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" " ' issxjko l. h. GKIST & sons, Publishers. j faniitj feurspaptr: ^or the promotion o)[ the political, gotial, ggricultural, and <Commei;rial interests of the |eaglt. }^eb>^S^^?J^!)t8a,'ci!' ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1902. NO. 6. ? v . _ , " " ' THE KNIFE By FREDERICK VA1 Author of "N"ot Like Other Sllexio Copyright, 1901, by Frederic Van Rensj CHAPTER IV. CUNNING AGAINST CUNNING. CRAIG WYNDHAM discovered while he was still several feet from the body of his friend that he was dead. He saw in that fractional part of an instant the cause of death. With a swiftness of which he was himself uuconseious he turned and seized James, drew him from the room and closed the door almost before the valet was aware of the awful thing that had confronted them. Then, while the strong and relentless arm of his master's friend drew him Into the parlor, his old knees began to tremble and threaten to give way beneath him, so that when at last they were in the center of the room, underneath the chandelier, he was weeping and was devoid of what little strength he had possessed. "Your master is dead. James. Who lrniori htm?" were the first words that Wyndbam uttered. He spoke calmly, but his face was deathly white, and he did not realize with what resistless strength he gripped the arm of the old man. "God help us, sir, I do not know." was the reply. "Let us go to him!" "No. Remain here. There is no use to go to him now. He is dead?quite dead. Before others are informed of this you must answer some questions for me. After that I will tell you what Is best to do. Can you control yourself. James? nere?take some of this brandy. If ever you loved Mr. Pendleton. show it by keeping your wits about you uow. Are you sure that it was half past 5 when Mr. Pendletou returned?" "Positive, sir." "Why so positive?" "Because the clock on the mantel bad stopped, sir. I asked Mr. Burr for the correct time so that 1 could set it." "Was he alone?" "No, sir. There was a gentleman with him." "Who was It? Did you know him?" "I knew his face, sir, but not his name. 1 have seen him on the street In the City of Mexico." "Describe him?or, rather, let me try. I believe that 1 have seen him also. Not as tall as Mr. Pendleton, eh? Quite handsome. Black mustache, black eyes, complexion rather pale for one with such dark eyes and hair. Does that answer?" "Perfectly, sir." "Now tell me what they did when they came uere togeiner. "That I do not know, Mr. Wyndhara. 1 did not bear the stranger utter a word. He seated himself in that chair while Mr. Burr went into the room where?where you found him, sir. He came out again a moment later with a bundle of papers that looked like letters in his hand. Then he sent me from the room. Presently he rang for me and ordered some brandy, which I served and again left the room. Nearly an hour later I heard the bell again. Mr. Burr was alone t'icn, although 1 am sure that I did not bear the stranger when he left the apartment. My maste: told me what clothes he desired to wear tonight and said that he wished to rest a little while. He then went Into his sleeping room and closed the door, and I went out to attend to a commission he bad given me. I was uot away from the house more than twenty minutes, sir, and when I returned 1 was surprised to discover that I had left the door which communicates with the hallway on the latch. It was not open, sir, but It was not latched, and 1 was quite sure that I bad closed it when I went out My idea was that Mr. Pendleton had remembered some+hlno? olao thnt ho wnnfwl ntirl hml ironc to the door to call me back, but that I did not hear him. That Is all. sir?until you came. That Is all 1 know." The old servant could restrain himself no longer, but sank into a chair, buried his face in his hands and wept. Wyndham strode to the window and let the old man sob on unheeded, while he drummed with the ends of his lingers jipon the pane and stared into the darkness. When James' sobs ceased, Craig Wyndham turned back into the room and, placing one hand gently upon the old man's shoulder, spoke kindly, but with an intensity that had an Instant effect. The power of the man shone in his eyes at that moment, and, although his face was pale and drawn, he was outwardly as calm as If nothing untoward had occurred. "James," he said, "I believe you loved Tftiir mnsfpp vprxr dpnrlv " "As If he were my own son, sir. or more perhaps. I never had a son, so I do not know." "You would sacrifice much for him, would you not, James?" "Everything, sir?life Itself, If that could do any good." "You loved his father also, James?" "With all my heart, sir." "Would you be willing. James, In order that Justice may be done not only to your dead master, but to bis father's memory, and for the sake of the family name, to permit a great shadow to fall upon you for a time?" "I don't know what you mean, sir," replied James humbly. "I only know that I am willing to do anything thai I can do If In doing It I can serve him." "I believe you, James. Now. listen closely to what I have to say. Youi throwers; < t * i t SI RENSSELAER DEY. c t I Men," "Tlie TJrotlierliood of ? o," Etc. j lelaer Day. \ master Is dead and by the act of an f assassin. A great crime has been com- 1 mltted, and that crime is the result of \ events that happened long ago. I know I something of the history that led to t this deed, but my information is very tl meager. I have no doubt that you are o aware of many things connected with this strange history which will assist p me to unravel this tangled skein. We p will talk of that later. The death of ri Mr. Pendleton must be reported to the k police and to the coroner at once. If It we say anything concerning the visit f< of this stranger and the subsequent h open door, as you believed you had rl closed and latched it, suspicion will point its finger at him, but we cannot ii Bay one thing or prove one circumstance to convict him of the crime, and a he would therefore escape. By con- b nectinsr him with the affair at all we h would strengthen the position he Is In, ti for you may be sure that he has planned thoroughly to save himself. On the ^ other hand. James, there are those who e will suspect you of the crime." t] James started back with a cry of horror. h "Suspect me!" he almost shouted. ti "Yes, James. If you look at It calm- c; ly, you will see that I am right, and, t, James, that is precisely what 1 want ^ the world to believe. I want you suspected of this crime, but only for a a, time." "But why, sir. why?" "So that the person who really did it may be thrown off his guard; so that I will have time to work out to the end all of the facts connected with the crime that I now know so little about; so that I may have time to guard against the revelation of tilings that 1 am sure Burr Pendleton desired never . to be known; so that I may be enabled to fulfill what I know would be his wish were he still alive to direct us what to do. and finally so that I may In the end palsy the hand that struck your master to death. Mr. Pendleton lived in a shadow. James?a shadow of the past. He guarded it Jealously, even from me. his closest friend. Now Itbecomes my duty to work it out until 1 know all that I am sure be meant to tell me tonight. Lastly, James, there ^ Is one reason more vital than all. It Is more than probable that suspicion will fall upon me also. I think the man who committed the deed will -.-ndeavor to bring that about. If you j disappear, thus convincing others that ^ you are guilty, it will leave me free to ^ work; If I um hampered in any way. t] '* - - ? ??? ? I ?A# tutu met Will pitty IUIU llic uauua u> y the enemies of Mr. Pendleton. Will c you do what I wish you to do. James?" ' "I will do whatever you think best. Mr. Wyndham." replied the old man j( simply. "1 know that Burr loved you and trusted you more than any other ^ person in the world. Tell me what I am to do. sir. and I will do it." "Then you must leave the bouse at once, taking nothing with you. 1 will write an address upon this card where you are to go. Assume the name of H Thomas Judson. Wait; 1 will write a line for you to take with you." "Wyudham tore u leaf from his notebook. wrote rapidly upon it and passed P1 it to the old servant. "(Jive it to the lady who will admit "" you at that address. Wait there for dl me until I come, no matter how long d that time may be. Will you do it, h; James?" 4( "Yes. sir." James, very much In the manner of ^ one who is stupefied, found his bat and j then returned to the room where tc Wyndham was awaiting him. The 3, friend of his master was still standing In the middle of the floor and evidently ^ had not moved after the instant when di James left him. < < "I am ready, sir." he said. "Can I? would it be p ssible?I mean are you 0J willing that 1 should see?him?before tl 1 g0?" si "No. James." was the calm reply. "Go as you are. Forget that you uave ir seeu him at all except as you saw him i? last iu life. What couies after that? j| ab. well! Go sis you are. James. Do S1 not forget your overcoat The night Is es cold." d Jauies hesitated at the door, fie n stopped and looked back, but Wynd- tl ham was still in the same position In " the middle of the floor. lie did not ?! raise his head or make a sign, and the ,1 old servant stepped sadly into the hail ci and closed the door. d Wyndhatn still remained in the attl- ? tude of one who is listening. He could, n in fact, hear the old man's footfalls as v he descended the stairs: he could hear ? the hang of the outer door when it , closed, and not until then did he make a a move. Even then he only raised his head, s > that he could listen more in- ^ tently. and waited. j. Many minutes passed in this manner, n but at last, as if satisfied that there 1 was no chance that James would return, he closed the inside shutters at p . the windows, after which he helped u himself to a portion of the oranuy ou i the center table. t After that, with distinct deliberation. 7 | he opened again the door which com- 1 mnnicaled with the room where Pen- * 1 dleton's body had been discovered. i. He approached it and for a moment r ; stood silently regarding the grewsotne 1 ' aspect, Twice lie sighed deeply. Once { i lie bent forward and intently examined a tlie hilt of the weapon that had taken f :be life of his friend. but be did n :cucb the body or the chair In whli t rested. Once he looked toward tl loor?he had left ajar?but not with tl startled glance of one who expects llscover somebody peering In up< .he scene: it was more as If be we neasurlng the distance and rellevli )y calculation some mathematlc loubt that still possessed him. There was a safe in one corner of tl ccm. one of those little Iron saf hat lock with a key. The key wi n the lock, and from it dangled othe: ittached by a ring?a ring that he hs tften seen In the possession of h 'rlend. He threw the door of the safe op? vithout hesitation, and with an air < amiliarity that is indescribable s ected certain bundles of documen vhleh he deposited on the floor besic din. Then he removed the key froi he lock, selected another from the rln iiat was suspended to it and with tha ne opened an inner drawer of th afe. From that, also, he removed th apers, but those he placed In hi ocket Then he rclocked the drawei eplaced the larger key In the saf jck, closed the door again, arrangin : as nearly as possible as he ha jund it and deposited the papers h ad abstracted from the safe in vi lous pockets about his clothing. Then he sighed while be looked ngal itently upon the body in the corner. For a moment after that he remain 3 apparently In deep thought, wit owed head and tight lips, and the: e went out of the room and sough le one habitually occupied by James There he selected a handkerchle! hich bore the name of the old vuld nd returned with it to the room c le tragedy. Ten minutes later he quietly left th ouse, and as quickly as he coul averse the distance he re-entered th tub where he had parted with Pendh >n less than Ave hours before. IT ent at once to the desk. "Has Mr. Pendleton returned?' h 9ked, and on being informed that h From that, also, he removed the papers. ad not he added: "You may destro; le message I left for him.' I ezpecte bat be would be here a hjjlf hour ag< ?ben be comes in, say that I am In tb afe." And as be turned to go to th afe the outer door opened, and tb ery man wltb whom Pendleton ba ,>ft the club entered. But Wyndham did not turn bis heac le went calmly on bis way to the cafi TO BE CONTINUED. THE SOUTH GOES AHEAD. [aril Time* Which Cloned Norther Fuctorle* Old Not Stop Oar D? velopment. The progress of the south and il ? j ?-ii.. ??? i romise 01 coiuuiueu piuopciiijr uc * istrated by the increased output of ii lines and furnaces, together with tl iversiflcation of its iron and steel pre ucts. In the last ten years Marylan as increased her coal output from 3 10,000 tons to 5,000,000 tons, Virgin! om 675,000 tons to 2,50o,000 tons; We: irginia from 9,700,000 tons to 25,000 10 tons; Arkansas from 280,000 tons I 750,000 tons; Tennessee from 2,100,01 ins to 4,200,000 tons; Kentucky fro: 000,000 tons to 5,000,000; Alabama fro: 600,000 tons to 10,000,000 tons. Th icrease, which is phenomenal, is leasure of the development of the ir ustries and commerce in which coal jnsumed. It suggests the quickenln nd enlargement of a host of enterpri: 3. In Alabama, for example, the coi itput means not only an article f( le south to export for spot cash, bi ig iron, steel and at an early dat teel rans. In Virginia it means rowing locomotive and ship buildir idustry. This development has bee roceeding on its merits as a payir roposition. The north has to be con eted with at every step, with the r< ult that Southern production has bee an ied on economically and under coi itions that insure its continuanc [aid times six years ago closed mar orthern furanaees and factories, bi hey did not stop the southern develo] lent. It went forward still at rap: trides. because the conditions favon heap production and profitable pri uction at prices which northern riva ould not meet. These favorable "coi itions"?abundant coal, ores, lim< tone, lumoer, cotton, etc.,?are permi ent. Hence the outlook for the soul icludes a gradual and wholesome d elopment without the stoppages thi mbarrass some other parts of tl ountry from time to time. The trend of events is well shown statement of South Carolina's proi ess in the last decade, prepared t enator McLaurin. Since 1890, the sei tor finds, the Palmetto state has ei jyed a remarkable industrial develo] nent. In 1890 there were 2,382 indu rial establishments in the state, wll capital of $29,276,261. The number i mployes was 22.784. and the amoui aid in wages was $5,474,739. The va e of the product of these industrii ras about $32,000,000. In 1900 the number of industrial e [iblishments in South Carolina was 3 62. an increase of 57 per cent, ov 890. The capital invested was $67,35( 65, an increase of 130 per cent. T1 rage-earners had more than doubh n number since 1890, and the amou: ?aid in wages had risen from $5,474,7 o $9,455,900. The value of the produ f South Carolina's industries in 19 rns 84 per cent, greater than in 181 mounting to nearly $58,000,000.?Mam acturer's Record. ?l pis?lIaofdus feadi&jj. tie |je MORGAN AND THE CANAL. Alabama Senator Wonld Not Give 3 Cent* For Panama Ronte. re jg It is conceded by senators and cor al gressmen alike that Senator John 1 Morgan's shrewd interrogation of hf 3e Edouard Lampre before the senat e8 committee on inter-oceanic canals ha lg effectually stopped the scheme to se Pg to the United States the Panama canj lcj concessions and franchises. Lampr js is the man sent to Washington by th Panama uanai company to maae in ;n offer to sell their ditch for $40,000,001 Senator Morgan made him practlcall admit that If this government bough (3 the ditch It would buy a tremendou je law suits along with It, as It was clearl m shown at the hearing that the presen ,g canal company had no clear titles t it give with the concessions and fran e chlses. e The Panama route once eliminated s It goes without saying that the senat r, will pass the Hepburn bill, provldlni e for a canal across Nicaragua. g Since the meeting of the senate com d mlttee, Senator Morgan has openly de e clared the bill will pass the hlghe i- branch of congress. "I shall report the Hepburn bill fa n vorably," he said. "There will not b an amendment, I believe, and not evei i- a line will be changed In the wording b "As for the Panama route. It cam< up like a balloon and It went out it whoof! like a cloud of smoke. 3. "The Nicaragua canal is going to b' r, built and work on it is going to star t, very soon. As a southerner I am anx f lous to dig the ashes off some of th< southern gulf states and let the em e bers that are hidden there blaze u] d again, and that is exactly what th< building of the canal will do. And wi !- won't Interfere with the business in e terests of the Panama canal company either." President Roosevelt is heartily In fa 0 vor of the canal as mapped out in thi iTanhnrn hill fnr Nlmrnnin "Wlthll the past few days he has stated t< several senators and representative: that they had better pass the canal bll and pass it quickly unless they wantei to be called to Washington for an extri session in the middle of the summer. It is believed the bill will reach th< senate this week and the opposition t< it will come from those senators wh< favor the Panama route, though the: , are said to be in the minority now, es pecially since the word pounding Sena ftor Morgan gave the Frenchman las week. If advocates of the Panami route show any .strength at all it ii believed the Nicferaguan advocates, lei by Senator Morgan, win attack then from a legal standpoint. In othe words, the Nicaraguans will argi^e tha the Panama route cannot be sold t< this government legally on account o the number of French and Colombiai people who are stockholders in the ol< canal company and who will undoubt edly make trouble if the sale is madi without their consent, and this consen 7 has not been given. Aside from thii d the Nicaraguans argue th#it the routi ) they present is vastly more economica e in the long run than the Panama route e which has already bankrupted the firs e men of France, not only in money bu d in character. Here are some of the arrows Senato; 1. Morgan shot into M. Lampre befori ? the senate committee: "You have dug several miles of youi trench through swamps and unfavora ble country and then you have allowei it to fill up again by nature's workn a thing that looks to me like shee: ?- neglect. I cannot conceive how, i ever your company considered complet ts ing the canal, it should so neglect thi -a ? ?- ik.i U -U/V..1J kA 1- worK aireaay uune uui n ouuuiu uc ts come undone. Tell us plainly, did th< ie Panama company ever intend to com j- plete the work?" id "It did not," said M. Lampre whosi countenance had begun to show the un a, easiness he felt at the boring questioni st of the southern senator. "Didn't the company," continued Sen jj? ator Morgan, "think they saw a goo( thing in the United States government m Didn't the company know that at somi is time we would build a canal, and didn' a the Panama company think it saw i jg chance to sell us the unfinished cana ig when the time came?" s- To this shaft the Frenchman did no Jj reply. "How about the stockholders and thi e, bondholders?" the senator relentlessl; a asked. "They have yet, you say, ai interest of $13,000,OOu in the company ig Why should they want to sell out i- Who gets the $40,000,000 if we buy you ^ ditch? You say yourself the stock 1_ holders will get none of it." e. The Frenchman was still silent. >y "You wouldn t sell that canal to ^ $30,000,000, would you?" Id "I would not." id "Nor for twenty, nor for five, nor fo ?- one?" ,S MXT ? 1. "No." e- "And I wouldn't give you thirty cent for it," were the exact words of th ^ senator's quick rejoinder. "You know it as I know, that the American repub ie lie and the French republic have beei friends for over one hundred years __ France came to our assistance whei >y we were fighting our battles for inde a- pendence against Great Britain p] Fiance, in all the years that have fol s. lowed, has never levied tribute nor de en clared war against us. "Now, as you yourself indicated j. there are five hundred thousani es Frenchmen who hold interest, great o small, in the Panama canal companj ?" This government cannot afford to mak er enemies of these five hundred thousam and their children and their friends b; buying something, which, under ou laws, we have no right to buy withou 39 the full consent of every man inter ct ested, though he have but a franc' 00 interest in the concern. "When I say I wouldn't give thlrt; cents for your unfinished ditch, I meai I wouldn't take It under any consideration, because it would not be fair to r those who have their money invested in the company." When the French gentleman had ? withdrawn, Senator Morgan was asked if he would be given another hearing. "I think he doesn't want another," - the senator replied. There is the strongest kind of a sen's timent in both branches of congress s against delay in getting down to actual 11 work on the canal. One of the biggest 11 objections found In the house against e the Panama offer was the fact that e negotiations over the purchase of that e ditch would delay work on the canal ) and for this reason the canal advocates y would not listen to the offer In any t shape. s "For years and years," we have been y trying to get a canal down," Congresst man Hepburn said In his speech for o the bill, "and each year something has - come up to delay the project. Now here comes this Panama project. I beI, lieve It Is nothing more than a scheme e to delay It again." S In view of all the foregoing and also the additional fact of a great victory - of the bill In the house where It was - passed by a vote of 308 to 2, it Is genr erally believed that the senate will give the measure a vote as patriotic - and overwhelming as the American B people could wish. The only senator who has expressed himself against the bill is Senator DeB pew, and he has just returned from ? France. He wants the Panama canal. WANTS TO DIE POOR, t ' How Andrew Carnegie Wonld Get 8 Rid of His Wealth. Andrew Carnegrle Is a man who P would have the world know that he Is B ambitious. He is not ambitious as Cae8 snr was. and his ambition will pre " sumably not stir into pernicious activ'? ity any Brutus. But Carnegie has said that "he who dies rich dies dls* honored"?and he is ambitious to leave e behind him an honored name. Most 1 people manage to die poor without any 0 very great effort. They do not find it 3 any more difficult to be "broke" dead 1 than to be dead-broke while alive; but J in the case of Mr. Carnegie it is dif1 ferent. He is in financial difficulties all the time, because he has more s money than he knows what to do with. 3 He is working along the lines that he 5 has mapped out, however, and whether / he will ever be able to get his assets - down to an honorable figure or not, the - world gives him credit for consclentit ous endeavor. * The fact that he gave away $40,000,8 000 last year is a very fair indication 1 of his earnestness of purpose. Of i course by far the greater part of this r money has not yet been disbursed, but t it is no easy task to get rid of $40,000,J 000 in a year. Anybody who ^thinks f it is should try it. There are about i 70,000,000 people in the United States 1 alone who are willing to aid Mr. Car negie in his difficult task by tendering 8 good advice, but Mr. Carnegie is an t author and a musician, and therefore 8 his ideas turn naturally to libraries and s pipe organs. J One of the wealthiest citizens of New , Tork said not long ago that he could t do more real good with $1,000,000 than t Mr. Carnegie does with $40,000,000. With him this is only theory, however, r He has not yet announced his inten8 tlon of proving his assertion. There is probably no living man r whose life's story is better known than - that of the Dunfermline weaver's son. a Ti. ?- 1?-?~ ??????? noooontfl nf oil 1 11 IS MlUWii aiiiuug me |/vu,w?*?.%w - the nations of Europe, and when the r young and strong start for the promisf ed land the proud and tearful ones tell - them of the Scotch boy and say: "Go 2 thou, my son, and do likewise." - Amer lea, however, will never know another i Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was born In Dunfermline, Scotland, November 25, 1835. e His father was a weaver?an humble, - hard-headed, sound-thinking Scotchs man. who, when his boy Andy was only ten years old, took the long step and - brought his family "across the pond." 1 He settled in Pittsburg and two years ? later Andrew started out to make his i hundreds of millions. He tended a t small stationary engine for a time, and i then become a telegraph messenger 1 boy. If ever he stopped while delivering a message to read a "penny dreadt ful," there is no record of the fact. There Is his success In life to prove that e he did not?and yet it Is to be remem/ bered that he Is of a literary turn of i mind. He became an operator and a good one. He was one of the first to ? read telegraphic signals by sound. He r became a clerk to the superintendent - of the Pennsylvania railroad and then manager of the telegraphic lines. It was while holding this position that he r got his start on the road to wealth. He met Woodruff, the inventor of the sleeping car, got an interest with him r through his work to have the Pennsylvania and other railroads adopt it, and made a large sum. He also got a pros motion to the position of superintende ent of the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania railroad. Then he struck oil. He was one of n the syndicate that purchased the Story i. farm on Oil creek. It cost him {40,000, a and it paid {1,000,000 clear profits in one - year. With plenty of money behind i, him he went into the iron business, - and his success in this line made him . the wonder of the business world. Every one knows the history of Andrew lt Carnegie as the "ironmaster." His a income became enormous; his millions r became hundreds of millions; and flnally money-makipg lost its charm. e "There is only one man in the world 3 richer than I am," said he?and he y stopped. Then he started to teach r other multimillionaires how to give, t but he has set such a pace that no one . has cared to attempt to rival him?not s even the one man who alone, according to Mr. Carnegie, is better able to give y than he. n In all things Andrew Carnegie is Scotch. He Is even Scotch In his methods of giving. He is certainly Scotch In his love for Scotland. More than 20 years ago he gave his native village of Dunfermline a splendid swimming bath and a costly Horary. This was long before he gave up moneymaking and started In to make giving his life's work. His wonderful castle in his native land is one of his natural vanities. His gifts to various Scottish institutions have been very large, but ovon with oil nf Vila Invo fnr tha InnH of his birth he Is giving away most of his money in the country that produced all of it. To give a record of his gifts in this country would be impossible. It is doubtful if he?Scotchman that he is?has record of them all or can remember all of them. He is giving all the time, and besides all his gifts that are known he is suspected whenever there is an anonymous donation to any institution of learning. His offer of a free public library is wide open to any American city or town that needs one and now he wants to give the government }10,000,000 for educational purposes. That people do not object to a man's giving away his millions is shown by the fact that Mr. Carnegie received about 500 leters a day asking for money, and that preachers, professors and other gift seekers -follow him day and night. It is said that one day, while resting on the coast of France, he got away by himself for a few moments and getting into the boat of an old fisherman who did not know him, put out to sea. It was rest for the weary, and the man of many millions was thoroughly enJoying himself. Suddenly Mr. Carnegie saw a boat bearing down upon his and, not wishing to be disturbed, he told the fisherman to run away from it. There was an exciting chase, and finally a black-coated man in the stern of the pursuing boat raised a megaphone to his lips and shouted: "StoD. Mr. Carnegie! I only want a million. I'm Professor Blank, of the Millenium university at Four Corners, Wisconsin!" If the professor pronounced his name with the accent "aft"?as most people of the professor's stripe do?it is safe to say that Carnegie did not stop until he reached the coast of England. That is one thing: he cannot stand. It keeps this remarkable man more busy giving his money away than it did making it. He is so busy establishing libraries that he does not have time to write books any more. It should not be forgotten, however, that he is an author. He wrote "An Amerlcan-Four-ln-Hand in Britain," "Round the world," and "Triumphant Democracy: Fifty Years' March of the Republic." None of his millions came from the sale of books, however. Having the finest home in Scotland, he Is building on Fifth avenue in New York, the finest private residence in America. A bachelor until well along in life he now has a charming wife and a little daughter to sweeten life for him. Some men have not the capacity for enjoying great wealth, but this cannot be said of Andrew Carnegie. He knows how to find friends who are not sycophants or parasites and how to enjoy their friendship; he does not care for society or worry about other men's opinions, and he has learned better than any of them that the greatest of all pleasures to be found in having, is in giving.?New York Commercial. WASHINGTON SOCIAL TRAPS. Tangles Canned by Qnentlonn of Precedence and Diplomatic Etiquette. Not in many years has official society in Washington been involved in oa of nrooont Most flf OUtli a langic oo uv is* vuvti? >% ?? ? the trouble arises from questions of precedence growing out of the bill passed by congress settling the order of succession to the presidency or the members of the cabinet. Other troubles arise from the creation of new offices. In the opinion of some persons there is badly needed some official who, like those at European courts, could settle all questions of precedence with authority. The responsibility for many of the worst complications lies at the door of representatives of foreign governments at the Apierican capital. When Mexico raised the rank of her envoy at Washington to that of Ambassador, the diplomat was treated with decided coolness by his ambassadorial colleagues. The alleged cause was some infringment of privileges by the Mexican ambassador, but there was a suspicion that his treatment was designed as a protest against the presumption of a republic in creating an ambassador. Unless within the past year Austria maintained no diplomatic relations with Mexico. This led to many incidents in Washington, and indirectly to a sensational episode at a gathering at the White House. The Mexican ambassador and the Austrian minister and his wife chanced to be guests at a state dinner tendered by the president, and the Mexican envoy was assigned to escort to dinner the wife of his Austrian colleague. iThe representative of Mexico hesitated, but finally went up and offered his arm to thp ladv. She abruptly turned her back upon him, walked over to a chair and seated herself. When remonstrance was made she said: "For me there is no such nation as Mexico. We do not officially admit its existence or that of its representative. It is an insult to ask me to go in with a person who does not exist." The matter was hastily amended by a readjustment of the table. Not infrequently, too, personal quarrels have figured In official entertaining. The Mexican and Belgian governments are on friendly terms; but the former Belgian minister at Washington conceived a dislike for the Mexican ambassador, and refused to attend any so clal function at which the latter was to be present. When a dinner is to be griven at which a number of diplomats are to be guests there usually precedes it a voluminous correspondence in order to insure for the various guests positions at the table in accordance with their rank and position. Several times American women have transgressed etiquette in this respect. Not long ago a hostess who had just taken up her residence In Washington and was entertaining her first dinner party of official folk, realized after the guests had assembled that she was wholly Ignorant of the intracacies of social precedence as governed by official rank. There was but one way out of it. The hostess boldly took the bull by the horns. "I haven't the faintest Idea of how you ought to go Into dinner," she announced. "But those of you who wish anything to eat had better get in some way or the things will be spoiled." Fortunately^ all the guests possessed a saving sense of humor. They flocked Into the dining room, took such seats as were most convenient, and the dinner was a success. One of the social tangles growing out 01' the law regarding the succession to the presidency is found In the discussion which has been In progress In recent years as to the relative positions of the president pro tempore of the United States senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. When the first dinner at the White House fol.owing the death of Vice-President Hobart, President McKinley gave the place of honor to Senator Frye, the president pro tempore of the senatee Speaker Henderson of the house of rep lCBCUiauvco wao iii^my uiopicaocu, and he afterward declined to attend any dinner unless ne was assured in advance that he would have the place ' of honor. The tension between General Miles and General Corbin has been reflected In the social world at Washington in a very noticeable manner, as has also the controversy existing between the adherents of Admiral Schley and Admiral Sampson. Tempers were ruffled during the winter of 1900-01 in consequence of the question of precedence existing between the wives of Admiral Dewey and General Miles. The matter was Anally settled?in as great a degree as any of these social controversies ever can be settled?by the decision that, inasmuch as the war department was established prior to the navy department, the general commanding the army was entitled to precedence over the admiral of the navy at official functions. When the men are entertained as individuals, however, Admiral Dewey, being of superior rank, takes precedence. Famous feuds in congress have almost Invariably been reflected in the social world at Washington. The effect of a bitter hostility, such as that which existed, for instance, between Conkllng and Blaine, is invariably felt in social circles. Not infrequently public men are made to suffer the consequences of social quarrels precipitated by the women of their families. From such a source sprang the bitter flght which Governor Tanner, of Illinois, made against the election of Senator Cullom. The governor's animosity was caused by a slight placed upon his wife by Mrs. Cullom, who was reported to have declared that Mrs. Tanner, as the daughter of a horse trader and auctioneer, was "socially Impossible." For years there was a noted difference between Mrs. Merrlam, whose husband Is now director of the census, and Mrs. Davis, widow of Senator Cushman K. Davis, of Minnesota. When Senator Davis gave his support to Mr. Merriam's candidacy for the office he now holds, a truce was patched up between the two men and the reconciliation was supposed to extend to the ladles of the household. One of the most notable of all social tangles was precipitated a few years ago by the refusal of Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps, to call upon the vice president. He argued that he was not only the official representative of his government, but also the personal representative of his sovereign, and as such was entitled to rank directly after the president. Vice-President Stevenson was a goodnatured man and allowed the ambassador to have his way; but when Vice President Hobart assumed the office he stood out for his rights. The matter was eventually referred to the British foreign office, which held that the vice /1A?^ WAA KA rOffor/^O/l QCt thp pi COlUCUk Ywtxa IU MV tV5?*uvv? uhi heir to the presidency, and thus of the same rank as a crown prince, and consequently Lord Pauncefotewreqeived an intimation from his home ^ivernment that he had better call upon the vice president.?Washington correspondence New York Sun. Men and Beasts.?I once had a trainer, an old Irishman, who had served in a British regiment in India and who knew the ways of tigers in every detail. He taught three of them to do more work in the show arena than I have ever seen done by tigers. I have seen him sitting down between two of them at rest times during rehearsals and examining their claws to see if any of them were sore or split. Any one who has ever tried that with even a house cat knows that it strikes the feline nature as an unwarrantable familiarity, but they never did more than show their teeth and whine, and that in half playfulness. One day he got very drunk. I had never known him to transgress before. Before he was noticed on his return to the cage he had gone in with his tigers and fallen in a heap cdi the floor. The other keepers tried to take him out of the cage, but to have done so would liave meant a Ditter ana Diouuy fight with the three striped ones. They guarded him all night In his drunken slumber. The next time he put them to work, however, they balked, and he could neither persuade nor drive them. They had ceased to trust him, or something of that sort, and his usefulness with them was at the end completely.? F. Bostock in ^rank Leslie's.