EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Items Gathered from AH
Parts o! the World
PREPARED FOR THE BUSY HEADER
Lets Important but Not Lest Inter
esting Happenings from Polntt
Outside the State.
Mobile, Alabama, it now in the list
of "dry" towns.
Spain explains the Barcelona out
break as a local affair.
A granddaughter of General Corbin
is to marry a Japanese.
Great Britain is not greatly alarmed
at the Japanese threats on China.
Jerome says Thaw is still crazy and
should be kept in an insane asylum.
Japan has commenced work on the
Autung railroad in deafince of China.
California gardeners at Basadena
have passed resolutions declaring Bur
bank a fakir.
A California couple returning from
a honeymoon abroad have been arrested
for undervaluing goods brought home.
Turkey has renewed her threat to
send an armed force into Greece if that
country does not withdraw her troops
from Crete.
The Swedish general strike contin
ues and leaders c'aim more men areto
be called out. Two regiments of sol
diers have mutinied.
Japan has sent China an ultimatum
on the railroad situation in Manchuria.
Cleveland, Ohio, officers are having
a row over the Whitla kidnaping re
ward. Lord Kitchener is to be field mar
shal and organize the British colonial
forces.
Marriages of pretty cashiers has
caused Los Angeles hotel men to em
ploy men.
The Moors are again showing activ
ity and another clash with Spanish
troops is expected.
The murder of a Mexican girl by a
Chinaman has caused an outbreak at
Zapotlan, Mexico.
Venezuela is about to bring to a
close the disputes with foreign powers
dating from Castro's regime.
A case of Bubonic plague has been
found in Sacramento county. Cal. The
situation is not regarded alarming.
The Chinese government has made
arrangements to install a telephone
plant in Pekin with a capacity of 200,
000 lines. The instruments are to be
American make.
Heat is claiming more victims at
Chicago.
' Striking bakers at Montreal, Canada,
have caused a bread famine.
The Japs have called off their strike
on Hawaiian sugar plantations.
The Stockholm strike is causing a
famine and is spreading throughout
Sweden.
An Oregon woman has been arrested
at Oakland for swindling railroads by
fake injury claims.
Bernard J. Mullaney has declined
Mayor Busse's offer to be chief of po
lice in Chicago.
One of the four surviving wives of
the Mormon leader Brigham Young, is
dead. She was 88 years old.
Three wealthy Los Angeles men
have received demands for money with
death as the penalty for refusal.
Mayor Eby, of Burkeville, Pa., has
been arrested for threatening to dyna
mite Pennsylvania Railroad trains.
The Illinois board of arbitration is
at work at Chicago and hopes to be
able to settle the streetcar trouble
without a strike.
The direct primary law was the
cauBe of a riot at Indianapolis.
A bronze bust of James J. Hill has
been unveiled at the Seattle fair.
The asylum superintendent and two
experts agree that Thaw is still Insane,
In a referendum election 3-cent
street car fares was beaten in Cincin
nati.
Spanish soldiers at Melilla are said
to have trapped the Moors and routed
them.
Germany is now the only nation op
posed to giving Americans a share in
the Chinese railway loan.
Charles H. Moyer has been re-elected
president of the Western Federation of
Miners for the eighth time.
Two thousand Cooneyites are await
ing the end of the world at Dublin,
spending their time In prayer.
A Mississippi preacher has been
forced to flee for his life because he at
tended a conference of negro preachers.
Count Zeppelin has made two un
successful attempts to fly from Frank'
fort to Cologne and each time an acci
dent caused a failure.
Don Jaime, the pretender, says he
will not take a hand in the revolt un
less Alfonso is unable to handle the
situation and aakt his aid.
A labor crisis is fast approaching in
Sweden.
Great Britain has begun building an
aerial navy.
PORTERS ARE VICTORIOUS.
Judge Grants Them Right to Block
Road Aganst Harriman,
Moro, Or., Aug. 9. Judge Butler late
Saturday night dissolved the temporary
injunction issued aaginst Porter Bros.
This means that Twohy Bros, will not
be permitted to cross the Gurtz ranch
with supply teams and equipment for
the Deschutes Railway company.
Not to be outdone. Harriman s legal
representatives at once filed condemna
tion proceedings againBt Porter Bros.
in an effort to force an entrance to the
disputed territory through the property
of their rivals.
Arguments in the injunction case oc
cupied two days in the circuit court
here. A night session was also held
to expedite the hearing. There was a
long array of legal talent for both con
testing parties.
The evidence showed that the plain
tiffs secured certain rights to go over
these certain lands with their wagons
and outfits, and on the strength of
these rights, expended $8,000 in con
structing a grade down the canyon of
the Deseuhtes to the railroad right of
way. But no deeds were taken by the
plaintiffs from the land owners, nor
any agreements in- writing. Porter
Bros, saw the opportunity and purchas
ed from the land owners the lands over
which this road ran, and immediately
upon securing possession under these
contracts stopped the Deschutes Rail
way company from sending in supplies
over the road.
While the temporary injunction was
in force, the Deschutes Railway com
pany had been sending in about 10 to
15 wagonloads of provisions to the riv
er each day.
EDWARD MAKES WINNING.
Britain's Ruler Cleans Up $1,000,000
on Steel Stock.
New York, Aug. 9. By speculating
on the stock of the United States Steel
corporation, King Edward, of England,
has just cleared more than $1,000,000
as the harvest of a three-months cam
paign, according to a story iold today.
The story was given out in Wall
street and much comment was made on
the significant fact that the king's
agents placed his commission immedi
ately after a visit paid him by J. P.
Morgan, who knows considerable about
steel.
Not only has the crowned head of
England profited by speculation in Wall
street, but it became known that Ger
man royalty has been buying steel and
other American stocks, all of which
have made substantial advanced to the
material benefit of the royal coffers.
It was three months ago when King
Edward's agents went into Wall street
for steel. A short time before that
Mr. Morgan had visited the .king, and
during the interview is supposed to
have given Edward VII a tip.
TOO MUCH FRUIT IN SOUTH.
Ranchers and Dealers Desperate;
Housewives Happy.
L03 Angeles, Cal., July 9. With
peaches selling four pounds for one
cent, cantaloupes being hawked at 10
cents a dozen, and apricots rotting be
cause nobody will buy them at any
price, ranchers and commission men
are thoroughly disgusted while the
housewife rejoices. Prices are so de
moralized that cantaloupe growers of
this section met today and decided to
let all.but the best fruit rot.
Only choice melons will be brought
into market, and the growers have an
ironclad agreement not to Bell these at
less that $1 a crate. . The glut extends
to tomatoes. The finest kind in size
color and flavor fetched only 10 cents a
box today.
Ready for Irrigation Congress.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 9. Wednes
day afternoon will witness the biggest
session of the 17th National Irrigation
conreess, when Richard Achilles Bal
lingetr, secretary of the interior, will
speak on "The Attitude of the Govern'
ment Toward the Reclamation of the
West." and it is declared by delegates
that Ballingter will be asked to go ful
ly into his policy toward reclamation,
A statement made by Ballinger in Se
attle that he did not believe in the gov-
ernmeat's taking up any projects as
long as private capital was willing to
enter the field will be the subject of
much discussion.
Two Thousand In School.
New York, Aug. 9. Columbia uni
versity s new departure, a summer
school, has 2,000 students on its roster.
of whom 1,930 are taking the regular
course of lectures and studies and the
balance are attending the College of
Physicians and Surgeons. Under the
new order of things it becomes possible
for one to get the university degrees
by attending one regular and two sum
mer sessions of the university, or for
those who cannot afford this four
summer sessions will answer the re
quirements.
Adviser to King of Slam.
New York, Aug 9. Jens Sverson
Westengard, of Chicago, has been cre
ated general adviser to the Siara gov
ernment, according to a cablegram from
Bangkok. Westengard, who is now in
Bangkok, where he has been serving
for two years as assistant general ad
viser, will start for America within
week to make a short visit to his old
home. Jlis work has been so satisfac
tory to the king and the government
that his quick promotion has followed,
Big Immigration Gain.
Chicago, Aug. 9. According to fig
ures prepared by E. E. McLeod, chair
man of the Western Passenger associa
tion, there waa an increase of approxi
mately 141 per cent in the immigration
to this country during the paat six
months.
MANY ARE TOO LATE
ScoresArrive at Spokane After
Registration Is Closed.
REGISTRATION IS NOW 285,623
Fifty-Three Steel Boxes Hold the Ap
plications, Which Weigh 2,650
Pounds Clerks Busy.
SDokane. Wash.. Auo 7. Total an.
Dlications for Indian reservation InnHa
received at Judge James M. Witten's
office at Coeur d'Alene yesterday were
reported officially last night as follows:
ioeur a-Aiene i,iso, total lor whole
registration period, 105,536; Spokane
2.707. total 99.628: Missoula fi.K.14.
Kalispell 733, total for Flathead lands,
su.oos. urand total thus far received
for all land 285,623.
Judge Witten's force has been himv
turning away scores of belated appli
cants for Indian lands, the midnight
hour Thursday night having closed the
official registration. Applications are
still in the mails and will be received
for several days.
Coeur d'Alene booths, stands and
platforms used bv notaries and lunch
venders are being torn down and the
whole city presents a remodeling
aspect At the land office 60 clerks
have been placed for the drawings, and
tables and platforms arranged. There
are now 53 steel cans in the office con
taining the applications, divided ' as
follows : Spokane, 19 : Coeur d'Alene.
20: Flathead 13. The annlirarions
weigh 2,650 pounds without the cans.
CARLISTS TO HELP.
Don Jaime Will Offer Spain 100.000
Men and His Services.
Cerbere. France. Anc. 7. Thn Cur.
list leaders will hold a meeting ahnrrlv
at a French frontier town to decide
upon their attitude in view of recent
events, it was said today. Afterwards,
it is understood, Don Jaime, the Span-
isn pretender, will issue a manifesto
declaring that hn han nn Intantinn trt
profit by the misfortunes of his , coun-
i . . i . . . . .
try, out mat, n ine present govern
ment is powerless to save the honor of
the nation he will act.
The Carlists sav that thev are in a
nosition to arm and nlnnn in thn nolri
quickly 100,000 supportersJ: burning
wiui zeai.
Counlnii With fhia InMllnununt
comes the news that affairs at Barce
lona are lar from satisfactory. While
quiet reigns in the city at present, as
far as actual revolt goes, the police are
still busy arresting people whom they
alleire were imnlicatnd in the mpnnt
outbreak, and public feeling is grow
ing resentiui oi tneir activity.
It is also reported that nriannara held
in the Mont Juish fortress have been
executed, and prominent revolutionists
made the threat yesterday that if such
action were taken another outbreak
would follow.
STRIKE MAY SOON DIE OUT.
Dissension Breaks Out Among the
Workmen at Stockholm.
Stockholm. Ancr 7. Thn bmu situ
ation arising from the general strike
i - i . . . .
prociaimea a iew aays ago seemed to
be relflYinc? fanievht Thn mnva Alnn
B ft - .uv(..l UlgUO
returned to work today and dissension
is apparent in the ranks of the other
Strikers. The ownera of anma nf thn
larest plants in Stockholm announce
.i .i. . . ...
mat weir men win return to work
Monday.
M. von Sidow. nrenident nf thn Em
ployers' Federation, declared tonight
that intervention hv thn irnvnrnmnnr
woum oe witnout result, as the differ
ences were too treat to be settled in
such a manner. Tha National T .lu
union published a statement disapprov
ing me Biriice oi ine electric light and
- o - - ' fe
The electric plant was kept in opera
ran woricera. wmcn necran mar turrht-
tion py omciais or. tne lighting depart
ment. As the atrikara haon hnnn n..v.nf.
ing farmers from bringing provisions
into the city, troops have been detailed
io pairoi me country roads.
China Replies to Russia.
Pekin, Aug. 7. China today, sent in
her reply to the Russian note of July
2, regarding the opening of the Sun
gari and other rivers to international
trade. She mentions the Aigun treaty
and tne Russian treaties concerned
and refers to Russia's right to take
part in framing the rules to govern the
navigation of these streams. She does
not deny that the treaties in Question
have a certain . validity, but avoids
specifying the extent to which she con
siders they have been modified by the
kusbo-Japanese peace treaty.
Zeppelin Makes Long Flight.
Cologne, Aug. 7. Count Zeppelin
today sailed his "Zeppelin II," the
greatest air craft in the world, from
Frankfort to this city, arriving in good
condition after a flight lasting 6 hours
and 15 minutes. Ha apparently had
tha ship ' under perfect control and
landed with the precision and ease of a
bird. Those who witnessed the arrival
of tha ship were greatly impressed by
the control in which the count held the
air monster.
Mobs Cheer Prohibition.
Montgomery, Aug. 7. Amid street
scenes of wild enthusiasm, the bill
making prohibition constitutional
paased tha house today.
The
Main
Chance
BY
Meredith Nicholson
coptkioht 1903
Thb Boiis-Mkmill Cohfant
CflAPTER X. (Continued.)
Within a few days two more checks
rom Porter to Peckham paued through
he usal channels of the bank. By the
imple feat of dividing the amount of
nch check by the current quotation on
rractlon, Wheaton was able to follow
Sorter's purchases. The price had re
gained pretty steady. Then suddenly It
ell to thirty. He wondered what waa
lappenlng, but the newspapers, which
rere continuing their war on the eom
lany, readily attributed It to a lack of
onfidence In the franchise. Wheaton
net the broker, apparently by chance,
lut really by intention, In the club one
vening, and remarked casually:
"Traction seems to be off a little?"
"Yes; there's something going on there
hat I can't make out. I imagine that
he fellows that were buying got tired of
timulatlng the market, and have thrown
few bunches back to keep the outsiders
uesslng."
"Right now might be a good time to get
n, suggested Wheaton.
"I should call it a good buy myself.
guess that franchise Is all right. Det
er pick up a little," he said, tentatively,
"To tell the truth," said Wheaton,
boosing his words carefully, "those out
if town people I spoke to you about have
rritten me that they'd like a little more,
f It can be got at the right figure. You
night pick up a hundred shares for me
it the current price, If you can."
How do you want to hold It?
Have it made to me,' he answered,
3o had debated whether he should do
his, and he had been unable to devise
iny method of holding the stock without
ettlng his own name appear. Porter
trould not know; Porter was concealing
lis own purchases. Wheaton could not
ee that it made any difference; he was
urely entitled to Invest his money as be
Iked, and he raised the sum necessary
n this case by the sale of some railroad
louds which he had been holding, and
m which be could realize at once by send
ng them to the"-bank's correspondent at
Jncago. He might have sold them at
lome; Porter would probably have taken
hem off his hands; but the president
mew that his capital was small, and
night have asked how he Intended to re-
nvest the proceeds.
A few days later Burton sent for
fV'heaton to come to his office. One hun-
Ired shares had been secured- from
anchman. Wheaton carried the pur-
ihase money In currency to Burton s of-
ice; he was as shrewd as William Por
er, and he did not care to have the
Jerks In the bank speculating about his
ihecka.
He locked his certificate, when Burton
lot it for him, In his private box in the
suit, and waited the rebound which he
Irmly expected in the price of the stock
lis sole idea was to make a profit by the
turchase. He felt confident that Porter
tad bought Traction stock with a defln-
te purpose; he still had no Idea who
vere the principal holders of Traotlon
tock or bonds, and he was afraid to
oake Inquiry. A man who waa as se-
Tetlve as Porter probably had confiden-
lal sources of Information, and it was
tot safe to tap Porter's wires. His con
clence was easy as to the method by
rhich he had gained his knowledge of
Sorter's purchases; he certainly meant
q harm to Porter.
CHAFTEn XI.
Timothy Margrave was, in common
ihrase, a good railroad man. He had
advanced by slow degrees from the In
lumbenry ot those lowly manual offices
ailed jobs, to the performance of those
tobler functions known as positions,
tlargrave's elevation to the office of third
ice president and general manager was
lue to his pull. He had resolved that
he railroad was getting too much out
if him and that he must do more to
iromote his own fortunes. The directors
rere good fellows, and they had cer
alnly treated him well ; but It seemed
vlthin the pale of legitimate enterprise
'or him to broaden his Interests a trifle
flthout In any wise diminishing his seal
or theTranscontlnental. The etreet rail-
ray business was a good business, and
clarkson Traction appealed to Margrave,
aoreover, on its political side. If he re-
irganlzed the company and made himself
ts president be could greatly fortify and
itrengthea his pull.
Almost any day, he was told, the East-
am bondholders might pounce down and
rat a receiver In charge of the company,
hlargrave did not understand recelver-
ihlps; they were an excuse for pillage.
ind It wss a regret ot his life that no
it receivership had ever fallen to his
ot. But he was not going Into Traction
tllndly. He wanted to know who else
vas Interested, that he might avoid com
illcstlons. William Porter was the only
nan in Clarkson who could swing Trac
lon without assistance; be must not run
ifoul of Porter. Margrave was a master
f the art of getting information, and he
teclded, on reflection, that the easiest
vay to get Information about Porter was
o coax It out of Wheaton.
He always called Wheaton "Jim." In
e membra nee of the early days of Whee-
on's residence in Clarkson when Whea-
oa had worked in hjs office. He had
vatehed Wheaton's rise with Interest ; he
ook to himself the credit of being his
llscoverer. When Wheaton railed on his
laughter he made no comment: he knew
lOthlng to Wheaton's discredit, and he
vould no more have thought of criticising
klabel than of ordering dynamite substi
uted for coal in the locomotives of his
tllroatl. When be concluded that he
istdcd Wheaton, he began playing for
him, Just as If the cashier had been a
councilman or a member of the legisla
ture or a large shipper or any other fair
prey. He now resorted to that vr it in
sidious and economical form of bribery
known as the annual pass.
Wheaton accepted the pass as a tribute
to his growing prominence in the town.
He knew that Porter refused railroad
passes on practical grounds, holding that
such favors were extended In the hope
of reciprocal compliments, and he be
lieved that a banker was better off witn-
out them. Wheaton, whose vanity had
been touched, could see no harm in them.
He had little nse for passes as he knew
and cared little about traveling, but he
bad always envied men who carried their
annuals" In little brass-bound books
made for the purpose. Ho be sure it was
late in the year and passes were usually
sent out in January, but this made the
compliment seem much more direct; the
Transcontinental had forgotten him, and
had thought it well to rectify the error
between seasons. He felt that he must
not make too much of the railroad's cour
tesy; he did not know to which official
in particular he was Indebted, but be
ran into Margrave one evening at the
club and decided to thank him.
How's traffic?" he asked, as Margrave
made room for him on the settee where
he was reading the evening paper.
Fair. Anything new?"
.'o; It's the same routine with mi
pretty much ail the time."
"I guess that's right. I shouldn't think
there was much fun in banking. You got
to keep the public too far away. I like
to be up against people myself."
But you railroad people are not con
sidered so very warm," said Wheaton.
The follows who want favors seem to
think so. By the way, I'm much obliged
to some one for an annual mat turned
up in my mail the other day. I don't
know who sent It to me if it's you "
"Um?" Margrave affected to have
been wandering in his thoughts, but this
was what he was waiting for. "Oh, I
guess that was Wilson. I never fool
with the pass business myself; I've got
troubles of my own."
"I guess I'll not use It very often,"
said Wheaton, as if he owed an apology
to the road for accepting it
"Better come out with me in the car
some time and see the road," Margrave
suggested, throwing his newspaper on the
table.
"I'd like that very much," said Whea
tonu.
"Where's Thompson now? Old man'i
pretty well done up, ain't he?"
He went back to Arizona. He was
here at work all summer. He's afraid of
our winters.''
Well, that gives you your chance,"
said Margravce, affably. "There ain't
any young man in town that's got a bet
ter chance than you have, Jim. I be
lieve there's going to be a good thing for
some one in Traction stock. Porter
ought to let you in on that." Margrave
didn't know that Porter was In, but he
expected to find out.
"Mr. Porter has a way of keeping
things to himself," said Wheaton, cau
ttously; yet he was flattered by Mar
grave's friendliness, snd anxious to make
a favorable Impression. Vanity Is not,
as is usually assumed, a mere incident
of character; it is a disease.
"I suppose," said Margrave, "that
man could buy a barrel of the stuff Just
now at a low figure.
"What's your guess as to the turn this
Traction business will take?" asked
Wheaton. He had not expected an op
portunity to talk to any one of Mar
grave's standing on this subject, and lie
thought be would get some information
while the opportunity offered. "
"Don't ask me I If I knew I'd like to
get into the game. But, look here" he
moved his fat body a little nearer to
Wheaton "the way to go into that thing
is to go into It big 1 I've had my eye on
It for a good while, but I ain't going
to touch it unless I can swing It all.
Now, you know Porter, and I know him,
and you can bet your last dollar he'll
never be able to handle It, He ain't built
for it!" His voice sank to a whisper.
"But if I decide to go in, I've got to get
rid of Porter. Me and Porter can't trav
el in the same harness. You know that.
Now, I don't know how much he's got,
and he's so mysterious you can't tell
what he's up to. You know how he is;
you can't go toa fellow like that and do
business with him, and he won't play
anyhow, unless you play his way." ,
"Well, I don't know anything about
his affairs, of course," said Wheaton, yet
feeling that Margrave's confidences must
be reciprocated. "Just between our
selves, he did buy a little some time ago,
but no great amount. It would take a
good deal of money to control that com
pany." "You're dead right, it would ; and Por
ter hasn't any business fooling with it.
You've got to syndicate a thing like that.
He's probably got a tip from some of
his Eastern friends as to what they're
going to do, and he's buying In, when he
can, to get next. But say, he hasn't any
Traction bonds, has he?"
Wheaton had already said more than
he had Intended, and repented now that
he had been drawn Into this conversation ;
but Margrave waa bending toward him
with a great air of condescending inti
macy. Porter had never been confiden
tial with him; and it was really Mar
grave who had given him his start.
"I don't think so; at least I never
knew of It." His mind was on those
checks to Peckham, which clearly repre
sented purchases of stock. Of course,
Porter might have bonds, too, but having
gone thus far be did not like to admit to
Margrave how little he really knew of
Porter's doings. .
"That's all between us that little mat
ter," said Margrave.
"Certainly, Mr. Margrave."
CHAPTER XII.
Porter went Into Fenton's private of
fice and shot and locked the door after
him. He always did this, and Fenton,
who humored his best client's whims per
force, poshed hack the law book which he
was reading and straightened the pens on
his blotter.
"I didn't expect you back so soon," he
said. Porter looked tired and there were
dark rings under his eyes.
"Short horse soon curried," be remark
ed, pulling a packet from his overcoat.
There was something boyish in Por
ter's mysterious, methods, which always
amused Fenton when they did not alarm
and exasperate him. Porter sat dowsj at
a long table and the lawyer drew np a
chair opposite bim.
Which way have you been this time?"
Down in the country," returned
Porter, Indefinitely. .
Fenton laughed and watched his client
pulling the rubber bands from his pack
age.
"What have you there oata or
wheat?"
What I have here," said Porter,
straightening out the crisp papers he had
taken from his bundle, "is a few shares -
of Clarkson Traction stock."
Oh I" Fenton picked up a ruler and
played with It nntil Porter had finished
counting and smoothing the stock certifi
cates. "There you are," said the banker, pass
ing the papers over to Fenton. "See if
they're all right."
Fenton compared the names on the
face of the certificates with the assign
ments on the back, while Porter watched
him and played with a rubber band.
The assignments are all straight,"
said Fenton, finally.
He sat waiting and his silence Irritat
ed Porter, who reached across and took
up the certificates again.
I want to talk to you a little about
Traction."
"All right, sir," said Fenton, respect
fully. "I've gone In for that pretty deep this
fall. I started in on this down East
last summer. Those bonds all went East,
but a lot of the stock was kicked around
out here. If I get enough and reorganize
the company I can handle the new se
curities down East all right. That's busi
ness. Now, I've been gathering In the
stock around here on the quiet. Peck
ham's been buying some for me, and he's
assigned it in blank. There's no use
In getting new shares Issued until we're
ready to act, for Barnes and- those fel
lows are not above doing something nasty
If they think they're going to lose their
Jobs." x
' "The original stock issue was five thou
sand shares," said Fenton. "How much
have you?"
"Well, air," said Porter, "I've got about
half - and I'm looking for a few shares
more right now."
Fenton picked up his ruler again and
beat his knuckles with it Porter had ex
pected Fenton to lecture him sharply, but
the lawyer was ominously quiet.
"I'm free to confess," Bald Fenton,
"that I'm sorry you've gone into this.
This Isn't the kind of thing that you're in
the habit of going Into. I am not much
taken with the Idea of mixing up in a
corporation that has as disreputable a
record as the Traction Company. It's
been mismanaged and robbed until there's
not much left for an honest man to take
hold of, they issue no statements ; no one
of any responsibility has been connected
with it for a long time. The outside
stockholders are scattered ail over the
country, and most of them have quit
trying to enforce their rights, If they may
be said to have any rights. You remem
ber that the last time they went into
court they were knocked out and I'm
free to say that I don't want to have to
go into any litigation against the com
pany." "Yes, but the franchise is all straight,
ain't It?"
"Probably it is all right," admitted tho
lawyer reluctantly, "but that Isn't the
whole story by any manner of means. If
it's known that you're picking up the
stock, every fellow that has any will soak
yon good and hard before he parts with
It Now, there are the bondholders "
"Well, what can the bondholders do?"
demanded Porter.
"Oh, get a receiver and have a lot of
furf. You may expect that at any time,
too. Those Eastern fellows are slow
sometimes, but they generally know what
they're about."
"Yes, but if they weren't Eastern fel
lows "
"Oh, a bondholder's rights are as gold
one place as another. Those suits are
usually brought in the name of the trus
tee in their behalf."
"Now, do you know what I'm going to
do?" demanded Porter. I'm going to
turn up at the next annual meeting and
clean this thing out. You don't think it's
any good; I've got faith In the company
and in the town ; I believe it's going to be
a good thing. This little gang here that's
been running It has got to go. I've dug
up some stock here . that everybody
thought was lost. At the last meeting
only eight hundred out of five thousand
shares were voted."
(To be continued.)
Important Point.
The man was suing a Southern rail
road for damages,' owing to a delay
which mnde him miss an appointment,
and the ordinary preliminary questions
were being put to him.
"Age, plense?" asked the Judge.
"Well, your honor," said the plain
tiff, "do you want my age when I got
on- the train or when I got off?"-
Yonkers Statesman.
Nothing Doing.
The Burglar Hold up your hands.
Mr. Newwed Sure; but let me say
that I've Just paid for my wife's new
hat
The Burglar That's enough. On
your way.
Modern Life.
"She is wonderfully accomplished.
She can ride, fence, shoot, swim, golf
and cook."
"Cook? That's a queer fad. What
will the girls be taking np next?"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Difference In Men.
Mrs, Peckem I guess my brother
will lire and die a bachelor. He says
he's afraid to marry.
Peckem That's funny. I never knen
what fear was when I was. single.
Dl the Telescoping.
"You ssy the train was telescoped T '
"It waa."
"But how did you escape Injury?"
"I was on the through cut.') CI ere
land Leader.
Sare Cere,
don't you wash
My.
-why
you
facer"
"Aw, I keeps It dolty so a da golla 11
not aUus be klssln' ruel" .