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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
LTo BE CONTINUED
DETECTIVE WORK.
An Amateur Effort Which Made One
Man Dishonest and Let the
Guilty Escape.

''Some years ago." said Kensington
manufacturer of cloth, Il found that
my mill was being robbed; once or
twice month piece of finished goods
would disappear. AS the thefts were
all from the finishing room, suspicion
naturally pointed to the hands there,
and, after long while of amateur de-
tecting, L felt pretty sure 1 had my
man. Yet 1 had no evidence against
him, nor could I, to save my soul, get
hold of any. l just suspected him, you
know. So one pay day [ tested his hon
esty. On pay day, you must understand,
each hands money is given him in
sealed envelope. on. which is written his
time, his rate per hour and the amount
due. Well, there was due this man $12,
and in his envelope 1 put S22-ten dol
lars too much. As bad expected, he
said nothing. So l discharged him.
This man had worked for me eight
years. Times were hard and he lay idle
for eight or nine months, then moved
away with his family. Scarcely had he
moved away when the thefts, which
had ceased for nearly year, began once
more. Once more 1 turned detective.
This time with better luck, for l caught
the thief and 1 traced every piece of
cloth he had stolen. The man discharged
was innocent, save in the case of the
ten dollars" One of the manufacture
er's small audience spoke gravely:
eyes, you did clever thing. You made
thief of an honest man. You placed
in an honest mans way an almost I'M
conquerable temptation, when one con-
siders the size of the salary you paid
him. The man fell because you tripped
him up. The Bible, think, says some
thing somewhere about such deeds, and
you are promised your reward. Phil
adelphia Record.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
POST OFFICE ROBBERS In HOG
Four Members of an Organized Gang
Locked Up in Central Police Station,
ChicAgo-They Confess.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Four men, who
are said to constitute an organized
gang which has robbed a number of
post offices throughout Illinois, are
now locked up at the Central police
station.
The prisoners confessed that they
had robbed six post offices in the Viz
cinity within the last few months and
that the proceeds of the depredations
would amount to several thousand
dollars.
The men under arrest are: Harry
Muldoon, alias Meyers; Charles Mas
tiers, Thomas Sheehan, and Joseph
King, alias Kissiner. All are ex-con-
victs.
The robberies which the prisoners
have confessed to are postoffices at
Hammond, Ind; West Chicago, Nor
gan Park, Danforth, Ill; West Pull
man and Winnetka.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20

Chapter I-D'Auriac, commanding out
post where scene is laid, tells the story,
De Gomeron has been appointed by Gen.
de Rome to examine into a charge made
against him. Nicholas, a sergeant, brings
in two prisoners, a man and a woman, who
are from the kings camp at LIE Fere.
D'Auriac, angered by insulting manner of de
Gomeron toward the woman, strikes him.
A duel follows, and during the commotion
the prisoners escape. De Rome happens on
the disOrderly scene, and dAuriac, upon
giving his parole not to attempt escape,
hears this remarkable sentence: '"To-mor-
row....you must die on the field. Win or
lose, if I catch you at the close of the day,
l viii hang you as high as Hannah"
Chapter II-D'Auriac next morning takes
his place as usual on de ROne's staff. IN
the course of his ride over the field he saves
the life of Nicholas, the sergeant, who, a
victim of de Gomeron'S malice, is found N
imminent danger Of almost instant death.
Chapter III-After the battle in which
King Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces,
dAuriac, lying severely wounded, sees
the forms of a man and woman moving
under cover of the night among the dead
and wounded. They find a golden collar
on de Leyvas corpse, and Babettte stabs
Mauginot Cher partner) to gain possession
of the prize. After this hideOUS scene
Henry with a retinue, among whom is the
fair prisoner who had escaped from the
mana OF de GOmerOD, rlQ6S over the uelQ
Chapter VIDA in the hospital of
Ste. Genevieve discovers his unknown
friend is the heiress Of Bidache. She Wis
its him daily, and when he is well enough
is taken to her Normandy chateau. Here
he learns from Maitre Palm. the madame's
chaplain, that the king is about TO force
upon the woman a very distasteful mar
riage with NJ. d'Ayen. With Jacques. his
steward, d'Auriac leaves for the avowed
purpose of preventing their marriage.
Chapter V-D'Auriac's horse casts
shoe This causes delay at village of
Ely, where he comes upon Nicholas, his
old sergeant who says de Gomeron is in
the neighborhood with the kings commits
sion, and that he (NichOlas) has evidence
Of treason brewing among de Gomeron and
certain associates against the king.
Chapter VI-Led by Nicholas, d'Auriac
goes by night to where de GOmeron is sta
toned. Standing beside a broken pane
they hear something of the outline of a plot
against the king. Burning with revenge,
Nicholas fires through the window at de
Gomeron, but misses his mark.
Chapter NII-The two men fly for their
lives, and think themselves almost beyond
pursuit when they come suddenly face to
face with two troopers, one of whom
d'Auriac wounds slightly.
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CHAPTER VII.-CONTNUED.

He was good swordsman, but this
made him beside himself with passion,
and this frantic state and the sound of
his voice as he kept cursing me, told
me that my opponent was none other
than Biron himself. Now came a seri
Gus difficulty, which l had to consider
like lightning. Did ] kill him, and he
was an infant in my hands, there could
be no hope for me-he was too great
too highly placed for me to have any
chance if 1 compassed his death. There
fore as l pressed him, l called out loud
enough for him to hear: Marshal, you
are mad; go back-you are known to
me-"
He thrust at me for answer, but l
could stand no more nonsense, and, get
ting within his guard, struck him off
his horse with blow from the hilt of
my sword, and, wasting not second
more on him, turned to the assistance
of Nicholas.
1t was much needed, for the SER
geant's opponent was none other than
de Gomeron himself. How Nicholas
held his own against this finished
swordsman for even so long a period
as half a minute, I am unable to say. 1t
was doubtless due to the strength of his
bitter hatred and his fury for re-
venge. Even as it was / was too late.
AS / dashed towards him Nicholas fair
" screamed out:
Leave him to me-he is-a-ah!"
lie never finished, for de Gomeron
saw his chance, and passed his sword
through the sergeant's throat, and he
fell Imply from Couronne. dead
man.
Before, however, the free lance could
recover himself. l was on him. and
standing in my stirrups, cut at him with
the full swing of my sword. He
parried like lightning, but the force
of the blow beat down his guard,
and although my blade fell fat
upon his steel cap, he went down like
an OK.
$ Poor Nicholas was gone. knew that
thrust. and once received there was
nothing for it but masses for the SOUL
A half-dozen troopers were not 200
Yards away. and life lay on the other
side of the Eure. ] went straight on,
and jumped my horse into the stream.
It was running high and deep. and as |
fell into the water with splash and
Kiss of white foam around me. heard
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
MRS. BOTKIN'S MURDER TRIAL
The Defense Received "A BAD Set Back By
the Testimony OF Two Witnesses FRI
day-MrS. Botkin Cha=rined.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE de.
Tense in the Botkin murder trial re-
ceived the worst set back it has exper.
fenced since the case opened. The
evidence oftwo of the witnesses exam
ined Friday was of such convincing
nature that the chagrin caused by its
introduction was plainly written upon
the faces of the accused woman and
her counsel. The evidence clearly show.
ed that Mrs. Botkin wrote the anony-
nous letters sent 10 Mrs Dunning from
this city, apprising Mrs. Dunning OF
the alleged misconduct of her husband
and informing the dead woman that
she had grounds for commencing a suit
for divorce. The handkerchief which
was enclosed in the box OF poisoned
candy was proven TO have been pur-
chased in this city by Mrs Botl1in. an
other link in the chain of the prosccu-
tiCr,
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CHAPTER VIII.
NJ. DE PREAULX.

l kept off the road as far as possible
to avoid being tracked. Even if no
further attempt to follow me was made
tonight, which was uncertain, as de
Gomeron was not the man to let the
barest chance slip through his fingers,
yet there was no doubt as to what would
happen on the morrow. l congratu-
lated myself on having crippled the last
of the sleuth hounds, as my gentlemen
would be placed thereby in a difficulty
in regard to my route, and if they
secured the country in twos and threes
l felt confident of being able, with
jacques aid, to give good account of
myself did we meet, despite my bruised
leg, which reminded me of itself I'M
pleasantly.
AS patted Couronne's neck 1 thought
of Nicholas, and with the memory of
him the face of Marie came up. felt
myself in measure responsible for his
death, and was resolved to weigh out in
full to Marie the payment had prom
ised them both. 1t was a debt would
discharge to the end of the measure.
y sense of relief came to my mind
With this resolve, and, as Rouvres could
not be far distant slackened pace, to
let the horses breathe a trife, and be
gan to hastily plan my future course of
action on reaching Paris. l had not
only discovered what was evidently a
deep and widely spread plot, but had
also stumbled on the dreadful secret of
the death of the woman who was to be
queen of France in name, as she was in
reality. 1t was certain that she had
been foully murdered. 1t was certain
that the kings most trusted captain
and many of his greatest mobiles were
hilt deep in treachery-so much knew.
Ihad seen with mine own eyes. and heard
with mine own ears, but beyond this
had no proofs; and what would my
word weigh against theirs! Besides
this, there was my own trouble.
D'Ayen's hooking warning was explicit
enough. when read with Palms con-
fidence, and any doubt may have had
on that point was almost set at rest by
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
FROM THE HILLTOP.

Twas q weary climb
From the valley below,
Twas a weary climb!
The stones were sharp, the way was steep,
There seemed but a harvest of tears to
reap.
Twas a weary climb
Up the mountain side
Twas weary climb!
MID cares that vexed and words that
stung,
Mid tears that flowed. and songs unsung,
Twas weary climb
Up the mountain side!
And still they come
From the valley below,
And still they come!
With bleeding feet, and tortured soul,
They are toiling on for the longed-for goal
And still they come
From the valley belowi
IT'S a long way down
To the valley below,
IT'S long way down.
"A cloud by day, star by night,
Guide their feet to the top of the mountain
height.
It's long way down
To the valley below!
From the blessed heights
To the valley below,
From the blessed heights!
These wearied ones will all look down
When the cross is changed to the victor S
crown,
And the blessed heights
For the valley below!
Patience Penfold, in Ladies' World.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
CHAPTER TX.
THE MAsrER-GENERA1

In the labyrinth of narrow streets,
crooked roads and blind alleys behind
the Palais de Justice, where the houses
are so crowded that they seem to climb
one over the other in their efforts to
reach higher and higher in their search
for air, is a small street called the Rue
des Deux Mondes. 1t had this advan-
tage that it was wider than most of the
other roads in that part of Paris, and
opened out abruptly on to the river
face, very nearly opposite the upper
portion of the Pont Neuf, then under
course of construction, but not to be
finished for some years later. At the
corner of the street, and overlooking
| the river, the Pont Neuf, the Passeur
| aux Vaches, with a glimpse of the
| Quai Malaquais and the mansions of
the Faubourg st. German was house
of modern size, kept and owned by a
! Maitre Pantin, who was engaged nom
; inally in some legal business in the
courts of the city.
1t was this house of Maitre Pantin, it
Will be remembered, that had been rec
commended to me as lodging by Palm,
who told me of the owners occupation,
! and when demurred on account of my
religious convictions the Huguenot
+! pointed out that had to do things in
| Paris which required safe retreat, and
that he could vouch for the honesty and
| discretion of Pantin. l admitted that
his arguments were reasonable, and re-
solved to take advantage of his recon-
mendation.
We rode into Paris by the ST. Ger
mains gate, and L was Immediately
struck by the aspect of gloom that the
city wore. Most of the shops were in
deed open, but there appeared to be no
business doing, and, instead of men
| hurrying backward and forward, the
streets were filled with groups of peo-
pie evidently engaged in discussing
some affair of the utmost moment.
Every third or fourth man wore a black
scarf over his right arm, and the bells
of the churches were tolling dismally
for the dead. From ST. German DIES
| Pres, from ST. SEVERN, from the airy
spire of Ste Chapelle, they called out
mournfully, and above them all, drown
ing the distant voices of ST. German
fAuXerrois, st. Jacques de la Boucherie,
st. Antoine and others less known to
fame pealed out the solemn notes of the
bourbon of Notre Dame.
Near the Pre-auX-clercs hundreds OF
long-robed students were assembled
and the windows of many of the great
houses, including the Logis de Nevers
were hung with black. 1t was strange
TO see Paris, always so bright and gay
with this solemn air upon it. No notice
was taken of us as we rode on, the
knots of people merely moving aside tC
let us pass, and answering Jacques
cheerful ''good-day" with silent incli
nation of the head or chill indiffer
ence.
/ ITO BE CONTINUED
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
FIREMEN DEAD.
Falling Walls at a Chicago Fire Crush
Number of the Fire Fighters.
The Eiremen tVere In the Act of Raising .
Ladder When the Entire Routh Wall
Bulged Out and Fell. With
the Above Result.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The collapse of
wall during fire in livery stable at
S154-56 Cottage Grove avenue Thursday
night, killed two fremen and injured
number of others. The dead:
Lieut.. Matthew Meyer, of Truck
Company II; buried by falling wall, in
stantly killed.
Patrick O'Herne, of Truck Company
IL; buried by falling walls and killed.
The injured, all members of the fire
department, are:
Lieut.. Albert Lingenberger. broken
leg; will recover.
Michael O'Hara, skull fractured; seri-
Gus.
Thomas Dillon, skull fractured: seri-
Gus.
o. ]. Shevlin, bruised about the
body.
Otto Miller, bruised about the body.
Thomas Gileteuhau, bruised about
the body.
Edward Creuscuo, back broken; may
die
Michael Prendergast, cut about the
head.
Edward Morgan, cut and bruised by
falling bricks.
The building was a two-story brick
structure. The lower floor was occu-
pied by the Palace livery stables, while
the second story contained living apart
ments.
The fire broke out in an aban-
doned elevator shaft in the rear of the
building and spread with great ra-
pidity.
The men of Truck IL had just begun
operations on the Thirty-second street
side of the building and were in the
act of raising a ladder when the entire
south wall suddenly bulged out, falling
upon the men, burying number OF
them completely. Their comrades
made a desperate effort to get
them from under the bricks and
timbers and succeeded after a
short delay, but by the time they
were rescued two were dead and sew
eral others may die. The wall col
lapsed so suddenly that there was nc
chance of escape for any of the fremen
who were in Thirty-second street at
| the time.
Six families lived in the apartments
above the stable proper, and all of the N
escaped without trouble although they
saved very little besides their lives.
The damage to the building, which
is owned by an eastern capitalist, is
$4,000. To the contents of the livery
stable, owned by o. d. Perkins, the
loss was $4,000. The families who lived
on the upper floor lost all of their eff
fects, valued altogether at So, 600.
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The Pension BnD ~pos.a or.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The house
went into committee of the whole
shortly after noon Thursday for the
consideration of the pension appropri-
alton bill Barnes, of Wisconsin, pre-
sented the bill N brief. 1t carries
S145, 22S, $50. Allen, of Mississippi, said
a few words in favor of the bill. call
ing attention to President McKinley's
friendly visit to Dixie and his kind
words about the confederats dead.
The house passed the dill inside of Is
minutes, the quiclSes. legislation OF
this kind on record. Th.re was not a
nay vote.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
Eor thc unenIisted I<ind.

Miss Bright-It's wonderful how
quickly the jewelry manufacturers
adapt themselves to situation! Why
there are already cannon pencils for the
artillery, little gold sabers for the cav
airy, miniature halyards for the navy
and flags for everybody.
Cholly-What have they made for the
infantry. Miss Dwight?
"Ah, excuse me. Nursing bottles,
elieve."-Jewelers Weekly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
Cnn Win without.

why is it that the plain girls are
always the ones who learn to cook and
make their own clothes?"
'Oh, that's easily explained. The
pretty ones always know they don't
need to."-Chicago Evening News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
An orr u Ra,.r .,ns

.WAsmxGroN. Dee. I7.+A New York
wrecking concern has offered to raise
the Maine and tow her 10 New York
for S25O.oVO and one-third of her value,
and to float and deliver in New York
che Cris:c-al Colon for $1,000, ooo and
onc-third of her value.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20

oouAwKA, Ill. Dsc. i7.-R- g. Jen-
kins' an insurance agen., went to the
homo Of ka;e Logan ana asked her to
marty linn. She refused and he shoA
t"~ elx times. She will die.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20

He-Do you know that have never
dared to kiss a girl in my life? My
bashfulness is positively painful.
Shell should say itI was.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20

nae Of the finest vintage, and d'Aubus.
SON to all appearances a gay, frank
hearted fellow, and we became very
friendly as the wine cup passed.
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SYNOPSIS.

copyright. 1907. by Longmans. Green & Col
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-07
COAL FOR HONOLULU.

WASHINGTON, November Eft is
evidently the intention of the Govern
ment to carry large supplies of coal
at the islands. 1t is known that three
ships are now on the way from Balti-
more for Honolulu and two from Nor
folk, all coal laden. The ship Aryan,
now discharging cargo of Hawaiian
Sugar at New York, has just been
chartered to load coal at Norfolk for
Honolulu. A ship is also on the way
from New York, and another is load
ing. Most of these ships have been in
the sugar trade, and will probably
load back with that article. There are
eleven ships on the way from Austria
liza to Honolulu, coal laden, and eight
cen more engaged to follow. Four
ships are on the way out from Europe
and another loading. These have coal
as part of their cargo.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-07
NOTICE.

W. E. Wall, Esq, has this day been
appointed a Commissioner of Grades
for the City of Honolulu, vice f. S.
Dodge, resigned.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-07
ANNA ROSES DOLL.
Is Voted to the Most Popular Man in
Topeka, Kansas.

There has been rare, racy, excit-
ing contest in Topeka, Kansas, for the
possession of doll made by the deft
fingers of Miss Anna Rose, of Hilo,
before she left that interesting little
town, after the knights Carnival in
September.
The doll was put up and was to go
to the most popular man in the city,
the fact to be established by vote.
Each vote cost ten cents, and the pro-
ceeds were to go to charity. John
Waters, the man foremost in bringing
out the idea of Hawaiian girl for
the carnival won the prize. \ trifle
over $3.50 was realized out of the con-
test
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-07
TWO CLAIM THE THRONE
MATAAFA AND TAMASESE ASSERT
.. ELECTION.
Dispute Over the Succession to Male
toa's Throne-The Decision Rests
With the Samoan Chief Justice.

APIA, November 26.-The Samoan
chiefs supporting the High Chief Ma
taafa for the vacant throne have by
document under their hands reported
to the chief justice that their election
of that chief has been concluded and
those of the chiefs who support Ia
masese have also forwarded docu-
ment to the chief justice formally dis
putting the alleged election, and also
claiming it for their candidate.
The American. German and British
consuls conferred with the chief jus
tice on Monday last, but so far as can
be ascertained the position of mat
tiers remains unaltered and the chief
justice will proceed to decide the
points in dispute as to the election
of king i'm accordance with the pow
ers vested i'm him by the Berlin act.
Similar methods to those which in
the United States many years ago
were invoked to decide between Mr..
Tilden and Mr.. Hayes as to disputed
election to the office of president of
the United States are now being in
voked in Samoa, by the Samoan chiefs.
In that case a commission decided the
election: i'm this. the chief Justice of
Samoa is called upon to decide. The
change speaks volumes in support of
the view that the Samoan chiefs have
been gradually absorbing the princi-
pies laid down by the Berlin Act and is
the most triumphant refutation of the
oft repeated cry that the provisions OF
that act are msuited to the require.
ments of Samoa.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-07
AGUINALDO'S ORDERS.
Will, Not Allow Armed Parties in
Insurgent Territory.

General Aguinaldo, head of the in
surgent government of the Philippine
Islands, outside of Manila proper, is
making desperate efforts to hold con-
troll, from all accounts. His latest is
an order prescribing who shall travel
i'm the country and how. This, in
view of the latest developments in the
Philippine situation between the
United States and Spain, is believed
to portend trouble. This is the pos
ter gotten out by Inn:
Article /. The right to travel
through the territory at present held
by the revolutionary government is
hereby conceded TO all foreigners ex-
cept Spaniards. as long as they are
unarmed.
Article ,. 1t is strictly prohibited
to visit intrenchments or forts or to
approach within two hundred meters
of them.
Article ,. 1t is also prohibited To
photograph any fertilization. draw III
plans or take measurements of the
same in any territory under the iuris.
diction of the revolutionary govern
ment.
(Signed) Secretario INFERNO.
Malolos, October %, 1898.
Note No. /. No person except mem
bers of our army will be allowed to
carry arms inside the territory occu-
pied by our government.
Note No, >. Article prohibiting peo-
pie from approaching within two hun
dred meters of fort does not apply
TO points where public roads pass
| through such intrenchments or near
such Notifications.
Note No. 3. Any Spaniard who sets
foot on Philippine territory shall be
captured and adjudged by military
! law.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-07
NOTICE.

Christmas Day December %, 1s9s)
and New Years Day (January l, 1890
falling on Sunday; Monday, Deem
Der &c, 1898, and Monday, January 2,
1899, will be observed as National Hol-
idays, and all government offices
throughout the Islands will be closed
on those days.
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Dec. 3, 1898.