls which, In
tereSting as they are, are but rough shell
hiding the Incompatible beauties within.
l noticed this lady; I could not help It.
She was one to attract any eye. Seldom
have l seen such grace, such beauty, and
both infused by such melancholy. Her
and l found it hard enough to pass her
with the single glance allowable to a
stranger. especially as she gave evidence
of being one of my own countrywomen.
However, l saw no alternative. and once
within the charmed edifice, forgot every
thing in the congenial- task had set for
myself. For some reason the chapel was
deserted at this moment by all but me. AS
the special scrollwork 1 wanted was In a
crypt down short flight of steps at the
right of the altar, was completely hidden
from view to any one entering above. and
was enjoying both my seclusion and the
opportunity 1t gave me of carrying out my
purpose unmatched when l heard a light
step above and realized that the exquisite
beauty which had SO awakened my admira-
ton had at last found its perfect setting.
Such face amid such exquisite surround
ings was a rare sight and interested as
always am in artistic effects I was about
to pocket pencil and pad and make my
way up to where she moved among the
carved pillars when I heard a soft sigh
Time amply verified this prophecy. Mr.. Moore
Is living In great style In the Moore house, and
drives horses which are conspicuous even in Wash
ington. But one accepts his Invitations, and
he is much Of recluse In his present man.
sion he ever was in the humble cottage In
which his days Of penury were spent.
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Admiral Sir John DHymple Hay. sat at

Admiral Sir John DIymple Hay. sat at
the same table.
same as those who attended the state ball,
and among the other guests were Capt.
Charles H. Stockton, s. the United States
naval attache; Consul General Evans, Ad-
miral Sir Henry Stephenson Admiral Lord
Charles Scott, Rear alAdfniral Sir James
Russell. Sir Berkeley milne commodore OF
the royal yachts; Lord George Hamilton,
Arthur Lee, M. P: Perry Belmont George
I. Wilson of New York, Hamilton McCor-
mick of Chicago andILotis Hay of Michi-
gan.
Scene Was Picturesque.
The scene was picturesque and novel, All
the American and a Number of British
officers were in uniform. The palm room
was crowded with spectators
In proposing the toast of 1.-The King
Lord Beresford said, 1t was particularly
easy to do so. owing to recent events in
which the king had been a messenger OF
peace and goodwill toward all nations.
The interest of the whole world favored
peace. He believed the day was coming
when King Edward would be known as
Edward, the Peacemaker." The toast
was drunk with enthusiasm. and then Lord
Beresford toasted President Roosevelt
and asked why the President was liked in
England. He said
I'VE like the man. We like the strong.
generous man-what I may call the real
human man. The President will do his
level best to bring the two great English.
speaking nations together in one harmoni-
GUS whole, which Is the same idea King
Edward had on the occasion of his visit to
the President of France. If President
Roosevelt were to come here believe the
enthusiasm would be far greater than in
the case OF any reception ever accorded to
any visitor from any country"
An Alliance Not Wanted.
In proposing 1.-The American Navy" Lord
Beresford said that whenever there was
anything disagreeable abroad Great Britain
and America generally drifted together. II
these two nations got together to maintain
their common interests and commerce it
would make for the peace of the world.
Neither Great Britain nor America wanted
an alliance; but" the speaker added, I'VE
want an understanding. Both Great Brit
ain and America are increasing their fleets,
out that is no more a threat to other ma
tions than increasing the police force of
their cities In order to maintain order"
Admiral Cotton in replying, testified to
the warm feeling existing between the two
nations and their navies, and recalled in
stances where British and Americans had
served together. He thanked the king and
the people OF Great Britain for the welcome
given to the Americans, and proposed the
health of Lord Beresford amid great en-
thusiasm.
After the luncheon Ambassador Choate
held reception at his house in honor of
the American officers
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70 certain death in the torrent 1000 feet
below. A brakeman was thrown into the
gorge when the cars ran off the track.
The breaking of the coupling saved the
ten rear cars from falling into the river.
The Pacific Express was backed to can
Won City and it's engine took wrecking
crew and physicians to the scene.
They found no trace of the engines or of
the cars that fell down the gorge, and there
were no Injured to be treated.
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murder for five weeks is one which
not only the law has a right
to punish, but which all society will con-
denim. Henceforth you will find yourself
under ban, Mr.. Moore."~
My story ends here. The matter never
came before the grand jury. Suicide had
been proved, and there the affair rested
OF myself it is enough to add that some
times call in Durbin to help me in a big
case,
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son says that on application to the assess
or's Office he has been informed that no
list of such property has been prepared
or is practicable. Mr.. Mcpherson submits
that 1t will be inconsistent with good prac
ttce to proceed with the sale under such
circumstances The law gives the Com
missioners the right to dispose of property
bid. in by 1t at either public or private
sale. The Commissioners have announced
a public Sale beginning July Is.
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List Not Prepared.

Mr.. Robert w. Mcpherson has written
to the Commissioners referring to pre-
vious correspondence on the subject Of
lack of sufficient information as to the
definite property to be sold for taxes the
18th instant, property bid in by the Dis
trict at former tax sales. Mr.. McPher-
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and without to defeat the canal treaty.
ExPresident Caro- continues his systm-
attic opposition to the treaty because Presi-
poses that the United States be asked to
extend the time for ratification. thus show
ing the discussion will be lengthy.
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Jacob and George Walter, aged eleven
and thirteen years, respectively, sons of
Frank Walter of Martie township, were
drowned In the Suscuehanna river at
Shoff, Pa.
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opposition to Canal Treaty.

A dispatch from Panama, Colombia, says:
According to advices from Bogota, Senior
Teran, one of the representatives for the
isthmus, is doing all he can within congress
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-06
THEY WANT
LOCAL OPTION
SEVEN PETITIONS ASKING SEN
ATE TO RECONSIDER AND PASS
THE LOCAL OPTION BILL.

number of new matters were
brought up in the Senate this morning.
Among the measures brought up were
some petitions asking for reconsider
alton of the local option bill.
petition was presented by Senator
Cecil Brown on behalf of H. N. Almy
asking that $69S balance on the liquor
license at the Waikiki Inn be refunded
Almy stated that Treasurer Wright had
refused to turn over the license to l..
II. Dee WIN the latter purchased the
place. The petition was referred to
the Ways and Means committee.
Seven petitions from different ISL
ands in the group were presented by
Senator Dickey They were received
and filed. These petitions asked that
the local option bill be reconsidered and
and passed.
A petition asking for an appropria-
ton of $250O for the Associated Chari
ties was referred to the miscellaneous
committee.
Senator Isenberg moved that an item
of $4O0 be inserted in the appropriation
bill for repairs to the court house at
Hauula. This masure will be consider
ed with the bill.
The Senate voted to refuse to concur
in the House amendment which struck
out Section 9 of Senate Bill No. &C.
Notice of intention to Introduce bill
to provide for a digest of the Hawaiian
Supreme court report.
A bill introduced by Senator Crabbe
to provide for the appointment by the
treasurer of a deputy registrar of pub
lie accounts prassed first reading.
Senator Baldwin introduced bill TO
authorize the foreclosure and sale and
forced lien of shipping companies and
other carriers was passed first reading.
Senator Crabbe offered a motion to
insert $4,000 in the appropriation bill
for repairs Kinau street. This item is
to be considered with the bill
The senate took a recess until p.
m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-06
AN HAWAIIAN
SEEKS REDRESS
FORMER MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS WANTS TO BE REPAID
FINE CHARGED FOR TREASON.

An Hawaiian "poliucal' claim for
damages arising out Of the Revolution
of 1885, made its appearance in the
Legislature this morning. The matter
was presented in the form of a resOlu-
ton to the Senate by Senator Clarence
l.. Crabbe. The reading of the resolu-
ton was attended with much interest
for, aside from the possibility of it
possibly being the herald of a mass of
claims from Hawaiians who were inn
prisoned during the revolution, the res
olution related to one of the most fam
Gus of the old Hawaiian leaders and
sounded like an echo of the old time
Hawaiian royalty.
The resolution was as follows
Whereas, the Honorable John Adams
Cummins, a noble under the late Ha-
waiian monarchy and a descendent of
one of the highest chief families of Ha-
wall and an alii who had sustained in
| innate ind cordial relations with the
kings of Hawaii, viz; Kamehameha
III, Kamehameha ", kan" rnameha V,
Lunalilo, I<alakaua and her late Majes-
! ty Liliuokalani, and who was once an
| elective member of tn legislatures by
which two sOvereigns were successfully
elected TO the throne of Hawaii, who
| for many years was member of the
House of Mobiles, and also the King 5
| IIlNS SOuutll VI oldlS, anu NllO llOlu
the high office of Minister of Foreign
! Affairs and by appointment of his late
Majesty Kalakaua, and
Whereas the said Honorable and
aged John Adams Cummins was ar
| rested without warrant on the 10th
day of January, A. d., 1895 was contin-
ed in oahu prison and treated with
! great indignity, was arraigned before
military commissioners or court mar
! tial which held its sessions at the Pala-
! ce, while the ordinary courts of the
country We're pursuing their wonted
| course of procedure in the Judiciary
building, and was charged with the
crime of Mis-prison of treason was con-
victed and sentence to pay fine of So
| 600 was confined in Oahu prison for a
| period of thirty days did pay such fine
of. $4,000 and was thereupon restored to
| liberty;
"Therefore, be 1t resolved, that the
said sum of $1,000. together with the in
| terest thereon at the legal rate from
| the date of the payment of said fine, Is
! hereby appropriated out of any money
! in the Treasury of the Territory not
| otherwise appropriated, and to be i'm
mediately available for the purpose of
repaying to the said Honorable John
! Adams Cummins, the said sum and in
! terest."
! The resolution was referred to the
! Ways and Means Committee
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-06
NEVADAN
HAS TOPAY
JUDGE EsTEE DECIDES T FEARLESS PULLED
NEvADAN OFF ENTITLED 621S72
ONE AND A HALF PER CENT NEvA-
DAN-DIsCUssEs THE TEsTI MoNY.

and may possibly have contributed to
that result but this can never be alb
solutely demonstrated. lie remains
true that the Fearless had been work.
ing from '746 as appears by the ships
log book, until 9.05' pulling steadily in
a series of jerks.
Now as to the danger to the tug. 1t
was night when the tug reached the
Nevadan and made fast; there were no
lights on the buoys in the harbor. And
right here l would add that this is
a matter of surprise to me. 1t appears
that when the regular pilots take SHIPS
out of the port of Honolulu at night
they place lights on the buoys along
the channel; but when a ship goes out
without a pilot she must either go In
the day light or run the risks incident
to the darkness as no lights are on the
buoys. 1t seems to me that this looks
a little like a premium on the services
of the local pilots.
'"The channel is a narrow and tortu-
Gus one, bounded on each side by coral
reefs and there was the possible danger
to the Fearless of going on the reef
herself that night for in manipulating
in the dark, the hawser might have
broken or got wound up on the pro-
peller of the tug, and in the shallow
waters near the reef, the tug might
have been drawn on to the reef. Says
Murphy, the mate of the Fearless, If
the hawser had carried away, we were
close in; we would have sped dead
ahead upon the reef like a shot out OF
a gun; nothing could have saved her.
1T must be admitted that the danger
the tug was in arose from her employ
ment and was a consequence of her eff
forts to assist the ship off the reef, and
was a part of the res gestae. 1t was
evident that the Nevadan was not
deemed quite out of danger when she
started out the channel, moving at the
rate of from three to four knots an
hour, and continued to haul the tug
stern foremost after her Says Her
bert Young, f She pulled the Fearless
stern first until she was outside of dan
ger While Captain Weldon testified
upon this point as follows:
THE Court: 1t was not seamanlike,
was it, to pull little boat astern?
mo; but under the conditions we
could not avoid it.
The only natural inference to be
drawn from this is that in his anxiety
for the safety of his own ship the Cap
tain of the Nevadan was regardless of
that of the tug
The court refuses to uphold the con-
tract alleged to have been made when
the Fearless went to the Nevadan. OF
the salvage Captain Olsen gets $3.50,
Engineer Scott $3.50, the assistant engi-
neer $780, the seamen $75 each, and the
firemen $50.
In a separate decision the court over
rules motion to dismiss the libel.
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METHODIST
CONFERENCE

LAHAINA, April 5.-The District
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church was held here Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday Of this week.
There were present, Rev, Dr. NJ c..
Harris, Superintendent of all the Japa-
nese Mission Work in America and
Rev. George l.. Pearson, pastor Of the
First Methodist church of Honolulu,
and Presiding Elder of the Hawaii
District of the Methodist church, All
the workers in the japanese Methodist
mission work in the Islands were pre-
sent seven in number. The Methodist
church now has mission work among
the Japanese in several localities on
Oahu and Maui, and has opened up a
work on Kauai but as yet have no one
regularly stationed there.
The conference was said by those
who took part i'm it to be very interest
ing and hopeful in the outlook it gave
of the work.