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MARY STUART tolt In on', Vearl. t:e an oroha:: a:i a v w I ni nw' o: linr monn:1 - Cer hubad . e p:rmng fromi the rech:i Ia aucnts sad and low. And tones of sad lament. I breathe the' bitterness of woe O'er this sad cha:tisement. With many a mourniful sigh T he az,-s of youth steal by. Was ('er such stern decre Of unreientinz fate? Did merciiess adversitv E'er blight so fair a state. As mine, whose heart and eye In bier and coffin lie. 'ho in the gentle spring And blossom of my years 3Must bear misfortune's piercing sting, Sadness, and grief and tears; Thouihts. that alone nspire .a Regret and soft desire. An Awkwa * * * * E3Y HELEN FOFF CNEVER thought to die and leave her penniless. I never thouht-' And here a sharp. sud den spasm seemed to take away the voice of the dying man; he gasped for breath, and his wandering fingers seemed to grope blindly in the dark, while little Juliet burst out into sobs as she clung wildly round his neck. Mr. and Mrs. Montague Aylesford looked blank!; at one another. Mr. r Aylesford was much agitated. Mrs. 1 Aylesford turned pale with amaze- F ment. "It can't be-" hesitated Mrs. Y 'Aylesford, in a low tone. with an in <iuiring elevation of her eyebrows. "It must be." nodded her husband. S And Juliet Dallas, throwing herself i :wildly upon the corpse that a moment - ago had been her living, loving father, cried out: __"Deadi Dead: Oh. bring him back to life. some one: Don't let them take him away from me:" And then the poor eli:d fainted. 0 --My dear." said Mr. Montague Ayles ford to his wife, "I'm afraid this is a I bad business." "My dear." said Mrs. Montague Aylesford to her husband. "we have t been under a mistake all along!" b And they rang the bell for the hotel chambermaid to come and "look after" the forlorn young orphan. For Mrs. Aylesford, who had "dearest," andi "darling" and "sweetest onedi" poor Juliet for the last three days. under the impression that she was an em bryo heiress, had suddenly grown cold since Digby Dallas' dying speech had t produced so different a conviction in f .her mind. "Do you think that we are under any t special obligation to take charge of i. her?" Mrs. Aylesford asked on the I day of the funeral, when poor Juliet sat in her deep mourning weeds alone in the room in which her father had died. t Mr. Aylesford looked duibious. He had just teen examining the papers of y the deceased. "I am convinced, my dear," he said. t "that we have been kept systematically e in the dartt as to my Cousin Digby's affairs. He allowed us-wickedly al- t lowed us, as I may say-to suppose j him a man of wealth, and here he has .actually had the-the presumption, my dear, to go and die and leave a great girl on our hands! A girl to be fed., andt clothed. and educated. and - and .all sorts of things, Mrs. Ayiesford'" -But in this account of the existing state of atfairs Mr. Montague Avles ford entirely omitted to mention thatr he had hurried from a distant part o the country to his relative's dying lted side without any summons. There he1 had volunteered of his own accord to take the pretty young orphan in charge, and there he had fawned onr Captain Dallas after the most obse quious manner, firmly believing in his wealth. And now, after all, to be dis appointed-it was a bitter cup to quaff. "It's the most unheard-of thing that ever tranlspired within my knowledge,"C said Mrs. Aylesford. "But, of course., we can't be held responsible, and it's my duty to tell the girl so at once and prevent any misunderstandings on the a subject.' She rang the bell and ordered a set'- r v'ant to teli Miss IDallas to attend her' in the blue nia'lor. t Juliet came-a fair, shrinking yo-mg creature. w ithl soft, blue eyes, a rose fair comiplex:on, and features caist ar- I tet' the p)ure Grec'ian typei. str'aigt, clean cut andl arist'cr1atie. I1er dreoss her: like U' : 'bes ofarness. a::d a1 jet cross su spended round her alab1 is ter thrata ,pn a black velvet ri~~bun 1 was all the on: an'nt she wore. .iui,." said M's. ,Monoague Ayles Th'e 0:-i'an 'lanced timidly upl. She 'ould :.m co:;.een~' d wiry Mrs. Ayles ord's :(' wis radic'ally clhangred1 oward IL. ur.; ti e last twenty-four ' our's. "Mr. yleer an I hiave b;ee:a talk ingc yo.u:' sad Ca'-e over'. it is nothin. extraor'dinryr-i'' f' ct. it oc'curis every day, zr::d yu ay ar s well f'ollo. the exanlec of otters in a like PrCiCa ternt a::d deid at once what you will ' Juliet looked a little surprised. "I thought," she hesitated, "that I 3'as to live with you.''" Mrs. Aylesford compressed her lips.< "Of course, you cannot expect to eat: the bread of idleness," she declared. -Mr'. Ayiesford and I are merely dis tant relations. That we have kindly 'intercsted ourselves in you so far is more than could have been expected. 1 Don't stare so.' she added, with some erritation in her voice and manner'. "Is there anything so v'ery extraordi *mary in wvhat I have been sayinrg?" AS A PI)T. Tha:;t ocem p~ni. though Deep In my heart a )n! (-Ye .\ ormi andI i*mage ame Whc saow forthl wan msr On tiC taie ft of ine. Tlilged Wit the violet'_-s blue. Whijch is love's favorite hue. Whcre'er my footster, s:tray, In, meadl or wode vl. Whether berieath the (lawn o: day. Or eveling twilight pale, Still. stil!. jy thou hts ascend, To my departed friend. Ti towards his home above, I raise my mournful siit. I meet his gentle look of love In every cloud of white: But straight the watery e!oud Changes to tomb and shroud. When midnight hovers near. And slumber seals mine eyes. - His voice still whispers in mine car, is form beside me lies. In labor. in repose. Mv heart his prcsence knows. rd Mistake, tEST GRAVEs. rr. 9r.rrrr.rrrr r.r. ort of choked voice. "I think-" She checked herself. but her eyes vere brimming over with tears, and ier lip quivering. "I do wish you wouldn't make such baby of yourself:" said Mrs. Ayles ord. sharply. "Look the matter traight in the face at once; you will tave to do so. sooner or later. _Mr. Lylesford finds by an examination of 11 the papers your deceased father tas left"-Juliet shuddered involunta ily. as if some cruel hand had been aid on an exposed nerve--that all the roperty you will inherit amounts to nly a hundred or two of dollars. and ou will at once be compelled to do omething to earn an honest living. Ir. Aylestord and I e-rtainly shall not upport von. Captain Dallas musti ave been inprovident and extrava ant to the last degree not to-" But JuTliet's pallid face and upraised and checked 3Mrs. Aylesford's further peech. -Hush:" the orph'n cried. :'assion tely.. "You shall not east the shadow f one reproachful word upon my dear, cad father's memory! He was too oble and too good for one like you to omprehend his nature! He--" But here she stopped. the breath fliut ering oil her lips like a wounded ird. "Upon my word:" Mrs. Aylesford jaculated, bristling up and turning carlet. "I might have expected this [npertinene, but I will not endure it ron' a penniless beggar like- you: Go your room at once, Juliet Dallas, nd remain there until I and Mfr. Lylesfor'd hav-e had time to talk over bis very extraordinary and unlooked or state of things." And Juliet obeyed, weeping in sol tide the bitterest tears that she, a ten .er father's spoiled darling, had ever nown. Not until the next day did MIr. and Irs. MIontague Aylesford deign to an ounce their final decision in the mat er. "-There is a indy here." said the for ier. sonorously clearing his throat, who wants a well bred and ladylike oung person, niot altogether without ducation, t., take charge of her four tile girls. The wages-ahem! I mean be salary--will he. of course, small at r'st. but the position is unexception bly genteel. and 1 think, my dear. -ith a sidelang ginnmee at his wife, thait our young relative could scarcely' a better than to acep~t it.' But JTuliet shook hecr head w-tn oriet ignity. "I do not think." she said. "that apa would have been willing for meC assume a menial liace." MIrs. Aylesford rclled up her small. mue eyes in holy horror and elevated er hands to correspond. 'A menial place! Your papa! Well, should like to krnov, what some peo le expect: But you won't live npon Ir. Aylesford and my-self-that I can romise you:" "I would die sooner than eat a mor el of your bread&" Juliet ansvrered, efiantly. "It's a great deal easier to talk about ying than it is to die:' said MIr. .Glesford, acidly. 'And what, may I sk, do you propose to do? 'I don't knov:.." .Tuliiet said, growing ale as the utter loneliness of her no ition ilashed itself upo~n her. "Papa legraphed last week to amy Uncle ~ihard--" "Exactly so:" inter'rupt ed 2!ir. Ayles ord, with a countienan.e of. intense r'e .(-i. "Y.our Uncle Rtichrdl'. to be sure -the very personI to take ('imrrge of ou. Only I supose he- v',' off some he~re on th'e ohe ''"' o' the g '~obe. JTuliet supposed' so. too e')spee(" ~ias o answe,-r .ii 'as y-a arrived to the canl, clasped 'nnds 'nd i'lly-pale face. 'vftly' ope, an a sh't. stout in. ''ih a~ sthiningc ha' he::' an:d a rol:-:t'd .And myv Cont s.in . Aylsford and hier' uso and: So aoo" Di'"by Las gonle, ch' In' I cou d's it her In hour s'on'r. 've tra' e da ''y and night-day and~ As he spo thme words he took Juliet ::cer''moni:ous:y in his armas and issed lher. 'I knowt by experience, my dear." he aId, in a tone gentler than his brown ace and brusue mianner would lead nie to anticipate. "what it is to be left .n orphan. but in your case you have he advantage of wealth to smooth the oad of life. I was poor'." "Eh':" cried M1;. Aylesford. "M1r. Richard Deallas is quite mista :en." said MIrs. Aylesford. tossing her iend a'nd smnoothming down an invisible rease in her black silk dress. "Cousin )igby died without leaving-" "He died leaiving a fortune of a hun ired thonn donlars to thisg irl," in terrupted MIr. Danas, "of whch I ihap pel to he trustee." Mr. and Irs. Montagnu' Aylesford x-tounded "hmilevs. C Iiid 'rpretedl Ih hist un (11iiihe sentil of thie dyin mn Was .Tuliet an heir (-s, after aIl? And had they. the wvealthi worshipers. defeated their own But it was ill v:in to retra(e their lootsteps now. Mr. ]allas. evidently put inl possessiol of the fatIts of Tile case by is nliece. treated the wortliy (ouple with ill-conceaziled colittlii1fl whein next they met. and took Juilet away with hin within a week to coi plete her educaitiol in Europe. And the Montague Aylesfords had the satisfaction of knowing that they had made an exasperating mistake. New York Weekly. IENTIFIC The first stanidard-gauge electric railroad in Germany is to be built between Hamburg and Ohlsdorf. Later on this road is to be extende(t to Lubeck. The two Antarctic ships, Terra Nova and Morning. were sold at Portsmouth, England, recently. Messrs. W. Zieg ler & Co., New York, bought the Terra Nova and she will probably be used for North Polar exploration. The Dis covery has been sold privately to the Hudson Bay Company for $~0,OUU. In Milan. Italy, letters are now col lected from the street pillar boxes by an electric traveling postoffice over a journey of fifteen miles: sorting and stamping are done during the run from one box to another, and at the end of each circuit the letters are handed over for immediate delivery. The Mumicipal Laboratory of Paris has been examining the experiments made by Dr. Vogel. who has manu factured a very succulent cheese from the small Chinese beans known as '"soy beans." The doctor finds that the pulp of these beans containms many of the caseine qualities, and that the resulting composition is both nourisli ig and pleasant to the taste. The recent finding of a diamond weighing over 3000) carats does not inl dicate to experts that the gem is likely to- become less rare and valuable than heretofore. A hundred years of dig gig, says a mining journal, in the sanme soil may niever produce another of1: half its weight. This single stone is worth several times the entire can ital stock of the company in whose ground it was discovered. Says Frank W. Mahin. United States Consul at Nottingham, England, in a Government consular report: A Shef field firm has placed a new coal-cut ting machine on time market that is ceating much interest among minuers in this part of England. It weighs: only 150 pounds. is worked by com pressed air, and is said to be wonder frlly successful in lightening the labor 01' the coal hewer and in making his work safer, while at the same time waste is reduced to practically nil and te big lumps are produced which are sc much in favor with both seller and purchaser. The machine is used in sEams so steep that the miner cannot stand, and so thin that he must crawl on hanmds and knees. A piston carry ing a pick flashes backward and fo: ward at terrific speed, perfectly gov ened by a clever valve movement. T.e pick never strikes twice in tile same place. 1ing gr-adually moved across the coal by the lever, making a continuous undercut. The wor-k is said to be very easy, the macehinme beig pivoted in a specially de'.srd cone cup. IStraw IUat Mountaineering. H~e (MIr. Savage Landor) ascended tme Lumpa Peak, in Nepal. which he puts at 23.4,0 feet. and claims in con sequence the world's record (hideous phrase); but evenm if his figures arc correct, this would not be true, since Kabru, which Mm-. Grahanm climbed, is several hundred feet higher. MIr. Landor says he made the ascent in thinu London shoes, a serge suit, a straw hat, and carrying a MIalacca enne' He seems to have suifered no discomfort from the altitude, and he pours time vials of his scorn uponi Al pine clubs and all climbing appliances like ropes and ice-axes. Whem we remember Sir MIartin Con way's sufferings at a lower height in time Kar-akoraum with a band of trained climbers. anid the various i-ecords of te ascent of Aconcagua, we can only bow our heads in time presence of this portent anmong; mountaincers.-Lodon Sectmmtor. One M1an's Idea of a Joke. 'This artiia!:I-hilmb business is get mi to be sornwtiin~g wondierful," said a1 (leveland man. "Wh~en amnan canl it is unamy. Prati-alI jokes ofi te: rbe "ITeet are po~ssibl i vth tihe mrli !'ial limb . anid thie vitm is such in te true senmse of the word. I saw a man ini Denver about thrl*Q we':ks ag) whlo watlked' upl to the hotel eh rkt nmd in a frienmdly Way ren'lhe:l :v:rr time counitr to shan~ke hands. Then lie whem(elem :aay andi left i's hand in te ;;rip oif thme ('ierk. Th' cere:k fa it 'd-:i tualIly fa in ted, aliii mc::zh he r'eal - ized. I helli-:e. that lie iland lie hmeld was butt anf arttiticial one, Th~e inam who wmre it hiad devised a schemei by wi ichi ite mighit thrmow it off by jm'ess im a spi'i n~. The dlelighit lie took ini tme jake reamsed when his victiml col lmiPsd"- ilwaukee Sentinel. Affects Some Personl That Way. "I tell you," said Mm's. Benhaum, wuho was coniversing with her neighibor-, rs. Higgins, acr'ioss tihe line fencee. "there's so much adulteration in all the tings you buy these days that you have to scratch like everythinrg even to get the genuine, old-fashioned buckwheat flour, when you want buck-: wheat cakes.' -Yes." responded Mrs. Higgins, "that's so, And most generally you. have to scratch like everything after you do get it. That's the way it al ways serves me, anyhiow"-Youth's Cmnnin. TilE PLANS OF TO6O Said That lie Does Not Intend Using All His tessels OTiMER ITEMS OF LATE WAR NEWS Baron Hayashi Thinks the 'apanese Admiral Will Ccatinue His Cautious Tactics in Order to Inflict the Great est Amount of Damage on the Rus sians with the Least Loss to Him self-Togo is Confi-aent, However, of His Ability to Destroy the Russian Squadron in a Big Battle. London, By Cable.-Baron Hayashi the Japanese minister to Great Brit: ain, expressed th( opinion to the As sociated Press that Admiral Togo would not give batAle to Admiral Ro jestvensky with his entire squadron, but would continue the cautious zac tics which characterized his attacks on the Port Arthur squadron not because he feared defeat, but owing to his de sire to inflict the greatest amount of damages on the Russians with the least loss to himself. While confi dent of his ability to accomplish the total destruction of the Ruosian squad ron in a big battle, there is the dan ger of Togo losing one or two of his big ships. Therefore, Hayashi be lieves Togo will employ his torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers, which number more than a hundred and .are vastly superior to the Russian torpedo boat flotilla, in harassing the Russians, while gradually pickir.g off the Russian warships. He said the coast of Japan, Korea and Formosa lend themselves to night work with torpedo boats, while the narrow chan nels will make the maneuvering of large warships difficult and dangerous. Two Unknown Vessela Anchor off Lu zon. Manila. By Cable.-Two unknown steamers have anchored in Lingayen Bay. Island of Luzon. about 130 miles north of Manila Bay. Amiral Train, in command of the United States na. val forces there, has ordered the United Sta' - gunboat Quiros to LILn gayen Bay. Russian Force Numbers 200,000. Toklo. By Cable.--The Russian force concentrated along the Chang Chung Kirin line. and southward is estimated to number 200,000 men. A final revision of the numbers of prisoners captured at Port Arthur shows the total to be 41,600. Japan to Float Another Domestic Loan Tokio, By Cable.-It is reported that subscriptions for the fifth domestic loan will be opened on May 1. The amount of the loan will be 100,000,000) yen, (equivalent to about $50,000,000), and the conditions will be similar to those of the fourth domestic loan. Sergius' Slayer -Sentenced. Moscow, By Cable.-The Supreme Court Friday imposed the death sen tence on Kaleiff. who killed Grand Duke Sergius. The only persons pres ent through the trial were members of the entourage of the late Duke Ser gus and counsel, of whom two were assigned to Kaleiff. The prisoner's mother was not admitted, but remained in the cor'-idor. When Kaleiff was ar raigned, he said: "I am not a criminal and you are not my judges. I am your prisoner. We have a civil war; I am a prisoner of war. not a criminal." Twelve witnesses were examined. Prior to passing sentence, the Presi dent asked Kaleiff if he would repeaat the crime if he were given his liberty. He replied: "Without doubt. I would repeat it. if ordered by the revolutionary command to which I am atached." When sentence of death was passed, Kaleiff shouted: "Execute your judg ment as openly as I have acted before the eyes of all." The date of execution has not been specified. Addresses New York Legislature. Albany, N. Y., Special.-General Fiti Lee addressed a joint session of the Legislature in the assembly chamber in behalf of the Jamestown Exposition project, of which corporation he is president. Lieutenant Governor Bruce. as president of the Senate. presided over the joint session, introduced and] welcomed General Lee in a brief speech, in which he paid high tribute to General Lee. and said that no part of this country is more deeply interested in the proposed exposition than the people of New York State. To Repeal Flagler Divorce Law. Jacksonville. Fla.. Special.-A bill has been introduced into the Florida Senate by Senator Scott to repaal the law enactedl four years ago, making incurable insanity le;;al grounld for di vorce. Under this law Henry M. Flag Ir secured a legal scparationl from his wife and married again. A warm dis csionl followed the introdulction of the bill which was made a. special or (1e:. Senator Uailey dleclaring that theO law bad brought disgrace on F hr ida. Tsurgo Straits Declared a Zone of De fense. Tokio. By Cable.--The Navy Diepart mnt declared today Tsurgara Strait! a zone of defcnse. with the usua- mari time restrictions. No News From Admiral Rojestvenlsky St. Petersbur;g. By Cabie.-No news from Admiral Riojestvensky was re ceived by the Admiralty. News in, Brief. The Russian Admirality would no; e surprised if skirmishes between hos ile scout ships began today. A general strike is to begin todal! n Italian railroads. but with the aic of the army and navy departmenu the government will try to move tht trains. The striking porcelain workers a Limoges, France. are growing rior' violent. Henry White presented to King Vic-I tor Emmanuel his credentials as am bassado to Italv. STATE SANITATION URGED Convention at Atlanta Makes Recoin mendatiors Looking to the Isclation and Care of Patients-El Paso, Tex., Gets Next Meeting. Atlanta. Ga.. Special.-El Paso, Texas. was chosen as the next mectifng place for the Americ'an Anti-Tuberun losis League. all other aspirants for the honor withdrawing in favor of that city. The election of officers ies:lted as foliows: President, Dr. R. E. Conniff, of Sioux City, Li.: secretary, Dr. Walter N. Villas. El Paso. The vice presidents from the various States, so far as chosen, are: Drs. T. V. Hubbard and A. H. Vandyke, of Atlanta; C. P. Ambler, of Asheville, N. C.: C. A. Snodgrass. of St. Louis; E. L. McGhee, of New Orleans: Mark Millikan. of Hamilton, 00: U. V. Williams. of Kentucky: J. Y. Porter, of Florida; Preston H. Hickey, of Detroit; T. M. Gray, of East Orange, N. J., and W. J. MMurray, of Nashville. Tenn. The resolutions adopted urged the duty upon the various States of estab lishing sanitaria for the isolation and care of tuberculosis patients. The regular programme of the day was followed, the absence of several speakers necessitating the reading of their papers by title and ordering them spread on the records of the meeting. Among the exceptions to the rule were the papers of Dr. Henry 0. Marcy, of Boston, and of Dr. J. R. Rivers, of Paris, which were read at length. The Patterson Jury. New York, Special.-The jury which is to decide the fate of Nan Patterson was completed at 7:40 o'clock Wednes day night when Recorder Goff adjourn ed court until next Monday morning. Miss Patterson is to again face a jury composed almost entirely of mar ried men, only two of the accepted panei of twelve being single-ene a bachelor, the other a widower. Most of the jurymen are men of mil dle age and beyond. Many of them have large families, some grown daugh ters who are married. It was announced tonigh'. that the defendant will take the stand again during the present trial and tell her story of how Young met his death in the hansom cab last June as he was driving to the steamship pier to join his wife on a trip to Europe. It is also alleged Miss Patterson is anxious that her sister Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, hould become a witness for the de fence, although it has not been deter mined yet, either by the prosecution or the girl's lawyer just what part the Morgan Smiths shall play. When the last juror had taken his place in one of the empty chairs re -aining in the box, Recorder Goff urned to the twelve men and delivered ~:he customary warning not to discuss ':he case or to allow it to be discussed n their hearing. He then adjourned :ourt. Carnegie's Niece Married. New York, Special. -It became tnown Wednesday that Andrew Car egie's niece. Nancy, was secretly married about a year ago to a riding master named Heaver, whom she met at Newport. The story was confirmed by Mr. Carnegie. "My niece was married to Mr. Hea ver in New York about a year ago," he said. "Mr. Heaver was a riding teacher in the family. The family has no objection to the match. Mr. Feaver is an honest, upright young man. I had rather Nancy had married a poor, honest man than a worthless uke. We want no rich men in the family." Mr. Carnegie said that Mr. and Mrs. [eaver went to Europe immediately after their marriage. They returned few days ago and are now oa a visit o New England.. Mr. Heaver was formerly coachman for his wife's mother, Mrs. Thomas M. arnegie, in Pittsburg, and at her win ter home in Fernandina, Fla. He was a widower with two small children. Burned Themselves to Death. New Orleans, Special.-In an attempt o escape from jail three prisoners set fire to the parish jail at Pontchateula, . Two of the men were cremated and a third badly burned. The dead are: Henry Taylor, Vine Mount, Ala.: James Reilley, Philadelphia. Fatally burned: Lucein George de Las. La fayette, La. The men were arrested last night for disorderly conduct. Got Poisoned Candy By Mail. Mobile, Ala., Special.-Report was lodged at police headquarters of an attempt made on the life of Mrs. Florence Hogan by means of a box of :andy sent her through the mails by some unknown person, presumably as a birthday present, yesterday being her anniversary. When she opened the box she found it contained the candy, but emitted a peculiar odor and was covered with a fine powder. She took it to a nearby drug store. and was .informed that it contained enughi poison to kill fifty people. Detectives are on the case and it is nderstood the government will make an investigation. New York Will Participate. Albany, N. Y., Special.-A bill was introduced in the senate to comply with the request of General Fitzhugh Lee, president of the Jamestown Expo sition Company. It provides for the appointment by the governor of a com. mission of seven to repr'esenlt the State at the ex:position. This commission is directed to provide for a State building an exhibit, costing not over $150.000, an:l to report the estimated expensa to the Legislature of January,196 Wholesale Grocers' Meeting. Norfolk. Va., Special.-Norfolk will secure the annual meeting of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Associa tion, to be held June 5, 6. and 7. Pres ident J. A. Avanhoes, of Birmingham, Ala.. has intimated to the Wholesalers' and Tobacconists' Associations, of Tidewater Virginia, that the Southern body which has been meeting hereto fore at the South Atlantic ports, will be pleased to come to Norfolk this year and the local organization will at once seek the co-operation of other business bodies, with a view of secur in the meeting. ASK FOR FAIR PLAI Japanese Not Satisfied With Frenc Government's Attitude WANTS FRANCE TO SPEAK OU Minister Montono Cails on Foreigi Minister Del Casse and Submit Courteous but Earnest Representa tions Regarding the Prolonged Sta: of Rojestvensky in Kamranh Bay. Paris, By Cable.-Acting upon in structions from his government, Dr Motono, the Japanese minister t< France, called on Foreign Minister De Casse this evening and submitted rep resentations on behalf of Japan con cerning the presence of the Russiai Pacific squadron in Kamhanh Bay. A] official communication issued after th< meeting states that Minister Monoto'! communication had no character of formal protest against an alleged vio latjon of neutrality, but was to ob tain assurances that France would ob serve strict neutrality. The exact terms of Japan's repre sentation has not been disclosed, bul it is understood, while having the us ical courteous form of diplomacy, they set forth that serious apprehension. had been aroused by the stay of th( Russian warships in Kamranh Bay and that urgent desire that Frenc neutrality be placed beyond doubt. The terms of the French responses although not given out, tend to giv( ample assurances upon all the ques tions raised. Besides these general assurances the conference doubtless permitted o the explanation of the French point o view concerning the stay of RussiaE warships in Kamranh Bay. It i! maintained that this was at most a brief sojourn, and not .a prolonged stay, official information leading to thE belief that the squadron actually lefl Kamranh Bay last Sunday. No Japan ese ships were in the vicinity during the stay of the Russian squadron. and therefore, it is held. it had not thi character of giving asylum to a belli gerent against the attack of the ene ms-. It remains for Tokio, to which the French reply was sent, to say wheth. er the assurances are considered suf ficietnt. The opinion prevails herE that M. Del Casse's answer is of a nature to prevent serious complica tions. However, the attitude of Soci alist deputies promises to bring ui the entire question before the cham, ber. M. Presens, one of Jaures' chie lieutenants, has given notice of hiE intention to question the government on the presence of Russian ships in In. do-Chinese waters. He holds that neu. trality has not been observed with sufficient vigor. The appearance of the question as n political issue in political quarters, leads to the feeling in some quarters that Rojestvensky's presence in Indo. Chinese waters constitutes a consider able menace to France, and may oper ate to weaken the bonds betweer Russia and France. Ordered to Move On. Paris, By Cable.-A telegram receiv d here from St. Petersburg and under tood to be of official origin says: "The Russian Admiralty has notified Ad iral Rojestvensky of the grave dan er to peace which will be entailed ii he stay of his squadron off the coast f Annam is prolonged contrary to the aws of neutrality. No doubt is en ertained that the admiral will carry ut the formal instructions sent tc im." Facts Not Established. St. Petersburg. By Cable.-The fol. lowing statement on the subject 0: Kamranh Bay has been made: "If Rojestvensky is still at Kam, ranh Bay. he will remain outside the three-mile limit as he did during hi! ong stay off Madagascar. Naturally Japan will file a caveat, just as she would file one with the Uinited State! f Rojestvensky should approach the Philippines. Japan's protest is in the ature of a warning. The facts yet remain to be established." Squadron Reported to Have Left. St. Petersburg. By Cable.-Report! are current here that the Russian sec >nd4 Pacific squadron has already lefl Kamranh Bay and is on the way t< Vladivastock: but the government wil: proceed with action on the Japanes4 prtest as if the squadron had not con tinued its voyage. A special servic4 was held at the Admiralty church tc ffer prayers for the safety of th4 squadrona nd its successful arrival al Vladivostock. Testifies in South Carolina. Windsor, Va., Special.-Deputy Sher ff J. H. Kiniry has arrived at the State rison here with John F. McCarthy, who is serving a term in the prison for robbing a bank at Newfane, and with whom the deputy has been on a trip tc South Carolina. In that State McCar' hy testified in a postoffice robbery ase, having been taken there as a wit ess at the request of the South Caro ina authorities. McCarthy will leave he prison again soon, to appear as witness at Newfane in the case of :an who is detained there on suspicion f having been implicated in the bani robery for which McCarthy is now servlug his sentence. Wrecked in Burning Bridge. Rome. Ga.. Special.-A part of thi first section of the northbound Cincin nati and Florida limited, on the South ern railway, was wrecked in a burn. ing trestle six and a half miles fron Rom'a. No one was killed but severa of the crew were injured. The sectior carried only baggage, express and mai cars. The engine passed over th burning bridge, but the two cars fol lowing went into the burning stU~c ture. Indicted for Perjury. St. Louis. Special.-After an inves tigation made by the Postoffice Depart ment on the order of President Roose velt. M. L. Reddock, former postmaste: at Yazoo City, Miss.. has been indictet by the Federal grand jury here on perjury charge. It is stated the indiet ment grew out of a letter written b: Reddock to the President. in whichi was charged that a North Carolin: Congressman had accepted a sum o money to secure the release of a pris oner from the Nashvilie, Tenn., Fed al prison. Clearin:g the Roads. 1 The work is done at the right time, sad ii w roads are !wpt open in the winte. 31en re appointed in each ~ district to 0low out the roads after r every storm. and travelers going through the townshil) are never de layed. Common plows attached to the side of a bobsled clean out the track. - The cost of this work is twenty-five . ents an hour for man and team. It takes four hours for a man and team to plow out a five-mile route. Very little shoveling is necessary. as the road is never allowed to block up. H. T. M.. Wellington County, Ont., in American Cultivator. In the Land of Steady Habit. Having once become fully convinced of the benetit of good roads and their moderate cost to local taxpayers. Connecticut is taking up the work with a zeal which promises soon to catch up relatively with States that began earlier and spent more money at the start. This year's road bill calls for $800.000. which is twenty-five of thirty per cent. more than the last appro priation. Such a sum, when matched with an equal amount from the towns, ought to work wonders for rapid tran sit in the Land of Steady Habits. Al ready the farmers may sometimes be seen driving to market with a load of hay at a jog trot down the easy mac adamized slopes where once the deep sand or mud rendered going to, market utn all day's job.-Massachusetts Ploughman. New Plan of Improvement. Work on the roads has been prosecu ted vigorously. Under the plan of road improvement formed by the board of revenue this year. it was provided that each-of the eight dis trict road overseers should have a force of five men. and that this force might be increased whenever occasion required. When the repair work be gan ten days ago the force of each of the road overseers was more than trebled. and improvements started in earnest. It has been kept up ever since. Indications now are that by April 1 the county roads will be in excellent condition. Attention was given first to the mac adamized roads. These were badly in need of repair. The overseers went at their work energetically, however, ditching and filling in holes wherever it was necessary to do so. The result is that all these macadamized roads are now being gotten into shape. Though this work in repairing the macadamized roads has been carried forward with all possible speed, other roads in the county have not been neglected. Whenever a bridge was re ported to be washed away or in need of repair, and wherever washouts had, taken place, the road overseers prompt ly rushed a force of men to the place complained of. The upshot of their work is that serious complaints have ceased coming into the board of' rev enue. The road overseers will not, howevar, relax their efforts to- im prove the roads in the rural districts. They will, so long as the weather per mits, push the improvements every where. The board of revenue is .highly pleased with the results obtained by* the employment of free labor in work ing the county roads. They say that these results could not have been had by the use of convict labor. They believe also that the elastic plan of employing as few or as many men as are needed to work the county roads will solve the road im'provement problem. All the road overseers are. it is said, taking special pride in their work, and the eight separate forces of men under the overseers are giving excellent service.-Birmiingham Age Herald. Is Coming Fast. ' fartin Dodge, director of the office of Public Road Inquiries, is stopping at the Park Avenue Hotel. t"It is remarkable what a hold the idea of good roads has taken upon -the minds of the people of every class in every section," he said last night. "In the extreme East as much inter est is shown as in the rural pections. I am answering all sorts of inquiries from this city since th6 Brownlow bill' providing government .aid has been in troduced into Congress. "In some parts of the South this sub ject of good roads has actually super seded the race question in political and other conventions. 'They are begging from far off ~Alaska, even, for information and aid. On the Canadian side of Alaska, where good roads have received intelligent government attention, flour costs $S: in the distant regions not far from the American line, the same flour costs $32-because thte expense of hauling over the 'existing American roadways. --The demands of the people through out the South are forcing some of' the most conservative opponents of gov crnment aid in Congress from that part of the country to take an attitude of ap.proval towvard the project. It is a different matter to reply in the nega tive to the famrmner wvho argues that the same government which gives about $30.000.000 a year for river and harbor improvements should willingly gve $8.000.000) per year for three years to enable him to build better roads. pairticularly wvhmen under the termls of thme appropriation he must exp~endi an - equnal amount for the same purpose. "The farmer, the railroads and a? most every aggregation of capital are together on this subject. Good roads feed the railways, and In return re duce the cost of comnmoditie's which go to the farmers. Manutecturers are benefited in both- directions. The rural free delivery and collection system in its final value hinges on the question of good roads.---New York H-erald. - In his book on the Congo, Edmund Morel estimates that in four years the Beigiain soldiers and officials have -plundered the natives to the extent of $.30,000,000,