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.* .V**r??*?\*..*...?*? ***>;-./<". ."?.*. ".1'.".**. ??jj Beverly < 1 IjjGraustai ~*T have been bitterly deceived i yon,*' said Lorry, genuine pain in hi voice. "We trusted you implicitly, didn't think it of you, Baldos. Af t? sJl. it is honorable of you to expose s thoroughly your own infamy in ord? to acquit an innocent person who bi lieved in you. You did not have t cerne back to the castle. You raisrr have escaped punishment by usiu Mis? Calhoun as a shield from he highness' wrath. But none the less yo ?compel me to give countenance to a that Count Marla nx has said." , "I insist that it was Miss Calhou: who went through the panel with him, said Marlanx eagerly. "If it was thi - boy who accompanied you, what wa his excuse in returning to the castl after you had fled?" "He came back to watch over Mis Calhoun while she slept. It was rn; sworn duty to guard her from the mai "Who had accused her. This boy is : member of the band to which I belong and he watched while I went forth o] a pretty business of my own. It wi! be useless to ask what that busines wr.s. I will not tell. Nor will the boy You may kill us, but our secrets di "With us. This much I will say: W? have done, nothing disloyal to Gran stark. You may believe me or not I has been necessary for me to communi cate with my friends, and I found th? means soon after my arrival here. Al the foxes that Uve in the hills have no tour legs" he concluded significantly. "You are a marvel!" exclaimed Lor ry, and there was real admiration ii his voice. 'Tm sorry you were foo enough to come back and get caugh like this. Don't look surprised, gentle .men, for I believe in your hearts yoi ^admire him quite as much as I do.' ?he faint smile that went the round.? Was confirmation enough'. Nearly ever} man there had been trained in Englisl * speaking lands and not a word of th? -conversation had been missed. "I expected to be arrested, Mr. Lor :ry," said Baldos calmly. "I knew tha the warrant awaited me. I knew tba: my flight of last night was no secret I came back willingly, gladly, you ^highness, and now I am ready to fae* rmy accuser. There is nothing for me t< ?ear." "And after you have confessed to al =thas~ actions? By George, I like yom servf-*" exclaimed Lorry. "I cave been amply vindicated,' cried Marlane. "Put him in irel? and that boy too." "We'll interview the boy," said Lor ry, remembering the lad beneath th? tree. "See; he's sleeping so sweetly," said Baldos gently. "Poor lad, he has no1 known sleep for many hours. I sap pose he'll have to be awakened, poor fittie beggar." Colonel Quinnox and Haddan crossed the grounds to the big cedar. The boy sprang to his feet at their call and looked wildly about Two big hands clasped his arms, and a moment later the slight figure came pathetically across the intervening space between the stalwart guards. "Why has he remained here, certain of arrest?" demanded Lorry in sur? prise. *He was safer with me than any? where else, Mr. Lorry. You may shoot me a thousand times, but I im? plore you to deal gently with my un? happy friend. He has done no wrong. The clothes you see upon that trem? bling figure are torturing the poor heart more than you eau know. The burning flush upon that cheek is the red of modesty. Your highness and gentlemen. I ask you to have pity on this gent?o friend of mine." He threw his arm about the shoulder of the slight ngure as it drooped against him. **Count Marlanx was right, it was a "Woman he saw with rae in the chapel last night." The sensation created by this simple Statement was staggering. The flushed face was unmistakably that of a young girl a tender, modest thing that shrank before the eyes of a grim audience. Womanly instinct impelled Yetive to shield the timid masquerader. Her strange association with Baldos was not of enough consequence in the eyes Of this tender ruler to c^eck the im? pulse of gentleness that swept ov*?r her. That the girl was guiltless or any wrongdoing was plain to be seen. lier eyes, her face, her trembling figure fur? nished proof conclusive. The dark looks of the men were softened when the arm of the princess went about the stranger and drew her close. "Bah! Some wanton or other!'' sneer? ed Marlanx. "But a pretty one, by the gocls. Baldos has always shown his good taste." Baldos glared at him like a tiger re? strained. "Before God, you will have those Words to unsay," he hissed. Yetive felt the slight l>ody of the girl quiver and then grow tense. The eyes of Baldos now were fixed on the white, drawn face of Beverly Calhoun, who stood quite alone at the top of the steps. She began to sway -dizzily, and he saw that she was about to fall. Springing av ay from the guards, he dashed up thi steps to her side. His arm caught her as she sway? ed, and its touch restored strength to fcer-the strength of resentment and ?defiance. "Don't!" she whispered hoarsely. ;**Haye courage,"_he murmured, softly. "It"will all'be well. There is no dan? ger." ! "So this is the woman!" she cried I bitterly. "Yes. You alone are dearer to me i than she," he uttered hurriedly. "I can't believe a word you say." ? "You will, Beverly. I love you. That j L Is why I came back. I could not leave | you to inset it alone. Was I not right? j Let thee, put me into irons-let them j kill me"- -* "Come !" cried Colonel Quinnox. reach? ing his side at this instant. "The girl will be cared for. You are a prisoner." "Wait I" implored Beverly, light sud? denly breaking in upon her. "Please wait, Colonel Quinnox." He hesitated, his broad shoulders between her and I the gaping crowd below. She saw with grateful heart that Yetive und Lorry were holding the steps as if ? against a warlike foe. "Is she-is she | your wife?" j "Good heavens, no!" gasped Baldos, j "Your sweetheart?" piteously. "She is the sister of the man I serve sb poorly," he whispered. Quinnox al- ; lowed them to walk a few paces down the flagging, away from the curious gaz? of the persons below. "Oh, Baldos!" she cried, her heart soddenly melting. "Is she Prince Dan- ! tan's sister?" Her hand clasped his convulsively as he nodded assent. "Now I do love you." "Thank God!" he whispered joyous- j ly. "I knew it, but I was afraid you I never would speak the words. I am nappy-I am wild with joy." "But they may shoot you," she shud- i dered. "You have condemned your- ! self. Oh, I cannot talk to you a3 I j want to-out here before all these peo- i pie. Don't move, Colonel Quinnox. j They can't see through you. Please stand still." "They will not shoot me, Beverly, dear. I am not a spy," said Baldos, looking down into the eyes of the slen? der boyish figure who stood beside the princess. "It is better that I should die, however," he went on bitterly. "Life will not be worth living without you. You would not give yourself to the lowly, humble hunter, so I" "I will marry you, Paul. I love you. Can't anything be done to" "It is bound to come out ail right in the end," he cried, throwing up his head to drink in the new joy of liv? ing. "They will find that I have done nothing to injure Graustark. Wail; dearest until the day gives up its news. It will not be long in coming. Ah, this promise of yours gives me new life, new joy. I could shout it from the housetops!" "But don't !" she cried nervously. "How does she happen to be here with you? Tell me, Paul. Oh, isn't she a dear?" "You shall know everything in tima Watch over her. dearest I have lied today for you, but it was a lie I loved. Care for her if you love me. When I am free and in favor again you will Ah!" He broke off suddenly with an exclamation. His eyes were bent eagerly on the circle of trees just be? yond the parade ground. Then his hand clasped hers in one spasmodic grip of relief. An instant later he was towering, with head bare, at the top of the steps, his hand pointing dramatic? ally toward the trees. Ravoae, still in his ragged uniform, haggard, but eager, was standing like a gaunt "specter in the sunlight that flooded the terrace. The vagabond, with the eyes of all upon him. raised and lowered his arms thrice, and the i face of Baldos became radiant. "Your highness." he cried to Yetive, waving, his hand toward the stranger, | "I have the honor to announce the Prince of Dawsbergen." CHAPTER XXVIII. m}HI S startling announcement threw the company into the greatest excitement. Baldos J ran down the steps and to the side of the astonished princess. "Prince Dantan!" she cried, unbeliev? ing. He pushed the boyish figure aside and whispered earnestly into Yetive's ear. She smiled warmly iu response, and ber e.ves sparkled. "And this, yo ir highness, is his sis? ter, the Princess Candace," he an? nounced aloud, bowing low before the girl. At that instant she ceased to be the timid, cringing boy. Her chin went up in truly regal state as she calmly, even haughtily, responded to the dazed, half earnest salutes of the men. With a rare smile-a knowing one, in which mischief was paramount-she spoke to Baldos, giving him her hand to kiss. "Ah. dear Baldos, you have achieved your sweetest triumph-the theatrical climax to all this time of plotting. My : brother's sister loves you for all this. : Your highness"-and she turned to Ye? tive with a captivating smile-"is th? luckless sister of Dantan welcome in your castle? May I rest here in peace? . It has been a bitterly lung year, this i past week." she sighed. Fatigue shot ] back into lier sweet face, and Vetive's j love wont out t?.' her unreservedly. As I she drew the slight figure up the steps she turned and said in her ministers: "I shall be glad to receive Prince ! Dantan in the throne room without de? lay. I am going to put the print, ess to I bed." "Your highness/' said Baldos from j below, "may I be the first to announce to you that tb ere will be no war with Dawsbergen ?" This was too much. Even Marian x looked at his enemy with something like collapse in his eyes. "What do you mean?" cried Lorry, seizing him by the arm. "I mean that Prince Dantan is here to announce the recapture of Gabriel, bis half brother. Before the hour is past your own men from the dungeon in the mountains will come to report the return of the fugitive. This an? nouncement may explain in a measure the conduct that has earned for me the accusation which confronts me. The men who have retaken Gabriel are the members of that little band you have heard so much about. Once I was its captain, Prince Dantan's chief of staff -the commander of his ragged army of twelve. Miss Calhoun and fate brought me into Edelweiss, but my loyalty to the object espoused by our glorious little army has never wavered. Without me they have succeeded in tricking and trapping Gabriel. It is more than the great army of Grausiark could do. Your highness will pardon the boast under the circumstances?" "If this is true, you have accomplish? ed a miracie," exclaimed Lorry, pro? foundly agitated. "But can it be true? I can't believe it. It is too good. It is too utterly improbable. Is that really Prince Dantan?" ? "Assuming that it is Dantan, Gren fall," said Yetive, "I fancy it is not courteous in us to let him stand over there ali alone and ignored. Go to him, please." With that she passed through the doors, accompanied by Beverly and the young princess. Lorry and others went to greet the emaciated visitor in rags and tags. Colonel Quinnox and Baron Dangloss looked at one another in doubt and uncertainty. What were they to do with Baldos, the prisoner? j "You are asking yourself what is to i be done with me." said Baldos easily. "The order is for my arrest. Only the princess can annul ft. She has retired on a mission of love and tenderness. I : would not have her disturbed. There Is nothing left for you to do but to place me in a cell. I am quite ready, Colonel Quinnox. You will be wise to put me in a place where I cannot hood? wink you further. You do not bear me a grudged?" He laughed so buoyantly, so fearlessly, that Quinnox forgave him everything. Dangloss chuckled, an un? heard of condescension on his part. I "We shall meet again, Count Marlanx. j You were not far wrong in your accu? sations against me, but you have much to account for in another direction." "This is all a clever trick," cried the Iron Count. "But you shall find me I ready to accommodate you when the ! time comes." .At this juncture Lorry and Count Halfont came up with 'Ravone. Bal I dos would have knelt before his ruler j had not the worn, sickly young man j restrained him. j "Your hand, Captain Baldos." he ; said. "Most loyal of friends, you have "Four hand, Captain Baldos." won far more than the honor and love I can bestow upon you. They tell me you are a prisoner, a suspected traitor. It shall be my duty and joy to explain your motives and your actions. Have I no feir. The hour will be short and the fruit much the sweeter for the bit? terness." "Thunder!" muttered Harry Anguish. "You don't intend to slap him into a cell, do you, Gren?" Baldos overheard ? the remark. ! "I prefer that course, sir, until it has j been clearly established that all I have said to you is the truth. Count Mar Ians must be satisfied," said he. "And, Baldos, is all well with her?" asked the one we have known as Ra? vone. "She is being put to bed," said Bal? dos, with a laugh so jolly that Ravone's lean face was wreathed in a sympa? thetic smile. "I am ready, gentlemen." He marched gallantly away between tlie guards, followed by Dangloss and Colonel Quinnox. Naturally the Graustark leaders were cautious, even skeptical. They await? ed confirmation of the glorious news with varying emotions. The shock pro? duced by the appearance of Prince Dantan in the person of tho ascetic Ravone was almost stupefying. Even Beverly, who knew the vagabond bet- ! ter than all the others, had not dream? ed of Rave nc as the fugitive prince. Secretly sh?, had boped as long as f?*>e could that Saldos would prove, after i all, to be nv other than Dantan. This bope had dwindled to nothing, however, \ and she was quite prepared for the ! revelation. She now saw that he was ! Just what he professed to be-a brave j but bumble friend <>f the young sov- ! ercign. and she was happy in the knowledge that she loved him for what he was ;j;id not for what he might have boon. .'Ho is my host friend," said Ravone. cs they led Raidos away. "I am calied { Jiavone, gentlemen, and I am content to bo known by that name until bettor fortune gives me the right to us< other. You tan hardly expect a in rags to be called a prince. Thc much to be accomplished, much 1 forgiven, before there is a Prince tan of Dawsbergen again." "You are faint and weak," said ry, suddenly perceiving his pl "The hospitality of the castle is y The promise we made a few days holds good. Her highness will be p to receive you when you are reac come to the throne room. I am C fall Lorry. Come, sir; rest and rei yourself in our gladdened home, hour ago we were making ready to into battle, but your astonishing welcome news is calculated to ch; every plan we have made." "Undoubtedly, sir, it will. D; bergen hardly will make a fight t< lease Gabriel. He is safe in your geons. If they want him now must come to your strongholds. 1 Nwill not do it, believe me," said Ra^ simply. "Alas, I am faint and son you suspect. May I lie down foi hour or two? In that time you have heard from your wardens, anc story will be substantiated. The shall be ready to accept your hospi ty as it is proffered. Outside your gates my humble followers lie st ing. My only prayer is that you send them cheer and succor." No time was lost in sending to gates for the strollers who had ace plished the marvel of the day. news of Gabriel's capture was 1 from the city's inhabitants until T fication came from the proper sour but those in control of the affair* state were certain that Ravone's s' was true. All operations came t standstill. The movements of the ai were checked. Eveiything lay qt cent under the shock of this start ! climax. . "Hang it" growled Anguish, wit quizzical grin as Ravone departed der the guidance of Count Hall himself, "this knocks me galley w I'd like to have had a hand in it must have been great. How the d do you think that miserable little g; of tramps pulled it off?" "Harry," said Lorry disgustei "they taught us a trick or two." "While the young princess was be cared for by Yetive's own maids in . of the daintiest bedchambers of castle Beverly was engaged in writ a brief but pointed letter to her A Josephine, who was still in St. Pet* burg. She had persistently refused visit Edelweiss, but had written ms Imperative letters commanding 1 niece to return to the Russian capii Beverly now was recalling her sc tered wits in the effort to appease 1 aunt and her father at the s.?me til Major Calhoun emphatically had dered her to rejoin her aunt and st for America at once,. Yesterday B erly would have begun packing 3 the trip home. Now she was eager j remain in Graustark indefinitely. S 1 was so thrilled by joy and exciteme j that she scarcely could hold the pen. ? "Father says the T'nited States i j pers ore full of awful war scares frc the Balkans. Are we a part of the B; kans, Yetive?" she asked. "He says I to come right off home. Says he'll s pay a nickel of ransom if the brig?n catch me, as they did Mies Stone ai that woman who had the baby. I says mother is worried half to deal I'm just going to cable him that it's i off, because he says if war breaks o he's going to send my brother Dan ov here to get me. I'm having Aunt J sephine send him this cablegram fro St Petersburg: 'They never fight Balkans. Just scare each other. Sk headlines, father dear. Will be hon soon. Beverly.' How does that sounc It will cost a lot hut he brought upon his own head- And we're not i the Balkans, anyway. Aunt Joe wi have a fit Please call an A. D. T. bo; princess. I want to send this messaj to St Petersburg." When Candace entered the princes boudoir half an hour later she was fi from being the timid youth who fin came to the notice of the Graustar cabinet. She was now attired in on j of Beverly's gowns, and it was mos j becoming to her. Her short, curl j brown hair was done up properly; he pink and white complexion was a clear as cream, now that the dust o the road was gone; her dark eyes wer j glowing with the wonder and irreres j of nineteen years, and she was, all ii all, a most enticing bit of femininity, j "You are much more of a princes: j now than when I first saw you,' j smiled Yetive, drawing her down upoi ? the cushions of the window seat be j side her. ! "But she was such a pretty boy,' ! protested Dagmar. "You don't knov> how attractive you were in those" Candace blushed. "Oh, they we? awful, but they were comfortable. One has to wear trousers if one intends ta be a vagal'0/i?1. I wore them for more than a week." "You shall fell us all about lt" said Yetive, holding the girl's hand in hers. "It must have been a most interesting week for you." "Oh, there is not much to tell, your highness," said Candace, suddenly reti? cent and shy. "My stepbrother - oh, how I hate him!-had condemned me to die because he thought I was helping Dantan, And I was helping him, too, all that I could. Old Bappo; master of tlie stables, who luis loved me for a hundred years, he says, helped me to escape from the palace at night. They were to have seized me the next morn? ing. Bappo has been master of the stables for more than forty years. Dear old Bappo! He procured the boy's clothing for me, and his two sons accompanied m/> to the hills, where I soon found my brother and his men. We saw your scouts and talked to them a day or two after I became a member of the band. Bappo's boys are with the band now. But my brother Dantin shall tell you of that Twas so frightened I <-ould not tell what was going on. I have lived m the open air for a week, but I love it Dan tan's friends are all heroes. You will love them. Yesterday old Franz brought a message into the castle grounds. It ? tokl Captain Baldos of the plan to seize j Gabriel, who was in the hills near your city. Didn't you know of that? Oh, we knew it two days ago! Baldos knew it yesterday. He met vis at 4 o'clock this morning-that is, part of us. I was sent on with Franz so that I should not see bloodshed if it came to the worst. We were near the city gates, and Baldos came straight to us. Isn't it funny that you never knew all these things? Then at daybreak Bal? dos insisted on bringing me here to await the' news from' the pass. It was safer, and, besides, he said he had an? other object in coming back at once." Beverly flushed warmly. The three women were crowding about the nar? rator, eagerly drinking in her naive story. "We came in through one of the big gates and not through the underground passage. That was a fib," said Can? dace, looking from one to the other with a perfectly delicious twinkle in her eye. The conspirators gulped and smiled guiltily. "Baldos says there is a very mean old man here who is tor? menting the fairy princess-not the real princess, you know. He came back to protect her, which was very brave of him, I am sure. Where is my brother?" she asked, suddenly anxious. "He is with friends. Don't be alarm? ed, dear," said Yetive. "He is changing clothes, too? He needs clothes worse than I needed these. Does he say positively that Ga? briel has been captured?" "Yes. Did you not know of it?" "I was sure it would happen. You know I was not with them in the pass." Yetive was reflecting, a soft smile in her eyes. "I was thinking of the time when I wore men's clothes," she said. "Unlike yours, mine were most uncomfortable. It was when I aided Mr. Lorry in es? caping from the Tower. I wore a guard's uniform and rode miles with him in a dark carriage before he dis? covered the truth." She blushed at the rem?mbrance of that trying hour. "And I wore boy's clothes at a girl's party once-my brother Dan's," said Beverly. "The hostess' brothers came home unexpectedly, and I had to sit behind a bookcase for an hour. I didn't see much fun in boy's clothes." **You ought to wear them for a week," said Candace, wise in experi? ence. "They are not so bad when you become accustomed to them-that is, if they're strong and not so tight that they" 'Ton all love Baldos, don't you?' in? terrupted Yetive. It was with difficulty that the listeners suppressed their smiles. "Better than any one else. He is our IdoL Oh, your highness, if what he says is true that old man must be a . fiend. Baldos a spy! Why, he has net j slept day cr night for fear that we j would not capture Gabriel so that he j might be cleared of the charge without j appealing to-to my brother. He has aiway? been loyal to you,:' the girl said with eager eloquence. "I know, dear, and I have known all along. He will be honorably acquitted. Count Marlanx was overzealous. He has not been wholly wrong, I must say in justice to him" "How can you uphold him, Yetive, after what he has said about me?" cried Beverly with blazing eyes. "Beverly, Beverly, you know I don't mean that He has been a cowardly villain so far as you are concerned, and be shall be punished, never fear. I cannot condone that one amazing piece of wickedness on his part" "You, then, are the girl Baldos talks so much about?" cried Candace eager? ly. "You are Miss Calhoun, the fairy princess? I am so glad to know you." The young princess, clasped Beverly's hand and looked into her eyes with ad? miration and approval. Beverly could have crushed her in her arms. . The sounds of shouting came up to the windows from below. Outside, men were rushing to and fro, and there were signs of mighty demonstrations at. the gates. "The people have heard of the cap? ture," said Candace, as calmly as though she were asking one to hare a cup of tea. There was a pounding at the boudoir door. It flew open unceremoniously and in rushed Lorry, followed by Anguish. In the hallway beyond a group of noblemen conversed excitedly ? with the women of the castle. "The report from the dungeons, Ye? tive," cried Lorry joyously. "The warden says that Gabriel is in his cell again! Here's to Prince Dantan!" Ravone was standing in the door. Candace ran over and leaped into his arms. fTO BE COZTTIXTJZI).] Thc secretary of State has issued commissions for the organization of tho Bank of Brookland and the Bank of Chap?n, both in Lexington county. The former is to have $25,000 and the latter $10.000 capital. How's This? We offer ?100 reward for any case of catarrh t.iat cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. i We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter- j nally, acting directly upon the blood ; and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. (1) FIRE AND FLOOD. A Terrible Disaster at Wheeling, West Virginia. Wheeling, W. Va., March 16.-A serious fire and a terrific explosion of gas in the plant of the W. A. War riok Pottery Company added to the horror o fthe flood today. The plant was destroyed. The flames reached nearby tenement houses and the oc? cupants were u*apped. The flames attacking the roofs of houses while eight feet of water about the lower stories cut off escape. ' Skiffs were rushed to the scene and most of the occupants were rescued. Seven of the terror-stricken people leaptd into the water and were drowned. It is be? lieved that a number of others were swept away by the water. Leaky gas mains fed the flames and added to the horror. A Chapter of Accidents. Bridgeport, Ohio, March 16.-The Scott Lumber Company and several nearby buildings were totally destroy? ed by fire today. The loss was $150, 000. A Coney Island pleasure resort near Wheeling, W. Va., was destroyed by fire and the Warrenton school house and several residences were washed away. A ga? explosion in a residence at Wollsburg killed one girl and destroyed the house. FLOOD OX THE OHIO. Many Towns Under Water and Fac? tories Forced to Shut Down. Special to the Daily Item. Wheeling, W. Va., March 14. Practically every industrial plant here will be forced to close down ' v. night on account of high water. wholesale and jobbing district is un? der water. A break in the gas main and shortage of gas is adding to the inconveniences. Homes Flooded at Lima, O. Special to the Daily Item. Cincinnati, March 14.-Reports from all over the State indicate great damage by the floods. In many places the conditions are serious. The Miami river is at the highest point this sea? son. Two hundred homes are flooded at Lima, Ohio. The river has reach? ed the danger line at many points. FLOOD IN PITTSBURG. River Reaches Highest Poir.it in a Cen? tury-Damage Exceeds $10.000, 000. Pittsburg, Pa., March 15.-The flood waters are receding an inch per hour. The great flood reached at six o'clock this morning, the highest rec? ord of a century-36 feet 6 inches be? ing the official figures. Ten square miles of the most thick? ly populated territory in Pittsburg and Allegheny are under water today, thousands are homeless and the trains are not running. It is estimated that 175,000 people in Allegheny county are in enforced idleness, and the esti? mated financial loss, including proper? ty damage, is ten million dollars. It is thought that ten bodies will bf ta? ken from the ruins of inudated build? ings at McKeesport which was one of the worst sufferers from the flood. Reports from upper points say the rivers are receding and danger of further damage is not expected. Flood and Fire. Pittsburg, Pa., March 15.-rA disas? trous fire is raging on Mount Wash? ington. At 10 o'clock seven business house and four dwellings had been destroyed. The fire is fast spreading and the loss already exceeds $50,000. On account of the flood having sub? merged the pumping plant there are no means of fighting the flames. Dy? namite has"been resorted to to check the flames. No water is available from any source. FORTY-THREE DROWNED. Great Loss of Life in Ohio River Flood. Cincinnati, O., March 16.-The known list of dead as a result of the flood in the Ohio valley is 43. Many Ohio towns are still cut off from com? munication. The Ohio river has risen one foot here since one o'clock this morning. The flood situation at New? port, Ky., is again alarming. The es? timated loss to the railroads in Chifti cothe county is a million dollars. Tlie River is Still Rising at Cincin? nati and the Wholesale District *s Submerged. Cincinnati, O., March IS.-The Ohio river here has risen four-tenths of a foot since one o'clock and the river is expected to rise two more feet and then recede. A number of manufac? turing plants were unable to open this morning. The entire wholesale dis? trict is now under water. Receding at Wheeling. Wheeling, W. Va., March IS.-The waters of the flood are receding, leav? ing the city covered with mud and debris. There is great suffering,, but the relief work is being rushed in charge of the Young Men's Christian Association. The railroads and street cars have resumed operations. FIRE IN McKEESPORT. Fines Business Building in the City Destroy ed. Pittsburg. Pa.. March 16.-Fire broke out in the four-story Ruben building in McKeesport today, menac? ing the entire business section of the town. The water supply was cut off and it was a half hour before water could be secured. Several firemen were overcome by smoke. The Rubens was the finest building : was sent from Pit ? irg.