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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
Could it be that the assassin was IL
search of that key, and had been unsuo

cessful?
He showed me the artfu manner il
which it had been concealed The small
hardy fern had been rooted up and STUCK
back heedlessly into its pot again. Css
tainly no one would ever have thought 70
search for a safe-key there. The damp
ness of the mould had caused the rust
hence before we could open the iron cooi
we were compelled to oil the key with
some brilliart.ue which was discovered OF
the dead mans dressing table.
The interior. we found. was kind OF
small. strong roo1l-built Of friedrich.
and lined with steel. 1t was filed with
papers of all kinds neatly arranged.
We drew up table. and the first packet
my friend handed out was substantial
one of fve-pound notes. secured by az
elastic band beneath which was shi
on which the amount was pencited. and
then large packets of parchment DEEDS
which on examination. We found reiatee
TO mis- DevonshIre property and his farni
in Canada.
Here's something" cried Amber al
length tossing across TO me small PACK
ct methoeiea.ly tied with pink tape th'
old boys love-letters, by the IooA o.
them
I undid the loop eagerly. and opene:
the nfSt letters. 1t was III d iS--'ii.-
hand and proved curious, almost un'
ineligible commun.ca ton.
I glanced at the, signature My heafs
ceased its beating. and a sudden cry M
voluntarily escaped me- although the mex.
moment l saw that by 1t I had betFaEeo
myself. for Amber Jevons spraHg 10 my
side in an instant.
But next instant covered the sigma.
turc with my hand, grasped the pacAes
swift as thought. and turned upop "'
def1antly without uttertng a WORD
(To be Cont.nued)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
wild Flowers

We srow where none but God
LIES Gardener,
Upon the sterile sod
Bestows His care.
Our morn and evening dew
The sacrament
That maketh all things new
From heaven is sent;
And thisher. rs'er In vain
We look for aid
To find the punctual rain
Or sun or shade.
Appointed hour by hour
To every need.
Alike of parent flower
Or nursing seed:
TIL. b1osson-duty done.
With parting smile.
We vanish. one by one.
To sleep awhile, os
-~rrNvr-S nc DEAD.
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the lens. 81
We were about to conclude our exarni-
nation in despair, utterly unable to &C
count for the extraordi nary wound. when
the door opened and Sir Bernard entered
He looked upon the body OF his oid
md then grasped my hand without O
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
Composed ssThe ,Iockins Bird' ans
Other Popular Songs


PHIIADELPHIA. November 2t -s;.2,y
rlus Winner. composer of Tine Nc..,,s
Bird end hundreds of other 800.
songs. died suddenly Sunday at nss ~ W.;,-
here. He was IS years or age M. -
ner was the author OF zoo technical p ss.S.s5
on musical instruments. and afrS ,,.olir
over 2.0e1 compositions Tor the w.
ard piano.. He also possessed e2Hsl.s
able poetic ability his ietest works s 60
pIe.ed recently berg THE CogIlat nj nj
of a Crank" MIR. Wnusr was fssqG;ss.-,,
Edgar Allen Foe was editor o. tnai s 80.
LEGATION. One of his composite ..4tsy,
us Back Our Old Commander. 49, W.
is said to have tt,reetered the els.Ibb
ton OF the military forces. ard rs g s9
Ncau ton was stopped by the goveshITssiS IT,:
Mr.. Winner soa! .rNa No~'s>
for SsS, but. the publishers wears iater ' -,
mitted having realized IS ooaoN from ,, ~
sale. Mr.. Winner was born In th,S si.s.
and was the founder of the MuaiSA
Fund Society
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

He gave his opinion in his habitual
sharp snappy voice. lerse and to the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
CHAPTER (WHICH PUZZLES THE
DOCTORS.

DOCTORS.
At the inquest held in the big upstairs
room Of the Star and Garter Hotel at
Kew Bridge, there was a crowded at
tendance. By this time the public ex-
element had risen to fever heat. It had
by some unaccountable means leaked out
that at the post mortem we had beer,
puzzled; therefore the mystery was much
increased and the papers that morning
without exception gave prominence to the
startling affair.
The coroner, seated at the table at the
head of the room, took the usual formal
evidence of Identification. writing down
the dispositions upon separate sheets OF
blue foolscap.
Samuel Short was the first witness OF
Importance, and those in the room listen
ed breathlessly to the story of how his
alarm clock had awakened him at ::
o'clock: how he had risen as usual and
gone to his masters room. only to dis
cover him dead.
"You noticed no sign of a struggle?" in
CURED the coroner. looking sharply up at
the witness.
None, sir. MY master was lying on
his side. and except for the stains of blood
which attracted my attention, it looked
as though he had died in his Sleep"
"And what did you do?''
II raised the alarm" answered Short,
and then he went on to describe how he
switched on the electric light. rushed
downstairs, seized the knife hanging il?
the hall. opened one of the back doors
and rushed outside.
..And why did you do that. pray? asked
the coroner. looking at him fxedly.
..I thought some one might be lurking
in the garden the man replied, trifie
1amely.
The solicitor of Mrs. Courtenay's family,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

III read the evening papers on my way
up. y he said at last. in a voice trembling
with emotion. THE affair seems very
mysterious. Poor Courtenay! Poor tel-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

sEPr1Mus WINNER IS DEAD.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

10 whom she had sent asking him to De
present on her behalf, rose at TINS Juhc-
.ure and addressing the coroner. sad:
1T should like to nut a question to the
Fitness. sir. I represent the deceased,s
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES.


Supreme Lodge Ancient Order Unit
ed Workmen, Portland, Oregon, June
10 to 20, 1902.
Annual meeting Young Peoples
Christian Union Society OF the United
Presbyterian church, Tacoma, Wash.
On sale June 81 to IS.
Rate-T. P. A. and a. QssU. v. to
Portland and return, oneAand one
third fare for the round trip. Y. P.
c. U. to Tacoma and return, n and
one-third fare.
Date sales-T. P. A., sell June T.
to 5, inclusive, limit June 10. A. o.
u. W., sell June s to IS, limit June %.
Y. P. c. U, sell June 81 to Is, limit
July 30. Call on Or address
NJ. L. HOYT, Agent.
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All Of the remainder of said district
not heretofore described as lying in

All Of the remainder of said district
not heretofore described as lying in
Roundup precinct.
Registration District No. II. All
that portion of Yellowstone county
lying within the following boundaries:
Beginning at a point on the range
line between ranges % and 20 east.
intersecting the township line between
townships 5 and 6 north; thence north
on said township line to the summit
of the main divide betweeRythe Vel
lowstone and Mus4elshells rivers;
thence easterly along the summit of
said divide to the eastern boundary
of Yellowstone county; thence in a
northerly direction along said bound
airy to the mid-channel Of the Mkssel-
AaHeell river; thence westerly along the
mfds6Spnel of said river to the range
line between ranges q and % east;
thence south or said range line to
the township line between townships
5 and 6 north; thence east or said
township. line n to the place Of begin.
ming. Said district shall consist of
but one voting precinct.
The following persons were appoint
ed registry agents for the several
registration districts:
No. 1. Junction-James Griffin.
No. 2. North Billings-Henry White.
No. 8. South Billings-A. P. Hart.
No. 4. Canyon Creek-Johne Sum-
mers.
No. 5. LAUREL. T. Sanford.
No. g.. Park City,. ". Lee.
No. Z. Columbus-~J. /. Allen.
No. 3. Thomas-C. T. Thomas.
No. g.. Upper Musselshell-H. B.
Drum.
No. 10. Roundup-S. H. Erwin.
No. II. Observation-Disclosures Ander-
son.
The board adjourned until July 10,
1902, at 10 a. m.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13
What Might Have Been.

An ordinary v%erac;ous chronicler
tells this story Of a suit brought
against the Pennsylvania railroad by
a farmer whose cow was killed by a
train. There was a long trial, with
learned arguments on both sides. The
Jury brought in this verdict: IT the
train had been run as it should have
been ran; if the bell had been rung
as it should have been rang; it the
whistle had been blowed as it should
have been blew-both of which they
did neither-the COW would not have
been injured when she was killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13
Fifth Day.
Billings, Montana, June s, 1902.

Billings, Montana, June g., 1902.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, at 10 o'clock a. M; there were
present w. O.. Parker, chairman; s.
K. Deverill, c. M. Jacobs and Nat G.
'Carwile, clerk.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn:
w. H. Mcdonald, coroner's jur-
or .... ............. y 5 W
VIM. C. Grant, constable fees. 70 90
Billings Water Power company.
water and lights ..........lo 70
o. Whitney, assisting surveyor 10 90
w. p. Matheson, assisting sur
veyOr ............ $500. "
Chas. Whitney, assisting survey
or ~ w
A. A. Morris, per diem county
surveyor .... ........ ....5Sz w
e. L. Fenton. rebate account err
ror road and poor tax........ 6 90
w. o. Parker, per diem county
commissioner -. .... ....l7O ~
S. K. Deverill, per diem county
commissioner 80. ...l44 90
C. M. Jacobs, per diem county !.
commissioner 80. .... ....l56 w
The following bill vas not allowed:
H. j. Hall, hauling piling from East
Billings bridge, $500.
The following bills were laid over:
e. w. Peck, SO; John L. johnson,
$9.4O.
The SALARY bills or county officers
for the quarter were approved.
A petition signed by Chas. Spear
and others, numbering 105 names, ask.
ing for the establishment of q County
Free High School at Billings was pre-.
scented by Messrs. w. B. George and
H. w. Rowley:
The clerk was directed to ascertain
from the records If 100 of such ,peti'
tons were freeholders OF Yellowstone
county. and upon examination it was
found that less than 100 Of said sign
-
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3. p. o. e. Rates.

Annual meeting Grand Lodge Be
nevolent and Protective order OF
Elks, Salt Lake City, Utah. August
IL to IA. 1902.
For the above occasion we r au-
thorized to sell round trip tickets to-
Butte and return as follows: One
fare for the fsund trip. for trains ar
irving at Butte on August s5and 10:
final return limit August So. Butte
to Salt Lake The Oregon Short Line
viii sell round trips to Salt Lake
August and 10 at SIS. swsal0
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13
TIME TABLE,
Billings, Mont.
HUNTINGTON
KANSAS CITY.
ST. LOUIS,
SAN
nENuER
LINCOLN,
OMAHA,
ST. JOSEPH,

SALT LAKE.
and all points east. south and west.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS FOLLOW
No, u. Passenger. daily. Chicago, 81.
Louis, Kansas City. st. 10
seph, Atchison, Omaha, Linz
coin, Denver, California, Col
Leave M5O pm
No. Al. Passenger. daily from above
points. Arrive ........ l:no Am
No. 48. Freight, daily, Sheridan and
intermediate points. Leave. 1USW am.
No. Is. Freight, daily, from Sheridan
and intermediate points.
Arrive $50. o10e-m
Sleeping. dining ana reclining chair
cars (seats free) on through trains.
Tickets sold and baggage checked g
any point in the United States OF Car
ada.
For information, maps. tables, =
tickets call on or address J. Il HaE.
rington, agent, H. B segur. GENERAL
agent, Billings, Mont. or ]. Ffa1cAs
general passenger agent. Omaha, Nc
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13
Cattle for Sale.

One hundred and se%venty-fve head
Of we'll bred Shorthorn cattle with all
yearlings. 2 and 8 year old steers in
the bunch. For further particulars
write to George Pirrie, Halbert, Fer
gus county, Montana, or p. O. Box
1884, Helena, Montana. 8-8
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13
To Boston and Return at One Fare
Via New York City

Via New York City /.
If desired for the round trip via
Nickel Plate road, for Christian Sci
entists' meeting in June. Tickets on
sale June 10, Is and IA, with extend
ed return limit of July 81. Stop-over
to visit Niagara Falls en- route also
granted. Write John Y. Callahan, Gen
.eral Agent. Ill Adams street, Chi
cago. for detailed information. kills
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13

No. 8; all other agents OF the county
were continued In once.
The clerk was directed to publish
q notice instructing agents and trus-
tees of road districts to enforce the
law in the matter OF allowing water
from irrigating bitches to food the
public roads.
All those certain lots, pieces and
parcels Of land described in that GER
tain tax deed, from e. s. Holmes,
county treasurer to the county Of Vel
lowstone, state of Montana, dated
June 5, 1902, and found Of record in
book "R" Of Deeds at page 1853, OF the
records OF said county, were offered
for sale at public auction; and w.
B. George, mayor OF the city OF Bill
ings, in said county. for and on behalf
OF said city, offered therefor the sum
OF $12,9 900; that being the best and
highest bid received, 1t was ordered
that said property is hereby sold to
the said city of Billings for the said
sum of $4,000. A quit-claim deed
duly executed by the chairman and
attested nv the county clerk was is
sued to said city for the property sold.
The coroner filed his reports Of the
;nnuests over the bodies Of John Doe
Iraroo rnlnnunl CimnsOn. Richard
81 1ohn and Y. Inomato.
4 netit;on for a bridge over the
R;p ditch was laid over.
The following reports from trustees
~ rood dfctricts were read and filed:
Road District No. %. and Road Dis
trict No. Is.
Road d;stricts, claims were approv.
al IN tho following amounts: Dis.
trict No. Z. S4.95: District No. IL,
s125 District No. Is. $99.45.
The following bills were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn:
chas smith services account
dead cattle .....,..$ 5 OF
lanes Hart. mileage Justice
i
co,rt ....... 6 4(
Mrs. M. M. Strang. express, etc. 4 81
nahoocr o.
for iail 10 sc
s = Rahcock. rebate taxes. err
roneous assessment "a 81
4 8 Gass rim ran East Billings
bridge s ...5O8 OF
A. s. Gass: road work -. ~. so OF
a. +. Babcock. Hardware Co
road snnnlies 2 81
Tbos r Keithly. road work, No.
. ~. 6 OF
Jef Brewer. TRANSPORTING pau
pers ........ .......... -. 5 81
Yegen Bros, supplies for poor. IL z
Jeff Brewer. teams for county
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mid-channel Of said river
to the range line between ranges %
and % east; thence south on said
range line to the township line be-
tween townships 8 and 4 north; thence
east along said township line to the
range line between ranges % and "a
east; thence south along said range
line to the township line between
townships 2 and 8 north; thence east
along said township line to- the place
OF beginning. Said district shall con-
sist OF two voting precincts: Round
up No. 10: All that portion of said
district lying within the following
boundaries: Beginning at a point
where the range line between ranges
% and "a east intersects the Mussel-
shell river; thence south along said
range line to the township line be-
tween 5 and 6 north; thence east on
said township line to the range line
between ranges 26 and ~ east;
thence north on said range line to
the township line between townships
IN and s north; thence east on. said
township line to the range line be
tween ranges 81 and % east; thence
north to the mid-channel Of the Mus
selshell river; thence westerly along
1.-THE mid-chamel of said river to the
/ place III beginning. FairvieW No. II,
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20 In ~ Oo0t . AO AAA4S
Of the Northern Pacific railway:
thence south along said range line to
the mid-channel OF the Yellowstone
river; thence in a southwesterly di-
rection along the mid-channel of said
river to its intersection with the
range line between ranges "a and %
east; thence south along said range.
line to it's intersection with the west
ern boundary Of the Grow Indian res
ervation in township 5 south. Of range.
Is east thence in a northeasterly
direction along said reservation line
to the point Of beginning. together
with that portion OF the Northern Pa
cifc right Of way lying between the
western boundary line of the Crow In
dian reservation and a point where
the range line between ranges 80 and
81 east crosses said right OF way. and
together with all that portion OF the
Burlington & Missouri River railroad
between Huntly and the mid-channel
OF the Big Horn river. Said district
shall consist Of two voting precincts.
South Billings No. 8. shall consist Of
all that ss0rtion OF Registration Dis,
trict No. 8 lying east Of TIE center
line OF South Twenty-ninth street OF
the city OF Billings. South Billings
No. IA, shall consist of all that por.
/ tinn OF Registration District No. 3
4 living nest Of the centar line 81 South
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Bring your shoe repairing to Post
Office basement. 74-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-23
Personal.

Mr.. William LarmouF. who had been
here on a visit to his old home, lett yes
terdav for Chambersburg, Pa, where ne
will visit his sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Ramer, of Mar
,insburg. w. Va, who have been visit
inc their son, Mr.. Randolph Ramer, in
this city, have left for their home. Mr.
Ramer is 80 years old. in talking to a
representative of the Gazette he said his
father was a subscriberto the paper, and
he LEFT word for the Gazette to be sent to
him in Martinsburg in future.
Colonel James ID. Hill and his
mother of New Orleans, who have been
visiting Mr.. VIM. W. Weston st. Asaph
street have returned 10 their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Q. Cockey have
returned from their bridal trip,
Mrs. Harry Is. Hudson left for her Ole
home in Cuipeper, Va, today, where
she was called by the serious illness OF
her mother. Mrs. Mildred Denis.
Mr.. Peter Young, of Johnstown, Pa
one of the contractors for rebuilding the
city gas plant, is in the city today super
intending the work. 81.
Miss Rogers, of Basic City, is visiting
Mrs w. G. Rogers on Prince street.
Miss Julia A. Houck has returned
after a delightful visit among friends a
Staunton, Elkton and thereabouts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-23
HAD WHISPERS.

'Barnum's BEARDED lady," who had
shown her whiskers in almost every
hamlet in America and in every city of
the civilized world, died of consumption
Yesterday in her home at Williamsburg,
New York.
She will be buried as she had lived, a
freak. with her whiskers uncut. This
was her dying request. No boy bud
ding into manhood with down on his
upper lip, no gallant with bewildering
adornment of hair on his face, was ever
prouder of natures gifts in this respect
than "Barnum's bearded lady," who
for many of the 81 years of her life
gloried in whiskers surpassed by few
men.
The wonan's name in private life was
Mrs. Annie Donovan. She Is said to
have been married twice. Her first
husband died and her second husband
either left her or she left him. She
was born in Virginia, her family name
being Pogue.
She had whiskers from the day of her
birth. When the great show went to
Europe on its last tour she accompanied
it and was exhibited over there. In
Spain and other countries where whiskers
are considered marks Of beauty, even
when on female faces, she made the hat
of her life. for never was there seen such
female Vandyke beard.
This trip, however, cost her her life
She was taken with consumption. She
never gave up the hope of recovering
and used to keep ner beard nicely
trimmed. When she found on Tuesday
that she must die she asked that her
whiskers be buried with her, and her
last wish will be respected.
She was the second of family of IL
children. None of the others were in
any respect peculiar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-23
TO Use Columbus, Cameron and
Payne Streets.

The Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company has
put in crossings at the intersections OF
Henry and Fayette streets on Cameron
and are stretching wire for the purpose
of using Columbus, Cameron and Payne
streets again. 1t is purposed while the
new paving is IN progress to run trains
from King street into Columbus up
Cameron 10 Payne and over the latter
street to King. 1t is also said that the
company, having abandoned further al
tempts to double-track King street from
Washington street. will virtually have a
double track by using that on the streets
mentioned for northbound trains ana
King street for those entering the CITY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-23
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The weather today has been fair and
mild.
Three dodgers we're atthe station house
last night.
Today is observed by the Jews as the
Feast of Conclusion, and marks the end
ing of the Feast of Tabernacles, which
began Wednesday evening Of last week.
Marriage licenses we're issued in
Washington yesterday 90 Perry L..
Bland and Carrie l.. Alexander, both of
Prince William county, Raymond l..
Skinner and. Ella c. Leith, both OF
Oakland; Owen Layton and Wettie
Powell both of Spottsylvania; Clinton
Ballenger and India Thomas, both OF
Hamilton.
TaiIors, trout, rock and bass will be
for sale by Mr.. Robert Travers in mark, t
tomorrow.
The funeral of the late Samuel Grady, who
died Monday in West Virginia from injuries
received by an explosion of steam, took place
from his parents residence in this city this
morning. Rev. Mr.. Stump conducted the
services.
Loud talking and cursing by some men at
the corner of Alfred ard Cameron streets be-
tween nine and ten o'clock last night disturb
ed the luiet of the neighborhood. A fight, 1t
is said, had previously taken place.
Rrhe funeral OF Harriet Williams, colored,
who died at the Columbia Hospital in Wash
ington Monday. took place from her late
home in this city this afternoon.
Ii is again rumorcd that the Washington
Steamboat Company purposes to place double
ender on the ferry line in place Of the steamer
Belle Haven.
In the Corporation Court today Mile v.
Barley was appointed administrative of the
estate of Noel Barkley, deceased.