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1V W IX i 11 f 5 r Jt t6e Scourge ofDsumiacScrus Copyrighted 1891 by Bobsrt Bonners Sons CHAPTER XIV As lie Spoke the Arab gave a loud shrill whistle at the same ttmo leap ing across the spring and striking the slave in the face But Shubal was not to be overcome so easily by one man The whistle had alarmed him and when he saw the fellow leap he was not wholly unprepared The blow in the face blinded him fcr a moment but as soon us his eyes served him he caught his assailant by the throat and liurled him to the ground What sort of a man are you the slave cried as he held the rascal down I am a juggler replied the Arab holding fast upon Shubals tunic Let go my clothing or Til kill vqu The slave might have carried out his threat but before he could make any decided movement to that end he found himself surrounded by a body of armed men Quick as thought he leaped to his feet leaving a piece of his tunic behind him and made a movement toward his horse but he was too late to reach the saddle Half a dozen strong hands were laid upon him while as many more were busy with the horses of the females The princess cried aloud for help and would have leaped from her saddle had she not been held back Fair lady spoke a rough voice in a harsh strange dialect you must keep still and give us as little trouble as possible But you will not harm me good sirs You have no occasion for fear lady But tell me who ara you I am the daughter of Aboul Cassem the prime minister of Damascus Could Albia have moved quickly enough she would have prevented her mistress from answering this ques tion but the story had been told Ulin innocently thought that the name of her father would strike the marauders with awe and that they wouldfear to molest her further but in this she was somewhat mistaken as subsequent events proved By my life comrades cried he who seemed to be the leader of the party we have found a rich prize Hold still noble lady We will not harm you Let us look to this un ruly slave of yours and then you shall be properly cared for You might have fallen into worse hands than ours When Ulin had collected hersenses so that she could observe and compre hend things about her she looked to see her real situation She counted eight of the Arabs and she had no doubt that they were robbers Four of them were securing the slave while lie other four were watching the horses Shubal was very soon pin- ioned and restored to his feet after which she and Albia were lifted from their saddles Dont be alarmed said the leader as the princess cried out -for mercy You shall be restored to your horses very soon We have horses clcse at hand and when they are brought you shall be on your way again You will set Shubal free He shall be free soon enough Rest easy a few moments lady One of my men has gone after our animals We left them upon the other side- of the wood4 But why have you taken U3 from our horses asked our heroine You will see that anon fair lady Ah here comes my man Now my fair damsels you shall understand the whole matter These horses of -yours are not such ones as I would have you ride I haye some here much better whaf floes he mean asked Ulin speaking in a low tone to her bond- maiden Walt replied Albia trying to con ceal her real suspicions They may in form us Before Ulin could ask another ques tion the Arab leader came forward witli two horses upon Tvhich he direct ed his companion to fix the ladies sad dles and when this had been done he turned to the princess and informed her that she might take her seat again She would have opposed the move ment but a strong hand was laid UP her and almost before she knew it she was once more upon her saddle You will excuse me the fellow said but as this horse will not carry you quite so easily as your own I will secure you in your place As he spoke he passed a strong cord about Ulins body and fastened it to the girth upon either side The same thing was done for Albia and then attention was directed to Shubal who was seated upon another strange horse and likewise bound in his place What can they mean asked the pncess gaining another opportunity to speak to her attendant I dare not guess said Albia Do not speak in that way urged Ulin Tell me what you think 1 command 3rou My dear mistress replied the hondmaiden reluctantly their mean ing is evident enough These horses will follow their masters Ha and are we prisoners I fear so But let us hope for the best We may not be harmed At this juncture the Arabs had mounted their horses three of them taking the animals which belonged to their prisoners and at a word from the leader they were on the move Ulin instinctively clung to the rein to hold A Story of the East By SYLVANUS COBB JR herself steady but her horse noticed not the guiding of her hand The lead er of the party rode In advance then followed two more of the gang then came two females and behind them followed the others with the slaves under charge Through the wood they rode at an easy pace and when they had gained the open plain beyond they struck into a swift gallop Ulin had discovered to her satisfaction that the strange horse paid no attention to vthe rein so she only sought to keep an easy seat She was weak with fear and alarm and all sorts of dreadful pictures arose to her imagination as she sped on She could not speak with Albia for the clattering of hoofs drowned her voice What did it mean Where would it end Or they sped straight over the plain on on on wjthout halting or turn ingon through the darkness of the night on league after league until the gray streaks of morning appeared In the eastern horizon Another wood was before them and when It was reached the party stopped Not far distant where a clump of noble palms reared aloft their plaited foliage a crystal spring burst forth from the green earth and the Aabs held their panting horses back from the tempting beverage Now lady you may find repose said the leader as he came and lifted Ulin from her seat We shall re main here a few hours r will be with you again presently He turned and handed Albia to the ground and then went to where his followers were taking care of Shubal Albia what will they do with us cried the princess clasping her hands in terror But the hondmaiden could not an swer If she held suspicions she dared not speak them O I wish I had not taken this false step It is a punishment for my sin Hush dear mistress It is our fate It is no punishment Wait until we know what this Arab means to do with us What can he mean It must be something dreadful Why has he taken us away so far O Albia r am frightened No no sweet lady Hava a hope They will not kill us Ah murmured the princess with folded hands there may be a fate from which death would be a happy escape The hondmaiden shuddered and from her thoughts at that moment she could frame no reply which she dared to speak aloud CHAPTER XV The Arabs Purpose As Ulin sat upon the greensward with her back against a palm tree and one hand resting upon Albias arm she could take a clear view of her captors The sun was just tinging the distant mountain tops with its golden light and the last shadow of the night had gone The Arabs had watered the horses and left them where they could crop the green grass and were now gathered together listening to the words of their chief They were rough dark looking men these Arabs Their clothing was sparse and poor and their skin swart and dirty but their weapons were bright and keen and their horses in most perfect condition both as to health and cleanliness A little while they conversed together and then one of them brought forth the bundle which had been taken from Shubal It was opened by the leader and the ar ticles of clothing which it contained were spread out upon the ground Folded up in a silken scarf was found a purse from which fell a score or more of broad gold pieces whereupon the marauders gave utterance to vari ous exclamations of satisfaction They are robbers said Ulin as she sav them dividing the gold Certainly responded Albia I have suspected that from the first Can they belong to Julians band Why should you ask such a ques tion my mistress You know that Julian would never have such men about him As she spoke the Arab leader came towards them and after gazing upon them for a few moments he said ad dressing the princess I hope you find yourself none the worse for this little deviation from your original course for let me as sure you the meeting has afforded me much pleasure Does the princess Ulin know who is speaking to her No sir replied Ulin Then she shall know into whose protecting hand she has had the for tune of falling I am Al Abbas Does the name sound familiar No sir It is familiar enough to me said Albia Ah pretty one and what know you of it I have heard the name sir when speech has been made touching a cer tain Arab robber whose deeds had cause him to be feared by honest travelers The rascal seemed pleased with this remark and smilingly returned You have hit the truth my fair damsel I am the robber Al Abbas and t am a terror to those who fear to lose their money But my dear lady he continued turning to the princess you cannot have any such fears We have found some little money belonging to you and I take the liberty of asking you If you have any jewels about you He approached nearer as he spoke and held out his hand Ulin knew not how to refuse and she furthermore saw that refusal would be -useless so ahe drew forth from her bosom a cas ket of chamois skin bound with bands of gold and handed it over The rob ber took it and opened It and as his eyes rested upon the sparkling jewels pearl diamond emerald topaz and opal he gave utterance to an ex clamation of delight By ray life lady you came well provided I will take care of these gems for you2 They will be much safer in my custody I understand you said the prin cess as she saw the fellow close the casket and place it In his own bosom You mean to keep those jewels as you do the gold which you have found You are shrewd at guessing lady I think I have good grounds for my opinion sir Take them if you want them and in return I only ask that you let us go free You are welcome to all that you have if you will give us our liberty You will rest before you go r do not wish to rest long Nor would I have you But for the present you had better lie down upon this soft grass and find some slight repose I will call you when we move And as he thus spoke he turn ed away and joined his companions Will they let U3 go murmured Ulin letting her head fall upon her companions shoulder I hope so my mistress But come we cannot learn their intent until they please to tell us and in the mean time you had better seek some rest You are tired and worn Lay your head upon my lap so And we will hope for the best Albia drew the head of her mistress gently down and in a little while the weary princess was asleep And the hondmaiden did not long remain upon the watch Her own lids were heavy and very soon her senses were locked in slumber Al Abbas moved noiselessly to the spot where the worn maidens slept and presently others of his band join ed him By the blood of Cush muttered the robber chief they are beautiful enough The lady Ulin is the fairest maiden I ever saw They are both of them far too beau tiful to be roaming at large said an other of the gang They are worth more than jewels added a third You are right responded the lead er This princess would sell for a diadem beyond the Syrian desert But let them sleep and when they are rested we will call them If we would turn the prize into gold we must not suffer it to fade from neg lect After this the robbers sat down to their mornings meal and when they had done eating some of them went to sleep upon the grass At the expiration of two hours Ulin awoke with a sharp cry and caught her companion convulsively by the arm and cried O and it was only a dream How frightful it was Only a dream dear mistress We are safe and well Thank heaven Al Abbas as soon as he saw that the girls were awake gave a shrill whistle such as he had sounded on a previous occasion and in an instant his men were upon their feet The horses also noticed the signal for they lifted their heads and moved up together as though ready to serve their masters To be continued The lgerla Region Nigeria is an important region in Africa and comprises the whole of the British sphere with the exception of the colony and the Protectorate of Lagos within the lines of demarca tion arranged by the Anglo German agreements of 1885 1886 and 1893 and the Anglo French agreements of 1889 1890 and 1898 The region covers be tween 400000 and 500000 square miles and its population is variously esti mated at from 25000000 to 40000000 but in the absence of any census no reliance can be placed on such esti mates It is certain however that a great number of towns in Nigeria con tain considerable population For ad ministrative purposes Nigeria is tem porarily divided into two governments Northern Nigeria and Southern Ni geria but in the absence of any data it is impossible to say which section has the largest population Brigadier General Sir F J D Lugard K C M G C B D S O is the high commis sioner for Northern Nigeria Montreal Herald and Star How Ituskin Learned Obedience John Ruskin who wrote so many famous books said the first lesson he learned was to be obedient One evening he says when I was yet in my nurses arms I wanted to touch the tea urn which was boiling mer rily It was an early taste for bronzes I suppose but I was resolute about it My mother bade me keep my fingers back I insisted on putting them for ward My nurse would have taken me away from the urn but my mother said Let him touch it nurse So I touched it and that was my first les son in the meaning of the word lib erty I got and the last that for some time I asked Truth not eloquence is to be sought nA Kempis APOLOGY NT ENOUGH Kaisor Sends Word to Chinese Emperoi that More is Expected fUTURE CONDUCT TO INFLUENCE Ton Kettelers Murder to Be Expiated by Good Behavior Emperor William Im presses Chan With the Solemnity of the Occasion BERLIN Sept 5 Emperor Will iams reception of the Chinese mission of expiation headed by Prince Chuan which took place today at Potsdam was marked with all the severity con sistent with an audience nominally friendly The Chinese imperial envoy on en tering the palace was not accorded a salute by the Garde du Corps The emperor received him seated The but tons and epaulettes of his majestys white uniform were enveloped in crape Prince Chun bowed thrice on entering and leaving Emperor William re mained seated during the reading of the Chinese address Afterward how ever he relaxed his stern demeanor and welcomed the envoy courteously and subsequently accompanied by his adjutant he called upon Prince Chun at the Orangerie Later in the evening the emperor Prince Chun and a dozen members of the expiatory mission took tea on an island in the Spree The emperor had evidently arranged the entire ceremony with the view of impressing Prince Chun that the cere mony meant expiation for a foul crime and only through expiation had Prince Chun acquired the right to be treated with princely honors Not until after the ceremony did the atmosphere change Then the troops outside sa luted the bands played and the Hus sars escorted Prince Chun back to the Orangerie The imperial envoy seemed deeply Impressed with the solemnity of the occasion and when summoned to the throne room he showed visible embar rassment He bowed repeatedly while approaching the throne and his voice was agitated while he was reading the Imperial address The entire manner of Emperor Will iam was calculated to impress Prince Chun with the solemnity of the cere monials He spoke emphatically and seriously emphasizing particularly the word civilized The ceremony lasted only ten min utes In the meantime six Chinese dignitaries of the highest rank who were halted in the anteroom remained there perfectly motionless and speech less awaiting Prince Chuns return with evident anxiety Prince Chun retired backwards from the throne room bowing profusely According to the Lokal Anzeiger the Chinese envoy will breakfast tomor row with the emperor and empress There was apparently but little pub lic interest in the mission among the people of Berlin A small but demon strative crowd watched Prince Chun driving in the park END Of STRIKE MAY BE NEAR Conference of Labor Leaders and Steel Officials In Session In Jfew York NEW YORK Sept 5 A conference at which conditions of peace in the great steel strike are being discussed is in progress at the office of the United States Steel corporation The participants in the discussion include Charles M Schwab of the United States Steel corporation Sampel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers association Prof Jenks of the Industrial commis sion Secretary R M Easley of the Civic Federation and Harry White secretary of the Garment Workers as sociation The conference was arrang ed this morning and was asked for by Samuel Gompers and John Mitch ell who are believed to be acting in behalf of President Theodore J Shaf fer and the Amalgamated association They reached here early this morning an were joined by Messrs Jenks Easley and White The entire party came down town at 12 oclock and at 1215 oclock entered the office of the United States Steel corporation They were received by Mr Schwab and shown to the consulting room Shortly after their arrival Verly Preston and some of the officials of the subsidiary companies entered Mr Schwabs office and joined the confer ence None of the participants in the conference could be seen and the ba sis of the discussion could not be learned Clmn Cailsbn the Emperor POTSDAM Sept 5 Prince Chun visited the mausoleum at Frienden kirche today and placed wreaths on the tomb of the Emperor and Em press Frederick Emperor William re ceived Prince Chun at noon in the presence of the royal princes Baron Von Richthofen the foreign secretary the principal ministers and generals and the court dignitaries The prince read a letter written ia yellow ink to the emperor START ON THE EXPOSITION Elaborate Ceremonies Mark the DrlTlns of the First Stake ST LOUIS Sept 4 Just four months from the date of the organi zation of the exposition com pjmy the first stake of the Worlds fair to bo held in this city in 1903 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Louis iana purchase was driven today on the site at Forest park Officers and directors of the Louisiana Purcbaso Exposition company municipal offi cers and others assembled this fore noon on the site near the structural center of the grounds and there the stake was driven by William H Thompson president of the Bank of Commerce in his official capacity of chairman of the committee on grounds and buildings Fresident David R Franci3 of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition com pany C W Walbridge representing tho committee on ceremonies and President Hiram Phillpps of the Board of Public Improvements made address es At the conclusion of the ceremo nies the stake which had been spe cially prepared for the occasion was withdrawn for preservation and a stake ordinarily used by surveyors substituted for it According to the plans adopted by the commission of architects the principal buildings agricultural mines and minerals fisheries trans portation and fine arts will be built on foundation lines radiating from the point the first stake was driven COMES THE MASTERS WAY Steel Strike Develops More Gains for the Trust Operator PITTSBURG PA Sept 4 Develop ments today in the steel strike show decided gains for the manufacturers The accession of thirty two skilled men to the Star plant the increased production at the Painter and th Lindsay McCutcheon mills the de fection from the strikers ranks of seventy five machinists and pipe cut ters at the Continental Tube works and fifty at the Pennsylvania Tube works the importation of twelve men to the Monessen Steel Hoop mill and the installation of three mills on the night turn at the Clark mill all point to an early resumption all along the line as viewed by the steel officials The Amalgamated officials however make the claim that everything is progressing satisfactorily and say that much of the supposed advantag3 of the manufacturers is bluff and can not be made good As an instance they cite the Lindsay McCutcheon plant where the company claims to have as many men at work as they can accommodate f RANCE KEEPS A BOLD f R0NT Refuses to Yield Its Demnnds Upon the Sultan CONSTANTINOPE Sept 4 Munir Bey Turkish ambassodor to France wired the porte on Saturday that he had strong hopes that a settlement of the Franco Turkish difficulty would be reached which would preserve the dignity of both governments M Delcasse French minister of for eign affairs on the contrary wired M Bapst councillor of the French em bassy categorical instructions to take no steps to show that the re lations getween the two countries were modified For Violation of Game Iavr DES MOINES Sept 4 Judge N M Hubbard of Cedar Rapids and Judge H H Timble of Keokuk were arrest ed at Ledyard Kossuth county by Deputy Game Warden Murphy charg ed with violating the game law They were tried before a justice of the peace who reserved decision until he could look up the law Judge Hub bard acted as counsel for himself and Judge Timble FIrsc Stake on State Fair Site ST LOUIS Sept 4 Under the di rection of Chief Architect Isaac S Tay lor a party of surveyors whose duty it will be to run the lines of the buildings erected on the Worlds fair site in Forest park will drive the first stake of the Louisiana Purchase Cen tennial exposition today This survey is necessary to determine accurately the space available for the structures Whisky or the Revolver CEDAR FALLS la bept 4 J H Hough was found dead near Parkers burg with a revolver in one hand and a bottle of whisky in the other He was 45 years old He was unmarried The body was buried in the potters field Financing the Omaha Line CHICAGO Sept 4 It is reported says the Tribune that President Stickney of the Great Western has succeded in forming a syndicate to underwrite an issue of 5000000 Chi cago Great Western debenture bonds to provide for the building of the proposed extension to Omaha and Sioux City Work on these extensions is to be commenced next spring but some preliminary grading may be done this year NEBRASKA GROWS CORN Eon James Wilson Invited to Oomo and be Convinced THE f INEST EXHIBIT Of THE YEAR This Vicoroae You as State a Very Im portant Part of tho Corn Belt Cocaine Back to Gods Country Miscellan eous Nebraska Slattern LINCOLN Sept 4 Tho following message was sent by telegraph to Jame3 E Wilson secretary of agri culture at Washington The Nebraska State Board of Agri culture sends greeting and cordially requests your presence at the finest agricultural exhibits shown in the United States during the year 1901 E L VANCE President It has been demonstrated thut I4i braska is a very important part of tho corn belt said a member of the board referring to the message and we want the man who said the state was not in the corn belt to come here and be convinced of his error If Mr Wilson comes to Lincoln he will see corn that is not excelled In any state in the union and we will have no dif ficulty In proving that both In acreage and yield Nebraska occupies a posi tion pretty near the top of the col umn The sending of the message was the result of a conference of the board of agriculture held soon after the state fair gates closed Monday It was unanimously agreed that the agricul tural and live stock exhibits at the fair surpass all previous efforts In this state Claims of this nature have been made during the last two or three days but they were generally thought by the public to be exaggerated Now the board haB reaffirmed the claim and went still further by sending the en thusiastic message to Secretary Wil son Haok to Gods Country OMAHA Sept 4 The man who left Nebraska twenty one years ago lock ing for a better place to live has been heard from and he wants to como back His name is Charles F Adel mann of Socorro N M and he writes the following plaintive note to J Francis general passenger agent of tho Burlington I have seen an ad In the Corn Belt Where Shall I go in Nebraska and this is just what a few friends of mins and I would like to know We have been here now over twenty one years and want to get back to Gods country again We used to live in Omaha Columbus and Madison from 1872 to 1879 but there the land is high now Will you please mail me a few of your new books The Nebraska Grazing Country Mr Adelmanns request for informa tion about Gods country has been granted and if nothing unforseen oc curs it is probable that Nebraska will receive a few more settlers despite the drouth stories so freely bandied about by the yellow journals Requisition for Owen E Mason LINCOLN Bept 4 A requisition on the governor of Colorado for th j return of Owen E Mason who Is want ed in Tecumseh to answer to tha charge of embezzlement was issued by Governor Savage Mason is accused of stealing G0 from the treasury of the Tecumseh lodge of the Knight3 of Maccabees It is alleged that he took the money while it was in his posses sion as record keeper of the lodge M S Pollard Is Commander CAMBRIDGE Neb Sept 4 The Southwest District Grand Army of the Republic Reunion association elected these officers Commander M S Pol lard vice commander A G Keyes junior vice commander John Gany mill quartermaster W W Borland chaplain Rev O R Beebe The elect ive officers constitute the administra tive council The reunion will be in Illalr Refunds Its Debt BLAIR Neb Sept 4 At a special meeting of the city council last night 20000 of water refunding bonds and 5000 of city court house bonds which have been drawing 7 per cent for fif teen years were sold to Matthieseu Bros retired merchants of this city on their own bid at 4 per cent par Sowing Wheat at Beaver Crossing BEAVER CROSSING Neb Sept 4 The farmers are sowing fall wheat The seed bed is in the finest condition It has been for many years and tb acreage will be large - Third Trip to the Philippine LINCOLN Sept 4 Lieut R B McConnell formerly of the State uni versity will sail for the Philippines on his third trip to the islands on September 15 Lieutenant McConnell first went out with Company H First regiment He was first sergeant Afterwards he enlisted with the Thirty-ninth Infantry and after his com pany was mustered out returned to Nebraska Two week3 ago he passed his axamination s N i j J m m i 4 i Id l