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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-05-05
CHAPTER Ii.
/ BECOME \ PRINCESS.

| BtIttME y fitiNCEsS
When Mr. Pelham brought the news of
Kavanagh's death to us, he exclaimed in
accents of horror:
What u shocking eventi What an awful
tragedy And he added with still deeper
pathos. What beautiful case we have
lostp'
There is plenty left for you to do" said
Gordon Affairs ut Lambeth must be in
a very complicated condition"
Terribly complicated, should say, sir.
The heirs of the late Mr.. Kavanagh will
naturally put in claim upon the estate
you will settle what is due to them, and
If they claim more fight 'em."
Fight them, sir?-yes, with pleasure
Then there's Mr.. Bells claim as partner"
"Well, beg you to do the very best you
can for him."
Certainly, but there's your own solicit
or. He may raise objections in your be-
half"
$50 much the better for you. You can
fight him. Make a good Job Of it, you
know. Don't hurry it."
You can depend upon that. allude,
of course, to making a good job Of it,
The next great event was the marriage
Of George Gordon and Judith Bell That
was a very grand affair, for George would
have it so. There were eight bridesmaids.
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sary mad the agility an6 muscular vitality
Of a panther
Wright did not know what to ,do-he
hadn't time, he says, to think of anything
besides that, he could not tell what the
foreigner was after He only saw that the
little man was dragging and showing the
governor nearer and nearer to the archway.
kavanagh must have known. though. for
bis struggles grew more and more frantic
as they approached the opening in the
kiln Wright perceived the purpose Of the
foreigner when Kavanagh, with wild
scream. made desperate effort to cling to
the side Of the archway. Then Wright
found strength to run to his assistance, but
it was too late. The foreigner bad torn
Kavanagh away from the wall and got
him right on to the dome, and they were
swaying TO and fro in the death struggle
within foot of the hole in the middle OF
the dome For moment they swayed
there right over the steady fame. Then
Kavanagh's foot slipped, and locked In
each others arms they both fell and top
pied down into the body Of the kiln. Then,
William Wright says. the yellow flame
turned red brown for minute or two
with the thick smoke that streamed up.
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Locked In each others arms NcH hOtI
fell into the body ~ tic LII
have been glad to get out into ferry stree
and leave the governor to ~tllc is own
Affairs as he best could, but AeGread al "a
Accomplice of the foreigner start.aS out
nom beyond the coal and knitting him
foreignerlike, withheld him i'rt Sen;ly
gaining confidence by the perfect sileuc>
above, he stole up the stairs Till has head
rose Just over the level of the ilour autl ht
could see right along the salting loom II.
front was the cone Of the Kiln, VITA the
opening or "archway" directly facing h:m
filed with glare of yellow light On tacl
aide was deep, impenetEable shadow IhriwE
by the walls of the cone Wright Saw
neither Kavanagh nor the foreigner hoti.
were somewhere in that deep shaCe-
Suddenly there-ro Ia scream at terror
from the darkness and Kavanagh rushed
out into the light. He was mak,ug ior / h,
steps when, catching sight of Il head before
him and not recognizing that II was
Wright in that instant, he stopped a> # h.
had run against wall.
In that moment the foreigner leaped out
OF the obscurity and sprang upon,iim
"Mercyl mercyl" cried kavanagh :
can explain about Vera.
But the foreigner made no answer, aud
there was only rattle in thu, goNcra3r'~
throat as he tried to speak again
They struggled furiously in the lGIG thit
dreamed through the archway bu ka
nagh could make but a poor rt,t>tHn6l'. htl
his right arm was power!ess auy ...s a,..~'
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Dayton, Nevada, Saturday, May 5, 1894.

ne nao Just banked up the last rire hole
when he thought he heard voice calling
family in the distance, Wright Wrightp'
He stood quite still to listen, and heard be
yond doubt the cry repeated-"Wrighti
Wrightp'-in shrek of supplication and
terror and it was the governors voice
He answered and ran up stairs.
AS he was crossing the throwing room
Kavanagh rushed out of the darkness from
the warehouse and came to his side pant
ing for breath He had a stone jar in his
hand which he had caught up for defense,
and he looked back into the darkness and
round him with wild terror. his face white
as sheet of paper.
do you see him?" he gasped.
"Who, sirt" asked Wright.
"A man with a red beard and bald
head
"No, sir.P
Lay hold of that jar. II you see him..
brain him. He's mailman"
Wright armed himself with jar from an
instinct Of self defense. but not being a
strong man he determined to bolt IL he
found himself in danger and got the
chance.
"You must have passed him in the ware
house." whispered Kavanagh hoarsely. II
heard bottle knocked over soon after you
went thought 1t was you prying about.
When went up and turned round, l found
him Just behind me. He knocked the Ian
tern out of my hand don't know where
he went. He was behind me one moment
in front of me the next What's thatp" he
exclaimed, suddenly dropping the jar and
clutching Wright's arm
Then, gaping with fear, he shrank back.
nodding and glaring at the hopper through
which Wright had come up
Wright looked that way, too, but saw
nothing He thought the governor must be
''gone of" or seized with ''the Jumps" or
something. 1t made him feel shaky and
queer to see a man usually so self composed
SO completely unnerved and panic stricken.
go down and look il he's there" whis-
pered Kavanagh, laying his hand on the rail
of the upper stairs, ready to fly at a mo
ment's warning. you shall have $40
II you stun him with that jar. II he's not
there, run to the door and scream for help.
left cab round the corner-the man will
hear you-but come back here quick"
Reluctantly and with care Wright pro
ceeded to obey these orders. He descended
three stairs, and then, crouching down,
looked round the stoking floor, lit only in
patches by the light from the FIRE holes
Right in the farther corner there were two
twinkling points Of light; probably it was
nothing but a piece Of coal rejecting a
aickering ray from the kiln, but it looked
like pair of fiendish eyes. and that was
enough for Wright. He ran back to the
governor.
He's down there" said he. only TESS ap-
prehensive than the shaking wretch he
spoke to-
''Where?"
AT the back of the kil'. 'twixt the steps
and the door"
Without word kavanagh crept swiftly
up the stairs to the floor above Wright
was about to follow. when some one bSlshed
past him and ran up the stairs like cat
It was the impish foreigner who had gone
over the works earlier in the night, only
now he wore neither boots nor hat. and his
head was bald and shining.
Wright stood there breathless, al II ioss
to know what to do between duty to his
master and duty to himself He would
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and was one uf them. The Grange was
full of v;sitorS at that time. every room
WAS occupied al. the place rang with the
pleasant sourd OF laughter and young
voices from morning till night and in
deed from nluht till morning sometimes
when there vas dancing Mere Lucas con
selitru to lave cuok under her. and the
whole manar, meilt of the house was given
to u!e and beNN of new servants
A!ltiiiS was very strange tome That per
haps H. why | IA, IL so,liilicult tourscrhc
1, WAS dciCEtfUl 10 fud myself surrounded
by cultivated girls who i,tl evtntlesS lives
Ia listen t. their eager taio about dress and
tribes and To feet that ...so was free from
care and anxiety shared heir pleasures
toil tuil and ioilVd Win excitement in
al theiT amu>enients WAS light hearted
aid hap,'y thl1ush the whole round OF iii
uocent ,,i>Si,r4IQn, and YET we'll was
happu still when IT was ali over and we
were lei, raras ami /. 10 renew our quiet
life
Taras seemed 10 regret the ;Il'>ence OF his
friends more than | He was unusually
grave the morning after Gordon and his
wife went away
You miss the hum Of roIcesy' said az
we were walking in the garden.
Yes. IL is li.se evening after busy day.
1T cannot always be day" said gently
TO console him, and. after all. evening is
the most beautiful time
DO you think SOY" he asked quickly.
II am afraid do | love calm too much
perhaps; can think Of nothing more beauti
full than u quiet life, such as we lived in the
old days. You see am unused to society;
but" ! added hopefully, lin time shall
fall in with the ways of other people and
like them more, | must like all that you
like" 'sf'. ar'-'
Would you never want anything more
than | could give you-nothing more than
q share in the joys Of a man like me"
There is no other man like you. II
share all that hefalls you-joys and griefs
and be always your com mpanion, your little
friend"-
won must be more to me than that. he
CONCLUDED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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CHAPTER l..

TIE END OF KAVANAGH.
without moments hesitation Gordon
threw himself upon his antagonist, strik
ing at his sword arm The blow fell and
was followed by n howl of pain from Kava
nagh. l thought Gordon had escaped in
jury by some happy accident, but the next
moment, as he stepped back, I saw the nv
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FOR THIS FALLS RACES
al ihlss Parties Kspt BUy Iiklns
iheiR Entries
A BIG ROW IN NEBRASKA
Editor Rosswater Bolts and HE
"sss" VIII stlng-1he California
Democrats Adjourn TIL To-
Day-Silver Pianke.

OMAHA, AUG. 2.-Ths largest rspubli.
can state convention evce held In Ne
braska met to-day. Captain E. Adams OF
Superior Was chairman. There were ouly
two men in the race for govsrnor-Llsu-
Peru, and John H. Macoil Of Lexington.
On IN informal ballot Majors lacked
but half Q vote OF receiving the nomIna.
tion. and on the first formal ballot be was
nominated.
Majors made o speech Of thanks saying
hs hoped for the united support Of the
party. The convention then took . recess.
At the close Of the morning session
Edward Rosewater prepared . scathing
letter resiRnlng 10 member Of the repub-
liean national cSmmitte and sent Il to the
chairman Of the convention to b acted
upon this afternoon. This means that
Rosswatsr's paper. the Bee, and the anti.
monopoly element Of tho party will light
Majors.
Edward Rosswatee's resignation 90 .
member Of the republican national com
mittee was accepted and Hon. John. n.
Thurstou was elected 10 lll the vacancy.
The following ticket was completed with
out much friction: Governor. Thomas n.
Majors; lieu tenant governor. r. e. Moore
secretary Of state, J. A. Piper; auditor,
Eugene Moore; state treasurer, Joseph 8.
BARLEY; superintendent Of public In.
structiou. H. R. Corbett; attorney general,
A. S. Churchill; commissioners Of public
lands and buIldines, H. c. Russell.
Only one cot Of resolutions were sub
n,itted and they were adopted without
protest. Al to the financial situation the
convention declares that ''the party In
Nebraska has always been the consistent
friend and aggressive champion OF honest
money, and II now takes NO step back.
ward. While favorina blmetailism and
demanding the use of both gold and silver
20 standard money, the convention insists
that the parity Of value OF the two metals
b maintained, 20 that every dollar. papss
OF coin, issued BY the government
shall be % good - any othsr.'
Continuing, the platform says
1--WE recognise the rights Of The laboesrs
to organise, using al honorable measures
for the purpose Of dieniiy,ns their con
dition and placing them on On equal foot.
kiag uith capital 70 the end that they MAJ
|b6eh fully understand that they are nsees
sary 10 the prosperity OF the country. Ar
bitration should take the place Of strikes
aud lockouts for settling labor disputes,
The extirpation Of anarchy 10 essential "a
the preservation Of the nation, aud ws
therefore favor the pending bill In CON
efcss for the exclusion Of anarchists"
The convention adjourned permanent,
Al 10 q. m.
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THE OTHER side,
The Paiinsa Csa mtssisa ssys 70 HAS
Heard Eaeugh fssm the stsikers.

fhs Paiinsn Cenuissisa says 70 Has
Heard Eaeush fesm the stsiksrs.
CnIcA AGO, Aug. 22.-ssvsrai witnesses
examined BY the strike eommisslon
to-day gave testimony favorable to the
Pullman company. Frank w. Glover. .
real estate agent, said he considered the
Pullman houses at eiS and 90 . month
really cheaper than el2 . month houses In
surrounding towns.
Paul Z. Hsrms, . nswsdsalsr Who for.
msrly worked In the Pullman chops. said
the trouble Of the men was largely due 10
their fondness for bssr. All the salosa
keepers In the SURROUNDING towns had
grown rich. He did not believe the Pull.
man rents unusually high.
7. II. Johnson, Pullman fuenitufe
dealer, testified that store room rents IN
town he'd bssn cut, thoush 10 rsduetioas
had bssn made In residences rsntals.
Chairman Wright anuouncsd that the
c0mmlsslon has concluded its inquiry
into tho strike from the side OF the en-
ployss and will nov hsar the statements
oe puhlic officials and thoss who Wish "a
testify on the part Of the smploysrs.
Mayer Hopkins, Chief Of Police Bssnnan,
Firo Chief Sweeney and other city ofliciala
have bssn summousd end Covsrnos
Altesh will probably b called upon. Th>
commissioners refuse to cay whsthse q
not Pullman viii testify.
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oflese aud god soldier. rsgsstesf the
cireumstAnce vesy sinesre@y, % ~ eIeo
commanding ofncsss. but whsn ttn shss's
finances will permit, company =. wtl un-
doubtsdly b uniformed, - asS ~ the
other companies Of The sssimeue. The
Anseeuds company has besn fsSq9etly
oemplimsatsd fee its pro0eieney u ths
manual ee asms and drill
The ssrRssat majoe Of The sselnsN 10
J. W. Holmes Of Company O., Vhs n oue
Of the oldest members os the Iatpaal
Guard Of Montana, having Joined thslrst
militia company oesanised In tho tate.
Dr.. Hammoad u rsGimsntal aif(Doe.
Covernee Richards, eommandsr IN daiee,
win b hsrs Friday and the ofaesrsnud
men are preparing for him . royal vel'
ooms. The Officers Of the day to-day vses
Capt. G. W. Rsi6 Of Co. D., virxinis city F;
officer Of guard. Lieut.. H. +. Narrisot OF
Co. E.. Dillon; junior officer Of gard,
Lieut.. B. z. Calkins Of Co. G., Bstte.
General Lloyd and Colonel Kessler have
won the hearts Of every ofllcer and npua-
ber Of tho regiment by their kindly Atcu-
tion to the welfare OF the men anl b.
their courteous treatment Of all. II !, ~
marked that the quartermastsr's deyHrts
mont 10 In excellent hands and
the men have found absolutely
NO cause whatever 10 object 10 the qudity
o. quantity Of the rations provided. Chs
quartsrmaster's sergeant. Charles Lane
Of Butte, looks with jsalous care aftr lhs
material wants Of ell. Thus far The
guard house has had few compulsosy ~
ttoes, though the strictest militsry (is-
ciplins 70 maintained. The oAlces'
school under the supervision Of Colossl
Hodges 10 held daily and 10 proving wi.
uabls % well 10 an interesting featurs 81
the encampmsnt. Tomorrow CaVt.
James MeQuads Of company K. Am
conda will b oillcsr OF the day; Lisut.
w. I. Hill Of company @. Butte. win h
ofncse Of the guard, and Lieutenant 50.
vsrman Of company ]. Helena, Junior ofl-
oer Of the guard.
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AsPiRANrs TO CONGRESS-.
A Number sf Nomisssisas Aads ~,
BomO Haag Fire,

~
ssms Haag Fire.
WAsHIxorox, Aug. 8.-The Texas dele
aation In congress 10 reoeiviue returns
from 0 number Of eoagressional convsn.
tieas In the state nov beine held. Repre-.
sentative Pasohai was dsfsstsd for 10.
nemipatiou, the wool question being the
main cause Of the defeat. II 10 large
weol growing district. NJ. Pasehal voted
ior free wool. The candidate nominatsd
sentative Cockrsli's eoavpntioa has ad-
tsurusd until Aus. 20 after ballotin6 In.
siIsctually. Coekrsll was within four cad
sae.half votes Of the two-thirds majority
o. the time Of the adjournmsut. Rspes-
sentative Kileore's convsntion h In sss.
zion, but NO word has bssn received
from q.
San FRANcIsco, Aug. 0.-The Sixth
district democratic convention tonight
Aominatsd George s. Patton for con.
Hsss.
WHITE CLouD, Mich. Aug. 23.-Rsswsll
r. Bishop Of Lexington was nominated
fbe congress from the Ninth district this
afternoon.
SHELByvlLLx, Ind, Aug. 22.-ConRrsss-
man william H. Holman was rsnominated
in this, the Fourth district, to-day on the
nrst ballot.
YANKrox, s. D., Aug. 22.-The South
Dakota republican convention for the
nomination Of eongrsssmen and state
omcsrs organised here st 3p. m. to-day.
After s6sctins . temporary organization
and appointing committees an adjourn.
msnt vas taken until 9 Q. m. Thursday.
The platform will. II 10 said, contain .
fses coinage plank, but no prohibition
clause.
WATERLoo, Iowa, Aug. 2.-Rev. s. H.
Bachsr, populist candidate for congress,
vas endorsed BY the democratic confer.
enee for the Third district congregational
convention to-day.
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At the TEMPORARY CAPITAL.

THE !. Q. Q. 2. xssrsisa-Prsparssg DE
the Rssss-A shss as . lsssglas.
Special Dispasch to the Standard.
HELENA, Aug. a.-Ths Odd Fs.lovs
from the west side will come to Helene
by special excursion ON Aug. -, over the
Northern Pacific, via Logan. The train
will Leave Butte 10 two sections, at Z end
30 Q. un., Friday, and will reach Helena
ct ID and . o'clock In the aftsrnoon.
The local members Of the I. q. o. +. have
made ell arrangsmsnts for their enter
tainmsnt and have appointed o eommits
tee on reception for the occasion.
Covsrnor Richards has received an invts
tssion to attend the Cabrillo eslsbrat tion
at San Diego on Sept. %, being the ami.
vsrsary Of the discovery Of tho harboe e
San DISCO. By Juan Rodrisuss Cabrilio,
In i5Aa
II. r. whitmoes. chairman Of the en-
ecutivs COMMITTEES Of the Trausmississippt
eongrcss, writes to the sovernos that ssv.
eral members Of the committee vill bs At
Denver when the irrigation conersss
meets during the first week in Ssptembse.
and hs desires them to flx the date Of the
meeting Of the Trsnsmississippi cousrsss
ss 81. Louis. He also urges the eovseaee
70 appoint delegation that will attsad.
The board Of equalization raised the
psssonai assessment Of Cascade county 10
per cent. to-day.
The United States unArshars ONCE ~.
ceived information this evening Of the
murder Of an Indian on the Grow reserva.
tion few days ago by . white man. No
particulars are given.
Marcus Days stable OF runners in
charge Of Bob Smith arrived at the Hell.
eua track to-day. Secretary Francis Pope
has sent out invitations to a majority of
tho press members. He says IL anyone
has been overlooked they are cordially in.
vited to attend the fair.
A burglar attempted TO enter tho resi-.
dcncc of Pat Woods. corner os Madison
avenue aud Spruce street, last night. One
Of the inmates took shot ut the fellow
and scared him off.
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CALIFORNIA NOMINATIONS.
nudd 70 % the Lead In the Dsneeratic
Race Fer GovspnoP.

mace for 0ovetuoK.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 2.-Ths second
days session Of the democratic state con.
vstInon WAS devoid Of interest. The con-
ventiou was called to order ut 10 o'clock
this morning and committees on plat
forms and resolutions and on permanent
organization and order OF business were
appointed. The convention then al.
journed until tomorrow morning. After
a rather spirited debate the convention
voted to refer all resolutions to tho COM
mite on platform wi,hou, debate. James
Budd, OF Stockton. seems to be slightly in
the lead In the contest for the nomination
for goyneror. There is scheme to put
Congressman Mcguire out OF the way by
nominating him FOR congress before the
convention reaches tho nomination for
governor.
SAN FRASClsco, Aug. s.-The second
congressional democratic convention met
here this afternoon aud renomlnaied
Congressman Cam.netti. Tue seventh
congressional district convention nomi-
mated W. IL. Alvord, of TG!arc, q mem.
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The sch.d ale Net Accepted.

PORTLAND. Aug. 22.-rhs new wage
schedule prepared Tor the Oregon Rail.
way q Navigation engineers and firemsn
has not been accepted by the committee
Of Is, representing tho men. G. w. vroo-
man, chairman Of the grievance commit.
too Of the federation Of the Union Pacific
employees, 10 hsrs and has bssn In con.
ference with the men. While the men
will not commit themselves. IL is now be.
loved that vrooman IL urging them to
appeal to tho court, With vicw Of secur.
ing an order restraining Receiver Mcneil
from making the proposed reductions.
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Held Rack villa Moaev.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2a-Justice Of the
Peace Ross w. Latshaw IL short es,06s In
his accounts with the county. acc ording
TO . report filed to-day with the county
clerk By Expert Accountant Slater. The
report Of tho expert, made to-day, shows
that he has hold funds collected. from dis.
solute women. Latshaw refused to talk
for publication,
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WAsHiNGrpN, Aug. 1.-The CoHJrrs.
siohdi Record this morning contains -
pages OF senator Uuay's speech, which
has been inserted under tho leaye-,o-prlnt
privilege granted several weeks ago.
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THE WAR IN THE ORIENT.
Japaa's 0Asisls IN This Csastsy navss'
Heard Absut rhst hattie.

TOXIC, Aug. alt b officially an.
nounesd that % June 10 the king Of Corsa
declared himself independent ef China,
and appsalsd 10 Japan 10 sssiss him In
driving the Chimes frem Asau With the
assistance Of the CeeeAn troops. On The
same date Corsa rsneunesd all trsatiss
with China.
WASHINGTON, Ace. a.-Ths Japansss
legation has received no news ee the On.
eassmsnt between the Jspaness and Chi.
nsss forces reported from Shanshai In ths
dIspatshss puhlishsA this morning. Th6
eilleia,s a ths lsgatioa express the strong.
est eoalideuce In the accuracy % The tsls.
gram rsosivsd at the issatiou yesterday
anneuncing that the dndine of the British
naval court Of inquiry at Shanghai in the
Kov Sbins case wss favorable to Japan.
The legation charActerises. - unQual,,
nsdly incorrect the assertion that Com
mandsr Naniwa ordered his men 10 1ss
upon the survivors from the Kow Shins
struggling In the water.
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Hanged On tn. Cour, Hous. steps.

LAKE VIEW. Ore, Aug. 22.-Maskei
men surrounded the county Jail on Mon
day night and forced tho jailcr TO surren-
der q prisoner named W. :. Thompson.
The mob then hanged Thompson on tue
court house steps.