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SHERIFF. SULLIVAN'S VISIT.

He VIII Take Poleski to Butte, Also Wit
nesses in a Murder Case.
Sheriff Eugene Sullivan, of Butte, is in the
city. He came for double purpose, one to
take Jake Poleski to Butte, and to get a
requisition for Jack Salmon who is held
under arrest at Ogden. These men are
charged with robbing the jewelry store of j..
M. Donelson, of Butte, of 1877 gold and
silver watches and other articles of jewelry,
the total value being estimated to be
$4,000. The jewelry was kept in trunk,
Donelson not having yet procured safe.
The robbery took place after II o'clock at
night Salmon detailed Donelson in a
saloon drinking while his confederates, who
were familiar with the place carried off the
sWag. Detectives have been working on the
case and the detectives concluded they had
sufficient evidence to arrest a man named
McCabe, Jack Salmon and Jake Poleski,
McCabe is in Jail at Butte; Salmon when
arrested had forty gold watches, thirty eight
gold chains and twenty-six diamond rings
and other articles.
Poleski is well known here. His rasping
voice while selling cheap jewelry and cut
lery on upper Main street is familiar to all
frequenters OF the upper part of town. No
jewelry was recovered from him when he
was arrested while playing faro bank.
Poleski went to Butte about the time of the
robbery and applied for employment to
Donelson as AZ auctioneer. He states pos
itively, however, that he was not in Butte
the night of the robbery and proves an alibi
by showing that he purchased meal ticket
that night in the Bon Ton restaurant of this
city. Marshal Hard does not believe that
Poleski is the man wanted, but he will go
to Butte this afternoon with Sheriff Sulli-
van. The sheriff would have left for Butte
yesterday, but Secretary Rotwitt was out of
extradition papers which Lieut.. Gov. Rick
ards has issued.
Sheriff Sullivan will also take with him
Victorine Bertha and Julie Marchesseau,
who are wanted at Butte as witnesses in the
murder case of Joseph Barriere, who shot
his wife in the foggY city last year.
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A large and fire assortment of parasols and
umbrellas now opened at The Bee Hive.
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IN HALLS OF JUSTICE.
The Famous Silver Bow ShrievaIty
Case Transferred to the Su-
preme Court.
Grand and Trial Jurors Drawn For
the United States
Courts.
The United States Courts Adjourned Until
May 5-Proceedings in Other Courts
Yesterday.

The long contested Silver Bow shrievalty
case has been formally taken to the su
preme court. The case was filed yesterday
and has been set for hearing May 2
Thompson Campbell will appear for the
appellant and Judge Kirkpatrick for the
respondent. The transcript of evidence
which was filed covers 348 pages of type.
written manuscript.
Other proceedings in the supreme court
yesterday are as follows:
Stedman vs. Switzer ct al. set for to-day.
Cans g. Klein VS.. Switzer; set for to-day.
John E. Lloyd vs.. Eugene E. Sullivan;
set for May.
Hurd vs.. McAllister; argued and sub
mitted.
Edward G. Day, Of Park county, was ad-
mitted to practice.
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1926 for good building lot in Cox addi-
ton.
1919 for lot on Rodney, 5Ox14o.
$500 for lot 5Ox14O, in Northern Pacific
81 addition.
$3.50 for. a desirable lot in Broadwater
addition.
$500 for lot 5ox14o, in Northern Pacific
LIST addition.
$3.50 for lot on motor line in Jockey
addition.
$500 each for two lots on Hoback, near
10Th avenue.
$3.50 for desirable lot. Easterly aed-
ton, 42x1OO.
5000, lot 5Ox14O, Grand Avenue addition.
S7CO for two lots, Broadwater addit on.
$500 for lot 1OOxl4O, Livingston avenue.
$500, cornes lot Twelfth avenue.
$3.50. lot on Twelfth avenue. west OF
motor line.
DWELLINGS.
$14oo, new, 4 rooms, city water, 500
down.
$1,000, Broom dwelling in Bassett addi-
ton, water, fine level lot, 5Ox14O,
$500 down.
$1,000, BRICK house, new, corner lot, sta
BILE, on Eleventh avenue, $500 down.
$500, new Groom dwelling, Broadwater
addition, half block from electric
motor, $500 down.
s2l00, broom dwelling, Broadway, $500
down.
$4,000, Groom dwelling, new, Ninth ave-
nue., $500 down,
$4,000, new house, west side, all modern
Improvements. $500 down.
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The Uisrrict Court.

The District Court.
The following business was transacted
yesterday in the district court.
4572-Charles Forman vs.. John w. Ack-
ley; jury returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff of S125.
4922-H. W. Brookes vs.. Bonanza Mining
company; on trial.
The following cases are set for the re-
mainder of the week:
April 23-4O90, Blake vs. McCaffery.
April 24-4166 Duignan VS.. Davis.
April 25--4122-9 5, insurance cases; ALA
Yank vs.. Milligan.
April 26-4640, Switzer VS.. Lannan; 1903,
Farmer vs.. Morris,
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Board of Trade Meetinx

The Board of Trade will meet at thei,
rooms at ) O'Clock this afternoon. Bushes.
of importance will come up.
c. w. CANNON, Vice-Pres't.
DONALD BRADFORD, Sec'y.
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United States Courts.

United States Courts.
Clerk George W. Sproule yesterday drew
sets of trial and grand jurors from the list
prepared by himself and Jury Commissioner
William Muth. Twenty three grand jurors
were drawn, and thirty trial jurors. All ex-
cept three are from this city. They will act
in both the United States circuit and dis
trict courts, and will be subpened to COM
mence work on May 10. They will continue
to act until the business of the courts is fin
ished, which will not be until july. F. II.
Mcbride and w. N. Black, of Butte, were
yesterday admitted to practice in the cir
cult court. In the same court in the case of
the United States VS.. Lynde L. Co. the mo.
ton was continued until May 5. Both
courts were adjourned to that date.
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The $500 per year which will be saved
could be put to very good use, or portion
of it, in purchasing patrol wagon, the
need of which is becoming more apparent
as the city expands. This could be kept
in connection with the central fire station
and one of the paid fremen would find
plenty of time to drive it when needed.
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At Gooding's Mining Exchange,

AT Gooding's Mining Exchang,
$500 Poorman, $1.04.
10000 Poorman Extension, 12c,
S55 o. r. q n, $40.
500 Copper Bell, 25c.
1900 Fourth of July, $3.50.
1000 Hiawatha. 4715c.
$500 Iron Mountain SO.
5000 Silver Arrow, 1Oc.
10000 Silver Dollar, Sc.
500 Indian Creek, sc.
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Herr d. Percheron Bandmann is still on
his great holiday Shakespearean festival
and is now heard from on the plains of the
North Platte. The following on neatly
printed circular under date of Fort Sidney,
April 49, VISA received yesterday. "a letter
from Genl. Henry A. Morrow, (the hero of
Antietam.) My Dear Bandmann:-Permitm me
to congratulate you on your splendid rem
dering of Shylock last night. 1t carried me
back to the days of the Elder Booth, Kean
and Forrest, when the study of the divine
Bard of Avon was considered part of the
necessary education of an accomplished
gentleman.
should like to say further that the acting
of the members of your company was ex-
cellent. individually and collectively. You
have individuals in your troupe who are
destined to reach high places in the histri-
onic world. With much respect,
HENRY A. MoRnow, q. s. Army"
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got assistance. and presently mans voice be-

got assistance. and presently mans voice be-
II yelled out to tho person tina. was in dam
ger, and begged him. II he could to climb up
tho tree and release my granne.
"' All right was the answer. and presently
saw. by the light OF tho MOON which came for
n moment from behind cloud, u gentleman
fling of his hat and coat and climb the tree.
Il shouted my thanks to h m, and n few di-
rectlons. and lie must have obeyed Thorn, for
pres emily the balloon was freed. and | began
to ascend Tho current carried mo RAPIDLY
away from the wood for while. and presently
! came down again, letting my grapnel drag
until ut last 1t caught the ground and brought
mo down safely somo ten miles away. | got
assistance there and packed my balloon up
and returned to town and thought no more OF
the matter until | read this account in tho
The wood in which Mr.. Condemns was
found IL the one in which | tried to descend.
l am fully convinced now that 1t was he who
climbed the tree to render mo assistance. or
course cannot account for his being found in
the hollow oak, but | think 1t quito possible
that he may have been Jerkcd aside by tho
freeing OF the balloon and have fallen into the
pace whore he was discovered. The force OF
the iall would have disCcatod his ankle. and
rendered him unable to climb up again. This
may or may not DO: but. nj any ratio, | felt
bound 10 give the Information to the rolice"
The inspector thanked the aeronaut co daily,
and agreed with him that his evidence was
most important.
might be informed of anything that transpired
in connection with the case should 1t be dis
covered that his surmise was correct one.
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natured fellow who could nethor read nor
write While claimed to DO tho real owner OF
C@pan ocd 10 ' G9y s wSfS 9TH the a. s lie
camp "a, a MILE away and to accept about
nlishedI this during tho day, but showed
our friendship and good will by sending a Reg
OF whiskey to the camp, and by night tho boss
soon as It was dark four OF US pulled ashore
with. Semyo. and he led gs . straight trail TO
mrs against u bit of wall, and one OF tho CAMP
tres Of the gang had been built within ten Meet Ses
tho brig in half an hour. and an nvestiEation
proved that Semyo had rather ilgnred under
that We had been observed pulling back to the
were Kaleidoscope enough to board a Govern
ment felucca lying ak miles above and report
About O'clock in the morning tho felucca
dropped down, with tho tide came to anchor
about two cable lengths away, and sent boat
this by. the anchor watch. who stood them Off
until the briG was aroused. The Jars were
himself in the hold, and then the occupants OF
the boat were invited to come aboard Tho
manded our papers. inspected the cargo. and
pointed to the carronade as proof that we we're
but was in no hurry to return. and soon after
daylight we saw boat with seven or eight
ds was ,apG Filming and there
fair breeze, and We determined to cut sticks.
Semyo said the boat had gone to village
about four miles above. probably to consult
civil or military officials, and that II We were
soi2ed 1t would be all up with all OF us.
The felucca, as We could plainly soc. had two
brass siX-puunders but we could not say that
she would attempt to stop us. The minute wo
began to mako ready we saw an alarm on her
decks. Before We had the anchor of tho
ground she sent boat with the command that
we must wait tho return OF our papers. We
weighed. however lot fail and sheotcd home,
and while they were yelling ut us we headed
down the river. We were well out to sea when
sailed two feet TO our one she, was within range
before 10 o'clock. If captured now tho Spanish
Government would hang us all for conspiracy.
We cracked on everything in tho shape
of sail. loaded our carronade, and paid
no attention to the felucca until positively
wondered II her guns had ever been fired be-
fore. She had at least twenty shots at us. but
the closest call was when ball passed through
tho iiying-Jib; She wasn't over quarter OF
his piece and brought down her, entiro fore
mast. and everything with it,, Tho mast was
hit about six feet above the deck and broken
of. and tho felucca at once fell OIL into tho
trough OF the sea and confusion regned SUI
nreme. We kept our course. knowing KNOWN:
loot, and. whom clear of the coast, headed up
for Shanghai. Arriving there, the brig was re-
painted and renamed her big gun dropped TO
the bottom OF the harbor. and no ono could
detailed In a Mani "a paper two or three weeks
after il occurred. but ii the Spanish Govern
ment ever investigated tho occurrence. none
OF its movements came 10 my attention. We
got 49,, 500 apiece out Of the little transaction,
and the last knew OF Semyo he was tea
ira Ter in ,Japnn.
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There were twelve or fifteen mon sitting
around in II Buffalo saloon when stranger to
all entered stood by the door, and asked in Q
loud voice:
Gentlemen IL thoro ono among you who
Will help poor. discouraged man. to"
lie appeared to chuk" M right there. and
willie clearing his voice 1t was noticed that
two or three men sli out of tho back door,
several others turned their backs, and one
man suddenly Went to -lcop. Zach ono as
sumei m attitude or ,iemoanOr calculated to
discourage thO stranger. but no presently got
his voice ana continued;
who will help u poor, discouraged man, to
drink dollar s worth OF b"crE'
Will Yelled every man in the place in
chorus. and II grand rush was made for the bar.
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down leaving tho boy alonrin the scat and I
slpLed in beside him and asked;
Why did you steal the money"
lie owed mo two times rs much ana
wouldn't my Il cont OF it, lie replied.
Mould YOU dare jump OF this tran2'
Yes. sir"
We'll. hcrc's fve dollars. slip out on the
platform and wait. II the sheriff follows you,
jump II ho doesn't then wait Tor n slack"
llo took tho money and slid and lie mad
hcen on tho plat Orm two minutes before he
was missed. Tho Shcrin made rush the
boy mnIc q loar, ana rs VIZ ran to tho rear and
looked Tor h III lie lot upon hiS irCt and waved
ia II farewell. Tho Shorin came in, looked our
crowd over, and sat down wi h:
"D---n politics and Won too
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Making IL Reduction.

Strawberries. ma'am =" Gucried the hucks
stor, as she stood in tho door Of hor house In
Jersey City.
How much 2" she cautiously inquired.
Twelve cents a uunrt, maum, or two quarts
for twenty-five cents"
oh! Well, il tako two quarts"
Exactly, maam.'
lie measured out tho berries. got his quarter
md drove off. while sh1 disappeared in tho
house. ShU came out again after n couple Of
minutes. however looked m and down the
street and not being able to SEQ him anywhere
sho shook hcr list III the direction lie took and
exclaimed
-" I'll know him by tho wart on his noae. and
I'll got even with him If it takes u Year"
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borlau and all his works, and he never sees a
new sXpenny detective romance upon tho
hookstalls without utterlng quiet little groan.
wonderful stories never existed in real life.
and that tho very best French or American de-
tective ever invented hv the novelist. and
placed upon n pedestal for the admiration and
reverence OF the reading public, would hive
elucidate tho mystery surrounding the fate OF
George Candlomas.
THE END.
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CHAPTER XIV.

THE NARRATIVE OF LIEUT.. CoIwELL r. r.
ON. the day following tho discovery OF the
missing man in a dying condition in hollow
"aE IN wood on Sir Arthur Strangeways's es-
APPEARED In the London morning IRpurs.
inc Whole story was not Iold because the
hRowInIGEIrs dd not know Il, Tho qccouRt was
and then 1t was stated that n Mr., George
Candlemas, who for II whole week had been
shroudet in mystery, had been discovered by
that active and intelligent officer. Sergeant
Enks Of the detective department OF Scotland
worry graphic account Of tho sorGaant's fall
into tho hollow tree was worked up, and II WAS
limited that tho sequel to tho story would prob
ably contain soWo startling revelations
Vt noon on the day that tho account was
maze npPlie 2 gentleman called at scotland
, Tint officer bong out, he handed his card to
the police constable on duty at tho door and
Tho card bore tho name OF Lieut.. CoNwOll.
Tho Inspector having requested that tho
gentleman should 10 shown in, the Lieutenant
made his appearance aud plunged at once IN
81 have called he snld, "about tho Candle.
mas mystery reicrr"d TO in to-daY's papers."
Yes said tho Inspector encouIagingly.
think may perhaps throw u little light
on It,, ! gm az aoTonaut On the afternoon OF
the 18th made a balloon ascent In connection
with some experiments which am carrying
out in military balooning.
=" assembled alone. as have frequently done
before, but, owing to adverse circumstances, |
was not able to make descent till alter night
fall II was pitch dark night, and when at
scending over q wood which Is dangerous at
best. hut especially 50 on u dark night
flung out my grapn"l thinking TO bring
could Iu-t mako out, but, nisralcuating tho
ratio at which was moving, ! caught tho
branches Of tree, and to deSren then would
have been to inJure my balloon, and possibly
II shouted out Balloon, balloonp hoping to
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Helping "a Boy.

As we left Cleveland the Sheriff OF county
about fifty miles away came into the car with
a prisoner-a ragged and forlorn-l looking boy
OF II, who had stolen small sum Of money
and been run down. Public sympathy was ut
once emil stod on no boys side. and wc began
70 plan how i' aid him in making his rsrApo
Five OF n chlpp'd in u dollar apiece, ana hon
W. gnth"Iri around and ""Gnu I" ialN Ioliirs
we purpusely opposed his ylowe aud bcefs. he
soon got hot under the collar. He was one OF
those men who 9an{ argue citing down, lie
have more room. IHa began TO pace up ana
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In the days OF tho chestnut bell a lot Of us
were waiting at Trenton for tho Long Branch
train. and one OF the men began telling about
his experience on n wrecked vessel in mid
Atlantic. Near by. on passenger 8 trunk, sat
u pale faced wcary-eyed young man OF twenty
summers. who WAS going down 10 tho Branch
with his ma. He wore q chestnut bell and
this was perhaps the first time he had had u
chance to ling it, The gentleman was pro-
ceeding with his story when ting n ling! wont
tho bell IIo stopped ard looked around. a. d
then continued, but after half minute tho
young man balled him up again. The man
looked annoyed, but went on. and during the
Quarter OF an hour no was, talning that bell
rang about fifteen times. Whom ho had TN
ished lie ooked over to the weary young man.
What is that bell for"
",'Chestnuts. was tho reply.
"liow do you mean 2"
why. you know. when You hear anything
old you ting IA. Ing on tho bell.
oh. you do. | guess I'll Try II once"
llo got up: shook tho young man out OF his
coat and collar ut the first, shake, aud then
him u toss over n hoap OF baggage. Tho ball
boy got up covered with dust aud u wreck, the
bell broken by the shock and his collar hang
ing by ono end. and Ms h0 di- appeared into the
ladies Dom we heard his mother eXclaim.
Why, darling, didn't warn you to look out
for the lDcomOiivO?'
And the man who had told the story added:
" best to take such cases mt the start and adj
minister strong medicine lie might have rung
that boil on somebody who'd have got mad al d
damaged him beyond repair"
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Ha had found tho man he was In search OF,
perhaps only to perish with him.
lie was in living tomb in which, unless his
wild cries for help should perchance be heard
lie might slowly Perish of thirst and hunger
alone with the body OF George Candlemns; and
fate would be added the mystery Of his own.
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Cratined with his mission, and he took with
him u pair OF George Gandema.ss boots.
Mt the eE ooprints which are mixed Gp with Sic
Arthmr's at tho spot in tho wood where a strug-
gle evidently took place. place ss9|i hesitate no
Alas his triumph was shurt-lived.
He found the spot undsturbed. he found the
n boot OF Sir Arthur S:rangoways perfectly to
ono sSt. hut tho boot OF George Candomas ut
terly failed to lit the other. George Candle
mass fuot was a remarkably small ono tho
footmarks near the spot where tho handkcr-
chief was found were at least three sizes larger
There was no accounting for it by the differ
ence in the silo o the boot man might weu-
Tho boot which the detective had brought with
of boot Mr. Candlemas wore tho day he left.
Ito had had two pairs made exactly alike. or
Tho detective lung down The boot in despair.
Then he picked 1t up again and put 1t In his
pocket and walked moodtly thrnurh the wood.
lie was lost in thought and took wrong turn
ing. and found himself presently In quite an
other part OF the wood on the other side OF tho
Waking along with his eyes fixed, moodi!y
on the around he presently stopped short He
had come upon more footprints, The. They were
walked along carefully by the side Of thom and
found they wont Tor some distance right along
the damp pathway he was treAding
instnctiyey he took George .Candlsmas's
boot from his pocket IN Just try It," he
said; Ho ha.!9't the slightest expectation that
tho boot would nj.
But 1t did.
1t fitted exactly.
Went down on his knees and fitted the boot to
every footmnrk
He was trucking George Candemas at last.
There was no doubt OF It The boot lifted
every footmark
He fol lowed the track. on. on along the path
way. The track suddenly stopped by the side
OF large tree around which the grass grew
high.
iic examined the grass. II had been trnmpled
and beaten down right TO the trunk of tho tree.
At the trunk lay portions Of the branches
which looked as though they had been Violently
torn down.
He examined the spot carefully.
Thcre has been u struggle here. he cried.
n fierce struggle. am sure Of it,.
lie went on each side OF the tree He searched
the ground al around it. There was no trace
o, any footstep beyond 1t. The track OF George
Cand lemas ceased at that tree.
Ho went down on his knees and felt among
the long grass He spent an hour there. search
ing searching, searching.
And suddenly with cry oitriumph he spranE
to his feet,
Ho held in his hand an umbrella which had
lain concealed in the long grass, and on the
silver band round the handle was the neatly
engraved name OF George Candemas.