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CHAPTER I.
Tho gas was turnod up to Its full
height and flared noisily In tho front
parlor of a lodging hour.o In tho sub
urbs of London. Just underneath It,
no thnt tho bright light Illumined tho
varying shade of her auburn hair, sat
n girl, with tho ndvortlsoment sheet
of tho Dally Mall Inld upon tho tablo
boforo hor. Ono finger passed rapidly
down tho columns.
"I wish I wcro a cook, Novllle. Here
nro cooks required of every alio nntl
slmpe, no limit to cither ago or box,
apparently. I could get n dozen situ
ations tomorrow If I could roast a
Joint properly, nnd I could earn a for
tuno It I could do mado dishes."
Tho brother that Janetta Howard
nddrcsscd was a good-looking lad
about 19 years old, with dark appeal
ing eyes, and closely-cropped curly
Jialr. Tho faco was spoiled by tho
purpasolcns, weak mouth nud tho char
acterless chin. Ho reclined In nn easy
chnlr, nnd was smoking a pipe, with
his hands thrust deep Into his trousor
pockets.
"What uonsenso, Jennie! As If 1
should over consent to your going out
ns n common servant! Ueoldcs, I don't
bcllovo you could do a rod herring
properly."
"Given a good flro nnd a toasting
fork, I would evolvo tho way to do tho
herring," retorted Jnnetta merrily,
"Hut that I daro not draw out our lad
penny of capital I would go In for a
Hcrlcs of cooking lessons, como out at
tho top of tiio treo, and tako a placo
as cook In n high family, I toll you.
I would no! ndopt tho tltlo of 'lady
holp.' I'd be cook, and rulo my kitchen
with a rod oi Iron." And alio clenched
her hand, as If alio really gripped thy
rod of which sho spoko.
"And, falling this, what do you pro
poso to do?" asked Nevlllo lazily.
"Anything that offers," roplled Jan
etta quickly, resuming hor search
through tho papor. "It Is qulto clear
that, If you aro to accept this chance
of a ntool In nn nccountnnt'H olllco, I
must supplement your salary In some
way; you. can't llvo on It"
"I need not accept It; I can wait for
Bomothlng hotter."
"Walt until wo como to our last
penny, In fact!" cried Janotta Impa
tiently. "No, Novlllo: you must take
this clerkship, and I must get Bomo
thing and holp you all I can. You
know I'm ready enough to do It; but"
with n little break In hor voice
"you'll keep steady, dear, when I'm
gono?"
Hor tone implied that tho boy's past
had not been altogether blameless, and
ho started to his feet, ns If stung by
her words.
"I know I'vo boon a beast, Jonnlo.
I've wasted n lot of monoy; but If I
Tindn't had such bn.il IucI 1 should have
won it back on tho last Derby."
"Thnt's Just It you'd no right to
risk It," rcpllod Janotta despairingly;
"but you'll lcavo it nlono now you
must promlso mo to try and kcop
-straight. I think It would break my
heart If you turnod into a drinking,
betting man llko fathor!"
Tho last words woro brought out
.sadly and reluctantly, brlolly tolling
,iho talo of tho prcsont low obb In their
fortunes.
"He's dead; you need not bring up
his clna ngaliiBt him," snld Novllle,
rattier sulkily.
"And I would not, oxcopt that I lovo
, ypu, so dearly that I must glvo you ono
word of warning, xou'vo nobouy else
,,you see," said Janotta, with a smile
..that was almost a caress.
, "Lot mo sec, whoro was I? Ilcnt
,upbn finding that wonderful sltuntlon"
.that Is to mako both your, fortuno and
inlno," sho continued, with nn effort t6
.regain her usunl llght-mmrtcducss,
'What do you say to this?"
V 'Wanted immediately, a young.
lady as companion, good-looking and
, good-tempered. Photo, must ncconv
pany ovory application. Hcfcrcncca ro
quired.
"Humbug!" ojaculntcd Novllle, from
tho depths of his easy chair.
"Como and look for yournolf, If you
don't bcllovo mo," said Jnuottu, with
laughter In hor eyes.
Ho roao and peeped ovor his sister's
ehbuldor. "Why, yes! It's there Bnfo
enough. It's n hoax, of course. You
won't bo green enough to nnswer it?"
"This very night," enid Janotta
brightly "at leant, If you honestly
can nssuro mo that t fulfill tho re
quirements. I'm not old at two-and
twenty, nm I?
i "I'm avoragely good-tempered, and
.could attain perfect self-control If an
occasional outburst meant a loss of
situation. And" as sho spoko bIio
glanced nt the common llttlo mirror
nbovo tho mantol shelf "don't mind
ny,CieJlng3, .toll mo truly; am I good
looking enough!
"Oh, ns to that, you'll do," replied
NOTiuo, witu tno munincBs or a
' Ufbthcr.
Tho faco thnt tho mirror reflected
was framed In h cloudy mass of hair,
act llko an nuroolo round tho daintily-
poised head. Hazol eyes, hulf veiled
by tho fong luBhes, looked wistfully
. from under level, cliarly-dofincd eye
brows; a creamy complexion; nnd a
' smiling mouth, whoso half-opened rod
lips disclosed tho whiteness of tho
small, oven teeth, completed the pic
ture, ' noauty was tho one possosRlon loft
to Janetta, and tonight sho prized It
more than sho had ovor dono before
an a possible means to an end. What
It tfee slmplo fact that she was pretty
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should win for her tho situation sho
so longed to obtain?
"I shall send her my prettiest photo,
Novllle," sho said, after hor brief self
survey.
"You don't ovon know tho sex of
tho advertiser. It may bo a widower
advertising darkly for number two,"
suggested her brother.
Janetta laid dorm hor pan in some
alarm.
"I don't caro," she said; "I shall
wrlto and sond my photo and refer
ences. The nnswer will toll us nil
about it. I think It's a very rich old
mnld, with a poodlo and a parrot. I
shall probably havo to wash the
poodlo, and play pretty Poll with
endless lumps of sugar, and get my
fingers well packed in tho process.
There! my letter is nt any rato short
and to tho point. Will it do?" sho
said, tossing it over to Novlllo.
"A man could not havo put tho thing
better. Old mnld or widower, I would
clono with you at onco If I woro the
ndvcrtlBcr. You wrlto a short noto
and n pretty hand."
"Very well, wo'tl go out nnd post
It," said Janetta, stretching out hor
hnnd for hor hat. "May good luck
attend It!"
Sho received nn answer by return
of post. Tho pointed handwriting In
which tho letter was vrltten was of
tho stylo prevalent about 40 years
ago.
"An old maid! Look at tho writ
ing!" cried Janetta -triumphantly, as
sho opened tho envelope
rhero Is a modern brovlty about
it," said Novlllo, peeping over hor
shoulder,
"Read it out, there's a
dear."
"Dear Madam:
I think you acem
Tho salary I oftor
likely to suit me,
Is J2G0 pounds n year; but I shall bo
willing to raliio It at tho end of the
first qunrtcr If wo And wo got on to
gether. Will you como for a month
and boo how you liko it, beginning on
Monday?
"Cnn you leave by tho trnln which
starts from Paddington at 2 o'clock?
I shall bo sending to Northcllff Sta
tion meet n friend, and you could como
by tho samo carriage. Wlro reply.
"Believe mo. faithfully yours,
"(Miss) Clarice Seymour."
Janotta and hor brolhor burst Into
simultaneous laugh when sho finished
tho latter.
"Either tho woman Is a lunatic or
It's a hoax," said Neville.
I'll go nnd sea for myself. It's too
good an opening to miss. Sixty pounds
a year for doing nothing, apparently.
wo mention oven or tho poodlo or the
parrot. Anyhow, It's a genuine placo:
I'vo looked It out In tho 'Gazetteer.' "
Thus It camo to pass that, on tho
Monday following, Jnncttn nnd Novllle
pncod up and down Paddington sta
tion together, both theft hearts too
full of tho approaching separation to
trust thomsolves to speak of it.
Instead, thoy talked of trlvlaltlcs,
'Watched tho other passengers as they
hurried down tho platform to the
train, commenting Jdly upon them.
"Look, Novlllo! whnt a handsomo
man that 1b getting Into tho ilrat-claa3
carrlugo not far from my humble
third. It ho were a ulrf. nnd nnnllod
for my situation, I should not have
a chance, should I? He's so very good
looking!"
Tho mnn In question turned, as if
ho had heard tho remark, glancing at
tho brother and Bister, who had como
to a hnlt boforo tho carrlago In which
Janotta had placed hor rugs.
Tho glance was but momentary. Ho
signed to tho porter, who followed
him, to bund In his bolonglnga, Jumped
into tho carrlago, and closed tho door.
"I bollovo ho heard you, Jonnlo,"
said Nevlllo quickly.
"If ho did It can't matter. Wo shall
novor meet again, and It can't bo tho
first tlmo that ho's henrd ho'o good
looking," said Janetta, with a llttlo
Inugh.
"Oh, Novllle, I must got In! I don't
know how to any good-by. I will wrlto
tonight. Good-by, dear; good-by.
Jump In a minute, I must klsa you;
and you'll keep steady, for my sake?"
Tiio mat worus wore said In a whls
per.
"All right, don't bothor!" said No
vlllo, horribly ashamed of tho fact that
thoro woro tears In his eyes.
CHAPTER II.
In a fow minutes more tho train was
pulling slowly from tho Btatlon, aud
Jnnetta, who had craned her neck from
tho carrlago to obtain a farewell smile
from Nevlllo, Hank back Into her cor
nor, with plenty of time boforo her
In which to consider her prospects and
hor follow travelors.
Tho latter woro singularly uuintor
cstlng, with tho exception ot a llttlo
girl not moro than two yunra old, who
sat Just opposlto Janetta, regarding
hor with thoughtful cyo3.
"Protty," sho said prcsontly, stretch
lng out hor arms to come to hor. And
Janotta, with a reassuring nod to the
mother, stood tho child by tho window
and talked to her for tho first hour,
only handing hor back to hor natural
guardian when tho llttlo thing was
tired out, and showed signs of drop
ping off to sloop.
A. glance at hor watch told hor that
she could not bo many miles from hor
deattnutlou, nnd sho looked out ot tho
window to notice tho sort of country
through which thoy woro truvoltng.
fancying that In tho fast-fading light
of tho February afternoon - sho could
catch the shimmer of the sea In the
dlitaace,
Tho tiJought had ecaroely framed lt-
cclf before sho was conscious of
curious swaying to and fro In tho car
riage, then a shivering vibration ran
along the train as If the brake had been
applied with unwonted force; and, bo
foro sho could do more than read tho
awrul alarm that was written upon
tho faceB of her follow travelers, thero
camo a crash and a total cessation of
movement.
Tho earth Iteolf ctcmcd tottorlng
under her, nnd die was thrown from
her scat to tho floor. Sho was too
stunned for a fow minutes to rcallzo
In tho least what had happened; but
when nt last able to collect her senses,
bIio know thnt there must havo been
nn accident, tho nature and charnctor
of which sho was lucapablo of gaug
ing.
Tho nlr was nllvo with sounds more
or less distressing tho hissing of tho
engine, the shouts of tho engine driver,
tho piercing shrieks of women, and
closo to hor, making Itself hoard abovo
tho din, tho pitiful, frightened wnll of
a llttlo child.
"Poor llttlo dear! It must be tho
llttlo child I was talking to," said
Janotta, trying to raise herself on to
her knees so ns to bco bettor what
had happened to her follow travelers,
and much relieved to find that hor
own limbs wcro wholo and sound.
Tho carriage wnB Jorkcd off.tho rails
and was pitched half over on Its Bide,
and tho struggles of others to froa
thcmcclve8 were beginning to be un
pleasantly felt when, from her kneel
ing posture, Jnnetta caught a gllmpso
of tho man whom she had seen get
ting into tho first-class carrlago a llt
tlo beyond hor own at Paddington.
"Hallo!" ho oald, with a pleasant
smile, "You seem to want help horo.
Don't bo frightened; I don't think
thoro Is much harm done, barring tin
smashing up of a carriage or so. No,
no! don't struggle behind thero!
Ladles first, please. I must help you
out through tho window, as tho tlojr
Ib Jammed, and bewaro of broken
glnss."
"Tho child first," said Janetta, with
quivering Hps, who had laid hold of
tho llttlo frightened heap that had
been propelled right under tho scat
opposlto to hor own.
"Hand hor out, please!" cried tho
man, depositing tho child high up on
tho bank near by. "Sho's scared out
of her wits, ns well she may bo. Now
give mo your hands, and placo your
foot on tho handle of tho door; I'll keep
you steady ns you climb through au I
lift you out."
Janetta obeyed every direction
swiftly and deftly.
With her arm about tho child, Janot
ta sat and watched the strange Eceno
with dazed, bewildered oyes. Tho hugo
englno, which had run oft tho line,
stood half embedded In the bank nt
tho side, snorting and puffing ns It In
dignant at finding hlmsolf In such an
Ignominious position.
Men with scared fncc3 hurried hither
and thither; women stood In groups
along tho line, sobbing in helpless ter
ror.
Tho mother of her llttlo charge lay
stretched nt full length on tho gras3
closo by, homo thither by the strong
arms of her rescuer, who seemod al
most tho only man who kept full pos
session of his senses, except a fatr-
faced, fair-haired young doctor, who
hastened forward towards tho pros
trato figure, kneeling by her and fool
ing her pulso with professional calm.
"Fainted, that's nil," ho said, look
ing up nt tho man by his side. Then
a quick glanco of recognition passed
ovor his features. "Why, Mcrlvale,
you horo?" ho exclaimed. "On your
way to tho Goorge, I suppose?"
From a certain hardening of tho
volco Jnnetta gathered that, for aomo
reason unknown, tho falr-halrcd doc
tor did not llko tho handsomo stranger,
whoso flno physique nud pleasant bear
ing seemed bo attractive to hereolf.
(To bo continued.)
TELEPHONE EAR.'
Operator Suy Ausnerlns Cnlli I)oe Not
Affect the Hearing.
Chicago girls who listen to the click
in the telephone receiver for olght
hours every dny In the week laugh at
tho Idea that tholr New York Blstor
operators uro getting n "telephone ear,"
or a dcufness, from the constant snap
ping ot tho call signals, snys the Chi
cago News. "A 'telephone enr,' " re
marked one girl who has operated a
board In tho control office for three
years, "la the most acute ouo In tho
world, nnd the more nolso thoro Is In
tho phono tho moro trained our ears
become to dotect what Is being fald."
There aro a grent number ot girls in
this ofllce," said tho chief operator. "I
sat at a board myself for several years,
and I novor heard a girl complain that
tho sound of tho phono affected her
hearing In the least. 1 know It never
did m I no." In speaking of the effect
of tho click on nu operator's hearing
A. S. Hlbbard, the general manager of
company said:
"I do not euro to say that the New
York people aro wrong In their con
tentions that they have had casos ot
doatnesa duo to tho sound made in
connecting and disconnecting the tele
phones', but It sounds Improbablo to
me. Wo have had the slgnnl system
In Chicago for about llvo years. Al
most every phone In Chicago now calls
tho main board without twisting n
crank, and yet I have never heard of
a complaint."
Vat That Never Tanted Meal.
A kitten has been brought up on an
exclusively vegetable diet by a family
of vegetarians. 'Hie result la that It
will not touch animal food and It pays
no attention to rats or mice.
Almost any evil cau bo remedied It
you face It fearlessly and honeatly try
to remove it.
In Les3 Thau a Singlo Generation Volumo.
Has Grown Two-fold.
INCREASE IS NEARLY ALL IN COIN
rnpor Currency Now Form Hardly Mora
Than Olio Quarter of tlm Kntlre Circu
lation, According to thn Ileport of Mint
Director Huberts.
WASHINGTON, Jon. I. An In
crease of moro than 100 per cont In
tho money of tho world, In less than
a generation, will bo ono of the exhi
bitions of tho annual reports of the
director of tho mint. Nearly nil of
this increase is in metallic money and
much tho larger proportion is in gold.
Tho totnl stock reported In 1873 was
about $ 1,000,000,000, of which moro
than half was In paper money, not
fully covered by metallic reserves.
Tho situation nt tho beginning of 1900
showed a total monetary stock of
about 111,000,000,000, of which only
a little moro than one-fourth was In
uncovered paper money.
Director Roberts finds that Whllo
tho total monoy supply of tho world
has Increased nbout $7,000,000,000, the
incrcaao In gold monoy alnco 1S73 has
been about $3,000,000,000, in Bllvor
about $2,250,000,0000 and In uncovered
papor money only nbout $500,000,000.
A largo proportion of tho lncronso
in gold has taken placo within the
short space of seven years, whllo tho
quantity of sliver money, which was
at Us maximum of about $1,250,000,
000 at the beginning ot 189G, has since
been somowhut reduced by the sale
of stiver by Germany and Us retire
ment In other countries.
The conditions of 1803 showed n
total monetary supply uf about $10,
300,000,000,. which has slnco been In
creased by about $1,100,000,000. About
$010,000,000 ot this lncrcaso has been
In gold money. Tho great outbursts
of activity In tho mining of gold,
which followed tho suspension cf tho
coinage of silver in India and tho
United States involving tho rapid de
velopment of tho mines of South Afri
ca and tho Klondike region with tho
Increased output of Australia nnd Cal
ifornia, it will bo stated, has resulted
further in supplying nearly tho entire
monetary needs of tho -world, without
any material increaso in tho supply
of papor money in circulation.
AS TO TRANSMISSOURI RATES.
lavcHtlcntlnn Alay lie Mmlo nn to Wheth
er Thero III it Coiuhluiitlon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Senator
Harris today Introduced a resolution
In tho senate directing tho Interstate
Commerce commission to Investigate
whether thoro now exists any associa
tion or associations of railroads form
ed for tho purpose ot restraining com
petition in transportation rates of
trnfllc over lines from points betweon
tlie Mississippi river and tho Rocky
mountains, which operate similarly
to tho association known as tho Trana-
mJssourl Railway association, that was
declared by tho Biiprcmo court ot tho
United Stntes to bo an unlawful com
bination nnd in violation of the uutl
trust law. Tho committee is to report
to tho senate.
DEPARTMENT Of EDUCATION.
Noir Onice AVlioie Head Should
Member of the Cabinet.
lie
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Senator
Hnnabrough today introduced a bill
creating a department of education
and giving tho head of tho department
a placo In tho president's cabinet.
Speaking of tho object of tho bill Sen-
ntor Hansbrough said that tho educa
tional Intoreata of the country are con-
atantly Increasing nnd that with the
addition or the now territory com
prised in Hawaii, Porto Rico and tho
Philippines this interest would grow
rapdly In scope and Importance in tho
future. On this account, ho said, ho
thought tho head of the proposed do
pnrtmcnt should bo a member of tho
president's official household.
Cheyenne Hliort on Coul.
CHEYENNE, Jan. 4. If tho present
cold weather continues for another
weok Choyenno will havo to submit to
the inconveniences and hardships of a
coal famine. The lack of coal is duo
to tho Inability of the operators to till
orders, notwithstanding tho fact that
they hnvo Increased their forces, in-
ntalled now machinery, opened now
mlncf, etc. Tho order of the govtMn-
ment for over 100,000 carloads of coal
to bo delivered on tho Pacific coast,
which was placed with tho Rock
Springs mines last Juno, Ib now taxing
the facilities of at least two mines at
Rock Springs.
lllihup Neude 1'ound Demi.
DETROIT, Mich.. Jan. 4. nishop
W. X. Ninth, nged OS years, of tho
Methodist Episcopal church, was
found dead In his bed nt his home
here today. It is thought tho cause
of death was heart trouble Ho nt-
tended a funeral yesterday and caught
a cold. The deceased had been a
bishop of tho Methodist Episcopal
church slnco 1884 and was known
throughout the United States. Prior
to his election as a bishop ho was
pastor of tho Central Methodist Epis
copal church hero, and wob at one
time a missionary In India.
lovra Dnek Iteally Golden,
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. Shot gold
amounting in value to nearly $25 hna
bcon found In tho crop of a tamo duck
which was offered for salo on South
Water street. Hurried efforts to dis
cover tho point from which tho gold-
bearing fowl wns shipped to Chicago
havo nnrrowed it down to elthor Mou-
tlcollo, la., or Lnrko Zurich, 111., and
i farmors In tho vicinity ot thoso placos
havo been notified, to oxnmino the
feeding grounds of their fowls. Thf
gold is ot flno qunllty.
STRONG APPfALfOn PEACE.
Lord Kitchener Itepreieiil to the Jloert
the Kolly of Further Fighting.
LONDON, Jan. 4. Tho censorship
hnB Just permitted news of the fol
lowing peace tentative to cmanaU
from Pretoria:
About the middle of Dccembor b.
number of prominent burghers who
had submitted nnd were living In tho
Pretoria district formed a peace com
mittee. Mr. Ynna RciiBburg, a .for
mer member of the ilrst Volksrnad of
tho Trunsvanl, was elected president of
tho committee, which Included other
prominent former members of the
1olksrnad. Tho committee resolved
to attempt negotiation and In response
to a suggestion Ixird Kitchener at
tended n meeting and nddro3sed tho
committee. Ho said he was god to
meet a commlttco desirous of bring
ing tho war to a speedy conclusion
nnd ho nssurcd them that thoy could
rely upon his assistance In every wny
calculated to further that object. Ho
procedtxl to point out tho folly of
a continuance or guerrilla warfare,
since the tlrltlsh government would
novor permit tho ro-cstabllBhmont of
tho Door government. Mr. Chamber
lain's statements In Parliament Lord
Kitchener contended, clearly showed
that there was no wish to oppresB tho
burghers. On the contrary,' tho Brit
ish proposals foroshadowed nn en
lightened government, In which tho
burghers would havo a prominent
sharo. Insuring tho rights ot proporty
nnd tho nncient laws and customs ot
tho burghers.
Lord Kitchener urged thnt It was
useless to continue tho present lnhu
mnn struggle, pointing out that tho
powers had refused Mr. Kruger's plead
ings tor Intervention. Tho IJoers. ho
Bald, had fought a good fight, but had
been overpowered, nnd thoro whb no
dishonor in the leaders recognizing
that fact. He reminded them that
there woro hosts of Hoar Tirlsonera
waiting to be restored to tholr fami-
Hoc.
KITCHENER RETIMES THANKS.
Adrlacii Cape Colony to (Ir-nnlro Force of
Mounted Men to Amlit.
CAPETOWN, Jan. 4. Genoral
Kitchener has sent a dispatch to Gen
eral Foroatler-Walker, In cqmmand of
tho Dritlsh forces at Capotown, say
ing:
I am glad to hear of the ministers'
action. Give them all the assistance
In your power. Uso trains to get theso
colonists south ot tho enemy. Ask tho
premier to Inform mo If I can help
In nny way. Inform him that the ene
my nro fow, but very mobile. Well
mounted men are most required to
Eurround them or drive them north.
Tho action of tho ministers of Capo
Colony referred to by General Kitch
ener Is tho cnlllng on the loyalists to
aealst tho military by the formalicn
of a paid defense force.
A station master of tho Frazcrburg
road has seized a number of cases
marked "condensed milk," addressed
to Frazcrburg, which contained 3.0C0
split bullets, 500 detonators and 150
pounds of dynamite.
Well Hunch Sold for S'-iO.OOO.
ON AW A, la., Jan. 5. The Wells
ranch, In Lincoln township, uenr tho
Missouri river, was Bold to J. Mill-
hall of Sioux City for $20,000. Thero
aro over COO acres of. Innd, which was
formerly in timber. Many of tho
ties originally used In the construc
tion of tho Union Pnciflc railroad
woro cut on this land by Robert
Mooro nnd rafted to Omaha, and nt
ono tlmo there was a thriving burg
thoro, called Tlo Town.
For u Private Cubic.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. At tho regular
monthly meeting of tho chamber of
commerce today Gustavo H. Schwab
introduced a resolution, which wns
adopted, committing the chamber to
favor the establishment of an Amer
ican trans-Pnclflc cable by private en
terprise, and to tho npproval of tho
genoral principles embodied In the
bill Issued In the house of represent
atives by Mr. Sherman.
Armour liny Halt Abroad.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3. Twenty-
five thousand tons of common salt
purchased In Lisbon, Portugal, havo
been contracted for by tho Armour
Packing company of this city: "Wo
found that prices have gono steadily
up on account of the salt trust," said
the company's purchasing agent to
day, "and so wo went outsldo this
country for our Bait.
Ainncdty for Veterani.
MARSH ALLTOWN, Jan. 2. Com
mandant Horton, of the Soldiers
Home, has Issued n order remitting
nil penalties for Infraction of tho rulett
of tho home prior to Christmas day
Tho commandant desires, that all tho
Inmates should havo an opportunity to
begin the new year with clear records,
hank hunting for old depositors
Von WaldorM-e Muy lie Ilend.
PARIS, Jan. 4. La Journal roports
the death of Count von Waldorseo, tho
report being that he wnB killed by an
clllcer of tho allied troop3, tho clrcum
stances not being related.
It Ib said tho rumor Is current In
Fiurlln, where it Is not confirmed.
llryan at I'enaurolu.
PENSACOLA, Fla Jan. 4.W11
llam J. Bryun is horo tonight, en
route to TallahasBco to witness tho
Inauguration of his cousin, William
S. Jennings, as governor ot Florida
noxt Tuesday.
Warahlpe In n Storm,
UEIOIUDA, Jan. 4. The TJnltejd
States warships Annapolis, Frolic
Womputuck and Plscntnqua, anchor
ed In St. Goorgo's harbor shortly nf
tor 9 o'clock this morning. Thoy left
Norfolk, Va nt noon on Sunday last
on their way to Manila, nan very
Htormy weather that day and Monday
during which tho Frolic lost her foro
top mast. During Tuosduy and Wed
nosday tho warships h&tl flno weather,
Thoy will stay hero four or nvo day
ns thoy have to coal anl take on soma
fresa provisions.
A
fll 1?
Oao of Two Measure That tho Houso "Will
Probably Take Up,
HE WORK AfTER THE HOLIDAYS
Senate irrtl 1robably Devote Flrnt Few
Dayi to Discussion of Army lteorganl
xatlou, but Mny Tako Up Ship Subsidy
Meaiure Litter On.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Tho houso
probably will dispose of tho reap
portionment bill this week, although
Chairman Burton of tho river and
harbor commltteo la inclined to con
teat tho right of way with tho ccnaus
committee. The reapportionment
hill, carrying ns it doc3 a constitu
tional requirement, !s a matter of
higher privilege than nn npproprln-
won inn, mm ir Chairman Hopkins
insists, it probably will tan clvfn nrl-
orlty. Mr. Honklns. however, mnv
yield If ho finds that any largo
proportion of tho members will
not return from their holiday vnen-
tton in tlmo to vote on tho measure
this week. A determined fight will bo
mado against his bill by membors
from states which lose representatives
under It, and Mr. Hopkins desires u
full houso when the vote is taken. Ho
confident that his measure will
carry with it a full attendance. In
any event, neither Mr. Hopkins nor
Mr. uurton desires to proceed tomor
row, so that the aesslon tomorrow
probably will bo brief and unimport
ant. On Friday either tho rlvnr rind
harbor or tho rcnnnortlonment htn
will bo taken up. If it should bo tho
latter tho expectation is that Its con
sideration will bo completed on Sat
urday. If tho forinor, tho length of
tlmo to be consumed la problematical.
ino genernl expectation amonir
senators Is that the- first fow days of
the tlmo of tho senate after recon
vening tomorrow will bo devoted to
consideration of the army approprla
Hon bill, but thero Is some disposition
10 maite an arrangement for a divi
sion of time that will permit of tho
continued presentation of tho Bhip
subsidy bill during ,t part of each
day.
When the commltteo on order nf
business, representing tho republican
sldo of tho senate, mado tho subsidy
bill tho regular order of business at
tho beginning of tho present session
thero was an understanding thnt when
the army bill should be presented for
consideration the other measure
should bo laid aside temporarily If
considered necessary m order to so- .
euro tho prompt passage of the army
uiii. -mere is apparently a disposi
tion on the part of some senators
partially to disregard this agreement,
anu tno menus ot tho subsidy bill,
most of whom aro also supporters of
uio nrmy bill, nro trying to secure an
undcrstnndlng for confinement of tno
oiscusslon of tho nrmy bill to tho
morning hour of tho senate's daily
proceedings, giving tho time each day
after 2 o,clock to tho subsidy bill.
A meeting of tho commlttco on mil
itary affairs ha3 been called for to
morrow, when the matter of proced
ure probably will bo discussed and a
decision reached ns to whether the
commltteo shall ask lor all tho time
of tho senate until Us bill Ib disposed
of, or for only part of It. Some mem
bers of tho commltteo are a.aposcdf
to divido tlmo with the Biibsldy bill
for the present, but all senators, re
gardless of politics, consider tho army
bill of pressing importance, because
of tho fact that tho tlmo for which
tho volnntecr soldiers jn tho Philip
pines wcro enlisted has almost ex
pired. Hence It Is probablo that Bomo
arrangement will be reached guardlnir
against nny protracted delay on tho
military measure. Whllo compara
tively fow of the opposition senators
will vote for that bill, none, of them
appear willing to make any objection
to lta early consideration.
There has been n general surmise
that Senator Cockrell would ofTer a
substitute for the army bill, but ho
stated today that ho hud no such in
tention, nt the Bnmo tlmo expressing
his conviction, thnt tho bill should
bo pressed to early disposition, be
cause of the condition ot the Philip
pines.
Cnduhy (lota Other Letter.
OMAHA, Jan. 3. E. A. Cudahv. hi-..
rccoived Wednesdny two threatening
lotters, evidently written by two
cranks. Both were sent throuch the
mails nnd both aro printed with a lead
pencil In nn obvious attempt to imi
tate tho lotters written by tho kldnnpz
pors. Both also refer to the reward.
nnd scok to havo It withdrawn. Ono
says that If it is not withdrawn at
onco tho cntlw Cudnhy family will be
wiped out and that poison will bo tho
expunging agent.
ColuiiRe Statement for the Year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Tho year
ly coinage stnteniont of tho director
of tho mint shows that the total coin
ago of tho mints ot tho United States
was $137,590,401, as follows: Gold, $39,
572,942; Bllvor. $30,295,821; minor
coins, $2,031,138.
Of tho silver coined $24,930,912 was
In standard dollars.
The December coinage amounted to
$7,758,580, of which $4,530,097 was
gold and $22,880,555 sllvor and $301,328
minor colna.
Kruger Confined to III lied.
THE HAGUE, Jnn. 3. Mr. Kruger
is suffering from n slight attack of
bronchitis. Whllo thero Is no anxie
ty ns to his condition, he Is obliged
to kcop to his bed.
Doctors Heynnrs, Van Kliuyzen and
Cocrt, during tho day, issued the fol
lowing bulletin: "Mr. Kruger has for
somo days been sintering from a re
currence of bronchitis, which, In vlow
of his ago and the effects of the cli
mate, mako it necessary for hlra to
be more than ordinarily careful,"
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