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Show said Jean Lafitte and associates, but do call upon them to be aiding and abetting in arresting him and said associates, and all others In like manner offending; and I do furthermore. In the name of the state, offer a reward of five hundred dollars, which will be paid out of the treasury to any person delivering the said Jean Lafitte to the "heriff of the parish of Orleans, or to mm illustpahohs or oon c. ny other sheriff in the state, so that mlson he said Jean Lafitte may be brought to justice. The Island Rose had heard the Is she quite happy, CHAPTER XV. Zeney? greater part of the document read In 'Happy? How could a wild bird be her grandfather's new voice, low, to be sure, ot and a Laro nappy in a cage, even if Its bars were (ter the death but with a clear enunciation which of order prelmade of things better ,ewbat gold? made each syllable as distinct as Pirates of She was about to continue, but ed among the she had been the reader Inthough as If not caring to pursue the stead of t listener. And when he ow'under the direct leadership of subject, asked, Is your master here?" ended, she heard the voice of him with better oppor-ide- a Zeney nodded, and pointed to a heretofore Itte alone, and known to her as Captain , ns-closed door near them, He is Ic for knowing hla chivalrous there, Jean, and its tone was one of banter tiie larger body of them followed and alone." Well, Msleur le Count, will you be lestloningly his more merciful and Lafitte, turning from her, knocked the one to claim this five hundred dola few not and at the door, and De Cazeneaus voice lawless practices; do and lars, and state your governor the relished the men actually answered, Entrez. brilliant service by delivering to In which they conditions This the former did, leaving the them this inged body of mine. door ajar. nd themselves. Then came her grandfathers sternves-of a been had who given ;aronne. Nato, now a tall, wiry lad of six- ly cold reply; his own, had gathered to him- - teen, and "What have I ever done, Captain devoted, body find soul, to the most unregenerate of Laros his master, was the Jean Lafitte, that should lead you tc acone to only career a entered upon owenS, and company him to Grande Terre. He suppose I would stoop to traffic In the which he observed tbe same meth-had seated himself upon the steps, blood of my associates?" bis former commander, with but too far It was this that made the small away to catch the conresult that he was finally brought versation between Lafitte and Zeney, hand go fluttering toward the girls execution, together with most of even had they spoken In a language frightened heart. It was the revelacrew, In a South American port, ho understood. tion that her "Captain Jean was none ife at the Ursullne convent was, But he watched them with curious other than Lafitte, the terrible pirate, to burden a Lazalie, nany months, she had heard such dreadful eyes,- having often heard of Zeney; of her whims and caprices made it and her reputed powers served to tales! He was the freebooter, smuglittle less so to tbe mother su-imake her an object of awe and aver- gler and outlaw the leader of that and nuns. But they, with a fearful band of men she had shudto him, as to most of his class. sion of many generous eiy remembrance dered to hear the slaves mention! It was, a rewith therefore, of sigh felt that they lief iors from Lafitte, And not only was her grandfather cogthat he saw her disappear, after ist bear patiently with the charge nizant of this, but he was this man's his master had gone inside. had left in their keeping. abettor his associate and friend! He remained sitting on the steps, La Roche, as her banker and man Her brain in a whirl, her heart terrihis chin supported by two yellow business, came often to see his fied by dread of an undeflnable terror, while a palms, of group young negroes r client, and ended by 'falling In who had drawn near to gape curiously she fled from the house, and into the e with her a fact he was wise woods, wandering on, scarcely knowAnd, later at him, after the manner of their kind, ing or caring where, until her Bteps ough to keep to himself. to converse in a way evl be obtained Lafittes consent to proceeded were arrested by the matted thicket removal from the convent and dently Intended to attract his atten into which she had penetrated with tlon. king a house of her own, where, eyes. unseeing Instinct, rather than any sound, th Maam Brlglda and a retinue of Now all was revealed to her. The beauty Beemed made Nato realize that a presence was man whom of all others she trusted ivm, tbe near him; and glancing over his shoul In this new, re contented. strange, and fettered of 1812 had der, he saw a girlish, white-claWhen the summer form world into which she had been brought in the doorway through from the peaceful Island homo, where ought the Cazeneau household to standing dr Baratarla home, there befell which Lafitte had passed a few min- life had been happy, and free from methlng which struck Lafitte with utes before. Presently he saw one of fear he was the notorious Lafitte, new despair, and took from him all her little hands go to her side, as if the Pirate of the Gulf, who scuttled to render she had been startled, or was 'expert ships, who murdered men and women, p of ever being asked t! Roselle the smallest service, encing some strong emotion; and she and whose bands were red with blood, shed that he might plunder his victims. (To be continued.) AFITTEbV Hary Bevereux La-fltt- toft :lmtn - u - high-strun- w-o- g d lapro e 000 otor ' hoint GREAT AUTHOR AT PLAY. i ie ur. apben rentloi wed : doptei ported Tie il cross ed to 100 (K r, botl owned a riter a sail- - Cries IPlnar re and not be were loss Her is s should or necessity Her childish trust In him became defied; he saw her shrink from him terror and abhorrence. And this toned in him the knowledge that ieu he supposed paternal love he 1 been cherishing for the child of irehohad always been his Ideal, was the affection of a father for his ighter, but the love of a man for lectin al and otto to iroeco. toman. and i the occasion 36. e bare ) "Captain Jean" was none other The loan bitterest potion he had ever towed was now working In his ni- Yet no one would have bus-'tethis, as he went hla way, and time with greater recklessness thirty d on tee otto 1 y ildcrw mref-o- to About vessel orarj led to sarino ultted out-it- b L the rumor men-w- l erred t on bright-bandann- rufes-Ishe- d lorP '0 tit out con Pres pool i tb infr are BO rcrS- - iball abd a, I PARALLEL I church chases saloon. I DISCOVER NEW FRISCO DISASTER UNEQUALED IN MODERN TIMES. Religious Edifice on Wheels Moves About Town Wherever Most Needed. Philadelphia. There Is In PhiladelGrtater in Extent and Fatalities Than phia a lively little church which is in a merry chase after saloons That Which Overwhelmed Chiof this city, much to tbe discomfort Com1871 Some cago in of the men behind the bars. parisons. San Francisco's disaster will probably prove to be without modern parallel in history. Heretofore the great Chicago fire has been generally regarded in that light, but a comparison of the facts available eo far tend tc show this recent catastrophe as the most awful visitation of recent times says the Washington Star. When Chicago was burned In 1870 it had a population of about 300,000. San Francisco at this time must have 450,000 people in its gates, not counting the thousands affected in othei towns near by. In the Chicago firs 70,007 people were made homeless. In the California city, if the estimates are reliable, the number will rench 300,000. This little religious edifice is on wheels, and it has instigated one of the liveliest campaigns against the selling of liquor ever waged. This title church always has been a mission church, going hither and yon wherever it seemed to be tbe most needed, but It has only recently entered so actively upon the temperance field. Wherever the pastor of this perambulating church and his assistant, Harry A. Machey, learn that a man is applying for a license In a new district they wait until the application has ben filed and then, picking up their little church, walk to within a few feet of tbe spot, plan their edifice and then enter protest against the establishing of a saloon. Fourteen times and it has been working only a few weeks has this church chased a would-bsaloonkeeper out of business. It always has a congregation of more than 50 souls, and so can rightly term itself a thoroughbred church, with all accessories accorded to a stone edifice. The congregation almost gleefully follow their vagrant church and they have grand rally meetings after every successful fight against the establishment of a saloon. It will not be long before other mission churches on wheels will enter this crusade against the selling of liquor, and they will be able to put up one ot the biggest fights ever waged against the saloonkeeper. They have the law with them and the sheer humor of the sasituation will render a would-bloonkeeper helpless with (he judge. Th mission Is a substantial-lookinwooden church with a seating capacity of 250. The pastor la a man of means and a number of Influential temperance advocates are backing him, so that the money Is always forthcoming when he desires to lease a lot for his church, and he feels it no hardship if tbe exigencies of the case make him deem it wise to set the wheels of his church moving before a lease has expired. He always secures the land for the very shortest possible time, subject to renewal, and thus, while not binding himself and his church unnecessarily, he lends an air of perma-nec- y to the action, which justifies him In telling the Judge that he does not know how long he will remain. In addition to this, the location and environment of the two cities were such that Chicago problem of what to do with her homeless was simple In comparison with that facing the far western city. Chicago was almost surrounded by open country to which the people turned for refuge. San Francisco la practically surrounded by water the ocean on one side and Railthe bay on two other Bides. roads for the most part send their passengers into the city by ferries, and many of the docks were long ago made helpless by earthquake and fire. So, for the most part, the thousands of people without shelter had to stay in the confines between sea and bay and were confronted with awful pos sibilltles. The fire rushing along un checked was pursuing them relentlessly. Fortunately, San Francisco Is a city of hills, and on top of some of these many refugees found shelter. The beach, too, offered a spot of com. parative safety. , In area covered by the disaster and In probable loss of life and property the San Francisco catastrophe Is greater than that of Chicago. The loss ot the latter was about fl90,000,000, and considering that In San Francisco larger and more costly buildings were ruined, the probable loss will exceed even that enormous figure. So fat any estimate of tbe loss would be mere guess work. A half dozen hotels and buildings alone would make up several millions, and the wide sweep of the fire makes It altogether probable that all records for financial loss will be broken. Tbe loss of life dur- TROUBLE OVER TOWN LOTS ing the Chicago fire was 200. That of Sa Francisco is estimated at from 30C Legislation Will Be Needed to Right to 1,000. Matters In Indian Territory Truly it Is a disaster without parTown Sites. allel in modern history. I. T. There are 115 Muskogee, JUMPERS TAKE POSSESSION towns in Indian territory In which tbe government has not yet comBig Rush for Lots in Indian Terripleted the sale of town lots. The first tory Section Under Contowns that were appraised and the lots sold under government supervitroversy. sion are now making final settlement Sapulpa, I. T. Jumpers have taken and every day the Indian agent sends possession of nearly every lot In the out hundreds of notices to the prinNoah Frank allotment, which Joins cipal chiefs that final payment has this town, and over which there Is been made on lots In the various controversy whether the government towns. shall recognize the land as an allotSome peculiar conditions have ment or as a townslte. A soon as the arisen and without relief legislation word was received from Muskogee the government will never be able to that the secretary of the Interior had close the townslte business. In some ordered action withheld as to putting of the towns there are lots which are intruders off, there was a big rush to not worth the appraised value, and get possession of the lots, as this was they have never been sold, as the taken to mean that the land 60 acres government cannot accept less than would be laid off as townslte prop- the appraised value. There will have erty, and that tbe government would to be legislation allowing authority to appraise It, and every person who had make disposition of such property. Improvements on a lot would get the Again there are hundreds of In the government's ap- stances where purchasers hare made lot at one-ha- lf praised price, which Is the rule In the payments In lots, but have not made government townsltes. the final payment The deeds cannot That night there were many per- be Issued until the final payment Is sons who, not being able to get any- made. These payments must not run thing substantial on the lots In the over 50 days past due, and ten per way of Improvements, slept on the cent Interest Is charged, but there is open ground to prevent some one else no way to enforce the payment of the Jumping the lot during the night Interest or the last payments either. Next morning tents were put up and If the purchaser wants to let the propthe jumpers commenced to build an erty drop. In such cases the property opening of an Oklahoma town In the reverts to the tribe and there It early days. stands. They are found In every The case has not been finally de- one of the 300 government towns In rided upon yet and the land may be the territory. It Is believed by ths finally awarded to Noah Frank, the townslte department of the Indian Indian who allotted it and fought sev- agency that such relief will be proeral contests to prove his prior right vided In the Indian appropriation bill to It this session ot congress. e e g Llu . rep-go- CO d o b1 stood with bended bead, as if listen ing. Nato was still staring at the girl when she started Impetuously, and went hurriedly down the hallway Led by curiosity, the boy Jumped to his feet, and saw her descend the steps of the back gallery, and go swiftly Into the woods, which seemed to swallow up the snowy form and glittering hair swallow them so sud denly as to leave in the hoys superstl tlous mind an uncomfortable sugges tlon that she was not real flesh and blood, but a "sperit." or perhaps second vottdoo priestess. Within tho room, near whose open door tho girl had stood, Lafitte and Do Cazeneau were having a serious conversation. Following the custom of the time, De Cazeneau had reached out to ring a bell for refreshments, when Lafitte, with an expressive gesture, stayed his hand. I can tarry "No, Msleur le Comte. time only long hut a very short Important the very to impart enough Intelligence I came to bring And he hold out a paper drawn from his pocket. on Tho count, having put document: and his the took glasses, blue paper wavering hands made the startled pulse-beat- s own his If as oulver read had stolen Into It while he aloud. contents th of Whereas th nefarious practice contraband In running In has hitherto prevailed to the great Injury state, tho of parts ot the fair trader, and J'J" United S of the revenue of the and of Into much Increased, know officially been whereas It has to mo that, on the uth SJjd a quantity of smuggled officer of the an by Walter Gilbert, NO RARE '":ir 1 r" " "j one-eight- SSEfe U f BLUE TOPAZ GKNlJ FOUND IN AFRICA. Recent Announcement Causes Consid- erable Stir Among Experts Numerous Varieties ot the Stone. London. The public interest manifested in the discovery in Rhodesia of what Is believed to be a blue topaa has revealed some confusion in regard to this class of gem. In addition to the true topaz, sometimes called Brazilian topaz, there are the yellow variety of sapphire, sometimes called Oriental" topaz, a most lustrous gem of considerable value, and the yellow and brown quarts, known as Scotch or cairnin gorm" topaz, which Is obtained large quantities, and la of little value. The true topaz, however, resembles these stones only In color, and can be easily distinguished by difference of hardness and specific gravity, says n Leopold Claremont, the It Is a transparent gem lapidary. crystallizing In the rhombic system, generally occurring In right rhombic prisms, and Is to be found in many different shades of yellow and brown, green, white, blue, and, rarely, pink and pale red. Some of the dark yellow and brown specimens can be altered to a deliof cate pink by careful application heat Nearly all the pink topazes upon the market have been altered, or, tot uze the technical term, "pinked" In this way. Next to the pink variety In value comes the blue and greenish topaz. Although somewhat resembling the aquamarine in color and general effect, these varieties are much mors brilliant owing to their greater hardness. The localities In which the topaz occurs are, among others, Brazil, St- berla, Asia Minor,' Pegu, Ceylon, Victoria, Bohemia, Saxony, Connectfcut (U. S. A.) and Japan. The finest specimens, however, are derived from Brazil and Siberia. The chief sources of the topaz in Brazil are Minas Geras.' Villa Rica and Nevas mines, the las named being generally used In connecIn Sition with the white variety. beria the topaz occurs in many districts, notably the Altai and Ural mountains, near Nertchinsk, and also In Kamchatka. If the recent announcement of the discovery of the blue topaz upon the property of the African Option syndicate in Rhodesia be duly confirmed, yet another source of supply of this variety of the gem is available. Politeness Pays. Suddenly the man fell. He was a now become a t, Inasmuch as the dignified person, but as he reached s governor of Lou-twith had Issued a pYoclamatlon offer-- ? sleety corner his feet, set down set. to They failed stay I reward for Lafttte'a apprehenprecision, flew so high, and the result was sc walk abrupt, that as the man hit the ds had come about by reason of a In sitting posture observers expected Is In the bayou Lafourche, and to see a spine protrude from the top HENS IN LAYING CONTEST. Irh Russlans Want Mines. proved to be the chip which of hla liat. Mod to a blnzo the Chinese The governor of the province seen the episode, Two youths had Team of Four Leghorns Pro- ot Hallungkalng, in northern ManchuIre of wrath Winning unwise and against the Bara-tanbad a youth, was One duce 231 Eggs In Four ria, having reported to Peking that tho Ho laughed. The other was a good the In charge of the mines In his Months. Taotal was Information two. He or brought 'jj'to youth, who knew a thing had handed over possession ot Witte, accompanied by a copy of man. fallen province the to up hastened pick 144 hens slxten weeks London. For to the Russians, the Taotot number a Proclamation, he had, without de- -' am "I man. the Thank you." said toion a plnnnoe and set out for have been laying eggs against each was arrested and sent down to be dealt an for looking millionaire, childless a wtreme southerly side of Grande other at the Lady Warwick agricut with by the Viceroy Yuan Bhlkal. Tbe heir. Youre It Meantime take this 'r. upon which was the Count de tural college at Studley castle. Tbe RuBsluns meantime require that the blow yourself. Only one conand roll 'wneaun nhodo, a champion a buff Orpington laid 78 Chinese government shall recognize ccnf Dont Rpend attached. Is dition the sound of Is who with their title to the mines so acquired. cgs In that time. tafittos feet upon on that laughing Jackass The birds were divided Into pens, woman's weazened face, f,1' you. i 'd ami Oerroan Official Out each pen containing four birds of the scowling, its coffoe-huHanding over a 810.000 bundle, and 3 direction of Emperor William the man went same breed, In order that soma test rating with wisps of gray, wiry By hotel address, his giving w bs to tho best laying strain might he Foreign Secretary Tt hlruky, at Berlin showing front beneath a hlTho8 moral of this Is so obvious that applied. has accepted the resignation of Baron was projected from of the numerous team" consisted ot ron Holstein, chief of the department t Tho Isn It winning discern to unable doors opening the reader the which laid be- of higher politics In the foreign office. hallway Into various rooms worth bothering about. Washington four white Leghorns, 251 eggs. A buff Orplng- - This action retires from public life them tween wings or the building. Times. ton "team" was second, with 236 eggs, I personage who more than any other apparent that she recognized visitor, for she came out into tho and a "team" of the same breed, among has been responsible for German forSensational Nothing ' ,n'L Mrs. Gass them the champion bird was third, eign affulrs since Prince Bismarck's You got editor despite her age, advanced City lb. Some of the eggs time. Womans Rights with 233 eggs. the to .if. toward him. speech war's ' b " tSriblr l.kn fro did she sayf ounce. and two What Zerey, there you are, looking weighed you? didnt dub. worth print great distance from ns ever," was hla amlllngly Pigeon Play with Xittens. nothing 'tog Oh, Reporter okea Nei orio..'W Distance Wireless. A. Hanford, of Spottsylvanla, counLong certain greeting. Ini? a of the orders she spoke foi A wireless telegraph message which ty, near Fredrlcksburg, W. Va., has a Jmi aay worda. Captain men under City editor Why. traveled a distance of 2,080 mllea waa pigeon which has taken a great fancy than an hour. vpn when one neoorte'rI know, but what she aald II received at tea by the steamer Moltke, to a family of little kittens at his re not true. 7laughed ' FhtladelphU which arrived In New York th other home. The ptgeon will go la the box was quite sensible. lightly. day. Th message fas sent Friday where the kittens are, fight the mothhe 10w Rll8tr Press. ntT from the Poldhu wireless station, on er away and play with tbe klttene the English coast, and contained U until he becomee tired, then fly off Few women are wise enough to well." Zeney anawered, wn-- d sufficient words. and return later. little one be th. that more might 1 tit nr counteoinc i before, although by Pierre had e Unto U than Lafitte, the terrible piratel Interesting Reminiscences of One Who Knew Hawthorne. Mrs. Sedgwick, In A Girl of Sixteen at Brook Farm," gives a little sketch of Hawthorne which shows him In a pleasant and merry light, although in general, she acknowledges, the great author was silent, almost taciturn. One day she was learning verses to recite at the evening class formed by Charles A. Dana, when, seeing Hawthorne sitting Immovable and sol ltary on the sofa, she daringly thrust the book In his hands. Will you hear me say my poetry, Mr. Hawthorne?" I said. He gave me a sidelong glance from his very shy eyes, took the book and most kindly heard me. After that he was on the sofa every week to hear me recite. One evening he was alone in the hall, sitting on a chair at the farther end, when my roommate and I were going upstairs. She whispered to me: Lets throw a sofa pillow at Mr, Hawthorne. Reaching over the banisters, we it each took a pillow and threw Quick as a flash he put out his hand, seized a broom that was hanging near him, warded off our cushions and threw them back with sure aim. As fast as we could throw them he returned them with effect, hitting us every time, while we could only hit the broom. He must have been very quick In his movements. Through it all not a word was spoken. We laughed and laughed, and his eyes shore and twinkled like stars, until we went off to bed vanquished. HAS well-know- ' SEIZE RARE OLD PICTURES. Customs Officers Descend Upon able Paintings in Maine Town. Vain-- k , Bangor. United States customs authorities at Vanceboro made one of the most Important seizures In years on December 30, and the matter has been kept dark until now. The articles seized were four rare old paintings, with an appraised value of $2,-10- 0. The first known In Bangor concerning the pictures was an advertisement preliminary to the sale ot the paintings by the United States marshal, which appeared in a Bangor morning paper. Two of the pictures are about four, feet square each, and represent allegories. They are valued by the local customs authorities at $250 each. The third Is a beautifully done landscape with a cathedral for the principal feature. This Is appraised at $600. The fourth Is a very old portrait of a gentleman In velvet and neck ruff and Is appraised at $1,000. came The paintings undoubtedly from Tarls to SL John. They were sent from there to MacAdam and from thence brought across the line by team to Lambert Lake, where they were found and seized by the customs officers. The pictures are now In custody of United States Marshal Mayo and will be sold by auction on April 27. American Bulls for Bullfight!. Texas hulls have never before been used In the arena, but Felix Robert has selected a few for a trial, and tbe fight will be held Sunday. This will be tbe first time In the history ot bullfighting that American bulls have been entered for the bull ring, and aficionado are anxiously awaiting for ths corrida. Perhaps the day may not be far distant when the American ganadorlas may furnish bulls for Mexican rings. Woman Mineral Surveyor. Miss Muy Bradford, of Tonopah, Cal., Is believed to be the only deputy mineral surveyor In the United States. She filed a $10,000 bond and by proving her fitness has been given a commission by Surveyor General Kyle, of Reno. 8he has several contracts for surveying large mining properties In the mountains near Tonopah and Goldfield. The Oregone Long Pennant When the Oregon went Into San Francisco harbor recently from Manila, she flew a homeward-boun- d pennant from her masthead 353 feet long. Her necessary repairs will cull for virtual reconstruction. Broncho to "Bust Is alleged that the president's secretary, Mr. boob, was recently thrown It by a broncho, As soon as ths president gets time, remarks the same authority, tho broncho will be properly "busted." Fire Engines in Australia. Chemical fire engines are used la Sydney, Australia, and they are likely to be uaed largely hereafter to check bush Area during the aumtner months. |