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beard, neatly clipped on the edges. stood
at the head of my horse, blinking with
establishment.
The fat woman reappeared, rolling pain
fully along the veranda.
"Enrico, It is her lover! Oh! my treas
ure, my lamb. my precious child. Do you
hear. Enrco? Her lover! Oh! the poor
darling of my heart"
She appeared to be giggling and weep
ing at the same time. The SKY above the
yard frightened all at once, as If the sun
had emerged with leap from the distant
waters of the Atlantic. She waved her
short arms at me over the railing, then
plunged her dark fingers in the shock OF
iron gray hair gathered on top of her head
/ swayed to and fro in the saddle, but
faithful to the plan of our escape, tfieu
to make clear my desire that these poems
should be sworn to secrecy Immediately
Meantime, somebody was trying to olsen
gage my feet from the stirrups
Certainly. 1t is as your worship wishes,
The careworn man at the head or my
horse was utterly in the dark.
Attention. he shouted. Catch hold,
hombres Garry the caballero."
l knew no more TIL 1 beheld Enrico. with
his white beard and Jealous eyes penang
over my couch.
''Sencr. the night Is far-advanced," he
said soothingly, land Dolores. my wife,
watches over Dona ,Seraphina's siumbers,
On the other side of this wall"
| had been dead to the world for nearly
twenty hours, and the awakening reese :nbied
a new birth, for l felt weak and helpless
as an infant.
Not whisper of any sort of news reach
ed us in our hiding place till the fourth
evening when one of the vaqueros reported
tc Enrico that, riding On the inland bound
ary he had fallen In with company OF
infantry encamped on the edge OF niue
wood Troops were beng moved upon Rio
Medic. He brought a rote from the officer
IL command of that party. 1t contained
nothing but requisition for twenty head
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Fashion in Crime.
a the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph
1t would appear from the report for last
year of the prison commissioners for Scot
land that drunkenness in that country 10
yielding before the superior attractions Of
burglary. From 1902 to lJut; the commit.
ments FOR trifing delinquenc:es fell rom
81, 40 10 Is, 1856 whereas those for serious
off,n rose from lo.601 20 :1.l2o. Gel tain
presuilptuous persons have haZarded The
theory that the high proport on Of Offend
ors which, in the northern kingdom, de-
clned to avail itself of the option" had re-
latior tc natural character sizes, If it was
nnt. il 6e ed, due to the fact that The Scotch
man. much as he disl ked going to prison.
disIked parting with his money more. The
comm s. :oners now point out that in IRE
land more than half the fines imposed are
le.s thar 5s., which probably accounts for
81 per cent of them being pad In Scott
land on the other hand WHORE oGiy - per
cent were paid. more than half are of Jos.
and upward.
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The Punishment of Moukden.

From the Fortnighty Review.
The ancient Manchu capital lies fourteen
English miles to the east of the railway
from which 1t is separated by fiat. fer
tile but embarrassing country, at present q
sea of impossible mud. The great Napo-
leon said that in Poland he had discovered
a new elemant Ia Boue" The Polish mud
is nothing to that here Moukden has had
a checkered history during the Russian oc-
cupation. At first it was decided. out Of
consideration for the feelings of the impe-
rial family, not to occupy II. The Russian
general occupied post Of observation near
the town, into which his soldiers were al
lowed to enter. The inhabitants showed
themselves on the whole friendly, but a
soldier, probably under the influence Of
drink, having made himself obnoxious in
the city, WAS seized and imprisoned by the
Chinese police. Next morning he was
brought up before the mandarin. who,
dealing with him as with one of his own
people, ordered him to be crucified On the
west gate of The city wall. The cruel Or
der was carried out. The next morning
the early Russian visitors were Mortified to
see the body of their comrade nailed to the
great door, his white tunic REDEEMED by
streams of blood.
News was at once carried to General
Grodekoff. then in command of the troops
of the district. Furious at the intentional
insult to his religion and country, he hand
ed over the town to three days pillage.
The soldiers, only too glad to avenge their
comrades death, burst into the town, mas
sacring every Chinaman seen in the streets
Bursting into the palace, they scattered
the rich silks, the pearls, the brocades, the
rare bronzes. Documents hundreds Of
years old, priceless to science, recording
the history of a vanished age, were burned
or trampled under foot. Jade from Kash-
gar, furniture that Riesner might have en-
vfed incense burners in exquisite Cloisonne
enamel, were to be picked up for few ko-
peks. After the three days sack the Rus
SLAMS retired from the city. Since then the
Chinese have not dared to lift their eyes
from the ground.
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this floor, is common Brennan moto1
made for automobile purposes. 1t 10 OF
the water-cooled type, weighs 500 pounds
and gives only six or seven horse power
though theoretically of twelve-horse power.
My propelling mechanism is IS followsSi
On the rectangular frame. over the middle
OF the car, we have two siX-foot propelerd
on a transverse shaft that runs In sIeeve6
which are turned by mechanical worm and
worm-wheel, so as to rotate the axes %
the propellers In any direction-forward,
back, down or up The plan is to have
four propellers, two at each end OF the
frame, placed like the wheels of a wagon.
The propellers are six feet from one end
to the other. Each has four blades OF
sheet steel ~ by feet, set at an angle OF
thirty degrees.
400 Turns Minute.
THE required speed of the propellers 10
400 revolutions a minute. The 400 revolu-
lions would give a speed of thirty miles
an hour in calm. With a thIrty-horss
power engine. which l hope to use at the
st. Louis contest. j can use the four pro-
pellers, which will not only give higher
speed, but also much better command OF
the ship
DR.. Greth was born in Mulhouse. Alsace.
on the Rhine, in France, forty-five years
ago. He and the noted Dreyfus are towns
men and were classmates in the public
school at Mulhouse. In 1878 he came to
America. but went back to France two
years later, returning again in 1851 Since
the latter year his home has been in San
Francisco. though he has made several
trips to Europe, principally in connection
with matters relating to his airship inven-
tions. Like Santos Dumont,> he is the son
of a mechanical engineer. During his
youth he served two years in a French war
with the Arabs, and at that time he was
impressed with the value that might b
derived from the use of dirigibe balloons.
Desiring TO devote all his time to ais
ship building, Dr. Greth gave up the prao.
,Af,, lf.,I, IL,
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ROMANCE.

an inconceivable rapidity, in less time than
1t takes to draw breath. He never recog-
nized me. l saw his glare of incredulous
awe change suddenly to horror and despair.
He had felt himself losing his balance.
He had stepped back too far. He tried to
recover himself, but 1t was too late. He
hung for a moment In his backward fall;
his arms beat the air, his body curled upon
itself with awful striving. All at once
he went limp all over, and. with the sun
light full upon his unturned face, vanished
downward from my sight.
But at the last moment he managed to
clutch the blight of the hanging rope. The
end of it must have been lying quite loose
on the ground above, for l saw its whole
length go whizzing after him in the twink
ling of an eye. l pressed the flask fiercely
TO my breast, raging with the thought
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The Tramp Stencgrapher.
From the Era Magazine.

from the Era Magazine.
In her failure to get steady work the girl
who comes to New York is apt to become .
lonely, homeless thing of mo continuing
city," known and disrespected by business
men under the title of "a fioater.' 4
"foater" is a girl tramp stenographer, who
lives from hand to mouth and town to
town, who gets started rolling round and
does not want any moss, will not stay In
any position long. simply making enough In
each place to get on to the next. 1t is an
ugly form of wander-lust. The foaters arc
held unreliable and firms have become
weary of engaging them. The number Of
foaters is sadly the increase. Last
month the agency of a New York company
in Los Angeles reported sixty in that city
and throughout the south came word OF
continued increase In the number of these
restless, nestless birds, pathetically follow
ing the summer.
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might start him off again. He was reputed
to be almost out Of his mind with sorrow.
arising from his great attachment for the
family. He walked about as If distracted
suffered from insomania, and had not been
fit to preside in his court for over a week.
now.
But don't you expect Williams back on
board directly?'
He shook his head.
NO Not even tonight. He tipped me the
wink. This evening he will send a note that
that consignee detains him for the night,
because the letters are not ready
was greatly cast down. What about
getting him back on board at once.
.Sebright was biting his lip. The neces-
SHY was pressing. he admitted.
Heb; ne mad an Idea where to find him. But for
nlmself he could not go-that was evident
Neither would l wish him to leave the Ship
even for moment, now Seraphina was on
BOARD An unexpected visit from some
Jealous police understrapper a momentary
want of presence Of mind on the part of the
umid steward: there was enough to bring
ABOUT our undoing. Not one Of our own
crew knew anything more Of Spanish than
Few terms Of abuse, perhaps. Their
hearts We're In the right place, but as to
tnelr wits, he wouldn't trust single one of
them by himself-no. not an inch away
from the ship. How could he send one Of
them ashore with the wine-shops yawning
wide on all sides, and not enough lingo to
ask FOR the way. Sure to get drunk. to get
lost. TO get into trouble in some way, and
IN the end get picked up by the police. The
slightest hitch of the sort would call at
tentlon upon the ship-and with OBrien to
Draw differences. He rubbed his
head. ms
- suppose I'll have to CO." he Rrunted.
BUT am known; 1 may be followed.
Iney may wonder why rush to fetch my
: skipper And yet 1 feel this is the time.
me very time. Between now and O'Clock
tomorrow morning we have an almost abso-
lutte certftude of getting away with you
Two Ihls IS our chance and your chance q"
lie was lost In perplexity. Then, as If
inspired, cried:
II will go!''
THE devil!" he said. amazed would
your"
I rushed at him with arguments. No
one would know me. My clothes were all
right and clean enough for a feast day
could slip through the crowds unperceived.
The principal thing to get Seraphina
out Of O'Brien's reach At the worst,
could always find means to get away from
Cuba by myself. And If missed Williams
by some mtschance and failed to make my
way back in time, charged him solemnly
not to walt, but sail away at the earliest
possible moment.
The American brigantine was berthed by
them close astern of the Lion, and Sebright
had the idea of asking her mate to let his
boat ut was in the water) put ashore
visitor he had board His own were
hoisted. he explained, and there were no
boatmen plying for hire.
His request was granted. I was pulled
ashore by two American sailors, who never
said word to each other and evidently
took me for 4 Spaniard.
l thanked them in Spanish, and, travers-
ing piece of open ground made wide
circle to enter the town from the land side
to still further cover my tracks.
(To be contfnued.)
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Native and Artificial Indigo.
From the London Telegraph

A remarkable fact is reported by the
Journal of the Society of Arts with regard
to the competition between artificial and
native indigo. The German chemists have
of recent years discovered how to make
indigo out of its chemical constituents and
they can produce it more cheaply than con
the Indian manufacturers out Of the va
rious plants from which 1t Is derived. 1t
was thought that this European competi-
ton would ruin the native industry, but the
mischief done has been greatly reduced by
a curious circumstance. 1t has been found,
says one of the reporters on the subject to
the Indian government. that whsn natural
and synthetic indigo are blended in about
equal proportions the resulting mixture Is
more durable and also brighter as n dye
than Ia the natural indigo, and In c0nsa-
Quence a great impetus has been given to
the dyeing industry. and much more indigo
ID used than formerly. The report relates
particularly to Aleppo. which imports every
year between 600 and 100 chests Of indigo
from India
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that he could yet tear 1t out of my hands;
but by the time the strain came his falling
body had acquired such a velocity that
didn't feel the slightest jerk when the green
cord snapped-no more than if 1t had been
the thread of cobweb.
Tears, tears of gratitude were running
down my face. My limbs trembled. But
was sane enough not to think of myself any
more.
Drink Drink | stammered. rails ng
Seraphinas head on my shoulder, while the
galloping horses of the poems in hot pursuit
passed with "a laundering rumble above us.
Then all was STILL
Our getting out of the cave was a matter
of unremtting toll through what might
have been year of time.
Our unsteady feet crushed, at last, the
black embers Of the fires scattered by the
hoOfs of horses; and the plain appeared I'M
mense to our weakness, swept of shadows
by the high sun. lonely and dcsolate as the
sea. We looked at the litter OF the LuSare-
nos camp, rags on the trodden grass, a
couple of abandoned blankets, musket
thrown away in the panic, dirty red sash
lying on heap of sticks, "A wooden bucket
from the schooner, smashed water gourds
scafYolding of poles, for drying strips OF
meat, had been knocked over; found
nothing there except bits of hairy hide; but
Jumps OF scorched flesh adhered to the
white bones scattered amongst the ashes OF
the camp-and l thanked God for them.
We averted our eyes from our faces IN
very love, and we did not speak from pity
for each other.
We walked away from the spot. as If our
feet had been shod In lead; and we Rugged
the edge of the cruel ravine, as one Keeps
by the side of q friend.
From our first step downward the hard.
rafting noise of the stones accompanied
our descent. growing in volume. bewl!derihg
our minds We had missed the indistnct
beginning of the trail the side of the
ravine and had to follow the course of the
stream.
We pushed on through the punches OF
tough twigs; the massive hoWlders closed
the view on every side; and Seraphina fol-
lowed me with her hands on my shoulders
This was the best way III which | could
HELM her descent till the decivity became
I, less steep: ard then I went ahead forcing
a path for her. Often we had to walk into
the bed of the stream. 1t was icy cold
Some strange beast, perhaps bird. fnvls-
ible somewhere. emitted from time to time
a faint and lamentable shrek.
| Then. as I stepped round a large frag-
vauuero He had taken off his hat before
| something and made perfunctory sign of
| the cross. He looked up and down the
! lofty wall. as If it could give him the word
! OF that riddle Twice his spurs FLASHED
i softly and with one hand grasping the
| rope. he stopped low in the twill ght over a
! body
I'VE looked for this Lugareno" he said,
| replacing his ha: on his head carelessy.
! He mad singer. and saw him once
! kin one of us very swiftly. They used to
! call him IN jest Eel Demonio Ali But you
But you 80
| His wonder overcame him. His hewild-
| cred eyes glimmered, staring at In the
| deepening dusk
I speak hombTe" he cried. "who are You
! and who Is she? Whence came you?
| Where are You going with this woman?'
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Strength and Weight.

THE framework Of steel tubing n built
In trusswork 30 as to get the greatest pos
sible strength for its weight In the mid
die Of this framework Is q car seven feet
long. four feet wide and four feet high.
It 10 composed simply of the tubing and the
board floor. The motor, ct the middle OF
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CHATTER XI.

Not a soul stirred In the one long street
of the negro village We entered Sera-
phina's hacienda. The high walls inclosed
a square court deep as the yard of a prison,
with fat-roofed buildings all around II
rang with many voices suddenly. Every
moment the daylight increased; young
negresses In loose gowns ran here and
there, cackling like chased hens, and a
fat woman waddled out from under the
shadow OF a veranda.
She was Seraphina's old nurse. She was
scolding volubly, and suddenly she shrieked,
as though she had been stabbed. Then all
was still for a long time Sitting. hight on
the back of my patient mount, with my
fingers twisted In the name, / saw In a
throng of woody heads and bright gar
ments Seraphina's pale face. An increasing
murmur of sobs and endearing names
mounted up to me. Her hair hung down,
her eyes seemed immense: these people
were carrying her off-and a man with a
careworn, bilious face and straight, gray
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-27
WSCONSIN'S CAPITOL
IS A SMOlDfRING RUN
Fire Caused by Crossed Electric Wires
The Building Cost One
Million Dollars.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. PA fire
that started at this morning from
crossed electric wires. completely gut
ting Wisconsin's beautiful capito
building. The loss is 100000. The in
surance was only 100000. The fire was
not discovered until under great head
way. Local firemen were unable tC
cope with it, and appealed to Milwau-
kee, but aid came too late.
The fire means the building of 4 new
capitol. special session of the legis-
lature Will be called and there will
probably be a renewal of the agitation
to remove the capital from Madison to
milwaukee,. The east and west wings
of the capitol were entirely ruined.
The building cost $1,000, 900
Governor LaFollette personally di-
rected the fight against the flames.
Students and citizens assisted in re-
moving the records and law books.
The vaults are believed to be intact
Only $4,000 was on hand. Fire Chief
Bernard was seriously injured by fall
ing bricks.
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Doinas of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-In the
house today Speaker Cannon announc-
ed the appointment of COnnell of
Pennsylvania. to the committee on pat
ents. leVees and Mississippi improve
ments. Bonynge. of Colorado, to the
committee on irrigation, mines and
mining and Gambler of Mississippi, to
the committee on public lands. The
senate amendments to the Judicial ap-
preparation bill were disagreed to by
the house and it was sent to confer
ence. The day was devoted to the
consideration of private pension bills.
The senate bill providing that the car
rying of army and naval supplies be
restricted to American vessels was
called uD.
The senate committee on public
buildings today favOrably reported the
bill proposed by Platt appropriatins
$4,000, 900 for the acquisition of d site
for the new postoffice building in New
York.
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FLOOD SITUATION
IN CALIFORNIA
Southern Pacific Track Is Covered
Three Feet Deep at Marysv|Ie
NO Trains.

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 27.-The river
IS stationary at 27.6 feet above low
water mark. A light rain is falling
The river is rising at Fremont and the
backWater at NicOlaus and Vernon is
hlgher than ever before known and is
sui rising. 1t is feared the levees will
give way. The break at Edwards
ranch. below this city is nearly 200
feet wide and an immense volume of
water pouring through. The water Is
up TO foot in the street levee but
there is no danger to the city. Unless
the break can be closed the water will
cover the river country down to Wal
nut grove and do immense damage.
The water is three feet over the
Southern Pacific track between Marys-
vie and Oroville and the road VII he
impossible before Wednesday at the
earliest.
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Rochester Loss Four Millions.

ROCHESTER,. Feb. 27.-The fire
scene today was iceclad. Careful estl-
mates now place the property loss at
nearly $4O00,000.
Insurance men today announce that
none of the companies carrying risks
in Yesterdays fire will be embarrassed
although they admit the loss falls
heavily. coming Immediately after the
great Baltimore fire. LlOyds of Lon
don are by far the heaviest losers.
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Jao Gunboat Was Sunk.

LONDON. Feb. 21.-A Chez Foo cor
respondent of the St. James Gazette
wires that one Japanese gunboat was
badly damaged in the last attack on
Port Arthur. 1t made a point near
Chez Foo but sank before reaching the
port. Eight of her crew arrived at
Chez Foo and reported that several
boat loads of survivors were landed
east of Chez Foo.
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ing present except the prisoners and
their attorneys.
Prior to the sentence one of the de-
PENDANTS attorneys. Douglass, moved
for new trials for Machen, Lorenz and
the motion making an exception, how
ever for Samuel Croft because of the
government Conrad had expressed a
belief in Samuel Groff's innocence.
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Alexieff's Official Report.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21.-An
official dispatch from AleXieH giving
the details of the Japanese attack on
Port Arthur on the 25th inst has been
received by the car 1t is merely con-
firmatory of General Plugs report of
the engagement. 1t says the Japanese
one seaman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-27
New York Republicans for Roosevelt

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The repub-
lican state committee went into ses-
sion this morning at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. The meeting lasted only ten
minutes The state convention Will be
held April 18th. y strong resolution
declaring for RoOseVeltS nomination
was unanimously adopted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-27
Safe Deposit Company Fails.

TAUNTON. \. j., Feb 27.-The
Taunton Safe Deposit and Trust COM
pany closed its doors today. The
state bank commissioners announced
that they will demand a receiver
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-27
NEWS
IS TAME
=.
Antagonists Waiting
and Watching.
LAST PORT ARTHUR ENGAGEMENT
The Japs Assert That Not One Of
Their Warships Has Yet
Been Damaged.
LAST PORT ARTHUR ENGAGEMENT

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21.-The
force at Port Arthur, according to dis
patches today from AleXieff. He be-
lieves another attack is imminent The
fleet now off the harbOr includes Il
battleships and cruisers and eight de-
StrOyerS.
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CHICAGO Corn and Wheat.

CHICAGO. Feb. 21.-Old July wheat
81. 97A. New July 96as. closed the
same. May wheat was again ham,
mered. The lack of war news aided
the bears. The market opened at
s1.05A and lost 35s cents at the clos
ing Corn So "A 55$s.
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In Fifth West Virginia District.

WILLIAMSON, W. Va. Feb 81
Pursuant to the call issued two weeks
sessional district assembled in conven-
ton here today. All indications point
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Another British Ship Sea rched,

PERM ISLAND, Red Sea. Feb. 81
The British Benalder. bounded for
London from Yokohama, signalled
while passing here that she had been
stopped in the Red sea by a Russian
Warship and searched.