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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-28

Felix Kohler of the Macon Ball Club
will lease the grounds at Central City
Park this week. He will pay 5000
wear for them. They belong to the city.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
Cook Wanted

Wanted at once, a first-class cook, man or woman. Inquire at this office.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
WILL SIGN
Contract for Purchase of
 Panama Canal Ready

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.l
 Paris, April 7.-After a conference between United States Ambassador Porter, W. A. Day and Charles Reuss, who came from Washington to assist in the transfer of the Panama canal prop erty, it has been arranged that Ithe signing of the contract whereby the United States will acquire the owner- ship of the Panama Canal, shall take place at the United States embassy, which is nominally American soil.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
BACK DOWN
Russians Recede From Posi-
 tiOn on Sealing Question

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 Washington, April 7.-The Russian commissioners have withdrawn from their untenable position on the Behr- ing sea sealing question. The award of damages will now be confirmed by the czar's government. The case has been pending settlement for long time.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
For Rent

Two nicely furnished room, Geo. D. Third avenue. 44tf
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
At.the Pantheon

The Pantheon has just received a large consignment of Hermitage whis- kies, rye and bourbon. This is the tin- est brand of whisky ever brought to Skagway. Try it. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
Dolph II Tomorrow

The white flyer Dolphin should ar rive from the south tomorrow evening. She sailed from Seattle. Monday at midnight.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
SKAGWAY WEATHER

For the 24 hours preceding 6 o'clock a. m., April ', 1904: Highest temperature, 45 above. Lowest temperature, 32 above.
 H. D. Clark,
 U. s. Voluntary Observer.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
Meat Supply Is Short

The supply of wild meat at Dawson is getting short. The price has recently increased from 9 cents and 35 cents per pound to 50 cents.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
A Golden Opportunity

A party on account of sickness iscom- pelled to sell the following placer min. ing claims in the Alsek district at a very low figure:
 l claim on Inlet creek
 Christmas creek
 " Columbia creek
 [" Vulcan creek
 |" Telluride creek For further information apply to 473t Phil Abrahams.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
Cutter shoes at Clayson's

A new line of wall paper just re- ceived on steamer Farallon by E. R. Peoples.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07
EIkA' Meeting

There will be meeting of Skagway Lodge No. 43l, Benevolent and Protec- tive Order of Elks, at their hall, Thurs day, April ', at p. m.
 Installation of officers.
 All visiting Elks are invited to at- tend. E. A. MURPHY, Sec'y.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-04-07

Get your ice cream for Easter dinner at the Boss Bakery. 42tf
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
CHAPTER xI.
KEINNING.


The capital of Quelparte was arrayed
in its barbaric best. Even by night
and without other light than that of
the moon, the holiday attire of the
heather city was spectacular. 1 could
hardly stay on my weak little pony.
and but for my companions arm
should have fallen to the ground rever
to see Keinning that night. Yet this
sight-a nation prepared for the fu-
neral of a Queen whose corpse could
not bring to them-stung my heart to
new strength.
For a long distance before reaching
the city we had passed by crowds Of
pilgrims vending their way toward
Keinning. Every mouth was talking Of
the great celebration, and those who
were silent were thinking as they
trudged along only of the pageant they
were to witness at their journeys end
The great forms of the men in their
loose clothes seemed to occupy all the
roadway, as they swung along with
giant strides. What nation of SOL
diers the Quelpartiens would make!
Men of such stature are nowhere to be
found in the world, and yet their white
apparel exaggerates their proportions
But their PAGES suggest their immense
size; and, one after another, they
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party Kepneff's servant listened tee
their conversation, and I asked him
what was said. After waiting a mo-
ment. he repeated to me each travel
er's remark In turn.
I'VE are lucky to get In before the
robbers are out"
Yes, the robbers viii do big busi-
ness before the great moon has set"
The speaker looked back at US and
seemed to feel more safe In our COM
pany.
I'VE might as well be robbed By
highwaymen as by the government.
think" put IN another OF the band
Several laughed solemnly.
HAS the government been robbins
you lately?" asked the first speaker.
mo, but 1t will get to US In time:
since the Americans found gold IN the
mountains the government has been
sending out men to locate gold mines
around through the country. They
came into Chuila province last
month. They find out who the rich men
of province are, and then go to their
family graveyards and decide that
there is large gold mine on that very
spot" A deep, querulous growl arose
from each man in the company.
But they don't dig the graves up for
gold, do they?"
"Oh, no; the owners are afraid they
will go insane If the graves are dis
turbed, and so they pay large sums OF
money to the government prospectors.
who move along to the next wealthy
man on the list"
For time there was silence as each
one pondered the matter, now and
then emitting a half cry and groan as
the plight Of their poor country came
UP before their eyes
THE funeral has been long DELAYED"
some one put in after a continued ST.
lence.
Eyes. and the King viii breathe
easier when the body is in that marble
tomb"
''He will be lucky to get it there, too,
against Tuen's Dragging"
Look at the banners" another cried
out suddenly. We had approached
nearer the city than we knew, and be-
side the gate great bamboo poles bore
silken flags announcing the imperial
funeral
"Oh, see the roof" q third traveller
cried out. at the sight OF the green and
red flags and steamers which ran off
westward with the evening breeze. AS
with the gates, so with the streets, the
Bell House, the Legations, the Marble
Pagoda-hags, streamers, pennons, ban
ners, were everywhere, and my heart
sank lower as watched each piece of
bunting rise on the freshening wind.
The words Of the countryman con-
cerning Tuen struck home hard and
quick, and trebled every fear l. had
known. If all these thousands were
talking thus, what would be said when
the announcement of postponement was
made? Yet / knew Oriental statesmen
were prolific in excuses, and / doubted
not for one moment Oranoff's ability to
meet the extremity. Some reason
would be raked up which would quiet
the people. The King might be taken
i'll; we had him, and it surely would be
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the noise of the incessant clamor and
crash of the sea where the waves
pounded the black seawall.
When Kepneff woke me, his face was
still dark, for the poor man knew he
could not weather that sea, and had to
tell me so. And / saw at the waters
edge two ponies, saddled- knew the
rest.
After two terrible days and nights,
Kepneffs servant and / reached Klein
ming. The first night we slept a few
hours In a deserted hut near village
where we had made an unsuccessful
attempt to purchase new mounts. Our
two little Korean ponies broke down
in the middle of the afternoon, and we
had pushed on this far afoot. The sec
ond day our experience was similar,
though the ill-fed horses gave way
sooner on the rough, unused road along
the mountain ridges. We walked on.
At last we stopped on the summit OF a
precipitous ridge and built a fire.. My
man had brought little rice with him.
and we put it to boil before trying to
push on to the nearest village. After
consuming our rneager dinner, he went
into the valley to the brook, and after
a long absence returned.
On a stone by our fire he placed two
freshly baked loaves of Chinese bread.
/ was too thankful to question gift or
giver though nothing could have been
more miraculous to me. Kepneff's SER
want only smiled. At a venture l
drew from my belt roll OF Japanese
yen and he weighted them down with
a little stone on the rock beside the
fire, and / felt that hidden eyes were
watching us as we passed away.
That afternoon we procured more
ponies, and at dusk passed the Imperial
Mausoleum outside of Keinning.
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wanted TO Knock the nodding head
off the mans shoulders in my anger.
He was holding the message In MS
hands where he lay when / crossed the
room. The boy fled. In my despair
touched the instruments, fondled the
shining little bars. / opened the Key
and shut It. each motion being re-
corded on the receiver. Then the re-
ceiyer began to sing alone monoton-
ousiy, and then ii stopped for reply.
Sweat poured from my face, ana L
thought of putting my mouth down
and of shouting my message into tne
instrument. Then / arose. crossed the
room, and kicked down the paper walls.
Cautiously the boy returned with
man who could explain the situation
and from him l learned that a new
Minister of Interior" had recently
been appointed, and. TO satisfy great
host of relatives halfway down to the
eighth joint" even the telegraph SER
vice had to be invaded, capable opera
tors being thrown out and novices put
In their places. They had held off1ce
a month now, and not a message had
passed over the imperial Quelpartien
telegraph line. All this / learned as
stormed. out of the building and down
the struggling street TO the village.
Consider my desperate plight. A
hundred mountainous miles from kein-
nirg. ard out of connection with 1t, no
decent horse to ride, and the imperial
funeral but four days off, not to be
nostponed until / could come and de-
clare that there was no Queens body
to bury.
II so happens TO a fellow sometimes
(and happily for his sanity) that fall
urs becomes so overwhelmingly appar-
ent that he feels he is being led provi-
deatially into paths he would never
otherwise have entered. AS I ran to
the shore of the Khan and was being
taken to the Duloette, 1t was re-
lief TO stop and assure myself that
none of the luckless train of unfortu-
nate events had occurred through any
conscious failure of my own. ! could
not see where should have done other
than that / had done. Had l not
played a poor hand well?
These reflections fortified me to meet
Kepneff and his dark face-for they
had had fearful night and were 10th.
1 saw at once. to hurry out to sea
again.
I stated my plight to Kepneff as
clearly as possible without revealing
my secret. His gloomy face grew
darker. He looked down stream and
asked IL could not go by land. Then
he went and studied his charts and in
struments and left me alone in agony.
Day broke. and with it came the tide.
moon-led up the great rivers of Quel-
parte--that tide Of the end Of the sea.
AS / sat on the deck of the yacht and
stared gloomily before me, what / saw
matched my sickening brain. We were
(while the great tide Of the Yellow
Sea was out) thirty feet below the
high-water line. A thousand Shiny
roots lay exposed to view, covered with
black mud which slid off continually
and dropped into the water below. A
thousand hateful crawling things
were wriggling back into the river.
Banks of reeking mud lay open to
view, sagging, stinking. sinking into
their own unfathomable depths. The
cavern of Avernus has verxbeen pic
tured so Horrible as the unbared sea-
coast and river banks at the Yellow
Sea end of the sea.
Then, silently, a change came. Our
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Howbeit. Dejneff had not been Will
ing TO admit that the relatives OF the
desecrated dead could become insane
until they knew of the dissertation
and who knew of the destruction Of the
Queens body except its destroyers and
myself? Not one human being And
would tell-or could they make me?
In such wise did my thoughts turn
anxiously to those who had won the
game at the temple of Ching-hng.
Kepneff evidently had no trace of them.
for he told me frankly that all had
been destroyed. / was sure that, had
he any trace of them, he would not
have spoken in such a way. Evidently
their original plan to get possession OF
the Queens body had been frustrated
by the sudden advance Of the date of
the funeral and by the arrival of Colo
mel Ii and myself on the scene. But
after that, they had played their
forced hands desperately and well, and
my accidental escape wGs all that now
stood between them and complete tri-
umph. With an oath ] swore into my
wet pillow that would still thwart
their damnable. hellish plot even more
completely than I had alreadyl That
funeral must be postponed, and the de-
struction of the Queens body be kept
a royal secret Here I laughed and
clinched my fists; the thrill of our Wild
game was On me, and l was instantly
caught up in deiirium Of daring
courses.
And yet some very sober thoughts
came TO me as the day grew brighter.
what of our Russian protectorate? AS
j thought of that phase of the affair
things took on a different color. 1t was
cne thing to win from Tuen by post
poning the funeral, but quite another
thing to ask Colonel Oranoff to post
pone the announcement of the protec-
torate. 1t certainly could not be an
nounced when the people were just
cheated out CT holiday upon which so
many thousand hearts had been so long
and so fondly set. II the pageant were
postponed. Tuen's men might easily
Gaise the cry that Tuen had, after. all.
paved Que.parte over" with success,
and the proof of It was that there was
no Queen to bury.
But by the time our little boat had
beaten her way into the smooth course
Of the Khan / had definitely resolved
to telegraph Oranoff to postpone the
funeral; this was the important thing.
Other matters must adjust themselves
some way. And despite my mental
suffering the hours of quiet had done
wonders for me; I felt stronger than I
had thought l could, and while KEEP
neff protested vigorously against my
venturing out, had my way and was
soon striding UP the main street OF
Han Chow toward the long, low build
ing to which the zigzag line of tele-
graph poles from Keinning led me.
A boy sleepily answered my shout
and 1 entered the paper door into a
large room which / saw at once was
the operating room.
"Can send a message to Keinning?"
I said hurriedly.
The lad stood speechless. A voice in
the next room spoke surly mono
syllable, and the boy answered:
"Yes."
1 turned to the table and composed
the following:
Message carried by Cossacks prema-
ture. Am returning on Dulcette alone.
Postpone funeral indefinitely. Martyn."
After rereading, 1 rewrote this in
cipher and handed it to the man who
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
@BI Archer BUTLER
HUBERT.

The temple of Ching ling had been
fireda
AS I lay there, dazed, delayed ex-
planat tions seemed to come to my dis
tracted mind-explanations of all the
miscellaneous phenomena which ac-
companied the complete triumph of the
emissaries of the Chinese Prince Tuen.
Then l thought of the good men-God
have pity on their darkened souls!--
who were being burned beside the
treasure
The treasured What OF it? / knew
too well the answer. There was now
no sacred sarcophagus. There was
now no body of the Queen to bury,
though a nation was preparing for the
imperial pageant but five days Off
And the dynasty-it, too. was doomed
now with every kinsman of the late
Queen.
All this swept over me as I lay In
utter darkness on the hillside. Then.
on the land breeze which came with
the storm. I heard the clatter Of
horses hoofs on the distant hills.
The signal Of flame had been given!
My flying column of Cossacks was of
for Keinning-with that letter of good
news to Colonel Oranoff.
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little boat drifted to the other side Of
its anchorage. and reeds and grasses
and branches, mud-coated. swung lei
surely UP stream, by the order Of the
setting moon. The drifting became
flowing, and the flowing f1ood-tide,
sweeping swiftly inland from the
storm-tossed sea- One by one the great
mud-banks disappeared from sight, and
the crawling things and the black roots
were covered by murky. boiling waters.
Lower and lower the land seemed to
fall, as our little craft shot thirty feet
and more into the air, and on the wind,
which followed the rising waters. came
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now appeared. adjusting his raiment
It was ell I thought best to say. It
was unnecessary for Oranon to know
that his worst fears had been realized.
This thought (and much else) as
held out the paper to the lazy fellow.
who began to blush and back away. I
was angry In . moment, and with
good reason, and roared out to the
man, who spoke again to the boy.
Then the boy said to me:
HE says that you asked II you
could send a message"
Whereupon the fellow pointed to the
instrument, podding wildly.
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nassed my horse all day long as tn0usH
e were a wounded snail.
rb. road was much like that pc
.uaan Keinning and Lynx Island-nar-
~, tony circuitous. How civiliza-
.,on 49, can be Judged by its roads! VINO
1io, - o+ teIl from these little, twist
,ns rough roads Of Quelparte tnat II
,ns, .,wavs been a conquered. apa-
thetic hermit nation!
As It grew dark and we were viii
sight of Keinning, we Tell IA VIII 49, -.
eral parties of pilgrims who, were no.
able to better our own poor rate
travelling. As we rode behind sucn
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

This is the second in
stallment of "The Queen
of Quelparte," a novel of
the superstitiOns of the
Koreans and Russia's
secret intrigue in the
Far EaSt-bOth of which
have led to the present
war with Japan. This
novel is historically true.
1t is more fascinating
than history because of
the thrilling love story
that runs through it.
You will get it complete
i'm four installmentS.
That means a 81 80 book
for 20 cents-an offer
unequaled anywhere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

burne There is clever study OF Paris by
night with Rsfaeilian reflections by A. NJ
Patterson. that holds forth promise for more
ambitious work. Ferdinand G. Walker exhibits
pleasngly drawn and effectively colored
sketch Of d man In field in Holland
The sculpture department contains some sd-
mirable heads Of children 10y Spicer Simson. A
young sculptor. Mahouri ~. Young. OF salt Lake
City. a pupil OF Raoul Verlet. sends Rest and
Toll" two s;atuettes OF bold conception and
evincing Rodinesque nerve and activity. Rest"
is brawny workman seated with bent head
bench in repose after hard work with
pick and shovel Toll is the same muscular
artisan. with every slnew strained 10 the highest
pitch IN the effort 10 raise a shovel full OF ore
In these works the youthful artist has concen-
trated the vitality OF his pstriarchal family.
Altogether. the exhibition Of the American
Art Association Of Paris IS most creditable. and
the president Of the club. Mr.. RodmRn Wanna
maker. and the board 81 governors who sustain
this thriving institution. which fosters a group
Of ambitious conscientious young artists OF re-
markable talent. may well he satisfied with the
effort Of the year. c. l. b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
FIRST AID FOR INJURED ANIMALS

Brom The Philadelphia Record.
A West PHILADELPHIA physician is writing All lH-
terestlnR and valuable little book that he intends
10 call First Aid 10 Injured Animals The book
seals with the treatment OF the common accldells
that happen dogs cats and horses. II shows
how 90 per cent Of the deaths that occur among
Ient that these animals receive in the interim
between their falling iii and the veterinary sur
geon's arrival The physician said Yesterday;
Take the case Of valuable dog, for Instance.
Togs frequently choke. A bone. a nail or piece
OF lin gets n their throat and there IL great danger
OF their dying before the surgeon comes. Many
- fnen 40 die hut there IL reason FOR this.
For A. is easv. without the slightest danger OF he
ing bitten. TO put the hand In the mouth OF cog
and 10 draw out push down the obstruction
that is killing him bandage-a handkerchief
or a towel Will do-ic passed between the teeth
and over the uppsr Jaw. and In a similar way
another bandage ~ passed between the teeth a%iH
czer the tluder an. one person holding the ends
~ two bandages keeps the dogs mouth wide open,
a second Uerson then. with perfect ease. ana
sa fety nut ms fingers down the animals throat
- relit,-. him, There are a hundred emergencies
ne tbiq one-tst M dangerous and Just as easily
treated In nv book Il Is my purpose 10 describe
a these emergencies and thus nope U" raw
animals lives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
LAsoucHERE ON WILHELM l. p.

From London Truth.
--b.-. I. an individuality about him that at
tracts. lie seeks 70 excel In every art ana MS
lively genius enables him 10 become. VI iliot a
master, creditable prohcieni ~ sihl1st
all whether he really believes IN has rlght aiNs1e
20 rule ~ perhaps doubtful. but most UNDOUBTEDLY
he is an able ruler though he Is soTnetlines q
little indiscreet fn his Language ana avs aoN.
the Law before he has fully thought 1he b,Gu1eCe
out. Generally speaking. however ne axe a
broad rtstesrnanlike view OF things and he has
done much 20 galvsniEe the dormant enersles o.
hfs counfrvr1en IA trade and manufacture ana 10
make his empire 4 great workshop - .
We blame him FOR insisting upon stIVuk iaHs
Bot were Germans Z do not mink may We ,e
should question that this II almost fecessi'3
Germany IS become what she aims 70 De %
too. regard 20 the army. Germany Pas no LIS
ural frontiers She Is SURROUNDED o1 poNeIts
that were they 10 combine would proDaos Is 81
her She knows that she holds Alsace ana 70
raire b, the sword. and that. however peaceill a
French ruler may be- France would strike LOT nc.
lost territory Germany engaged ia q SCI
contest with any Of her other nei6hoofs. -. ~
mistaken policy OF anneNinE these pIofl-Isass
which de present Emperor WAS not FespOAsiD.e
imposes him the necessity OF = su"As anu
effective army. - ~.
The difficulties Of Germany great sne ne
Emperor has always seemed 20 me 10 hsNe s''N''
considerable ability In meeting Their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Npa YOrk
gF.E.,-Es- or - head, al Tor
tp. market No trading In live cattle Fe"ng steady
fr...ed beef was very Eight demand A. lae &c PEI 10
- decent 10 choice sides cable adyices quoted
I've cattle and sheep steady London And idFerpo"
p1rT included 900 cattle
coo quarters Of beef the Messha 20 London 5le'
-,ar..rs ~ beef partly estimated On the 81 Paul
10 Southa npt1n 80 quarter on the lefnlS q Live
triti Princess cattle and $50 sheep. viii NOT
get on until SUNDAY -, -, - .,.t.z 49,
- al n ,nd were by Sanders al s. 6' per 100
~ F'esIinr weak Dressed calves weak city dressed
uer. selling sIi2isc n and country dressed
and fed calves Quotable
sdei.r vsfb very offered.
etTF-Eys aN-r LAMBS Receipt. Uere six 1882
h..d and counting the stale STOCK
-. 80 nne cars Sheep entirely nomi
80 a. ,be ab-~nce a oTerings- lambs slow. with
steady. and an easier feeling Tor
re rnderRrases Two were held over Medium -
cboc. lsrnhs sold s6dS6 - per 100 NJ deck 81 fai
cnp.d 40 az IS Dressed mutton SLOW AZ 77Slsc per
=, vfth > utile prime do selling At a. Dressed
is,r, ,eT quist sQiOitc Country dressed dollhouse
lambs $3.50 per carcass - 49, -
ssles-Kerrs commission Company: 80 buffalo lambs
Is n AversEe So s. 100 10 2is do 20 n at 50 80
SS-..1,or 4 60. fs5 state lambs IS b at Sc 81
Harrington: 20 western atnDs 20 10 81 ~ 40 -
DO co n. al So o, -. A. -,
clipped DO n. - so
fIocs- RECENT. n n 4l56 head. AL Tor
.,suxhferers No trade live hoss Feeling steady-
Country slow at 5a7sc PEP n cr heavy to
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