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i .. . v ^ r *» . _ y- • , - £*•»" *.-* ' r ' t> ! ' '"* '••*' *• v~ "•f ^ * . "" ? ' » '- ii ?' J : . : g • •^M •AM timAaxr./yKjsr/Yar/xr, WfffAMtavf/x/rr 8YNOP8I8. The Btory opens with a •cream from Dorothy March In the opera box of Mrs. Miaaloner, a wealthy widow. It Is oc­ casioned when Mrs. Mlssioner's necklace breaks, scattering the diamonds all over the floor. Curtis Grlswold and Bruxton Sands, society men in love with Mrs. Mls- •loner, gather up the gems. Griswold steps on what is supposed to be the cele­ brated Maharanee and crushes it. A Hin­ doo declares It was not the genuine. An expert later pronounces all the stones substitutes for the original. One of the missing diamonds la found in the room of Elinor Holcomb; confidential compan­ ion of Mrs. Missioner. She Is arrested, notwithstanding Mrs. Mlssioner's belief In her innocence. Detective Britz takes up the case. He asks the co-operation of Dr. Pitch. Elinor's fiance, in running down the real criminal. Britz learns that duplicates of Mrs. Mlssioner's diamonds were made in Pails on the order of Elinor Holcomb. While walking Brltx is seised, bound and gagged by Hindoos. He Is Imprisoned in a deserted riouse, but makes his escape. Britz discovers ff.n In­ sane diamond expert whom he believes was employed by either Sands or Grls­ wold to make counterfeits of the Mission­ er gems. Two Hindoos burglarize the home of Sands and are captured by Britz. Chi one of them he finds a note signed by "Millicent" and addressed to "Curtis." Britz locates a woman named Millicent Delaroche, to whom Grlswold has been paying marked attentions. The Swami at­ tends a ball at Mrs. Mlssioner's home, but learns nothing further about the dia­ monds. Britz disguised as a thief, visits the apartment of Millicent. He finds a box that once contained the missing dia­ monds, but it is empty. The detective concludes that the Hindoos have antici­ pated him in the recovery of the Jewels. He visits their quarters and has an ex­ citing experience with a snake. The Swami returns all the real diamonds to Mrs. Missioner, except the Mahartemee, which he Insists must be returned to the temple in India, whence It was stolen. Britz gives his theories to the chief of po­ lice, showing how Grlswold has devised the whole plot, placing the blame on Elinor. The detective captures the Hin­ doos Just as they are about to sail for India, one of them has the Maharanee Imbedded In his leg. Griswold and Mrs. Delaroche are arrested. CHAPTER XXVI,--(Continued.) i "Perjurer!" she screamed. "Liar! Ingrate! Thief:" Bach word was like the snap of a (ash that brought a wincing start from Grlswold as if a black snake whip bad stung him. He stretched his hands toward her imploringly. "Millicent!" he cried. "Never call me by that name again," •he almost screamed. "I wish I could forget every occasion on which you have dared to utter it. You wretch!" and she wrung her hands futilely, as If she would like to clasp them about his throat. Fitch opened the door softly and looked in. Behind him stood Elinor Holcomb and Detective Williams. At a sign from Britz, they entered the room noiselessly and stood beside the door. Before Williams could close It upon them, Mrs. Missioner and Brux­ ton Sands appeared on the threshold. Mrs. Delaroche turned to Britz in cold fary, an icy reaction from her volcanic rage of the moment before. "I will tell you all you wish to know, lieutenant," she said. "I will tell you all I know about Mr. Gris­ wold. He is the man," Mrs. Dela­ roche continued, "who stole Mrs. Mls­ sioner's diamonds!" The wealthy widow, standing near the door, put her hand to her heart as If about to faint from the shocks Sands, his only thought being to sup­ port her in such a trying moment, for­ got the presence of all the others, and passed his arm about her shoul­ ders to steady her slightly swaying form. Elinor, with a little sigh, turned to Pitch and clasped both his hands witl e.usatiiaKabk, -kjuKlei-sKv.^. her head sank upon his shoulder, and the doctor, bolder than Sands, en­ circled her waist with his arm. Britz, without making a move to in­ terrupt Mrs. Delaroche, stretched one hand behind him and pressed a button that communicated with the room where Gordon and Hicks waited with the four Hindoos. The connecting door opened and the Orientals could be seen within. Mrs. Delaroche, ab­ sorbed In her own grievances, intent only upon vengeance that should shat­ ter Curtis Griswold to the very founda­ tion of the man, again fixed her eyes upon him as she continued her de­ nunciation to the detective. Britz and Manning listened alertly. Gordon, In the adjoining room, whipped out a notebook and began taking in short­ hand everything the woman said. "Yes, you stole the Jewels," said Mrs. Delaroche to the crouching club­ man in his chair. "I didn't know It when you gave them to me, and fool that I was, the suspicions I might have had were* kept aloof by my af­ fection for you. You wooed me for a long time. You told me I was the only woman in the world. You swore you never had a single thought of any other. And all that time, it seems, you were courting this Mrs. Mission­ er. You were Beeking to win her-- for her wealth, I suppose--it matters not for what. And even while you were in her house as a recognized, even an accepted suitor, you robbed the very woman you really Intended to marry!" Turning with a panther's speed and with its steely strength, she ad­ dressed herself again to Britz. "Mr. Griswold!" she said, "gave me a necklace a few weeks ago--a dia­ mond necklace. It was contained in the jewel case you found in my room. He told me he had purchased it for me, and that it was to be his bridal gift. I wondered at the munificence of the present, but he assured me he was a man of much greater wealth than was generally supposed, and that when we were wed, we would live in luxury equaling that of anyone in New York society. I believed him.- He explained that he wished me to take charge of the necklace at once as he feared to keep it in his own apart­ ment, and for business reasons did not wish to intrust it to a safe deposit company. When the news of the Mis­ sioner diamond robbery was published in the newspapers, I commented upon it to the man I supposed to be my fiance, and expressed wonder as to whether Mrs. Mlssioner's diamonds were as beautiful as those he had given me. He asked me to say noth­ ing about my possession of the neck­ lace until our wedding day. He said he did not wish the directors of tte Iroquois Trust Company to know he had laid out such a large sum of money yet awhile. "When you, Mr. Britz, tried to steal the necklace from my room; when, in fact, you did take the case that had contained them, I supposed you to be an ordinary burglar. Naturally I be­ came excited at the thought of losing such magnificent gems. How the Jewels were ever taken from my cus­ tody I do not yet know I hare no idea where they are All I do know is that Curtis Griswold stole them, and that, in turn, they «vre stolen from him. I v » < / /NASTY THREE CENTURIES OLD SURRENDERS AND REBELS ARE IN CONTROL. PUBLIC OF CHINA A FACT '• 'm "Yes, You Stole the Jew*la." Grlswold anew, "I pray Heaven I shall never hear jrour name again unless it be under circumstances that will give me further opportunity to revenge myself upon you!" Silence followed the theatrical out­ burst of the woman. Grlswold stood with clasped hands, his eyes on the floor. Mrs. Missioner, her eyes reso­ lutely averted from his crouching form, gazed at Britz expectantly. Elinor, her fine womanhood athrlll with sympathy Is spite of her weeks of suffering--more keenly because of it, perhaps--sought to soothe the agi­ tation of Mrs. Delaroche, who was close to collapse. Fitch, too, strove to calm the woman. As a man he pitied her; as a physician, he felt some alarm for her because of the great excitement to which she had wrought herself--excitement plainly beyond the endurance of her emo­ tional nature. A feeling akin to In­ dignation stirred him when, glancing toward Britz, he saw a sarcastic smile on the detective's face. His hands in his pockfets, he was rocking gently on his heels, and watching Mrs. Dela­ roche as one would concentrate his vision on a great tragedienne near the grand finale of her performance. "Bravo!" said the lieutenant de­ tective at last. "Bravisslmo, Mrs. Delaroche! If It were not for detain­ ing our good friends, I'd insist upon an encore. Really, you know, you're entitled to any number of curtain calls for that." The heroine of the Renaissance burglary flashed furious eyes upon him. Fitch, despite all he knew Britz had done for Elinor, could not con­ ceal his anger. Even Miss Holcomb was indignant. Mrs. Missioner and Sands looked at the detective expect­ antly. Manning's face was impassive. He was prepared for any surprise from his shrewd lieutenant. "You behold in Mrs. Delaroche," said Britz, including everybody in a sweep of his hand, "one of tfye most talented actresses in America. True, she isn't on the stage, but that's only because the managers haven't discov­ ered her. If any of the big managers saw such an example of her art as this, he'd engage her on the spot." "I don't understand you, Mr. Britz," said Mrs. Missioner inquiringly. "Mrs. Delaroche understands me, Mrs. Missioner," returned the sleuth. "She knows exactly what I mean. Don't you, Mrs. Delaroche?" "No!" said the woman from the Renaissance so sharply the word was like a poniard thrust. "No?" retorted the detective. "How truly unfortunate! Surely you are mistaken, madam; surely you recall what happened in Paris? It can't be you've forgotten how you obtained possession of the Missioner necklace --the one with the Maharanee dia­ mond, you know?" She clung to silence as to a rock of refuge. Britz, still rocking lightly on his heels, raised a finger warnlng- ly and looked at her with that same sarcastic smile. "You know as well as I do, Mrs. Delaroche," he went on, "that Curtis Griswold didn't steal the Maharanee necklace. Whatever other crimes are upon him, he is guiltless of that--in act. at any rate." The woman kept her eyes on the floor, her face partly turned away. All the others stared at Britz in amazement, not excepting the Chief of the Detective Bureau. "Let b run through the pages of history, Mrs. Delaroche," continued the lieutenant. "Personal history, of coarse--the history of clever little Miss Vincent, one of the brightest young women in Paris. You remem­ ber her when she Was an art student there, getting along as well as she couid on a New England income in the Latin Quarter. A bright, clever little girl she was, to be sure, and it was too bad she had such a hard struggle to realize her artistic dreams!" All his hearers listened attentively --Mrs. Delaroche, In spite of resolute efforts to appear indifferent, full as faithfully as the others. Prince Kananda moved forward un­ til he stood within several feet of Mrs. Delaroche. She turned ber head slightly and saw him. A glance of mutual recognition passed between them, but so quickly that it was un­ observed by the others. The Prince eyed her steadily, with malignant gaze, as of a man who has been tricked. A wild fear leaped into her eyes and she moved away, edging closer to Britz. "It Isn't to be wondered at," said Britz sympathetically, "when you re­ call the many hardships Miss Vin­ cent endured--when you remember on how many mornings she had to trudge to her copying work in the Louvre without even the poor con­ solation of a French breakfast, that she permitted a young Hindoo gentle­ man to spend a little money upon her. It wasn't exactly in line with New England conventionality, of course, but the aristocratic Easterner been introduced to her formally enough, his behavior was always re­ spectful, and she--well, she was very lonely and very blue and often very hungry." Mrs. Delaroche bit her lip and turned on Britz a look of such re­ sentment that Mrs. Missioner and Miss Holcomb shrank away a little. "And it needn't astonish us," Brits continued, "that when the polished Oriental brought about her acquaint­ ance with an American multi-million­ aire she accepted friendly little cour­ tesies from the rich man, even go­ ing so far as to dine with him in sev­ eral of the luxurious cafes for which Paris is famous. The American was a man from her own country--a big, good-natured, whole-souled chap, thor­ oughly satisfied with his fortune and himself. "Therefore, why shouldn't the lone­ ly. starving Miss Vincent enjoy gay little dinners and, perhaps, gayer lit­ tle suppers with him? She was al­ ways Chaperoned. By whom? By the Hindoo, of course. Besides, the mil­ lionaire's wife knew there was a dash of romance in her husband that made fcim delight in these excursions into {he realm of the unusual." Mrs. Delaroche sat with those bril­ liant eyes of hers bent rigorously on the rug. The other women glanced at her curiously, Manning with suspi­ cion, Kananda with a glitter In his eyes that seemed to command si­ lence. But she did not look at the Prince. "However," ran the detective's mon­ ologue, "you'll have to admit, Mrs. Delaroche, that it wasn't exactly grateful on Miss Vincent's part to listen to the Hindoo when he offered her a large bribe to--shall we say, steal a certain rare and verv beauti­ ful diamond from the multl-mllllon- aire." Mrs. Delaroche's breath came In a series of soft gasps--almost In sobs. A rose film seemed to spread over her exquisite complexion. The famous detective paused for a moment and looked accusingly at her. When he spoke. It was with finality. "Mrs. Delaroche, you were Miss Vincent," he said; "you were the im­ poverished girl artist of the Latin Quarter. You have been married since, and now you are a divorcee-- but you were Miss Vincent." She recovered her poise for a mo­ ment and gazed at him defiantly. Then her courage broke again, and she answered: "It Is true. How you have learned It I cannot guess, but--It is true." Doris Missioner, despite the sug­ gestion conveyed In the lieutenant's revelations, gazed at Millicent Dela­ roche commlseratlngly. Elinor's pity was more open. "And now," Britz went on, "Mrs. Delaroche either stole those jewels in Paris or in New York. If they were stolen in Paris, the authorities of this city have no Jurisdiction in the case. On the other hand, we can prove the necklace was in her possession only a day or two ago, and If the crime was committed In this country, we will call In the District Attorney." He turned abruptly toward the woman. "Mrs. Delarorhe," Brit* said, "I do not believe Mrs. Missioner *111 call on the French authorities to act, if the crime was committed in their jurisdiction. If the Jewels were taken here, Mrs. Missioner Will have no choice in the matter." She seized at the bait Turning her flashing eyes on the detective, she burst forth: "The Jewels were stolen in Paris." A tense silence was broken by Britz. "You'll have to show me," he snapped. "It's your last chance to tell the truth." "I stole the collarette from Mr. Mis­ sioner," she admitted. "It was short­ ly before his death, a long time ago. The plot had all been laid. Griswold and Prince Kananda got me to do It. I met Griswold through Mr. Missioner. He made love to me, made me believe he wanted to marry me. Then, one day, he proposed the plan to steal the jewels. It almost made me laugh, for I was already trying to get them for the Prince. His plan was to have me Induce Mr. Missioner to let me wear them one night and disappear with the collarette about my throat I had agreed to do this, when Gris­ wold"--she cast a withering look at the clubman--"brought me the sub­ stitute. He didn't know, of course, that I was in the pay of the Prince, and I didn't inform him of it. Well, one night Mr. Missioner, after much urging on my part, took the collarette from his wife's Jewel box and let me wear it at a little scpper party. It was then I made the substitution." "What did you do with the real necklace?" Manning interjected. -I xept it," Mrs. Delaroche returned with a bland smile. "I informed the Prince that I had changed my mind | about committing the robbery, and I told Mr. Grlswold that I had been un­ able to make the substitution." "But the paste jewels he had given you--what did you tell him In regard to them ?" Britz asked. "I simply told him I had lost them," she replied. "The fact of the matter is, I fooled both the Prince and Mr. Grlswold. Of course, when Mrs. Mis­ sioner discovered the robbery, Mr. Grlswold guessed what I had done, and since then he has been urging me to turn the real Jewels over to him. But I was determined hot to let him have them until our marlrage," she added in a voice laden witli ilie vin- dlctlveness she felt The semicircle of listeners contract­ ed until Mrs. Missioner, Miss Hol­ comb, Sands, and Fitch were close to Brits. The detective, turning to the others, said: "I have had the good fortune to re­ cover the Maharanee diamond for you, Mrs. Missioner, and it remains only to trace the other jewels of the necklace. I dare say Prince Kananda can tell us where they are." "As I told you over the telephone, Lieutenant Brits," Mrs. Missioner an­ swered, "1 have recovered my jewels." "All?" asked the detective, slightly astonished. "All," replied the widow. "Moreover, I do not care to prosecute anyone con­ nected with their disappearance." "Not the Hindoos who were respon­ sible for their second disappearance-- Is it possible you do not wish them to be punished?" Britz expostulated. "I do not," said Mrs. Missioner quietly. "I understand their connec­ tion with the mystery thoroughly. In spite of the drastic methods they pur­ sued, I do not blame them. They did not seek the lesser stones of the necklace. In fact, those gems were re­ turned to me this morning by one of the Orientals--a man of scholarly at­ tainment and high character, whom I met in the East These devotees-- fanatics. If you will--have braved death and imprisonment to recover a Jewel which I take it is precious in their eyes as was the Holy Grail to the Crusaders. It Is a question not mereiy of religion, but of extreme piety with them. Under such circum­ stances I cannot consent to appear against them, nor to countenance any attempt to punish them. Besides, there iwas a mistake in the acquisition of the Maharanee diamond. It belongs to these men of the East. They are free to take It. I surrender all claim upon It" With an air of unmistakable respect Britz turned toward the widow. 'In the eyes of the law," he said, ex­ tending the big Maharanee, "this stone is yourB. You may do with it as you choose." Mrs. Missioner accepted the stone, permitting her eyes to linger a mo- nent on its blazing splendor. Then she wheeled abruptly and passed the diamond to the Prince. "It is yours," she said. "Take it." Kananda's eager fingers closed o* the gem. "Mrs. Missioner has restored your property," Britz said, turning to the Oriental, "and I dare say the Chief will agree with me that it is not neces­ sary for us to take your case as far as he District Attorney's office. You and your fellow countrymen are at liberty to go. I advise you to go quickly be­ fore I get to thinking too strongly about that little upside-down ride you gave me in Riverside drive. I have the honor to wish Your Royal High­ ness a very good morning!" He made a mock obeisance as the Hindoos, released from their shining steel bonds, filed silently out of the room. "Miss Holcomb," said Brits, "Chief Manning will procure your release in Just about the time it takes us to go from here to the court You will be discharged ot v°" doctor, that will be a complete vindi aI your fiancee. My best wishes for your hap­ piness." Britz then turned to Mrs. Missioner. "As for the prisoner. Griswold, Mrs. Missioner," he said, "It makes little dif­ ference to him that he was not arrest­ ed for the theft of your diamonds. The directors of the Iroquois Trust Com­ pany have a case against him strong enough to send him up the river for a long while. I trust, Mr. Sands," Britz added significantly, "that in your new-found happiness you will forget the momentary unpleaaantnes between us. After all, you see, I was acting in your Interests." The rare smile the milHonaire flashed at the lieutenant as with a pro­ prietary air he took Doris Mlssioner's hand in his was as eloquent an expres­ sion of friendly gratitude as anyone In society or "the Street" would expect of "Silent" Sands. THE END. jlieved Deposed Infant Emperor and His Followers Will Flee to Home of Ancestors in Manchuria. SWIFT POSTMEN OF VENICE They Are Clever In Oodglno the Canals and Know Every Street In City. Probably the letter carriers of Ven­ ice are the most Ingenious in the world. They know how to dodge every waterway, turning up on their routes with a precise regularity that convinces you they have mapped every scrap of the damp city's dry land on their brains. If you go to your destination by gondola they caa beat you thereto by a good bit of time. What they know about canals has been applied by them to naviga­ tion on land and they know every tiny street in the city. Of course, there are postoffloe gon­ dolas, too, gay yellow things that quite outcolor the yellow sunlight and any day you happen over the bridge of the Rlalto you will see them fas­ tened to their red-and-gold poles Just underneath the old palatial Fondaco del Tedeschl, which, centuries ago. by decree of the Venetian senate, two famous architects of early days, Gi­ ro lam o Tedesco and Giorgio Spavento, built for the use of the many German merchants then living In Venlee (somewhere about the year 1605).-- Travel Magazine. - In Case of a Fall. Not enough attention is paid to the falls of childhood. Mothers get so used to children tumbling around that they take it quite lightly unless bones are broken. It should be remembered that in­ juries to the soft bones of a child may do permanent harm, especially if there be a head hurt. Keep the child quiet for a time who haB had a hard fall, bathe the part freely with some soothing lotion, and if there seems to be trouble that does not yield to simple home remedies, •end for a doctor at once. Ruinst Weill "If you only had some ruins In this country," said the foreigner, "it would be much more interesting than It Is." "Ruins!" replied the leading citi­ zens; "if ruins add interest, we have em. Come around and have a look at the courthouse that we built here •hou* fifteen veara ago." Permitting Her Eyes to Linger a Moment on Its Blazing Splendor. Gallant Work of FamOy Man, Wife and Son Participate In Res­ cue of Girl From Drowning in Icy Waters. An extraordinary Instance of a fam­ ily's gallantry comes from Oxford. It appears that * domestic servant of Iffley, while cycling by the side of the river with a young man at ten o'clock the other evening, fell off her machine Into the stream at a spot where the water was 12 feet deep and there was a swift current The young roused the Iffley lockkeeper (Mr. Mel­ lon), who immediately jumped into the river In the darkness. His wife followed with her seventeen-year-old son carrying a lantern. She directed operations by the lan­ tern light and told her son to jumi in to save his father, who seemed un­ able to effect the rescue single hand­ ed In the swiftly running stream. Young Mellon obeyed /Immediately, and father and son. swimming in the icy cold water, effected the girl's res­ cue by the light of the lantern carried by Mrs. Mellon.--Reynolds's News­ paper. Down Comes a Dog Statue. The borough council of Battersea. England, has decreed that the famous "brown dog" statue be destroyed. The "brown dog" statue was erected several years ago in Battercea park to commemorate the sufferings of a lit­ tle dog used for months in vivisec­ tion experiments In a London hospital. It was the cause oi scores of dem­ onstrations on the part of medical stu­ dents, and finally was removed by or­ der of the borough councfl>*.The donor of the statue, however, recently brought suit to compel the council to restore it Brought Home to Him. A Cincinnati judge entered the Wol- cott yesterday morning and regis­ tered. He said he had just come from Boston. Then he put his hand in his hip pocket looked puzzled, fished • A kf1« J V. aOUUb wuu« uiv V1B1H Cayvvkou IV UOttl him say he had lost his pocketbook, and then pi^lled out a key, from which a tag was dangling. "Well, by hoke!" exclaimed the jurist, "if that isn't the key to my room at the Hotel Touraine! 8ay, how much Is this thing worth, any­ how?" "About fifty cents," he was told. "Well, well! And to thlpk that I have sent men to jail for stealing It than that!"--Ntw York Sun. Even Admitting It. "Perhaps I know more than j* think I do." "Perhaps you do, but dont yourself that that makes you a high­ brow." The Kind. "What magnificent nerve your feur has!" "Yes; it's a motor nerve." Peking. -- Unconditional surrender of the Manchu dynasty, after three centuries of absolute rule, was pro­ claimed by the sponsors of the infant emperor and the republic of China is now established and recognized by all tactions. The only opposition against the democracy, with Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the American educated Chinese, as presi­ dent, comes from a few Mongolian princes, allies of the old dynasty, who declare that, unless Premier Yuan la chosen president, they will rebel. The abdication, without conditions, comes as a surprise. The third edict in which the abdication was an­ nounced advised the viceroys and pro­ vincial governors of the retirement of the throne from political power and instructed them to continue doing their duty and to preserve order throughout the land. It declares that the step taken by the thrpne was to meet the wishes of the people. The Manchu conquest was complet­ ed in 1644, and the race which accom­ plished it was the same which terror­ ized western Asia and eastern Europe, under Genghis Khan. Pu Yl, the infant emperor, who is the last of the powerful dynasty, leaves the throne without a guarantee of safety either for himself or his sup­ porters. It is believed that they will find refuge in Manchuria under Rus­ sian protection, or, if that fails, they will go to the wilderness of Tar tar y and find safety on the steppes, where their ancestors have made their home since {Indent times. The promise of a constitutional gov­ ernment made by the dowager em- press on her deathbed In 1908 was not fulfilled in any way until May lastr year. In that month an imperial edict abolished the old grand council, which, together with the court, held* absolute power, and substituted a con­ stitutional cabinet. REJECT "DOLLAR-A-DAY" BILL Senate Committee Votes Down She** wood Pension Measure and Adopts Senator Smoot's Substitute.. Washington.--The senate committee^ on pensions rejected the Sherwood^ pension bill, providing for one dollafT a day pensions to G. A. R. men, an^w" adopted a substitute measure offered^; by Senator Smoot of Utah, providing for an expenditure of $24,000,000. Senators Brown of Nebraska and Curtis of Kansas gave notice that they would move in the senate to substitute the original Sherwood bill for the Smoot measure and demand its pea- sage. Senator Smoot's estimate of Hi- 000,000 as the cost of his piae if based upon the pension bureau's comae putatlon of age and length of senric* of the veterans. The Sherwood bi% according to the pension bureau^ would have cost $76,000,000 a year. The Smoot bill was adopted by a vote of 12 to 2, after the Sherwood bill had been voted down 10 to 4. The Smoot bill provides a scale of pensions varying with age and serv­ ice, which in the case of a soldier, who 'served 90 days amounts to $13 4 month betwen ages of sixty-two anil sixty six; $16 between sixty-si* and seventy; $18 between seventy and seventy-five, and $21 from seventy-live on. The scale rises gradually with every six months' service until it allows $3t per month to a veteran of seventy- five years who was in the service thrift years or more. Per a soldieff who served three years or more the scale Is: From sixty-two to sixty-si* years, $16; fros sixty-Blx to seventy, $18; from seventy to seventy-live, $24, and from seventy-five on, $30. The action of the committee brought a protest on the floor of the senate from Senator Kenyon of Iowa. MME. N0RDICA IS STRICKEN Famous Prima Donna Attacked by Paralysis Just as She Is About to Appear on Stage. Boston.--Mme. Lillian NoitHca, fa- nous American soprano, who roee from the obscure town of Farmingtoa. Me., to be one of the greatest prima donnas on the grand opera stage, was stricken with paralysis as she was about to go on the stage here. Mme. Nordlca did not appear an* Mme. Gadskl was rushed from New York on a special train to take her place. It was announced that Mme. Nerdt- ca's condition may be serious. -m * i¥j&. Anti-Third Term Bill In. Washington.--Senator Reed of Mis­ souri has Introduced his anti-third term amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the election of any person as president who has served two terms or one term and part of an­ other. Kaiser's Son Here in June. Berlin.--Prince Adalbert, the Kai­ ser's third son, will accompany the representative German squadron on its visit to the United States during the month of June. New York Broker a Suicide. New York --Washington N. Selig- man. a well known broker of this city, committed suicide by shootiug him- self In h room at the Hotei Gerard. A year ago Mr. Seligman made an un­ successful attempt to take his life. Earl Grey ** a Banker. Ottawa, Ont.--Earl Grey began fctl career as a London banker with the opening of the British Bank of North-, ern Commerce, of which he is chalr-fe man. The capital is $10 -- t*hlch $6,000,000 is subscribed.