Much Confusion Attends the Work of Paying Cuban Soldiers. GOOD ORDER ON THE ISLAND. General Brook* Pay* th* Native* a Com pliment—Brlganilag* Not Known In th* Ordinary Acceptance of tb* Term and tlto I.aw I* Generally Uphold. HAVANA, June 19.—The greatest confusion exists in the lists of Cu ban soldiers at Canaju&nl.' Many of them cannot collect their $75, as they appear on the rolls as having been promoted to the ranks of officers, of which fact they had no knowledge previously. The Remedios regiment contains apparently over 2,000 men, while the llBts only give the names of 700. Soldiers who have fought since 1895 are not shown on the lists, while boys who served as camp followers are able to secure payment. A peti tion has been sent to Governor Gen eral Brooke asking him to order a re vision of the list. With reference to the report of bri gandage, of thieving, and murders freely circulated, Governor General Brooke says that brigandage, in the American acceptance of the term, does not exist In Cuba. As for other deeds of violence he thinks it extraordinary, considering the war had devastated the island from end to und, that hard ly a Cuban family has not suffered hardship or something worse, and that multitudes have been on the verge of starvation, that crimes ol theft and bloodshed have been so few. General Brooks believes the percentage of crime among the Cubans today Is pro bably less than among any other peo ple In the world where conditions have been so gravely disturbed. The governor general has ordered a number of much needed changes in the administration of Justice. Here tofore the principal court in the va rious provinces, known as the auden cia, has had Jurisdiction of criminal cases. Under the new arrangement the audiencia of each province will have Jurisdiction In both civil and In criminal matters, with a right of ap peal to parties, to the supreme court. Other reforms are now under consid eration, particularly changed in the courts of first instance, where the laws now in force do not allow the Judges such power as they have been invested by custom. Dr. Brunner, chief sanitary officer In Havana province, will probably re sign his position this month, the city of Havana having offered him a tempt ing salary to take charge of sanitary affairs here. The general opin ion here is that every effort should be made to retain Ills services. He under stands the local situations and the Cu bans thoroughly. The keen sense of duty is recognized to the public as especially serviceable In the commun ity, where there are so many attempts to evade the sanitary regulations. Regarding the recent death of a United States marine from yellow fe ver, Major General Ludlow, the mili tary governor, says that isolated cases are bound to occur occasionally, but he thinks it impossible that any Infec tious disease should occur without word being received by tne sanitary department within a few hours. jicc'urunig iu anvices irom uuana Juy, province of Pinar del Rio, the in surgents, after receiving their money, start for home, many of them on foot. One man was found murdered near Chicharron. Three were found near Qulbrohacha. All had been robbed. Armed bodies of Cubans continue to arrive here in large numbers, claim ing that only within the last few days had they learned that money was awaiting them. Most of them have readily accepted the proposal of Gen eral Brooke that they should turn half their arms over to the civil gover nor, and receive ten days’ rations, which will enable them to live until Lieutenant Colonel Randall returns to Havana and recommences payment her*. General Gomes expresses his will ingness to aid the governor In arrang ing the lists. General Brooke Is in clined to appoint a commission of Cu ban officers, whose Integrity would bo guaranteed by Gomez. ftalA« of Lfilon Parlflc Lands. OMAHA, June 19.—During May the Union Pacific land department sold 113,691 acres of land In Nebraska, Colo rado, Wyoming and Utah and 6,890 acres In Kansas. Since the first of the year 62,842 acres have been sold In the latter state. C. K. Wanliand, special agent for the department, who has charge of most of the antes In the west, says they will average about 100,000 aeroa a mouth during the yeur. making the total for the year 1,000,000 acres. The greater portion of the land Is be ing sold to stockmen and this Industry never had such a bomn In the west ar it Is having now. Partners everywhere In that section seem to be giving up a large portion of their agricultural operations and devoting more time to raising cattle and sheep. Mr*. M*nf«r ting hi* liiueii ,w*.4 ra.> *r The town »»* rruwde.l wtth I hoc-nd* of in r*1*‘i.o- who .an., to h -u * hie ufe«*uio#y, 1 Tke funs.at a.»* w* »—Melllne Fnllu to See How He Cnn Help Frr»»ure I'poa C** lmU-P«rl«r to , e apt the Portfolio of War—HU Co-operation Needed. PARIS. June 19.—President Loubet received in audience early this raova ing M. Caslmtr-Perier, former presi dent of France, and consulted with him regarding the ministerial crisis. The interview terminated about 11 o'clock, after which M. Loubet re ceived Senator Pierre Waldeck-Ros seau. The latter, it is understood, has made bis acceptance of the task of forming a cabinet conditional unon the co-operation of M. Caslmlr-Perier and certain sections of the chamber of deputies, which he hopes to secure. He has consnlted with several states men and has had a very long confer ence with M. Leplne, former prefect of police of Paris. M. Waldeck-Kosseau is meeting with considerable difficulty, but he ap pears determined. He will confer with M. Loubet again, probably tomorrow morning, before submitting a draft list of colleagues. Of the three former premiers whom he has consulted, Maurice Rotivier, who was president of the council of ministers and minister of finance In 1887, alone consented to take a port folio. Felix Meline informed him that he failed to see how his appointment as premier would bring about a solu tion of the crisis. Henri Hrisson con tented himself with promising support and expressing good wishes. M. Waldeck-Rosseau waited upon M. Casimir-Pferler and earnestly en deavored to induce him to accept the portfolio of war, on the ground that his presence at the ministry of war would simplify the difficulties of the situation. Thereupon M. Caeimlr Perier consulted with the president, who pointed out to him that he would be permitted to exercise more au thority than anyone elso over the gen erals in destroying the germs of ir ritation. M. Casimir-Perier replied that he had definitely withdrawn from politics, but, nevertheless, would un dertake to consider the matter. It Is said that Clement Fullers, pres ident of the senate, informed M. i laureate exempt at Meuut Holyoke iullegu made the day long and Ur« •eirae for all. The prweldent woe not content wlifc going onee to church, hut went twice, leaving Mrs McKinley la the heads of her lady friend* on ea- h net anion llretf <• ***«•■ « I *|>* 4 «*v night att l that a *p» > h*i trata will t»* In waiting in tahe him to Renata, where tbe court aiarU*l Is lu bt h«M CHAPTER II.—(Continued.) "You are Mr. Rowton's—er—broth er?" she asked, without replying to my remark. "No," I answered; "I am his Junior partner." "He ia 111, I believe?" "He haa been ill, but Is recovering He was not able to come today.” I added, with a shade of pique in my mind. Was she regretting that I had taken the place of Rowton, who was probably well known to her. "1 am sorry—for his Illness," she said, "but glad that he—that—that—” stammering and sitting down sudden ly—I think because she was trembling too much to stand. “Mr-” "Port,” I suggested quietly. "Mr. port—I beg your pardon," rb» said, hurriedly; "but—the time Is so short—I—am so anxious to say some thing to you. I hardly know how"— with Increasing nervousness—"but I must say it. I”—raising her eyes once more to mine—"I think I may speak to you. You will not think it strange.” "I shall be only too glad to be of use to you," I responded, with hardly-re pressed eagerness. Nona Stanhope Branscombe, spinster, and her lawful heirs In perpetuity for ever, for her sole and separate use, and Independent of the control of any husband she may hereafter take, and on the condition that such husband shall not be Charles Umphelby Brans combe." These were the words dictated to me In a firm but faint voice by the dy ing Colonel as I sat by the bedside to which I was hastily summoned early In the morning succeeding my arrival “All and absolutely." There was no compromise in the words, no falter in the sick man's tone, only perhaps a sterner set of the pale lips as the flat went forth, showing that the hope which had lingered so long In the faithful old heart had died at last. A silence followed, broken only by the sound of my pen as It traveled rap idly over the paper, and, In spite of my promise of the previous night, not a word of protest or amendment es caped my Ups. Wsb I not doing the best. I could for her? I was conscious of a little flutter at my heart as my hand traced the words, "Nona Stan hope Branscombe,” and—for I was not yet sufficiently practiced In my pro fession to be hardened to such ex periences—of an oppressive sense of awe and solemnity overshadowing the scene. It was Indeed one of the moat solemn I have ever witnessed, before or since. The first gleams of the summer dawn came through the open window and fell full upon the stately figure of the dying Colonel, as he lay propped up by pillows, on the large four-post bed stead. The rosy light touched, with a strange Incongruous levity, the noble features upon which was set the ma jestic seal of the King of Terrors. On one side of the Colonel's bed stood the grave physician, his finger on the “Mr. Rowton," she said more ralmly, “Is prejudiced. You—oh, I must say It plainly—have been sent for to make my dear uncle’s will: we all know it It Is no secret Mr. Fort, I want to tell you that If—If he should wish to put me"—a sweet faint flush dawned over her pale cheeks—‘In the place which should he my cousin’s—Mr. Charles Branscombe's—I could never consent to wrong him—never! It seems dread ful to talk about It, I know, but there Is no other way. Will you say what you can for Charlie—Mr. Branscombe —and persuade my uncle not to do him this Injustice? I know that lawyers ran suggest a great deal at such times — and you see”—wringing her hands in THE FIRST GLEAM OF DAWN FEI THE DYINC agony of earnestness—“there Is no oth er chance. Charlie Is not so—so un worthy as Mr. Rowton thinks—he Is not. Indeed; and he has always be lieved that he would be my uncle's heir. I—I could not take his place. It would be wicked and base. I could never hold up my head If such a thing were done.” “It would not be your doing,” I sug gested gently. “You would be blame less. If Colonel Branscombe—” "If he leaves the estate to me I shall simply hand it over at once to my cousin. You can tell my uncle bo, Mr. Fort,” she exclaimed vehemently; “then he will see low useless It wou«ld be.” .L UPON THE STATELY FIGURE OF I COLONEL. patient's pulse; on the other a splenuiu deerhound nestled his head against the master s cold hand. A group of anx ious domestics hung together at the end of the long room, out of earshot, and watched with silent but eager zeal for the opportunity of rendering aiuy of the little last services to their be loved master. The Colonel's voice broke the still ness as I raised my head, at the con clusion of my task. “This, my last will and testamont," he said with emphasis, “remains lu your charge, Mr. er—" “Wort," I Interpolated quietly. Mr. fort, repeated the Colonel, "until the day of my funeral, when you will read It to those concerned." ”1 accept the charge," I said, and as I spoke the sense of awe and solemnity already upon me deepened, and made me feel the words to be a sacred pledge. Was it a foreshadowing of all which that Must was to Involve In the un gtinased future? "The signature," f was beginning, when a sign from the doctor stopped me. 1 saw that Colonel Bran scorn lie's head had fallen back and that hts eyes had closed. Mad the end come, after ail, before Forest Lea could be saved from the ruthless hands of Charlie Branacotnhe? It scouted so Indeed for the nest few minutes, then the effort# of the skill ful physician proved successful, and i the ebbing life came slowly back again The eyelids quivered, the pallid lip* moved. Mr Marshall beegoned me to hU •Ida. He ranaot sign yet," be whispered Was he an adherent of Charlie s’ • Keep near at hand. We will call you whm he hi* rallied «uflbiv-ntiy foi th effort I retired unwillingly. I uu.i run 1mm and the long day dragged slow!) on. wl>hunt the summons which I •»< to to*Manly eapecuna Mi*, Brans rumbe ami Misa Llm.rie appeared at the breahfasl table and did the honor, courteously hut gravely Kvtilmtty thev live of tha I’htessl'i more vrll Pal state, and Ml** Mona at least hnsa Two or three suggestion* oecurmi to me. but I had not the heart to put them before her. If her Intentions were announced to Colonel Branscombe he might find another heir, leas acru pulou* and disinterested, or he might so tie up the bequest to his niece as to stay her too generous hand. With the knowledge I had gained of Char lie, the latter course would certainly be my advice, if so unlikely a chance aa being asked should occur. "You will do your best?" entreated .Miss llranscombe. "Yes. 1 will do ntg best," I assented, not without a guilty consciousness of a mental reservation which would hardly have satUBed Miss Hrans couibe had she guessed at It. The , opening of the door behind me and the rustllug of silk put an end to the tele a tele t here entered a little old lady with while hair, and the wm« shadow of dreed end anilely which pervaded the house lurked In her soft dark | ayea, “Mr Hurt joy cousin. Miss Klmalte." said Mtss Itrsa*. ombe, doing the honors with a quiet dignity whkh 1 covered her prea.uii* agttall<»n And | at the *ame moment dinner wwe an nounced CIUIMKH Ml * My estates of Purwt t ea and Hrauecotebe, mousy* in furd*. tourt i peas*, etc., all and absolutely, with i the eitepiion of the general lego i statement ton. d h. u*t for my ate e, something of what had taken place tn his room that morning. I could scarce ly be mistaken In thinking that she made more than one attempt to speak to me alone. She lingered about, look ing listlessly from the windows whilst Miss Elmslle gave me a long history of the Lea; and, when the latter settled herself Anally at the writing table, with a pile of unanswered letters be fore her, I certainly detected a look of disappointment—even of vexation—on the fair face of her young coualn. Perhaps it was because of my un wonted idleness that I learned In Lie course of those twelve hours to read every change of expression In those lovely features, and to know every one of them by heart. And had It not been that I had reasons of my own^ cogent ones—for resisting the appeal in the wistful blue-gray eyes, I must have acceded to the invitation which I read only too plainly In them. CHAPTER IV. But how could I tell Miss Brana combe that things were going exactly contrary to her wishes, and that, too. without the faintest effort on my part to stay their course? How could 1 let her know that if only Ave minutes more of strength and power were giv en back to the nerveless hand of the old man upstairs, she would most as suredly supplant her cousin Charles and become the mistress of Forest Les and Branscomhe, and "all the lands, messuages, and tenements thereunto appertaining?” I was a coward, I know, but I could not bring myself to run all the risks of the disclosure or to change the conAdence with which she had honored me into distrust and Indignation, And there was something dangerous ly sweet In the secret understanding with this lovely young girl—the very embodiment of Innocence and purity, as she appeared to me— a very Una in deed. I was thoroughly conversant with the ordinary type of "society’* young ladles; I had flirted with a car tain number of nineteenth-century young women; and although with, u I now knew, a large reserve-fund of genuine sentiment In my nature to draw upon, I had never yet been tempted to Idealize one of the free mannered sirens, who called me by ap propriate nicknames, wrested five pound notes from me with "stand and deliver” determination at bazaars, betted and won brooches and gloves at Hurllngham and Sandown. I had never been In love—sometimes I be lieved I never should be. 1 will not say that I had not sometimes beneath the light, frothy surface a regretful hankering after the supreme ex perience missing from my thirty years of life. Miss Nona Ilranscombe came upon me as a revelation—a thing apart from all my exemplars of her sex. 8ho dwelt in a shrine of her own, the saint already of my deepest devotion. Towards evening an answer to a tel egram 1 had dispatched to the office was put into my hands. It was from Mr. James Rowton, our second In com mand, who had returned unexpectedly from the Continent. He bade me re main at Forest Lea until the business on which 1 had been summoned waa satisfactorily concluded. This relieved me of all responsibility or anxiety aa to my absence from town, and I waa glad. I was curious, I said to myself, to see the play played out—nothing more. It was a matter of professional Interest and experience, not personal by any means. Miss ilranscombe watched me aB I read the message, her face pale to the lips. She was in that state of ner vous excitement when everything alarms. I hastened to explain. "My partner has come back from Germany," I said. “It Is a relief to know that he is In London again. I had not expected him so soon; and Mr. Rowton, senior, Is still confined t« his room." (To be continued.) ODD BITS Of Change Left by Cmlnntn Help Oat tlie Cashier's Salary. Philadelphia Inquirer: Odd bits of change thoughtlessly left by customers form no inconsiderable part of the Income of cashiers In certain business establishments, notably restaurants, saloons, cigar stores and similar places where, during many hours of each day. there is a steady rush of patrons. "I get $15 a week salary," said a cashier, * "and I always count on an additional $3, or 50 cents per day, through for gotten change. I do not consider that I atu doing anything dishonest, either, because 1 always make an effort to at tract the customer's attention to thn fact that he Is leaving his change be hind Nine cases out of ten I succeed, even If I have to send a waiter to fol low the man clear out Into the street Hut there are enough of the tenth cases to make my receipts foot up nil of the sum weekly 1 have named. The majority of them are people In n hur ry to catch n train or car or to keep an appointment, and they haven't the time to return, even If they did discov er their toes a square or so away. The nest day they don't care, or at least n majority of them do not,to speak about *u< h a small matter, the overlooked change seldom being more than Sve or t#n cents, an 1 1 am just to much ahead The proprietor get It* Certain ly not It doesn't belong to kirn, and just so the money In the caeh drawer haleru** «Uh the reglaltr he In sal |«lt«d * The presiding geniuses of the atrical bos office* nr* also