Mildred
BY THE DUCHESS
CHAPTER III. ( Continued. )
"I sappose it must be that I do not
care to do so , " she answered coldly ,
almost insolently , with an intonation
that cut him to the quick ; and then he
stepped aside and she passed through.
As the last of her dress disappeared
through an opposite door , the young
man turned away , clinched his hands ,
and muttered to himself :
"What a fool I am what a mad
fool to wait all my life up to this ,
only to fall In love with a woman
who scarcely cares to remember my
existence ! "
With this self-congratulatory ad
dress , he strode down the steps and
into the pony carriage , in which short
ly afterward he drove his sister and
"the queen" to the Grange.
All things considered , the poor po
nies would have preferred any other
driver that day , and the girls a more
lively companion ; but che sara , sara ,
and so all parties had to put up with
iDenzil. Once applying the whip too
sharply to the well-cared-for back of
Gill , the far-off pony , she thought
proper to make a bolt of it for half a
mile or so , and persuaded Jack to ac
company her , until a steep hill and
Denzil's firm hand had once more re-
dnced them to a kindly frame of mind.
( During this rather trying half mile ,
( Miss Younge , as loudly as she well
could , had taken particular pains to
express her consternation at and her
disapproval of her brother's mode of
driving , until Denzil , provoked beyond
( bounds by more than one cause that
day , turned and advised' her , in no
.very tender terms , to restrain her ex
citement ; after which Rachael set her
thin lips tightly together , and deter
mined to have her revenge as speedily
as possible ; so when the Grange had
( been reached , and they all stood round
ithe phaeton , waiting for Eddie's knock
at the door to be answered , she said ,
sweetly :
"What is the matter with you today ,
Denzil , dear ? You are a little out of
sorts , are you not ? "
"Am I ? " asked Denzil. "I don't
fcnow most people are at times , I
suppose. Why do you ask ? "
"Oh , for nothing , dearest" If pos
sible , spoken more sweetly still "I
was only anxious ; and , by the bye ,
your persuasive powers failedto bring
aiiss Trevanion with us , did they
310t ? "
i "Oh , you serpent ! " thought Frances
Sylverton , indignantly , as she saw
iDenzil's handsome face contract and
flush painfully ; but all she said was ,
'Mr. Younge , will you come here and
see what Eddie has done to my stir
rup ? The boy grows more intolerably
stupid every day. What is there
nothing really the matter with it ?
{ Well , I wonder then what makes it
feel so queer ; " and then the door was
opened , and Denzil helping her from
her saddle , they all went into the
Siouse.
Here they spent a long half hour
. with the master of the Grange a half
hour that worked wonders , as Frances
obtained her request , and a ball was
promised within a fortnight to cele
brate her delivery from Uncle Garden's
grasp "strictly on the condition , "
said old Dick Blount. "that you give
me the first quadrille , Miss Frank ; "
and she having promised the desired
dance willingly enough , they all
turned once more homeward.
Frances Sylverton discovered two
things during her ride that morning.
One was , that the chestnut thorough
bred she rode that day went easier in
its stride than the little gray mare ,
her more constant companion ; the
other > that Denzil Younge was , with
out doubt , very desperately in love
; with beautiful Mildred Trevanion.
CHAPTER IV.
! When the Deverills made their ap
pearance at King's Abbott on Monday
evening , just ten minutes before the
dinner-bell rang , they brought in their
train , uninvited , a cousin of their own ,
a certain Lord Lyndon , who had most
unexpectedly arrived at their place
that morning.
' "I knew you would make him wel
come , my dear , " the honorable Mrs.
Deverill whispered to her old friend ,
Lady Caroline , as they seated them
selves on the soft cushions of a
lounge ; "and really we did not know
In the least what to do with him. "
After which little introduction the
young lord was made welcome and civ
illy entreated forthwith. He was a
middle-sized young man of from
twenty-six to thirty , rather stout than
otherwise , with nondescript features ,
and hair slightly inclined toward the
"celestial rosy. " His mouth , too , was
an inch , more or less , too large for
his face , and his eyes might have been
a degree bluer , but , for all thatthey
had. a pleasant , genial expression
iurking in their light depths , while
lIs smile alone would have redeemed
an uglier man.
He was a general favorite with most
of his acquaintances , and a particular
one with his cousins , the Deverills ,
who looked upon him fondly enough in
the light of a brotherly relation , time
having convinced them that their
chances were not of that order that
would change his position from friend
to husband. The elder Miss Deverill
was a tall girl , gawkily inclined , pos
sessed of a very pronounced nose , a
talent for listening , and a bright clev
er expression , while her sister was par
ticularly ugly. There were no two
opinions on the latter point , either in
Cliston or elsewhere ; and indeed char-
ity embodied would have found it dif
ficult to indicate one passable feature
in the younger Miss DeveriU's face.
Miss Trevanion , in a demi-tollette
of black and gold , scarcely improved
Miss Jane's homely appearance this
evening , as , with her calm , self-pos
sessed manner , she sailed down the
long drawing room to receive her par
ents' guests.
Then she was Introduced to Lord
Lyndon , and executed a little half-bow
for his especial benefit , which had the
effect of reducing that amiable young
nobleman to a hopeless state of imbe
cility for the ensuing five minutes. Af
ter that time had elapsed he gradually
recovered his wonted composure , and ,
summoning back his departed pluck ,
took to staring at Miss Trevanion
every alternate five seconds , with such
unmistakable admiration in his eyes
as caused -Denzil Younge in the back
ground to utter curses not loud , but
deep.
Miss Trevanion was smiling very
sweetly at the new arrival far more
sweetly than she had ever smiled at
him Denzil ; and he , the newcomer
was' evidently enjoying to the full the
commonplace conversation he was
holding with her.
Seeing this , Denzil fairly gnashed his
teeth with excess of jealousy , and con
signed this harmless young lord to all
sorts of dreadful places , while telling
Miss Sylverton , with his tenderest
smile , how dear to his heart was a
crimson rose in masses of fair brown
hair.
"Who was it told me you preferred
'great wealth of golden hair ? ' " she
rejoined , mischievously , while she
laughed good-naturedly enough , albeit
slightly mockingly , as Denzil colored
and flashed a glance at her , half-
earnest , half reproachful , from his
beautiful dark-blue eyes.
"Never mind , " she whispered , laying
her hand with a gentle pressure on his
arm as he took her in to dinner
"never mind ; I am your friend , you
know so trust me. "
Whereupon Denzil returned the pres
sure very gratefully indeed ; after
which these two felt that they had
sworn a bond of mutual good fellow
ship.
ship.All
All through dinner Lyndon devoted
himself exclusively to Miss Trevanion ,
while she from what motive was a
mystery came out from her habitual
coldness , and laughed and sparkled ,
and dazzled her companion , until Den
zil watching from the other end of
the table felt his heart ache oppres
sively , and a dull sense of the empti
ness of things in general creep over
him.
him.Perhaps
Perhaps , had she vouchsafed him
even one gracious glance , even one
smile , not at him , but in
his direction , it would have
dulled the pain , but her eyes sedulously
avoided that side of the room , while
she coquetted with and charmed her
new admirer with an assiduity that
made Frances Sylverton fairly wonder.
Once only , before she left the apart
ment , did Denzil meet her glance , and
then but for an instant , as be held the
door open for the ladies to "pass
through. Mildred , who happened to be
last , having caught her light dress in
a slightly projecting corner of the
wainscoating , he stooped to release
her , and as he rose again , their eyes
met
In hers lay nothing but mute , cold
thanks ; while in his whatever it was
she saw in his , it caused Miss Trevan
ion to bow hurriedly and move away
down the long hall , after the others ,
with quickened , petulant steps.
"Mildred , darling , how pale you
look ! " Lady Caroline said , anxiously ,
as she joined the ladies in the drawing
room. "Are you cold , child , or ill ? "
Come over there to the fire and warm
yourself. These sudden chills are Very
dangerous. "
But Miss Trevanion would neither
acknowledge to cold or go near the
pleasant , inviting blaze , choosing rath
er to wander away vaguely toward a
distant , heavily curtained window ,
where she hid herself from the watch
ful , reading eyes of Rachael Younge.
Outside the window ran a balcony ,
gleaming marble white in the brilliant
moonshine. It looked so soft , so sweet ,
so lonely , that Mildred , whose cheeks
had changed from palest white to
warmest crimson , felt a sudden intense
longing to pass out and bathe her
flushed face in the cool pure light
With noiseless touch she pushed
open the yielding sash , and found her
self part of the silent , star-lit night ,
with a faint wind fanning her and the
deadness of sleeping nature all around.
A tall , slight , dark-robed figure , she
stood with one hand scarcely less
white than the rays that covered it
resting on the balustrade , her eyes
wandering restlessly over the shadowy
landscape. A perfect queen of night
she seemed , or very fitting Juliet , had
there but been a Romeo.
Presently , with steady , eager steps ,
came Denzil Younge toward her , and
took up his position by her side.
"Dreaming , Miss Trevanion ? " he
said.
said.Mildred
Mildred started peceptibly. Perhaps
her thoughts whatever they were
had been far away perhaps too near.
Whichever it was , she roused herself
with a visible effort before she answer
ed him.
"Almost , " she said , "although the
night is somewhat chilly for such ro
mantic nonsense. However , you hava
shown me my folly , so there is littla
danger of my repeating it Shall we
return to the drawing-room ? "
"In one moment"cho answersd , hur
riedly ; whereupon Miss Trevanion
turned back once more , and , pausing
with wondering eyes , laid her hand
again on the balustrade.
Denzil appeared a little pale a little
nervous perhaps In the moonlight ,
but that was all ; and his voice , when
be spoke , though low , was quite dis
tinct.
"Why will you not be friends with
me ? " he asked.
"Friends with you ! " Mildred repeat
ed , with calmest.most'open-eyed as
tonishment , raising her face to his.
"Why , what can you mean ? Have I
offended you in any way ? If so , I am
sorry , and , believe me , I did not mean
to do so. I fancied I was treating you
as I treat all my other acquaintances. "
"No , you do not , " he rejoined , with
an odd repressed vehemence assert
ing itself In his tone ; "you treat me
very differently , as it seems to me.
Why , on all others you bestow a few
smiles , a few kind words at least ,
while on me Miss Trevanion.I wonder
I wonder , if you could only guess
how much your simplest words are to
me , would the revelation make you a
little less chary of them ? "
" I do not understand you , " she said ,
coldly , closing and unclosing her hand
with angry rapidity ; "and I believe
you yourself do not know of what you
are speaking. "
"Yes , I do , " he affirmed , passionate
ly. "I know I would rather have your
most careless friendship than the love
of any other woman. I would almost
rather have your hatred than what I
now fear your indifference. "
The moon had disappeared behind a
sull&n dark gray cloud , and for a few
moments they were left in comparative
darkness. Miss Trevanion's heart
was beating loud and fast ; the cloudy
drapery that partially concealed , but
scarcely hid her delicate neck and
shoulders was strangely agitated. She
could not see her companion's face , but
felt that he was trying to pierce the
momentary gloom to gain some insight
into her soul. He should read no
thoughts of hers , she told herself , with
proud reliance on her own strength ;
he should not learn from her face how
deeply his words had vexed her.
When once more the moon asserted
herself and shone forth with redoubled
brilliancy , -Denzil gazed only on a
calm statuesque figure and haughty
unmoved features that gave no index
to the heart beneath. She seemed a
beautiful being , a piece of nature's
most perfect work but a being hard ,
unsympathetic , incapable of any di
vine feeling.
He gazed at her in silence , wondering
how so fair a creature could be so de
void of all tender characteristics , and ,
as he gazed , a man's step sounded
lightly on the gravel beneath them. As
she heard it , Miss Trevanion's whole
expression changed , her face was lit
up with sudden animation , and took
an eager expectant look that rendered
her ten times more lovely than he had
ever seen her. She moved lightly to the
top of the stone steps that led to the
grounds , and watched with pretty im
patience until a gray-colored figure
emerged from the darkness , and , see
ing her took her gladly in his arms.
"Charlie ! " she said , rapturously ,
and , when he had half pushed her from
his embrace , she put up her hands and
smoothed back his sunny brown hair
from his forehead , and kissed him
three times fondly : after which she
suddenly recollected Denzil's presence ,
and , drawing back , pushed Charlie
gently toward him.
( To be Continued. )
Business Before Pleasure.
An English commercial traveler , for
whose pushing Americanism a Liver
pool paper vouches with great enthusi
asm , started out after a country order.
Happening to arrive at the village on
the day of a festival , he found the shop
of his customer closed , and learned
that the man himself was at the cele
bration a mile out of town. , At once
he set out for the spot , and reached
the ground just in time to see his
shopkeeper climb into a balloon pro
cured for special ascensions. The man
of trade was equal to the occasion. He
stepped forward , paid his fare and
climbed into the car. Away went the
"
balloon , and was hardly above the
tree-tops when the commercial trav
eler turned to his astonished victim ,
and said persuasively but triumphant
ly : "And now. sir , what oan I do for
you in calicoes ? " Youth's Companion.
Klcclottl Garibaldi.
Ricciotti Garibaldi , who will atteud
the unveiling of the Garibaldi monument
ment in Chicago on September 20 , is
a lieutenant in the Italian navy. In
1866 , when his father commanded a
body of volunteers , Ricciotti had a mi
nor commission. He marched against
Rome with the soldiers who won the
battle of Monterotonde , took part in
the battle of' Mentona , and "was cap
tured. He fought with France against
Germany in 1S70 and after that war
made his home in Rome , where he has
been a member of the Italian parlia
ment. Chicago Tribune.
Vast Industries at the "Soo. "
Vast industries are rapidly develop
ing at Sault Ste. Marie. Millions have
already been invested , and the projects
already under way will , it is said , cost
$20,000,000 to complete. These include
blast furnaces , pulp mills , rolling mills ,
etc. But not the least of the great
undertakings at this point is the con
struction of a railroad from the See
to Hudson bay , a distance of 500 miles
north. The road Is already chartered
and subsidized , and 150 miles , will be
completed next year.
Plainly Intimates That Russia's Present
Methods Won't Suit Nikado.
MUSI KEEP AWAY FROM KOREA.
Czar's Btrstcrloa * Overtures Suspected to
Threaten Encroachment An Official
Sy Little Island Wouldn't IXeslUte
to Tackle tbe Empire.
LONDON , March 23. The Foreign
offices takes a pessimistic view of the
immediate situation in the east , In
spite of the settlement of the Tien
Tain question , and entertains grave
fears that the relations between Japan
and Russia may shortly reach the
danger point Judging from informa
tion obtained in various official quar
ters in London , Japan has confided teat
at least some of the powers her deter
mination to oppose , at all costs , any
secret agreements made between Rus
sia and China by which the former
could secure territorial or other ad
vantages contiguous to Korea.
The British government has receiv
ed no official confirmation that the
Japanese fleet is mobilizing , -but it
would not be surprised to learn such
were the facts. A highly-placed Brit
ish official said to a representative of
the Associated Press today :
"All Japan wants is a free hand
against Russia. This she has got , so
far as England and Germany are con
cerned , and , 1 presume , so far as the
United States government ic conecrn-
ed. although I do not imagine for one
moment that any of the powers men
tioned would be drawn into a fight
between Japan and Russia. If Japan
sees nothing for it but to fight she
would have the moral support of ob
jections committed to paper by at
least two other powers against secret
treaties with China , That 5s all ; hut
Japan seems to consider it sufficient
to provide against interference. "
Confirmation of the foregoing defini
tion of the situation was afforded by
the secretary of the Japanese legation ,
who said , in the course of an inter
view :
"While rejoicing at the fact that
England and Rus-sia have reached a
pacific settlement over the minor is
sue , the main question the integrity
of the Chinese empire remains unset
tled. In response to pressure brought
by Japan upon Russia it was announc
ed that Russia's secret treaties with
China had been modified , but the
terms have been withheld. Until we
see the treaties we will not be satis
fied that the modification does not
consist of words merely , without any
alteration in the spirit. In this con
tention we believe other powers will
support us. "
It appears that Great Britain would
be quite willing to refer the whole
Mauchurian matter to arbitration on
the lines of The Hague conference.
The Tien Tnn siding affair is not
considered important enough to be dis
posed of in this way and it will im
mediately become a matter of diplo
matic Intel-change between St. Peters
burg and London.
REJECTS FOUR OF CLAUSES.
Cuban Committee on Itelations Opposes
Part of Platt Amendment.
HAVANA. March 23. The commit
tee on relations of the Cuban consti
tutional convention met today to con
sider the report drawn up by its secretary -
rotary , Senor Juan Gualbarlez.
It is understood the report rejects
four clauses clauses dealing with
coaling stations , foreign relations , the
right to intervene to preserve peace ,
and the entering into treaties cov
ering the points in question. The
other clauses are treated on the lines
of the previous , the sanitation of the
Isle of Pines 1-eing virtually agreed to.
Three of the five member ? of the
committee objected to the rejection in
tote of the four clauses mentioned and
urged that some consideration should
be given them. No vote -was taken ,
but a majority was opposed to accept
ance. The committee adjourned until
Tuesday next
Carnecie Answers Van Wyck.
NEW YORK , March 22. Mayor Van
Wyck received the following cable
gram from Andrew Carnegie today in
reply to the one sent to the iatter yes
terday :
"Many thanks , my dear mayor , for
your kind telegram. Delighted and
grateful for opportunity to serve New
York.1'
Two Itojriments Returned.
MANILA , 'March 23. The United
States army transport Grant sails for
San Francisco tomorrow with the
Twenty-ninth and Thirty-second regi
ments of volunteer infantry.
G rtin's Leading Man is Dead.
DENVER , March 23. J. W. Kings-
ley , leading man of the Jules Gran
Opera company , died at St Joseph's
hospital in this city today of pneumo
nia , after a week's illness.
SAYS HE IS A KIDNAPER.
Bt. C > Henderson ConfeMee to gbnr * la
Cndahr Crime.
DALLAS , Tex. , March 22. Sheriff
Johnson tonight made this statement :
"H. C. Henderson this evening con
fessed to me and County Attorney
Summers that ho is one of the Cuda-
hy kidnapers. His confession was
made voluntarily. He stated that be
had squandered and used in fleeing
from Omaha most of the money ho
got as his share in the kidnaping
job before I arrested him in this city
as a suspect early In February. Coun
ty Attorney Summers asked Hender
son why -he had not admitted his Iden
tity earlier and he said :
' "Heretofore when I have 'been ' In ,
trouble I have had a man ( between
me and the court house. But now I
see there is no chance for me to get
out of thirteen years' sentence on my
conviction here in Dallas for theft ,
and I might as well own up to the
Omaha Job. ' "
CIVIL GOVERNMENT JUNE 30.
Transfer from Military Control ef Phil
ippine ! .
WASHINGTON , March 22. The
trasfer from the military to the civil
government in the Philippines is ex
pected to occur about June 30. accord
ing to calculations made at the War
department upon information receiv
ed from the Taft commission and
General MacArthur. It Is known that
even where civil governments are be
ing established by the Philippine com
mission , the military will be neces
sary for some time , to support the
civil authorities. It is the intention
to withdraw the military as far as
possible , however , from any participa
tion in the governments established
and the soldiers will be more of a
police than a military force. Wher
ever possible native police will be or
ganized.
ENCAMPMENT RATE IS FIXED.
Central Passenger Association Men Meet
and Definitely Decide.
CLEVELAND , O. , March 22. An im
portant meeting of railway men was
held at the Hollenden hotel in this
city today , at which the 1-cent a mile
rate promised for the Grand Army of
the Republic national encampment , tJ
be held in Cleveland next September ,
was formally promulgated. This fixes
the railroad rate absolutely and fin
ally.
In St Louis January 21 last the
government committee of the Grand
Army accepted the rate and the ea-
campment was located at Cleveland.
The Central Passenger association ap
pointed a committee to fix the rate ,
formulate ticket conditions and make
other arrangements to govern for t&e
thirty-fifth Grand Army encampment
TO ASK TEN MILLION DOLLARS.
Indians on Yakima Reservation in 'Wash
ington Make Claim.
SPOKANE , Wash. , March 22. Ten
million dollars will foe asked from
congress at its next session for the
fourteen tribes of Indians on the Ya
kima reservation in this state. So
states Rev. Thomas Parene , an Indian
Methodist preacher , the representative
of the fourteen tribes , who was in
Spokane last evening on his way
home from an interview with Presi
dent McKinley and other high officials.
Parene says white men have settled
upon a million acres of land of his
people , worth § 10 an acre.
Nebraska National Banks.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The re
port of the condition of the national
banks of Nebraska , exclusive of Om
aha and Lincoln , at the close of busi
ness February 5 was today made pub
lic. Compared with the previous
statement in December , loans and dis
counts have increased from $18,708,783
to $19,903,336 , and individual deposits
from $19,456,685 to $20,040,660.
Insists on Piece Work.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , March. 21.
At a conference between General Man
ager Williams of the .Burlington , Cedar
Rapids & Northern and striking shop
men this afternoon. Mr. Williams of
fered the meu many things they had
not asked for , but insisted that they
would inaugurate the piece work sys
tem throughout. The machinists ,
boilermakers and blacksmiths will network
work under this system.
Insurgents Barn Village.
MANILA , March 22. Insurgents
have attacked and burned the ungar-
risoned village of Ugius in the prov
ince of South Ilocos. A detachment
of the Twentieth infantry overtook
and chastised the marauders.
What Spaniards Couldn't Do.
BOSTON March 21. The Olympia ,
Admiral Dewcy's flagship , was placed
in the dry dock today to be scraped
and painted below the water line. The
government is spending about $500,000
on it for alterations.
Will Prohibit Cigarettes.
. ST. PAUL , Minn. , March 22. By a
vote of 72 to 30 the house today pass
ed the senate bill prohibiting the man
ufacture , sale or giving away of ciga
rettes.
Secretary of Gutym Committee Says Platt
Plan Will Be Bejeoted.
COURT OF CLAIMS IS CONSIDERED
Governor-General Wood Proposes to Pro
vide for Settling UUpotc * .Arlslnc'fratn
Bpanlih Contract * Four Oppose tbe
Amendment.
HAVANA , March 21. The commit
tee on foreign relations today decided
to hold a meeting tomorrow , when
the report on the Platt amendment
will finally bo discussed.
Senor Juan Alberto Gomez , who
drew up the report , aserts that four
of the five members of the committee
will recommend the constitutional
convention not to accept the
amendment , but to leave the whole
question to the future republic. Ho
says ho is confident that the conven
tion , which will meet Friday , will
adopt the report.
Governor General Wood and the
cabinet secretaries today discussed the
advisability of establishing a court of
claims , to which could be referred
claims against municipalities arising
out of old Spanish contracts. A num
ber of these are pending throughout
the Island and it is expected that In
demnity on the city loan contract will
be the first before the court.
Senor Carlos Roloff , the newly ap
pointed treasurer of Cuba , whose term
begins April 1 , will qualify with a
bond of $200,000.
REIMERS TAKEN TO THE FEN.
Abandon Fight for it Hew Trial and Glr
TheiuBelTen Into Custoda/ .
OMAHA , March 21. C. A. Reimers
and E. O. Reimers , father and son ,
convicted of violating the federal stat
utes in connection with the wrecking
of the First National -bank of Neligh ,
come In yesterday from their home at
Pierce , Neb. , and surrendered them
selves to the United States marshal.
They were taken to Sioux City in the
afternoon by Deputies Pearsall and Al
lan to serve out their sentences of five
years in the penitentiary.
When their motion for a new trial
was overruled and sentence imposed ,
they were given ten days in which to
perfect their appeal , and this time
expired Tuesday. At the last moment
they concluded not to fight the case
further. The impression seems to pre
vail around the federal building that
the offense of the Reimers was rather
technical than , otherwise , and that they
were made to bear the brunt of a lot
of systematic wrong-doing in which
Cashier C. R. Allder , who fled to Mexico
ice , was the chief actor. Much sympa
thy was expressed for them. Both the
unfortunate men seemed to feel their
position keenly , and they ha < l some
difficulty at times in controlling their
feelings.
TO PUNISH ENUMERATORS.
llerrlman Says Discrepancey Case * Will
Ho Prosecuted.
WASHINGTON , March 21. RegardIng -
Ing irregularities in the census enu
meration in Maryland , Director of the
Census .Merriam said today-
"I have been sjmply amazed at the
irregularities we have discovered. It
is too kite to change the figures of
the tenth census , but it will be the
policy of this office to punish every
offender. St. Mary's and St. Charles
counties were the districts in. which
the worst irregularities occurred. In
one county of one of the districts 500
names were added by the enumerators.
The total population , including < the
padded names , aggregated IS 13G. The
enumerator , S. F. Abell , was arrested
last night and his case will serve
as an example. The penalty involved
is $5,000 fine and two years' imprison
ment We will press all cases of this
sort discovered anywhere , although it
is too late to change the figures. "
Wish to no to I.Iberia.
ATLANTA , Ga. , March 20. Four
negroes , representing , it is said , 1,000
of their race , living In Elbert county ,
today appeared before Governor Cand-
ler and asked tha't he furnish trans
portation to them , that they may go
to Liberia
Flood Holds Column Hack.
DURBAN , March 21. Owing to th"
Klip river being flooded General
Campbell's column has been unable to
return to Standerton , from which point
it went to bring away the garrLon at
Vrede , which the British evacuatcd.
The column had heavy fighting grvag
to and coming from VreJe and Gen
eral Campbell now has about 200 sick
and wounded.
Kreuch Triumphs in Al
ALGIERS , March 20. General Scr-
viere telegraphs that the French mis
sion to the oases of Tuat and Gut-ara
against the hostile tribesmen is nearing -
ing conclusion and fhat Talmin , in tha
oasis of Gurara was occupied March
10.