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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-20
MAKING PROGRESS.
Looks Like a Vote on Canal Treaty
n VIII Be Taken at last.

Washington, March 13-Decided prog
ress was made yesterday toward reach
ing an agreement for a vote ON the
Colombian canal treaty, and when the
senate adjourned there was a general
understanding that in all probability
some hour next Tuesday will be def
nitely agreed on today as the time when
a vote should be taken on the treaty
and amendments. All statements to
this effect, however; were accompanied
by the announcement that there were
yet some details to be arranged leaving,
1t impossible absolutely to conclude the
agreement before today.
There Is, however, no doubt In the
minds of leading senator's that the vote
| Will be taken on Tuesday.
The arrangement al brought largely
by Senator Frye. who by yirture OF
long service with Senator Morganson
the committee or foreign relations has
come to be on terms of great intimacy
with the Alabama senator. No other
senator thus far has shown any dis
position to delay the flnal5 disposition OF
the treaty. SO that all that was neces-
sary was to secure Senator Morgan'a
assent to the taking OF the vote. The
negotiations were begun early In the
day, and after Senators Frye and Nor
gan had been cIoseted for some time
the latter sought Senator German and
talked over the situation with him,
with the result indicated.
Senator Morgan exacted consent to
the printing in the Congressional
Record Of the remarks he has prepared
giving his best recollection OF The
speeches he has made in the executive
sessions Of the senate on the treaty.
These speeches are contained@in the
pamphlets sent to the %senatorss yester.
day by Senator Morgan.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-20
CHAPTER XII.
A VIRGIN,s A

The kings hand fell upon his Shout
der and shattered his meditations.
Are o SO dashed by the death Of a
wanton"' the king asked mockingly.
Villon turned upon him in q noble
rage.
"She had Gods breath in her body,
SIRE" he said. Then drawing his hand
across his forehead as if to dissipate
the sad fancies hat oppressed him, he
went on:
II have been John-a-Nods for the mo-
ment, sire; now 1 am Jack-a-Deeds
again. The hour for battle is at hand"
Louis shrugged his shoulders.
You have done me a good turn, gos-
sip" he said, and ma ask any grace
Of me except you life. That depends
on your LADY,
Villon looked over at the corner
where his old boon companions were
huddled together, the miserable center
of a circle Of soldiers.
Sire he said, grant me the lives
of those rascals. They shall ride with
me and fight for France tonight. 1t is
better than making them play bob
apple on the evil tree
The king whispered a few words to
Tristan, n Tristan very reluctantly
gave the order of liberation. The COM
rades Of the Cockleshell We're freed Of
their bonds and bade to stand apart,
unQe guard ana out or earShOt, to walt
on destiny for future commands. At
this moment Louis, glancing upwards,
caught sight between the flower vases
on the terrace Of a CLEAN Of crimson,
the crimson silk Of a Woman's robe. 1T
betrayed the presence of Katherine de
Vaucelles, who had come hard upon the
hour of nine to seek for her lover, but
who paused irres0iute al the head of
the stairs, noting the presence of the
king. Louis beckoned to her amicably,
and she began slowly to descend the
staircase. Louis came over to Villon
and whispered in his ear:
Her comes your lady. I think your
love-fruit is ripe and you need not
stand on your tiptoe to pick it,"
Villon answered with his burning
eyes:
Sire, I believe I have won the rose
of the world"
Louis chuckled like an enraptured
raven. 1
THE count Of Montcorbier is luckier
than Francois Villon. But the lady
has a high mind and a fierce spirit.
She may not relish the deception, par
don the cheat his lie!"
Continued Next Weekly
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The heavy head droCH pea us colder
cur!s upon his shoulder. 4.
You always We're hopel ui, she salo
brokenly. Then suddenly c. mn
tightly, she cried: Many AAen nave
taken my body; only you ever LOOK my
heart. Give me your lips"
Nillon's spGS1 was troubled. 1t re.'meo
to him that his lips We're bound to y AZ
for that kiss of his lady's, and yet IL e
dying girl loved him and he had loved
the dying girl after a fashion, and he
could not refuse her now. He bent to
grant her prayer, when suddenly she
shook herself free from his arms and
began to sing family the words of the
song he a made for her:
Daughters of pleasure, n and all"
Then she caught her breath with a
sob and slipped to The last lines Of the
verse:
Use your red lips before too late,
Love ere now flies beyond recall"
She shook her head back in a wild
peal of laughter; then she gave a great
cry and fell forward. Villon caught
her, looked in her face and knew that
she was dead, and that the best of his
old badSlife lay dead with her.
Olivier in obedience to an order Of
the kings, gave a signal and the girls
body was swiftly wrapped in Il soldiers
cloak and laid gently upon a pair of
crossed halberds. AS this was being
done, Noel lie Jolys came painting back
with a red sword in his hand. Z
"Thibaut d'Aussigny is dead, sire
he said, my hand was the hand that
finished him. ge
Then as his eyes fell on the dead
body, they shone with sudden tears
Villon went up to him and touched him
OF the shoulder.
Il leave this dead oma in your
hands," he said, for l think you had a.
kindness for her. See that she has
Christian burial
Noel bowed his head and followed In
silence the girls body. The garden
was left to Louis and Villon, Tristan
and Olivier, and the handful of cap
tured rogues who stood apart. strongly
guarded and stripped of their pilgrims
garb, gazing amazed at Louis n his
double. Villon, silent too, looked after
the little group that bore away the
dead girls body. His mind was a war
fare Of wild memories. Strange recol-
lections Of times and places with HUI
guette came crowding up and beating
p%iteously upon his brain, He thought
of what he had been, and g%roaned; of
what he was now, and his sou cried
out in prayer in the name of katherine.
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TALKING ABOUT
CHANGING RULE
Senate Will Inquire Wheths
1t Is Desirable to Limit
Debate.
A RESOLUTION BY ALLlsos
1t Raises the Question of Whether, an
to What Extent, Limits Might
WclI Be Put on the Taikfest
of Senators.

Washington, March 13.-At today
session Of the senate, President PRO
Tempore Frye called attention of thu
senator's to the fact that under a stricl
Interpretation of the rules only sued
business as properly belongs to mattersI
under consideration in executive sess1
sion should be presented at this extra
session.
Allison offered a resolution authorize
ing the committee on rules to re-exs
anime the rules OF the senate with 81
view to ascertaining what changes, iii
any, are necessary; especially to make
inquiry whether 1T is eXpeuient In n
way to limit debate, and IL SO, to what
extent. This was referred to the com
mittee to audit and control control cons
tingent expenses.
The senate committee OF foreign re-
lations today authorized faYorable4 re-
ports on eXtradition treaties recently
negotiated between the United States
and Mexico and Guatemala.
Senator Morgan today continued hts
argument in opposition to the Panama
| canal treaty in executive session of the
senate. The democratic senators are
making efforts, under the leadership Of
Senator German, toSreach an agreement
upon amendments to the treaty to5be
supported by them, and each one has
been asked to give his views upon this
point. So far substantial unanimity
has been expressed in favor OF modifi.
cation Of article %, SO as to place the
control of the canal in American hands.
There is general complaint among the
democrats that the provisions OF that
article preclude the possibility OF pra-
tectlng the canal by American arms III
case necessity for doing SO should arise.
1t is said, however, hat no amend
ments will be offered by the democrats
as a party unless the support OF all
democratic senators a be assured il
advance.
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a tapster the score on his shutter. He
can spell you the hish luck and the low.
Bohemian, Egyptian, Arabian wisdom
have no mysteries for him.
AS Rene ceased, the royal figure with
a sweeping gesture Of his hand made a
sign Of dismissal to Noel, who bowed
respectfully and withdrew into the
tower. The king then beckoned to the
mighty figure in the palmec's weed,
n Thibaut advanced slowly until he
was within touch of his prey, when he
suddenly flung out his great hand and
caught his enemy by the throat, grip
ping him into e~silence while his right
hand barred and brandished a dagger.
The figure in black dropped under his
grasp, trembled and gasped, but the
hand of Thibaut was too strong upon
him and he could not speak or cry out.
Thibaut Kissed at him.
Sire, I can decipher your destiny.
Do not speak or 1 will kill you!"
He pressed the point of the dagger
close to the captive'S neck and smiled
to see him shudder.
Il am Thibaut d'Aussigny, sire, whom
you thought to be dead, but who lives
to prison you"
AS he spoke his companions emerged
from the gloom and gathered around
Thibaut and the king, a little menacing
circle of determined men.
LOU are Ill lHe lOllS. Silent you are
still a man: give tongue and you are
simple carrion. You must come to the
knees Of Burgundy. You shall be the
dukes footstool!"
The covering black figure, wriggled
and quivered as if every one of Thi-
bauts words were a stroke Of a whip
that cut into his flesh; his eager hands
clawed %piteously at Thibaut's grasping
arm, until his very agony Of terror
q rOlSai the pnntaylnt IF 11iS nn ntpc Ha
pushed the king from him contemptu-
ously, ard the king dropped On the
ground a black and helpless heap Of
fear.
Can a king be such a cur? Bur-
gundy Won't hurt you if o do as he
bids you. I won't hurt you if you do
as I bid you"
The black figure rocked, a pitiable
bundle of t%errors, apparently sobbing
plaintively. Thibaut sickened at such
shameless fear.
stop crying" he growled.
Rene de Montigny, who had been
watching keenly the actions of the pris-
oner, interrupted:
"He seems to be laughing" he said.
Thibaut gave a cry of establishment
and stopped down over the PROSTATE
man, who greeted him with a prolonged
and hearty peel Of laughter, which
staggered the giant like a blow in the
face. At that moment the tower door
was flung open and Tristan appeared.
The king!" ne cried in a voice of
thunder.
In another moment, as if by magic,
the little garden space vas girdled by
the archers Of the Scottish guard,
strong hands made sure of the bafled
c~onspirators, n to their establishment
Louis himself made his appearance
through the open doorway, his maiign
face smiling in the moonlight.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-20
KIDNAPs HER CHILD.
Lady Gordon, ostraeized by British
Court, Disappears With Her Boy,
Violating Courts Order.

London, March ia sensational
sequel has been furnished to the. an
dalous Gordon trial, which occupied,
the divorce court for three weeks by
the flight of Lady Granville Gordon
with her child Cicely. for possession OF
whom suit had been brought. In Civ
ing Judgment yesterday, Sir Francis.
Joune, presiding justice, so scathInglyi.
commented on Lady Granviile's con-s
duct that It was an easy guess what
the verdict would be. long before the,
justice wound up. ordering the child
to be delivered to his father. Lad.
She has since disappeared, and8L1ordi
Granville declares he does not know
her whereabouts.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-20
CANAL PAYMENT I.
A GREAT PROBLEM
TreasuryW Will Have to Withdraw
$4,000, 900 From De-
pository Banks.
MAY DISTURB BUSINESS
Actual Government Surplus Is Heavy
but Little of 1t Is in the Vaults q
Banks Need the
Money.

Washington, March 12.-Immeliately
after the ratification of the isrhmian
canal treaty by the senate the govern
ment will be called on to pay over to
new Panama Canal company of
France the sum Of $4,000, 900, repre-
;senting the purchase price of that COM
pany's rights and property on the 18TH
mus Of Panama. For the construction
of the waterway itself special provi-
sion was made by a law passed at the
first session Of the Fifty-seventh con-
gress authorizing the issue of bonds
by the government. but no similar pro-
vision was made for the payment Of
ne $40,000,o 900 due the French COM
pany. 1t is necessary, therefore, to
make this large payment out of the
current funds of the treasury.
Although there is nominally an enor-
nous cash balance in the treasury, yet
a large part of the valance is held by
national banks in the form of govern
ment deposits. The only serious fea-
ture about the coming payment is that
it will be necessary for the secretary
of he treasury to make heavy with
drawals of the federal deposits and
thus imposing a possible hardship on
some banks and increasing the danger
of a money stringency in the financial
centers of the country.
Yesterday the available cash balance
In the United States treasury stood at
S222,679,794. This is almost a record
bRsaking amount in the history of the
treasury, but it is necessary to take in
to consideration the fact that the
greater part Of this is held by the ma
tional banks as federal deposits-a
larger part than at any time since the
national repositories were authorized
by law.
The cash balance actually in the
treasury vaults yesterday was only
s72,S43,394. This means that the
amount in the national bank deposit
ories is $149, 1886, 400.
There is an unwritten law that the
secretary of the treasury shall always
keep on hand a working balance Of at
least $50, 000, 900. If this rule is fol-
lowed, as it certainly will be by Sec
rotary Shaw, the actual available bal
ance in the treasury vaults to be APP
piled to the purchase Of the Panama
company's rights is only $22,S43,394 AS
the amount due is $40,0 900, 000, 1t will
therefore be necessary for Secretary
Shaw to withdraw from the national
banks deposits more than ST. 900 900,
provided the cash balance in the treas
Try remains at approximately the pres
ent figure for the next few weeks.
The treasury officials are not pleased
with the prospect of having to reduce
the amount Of deposits held by the
banks, and Secretary Shaw regards the
outlook with some little uneasiness.
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P XI.
THE DEATH OF A wANToN

.. THF nTNATNI ON A . Wy A MINI NY s..
NJ 49,. - W. ~
me snaln KING ieaped TO MS feet, still
augn!is' lluns oIl the cap with
LIS tittle row OF ieaden SAINTS ana the
4usty olach Llau'ie Wnich mlmlcked
.ie nins napit, ama $1,000 deLighted
any uenaht peloie n a
lois vilion VINO thus a second time a
ciUSSeu MS pam.
wen, irlend. What a the wizard
,ointad ~ ~ IT. ausnee az he
60 CT
onuers sire, ne answered. lhaVe
llol usn SO neartlly since l attained
sreathess. but even as ne spoke Thf-
paul nao MS Wlts. he might
oe oeIeateo' out ne would not be un-
You shall laugh no more!" he shout
ed, W~renching himself free from re-
s%traint, and he sprang at his enemy
with lifted dagger.
From behind the statue Of Pan there
came a warning shrek, and swiftly be-
tween Villon and Thibaut a slim green
figure darted n slim green arms
clasped Villon around the neck. The
dagger Of Thibaut drove deep into the
soft body of Huguette.
With a curse Thibaut turned and,
sweeping aside the archers who tried
to stop him, disappeared down the
nearest alley. Noel lie Jolys, drawing
his sword, rushed IN pursuit, followed
by several soldiers. Villon held the
bleeding body Of the girl in his arms,
and tried his best to stanch the wound
which was staining the green jerkin a
dull red, but the girl protested family,
pushing his ministering hand away.
Let me alone; I am done for" she
gasped.
olivier was by her side in an instant.
cycling the wound with the professional
interest of the barber and
looking from 1t to the girls pale face.
Villon's gaze questioned him. Olivier
shrugged his shoulders and shook his
head. Villon knew that the oun was
mortal, and his own blood seemed like
water within him. He carried the cir,
across the grass and rested her on II.
the red stain on the green coat growing
wider and wider as they moved.
"co1raee. Ahbess. coura 90 l.s. -
WHISPERED, fighting with his horror and
his sorrow as he moaned r, himeaif.
THAT any one should die for mel"
The girls arms cl11np cIoser . ho,,+ III.
neck and her lips moved family He
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x.
D WHICH KING?.

The rose garden seemed to be as quiet
as a ~churchyard. No sound was heard
save the faint soughing of the evening
wind among the rose bushes, no sight
resembling humanity. save the face of
Pan looking down m%ockingly upon the
crimson blossoms hat girdled him.
Yet In a few seconds it became plain
that the god Pan was not the only oc-
cupant Of the garden. Through quiet
alleyways,- cloaked and cowled figures
came stealing, six in number-men with
pilgrims cloaks about their shoulders,
and pilgrims hoods upon their heads
men who carried cockleshells upon the
sleeves of their gabardines-all con-
vergfng through the dark walls Of the
garden to a common center, and that
center the grassy space before the
kings watch tower. The six figures
huddled together at the base OF the
image Of Pan. One of them who seemed
to be their leader, aman Of giant fo rm.
spoke, n the voice was the voice of
Thibaut d'Aussigny.
"Are we all here?' he asked.
The nearest pilgrim to Kim answered
with the voice of Rene de Montigny.
AYE, and ready to gather the royal
rose Of this garden"
AS he spoke there came a faint click
at the latch of the tower door. Thibaut
waved his companions apart.
Keep close" he said, and four Of the
pilgrim forms disappeared swiftly into
the spaces of shadow. Only Thibaut
and Rene remained. standing masked
and attentive, their eyes fixed upon the
tower door. It opened and Noel lie Jolys
emerged, followed by the slight. hunch-
ed figure in faded black velvet for
whom the eye Of the conspirators were
80 eager. Noel advanced questioning:
Is the s~tar-gazer here"
Rene de Montigny answered him
glibly as a Snowman in the praise OF
his wares. 81
Aye. He is the wonder of the world.
He can read the stars more easily than
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-20
FREE SEED CORN.
arrangements for Distributing Corr
for the Prize Contest.

arrangements for Distributing Corn
for the Prize Contest.
Will c. Whiting of the Iowa agri-
cultural department of the worlds fair
at st. Louis a arranged to furnish
enough choice seed corn to plant about
400 hills to those farmers Of Iowa who
are willing to make exhibit of samples
twenty ears) grown from this seed at
the Iowa Agricultural college at Ames,
1904.
These samples will be retained and
exhibited by the Iowa commissioners
of the st. Louis fair in the name of the
exhibitor. I.
This corr should be planted at least.
forty rods from other corn, especially.
on the south and west. The supply Isl
limited and those wishing to take adj
vantage of this premium seed shouldt
apply at once to Will c.. Whiting
Whiting, Ia, stating which they prefer
white or yellow.
Rules and plans for planting. grow,
ing and exhibiting will accompany
seed. .rt. 3 H-. a. " ,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-20
TANANA DISTRICT RICH.
Now Alaskan Mining Region the Best
Yet Discovered.

NOW Alaskan MlnIh9 region the Best
Yet Discovered.
Tacoma, Wash, March 1.-THE latest
and most comprehensive account Of the
Etrike in the Tanana district in
the following letter from Circle City:
There are $50 men building a town
across the Tanana from the Belt &
Hendricks station near the government
reservation. No building material or
mining tools are to be had. The town is
called Tanana City. Lot jumping is
fast and furious. Physical force is
freely used to enforce actual or imagin-
airy. rights. Some provisions, such as
be had until about the middle Of Janu-
ary, but are all sold now.
People intending to go must take
with them supplies to last until .naviga-
ton opens.
PAY ore running from 8 to 80 cents
has been found on the five creeks. No
rich pans or bedrock on any of them;
In fact, the bedrock carries no pay at
all. The gravel varies from three to if-
teen feet in thickness, carrying pay
nearly all the way. A gray streak seems
to run through the gravel from n to
ave feet below the muck, and from that
streak to bedrock every pan Is pay dirt.
The muck is from six to eight feet
thick. On Goldstream several men are
working, taking out dumps. That creek
is fifteen miles long, and, In places,
three claims wide. All claims are full
size American claims.
Work on All Claims.
"Afterdiscoveryhad been made on the
creek claims were staked on Zach side
of Discovery claim, and on all three
claims pay vas found. Work Is being
done on all Of them. Pedro creek, which
Is practically upper Goldstream, and
which has been the first claim staked,
seems to be better than the lower
stream, but much trouble is encoun-
tered on the upper end with water.
Jack Costa Italian Jack), owner of No.
2 above, has twelve holes to bedrock,
extending 800 feet in length and $50 feet
in width.
Lieutenant Gibbs, United States sig
n a service, is reported to have panned,
prospected and computed Jacks claim
and gave as his estimate that there are
1000, 900 in sight on that stream alone.'
HC!aryEcreek, another stream running
INTO McManus, is about the same length
and width as Goldstream and pros
pectlng ~thereproves that about the same
IS expected from that creek as Gold
stream OF Pedro. The gravel in the
whole region is highly gold-bearing.
and While no big pans have been found,
there is every reason to expect a cam
Of profitable nature there. Claim own
ers are diligently searching for men to
go to work, offering SIG a day. Labor
is very scarce.
Rampant, Weares and Nome, which
reached by wire direct from the dig
gings, report stampedes from their
lamps"
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Knew All About Il.

Chicago Tribune: you are working
yourself up into a fever Of Indignation
over this Alaskan boundary controversy
with Great Britain. Do you know any,
thing about the present boundaries Of
Alaskan"
OF the north, n the blamed British are
trying to run a three mile strip straight
through it.from Canada to the ocean.
You must think I'm an ignoramus."
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CHINESE REVOLT.

Japanese Minister to Lcndon Says Re.
bellion Is Approach TO Anarchy.
interview with Baron Hayashi. the
Japanese ambassador at London, in re-
gard to the disturbed situation in
China.
The ambassador takes a pessimistic
view of the situation. He considers the
present insurrectionary movement as
anarchical In character. directed
against the present dynasty, and due
of officials.
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BANDITS KILL SIX.
Hold Up a Stage in Sonora to Capture
Wealthy Mexican.

Wealthy Mexican.
Tucson, Ariz., March 16.-Mexican
bandits held up the stage which runs
between Potam and TORN, in Sonora,
last Tuesday night, killing all Of the
Six passengers nj the driver.
Among the passengers was Hitherto
Alverado, a wealthy Mexican. The
stage carried very little mail, and
scarcely any money or valuables, SO
Alverado must have been the mark for
the bandits. Just how the stage was
attacked will never be known, as all
the passengers and the driver were
killed. Their bodies were rifed of ey-
erything Of value.
1t is thought by the authorities the
perpetrators were some bandits who
have taken refuge in the mountains
back of the Yauui river.