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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-09

White Enameled Bed, brass
knobs, heavy post, very substantial
and pretty pattern; regu- c. MI
lar Sd value, for......- 9ZeVS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

s'1Re man aoas Captain Romero, the
dcGdliest duetiST in McTicO."
twenty years old. Mr.. Robert Pendle-
ton, Burr's father. was. I think, about
thirty. 1t was during the same winter
when Burr's mother died. #.
"HOw old was Burr|
"Not quite two years, SIR
: ''Well, what took you there"
e"Mr. Robert Pendleton had some bust
ness there that had been left by his
father. do not know much about
that. SIR for always tried to keep my
place and to mind my own affairs. He
intended when he started to remain
only a short time, but we were in the
City of Mexico three months, and l
saw very little of my master during
that time. We had rooms at the Hotel
Iturbide, where I remained, but Mr..
Pendleton was rarely there either day
or night, and only know that his time
was passed at house in Tacubaya, at
a fine residence which he told me he
had purchased. but which he subse-
quently disposed Of"
when and howY
'"That l do not know, sir"
"Why did he buy the house and why
did he pass his time there instead of at
| his rooms in the hotel"
81 did not know until long afterward,
Mr.. Wyndham, but the fact is he had
fallen in love with :. Mexican lady and
married her."
"Ah, 1 begin to see daylight, James.
Tell me all you know about that event"
81. know very little-only that he
married within month after we ar
rived in Mexico and therefore within
four months Of the death of Mr.. Burr's
mother. Perhaps it was for that rea-
son that he insisted upon keeping the
matter a profound secret and made me
promise that would never refer to our
visits there to anybody under any cir
cumstances. have kept that promise
until today, sir"
''Do you think that Burr knew of this
second marriage of his father, James"
IT am quite sure that he. did not, sir"
ST mean at the time he went to Mex
ico-at any time before his death.
- dO uOt IIfuiA uc ever AhCW "a ~,
Mr.. Wyndham."
do you know the family name of
the lady who became Mrs. Pendleton r
NO, sir, and, besides, there is an
other thing. sir, which may be impor-
tant - the lady was never known as
Mrs Pendleton. We travelled in Mex
leo under another name, but I cannot
tell you that name, Mr.. Wyndham, be-
cause have forgotten il"
Forgotten it, JamesY
Yes, sir, have forgotten it.
Wyndham did not believe this state
ment, but no amount Of argument
could induce James to change his re-
ply to the question, and it was finally
abandoned.
TELL me about your second trip
there, James," he proceeded. $40
1--WE were called there by the illness
| Of the lady who was Mr.. Pendleton's
wife. She died and was buried before
we arrived. He was greatly shocked
We did not remain very long-about
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
CHAPTER VI.

WHAT JAMES KNEW ABOUT THE PAST.
y T is not necessary to describe in de.
tail the discovery of the body OF
III Burr Pendleton or the effect that
the discovery and its consequences
produced upon the community and par.
ticularly upon those who knew him in.
timately
The mysterious disappearance of the
servant James pointed the finger of sus.'
picion in his direction and naturally dir
verted 1t from other suggestions. Not.
even faint indication of such a thing
attaching to Craig Wyndham was heard
or thought. .4
The coroner's jury found that death
had been caused by dagger in the
hands of one James Ferguson. valet to
the deceased, and every effort of the
police was exerted to bring about his
capture, but even such a sensational
affair was soon partially forgotten. and
the newspaper comments diminished
from columns to paragraphs and then
ceased altogether.
The day after the funeral Pendle-
tons lawyer sent for Wyndham and
told him Of will in his possession by
which Craig Wyndham was made sole
legatee of all the property that Pendle-
ton had owned. i 1t directed him to pay
to James Ferguson stated annuity as
long as he lived, and there were sew
eral minor requests Of like nature. The
will also contained the following
clause:
Il make also the following express
wish: With this MY last will and tesla
ment will place in the hands Of my
attorney a certain sealed envelope
which will be delivered into the hands
of my legatee and executor, Craig
Wyndham, as soon as convenient after
he has been made aware Of the con-
tents Of this my will The contents of
tho envelope aforesaid will explain to
my executor certain duties which de-
sire him to perform in the event OF
my death and which believe he viii
nerfnrm to thu best Of his ability and
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thing packed and IN readiness. That
last message am sure my master did
not send.
81 know that Mr.. Pendleton engaged
in the duel with Captain Romero, and
/ know that he shot him, for I heard
him ask Captain agramonte just be-
fore our train left the station about
the condition of Romero. 1t is my
opinion, sir, that the lady who was
doubtless the real cause of the duel
sent for him that evening when he was
to go to the opera, and believe that
she tried to prevent the meeting This
is only guesswork, sir, but cannot
help thinking that the duel was con-
sequence of that encounter on the
Paseo, and that the murder of Mr..
Pendleton is somehow related to both
affairsp
mo doubt, James: no doubt what
ever. But believe we may go back
even farther than that and say that all
three Of the occurrences grew out of
the causes of your masters journey to
Mexico. We will have to search farther
back than the encounter on the Paseo
for the motive for the taking of the life
of Burr Pendleton. James, was this
trip you made with B,,rr the first time
you had been to Mexico?"
/ James hesitated and looked away for
moment. Then, more to himself than
to his companion, he said:
at can do no harm for me to tell
about it now" e.
at is your duty to tell everything
that will help me to clear up this mys-
terry" said Wyndham sharply. 'That
was your second visit to Mexico, then"
my third, sir"
Indeed! Tell me about the others"
81 was there twice, sir, with the ia
ther of Mr.. Burr. but promised him
that would never speak about it, sir.
to anybody, and l never have until
now"
"Not even to Burr?
"No, sir; not even to him."
''That was wrong, James,"
"That may be, Mr.. Wyndkam, but I
believed was doing my duty"
eve need not argue that point. Tell
me when you went there first"
at was shortly after 1 became 4
member of the Pendleton family. was
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CHAPTER v.

z
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO.
RAIG WYNDHAM had been
only a few moments in the
~ cafe of the club when a card
was given to him by one Of
the servants. Upon it was engraved,
Carlos de Eseudera y Romero, In
carnaccion, Ciudad de Mejico."
ASK the gentleman if he will not
join me here" he said to the servant,
and presently. approaching him, he
discovered the same parsonage whom
he had twice seen that evening and
whom he verify believed to be the as
sassin of Burr Pendleton.
With a look of unrecognition in his
eyes Wyndham rose from his chair to
receive the stranger, extending his
right hand as cordially as if he did not
believe the one it grasped to be guilty
of the foulest deed he had ever known.
sMr. Craig Wyndham?" said the
stranger interrogatively. ''The friend
of Mr.. Burr Pendletonw
'Yes," replied Wyndham, noticing
that Escudera used perfect English.
"Your name is not known to me, how
ever. Will you be seated, sir?"
THANK you. I also claim friendship
with Mr.. Pendleton. 1 made his &C.
quaintance in Mexico, where we had
many pleasant hours together. I met
him here early this evening-before the
dinner hour, in fact-and expected to
see him again about this time. I have
heard him speak, of you so often that
when the clerk at the desk told me
your name-I entered the club imme-
diately after you'll took the liberty OF
sending my card to you"
81 am very glad that you did so. Mr..
Pendleton and 1 had only just met
when lie was called away, doubtless
by you also expected him here about
this time. We will wait for him to-
gether In the meantime be my guest,
Mr.-pardon me, but l am unused to
Spanish names. May'I ask how you
nro-- ~--->-,- --~---. 49, ."
u one OF the 'Wo. Is
cue. Yvs.'i did leave the club with
Pendleton. In fact, l went to his
house with him, but / remained only a
moment. discovered that he was
very tired and so agreed to meet him
here later, where he did me the honor.
to say that he would present me to
you"
Wyndham's eyes sparkled for one
brief instant, for, he knew that state
ment to be lie. He knew that Pen
dleton did not intend to return to the
club that night and that he had not
promised such an introduction to the
Mexican for the very reason that he
expected to srend the evening in his
rooms with Wyndham. 1t was the
first tally in the score that he intended
to make against the MEXICAN.
Refreshments and cigars were order
ed and two hours passed while the
men conversed upon every subject that
either could think to introduce. and at
last it was the stranger who suggested
that the hour was so late that there
was small chance that Pendleton would
appear at the club that night.
1t was Wyndham's suggestion that
they should go out together, and they
strolled along the avenue side by side
as far as the hotel where the Mexican
was stopping. After that Wyndham
returned to the club and. finding a
number of congenial friends engaged
at one Of the card tables. played with
them until daylight.
1t was rarely that he did such a
thing. but that night he had especial
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fro BE CONTINUED
Puxnacious "Klondike BILL"

PuSnacious "K1Ondike BILL"
s"That mild hammered Quaker, Colo
mel Bill Shettsline. would not need
John L. Sullivan or anybody else to do
his fighting" remarks Charley Doom
of the Phillies There isn't a player
on the Philadelphia club whom Shetts
couldn't handle. unless it were Doug
lass. and have an idea he could hold
sKlondike Bill for awhile"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
SUSPICIOUS OF WILLIAM.
British Press Believes German EN-
peror Is in England on Business.

4E54 PS'Sf - - 80 s&''s2 UT HHSiTSSSs
New York, Nov. 1.-THE EpgIfab
press continues to regard the GefH1a
emperor's visit with suspicion and dis
trust, cables the London correspondent
of the Tribune He is not lampooned
or caricatured, but is generally as.
sumed that he is here for business pur.
poses and he must not be. allowed to
have what he wants. The conjectur6s
respecting his mission differ widely,
but the concluion is the same in every
instance. namely that the ministers
must be on their guard and decline all
overtures for joint action Of England
and Germany, whether in East Africa
Asia Minor or the Yang Use valley.
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cornell Footba1l coaching.

If Cornell remains committed to the
graduate system of coaching the foot
ball candidates next year, the field from
which men may be chosen will be rath-
er broad. 1t is believed that there will
be distinct demand for the services Of
Captain Bill Warner as one of the
coaches. however. s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

.sYon knoao sOtdt a lazy d,tfer he fs."
meet me at the Lawyers club at 2
o'clock sharp. That is all. 1t relates
to some business matters that we talk
ed about last night and had not time
to finish. We were interrupted. A
gentleman he knew in Mexico came in,
and Burr left the club with him. I,
have not seen him since. Don't forget
lat 2 sharp"
".All right Wyndham."
.And I say, Carleton. make him
come. You know what a lazy duffer
he is. Come along with him il you
will and lunch with Us at the Savarin.
IN be at the Lawyers at precisely.
but I'H be in hundred places between
now and then, 50 thers'll be no chance
to get word to me. Youth be there.
eh?'
49,. -. -.
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Look Ont For Grace Boyd, 2,12 1-2.
! Roy Miller has very clever green
mare in Grace Boyd, which was third
in 2:12k and second in 2:13 in recent
race. She will be literally staked next
season.
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reasons for it, and never had he ap
peared to hstter advantage or played
the game with more scrupulous care.
Always during the game it seemed
to him that he could see his friend as
he saw him in the sleeping room of his
apartment sitting dead in the chair in
the corner, and at such moments death
~ faintness stole over him, which re-
quired all his strength Of will to con-
quer.
He knew that he was incurring o.
deadly risk in acting as he had done,
for If 1t should appear that he had been
to -Pendleton's rooms suspicion, which
might in any case attach to him, would
in the minds of many take the form Of
certainty. S.
Still for the plan that he bad formed
during the few moments when he stood
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
, FREDERIC VAN RENSSELAER, DEFY.
Like Other Men. Etc

Copyright. 1901, By Frederic Pan Rensselaer, Dep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
HARBAUGH OUT OF 1T.
Collins Case Detective Is Now q
Farmer.
A kansas Citv paper saw

A Kansas City paper says:
Del Harbaugh, who gained renown
as a detective in the Collins murder
case at Topeka, was in Kansas City
and stock raiser. He is the manager
of the Miles cattle ranch at Falls City,
comprising $500 acres He came to
Kansas City with three car loads of
choice export steers, for which he re-
ceived $5.45 per hundred pounds, the
highest price paid during the day. He
felt highly elated with the result of the
shipment as he has several hundred
more of the same kind of cattle in the
feed lots.
|. Asked how he liked farm life as COM
pared with his former occupation, Mr..
Harbaugh replied: 1T is the only life
to lead. I would not return to the de-
tective business for anything. When I
first took charge of the Nebraska ranch,
the neighbors looked me over in SYM
pathetic manner as if they were afraid
to ask what do you know about farm
ing?' The truth was I did not know,
but I did not tell them SO. I went ahead
using nv own methods and the results
were eminently satisfactory. Today I
am in the front row in that country.
I have the ranch divided in eighteen
iplaces Each tenant received 1919 cents
a bushel for all the corn he delivers IN
my cribs. I supply the seed and sell
him back the grain for 1914 cents for
his own use. BY this system the ten
ant cleans up the fields thoroughly. In
case he leaves some ON the ground my
stock cattle get it and he receives moth
ing ] supply each tenant with as
many brood sows as he cares to han
die and then I pay him 81 for every pig
he delivers to my feed lots market
ed 2 600 hogs so far this year and ex-
meet to increase the number to 10000
0ext wear"
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home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Cochran,
showed their appreciation of the shelter
furnished them in an exceedingly pleas
ing manner by surprising the family
on Wednesday evening, August 26, by
coming in with a number of freezers of
ice cream and numerous cakes ready
to be consumed by the party, and last,
but not least, beautiful marble parlor
clock and a handsome rocking chair
which Mr. E. Martin on behalf of the
company presented to the host and
hostess. About seventy-five people
were at the Cochran place during the
flood but on account of sickness some
were not present at this party while
some enjoyed the affair who had not
found refuge at this hospitable home
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Duffy and
family, Mr.. A. Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs
E. Martin, Mrs. B. Coleman, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs H
V. Cochran and family, Mrs. M. Nc
Connell Mr.. and Mrs. r. Spangler and
family, Mrs. Brashear and Miss Ella
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Marshall, Mrs. Car
gile, Hazel Cargile, Vena Roller, Millie
and Daisy Goodwin. Matte and Lima
Mcconnell, Faye Martin, Emma and
Loleta Goodwin. Anna Spangler. Sam
Bridgeford. Will Roller, George Harper,
Charley Goodwin, Charley Martin, Floyd
Lands and Mr.. Williams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

any reduction in the taxes of such
people2 How excruciating. despicab bly,,
unmitigatedly awful it would be if some
of these political hangers-on should fail
to secure place at the public crib and
should be forced to go out and help the
penurious taxpayer harvest his cropsi To
increase the nauseousness of such a sit
uation, the average Kansas farmer has
undoubtedly not yet risen to that lofty
plane where he would consider it his
moral duty to have man properly pun
ished every time he worked one minute
one and quarter seconds over time
But we are told that Governor Bailey
openly defies the labor commissioner,
says he was not raised on an eight hour
schedule and does not intend to adopt
it now. Could any other state in the
Union survive so appallingly odious,
abominably nOxious and overwhelming
ly humiliating situation?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

souri, decided to try for the prize and
made every effort to win it. G. c.
Bracket, then secretary of the state
horticultural society. was ill in Chicago.
The work of preparing the display to
be used in contesting the Missouri show
ing devolved upon Mr.. Sche1. He sue
ceeded so well that the prizez went to the
Kansas display with Missouri not close
in the competition.
Mr.. Schell was born at Geneva, New
York, the center of the eastern nursery
industry. He came west and worked
with Mr.. Bracket in his nurseries at
Lawrence and finally became the bust
ness head of the extensive Brac kett
nurseries. Later Mr.. Schell established
nurseries at Wichita. He has been a
member of the state horticultural soci-
ETY. for 80 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
PRIZE HORSE THIEF.
James Bradford by His Own
Story Entitled to the Palm.

Detectives Will Reed and Abe Hen
derson captured James Bradford. color
ed, yesterday afternoon. Bradford has
confessed to the theft of a horse and
buggy, and the property was found in
his possession at the barn of David
Childs, who lives about five miles east
OF town, for whom he has been working
for some time. The officers were there
on other business, and would have
proba bly, overlooked the rig had it not
been for the fact that Reed, who at
tends to the books at the police station,
had by chance filed away the descr1p-
ton of the buggy only a few hours
previous to seeing it.
A further examination proved the
property, and then marks on the morse
were detected which left no doubt that
it was the one stolen from Sam Lak1n
last month. The buggy was the proper
ty of A. Z. Kennedy, of ia Morse ave-
nue.. When brought into town Brad
ford made a complete confession, which
entities him to first prize for morse
thief with gall. He SAID that one Sat
urday night last June he stole Mr.. Ken
nedy's horse and buggy from in front
Of the Star grocery. Driving to SECOND
and Madison streets he unhltcned
Kennedy's horse and turned it loose,
and hltched up the horse he was rlolng
when he came into town.
He had a buggy and harness, so the
next thing on the programme was
horse. He found it hitched near the
City library about a month later he
did not need the buggy, so he drove
down to his former exchanging place
on Madison street, where he left the
buggy and went on with the morse.
Thus equipped with a good rig he mas
since made a practice of driving 10
town every night and taking his girl
ont for a ride He told his employer
that he had purchased the outfit from
Chas. Wolff.
Bradford has agreed to plead guilty
and take a sentence without trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
NEW EDUCATION BILL.
Provides for Educating Filipinos in
the United States.

Manila, Aug. 2sA7:45 p m.-The new
education bill has just become a law.
1t appropriates the sum of $4,000 to
cover the expenses of the first year. It
further provides that 100 of the best
qualified students securing at least IS
per cent on each subject at an equal
examination to be held in each school
district shall have the privilege of going
to the United States to complete their
education at institutions to be desig-
mated by the governor. The competition
is, moreover, limited to the pupils of
public schools and to Filipinos of from
16 to q years of age. and physically
sound. These students are required to
take the oath of allegiance, promising
with the approval of their parents, to
faithfully study for the full course and
upon returning to the Philippines to
take a civil service examination, accept
ing later. if successful, an appointment
under the government for a period
equalling that which they spent in
study in the United States 1t is esti-
mated that each student will cost the
government $500 annually exclusive of
their transportation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
OLYMPIA TOUCHED BOTTOM
The Cruiser Ran into Shallow Water
in Lucke's Sound.

Portland. Me. Aug. 2S.-After an
hours bombardment today the outer
defenses of Cape Elizabeth were cap
tured by a force from the navy, and
1000 men We're landed. The outpost
and signal station at Spurwink river
were also taken. The movements OF
landing parties were covered by the
fire of the fleet. With Long Island and
the cape defenses in their hands, the
navy is now in position to attack all
other points by land as well as by sea-
A report published that the Olympia
touched bottom Wednesday during the
manuevers has not been officially con-
irme6.
The Press says today that she struck
Star ledge in Lucke's sound, at point
where the chart, showed &c feet but
which sounded only "a, or two less than
the Olympia's draught- The cruisers
bottom was damaged, causing her to
leak, but the water taken in was con-
trolled by the vessels dams and her
injuries were not SO serious but that
she was able to take part in the ma
neuvers yesterday and today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
Roth HAD DELUSIONS.
Mother and Daughter Committed to
ASYLUM at Same Time.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Dominated by the
same delusion, haunted by the same fear
of unknown enemies. inseparable even in
for years, Mrs. Anna Olovitch and her
daughter Ada have been committed to
Dunning by Judge Wheatley and jury
in the insane court at the detention hos
pital.
Mrs Anna Olovitch is so years old: her
daughter is 20. They are Russian Jews:
the girl was born in England and the
father has been dead many years.
The daughter became seized with the de-
Iusion that some unknown enemy was en-
deavoring to suffocate her by blowing a
deadly powder through the keyholes and
crevices and under the doors and win
dows The mother sought medical aid
and worried herself until she was seized
with the same delusion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
Conductor Struck by Lightning on
Summit of Pixies Peak.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. Is
Conductor Art Bruer, of the cog road,
was struck by bolt of lightning on the
summit of Pixies Peak today. His hat
was knocked off and his coat and trous-
ers torn to shreds. The fleece lining to
his underclothing burned ~off and only
parts of his undertaking and shoes
remained on his body.
Outside of some slight burns on chest
and limbs Bruer escaped injury. He
was stunned, but two minutes later
started down with his train. He found
it necessary to exchange his uniform
for Navajo Indian blanket.