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something on his mind that he want
ed to say, and yet hesitated about
uttering. Such a seedy visitor de-
served contemptuous treatment, and
yet his audacity might be owing to
the fact that he had some real busi-
ness to discuss with the master Of
the house. So Job was ushered 81
lently out, and the butler gave vent
to his outraged feelings by slamming
the door violently behind him.
Job Hendricks pursued his way
peacefully to the gate, and SO into
the highroad, wondering what this
sudden move on the part of Ellison
might portend.
He is too sensible a man to think
that he can get rid of me so easily
by running away" he said to himself.
Il wonder if the appearance of the
strange fellow in the garden during
my last visit has anything to do with
his running OFF,"
Then he remembered the bit of
torn envelope he had picked up in
the drawing-room, and he at once
thrust his hand in his pocket and
drew it out.
The envelope bore the simple in
scription:
James Ellison, ESQ.,,
The Grange,
Exton, New York.
1t was peculiar handwriting, with
certain features that made it dis
tinctly original. Job Hendricks
seemed to be intensely interested,
and sat down on a bank at the edge
of the road to study the paper.
Then, out of an inner pocket of his
coat, he took out another piece of
paper, and, placing it alongside Of
the other, examined them for some
minutes with deep attention.
1.-THE same writing exactly-a lit
tie changed by time, but the same
man wrote them both" He thrust
the papers back in his pocket and
brought the palm of his hand down
on his knee with resounding slap,
as if to express the exultation he
"Well, I shall find my old enemy
where I little thought to look for
him. By watching Ellison shall lay
hold of him, and, when I do, perhaps
the chance will come to settle our
account, which has been running so
many years. But, first, I must spin
the web that will hold him fast.''
Then, humming song as if he had
reason to feel glad of his visit, he
strobe on toward the town.
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CHAPTER XIII.
TRICKED.

James Ellison was SO surprised at
the sudden turn of events, and the
thought of how neatly he. had been
tricked, that he could only stare at
the door through which Hendricks
had taken his triumphant departure.
s He had been congratulating himself
on his cleverness in securing posses-
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-07

big. rough chap comes runnin' hout
OF the bushes. and axed me what I
Wan1eo. l explains the best way l
could, and at the same time makes
1t known that I was onct at Romanny
myself" -.
gu are mighty long -winded with
your cursed story" exclaimed Mr..
Elhson, as he leaned back in his
chalr and yawned. ''Do be brief
Il amt no telegraphic talker, :"
grumbled the young man, sullenly.
RI got to tell this in my own way or
not at all.'
ihere-there, was only trying
to hurry you up bit,'' said the
other, seeing that he could gain
nothing by his irritation.
AS soon as he finds out that I
was one of the people-though he
was nothin' but low down sort o.
halt-breed hisself-we got to be
quite chummy, and then I axes him
If he knows anything about the
party [ was lookin' after. Bless We,
he knowed all about i'm. The Teller
had paid the camp a visit the day
before.'' ,~,* r-
And who is hep" and Ellison
drew his chair nearer, and the bored
look disappeared from his face.
His real name they don't know,
| but he goes by the nickname of Will
O. the Wisp.'' . ...-~
"Ah!''
Yes, he's a escaped convict, for
he was in for 20 years, and on'y es-
capped the other day, with a lot of
others. 'Mong them was man he'd
got. to know well in prison; his
name," and here he paused and
rubbed his chin thoughtfully for a
moment-''well, J disremembers
what it was''- stopping and shaking
his head.
"Wasn't it Martin Frale?" asked
Ellison, gently.
"That was it-how'd ye know?''
his sharp face becoming overspread
with SMILE
"Never mind how I came to know.
But what of this Frale?'
"Well the party what escaped was
once near gettin' caught, and Frale
was mortal wounded in the row.
They managed to get him away, but
he died the next day, and they
buried him. All the party was cap
tured at last but this here Will, and
he must be the man I been watchin'
That was how the story the fellow
told me rum p,
swell, you have not done so badly
after all,'' and Ellison's. face ex-
pressed deep satisfaction over what
he had just learned. He rose and
walked up and down the room a few
PAGES, finally returning and standing
beside the chair where the young
man was seated.
"Well, what are you doing here?
Why didn't you continue to keep
your eye on the fellow?' -#
''Why? Cause he give me the
slip-that's why. He left his bag
and skipped. Must have got scared
suspected he was follered-''
''Well, you must find him again."
"Me?'' =, (
eyes; it is more than likely tnat
he is in this town. He takes deep
interest in the case of the young
man who is in prison here for what
happened at Exton.''
"Taint likely he'd be hanging
round where you are, guv'nor. There
amt sense in that" wagging his head
sagely.
II tell you he must be here, and
you are a poor stick if you cannot
find him.
''If he is here, why, of course, I kin
get i'm, and what then"
''Let me know, that is all, and now
Co." and he went to the door, threw
it open and the visitor, without an
other word, went out. D..
Ellison was watching him disap-
pear down the stairs, and was about
to return to his room, when a voice
near him said pleasantly: p
Hooking for me, Mr.. Ellison?
Well, I'm glad to meet you," and
turned to face Job Hendricks.
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CHAPTER XI.
FRIENDS AND FOES.

1t was strange that bit of paper
a scrap of torn envelope-could have
such tonic effect on an elderly
mans spirits, but Job Hendricks
seemed highly elated over the discov-
cry he had made in the Ellisons'
house.
While the sudden fitting of Ellison
was a surprise to him, he believed
that he should have no trouble in
finding him. for he would bave t&,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
DISASTER IN MISSOURI.
Explosion of Nitroglycerin in Pow
der Factory Kills Two and
Injuries Four Men.

Carthage, Me-, Dec. 1.-The mixhouse
of the Independent Powder company's
plant, five miles southwest of Carthage,
blew up Monday afternoon, instantly
killing the two mixers, Lester Ridge and
Bert Cobb, and seriously, if not fatally,
injuring Joe Cahey, Elmer Bowers,
Henry Summer and Charles Newton.
Ridge and Cobb recently came here from
Emporium, Pa. Ridge and Cobb were
employed in the mixhouse. compound
ing by hand the nitroglycerin with the
other ingredients of dynamite. Five
hundred pounds of material was in a
wooden trough, and without warning it
exploded. They were the only two men in
the building, and no one knows what
caused the material to combust. The
two men were blown to bits, and only a
few pieces were left. The four injured
men were working in small house 100
yards away, packing dynamite. The
conclusion crushed in part of the
building, injuring them about the face
and shoulders.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03

The Panama republic Is asked by
newspapers to occupy the islands of San
Andres, Providence and Albuquerque,
now under the department of Bolivar.
Russia has sent a battleship and three
torpedo boat destroyers to Chemulpo to
enforce a demand on Japan.
A protectorate for Santo Domingo
republic will be asked Of the United
States by Wos y Gil, it's fugitive presi-
dent, now in Porto Rico.
Emperor William is said to have lost
his voice as a result of the operation
on his hroat.
Colombian officials of Buena Ventura
are so angry over the Panama affair
that they refuse to issue steamer pa
pers. Gen. Reyes offers the canal con-
cession as a free gift to America.
The Dreyfus case has been reopened
in Paris by the minister of justice, who
is said to have discovered that false
evidence was given at the previous
trial.
British advance into Thibet is now
being planned in India. Gen. Macdon-
aid will command. Russian aid is ex-
pected in repelling the invaders.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
SECRETARY WILSON REPORTS
Business Transacted by the Agri-
cultural Department.
Strsng Effort Being Made to Improve
Quality of Seed Distributed
te the Farmer.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Secretary Will
son, of the department of agriculture,
submitted his seventh annual report to
the president Monday. He gives the
total agricultural products not fed to
live stock at $3,742, 100000 and the bal
ance of foreign trade in favor of the
farmers of this country during the last
IA years, $4,SO6, 100000. He says "it is
the farmer who has paid the foreign
bondholder."
A great falling of in exports of
horses is reported, due to the lack of
demand from the British army.
Mr.. Wilson says the department has
made strong effort to improve the
quality of seeds for distribution to
farmers, but regrets that the work does
not accomplish the ends for which the
law was originally framed. He be-
lieves that no practical benefit is de-
rived from the distribution of seeds on
congressional orders, and recommends
that the distribution be confined to new
and rare sorts.
Secretary Wilson reports satisfac-
tory development of the beet sugar in
dustry. In 1896, 1920 tons of sugar
were made, and a year ago 100000 tons.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03

Careful estimates put the present crop
at about 100000 tons. The growing of
seed in the United States of superior
quality is assured. He concludes that
the industry is now we'll established.
The area surveyed and mapped dur
ing the present year exceeded $4,000
square miles, or nearly 100000 acres
as much as the total area previously
surveyed since the work was begun.
Parties are now kept in the field all the
year, moving into southern areas in
winter. The work of the year covered
GO areas in "a states and territories, the
total soil survey to date covering nearly
30,000,090 acres. The cost of the survey
for the year amounted to $63,31351, of
which $1,74S.35 was paid by state organ
izations. The secretary reports great
demand for men experienced in this
work from colleges and experiment sta
tons and in private enterprises.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Suspect Attempted Assassination.

Yokohama, Dec. "A Japanese med
ical student was arrested Monday on
suspicion of an attempt to assassinate
Marquis Ito. He carried dagger con-
cealed under his kimono when arrest
ed at the marquis villa at MISC, It is
believed this attempt on the states
mans life was the outcome of recent
suggestions in the sensational news
papers Of Japan that a ministerial as
sassination would be patriotic action
tending to produce more warlike
policy on the part of the government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03

Shreveport, La, Dec. I'm the pres
ence of a crowd of about 1000 persons,
composed of whites and negroes, Phil
Davis, Walter Carter and Clint Thomas,
all negroes, were lynched Monday after
noon about one o'clock, within short
distance of Belcher, which is 20 miles
from Shreveport. The men were exc
cuted for participating in the fatal
shooting of Robert Adger, one of the
most popular business men in North
Louisiana
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
. Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESS IN SESSION.

Meets to Consider Reciprocity for
Cuba and other Affairs.
Until the senate either passes the
Cuban bill or rejects that measure no
proposition to adjourn the extra ses-
sion of the Fifty-eighth congress will
be entertained by the house of repre-
sentatives. This is the declared posi-
ton of the leaders of that body.
The Cuban reciprocity bill was laid be-
fore the senate on the 9th, but as no one
expressed a desire to speak on it an adj
journment was taken to December 1. In
the house bills were introduced to
abolish slavery in the Philippines and
to restore the army canteen. Adjourned
to December 1.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Fire in WiscOnsin

Sheboygan, Wis, Dec. 2.-The brick
block on North Eighth street, occupied
by the Fair store, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday. The loss is
about 100000; insurance, $4,000. Two
residents of Sheboygan were severely
if not fatally injured during the
progress of the fire. The cause of the
fire is not known,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Large Shipment of Cotton.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 2.-Forty-five
hundred bales of southern cotton, the
largest shipment ever carried by one
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha boats,
from Seattle, will leave on the Rio Jun
Maru Wednesday morning. 1t is worth
about $250,000. The vessel also takes
5000 tons of flour. worth 100000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Fatal railway disaster.

Mahanoy City, Pa, Dec. "A private
car containing officials of the Philadel-
phia & Reading railway crashed into
a gang of workmen at Gilberton, near
here, Tuesday, instantly killing John
Zubricki and fatally injuring John
Deyda and Michael Barna.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03

Il p
Mrs. Arthur T. Kemp, of Newport, R.
l., was divorced and married to Hollis
P. Hunniwell within one hour, the judge
who gave the decree officiating at the
wedding.
Joseph Weber and Lew Fields paid
5000 a minute to hear Nine. Patti sing in
Harlem IN. W theater, $4,000 Of the
$1,000 guaranteed to her not being taken
in at the door.
Gen. Bates recommends that no fed
eral troops be sent to Colorado in con-
nection with the mine strike, as it is his
belief that the local authorities will be
able to cope with the situation.
The final report on the postal fraud in
vestigation has been made public, show
ing that government loss is over $3,OO0,-
600. The report is accompanied by a
memorandum signed by President
Roosevelt, in which official corruption
is denounced in almost scathing terms.
Aid. John j. Brennan and two code
PENDANTS were found guilty of election
frauds in Chicago.
Thirty-five hundred iron workers in
the Calumet Qll.) district have been
made idle by strikes or shutdowns.
John Fogle, negro, was lynched near
st. George, S. c., for an assault on Miss
Ross, young white woman.
Burglars took $4,000 in money and
$500 in stamps from the Winnetka Qn.)
post Office.
The four children of William Elkis
(colored) were cremated in their home
near Jackson, Miss.
The grand jury m Chicago indicted
Peter Niedermeier and Harvey Van
Dine for completely in five murders,
Gustav Marx for three and Emil Roes-
XII for one.
The National Business League calls
the attention of congress to the neces-
sity for greater American navy.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the new
British ambassador, has arrived in
Washington.
The fourth annual exposition Of the
International Live Stock association
opened at the stockyards in Chicago.
Chicago factories are discharging
employees by thousands at the ap-
proach of winter
Strike breakers at the Globe smelter
in Denver, Col, were attacked by a
mob of 200 women, who beat them and
routed the armed guard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
To Visit United States.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. at is re-
ported that the crown prince of China
will come to the United States next
summer and will witness the annual
Yale-Harvard boat race under escort of
Wong Kai Kah, Yale graduate who is
Chinese commissioner to the st. Louis
exposition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Made n Confession.

Made n Confession.
The negroes confessed their crime.
They stated that they were trying new
guns, and when Adger appeared on the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Aged WISCONSIN Man Dead.

Lacrosse Wis, Dec. 2.-Thomas
Flannery, prominent farmer and be-
lieved to be the oldest man in western
Wisconsin, died Tuesday, aged 101.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Dec.

: IT "IHHcaPOIIS, DtCs ]. y
Wheat-No. northern, sec; No. 2
northern, SOC; May, size Oats-No.
white, 33c. Corn-No. 8, 44c Rye
No 2, sic. Barley-No. 2, 41c.
Flax-eSc. Butter = Creamery, ex-
tras, 22@23c; creamery, firsts, 20@21c;
dairy, fancy, 20@2lc. Poultry-Tur-
keys, HOBO; chickens, 7@sc. Hay
Uplands, fancy, $11.00.
st. Paul, Dec. 1.
Cattle-S Steers. So. 0o@3 8. so; cows, 50. rs
@3.00. Hogs - S5.5o@6.0G Sheep
muttons, So. 90; lambs, $500
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Given a Chance to Pray.

The negroes were taken before Adger,
and confessed their crime. They were
held in concealment until shortly before
one o'clock Monday, when they were
taken. The negroes were given an OPP
portunity to pray before being hanged
The negroes of Belcher joined in the
search for the men, and were apparently
as eager to have them lynched as the
whites. One negro was presented by the
whites with purse of nearly S100 for
the part he took in the pursuit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Alleged Murderer Arrested.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. "A tele-
phone message from Macon, Mo-, says:
Frederick Strubbe, wanted at Havana,
ILL.,, for the alleged murder of his
sweetheart, Alice Henninger, was ar
rested here Tuesday. The Illinois au-
thorities have been notified and
Strubbe will be held for them. Strubbe
had been working on farm near here
for the past-week and when arrested
was passing through the city, as he
said, on his way to Iowa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Three NEGROES
ARE Strung UP
Revenge of a Louisiana Mob for
the Fatal Shooting of Promi-
nent White Man.
MEN OF their own COLOR
take part IN The LYNCHING

Victims Taken Out and All Hanged
to Same Limb of a Tree-They Con-
fess Crime and Are First Given a
Chance to Pray-Afair Occurs Near
Be1cher, La.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Three killed in Tugboat Collision

New York, Dec. 2.-Three lives were
lost and one man was badly hurt Tues
day by collision between the tugs
Idlewild and Hercules off Ellis island.
Hans Peterson, William Lasker and a
man whose name has not been learned,
were drowned. John Sterberg, a boat
man, was cut about the head and his
left leg broken. He is in a serious
condition and unable to give any de-
tails as to how the accident occurred.
To Build a Large Freight Carrier.
Duluth, Mimi, Dec. "A contract
has been signed between G. A. Tom
linson, of this city, and the American
Shipbuilding company for the con-
struction of one of the biggest freight
carriers on the lakes The new Tom
linson boat will be 494 feet over all
and 474 feet keel. She will be So feet
beam, and 20 feet deep. The vessel
will have % matches, and will cost
$3.50, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03

street, thought it quite natural to turn
the guns on him. No shots were fired
at the lynching, the negroes all being
hanged to single limb of a tree. Two
of the negroes under arrest, Sam Lee
and Peter Thomas. were released. Lee
proved that he had attempted to pre-
vent the negroes from shooting Adger,
and Thomas established the fact that
he was too frightened to shoot. Phil
Davis and Walter Carter were captured
Sunday afternoon several miles from.
the scene of their crime. Clint Thomas
was caught later about ~ miles from
Belcher
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-10
The Walking Stick In Vogue Again.

For several years past" said the
young man who is careful in following
the prevailing fashions. the walking
stick seems to nave fallen into ob,iv.
ion. In Philadelphia especially Il has
been relegated 10 the past, except IN
the case OF the cheap sport. who has
chung 10 il. building more wisely than
he knew. for Just now he is really
quite proper. as least so far as the
stick is concerned | took trip
abroad during the summer, and both
in London and Paris I noticed that
among men OF fashion the walking
stick has been revived. The other
day in New York my attention was
called to the fact that on upper Fifth
avenue all the men promenaders. the
heavy dressers, were carrying canes.
They were not the great. heavy sticks
so popular ten years ago, nor We're
they the light bamboo switches af-
fected by the sporting fraternity.
These sticks seemed to be a happy
medium, and we're not conspicuous
in either extreme. | dare say it
won't be long before Philadelphia will
catch Philadelphia Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-10
A FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Ravages Of Typhoid In a Pennsy'-
vania City Gives Alarm.

Butler. Pa. Specialize authentic
report OF the number OF cases OF ty-
phoid fever that developed in the city
Sunday could Re obtained. The chair
man OF the war committees reported II
that they had heard OF. but the men
had no opportunity TO ascertain the iuii
number Of cases. The total OF the day
will probably run from 10 70 20. only
one death occurred. This evening there
are reports in several cases that pa
tents are not expected TO live through
the night. DR. Nicely. Harris, MlnteF'
Mchdce and Holman are now on the
fever list. This evening srb-conIllt-
tee reported 70 III" executive committee
IN the RELIEF work The resume SHOWS
that the total Number Of fever cases re-
rortpS I'D TO Sunday morning was l'l"o
and the total number Of deaths result
irg from tvphOlI fever -; that there
go three cases Of diphtheria ana
three Of zcarlet fever uh1tr qHaI A ilaI
g., inc Town. which i above the usudi
number in a city o. 1900 people; lnaC
about 2OJ families had received alu;
and tAat the State board Of health anu
ms reach ard Houston had Sala 10
prrrare for a struggle OF from SIX
lvceks TO three months with the cpl
donnie 4 fund Of at least soO,Ooo, anu
rerhans twice that amount, they eSIi
mated you'd he nece ss2ry and 70 raISe
thie amount all voluntary contributions
,I.n,,Id no received and used in the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-10
Convict Klls II nisc!s.

Th0maston. Me-. Specialization
reading Q letter from his attorney IN
which the recipient was told that there
was no hope OF a pardon for him,
Charles Morgan Wallace, life con
vict at the State prison, killed him
self by taking morphine. On January
6. 1885. Wallace. vino was a prominent
Grand Army man and lived in Augusta
was convicted CT murder in the second
degree. in killing Deputy Sheriff BOW
man. Influential friends have since
male repeated attempts to secure MS
pardon. Wallace had been charged
with selling liquor to the inmates OF
the old soldiers home at TOgus, Bow
man stopped Wallace's carriage, in
which were Wallace and his wife. Wal
lace claimed the officer had insulted
his wife Wallace came to Augusta
from Philadelphia, where it Is said re-
latives now live. He was possessed OF
some means and during his imprison-
ment made several gifts to public in
StitutiOnS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-10
nr. Springer Dead.

Washington, Special-Former Repre-
sentative William NJ. Springer, of Hi
nois, a Democratic leader. conspicu-
Gus in the House of Representatives
during the 44th to the 53rd Congresses,
inclusive, and once chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
House, died at his residence, in this
city Friday. aged CA years. His death
was' due to pneumonia. contracted in
Chicago on Thanksgiving Day. Mr..
Springer has been resident Of this
city during the past few years, follow
ing his retirement from Congress, and
has followed the practice of law. He is
survived by a widow and son, who is
q chaplain in the army.