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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
KANSAS City live Stock.

KANSAS Gray. Dec. o. Cattle-Receipts,
aTO0; all grades Of killing steers lower; butch
ers' cows and stockers and feeders steady !:
heavy native steers, $5.2O96.15; light.
weights, $4S505.5o; stockers and feeders.
s8.5O,G5.O0: butchers cows and heifeSs. 50. q
eco; Gamers, s2.50G3iO; fed westerns, - cog
5.25; western feeders, S3,i094a5: Texans. sasa
AS. Hogs-Reeeipts. $40; supply too light
for damand prices ruled 5;GlOc higher; heavy
and mixed, $4.124Gl.22lz; light. $i.07la(a4171S,
pigs, sS85G3,75. sheep-Receipts 4 $50; light
supply disposed Of readily on unchanged prices
lambs, "a sVg5lO; muttons $4.009i.ai; stock
ers and feeders. sa0lgl,50; culls, $1.5098OO
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Two Miners Meet Death.

WEBB City, Mo-, Dec. 27.-Joe Frye
and Edward Overton, miners, We're
killed yesterday at the Phoenix mine,
near Carterville, their heads being
crushed against a wheel Of the hoisting
apparatus.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Canadians Laugh at the Story.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 27.-The stories
regarding Tenian invasion of Canada,
telegraphed here from the United
States, are laughed at by the militia
department and the people here gener-
ally.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Chicago Live stock.

CHICAGO. Dec. Observation-Disclosures, $500:
good to choice steers and Texans steady others
slow; COW market and Gamers l0c higher:
good to choice $40 a8.75: poor to medium,
4.250525; mixed stockers, s30VG3.S0; selected
feeders, $425G4.S9: good to choice cows. 50, so
(Q4.50 heifers. $500 GALS; Gamers 81 25(G3 10 |;
bulls s252 D4.4O: calves. s4.09 g7. %: fed Texas
steers. s4.25n525 Hoes-Receipts. Ii 900; act
i've: mostly 1oc higher; good clearance:
mixed and butchers. $i05g4.3O; good to
choice heavy, Sl.l5gAa5 rough heavy, $4,000
4l0; light, s3.95 9425: bulk OF sales. 81. 15g4!
sheep-Reoeipts $4,000: l0gl5c higher; native
wethers, s4.2o,G49O; lambs, $4.0O,gB.Oo; western
wethers, s4.Oo94.65: western lambs, 42lS5. 80,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
]0UBDRT At FRONT.
Boer Commander Receivers His
Health and Takes the Field.
FEVER IS RAGING IN LADYsM1TH.

Disease Doing More Than Beers to Reduce
Strength of the Garrison = Desultory
Firing Continues at Modder River.
Dutch Disaffection Grows.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Dispatches from
South Africa are still greatly delayed.
But they are arriving more freely,
which shows that the censorship has
been relaxed.
There appears to be no great change
in the situation. A dispatch from
Lourenzo Marquee, dated Dec. 81, gives
the following, received from the Boer
lager, dated Dec. 10: "The British
naval guns at Colenso have been can.
nonading Bulwer bridge, over the Tu.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT

Has never presented such array Of money-saying
offerings as it does now 1t has been added to and
enlarged until it is complete in all its branches We
are giving values in Winter Suits, Overcoats and I'm
derwear such as other store can give. Prices talk
and ours talk loud because they are far the lowest
This department is presided over by
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

We have an elegant line Of Fancy Lamps, Decor,
ed Chinaware, Fancy Rockers, Easy Chairs etc. e
Nothing makes as nice a gift as something in Il
line. It is lasting and substantial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

"Send my card up to Mr.. Marsden, "
was Da1rcnt's instruction to the clerk
at the Royal hotel, land say that
must sec him at once on important
African business.
Astray Marsden, who sat idling over
his breakfast and Swimming the morn
ing paper, glanced at the card which
the smart page boy brought him and
listened to the message. THE Honor
able Rupert Grey. Hum! Don't know
the name, and I'm not used to calls
from honorahles, especially in this
country. Very well; show the gentle
man mp"
"The Honorable Rupert Grey" he
repeated. "Well it doesn' I matter, aft
er all. l suppose | shall soon learn his
business; bought claim ont there,
perhaps. But how in the world does he
know me or that m staying hereF'
Rising from the table, he stood by
the fire, with his elbow on the mantel-
piece and his chin resting in his hand,
awaiting the arrival of his visitor.
Astray Marsdcn was fine, well built
and tolcrablv good looking half Amer
icanized young Englishuan, with the
figure of n Hercules, hut Dame Nature.
i'll one of the many tricks she is so fond
of playing upon her children had given
him an utterly weak disposition, which
was betrayed by Il glance at his face
a form OF strength, a mind of weak
ness; a good fellow, but no backbone
ever ready to procrastinato never ready
to act. He was man people would
turn and look back on in the streets as
he lowered above the pnsscrsby. The
embodiment of strength without, they
could not know how weak and vacillat.
ing he was within He was simply the
outcome of one of natures little hu.
mors that prevent monotony in the hu.
man race
Herbert Darrent could scarcely re.
press a start as he entered the room
Astray Marsden was as he had himself
described as he lad pictured him t.
the life even TO the position in which
he stood the very position that the de-
tective had coniurcd up as ne stood il
the library at The Grange
IL was only announcer proof OF tho
wonderful accuracy of hi, deductions
1t really seemed that the man had poset
TO complete the case which the detect
i've from such tiny clews had woven st
skillfully around him.
The Honorable Rupert Grey" sale
Astray intcrrogatiVcly.
Darrcnt shrugged his shoulders and
taking the card from Astray's hand
quietly tossed it behind the fire as hD
replied: "Herbert Darrent of the Chi
cago detective bureau. one is obliget
to use an alias sometimes. The enonie'
of the force usually do, so were love
on that.
Tho effect Of his words certainly sur
prisod Darrent, used as he was to sur
priaes under similar situations, for tn,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09
DarreIlt
CHAPTL,72 VI
TIE FATE OF AsrRAY MARsDEN.

TIE FATE OF AsT1tAY MARsDEN.
The Inst day Of the trial of Astray
Marsdcn for tho murder of his. uncle one
of the Chicago evening papers contained
the following;
NORCoMBE. Feb. 30 o 80 q. IN. The
court is crowdcd-more crowded, If
possible, than it has been for the past
two days, for the last act of the drama
will be reached today, and the verdict
of the jury will be given, the verdict
that shall condemn Astray Marsdcn to
an awful death or shall SGT him free
among his fellow men.
Never before in tho history of this
country have the people experienced
such condition of suppressed excite
mcnt as that which permeates the court
house this morning Even the cold
blooded, phlcgmatic court attendants
cannot. try as they will escape the con-
tagion that pcrvadcs the swaying audi
ence awaiting the final act in the great
sensational trial
Like all others in the building, car
ricd away by the suppressed excitement
of the moment, they hold their breath
and wait
The minute hand of the clock slowly
travels to the hour of 10. One by one
the lawyers enter and take their seats,
chatting as idly as though the matter
to be tried is not of the gravest import
in the whole wide wOrld--life or death.
Think of It'll Within few hours the
decision will have to be given-guilty
or not guilty, life or death
10 O'clock. -Dismally the ten strokes
Of tho court clock sound, echoed few
seconds later by ten deep notes from
the helfry of an adjacent church, and
the judge enters the court, takes his
seat and opens his book
The monotonous voice of the court
| crier demands silence. and the indie
scribable murmur inseparable from n
/ body of people overweight with in
tenee excitement subsidies, dies away
/ like the sound of retrcatiug wave as
the water flows down the beach
Astray Marsdcn the prisoner, enter:
| the court looking paier and more has
gard this morning than ever before
and. almost overcome with neryou,
anxiety grips the rail in front of him
! as he faces the crowded court.
Then his eyes wander to n woman,
! closely yelled. sitting near bis attorney
table, where she has sat throughout the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

Astray Marsden was sentenced to
death because it was the duty of tho
Judge to do so, but every spectator who
filed out of the courtroom after the SEN
tence was pronounced was troubled
with doubts as to the result OF the trial.
AS one spectator expressed it; "Mars-
den was found guilty by tho jury be-
cause the jury could consider tho evil
donce and come to no other verdict and
the judge sentenced him TO death be-
cause the judge was compelled to But
is Marsden guilty2"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

"The Honorable Rupert Grcy9" said Al
tray iatcTrogdtiUeiN
man seemed to utterly collapse before
his eyes and fell back into chair by
the freside, the very picture of abJect
terror ana despair.
Herbert Darrent, the dctective?"
Astray gasped.
Durrent nodded his head
"YOu have come to arrest me?'
Again the detective nodded He felt
a bit perplexed, This was different from
any Of his previous captures, where the
criminal had either lied on shown fight
and attempted to escape.
For the murder OF my guardian,
Josiah Marsden, eh ?" Astray continued,
his tongue wetting his parched lips
YES foi the murder Of Josiah Mars
den on Jan. II at his country home,
which he called The Grange, Norcombe,
and | warn YOU
Il know what You warn me, " the
other gasped--'that whatever / may
say may be taken down and used in
evidence against me. Then use it. l
am innocent. ! swear it. I've been
here, and now the worst has happened
and | shall be hanged hanged because
| can { clear myself, like many another
poor wretch has been because fate was
against him. Yes, | shall be hanged be-
cause man in his hatred of me con-
denned me to death and then went
with the devils own sin upon his soul
to face eternity. He hated me. He al
ways hated me When | left him that
night, he cursed me, and as he died he
conceived the vilest, most villainous
lie.
lyon had better tell this to your
counsel -
II want no counsel The rope is
round my neck already" lie put his
finger up and loosened his collar, as
though he already felt the clinging grip
of the hemp. Il can't escape when he
, himself condemned me- "
"Shall | order cabY"
"Why order "A cab? Why not hand
| cuff me and drag me through the streets
Of Chicago Let the world see an limo
cent man who will be done to death to
satisfy the law, the bloodhounds of the
law, who yelp for vengeance, who must
hang some one, because public senti'
meut shrieks for victim.
Darrcnt shrugged his shoulders. He
was beginning to feel more at home
now that Astray had launched out into
this TRADE. He had been called "A blood
( hound SO often by criminals he had
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09
heard the wind 20 roundabout

heard the wind 40 roundabout
And wrestle with the pine;
/ heard tho wind blow roundabout
And tear the clinging vine;
knew that it WINS seeking out
That silent deed Of mine
henrd the tide come creeping in
And shake the harbor wall;
hoard the tide como sweeping in
And heard the dikc rows fall:
know il hungcrcd for my sin
That would not yield at all.
heard the dead sigh Mt my side
Through wind and tide it came;
/ heard the dead cry at my side
And shuddcr to my namc;
knew that neither wind nor tide
Could draw my heart the same!
Post Wheeler in Atlanta Constitution
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09
CHAPTER V.
,ARRFNT MAKES AN ARREST

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teeth the Whlle chorus IRON the Iates6
comic opera,
II was noV Ii'aV IierD'rt I'aIren1 was
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p"' 10 l'',ifehC II formed oniy one IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

The fact is noted of the lAto Aubrey
Bcardslry that one of the last things ne
drew before his doctors insisted that he
should 90 abrioad for complete rest was
the death Of Pierrot and il was SnoWn
that in this drawing Pierrot was meano
to be himself Opposite the drawing az.
pearcd these words, written by him: " As
the dawn broke Picrrot fell into his lat
sleep. Then, upon tptoe, noseles,ly UP
the stairs, silently into tho room, came the
comedians, ArlccChino, Pantaleoue, Col
umbina and II Dottoro, who, with much
love. lifted in their arms and bore away
upon their shoulders the white f-ockod
clown of BergamC. WHITTIER We know
not,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

me Minute Cough cure, cures,
That Is what IL was made los
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

The Girl hrolcS back her rel and rises
deductions when compared with the
love of this woman who stands thus be-
fore the world?
IF | We're a free man, would you
marry me as you promised years ago2'
"Yesl'
The prisoner turns to the judge, the
girl resumes her seat, and the spell is
broken.
Il have nothing to say, my lord but
that | am innocent "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

pdicr ana more h0gg0rU than cttT.
whole of the trial, a woman whom it is
whispered Astray Marsdcn has promised
to marry, but she has been called as a
witness by neither side.
For a single instant for the first time
during the trial, the girl raises her veil,
and the prisoner catches glimpse of a
pale but beautiful face A tremulous
smile of encouragement hovers for a
moment around her quivering lips, and
then the veil is lowered again, and
the man braces himself for the final
ordeal
The Summing Up.
10 05. The judge commences his
summing mp "Gcntlemen OF the jury
he says, you have today entered upon
the last stage Of your laEors in y case
which to me has proved at once the
most painful and the most obvious N
all my experience of criminal trials. 1t
only remains for me, as impartially as
lies III my power, to review the whole
Of the evidence that has been placed be-
fore you bota IN favor Of and AGAINST
the prisoner, Astray Marsien, and TO
leave it to you to decide upon that evi-
dence whether he is guilty or not guilty
of the crime with which he stands
charged-the willful murder Of Josiah
Marsdcn
The evidence that has been placed
before you, gentlemen, is. with one tx
ception, but chat is fearful exception,
Of "a purely circumstantial character,
and it will be for you to say whether
the series Of circumstantiGl facts that
have been detailed to you and which
the defense has ingeniOusly endeavored
to explain away are sufficient TO justify
you in returning a verdict of guilty and
by that verdict Kidding society of rs
cold blOodcd IA scoundrel as ever breath
ed or whether there is sufficient and
reasonable doubt in your minds to jus
tlfy You III giving to the prisoner the
benefit Of the doubt
"Gentlemcn, let us look at the evil
dence On the morning of the 12th of
! January Josiah Marsden was discovered
j in the library of his country home,
called The Grange, Norcombe, stabbed
to death with Norwegian clasp knife,
which weapon you have had produced.
/ There is no dispute that the murder
was committed with that knife, and
equally the defense does not attempt &c
/ deny that up To the very night OF the
murder that knife was in the possession
OF Aatray Marslen.
The Stained Paper.
''ln the hand of Josiah Marsdcn wa:
found this paper -
The judge pauses impressively an(
takes up the blood stained paper tina
has caused such sensation throughout
the trial
This paper, he solemnly continues
"wae found in the dead man stiiftneC
fingers, Death had oyortaken him be
fore he could frame his thoughts il
words, and so his last message is only {
broken one i am dying. he wrote
murdered by Astra' -a-s--t-r-a-
and his life departed.
"Tho prosecution has told you tina
he intended to write 'Astray Marsden.
The defense has been unable to deny it
The prosecution has said he wrote 81
that justice might be melted ont to hi
murderer The defense has limited, onl'
limited, gentlemen-even they have no
dared TO do more than whisper-tha
Josiah Marsden hated his ward or sol
and did what he did in revenge, faced
eternity with the foulest sin that mar
1 -. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09
ReMOaSE.

TO BE CONTINUED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

1.-THE first words of the prisoner when
Darrcnt entered the room We're, You
have come to arrest me, and, though
warned not to commit himself, he then
launched into heated attack against
the murdered man, an attack which
foreshadowed the line of defense which
has been adopted-that of revenge He
charged Josiah Marsden with leaving
such "A message for the sole purpose of
encompassing the death of an innocent
man w.t. he hated
"N = that point | have already
dealt lhe idea in itself is too callous
to dilate upon.
In the prisoner confession to Her.
bert Darrent he accounted for the loss
of his knife III the same manner that
the defense has insisted upon he took
it ont to open the cigar box, forgot it,
and it was left lying. upon the table, a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
MANILA PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Over 1000 Pupils Were Enrolled in
July.
THE "WHlTE MANS BURDEN"
There Have Been No Regular Engage
ments Since the Capture OF the
City OF CaIamba-Tea
Culture.
THE "WAlTE MANS BURDEN.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Recent copies
OF the American, published at Manila,
received at the War Department, contain
interesting items regarding the progress
OF events in the Philippines which have
been omitted from the reports received.
Slight skirinishes are had continually
with attachments of rebels in the foot
hills near Calamba. but there has been
no regular engagement since the capture
Of the city. Prize fights seem to be the
proper thing in Manila, and the sporting
fraternity there IS looking forward TO =
series Of such contests.
Several Cinnamon have been appointed
interpreters for the courts Of Manila.
WHITE MANS BURDEN"
The white mans burden" which has
been carried by the volunteers and regu-
lars in the Philippines for over year Is
now being charged by some of the black
boys Of the United States.
A sergeant in the Twenty-fourth infan-
try said the other day. when saluted with
the question;
what are you boys doing here?'
"Why, boss we'se here to take up dc
white ma MS burden"
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Good results are shown in the Manila
public school system. The total number
Of pupils enrolled in that city during July
was 4.179.
II is noteworthy that parents are eX-
pressing particular interest In the study
of English and the progress being made
by many pupils is matter OF great
family pride.
A wealthy Chinese tea merchant Of
Formosa. intends to see II tea culture
cannot be probably carried on IN the
Philippines. II is said that he is nego-
ilating for a large tract Of land on the
island Of Negroes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
SMALL BILLS NEEDED.
Country Banks Complain Of Scarcity OF
Money 10 Make Change.

CHICAGO, Sept 1.-THE Record says.
Banks with extensive country business
complain bitterly OF the scarcity of small
bills. The crops are now fairly well in
motion, and the small banks clamor Tor
money. When the Chicago banker goes
10 the sub-Trcasury for currency he ~
paid in $4,000 gold certificates or 10y DIS
OF other denominations. with only enough
of the little ones So round out the total
III he makes a demand for small bills ne
may be given n few thousands TN SO gold
certificates. but that is the best ae can
do Meantime his correspondent Is writ
ing for 100000 lots Of currency. nothing
wanted larger than tens or nVes. IL Us I'M
possfble 10 meet all these demands, ana
ID is imnolitic to refuse them. so the
banker wires his New York correspondent
10 express currency. In return be gets nus
money i'm big bills or is put off altogether.
The crops cannot be moved with Die DIS.
The country bank has 90 supply the cur
rencv for these transactions ana u can
not do so ~ its Chicago co~reSn"n '"nt
sends big bills. To meet this condition
some Of the big institutions have been
shipping gold. but grievous complaint
has followed this course. one nank nav
ing dealings i'm the cotton region shipped
cold 10 meet an order Back came the re-
ply. Don't send ms gold People here are
n8t used 20 g.. and as soon as they get u
they hoard 30 away and refuse 20 pay 1t
ont even TO meet their debts. Il IS worse
than nothing