Mildred
ZzrevJanion
BY THE DUCHESS
CHAPTER III.
Miss Frances Sylverton , only daugh
ter and heiress of Lionel Sylvertou
Esq. , of Sylverton Park , was the meal
intimate friend that the Trevanlom
possessed. She was about Mildred's
height , and was not altogether unllki
that young lady in respect of features
though differing widely from her tootl
in expression and general demeanor
She had handsome eyes and fair browr
hair , a good-humored mouth , and i
beautiful manner of holding herself
She was quick-witted , clever and affec
tionate , could talk a good deal of slanj
without appearing in the least vulgar
and was rather fast and independent
according to the usual rules laid down
for the proper guidance of young wom
en.
She was a stanch friend to all the
Trevanlons , from Sir George down , ex
cept , Indeed , Charles , between whom
and herself there seemed to exist a
perpetual warfare , a guerrilla sort ol
entertainment that smoldered occa
sionally only to break out again witli
redoubled energy. Just now the con
test was at Its height , and Charles
Trevanion had left home the last time
to join his regiment without so much
as riding over to Sylverton to touch
Ills enemy's hand before his departure ,
This was an unheard-of piece of in
civility , and 'proved clearly that some-
tiling more even than common had
occurred between the belligerents ,
though what that something was his
tory reported not.
Eddie was a prime favorite of Miss
Sylverton's ; his affected insolence just
suited her rather excitable tempera
ment , and so they argued , and quar
reled , and abused , and liked each oth
er persistently from year to year.
She had gone , a week before
Younges' arrival at King's Abbott , to
spend a month with an uncle of her's
In an adjoining county and so was not
expected back for some time a great
source of regret to the Trevanions.
Said Lady Caroline to her daughter
Mildred about a week after the
Younges' advent :
"Mildred , my dear , -whom shall we
ask to meet them the day after tomor
row ? "
"You mean Monday , " said Mildred
"well , let me see. We have shown
them to the Grantleys and the Blounts ,
so I suppose we had better say the
Deverills , and perhaps the Stanleys ,
ami oh , two or three of those men
from the barracks , and that will be
enough. "
"Yes , quite enough , " her mother re
turned , though rather dejectedly. "The
only thing is , Mildred , those Deverill
girls are so provokingly stupid. Mary
is well enough if her mother would let
her alone ; but Jane is Oh , how I
do wish Frances Sylvertonvas at
Lome ! "
"So do I , " said Mildred , "with all
my heart. But where is the use of
wishing ? We all know Frances is
worth half a dozen of them put togeth
er ; but saying that won't bring her. "
"Won't it ? " cried Frances Sylver-
ton's own voice gayly ; and then the
door was pushed farther open , and
Frances herself entered joyously ,
dressed in blue cloth from shoulder to
foot , with the daintiest riding-hat im
aginable , and proceeded to kiss them
Loth immediately.
"So I am worth half a dozen of
them , " she exclaimed. "Poor creatures
*
tures ! How I do wonder who they
are ! "
"Good gracious , Frances , " cried Mil
dred , "who could have expected you ? "
"My dear , " said Lady Caroline , "I
am so very glad to see you. You
have come just at the very time we
most wanted you , and were beginning
to feel your loss most severely. But
how is it that you are here ? I fan
cied your uncle had you safely for a
month to come. "
> "Oh , we quarreled , as usual , " ex
t plained Miss Sylverton , airily "all but
came to blows , you know , and separ
ated by mutual consent , which was a
great relief for all parties concerned.
I cannot think why he asks me down
there to his musty old Grange as he
persists in doing once a year regular
ly as it always ends in the same way.
We are at daggers-drawn now , but ,
Wess you , I shall get a long , affection
ate invitation from him. if he is alive ,
this time next year precisely. I sup
pose he feels that a downright good
blowing-up , ' such as he gets from me ,
is beneficial to his constitution some
thing like a tonic , or a douche bath
and that is why he continues his ob
stinate hospitality. "
"I am afraid you are a terrible
child , " laughed Lady Caroline ; "but
I am sufficiently interested in your re
turn to make all manner of excuses
lor you , as I want your help next Mon
day night to entertain some friends
we have staying with us. "
"Oh , yes papa was telling me of
them , " said Frances ; and then she
stopped.
"They are cotton merchants , old
friends of papa's , and of no family
.whatever , " Mildred explained , calmly ;
and , though she neither blushed nor
looked confused , Miss Sylverton could
see plainly that it was a sore sub
ject.
ject."What a comfort , " said she , brisk-
ay. "I am seasick of all this cold , good
'Wood that surrounds us. You need
oiot look shocked , Mildred , because I
am , and feel quite gay and festive at
the mere Idea of being in company of
cnybody who cannot remind me of
what Is due to 'birth and position , ' as
Dame Deverill has It. Being strangers ,
too , they cannot bo up to all my
frightful crimes and misdemeanors
Just yet , you know ; and so I dare say
they will be gracious to me until I
frighten the daughter and young
Younge there is a 'young Younge , '
isn't there ? "
"Oh , yes , " Mildred answered , with a
shrug of her pretty , uncivil shoulders ,
which showed plainly that she wished
there was not.
"Oh , well who knows ? perhaps he
will condescend to fall in love with
me , " chattered on Miss Sylverton ;
"only I forgot of course he is head
over ears in love with one of you two
girls long before this. Which of them
Is it ? " appealing to Lady Caroline.
"My dear Frances , " said her lady
ship , "he has been here only a week
or EO and is it a necessity that he must
lose his heart in that space of time ?
He shoots all day with Eddie , and sees
Mildred at dinner time , and talks to
Mabel for half an hour before bed
time and that is the extent of his
love-making. So , you see , the field is
quite open to you. "
"I see , " Miss Sylverton rejoined ,
turning her clear violet eyes first on
Lady Caroline and then on Mildred ;
"he talks to Mabel which means that
Mildred will not look at him , in spite
of his unlimited thousands. Well , I
thank heaven I was not born with aris
tocratic tendencies ; and I think Mabel
is right. Is he handsome ? "
"Very , " answered Lady Caroline , see
ing that Mildred would not open her
lips on the subject.
"Rich , handsome and young , In
every sense of the word , " cried Fran
ces , gayly "why , what more is want
ing ? With your permission. Lady
Caroline , and without Mabel's , I shall
certainly marry this young man , " and
then the door opened , and Eddie came
into the room.
"Frank ! " he exclaimed , with undis
guised delight ; "my dear fellow , is it
indeed you ? I never anticipated such
a happy surprise when I came here to
hunt my pipe. Why , what has brought
you home so soon ? Is it indeed your
very self in the flesh ? "
"Rather , " said Miss Sylverton. "It
came to this you see , that , as usual I
couldn't see the old boy's line of con
duct , and so I bolted , quite as much to
his relief as my own. "
"I can readily believe that , " put in
Eddie innocently.
"Besides , the country down there
was stupid , and I was getting bored to
death , " went on Frances.
"Can't you say out boldly and hon
estly that you couldn't do without
me ? " said Eddie mischievously ; and
Miss Sylverton instantly rose to the
combat.
"You shall have your ears soundly
boxed for that piece of unwarrant
able impertinence , " she declared , and
laid down her little silver mounted
riding whip preparatory to commenc
ing operations.
Having chased Eddie successfully
into a corner presently , Miss Sylves-
toun laid her pretty hands about his
ears with great rapidity , until he had
cried peccavi several times , when she
desisted , and they both looked up to
see Denzil Younge standing in the
doorway , laughing heartily at the
whole encounter. He looked so ex
tremely handsome , and the entire
scene was so out of keeping with all
propriety , that for once in her life
Miss Sylverton blushed crimson.
"You there and you never came to
my rescue ! " said Edde when he had
recovered his breath , looking re
proachfully at Denzil as he spoke.
"Well , I would not have believed it of
you. However , the longer we live ,
the more we learn , and I suppose it is
the way of the world. Miss Sylverton
Mr. Younge. "
"Oh , Mr. Younge , indeed I did not
know you were there , " Miss Sylverton
murmured , demurely , looking as if she
could not hurt a fly to save her life ;
"and , besides , Eddie and I are such old
friends. " Here she made the discovery
that she was excusing her conduct tea
a strange young man a thing Miss
ylverton had never before been guilty
of.
"Well , wonders will never cease. I
declare 'she is actually ashamed of
herself , " exclaimed Eddie , who was
enjoying her unwonted confusion im
mensely. "I verily believe sjie is
blushing. "
"No , I am not , " returned Miss Syl
verton , promptly , quite ready now for
a war of words 'iar from it. '
"If that is how you treat your
friends , " broke in Danzil , "I should
like very much indeed to put my name
upon your list. Miss Sylverton. "
"Would you ? " she said coquettish-
ly. "Are you not frightened ? Well
if you behave prettily and make up
your mind to endure a good deal of
ill-treatment , I dare say I shall be
able to make room for you. But I
must have time to judge of you first. "
"Thanks , and for how long am I
to be put on trial ? Don't make it too
long. " pleaded Denzil , in his lazy ,
musical voice. For the life of him he
never could refrain from softening his
tone when addressing a pretty wo
man.
"F.or just one week , " answered
Frances. "I could understand Machia-
velli himself in a week , so next Fri
day you may come to me for my de
cision. "
4 In the meantime , Miss Trevanion , I
hope you will put in a good word for
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me , " Denzll said , turning to where
Mildred was standing.
"Certainly. I will even put In twofer
for you on this occasion it Is such an
important one , " Miss Trevanion re
turned , smiling on him her sweet cold
smile , which somehow had the effect
of sending the blood throbbing back
into his heart ; and then the conver
sation changed.
"Where is Mabel ? " Frances asked
presently. "I have seen nothing of
either her or Sir George. "
"Papa went to Pinchley Common
an nour ago , " Mildred answered ; "but
I cannot Imagine where Mabel has
hidden herself so effectually. "
"I think she went with Rachael Into
the garden , " Denzil said , "at least
they were talking of examining some
flowers when I last saw them. "
She came in a few moments later
with Rachael Younge , and , seeing
Frances , dropped all her flowers upon
the floor.
"Frances ! " she exclaimed , and ran
forward and kissed her friend with
honest , undisguised delight ; after
which Miss Younge was introduced ,
and made the faintest , stiffest little in
clination in return for Frances , care
less , graceful bow.
"She is unbearable , " Miss Sylverton
assured herself upon the spot , and
then told Mabel all about her unex
pected return. "And now that I have
succeeded so fortunately , " she added ,
"in getting out of the lion's clutches
without suffering any severe damage ,
I think the county ought to celebrate
my escape by some public rejoiicing.
Don't youthink so , Mildred ? Anddon't
you think it is high time old Dick
Blount gave us a ball ? "
"It does seem a long time since last
he gave one , " Miss Trevanion answer
ed , assentingly.
"A dreadful time , " declared Frances ,
who was in the habit of adorning her
conversation with innumerable notes
of admiration , mingled with startling
adjectives "so long a time that I have
quite forgotten what I wore at the
last ! I say , Eddie , have you finshed
the ruination of that desk ? Because ,
if so , 'I ' should like you to get a horse
and ride over with me to the Grange ,
when we will find old Dick , and make
him give us a dance before next week
is ended. What do you say to my
plan ? "
"I am willing , " Eddie said , and left
the room to order his horse.
"I vote that we all go , " exclaimed
Mabel. Why not order the pony
phaeton and accompany them ? It is
a charming drive. "
"Charming and so is your idea , "
Mildred said ; "only I don't think I
will go , Slab , my dear. "
"Oh , why not , Mildred , when there
will be plenty of room ? " cried Mabel :
"You and Mr. Younge can sit in front ,
and Rachael and I behind. Do come ,
my dearest. "
"Not today , thank you , " Miss Tre
vanion returned , blushing faintly.
" 'An' if she won't she won't , ' "
quoted Mabel. "Mr. Younge , I have
failed , so I leave you to try the power
of your persuasions while we go and
dress I dare say you will be more
successful. Come Rachael" and then
she and Miss Younge went out of the
room.
Mildred prepared to follow.
"Miss Trevanion , I wish you would
come with us , " Denzil said , softly ,
eagerly , as he held the door open for
her. "The drive will not be the same
thing without you. Will you come ? "
"It is very good of you to wistt it , "
she answered , bestowing upon him
for thn second time that morning , her
beautiful , indifferent smile , "but I do
not think I will thanks. "
"Why not ? " he asked , impatiently ,
still standing before her , and gazing
almost angrily down into her calm ,
unutterably lovely face. "Why not ?
Tell me. "
Miss Trevanion raised her eyes and
looked full at him.
( To be continued. )
"Waterfalls" Are Threatened.
A few attempts are being made to
lower the chignon , to bring the back
tiair into a low coil. In full evening
toilette certain types of women , those
who are tall , wide of shoulder , and
having well formed , but small heads ,
look their best coiffe in this manner.
And with a single large rose worn low
on the left , this style of hair dressing
is fairly ideal in grace. But folly
would it be for every woman to follow
this lead , as the majority of them lose
all cachet with their hair worn low on
the neck. Surely for day wear noth
ing could be devised so unbecoming ,
as it is not difficult to recall the Lang-
try days , and the untidy coils of hair
resting upon the necks of bodices.
Vogue.
Fresh Air for Consumptive ) ! .
The fresh air cure for consumption
is to be tried in Scotland. A specially
built house has been opened at Ban-
chory , on Deeside , for the treatment of
consumption and other diseases of the
lungs. The institution is to be con
ducted on the same principle as the
Nordach institution in Germany , and
months were spent in selecting a site
that will give the best air all the year
round. Banchory has a fine , dry , brac
ing air , and its winters are mild com
pared with the rest of the country.
The house is constructed to hold forty
patients , and it has thirty already.
The cost has been 21,000.
Air the Closets.
Closets should be aired the same as
bedrooms , and the coming architect , if
a woman , will see to it that closets in
which clothes are hung are provided
with a window , be it ever so small ,
going out to the yard. This window
will be so protected that in nearly all
weathers it may remain open and sup
ply the closet -with fresh air and light.
Empty compliments and senseless
abuse are on equal footing.
State Capital © bsewatfons.
Expressions Emulative for the Good of
Republican Supremacy ,
LINCOLN , March 18.
Only a few more days before the
final adjournment and still the state
legislature has a senatorial fight on Its
hands , and the .prospect as dreary as
ever that a solution will corre In time
to see the state represented In con
gress hy two good republicans.
The balloting for the past week , has
not been fruitful , and the changes were
few. and not worthy of consideration
One result of the endeavor of the
past week will probably be the aban
donment of the present caucus rules
and the adoption of something differ
ent , or the doing away with the caucus
aitcgethi'r. the releasing of members
from all pledges , and \ jjo-as-you-
please for the wire.
The impression is gaining ground
that the point has been reached where
something must be done. There is no
denying the fact that the republican
majority is making itself the laughing
stock of the people by the tactics it
has pursued , and a great many of the
rank and file are getting heartily sick
and tired of the fiasco. Their argu
ment is , and is a reasonable and logi
cal one , that the party cannot afford
to continue longer to pursue the course
it has so far followed , for it is recog
nized that the people have put it back
into power in the state because dissat
isfied with the fusionists , and if the
party officials proceed to do nothing
but engage in a. disgraceful scramble
for office while on trial , the people will
be led to the opinion that the re
publican party is not a bit better than
the other fellows.
A great deal of bitterness has al
ready sprang up , and it is perhaps suf
ficiently strong to last over to another
campaign. While it is hoped an amic
able solution may be reached , it is a
question whether it will or not.
SALARY APPROPRIATIONE.
The salary appropriation bill of the
present legislature contains a total ap
propriation of $890,100. The following
table shows the present bill , with to
tals for the different departments and
the same totals for the last session for
comparison :
NOT LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES.
Chairman Arends of the senate com
mittee on finance is complaining about
the payment of ex-Secretary Porter's
expense bills from the § 30,000 appro
priation for incidental expenses of the
legislature. The legislature thought
it was economical when it passed a
bill appropriating only $30,000 for in
cidental expenses , but the payment of
Mr. Porter's bills for repairing and
fitting up the state house have been
paid from that fund. The Porter claims
paid as certified by Auditor Weston
amount to $17,867.96 and another claim
of $1,018 is for expenses incurred un
der Mr. Porter's direction , making a
total of $18,885.96. This absorbed the
greater part of the incidental expense
fund and another appropriation for in
cidental expenses will be necessary.
Mr. Arends contends that the Porter
claims are c'learly not expenses in
curred by the legislature and should
not be charged to the present legisla
ture.
It is believed Governor Dietrich will
present a special message authorizing
the introduction cf another bill mak
ing an appropriation for incidental ex
penses of the legislature. In that
message he may point out the pay
ment of the Porter claims as the cause
tor an additional appropriation and
the republican members will at least
have the satisfaction of seeing the
cause properly set down in the legis
lative records.
Frank L. Dinsmore , the Odessa mur
derer , was the other day taken to
Kearney. He has been confined in the
state penitentiary since sentence of
death was passed upon him. Recently
Lhe supreme court confirmed the sen
tence passed by the lower court. The
authorities at the penitentiary became
uneasy with Dinsmore on their hands
after the recent fire , and they notified
the sheriff of Buffalo county to take
tiis prisoner home. Dinsmore will be
confined in the county jail at Kearney.
Governor Dietrich recently issued a
requisition for the arrest of Joseph
L. Riley who is wanted in Holt coun
ty for selling a mower which was plas
tered with a mortgage. A charge of
selling mortgaged property was pre
ferred by W. W. Watson.
Articles of incorporation of the Lin
coln Shade company have been filed
With the secretary of state. The capi
tal is $10,000. C. H. Rudge , C. J.
Gunezel. Ross P. Curtice , George A.
Crancer and Edward C. Filldorf are
the incorporators. The company is al
ready in the business of manufactur
ing and jobbing window shades.
In the house last week Speaker
Sears announced that ho had appointed
Brown of Furnas chairman of the ap
portionment committee In place of
Brown of Otoe.
A reply was received from the Mar
quis of Lansdowne , chief secretary to
the king of England , to the condolence
of the house on the death of the queen ,
as expressed in resolutions transmitted
to King Edward through Ambassador
Choate. These were spread on the
record.
The correspondence submitted to the
house is as follows :
American Embassy , London. Feb. 27 ,
1901. John Wall. Esq. . Chief Clerk
of House of Representatives , Sfate of
Nebraska. Sir : 1 have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your let
ter dated 28th ultimo , in which you
were good enough to transmit copies
of the resolutions of sympathy adopted
by the house of representatives of the
state of Nebraska upon the death of
the late queen.
I lost no time in forwarding the res
olutions in question to the Marquis of
Lansdownc , his Britanic majesty's
principal secretary of state for foreign
affairs , and I now have the honor to
enclose herewith his lordship's reply ,
stating that he laid them before the
king , and expressing his majesty's sin
cere thanks for the same. 1 have the
honor to be , sir , your obedient servant ,
Joseph II. Choate.
The Marquis of Lansdowne to Mr.
Chcate , February 23 , 1901 :
Foreign Office. Feb. 23 , 1901. Your
Excellency : I have laid before the
king , my sovereign , the resolutions
wMch were adopted by the legislature
of the state of Nebraska upon receiv
ing the intelligence of the death of her
late majesty , Queen Victoria , empress
of India , and which were forwarded to
me in your excellency's note of the
16th instant.
I have been commanded by the king
to request your excellency to convey
his majesty's most sincere thanks for
these- fresh proofs of sympathy which
has been shown to him and his royal
house throughout the United States of
America in the heavy loss which has
fallen on them. I have the honor to
be , with the highest consideration ,
your excellency's most obedient , hum
ble servant , Lansdownc.
His Excellency , the Honorable Jos
eph H. Choate , etc.
A RAILROAD BILL.
The members favoring a reduction
in freight rates were successful in the
house recently and succeeded in get
ting favorable consideration in com
mittee of the whole of house roll No.
255 , reducing freights on staple com
modities. This bill had been placed on
the general file by the sifting commit
tee , but at the bottom of the list. When
in a previous effort to advance the
bill , a motion was made requesting the
sifting committee to report this bill ,
there was coupled with this request
another that the sifting committee also
recommend the bill for a special order
for yesterday afternoon. The bill was
included in the first report of the sift
ing committee. There were several
bills before it and in the regular order
of business the consideration would
have been deferred. The sifting com
mittee refused to make the bill a spe
cial order but yesterday Tanner of
Nance proceeding on the theory that
the bill had been made a special order
moved its immediate consideration.
The members did not see the trick
and acquiesced. The bill was consid
ered without opposition , no member
making a speech against it. It is
known that the railroad lobby is
working against the measure and
many of them were active against it
yesterday morning. The bill makes a
reduction of from 10 to 15 per cent and
repeals the old maximum rate law.
A letter has been received in this
city from Fred Jewell , who with Mrs.
Jewell is spending a winter's vacation
at San Diego. In the letter Mr. Jewell
tells of a fishing trip enjoyed by him
self , Mrs. Jewell and his brother , Wal
ter Jewell. After a good day's sport
on the ocean in a chartered boat a
somewhat exciting experience befell
; he party. When an attempt to start
lome was made it was founu that the
engine of the boat would not work.
They drifted in short to within ten
miles of port when the wind went
Jown. Finally the engine was again
started and the boat was taken to
within two miles of the shore. Then
; he motive power failed again. The
captain anchored the boat. The party
was later rescued by an excursion
steamer.
Mr. Meiklejohn was recently asked
about his retirement from his posi-
ion as assistant secretary of war. He
said :
"The president tendered me a reappointment -
pointment as assistant secretary of
war. On account of my senatorial
canvass it made it absolutely neces
sary for me either to decline or aban
don my canvass , as the condition of
public business in the department
made it imperative that my successor
should be appointed. I therefore con
cluded to decline the appointment and
ender my resignation. The pressure
of the duties of the office necessitates
he present of an assistant secretary
of war. "
Evidence accumulates that the back-
)0ie of winter is at last broken. With
; his fact in mind , the legislators can
Hy afford to longer delay the perform
ance of the sacred duty for which they
were elected. Stand up for Nebraska.
Adjutant General Kilian has relieved
everal members of the Lincoln Light
nfantry who were on guard duty , at
he penitentiary and replaced them
vith guardsmen from Columbus ,
Weeping Water and Wahoo. Many of
he Lincoln soldiers are employed at
tiome and receive high wages. The
idjutant general thought it was an
njustice to keep them on duty
TE IN MIL
American Troops Instructed to Withdraw
From Ohina Next Month.
ONLY LEGATION GUARD REMAINS
CliufToo HIM ! Ktitlro Command to Go ,
Leaving Itut 10O Men TliU Will 1'rnc-
tically Km ! Occupancy by American
-1
Troops.
WASHINGTON , March 16. An or
der was sent to General Chaffee today
for the evacuation of China by Amer
ican troops , leaving only a legation
guard of 150 men. The troops will bo
removed from China the last of April.
The dispatch to General Chafreo In
Pekln is as follows :
"Adjutant General's Office , March Itf.
Chaffee , Pekin : In reply to your
telegram secretary of war directs you
complete arrangements to sail for Ma
nila with your command and staff offi
cers by the end of April , leaving as le
gation guard infantry company com
posed of 150 men having at least on < ;
year to serve , or those intending to
re-enlist , with full complement of offi
cers , medical officers , sufficient hospi
tal corps men and , if you think best ,
field officer especially qualified to com
mand guard. Retain and instruct
officer quartermaster's department to
proceed to erect necessary buildings
for guard according to plan and esti
mates you approve. Colonel Charles
P. Humphrey on arrival will make an
inspection of quartermaster's depart
ment , Philippine islands , until July 1.
when he will be assigned to duty as
chief quartermaster at Manila anil
Miller ordered to the United States.
All stores and supplies not required
for legation guard to be disposed of
in your best judgment , of course.
Serviceable supplies needed in Philip
pine islands -will be sent to Manila. Di
vision of the Philippines will furnls'i '
supplies for legation guard. Mat-Ar
thur notified. CORBIN. "
It was said at the war department
that this clears up the- Chinese sltua- <
tion so far as the war department is
concerned , as the protection of the le
gation can in no sense be taken as nn
occupation of Chinese territory , and
the guard cannot be used for any other
purpose.
The transports Sumner and Indiana
will be sent to Taku to take the troops
in China , to Manila. These troops con
sist of the Ninth infantry , four troops
of the Sixth cavalry and the light bat
tery formerly commanded by Captain
Reilley. Two transports will bring
away the 1,100 animals which have
been used by the army in Cliina.
General Chaffee has advised tlio ! ' -
partment that the best place of em
barkation is Takii , which no doubt
will be clear of ice on the date lix-jd
for departure.
FIXED BAYONETS IN f RONT
Russians KiitrriiclitMl in Disputed Ter
ritory.
LONDON , March 16. A dispatch re
ceived here from Tien Tsin by Rou
ter's Telegram company , datc.l from
that city today , at 3:20 a. m. , says :
"The Russians are now entrenching
in the disputed territory. A company
of the Honk Kong regiment , with fixer ]
bayonets , is in front , while two com
panies of the Madras Pioneers , under
the command of Major Johnson , are
held in reserve.
"Both the Russians and the Britisli
are awaiting instructions from thc'r '
governments. "
TIEN TSIN , March 16. The British
and Russians are still disputing over
the limits of railway property in the
Russian concession , and the guards of
the two nations are in close proximity
to each other. The British have been
strongly reinforced and trouble is im
minent unless the Russians retire.
NEBRASKA ORATARS LOSE
Minnesota Defeats the University in a
SpeakingContest. .
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. . March 16.
Minnesota won the oratorical contest
held in the University chapel thU
evening from the L'niversHy of Ne
braska , gaining first and third places.
Guy L. Caldwell was mark"d first by
the judges , W. E. Hannan of Nebraska
second , L. H. Johnson of Minnesota
third and N. M. Graham of Nebraska
fourth. The judges were Dr. Charles
M. Jordan and Rev. Marion D. Shut
ter of Minneapolis and Dr. Bridgeman.
president of Hamline uivorsity. Dr.
Frank McVev presided. Each orator
was given fifteen minutes for his ad
dress.
MisB Morrow Gets Homl.
ELDORAHO Kan. , March 15 Jo -
sie Morrison , charged wt.i killinir
Clara Wiley Castle , today furnished
a $5,000 bond , signed by rep-.itablc
business men. for the continuance of
her case. The bond was accepted and
Miss Morrison will be released to
morrow Tiip trial of : he case will le
held during the June term.
Missouri to Tax
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , March 16.
The senate today passed the hous ?
bill taxing whisky , brandy , rum , gin.
distilled spirits of all kinds , wims
and vinous liquors sold in the state.
The house bill levied a tax of 20 cents
per gallon , but the senate reduced
the rate to 10 cents per ganon.
S2C.OOO OOO From Carnejjle.
PITTSBl'RG , March 16. The dis
patch says : Intimate friends of An
drew Carnegie say it is the intention
of the steel master to give at least
$25,000,000 for the erection of build
ings and for the endowment of the
proposed technical school for Pitts-
burg. It is declared by those who hav
talked with Mr. Carnegie that he in
tends to make his school the finest of
its kind in the world and that it will
lend as much fame to Pittsburg oa th
theoretical side of iron and steel mak
ing as his famous works have done In ,
actual practice.