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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-13

pointing a gun at B. southwick, in a
quarrel over the possession Of a piece
Of property. The case is on trial as
The Journal goes to press.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-13
the
SeCretarieI

oyster Bay July 13.-Presld..
Roosevelt and Secretaries Root a,
Long were in consultation over am
affairs today.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-13

h'olf VI w W. Nuu ohhoag iNptaA'h
her victory with a score Of to 3. Az
bany lost the game to Eugene sun.
day.
The Eugene Register dishes up the
game with Albany Saturday as fol
lows
The Eugene team was pltied against
10 men today In the contest with the
Albany league. on these the umpire
played the most formidable game
Both shanahan and somers were re.
tired TO the bench by this fresh auto.
orat OF baseballdom. On account OF
one exceedingly rank and rotten de.
cislon Manager Mahoney protested the
ZANE, and ls sure 10 win out II oc.
CURED In this wise; One OF the yisl.
tors was on first base. with no outs A
fly was knocked to lnheld, and the um.
plre allowed double play. which was
the rawest kind OF a decision
Features OF the game were Kelrs
home run over the left field fence
with one Albany man on base; Pratt's
pitching, with three men on bases. no
outs. and shutting them out Of a run.
Tommy Mahoney's two.base HIT bring
ing In two runs was also a clever
piece Of work. Albany's -four runs In
the FIRST was a lucky streak for the
locals. First came a single by an Al
bany man. The next man was hlt by
pitched ball Then came Wild
pitch, an error and a two.base hit. A.
ter this bad start Taliafero took
brace and pitched pretty game. He
gave place 20 Pratt IN the seventh In.
ming
An error by strubb. at third base
was rosponibIe for the winning run In
the twelfth inning There was an at
tempt TO steal third and the ball was
thrown to strub. who missed H.
Eugene stood 10 win the game hands
down had Il not been Tor tho saffron.
hued decisions Of the umpire. who. ap,
parently n itching for little base.
ball notorlety The score by innings
Eugone 20 2OOt0iOOO- .
Albany "A 10000 OOOOi-iO
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-13

lants, vs.. North Pacific Lumber Co
respondent; appeal from Multnomah
county; J. B. cleland, Judge; at.
nrmed, Opinion by Justice wolyer.
ton.
NJ j, Hawley, respondent. VS.. w r.
hS~leS respondent, and Mrs. C. w.
brown' ct al, appellants; from Lane
county; J. w. Hamilton. Judge; az.
hrmed. Opinion by Chief Justice
Moore.
GAS 9ToRrA.
l':;''a !; G1%;zl;2,535;:.Es:is Z; 3 :. ~ '''''
rrib for sale at q. W. Putnam's.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-17
BOOK III
The House Of Doom.

The wind had not yet risen and the shut
ter which a half hour later moved so rest
lessly on its creaking hinges Rugged the
window so tightly that imagined Mr.
Jeffrey had fastened it the night before.
Looking for some receptacle in which to
set the candle 1 now lit, I failed to find
anything but an empty tumbler, SO made
use of that. Then glanced about me, but
seeing nothing worth my attention-Mrs.
Jeffrey's wedding flxings did not interest
me. and everything else about the room
looking natural except the overturned
chair, which struck me as inmaterial-I
hurried downstairs again, leaving the can
die burning behind me- In case I should
wish to return aloft after had refreshed
my mind with what had been written
about this old room.
mot q sound disturbed the house as ]
seated myself to my reading in front Of
the library shelves / was as much alone
under that desolate roof as mortal could
be with men anywhere within reach OF
him. I enjoyed the solitude and was MAX
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-17

/" I must-I can never meet his eye again
alive. He would despise-. Brave enough
Toto another.s blood-coward- when
own. Oh.God, forgive Thensanother ST. !,
lence during which T almost made up my
mind to interfere,sthen loud report and a
flash so startling and unexpected that
recoiled, during which the room leaped
into sudden s5Yiewl4sfe too-Veronica--
with baby face drawn and set like
woman s-then darkness again and a
heavy fall which shook the, floor, If not
my hard old heart. The flash and that fall
enlightened men. I had just witnessed
the suicide of the last Moore saving my
self; suicide for which L was totally un
prepared and one which I do notyet I'M
Ederstand.
81 did not go over. to her. She was as
dead when she fell as she ever would be-
In the flash which. lit everything I had
seen where her pistol was pointed Why
disturb her then?i Nor did I return up-s
stairs. / had small interest now in any
thing but my own escape from a situation
more or less compromising. Do you blame
me for this? was her heir and I was
Where I had no legal right to be. Do you
think that was called upon to publish
my shame and tell how I fingered there
while my own niece shot herself before my
Eeyes? That shot made me a millionaire.
IThis certainly was excitement enough for
one day-besides. did not leave. her there
l'neglected. I notified you later-after I
had got my breath and had found some
fexcuse. That wasn't enough? All, see
shat you are all models Of courage and
imagnanirnity You would have laid your
selves open to every reproach rather than
let a little necessary perjury pass your lips.
But am no model. I am simply an old
man who has been too hardly dealt with
flor seventy long years to possess every
virtue. made a mistake see it now
trusted dog when I shouldn't-but If
Ridge had not seen ghosts-well, what
1 now? ~
We had, one and all, with an involuntary
impulse, turned our backs upon him.
/ What are you doing?'' he holly de-
[manded.
"Only what all Washington will do to-
i morrow, and afterwards the whole world .
i gravely returned the major. Then, as an
[,ejacula ton escaped the astonished mtllion-
j aire, he impressively added: "A perjury
4 which allows an innocent man and woman
to remain under The suspicion of MUIR
4 der for five weeks is one which
sEnot only the law has right
to punish, but which all society will con-
s denim. Henceforth you will find yourself
under ban, Mr., Moore.''*
4 My story ends here. The matter never
came before the grand jury. Suicide had
4 been proved, and there the affair rested.
Of myself 1t Is enough to add that some
3 times call in Durbin to help me in a big
Il case.
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+ /. i
and, passionately as loved her, she is
no more mine, but Gods. Let her woe
full spirit rest You who suffered, sup
ported-who sacrificed an that woman
holds dear to- save what, in the nature of
things, could not be saved-have more
than right to happiness, if it is in my
power to give it to you; l. who have failed
in SO much, but never in anything more
than in not seeing where true worth and
real beauty lay. Cora, there is but one
hand which can life the shadow from my
life. That hand I am holding nowN.do
not draw it await is my anchor, my,
hope. I dare not confront life without
the promise it holds out. 4 should be a
wreck
Ills emotion stopped him and there was
silence; then I heard him utter solemnly
as beftted the place: Thank God! and
I knew that she had turned her wonder
full eyes upon him or nestled her hand in
his clasp as only a. loving woman may
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-17

ing a very pretty theory for my
self on scrap Of. paper I tore
from another old book when a noise
suddenly rose in front, which, slight as it.
was, was quite unmistakable to ears
trained in listening. Some one was I'M
locking the front door.
Naturally thought it to be Mr.. JEFF
frey returning for second visit to his
wife's house, and knowing what might
expect If he surprised me on the premises,
I restored the book hastily to it's place and
as hastily blew out the candle. Then.
with every intention Of fight, I backed to-
ward the door by which had entered.
But some impulse stronger than that eof
escape made me stop just before REACHED
it. I could see nothing thea place was as
dark: as Tophet; but could listen The
person-Mr. jeffrey. or some other-Ewas.
coming my way and In perfect darkness,
I could hear the faltering steps-the firl-
gers dragging along the walls, then rus.
tie as OF skirts, proving the intruder to be.
a woman fact which greatly surprised
I me-then a long drawn sigh or gasp
| The last determined me. The situa-
ton was too Intense for me to leave with
out first learning who the woman was
who in terror and shrinking dared to drag
+ her half-resisting feet thru these empty
halls and into a place cursed with such
unwholesome memories. did not think
l.
| in the depths Of a dungeon. But did
think of Miss Tuttle-that woman of reso-
lutte will. Without attempting to imagine
/ the reason for her presence, Il stood my
Eground and hardened till the heavy MAJ
l.hogany door at the other end. of the room
began to swing in by jerks under the faint
land tremulous push of a terrified hand.
Then came silence-a long silence-fol-
lowed by a moan so5agonized that I real
| lied that whatever was the cause Of this
/ painting woman's presence here, it was
! due to no mere errand of curiosity This
Il .Whetted my purpose: Anything done in
this house was In a way done to me; so
remained quiet and watched. But. the
sounds. which now and then came from tf1.,
4 remote corner upon which my attention
was concentrated were very eloquent.
4 l heard signs and bitter groans with
now and then murmured prayer, broken
by low wafling, in which caught the
name Of Francis. And still, possibly on
account of the utterance of this name,
thought the woman near me to be Miss
Iuttle, and even went SO far as to imagine
the cause Of her suffering if not the nature
OF her retribution. Words succeeded
cries, ana L.caught phrases expressive eo1
tear and some sort of agonized hesitation
once these broken calculations were In.
a terrupteds by a dull sound Sometime
had dropped to the bare floor. We shall
never know what 1t was, but have nj
doubt that it was the pistol, and tina
the marks Of dust to :. be found
on the connecting ribbon were made b,
b her own fingers In taking it again In hel
hand. ( You will remember that these sam.
fingers had but a few, minutes previous
CROPPED their way along the walls = Fo
her voice" soon took a. different : tone, ant
such auninte eligible phrases as these couI.
be heard issuing from her partly paralyze,
Hips: ~ (
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REMINDED HIM OF HOME.
New York Times

It was one of those early morning cars. with
all of the passengers in hurry and the com
ductor nervous They were making good time
until they struck downtown street with a
wagon loaded with hay on the tracks. The mo-
torman approached it cautiously until his fender
almost touched the rural team. Then silently
he allowed the to creep along behind the hay
wagon. The passengers began to get nervous
during the first block: the second block found
them mad, and the third block had them kick
ing, Still the motorman erept along, not so
much as ringing his bell. Finally the conductor
went to the front platform and exclaimed:
Say, why don't you ring your bell and get
the hay wagon out of the way -
81 just can't do it, !" answered the motormans
ut reminds me so much of home
There are, many forms of nervous debil-
ity in men that yield to the use of Car
ter's Iron Pills. Those who are troubled
with nervous weakness, night sweats, etc,
should try them: s
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CHAPTER XVII.
"You Have Come. You Have Sought Mel

"You Have Come! You Have Sought MeI''
These are some words from a letter
written a few months after the foregoing
by one Mrs. Edward Truscott to friend
in New York:
Edinburgh. May Z, 1900.
Dear Louisa-You have always accused
me of seeing more and hearing more than
any other person Of your acquaintance.
Perhaps am fortunate in that respect.
Certainly I have been favored to-day with
an adventure .of some interest which I
make haste to relate to you.
Being anxious to take home with me
some sketches Of the exquisite ornamen-
tation In the. Rosslyn chapel about which
I wrote you SO enthusiastically the other
time amply verified this prophecy. Mr.: Moore
is living In great style in the Moore house and
drives horses which are conspicuous even Il
Washington. But no one accepts his. invitations
and ne is as much Of recluse in bis present
mansion as he ever was in the humble cottage Ii
which his days Of penury were spent.
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THE next moment heard them draw
away and leave the place.
do you wonder that long to know.
who they are and what their story is and
whom they meant by the erring one?'' .
(The end
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Isle RoyaIe

Is said to compere fayorably in its scenic
and its fjords, and 1t is a royal place for an
outing.
Northern Pacihc,s Lake. Superior Linn
tied to head of the lakes, In connection
with. the steamer ride on Lake Superior,
IS the proper thing.
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Elks' Excursion to Baltimore; $3.50 for
the Round Trip.
Tickets on sale July II End 18th at c..
M. & st. P. ticket office, 1913 NicolIet ave-.
nue. For full particulars address w. B.
Dixon. N. w. p. A., ST. Paul.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
SCHOOL CHILDREN GET PRIZES.
Gold Pieces, Silk Flags and Medals Given
by G.. A. R. for Essays.

The winners of the thirty prizes offered by the
Grand Army of the Republic. Department of New
York for essays civics and patriotism by school
children of the State.l have been announced The
awards prizes of So ten silk flags and ten
medals of honorable mention.
The topics chosen from which the children made
of the Civil War" The War of the Revolu-
Mckinley Alexander Hamilton and the Con-
stitution." The Lessons of Peace" The Study
Of American History why We Should Love the
Flag" THE Louisiana Purchase" and The Union
Army of 1863 and the Grand Army of 1906" The
prize winners
For the ten prizes Of so gold pieces: ]. Kenneth
Byard. Cooperstown; Mabele Rockefeller Valatie;
Francis 3. Mastin Onondaga Valley Charles Kim
bal, Brown Deposit; Julia NJ Burton. Madison;
Raymond B. Norris. OIean; Earl G. Thorton, Allie
gany; Roger Henry Stonehouse. No. Highest,
Albany; Josephine Bailey, MpOrt. Chenango
County. and L. William Matthews. WestfeId.
For the silk flags: Estele Valentine Cold Spring
Harbor. Suffolk County, John Row Dow. Canaan
daigua; Katherine NJ Jones. West Winfield: George
B. Gould. Cooperstown; Gertrude Lesch of this
city School No. So; John B. Staley, Albany: Rob
ert s. Schoonmaker, Kingston Gree Academy: II
Adelbert Rettnger. Adams; Florence Hamilton
Smith, Brooklyn (Grade School No. 25J. and Fran
els L. Durk, Niagara Falls.
For the medals of honorable mention:
Koeng. of this city (School No. 25): Claude
n. Cartwright, Hornelsville James II. Gaylor AL
bany; Mary Mahtel. of this city (SchoOl No I'd
Christabel M. Westervelt Staatsburg; Helen NJ
Bernhardt. Rochester School No. 81; Earl w
Lamb, Lisle. and Clara w. Minis, Walton.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
NATIONAL ART GALLERY.
j. p. Morgan's Entire Collection
MAJ BE Presented.

Washington. July 1.-THE Post" tomorrow
viii say that the Harriet Lane Johnston be-
quest of pictures and other art objects will not
be accepted by the Cocoran Art Gallery, but that
it may form part of a proposed national gallery
of art. The POST will add that the board of
trustees of the Cocoran Gallery and other pa
irons and lovers of art in this city, Boston
New-York and other centres, have planned
TO go before Congress at its next session and
ask for appropriation for the establishment
OF national gallery of art. The BILL accord
ing to The Post" Will be introduced in the
House by a member from NewYOrk who will
himself give for the maintenance Of the gallery
a sum in excess OF 81, 100000
The Post" will say that in the last week
j. Perpont Morgan has held several confer
with a prominent citizen of Washington
and officer of the CorcOran Gallery looking
so the transfer of his entire collection of pict-
and other works of art TO the proposed
National Gallery Mr.. Morgan Ls2de no stipu-
lation save that the National Gallery should
be located in Washington, and it is said, he
desires 10 contribute the money necessary to
build wing. to be known by his name
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
SEE FoLKs's IMPROVEMENTS.
Voters of the With Assembly District Inspect
Island Under c. U. Auspices.

A party OF and women affiliated with the
Citizens Union of the With Assembly District went
20 Blackwells Island yesterday under the guidance
MIllard H Ellison private secretary to Charities
Commissioner Folks 10 gather material for the
coming political campaign and to see the improve
ments made under the present administration
There than hundred in the party, with
c Arthur Reitman the district secretary, at their
head.
The Thomas S. Brennan landed them at the City
Hospital where the new circular sliding fire
cape was shown, and where Superintendent Joseph
Schilling ordered fire drill prove it's effective
ness. Then inspection made of the new sun
parlors. where the convalescent sit winter or
summer and enjoy the sights of the river. When
all the Improvements, operating and
metal ceilings had been admired the Fidelity took
the visitors to the workhouse pier. Across the
lawns from the pier to the almshouses a pleas
ant stroll and gave the guides opportunity to
show where new sanitary arrangements had taken
the place OF the old.
Perhaps that which afforded the most interest to
the visitors was the new home for consumptives,
where the patients are recovering health, the
doctors say by open air living In tents on the
lawn in the Metropolitan Hospital grounds. The
eonyalescent hospital, which was opened on July l.
IS another scheme of the commissioners, which
was praised The hospital can accommodate sew
enty-flye, and admission is free to any of the ndi-
gent sick of the city, who, discharged from hos
ltaIS, want some place to rest and regain strength
before reSuming labor
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
MAY BE STRIKE ON ELLIS ISLAND.
Rumors That Trunk Line Association Will
Lay OFF Employees and Reduce Salaries

1t is current rumor Ellis Island that the
Trunk Line Association has ordered a sweeping
reduction of expenses and that several clerks
and officials OF the Trunk Line Association clear
ing house Ellis Island will be laid off while
salaries of others will be reduced % per cent T. s.
Faulkner the Trunk Line agent at Ellis Island.
said yesterday that he had received orders to
reduce salaries among his employees. He acknowl-
edged that he had heard rumOrs that there
to be changes in his bureau. but that he had
official information. Most of the in his
bureau have been connected with the immigration
traffic for a long time Some were in the service
far back the days of old Castle Garden, and
they resent the effort of the association to cut
their wages. One of the oldest employees has sent
in his resignation, to take effect July 15 and
score of others say that they will follow suit if
the reduction is ordered.
In case of n general strike among these men, of
which there rumors the immigration arrange
ments will be somewhat crippled These railroad
employees especially those in the ticket depart
ment, speak several languages and their salaries
are considerably less than those paid by the gov
ernment to interpreters and other inspectors The
matter has been brought to the attention of Com
missioner Williams, but he is not in position TO
interfere until formal order is issued by the
general managers of the various lines making up
the association. These officials may meet next
Tuesday in the Central Building, in Liberty-st
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
FOUR I'LL ON CAR.
Man, T'1co Children and SerUdnt
Suffer from Ptomaines.

While their way home from o days out
ing at Rockaway Beach Joseph Kaplan. shirt
manufacturer of No % West One-hundred-a and
fourteenth-st.; his daughters. Ruth. five years
old, and Isabel. three and half years old, and
Lizzie Norano a servant, eighteen years old.
were taken III on Lexington-ave. electric car
last night from ptOmaine poisoning. and were
removed TO Bellevue Hospital At a late hour
1t was said that Kaplan was in serious con-
dition, but that the others probably would re-
cover Mrs Mary Kaplan. the mother OF the
children. stayed at home yesterday. The ser
want prepared luncheon, which consisted main
ly OF corned beef sandwiches and some canned
goods In the afternoon the four persons sat
on the beach and ate heartily of the luncheon
they had taken with them. the father eating
the most
Shortly after dark they started to go home.
At Broadway and Fourteenth-st. the servant
became i'll. Soon afterward the little girl be-
gan to be ill., ard their father was also seized
with nausea. Mr.. Kaplan grew worse. until at
one time he nearly tainted The conductor Of
the grew alarmed. and ordered the motor
man TO go ahead at full speed until he reached
Twenty-sxth-st. There a policeman called an
ambulance which carried the sufferers to Belle
Vue
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
SHARP REBUKE FOR JURY.
Judge Jones Talks Plainly an PeOn-
age Trial.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Montgomery. Ala, July 11.-Judge Thomas
G. Jones, of the United States Court here, to-
day, delivered a sensational charge to the jury
that has in hand the of Fletcher Turner,
charged with holding Glennie Helms, negro,
in q condition of peonage This was a
second charge. This afternoon the jury
into the courtroom and informed
the judge that there no chance of their
reaching verdict in the case. Judge Jones then
very vehemently lectured them.
He told them that if they believed the evidence
offered by the government the defendant was
guilty; if they believed the evidence offered by
the defendant, the defendant guilty, and If
they believed the undisputed fact in the case
the defendant was guilty. He said he had no
power to put the jury in Jail for contempt of
court, but that If they did not return verdict
OF guilty they would perjure themselves in the
sight of God and -dishonor themselves in the
eyes of
Congressman A. A. Wiley, counsel for the de-
fendant, objected to the remarks Of the Judge
The jury was discharged until Monday at IL
O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
SEIZED BY THE THROAT
Burglars attack a Woman Who
Screams an O. BrOnG House.

According to the police of the Morrisania sta
tion, burglars have begun operations in hitherto
untouched part Of The Bronx. There have heen
many robberies in The Bronx recently. but the
latest district n which they have been discovered
is that known as the Dater estate, bounded by
Dawson-st. and Wales Union and Prospect aves-
Mrs. Mamie Hoppe has reported to the police
that on Thursday morning at an early hour she
was awakened in her home. at No. 133 Beach-ave.,
by two men walking about the Thinking
one was her husband she called to him. She was
at once seized by the throat she said. and thrown
to the floor. She screamed and aroused neighbOrs
in the house who got into the hall just in time
TO see the two men escape to the roof
Early Yesterday morning the police in that neigh
borhood again heard screams this time evidently
coming from the direction of UniOn-ave. Captain
Byrnes in command of the Morrisania station,
has had the force of patrolmen doubled in this
district and hopes to catch the robbers