By EL/TON HARRIS
'
CHAPTER I. ( Continued. )
Molllo waited to hear no more ; she
"was Hying up stairs as fast as her
trembling legs -would carry her , her
plan of action made on the way. There
were only two servants sleeping in the
house that nighj. their room was right
at the other side ; they were doubt
less barricaded In it , and would scream
and refuse to let Kate and herself into
it until too late. She and the child
would be helpless in madame's terribly
strong hands did she once get hold of
them , and the lock of her door was
weak , so her plan seemed the only one ,
and there was not a moment to lose.
"Kittie , get up at once , dead , .and
dress as quickly as you can , " she said ,
.as she entered tiie room and shut and
locked the door. Don't ask any ques
tions now , and I will tell you all about
it presently. Hurry ! "
She spoke as quietly as she could ;
but the poor little girl was out of bed
us soon as she had finished speaking
and pulling on her clothes in silence
with trembling hands. One look at
Mollie had been enough. Mollie , mean-
" \vhile , dragged anything she could find
against the door and opened the win
dow quietly. Then she helped Kate
into her things and , tying a shawl
over her head , put her out on the slop
ing tiled roof of the veranda and
crawled out after her.
"Now , listen , Kittie , " she whispered
impressively. "I am going to let my
self down by one of the pillars , and
when I say your name and hold out
my arms you are to Jump. Then we
shall run as fast as we can to the
"White house. "
"Yes , Mollie , " murmured the child
obediently , her eyes wide with terror.
Without -waiting for hat or wrap ,
Mollie scrambled down , and a minute
later they were speeding out on to
the road.
"Some one was rattling the door
handle , " said Kate , as Mollie paused to
open the gate.
Mollie's only answer was to take her
hand again and run. It was for their
lives , literally a race for their lives
that they were running , she knew.
Was that the clang of the gate be
hind them ? She pulled Kate along
faster , for she felt it was , and a mile
was a terrible way to run.
"I must stop ! " panted Kate. "Oh ,
Mollie ; I can't run any more ! "
As Mollie caught her up and hurried
on with clenched teeth , she felt sure
she heard footsteps on the hard road
behind. Every moment she felt the
poor distraught woman was gaining
on them that she could hear madame's
wild voice ; but she staggered on ,
praying as she had never prayed be
fore for help , and that she might save
Kate , her mother's baby !
But she had hardly any breath left
by the time the White house tfs < i ap
peared in sight ; the steps - - ccm-
ing nearer , then wheels T.me rolling
up a high dog cart r sssed her , in
which she could distinguish a well-
known form.
"Reggie ! Reggie ! " she shrieked
despairingly ; and then she remem-
lered nothing more until she found
herself in the hall at the White house ,
Reggie's arms round her , Mrs. An-
struther's and Joyce's kind faces near ,
and Kate leaning against her knee ,
sobbing out an incoherent account of
what had happened , as far as sha
knew.
CHAPTER X.
Madam Dubois was dangerously mad
from that night , enacting over and
over again the terrible deed she had
committed , the combined remorse and
terror of which she had gradually
thrown her mind off its balance. It
was found that she had broken into
Mollie's room , and , discovering the
trlndow open and the room empty ,
had evidently pursued them down the
road , for one of her shoes was found
not far from the White house gates.
Foiled in her attempt by the timely ar
rival of Reggie , she had returned and
smashed everything in the room , bury
ing the knife in Mollie's pillow.
Henri was telegraphed for , but de
clined to come , sending word that he
was seriously ill with the shock. The
general impression was that he feared
to set foot in Reverton , as he had all
along known more than he would al
low ; but nothing could be proved
against him. Madame raved for him
perpetually ; but this one creature
whom she worshipped , for whom she
had stopped at no crime , coolly de
serted her without the least compunc
tion.
tion.Never
Never once did he write to ask
about her , or did she see him again ;
out he quietly disappeared from
knowledge , though many years after
ward Mollie received begging letters
at intervals from him. And it was
Mollie who took compasion on her
enemy , and returned good for evil by
paying for her to be well cared for
in an asylum , where she lingered for
some years.
Being left without a guardian , her
trustees were quite willing for her to
accept Mrs. Anstruther's offer of a
home until her marriage , an offer ex
tended to Kate also ; so everything at
Chalfont was sold and the place let.
and Mollie would have been happy in
deed , but for her anxiety about her lit
tle half-sister.
Poor child ! She had been failing all
winter , though Mollie could not sea
it , and as the spring advanced she grew
weaker and weaker , though she suf
fered no pain. They were all very
good to her , these kind people , bearing
with the fractious irritability that she
could not control. Reggie came homo
as often as he could , and taught Mol
lie to ride ; while all Reverton called ,
anxious to show that they were glad
to be friends with Colonel L'Estrange's
daughter. But the little girl was never
neglected or forgotten. Many an hour
would good-natured Reggie carry her
about in the old garden and amuse her ,
and she was very fond of the tall ,
handsome young fellow , watching him
with preternaturully large eyes ; but
there was no one like Mollie toward
the end , her first love and her last ,
her "very own Mollie ! "
"Is she not beautiful , Joyce ? " she
said one day , as she watched them set
off for a ride , ' and they turned to nod
cheerfully as the tiny , thin hand was
waved from the window. "Reggie
loves her very much , but not so much
as I do. No one in this world can
tell what Mollie has been to me. "
And Joyce , softly stroking the naxem
curls of the owner of Chalfont , thought
of that scene in the garden the preced
ing spring , when the over-dressed lit
tle heiress , sitting in the swing , had
spoken so differently. Truly Mollie
had worked wonders !
"Everything I have is yours , Mollie , "
the child said with passionate devotion ,
ono cold , spring afternoon , as the girl
sat rocking her gently to and fro be
fore the fire. "My heart , my life , ev
erything ; but who would have Chal
font if I died ? "
"I should , my Kittie. "
"Oh , then that is all right. " And
Kate nestled closer into her arms with
a smile of utter contentment. "We are
very happy now , Mollie , are we not ?
Will you sing mother's lullaby again ? "
Mrs. Anstruther's face was looking
very grave as she watched the child ;
but with the courage that always came
to Mollie in her need , she began softly
to sing the old nursery tune they both
loved. Once Kate stirred and gave a
little sigh ; but Mollie went on , though
to ears that heard not , for with that
sigh the little girl had fallen into that
sleep that knows no waking , and gone
home to the Heavenly Father whom
Mollie had taught her to love.
"You must not grieve too much , Mol
lie darling , " Reggie said later , when
she had cut off a long , fair curl , and
they had carried the child away and
laid her by her mother's side in the
church yard. "Had she lived there are
many things that she must have known
as she grew older , which would have
hurt her. She is spared much suffer
ing. "
And Mollie , remembering her dar
ling's quick , sensitive spirit , knew it
was true. She was very happy as time
passed ; it was impossible not to be
happy with Reggie , and though the
trials of life came to both as the years
rolled on , nothing ever came between
those two. There are no lives without
trouble ; but theirs they bore together ,
and tried to bear well , and they
passed , leaving them better and
stronger.
But even when children of her own
lay in her arms , there was always a
very tender spot in Mollie's heart for
the child who was gone. And as one
spring followed another , and snow
drops , primroses and daffodils came in
their season , the sharp , anxious lit
tle face would rise before her. But it
was never the face of "my half-sister ,
Kate. " Leonard Barlowe's daughter ,
the heiress of Chalfont She had gone
long ago ; it was the wistful one of
the little sister who slept the last long
sleep by her mother's side , who had
given her the whole beautiful love of
tier child's heart.
heart.The
The End.
Celluloid Comb Explodes.
A curious accident which recently
occurred in Cincinnati warns women
of a frequent danger which is little un
derstood. A woman leaned down be
fore an open grate , and as she did sea
a celluloid comb exploded with - sufficient
cient force to throw her several feet
The comb ignited , burning off moat
of the wearer's hair , eyebrows and
lashes , and she was severely burned
about the face and neck. It seemed
impossible to extinguish the burning
comb as long as any of it was left ,
and considerable effort was required
to prevent the carpet and furnishings
from catching fire. The fact that cel
luloid , whose foundation is gun cotton ,
is highly inflammable and explosive ,
seems to be little understood , and the
wonder is that more injuries do not
result , for many women are extremely
careless when heating curling irons
by a gas jet or alcohol lamp , and
might very easily expose a celluloid
comb to ignition. Under all ordinary
circumstances , the pretty , convenient
and inexpensive celluloid is innocent ,
but it must not be brought In contact
with. fire.
TALMAGE'S SERMON ,
AN ESPECIALLY TIMELY DIS
COURSE.
rimT ] u Faithful to God Is the IHrnt
rultlifnl to Ills Country untl to HH
Folloxvmen An Kxuinple from the L.lto
at IJiinlel.
( Copyrlglit , 1900 , Louis Klopsch. N. Y. )
This discourse of Dr. Talinago Is ap
propriate for all seasons , but especial
ly In times of great political agitation.
The text is , Daniel vi , 16 , "Then the
king commanded , and they brought
Daniel and cast him into the den of
lions. "
Darius was king of Babylon , and the
young man Daniel was so much a fa
vorite with him that he made him
prime minister , or secretary of state.
But no man could gain such a high
position without exciting the envy and
jealousy of the people. There were
demagogues in Babylon who wore so
appreciative of their own abilities that
they were affronted at the elevation of
this young man. Old Babylon was
afraid of young Babylon. The taller
the cedar the more apt it is to be
riven of the lightning. These dema
gogues asked the king to make a
decree that anybody that made a
petition to anyone except the king
during a period of thirty days
should be put to death. King
Darius , not suspecting any foul play ,
makes that decree. The demagogues
have accomplished all they want , be
cause they know that no one can keep
Daniel from sending petitions before
God for thirty days.
So far from being afraid , Daniel
goes on with his supplications three
times a day and is found on his house
top making prayer. He is caught in
the act. He is condemned to be de
voured by the lions. Rough execu
tioners of the law seize him and hast
en him to the cavern. I hear the
growl of the wild beasts , and I see
them pawing the dust , and as they
put their mouths to the ground the
solid earth quakes with their bellow
ing. I see their eyes roll , and I almost
hear the fiery eyeballs snap in the
darkness. These monsters approach
Daniel. They have an appetite keen
with hunger. With one stroke of
their paw or one snatch of their teeth
they may leave him dead at the bottom
tom of the cavern. But what a
strange welcome Daniel receives from
these hungry monsters ! They fawn
around him ; they lick his hand ; they
bury his feet in their long manes.
That night he has calm sleep with his
head pillowed on the warm necks of
the tamed lions.
But not so well does Darius , the
king , sleep. He has an attack of ter
rific insomnia. He loves Daniel and
hates this strategem by which he has
been condemned. All night long the
king walks the floor. He cannot sleep.
At the least sound he starts , and his
flesh creeps with horror. He is impa
tient for the dawning of the morning.
At the first streak of the daylight Da
rius hastens forth to see the fate of
Daniel. The heavy palace doors open
and clang shut long before the people
of the city waken. Darius goes to the
den of the lions. He looks in. All is
silent. His heart stops. He feels that
the very worst has happened ; but ,
gathering all his strength , he shouts
through the rifts of the rock , "O Dan
iel is thy God , whom thou servest con
tinually able to deliver thee ? " There
comes rolling up from the deep dark
ness a voice which says : "O king ,
live forever. My God has sent his
angels to shut the lions' mouths that
they have not hurt me. " Then Daniel
is brought out from the den. The
demagogues are hurled into it , and no
sooner have they struck the bottom of
the den than their flesh was rent and
their bones cracked , and their blood
spurted through the rifts in the rock ,
and as the lions made the rocks trem
ble with their roar they announce
to all ages that while God will defend
his people the way of the ungodly
shall perish.
Daniel's Greatest Offense.
Learn from this subject that the
greatest crime you can commit in the
eyes of many is the crime of success.
What had Daniel done that he should
be flung to the lions ? He had be
come prime minister. They could not
forgive him for that , and behold in
that a touch of unsanctified human
nature as seen in all ages of the
world. So long as you are pinched in
poverty , so long as you are running
the gantlet between the landlord and
taxgatherer , so long as you find it
hard work to educate your children ,
there are people who will say : "Poor
man , I am sorry for him. " But after
awhile the tide turns in his favor.
That was a profitable investment you
made. You bought just at the right
time. Fortune becomes good humor
ed and smiles upon you. Now you are
in some department successful , and
your success chills some one. Those
men who used to sympathize with
you stand along the street and they
scowl at you from under the rim of
their hats. You have more money or
more influence than they have , and
you ought to be scowled at from under
the rim of their hats. You catch a
word or two as you pass by them.
"Stuck up , " says one. "Got it dishon
estly , " says another. "Will burst
soon , " says a third. Every stone in
your new house is laid on their hearts.
Your horses' hoofs went over their
nerves. Every item of your success
has been to them an item of discom
fiture and despair. Just as soon as in
any respect you rise above your fel
lows , If you are more virtuous , if you
are more wise , if you are more influ
ential , you cast a shadow on the pros
pects of others. The road to honor
and success is within reach of the ene
my's guns. Jealousy says , "Stay-
down , or I'll knock you down. " "I do
not like you , " says the snowfla e to
the snowbird. "Why don't you like
me ? " said the snowbird. "Oh , " said
the snowflake , "you are going up and
I am coming down. " Young mer
chants , young lawyers , young doctors ,
young mechanics , young artists , young
farmers , at certain times there are
those to sympathize with you but now
that you are becoming master of your
particular occupation or profession ,
how is it now , young lawyers , young
doctors , young artists , young farmers ,
how is it now ? The greatest crime
that you can commit is the crime of
success.
Decision of Character.
Again , my subject Impresses me
with the value of decision of character
in any department. Daniel knew that
if he continued his adherence to the
religion of the Lord he would be
hurled to the lions ; but , having set his
compass well , he sailed right on. For
the lack of that element of decision
of character so eminent in Daniel
many men are ruined for this world
and ruined for the world to come. A
great many at 40 years of age are not
settled in any respect , because they
have not been able to make up their
minds. Perhaps they will go west ,
perhaps they will go east ; perhaps
they will not ; perhaps they will go
north ; perhaps they may go south ;
perhaps they will go cast ; perhaps
may make that investment in real es
tate or in railroads ; perhaps they will
not. They arc not like a steamer
that should go out of New York "har
bor , starting for Glasgow , and the
next day should change for Havre
de Grace , and the next for Charleston ,
and the next for Boston , and the next
for Liverpool. These men on the sea
of life everlastingly tacking ship and
making no headway ! Or they are like
a man who starts to build a house in
the Corinthian style and changes it to
Doric , and then completes it in the
Ionic , the curse of all styles of archi
tecture. Young man , start right , and
keep on. Have decision of character.
Character is like the goldfinch of Ton-
quin. It is magnificent while stand
ing firm , but loses all its beauty in
flight. How much decision of chraac-
ter in order that these young men may
be Christians ! Their old associates
make sarcastic flings at them. They
go on excursions , and they do not
invite them. They prophesy that he
will give out. They wonder if he is
not getting wings. As he passes they
grimace and wink and chuckle and
say , "There goes a saint. " O young
man , have decision of character ! You
can afford in this matter of religion
to be laughed at. What do you care
for the scoffs of these men , who are
affronted because you will not go to
ruin with them ? When the grave
cracks open under their feet , and
grim messengers push them into it ,
and eternity comes down hard upon
their spirit , and conscience stings , and
hopeless ruin lifts them up to hurl
them down , will they laugh then ?
Christianity for Ilnsy Uleii.
Again I learn from this subject that
a man may take religion into his poli
tics. Daniel had all the affairs of
stale on hand , yet a servant of God.
He could not have kept his elevated
position unless he had been a thorough
politician , and yet all the thrusts of
officials and all the danger of disgrace
did not make him yield one iota in his
high toned religious principle. He
stood before that age , he stands be
fore all ages , a specimen of"a godly
politician. So there have been in our
day and in the days of our fathers
men as eminent in the service of God
as they have been eminent in the ser
vice of the state. Such was Benjamin
F. Butler , attorney general of New
York in the time of your fathers. Such
was John McLean of the supreme court
of the United States. Such was George
Briggs of Massachusetts. Such was
Theodore Frelinghuysen of New Jer
sey men faithful to the state , at the
same time faithful to God. It"is ab
surd to expect that men who have been
immersed in political wickedness for
thirty or forty years shall come to
reformation , and our hope is in the
young men who are coming up , that
they have patriotic principle and
Christian principle side by side when
they come to the ballot box and cast
their first vote and that they swear
allegiance to the government of hea
ven as well as to the government of
the United States. We would have
Bunker Hill mean less to them than
Cavalry , and Lexington mean less to
them than Bethlehem , but because
there are bad men around the ballot
box is no reason why Christian men
should retreat from the arena. The
last time you ought to give up your
child or forsake your child is when it
is surrounded by a company of Choctaws -
taws , and the last time to surrender
the ballot box is when it is surrounded
by impurity and dishonesty and all
sorts of wickedness. j
Religion In Politics.
Daniel stood on a moat unpopular
platform. He stood firmly , though j
the demagogues of the day hissed at j
him and tried to overthrow him. We I
must carry our religion into our poli- ;
ties. But there are a great many men j
who are in favor of taking religion j
into national politics , who do not see [
the importance of taking it into city !
politics , as though a man were intelligent - |
gent about the welfare of his neigh
borhood and had no concern about
his own home. i
My subject also impresses me with !
the fact that lions cannot hurt a good |
man. No man ever got into worse j
company than Daniel got into when
he was thrown into the den. What a
rare morsel that fair young man
would have been for the hungry mon
sters ! If they had plunged at him
he could not have climbed into a
niche beyond the reach of * their paw
or the snatch of their tooth. They
came , pleased , all around about him ,
as hunteres' hounds at the well known
whistle come bounding to his feet.
You need not go to Numldla to get
many lions. You all have them aftur
you the lion of financial distress , the
lion of sickness , the lion of persecu
tion. You .saw that lion juf financial
panic putting his mouth down , to the
earth , and he roared until all the
banks and all the insurance companies
quaked. With Ins nostril he scattered
the ashes on the domestic hearth. You
have had trial after trial , misfortune
after misfortune , lion after lion , and
yet they have never hurt you. The
Persians used to think that spring
rain falling into sea shells would
turn into pearls , and I have to tell
you that the tears of sorrow turn Into
precious gems when they drop Into
God's bottle. You need be afraid of
nothing , putting your trust in God.
Even death , that monster lion , whose
den Is the world's sepulcher , and who
puts his paw down amid thousands of
millions of the dead , cannot affright
you. When in olden times a man waste
to get the honors of knighthood , ho
was compelled to go fully armed the
night before among the tombs of the
dead , carrying a sort of spear , and
then when the day broke he would
come forth , and. amid the sound of
cornet and great parade , he would get
the honors of knighthood. And so it
will be with the Christian in the night
before heaven , as , fully armed with
spear and helmet of salvation , he will
wait and watch through the darkness
until the morning dawns and then ho
will take the honors of heaven amid
that great throng with snowy robes ,
streaming over seas of sapphire.
JAMAICA FROGS
Only .Seven of Ono Hundred and fifty
Survive Sea Voyage ,
The biological department of the
Johns Hopkins University has a num
ber of interesting specimens of.ool
ogy , some of which will be of value
in the higher research work of the
department this year , says the Balti
more Sun. The summer vacation is
usually a time for collecting queer
creatures and plants for winter in
vestigation , a students' trip to Ja
maica last summer being especiaaly
productive of such rarities. Dr. Law
rence E. Gifiin and Mr. W. C. Coker
left last June for Jamaica. Among
other things they collected 150 bull
frogs. They were unable to stand the
voyage to this country , and the seven
that survived are now at the univer
sity in an emaciated condition. This
Jamaica product is not a real bullfrog ,
but a toad. They were brought to
Jamaica from Barbadoes tinder the
impression that they would kill rats.
This was found to be a mistake , and
the toad remained and is now quite
common. They are of a dark brown
color , with a body the size of a large
bullfrog , but with short legs like a
toad , and are not edible. Like all
toads , they are not aquatic. A hand
some feature of the Jamaica collection
is a set of fine tortoise shell turtles all
beautifully mounted. A crocodile skel
eton was also procured , which will
prove an object study for the minor
classes in osteology. TheJamaica croc
odile is more vicious than the Florida
variety , living on fish or an occasional
native who is unwary. It is also not
so sluggish as other varieties , and is
peculiar in having no sleeping time.
Improvements in Campaign Method * .
Contrasting earlier campaigns with
those of more recent years , it is pos
sible to discern a decided improvement
in the relative importance of what
may be called the spectacular ele
ments. The torchlight procession , the
wholesale illumination of the houses
of partisans on" the occasions of such
a procession , the organization of bodies
ies of men clad in some fantastic garb
these things are plainly less congen
ial to our people at the end of the
century than they were in its middle ,
or even durinig the score of years after
the civil war. They are essentially
childish , and the nation is discarding
them as it grows older. Instead of
"fuss and feathers , " the influence of
serious and sober-minded appeals to
the reason is evidently growing. The
masses still go to "see a free show"
in fact , they go In greater numbers
than ever , as the growing facilities of
communication render the gathering
of vast crowds easier , but they regard
it only in the light of a performance.
New York Evening Post.
In the Campaign of the Future.
The orator stopped to take a drink
of water. As if this had been a signal
agreed upon by the toughs in the au
dience there broke out instantly a
fussilade of cabbages , dead cats , and
other political campaign properties ,
and the gifted spellbinder hastily re
treated behind the sheet-iron curtain.
Only for a moment , however , did the
disorder reign supreme. A bullet
proof phonograph , with steel mega
phone attachment , was pushed upon
the stage. Its roar of oratory instant
ly drowned the noise made by the dis
orderly element that was seeking to
throttle free speech , and the meeting
proceeded to a triumphant conclusion.
Science and adroit management had
triumphed over the mob. Chicago
Tribune.
Aqueduct for Atlanta.
Mayor-Elect Mims and County Com
missioner Brown of Atlanta are push
ing a project for an aqueduct from the
mountains of north Georgia to bring
water to the city named. The idea in
detail is to purchase a tract of land ,
perhaps 500 acres , in the mountains o *
north Georgia at some point where
springs are abundant and build there
an enormous reservoir. From his res
ervoir an aqueduct of 100,000,000 gallons
lens capacity per day would be buiit
to Atlanta and be carried through
large mains to every corner of the
city.
THE cocNirs
Total Population of the United States if
76,275,220.
THE GAIN MADE IN TEN YEARS
AH of the Iti-ttiriiH In the Cen ii nr
Complete with the Kxc i > tlon of Alunlm
urn ! Certain Military Organization *
Abroad Nubrjukn'it Showing.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Nov. 1.-
The official announcement of the total
population of the United States for
1900 is 76.295,220. of which 7-1.G27.907
are contained in the forty-five states ,
representing approximately the popu
lation to be used for a apporiioiunfiii
purposes. There is a total of 131,153
Indians not taxed.
The total population In 1890 , with
which the aggregate population of th < *
present census should bo compared ,
was G:5.0J9,75G. : ( Taking the IS'JO pop
uhUion as a basis , there has been a
gain in population of 1H.225.4G1 dur
ing the past ten years , representing an
increase of nearly 21 .per cent.
Following is the olhcial announce
ment of the population of the United
States in 1900 by states. In the figure.- ?
the first column represents the cen
sus for 1900 , the second for 1890. and
the third column , when given , repre
sents the number of Indians not
taxed :
IS'-O Intl'ii.
Alabama lO > , t > U7
Arkansas l.tl : , ; ' . < ; i
California 1. IKi.O ; . : : i.2us J..ia
Colorado Klii.'tW
Connecticut lutb.XiS
'JU-lawuro 1M,7T : : i 5Sm .
.Florida fj-.S.'dli JU1.I22 . .
Idaho 101,771 ' si. f ! "i :
Illinois 4.I > 21.Vii ) ' ' ' '
Indiana 2.510. H > : t 2.'l32.'loi . .
Iowa < * ,2.'iIV 1'JH.S'ii ; . .
Kansas l.ltt ) . I'M M27.W i
Kentucky 2,117.171 l.b.Vf.1" ' ;
Louisiana ltt , : > l.J27 1.11S.SS7
Maine < ; yii : ! > o oaosi.
Maryland I.l.Ml.lMi ; 1,012 "M
Massachusetts U.MKvMO 2.2 > 1M' !
Michigan 2.UD.7.S2
MiiiiK-.sota 1.7r.l'J : ! , ' >
Misxl.ssipii | 1,551,372
Missouri 3.107.117 2.U7 : .iyi . .
Montana 2ib : : J ic..iu : 10 , . I. ,
Nebraska l.Wb.'JOl
Nevada 12.331 i.vrn ii.- > .i
Now Hampshire . . lll.KsS
Now Jtisi-y l,3. < ! , fitjl !
Now York 7. G8OJU rirj7.ST ; : i.Tii-
Not Ih Carolina . . } , MI.'JX1 i.ti7.'M7 ; .
North Dakota : > 111.014 1S2.7IU 1,0'Ji
Ohio -l.iw.r.ir. .oi2.io : ; . .
: ! i'jr,7 : . .
Pennsylvania . G.'M\HZi \ :
Rhode island . 4 : , f > . t ;
South Carolina . . . Ii0..1l2 : : i.isi.na . . i
South Dakota _ lul. . ' . ' ! ) : ! 2S..V' ' ' 10 'J. - '
l,7'j/.5H .
Texas . 2.0I.S.S2S 2. ± r2 : : .
Utah . 27 .r.0j 2U7/.IO : 1.1.2
Vermont . 313,0-1 1 32.122 . . . .
Virginia . lt-flW i.c r , ! ts > i ) .
Wu > liiiiKton . r > 17"J72 " ' " " * '
West MiKlnia . . . 'J.X.'J'M ' r'fi JI .
Wisconsin . 2UGSDK1 ' ' * "
Wyoming . ; c."iii : u'j7o ! : . .
Total -5 states..7I.C27.U07 G2lli.Si
Alaska ( cat. ) . -11,000 32.052
Arizona . 122,212 Kl.KSt
Dist. of Columbia. 278.718 220332
Ila\vaii . 1JI.WJ1 M/JO" )
Indian Territory. . . 'UJ1.MO 18 . ! f2
New Mexico . iyi,777 :
Oklahoma . 3US.215 CI.821
Persons In the ser
vice of the Unit
ed States sta
tioned abroad
( estimated ) . . . . . . . . & 1.1QO
Indians , etc. , on
Indian reserva
tions , oxeepl In
dian Territory .
Total sr-von tor. . . 1.C57.113 S323ir > ' 1 j
The Alaskan figures are derived tr-uu
partial data only , and all returns for
Alaska and for certain military or
ganizutions stationed abroad , princi
pally in the 1'hilippmes , have not yet
been received.
The total population in 18DO.ith
which the aggregate population at 'he
present census should be cornp.irr- l.
was G'C , < i'J,75G , the gain during thr
last derailu being 13,225-SGl , or v. ry
nearly 21 per cent.
BOTHA WILL NOT SURRENDER.
Will Fizht on as Long as lioerx tire of
Tliut .MJiKl.
LONDON , Nov. ] . A belated di--
patch from Pretoria tells of the fail
ure of the British negotiations with
General Botha for the surrender of the
Botrs. Botha received General Pagot s
fig of truce courteously and admitted
his defeat , but said it waste
to treat for surrender as long SLA
burghers wished to continue the war.
President Steyn was more irreconnia-
ble. He refused to even see the bean-r
of a ilag of truce.
-ptioii to Mrs. Hryun.
CINCINNATI , 0. , Nov. 1. When Mr.
Bryan's train arrived in this city at
o'clock Mrs. Bryan was received \y \ ;
Mrs. David Baumgarten and driven tj
her elegant home onValnut Hills ,
where dinner was served to Mrs. Bryj.i
and a large number of invited guest. .
Mrs. Baumgarten presented Mrs. Bryiu
with a fine silver loving cup. Aft r
the supper there was a formal recej-
tion. In the receiving line , in addi
tion to the hostess and the guests of
honor , were Mrs. JudgeV. . H. . ! ? < ! ; -
son , Mrs. Franklin Alter , Mrs. Lou - .
G. Bernard and wives of prominent
democrats.
American HankH to Help.
BERLIN. Nov. 1. Dr. Van Siemens ,
president of the Deutsche bank , is in
Paris arranging negotiations for finan
cing the Swiss railroads. The trans
action , it is said , involves a loan of
300,000,000 francs at 4 per cent , whi h
will be raised principally by American
banks , assisted by English , French
German and Swiss financiers. The
matter attracted much attention on the
bourse today.
To Sail riftjr rHiirt an Hour.
NE\V YORK , Nov. 1. Charles A.
A. Flint's Arrow , under contract to ue
the faste-st ship ever designed , was
launched at Ayrr-s ship yard at NyacK.
N. Y. She has been built under the
guarantee by her designer of forty-
uvo miles an hour , and it is expected
that under pressure she will be able
to make fifty miles. The impression
has been given out that she was con
structed as a yacht for Mr. Flint A
personal use , but the impression ga.r.b
that she was buillt under contract
with one of the South American gov
ernments as a torpedo boat.