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stronger reasons than that for getting at
ib* truth of th* matter, and tiling th*
guilt on th* guilty. Ev*n the pauper*
would refus* to take medic.ne flora th*
haad ot a man with eueb a reputation
I went to woch at on«-», and determine«!
to tabs no reel until I bad aeeured th*
.safety of poor Aadrey and Nurwe G*r-
trude
My clerk was a abarp, d*p*:vda-
bl* young fellow.
"Nos. Mr Joo**/* sa»! I. "I am gu tig
to put you on your mettle "
. .
"•gerly "I* it this poisoning «aaa, airF*
"Yea, It Is
Bai, Yearn»*' agent, say*
they ran produ--* th* man who threw m*
out of the g‘g. and pruv* that h* waa
--ugaced to du It by l»r Audrey
You A Resuma of tha Las* Important but
must And tl.elr witness. In all probs Mi
Not Laaa Intsreotlng Events
Ity that trie» na. unpretnedltated.
It
of tho Paet Weak.
was a igg.-strd to him by e.rmunstanc»«.
by a cbanc* meeting with tbe fellow wh*
str*teh*d that rx>p* Who might that b*?
It was lust such a day aa a poa>-h*r would
Eastern railroads ary to raise all
liks for wiriug bar»«
Y>-*m»« had been
dxaag • good 4»*l of shooting A poacher freight rates.
osn b* mor* useful than a keeper to •
Mr* Cleveland say* the ei Preaident
g'ntlmnsti on tb* lookout fur gam»
A is la a dangerous condition.
man of that hind *■• the very one to *uIt
Htuyveaant Fiah has resigned from
h • purp<>»e And a man a ho wo ild do a
the Missouri 1'ariAc directorate.
job <>f that hind c«ailj b* easily br bed
A widespread revolutionary eonspir
to swear he was employ»«! by Dr. Aw-
aey has been discovered in India.
dr*y
"Dial man must b* found.”
Jones waa hardly out of th* hous* b*
A Rsn Francisco woman cashier of a
for- Mian Italrymple cam* In.
store is short M.000. Rhe played the
"What ar» you going to do for Dr. races.
Awdrey?" st* th* first quest.ua eb*
Thsw has been ordered removed from
naked.
"I un going to pros* hl* Innixrii«," I th* asylum t" jail (vending tbe insanity
inquiry.
•aid
“Tell me how," she said, In a tona of
On* of the negro soldiers dismissed
entreaty, laying her hand on my arm. st Biownsville has started suit to rs
"Let me help Tell me what I may da »over hia pay.
what dlA-
.
• -i-.u». sud
It la said the Hearst league will run
trust mr ■ - <• » '
Thomas I.. Hisgvn. of Massachusetts,
'"Pbere'e on* thing you can attempt, for I’resideet.
at any rate," I sa I; "the raaral employ
Mrs Harry Thaw will aid her hut
ed by Yeame*. Bag. signified that they
rrbao- fr uu th'
had a witness la reserve to prove a crim- • «1'1 in '■ .r i.^
nal < harg> agslost Awdrey. That means naans asylum
they have got hold of some one to sweat
A shell, which wa* a geli* of tbe Civil
to hl* administering the powder
No* War, has explod'd at III verside, L’al..
that eranc one must b* of Ihie pine*. If wounding two men.
you can find out who It Is. aad let fixe
Governor Johaso*, of Minnesota, says
know, 1 may ;»r>..« 1« that witness t*
he oes not want to run on the Demo
•tan i on the Sid* Ot truth
Now, 1 m ist
cratic ticket for Vice President.
gu off and see Aadrey."
The prosecution in the Huef case has
"Tell h>m that that I sympathise with
secured confessions that the ei boss
him. Mr. Keene," she said tenderly
"You may l«e sure of that," said I, wns paid »311,000 for getting the Park
•ide trolley franchise.
; - ' g '.-r h»ud
We parted at ths door, she gnng ons
Henator Muncy has lived 35 years
way, I the other
with a broken neck.
"Awdrey.” said I, when I met him.
Hoodlums are suspected of blow-
"Mia» Italrympls sympathises with you."
Ing up the passenger train at Butte
•'I am certain she doe*," h* replied
Gruver Cleveland I* roport.-d aa
"Ya*, and you may b* certain ot a>«»»
thing els*
If we get this affair settled Improving 1 rotti hl* protract««! III-
rightly, you may be the happiest man tn tUM*.
the world, or It will be your own fault."
Portland poller nr* still unable to
"Wh*t." said he. eagerly, "do you think locate tbe niurdvrer of Pawnbroker
her ferlmg la deeper Gian eyniiothy T"
Wolff.
“I am «ur* of if, that'a u< <e!" 1 ex
The dowager empress of Russia la
claimed
visiting with Queen Alexandra of
"Notwitbatandlng th* doubt that haiigs
England.
over me- -the feeling against m*T*
A petition la bt-lng circulated at
" I’here e n<> doubt In that generous
soul,” I said; "and aa for th* feeling Gary, lud . for tbe iloalug vf tho lit*
against you. It’e Jtiat the thing to en-I'ni sstloona uf tbe town.
you to brr Iler* let'* get to work Now,
Bishop Poller, of New York, la
you bar* to tax your memory to the ut much Improved and »ripecta to re
moat. Your happiness depcoda a* muck sume bls dalles In a few daya.
upon a clear recollectlou aa anything
I
Bank robbers demolished tho auL-
must have an account of every minute ol
uf the Farmer*' bunk, at Teyon.
th* day Fie «more died.”
Okla . »ecured »600 and **cap*d
Then carefully we went over tbe event»
A Ran Francisco wotnnn who died
of that day to th* minut<*t particular,
from th* hour of hi* rising until he went rmwiilly had a aecret recea* made In
■gain to bed. It waa a long job. ne«-*«*i a table leg where her valuables were
tat.ng mu«-h diwuaaiou «nd verification, concealed.
NEWS OF THE
In a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
CHAPTER XVII -(Contiti .»4.»
I felt •« If the fl.joe had suddenly sank
away fr.mi mler -II, feet
I
. but 1 «I» toe
old to let It b* e»-->n. and said aa <«>mly
a* I i»«.,!
"Weil, sir. go on
You har» O-K HSU«
her» eLi.ply to ti.ik
that etateuicut, I
pres ill.'
"That * oo* charge ; but mark ma!” be
aa -1. pacing t.. ; ut hut Anger to th'
•id* of h.s fat ■ .* ». : - fa. *■-, • <’ »
he corrili »I Mark me if isn't tbe muy
on* mor* than mir » -ore» to be pr •
durad
Iber» • *i,.th. - li orge . .i*r,--
usare ser is tlisn etr.' -h t.g r->pa < •»•
rood upsetting _».»
“And pray what charge I* that. Mr
BasT” I aaksd with pr*tend*d Imliffer
•me*.
“A criminal charge We rwaerve It r*
*p*rt firf Mr Lyun X ■»: . s'
feeling.
Here * th* fa- : «• can throw will ini-,
ebancen. and ruin lw Awdrey, if we
make facta public
I.mn Trami*» do-
not wish to procssul. .Mrs. Yemwee d-» »
Ho do I. To meet Lynn's wlsshes w» will
abandon pr.e-'-d r.gs' ..... . nxwe h* la 4
hl* stubby Anger on hi* stubby nose. "<u>
condition “
"'Teil me straight out what you m**n
by that.” 1 said
“I mann our • d* aliandoli» prpewe.!
Ing» written guarantee and al! that sort
of thing, you ou your «14» t*iy over in
t*re*t on money left In true» for Mi--
F leimore. Awdrey pro:.-««»* he ha* '
right to money giv* it up tu Lynn, who
has
let*-* nothing avoid wnndal
aave* reputation There you are "
“Have you anything more to a.M to
thi* proposition?" I «»SI
"Nothing escept th;* may procwdlng«
for a week time for yon to arrange with
Awdrey. and give us decision. Ou* week
♦rom to-day -you umlefwtand?"
“lVrfss-tly well; there is no necessity
to keep you waiting a *»«-h for a deci»-
Ion; you «hall b«v* it at < u- - tta behalf
refuaa to have
of my client and my »Hf
/<>u. Ic-t ine say
anything more to •
fogring rawal."
In conclusion
«aid I. rising ... giving frve vent to my
anger, "that if you could prove i.air erim
Inal charge against Dr. Awdrey, I am the
last |>»r»on in tbe world who would tom
poimd a felony, but th* fir«t who would
take tntesun* to punish the man who 'ild
Get out of my house!"
He got up on bis little leg», gasping
ami stsmmt r ng. drop.--'! his glove* out
of his hat, gut purple in th* foc* in
picking them up, g*»p—l and stammered
« .«ay through
again but quickly m
ii •>•!* eye* In
the o|*-n door with h .
»
I like a pig
th* corner, for *11 t
\(
names' do-
boh I ng p«»' a driver
.i s. for I had
• Tipi '
» w
<.t, had evi-
no fait
,n h « st*,
.nd he had
dently bvetl mu Aa'
Biug s«-u<iu
though« to
n m-
dr si of bra ow , --,,,.p
CHAP”« ••> • HI.
ttl* anxletv
Thi* event gav*
*’ n I came to
at first, but it « ir
■old not believe
cuiudder It caimly. ’
In tbe mao's statement ■ selecting a crltu
It waa nut likely
Inal charge in reserve
he would keep back the stronger Indue*
ment in landing to • c<«nprom<ae. A« f.»r
bi* Witnc«* to prove that Awdrey had
been Instrumental to my delay, that was
nothing; be could get «• many witn.ss.-s
of that kind as he ch'«** at a i-ooixl ■
head. No. It seem««l to me nothing hut
a tners atl«m>;>i at CMM H. got up
protmbly. by Team»*, tu* mother and
Bsx. WbO " .k'i.'. '■■') M m
that I
•Houid be ms«-al enough to stand in with
them
1 Aattered myself that I had shown
Rax th* folly of his "prawedinga," and
that I should neither •»* o»r bear any
mor* of him or h;s criminal eiiarge« And
.
this belief was wrengthenasl wheu two
days later Lynn Ymtue* appeared I In
t’oaeyford, and his mother rer.iri.-d-to i her
cot tag».
II* went the very morning of his ar-
rival to l>r. Awdrey. and lu the after
noon I snw them going slung the High
Rtreet together. Lynn with his arm link.«!
Bl Audrey's They were going toaarbs
tb* farm to see shout wane alterations
and Improvements that had .»furred to
th* doctor in the other's «iewnce
I frh
sure then that th* it>timi«l*'i»n «heme
was abandoned.
Nothing orsmrrxl for several 'lays . but
sn Friday, the 2<>tb of March. Mis* Dnl-
rymple called up<»n nee. Rhe wa* aa pale
a* a ghost. Her hand tr-uJ>led In mltie
“Oh. Mr Keen»!" sb* exclaioxed, "what
la the meaning of thaae rumors?"
“Hit down, my dear." *aid I, guesa ng
what *he meant "Hit down , now tell me
«rhat It la you haie heard.”
•They say that Dr. Airdrey prevented
you from arriving at th* house in time for
Mr. Flexmore to «ign his will
A man
be* conf*aaoj to b« n.g employed by him '
"I ba>* beard nothing about that Have
you heard anything else?”
"Ok. ye* ye* I They My «hat the med
Icina be gar* me to administer to Mr.
Flexmor* was"—aka heaitated a m.wn-nt.
and dropping her voice so that it waa
acarcely audible, said "polaoned!”
I started. Thia, then, wa* tbe criminal
charge Bax had hinted at.
-Wh* told you thi*?" I asked. wh«a !
had ovsrcvm* tb* first dash of astonish
■ant.
"Mrs t'aseby name to tell me.
Ah»
thought that I ought to know.”
"I know what io In yoor mind," aad
L "Yau du uut wish Awdxv7 tu know
what you ha«» loul me
B* under no
• Pprcl.-iM a. a lawyer knows bow to
keep a ee»-r»x w>w-.. !t mil's him
l.**v*
>e m»tt»r in my head*, and by tomorrow
«Him.ag y(Mj
you shall have new* of eom«
kind- good n»ww, I fowl pretty aire "
I lost no tu»* In see! lag IH Awdrey
on my way to bis houae i I ssttled bow tu
eat.
"Well. Awdrey." said I wh-u we met.
"how i* tbe world us ng you?"
Pretty mu 'i the same as usual only
m >re w>. ' he said with a laugh ; and then
■ n a too* of perplexity he continued
I
I Ila»* recel red
• wn't quii* mah' It out
three lettera to-day asking for my a»»
•-uunt. and all ihre* hat* employed ms
ooiy at » m H a m-mth
I siipp-me it's a po
lite way of telling m* that I am not «rant
ol *ny more "
'That'* It," said I. "and th* reason I*
•!>«• j < ar- «
»—I nt throwing tn* «ut
ol s g-g. and poisoning pour old Fina
mor».”
"What!” he 'tela -ned.
knitting hi*
brow* tn aston aliment
"If* a fact. TXie nim->r >a circulating
Y'
ba«» none but your paupers to
<1-« tor at «be »nd of tbe week."
"I m glad of It." ««id h«x "If th* rvwt
will h«ien to «neh notiseoae •• that."
\X ■ eirali have to take msisnr«* to
disprove she -barge, doctor." said I.
"Then ■' iii't l< •» any tim* abou« It."
«ai l
Poor N i»* Gertrude '' b* *4d
c<l teixl- rly. thinking loubtlew« of th* af
front he liad recelled being offered to
her. Then in a tot>* of venation b* a»k
"rf. "How
Keener
• WeB. i heard something about It more
than a w—k ago”
“Why didn't Jroa tell me at ooc*r
“Because I thought it merely a «chiane
to extort money.
A man nanicii Baa
•poke ai-iut It. II» tells m* he is • friend
of th* Ventana family."
H» «»nt off at auca to And Lynn And
not long afterward* I caught sight of th*
pair in th- High street. Lynn with bls
ann linked through the dolor's, and a
look oo hia fare that «cerned to blit p*o
pie ob*err* that be still bellet »<1 In Aw
drey** louocencs
While I waa looking
aft.-r tli'-m. a colleague -lapped ma oo th*
•boulder, an! sa l In a low volo*. m«l
ding toward th* two
“Which is th* JudasY*
“Th-re can h* tio doubt about that,"
I replied. "unl'M Judea b* too good a
name for Lynn Yeame«."
"I am nut «o sur» about that, Keane
I d- n't bk» Awdrey'» quiet, long suffering,
uuirryrlsh manner. Ile s a clever man
ten tiin-« cleverer than X'eam** clever
eu >>tgii to mvke a big venture
If 1 bad
to judge without evidence, ! should a»
quit X-sine« and bang Awdrey. An«l I
b-liei - if you could only clear your mimi
of prejudice-—”
I would not wart to hear mor* of auch
fustian.
1 had no patience.
In du*
coume I made a formal application for
the i«>«t mortem examination of Flex
more’« remain*. To my astonishment I
l*amed that the Inquiry had been already
domandi»! and accorded, th* exaiultunion
wa* to be tirade at once.
"Lynn assure« me, sud l beben» him,"
«aid Dr Audrey when ws next me«, "that
he has been O|q>o*ed to his mother's ac
tion fr>wu th* very t>*g unlug. He could
not with nny delicacy tell me of her pro
readings,
II» himself Instated on Bai
quitting hia mother’s house."
(TtAITER XIX
Th» »«amination resulted
thia
In
Whether
accidentally
or
otherwise,
eti nigh of a noxious tubs!auc* had found
It* say Into Flesinor*'* body to
I have d*-
'idedly aecelernted bl* death, I"h* news
spread like a plague; within twenty-four
hours every one had It. mao, w-suan and
child, without distinction of rank or sta
tion
Every on» went about open mouth
ed to find ... ueune to give th* news to. A
dosen person* said to uie :
"llats you heard the result of th* ex
•ininati.m? l>r. Awdrey 4 m ! hasten Ties
more’» end ”
"Then why la b* at large?” I asked
"Why ha* no warrant tor b.a arrest bean
Issued 7”
They could only shrug their shoulders;
but I could »«plain the matter to them -
Flexmore had not town affected by the
puison at all. Ths arsenic was found in
his mouth. It had not touched the dig»*
tire apparatus, and for thia reason
It
had l><-en administered after tbe Ilf* had
left bi* body. Thi* wa* the report made
by the authorised doctor* who mad* the
eiaminaiioo.
Upon thia report no on* could b* ar
cased of any crim* legally, nor at tba
present juncture could a charge be Insti
tuted.
That the polaon bad not been
given In the form of a potion, such a*
Mis* Italrymple had been charted by Dr
Awdrey to administer, wa* clear from th*
fact that It waa found In th* form of a
powder, and must have been dropped la
my osl friend's mouth when hia Jaw drop
ped after death. Mt ill. I* had clearly been
given with a view to prevent any ¡ xmw I-
blUty <>f a return to Ilf* and It waa equal
ly evident to th* majority of people that
Awdrey. who knew the contents of th*
will to be signed. ak>n* we* presumably
desirous of preventing a return to Ilf*,
'or only a very sin* 11 minority knew that
Lyna Yearn** also bad a stro.ig reason for
mak ng d'ath sue* at that tlma.
Now, thmigh there waa no evidence to
commit Awdrey. r 1 r—im*tanre* war* suffi
ciently suspicious to enabl* th* Yeamss
party t* contswt th* will. But I had (till
♦ kHlbM IN HOI EL FlHE
Scora
Ar*
Prcbab'y D**d
W*»n*. Indiana.
• I
Fori
IVIBT WAYNE, lud.. May 5^-Tau
kn*wa dead, many miaaiug au J 13 **ri
>usly injured is th* result uf • Ar* that
l«*lroy*d th* new Avella* Hotel, I'ort
Wave*'* prmeipal hostelry, Sunday
<XÜ*f of Polio* Anekeubrusk *ald
that be bali*v*a (V budis* w*r* *lill la
th* ruin*.
Th* astir* .iaterior of th* building is
• emold* ring heap of ruin*. *ad bow
many dead ar» concealed beneath th*
debris na oaly b* sonjectured. Th*
hotel register wa* «onaumod by Are. sod
there are so accurate means of deter
mining who ar* mluipg.
Th* complete destruction of th* la
ter or of the bote! nwvhe* th* work *f
r**ov»ring bo.lie* a difficult tsah
A
-••of .s,--! Leap of charred woo l, brxhi
and twisted girders i* plied up b*
twooa tho bare walla to the s«-«onil
story, Piece by piece thia must b* r*
moved before tho roll of tho d*a-l •*■
«empietesi. Rom* of tho bodies
t»k»n > 4 sre mangled and ,cb«rred l e
yond recognition.
Infantry Company D aad Battery D
uf the National Guard are oa duly, and
aiding the Are aad pollen forse* to alear
away the debri*.
Th* hotel waa erected IW? years ago,
and tho woodwork waa dry a* tinder
ft burned |ik* matchwood, and within •
few minute* from the time the Ar* was
discovered the whole nt the bote) wa* a
mass of Asmes that tiled the aorr'-to»»
and rxMWn* with suffocating alead* of
smoke that laid Aery barrier* acrœ* all
moans of e»eap* save by th* wia-tow*
HtADY TO RECEIVE FLEET
Han I* Francisco Gaily Decorated In
Honor of Occasion.
STEAMER WRECKED
Eleven Meo Drown Oil Yaqoloi
» In Storm.
CAPTAIN AND NINE MEN SAVED
Vassoi Waa Htadad
fouth
With Big
Cargo of Lumbar Whon Gala
MlWIXiKT. O»., May 5
Klsves of
the officers and crew of the steam
•vh einer Minnie E
Kelton, lumber
laden, fr tu Aberdeen, Wash , to Hau
Francis .>. were killed or drowned aS
a result of a gale Friday night. Tho
»trainer in lying at anchor half wrecked,
about a mile •ff shore, between Yaquina
Head* and Capo Foulweather. Captain
I.tn • 'M hi :.- a and lime of bi* crew
were saved.
Friday the Kelton ran into a strong
head wind, which inaroaaod na tho day
proceeded, until by midnight is waa
blowing a hard gale, Tho Vossel eoa
tinuailv shipped large volumes of water
and labored heavily in tho aca. Th*
rough weather continued until the vea
•el reached a point eight miles south
west of Yai|uina, when ths dorkbmd
shifted and start'd th« bulkhead of the
fireroom, and the vessel began filling
from the bunkers and engine room to
tho hold. The pumps proved unavailing
against the inrush of water
When aba h».I drifted north of Ya
quina Head the eaptain, seeing the
hopeloa»ne«a of his venera condition,
ordered tho craft abandoned, and di-
rooted that the lifeboat, which waa
large enough to hold tho entiro crow,
be lowered. While engaged In clearing
the Itfol oat, the vessel • iddealy shipped
a tremendous aea, which swept overboard
tho deekload of lumber, and with it
the after deck house, both boats and II
>f the men. Tho lifeboat waa pitched
"to the floating lumber, one end hnng
in g at
~ ‘ a sharp
‘
angle.
In climbing mtn the boat tho men
■ spsired her They auecredeij in right
ing her again, and about seven sailor*
climbed in, leaving four others on the
wreck ige
Tho captain ordered th*
boat to pick these men up, but for *«m*
reason the order was not obeyed. With
n a few minutes th.- lifeboat and tbe
wreckage with tho unfortunates oa
board, drifted away from tho Keltou.
By thia time the steamer had drifted
close to shore, and Captain McKanna
let go his anchor* in hopes they would
hold him off shore
Hhortly afterward
a sipinll shut out from view the lifeboat
»nd the mon on tho wreckage. None
if them was seen again until three of
I heir tiodies wore picked up un th*
beach Sunday.
BAN FRANCISCO, May 5- la eager
expert«!mn Ran F»«nci».-o la awaiting
th* arrival of the Atlantic battleship
fleet. Th* meats are baked, th* houae
• in ord*» and the feast is *rt
Th*
member* f the household *re cloth**
n their be*t raiment, and are busy wltk
the Anal arrangement nf bow and other
a lornment. Fluttering Aug», navy psi
nanta and streamer«, and fteur Admiral
Evan»' picture »re everywhere. Mar
ket street i* ■ long vi*ta of bunting in
the National colors, and flags waving
from whHe pobw 50 feet high, every |(X>
fe.t. one large and a cluster of Av*
smaller flags flying from each on* sad
terminating In the huge red. white aa<l
blue shield on the tall ferry tower, O*
each side of the tower, »tretrhed on
long wire cable*, are the word«, "‘Wei
rome to the Atlantic Fleet.” in the
kaleidoscopic colors of tho international
nsvv signal cr.de flags and pennaat»
wh.l* on Telograph Hi!! the word
•‘Welcome” stand* in letter 15 feet
high, which can be read for many miles,
• nd which at night will be illuminated
by g.AOO electric light*
Festocna of
incandescent light* run on both side* of
the principal streets and prominent
building* are ootlin*d in electric bulbs,
furnishing at night a most magnificent
illumination.
It is estimated that there will b* b*
tween 700 iHUI and AiMl.OOO people in Han
Francia-'o on the day that the fle<s ar
rive*. The suburban cities adjacent t<>
the bay »nd towns within a radius of
50 mil** will practically lw depopulated,
and will contribute 200,000. while tho
railroad eompaaie* estimate that they
ISSUE »100,000,000 BONOS.
will bring at least 150,000 from points
beyond as far »«st a* Omaha, and from
A money ord»>r clerk in the t'hi
British Columbia on the north, to th* Harriman Would Contlnu* Union Pa
cago office of the Wella Fargo Ei-
International boundary on the south.
cific Work.
press company la accuar-d of «-tn-
beriliug »5,000.
NEW YORK, May 5
E. H Harri
B low up another train .
man announced today that the stock-
Tho battleship fleet When paaa-
Ing the principal point* between Han
holder* of the Union Facile Railroad
Francisco und H<uittle
will alow Attampt to Dynamlt* Oregon Bhort
t'ornpany will be naked at their meet
Lin* Thwarted.
down and In aotue Instances make
ng at Sult !<ako tomorrow to autborix*
short stops.
DT TTB, Mont . May A
Wh*t ap
in issue of »100,000,000 of bonds. II*
pear*
to
have
been
an
attempt
to
wreck
Robert Watchora, tho Immigra
tion official, aaya only one-third of a freight on the northbound Oregon •aid that »50.000.000 of this amoual
the Italian emigrants come to the Short Lin* similar to that which befell will be reserved for issue under strictly
United States, tho rest going to tho Burlington train Friday night, was guarantee.| provisions for construction
South America.
thwarted Sunday by John Holan. who and acquisition nf new lines and ad-
waa walking the track on hia way to lit ions. Mr. Harriman’s statement fol
Five bodies have boon taken from Molro**.
Iowa:
the ruins of the Chicago Reduction
When about gig miles thia aide of
“The Anaoeial requirements of ths
company a plant, which was de
Mn.r.wo, Holan, according to hia own t mon PaeiAe have been much exag
stroyed by fire.
Five mor* are be
story,
discovered
15
sticks
of
dynamite
gerated
The maximum amount needed
lieved to be in the ruin*.
in a small hoi* Immediately under tho at thia tim* to put the company In
in
The Arkansas Republican atato rail
Holan threw the caploaly«« Into funds doe* not exec«-/ I »25 000,000, but
convention ha* declared for prohibi the river near by, an I haatenad to no we want to resume development and
tion.
tify the Melrose station agent. When mt our propio to work
I
In
no event,
An exploding boiler tube on a the northbound train arrived It was held however, will over »50.000,000 of the
British battleship Injured five min bark until a thorough investigation l">n.l* bo issued against propertie« now
could ti* made.
owned. Instead of mortgaging new
severely.
The station agent nt Melrose tele linre as constniete.l or acquired and
It Is practically certnln that Ad- phoned th* local authorities, and the
thus having separate mortgages on dif
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mlral Evan* will return to tbe fleet latter are inclin*-l to give credene* to
ferent divisions, it is d»eme<l best to
at Sab Francisco.
Holan'a story in view of the theft re provide in on* mortgage for future eg-
Four expedition* are on route to cently of a quantity of powder from one tensions and new lines. The meeting
About is a preliminary step to put the com
Western states to look for fossils of the mines of th* diatriet
seven stick* of dynamit* acts found oa paay in a position to take advantage
of prehistoric animal*.
th* Hhort Line tracks.
of tho favoral Io np|>ortunities to raise
Chinese authorities are making
Th* would be dynamiter waa arrested additional capital to the beat advan
great preparation* to welcomo the and flonfewx-d hia part <n the plot.
tag* ”
American battleship fleet.
but we stuck at it till It was (lone, the*
we at* and drank and made «* merry at
w* could. It sis no effort to Awdrey,
I had never seen him in such high spirits
It waa aa If ten years of hard work and
disappointment had been taken off hit
shoulders. Only now and then his fact
assumed Its old gravity, aa the thought
perhs;* occurred to him that If he failed
to prove h’s Innorenc* he must slip back
again into ths Hlough of Iiespond.
It was past Av* when I got back t<
my office
To my utter astonlshmeot I
found M!*a Italrympls waiting there foi
Mi». Dal
me, and with her a woman
rymple r«>s* and met me with forced calm,
but I could a«* that h»r far* waa AusbaM
with triumph, and her eye* ware spark
ling with excitement.
“I have brought Mr*. Bate* to •»• you,*
•aid she, "or rather Mrs Bate* asked t*
•** you.
Hhs desire* to mak* a full
(.aumuui.wt'un of all she knows.'1
I bowed to Mrs nates, who aat r.gldly
in her chair. Rhe waa a middle a go I per
son with a face like a hatchet, and a b-el)
like tbe handle of It. A hard. cold, long
woman of the «craggy kind, and just dub
enough to think herself sharp.
"I’m glad to see you. .Mrs Bates,” aal|
I turning up th* lamp. "Why, surely, )
have seen you before?"
"I were In l»r. llawdrey's betnploy,"
sb* replied
"To l>* sure Now I remember you Hi
you haie something to tell me. have you?"
"I wish to conceal notblnk, fur I havt
Young King Manuel of Portugal,
noth ink to conceal,' she said.
Rm ”*opl* Burred Al va
will b* closely guarded when he
(T* b* continued )
NEW YORK. May 5
An early morn
goo* to attend the opening of the
Ing
Are
in
a
four
»lory
brick
tenement
Cortes.
ArrorSI.g te Order*.
at 17 Humboldt street caused the death
flow do you du!" exclaimed the le»
A collision between limited trolley of su persons and the aerioua injury of
Every m*ml>er of
ter carrier, as ba greeted the auction earn nenr Detroit eauaod the death of four other* today
eight men and aerloua Injury of four one family, consisting of a mother and
eer."
four children, are among the dead.
”f do aa I am bld." answered tie others.
There were many thrilling rescue* by
auctioneer, with a flendlab grin.
A Brltlsh torpedo boat destróyer police and firemen, and it wa* duo to
me tier*," rejoined th» waa run down and aunk by a ecout their brave work that thra death list
"Much th*
boat and aunk durlng nlght manen- wa* not larger. A half doten or more
T do
I am dltwrted."
1. C.
vera
All banda escap«d exeep'. the persons were entrapped in the upper
engtneer.
•tories and were *aved by jumping Into
Tk* ■*■! Vs Heir.
life net* Tho financial lose caused by
"Yoa refuse me?" anap(>ra! tb* Tittle
The editor of La Questiona Bo- the fire M estimated at »10,000.
<x>unt twirling his waxed muatacb*.
etale, the anarchist paper suppress'd
"I do!" replied tb* aetialbl* bslreag on recommendation of the president,
Nat-vs Village In Ashes
will be Indicted by the (rand jury of
coldly.
MANTTeA. May 5
The town of Anti
Paterson, N. T.
"Poor girl!"
•ola, in the Province nf Morong. hat
"Yen, 1 would b* a pcr»r girl If I her
After several year* of warfare veen practically destroyed by fire. Pouf
you for a husband."
with th* street car tompanls*. the hundred house* were burned end huit
city of t’lov-land, O., baa acquired tired* of people nr* homal-as. Th* fa
Tiferà are (really on the Increase t. control of all Ita linea, and carried mon* «hrine was saved
Th* fir* waa
Burtuah, owing to recent legal raatrla all passengers fr*e for on« day In ea»i*ed by lightning Antipole I* a
eelebratlon
ot
th«
«vent.
tiuus on the carrying of trai*
town of 3/MW inhabitants.
",
»truck Her.
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Fvso* to Join Float
PARO HOBLER. fai, May 5
Ad
mirai Evan* will leave today for either
Monterey or Ranta Crus to rejoin hi*
fleet
He will do this over tho stern
protest of Burgeon MacDonald, who ha*
treated him sine* hi* arrival here
D*
•pH* the fact that the admiral claims
to feel “fin* a* silh.” Rurgoon Mae
Donald fears that the change from ab
solute quiet of Paso Robles to constant
excitement that mn»t n»<v.*nrily fol
low hi* rejoining tho fleet, and the many
reception* awaiting him. will raus* a
relapse.
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The fall
of snow which began here last night
and continued today was the heaviest
since November Ton inches of snow
had fsllen np to this afternoon. Th*
■reeipitati n
s general throughout
” ' ming, and i» nf great LeneAt to tk*
farmer* and stockmen.
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