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RAILWAY INTERESTS.

THE Richmond Terminal Committee of
Seventeen yesterday passed resolutions re-
citing that in the past the company's funds
had been diverted and that steps should be
taken to secure their restoration.
The directors of the proposed San Fran
cisco and Great Salt Lake Railroad are max
ing rapid progress toward perfecting a finan-
cial organization. The original plan of hav-
ing stock subscription books open instead
of a canvass is being made.
THE differences between the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway and its freight
handlers in Milwaukee have been amicably
settled by the company agreeing to the
81 SO per day with pay and half for over
time.
JOHN GORDON has been appointed general
manager of the Lehigh Valley Transporta-
tion Company. with office at Buffalo, vice
W. H. Henry, assigned to other duty. The
Lehigh Valley Transportation line, which Is
in tho Reading combine. is composed OF dve
steel and six wooden steamers.
CHAIRMAN CALDWELL has requested the
members of the Western Passenger Associa-
tion to send in their votes on a proposition
to make rate of one fare for the round trip
for the ational Convention of the Kelley
Associated Bi-Chloride of Gold Clubs, to be
held at Dwight ILL.,, September Is to Is.
AN agreement has been reached by which
the w lnOnd anu southwestern haliIOhu Will
use the Nebraska Central tracks and bridge
to reach Omaha. The Lackawanna and
Western backs to an extent the Winona and
Southwestern. which has been extended
step at u time from Green Bay into Northern
and Central Iowa with Il view to completing
Il great rail and water route from New York.
Thus far the strike at Buffalo has not had
the effect of materially reducing the volume
of east-bound shipments from Chicago. The
Michigan Central was notified by the New
York Central yesterday that it need not hes
itate to forward all the livestock and per-
ishable freight that was offered, as there
would be no trouble in handling it east of
Buffalo Some of the roads, however, will
only accept shipments of perishable freight
where the shipper Is W ILL g to run the risk
of delay. To avoid such risk many of the
shippers are turning over their business to
the Pennsylvania, Chicago and Grand
Trunk and Baltimore and Ohio, and these
roads are experiencing some difficulty in
providing cars enough to meet the increase
in their business. The Nickel Plate will ac-
ceDt no moro perishable freight until fur
ther orders,
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I draughts as this mansion of the Cadells, II
was, as Marcia said. perfect Cavern a the
Winds. Sit where you would, thev came
pufhng into your face or stinging your ears:
and they were the sharpest and iciest blasts
that have ever felt in nv life.
The late master of the hall had lived the
life of solitary widower for wears. and
must have been utterly callous to the dis
comforts of his dwelling. Nothing had ever
been done to keep out these aboniipable
draughts. There were no curtains over the
doors, and none of those cosy little strata
gems which women employ when they try
10 Drive winter away from the freside. In
despair we had flown to old Manson's room
and found that she had taken better care of
herself than poor lonely Sir Thomas had
ever done.
"He never seemed to feel the coId." she
said, In answer to our questions and excla-
nations "And he hated to see anything
touched or altered; so he just went on in the
same way always"
"But we won't go on in the same wav al
ways" Marcia declared "Why, there
Ism t even screen in any of the rooms.
come: Manson, tell us-isn't there a screen
anywhere? Doesn't anyone know where to
find such thingl'
There's screen put away in one of the
garrets, miss" said voice issuing from
behind cupboard door. The voice be-
longed to Rachel, young housemaid. who
was arranging some of the housekeeper's
stores.
Dear old Manson looked angry-really
and truly angry for a moment-aad / in.
stantly set her down as lazy old woman
who did not want to take any trouble for
the new owners of the hall.
'Oh, thank you" said Marcia, Quickly
u suppose you had forgotten that screen
in the garret, Manson We will 90 up there
and search for it at once"
The housekeeper's cheeks were as rosv an
russet pippin, but I fancied that the
healthy glow suddenly faded,
Excuse me, miss, she said, respectivelv
but do earnestly advise you mot to 90
to those, nasty, dirty garrets now; later on.
the whole house must be turned inside ont
for Sir Giles will be wanting to make many
improvements, but till he comes back. do.
pray, let me beg of you, miss, not to 60.
But we have wish to 60" returned
Marcia, with little backward movement
of the head. 'If the stairs are too much
tor you, Manson, you can let Rachel show
TITS not the stairs, MISS" replied the
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lying unfinished on the davenport, and real
lied all the mischief that her idle words had
done. There had never been anything but
simple, frank liking between Giles and
Bessie, and she could not forgive herself for
the hints that she had dropped. But for
gave her, and from that day to this we have
been sisters in heart. Giles returned from
London and took me back to my old home,
and did not see Woodacre again till more
than year had passed. There were SO
many changes and alterations to be made
in the old mansion that it was not ready for
habitation till some time afterour marriage.
One bright morning, when I was quite
settled down into my position rs q matron,
and had grown used to my title, chanced
to be walking alone with our good rector.
1t was summer, and the lanes which had
looked SO desolate when I first came to
Woodacre, were now gay with wild roses
I do not remember how I was drawn into
telling my terrible experience to my
companion, but did tell it, and he listened
attentively.
s'The screen was burned to ashes soon
after your fright" he said; and Manson al
ways regretted that it had not been de-
stroyed long before. 1t is supposed that it
was once used by q woman who committed
a fearful crime; but, be assured the deed
!" "aS never uOue III w OOudcro dali. As "os
at Meadow House, which used to stand
about mile away from the hall, that
Hugh Csdell was murdered by his wife"
"Oh, have seen his portrait, ex-
claimed. "But did not know that he was
murdered. And Meadow House was pulled
down long ago?"
"Long ago." the rector replied. "Hugh,
poor fellow, was the eldest son of Sir Ed
ward Cadell, and married, without his
fathers consent, beautiful girl, of whom
very little was known. The young couple
were, however, soon taken into favor, and
Meadow House was given to them for their
home. And there they might have lived
happily enough if it had not been for Mis-
tress Hugh's furious jealousy. 1t had been
rumored that there was taint of insanity
in her blood; and it is certain that she gave
her husband no peace. The chief object of
living at the hall, with whom Hugh was
once thought to have been in love.
Although the sun was shining and the
air was warm, I shivered. the rector con-
tinued:
SIT is said that Eleanor Cadell hid herself
behind screen when her husband entered
his library, and watched him while he
wrote q letter to his cousin. From her
hiding place she stepped out to the back of
his chair and stabbed him. You are look
ing pale, Lady Cadell, the story is very
horrible one"
"But can bear it now, I answered.
"And the screen, l suppose, must have been
carried to the hall with other things when
Meadow House was pulled DOWN."
"Sir Thomas thought 20. He told me
that, when he was Q younger man, he had |
an experience like yours He was sitting |
alone, brooding over certain wretched sus- !
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! when we were feeling duller than usual
"She is bright little thing, and very anus
| ing We were always great friends in our
school days, and Giles used to like her"
"Is she pretty?" asked languidly.
eyes; haven't you seen her photograph?
Giles had a portrait of her in contadina's 3
dress, which used to fascinate everybody.
Hasn't he ever shown it to you?''
No." I answered. HE has not even
spoken of her."
"Just like man." said Marcia, with q
smile full of meaning. "Men never talk of
the old love when they are on with the new
And it's surprising how their tastes change.
can remember the time when Giles could
only admire girls who were small and
dark. Now as I, Katherine, was tall and
fair, this little speech produced decidedly
unpleasant impression on my mind 1t did
not occur to me that Marcia, having reached
that stage of boredom which is never free
from ill -humor, was saying the first dis
agreeable thing that she could think OF.
went home to luncheon in q gloomy mood,
prepared to take dislike to Bessie, and
maintain naughty demeanor as long as she
stayed in the house.
All through the rest of the day did Mar
cia talk persistently of Bessie and her
charms, perversely returning to the subject
when tried to introduce another. She en-
tertained me with vivid descriptions of the
tabfeaux in which Giles and Bessie posed az
lovers; of the duets they had sung together;
of the remarks that had been made about
them. And yet, after all, there was moth
ing in all this airy talk to offend sensible
girl, engaged to man who truly loved her.
But was not sensible just then; the gloom
of the old house had settled on my spirit,
and made me morbid and cross. Bessie Lvd-
don arrived next day, and I am bound to
confess that l gave her cool reception. 1t
did not mend matters when found that she
was even prettier than Marcia had led me
to expect A little slender thing, graceful
as sylph, with soft dark eyes that seemed
to plead for love and sympathy; she won nv
admiration against my will OF course,
Giles had been in love with her-nav, was
1t not more likely that he was in love with
her still? Tormenting myself with thoughts
like these, left Marcia and Bessie good
deal to their own devices, and shut myself
up alone.
Our guest had beenin the house three
days, and my Jealousy wss gaining strength
with every hour. 1t had got such full pos
session of me now that resolved to sit
down and write letter to Giles demanding
to know the truth about his past inter.
course with Miss Lyddon. was alone in
the library; 1t was now o'clock in the
afternoon and the two girls were upstairs
turning over their dresses together One of
the servants had just entered to place a
shaded lamp on the table, and I had desired
him to light the candles on Sir Thomas
old-fashioned davenport which stood on
one side Of the fire. My seat at the dayen-
port brought me close to the screen which
was placed. - I have already said.
between the center table and
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BUSINESS BREVITIES,

The American Bankers Association meets
in San Francisco on the 18th and sth prox.
The st. Louis R7oabiic predicts that the
cotton yield will be close to that of last
year.
VEHICLE manufa cturers have been in ses-
sion in Cincinnati for the purpose of raising
prices.
THE directors of the National Lead Com
pany have declared a quarterly dividend of
~ per cent on the preferred stock.
THERE is no foundation for the rumors OF
the instability of banks in India. All well
managed banks there have regularly allowed
Tor losses from depreciation of silver.
THE Pennsylvania Iron Work. at Lam
caster closed June ], owing to a disagree
ment about. the Amalgamated scale, will
begin operations next week under the old
wages.
TRADE statistics for the first seven months
of 1892 show that France during that time
exported to the United States goods valued
at Ia, 75s, 600 francs, and imported goods
valued at 466, ,522, ,00J francs.
THE prodigious ore movement of the past
six weeks will show a curtailment by the
opening of fall. 1t has been apparent for
some time that it was not in harmony wit h
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picions which had crept into his mind; and
he CHANGED to look up, and saw a woman's
face, beautiful and wicked, peering round
the corner of the Chinese screen. The
screen was banished to the garret after that;
and there it might have remained if Marcia
had not discovered 1t But I must tell
you that Sir Thomas had curious theory
of his own about the NATTER
"What was that?" asked.
''He fancied that no evil spirit could
have revealed itself if his own passion had
not broken down some invisible barrier,
He thought that if we give way toviolent,
unreasoning rage we may see things that we
should never behold in q calmer mood.
do not know whether have made his ideas
clear. He was rather a dreamy man, you
know"
do you think he was right?" 1 said,
eagerly.
'I can hardly 60 as far as he did," re-
turned the rector in musing tone. "But I
think that there are no end to the tricks .
heated imagination can play, and believe
that there is no passion which brings us 50
close to fends as jealousy. Now, Lady
Cadell, we will not discuss this subject any
more"
THE END.1
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THE HAUNTED SCREEN
WRITTEN DISPATCH SARAH DoUDNEY
Author of hen We Two Under False Color
Stones" Etc, Etc.

''Manson, you are dear old thing; but
you are perfectly absurd. you know''
1t was Marcia Cadell who said these words.
half angrily and half affectionately; and the
person addressed was housekeeper at Wood
acre Hall, an old dame of IS, with portly
figure and kind but anxious face.
The time was o'clock on a bright Janu-
sry afternoon, and the place was a vast
garret, full of all sorts of lumber Frames
without pictures, and pictures without
frames; Chippendale chairs and tables, wi tn
backs or legs wanting; two queer old cradles:
spinning-wheel, and battered spinet were
among the odd things that were heaped up
around u.s.
1, Katherine Huntley, stood holding nv
skirts out of the dust and looking about
with inquisitive eyes that tried to peer into
all the gloomy corners. For, in the sum-
mer, was to be the mistress of this RAM
bling old mansion; and the garrets might
contain boards of unsupported treasures for
aught knew. But it was not for the sake
OF Woodacre Hall and its broad lands that
had promised to marry Marcia's brother,
Giles Cadell
When Captain Cadell had proposed to me
six months ago in the Isle of Wight, no one
had even supposed that he was soon to be
Sir Giles Cadell, and master of woodacre.
There had been sudden deaths and swift
changes; and the friends who had sneered
or smiled patronisingly over my engage
ment, were now busily congratuIatlng little
Katherine on the fine match she was about
to make. After travelling to the hall with
mother and sister and myself, Giles had
gone away to London to see his LAWYERS;
and We three were left to entertain our.
selves as best we could.
1t must be confessed that we did not begin
our visit cheertully. Poor Mrs Cadell, the
gentlest of widows and kindest of mothers.
missed the warmth of her own little rooms,
ank caught cold in the great house. We
had installed her in the most home-like bed
chamber that we could fnd, and had tried
TO make ourselves comfortable in the
library, which was q shade less dreary than
the other apartments downstairs But
surely there was never such place or
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old woman with an air of quiet resignation.

old woman with an air of quiet resignation.
81 am ready, if you please" she added.
So we followed her through long corri-
doris, up queer winding staircase to the
vast garret, now illuminated with the rays
of the wintry sun. TIE light came stream
ing In through little diamond-paned win
dows, and I noticed that some OF the panes
were broken, and that cobwebs clung to
them here and there, but there was enough
sunshine to touch up the tarnshed gliding
of q folded screen which leaned against the
whitewashed wall
''Oh, it's Chinese" cried Marcia, stand in
excellent preservation, Manson. Now, why
on earth did Sir Thomas leave it to molder
away up here, when it might have been so
useful downstairs?"
because he couldn't abide it, miss" the
housekeeper admitted reluctantly.
"But why couldn't he abide it?" de-
manded the girl, stamping pretty foot,
and speaking impatiently.
ooh, miss, It's hard on an old woman to
answer questions" said Manson in despair
you'll only laugh when I tell you that Sir
Thomas used to say there was something
evil about that old screen"
And Marcia did laugh, and Joined her
till we woke the sleeping echoes in the old
garrets, and our peals Of merriment seemed
to be repeated in a ghostly fashion in for
gotten corners of the dreary house.
Manson, you are dear old thing, but
you are perfectly absurd, you know" said
Marcia, recovering herself at last "Some-
thing evil about a screen! Now if 1 had
wanted to seize on some of those unframed
portraits and carry them downstairs, you
might have objected with reason. There is
an evil look sabout them I admit 1 think
the Cadells must have improved greatly
during the last century,"
Manson was meekly silent The screen
was carefully cleansed from dust by her
orders, and when we sat down to dinner in
the library We found 1t standing between
the table and the door. 1t was q large, four
leaved screen, covered with gilded figures
on black ground-just such figures as one
sees every day on an ordinary tea-chest. It
was clearly impossible to connect su.h a
common-looking object with anything super
natural, and We had another laugh at the
housekeeper's expense. For the first time
since our coming to Woodacre we were
fairly comfortable, and got through our din
ner without a shiver.
Still it must be confessed that those
January days hung heavily on our hands.
Mrs. Cadell was still confined to her bed
room; and Marcia and had to depend en-
tirely on each other for amusement. We
walked out In the morning; but although
the weather was bright and clear we grew
weary of long lanes and lonely hills. It was
a sunshiny world out of doors, but hard and
stern under its silver coat of frost. Wood |
acre might be delightful place in summer.
but We came to the conclusion that it would |
be impossible to live in the house unless 1t |
was well filled with agreeable people.
Its good thing that Bessie Lyddon il
coming tomorrow" said Marcia, one day |
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last YEAR

last year.
Dun's Estimate of the Situation.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review says: Late
advices from the West promise rather better
crops of wheat and corn, and cotton pros
poets are little better, though neither yield
will approach that of last year. With
abundant supplies brought over, the outlook
is 40 good that business distinctly improves,
and the prospect for fall trade is everywhere
considered bright.
The great strikes in New York, Pennsylva.
mia and Tennessee, which call into service
troops in three great States, appear to have
scarcely an appreciable effect upon business
Us yet, and though interruption of traffic is
threatened on many important railroads,
stocks are generally steady or strong, clos
ing but small fraction lower than a week
ago. More gold has gone abroad but money
is abundant and easy, and collections in al
most all quarters are more satisfactory than
usual.
Wheat has been weaker and declined &c
reports of harvesting in spring wheat re-
gions are not encouraging. Corn has ad-
vanced lc, mainly because of possible inter-
ruption of traffic, for Western reports are
definitely more promising, especially as to
Kansas and Illinois. Oals have declined
only nc. Oil is Ac lower, with some specu-
lative activity.
Iron mills at Pittsburg will soon resume,
but ut present shipments OF coke are the
smallest Tor some time and business in win
dow glass is not active Western iron mills
have noe iully resumed, but the present de-
mand for bar, plates, sheet and structural
iron is very active and mills are full of
orders. Pig is unchanged, but q sale of gray
forge equal to 81 81 is recorded.
Pntsburg StiI in Eighth PIacr.
The following table, compiled by Brad
Streets, gives the Clearing House returns for
the week ending August IL, 1892, and the per-
centage o. increase or decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
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litions that have ruled in the pig iron

conditions that have ruled in the pig iron
ma rket
The large carriage house belonging to
William N. Shredder, of Carlisle, has been
levied upon by the Sheriff.
THE Sugar Trust again advanced the price
of refined sugarE cent on high grades and
Lie cent on low grades yesterday.
AT the International Grain and Seed Mar.
ket in Vienna on the 29th and 30th instant,
reports will be presented giving estimates of
the harvest of 1892 in the United States,
Canada, Russia, India and other grain-pro-
ducing countries.
IT is estimated that within oten miles of
Cincinnati, counting the amount in yards
and stored, there are 12,0O0,cO0 bushels of
coal There are $50 barges and 1875 boats of
it. 1t was expected that the price would be
advanced s5 cents per ton next Monday, butt
the raise will not occur for about one month
now,
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the door. Once or twice when
paused in my writing I looked up
absently to watch the fire light Pickering
over the quaint Chinese figures on the black
ground, and then fell to my task again
with renewed vigor. The more I wrote the
more passionately angry I became; bitter
words flowed fast from NV pen-words
which, if they had ever reached their desti-
nation, would have turned all the sweetness
of life's love into wormwood and gall.
NY cheeks were burning, my hands trem-
bled, my very handwriting was changed,
and took twists and twirls that were un-
familiar to my own eyes. The overmas-
tering passion of the hour had made me an
other creature. 1 was no longer Rather
ine, but some strange excited being on
whom look back now with a shudder Of
horror and disgust.
In one of my pauses drew long breath,
and sank back in my chair, spent with my
own misery. It was then that I became
conscious that face was peeping round the
the corner of the screen, and was watching
me with an intent gaze.
Such face! think it was all the more
horrible because the features were unusu-
ally perfect. Even at this moment can
recall the fine chiseling of the nose and
lips, the delicate penciling of the eyebrows
L
know whether they we're gray or blue, but
they seemed absolutely to blaze with bale
full light They were the eyes of fend,
gloating over human anguish, rejoicing in
human wickedness. Only the face was Wis
BILE; no portion of the figure could be seen,
and it was woman's face, young, and dead
ly pale.
cannot tell how long I endured that
awful gaze, but it is possible that some sec
onds passed before my wild scream of terror
went ringing through the old house. A
mist arose, the face and all the surrounding
objects wavered and faded and then knew
no more.
The recollection of my return to con-
seriousness is very dim in my mind. I
found myself lying on the bed in my own
room, which was only divided from Mrs
Cadell's by door. This door was open,
and Mrs Cadell herself was bending over
the pillow, bathing my head with her gen.
tie hands. Voices speaking in subdued.
tone family reached my ears, then q
stranger came to the bedside, and I ieebly
that he was doctor.
After spending tw days in the seclusion
of that quiet room went down stairs with
Mrs Cadell and the girls, but we did not 90
to the library. Another room, on the other
side of the house, had been hastily got
ready for our ose, and, now too, we had
good many pleasant callers. The doctor
sent his wife to see us; the gray-haired
rector (who had been Sir Thomas Cadell's
most intimate friend) brought his
daughters. and quite won my heart with his
fatherly kindness. It was from him that
heard, later on, the story of the haunted
screen.
Marcia told me afterward, with many
Ears, that she had found my scrawled letter,