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MEN AND BIROS. The bluebird sings a song An' si.:g8 a eong er cheet, De oi' black crow he croaks erlong So lonesome all de year; De yellerhammer he Des whiles de tim? [L;;-d) jcnockin' in d? tree wit he | ? hammer all de day! V. ?Indianapolis SunI |A Proposal | f:r; i Under j I 1 Difficulties. % f 1 | . By Tom Mtsson. ? jfel ifcjj F Castleton, on bis way to P? 1=3 Miss Plnkerly's, had known | I that young lady was frantiIngi i=j cally trying to reach him over the telephone and tell hilll not to com p. his fare would not have seemed so happy as lie tranquilly talked along. And yet his tranquility was after all only an appearance. And appearances, * ^ as we know, are often deceitful. Castleton was in love "with Miss PinkfeUy, and by some strange fatality he 1 had set this particular day and hour to declare his passion. As he walked along swiftly the light of a suppressed emotion beginning to show in his eyes, he endeavored to turn over in his mind the exact language that would be most fitting for the occasion. it seemeu so easy now. tut wouiu It be, face to face with the object of his adoration? That was the burning question. Miss Pinkerly, on her part, was not nearly so tranquil as her lover. She knew he was coming, and possibly she suspected what his errand might be. iYou?g women have a way of intuitively divining the precise psychological mon^nt when the fate of another lies In their answer. Miss Pinkerly's perturbation, however, was not due to this fact alone. This interesting and beautiful young jroman lived with her married sister, who a short time after Castletoii had telephoned of his approach had been called down town suddenly to her husband's office on some family business that required her signature. It happened on this particular afternoon that tne oaoy s, nurse was raneii in. There was nothing to do. therefore, but to place Miss Plnkeiiy in charge of the^infant in the emergency. And as she had, while that phenomenon was held by the cook, only succeeded in discovering that Castleton had left his office for parts unknown, there was nothing for her to do but to wait his coming with the resignation of despair. As Castleton came up the front steps fend rang the bell he heard an ominous .wail. "Ah." he said to himself, "there's that baby. I hope they won't bring liim down again to look at. Some people don't know enough to keep their children out of the way." The maid showed him into the drawing-room. > The wail came nearer and nearer. Castleton's heart sank. The curtains parted, and Miss Pink<erly, holding in her arms twenty pounds of chubby humanity, entered, an apologetic smile upon her face. "You'd better not stay." she said. "I tried to reach you over the 'phone, but you had gone. My sister is away, and the nurse is ill, and I've Just got to watch this youngster. Now you men hate that sort of thing, and you'd better run along. He's a dear little fellow. isn't he?" The baby shrank back as Castleton approached, and this time gave a genuine. old-fashioned yell. When he could be heard, Castleton remarked cavalierly: "Not at all?I don't mind if you don't. Besides, I have something important to say to you." Miss Pinkerly hesitated. After all, what did it matter? They knew each ?thcr nrpttv wpll bv this time. "Very well," she said, "but we would better go up into the nursery. If you W" don't mind. His toys are up there." J So up stairs they went. Castleton sat down on the side of a rocking horse. After all, he thought to himself, why .Wasn't this the best time and place? "Dorothy," he began, "I have something to tell you. You know I " It was evident that the baby resented jthis intrusion. He hod seen Castleton I attempt to take his aunt's hand, and his chivalry asserting Uself even in one so young he let out at the top of his L voice. Miss Pinkerly took him in her A arms and soothed him. jga "Naughty, bad man, go away," she K exclaimed. "There, there, don't cry. I won't Jet him some near me again." W The baby quieted down, and Castleton. who had begun to walk the floor. turned to his task once again. "Darling," ho began. ; Miss Pinkerly glanced at the clock. "It's almost time for his milk," she observed. "You know I will have to heat his bottle. Would you, could you, hold him just a few moments?" "Surely," said Castleton. . "Here, old man!" After some coaxing! the baby, all r smiles, permitted himsslf to be placed I on the knee of the stranger. Castleton gave him his watch to play with, then his keys. Then he realized the baby was slipping off slowly but surely. To prevent this disaster he grasped the youngster with a regular golf grip. Immediately there was a succession of shrieks. Miss Pinkerly sprang into the room from the gas stove with a cry of alarm. "What have you been doing to him?" ? she said almost savagely. "Nothing," said Castleton. "I mere tly held him together. Here, you take Jhim and I'll heat that bottle." He -went solemnly out into the hall, !where the bottle was reposing in a saucepan full of hot water. "Roll it around," said Miss Pinkerly. "Now take it off and put it on my cheek. I'll tell you whether it is hot enough." Castleton took the bottle in his hand. ^ land approaching the one he loved best in all the world, solemnly proceeded tc L lay its surface on her cheek. The baby I naturally supposing the time for action a had arrived made a grab for the covI eted bottle. 1 ; Castleton. however. wa? too nnMr rw ! --.V , . for him, fvnd he got it away just Ir time. Miss Pinkerly, in the meantime, he ** U?Ktt'q Pm nf !c /it,] an M,An tween tue ? mn, umuaged to convey the information thai the bottle was hot enough. "But you must hold him," she said "while I prepare It." Once more Castleton took the shrieking infant in his arras. This time h? was mad. He walked that baby up and down as If he had been a sack of meal or a musket. An then as Miss Pinkerly came Id and took him and applied that bottle to his lips and put him in his crib there was silence, blissful, well earned silence. Castleton wasted no time. He took her hand in his and led hex gently to the alcove. ' Dorothy, dear." he said, "will you cor -res? I love you." She smiled "If you had asked me that question this morning,'' she replied, "I would have kept yoli waiting, hecause you might have beln mistaken in your feelings. But after all you have been through with I'm going to say yes right away, because I know now that you must love me."?New York Times. How to Throw the Larat. There are three general methods of throwing, with many minor variations of individual habit. The rope is held in practically the same way in every case. First is the plain, straight cast, noose swinging around above the head from right to left, by a rotating wrist movement. Some 'Topers" throw a I smnii lnon. hard and fast, almost on I a level; others a. larger, lazier kind, which nevertheless "arrives." The aim Is somewhat to the right of the object to be roped?say a foot and a half on a twenty-flve foot tlirow, the exact instance of release being governed by weight of rope, wind, velocity of swing, etc. Judgment comes instinctively with practice. The rest of the rope Is held coiled in the other hand and released as fast as desired, two or three coils being retained. To "snub" the rope (wind it about the pommel after casting) in the instant of time allowed is a trick quite as difficult as throwing properly. The Mexicans, with their large-diametei pommels, have to take only one turn; the American pommel, being smaile-, ; rprmlres two. The DOEUmel. often I smokes from the friction created, and j is frequently deeply grooved and al- ' most burned by the rope. The import ant part played by the trained cow I pony is obvious. He is taught to settle j back on his haunches the moment the ^ rope begins to tighten, and in many , other ways materially to assist his . master. The second method of throwing Is exactly the reverse, i, e? the noose is , swung from the left to right above the , head before release. This is called the j "California throw," and possibly gives a little greater range. At any rate, one or two of the longest throwers I know use it, and I find it so myself. It may be oily a personal result. Any good "roper" can throw either way. The third cast is the "corral drag," which, as its name Implies, is for use afoot and .in confined quarters. It consists in trailing out the loop on the ground behind one and snapping it for- j ward by an underhand motion.?Wide I World Magazine. A Chat About the Eyes. Eyes, mirrors of the soul, may, perhaps, be considered more beautiful and attractive than any other feature of the human countenance. Dividing them into two great classes, light and dark, it has been said that the dark indicates power, the light, delicacy. Black eyes, so called?for they are really of so deep an orange that they appear black contrasted with the white surrounding them?are tropical. Sometimes they seem dull and sluggish, but the forces they betoken are only slumbering, so I that any chance spark may set them ablaze. With such eyes the intellect j .i1l nn/l tlia nnssirftlq n lit uc [ju uuu v?v x"- *? strong. Clear blue eyes belong to tem- J perate regions. Otlier intellectual indications being equal, what they may lack in power and passion they will make up in subtlety and versatility. Hazel eyes show steadiness an-d the power of constant affection: green, catlike orbs, though frequently fascinating. are dangerous, for they are a sign of coquetry and deceit. The eyes of genius are said to be of varying tints, like the sea, sometimes blue, tinged with green or orange, in certain lights or when affected by emotion, deep and almost dark. These are but few of the infinite varieties in tint. It should never be forgotten that eyes are more capable of misleading than any other feature. Form and color may indicate ! much: rho elance. steady or soft, per haps even more. Widely expanded eyelids see much -without reflecting greatly beyond the present moment. Eyelids half closing over the eyes denote less facility of impression, but clearer insight, more definite ideas, greater readiness in action: they notice less but think and feel intensely. Deep set eyes with wrinkles at the outer corners show penetration and a sense of humor. Eyes set near together, especially when tbere are wrinkles across the nose, are a sign of cunning and meanness in small things, mon?y matters and otherwise. Set wide apart the character will be generous. If too wide careless and extravagant. The proper distance between the eyes is the length of one o;re. A Grand Old Cherry Tree. Sometimes the fruit on a single tree is worth mor? than two or three acres of wheat. Tiere is a tree in Northern Delaware, seventy to eighty years old. that has proluced an average of $30 worth of fiuit annually for nearly twenty year.'. One year the cherries sold for $S0. Six years ago this old patriarch bore Ifty-four peach baskets ot delicious friit. or about 1100 pouuds. And all of his fruit has been a free gift from n.ture, as the old tree has stood in a dioryard all these years unattended aid uncared for except in niiorr-p tlmp? Pountrv L,ifp in America. S1:b of a Cuckoo Egg. The comnon cuckoo lays the relatively smalest egg. For Instance, the jackdaw and the cuckoo are about equal in sze, yet the jackdaw's egg is some fi e or six times larger than the cuckocs. The fact that the cuckoo is wont todeposit its eggs in the nests of birds Try much smaller than itself doubtless in measure explains thIs. 1 I , New York City.?Shirt wafists that eombine horizontal with vertical tucks are among the novelties of the season and are shown in a variety of styles. TUCKED BLOUSE. This very stylish May Mantou one is adapted both to washable fabrics and to the many waist cloths and silks. The original, however, Is made of white madras and is held by four large pearl buttons at the centre of the box pleat. The waist consists of the tucked fronts and plain back, -with the fitted rnnnrtntinn that can be used or omitted as the material requires. The fronts are laid in narrow vertical tucks that extend to shallow yoke depth and in wider horizontal ones below, and are gathered at the waist line where they droop slightly. The back is smooth across the shoulders ani the fulness is drawn down snugly in gathers at the I belt The sleeves suggest the Hun wo^ garian style and are made with snugly fitting upper portions, tucked 011 continuous lines with the waist, and full puffs that are laid in narrow vertical tucks at their upper edges. The cuffs 1 are oddly shaped and match the stock, i The quantity of material required for the medium size is five and a half | yards twenty-one inches wide, five 1 yards twenty-seven inches wide, four and a half yards thirty-two inches ! wide, or two and three-quarter yards ; forty-four Inches wide. Woman's Coat, Coats made with triple cape effects are exceedingly becoming and exceedingly smart. The very excellent May j Manton model shown in the large j drawing combines that feature with one of the latest shapes and a novel 1 -1 j,, srrapefui aU(j com. i 51CCVC iuu<> ? 0 . fortable. The original is made of j black taffeta stitched with corticelli ! silk and is faced with a black and ! white novelty, but all the materials | used for jilfckets and coats are appropriate. | The coat is made with loose fronts I and back and is fitted by means of ! shoulder and under-arm seams. The triple capes are arranged over the shoulders, and the straps, that conceal their edges, are applied. The fronts are faced and can be turned back to form revers, or lapped over in doublebreasted style as shown in the small sketch. The sleeves are cut in two pieces each and are laid in tucks which are turned toward one another to produce the panel effect. The pockets are inserted in the fronts and finished with pointed straps. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is four and a half ' yards twenty-seven inches wide, two and three-quarter yards forty-four inches wide or two and three-quarter yards fifty-two. inches wide. Pictorial Diary tlie late* . Surely a fad approaching a mania is one heard of the other day?a girl -who insists upon being photographed in every new gown that she possesses. Hdr collection Is a large one, for she goes out a great deal, and her pin money is by no means infinitesimal. The varied gradations of fashion are really very interesting, and will no doubt cause much amusement some years hence to her descendants. The albums will be a species of pictorial diary worth possessing in years to come, all the more so as she writes -^V^v -'' ,-"' "K ' ^ A ^TEST >RK. F^5fWN5 beneath each photograph the date upon which she first wore the gown and the name of the friend at whose house she wore it. She is a handsome girJ who poses remarkably well and her gowns always do credit to her modiste. A Sirartly Trimmed Hat. A white chiffon hat in the gracefuV shepherdess shape would be smart trimmed with straws of narrow black velvet ribbon radiating fan fashion I over the crown, being caught together I at the back under a cut steel crescent. Each little strap should be held at the front by a tiny cut steel buckle. Loops and ends of the velvet should fall over the hair, and a graceful, loose spray of black violets adds to the prettiness. Of course there should be some violets and ribbon tucked underneath on the left side. A Fashion in Yokes. Contrasting yokes are much in vogue. This fashion is exemplified in a frock of pale rose canvas linen which has a yoke of deeper shade worked in a Russian design with white flax thread, the square cross-stitch of the embroidery being admirably adapted to the somewhat coarser texture of the canvas. Special Pin* For Stole* and Collar*. The necessity for special pins to secure stoles and separate lace collars and ruches to gowns is causing many pretty new styles of brooches and pins to be seen in the leading jewelers' shops.?Philadelphia Record. Motor Skirt*. The new pleated motor skirts are especially smart in all the dust-colored cloths, voiles and coarse alpacas, which latter material is, of course, ideal for the purpose. Pretty and Simple. A pretty and simple hat of dark blue straw is trimmed with a thin Persian gauze, a blue foundation, with the pattern in deep color tones. There is only a single feather used with this. Rarbaric in Really nice things, made smartly and in good materials, are almost barbaric this year. One handsome dark blue COAT. belt is set with big blue stones nearly as large as robin's eggs. Misses' Tack Pleated Skirt. Pleated skirts of all sorts are much in vogue and are peculiarly well suited to young girls. This graceful and stylish May Manton model is adapted to all the suiting and skirting materials of the season, linen and cotton as well as wool, but, as shown, is of etamine In wool brown and is stitched with corticelli silk. The skirt is cut in nine gores and is laid In somewhat deep backward turning pleats which conceal all seams. The pleats meet at the centre back, where additional fulness is laid in in' verted pleats, and are stitched to give a tuck effect and in graduated lengths that suggest the flounce. They flt smoothly and snugly about the hips but flare freely below the stitchings, so providing ample freedom and flare. The quantity of material required misses' tuck pleated skibt. for the medium size is six yards twenty-seven inches wide, three and a half yards forty-four inches wide, or three yards fifty-two Inches wide. SERVIA PUTS IN A DEFENSE An Official Explanation of the Views nt the liovemment. INDIGNANT AT GREAT BRITAIN Beaenta the Recall of the British Mini iter Thai Holding the Freient Regime Beiponilble For tho Aaaaulnatlona?The Killing of the King Sanctioned by All, Saya the Foreign Minlater. Belgrade, Servia.?Great Britain has broken off diplomatic relations with Servia. The British Minister, sir G. F. Bonham, has left here for England. The Consul of Great Britain, W. G. Thesslger, has cnarge ot Bntisn interests. The Foreign Minister, M. Kalievitch, In an Interview expressed intense indignation at the announcement from London that the British Minister had been Instructed to withdraw from Belgrade for some time on the arrival here of King Peter. Minister Kalievitch's statement was made carefully for publication, and may be regarded as an official expression of -the view of the Government. The Minister said: . "It is with deep indignation that we find in a recent telegram from London an indication that It is intended to hold the present Government responsible for the deplorable events which occurred on the sanguinary night of June 11 in the Royal Palace. "The upheaval of June 11 was the work of a large number of officers. The consequences of the revolution, however, were sanctioned by the whole army and the whole people. "With regard to the members of the Provisional Government, who were called upon at a most critical moment to take the reins of government In the absence of all other authority, they only proved their patriotism and personal courage by accepting so delicate a mission as ihat which the people unanimously and with gratitude solemnly confided to them. It is forgotten that the men composing the present Government were drawn from all parties and were hitherto engaged in bitter political strife. Only devotion to their country could unite them at this critical moment. Proof of the fact that they rendered great service to their country is found in the peace and order prevailing throughout the land. We have, therefore, good reason to regret the fact that an attempt Is now made by England, as the result of erroneous information, to cast suspicion on a state of affairs which has for its object the maintenance of order and the eventual regeneration of a young nation which has passed through a time of trial and which's attached tc the cause of liberty and civilization." United Statea Reserves Recognition. Washington, D. C. ? The United States Government has adopted an attitude similar to that of England toward the new Servian dynasty. 11 will be in no haste to recognize a gov ernment created by assassination in the absence of some exhibition of a 'disposition to punish the guilty. There fore Mr. Jackson, who, besides being Minister to Greece, is also United States Minister to Servia, will not pre sent his credentials to the Governmenl of King Peter at present. Holland Follows Great Britain, The Hague, Holland. ? The Dutct representative at Belgrade has been in etructed to assume the same attltud< as Great Britain toward the provls ional government of Servia. LOWELL MILL STRIKE ENDS. Defeat For the Operatives and Loss ol Abont SI,300,000 in Wages. Lowell, Mass. ? The textile council has declared the great strike in th? Lowell mills at an end. Every union affiliated with the council was repre sented and the vote was unanimous, Mule spinners and loom fixers were ineluded in this vote, despite statement? that they would oppose a return tc work. President Conroy said: "We now worship at the altar of defeat, but later we shall rise again and conquer." The strike began on March 30, and involved about 17.000 operatives. The mils were closed till June 1, when the agents opened the gates and the majority of the operatives went back tc work. The strike has cost in wage.' about $1,300,000. It is understood that the agents will take back all the old help they have room for and will make no discrimination against the leaders of the strike. The high price of cotton precluded any hope of the success of the strikers, a contention for a ten per cent, increase in wages. Russian Jew Baiter Stabbed. Krousbevan, the notorious Jew baiter and the editor of the anti Semitic organ in Kishineff, the Bessarabetz, the articles in which are believed to have been largely responsible for the massacre of the Jews in Kishineff, was attacked by a party of Jews in the street at St. Petersburg, Russia. He was stabbed in the neck by one of the Jews. The wound is not believed to be fatal. His assailant was captured and proved to be a former student of the Polytechnic School at Kleff. Chamberlain's Policy Disapproved, The flouse of Commons, at Ottawa, Ont., divided on a motion of want of J ~ Torfo Honlorlno connueuce irurn mi. j.Uw._..>e for an immediate revision of the tariff and an energetic policy on transportation. The motion Teas defeated on a straight party vote. Liberty Bell Safe Home. The Liberty Bell arrived at Philadelphia from Boston. The historic relic was escorted from the station tc Independence Hall by the Second Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry: the Second Regiment, and a committee of Councilmen. Venezuela Pays Up. The Venezeulan Government has paid to Germany the $60,000 just due, as stipulated in the protocol. In partial liquidation of the German claims against Venezuela. The Sporting World. For the Detroit Grand Circuit meeting the purses and stakes foot up $48,000. J. E. Madden has purchased the colt Sailmaker from August Belmont for $2500. Roscoe Coleman Is said to be the smallest jockey in the East. He Is only thirteen years old and weighs fifty-four pounds. B. Cornwell, a prominent horseman, of Rochester, N. Y.. who has owned a number of fast animals, died in that city a few days ago. STORY OF LANAO BATTLE Captain Pershing Describes the Best Fight of the Moro Campaign. Deaperate Charge on Fort and Hand-taHand Fl|ht on Parapet, Bayonet Against KrU. Washington, D. C.?Gaptain John J. Pershing, who commanded the troops at the-fight of Lake Lanao, in the Philippines, thus describes the battle in a letter to a friend in the War Department: "Tie Bacolod Incident was the best fight of the Moro campaign. "First, we got behind them, much to their surprise, and could post our guns above and drop projectiles down Into their fort. "We had some work and some fighting to gain this position, but once there It was only a question of sitting down deliberately and waiting to see what the Moros would do. Many got away before the place was Invested, thoroughly. "The fight began In a flood of rain that lasted tin dark, and reconnoltering was difficult. So we did not find all the avenues of escape until next day. "I am glad now we didn't, as they had such confidence in this fort that they had been constructing for a year, that they took many women and children Inside, and these escaped during the night. "The next day and night we held them fast, however, and tried to get them to surrender, having two talks under a flag of truce. No, they would fight It out, so there was then only to finish it "The main obstacle was a deep ditch thirty-five feet wide and forty feet deep to be crossed. It was to be bridged with fallen trees; and over all 1 a bamboo bridge was laid. "In the face of a heavy Remington fire the lines advanced against two faces of the fort, putting out of business every Moro that appeared. They could not use their portholes; we had battered them to pieces, although we could not with our light field artillery l damage the earthwork. "The bridge was completed by two companies detailed (or that purpose? the trees having been previously cut 1 and hauled as near as could safely be i done?in thirty minutes, when the as: saulting infantry swung across and > formed line on the berme and clam bered up nearly In line to the top of the parapet. "Here they were met with kampilan ' and kris and a bloody hand-to-hand fight occurred?one soldier against two . Moros here, another running his bayoi net into a fanatic there, Moros plungL ing headlong into the deep ditch in ; their impetuosity. "Too much cannot l}e said of the vai lor, the bravery, the courage and cool nerve of the American soldier. "None of our men were killed. Two will lose an arm each, the rest will reI cover with honorable scars but not maimed. j "Some officers counted sixty dead on : one floor and the Moros say there were more than 100 killed inside, while the l list outside has been growing ever i since the battle, so that 150 all told is a conservative estimate. : "The old Panandungan (a sort of 1 Moro title meaning chief counsellor or something of that kind?in this case : he had more power than the Sultan) lost his life, and the rest of them that are left have sent word that they want to be friends. l "From Bacolod north to Marahui more United States flags were dlsi played In the road and in rancheros than I supposed existed in all this country. "One year ago nobody knew nor had seen, except myself, the Moro In his native laguna, nor had they any Idea r of him nor of his fierce, unconquerable nature. To-day we have crossed the i lake and have marched practically > around it. Without the support and nr? nf fionProl T">nv1a anil n*pnprfll Sumner I could not have done this. To , them, of course, as commanders, be longs the credit. I hope it will not fail i of appreciation, and that they will be i rewarded accordingly." j SANDFORD NORTHROP ENDS LIFE. Cousin of George Gould Killi Himself in [ Home of a Friend. i St. Louis, Mo.?Sandford Northrop, ! formerly considered one of the wealthy men of St. Louis, committed suicide in ' the home of a friend, Claude Kennerly. ! Recently he had met with severe financial reverses and he had been I compelled to resign as Secretary and ' General Manager of the American Re frigerator Transit Company, at the same time that his brother, Reid Nor- | throp. resigned as president. He gave up his home in Laclede avenue, and i i Mrs. Northrop returned with their child to her mother's home in Camden, N. J., where Northrop had expected to go. While settling his affairs he remained at the home of Kennerly. Northrop was a cousin of George Gould and a man of wide general Information and an engaging personality. It is believed that his -business troubles unbalanced his mind and that in a fit of insanity he determined to end his life. 200,000 STARVING IN CHINA.' Human Flenh Offered Yor Sale Openly, a Japaoete Paper Says. Victoria, B. C. ? The famine in Kwangsl, China, is growing worse, and , by the latest advices tne starving were ' estimated at 200,000. A Japanese paper says human flesh , ! Is offered openly for sale. The British In Hong Kong are sending aid for two months. The Chinese are considering opening an official subscription. More Soldiers For Strike Duty. Governor Cummins, upon receipt ot advices that a crisis was approaching ? In the street railway strike at Du-, 1 buque, Iowa, issued orders to mobilize f three additional companies of militia ' at that point. Balearlan Tortured to Death. It is reported from Sofia that Bogi danoff, one of the Bulgarians who were condemned for participation in the re. cent dynamite outrages at Salonica, has died in his dungeon after undergoing cruel tortures. ^ L&DOT HOriU. Blacksmiths in Holland receive hut seven cents an hour. Massachusetts horseshoers have organized a State union. Koreans are being imported to work , on plantations in Hawaii. Pattern makers at Albany, N. Y., have secured a nine-hour day. Street laborers at Chicago will celve a nine-hour day in 1904. Chicago. 111., has G700 members of the United Order of Boxmakera and Sawyers of America. .. ? POST OFFICE SCANDALS rhe Grand Jury at Washington Returns Five Indiotments. "*53 Mr*. Loreni Arraigned With MuhM and GroCj?Her Kosband Alio Charged With Bribery. .ij>i Washington, D. C?All hope of one ring of postal grafters, headed by Machec, escaping the penitentiary, appears to have been lostwhen a second Indictment was returned against them by the Federal Grand Jury, charging conspiracy to defraud the Government It Is understood that this Indictment will take precedence of the first one found charging bribe taking, and it is generally admitted, even by Machen'a friends, that conviction in the preferred instance "will be more easily accomplished. The first woman to be dragged Into the postal scandals, except for the rifling of the Government safe by Mrs. Tyner and Mr8. Barrett, -which act has gone " *; unpunished thus far, was named in the omnibtls indictment returned against Machen and his co-conspirators. She is Mrs. Lorenz, the wife of George E. Lorenz, of Toledo, Ohio, where Machen formerly was postmaster. The others are Lorenz himself and the Groffs, formerly Indicted on another postal offense In Baltimore. The penalty in case of conviction on the charge of conspiracy would be a fine of $10,000 each or two years' imprisonment. or both. If found guilty. it is difficult to see -what mitigating circumstances could be shown to save this alleged band of conspirators from prison. Mrs. Lorenz, it is understood, is accused of having acted as an intermediary in handling the checks that passed between Machen and Lorenz In connection with the alleged "graft" In \ the contracts for the patent letter-box fasteners. v 'Since the beginning of the Postoffice scandal investigation these persons have been caught in the net: . Under Arrest and Indictment?August W. Machen, Superintendent of the Free Delivery Division, arrested and indicted on charge of bribery. 'fhomas W. McGregor, clerk in the Free Delivery Division, arrested ana indicted on charge of bribery. v C. Ellsworth Upton, clerk In the Free Delivery Division, arrested and indicted on charge of bribery. Daniel A. Miller, Assistant Attorney for the Pnstofflce Denartment arrested on charge of bribery. Joseph M. Johns, Indiana lawyer, arrested on charge of conspiracy with Daniel A. Miller in bribery. Diller B. Groff,> Washington business man, arrested and Indicted on charge of conspiracy with A. W. Machen In bribery. Samuel A. Groff, Washington policeman, arrested and indicted on charge yj | of conspiracy with A. W. Machen in , bribery. * | George E. Lorenz, former postmaster at Toledo Ohio; indicted on charge of conspiracy with A. W. Machen to defraud the Government. Mrs. George E. Lorenz, of Toledo, Ohio, indicted on. charge of conspiracy i with A. W. Machen to defraud the , Government | Removed?James. N. Tyner, Assistant , District Attorney-General for the Post. j office Department. James T. Metcalf, Superintendent of I At, ~ TM?1 nUn uie ijxuucjr \sruc* i^iviaiuu. Suspended?George A. C. Christiancy, Assistant Attorney for the Postofflce I Department, pending investigation. ! Resigned?George W. Beavers, Sui perintendent of tie Division of Salaries and Allowances. , LOSES $12,000,000 IN TAXES. Enormous Amoant of Kew York City j * Property Exempt. New York City.?President James L. , ? Wells, of tie Tax Board, announced; i that the amount of property In New i York City on which no taxes will be paid this year is $79S,524,339. This Is equivalent to a tax levy of ! about $12,000,000. Properties exempt by special legislation are those owned by the city, the Federal Government, v .38 church and charitable institutions and those exempt by special decree. -m "If the city could collect taxes from Itself and could force Uucle Sam to pay, as well as the churches and charitable institutions," said President Wells, "the tax rate would be brought down almost to nothing. Unfortun: ately In this respect New York Is a | very rich city." ? | RUNAWAY GIRL FOUND IN OVERALLS i | Father Discover* Her la Male Attire Working a* a Farmhand. Carthage, Mo.?Miss Maude Gage, a 1 pretty blonde school teacher, twentytwo years of age, disappeared from I her home, ten miles northwest of here, ! the other day. Her father, a few days ago, found her at work as a farm : hand on the farm of Ernest Peugnet She was pitching hay in the hay in : the field and was wearing blue overalls, jumper and a hickory hat. Slie had cut off her flowing hair, which reached to her waist. , She accompanied her father home f ?-J and explained that she had run away ff because her father bad opened a let- t ter which she thought was from a! J lover who had incurred her father's ' disfavor. The letter, however, was/ one from a magazine in regard to son;/e verses contributed by her. * ; ; Rich Gold Beef Discovered. ' It Is announced from Tomsk V West Siberia, that a rich gold reef h as been discovered in the forests bordering the River Barlkule. The tr.'ial workings yielded from six ic'o fourteen pounds of nure eold for everv forty | pounds of material extracted. Loach Foyle Treascire Trove. Ia the suit involving the ownership of the ancient gold cfrnaments recently discovered in ,Hough Foyle the court, at Dublin, Ireland, decided that the relics are treasure trove and as such belong to_tjde Crown. 6,000 Moors Slain."! A Tangier, Morocco, dispatch states that in battle at Ainniedinna the troops under the Moorish Minister of War last <3000 men. The Minister of War Represents the Sultan in the war against the Pretender. Indians Hail New Chieftain. At White Eagle, Okla., White Eagles the aged chief of the Poncas, resigned and conferred his title upon his son. Tahgy. The event was made one oil great festivity. In honor of the newi chief, 700 ponies were given away aa , presents and 2000 Indians participated j -jn the Sun Dance. Thousands or vhltes witnessed the celebration. _J Kansas Needs 28,000 Farm Hands. B. Gevow. .TVirp/?lnv nf tlio St.itn TVrpft Employment Bureau at Topeka, Kan.j has recaived tlnal estimates of number! of outside harvest hands needed tlilal yecr. T-cir numbsr '3 -?.CZ'J. 4