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pm CtNEWYOBK ) X StGBOBGE R&THBOBNE jmmaear •aouaifjasr Mrjdm\ 7x>.j*zrJoc l i;h AKT.K-H. JLlJt.—continued. Presently every man in camp is aware of the coming attack—the sound of axes ringing on the timber is heard—some keep guard while the axmen strengthen their de lenses. Dick personally superintends the fastenings of the horses, tied in the mouth of a little blind canon that runs off from their camp, and makes a natural corral with the help of a tew logs stretched aj a barrier at its mouth. The animals are precious to their progress, and they must take no chances of losing them through a Stampede. Between the two leaders every de tail is looked into, the men have plenty of ammunition, and know how to use it. There will be dreadful slaughter when they open on the des peradoes whom Mexican gold has hired to attack them. ' The desperate renor has indeed adopted deperate means when he comes to this. His plans are work ing badly, and he has reached the low est level such a nature can descend to, when, utterly regardless of human life, he determines to annihilate the .little party, if need be, in order to grasp what he desires. A silence like unto death hovers over the camp of the Americans. These brave men crouch at their posts and wait to grapple with the cunning foe who wi-1 come crawling through the grass and over the fallen timber like murderous wolves creep ing upon their expected prey. The fires have all been extinguished and now only the starlight remains to give them light, which, with the eternal hills all around them, is faint, indeed. v\ hen all is made ready the com trades talk it over, and Dick ap proaches the tent which the women ^occupy. "Miss Westerly,” he says softly. "Yes,” comes the reply on the in istant. "You had better be warned—we ex pect an attack”—a little gurgle is heard from Dora, always quick to take the alarm—“and it might be wise for you to be ready.” “We aio dressed—we did not retire. Enter, Dick,” comes in the clear voice he loves. “Y>'hat does this mean?” he asks, passing in. “That I suspected something—Colo nel Bob's uneasy manner warned me. We waited up—then we heard the bustle, the chopping, the low com mands. Ah! my Di"k, you must not think Pauline Westetly is deficient in common sense.” He starts to protest, but she laughs it off. “Now that we know the absolute truth, tell us all—keep nothing back,” she commands, and as Dick is her slave, her adorer, he obeys, not omit ting to relate how her sweet songs won the heart of Tampa Garcia back from evil. Miss Pauline does not seem afraid —the soul of a heroine occupies that lovely form. “It is a terrible thing to think what the passions of a bad man may bring about, but I shall stand up for the rights Heaven gave me. It is my duty, and if blood be shed he must take the blame, this man who has pursued me across the Atlantic.” The sound of a single rifle-shot echoes through the valley, instantly followed by a loud shriek. “That means business. They come! Keep in the tent, I beg of you,” and with the words Dick Denver hounds through the opening, eager to get in line and inspire his men to do their duty. CHAPTER XX. “They Come—the Greek! The Greek!” Silence no longer holds sway in the Valley los Muertas—this fatal rifle shot seems to have been the signal for throwing aside the mask; hideous yells break forth from this point and that, which are immediately answered by shouts of defiance from the Ameri cans who crouch behind the rude re doubt. Colonel Bob is certainly in his ele ment—he was born a fighter, and never learned the meaning of the word fear. His clarion vaica is heard above all the rest, like trumpet notes: “Hold your fire, bays, make every shot tell! We'll show the greasers how Yankees fight. Steady it is. boys. Listen to that,” as an outburst is heard more fierce than before. “Take ’em on the jump, my hearties! j They come—the Greek, the Greek!” | Perhaps Colonel E<,b has things mixed a trifle, for in the historical event to which his wards refer, it was the Turkish host that lay in camp; the Turk who awoke “mid death and battle smoke,” but Bozarris and his little band could not have presented a braver front to the foe than does the company under the comrades two. Then, with a crash, guns are dis charged, and the shouts and shrieks, and yells that arise are but a sin gle feature in the pandemonium that reigns. Some of the assailants have reached the rude fort, and fght hand-to-hand over the barriers. The only light they ; have comes from the stars, and the flash of guns that spem to be contin ually booming; but the eyes of hate are keen, and these enemies who grapple over the logs can see enough to know how to fight like demons. All has happened in an incredibly brief space of time. Five minutes be fore peace and silence brooded over •the vaiiey; and now a stranger com ing through the define above would believe bedlam had broken loose, and all the fiends of Tophet were having high carnival below.. The two women, silting in the tent which, through the forethough and in genuity of Bob, has been pitched in a spot where it could not be struck by stray lead, hear the awful clamor. (cnfXZX&TjBSB, &y£ZZ££re 33222. Their attitude is indicative of their different natures—Pauline is white, but her hand, as she holds the little revolver ready for a desperate use, does not tremble a particle; while Dora's teeth chatter, and she clings to the arm of her mistress, moaning about her sad lot, and wishing she had never come to Mexico, though as soon as the danger is past she will be sorry for having said as much. Although the confusion is so ter rible, Pauline has the utmost con fidence in the management of her lover, and believes that his arrange ments are as near perfect a3 can be. Dick and Bob have divided their forces, so that one can be at each end of the little fort, encouraging the men by precept and example. The Mexicans who have attacked them show an unusual fierceness, and Dick immediately surmises that Senor Lo pez must have given them liberal doses of pulque or some sort of strong liquor, so as to fire their nerves, and arouse their most savage passions. Surely the love of money alone could not make them take such risks. So desperately does the battle rage that there is some danger lest friends shoot down each other. When Dick realizes this he roars: “Light the funeral fires! We’ll toss the yellow dogs into the blaze! A torch! a torch!” One is almost immediately thrust into his hand, and, springing to a pile of dead leaves and brush, gathered for this very purpose, he applies the fire. Instantly flames shoot upward, other hands have done the same in three different quarters, and as many fires illumine the scene. It is dark no longer, indeed the sun could hardly do more toward dispell ing the gloom, for as the blaze eats into each pyramid of dry grass and debris, it mounts upward into a solid pillar at least ten feet high. Every man can now see those around him. and the bitter hand-to hand struggle promises to be more desperate than ever. In one place in particular the as sailants seem to have determined to force an entrance; they have massed there in numbers, and those opposed are in danger of being swept under. Dick has prepared for just such an emergency—he springs forward and there are thoBe who rather enjoy the little twinges of pain when inflicted by loving fingers. All is finally in readiness for farther business, in case Senor Lopez influ ences his men to advance once more, which, after the severe punishment they have received on this night, is an exceedingly problematical thing. Guards watch at every point—one half of the little garrison is on duty at a time, while the others seek to recuperate their energies in sleep. So the night moves on—the night that would have been their last in the Val ley los Muertas had Senor Lopez been allowed his way. Dawn comes at iast and every one rejoices. They do not fear much now. as five hours ought to take them to the El Dorado. When breakfast hss been eaten a start is made. Extra precautions are taken to guard against a surprise— men sent ahead to explore each de file ere the column passes through. Dora notices one strange thing, Col onel Bob and six men remain behind at the camp. She does not suspect the truth, and wonders why they have apparently deserted the main column. When they have lost sight of the late camp she turns to Miss Pauline. “What does it mean? Will they desert us? I never thought that of Bob,” she says, sadly. “Foolish Dora, you forget that your Bob is a sheriff. I am afraid,' with a shudder, "that it is a stern duty that keeps him back. You remember that they had two prisoner this morning?” “Yes, the ugliest Mexicans in the country,” declared Dora, not yet grasping the truth. “They are not with us. There!” as two shots were heard in quick sue cession. “1 presume justice has been meted out—it was an execution." "The horrid men! I won’t speak to Bob, I—” with tears and traces oi horror in her voice. “It is you who are foolish. Think, girl, what fate those men would have condemned you to, and from which you have been saved by the bravery of Bob Harlan, and my Dick. Don't ever let me hear you reproach the colonel for having done his stern duty, or I will disown you. silly Dora.” Probably Dora’s eyes are now open ed, and she sees matters in their true light, for when Bob and his men come galloping up later, without the two ugly prisoners, she gives him a ravish ing smile, and throws numerous kisses across the space that separates them, much to the amusement of the rough rangers, not one of whom but secretly -I ‘•Finds Himself Face to Face with Juanita.” hurls some object which he snatches from a box. It whirls through the air, and. striking the ground just at the outside edge of the enemy’s line, ex plodes with a flash and a roar that shakes the very earth. Consternation naturally ensues among the Mexican assailants, who believe they are a bent to be blown to atoms. Perhaps not a great deal of damage has been accomplished, as the force of dynamite is generally downward, but Dick's object has not been slaughter, but lather to produce a panic among their assailants, in which endeavor he has been signally successful. Some slink away like whipped curs, and the remainder figbt with less vim than before. When a second bomb bursts, with a concussion even more deafening than the first, the last straw has been laid on the camel. The Mexicans have engaged to fight with men, but not dynamite bombs, and they draw the line there. So Quickly do the Mexicans melt away that presently all who may be seen are those lying upon the ground, or a couple locked in a fierce hand-to hand struggle with some of the de fenders of the little valley fort, and these are soon secured. As the battle seems to be over, the brave Americans set to work looking after their wounded, and quite a num ber have received hurts during the brief but exceedingly desperate ac tion. Two saddles will be vacant on the morrow. By the light of the fires the voyagers dig graves and clear the battlefield of all its terrible evidences of action, so that in the morning the eyes of Miss Pauline will not be hor rified by the sight of ghast.y scenes. Although the enemy has received such a signal drubbing, that is no sign he will give up the endeavor to con quer. As soon as possible after the retreat, Dick hastens to the tent to reassure the one who is ever in his mind. He finds Dora almost in con vulsions—those two heavy explosions were too much for her nerves, and she believes all have been buried in one common grave, including her Bob. Leaving them in a much more peaceful frame of mind, Dick hastens to see that the defenses are restored to their normal state, and everything placed in readiness for another at tack, should the Sennr Lopez manage to arouse a still further feeling of desperate valor in the breasts of his followers. Bob, being relieved of duty, hastens to reassure his only Dora that he is very much alive. “Send him to me,” she has implor ed Dick, “for I shall not believe he is alive unless I can see his dear face and—pinch him.” So Bob goes only too gladly—love does not pinch very severely, and envies the Sheriff of Secora County his good luck. , Once beyond the Valley of Death, i all of them breathe a sigh of relief. A temporary halt is called on top of the divide to rest the animals after the laborious climb. From this point they can look back into the valley, and all are struck by the somber ap pearance it presents—one would im agine a cloud of some sort hung over it, preventing the sunlight from enter ing and chasing the shadows away. In great contrast lies the open coun try beyond—here all nature seems bright and joyous, and the golden rays of old Sol lend the surroundings a cheerful aspect! birds that avoid the gloomy valley at the foot of the de tile here whistle and warble merrily. "Yonder lies the El Dorado.’ says Pauline, as she points across the plateau. They look eagerly, fcr with most of the men this is their first trip to the most famous of ad Mexican mines, and from the hints that have been dropped they have a pretty good idea that all the scenes of excitement will not be confined to the road leading to the El Dorado. The real fight for the possession of the mine will be made at the scene of the rich deposits. For this they were enlisted, for this they will receive dou ble pay, and during the journey they have become so attached to Miss Paul ine and her fortunes that there is not a man among them who would not risk his very life in her behalf—her ways are so winning, her manners so gentle and yet dignified, that she draws all honest hearts to her. (To Be Continued.) Gave the Directions. Jean Gerhardy, the well-known ’cellist, at a dinner in Philadelphia, praised American wit. | “You are all witty,’’ he said. “From your millionaire down to your gamin, you ara quick, nimble and sparkling In retort. “Your gamins’ wit is cruel. Iti caused a friend of mine to flush and mutter an evil oath one day last week in New York. My friend, in a hurry to catch a train, ran out of his hotel toward a cab, and a ragged little boy opened the cab door for him and hand ed him in his valise. He gave the boy nothing. In his hurry, you see, he forgot “The disappointed urchin smiled sourly and called this order to the driver: ‘Nearest poorhouse, cabby.’ ” —American Spectator. "I suppose you object to railway re bates?” "I dvnno as I do,” answered Farm er Corntassel, “exceptin’ when they’re only jest’ another way of stickin' up the price on the fellers that haven’t a pulL”—Washington Star. PAN-AMERICAN MEET THIRD CONGRESS OF SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS. Scheduled to Convene at Rio de Jan eiro on July 20—American Dele gates and Matters to Be Considered. For the third time delegates from the Central and South American re publics are to come together for con sideration and discussion of matters of mutual concern. This time the congress, which come to be known as the Pan-American congress, is to meet at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Plans long under consideration have been perfected, the programme adopted, the delegates appointed and the represent atives from the United States prepar ing to sail early next month, so as to be present at the opening session on July 21. The regular meeting of the congress is the outgrowth of the organization of the bureau of American republics effected in 1890, and the first congress was held at Washington in 1902. Mexico was the place of the second meeting, and this year Brazil has pre pared to entertain the congress. At the two previous sessions much time was wasted in deciding on the rules which should govern the body, and to avoid a repetition of the same at the coming congress, it has been agreed that the five-minute rule shall prevail’ thus making it possible to prevent in terminable debate on the many ques tions to be considered. It has also been agreed to close the sessions of the congress on September 1, in or der that delegates may leave South America in time to reach The Hague in case it is decided to hold the peace conference there in the early fall. The principal propositions which will be considered by the congress are as follows: 1. A resolution recommending that the second peace conference at The Hague be requested to consider the extent to which the use of force is admissible for the collection of public debts. 2. There will be a renewal of the adherents of the American republics to the principle of arbitration for the settlement of disputes arising between them and the conference will doubt less pass a resolution expressing its hope that The Hague conference will agree upon a general plan of arbitra tion that can be approved and put into operation by every country. 3. The recommendation of the sec ond conference at Mexico for a per manent court for the arbitration to settle claims of citizens of one country against another will be renewed. 4. It is proposed to create a com mittee of jurists to prepare a code of public and private international law for the consideration of the next con ference. 5. It is proposed to adopt uniform laws concerning naturalization, cus toms and shipping regulations, pat ents, trademarks, copyrights, sanitary and quarantine police and to secure the recognition by all the American nations of the diplomas of the princl pal universities and colleges of Amer ica In the practice of the professions. The Monroe doctrine will not bd discussed, in fact it is to be studious j ly avoided, for the United States doer j not want its policy defined by other nations and the other nations do not care to have an exact definition of its scope and meaning thrust at them. The delegates from the United States are as follow: William I. Buchanan, of Sioux City' I la., chief of the department cf agri WILLIAM I. BUCHANAN. (One of Our Delegates to the Congress.) culture at the World’s Columbian ex i position, minister to the Argentine Re public, director general of the Pan American exposition at Buffalo, first minister to the Republic of Panama, delegate to the second international American conference at Mexico, and now in charge of the interests of tha Westinghouse Manufacturing company in Europe. Paul S. Reinsch, professor of po litical science in the University oi Wisconsin. Prof. L. S. Rowe, head professor of political science in the University | of Pennsylvania. Julio Larrinaga, of Porto Rica, grad uate of Troy Polytechnic school anc the University of Pennsylvania. Van Leer Polk, of Tennessee, one o» the leading lawyers of his state. A. P. Montague, recently governoi of Virginia. The secretary of the commission will be Charles Ray Dean, chief of the bureau of appointments of the department of state. Frank L. Joannini, of the bureau Oi American republics, will be interpreter for the American delegation. Secretary of State Root will attem some of the sessions of the congress but not in the capacity of a delegate. QUEENS OF SPAIN GLIMPSES OF THE LIVES SOME HAVE LIVEE. Advent of the English Princess In to Spanish Hoyal Family Leads to Hope That Brighter Page Is to Be Written. There is a new queen over Spain now, and as the sweet and good young English princess takes her place upon the throne it is with the expectation that a new chapter will be written in the history of Spain's queens. Certain it is that much of the eccentric and unsavory conduct which marked the conduct of former queens will never diffigure the life of the bride of King Alfonso, and hopeful is the world that much that has marred and scarred the lives of some other queens, who have sufTered under the scandalous conduct of their royal spouses, may never come to sadden and darken the life of ARANJUEZ PALACE. (One of the Beautiful Places Where Part of the Honeymoon Will Be Spent.) Pi incess Victoria, of the house and lineage of Battenberg. While the royal pair are enjoying their honeymoon at the Aranjuez pal ace. shut away from the gaze of the world, we are prone to delve into the history of the past and see just what kind of lives have been led by the for mer queens of Spain, not so much with the thought that history may repeat it self, and that the past is a prophecy of the future, but that we may appre ciate how much the Spanish royal fam ily has to regret in its past record, and how much it has to hope for from the introduction to the royal stock of such a substantial and worthy scion as the new queen will doubtless prove to be. When the history of the Spanish queens of the twentieth century is written there will be a different story to tell from that of the nineteenth century. Princess Victoria is the tlrst queen of the twentieth century, and it is to be hoped that she will prove a bright and shining example to all who shall follow her. The record left by the queens of the last century is one long story of in trigue, dissipation, war and exile. In 1829 Ferdinand VII. married Cristina of Naples, who soon became known throughout Spain as “the woman of Naples,” by reason of her wild life. In October, 1830, a girl child, after ward Isabella, queen of Spain, was born. Over her the long Carlist wars originated. Alter the death of her husband she was secretly married to a private sol dier named Munz, by whom she had ten children. She made her soldier husband a duke, and spent her days and evenings in singing and dancing with him. Because her best general Espartero, refused to subdue the peo ple of Valencia and Barcelona wUh cannon and sword, Cristina flew into a rage and went off to Paris, where ate led a gay life. EFpartero was appointed regent, but from her house in Paris Cristina in trigued against him, so that event ually he resigned snd at the age of 13 little Isabella was crowned queen. Then Cristina came back to Madrid and ruled the country in her daugh ters name. Isabella was only half educated. Her mother allowed her to indulge her whims and impulses, however fool ish. At the age of 15 Cristina married her to her cousin, Don Francisco, a puny, shy and squeaky youtn. Isa bella called him “Fanny,’’ and always haled him. Almost immediately she began to emulate the unsavory life her mother had led. In 1851 Isabella bore a son and he was proclaimed heir to the throne oi Spain. That son was Alfonso XII, the late king of Spain and father of the recent bridegroom. Isabella reigned and revelled, to the amazement of Europe and the disgust of many of her own subjects, for 35 years. When Alfonso XII. came to the throne, in 187?, he married his cousin Maria de las Mercedes, the sweetheart of his boyhood, but she died of gas tric fever after five months. Alfonst married secondly Marla Cristina, niece of the emperor of Austria, but after she had bore him two daughters his In fidelity caused her so much grief tha, she fled with her children to Vienna And it is in the ranks of thes* queens that Ena of Bat ten berg ha: taken her place, and all friends of th< sweet young English girl pray that hei lot may not be beset with so many thorns as have those of her forerun r.ers. Like a Male. Mrs. Bacon—When my husband is stubborn, he's just like a mule. Mrs. Egbert—Is that so? "Yes, when I begin to back him uj he kicks.—Yonkers Statesman. In Three Vole. The Elder Miss Spinster—Oh, my dear, there are volumes in that first kiss! Her Friend—Yes; it is rather a nove experience, of course. Goal Far Ahead. Timmins—I only want to live until I can become famous. Simmons—I would not mind living 30 or 40 centuries myself.—Tit-Bits. For Xnrns. Apply white of egg at once. It will give relief MORMON HOME IS SOLD? RESIDENCE ONCE OCCUPIED BY BRIGHAM YOUNG. Dwelling at Nauvoo, HI., Built in 1839, Is Transferred for $400— Birthplace of Polygamous Doc trines Well Preserved. Chicago.—In the wake of a report that officials of the Mormon church are disposing of a large part of the property owned by the sect in Salt Lake City, Utah, comes the intelli gence that the old brick dwellings at Nauvoo, 111., which Brigham Young once called home and which for over live years harbored three of his favor •te wives, has passed from the hands of the family that has owned it since the Mormons were driven out of Han cock county. Capt. Joseph Reichtmann, an old river man, recently bought the old res idence of the founder of the Mormon church from a former Chicagoan, Dr. J. W. Parker, now a resident of Peoria, I J MORMON TEMPLE AT NAUVOO. ILL. 111., for $400. Dr. Parker, who at one time occupied the chair of lecturing physician in a Chicago medical col lege, lived in it when a boy with his parents and has been its owner for over a quarter of a century. He in herited the property from his father. Capt. Reichtmann will add a story to the building and he and his family will make it their home in the future. To the eyes of the casual observer it suggests little out of the commonplace, yet it stands to-day a well-preserved landmark to the birthplace of doc trines that have aroused much bitter conflict It was there that polygamy, under the doctrinal cloak of Mormon ism, was first practiced in this coun try. Around the unimposing old struc ture is entwined a web of romance. In its atmosphere are centered a flood of memories of the stirring times and ex citing periods when treason, mob vio lence and varied lawlessness ran the gamut in Nauvoo and Hancock coun-< ty before the Mormons were finally forced to seek a foothold in otheri part3. Within its three walls Brigham Young’s three attractive wives, oblivi ous to the condemnation of Christian people and the outside world, pro fessed their faith in Mormonism, lived and called one man husband. The structure was built by the ag gressive leader of the latter day saints in 1839, when the cohesive, loyal fol lowers of the doctrines fathered by Joseph Smith were driven out of northeast Missouri, across the border into Illinois, by the enraged inhab itants of that part of the former state. Though it has passed through the turbulent times which have had their outbursts of war and riot, it has stood unscathed, and is to-day practically an unhurt cradle of embryonic Mormon ism. Situated on an eminence at Kimball and Grange streets in the historic lit tle village of Nauvoo, the building commands a beautiful and unobstruct ed view of the Father of Waters, as it sweeps in a graceful and picturesque bend around the town. Looking at the fascinating picture nature has wrought from one of its windows, one can readily understand how this place could be the birthplace of inspiration and amazed that the promulgation of vicious creeds could have a thought in such a view. With the exception of having one room added and a half-story being built on, the old edifice is the same now as when Brigham Young entered it. Like nearly all homes of the latter day saints in Nauvoo at that time, the house was built of brick and stood on an acre of ground. The substantial manner in which it was constructed would not suggest that the exponent of polygamy anticipated then that the “faithful” ones, adherents of the new religious invention of the brain of Joseph Smith, would be forced from Nauvoo and Hancock county at the points of guns. The house originally consisted of six rooms, two halls and a large cellar. Three of the rooms served as individ ual bed chambers for his three wives. The others were used for sitting room, dining room and kitchen. The main hall was used for reception purposes. On the exterior there is little to show that the house has been standing for a period of nearly 70 year3. Many interesting tales are still told by old residents of Nauvoo of occur rences that took place in the old homestead during Brigham Young’s tenancy. Wnen the Jormons were driven from Hancock county in 1846, the snug little home where the Mormon “apostle” and his wives lived was for saken. Tiger Shooting in India Dangers Faced by Sportsmen Who Hunt Man-Eaters—Sagacity of the Elephants. New York.—Men who have shot the “Dig cats of the Indian jungle,” all emphasize the difference between an “ordinary tiger” and a “man-eater.” One varies from the other as much as a domestic pussy from a wildcat. The man-eater, when it catches sight of a hunter is at once all aflame with the passion to devour him. It has tasted human flesh and knows its sweetness. When the Britisher in Indan goes tiger hunting, therefore, he looks first of all to his own safety. Having learned that a tiger rarely looks up ward, he seeks a position at some dis tance from the ground, as, for in stance, the howdah of an elephant, or a machan, or leaf-covered box, perched in a tree. The tiger usually keeps its eyes cn the ground because it finds its prey there and its enemies also. The natural inhabitants of the trees, the birds and the monkeys, it holds in con tempt. But on the ground, besides the sweet-fleshed man, lives the water buffalo .its most formidable foe. In combat the buffalo most times kills the tiger. The peculiar sagacity of the ele phant is of great assistance to the man who hunts tigers from the how dah. At the approach of the big cat the pachyderm trumpets an alarm, and if properly trained, it will snatch its master with its trunk, should he be on the ground, and lift him into the how dah on its back. It then seeks the shadow of some tree and stands per , feetly still, as if knowing that in this , way it will steady the hunter’s aim. When one shoots from the mach&n; or tree ambush, he usually picks a i place where the beast is wont to re treat when alarmed. With a eompan TIGER SHOOTING FROM A HOWDArf IN INDIA. ion he hides himself in his nest. In his hand be holds a magazine rifle loaded and cocked, while in his belt he carries a half dozen pistols for in stant use should the gun fall him. Then he sends out a score or more of natives as beaters to drive the beast toward him. Encircling the region; the beaters begin to rap on the trees and to shout, and these noises, because, of their strangeness .frighten the ani mal. TO make: graft inquiry President Cassatt "Will Probe Charges Against Pennsylvania Road—Long Connected with System. Philadelphia.—Alexander J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania railroad. 1 ALEXANDER J. CASSATT. (President of Pennsylvania Road Who Has Ordered a Probe of Graft Charges.) who on his arrival home from Europe recently, at once issued a statement regarding conditions of his road and promised a thorough investigation of the charges recently made. Mr. Cas satt has been in the service of the corporation for nearly half a century, and for a number of years has been the guiding spirit. He was born in Pittsburg in 1839, was educated in France and Germany, and in 1859 was graduated from Rensselaer institute at Troy, N. Y. In 1861 he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania as a rod man, and rose successively through the grades of superintendent of motive power, general superintendent, general manager, third vice president and first vice president until he became the head of the railroad system embracing many thousands of miles. The Careful Motorist. A New York automobile driver was arrested recently while driving slowly through a village and fined five dol lars. He demanded why he had been so treated, as he had not violated any speed ordinance, but could get no sat isfaction. Later a court officer ex plained the whole matter by saying: “We held a meeting last night and de cided that this speeding must stop. This man was the first to come along slow enough for us to catch, so we arrested him.” Green Gold. A beautiful green shade of gold which is often used in making fine jewelry is the result of an alloy con sisting of five parts of silver and 19 parts of pure gold. Positions of Power. Knicker—W’ould you rather be right than be president? Bocker—Yes; but I’d rather be wrong than be umpire.—N. Y. Sun.