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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-24
CHAPTER ".

Rachel said Algernon Fitz- Thomp-
son McStab, pleasantly, you will be glad
to know, l dare say, that am to be your
father. That is all we wished to say to
her, was it not. my love? You may go,
Rachel. Please close the door, my child,
as you go out.
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Dorothea-After all, what's in name?
Polly Stitching industriously on her
wedding trousseau}- About fifteen thou
sand a year, my dear. -Munsey's Weekly.
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And now, my dear" he said at the
expiration Of happy half hour, as he
gently lifted her head from his shoulder,
II should like to see your-or perhaps
! ought now to say our-daughter, to
tell her Of this happy event"
Shall call herr
"If you please, M dear"
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CHAPTER III.

This is SO sudden" said the widow
blushingly, and SO unexpected. II
thought your visits to our house were
for the purpose of seeing my daughter"
..'She is too young" replied the visitor
decidedly. Il told her SO last evening.
We parted in friendly spirit, but gave
her to understand as delicately as could
that should not call to see her any
more This is sudden, it is true, but ]
trust aone the less agreeable on that &C
count. May not venture to hopeF'
"Mhv. sir. p
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HIS REVENGE.
How Algernon Fitz Thompson McStab
Wreaked an Awful Vengeance.

How Algernon Fitz Thompson Mcstab
Wreaked an Awful Vengeance.
CHAPTER L
"Hai You refuse me, do you, Miss
Hamtagg?
The man who asked this question had
passed the first flush of youth. He was
no longer, properly speaking, young
man. Yet he was well preserved. He
had not reached the age at which it
seemed expedient for him to part his hair
just above his ear and plaster thin layer
thereof over the top of his head. He had
thrown aside the walking stick of young
manhood. but had not assumed the cane
of middle age.
1t is well to speak of these facts, for
they are necessary to the full understand
ing of this painful history.
Moreover, they cost nothing extra
~ do, Mr.. McStab.' said the young
lady, coldly.
Then listen to me, Rachel Flickergy
Hamtaggr' he Missed. ~ swear you
shall bitterly repent it!'
CHAPTER IL.
Wild whistled the bleak wind. Dis
mally moaned the huge elm tree that
rasped and scratched itself against the
cruel edges of the shingles on the cor
nice. Shrilly shrieked the weathercock
on the barn roof for drop of oil, and
grewsomely groaned Algernon Fitz-
Thompson McStab as he stole forth in
the dead of night. made his way eau
tiously by circuitous route TO the an
cestral smokehouse in the back yard and
went inside.
"Ill show her!" he muttered between
his teeth.
From beneath his coat he drew COM
pact bundle of letters, cut the string that
bound them together, struck match,
made a bonfire of the collection and
watched them slowly consume to ashes,
while the crazy building shook as if with
Indignation, and the wind sighed hoarse-
ly, like one in sympathy with the wretch
ed but wrathful man.
He was burning the letters he had
written in happier days to Rachel Ham
tagg. She had returned them to him
scornfully.
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BADLY FRIGHTENED BANKERS,
False Reports OF PaNIo Cause n Great
Run on Washington Banks,

False Reports Of u PanIC Cause u Great
Run on Washington Banks,
WASHINGTON, D, c., August 7,-The
officials OF the several prominent bank
ing institutional in this city are Just catch.
ing breath after scare that for several
hours one day last week threatened a
panic in the local money market, For
several weeks rumors have been current
here OF a stringenCy in the money
market, and Secretary Window has even
felt called upon to do his best to dispel
the cloud. One morning report reach
ed the treasurer Of u Catholic institution
that a panic was threatened, Heprompt-
ly warned tho other Catholic inslitu-
tons and within two hours, 1t Is said,
checks for tho full amount ofall deposits
were presented at tho banks by oill-
Cials OF the various churches, converts
and academies, with peremptory de-
mand for payment These demands
created CONSERVATION In more than one
quarter, for the amounts were by no
means small. In several instances the
deposits reached $4,000. The run
made great furry but the bank officials
hustled around and sCraped the cash
together Before tho close Of banking
hours over 81 10000 had been paid ont
and the institutions had their money
under private lock and key, Money Is
now little easier but bank officials are
looking for the tpster who started the
run upon them.
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RAISED THE PRICE OP LOTS.

The Q. j. o. to Remove the Shops From
Huntington to st. Albans.
Special Dtspateh TO he MieIliOaer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, August THE
Chesapeake & Ohio has purchased thirty
acres of land just below ST. Albans aud
contemplates removing It's round.houses
and shops from Huntington to that
place, making 1t the end Of division,
beginning at Russell Just opposite Iron.
ton. The location OF the shops at 81.
Albans cannot fail to be great benefit,
not only TO that place but also to this
city. Real estate In St. Albans has made
a rapid advance aud large amount Of
town property there changed hands yes.
terday and to-day. Lots formerly valued
at $50 are now held at $500, and while
many are anxious to buy some refuse to
sell at any price,
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A NAPTHA EXPLOSION
On Board q Launch Causes the Loss OF
Several Lives,

BUFFALO, N, Y, August about A
o'clock this afternoon bystanders near
the boat houses at the foot OF Ferry street
heard twoexplosions in quick succession
from the boat houses Just being built by
L, B, CrOcker, Superintendent OF the
New York Central Stock Yards, la
which his pleasure yacht, the Cedar
Ridge, was stored, Immediately follow
ing the explosions the boat burst into
flames, which soon made u furnace OF
its interior, Simultaneously with the
explosions two or three persons were
thrown into the water as II from the
force Of the discharge,
Caleb Tolsma got a boat and picked up
Q young woman, Miss Mclean, aged 2S,
from the water, She was badly burned
and was taken to the hospital, At this
time tho form OF Mr., CroCker's young
son was seen standing on the boats
deck against q background OF fire. An
effort was made to rescue him, but the
little fellow seemed paralyzed with fear
and in a moment fell back into the fire
and was burned to crisp. A car.
penter was seen clinging to a rafter
Just over the blazing boat, For a few
moments he hung desperately on his
perch, and then, as II stupeGed by the
heat, and sudoCated by the smoke, loos.
ed his hold and dropped, another victim
into the furnace below, The other child. !
ren OF Mr.. CroCker, Leonard Lemuel, a
son aged 10 years, aud Ethel, a daughter
aged about 0 years, also perlshed in the
flames, Another girl, Charlotte, aged
II, was blown into the water and rescued
therefrom and sent along with Miss Nc.
Lean to the hospital. The yacht was
known as a naptha launch, run by
naptha for fuel,
1t is supposed that the accident was
caused when the engineer liz the match
to ignit0 the fuel, by the explosion OF
some gus which had leaked out. 1t is a
total wreck, The family was preparing
% go of OH a pleasure trip, and Mr..
Crocker had taken'his four children and
Miss Mclean, q lady from Detroit, who
was stopping with the family, to the
river for an excursion. CroCker him.
Ielf barely escaped with his life, The
condition Of the other daughter and
Miss Mclean was reported serious, but
lot necessarily fatal at late hour to-
lluhE.
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ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.

A Passenger Train Held Up in COlOrndO-A
Plucky MeHsepger-on the Passengers
Plundered.
DENVER, COL, August IA special
received here this afternoon says; The
Rio Grande western train No. 8, known
as the ModoC, was held upnear Creyasse
last night by train robbers. Two Of
them boarded the baggage car ut Thomp.
son Springs. They climbed over the
engine, pointed their revovers ut the
heads OF the engineer and fireman and
compelled them To stop tho train. They
forced the fireman to attempt 10 chop
through the door Of the express car aud
made the engineer bring bug to hold
the plunder Messenger Willis was
ready with magazine shot gun and
two seIi.coCking revolvers. The fire.
man was unable to chop through
the boiler iron door, 30 tho rob-
bers fired q dozen shots through
the car. Messenger Willis lay
on the floor and was not hit. The rob.
bers dared not show their heads at the
broken windows lest they should get
shot. They gave 1t up and joined two
other robbers In the other cars. The
four went through the train with their
revolvers drawn and gathered 5000 and
twenty watches. Ono passenger put his
head out the window 10 see what was
going on and the robbers sent bullet
through his hat. Most Of the passen.
gers hid their valuables successfully,
those loosing them being too frightened
to hide them. A posse has gone from
Green river. Two deputy United States
marshals went out this morning from
Salt Lake with blood honnds.
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A TERRInLE C0NnlTlON
OF AfraIrS Mt tho Chicago AiorguS-Why
IiodY Is Not NOmoved.

or AfialrS Mt tho Chicago aiorguO-why n
BODY Is Not removed.
CmcAOo, August 1.-THE people Of
South Chicago arc agitated over the con-
dition of affairs at the morgue, which is
located under tho west approach Of tho
Ninety.seCond street bridge. On the
morning OF July 81 the body OF an TN.
known man was found on the lake shore
at Fifth street, and was placed in the
morgue. The same day the coroner held
m inquest and issued n burial permit.
For some reason the body has not been
removed. TheCounty undertaken usually
delegates for GONE local undertaken to
remove unknown bodies, but as this
body soon become badly decomposed the
local undertakers would not touch II for
the fec OF 81, which tho county allows
in such Cases. Asa result the body Is
still at the morgue, and Is daily becoming
more deComposed, so that 1t IL almost
impossible to go near the place.
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AN AITEMPrRD MURDER,
A Man Poisoned by Ills Mother.iu.Law,
Who Escapes Arrest.

A Man Poisoned by Ills Mother.iu.Law,
Who Escapes Arrest.
Special Dispatch to hs EntcAi0eer,
CHARLESTON, W. Va, August 7.-Al.
bert summerfeld, a miner employed in
the Black Band mines, was taken sud.
denly III Monday morning shortly after
eating lunch in the bank. A physician
pronounCedit a case OF poisoning, prob.
ably with trough on rats" Antidotes
were promptly administered and the
patient Is now out OF danger. Suspicion
pointed to Mrs, Baker, Summelield's
inother-ln.law, and his brother yester-
day Swore out u warrant for her arrest,
but she had taken alarm aud left. The
utmost indignation was expressed over
the attempt on Summerlleld's life, and
lynching would have been inevitable II
II had resulted fatally.
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Mercer; Mr., McCIeary, of Allegheny,
and others. Then somebody moved
that the nomination be made by ac.
clamatlon and every delegate rose to his
ieet.
Mr.. Boyer was called for and made his
way to the front OF the platform and for
few minutes could do nothing but
listen TO the cheers that greeted his APP
pearance. When the applause had
somewhat subsided he thanked the con-
yention for the honor conferred npon
him, remarking that II was the third
time that he had been accorded a unan,
imous election in Harrisburg, and said
he was pleased with the platform and
promised to endeavor to merit the trust
repoSed in him.
At the conclusion OF his remarks there
was another spell OF cheering, The band
played and the convention adjourned,
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Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to
record three deeds OF trust and transfers
OF real estate as follows:
August Z by Henry SChmulbach 10
Adelia Heller, for $500, two rods Of
land in Fulton east oil the paper mill.
August Z by Mary l.. Rinehart 10
Charles Ebellng, for $3.50, tho south hall
Of lot 10 in square 0, on the west side oi
EoT street and south OF Thitty.hith.
June 20 by William W. Foreman aud
wife TO Elizabeth +. Dement,, for s., q
tract Of % acres on Battlerun In this
county.
June 20 by Elizabeth +. Dement, To
William W. Foreman, for 50, part Of The
William Dement, farm.
August 8 by Edward Robertson and
wife TO Mary O., wife Of Richard Robert.
son, for $500, part Of lot ia, on tho north
side OF Seventeenth street.
August I by Stewart Wallace and wife
10 George G. Eaglcson, for SlOO, tho coal
and air passage under certain coal land
In RiUhland district.
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WASHINGTON, August 1.-The report
Of Captain Shepard, commanding the
revenue steamer Rush, in regard to the
seizure OF the British scaler, Black Dia-
mand, which was mailed ut San Fran
cisco, has been received at the Treasury
Department. Acting Secretary BltGhel-
lor refuses positively to give it to the
press, but admits that 1t confirms sub.
stantially tho newspaper reports con.
Cerning the seizure.
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LONDON, August 7.-Tho Prince Of
Wales gave dinner 10 Emperor William
and Prince Henry, Of the Royal Yachts
to-day. Emperor William re.
viewed O,OOO troops at AldershOt In Ito
afternoon. Tho Prince OF Wales, owing
TO a slight indlspoBltion, was not pres.
ont. In the evening the Emnefo /
boarded the German Imperial Yacht
HohOnEollern. lie will leave England
at an early hour on Friday morning.
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A SENSATIONAL WEDDING.
Two Young People oulwlt stern Parent
and are One.

A"o AouuS EeOple OutWL stern fhont
and are One.
WAYNEsnvRa, Pa, August 7.--seven
months ago seymore Hall, twenty.one
years old, came here from Carmichaels
and was employed by the Water Com.
pany.
Soon after he fell in love with Miss
Hannah Hartzell, but her mother forbade
him the house. Yesterday morning
when she went 10 call her daughter she
found her missing.
Surmislns the reason she hastened 10
the Clerks office TO see II a mirriage
license had been obtained, but the Office
was not open. Going 10 Halls board
ing house, she found his door locked and
the landlord would not awaken him.
Then she went back to the clerks Of.
flee to forbid the issue OF license, but
then learned that he had got 1t. Going
10 Halls room u second time, admission
was demanded, as there wasa threat that
1t would be broken In. He opened 1t
and the numerous persons who had
been attracted to the scene by the noise
liled into the room. Hall was there, but
where was Miss Hannah? The room
was searched, and when some one open.
ed the closet door there stood the miss.
Ing girl. Hall said he bud Just left her
there while got the license, and that he
had sent ,inan after tho preacher, and
that they we're going 10 be married as
soon az he got there. Mrs. Harlzell
started down stairs and met the Rev. Mr..
Meek in the hall, and told him not 10
marry them. He beat a retreat
She then started to tind an attorney,
and while she was gone Justice Maple
was called aud he tied the knot.
Shortly after the wedding Halls
father arrived and threatened the log
him for getting married. The couple
are still at the hotel and were serenaded
last night
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Young George Kline was before Jus.
tice Davis yesterday on two warrants
sworn out by James B. Thomas. Both
we're dismissed. Jean MaElngo was be.
fore the Justice on a warrant sworn out
by Kate McAdams. This was also heard
and dismissed, Mary MASlngo was bo.
ioro the Justice OH d warrant sworn out
by Martha Brady, and this was likewise
dismissed, James gugian was IN on d
warrant sworn out by g, Paul 'GlaSer,
He entered o plea Of guilty and paid d
ilnp Of 81 and costs.
This case was No. 1000, that being the
number Of criminal Casea tried by Jus.
tiCe Davis since he has been In office
four years,
The case oiHAtLle Granlhun Ia rot fol
q hearing al 2 p. IN. to-day. She Il
charged with stealing S33 In cash ifon
Ellen Barnes last January.
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BETHANY COLLEGE,.
Plans for y Grand RsunIon-C Candidates
for the Presidency,
SDectll DisDdLch 10 Us IBieUf1e1ckF.


for the Presidency,
Special DiIpGtch 10 he IR,eHi0alctF,
STEuBENyILLE, o., August-F'-While
at Bethany to-day 1t was learned by the
correspondent Of the eINTELLIaRNcERt that
the college authorities there are matur-
ing plans for grand reunion, to be eel
ebrated at that place upon the fiitieth
anniversary Of the founding OF the col
lege, It's semi,Centennial will occur in
June, 1891, and arrangements are being
made whereby 1t is hoped 10 send special
invitations to oil the living alumni OF
this time'honored institution to be pres
ent upon that interesting occasion,
ApropOs Of this most unusual thing
can be said OF the first class which grad.
uated at Bethany, iorty,hve years ago,
receiving the degree OF A, b., on the
Fourth Of July, 1874, The class was five
In number and not one OF them have
died, The presence OF the entire first
class OF Bethany at the colleges semi
centennial would be hard to equal hY
any other existing educational instiIu'
tion, The following are the members
Of the class; General James G, Stone,
Leavenworth, Kansas; James S, Fall,
Frankfort, Kentucky; DR., Robert 4,
Bryan, Georgetown, Kentucky John
A, dearborn, Richmond, Virginia, and
Mr., Ferrel, Of Kansas City, Two Of
these were recently seen by Col, Alex
Campbell, one Of the executive commit.
tee Of the college.
Three candidates are talked OF for
President to succeed DR.. Woolery, DR.,
J, J, Barclay, OF Alabama, already men.
toned in the lNTELLIdENCER, Professor
Of Allegheny, and the present
Vice President, ], NJ. Tribe.
Bethany has not been in as excellent
financial condition since the war Us she
is at present, and barring unforeseen con.
brightiuture awaits her.
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.. I. 4. unlpn.

0LRyELANp, O., August 1.-THE nine.
teenth annual convention Of the Catho.
Ito Total Abstinence Union Of America
convened here to-day, Rev. 4, j. Con,
naelly,. OF WofcheStef, the President, In
his address said that Il was proposed 10
establish q $4,000 Father Matthew
chair ih the Cathedral University, 10 be
founded In October, 1900, al Washing,
tom and 70 complete the Father Mat.
thew, church Al Cork, ireland. Foul
hundred delegates arc attending the con,
vention. The executive council arc
present. The receipts last year WetC
SS,sVO and tho expenditures q 200,
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To BURN THE FAMILY.


n huubo EHeu uuu tHe eDOOTh securely tHts
tened.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, August IAN
attempt was made to take the lives OF 7.
J. Allen and family, Of Knob Creek,
Monroe county, Monday night. Tho
family retired to rest at the usual hour,
and early in the morning discovered
that the house was in flames. Mr.. Allen
awakened his family with the greatest
difficulty, and then found that rocks had
been piled against tue door to prevent
an escape. The whole family was com.
PEELED TO jump from u high window to
the ground, and all received serious
juries, Traces Of oil were found about
the house, and the fire was no doubt
inCendiary,
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TotEpo, o, August 7,-When this
city bonded herself for $75O,OOO to pro.
vide natural gaS that would knock out
the monopoly, tho Standard Oil Com.
pany declared that II would DO inpossl.
bic TO buy any gas Territory. The city
got some land, however, al Van ljureii
and drilled q well, Yesterday a pushef
was struck, which will yield about gO,.
OOO,0OO feet Of gas per day.
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BAD HEALTH IN JOnNSTOwN.
The Doctors Have More Than They ca
Atlond to, Despite the Keporta.

The Doctors Have More Than They Can
Attend to, Despite the Reports.
JonNsrowN, Pa, August 7.-Notwith-
standing favorable reports are still sent
out from the Board Of Health, there is a
great deal OF sickness here. The doctors
are SO busy that they cannot attend to
all calls made upon them. A man liv.
Ing several miles in the country came to
town to get physician to attend mem.
ber Of his family who was III, but they
were all too busy to go. Another case
happened yesterday, where gentleman
wanted doctor to make trip Of five
miles to the country 10 visit his child
who was very sick. He called on ten
different doctors, but found them all so
busy that 1t was physical impossibility
to get them TO 20.
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Something of a Row.

OP5sV77' UF7F577VV 70 VIC IWFt'VIVtWItF'
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, August 7.-There
was a firstclass row in a dive on Bridge
street, this city, early Sunday morning.
Knives. knucklers and beer bottles
figured to marked degree. One Of the
participants has been laid up with bad
cut over the scalp, has several severe
cuts and Is seriously hurt. He was taken
in buggy TO the country. Prominent
people were involved.
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Nv thn lln,nsr shnLn,, I,llO.

NEwMAnrtSsvlLLE, W.VAp August7.-
A young son Of Ezra Miller, a farmer Of
this county, was bitten last night by a
copper snake, and died In a few hours,
This is the fourth fatality from snake
bite In this and adj dining county Of
Peasants within the past two weeks,
Many animals have been bitten, and
farmers are much alarmed at the preva'
lenoe Of tho poisonous reptiles.
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rLnecn skplulon. llnsarlhCd.

PEonIA, 1LL, August 7,-WhilO at
work on the highway dyo miles west Of
hCrc on what Is known as tho Lancaster
road, William Given and j. W. Rich
mond, two farmers, unearthed fifteen
skeletons. They were all together as II
from one intermUntand were remarkably
well preserved, One skeleton was large
aud the skull well developed. Tho
others were FathVr inferior and four ol
them were children. They were found
on q gravel bank on HessGlhaus hill,
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THE SPOKANE PALlS FIRE.
Impossible to EAtimate the Loss for Some
limo TO Come.

limo TO Come.
SPOKANE FALLS, W. T., August III
is impossible to estimate the Losses sus.
tanned by the Northern Pacific railroad.
The value of tho two depots, passenger
and freight, may bo easily arrived at,
but that Of the goods stored therein cam
not DO reached until all tho claims
against tho company are adjusted. The
passenger ] and freight business Of tho
road al Spokade Falls Is now handled In
temporary quarters located in freight
warehouse. With an admirable exercise
Of energy and foresight, A. D. Camp.
bell, manager OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company, brought his office
pretty sQuarely back on It's feet on Satur'
day night, within two hours after the
lines had been burned down In tho city.
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LOUISVILLE, August 1.-THE returns
from the State election up TO this morn.
Ing show that Tue Democrats have an
increased plurality Of $4,000 over the
election Of two years ago, and that Mon.
days majority will reach 5000. The
last Legislature stood l02 Democrats
and 30 opposition, Tho Legislature
elected Monday will consist Of ia
Democrats and "a Republicans.