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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16

Russian ana Japanese dests were
%maneuvering on Port Arthur In full Wal
paint, and hostilitics were liable to
break out at any moment.
Mr.. Chamberlain warns British work.
men either 10 order a change In the rs.
cal policy Of their country or prepare to
emigrate.
Plus X. is TO MAKE numerous changes
among the diplomatic representatives
at foreign capitals, and 1t 10 thought an
American prelate may be selected TO
succeed Mgr. Falcon!o at Washington.
LATER -
Army circles ere greatly Interested
IN the fight which will he made dur
Ing the coming congress for the re-
establishment of the army canteeE, or
post exchange. The plan is said TO be
to attach a rider to the military p
preparation bill, repeating the anti
canteen law, which was enacted two
years ago.
Private John D0wd, the United States
sentry who shot and killed William II.
Crowley neal the United States ar
Vho ~ . i''nDuI . u, LIN II "uh
tried by cOurt-martial and e~xonerated
was turned over to the civil authori-
ties, On the 18th. for trial. He was
released on $1,000 bond.
Col. Daniel 4 Boone, the celebrated
trainer of wild animals, died, in San
Francisco, on the 18th, after a long
Illness, aged G2 years. He was born
in Kentucky. For many years Boone
made his own circus, which was M
shows in Europe.
Lieut.-Col. w. II. Birkebeck Of the
British army and Capt. Dudley X. De-
chair of the British navy were special
ly detailed, OF the 18th. by the British
government. to attend the military ma
ncuyers of the army and organized
militia, at Fort Riley, kas.
Leopold J. Stern, indicted at Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., in connection with the
postal frauds, waived his appeal. at
Toronto. Can, on the 18th, against the
~eXtradition order recently obtained by
the United States authorities, and will
return to Washington.
Detectives from ST. Joseph, Mo, on
the l2th, al the p~enitcntiary at Lincoln
Neb., positively identified photographs
of John King, Charles Ray and George
Sveras as the men charged with hold
ing up "a Burlington passenger train
rear Ammonia, Mo.
, The examination of State enalO
George T.. Green. indicted for alleged
completely in the postal frauds. which
had been set for the 18th. before United
States Commissioner l!ail, al Bingham
ton, n. Y, wa postponed until No
yombcr 9.
Licu,.-Gen. Ian Hamilton, She dis
linguished British army officer. ccoI
panied by Gen. Oliver. acting secretary
of war, and Gems. Johnson, Nicholson
and Davis, visited the battlefield OF
Gettysburg, on the l2th.
The president, on the 18th, appointed
John y. Watson register Of the land
office at Lakeyicw, OTc., and Charles
L. Snyder receiver u. public moneys
IL the same once.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16
ARCHBISHOP ATDEATH'S DOOR
rh ysicisns Say the Last spark ~
Life May Vanish ~ Any Mnm~nt
Now In state Of Coma.

Baltimore. Md. Oct. 13.-Nurses and
physicians stand guard AT the ,oOm
where archbishop Kahn, of the Cath
Ollie diocese Of 81. Louis. lies at the
point Of death, Only the attendants
are admitted. The end II thought I o
be not more than a few hours distant.
The archbishop "a reported II last
midnight to be in a state Of coma. His
death IL expected al any hour.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16
FOREIGN

Russia has notified China hat she will
not evacuate Manchuria unless all her
demands are complied with, and war
may follow.
Joseph Chamberlain In an address at
Greenock declared agriculture In Great
Britain practically was destroyed and
the silk and sugar trade gone.
A new publication by Ian Maolaren de-
clares the world Is on the verge OF the
greatest religious revival since the
days when Rome succumbcd to the teach
inRs OF Christ In the first century"
A commercial treaty between the
United States and China has been signed
at Shanghai, opening the ports OF Muk-
den and Antung in Manchuria regardless
OF Russia's evacuation.
A plot to smuggle Chinese coolies into
the Philippines by Disgusting them an
merchants was discovered at Manila
through the arrest Of John Miller. e.
Immigration Inspector.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Rhode Island prohihilionists have
nominated Frederich r. Joncks, Of Bar
ringtOn, for governor.
Seventy-hve white men in Alabama
have been d~isfranchised because they
did not pay the 81 tax.
Several members OF the cabinet, in
Guiding Secretaries Shaw, Moody and
Wilson, will participate In the political
campaigns progressing In the several
states.
N ". S%paulding, snbtreasurer Of the
United States mint under President
Hayes, died In New Britain. Conn. aged
"a years.
Mayor Low, of New York, in accept
ing n fusionist denomination, praised
Comptroller CIRCUITS record, but scored
him for accepting a nomination from
Ttmmany.
Richard Henry Savage, the author and
soldier. died in Roosevelt hospital New
York city, as the result Of injuries re-
ccivcd on October 8, when he was run
over by a wagon.
Mrs. Dwight l.. Moody, widow Of the
famous evangelist, died AT her home IN
East Mortified. Mass.
Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw
opened the republican campaign In Ohio
al Akron and was heard by a big crowd
Senator Allison made his first speech
In the Iowa campaign and devoted a
large part Of his address to trusts ant
the financial problems Of the nation
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the walk 7 began to tear off mouth
fuls of the strong tobacco and eat it
as a hungry man would bread. Then
my brain became clearer, and I was
able to think. and plan, and remem-
Der, once more.
1t was dark when I made my way
into his garden. 1t was a beautiful
garden, but gardens are only for the
rich. a great wall was built all about
it, that the poor migrt not even see iys
beauty, All things are denied the
poor but labor; that they have in
plenty.
He vas in the habit of walking IN
his garden early in the morning. We
all knew that; everybody knew it, in
fact; so I concealed myself beside
the path and waited. The pistol was
in my bosom-my hand was upon
il. I could not fail to hit the mark.
for he would pass within a yard of
me
"One barrel for him. the other for
me.'' I kept repeating. and thus the
night wore away and the gray dawn
broke at last.
First a Iiveried servitor-as naughty
as his master-marched down the
walk and unbarred the massive gate.
Then other tokens Of life appeared
about the villa. A maid was singing
about her work; she had a clear,
sweet voice. Somehow it sounded
like my mothers, though in what
manner I could not tell Perhaps
she sang the same ditty that I had
heard her sing to my little sister.
These recoIIeclions brought the tears
to my eyes, but [ grtpped the pistol
all the more firmly.
At last I saw him come from the
hall and pass down the marble steps
into the garden. He was a hand
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sudden tumuIt arose outside the gar
den, There We're hoarse cries. and the
tranpiug Of many feet. and into the
garden 6ehe gate Of which the porter
had left OPEN all covered with foam
and dust, and with the froth driveling
from his savage Jaws, dashed a huge,
shaggy brute. and rushed up the
path toward those two on the seat.
Mon Dieu," he cried. and put her
quickly behind him, facing the mad
deHed beast empty HANDED as he was.
For her sake.' I muttered, and
rising from the covert I fired the first
barrel Of the pistol. The brute sprang
high into the air, and then fell back
TO the dust. dead.
While the people crowded IN. ] es-
capped. There was still a little money
in my purse. and I left Paris and
FASTENED 10 Havre, there to take pas
sage Tor America. I crept about the
dark streets at night until I could
find an opportunity to embark from
my native land. and there Pulaski
found me.
I knew he would come: I had seen
it in his cruel eyes when he left me
that day in the room behind the to-
bacconists. I had not been a traitor,
but the child had shielded him with
her innocence.
Pulaski sprang upon me in a lonely
place-perhaps he had been logging
me for days; I know not
I have found YOU he said. in his
deep. rumbItng voice. Traitor! You
were the chosen messenger Of death:
you drew the lot: why did you not
keep your oath?7
could say uaught.
Self accused, you die by my haudr'
he Kissed, and I saw the fash CT the
steel above my head but had the
pistol still
One barrel for him." 7 shouted,
this for youi"
] fired, and as 7 ran from the spot I
looked back and saw his huge body
sway forward, and fail, dead thing,
upon the pavement.
Then I came to America I am an
old man now, but can ever forget2
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Chosen Be Assassin Instead Saves His Victims
Life With One Bullet and, Killing Fellow Anarchist With
Another, Fees America for Refuge.

bean I had been terrified by a certain
knowledge that I should draw the
fatal lot When 1t was firmly IN my
clasp, however. and I had passed the
hat along the board, that feeling left
me. felt relieved-aimost happy;
the terrible ordeal was over, and
was impressed now so strangely by a
feeling of exultant relief-so great a
reaction from my previous morbid
fear-that / was willing to swear thar
I had been lucky, and that the fatal
lot had fallen, or would fall. to some
other. I should not have to die! All,
! was young. and life was sweet to
me then
Then the hat came back to Pul1ski,
and almost feverishIy he seized it and
clutched the remaining bean. turning
the hat upside down upon the table,
and rapping it smartIy to show that
it was empty. The noise startled us
all into more upright positions; still.
for several seconds. none sought TO
view what he held in his hand. Then
Pulaski opened his palm outward thar
we might see, and displayed-a white
bean.
Suddenly. with the Amusement that
a peal Of thunder from a clear sky
might cause one. I saw that the eyes
of them ali were bent on me. I
glanced swiftly about the table; each
hand lay open, and in the palms thus
displayed were the thirteen white
beans! It took a minute, perhaps. for
the fun significance Of this fact to
dawn upon me.
Then ! opened my own hand.
The lot has been drawn"
PulasI1i's deep voice reached my
ear family, as though from a great
distance. I stiH sat at the dirty ia
BILE: the pale, set faces Of my COM
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rades were all about me. But I had
lived ever my whole life again, ana
its end was now at hand
According to our agreement"
our leader said. more distinctly
than before, the messenger of
death is to take this weapon"
he drew pistol from the
table drawer and laid it before him
and with it 90 his work. It is loaded
with two bullets; one IS for his heart.
the other for the messenger himself.
Is it understood"
I bowed mechanically and received
the pistol
zone barrel for him, the other for
you. repeated Pulaski. for it is
agreed that he shall die"
Aye. he must die" chorused the
others; but my parched lips gave
forth no sound.
Then, one by one, my friends came
and embraced me and went ont; but
Pulaski passed me without a word.
Only his fierce glance seemed to burn
into my very soul.
zone barrel for MIN, one barrel for
me-" I muttered- Staggering to my
feet, I hid the pistol in my bosom and
walked through the passage into the
tobacconists shop.
old Lecop was behind the little
counter, as usual. but I passed him
without a word
''Wnt thou not have one to-day
Francois?" he asked, pushing the box
toward me
He was an Old man, and blear eyed;
but he was poor, and the purchases of
the little company who met so fire.
quenuy in that back room meant
much to him. I threw him a frame,
and, selecting a cherOot mechanically.
went out without any change. On
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trusted each other, but man is weak;
and long brooding on death, or per
haps the torture, might, If he lived
to be tried, wiring from rhe most
faithful the names OF his companions
in the conspiracy This was per-
fectIy understood.
We are all here" said Pulaski,
raising his massive head. and his
deep voice filing the room He must
die. Are we all agreed"
a hoarse Aye" rose from the
group about the table.
From the drawer at his end Of the
table he produced a handful OF small,
white beans, thirteen of which he
counted out upon the table in our
sight. Then from another compart-
ment in the same drawe he brought
forth one black one, and placed it
with the white
There are fourteen" ne said gam.
4 hat served in want of a better
receptacle, and into it the fourteen
beans were dropped Pulaski shook
them together, and passed the hat TO
the man at his right hand. It was
too dark IN the room to see the color
Of the beans in the hat. had one
wished: but the first man looked
straight ahead as he plunged his
hand within and brought it slowly
forth again. closed tightly over the
bean ne had selected. His hand re-
manned closed as he passed the hat
10 his nefghbor. ana thus It went down
the able.
A strange. odd feeling OF terror
came over me as I watched the
progress Of the hat along the board.
am not coward; but something
seemed to be sitting me, and I could
scarcely refrain from crying out. I
felt that the black bean would fall to
me: vet I know not why looked
about upon the faces Of my com
panions; but all were so grave and
stern that l was ashamed Of my
fear. Was +, Francois DucTet, TO be
a child in the supreme hour Of trial?
Then the hat was passed to me.
Before my fingers elutched the little
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some, imposing old man. and hearty
looking, as though he had yet many
years of life before him. I alone
knew that he had but a few moments.
would let him enjoy the sweet morn
ing air for a little while, and then
one barrel for him; the other for
you!"
I could almost have sworn that If
was Pulaski's voice in my ear, yet a
startled glance around assured me
that I was alone in the shrubbery.
And he was coming down the path
toward me- On his breast were sew
eraI decorations, for he was never
seen abroad-not even in his garden
without being fully dressed. How
the baubles glittered in the sunlight!
In few moments his life blood would
blot out their brightness, for he was
coming nearer, and the pistol was
in my hand now.
My finger trembled on the trigger:
yet I would wait a moment. He
would be nearer; and besides. the air
was sweet. and how beautifully the
sunlight sparlzIed through the spray
of the fountain.
Suddenly there was an eager. child
ish shout from the villa, and little
figure dashed out over the portal and
down the path with a cry of
'Granpere Such a lovely. fairy
like creature as she was. She was
Ike my little sister. and he swung
her up into his arms and kissed her
just as I had often kissed loan ere
she died.
He went tothe garden seat near by
and drew her TO his knee How low
ingly she threw her arms about his
neck and patted his cheek with her
tiny hands! All, how she would feel
when they found him lying dead in
the gardenI One might easily see
that her loving little heart was wholly
given over TO him. 'Twould be a pity
to break that little heart. yet even
then the pistol was turned full upon
him.
And while she prattled on. and he
listened and watched the two, a
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THE TWO SILVER BULLETS

TINE long, narrow room, the only
entrance to which was by a
tortuous passage behind old
Lecop's tobacco shop. was but dimIy
lighted by the haring blaze Of the
filthy candles set into a three
pronged candIestick in the middle of
the table. But although the light
only vaguely outlined the figures of
fourteen men about the board. il
shone fun upon our faces, and showed
each his neIghbor's countenance in
the paIIid yellow glow.
At the head Of the table sat Pu-
IasId. his burly form making the
rIckety chair in which he sat creak
and groan. His stature seemed al
most gigantic beside that OF the
others, for we were all of sunny
France but he. At the other end of
the table sat I, the least of them
in stature-petit garcon, they called
me once-but I was tough and wiTy-
an. yes, for have I not lived 10 be an
old. old MANI
Pulaski was Of that land where they
are ever fighting, and dying, and be-
ing beaten and exiled. for the sake
Of liberty, and he threw himself. body
and soul, into our cause. He or
ganized us and taught US the fierce
principles Of his own bloody religion.
and fired our hearts with something
of his hatred Of the rich and noble.
Then ne said we must do more than
taIk-Ee must strike.
And now the fatal hour had come
We had chosen our sacr. See. He was
hated Of the people and must die. He
had done much against the cause Of
liberty, and we all echoed Pulaskrs
fierce declaration that he must suffer
for his crimes. Besides, was ne not
rich. and arrogant, and powerful in
the state2
Now we were TO draw lots 10 see
who should perform the work, and to
Us this meant much. Whoever drew.
the fatal lot should compass the task
to which We had agreed. and in that
same hour he should also die. We
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Trapped in His Own House by Desperate Strikers, His Burglar
Alarm and All Connecting Wires Cut Off by Means of Dis
used Telegraph Wire in His Basement, He Summoned
the Police and Prevented a Train Wreck

"Oh, [ don't think so. Jenkins. I
always like to deal with principals.
Our previous acquaintance may as
sist US in coming to an understand
ing. Let's see. 1 believe we hayen't
met since you weTe train dispatcher
in Detroit, back in 'S5, wasn't it?
always thought you had ability, but
you never would obey orders. L see
Ryan is with you also. Ryan was
braking on the Buffalo express when
I used to pull it with old 90, Well,
suppose we get down 10 business
What can I do for you?"
The visitors We're evidently rather
nonplused by Lambourne's cool be-
hAvior, but Jenkins knew the man
and took 1t as a matter of course.
We'll" he said, I'VE are thinking
of having you take a little trip with
US. Ne have a schooner anchored in
the river here, and as soon as you
can pack q change of clothes IN your
bag, for you may be away some time,
We will escort you to q boat by the
bank and ask you to take a voyage
down the coast The road viii be
paraIyzed by tomorrow morning any
how, but q few autograph letters from
you afterward may help US TO secure
some concessions. If they don't. 1t
will go pretty hard with you"
Suppose I refuse to go with you -
You can't help yourself. Il neces-
sary. we viii bundle you UP and carry
yoc down. Being a sensible man, I
should think you would prefer to go
quietly"
jenkins, you said just now that
the road would be paralyzed by morn
ing. What are you going to do with
that dynamite you got in Bingham
ton?"
How the devil did you know that?
Say, Lambourne, you must be a pres
tidigitator! Never mind, you'll hear
from that dynamite very shortly
"Oh, I don't believe you can do
much harm with 1t. The only place
on the line you could approach at
present IS the tunnel beyond Ellenton,
and I've wired instructions to look
after that tonight
The deuce you havei Wei, you're
mighty smart. Lambourne, but
reckon we've got you beat this time.
You may look after that tunnel as
much as you like, but we've got the
piers of the bridge this side of it fixed
with forcite. You can't send any of
your COMPOUNDED special orders now
to block US. and wa'H blow the whole
thing into the gorge before 3 o cIocki"
My God, Jenkins. do you know the
limited is due there at 1902 You
wouldn't kill a lot of innocent people
just to spite the road, would you?"
We'll, no. you haven't forced US to
that extremity yet. though unless the
company yields before long I wont
answer for some of the boys They're
getting pretty desperate. Wen hold
up the train with a red lantern some
where between the tunnel and the
bridge, but the fellows may 20
through the passengers sufficiently to
discourage them from travelling over
your road for some time TO come It's
no use, Lambourne! We've got you
this time!"
Mr.. Lambourne was thinking rapid
" As he sat easily in his chair at
The desk. the fingers Of his right hand
were carelessly playing with one end
of the nickel-plated spike. There must
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wire. and the snatches Of conversa-
ton. which are so familiar when the
line is in working order. Knowing
that the wires must have been cut. he
next turned to the district telegraph
box. Here although the spring forced
the crank around, he found. upon
testing the wires with a little pocket
galvanometer, that they also had
been tampering with.
In one of the pigeon holes of Lam
bourne's desk there was a relay at
tached to the private wire running
to the station. Grasping the key on
the desk he sent repeated calls for
the night operator; but the relay
armature refused 20 vibrate, though
he Ioosened the spring to the least
possible resistance Then ne sat
thinking for a second or two.
The railroad wire running north Of
the house went in plain sight over the
roofs to a pole on Columbus avenue,
so that it was an easy matter 10 dis
able it. South, between the house
and the station, it was a leased wire
in the telephone companys conduit,
and had been laid along Eighty-ffrst
street from the main under Amster-
dam avenue, in Il tube Of his own, to
his cellar wall. Thence it was brought
UP TO the second floor between the
bricks and the plasterfng, so that it
was scarcely possible for any one not
familiar with the house connections
to have disturbed it.
Acting upon this supposition, Lam
bourne scraped the insulation from a
portion Of the broken north wire, and
wound it tightly around the gas fix
ture for a ground connection. Then,
disconnecung the wires of an auxil-
larry battery in the dIdwer from the
burglar circuit. he spIiced them in
the key and relay, and again called
the night operator at the station. As
the answer came promptly back, he
felt considerably relieved.
That you. Mr.. LamboUrne p
anything wrong?-line dead for two
hcurs-couIdn't get you-tried tel
ephone-girI said line in trouble
Bart wants to report-lmpor-
tant information"
'Au right, Harry-take this, first
strikers have just broken in my
back door-n7ore outside-don't
know how nany--pOssibly dozen
call up the police station at once
send squad qu.ck--wlII try to delay
them here-stand by to receive any
message, instantly"
20. k"
Mr.. Lambourne now hoped not on
~ 10 save himself, but to manage, by
careless remarks or exasperating
taunts. to surprise the strikers into
unguardedIy hurting out important
information regarding their inten-
lions, considering him, IS they would,
absolutely in their power.
knowing that it would be imposs-
ible for him to send a message open
" after they entered the room, he
hastily put things in order. He closed
the drawer containing the extra bat
terry: concealed the temporary wires
behind the desk and the edge of the
window curtain; and, after a mo-
ments thought. hit upon a plan
which would enable him to send a
message without attracting atten-
ton
Every long distance telephone cab