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New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
vans perpetual Slave

FE9N the dar when
a. Rome looted Alexan-
golden treasures
PEG them over. and
8 ,-4oe Z the gold Of the East
ne work Of the Wes.
- : Znown that there has
-. - d Vast amount If re
ID. going Oh some Of
-. oia metal is IT, doubt
- =. aeTe II this mint for
.5leen S golden necklace
y. Al last 70 the metal
FL. and 50 does The churcf ---, =.
> !. cup Of pure gold and
bs-so lie armlets IF the
s-r.i = 5iaT1aH al common
ElafIr,-- - e>-- -sE,1 u gen
W. ,,n after generation
RorIs7- Ia See glimpses IF this
h. ~ Us ! lool IN the receiv-
no i,oIn Of the mint wber4.
N 1's5s = and Others qatber - !,
Sea5t ,.i5ir stocks Of gold In
eger', e. you meet men from
aggge,ss sOlq : camp bringing
i6oi. ~ dust, OF bars
Sc ''f1 '5e's over there, Do you
They srs s,-s Two big satchelss
sad b SIe e. buyers II old gold.
gst5s.-;.o,y.e 3 over all the country,
updiscarded rings
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

lover only in dreams The coiner with all his
ming guards against the abrasons and losses After
all, what he does with his heavy machinery, and
his big presses and his acids, and his furnace fires,
is simply to free the gold from dross, IS to
Iberae its very soul take that beautiful, yellow,
metallic soul and add body to it by mprsOning
it in another metal. harder baser, fortified by
Nature for the rough usage of life. For it IS the
coiners study give to gold species of immortal
life Immortal life did | say? Why, yes; and
the way is the same bitter that the church
saws man must follow before his sins burned
away: in purgatorial fires So tried by fires and by
terrible acids the dross in the gold is cleansed
posing the naked soul of the mother gold
We are somewhere underground This is the first
of the furnace rooms, and it insutferaby hot to the
man from the street. Cherry colored fires leap and
dance under the ovens, before which the brawny
gold workers practising modern alchemy. The
pots are the first ordeal through which the gold
must pass; and the master gold refners, in leather
aprons. asbestos gloves coarse clothes. and heavy
shoes, look like foundrymen; but they know more
secrets of gold than miser.
Stand by-look That ca1dron! Great slabs of
gold and silver go into the melt What did he say?
Yes, seven hundred pounds at each heat, two parts
silver one part gold The charge IS covered with
sulphuric acid and boiled for day and a night,
till the silver becomes suphate and IS drawn
off in tanks; then slabs of copper are added, and
we see that beautiful royal blue color, like the
clear Mediterranean sky; and in the blue bath
is found the transformed silver, IN suspension, IN
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

--a'sa gIdQGaieC 20 lIe-teu-
-51sandth Of q gram. and
as youtraverse uu5erg-ound
--.erns, where the modern
slia alchemiscs search out
secrets before raging
-ss and with The suawing
.ss'h Of ACIDS YOU come
a1oSs : crucible a.-e- cruci-
= hlled with I-u.5 gold.
...-l':aerlng like magic wa
iItteen hun6reE ounces
I god 70 each ma.r valued
: ,ar1y thousand dollars.
VIII twenty me-ts II the
SIX hundred thousand
-''larS consumed IL ores for
--.Isiy =. one detal of gold
mage and there are
-, 1aE mater4-s and YOUR
work il th.s house Of
s5G
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
Giving Gold Immortality

THEY show pure gold. and 1t IS fragile ana PERISH
L able There is something spiritual about II,
yes. like Gautier's Spirite, who can speak to her
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

when melted become pure
silver.
But look into the kettle
Is that gold, that brown
deposit? l thought gold
was yellow and hard and
cold. Yes, but wash it, dry
it, evaporate it, work over
it like an alchernist, and the
brown powder turns to pure
gold.
We pass to another cham
Der. 1t is a subterranean
dungeon. this new place,
mysterious with clouds of
thin blush smoke. The
light in this vault. what
strange light 1t is!-the
gold pots become a source
Of light, such as you never
saw on land or sea. You
always thought the sun was
the mother of light. didn't
YOU. and the mother of all
color; but here is new
sun in the bottom of each
caldron; and as you lean
over one of the craters for
an instant, charmed by the
sight Of the liquid gold, the
great disk seems to advance
10 your eyes. then grows
dark suddenly for you are
blinded by the glare Of
liquid gold everything
swims before your sight;
and YOU might as well think
Of looking at the sun at high
noon
With long iron pincers
an alchemist lifts the cover
of a caldron, and from with
in the CRATER ) heart flashes
shoot in the darkness, like
sunlight: and you recall
Whistler's picture, The
Skvrocket, only here the
sparks are of gold
This heat IS sitting let
US get out. Here we are III
another furnace room La
bOrers continue - come and
90. bringing still more gold
ingots on heavy trucks, 70
be reduced with ten per
cent of copper and this
The Forrest City times., 1908-07-31

the door to make sure of privacy, re- turned and stood near Phineas. Ets large body, powerful instrument os a still more powerful will, lowered above Phineas unconsciously threatening His eye. not kind as it ever was for friends and right doers. bu. the eye that confounded malevolence, burned into the other mans very soul, downed his gaze. held him covering in his chair.
 We shall expect more than words from you, Mir Cadwallader And to insure your continual interest in our welfare have to tell you that we hold perfect chain of evidence convtctipg you of intent to blow up the Flora Our people found the powder, the fuse the open packages of petroleum. We know the man you hired to carry put the plot, we have correct fead.Eg g of your cipher dispatch, some certified aftidavits-all that is needed to send you to the penitentiary This is filed away safely. The day you betray us by word or sign, or 10 the amount of two-bit piece, you will be arrested and put on trial. Good afternoon"
 The governor left the room without glance at the man behind him.
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mento Valley road That little link. with its Freeport connection. and it's arms outreached 10 MeLanes road go- ing east from PlaceTy.lle. Will put the iron horse 10 the state line long before Stanford can make good his blun at his time limit The state and the na. tional goyernmel should hail McIane and his associs tes as their sayiors from a moastrous steal.
 That's the cussed stuff that works like slow poison among the men. ma king sight crooked and brains mag goty, Gregory thought aloud as he went 10 rude kit for paper and pen. He wrote steadily for an hour. handed letters and dispatches to a messenger and was of again.
 Riding west to the end of the rails two hours later he rounded the elbow of small hill and came upon a gang of track-layers working alone. the fore. man being hidden by a second sharp turn. For moment the men did not know themselves watched. Some were resting on their hammer handles, some snatching surreptitious smoke. while low joke and dialogue ran lazily around. Others kept up a noise with half-hearted blows at the spikes.
 Take your time boys. This is all the iron for month O Sundays
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cuted on the charge of v.re-,app,ns


 only. This troubled Phineas but lit tie. Fulfilling his expectation in case ef discovery. certain merchants of San Francisco had raised large sum for his ball. retained for his defense the best lawyers in the state. As he had been held on the lighter charge he felt sure the plot to blow up the steamer was still secret. He fumed at the stupidity Of his underiings, never suspectiag another cause might have saved the Flora
 Whether chance or plan had given Phineas his name be knew not; but he had believed in its meaning. gloried in it Phineas. mouth of brass; Cad wallader. battle arranger. Many brazen battle had he arranged and fought 10 a successful finish. But these were past. The easy. luxurious life was surely gone. The best seat. the finest room. the open cigar case. drinks that cost him nothing. the still. hunt for secrets. popularity. jollity- all that he best loved was lost h. stead the-prison. perhaps Restless Y he walked the narrow reom. his courage rising. while his nimble brain woye him yet another bold plot. Through his attorney he contrived an interview with Gov Stanford that came 10 pass with unexpected prompt ness.
 The governor entered. outwardly the genial. rosy citizen adored by Cali fornias best, wrapped as with man tie in his optimistic atmosphere of success. But to-day he was face 10 face with crime. Phineas tricks might be veiled-his tricky heart was not. The governor measured him in an in- stant and went on guard
 Yes. sir. I can do 1t; can deliver the goods, Phineas said emphatically. after full statement of his proposi- ton and sharp questions from his lis tener
 Let me understand you thoroughly We'll go over it again. and slowly. It is too important matter to be hur-
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ried-or bungled You agree to de- liver into our hands within. one month from date a controlling number of shares in the Sacramento Valley rail. road 9"
 T do"
 You agree 10 enter our employ. and hereafter work for our interests as you have before now worked for those opposing us?9
 I do
 You promise 10 keep secrets in trusted 10 you. and never by any sort of word or communication to disclose the nature of this interview. to give the slightest hint that it ever took place.
 T do.
 Very well"
 There followed a few further de tails of the bargain. At nod from the governor toward the hall door. un- seen by Phineas. man with scratch. pad and pencil entered so quietly that only by the expression on the govern. or's face was his coming announced to Phineas. He turned and started half out of his chair, yet quickly composed himself again.
 Did you get that perfectly?a the governor asked of the stenographer.
 He nodded affirmatiyely.
 Read it." The governors voice was stern.
 Phineas went ashen as the sale Of himself 10 the corporation he hated sentence by sentence. was riveted But he was intrepid still. sitting erect. listening carefully.
 Is that correct. Mir. Cadwallader
 Quite so. Gov. Stanford In spite of himself his lips trembled. But his tone was steady. l. would not be so bad. he thought
 Then sign it." the governor said: ard Phineas felt himself yanquishee by the tone.
 He took up the pen. hesitated an a U preela6!e instant, his face contracting
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens during trip of the Overland AsI through -he Rocky mountains iHcte E3HE DadE=. stage criFer. Alfred Vincent. a young man. and fnineas GadWals4der. introduced. They cone across tfs remains CT ( massacre
 Later 4f Anthony station they find the reoSslus have carried their destructive work there also. Stella Anthony daugh- trpcucsd- Anthony has been killed
 Vincent s assigned his work in uneartn- tn< plan uf enemies e railroad. being built Vincent visits town where railroad men aFe working on the road and receives to5en o1 esteem from Stella The old stage CT1Fer decides to work close 10 to~ Tn order that he may be able to Keep fafheTly watch over the Sogfr F woman. She Il. engaged as | f41t1- IF Niols Bernard, daughter uf hotel land laGy- Vincent visits society circles af en- enies Of the Central Pacific railroad and learns their secrets He returns 10 Stella. each showing signs of love for the other
 fhlnsas Cad8allsder. pushing a railroad opposing CentTaf Pacific reaches mining town She writes tu Alfred Vincent ais boast Plying his attentions Cadwaflaaer insults her and she Is rescued by Gideon. her fathers servant Tn turn be proposes marriage. is rejected. leaves her declaring he VIII return the sort of q man she will love. Vincent shows up San Francisco and Washoe road and Is praised by gov ernor and heads of Central Pacific Be Ing known as agent ef C P he decides to retire 70 position Of a brakeman for snort time. Stella hears from her lover
 Gideon. and Of his phenomenal success
 Finds letter Of importance involving plans Of opposition road Uncle Billy returns In terrible suffering from long mountain
 trip. Plot to destroy coy11uauyts shin Flora is unearthed and discriminating evil oence against Cadwallader on charge of wire tapping IS also found the letters iound by Stella being deciphered by braheman Alfred Vincent. who arrives
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CHAPTER XIV. Hearts Revealed,

Phineas delivered his goods" and the historic Sacramento Valley rail. road, the first bit of tracl. ou the Pa cffic coast, the iron link that proved to be the undoing Of the spurious San Francisco X Washoe railroad, dropped mysteriously into the hands of the Central Pacific company
 The opposition, deIeated vet never dead, still cried Wolf, But no cry was loud enough to fiutter the brave men at Sacramento. Only nature and the nations extremities could retard them now. And against these enc mics in the open, officers and em- I.loyes, down to the humblest, took heart of grace and charged again the rocky ramparts of the Sierras.
 When the angel of death swep: down in the breath of the powder fash upon James Sackett, an unborn child was bdghted. IL cane later to it's birth, only to sigh and pass to the care of him who rules life and two eternities. Through weary weeks the mother fingered. unarodsed to conve lescence by hope or by skill of phy. sicians The warm frontier heart of the town watched and sorrowed with her. cheerfully adding the burden to their laden shoulders; supplying all possible comfort and every obtainable luxury.
 Stella regularly attentive ia the sickr0om, reported daily to Alfred His humble berth of extra" brakeman had brought his sleeping hours ic the little town, left his evenings freo. For several weeks he had devoted these to planning a benefit for Mrs. Sackett that was to invade jointly the do. mains of Thalia. Polyhymnia and Terpsichore.
 For days Stella and Viola had toiled q the tasks Alfred set them. Details, 4. well as most of the mems parts, rested on Alfred, for men were too busy CT too bashful for play acting" He had chosen short extracts from one or tTo popular plays and planned couple Of ehagades representing local interests. He had drilled Viola in the rendering Of some songs and a boy or two in recitation. But the ambk uous part of the performance was 10 Ee two scenes from Romeo and Juliet"
 Under Alfred's tuition Stella diseoY cred different Shakespeare from her fathers pompeus poet. Stella walked on air. Weight seemed to leave her body. Sleep and food were no longer necessities. All day she longed fof evening: all night dreamed it over again. She was journeying the old old rose-path. believing herself a dls eoseTert
 eTo BE coNTINuED1
The Forrest City times., 1908-07-31
CHAPTER XII. "Our Banner Shall Ficat Red"

George Gregory urged his horse to a gallop over the rough path that skirted the long string of ties-ties that had waited many days for iron.
 The noon hour was on At all the camps men and beasts were feeding The superintendent took letters and dispatches that met him as he dis mounted, and. passing his bride to the man in waiting. went 10 the lee side of the dining tent to read them before eating. One after another he glanced over yellow slips, tore open envelopes.
 No iron yet. Flora detained. :" he read, and groaned as he thought of bare ties. and the 50 miles still far from finished.
 Snatches of low table talk came to Gregory, titful straws on gusts that swoop along the track of labor, con. trary to the steadier gales of capital
 The Union Pacific ain't doin nothin neither; failed in their con tracts one voice said.
 If that company can't build a rail. road next door to cheap food, cheap iron, good forage and n flat country. what do these C. F. fellers expect to do against a wall of rock standing on edge a mile an half high?"
 Yes; an 40 feet of snow on top of that. third added
 An thar's the iron-not enough to be had, no ships to tote it. an 10000 miles to come"
 The superintendent heard. though eye and mind were reading letters. He though of the delayed Flora p and pain stabbed sharper at his ten. ples.
 X shufiing inside warned the super intendent that the meal was nearly finished. He moved off a little that the men might not guess themselves oyerheard serntinized them keenly as they filed out and sought here or there a sheltered spot fer pipe or chew be- fore the short respite ended.
 The superintendent went inside and ate sparingly of the coarse food. di gestioH losing is fight to the over wrought brain. Why could not the din ner-time critics. with all their know ings, have gained yet 8 few other facts? Land iob5efs and stock specu- lators held the Unicn Pacific fran chise by he throat dallied with the work, cheated their contractors. These cheated in turn. making their cuts narrow and ragged their fills loose and brush padded. starving their men and failing with their time limit. No woDde- United States commissioners refused tho road
 But the men of pick and shovel men upon whom then as now. depends the success Of all contests with na. ture-saw only the bare fact failure. And failure in the east meant. d0ub.y. failure h the west
 A second time Gregory read a San Francisco newspaper clipping in- closed in a letter from the treasurer:
 'sThe Central Pacific com mEang can never build On tine as long as ihe pressGr owners eontr-l tbe Sacra-
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CHAPTER xI.-Continued.

Alfred stretched his weary legs and went out into the cool evening. The day had been stressful and a bed would have been welcome Yet Stella He looked into the overhead blue and saw a young moon that might last till Il o'clock.
 "A light night I can ride fast and do it by e:30,' he said to himself with sudden cheer Stella"
 A nasty snack at 8 nondescript res taurant, 2 fresh horse and he was again in the saddle, following the stage track westward. re-riding the miles that he might have an hour with Stella-dear Stella, who had discov cred the plot and whose service to hu manity and to the Central Pacific Rail road company might never be knowr to more than Alvin and himself.
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Something's gone wrong with the Flora an the last lot was shipped on her
 The plunge of the horse, urged upon the men with cruel spur, startled them into risidity. Gregorys hair bristled under his hat. His nose lifted threat eningiy His cheek paled and his eyes flung burning spark to every shirkling soul.
 You hell-hounds, Call this work :? Is this what you're giving the C. P. company for their good coin? You think any railroad under Gods canopy can be built asitting on your ham mers2 I'll break your worm.eaten heads I'll set men over you with shoteuns. I'll send you into kingdom come without wooden oyercoats, I'll - His inyeetives tore along the line like thunderbolts Rough men. desper- ate some of them were. cowed under his blasting trade breathing easily again only when he turned to meet the uckless foreman coming round the point
 Late in the afternoon a hurrying messenger overlook the boss with dispatches. The Flora is d. Sacra- mento. Iron at Front tomorrow. Groeker
 The superintendent; handed the tele- gram to Bennett. Pass it along" he said. Let every man in camp know the iron is coming"
 Bennett moved away and Gregory took off his hat and th4ew back his head A long breath of relief brought ease. and he lifted his eyes to the Armament. The gray eay had passed The sun paused ia splendor on the western heights, hingins d triumphant red banner across to meet the ap- preaching twilight curve
 CHAPTER XII.
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gh.ly yet quickly clearing. and

slightly yet quickly clearing, and signed.
 The governor did not fail to i..sr. pret correctly that hesitancy. He dis missed the clerk and turned to Phineas. MT. Cadwallader, l shall not attempt to conceal from you the satisfaction fhis transaction affords me. l hope l. will not be otherwise with you. Serve us well and you will find the Central Pacific company a fair employer
 I'm sure l shall, sir. I've been in sympathy with you from the start, but had to serve those who paid me"
 The governor scowled at the bald sycophancy. Words are cheap. Mr Cadwallader" He rose. stepped to
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eTo BE CONTINUED
An Uncomfortable momen.

Perhaps the most uncomfortable mo ment in mans life is that one if which he takes seat in box at play and sees his employer sitting h n orchestra chair sEang .As erA: nary peoplA
The Forrest City times., 1908-07-31
CHAPTER XII. VanCuished.

Alone in his chamber Phlneas eioesued The company had prose
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-13
PICATO GRADUATES
FROM PRELIM CLASS
undefeated Knockout Kid Matched
with Montana Kid for Twenty
Round Scrap July 2s Before
San Pedro Club

Frank Picato, the original and unde-
feated knockout kid, has graduated into
the main-event division, where he be-
longs, having been matched to fight
Montana Kid over a 20-round route
July 20, before the San Pedro Athletic
club. Articles of agreement already
have been signed and each has posted
his forfeits for weight and appearance.
Picato is on the McCarey bill for
Tuesday night at Maud Junction, being
scheduled to go six rounds with Charlie
Anslinger. He is, in many ways, the
most remarkable lightweight battler
turned out on the coast in recent years.
He has engaged in eight fights, four
with amateurs and four since becom-
ing a professional, and never has
known what 1t meant to be defeated.
He has whipped all his opponents by
the knockout route and goes at his
business in the ring as If 1t were to
be mere practice work, which, in real
ity, it is.
The harbor city sports will witness a
crackerjack fight when this pair meet.
Montana Kid Is a topnotcher in the
lightweight division, a remarkably
clever and speedy fighter and a stiff
walloper in rough house arguments.
Picato is a whirlwind fighter who,
while clever in degree, depends most
up upon his speed and punching abll-
ity to win for him and thus far never
has been disappointed. He is a local
boy, having been born in Los Angeles
nineteen years ago, and seems des-
tined to be added to the long list of
great fighters from the native son
ranks He Is of italian nativity, instead
of Spanish, as has been printed, and Is
a fighter Of good class.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-13
STATE LEAGUE

STOCKTON, July 12.-With the game
won for San Jose today by score of
8 to 1, Hackett, catcher for stockton.
assaulted Umpire Mccarthy in the
ninth inning. striking him over his
ask-protected head with a bat be-
cause he had strikes called on him.
Fans and players alike expressed their
indignation at Hackett's action and he
will be severely dealt with by Manager
Moreing of the Stockton team, besides
which the incident will be referred to
the State league management. Stock
ton was outplayed today and Hepder-
son was hit freely. Score:
Stockton /, hits /, errors /.
San Jose 3, hits 10, errors 0.
Batteries-Hen and Hackett;
Walters and Eager.
SACRAMENTO, July 12.-Sacramento
won again today from San Francisco
by the score of to in game that
was featureless, unless it be the work Of
Whalen, who famed nine men. Score:
Sacramento 8, hits u. errors 2.
San Francisco 1, hits 5, errors 4.
Batteries = Whalen and Graham;
Knell and Dunn. Umpire, Schroeder.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-13
JIU-JITSU MATCH IS
WON BY JACK HOGAN
Chicago Boy Puts vanderprIen on His
Back In One and one.HaIf
Minutes with Lock
Grip

1t took Jack Hogan of Chicago just
one minute and half yesterday after
noon to put Vanderprien on his back
in the jiu-jitsu wrestling match which
was held at Chutes park. He used the
lock grip to do the trick. During the
second round Hogan stuck his finger
in Vanderprien's eye and the round
was stopped while the eye was doc
tored.' The third round was started,
but not completed, as Vanderprien
claimed he could not see on account or
his eve being iabbed. When leaving
the ring he challenged Hogan for an
other match. to be held week from
next Sunday.
The Terrible Greek proved easy for
Swede Johnson, who downed him twice.
johnson desires match with any man
in the citv who uses the jiu-jitsu style
OF wrestling and does not weigh over
lao pounds, the match to be pulled OF
next Sunday at Chutes park