WW ' "jrr i CIA SORELY BESEI 40 FAMINE AND PLAGUE SWEEPING OVER THE EMPIRE. rTvr-.i'. '...muiiUfviinwiiniiiiwtnniiiu pIInanHHanlgaBaaiInB-B sw tTIM U I iu.il I n rfaT 0 f tLT iWH f. H OHT v4 'ww I II hi K 1 H irWPi$5'$?F?$& TWO HUNDRED DEATHS DAILY I l,B m' tt. few a 1 tli '"HIIWIIIIlBMlWJMWtt SYNOPSIS. i : -: Scimlnr John f'nlhmin N Invito! to lio-roini- wiiiiiiry nf xialo In Tlri'n ii.1i I111 1. I r 1I1 1 lnr' Unit If In- Hi i-ptu T x is mid Oii-Kon iniMt lie milled in tin- Union. Hi- hoiiiIb It tH m( n-tiiry, NI-IioI.ih TiIhi. to mil. tin- ll;iinncM von llllz, npy of tin llrlllHli hiiiIiiiihuiIiii-, I'likrnliiiin, to fill at IiIm up 11 ImhiiIh. While K.iir. Iiik fur II liaiuni'MM' I1011K-. 11 diiiliiK1' ilnv.-t up 11 ml NIcIioI.in liuluil to 1'iiti r. Tin imiiinnl Is 1 In liiitoiii-fiH, ami xlit- iixliN Nli Iml im to nroilHt In t-MiilliiK purMiK t Nlilinliit nuii'i that tin- linruiiiHM Inm Imt a Mlippt'i SIi KlVI'M llllll I In- li llllllllllltf Hllppi 1 lis a lilcilKi- Unit Hlii' will lilt I'lillmiiii what ho wiinti lo Idinw ti Kiirilllu; KiiuIiiii-I'h In tention Inwaiil McxImi Ah si'i-urltv Nlt-holim kIvth hi-r u Minlinf In- lutcinli'il for IiI.m HUiTtlicurl l.lialx-lli t'liiin hill. Tyli-r li-IN l'ali'iihiiin that Joint ni-i-upu-linn if Orriiciii with Kimlitii'l. iimimI iimh, Hint tin- wihi Iiiih riilm-il tin n of ' Klf-ly-fnur I'tirly, or KIkIii " t'ullimin lio- 'l ' 1CH .11 Ct I't Ml V Of Hllltl- III' tll'll" ri Nli linliiH to .Mnuticiil mi Ht'ilo IimxIih-hi, nnil tlif hitter pliuiH In In- iiiiii r It-il that nlKht Th" liaroni'KH hiijh mIi- will tiy lo tirrvi'iit tlif mairliiKc A druhlii'ii onii Kri'HsiiiMii whom Nh'hot'm iihI.h (o iihsIhI In tin- w'l'ililliiK arraiiKi'iin nt h hi-iiiIm tho linroni'HM' Hllppi'i in Cllzuli ih, by mis take, ami tin- w.'ililltik' I lb-. Inn il off. NlfhiiliiM IIiiiIh (hi- baiiini'MH In .Mnnlr-ul. ll(! havlMK HIM ( iloil, wliil.- in- fnllnl, In fllHi'mi'ilm? KiikI.iii.I'h inn mi mn rt'K.inl Iiik Origin HI,.. ii-Uh Imiii ih it lln nllp por In- luiil In bin piioHi'Hilnii 1 niitalnoil a nolo from llio nttnrhi- of Ti um to tho llrltlnh iiiuliiixxiulnr, savin-: Hint If llm United Htulrn 1II1I nut iiiiih-n 'IVvhh with in .10 iIiivh Hln- woiihl Iiiii- Imiii Ti uh n n-1 Ori'Kini NlrhnlnH mi'i'iH a n iiin.ihl. Vmi lllttcnhofi'ii, who kUim him I'lfnriiiiillnii nhnul ()K'K"li Tho b.iiuiu -w an. I a lliitloli warship (llnnppinr from Moiiinnl hIiiuiI tiincnimly. r'alhoiin ihbhh Von llllt-n-liofon to iniild' mnp'i nf I In- !' 1 rji ! .im try. fiilliouii onliTM Nl IioIhh to h. i. a pnrly of sottlcrii bo. in. I fm in K"n CHAPTER XXI. Continued. Her faro was half hidden liy hor fnn, mid her cyt-H. covered by their deep IldM, nave 110 hIj;h of her tluniKhtH. The name cold voice went on: "You mlRht, for ItiHtatice. tell Mr. I'ollc, which In to Hay .Mr. Van Zandt, thnt If IiIh nnitii) koi-h un thin little treaty for Texim, nothing will ho Hald to Tcxijh reKardliiB hln proposal to Elve TexiiH over to Kin-land. It might not bo uaro for that little fact gen erally to he known In Texan It. Ih known to me. Wo will keep It seciot. You might link Mr. Van XAntlt If ho would value a Heat In the Honate of these United States, rather than n lynching rope! So much do I value your honorable acquaintance with Mr. I'olk and Mr. Van Xandt, my dear lady, that I do not go to tho latter and domand hl.s Hlgnature In tho nniuo or his republic 110, I merely Hiiggotit to you thatdld you take thin llttlo treaty for n dny, nnd presently return It to me with hla signature nttached. I nhoulil fed ho deeply gratified that I Hhould not ask you by what means you had attained thin most dcBlrablo reHult! And I Hhould hope that If you could not win hack tho affectlouH of a cortaln gentli mini, at least you might win your own evening or tho scales with him." Her faco colored dnrkly. In a flash itho saw tho covert allusion to tho falthleas l'akonham. Hero was tho chanco to cut him to tho soul. Sho could cost Knghind Texas! Kevongo made 11b swift appeal to her navugo heart. Uevengo and Jealousy, han dled coolly, mercilessly as weapons thoso cost Kngland Texas! , Sho sat, her fan tight at hor white teeth. "It would ho death to iiie if it wero known," Hho bald. Hut Htlll hIio pondered, hor oyo alight with somber lire, her dark cheek red in a woman's auger. "Hut it never will bo known, my dear lady. These things, howevor, miiHt bo concluded swiftly. We have not tlmo to wait. Let im not arguo ovor the unhappy business. 1-ot mo think of Mexico na our sister republic and our friend!" "Ami Btipposo I Hhnll not do this that you ask, Honor?" 'That, my dear lady, I do not Hup poso!" "You threaten, Senor Secretary?" "On tho eontrnry, I Implore! Dear lady, may wo not conspire together for tho ultimate good of throe repub lics, making of them two noblo ones, lator to dwell In amity? Shall wo not hopo to soo all this continent swept free or monarchy, held freo, for the peoples of the world?" For an Instant, no more, she sat and pondered. Suddenly hho bestowed upon him a smile whose brilliance might havo turned the head of an other man. HlHlng, sho swept him a curtsey whoso grace 1 havo not seen uurpassed. In return, Mr. Calhoun bowed to hor with dignity and ease, and, lifting her hand, pressed It to his lips. Then, ot fcring her an nrm. ho led hor to bin cnrrlugo. I could scarco bollovo my eyes and ears that so much, and of ho much importance, had thus bo easily boon accomplished, whoio all hnd seemed so near to tho impossible. CHAPTER XXII. But Yet a Woman. Womnn turns cvory in.m tlio wronc stdo out, Anil ntjvor Klvt'8 to truth ami vlrtuu that "Which Mlinplcncss uml inoilt purclmuoth. hluilU'.ipiKU e. On tho day following my last Intor rlow with Mr. Calhoun, I had agreed to tako my old friend Dr. von Rltton hofen upon a short Joumoy among tho points of Interest or our city, in BYEMERWW HOUGH AUTHOR. Or TUB MfftflWlPPI IJUDBJLK IttlOTRATICW ly MAGNUT G.KETTNER-. Awl III will I , IB If I II k If wwM f z 111 Wk I h Hc "But May I Not See Your Father order to acquaint him somewhat with our governmental machinery nnd to put liltn in touch with some of tho source) or Information to which ho would need to refer In tho work upon which ho wan now engaged. Wo had Hpent a couple or hours togither, and wero jmsHlng hciobh the capltol, with tho Intent or looking In upon tho de liberations or tho houses or congress, when all at onco, iih we crossed tho corridor, I roll him touch my arm. "Did you spo that young lady?" ho asked mo. "SI10 looked at you, yess?" I was In tho act or tiirnlinr. ivim as ho npoke. Certainly hud I been alono I would havo Hoeii Kllzabeth, would havo known that nlie was there. It was Kllzabeth. alono, nnd hurry ing away! Already hIio was approach ing tho first stair. In a moment hIio would he gone. 1 Hprnng after her by In stlnct, without plan, clear In my mind only that sho waH going, and with her all the light or the world; that sho was going, and that sho was beautiful, adorable; that hIio wan going, and that she was Kllzabeth! As I took n few rapid Rteps toward her, 1 had full opportunity to sec that no grief had preyed upon her comeli ness, nor had concealment fed upon hor dnmiiKk cheek Almost with some resentment I haw that Hho had never Hoemod more beautiful than on this morning. The costume of thoso days was trying to any but a beautiful woman; yet Kllzabeth had a way of avoiding extremes which did not ap peal to her individual taste. Her frock now was all In pink, as became tho geutU) Kpting, and the bunch of sil very ribbons which fluttered nt her belt had quite tho ngreolng Hlinclo to fltilHli In perfection the cool, sweet pic ture that Hho made "Kllzabeth!" Seeing that there' was no oHcapo, she paused now and turned tow-aid mo. I have never hi en a glance llko ' herH. I "How do yon do?" sho remarked. Her voice was all cool whlto enamel. Sho was thero somowhore, but I could not too her clearly now. It was not her volco. I took her hand, yes; but It bad now none of answer ing clasp. "Kllzabeth," I began; "I am just back. I have not had tlmo I havo had no leave from you to come to toe you to ask you to explain" "Kxplaln?" sho said evenly. "Hut Hiiroly you cannot bollovo that "I only bollovo what seems credible Mr. Trlst" I pulled fiom my poekot tho llttlo ring which I had had with mo that night when 1 drovo out to Kliimhuist In my carriage, tho one with tho hIu glo gom which I had obtained hurried ly that nfternoon, having nover before thnt day had tho right to do so. In another pocket 1 found tho plain gold 0110 which should have gone with tho gom ring that Bumo.ovonlug. My hnnd trembled ns I held theso out to hor. "I prove to you what I menu. Hnmt I had no time! Why. Kllzabeth, I wns hurrying I wna mad! I had a right to offer you theso things. I havo still tho light to ask you why you did not tako them? Will you not tako them now?" Sho put my hand away from hor nnrnirntiTwrririTniiiwmiiim-,1 iiiiiuhim mj and Have My Chance Agaln7" gently. "Keop thorn," sho said, "for tho owner of that other wedding gift' tho one which I received." Now I broke out. "Good Clod! How can 1 ho held to blame for tho act of a drunkon friend? You know Jack Dandiidgo as well as I do myself. I cautioned him I was not responsible for bis condition." 'Mt was not that decided mo." "You could not bellevo It was I who sent you that accursed shoe which bo longed to another woman." "Ho said It camo from you. Whero did you got it, then?" Now, as readily may bo seen, I waB obliged again to hesitate. There wero good reasons to keep my lips sealed. 1 Hushed. Tho rod of conruslon which camo to my cheek wns matched by that ot Indignation In hor own. I could not tell her, nnd she could not understand, that my work tor Mr. Cal Jiouti with that other woman wns work Tor America, nnd so as Hacred and as secret an my own love Tor her. Innocent, I still seemed guilty. "So, then, you do not suy? I do not ask you." "I do not deny it." "You do not caro to tell me whero you got It." "No," said I; "I will not tell you whore I got it." "Why?" "Hocnuse that would involve another woman." "Involvo another woman? Do you think, then, thnt on this one day of her lire, a girl likes to think or bot her lover as Involved with any other womnn? Ah, you made me begin to think. I could not help tho chill that camo on my heart. Marry you? I could not! I never could, now." "Hut you loved me onco," l said banally. "I do not consider It fair to mention that now." "I never loved that other woman. I had never seen her more than onco. ion do not know hor." "Ah. is thnt It? I'crhium I could till you something or one Helena von Kltz. Is It not ho?" "Yes, that was the property or Helena von ltltz," I told her, looking her fairly in tho eye. "Kind of you. Indeed, to Involvo mo, as you say, with a lady of her prece dents!" "I hardly think any 0110 Is quite Just to that lady," said I Hlowiy. "Kxcept Mr. NleholaH Trim! A beau tif nl and accomplished lady, I doubt not, In his mind." Still I went on stubbornly: "Hut may 1 not see your father and havo my chance again? 1 cannot lot it go this way. It is tho ruin of my life." Hut now Hho was advancing, drop ping down a stop at a time, and hor face was turned straight ahead. Tho pink of hor gown was matched by tho pink of her cheeks. I saw tho llttlo working of tho whlto throat wherein some sobs seemed stilling. And so sho went away and loft mo. CHAPTER XXIII. Success In Silk. As tliliiBS 1110, 1 think woman nro Bon oruliy buttvr cronturua than men. S, T. CoIctUIku. It was a part of my duties, whon In "Washington, to assist my chief in hiB I 1 v4llKittLvfll.l'. personal and oflkial correspondence, which necesHttiily was ver heavy. This work we ciiHtonmtily began about nine of the morning. On tho following day I was on hand earlier than usual. I was done with Washington now, done with verythlng, eager only to lie on on tlio lar trails onco more. Hut I almost forgot my own grlers when I saw my chief. Over him hung nn ulr of utter weariness; yet, Hhaine to my own despair, eneigy showed In all hlH actions lie groptod me with i smile which strangely lighted his grim face. "Wo have good news of some kind this morning, sir?" I Inquired. In answer, he motioned me to a document which lay open upon his table. It wan familiar enough to mo. 1 glanced at tho bottom. Thero wero two Hlgnatures! "Texas agrees!" I exclaimed. "The Dona Lucie.la 1ms won Van Zandt's Hlgnature!" I looked at him. HIh own eyes were swimming wet! This, then, wns that man of whom It is only remembered mat 110 was a pro-slavery champion. "We are certain to encounter oppo sition. Tho senate may not ratify," said lie. "I am perfectly well ad vised of how the vote will ho when this treaty comes bciore It lor rati fication. We will bo beaten, two to one!" "Then, does that not end It?" "Knd It? No! There nro always other ways. If tho people of this coun try wish Texas to belong to our flag, she will so belong. It Is good as done today. Never look at the obstacles; look at the goal! It was tills Intrigue of Van Znndt's which stood In our way. Hy playing ono Intrigue against another, we havo won thus far. We must go on winning!" Ho paced up nnd down tho room, ono hand smiting tho othor. "Let Kng land whistle now!" ho exclaimed ex ultantly. "Wo shall annex Texas, In full view, indeed, of all possible con sequences. Thero can bo no conse quences, for Kngland baa no excuse loft for war over Texas. I only wish tho situation wore ns clear for Ore gon. And now comes on that next nominating convention, at Haltltnorc." "What will it do?" 1 hesitated. "God knows. Kor me, I havo no party. I am alono! I have but fow friends in all tho world" ho smiled now "you. my boy. as I said, nnd Dr. Ward and .1 few wonn-n, all of whom hate each other." I remained silent at this shot, which camo homo to mo; but ho smiled, Htlll grimly, shnkinc hln head. "Hustlo of Bilk, my boy, rustle of silk it is over all our maps. But we shall mnko those innps! Time shall bear 1110 witness." "Then I may start soon for Ore gon?" 1 demanded. "You shall start to-morrow," ho an swered. CHAPTER XXIV. The Whoahaw Trail. There are no plcawuri's whero women arc not. .Mario uY Unmhu. In our own enravnn, now pressing on for tho general movement west of tho Missouri, there was material for a hundred cam-uses. The world of our great wcHtorn country wus then still before us. A stern and warlike people was resolved to hold It and Increase It. Of these weHt-bound I ncrK wiib fine. I felt tho Joy of that thought. I wns going west. The old trail to Oregon was laid out by no government, arranged by no engineer, planned by no surveyor, sup ported by no appropriation. It sprang, a road already created, from tho earth Itself, covering 2,000 miles of our country. Why? Because thero was need for that country to be covered by such a trail at such a tlmo. Be cause wo needed Oregon. V'o carried with us all tho elomonta of society, as has tho Anglo-Saxon over. Did any man offend against tho unwritten creed of fair play, did ho shirk duty when thnt meant danger to the common good, then be was brought helore a council of our lend ers, men of wisdom and fairness, chosen by the vote of nil; and so ho was Judged and ho was punished. At that time thero was not west of tho Missouri river any ono who eodld nd minister an onth, who could execute a legal document, or perpetuate any legal testimony; yet with us the law marched pari passu across the Innd. Wo had leaders choson because they wero fit to lead, and leaders who felt full benso of responsibility to thoso who chose them. At tho head of our column, wo boro tho ling of our republic. On our flanks wore skirmishers, llko thoso gunrdlng tho flanks or an army. It was an army an army of our people. With us marched wanton. With us mnrched homo. That was tho difference be tween our cavalcade and thut slower and more selfish one, mado up ot mon nlone, which that samo year was faring westward along tho upper reaches of tho Canadian plains. Thnt was why wo won. It wns because women and plows wore with us. TO 1112 CONTINUED.) Million Must Perish Before the Next j Crop Is Harvested According to an American Engaged In Relief Work. Peking. Kamlno and plnguo are fiwecilng over China. Tho known deaths from the plnguo alono number .'10,000 and according to the olllclnl t'tntisticB the death rate averages 1!00 dally. Hut the ullUlals have little knowledge of the conditions In the In teror, or II they have, they nro not permitting the facts to he known. It Is Impossible to estimate tho number of deaths that have resulted fronf lack of food. Dr. Samuel Cochran, an American who Is engaged In the work of relief, writes: "Ono million people will die before llic Hi st crop Is harvested. This will be scanty, because the people will not have tho strength to till the soil and 110 animals remain for plowing." The Chinese are directing their ef forts to-control the plague chiefly along the railroads and frontiers, for political reasons. Diamond Jubilee of Texas. Austin. "Independence day" was celebrated Thtirfcdny throughout the state of Texas with unusual ceremony, owing to tho fact that tho day marked tho diamond Jubilee of the Indepen dence of Texas, the seventy-llfth an niversary of March 2, lS.".(i. when the Texas declaration of independence was higned at Washlngton-on-the-Hrazos. In commemoration of the day, which Is a state holiday In Texas, all the courts and public ofllces throughout the state romnlned closed. On the Seventy-ninth Ballot. Helena, Mont. Henry L. Mvers. democrat, of Kuvalll county, was elect I ed United States senator to succeed 1 Senator Cnrter on the seventy-ninth I Joint legislative ballot. A continuous Joint session of seven and a half hours was held by the legislature on Thursday, twenty-seven ballots being taken. Mycr's name was not men tioned until tho last ballot, on which ho received all the democratic votes before tho result was announced. Ho wns not an avowed candidate. Did Mnki Imnrnnnr Pronnenl I ' r . ' . Washington. Tlio House special committee appointed to Investigate Senator (Sore's charges of attempted bribery In connection with J. W. Mc Murray's Indian land contracts, finds that Jake L. Hamon did mnko an Im rropor proposal to Senator Gore con-i corning the contracts. On the ground of lack or evidence that Hamon was noting "by authority or or with tho knowledge or McMurray." tho report exonerates McMurray or nttemptlnp to improperly Influenco members. Bibles By the Thousands, Now York. One hundred thousand Bibles have been ordered for general dU'ttibutlon by the Gideons, as tlio members of the Christian travelers' association of America style them selves. The order Is said to ho the largest ever placed and It forms a pnrt of a national plan to place a Itible in every hotel bedroom In the country. Back to Jail for Bertha. Kansas City. Kor stealing a watch here Tuesday. "Kalntlng Hertha" Lieu eke was. sentenced by Judge Ralph S Latshaw to three months In the work house. Spread of Cholera Cases. Honolulu. The thirteenth enso In flic outbreak of cholera In Honolulu wns reported. Indications nro that the disease Is widely scattered, the last cages appearing In different por tions or the city. As u result of the srroad of cholera, the territorial board of health has ordered' all pol factories to suspend until further notice Bandits Hold Up Train. St. Louis. Two masked and heavllj armed robbers held up an express car on nn Iron Mountain train within the city limits, escaping with Ecvcral packages and the money box thoy re moved from the safe nfter binding nnd gagging the messenger. Thnt the rob bers obtained a lj.rgo amount or money is believed, though no approximation of the sum has been obtained. Kansas City. Andy Spauhllng, fa mous In pollco circles as a "daylight robber," was sentenced to forty years In prison by .ludgo Kalph S. Latshaw. Ills crime was robbing n Iioiieo of Jew els valued at $110. The sentence Is tho heaviest ever Inflicted hero for robbery. Wipe out Outlaw Bond. Poshawur, British Indin. Tho no torious outlaw Hakim Kahn, who hns been for years a thorn In tho sldo ot tho northwest rorces, was surprised with thirty or his followors in a cave by n British force under the c.ommnnd of T.icutonnnt Colonel Sir George Roos-Koppel, chief commander and ngont to tho govornment-goneral on the northwest frontier province. Iln kam Kahn refused to surrendor and a machine gun sent lond Into tho den until all but flvo of tho party were killed. BAKING POWDER That Makes tho Baking Betfsr ......o hiii Mtiuuah ,111VMIUia TTIIU Cuhinict. 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