A . > . >
f X COMTAJVIOJ *
"By Louisa "Bedford.
CHAPTER VII.
To Clarice she vowed n redoubled de
votion. Ah ! If any care of hers might
help her towards recovery , so that
when her lover returned front his In
dian Ccimpalgn she might be well
enough to marry ! Only In helping to
bring that marriage to a successful is
sue could she hope to efface the last
miserable half-hour. She would try ,
too , and ta.lk to Doctor Drake some day
by herself , and ask If any possible
change of treatment might hasten
Clarice's recovery. The very thought
brought comfort and hope with It.
Having decided her course of action ,
she proceeded to put It into practice ;
smoothed her hair , and tried to wash
the traces of tears from her face. Then
hc sat down and wrote a few lines to
her brother , declining to lend him the
.money , and giving him her reasons for
the refusal. After that she went to
Clarice's room , who , happily , she found
alone.
"I thought you were never coming ! "
said Clarice fretfully. "Come and sit
dose by me where 1 can see you. I
need your soothing presence so badly
to-day. Why , what la the matter with
you , ' dear ? You look as if you needed
aoothlng yourself. You have been cryIng -
Ing , and I thought you were u woman
who could not cry. "
Jnnetta gave rather a watery smile.
"You were wrong , you see. I have been
In trouble about several things , and I
could not see my way clear ; but I see
It now. I shan't cry any more , I prom
ise you. " And. Janetta. throw > back her
head with something of her usual frank
reliance.
Clarice 'glanced at her wistfully.
"You are reserved and proud , .Tanctta ;
but if it were a case where money
would help "
' With quick alertness Jnnetta bent
down and kissed one of Clarice's tiny ,
helpless bands.
"Ah ! how good and dear you are ;
but it is not a case of money. I am
almost glad not to have it , because I
might do harm Instead of good with
It. "
"Not my hands , my face , " said
Clarice simply. And Janetta bent and
kissed her on the forehead , oppressed
with a sense of her own unworthlriess.
The day passed like a dream. She
saw Captain MeriVale only at meals ,
for he and Clarice spent the evening
alone together.
The next day , when he came down
after bidding her good-by , he found
Mrs. Mortimer standing alone in the
hall , giving her last directions for the
packing of his luggage into the car
riage. He looked searchlngly about
for Janetta.
"Miss Howard desired me to bid you
good-by for her , " said Mrs. Mortimer ,
answering his glance. "She went Into
the town for sTJiethlng. "
"Oh , thank you. Tell her I was sorry
not to see her. You and she will look
after Clarice for me whilst I'm away ,
won't you ? "
The next Instant he was gone. Ja
netta , meanwhile , sought shelter In a
little cove by the seashore , and sat
with her back against the cliff , and
her tearless eyes gazing out seawards.
Her teeth were clenched in the ef
fort to keep back the sobs that rose in
her throat. She would gladly have
uprooted this strange love that had
grown up In her heart , but she could
not
"He's gone now , " she said , pulling
out her watch and looking at It. "It
can't toe wrong to go on loving him
when T shall never see him again. It
< ; an neither hurt him nor me , for he
does not know it ; and God knows I
have but one grout wish In life left to
me that he and Clarice should marry. "
It chanced that on her way homo
she came across Doctor Drake walking
quickly down the street. He would
have passed her by with u bow , but
she came to a stop.
"There Is something I wanted to talk
Jo you about. Could you spare me a
minute ? "
"Certainly , " he said , with a slight
surprise.
"I never get the chance of a word
alone with you. Will you forgive mo
if I ask If there Is nothing that could
he done to hasten Miss Seymour's re-
oovery ? "
Doctor Drake's fair face flushed. "It
is a question that is often before me.
Do you think her worse ? " he asked
anxiously.
"She Is out of spirits , and losing
hope. "
"Of what ? " inquired the Doctor im
patiently , "Of recovery or what ? "
"Of everything that makes her life
worth living. Until she Is better site
will not marry. "
"Or Captain Merlvalo will not marr >
her ! " broke out the Doctor. "Whicl
is it , do you think ? You arc speaking
frankly to me , Miss Howard , and I cai
but answer you in the same spirit. No
specialist can do anything for MUs
Seymour. I will tell you briefly m >
opinion , which is backed by other men
in my profession. When Miss Seymom
was thrown from her horse she severe
ly strained the nerves of the spine.
"As far as wo can discover , the in
jury IH entirely overcome ; but hei
whole nervous system is shattered
When that recovers its tone hhn wll
be well. It lies much with herself aiu
those about her. That is why I ad
vised cheerful companionship of a glr
about her own age. I've known slm
ilnr cases. Sometimes a sudden neces
lly for exertion will cure a patient
or a great happiness. If I had been
Captain Merlvnle I should have triei
'I ' ,
ho happiness I should have married
icr before now. "
Janetta gave him n quick look of
ympathy.
"You think It might have cured
icr ? "
"I should have tried It , " replied the
Doctor quietly.
"But If It hadn't , how miserable she
would have 'been. ' "
"It would bo the fault of her husband
f she weio BO , " replied the Doctor ,
vlth rather an odd little smile.
"Poor fellow ! " thought Janetta , "ho
cares for her himself. What n strong ,
ender nature ho has hidden behind
hat cold manner. "
"Then I can do nothing , " she said
aloud , "and I wish to do BO much ! I
vould do anything that lay in my
power to help make her well. "
For the first time Doctor Drake re
garded her attentively. There'was no
loubt of the sincerity of the speaker.
"You can do much , " ho said kindly.
'Help her to forget herself , keep her
> rlght and cheerful ; nnd If , by whole
some contradiction , you could trick her
nto doing a little more , you would beef
of real service. "
They both laughed , for Clarice's way-
vardness was apparent to every one
hat came into contact with her ; nnd
functta remembered how often she
md come down stairs , or went out''for
a drive , in opposition to the expressed
wish of the Doctor.
"I to meho
am glad you spoke me-
said , holding out his hand. "I feel as
f wo.had come to a better undorstnnd-
ng. "
His last sentence was overheard by
drs. Mortimer , who advanced with cat-
Ike tread down the street. She did
not stop , only bowed to the pair who
seemed absorbed In such earnest con
versation , with u. rather meaning smile ,
and passed over to the other pldo of
the street.
"The chit ! the deceitful chit ! So that
s the business that took her out In
such a hurry this morning ! She Is
determined to have more than one
*
string to her "bow. I wonder what the
better understanding may be ? " said
Mrs. Mortimer under her breath , r.s
she looked after Janetta's retreating
figure.
After that conversation with the
Doctor , Jnnetta redoubled her efforts to
arighten Clarice's life.
"I feel your wings about me night
and day , " said Clarice , smiling at her.
'Didn't I hear you creep into my room
In the middle of the night ? "
"Yes , " Janetta confessed. "I thought
I heard you move , and that I might
put you off to sleep again by reading
aloud. "
"Do you sleep with your door open ,
then ? " asked Clarice.
Janetta laughed and nodded.
"I like to be close at hand if you
want me. "
"But how can I repay devotion like
yours ? You will stay with me always ,
Janetta ? "
"Until you marry , If you wish It. "
"And when will that be , I wonder ? "
said Clarice , with a quick sigh.
"When Captain Merlvale comes
home again , " Janotta replied.
"It's just that decided way of yours
that keeps hope alive. "
They were siting in the drawing
room after dinner. Mrs. Mortimer
had gone up stairs to write letters. A
violent ring at the bell made the girls
look at each other in quick surprise.
"A caller at this time In the even
ing ? " said Clarice. "Just tell Mason
'
that unless it is Doctor 'Drake I can
see nobody. "
There was only time to issue the
order before Mason reached the door ,
and then a man's voice was heard
speaking In the hall , thick , hesitating ,
argumentative , nnd Janetta's heart
stood still. The voice was Neville's.
Every vestige of color went from her
face. A visit from Neville at this
hour could bode no good.
'T think It Is some one asking foi
me , " she said , trying to steady hei
voice. "Will you excuse me for a mo
ment ? "
Without waiting for an answer , she
went quickly Into the hall ; and there
stdod Neville , with a foolish smile on
his face , trying to explain to Mason
that It was Miss Howard , not Miss Sey
mour , he wished to speak to.
"Neville , come this way ! " said Ja-
netla sharply , putting a hand on his
arm to steady his steps , for at the first
glance It was evident that the boy had
had more than enough to drink. Mason
followed them Into the study , where
Janetta took her brother , stirred the
fire , and turned up the gas with slow
deliberation ; and Jnnetta was con
scious through every fiber of her beIng
Ing tbat the parlor maid knew her
brother's conditjon ns well as she did
and she smarted under the humlllatloi
and disgrace.
"That will do , thank you , Mason , '
she said , closing the door behind the
maid. "Neville , what has brought yo\
hive at this hour and " Her tongue
refused to finish the sentence.
"Got the sack , " answered Neville
sulkily , defiant , bringing out each wort
with elaborate cure , to prove that he
had complete mastery of tongue mi
brain.
"How can you come and HCO me am
tell me that ? " said Jnnetta with a sol
of pain. "What am I to do for you
whan you will do nothing for your
self ? "
CHAPTER VIII.
Shu had not asked her brother to
hit down , and he leaned his back
gainst the mantel shelf ; whllo
meed up nnd down the room In or-
reme agitation.
"Got such n good berth yourself , I
bought " The thought was too
nr back In the recesses of Nevlllo'n
middled brain for him to bring It to
Ight.
"That I could ask Miss Soymotir to
aVe you In ns well as myself , " said
Tanctta bitterly. "You must go , Ne-
lllo. I can't stop and talk to you to-
light. You arc not lit to talk to. "
"Go where ? " asked Neville , with
lazed eyes. "I thought you'd never bo
he one to turn me out ! "
"Oh. what can I do ? " cried Janetta.
Vnd then came the remembrance of
doctor Drake's strong , kind face. Ho
vould help her If he know In what sere
rouble she was. "Look here , Neville , "
she said , trying not'to let him nee how
she shrank from him. "I have ono
friend In this place , who I believe , If I
sent him a note by you , will take you
n for the night. To-morrow I will see
on and think what can be done. "
She was scribbling swiftly n she
spoke :
"Dear Doctor Drake : I am In sore
rouble. The bearer of this note Is my
H-other my only living relation and
ic Is as you see him. I cannot Bond
ilm to any lodging or hotel to-night.
send him to you , because you are n
mchclor , and will understand what It
s to me , his sister , for him to call
ipon me like this. Will you of your
great goodness take him In for this
ono night nnd hide his shame , and to-
uorrow I will see him and nettle what
10 must do. Yours gratefully ,
"Janetta Hownrd. "
She folded and directed the letter ,
putting It into Neville's nerveless hand.
"This man will give you a bed for
o-nlght. It Is not far to go down the
illl. When you get outside turn to the
right , nnd about a hundred yards down
the street there Is a gate with a brass
) lateen it That Is Doctor Drake's
louse. "
Almost before he knew what his sls-
; er was doing , Janetta had led Neville
: o the door , reiterating her directions
n soft , low tones.
She went'back to the drawing room ,
letermlned to tell Clarice the story ;
but her Intention was checked by the
presence of Mrs. Mortimer , who stood
jy Clarice's sofa , pouring out an eager
torrent of accusation. Clarice had
raised herself to a sitting posture , and
listened with flushed chqeks and shin
ing eyes , nnd with rather a scornful
smile.
"I'm glad you've come back , Jnnetta.
Mrs. Mortimer has been amusing mo
with really wonderful stories , which
she seems to have gathered from her
own and Mason's personal observa
tion. "
"If the amusing stories yoii refer to
are about myself , I shall be glad to
hear them , " said Janetta , standing be
fore Clarice , with n burning red spot
on either cheek. She would not even
look nt her accuser.
"First item : A drunken lover IH sup
posed to have just come to see you. "
"He Is not my lover. Later on , I
shall be glad to tell you who ho is ;
but not in the presence of a third per
son. "
"Does that moan , Miss Howard , that
you wish to explain your rather ex
traordinary conduct to Miss Seymour
alone ? " Inquired Mrs. Mortimer acidly.
"It does , " replied Janetta , with one
fearless glance. "That explanation is
necessary to her , but unnecessary to
you. "
"I think perhaps you had better
leave us , " said Clarice. As the door
closed behind her , Clarice stretched
out her bunds to'Janetta with quick
entreaty. "Oh , Janotta , what a brute
you must think me to question any
thing you do ! But she has hinted at
such awful things ! 1 only wait for
your word to declare everything un
true , and I shall believe you. "
( To be continued. )
Detcittlve Hpy-tiluHi 011 Slllli.
Chief Wllkie of the secret service
has discovered a new use for a well
known instrument of civil engineering ,
the transit , which Is a sort of spyglass
on stilts. While a government em
ploye was at work on the new federal
building In San Francisco he noticed
tbat a man was bringing something
small to a window frequently In a
building about 200 yards away. Bring
ing a transit into play the observer
convinced himself that the man was
at work on bogus money. A secret
service detective was summoned and
he peeked through the transit. Then
ho went over nnd arrested the man
for counterfeiting , making what Chiet
Wllkie regards as a most impoitant
capture.
l.oltli HullilliiK ( ire.lt Dork * .
Lelth , Scotland , will become a port
of some capacity anil trade two years
hence. A suite of docks Is In construc
tion there , which Is to cost between
300,000 pounds and 400,000 pounds
more than was estimated when the
Lelth dock commissioners launched
their program. In1896 seventy-five
acres of the foreshore were reclaimed ;
and the dock now near completion is
1,900 feet long , with a width of 550
feet for 1,100 feet of Its length and
280 feet for the remainder. The dock
walls are forty-four feet high , and
there are to be two pairs of atoel gates ,
each weighing close upon HOO tons. To
this equipment It has been resolved to
add a graving dock 500 feet long.
Qrilca Coiitoy Typlmlil.
Together with the theory that i uln-
rla IK transmitted by mosquitoes , the
theory that ( lies convey typhoid germs
is of particular Interest , nnd thl * , IH the
subject of an article which Dr. L. 0.
Howard of the United States depart
ment of agriculture' contributes to the
Popular Science Monthly.
HEKAIWJIIR KING
Proclamation of Edward's Asoonsion
Mndo With Stately Show in London ,
CEREMONIES BEFITTING OCCASION
of Solillnm , I.lfo ( luiiriU unil
llorio ( luiinlt Ailil I , , Spoi'lnclc Tlio
Now Moimrrh Alt p > tM HliuitMf from
lie I'UKOuntry Dour In llli Honor.
LONDON , Jan. 25. London today
was given u glimpseof mediaeval
times. The quaint ceremonies with
which King Edward VII was pro
claimed nt various points of the me
tropolis exactly followed ancient prod-
edonts. The
olllclnlH purposely ar
ranged tho. function an hour ahead of
the published announcement , and the
Inhabitants , when they awoke , were
surprised to find the entire way be
tween St. James palace and the city
lined with troops. About 10,000 sol
diers , Life gm-.rdn , Horse guards , Foot
guards and cavalry nd Infantry reg
iments had been brought from Alder-
shot and London barracks after mid
night. All the officers had crepe on
their arms nnd tin ; drums and brass
instruments were shrouded with
crepe. The troops themselves made
an imposing spectacle , but they were
entirely eclipsed by the strange spec
tacle presented by the officials of the
College of ArhiH.
The ceremony began nt St. James
palace , where , at ! ) o'clock , Edward
VII was proclaimed king of the Uni
ted Kingdom of Great Britain nnd Ire-
laud nnd emperor of India. The proc
lamation , which was read by William
Henry Weldon , hlng-nt-nrins slnco
1891 , nnd formerly Windsor herald ,
was as follows :
"Whereas. It has pleased Almighty
God to call to Hln mercy onr late
sovereign , Queen Victoria , of blessed
and" glorious memory , by whoso do
t-oasts the Imperial crown of the Uni
ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land Is solely nnd rightfully come to
the high and mighty Prince Albert
Edward , we , therefore , the lords ,
spiritual and temporal , of this realm ,
being hero assisted with those of her
late majesty's privy council , with num
bers of other principal gentlemen of
quality , the lord mayor , aldermen
nnd citizens of London , do now here
by , with'one voice , conacut of tongue
and heart to publish and proclaim
that the high and mighty Prince Al
bert Edward is now , by the death
of our late sovereign of happy mem
ory , become our only lawful and
rightful lelgc lord , Edward VII , by
tbo grace of God , king of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land , defender of the faith , emperor
of India , to whom we acknowledge
all faith and constant obedience with
all hearty nnd humble affection , be
seeching Gcd , by whom all klngrf and
queens do reign , to bless the royal
Prlnco Edward Vll with long and
happy years to reign over us. "
The king was not present. There
was a large assemblage of officials
nnd heralds. Among those In at-
tondcnce were General Roberts and
members of his headquarters' staff
and formerly Windsor Herald. There
\Vas a great concourse of people from
the commencement to the close. The
proclamation was greeted by u fan
fare of trumpets. At tbo conclusion
of the ceremonies the band belong
ing to the Foot guards in the friary
court played "God Save the King. "
The members of the king's household
witnessed the ceremony from Marlborough -
ough house. On the balcony over
looking tbo friary court , whence the
proclamation was read , wrro the duke
of Norfolk and other officers of state.
The balcony was draped In crimson
cloth. Beside the officials , in resplen
dent uniforms , were stationed the
state trumpeters. Here were seen
many prominent persons , among them
Sir Henry Arthur White , private so
licitor to the queen , the prlnco of
Wales and other members dt the roy
al family.
In the yard of Marlborough bouse
and friary court were Ktatloned a
large body of police , foh'.lers and
Foot guards. The Foot guards acted
as a guard of honor and they were
posted immediately beneath the bal
cony. A large crowd witnessed the
ceremony.
IIIiluK of Keevi'H fur liiilluiiM.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. The sun-
ate caimnttte having consideration of
the Indian bill agreed to an amend
ment giving the hides of bee\cs to
Indians. This seems to hiivo bean n
great bone of contention between the
government and the Indians for a
long while , the government Insisting
that the hide and tall went together
and that the "fifth quarter , " as the
hldo had been called , belonged to tbo
government. Senator Kyle combat-
ted tlilH Idea and got the nmeirJmcnt
incortcd giving the hide to the In
dians.
DM t I'Mxril fur Kiincnil.
COWES , Isle of Wight , Jan. 2. . .
It IKIH been dui-ldud that thu funeral
of the queen will take plnco at Windsor
ser castle , February 2. The body of
the late queen will bo removed from
Osborno house February 1. It was the
expressed dcslro of the queen that the
funeral should bo military In charac
ter. Several officials arrived from
Windsor.this morning , bringing tint
estate regalia. The coffin of Qucui
Victoria will bo of English oak , line ]
with satin.
Alli'K il Itiillrnuil AVrrckiTH Kulriikfil.
KEARNEY , Neb. , .Inn. 2 . Two
men , Alexander and Jcflery , who
have-been In the city jail on the
charge of attempting to wreck I'nlon
Pacific pahsengcr train No. n , wt-ro re
leased by order of the railroad detec
tive. No tcatlmony could b-i found to
keep them In jail. Collhon , the man
who did the heiolc thing by warn
ing the officials and preventing the al
leged attempted wreck , wno examined
last night and told an entirely dif
ferent story from his flrrft narrative.
f ILIPINOS ASK FOR A DELAY
ICitnla Owners AVUti to Ilo Kxcmpt
from Taxation.
MANILA , Jun , 2i > . The hearing on
the municipal government bill today
I developed an attempt on the pnrt of
prominent Filipinos to secure n delay
vOf two years before taxing land wliero
the owners nro unable to ctiltlvuto on
. uccounl of tbo dangerous situation In
I the fighting territory. Tbo bill orlg-
; lnnlly deferred taxation for a y.car.
, Tlio comnilssloners adopted nn
jamendinent providing tbat land own-
( era who are not Implicated In the In
surrection after March and prove that
the unsettled conditions prevented
working land bo exempted for the
second year.
Lloutenant Steele , with ten men of
the Forty-third regiment and seven
native soldiers , fought a fierce -half
i hour's engagement with a largo force
I of Filipinos at Tonaguna , island of
I Loytc , January 9 , which resulted In
I the killing of over 100 Insurgents.
Private Edward McQuglo of Company
M wast killed.
The situation in the Island of Sa-
mar since the Increase of tl'oops has
been quint. Lukbnn's forces nro hid
ing.
Captures , arrests and seizures of
arms continue In the unpaclflcd dis
tricts of the Island of Luzon.
HEIRESS IN NEBRASKA.
I.envoi Her Iliulmticl In Oniiiliu it ml ( Jor
to IttiRhilllo.
NEW YORK , Jan. UG. Relatives of
Mm. Schlndler-SIcbert look to Ne
braska to clear up the mystery of her
disappearance. She was ono of the
prettiest girls In Hoboken society nnd
a favorite daughter of the wealthy Dr.
Schlndler. Several weelcB ago she
suddenly disappeared. Police aid was
Invoked without success. Her father
was much troubled over the matter
and died last week. In his will ho
left her $10,000.
John Schlndlor , her brother , has
just succeeded In tracing her. Ho
found she had gone with William
Slebert of New York , who nlso has
money. The two were married nnd
went to Omaha. There they qunrroled
and separated. The groom went to
MtiHsols Hill , Mont. , nnd the bride to
Ruahvlllo , Nob. , where she Is now.
Mr. Schlndler today received a letter
from Slebert detailing some of the
facts.
Schlndlor says : "Wo are all won
dering why my sister does not com
municate with us. She surely must
know by this time that father 1s dead
and tl.txt Hho Is his heiress. My broth
er-in-law wants some of the money
and refuses to Interfere with his
wife's actions. "
VENEZUELA IS SURPRISED.
t'Hiiiiot UnilcrHtuntl Why United Htutrii
Should Interfere.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. The
eteamcr Caracas , which ai rived In this
country Tues.lay from La Guayra ,
brought official communications from
Dr. 10. Blanco , tbo Venezuelan min
ister of foreign affairs , to Charge Pu-
Hdo.
Hdo.They make strong representations
ns to the strict neutrality which the
Venezuelan government has observed
throughout the asphalt controversy ,
which Is set forth BH an Issue between
the rival companies themselves , and
not one involving the government.
Surprise is expressed at the threaten
ing attitude of the United StatCH.
Hun I'll ! on CoiinlrHH' Hook.
BERLIN , Jan. 24. The Berlin courts
have rendered an adverse decision
against the divorced Countess Von
Wodel-Uerard , whoso book , entltlded
"My Relations with His Majesty , Em
peror William II ; Revelations About
the Reglcldo In Italy , and the Dreyfus
Affair in the Light of Truth , " made
a great sensation last year. The de
cision Is that the book shall be con
fiscated and tbo plates destroyed. The
whereabouts of the countess are un
known.
Tim 1fn an Mllltiiry Iliur ,
TIEN TSIN , Jan. 25. Preparations
arc being made In Tien Tsln to make
It a military base for the coining
spring and summer , when It Is be
lieved a majority of the troops in Po-
kln will oncami ) In this neighborhood ,
preparatory to gradual embarkation.
Great quantities of Ice nro being
stored and options are being obtained
upon a majority of the largo build
ings In the foreign concession ! ! .
( 'nniliilcuirr * from Semite.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 2 , ' ! . In
tbo senate this afternoon Mr. Allison
offered the following resolution :
"That the death of her royal and
Imperial majotsy , Victoria , of noble
virtues and great renown , Is sincerely
deplored by the- senate ot the United
States of America. "
The resolution wan adapted umtn-
moutily.
Slum Sympathy.
PRETORIA. .Inn. 25. Signs of sorrow
row over the death of the queen are
every whet o visible. Even the burgh
ers show a respectful sympathy. It has
been KuggchteJ by influential burgh
ers un amnesty proposal would have
the effect of greatly hastening the re-
luin of peace.
Hun Nothing from
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The
State department ban had no recent
advices from Minister Conger , so It
ban no knowledge of the latest phases
of the negotiations at Pokln , as re
ported In the press dispatches ,
TarUt-y S'orroucr ( Jiifrii'H Dtutli.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 25.The
ftiltan , who IH much affected by the
death of Queen Victoria , has wired
King Edward Vll expressions of sym
pathy at his IOHS and felicitations on
Ills accession.
Signs of mourning are general here.
The heads of the various faiths have
te'.egiaplicd condolences to the arch
bishop of Canterbury , notably the Ar
menian patriarch , who wired that the
Queen's name was Immortalized , The
newspapers deplore her majesty's
death ns that of a sincere friend of
Turkey.
Dopew Supports His Viowa In OharactQr-
isticnlly Brilliant Fashion ,
THE FLOOR AND GALLERY APPLAUD
An Apnenl for the Upbuilding of Ameri
can Merchant Miirlno Dlicnmilon of
tlio rroblum * of Trunnportntloix III"
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2G. Senator
Dopow of New York today delivered
in the senate n characteristically forc
ible nud eloquent address in support
of the shipping bill. The address ,
which occupied just nn hour , was In
the nature of nn appeal for the up
building of the American merchant
marine by the granting of subsidies ,
na provided for in the pending meas
ure. His discussion of the problems
of transportation which now confront
American manufacturers and Ameri
can fnrmora was notably interesting
nnd effective. Tlio. peroration In
which ho urged that the American
Hog bo restored to the mastheads of
the freight-carrying chips of the Uni
ted States was a brilliant piece of or-
ntory nud elicited cordial applause
from the senators on the floor and the
crowds in the galleries. Little prog
ress was made with the Indian ap
propriation bill. The last hour of the '
senate day was consumed in the pass
age of private pension bills.
Senator Dopow began with a sur
vey of the country's first contm'y or
development , pointing out the im
mense material progress that had been _
made in agriculture nnd mnnufoc-
turoH , how our exports had.grown t >
$1,500,000,000 annually in oxccsg of our
imports nnd how the Internal lines
of communication had developed into
the most comprehensive in the world.
Hut ho insisted that the development
of the country had been one-sldod.
While prepared to feed and clothe
Imlf of the world outside of the Uni
ted States , wo had developed Our .
transportation system only to our own
coast line nnd had allowed our mer
chant marine to remain undeveloped ,
BO that there was actually a greater
tonnage- American vessels built In
thin country for the foreign trade in
1807 than in 1900. Said Mr. Depow :
"The farm , the factory and the
mine have filled the warehouses nnd
docks of our Atlantic and Pacific
coasts with their contributions to na
tional wealth , employment and the
happiness of our people , nnd left
their transportation to Kuropo , to
Asia , to Africa , to South America and
to Australia , to the greed of foreign
ship owners , to the protection of for
eign lings and to the hazards of for
eign wars.
"A general collision , which Is often
predicted in the European newspa
pers , among the great powers of Eu
rope , In the mad haste of their na
vies and armies to outstrip each oth
er In the acquisition of spheres of In
fluence In Asia and Africa , would act
upon the United States , who might
be simply a spectator c-f the conflict ,
as an embargo upon our const. Wo
would bo shut up with , ourselves as
absolutely as If the navies of the
world were blockading our ports. "
Looking to the remedy for the pres
ent stagnation In the Ameiican mer
chant marine , Mr , Dopew enld the
cry of "free ships" had long ago been
discounted. It was not to bo consid
ered as n remedy , for It loft out of
the question the development of an
American shipbuilding Industry. The
plan of discriminating duties , ho said ,
was also Impracticable. France had
tried It and Icon forced to repeal its
law within a year. No nation would
Hubmlt to discriminating duties with
out retaliating against us , and no na
tion like ouis , which ils more of n
Heller than a buyer , can afford to
provoke such retaliation nnd thus
stimulate production In Russia , In
dia , Egypt , against our cotton and onr
corn. The speaker's conclusion was
that there remained only the sub
sidy as a practical solution of the
problem.
MAY CALL EXFRA SESSION.
of I'rcnldrnt Hot * the Hcnutor *
to Hpociilut'iiT.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The brief
recommendation In the message of tbo
president sent to the senate today ,
urging immediate legislation In the
Interest of the Philippines , caused
general surprise among the senators
and speculation on the probability of
an extra session of congress Immedi
ately after March II.
Senators generally have received ,
they say , no Intimation from the
White House that an extra session
would bo desirable , but they unite in
saying no Philippine legislation Is
possible during the remainder of the
present term.
The Spooner bill , vesting all power
of the government In the Philippines
archipelago in the president , Is the
only Philippines general bill. It is
believed that whenever nn earnest ef
fort is made to secure legislation
bearing on this subject much time
will be required. Some senators also
express the opinion that legislation
may be necessary in the Cuban situ
ation , and whllo there are differences
of opinion , all agree that if such ac
tion would become necessary It would
bo Impossible to secure it nt this ses
sion.
Th I'urit I'ootl Hill.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 26. Strong
efforts are making to induce Speaker
Henderson to fix an early dnto for the
consideration of the Broslus pure fouu
bill. The measure has attracted wlde-
epicnd interest among grocers , drug
gists , etc. It alms to prevent adultera
tion of food nnd drugs. SOIIIQ opposi
tion has developed among dealers in
certain lines , but U la understood
amendments will be accepted which it
is claimed will remove these objec
tions.