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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-10

At this moment we entered the
room to find Hayle standing with his
back to the window that opened into
the balcony, which in its turn over
looked the somewhat steep slope
that led to the cliff and the sea.
COdd was on the left of the center
table, a revolver in his hand, and 2
look upon his face that I had never
seen before. On the other side of
the table was Kitwater, with long
knife in his hand. lie was leaning
forward in a crouching position, as
if he were preparing for a spring.
On hearing our steps, however, he
turned his sightless face towards us.
1t was Hayle, however, who seemed
the most surprised. He stared at me
as if l were a man returned from the
dead.
"Put up that revolver, Codd," I
cried. 'And you, Kitwater, drop
that knife. Hayle, my man, it's all
up. The game is over, so you may as
well give in"
Leglosse was about to advance
upon him, warrant in one hand and
manacles in the other.
What docs this mean?" cried
Hayle.
His voice located him, and before
we could either of us stop him, Kit
water had sprung forward and
clutched him in his arms. OF what
followed next scarcely like to
think, even now. In cannoning with
Hayle he had dropped his knife, and
now the two stood while a man
could have counted three, locked to-
gcther in deadly embrace. Then en-
sued such a struggle as 1 hope l shall
never see again, while we others
stood looking on as if we were bound
hand and foot. The whole affair
could not have lasted more than a
few moments, and yet it seemed like
an eternity. Kitwater, with the
strength Of a mailman, had seized
Hayle round the waist with one arm,
while his right hand was clutching
at the others throat I saw that
the veins were standing out upon
Hayle's forehead like black cords.
Do what he could, he could not shake
off the man he had so cruelty
wronged. They swayed to and fro,
and in one of their lurches struck
the window, which flew open and
threw them into the balcony outside.
Codd and the Sicilian police official
gave loud cries, but as for me l could
not have uttered a sound had my
life depended on it. Hayle must have
realized his terrible position, for
there was look of abject, hopeless
terror upon his face. The blind man,
of course, could see nothing of his
danger. His one desire was to be re-
venged upon his enemy. Closer and
closer they came to the frail rail
ing. Once they missed it, and stag
gered foot away from it. Then
they came back to it again, and
lurched against it. The woodwork
snappeu, ana tlIo two men fell over
the edge on to the sloping bank be-
low. Still locked together, they
rolled over and over, down the de-
clivity towards the edge of the cliff.
A great cry from Hayle reached our
ears. A moment later they had dis
appeared into the abyss, while we
stood staring straight before us, too
terrified to speak or move.
Leglosse was the first to find his
voice.
MY God!'' he said, chow terrible!
how terrible!"
Then little Codd sank down, and.
placing his head upon his hands on
the table, sobbed like a little child.
"What is to be done?" l asked, in
Mortified whisper.
Go down to the rocks and search
for them" said the Sicilian officer,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-10

Mrs. Winks-Why in the world didn't
YOU write to me while you were away [?
Mrs. Minks-I did write.
Mrs. Winks-Then L presume you
gave the letter to your husband to
mail, and he is still carrying it around
in his pocket.
Mrs. Minks-No. posted the letter
myself.
Mrs. Winks-Ah, then it is in my hus
bands pocket.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Enulish Army Inefficient.

London, June 9.-The report of the
committee on military training and
education says that the junior officers
are deficient in military knowledge
and lazy. that mediocrity is allowed
to pass muster. ard as a result the En-
nsh army is Iamentably inefficient.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-10
pearee For Ambassador choate.

London, June 9.-Oxford university,
at the forthcoming encenia, an an
nual commemmoration at Oxford, in
honor Of the founders. will confer the
honorary degree of doctor of civil law
on Joseph H. Choate, the United States
amhaSSadOr
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Tickled the Shan.

Berlin. June 9.-The shah of Per-
STA took more delight in hearing an
American musical machine, OF which
there is one at the Persian legation.
han to listening to all the crack mIli-
AIRY bands.
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EDGE ONTO THE SLOPING BANK
BELOW.
''but 1 doubt if we shall be able to
find them; the sea is very deep off this
point"
We went. Kitwater's body was dis
covered, terribly mutilated, upon the
rocks. Hayle's remains were never
found. Whether he fell into the deep
water and was washed out to sea, or
whether his body was damned between
the rocks under the water, no one
would ever be able to say. 1t was
gone, and with it all that were left
of the stones that had occasioned their
misery.
Cold did not accompany us in the
search, and when we returned to the
villa above he was not to be found.
Never since the moment when we left
him sobbing at the table have l set
eyes on him, and now, 1 suppose, IN
all human probability I never shall.
Later on we returned to Palermo to
break the news to Miss Kitwater.
Shocked though she was, she received
the tidings with greater calmness
than had expected she would do.
Perhaps, after all, she felt that 1T was
better that it should have ended so.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-10

Three years have elapsed since we
paid that terrible visit to Palermo.
1t may surprise you, or it may not
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-10
To Cure A Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Qoinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if is
tails to cure. E. ". Crows signature
: on each box, 25c. dS6-lyrl
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-10
Ny Strangest Case
BY GUY BOOTHBY.
Author of CDR. KiI6OIa," 1.-THE Beautiful
White Devil, d" Pharos, The
Egyptian" Etc.
CHAPTER NI.-CoNrlxrrn.

Copyrighted, 1901. by Ward. Lock & Col
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-10

how terrible!"
Then little Codd sank down, and,
placing his head upon his hands on
the table, sobbed like a little child.
"What is to be done?" asked, in a
Mortified whisper.
Go down to the rocks and search
for them" said the Sicilian officer,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17
EMPLOYEES STOLE BRASS.
Santa Fe Detective Catches Crooked
Shop Men.

if Rouse and Special Officer Gilroy of
the Santa F'e have completed roundup
OF gang of brass thieves. For months
the Santa Fe shop men have missed a
large amount of brass. The special Of
fcer was finally notified and securing
the assistance of Sheriff Rouse the brass
leakage was soon found Friday VIII
liam johnson was arrested as he was
leaving the yards. His pockets bulged
with 20 pounds of brass. But there
We're other thieves. Last night Gilroy
and Sheriff Rouse arrested six Mexieans
in a house on lower D street. About L =
600 pounds of brass was found in and
about the house The Mexicans had car
ried it from the yards and shops in
their dinner pals. Johnson was form
erly in the employee of the Santa Fe.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Martha JamisOn and husband to Pau
line Bastian. 81 1000 lot IS, Madison
street. Cranes addition.
Pauline Bastian to G. w. Bowlus, 81, =
600, lot IS Madison street, Cranes addi-
ton
The Financial association to G. Mil =
Ter, 500, lot 1SS Twiss avenue, J. Nor
toms second addition.
Maria L. Warren to G J. Miller, $50
lot lsO-lS2-lS4, Twiss avenue, J. Norton's
second addition.
=. @ Thomas and wife to Joseph and
Sarah r. Thomas. $500, lot 444-446-44S.
Freeman avenue, J. Norton's second ad-
dition
Geo. NJ Noble and wife to Jos. Groll.
$500, lot 10 Kansas avenue.
VIM. r. Iiazen and wife to S. A. Dick,
$500. lot 233 Smith street. Farnsworth's
addition to Parkdale
p Price ct al to p. Price. $40. lot 404
and south Is feet 406 Western avenue,
Higginbothams addition
G. III. Smith and wife to @. Wedding.
S525. lots l-2 and d block IA College Hill
addition.
r. g. Thomas and husband to the
Vermont Savings Investment company.
81. lot 3S4-SS6-3S8, Kellan avenue, J. ".
Morris addition.
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PILES

southern lines Of the Santa Fe in antici-
patton Of the extraordinary rush of eattla
comes necessary to the growers of Texas
and the south to transfer their hoof prop
50 rar. scarcely anything has been done
In moving this annual traffic. but it IS ex-
pected to open within the next two weeks;
AT lhaI Tune the Alma Draneh west ana
southwest of Topeka win get its quota
of kline, about two hundred cars. A lit
Tie later, Whea spring touches 70 lu4nrlaIt
Verdure the grazing lands of the north
west. the cattle kings move their herds on.
always seeking TO keep the stock On the
best grass to be had.
How to get a pure supply Of water for
use in its locomotives along the western
lines is a question that IS causing the
Santa Fe no end of trouble, particularly OH
that part ef the system between Dodge
territory the stuff from which the steam
is made is SO impure that it causes swift
and certain leakage in the hues of the
DoleL- Forenen using every exponent
possible are not able to hold up to the rec
possible were there a pure article 70 make
vapor. The failures for this reason are
frequent and in every attempt TO overcome
or offset It those handling the work are
unable to cope successfully. The chemists
have been put to the task Of removing
some Of the destructive elements, though
there seems to be little uncertainty as
to just what exists in the liquid. Carbonic
acid gas may be the constituent that is
causing the difficulty but at any rate il
is SO severe that only q short distance can
be Travelled after steam has been raised
until leaks are discovered here and there
and the chances are that if the trip be a
long. one the engine may die before
reaching its destination. It is possible that
of the eleven places where tanks are re-
filled three of them will be supplied with
water pure as the application of the
proper chemicals viii make IT. Heretofore
there has been q difficulty on account Of
the water in the boiler foaming, but by the
application OF patent preparations TINS mas
been largely eliminated at the same time
the severity of the liquid on the metal
parts being, if anything, increased It has
become a serious proposition to the Santa
Fe, as fue repairs are costly and lately
have been exceptionally frequent
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GROWING LESS.
Possibilities of Anthracite Strike Are
Dwindling Away.

Shamolzin. Pa, April 17.-AIiIes Dough
erty, member of the national executive
board Of the United Mine Workers from
the Ninth district, has returned to his
home here from indianapolis where he
attended the meeting of the board. Mr..
DOugherty says the possibilities of a
strike in the anthracite coal region are
growing less and that within few days
a move viii be made towards the settle
nent of the differences between the OPP
orators and mine workers.
From Mahanoy City information is
received to the effect that a strike has
been aVerted.
John de Si1vo a member of the dis
trict executive board. said that while
he had received no official information
concerning the settlement he had reason
TO believe it was true and that it would
be confirmed officially before the end
OF the week
What the basis Of the compromise is,
he said, he could not say further than
that If it was satisfactory to National
President Mitchell and the district presi-
dents 1t would receive the approval Of
the rank and file Of the organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17
WANTS 10 BORROW $4,000.
Arthur E. sti1well is Dickering With
Wichita Business Men.

Arthur E StillweH is trying to per
suade Wichita to loan him $4,000 to
the Red river The Wichita Eagle says:
Mr.. StillweH IS very anxious to COM
plete the line from this city to the Red
river The r0adbed is graded from An
tnony to E'airview and the men are at
work now laying the steel. There is an
engine and fifteen cars at Anthony
ready for work on the new line.
Mr.. Stillwell has obtained valuable
concessions from the Mexican govern
ment for building the road in that
country and it is absolutely necessary
for him to complete SO much of the
road within a certain time or he can
not obtain these concessions and the
success of the road depends a great
deal on these lands which, if the road
IS completed in Mexico. Will become
the company's property. Mr.. StilIwel
is bending every effort to have the Mex
lean end of the line completed on time
and he is using all the capital he can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17
FINISHED IN BURLAP.
Unique Decorations For New Santa
Fe Hotel and Depot.

Albuquerque N. NJ. April 17-For the
past few days the, Santa F'e's crew of
painters and paper hangers have been at
work in the new station putting the fin
ishing touches to the interior of that ar
tistic structure The wainscoting through
The burlap, when thoroughly dry, win be
painted to harmonic with the dark tone
of the interior, making a very pleasing eff
feet of the whole. Burlap for wainseot
finishing became a very pronounced fad
n the east year or more ago; At that
soon be abandoned for the old plaster and
wall paper. But it was discovered that
besides adding an artistic touch to the in
terror of rooms thus finished. the burlap
proved much more durable than plaster,
i'll fact serving almost well wood.
Several rooms in the Alvarado viii also be
finished in burlap. notably the offices.
lunch room and bar. where the capeless
public is likely to gather in large num-
hers
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EXIT THE DINNER GONG.
Santa Fe VIII Use Tubular Chimes at
Albuquerque Alvarado.

No more will the hungry traveller who
alights from the Santa Fe trains at
the Albuquerque station be greeted by
the hollow rumble of the old brass gong
that for many moons has called atten-
ton to the red walls and open door of
the Harvey eating house, says the Al
buquerque Journal-Demoerat. The old
brass gong will be laid away with the
wrecking of the old red house, or per
haps it will be sent to California to re-
cuperate. In it's place a brightly pol
ished row Of metal tubes. tuned to the
perfect harmony of the chimes of St.
Simon, viii be manipulated by the
Harvey house man. The new apparatus
is nothing less than a frst-class mu-
steal instrument of the vaudeville class.
on which a skillfuI operator can play
very pretty tunes. It will come into
use with the opening OF the Alvarado III
Nav
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get at the present time to do the work
required.
There is more than eighty miles of
line graded south Of Anthony. and
rather than allow this to lie idle, Mr..
StIlIWen has made the following prop
ositfon to the business men. He viii
come here and place in escrow secuIi-
ties of known value and the business
men are to advance him $4,000 to help
build the line from here to Harper and
put it into operation. AS is well known
that when the line is completed to the
Red river SS2, 900 of bonds viii become
the company's property. Then they
propose to take up those securities and
reimburse those who helped make the
loan to the company. The loan will be
from private parties and only for the
time necessary for them to build the
line and put it into operation
The Wichita Commercial club is con-
sidering the proposition.
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SURVEYORS Al BELEN.
Santa Fe Making Good Progress on
It's Cutoff Survey.

4IS CuE-ou5 survey.
Adviees from Belen. n. NJ, says the
Ell Paso Herald say that a part of
Santa Fe surveyors are stationed at
that place and have esta blished a sur
veyor's office The advices further
state that a large corps of men are at
{ work surveying a line from Rio Puereo
on the Santa Fe Pacific west of Albu-
querque. through Belen. south to Albu-
querque, and Abo Pass to Roswell.
where a connection will be made with
the Pecos Valley road. It is stated that
the surveyors have said that the Santa
F'e proposes to build the connection be-
tween Puerco and Roswell and make
that their main line to the Pacific coast
The encroachment of the Rock Island
has made it necessary for the Santa
Fe to shorten its line from Chicago to
the Pacific coast, and this proposed
route is the most feasible. In case it is
built the Santa Fe will have a line 200
miles shorter than any other road from
Chicago to the coast.
The Pecos Valley line will require a
great deal of work before it will be
ready for use for a main line. It was
stated by a local Santa F'e official to-
day that the Roswell extension to this
place would have been made long ago
had it not been for the immense
amount of improvements which would
have to be made on the Pecos Valley
road in order to convert it into a main
line.
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CLUB WOMEN RATES STAND.
Transeontinenta1 Passenger Associa-
ton Adheres to Existing Plans.

San Diego. Cal, April 1.-THE Trans
continental Passenger association trans
acted considerable business at its ses-
sion today The rate to the Ellzs' grand
lodge. to be held in Salt Lake next
August. was fixed at one limited first
class fare for the round trip from Pa
cific coast points.
The matter of the refusal of certain
lines to sell tickets to the women's clubs
convention to be held at Los Angeles
was taken up. The roads in question
base their refusal on the ground that
they are not properly pro rated After
discussion the association declined to
recede from the arrangements previous
" made. The question of rates for
clergymen was referred to a committee
to report at the next meeting.
In regard to rates to the Transmissis-
sippi congress in St Paul next August.
a special committee was appointed with
power to act. The same course was
taken in reference to the grand Eyrie
OF Eagles to be held at Minneapolis in
June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17
PARKER IN ZEE sourH.
Inspecting Work of Rock Island Sur
veyors South of Dallas.

Galveston. April 17-H A. Parker,
president of the Chicago Rock Island &
Texas railroad and vice president of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad
gave out the following interview in re-
gard to the proposed extension of the
Fort Worth line to the Gulf of Mexico
at Dallas recently;
My object in coming to Texas at the
present time was to look over the route
of the proposed line to the south All
can say is that we have two CORDS of
surveyors south of Dallas, and am
going to spend about one week confer
ring with them and looking over the
country through which the road will
run. We may be able to talk to the
people of Dallas about coming here
within two or three weeks. and would
like to begin work as soon as possible.
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the most feasible and the shortest route
possible to Rampant CITY on the Yukon.
The length of the proposed line is 57z
miles.
The promoters of the enterprise are
John n. AIcGraw. former governor OF
this state: United States Senator George
turner, George w. Dickinson, Charles
F. Peck, J. w Goodwin, John E. Bal
laine, Captain E. e. Cain, Charles l.
Denny and G. NJ Anderson. All, except
Senator Turner and Mr. Peck whose
homes are IN Spokane and Omaha, re-
SpectlEeIy, are residents of Seattle Ar
ticles of incorporation were fled today
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RATE ON FLOUR.
Milwaukee & st. Paul Announce a
Rate of 10 Ii Gents

st. Paul MINI. April 1.-THE Nilwau-
kee and st. Paul road has created a SEN
sation by taking independent action on the
question of export flour rates from Mime
apolis to the seaboard. It published a
through tariff of 1912 cents by way of Lake
Michigan ports IN connection with all boat
lines running between Chicago. Milwaukee
and Lake Erie ports and all eastern trunk
lines The tariff is effective Immediately
and expires April 80
The St Paul road is understood to have
made a large amount of contracts prior to
the cancellation Of the low rate and it de-
sires to fulfill them.
The trunk lines, it is said have refused
positively to protect the 1912 cent tariff
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SHE SLID LIKE 4 FIREMAN.



Wouldn't Have Broken Her Leg.
Yonkers, April 17.-Ars. Sallie Eisler
Of 81 Riverdale avenue weighs about 300
pounds. although she is still quite young.
This afternoon, with the Misses Beiner,
CHASER and Kleine, she visited the old
house OF City Hose company in River
dale avenue, and Fireman Greenhalgh
showed the women over the building
While upstairs in the dormitory
Greenha1gh was called away leaving the
four women near one Of the sliding
poles. One Of them suggested that they
all slide down as the firemen do. Miss
Beiner Immediately accepted the chal-
Ienge and glided safely down Mrs.
Eisler then started She proceeded about
half way and then let go. She landed
on her side and was unable to move
Her husband and DR.. Schoonover were
summoned and she was carried hove,
where the doctor found that she hat a
compound fracture of the leg. She was
sent to st. Johns hospital It VIII be
two months before she win be able to
get about.
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Bic Increasa Ia canital go.

Albany, N Y, April 16.-The stock
holders Of the New York Central & Hud-
son River railroad met here today in an
nuad session. The old board of directors
was reelected. Authority was given to
increase the capital stock Of the COM
pany from s115000,Q00 to $1,000 600
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ANOTHER ALASKAN LINE.
Seattle Capitalists Have a Plan to
Build to the yukon.

Seattle, Wash, April 17-Men prom
inent in the business and political af-
fairs OF this state have announced their
intention TO construct q railroad through
Central Alaska. It is proposed to build
from a point on Resurrection bay by
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Takes the Place Of Chaa. Goodnou.

Chicago. April lit is learned from
an authoritative source that J. F. Glib
son, the present superintendent of the
Chicago division of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul, will be made general superin-
tendent of the road in place of Charles
A Goodnow, who becomes general
manager of the Book Island