Nebraska Newspapers

    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- .
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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
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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. '
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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.
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