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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
The Face on the Curtain.
By c. CURTZ HAHN.

against him. so a game of BLUM was
the only thing to play. l was safe n
such a move, for Jim's life was TOO
shady for him to make trouble over
false arrest, if my diagnosis OF the
case was wrong. So l secured a war
rant and went to the place where the
police had located him. l did not
waste any words either. He was IN
the back room of a saloon on STATE
street, and as soon as | approached
him snapped a pair of handouts on
his wrists and said:
Jim, l want you at the station.
Il thought he turned trife pale
but his nerve was still in working
order and he cOolly said:
"'Glad to meet you, even if you are
a trifie unceremonious. But may lie
pardoned for asking what you are so
anxious to see me about?'
Certainly l replied, just as
courteously. 4 am arrestinS you tor
the robbery of 100000 worth OF
diamonds from Senator Morgan's home
in Omaho four nights ago.
This time he smiled.
"'Ah, Another case of clumsy de-
tective work l wonder sometimes
why there are idiot asylums when
there are so many available places on
the detective force. Four nights ago?
That was Tuesday night. Ani'-here
he broke off and turned to the bar
keeper, who had left his station and
was standing at the door Say,
Johnny, where was | last Tuesday
night Do you remember
50 aging poker in the side room
at least up until midnight
Il will confess l was little uneasy
at that reply. What if l had made an
idiotic move. 1 would be the laughing
stock of the city. for such things can
not be kept quiet.
But determined to keep up my
bluff.
80 l replied, quietly. Then it
was not you who registered at the
Paxton hotel in Omaha Tuesday IS
Norman Whiting of San Francisco.
Really, Jim, l did not think l could be
mistaken in that face of yours. l was
dead certain 1 saw you standing in the
hotel barroom.'
81 could see that This shot told, for
he paled perceptibly.
"'Were you there? he asked hur,
riedly, and then, seeing that he had
given himself away, lost his swagger
and remained silent.
Yes, l was there. Come along
to the station and if you will put us on
the track of the diamonds l will see
what | can do to make it easy for you
You see l show you my hand. l know
that you did the job But don't know
where you hid the plumber. And
was telling the truth in both state
ments
He went with me to the station
and on the way told me where would
find the diamonds. The same night |
telegraphed to Senator Morgan and he
came on next day. OF course such
quick work created a sensation and |
was puffed up as a second Lecoed
and all that
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05

Eyes, that is what they mean to do.
but they shall not, Only say the
word-say it after Stuart. they
shall not; nothing shall separate us!''
Stuart" she repeated, nothing
shall separate u.s."
Good, my darling," he said. And
now to put your oath into effect:
Joan, are you brave enough TO come
with me, instead of going to Mara
zion?"
ITO go with you instead of going ~
Marathon" she echoed, looking up at
him.
YES" he said. Listen, Joan, my
Garlingi Instead of going to Narration,
where you will be a prisoner, and shut
up away from me, will you come t.,
London with me and be my wife?"
Your wife!" The words dropped
from her lips syllable by syllable, AM
her cheeks famed.
Eyes" he urged, ''my wifei Say tho
word, Joan-my dear Joan-my dar
ling! Say the word! See, am at
your feet!" and he knelt to her and
kissed her hands.
And for answer she leaned over him
and murmured:
Eyes, I will GOMEZ"
He stood silent for a moment or
two, smoothing her hair as she nestlcl
beside him, her dark eyes fixed on the
sky, across which dark clouds were
sweeping restlessly, and his quick
brain was at work planning their
flight.
To be Contained.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05

more praise Lnan was due me"
The speaker was Randolph Lyman
the great detective, who had, seeming
ly with the greatest ease, and certain
ly with great speed, run down tn ;
robber and secured the diamonds with
in a week after they had been stolen
from Senator Morgan's house out on
West Farnam street, Omaha.
Yes" he repeated, 1T was all
chance, or luck
"Alighting from the train at the
union depot. l went up to the viaduct
and, hailing a cab, directed the driver
to take me to the Her Grand. After
supper-and it was dark by mat time
I started out for a stroll around the
city. At Sixteenth 1 turned down
Farnam and passed by the Paxton
hotel. Accidentally my eyes glanced
upward to the tarroom window which
faced on Farnam. The curtain was
down. The glance was only mo-
mentaTy. But in that moment a
shadow appeared on the barroom cur
tain, the shadow of a face in profile,
a peculiar face with projecting eye
brows, prominent nose and very re-
treating chin. And what was more, it
appeared very familiar to me, although
| could not place it. The man was
evidently standing close to the window
and the strong, brilliant arc light cast
his shadow upon the curtain clear cut
as a silhouette.
fFThp first cou -
papers next morning was an account
OF Mrs. Morgan's reception, and in the
afteroon, when the evening papers
came cut, there, with double column
scare heads was an account of the
theft of her diamonds.
CAS- soon as l read the account my
mind, for some unaccountable reason,
flew back to the evening before and to
that shadow upon the curtain of the
Paxton bar. And as it Jid so, in a
flash l recalled whose face it was
Jim Kelly's, the most expert diamond
thief in the whole country. No
amount of disguise could hide that
face.
There was my clew ami it did not
take me long to decide who had com
mitted the robbery. Jim Kelly was
roted for just this kind OF work, and
he was in Omaha, or, at least, l was
convinced in my own mind that he
was. | was so certain now o. the face
upon the curtain that instead of con-
tinuing my journey to Colorado l took
the first train back to Chicago. after
investigating the guest book at the
Paxton hotel.
las it happened, the only man
registered whom the clerk did not
know was Norman Whiting, San Fran
cisco, and he hau departed that very
morning for st. Louis. Or, at least, so
he informed the clerk his destination
would be. Anyway, he was gone.
After travelling a hundred or more
miles southwark he doubled on his
track and made straight for Chicago.
1T was a foolish move, but the
most expert thief will give himself
away some time or other.
Once in Chicago, l set the police
force on the lookout for Jim and with
in two days they had found him, easy-
going and self-contained as ever.
Now, l had not a particle of
evidence that would hold in court
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
RECENT LEGAL DECISIONS

The authority of a municipal cor
poration to provide fuel for paupers
is sustained in re. Municipal Fuel
Plants (Mass.), so L. R. A. 500 but
the right of the legislature to en-
power them to buy and sell fuel in
competition with private enterprise
is denied, although it is scarce and
high in price, and the cost to con-
sumers may be thereby reduced. IN
less there is such a scarcity as to
create a general and widespread dis
tress in the community, which can not
be met by private enterprise.
An ordinance requiring the closing
of stores at 7:30 p. m, excepting Sat
urday night, is held, in State VS., Raw
IN. CO, so L. R A 634 not To he
authorized by general charter author.
ity to make bylaws, rules. and regu-
lations for preserving the health of
the citizens, and such as are deemed
necessary for the better government
of the town.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05

HOW DID
| manage to
solve the
mystery of
the great dia-
mond robbery
at Senator
Morgan's re-
ception? 1 as
sure you II
was all an
accident and
| received far
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
A GENTLE GENIUS.

You've seen an accomplished modiste.
By the aid of pointe and batiste.
Full flare, cores. shirring a-plenty-
Make 80 look just like twenty
oh, isn't she useful artistic?
-Pittsburg Gazette.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
ASK YOUR NEIGHBoR.
Hundreds of ottumwa Citizens Can
Tell You all About it.

Home endorsement, the public ex.
preston Of Ottumwa people, should
be evidence beyond dispute for every
Ottumwa reader. Surely the expert
ence Of friends and neighbors, cheer
fully given by them will carry more
weight than the utterances Of stran.
gers residing in far-away places. Read
the following:
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen of 1873 Clayton
avenue, says: Il found Duans Kid.
ney Pills most valuable aid for dis
polling aching pains through the kid
neys. There was time when I had
q very bad back. and as Ottumwa is
somewhat hilly this made it hard for
me to get around, and even walking
a little fast caused the pains in my
loins to become excruciating for the
time being. This was my condition
for at least several years. Doan's Kid.
ney Pills, which procured at Will "a.
Sargent's drug store was the first
medicine that ever gave me real and
lasting relief. nave been subjected
to exactly the same conditions. but
my back has not hurt me since using
them. have told my lady friends
how good and reliable Doan's Kidney
Pills are, and will continue to do so,
for / know the user OF them will not
be disappointed in securing the ex.
pected results"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster, Milburn Co., Buffalo.
n. T., sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
NO other. MI
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
BAD ACCIDENT
Two Eldon Women Victims
of a Runaway.
NOT SERIOUSLY HURT
Mrs. Frank Shores and Mrs. Frank
Sanders of EIdon Thrown From Bug
gy While Driving Between Agency
and ottumwa This Morning.
[From Wednesdays Daily.J

[From Wednesdays Daily.J
The possession of nerve in an unusual
quantity is probably all that saved
Mrs. Frank Shores and Mrs. Frank
Sanders of Eldon, from possibly fatal
Injuries as the result of a runaway
which occurred about four miles east
|of Ottumwa today AS 1t is the two
Iplucky women are this afternoon at
the residence of Sheriff j. H. Cremer,
lis North Court street. Mrs. Sanders
with a badly sprained arm and Mrs.
Shores with her face and head quite
badly, though not seriously, cut. When
they tell the story of their experiences
of this morning their listeners cannot
help but wonder that they were not
leither permanently injured or even
killed outright, and they consider
themselves highly fortunate in coming
out of the occurrence as well as they
have.
Horse Became Frightened.
The two women left Eldon this morn
| ing in buggy drawn by one horse in
| tending to come to Ottumwa to spend the
day with Mrs. Cremer. the wife of the
sheriff. All went well until they hat
reached a point about two miles west oil
| Agency, where a graders camp is located
near the new right-of-way of the Burling
ton railroad. The horse became brighten
ed when it caught sight of this tent ant
started to run. Mr.. Sanders. who wa.
driving, held on pluckily until turn il
the road was reached, when the horse
instead of turning, ran into barbed wire
| fence, then turned sharply, throwing Mrs
Sanders out of the vehicle, which, how
ever, STAYED upright with Mrs. Shores
4 inside. When Mrs. Sanders fell the rein.
| We're carried out of her companions reacf
and the horse, freeing himself from TIL,
| fence, started on, only to come into con
/ tact with the fence again. This time Mrs
! Shores was thrown from the buggy direct
| ly into the fence, and the bars inflicted {
dozen or more cuts and scratches upon he
head and face, all of which fortunatel!
| missed her eyes. Her jacket, dress, ant
even her shoes, were cut by the wires
| and one of the wounds on the head wa.
deep and bled profusely.
| w. III. Lint, who resides in Agency, wa!
driving along the road near the scene Of
| the accident when the horse began running
| and he Immediately went to the assistance
of the unfortunate women. Mrs. Sander.
was upon her feet almost as soon as sh,
| was thrown out of the vehicle and a hasty
examination revealed the fact that her in
/ juries We're not serious Mrs. Shores, how
4 ever, was suffering considerable pain ant
her wounds were bleeding freely. Mr.
Lint and Cal Cunningham, of Eldon, VIII,
I came along soon after the accident, tool
the two women to the tent, where Mrs
Shores head was bandaged, and they wer
then brought to the Ottumwa hospital.
In a short time after coming to the cit.
surgical attendance was secured and boil
| women were soon able to continue on thei
way to the Cremer residence. They spen
the afternoon there and returned to Eldol
on the afternoon Rock Island.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
didate for mayor, George shumway,
was elected by III votes over the lib
eral candidate, w. H. Mollinger.
is SWEPT BY CYCLONE.
Thirteen Reported Dead as Result OF
Hiuh Winds in Alabama,

thirteen Reported Dead as Result OF
High Winds in Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala, April S-Meager
information has reached here regard
ing a cyclone, which passed mile
north of Henceyville, Ala, at o'clock
this morning. Owing TO crippled wires
full inform alton has not yet arrived.
Thirteen Reported Dead.
Persons who have arrived on the
train from Decatur, which passed the
scene of the disaster say that thirteen
dead bodies are reported to have been
found and upwards of score of per-
sons were injured.
Property Destroyed.
Many farm houses were destroyed.
Henry Mccoy, prominent farmer, and
his entire family of seven persons, are
reported among the dead. Also a
farmer named Griffin, and his son.
Eleven Killed. =
Later reports say that eleven per-
sons are dead, four fatally injured and
a dozen seriously hurt and that the de-
truction of property is heavy.
Cyclone Hits Kentucky.
Owingsville, KY, April s-A lorna
do swept over this section of country
early this morning, doing great damage
in the tobacco farms and buildings.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
Shaw for Vice President Says
Congressman Lands.
SCORES TRADU.CERS
Indiana Representative Denounces
Third District for Changing From
Henderson to Birdsall and Denounc.
es Promoters of Tariff Revision.

Waterloo, April S.-The boom of Les
lie M. Shaw for the vice-presidency re-
ceived another boost and the people
of the third Iowa congressional dis
trict were scored for having made a
change in congressman from Hender-
son to Birdsall and denounced those
who signed petition for revision of
the tariff and presented it to Henderson
in statement made here by Congress
man Lands of Indiana, who stopped
here for short time while on a lee
ture tour of the state.
Roosevelt Will Lead.
Congressman Lands says:
There is no question but what Roose-
welt will be the unanimous choice of
the republicans for president. For
vice-president expect to see them
name Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa. And,
by the way, Shaw is one of the great
men of the country today. He has
grown and expanded until there is no
position too great for him. He is one
of the greatest statesmen the country
has and if he is as popular in Iowa as
he is in the east, no stronger man
could be named.
Scores Henderson's Traducers.
Lands severely scored the republi-
cans of this district for having made
a change from Henderson to Birdsall
in congress and denounced those who
signed the petition for revision of the
tariff and presented it to Henderson.
"If such a petition" he said, had
come from section which was really
suffering, where the people are starv-
ing and ground down by high tariff it
would not have been surprising! But
for Waterloo. 1t seems to me it was a
idiotic piece of work. | understand
there are tifty-three factories in this
city all of which have to run overtime
to keep up with their orders. You have
the best and most prosperous city in
the whole commonwealth, your bust
mes men are the most prosperous, your
facilities for handling the business the
greatest. Everything is prosperous, but
still number of your best republicans
sign petition to congress in which
they state that there is something
wrong, the tariff must be revised.
What Do People Expect.
III dou . udLlS, WHAT Is lle ludlleI
What do the people want? The repub
lican party in congress of which d. B
Henderson was the acknowledged lead
er, has created universal demand
| for labor at the highest wages evel
| paid in any country Money has beer
easy and it is not difficult for work
ing man or any one else to borrow al
| 5 per cent. When a party has ac
complished this, it has done all thai
a political party can do What more
can be expected of the party than thai
it create such demand for labor and
fill the banks with money!"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
Diseases of Woman

Deep seated Inflammation in peIvis
or ovaries, pain in the back, weakness,
etc. Our method of treating the above
cases is different from that of most
specialists and genrally appeals at
once to the intelligence Of the patient.
1t will pay to investigate.
D:Io Hemorrhoids, Varicocele,
L llGS Hydrocele. There is but
one permanent cure, that which re-
moves the diseased vein. Some tie
them, others operate. By either meth.
cd, the aptient is laid up in bed for
weeks and suffers untold agony. Some
fake you by applying sedative applica-
lions that cause the Piles to disappear
for few weeks. We cure you for all
time by removing the Piles or Dis.
eased Vein without laying you up or
detention from business. You need
not pay us anything until you know
you are cured.
WI treat with us? Because we
w uyhave devoted the best years
of our life to the study and treatment
of Chronic Diseases. Because Wa
have equipped our offices with the
best and latest scientific appliances
for treating your case. Because we
are honest with our patients and treat
them right. Because we can cure you.
Co. and consider before placing
OlOp you health and life in the
hands of those who have little expert
ence in the treatment of your disease,
or who have no knowledge of medi--
cine or diseases. Christian science
has its virtues and has cured many
imaginary ailments, but unfortunately
the people who practice it have no
knowledge of disease and apply it to
conditions to which it is not adapted.
| Osteopathy Ga form of massage) has
been the means of making few cures,
| but like Christian science it is being
applied mostly by individuals who
know nothing of the pathological
changes that take place in the body
as a result of disease, and who are
| trying to make cure-all of an agent
| that is of actual benefit in a very few
conditions. More than one case of tu-
| berculosis of joints (white swelIing).
have 1 seen hurried into the presence
of his Maker by the enthusiastic
osteopath. We have investigated and
studied all systems of medicine and
have found some good in each.
In all cases we make a careful exam
ination and find out just what is
wrong, also the cause, and apply the
treatment that will cure.
Consultation and examination free
and confidential. The rates one-half
what they will be later on.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
ROOSEVELT TO REST.
He Reached Yellowstone Park Yester
day.

Livingston, Mont, April S.-Presi--
dent Roosevelt will enter the Yellow
Stone park this afternoon and for the
next sixteen days the outside world
will know very little of his dongs.. His
special train arrived here at o'clock
this morning, and after a fifteen-min-
utes stop, during which the President
greeted the large crowd that had gath
|ered to meet him, started for Gardner,
which is the entrance of the park.
There, accompanied by John Bur.
roughs, and detachment of cavalry,
he will plunge into the park for what
he hopes to be a two weeks rest. The
remainder of the party will live on the
train at Cinnabar, three miles north OF
Gardner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
PREACHER HELD FOR BIGAMY.
Frank Bayer of Christian Church at
Augusta, H., Arrested.

Bloomington, ILL.,, April Son a war
rant sworn Que alleging bigamy the
Rev. Frank Bayer. pastor of the Chris
tian church at Augusta has been ar
rested and will be brought here. His
last wife, it is said, Gertrude Dennis
of Normal to whom he is said to have
been married since January 8. Bayer
is alleged to have been married many
times and to have failed to secure a
divorce. from Emma Greenwalt of
Rockport, Ind.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
VESSELS COLLIDE.
Allegheny is Badly Damased-Passen.
GERS Rescued,

New York, April S.-The steamer Al.
legheny was badly damaged in col
lision with tramp steamer, name un
known, during fog in the harbor to-
day. The crew and thirty-four passen.
gers were taken off in tug boat Most
of the passengers were women and
many in panic stricken condition
tried to jump into the water. The AL
legheny belonged to the Atlas line and
was 80 feet long and registered at
1000 tons net Later it is learned that
the other vessel was the British steam
er Joseph Merryweather.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
INDIANS TO GREET ROOSEVELT.
Two Hundred Red Men Met President
at Bismarck, NJ. D,

Bismarck North Dakota, April s.
mark this afternoon, 200 Sioux, Gros-
ventre and Creek Indians presented
him with written address testifying
to their faith in him and their approval
of his official acts in the interest OF
the Indians. Among the number was
Rain-in-the-Face, the Sioux chieftain.
who is credited with having killed Gus
ter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
TRIES NEW METHOD OF SUICIDE
Insane Woman of st. Paul, Mimi,
Swallows Six Pennies

st. Paul, Mimi, April S.-Mrs. Mary
Phillips, 81 years old, attempted sui
eide by swallowing pennies. She took
at-least half dozen of them, and, fail
ing to end her life in this way, she
drank carbolic acid. She was hurried
to the city hospital and will recover.
She is hopelessly insane.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
FRANCE TO SUPPRESS REBELS.
1t is Reported She Will Intervene il
Chinese Instruction.

Picking, April Sit is reported that
France is preparing to intervene and
suppress the instruction in Kwang-Si
province, which borders the French
colony of Tonkin One hundred thou.
sand rebels are said to be under arms
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
FIRE AT CHARLOTTESVILLE.

Home of Mrs. Eliza Smiley Destroyed
by Blaze Started From Engine.
Charlottesville April S.-Started by
a spark from passing engine, fire
discovered yesterday completely de-
stroyed the home of Mrs. Eliza Smiley
and consumed nearly all Of the con
tents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
outcIasses Old Boat.
PATRONS DEMAND ATHLETICS.
creston School Board Asked to Rein.
state Physical Culture.

Creston, April Sat the annual
meeting of the Creston school board
a petition from the patrons demanding
a reinstatement of athletics recently
prohibited by the board in official ca
pacity was read. No action was taken.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
VOLCANO DISASTER.
Eruption in Colombia Kills and In
jures Nearly One Hundred.

> So s@sss sssss
New York, April 8.-The :
steamer Allegheny, which ar
rived today, brought tidings of
the eruption of the old volcano =
FL Tierna Firma in Colombia, 4
near Galera Gamble, on March =
22. The village of Togo was !
destroyed and 60 to 100 persons =
were killed and wounded. The =
flames from the volcano can be \
seen at distance of sixty miles. y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
Prominent people Suspended.

Among the Washingtonians sus-
pended are General John M. Wilson;
w. X. Van Reypen, surgeon general
of the navy; John w. Foster, former
secretary of state; Harriet Blaine
Beale, daughter of James G. Blaine;
Anna Roosevelt Cowles, sister Of
President Roosevelt; Hilary A. Her
bert, former secretary of the navy.
Aggressive Policy.
In the public announcement Phillips
says: can aggressive policy has been
adopted in order to end the persistent
attempt to discredit Miss Barton and
disrupt the Red Cross society,"