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By HALL CAINE
CHAPTER IX Continued
At this evidence there was a deep
murmur among the people and it was
seen that Greeba had risen again to
her feet Her heart burned and
stormed within her Sne tried to
speak jbut could not At the same
moment Jason turned his bloodshot
eyes in her direction and then her
limbs gave way under her and she
sank back with a moan The court
misread her emotion and she was re
moved Jasons red eyes followed her
constantly
This is a case for the Warning
not lor punishment said the bishop
It is plainly written in our old law
book that if a man threaten to slay
another man he shall he warned of
the gravity of the crime he contem
plates and of the penalty attaching
to it
Gracious heavens my lord cried
the little spokesman what reason
have we to assume that his prisoner
is ignorant of either With a life to
guard that is prized by friends and
precious to the state shall we let this
man go free who had sworn before
witnesses to destroy it
God forefend said the bishop
It was lawful to question the pris
oner and so he was questioned
Is it true that you have been ly
ing in wait to kill the president
asked the spokesman
But Jason made no answer
Is it true that you have done so
from a desire for personal venge
ance
No answer
Or from political motives
No answer
Or both
Still no answer
Then the spokesman turned back to
the court The stubborn persistence
of the prisoner is easy to understand
he said and smiled
Wait said the old bishop and he
turned towards Jason
Have you any valid plea
But Jason gave no sign
Listen said the bishop Though
the man who compasses the destruc
tion of a single life is as though he
had destroyed a world for the poster
ity of him who is dead might have
filled a world yet have all laws of
men since the Pentateuch recognized
certain conditions that limit the grav
ity of the crime If the man who is
slain has himself slain the near kin
dred of his slayer though the law of
Iceland would no longer hold him
guiltless as in the ancient times
-when evil for evil was the rule and
sentence neither would it punish him
as a murderer who must eat the bread j
and drink the water of misery all nis
days Now what is true of murder
must be true of intent to murder and
though I am lothto Relieve it possible
in this instance honoring and loving
as we all do that good man whom
you are charged with lying In wait to
kill yet in my duty -must I ask you
the question Has Michael Sunlocks
spilled blood of your blood and is it
as a redeemer of blood that you go
about to slay him
There was a dead hush in the little
crowded court house as Jason lifted
his heavy bloodshot eyes to the bish
ops face and answered in a weary
voice I have nothing to say
Then an aged Lutheran priest who
had sat within the rail with a snuff
box in his hand and a red print hand
kerchief across his knee hobbled up
to the witness stool and tendered evi
dence He could throw light on the
prisoners hatred of the President
if it was true that the President was
a son of Stephen Orry He knew the
prisoner and had named him in his
haptism He had known the prisoners
mother also and had sat with her at
her death It was quite true that she
was a daughter of the late Governor
and had been badly treated by her
father But she had been yet more
badly treated by her husband who
married again while she was still
alive and had another son by the
other wife On her deathbed she had
heard of this and told the prisoner
who then and there this witness be
ing present made an awful vow of
ivengeance upon his father and his
lathers son
The old priest was heard in silence
and his words sent a quiver through
the courthouse Even Jason who had
jshown no interest save when Greeba
was removed lifted up his bloodshot
eyes again and listened
And the Bishop visibly moved
turned to the Court and said Let us
put this prisoner back to be tried by
the High Court and the Lagmann
What my lord cried the little
spokesman with a lofty look and set
him at liberty in the meantime to
carry out the crime he threatens
Heaven forbid said the Bishop
Remember until he has been con
demned we have no power to hold
him said the spokesman
The Bishop turned to an usher and
said Bring me the Statute Book
and the great tome was brought To
Bishop opened it and again turned to
the prisoner The Almighty said
he created one man at the beginning
to teach us that all men are brethren
and the law of our old country pro
vides that when two have had dis
putes and pursued each other on ac
count of hatred even as brethren they
shall make peace before their neigh
bors Now listen to the words I shall
read to you and be ready to say if you
will swear to them
Then a great silence fell upon the
people while in solemn tones the old
Bishop read the Peace Oath
Ye two shall be set at once and live
friendly together at meat and at
drink in the Althing and at meet
ings at kirk prayers and in Kings
palace and in whatever place else
men meet together there shall ye be
so set at one as if this quarrel had
never come between you Ye shall
share knife and meat together and all
things besides as friends and not as
enemies
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The Bishop paused and looked over
his spectacles at Jason who stood as
before with the cloud on his brow
and the slow fire in his eyes but with
no sign of feeling of interest
Will you promise to swear to this
when he shall have returned who
should swear to it with you said the
Bishop
Then all eyes turned towards Jason
and there came across his face at that
moment the look of a bated dog
No he growled
The spokesman shifted in his seat
and the people grew restless
Listen again said the Bishop and
his long white beard shook and his
solemn voice rose to a shrill cry as he
twisted back to the book and read
But if one of you be so mad that
he breaks this truce thus made and
slays after pledges have been made
and his blade reddened he shall be an
outlaw accursed and driven away so
far as men drive wolves farthest
away He shall be banished of God
and all good Christian men as far as
Christian men seek churches as moth
ers bring forth sons son calls mother
flames blaze up mankind kindle fire
earth is green sun shines and snow
covers the ground he shall flee from
kirk and Christian men Gods house
and mankind and from every home
save hell
Then there was a pause and a great
hush and the Bishop lifted his eyes
from the book and said
Will you swear to it
Again all eyes turned towards Ja
son and again his face which had
been impassive took the look of a
bated dog
No no no he cried in a loud
voice and then the great silence was
broken by deep murmurs
It is useless said the spokesman
Warnings and peace oaths though
still valid are the machinery of an
other age This prisoner is not ignor
ant of the gravity of the crime he con
templates nor yet of the penalty at
taching to it
There was an audible murmur of as
sent from the people
Thats true said one Its old
man is all for mercy said a third
It isnt safe said a fourth And
there was other whispering and much
nodding of heads and shuffling of fee
Encouraged by these comments the
Tittle spokesman added
In any other country at this age of
the world a man who tacitly admitted
a design to take life would be prompt
ly clapped into prison
Ay ay the people muttered but
the Bishop drew himself up and said
In any other country a criminal who
showed no fear of the death that hung
over him would be straightway con
signed to a madhouse
We have no madhouse in this isl
and my lord said the little spokes
man save the Sulphur Mines and
there he must go
Wait said the Bishop and once
again he turned to the prisoner If
this Court should agree to ship you
out of Iceland will you promise never
more to return to it
For the third time all eyes were
turned to Jason but he did not seem
to hear the Bishops question
Will you promise said the Bishop
again
No said Jason
Dangerous trifling said the
spokesman When you seize a mad
dog you strangle it
Ay ay cried many voices at once
and great excitement prevailed
The old Bishop drew back with a
sigh of relief He loved Michael Sun
locks and had been eager to save him
He pitied Greeba and for her sake
also had been anxious to protect her
husband But from the moment he
saw Jason and thought That mans
heart is dead within him his love
had struggled with his sense of duty
As the trial went on he had remem
bered Jason and recalled his bitter his
tory and seized with a strong sym
pathy he had strained every nerve to
keep back his- punishment He had
done all he could do he had nothing
to reproach himself with and full of
a deep and secret joy at the certainty
of the safety of Sunlocks he now fell
back that the law might take its
course
The Court was counted out and
then the Bishop turned for the last
time to Jason and delivered judgment
The sentence of this Court he said
is that you be removed from here to
the Sulpher Mines and be kept there
six months again and as long there
after as you refuse to take the Oath
of Peace pledging yourself forever as
long as you live or the world endures
to be as one with your enemy as
brothers before all men living
Now Greeba alone knew the truth
about Jason When she had fled from
Mann without word or warning it had
not been out of fear of him but of her
brothers Her meeting with Michael
Sunlocks her short stay with the good
old Bishop Petersen her marriage and
the festival that followed had passed
her by like a dream Then came the
first short parting with Sunlocks
when he had said I must leave you
for a fortnight for the men I sent
in search of your father have blun
dered and returned without him She
had cried a little at that and he had
kissed her and made a brave show
of his courage though she could see
the tears in his own big shining eyes
But it was all a dream a sweet and
happy dream and only by the coming
of Jason had the dream been broken
Then followed her terror her plea
her fear for her husbands life her de
fiance of Jason and the charge she
made against him
And the first burst of her passion
over she had thought to herself My
husband is safe but Jason will now
tell all and I shall be a lost and ruined
woman for nothing had she yet said
to Michael Sunlocks concerning the
man who had wooed and won and re
leased her during the long years of his
silence and her trouble He will
hear the story now she thought
and not from my lips but from Ja
sons
Being then so far immersed she
could not but go on and so she had
allowed herself to be led to the court
house No one there had thought to
ask her if she had known anything of
Jason before that day and she on her
part had said nothing of knowing him
But when Jason had looked at her
with eyes of reproach that semed to
go through her soul he seemed to be
saying This is but half the truth
Dare you not tell the rest
Then listening to the lying of other
witnesses and looking up at Jasons
face so full of pain and seeing how
silent he was under cruel perjury she
remembered that this mans worst
crime had been his love for her and
so she staggered to her feet to confess
everything
When she came to herself after that
she was back in her own home her
new home the home of her happy
dream her husbands home and hers
and there her first fear returned to
her He will tell all she thought
and evil tongues will make it worse
and shame will fall upon my husband
and I shall be lost lost lost
She waited with feverish impatience
for the coming of the Bishop to tell
her the result of the trial and at
length he came
What have they done with him
she cried and he told her
What defence did he make she
asked
None said the Bishop
What did he say she asked again
Not a word but No said the
Bishop
Then she drew a long breath of im
mense relief and at the next instant
she reproached herself How little of
soul she had been And how great of
heart had been Jason He could have
wrecked her life with a word but he
had held his peace She had sent him
to prison and rather than smite he
had suffered himself to be smitten
She felt herself small and mean
And the Bishop having as he
thought banished Greebas terror
hobbled to the door for now the hour
was very late and the snow was still
falling
The poor soul will do your good
husband no mischief now Poor lad
poor lad After all he is more fit for
a madhouse than for a prison Good
night my child good night
And so the old man went his way
To be continued
FACTOR IN POLITICS
New Federation of Australia Must Here
after Be Considered
Australia is to Great Britain the
most valuable of all her colonies
writes Hugh M Lusk in the North
American Review The external in
fluence of Australia in the south Paci
fic is bound to make itself felt before
long Those who know Australia best
will have the least doubt that she will
find means ere long to use that influ
ence for purposes beneficial to herself
Her people were far from pleased
with what was done in the case of Sa
moa and it is safe to say that no
such policy of concession will ever
command the assent of united Austra
lia The sphere of her first interests
will for the present be confined main
ly to the Pacific and Indian oceans to
the south of the equator She will be
interested in the Loyalty group where
France is established and in the JSew
Hebrides where she is very anxious to
establish herself She will be solicit
ous about the Solomon islands part
of which are at present recognized a3
German territory and she will take a
very deep interest in the future of New
Guinea part of which belongs to Ger
many and the rest beyond the British
section is understood to form part of
Hollands great but little used estate
in the eastern archipelago These will
undoubtedly be Australias first cares
but she wil not be content with these
for very long Slam French and south
ern China and Borneo are natural
marts for her trade which in the next
ten years will be a rapidly increasing
one and in relation to all these she
will expect to exercise large influence
HORSE CARS
Only One tine Now Operating in Nevr
Euclantl
With the passing of the solitary
Back Bay horse car but one species
of that style of conveyance is left in
New England says the Boston Herald
The first horse railroad near Boston
was a line from Harvard square in
Cambridge to the Fitchburg railroad
station at Union square Somerville
It was a unique affair a steam pas
senger coach which had seen better
days and which had been relegated to
this service long after it had passed
the period of its usefulness In 1888
when electricity had become a possible
factor in transportation the overhead
system of electric propulsion was in
augurated on the Back Bay cars From
its inception electricity spread over
the lines of the West End company
almost too rapidly for people to under
stand its merit With the inception of
electricity the horse as a motive powe
was a mark for relegation So rapid
has been the pace of electricity that
the little railway at Onset bay on
Cape Cod stands alone as a horse pro-
pelled corporation
Beautiful Electric Fountain
A new electric fountain has been de
vised The idea is to combine
with a display of bril
liantly illuminated pouring water A
fountain of this kind has been built at
Heine Park Kansas City In the cen
ter there is a platform for persons who
are to impersonate various statues
and groups Outside of this circular
platform are jets which are illumi
nated by electric lights The space in
the center being dry pyrotechnic dis
play will be used in conjunction with
the aquatic figures
Monkey Skins by the Millions
During the past year there was an
increase of nearly 30000 in the value
of monkey skins exported from the
Gold Coast from which it is estimated
that at least 1000000 monkeys were
killed in that district alone
Commoner Comment
Extracts from W J Bryans Paper
If we would give the people of Cuba
the best possible start on the road to
good government we could begin no
better than by dropping all excuses
and all pretenses and fulfilling the
Press dispatches announce that a
boy has been discovered who has X
ray eyes He ought to be employed
to look through the democratic sena
tors and representatives who voted for
the republican army bill and discover
the reasons wnich led them to repu
diate the democratic platform
Senator Turner of Washington de
scribes the ship subsidy bill as a a
lawless piratical raid upon the public
treasury in the interest of a few pri
vate beneficiaries and committing the
government to expenditures aggregat
ing S27nono000 That is a complete
i descriDtion of the measure
iiy
Inviting Trouble
SUZERAINTY FOR CUBA
There are indications that adminis
tration politicians are paving the way
for trouble in our affairs with Cuba
The Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Thibune says that there Is
an increasing sentiment in favor of a
declaration in regard jto the interna
tional relations of Cuba This corre
spondent explains
There could be a declaration by
congress assented to by the Cubans in
their constitution giving the United
States the exclusive right to conduct
the international negotiations of Cu
ba or a clause might be inserted in
the Cuban constitution giving this gov
ernment the rights of a protectorate
over the island in this respect
There should also be a pledge
many congressmen assert on the part
of the Cubans to abide by any decision
this government might make in re
gard to any international contentions
For instances if a subject of Great
Britain or Germany should be injured
in hi3 person or property rights in
Cuba and a claim presented the state
department at Washington should
have the exclusive right to investigate
and determine what ought to be done
in the matter of reparation When
this question is determined the Cubans
should be required to comply with it
instantly and without any discussion
This looks very much like a disposi
tion to stir up fresh trouble for this
nation There is not the slightest dan
ger that in its international relations
Cuba would do anything distateful to
tne United States If the people of that
island would not be restrained on this
line from motives of gratitude they
would be governed by consideration
of the mutual interests that must exist
between the people of Cuba and the
people of this country It is not neces
sary that the United States formally
establish a protectorate over any re
public on American soil For all es
sential purposes the Monroe Doctrine
provides adequate protection
LIKE THE BRITISH PLAN
The plan outlined by the Tribune
correspondent is very much like the
plan insisted upon by the British min
istry in its relations with the South
African republic and the world knows
the result It is not likely that the Cu
bans would agree to any such plan
when they have so recently observed
the license which Great Britain took
under a similar provision
As a matter of fact the United States
has no more right to insist upon a
clause in the Cuban constitution for
mally giving suzerainty to this gov
ernment or conferring upon it any
power as to the foreign relations of
the Cuban government than it has to
deliberately annex Cuba to the United
States
The war resolutions declared that
the United States hereby disclaims
any disposition or intention to exer
cise sovereignty jurisdiction or con
trol over said island except for the
pacification thereof and asserts its de
termination when that is complete
to leave the government and control
of the island to its people That dec
laration is plain and simple and re
quires no interpretation There is but
one way to carry out that pledge and
that is to carry it out in perfect can
dor
FREE AND INDEPENDENT
If as the war resolution declared
the people of the island of Cuba are
and of a right ought to -be free and in
dependent then the application of
that right operates as much against
the United States as against any other
power that might seek sovereignty
jurisdiction or control over that isl
and
The Cuban republic will never work
out its destiny if it is hampered as the
South African republic was hampered
In order to inspire the Cuban people
to struggle for the best in the details
of government they must be left as the
war resolution declared them to be
free and independent
The American people have had as
sumed for them sufficient obligations
They have already on hand more trou
ble than they can conveniently dis
pose of The people expect that so
far as Cuba is concerned the adminis
tration will fulfill the pledge made in
the war resolutions ana reiterated in
the last republican national platform
There is no necessity for piling on
fresh obligations or adding new con
ditions As soon as the Cuban consti
tution is adopted and a stable govern
ment organized we should withdraw
our forces from that island and per
mit the new republic to work out its
own destiny Let the people of that
republic understand that the responsi
bility for good government rests upon
them and responsibility in such cases
is usually productive of wisdom
The Cuban government will not be
perfect in the beginning The con
structive period will be full of diffi
culties for the statesmen of that isl
and exactly as our own constructive
period was full of embarrassments for
the statesmen of the American col
onies But the people of Cuba must
tread this path exactly as the people
of new governments have been com
pelled to do in all the history of the
world They must learn and improve
by experience
GIVE THEM A GOOD EXAMPLE
pledges made in our war resolutions
The Cuban people would be benefited
by this good example Our concern
for their future could be best shown
by setting them a pattern in all of
our public affairs showing them that
the duty of a republic is to enact and
execute laws for the benefit of the
whole people and to protect the na
tional reputation as carefully as the
individual would protect his own re
putation
The administration politicians will
do well to move cautiously in their re
lationc with tho people of Cuba There
is nothing in the history of that peo
ple to warrant the belief that our na
tlon can safely violate the pledge of
the war resolutions or deny the truth
of the statement that the people of the
island of Cuba are and of right ought
to be free and Independent
Barriers to Freedom
A San Francisco dispatch of recent
date reports a public sale in that city
of five Chinese girls who were
knocked down to the highest bid
der These girls were the property of
a Chinaman who was about to leave
for his native heath The girls wero
exhibited the auctioneer enumerated
their good points and they were sold
and delivered at prices ranging from
1700 to 2500 each
To be sure the sale was not legal
but the property did not know it
and as no protest was made by the
well informed the sale and delivery
were as effective as though they had
full sanction of the law Is it not true
that we are becoming somewhat indif
ferent in these days to such proceed
ings as this Is it not strange that m
one of the largest cities of this coun
try such a mockery upon liberty could
be made without evoking indignant
and effective protests Is itnot possi
ble that we have become negligent in
the duty of crushing out innovations
upon American ideas
The San Francisco Chinaman had a
recent precedent from which to take
encouragement He probably remem
bered that a general of the United
States army had signed an agreement
wherein it was stiuplated that in cer
tain territory where United States
sovereignty had been declared and
over which the United States flag
waved any slave might have the priv
ilege of obtaining his freedom by pay
ing to the master the usual market
price In that particular case the
usual market price is said to be
about 20 In San Francisco it would
seem that the usual market price
ranges from 1700 to 2500 The dif
ference however is purely one of dol
lars and cents And if 20 could be
designated as the barrier to human
freedom in the Sulus the heathen
Chinee perhaps felt justified in rais
ing the barrier In California to the
extent of a few hundred dollars
Infringing the Copyright
Congressman Levy of New York
has written a letter calling attention
to the fact that he introduced the first
bill providing for the redemption of
silver dollars He says that he does
not mention it to claim personal cred
it but because he wants to keep the
honor in the democratic party He
need not be so modest about it he i3
welcome to all the advantage he can
get out of the bill The democratic
party will never claim credit nor ad
mit responsibility for it The republi
can TmvG a nernetual copyright on
measures of that kind and Mr Levy
is liable to prosecution for infringe
ment
A Kansas paper expresses -a violent
dislike fcr the name Commoner and
says that it is a vile word and total
ly un American The uncommon peo
ple1 seem to be more worried about the
name than the common people The
agitation of those who consider them
selves outside of the appellation re
minds one of the definition of the
onion which describes it as the vege
table which makes the person sdc
who does not eat it
The Chicago Times Herald says that
the Standard Oil company is the only
monopoly in the United States and
that it is an unqualified blessing This
sounds natural enough coming from
a republican but what about the pres
idents message recommending anti
trust legislation If we have only one
private monopoly in the country and
that is a benevolent one why does the
republican party mane sucn a pre
tense of opposing trusts
The Denver News publishes a dis
patch to the effect that the republicans
offered one hundred thousand dollars
for enough votes in the Idaho legisla
ture to prevent the election of Senator
Dubois The fact that such an at
tempt was made to defeat the will of
the people as expressed at the pells is
a strong argument against the pres
ent method of electing senators while
the failure of the attempt speak3 well
for the integrity of the fusion mem
bers of the legislature
The delays and mistakes incident to
the starting of a new paper are as an
noying to the proprietor as to the sub
scribers but it Is hoped that they will
be less frequent hereafter With a
number of persons addressing wrap
pers by hand errors are unavoidable
but in a short time The Commoner will
be printed from stencils and each
wrapper will show the date when the
subscription expires
A Mattoon 111 man asks for a di
vorce on the grounds that he was un
der hypnotic influence when he was
married There will be a grave danger
to the marriage laws if this contention
is upheld by the courts It will not be
difficult for any man to prove that he
was hypnotized when he was married
A pair of bright eyes exerts a power
ful influence on the average man
The Chicago lawyers are now claim
ing that the sewerage of the Lake City
purifies the waters of the Mississippi
They will soon be demanding pay from
St Louis for improving its drinking
water
TO
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Seporta Go Bound London That Chamber
lain Is Eeconsidering
TALK Of THE RECALL Of MILNER
Bound Tabic Conference with Liberal
Leaders In Contemplation The Stor
ies Denied The Mouthpiece of
Colonial Secretary
LONDON Feb 9 Public attention
has again turned to South Africa by
tho dispatch of reinforcements and
the publication of Lord Roberts mail
dispatches
Rumors have been in circulation
that Mr Chamberlain has reconsid
ered his South African policy and was
contemplating a round table confer
ence with Mr John Morley and Sir
William Harcourt and the recall of
Sir Alfred Milner The Daily Mail
says it is able to assert on Mr Cham
berlains authority that the story is
a fabrication and that the government
retains tho most absolute confidence
in Sir Alfred Milner Mr Chamber
lain flatly denies says the Mail
that he has had any communication
iwith any member of the opposition
on the subject of the war
Lord Roberts dispatches are not
regarded as giving any further elu
cidation of the conduct of the war
but they are interesting as proving
that throughout the campaign he nev
er had sufficient men horses or sup
plies to cover such a vast field of op
eration
Lord Roberts asserts deliberately
that the permanent tranquillity of the
republic depends on the complete
disarmament of the inhabitants a task
difficult I admit but attainable with
time and patience
Looking at all the circumstances
Lord Roberts says the campaign Is
unique in the annals of war and he
pays the highest tribute to the gal
lantry and worth of the troops de
claring that no finer force ever took
the field under the British flag
There is a general idea that the
dispatches have suffered -considerable
excision at the hands of the war office
They do not throw any further light
on the summary retirement of Gen
eral Colville or any other matters re
gaining which the public is anxious
to hear
The appearance of bubonic plague
at Capetown seems likely to add to
the difficulties of the situation The
authorities there have dooided upon a
wholesale extermination of rats
Should the diseaes spread It will ne
cessitate changes in the military ar
rangements
Today Sir Alfred Milner makes an
other earnest appeal to employers to
allow as many men as possible to
enroll in the colonial mounted defense
force
From Delagoa Bay it is reported
that the British have occupied Er
melo and Carolina which until re
cently were Boer depots
The Boers held up a Natal mail
train near Vlakfontein The few sol
diers on board exhausted their cart
ridges and the Boers then robbed the
passengers afterward allowing the
trai nto proceed
OUTLINING THE KINGS SPEECH
Britiuh Cabinet Council Holds Session to
Fraum the Document
LONDON Feb 9 The cabinet
meeting today will presumably settle
the terms of King Edwards speech at
the opening of hi3 first parliament
February 19 which may be expected
to partially repeat his majestys speech
to the privy council on accession day
expressing thanks for the condolences
and expressions of loyalty referring
to his deep sense of the responsibility
of his new position and announcing
his determination to work for the wel
fare of all classes
Recommend Wyoming Men
WASHINGTON Feb 8 Senators
Warren and Clark and Representative
Mondell of Wyoming have recom
mended for appointment as officers in
the regular army under tho new re
organization act all the Wyoming men
now in the volunteer service They
are Lieutenant L L Dietrick Chey
enne Lieutenant Charles H Burritt
Buffalo Captain George R Shannon
Laramie Captain Thoma3 Miller
Buffalo Captain Loren Cheever Sher
idan Captain Ira L Fredenhall
Cheyenne Of these officers Dietrick
Burritt Miller and Cheever are In
th Philippines Shanonn is in Cuba
and Frendenhall in China
Union Pacifics High Figure
NEW YORK Feb 7 A hew high
figure was scored by Union Pacific
common today when 129400 shares
sold up to 95 a rise of three and one
eighth In addition to the buying by
banking interests considerable stock
was taken by traders on the notion
that in some way the stockholders
would receive valuable rights in con
nection with the Southern Pacific pur
chase Halle Stieglitz bought heav
ily all day
Another Railroad Combine
CHICAGO Feb 8 The Tribune to
morrow will say that according to
reports received here today a new
Milwaukee St Paul deal is being
planned with President J J Hill of
the Great Northern left out Accord
ing to this story the Pennsylvania
Milwaukee St Paul and Northern
Pacific are to be merged into one sys
tem
ANOTHER HARRIMAN SYSTEM
Missouri Pacific Katy Rio Grande and
Two Other Roads
CHICAGO Feb 9 The Tribune to
morrow will say
A scheme is under consideration
whereby the Missouri Pacific the two
Rio Grande roads the Colorado
Southern the Missouri Kansas
Texas and the St Louis San Fran
cisco are to he grouped in one sys
tem The proposed plan would mean
the formation of a Harriman south
western railroad system