8 ■ fl.pV W.R.RWtfT. CjREflT BRITAIN RlC,HT> RESERVED Happily it is not often that titled women find themselves in such straits :u.s did Lady Marion Grant on the ■death of her father. She was barely 19. and the earl had left her penniless, * having lost his whole fortune gambling at Monte Carlo. He had quarreled with every member, ■of his family; he had changed his name, and, in selfish anger, had refused to tell even his only child what his true name was. That he was a peer he admitted, that she was entitled to the prefix of “Lady” he allowed, but she knew that ■Grant was not her real name, nor did her fathtr leave any papers that en lightened her on the subject of her • birthright. There she was. a girl with few kind friends, who knew her as Miss Grant, .and were; ready to give her a home till after she. had recovered from the first shock of her grief: but then she must go out into the world and find for herself. one thing at least her father had ■clone for his motherless child; he had given her an excellent education. She ■could speak four languages, sing, play both tile piano and violin, and was, besides, thoroughly well read. Mrs. Harmon, the kind friend at whose house she was staying, strongly •advised her to answer any likely ad vertisements for a finishing governess for girls, though, as she said to her husband, her very youth and beauty would go against her obtaining such a post. TOvery morning the girl would anx iously scan the papers, but she found that when she applied in person for an ■engagement her youth was always ^against her. Well, something must be done, so .she resolved to assume a middle-aged ■appearance, and persuaded her friend to lend her some money to buy a brown wig. in which streaks of grey hair were discernible. This, with the addition of a pair of spectacles, immediately put quite twenty years on to iter age, and in this disguise she sallied forth one morning in answer to a letter request ing her to call and see Lady Worthing ton in person. Terribly nervous, lest her trick .should bo discovered, and at the same time feeling like a child playing a prac tical joke. Miss Grant rang the hell of one of the houses in Park lane. It was immediately opened by the footman, who informed the butler that it was another lady come to see iter ladyship about the situation of gov -ert'“ss. Marion was at once conducted to the boudoir, where Lady Werthamp m are little more than that, I forgive you. for It is many a lonT day since I saw anything so lovely;’’ and the eider woman took the girl's pure, beauti ful face between her hands, and kissed her, as if she had been her sister. "No wonder Lance has lost his heart to the governess, though he has never seen you like this, has he?" she inquired, hold ing up one of the golden tresses In her hands. "Not since I was fifteen." was the blush ing response. "I remembered Captain Hardcastle quite well, for he dined with my father one evening when we were in Paris, and 1 was still a child in short frocks; but he does not remember me," she added. An hour later Captain Hardcastle led the belle of the ball into the conservatory to rest, after her last dance with him. Marlon, for it was she, had never looked so lovely; a pink flush was on her cheeks, the light of love in her eyes and a joyous elasticity in her step that had been lack ing ever since her father’s death. Half the men in the room were in love with her, and It was with a thrill of sisterly pride that Lady Worthumpton no ticed her brother lead the girl to a se cluded niche. "Marion, my darling, I could not wait any longer. You know that all these weeks past I have grown to love you. You know, do you not. dear, that it is Marlon, and not Lady Marion that I want for my wife?" "L know,” answered the girl, raising her lovely eyes to his, so that he might see the answering love to his own. "I know," she continued softly, "that you loved me as the poor, middle-aged gov erness; and, oh, Lance, I believe I have loved you ever since that night more than throe years ago, when you gave me some chocolates, because my father would not let me go with him to the opera.” "My love, my little Marion,” answered the enraptured soldier, as he folded her lovely form In his arms, and kissed one of the golden curls thut lay near his lips. "But Marion, do you really not know what your father’s title was; have you no clew ?” "None,” she answered, "only these three brooches 1 now wear as heirlooms." Scarcely were the words opened than tw'o men entered the conservatory, talk ing in low agitated tones. On seeing that one of them was the Earl of Montague, for whom he entertained a strong dislike, Lancelot drew his betrothed into an al cove shaded by a huge palm tree, and laid his linger on his lips to enforce si lence. "I tell you. C’aston. it must be the girl, how else could she have those brooches?, You know they have always gone to the eldest daughter of the head of the house to come back to the family at her mar-, rlage. or the coming of age of the daugh ter of the next succession. "These brooches have been searched for everywhere. I know' that my uncle had them in his possession when he left Eng land, but so cleverly did he disguise his identity that wro have never been able to And out what name h*> assumed. He may indeed be living now, for all wre can prove', to the contrary.” "And what is it your intention to do?" asked the man addressed as Oaston. "Do? Why, nothing; do you think that after all these years I intend to try and find a claimant for either the title or the money? I am not quite such a fool, my dear fellow!" ‘‘Blackguard!’’ muttered Lancelot to lilmself, " you will have to sing another tun" presently.” Marlon had listened breathlessly, and when the two men walked off, turned to her lover, saying: “Old they mean me?t’ "Yes, dear, undoubtedly they meant you; those jewels are recognized,” ■ Then I am-" "Lady Marion Montague. My darling, do you know what the world will say of me?” he inquired anxiously, as he drew her arm within his own. *•••••••• But little more remains to be told. Backed by Lord Northampton's money, the lawyers soon succeeded in proving Lady Marion's identity, and Lord Mon tague had to disgorge a good jointure out of hts immense income. Directly the ease tjas settled, Lady Marlon Montague became the wife of Cap tain Lancelot Hardcastle, and was pre sented at court on her marriage by her sister-in-law, Lady Northampton, who lived to bless the day when she look a fancy to the gray-halred, young-voleed governess. As for the children, they' were inconsol able at the thought of losing her, and their aunt's visits were always looked forward to as red-letter days in the school room. HACKNEYED PHRASES USED. Prize Essay That Contains Suggestion Useful to Writers. London Tit-Bits recently offered a prize for the best contribution on hack neyed terms used in writing and speak ing, and here is the winning paper; it purports to bo a law against the use of i worn out expressions: Be It enacted by the king's most ex cellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the long suffering and sorely afflicted reading public, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. And journalist, litterateur, novel ist, penny-a-liner or any other ink slirgsr, who, after the passing of this act, shall write, print or publish, or caused to be written, printed or pub lished any of the following or similar hackneyed or over used phrases—that is to say, in alluding to the awful mys tery of deatli shall refer to “that bourn from whence no traveler returns;" or, in mentioning a deceased person, shall write of him or her as having "shuffled off this mortal coil.” or shall designate the condition of the unmarried as a "state of single blessedness,” or speak of a newly married couple as “the happy pair," or of a wife as "the bet ter half,” or shall deny by implication or indisputable scientific fact, by as serting the possibility of a person's be ing "conspicious by his absence,” or shall write with profane pen the ex pressions, "a sight for the gods" or a "sight to make angels weep;" or, in reference to physical attributes or pe culiarities, shall use any of the follow ing expressions: "The bated breath,” "the human form divine,” “eagle i glance,” "magnetic gaze,” "dilated nostrils,” "willowy forms,” "arch smile," "daintily gloved hand,” "flow I mg locks,” "gulden tresses,” “delicately tinted lips,” "the inner man,” or shall speak of the "popular president,” "the courteous general manager,” "the gen ial secretary," the charming hostess." "a few well chosen words,” "the suc culent bivalve," "the psychological mo ment," "so near, yet so far,” "last but not least,” "a dull, sickening thud." "his own inimitable style,” "old So!,” “the gentle light of the moon," "a cool I million,” or shall use any similar hack I neyed expressions, such person shall be I guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being I thereof convicted by public opinion. ; shall be compelled to pay away half of his salary to the Home for Old Jokes, and the delinquent shall offer an ample apology to the public and agree never again to infringe the provisions of this act. He Didn’t Meet It. The Tenderfoot—How did Alkali Ike meet his death? The Westerner—He didn't meet it. The sheriff overtook hint. CHICAGO IS QUITE j CIVILIZED AGAIN Some of the Folks Walk the Streets Without Getting Killed or Injured. CLAIMED STRIKE IS LOST Employers’ Association Grows Chesty Over the Siutation, and Is Re buked by the Labor Leaders for Being Previous. Chicago, May 9,—This week will either bring an end to the teamsters’ strike in Chicago or else one of the worst Industrial upheavals in the his tory of the city. The present trouble, which lias lasted for two weeks, has reached a point where the business men involved in the difficulty appear to have gained a derided advantage, and tire teamsters appear now to be in a position where they must either yield or decide to extend the strike by calling out thousands of other work men engaged in affiliated unions. This, the strike leaders up to the present time have refrained from doing, while, on the other hand, the business men yesterday made preparations which, if carried out successfully today, would indicate that the teamsters will be compelled to surrender or call on the other unions for assistance. The Chicago Federation of Labor, the central body for all the unions in the city, met but took no action look ing to an extension of the trouble. A great deal of incendiary tulk was in dulged in, but nothing definite with the exception of the passing of resolutions charging the Employers' association with conspiracy and asking that the state’s attorney start an investigation of its business methods was decided upon. Commencing today the business men will increase their efforts to bring tlie strikers to terms. Arrangements have been made by every house involved In the trouble to at least double the force of non-union men during1 the day. Last night it was said that all preparations had been made to start out a thousand wagons maimed by nonunion men. Each of these wagons will be guarded by deputy sheriffs or policemen, and | each one of these men lias received ex I plicit instructions from his superior of llcers to prevent disturbances of any kind whatever In the streets, such as were witnessed last week. The in structions of each of the deputy sheriffs and each of the policemen is to use every peaceable means in his power to quiet the rioters, but if this means proves unsuccessful to use his revolver and use it to kill j Chicago, May 9.--The story that a I dynamite bomb was hurled at a United States express wagon d ring a riot in West VanBuren street last night was sent out from the Desplalnes street po lice station today. Special Agent Eddy, of the express company, says no bomb was thrown, nor was a wagon dam aged. Throe arrests were made, one man, Julius Hildebram , being formal ly accused of assault with a deadly weapon. Henry Pfeiffer and Joseph lleger were released on ball. Hilde brand declares he took no nart in vio lence and says he was on tlie svay home when caught in the cro.,d. During the d«. the three prisoners were arraigned in court. Tiie case of Hildebrand was taken under advise ment. Tlte other two were dismissed. Rain Helps Produce Peace. The rain today was perhaps more in fluential even than the police and deputy sheriffs in giving a more peace ful aspect to tin• streets. Mucli of the time the wagons belonging to the strike-bound firms moved freely with out the slightest sign of interference. The withdrawal of the colored team sters to some extent was also a factor in producing quiet. Street disturbances, though greatly lessened today, did not wholly disap pear. Rioters attacked Charles Me Intire, colored, at Cottage Grove ave nue and Twenty-sixth street, beating him almost to death with "black jacks.’' Several shots were fired from a crowd in Desplalnes street at non union teamsters, but no one was in jured. The department stores and ex press companies had a number of their l employes sworn in its deputy sheriffs | in the effrt lo provide additional pro ! tection to their drivers, l Sheriff Barrett, after making a tour cf the business district said: 1- "The serious trouble seems to be over. The strike situation is now well in the j hands of the authorises, and I look for a continuation of comparative quiet and tranquility. I am glad the em ployers have decided not to engage any more negroes, as 1 beiieve the use of negroes for strikebreakers caused more rioting than any otner factor in the strike." Denies Strike Is Lost. President Charles Dold of the Feder ation of Labor today denied the force and accuracy of the statement from a member of the employers' association that the employers had already won the strike. "The unions have not touched at the edge of their resources yet." said Dold. "The strike has not been won by the employers' association. The unions have only started. They know they have a big light, and expect a long one. There is no surrender thought of." C. H. Conover, vice president of the I Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett company, said the employers of Chicago are agreed to lock up their doors and let business stagnate rather than sur render to the teamsters' union. This, lie said, would be the rule of his own house. The statement was brought out by a report that the company was about to return to the union drivers. Mr. Conover says the same feeling exists generally among employers in volved in the fight, whose interests in the business world mount high into the millions, and whose employes are not directly involved in the strike, yet number tens of thousands. More Wagons in Service. The employers' association today re ported having 4.GOO wagons in. service, a much larger number than yesterday. An employment office of the associa tion was opened today. The officials in charge declared they are selecting the best ar.d most competent men available to be set to work to fill the strikers’ places as fast as possible. A new scheme of handling the pro duce shipments formerly handled by the express companies has been evolved today. Many country shippers began sending in consignments of ber ries and vegetables by the suburban electric lines. The officials of the i Commission Drivers' union say this t will take from the express companies | permanently a large amount of busl I ness that has always heretofore beer j handled by express. COLLISION ON SEA. One Woman Passenger of the Steam er Aransas Is Lost by Colliding with a Bargo. Vineyard Haven. Mass., May 9.—Tin. Joy line steamer Aransas, Capt. Rood, was sunk in collision with the barge Glendower one and one-half miles southeast of the Pollock rip shoals lightship. One life was lost, that of Mamie Kelley, a passenger for New York from Boston, whose address is unknown. She was about -u years ol age. The other passengers, of whom there were thirty-six. together with the crew, were brought here by a tug amt landed at midnight. The collision was due to fog. There was no v.'.nd stirring. The Glendower, one of a tow of three barges, struck the Aransas nearly amidships on the starboard side, and tlie steamer went dow n fifteen minutes later. The passengers were quickly awakened and the boats manned, but while all on board were going over the side the tug which had the barges in tow came alongside and took all off with the exception of Miss Kelley. Mate Crocker said he helped Miss Kel ley over ihe side, and when Inst seen she was half way down the ladder. Whether she lost her hold and fell in to the water or Iri her fright climbed back and went down with the ship is not known. There were thirty-seven passengers, including four women and a child, and twenty-nine in the crew. The Aransas left Boston at 5:05 o'clock Saturday afternoon and was half across the bay when a dense fog set in. The steamer was feeling her way cautiously, when, without warn ing and immediately ahead, the barge was sighted. The steamer's engines were reversed and a frantic but futile effort made to avoid the barge. A mo ment Inter there was a crash, and a huge hole was torn in the starboard side of the steamer opposite the en gines. She filled rapidly, and there was only time to awaken the passengers and get all overboard before she went down. The barge was practically uninjured. The steamer carried a considerable amount of freight. The passengers, who lost practically all their effects, were landed here, a distance of thirty-three miles from the scene of the wreck. Among the rescued passengers was Percy Koallrge, of Sun Francisco. AWAITING RESULTS. Insurance Commissioners of Five States Waiting for Outcome of the Equitable Inquiry. New York, May 9. Insurance com missioners from five states outside of New York held an Informal conference here with Superintendent Hendricks and Deputies Hunter and Appleton, of the New York insurance department, and after a discussion of the affairs of the Equitable decided to await the re sult of the Investigation Into the soci ety's management now being conducted under the direction of Superintendent Hendricks, which is expec ted to be completed by June 15. The commis sioners present were. Frederick L. Cutting, of Massachusetts; Henry R. PrewetI. of Kentucky; Zena M. Host, of Wisconsin; John C. I,inehan, of New Hampshire, and Beau C. Folk, of Ten nessee. Henry M. Alexander today denied tlie report that he would succeed his fath er, James W. Alexander, president of the Equitable, as one of the trustees of the Hyde stock in tile society. 11c said he had written to that effect to Messrs. Hyde and McIntyre, the remaining trustees, declaring that he formally de clined the appointment under the agreement made by Henry B. Hyde. Another of the day’s denials came from Vice President Gage E. Tarbell, who declared that he had no Intention of starting a new company as a rival of the Equitable, and said he expected \ to remain with the society. Nobody,” he said, has the authority to ask me to resign or to force me out." A Madison, wis., dispatch says that it is understood there that there is a possibility of Dr. W. A. Fricke. former insurance commissioner of Wisconsin, being made president of the Equit able, | AFTER TOBACCO TRUST Effort to Conduct Secret Federal In quiry in New York Fails at the Outset. Now York, May 9.—It became known J today that the federal grand jury for I some time past I as been conducting a secret investigation into certain mat ters concerning the American Tobacco company and its subsidiary companies. The investigation is being made by Henry W. Taft, brother of the secre tary of war. who has been appointed a special assistant United States at torney for that particular purpose. He has as assistant Felix H. Levy, who was also recently appointed a special United States attorney general. Mr. Taft is authority for the statement that the Investigation is being made under the provision of the anti-trust law. The proceedings In the grand jury room were secret, but it became known that Edwin F. Hale, secretary of the McAndrews & Forbes company, one of the subsidiary companies, refused to answer questions when he was called taking the ground that to do so would tend to Incriminate and degrade him and that ttie answers would be too vol uminous. When the grand Jury filed a presentment before 1 -dge Lacombe in tlie United States circuit court, how ever. Hale was directed to reply to the questions. It was through Hale's refusal to an swer tlie questions that the fact that the Invesigation was In progress be came public. BEEF SUPPLY SHORT. The Receipts of Cattle Are Said to Be Thirty Per Cent. Less Than Than Normal. New York, May 9.—A shortage of 30 per cent. In the supply of cattle on the hoof is given by an official of the Schwarzschild & Sulsberger company as a reason for the advance In dressed beef prices. This shortage is Indicat ed by the daily receipts of cattle at Chicago, Kansas City and other points. The same official is authority for the statement that there has been a falling off of between 20 and 23 per cent, in the consumption of meat in this country during the past few months. This Is due, in part, to the agitation against the so-called beef trust, as well as the higher prices for meat resulting from the reduced sup ply of cattle. There will be no marked increase in the supply of cattle until late summer or fall when the ranch cattle will come to market. The Schwarzschild & Sulzberger company is planning to extend its op erations In Montana. Washington and all along the Pacific coast. VLADIVOSTOK FLEET IS ABROAD AGAIN Russian Cruiser Fleet Starts on Another Effort to Get Itself into Trouble. BURNS JAPANESE VESSEL Vessels, It Is Thought at Tokio, May Have Destroyed Other Craft Than the One from Which Ro ports Are Received. London. May 9.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated Labuan, British Borneo. May 6. says. "The steamer Chlengmai reports that Friday night she passed a fleet of war ships and other vessels off the Montan an! islands, northwest of Borneo. The, warships apparently were coaling." A dispatch from Labu to Reuter's Telegram confirms the fleet sighted was a large one. in two divisions, show ing lights, but stationary and with the appearance of being engaged in coal ing. Tokio. May 9—Assuming that Vice Admiral Rojestvensky mediates a speedy Junction of Ids squadron with Vice Admiral Nebogatoff's division. It is rumored that the meeting of the ships may be expected by Tuesday, May 9. the speed of Nebogatoff's divi sion being only about seven knots an hour. These ships are believed to be In need of coal and stores, and their deficiency in this respect probably will be supplied by Vice Admiral Rojest vensky at some friendly port after the two admirals effect a Juncture. The future movements of the Rus sian Pacific squadrons are a matter of speculation here, although the de lay of Rojestvenskv on the Indo china coast has raised a doubt as to Ills purpose to move northward and risk an engagement at an early date. The Vladivostok torpedoboat de stroyers have not been reported, and It Is believed they have returned to Vladi vostok. Hongkong, May 9.—A dispatch from Tslngtnu says twenty-five Russian war ships have been sighted off Vanfong. and fourteen cruisers off Three Kings. 311 May 3. French battleships were ob served leaving Vanfong. Tokio. May 9.—Four Russian torpedo boat destroyers from Vladivsotok ap peared westward of Hokkaido, oft Subu, yesterday. They seized and burned a small sailing vessel, imprisoned the captain and disappeared to the north west, evidently returning to Vladivos tok. There is a possibility that they destroyed other small craft. Although none has been sighted, II is believed the larger vessels of the Vladivostok squad ron accompanied the torpedoboats. LAND CAMPAIGN RESUMED. Oyama Apparently About to Force An other General Battle. Fengush Shleng, Manchuria, May 9. —Marshal Oyama seems ready to as sume the offensive on a large scale. Activity already has begun against l.inevttch's left. This matter may be thp prelude to another general battle. The Japanese have concentrated heavy columns on the Liao river nnd their advance division has been In con tact with the Russians, who are hold | ing the main road from Fakoman to | Bashienchien. On Thursday the Japa l nese cavalry suddenly attacked the ; Cossacks in overwhelming force, forc i ing the latter to retire. Then, supported hy Infantry, the Japanese drove the Russian Infantry out or the village of Palltoun. A Russian reconnoitering party twen | ty miles further west ran into an am bush and ail the party except five were killed. Kuropatkin Will Retire. St. Petersburg, May 6.—The rumors I it the approaching return of General I Kuropatkin from the front now seems ; to be definitely confirmed, falling .health being assigned as the cause. I MR. MOODY’S OPINION. * Attorney General Thinks There Is Nr Constitutional Obstacle to Rail road Regulation. Washington. May 9.—Attorney Gen eral Moody’s opinion on the subject of the power of congress to regulate rail road rates has been made public. His conclusions follow : 1. There is a governmental power to fix the maximum future charges of carriers by railroad, vested in the. legislatures of the states with regard to transportation exclusively within the states, and vested In congress W'ith regard to all other trans portation. 2. Although legislative power, properly speaking, cannot be delegated, the law making body having enacted into the law thf* standard of charges which shall con trol. may Intrust to an administrative body not exercising in the true sense ju dicial power the duty to fix rates in con formity with that standard. 3. The rate-making power is net a judi cial function and cannot be conferred con stitutionally upon the courts of the United States, eitlier by way of original or appel late Jurisdiction. 4. The courts, however, have the power to investigate any rate or rates lixed by legislative authority and to determine whether they are such as would be confis catory of the'property of the carrier, and if they are judicially found to be confisca tory in their effect, to restrain their en forcement. 5 Any law which attempts to deprive the courts of this power is unconstitu tional. G. Any regulation of land transportation, however exercised, would seem to he so indirect in its effect upon the ports that it could not constitute a preference between the ports of different states within the meaning of article 1, section 9, paragraph 5 of the constitution. 7 Reasonable, just and impartial rates determined by legislative authority are nor within {lie prohibition of article 1. section 9, paragraph G of the constitution, even though they result in a varying charge per ton per mile to and from the ports of the different states. CAUSED THREE DEATHS ; Jealous Man Shoots Woman and Boy and Then Takes His Own Life. Sharon, l’a„ May 9.—Inflamed with Jealous rage, John Soroskt today shot and killed Mrs. John Seech and a 16 year-old nephew and fatally wounded himself. The bullet, which caused the woman's death passed through her body and killed the boy.