TBE NORTH PLATIE SEMi-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1896.
TOLD INAEEW WOBDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS
'SUMMARIZED.
HappeninsB From Homo and Abroad Ee
daced rrom Columns to lines Kvcry
tkinff but Facts Eliminated For par
Headers' Convenience
Friday, Jan. 10.
President Cleveland in a letter to Sena
tor Cafferv ravr thf ndministrntinn
not consulted a syndicate concerning a
bond issue Eastern capitalists arc in
terested in promoting a new railroad
scheme through the northwestern tier of
counties from North Platte. Neb., to
South Dakota Kaiser Wilhclm has
been elected honorary member of the Mil
waukee Press club Attorney E. E.
Harl of Sfe Joseph, JIo., has been arrested,
charged with attempting to choko his
stepmother to death The New York
postofflce3 have been furnished with 20
new letter cancelling machines, operated
by electricity and capable of stamping
500,000 letters per hour A mutiny oc
curred on the Russian cruiser Burik while
in the harbor at Algiers Norris Hol-
comb, the well known Connecticut horse
man, died at his home in BloomGcld
Class B Cycling Champion Eddio Bald
has intimated his Intention of riding in
'England next season Jockey Griffin,
who broke his shoulder at Pan Francisco,
will not be able to ride again Tin til the
summer meetings It is stated on semi
official authority that President Cleveland
will issue an order before his term expires
plac'.ng deputy collectors of internal reve
nue under civil service rules The house
committee on Pacific railroads will proba
bly give hearings early next month to
persons who have an interest in the forth
coming plan for settlement of the govern
ment debt The Ohio society of Chicago
will give its annual banquet Jan. 81. Governor-elect
Bushuell and General Foraker
will bo the guests Louisville and Nash
ville reports for six months ending Dec.
31 a surplus of $1,086,470. against $100,431
last year At 70 feet depth a 3-foot vein
of sylvanite ha? been opened in tho Gar-N
field Grouse mino in Colorado, which as
says $271 to $1,200 a ton Major General
J. M. Schofleld and wife of Chicago ar
rived at Jacksonville, Fla.
Saturday, Jan. 11.
Senator J. C. S. Blackburn was renomi
nated for senator by the Kentucky Demo
cratic joint caucus Forty young lady
students of the state normal school of
Missouri have organized an athletic asso
ciation Jockeys Slaughter and Mcln-
tyro, whiie racing at Bay District, Cal.,
Were seriously hurt Peter Hart of De
catur, Ills., fell dead while taking a last
look'at his dead brother's face The St.
Louis Drug Clerics' association had a
banquet and elected officers for the coming
year Chief Justice Snodgrass of Ten
nessee was indicted by the grand jury for
shooting Colonel Beaslcy Harvey T.
Swarthout, a pioneer merchant of North
Platte, Neb., committed suicide Mrs.
M8ry Davidson w.vs bound over in 15,000
bail on the chargo of blackmailing Bev.
D. O. Brown of Sau Francisco Ex-President
Harrison has bought 25 acres of land
at Rome, N. Y. Ex-Treasurer Bolln of
Omaha was arrested for embezzlement
Union Pacific fast mail was derailed at
Carter Station, Wy., but no one injured
Eijrht masked men dynamited the
safe of the Farmers' bank at Verona, Mo.,
and escaped with $9,000 Aaron Bach-
rach, aged 84, one of the oldest Hebrew
resident3 of Bloomington,Ills , is dead
Veet Wilburn, who is in jail at Atlan
tic, la., for attempting to kill his wife,
tried to commit suicide by butting his
head against the steel ba's of his cell.
This was his second attempt, but he will
survive Santa Fe fast train, the Cali
fornia limited, recently ran from Kansas
City to Hudson,234 miles,ata rateof 53 3-10
miles an hour, including all stops
The Arion Fish company of Duluth,
through Max Arms of Now York, has
consented to plead guilty to the chargo of
having unlawfully shipped gamo and will
pay a fine of $2,000 Madi-.on W. Harris,
a resident of Eau Claire, Wis , since 1857,
is dead. In early days ho was a captain
on the Mississippi river John -Mc-
Bride has written his formal farewell to
the American Federation of Labor
Jan. 14 and 28 the Chesapeake and Ohio
and tho Big Four will run land seekers'
excursions from Chicago to Virginia
points at one faro, plus $2, for round trip
r Judge Thomas consented to hear tho
case against Mayor Meyers, City Attorney
Wilmarth, Marshal Bussey and fcix alder
men at Huron, S. D., in Huron instead of
at Aberdeen.
Monday, Jan. 13.
George G. Wright, ex-United States
senator nd ons of tho most popular, men
in Iowa, died at his homo in Des Moines
Mrs. Alva S. Vandcrbilt, the divorced
wife of William K. Vandcrbilt, was mar
ried to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont by
Mayor Strong of New York The death
of Representative Wilson breaks the leg
islative tie iu Kentucky and gives the
Republicans control At the meeting of
Nebraska beet growers at Fremont a long
opinion by Judge Maxwell on the bounty
act was read to tho effect that the law is
illegal aud that tho Oxnards can bo de
prived of the benefit of the measure
England is making extraordinary prep
arations for a huge display of war vessels
Situation in South Africa is more
strained, Transvaal demanding conces
sions which England is not disposed to
make E. W. McFarland, the gambler
who was shot by Roysterat Boone, la., is
dead. Royster is in jail R. B. Smith,
aged 72 years, married his wife, Mrs. T.
B. Parsley, aged 37, who was twice a
widow, at Eldorado Springs, Mo. Will
iam Ware, tho horseman of Ottumwa, la.,
who took 25 grains of morphine last week
and lived, died of typhoid fever
A verdict of $5,0-0 in lavor of Charles
Moneyhun against the Big Four railroad
was returned at Anderson, Ind. Tho
supreme court of Kansas has decided that
J. K. Hudson is t ae state printer Secre
tary bmith has appointed Wilber I. Cram
and Frank A. Webster of Burwell, Neb.,
ippraiscrs of tho FortHartsuff abandoned
milirnrv reservation R. T. Overstrcct
. died at his homo in Franklin, Ind. Ho
was tho uncle of Congressman Overitreet
Howard Moore, tho 12-year-old son of
Major W. A.'Moore of Mitchell, S. D., was
drowned while skating Eleven at
tempted suicides were recorded in New
York City in one day, two accomplishing
their purpose The total inheritance tax
fixed by Surrogate Fitzgerald of New
York on the heirs of the late Jay Gould is
5b78,533.95 J. W. Morrison of Lisbon,
la., a life insurance agent, was found dead
in bed iu - hotel in Clinton, la.
Maid Marian, the fast horse of Memphis,
Tenn., is dead A gang, of four crooks
who made a specialty of robbing mail
boxes, was captured at Boston Hun
dreds of eastern people are looking in vain
Miss Clara Barton is the first
woman who ever held an official
position-under the United States
government When shevas about
24 years of age she was appointed
in the natent office, which
had then been organized but a few
years, and she was still holding
that position when she began 'her
philanthropic work at. the outbreak
of the civilwaTinJGl
Pale, thin, Woodless people should use Df, Saw,
yer'a TJkaUne. It is the greatest remedy n the
world for making the -weak strong. For saloby F.
LongTey.
for Schlatter, the healer, in Santa Fe, H.
M. J. O. Kyle, a merchant of Topeka,
Kan., died leaving an estate of $75,000. Ho
was a bachelor without heirs Seventeen-year-old
Ella Van Doren, recently
from Iowa married Sam Snizer, afull-
I, blooded Choctaw, CI years old, at Deni-
son, 'lex. The window glass trust lias
shut dowrifxir a month to raise the prico
on glass and freeze out the Jobbers' asso
ciation, throwing 20,000 men out of em
ployment Tho Ministerial alliance at
Creston, la., has adopted resolutions de
precating the holding of funerals on Sun
day, also the purchase of floral tributes
on such occasions and the public exposing
of the dead.
Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Nancy Davis, who has been blind for 18
years, died at Oakland City, Ind., at tho
age of 100 years Jim Corbett announces
that he will be at the ringside to challenge
tho winner of the Fitzsimmons-Maher
fight at El Paso Charley Horn, a 4-
year-old boy at Brock, Neb., accidentally
shot and killed a littla 3-year-old girl
while playing -with a revolver Comp
troller Eckels can find no constitutional
objection to tne schema for international
American banks Senttor Jones de
clares ho will insist upon tho 15 per cent
addition to the sugar schedule in the new
tariff bill Ex-Senator Palmer of Mich
igan declares that General Harrison will
not be a candidato for tho presidential
nomination The Memphis and Cincin
nati steamboat Congo sank near Caruth
ersville, Mo. Four persons were supposed
to have been drowned Ainong the per
sons arrested at Johannesburg is H. Bet-
tleheim, the Turkish consul It is now
stated that all Canada's striking ministers
have agreed to return, except Sir Charles
Tuppcr The sultan refuses to permit
the Red Cross society to distributo funds
in Armenia Tho destination of English
flying squadron, about ready to sail, is
said to be the Dardanelles Peter Hou-
gaard of Chicago turns on the gas and
ashyxiatcs his wife, their five children and
himself Funeral of Judge Wright at
Des Moines was largely attended Gen
eral Asa Bushnell was inaugurated gov
ernor of Ohio, to succeed McKinley
Tho three Philadelphia boys who were in
jured in trying to blow open a toy bank
with dynamite, died The indictments
have boon dismissed which charged ex
City Treasurer Foerstel of St. Louis with
embezzlement The Congregational asso
ciation at San Francisco has decided to in
vestigate the charges of immorality
against Rev. Brown Commander-in-Chief
Walker of the G. A. R. is a candi
date for tho Republican nomination for
governor of Indiana Profeifor Richard
Garner, who' has been in Africa studying
monkeys, writes that he is able now to
prove that these animals have a language
A swindler, who pretended to be a son
of Marcus Daily, the Montanamillionaire,
swindled several Kansas City parties, by
inducing them to indorse drafts for him.
"Wednesday, Jan. IS.
Senator Thurston made his maiden
speech in the senate in mpport of liberal
pensions Governor Jackson's last mes
sage was received and read in the Iowa
legislature Ohio legislature elected ex-
Govcrnor Foraker United States senator
to succeed Senator Brio Bob Kneebs,
the American hor.-eman, wa? convicted of
fraudulently entering tho mare Bethel in
races in Germany, and . received a heavy
sentence M. Henri Brisson wa re
elected president of tho French chamber
0? deputies The senatorial deadlock at
Jackson, Mis., still continues Judgo
Parker has sen'enced Cherokee Bill, the
noted outlaw, to ho hanged Tho Ohio
supreme court has decided that a woman
cannot hold a notary's commission
The stove warehouse of S. S. Jewett& Co.
of iJuffal'o bin ned. Los, $55 000 B iga-
dier General Charles A. Peckham of New
York, a veteran of tho Mexican and civil
wars, is dead The secretary of the navy
estimates it would icquire 1,580,000 for
repairs and '-26,000 for ordinance to equip
the monitors for active service The
English admiralty asks for bids for 10
third class cruisers A big gold find is
reported on the Blue Range, ne:r Gra
ham, N. M., ores running fiom$2 to 500
a ton Abraham R. Iiau::e of Haz'eton,
Pa., died from hydrcphol ia, being bit en
by a mad dog last ()c ober In Park
Place, Pa., John Shauocky was shot
aud killed a half hour after his wed
ding by an unknown party The
third celebration of the anivcrsary of the
Hawaiian republic occurs Jan. 17
The ciotkcry store of Gatch & Lauman at
Omaha was closed by tho sheriff on at
tachment s nits aggregating 32.194 20
Governor Stone of Missouri commuted
thedca'h sentence of Joseph Donnelly,
who killed Famuel Tuuier at Mexico, to
50 years in the pcniien'Iary The daugh
ter of John Sweir i f Foster, la., was
burned to death while attempting to light
afire, her clothing becoming ignited
An iu?ane man named Schaffcr from Lin
coln couniy hanged himself to a bedpo -t
at the asylum at Topeka, Kan. Thirty
one men are under contract to the New
York bnll club The insurgents at
tacked the town of Bejucal and were re
pulsed after a five ho ir ba: tie.
-Thursday, Jan. 10.
The Iowa congressional delegation met
at Washing: on and organized to boom
Senator Aliison for pfa-i-.leut Kansas
State Bar as.-.oeiation is in session at To
peka United i-tatcs Consul Jonas at
Crefcld, Germany, is dead Secretary
Morton was before senate committee on
agriculture to explain why he didnot pur
chase seed hut year Senator MiUV
speech on finance was the main feature of
tho senate session Success of the popu
lar government loan has caused the bond
syndicate to disiolvc Iowa legislature
adopted a plan for handling thcieviriou
of the code Allen Dobyns shot and
killed himself near .Slater, Mo.
The Southern Theological seminary cel
ebrated the enrollment of its 30Jth student
this season by a banquet at Louisville,
Ky. This is the largest number of theo
logical students ever enrolled by a semin
ary iu the United States The North
Dakota Mutual Insurance company of
Jamestown is iu process of formation
Tho flint glass workers at the Lapell
factory at Anderson, Ind., walked out,
the result of ihe company posting a notice
that wages would be reduced 10 per cent
Tho Cedar Rapids, la., board of health
will administer the antitoxin treatment
for diphtheria free to impecunious patients
H. Ralph was found dead in the woods
near Charles City, la. It is supposed ho
was murdered Many delegates are ar
riving at Mitchell, S. D., to attend tho
stato immigration convention The
Cohen House at Hot Springs, Ark., was
burned to the ground ai:d Billy Conners,
a gambler, was fatally injured S. M.
Lloyd, aged 60, secret? y of tte board of
charities at Springfiu d. Mo., is missing.
Foul play is suspected by his friends
Each of the general officers of the W. C.
T. U. will give one month to southern
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-CHAPTER Xni.
MR. BABITES GOES SOUTH.
Mr. Barnes now began some re
searches into tho past history of Mr.
AJphonso TJianret. Obtaining the date
of his first registry at tho Hoffman
House, he found that to be abput a
mouth before tho train robbery occurred.
Finding the expressman who had
brought his baggage to tho hotel, it
transpired that it had been taken from
an English steamship, yet the name
Thaurot did not appear npou the list of
passengers. As it was certain, however,
that tUe man must have arrived by the
ship it was evjdent that Thauret was
an alias. Mr. Barnes copied the ship's
list for future reference. A search for
the name Rose Mitchel was fruitless,
though extended to the passeuger lists
of all arriving steamers for two months
prior to the murder.
Believing that Mr. Thauret must have
some communication, with foreign
friends and hoping to obtain some clew
by tho postmarks of any such letters,1
Mr. Barnes arranged au espionage of
tho man's mail. But though the hotel
slerk reported to him daily for several
weeks there was not one foreign letter.
As to nioi:oy, Mr. Thauret appeared to
be well supplied, paying his board bills
promptly with checks upon a neighbor
ing national bank, in which it was as
certained that ho had deposited to his
jredit several thousand dollars.
Thus after a long investigation Mr.
.Barnes was" chagrined to admit that he
had discovered nothing save that Mr.
Thauret had come across tho ocean un
der an assumed name, and even this
meager knowledge was a mere matter
of inference.
Though baffled in this direction Mr.
Barnes had been more successful in an
other effort which he essayed. This was
aline of investigation which he inaugu
rated hoping to discover the where
abouts of tho child Rose Mitchel, who
was so skillfully kept in hiding. Ho had
first instructed Lucette as to tho part
she was to play, and that youug wom
an, anxious once more to stand well
with her employer, had exerted herself
to her utmost, entirely succeeding in her
mission. This was to obtain some of the
writing of the child. "Go to the honso
again," Mr. Barnes had suggested, "and
get into conversation with that same
servant who met you at the door on
your first visit. Then in some manner
obtain a specimen of tho child's writing.
An old copybook would be just the
thing." Lucette carried out these in
structions to the letter, and by bribing
the servant girl at the school obtained
exactly what the detective had suggest
ed, a copybook in which little Rose
Mitchel had practiced writing.
Armed with this, and selecting a
specimen which seemed best suited to
his purpose, Mr. Barnes next bribed
the mailboy at the Fifth Avenue hotel
to examine all letters addressed to Mr.
Mitchel until ho should find one in tho
same hand. It was uot until early in
March that this patient work resulted in
success. Then cue day the boy reported
to Mr. Barnes that tho expected letter
had at length arrived. The postmark in
dicated that it had been mailed at East
Orange, N. J.
"So that is where tho little bird is
hidden," said Mr. Barnes to himself
when this information reached him.
Summoning Lucette, he sent her to East
Orango with these instructions :
"Now, my girl, I'll give you another
chance to redeem yourself. You are to
go to East Orango and find that child.
The most promising plan is through the
postoffice. I will give you a note to the
postmaster that will aid you. Should a
letter be sent to tho child either by
Mitchel himself or by Miss Remsen, you
will learn of it through the postmaster.
Tho rest of course will be simple."
"But suppose," said Lucette, "that
tho child's letters are directed under
cover to the parties with whom sho is
living? What then?"
"Why, stupid, that is what I send
you down there for. As tho postmaster
is an acquaintance of miuo I could get
tho address, should it reach him, with
out having you there. But that is only
a faint hope. Wo know that thehild is
iu Eatt Orange. East Orange has just
so mauy houses. You must examine ev
ery one, if necessary. Now go, and if
you don't find the child I have no fur
ther need of you. I give you this com
mission partly as a chance to redeem
your other mistake and partly because
you have seen the child onco aud could
recognize her."
"I'll find her," said Lucette, and she
departed.
A week later Mr. Barnes was in New
Orleans, where he devoted himself to
discovering, if possible, the early his
tories of Mr. Mitchel and tho murdered
woman.x Weeks passed, and he made no
progress.
One morning in tho latter part of
April ho was feeling somewhat de
spondent over his ill success, when, as
he glanced listlessly through The Pica
yune the following paragraph caught
his eye :
"Mr, Barnes, the celebrated New
York detective, is in the city and stop
ping at the St. Charles hoteL It is be
lieved that he is in searcli of a desperate
criminal, and probably the news loving
world will soon be treated to one of th9
famous detective's clever elucidations of
some mysterious crime. "
This both annoyed and puzzled Mr.
Barnes. He had not told any one his
true namo and could not guess how the
reporters had found his identity. Whilo
he was thinking of it a card was brought
to him which bore the name, "Richard
Seften."
He directed that the gentleman should
be shown to his room, and soon after a
man of about 35, with dark complexion,
black hair and keen hazel eyes, entered,
bowing politely and saying:
"This is Mr. Barnes, I believe. ' '
"Be seated, Mr. Seftou," said Mr.
Barnes coldly, "and then toll me why
you believe me to be Mr. Barnes, "when
I registered as James Morton."
"I do not believe you to be Mr.
Barnes," said the other, coolly seating
himself. ' I was inaccurate in using that
expression. I know that you are Mr.
Barnes."
"Oh! You do! And how, pray, do
you know thaj I am Mr. Banres?'
"Because it is" my business to know
people. I am a detective like yourself.
I have come to help you. "
"You have come to help me I You are
very kind, I am sure. But since yon are
so very clever, perhaps you would not
mind telling me how yon know that I
need help and in what direction."
"With pleasure. You need help bo
cause, pardon, my saying it, you are
working on a case in which time is
precious to you, and yon have already
wasted about six weeks. I say wasted,
because you have learned nothing that
will aid you in your search. "
"In my search for what?"
"Mr. Barnes, you are not overcordial.
There should be some fraternal courtesy
between us. I have come to you as a
friend, honestly wishing to aid you, I
have known that you were in the city
for some time. I have heard, of you, of
course. Who in our business has not?
Therefore I have spent a great deal of
spare time watching you. I did so sim
ply to notice and perhaps to learn some
thing from your methods. In this way I
became acquainted with the fact, first,
that you are interested in the name
Mitchel, and, secondly, in the name Le
roy. I have simply put the two together
and jumped to the conclusion that you
are trying to learn something about Le
roy Mitchel. Am I right?"
"Before I reply to you, Mr. Sefton, I
must have more assurance of your good
will and responsibility. How do I know
that you are a detective at all?"
"Quite right! Here is my" badge. I
am in tho department here.
" Very well so far, but now how can
you prove that you have any good reason
for assisting me?"
H You are a hard man to help, I de
clare. Why, what object but a friendly
one can I have?"
"I am not prepared to answer that at
present Perhaps V shall be able to do so
later."
"Oh, very well ! You can look me up
all yon want to. I can stand it, I assure
you. But, really, I did want to help,
though of course I have no right to in
trude. As you say you do not need me,
why I"
"I did not say that I would not ac
cept your aid. You must not think me
ungracious. I am simply a detective,
and careful from habit. I certainly
should not sp-oak confidentially to a man
that I meet for the first time, and so
disclose any of my own purposes. But
it is different with you. You must have
had a definite idea by which you ex
pect to give me assistance or you would
not have come here. If you are earnest
and honest, I see no reason why you
should not disclose the main purpose of
your visit at once."
"If only to prove my honestly I will
do so I believe you are looking for Le
roy Mitchol. If so, I can toll you how
to find him in a few hours, or, at the
worst, in a day or two. "
"You know of a Leroy Mitchel who
is now in this city?"
"I do. He is over in Algiers, a work
er in one of the carhouses. He is a com
mon, drunken brute, and that is tho only
reason why there would bo any diffi
culty about finding him. When ho is
sober, he is easy to see, but as soon as
ho gets some money he is off on another
spree."
"Do you know of a woman of the
name of Rose Mitchel?"
"Certainly that is, I did know such
a woman once. But sho has not been in
New Orleans for years. At one timo
any ouo could have given you her ad
dress. I see now that this man is the
one whom you want, for onco he passed
as this woman's husband."
"You are sure of this?"
"Positive."
"When and where can I see this
man?"
"He works in the shops of the Louisi
ana and Texas railroad, over in Algiers.
You can find him through the foreman. "
"Mr. Sefton, it may be that you have
given me information which will bo of
service to me. If so, you will not regret
it. I will myself examine into the mat
ter. For the present, if I do not make a
confidant of you, you must attribute it
to caution rather than to distrust."
"Oh, I am not easily offended. I
would act in the same manner in your
place. But you will find that I am your
friend. You can count on me to aid you
on demand. I won't trouble you again
till yon send for mo. A note to head
quarters will reach me quickest. Good
morning."
"Good morning, Mr. Sefton, and
thank you." Mr. Barnes extended his
hand, feeling that perhaps he had been
unnecessarily discourteous.
Mr. Sefton took it with that genial
smile of friendship so common to the
native southerner.
Left alone, Mr. Barnes at onco pre
pared for a trip to Algiers, determined
not to let any more time be lost. He
reached the shops just after the men had
knocked off for luncheon. The foreman,
however, told him that Leroy Mitchel
had been at work in tho morning, so he
"waited patiently.
When the men came back to resume
work, the foreman pointed out a man
who he said was Leroy Mitchel. The
fellow had a bad face, and if ever he
was o gentleman ho had sunk so low
through drink that no evidence of it re
mained in his appearance. Mr. Barnes
went up to him and asked when he
could have a talk with him.
"Now, if you pay for it," replied the
man insolently.
"What do you mean?" asked the de
tective "Just what I say," said tho other.
"We get our pay here by the hour, and
if you want my time, why, you'll have
to pay for it at union rates." Ana he
laughed as though a good joke had been
propounded.
"Then," said Mr. Barnes, taking in
the kind of a man with whom he had to
deal, "I'll engage you on a job that I
have for you and pay you double wages
as long as I use you. "
"Now you are talking," said the fel
low. "Where'll we go?"
"I think I'll take you to my hotel."
And thither they proceeded. Up in his
own room again Mr. Barnes felt at ease,
while his companion certainly mado
himself comfortable, selecting a rocking
chair aud putting his feet up on the
window sill.
"Now then," began Mr. Barnes, "I
want to ask you a few questions. Are
you prepared to answer them?"
"That will depend on what they are.
If you don't ask impfirtinent questions
or one3 that. I think I ought to get more
than double wages for answering why,
I am with yoa."
"In the first place, then, are you will
ing to say whether you ever knew a wo
man who called herself Rose Mitchel?"
"Weil, rather. 'I lived with ,her Jill
she broke me."
"Do you know where she is now?"
"I don't, and I don't care to."
"Suppose I were to tell you that she
is dead, and that she had left $100,000
which is unclaimed?"
The man jumped to his feet as though
shot and stood staring at the detective.
He gave a long, low whistle, and a keen,
tricky gleam camo into his eye, which
Mr. Barnes noted. At length he spoke :
"Are you giving me this straight?"
"I am telling you the truth. Tho wo
man is dead, and that amount of prop
erty is whero I can get it for the man
who can provo that he is entitled to it."
"And "who would that ber" He wait
ed eagerly for the reply, and Mr. Barnes
saw that ho was playing trump cards.
"Why, Mr. Mitchel,. that is what I
am down here for. Yon see, I thought
the party would be willing to pay mo a
good commission for proving him the
heir, and that is why I am hunting him
up. I started out with the idea that I
might find her husband. He would have
a claim."
"I see." Saying wliich, he sat down
and seemed lost in thought Tho detect
ive deemed it well to wait for him to
speak again, which he did.
"Seo here," he exclaimed. "How
much do you want for getting this mon
ey for me?"
"I cannot get it at all unless you are
the woman's husband, " replied tho de
tective.
"Well, I am ber husband. Didn't I
tell you I lived with her till she broke
me?"
"Yes, but are you legally married to
her?"
"Why, to bo sure. Don't I tell you I
am her husband?"
"Then, in the name of the law, I ar
rest you," said Mr. Barnes, suddenly
rising and standing over the man.
"Arrest me," said the fellow, jump
ing up, pale with fright "What for?"
"Rose Mitchel has been murdered,
and the, man who killed her has con
fessed that he was hired to do it by
you."
"He's a blasted liar."
"I hope so for your sake. But as you
admit that you are her husband, you
are the man we are looking for. I'll
have to take you to New York."
"But, I say," said the fellow, now
thoroughly alarmed, "there is a big
mistake here. I've been lying to you ;
I'm not tho woman's husband, and my
name is not Mitchel."
"That won't do, my man. I had you
pointed out to me by Sefton, the detect
ive here."
"But ho is the very man that hired
me to pass off as Mitchel to you."
Mr. Barnes chuckled as he found his
ruse successful. Ho had suspected all
along that the New Orleans detective
was trying to lead him off on a wrong
scent and now thought ho saw a chanco
to turn tho tables upon him and get
some valuable information.
"That is a very thin story," said he,
"but if you will tell me all you know,
pGrhaps I may believe you."
"Yon bet I'll give you tho whole
story straight to get out of this scrape.
In the first place, my name is Arthur
Chambers. I was up in the world once,
had money and was respectable. But
drink changed all that. Now anybody
can buy me for a few dollars, and that
is what Sefton did. He came to me
about a week ago and told me that a de
tective was down here from up north
nosing around for this Mitchel. He said
it was important to an employer of his
up in New York to havo tliis detective
balked ; that he was hired to do it, and
to make him loso time ; that time, in
some way, was tin important item."
"Yon say," interrupted Mr. Barnes,
"that Sefton told you ho was hired by
sorno one in Now York to throw me off
the scent?"
"That's whathesaid," replied Cham
bers. Mr. Barnes easily guessed who was
omployiug Sefton, and onco more he
paid tho tribute of admiration for tho
caution and ingenious scheming of Mr.
Mitchel.
"Go on," said tho detective.
"There ain't mnch more to toll. Sef
ton hired me to play off that I was
Mitchel, and he gave me a cock and bull
yam to feed you with about a woman
named Rose Mitchel."
"What was that story?"
"Say, look here," said Chambers, his
confidence and cunning returning as he
felt himself out of danger of arrest You
don't want that fairy tale. You would
rathor have the trne story, wouldn't
you?"
"Certainly."
"Well, I'm an old timer, lam. There
ain't much that's happened in the Cres
cent that I couldn't remember if I was
paid for it"
"See here, my man, you are not deal
ing with Sefton now. You tell me what
I want to know, and if I find it is true
I'll pay you for it But if you play any
tricks. L'll make it warm for you."
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STATEMENT
Of the Condition of the
JhETJ1?TJ ATi
Building aqd Loan ioDiaiioq,
of North Platto, Nebraska, on tho 31st day of
December, 1895: ,
ASSETS.
First MorlRage Loans 107 COO CO
Loans secured by stock of this Associa
tion 1 400 00
Interest paid 10 693 93
Expenses and taxes paid a 010 60
Profits 8 2tT 35
Cash with treasurer 42 51
Total $130 629 40
LIABILITIES.
CapHal stock paid up $ 415 770 00
Premiums paid 29 009 75
Interest received 21 998 00
Fines collected 495 90
Matured stock of First series unpaid, .. 31 ECO 00
Entry fees 4152 25
Transfer fees :'0 50
Canceled shares in treasury 03 00
Total, aSO (529 40
State oi Nebraska, Lincoln county. s.
I Samuel Goozee, secretary of the above-named
Association do solemnly swear that tho foregoing
statement of the condition of said Atsrocintion is
truo and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief. Samuel Goozur, Secretary.
Subscribed and swora to before me this 7th day
January, 189(5.
II. SI. Gkimr, Notary Public.
Approved: Tnos. C. 1'atteesoh, i
C. F. Iijdixos, Directors.
Victor VoxGoetz, )
XOTICK FOR 1TBLICATIOX.
U. S. Laud Office, North Platte, Neb., )
January 7th. lS9tS. f
Notice is hereby given that tho following named
settler has filed notice of hi iutentiou to make
final proof iu support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before tho Register and Re
ceiver at North riattc, Neb., on February 21st,
189(5, viz:
JOSEPH W. STUSIP,
who made Homestead Entry No. 160T.O for tho
Northeast quarter of Section 12. Township 11 N
Range B0 Vi. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon and culti
vation of said land, viz: Acton D. Orr, of North
Platte, Neb., Clifton C. Dawson, DeWitt t Van
Brocklin and Slartln VanBrocklin, all of Watts,
Neb.
jllti JOHN F. HINSIAN, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U.S. Land Offico, North Platte, Neb., I
January 7th. 1890. )
Complaint having been entered at thi- office by
Abigail E. Furnish against the heirs of Slordica
C. Furnish, deceased, for failuro to comply with
law as to Timber-culture entry No. 7tiS dated Oc
tober 27th, 18S5, npon tho south half of tho North
east quarter oi section IV, Townsnip u N., Rango
29 W, in Lincoln county, Nebraska, with a view to
tne cancellation of said entry, contestant alleging
that there has never been any land broke out or
cultivated in any of the years since tho land was
taken and that no trees havo been planted on said
land; the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this olllc3 on tno tndayof February,
lMi5. at U o'clock a. m., to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged failuro.
jllti JOHN r . HINSIAN, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Noivrn Plattk, Neb., J
January 4th, 1896. )
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of his intentinti to mako
final proof in support of his claim, and tbat'said
proof will bo mado before the Register and Re
ceiver, at North Platte, Nebraska, on February
11th, 1SW5, viz:
JOHN L. SIcGREW,
who mado Homestead Entry No. lf,8tO, for ihe
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quarter of the southeast quarter and the southeast
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C. Elliott aud Enoch Cammlngs, all of North
Platte. Neb., Robert J. Slinzie, of Slyrtle, Neb.,
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