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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10

I was conscious of regretting, with very
pardonable inconsistency, that Durbin had
not returned In time to hear these words.
The major now proposed that we
should go at once to the old house. "A
family secret like this does not crop up
every day even in city so full of sur
pr1ses as Washington. We will hunt for
the spring under the closet drawers and
see what happens, Ell? And on our way
there"-here he turned to met should
like to hear the particulars concerning the
little clue just mentioned. BY the way
Mr.. Jeffrey's interest in this old drawing is
now explained. He knew its diabolical
secret"
This was self-evident, and my heart was
heavy for Miss futile, who seemed to be
deep in her brother flaws confidence.
It grew still heavier when Durbin
joining us, added his incredulity to the
al rof suspicion assumed by the others
Thru all the explanations I now entered
Into, found myself inwardly repeating
with somewhat forced iteration, II will
not believe her guilty under any circum-
stances She carries the look Of limo
cence, and innocent she must be proved,
whatever the result my be to Francis
jeffrey
To such an extent had been Influenced
by the lofty expression which had once
surprised on her face.
Had Mr.. David Moore been sitting open
| eyed behind his vines that morning, he
would have been much surprised to see
! SO many of his natural enemies intrude
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10

can give you no good reason for this;
something in the woman herself, I sup
pose. She does not look nor act like a
criminal. While not DESTROYS of raising
myself in opposition to the judgment Of
those so greatly my superior in all re-
spects I have had this feeling, and am
coura geous enough to avoW it, And yet,
If Mr.. Jeffrey could not have left the Gem
etery gates and reached the Moore house
In time to fulfil all the conditions of this
tragedy, the case does look black against
the woman. She admits to having been
there when the pistol was fired, unless
Unless what? You have something new
to tell us. That 1 have seen ever since
you entered the room What Is tt?"
I cast glance at the door. Should I
be able to finish my story before Durbin
returned? thought it possible, and, tho
still upset by this new evidence, which I
could now see was not entirely in Miss
Tuttle' favor, I spoke up with what spirit
1 might.
II have just come from spending another
night in the Moore house. All the efforts
have been founded upon a theory that has
brought us nowhere. I had another In
mind, and was anxious to test it be-
fore resting from all further attempt to
solve this riddle. And 1t has not failed
me-. By pursuing a clue apparently so
! trivial that I allowed it to go neglected
| for weeks, I have come upon the key to
| the many mysterious crimes which have
defled the library hearthstone. And
where do 70 uthink it lies? Not in
| the hearthstone itself and not in the floor
under the settle; not, in fact, in the
| library at all, but In the picture hanging
| upstairs in the southwest chamber. !"
THE pictured that faded out sketch, fit
! only for the garrett
| Eyes To Won and to most DeOple sur
peying it, it is just what you say and
nothing more. But to the initiated few
| it is writing, conveying secret instruc-
tions. The whole combination Of curves
which go to make up this sketch is q
curious arrangement of words inscribed
| with the utmost care, in the smallest OF
characters. Viewed with a nagnifyine
glass, the uncertain outlines of the
shadowy face surmounted by mass OF
/ piled-up hair resolve themselves into lines
| Of writing, the words Of which are quite
ineligible and full Of grim and unmis-
! taxable purpose. I have read those lines
/ and, what is more, I have Transcribed
/ them into plain copy Will you read
/ them? They contain a most extra ordinary
4 confession; confession that was mani
4 testify intended as a warning, but which
/ unfortunately has had very different re-
suits. It may explain the death Of the
4 man from Denver, even If 1t cast no light
upon the other inexplicable features of the
remarkable case we are considering.
As1 spoke I laid upon the table before
me the transcription of which I spoke
Instantly the two bent over 1t. Wher
they looked UP again, their countenance.
1 showed not excitement only but appre-
citation: and in the one minute Of triumph
which then enjoyed all that wounded OF
disturbed me III the past was forgotten
You are a man in a thousand, was thu
majors enthusiastic comment; at which
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10

about, passed me with one blank and
wholly unconscious look and betook him
self toward the city. AS he went by, his
lips opened for the third time. Which
means, he cried between groan and a
shrek, "a bullet for her and I wish
had heard the rest, but he was out Of my
hearing before his sentence was finished"
What time was this?'
"As near half past as possible. It was
6 when I reached home a few minutes
later ...
J "Ah. he must have gone to the cemetery
after this
II am quite sure Of it,"
why didn't you follow the MANI,
grumbled Durbin.
| 1t wasn't. my business. He was a
stranger and possibly mad. didn't know
what to do"
What did you DOR
| Went home and kept quiet; my wife
was very Ill that night and I had my own
cause for anxiety"
"You, however, read the papers next
morning."
| mo, sir. nor for many days. NV wife
grew constantly worse and for a week I
didn't leave her, not knowing but that
every breath would be her last. I was
dead to everything outside the sickroom.
and when she grew better, which was
very gradually, we had to take her away.
|
OF this occurrence to any one until week
ago, when some remark, published in con-
nection with Mrs. Jeffrey's death re-
called that encounter on the bridge.
| told a neighbor that believed the man
had seen there was Mr.. Jeffrey and we
looked up the papers and ran over them
till we came upon his picture That set
tied it, and could no longer-being free
! from home anxieties now-hold nv tongue
and the police heard"
! That will do. Mr.. Gelston" broke in
the major when we want YOU again
we will let you know. Durbin, see Mr.
Gelston OUT
I was left alone with the major and the
district attorney.
4 There was a moments silence, durins
which my own heart beat so loud that
was afraid they would hear it. Since TAX
ing up Miss Tuttle's cause I had neve,
really believed In Mr.. Jeffreys Innocence
In spite Of the alibi he had brought for
ward, and now I expected to hear these
men utter the same conviction. The maio,
= twas the first to speak. Addressing II,
district attorney, he remarked: This Swil
strengthen Your case very materially. w,
have proof now that Mrs. Jeffrey's deatl
was actually determined upon. II Mis-
futile had not shot her, he would. i won
der If it was a relief to him on reachnis
his door to find that the deed was done.
i could not suppress my surprise.
Miss Tuttle,' I repeated. "Is it so un
rnistakably evident that Mr.. jeffrey dit
not get to the Moore house in tina to d,
4 the shooting himself?"
The major gave me quick look.
i II thought you considered Miss Tuttl,
the guilty one.
], II felt that the time had come to show
u my colors.
y Il have changed my mind said /. !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10

wide glimpse Of the library beneath. I
found that it was, not necessary for me
to warn them to keep away from the
hearth, as they were all clustered very
near the door-a precaution not altogethel
uncalled for at SO hazardous a moment.
Are you ready?" I called down.
Ready rose in simultaneous response
from below.
Then look QUIT"
Reaching for the spring cIeverly con-
cealed In the wall at my right vigor.
ously pressed it,
To be continued tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10
BOOK III.
The House of Doom.
CHAPTER xI.-ContInued.
ThA Heart of the Ruzzla,

HS g1SdEt vi ItS TuG<io'
The first intimation ! received Of the
curious nature Of his communication was
thru the following questions, put to him
. by the major:
You are sure this gentleman Is identical
with the one pointed out to you last
night?"
Very sure, sir. I can swear to it,
I omit all evidence Of the defect in his
speech above mentioned.
You recognize him positively?"
4 Positively. I should have picked him
out with the same assurance, If had
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10
Satin Tafeta Ribbons

$50 yards sale Saturday under peculiar conditions They
regular trade and expected to sell them at our regular
price 23c yard Color list includes white pink blues maize
tous ribbons For that do not depend in any
the ribbons themselves have decided to mark down the
price at the very beginning So instead of 23c the 1Rn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10

$50 Via 500 Line to Banff
and return, all expenses en- route included
The ideal summer vacation trip. Talk 1t
over at ticket office, 119 Third street s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10

Sunbonnet Baby Fans Free.
The prettiest fans of the year may be
had free at North Western City Ticket
Office, 600 Nicollet av.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-10

New things in Summer Shirt
Waist Hats dainty creations for
hot weather at popular prices.
New and elegant Black Braid
Turbans trimmed with pompons
and ribbons.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an al
most ia al attack Of whoopiug cough
and bronchitis" writes Mrs. W. K
Havilard, of Armonk. N Y, but
when all other remedies failed, we
saved her life with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. Our niece, who had
consumption In an advanced stage.
also used this wonderful medicine
and today she Is perfectly we'll y
Desperate throat and lung diseases
yield to DR.. Kings New Discovery
as to no other medicine On earth
Iofallible for coughs and colds. so
cent and 81 bottles guaranteed by
D. A. Henderson,. Trial bottles
free.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26
THE GRANT SARCOPHAGI.
Twin Resting Places For Ashes of
General and Wife.

Twin Resting Places For Ashes of
General and Wife.
Upon the recent death of Mrs. L. S.
Grant preparations were at once begun
to make ready the empty sarcophagus
which has for several years rested va
cant anI waiting be side the one inclos.
ing the ashes of tie great general in
the crypt of the big white mausoleum
On Riverside drive, New York. The
twin sarcophagi are identical in every
way and were taken from the same
quarry.
The story is told that while General
Grant and Ms. Grant were in Europe
they paid visit to the tomb of Ferdi.
nand and isabella. The thought of the
ashes of the royal couple resting side
by side through the centuries appealed
to the husband, and, turning 10 his
wife. he said, Julia, that is the way
we should lie in death"
When the general died. the great cit.
les of the nation sought the honor Of
affording his Gody sepulcher. New
York, however, was the first to offer
without condition a resting llkce for
both the general and Mrs. Grant The
offer was accepted, and Mrs. Grant
herself chose the site of the tomb.
The monument is of fawless Maine
granite, so light in color as to present
almost the effect Of marble. The in
terror is finished in marble. The en-
trance is from the south, and as one
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26
Resolutions of Respect.

At a special meeting of the
Board of Directors OF the First Ma
tional Bank of this city, held on the
24th instant, the following resolu-
tons were adopted:
WHEREAS Death having claimed,
lon January 25t, 1903 Charles P.
Russell, who has been all honored
member OF Directors of this Bank
since Its inception, and
WHEREAS. Our freud having
won the unanimous respect and es.
TEEN of the members OF this Board,
! by his fatthfulness In attendance at
Its meetings, his uniform courtesy
and many acts of kindly considera'
ton, therefore,
RESOLVED. That 1t Is the oeSlre
/ of the members of this Boatd Q
express their regard for the mem.
DRY of their late associate, and their
sincere regret that he will no longer
take part IN their deliberations.
REsoLvRD, That copy of these
resolutions be furnished TO the rela-
tives of the deceased, and that they
be published In the Daily OIL Re-
view.
A c. JACKSON,
ROBERT MCCORMICK,
F. D. MCCOY,
Committee.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26
Let's
You
Down
Easy!

Insurance cannot proven,
fire, but 1t can and does pre-
7ent the ruin al suffering
nat would ensue >dthout 1t,
1t lets you down easy-sus
tains you until you get auo,h.
er foothold.
I represent a score OF the
oldest and best FIRE Insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. The probsbt Try Is that
they will not be so much Ion.
ger Better take out sui
fcient insurance without de-
lay
AS every Company now
charges exactly the same
rates why not have your prop
erty insured with a company
that is well known In this
,ity and one you know has
Ind will pay all Its losses
promptly? Here Is my lis,
and everybody Knows that
there are no better compan'
les on earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26
BONDS CALLED
Council Chamber, J
Monday evening, (
Tar ~ TON9

MODudy SVCulnS,
Jan 10, 1903. }
AT a regular session of the coun
ell held Monday evening, January
10, 1908, among other proceedings
were the following:
! WHEREAS, The city clerk has no.
titled the council that there Is sui
|fcient money In The hands Of the
tti,, treasurer to redeem two thou
sand do,i.s of the outstanding city
bonds, and has pl.> ed before tn the 6:
council 800 numbers represe--ting
the 800 outstanding bonds, RE.
SOLVED. That a committee be
appointed 10 draw twenty nnnbers
The numbers we're placed In hat
and Messrs. Krug and Noll were
appointed to draw said numbers to
be recorded by the clerk, with the
following result, as follows: gag
3o-19o-1o1-23o -ee-33-3 47
|-172-7I- 126-224- 329-S5-
2I2-3o7-35o-22t- z62-234.
Special Notice.
The holders of The above mum.
bered bonds will present the same
for payment to W. L. Russell, the
city collector and treasurer, on
Saturday, January 81, 1903, as In.
terest thereon will cease from that
date. Jas. II. PINE,
I 20 lot City Clerk
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26

A LitIle aoy's Life Saved.
have few words to say regard.
Ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1t saved my little boys life and I
ieel that I cannot praise 1t enough.
I bought bottle of 1t from A. E.
Street, OF Goodwin, S. D., and when
I got home with 1t the poor hoy
could hardly breathe. I gave the
medicine as directed every ten
minutes until he threw up" ind
then I III ought sure he was going
to choke to death We had to pull
the phlegm out of his mouth In
great long strings. I am positive
that If I had not got that bottle of
cough medicine, my boy would not
be on earth today. Joel Demon,
Inwood, Iowa. For sale by c. W.
Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26

THE TWIN sARCoPHAGI IN GRANTS TOMB.
passes through the portico the crypt is
seen in the center. 1t is thirty feet
wide Looking down into the vault,
the great sarcophagi made for the re-
mains of the two, husband and wife.
can be seen. These sarcophagi were
suarried in Martello. Wis. and are of
dark red porphyry.
They are highly polished, that Of
General Grant bearing the inscription.
ulysses S. Grant" The sarcophagi
weigh ten tons each and are 10 feet
inches long. feet 6 inches wide and
1 feet inches high.
Here the great soldier and his wife
now slumber undisturbed, under the
same roof and side by side, as they
wished.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26
ReDudiates It.

"Where did that child get her man
ners?"
mot from my side Of the house."
"Why not?'
Because she hasn't any" - Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26
KING COAL.

Old King Coal was merry Ola
| soul
A merry old soul was he /
He has changed with time aud
committed a crime
And there with the trust goes he.
He wears his crown while he keeps
you down
And freezes you out every day,
lIf You want to get warm he douo-
les up his arm
And pushes you away.
We kneel at his shrine every day,
IOf this hideous black diamond
king
/ AS we don't have the money the
price we can't pay
No comfort to Us will he bring
We stand there before him with
our head bowed In grief
Begging for mercy and his kind
relief
But be seems to hear nothing not
word that we say
He grimly sits and waits tor his
pay.
He sees not the orphan at the fond
mothers breast
Shivering with cold while she
closer does press
He looks straight ahead the vicious
old cur
Won't even turn his head for
! baby or her.
He heeds not you nor the winters
cold blast,
He has enough diamonds for as
long as he lasts,
But am afraid. afraid for his soul
There Is place down below where
] they have need of coal
He Is covered with diamonds,
snake and root,
would like 10 down him the old
galoot
Aud set a match to the old ratire,
think for once would have a
fire.
But he Is only one of the mighty
trusts,
That Is trying now this nation to
bust,
But God moves In a mysterious
way,
A better power will soon take his |
place.
The Doctor, lawyer, merchant,
chief,
Bow at the shrine of this old thief.
He respects not the rich nor neither
the poor.
He takes all the coal aud bars u p
his door.
He respects not old age but smiles
witn derision
When we try to bring to decision
His heart Is a black as the diamonds
he wears
Our lives count for nothing against
money and shares.
Why do We vote for pagan like
this
Why not dethrone him and all
such as his
Let US ga'her next fall at the polls
Aud put down forever this king Of
the coal.
His heart was cold as his diamonds
know.
We can not light either with loves
bright glow
He holds them so tight In his
greedy grasp
That nothing but Death can make
him unclasp.
This is picture I saw In last Sun
days Grit
Aud this Is the idea I formed of II,
And this IS a true one you'll find
In time
More truth than poetry here In this
rhyme.
REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP.
A LitIle noy's Life Saved.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26

In writing letter the great genius is
the one who remembers what should
be left out.,7Exchange.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-26

There is no crime All crime is igno-
rance. Its remedy is education.-Free-
dom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
To All Persons Concerned.

State of Illinois, 80
Rock Island County. s.
In the County Court of said county. To the
April term. A d. 1908
Due notice is hereby given that the under
signed. guardian of Elizabeth Z. MeweS, Ed
ward H Mewes, Elmer Nerves and Ellie y.
Mewes. minors. has filed in the once of the
clerk of the county court OF ROCK Island
county. in the state of Illinois. a petition for
an order for the sale of the following de-
Scribed real estate belonging 10 said minors,
situate. living aud being IN the county OF
Rock Island. in the state of Illinois, known
and described as follows;
The undivided oue-siXth part of the west
half. of the northwest quarter OF section
thirteen U3l, in township sixteen (l6l north
of range five 90 west of the fourth PRINCIPAL
northeast corner thereof running west to
the public road thirty (SO) feet wide, being
the same premises conveyed unto William
Kruger by william II. WOmackS and Eliza
beth WomackS, his wife by their certain
deed bearing date January twentieth. a. D.,
1888. and recorded in the Office of the re-
corder of deeds. in and for said Rock Island
county. in volume seventy (7S) of rec
ords of deeds at page two hundred and six
tY-seven (267J thereof. subject. nevertheless,
helmina Kruger. wife OF said William
Kruger. deceased;
Aud that said petition will he heard on the
first day of the said April term, A. ID. 1903, OF
said court. or as soon thereafter as counse
may be heard: at which time and place you
do To- 80 So : - - :
DATED this 18th day of February. A. D. 1903
FERDINAND @. MEWES.
Guardian of said Elizabeth r. Mewes. Ed
ward H. Mewes, Elmer A Mewes and Ellie
HENRY CURTIS,
Attorney for said Guardian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The senior class held a meeting yes
tcrday afternoon and adopted the
play, THE Fatal Message" to be
given as part Of the class day pro-
gram. The play is a one-act comedy
and can be well handled on such an
occasion. The cast consists of six
characters. three boys and three
girls. Those to whom the parts will
Ice assigned will be selected in a few
days There is some talent in the
class, and with the time given in
which to prepare the pupils will GER
tainly make a success of it.
The school met in general assembly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
Administrators Notice.

Estate of John Convict, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed
administrator of the estate of John
ConWell, late of the county of Rock Is
land state of Illinois. deceased. hereby
gives notice that he will appear before the
county court OF Rock Island county at the
county court room. in the city of Rock Is
land, at the MAY term. on the first Monday
in Nav next. at which time all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose OF
having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
Quested to make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this 9Th day of March A D., 1903.
CLEMENT p. O'NEILL, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

The school met in general assembly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
LEGAL
Executors Notice.

Estate of Enoch Thomas Wilson. deceased,
The undersigned having been appointed
eXeCutriX of the last Will and testament of
Enoch Thomas Wilson. late of the county of
Rock Island state of Illinois, deceased
hereby gives notice that she will appear be-
fore the county court of Rock Island county
at the county court room. in the city of Rock
Island. at the Nav term. on the first Monday
in Nav next, at which time all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose of
having the same ad justed.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested 10 make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this goth day of February. 1903.
HANNAH +. WILSON. EXeCutriX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Mary Bowen. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed
administrators of the estate of Mary Bow
en-. late of the county of Rock Island, state
of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that she Will appear before the county court
of Rock Island county at the county court
room, in the city of Rock Island, at the May
term. on the first Monday in May next at
which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested to at
tend. for the purpose OF having the same
adjusted.
All persons indebted TO said estate are re-
quested TO make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this 4th day OF March, A. d. 1908.
FLORENCE GRAVES. Admi nistratriX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
FOR sALE-CIrY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE OR RENT-The 3-story brick
building on First avenue that has been oc-
cupied by the George White Buggy compa-
ny, INQUIRE OF h. q. Frazer.