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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-01

the detective.
He? Who?" l stammered.
Why, the criminal!' answered Wild
drington.
"The-the criminal" repeated
after him blankly.
The man give me a quick critical
look. That l had been dining, and
dining not wisely, but too well. was
evidently the conclusion he arrived at.
Nothing else could account for my in
tense stupidity.
"The criminal-Mr. Charles Brans-
combe," he emphasized. Its a clear
case, and an uncommon clever game,
too. PRESERVATION OF his cousin, Miss
Branscombe-wonderful likeness at all
times-fair hair, slight fgure-like a
girls-no hair on face-no wonder you
were taken in"-meanlngly. "Lady's
maid In the plot. supplied all the rig
out, etc., and gave the tip into the bar
gain. Uncommonly well managed.
Astonishing how the young fellow gets
over the women-they're all ready to
go down on their knees and to sell their
souls for him-every n OF them. AS
for this one"
Woodward" ! calculated. beginning
10 recover from my s~tupefaction. and
to see daylight through the whole
thing.
Yes" returned the ex-groom, with
a wink. Young woman soft on the
seq generally, you ~see-didn't want
much counting TO let the whole cat out
Of the bag-as much as she knew.
Knows nothing about the will; she be-
lieved Mr.. Branscombe only wanted to
look at II, she says. He told her so.
and she thought 1t hard lines that he
was not allowed to go to the house
or to be at his nncle's funeral. She
never supposed that he wanted to get
hold OF the will altogether, And now
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About Necks.

The array of necks presented for In
spection at a theater is various. All
sorts and conditions of necks are there.
and there Is as much variety In them
as there is in the faces above them.
Scraggy necks should, II surmounttng
good shoulders. have a discreet ribbon
round them; black velvet or white
tulle are the most becoming things for
the complexion. Pearls on q white
throat are really exquisite; for dusky
necks the most becoming stones are
emeralds or rubies. When the bones
at the base OF the throat are too In
truslve on the attention they may ~
coerced into submission and conceal
ment by a narrower ribbon tied Low
with a pendant. :
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CHAPTER XIII.-tContinued.)

CHAPTER XIII.-(Continued.)
The Rector was the only person OK
teptlng myself cognizant OF Mr.. Wild
drington's failure and discoveries. |
felt very small in the worthy persons
presence. ! had for the second time
been outwitted by a woman, and II wa,
on account of my careless laundering
that the whole work had 20 begin over
again.
Don't tell the ladies'" advised tho
Rector; keep II from them as long as
you can. Miss Elmslie Is the veriest
gossip, good little soul as she H., and,
as we have Just proved. "a mans foes
are those Of his own household the
very walls have ears. and n bird of
the air shall carry the matterv" con
tinued MIR. Heathcote. losing all con-
troll OF himself In the heat OF quotation.
IF Widdrington Is to recover the trail
we must be silent as mice"
His groom get-up was capital" I
remarked; "it completely took me in
Yes" said the Rector complaccntly,
Il think w did that rather we'll. But
l did not expect to blind you. When |
found you had not recognized Wild
drington as soon as you arrived | kept
up the Joke, you know"
ut is hardly fair. is IT," | demurred.
ito keep Miss Branscombe In the dark
| believe she would be discreet"
"0f course you dot laughed Mr.
Heathcote. You would be a sorr,
lover II you did not believe that ant
everything else that is good OF her.
ut may be necessary to put her OF
her guard against the lady's maid
suggested.
Eyes, 1t may. ! hardly know wha
course to adopt with regard to tn
woman" said the Rector %thoughtfully
cor how Wlddrington has left matter
with her. 1t seems to me important L
retain her: she may help us II she will
Well, with regard to Mona. you mus
use your own discretion. Fort; ! can
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WO M EMS CLUB
And the Reason for Their Rapid Growth
of Late Years.

And the Reason for Their Rapid Growth
of Late Years.
1t was at a woman's club, after the
meeting. and when the hum and buzz
of feminine voices were intermingled
with the clatter of spoons and tempo
rarily hushed by the mouthfuls of Ice
cream, that the following conversation
took place between two women, one of
whom was an ardent club woman, as
could easily be seen by the string OF
medals and insignia which ornament
ed the front of her bodice, while the
other was Just the ordinary everyday
woman. MY DEAR" said the club
woman, grabbing her companions
hand. / must be going. / am due at
a meeting OF the daughters Of Lafay-
cite Post, and then I must drop in for
a moment and see Mrs. Blank about
our next meeting and the topic for dis
cussion." How do you find time for
all these clubs and what does your hus-
band say to all this running about?"
''Ten years & 1t was I who sat at
home and waited till between 5 and Q
for him to come home. Mails nous
change tout sela,' he sits home
and waits for me now. l have been out
since 8 this morning and l am Just
looking lige a tramp now. Well. he
does not seem to mind 1t; he Is Just as
good and dear as he can be. We board
you know. and ! never had any chill
dren. But good bye; ! shall see you
again at the 'Justicia.' shall l not?" Is
this the solution OF the abnormal
growth of woman's clubs, I'VE board.
you know. and | never had any chill
dren." Is II the lack OF motherhood
which has driven her into the clubs?
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nv wife-will you let me be your
cousin?"
els this true?" she exclaimed In
breathless wonder. "Oh, l was never
70 glad Of anything In my life'-ciasp-
ing her hands. Receive you? or
course I will. | must go to the dear
child at once"
Its the most satisfactory way out
of all our difficulties" Mr.. Heathcote
declared, when l had laid my position
fully before him. 1t has relieved my
mind of a great load Of anxiety. !
could not have borne to soc the dear
girl married to that other fellow. And
now l suppose we must give up Forest
Lea. l am sorry about the old place.
too. II the will"
LET It CO." l said, hastily, recalled
20 the remembrance OF all the trouble
involved In that unhappy subject.
"Mr. Tillott would like to speak to
you, sir" announced a maid, as !
crossed the hall. bedroom candlestick
in hand.
who on earth is Mr.. Tillott?" l in
Quired.
IT'S the groom, sir. He wants to
gee you about a letter he found In the
d~og-cart. he says"
"Oh, yes-all right! Where Is he?"
I remembered then that had never
read tue letter; It had passed COM
.pletely out OF my mind since thrusting
IL into my pocket before my explana-
'tion with Mona.
HE is waiting in the study. sir. re
said he was sorry to disturb you 40
late"
Just so-which is the study"
The girl conducted me- to the doo,.
1t was open, and "Mr. Tillott" was
standing just within. turning his out
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Ito be c%ontinued.)
DOUBLE EAGLE.
As II Appeared ON tho Arms of Russis
and Austria.


and Austria.
The eagle, as an emblem OF authori-
ty, Is so old that II would be impossible
to clearly trace Its origin. 1t Is found
upon the most ancient sculptures that
have yet been discovered, and was no
doubt n OF the very Oldest OF the to-
tens, or tribe signs. The early Per-
sian empire appears to be the first
which adopted 1t as an imperial en-
blem. Among the Greeks the eagle
was the emblem of Jove. The Romans
also adopted the eagle as their stand
ard, and so II became the token of RO-
man dominion. When Constantine be-
came emperor he adopted the double
headed eagle al the insignia OF his
authority over east and west. When
the German empire came into being In
the twelfth century this emblem was
revived as being that OF the Holy Ro-
man empire. and Rudolph OF Hapsburg
adopted 1t a his imperial arms. 1t ap-
peared In the Russian imperial arms In
the sixteenth century, when Car Ivan
Basilovitch married Princess Sophia.
niece of the eleventh Constantine. and
the last of the Byzantine emperors.
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not advise. Perhaps we may hear
something from Widdrlngton to-day or
tomorrow. He has left US in a terri
BILE mess at present; but no doubt he
couldn't help 1t. The failure must
have been a blow to him. There's
many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
you know"
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Twenty-Five years q the United
States supplied Is per cen2 OF the
worlds coal consumption; now It sup
plies 30 per cent.
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permanent arbitration tribunal says: mo
government or people have devoted them
selves with greater ardor TO the study OF
the theory of arbitration than the govern
ment and people Of the United States The
Americans not only possess great lawyers,
but are community in which knowledge
of legal principles is more widespread than
in any other. American jurists have done
much to mold the doctrines Of international
law in the past, and in their treatment
of large questions they have often dis
played luminous insight. firm grasp of fun
damental principles and a solid erudition
not surpassed by the legal writer's OF any
modern state"
The Daily Chronicles correspondent at
The Hague says: THE British delegates
have practically withdrawn their objection
TO the American demand for neutral rights
on the sea similar to those already enforced
on land, and il is now believed that Ger
many will also agree
The correspondent of the Morning Post at
The Hague says: The discussion of the
proposed modification of the Geneva conven-
tion provisions regarding sick and wounded
neutrals constitutes a distinct success for
the American delegates. When 1t was first
broached the Russians declined to take any
part in the discussion, on the ground that
the subject was not mentioned in the circu-
lar of Count Muravieff. The Americans
urged that the Dutch invitation included all
subjects bearing on the circular. view
which the conference upheld. AS yet the
Russians have not abandoned their position.
and they will make another effort tomorrow
to have the American proposals rejected on
technical grounds. Interesting develop
ments are expected"
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CAPTAIN TILLEY MISSING.
Killed or Captured by the Treacher-
Ous Natives of NeRrOs.

Gus Nat1NeS Oh Ne&rOS.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-General Greely
to-day received cablegram from Major
Thompson at Manila reporting that a party
landing for the repair of the cable at
Escalante, island of Negros, had been
treacherously attacked by natives, that
Capt George II. Tilley. Signal Corps, is
missing, and that the worst is feared. TIL
ley's services in the Philippines have been
marked by such ability, courage and zeal
that his superiors placed him in the fore
most rank of subordinate officers. The
cable operations referred to are not those
OF the Seral Corps. but of the Eastern Ex-
tension Cable Company that has been per-
mitted to repair and replace certain cables
in the Visayan islands. Tilley doubtless ac-
companied the expedition as the representa-
tive of the United States, the supervision of
all telegraph lines and cables being a part
of his duties. No other casualties in the
Signal Corps have been as yet reported in
this expedition. Tilley was appointed from
California.
III. Tilley. reported probably killed by Fill
ipinos at Escalante, Island of Negros. had
been a resident of Helena since 1884. He
was an expert telegrapher and electrician
and a man of fine character. He was born
about thirty-eight years ago at Jamaica,
Long island. where his father, a civil war
veteran. still lives. Tilley enlisted early in
the war with Spain as lieutenant of the
signal corps and was promoted soon after
reaching the Philippines for conspicuous
service. He had been further recommended
for promotion to brevet major.
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Nearly 100000 Worth of Farm and
Other Property Destroyed I'm Ham,
tlton County, Nebraska.
MANY QUEER FREAKS PLAYED
KNIFE BLOWN A MILE AND STUCK
CLOSE TO A MANS HEAD.
HaiIstones Ranging I'm size from
Hens Eggs to a Tin Cup-Many Peo-
pie Hurt-Birds Killed.

CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D.. May &.-Word
reached here this afternoon Of disastrous
tornado which visited the vicinity of Bijou
hills, twenty-five miles south OF this city.
yesterday afternoon, between and
O'Clock, resulting in the death OF seven
persons and the serious injury of three
others. The killed are: Charles Peterson,
six children OF Charles Peterson, three
boys and three girls. ranging from three To
fifteen years of age. The wife and two re-
naming children were so badly injured they
may also die.
The tornado formed on a section I'm plain
view OF hundreds and moved in southerly
course, the first place reached being that
OF Ara Coden, which was destroyed. The
storm then wrecked a church and a school
house, after which 1t reached the Peterson
place, where the havoc was appalling. The
dead and injured were strewn all about ths
premises, all being bruised and manned I'm
shocking manner. while the buildings
were smashed to splinters. The storm next
destroyed the buildings on the Criegor
premises. then passing into the range OF
hills 1t crossed the Missouri river. The path
covered by the storm was only about twenty
rods wide and about three miles In lengths
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THE HAGUE, May 2S.-The newly ap-
pointed subcommittee of the subcommittee
OF the peace conference, the arbitration
committee, will meet tomorrow. 1t will be
known as the drafting committee, indicating
in its name the scope of its functions. The
delegates have worked increasingly to-day,
although the formal labors Of the confer
ence were suspended. An effort is being
made, and with a certain degree of progress,
to combine the Russian and British pro-
posals in such way that the report of the
drafting committee may secure the support
of both parties in the plenary committee.
NJ. De Staal and Sir Julian Pauncefote,
chiefs Of the Russian and British delega-
lions, respectively. and other delegates had
a long conference to-day with this end in
view, and there is no doubt that an agree
ment in principle will be reached.
The hope of the delegates that perma-
nent arbitration board will be established
is rapidly improving. The difficult points
now relate to the composition Of the tri-
bunal. how the representation of the powers
is TO be arranged and the limitations to be
placed upon the jurisdiction of the board.
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HIS VARIED CAREER ENDED.
Suicide of DIR. R. Cornwall, Who Was
Suspected Of Several Crimes.

KANSAS CITY, No.. May 2S.-Dr. Rich
mond Cornwall, a prominent local physician
with a varied career. committed suicide in
the home of his brother-in-law, DR.. j. c.
Whittier. to-day shooting himself through
the head and dying almost instantly. He left
a note saying that dependency over finan-
cial affairs prompted the act.
DR.. Cornwall was thirty-three years Of
age and had a wife and child. He came
to Kansas City from st. Louis several years
ago and had passed through several thrill
ing experiences in his lifetime. Early in
life he was accused of taking the life of a
young ST. Louis girl by means Of poisoned
flowers Nine months later he eloped with
a prominent ST. Louis girl. She died sud
denly and allegations OF poisoning were
made. Her body was about TO be cremated,
when her relatives demanded that the cof-
fin be opened. The matter was dropped.
He was also connected with the disappear
ance of Miss Maud Belle Bonesteel, daugh-
ter of a Kansas City physician. in 1884,. and
who has never been found TO this day. In
st. Louis. on July Z. 1897. DR.. Cornwall killed
brother, Herbert Cornwall. whom he
claimed to have found in the act OF beating
their father. He was tried for this latter
crime and found not guilty. There were no
witnesses. -Four years ago DIR. Cornwall
married his second wife. Miss Ida Woods
whose parents live in Michigan.
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PERTH WINS FRENCH DERBY.
Holocaust Finishes Third, and Tod
Sloan Is Disappointed.

PARIS, May 2S-In the race for the
Grand Prix of the French Jockey Club to-
day. at Longchamp. Perth won, with Vala-
souez second and Holocaust third.
LONDON, May 2s.-The failure of Holo-
caust to secure a place better than third
in the French Derby to-day sent up Flying
Fox stock in London this evening TOD
Sloan, the American jockey, who some time
ego hoped to secure Holocaust as his mount
for the English Derby, said this evening:
II am much disappointed at the failure of
Holocaust to secure a better place. The
Paris performance convinced me that Fly
ing Fox now has a million chances to one
OF success next Wednesday. / have felt
for a long time that if I could not secure z
chance OF winning the Derby this year I
would prefer standing on the ground to
watch the race. Therefore refused to ride
My Boy or Desmond. the owners of which
have pressed me to make an effort. i am
now negotiating for a mount which is not
decided, but which / shall announce to-
morrow or Tuesday. and which. If success
full will be a complete surprise. should
have to be confident cf winning place or
I would not, think of making the trial. The
fact that / have had series of losses re-
Gently in no wise affects my spirits. All
this is the fortune of the turf. 1 do not
know of any race have lost that I can look
back on now and think could have won.
My mounts, perhaps. have been just as
good as they were last year; nor has there
been any particular mishap in the races
that would lead me to think they were lost
for any reason except that my opponents
had better horses. In the race for the Man.
chester cup the track conditions were un-
doubtedly unfavorable 20 Asterie. but she
was in anything but the best form.
"All talk about my being discouraged or
dissatisfied or disposed to return to Amer
lea is untrue, the alleged reports of
my talk with the Prince of Wales, which
have only been printed in the hope that they
would injure me by being reproduced in the
English papers. When I was disqualified
at EPSON / knew i could not control the
horse and that this rendered the result i'm
perative. Lord Durham told me he had not
heard a clearer or more explicit account OF
the race than / gave him. Neither I nor
my American hackers have ever complained
of the decision. In fact am quite as well
satisfied with the events here as ever. and
I am confident that the end OF the sason
will show a good average for me-
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ADYICEs FROM OTIS.
Withdrawal of Spanfards from Zam-
bOanga, After a Severe Fight.

bOanga, After a Severe Fight.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-The War De-
partment to-day made public the dispatch
from General Otis. commanding at Manila:
1.-Two battaiions of the Twenty-third In
fantry are in quiet possession Of Jolo.
Spanish troops withdrawn from Zam-
boanga after battle with insurgents with
severe loss to the latter. Spanish loss, nine
killed. twenty-seven wounded, among whom
was Commanding General Montero who
died from his wounds and was buried here
yesterday. The insurgents used rifles, ar
tillery and ammunition captured from gun
boats, expending the major part of their
ammunition. A conference followed between
General Rios. who went from Manila TO
withdraw the troops and the insurgents.
The latter stated TO him they would not
oppose the landing of Americans, but would
accept conditions in Luzon. Spanish troops
withdrawn now here depart for Spain to-
morrow.
"A feeble attack by insurgents on in
habitants in the southeast portion OF Negros
necessitated sending battalion of troops
from Manila there. Will soon restore quiet.
"Insurgent fasehoods circulated in the
southern islands Of overwhelming insurgent
victories in Luzon keep up an excitement in
that section among the more ignorant
classes, although intelligent people know
the American arms have never met reverse,
and they call for United States protection
Have turned over to the navy for use on
the coast of the southern island number
of the purchased Spanish gunboats from
which excellent results are expected"
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Prospects Bright for the Adoption Of
Some Plan for Mediating Inter.
national Wrangles.
DREYFUS'S CHANCES GOOD
IF GRANTED A NEW TRIAL HE WILL
PROBABLY BE ACQUITTED.
Silvela's Explanation of His Phrase,
to the Late Senior Castelar,.

LONDON, May 2s-The Washington cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle, referring
to the Alaska boundary dispute, says:
President Mckinley has all along been most
anxious TO bring about a settlement. he
personally urged the American commls-
sioners to make every reasonable concession
ard to go to the extreme limit of generosity,
If necessary, so desirous was ne to remove
all cause of friction. Secretary Hay has
been animated by the same motive. and the
principal reason why he left the United
States embassy in London to assume the
portfolio of secretary of state was his hope
OF finally settling all the disputed ques-
tions." After reviewing the history of the
commissions deliberations, the correspond
ent says: ITO agree in advance to cede
port would be making farce Of arbitration.
The United States has shown a disposition
to make concessions and has offered to buy
out the Bering sea sealers at a sum double
what their property is worth, beside making
other concessions, while the concessions
offered by Canada in return are not very
valuable" The Daily Chronicle, in an ed
itorial review of the situation, reproaches
Canada with blockading the way.
George w. Smalley, the New York corre-
spondent Of the Times, comments upon the
"easy-going attitude" which the American
press takes regarding Canadian matters,
contrasts these expressions with those used
at the time Of the Venezuela dispute. and
says: There could not be a more convinc-
ing proof Of the change in American senti-
ment. There is no sign of disposition to
take a hostile view. 1t is assumed that
England will ultimately do what is right,
and Will not suffer the wishes of Canada to
outweigh her sense Of justice"
The Times this morning publishes spe-
cial article explaining all aspects of the
Alaska boundary dispute. 1t believes that
England's case is very strong" and that
''she has every interest In going to arbitra-
ton. provided the terms of reference are
satisfactory" adding that "those of the
Venezuelan precedent might fairly be ac-
cepted on both sides" The article speaks
favorably Of the compromise plan for in
ternationalizing the wharves at Skaguay and
the White Pass road as far as the Canadian
frontier.
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what. at the time. appeared to have been
a check experienced by the advancing Amer
lean forces. Geners "eie says his troops
Lad been excellently Publ, -'Hpped the
advance because or ts--icLib.
ness. this deciding them TO re- 4s0
they were until morning.
General Hale then says: Lieut.. A p.
Hayne, of the California Heavy Artillery,
who had voluntarily accompanied Major
Gcodale as aid. expressing desire to return
TO the city, was allowed 10 do so, and, on his
arrival, went TO the department commander
with a grossly exaggerated story of the sit
uation, on the strength of which the de-
partment commander directed the with
drawal OF the battalion. Captain Krayen-
buhl and Lieutenant Perry, of the brigade
staff, with platoon of Oregon troops
escort, and carrying two canteens of water
per man, with a larger supply a cart.
were therefore dispatched TO the relief of
the battalion. An orderly was sent to the
waterworks to notify Colonel Stotsenbure
OF the withdrawal OF this covering force on
his left. so that he could take other means
for protection. 1t was found the report was
practically groundless, that the position was
strong one. that there firing and
no apparent danger, and that Major Goodale
vas reluctant to withdraw, especially at
night. They therefore left the platoon there
and returned, Lieutenant Perry reporting
the facts to the department commander,
who authorized me 10 leave the battalion
where II was and proceed according to my
best judgment in the morning. This was
about $3.50 a.. m, Feb. T..