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LOVE IS" BEST ft Florence ft CHAPTER VII. ( Continuod. ! ) 4 "I have to thank .you for a great kindness , Mr. Dynevor , " she said sim ply. "You put no name to your note , so 'I never knew till now to whom I was Indebted. " "It was a very trifling service. When I read the advertisement it flashed upon my mind you answered the de scription of the missing girl. " "Yes , t was the girl mentioned. It is nearly three months ago , and I have heard nothing. Sometimes I feel al most safe ; then something depresses me , and I go through all my terrors again. " "You mustn't , " he said gently ; "you "will make yourself ill if you fret over contingencies. Believe me , Easthill- on-Sea is as safe a hiding place as you can find. It is hardly known beyond its own immediate neighborhood. " The tea room was deserted Harold established Beryl in a remote corner , and fetched refreshments for her from the buffet. The grey eyes sought his face half pleadingly : "I ought not to trouble you , " she said wistfully ; "but I should like to tell you just this : I have not done anything dreadful I mean , I am not flying from justice. " Harold laughed outright ; he really could not help it. "Forgive ine , " he said penitently : "but no one could possibly think you "were. You do not look like an es caped criminal , Miss London. " "My father has married again , " she said frankly , "and I could not stay to nee his wife in my mother's place , so I ran away. I don't think it was wrong. " "But he must miss you very much. " "Oh , no , " ahe said naively , "he never cared for me. He always said I "was a nuisance to. him , and he would want me less than ever now he has his new wife. " "I hope you are fairly comfortable ? " lie said anxiously. "I have never met Mrs. Tanner ; but I own tq a great dis like of her friend , Mrs. Wilmot. " "Mrs. Wilmot is terrible ; but Mrs. Tanner is not in the least like her. She is very sad and gentle. " "And you mean to stay with her ? " "Yes ; if only the school gets on enough for her to afford to keep me. " "Miss Lendon , " said Harold , when she rose to return to her post , "I need not tell you your secret is safe with me ; but you are very young to be so much alone in the world. Will you make me just this one promise ? That If troubles arise so that you need a friend , you will let me do my best to lielp you. " She was his enemy's daughter. Beryl lelt if he knew she was the child of the pair who had wronged him he would have no more to do with her ; hut she only said simply she should never forget Mr. Dynevor's kindness. It was a brilliant function , and an * unqualified success. When at last the stalls were empty , and the flock of pleasure-seekers had gone home , Mrs. Craven carried off the busy money makers to an informal supper at the Manor. Mrs. Dynevor and her son joined the party , and Beryl found her self seated between .Kitty and her brother. "Will you come and sea me , Miss Lendon ? " asked the daughter of the Dynevors kindly. "Mother will be very pleased to welcome you. I suppose , in strict etiquette I ought to call at Woodlands ; but I might come in school hours , or make some other dreadful mistake , so it will be much nicer if you come to Uplands. " Beryl thanked her ; but said some thing about her duties and Mrs.-Tan ner. ner."Oh "Oh , she must spare you sometimes. I seem to know you quite well after all these hours spent together , and we can't go back to being strangers. " Mrs. Grey , her husband , and Bsryl drove home in the shabby pony car riage ; Mrs. Dynevor and her children walked the half-mile between the Manor and Uplands in the silvery moonlight "It was a huge success , " said Kitty. "I really quite enjoyed myself , and we .made a lot of money. " "And you worked like Trojans , " said "her brother ; "everything went off fa mously. " "Mother dear , " said Kitty anxious ly , "are you tired ? " "Not very. You mustn't think me dull , Kitty ; but somehow I never can enjoy myself at the Manor. I seem to see the good old days , when your uncle and aunt were alive and we visited there. Kind and hospitable as the Cravens are , it is not the same thing. " "Of course not , mother , " said Har old ; "but they are far pleasanter neigh bors than the real owner of the soil. " "I hope he will not come here , " breathed Mrs. Dynevor anxiously. "Harold , you must have been eight or nine when your Aunt Nina left the Manor ; do you remember her at all ? " "Only that she was very pretty and .gentle , and seemed more illto a play fellow than an aunt ; but why do you ask , mother r * "Then you won't see the resemb lance , " said Mrs. Dynevor , in a dis appointed tone ; "but when I first looked at that girl who came with Mrs. Grey I thought the years had turned back ; and I saw Nina as she was when your uncle brought her home a bride. Miss London's -face is graver and sadder , "but the likeness is won derful. " "Chance resemblances are mizzling ill things , " said Kitty. "I have asked Miss London 'to come and see us mother you don't mind , do you ? " "I shall be glad for her to come , Kitty , she seems a charming girl. And , my dear , if Harold were not the best of brothers , you might be earning your bread. " "I shouldn't be half as brave and contented over it as she is , " said Kitty frankly. Arrived at the Uplands , mother and daughter went to bed , for it was past their usual hour. Harold turned into his own den to smoke one pipe before retiring. As he lighted the gas his eye fell on a letter with the Marten postmark , addressed In the well- known had of Mr. Proctor. "What can he want to write about ? I saw him yesterday. " But the lawyer had gone out of his way to do Harold a kindness. He would not even trust one of his clerks to write the letter of warning which he sent to his old friend's son. The letter was marked "private" a need less precaution , for Harold Dynevor would be sure to keep its contents from his mother and Kitty until the last possible moment. Dear Dynevor : I have bad news for you. It has reached me from a true source that Eustace Lendon in tends to give you three months notice of foreclosure at Micaelmas. My in- informant believes that he is keeping his Intention dark , so that it may take you by surprise , in the hope that the three months will be all too short for you to get the needed capital. I need not assure you of my most earnest sympathy. Still , the amount , though large , is not preposterous , and it ought to be possible to arrange things. Any how , by this letter you have five months to raise the money instead of three. Yours sincerely , W. Proctor. Harold Dynevor put his head on his hands and fairly groaned. He had been old enough when Dynevor Manor passed to a stranger to feel the loss of the old place very keenly ; but that was as nothing compared to. the bit terness he felt at the bare thought of Uplands , his mother's home , going from them to the man who was their direst foe. "Please God , it shall not be , " he said reverently , as he folded the letter and put it in his pocket. "Mother shall never lose the house she was born in if I can help it. I'll work as man never did before , I'll toil early and late , but that money shall be found. And Eustace Linden must content himself with Dynevor Manor ; Uplands shall not be his ! " But , brave as was the resolve , Har old did not make light of the difficul ties in his path. To raise such a sum would have been a hard task even in prosperous times ; and now , when a succession of bad harvests had spelled something like ruin to many a land owner , the difficulties of the attempt were quadrupled. CHAPTER VIII. Helen Craven's engagement followed very quickly on the fete , and she de parted on a long visit to her fiance's family. Perhaps it was her friends' absence which made Kitty Dynevor re member the pretty girl at Mrs. Tan ner's and her desire to see more of her. She missed Helen very much. There was a cloud on the Uplands. Kitty , who was still treated as "the little one , " from whom all sorrow and anxiety must be kept as long as pos sible , was not allowed to know that Eustace Linden now held the mort gage on their home ; but she could not help seeing that her mother was grav- sr than usual , and Harold seemed ex tra troubled. She knew them both too well to ask questions , and , decid ing a little company would be good for * them all , she strolled over to East hill-on-Sea about a fortnight after the fete , called at Woodlands , and asked to see Mrs. Tanner. Kitty was impulsive in all things. She detested the Wilmots , but she. was ready to believe Beryl that Mrs. Tan ner was not like her sister , and she felt she could hardly hope to see much of Miss Lendon if she persisted in ignoring her employer. She took a great fancy to the slen der , sad-eyed widow , and made her request as frankly as possible. "I lost my heart to your assistant at the fete , Mrs. Tanner. I asked her to come and see us ; but perhaps she is standing a little on ceremony , for I have not seen her , so I came over to day to ask if you would let her walk back and have tea with us. " "I shall be very pleased , " was the prompt reply. "Miss Lendon is a dear little thing , and this is a dull home for her. " "Do you know , " said Kitty , "when she came into the tent in her white frock , I thought Mrs. Grey had dis covered some wandering princess , and pressed her into the service. " "She is very pretty , " said Agnes Tan ner , with a smile , "and , what is more , she is very patient and sweet-tem pered. All my pupils like her , and my own little girls almost worship her. I hope I shall be able to keep her if only the school gets on. " Kitty said a few kind words , hoping Woodlands would prosper , and then Mrs. Tanner "sent for Beryl. "Miss Dynevor wants you to go back with her to tea at Uplands , " she said kindly. "I can spare you perfectly , and the change will do you good. " Left alone , the two girls lonfeod. at each other ; and then Kitty Pyaevor broke the silence impetuously. Why wouldn't you come witho- soy having to fetch you ? " Beryl hesitated. "I don't think I ought to corns , " she said slowly. "You arc one of tnn coun ty , Miss Dynevor , and I am only a lit tle school teacher. " "I am not a snob ! " said Kitty , quite angrily. "I know a lady when I see one , and I don't value my friends for their position or their purse. Now will you come ? " Five minutes later they were walk ing back to Uplands together , and Beryl was telling Kitty how long and dreary she thought the way the first night of her arrival. "I don't wonder , " returned Miss Dynevor. "A drearier place to arrive at after a long journey I can't im agine. I can't think why people tried to turn that hamlet into a watering place. Easthill itself is delightful. " "You have lived there a long time , haven't you ? " "I was born at Uplands. Harold my brother , was born at the Manor , There had been something wrong with the Uplands drains , and mother went to the Manor for two months. The old gossips used to declare it meant he would inherit the property , that the master of Dynevor was always born at the Manor. They were quite wrong , however. But I forgot perhaps you don't know our story ? " "Mrs. Grey told it to me , " said Beryl frankly. "I think it is one of the saddest I ever heard. I wonder you don't hate Mr. Lindon. " "Mother and Harold are too good to really hate any one. I am afraid when things go wrong at home , and they look more bothered than usual , my feelings towards Mr. Linden are rather bitter. " "I suppose you don't remember his wife ? " "Oh , no ; I was not born when she left England. Of course it was really her fault the place passed away from us ; but I have always felt sorry for her.'r "I wonder why ? " remarked Beryl , trying to keep the eagerness out of her voice. "A very little thing ; There was a woman in the village here Aunt Nina took with her as maid. When they got abroad I think she was promoted to be a kind'of humble companion. She came back about twelve months be fore Aunt Nina died , and she lived with us for a few years. She was not given to talking ; but now and again she'd let out things. She was my nurse , and I was just the age of Beryl Linden , Aunt Nina's second child. Somehow she'd say things now and then which made me feel Mr. Linden ill-treated his wife. She never said anything outright never enough for me to repeat it to mother ; but though I was only a little thing she left be fore I was ten years old she said enough to make me sure my aunt was unhappy. " They were at Uplands now. Beryl had no time to ask the nurse's name , or if she were still living at Easthill. Mrs. Dynevor stood on the veranda waiting to welcome the stranger , and the conversation was changed. ( To be continued. ) TO LEARN TRADES. I'mining School to Make Crippled Pupils Self-Supporting. With the new year the pupils of the public school for crippled children , conducted by Mrs. Emma F. Haskell in Illinois hall , will begin a novel under taking , says the Chicago News. A training school will be established with the hope that some of the pupils may be made self-supporting. They appear ilmost helpless so far as useful work s concerned , but Mrs. Haskell says they are not. Many of them can work with their hands , and are anxious to learn. The boy who has lest both egs has an ambition to become a car penter. This appears rather impos sible , and his ambitions will be turned in the direction of wood carving. The ? irls will be taught needlework and similar occupations. They are almost ill too helpless to be taught domestic science. Supt. Cooley will make a rec- ammendation to the board of education it its next meeting that materials and 2quipment for the school is provided. Mrs. Haskell will have charge of the slasses , leaving the general work or , instruction , to her assistants. Truant Dfficers of the board of education are to make a canvass of the city for the purpose of ascertaining the number or crippled and maimed children who would be able to attend school if they nrere furnished with transportation. Secretary Larson was- refused his pay yesterday by the board of education. President Harris , who blamed City Controller Kerfoot for not honoring Mr. Larson's signature a week ago , re fused yesterday to issue a voucher for his salary in the new position. Mr. Larson asked for a voucher for his salary at the rate of ? 4,000 a year for the part of December he served in the office. President Harris said he had jeen paid his former salary of $150 a month , and could not be paid the sal ary of secretary until the board voted it. A statement was furnished Presi dent Harris by Auditor Ouster yester- lay that shows that the revenue of tne board of education for educational pur poses will be $235,853 less than the appropriations called for. The drawer in which everyday plate 5s kept should be lined at the bottom with green baize , cut large enough to fold over the plate when it is laid on the baize. Plate should be put away tarefally and neatly , all the large forks together and all the ssaalJ ones to gether , and so on. AA S A& SL JLW. 3J&JL 2 State Capital ® bsen > ations. Expressions Emulative for the Good of Republican Supremacy , * o 5 * fc y Y T Tyir5 LINCOLN , Jan. 28. Another week has gone by , and still there Is no selection made for senator by the legislature. Practically all of the political seers have reached the conclusion that a long fight Is on , with the chances in favor of ending in a deadlock. Many of -uninterested do not look for Thompson's men to desert him , be cause he is backed by the strongest organization in Nebraska. More than that , he is a man of iron determina tion. His candidacy two years ago , which everybody admits was weaker than it is this year , prolonged the light for weeks , and it is expected he will not give in until he is elected or all hope is gone. Every day efforts have been made to gel signers to a republican caucus , but each day a failure was reported. The candidates evidently believe their chances are best without a caucus. Late in the week Representative Wh it- mo : e sought to work up a caucus , the call for which read as follows. "We , the undersigned republican members of the Nebraska state legis lature , hereby obligate ourselves to enter into and abide by a republican senatorial caucus to be held on the cull of the speaker of the house on reason ably notice and as soon , is ir.ay be af ter this agreement is made effective. This agreement I1 ? based on. tin ; fol- 'owu-sj terms ai.-i coiulMJO- ; prece dent , to-wit : "First This agreement shall be ef fective upon its receiving the signa tures of sixty-seven republican mem bers of the legislature. "Second Fifty votes shall be re quired to nominate any candidate for the United States senate or to adopt any additional rule for the caucus. "Third All nominations shall be made by viva voca vote on roll call. "Fourth No nomination for United States senator shall be effective until two candidates shall have been duly nominated on the same roll call. "Fifth Only republicans of unques tioned loyalty shall be eligible to nom ination for United States senator at said caucus. " Just what luck Mr. Whitmore will have is not known at this time , but sentiment is against a cacus yet , and he will probably also fail. The senatorial fight is getting hot ter as the days go by , and from every appearance it is a healthy thing and may last longer than some expect , while it may be closed up with a snap that will take the breath away. That the fusionists are watching the con test with increasing interest is mani fest on all sides from the discussions in the lobbies and corridors. Their concern is chiefly as to its effect on the future politics in the state , as htey see in the choice of men by the republi cans obnoxious to the rank and file a great chance for political capital to assist them back into power. One republican senator suggests a general caucus , first on the North Platte or long term candidate , all re publicans to unite in the selection. Af ter the North Platte man has been chosen , he would caucus on the South Platte or short term senatorship and when both have been determined upon would have them elected by the joint session linger the present rules. The suggestion "is meeting with some fav or , but no steps have thus far been taken to formulate an agreement or secure a caucus to carry out the idea. Friends of Rosewater contend that if Thompson is sincerely in favor of a north and south Platte nomination , he might show it by nominating the oth er fellow first and then taking the chances on his own case. The county treasurers' association met last week at the Lindell hotel to consider matters of deep interest to them. The sessions of the legislature are viewed by them with great inter est. They are now trying to secure some legislation that will relieve the treasurers of the western portion of the state. In many of the counties the treasurers feel they are insufficiently remunerated. Especially is this true in those counties under township or ganization where township collectors gather in taxes and turn them over to the treasurers , absorbing many of the fpos It l"lieveu that the main op position of tintreasiirrs this senior- will be directed against the township organization. It was agreed at the meeting that a bill shall be drafted embodying this change. As far as Lancaster county goes , the bill will have no effect. The reduction in the county population has , how ever , effectoi : the number of clerks al lowed the treasurer here and to obvi ate this difficulty H. R. No. 2 has been drawn up. It reduces the population limit to permit the same conditions ex isting now to continue. County Treas urer McLaughlin says that it will be impossible to get along and keep up the work in the office with less than the mimber of clerks he has now which is exactly the same as was employed by his predecessor. He and Lancaster men generally are taking a keen inter est in the measure. Both houses of the legislature de cided to hold a session Saturday last. It was the first Saturday session of the term. Usually the members desire to go home on Saturday to devote one day to their private affairs. Some times one house desires tb remain in session and the other does not. While the sanatoria ! contest is on it is not deemed best tc do tnis for fear some question might arise as to whether the legislature had complied with the United States statute requiring at least one ballot each legislative day on United States senator. The.friends of the senatorial candi dates do not wish to take any chances. A considerable amount of seasoning was injected into the senatorial fight last Friday morning during the pro ceedings of the joint session and dur ing the afternoon session of the house. A resolution was proposed in the Joint session by Wilkinson of Cass author izing the appointment of a committee to investigate whether the railroads were using free transportation to in fluence the vote on United States sen ator. This was ruled out of order by Lieutenant Governor Savage on the theory that were such a committee ap pointed it could receive no authority to enforce its orders from the joint convention. As soon as the house convened' ' in the afternoon Mr. Wilkinson intro duced virtually the same resolution , but providing for a committee of five to act with a like committee from the senate and investigate this same ques tion. An amendment was also passed , proposed by "McCarthy of Dixon coun ty , enlarging the power of the com mittee to investigate all charges of corruption. Including promises of political appointments , in connection with the senatorial light. Under the wording of the resolution with all amendments taken into consideration , the house committee when appointed by Speaker Sears , must act with : i like committee from the senate and must report to the joint convention. The provision naming the joint con vention as the body to which the com mittee is to report , was made by er ror. It res'ilted through th passage of an amendment prepared by Taylor of Custer in the joint session of the morning when the original motion was not entertained. Mr. Taylor intro duced this same motion in the house without making any change and as a result the committee was instructed to report to the. joint convention. The result of the entire action will depend on the complexion of the .com mittee appointed , on the action of the senate in appointing a committee to act with thfi house committee and on the attitude of the joint convention in regard to the entire matter. If the speaker appoints a committee , a ma jority of whom are oposed to going ahead and who desire to block the in vestigation , or if the senate by its ac tion desires to block further action by not appointing a ommittee , nothing may result of the matter. Otherwise the committee to be named will be del egated with oper to make a thorough and searching investigation of wide extent connected with the senatorial contest. The following invitation has been extended to the legislature by the re gents and the chancellor of the univer sity : "Members of the legislature have a standing and most cordial invi tation to visit and inspect at their con venience the grounds , farm , shops , li brary , gymnasium , museums , labora tories and recitation rooms of the uni versity , to acquaint themselves with the condition and needs of the univer sity and with its work as it goes on daily and hourly. Visitors calling at the chancellor's office will bo supplied with competent guides and will be made welcome wherever they go. " The house committee on university and normal schools held a meeting late in the week and uecided to recommend for passage the bill appropriating $75- 500 for a new liurary and gymnasium building at the Peru normal. Dr. Clark , principal of the Peru normal , was present and resisted any attempt on the part of the members to tie up ' the appropriation bill'with the bills creating new normal schools. He said he was in favor of new schools , but he did not want to see the appropria tion bill held back. The university and normal school committee agreed at a recent meeting that there should be three new normal schools and three bills were recom mended to be placed on general file. The bills are house roll No. 70 which provides for the purchase of the old Western Normal building at Lincoln ; house roll No. 121 , establishing a school at Central City , and house roll No. 37 , by Broderick , which provides for a commission to. select a site. The first shipment in bond , from the port of Lincoln , was-last week by ex press to Paris. Twenty-eight pictures and frames from the art exhibition valued at $4,000. packed in four pacn- ages , were prepared for shipment in the baggage room at the union station. They were shipped' to "A. Guinehard. 76 rue Blanche , Paris , France. " Deputy George Bartlett and Express Agent Nash spent an hour or more at the depot preparing the packages for ship ment. Secretary of. State Porter retired from office the first of the year with nearly $1,000 of money which he took in violation of the constitution. This money was received by him contrary to the constitution as a member of the state marks and brands commit tee. Whether an action will be brought to recover this money from .Mr. Porter ter is not known. He could probably escape as did Eugene Moore. Col. Julius N. Kilian of Columbus , commanding the First regiment. Ne braska national guard , has been ap pointed .by Governor Dietrich as ad jutant general of the Nebraska na tional guard. Adjutant General Bar ry , who now holds the office , has served six years. Colonel Kilian was formerly captain of company K ol Columbus , but while in the service in the Philippines was promoted to ma jor. Many flags were lowered in Lin coln in respect to the dead queen of the British empire , and expressions of regret were heard on every side. Bills Before the Senate to Seduce > tha Cost ol Public Service. fOUR MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED Homo of the 1'rovlnlont of ttio Ulnxlniuiu Krelelit Kuto 1H11 of Suimtur Wouer Mlacelliiucoua Mutter * In .Nelmixlm Here mill There. LINCOLN. Neb. , Jan. 28. Railroads and telephones are the burdens of four billn introduced in the state seuate Senator Weber is father of three of them. His telephone bill would re duce rates 25 per cent from , these fixed , published , charged , demanded or re ceived January 1 , 1901 , under penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $200 for the first offense , the limit be- $5,000 for the third offense OK any o thereafter. Senator Paschal would fix rates at $1.50 per month for each telephone used In private residences and $2 for each in a business house or office. The maximum freight rate bill of Senator Weber contains the following provisions "The maximum rate for the trans portation of hard and soft lumber , laths , shingles , doors , sash and blinds , salt , lime , cement and stucco shall bo 85 per cent of the rate which the rail road or railway companies carrying the commodities , goods or merchan dise published on the first day of De cember , 1899 , as its charge for the transportation of like commodities , goods or merchandise , as shown by its printed sheet of rates or tariff sheets. "The maximum rate for the trans portation of horses , mules and cattle shall be 85 per cent of the rate which J the railroad or railway company carrying - $ rying the commodities , goods or merchandise - s * chandiso published on the first day of ' December , 1899 , as its charge for the transportation of like commodities , j goods or merchandise , as shown by Its printed sheet of rates or tariff sheets. "The maximum rate for the trans portation of hogs and sheep shall be 85 per cent of the rate which the rail road or railway company carrying the commodities , goods or merchandise published on the first day of Decem ber , 1889 , as its charge for the trans portation of like commodities , goods or merchandise , as shown by its printed - , ed sheet of rates or tariff sheets. ' : , "Section 3 No railroad or railway * company shall grant or allo wto any * person , company or association upon the transportation of freight , either di rectly or Indirectly , any secret rate. t rebate , drawback , unreasonable allowance - | ance for use of cars or undue advantage - | tage whatever , or directly or indirectly - ly charge to or receive from any per son , or persons , or association , or cor poration any greater or less sum , com pensation or reward than is charged to or received from any other person or persons , association or corporation for like service in the receiving , trans porting , storing , delivering or hauling of freights. "Section 4 No railroad or railway company shall give or promise to give any privilege , favor or right to any shipper of freight over its line which it denies , refuses or withholds from any other shipper of freight over its line. "Section 5--Any railroad or railway company which shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall pay to the state a sum not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for the first viqla- tion ; for the second violation not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 ; for the third violation not less than $ . > ,000 nor more than $10,000 ; and for every subsequent violation the sum. of $10- 000 , to be recovered by the state in a civil suit , and a recovery may be had in one action for as many violations of this act as the defendant company was guilty of when the action was com menced. "Section G It is hereby made the duty of the attorney general to insti tute in the supreme court and of each county attorney to institute in the county or district court of his county such action as may be proper and necessary to enforce the provision of , and collect the penalties imposed by , this act. "Section 7 Whenever an action is brought against any railroad or rail way company for having charged , de manded or received , either directly or indirectly , a higher or greater rate for transporting any of the commodities , goods or merchandise named herein than that fixed by this act , the defend ant company shall have the right to prove , if it can , upon proper allega tions first made in its answer , the un reasonableness of such rate , and su h proof shall constitute a complete dp- fcnse to the action. " Child Accidentally Shot. OSCEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 28. Word has just been brought to town of an acci dent that occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Christiansen , a few miles from town , the other day. The children were out playing with an air gun , and did not know it was loaded. It exploded and a little six-year-old boy got the charge in the face and it is sure that the left eye will be de stroyed , and may be the right one. Smallpox at An us. EDGAR , Xeb. , Jan. 28 At Angus. a little town six miles south of here , tnere are several families ill with the smallpox. With exception of two per sons the cases are of the mild type. No cases have developed here since more than a month ago. Helping the I WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. Congress man Robinson of Nebraska appeare-i before the committee on Indian affair.- and in behalf of a bill which he intro duced for the relief of Joseph M. Campbell and Stephen Blacksmith , members of the Santee Sioux tribe o : Indians , residing on the agency in Knox county , Nebraska. The bill givrs the Indians the right to purchase in land occupied by their homes on : u ° agency. The committee unanimously agreed to report the bill favorably.