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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-03
CHAPTER XIV.
CHECKMATEi

The two detectives, after leaving
Spraguea and Stur~is in the cellar of the
Manhattan Chemical company, pro-
ceeded to search the premises from
basement to roof. Then, somewhat
discounted, they returned to the cell
lar, and were surprised to find that
the reporter and his friend had disap-
peared. :.
After questioning the man whom
they had left on watch on the outside,
and ascertaining that neither>Sprague
nor Sturgis had yet left the house,
the detectives called loudly to the
missing men, and receiving no reply,
at last became alarmed and sent word
of the mysterious disappearance to
headquarters. The chiefs answer came
at once:
Remain on watch where you are.
We shall investigate from the other
side."
One of the detectives thereupon went
up to the roof of the building, whence
he could keep watch upon the back
yards, while his companion remained
IN the front nall.
They had been waiting thus for some
time, when the latter thought he heard
footsteps in the direction of the private
Office. He was on the alert in an in
slant.
The door was cautiously opened and
a man stepped out into the hallway.
He carried a valise and package. He
blinked like a man coming suddenly
from the darkness into the daylight.
':Who are you?' asked the detective,
brusquely.
The man looked in the direction of
the voice, and, as his eyes became &C.
customed to the light, returned the de-
tective's surprised stare with a calm
and searching look.
"Checkmate!" he muttered quietly
to himself at last.
Then, without seeming haste, he
passed back into the private Office, be-
fore the astonished detective could
make any attempt to stop him.
Recovering himself quickly, the de-
tective followed the sounds ST the re-
treating footsteps to the cellar stairs.
Then, fearful of an ambush, he fired his
revolver as signal to his companion
on the roof; and, after striking a
match, he cautiously descended, reach
ing the cellar just in time to see MUIR
dock disappear into the underground
passage.
He rushed to the spot; and, unable to
snd the e!oor. he pounded With q! his
might upon the shelves, causing the
bottles to dance and rattle.
"Come now" he shouted, 'the games
up! You may as well be reasonable.
You can't possibly escape, for you're
surrounded"
No answer came from within.
The man tried his powerful strength
upon the door without any perceptible
effect.
When the second detective arrived
upon the scene he found the first one
removing the bottles from the shelves
by the light of match held in his
left hand
"Get a light and an AK, Jim. There',
secret door here which We'll have to
break in; can't find any way of open
ing it, - -
A few minutes later. the detectives.
after. dealing upon the shelves some
telling blows with an ak, called upon
Murdoc!z to surrender.
70 Receiving no answer to their sum.
mons, the men stood irresolute for .
few seconds. Then, with grim deter
milnation, they attacked the door;
raining the blows upon it fast and fu
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-03
CHAPTER XIV.


"See here, Sturgis, this won't do. I
forbade you to do stroke of work
to-day, or even to leave your bed; and
here you are scribbling away just as
though nothing had happened. I tell
you when man has the narrow squeak
you have, there has been tremendous
strain upon his heart, and it is posi-
lively dangerous"
Don't scold, old man; 1 have never
in my life been better than l. feel to-
day. And, besides, this work could not
be postponed"
''Oh, pshaw! That is what nine out
of every ten patients say to their physi-
clan. They are modestly convinced
that the world must needs come to a
standstill if they cannot accomplish
their tiny mite of work.
DR.. Thurston, who had assumed his
frown of professional severity, pro-
ceeded to feel the reporters pulse.
''Wel], you are in luck; better than
you deserve. Almost any other man
would have been laid up for week by
the experience you have been through.
And here you have the face to recover
without the assistance of the medical
profession, and in spite of your insolent
disregard OF my express orders to leave
work alone for the present. Now, there
is Sprague-'
"Ah, what Of Sprague?'' asked the
reporter, anxiously.
"Sprague has had a close call. But
he is safe now. If tender and intelli-
gent nursing count for nything, he
will probably be up in day or two"
miss Murdock-''
Yes. She has professional nurse
to help her; but she has insisted on
taking charge of the case herself. And
an excellent nurse she is, too, and a
charming girl into the bargain-and
what is more, a noble woman"
Does she know of her fathers
death?"
II broke the news as gently as
possible. She took it much more calm
~ than I supposed she would. There
evidently was but little sympathy be-
tween der and her father"
"On her side, at any gate.'
Yes. Her first act on learning of her
fathers crimes was to send for q law
yer. She refuses TO touch cent of his
money, and has instructed her attorney
to make such resolutions as NAV be
possible and to turn the rest to char.
liable institutions. This leaves her al.
most penniless; for the property she
held in her own right from her moth
er's estate amounts to very little. For
tunately, Sprague is rich enough for
both What are you doing there, if I
may ask?"
DIR. Ihurston pointed to bundle
which lay upon the table.
THAT is Murdock's autobiography-
legacy to me. The package was found
near his valise in the death chamber,
He had addressed it to me at the last
minute" ....
did it help you in your account Of
the knickerbocker bank case for the
Tempest?"
"A little; but naturally, Murdock's
account Of that crime was not COM
plete. The entire journal, however,
ts Of absorbing interest. It is pity
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-03
Mime. Marni for BIatrimonl,y.


An inv stigation as towhe the:rI wom-5
ans happiness lies in art or ma trimony3
brings bril- a novel reply from Nine. Marni.
who abandoned the stage for liter.
ature: Unlike Mile, Jane Hadine.
Nine. Marni counsels marriage. # &
had daughter" she says, with bent
for letters I would advise her to marry
drst, because art should utilize, not
exclude, nature, and for woman na-5
ture implies motherhood. Let her
bring up a family first. then take to
authorship. Fewer women suffer
from bad marriagesthan from no MARI
rage" H. II ''%.s 3
Students Who Support Themselves.
There are about $50 students who
ire supporting or partially support
ing themselves in various wars at
The University of Michigan. The o.
:uPations vary from washing dishes
70 tutoring.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-03

rious1y. and filing tie air with a show
er of splinters.
At length a final stroke sent the
weakened hinges from their fastenings.
ind the men rushed through the un-
foreground passage into the murderer's
laboratory.
A hasty, startled glance told them
that Murdoch was not there.
They started for the stairs and were
met by policeman who was just en-
tering Murdock's office.
. "Have you got him?" asked the detec-
tives in chorus.
No." replied the policeman, sur
prised; "Mr. Sturgis says he went down
here about 20 minutes ago.
I'VE chased him in from the other
end not ten minutes ago.
The policeman hurried down the
stairs.
: Murdock's valise and package stood
conspicuous upon the long pine box
But of Murdoch there was no sign.
'"Gone!" exclaimed one of the detec-
tives, deeply mortified at the thought
that his quarry had slipped through
his fingers. "Gone!: How? Where i?
He cannot have escaped. He cannot
What is it, Mr.. Sturgis o. - =. j.: f..
He had suddenly caught sight of the
reporter, half way up the stairs.
Weak and i'll. Sturgis, with blanched
face, chung unsteadily, with one hand,
to the railing; while, with the other,
he pointed toward the lead-lined vat,
whose dark viscous contents were
bubbling like boiling oil.
A pungent va por rose in dense clouds
from the surface of the liquid. Through
it the fascinated gaze of the Mortified
men vaguely discerned a nameless
thing, tossed in weird and grotesque
contortions in a seething vortex.
Murdoch had escaped the justice Of
men.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-03

in another moment. Murdoch had re-
turned to where he stood.
"Come!" he said.
At the same time he lifted the artist
in his arms and carried him up the
stairs. Sturgis followed unsteadily
and reached the study. only to fall
exhausted into a chair.
Having deposited his burden upon
tLc aocr, M',rdcck closed the door of
the death chamber; turned a valve
which was near his desk; opened the
windows wide, and revolved crank
which projected from the wall near
the door of the extension.
lie is shutting off the gas and
opening tie steel shutters of the sky,
light thought Sturgis.
Then the chemist produced a5flask
and poured out small quantity of
brandy, which he forced his daughter
to swallow.
As SOON as she was sufficiently re-
viyed, she rushed to the side of her
lover, whose head she gently raised to
her lap. Murdock's eyes were fas-
tened upon her. She met his calm
questioning gaze.
eyes. love him." she said, simply.
Then this strange man, without an
other word, gently pushed his daugh-
ter to one side and, throwing off his
coat, stopped over the PROSTATE form
ofsthe man whose life he had tried to
take, and industriously worked over
him, in an attempt to restore the fail
ing respiration.
Slowly and steadily he worked for
what seemed IN eternity to the anx-.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
Nature of the Wounds.

New London, Sept. 17.--Judge Coulter and Selectman Pratt of Essex, who were shot at that place this afternoon by David Hayden, arrived here on the $50 train this evening and were taken to the Memorial hospital in the hospital ambulance. At the hospital an exam ination of the mems injuries disclosed the fact that Judge Coulter was suffer- ing from a pistol wound in the chest. made by 32-calibre pistol ball, and that one of his hands was burned by powder. Selectman Pratt had five buckshot wounds, four in the chest and one in the hip. The latters' injuries are very painful though not considered se- rious by the hospital people unless com- plications arise One of the buckshot was extracted by pr. Perrin, the at- tending physician. Judge Coulter is much more seriously hurt. The bullet in the chest was probed for but was not located. The doctors say that there are no signs as yet that the lung is affected. Judge Coulter is resting comfortably.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER.
American Cycle Mfg. Company Forced
 . to Wall by Loss of Credit.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The American Cy- cle Manufacturing company. owner of the largest bicycle factory in Chicago, was placed in the hands of receivers to- day. This action was taken on the ap- plication of Attorney Henris Towle, who explained that the concern had lost credit through the recent appointment of receivers for the American Bicycle company, and that it's business might be put in jeopardy at any time if the creditors should become impatient and secured judgments against the compa- ny. He said the corporation is entirely solvent.
 The American Cycle Manufacturing company was organized under the laws of New Jersey on December 19. 1901. It has paid-up capital of $S,0OO,OO0 all of which, except ten shares, is held by Coleman, Pope and Miller.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
LEANING TOWARDS ANARCHY.

Charge Causes Resignation from
 Ch'cago's Roosevelt Committee.
 Chicago. Sept. 17.-Ephraim Philip Rosenthal, secretary of the committee arranging for the reception and enter tainment of President Roosevelt during his visit to Chicago next month, resign ed his position suddenly to-day. He took this step immediately upon the publication of a rumor that the Roose- welt committee contained one, and pos sibly two members, whose sympathies leaned toward anarchy. MT. RosenthaPs name was coupled with the announce ment that city detective was investi- gating the report in such way that he could not but understand that the in- ference was that he was the man con- cerned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
New Hampshire Endorses Roosevelt.

Concord, N. H., Sept. 17-Following the action of the party in Vermont, the republicans of New Hampshire, in state convention to-day, warmly debated the question of making changes in the pro- hibitory law. Those in favor of change carried the day. The contest for governor was won by Hon. Nahum J. Batchelder of Andover, who is prom inently identified with the Patrons of Husbandry. The platform adopted in- dorses the administration on all points and favors the renomination of Presi- dent Roosevelt Illegal combines are condemned, and one plank opposes the indiscriminate destruction of forests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
ROCK KEFELLER,s HOUSE BURNED
Family Not at nome-Loss Estimated
 at S4o,OG0

Tarrytown, N. Y. Sept. 1.-The resi- dence of John D. Rockefeller at Pecan tico Hills, Westchester county, was de- stroyed by fire tonight. The building was burned to the ground. The fire Is supposed to have started from crossed electric wires
 The house stood on the top of a hill about six hundred feet above the level of the Hudson river, overlooking the country for miles in every direction. None of the family was at home and the. blaze was discovered by some of the servants working about the place. The fire departments of North Tarry- town and Tarrying responded to tele- phone calls but lack of water prevented the building from being saved. The firemen and servants, however, suc- ceeded in getting out great portion of the valuable furniture. The estimated loss is $40,000.
 The burned building was a substan- tial structure, though built many years ago. It was occupied by the Rocke- fellers pending the erection of the Manor house. which MT. Rockefeller has been planning to build nearby.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
APPEAL FOR BALKAN JEWS
SECRETARY HAY ISSUES CIRCU-
 LAR NOTE TO POWERS.

A Very Unusual Course-Purposo That
 of Protecting United States Against
 the Incoming of n Horde of Panpers
 and Securing Better TteRtment for tho
 Vietims-powcrs Asked 10 See That
 Roumania Observes the Obligations of
 Humanity.
 Washington, Sept. 17.-With the dou- ble purpose of protecting the long-suf- fering Jews of the Balkan states and of avoiding the ever-present peril of the immigration into the United States of a horde of paupers, Secretary Hay has adopted the unusual course of appeal ing to the powers of Europe to force one of their children to observe the ob- legations of humanity in case of the Jews. The appeal takes the form of a state paper, which has been dispatched in identical form to each ambassador and minister of the United States re- siding in Great Britain, France, Ger many, Russia, Italy, Austria and Tur- key. As these powers are responsible for the existence of Roumania, the cul prit in this case, the secretary of state has directed the note to them in the hope that they will bring this govern ment to a sense of it's duties towards civilization as large, as we'll as to cause it to ameliorate the frightful condition of the Roumanian Jews.
 Secretary Hays document says in part:
 Tn the course of an instruction re- gently sent to the minister accredited to the government of Roumania in re- gard to the bases of negotiation be- gun with that government looking to a convention of naturalization between the United States and Roumania, cer- tain considerations were set forth for
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
BRYANISM TURNED DOWN
WILLIAMS UTTERLY ROUTED IN
 MASSACHUSETTS,.

His Effort to Have Democratic State Convention Endorse the Kansas City Platform Badly Beaten-The Latter Repudiated by the One Adopted
 William A. Gaston Named for Gov-
 ernor.
 Boston, Sept 17,-Acrimony was not
 wanting for a time in the democratic state convention in Fremont Temple to-
 day but in the end harmony was re-
 stored and the state ticket finally nam ed was enthusiastically greeted. The
 ticket follows:
 For governor, William A. Gaston of
 Boston; for lieutenant governor, John c. Crosby of Pittsfeld: for secretary fof state, Willnore B. Stone of Spring
 field; for treasurer, Thomas c. Thatch-
 CT of Yarmouth; for auditor, J. C. Chal- | ifoux of Lowell; for attorney general, John J. Flaherty of Gloucester. IL lilSul pe Sdlu Llicl III ldIillilS NOl'
 Gaston to head the ticket precedent was shattered, inas much as he was nomi- mated, and then given platform of his
 own dictation. Nto unlike the famous 1 conventions of 1896 and 1900, the fight was over the national issues in the | platform. As man for man the test of strength was between Colonel Gaston
 on the one hand and Hon. George Fred | Williams, once the stalWart leader of | the silver democrats, on the other. In 1 this battle MT. Williams was utterly routed with the predicted result that he
 is shorn of all power of leadership. The platform adopted is repudiation of the | Kansas City platform, for MT. Gaston refused to be the nominee if in any way the declaration of principles could l be construed to endorse those things
 most advocated by the party in the last 1 two national campaigns.
 MT. Williams was chairman of the ! committee on resolutions and at first proposed endorsement of the Kansas I City platform. In deference to the pro- tests of Josiah Quincy, a member of the
 committee, speaking for Colonel Gaston consented to waive the endorsement and proposed blanks in which the na- tional questions of trusts, monopolies | and corporations were dealt with in strong language.
 Mr. Quincy wrote a platform which | was acceptable to MT. Gaston, whose convention strength was estimated,
 rightfully as it proved, at four to one
 over Charles s. Hamlin, the other can didate for nomination. In committee
 last night MT. Quincy's draft was ac- cepted by majority vote of fourteen
 to seven, which was repeated before
 the convention opened. MT. Williams prepared his minority report.
 The convention opened with trouble
 brewing. It came soon after MT. Gas tons nomination when the matter of platform was brought up. The battle
 from the floor was one of bitter words,
 during which delegates objecting to Mr. l Williams sarcastic references to the
 last five blanks in the platform, which
 he said was placed there at MT. Cas- toms solicitation, hissed and cried him | down. Throughout the tumult the speaker exultantly surveyed the throng and when order was restored concluded 1 his speech to be hissed again as he sat down. The minority report was utterly defeated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
4 PHANTOM FLEET.
Sir William Allan Again Attacks the
 British Admiratty.

London, Sept. 17.-Nothing daunted by his recently conferred kighthood, Sir William Allan, advanced radical mem Der of the house of commons, addressing the Gateshead liberals to-day, created no little sensation by describing the British navy as phantom fleet with a skeleton crew. He declared the navy was short 14,OO0 firemen, 1000 engine room artificers, and 900 engineers. Sir William declared also that if the ad- miralty would build, arm and man ships as it should this cound be done on half the money now expended. He said the admiralty was a gigantic muddle and that it's old conservative system needed reformation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
--~-----s------------------- H,3.&8yss PENNSYLVANIA TUNNEL.
Changed Form of Franchise Adopted
 Yesterday Afternoon.

New. York, Sept. 17.--There was a full Iy attended meeting this afternoon of the conference committee of the board of aldermen, the Rapid Transit com mission and representatives of the Pennsylvania railroad to consider the proposed franchise for tunnel under the city for the Pennsylvania railroad. The form of franchise with the changes that were agreed to at the last meeting was read over and adopted. Mr. Cam tor refused to vote on the question. Action is yet to be taken by the board of aldermen. +
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
BANK WITH BOMB.
Unknown Man Attempts to Extort Sa0,-
 O0O from Skagway Bank.

O0O from skaEway Bank.
 Seattle, Wash, Sept. 17.-A special to theSTimes from skagway, Alaska, says:
 About 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon an unknown man walked into the Can adian Bank of Commerce a revolver in one hand and a dynamite bomb in the other and demanded $20,o00, threatening to blow all into eternity.
 Cashier Pooley and Teller Wallace were the only other men in the bank. Wallace called for Pooley to come to the back of the room "No you don't" yelled the man and dropped the bomb.
 The clerks had just gotten out of the window. The bank was wrecked. The robbers head was smashed and one arm was torn off. People living above the bank were blown into the air.
 Judge Price, formerly prosecuting at- torney, who was entering the bank at the time was hurt, but not seriously. The dynamiter died without regaining consciousness. The bank lost about $1,- 900, chiefly in gold dust, which was ly- ing on the counter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
PRINCETON OPENS.
Indications That Freshman EnroII-
 ment yNili Reach 39O.

4ShEtAAe
 ment Wni Reach s9O.
 Princeton, N. J., Sept. 1.-The one hundred and fifty-sixth year of Prince ton was begun here this afternoon when Woodrow Wilson, the new presi- dent, delivered the opening address in Marquand chapel. He said his sympa- thies were not only with the ideals of scholarship, but also manly sports, add ing that the doors of the university would always be open to all wholesome activities which go on to make men of strong character. The returns from the entrance examination have not all come in, but present indications point to an enrolment of 39O in the freshman class, or about the number enrolled last year in the same class. With an increase in the graduate school the forthcoming catalogue should number about 1,45O students, or nearly 100 more than were enrolled last year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-18
WITHIN THE LAW.
Opinion om Rock Island Reorganizn-
 tion Flied in Iowa.

Des Moine, Ia., Sept. 17.-Attorney- General c. W. Mullan, In an opinion filed with Governor Cummins to-day, holds that the acts of the new Iowa cor poration, The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company, in connection with the Rock Island reorganization, are not outside the powers conferred by statute nor contrary to public policy, In the legal sense of the term. Governor Cummins, in making public the opin- ion, concurs in it from a legal view point, but adds referring to the reor- ganization:
 "The thing done is neither @ merger nor a consolidation. Not a mile of track nor a dollar in value is added to the Rock Island property. It is simply a new device for watering securities. It is for the next general assembly to say whether it is wise to permit our laws to so remain that such things are possible"