In the
J
1 1 Desert
CHAPTER VII. (Continued.)
"You aro a spy," said the Khalifa,
looking from under bent brows at Cle
land, an tho dervishes paused, "and
spies have but one fate with mo!" Ho
turned to tho two dervishes. "Take
Tiim out and hang him behind the za
roba." "Surely you will at least allow mo
to say a word In my own defense?"
exclaimed Cleland. Ltfo is dear to all,
and though Paul Cleland was ready
to dlo In Just warfare, as all bravo,
loyal British subjects are, yet this con
demnation to the most ignominious
and Ignoblo of deaths, wholly unde
served as It was, sent a chill of horror
through him. "I am no spy, and it is
my misfortune that I am here to
night. If you will allow mo to explain
how I camo to bo so I shall bo under
debt of gratltudo to your Excellency."
Tho Khalifa again waved his hand.
Then, as well as he could on account
of his Imperfect knowledge of the lan
guage, Cleland briefly relatod what
had passed since ho lost himself In tho
Junglo, only keeping back, of course,
all montlon of Uayburn's treachery.
Tho Khalifa listened in silence.
When Cleland had finished. he turned
to tho dervishes and said something
In a low voice; thon turning again to
Cleland, ho bowed.
"They will take you where you can
rest to-night, and bring you something
to eat and drink. In tho morning wo
shall talk again of this."
Cloland would have thankod him;
but, with one wave of his hand, the
Khalifa peremptorfly stopped him.
Ho had again to follow hlB fierce
looking guides. They led him Into a
small hut, whoso sole furniture con
sisted of a mat on tho floor and a
goat's skin; then, disappearing, re
turned with some dried apricots and
dates nnd a little water. These they
left on tho floor, and then, without
another word, withdrew. Cloland
tried to swallow tho water; but his
mouth was so parched with tho heat
and dust that it was some time before
he could dn so.
Ho got no sleep that night. The
hut was dirty, dark, and hot as nn
oven; it was, moreover, swarming with
flies.
"Ho felt faint with exhaustion and
foverlsh with heat. He hardly dared
think of what fate might lie before
him; but ho was ablo to commit him
self to the God in whom ho trusted
with all his heart, and that brought
peace and comfort to his mind.
He was summoned early the next-
morning to tho Khalira, who lay in
the an mo position on his mat, as if ho
had novcr moved from it.
"You may not bo a spy," he said,
"but you aro an infidel. Ours is tho
only true religion. Great is God, and
Mohammed is HIb prophet! Behold
what groat things wo have already ac
complished through Him. Ronounco
your faith, become a Moslem and ono
of us, and I promise you your lira
shall be spared!"
"Not for anything that you can givo
mo shall I renouco my faith," an
swered Cleland quietly, but without
hesitation. "I Bhall choose death
oven tho most Ignominious of deaths
rathor! You must choose another
price, Excellency."
"None other, by the beard of tho
prophet!" exclaimed the Khalifa, his
deep tones vibrating with wrath. "On
bo other condition shall your worth
less life bo spared but that. If you
refuse, by the groat nnme, you shall
hang on tho nearest tree!"
Cloland bowed gravoly..
"If it must bo, It must be, Khalifa,
I can die, even a criminal's death, like
a man, I hope; but I cannot renounce
my faith llko a traitor!"
"Take him away!" cried the Khali
fa, wrathfully.
Tho two dervishes came forward and
led him away, to what fate Cleland
could not tell.
CHAPTER VIII.
Adrlenne Breynton sat alono in her
dainty boudoir. It was July now, and
tho doad season In Cairo. Shopheard's
was descried. No longer gay English
and American tourists mado the ball
rooms and tho verandas ring with
their chatter and laughter.
Adrlenno's beautiful face was paler
than usual. She lookod llko one who
had received a heavy blow. So, In
deed, she had. Adricnno did not con
ceal tho truth from herself.
Only a week ago tho Anglo-Egypt-jan
troops, flushed and triumphant
With their victory at Atbara, had
narclicil Into Cairo to tho sound of
victorious music, blaring trumpets and
steaming' pipes. Tho colonel, Adri
etjno's brother, had come to her for
.criigratulatlon, and had found her llko
f a ghoct, pale and wan.
J "You aro 111, Adrlenne," he a!d,
anxiously, when tho first greetings
were over. "This climate is begln-
, nlng to tell upon you. You must tako
a trip home, and remain there during
tho summer months."
( Adrlenne shook her head, her Hps
1 quivering.
"It is nothing, Ned; I have been a
llttlo upset, that is all. We women,
who stay at homo and don't share
all tho oxcltomont and glory of tho
enterprise, aro apt to get a little de
pressed and anxious over tho results
bf It. And war Is a terrible thing at
est. Tiiero are always some bravo
jliowi left behind when you march
A Story Illustrating
the Horrors
of War
nwny with tho glory of triumph from
tho battlefield."
"Ay. that is true." said tho colonel.
sighing a little; "but it Is a glorious
aontu, Addy no bravo follow could
dcslro a better. A thousand times
better than to bo tnken prisoner;
that's the fate a man dreads. And that
reminds mo there's ono poor fellow
whose fato may havo been that for nil
we know. I mean poor Cloland."
"Yes?" said Adrlenne, quickly. She
passed her hand over her Hps. "I
I heard something about htm, Ned.
Tell mo what you know."
"Llttlo enough," said tho colonel; "I
wish wo know more. We didn't miss
him until wo reached a place called
Hudi, that was a day beforo tho bat
tle; then we found ho had disappeared.
His hoys told a cock-and-bull story of
his having been nttacked by a hyena,
and Instantly after disappearing. They
thought tho spirit of tho animal had
carried him ofT. But Rayburn had a
still queerer story to tell. It seems ho
had been up very, lato tho night beforo,
and had gono out for a stroll down by
tho river. As ho npproached he saw
a boat shoot swiftly down. Thoro
wero two men In It, nnd ono ho was
sure was an Engllshmun, though he
did not reoognlzo him. Ho shouted,
but no nnswer was roturned, and tho
next mlnuto tho boat had disappeared
from view. As soon as tho news got
abroad about Cleland's dlsappearanco
ho related what ho had seen; but of
course he gave us no clue. Vanburgh,
however, told mo somo timo after that
Rayburn had hinted to him ho Ray
burn had reason to think Cleland was
rather a queer customer, and that ho
had several times spoken of tho Injus
tice of tho English in forcing their
rulo upon tho Soudanese, who had
previously been well enough satisfied
with that of their own Khalifa."
"It Is a falsohood!" cried Adrlenne,
suddenly. Sho turned towards her
brocher a faco pale as death, In which
her dark oyes burned llko two coals.
"Ned, you do not bellevo such a mani
fest llo?"
Tho colonel looked at his Bister In
surprise.
"I can't say I do, Addy. I always
found Cloland a straight fellow
enough, and ho had no reason to Join
us if he felt llko thnt. Tho truth is, I
had a kind of Idea Rayburn didn't
llko Cleland wns Jealous of him, In
fact; but wo can only hope tho poor
fellow will turn up all right He did
not get into Mahmoud's clutches, any
how, thnt is certain; and if tho Khal
ifa has got hold of him wo shall find
him In tho next campaign when we
fall on tho Khalifa's traces If ho is
still living."
Adrlemio drew in her breath a little
pantlngly; hor hand went swiftly to
her side. Her brother looked at her
anxiously.
"I'll toll you what It Is, Addy you
must see a doctor. Thore's a lady
doctor, they say, staying now with
Mr. Crombie, tho Scotch clergyman,
you know. Sho is on her way to Mad
agascar as a medical missionary. Why
not see her? Sho comes from Edin
burgh, I bolievo. Will you allow mo
to send for her?"
Adrlenne shook hor head, saying she
was all right; but the colonel was not
satisfied.
That very day he invited Mr. Crom
blo, his wife and tho Scotch lady doc
tor to dlno with his sister and himself
in tho oveniug and Adrienno found
hersolf lator on awaiting hor guests
in hor elegant llttlo drawing room.
When the servant announced them
"Mr. and Mrs. Crombie and Doctor
Crawford" sho went forward to rc
celvo them with her usual gracious
sweetness; but her oyes dwelt longest
on tho faco of tho lady doctor, and
during tho evening sho found them
again and again wandering to that
pale, pure face, with tho expression of
strange, deep peace stamped forever
upon It. t
It was Margaret Crawford, Indeed
Margaret, whom two years of devoted
work, of unselflsh living for others,
had enabled to crush down that old
pain that still lived in her heart.
Only a few weeks ago sho had ap
plied for and obtained tho post of
medical missionary in Madagascar,
rendered vacant by tho doath of the
holder of It. Mr. Crombie was an old
acquaintance of Edinburgh days, ana
ho had begged Margaret to stay a few
weeks with him on hor way.
And something ah, that longing
that years could not kill to see onco
more a beloved face, to hear once
more a dear voice, now lost to her
forever had impelled Margaret to
yield.
"Sho looks a noblo woman," thought
Adrienno to horself; "but thero Is a
story of suffering behind that face, I
am sure. Sho makes me think of the
words, somehow, "Porfect through
surfering."
At dinner of course tho principal
topic of conversation was tho lato
campaign. Presently Cleland's name
was mentlonod.
"Ah, yes, poor fellow! I heard
something of that," said Mr. Crombie.
"I'm afraid ho must havo fallen Into
the hands of tho enemy." He turned
suddenly to Margaret. "By the by,
did you ever meet Dr. Paul Cleland In
Edinburgh, Doctor Crawford? I fancy
you must havo done so."
Adrlenne's oyes had fixed themselves
on Margarot's face.
She saw tho strange expression that
leaned Into those dark irrnr eves ono
of mingled pain, apprehension and
dread.
"Yes, I met him," iho answered, la
her soft tones, with their allchtly
Scotoh accent. "What about him?"
Tho colonel briefly rehearsed all that
there was to toll. Adrienno. elnnolnc
surreptitiously at Margaret, could seo
mo expression of torrlblo anguish
Blowly gathering in tho girl's oyos, and
to horself Adrienno Bald: "Sho loves
him! Oh, how blind I havo been! Ho
had never eyes for any woman but
thotie that told of friendship no, not
oven for mo, although I tried hard to
pcrsuado myself ho had. And now I
can understand why ho loved her,
and for somo reason they wero
parted."
So these two women sat through tho
two hours of dinner, each living
through a lifetime of agony, while out
wardly they had to proscrvo thb calm
and solf-possesscd demeanor that so
cial conventionalism demands of the
well-bred.
In tho drawing room Adrlenne found
herself alono for a llttlo with Marga
ret, and, feeling sho might noverhavo
another opportunity, she mado a des
perate attempt to pluugo Into tho sub
ject. "I know Dr. Cloland very well," aho
snld qulto suddenly, taking a seat near
her companion, but her own faco was
partly in shadow. "Wo wore, In fact,
very good friends. It scorns to mo a
terrible thing that nothing should bo
dono to rescue him, if that is possible.
I foel sure he has been betrayed into
tho hands of tho enomy."
Margaret'B dark eyes looked long
and strangely Into the beautiful face.
After a long pause sho spoke.
"Is thero nothing wo could do, Mrs.
Breynton?"
Adrienno started. Tho words had
seemed to her llko an echo of her own
thoughts. At thnt moment thero was
the soundiof a step upon tho stairs.
"Wo cannot talk of it now." Bald
Adrlenne hurriedly; "but you aro his
friend, Doctor Crawford?"
"I am his friend," Margaret mur
mured, In a low voice
"Then, will you como and see mo
to-morrow evening? said Ardlenne,
bending a llttlo noarcr. "I I feel as
If I should like you to bo my friend,
Doctor Crawford, too. I havo not
many out horo. Will you?"
Sho stretched out her hand a beau
tiful whlto hand, flashing with dia
monds. Margaret extended hors ono
almost as whlto, hut a stronger, more
helpful hand such a hand ns ono toss
ing on a foverlsh pillow might havo
desired to havo upon his burning
head. No rings glittered on It.
So the two women so strangely mot,
each carrying a sad secret In her heart
on which tho namo of tho same man
was written, clasped hands in a friend
ship that was only to bo sealed if
either had known It by death Itself.
Tho next morning n hurried raossago
camo for Mrs. Breyton. It waB from,
tho hospital, and from the principal
doctor there.
"Major Rayburn was brought in
here last night," tho message ran,
"and Is sinking fast today. Ho calls
for you continually. It is a case ot
acuto typhoid. If you aro not afraid,
como at onco; no time to be lost"
Adrienno went.
Sho hardly recognized Philip Ray
burn's In tho ghastly faco whose hol
low eyes sought herq as sho np
proached him.
At sight of it all Adrlenne's nnger
and bitterness seomcd to fade away.
Sho was In that presence which stills
forover all angry earthly passions and
enmities.
(To ho continued.)
HORSE'S STRANGE DIET.
When Fodder Oave Ont In I.udytmltli
Sho At the Mattress.
An amusing and at tho same time
pathetic stcfry Is told of a horso that
survived tho terrible siege of Lady
smith. This particular maro was a
groat favorite with hor master, and tho
first threo weeks of tho siego fared
not so badly considering tho peculiar
circumstances; but, alas, Mary's mas
ter was called away, as an ongineer,
to erect a bridge, and during Jila nb
Benco from homo his vnluod frlond
was stolen. FIvo sad weeks passed nnd
he began to think sho must havo fallen
into tho hands of tho Boors. However,
on reaching homo ono ovenlng, thoro
sho was waiting outsido hor stablo.thln
and tired, but delighted to bo homo
again, little dreaming what anxious
times wero still In store for her. Ono
fateful day the authorities gavo ordors
that no moro "mealies" must bo given
to the stock. Foddr was comman
deered for tho military horses, and tho
day broko at last when thero wns abso
lutely not a mouthful for poor Mary.
Her master arose that morning, sad
and perplexed for hor breakfast. But
ho suddenly remombered that his wife
had mado a new straw mattress and
two pillows Just beforo tho siege be
gan. No sooner said than done. Tho
latter were ripped opon and Mary had
hor novel breakfast. .Later on tho bed
met with the same fato, and they saved
Mary's life, or probably "Chevreull"
would havo been her end. Sho is now
well and lively.
A World Unto Tliunmelvoi.
The people of tho southern Appa
lachian mountains number about 2,
000.000, their descent being from tho
Scotch-Irish, French Huguenots, Eng
lish, and Germans. Thoy havo long
been In these mountains since long be
fore the revolution. Thoy lovo their
homes, and mlnglo but llttlo with tho
outside world.
It has been found that smallpox pa
tients are least marked when kept In
rooms darkened with red curtains.
HELPS MSH TIIADE.
HELIQIOUS FAST DAYS AID
THE INDUSTRY.
Salted Cod I nn Kxtrrmrly ropnlar
Artlclo ot Food In All Catholla Coun
trie Tho Cod It the Mont Important
lu Couiniorco.
Though most of tho sturdy flshfolk
of Newfoundland aro Plotcstants, thoy
derlvo the larger part of their living
from tho people ot Roman Catholto
countries. Tho fact that In the courao
of tho year there nro many fast dnys,
when millions of Romnn Catholics eat
llttlo animal food, except fish, has been
a godsend to tho greatest fishing
countries, which havo thus been pro
vided with certain and regulnr markets
for their fish. It Is well known that
the inhabitants of tho tcmpcrnto zones
nro eating less nnd less salt fish. Pick
led herring, twenty years ago, waB
landed to tho amount of scores of
thousands ot barrels a year at a fow
leading northern ports of America and
Europe. Scarcely a barrol of this com
modity Is now to bo seen In theso ports
unless landed for trans-shipment to tho
Roman- Catholics of subtropical nnd
tropical countries, which nro buying
;noro salt fish than over nB thoy grow
In population. Tho cod Is commercial
ly tho most Important of fishes. Tho
only reason that makes It bo Is becauso
salted cod Is an extremely popular ar
tlclo of food In all Romnn Catholic
countries on nccount of its nutritive
qualities and cheapness. Protestant
countries cat comparatively llttlo cod,
and most of thnt Is fresh. Instead ot
cured. When tho fishermen of all na
tlonn toss tholr hand lines baited for
cod over the sldo of their llttlo vossols,
clean nnd salt the catch ns they haul it
overboard, and thon, nftor reaching
port, expose It on rudo platforms to thq
sunshino till it is flaky whlto and
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CHINESE
WOMEN
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Wu-Tlng-Fang, tho talented Chinese
minister at Washington, spoaks lntor
estlngly ot tho women ot his country.
According to his statements tho wo
men of China nro much llko those of
tho United States so far ns occupation
and amusement go. They do not havo
tho samo freedom ot society with men
that American women enjoy, but thoy
aro not secluded in any such way as
aro tho womon of Turkoy, or othor
Mohammedan countries. Thoy moot,
without restriction, tho Intlmnto malo
frlonds of tholr respective households,
and their hUBbands do not try to pro
vent them from knowing tho men
whom they admit to tholr own closo
acquaintance.
Tho women In China frequently
smoko pipes, but they nro of tho class
known ns water pipes, or hubblcbub
bles, and tho tobacco Is very mild.
They play cards, chess and dominoes
and read novels. From their point of
view household duties aro In no wny
derogatory. Among tho well-to-do
classes, tho women nover go to mar
ket, the buying of supplies' being
looked after by tho cooks. Tho wngoa
of servants aro low und moro domes
tics aro employed than In this coun
try. Where a family In tho United
States would havo threo servants, n
similar household in China would
havo Boven or eight. Very often thero
is a nurse for each child. Chinese la
dles frequently occupy thomselvos
with embroidery work, but they do no
THE "IRON DUKE."
Wellington tho Grrntt Soldier Kngluud
Und Hlnco Marlborough.
Tho century may bo said to opon In
a sunset of groat personalities. Wo
can only montlon such names as thoso
of Pitt, and Fox, and Sherldnn, says
tho Montreal Star. Their greatness
Illuminated another day. But Well
ington mado his brightest triumphs
In our timo, and wo mny fairly claim
him ns ours. Wellington was tho
greatest soldier England over had,
since Marlborough. Perhaps ho was
tho greatest master of defensive wnr
faro England over had. Beforo him
Napoleon wont down. Wellington had,
as compared with Napoleon, tho ono
great superiority which tho French
writer Taino nays Julius Caesar had
over Napoleon. Caesar, according to.
M. Talno, know what ho could not do
as woll ns what he could do; and Nn
poloon did not. Wellington know what
ho could not do ns well as what ho
could do, and ho showed It In his
statesmanship ns well ns In his bat
tles. Intellectually ho was not much
of a statesman, and his own natural
Judgment would generally have led
him astray. But ho saw thut thoro
woro great forces coining up In tho
movement of English politics which
neither ho nor anyone else could re
sist, and he knew when to adviso his
sovereign how to glvo wny, and at
what timo, and to accept the teaching
of facts. Thus although his own un
taught opinions would have ilictutod
otherwise, he consented to become tho
Instrument of somo of tho greatest ro
farms tho pooplo of these Islands havo
ever beon enabled to make. Devotion
to duty, the safety of tho state, tho
maintenance of tho sovereign nnd tho
government these wero tho great ob
jects of his career. He lived through
more than half tho century, nnd tho
writer of this article saw him often,
and once heard him speak In tho
House of Lords. His career makos an
thoroughly dried, It is certain that
they aro working for the Roman Cath
olic part of tho world. Well cured cod,
to bo sure, is not to be disdained by
any ono; novcrtholcss by fnr tho larger
part of It Is oaten by Catholics. It la
tho fresh cod of our Inland fisheries
that has supplied most of our markets,
whllo the salted cod of tho banks is
chiefly sold either In Catholic coun
tries or in lands where that rollglous
element is large. Tho well-known
"stockfish" ot coramcrco is tho dried
cod of Norway and Swedon, and It is
shipped at onco for tho southern parts
of Europe. Theso lands ot many fast
days also buy tho Scottish dried cod,
Wells filled with salt water In tho hold
of English cod vessels keep tho fish
nllvo till it arrives fresh In the mar
kets; for tho English eat very few
cured codfish. Franco' cod catch Is
almost ns largo ns our own, and hor
flshormen nro sont thousands ot miles
to tho banks to catch and euro tho
great stores of cod which this Catholla
country requires. It Is not Orrift
Britain, but rather Italy, Spain, Por
tugal, and Brazil that aro tho largest
buyers of tho cured fish which is the
greatest resource of Newfoundland.
These countries pay cash, too, for they
do not send Newfoundland in commod
ities one-tenth of tho vnluo of tho fish
they buy from hor. Canada's exports
to Italy In 189G wore wholly flsh; to
Spanish West Indlos.soven-nlnths flsh;
to Brazll.over flvo-slxths fish; to Spain,
over one-half flsh. Thero is no coun
try in tho world in whloh so much
fish Is oaton as In European Russia,
and tho reason Is becauso thoQreek
church has many more fast days, and
observes them moro strictly, than tho
western Catholics. Tho uso of meat
Is prohibiten! or greatly restricted on
nearly half tho days of tho year, nnd
tho result Is to give enormous Import
ance to tho prolific homo fishorlos in
river, lake nnd son, which supply 9G,
000,000 people with flsh food. Alns-
lco's Mngazlno.
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They Arc Not Secluded,
i and Their Lives Arc Not
Unpleasant..,,
plalu sewing, that being relegatod to
tho servants.
In China a lady calls upon hor
friends, Just ns Is tho custom In tho
United States. Tho thoator Is ono of
tho amusements nlso, nnd when sho
goes to such a placo of entertainment
sho may either occupy n box with hor
husband and othor mcmbors of hor
family, or sho may alt in tho gallory,
which Is sot apart for women. Thoro
nro theatrical performances both day
and evening, nnd sho is at liberty to
attend tho latter untlor proper escort.
Thoro nro comparatively fow forms ot
amusomont open to American womon
which uro not practicable for ladles
in China, nnd In somo ways porhaps
tho latter havo better times. A young
lndy in China Is considered to havo
reached marriageable ugo at sixteen.
From early childhood parents mako
plans for tho marriages of their child
ren, becauso It is realized that this
ovent In Ufa Is nil Important. To wo
mon, of course, It Is particularly so, ns
thoro Is practically no careor for u
person of tho gentler sex and of gon
tlo birth except ns wife and mother.
Ladles havo no way of earning tholr
living Independently lu China; It Is
not expected or thought propor that
thoy shall go out Into the world nnd
strugglo for a livelihood, Thoy may
becomo govornesses or porhaps com
panions, but apart from theso employ
ments thero Is hardly any solf-sup-portlng
Industry which thoy can un
dertake lnheront part of tho history of Eng
land. Ornnmontnl Skyscraper,
Now York correspondence Pittsburg
Post: In nn tip-town sldo streot a tall
building is approaching completion nnd
will bo tho first to exhibit a peculiarity
of construction which has often beon
urged horo as tho best moans of miti
gating tho skyBcrapor'n ugliness. This
now building towers abovo its neigh
bors, and under ordinary circum
stances yards of unadornod brick
would faco the spectator. But the
owner nnd nrchltocta have adopted tho
plan Imposed by luw In Paris and havo
decorated thu sides of tho building.
This ornamentation, which Is simple
and tasteful, conforms lu stylo to tho
principal fucadea of the building, al
though not nearly so elaborate. If all
tho Now York's towering buildings had
been treated in tho samo fashion, ob
jection to tho skyscraper would bo less
pronounced than It Is today.
Metric Kjruti'iii lu Kumln.
It is prohablo that tho metric system
will be Introduced before long In Rus
sia; tho bill which has been prepared
to this effect by tho minister of
finance has received tho approbation
of tho state council, with tho under
standing that the unlvorslty und tho
various scientific societies will glvo
tholr assistance In tho verification of
the weights nnd measures necessary
for commercial uso. Tho dotalls havo
been nearly ull decided upon, and will
bo submitted to tho council In the
near future. Since 1890 tho metric sys
torn has been used by tho medical ser
vice of the army in tho compounding
of formulas, this having beoa made
obligatory,
Hllllcus There 1b nothing now un
der tho sun. Cynlcus Then what
would you adviso mo to do with th
bill for my wife's new hat?
Tfi LIVE STOCK MARKET.
I.ntcit Unntntloiti From South Ouiahn
nnd Knnsii City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Union Stock Yards Cattle Arrivals of
cattle wero Hunt nnd ns n result the mar
ket wns In much better shnpe than It was
yesterday. Uuyers seemed to want frcHlt
supplies und the price pnld compared fa
vorably with yestcrdny. Tho demand for
tho better crudes of corn fed steers was
uctlvo nnd ns high ns 13.70 wns pnld.,
which, It I thought, 1 nearly ns much
ns they would have brought any timo
this week. Tho cow market was not ma
terially different today ns far as prices
nro concerned, but tho light supply gavo
a llttlo moro Ufa to tho trade. Tho de
mand for the better irrndnti hn hin irnrut
nil tho wcok. Thoro was a lively trade
ng.iln on stockers nnd feeders. Tho heav
ier weights were In the greatest demand
and brought good strong prices nnd snles
wero mnilo thnt looked llko 25c higher
than thoso ot a week ago. Mght cattlo
wero Just about stondy today, but for
tho wtick they luwo advanced moro than
tlio heavy cattle. Thn supply of western
cnttlo wns not very henvy und prices ns
a rulo were about steady nt yesterday's
decline. Steers met with rendy sale. Tho
better grades In some cases sold a llttlo
stronger,
Hogs ItecolntN of hogs wero Iho lightest
of nny dny since Monday. Heports from
othor points were In fnvor of tho selling
interests, and as tho demnnd hero was
Kood thu mnrkct opened up notlvo nnd
Ifgher, particularly on tho light weights.
Puckers nil wanted light lings nnd tho
mora dcslrnblo londs woro picked up about
5c higher thnn yesterday, with tho bulk
of tho snles ranging from 5.0.VffJ.15.
Sheep Tho sheep market wns In bad
sbapo today. Fresh nrrlval were smnll,
but for tho week the supply hns been over
30,000 nnd another big run Is looked for
next week. Tho Chicago market wns
rather demornllied, as tho demand for
mutton Is light, which, ot course, hnd a
depressing effect upon trade nt this point.
Quotations: Choice western grnss weth
ers, t3.R5W4.00; fair to good grass wothors,
t3.6503.8S, choice grass yearlings, tl.OOW
4.15; choice owes, t.1.40fl3.: fair to good
ewes, $:i.00f)3.25; fnlr to good yearlings,
t3.SSiU4.CO; choice spring lambs, t3.158,33;
fnlr to irood snrlnir lambs. 14.733.00: feed
er wethers, t3.25iri3.40; feeder yearlings.
t3.40U3.6u; feeder lambs, H.isin.w.
KANSAS CITY.
Cnttle-TlecHpts, 3,600; cnlves. 250; mar
ket steady to strong; native steers, $4.00
KT5.75; Texns steers. $2.0W5.15; Texas cows.
tl.2SlT3.2S: native cows nnd holfers, tl.GOU)
I.7S; stockers nnd feeders, t3.0Otl.40; bulls,
t2i401M.OO: calves, tl.356.40.
Hogs-Hceolpts, 6.000; market strong to
Re hljjher; bulk of sales. 1.U0W.1S; heavy.
t3.fl0ii5.15; packers. t.UO'ifS.iO: mixed, $5.03
JiS.15; light, t5.45fl5.20; Yorkers, $5.15tf?5.2u;
pigs, tl.WiS.15.
Sheep-Receipts. 1.000; market strong;
lambs, tl.OiW.40s muttons, $3.0U4.i.
THE TERMS Of PEACE.
United Htnte Will Insist Upou Many
Things From China.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. A cnblnot
official said today that unquestionably
the native Chlrstlans In China, said to
number Bovoral thousand, will bo In
cluded In nny nrrangemont mado be
tween this government and China inci
dent to the cessation of hostilities. At
tho present stago ot tho Chinese situa
tion this situation has not beon seri
ously dlscussod by tho cnblnot, but
thero Is no doubt, according to this
mombcr, that tho United States is
honor bound to protect them and will
Bacrcdly look out for tholr security.
"What will bo dono with them?" ho
was asked.
"That has not beon decided, but rest
assured that in their disposition tho
honor of tho United Stntes will bo fully
preserved. It may bo arranged for
thorn to go to tho Philippines or ono
of ninny other places available.
"It was stated that while tho matter
has not been formally discussed tho
indemnity to bo collected will bo not
only for tho families ot tho victims,
but to compensate this government for
tho cxponso it has been put to in sup
pressing tho uprising.
Miraculous Kscnpn of n Hoy.
BEATRICE, Nob., Aug. 20. If any
thing moro miraculous over occurred
than nn accident which happonod horo,
thoso who witnessed it will doubt it
even if told, A team attached to a
pump repair wagon was running away.
On tho wagon wero two Whltcomb
boys, tho youngest about soven yearn
old. Crossing tho street was a Rock
Island freight train. Tho flagman saw
tho team coming nnd so did Agent
KnrnteiiB, who was at tho crossing,
nnd both attempted to fiag tno team,
hut tho horses wero unmanageable nnd
couldn't bo stopped. The result was
ono of tho most comploto BmnshupB
that can bo imagined. Tho train
struck tho wagon squarely and not
oven a spoke was left liuuct. Every
one in sight expected both occupants
of tho wagon would surely bo killed,
but a fow moments after tho wagon
was struck tho youngest boy crawled
out from under tho debris. Ho had a
cut on tho chin which later hnd to be
sewed up, but aside from tills ho was
uninjured except for Borne bruises. His
brother only sustained n slight cut on
tho thigh and tho horses escaped with
out n scratch.
Ho Mam for Humbert.
LOUISVILLE,NKy.. Aug. 18. Father
Bouchot, who refused to celebrate mass
for the lato King Humbert at tho re
quest of the Italians of Louisville to
day, snld his refusal waB duo to tho
fact that Humbert had been excommu
nlcatcd. Father Bouchot docs not Te
llovo tho popo allowed mass to bo cele
brated for tho dead king, notwith
standing reports to the contrary.
Ilewet Kludei Kitchener.
PRETORIA, Aug. 18. Goneral Do
wet has managed to elude Qeneral Kit
chener, in spite of tho fact that all
tho British wagons had doubled teams
of picked animals. Tho Boors ovaded
tho British by inarching nt nlgnt over
ground known to thorn, wntlo their
pursuers woro obliged to march In tho
dnytlmo.
An undated dispatch rrom Tlon Tain
snyB the railroad between Tien Tsln
nnd Pol Tsang has beon restored nnd
thut tho Russians nro ropalrlng tho
lino in tho direction of Pokln,
lluy Humus City Meat.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 18. Tho war
department has Just closed a contract
with a local packing noitBo for a quar
tor million pounds of breakfast bacon
for immedlnto shipment to China ror
tho American soldlors now sorvtng in
China.
Money for HrltUh l'rlioner.
CAPETOWN, Aug. 18. An American
consulur official has gono trom Lorenzo
Marqiicz to Nooltgoedaeht to distribute
money to tho British prisoners there,
each of whom receives 4.
