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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
NOT FOR THE HANcMAN.
Ernest Cashel. Condemned to Die ut CAL
gary. N. w. T.. Made Daring Escape
from Mounted Police Barracks.

Calgary, N. W. T., Dec. 12.-Ernst
Cashel, sentenced to death for murder.
made daring and successful attempt
to escape from the mounted police bar
racks here. When his cell was
searched shortly after six o'clock p.
m, Cashel pulled two revolvers on
three guards and ordered them into
the cell just vacated. He locked the
door and demanded the keys for his
shackles, which he unlocked. He then
made his escape from the building.
John Cashel, brother of the murderer,
who visited the barracks in the after
noon, has been arrested on suspicion
Of having furnished Ernst with the re-
volvers. Cashel was to have been
hanged Tuesday next He is q years
old.
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plausible and so apparently convinc-
ing that 1t is almost impossible for
him to establish his innocence. Cir
cumstantial evidence assumes that
am guilty, and then challenges me to
prove that ! am not. IL would be
impossible for me to prove an alibi,
because the time of the killing is not
exactly located. have q suspicion of
my own about this case, but do not
feel warranted in telling what it is.
You would declare il too wildly i'm
probable to merit moments belief.
l must think the whole thing over be-
fore say anything to anybody"
At this moment all further CONVEX
sation was interrupted by the appear
ance of Wright's wife. Warde saw
that she was pleasant-faced, rather
good-looking young woman, who had
evidently undergone hard spell of
sickness. He further saw that the
meeting between husband and wife
was of the tenderest character, and
then he went away.
On his way back to his Office, he
stopped ut the Office of Col. Franklin.
1.-THE colonel will be back ut three"
said his clerk, young man by the
name of Frank Hillsman. you've
only to wait Is minutes. Better take
a chair. Have cigar?"
Hillsman was knowing young man
with gay, dissipated look, not bad
hearted fellow one would say, but
with an unmistakable tendency to
surrender very promptly to tempta-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Wichita Fort Smith Line Chartered.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 1.-THE Wichita,
Oklahoma G. Indian Territory Railway
company, Of Perry, Ok, with capital
stock of s6,O00,0O0 was chartered here
to construct line from Wichita, Kan.
through the counties of Sumner, Sedg-
wick and Harper, Kan, thence through
Garfield, Grant, Noble and Payne coun-
ties in Oklahoma, and through the
Creek, Cherokee and Choctaw nations.
in Indian territory, to Fort Smith, Ark,
a distance of 300 miles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
OUR KIN.

Who loves God most loves Nature best,
And she has secrets for his ear
She never whispers to the rest,
That fill his heart with love and cheer.
God is In all this world the breath
Infusing life and strength through all;
Without God It would be all death
Where silence slept beneath its pail.
There's not an atom anywhere,
However small or hid away,
That does not show Gods love and care,
And praise Him In It's given way.
All nature Is one song of praise
That speaks His wondrous love ana
power,
And thus with love In turns repays
His gifts that Ill their passing hour.
Who God loves. loves all He made.
For in them all he sees His face.
Dimly indeed. as In the blade
The ripened corn we scarcely trace:
For man Is brother to all things,
Angel and ant and atom small,
Our poor relations to us clings,
For God Is Father of US all.
Most deep and wondrous things they
Who get down close to Natures heart,
For she has secrets in her turn
To his most inner ear impart.
True wisdom theirs who learn of her,
For she herself of God Is taught;
In following her they cannot err
Who have her inspiration caught.
The injury that's done to one.
Though but the worm beneath his feet,
Is felt by all. to all Is done.
And shall some time its judgment meet.
For God is Love, ana Love Is just,
And he who wantonly offends
Against those brethren of the dust
Shall find that Love and Justice blend.
William G. Haeselbarth, in Christian
Work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Resolutions by AutI.sa,oon League.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE American
Anti-Saloon league yesterday adopted
the report of the committee on resolu-
lions. These pronounced the saloon
to be the greatest criminal the world
has known. Congress was commended
for refusing to repeal the anti-canteen
law and asked to further appropriate
for post exchanges and furnish suit
able places for recreation and amuse-
ments for the soldiers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
CHAPTER VII.

After supper Warde was busy in his
Office writing q resume of the facts
brought out in the Wright case and
was employing considerable skill in
making prominent the unexplained
side of the crime. He knew very well
how the other morning paper, the
Journal, would treat it; how it would
be described as perfect case of cir
cumstantial evidence; and how the
old proverb murder will out" would
be worked into it's weary place again
for the edification of those who like
their crime mulled with bit of NOR
alizing. Warde was endeavoring in
a really skillful way to emphasize the
mystery in which the case was in
volved, and to create doubt in young
Wright's favor, 1t was while he was
occupied thus that he realized fully
how strong chain of evidence had
been wrought around the man he be-
lieved to be innocent. How was 1t
possible for an innocent man to have
got himself tangled up in this way?
While he was working away ut his
task, Detective Fenton entered the Of
fee and said he had secured some adj
ditional evidence in the case, which
he had no objection to making pub
lie.
'what is it?" asked warde, inter
ested at once.
Late this afternoon the chief in
structed me to gc 10 Wirght's house
and search it for weapons. / found
Mrs. Wright ut home and told her
what 1 must do. She made no objec-
ton, and led me to the place where
she said her husband kept his pistol.
There / found this weapon" taking
from his pocket a handsome ivory
handled pistol, (which, as you see, has
Que empty cartridge In it."
no De Continued
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Acreage and Condition Of wheat,

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE returns
to the chief of the bureau of statistics
Of the department Of agriculture indi-
cate that the newly seeded area OF
winter wheat is about 100000 acres.
a decrease of six per cent. from the
area estimated to have been sown in
the fall of 1902. The condition Of
winter wheat on December was $3.50,
as compared with 99.7 in 1902, S6.7 in
1901 and nine year average Of 92.7.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Mystery Of the
Bayou Woods
BY WALKER KENNEDY.
Copyright, 1905 by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
CHAPTER VI.

) Irving Warde could not have eX-
planned the impulse which caused him
to seek an interview with Miriam
Wright when the coroner's jury had
finished it's investigation. 1t was
certainly not idle curiosity, nor the
mere professional instinct of the
newsgatherer; but some occult SYM
pathy seemed to draw him to the
cold, emotionless young woman
whose beauty had been as great n
revelation to him rs her personality
had been mystery.
Miriam Wright had had no expert
ence with newspaper people, and had
NO horror of the interviewer. At that
time he had not attained the pin
nacle of caustic opprobrium that has
since then been erected to his indus
try and his dicredit. So when Irving
Warde sent up his card she came
down Immediately to the parlor to
see what was wanted of her. He had
the appearance and manners of
gentleman-for he was one-and so
Miss Wright's suspicious of prying
newspaper reporter were never
aroused.
From her appearance it was evident
that she was the victim of nervous
relapse from great mental strain.
Her behavior on the witness stand,
her marvellous self-possession until
she was led to testify in the dark,
had visibly been the result of an in
tense benumbing excitement. The
iciness had gone from her face, and
it was helpless, feverish woman
who confronted him.
Warde found himself, strange to
say, erdeavoring to allay her alarm.
''Nliss Wright" he said, Il am one
of those who believe that your
brothers innocence will eventually
be established, and l have come to
ast you whether can be of any as
sIstance whatever to you"
After he had said this it sounded
very foolish; but she evidently APP
prcciated his good intentions, for
she said: at is Very kind of you, Mr..
Verde. hardly know what to say.
1t has come upon lis so suddenly, so
horribly that cannot tell what we
shall do. If. however, we should see
a way in which you could assist"
'.believe me- shall be only too
ready to do sou.
Herbert and T have been peculiar
~ attached to each other since child
hood, and / need hardly say, Mr..
Warde, that his implication in the
murder is to me more terrible even
than my fathers death, and l cannot
conceive how it would have been pos
sible for him to bring himself to
commit such crime. 1t is true that
he was always high-strung and pas
sionate, but that he could have taken
his fathers life, II cannot believe
it."
II have become deeply interested
in this case, Miss Wright, because 1
am satisfied that the mystery has not
yet been solved. It has taken hold of
me completely, and / have thought
of making some Investigations in an
entirely new line. The police have
taken up plausible theory, and have
made out q strong case without
doubt; but it is not a complete case,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17


MURDER CASE, THAT WRIGHT
BUSINESS. AMT TIP"
ton. He wore jaunty clothes, smoked
villianous cigars, played poker reck-
lessly, and knew every saloonkeeper
in town by his Christian name. He
plumed himself on his wickedness.
and had vague idea that he was u
man of the world.
Warde accepted his invitation to
wait, but declined the cigar. He had
suffered from Hillsman's cigars be-
fore. Say, Irv,' said Hillsman, ia
miliarly, that's humming murder
case, that Wright business, amt it?''
II should say so. It's n very mys-
terious affair."" replied Warde.
Mysterious? What are you giving
me? Why, it's as plain as the
nose on mans face. The colonel
heard all the testimony, and he says
he can see no hope for Wright"
rs the colonel satisfied of Wright's
guilt?'
Not a doubt of it,"
I'm sorry to hear that. Does he
intend going into the prosecutions"
II think not. 1t is scarcely intricate
enough for him. His forte is digging
truth out of a well, not picking it up
on the ground. Besides, since the
facts have come out so strong against
Wright, he does not feel like having
anything to do with it. He's always
been great friend to the family,
you know; and he dislikes the idea
of prosecuting the son for the muir
der of the father, who was his
friend"
"Yes; I see."
Between you and me, I believe
Wright's family were blamed glad to
get u. of him, and the colonel knows
it,
what makes you think SOP"
"Why, I'll tell you. Old Wright was
as hard piece of cobblestone as you
ever saw. He treated his wife as
if she had been his niger, and he
never had pleasant word for any
body ut home. He kicked his son out,
you know. and there's, his daughter,
Miriam, perfectly scrumptious girl,
that he didn't take any more notice
of than if she had been q mummy.
The only decent thing he ever did
was to get himself killed, and he
couldn't help that"
"What did he ever do to you,
Frank?"
Nothing at all; but didn't / know
him? He used to drive up to this
Office every day, never looking to
the right or left, or speaking to a
soul. All day long it was cotton re-
ports, sampling cotton, thinking cot
ton, and, for all know, eating cotton.
Every now and then he'd go of to
one of his plantations and spend a
few days cussin' out his manager and
niggers. In fact, he was perfect hog
If there ever was one"
At this point Col. Franklin came
IN hurriedly and took Warde into
his private Office, ''What can I do
f0r you to-dsy?" he said, throwing
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
off his cloak and dropping rather
"a. ~

81 wish to learn your views on the
testimony brought out this morning"
my dear boy" said the lawyer COM
panionably, II don't want to be
quoted, you understand; but it was
simply awful. 1t looked like the in
terposition Of Providence. / have
been so Mortified at the revelations
this morning that I have about de-
termined to withdraw from the case.
I could not very well prosecute for
murder the son of the man who was
my lifelong friend"
"Do you know, colonel, I don't be-
lieve the young fellow did it," said
Warde.
'In the face of that evidence this
morning."
I'm spite of it; and I am going to
discover the truth"
Col. Franklin looked seriously ut
Warde as If to see whether he were
in jest or earnest, Eat detecting moth
ing humorous in the young mans face
said: at looks to me like q wild
goose chase, but I hope that you will
be able to establish Herbert Wright's
innocence. 1t is shocking case as
it stands"
81 have just been up to see him."
"What does he say?"
"Claims to be innocent. He has
some clew or other which I expect
later on to add to those I already
have, and with these threads 1 hope
to get ut the truth"
Ibid he tell you what it wasp"
asked the lawyer with evident curl
osity.
mo sir; I had hoped to get it from
him, but he declined to tell me just
yet. He intimated that what he had
to say would be Of such a startling
character as to be considered at first
absurd. Before I could induce him
to change his mind and tell me his
secret his wife came in and l left
them together"
at is the old story" said the col
onel, smiling sadly. 1.-The poor fellow
is cornered, and he has not yet
thought out what to say, and is put
ting up this bluff to gain time. A
shrcwd lawyer will probably take him
in hand by tomorrow and tell him to
shut his mouth. When man is in
nocent of crime, it can never hurt
him or prejudice his case for him to
speak the truth. / would advise YOU
not to let Wright play upon you"
'But if he is seeking to establish
case on some one else he might
place that person on his guard if he
were to tell what he knows, and SO
injure his own chance. Besides, / am
satisfied that whatever clew Wright
has is only q partial one and that it
will have to be joined with others
to amount to anything like proof"
POSSIBLY. If can be of any assist
ance I shall be glad to put my serv-
ices at your disposal" said Franklin.
But am against being led away by
every wild theory that Wright may
advance. A desperate man will stop
short of nothing"
Il should be glau 10 nave your ad-
vice at times, but / hardly think it
would be proper for me to reveal any
thing 1 may learn unless you should
become Wright's attorney"
Certainly not" answered the col
onel promptly. Il have no desire to
pry, but shall watch your investiga
ton with interest, and shall be glad |
to learn from time to time that you
are making progress. Butt have
an engagement at the hotel at half
past three, and ] shall have to beg
you to excuse me-"
He rose to indicate that he could |
spare no more time, and Warde be-
took himself leisurely toward the Of
flee of the Gazette.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Cement Plant at Fort Scott Burned.

Fort Scott, Kan, Dec. 12.-The Fort
Scott Hydraulic Cement company's
plant here was entirely destroyed by
fire yesterday evening. The plant was
the Oldest cement mill in eastern Kan
sas and much of the cement used In
Missouri and Kansas was made there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
rha Rlalr. Leaxe for rlorida.

St. Louis, Dec. 12.-It was learned
last night that Mr.. and Mrs. James L
Blair quietly left the Mullanphy hos
pital Thursday night, drove to the
union station and departed for some
point in Florida, presumably EustiE
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Wheat Rottinr In Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 12.-Three
million bushels of wheat are stored
in over-crowded elevators, open
wagons and on the ground in Ellis
county, Kan, because the Union Pa
cific cannot move them to Kansas City,
according to John Schlyer. grain and
implement dealer at Hays City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Burglar KIIled at Newton. In.

Newton, Ia, Dec. liars Lunds.
claiming ST. Paul (Minn.) as his home,
was shot and killed as he was IN tho
act Of burglarizing the home Of Henry
Held here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
Thra.hing Machine killed Two.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 12.-William
Bradburn, So, was instantly killed and
I. B. Moore, SO. fatally injured by be-
ing crushed between thrashing en-
CINE and a wheat separator yesterday
afternoon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07
GOOD STRIKE At
THE GLADSTONE.

w. H. Mead, superintendent of
the Gladstone group, in the Bonanza
district, operated by the Interstate
Mining company, and also managing
owner of the Aurora in the Green
horns, left this evening for Whitney
tn Look after his Iropcrtics. A blind
ledge ON the Gladstone, four feet
wide and averaging ZIG, Mr.. Mead
states has just been cut. The ore Is
free milling. The main ledge of the
property has not been reached, but
Mr. Mead thinks il will be encountered
with In the next fifteen days. Foster
aud Hoffman. of Baker City, were mt
the property u. few days ago and
surveyed the underground workings.
The main ledge, it Is thought, will
he reached within the next twenty
five feet.
Recent assays from the bottom of
the shaft In the Aurora show s2i In
gold and silver aud II y per cent
In copper. The shaft IL down forty
five fee. on u fourteen and half
foot vein.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07
PROSPECTING THE
CRANE FLAT PLACERS.

A. Burch, Of Spokane, who is
associated with Fred Bainbridge,
also of Spokane in the development
Of the Independence and the Crane
Flat placers returned from Baker
City this morning and left in the
afternoon for Granite. Mr.. Burch
has been spending some time looking
after these properties.
The work of prospecting the Crane
Flat placers, he states, is going
steadily ahead. A keystone drill is
on the ground, and Mr.. Burch thinks
it will be some thirty days yet be-
fore the digginGs can be thoroughly
tested. II the work shows that they
possess the requisite merit, he says
they will be taken over directly and
operated by his company. The In.
is showing up we'll and
work Is progressing satisfactorily.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07
BARTHOLF GROUP
IN MORMON BASIN.

Eugene Bartholf returned a day or
so ago from the Mormon Basin. where
he IL interested In the Bartholf group,
containing six claims, being oper-
ated by. Indiana people.
Mr.. Bartholf to u Miner represen-
tativc stated that the company will
order 400 foot depth capacity hoist
in u short time, and continue devel-
opment work on an extensive scale.
The eXcavating for the hoist has been
completed and the order for the ma.
chincry will be placed at once. The
shaft Is now down 100 feet on the
vein. which shows u width of three
feet in good ore that pans we'll. The
company is in n position to do etfec-
tive development work.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07
SUMPTER FAR AHEAD
OF ALL OTHER TOWNS.

broken into on the lower level. This
vein shows width Of seven feet on
the upper workings. and carries good
values.
The Red Boy mill IL now shut
down but will resume, within a short
period. IL is nderstood, when a
sufficient ore supply has been created.
Development work In the meantime
will continue uninterruptedly.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07

Baker City Ssmpling works. Albert
Geiser, one of the owners Of the
property, left for Baker to look after
the consignment.
The ore is the same rich stuff which
Is being encountered In the Tabor
shaft, and will average with the for.
mer shipments. This makes the
third lot Of 1t that has gone Ito the
Tacoma smelter. It Is among the
richest ores ever shipped from the
district.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07
This For The Fiscal Year Ending July
!. 1903. Over Previous Year
Figures Taken From Advance
Sheets Of Auditors forthcoming
Annual Report - What Other
Towns Have Done.

The Baker City Herald of last
evening published figures from
advance sheets of the forthcoming
report of Auditor Castle. of the
postoiilcc department. for the fiscal
year ending July |, 1903, which
shows that an increase of business
in the Sumptcr office Is far ahead
of all oth"r towns IN Oregon, the
percentage of increase being 7i.6.
The figures given were shown tn
Postmaster Jewctt, and he confirmed
their accuracy. Though an official
report wouldn't. of course, show any.
thing of the kind, the Sumptcr post
office also stands at the head of all
Others In point Of management and
the satisfaction II gives the public.
Here are the figures.
Receipts In 1902. s52OS.
Receipts In 1903, s9O96.
Percentage of increase, 7i.6.
This record beats all other towns
In thu Webfoot domain. Many other
towns showed u large figure of In.
crease, but Sumpter's PERCENTAGE
stands unrivnlled.
Tho record of Baker City stands
thus:
Receipts In 1902. sl3,5sS.
Receipts in 1903, sli.97i.
Percentage of increase. lo.i.
Baker City stands fourth ON the
list Of Oregon postoiiices In point Of
total receipts. The figures are as
follows:
1902 1903
Portland s52s, i65 s30l, i39
Salem 2l,a32 %, 25l
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07
TABOR ORE.

4 car load Of the rich Tabor frac.
tion ore. was shipped this afternoon to
the Tacoma smelter, through the
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-07
Broke Into Helen Vein at Red Boy.

4 telephone message from the
Red Boy this morning stated the foot
wall of the Helen vein WAS being
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-09-04

A very pretty experiment is making
a big SOAP bubble with a flower inside
Il. As the bubble ought to last some
time that u may be seen and admired
by everybody In reach. the best pos.
slble soap solution should be used so
that the hlm may be strong. This may
be accomplished by pouring a little
grycerino into the solution.
Now take large dinner plate. rad
pour the solution into Il. TO the depth
OF about oneelghth Of an inch. Then
place a hower-a rose, a carnatlon, or
any othcf you choose-in the centre
Of the pate and over II place an
ordinary tin funnel
Blow Gently into the small end Of
the funnel, and lift II slowly and
gradually at the same time. Keep on
blowing until a good.sizcd bubble has
formed, and then gently dlscngago the
funnel. This may be done by turn
ing It at right angles but you mus
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-09-04
ss,a0,a,3s@i7,a


Refrigerator hints:
Do not food It with boiling water.
Keep the Ice compartment full OF
ice.
DO not put hot foods into the refrig'
orator
The more the ice the greater the
economy.
Ice.saving schemes are absurd. de-
feating the purpose OF tho refrigerator.
Oyerripe fruits and vegetables are a
menace TO the health II left In tho
refrigerator.
II much ice be used on the table and
for other purposes an authority advises
a storage box for this extra ice.
It is the food that is to be kept In
stead OF the ice. Keeping Ice in the
sick.room or at a picnic is another
matter.
A cellar or other damp place is no
place for the refrigerator. On the
other hand. II should not be put out OF
doors unprotected.
It should be sponged out often with
warm water in which a little soda has
been dissolved and the drain should
not be neglected.