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B walk, 1 tract, with open cyes; Ive travelled half my werldly Ané im the way behind me lies Week vanity and seme remorse; Bat have net disbelieved in luve— Ané love te my reward. BATHNRINE CHASE SPRAGUE. ‘Tris bit of poetry was discovered gmmeng the effects of the late Kate Chase CHAPTER I. bout the rooms of an auc- Mike the discarded goods of one of mest brilliant women await scattering under the auctioneer, They love und tragedy utter suggestions with the respect- evident education of their '@ residence, so they hese Jn this book is a letter from means Conkling. 1'4 slip it in my that confounded clerk did not and leaving them any- verywhere, for those who help themeeives to—read . with you is beter Ba 1 was called @hy correspondence which may up. But there are lots of letters Ss lying tn books and other hidden a the resurrection fwhich cerioaity wit give thom. CHASE SPRAGUE'S RELICS AT AUCTION. OO! Mptrita, tho’ matehed ihe hand and glove; Vive blushed for love's abode, heart, But have not disbe! ceased to respect. Bhe succeeded in her aim. Balmon P. trigue and her husband's wealth But, when it war too late, she found ing in this world or te next, and be- vanity and remorse There are other trensures, A collec- tion of autograph: eroes of the civil war will doubtless to make the bring big price and mhould be added Ration; the woman 19/1 the trophies of some institution like the Metropolitan Museum. ‘There is a choice herbarium gathered and pressed by Kate Chase herself, to- wether with many books on botany, one of her favorite studies. CHAPTER IV. yeera that followed the storm; when the wilt and counter-eult were com- Into a diverse on the ground of “orvelty;" when Gov, Bprague's bank- ruptey melted his great fortune like snow in a flery furnace and disclosed his pitiful weakness as a business man. For year the ruined woman lived tn the grave of POOF | ine yemi-obacurity which attends the divorced woman who fails to marry the man to whom she has sacrificed her heart, her soul, her good name, often deemed more valuable than souls in this world's eyes, In her father’s home tn the o of Washington, the home where ehe won her firat national and international crt- umphs, she Ived, retired, unhappy, hid-! ing her poverty from the sight of men, | bringing up her daughters to shun the lurid but deceptive paths which she had | trodden. few friends of the thner circle were | will received into the famous old home. Some of them, men high tn the counsels of the nation, helped for years to keep | the wolf from the door. It was through their efforts that she got Government employment—that sepulehre 'n which ar: buried the pride and poverty of so many daughters of great men. It was they who at the last conspired to gave the home to the broken-down enchantress. Here Kate Chase lived and read and wrote and remembered the glittering | past. Here she hungered and suffered But neither hunger nor suffering could break down the haughty pride of the once rfal beauty, When ashe went to Washington, in her latter years, in the off rattling, rickety, “‘one-hows shay, she sat as erect and looked out at those she passed with as scornful a glance as in the days when Roscoe Conk- Mng knelt at her feet and at her bidding took the Presidency away from a man who had daret to cross her path and do an injury to her father, She had to have her flowers and ner books and other little luguries, And amore the notes found in the auction room are 10 Us with which she paid pectmen or two WASHTNOTON, D.C, May 1, 108. ‘Thirty days after wnder of Franklin by walae received, with 4 Surseryman, KATHERINE CHASE, Digewool, Washington, D.C. This was indorsed by K. C Franklin Davis, and was probubly placed in a bank by Davie to secure the jo | money for temporary purposes. And here is another: WASHINGTON. D.C, May 1, cn, jebingion Cty, KATHERINE CuAse, Bigewoed, Washington, D.C. pald promptly on time on THE ROMANCE OF AN Like many another ambitious women, she married money, to advance her red and black over |{#ther’s fortunes—married a weak, quer- tlous, unlovable man whom she soon would never have been Secre- tary of the Treasury, never Chief Justice of the land, had it not been for his laughter's beauty and rare gift of tn- 4, Too late she purned that love is the only goal worth seek use he learnel (00 late she sang of Lam, but not least in interest, are the token of her life of poverty in the |B. H.R. Green, Chairman of the Tex Republican Execuitve Comimlitee json of Hetty Green, of New York City, I promiee wo pay to the (aye after date 4 promise be pay to GAMBLERS ARRAIGNED, Thirty we ed for Poal-Se! ing Plead Not Gi Reearder Pleas of not gullly were entered by the thirty alleged gamblers who were Indicted by the Grand Jury yesterday when they were arraigned before Re- corder Goff this morning Rach of the prisoners was represented by counsel, The cases were continued The bail bonds upon which the men were released from custody remained in -dreased young men, caught n the raids on gumbilng-houses’on the Bowery and in West Thirty-four street | ant indicted for thelr connection with thesa dens, pleaded not gullty before Recorder Goff to-day and went thelr ways Emanuel M. Friend appeared as coun- ee. for most of them, "TWO WOMEN AND A FIRE. Mre, Woodard Diecevered 1 and Han Away; Mire, Nelton Ran to Ht and Pat Ie Out, Mrs. James Woodard, of 2 Wort One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street, this | morning discovered fire in a folding, couch on the third floor, Bhe threw jt open. ‘The flames buret forth and she | ‘an screaming to the street Mra. H. & Nolton, who was tp the house, ran ty the top floor to put out jthe fire, She setted a portiere and threw it on the blaging couch, In doing this her wrapper ignited, but she ex- tinguished the flames, The damage amounted to 100, HETTY GREEN'S SON FOR VP. Texas Republicans Choose kK. M. KR. 16.—The Repub- jean leaders of Texan have chosen As their cholce for Vice-President on the Ne al Republican th Mr, Green has met wit reat success | in buliding up the Republiean party in Ti xes and controlling the State organt- | zation, Mrs. Hetty Green ts in sympathy with ver yon's ambition, $23.09 Permnabop or the second: |anren'cel rut "pst f'n gy, NAVAL BRIGADE SAILS Though she sacrificed | tions! Hank of Wesdtngion Ot) FOR ENGLAND AGAIN. CAPE TOWN, Thursday, March 15.— ee and The Hritish first-class cruiser Powerful, with the Naval frtgade which has been operating against the Boers in Bouth Africa, ealled for England to-day. — F ORGAN-GRINDER MBNACED. | Hee Court, |sulted the Magistrate regarding the | organ | midday meals of Senator Depew, Pres!- lar unlimber tunes to ald the digestive | "Toreador Song,” from “Carmen,” yes- concert license to play while mealn were ain't @ gambling den of @ dive In the The crew of the Thomas Hrennan moored at the same dook, tried in vain ade attending the embarkation of Strath. MAY BAD “DA MONK” Suppress Depew’s Il- legal Concerts. Senator's Favorite Musician May Have to Buy a $500 Concert Hall License. | Police Captain Price hae his eye on Chauncey Depew's private organ-grind-| i er, the organ-grinder's trick monkey | “fapho” and the organ whieh the Jorgan grinder grinds Magistrate Fiammer wae approached by Capt. Price in a mystertous man ner thie morning in the Yorkville Po- They conferred in secret. The Mag- {strate shook his head doubtfully, con- nulted the code and apparently dealt out @ legal opinion to Price. Price growled his thanks and withdrew. Later \t transpired that Price had con- visabiilty of arrestirg Senator Depew’ all eens not to medd ‘The Magistrate advised him with the Italian, Every day at lunch time, when the dent Calloway, Capt. H.C. Duval and mher Central ofc have been carried {nto the Grand Central Station from a nearby reetauram a@ porter hangs a red flag out of Benator Depew's office, This is a signal for Senator Denew's private organgrinder and his monkey to take thelr stand under che window funct ons of the ratiroad magnates, ‘The organ-grinder was ripping off the Capt. Price Threatens to/¢ rinder for not having a concert-|@ PARADE FOR ST. PATRICKS OA terday noon, and the monkey waa wiving an imitation of the <ag-iime dance, “What are you doing?’ he of the organ-grinder, “Playa da org’ while-n da mans eat-a da din',” he explained. “Bapho, hea “Ne Get-a da Lice.” Price, “No got-a da lice’, Gots permit Devew."’ ® “Well, you've got to get a license of! ‘The tine of procession will be formed at Fifth avenue, north of Forty-second street, and will be led by John Ellard, Grand Marshal, and his aides. Follow- ing the Grand Marshal wil] come special the forty-eight ‘Then wil come the carriages in which will be: The Hon. Montagu White, Hon. P. Louten Wessels, of the Orange Free State; George Van Hoesen, George Van Sheff Greil, ex-Bheriff T. J. Dunn, County Clerk Sohmer, P. J. Beul- ly, and many other prominent members of Tammany Hall. The societies will take position in the County Westmeath Association, Brian Boru County Cork Men's Assoctath: ine Club, County Galway Men's Associa. tion and the Ancient Order of Hiberni- H. Wickham sprang a leak early thia) Tn 4, I'll run you in, see?” said Price. “Chase! yourself." Magistrate Flammer advieed Price to- day that the organ-grinder didn't need a being served to Senator Depew and his associates. “Balket,” hissed Price through his mustache as he left the court, “There precinct, so | thought I'd raid the winny.”” STEAMER SANK AT PIER E@orte te Keep the Chari De- partment Meat William iH. Wiekha float Failed. The Public Charities steamer Willlam morning and sank at the East Twenty- between the dock at the foot of B Fifty-seoond street and Blackwell’ land. At night it has been the custom to tle the boat up at the Twenty-sixth etreet dock, This was done last nteht It was noticed at 4 o'clock this morn- ing that the vessel was rapidly settling to save the Wickham. She gave a Jureh ar 1 down Low foremost She is now entirely submerge), the top of her smokestack being Vi Wick * crew goes al was nobody aboard the Vensel The Fidelity is now the only Charities Department boat in commission. — CANADIAN MILITIA WORE THE SHAMROCK. (Special to The Bvewing World) HALIFAX, Marcy I&—In to-day’s p rr troops for South Africa all the in and other forces wore the sham- A MARTYR TO LOVE. WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours end- ) ing at 8 P. M. Saturday for New York City and vicinity: Fale and colder to- night; Saturday fair and continued cow, ree to brisk norihweat winds. | “Ms folle record chal bet Largs heroine cariy Christi: mate. heroine the " author an ot “In Every Man of Forty-eight Divisions Will Turn ‘The St. Patrick's Day parade of the da monk, dances an’ make-a da laugh."| Ancient Order of Hibernians bide fair to far excel that of any held in previous “Where's your concert icense? asked! years, In splte of the snow and slush Evily says that every ight divisions will turn Chairman P. J from-a da boss to play-a for Chaunc-a| one of the forty pital yesterday, were arrested. His bank-books were found on Campbell. ‘The prisoners were held in $1,000 bail PIPE CUSED Ut Set Five te Barn Where Williams following order: socletion will be preceded by Regiment, headed by Kdward Diffy, of the Sixty-ninth ‘atholic Protectory # on former ocea- sixth street dock, ‘The Wickham plies hose Maty-niath Band of 20 plecs sions, will furnish the music. cession will move at 2 P. M. sharp and will proceed as follows: When the military, under the com- 4 of Col, Edward Duffy, Bixty-ninth Keaiment, N. G. N. Y., and Col. Thomas F. Lynch, Mirst Regiment, Irish Volun- Hibernian Rifles, New York County, Captain Thomas J. right of the civic bodies, each organiza- Uon, in tte order, will fall into column | and proceed through Fifth avenue to One Hundred and Twentleth street, to! Madison avenue. to wne Hundred and Twonty-mixth street, to Sulser’s Harlem River Park, where tne grand marshal and alder will review the procesaion. A rand demonstration and Irish tonal festival will be held after PRINCE AIDS IRELAND. jeetrics Sale in Opens the Irish Lenden—Ovation by the LONDON, March #4. P. M.—The Prince and Princess of Wales opened the sale organised by the Irish Industries Association at the Mansion House this afternoon. Enormous crowds lined the streets and the houses and stores displayed flings. Their Royal Highnesses received an ova- tion, Lomi Mayor Newton and the Shertife the royal party. shamrock were presented to the visitors by Lady Aberdeen. The Prince of Wales, in declaring the sale open. expressed the deep interest which he and the Princess took in the received Tn “ht THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING; MARCH 16, 1900, Mr. Halpia, of White Plains, Was Regusty Arrested, Given Kaock- out Drepe and Rebbed. Thomas Halpin was nearly victimised out of his savings of years by means of bogus arrest and knock-out drops, #0 he told Magistrate Fiammer in York- ville Court to-day. He came down from White Platns on Monday to get work here. He said « man threatened his life in a Bowery todging-house. He gave the man #3 and went to another place, There a man woke him up and sald: ‘et up, you're arresied for killing your méther-in-law,” Halpin {9 not married. But he went along, He and his captor took a drink, ani the next Haipin knew he was in| Yorkville Court minus bis bank books, | of speed, when the engine driver saw | the obstruction and put on the airbrakes. ‘The train wap stopped just in front of os fle pole, with its tangied mass of watch and money. William J. Campbell and John Shea, who tried to see him in Bellevue Hos- DEATH. Slept and the Hotel Was Alse Destroyed. Martin Williams, a track-walker of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, became intoxicated last night and went Into the barn of the Brunswick Hotel, at Met on, N. J. His pipe set fire to the barn. It was dentroyed, as well as the hotel, The business section of the town was saved by the hard work of the fire- men. Wiltame’s charred body was found thia morning. fel-Kaown Aw-|—f karate, superb) ,uamond of His Famews color, Belcher sot-jor Dre All. ting, worth 6110.08; Tit si LF iu ' uf it i z WEIRD BOWERY ADVENTURE PASSENCERS — FREED TRAM. Cut Away Fallen Tele- graph Pole with Wreck- ing Tools. Weighted by its load of wires and sleet, @ tall telegraph pole fell across the Long Island Raliroad track on At- Brooklyn, this morning as | 'rain 3 was coming from Jama\ ‘The train was getting up a fair rate Parkal Carhart. For « few moments the trainmen were at @ loss what to do. solved the dificuity by amash- Ce) cases holding the wreck! nd With @xes and saw! Ug and clear away the obstruc- feld & Cleveland, 144 BOWERY. [fet Gaa me “BOWERY SAVINGS BANK BLOCK.” la ht not more satistactery to deal with ahi en OS at cee depends on misrerrrsentations to make sales, Ovr alos aad the peices $0 pet cent Less than thoes of regular dealers ce dope. tgulator, adjusted to t Jeweller’s price $60.00, our price, Wedding Rings. NO EXTRA SHAMROCK HA All London to Be Dressed in Green To- Morrow. LONDON, March 16—The city will reen from end to end to-morrow St. Patrick's Day. The Queen's “shame rock order” has developed into a crase, Hundreds of bales of the plant were sold at Covent Garden market yestere day and to-day, but the demand ex ceeded the supply. By to-morrow the Price for a sprig of shamrock will be @ cents probably. It ls 25 cents to-day. The day will be made a holiday by several big manufacturing firms. atren will have special stows, with shamrocks as aouvenir New York fiorists to-day say the war has heither affected the price nor des fe amrocks, The trade in this Be haters St. Patrick's ‘day Cy always tend: d_ sure. from 91.80 to $2.00 a bex ven to-morrow night decors of the ie rg the dinner to Feel nanan, the “aerate , Will arrange the a re of the table will be banked ‘ocks tied with i areen ribbons. Arout ‘h plate be ni sof the ise “s ‘entein) ing PB rory Beauiy $I.TS a garment, Imported Sanitary Wool Men’sUnderwear medium weight, Regular value $1.5C Thees Con, 13th ” Stores, Near Chemnbomm _ two steel white, Ring, gems, \— Gentlemen's Hunting-Case Watch, solid 14-kt. gold through vement is the celebrated Royal, made by heb ge Watch Co., We bave them | ityle, oltt Steamers’ Wand RT gala till 8.30; Saturdays till 10, for our ilusthated circular of special bargains, orders receive prompt attention. from a first-class shoe manufacturer and we hand it over to you. {

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