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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

Its the storm that makes the mar
iner.e but the s1O. 900 go set aside for
n new naval academy indicates that
Uncle Sans money helps some.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

The man who forged the name Of J.
p. Morgan 10 checks knew how to
dodge working a blind lead.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

The 400 survivors of the Society Is
lands who SWAIN four miles through
raging sea deserve TO be called The
zOO /"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

Yes. time flies. The first babies who
were named after Grover Cleveland
are nearly old enough TO vote.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

BE It noted with unfeigned surprise
that It was Frenchman whose cour-
age failed hun when his duty called
him TO publicly kiss u woman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

The doctors having told King Ed
ward that he eats and drinks TOO
much. the king may feel that he must
make a change perhaps Of court ply
st,.Iaus
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

We wonder what that grim aud
brave old salt. Admiral Geryera, thinks
OF our handling OF our naval heroes
By this timer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30
A CoalIess Ace.

Re suppose there can be little doubt that all the
II 1 coal and coal oil in the earth will be exhausted
w in two hundreds years the present Of
per capita consumption. Natural gas will 80
much than that Wood viii do for
dependency because of Its I'll adaptation many purposes
for which other fuel products employed and for the
further that the destruction of the forests would
produce uncomfortable calamites But all that does
necessarily that eoaless age and the absence Of
natural gas and kerosene Will be destitute Of heating fac
that there will be heat for domestic for
featuring. and for transportation.
Nature has made such blunder that Nothing in
story this earth furnishes ground for such ndet
ment OF It's The Of developing heat would
be ample II all existing fuels of The globe The
Winds and tides produce force enough TO a
thousand worlds II their motion controlled to
It's headeyeopng capacity And there Is eIhaustess
heat IN the Invention IL not dead Neither abstract
physical science going the retired list What has
accomplished In the last few decades ought
any doubt OF the capacity Of such
obstacle progress the exhaustion OF fuel Why
may stored heat from the take the place Of coal
And who in view Of what have before In electrical
science doubt the feasibility Of employing the
the and tides DO all that the coal mines
are performing Washington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30
Purnps Blood Fast.

All the blood In a mans body passes
through his heart once In every TWO
minutes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30

COMMITTEE which was appointed by congress
Of scholars at Paris tine ago 10 cons. der the
question Of an auxiliary International language has
-. Il. !. -...t Id h.cln an aeIIHe nr9paganda. Ile
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14

never known of such a, wound before.
One would almost suspect an explosive
bullet if it were not for the clean incised
wound on the exterior. The ribs seem
grazed, yet the manner in which such
hurt has been inflicted is utterly unac-
countable."
eve have been unable to solve the eng
ma DR.. Farmer observed. 81 was an
army surgeon before I entered private
practice, but I have never seen a similar
case''
Nor have t. responded Sir Bernard
1T is most puzzling.''
DO you think that this knife could
have been us.d?" I asked, handing my
chief the weapon.
He looked at it, raised it in his hand
as though to strike, felt its edge, and
then shook his head, saying: 8=&
mo-, think not. The instrument used
was only sharp on one edge. This has
both edges sharpened.'
It was a point we had not overlooked
but In q moment we agreed with him, and
at once abandoned our half-formed the
DRY that the Indian dagger had caused
the wound.
With Sir Bernard we made an examina-
ton of the tongue and other organs, in
order to ascertain the progress of the dis
ease from which the deceased had been
suffering, but detailed account Of our
discoveries can have no interest for the
lay reader.
In a word, our conclusions were that the
murdered man could easily have lived an
other year or more. The disease was not
so advanced as we had believed. Sir Ber-
nard had a patient to see In Grosvenor
square; therefore, he left at about
o'clock, regretting that he had not time
to call round at the neighbours and express
his sympathy with the widow.
"Give her all my sympathies, poor young
lady, he said to me. ..And tell her that
will call upon her tomorrow Then,
after promising to attend the inquest and
give evidence regarding the post-mortem
he shook hands with us both and left
At 8 o'clock that evening was back in
my own rooms in Harley place, eating
my dinner alone, when Amber Jevons en-
tered.
| He was not as CHEEKY as usual. He did
not exclain as was his habit ''Well. my
boy, how goes it? Whom have you killed
| to- day." or some such grim pleasantly.
| On the contrary, he came in with
scarcely word, threw his hat upon a side
table, and sank into his usual arm chair
with scarcely a word, save the question
uttered in almost a growl:
May smoker"
"Of course I said, continuing my
| IT left while you were cutting up the
BODY he said. Two been about a lot
since then, and I'm tired
you look it. Have drink? ?"
NO he responded, shaking his head.
I don't drink when I'm bothered. This
case is an absolute mystery And strik-
ing a match, he lit his rather foul pipe
and puffed away vigorously, staring
straight into the fire the while.
| well" I asked, after a long silence
what's your opinion now"
I've none," he answered, gloomily.
| whats yours?"
Mine is that the mystery increases
hourly.
What did you find at the post NOR
temp
In few words explained the unac-
countable nature of the wound, drawing
for him a rough diagram on the back of
an old enyelop, which tossed over to
where he sat-
He looked at it for a long time without
speaking, then observed:
Hum! Just as I thought. The police
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14
= CHAPTER X.
Which Puzzles the Doctors.

At the inquest held in the big upstairs
room of the Star and Garter hotel at Kew
bridge there was a crowded attendance
BY this time the public excitement had
risen to fever heat. 1t had by some I'M
accountable means leaked out that at the
post mortem we had been puzzled: there
fore the mystery was much increased, and
the papers that morning without exception
gave prominence to the startling affair.
The coroner, seated at the table at the
head of the room, took the usual formal
evidence Of Identification, writing down
the dispositions upon separate sheets of
blue foolscap.
Samuel Short was the first witness of
Importance, and those in the room lis
tened breathlessly to the story Of how
his alarm clock had awakened him at 2
O clock; how he had risen as usual and
gone to his masters room, only to dis
cover him dead.
inquired the coroner, looking sharply up
at the witness.
None. sir. My master was lying on his
side, and except for the stain of blood
which attracted my attention it looked
as though he had died in his Sleep
And what did you do?',
Il raised the alarm answered Short;
and then he went on to describe how he
switched on the electric light rushed
down stairs. seized the knife hanging in
the EdlI opened one OF the back doors
and rushed outside.
"And why did you do that, pray?"
asked the coroner, looking at him; fixedly.
II thought that some, one might be
lurking in the garden, the man re-
sponded, trifle lamely.
The solicitor of Mrs. Courtenays fam
lily, to whom she had sent, asking him to
be present on her behalf, rose at this
juncture and addressing the coroner, said:
81 should like to put question to the
witness. sir. represent the deceased's
family
"As you wsh,'' replied the coroner.
'But do you consider such a course wise
at this stage Of the inquiry? There must
be an adjournment
He understood the coroner's objection.
and acquiescing, quickly sat down.
Nurse Kate and the cook were called,
and Afterwards Ethelwynn, who. dressed
in black and wearing veil, looked pale,
and fragile as she drew off her glove in
order to take the oath.
AS she stood there our eyes met for an
instant; then she turned towards her ques-
toner, bracing herself for the ordeal
when did you last see the deceased
alive?' asked the coroner, after the usual
formal inquiry as to her name and con-
nection with the family.
cat 10 o'clock in the evening. DIR. Boyd
visited him, and found him much better.
After the doctor had gone I went upstairs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14

the knife is all COMPOUNDED myth. De-
pend upon it, Boyd, old chap. that man is
no fool. He's tricked Thorpe finely-and
with a motive, too
What motive do you suspect?" I in
qhired, eagerly, for this was an entirely
fresh theory.
lone that you'd call absurd if were
to tell it to you now. I'll explain later on,
when my suspicious are confrmed--as
feel sure they will be before long"
you're mysterious, Amber" 1 said,
surprised. ''Why?"
II have reason, my dear fellow" was
all the reply he vouchsafed. Then he
puffed again vigorously at his pipe. and
filed the room with clouds of choking
smoke Of not particularly good brand of
tobacco.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14

had retired, and done so with the object
of assisting the assassin.
But Amber JeVOnS was not a man to
remain idle for a single moment when
once he became interested in a mystery.
To his keen perception and calm logical
reasoning had been due the solution of
"The. bloomington Crescent Mystery"
which, as all readers of this narrative will
remember, for six months utterly de-
fled Scotland Yard; while in a dozen other
notable cases his discoveries had placed
the police on the scent of the guilty per-
son. Somehow he seemed to possess a
peculiar faculty in the solving of mys-
teries. At ordinary times he struck one
as a rather careless, easy going man. who
drifted on through life, tasting and deal
ing in tea, with regular attendance at
Mark Lane each day. Sometime he wore
a pair of cheap pince- nez the frames of
which were rusty. but these he seldom as
sumed unless he was what he termed "at
work" He was at work now, and there
fore he stuck the pince-nez on the bridge
of his nose, giving him keener and
rather more intelligent appearance.
Excuse me-" he exclaimed, suddenly
twitching his ring again round his finger.
rs just thought of something else. T
| won't be moment" and he rushed from
the library and ran upstairs to the floor
| above.
! His absence gave me an opportunity to
re-eXamlne the little obj which I had
picked up from the floor at the earlier
stages of the inquiry; and advancing to
the window I took it from my pocket and
looked again at it utterly confounded
It's appearance presented nothing ex-
traordinary, for it was merely a soft
piece of cream -colcred chenille about hall
an inch long. But the sight of it lyins
in the palm of my hand held me spell.
bound in horror.
It told me the awful truth 1t wa:
nothing less than a portion Of the fringe
of the cream shawl which my love hat
been wearing, and just as chenille fringe!
will come to pieces, it had become de
j tached and fallen where she had stoot
at that spot beside the victims bed.
There was a smear of blood upon it,
4 recollected her strangely nervou
manner, her anxiety to ascertain wha
clue we had discovered and to know tn
opinion of the police. Yes. if guilt wer
ever written upon wonan's face it wa
upon hers. "a
Should show the tiny fragment to M
friend? Should I put it into his hand
and tell him the bitter truth-the trut
that my love was murderess?
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@SiaF
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
young doctor, Ralph Boyd, confdes to his
being. This friend, Amber Jevons, promises
his help in case Of need. He is in the stea
trade. but his favorite hobby is Investigating
crime. Boyd is the son of an NJ. P. and assist
ant to Sir Bernard Fly tom He has an Interview
with hts chief, and they discuss the illness of
old Mr.. Henry Courtenay, who lives at Rich
mond.road, Kew. Instantly the young doctor
conceives the idea that his mysterious PRESENT.
ment is connected with this family. His inter
est in that home Is centered Ethelwynn Mi
vurt, Henry Courtenay's sister-in-law He deter
mines to spend the evening at Richmond-road
Mrs. Courtenay, young, gay, pretty, is out Of
sympathy with the elderly invalid husband,
with whom she has linked her fate. Conse
Quently she spends her evenings outside her
homo and leaves the of her husband very
much to the nurse and her sister, Ethelwynn.
Ralph and Ethelwynn discuss domestic mat
wynn surprises Ralph by evincng keen inter-
est In Courtenay's apparent improvement in
health. Ralph Boyd Is reused from his slumbers
the following morning by visit from Mr.. Cour-
tenay's fotoman, Short, who tells him that
his master has been murdered. Ralph accom-
panies Short to the Courtenay house, questioning
lance except that Mrs. Courtenay is not at
home.
Ralph finds Courtenay dead, wound just be-
meath the heart Death appeared to have been
instantaneous. The police summoned. The
police discover iron safe built into the wall
behind case of drawers. Ralph steps on some
.i'aS oauaA anu "hite near lhe ueau man
bed, which he picks up unobserved and puts in
his pocket. III.
The nurse is examined by police, but with
no material results One other servant, Alice
claims to have heard sound in the night like
the creaking of shoes. The officers so to exam
Inc the windows, while Ralph, left alone, exam
ines the tiny object picked up at the bedside
He Is startled at his discovery, and glad that he
knew the truth.
The police find the back kitchen door unfast
sned, though the cook declared she had fastened
It securely. A shawl worn by Ethelwynn at
tracts Ralph's attention, and he finds oppor
tunity to feel its texture. Mrs. Courtenay re
turns in great excitement collapses when sht
learns her husband Is dead.
Short says he opened the kitchen door to looE
for the assassin and armed himself with an ole
Indian dagger from the hall. Ralph thinks
such knife may have inflicted the death wound
Ethelwynn takes her sister to neighborins
house. Ralph sends for Amber Jevons II.
Investigates and seems to think some membe
of the household guilty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14
CHAPTER vlll-contlnued.

The theory was a curious one but saw
that there were considerable grounds for
It. rs in many suburban houses, the
conservatory Joined the drawing ROOM an
unlocked glass door being between them
The window that had been left unfastened
was situated at the further end and be-
ing low down was In such position that
any Intruder might easily have entered
and left Therefore the suggestion APP
peared q sound one-more especially so
because the cook had most solemnly de-
clared that she had fastened it securely
before going up to bed
Il In that case someone must have crept
down and unfastened it after the woman
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14
CHAPTER TX.
chadoufc

The revelation held me utterly dumb
founded.
Already I had, by placing my hand in
contact with the shawl ascertained it's
exact texture, and saw that both its tint
and its fabric were unquestfonably the
same as the tiny fragment ] held in my
hand. Chenille shawls, as every woman
knows, must be handled carefully or the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
WORK OF
TORNADO
Five Persons Killed Out in
Illinois.
SCORES ARE INJURED
Buildings Swept Clean Away and a
Property Loss of Two Million DOL
lars Inflicted = Telephone and
Telegraph Wires Down.
SCORES ARE INJURED
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press)
STREATER. ILL, July ia tornado
killed five persons, injured score OF
others and caused property loss of 81
600. 900 here tonight. The dead
HARRY DOYLE.
NELS. II. BIVENS.
r. PURCELL.
CHARLES SNYDER.
UNKNOWN NEGRO.
All except Purcell were killed at the
race track. A new building had just been
erected and the races were to have been
given week after next Not building
was left standing. All the buildings at
Case Electric Park were destroyed and
the fence and amphitheatre at the ball
park were blown away. Staubers CLOTH
ing factory, a two.story brick building,
was blown down and all the stock was
ruined.
The vulcaine Western Company's plant
suffered heavy loss. Purcell was killed
there. The Illinois, Indiana and Iowa
bridge, costing 100000, is nearly half
gone; the hosting works and buildings
at Springhlll shaft were ruined. Many
buildings in Kangley, four miles west OF
Streaten, were blown down and several
persons were injured. Many houses were
unroofed and otherwise damaged. Tele-
phone and telegraph lines are nearly all
down and details are meagre.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
SANTIAGO VETERANS
FEAST IN DETROIT
(Ry Associated Press !


DETROIT, MICH, July l7.-Veterans Of
the Santiago campaign, to the number of
one hundred, including many prominent
officers, attended the banquet in the Ma
sonic Temple to the members of the So
cicty of the Army of Santiago de Cuba
who are attending the convention Of the
society here. Hon. John NJ. Thurston was
the speaker of the evening. responding to
the toast Our Country" Colonel Ar
thur l.. Wagner responded to the toast
"The Regular Army" General Joseph
Wheeler to THE Cavalry Division Gem
eral Hamilton S. Hawkins to The In
faptry," and Major General Charles Dick.
Of the Ohio National Guard, to THE
American Soldier"
A letter was read from Major-General
J. c. Breckenridge. who was, TO have re-
sponded to "Our Heroic Dead" but who
was unable to be present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18

Boys Long Trousers Suits. the pick
and choice OF any $500 GO S0.
Suit. only ................. Wv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
BAD BOYS in
MANCHESTER
Captain Lipscomb Endeayor
ing to Break UP Dis.
orderly Crowds.
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,
1112 Hill Street.

Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,
1112 Hull Street.
Captain Lipscomb of the Police Depart
ment has instructed his men to break
up the crowds Of young men who congre-
gate at Twelfth and Hull Streets every
night. to the annoyance of the neighbor-
hood.
Several Of the boys have been arrested
and others have made threats that they
intended to get even with the officer who
arrested them.
Captain Lipscon1b asks the parents Of
bic by keeping them at home at night.
MAYORS COURT.
Several cases against street car men
were disposed of in the Mayors Court
yesterday. Thomas Virgins and w. II.
Walters. two OF the strike-breakers. were
dismissed Of the charge of cursing a
young man named Greenwood.
James Mccormick, motorman, was
charged with thrusting pistol in the
face Of c. A. Waymack. but the charge
was not sustained, and the man was dis
nissed.
the Passenger and Power Company were
also disposed OF. A number of fines were
imposed for fast running. at S each. and
for failure to ring gong small fines OF $3.50
were imposed.
MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
MT. ". Is. Markham and Miss Lucy Z.
Davis were married at the cambridge
Street parsonage Thursday night by Rev.
E. v. Badly. The couple will reside at
No. 2l2 East Twelfth Street,
PERSONAL AND NOTES.
The funeral of Milton, the two-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Bolton, of Oak
Grove, was from the home yesterday af-
ternoon. and the burial was In Riverview
The Chesterfield county School Board
will meet on August Sd. Teachers for the
next session have been examined.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
TRACTOR
A SUICIDE
Drank Half a Pint of Lauda-
nun at One Time.
ADDRESS ON N. CAROLINA
Excellent Prizes for the Firemen's
Tournament at Durham-Ex-Alder.
ynan Found Guilty Of Embezzle-
ment-Burned to Death.
Especial. to rhe Tlmes-p Ispatch.y.

IA.
RALEIGH. N. c., July T.-Jesse sBeal.
q well known carpenter and contractor.
committed suicide last night about 1880
o'clock by drinking a half pint OF !laud-
anum. He had been drinking heavily all
day. He leaves a wife and eight chill
dren. One, Mrs. Collier. lives in Ports
mouth and another, Mrs. George VIII
l,ams. In Hamlet.
At the Summer School to-day Mr.. j..
w. Pece delivered quite an interesting
address on North Carolina history, treat
ing especially the colonial period and IN
Clients connected with Roanoke Island.
Tonight President Henry Louis Smith, OF
Davidson College, delivered bfiiliane
address on Scientific Training as
Means OF Culture
FIREMEN's PRIZES.
The programme and prize list Tor inc
Tlremen's Tournament, at Durham, Az
gust 18th, 18th and 18th. was issued to-
day. The cash prizes aggregate wv, not
lr GLIDING the interstate contest prizes. me
Charleston. S. c.. Ponper Corps VIII at
tend, as will some other South carolina
companies,
The Jury In the case against Z. 7. NC
Donald, real estate agent and ex-Alder-
man, has found him guilty OF embezzie-
,nent in appropriating to his own use
moneys collected as assessments WMie
he was financial reporter tor OAK III!
Lodge. knights Of Honor. His failure TO
remit assessments COlleCleu iioIi iuSit0
bers to the Supreme Lodge caused the
suspension of the Raleigh Lodge, ana al
ter that he continued to collect assess
n,ents for some months, knowing the lodge
was suspended. He has since refunded
assessments thus collected. but insurance
forfeited by members In the suspension OF
the lodge Is a clear loss to them. JUDGE
PEBBLES has not yet passed sentence.
FELL INTO THE FIRE
Maud Jones, an aged negro woman, fell
into the fire at her home last night and
was burned to death. She had been III for
several days. and when alone went to the
fireplace and fell in. her head and shout
ders being terribly burned.
Tho extensive Improvements In the Cap
ital Club apartments arc completed, the
walls having been refinished and deco
rated at cost OF $3.50. The club now
has among the most handsome apart
ments OF any similar organization In the
South. The club building Is on the cor
ner OF Morton and Salisbury Streets.
3Ir. Allen ]. Rufiin was here to-day con-
ferring with directors Of the Raleigh Cot
ton Mill and the Neuse MILL to the pres
idency OF which he has been elected. He
has not yet decided to accept. Emo Mills,
al Hillsboro, he says. requires all his
time and attention, and he can't well
leave that mill. However. he has not yet
declired tho RaIeiph offer