The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899, June 26, 1896, Page 5, Image 5
THE AMERICAN ofiuct rTiift, OR THE MAK OF HOKOR. ( BY TOM JOSSON. ) OONTINCEO. CHAPTER V.-Continued. What was she to do? Joshua asked tier to meet him la another part of the town at a late hour. Should she refuae to go, or trample down maidenly scruples? Tbe struggle waa short, then she arose and put on her hat and cloak and set out to the place of meeting. After going through almost deserted streets, dirty alleys, and around deep mud holes, she finally arrived at the door of the house where she was to meet the man she loved so passionately , Just as she rested her hand on the bell knob, a heavy cloak saturated with chloroform was thrown over her head. Her struggles were soon over, and che was placed in a carriage and driven to the depot. A train was due In five minutes, Her captor secured two tickets, and when the train drew up at the depot, with the aid of an accomplice, he soon had the unconscious Marie aboard, and a few minutes later was going westward as fast as steam could carry them. To the inquiries of the passengers as to what was the matter with his"wife, " Jacquet replied that she had been in poor health for some time and was not very sound minded, and he was taking her on a short trip for her health, hop ing that the change would help her. Finally Jacquet left the train, and with the help of a sympathizing trav eler, succeeded in reaching the hotel, where he registered as "Jules Jacquet and wife," and asked fer a room. "I will not go. You are not my hus band. Oh, what shall I do?" "Do as I tell you, or you will be an inmate of a mad-house before a week," he hissed through his teeth. "Anything rather than do as you wish. Death is preferable." "Come, Marie," he said in a louder tone, "you are tired and need rest," and he took hold of her to lead her to their room. "Let go! or I shall scream and awake everyone in the house." "You see," said Jacquet, turning to . the night clerk, "she has a very bad attack this evening: please lend a hand." Before the unlucky woman was aware of what was intended, her al leged husband placed a bottle of chloro form to her nose, and she reeled back' ward and would have fallen only for the olerk. "Carry her to our room, please," eald Jacquet, and he followed closely "Now, good-night." "Good-night, sir." Next morning when she awoke from the effects of the heavy dose of chloro form administered, and realized what had really transpired, she wept and Implored the man who had committed the crime to set her right before the world by making her his wife. 'Some day. Not now." "Oh, be merciful." "I will, but not to-day. Will you proceed with me or return to your folks?" "I could not return." "Very well, we shall leave here in an hour." From that day on her life was one of shame. Though looked upon as Jacquet's wife, she had never been legally made such. In the course of their travels a girl was born. This little arrival seemed to win his heart, and he treated it and the mother with more consideration. An uneventful life was led by them until we find them in their perilous position in Joan canon. CHAPTER VI. When Jules Jacquet threw himself from the boulder, he did not do so knowing that he would in all probabll ity fill a watery grave. His quick eye had caught sight of an immense log passing close to the boulder, which he calculated could be reached by an ex pert swimmer In a very short time. H3 did not go into the hazardous undertaking without a full knowledge that the chances were against his being saved, but for all that he honored and loved the woman who was passing as his wife, and if certain death had stared him in the face he would have cast himself in the waters just as quickly. A few strong strokes, after he struck the water, brought him to the log, and laying one arm over It he managed to keep afloat. All night through he remained In the water, but with the first faint sign of approaching day he looked about him for a way out of his uncomfortable position. On all tides nothing but a blue ex panse of water could be seen, with a dim outline of land in the east, and he realized he was on the ocean, and, un less something almost miraculous tran spired, he was a doomed man. Even as the sun came up he caught sight of some object approaching. As It came nearer ha found It to be one of a Use of ship plying between the gold reglona and New York. His joy waa without bounda when he saw a boat lowered and coma to his re lief. "It I get safely out of this," he said to himself, "Marie shall no longer be what ahe la." Almott aa he ceased speaking the boat drew along aide and two pair of atrocg arma lifted bim Into It Hla story waa a ahort one, and easily told, when the captain asked how he came In auch a position. "If you will put me ashore, Captain," he concluded, "I will par you your own price. My wife and child are alone, unprotected, and I must go to them." "Can't do It We make but one atop between here and New York. You will have to go round and come back." "Won't we pass a ship on her way to the gold regions before we reach that city?"' "Not very likely to, but If we do you can return." So he was forced to resign himself to the existing state of affairs, and make the monotonous trip around the cape. Days, weeks and months passed in rapid succession, and he soon found himself once more in his native state. There was no way of returning to the west for several months, and he set about the difficult task of enjoying himself in an almost strange city. How well he succeeded the reader may judge, for as the months rolled by he kept postponing the day of his de parture, saving with the passing of each day that the next would see him on his way. Few men are anxious to leave the busy, bustling city, with all its glitter and life, for the monotonous, yet free, soul-Inspiring west. Some are; but Jacquet was not one of them. Willing enough was he to right tbe wrongs of a devoted woman so long as death was near, but as soon as he was safe on land the desire to do justice died, and the true nature of the man sprang Into prominence. Every detestable and loathing fea ture in his make-up came to the sur face. His valuation of one of the weaker sex was never more forcibly portrayed than it was when he finally concluded to desert the long-abused, trustful, nearly slavish, Marie Tabor. . Perhaps he would not have done so if a designing woman, almost as un scrupulous as himself, had not so far succeeded in arousing his passions and inveighed him into declaring his love, and a subsequent engagement; but be that as it may, he was for the present bound to a woman who neither loved nor honored him, but to one who had married him only because he was re ported wealthy. The engagement was not a long one, and when the marriage took place, the several reports published spoke in the highest terms of the contracting par ties. Could the writers have looked back half a dozen years and seen Jules Jac quet as the reader has seen him, their reports would not have been so compll mentary. Bather would they have read him a lecture on his perfidy. His base nature; his unholy treat ment of a helpless woman; his black, unprovoked crime, would have been laid before the reading masses, and their indignation would have swept over him in one great crushing wave. Indeed, he often trembled for fear some one who helped him spirit Marie Tabor away would recognize and in form on him. From the very hour he swore to "love and protect" his wife, this fear kept gaining ground, and yet only once had he seen a man whom he believed was implicated In the abduction. Then he was driving In the park, but as he never heard from the man he convinced himself that it was a case of "mistaken Identity." The days seemed to go by with twice the speed they did when he first re turned and opened up an office. Gradually his practice increased, and he was fast winning a name as one of the best physicians in the city. Two years had rolled by, and still he gained friends. It had been so long since he came back to the state, that he was begin ning to feel secure; no unwelcome face ever appearing in his office, and he was often seen smiling when at work. One day, however, a very bustling little man gave him a call and, on being asked his business, began by ask ing: "Didn't you live for a while in Watklns Glen?" (To be Continued.) FATHER C03S1FF. The Beast Before Whom Innocence and Parity Mast Kneel in Self-Accnsa. tion. "Father" James Connlff, whom we mentioned a few weeks ago as under investigation by the grand jury for rape, is still in hiding. He is variously reported as being hid away In Chicago, Michigan, and in one of the charitable institutions of this city. The young lady upon whom he com mitted the rape, in his parlors, at Thirty-Fifth street and Rudd avenue, and who was summoned before the grand jury, was kept from appearing before that body, and thus no Indict ment could be had. She baa been visited by a deputation of nuna from the monastery In the neighborhood of the church, who hurled the anathemas of the church on tbe mother and daughter for having exposed and acandallced "Father" Con nlff. We are told that the feelings of the poor mother were to worked upon, by being made to believe that she had forfeited the regard of all her frlenda in the church, and Incurred the divine displeasure, that ahe attempted sui cide. Will not the family physician, who certiied that the wronged girl waa too delicate to appear before the grand jury, kindly certify to the church authorities that the sensibilities of the family have been too much worked upon to admit of their being visited by the aistera and cruelly crushed by the anathemas of Rome for having mur mured at tbe conduct of a prieatly ravisher? The startling part of thla sisterly visit is, that these women conduct an institution of learning, one that Invites Protestant young ladies to its halls to be educated, and formerly did have many of them. But tbe chapter Is not yet closed. Two other young ladles of Father Connlff 'a fold are said to be In the same condition by him. Whether there are still others, and how many have escaped the tell-tale evidences of their mistreatment, may never be known. Under all the circumstances, "Father" Connlff's absence is really in excusable. But it may be that it is contemplated to fend the "Father" to some other station, and that he is now ensconced In one of these "holy retreats." And such men conduct the confes sional, before whom innocence and pur ity must kneel in self accusation! How long will that machine of lechery and Jesuitical inquisition be permitted to disgrace the earth? now long before every decent woman will prefer to be seen entering the doors of a house of assignation to being seen to enter a confessional pen with a priest?" Louis ville Freedom's Banner. BISHOP McNAMAKl ASSAULTED. He Is Attacked by a Romish Tough at Columbia, l'a. Columbia, Penn., June 7. Bishop J. V. McNamara, of Brooklyn, N. Y., the anti-Romanist lecturer and ex prlest of the Roman Catholic church, was assaulted last night by a Roman Catholic tough and noarlv killed. He is now lying in his room at a hotel here, with a long ugly cut in the back of his head and his condition is serious. McNamara came here from New York two weeks ago. He delivered several lectures In the Opera House here and was to have lectured there this afternoon and evening. The Ro man Catholic citizens circulated a pe tition asking that this be prohibited, and the petition was signed by almost all the leading citizens of all denomi nations of this place. A special meet ing of tbe town council was called for Friday evening, and the rental of the Opera House was refused him for to day, but was granted him for Tuesday evening. In the light of the events of last night, it is feared by some that a religious riot may take place here then. The bishop and his wife gave a series of lectures in Marietta, just west of this city, the final one being given last evening. During the lecture he was disturbed several times by a man named "Teddy" Gould, a tough char acter and a Roman Catholic. The lecturer, his wife and advance agent started to return to this city on an electric car. After the lecture, Gould, who had a crowd of toughs with him, tried by means of insulting language to pick a fight with McNamara. Finding he could not do this, Gould took a piece of heavy iron cinder he was carrying in his hip pocket, and threw it at the bishop. It struck him in the head, near the base of the brain, making a long, ugly gash and render ing the victim of the blow unconscious. He was brought here and taken to his hotel and is now in a precarious condi tion. Priestly Interference. Regina, June 18. A series of meet ings in the interest of Mr. Mclnnis has been held in the Balgonie district for the last four days, addressed by the independent candidate, also Mr. In- singer, of Yoritton, and Mr. Kern, of Moosejaw. The Davinites have again displayed their weakness in regard to these meetings. On Saturday night a gang from Regina, headed by the parish priest at Balgonie, made a house to house canvass in an endeavor to frighten the people from going te hear Mr. Inslgner speak. But the Germans went just the same. The priest was instrumental in shutting the school house, and the meeting was held in a private house. Yesterday at Davln, Tweed, of Medicine Hat, ap peared against Mclnnis, backed by a rowdy mob from Balgonie. The row dies made votes for Mclnnis, who handled Tweed with telling effect The campaign is progressing most sat isfactorily to Mclnnis' friend. W'inni peg Tribune. CONGRESSMAN LINTON He Will Make a Tour of the Western Country In the In terest of the A. P. A. lad Will be Arcompanlrd by Celearl Erbols Supreme President eftke tireat American Order. Col. John W. F-cho's.of Atlanta, Ga., supreme president of the American Protective Association, alo Hon. Wil liam S. Linton, of Michigan, were teen while at the Palmer House, Chicago, by our representative, who found them very busy arranging for their Intended trip through the entire west It la their Intention, ai slated by Col. Echols, to open their labors with an Immense matt meeting to be held under the auspices of the united pa triotic societies of Chicago, on tbe evening of July loth. On thla occasion the patriots of Chi cago will have an opportunity to show their appreciation of the noble work of our recognized champion In congress, Hon. William S. Linton. The next city they will visit will be St. Louis, Mo., where the patriots have guaranteed an immense meeting. They say they will fill the largest auditorium they have in the city if they will but stop there one night. Kansas City will be their next stop and we know full well what will be their reception. Tho Kansas City peo ple, both of Kansas and Missouri, will no doubt turn out enmaFs to hear both Col. Echols and Congressman Linton. Then comes Omaha, the city in which the first great battle was won from the enemies of this cause politically In 1891. What will be their reception in this city, which is composed of patriots so widely known? Next they will stop at Cheyenne, then on to Denver, where they surely will receive a grand reception. From Denver they go to Salt Lake City and Ogden. The patriots of the great Salt Lake Valley can be depended on to re ceive them in a truly royal manner. Tbe tourists will then stop at Reno and Sacramento ere tbey finish their journey to San Francisco. It is their intention to remain in that city some time. From San Francisco they go to Portland and Tacoma. At Tacoma they take an excursion steamer for the city Sltak, Alaska, where they Intend doing some organizing and work for the cause. They expect to spend considerable time along the Pacifio Coast. Coming back to Tacoma, then to Seattle, Spokane Falls, Butte City and Helena, then to Fargo, N..D., and Sioux Falls, S. D.; Minneapolis, Minn., and then to Sioux City, Dee Moines, Clinton and Davenport, la., and back to Chicago. Tbey are both in good spirits and are in hopes of accomplishing much good for the cause of true Americanism during this extended trip through this great western country. Every patriot on this route should uee his best endeavors to show his ap preciation of the visit of these two dis tinguished gentlemen. Hon. W. S. Linton received the un animous renomination to congress on the Republican ticket in his district one day last week. He hopes to in crease his plurality again this election over that which he received last time. He desires to finish his western trip as quickly as possible so as to be able to return and go into the campaign as soon as pocsible In his own district, so don't miss hearing him. BEHIND PIKES PEAK. The Only Chartered Train of the Juniors to IU National Convention. From the giant gold camp of the world, behind Pikes Peak, among roll ing hills and cup-like valleys of the Cripple Creek district, emanated the only regularly chartered train under the auspices of the Junior Order in the United States to the National Conven tion of the Jr. O. U. A. M., held in Denver on the 16 th Inst. The patriotic circle of the Cripple Creek district realize as a unit the ob ligation they are under to the genial general passenger agent of the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad, Mr. H. E. Krueger, for the satisfactory termina tion of the negotiations carried on by this courteous gentleman in their be half, securing for them a $4 00 rate from Cripple Creek to Colorado's me tropolis and return. Two sections of four coaches each left the town of Cripple Creek almost simultaneously, bearing In the neigh borhood of 500 people, the latter section being entirely occupied by the mem bers of Pikes Peak Council No. 13. Jr. O. U. A. M. The train carrying these sons of God's noblemen on this auspic ous and memorable occasion was named with the beautiful appelatlon "INDE PENDENCE" engineered by that gentlemanly engineer, S. Fowler, and decorated In a most beautiful and ap propriate manner with the national colors, and insigna's of the organiza tion unfurling their beauty to the breeze of the four winds as the train sped on its way in charge of the jovial Jack Brown, with W. E. Allison and W. D. Done aa brakeman and assistant Arriving at Victor, three cheer for "Old Glory" were given, which echoed and re-ecbod o'er rolling bill and through the cup-like valleys of the district The sound, aa It Issued from the thousand throat of the veteran on, created In Impreatlon long to be remembared In the minds of tbe In habitants of thla twln-sUtergold camp. Leaving Victor, the train, with Its patriotic tons, proceeded towards the awe-lnsplring descent of the plain, along the greatest soeulo railroad on the American continent a masterpiece of ingenuity. We reach a curve and look down 1,000 feet below us, and thortly the first descent which baa been witnessed by tho occupant gazing from the car window ha boon accom plished and we begin to breathe easier. We look up and see tbe divide over which we have just passed with peaks which seemlnglv appear to pierce the clouds and tower above us in all their majesty aa wonder of agea long ago. My pen Is utterly Inadequate to describe the gorgeous grandeur of tho scenic witnessed by us as onward we wend our way and traverse through some of the most beautiful and awe-lnsplring scenery of the Rocky Mountain region. We shortly steam Into Florence, a thriving commercial town, tho center of the great oil fields, and tbe connect ing point of tho Denver & Rio Grand Railroad with the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad, where are located tho oil refineries and the great reduction works for the treatment of the vaat quantities of gold ore from the Cripple mlnos. Three cheers was proposed by A. Rex Mollette, tbe national representa tive of Colorado to the national conven tion for the officers and employes of the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad, tbe moment the toast was proposed tbe occupants of the cars all In the im mediate vicinity and sound of Bro. Mollette's volco went wild with en thusiasm and responded to the cheer with good American will, after it had somewhat subsided the pleasant sonor ous tones of jovial Jack Brown was heard shouting, "All a'board," and we s )ed on our journey gazing at the won derful works of nature, entranced with scenes, enraptured with thoughts until called i-to ourselves by hearing tbe pleasant voice of W. E. Allison saying, "Pueblo! Pueblo Is the next try sting place, twenty minutes for dinner. And for the next twenty minutes we were all doing justice to the sumptuous cuisine as set before us by the mastorly caterer E. A. Thayer, at the Union Depot. Come west, ye consumptive of the eaBt, and partake of the unsurpassed hospitality of Pueblo, which lies on both sides of the renowned Arkansas River in a basin surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges, but at a dis tance of thirty miles from the foot hills. Three extensive smelting works lo cated here produce great quantities of lead, silver bullion, refined lead, silver, gold and copper. Pueblo is the center of the Rio Grand railroad system with Its three rails for standard and narrow-guage cars, and its sixteen hundred miles of rock-blasted road-bed, which pene trates the mountain fastness of the Rockies, and brlngB down hill to Pueblo, from all points of the compass the products of the vast mineral fields of the state, here to be transmitted Into articles of utility, or shipped across the plains. The next place of Import was that delightful and beautiful health and summer resort, Colorado Springs, on the Denver & Rio Grand Railroad, a delightful city for the homes of some of the most Influential men of the state. Here an elegant opera house, and many points of scenic interest are wit nessed within an hour's ride from the city. An.ong them may be mentioned Cheyenne Canon, Austin's Glen, Blair Athol, Queen's Canon and Glen Eyrie. No more delightful places can be found In which to enjoy the beauties of na ture and to breathe the health-giving and exhilarating influences than these. Glen Park, Colorado's Chautauqua, on the D. & R. G., within a mile of Palmer Lake, is a charming, park-like expanse, between two mountain stream lets, and at the mouth of a beautiful canon, is the next one of the numerous beautiful places on this scenic railroad to greet our gaze and hold us spell bound with admiration for the boun teous distribution of nature's great ness. Before we have recovered from the exhilarating eflecta of gazing at Colorado's Chautauqua, we are being introduoed to Palmer Lake, midway between Denver and Pueblo. It was formerly called Divide, a very signifi cant and appropriate title, as on the crest of this summit the waters divide, flowing northward into the Platte, it empties into the Missouri, and south ward into the Arkansas as it wends its way into the Mississippi. In approach ing Palmer Lake the excursionist is overjoyed with a most delightful va riety of scenery. On each side of us are rolling plains dotted with numer ous herds of sheep and cattle; agricul tural settlements, with cultivated ranches, giving evidence of enterprise and thrift Now and then we catch a glimpse of the river threading its way amidst the valleys and the glens, while stretching away in tho distance the- cliff and towering peaks of the anowy range la their dszcllng white ness appear Ilka anowy cloud upon the horizon and form a striking contrast with the blue-tinted foothill which, as we near them, appear covered with oak shrubbery, bright flowers, castled rock, scattered pine and quaking atpen, glimmering In tbe sunshine. Gradually ascending the mountain pathway we reach the summit (2,000 foet higher than either Denver or Pueblo) and entering a gap In the mountains, before us lies Palmer Lake. Nestled In the mountain scenery, spark ling like a diamond In Its emerald sot ting, this lake 1 a delightful surprise, a rare and unlooked for feature In the landscape. In a short space of time tbe spire of tbe numerous churches, and the dome of the beautiful Capitol Building, oust ing something like 13,000,000, looms up to greet tho gaze of Denver's guests from Cripple Creek. At the massive and beautiful Union Depot we are met by the uniform commandery of the Jr. O. U. A. M. and the Winona Drum Corps, and escorted to the Oxford Hotel, the headquarters of the Cripple. Creek delegation, but not before three cheers had beon proposed and heartily responded to for I. N. Simpson, man ager of the Cmri'LK Creek Ameri can, and H. E. Krueger, the gentle manly general agent of the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad. The Red White and Blue Banquet The Bod White and Bluo banquet tendered by the entertainment com mlttee to the distinguished officers of tho National Council and Supreme Commandery of the Jr. O. U. A. M. at Lincoln hall on the 19th Inst, was aa successful as the committee's most san guine expectations would have It be. Muslo was furnished for the occasion by the Interesting Thompson Family Orchestra, rendering some good selec tions, overtures and patriotic airs, to the great satisfaction of the guests. The ball was beautifully decorated with flags and embloms of the Junior Order and Commandery, and there wore four long tables laid with 800 plates. The chairs were draped alter nately In rod white and blue, the work of the decorating committee, of which Bro. C. A. Lewis is chairman. After the hall had been filled, the guest and visiting friends and members discussed the following American bill of fare, suppled by tbe genial, unsurpassed caterer of cuisine Frank A. Shaw of the Creamerle: Cold Bullion, California Claret, Chicken Salad, Potato Salad, Lettuce Salad, Cold Roast Turkey, Cold Roast Beef, Cold Boiled Ham, Cold Boiled Tonguo, New Radishes, Colorado Strawberry Sherbot, Lady Fingers, Angel Cake, Pound Cake, American Cream Cheese, Bent's Water Crackers, Oranges, Bananas, Cherries, Paper Shell Almonds, Black Coffee, Special Cigars. After the numerous good things were disposed of Mr. Lloyd Jones of Denver, as toastmaster, gave an interesting ad dress of welcome, and in turn called on the following gontlemen to respond; Past National Councilor C. W. Tyler, Past Supreme Commander W. H. Staley, National Councilor P. A. Shan nor, Supreme Commander N. K, Whlpp,, Supreme Vice Commander C. A. Crelghton, J. L. Boyd and Col. W. T. S. May. The genial features of A. B. Cussoms was seen at Intervals in all parts of the hall superintending the work neces sary of making all comfortable. The remarks of the gentleman speakers were of a very happy nature and it was a very late hour before the festivities were concluded. Burning Freemasons In Mexico. The delightful tolerance of Rome for "heretics" Is again exemplified thla week In the following dispatch of tho dallies: City op Mexico, June 11. It is re ported that in the Indian revolt In Oaxaca, Freemasons were attacked, particularly at Jaqullla, where the In dians committed awful atrocities, burn ing prominent Masons alive. This has been denied, but the news is confirmed to-day. Masons from Jaqullla solicited aid for the families of victims, and will Interview President Diaz, himself a Mason. Among the victims are: Oc taviono Jlgon, master of the lodge; Juan Escamilla, senior warden; Carloa A. Morales, orator, and Jo&e Villavl cenclo, treasurer. Now it is in order for the papal au thorities to excuse the above on the ground that "the Indians did it." And yet everyone knows that these Indiana are wholly controlled by Jesuits, who have the most unmitigated hatred for the Freemasons. Through Train to Buffalo, S. Y. Via the Burlington Route. In charge of Burlington Route repre sentative. From Omaha, 4:45 p. m., Saturday, July 4. Round trip tickets $26.75. Lake route if desired: Call at ticket office, 1502 Farnam St., and reserve sleeping car berths. When down town drop In at John Rudd's and leave your watch, if It is out of repair, to be fixed, 317 No. 16 S V j