THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. FRIDAY, DEC. 20. 1895.
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- A neat littlo two-story house in thp
touthcrn portion of the grout city of
iqjfetf"rhlliitlclp.iin, in thut section origin
iii.v Known us bouiuwnric. a mtio
brick limiBo with marble steps and
white shutters, one of those houses
which are to be found only in the City
of llrotherly Love, unit which strikes
a stranger us being very plttln, rather
peculiar. Yet there arc blocks and
blocks of them in this elty. They are
comfortable, niid rent cheap, .hibt the
thinir for worklngmon. consisting of
four or Jive rooms, with si bathioom
built out back, for all the world like
the hanging-nest of the oriole. In this
little house. No. roj Moo-e Street,
dwells l'nuiklin Dyke and his little
family. A happy household, until
grim want and sickness hud knocked
upon the door, until the husband mid
father had been thrown out of employ
ment, and the pangs of cold and hun
ger had been felt.
For nearly one year they have strug
gled along, the father nnd husband
bravely trying to keep his head above
water; a little copying now and then,
u little sewing on the part of the wife,
barely managing to keep life in their
bodies. Hut a crisis has come. The
littlo ones have been put to bed, crying
for hunger, and the man has given in
ut last, swallowed his pride, and hum
bled himself before his brother. The
landlord lias been lenient, he has not
forced his claim, but when five months
have elapsed, und his rent hns not been
forthcoming, he has hardened his heart
and sternly said, thut if upon a cer
tain date the amount duo him, $10 in
nil. is not paid, they must find other
lodgings. And so Franklin Dyke has
gone to his brother for sisslstanee.
It is about '. o'clock on the morning
of the 2bth of August. The little fam
ily are seated about the table eating
their morning meal. The edibles are
plain, but substantial and in plenty.
The husband and father has returned
to his family with money. To his
wife's questions as to the reception
given him by his brother, In; has given
but cvsiblvu answers. He has the
money, let that suflicc.
The landlord has called. He husbeou
paid, and gratified that they are no
longer in his debt, has been disposed
to act graciously. lie even apologizes
for speaking so harshly. Franklin
Dyke cuts short his apologies.
"I shall try to keep my rent paid up
now,'' he says, and the householder
leaves the little residence.
In the midst of the meal the door
bell rings.
l,VT3tTOi:r cries the wife, with tin
ncccht of surprise. They have not
many visitors.
The husband rises and goes to the
door.
!Ho opens it. A figure dressed in
lack, with n shining beaver hut,
Hands upon the step.
'Taker-.'" he cries. "Why. what
brings you here'.' A friendly Kit, or
have you run uoioss something which
1 can do?"
The detective smiles, and allows the
young man to shake his hand.
"I come upon Important business,"
lie announces.
"Come right in."
The investigator of crime docs so.
"You are not through your break
fast,' he ssivs. with a glance ulotig the
narrow hall toward the kitchen, wheru
the tabic Is spreud.
"Yes, I am through. The wife and
children can linger awhile."
He throws open the door leudlug
"t KIM. THAT Of.1l .MAN.
Into the front room. A plainly fur
nished apartment, but scrupulously
clean.
Taker takes in the surroundings
celling, walls, furniture, and bits
down.
Dyko closes the- door and sits oppo
site him.
"Well, what Is It?" he asks, his voice
euger.
"You are not in very good circum
stances," begins Taker.
The young man Hushes.
"I nm not overburdened with
wealth," ho answers lightly.
"Why in the numo of common senso,
didn't you como to mo?"
"I try to hldo my poverty," proudly.
"Even from your best friends?"
"I do not euro about imposing up
on any ono. I am too proud."
"And yet you humbled yourself to
your brothcr,".quletly, but with mean
lug. "How in tho devil do you know
thut?" springing to his feet.
"I have learned It."
Silence for five minutes, the detec
tive keenly scrutinizing hi t com
munion; ho with bowed head.
"You were in West Chester day be-
foro yesterday."
"Yes. I limy
limy as well admit it to
vou."
en unt you return to mo city? '
U'rday morning."
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DR.Ij.XOUVEP,.
COPiriliGMr laij Btuno N.N41P Ma
"llavevoure.nl the papers, yester
day and to-day's papers-.'"
"No, 1 seldom look at the papers,
except 1 run across one at the butch
er's and grocer's. 1 can't afford such
luxuries." bitterly.
"1 will show you one presently. Did
your brother give you any money'.'"
"Not much." bitterly.
"How much did you ask him for?"
"Why are you trying to pry into my
aiTalrsV"
"For your own good. How much
did you ask him for'.'"
"Forty dollars."
"And lie refused you?"
'Yes; he gave me five,"
"Generous, 1 must say. Here Is the
paper: yesterday's Star. Head it."
"Taker hands him the Kvcnlug Star
of the preceding day. folding It so
that a particular column Is brought
Into uromin
roniinonee. "Head that," lie
suyjt,qTticlly.
Franklin Dyke takes the paper. His
eyes eagerly scan the column.
"HUItltlllLI. MUKDKRl
tub iiotiv ok mi. k7.ha wtt.nim, a
NOIKI) PHYSICIAN OV WKHT CIIKSTr.Jt,
'Oi:.MJ PKAtl IN TDK ltOAtl THIS MOlt.V
1NH."
This is the heading. With a look of
horror and aina.ement he reads the
brief account. There Is not' much
known at the time tho paper has been
issued.
"My God! this is awful," he cries.
"That good old man! 1 knew him
well. I called upon htm tho day before.
He was not at home. And now he is
dead."
The detective -has the morning 1'rcs
in his hands.
"Head that," he says In the sunns
quiet tone, handing him the paper.
The young man takes It, and then,
with wildly dilated eyes, reads tho fol
lowing; "TIIH Ml'I.DI-.Ilr.K OF DOCTOR
W1LHUK DISCO VKURD.
"FUANKI.YN ltYKK. M'lTOSKIl 'Irt UK A
kksiiikm' or I'liit.AfiKt.rniA, imiovkn
I UK firit.l Y ONKl KVIHK.NCK MVK.V AT
THiC INqtfKSl' SHOWS HIS (lUII.r IIK ONI)
a noL'iii."
lie throws the paper from him.
"1 supposed to be the murderer!" he
gasps. "I kill thut old man! It is im
probable. They cannot mean it." He
sits, dumbfounded.
"Hut they do," replies the defective,
"so much so, iu fuct, thut wurrauts
have been issued for your arrest."
"My arrest!"
He cannot comprehend it all.
"Hut 1 am not guilty. Taker, you
do not believe me guilty of this crime'.'"
"No, my boy, 1 do not; but tho man
has been murdered. If yon will read
the evidence given at the, inquest, you
will see thut things are much against
you. It has been shown that you were
in West Chester, visited your brother,
demanding, or seeking, llnancial aid.
You mado somu very foolish threats
which were overheard by a servant,
.lames Potter, who :lso testified, much
against his will, that he hud glvcu
you money. Your brother also cor
roborated Potter's statement, and as
the dead man was foumd robbed, they
at ouco camu to the conclusion that
you had douu it. You see it is all
against you."
The stricken man rises and paces the
floor. He hears the words of his com
panion. He must udmit that appear
ances ure much against him.
"My wife, my children," ho groans.
"O. what can 1 do?"
He Fees before him tho yawning
prison doors, the scaffold. He hides
his face.
"No.'no'." he cries. "It is too horri
ble." He stops in his walk before the man
who is watching him looks into his
fare.
"And you, you are un officer of the
law. Despite the fact that you are my
friend, you are an officer. You come to
do your duty."
Taker does not Hindi. He looks him
calmly in the eyes, and says:
"I have a warrant for your arrest in
my pocket."
"And you, admitting that you believe
me innocent, will tear ino from my
wife and little ones, incarcerate me,
hang mo?" He speaks bitterly, con
temptuously. "Go easy, my friend. It Is true I am
an ollcer of the law. I have come to
arrest you, to Incarcerate you, us you
have said, but not to hang you. You
will not hang. I will save you."
The man looks upon him with bitter
doubt in his eyes.
"Save me! flow can you save me?"
"Sit down, and for goodness sake
don't look so contemptuously upon me.
1 liuve tuiiiu to mve you unci I will.
For that purpose I managed to get the
privilege of urrestlug you, $o that I
could see you, hear whut you had to
say. It is belter for you that I, your
friend, should take you in charge rather
than oiio who looks upon you us a mur
derer und would treat you ns one. It is
better that you should be conllncd, for
you in prison the guilty party, or par
tics, will feel safer and so give mo a
chance to work. I have my ideas. 1 will
unfold them to you later on. First, I
must ask you u few questions. You
muy bo ablo to help me. This crimo,
to my mind, was not committed for the
more sake of robbery. Perhaps it was
only nn accidental one. The robbery
was committed to cover the theft of an
article which wus of no value to nuy
one apparently, but the doctor. Hut I
think it was of great value tothogullty
one. Namely, :i small black note
book, used by the doctor to record tho
condition of tho different putlcnts
visited by him during the day, 'Ihey
wore 'Conrad Gardner's wife and your
slstor-ln-law, Allco Dyko.' Ah, you
know this well. Then Conrad third
ner and Adrian Dyke were interested
in tho record of that night Why, I
cannot say, but I firmly believo they
were."
The Minpcdted man looks at the do
tcotlvo with bewildered surprise,
"You do not think my brother com'
mltted this deed?"
"Ho knows something about it.'
"I cannot believe that, ITo has not
been si good brother to me, but I can
not bring myself to look upon him as a
murderer."
"Perhaps not. He may not hnve
struck tho blow that robbed K7.n1 Wil
bur of life, but ho knows something
about It; I would be willing to stuko
inv professional loputatlou upon
that."
"Hut In what way could that note
book be of benefit to him? lie would
hardly kill a man to gain possession of
such a thing. v'nu 'uust 1m
wrong. Taker. Depend upon It, you
ure on tho wrong track."
"As I said befoie, there was a record
of Interest to Adrian Dyke and Con rail
Gardner lit that book. I know whut
thut record wus. Your brother testi
fied to it at the inquest. He saw the
book three times. First, when the
Doctor entered the house. He claims
that upon tho top of tho page was re
corded the facts of the cotillnement of
Kllabeth tlardner. tho scv of tho
child, and so on. Tho next time ho
saw It. the page was full, the birth and
sex of his own child being written in
the child, a lxy."
The man springs to his feet; utters a
wild cry.
"A boy!" he gasps.
"Yes. why, docs this surprise you?"
Tho brother falls back In his chair,
his mind distracted by the wild
thoughts that had come to him. Ho
docs not reply to tho detective's words.
Ho cannot toll this man tho story of
his brother's wild speculation, the
story (old him that night in the reception-room.
Ilu'hus been cautioned to
secrecy, has promised.
Tlie'detectlve is watching him. Why
this agitation? Why should his words
cause such distress?
"Franklin Dyke, tell me, why nro
you so agitated? Do you know some
thing which you are hiding from me?"
The man looks up, his face hard and
set. He has determined to keep his
secret.
"No, Taker!" he says, "I know noth
ing, except that I am innocent."
"Your action was strange."
"Nothing more thun surprise. I
knew Adrian longed for n son, an heir
to his property."
, "is that all?" sternly.
"What else can It boV"
Taker Is not iiuito satisfied, but ho
says 110 more, lie looks ut his wat.h,
a largo opdn-fneed timepiece, and says:
"We have not much time to catch
tho train. I have given you my ideas
in part. 1 have others which you will
know later on. Prepare yourself; we
must be off."
The words strike like the weight of
11 heavy sledge upon the heart of Iho
man.
"My wife nnd children!" he says.
"They shall not want: I will sec to
them. It is not necessary to tell them
where you aro going, .lust say you
were going out of tho city and will re
turn iu a few weeks. The papers can
be kept from her."
"She cannot lead, thank God."
"Ah, so much tho better. Sho may
hear of it, from thu stores where sho
deals. Hut 1 shall try to guard against
that. We can stop In at tho different
places, and order provisions sent her.
Kvcn if she should hear of it, I shall
say that it is not likely, si misprint,
typographical error, or something of
the kind. I sh ill make It my business
to look out ft r this. Go, bid them
farewell and hurry."
Franklin Dyke takes the hand of the
detective.
There aro tcarsoin his eyes. "(Sod
bless you, Taker," he murmurs. " You
are a true friend."
"Ah, that's all right Don't mention
It, only hurry up."
The parting is soon over. Tho wife
Is surprised at her husband's sudden
departure, but feels that It Is for the
best that he should go, if by so doing
ho can improve his condition. Sho is
glad that tho dealers in provisions will
deliver the requirements of the family.
Sho is a shy littlo woman and prefers
to keep to herself. So ho kisses her
fondly, embraces tho children, and fol
lows 'Taker out of tho house. They
bsirely catch the train.
Thut night Franklin Dyko sleeps in
th AVest Chester jail. Taker returns
to Philadelphia.
CHAPTF.lt XI.
TAKKll SIAKKH A FI'.W CAf.t.S.
Mtamm
T FIFTKKX
minutes of 10
o'elock,tho fol
lowing morn
ing. 11 quick,
active man
might have
been st en upon
South Third
Street, iu tho
city of Phila
delphia, evi
dently engaged In some import int
business with the many brokess und
banking houses which Hue both sides
of this, the Wall Street of the (pilot
city.
Ho has been calling upon n number
of tho sharks who lie in wait to gob
b'o up the unsuspecting nnd
their money, who promulguto schemes,
"well-paying investments," they claim.
True; well paylug them, unci them
alone.
(To he Cmittnncrf.)
Iteinurknhlft Tulim.
In Vienna twins have been regis
tered as having been born in different
years. Thu first was born on tho 31st
of December, 1802, the second on tho
1st of January, I Still, lloth being boys
they will have to do their military ser
vice In different years, ns the ono will
be considered to have reached tho age
of CO iu law, the other iu 1H'.3.
A I.IrIiIiiIiii; rimtoicrapli.
What brcullod n "curious incident"
has, it is stated, occurred at Krrol. A
telephono wire hud been broken or
fused by lightning, und, on iui omployo
seaklng to repair tho break, he found
on one of tho white iuHuIutors n picture
of tho roof of tho neighboring
house. Tho plotur" had probably been
Hashed on tho porcelain by tho lightning.
BrlK
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CIjE SAM'S FINANCE
SECY. CARLISLE'S ANNUAL
TO CONGRESS
l!t tta nml IIi-iik illcs nf Our I'rornt MMrin
l'nltitcd Out The 'Ir-iiiir'i C11111IIII1111
VmhiIiI he (limit If II Win- .Sot fur Hit
I. roil 'IcimIit .Mrniiii'.
iyasiiinoto.s, 1 tee 1 .'. Secretary
Carlisle's annual report on the slate cif
finances was sent to Congress to day.
It shows that thu revenues of tho gov
ernment fiom alt sources during tho
lust fiscal year amounted to SW0,:7.I,
20.1. Tho expenditures during the
same poiiod aggregated Sm,l7rt,4.'il,
leaving a dellclt for the your of $12,
SOtV.'iM As compared with fiscal year
18U4, tho receipts for ls'J5 Increased
Sl",!i70,70., although thorn wusu de
crease of sSMSiMiHl In the oullnary
expenditures, which Is largely ac
counted for by a reduction of 311,111 1,
(155 on sugar bounties. Tlic revenues
for the currant fiscal year are esti
mated upon the basis nf'exlstlng laws,
ut 8l4l,U()7,t07, and the expenditures
at HtUiO:,llr), which will leave a de
ficit of 37,000,000. For the coming
fiscal year ending June .10, IHjvr, the
Secretary estimates the receipts ut
3ft! 1,711.1,130 and the expenditures
SI57,88i,Hi3, oruu estimated surplus of
9ii,U0(l,i.ii.
The Secretary states briefly the facts
concerning the Issue of bonds during
the year, tho particulars of winch
have already been reported to Con
gress and the reports concerning the
seals of Alaska at some length,
siioitr TtMK tio.Mis nr.stitt:i.
Tho Secretary devotes a large share
of his report to a discussion of tho con
dition of tho treasury and tho curren
cy in the course of which he makes an
exhaustive argument in favor of tho
retirement of the greenbacks. "Tho
cash balance iu the treasury on tho 1st
of December, into," he says, "was
8l77,'IOl'..38r., being $1)8,072, 120 In excess
of the actual gold reserve on that day
and 577, 10(1,. 18tl in excess of any sum
that'll would lie necessary to utc for
replenishing thut fund In cuso the
Secretary should at any time be ablo
to exchange currency for gold. There
Is, therefore, 110 reason to doubt the
ability of the government to discharge
all its current obligations during
the present fiscal year and hnvo a
large cash balance at Its close with
out imposing additional taxation iu
any form upon the people, but 1 ad
here to tho opinion, heretofore ex
pressed, that the Secretary of tho
Treasury ought always to have author
ity to Issue, sell or usu in tho payment
of expenses short timo bonds bearing
a low rate of inteiest to supply casual
deficiencies iu the revenue. 'With a
complete return to the normal busi
ness conditions of tho country, nnd a
proper legislative nnd executive super
vision over expenditures, the revenue
laws now iu force will, in my opinion,
yield ample means for tho support of .
the public service upon the basis now
established and upon the assumption,
which seems to be justified, that tho,
progress now being made toward tho
restoration of our usual state of pros-
fierlty will continue without serious
nterruption. It is estimated that
there will be a surplus of nearly
87.000,000 durl.ig the fiscal yenr 107.
During tho fiscal years 18IU nnd 1SII5
tho ordinary expenditures of the gov
ernment havo been decreased 37,'.'82,
llf0.','0 as compared w Ith tho fiscal year
IsO.I, and it is believed that with the
co operation of Congiess further ro
duciiou4can be mndc In the future
without Impairing the efficiency of tho
public service."
Till. t.AST (IOI.I) tioNti di:ai,.
Continuing the'Seerctury soys: "The
largo withdrawals ot gold in Decem
ber, iSIii, and in January und the
early purt of February, jH'.iS, were due
almost entirely to a feeling of uppre
hcusiou In the public mind which in
creased in intensity from day to duy
till It neatly reached tho proportions
of u panic and it wus evident to all
who were familiar with tho situation
that unless effectual stops were
promptly taken to check tho growing
distrust, the government would be
compelled within 11 fow days to sus
pend gold payments nnd drop to a
depreciated silver and paper standurd.
More than JMII.OOO.UOO of the amount
withdrawn, during the brief period
last mentioned was not demanded for
export, but was taken out by peoplo
who hud becomu alarmed on nccotint
of the critical condition of the treas
ury In Its relation to the currency cf
tho country. Tho purchaso of n..".00,
uOO ounces of gold followed, it being
in tho contract that no less than one
half of tho gold was to bo pro
cured abroad, but after a large purl
of tho gold had been furnished
from abroad tho secretary, in order to
prevent disturbance iu tutcsof foreign
exchange at a critical period unci
avoid a condition which would force
gold exports and consequent with
drawals from tho treasury, acquiesced
in u departure from tho literal terms
of the contract that one-half of tho
coin should bu procured uhioadaud
accepted deposit of gold then held in
this country to complete the delivery.
Ordlnury prudence domn'nded that tho
success of tho plan to protect the
treasury against withdrawals should
not bo ondungered by Insisting upon
a strict compliance with all tho details
of tho eoutruct while especially tho
government could sustain no loss und
the whole amount of gold stipulated
for was secured. The amount of bonds
Issued under the contract was8fl'.,315.
Jo'J, and the amount of gold received
was Son, ll'V-M .';."
TKlS MKXACK8 OK TtfK1 PltKHKSr.
The beneficial cllect of this trans
action, tho Secretary sbvs, was felt
Immediately, not only In this country,
but In every ono having commercial
relations with us. "'Confidence In our
securities," ho continues, "was at oneo
itsiored, and thoMi eneouinglng indi
cations of Increasing prosperity still
continue, and it is reasonably certain
that If our progres la not chocked bv
a repetition of t lie largo doiaandsupoii
our resources or bv n fallurn to mnoi
I the just expectation, of tho people in
respect to tho reformation of our fiscal
by hi cm, we aro entered upon nn cru of
fnatcrlal growth nnd development not
surpassed in our history.
"Tho safety of the existing situation
Is, however, constantly menaced and
our further progroas towaid a com
ploto restoration of confidence and
prosperity is seriously impeded by tho
defects In our currency laws, nnd tho '
iiuuoi nun uncertainty situ prevailing
In tho public mind, and especially
ilbrond, concerning the futuro mon
etary policy of the government. Until
these defects In our laws nro remedied
and these doubts are removed, there
can no no satisfactory assuianco of
Immunity from periodical disturbances
growing out of the obligations which
tho government has been compelled to
assume In 1 elation to tho currency
Our past experience with tho United
States notes and the tronsury notes
have eleaily slimvu that the policy
of attempting to retain these obllgii
tlons to the government permanently
as 11 part of our circulating medium
and redeem them In coin on present
utloii, und reissue them ufter redemp
tion, must bo abandoned or that such
means must be at once provided as
will have a tendency to facllltato tho
efforts of tho Secietary to accumulate
and maintain a coin reserve sulllclent
In amount to keep the nubile constant
ly assured of tho stability of our entire
volume of currency and of our ability
at alt times to preserve oqualltv In the
exchangeable, value of lis vurlous
parts.
"There has never been a time s'mco
the close of the war when the gradual
retirement und cancellation of the
I'nltcd States notes would not have
been a benefit to the country, nor has
thero ever been u tiiuu when the issue
of additional notes of tho samo char
acter would not have been injurious to
the country. If our legal tender notes
wero retired there Is abundant reuson
to believe that ti very largo amount of
gold which ban been excluded from
tho country by tho excessive use of
silver and paper In circulation would
promptly return to take Its place In
nut-currency nml constitute a perma
nent part of our medium of oxchnnge.
"There Is but one safe und effectual
way to protect our treasury ugalnst
these demands, und that Is to retire
and cancel the notes which constitute
the only means through which the
withdrawals can be made. Many par
tial and tumporary remedies may be
suggested ami urged with more or less
plausibility, but this is the only ono
that will certainly lemovo the real
can so of our troubles, und give insur
ance of permanent protection against
their iccttrieuco iu the future.
Hf(l(li:STIONH iiv
llti: HKCIIKTAM'.
"This can be moat successfully aud
economloally accomplished by author
izing the secretary of the treasury to
Issue from time to timo bonds payuulo
In gold, bearing Interest at 11 rate not
exceeding threo per cent per annum,
and having a long thno to run, and to
exchange the bonds for United States
notes and treasury notes upon such
terms ns may be most ndvantutreous
to the government or to sell them
nbroud for gold whenever In his judg
ment It Is udvlsablo to do so, and use
tho gold thus obtained In. redeeming
tho outstanding notes. I'nder tho
operation of such a plan. If
judiciously executed, there could bo
no Improper contraction of tho
circulation because if it should at any
timo bo found thut other forms of
currency wore not being supplied to
tlie extent required, exchunges ot
bonds for notes would bo suspended
nnd gold would be secured by selling
the securities abroad. In order to
ftuther facllltato tho substitution of
currency for the retirement of lcgul
tender notes, the national banks
should bo authorized to issuo notes
equal iu amount to thu fuco value of
bonds deposited to secure them unci
tho tax on their circulation should be
reduced to one-fourth of 1 per cent
per annum.
Tho Secretary alio favors the pas
sage of a law allowing National banks
to establish branches in small towns,
with n view to bringing them closer
to tho peoplo in parts. of tho country
remote from large towns and cities,
ly which their usefulness would bo
greatly enhanced
Tho Secrotarv. iu eloslnc his rnnr..4M..,ta ' house to his own homo. Ths
fiavs tout It is not nrolinljle that imv
plan tor tho permanent retirement of
united States notes und treasury
notes will be adopted that will not re
quire considerable time for its complete
execution, und he therefore urges up
on Congress the propriety of prohibit
ing any further Issuo of such notes
or of National bank notes of less de
nomination than 310, thus making
room In tho cliculutlon for silver
coins und stiver certificates of small
denominations. This, ho says, would
increase their use among tho peoplo
unil prevent their frequent return to
uud accumulation in the treasurv.
Clerks Get the Murbln Heart.
Washington-, Dec. 17, Thu ollldals
governing tho conduct of tho press
galleries of tho house, and senate liavo
adopted a rule that will exclude from
tho privileges of the galleries all legis
lative us well as executive clerks.
Clerks to members and sonutor.s not
chiefly ongntrctl in nowspupor work
sue those who uro siffcoted. Tho pros
pect of applications from many clerks
who depend on their suluries from
members for a living, but who repre
sent small provincial papers, was thn
prime object In tho adoption of the
rule. Tho gnllciies aro already
eiowdcd and 11 limit had to bo fixed.
filejclr fur tliu Army.
WAtiiti.Nfl ro.v, Dee. 10. General
Miles Is sibtrong udvocnto of the in
troduction of tho hlcyclo Into tho
army. lie has recommended that a
force equal to ono full regiment of
twelve- companies bo equipped with
motor wagons nnd bicycles. Thero
aro ut present moro than 1,000 men
and officers of tho army who aro ablo
to use the bloyolc. General Miles' In
tention Is to use troops, stationed at
different posts, to make practice
marchus with the bloyclo and thus ob
tain ti thorough knowledge of tho
country's topography.
A Votoril Jtullroiiil still Aj;ulii,
Washington, Dec. 17. Delegate
riynn to-day Intrxlucod a bill to give
to the St. Louis it Oklahoma City tail
load right of wny through tho Indian
territory from Sapulpa via Chandler
to Oklahoma City. It is the simo bill
which tho President vetoed lust winter,
except that tho name of tho company
has been changed.
1're.lilent Inure Vllllloil. '
London, Doe. 17, The Paris corre
spondent of tho Pall Mall (iazotto tele
graphs that he Is In a position to
r.tatc that M. Fnuro, president of tho
French republic, will resign before
Match next. Ho ndds thut n fresh
family scandal law been unearthed In
connection with the president's family.
MRS.
DR. HEARNE WEEPS
John
UllwrU'x i:lilriiffl raimrn a llrmk
ilou 11,
HoWM.VO liltKFN, Mo.,
Doc. 17.
Wlien the second week of the trial of
Dr. llearne for tho murder of Million
aire Amos J. Still well begun ut s
o'clock this morning, only si small
number of spectators wero proent
John K. Stlllwell of Joplin, nephew
of thu murdered man, who, ut the
time of tho murder, lived In llaiiiilli.il
nnd was In partnership with his untie
In the pork packing business, was tho
first witness of thu day.
John Stlllwell said that he went
homo from tho card p.irty at. Mti tiger's
and went to bed. About 2 o'clock ho
was notified by messenger that his
unci i! was murdoied. lie hurried to
his uncle's homo. He described I lie
position of the body on tho bed and
the blood as other witnesses who had
preceded him had done. Ilo was asked
to describe the wound nnd said: "It
was a ghastly, bloody looking wound.''
"Did you examine It closely"" was
asked.
"Not very closely, but 1 saw Dr.
llearne run his lingers in it that
deep," and Mr. Stlllwoll laid the fore
finger of his right hand on the second
knuckle of his left hand fingers. "Dr.
Hearnu remarked to another doctor
who was standing there: 'They hit
him a good licit, didn't thoy, doctor'." "
Again the witness described tho
wound, lllusltut.ng his story by show
ing the nx to the jury. Then ho was
asked If he ever hud n talk with Dr.
llearne about tho murdor. He said he
did, a mouth or two after It, when
peoplo wero talking about Dr. llearne
und tho widow. Dr. llearno said to
him then: "There's one of two things
about this murder cither tho mur
derer was a burglar or Mrs. Stlllwell
knows all about it. It Is now time
for her friends to rally around her."
Asked what ho inferred from that re
mark, lie bald: "1 thought that Dr.
Hearne's proposition to mnko friend
ship u clouh for such n crlmo as that
was a strange thing."
The witness was brought bnck again
to the dead body of his uncle and
asked to describe Its expression of
countenance. "It was so peace fill and
calm und quiet that 1 stopped und
gucd at It in ama'emont. Ho looked
ns if ho hud been asleep nnd I took my
linger and pushed oucii of his eyelids
and looked for the last time into his
eyes."
Mrs. Hearne's chin was quivering as
the witness talked urn. us ho finished
sho buist Into tears und put her fore,
head on the hack of the chair In front
of her. Sho covered her eyes with her
handkerchief and doubling It into two
folds pressed It hard against her eyes
with tier gloved hands, which worn
slinking nervously., Tho tears .ciino
out between the handkerchief mid her
temples and dropped to tho floor. Her
back shook with her suppressed sob".
Mr. StillvveH was asked on cross-ex-ainlnatlon
if he had not been un
friendly to Dr. llearno for a long time
prior to the murder. Ha answered:
"1 was a warm friend of Dr. llearno
till I became convinced beyond the
shudow of a doubt that ho murdered
my uncle."
Mr. Stlllwell ulso testified that Dr.
llearne told him that the blow given
to Amos Stllhycll with tho nx killed
him us instantaneously ns if lie had
been struck by lightning
Dr. Fred Varnetto, who formerly
pructlced medicine In Leavenworth,
Kan., but had lived in Hannibal for
ten years, testified that on tho morn
ing of the murder ho arrived from St.
Louis ut tho Union depot In Hanni
bal ut 1 o'clock. Ho walked toward
his house uud reached Fifth and liroad
way about 1:15 o'clock, Thero was a
high electric tower on that corner nnd
wfieu r got there ho snw Dr. llearno
ita ruln Ul direction or the
direction
!.iAvas 11 few doors from the opera.
1 .
house, where Dr. llearne wns seen at
the suine time by Hurry Nichols, 11
witness lust week.
An IrUli Army.
Ni:w Voisk, Dec. '17. For tho last
ten months a movement has bceu
under way in thn lodges of the Clan
Nn Gael In this and other largo cities
to organise among tho best Irishmen
military companies. In this city alone,
thero Is ti well drilled and equipped
regiment of 500 men, nnd companies
aud regiments ure in process of forma
tioa Iu Hrooklyn, lloston. Chicago, and
other largo cities.
It Is said tho wholo movemput Is n
scheme to prepare 11 well trained nud
armed body ot men to be ui'cd when
there Is un opportunity to free Irolund.
Governor llruiru for I'rctlilent.
I.K.xiNuioN, Ivy.,' Dec. 17. The Lex
ington Observer, edited by ox-Stute
Senator Hodges, proposes ex-Goveitioc
Drown, of Kentucky, for tho Demo
cratle nomination for President, and
says hl'i namu will bo presented iu
convention. Thu Observer, as a radi
cal free sljver paper, Is waging bitter
warfare on Cleveland and Carlisle.
A IlKim.iml African iUimn.irrod.
Xan.iuaii, Dec. 17. A caravan com
prising I, '.Oo men. while en route-fiom
Kldoina, was uttacked by Chlof Mas
sal's followers, while passing tho
hitter's kraals on tho night of Novem--beru.
Over 1,000 of tho men with tho
caravan were killed.
."Haiti tii-ncmU of Hid HcrviwiU.
Kan S.VI.VAOOK, Dee. 17. President
Gutierrez has conferred tho title of
general upon threo servants on his
ranch at Atqulzaya, not 0110 of whom
ever served in tho nrmy.
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. NEWS IN 'BRIEF.
Jeff (bant man cut Thomas Craig's,
throat at IHhct, Mo., uud will be
lynched If caught.
Pautus Kricdloln stepped off u high
trestle and was killed near Union, Mo.
Moonshiner Hall was found dead bv
' Federal ollloctjs while raiding illicit
stills 111 Aluumnn.
The twenty-eighth annual conven
tion of thu National American Woman
Suffrage Association meets at Wash
ington, D. C, January 13.
Details of tho horiihlo massacioot
Armenians at llarpoot were received
ut Huston. Mtsslous wero burned, and
missionaries barely escaped with their
lives. .
George Chase, cousin of Chlof Jus
tice Salmon P. Chase, and prominent
busluess man of Nevada, Mo., is dead.
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