The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, May 07, 1908, Image 1
VOL. V. NO. 14.
CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY. MAY 7, 1908.
Sl.SOPer Year
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Lambert
Mystery.
By MRS. ALEXANDER.
CHAPTER IV. C
A Last Card.
The first few days after Glynn's re
turn to London were so crowded by
important engagements and serious
consultations with' the elder members
of his firm as to the advisability of a
new and Important undertaking, to
which Glynn was entirely opposed,
that he had no time for deliberate
thought respecting Lambert and his
mysterious acquaintance with peer
ing. Yet the subject was never quite
out of his mind. A vague, unreason
able anxiety about Elsie haunted him,
and he was strangely eager to return
to Paris.
The earliest spa.i moment he could
find was devoted to Lady Gethln.
"Now then, have a lltt!e Iced selt
zer and milk, it is quite warm this
evening." said Le.dy Gethin; "and let
us have a long talk ? that letter of
yours whetted my curiosity. What in
the world lias kept you away so long?
every one has been asking for you!"
"Partly busines3, and partly curi
osity."
"What about?"
Whereupon Glynn described his
meeting with Elsie and her father,
not omitting Vincent, the curious con
trast between Lambert and his
daughter, the reappearance of Deer
Ing on the scene, his incongruous ac
quaintance with Vincent and Lam
bert, and the evident astonishment of
each on recognizing the other. He
only suppressed or' softened the cir
cumstances under which he had
known Lambert, and the fact that he
had changed his name. When he
rpasecl. Lady Gei.hln.who had listened
with profound attention, exclaimed:
"A very pretty mystery, upon my
word. That Deerlng is a fiend! He
knows something against Lambert,
and he is going to uso his knowledge
to help him with the daughter. I
never liked Leering. He is a smooth
tongued, sneering hypocrite, and has
many queer corners in his life, or I
am much mistaken."
"I never heard anything against
him; indeed, ho is rather liked among
men. Even now I scarcely think he
can be capable of any evil designs
against a girl like Miss Lambert.
What struck me at first was the sort
of fierce, uneasy curiosity he dis
played coneiMMiing her. lie certainly
admires her very much."
"So do?s some one else," returned
Vadv Gethin. with a knowing nod. "I
i rust and hope that the beautiful
eyes, and lovely voice, and attractive
mystery will not draw you into mak
ing a fool of yourself."
"But. Lady Gethin!" cried Glynn,
amazed at. her penotruilon and quite
Unconscious how mueh he bad be
trayed. "you do not Imagine that at
my age 1 should be so weak as to be
drawn into an entanglement ? a mar
riage of which my judgment disap
proves. "
"F wouldn't give five minutes' pur
chase for your judgment, Hugh.
Take my advice, don't go buck to
Phi-Is. let them manage their mystery
themselves. You will be let In for
Komethlng unpleasant and risky ?
don't go back."
"Oh, I must go back. I promised
Lambert I would; besides, I want to
Bee the play out; and you alarm your
self unnecessarily. I admire Miss
Lambert. I think her as good as she
Is charming, but I am as avers** to a
marriage with her as you can be.
Moreover, 1 have a safeguard In her
Indifference, for she treats me with
frank confidence ns her father's old
friend, nothing more."
"This is worse and worse," said
Lady Gethin gravely. "How do you
know what profound tenderness her
indlfTeront airs may mar*?"
"Do you think I have never looked
Into nny eyes, nor learned their lan
guage. before I saw Miss Lambert's,
that I should be so mistaken?" asked
Glynn laughing.
"Oh, I dare 3ay you are learned
enough In such matters. Pray be
guided by me, put the Parisian epi
sode out of your head, and make up
your mind to marry that nice piquant
little daughter of Pearson's. I asked
them on purpose to meet you. He
will give her ton thousand pounds,
nnd he is a rising man; he will be on
the bench In a year or two; they are
people of good family."
"My dear Lady Gethin! I don't
want to marry any one, and so I will
hid you good-night. A thousand
ths.nks for your good advice."
"Take care." was her valediction.
The next day brought Glynn a few
lines from Lambert, which struck him
ns expressing moro uneasiness than
was Intended.
"I have r.o right to ask yo? to re
turn If If does not suit you,'* he
wrote, "but I hope you wl!l. I foei
In no? d of your counsel. I have had
wonderful luck for ye~rs, and nos
I'M afraid It's turning. Then I am
not as young or strong as 1 used tc
be; and one way or another It would
cheer me up a lilt to have a talk wltfe
you."
Had Glynn had any hesitation as t<
revisiting Paris this letter would hav?
decided him. He sent a few lines io
reply, aud then applied himself stead
ily to clear tip all business engage
ments as far as possible, to secure i
long holiday.
He called on Deerlng at bU club
and was told that gentleman vai
traveling abroad, and that letters ad
dressed to his town house would bt
forwarded. Lady Gethin was not at
home to receive hla adieus, but wrot?
him a quaint, characteristic line ol
warning.
Having performed all his duties
Glynn found himself in the mail trail
for Calais one evening about a fort
night after he had left Paris, with ai
Irrepressible sense of exultation, o:
keen delight at the idr-a of returninj
to what he knew in his heart was i
scene of danger, determined to enjo]
to *?jp uttermost the rlfcfsure of El
sle's companionship, so long as be
?aw no sign of consciousness on her
part. Life had so few moments of
bliss that he could not and would not
deny himself the draught that chance
had offered.
Miss Lambert was alone when
Glynn found himself In her presence,
and sitting nt a writing table; she
rose quickly and came forward, with
outstretched hands. "I am so glad
you have come." Glynn did not speak
immediately ? he was surprised at
the intensity of his own delight on
finding himself once more beside her,
listening to her voice, holding her
hand, gazing Into her eyes. He did
not know he was so far gone. She
looked paler, thinner, graver, than
when he last saw her. She wore a
black dress, and had a small scarf of
delicate lace tied loosely around her
throat. Her bright brown hair looked
golden even in the dull light of a gray
day, and there was something sad In
her pose and expression that Glynn
found infinitely touching.
"You knew I should return ? at
least, your father did," he said at
length.
"My father did expect you; but I ?
I thought It likely that when you
were among your own friends, your
own people, you would not care to
leave them."
"I am afraid that you are not so
well as when I left." said Glynn,
drawing a chair near her writing
table, at which she had reseated her
self. "It is perhaps impertinent to
say that you are not looking as well,
as brilliant as you were."
"Brilliant," she repeated, with a
brier, sweet smile. "That I never
could be; but you are right, I am ill
? ill at ease, I mean. My father.
Ah! he is so changed! I know lie is.
That is why I am so glad you havo
come; he can speak to you, he may
speak to you. You may be able to
help him; but I am only a helpless.
Ignorant girl. Yet I could do much if
I were directed."
"I should be most happy to be of
any use to Captain Lambert, " said
Glynn. "No doubt your affect ionato
anxiety inclines you to exaggerate,
but "
"When you see him you will under
stand." interrupted Elsie, "you will
see that I do not exaggerate. He will
not tell me what has happened. Ho
says ho has not lost his fortune. I
should not care if he had, for i could
earn money by singing, though not
on the stage. However, my knowing
would not help him, because I have
always beon shut up and am so Ig
norant. You do not mind me telling
you all this, do you? Though I have
not known you long, my father has,
and ? and ? you seem like a real
friend to him."
She looked full In his face, her
great soft eyes all sufTused with tears
? like violets laden with dew.
'I am gratiflod that you confide in
me, so far," said Glynn quietly, with
laudable self-control. "I shall ob
serve your father by the light of your
remarks; and if he Is really In any
difficulty, or cares to consult me, I
shall be most happy to assist him so
far as I can. Probably his depres
sion arises from some temporary
losses. Believe me," and his dark
faco lit up with a pleasant smile,
"money is a most important factor
in existence; I am able to assert from
experience that there Is no vacuum
so distressing as an empty pocket."
"If It is the loss of money," she re
turned gravely, "Wo ought not to stay
here; life is vory costly, I know; i
have paid everything for the last
?tcht months. My dear father is too
generous; we ought to manage at we
used when he was trying to save; he
might move about as his business re
quired, and I could go back to good
Mrs. Kellett."
"Who Is Mrs. Kellett?"
"My foster-mother; the only
mother I have ever known; sho lost
her bsbv and her husband, ar-1 took
me to love Instead, at tho time our
place was destroyed in Australia.
But, Mr. Glynn, It is more than
money that disturbs my father."
"Let us hope he will speak openly
to me; but I have no right to ask his
confidence. Now you must noi worry
yourself unnecessarily. 1 am staying
as usual at tho Hotel Wagram, and
have letters to write which will keep
me In till past 1 1 to-morrow, should
Captain Lambert feci disposed to
call."
"I will tell him," said Klsle.
Thon Glynn kn?w lie ought to go;
but he could not tear himself away
immedlatsly. It was so charming,
this quiet confident la I talk; so Intoxi
cating to see that her pale, anxious
faca had brighten".! considerably;
certain^ her composure. In the midst
of her depression and anessln? s . left
no room (or any flattering conviction
that he had Impressed himself upon
her heart or Imagination. So far all
was right; she treated him ss a
friend, an honorable gentleman. In
whom she might trnst. and nothing
more.
A little further talk of the boohs
Glynn had left with her, of her wtsn
to leave Paris, and revisit the farm
house, where most of her childish
days had been spent, snd Glynn felt
he must not stsy longer.
"Shell you make any stay?" she
asked, as she gave him her hand at
parting.
"A week or two, perhaps a month;
I am not sure."
"Then good-morning ? au revolr.**
The rest of the day was strange
and dream-like. He wandered
through well-known places, seeking
acquaintance to draw him from the
pW&le of his own thoughts, and find
ing none, till toward 6 o'clock, pass
ing Tortonl's, he found himself face
to face with Deering, who was seated
at one of the littlo round tables, eat
ing an lea
"Hullo, Glynn! I thought you wers
In London?"
"Well, you see I am in Paris.'*.
"When did you arrive?"
?'This morning."
A little ordinary talk ensued, the
tone of which showed a strong desire
on the part of Deering to be civil and
friendly. Glynn at once determined
to accept his advances; he might thus
detect some Indications of the secret
which underlay his acquaintance with
Lambert, and the curious influence he
seemed to have exercised over him.
He could not, however, bring himself
to accept his invitation to dinner,
though he agreed to dine with him at
one of the luxurious cafes which
abound in the great capital of pleas
ure.
Deering talked well, of many
things, chiefly political; he also men
tioned his wife and home, pressing
Glynn to come down for the 12th of
August, promising him good sport.
It was not till they had risen from
the table, and were lighting their
cigars previous to separating, that
Deering made any mention of the
subject probably uppermost in both
of their minds.
"Of course, you have not seen any
thing of Lambert?"
"No, not yet."
"He is a queer flsh ? a very shady
member. I knew him under another
name, and rather doubtful circum
stances; I am afraid he is not in a
very sound financial position; he is a
thorough adventurer. It is a bad
business for the daughter; she Is a
very nice creature. I wonder where
he picked her up, for one can't be
lieve she really is his daughter?"
"There Is not much family likencs3
between them, certainly; but I see no
reason for doubling his representa
tions. lie Is evidently devoted to her,
and his surroundings arc perfectly
respectable."
"Perfectly. Where did you meet
him?"
"In America, many years ago."
"Indeed! Oil, you are goinp?
Well, good-night."
Mugli Glynn was careful to stay In
his room all the next morning, think
ing that if Lambert wished to make
any private communication they were
rnoro secure from interruption there
than elsewhere.
It was barely 11 when Lambert
was announced. Glynn was positively
startled by the change in his aspect.
His weather-beaten face was colorless
and haggard, his eyes had a hunted
look, as though seeking a way of es
cape, his clothes were carelessly put
on, his mustaches no longer waxed
and fiercely twisted; his whole air be
spoke neglect.
"Delighted to see you. Glynn," he
said, a faint gleam of pleasure light
ing up his restless eyes. "I was
afraid you wouldn't get back again
this season; business must be attend
ed to. You're in business, aren't
you?"
"Yes; hut I can attend to It some
times at a distance"
"That's fortunate; and you have
been all right?"
"Yes, quite right, thank you."
"You saw Klsie yesterday. She was
glad you called, but she Is not very j
bright. You didn't think her looking
well, eh?"
"Not as well as usual, certainly."
"No; she is fretting ? fretting
about her old dad. It's wonderful
how that creature loves me. Mo!
Sometimes, when sho Is hanging
about me and singing the songs I
like and making a servant of herself
for me, I Just look back and think of
tho scenes I've gone through and the
queer scramble my life has been, and
wonder how the dickens It happens
that an angel like her can be so fond
of an old scapegrace; that she doesn't
shrink from me; but she doesn't,"
with Infinite exultation, "she loves
me, sir, as weM as ever a child loved
father! "
"Of that I can have no doubt,"
cried Glynn. "And your affection
for her deserves It."
"She has made another man of
me," continued Lambert. "But.
though I have not been a regular
saint all my days I am as white as
driven snow compared to some black
guards t'.int hold up 'heir heads In
high plnccs. I rm rambling on like
an Idiot. I called to ask If you'll
come and dine with us to-night. It
cheers mo up to sr^ an honest face.1'
Glynn accepted the Invitation read
ily, and after a pause, d irlng which
ho drummed on tho tab!e, Lambert
vccom men i"""!.
To l\? (Virif I !)?; ~ '
A KBAL 8TOODENT.
She ? Why do you always get be
hind In your courscs?
He ? So I can pursue them. ? Har
vard Lampoon.
FLAGS CARRIED BY VARIOUS CONFEDERATE ARMIES.
MEMORIAL DAY.
How It U Observed hi the South.
IN the North they sometimes call
It Decoration Day, but in the
South It Is always Memorial Day.
Both have the same meaning,
however, to the old soldiers of the
country, who remember the dark
years of the early part of the six
ties. and Memorial. Day in the South
Is being more generally observed
each year, for the custom is being
handed down from the veterans
themselves to organizations of
their sons, who join in the process
Ions and take their part in the beau
tifying of the cemeteries. Each year
finds thousands of those who wore
the gray uniforms falling in line on
Memorial Day, to tramp perhaps
three or four miles In order to pay
this annual tribute, not only to their
dead comrados, but to many of the
men in blue who wero hurled near
the scenes where they foufeht.
The United Confederate Veterans,
which is the main orKanlzation of
the eld soldiers of the South, still
number about 7 0,000 In camps scat
tered all the way from Maryland to
Texas. In recent years many of the
largest camps situated near burial
;rounds of Union soldiers have re
transformation. This ia especially
notable at Atlanta, where the resting
place of nearly every Southern sol
dier has been marked In some way.
It also contains several of. the finest
monqments of this character In the
United States. At Marietta, On.,
where thousands of nameless South
ern troops are buried, the graves are
marked with blank stones in order
that they may n6t be forgotten, and
yearly these are decorated as well as
those which contain inscriptions.
A MOSBY
VICTORY
The accompanying spirited picture
illustrates tho fight at Cabletown,
near Harper's Ferry, between Captain
Blazer's company of picked Union
men armed with the then now Spencer
repeating guns nnd Colonel John S.
Mosby's famous Confederate Guerril
las. Of this battle Colonel Mosby
wrote: "For a few minutes there
was a hand to hand fight; but each of
my men had a pair of pistols; these
were as superior in a close conflict as
tho Spencers wero at long range.
Many of Blazer's men fell killed and
HK I>EL!VF*t!OI> A POWERFUL 1IIX)\V.
membered In this way th*se who fell
on both Sides ns well as their own
For a number of yearB past the
hundreds of graves of unknown dead
In the cemetery nt Winchester, Va..
have been beautified, although in not
a few repose the bodies of Northern
men who lost their lives in the sev
eral battles which were so bitterly
fought In this portion of Virginia's
valley. Some years ago a monument
was erected, largely through tho sub
scriptions of the people in the vicin
ity, which is one of the most attrac
VI ve in the South. On it Is this sig
nificant inscription: "None knew
who they were, but nil knew what
they were." As may be imagined It
was erected to these nameless ones.
While the Government has done
much In recent yeara in adorning
such cities of the dead as those
which are located at Antletam,
South Mountain, Arlington and oth
ers famous In h -tory, the Southern
peoplo have also engaged in the same
work for their own, and although
most o*f the fun'ls raised for the pur
pose have bee*- through private con
tributions they have effected a great
MmMIo flue of l?lr?t r?llflr?f ? ll?|;liii?iit
Ui'turo^ ? iiattle of (icityMUurg,
^uly d, 1N>J.
wounded; nt lnr,t they gave way In a
tumultuous rout. Blazer, of course,
had to go with them. He made an
attempt when he reaohed the village
of Myerstown to rally the fugitives;
hut la vain; they kept on In a head
long flight.
"Blazer rode a fleet horse and was
one of the last captured. One of my
men, whose horso was the fastest,
a youth, Syd Ferguson, at last over
took him. Syd had fired the last shot
from his pistols. The flying horse
man leaned over on the neck of his
steed. 8yd rose In his stirrups and
delivered a powerful blow on the
neck of his foe.
"Blazer fell from his horse; the
race was over; and his career ended
there.
"This affair was as fatal to Blazer
as Culloden was to Charles Edward.
The Spencer carbines had be?n of
little use at close quarters.
"Blazer's loss was twenty-four
killed, twelvo wounded and sixty-two
prisoners and all their horses. The
extraordinary number killed was on
account of the flght being hilt to hilt.
"However great may have been
Captain Blazer's chagrin at this de
feat, he took his capture In good part.
? The victors and vanquished were
soon on the friendliest terms. Blazer
and each of his men carried a canteen
of old whisky. They shared the con
1 tents with my men. and beforo they
hart crossed the mountain It was a
merry crowd. That night they had a
high jinks at a farmer's house in
i Loudoun."
BIVOUAC OF Til 10 I>KAI>.
| The muffled drum's snd roll has best
The soldier's lust tattoo;
I No mere on Life's parade *hnll meet
That brave anil fallen few.
On Fume's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents nre spread,
I Ami Glory guards, with solemn round,
I Tim bivouac of the dead.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Doings of Our National Law-Makers
Day by Day.
House Summary.
Ostensibly considering the sundry
civil appropriation bill the House de
Toted most of its time to speeches
covering a wide range of subjects
and concluded the session by giv
ing an attentive hearing to the Pres
ident's special message. When tho
portion of the message referring to
the multi-millionaire "whose son is
a fool and his daughter u foreign
princess" was reached there was a
storm of applause equally prominent
on both sides of the House.
Mr. Leake, of New Jersey, gave
some eaustic remarks on the Presi
dent, evoking applause on the Dem
ocratic side.
? Sumptuary laws and especially the
shutting out from army posts of the
canteen were the subjects of remarks
bf Mr. Boobel, of Ohio.
Predicting that "Roosevelt poli
cies" would prevail at the next nat
ional Republican convention. Mr.
Madison, of Kansas, paid a glowing
tribute to the President, declaring
that his forestry achievements alone
had realized "the dream of the
ages. ' '
The great advantage tho country
would reap from the manufacture of
nil of its cotton instead of sending
two-thirds of that product abroad
was the subject of n stirring speech
bv Mr. Byrd. of Mississippi. By
abandoning protective tariff princi
ples Mr. Bvrd hqj^vcd that result
would be achieved.
Need for further educational re
striction ir immigration "was discuss
ed by Mr. Burnett, of Alabama, whi
deprecated the condition of immi
grants from Southern Italy.
Mr. Aiken, of South Carolina, ad
vocated the passage of his bill to
limit the jurisdiction of Federal con
trol over inter-State commerce to per
mit States to control the liquor traf
flce within their borders.
Representative Keifer discussed
pension legislation and directed caus
tic criticism towards bills introduced
by his collegue, General Sherwood.
Latter Mr. Ansberry, of Ohio, in s
brief speech defended pension meas
ures presented by General Sherwood
and expressed regret thai two vet
erans of the war should be at odds
over pension legislation.
Other speeches were made by Rep
resentatives Hitchcock, of Nebraska;
A reeland, of New York, and Hamlin,
of *Mifcsoi:ri.
Senate Summary.
Thv pension and the District of Co
lumbia appropriation hills were pass
ed by the Senate. In addition the
special ^Message of the President urg
ing a legislative programme was read
.ind another chapter of Senator War
ner's speech on the | 'rotvnsvillc af
fray was read. Severn I measures of
minor importance and the resolution
of the House to.give government aid
to cyclone sufferers in the South were
passed. The resolution in extend the
time when the commodity clause of
the railroad rale law shall become
operative was called before the Sen
ate by Mr. Klkius, but went over
under objection from Mr. Cnlberson.
I he Senate at .r?:27 p. in. ad journed.
The Appropriation Bill.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was under consideration in the House
of Representatives and the greater
part of the time was consumed in
general debate and discussion until
t lie five-minute rule, which will be
resumed.
Mr. Fowler .of New .Terse v. de
nounced the Aldrich currency bill and
pleaded for the passage of his bill
to create a currency commission.
Mr. AN illiams. of Mississippi, pre
sented a petition signed by 1f>4 of thn
1()(J Democrats composing the minor
ity, asking the Speaker to recognize
some member of the House to move
the discharge of the ways and means
committee from further consideration
of the Stephens bill for the removal
of the duty on wood pulp and print
paper and to pass that bill or a simi
inr one.
Mr. Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, offer
ed an amendment to the sundry civil
bill appropriating $(50,000 for the es
tablishment of a national art gallery
in the Smithsonian Institution. The
amendment was defeated on a point
of order.
The House disagreed to the Senate
amendments to the naval appropria
tion bill and the bill was sent to
confcrrence.
Jeff Davis' Specch.
Senator Jeff Davis, of Ankansas,
fronted a mild sensation in the Son
ate when, in discussing his resolu
tion calling on the Secretary of the
Interior for information about the
tribal rolls of the Choctaw and Chic
kasaw Indians of Oklahoma, he de
clared that 10.000 names were being
kept off the rolls by the Secretary
and instanced a case in which he said
nine members of a family wen* rated
as negroes and only one a* an Indian.
Advancing toward Mr. Foraker, of
Oliio. his voice thundered throughout
the chamber and adjacent halls as ho
asked if the Senator "loved niggers''
so well, why did not he como forward
and defend these members of that
race. Only laughter greeted this, and
Mr. Foraker requested in a mild tone
that the Senator speak louder. Later
Mr. Davis' rewolution was passed.
All the pension bills on the calen
dar, and many other measures of
minor importance were passed during
tho day.
Senator Warner, of Missouri, being
ill with a cold, an aurreement was
rcachcd to permit other Senators to
read for Mm tfco remainder of hia
Brownsville sne?rh.
ROADS WANT TIME
Have Not Had Opportunity to
Get Rid of Mines
COMMODITIES LAW SUSPENDED
Senator Elkins Asks For the Suspen
sion of the Operations of the Com
modity Clause of the Railroad Eat*
Law.
Washington, Special. ? Late in the
sedition of the Senate Senator Elkins
succeeded in getting consideration for
his resolution to suspend the opera
tion of the commodity clause of the
railroad rate law, which clause be
camo effective May 1. Under the
operation of this clause railroads
would be liable to heavy lines if they
undertook to haul in inter-State com
merce any Articles or commodities
produced from the manufactories or
mines in which the railroads have
an interest. The railroads contend
that they have insut'licient time to
divorce themselves from the owner
ship of such properties, or to test tho
constitutionality of a law oom|>clliug
them to dispose of such property in
terests. The resolution originally
proposed to extend the time for tho
commencement of the operation of
the commodity clause until May 1st,
1010. but the Senate inter-State com
merce committee changed the day to
January 1st, 1010.
Culberson Opposes Resolution.
When the measure was called up
several days ago it went over under
objection from Mr. Culberson, the mi
nority leader of the Senate, but it
was taken up by a vote of the Sen
ate. Mr. Culberson had refused un
animous consent and he was tirst re*
cognized to speak against the resti
tution. lie said that the committeo
had given no reasons whv the exten
sion should be made and he called up
on Chairman Klkins for an explana
tion. Mr. Klkins answered that tho
condition of the country demands a
delay in the operation of the law;
that the railroads have been unablo
to find capitalists to take over the
coal lands owned by the roads. For
this situation he blamed the recent
panic and he said that hail it not
been for this money shortage and
business depression the railroads
would have been able to comply with
the law. lie called attention to tho
fact that tlie bill did not repeal tho
law. but only suspended it tempo
rarily. The Lackawanna and I ho
Reading Railroads were specially
chartered by States to own coal lands
the Senator said and lie showed that
the properties were nn>rt,_'agcd and
re-mortgaged and that difficulty had
been experienced in separating tliesrt
obligations. Other railroads owning
coal lands wei" in the same position
he declared.
Mr. Nelson said it appeared that
the attitude of the railroads was
against compliance wit Ii the law an*1
to litigate as- to the power of Con
gress to enact such legislation. Ho
expressed the opinion that the rail
roads were not entitled to any special
consideration.
Amendments to Resolution.
Mr. McCnmber eonst rued the com
modify clause ns not preventing th?
i;;ilronds from owning coal mines,
from tniniiicr tho coal, or soiling tho
pro.] u< l of (lie tninrs. Ho said t lint
the coal could be sold at the mine to
independent dealers who could ship
the coal over the railroad wherever
thev pleased, and there would he no
violation of the law. Mr. Warren
said that such a transaction would
he a perfect lv patent evasion of tho
law. Mr. McCnmber admitted that
a deal of this character iniutit he
open to suspicion hut lie believed
there would he no technical violation
of Ihe law.
Socialists Celebrate in New York.
New York, Special. ? Socialists will
celebrate by a parade of ten thousand
men and women to Union Squarn
Park where S?liir Silverstein threw
a bomb on Mandi that may yet
kill him. Police Inspector Cotriglit
agrees to permit the parfide if no red
fifths are carried. Of her demonstra
tions are planned all over the city.
Fraternity Convention.
Iowa City, la., Special. ? Represen
tatives from every chapter of tho
Delta Sigma Kho Fraternity are hero
for a meeting of the general coun
cil of tho society, which is being held
at the University of Iowa. Delta
Sigma Rho is an honor fraternity,
founded in ami has had rapid
growth. Chapters have been estab
lished at the Universities of Michi
gan Winconsin, Minnesota, Nebras
ka, Chicago, Northewcstern, Illinois
and Iowa. The Northern Orntorical
I^ea^ue's annual contest will be held
here. ,
Work Horse Parade.
New York, Special.? For the acc
ond annual New York work horso pa
rade, to be held on Memorial Day
entries are closed and competition
for all prizes will be limited horse*
named before midn'cht. The parade,
which prom ires ?'? bo the greatest of
its kind ever ' :,i ?'*??? part of tho
country, will b- ' ' ' -im-It Ihe auspi
ces of the Women 1 ? ' "xiPary of tho
American Society f - the Prevention
of Crucltv to Ani-riilj