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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-21
THE KIDNAPPED
MILLION ARR s
By FREDERICK U. ADAMS.

A TALE OF WALL STREET AND THE I

various size which lined three sides
of the wall.
Iney evidently were images or
idols, and were ugly enough to have
scared the worshippers into any con-
fession or belief. They rested on
stone shelf formed by the top of
mosaic wainscoting which project
ed from the walls. Vincent picked
up one of the smaller images and
started back to examine it more
carefully in the daylight. 1t seemed
remarkably heavy, but he imagined
it to be bronze or copper, furnished
by the rust of ages. Vincent found
Mr.. Pence looking down into THE
hole, but making no move to quit
terra frma.
'See what I have found" said
Vincent, handing the idol to Mr..
Pence.
What singularly ugly thing"
remarked the capitalist as he han
died it gingerly. TITS awful heavy.
What's it made of?"
Vincent pulled himself out of the
hole and brushed the mold from his
clothes Mr.. Pence looked intently.
at the image, He "hefted" it Judi
ciously. 1t was of rusty brown
color, but smooth and well pre-
served
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less | am Eluch mistaken" said Ham
mond. Bat there is no island on
the map esst or southeast of it. An
island the .size of this should show
on good map of Mexico, and there
are two modern and excellent ones
in our library"
1t is too deep problem for me"
said Mr.. Kent. ut is getting dark.
Let's be getting back to camp"
They reached the bungalow in time
to partake Of a light repast, includ-
ing some excellent berries which Mr..
Haven had foand on the edge of the
south jungle. 1t was cool and
pleasant evening, and after work was
done chairs were placed on the
yeranda, cigars lit, and general
discussion followed.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Mr.. PENCE DISCOVERS GoLp

nlR- PENCE DISCOVERS GOLD.
With much difficulty Mr.. Simon
Pence scaled the heights overlook
ing the bay, and, aided by Vincent,
finally reached the top. He cast one
lingering look behind. and followed
his young and sturdy companion into
the half-iungie which lay before
them. They found it possible, by
Following the cliffs along the ocean,
to make fairly rapid progress. Their
march was hindered by frequent
gorges, but they proceeded laborious-
~ but steadily in southern direc-
ton.
Shortly after noon they ate their
luncheon. They rested on a ledge
fronting the sea Two miles to the
south huge crag reached out into
the blue water, and beyond no land
was visible. They decided to make an
attempt to climb the promontory,
believing that it would afford view
of the south shore, and perhaps a
general survey of the island
The brush thiclsened. They slowly
forced their way through thicket;
Mr.. Pence in advance. Suddenly he
gave cry of terror, and fell over
Vincent in his wild retreat.
Before them stood a monster-the
grotesque figure of human being,
with outstretched arms, hideous face
and protruding teeth. At a glance
Vincent recognized it as stone i'm
age, and shouted reassuringly to the
fleeing explorer.
In the open space before them
were the massive ruins of temples
and palaces; the tomb of city
which had fiourished and decayed
long before the dawn of recorded
history. On mound and terrace
Were crumblipg relics of a former
grandeur
The ruins covered many acres, and
lay back from the cliffs a distance
not exceeding 100 yards. There
We're traces of ancient fountains,
with figures half-buried in the mud
and slime of what once were pleas
ing pools,
In the center of the ruined city
was pyramidal mound, surmount-
ed by the wreck of what once must
have been an imposing structure.
Vincent climbed up this mound and
gazed with awe on the grewsome
figures which were scattered in odd
postures around the stone floor of
the temple. In one corner the floor
had eaved in and revealed a subter-
ranean vault or chamber of I'M
known extent. Vincent lowered him
self to the floor below. At first it was
so dark he could not survey his sur
roundings. but his eyes became ac-
customed 10 the gloom. He stumbled
over the uneven surface and entered
a passageway leading to the left.
Mr.. Pence called to him from over
head, and Vincent answered.; his
voice sounding sepulchral as it
echoed through the corridors. A
fallen stone block half closed the
opening into a smaller room Vim
cent lit match and entered. The
walls were covered with a growth
of fungus, but his eyes were riyeted
SO collection of carved figures Of
H
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Pence. His eyes glittered and he
was much excited.
Let me take your knife,' he said.
Vincent produced knife and opened
the big blade. Mr.. Pence dug into
the fiat nose of the idol. He gave
the knife "a circular motion, and on
the end of the blade lay shining
yellow chip.
Cold" he shouted. Gold! Solid
gold! Solid gold, and it weighs more
/ than ten pounds!"
| The face of the millionaire was n
| study. For moment it shone with
the splendor of the gold shaving
which rested in the palm of his hand.
AT that instant he was Obvious to
bis surroundings. He clenched the
image tightly and regarded it with
rapt expression such as a mother
lavishes on her babe. Suddenly his
attitude changed. He recovered him
self with a start. His face darkened.
He glared at Vincent and drew back
from him as in aversion.
where did you find this?" he al
most shrieked in voice harsh and
trembling with excitement.
Back in there" said Vincent. wav-
ing his hand away from the mouth
of the cavern There's lots of them
back there
Take me there! Take me there!'
He dropped his voice almost to
whisper. He glanced around as if
expecting some one might see or
hear him.
They belong to u.s." he said, lay
ing his hand affectionately on Vim
cents shoulder. ITO us: do you I'M
derstand, to us. We found them
you and l. They are ours, Vincent,
all ours. We will divide them be-
tween us two-just you and L. Help
me down there. Let me see them.
Are you sure there is lot of them?
Perhaps they are not like this one.
Bigger, did you say? Which way is
it? How awful dark it is! Take
hold of my hand,'
Before the magic of the touch of
gold the natural cowardice of the ell
derby millionaire disappeared Twice
he fell and bruised his hands, but
the vault. Vincent went in first
and lit match. Mr.. Pence gave an
exclamation of delight. He rushed
to one of the images, lifted it, ran
his fingers lovingly over the sur
face and laughed with JOY. The
match burned out and the room was
dark as midnight.
ich IT.
Simon Pence. "I'll tell you what you
do he exclaimed, as the match
lightened up the gloom. 81 will
stand outside and you hand them to
me, and / will carry them where we
can see them"
Vincent did as he was told. He
started at one end of the shelf and
images to the outstretched hands
of Mr.. Pence, who carried them
along the corridor and placed them
in corner of the outer room. 1t
took an hour or more to do this,
at the end of which timeVincent de-
clared that all figures We're re-
moved. Mr.. Pence began testing
the images. As he dug into each
idol and found it gold his joy knew
no bounds. Vincent also was de-
lighted. He owned half interest
in more property than he ever had
hoped to obtain, unless by chance
some of his cherished plans should
find financier. Both forgot the
fight of time. They counted the
idols and images and found there
were 60. They then attempted to
estimate the weight of their treas
ures. They calculated the smallest
one at ten pounds and the others
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Foley's Kidney Cure mak,istert
and bladder right. Don't dedecisi
For sale by w. D. Elliott, c9low
and Court streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Ph1iadelpn1a RecOrd.l
A club bore-the corkscrew.
Many an estate has an heir of mys-
terry.
Love in a cottage isn't all cottage
pudding.
Is Chicago a part of the Ills. the
flesh is heir to?
one man is as good as another-in the
grave.
A man can't climb a ladder without
going the rounds.
One way of looking at it is to do
others that you are dunned by
In being right some people are only
guided by their fear of being left.
Two heads are not better than one
when it comes to keeping secret.
Some people have no more excuse for
being in debt than the letter b.
If a poor girl has hair of the spun
gold variety folks say it looks like
streaked molasses candy.
The man who admits that he is senti-
mental made the mistake of his life in
not having been born a woman.
Eternal vigilance may be the price of
liberty, but. in the magistrates court
it's often an ability to pay the fine.
If there's one thing that disgusts a
girl more than another it is to have a
young man ask if she will permit him to
kiss her.
BlObbS.-'That'S Key West. cigar.
How do you like it?" Slobbs.-''A lit
tie bit off the key isn't it?''
@'Toothache. Ell? I'd have
the blamed thing pulled if it were
mine" Wagg.-"So would 1 If it were
yours"
Wigwag-''Think we're going to have
a dry summer" Guzzler-"Tm sure l
shall I've got to take my family to
Ocean Grove"
Tommy-"Pop, a synonym is another
term, isn't it?" Tommy's Pop-"Yes.
my son. Tommy-"Well, do you think
President Roosevelt will get syn
onym?"
A clergyman learned was he,
In a very abnormal degree.
He'd an old violin.
And could play it like sin,
And the people said: Fiddle D. d.
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the downward movement when it be-
came too threatening. thus giving those
in difficulties a fair chance to readJuSt
themselves. Without this powerful re-
straint there is no doubt worse condi-
lions might have followed. and to this
extent the street is indebted to the COM
munity- of-interest idea, which in times
past has come in for more than its snare
of abuse. The men who dominated vast
aggregates Of capital knew better than
any others the great expansion in all
sorts of obligations which eliminated
IL 1902; they. too, knew better than any
others that the legitimate growth of
business imperatively called for vast
OUTLAWS of new capital, which could not
be deferred and which must impose
strain upon the money market that
would fall disastrously upon all specu-
lative constructions. No doubt, with the
foresight which their position gave
them, they prepared in advance for the
events now occurring, and which have
been anticipated by all experienced OBJ
servers, who wondered not so much at
the approach of the day of reckoning Is
at its long postponement. 1t is fortunate
that men of such power did, in meas
ure, prepare to meet these contingencies;
for if they aided the inevitable reaction
they also effectually prevented it from
developing a panic. OF course, this
power has been used by those who ex-
ercised it to their own advantage;
nevertheless, the financial community
is heavily indebted to those who put a
stop to speculative excuses and re-
strained the reaction which they in
HuonI
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Paris dinner is at least as good, and,
in my opinion, generally better, though
it costs 20 per cent less. Look at the
prices at Doney's restaurant at Flor
ence; four francs for lunch, five francs
for dinner. There is no place in the
United Kingdom where such good and
well-cooked food can be obtained for
double the money. Yet everything in
Florence is heavily taxed, even down to
the salad. At the same time English
innkeepers and restaurateurs tell me
that if it were not for the profits on
wine their business would not pay. So
far does this go that I, who am a
teetotaler, have often been charged one
shilling extra in lieu of wine at a Lon
don restaurant. On the other hand. for
eign restaurants, generally speaking,
make a very moderate profit on wine.
I have often discussed with Americans
the cost of living in various parts OF
Europe. They are unanimous in say
ing that for a visitor-not necessarily
for a Standardization is far and away
the most expensive city in Europe
London Truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Mrs. Yates Back from Europe.

New York World
Mrs. Richard Yates, wife of Governor
Yates of Illinois, just back from Europe,
says: "Give me America" AS Mrs.
Yates puts the request that way, she
can have it. There is not a man under
the Star Spangled Banner but will gal
lantly take off his hat and assign to
her his right to the continent. Not only
is Mrs. Yates glad to get back, but she
has no regrets even for Paris She
found it hard work to go abroad,
but delightfully."- easy to return. To in
crease masculine admiration, it is only
necessary to state that "the first lady
of illinois, bought no gowns in Paris.
why should II" she asks. I saw
prettier things in New York" And to
crown this unsolicited tribute to all that
is American Mrs. Yates adds: Amer
lean women are the best looking in the
world. They have better features, bet
ter physiques, wear better clothing, and
are better companions" This is not an
original discovery. American men long
ago learned that the true American Wo-
man-and Mrs. Yates is a good example
is the queen of her sex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
TEMPEST In TEA POT.
That Appears to Be Effect of q.
A. II. Fuss.

The great war between Department
Commander Smith and Past Depart
ment Commander Loomis has been
brought to a Climax. Whether any
more climaxes are stored up for future
use is not known at present.
AS the public has been informed from
time to time, this strife has been
caused because the past department
commando has not turned over to the
department commander some of the
records of the recent stat encampment
of the G. A. r. at Mcpherson, but has
been holding them in order to give
Colonel o. H. Coulter. who seldom fails
to connect in some way, a chance to
publish them.
Department Commander Smith says
that the past department commander
was given authority to publish them
at his own expense, on the statement of
Colonel Coulter that it would be done
in an elaborate manner and at the per-
sonal expense of Colonel Loomis. After
wards Colonel Coulter came to De-
partment Commander Smith and pro-
posed to draw $44S from the department
funds for the publication, which De-
partment Commander Smith refused to
allow.
Some of the records had been mailed
to department headquarters adj
dressed to Past Department Com
mander Loomis, and as these
contained certain resolutions of
the state encampment relative to the
action of the Kansas delegation at the
national enCampment at San Francisco,
and as the Kansas contingent is about
to leave for San Francisco. the depart
ment commander determined that i'm
mediate action was necessary to get
those records open. Last night ne gave
il out that he Proposed to Do Some
thing. He intended to cross the
Rubicon today without more ceremony.
He had obtained permission from var
ious people to open the documents ad-
dressed to the past department com
1oander and today he proposed to take
his trusty letter opener in hand and
open those letters.
It is supposed that this will Close the
Incident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
WANTED COCAINE.
Annie Oakley Stole Trousers to
Satisfy Craving.

Chicago, Ill, Aug. 11.-Annie Oakley,
the most famous woman rife shot in the
world, lies today in a cell at the Harri-
son street station under Bridewell SEN
tence for stealing the trousers of ne
gro in order to get money with which to
buy cocaine.
For her spectacular craftsmanship
King Edward himself once led the ap-
plause in the courtyard of Buckingham
palace. When arrested Saturday on the
complaint of Charles Curtis, a negro.
she was living at 40 Sherman street
She gave the name of Elizabeth Cody.
Today however when brought before
Justice Caverly. she admitted her guilt
and begged the court to have pity on
her. The striking beauty of the woman
whom the crowds at the worlds fair adj
mired is now entirely gone. Hers, in
fact, is one of the most extreme cases
which have come up in the Harrison
street police court. She will be taken to
Bridewell to serve out sentence of $45
and costs.
"A good long stay in Bridewell will
do you good said the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

A fortune teller is getting the for
tune, the others the experience. at
Paola-
Bushton claims to be the only town
in the wheat belt that has a vacant
house.
Rice county boasts that there is
neither saloon nor "bootlegger'' within
the limits.
Dodge City has a "broncho" club.
They are easier to obtain than elrns or
cottonwoods.
A Hamilton county industry that will
cease with frost is the making of
''grasshopper catchers."
A magnetic tooth extractor is causing
a thrill of excitement in the upper and
lower strata of Jennings this week.
Marion is unexcelled as a fishing re-
sort. Boys are catching Is and II
pound minnows q block from Main
street.
The shell of a star fish found near
Liberal is positive proof to the inhabi-
tants that Seward county was once an
inland sea
The public well at Council Grove has
been cleaned out for the first time in
its history. Spectators declare they
Will drink no more water in the years
to come.
a pleasing amusement of the colored
boys at Great Bend who are omitted
from the list of invited" is to toss
bricks through the plate glass windows
on the dancers.
A former Syracuse boy. travelling for
an eastern starch factory is back on a
visit His friends says his manners are
more stin but much more polished than
when he LEFT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
A FRIEND OF BRYAN'S.
Victim of Thunder Mountain Accident
Prominent Democrat.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE fact that
Phil S. Bennett, the senior member of
the wholesale grocery and tea import
ing firm of Bennett, Sloan & Co., had
been killed at Thunder mountain, Ida
no, was not known by the members of
the firm until the news was read in to-
days paper. Later a telegram from
DR.. R. Melville Cramer from Boise, tell
ing of the accident, was received.
Mr.. Bennett, accompanied by DIR.
Cramer, S. B. Whittier of Brooklyn and
0. J. Gaige of Philadelphia, went to
Idaho about three weeks ago to inspect
some mines as well as on pleasure. Mr.
Benefits home was in New Haven,
Conn. He had formerly been a leading
Republican, but became one of Mr.
Bryan's most intimate friends in the
east and was a presidential elector from
Connecticut for the Bryan ticket in the
last election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
DON'T NEED 1T HERE.
Topeka's System of Bookkeeping Is
All Right.

Charles w Wright, a statistician en-
ployed by the United States census
bureau. is in Topeka securing data in
regard to the city of Topeka. Most OF
the two weeks which he will put in
here will be spent at the office of the
citS clerk.
When he was informed that Council
man Swendson is making fight for
new system of bookkeeping for the city
clerk and city treasurer, and complain
ing because the city records are not
properly kept, Mr. Wright said:
81 have been inspecting the city rec
ords of about thirty cities in this To-
cality, and 1 can say that Topeka has
the best records of any city / have
found yet 1 can get at the very De
tailed and intricate information which
1 need without going much further
than the annual report of the city clerk
and the city treasurer Topeka has its
bookkeeping in excellent condition..
Mayor Bergundthal says: This
reuuisition system which Councilman
Swendson proposes would be all right
in a city of hundred thousand poou-
lation. But we have an adaptation OF
the same thing here in Topeka which
gives much better results"
w. ]. Stage, the expert accountant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
MINES CLOSED DOWN.
1900 Miners on Strike in the
Cripple Greek District.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Aug. 11.-Practi-
cally all the mines in this district ex-
cept the Portland and those operated by
the Woods investment company are
closed down in consequence of the union
miners strike which began yesterday.
The number of miners on strike is esti-
mated at 200. Hundreds of miners are
leaving the camp for other localities. At
miners union headquarters it was as
shipped from the camp to the mills
and smelters of the United States Re
filming and Reduction company and the
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany until they concede an eight hour
day and agree to pay the union scale
of wages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

One Of the most interesting as well
as one of the most valuable of the many
magazines now claiming public notice,
is Medical Talk" a monthly of 100
pages published at Columbus, Ohio, at
the low price of so cents per annum.
Medical Talk" is not as it's name would
seem to imply a magazine for the doe
tors, but 1t is intended for the home
and is filed every month with valuable
information and advice intended to en-
able the reader to get along without the
aid of the physician. 1t favors no school
of medicine but treats allalil1e. including
osteopaths and Christian Scientists.
There is nothing in Medical Talk"
which renders it unsuitable to be placed
in the hands of any member of the fam
fIRr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
WORK NIGHT AND DAY.
What Must Be Done to Keep Old
Street Cars Going.

L. E. Myers arrived in Topeka Monday
and says in regard to the shortage of
equipment which has necessitated the cut
ting. down of service on some of the lines
in the city:
There's nothing to tell except a hard
luck story. 1t takes % cars to make our
regular schedule 1t keeps us working
night and day to keep from 10 to 20 cars
on the track 1t is continually patching
and tying up the old equipment. Our order
for 20 new cars will not begin to arrive
till Nov. Is. But we have some new trucks
and new motors, and we can put some of
the old bodies on new running gear as
soon as our new wheels come. Then when
we get new bodies we will replace the old
ones and have all new equipment.
I'VE will continue running our North To-
peka car. 1t costs money every day to do
it, but we will continue the service.
don't know when we will be able to
build the line to Garfield park.
THE damage done to Vinewood park by
the flood was heavy. But we are repairing
it as fast as men and money can do it.
We have $50 men on our pay roll and so
more are coming
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NO PANIC.

The financial strength of the country
has been pretty severely tested during
the period of liquidation which has pre-
vailed on Wall street during the past
few weeks. and it is a matter for public
congratulation that the solid business
of the nation has remained mistaken.
There has been nothing approaching a
panic and Henry Clews who is on the
ground says there will be none.
The latest issue Of the Financial Re
view says:
One of the remarkable features in
connection with the depression of the
last few weeks is the absence of pan
iclky symptoms, Notwithstanding the
extraordinary declines; nor is there now
any reason to anticipate panic because
prices are too low and sound conditions
prevail outside Of Wall street Another
potent reason, however. for absence of
panic is the skillful manner in which
the campaign of liquidation has been
conducted. Some of the more powerful
interests may have been instrumental
IN forcing the decline; nevertheless, as
on Friday. strong parties have invaria-
bly, stepped into the breach and stopped