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piciOns of the man beside me may be
excused when his evident anxiety in
employing myself, an inexperienced
lawyer, are considered. His story, too,
did not sound consistent in all respects,
for ne spoke of his niece, Miss Blanche
Pickering, as being at times subject
to short fits of insanity.
When the carriage stopped ii was i'm
front Of large, dark-looking build
ing of stone, standing a short distance
back from the road, and surrounded
by tall poplars.
One thing struck me as rather Curl
Gus as | walked up the gravel walk to
the mansion and tended to arouse my
suspicious once more, jackson dis
missed the carriage, after paying the
driver, with few low, whispered
words, the import of which | was un-
able to ascertain, and the hack turned
sharply, as if to retraCe the road to
London. | said nothing, however, but
shifting a revolver which | always
carry into a more convenient position
in my inner breast pocket, entered the
house with my companion. who un-
locked the door with a latch-key and
ushered me into the parlor, which was
pbpliS lSllANh ny q ldllSlIS ldllll
Having seen me seated by a table on
which were spread refreshments Jack
san left me for a short time. and re-
turned shortly with a large, well-built
man, whom he introduced as Mr.. Coop
er, his cousin. The latter individual
took n seat beside me, and pouring
out some wine requested me to join
him. which | courteously refused on
the plea of being a teetotaler.
Jackson had left the room again. A
short time after, by request of Cooper,
! followed him up the staircase into
the gloomy hall above. and into a
room where Jackson was seated by the
side Of a bed, apparently i'm converse
ton with some one lying there.
1t was no wonder that / gazed long
and earnestly at the COuntenance of the
woman who reclined there, A more
perfect face l had never seen-pale.
and with an expression Of care and
pain, II might We been, yet there was
| no trace of sic or disease. and as
my eye WANDERED nom those beautiful
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1t was a warm summers evening,
and had left the windows and doors
Of the office open, for the sake Of a re-
freshing draught. l had been sitting
for some time at my desk, plunged in
a fit of the deepest thought, and had
no heard any one enter, when suddenly
the words:
Are you a lawyer sir?" caused me
TO start violently.
Rising from my seat and turning up
the gas jet on the table, l turned and
surveyed my interlocutor, who proved
to be a well-dressed, rather good
looking man of 40 or thereabouts, of
middle stature, and possessed of a
small. piercing pair of eyes, which
returned my gaze unflinChingly.
The business on which l come" he
said, taking off his hat, and fixing his
keen. black eyes upon my face, "will
require your services until late i'm the
night, if not until tomorrow morning.
my niece, who resides some miles from
London, is dangerously i'll, and her re-
covery being extremely doubtful, she
desires to make her will. For this pur-
pose 7 have applied to you; promising
you, should you aCcede to my request,
any fee you may demand"
| communed with myself for a few
moments, eyed the man suspiciously
and then asked the distance to the
young lady's residence and the mode
of conveyance thither,
About five or ten miles" he re-
sponded. handing me his card, on
which l rad Martin Jackson. London
Wall" 1T is a short distance from
Kew, and as train does not leave
London Bridge for some time, | have
provided carriage and driver. which
Is the street. May l consider your
services as engaged "
! responded that he might, and a
few moment sufiiced to find us en-
sconced in a close carriage which took
a westerly direction at moderate speed
My companion meantime enlight-
ened me with an account of his niece :
sickness and previous history; and
an hour after leaving the place of
starting, we found ourselves about a
mile from Kew Bridge, 1 was a young
man, and my nervousness and sus-
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From her ] learned that she had
risen from her bed at the exit OF the
two rufiians from her room, and, OBJ
serving my dangerous situation, had
fired at Jackson just as he was about
to strike me with the stone, with my
revolver. which she had picked up on
the steps.
/ also learned that her scream was
caused by the resolution of the murder
Gus twain to start after and murder
me, fearing that she had communicated
something to me which might upset
their well-laid plans.
Having securely bound the still un-
conscious Cooper and removed the
corpse of Jackson into the house, we
awaited the coming morn-Miss Picker
ing meanwhile informing me of her
Imprisonment by Jackson for over
/ year, and his resolve to force her to
make will, and then make away with
her. Her parents having died and left
her sole heiress to large property,
her appointed guardian, Jackson,
halt-brother of her mother, was play
ing for no diminutive stake.
The next morning a farmers wagon
, conveyed Cooper to the city, and the
affair having been reported to the
proper authorities he was arrested and
conveyed to Jail, His trial took place a
month later and he was rewarded with
seven years penal servitude.
Miss Pickering was entirely exon
Grated from all blame in the killing of
Jackson, and her estate properly ad
ministered few months Iater-sbe
having been of age for over a wear.
Not long after Miss Blanche Pickering
became Mrs. Avery.
The will and the revolver are stil in
our possessiOn-the sole mementos OF
that exciting night when | almost lost
my life and gained a bride.
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features, the sad yet sweetly smiling
eyes, down to the white, plump hand
which rested in the large brown one Of
JaCkson's, / felt that there was some
mystery in the case, and that he had
been untruthful in his revelations.
Suddenly the man arose, and dropping
the lady's hand drew up a chair oppo-
site to my own, and with an impatient
uneasy exclamation, brought my inVes-
tigation to termination.
You will draw out the ordinary
formula of a testament" he said, Civ
ing the young girl a close. scrutinizing
look, in which l could detect a warn
ing expression, written as / dictate.
Miss Pickering has already acquaint-
ed me with her destined disposal of
her property, and will acquescc when
ii is finished | suppose her ailirma-
ton will be all that is necessary"
L was somewhat surprised at the
strangeness of the request, but replied:
Certainly, if l am confident that she
is cOmpos mentis, and she too i'll to
dictate the instructions herself"
Here a slight exclamation broke from
the lips of the occupant of the bed,
as if about to frame a word or SEN
tence; but she was checked by Jackson,
who, with a threatening scowl evident
ly not meant for my phTervation.
said:
DO not exert yourself, my dear
niece; ! will do all that is necessary
and then, as | drew the writing mate
rials before me, he quickly leaned over
toward her, and Kissed in her ear,
"Remember--be careful" with such
emphasis as to cause her to sink. pale
and trembling, back among the pillows
of the bed
A half-hour elapsed, and the will had
been completed. All Blanche Picker
ing's property, personal and real, was
to he divided between the man Jack
son and his son Henry, with the eX-
ception of few small legacies. Then
/ read it, and after prOpounding the
few necessary interrogatOries to the
legator, which were answered i'm low,
trembling affirmative | requested her
to sign it.
Drawing my chair up to her side
with the paper and pen in my hand, |
waited for her to obey my request
| intimating TO Jackson that II would
be as well to have Cooper as a witness
The latter individual had, evidently
| fallen asleep, for, a call not bringing
him To the bedside, Jackson arose and
walked to whore his confrere lay
At this moment, and with the rapid
ity of light, the girls hand caught my
| own, and leaning my head downward
so that ! could listen to what she might
| desire to say, l heard her whisper, in
| passionate, beseeching words;
| Il am forced to this! They intend 10
| kill me- For heavens sake help me-"
Then she sank back, and before
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at any minute. and as he needed a
bat tn, his brother had said to him: you
can go out to the house, and if Mrs.
Anderson isn't home. you will find q
key to the front door in the barn under
my barn coat. Take that and go in and
keep house till she comes. Make your
self at home, and take a Gath if you
want to, and YOU will be there to res
ceive your trunk"
The officer laughed harshly. After the
house had been thoroughly searched
the stranger WAS requested to take u
ride to the station. He protested, and
finally persuaded the officer to remain
with him and send the wagon back and
await Mrs. Anderson's return. They
stood out in front for about an hour.
Then Mrs. Anderson was spicd two
blocks away. by the children ranged
around. She came up out of breath
and eVCitedlv asked to see the man
whom the children had told her had
been caught in her house. The officer
requested her to identify his prisoner,
but as she had never seen her brother
in-laW she could not do so. The
George Anderson that we have a pie
ture of had no mOustaChe, and ! don't
think he looks like him, anyway"
That seemed to settle it for the
stranger. Mr.. Milliken remarked to the
| neighhors that it was one of the slick
est stories he had ever heard, Mrs.
Anderson went in the house to count
the spoons.
The stranger made one last desperate
plea. He asked that a telephone mes
sage be sent to Mr. Anderson. An at
tempt was made to call up Mr.. Ander-
! son, but it appeared that he had al
ready started for home. He appeared
just i'm time to rescue his brother and
save him from light and airy dun-
geon i'm the Englewood station.
Then Mr. Milliken, who had been
trying to do his duty as a man and
neighbor was ridiculed and scoffed at,
and finally, according to custom, he
had to go out and buy cigars for all
the men who could be drummed up in
that part of town-Chicago Record.
Theodore r., Sage took vest TO Burn
hardt's clothing shop to be furnished
up, Yesterday Sage called for the
vest and, as it was ready for him, he
donned it and left the place, When
| outside Sage took a cigar from his
pocket and struck a match TO light the
weed. In an instant he was ablaze.
| The vest was responsible. Some in
hammable stuff with which the gar
| ment had been cleaned had not wholly
dried and had been set afre by the
flame from the match. Before Sage
could get the vest off he was badly
burned and had to be taken 70. the
PennsylVania hospitae7ss Ptti ilaasphia
! Record. - -. 80 - -
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HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN
They Belonged to James Kearney
and Were Taken on Penn Avenue.

James Kearney, of 1885 Sanderson
avenue, left his horse and buggy I'm
front Of Rohrwassers bakery, on Penn
avenue, yesterday evening about &
o'clock, while he went inside. When
he returned the entire outfit had dis
appeared.
At '.3O in the evening the police ar
rested two men on Franklin avenue
who had possession of the outfit They
were locked up for the night.
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According to tables made by sporting
men, over $3.50, coo 900 is lost on the turf
every year, or this SjO,OOOOOO is lost on
English race courses, and, strange To
say, about $lOOOCOOOO on Australian
courses. The remaining is chiefly distr-
buted between France, the United States
adm British colonies.
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Ladies' light weight silk lined Jackets at half

Some anne o u only tx eight weeks Of then correct pdng IN lies h
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Come in often. Come in whenever you are tired out
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is cool and our clerks will give you every attention You
will not be asked to buy but do want you to this
be delivered to you free-anywhere within 200 miles OF
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beehive in all its activity, Whatever purchases
Scranton, and special bargains will be on sale here
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-13
SHATTUC HITS ATKINSON.
THE CONGRESSMAN SENDS INoTHER
BHOT At THE INTI-IMPERIALIST.

EnliEhtons Aguinaldo's Friend About tho
Words Copperhead and Treason and
About tho Political Situation In Ohio
and Elsewhere-This War the Peoples.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Sept. 12.-ConRressm an
W. B. Shattuc. who has become involved In a
controversy with Edward Atkinson. leader OF
the anti Imperialists. this morning mailed
another reply to that gentleman. It said:
Il am In receipt OF your letter OF Sept. 9.
Your pretended desire for information con-
corning the boundaries OF the First Congress
insistence upon an answer. your ridicu-
lous and quixotlc programme for carrying
said district against me. as well as
you bald assertion. unsupported by any
evidence, that have surrendered to the dicta-
ton Of the present Administration. may be
dismissed as the vaporinRs OF distem-
pered imagination. So far as your pres
ence In the First Congressional district
OF Ohio Is concerned. 1t would have
about as much terror for me as the pres
encs OF a copperhead with his fangs drawn.
Your reference to my alleged lack OF experience
in good political society is the old. familiar
Boston sheer thinly veiled-at the social
standing Of any one not born in the shadow OF
Bunker Hill Monument. or whose ancestors
did not come over in the Mayflower.
Il observe that you wish to suggest to me
what you would do II you were In my place.
II you were In my place you would not re-
main there flfty-nine minutes. notwithstand-
ing the anchor that you talk so much about
as being in the centre OF my district"
You are not the kind who would be acceptable
in this district You really grow hysterical
over my use OF the words Copperheads and
traitor, you hutter like one who is hit. have
not tried to be original In using them. They
have each a well-de1ned meaning. the precise
meaning that l intended to convey. II they
are stale, SO are honor ana loyalty stale.
Your sharp shooting. since the beginning
has been from tho rear. From 1851 to the
present time your skill and experience have
never been developed in a place where you
were In any danger OF getting your hide pune
tured. You have always kept at sale distance
from the firing line. assume that is tho
reason your hide has become 80 callous and
case hardened. as 1t were. You choose to Join
with your brother conspirators In an attack on
the conduct OF the Government rather than to
60 to the front where the sharpshooting Is don Q
by the men who carry guns to back up their
opinions.
This war is the peoples war. They in
augurated 1t and they will stand by the Ad-
min istration which Is endsavoring to carry out
their will. that the rebellion be suppressed and
order restored in the Philippine Islands with
out regard to the bullets in front and the
swapping OF Copperheads like you in the rear.
Congress, and not the President. will in due
time determine what kind of government
should be established In the Philippines. but
this question will never be definitely settled
while our government Is confronted By an
armed force"
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NEW ToLUNrEER OFFICERS.
A Batch of Appointments to the New ReEi
ments Announced.


WASHINGTON sept. iZ-ine lohowlnR APP
poihtmonts In the volunteer army ero ""-
nouneed;
from Iowa 10 De SECOND Lleutenaht rorty'
fourth hegiment. william D. nlair' latey private
company Nd. flttleth iowa
FROM at large 10 Dc oaptalh rorV
Regiment n. ~ Iliton' isteiy captain. .om-
pany A. IWeith new iork 10 Dc rrsC Leu
tenant forty-socond regiment Francis H.
Lomax lately private company ~ seventy
hrst New YORK.
from ONO 10 be captain rorty.sccono reg
iment. Worthington Kaufman. lately MAJOR
second ONO; TO De FIRST Lieutenant Forty.
nrst regiment. waiter harvey. iatey corporal
company l.. seventh ONO
from New YORK 10 De captain forty-secoho
regiment. vice William h. Chapln. declined.
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why Smith Lett Home" at the Madison

why Smith Left Homo" at the Madison
Square. Tho serious dramas in use
here are 'ZaLa" at the Garrick with Mrs.
Carter. Tho Last OF the Rohans' at
the Academy with Mr.. Mack. Becky Sharp" at
the Fifth Avenue with Mrs. Fiske. The Moth
and tho Flame" at the Harlem Opera House
with Mr. Kelley and Miss Shannon. Hearts OF
Oak" at the Grand Opera House and "A Fac
tory Walf'' at the Third Avenue. We shall get
The Kings Musketeer' with Mr. Sothern at
Days tonight. The Ghetto" at the Broadway
on Friday. and The Only Way" with Mr.. Miller
at the Herald Square on Saturday.
Jersey City now has for the first time the
atre OF the first class In it's appearance and its
entertainments. Hardly ever before have the
people over there been able to enjoy the best
plays and the best acting without crossing
ferry. The brightest stars and companies
were not recompensed for shining over there.
and so their Visits were few and far
between. They prospered we'll at two
theatres In Brooklyn and at one In
Harlem. They did fairly In Newark. But
Sy T ,o set 9G HW X the bs:
house and wlli send there, a weekly suecession
made this week With julia &ariowe IL "toiin'
cite" The first two audiences have been
%tE hs faetes o Supply Mr. frohnsn viii
create a Jersey City demand for theatrical
diversion OF the top grade. II Is one OF his
bold experiments.
Current vaudeville 10 housed varously. Four
OF It's resorts are theatres with continuous per-
formances. These are the Pleasure Palace.
with James Thornton. Favor and Sinclair. and
the Judges placed conspicuously: Proctor's.
whose best innings are contributed by Patrce.
Greasy and Dayne and Fred Elblo: Keiths.
whore are the Royes. Minnie Dupree and
Ching Ling Foo. and Pastors. whose leaders
are Barnes and Sisson.
Four roof shows are still competing. At tho
Victoria's Venetian Terrace Garden this 10 the
seasons last week. Its costly succession Of
circus innings is continued. The programme
Of thelLioniPalace Roof 10 on concert lines. band
music and vocalism alternating. Variety pei.
formances are given nightly, at the Casino
and the New York On Saturday night Roster
& Bial's will be reopened, Its new directors
will have a vaudeville performance given
largely by newly imported performers. The
Dewey. as usual. 10 IN the bands Of female
preparation a lot Of new wax figures whose
first showing will be timely for the grand
hurrah over Admiral Dewey's return.
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Army Orders.
WASHINGTON. Sept. IL These army orders
have been issued:

WASHINGTON. Sept. IL These army orders
have been issued:
Lieut.-C william A. Marye, ordance Depart
Major Alfred Y. Bradley. Surgeon. honoraby dis
charged from volunteer army.
Capt. Earle c. CANADIAN. Firm Infantry. from Fort
Monroe to Governors Island.
Major Frank y. Burns. Surgeon. honorably dis.
Hecond Lieut. James NJ Petty. Thirty. sixth Intan-
try. recently appointed to Columbus Barracks. and
AccomAny troops to Manila
The resignation OF First Lieut. Albert D. Dun
Capt, Edward A. Romeig, Assistant Surgeon.
Assistant Surgeon Fred W Palmer from Jackson,
Mich, TO San Francisco.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles T. Craig, from
Camp 'olumhia Cuba; TO Fort Hamilton.
First Lieut.. Walter Cox, Assistant Surgeon, from
the Department Mt OF Porto Rico to Fort Leayenworth.
Second Lieut. Paul H. McCook. Fifth Infantry. to
Governors Island.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Thomas K. Mullins from
Troy. Ala. to San Francisco.
First Lieut.. Hal syre, Jr;; Forteth Infantry. re-
Gently appointed, to Fort Riley.
Capt. George Bailey Assistant QuArtermAster, from
Fort Hancock to San Francisco.
First Lieut.. John J. Foley, Thirteth Infantry
recently appointed, TO San Francisco.
Second Lieut.. James A. simpson, Thirty FIRST In
accompany Thirty. second Infantry to Manila.
Capt stephen Conner. Twenty third Infantry, to
Philadelphia for recruiting duty.
These officers recently appointed, are thus as,
Capt Beverly A. Read, Dallas, First Lieut.. Reuben
II. Blanchard, Mlwaubee. Fortieth Infantry; Capt.
John W. Green. Denver. Forty NTH Infantry; Capt.
Thomas j. Rogers, First Lieut.. Frederick p. Cook
and First Lieut. Arthur 4. 1ibbitts Milwaukee; Soc.
ond Lieut.. John b. Shuman. st. Paul, Forty.siXth
Infantry; Second Lieut.. James II. Johnson. Port
land, Ne, Forty seventh Infantry: Capt. stephen
Q; Smith, Asheyille n. C.; Capt, George H. Bentley.
Macon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-13
MAJOR RoCRFELLkR.s FATE.
Circumstances of His Disappearance Du,
Ing tho Advance on Caloocan.


ing tho Advance on Caloocan.
WARRINGTON. Sept. 12.-Tho War Depart
ment received from Gen. Otis to-day a report
regarding Major Charles NJ. Rockefeller. OF the
Ninth Infantry. who disappeared from his COM
mand on tho night of April 2S while making
forward movement against Caloocan. The re-
port consists of statements by Capt. George
Palmer OF the Ninth Infantry and four pickets
who last saw tho missing man.
The pckets say they were first made aware
OF Major Rockfeller's presence by hearing the
cry OF Picket" repeated several times. Cor
poral Ross hailed the caller and on discovering
his identity offered to escort him to the next
outpost which offer was declined. Major
Rockefeller started off and soon after the pickets
again heard the cry Of Picket" Corporal
Ross told the officer that he was going in the
wrong direction and to turn more to the right.
This was the last seen OF Major Rockefeller.
as he failed to report to his command. The
next day searching parties found pieces OF
paper bearing his name }, miles from where
he was last seen and heard Since thsn an
officer answering the description OF Major
Rockefeller has been seen as a prisoner OF the
Filipinos south OF Manila.
Gen. Otis says. in commenting on the case.
that on the day previous to the disappearance
OF Major Rockefeller the Ninth Infantry made
a forced march. and that probably he was so
affected BY the heat that he wandered into the
Filipino lines. Another theory advanced is
that he may have been picked up by re-
connoiterinR party.
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LURE OF THE LONG GREEN.
Post once Fraud Orders Issued Agaius,
Two Now York Jewslry Concerns.


Two Now York Jewslry Concerns.
WAsHISGToN. Sept. 12.-The Post Office has
issued fraud order against Moore & Co. OF 80
West Broadway. and the Bonanza Jewelry
Company OF 1892 Park avenue. New York.
These concerns have recently been operating
through the mails.
The first circulars sent out bV this company
called attention to some jewelry which IL had
for sale The jowelry was not praised very
highly. but emphasis was placed upon the fact
that each pin or piece OF jewelry was attached
to long green card having a picture Of the
Washington Monument on one side and pict.
ure OF George and Martha Washington on the
reverse. and the price mark 81 In each corner
To some Of those who wrote for further infor-
nation the promoters would send a piece of
cheap jewelry pinned on a genuine 81 silver
certificate. This would bring In an order
probably mpanied with $40 or 800 for a
lot OF the long green cards. and in reply tho
promoters would send only tho lot OF cheap
jewelry pinned on cards which in no way rep
resented a dollar bill.