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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-10

She no longer hesitated, but came to
my side and we walked away together,
leaving Caleb Armstrong still grinding
prints of his boot ieel into the pebbly
soil of the beach We had scarcely gone
a dozen rods, however. when we found
him in the path before us.
mot in anger, Beatrice" he cried
Say that you forgive me"
II am sure" said Beatrice, with a
quiet dignity of which, until today, /
should scarcely have thought my laugh
ter loving niece capable, that you did
not mean to pain me, and forgive you. :"
God bless you for thatl' said the
young man, and disappeared as suddenly
as he had come in our way.
"How long has this Eeen going on?"
asked.
This what?' questioned my niece,
rather sharply, detecting, suppose,
somewhat OF distaste in my tone, and
which, truth to tell, was at no great
pains to disguise.
Thus highly neutrality-suspicious."
replied, hesitating little for the last
word.
Beatrice flashed a searching look at
me out of her beautiful eyes, then walked
proudly on, taking no more notice of me
than if l had been an overgrown insect,
whose affairs happened to require him to
travel in the same direction as herself
Nonsense, Beatricel There is mo need
Of our making o quarrel of it. The
fellow has had his lesson. and viii trouble
you no more, hope. am glad you had
the good sense to retrieve SO promptly
what your thoughtlessness might have
made grave indiscretion. Now you
have only to forget the fellow and his
mpertinence
She turned her eyes full upon me now.
Are you sure that is alp she asked.
III SEQ no reason why it is not"
"But what If love this fellow, Uncle
Raphael with rush Of carmine to
cheek and brow.
II sincerely hope you do not" re-
turned, beginning to feel considerable
uneasiness
rs it because he is farmers sonY
This was close questioning One does
not like to own to want Of magma
nimity such us an affirmative answer
would have implied. Yet knew moth
ing against Caleb Armstrong except his
inferior social position.
is he worthy OF you mother respoctsy
] asked at length
IL think he Is. But It does not mat
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don't pay. Madeline. what do you
Think"
81 dare say you are right" was the
careless answer.
"Do you? That's the good OF a woman'a
having sense. Now, half the women I'm
acquainted with would have wanted to
know what l mean by half way meas
ures, and why they don't pay, and all
that sort Of thing. Mr.. Mannering." ad-
dressing himself to Robert, ga sensible
woman, our Number Two here, sir. Yes,
SIR"
''She has need to be-" muttered Rob
ert, in an undertone.
Robert" said, starting suddenly to
my feet, twill you walk down to my
Iodgingswith me? believe ]. have never
shown you the collection of insects
made in South America. / think you
will find it rather interesting"
"Oh, may go too" cried Beatrice.
''Not tonight" returned. II want
your fathers advice about arranging my
specimens When get the collection in
proper order you shall see it,
Robert had eagerly assented to my
proposal, his spirits seeming to recover
their elasticity at bound. But just as
we were starting out Julius Stone inter-
posed with:
Just wait minute, won't you? We
are all Mannerings together here, SO
there is no use in making any bones of
it. Madeline and have concluded to
be married in week from now. That's
all, sir. Yes, sir. Hope the arrange
ment will suit all around. What do you
think, Mr.. Manpering2'
''If you and Madeline have arranged
it SO, suppose it viii do" said Robert
feebly, with the old, careworn look in
full force upon his face
That's all right, then--an right, sir.
Yes, sir"
II glanced at Madeline. Her face was
absolutely colorless. She had started up
as if the announcement had taken her by
surprise, and stood grasping the back of
a chair. Beatrice had stolen to her side,
looking almost as pale as her sister.
around whom she had thrown one arm,
as If for protection. Thus they were
standing when we left the room. AS
soon as we were fairly out of doors Rob
ert took my arm, saying lightly that .'it
would make our walk seem more like
those Of the old Robbie-aiid-R afy times"
Robbie" I said, laying my hand upon
his, 1--WE used to have no secrets from
each other In those old times. Don't
YOU renlemberY
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eyes, remember"
Then there fell silence, broken only
by the continuous thud of our foot soles
against the pavement.
SIS there no way of saving Madeline
from this revolving narriage?" broke
out at last, hardly knowing how to make
the attack, but thinking 1t might be al
well to plunge into the midst of the mat
ter at once.
''If there were, do you think would
permit it to so on?" he turned upon me.
rather sharply.
"You used to think had good head
for difficulties. Many scrape have you
and pulled through together, Robbie.
Perhaps this one may not be SO desper-
ate as it seems"
No answer from Robert
"1f it were any Of linary perplexity, ]
am certain you would not hesitate.
may assume, then, that this is an extra.
ordinary one. Let me try my skill at
guessing. Say that it is something con-
nected with Aunt Margaret's legacies."
Raphael. Julius Stone has been blab-
bing."
"No. But have bSen putting this
and that together for some little time,
and could make nothing else OF it.
How did it happen9"
BY this time we had reached the hotel
where had lodgings. Robert followed
me up stairs to my parlor, and when we
were within locked the door
''I am almost grad you have found 1t
out" he said, rumpling his hair by run
ming his long fingers through and through
it. II could nsver have told you, but
have always known 1t was fated to be
found out some time. Crime always Is.
And YOU will not be very harsh In judg-
ing me, Raffy?"
ssNo, Robert You know better than
to expect harsh Judgment from me-"
replied, quietly enough, but l felt that
my heart was performing its duties cium-
SLY, and was hardly to be trusted with
the work it had in hand.
sit was all on the impulse Of the mo-
ment. was very much pressed for
money, and the time when Madeline
hoped to hear from you had gone over
by two weeks or more. l thought you
were tired of helping me out of my
straits and meant to leave me to go to
the dogs as fast as pleased. Then Aunt
Margaret fell suddenly i'll, and when
went to see her they told me she was
making her win and I could not go in.
But Just then Julius Stone was called
out suddenly, and went ON toher room !.
The doctor and the nurse went out at one
door Just as went in at another. Aunt
Margaret spoke to me, but soon fell off
into doze, from which foresaw that
she would never waken to conscious
ness; and there lay the will on table by
her bedside. Hooked it over and found
that there were legacies of Eve thousand
dollars to each of as, Raphael, and the
rest was given without conditions to
Allan Stephenson. Five thousand dol
/ lars would not half free me from my
difficulties. So, seeing how easily It
could be done, changed the five before
my own thousands into fifty, and then
placed the paper on the bed and the pen
as If It had fallen from Aunt Margaret's
hand, Intending to make 1t appear as IL
tho correction was her own work, aud
then leave the room without being seen.
Continued on ssstsA Puss.
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Immediate answer, not even from the
traditional echo, said to be SO given to
responses on such occasions In default
Of other ways of getting the information
demanded by nay question-of which |
may say, perhaps. that it was rather en-
pliatic-I determined to wait under shell
ter of some trees until the boat should
be brought back had book in my
pocket; in fact, was seldom without
that resource against ennui Moreover.
some friendly squirrels improvised an
entertainment for my diversion, W hich
was given in their very best style; and
a good natured woodchuck popped his
head out of hole. on similar thoughts
intent, have no doubt. But being nat
urally Of retiring disposition. he lost
his self possession on facing his specta-
tor, and was unable to come out particu-
larly strong in the character of noun
tebank. With such resources as have
mentioned the waiting was relieved Of
its tediuni. In fact. had nearly forgot
ten with what purpose was there.
when, from the water. heard the flap
ping of sail. and presently the grating
Of a boat upon the psbbly beach. Then
a young man sprang to the ground, and.
having made the craft secure turned to
help out his companion. The pair were
Beatrice Mannering and Caleb Arm
strong.
"They say stolen fruit is sweetest, and
| suppose that is why our sail has been
so NICE laughed Beatrice, shaking out
the crunpled folds of her white morn
ing dress Il wonder What, siri''
The transition from laughing tone to
one resentfui and naughty was as marked
as it was sudden There was reason
enough. too, for the girls resentment. as
| thought for the insolent fellow had
kissed her on her cheeki
Stolen fruit" retorted Caleb Arm
strong. Il have proved that what they
say of it is true"
II have been to blame" said Beatrice,
in grieved tone. "You would never
have dared to do that If had not given
you some cause to misinterpret me. Go
now. am not SO angry with you as
with myself, but cannot bear the sight
of you"
Thought it quite time now for me to
interpose.
Perhaps ! ought to thank you" I
said, stepping out from my covert, ''for
bringing this young lady to a sense of
her imprudence; but she will not need
to have the lesson repeated. Come, Bea-
trice"
She did not stir Immediately, butstood
quite silent, with downcast eyes and
varying color By and by she stepped to-
ward the young man with extended hand.
My uncle Is right" she said; 81 shall
not need to have the lesson repeated.
Good-by."
"Do you mean." he asked, grinding
his heel in among the sand and pebbles
on the shore, ''that this is to end our &C
quaintance?"
Il mean, at least, that it is to end our
stolen interviews If the time should
ever come that we can meet without
concealment. shall be willing to con-
tinue the acquaintance"
eff that means" said the other, Bit
terly. "that we can meet again when 1t
can be done with the consent Of all the
Mannerings, our acquaintance may In
deed be said to have ended"
"In that you are probably quite right"
I interposed, and again / said, "Come.
Beatrice"
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HE Mannerings,
Of Mann ering
manor, Manner
ington, are an ar
istocratio Ameri-
can I a mi y,
claiming descent
from, and i'm
ship with, q noble
English family of
the same name.
In fact, we are,
directly or indi-
rectly. allied with
several peers of
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FAMILY PRIDE;
His Daughters Devotion.
A Modern Romance Of Love and Crime in a
New England Homestead.
A Modern

taafs 3A III
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
Dismissed With Costs.

New YORK, Oct. 1l,-Judge Wallace, in
the United States circuit court, handed
down decision in the action brought by r..
Spies against the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
company dismssing the action with COSTS
The complainant was the holder of income
bonds of the road and brought action in be-
half of himself and other holders of the
securities. He alleged that the directors of
the road conspired to fraudulently compel
the holders of income bonds to surrender
them for consul bonds subsequently created,
and that they sought to make it appear that
nothing had been earned on account of in /.
come bonds. In concluding his decision
Judge Wallace said:
"No relief can be granted to complainant
under the present bill, because, having
alleged case of fraud, he cannot be per-
mitted to support it on any other grounds.
II would seem that the directors of the road
have acted under an honest msapprehension
of their duties TO the bond holders, suppos
ing that the position contended for them BIZ
counsel was correct.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
The AyerilI,Lynching. A

LARAMIE, Wyo, Oct. 11.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE,l--The Carbon county
grand jury which will Investigate the recent
lynchlng of James Ayerill and Ella Watson
in the Sweetwater country, meets at Raw
Inns on Monday. Great excitement exists at
Rawlins over the uncertainty as TO the out
come of the case, and it is already predicted
that if indictments are not found against
those who have acknowledged having done
the lynching there will be serious trouble.
In the north Sweetwater country nearly
everybody Is carrying revolver. Senti-
ment in Rawlins Is about equally divided.
The friends Of the dead man have contrib
uted literally to a fund 10 assist in the prose-
cutlon, and an assistant prosecuting attorney
has been hired by the county commissioners.
A. j. Boutwell,, the pig land owner who is
believed to have been the instigator of the
hanging, and who, with John Darbln, drove
OF Ella Watson's cattle and caused them TO
be sold, returned from the east yesterday
and wall face the music. II had been
charged that he would not return to Wyom-
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
MILITARY MOVE IN CANADA.
The British War OOfficc Orders Some
Interesting Information.

MONTREAL, Oct, IL Special Telegram to
THE BEE. ITO the Deputy Adiutant Gen
erals of the Several Military Districts of
Canada; On receipt of this communication
you will Immediately take steps to ascertain
in your several districts the fullest informa
tion regarding all facilities for the transpor-
tation of troops from one part of the country
to another givinga details as to means of
transport by rail ana water, and also ascer-
tain'how many horses are available in your
district at short notice for the purpose Of
military transport"
Such is the order that has just been re-
ceived by the commanders OF the military
districts in the Dominion from the British
war office. AS news of the order became
public, as might have been expected, 1T
caused considerable excitement in civic as
well as military circles, in the latter of which
extraordinary activity prevails. What is the
cause of such mandate from such a quar-
ters Is Great Britain preparing to engage
in immediate war with some other power,
and is Canada unknowingly to be drawn into
the struggled Such are the questions asked
by citizens. by many the order is con-
sidered as a hint that the alleged agreement
between England and the United States in
the Behrng sea difficulty is not satisfactory,
and that England wishes TO show the United
States that she is ready for business.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12

McCooK, Neb, Oct. li.-lSpecial Tele.
gram to The BEE Friday opened up clear
and calm and everything was propitious for
the greatest day of the reunion, tho military
par ade having been postponed until to-day
owing to the absence of Governor Thayer.
royal welcome was gwen the governor as
he alighted from the west-bound train this
morning. He was accompanied by Secretary
of State Laws aud Treasurer Hull Last
nights camp fire was conducted by General
McCook, Adjutant General Cole and Com.
rades Burton, Minors, Bixler and Gaze con-
cludlng with court.martal. To-day's parade
was the important event of the reunion. The
column formed at the camp ana marched
into the city, where 1t was reviewed from the
balcony of the Commercial hotel by General
McCook, Governor Thayer and other distin-
guished visitors. The order of the parade
was as follows: First division, commanded
by Adjutant General Cole, Danbury band;
Nebraska National guard; veterans under
arms; sons of veterans and Murdock's bat
terry. Second division. commanded by Colonel
j. ID. Gaze, McCook band, Knights of
Pythias; Odd Fellows; travelling mem Nc
Cook fire department.
The sham battle was great success. II
was all field work, Batteries were taken
and retaken, whole companies made prison.
ers. and tho national guards behaved like
regulars. The battle ground was the high
ground west of the city, with q large rayiue
between the opposing forces. A district re-
union association was formed, comprising
western Nebraska, northwestern Kansas and
the two eastern counties OF Colorado and cX-
ecutive committees appointed. Tomorrow
is the closing day of the reunion. 1t is esti-
mated that there was at least fifteen thou
sand people in attendance to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
The Petit Murder Trial,

KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 1l.-rSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE, The third day of the
Petit murder trial closed late this evening.
The court room has been thronged with
spectators since the trial began and the in
terest manifested at the outcome runs high.
This morning the attorneys for the defense
offered motion to compel the prosecution
to call Mrs. Julia A. Petit for witness.
She IS held as an accomplice in the murder
and for this reason the states attorney OBJ
jected. The court sustained the motion. In
her evidence she could h1ot remember any
thing directly bearing on the killing of her
husband, and her story conflcted with the
evidence she gave at the inluest. Washing
ton Petit passed lengthy examination and
said that all he did was to save his mothers
life. 1t is expected that some entirely new
evidence of the guilt Of the accused will be
brought out in to morrow's proceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
THE PAN-AMERIOAN EXCURSION.
Hill Welcomes the Delegates to New
York-WiU Visit the South.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE dele
gates to the international congress were to-
day taken to the Armory Morgan Envelope
works, where all the stamped envelopes
used by the government are made, the Smith
& Wesson Arms works and other places of
interest.
CHESTER, Mass, Oct. ia committee of
the Holyoke Manufacturers association well
coined the excursionists to Holyoke, where
they arrived at 2 o'clock. They were at
once shown the magnificent dam across the
Connecticut river and one of the nest mod
ern paper mills in full operation. About
330 the tram started for Albany, stopping
long enough at Springfield to take on Mr..
Bliss, who with Henderson represents the
United States delegates.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct 1.-THE train ar
rived here shortly after 8 o'clock. The party
at ouce went to the hotel, where they surren-
dered themselves to the local committee.
The route to the capitol was brilliantly H.
Eliminated ana vast throng were on the
streets. The party entered carriages and
preceded by a band and the Tenth battalion of
Albany were escorted to the city hall, where
they were welcomed by Mayor Maher.
Thence they went to the capitol, which was
brilliantly illuminated. Governor Hill re-
ceived the party in the executive chamber
and after welcoming the visitors to the state
made brief address, which was responded
to by Delegate Henderson. The capitol
building was then inspected.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
Western Freight Association

CHICAGO, Oct 11-[Speclal Telegram to
THE BEE. THE Western Freight associa-
tion concluded its session to-day. The main
business of the day was material change
in the transaction of business by the appoint.
ment of a number of standing committees.
who will deal with any subject for discus
sion, the association TO act on their reports.
Each committee consists of five, of which
three will form a quorum. The plan is
modelled after the one in such satisfactory
use by the Central Traffic association.
The Burlington & Northern submitted a
resolution that the 60cent scale of rates be-
tween Chicago and st. Paul be restored No
vember II; that the pro-rating arrangement
with eastern roads on Mississippi river
traffic be withdrawn and through rates be
based on the sum of local. and that the
$500 line shall charge on seaboard traffic
the same as the sum of locals by way of CHI
cago The proposition was promptly voted
down.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
MRS. BARR BALKED.
Judge Grofr Renders Another I'm
portant Land Decision.


WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct 11.-Land Com
missioner Groff has rendered decision in
the case of May Barr, formerly Wasson
resident in the Mitchell, Oak, land
district. It appears from the testimony that
in July, 1885, Mrs. Barr, then resident of
the state of Iowa, went to Dakota on q visit
and while thero took up eighty acres of land
adjoining tract then recently entered by
Michael Barr. She purchased a house and
had it moved on her claim, broke one acre
ana made other improvements. AT that
time, she says in her testimony, she had no
intention Of marrying Mr.. Barr, but later
they married and moved the houses
up close together upon the line,
sodded them all round on the outside, max
ing one house. They were then papered.
Barr put his bed, stove, table, ETC., in his
house. She put her bed, stove, table, etc, in
her house. There is no means of cpmmuni-
cation between the Two different parts of the
house except by going outside, each having
an outside door She acted In good faith in
making the entry, not knowing Michael Barr
ut the time and having no understanding
that it was to be kept in Barr's family. She
complied with the homestead law fully.
Mrs. Barr's claim is rejected on the ground
that husband and wife cannot maintain sep
arate relations at the same time and in the
same house, so that each by virtue of said
residence may perfect an entry under the
homestead law 1t is said there are u num-
ber of cases in the general land Office similar
in all important respects to the case Of Mrs.
Rarr
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
MURDERED IN A CONVENT.
A Startling Story From a Town
in Texas.
AN ESCAPED STUDENTS TALe]
Two Priests in Charge Murder Boy,
Procure u Bogus Inquest and
Then Secretly Bury
the Body.
More Than one Killed.

FoRr Worm, Tex. Oct 1l.--A Marlen field
special says; j. II. Peters and Henry An.
drews, two priests, preside over the convent
for boys here,
Three weeks ago James Gross, student
escaped and told of the murder last August
of Lorenzo Esscr, one of his fellow students,
by the two priests. The body was secretly
buried by Fathers Peters and four OF the
students. Soon after the murder Father
Peters and the four students left for parts
unknown.
Justice of the Peace Coons held private
inquest atthe time of Esser's death and found
the boy had killed himself by hanging.
Coons claims that Esser was found hanging
by an eight-inch rope in his cell The body
was exhumed and an investigation before
Justice Aliens showed that Esser's neck was
broken, which could not have been caused by
a fall of eight inches.
Father Apdrows aud Justice of the Peace
Coons have been bound over TO the grand
jury and search Is beng made for Father
Peters.
Gross says other murders havo been COM
mitted
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12
CHICAGO'S BooDLERs.
Some Interesting Testimony I'm the
Chris Keeling Case.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1l.-[Special Telegram
to The BEE, In the trial Of Chris Kell,
ing's suit against the county in Judge Hawes'
court to-day some sensational testimony was
brought out. Ex-County Architect taber,
who was an important witness in the
"boodlcn trials, disclosed some facts that
greatly lessened Mr. Kelling's chances OF
getting anything further out of the county
treasury for building the addition to the in
sane asylum. Mr.. Faber testified that in
Clemons' saloon on Clarh street, he saw
Keeling and several county commissioners
with pile of money on table IN front Of
them, and when he entered the place one Of
the commissioners told him he was not
wanted there, and that he went out
"Did you walk unexpectedly into n room
whero they were and surprise them I" taber
was asked.
II dld.n
''Did you notice what was on the table 10
Yes, there was Il roll of money on itp
"Dld Keeling ever tell you he paid money
| to Varnell sn
"Yes. He told me one day that he had
Just given Varnell 1000"
"Did he ever tell you how much he gave
to Varnell altogether for the contract I"
Yes, frequently. He said that tho con-
tract cost him SlO,OO0n