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" * ^ ISSUED SEMI'WEEKI^^ ^ l. m. gbist & SONS. Publishers.! % ^amilg $eurspaper: ifor the promotion of the jpotiticat, facial, ^ricnHural, and ? mmereial Jnleresls f the fjejk. ^TER^^oLE0coiTYFAIVEl?VtlTsANCE^ ESTABLISHED 1855. YQRKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 113 1902. NO. 4. THE KNIFE By FREDERICK VAI Author of "Not Like Other Sllcne Copyright, 1901, by Frederic Van Renss CHAPTER II. AN AFFAIR OF HONOR. WHEN the carriage in which Burr Pendleton was a prisoner arrived at its destination, the lasso was removed, but the serape which so effectually hoodwinked him was not disturbed. One of his captors took him by the arm, and he was informed that if he would walk along quietly no harm would befall him. He complied without deigning to speak. He was conscious that his feet crunched upon gravel paths which wound in and out among shrubbery, for the branches frequently brushed against him, and once he thought it probable that he was again within the secluded garden or rue lacuoayu guiubling bouse. Tbls Illusion was soon dispelled, however, for after passing across an extended court that was Hugged with stone and thence into a second shrubbed and graveled inclosure be was directed to mount a Sight of three steps, and he knew that he entered an apartment of some kind. There was the yieldiug touch of soft carpeting under his tread, and the warm air was quite in contrast with the chill without. He was bidden courteously to wait one moment nud was left standing in the middle of the floor. He heard the sound made by u closing door, and after what seemed an interminable period, although it could not have been more than a minute or two, he attempted to relieve himself of the blinding serape. There was no resistance, and upon casting it aside he discovered that he was alone. His conductor had disappeared. For a moment he stared around him in amazement. This was certainly not the sort of treatment he had expected. He begau to think that perhaps they were not bandits after all; the surroundings of that moment did not suggest, such, an explanation. The room was richly, even luxuriously, furnished, and his lirst quick glance told him that it was the favorite living room of a lady: the pictures on the walls, the chairs, the piano and the books that littered the table all assured him of that much. The wide, low window, through which be believed he had entered the room, was open. Not so the Iron bars that protected it, but they told him nothing, since every house in Mexico lias Its windows so furnished. He peered out through the grating, but he could see nothing except the outUnno nt tnll trooe clintvint* nrrninst the sky. There was nothing by which he could determine his locality, so he turned back into the room again and crossed to the table, where one of the lamps with which the apartment was supplied was burning. His glance rested upon a slip of paper with writing upon It, and he read these words: 8enor Pendleton?If you are mystifled concerning: the events of this evening, read the letter that last came into your possession. There was no signature, but he recognized the chjrograpby as the same as that he had received early In the day calling him to Taeubaya, and he added mentally, "Where I was fool enough to go to be trapped by a woman." His cigars were Intact, and he lighted one. Then, after arranging the lamp more to his purposes, he dropped Into an easy chair near the table, produced the letter which had been given to him by his companion in the summer house, broke the seal and began: I crave your pardon, Senor Pendleton, for the indignity that I am forced to thrust upon you. I have determined to prevent the meeting between you and Captain Romero, and as I have no hope that you will consent to abandon all thought of it I have prepared this in anticipation of your refusal. You will not be detained longer than is necessary?that is, only a little longer, for it will not be possible to liberate you during the hours of daylight. Twenty-four hours will be tbe duration of your imprisonment. In the meantime you will be left entirely alone. Your room is supplied with every necessity you will require during that time, and when it expires, as soon as you have placed the serape over your head so that you can see nothing, you will be taken back to the city, or at least as far as El Cabillito. I Mill lniuniK'u wiut n is vour lmcimun iu ririuru to New York tomorrow night. 1 regret that I will not be able to liberate you soon enough for you to carry out your plan. The train leaves three hours too early for that. But you need not be prevented from taking the early morning train on the other road. If you will leave your Now York address on the table, I will communicate with you again; also, should you care to communicate with your servant, if you will write the message and throw it through the grating at your window, it will be delivered at once. If I have placed you in a false position concerning the duel and your masculine conception of honor, I can assure you that the day will come when you will thank me for what I have done, if the opportunity occurs. I will sign this letter as 1 did the one that brought you to Tacubava. One who prefers, for the present, to be known to you only as Cakmex. Pendleton folded the letter and returned It to his pocket. Then he looked at his watch and discovered that it was not yet midnight. After that he paced moodily up and down the room many times. "Of course she means to read whatever I write to James," he mused, "and if I say anything in explanation of m.v absence the message will not go. The only thing 1 can do is to tell him to let things stand as they are until later, and I must do that; otherwise he will be out of the city before I am out of here unless"? There were writing materials on the table, and he indited the following message to his valet: You will extend the time of waiting for m< twenty-four hours. Uo nothing whatever until THROWERS q RENSSELAER DEY. Men," "The Urotherhood ol e," Etc. :elaer Day. that lime. If there should be callers, tell them all that I will be prepared to receive everybody at midnight tomorrow night?tonight of the day you receive this. B. P. lie thrust the message through the grating, extinguished the lights in the room and stood on guard to see the person who should come to take it. and when that person appeared' he recognized In the graceful walk and carriage the lady of his interview in the gambling house. She kept her face turned away notwithstanding the fact that it was concealed by the lace mantilla. But he had already soon It twice since he came to Mexico, and he understood the act to mean that she did not wish him to address her. so he permitted her to depart in silence. Burr Pendleton by reason of bis fatalistic propensities might have been a good Mohammedan, and he accepted his enforced leisure with entire calmness. He knew that he could not break through the bars at the window, and even if he might have done so be would doubtless be recaptured. He had thought out the predicameut In which he found himself while he was pacing up and down the room before he wrote the message to James, and he had arrived at the Zenoesque decision that what could not be cured must be endured. Intensely annoyed and deep down In his heart intensely angry, he only shrugged his shoulders, smiled cynically and wondered, not without amusement, what Captain Agramonte, Itomero and others would think and say of him when he should fail to appear on the dueling ground at the appointed time. 1110D, Sllli SlUUUlUg Ul lut" niuuux IU the dark nud puffing leisurely at his cigar, he began to plan his conduct after his liberation. It was not an easy thing to do. for he realized that even Agraruonte, his friend, would find It hard to believe that he had been forcibly detained from keeping bis engagement. He knew that Romero and bis second would lose no time in branding the American as a coward and that, according to the code duello. Captain Romero would have the undisputed right to refuse another appointment. In concentrating his mind upon these perplexities he also unconsciously concentrated his gaze upon a given point among the shrubbery at a spot where two paths parted at an acute angle, both to disappear in the darkness, and suddenly at the apex of the two paths he discerned motion. At first he believed It to be an animal of some kind, but it seemed larger, and presently he decided that it was a human figure stretched at full length upon the ground and slowly, but surely, approaching the window where he stood. Instantly his perplexities were forgotten, and he watched the approaching figure curiously. It was a man clad iu the clinrro costume of home tanned leather affected by rurales, indescribable in color and almost invisible at night. Pendleton realized that he would never have discovered the figure had it not happened that his gaze was concentrated upon it at the very instant it appeared. Two men at the same window engaged in conversation and not intent upon anything in particular might have looked upon it a dozen times without seeing It once. Quite naturally he asked himself the reason of the mysterious visit. He thought of an attempt at assassination, but dismissed the idea at ouce. and after conjecturing upon many possibilities. all of which were improbable, lie pave it up nu<l waited. The true reason did not once occur to liiiu. The Mexican nature is naturally chivalrous, ull critics to the contrary notwithstnndInp. and Pendleton was soou to have ocular proof of it. The strauper plided up the steps witli the silence and prace of a serpent, and when at last he had disposed his full lenpth laterally against the building, with his face close to the prating, he hissed very much like one. Pendleton In the meantime had remained motionless and silent, but when the man hissed he replied in his natural tones by asking in Spanish what was wanted. "Silence!" commanded the man in a sharp whisper. "It was I who brought you here tonight, senor. I have returned for the purpose of serving you. If you will take the trouble to get down on the floor as close to me as possible. there will be no danger of being overheard. If it should lie discovered that I aui here, my power to serve you wiil be past, and 1 will be in grave trouble. Que la gusta. senor." Pendleton was amused. lie was also interested, and he did as the man directed. "Say on." he said then, and the stranger euiiuiiueu. i "You have an appointment with i Captain Itomero near the Passeo at 5 in the morning;. Is that true?" "Quite true, unfortunately, for I eanI not keep it. If you have come here to offer yourself as a messenger. 1 will be ' most grateful and. with your permission. will reward you to almost any i extent." replied Pendleton. 1 "I will do better than that, senor, if you will agree to the conditions I will make." "What will you do and what are the ?' conditions?" "I will enable you to keep the np! polntment yourself, senor?" 1 "1 cannot imagine conditions that would make me hesitate upon the acceptance of such an offer, my friend. What are they? I agree to them In advance." "I have the key that unlocks this grating?that Is. I have a duplicate, which is as well. I have horses saddled and waiting, and there Is still time for all that is required even If you should wish to send me to the city before the hour for the meeting. If you agree to the conditions, I will accept your word, and we will start at once." "I have already agreed to them with out hearing them. Let me know them quickly, since you insist upon It." "As soon as we are under the shelter of the trees I will blindfold you. You are not to attempt to see anything, nor can you remove the bandage from your eyes until I grant permission. You must promise not to go to the city and to make no attempt to see or to speak to anv nerson exeeDt those who are en gaged in tills affair, and to them you must not explain any of the circumstances. If it is necessary to send me to the city to communicate with your second or another, you will wait at our place of parting until I return. After the duello there will still be time to return here without discovery, and you must submit to the bandage again, do exactly as I direct and resume your place in this room as if you had not been absent. And there is one other point where I depend entirely upon your honor, senor. It may be that we will meet people on the road on our return. You must remember that it will then be daylight. In such a case I would be obliged to remove the bandage from your eyes until we have passed, but I hope such an event may be avoided, but if it should occur we will remain motionless until I can replace the bandage. One more thing and the last?you will promise never to recognize me after tonight either by name or by sight, and that you will never attempt through me to seek out the Identity of the lady who has caused you to be Imprisoned. If you agree to all. these conditions, senor, we need not delay." "I can think of only one reservation, my friend, and that concerns the return here. If I am alive and able to sit on a horse, I will do as you say, but it is quite likely that I may not be able to return with you at all. In that case you will be in trouble." "I have considered that, senor, and I will take the risk. 1 do not think you ^ *. ^^ ? The stranger glided up the steps with the grace of a serpent. were Intended for n bullet fired by Captain Bomero. Now a word or two of Instruction: I will open the grating Just sufficient for you to pass out I 6 will then close it and relock It. The * window you will leave as it is. You J cannot crawl on the ground as 1 can 1 do. nor do I tfiink it necessary now. Once outside the window you will go to the bottom of the steps, and from ' there two quick leaps will take you In- 1 to the shadow of the shrubbery, where 1 you will await me. Leave your hat fi and coat where they are. I have pro- * vided a serape and a sombrero for 1 you." 1 It is not necessary to describe the * escape from the house and grounds ' more than to add that it was accomplished without Incident. By half after 6 1 o'clock the two men were on the road f together, each astride a horse, though 1 Pendleton's eyes were tightly bandaged. It was only human nature for him to endeavor through his knowledge of the topography of the country to locate himself, and his companion seemed to realize this, for he talked constantly so that the American would have no opportunity for logical conjecture. The horses were soon put to a canter also, which rendered the task still more difficult. "I wish you would tell me why you were so good as to do all this for me?" Pendleton said as soon as an opportunity offered. "I will tell you the truth, senor," was the calm reply. "There are several reasons. I might have decided to act because of any one of them, but because of all of them I could not hesitate. First, then, I know about you and your mission in this country. I realized fully the unfortunate circumstances in which you were placed, aud I know that you would have not one but a dozen duels on your bands in less than two days if you could find anybody who would fight j*ou after failure to meet Romero. From such dishonor I desired to save you, because if the positions were reversed I would be glad to have somebody do the same for me. In the shooting gallery on San Felipe Neri I have seen you at practice, and I s believe you to be as good a shot as ko- t niero. With a word of instruction that I can give you I believe you will be ^ victorious In this affair. That word is | this: It is Romero's practice to fire one j fractional part of an instant before f the word 'tres.' The second will cry, t 'Attencion, uno, dos, tres!' Romero's | practice is to touch the trigger when j the't' is sounded: ho does not wait for [ the end of the word. If you will do the j same, bueno! There is one more reason, which you may not approve. It is that I hate Romero and would rejoice to sec him killed. I also believe that you will i kill him. lie once committed u great i vroug against a member of my family. Ily social position will not permit me o challenge him. I might assassinate lim, but I do not wish to do that. That s all, senor. I am in the employ of the lenorita. I am the administrator of an jstate that belongs to her. I am her lervant and therefore yours also. Que nas, senor?" "May I not reward you for your service?" "If you are killed, you cannot do so; f you kill him. that will be sufficient eward," was the calm reply. "We are iow on the Passeo, not far from the dace of meeting. Do you wish me to jo to the city?" "Yes; to the Concordia. Captain Ag amonte is supping there. Tell him to neet me at the appointed time or a litio h,?fnrf> it If Dossible and whatever :lse you cbo~se to add. Ah, and say to llm that I wish him to make arrangenents with Romero's second to permit :ou to be present. Thnt may be accomillshed If they will add oue witness." "1 had thought of thnt, senor. If you tflll pull In your horse a moment, I vill remove the bandage from your >yes. Will you await me here or do you jrefer to go nearer to the city?" "I will ride slowly up and down bewecn this spot and the Indian statue intll you return. How may I address 'ou? It will be necessary to introduce mu to Senor Agramonte." "I will Introduce myself to him at the Concordia. You niuy call me Pancho, vlthout prefix. I will pass as n servint. Hastn luego. senor. I will return nan hour." "One thing more. Pancho. We forgot ny case of pistols." "It is better so. senor. You will use lomero's without tossing for choice, fou will be given the selection. It vould be natural for you to take the me nearest to you in the case when lis second places it befi re you. That s what you will be expected to do. Seect the other one, und you will win. )o It curelessly. Adios!" The charro put spurs to his horse and ode away. While he was gone Penlleton rode up und down the Passeo >etween the points named, and lie was oon gratified to see the charro return ouch soouer than he expected. "Everything is arranged." the charro .nnounced. "I found Senor Agramonte vitbout difficulty. He was much disurbed because he had not seen you, jut Is all right now. The place of neeting is changed. There is a small ypress grove under Chapultepee oplosite the park. It Is to be there. If rou are ready, we will go at once." With tlie rising or the sun. a nair lour before the appointed time. Agranonte appeared, and promptly on the nlnute came Rtuiero with his seconds tnd the surgeon. The principals bowed courteously to 'neb other, nud the seconds began linnedlately to arrange the ground. When t was paced "off. Agramonte won the boice of position, and. although the lo ation was 6ueb that it offered little or 10 advantage, it was regarded by Pan;ho as a good omen. "You will kill him, senor." be said in l confidential aside. He seemed to retard Pendleton as quite as bloodthirsty is himself. "Is It your first duel?" he Ldded presently. "Yes." "Your nerves are like steel. You vlll triumph. I know it. Cara. but I vill be gladl* The enthusiasm of this stranger, trangely enough, communicated itself o Pendleton. He began to believe that ie would be successful. He knew perectly well that Romero always shot to [ill and that if the bullet touched him t would doubtless find u fatal spot. Until he was actually on the ground ie had believed himself doomed, but low he remembered that he was bimleif a perfect marksman, and, aided by he suggestions of Pancho, he knew hat he would have the advantage in veapon. It remained for him to touch he trigger the Instant he heard the aslirated "t." The necessary preliminaries were 0011 completed. As Pancho had proph;sied, the case of pistols belonging to iomero was placed on the ground for ^endleton to make selection, and, step)ing up carelessly, he pointed to the me on the farther side. Agramonte eaned forward and touched the one icarest hiui. but Pendleton said qui?tly: "Not that one, captain; the other." The weapons were quicuiy suppneu vith powder and ball, tbe principals vere directed to their positions and the >istols placed iu their hands. At the uoment of selection Pendleton had danced In the direction of his oppoicut. lie saw an augr.v scowl flit across lis face, and from that instant lie beieved the battle to be his. The seusaion reminded him of a time long beore when his favorite horse had taken lie bit iu his teeth and started at a nad pace along the boulevard in New fork, at that time thronged with ear'iages; how hopeless he laid felt for a uoment and the reaction that came vlien suddenly the bit was freed and he egaiued control of the animal and perect confidence in his power to master he incident. That quick glance at Rouero accomplished the same result. Coats, waistcoats and suspenders vere removed. Pendleton and Romero itood facing each other. Agrainonte isked if they were ready and gave hem the stereotyped instructions, standing directly between them while le did so. "I shall walk ten paces at a right anjle from your positions." he said calmy. "1 will then pause and turn. When turn. I will say. 'Atteticlou" and aft 'rwnnJ the worus. -uno, uos, ires, ai be word 'tres' you will fire. Beware est either fire In advance of the word, f either principal is wounded and still lesires to coutinue the combat, the irivllege belongs to him. but no more than three shots each will be permitted. Are you ready?" The seconds responded in the affirmative. Agrainonte began his slow counting of ten paces; lie turned; there was an instant or silence, and then f sharply and clearly on the crisp morn- ^ lng air sounded the ominous words: 0 "Attenclon! Uno! Dos! Tres!" r The reports of the two pistols sounded like one. There was a brief interval F after that, during which both men stood like statues facing each other. r Then, without warning. Romero's legs ] gave way beneath him, and ho crashed a to the ground on the very spot where e he had stood. His own friends ran to- r ward him, while Agraraonte hurried to 0 Pendleton's side. C "Romero Is not dead," said the Amer- |, 4s*a n onooL'Innp rnnlrllv l4T /I ill T\ftt kill * ? I him, but he will not want a second jshot. The bullet is through his hips. c Romero's legs gave wag beneath him. t Let us depart as quickly as possible. Have the kindness to express to Cap- ' tain Romero my regrets and assurances e of my good will." He remained firmly at his post until 1 Romero's second approached and, ex- 1 tending bis hand, said courteously: "We are satisfied. Senor Peudleton r My principal is seriously but not fatally 0 wounded. 1 trust that vou have escaped unharmed?" T "Thank you. yes; Captain Agrainonte s has already conveyed my regrets to you. I believe. May 1 hope that you. senor, will do me the honor to count me as a friend?" "The honor will be mine, Senor Pendleton," was the reply. Then the two men grasped hands, bowed to each other and parted. A few moments later, having bidden adieu to Agrainonte. Pendleton, escorted by his charro friend, Pancho. was again on the road returning to his place of Imprisonment. That they arrived without incident and therefore undiscovered was due doubtless to the management of the Mexican guide, but It was with* mingled sensations of pleasure and regret that Pendleton composed himself to the luxury of rest when be was again alone In the room of his mysterious jailer, with the Iron grating closed and locked and Pancho gone. Whatever the events of the day might j vouchsafe, he felt that he was prepared to meet them, having kept his en- f gagement on the Passeo and having , outwitted the designs of the woman c whom once he had rescued from the s ferocity of the very man who that ^ morning had fallen before him, stricken ^ by the very bullet which he had Intend- . ed to place among the vitals of the 1 American. r TO BE CONTINUED. j PferrUancaus parting. 1 CONGRESSMEN'S PALACES. C i GorKeon* Homes of Wealthy Repre- j sentatlves and Senators. i There Is probably a greater number of rich men In the new congress than have been found In any previous edition of that legislative body. Though s by no means a "millionaries' club," the senate has a large minority of very wealthy members, while in the house of representatives there is a sprinkling of undeniable plutocrats. Scattered all over the fashionable northwest section of Washington are KAoiitl#nl rooMonooa munoH OCPU pled by congressmen?mostly senators, though a few of the finest belong to representatives, such as Hitt, of Illinois. and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania. They are veritable palaces, furnished In the height of magnificence, and usually with superb stables attached. Nothing more costly than these legislators' mansions, indeed, can be found anywhere in this country, outside of New York. The most beautiful of all the senatorial palaces in the capital city Is owned by Eugene Hale, of Maine, on the northeast corner of 16th and K streets. It Is built in the old Colonial style, somewhat modified to meet modern requirements. The senator obtained the bulk of his fortune with his wife, who is a daughter of Zach Chandler, and it is probable that he is worth $4,000,000 or $5,000,000. A bon vivant of the first water he enjoys the good things of life in an unusual degree and does a great deal of entertaining. Among the foremost in point of wealth comes James McMillan, of Michigan, who has a fortune of at least $25,000,000, most of it accumulated in the building of railroad cars. However, McMillan, who began life poor, is interested in a multitude of corporate enterprises. He gives much in charity, is conspicuous socially, and owns a very large and handsome dwei ling on Vermont avenue, near Thomas y Circle. r The ablest business man in the upper a house, as most people admit, is Marcus c A. Hanna, who has more irons in the i fire than any other man in congress. Outside of his enormous iron and coal j interests he owns lines of lake steam- j| boats, hotels, an opera house and good- c] ness knows what else.. If it is supposed g that he is worth J15.000.000 the guess v will certainly not overshoot the mark, g When he came to Washington he rent- t ed Don Cameron's house, opposite La- t Ikely to be able to contradict the statenent that he la probably worth at least 2,000,000. Maybe his fortune Is much rreater, Inasmuch as many opportunlles for making money by "sure things" n speculation have been thrown into lis way during the long period of his onnectlon with the Vanderbllts. Another senatorial palace, at the lortheast corner of 16th and L streets, s owned by Redfield Proctor, of Vernont, who Is probably worth $4,000,000 ir $5,000,000. He began life a poor >oy, became an attorney, and, being ippointed receiver of a marble compaly In his native state, one lucky day. irought the concern through in such hape that the grateful stockholders nade him president. So, at all events, he story goes. At the present time 'roctor practically controls the marile output of Vermont. Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio, has a ortune of $2,000,000 or $3,i,jO,000, gaind chiefly from electric trolleys. He las made more of a specialty of troley law than any other man in the Unled States and for many years has >een a large stockholder in such enteririses. His residence on 16th street Is ine of the handsomest in Washington. A highly respectable linen draper ras the grandfather, of the dignified ind Impressive Henry Cabot Lodge. ???*>* * ! a/4 O /4QcrVifor of Vliuse Laiuci maiucu a. uu.u,-,....... ? Henry Cabot. A large fortune defended to the young statesman by inleritance and he has Increased It by ,rood investments. Probably he is i-orth a couple of millions of dollars, ind he keeos un superb establishments n Boston and at Nahant, in addition o his spacious and handsome residence >n Massachusetts avenue in Washingon. The Washington house is of >rick. with a double frontage, and nanv entertainments are given there o the evr'uslve set which is able to toast the Lodee acquaintance. Within half a block of the Lodge nansion. on an opposite corner. Is the esidence of Charles W. Fairbanks, of ndiana. Nobody can say positively vhether Fairbanks is a millionaire or lot. hut he desires it to he so underitood. and his mode of living is on a orresponding scale. On the most fashionable block of K itreet. only a stone's throw from the la'e mansion, is a large house of light colored brick, built in the old Colonial ityle. It is the residence of Stephen 3. Elklns, of West Virginia, who is unlerstood to be worth something like 10,000,000. He is one of a few men vho own practically all of the natural esources of that state, his wealth beng derived chiefly from coal mines ind railroads, though his money is in'ested in many other enterprises. Next door to Elkins is Quay's new iouse. which Is understood to have :ost $100,000, together with the land on vhlch it stands. The senator from 'ennsylvania has a fine estate at Bearer. in that state, pineapple growing vinrMa on/1 nthpr large in ji uyci t,y x- i\/i luu. (M.vi w estments elsewhere, so that there Is lardly any danger of mistake in conildering him as included in the list of :ongressional millionaires. Piatt, of New York, the easy boss, s easily worth $1,000,000. As head of he United States Express company he Iraws a large salary, in addition to lis income as a legislator for the naion, and he is engaged in various big ommercial operations. Nevertheless, le has no house in Washington, preerring to live at the Arlington hotel, vhich is likewise the home of another nillionaire member of the upper house, kelson W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island. Udrich's money is invested in street ail ways in Providence. Another rich senator is John Kean, >f New Jersey, who entered the upper louse only last year. He is a millionlire several times over, and occupies he handsome residence at the southvest corner of 17th and I streets, vhich was formerly owned by Anthony 'ollok?the unfortunate gentleman who vas drowned at sea three years ago >y the sinking of a transatlantic iteamship, his wife being lost with lim. Millionaires are comparatively scarce n the house of representatives, but here are a few, and some of them have lalatial residences in Washington, 'erhaps the best known of these is Idhn Dalzell.^of Pittsburg, who has >een identified all his life with the 'ennsylvania railroad, both as attorley and as a holder of stock. His louse, where many a good dinner is fiven during sessions of congress, is ?n New Hampshire avenue, just above Dupont Circle. Representative Edward Morrell, of io o n amhitious VOUnU Ill IllUC. JJlIlfl, 10 i*.. v.. ? _ nan ot enviable social position. His vife was a Miss Drexel, and brought lim some millions of dollars. For a esidence in Washington he has rented l large brick house on a 16th street orner, directly opposite Senator lale's. James W. Wadsworth, of Genesee, tf. Y., is a millionaire and conspicuous n Washington society. His wife was a laughter of William R. Tracers and he brought him a fortune. They are ery hospitable people and many handome entertainments will be given at he new house (now nearing compleion) which they are building on Du ayette square?the house occupied by 'ice President Hobart up to the time if his death?and, being within a few ods of the White House he is able to ;eep an eye upon his young friend and irotege, Mr. Roosevelt. The president has another near lelghbor in Chauncey M. Depew, who Ives directly opposite the White House cross Lafayette square. tie nas rentd the famous Corcoran house, fornerly the property of Daniel Webster, ind in more recent times occupied by !alvln S. Brlce, of Ohio. The "Peach" s having a beautiful time in Washingon. as he always does wherever he lappens to be, and his establishment Is m a lavish scale. Guesses are freluently hazarded as to the amount of lis wealth: but he never furnishes any lata on the subject, and nobody else is pont Circle. It will be one of the finest residences at the national capital. The richest member of the house of representatives is Robert R. Hitt, of Illinois, who is supposed to be worth $8,000,000 or $10,000,000. He and his wife are among the most popular people in Washington society, and their residence, on the northwest corner of K and 15th streets, is handsome in a massive way, though unpretentious.? Washington Letter. BULL DOG AND PIG. A Canine Fnry Up Afrainst a Common Weat Virginia Raiorback. Under the heading of profit and loss in the Standard Oil company's books there is an entry "1 bulldog," followed by some details. The dog is catalogued on the loss side of the balance. It is said that he is the only dog ever owned by that powerful combination, and after- its experience with him the company is not likely to invest in any more of his kind. He became a Standard Oil dog in this way: One of the company's stations near Charleston, W. V., had suffered the loss of many barrels from the depredation of thieves, who found them useful as firewood. After trying in vain to capture or get a shot at the theives, Blake Stewart, who had charge of the office, sent a requisition to the division office in Baltimore for one large and savage bulldog. In the course of time after some fluctuation of red tape the division office notified Mr. Stewart that it possessed no facilities for the purchase or manipulation of savage bulldogs, but that If he thought he could obtain one locally of a sufficient degree of ferocity for $10 that sum was at his disposal. Two days later a Negro delivered to Mr. Stewart a brindle bulldog chained to the end of a pole. The Negro ex plained to Mr. Stewart tnat tne reason he used the pole instead of a rope was that its stiffness was of advantage in keeping the beast at a proper and respectful distance. The dog was duly established in the barrel yard and went on record as an employe of the Standard Oil company, with an allowance for maintenance. The office force then went about making the acquaintance of the new acquisition. Mr. Stewart conducted his advances from the top of a shed, which, he being an agile and athletic person, had gained just before the dog got to him. The head clerk tried thejjcwer of his hypnotic eye on the beast, mid, though normally a dignified and slow-moving person, he cleared the fence by a vault that was the admiration of all beholders. Several other emplovees tried to ostabllsh friendly relations, and those who eot awav were the lucky ones. Thev named the dog Fury, and emDloyed a trainer from Charleston to come down and train him. Three minutes after his introduction to Fury the trainer eave up his job. together with a considerable portion of his raiment and went home. Thereafter Fury ruled the roost. There were no more barrels stolen, for his reputation went abroad in the land; but there were other difficulties. When a stock of barrels was acquired, it took the major part of the office force, armed with clubs, to drive Fury to cover while the workmen got the stock out. In the course of time Fury became a 'ittle more peaceable and would allow a few favored acquaintances around the place: but no stranger ever got so much as one foot inside the inclosure without hastening to tane 11 out again before the dog could fasten to It. Fury earned his salary. One day a wandering pig came nosing around the lnclosure, found a loose place In the fence and made his way In. Now the West Virginia breed of pig is not the' fat, lazy, and inert porker of the farmyard. He Is a lean, sharpbacked, sinewy animal who has had to make his own way In the world for so long that he Is thoroughly equipped to take care of himself. The only thing he considers It worth while to get out of the way of is a railroad train; and he sometimes contests the right of way with that, under which circumstances both train and pig commonly leave the track together. Either Fury didn't understand the nature of the invader, or nis lordly career had puffed him up with an undue sense of his own abilities. With a snarl of concentrated rage he made for the trespasser and launched his powerful body like a thunderbolt straight at piggy's throat. There was a wild clamor of grunts, fi'i^als, growls and howls that at once brought Mr. Stewart and the rest out in haste. All they could see was a mad whirl of dust and writhing bodies. Then a streak emerged from the whirl. It was Fury. Away he went, yelling murder at every leap, and the pig after him. After two circuits of thp vard. Furv noted the hole in the fence, and with a yelp of mingled joy and shame started through it. It was more of a squeeze for piggy, but he got through, too. There was no Joubt about his intentions; he meant murder. Fury realized it. He took to the railroad track and headed eastward. When the curve, half a mile up the road, hid him from view, the pursuer was running head down and tail up, with a vigor which suggested that obstinacy of pursuit for which his kind is proverbial. At the Standard Oil omce they waited until closing time, expecting to gloat over the return of a chastened and drooping Fury. But he came not; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next. Then Mr. Stewart, following his instructions to notify the company of any loss of property, wired the division office at Baltimore as follows: "Company's bulldog last seen headed for Baltimore. Look out for him. Details follow; also a pig." The office got the details later, by mail, but they haven't yet seen the bulldog or the pig.?New York Sun.