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in the dust of the mantelshelf. Then he
broke down like a man from whom some
prop is suddenly snatched ana looked
around for seat. This was given him,
while silence, the most dreadful ever eX-
perienced, held every one there In check
But he speedily rallied, and, with
the remark that he was little confused
In regard to the Incidents of that night,
waited with a wild look in his averted eye
for the coroner's next question.
Unhappily for him it was in continuation
Of the same subject. Had he bought can
dies or not at the grocer's around the cor
ner? Yes. he had. Before visiting the
house? Yes. Had he also bought matches?
Yes. What kind? Common safety matches.
box he had just bought was half empty?
No. Nevertheless he had used many
matches in going through this old house.
had he not? Possibly. To light his way
not so used them? Yes. Why had he done
so, if he had candles in his pocket, which
were so much easier to hold and SO much
more lasting than a lighted match? All,
he could not say; he did not know; his
mind was confused. He was awake when
he should have been asleep 1t was all
dream to him.
The coroner became still more persistent.
Ibid you enter the library on your sOli-
tary visit to this old house?'
IT believe So"
what did you do there?"
"Pdttered around. I don't remember"
Wndt uSnt uiu you use!
"a candle, l think
you must know"
"Well. 1 had a candle; it was in can
delabrum."
what candle and what cadelabrum?"
1.-THE same l used upstairs, of course"
"And you cannot remember where you
left this candle and candelabrum when you
finally quilted the house?"
mo. 1 wasn't thinking about candles"
"What were you thinking about?'
1.-THE rupture with my wife and the bad
name of the house l was in."
"Oh and this was on Tuesday night?
Eyes, SIR"
"Iow can you prove this to us?'
II cannot"
"But you swear
1T swear that 1t was Tuesday night the
night Immediately preceding the one when
when my wife's death robbed me of all
earthly happiness.
It was feelingly uttered. and several faces
Nghtened; but the coroner repeating, 'la
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satisfaction?' the shadow settled again,
and on no head more perceptibly than on
that of the unfortunate witness
1t was now late in the day and the
atmosphere of the room had become sti-
fling; but no one seemed to be conscious
of any discomfort, and a general
gasp of excitement passed through the
room when the coroner, taking out box
from under pile of papers, disclosed to
the general gaze the famous white ribbon
with it's dainty bow, lying on top of the
fatal pistol.
That this special feature. the most inter-
esting one of all connected with this trag-
edy, should have been kept so long in re-
serve and brought out just at this time
struck many of Mr.. Jeffreys closest friends
as unnecessarily dramatic. but when the
coroner, lifting out the ribbon. remarked
tentatively, You know this ribbon?' We
were more struck by the involuntary cry
of surprise which rose from some one in
the crowd about the door than by the
look with which Mr.. jeffrey eyed it and
made the necessary reply. That cry had
something more than nervous excitement
in it. Identifying the person who had
uttered 1t as a certain busy little woman
we'll known in town, l sent an officer to
watch her; then recalled my attention to
make. He had forced Mr.. Jeffrey to rec
ognize the ribbon as the one which had
fastened the pistol to his wife's arm; now
he asked whether, in his opinion, woman
could tie Sucn a DOW TO uer own WTlst,
and when in common justice Mr.. jeffrey
was obliged to say no, waited third
time before he put the general suspicion
again into words:
Can not you, by some means or some
witness prove to US that 1t was on Tues
day night and not on Wednesday you
spent the hours you speak of on this scene
of your marriage and your wife's deathT
The hopelessness which more than once
had marked Mr.. Jeffrey's features since
the beginning OF this inquiry reappeared
with renewed force as this suggestive ques-
ton fell again upon his ears; and he was
about to repeat his plea of forgetfulness
when the coroner's attention was diverted
by request made in his ear by one of
the detectives. In another moment Mr..
jeffrey had been waved aside and a new
witness sworn IN.
You can imagine every ones surprise.
mine most of all, when this witness proved
to be Uncle David.
(To be continued tomorrow
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Exactly like that one"
"And what did she do with this book?''
Opened 1t. but not to read it. She was
too quick in closing 1t for that"
Ibid she take the book away?"
mo: she put 1t back on the SHELF
After opening and closing it?'
Yes. SIR
Did you see whether she put anything
into the book?'
II cannot swear that she did: but then
her back was to me-. and could not have
seen it If she had"
The implied suggestion caused some ex-
element, but the coroner. frowning on this,
pressed the girl to, continue, asking If Miss
Tuttle left the room Immediately after
turning from the book shelves. Loretta re-
piled no: that. on the contrary, she stood
for some minutes near them, gazing. in
what seemed like q great distress of mind.
straight upon the floor; after which she
moved in an agitated way and with more
than one anxious look behind her into the
adjoining room where she paused before a
large bureau. As7this bureau was devoted
entirely to Mr. Jefrey's use. Loretta expe-
rtenced some surprise at seeing his wife's
sister approach it in SO stealthy a manner.
Consequently she was watching with all
her might, when this3 young lady opened
the upper drawer and, with very evident
emotion. thrust her hand into it.
What she took out. or whether she took
could not say for when Loretta heard the
drawer being pushed back into place she
drew the curtains close. perceiving that
Miss futile would have to face this window
in coming back. However, she ventured
upon one other peep through them just as
that lady was leaving the room, and re-
membered as If 1t were yesterday how clay
white her face looked. and how she held her
left hand pressed close against the folds OF
her dress. 1t was but few minutes after
this that Miss Tuttle left the house.
AS we all knew what was kept in that
drawer. the conclusion was obvious What
ever excuse Miss futile might give for go
one thought, one fear, or possibly one hope
could have taken her to Mr.. Jeffreys pri-
waite drawer. She wished to see If his pisto
was still there. or II 1t had been taken
away by her sister-a revelation of the ex-
| treme point to which her thoughts had
| flown at this crisis and one which effect
ually contradicted her former statement
that she had been conscious of no alarm II
behalf of her sister and had seen her leave
the house without dread or suspicion Of evil
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leave the house. she went into her room
with the intention of putting it to rights.
AS this was no more than her duty, no
fault could be found with her; but she
owned that when she had finished this task
and removed all evidence of Mrs. Jeffrey's
frenZied condition. she had no business to
linger at the table turning over the letters
she found lying there.
Here the coroner stopped her and made
some inquiries in regard to these letters,
but they seemed to be ordinary epistles
from friends and quite foreign to- the in
vestigatiOn he allowed her to proceed.
Her cheeks were burning now, for she
had found herself obliged to admit that she
had read enough of these letters to be sure
that they had no reference to the quarrel
then pending between her mistress and Mr..
jeffrey. Her eyes fell and she looked Sc
riously distressed as she went on to say
that she was as conscious then as now of
having no business with these papers: so
conscious. indeed. that when she heard
Miss Tuttle's step at the door her one idea
was to hide herself.
That she could stand and face that lady
never so much as occurred to her. Her own
guilty consciousness made her cheeks too
hot for her to wish to meet an eye which
had never rested on her any too kindly; SO,
noticing how straight the curtains fell over
one of the windows on the opposite side of
the room, she dashed toward 1t and slipped
in out of sight just as Miss Tuttle came in.
This window was one seldom used, owing
to the fact that it overlooked an adjoining
wall. so she had no fear of Miss Tuttle' 8
approaching 1t. Consequently she could
stand there quite at her ease, and, as the
curtains in falling behind her had not come
quite together, she really could not help
1eeing just what that lady did.
Here the witness paused with every APP
rearance of looking for some token of dis
APPRECIATION from the crowd.
Rut she encountered nothing there but
eager anxiety for her to proceed, so with
out waiting for the coroner's question she
added in SO many words:
"She went first to the book Shelves"
We had expected It: but yet a general
movement took place, and few suppressed
ordinations could be heard.
And what did she do there?"
Took down book, after looking care.
fully up and down the shelves"
What color of book?"
"A green one with red figures on It. ]
could see the cover plainly as she took II
down.
Like this one2'
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Kill.
Chiefly Thrust.

The appearance of this witness had I'M
dergone a change since she last stood be-
fore She was shame-faced still, but
her manner showed resolve and a feverisfi
determination to face the situation which
could but awaken in the breasts of those
who had Mr.. Jeffrey's honor and personal
welfare at heart nameless dread; II
they already foresaw the dark shadow
which minute by minute was slowly sinking
over a household which, up to a week ago,
had been the envy and admiration of all
Washington society.
The first answer she made revealed both
the cause of her shame and the reason OF
her firmness. 1t was in response to the
question whether she, Loretta, had seen
Miss futile before she went out on the
walk she was said to have taken immedi-
ately after Mrs. Jeffrey's final departure
from the house.
Her words were these:
Il did. sir. do not think Miss Tuttle
knows 1t, but ! saw her in Mrs. jeffrey g
heoom.'
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Death of Mrs. Ranney.

The death of Mrs. Eleanor L. Ranney,
widow of Judge Isaac Ranney of Ohio. &C.
Cured at Southampton near Gaithersburg.
Md, the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
David Munro, Thursday night at 10 o'clock.
The deceased leaves four daughters, Mrs.
Frances r. Lybrand of Washington; Mrs.
John B. Diamond Mrs. David Munro Mrs.
James B. Adams of Gaithersburg. Md. The
interment will be at Delaware, Ohio.
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cipal of the school, opened the evening in
response to a toast, SLATER School," She
directed attention to the pretty souvenirs
at each plate which she had prepared for
them, upon which was drawn the home
o. Inc chambered nautilus about which DR..
Holmes saw fit to write. Under this shell
were the words Build thee more stately
mansions, o my SOUL Then came the
years 1901 and 1902 linked with golden
chain, under which were the names of the
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guests, as follows: E. A. Chase M. E.
Bruce, M. Liggons, L. G. Arnold, A. A.
Gray, L. Coleman, L. E. Jean, w. Coleman,
A. R. Jackson, B. G. Howard, M. l. Will
Hanson, H. F. Morrison and the present
principal, L. S. Chase.
Miss Chase responded to a toast and
spoke of the perfect but rare sympathy,
unity and good feeling that had always ex-
listed among them, and asked to have their
efforts like that of the chambered nautilus
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will be blowing shortly, as they always fol-
low high tides. and as the tides have been
unusually high for several days, the wind
will blow with much force.
The tide yesterday evening and again
this morning was the highest of the week,
and was nearly on top of several of the
low wharves. The average rise in the tide
here for several days past has been over
four feet Ordinarily it is less than three
feet,
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Teachers Hold a Reunion.

The second reunion of the teachers of
Slater School in service for the term 1901
and 1902 was held at 100 street north
west yesterday evening.
A well-prepared program. was presented,
after which the guests repaired to the
dining room, where various toasts were
given. Miss Eva A. Chase a former prin-
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eginning Monday, July 6, the Hecht Stores will I
Saturdays at 9 pm. Closed all day July
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he for deeper thought, broader lives and
higher aims. .,
The evening was concluded with pro-
phettc letter read by Miss L. E. JEAN
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He-"You must admit there's nothing de-
lights girl so much as the devoted atten-
ton of the man of her choice"
She-"Unless it's the devoted attention OF
the man of some other girls choice. -
Philadelphia Press.
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Tkirm0mas and Wrappers.
Extra good quality long Kmonas and Wrppers the kinds that
always sell at s1a5 OF best bat lawns percales all are
IN the newest patterns of superior make throughout the most
desirable coors light and including black and wrappers
have new shane shoulder breteIes petiy trimmed; MGN
deem rifle aounce on choice from these pretty QVNo
and dainty kmonas and wrappers at
Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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BURIAL PERMITS.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
George Adams. - years, City Hospital: con-
Michael Costello. n years. St. Louis County;
Robert Lindsay. IS years. EOS North Love-;
Ida F. PeckinEton. - years. 14l2 Glassow:
Carrie Mayors. IS years. St. vincent's Asy-
'I Juii. eS sehmids. Il yssrs. hi Merchant: apo
Katherine koehler Is ysar.. ISIS De Kalb;
Julia hepburn. 2: years. Ii Hortense place;
sophia stevens. 81 ysars. sls Ann: cancer.
Jacob wiikison. IS Year,. BIS North Twenty
'. Julius I'm L Drunk. 70 Year,. aSssA Warren:
Caroline T.unbaeher. IS year. sssa South
john. W Stone ii yean: Insane Asylum;
jessis ]. Thomas. yeazs. ssss Easton: ty-
'I EiSvorth Tsndick. months. 2lls Blair: &C.
Eiisabsth po,Dhus. o years. t.ssA Ashland;
vioS Dersmeyer. year. sls Russell: bron-
Barrett s~yes.. Il montha Ss.s Mafntt: tn
William Edwards. 81 years. Bethesda Home:
Elmer 4 xredel. / year. 1905 South Second;
Emms 3 Bailey. IL year. lols North Gar
' isan SsccS. years. MS Madison; diRhtheI.s:
Robert j. Jamison. Is years. 2sos,s Howard;
P,i ESaaSess Heiie. u years. - North FIJI
se Dam disne y year.. ,os Allen; p...son,u.
Linton C. Sappingtou, Is yeAfu. 12E MOTH
Fourteenth; pneumonia-
sarah Nan, age unknown. 1o8 Pa1An: ns-
phritis.
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NEW CORPORATIONS.

Holland easansy Company; .5 f. Hs sacs!
ana ssneTL Investment business; capital stock.
&c cnsfieS kost FURNITURE and Premium Com
gdny; chas,es Res. sSGo : ;hsrss g. ouis
% SSisRES L 4. SinneTk. - .hsRs. g.. Lou.:
-. Haneneyer. share e. hGui:; ., A.
9ssa1: .n :e Is: p sutafs s &
pss%,a%;, e., "a Publish 0 da periodicals; capital
st "a e nl a Wysss siP Printing Company; ubsr.
= sn.r.s sssh e DO ssS ssn
ssoes. fa di ps,d. n.o@ ~
PRo lorna DECREE OF INCORPORATION.
g. Iouis cauuh Extension and City Mission
bsas s; ::ssss..s. IA wins R!iiils:sen s..sss
ana parsonage property. persooal and real
49,, INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK.
-: fs 9 90 e 600 ss5 RfI Al
. s s ssIss1s 81 ..:.s. ss
tie. esiL1 ali Of increase being preferred
-, MISSOURI.
REPUBLlc SPECIAL.
Jenerson City. Mo-. Dec. 1s:-certifcatcs Of
incespotsaon were granted to-day in the office
Peru Petrnleum Company OF Kansas City;
capital slooeo ali PAID. ineorporators-H. b.
west Aiex. Massey and George II. Canterbury
xapeaftoek Petroleum Company Of Kansas
City: capital $4,000 all paid Incorporators-
H. "a West, Alex. Massey. George NJ Canter
The Dank Of Kimswiek: capital Sls, 900, all
gaid. Incorpcfafors-C H. Gerard. William
Hermit Mining Company Of Joplin: capital
S."@ ~ paid Incorporators-C W. Arbuth-
Acme Beddine Company Of Kansas City: cap
Itni $500; Al paid Ine0rpors sna
Otto Peterson.
Thompsm Tansfer Company Of Kansas CITY:
capital SO Oh. al paid in. Incorporators-Chas
pcHolH. Harry p. Frank W. and Lawrence E.
Thompson.
The Jacksonville Savings Bank Of Jackson
vile: capital $4,000. all psid. Incorporators-
Others.
The D. A. Beck Private Bank OF stetesbury;
esnitai 5000 all paid.
The LAplata and Western Telephone Com
pany OF Laplata; capital s1.5o0. Incorporators
II, A: Dudly. d. o. Seaman. r. b. Enyant
and. Others.
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MEN wANTED-colored factory hands $
sle Olive.
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srOCkHoLDERs. MEErrNes.

STOCkHOLDERS MEETINGS.
AesEAessesAeassseesessesS
THE annual meeting of the ssockholders of
the observation-disclosures National Bank of ST.
Louia for the election Of twentS-one directors
TO Serve during the ensuing year. will be held
at it's banking rooms, Fourth and Olive streets
January u 1904. Polls open from 10 a. m. &c
o.. m. GEO. E. HOFFMAN
Cashier.
STDrKHOLDERS Meeting The annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Richard Han
Ion Millinery Company. for the election of Of
ficers and for the transaction Of such other
business - may be properly brought before the
meeting will Be held 1t the office Of the COM
many Twelfth street and Washington avenue
al q. M RICHARD HXNLoN. President. .''
Edward c. Ncarath, Secretary and Treasurer
THE annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the New Union Hall Association. for the cleo
m Of zen Q0 directors to serve during the
ensuing year. and for the transaction Of such
Other Saiine e may properly come before the 4:
.ssociaticu. Broadway and Benton It. St. Louis.
Mo. on Saturday. the 18Th day Of December.
81 Louis. NO. Dee, II 1903 secretary.
nusy meeting Of the 81. Louis Club for the
election az president. hrtt. second and third
vice president to eerve during the ensuing
sesk and two member Of the Board Of Cow
ernsfa. 20 serve for three yearY. and for the
e sSse Sshss .. sHsne.s s s. SsS
Ii ne oliee o. the club; 3ees Lindelf boule..
ward 81 Eouis. Mo-. on the nineteenth day Of
neeeIser; ia pAS Il r. francis. President.
AStset: Lewis 7. Tune. eecretasy.
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MEN wANTED-At once, four men
familiar with Grating and uncfatiAg
and setting MP vehicles.
RACINE-SATT1EY CO., $40 Elm q.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-16
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND DEATHS.
RECORD OF BIRTHS.

RECORD OF BIRTHS.
J. and B. James, City Hospital: girl
William r. and Anna McKeane. ISL Cas-:
William 1. and NJ. Lpps 27lo Mills; boy.
Edward c. and Lulu Koltkamp. zssi Nof'n
A. and NJ Kratz 1851 South Eleventh: girl.
G. and f. Hynes. 20s South FifteenIn: ny.
r L and c. ]. Gaynor. 44os Nor'h
). T. and s. G. Fftzsimnons. III St VIM
j. and Rose Fischbein. 1915 North Thirteenth;
'of. ~ and NJ Fitzpatrick, ST. Louis: boy.
l. and NJ Frank 1913 Madison; boy.
WiiIiam J. and A. Eicks. 1886 Thomas: gin.
William and C. Bockelmann. 1883 Sn'ppe~.'
and NJ. Esrlxley s14 Chouteau: boy.
A and IS Bradley. $50 Franklin: boy;
Paul and Anna Blake. 3l2l Magnolia: oos ana
Ernst and Anna Badack. 1905 North Eight
zenith: bog.
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! CHECKERS. ETC. wANTED-Checkers and
freight handlers for freight and ware houses;
l steady inside positions Apply SJS Pine
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MEN WANTED-Handy men for roundhouse
machine shops and factories: SIP week. Appl
i,.o
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statesmen wANTED-The Euuita.
BILE Life. the strongest life Insurance. or
mites for men Of ability to better them
selves by Learning the insurance busi-
teach the principles of the business to
statesmen and business men who have
confidence and belief In themselves and
wish to better their condition. Tho In
surance business has unlimited possi-
bilities for men who can do things Call
Or write. Kendrick Estes. managerA
EQUITABLE building.
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NIGHT SCHOOL

Touch Typewriting Arithmetic. Penmanship
Business Letter Writing. Spelling. etc Individ-
lal instruction.: no classes. Positions procured
for all graduates. Draushon's Practical Busi-
write for new 1e0-page catalogue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-28
CONSOLIDATED LAKE SUPERIOR.

It is understood that according to Philadelphia
dispatches the reorganization Of the ConSol-
dated Lake Copper Company will be carried out
substantially the following lines:
The 100000 paid in on the assessment by the
stockholders will be the 100000 paid in cash cap
ital of New-Jersey corporation which may be
called the Lake Superior Company. or some other
assets OF the Consolidated Lake Superior Company
and having $l0.0C0O00 capital stock, all common.
present stocks in the exchange expected TO get
stock in new corpora ton on basis OF each share
OF preferred receiving from three 70 three ana q
half times the amount which each share of present
common stock gets. These assets, in the form OF all
the collateral pledged security under the SpeNer
$5C5oCto loan viii, after due notice TO the old COM
sale and bought in for The account OF the new
company at probably the face value Of the Speyer
stockholders who do not pay the S a share assess
ment will still have their stock. but will simply
retain any possible rights of action against the old
arrangement, since the companys assets VIII nave
There are no mortgages on the properties them
selves to be foreClosed, involving receVerShp Ior
law since the transaction is simply the sale by
the Pledge Of collateral for loan made in New
York and the purchasers-the new company-be-
come the owners. enabling the whole proceeding to
go ahead the assessments are collected
The stock OF the new COMPANY will be all common,
obligations that have harpered it in the past there
being no new fixed interest charge. would have
been entaied had the bond plan been put through,
no preferred stock TO come in ahead of the com
mon and only about S4.OO00O0 bonds on the sub
exchange are expected to get stock in the new
amount which each share of present common
stock gets. This about represents the difference
in market values, for the two classes Of stock
There is S2S000Gj0 of Consolidated Lake Superior
amount Of cash. and 100000 bonds of subsidiary
companies which. together with the 100000 new
in the proposition very closely UP to the pro-
posed $NGpo00 capitalization.