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dercIoud Barrier shutting or une sor.
ceress. II she gazes at the crystal.
mayn't we have something to gaze a,
tooY''
Blesslngton laughed. "You want too
much. Gslltry," he said. Lady AS.
trupp understands the value OF the IN
attainable- Come along. sirp' he added
TO 1oder. drawing hiSa forward with
an energetic pressure CT the arm.
Loder responded. and as he did so a
flicker Of curiosity touched his mind
for the first time. He wondered for
an instant who this woman was who
aroused so much comment. And with
the speculation came the remembrance
OF how she had assured Chilcote that
on one point at least he was invulner-
able. He had spoken then from the
height Of past experience-an expe-
rience so fully passed that be wonder
ed now II II had been as staple a guar
antee as be had then believed. Mans
capacity for outlining is astonishingly
complete. The long ago incident In the
Italian mountains had faded. like a
crayon study In which the tones have
merged and gradually lost character.
The past had paled before the present.
as golden hair might pale before black.
The smile came with apparent irrele-
vance. Then again Blessington pressed
his arm.
Now, siri' he said. drawing away
and lifting the curtain that hung before
the entrance OF the tent
Loder looked at the amused, boyish
face lighted by the hanging lamp and
smiled pleasantly; then, with a shrug
Of the shoulders. he entered the pa.
vilion. and the curtain fell behind him.
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was the explanatory tone one might
adopt toward an incorrigible child.
LOder felt this. but the gist OF a re-
mark always came to him first. its
mode OF expression later. The fact
that IL was Blessington whom ne had
encountered-Blessin to whom he
had spoken with vague politeness-
came 10 him with sense OF unpleas-
antness He was not 10 blame Ia the
matter, nevertheless he blamed him
self. He was annoyed that he should
have made the slip In Ewes presence.
They were moving forward. nearing
the press OF people in the second room.
when Eve spoke. and the fact illed
him with an added sense OF annoy
ance. People smiled and bowed to
her from every side; one woman lean
ed forward as they passed and whis-
pered something In her ear. Again
the sensation Of futllity and vexation
filed him: again he realized how pal
pable was the place she held In the
world Then, as his feelings reached
their height and speech seemed forced
upon him. small man with a round
face, catching a glimpse of Eve, dart
ed from circle OF people gathered In
one OF the windows and came quickly
toward them. With an unjust touch
or Irritation he recognized Lord Bran
fell.
Again The sense OF Ewes aloofness
stung him az their host approached.
In another moment she would be lost
to him among this throng of strangers
claimed by them as by right
Eve" he said inyoiuntarily and I'M
der his breath.
She half paused and turned toward
him. ''Xes?' she said. and he wonder
ed II It was his Imagination that made
the word sound slightly eager.
About that matter OF Blessington,"
he began; then he stopped. Bramfell
had reached them.
The little man came up smiling and
with an outstretched hand. There's
no penalty for separating husband and
wife, Is there. Mrs. Chilcote? How are
you. ChilcOteT He turned from one
TO the other with the quick, noiseIess
manner that always characterized him.
Loder turned aside to hide his vexa-
ton, but Eve greeted their host with
her usual self possessed smile
"You are exempt from all penalties
tonight" she said. Then she turned to
greet the members OF his party who
had strolled across from the window
in his wake.
AS she moved aside Bramfell looked
J at Loder. "WeiL Chilcote. have you
dipped into the future yetT he asked
with laugh.
Loder echoed the laugh. but said
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--rnsn we mustn't rnre--are WIN a
person on active service" she said
Besides. we have our own duties to
get through" She smiled again and.
touching Loder's arm, indicated the re-
ception rooms.
When they entered the larger OF the
two rooms Lady Bramfell was still
receiving her guests. she was a tall
aud angular woman who. except for a
certain beauty OF hands and feet and
certain similarity OF voice. possessed
nothing in common with her sister Lii
Ian. She was speaking TO a group OF
people as they approached, and the
first sound of her sweet ard rather
drawing tones touched Loder with a
curious momentary feelings vague
suggestion of awakened memories.
Then the suggestion vanished as she
turned and greeted Eve.
How sweet OF you to Conner she
murmured. And II seemed to Loder
that more spontaneous smile lighted
up her face. Then she extended her
hand 10 him. and you. toor' she add
ed. Though l fear we shall bore you
dreadfully."
Watching her with interest, he saw
the change OF expression as her eyes
turned from Eve TO him and noticed a
colder tone in her voice as she address
ed him directly. The observation NOV
ed him TO self assertion.
That's a poor compliment TO me-"
he said ITO be bored Is surely only a
polite way Of being inane."
Lady Bramfeii smiled. "Wbatr'' she
exclaimed You defending your So
ciaI reputation
Loder laughed a little. The smaller
& IS the more defending 1t needs" he
replied.
Another stream OF arrivals swept by
them as he spoke. Eve smiled at their
hostess and moved across the room.
and he perforce followed. AS he gain
ed her side the little court about Lady
Bramfell was left well in the rear. the
great throng at the farther end OF the
room was not yet reached. and for the
moment they were practically alone.
There was certain uneasiness in
that moment Of cOmpanionship. IL
seemed 10 him that Eve wished to
speak, but hesitated. Once OF twice
she opened and closed the fan that she
was carrying. then at last. as II by an
effort. she turned and looked at him.
why were YOU so cold 10 Bobby
Blessington = she asked. Doesn't Il
seem discourteOus TO ignore him as
you didT"
Her manner was subdued. IL was
not the annoyed manner that one uses
TO a man when he has behaved IN; Il
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Y entering the pavilion Loder's
first feeling was one OF an
noyed awkwardness at finding
himself In almost total dark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
TscHAIKovsKY's CASE.
Russian Patriots Cause Not Yet Up
for Consideration.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 23-The
case of Nicholas Tschaikovsky, the Rus
sian patriot who was arrested early in
December, has not yet entered upon the
stage of judicial investigation. Mr..
Tschaikovsky is still in the hands of the
secret police, who are legally authorized
to hold a prisoner for one month before
reporting to the crown attorney.
On account of the traditional mystery
observed by the third section, it is diff
cult to obtain the slightest hint as to the
ultimate accusation against NJ. Tschai-
kovsky and the officers of the prosecutor
and the prefect profess the most COM
plete ignorance in the matter.
In the meantime NJ. Tschaikovsky is not
allowed to communicate with his friends
All the editors of the Zvodnia, an aft
ernoon newspaper of this city. who were
taken into custody December Is, have
been released. 1t is explained that the
arrest of these men was due to the dis
covery among the papers of the terrorist
leader, Wienatif. who was arrested a
fortnight ago, of a certain document ad-
dressed to the counsel of the empire and
signed by the editor of Zvodnia. This led
to the supposition that the members OF
the staff of the paper were implicated in
the terrorist Vaccinations against Gen
Durnovo, Premier Stolypin and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
RACED UP BROADWAY.
Young Women. Charged With Lar
ceny Sets Pace for Pursuers.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 23.-Going at
breakneck speed up Broadway. two cabs,
larceny and in the other her accuser and
a policeman, raced for more than mile
early today Not until the cab in which the
two men were riding drew alongside OF
the other and the policeman made flying
leap for the bride of the other horse did
the race stop. The woman, who said her
name was Mrs. Mary Fitchgerald, was
the West Side police court.
The complainant John Preveno, a
broker. living on West 4lst street, told
the police that as he entered his home the
woman. who had been hiding behind the
vestibule doors. sprang out upon him and
seized a diamond pin in his tie and darted
down the steps.
7th avenue, where she jumped into a cab
AS the cab started toward Broadway Pre-
venos shouts were heard by Policeman
Love, who jumped, with the broker, into
a second cab and ordered the driver to
overtake the other one, then more than a
block away.
With horses at, a gallop the two cabs
sped up Broadway, careening through
Columbus circle and narrowly escaping
collision with several automobiles and
street cars.
Opposite 61St street the pursuers' cab
swung abreast of the other and Love
Jumped at the bit of the horse. He clung
to the reins until the animal was stopped,
and then arrested the woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
SMALL HERO AT A FIRE
BOY WAS THE BEST OF MANY
BRAVE ONES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 23.-One man
lost his life in going back to rescue his
sister. an acting battalion chief fell with
the collapse of stairway and was per-
haps fatally hurt. at least three other
persons were injured and fourteen fam
lilies escaped only through fast work by
f1remen, police and volunteer rescuers at
fire at 221 East 10th street early this
morning. There were many acts of brav-
cry, but the palm belongs to a youngster
OF ten years, who averted what might
have been fire horror by promptly clos
Ing door, marshaled the family together
and piloted an old woman, stone blind,
down the front escape. Between the help
ing hands of the boy and her own sense
of touch. the blind woman felt her way
down rung by rung. undismayed by the
cries of the frightened tenants. the shoot
ing Of the Italians in the rear, who
sought to alarm the police, and the clamor
and alarm in the streets.
One Life Lost.
The man who lost his life was Fred
erick Koenig. truck driver. Koenig was
twenty-four years old and had been mar
ried little over a year. He was the
father of a three -weeks-old child He
saved his wife, Martha, and the child on
the rear fire escape, then started back
for the top floor to rescue others of his
relatives. He had already reached the
top when he remembered his sister. Mrs.
Corker, who lived on the fourth floor.
He crawled through window, felt his
way to the stairway and started down.
The smoke hid the steps. HALFWAY
down he fell and lay prostrate on the
fourth-foor landing with broken leg.
There, in his helplessness the flames
overlook and made an end of him. When
the water from the fire hose had browne d
out the flames the men of Truck IA made
their way up over the broken stairways
to the head of the fourth flight, where
they found Koenig dead. His broken leg
told the, story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
MINE DISASTER FEARED.
Sensational Reports Startled the
Monongahela Valley Again.

PITTSBURG. Pa, December 23.-Sep-
sational reports of another mine disaster
were circulated in this city and all
through the Monongahela valley south
of here last night, which had their
origin in a serious fire in the Schoen-
berger mine at Baird Station, between
Monongahela and washington, ia. Inc
mine has been idle for nearly month
because the miners refused TO accept as
nav clearine-house checks, such as were
generally used in this district Tor sew
eral pay days, .and company officlals
state that no one was In the mlne "hen
the fire broke out Reports that twenty
men are entombed Dy the names aie seh-
orally dscredited .
The fire was raging hercely When dlS-
covered late yesterday, ana much damage
has been done the NINE A snort circuit
in the electrical equipment Is presuheo
TO have started the fire. A large force OF
workmen was put to work walling in the
flames in the headings to smother them
and flooding other parts of the mine. and
| at midnight company omciais resarueo
the fire as being under cohtrol.
| This mine. at Ellsworth and at Findlay-
| Vile but operators state the only acci'
| dent in the district is the nre IN the
| Schoenberger mine
That 100 men narrowly escaped crenha'
| tion In the mine Wheh nre prohe ou' pe'
| came known today.
There are generally 400 men employed
| in the, mine, but recently the force was
reduced. Fortunately the fire was not ac'
comnanied by an explosion or another ter
rible mine disaster would have beer
recorded in this vicinity.
| The fire occurred suddenly. from electric
sparks. and spread with great rapidity
The hundred men were compelled to flee
for their lives.
| All night a bucket brigade fought the
| flames but absolutely no progress wa:
made Today preparations are beins
made to flood the mine. The loss will b.
| heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
VIEWED THE VICTIMS MURDER COsTHIM $50
PRETTY CHEAP PASTIME IN
GERMAN AFRICA.

BERLIN. December 23.-Ex-Gov. Horn
OF Togoland was today sentenced to a
fine of $3.50 and costs and transfer to
another post for the i'll treatment of a
native in Togoland In 1903. The charge
against Horn was t1at he caused the
death of a native man named Zedu by
having him bound to fiagstaff and leav-
ing him there without food or drink for
TIVE nty-four hours. Horn was first tried
for this offense several months afterward
by the superior colonial court at Dualla
and fined S225.
There has been much criticism in Ger
many, especially On the part of the So
cialist speakers in the reichstag, of this
sentence. which was regarded as far too
light. Owing apparently to these crit
icisms. Chancellor Won Buelow about two
years ago ordered a reopening of the case
by the imperial disciplinary court for the
colonies at Berlin. The case came up for
trial on December H. 1907.
Killing Of Zedu.
1t was shown that the facts In the case,
as brought out by tElte Dualla court. were
piciop of having stolen the cash box of
upon had Zedu's elbows, wrists and feet
tied tightly together and the man bound
to Flagstaff in the sun. and it could not
be shown that either food or>water was
given to him. The next morning Horn
found Zedu in an exhausted condition, but
left him bound still and marched away
with his native troops. Capt. Doring, who
accompanied Horn part of the way, was
ordered to return to the station to release
Zedu. Doring tried to revive the native
by pouring cold water on him, but he died
a half hour later from sheer exhaustion.
At the trial December IL Horn asserted
that he was not conscious of having done
any wrong. Doring then testified that
while Zedu was bowling with pain at the
flagstaff Horn stood on the verandah of
the station house and exclaimed: What a
callous hog!' During the. trial the pre-
siding judge read several DEGREES by
Chancellor Won Buelow ordering the CO.
lonial governors to treat natives with
mildnesS and Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
DEsTRoYERS HELD UP.
Accident to the Machinery Of the
Lawrence.

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad, December
23.-The American torpedo boat fiotilla,
which left here yesterday morning at 8
O clock for Rio de Janeiro. on it's way to
the Pacific, returned here today because
rof an accident to the machinery of the
Lawrence. The damage is not serious and
it is estimated that the repairs can be
made in one day.
The supply ship Arethusa has gone on
to Para
The battleship fleet has not yet been
signaled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
Slemp's Official Majority.
,ecial Dispatch % The Star.

. RICHMOND, Va, December 23.-The
board of state canvassers met here at
noon and received returns of the special
congressional election held in the ninth
district December 10. The returns show
that c. Bascomb Slemp has majority
of 1852 over Dave Bailey, Independent re-
publican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
IDENTIFICATION SLOW AT THE
DARR MINES.

Special Dispatch to The Star
JACOBS CREEK. Pa, December o.
Mutilated bodies, blackened by coal dust
and mangled by flying fragments of slate.
are pouring forth in a constant stream
from the wrecked entries of the Inflated
Darr mine. No. 129, of the Pittsburg Coal
Company this morning
At IL o'clock fifty-three bodies have
been recovered and brought to the sur
face, while far in the depths of the mine
twenty more bodies were loaded on coal
cars waiting to be dragged forth Many
of them are mere fragments of flesh,
broken bones and burned clothing.
The mine has been entirely explored,
the rescuers having penetrated 1000 feet
down the right dip from the main head
ing, and are now working back through
the entries to the left. BY tomorrow ev-
cry square foot of the shattered work
ings will have been explored
JACOBS CREEK Pa. December 23.-Siy
more bodies were taken from the Darr
mine at O'Clock this morning, making a
total to date of thirty-nine Many others
have been located. BY nightfall the num-
Der recovered, it Is said, will be close to a
hundred bodies.
The condition of the six bodies brought
to the surface today was good. With the
exception of a picture of agony on their
faces no mutilation was evident. Rescuers
state that a number of the men were
found on their knees. showing that they
were praying when the black damp caused
death.
Morgue in a Tent.
Seven other bodies will be brought to
the surface by noon. 1t is said these
bodies are practically blown to pieces
Perhaps 80 per cent of the dead will new.
er be identified, Coroner Wynn said today
Il will see that every effort Is made and
opportunity given to identify the dead AL
that is possible will be done, yet I fear
that it will be impossible to recognize the
men. 1 should not be surprised If less
than one-half were ever identified
The unidentified dead were placed In q
large tent near the mine today and from
8 am. to pm, daily, friends and rela.
tives will be allowed to view the bodies
in the hope that some will be recognized
Reports that disorder occurred yester.
day necessitating the drawing of firearms
by the squad of state police were without
foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
Hitchcock's Accuser Pleads Guilty.

NEW YORK, December 23.-Hugo c.
Voecks brother of Elsie Voecks, in whose
behalf charges were brought against
Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian, plead
ed guilty to an indictment alleging extor-
ton before Judge Rosalsky today and
was remanded for sentence tomorrow.
Voecks is accused of obtaining 81 600 from
Hitchcock for keeping quiet concerning
the charges brought against the ACTOR. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
Nitrate Workers Resume.

SANTIAGO. Chile, December 23.-The
strike movement in the nitrate field.
which for time tied up the business of
the country. is breaking. Several thou
sand men returned to work today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
RICH GETTING WELL!
FoRCEFUL INTERVIEW FROM
sTUYvEsANT FISH.

CHICAGO, December 23.-"Now, look
here-the rich man is getting HI these
days. He's getting 1t coming and going.
The poor man does not need to have any
very keen jealousies of the rich man for
this Christmas, at any rate. Stuyvesant
Fish in an interview gave that note of
encouragement to his less wealthy Ameri-
can brethren last night.
Yes, the so-called poor man is pretty
well Off taking it altogether" went on
the New Yorker. who is fighting for con-
troll of the Illinois Central railroad. 1.-The
wage Garner is getting good and steady
pay; the commodities of life necessary to
his existence are decreasing in price, and
generally he should be pretty we'll salts
fled with himself this Christmas"
But what about the financial situa-
tion?"
Everybody Extravagant.
"Oh. the rich man gets the worst of 1T, -
said Mr.. Fish. THE amount of money
some of the big fellows have lost might
be called appalling-if one were easily
appalled,. They have been experiencing
some nasty shrinkages of values in Sc
curities. This dwindling process has at
least been spared the wage Garner.
There has been howl Of late years
that commodities were increasing in price
True enough, too, but for the last three
months or so the prices of commodities
have generally been going down. and the
less the wage Garner has to pay out for
living the better, of course, he Is of.
"Extravagance is chiefly responsible for
the Various period of hard times through
which this country passes. Extravaganza
on the part of everybody-rich and poor
and moderately well Offs the great
weakness of the American nation And
not only is the private individual too ex-
travagant, but the state and national gov
srnments are too extravagant as WELL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
Nebraska Rate Law Fight.

The court today granted the motion OF
the state of Nebraska for leave to file a
petition for a writ OF mandamus compel
ing United States District Judges William
H. and Thomas C. Munger to remand to
the state courts of that state the proceed
ing between the state and the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com
Continued on Second Page5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
Court Declines to Review
Greene-Gaynor Case.
UNDER PRISON SENTENCE
Sunday Closing Ordinance of Min
neapolis Upheld.
Is DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL
Omaha Loses in Its Effort to Reduce
Water Rate-The Hamilton
Saginaw Collision.

The Supreme Court of the United
States today denied the petitions of
writs of certiorari bringing to that
court the. cases of Benjamin D. Greene
and John F. Gaynor. who are under
sentence to pay a fine of S51J.749 and
TO undergo terms of Imprisonment of
four years each on the charge of en-
bezzlement and conspiracy in connec-
tion with Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter to
defraud the United States in connection
with the harbor improvements at Sa-
vannah. Ga.
Carter has served term of imprison-
ment on these charges. Greene and
Gaynor were tried by the United States
district court for the southern district
of Georgia. and were found guilty April
II. 1906. on the two charges of con-
spiracy and embezzlement. and both
were sentenced on the same day, the
amount of the fine imposed represent
ing the sum which is charged to have
been appropriated. They appealed the
case to the United States circuit court
of appeals for the fifth circuit, and
when that court affirmed the verdict of
the trial court they presented their pc
tition to the Supreme Court for writ
of certiorari. bringing the entire case
TO that court for review
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06
ant B Bachelors Faxed.

It is reported that the unmarried
Ladies. of Winnebago City have sent the
petition to Senator Putnam OF Blue
Earth to pass bill taxing bachelors
viz: 49,, r- ~
"We, the unmarried WON. n Of the town.
of Winnebago, petition your honorable
bodies for law levying tax on bach
elors, said tax to be graduated as fol-
lows: From 20 to 25 years, SIS; from 25
to 80, $40; from 30 to 35 years, $l5;
from 35 to 40 years, chloroform in large
doses, And your petitioners further
represent that bachelors are barpacle
growth on the ship of society, imped-
ing its progress and no earthly use ex
cept as pall-bearers. We are not advo-
eating this law because we are single;
that concerns us the least. If you do
not believe it, ask us and see"