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The first thing that
surprised me was, that
although | had seen nine
men ascend the three
stairs and enter the room,
there was now, besides
myself and Hirsch, only
one other person pres
ent. That other person
was sitting at the head
of the table, and he was
of distinctly a different
class than Hirsch and his
friends. He was a young
man, fair and well built,
and as obviously a SOL
der as though he was
wearing his uniform. His
clothes were well cut, his
hands Shapely and White.
Some instinct told me
what to do. l stood to
the salute, and saw a
glance of satisfaction
pass between the two
men.
Your name is Paul
Schmidt" the man at
the table asked me.
Yes, sir" l answered.
You served at
Mainz?"
Yes, Sir"
"Under?"
Colonel Hausrnan,
sir, Thirteenth Regi-
ment."
You have your pa
pers?"
Copyright. 1906. by Little. Brown & Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

Absolutely, L ans
wered. Is it per-
mitted, though, to ask
a question:"
Certainly, as long
as it does not concern
the details of our plans.
These do not concern
you. You have only
to obey"
Il was wondering"
l remarked, about
France?"
Captain x. twirled
his fair mustache. 1t
is not for YOU" he
said, to concern your
self with politics. But
since you have asked
the question, l will an
swer it. The far reach
ing wisdom of our min
listers has been exerted
to secure the strict
neutrality of England's
new ally"
My ponderous friend
handed a paper to me
across the table. " See"
he said; it is the order
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CHAPTER XXI.
Synopsis of preceding chapters at end
of this instalment


people dining there; but toward ten o'clock the
place almost empty. lust as the hour was
striking, kaufman, who had been dining with
Hrsch rose from his place, and with a key in his
hand made his way toward the closed door.
He was followed by Hirsch and seven other men,
all of whom had been dining at the long central
table which easily accommodated dozen more
visitors There nothing at all remarkable about
the nine men who shambled their way through the
room. They did not in the least resemble conspr-
ators. Hirsch, who already smoking huge
pipe, touched me on the shoulder as he passed.
We shall send for you," he declared. Your
is coming before the committee"
| rushed toward the front door, and stood there
for few moments to get some fresh air. for the at
mosphere of the room was heavy with the odors OF
countless dinners, and thick with tobacco smoke.
l smoked halt cigarette hurr1edly, and then re-
turned There were scarcely half dozen guests now
in the place One of them, stout, middle aged
woman, who had been sitting at the long table,
beckoned me to her She had dark eyes and not
unpleasant face, but she wore hdeous black sailor
hat, and her clothes clunsily designed, and
f1amboyant
is it true she asked that this restaurant
has changed handS?"
Quite true madam" answered.
Are you the new proprietor?' she asked.
this evening"
Are you going to keep on the eighteen penny
dinner?' she asked.
We going to alter nothing, l assured her,
=" so long customers satisfied
She nodded and eyed me more critically. " GU
don't cut out for this sort of thing she
remarked.
q hope shall learn" answered
Where is the proprietor" she asked.
He is not very well this evening" told her. He
may be round later on
You do not talk like German" she said,
dropping into her own language
Il have been in America nearly all my life
answered in German -" speak English more readily,
perhaps, but the other returns
Get me the German papers, please" she said:
Il expect my man will keep me waiting tonight
| bowed and took the opportunity to escape.
sent the papers by of the walters. Madam
a little too anxious to examine me. l began
checking counterfoils at the desk; but before
/ had been there five minutes the door of the inner
room opened, and Hrsch appeared upon the
threshold. He caught my eye and beckoned to me
solemnly. | crossed the room, assembled the steps,
and found myself in what the walters called the club
room Hirsch carefully closed the door behind me.
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way. | was forced to say some
thing, or l must have laughed
outright.
" should like to know" 1 said,
what is expected of me"
An exceedingly fat man, whom
| had noticed as the com nam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-31

Health investigated the matter and as
q result communicated the facts to the
provincial Board of Health. DR.. Bots
ford. who visited the infected districts,
states there arc probably 100 cases in
two or three parishes. II one house 10
arc down VITA the disease. while it
was not un"nn4u1 u IL fiId from two to
FIVE "as..; in otEcr families.
TnC"2 aI,'clTs To- have been little pre-
cau:i''l ,arrn against the spread of the
diacas". TWO men, Netal Carey and Oc-
tavc Gallant, escaped from St. Anthony,
whcIC the cases existed, and came to
MOnclon. Search was made Tor the
parties here, but they were not found.
y man who worked at Shulee arrived
home recently completely broken out
with smallpox. This man Travelled in
cars with number of passengers
both on the Intercolonial Railway and
Noncton and Buctouchc trains. Schools
are closed and services cancelled in the
Catholic chapel on account of the out
break
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STATEMENT CRITICISED.
St. Johns, NJ. F., Press Mot Satisfied
With ChurchilI's Explanation.

st. Johns, \. F., oct. 30.-Th" local
press criticiscs the statement made in
the British House Of Commons last
night by Winston Spencer Churchill,
Parliamentary secretary for the colo
NAL office, on the matter of the mOduS
vivcndi on the fisheries question. The
Telegraph, the organ of Premier Bond,
asks Are the colonial rights to be bar
gcrcd by Downing street without refer
cnce to the Legislature of the colony
concerned and the colonial laws, or are
the declarations of Downing street Off
Gals the supreme rules of the cmpirc?"
This nCwSpa per declares further that
the use Of purse scines by New Found
landrrs on board American vessels is
illegal, and that the mOdus NiVcndi
cannot lcgaliZe them. 1t is Illegal for
colonial fishermen. according to this
paper, to assist americans in any man
ncr within territorial waters.
The Herald asks Mr.. Churchill to cx-
plain why, whom the American state
department last July admitted New
Foundland's right to prohibit her poo
pie to go outside Colonial waters tn
join American vessels, the mOIus
Nivcndi abrOgatcs this right and allows
Americans this concession.
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Action Of Pres. Roosevelt
Approved In Toxic.
Acute Stage Of Feeling Con-
corning America Has Passed.
Japanese Government Is Pleased
With Action At Washington.

Toxic, Oct. 30-The japanese Gov
eminent is pleased with the action Of
the Washington authorities and believe
that Il satisfactory result Will be con-
hGently expected from Secretary Met
calfS mission to San Francisco in con-
ncction with the exclusion of Japanese
children from schools attended by
white children. 1t is believed here that
the cut stage in tho matter has been
passed and that il can he said no anti
American feeling exists here in amy
form.
Tho report that the government at
Washington, Will, in the event Of con-
tinucd discrimination against japanese
children in the schools Of san Francisco
invoke Article of the constitution
has caused particular satisfaction here
Clause of Article 6 of the consu-
tuition is as follows: This constitution
and the laws Of the United States
which shall be made in pursuance
thereof and all treaties made, or which
shall be made under the authority Of
the United States. shall be the supreme
law Of the land and the Judges in every
state shall he bound thereby, anything
in the constitution or laws Of any state
to the contrary notwithstanding.
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MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
Remains CT Three Wreck Victims
Found Under Third Car.

Atlantic City. oct. 30.-Thc contcn-
ton that 4 number of persons who lost
their lives III the electric train wreck
may be buried il the mud was borne
out today when the bodies of Mrs Paul
F"lsburg. Mrs. Selma Johnson and Mrs.
Sarah Miller We're recovered from un-
der the third car.
The finding of these bodies increases
the official identified dead to 81 and
tie total number of bodies recovered to
"a. The number of dead in the wreck
is IS. The second car was raised and
it is probable that before morning the
last one will be taken out of the water.
The central figures i'll the inquiry
Thursday will probably be the bridge
tender and the towerman who operates
the signals. Stewart declares positive
iy that he locked the drawer properly
after the schooner yacht Sinbad passed
through. John Spkicr the towerman
said he could not see the tracks clearly
enough from his position to know
whether the tracks were in line but he
said he got the signal from the bridge
tender that they We're all right and gave
the train a clear track.
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ana to the officials here it is evident
that they are expecting benefits that
cannot at once be realizcI. For i'll
stance the Assembly of Provisional
Governors. recently in session IN
Manila V.th the view Of arranging the
PhiliI pine Assembly Is reported to
have re- commended that the suffrage
he widely EXTENDED.
it is pointed gu, here th1t this is NOT
Irysihic for III" reason that the act of
Congress under which the assembly
Mill DC convened expressly states tn
qualifications Of voters Thcs" in brief
arc that tie yot'r must 10 al least ..
Eca~:; or az. y h:ch VAS the Spanish
requirement.; must be able t. read and
write either Spanish or English; CT
must own a certain small amount Of
property o. must have been in the past
an office holder under the Spanish
government. These qualifications were
framed upon the old Spanish practice
anG no Philippine Assembly can change
them.
The new Assembly or Legislature
will consist Of two houses to be known
as the Philippine Commission and the
Philippine Assembly. the latter to cor-
sst of not less than % nor more than
100 members. It is probable that the
present commission will be merged in
the Upper House.
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Portland Has Plenty Of
One But Lacks Other.
-Four More Big SChOoners Ar
rive With Black Diamonds.
But the Fish Are Wise, and Dealers
Are Sending Prices skyward.

Portland, Me, Oct 30-All coal rec
oris for the year were broken today
when four more large fve-masted
schooners came into port and Joined the
feet Of five big coal laden vessels which
arrived yesterday. This fleet Of nine
;chooncrs brought an aggregate OF
81. j02 tons. Today's arrivals were the
Helen ]. Seitz, Van Aliens Boughton,
William c. Carnegie and Nathan c.
Palmer.
Fish is scarccr in this city for this
season than for many years. Outside
of one or two good catches that only
tidcd over the market conditions the
past two weeks have been very bad
for the dealers. The supply fell so
short of the demand that all the large
Portland dealers We're forced to send
to Boston dealers for their supplies and
to pay the fancy price of $3.50 a hum
Grcd weight for cod and paddock
Rough Wate. has made grOU I'd fishing
Very ditIicult and is responsible as
much as anything for the scarcity.
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ALDEN D. CHASE.
Prominent Resident of Belfast Dies at
Ripe Old Age of "a.

Belfast, Me, Oct. 0.-(SpeciaD.--
Gen D. Chase died at his home 1919
Main street. this morning. after ling
ering illness of complication Of
troubles.
Mir. Chase was born in Belfast 81
years ago son Of Major Timothy and
Eleanor Chase. He learned the print
ers trade in the office of the Republic
an Journal of Belfast, but went to
Boston when he became Of age and
worked in the composing room of the
Boston Journal and in the Rogers
stereotype foundry. He returned to
Belfast after 4 few years and worked
i'll local newspaper and job printing
offices. He later entered the dry goods
business in company with his wife,
the firm being known as Mr.. & Mrs. A.
d. Chase. After many years Mrs.
Chase retired from active participate
ion in the business and the firm be-
came A. ID. Chase & Son. their only
son, Robert p. Chase, being the part
ncT. When the Rebellion broke out
Mr. Chase was second lieutenant of the
City CrcyS, the local militia company,
which went to the front as Co. X, 4th
Maine Inf. Mr.. Chase was its first
lieutenant. The climate not agreeing
with him, he resigned after q short
service and returned to Belfast. He
helped organize Thomas II. Marshall
Post, G. y. r.. and was its adjutant
several years. When the movement
was started 10 erect 4 soldiers monu-
ment here ne was one of the most in
tereSted workers. and continued after
the change to a memorial building. as
a better tribute to the fallen heroes
htan a monument. BelfaSts hand
some Memorial building, the home Of
the Grand Army, and the city offices.
was the result of the labors of a few
comrades. of whom Alden ID. erase
was one The Chase family has long
been prominent in Free Masonry. Ma
jor Chase was grand master of the
Lodge, grand high priest of the Chap
| ter and grand master of the Council of
Maine and was Knight Templar.
! one of Belfast's lodges is named in
| his honor. Colonel Hiram Chase, AL
den's brother. was also grand master
and grand high priest and a knight
Templar. Alden was a past master in
the blue lodge and his son, Robert p.
Chase is a past master and Knight
Jane Patterson of Belfast, their only
son Robert, and one sister, Mrs. Ellen
c. Allard, survive him.
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AN INNOVATION,
Philippines Are to Have
Their Own Parliament.
New Legislative Body Known
As Philippine Assembly.
Order for General Election Will Be
Given Next March.

Washington, Oct. 30.-The President
is preparing to redeem his promise
made to the Philippine people through
Sec. Taft that they shall have parE-
ament OF their own conditioned upon
their good behavior for the term OF
two years and it is understood That
Sec. Taft himself will proceed TO the
Philippines next spring to witness the
installation of the new form OF repre-
sentative government. March 2, 1903,
the Philippine census was published
and consequently two years from that
date. March -. 1907. under the term of
the act of Congress, the President will
direct the Philippine commission to cal
! General election for the choice OF DEL
coates to what will be known as tie
Philippine Assembly.
This body is to take over all iesisia-
tive mowers heretofore exerclsed by me
prilinpiue Commission in an that part
nf the archipelago not lnhanlted py
-, Moros or non-Christian tribes. rs
~ date draws near the Philippine
neople are showing signs OF agitation
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NO MORE ICE
Supply In City Of Bath
Practically Exhausted.
Two Dealers Forced to Stop
Supply to Their Customers.
All the Firms In Bath Expected to
Be Out Before Cold Weather.

Bath, Me, oct 30.-(SpeciaD This
city is facing an ice shortage which if
it had occurred earlier in the season
would undoubtedly have meant a great
deal of suffering in the city. Fortu-
rateIy the season has only 4 few more
weeks to run and it is generally be
licvcd that sufficient ice is left to last
until enough can be cut from the early
freeze to last until the new ice cut
ting season begins.
Alex. Mason and William d. Coombs
nave announced to their customers
that their respective supplies have
been exhausted and they will be I'M
able to fill any further orders. N. w.
ScWall & Co, who cut about $500 tons
last winter and had a supply of about
800 tons left over from the previous
season, have about 100 tons on hand for
their local patrons. and this they be-
lieNc VIII be enough to fill all de-
nIanls In addition to this the firm is
shipping - tons daily to Providence, +.
l., on an order Of 400 tons. 80 this firm
too viii be entirely cleaned out before
cold weather sets in.
1t will be necessary for all the local
dealers to cut an unusually large sup
ply the coming winter, as the houses
are so we'll cleaned out that they will
be filled TO their capacity with the
new cut
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WILL FIGHT IN COURTS.
San Francisco viii Not Admit Japanese
to Schools Unless Obliged To.

San Francisco, oct. 30.-Whcn Sec
rotary Mctcalf of the Department of
Commerce and Labor arrives here next
Wednesday a considerable part of the
data which he requires regarding the
placing of children of japanese parent
age in separate school, will be ready
for him to peruse.
Despite all the agitation that has
been caused, the board is firm in the
position it has taken and will not re
cede unless compelled to do. 50 by the
courts. 1t contends that the action
taken was in conformity with tho state
law and until it has been held that the
state law under which il acted is vio-
lation of the treaty rights entered into
between the two governments, will adj
here to its position.
Yesterday President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler of the University of California
called on President Altman of the
board of education and asked him for
information on the subject
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QUESTION OF PROPERTY
OF Using Modified Spelling Comes Up
in United States Supreme Court.

Washington. oct. 3O.-The question of
the propriety Of using the modified
spelling in accordance with The order of
the President, WAS incidentally raised
today in the supreme court Of the United
States. The case under consideration
was that 81 Dalcour VS.. the United
States. and Solicitor General IToyt WIS
engaged in presenting the governments
side. In the course of his argument ne
had occasion to refer - a long quota
ton in his brief from a decision Of the
court rendered some years ago by JUS
ticc Bradley. in which the word
Through" was spelled Thru. Chief
Justice Fuller held Il copy of the brief
in his hand and when the word was
reached interrupted Mr.. IIoyt with a
question as to whether the extract was
intended to he Il quotation from Justice
Bradley's official opinion.
In all except the spelling" replied
Mr.. Hoyt. Nh" significantly respond
ed tho chief justice, with an interroga-
tive infection that caused Il general
smile through tho court room. The So
licitor general explained that the de-
nIrtmcnt IF justice. like all other de-
partmcnts of the government, had at
tempted to follow III" new order Of spell
inc and he added that while he consider
ed it proper To pursue this course in the
original text Of tie departments be
cause nc did not feel that the depart
mont Was justified in changing the or-
biography of judicial opinions. lie
said that in tx future such changes
would be guarded against. Tho court
has not adopted the simpliflcd spelling
system
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FIGURED IN SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Tried to Shoot Man of Whom He Was
Jealous at Mechanic Falls.

Lewiston, Me, oct 30.-Albert W. Kes-
ton. who died at the Maiden hospital to-
day, figured in a sensational shooting ar
fray at Mechanic Falls about u year ago.
Jealous of the attention shown nrs wife
BY a man who formerly boarded with
him. Kcston was at the Mechanic Fails
station when Mrs. Kcston left the train
i'll company with this man. He drew his
rey Oliver and fired several shots at the
man, but the bullets went wild Of the
mark. s"sTKFI1
session was arraigncd in the AnCros-
coggin court on a charge Of assault with
intent to kill. Tho case. however, was mol
pressed At the last term of court he
WAS granted a divorce from his wife. He
had been in Maiden but short time.
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1reasury's Large Holdings Of Gold
Attract the Worlds FinanCierS,
Available Cash Balance June 80, $180,689-
354-- Over $35,000,O0O Increase.

Washington, oct. 30.-Charlcs H.
Treat, treasurer of the United States,
submitted his annual report to the sec
rotary Of the treasury today end in
reference to the noticeable transactions
said in part:
The net result Of the ordinary rcvc-
nucs and expenditures for the fiscal
year. 1906. was surplus of $50 1863, 49,.
as compared with a deficit of $23,O44,-
22S for the preceding year. a con-
tinuation of those favorable con litions
is reflected in the transactions for the
first quarter Of the current fiscal year
in which the revenues were $5,S11,314
in excess of the expenditures.
Tho available cash balance on June
80, 1906, was $1SO,6S935i. an increase
Of S35.2l1,S6 as compared with that of
II months earlier
"Ih" monitary stock Of the country
took on growth during the year Of
$l"6. S6G.12I, of which S11S,050,777 was
III gold, So, 450,396 in silver and S65,-
592.o3i in national bank notes while
the treasury notes decreased S2O27. Nn0.
| ne aggregate stock OF money at the
clos" Of the year was $3.0G9 1861 Of
which 81, r3G.GiG,G3S was i'll circ.llatinn
The nati"na! bank Gcpositar.cs have
been utilized during til" year rs I mo
dunn through which III" excessive ac-
cumulati1n Of money in tn" treasury was
restored I" the channels Of trade. About
the first Of April IN industrial stringcncv
IN TN" money market YVES relieved ~ tha
temporary Increase of public deposits
with depository banks to enable them TO
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Col. Toledo Heads Little Pleasantly
Near Cienfuegos--- Soon Pacified.
Matanzas Threatened By Ugly Blacks = Cuban
Finances Not Of Most Promising Nature.

Havana. oct. 2O.-Major Theodore T.
Kane. commander of marines ut Glen
fuegos. has reported that on Oct. 81 he
YVES Informed that a serious uprising
was on foot.
lie at once posted strong guards at
the entrance to the city, with orders
not to permit armed persons to pass in
or out.
He then went accommodating ana in
the town of CaunaO, four miles to the
northeast, he found Col. Toledo at the
mead Of & mounted and armed body
Of 100 insurgents
Toledo said he had organized for the
purpose or resisting a threatened at
tack of the ModerateS.
Major Kane assured him that this
fears We're unfounded and advised Col.
Toledo to disband his men and send
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EDGAR M. LEVY.
Minister Who Opened First National
Republican Convention in 1856.

Philadelphia, Oct. 30.-Rev. Edgar M.
Levy, who made the opening prayer at
the first Republican national conven-
ton in this city in 1856, died yesterday
at his home in this city. He was or
daincd 81 years ago. Mr.. Levy again
opened a Republican convention with
prayer when the Republicans nominat-
ed Mckinley and Roosevelt in this city
in 1900. He was one Of the most ven
cradle figures at the recent celebration
in this city of the anniversary of the
first Republican convention.
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them back to their homes. This advice
was followed. a similar gathering near
Sancti Soitirus also was dispersed.
From MatanZas come further COM
paints Of the threatening attitude IF
armed n sroes in that vicinity but no
other acts have been committed.
Governor MaSoon has appointed
Charles Hernandez to be director Of
post and tclegraphs. He occupied this
position during the first period Of
American inventor.
Major Eugene F. Ladd. one of the
commissioners to audit the accounts of
the Cuban treasury. reports that the
bond liabilities Of the republic amount
to $4S .0C0. consisting OF $50, coo for
exterior ZONES to pay the army of
liberation S1O.90o0O0, for an internal
tinnal loan for the same purpose. and
LOCO for revenue.