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People's voice., 1899-09-21
THE BUILDING OF A STAIR.

Good resolutions. backed by whatever
plea of advisability or necessity, are not
always certain to bear fruit after their
kind. When Ringbrand flung himself
down beside the log to wait for the
dawn, he fully intended keeping awake
in order to take advantage Of theearliest
light for the beginning Of the new en-
deayor. So ran the alert determination;
buthewho watches maynot lie quietly
with closed eyes, and when Ringbrand
sprang to his feet out Of q sound sleep
the morning was far advanced.
Representing himself remorsefully
for his want Of vigilance, he recalled the
details Of the plan which had suggested
People's voice., 1899-09-21

'.a t? How am responsible for it?
Who made me the godfather to this
c"r .ed-headed irgant?"
ase don't be tragic, Tom," she
sad, fweetly. 1T doesn't become you.
Iou now you aided and abetted him in
~ polish notion, and then to think
.., ou'd sit down calmly in the be-
hel at he'd run away without saying
1! It's too perfectly absurd for
'n,' ng! What you should do is to
tele" aph everybody you can think of
right away, and if you don't hear any,
thms by tomorrow morning you ought
10 taie the men and search every foot Of
the ountain till you find him."
For reply he handed her the two mes,
sagcs from McNaiIville and Dunbar,
adding that he had questioned the con-
.ductcr on his way home.
Then you haven't been quite as
a~.G learted as 1 thought you were.
C'r' you think of anyone else to tele.
.gra,t?"
''No."
"Have you suspected the Bynums Of
havir = anything to do with it?"
"T1 suspect them quickly enough il
there were the slightest grounds for q
motive; but there isn't a shadow Of RET.
son for thinking that they'd make wal
ON Hugh"
~Perhaps not; only thought they
might have identified him In some way
With the Latimers."
LUDLOW secuted the idea; and during
the afternoon he instructed the mine
bosses to have their men gather a
~The Laurels" early the following
morn ng, prepared to make thorough
search for the missing man.
if'ar supper the coloneps man came
down with a note from Hester. Moth
ing I'D been heard of Ringbrand
r.ih, at the Gravens' house or in Dun
".A. ;,nd the writer asked if the searcl
ist. had been arranged for the mex
,s,. dding that the colonel ani
,5Lt. wished to join it. Ludlow sem
hack word that he would be at "Tht
Iaurels" at an early hour in the morn
'ng with as many men as he coult
sathtt. and Mrs. Ludlow wrote a post
scrip; to his note, asking Hester tc
spend the day with her.
The third day of Ringbrand's absence
dawncd hot and clear, and when Lud
low reached THE Laurels" with hi,
men he found the colonel and Henry
waiting impatiently. After a shorr
consultation and the arrangement O.
a definite plan, the quest began; ant
II socn as the men were out of sight
4Aete~ mounted and rode to Ire
gzrthcn. The suspense of the previous
dsy had been hard to endure, but 4
People's voice., 1899-09-21

soon as I've had something to eat we'll
drive up to The Laurels,' and tLen you
can take the first opportunity that
offers to get the colonel by himself
while you tell him about it. lie can
tell Henry quietly, and therell be no
Iced of alarming Miss Hester. After
she has gone to bed we'll hold council
of war, put out the lights, and dispose
our forces so as TO give the Bynums
O warm welcome when they come;
they'll not make the attempt much be-
fore midnight, and we will have plenty
Of time to get ready for them"
Hadn't we better take few of the
men with us-the Bynum boys'll fight
ike devils when they find themselves
cornered." 4
81 thisk it won't be necessary
can't you find that suit? You see,
rhere'll be four Of us, and if you can
manage to capture the one who is to
hold the horses, / think the colonel
bnd Henry and myselfbwill be good
for the other two. l had thought Of
suggesting something like this: They
will leave the horses in the grove at the
left of the avenue, and you can post
yourself where you can slip up and sur
prise your man. Then the others will
proceed to fire the house-probably at
the front, retreatiDg to the cover of
tie clump Of laurels to await develop
nents. For the sake of having clear
ease OF arson against them, thoughtit
would be best to wait until they had act
1ally started the fire, and while they are
doing this I can get behind the laurels
and the colonel and Henry can prepare
TO cover the men with their rifles as
they retreat. AT the proper moment 1
can show myself and demand O surren.
der, and we'll have them pretty well
~urrounded." /.
Ludlow rose from his knees and pro-
''ceded to dump the contents of the
vaiises upon the bed, whistling softly
TO himself as ne did so. "The schemes
Is clear as diluted daylight, and it's
worthy of a graduate Of Scotland
sard," he said. There's only one
point that's little misty; you've given
yourself part that1l ask for a heap
OF downright coldblooded nerve, Hugh.
What have you done with your respect
ed traditions Of inherent cowardice.
and the like2'
Left them in the hole up on the
mountain, hope" replied Ringbrand.
struggling into the clothing handed
him by Ludlow. Anyway, that's justl
what / want to find out. On two oc-
"asions within the last three days
have managed to scare up courage
enough to stand up to danger like a
man, but the conditions were such as
would have made O rabbit turn and
fight. What i want to know now is II
the inspiration were merely an ex-
aggeration Of the instinct Of self-de-
fense, or If I really did gain victory"
TO be Coutinuedl
People's voice., 1899-09-21
d Question
of-CouraQe
BY FRANCIS LYNDE,
Copyright 1895, by ]. B. LippincOtt Co.
BY FRANCIS LYNDE
Copyright, 1895, by ]. B. LippincOtt Co.

here's more than that to it, Tom,
1car, and you might just as well tell me
as last. Hasn't he been talking to
YOU about this-this idiosyncrasy of
ns.'
3 dlow dropped into his chair with a
gro.n. Il knew Just how it would be"
he said; and then he told her what he
80. ] remember of the conversation in
wu h Ringbrand had confessed his in
al ty to face danger and the bearing
a.s would have upon his relations with
.. or and her family. He said he
going to try to fight it out with
biz elf, and that if he failed we needn't
BE- rrprised if he turned up missing,
Use he wouldn't have the face to
ood-by. Now you know the whole
Of and why | haven't been borrowing
an trouble about his disappearance.
l Concluded at once that he'd made
n 90 of his fight and had decided
that discretion was the better part of
yala'."
v 5. Ludlow pursed up her lips and
va ed airily around to her place at the
din ar-table. "Tom," she said, smiling
ser. ely across the table at him, I'm
positively ashamed Of you. Do you sup
pose for moment that Hugh would
have stayed here all this time making
love to Hester when he knew all along
that he wasn't going to have the cour-
age TO stand up for her when ne got
posterous things, and l don't know
which is the more ridiculous-his abb
g" ity in telling you, or yours in be-
HcN'g him."
Ludlow fell back in his chair in an
attitude of helpless despair. "Helen,
my dear, you'd make an angel ween;
you would, indeed What have to do
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ence; if another night finds me still in
this hole shan't care much what be-
comes of me-"
Putting the shadow of dependency
into words had the effect of defining it,
and he shook it off resolutely. "That'll
never do; there must be no ifs and ands
about it: I've just got to get out of here
while this daylight lasts"
He swallowed the last mouthful Of
bread and fell to work again, beginning
to cut groove around the middle of the
log by incessant and careful strokes Of
the pick. In turning the piece of
timber, he saw where the mountaineer's
shot had plowed deep furrow in it,
and he knew then that the bruise on his
arm had been made by the glancing and
half-spent bullet. He scarcely needed
the grim reminder, and as he bent patti
emily to his work he thought how quick
ly the school of privation and hardship
begins to impress its lessons of indiffer-
ence upon the mind.
There are many things easier of &C
complishment than the cutting in two
of six-inch stick of tough oak with the
dull point of pick as a substitute for
an AK; and the muscles of Ringbrand's
back and arms were in painful rebellion,
and his hands were sore and bllstered,
long before the thing was done. As
college man, he had been rather fond af
athletics, and the training Of the
university gymnasium, reaching up
through the everything years Of Sc
dentary habit, gave him the power OF
endurance and enabled him to keep
steadily at work in spite Of the protests
Of back and arms and hands; but this
did not lessen the acuteness Of the pain,
nor did it dull the keen agony Of appre-
hension that seized upon him as he saw
how slowly the cutting progressed.
Notwithstanding his perseverance and
the feverish energy with which ks
worked, the hands of his watch marked
the hour Of noon when the last remain
ing fibers Of the wood gave way under
the blows Of the pick, and, stopping
only long enough to get a drink of water
from the pool, he carried the pieces 70
the point determined by the measure
ment with the rope, and began to fit
one Of them breast-high between the
vertical walls as the first round Of his
ladder.
by Joye! talk about special proyi-
dence-what chance would have II
this bit Of timber hadn't tumbled down
here" 1t was comfort to think aloud
in the dead silence of the place. "Now.
If l can wedge this SO twill hold me-"
A half-dozen trials went for nothing.
and he sat down to worry it out in
theory. Its too long-that's what's
the matter with it: but il cut II OF Il
nay be too short for the next place, and
that won't do. Let me see; wonder II
/ couldn't dig a littls step for the lower
end"
He was on his feet again in moment
picking shallow hole in the soft sand
stone. The expedient answered the
purpose, and when the log was adjusted
ne tried it, first by Titles and then by
climbing up and jumping upon It. It
held, and he forgot his aches and pains
In the exultant Joy of success.
"That demonstratesit: if can it one,
] can fit the others. And I'll get the
hang OF 1t presently. so I can work
faster. II oughtn't to take moro than
six Of these to carry me to the top; six,
Sr possibly seyen"-scanning the cleft
People's voice., 1899-09-21
XII.
A yAIOROUs COWARD.

The leader of the unsuccessful party
Of searchers was just finishing his sup
per, in the intervals Of which delayed
neal he had been giving his wife de-
tailed narration Of the events Of the
day. "And now l suppose I've got to
60 and put in the night at the Nc
Nabb," he added. These raids have
got to be stopped. #"
Mrs. Ludlow held up warning An-
ger. 81 thought that was our gate"
she said, and presently they both heard
the quick nervous tread Of some Qppss Qpps
People's voice., 1899-09-21
TO be Continusd.)

Clearance papers have been allowed
the Tartar at Hong Kong, and 1t is
expected that she will start home at
once with the Twentieth Kansas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01

of Mr. He:nlein's household effects were
put in it recently.
City Clerk Fawcett left last evening for
Cincinnati on business connected with the
transferring Of the paving bonds TO Kley-
bote & Co.
The election judges were at St. Glars
Vile yesterday to get the poll books and
tally sheets for the election Monday
Mss Lucy Baggs Pleasantly entertained
number of her friends Thursday even
ing at cards and dancing.
The Adams EXPIRES Co. will open an Of
( flee on the Island at Burt's drug store,
for the accommodation OF Island residents.
A young son Of Clel Conoway, OF ~
West Fad, who has been very ii the past
two weeks with typhoid fever, is slowly
imurovins.
Mrs. c. W. Carroll, Of st. Clairsvllle, Is
the guest of relatives here.
Branum Post G. A. r. held their regular
meeting last evening. The attendance at
these meetings are very poor and also
discouraging to the few who are trying TO
hold the organization together.
According to word received from St.
Cla:rsville yesterday, Capt. Danfords
condition is assuming a serious phase.
/
! tending physician, DR.. Hewitts0n. states
that he cannot possibly recover. his death
being only a question of a few days.
Route Agent a. d. Brosius, of the Adams
Express Co., was n town yesterday on
| business.
DR., A. J. Heinlein received his commits
sion yesterday as postmaster al this
place Mr.. Mitchell turned the affairs of
the office over to Postmaster Heinie.n
yesterday evening, who will take charge
! this morning.
j. E. Davis is home from Darlington,
where he has been visiting.
In regard to the report circulated con-
corning the discharge of Officer Meister
by Squire Morrell at Bella:re, who first
heard the famous chicken case, it can be
stated that the official discharged Meister
in the same honorable manner that Squire
Clemans did Thursday evening. who in h $
statement said he could not find possible
cause-to bind the defendant over to court.
Loyal T. Springer. the Democratic can
didate for township treasurer, is putting
! up an excellent fight for that office, and
prospects are that he will lead his oppo-
nent in this place.
| The public schools closed yesterday af-
| ternoon for the regular April vacation.
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DORA HOFFMAN'S BODY
Beloved to have Been Found in the Ruins
of the Hotel Windsor.

New York, April AT 1880 o'clock
this morning the workmen in the ruins
of the Windsor Hotel discovered the
body of woman, which was almost
intact. When the body was raised, a
gold watch fell from it. On the out
side of the watch case was the word
Dora" 1t is believed that the body
is that of Miss Dora Hoffman, of Balti-
more. Miss Hoffman was a guest at
the hotel at the time Of the fire, and
has been counted among the missing
since then.
The watch Miss Hoffman had with
her had on it in black enameled letters
the word Dora"
Shortly after the body, which is sup
posed to be that of Miss Hoffman, was
found, another body, which to all ap-
pearances is that of an cid woman
was discovered. 1t is we'll preserved
and is supposed to be that of the wo-
man who lived with Miss Hoffman.
The total dead of the Windsor HoteI
fire now number 4S. Of these, 80 are
unidentified bodies
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
PARTIAL REoRGANIzATIoc,.

Toledo. Ohio. March 31.-A partial re,
organization Of the General Hooking Coal
Company is announced here to-day, the
companies in the combine being the Som
mers Coal Company Hooking Valley Coal
Company and the Gr;eendale Coal Com
pany. 1t is known that these companies
will combine and win establish Offices and
will do business under the name of the
General Hooking Coal Company THIS
will likely lead to litigation, as it us
claimed that no ore has the right to use
the name without the consent OF TIA
others.
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A MODUS vIVENDI
For tho Settlement Of the Troubles in Sa-
moa. Has been SuGgestes.

For the settlement Of the TROUBLES In Sa-
moa. Has been SuGgestetl.
Washington, March 31--A modus
vivendi for the settlement of the Sa-
moan troubles has been proposed and
is now under favorable consideration
by the three governments concerned.
1t contemplates the creation of joint
high commission, consisting of one
member from each country, to pass up
on the recent clash of authority and
resulting disorder. The proposition, it
is understood, was put forward by Ger
many, and is the second one submitted
for settlement of the entire question.
The first proposition was that the
United States and Great Britain join
with Germany in removing all the Off
Gals now serving in Samoa through
whom the troubles had arisen. To this
the United States and Great Britain re-
piled that as their respective officials
were not regarded as having acted in
the wrong, it could not be conceded
that they should be withdrawn and
thus discredited.
Now the new proposition is pre-
scented, to leave the whole question to
high commissioners, one from each
government, the high commission TO
have supreme authority in reaching a
settlement This would suspend, for
the time being the authority OF the pre-
sent officials in Samoa, so far as the
recent difficulty was concerned, and
leave the settlement to an entirely new
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h0NNETT,
The Antitrust Attorney General.
Now After the Beer Trust.

Columbus. Ohio March stationery
General Monnett to-day filed q suit in
the circuit court to Gust the Cleveland
Brewing Company from its corporate
rights on the ground that it is in vio-
lation of the antitrust law. 1t is al
legged that not only does the company
attempt to control the brewing bust
ness by unlawful action in fixing
prices, but that it has also bought large
numbers of saloons and bound the
tenants to use the trust beer exclus-
lively.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
MOUNDSViLLE.


Oscar EoEar arrived home yesterday
from Parkersburg, where he has been
attending school.
]. NJ. Sullivan, OF Warrington, is in
the city.
Robert Yoho, late corporal of Com
pany M, and whose home is at Rosby
Rock, was in the city yesterday
Mrs. John Hadsall, of Pleasant VAL
ley, visited friends in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. S. C. Cans entertained a number
of her friends at six o'clock luncheon
at her home on Seventh street last even
ing.
w. H. Bragg has about completed his
new residence which he had erected on
his lot purchased of T. ]. Patton, in
the East End.
John Colts has returned from a
weeks visit to friends in Ohio.
John w. Burchinal and A. R. Laing
are in Pittsburg, where they will pur-
chase an outfit for the Daily Herald
which they intend to publish begin
ming the first of May.
Charles Manning has accepted the
position of bookkeeper at the Glendale
ccal mines, and will remain there dur
ing his vacation.
The Knights of Pythia5 are making
very elaborate preparations for their
entertainment to take place at the
Opera House on the 5th of April. A
number Of Wheeling people will take
part in it.
A. E. Price and Charles Riley, who
have the building adjoining the Farm
ers and Mechanics Bank, have sold
their lease to J. I. Francis, who will
build fine store room on the lot.
Messrs. Riley and Price in turn will
built on the lot owned by R. ]. link
adjoining W. D. Cheadles' store.
Josiah Sinclair, Of Benwood, was q
visitor in the city yesterday.
Circuit Court will convene again to-
day, but nothing but chancery business
is on the docket. The term will end
some time next week, as nearly all the
business is transacted.
c. A. Weaver has sold the wharf
boat to party down the river.
Yesterday being Good Friday special
services were held at the Episcopal
Church last evening, Bishop G. w.
Peterkin, of Parkersburg, was present
at the services.
B. F. Meighen has secured the pardon
of Oscar Dawson, United States con-
vict, who was sent to the penitentiary
from Clarksburg, charged with misus-
ing the United States mails.
DR.. 1. N. Houston and family will
move to this city from Pleasant VAL
ley about the 10th of April
The saloonkeepers of this city have
decided to form an organization. They
have had two or three meetings, but as
yet do not know whether they will
join the Wheeling people or not. They
intend to stand together from this on,
the stand being taken in view of license
being granted the first of May.
Some very attractive paper has been
posted about the city announcing the
coming of the 81 Plunkard Company at
the Opera House on the 7th of April.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
OVER "A DAM

The Barry z. Brown Takes Plunge with
Ten Coal Flats In row-Other River
News
The towboat Harry P. Jones, owned
by James Jones & Son, went over the
dam at Lock No. between I and s
o'clock last night and sunk five of the
ten flats Of coal which she had in tow.
The great wonder among steamboat
men is that the towboat was not seri-
ously damaged, but she escaped being
injured. 1t is said that the boat got
caught in the current and was unable
to make the lock. Fortunately the
river was high and there was enough
water on the dam to permit the boat to
get over, but there was a great current
and quite drop in the river at that
place notwithstanding. The crew of
the boat was badly frightened. The
coal probably will prove total loss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
BRICKLAYERS STRIKE.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March s1-The
Journeymen 5sricklayers Protective Asso-
citation, numbering three thousand OF the
four thousand brickleyeTs in this city,
tonight decided TO go on a strike to-mor-
row morning for an increase in wages
from 37la cents an hour TO IS cents.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Some time Thursday night burglars en-
tered the new home of ]. c. Heinlein, in
k.rkwood, but so far as known secured
nothing of any value. They gained en-
trance to the house by prying open a win
dow in the rear, which they carefully
closed upon leaving. Nobody is living In
the house at present, but a large amount
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
TO WORK ON FARMS.

Carlisle, Pa, March 31-One hun
dred and thirteen Indian boys left the
Industrial School to-day and went to
work upon farms in New Jersey and
Southeastern counties OF Pennsylvania.
During the summer they will work as
ordinary farm hands, and return in the
autumn to renew studies at the school.
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REED WOULD'T TALK.

WASHINGTON. March a.-Spoakar
Reed arrived here to-day from Georgia,
where he has been taking in the pleasures
Of Jekyl Island. Mr.. Reed is the picture
of health. He refused to be interviewed
and protested that he saw no reason why
any significance should be attached to the
simultaneous visit Of the President and
himself on Jekyl Island.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01

body. free from prejudice and with
such q standing as to give added weight
to its findings. It would be temper
airy in character, not suspending OF
varying the Berlin treaty except fol
this special purpose. and for that rea.
son would come under the general des.
ignation Of modus vivindi.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
MURDERER HANGED.

Houston, Texas, March 31.-Elisha
Swan, 19-year- negro, was hanged
Nat Bastrop to-day. The drop was not
efficient to break his neck, and he
(rangled. On June 23 1898, Swan kill
FED his father because he refused per-
mission to use horse and buggy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
BROKE THE RECORD.

Savannah, Ca, March 31-The trans
port Logan has broken the record, max
ing trip in 80 hours from Savannah
to Havana, loading the One Hundred
and Sixty-frst Indiana and \ reaching
Savannah ahead Of the quarantine.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
AFTER THE PRESIDENT.

PARIS, March GA wealthy gentleman
named NJ. Tourret was shot yesterday
evening on the Bois de Boulogne by a
man who mistook his victim for President
Loubet, to whom NJ. Tourret bore strik-
ing resemblance. The murderer, whose
name is Ozouf and who IS IS years old, is
thought to be insane.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-01
suPFcaEp TO HAVE Persisted.

PEORIA, H.. March si.--John Slate and
Carl Andrae. two young men of Pekin,
are supposed TO have persisted in the
storm of Thursday while out hunting IN a
boat. The boat has besn found caps.zed
mile below the city, but no tracn OF the
men has been found UP 10 a late hour to-
night
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MARKS FROM ABOVE

Pattsburg-River Is feet and falling
Clear and cool.
Warren-R:ver feet. Cloudy and mild
GreenSboro-River II feet inches and
falling. Cloudy and threatening
Brownsviile-RiVer L feet inches and
falling.
Morgantown-River Y feet inches and
failing. Cloudy and colder.
Steubenville-R-Ve Il feet inches and
falling. Cloudy and cold.