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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-13
my CLOAK" SHE EXCLAIMED.


and in her presence my faith was ca
pable of any stretch.
Her eyes-fixed full upon meek
pressed nothing but the most unquall-
fled amazement.
"That--I-exchanged 49, yesterday
she repeated slowly. What do you
mean, Mr.. Fort?"
I had made the plunge; was bound
to &c on.
when you left the carriage at Mol
ton Junction yesterday" l replied,
you took with you my Gladstone bag
in place Of your own. You have not
discovered the mistake, evidently. l
will restore you your own property; 1t
is up stairs"
''Stay," she said, as I was about to
leave her. Il have not the least idea
what YOU mean. I was not at Motion
Junction yesterday; 1 have no h1ack
bag, Mr.. Fort, why do you speak so
strangely? 1 do not understand YOU
Her nervousness had disappeared;
she was simply astonished, not as yet
indignant-that was to come pres
emily"
II hardly know, Miss Branscombe,"
I ren,ied. what you wish me to say.
II it were rot for the bag, which, as
Won must see, it is imperative 1 should
recover, l should not allude to our
meeting of yesterday"
"Our meeting!"-and now her tone
was tinged with hauteur, and she drew
herself up with dignity which set
well on her. I'VE met here, last even
ing, for the first time since my uncle's
death. No, not for the first time,"
she corrected herself hastily, as the re-
membrane of that rencontre at the
side door evidently required to her,
and a deep Hush mounted to her white
forehead. 1T was our first meeting
yesterday, and I know nothing of a
black bag, or Of my uncle's will"
ALLOW me-" said quietly, as I left
the room. In couple of minutes I
returned with the casus belli-the
:Gladstone-in one hand and her dust
cloak and book in the other.
"You left these" said, presenting
the aforementioned articles, behind
you in the carriage"
Ny cloak" she exclaimed, and, ex-
amining the volume, "This is mine,
too; but have not seen either of them
for some days. And this bag never
saw In my life"
bowed. What else was left me? It
was evidently Miss Branscombe's
pleasure to ignore the occurrence Of
yesterday. and how could press it
N her? She was exceedingly dis
pleased; she rang the bell for her
m4id
Il Viii you take these away = she
lid 10 the woman. pointing TO the
Sloak and the hook.
Ard 10 III q sugseatsd WITH !
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-13

fast, and, failing that, could find a
locksmith somewhere, I suppose?" l
glanced at Miss Branscombe as 1
spoke; she showed no consciousness.
ooh, yes, at Ilminton! You can
leave the bag there and go, Wood
ward" directed Miss Elnslie. Mona,
my child, how pale you are! Let me
give you cup of coffee; you should
not have come down to breakfast. l
was surprised, when I passed your
room, not to find you. Here, dearest,
drink this, and let me see little more
color in your cheeks"
Miss Branscombe obeyed so far as
putting the proffered cup to her lips
went, but 1 observed that throughout
the meal she only played with her
food, and she did not address a single
word to me. She resented the want of
tact l had shown in regard to what,
was now convinced, had been an &C.
cidental and-to Miss Branscombe-an
awkward meeting. She was evidently
determined to ignore the whole mat
ter, and, but for the paramount con-
sideration of the missing will, I must
of course have followed her lead. But
with that in the question, and Colonel
Branscombe's funeral fixed for the
morrow, what was to be my next step?
CHAPTER x.
The good old Colonel was laid to
rest in the family vault, and the
neighboring gentry who assembled to
pay the last token of respect to the
man who had filled so honorable a
place among them were duly received
at the Lea, and left it again with little
qualification of their curiosity as to the
next owner.
I had made searching Investigations
at Motion. I had exhausted every
means at my command in the unsuc-
cessful attempt to trace the missing
will. I fingered at Forest Lea for an
opportunity of making one more ef-
fort toward inducing Miss Branscombe
to solve the mystery of which she I'M
doubtedly held the key. 1t came-the
opportunity-upon me suddenly, and.
strange to say, by Miss Branscombe's
own action.
It was the day after the funeral, and
I was gloomily bordering the awk-
wardness of the situation, when a
shadow across the French window,
which stood omen disturbed NV medf-
tations. looked up to find Miss
Branscombe, alone, looking in upon
me. rose instantly.
You have something to say to me.
VIII you not come IN q, i said Inn
pulsively, answering 3 certain appeal
In the wfstful eyes they looked larg-
er than ever out 81 the pale, sad face.
shs came n It ohce ara stood -
the mat Just within tic do6s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-13

Means paying rent for poor farm.
Now is the time to secure good farm
on the line Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
G. St. Paul Railway in Marinette
County, Wisconsin, where the crops
are Of the best, work plenty, fine mar
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buy one for less than you pay for rent?
Address c. E. Rollins, Land Agent.
l61 La Sale, St.. Chicago, Ill.
A scandal monger should be carefully
avoided
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The earnings of the Chicago Great
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for the third week in September, 1899,
show an increase Of $3,747.50. Total
increase since beginning of fiscal year
July 1st) to date $226,375.16.
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The falling of q man countenance
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If the kissing bug has proper sense
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In addition to 1000 freight cars the
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There Is more Catarrh In this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
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Colonel Rice, OF the Twenry-sixth in
fantry, was classmate of Admiral
Dewey at Norwich University.
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How prone mankind is to deride
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Bliss Perry, the new editor of the At
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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
THEY WERE AWED BY FORCE
Native Filipinos Plan for Sum
day Outbreak.
GUNS ARE TRAINED ON QUARTERS
Fnipinos Held In Check by the strong
Showing Made by the Americans
Plot Revealed by one of the
native Police Force.

The authorities at Manila were in
formed Sunday. from reliable sources,
that an outbreak in the poorer districts
of Manila had been carefully planned
for daylight on the following day. 1t
failed to occur, probably on account of
the vigorous measures enforced. Many
natives of the Tonds district left, TAX
ing their v%aluables. All the small
shops, which the guards usually forced
to close at $40 p. m, were shut ut u n
set. A general feeling of uneasincss
was apparent.
The guards of the city were doubled
and a strong force situated at the
slaughter house, the center of an un-
ruly section. Two guns of the Sixth
artillery were stationed nearby ut n
point commanding the native quarter.
The commanders of the reserve troops
were ordered to be prepared for a call
at daylight.
Three native police have been ar
rested on a charge of uprising. The
fact that their comrades informed the
authorities of their treachery indicates
that the police force is loyal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
WILL KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF
Powers of Europe VIII have no Part IL
the War.

Powers Of Europe VIII have no Part Is
the War.
A high German official, whose utter
ances may be taken rs absolutely con
elusive, said to a representative OF the
Associated press the other day:
1--WE shall observe the strictest neu'
trality, no matter what may develop,
in the war between the Boer republic
and Great Britain. That is the only
course left open, when conditions are
so complicated in South Africa and GU,
relations with both sides are so deli
cate that to abandon neutrality by sc
much as n hairsbreadth would neces'
sarily lead to new and unforeseen
complications.
"Other powers spoken of as likely t.
interfere have also concluded to keel
quiet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
COLUMBIA SHOWS HER HEELS
Wins the First Race From
Shamrock Easily.
CHALLENGER ALWAYS IN REAR
ish-Nictory n Feather In Captain
Bars ~Cap-Lipton Proves nim-
self u Sportsman.

The Columbia won Mondays race by
ten minutes and eight seconds. The
cup which the old schooner America
won commandingly against all corners
over the course around the Isle of
Wight i'm 1851 and brought back across
the seas will probably remain here
another yeor, a defiance to the world.
In n glorious breeze, Owe n wind
ward and lccward course of thirty
miles, the Columbia scored against the
Shamrock Monday Mt New York in the
first race Of the 1899 series for the
trophy. She bounded across the finish
line fully n mile and n half ahead Of
the challenger, defeating her by ten
minutes and fourteen seconds actual
time, or ten minutes and eight seconds
corrected time, after allowing the six
seconds handicap which the Columbia
must concedc to the challenger on ac-
count of her longer water line. 1t was
n decisive contest, a magnificent race
m~agniHccntly sailed and magniliccntly
won.
Although the prcpondcrance Of eX-
pert testimony wavcrcd in its loyalty
to the wonderful speed and ability of
the white flyer, no nautical sharp cX-
pected that the Shamrock would be SO
overwhelmingly vanquishcd rs she was
in this struggle. "he Yankee boat
outgcneralled her at The start, peat her
hopclcssly in windward work to the
outer mark and gained twenty-five
seconds in the run home before the
wind. There was n good strong ten &c
twenty knot breeze audit held through.
out the race. 1t is undoubtedly n bit
ter blow because the English hopes OF
lifting the cup have never been higher
since the Thistle met the Volunteer in
1887. Like the Shamrock she was de
c~isivcly defeated in the first hour's
sailing. The regatta committee. as q
result of the showing made by tho
Columbia Monday, are convinced tina,
the cup is safe.
Sir Thomas Upton, like the true
sportsman that he is. confessed after
the race that he had been fairly
beaten.
The Columbia started at 11:O1 :O6, tho
Shamrock Mt 11:ol :O3; the Columbia
finished at 3:54:50, the Shamrock a,
i:O5:Ol, Columbia's elapsed time was
i:53:53, the Shamrock's 5:O4:Ol.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
On BOSTON Common.

Admiral Dewey was given u monster
reception by the people of Boston in
the when he visited there
The march to the common was one
long ovation. At the entrance TWEEN
ty-fve thousand school children as
sembled and sang patriotic songs. AT
Ter the peoples reception the admira
was driven to the city hall, where he
was presented with a jeweled watch
the presentation speech being made by
Mayor Quincy. Boston was decorated
as the city seldom has been, the route
of the parade presenting a mass o
color.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
First Triumph for West.

For the first time in the history of
intercollegiate football a strong eastern
eleven was decisively defeated by a
western team. Cornell university and
the university of Chicago elevens met
on Marshall field, Chicago winning by
a score of II to 6. Full halves of thir-
ty-fve minutes were played. The re-
suit was a surprise even to Chicago's
strongest adherants, as the western
team was without Captain Kennedy,
who was laid out in the Notre Dame
game of two weeks ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
Beers ALLIES ARE AT WORK
The Congo Free state Forces Advap,s
on the norlcr.

INV wv s"F''E
on the Rordcr.
Dispatches from the cape were very
mcagcr Tuesday, but they include an
important message from Glencoe camp,
dated 3:jj this (Monday) afternoon,
announcing that the Boer commands
which invaded Natal through Laiag's
Mex, and after occupying Newcastle
advanced to Pnnnhauscr, retired on
lngaganc, their transport service being
defective. This will delay indefinitely
the anticipated and hoped for assault
on the strong British position ut Glen.
coc.
Another dispatch reports activity IN
the part of the Free Sta:c commando
in the ncighborhood OF hliwal, north
on the southern frontier. The Beers
advance patrol, the dispatch says, go
to the frontier bridge nightly to keep
watch, firing shots Mt intervals ms sig
nails. 1t is believed that the enemy in
tends shortly to rush the railway sta
ton with the help of artillery posted
on n ridge commanding the town.
There are rumors that the Beers
have been repulsed ut Mafeking and
are attacking Nryburg.
"A Cape Town paper has u dispatch
from the Orange river stating that the
telegraph wires have been cut between
Vryburg and Kimberley, and IL Is be-
lieved that the Beers are taking adj
vantage of the presence of u large
gathering of disloyal farmers ut Vry-
burg, celebrating nachtmaal, to at
tack the town, hoping that the farm
crs will assist them against the Brit
ish. The same dispatch says that the
British force at Kimberley Is confident
of its ability to hold ont, hut urges the
immediate dispatch of u relief force.
The o. lgc Free State troops have
cut the the telegraph wires and de-
stroycd the railway track Mt Norvals-
pont just across the Free state south
crn border.
A dispatch from Dundee, Natal, says
that n lIocr commando, estimated al
1000 men with sixteen field guns, has
reached Dannhauscr northeast of Dun
dee, and is cutting off the garrison
from II communication with Glenco,
and Ladysmith.
Two extraordinary gazcttes have
been issued. The first proclaims mar
tial law in Newcastle. Dundee, XIII
River, Unsiga and Upper Tugila di
visions. The reasons given is n belle
that Natal subjects have joined the in
vading Beers and assisted the enemy
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
Strike at Sprinc Valley.

State President j. NJ. Hunter called
a strike of the 1000 miners employed
by the Spring Vally Coal company at
Spring Valley, Ill. The men all struck
and the supply Of coal from that point
will drop 1000 IONS daily until a settle
ment is made. The difficulty which
brought on the strike is alleged tohave
been the refusal of General Manager
Dalzell to stop union dues at the com
pany's Office. The strike was called at
the instance of the executive commit
the of the district.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
CAUGHT IN A BURNING MINE
Disastrous Explosion of Gas In q Collier
ut Pottsville, Pa.

Shortly before II o'clock on the 18th
an explosion Of mine gas occurred at
the Shenandoah City collicry, near
Pottsville, Pa, by which twenty-five
men were entombed. Ten Of them
have been rescued alive.
1t is feared the others are dead. The
mine took fire and the Shenandoah fire
department has gone to the rescue.
Great excitement prevails. The col
liery is one of the largest of the Phila-
dclphia e Reading Coal and Iron com
pnny's operations.
Those taken from the mine are:
Adam S~obolinski, burned; William
Skavinsli, Joseph C~ospavavage, all
probably fatally burned; Joseph Kinski,
burns upon face, hands and neck; Nat
thew Yecad and Peter Yecad, brothers,
not badly burned.
All live at Shenandoah. The mine is
burning iercely and firemen are bat
Ting the flames.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
SUNDAY IN SIOUX CITY.
Presidential Party Goes to Church and
Sunday SCHOOL.

Presidential Party Goes to Church and
Sunday School.
Sunday was a quiet day for the
presidential party. At 10 o'clock the
president and Mrs. Mckinley, with
some members of the cabinet were
conveyed in carriages to the First
Methodist church. Although no an
nouncement had been made of the
presidents intention to attend service
at this church, the building was
crowded to suffocation, and large num-
bers waited outside, unable to obtain
admittance The sermon was delivered
by the pastor, Rev. Robert Bagnell.
After leaving the First Methodist
church the party was conducted by
members Of the local committee to the
Sunday school of the Whitfield Metho-
dist church, where the president was
presented to the school and made a
short speech.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
COLLAPSE OF CHALLENGER.
Els Topn,aat of shamrock Comes Down
MT Outset of Race.

'
Tho topinast OF the cup challenger
Shamrock was carried away twenty
Ave minutes after the big singlc-stick-
crs had crossed the starting line Tues
day and her enormous club sail, with
It's 5000 feet of canvas. came rafting
down ON the deck, leaving her n hope
less cripple. No amount Of pluck or
courage could face such u catastrophe,
and Captain lIogarth abandoned the
race. towing back to the anchorage af-
ter he had cleared away the wrcckagc.
The Columbia continued over the course
alone, placing 10 her credit the second
of the races for the Americas cup.
The accident to the Shamrock ruined
the race, and caused the kccnest re-.
grct among the ynchtsmen and the
thousands Of sightscers who were on
hand to witness what had promised to
be n glorious duel. II Is unfortunate
that the defender should have been the
beneficiary OF an accident, IA there is
little glory In beating n cripple, but
the rule IL iron-clad, for IL had been
specially agreed n few days prior to the
date set for the first race that In the
event of an accident To either yacht
the uninjurcd vessel was to complete
the course. This agreement vas signed
by Mr.. lsclin and Sir Thomas Upton
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
Kruger Refuses Proposal.

According to a dispatch from Pre-
toria, the Transvaal government re-
ceived an offer from a wealthy Europe
an recently, TO supply a fleet of com
pletely equipped torpedo boats for the
purpose of blowing up the British
transports on arriving In South African
waters. The offer was rejected, Pres
Kruger refusing even to consider 1t.
The originator Of the scheme, who hnd
been in Pretoria only twonty-iolr
hours, left Immediately. His destiNa'
ton Is unknown.