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"T"-- "-....-. . wr k Misfress Rosemary Allyn By MILLICENT E. MANN Copyn-Jln. 1S04. by LUCAS-LINCOLN' CO. CHAPTER X. Continued. " Oh, youth! raal loving youth! What -. if I were ever disappointed, I still pressed bot-foot after the slightest ." clue that might lead ire to my love ''can language tell or thought measure tho strength of love? 1 asked many of the young sparks about the town whom I soon met if t they were acquainted with or knew of 'a lauv named .Mistress Kosemai " Allyn? She seemed to be unknown, i came to the conclusion that in spite of her heauty and imperiousness, she wag of small means and station, and 'had come to Castle Drout by chance. Of the lady whom I had escorted into London. I also had as yet heard .nothing. She had asked my name, and where I should stop, saying I wr.uld hear from her anon. As the in cident no doubt faded from her mind. I had Also. One day I was strolling down Hoi born with .Mister Arnold, the biggest foncuester in London, but withal a iellow with little malice in his most malicious stories in fact he at whoso v ... ....., , Lodge in Sussex count v I had won : the promise of the hand of I.adv Fel ! ion f had ben equallv unfortunate ' m not being able to see that lady; 'twas said that she was out of town: had sonf to France Concerning the paper I had more. Mister Arnold had displaced a great curiosity, but as he refeived no encouragement from me T' speak upon it. h? soon desisted. Jt wa- a day of rosy sunshine and 1 -! breezes. Summer was ilount ir.; ter Sag of wanton brightness into : - ery fate of winter, therebv !-r,v. .:ie over a!i the laud such graci- -;. warmth as made one wish she t itvht .'orewr linger with us. Spar- , rue-, flew sltout the half-clad trees, 6i.il bathed In the puddb-s along the thoroughfares Thev .-hook their plumage and pruned themselves, twit- ' terms unceaingly. joyous in the pres- nt warmth. We were as satisfied and as thoughtless for the moment as they. Mister Arnold was relating a yarn about Jack Hoao a most notorious liar who had unwittingly told the truth a!ot an episode of my Iady Cst!nialse"s The gossip pertaineth isot to ibis tale and is not worth re prat.nr for its oan sake. We heard a rjmb;g of heavy he-Is. and the ackni- o a whip It heralded the ainrfi b ! wh" the fine roaches ! ;!- trus We pepped hastily bak t s.nT x koa for usually they came -. rr-J s. esi tkt- mad aad oCal . . . i r-s r- e4 r. (Me garters wtT Sftase ?::-!? akeaf. aad- ia ti I : aU-.t.t he to ike aanfaiaess oi I r - jr ms- U vet Utta irjsied I ' j ; .;. asJ t far aa aorta; r- var sayrd aad -afc-Tr-ed s - 'it- ii-l aa ntf -tret J s. . . iitHK had ill tbT mml4 i .;- -; :t-T It b.r4 ap i -.-.- fp- fc H hash UA- Wet lfo$V ?Wm )ii v 5 feitl). res Wi f i vvPi&r I vi. r) 7 f m x iv 'm- Mr !&rssr; tt r-y cfr.c er 1 ? . so ab- j t rcara4 ku JeTik qi;e as Sxeuly 1 ,y-3ajPi - Kn i1 iry Uhrx? fee a hcivt ?ctaL whea I turned to 1 t a is 5ft' h Wfc t at sue s m?rhnt- are to my tate. - slkr i -oiwIL fc W- - us Qvatia Waters at your serv TwqtKCTK C n ?a imK?. ae mt ! w " I it v the Jady . -aad am come c wjnrz-aal W Pi.it fc 903 my 4nr te iltatress Rose-5j- ik htmBsmt kai nm n Taaf mac? AJtya. awe- xsamr aaAMaiaM. Ta jaet aTkn k. h htrntetf" a- int !ar JwsmML -T s tes . V " VP502 I ist4 5am t teiif K. B- I or iaL a I ii nil Mt Ijbs. i law a TV tt.Mmnc d-rr If o o -- & ac as ar -- ib--y S mrC 5r mwam bj m. 4 iwir C w ' tc a; ec & tt Sit- -aaa. Bt ZJt jcaaoia-f miars. I i rsej-fcc as aa aa mt ifwf rtr- a I a a i'ing aiaac uai; ijdlt adU- ca f r a- aartr ad rc iix a a s " - ! Jt a A namr ci fat ar!L ar aom-a-i swt rkPrt 5Vr - 1 acut a a aair Vs aat: I ? sinmnmc b Sw srfret a 2aaatar wn ttmmi r War a aasfltea. la mmmr m s &pL a -c(ac mt ! v mtcm '' ao 1B ' '' i jlt mm bl; a,a wmrm trmm her awe- -tsmmzmti : m "& 4emr rim 1h& -Tkrc- r ti.tmm. 4mmt I IzmaM dsx tMe ai tk $&. mt Mmga- Mix. ta.MimiiiTr Qk -- . Ed wi t. 1 wisaet". aed I lrew near t!:e wx? r" :' maw""" u'uff rpfc - . - - reluctactjy r "kesHnxxH ' threshold of ay desire. uson . I peeped into the room a room aft- j pr uiDious., .reueu cihl pa4- -'.- etted.floor of yer. The furaishiags . . vere from Paris. I saw a number of rreHs. js. upward of a dozen or " . - -.atere who had by all th siga been I ' V availing .the lady. She tat la state - m ia a larte iaateall with Xer tfay -feet farties . tobL A feCaw' kaU before er a"'-. Y ririsK aoata. wakh imprisoned her feet, while another waited with a pair of satin slippers. I knew where there was one that might claim kinship to them. He ogled the slippers as though he could have swallowed them with the great est relish, whilst he alternately looked with petulancy at the one at the lady's feet. I did not wonder at his impatience, for so long did the fellow linger o'er his self-imposed undertak- I i .1 ns- Knnn nnmnloro1 Vii1 ing. u nau .' "-- v...,.. .... not Mistress uosemary aiijh canea him to task. "Cousin Raoul." said she, "hast thy fingers the megrims that they fumble so over the lacings of my loots?" Cousin Raoul sent an upward fond glance at the lady. "They become as confused as their master, being part of him, upon touch ing aught of yours," he said. "Poof!" she said and shrugged her shoulders. "You set a bad example to your friends, mon cousin." Rack of her chair another fellow hovered. He held in his hands a wimfo and glass, and begged her to --.-- -- - . . , . let nim Se ner a ""' "l ,u-u ICL another strode across the room, a most ir.ane expression on his face; to him had fallen tne nonor oi removing i her headgear. ! A bevy of insolent youths with their J bowinc and scraping! I Twice I made the movement to en ter and twice I hesitated ?.ly dila tormess was my undoing, for as I ! was slipping backward. Intending to i leave and choose a more apropos time , for addressing Mistress Allyn. my sword clanked against the waineot- i ing. and save out a metallic sound. The simpering fellows iooKed around with a suspicious quickness. Had the lady seen me following her roach' I was certainly admitted as " expecieu. I recognized the one at ftet as m-v foe of the -"-""PC Sir Kar, Dwight. From a darkening of his countenance, naruiy precepunie. 1 felt that the recognition was mutual, and that that recognition brought gladness to more than one. Flight was out of the question. Naught remained to me but to ad vance with as good grace as I could into the room, where I was waited for. Mistress Rosemary Allyn's eyes met and crossed mine when I had straight ened my-elf from my lowest bow. A ripplfaz laugh escaped her 'Sdeath! she explained. "Whom have we here, cousin? One of your triend?" she queried of the one still at ber feet. . i.- ,-t.i .None h ihiuv. sweet t ui. uv sam. Tfce quirk reply came with an insult- tag toot at me His ta-k was now finished, and I as- tr va ay advent into the room .! mt fcsTeml it He vnkwI up a!l aa-i stnasfat and insolent He trnttd towanl me with hi-3 evlass a aad looked me up and down. The UlUt. smeit so of berguniot. I vow tii tJre tip cf his TcrtL ! ra oatger oc Los? Haut mtxczc?kiztL in a gaUaat, she : rt m a IeI aiJe. ! Ta Wliu5 rareiL I &i scaiiy at thm. More s1 rf yes feS ta eecnpy mtimrHv widt sacaisg beskie &- -Y.' I reWrtetL "I wmfcl join "Ficsr ' sa regeatctL "Ah. I " tnraH3s, sk rj. permit ne gntiMi?e a roairere jlasser Quec- tta VTaCe$. Ta5 all Sowtrd wka me'b. hamiilty I aam.r hr Time eaipi to 4mo Kit taem. aai my face at the testr koome tiarlier than, ks own. feirk. a. a t reaime tkntr fcow3 Jurats "E am at a daaadrvaaetge.- I said, "t apiiii Jnts r my uacetcienRes en aaa lmtn ?r 3re-gee .eC y. uc? vittefe 8aaafes. pfimi niy ex- "A. CBUiia RawC a rtvaf is at iMitt- 3aOtti.- s- safcf. T re" Tt ari wttoBM. la a hide's tmin , mi USkmumS tfcere 6. I hm& at. wars. nmta. tsz mm mmce i -fa tats . cfcxifs. Qj. fmnml Dwuj.ii a ; war i mr me mr ro aay " I ! aOafL aarf. !hk mt ate. rgr- -ft i ihwm ( bu t Qk muff; aa ta iHsear: mm? gum warn, a af Wn. w? avrv" ta mmx fetfew seofc m tfce- tminlM . . BJ. . zattr ktuag geeCa erekedly; rStiH" my ," drawh! ihe third. it -Way wjut breath?" I cried. li is more thta ecouAh. I threw my gauntlet on the floor. ti. -iim nau itsuu 4.1,. -iviutiing stooped to pick it up, but 'Cousin Raoul Ftopped him. "Nay. George, thou all-round ight-er.- said he. - 'tis to me this game be longs." He handed me my glove wfta taa tip of his sword. "I would have the pleasure, sir?" 1 sala he. n n J Ira XuNhlnn , VnKsSvM k. v . k. a:i wi. i m a va .ssrss If1 "It is mutual, sir," I replied. "Time i and place?" "Back of Montague house Is a good place," he answered. "As for the time there I must plead for indulg ence. In less than an hour I am due at court, where his Majesty has com manded that I be in attendance to go on a three-days trip up the country after that I am at your service the evening of the third day, and I do not think the few days waiting will ren der our meeting any the less joyful." "Art satisfied?" burst In Mistress Rosemary Allyn. ready to shift the blame upon anyone's shoulders but where it belonged. "No," I replied; "but three days hence I shall be." And I smiled at her. "A brave man boasts not beforehand of what he thinks he may accom plish," she retorted. "Nay. you misjudge me," I said. "The satisfaction lieth in the thought that I may e'en oblige Mistress Rose mary Allyn for once." "You have obliged me before this," she murmured. "If I have I knew it not," I Inter rupted. "And she requires naught at your hands," she finished with a toss or her head. "It would not belittle her to do so, since she accepts the services of such as these." I said, and, confronting the men. I swept their faces with an in solent glance. (To be continued.) TRIBUTE TO ACTOR'S FORCE. Unsophisticated Miner's Denunciation of Edwin Forrest. A number of professional men gath ered at the Art club in Philadelphia a few days ago were exchanging remi niscences of Edwin Forrest, the great ragedian. One of them told the story "f Forrcrt's exponent e in the West, which was not only of interest in itself, but also a tiibutc to the art of the actor. The play was "Virgini'is." and For rest was at his best. In the scene where he slays his daughter the audi ence was almost stricken with awe. and not a sound was heard until the scene was concluded, after which the artist was greeted with overpower ing applause. In the following act Virginius comes on the stage looking worn and distracted. The reaction has set in, he is frenzied over the loss of his daughter and he walks up and down, crying out. "Virginia, Vir ginia! Where is my child?" An old miner who occupied a front row in the orchestra, and who had been terribly wrought up by the mur der scene, could stand this no longer and. rising in his place, shouted out in loud tones, freighted with intense indignation. "Why. you old villain, you killed her in the market house in the last act. You know it well enough. You are a hpocrite as well as a villain." i The laughter and applause that greeted this unexpected turn in tne performance made it necessary to f ring down the curtain. Harper's , Weekly. SALUTZ FROM THE PRIVATE. Specially Witty Remark Credited tc Representative A!le;i. Representative John Sharp Will iams s.tys that the wittiest utterance mat iver he heard from "Private" John Alk-n. for so long the wit of the hcuse. wa deKvered one evening in a hotel lobby in Washington dur ing the period of Cleveland's second administration. Allen, who was sur rounded by a party of friends eagerly listening to his stories, was in partic ularly fine form. He had paused in one of his yarns to salute Vice Presi dent Stevenson as he passed. The Illinois statesman, however, did not perceive the greeting, for. with his bt ad bowed, apparently in deep medi tcfon. and with his hands clasped be hind him. he strode on without a glance in the direction of Allen's par tv "Gentlemen. ' solemnly observed the -Private.' "thete juii behold a man -ui nothing under his feet but Moth er Earth: nothing on his mind but the longevity f the executive." Satur dav Evening Po.-t. To Test Wool and Linen. It often happens that woolen goods will be doctored with cotton. To dis cover thii. there are several tests that ran be made. One is the match test. By applying a lighted match to a sample of the goods, the manner in which it burns will be evidence of it genuineness. Wooi will burn slowly, while cotton will go like a train of gunpowder. Aaoiher test is to unravel the threads and the cotton can then easily be dettcted. To the experienced buyer the "feel" of linen is a sufficient indication of the tpxality. but tor those who lack this knowledge there is an old-fash-ionel ie?t which our grandmothers ased which is unfailing to show if there is cotton in the wool. Dampen the finger and apply to the surface of the linen fabric. If the moisture is seen on the other ide you may know at once it is linen. If it is slow in I cuciing through, w ithout doubt there L an admixture of cotton. Another method is to unravel the threads, as Is. the woo! test. On Upper Brcadway. The ingenuitv ot the man with check to cash is. oi course, proverbial. V man drifted into the banking house it Henry Clews with a dubious look- ot inc cack recently. The cashier re- rrtted he did cot know him. The man became indignant and finally reached Mr. Cbws" private office, tie represented himself as the proprietor ot a cof? en upper Broadway. Mr. Clew was sorry, but he knew no such safe. "I suapose vu nave teen up Broad- wa as ras ay place." said the man wilt t cfect t tH1 5mw." saM Mr. Clefs. -P besa cp Bflwuiway as tar ai VI- bej. -New Ycrk. HnikL Csoced Misfc Preferred. u ar ient .141 to tae eoiia - aerthi'Jt ti -a w3 a frsa tV Eva ia tlw g2rda 0oi not ioan.i it aiore a.! Ta cuks I: aav spec.ay saeiree ar At ajiikiax tia afe eraaK so cfeee ly tfc airad awuitaat to free has- smi! a gftve ir a cp of new mtik. wara aatl frothy irom the puL She took a deep draught. Then auci ennersatIou was pic tured in the pretty, piquant fcc that her mother cried: "What is it, Dor othy?" Ob. S..L cobbol 'n digurt and dk-ap;-oitment. "I uon't like cow's milk. It's horrid. 1 like milkman's milk." Opium vs. Miaalonarita. The Rev. Hudson Taylor says that opium in China "is doing more harm ia a weex wan tne nnuea eauris ui all our Christian missionaries are do ing good in a year." STRATEGY OF THE WAR Important Developments in Order with the Opening of the Spring Campaign It has been diflicult to estimate :he vaJue of raids and maneuvers in .he war zone in Manchuria because comparatively little is known of the positions of the two armies. Capt. P. C. March. United States militcry ittache. who was with the Japanese army from the beginning of the war, in a recent interview sheds new light n the situation. Capt. March says the two armies ire in line for a distance of thirty niles along the Shakhe. In some ilaces the advance pests are not more .han 200 yards apart, and at others .he distance is 2.000 yards. At one 2nd the Japanese line is not more .han fifteen miles from Mukden; at .he other fifty miles. In the opinion of Capt. March, Har in is the objective of the Japanese campaign. It is strategically the most mportant point in Manchuria, and :he seat of great mills with capacity .o supply the whole Russian 'army. The Japanese feel that if they could 3 supreme effort capture Harbin, oreak the two railways centering :here, and come into possesion of the aiills and the supplies accumulated there, peace would be near. As to the question of supplies, Capt March says that the Japanese ire learning that raw rice is a bad field ration, and that in the matter if food, the Russian soldiers are bet ter off than the Japanese, their com missary being well managed. Each company has a great cook stove on wheels in which a big boiler of soup s always cooking, and there is a hot dowI for each soldier at regular in :ervals. Capt. March reports that the way n which the Russians came out of the TAUGHT FRYE A LESSON. Incident of Boyhcd Days He Claims Made Him a Spendthrift. Senator Frye says that when he was a bov he narrowly escaped being spoiled by a Quaker grandfather. Young Frye was going on -a trip to Boston and just before he started his grandfather said: "Thou art going to Boston. Hero is $5 for thee to spend while there.' The youngster accepted gladly, of course, "but." he now says, in telling the story, "I did not know any Boston boys in those days and consequently saw nothing to spend the money for. Returning to Maine, after my city visit, my grandfather called me to him again. 'William.' he said, 'didst thou spend the money I gave thee?' I had. of course, to confess that I hadn't, whereupon he said: 4Wn- Ham. give it back to me. and i c:iu as requested. That sad experience 1 taught me a bad habit, for ever since ! when I have had any money I have 1 spent it to prevent itb falling into other hands." CRIMES LAID TO DOCTORS. i Ch:cago Worran Alleges Murder Cov l ers Bungling Cperaticns. ! Mrs Paul Forwerg of Chicago, who 1 startled the Social Economics club by advocating that all epileptics, im beciles pnd deformed children should be exterminated, declared that she had positive proof that certain pa tients had been put to death in certain Chicago hospitals to cover up bung ling operations. "This was done in the case of a friend of mine." said Mrs. Forwerg. "and I know cf many other cases of the same kind. I will not give out the names of the hospitals, but if proof is wanted it will be given. "I think that children who are born epileptics, imbeciles, or deformed should be put to death. This genera tion of children of that kind are the parents of the criminals of the next generation. In ancient times the Greeks and Romans practiced this. and as soon as they stopped it the degeneration of the race began." Mrs. Forwerg told several prominent phy sicians who criticised her remarks that she was in favor of making the extermination of defective children legal. Site for McClellan Statue. The McClellan statue commission las decided to accept the design sub- I tcitted by President Frederic Mac- a I Mrmnie It is an eouestrian figure ind has been approved by the widow- ( )f tne senerai The statue i , niaceti on -he reservation at is to be the in- i (prsection of Connecticut avenue and , v street Washington, directly in , tront cf the British embassy. It will bronze, fourteen feet high pacej on a pedestal decorated with i escutcheons and eagles. Congress has , appropriated $3.oK for the statue, t j Little of Sectional Feeling Left. j Tae society event cf the winter ia i Virginia will be the wedding this xocth ia Sr. Paul- church. Norfolk. , o:- Anne Fuzhugh Lee. daughter of . Gen. Fitzhugfi Lee. aad great-niee of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the confederate i eaieftain. to Lieot. Lewis Browa. Jr.. , sevezth United States caalry, a na- tire of Rhode Ulaad. G-a. Lee' ( daughter 1- the Sr; of th uaae to fora a aorthern allianc Her father a few ttsys aeo eetirer"! a caiony oa tg, j- President MeKialey ai Can- , IOC Ohio. Elderly Men at Funeral. Fuetlc. Ccl.. to Be Benefited. At the funeral of Amos Shane:, who j John D. Rockefeller Las become unf iled last ucek near re-Iar Hie, P.".. ' ficiently Intere-ste-i in Pueblo. Co!l iged 4. all the pallbearers were past 1 the Pittsburg of the West." to invest T0 years of age. T . y were Jonathan 5"reigh. 7S. Wililam Rader, S2; Sam : Evker, 72 !.: Ort' , 83; John xwia, 72; Frederick Freigh, 72. The 'uneral director, J. R. Shaner, is 72. In Line for British Crown. The German Emperor is said to be J wtinty-fourth in the line gl succession o the British crown. battle of the Shakhe. losing heavily without disorganization or sign of de moralization, made a serious impres sion upon the Japanese. They began to wonder whether, after all, they could wear out or conquer a foe that cared so little for defeat or loss. Capt. March has a high regard for the soldiers on both sides, and says that both Russians and Japanese have learned to fight at night, making rushes to avoid the murderous artil lery fire. As to fortifications, he does not beiieve that any two armies ever did so much digging as the armies in Manchuria have done in the last eight months. If Capt. March is correct, the larger strategy of the war, involving move nt. nts against other bases than Muk den and Liao Yang, is receiving the close attention of both commanders-in-chief. There Is still doubt as to whether either Kuropatkin or Oyama is strong enough to take the initiative in an offensive campaign. It is be lieved that with Gen. Nogi's army Oyama can muster 325,000 effective men. The strength of Kuropatkin's army depends on how many men have been sent east over the Siberian railroad. A British officer says that under the efficient management of the Russian Minister of Railways, the transporta tion capacity of the railroad is double the estimate made ten months ago, and that Kuropatkin has 400.000 men. Capt. March, however, puts his force at r.oo.ooo. The inference to be drawn from the statements of Capt. March and others from the seat of war is that recent engagements and raids count for little in the planning of the great campaign soon to open. i rtfwwww JOINS GREAT CHIEF IN DEATH. Joseph H. Manley of Maine Passes Suddenly Away. Joseph H. Mamey, former chairman of tho national executive committee of the republican party, was found fffffW ? t J Joseph H. Manley. dead at his home at Augusta. Maine, o. He '. fl. -iiv .j w .-ai5 i ul; had not been in good health for sev eral years, but death was not consid ered imminent. He began to with draw from business and politics about a year ago. but was frequently at his office, and seemed to he in his usual health. He was found lying on his bed. Mr. Manley was a graduate from the Albany. X. Y.. law school in the class of 1S;J. In 1SS1 he was ap pointed postmaster of Augusta. He resigned in 1SD2 to become a member of the republican national committee. In 1S94 he was chosen chairman of the executive committee. He was pri vate secretary to James G. Blaine dur ing the most important part of tho career of Mr. Blaine and was man ager of Mr. Blaine's campaign for president. A son and three daughters survhe him. Knew Newspaper Man's Practice. Senator Allison of Iowa called on tho President one day recently and had n long chat. On leaving tho White House he was accosted by a newspa per man who wanted to know the ob ject of the Senator's call. Mr. Alli son is not at all fond of being inter viewed, but ho answered pleasantly "Oh. just called to pay my respects." Said the correspondent by way of a joke: "Even that is good for half a column." "I dare say." answered the Senator, in his dry, smooth way. "I've known you to make twice as much out of half as much." Death Brought Reconciliation. Several years ago Richard Croker, then chief of Tammany Hall, and the wife whom he met and wooed in his youth separated with an understand ing that they should not meet on this side of the grave. Since then Croker has made his home in England, while the wife remained in New York with her four sons. The death of the sec ond son. Frank, by the wreck of his automobile in Florida, brought the father and mother together. The mother was with tho young man in the South at the time of the accident. Typical American Business Man. Robert Hoe, the famous builder of printing presses, has this for his fa vorite maxim: "It is better to get behind a thing and push it along than to get in front of it and drag it after you. In other words, it is the work, not the man. that should attract at tention." This expression of reserve helps to explain why it is that Mr j Hoe is never interviewed in the news- papers. He has an air ot elegant leis ure, but works as hard as any of his employe?, thoroughly understand.ng! every detail of his vast business. The Automobile in War. The first war automobile to be usd under actual service conditions will shortly be sent by the Russian mili tary authorities to Manchuria, where it will be used to transport war ma- terials and provisions. It consists of a tuirty-six horse pow-r Frearh car. upon which a large dynamo ua. been r laced. wni o famishes the pr to the electric motf rs of Ave ?nnlers Each of thse caa carry a load of i.'j pouau r ine tra a ctlu oe i driven at a rat- of speed averagins tea mile? u r hour. more than $125.'0 in real estate in that city. It is said that he will build hofnos near Lake Minneuun for em ployes of the great steel works of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, in which he is now largely interested. Avoid Tight Clothing. Clothing should never interfere with the free movements of the body. 9w- r..v . R!7r. VSwi rvvr &fcsv. 7 ZXsy TROUBLE FOR SENATOR PLATT. New York Statesman to Be Sued for Breach of Promise. Bliss Mae Catherine Wood, who was the conspicuous party of the third part two years ago when the aged Senator T. C. Piatt hurried his blush ing bride, Mrs. Lilliaa T. Janeway. to the altar one Sunday evening in New York, has decided to sue him for breach of promise. It was common report at the time of this hasty marriage that its abrupt ness was due to the threats of Miss Wood, who claimed to have reason to expect the senator to marry herself if he ever decided to wed again. The case was settled at the time presum ably to the satisfaction of all the par ties concerned, but now it appears to have broken out afresh with a new grievance added to it. The firm of O'Flaherty and Fulton, reputable lawyers of Richmond. Va.. has been retained in the case, which involves not only the promise of mar riage, but also a conspiracy suit against certain lawyers of New York and government officials in Washing ton. The Richmond lawyers have many documents, some signed with Piatt's full name, some "T. C. P.," and some "P." It is alleged these are filled with endearing expressions. The most in teresting letters, however, have not been turned over to the lawyers, but are yet in the possesseion of Miss Wood. She intends to keep them until they are made public in a court of law. No Surprise in Washington. Miss Mae Catherine Wood's renew ed effort to levy tax on United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt for his alleg ed lovemaking prior to his marriage to Mrs. Lillian Janeway has caused lit tle astonishment at Washington. It was popularly rumored at the tine of Miss Woods' first attempt that she was far from satisfied with the result. JZ&5 IZ.1T CfZSZ2nTiX Immediately alter the settlement in New York the fair plaintiff went ! to Washington, lesigncd her $l.Coo , year position in the l ostoilice. ar.d rented an entir' s;:i f apart men's? at a fashionable hotel Here she lived royally for at least six months. I Then, according to the hotel people, i she was heavily in debt, and ordered her bills sent to Senator Piatt. Mi-s Wood explained that the senator was i her brsiness manager and had seme money in trust tor her. As the ven erable New Yorker promptly refused to honor the bills. Miss Woods was re Quested to leave the hotel. She then left Washington and her movements have not been known to any one there. It is said, however, that all her debts were paid, but whether by herself or by the order of Senator Piatt dees not scorn to be clear. Miss Wood's Washington career was interesting and varied. She went there about four years ago and was detailed from the New York city post office. From the begining she talked freely of Senator Piatt and s-tated he had obtained her a position in New York and had maripulated her trans fer. She received many letters from tho senator and sometimes road them to her fellow clerks. In the spring of 1W"3 she told her fellow clv-rks she was going to Europe to purclriFe her trousseau. For this purpose she borrowed nearly Sl.S0. and after thre months' abs-ence re turned with fine raiment by the trunk fill. During all this time rumors con stantly incrensed of the engagement between Senator Piatt and Mrs. Jane way. But finally the engagement was fctmally announced and the wedding day sot. 'lhlS Was JIISI lieiore .. "'""-,. Miss woou landed in New York with her " trous- scan. When she lizard of the .im. ment in wasningiuii sue mem- iiu. lielv around the postoffice depart ment. She showed some letters to Mr. Payne, the late postmaster gen eral. One threatened to become a campaign document and is still slyly quoted. Three days later Miss Wood re turned to New York, where she set tled matters with Senator Piatt. Animosities of War Forgotten. That the war is over is evident from , tho fact that the other night Admiral and Mrs. Dewey entertained at dinner ' in honor of Don Emilio I)e Ojeda. the Spanish minister. The latter is proy- j ing to be a popular diplomat and is well liked in Washington. If he entei-, tains any hard feelings of the little , difference back in 1S0S he conceals it ' in a most sucee-tul manner. The Spanish minister is on particularly good terms with he hero of Manila, aad is frequently entertained at the Dewev home in Rhode Island avenue. J Bishop Defends Subvway Saloon, nishon Potter ot New York declines to acknowledge for a moment that ue ,.,Te n mistake in dedicating the sub- 1 way saloon. We have begua ia the , " -- ---- right way." he msis.ts. -wub a piarw trhere a nersca caa driak like aa hoar est reaa and not adoltfrate,l liquor, j Since the institution was "blia.-.el hrce saloons in tae niieeioriviod have been conpe:id to s- .t J bi-r.r.-. ani I crntead ta?- 'b. is- havw Iitproveii whoa one see! ria- f ta .. bway saiooa rissrhti-t.- Une sue as have cked P-' GerrrJny Army Peae Strer.gt'-:. It is proposed by the German gov ernment to raise the peace strength of the armv to .- ,"'r, privates, corporalt and iance corporals. The military es timates show an increase of nearly $20.u00.00. Foraker Buys Cincinnati Residence. Joseph B. Foraker. . -ior L .ed States senator from Cnio. v.i.: con tinue his residence in Cincinnati, Lav ins just purchased the beautiful Good man homestead for $100,000. kSsjV - AiTi.sT.V smtmm v SS-k:-.'Misa I ZVl. .jy-f'-T3r a tt&CKvUav GRAVE CRISIS IV RELATION OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY Sweden and Norway have each ta ken a long step towards the supreme crisis which may mean war between the two countries. At Christiania Premier Hagerup made a sensational speech to the storthing, in which he IGoS Oxorll tt virtually said the time had arrived for Norway to declare her independence of Sweden. At Stockholm announce ment was made that King Oscar, who has favored meeting Norway in a con ciliatory spirit, has given over the reigns of government to Crown Prince Gustaf. whose policy, it is understood, makes it probable he will try to com pel Norway, even by force of arms, to stay in the union. Behind the crown prince's firm atti tude is. according to gossip, the kaiser, and Berlin will be watched with great interest during the devel opment of the crisis. It was reorted several years ago that an understand ing existed between the crown prince j and his friend and hunting companion. the kaiser, that Germany will inter fere if Norway attempts to break ' away from the union. Premier Hagerup's sensational J speech was based on the failure of the negotiations with Sweden for a sepa rate consular service for Norway. The negotiations had ended, he said, because of Sweden's failure to live up to the agreement of two years ago. which, If followed, would have led to an amicable settlement of the vexed question which had been under discus sion since 1S37. He said a most serious situation was thus created. The people of Nor way were animated by a desire to Crown Prince Gustaf. continue the good understanding with neighboring nations, but the present conditions cf the union are indefensi- SiS Senator's Brilliant Excuse. When the recent blizzard struck Washington some of the Southern statesmen began to drink apple toddy to keep out the told. One very dis tinguished Senator drank numerous toddies. Usually pale of face, he be came redder and redder as the tod dies began to get in their work, and when he went to dinner his face was the color of a cardinal's cap. "My dear." asked his anxious wife as he hove in view, "what makes your face so red?" The distinguished South ern statesman paused to reply. He needed an excuse and needed it badly. Then he was hit by a happy- thought. Ho gazed animatedly out at the swirl ing snow and said: "Why. my dear. I have been sitting out in the sun for an hour or two." Iowa the Only State. Senator Allison was observing the in clemency of the weather conditions in Washington, shivering the while as he thought of the frigid temperature at his Dubuque home. Senator Perkirs of California remarked: "It looks much nicer out in my state. There wc- ,.,,. ,.-.r.. ;,ll the sunshine a prof;sIott of Holers." n-c wnen ,he ther. mometer keeps below zero out in Iowa." replied Senator AllNon. "Cbmo out to California and live with us." added Mr. Perkins, with more alluring description. "Well elect you a sena tor for life." "What, and leave Iowa?" said Mr. Allison, with unwonted ani mation "Not for any other state in the Union." Gas Illuminated Cavern. Acetylene is used by the ciiide? a a means of illuminating the roIoal cavern, near I.ouisvilIe. Ky . the step having been regarded as ne essary to prevent the ruin of the various speci ....,.: ,xhirh were becoming very becoming very . mtirh discolored by the .-o: from the j lard oil hand lamps, whim nave n-en in u-e heretofore. A small hand out- fit is carnet: d bv the guide, ami wnie :t is not sufficient tor a ful: t-iP , through the cavern the guide carries an extra supply of the fuel wita him and recharges daring the -.rip. Lcng Pleasure Trip Planned. James Her.ry -SHeaf Smita. -Jhj .ev(. yorV. mHlioaatre &acae.or. aas a . ... .af-t. abwK r- of ni Crteads MS " railroad toor : l'. , Hes on a sacia!Iy chartrtvtl traia. Kr wi'! nr take his mei to FlortCa. ie: th pary .:il U- jmard by a Cake aai Dork" f Macrhesiw. Tlsey mj- c, 5.1 Sf rs m "-i -.,. Mti-ritM- afr wbira n.a ta- tcr'inc m Me! lii W !:. Tm cartv si'l susrat tr Yorh sv-ral I itaMan Pcet Pensioned. m ?&-y 0im The Italian governtaeat has voted j Jokana I..-.r- r 4 rlia )m .an annual pension of about i.l2 to traced the ?ub: ? Yaak' Doodh , the veteran poet. Carduci-i. on his re- I to 111, at Warbirr the central dr- tirement after forty-five years" serv- I ,t of the He-ini triKqi enipkt.Ve) 33 I ice from the chair of literature in the 1 mercenaries m the war or American University of Hologna. He has long i i.r. . -..-j - !ta! ' TcntT "v ing poet. Women Form Prayer Circles. London society women are forming "prayer circles" in connection with th Torrey-Alexander revival. ble and cannot continue without the endangering of the&e relations. It was the duty of the storthing, there fore, to make an unrestricted provi sion for the assumption by Norway of the national and international position to which she is entitled as a sovereign state, and more free working forms of co-operation must be considered If the existing bonds of union between Sweden and Norway are to continue. Premier Hagerup asked for the full co-operation of the storthing with the cabinet, which, he said, was prepared to resign if remaining in office was calculated to place difficulties in the way of co-operation of the various parties. The premier's speech put the whole matter up to the storthing, and there is no telling what the conferences now going on will bring about. If the members of the parliament can forget politics and take united action it is not improbable that something in the nature of an ultimatum will be sent to Stockholm. Should such an ultimatum fail of re sults satisfactory to Norway, which the regency of the crown prince al most assures. Norway probably will run away from the constitution and all that binds it to Sweden, declare Its L 1 $MZ ' C4 arJuEPcfvoNceKir independence, and ask for recognition by the powers as a nation by itself. Such an action would create a sit uation that might bring all the powers of Europe into the matter. The suggestion tbjj.t a member of the Sweuish royal family, preferably Prince Karl. King Oscar's second son. be made king of Norway, has met with a reception in Norway which causes a hope that, if actual hostili ties do not come, this will prove a so lution of the problem of a head for the Norwegian government that will be satisfactory to the powers. In connection with the risis is much talk about Russian atiity in Norway. Russia is accused of push ing Norway on towards a ep:uatiou in the hope th.it the disruption of the union and the consequent weakening of the two nations will enable Russia to secure her Img coveted ice free port on the wet. The announcement that the gov ernment had been given over into tho hands of tlTe crown prince as regent was made aft r the session of the council of statt. where the action was formally taken. The reasons given are "the king's indisposition aad con sequent inability to transact state bus iness." m Job for Arkansas Senator. Senators and Representatiies get all sorts ot extraordinary requests from constituents, but Senator Berry of Ar kansas claims that one he re.-ei-.ed a few days ago easily heats the record. The letter, which was from a woman, was accompanied by two songs, one entitled. "U'lij. Oh. Why?" and the other "Peace. Oh. Peace" The writer said: "Senator. I want ou to take these sough, which I have composed after months oi hard and persistent labor, to President Roosevelt, submit them to him ai.d get a letter of in dorsement from him. and I will agree to allow ou I per cent on the pro ceeds from the sale You know. Sena tor, the President'-, indorsement will be a great advertisement for the songs, and I feel sure they wH Ih- a go. You might also sing them M the Senators if you have the time." Draws Salary in a Lump. One man on the government pay roll draws his salary but once in tro ears. This wonderful officeholder is Congressman IN nry of Connecticut, who. uhen the national legislature al- -,.r,,v. m IT.-.rrh t will I-.--..., n ...... which' sum represents bis f. f(jr hm my t.liih:h WOsrw Mr Henry does not neel the mosey aad so ever -ince the fifty-foHrtk Coagrsss has drawn his salary in ji.w. fcta. thereby achieving a disrlnetnta ner sought, it i- believed. l aay taer member Ther' are an-a ia eaxrs3B,. and especially ix- th -bu. jw -ih-un the $."".'t'0 is a mere n:hiag. 1m: ta-y draw it monthly neverraJesj! Washington's New Senator-. Samue.l If Pils who wia mte4 Mr Foster as I s::ed -5ta;?s Sasr If rom the Stat' f Waaing6. as 11 rears old and native rj K-a(wky At the age of 21 he mimI Um Kas- tas nr st" edtt-. ;ay: ia rfc.,: state for a wail.- ai Ia-er afcrsi-i tm Anzosa. He re-nata! sot a rita: time ther ge-j- rrj Wa.Ua5;MK. where fee ha b-a e$r -ia. 2Sr. Piles bad e-p re-&- in hiaW can are! at b-r barn bo-fily ialr he took ? tfc praetio- mi -. wkkk 'v- -Asm mmrb&i --sa in CsK;rei3rrjn rSi''y Vam-si. Sin ? Mrd-Jir. 4z Oa 5r (na Oilabaaaa. :e-,. - fr. tr fra.a a eaiitB.at a- -Taec s -saU-h i--l Dear Mr. MCm&: I v-aKJd tIkss tet acrfea o ?aad srl ytm seat -.w.tt I much. 1 i-A ym vm-i ad ate ms s?v aard'ti ? f aad sd a ? Br " csi wttf, PC pa c t 'aI Br ar.y mmry se.r 1 ij . :i,. K.ftt kw vy um owLg. aad 0t i-aavs t ha trrmttm Asoaca zmm " "Yankee Doodle" a Heaaian Tun-;. indepentlenc". I.ewaiter is an c-cii- r. nt j",,er)rv on nvkyongs Japanese Coal Production. In 1&04 there were mined 9,650.T)00 tons of coal in Japan Ten years ago the Japanese coal production did not exceed 3.000,000 toes. i V I f i
