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OCCURRENCES THEREIN FOR A WEEK. ITBTY-FIEST IS SAFE STEAMER SENATOR REACHES SAN FRANCISCO. The Transport Only Passed Through the Tail End'of Storm Several Men Hurt Atl.jt. Gen. Byers and Other lowans Welcome Them. San FranciscofOct. 22 : The Fifty-first llegiment of Mwa volunteers , numbering 7U1 men and4 ( > fiicers , under the command of Col. J. C. 'Loper , arrived here to-day ittinrifla in the transport Senator. The only ' ( hath reported is that of Ed ward KissicklCompuiy ; F , of Oskaloosa , who dic'd at Nagasaki , of dysenlerj' . The only incident of ihe voyage was an acci dent that happened to Edwin Stattler , Company il , and Homer A. Read , Com pany A. three days out from Nagasaki. They were injured by tiie breaking of the after sail , which fell on them. Stuttler's leg was broken and Read sustained a frac ture of tiie .skull. Moth men are doing well. well.Adjt. Adjt. Gen. Byers , of Iowa , representing Gov. Shaw , and SOD citizens of Iowa met the Senator at the Golden Gate in tugs. They received a royal reception from tiie volunteers. The regiment will be taken off the transport tomorrow. Gov. Shaw arrived late tonight. It has been decided to disembark from the trans port at 10 a. in. tomorrow. They will march immediately to the Presidio , where they will remain until mustered out. This will be about three weeks from their ar rival. The Senator had two mustering officers of the regular army aboa'rd , Capt. C. B. Sage of the Sixth Infantry and Lieut. J. J. ,0'Coimell of the Twenty-first Infantry. Passengers were : Mrs. J. C. Leper , wife of the Iowa colonel ; Mrs. II. P. Williams , wife of the regimental chaplain , and Mrs. J. E. Edamburn of Iowa. The body of Private Edward Kissick , who died at Nagasaki , was also on the transport. Private F. W. Shields of Com pany I brought home a 12-year-old Filipino pine boy. FIVE MEN KILLED. Serious Fight Between Americans and Mexicans at Maco. El Paso , Tex. : War between Americans and Mexicans broke out gain Saturday at Naco , A. T. , with disastrous re sults. Naco lies partly in Mexico and partly in the United States , and has a mixed population. B id blood has existed between the Americans and Mexicans since tiie recent disturbances when a party of cowboys rescued one of their number from the jail across the border. A dispatch from Bisbee says : "Saturday afternoon , just as a baseball excursion from Bisbee was about to leave Naco , Mex. , a fight started between Mexican guards and Ainerican cowloys , and as a result four Mexic in guards were killed and seriously wounded. An American named Ryan was instantly killed , and a Bisbee miner was shot through the leg. The fight resulted from a row on the Mexican side of the line between. Americans and Mexicans. The guards attempted to arrest the Americans , who retreaeed toward the line. Just be fore they reached the line the guards opened fire , which was promptly returned. A lively battle occurred , lasting fully fifteen minutes. Over fifty shots were exchanged. Cowboys from tliif side rushed to the aid of their friends and opened fire acrosS the line. Excitement is intense and a posse is forming to rescue those captured byIlia 31exicans. " BOTH SIDES LOST HEAVILY. Details of Fight at Elandslaagte Show it Was Fierce. London : The war office Sunday after- jioon published the following dispatch to the secretary of war , the Marquis of Lansdowne - downe , from the general commanding at Natal , Sir George Stewart White , regard ing the engagement Saturday at Elands- Jaagte , between Glencoe and Ladysmith , when the British under Gen. French routed the Transvaal forces under Gen. Jan H. 31. Kock , second in command of the Trans vaal army , who was himself wounded and captured , and has since died : "Ladysmith , Oct. 22,10:30 : a. m. In the action at Elandslaagte yesterday the troops engaged were : Cavalry , Fifth Lancers , a squadron of the Fifth Dragoon Guards , the Imperial Lighthorse and two squadrons of Natal Carbineers ; artillery , Twenty-first field Battery , Forty-second Field Battery and the Natal Field Battery ; infantry , the Devonshire Regiment , half a battalion of tin- Gordon Highlanders and the Manches ter Regiment. After a severe fight our infantry car ried the position. At 0:30 p. m. this was accomplished , the enemy standing its ground to the last with courage and tenac ity. The Fifth Lancers and a squadron of the Fifth Dragoon Guards' charged three times through the retreating Boers in the dark , doing considerable execution. Injuries May. Be Fatal. Covelo , Cal. : In a prize fight between George * Coxey and Jim Hall , two local pugilists , Hall received injuries which it is feared will result fatally. Glucose Company a Trust. Springfield , 111. : The supreme court has handed down a decision declaring1 the American Glucose Company of Peoria a trust and its charter in violation of the anti-trust law of Illinois of 1891 and 1892 tnd therefore void. Venezuelan Revolt Ends. Caracas , Venezuela : The revolution is ended. President Andratle has accepted the conditions of Insurgent Commander Castro and will go abroad , the presidency devolving upon the vice president- . , > ' ' " * ' * VW ! / BOERS DEFEATED. Xirst Biff Fight of South African War Is Fought. London , Oct. 20 : The following dis patch from Ladysmith , filed a 3:30 this afternoon has been received : "This from Glencoe : We were attacked this morning at daylight by a force roughly estimated at 4,000. They had placed jive guns in position on a hill 5,400 yardseastof our camp , and fired plugged shells. Their artillery did no damage. Our infantry formed for an attack and we got our 'guns into position. After the position of the enemy had been shelled , our in fantry advanced to the attack and after a hard fight , lasting till 1:30 p. in. , an almost inaccessible position was taken , the enemy retiring eastward. All the Boer guns were captured. Ve can see our soldiers on top of the hill. Our cavalry and artillery are still out. Gen. Symons was severely wounded. Our losses are heavy. Will be telegraphed as soon as possible. " , It is reported in the house of commons this evening that the British captured sev enteen guns at Glencoe ; that the cavalry is still pursuing the Jleeing burghers. Advices from Mafeking by way of Klm- berley reiterate the story of a Boer repulse there with severe losses. The British lost two corporals killed and fourteen men wounded. THE COLUMBIA WINS. Scores Third Straight Victory in Races With Shamrock. New York : In a strong breeze Friday the Columbia beat the Shamrock for a third time , and the America's , cup remains in the United States. It was such a breeze as Sir Thomas Lipton lias been praying for , eighteen .to twenty knots an hour. When the' outer mark was well in sight the boats were racing bow and bow , with the American in the better position. In the beat to' the finish mark the Co lumbia showed her superiority in windward work. She pointed higher , footed faster and carried herself better than the Shamrock. It was a steady in crease to her lead all the way and she crossed the finish line at 2:40 : even , fol lowed by the Shamrock at 2:47:17 , official time. The Columbia beat the Shamrock 6 minutes and 18 seconds actual time , and 6 minutes and 34 seconds corrected time. BURNED AT THE STAKE. Mob of Mississippians Deals Out Terrible Punishment. St. Louis : A Carthage , Miss. , special to tiie Post-Dispatch says : A posse Fri day iiight captured Lee Leflore , a negro , who confessed that he and Bob Anderson , the preceding night , went to the house of J. II. Gambrill , at St. Ann's , Miss. , tied GambrilPs wife and four chil dren together , piled a feather bed on them , poured oil on the pile , cremated the family and robbed the house. Leflore was burned at the stake. Anderson was caught and partly burned , but the fire was extin guished before he was dead. DOUBLE MINNESOTA TRAGEDY. Father Murders His Son and Sui cides to Save the Farm. Morris , Minn. : Joseph flaigh , a farmer living five miles west of Donnelly , shot his 21-year-old son , Russ , blowing his head completely off. He then shot himself through the heart. There was a $2,000 mortgage on his farm , and it is thought that he killed his son to get the $2,000 insurance from the Mod ern Woodmen , of which order the latter was a member , and then killed himself to escape legal punishment. In this way he expected to leave his family with a farm clear of incumbrance. Suit to Stop Sale of Mine. San Francisco : Suit has been com menced in this city against Col. W. J. Sutherland , president of the Homes Min ing Company of Nevada , by A. II. Rick- etts , representing minority stockholders , to prevent the sale of the Homes property and other Nevada mining properties to an English syndicate for $4,000,000. The suit is brought for the protection of > the minor ity stockholders. A. Dreyfus Tragedy. Vienna : Col. Schneider , former Austrian military attache at Pans , whose name has been prominently connected with the al leged treason of former Capt. Alfred Drey fus of the French army , and who , it is generally understood , fought a duel about Oct. 12 with Capt. Culgnet of the French army , as a result of statements made by the captain at the Rennes courtnmrtial , is dead. Unitarian Council Names Officers Washington : The Unitarian Council elected officers for the ensuing year as fol lows : President , Senator Hoar , unani mously re-elected ; vice presidents , Carroll D. Wright , Washington ; Gov. Roger Wol- cott , Boston ; Dorman B. Eaton , New York ; George E. Adams. Chicago ; Thomas J. Morris , Baltimore ; George C. Perkins-San Francisco. Request Reduction of Duty. Portland , Ore. : The trustees of the Chamber of Commerce have voted to ask the War Department for a readjustment of the customs in the Philippine islands. A reduction of 50 per cent , in the specific duty was requested on a number of articles , such as fruits , pork , butter and cheese. Miss Gould Guest of Town. ' Wichita. Kan. : Miss Helen Gould ar rived here on a special train over the Mis souri Pacific to attend the street fair. Miss Gould was given a reception at the Irain and was the guest of the town. Gov. Stan ley was her escort. Miss Gould says that Kansas people treat her too well. IJoilcr Makers' Strike Settled. San Francisco : The boilcrmakers' strike is over and the. men have gone back to work. The men have conceded the nine hours a day on all vessels not owned by the government. On these latter the work will be eight hours for ten hours''pay. Family Poisoned by Cheese. Warsaw , Ind. : The family of J. F. Russ was poisoned by eating.clieese. Eight of the family are seriously ill , three cannot live and .Mr. Rust died after eating of the L'ucdSC. i , ,0- . . * * . - - ' " ' ' ' - - % A. * , V SURPRISINGLY SUSTAINED. Foreign Demand for American Goods Almost as Lively as Kvcr. New York : R. G. Dun & CoVs Weekly Review of Trade says : In tmost trades business continues to extend } , though in some there are signs that buying has been checked. Prices are still advancing in al most every line , supported by rising prices of materials , and works everywhere are still crowded to their utmost capacity , while at many points it is found hard to get enough competent hands. But the vol ume of business expressed in values rises much more from reports showing a re markable increase in quantities of goods exchanged. The war in South Africa has brought no such changes as many feared. The outgo of cotton is just now checked , but of other great staples and manufactured products the foreign de mand is surprisingly sustained. Wheat has declined IK cents in price in spite of unfavorable crop reports and western're ceipts do not keep up with the unprece dented movement of last year. Corn ex ports add testimony as to foreign needs , having been in three weeks 10,924,400 bushels , against 7,002,039 last year. Fail ures for the week have been 145 in the United States , against 221 last year , and 20 in Canada , against 24 last year. COUNTERFEIT R. Fl TICKETS Wholesale Scheme Discovered by Colorado Midland Officials. Denver , Cole , ; Officials of tiie Colorado Midland Railway Company have discov ered a case of ticket counterfeiting which promises to prove one of the most exten sive ever discovered in this country. The ticket counterfeited is Avliat is known as the skeleton round trip from. The ticket is so made that , with a coupon attached , it can be made out to any point in the coun try and return. The tickets found have been all on east ern points , and they were so nearly perfect that not only conductors , but employes in the general office , passed them without question. Officials have no idea of the number of tickets out , but believe it to be large. There is no clue to the counter feiters. SAVED FROM DEATH. Illinois Central 'Passenger Flagged Just in Time. Fort Dodge , Iowa : A bad freight wreck occurred about 2 o'clock' Thursday morn ing on the Illinois Central , one mile eastot Webster City. A freight train was making for the siding in Webster City to make way for the passenger train from the east , when half way across the bridge over the Boone River a truck Avent out under one of the cars , and before the train could be stopped several cars went oil' the track , but did not go through the bridge. There is a steep and long hill on the east side of the bridge and a race for life was made by the trainmen to flag the west bound passenger train. The crest of the hill was reached and the train stopped just in time to prevent a disastrous wreck. BACK AT WHITE HOUSE. Presidential Party Arrives in "Washington. Washington : The presidential party ar rived at 12:80 : Thursday. President and Mrs. McKinley drove direct to the White House. Robert Caught at Detroit. Detroit , Mich. : Arthur G. Robert was arrested at the request of a private detect ive. Later a dispatch was received from the chief of police of Kansas City saying that he is wanted there on a charge of hav ing secured , in company with two other men , $23,000 from a Kansas City commis sion firm by a forged mortgage. Woman Makes a Record Ride. New York : Mrs. Jane Lindsay finished her 800-mile bicycle ride at 4:18 a. in. , Thursday , having completed the task in ninety-one hours and forty-eight minutes , the best time for the distance that a woman has ever done. Mrs. Lindsay slept six hours during the period of her ride. Big Canadian Robbery. Vancouver , B. C. : An Ashcroft , B. C. , report states there was a big robbery Wed nesday night at the Cariboo mine , near , Quesnelle Forks. The big safe in the Cariboo Hydraulic Company's office was blown open and part of the amalgam , worth $50,000 , stolen. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , $3.00 to $7.00 ; hogs , shipping grades , ? 3.00 to $4.oO ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00 to $4.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 71c to 72c ; corn. No. 2 , 30c to 31c ; oats , No. 2 , 22c to 23c ; rye , No. 2 , oJc ( to 5Sc ; butter , choice creamery , 21c to 23c ; eggs , fresh , IGc to 17c ; potatoes , choice , 25c to 3oc per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to $0.50 ; hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.75 ; sheep , common to prime , $3.25 to $4.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , OSc to 70c ; corn. No. 2 white , 32e to 31 ; oats , No. 2 white , 25c to 2Gc. St. Louis Cattle. $3.25 to § 0.73 ; hog = , $3.00 Co $4.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to $4.00 ; wheat , No. 2 , 70c to 72e ; corn. No. 2 yellow , 31c to 33e ; oats , Xo. 2 , 22c to 24c ; rye , No. 2. 57c to 58c. Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $0.25 ; hogs $3.00 to $4.75 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.00 ; wheatNNo. 2 , 70e to 72c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , Soc to 3Ge ; oat ? , No. 2 mixed , 2 , e to 2(5c ; ryo. No. 2. (53c to Goc. Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $ G.50 ; hogs , $3.00 to $4.75 ; sheep. $2.50 to $4.50 : wheat , No. 2 , 70c to 72c ; corn. No. 2 yellow , 3Se to 3c ! ) ; oats , No. 2 white , 2Gc to 2Sc ; rye , Glc to G3c. Toledo-Wheat , No. 2 mixed. 72c ts 74c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 33c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 mixed. 23e to 25c : rye. No. 2 , 50c- to Glc ; clover seed. $3.95 to $ G.05. Milwaukee Wheat. " ! Xo. 2 Northern. GGc to GSc ; corn , No. 3 , 32c to 34c ; oaLs , No. 2 white , 24c to 2Gc ; rye , No. 1 , . > Sc to 59c ; barley , No. 2 , 4Gc to 4Sc ; pork , mess , $7.25 to $7.50. Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers , $3.00 to $ G.50 ; hogs , common to choice , $3.23 to $4.73 ; sheep , fair to choice weth ers. $3,00 to $4.50 ; lambs , common to extra. $4.50 to $5.50. ' New York Cattle. $3.25 to $ G.75 ; hess , $3.00 to $ : i.OO ; sheep. $3.00 to $4.50' wheat , No , 2 red , 75c to 77c ; corn , No. 2 , 40c to 41c ; oats. No. 2 white. 20e to 31c { butter , crei.mery , 17c to 23c ; eggs , weal- em , 15c tc 20c. ' . CHAPTER XV. At ten o'clock on the fourth , Sellars tap ped lightly on the hall door at the rear of the late banker's residence. Aunt Hannah admitted him. "Is there anyone save your mistress and Millie in the house , Hannah ? " "Yes , Mars Lang , Miss Jennie Camp bell. Da's in de parlor. " "Announce that I wish to see them. " Hannah did so , and soon returned and ushered the detective into their presence. The two girls arose to their feet as he entered the door. "Oh , Mr , Sellars ! " cried Jennie. "We have been nearly frantic and dare not seek you. Can you bid us hope ? I visited my dear brother in jail to-day. His sole re liance is on 3-011. Oh , speak ! My dear old mother is heart-broken ! " "My dear Miss Campbell , bid her be of good cheer ! Your brother shall leave the custody of Sheriff Cobb without a single stainon his character and full3' vindicat ed. More , the murderer of the banker shall swing from the gallows , nor shall he swing alone. But patience and time will be required. " "Oh , now that I have heard your voice again , I feel like another girl. Do you not , dear Hattie ? " "I have an abiding faith , Jennie , that justice will be done , and that the efforts of Mr. Sellars will be crowned with suc cess. That Robert is innocent of my fath er's murder , it needs not the tongue of an other to assure me , but there is much , so much , that I cannot understand. " "You scarce expected , Miss DeRosette , that your father would name Herman Craven as his administrator and your guardian ? " "How could he , Mr. Sellars , when he had no faith in him ? As to a desire on his part to have me become Herman's wife-my father entertained-no such wish. On the contrary , I almost think he would have preferred that I ceased to exist to seeing me the bride of the son of the one who wrecked his sister's life. I know that my loved father was pleased at my prefer ence for Robert Campbell , who was a great favorite of his. I know , sir , that he detested Herman Craven. " "And yet he left him a goodly sum in his will , named him his administrator , without bond , and your guardian. There can be no question as to the genuineness of his signature or to those of the wit nesses of his will. " "I cannot understand it , Mr. Sellars. It remains for you to unravel the mystery. That my father , who , living , had no faith in Herman Craven , should be willing that after his death he should administer on his estate , constitute the guardian of his daughter , and become the president of his bank , I for one moment d * not believe. " "You know , Miss DeRo'tte , that prior to your father's death he had drawn a will ? " "Yes , my father stated to me on one occasion that he had done so. He further said that it almost seemed useless , as in any event I would become his heir. 'But , ' he added , 'it will simplify matters in case of my death , and define iny position in regard to .Herman. * I have left him , ' my father said , 'a sum sufficient to enable him to t-igage hi business and accumu late more. If he sees proper to dissipate it , I do not wish you to replenish his empty purse. Promise me , my daughter , that you will not. Stephen Craven's son shall not squander your inheritance. ' I promised , Mr. Sellars , yet now this man has the handling of my father's estate and is my lawful guardian. " "And himself inherits a fortune by the terms of the will , " observed the detective. "Fifty-five thousand dollars is no small sum. Why , a man with a fortune of that amount need not seek to augment it by engaging in business. " "True , Mr. Sellars ! Now I have told you all I know about the will , aside from the fact that I recognized my father's sig nature , and while I at first doubted its genuineness I cannot do so longer. I am assured that the signatures ef the wit nesses are genuine. " "Beyond question , " said Sellars , "and they were both lost at sea. " "Strange ! Very strange ! There is something wrong about that will , Mr. Sel- Inrs. My father , as you know , was a careful , prudent man. I recognize in many of the provisions of the will his own true nature. The manumission of Uncle Duke and that of Hanaah , and the money left them , with a desire that I look after its expenditure. Also his wish that Adam and Millie should never pass into other bands , and his remembrances to them. The sum of five thousand dollars left At torney Dobbs , his old and trusted friend. But in the matter of lierman Craven t > ere is something wrong. " "Decidedly wrong. Miss DeRosette ! " exclaimed 'the detective , "but act not in Herman's presence , or that of others , as though you thought so. Leave everything to me , and for the present I would much prefer that Miss Campbell do not visit your home too frequently. You must ap pear satisfied that the man in jail is guilty f your father's murder. " "Poor , dear Robert. I know he would have died to protect my father. His every word of the transactions of that night is true. My heart bleeds for him , yet there iie is , an innocent man , with the gallows confronting him. " , "Vindication , 3011 mean , Miss DeRo sette. Your sweetheart shall never stand on the gallows trap ; but Her others shall. " "Herman ? Mr. Sellars , you would have 1 said Ilentiaii Craven ! Is it possible that you believe my causiu to be my father's assassin ? No , no ! It cannot be ! It could not have been he ! " "It was uot , m3' dear young lajly , or ere this he Mald occupy a cell in jail , and Robert Campbell would be a free man. Calm yourself ; your cousin did not strike the blow that bereft your father of life. " "A nephew murder his own uncle , and that nephew the guardian of the murder ed man's daughter , the administrator of his estate , and here daily in my presence ! Oh , it would be too horrible ! I have not doubted that uiy cousin telievod Robert Campbell cuUty. " "Do not agitate yourself , Miss DeRo sette. Leave all to me. The right men shall yet stand on the gallows trap. " "Men ! " exclaimed Jennie Campbell. Without noticing her exclamation the detective remarked : "With your permis sion , Miss DeRosette , I would like to visit the attic at the top of the house. I neg lected to do so on the night of the mur der. " "The attic ? Why , you " "I merely wish to see whether there is any evidence that it was tenanted prior to the murder. " "Oh , I am sure it was not. I have the key in my room. I visited the attic on the eighteenth and rummaged two trunks searching for old letters. But come , Jen nie. I will get the key on the floor above. " Five minutes later Miss Hattifc unlocked the attic door and the party entered. The rays of the sun streamed in through the low windows , lighting ip the place sufficiently for the detective's purpose. "If you recognize the slightest change in the location of any article iu this attic , Miss DeRosette , from the position it occu pied when you were last here , please note it. " "I merely examined the contents of these two trunks , Mr. Sellars. " "Well , please do so again , " said the de tective a she raised the trunk lids. "It would be impossible to note any change in the contents of the trunks , Mr. Sellars. As you see , there is little else but letters , papers , and odds and ends , cast in in a miscellaneous jumble , and everything else seems as it was. It almost seems as though there was a tobacco smell pervad ing the garret. That was not here be fore. " "There certainly is now , " said Jennie. "Some one must have been smoking ci gars here , and quite recently. " "The windows are all closed , " observed the detective. "It may have been some days ago. You notice no changes on the top of the contents of the trunks , Miss DeRosette ? " "None , Mr. Sellars. Stay ! That leath er one I left last , I remember , and my last act was to cast in a bundle of letters tied with a yellow ribbon. It should lie on top. Why , I see nothing of it ! " "Careful , Miss DeRosette ! ' Careful ! " "Yes , but " Miss Hattie had half of the contents re moved from the trunk. "Here is the package ! " she suddenly exclaimed. "Why , it is buried in this cor ner , and I am certain I left it on top of all else. The trunk has been emptied and rifled. There is no doubt of it. " "Is the package tied as you left it ? " "Why , no. I left it tied in a bow knot. " "Indeed ! " "Oh , Mr. Sellars , the letters are not all here ! " "Are you sure ? " "Certainly , I am ! This is a package of letters that my father received from Her man Craven's mother after her elopement with Stephen Craven. I read enough to ascertain that some of them were very sad. The outside one here I left in the en velope , with the directions on the outside and in view. It is no longer here. " "Let us empty the trunk entirely , " said the detective. They did so , but found nau at in it save letters" and old papers. "Now this other one , " said Sellars. The contents was soon removed , but nothing of a startling nature was revealed. "Replace these articles , Hannah , " said Sellars , "while we make the rounds of the attic. " Every nook and corner was examined , but nothing unusual was discovered. "If cigars have been smoked here , " ob served the detective , as the party neared the stairway again , "neither the stubs nor matches have been left behind. Has Her man ever visited the attic to 3'our knowl- jdge , Miss DeRosette ? " "He has not. There is but one key , and it has never been in his possession. In fact , there is nothing L the attic of inter est to him , unless indeed , it be his moth er's letters , and'he knows not of them. " "His father , I believe , has been dead some years ? Where did he die ? " "AVhen Herman came to my father , but little more than two years ago , he stated that his father fell a victim to yellow fever in New Orleans the year previous. " "Yes ; well , let us descend , and I request you all to maintain silence in regard to our visit to the attic. " "I wish I might visit Robert in jail , and assure him of my continued faith in his integrity , " said Hattie , as the party de scended the stairs. "You must content yourself in writing 1 him , Miss DeRosette. On no account would I have you visit the jail. Miss Campbell can bear your missives. " "Oh , I have already borne several , " said Miss Jennie , "and a great comfort they were to my poor brother. " "I shall visit him this evening , " observ ed the detective ; "but I would not have him appear too hopeful. And now good- by. You may not see me again for some 3 days ; but remember , you have my pledge i that no harm shall come to the one you both love. " An hour later , seated in the private of fice of the recorder , Sellars was intently going over the last will and testament of 1 the deceased banker , word by word. At seven o'clock in the evening he en tered the office of Jailer Filyaw and was conducted by that individual to the debt 4 ors' room , where an anxious prisoner , who had been informed by his loving sister of his contemplated visit , awaited him. CHAPTER XVI. On the morning of the sixth at 8:30 o'clock Sellars entered the door of the postoffice , and five minutes later was clos eted with the postmaster. "Not a thing , Sellars ! Not a thing ; That is , aside from the usual routine bank mail , addressed to either the cashier or the bank president. Nothing to Herman Cra ven , and nothing marked personal. " "And you have watcaed everv mail GrndyV" "Every one , and will continue to do so. : Nothing shall escape me. " "Well , I am on 033- way south ; but shall -.r > v . " ; % . ' be back In a week , at & & * . Perhaps less time. " * . . "I will hold anything of a suspicious na- til your , return. " . -Pray do , and let nothing pass. Good- "Thirty minutes later the detective was- being rapidly borne southward over ue- , Manchester ioad. At eleven o'clock on the eighth be enter- cd the city hall in New Orleans , and pass ed into the health office , where he inquir ed for Dr. Duryca , the head of the health , department- A. messenger conducted him to the tor's private office. * "I wished to ascertain , doctor , " said * Sellars , . "and to a certainty , ' if one Ste phen Craven fell a victim to ydlow fever- in New Orleans during the years eighteen * , fifty-four or fifty-five. " The doctor had been adjusting his glasses , and he novr cast a glance at the * card the messenger had handed him. "Lang Sellars of North Carolina ! What , . the great Southern detective ? " he ex claimed , extending his hand. "I am more- ! than pleased to meet you , sir , and the rec ords of Four office will show. I have been * I at the head of the department for the past , 'eight years , and flatter myself that the- list is complete. Someone trying to tie- fraud an insurance-company , perhaps ? " "Oh , no , " answered Sellars , "but a mam. whose relatives have lost track of him- < The last heard of him he was here in Newr Orlcans , in eighteen fifty-four , I believe- and rumor has reached their ears that he- fell a victim to yellow fever. " "I see. Craven , Stephen Craven ! L. have no recollection of the name ; but : come , we will search the records of the- officc. " Together the two men were soon poring. over the records of the dead ; but the name- Stephen Craven did not appear there. "No such man yielded up his life in our cit3' , Mr. Sellars , in either eighteen fiftyr four or five. " "Let us turn to fifty-three , " observed * Sellars. t They did so. The result was the same : "Deaths in 3our hospitals are included * here ? " "Ye3 , Mr. Sellars , all deaths. Of course you might visit the hospitals and ascertain * if such a name was omitted from their reports - ports , but I feel assured" that such will * not prove the case. " "I will do so , " observed Sellars. "You know where they are located , K presume ? " "Yes , certainly. I am obliged to you , , doctor. Good day" The hospitals of the city were visited by- the detective , and the death roll of each * scanned for the years named , but on nona- did the name Stephen Craven appear. "Now for the Crescent Hotel and sup per , " thought Sellars , as he left St. Vin cent's behind him. "Afterward a round * up of all the hotels. Next a call on Chief Ramsy , then the gambling houses , and I have done the town. " "I have been the night clerk here for" seven 3'ears , " replied Clerk Spencer of the- Crescent in answer to Sellars' question- after he had come from the dining room- "and I am blessed with a fairly good mem ory. We have never had a guest by the- name of Stephen Craven. Here are the- registers ; you can look them over. " "TKe name is a strauge one to you ? " "I never heard it before. There are the * directories , on the end of the counter. You will find them ail there , from eighteen , fifty , and can ascertain if such a party/ had a residence here since that year. " The detective examined them every one . but in none did the sought-for name ap pear. It was twelve o'clock when he had fin ished his round of the hotels and he de cided to delay his call on Chief Ramsjp until the next day. "If I only had a photograph of Stephen Craven , " he thought , "to show Ramsy , it might aid me , but I have not a thing merely a name he might have abandoned- years ago. The banker would not have allowed his picture in his house , I well believe. Well , I will try Ramsy in- the morning. " He did so , but naught did it avail. Ramsy had been at the head of the NOT ? , Orleans detective service six years > but he had no knowledge of Stephen Craven , The name did not appear on the records ol" his office. "If he was a sport , as you surmise , " ' observed Ramsy , " 3'ou may learn "soine- thing of him at some of the gaining houses. " "I shall take them in , " observed Sel * lars. "I suppose the old numbers em brace them all ? " "Nearly , " said Ramsy. "There have been a few changes. The Holly is closed , , and Steve Abbott has sold out to Merrill. " brothers ; but you have been here since- then. " "Oh , yes , " replied Sellars. "I was here- ' only three months ago. " "Oh , well , it's three years since Ab - " ' bott sold out. " "What became of him ? " "Running a house in Baltimore , I. be . ' lieve. We were glad to get rid of hiai a smooth , slick scoundrel , is Steve Abbott It got too hot for him here. " "Have you a photograph of Abbott , , Ramsy ? " "No , we were never able to get hiao - physiognomy in our rogues"gallery. . He- was too slick for us ; but then , he has no- connection with your man. He cursed , this city with his presence for ten years- at least. You must remember him , Lang , if you were ever in his place a voice like- oil , a manner as smooth as gla s * andk . ' about mv size. " "Beard ? " "No , not even a mustache. Smooth * face , thin lips , a great dresser , and a reg ular 'con' man. " "I think I remember him now. I al ways took that two hundred pounder with , a full beard for Steve Abbott. " N "No , that was Dacey. his partner. Ho- uas passed in ! : is checks. " "Well , good day. " " ( To be continued. ) Cnnvasbaclc Duclc Feel to L.-abnrer3 _ Canvasbaek ducks were so numerous-- in the early days in Maryland that em ployers -were obliged to enter into con tracts -with their laborers that the lat ter should not be fed on canvasback : 3uck more than three times a week.- One man could easily shoot 100 ducki in a single morning in those days. Now- - the fowls cost ? 5 pair. In Londoa- they are worth $25. irc props. The Doctor Let the little feilow ill he vrauts to. Crying causes a ba ungs to expand. The Father-Then , by gem , rm ind-expausionist from this minute. i ?
