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Mildred
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BY THE DUCHESS.
CHAPTER XII.
* Thls terrible announcement she ut
tered as though it could not fail to
strike despair and remorse into the
hearts of her hearers ; and. Indeed , in
Lady Caroline's breast it awoke min
gled feelings of joy and terror , though
In those of Mildred and Mabel the joy
reigned supreme.
Lady Caroline attempted a faint re
monstrance , but was sternly silenced ;
and on Wednesday , two days earlier
than that on which she had originally
decided , the old lady , bag and bag
gage , swept out of King's Abbott , very
much to the relief of those she left
behind.
And now came the most trying time
in all poor Mildred's life. During all
of the past weeks that she had been
suffering violence at the hands of her
relatives , Lord Lyndon had 'become a
constant , untiring visitor at King's
Abbott , taking no rebuffs , nor open
slights , nor petulant actions to heart ,
but , as might a faithful animal , attend
ing all the more assiduously to her
wants who was his acknowledged mis
tress.
Patience , assisted by perseverance ,
has ever been known to work wonders ,
so it followed that in process of time
he became though so imperceptibly
that it was without her knowledge-
necessary to Mildred ; so much so in
deed that fewer and fewer grew the
slights and unkindnesses on her part ,
while in their place a certain winning
friendliness came and increased , rais
ing false hopes in Lyndon's breast that
should never have been there.
The end of all this was that close
upon Christmas-time , somewhere about
the middle of December , while all their
minds were fully occupied with Lady
JEJagleton's sayings and doings , Lord
Lyndon proposed' Miss Trevanion ,
and was rejected. This blow might
perhaps have effectually daunted an
other man ; but Lyndon , still following
up his trusty instincts , determined to
bide his time and never surrender hope
until a more favored suitor took his
place.
Mildred , having lively recollections
of the treatment she had received on a
similar occasion , thought well to keep
Tier own counsel In this matter ; and
so it was agreed upon between them
to hold the entire circumstance a se
ft' cret from the rest of the family to
insure which , things of course went on
in the usual way , he calling every oth
er day and she accepting his atten
tions which were never of the obtrus
ive description in the same manner as
formerly. So well did they sustain
their several parts that even Lady
Harriet's keen old eyes failed to de
lect that anything was amiss.
Sir George's affairs at this time were
going from bad to worse. He had been
hard at work for the past two months
trying to find the ways and means to
ward off the inevitable day of reckon
ing , and had suggested plans and pur
sued theories , all of which his man of
business had frowned at and pooh-
poohed as utterly impracticable. Noth
ing but the possession of a large sum
of money and that-to be written in
five figures stood between him and
complete ruin ; and how to secure the
\ money was the difficulty a difficulty
beyond all surmounting unless some
body could be found who for pure
friendship's sake would lend it for an
Indefinite period , trusting to time and
chance for repayment Such a friend
was hard to find.
One evening Mildred , on her way to
her mother's room , was stopped by a
servant with the intelligence that Lord
Lyndon had just called , and was in the
drawing-room.
"Would Miss Trevanion go down and
receive him , while she informed her
ladyship of his arrival ? "
To which Mildred made answer that
she would tell Lady Caroline herself ,
and went on to her mother's apart
ment
When she came to the bedroom she
found the door closed , but opening it
passed , on toward an inner room be
yond , where Lady Caroline usually
sat , and whence voices , suppressed yet
distinct , reached her. As she approached
preached still nearer , they rose still
higher , and words became intelligible
to her ears.
"If I do not get this money without
delay we are simply ruined , " said Sir
George , irritably.
"Then I suppose there is nothing left
you but to ask Mr. Younge for it , " re
turned Lady Caroline , in a reluctant
tone.
"I suppose not , " said Sir George.
Ask Mr. Younge ! Ask the father of
the man whom she had not considered
good enough to marry for money !
What could It all mean ?
Mildred stopped short and pressed
her hands tightly together. Surely she
had not heard aright They could not
mean She drew her breath hard
and swept like a whirlwind into the
room.
"Papa , " she said , "what are you
thinking of ? What have you been
saying ? I heard you as I came along.
By what right do you intend to ask
money of Mr. Younge of him of all
men ? What claim have you on "him ? "
"Mildred , you do not understand , "
began her father. "I speak of a loan. "
"Yes , I do understand , " broke in the
girl passionately "only too well. You
speak of a 'loan' ; when , then , do you
intend to return it in months , In
years ? Why , you yourself told mo
only the other day you could not hope
to see the time the estate would re
trieve Itself. I ask you , therefore , is
it honorable to borrow ? "
"Something must be done , " Sir
George urged feebly , "else we must
starve. "
"Then let us starve , " cried Mildred ,
vehemently ; "far better do that , or
work for our daily bread as others
have done before us , than live com
fortably on other people's money. Let
us be honest , whatever we are ; and
surely to borrow without hope of be
ing able to repay Is the very acme of
all dishonesty. "
Lady Caroline rose , pale and trem
bling.
"Mildred , " she said , "how dare you
speak so to .your father ? You have
altogether forgotten yourself , I think.
How can you presume to dictate to
him what is right or wrong ? Is he
not your father ? Are you not his
child ? Ah , it is because he has been
so good to you that you now fail in
love and obedience to him ! "
It was the first time she had ever
rebuked Mildred within her memory ,
and her voice shook with the unwont
ed agitation.
"Do not speak to her like that , " in
terrupted Sir George , gently. "She is
right ; she has but spoken the truth.
I can now see for myself that my in
tention was dishonorable and dishon
est"
But Lady Caroline was still stung to
the quick. ,
"And you , you ungrateful girl , " she
went on , taking no notice of her hus
band's speech , "how can you claim to
have any voice in the matter at all
you who could have saved us all by
putting out your hands and would
not ? "
"Hush , Carry ! " interposed Sir George ,
authoritatively. "We have had enough
of that subject. I will hear no more
of it. Thinking it over of late , I can
see no just reason why Mildred should
sacrifice herself to please her family.
If I am tobe beggared in my old age , "
he said , with a wretched attempt at a
smile , "the sooner it comes to pass the
better. "
An awful pain arose in Mildred's
heart ; her mother's words had sunk
deep into it. Was she indeed the cause
of all this cruel suffering ? Was it
through her fault that sorrow had fall
en upon the closing years of her father
and mother ?
CHAPTER XIII.
Mildred descended the stairs and
hurried across the hall , giving herself
no time to think of or meditate on
what lay before her , and , going into
the drawing-room , found Lord Lyndon
standing with his back to the fire. She
went up to him , and held out her hand.
"I want you to do something for me , "
she said , in a low , choked voice "will
you do it ? "
"Of course , I will , " responded in
his pleasant , cheery way. "Why do
you ask. me that ? Have you yet to
learn that there is nothing in the
world I would not do for you if I
could ? "
"Hush ! " she said. "I would rather
you did not promise just yet Wait
until you have heard my request , for
it is no ordinary one. I do not think
you can grant it. I shall not think
it in the least strange if you tell me
you cannot"
At least let me hear what it is , " he
requested , gently.
"I want you to lend me , for an indef
inite period , fifteen thousand pounds. "
Lord Lyndon , was so taken aback
that at first he scarcely recognized the
importance of an immediate reply. He
was rich , certainly richer far than
many men who were accounted well
possessed of this world's goods ; but
fifteen , thousand pounds was a sum
that few could put their hands on at
a moment's notice. He hesitated , there
fore , for a little , and then recovering
himself said quietly :
"What day shall I bring it to you ?
Or would you prefer paying it in any
where ? "
"You will give it to me , then ? You
really mean it ? Are you sure cer
tain ? Think what a large sum it is ,
and how small is your hope of repay
ment , and do not speak in too great
a hurry. "
"Iam sure , " he said. "I promise
you. "
"And about securities ? " questioned
Mildred , trying anxiously to recollect
all that she had ever heard about
money matters , and not succeeding at
all.
"We will not speak about securities , "
answered Lyndon , gently. "Let it be
an arrangement between you and me
alone ; I shall trust to you to repay
me the moment you are able. "
The utter kindliness and nobility of
his nature touched her to the heart.
"What shall I say to you ? " she said ,
in a low tone , while a strange trem
bling pervaded her voice. "How shall
I thank you ? "
"Say nothing do not thank me at
all , " he answered , in a hurried , pained
manner , moving back a few steps from
her.
Meanwhile time was flying. One ,
two , three minutes passed , marked by
nothing except the small ormolu orna
ment on the chimney piece , as It ticked
away Its little monotonous existence.
He , gazing absently in the fire , be
thought him of what all this might
portend ; she thought of nothing re
membered nothing beyond the fact
that , for her , life's sweetness , liberty
and tender sympathy were not.
At length , rousing herself with an
effort , she went up to Leydon and
placed her hand on his. Her heart
was beating wildly , her face was ash-
on.
"Do you remember a question you
asked me about two weeks ago ? " she
said. "Do you still care to remember
it ? Because , if so , I have a different
answer to make you now. "
"Two weeks ago I asked you to
marry me , " he replied , in a forced , un
natural manner.
"And then I said 'No , ' " she mur
mured faintly ; "now now I would
say 'Yes. ' " She covered her face with
her hands ; a thick , dry , tearless sob
escaped her.
"But I have not asked you to say
it , " observed his lordship , coldly , still
keeping down with firm hand the ris
ing hope that was consuming him.
"What , Mildred , do you imagine that ,
because I have been able to help you
in this little matter , I have a claim on
you ? You are doing both yourself and
me a great injustice. "
"You are too good for me , " said
Miss Trevanion ; "and yet I know you
love me. If you still care to marry
me , I will gladly be your wife. "
"Mildred , Mildred , what are you
saying ? " he cried , all the icy brave re
serve breaking down in an instant.
"Think what your thoughtless words
must mean to me life , hope , happi
ness greater than I have ever dared
to dream of and beware lest I take
advantage of them. If you are say
ing all this as I feel you are from a
mistaken sense of gratitude or pity ,
I Implore you to desist and leave me
as I was before. "
"Listen to me , " entreated Mildred ,
determined honestly to advocate her
own doom , and holding out to him
her hands , which he gently took and
held. "If I tell you that I do not love
you with that passionate love with
which some women love the men they
marry , -but that I respect you above
all living men , will it content you
will you take me as I am ? "
"If I were quite sure you would be
happy , " he began , reluctantly.
"I am quite sure I should be happy , "
she interposed , and burst into bitter
tears as she spoke.
After a little she recovered herself.
"I feel nervous , " she declared , try
ing bravely to appear her usual' self ,
and smiling a wan , faint smile , though
heavy drops were on her lashes ; "you
should have come to my rescue it is
not every day the proposal is made by
the woman. "
"My darling , " he said , tenderly ca
ressing the small hands , of which he
had again possessed himself , "I hope
I think you will never regret it
Mildred , if I were quite certain that
this was for your good , and that you
would never wish unsaid the words
you have uttered , I believe I might
feel satisfied. "
"Be satisfied , then , " she returned ,
but there was a terrible , dull aching
pain at her heart , as she gave the
expected assurance.
When he was gone she went upstairs
again to the room where she had left
her father and mother , and found
them still there Sir George standing
at the window gazing out upon the
snow-covered ground , Lady Caroline
'before ' the fire , as though in the act
of warming herself. The traces of
tears were still upon her mother's
cheeks , and even as Mildred gazed a
heavy drop fell upon her lap.
"Mamma , be comforted , " cried Mil
dred , coming suddenly forward from
where she had been standing unno
ticed , in the shadow of the door ; "I
have done what you wished me to do
I have got the money for you. "
Lady Caroline started and turned to
ward her ; so did Sir George.
( To be continued. )
WILL NOT LEND THE BOOKS.
Collectors of Bare Volumes Have a Horror
ror of the Borrowers.
A noted book collector of New York ,
one whose library is filled with some
of the rarest treasures of the biblio
phile's heart , recently complained of
the total lack of the collector's spirit
among literary men. "I was recently
asked by a literary man to send him a
copy of an extremely rare book that I
have on my shelves to aid him in some
work that he is doing. Now , I want to
help him all I can , and if he will come
to my house he can have the use of the
book as long as he wants it , under the
most favorable circumstances. But
send him the book no , under no cir
cumstances ! It is not the fact that it
is worth hundreds of dollars anywhere
in the market , but the fact that if
damaged or lost it would be utterly ir-
replacable that makes the collector
shudder. If it were lost or spoiled Mr.
Literary Man would send an abject let
ter expressing his deep contrition at
an untoward accident , perhaps with a
check inclosed , but of the real horror
of the situation I think he and his
tribe could have no inkling. "
Improvements Upon National Capitol.
About § 300,000 will fte expended upon
flie capital at Washington during the
congressional recess. Many desirable
improvements will be made , and the
architect of the capitol has been au
thorized to prepare and submit plans
for the reconstruction and fireproofing -
ing of the central portion of the build
ing and the renovation and redecoration -
tion of the rotunda. Plans are also
to be prepared for a new fireproof
building adjacent to the capitol
grounds to be. used for additional com
mittee rooms , storage and pow.er plant.
ECONOMIC ASPECT.
RECIPROCITY CONSIDERED
FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW.
The forcing Out Process of Extending
Foreign Trade lias Invariably Been
Attendud with Serious Depression of
Domestic Industries.
Such Is the suggestive title of a lec
ture delivered before the students of
the College of Commerce In the Univer
sity of California , on the evening of
April 4 , by Mr. John P. Young , of the
San Francisco "Chronicle. " Mr.
Young Is the author of "Protection and
Progress , " a work of great strength
and importance , which made its ap
pearance last year and attracted very
wide attention. Ranking , as he does ,
among the ablest economic writers of
the day , Mr. Young's views regarding
"The Economic Aspects of Reciprocity"
are sure to command respectful con
sideration. Inquiring into the causes
of the rise and fall of nations , Mr.
Young makes the terse comment that
"the cause of decay in most instances
was due to the failure of the defunct
to mind their own business. " There is
pertinent sense in the remark that in
almost every case "nations which en
gaged in the work of empire building
pursued the economic course of neg
lecting the development of their home
resources. " Economic backing is es
sential to permanency of government ,
and solidarity is best promoted by de
veloping domestic industry. Advocates
of reciprocity ignore or fail to compre
hend the wastefulness of trade arti
ficially promoted. They see a chance
to sell larger quantities of machinery
to Russia by taking Russia's sugar on
terms more advantageous than those
granted to other countries ; but they
do not see that sound economics re
quire that Russia shall make her own
machinery ; that we shall produce all
the sugar we need , and that hauling
machinery and sugar back and forth is ,
therefore , an unnecessary waste. They
fall into the Cobdenite error of think
ing that present cheapness is the only
thing to be considered and that the
people of today owe nothing to the
generations to come.
The wane of Egypt's power and pres
tige is traced by Mr. Young directly to
the mistaken policy of Ramses III. in
opening up reciprocal trade relations
with Phoenicia and Syria. Egypt fell
a prey to her more vigorous rivals , and
became a heterogeneous population
without a national aspiration , "a con
dition which inevitably ensues when
the solidarity of interests which a pros
perous domestic industry promotes is
impaired by exchanging commercial
independence for a state of depend
ence upon foreigners. " The manufac
turers of Egypt and of Rome , says Mr.
Young , were constantly trying to push
their surplus wares on other peoples ,
and , like some moderns who are clam
oring for an "open door , " they over
looked the fact that when a door is
opened it permits egress as well as in
gress. In short , they suffered the ex
perience through which Great Britain
is now passing , the destruction of do
mestic industry through the flood of
rival products that followed the forc
ing open of the trade doors of foreign
ers. The interests of individuals will
always prompt them to adopt methods
which consider their own advance
ment at the expense of the community.
It should be the aim of statesmen to
restrain and not promote this tenden
cy. It is a powerful enough factor
when unaided , and influences the des
tinies of men sufficiently without the
direct help of lawmakers.
In conclusion Mr. Young says it may
be urged that a national policy such
as here outlined is narrow and selfish ,
but reflection will convince any un
biased person that in the long run its
operation will prove universally bene
ficial. Certainly it is no great eco
nomic achievement for a nation to
flourish in brilliancy for a short pe
riod and then decay. But that is the
fate which has overtaken many com
mercial nations , and it seems to be
the destiny of Great Britain to share
it. When a writer like Mallock coolly
tells his countrymen that they must
consider the propriety of emigrating as
soon as their coal mines are worked
out , he indicts the system he extols ,
for he virtually advises a reversion to
nomadic conditions. That is what the
forcing-out process tends to. Through
out the ages it has resulted in the
shifting about of commercial centers ,
and Is responsible for the attendant
evils. It has made industrial people
campers by the side of raw materials.
Today they are exerting themselves to
get rid of the bounties of nature as
speedily as possible ; at some future
day they will be compelled to abandon
the field of their operations because it
is worked out , and resort to other
countries , perhaps the very ones upon
which they lavished the surplus they
should have conserved. This is not
intelligent , nor is it economic. There
ought to be a more rational scheme ,
but it will not develop until economists
begin to teach that synchronous uni
versal development promises better re
sults than those attained by pursuing a
course which operates to prevent the
advancement of backward peoples. If
the world were created for the enjoy
ment of the existing generation , the
forcing-out process might have some
justification. But it has not been.
Other generations are to come after
us , and we owe an obligation to them.
Economists must keep this in mind.
They cannot , they dare not , take for
their motto , "After me the deluge. "
TIcet Snsrar Production.
The statistics of the beet sugar in
dustry , as summed up in a census bul
letin , show that , after many years of
manufacture on a small scale , it has
assumed large proportions , and in the
census year more than one-third of the
domestic sugar product was obtained
from the beet. This quantity of sugar ,
70 per cent of which was suitable for
Immediate consumptlon.was produced
In a year of extremely unfavorable ag-
rucultural conditions In the beet dis
tricts. The yield of beets per acre was
less than half that of an average sea
son. The factories could readily man
ufacture more than two and one-half
times the quantity of sugar produced ,
If supplied with sufficient raw material.
Pittsburff Times.
A CELEBRATED CASE.
Federal Court DecUIon Which Strikes a
Blow at Undervaluation.
A legal question of extraordinary In
terest and importance in its varied
bearings and its remarkable possibili
ties has just been decided by the
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals. In the year 1898 the treasury
department learned through reliable
sources that a system of large under
valuations existed in connection with
the importation of embroideries from
Switzerland and other countries. By
the instructions of the department
different customs officers took up the
subject for customs investigation , and
during the following year this class
of merchandise coming especially from
Switzerland was .advanced from 30 to
40 per cent by the appraiser at New
York , and this action by the appraiser
was appealed by the Importers to the
United States Board of General Ap
praisers , where the cases were heard
by General Appraiser Sharretts , who
promptly reduced the advances referred
to above to 4 per cent.
One appeal was left to the govern
ment , namely , from one general ap
praiser to the full board of general
appraisers , and it was expected and
believed that the collector at New
York would promptly appeal the case.
Ho not only did not appeal , but re
fused to take this action , and was fi
nally overruled by the treasury de
partment and ordered to appeal the
cases to the full board of general ap
praisers for final adjudication. The
full board of general appraisers sus
tained the original advances referred
to of 30 and 40 per cent. The case
was taken before the classification
branch of the General Board of Ap
praisers on the purely technical ques
tion of jurisdiction , and this branch of
the board decided in favor of the im
porter , thus invalidating the action of
the full board of appraisers. The
treasury department then took the
case to the United States Circuit
Court , and Judge Townsend , following
his usual inclination , turned down the
government , thus sustaining the ac
tion of the collector of the port and
of General Appraiser Sharretts.
The treasury department again ap
pealed the case to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second
end District of New York. The decis
ion has just been handed down from
this court , which reverses Judge Townsend -
send , Collector Bidwell , General Ap
praiser Sharretts and the Classification
Board and sustains the position taken
by the government.
In legal points and stripped of con
fusing technicalities , the case is this :
Enormous undervaluations existed.
This was proved and confirmed by the
highest court , but the collector of the
port claimed and actually exercised
the absolute right of final judgment
as to whether the government shoulder
or should not appeal from an unsatis
factory appraisement by a single mem
ber of the Board of General Apprais
ers. Had the decision of Collector
Bidwell been sustained the govern
ment would have been compelled to
rebate $154,000 to the very underval-
uers who now are paying duties based
upon the final appraisement made in
this case. It would have had the effect
of practically placing the appraising
department of the government in the
hands of the collectors of customs
throughout the country , and of strip
ping the treasury department of the
power to compel the collection of rev
enues to which the government was
entitled under the law. It would hav
made a subprdinate officer of the
treasury department superior to the
secretary of the treasury himself , su
perior to the courts , superior to the
law. It would have made the local
collector "the whole thing , " as re
gards valuation , appraisement and the
collection of hundreds of millions of
revenue. Fortunately the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals saw
the danger and the illegality of such
a state of things and smashed it.
A GOOD MAN TO HAVE PLEASED
American Farmer Yes , protection Is
all right All my crops sold , all my
mortgages paid off , and everything 1
can raise this year sold ahead.
NEBRASKA CROP BULLETIN.
\Vork Progressing \Vell and Out *
oral Conditions Are Favorable. '
OMAHA , May 8. United States department -
partment of agriculture , Nebraska eec-
tlon , cliraato and crop service of the
weather bureau : Tlw first part of
the last week was warm and dry , with
high south wind. The last days of the
week were cool , with heavy general
rains. The dally mean temperature
has averaged 10 degrees to 12 degrees
above the normal. The weekly max
imum temperatures were generally be
tween 85 degrees and 90 degrees.
The rainfall of the week fell on the
last days of the week , and generally
exceeded the normal for the first week
In May In the eastern part of the
state. In tha western counties It was
about or slightly below normal. In a
largo part of the eastern portion the
rainfall ranged from 1 to 2.5 Inches.
The last week has been favorable
for the advancement of farm work ,
and generally for the growth of veg
etation. The high south wind dried
out the top of the ground and In some
instances retarded the growth of oats ,
wheat and grass , but no damage re
sulted to any crop because of the time
ly rain the last of the week. At the
close of the week winter wheat was In
very fine condition. Oats and spring
wheat are coming up evenly and
growing well. Grass is somewhat
backward , but is now sufficiently ad
vanced in pastures to sustain stock.
Corn planting has made good progress
in the southern counties , where about
one-third of the crop Is planted and
a little of the earliest planted Is up.
Corn planting has commenced In near
ly all parts of the state. Fruit trees
are blossoming very fully in. all parts
of the state. /
CONDITION OF WHEAT CROP.
Kansas anil Nebraska Head the List "With
Highest Percentages.
NEW YORK , May 8. Carefully
compiled reports from the American
Agriculturalist's corps of observers
make the May 1 condition of winter
wheat 91.50 , against 91.5 last month ,
and compared with an average at this
date for five years of 84. April was
wholly favorable for the development
of the wheat crop over the greater
part of the belt. The report shows
little damage through insect pests
outside of Texas , Oklahoma and Mich
igan. No crop in twenty years has
stood better than the present one in
the all-important features of roots and
stools.
The spring wheat crop has been
sown under highly favorable condi
tions , says the report , and while seed
ing in the extreme north is
not completed , nough is known to
make it certain that the acreage is
fully equal to that sown last year.
There is an abundance of early moist
ure over the whole belt except in a
limited portion of South Dakota. The
condition May 1 of wheat by states
includes : Ohio , 88 ; Kentucky , 85 ;
Michigan , S3 ; New York , Pennsylvania
and Indiana , 95 ; Illinois , 9C ; Kansas ,
100 ; Nebraska , 99 ; California , 90.
PAROLE POR THE YOUNGERS.
Board of 1'rison Manajrers Unanimous In
Its Itccomnictul.atlon.
ST. PAUL , May 8. At a regular
meeting of the board of managers of
the board of prisons today at Still-
water unanimous action was taken in
favor of paroling the Younger boys ,
who are serving life sentences. Be
fore the parole can be effective all
three members of the state pardon
board must approve it , and the action
will be submitted to that body as soon
as possible. This is in accordance
with the new parole law , which allows
the parole of life prisoners after about
twenty-four years' imprisonment , be
ing thirty-five years , less time gained
by good behavior. Paroles usually are
granted by the prison managers alone ,
but in the case of life prisoners unan
imous approval of the board of par
dons is also necessary and such pa
roled life prisoners cannot leave the
state.
3Innroo of Omaha to Appear.
WASHINGTON , May 8. The Indus
trial commission will resume its sit
ting for the taking of testimony to
morrow , and will continue for two
weeks or more. The questions that
will receive especial attention relate
to the Industrial commission , the tar
iff and transportation. The following
witnesses are expected to testify some
time during May , but their dates have
not been definitely fixed : J. C. Stub
bles , third vice president of the South
ern Pacific Railroad company , San
Francisco ; J. A. Munroe. Union Pa
cific railway , Omaha ; W. P. Trickett ,
commissioner , Kansas City freight bu
reau.
Uritain AVJ11 Fight It Out.
CAPETOWN , Hay 8. Sir Alfred
Milner , the British commissioner , ad-
uressing a mass meeting today , said
there was absolutely no reason for the
anxiety felt in some quarters lest any
change be introduced in South Africa
that would in any way weaken the
imperial policy. Such a change was
impossible. Great Britain had made
up its mind and would carry out the
policy laid down , which his heretofore
been announced.