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when you all go back said Jacob
Ill sell you mine Jacob said
Thurstan
The maid returned to ask them to
follow and they went after her strok
ing their lank hair smooth on their
foreheads and studying the remains
of the snow on their boots When
they came to the door of the room
where they were to meet with Greeba
Jacob whispered to the little maid
Ill give you a crown when I come
out again Then he twisted his face
over his shoulder and said Do as I
do dye near
Isnt he a boy chuckled Gentle
man John
Then into the room they passed
one by one all six in file Greeba
was standing by a table erect quiv
ering with flashing eyes and the old
trembling on both sides her heart
Jacob and John instantly went down
on one knee before her and their
four lumbering brethren behind made
shift to do the same
So we have found you at last
thank God said Jacob in a mighty
burst of fervor
Thank God thank God the others
echoed
Ah Greeba said Jacob in a tone
of sorrowful reproach why ever did
you go away without warning and
leave us all so wracked with sus
pense You little knew how you
grieved us seeming to slight our love
and kindness towards you
Stop said Groeba I know too
-well what your love and kindness
have been to me Why have you
come
Dont say that said Jacob sadly
for see that we have made free to
fetch you six hundred pound he
added lugging a bag and a roll of
paper out of his pocket
Six hundred golden pounds re
peated the others
Its your share of Lague your
full share Greeba woman said Ja
cob deliberately and every penny
of it is yours So take it and may
it bring you a blessing Greeba And
dont think unkind of us because we
have held it back until now for we
kept it from you for your own good
seeing that there was some one bark
ing after you for sake of what you
had and fearing your good money
would thereby fall into evil hands
and you be made poor and penni
less
Ay ay muttered the others
that Jason that Red Jason
But hes gone now and serves
him right said Jacob and youre
jaredded to the right man praise God
A i
Continued
Story
332SSS
CHAPTER X Continued
And now listen said that thrifty
person What3 it saying A bird
in the hand is worth two In the bush
Weve got our bird in the hand have
nt we
So wo have said Asher six
hundred golden pounds that Balla
craine fetched at the sale
Just so said Jacob and before
we part with it let us make sure
about the two in the bush
lYiviiTicnirsiriTi
salary and influence And in spite of
the difficulties of language they heard
and saw enough to satisfy them Old
Iceland was awakening from a bad
dream of three bad centuries and set
ting to work with a will to become a
power among the states the young
president Michael Suniocks was the
restorer and protector of her liberties
fame and honor were before him
and before all who laid a hand to his
plow This was what they heard in
many jargons on every side
Its all right whispered Jacob
and now for the girl
They had landed late in the day of
Greebas visit to Red Jason at the
Jlttle house of detention and had
lieard of her marriage its festivities
and of the attempt on the life of the
president But though they knew
that Jason was no longer in Mann
they were too much immersed in their
own vast schemes to put two and two
together until next morning they
came upon the sad procession bound
for the Sulphur Mines and saw that
Jason was one of the prisoners They
were then on their way to Govern
ment House and Jacob said with a
wink Boys thats worth remember
ing When did it do any harm to
have two strings to your bow
The others laughed at that and
John nudged Thurstan and said
Isnt he a boy And Thurstan
grunted and trudged on
When they arrived at the kitchen
door of the house they asked for
Greeba by her new name and after
some inarticulate fencing with a fat
Icelandic ccok the little English maid
was brought down to them
Leave her to me whispered Ja
cob and straightway he tackled her
Could they see the mistress What
about Well it was a bit of a pri
vate matter but no disrespect to her
self miss Aw yes they were Eng
lishmen thats to say a sort of Eng
lishmen being Manxmen Would the
mistress know them Ay go bail on
that Eh boys Ha ha Fact was
they were her brothers miss Yes
her brothers all six of them and
longing mortal to clap ees again on
their sweet little sister
And after that Master Jacob ad
dressed himself adroitly to an impor
tant question and got most gratify
ing replies Oh yes the president
loved his young wife beyond words
worshiped the very ground she walk
ed on as they say And on yes she
had great great influence with him
and he would do anything in the
wide world to please her
Thatll do whispered Jacob over
his shoulder as the little maid trip
ped away to inform her mistress
Ill give that girl a shilling when
she comes again he added
And give her another for me said
Stean
And me said Asher
Seeing that Ive no land at home
So saying he shambled to his feet
and his brothers did likewise
But Greeba stood without moving
and said through her compressed lips
How did you know that I was here
The letter the letter Asher blurt
ed out and Jacob gave him a side
lorfg look and then said
Ye see dear it was this way
When you were gone and we didnt
know where to look for you and were
left us in anger not rightly seeing
left us in anger not rightly seeling
our drift towards you we could do
TVr I nothing but sit about and fret for
0SlUn Mlchae Suniocks his
1 And one a we vere turning
over some things in a box just to
bring back the memory of you when
what should we find but a letter writ
to you by the good man himself
Ay Suniocks Michael Suniocks
said Stean
And a right good man he is be
yond gainsay and he knows how to
go through life and I always said it
said Asher
And Jacob continued So said I
Eoys I said now we know where
have married the man she ought lets
do the right thing by her and sell
Ballacraine and take her the money
and give her joy
So you did so you did said
John
And we sold it dirt cheap too
said Jacob but youre not the loser
no for here is a full seventh of all
Lague straight to your hand
Give me the money said Greeba
And there it is dear said Jacob
fumbling the notes and the gold to
count them while his brethren much
gratified by this sign of Greebas com
placency began to stretch their legs
from the easy chairs about them
An and a pretty penny it has cost
us to fetch it said John Weve
had to pinch ourselves to do it I can
tell you
How much has it cost you said
Greeba
No matter of that interrupted
Jacob with a lofty sweep of the hand
Let me pay you back what you
have spent in coming said Greeba
Not a pound of it said Jacob
Whats a matter of forty or fifty
pounds to anv of us compared to do
ing whate right by our own flesh and
blood
Let me pay you said Greeba
turning to Asher and Asher was for
holding out his hand but Jacob com
ing behind him tugged at his coat
and so he drew back and said
Aw no child no I couldnt touch
it for my life
Then you said Greeba to
stan and Thurstan looked as hungry
as a hungry gull at the bait that was
offered him but just then Jacob was
coughing most lamentably So with a
wry face that was all colors at once
Thurstan answered Aw Greeba wo
man do you really think a poor man
has got no feelings Dont press it
woman Youll hurt me
Recking nothing of these refusals
Greeba tried each of the others in
turn and getting the same answer
from all she wheeled about saying
Very well be it so and quickly
locked the money in the drawer of a
cabinet This done she said sharp
ly Now you can go
Go they cried looking up from
their seats m bewilderment
Yes she said before my hus
band returns
Before he returns said Jacobr
now I wouldnt mind staying here j Why Greeba we wish to see him
You had better not wait said
Greeba He might remember what
you appear to forget
Why said Jacob with every ac
cent of incredulity and isnt he our
brother so to say brought up in the
house of our own father
And he knows what you did for
our poor father who wouldnt lie
shipwrecked now but for your heart
less cruelties said Greeba
Greeba lass Greeba lass Jacob
protested dont say he wouldnt take
kind to the own brothers of his own
wife
He also knows what you did for
her sad Greeba and the sorry
plight you brought her to
What cried Jacob you never
mean to say you are going to show
an ungrateful spirit Greeba after all
weve brought you
Small thanks to you for that after
defrauding me so long said Greeba
What Keeping you -from marry
ing that cheating knave cried Jacob
You kept me from nothing but my
just rights said Greeba Now go
go
Her words fell on them like swords
that smote them hip and thigh and
like sheep they huddled together
with looks of amazement and fear
Why Greba you dont mean to
turn us out of the house said Jacob
And if I do said Greba it is no
more than you did for our dear old
father but less for that house was
his while this is mine and you ought
to be ashamed to show your wicked
faces inside its doors
Oh the outrageous little atomy
cried Asher
This is the thanks you get for
crossing the seas to pay people what
there was never no call to give them
said Stean
Oh bad cess to it all cried Ross
Ill take what it cost me to come
and get away straight Give it me
and Im off
No said Greeba Ill have no
half measure You refused what i
offered you and now you shall have
nothing
Och the sly slut the crafty young
minx cried Ross to get a hold of
the money first
Hush boys leave it to me said
Jacob Greeba he said in a voice
of deep sorrow I never should have
believed it of you you that was al
ways so kind and loving to strangers
not to speak of your own kith and
kin
Stop that cried Greeba lifting
her head proudly her eyes flashing
and the woman all over flame Do
you think I dont see through your
paltry schemes You defrauded me
when I was poor and at your mercy
and now when you think I am rich
and could do you a service you come
to me on your jenees jsut i spurn
you you mean grovelling men you
that Impoverished my father and
then turned your backs upon him
you that plotted against my husband
and would now lick the dust- under
his feet Get out of my house and
j never darken my doors again Come
here no more I tell you or I will dis
own you Go go
To be continued
Profits on JRomoIa
George M Smith the Loudon pub
lisher in his literary recollections
publishing in Cornhill says that
George Eliot got 35000 for Romo
la and might have had 850000 if her
i artistic conscience had allowed her to
divide the novel into sixteen parts
as Mr Smith wished
Champion Smoker
Judge Ray one of the New York
delegates in congress is said to be
able to smoke a cigar faster and to
smoke more cigars in a day than any
other congressman He never neg
lects an opportunity- to smoke
Suicide Epidemic
The number of suicides in Paris is
very large at present and the chief
cause is thought to be the general
retrenchment following the
she is and that by this time she must I tion which has thrown many people
out of work Throughout
France
however suicides seems to have been
increasing for some time In the five
years ended January 1 1901 the num
ber of suicides was no less than 27
000
Great Reformatory for Girls
There is now being erected in the
town of Bedford N Y one of the
largest reformatories for women ever
built in this country The reforma
tory which is to cost 300000 is de
signed for girls and women from 16
to 25 years of age who are guilty of
first offenses The cottage system is
to be used and the plan will be ready
for use next summer
Dont Want a Change in Climate
A recent Northern visitor to West
ern Florida reports that the negroes
of that section of the state to a man
are opposed to its proposed annexa
tion to Alabama They say they do
not like the climate of Alabama that
it is sickly and unhealthful and if
Western Florida is annexed they will
all move out believing that annexa
tion will bring in that objectionable
climate
Actor and Orator
The actor said Joe Jefferson in a
speech to a Chicago audience the other
night wonders why he does not suc
ceed as an orator and the orator
wonders whjr he is not a success on
the stage It is because while in cer
tain things they are alike in cardinal
points they are entirely different The
orator never has to listen No one
ever talks back tot him The orator
impresses The actor is impressed
Greek Kings Ioug Reign
The king of Greece who was 55
old on December 24 has reigned long
er than his father the aged king of
Denmark It was on March 30 1863
that he acceded to the throne having
been proclaimed king by the Greek
national assembly while King Chris
tian did not ascend the throne of Den
mark until the middle of the Novem
ber following King George who it is
hardly necessary to recall is the
younger brother of the Princess of
Wales was only 18 at the time of
his accession
Humberts Heavy Insurance
The Marquise de Fontenoy now
states on what she calls official au
thority that the life of the late King
Humbert was insured for 36000000
lire or about 7000000 and of this
amount 6000000 was represented in
policies in companies in this coun
try Nevertheless it is believed the
marquise has been grotesquely im
posd upon in this matter
A Scheme that Didnt Work
The supreme court of Iowa has de
cided against a young lawyer who
took out life insurance and accident
policies to the amount of 34000 and
within a week came back from a hunt
ing expedition with his foot so badly
mangled that it was necessary to cut
it off The jury came to the conclu
sion that he maimed himself and de
clined to give him a verdict The
supreme court sustains this verdict
Queen of the Platform
Best woman speaker in the world
is the title bestowed by her intimates
upon Mrs Henry Fawcett widow of
the able blind politician who was so
long postmaster general in England
In the course of a public address Mr
Fawcett once referred to her as the
helpmeet whose political judgment is
much less frequently at fault than
my own
They Are Everywhere
Dr Thomas H Norton American
consul at Harpoot Turkey recently
gave a dinner to the members of the
Phi Beta Kappa Society resident in
Pera Nearly a dozen persons were
present representing Harvard Prince
ton Yale Vassar Hamilton Bowdoin
Amherst Williams and Columbia
Monkey Skins by the Millions
During the past year there was an
increase of nearly 30000 in the value
of monkey skins exported from the
Gold Coast from which it is estimated
that at least 1000000 monkeys were
killed in that district alone
In the senate on the ISth a number
of tribtites were paid to the memory
of Judge Samuel Maxwell
Man a man isnt worth the mar
ket value of the phosphorus in his
bones
The history of mankind is an im
mense volume of errors
Among every 70 births there is a
pair of twins
Commoner Comment
Extracts from W J Bryans Paper
THE MONOPOLY MUST BE PRE
VENTED
The billion dollar steel trust will
serve a useful purpose if it awakens
the people to a realization to the men
ace of private monopoly The exist
ence of such a combination of capital
absolutely controlling several lines of
business doling out daily bread to
tens of thousands of working men and
dominating a large part of the busi
ness world is in itself Indefensible and
insufferable The Kansas City plat
form points out a remedy the only ef
fective remedy proposed Congress
has power to regulate interstate com
merce it has power to prescribe the
terms upon which- a corporation or
ganized in any state can do business
outside of the state Let congress
compel all corporations to take out a
federal license before engaging in in
terstate commerce or if that is too
harsh let is require that corporations
having a capital above a designated
amount shall take out a license This
license could be granted by the inter
state commerce commission or by
some commission created for the pur
pose to corporations upon certain con
ditions The first condition should be
that there is to be no water in the
stock and the second that the corpo
ration is not attempting to monopolize
any branch of industry or the produc
tion of any article of merchandise The
license should be subject to revocation
if the conditions are afterwards vio
lated It should be made unlawful for
such a corporation to use the mails
the telegraph lines or the railroads
outside of its own state until the li
cense is granted Such a system would
confine a monopoly to the state of Its
origin and even New Jersey would
soon tire of a monopoly under such
conditions This is the remedy sug
gested in the democratic platform if
the republicans have a better one let
them produce it They are in power
and are responsible for the continued
existence of every trust They have
the president the senate the house
the attorney general and the courts
They can destroy every trust if they
desire to do so
ELASTIC LOGIC
The republicans have given so many
evidences of elasticity of logic and
conscience that it is difficult to select
a prize specimen but perhaps no one
has shown less regard for common
sense and common honesty in dealing
with the Cuban question than Mr
Whitelaw Reid Here is a sample of
his argument
Is the flag to be withdrawn from
Cuba It is not one of our new pos
sessions but our responsibility for it
is imbedded in successive and solemn
declarations by almost every admin
istration since Madison
There is no eagerness to annex the
island Rather there is a dread of such
connection lest it lead to statehood
and so prove the entering wedge for a
transformation of our continental re
public which would inevitably work
its ruin But the duty of protection
remains Under that protectorate the
island could have as much freedom as
any state in the union but it would
not be likely to have more It could
not treat with Spain about the Cuban
debt or with France about the Pana
ma canal Its foreign relations would
and its custom houses might remain
under the guidance of the protecting
power Does that break the congres
sional promise to leave the govern
ment and control of the island to its
people
Have not the government and con
trol of Vermont been left to its people
Must Cuba though thoroughly depen
dent upon us for protection and de
fense and absolutely essential to our
safety nevertheless have more free
dom thrust upon it than Vermont or
Massachusetts or New York Our
congress Is capable sometimes of ex
traordinary things but it is hardly
capable of that
The United States declared the peo
ple of Cuba to be of right free and
independent Can any person read the
pledge made to Cuba and then read
Mr Reids construction of that pledge
without recognizing the hypocrisy of
the republican position Mr Reid
once came near being vice president
of the United States and he is now the
owner of a great metropolitan news
paper He stands high in the councils
of his party and may be presumed to
speak for a certain element of the
party He thinks that Cuba ought to
be satisfied if she has self government
like Vermont Does he intend that
Cuba shall have two senators and rep
resentation in congress like Vermont
Certainly not -Does he propose that
we shall tax Cuba without represen
tation and govern her without her con
sent That must be his plan
If Mr Reid had lived a century and
a quarter ago and had applied the
same logic to the revolutionary situa
tion he would have seen no necessity
for independence If he had lived in
South Africa he would have seen no
reason for opposing English sover
eignty in the Transvaal If he had
lived in Cuba he would have supported
Weylerism and Spanish rule
The Paris treaty signed by the Unit
ed States and Spain recognizes the in
dependence of Cuba and we have no
more right to deprive her of that in
dependence than we have to march to
Mexico and assert sovereignty there
To assume that we must govern Cuba
in order to protect her is to entirely
abandon the Monroe doctrine under
which we have protected republics
without interfering in their govern
jnent
In the house of representatives Con
gressman Richardson of Tennessee ex
posed an attempt to loot the treasury
in the interest of the Standard Oil
companys bank in New York city It
is worthy of note that at the conclu
sion of Mr Richardsons remarks
Congressman Moody of Massachusetts
a republican member of the house
committee on appropriations said
I realize the force of the criticism the
gentleman has made I do not intend
to answer his argument This was
an interesting admission and that it
was a necessary one on the part of i
candid man must be impressed upon
anyone who examines the facts
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AN UNAMERICAN PUNISHMENT
In response to a senate resolution
General MacArthur has reported to the
war department his reasons for de
porting Editor Rice of Manila The
general says that Rices offense wad
the malicious publication of false
charges affecting the integrity of the
administration of the office of captain
of the port The report declares that
Rice was told that he must give bond
not to republish the offensive charges
or must leave the island According
to General MacArthur the editor
maintained an attitude of defiance
and was necessarily sent home The
complete report of this affair will be
awaited with interest Deportation is
an unamerican punishment and ought
to have no place in our criminal code
If Rice was guilty of iibel he should
have been tried for libel The fact that
ne suffered deportation rather than
agree not to republish the charges
would Indicate that he believes the
charges to be true The administra
tion did not think the jury svstem
necessary for the protection of Fili
pino subjects but are American citi
zens to be denied the right of trial by
jury when they criticise military or
carpet bag officials Even those who
are indifferent to the denial of justice
to the Filipinos are likely to resent
this arbirtary treatment of an Ameri
can Especially should newspapers
protest for if a free press is not to be
tolerated in the Philippine islands
what can be said In defense of the
freedom of the press here
General MacArthur in his report
gives us another side light on imper
ialism It would seem that freedom
of the press has as much difficulty as
the constitution in following the flag
into our new possessions
SCHLEY AND SAMPSON
It is not a surprise to learn that Ad
miral Sampson has been advanced five
points while Admiral Schley has been
advanced only three points Congres3
has also been asked to give a vote of
thanks to Admiral Sampson and the
officers and men under him for the
battle of Santiago Bay In the history
of this country there have been many
instances of favoritism but in all of
our history there have been none to
compare with the favoritism shown to
Sampson and the injustice sought to be
put upon Schley The battle of San
tiago Bay was one of the greatest sea
fights in the history of the world Ad
miral Schley commanded in that bat
tle and long ago the people learned
the truth and accorded to him the title
of Hero of Santiago Bay It is there
fore not material that Sampson
through administration influence has
been advanced above Schley This ad
vancement may afford temporary gra
tification to the beneficiary but it will
not disturb the proud position which
Admiral Schley holds in the affections
of the American people The injus
tice done Schley will merely serve to
advance him in the estimation of the
American people an advancement
which no presidential order and no act
of congress can in the least disturb
BEGGARS BIG AND LITTLE
The New York Tribune in a recent
issue contains tills editorial
Although this is the season of pros
perity and the number of people out
of employment is comparatively small
beggars seem to be even more numer
ous persistent and insolent both up
town and than in former
winters Cannot the police do more
to keep them within bounds than they
have been doing
It is not difficult to understand why
beggars are persistent and insolent
but when we are told by the New York
Tribune that they are even more num
erous than in former winters the fact
would seem to call for some explana
tion In this connection it may not be
out of place to say that if the New
York Tribune was as zealous in its
efforts to keep subsidy beggars within
bounds as it is to curtail the privil
eges of the common every day beggar
who will be satisfied with a loaf of
bread the Tribune would be remem
bered by a grateful people for other
reasons than that it was once edited
by Horace Greeley
A FORGOTTEN ADMONITION
The Washington Times has many es
timable qualities but it occasionally
allows its partisanship to carry it to
extremes For instance it reminds
congress that the president in his last
annual message said
In our great prosperity we must
guard against the danger it invites of
extravagance in government expendi
tures and appropriations and the
chosen representatives of the people
will I doubt not furnish an example
in their legislation of that wise econ
omy which in a season of plenty hus
bands for the future
Now what could be more cruel than
this untimely reference to a long since
forgotten admonition
Perhaps after all the republican
members will not feel entirely crushed
by this executive rebuke when they re
member that the president has fre
quently found it convenient to disre
gard his own message but it is for
tunate that messages are not re read
at the close of congressional sessions
A newspaper correspondent has dis
covered that the Filipinos would
rather fight than work Well history
has recorded the names of a great
mnny people who preferred to fight
for liberty rather than work for a
foreign master
Sixty four years old and unable to
secure work at his trade that of coat
maker George Zeigler of Canton O
mark the place was ordered sent to
the Stark county poor house At the
door of the almshouse he fell dead
Aud all this ere the echos of the cry
about the full dinner pail had died
out in the hills of Stark county
It is customary for the outgoing
president and the incoming president
to ride to inauguration together As
Senator Hanna has been selected to
ride with President McKinley the ques
tion arises Is Mr Hanna just ending
or just beginning his executive term
1A BEING STARTED
Constitutional Convention Completes
Draiting of Piva Clauses
fIRST PLEDGE FOR INDEPENDENCE
TYlll 3Iato Neither Treaty Nor Asrrao
ment Jeopardising Freedom No Un
friendly Xotvcr May Use the IhlandaV
a Base of Operations
HAVANA Feb 28 The constitu
tional convention remained iD sesiou
until 3 oclock this morning complet
ing the work of drawing up the
clauses in the constitution referring
to the relations between Cuba and the
United States A public session will
be held this evening to sign the fol
lowing resolutions which have been
adopted
1 The government of Cuba will
not make a treaty or agreement with
any foreign power which may compro
mise or limit the independence of
Cuba or which may permit or author-
ize any power to obtain by means of
colonization or for military or naval
purposes or in any other way any
foothold or authority or right over
any portion of Cuba
2 The government -will not permit
its territory to be used as a base of
operations for war against the United
States or against any foreign nation
3 The government of Cuba accepts
in its entirety the treaty of Paris in
which are affirmed the rights ofCuba
to the extent of the obligations which
are explicitly indicated in these and
especially those which the interna
tional law imposes for the protection
of life and property and substitutes
itself for the United States in the
pledge which they assumed- in that
sense according to articles 12 and 1G
in the treaty of Paris
4 It recognizes as legally valid all
acts of the military government dur
ing the period of occupation also the
rights arising out of them conforming
with the joint resolution and the For
aker amendment and the existing laws
of the country
5 The governments of the United
States and Cuba ought to regulate
their commercial relations by means
of a treaty based on reciprocity and
with tendencies towards free trade in
natural and manufactured products
mutually assuring ample special ad
vantages in their respective markets
CUDAHY IGNORES LETTER
Purports to Be from Kidnaper Offering
to Restore Ransom
CHICAGO Feb 28 E A Cudahy
the Omaha packer whose son was
kidnapped is in receipt of an annony
mous letter declaring that upon his
assurance that the kidnapers will not
be punished all but 5000 of the
money will be returned The letter
was mailed at Waukegan 111 yester
day and sent to Omaha Mr Cudahy
was in Chicago today and received a
transcript of the letter by telegraph
I do not know whether the letter is
authentic or a hoax said Mr Cudahy
to a reporter I will pay no attention
to it and certainly have no intention
of letting up on these men The writer
or writers of the letter directed me if
agreeable to their proposition to let
them know by means of personal ad-
vertisements in newspapers of Omaha
Chicago and Milwaukee but I dont
believe they will ever have the pleas
ure of reading anything from me in
the advertising columns of any pa
per
Mr Cudahy left over the Burlington
for Omaha at 550 p m
WILL NOT ACT ON TREATY
Senate Committee Says There Is Too
Much Other Business
WASHINGTON Feb 28 The sen
ate committee on foreign relations to
day decided to make no further effort
to secure action upon the various re
ciprocity treaties before the senate
during the present session The ques
tion was thoroughly canvassed All
the senators present agreed that in
the present condition of business it
would be impossible to secure action
upon the treaties during the few days
left of the session Senator Perkins
has indicated unalterable opposition
to the Jamaica treaty and other
oppose all the treaties on princi
ple There would be a desire for gen
eral debate if the question should be
brought to the front at all and for this
reason the committee considers that it
would be a waste of very precious
time to take the question up now
To Slake Adverse Report
WASHINGTON Feb 27 The ways
and means committee of the house
voted to report adversely on the res
olution of Mr Sulzer of New York
calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for correspondence with firms
corporations etc in connection with
the recent imposition of duty on Rus
sian sugar The vote was on party
lines the democratic members sup
porting the resolution
His Death List is Growing
DENVER Feb 28 Mrs Josephine
Unbemahrer one of the three women
struck down by a heavy blow on the
head last Friday night on Capitol
Hill died this afternoon in St Jo
sephs hospital One of the others
Mrs Mary Short died on Saturday
The third victim Miss Emma John
eon may recover from her injuries
Jury Tirdict in Rio Wreck
SAN FRANCISCO Feb 28 The
coroners jury holding an inquest to
day over the eleven bodies recovered
from the wreck of the steamer Rio
de Janeiro returned the verdict to
night The jury chnrgC3 Captain
Ward who was drowned and Pilot
Jordan with criminal negligence The
Pacific Mail steamship is censured for
having had a Chinese crev on the
steamer Second Officer Graham
Coughlan is commended for jberoic
conduct in saving lives
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