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* IEW3 FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD.
A STEAMER BURNED
NUTMEG STATE WRECKED IN
LONG ISLAND SOUND.
Six of the Crew and Three Unknown
Persons Known to Be Dead Fear
Expressed that Others Lost Their
Lives by Swamping , of Boats.
New York : The steamer Nutmeg State
burned to the water's edge Saturday morn
ing and is now lying a wreck on Old Reef ,
Long Island Sound. The passengers were
taken off by the City of Lawrence. Capt.
Brooks of the Nutmeg Stale said on his ar
rival here that six of his crew had burned
to death and he feared some of the passen
gers suffered a like fate.
Capt. Brooks said the first he knew of
the fire was when he saw ablaze around
the smokestack. The fire was burning
rather briskly. lie got men to work trying
to put out the flre. The vessel steered di
rectly for Sandpoint and all steam was
put on her. Coming near Sandpoint the
captain directed the bow of the boat dead'
ahead for the beach and ran her ashore.
Between thirty and forty passengers were
aboard.
The City of Lawrence saw the fire and
steamed over towards the burning vessel.
The boats put out and by heroic work the
passengers and remaining members of the
crew were taken off and brought to this
city. Following is the list of known dead :
SAMUEL JAYNE , baggagemaster.
BARNEY IIENDRICK , oiler.
Two unknown women and little girl.
PATRICK COFFEE , first mate.
TORENCE BRADY , cabin boy.
CHARLES ANDERSON , member of
crew.
THOMAS MURPHY , member of crew.
It is feared some of the women and chil
dren were lost by the swamping of boats.
The vessel and cargo were valued at $200-
000.
SERIOUS RIOT.
One Killed and Several Injured-
More Trouble Expected.
Springfield , 111. : At a christening of a
child in a Polack family at Auburn , twen
ty miles from Springfield , Sunday even
ing about G o'clock a riot started between
the Hungarians and Polacks , and Stephen
Roski , a Hungarian , was instantly killed.
The foreigners work for the CJhicaco- Virden -
den Coal Company at the Auburn mine
and live in company houses on a tract of
laud called the Patch.
There has long been an enmity between
the Hungarians and Polacks. Several men
are said to have been injured in the fight ,
"but they would not allow the physicians
who were sent to the seene to see them.
Two men have been held by the friends
of Roski who are believed to be his mur
derers. Sheriff Woods was notified at once
of the killing and left with a posse of dep
uties to arrest the participants in the fight.
A similar dispatch to the State Register
says the foreigners are expected to resist
arrest , and the officers may have to fight
them before they are tak\m into custody.
BETRAYED THE PRESIDENT.
Commander of Government Forces
Shows Treachery.
Caracas , Venezuela : Advices from
Petare , ten miles from Caracas , say that
the people have arisen against President
Andrade and a crisis is eminent here. The
commander of the government forces has
betrayed the president and will allow the
revolutionary army to inarch on Caracas
without a battle.
President Andrade will probably be
forced to retire , re-establishing the gov
ernment at Puerto Cabello.
United States Minister Loomis recently
made a long argument before President )
Andrade urging a suspension of the law
relative to foreign insurance companies ,
the enforcement of which , the minister
said , would drive all such companies from
"Venezuela. The result of Mr. Loomis' ar
gument was that a suspension of the law
was granted until March , when the stat
utes will be amended by congress.
SCHOONER TYPO SUNK.
Four of the Crew Drowned in an
Acc'idciit on Ijakc Huron.
Harbor Beach , Mich. : The steamer W.
P. Kelcham ran down the little schooner
Typo on Lake Huron Sunday. The Typo
instantly sunk and four of the crew were
drowned. Their names follow :
HENRY LEXFORD , mate of the Typo.
DAN CARR. seaman.
JOHN CAMPBELL , seaman.
3IRS. ADAMS , cook.
The captain of the vessel and two sea
men managed to escape from the wreck
and were picked up by the Ketcham.
The Ketcham is bound down from Chicago
cage to Buffalo with a cajgo of grain. The
Typo was met off Middle Island , near Al-
pena. The impact of the two boats , which
sunk the smaller , only resulted in a few
scratches on the steamer's cabin. The
'Typo was owned by J. P. Nagle of Toledo.
Jmtber Seminary Dedicated.
Minneapolis : Luther seminary , at
llamline , midway between Minneapolis
and St. Paul , was dedicated Sunday in the
presence of an audience of 4,000 people.
The sermon was preached by Rev. V.
'Koren , president of the synod. The sum
" 558,000 has been expended on theseminary ,
and everything is furnished with the ex
ception of the chapel.
California Is Shaken.
Santa Rosa , Cal , : One of the severest
shocks of earthquakes ever felt here took !
place Oct. 12 and created great excitement.
Chimneys were thrown down and plaster
in many parts.of the city was shaken from
the laths. A few.niiuutes afterwards two
other shocks o a similar nature , but less
severe , followed. '
Nashville Goes Democratic.
Nashville , Tenn. : Hon. J. M. Head was {
elected mayor of Nashville , the entire [
straight Democratic ticket being victorious.
STATE OE NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CONDENSED -
DENSED FORM.
Columbus Bank Victimized by John
Tannahill , Who Negotiates Notes
and Frequently Jlenewcd the Pro
nounced Forgeries Other Items.
Henry Kagatz , a prominent business
man , was notified by the State Bank at Co
lumbus that it held a note for $450 for
which he was security and which was past
due. Ragatz found his name had been
forged to a note and that the signature was
a bungling imitation. He then learned
that this was a renewal note , the original
having been given some three years ago
and renewed about three times a year
The note was signed by John Tannahill
as principal and it was he who had
always negotiated the paper. The Commer
cial National Bank of the same city also
held two notes aggregating$4-74.50 , renewed
six or seven different times , always signed
with Tannahill as principal and Harry J3.
Reed , a farmer living north of town , as se
curity. } ( r. Iteed admitted he had signed
notes for Mr. Tannahill a long time ago ,
but said he had signed nothing for him in
over a year and these notes were also for
geries. The First National Bank then dis
covered it was holding two notes negoti-
ited by Tannahiil , one for $120 with Carl
Kramer as security and the other for $100 ,
secured by Mrs. Phoebe J. Lawrence. Mr.
Kramer says his signature is a forgery andes
os Mrs. Lawrence lives in Polk County the
bank cannot tell that her signature is gen
uine.
uine.A
A scramble has ensued among the attor
neys for the different banks to file attach
ment suits against Tannahill's property on
the edge of town , which consists of thirty-
three acres of nursery and orchard with
considerable improvements in the way of
hot houses and other buildings.
Tannahill has lived in Columbus more
than twenty-five years. He left a few
days previous to the discovery ostensibly
to visit his brother at Bellwood , in Butler
County , but has not since been heard from.
Beets Not So Plenty This Year.
The beet harvest at Fremont and Ames
is progressing. The yield is not quite up
to that of last year in some localities , but
the sugar content and coefficient of purity
is above the standard , so that it will fully
make up for the lack of quantity. The
sugar content lias increased considerably
since the first frost. As the factory of the
Standard Beet Sugar Company is not yet
completed , beets are being placed in silos.
The dry weather is helping out the beet
raisers , the beets being remarkably free
from dirt. The sugar factory at Ames will
be completed soon after Nov. 1. The ma
chinery is now in position and the walls
nearly up.
Hogs Kill Farmer John Barton.
John A. Barton , a farmer living near
Cheney , who was subject to fits , was found
dead and his body partly devoured by hogs
in a pen on the place by his sister , Mrs.
Bronson , who lived with him. Mrs. Bron-
son drove the hogs off , but was compelled
to stand guard over the body all one after
noon until she was able to make the neigh
bors hear her cries for assistance. The
presumption is Barton was feeding the
hogs when overcome by one of his attacks
and the hogs fought him.
Stolen Furs .Recovered.
Chief of Police Martin White notified
the Omaha police department by wire
from Chicago that he had recovered the
entire lot of furs stolen from the vault of
the Shukert Fur Company two monts ago ,
and they will be delivered to the owner as
soon as he can go to Chicago to identify
them. The furs were traced by the police
as far as Sioux City a few dajrs after they
were taken , but all track of them was lost
at that point. The furs were valued at be
tween $14,000 and $15.000.
Flaming Hayficld Fires Barn.
A passing locomotive on the Union Pa
cific road set fire to the grass cast of Co
lumbus and , driven by a high wind , the
flames soon reached the hayfield of Will
iam Loekharr , destroying his barn , several
tons of hay , six hogs , a wagon and con
siderable farm machinery before it could
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be subdued. His loss will be something
over $500 , with no insuurance. Adjoining
property was saved only by hard work.
Terrible Plunge in the Dark.
Mrs. D. T. Martyn , who had been visit
ing her sister at Monroe , went to the depot
to take the train for home and in the dark
ness fell from the platform , sustaining in
juries which rendered her unconscious
nearly five hours. She is suffering ehieily
from shock , and just how her injuries may
terminate cannot be determined.
His Wound Hastens His Death.
Chris Yocuin , tiie night watchman who
was shot in the knee by a tramp near the
Nye-Schneider elevator at Fremont last
winter , died last week , his death being
partly due to the wound. He leaves a
widow and several children. The man
who did the shooting succeeded in getting
away.
Welcome for a Xew Pastor.
The Methodist congregation of Osceola
welcomed Rev. J. W. Swan , its new pastor ,
with a reception and supper at which cov
ers were laid for 400. An address of wel
come was delivered by J. H. Mickey.
Rev. Swan's last charge was Wahoo.
Train Wreck on the Klkhorn.
A passenger train on the Elkhorn road
ran into a freight train at Arlington. Both
engines were badly wrecked. The train
men were severely bruised and the passen
gers were shaken up , but nobody was
killed.
Conductor Coffin Hurt.
Conductor W. W. Cofiin of V yniorc was
crushed between the engine and the first
car of an extra at Dawson and badly in
jured. Coflin is one of the oldest freight
conductors running out of Wyinore.
Takes His Own lAfe.
A telegram received in Plattsmouth says
Edward S. Greusel , master mechanic for
the Burlington , shot and killed himself at
liavelock.
Woman Bound Over.
Clara Ole Williams , a woman ayed about
55 years , was given a hearing before .Judge
Hunter at Wayne the oilier day and uund
over to the district court in the sum of
51,000 , in default of which she was re
manded to jail. She is charged with steal
ing a hor.so from the farm ot ( Juorge
llowhcr , northwest of that city.
With a Jlorso-Powcr
William and Frank Richardson shelled
,271 bushels of corn in ion hours for John
jashman at Eight Mile ijrove , near Platts-
nouth , with a horse-power sheller.
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CHAPTER XIII. ( Continued. )
"Surely , Mr. Dobbs , " said Herman , to
All appearances not in the least disturbed ,
"you must be satisScd that my loved uncle
had every confidence in me. I cannot be
tray it. My conscience would not allow
me to vote for other than Herman Cra
ven. Until my guardianship of my dead
uncle's daughter shall expire I must hold
the reins of this bank in my own hands ,
and to yourself and the directory I look
for aid and encouragement. I" desire Mr.
Chadbourn to remain our vice-president ,
and there shall be no change in the policy
of the bank. You , its able attorney and
my uncle's lifelong friend , will , I know ,
be here to counsel me. I desire you to
talk with the other directors before the
meeting'this evening and to assure them ,
for me , that it is not ambition that impels
me , but a feeling 'that I shall be carrying
out the wishes of my murdered uncle. You
understand , Mr. Dobbs ? "
"Yes , yes , I understand , " answered the
lawyer. "The directors will be greatly
aurprised. I had best see them at once ,
since you have fully'determined on this
course. I cannot answer for what some
of them may do. They may withdraw
their interests from the bank. "
"I trust not , Mr. Dobbs. You will still
be our counselor Mr. Ohadbourn , our
vice-president. The.directory will remain
unchanged , and if after my duties as
guardian and administrator shall cease ,
the directory desire , I will gladly join them
in placing any one of their number at the
head of the bank. You must understand
how I feel about the matter. "
"Yes , certainly ! I think I do , and I will
lose no time in conferring with the direc
tors. At 7 o'clock this evening we as
semble here in this room. I may drop In
and see you before that time. "
"Pray do ; but in any event I shall rely
on you , and in all matters be guided by
you and the directory. "
The old attorney arose from his chair
and left the office.
"That was smooth work , " thought Her
man , "and it will win. I don't believe a
man will vote against me after that. Chad-
bourn will be in and I will promise to
withdraw in his favor at the expiration
of two years. They may have the bank
then and welcome , or what there is left
of it. I think before , for I don't believe I
can stand two years of this kurndrum life ,
now that I have money. I hope Dobbs
won't visit Hattie and confer with her on
the matter , " and Herman drew a cigar
from his pocket , lighted it niid puffed the
wreaths of smoke contentedly aloft.
Attorney Dobbs had left the bank with
the full intent of doing the very thing Her
man Graven did not want him. to do
namely , of consulting the "young heiress
and counseling her to appeal to the courts
for protection- against the wiles of her
guardian and the administrator of her
father's estate , and straightway he bent
his steps in the direction of the late bank
er's residence.
He had reached Market street and turn
ed' the corner when he saw before him the
tall form of Lang Sellars.
"Good morning , Mr. Dobbs , " said the
detective. "I am just from your office. 1 ,
deeire to see you on important business.
You look annoyed. "
"I am , Sellars , I am , and a very impor
tant matter takes me at once to the resi
dence of our lost friend. I go to consa/t
his daughter. I fear for the future , Sel
lars. I will see you later. "
"Have you spoken of fears to anyone
else 2"
"Not in.the matter that is now agitating
me. Of course , you know we are all at
sea. But I must not delay. I will be at
the office later. "
"I must see you now , Mr. Dobbs at
once , before you visit Miss DeRosette. "
"But , Mr. Sellars "
"The matter agitating you is that Her
man Craven has decided to become presi
dent of 'The Cape Fear Bauk. ' "
"True , Sellars , but how "
"Never mind now , Mr. Dobbs ; but
please .return to your office with me and
I will convince you that it is to the inter
est of all parties concerned that Herman
Craven be not thwarted at this time. "
"Is it possible ? " exclaimed the attor
ney. "Well , there would to fact be but
one way to thwart him. "
"And that one way must not be resort
ed to. "
"I am glad I encountered you. That
you have reasons for your statement 1 am
well aware. Come ! "
Ten minutes later the two men were
seated In the lawyer's office in close con
versation , and for fully an hour were they
there closeted.
At last Sellars arose to his feet , and the
attorney accompanied him to the door.
"You have convinced me , Sellars , " said
the lawyer. "There shall be no obstruc
tion. Herman Craven shall be elected
without a dissenting voice , and his every
movement shall be watched. "
"It is well , " said Sellarsas he strode
from the door.
Ten minutes later Attorney Dobbs dis
patched a messenger for Directors Chad-
bourn , Hammond and Hoyt , and when
they were arrived there was another con
sultation , the result of which was that at
7 o'clock , when the directors convened ,
Herman was unanimously elected presi
dent of "The Cape Fear Bank , " and when
an hour later he wended his way home
there was a look of triumph on his fea
tures.
"Quite a raise in the fortunes of Ste
phen Craven's son , my dear uncle , " he
muttered. "I have stepped into your shoes
verj nicely. Your foul murderer soon
comes to trial and will die on the gallows.
Your fortune mine , your daughter mine !
So much for Stephen Craven's son ! " And
onward strode the new bank president in
fancied security.
CHAPTER XIV.
At S o'clock on the night of the first of
September a tall , raw-boned man , dressed
n the garb of a Southern planter , entered
the office of the Chesapeake Hotel in Bal
timore , and on the register inscribed the
name , "O. A. Maltby , South Carolina. "
' "Supper , M * . Maltby ? " asked tke clerk.
"No , no , thank you ; had supper on the
boat. Save me a room on the second floor.
I have some friends I wish to look up and
may be out late. "
"Yes. Well , there is a directory , on the
counter there. If you don't know exactly
where to locate them , you will find their
names and places of residence there , if
they are Baltlmoreans. "
"Thanks , " said Maltby , as he moved to
wards the directory. "I will avail myself
of it. "
Mr. Maltby turned over the leaves of
the directory , casually glancing from leaf
to leaf , until he had reached a page at the
.head of which appeared the letter S.
Four pages of names commencing with
S he passed , then bent over the book.
"St St Here we are ! St St Ste
phens ! I should find the name here Ste
phens Adam Stephens Alfred Stephens
Benjamin Stephens Bruce , and here is
Charles M. Stephens , wholesale grocer
Clarence Stephens , attorney at law Ste
phens Stephens Stephens Humph !
There is no G. A. Stephens recorded here , "
thought Mr. Maltby , as he closed the book.
"Well , have you located your friends ,
Mr. Maltby ? " asked the clerk.
"No , I am disappointed , too. The name
of the one I most desire to find does not
appear here. "
"Then your friend is'not an old resident
of Baltimore. That book is this year's di
rectory , and unless he has taken up his
residence here since April last his name
would appear there ; but perhaps I can as
sist you. What letter were you tracing ? "
"S. My friend's name is Stephens C.
A. Stephens. "
"No such name here , " said the clerk , "
"and I never heard of a G. A. Stephens.
Here is the wholesale grocer , Charles M.
Stephens. He is an old man near seventy ,
and resides on Laurel' street. Here are a
dozen others commencing with G , but no
C. A. What business is your friend en
gaged in ? "
"Oh , he is not a friend , merely a friend
to parties with whom I am apquainted ,
and who wished me to look him up. They
were not certain that he was hi Balti
more. It does not matter in the least. If
I encounter him , well and good ; if not , the
same , " and so saying Mr. . Maltby turned
away-and a half hour later'entered the
office of John L. Thorp , chief of Balti
more detectives.
"Could I see the chief ? " he asked o the
young man who was seated at the desk
within the railing.
"He is engaged in his private office , "
said the secretary , "but I will take in your
card. "
"I declare I forgot to provide myself
with one , " said the planter. "Just tell
him that O. A. Maltby of South Carolina
is anxious to see him. "
The secretary vanished , but soon return
ed and conducted Mr. Maltby to an inner
office.
"Pray be seated , Mr. Maltby , " said the
chief.
The planter complied , and the secretary
withdrew.
"What can I fto for you , sir. You are
a planter , I judge. Runaway negroes that
you are trying to locate ? "
"No , sir ! No , Thorp , no ! I have come
to interview you , " said Maltby , in.an en
tirely different voice from that the chief
had heard when he inquired for him in
the outer office.
"Hey ! " exclaimed Thorp , jumping to his
feet. "Well , I'll be So you have turned
planter , Mr. Sellars planter ! Give me
your hand. I have not seen you in a coon's
age. What wind blows you here ? "
"Thorp , you sized me up about
right when I entered the office. I am
Planter Maltby of South Carolina , for the
time being , and I am here to inquire if in
your department'you have any record of
one C. A. Stephens. "
"I can answer that without even refer
ring to the books. I never heard the name
before. Baltimore contains no man ot
that name. "
"Are you sure , Thorp ? "
"Certain ! To be sure , some one of the
many crooks that infest the city may on
occasion have used the name. "
"I understand that. What I wished to
ascertain was whether there was a man
known to your department as C. A. Ste
phens' . "
"There is not ; but what crime has C. A.
Stephens committed ? "
"None that I know of. I merely wish to
locate the man. "
"I see ! He may have committed a
crime ! Well , I can't help you without a
description of your man , perhaps not then.
What does he look like ? "
"I have never seen him , to my knowl
edge. "
"No ? "
"Nor have I his photograph. I under
stand he is about six feet in height , > of
middle age and has a grayish mustache.
That is all I know about him. "
"Humph ! You will find five hundred
men in Baltimore , who would answer to
that description. "
"I know it. I imagine he is a sporting
character perhaps a drummer. "
"You might make a round of our gambling - '
bling houses. No one on earth would
know you. True , some sharps might try"
to do you. "
"I am willing , " said Sellars.
"Yes ; well , I will give you a list of the
new houses. You know the old ones , or if
you will wait ten minutes I will go with
you. "
"Good ! I will. "
Two planters were soon making a round
of the gambling houses.
They explored fully a dozen , and several
men whose faces Planter Maltby closely
scanned would have come up to Adam's
description of C. A. Stephens , but some
thing was lacking. Of course , Thorp knew
them all , and Sellars was fully satisfied
that he had not yet enc ntered his man.
"There is but one more of any note , "
observed Thorp , as they stepped from the
door of Bartridge Brothers about . 12
o'clock.
"And that ? "
"Abbott's , on Calvert street. "
"Well , it's on the way to the hotel , " said
Sellars.
Ten minutes later OUT two friends enter
ed.the gilded dive of Abbott , which" the
time was the most notorious gambling
house in Baicimore. As late as it vrac , the
large rooms were'yet filled with men from
all stations of life.
Two ronlette wheels kept up a ceaseless
hum in their circles , and players were
seated at three faro tables , while the old-
fashioned game of poker monopolized the
attention of many.
The two planters laid a dollar or two
Wre and there to divert any suspicion ,
and soon left the place.
As they neared the door a flashily dress
ed young sport entered it , and Srilars
heard him ask an attendant if Abbott had
returned.
"He's doing the boys in Washington , "
was the answer.
"Thanks , Thorp , " said Sellars , when
they were again on the street. "I have
at'least accomplished all I expected to this
trip. I have learned that if O. A. Ste
phens is a Baltimore man he was nailing
under an alias on the seventeenth of last
month. That is not much , but it will help
me to shape my course. "
"You are entirely welcome , Lang. I
am at your service at any time I can beef
of assistance. Good night. "
At 7 o'clock on the night of the third ,
Sellars entered the door of his home in
Wilmington.
After supper he entered the office , light
ed his pipe , sat back in his armchair and
sent for Calban.
"I's got nothin' to 'port , Mars Lang , "
said th ? negro , as he entered the office.
"I has watched de banker's house ebery
night close , and no one ain't gone in or
come out 'ceptin' them I know. "
"That was all * you could do , Calban.
There , see who is at the door. "
The negro opened it , and Aunt Hannah ,
Booking much -agitated , entered , .followed
by her daughter Millie.
"Ah , you , Hannah , and Millie , too ? Two
chairs , Calban ! Here , .set them close to
the desk. You have something new , Han
nah ? "
"Mars Lang , " said the negress , excited
ly , "Millie de one what's got news , and it
may be 'portant news. I jes fine it out
to-day. "
"Well , Millie , " said Lang , encouraging
ly , "what is it ? "
"Mars Lang , " said Millie , looking wild
ly at the detective , "you won't let Mars
Herman sell me ? "
"Sell you'Millie ? No , no , he can't sell
you. Your mistress , I doubt not , will soon
free you , and until she does you can rest
aesured that she will not part with you.
No , no , or after , either. Speak up , I will
defend you in case of necessity. Remem
ber your murdered master. Much may
depend on you. "
"Mars Lang , Mammy say to-day dat
Mars Herman nebber bring any oae 'sides
hisself into de house. "
"Well , did he ? "
"Mars Lang , on de night befo' de mur
der , Miss Hattie hab de haidache , and
I was in her room rubbin' her haid wid
camphor 'til twelve o'clock. When I come
out of her room * into de hall , I close de
do' behin' me , and start down de hall to
my room. As I open de do * I glanced
back , and I seed a light shiuin * as'dough
somebody was comin' down de stairs from
de flo' above. Dar was no light burnin'
in de hall , and I slipped in my room ; but
leC' de do' ajar , and soon two men come
down de stairs. "
"Two men ? " exclaimed Sellars. "Two
men ? "
"Yes , two men , Mars Lang. One was
Mars Herman , and de odder was a taller
and an older man , wid a mustache. Mars
Herman -was carryin * a lamp , and da was
both in dar stockin' feet. Da looked
mighty nerbous , leastwise , Mars Herman
did , and da walied mighty keerful. Da
come on down de hall nnd went in Mars
Herman's room.
"I was dat skeered I lak to fell down.
First , I tought I go tell Miss Hattie. Den
I was skeered , and I dassent , so I locked
my room do' and laid down wid my clothes
on , and dar I laid 'til inawnin' , when
raammy called me. I nebber said nothin'
kaze I was skeered of Mars Herman.
Now , dat's all. "
"Does your mistress know of this , Mil
lie ? "
"Not a soul know it , Mars Lang , 'cept
in' what's hyar. "
"Then not a-word , Millie ; nor yon , Han'
nah , to a living soul. You are sure Her
man Craven did not see you , and is ignor
ant of the fact that you saw him and his
companion ? "
"Certain , Mars Lang ! "
"You never saw this man that was with
Herman before or-since ? "
"Nebber , Mars Lang , dat I knows of ,
dough de light was dim and I couldn't
see berry well. "
"Well , that is all. Return home. Your
information may be very important. I
shall be at the house at 10 o'clock to
morrow. Look for me at the rear door ,
and if your mistress starts to leave the
house , detain her. Otherwise , say nothing
to her. Remember , not a word. Good
night. Show them out , Calban. "
"Geod night , Mars Lang. "
"So , so ! " exclaimed the detective , as the
door closed behind the negress and her
daughter. "Another link in the chain
G. A. Stephens visited the banker's house
on the night of the seventeenth , and more ,
he was on the second floor in company
with Herman , and in r < iis stocking feet.
"Gods ! They had visited the attic !
Fool that I was not to have explored it
on the night of the murder. Fool ! Fool !
Then and there , I should have captured
0. A. Stephens , the murderer of Alvin De-
Rosette. "
( To bexcontinued. )
Blade oT Leather.
According to one account , cannon
were- built of the most hardened leath
er , girt about with hoops of iron and
brass , the honor of having invented
this make being a matter of dispute be
tween Sweden and Scotland. Accord
ing to another , they had a core of tin ,
and were bound round with cordage.
In neither case could they be ex
pected to last long , though we are told
that they could be "brought to dis
charge" as often as ten times in suc
cession ; but when we reflect how few
are the rounds that can be fired fron :
the monster guns of our own day with
out renewal of the inner tube we can
not afford to sneer at the shortness of
their life. They were , at any rate , mo
bile , for they could be carried on a
pony's back or stacked together by the
half-dozen in "barricades of wood
borne on wheels. "
Original writers are so scarce they
experience consider'ble difficulty con-
vincin' the public they are in their right
mluds-
- *
Barbed TVire for Italian Vlnnynril
TJie use of barbed wire Is increasingr
largely In Southern Italy. It is used-
for trailing vines and Is found of g
service in keeping thieves out of . J.
vineyards after dark. The vines < be = ?
in * in many cases only a few feet .
apart , it is a matter of considerable
difficulty to avoid the barbs , even in.- ,
the daytime , and at night it is practic
ally impossible. The wire need be only
of the lightest kind , as the lengths used !
are comparatively short and no cattle--
with.
have to be contended
You May Bend the Sapling
But Not the Tree/ '
When disease has become chronic
deep seated it is often difficult to cure 'if.
That is the reason ivhy it is Best to-
fake Hood's SarsaparHla. when disease *
first shyws itself. Li long-seatedf tena
cious cases ; Hood's Sarsaparilla is also *
wonderfully successful.
His Match.
During the recent strike of cotton op
eratives at Clitheroe , near Blaekburn-
a man , seemiuglj' somewhat tipsy , ac
costed a number of non-society weav
ers who were standing by a factory *
gate one dinner time and rather rough
ly said :
"Say , lend me a match. "
One young chap , struck by the pecu
liarity of the request , and thinking to-
raise a laugh at the drunken fellow'a-
expense , drew a box of matches from-
his pocket , handed the other a match-
aud then sharply said :
"But when will you return the-
match ? "
"After the strike , " came the answer-
as quickly as it was unexpected. Tit-
Bits.
He AVas an Orphan.
A very amusing story is told in con
nection with Leopold de Rothschild's-
father. The son was in the habit of.
taking the same cab every mornings
from Piccadilly to St. Swithin's lane-
and always gave the Jehu half a crown.-
One morning when the sou was away
the sire hailed the conveyance , and af
the end of the journey gave the driver-
a florin. Cabby looked at the coin wist
fully1. "What's wrong ? " asked the oldS
man. "Nothing , sir , " was the reply ,
"but Mr. Leopold always gives me half
" " ' at it. Mr .
a crown. "I don't wonder
Leopold is n spendthrift , but he can af
ford it he has a rich father. I am ar
orphan , aud can't. "
STRIKE !
Hundreds of Thousands-
Are Involved.
Trouble in an Important Part of the Organlz * > -
tion Affects AH the Rest A Perfectly
Harmonious System Easily
Thrown Out of Gear.
Organized labor has reached such a stage-
that anything affecting a particular branch-
of It draws all the rest Into the difficulty.
It IB exactly the same way with the dlf--
ferent organs of the human body. Work-
too hard , eat too much , drink too much , ex
ercise but little , be a little irregular in any
way , and the liver quits work.
Then the bowels become constipated and *
the stomach goes on strike. The heart Is-
affected , the brain follows suit , and every
part of the body is dragged into the trouble.
The only way out of It IB to go at the-
source of all this the liver. Square your
self with the liver and all will get back to-
regular natural work.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic make things-
right with the liver. They perfume the
breath , prevent food from sour.ng on the
stomach , give tone to the bowels , strength
en the intestinal museles , while th y are-
cleaning and stirring up the - liver to re
newed activity.
No matter how long a case has been In
curable , Cascarets are guaranteed to put
things right as they should be. and set the-
wbole machinery a-going , and you can. '
get them at any drug store or by mail for
price lOe. L'5c. or 50c. Address Sterllng-
Kemedy Co. , Chicago or New York.
This is the CASCARET tablet-
Every tablet of the only genuine-
JrSfortrbear , ! } tbe magic letters-
CCC. Look at the ta'blet before-
you buy , and beware of frauds-
imitations and substitutes
The Best B
Saddle Coat. SI LI
J Keeps both rider and saddle per-
I fec Jy dry in the hardest storms
J Substitutes will disappoint Ask for
] 1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker
it ! u entirely new. If notfor sale In
your town , write for catalogue to
1 A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mass.
Worth 54 to SS compared with-
other makes.
Indorsed by over
1,000,000 wearers.
ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES'-
THE GEXUISE Iiare IT. L. lO3SIa '
name and price itanpeil on bottom.
Take no substitute claimed
to be as good , lamest maters
of $3 and 83.50 sboes In the--
world. Your dealer should keep
them tf not , we will send yoiu
or leather.
Catalogue O Free.
W. L DOUGLAS SHOE CO. . Brockton. Mass.
Cures all ThroaE and Lung Affections.
| v Get the genuine. Refuse substitutes.
HuirsP-L's cure Dyspepsia. Trial , 20 for c
Good. Use
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