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Porto Riean Message.

Washington, Dec. 5.-President
Roosevelt's special message to con-
gress on Porto Rico will be sent to
congress on Dec. II. The presidents
views on the island and the legisIa-
tion he favors are the direct outcome
of his recent visit to Porto Rico. The
presidents special message on Pana-
ma will be laid before congress on
Dec II.
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Diplomatic Changes.

Washington, ID. c., Dee. 5.-Henry
White, American ambassador to Rome,
will be transferred i'm the near future
from that post to Paris, where he win
succeed Robert S. Mccormick as am
bassador. White will be succeeded at
Rome by Lloyd c. Griscom, now Amer
lean ambassador to Brazil. White Is
now In Washington.
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HAu is BETTER.
American Prisoner Is in Better Health
Again Rena nded.

London, Dec. 5.-Karl Hau, the
Washington professor. who has been
under arrest here since Nov. 7, charg-
ed with the murder of Frau Molittor
his mother-in-law, at Baden Baden
again appeared on a remand in the
Bow street police court today. The
prisoner who has fully recovered his
health, was remanded for another
week in order to enable the German
representatives to obtain further evil
dence.
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The VICTIMS OF
AN EXPLOSION
EIGHT GIRLS INJURED IN AN
ACCIDENT.
They Were Employed in an indian
apoIis Match Factory Where an Ex-
pIosion Occurred This Morning
They Were Burned and Crushed.

indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 5.-In a fire
that started from an explosion of
thousands of paper matches at the
factory of +. A. Rathbun & Co., West
Indianapolis, today, eight young wo-
men were burned, four OF them seri-
ously. Others were painfully burned
escape from the building.
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India's Cotton cron.

London, Dec. 5.-Reports from Call
cutta and Burma tell of an extremely
good seasons cotton crop. The area
under cultivation Is 1S7,5S2 acres and
everything has been favorable to the
crop this season. The output is ex-
pected to be record one.
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RESOLUTIONS NOT
CONSIDERED
NEGRO TROOPS MATTER HAS
BEEN DELAYED.
The Question Was Debated, But Be-
cause of the Absence of Senator
Penrose, Who Introduced the Reso-
luton, Nothing Was Done.

Washington, Dec. 5.-After debate
today the senate postponed until to-
morrow the consideration of the reso-
lutions calling for information rela-
tive to the discharge of the negro
troops of the Twenty fifth infantry,
formerly stationed at Brownsville,
Tex. The delay was caused by the
absence from the city of Senator Pen
rose
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BUSY IN THE SENATE.
Flood of Petitions and Bills Were Filed
by Senators.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The morning
business was heavy in the senate to-
day. 1t was practically the first OPP
portunity the senator's have had to
introduce petitions, memorials, bills
and resolutions and many such were
presented. Preceding this order the
vice president laid before the senate
a number of communications from the
executive department, which were or
dered printed as documents.
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COME WEST FOR PASTOR.
Rev. Mr.. satten of Valley City invited
to Brooklyn Pulpit.

Valley City, N. D., Dec. 5.-Rev.
James Hoffman Batten, pastor of the
Congregational church, has received a
call from the Emmanuel church Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, which he viii proba-
bly, accept. The church has O $4,000
structure and has a membership OF
500.
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which the hotel furnished-a pamphlet on
coated paper filled with half-tone engray-
ings and half-extravagant eulogies of what
1t proclaimed to be, an earthly paradise,
with the rates by the day or week given
on the cover page to show on what terms
this paradise might be enjoyed.
Dorothys bower was green and cool and
crystal, the ruggedness of the rocks soft
ened by the wealth of foliage. A very
limpid spring high up and out of sight
among the leaves sent its waters tinkling
down the face of the cliff, ever filling a
crystal-clear lakelet at the foot. which yet
was never full. Velvety and beautiful as
was the moss surrounding this pond II was
nevertheless too damp to form an accept
able couch for human being, unless that
human being were brave enough to risk the
rheumatic inconvenience which followed
Rip Van Wrinkles long sleep in these very
regions, so Dorothy always carried with her
from the hotel featherweight, spiders s.
web hammock, which she deftly slung be-
tween two saplings. their light suppieness
giving an almost pneumatic effect to this
fairy net spread In a fairy glen and here
the young woman swayed luxuriousy in
the relaxing lights of an Incidence still
too new to have become commonplace or
wearisonie.
in the hammock, but often the book slip
ped unnoticed to the moss and she lay look
ing upward at the little discs of the blue
sky visible through the checkering maze
of green leaves. One afternoon, deserted
by the latest piece of f1ctlonal literature
marked IN plain figures on the paper cover
that protected the cloth binding, one dollar
stores for one dollar and eight cents Dor
othy lay half-hypnotized by the twinkling
of the green leaves above her. when she
heard a sweet voice singing a rollicking
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now sports merely a mustaehe, looking
quite like man from New York You
wouldn't recognize him II You met him on
are at work today repairing the damage.
! told Jack that IL this sort of thing kept
on I'd be compelled to patronize another
hotel, but he says 1t won't happen again.
1t seems he vas trying TO combine two
substances by adding a third. and, as I
understood him, the mixing took place
with unexpected sudGenness. He has en-
deavored to explain to me the reaction. as
he calls Ii. which occurred, but seem to
have no head for chemistry. and besides,
IL am to be, blown through the roof some
OF these days 1t will be no consolation to
me when l come down upon the pavement
outside to know accurately the different
elements which contributed to my eieva-
ton. Jack Is very patient in trying to in
struct me, but he could not resist the
ing that your friend, Miss Katherine
Kempt, would have known at once the
full particulars OF the reaction. Indeed.
he says, she warned him of the disaster
by marking a passage In a book she gave
him which foreshadowed this very thing.
She must be most remarkable young wo-
man, and ii shows how stupid l am that
l did not in the least appreciate this fact
when In her company"
The next letter was received a week
later He was getting on swimmingly,
both at the foreign office and at the Rus
sian admiralty. All the officials he had
hSAe HfpSl tOutltoNS anu hilAlpuS "
advance his interests. He wrote about the
mAapprehensions held in England regard
Ing Russia. and expressed his resolve to
do what he could when he returned to re-
move these false impressions.
'Of course" he went on. mo American
or Englishman can support or Justify the
repressive measures so often carried out
ruthlessly by the Russian police Still,
even these may be exaggerated. for the po-
lice have TO deal with people very much
different from our own. 1t IS rather Gu
rious that al this moment I am In vague
this place is watched. and / am also al
most certain that my friend Jack Is being
Swallowed. He dresses like workman;
his grimy blouse would delight the heart
of his friend Tolstoi, but he is known to
be prince, and I think the authorities
imagine he is playing up to the laboring
classes, whom they despise. l lay 1t all
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liyered to him. What on earth has the
genial captain written to effect such
transformation in my friend? He came TO
fne that evening clothed In HIS right
mind; Ia evening rlg-out with his decoFe-
ttons upon IL, commanded me TO get into
my dinner toys. took me in a carriage
across the river To the best restaurant
st. Petersburg affords. and there we had
a champagne dinner, In which he drank
to America and all things American
Whether 1t was the enthusiasm produced
by Captain kempts communication or
the effect OF the champagne L do net
know. but lie has reconsfdered his de-
termination rot TO return to the United
States. and very soon we set out together
for the west.
IL shall be glad TO get out Of this place
We were followed to the restaurant. am
certain, and am equally certain that a
the next table two police spies were seat
ed. and these two Swallowed US in a Gao
until we reached our blacksmith's shop.
Ii Is a humiliating confession to make.
but somehow the atmosphere of this place
has got on my nerves. and / shall be glad
to turn my back on it, Jack pooh-poohs
the Idea that he is in any danger. Even
the governor of St Petersburg he says,
dare not lay a finger on him. and as foS
the chief of police. he pours scorn on THAI
powerful official. He scouts the idea Ihas
he is being watched. and all-ln-all ID
quite humorous at my expense. saylR,
Il 1T my state OF mind IS more fitting fok
a schoolgirl than for stalwart man over
ak feet In height One consolation IS thas
Jack now has become as keen for Amer
lea as l am. J. expect that the interview
arranged for nc tomorrow with Il great
government official will settle my own
business finally one way or another. \
while ago ] was confident of success. hut
the repeated delays have made me less
optimistic now. although the gentle
courtesy of those In high places remains
uEdiminished
Dear Miss Amhurst. ] cannot afford to
fall lower In your estimation than per.
haps ! deserve. so / must say that thlg
fear which has overcome me is all ON ac-
connt of my friend. and not ON my own
behalf at all. am perfectly safe iH Rus
STA, being British subject My cold and
formal Cousin ThRXted is r. member of
the British embassy here. and my cold
and formal uncle IS 2 cabinet minister ia
Fbgland. facts which must be we'll known
to these spy-IafOrmed peopla OF St. Ie-
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tersburg; so I am immune. The worst
they could do would be to order me out
of the country, but even that IS unthink-
able. If any one attempted to interfere
with me have only to act the hero Of
the penny novelette-draw myself up to
my full height, which. as you know. is
not that of a pigmy, fold my arms across
my manly chest, cry, Ia, ha" and sing
Rule Britannia whereupon the villains
would wilt and withdraw. But Jack has
no such security. He is q Russian sub
Ject, and, prince or cOmmoner, the au-
thorities here could do what they liked
with him. L always think Of things when
1t is too late to act. ! wish ! had urged
Jack ashore at Bar Harbor and induced
him to take the oath of allegiance to tho
United States. 1 spoke TO him about that
coming home in the carriage. and TO my
amazement he said he wished he had
thought of 1t himself at the time we were
over there.
Enough of this. I daresay he Is IN no
real danger. after all. Nevertheless I
shall induce him 10 pack tomorrow, and
VIC VIII make for London together so my
next letter will bear a British stamp. and
I assure you the air of England viii taste
good to one benighted Britisher whose
name is Alan Drummond."
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guests. even IL all It's multitude OF rooms
are occupied, at least one spot for each
visitor to regard as his or her fayorite
nook. So large an extent OF woodland sue
cessfully dehes landscape gardening. IT IN
sists on being left alone, and Its very I'm
mensity raises a financial barrier against
triInly-kept gravel walks There were plenty
Of landscape garden walks In the immediate
vicinity of the hotel, and some of them
ambitiously penetrated into the woods, re-
lapsing from the civilization Of beaten
gravel into primitive thicket trail. which.
however. always led to some celebrated
bit of picturesqueness: q waterfall. or a
pulpit rock outstanding like tower. or the
fancied resemblance of human face carved
by nature from the cliff, or viewpoint
jutting out over deep chasm of the val
ley. which usually supported a rustic sum
mer house or pavilion where unknown
names were carved on the woodwork-the
last resort of the undistinguished to achieve
Immortality by means of q jaek-knife.
Dorothy discovered little Eden of her
own, to which no dfsceTnible covert-way
led. for 1t was not conspicuous enough to
obtain mention in the little gratis guide
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CHAPTER z.
Calamity Unseen

The habit of industry practiced from
childhood to maturity is not oblterated BY
an unexpected shower of gold. Dorothy
was an early riser and one morning. en-
tering the parlor from her room she saw,
lying upon the table, letter with a Rus
sian stamp, but addressed In an unknown
hand to her friend Katherine Kempt. She
surmised that here was the first communi-
cation from the prince and expected 10
learn all about it during the luncheon hour
at the latest But he morning and after
noon passed, and katherine made no sign.
which Dorothy thought was most unusual
All that day and the next Katherine went
about silent, sed8te and serious, never once
quoting the humorous Mr.. Gilbert. On the
third morning Dorothy was surprised,
emerging fran her room, 10 see katherine
standing by the table, black book IN her
hand On the table lay a large package
from New York. recently opened, display
ing number OF volumes in what might be
termed serious binding, leather or cloth,
but none showing that high coloring which
distinguishes the output Of American ic-
ton.
'tGood-rnorning. Dorothy. The early bird
is after the worm Of science She geld
forth the volume in. her hand. ''Steele's
Fourteen Weeks Course in Chemistry an
old book but fasclnatingly written. DOro-
thy" she continued with a sigh, II want
to talk seriously with you
about chemistry" asked Dorothy.
About men, said Katherine firmly,
"and incidentally, about women
An interesting subject, Kate. but you've
got the wrong textbooks. You should
have had a parcel of novels Instead"
Dorothy seated hersssf, and Katherine
followed her example. Steeie's Fourteen
Weeks Course resting, In her lap.
Every man. began Katherine should
have a guardian to protect him."
From women
From all things that are deceptive, and
not what they seem
That sounds very sententious, Kate.
What does 1t mean r.
at means that man is slnpleton. easily
taken th He Is too honest for crafty
women, who .deiude him shamelessly- !"
Whom have you teen deiuding, Katess
Dorothy. / am a sneak
Dorothy laughed.
Indeed, Katherine. you are anything bat
oContinaed on Sixth Pxase)
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CHAPTER TX.
In Russia.

The next letter Dorothy received bore
Russian stamps, and was dated at the
blacksmith's shop, Bolshoi Prospect, St
Petersburg. After few preliminaries,
which need not be set down here, Drum
mond continued:
THE day after Jack arrived In London.
there being nothing whatever to detain him
In England, we set off together for St
Petersburg, and are now domiciled above
his blacksmith shop. We are not on the
fashionable side of the river, but our street
is wide, and very short walk brings us
to bridge which. being crossed, allows
US to wander among palaces If we are so
disposed. We have been here only four
days. yet good deal has already been ac-
complished. The influence of the prince
has smoothed my path for me. Yesterday
/ had an audience with very important
parsonage in the foreign office, and today
have seen an officer of high rank In the
navy. The prince warns me to mention
no names because letters, even to young
lady, are sometimes opened before they
reach the person to whom they are adj
dressed These officials who have been
kind enough to receive me are gentlemen
so polished that I feel quite uncouth in
their presence. / am a little shaky in my
French, and feared that my knowledge of
but both of these officials speak English
much better than | do, and they seemed
rather pleased had voluntarily visited st.
Petersburg to explain that discourtesy
was meant in the action 1 had so unfortun-
ately taken on the Baltic, and they gave
me their warmest assurances they would
do what they could to ease the tension be-
tween our respective countries. 1t seems
that my business here will be finished much
sooner than / expected, and then l am off
on the quickest steamer for New York, In
the hope of seeing Niagara Falls. I have
met with one disappointment, however.
Jack says he cannot possibly accompany
me to the United States. 1 nave failed to
arouse in HIM the faintest interest about
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II you approve of the message I'll go to
the hotel and send 1t at once"
Katherine gave her the book and lent the
little silver pencil which hung jingling. with
other trinkets, on the chain at her belt.
Dorothy scrubbed a note. tore out the fly
leaf and presented 1t to Katherine, who
read:
ALAN Drummond, Bluewater Club. Pail
Mall. London. Tell Lamont that his letter TO
Capt. Kempt was delayed and did not reach
the captain until today. Capt. Kempt's re-
ply will be sent under cover to you at your
club. Arrange for forwarding IL you leave
England Dorothy Amhurst-"
When katherine finished reading she
looked up at her friend and exclaimed:
.sWeIl.' giving that one word a meaning
deep as the clear pool on whose borders she
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A ROCK IN THE BALTIC.
BY ROBERT BARR.
Copyright 1905 by Robert Barr All rights reserve

Upright 1908. by Robert Barr. All rights reserved
| Pendergast in voice that seemed to come
| out of sepulcher.
who sighted the gum
=" I did. SIR
why did not the regular gunner do
| tiiatT
He did, sir, but I also took observa-
| lions. and raised the muzzle .000327 Of an
| inch
WAS your gunner Inaccurate, then. to
! that extent?'
| Is No. sir. but had weighed the ammu-
| milton. and found 1t short by two ounces
| and thirty-seven grains
/ II must not bore you with all the ques-
| lions and answers. I merely give these as
samples. They questioned me about the
/ recoil. the action Of the gun, the state of
| this. that and the other after firing, and
/ luckily was able to answer to dot every
| query put to At the finish one of the
! judges asked me to give in my own words
| my opinion of the gun. Admiral Sir John
! glared at him he put this question for.
! OF course, to any expert the answers had
| furnished. all taken together, gave an ac-
| curate verdict on the gun, assuming my
! statements to have been correct, which /
| maintain they were. However, as Sir John
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the electric works at Niagara He insists
that he is on the verge of most impor-
tant discovery, the nature of which he does
not confide in me. | think he Is working
too hard, for he Is looking quite faggard
and oyerdone, but that Is always the way
with him. He throws himself heart and
soul into any dff1culty that confronts him.
and works practically night and day until
he has solved 1t.
Yesterday he gave the whole street q
fright. / had just returned from the for
eign Office. and had gone upstairs to my
room, when there occurred an explosion
that shook the building from cellar to
roof, and sent the windows OF our black
smiths shop rattIing into the street Jack
although that hne beard OF his was badly
sngsd. He has had y shaved on, and
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CHAPTER vII-continued.

Next mornings mail brought Dorothy a
bulky letter decorated with English stamps.
She locked the door. tore open the enYei-
ope and found many sheets of thin paper
bearing the heading of the Bluewater Club,
Pail Mall.
II am reminded of an old adage," she
read. ito the effect that one should never
cross n bridge before arriving at It. Since
I bade goodbye to you, up to this very
evening, / have been Flooding over a bridge
that didn't exist, much to my own discom-
fort. You were with me when 1 received
the message ordering me home to England,
and ] don't know whether or not | sue
ceeded in suppressing all signs of my own
perturbation, but we have in the navy now
u man who does not hesitate to overturn a
court martial, and so / feared reOpenfng
of the Rock in the Baltic question, which
might have meant the wrecking OF my
career. / had quite made up my mind. II
the worst came to the worst, to go out west
and become a cowboy. but passenger with
whom ! became acquainted on the Enthu-
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CHAPTER VIM.
when Johnny Comes Marching
Hone.r

acres of forest, more or less. which serve
the purposes Of q back yard. AFFORD It's
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ocontinued on Sixth Ps.se.)
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Read What B.W. Snow Saws:
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 10, 1905.
Davidson & McRae, Gent. ACTS,
Canadian Northern Land Dept.
Winnipeg Man., Canada

Davidson & McRae, Gen I. ACTS,
Canadian Northern Land Dept.
Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Dear Sir
During the past twenty years I have visited
and carefully examined the wheat fields Of the
principal producing countries of the world.
Through this experience I believe am qualified
to express judgment upon the grain growing
pacity Of wheat land. I have just completed
trip over the main line Of the Canadian North
ern R. R. from Portage la Prairie to Battleford,
making a careful study Of the capacity of the
country tributary to the line, and in my judg-
ment have never before seen SO large con-
tinuous area Of consistently high class wheat
land as during this trip.
Hero and there are few spots where there
has been settlement long enough to furnish
data Of actual performance and the yields this
year are running an average Of close to thirty
bushels per acre, with many exceptional yields
reaching forty bushels and even higher. The
vast part of the area in question is unsettled
but in character Of soil, and what is still more
important, in quality Of sub-soiI, it in no way
materially differs from the fields from which
the yields I have quoted were obtained.
I am firmly convinced that within very few
years Northwest Canada will produce larger
surplus Of wheat for the worlds market than
can be grown in any other country.
Your truly, I1-