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telkis case and had my own officers IN
yestigate il, with the result that HAM
Erendi and a Bokharan named MILK
are now in the prison from which the
American escaped. There is no charge
against the American.
This brings US to the case of Alma
Jurnieff, who really did commit a seri-
Gus offense in the eyes of Russian law.
But | have weighed this matter well.
| have taken into consideration her
youth and the fact that II man she
released was guilty of no crime, but
was imprisoned by Intrigue and false
swearing. Therefore | have decided
that there is no charge against Alma
Jurnieff.
"As to Captain Orskoff. 1t appears
from the testimony of Lieutenant Ne
visky that he had arrested the Ameri-
can and four robbers. whom he should
have brought at once to Tfflis, instead
of which he gave them their liberty and
went upon Bokharan territory. which
is forbidden. This, too, l have studied
well. My decision is that Captain Ors-
koff performed his duties. He is here
to see that the law against selling wo-
men is not disregarded. 1t is his duty
to follow and rescue any taken away.
He has done this in the case of koura
Biartelkls.
II am glad that the news of the es-
cape came to me. for justice would not
have been done had the affair been left
in the hands of local officials. brought
charges of conspiracy against Colonel
Jurnieff and threatened him and his
brother, the general, with Siberia. He
became enraged and died of %apoplexy.
Prince Dellnikoff has been disgraced
and removed from the army for per-
hitting a woman to wear his uniform
and ~impersonate him."
IL sincerely thank you for your just
decisions" said Harvey. Somewhere
on the Volga | have some valuable
windmills, and l want to find them and
take them to the fair at Mini Novgorod
to sell. Alma and l shall be married
as soon as we can find some to
perform the ceremony, and shall take
her with me-"
"Koura and | shall be married at the
same time you are" said Captain Ors-
koff to Harvey.
Harvey's Novgorod trip was q grand
success.
THE END.
, 1904-08-17
HER NAME
Family Associations of the Actress
stewart P%arnell.

Historic associations crowd thickly
about the pretty figure of the young
actress Miss Margaret Stewart Par
nell. She belongs to a family which
has had it's share in the making of
history, and the names of two of its
members are household words. When
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote AYE, tear
her tattered ensign down. and the 9th
er lines of the poem about "Old Iron
Sides" he helped immortalize a ship
which was commanded by Miss Stew
arts grandfather, the famous Commo-
dore Charles Stewart. His gallant con-
duct as the commander of the frigate
Constitution, popularity known as "Old
Iransides," won him the affection of his
eountrymen. The old Stewart home
, 1904-08-17
PAUL MORTON. OF THE NAVY.

PAUL MORTON, OF THE NAVY.
to the gold regions of California he ac-
quired his first ideas in the matter of
transportation lines across the coun-
try. At sixteen his father, the late ].
Sterling Morton, afterward secretary
of agriculture under President Cleve-
land, put him in a railway office. At
twenty-One he was assistant general
freight agent of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy railroad, and in 1886,
before he was thirty, he became gen
eral passenger agent of this road, with
full direction of its passenger traffic.
In 1896 he was chosen third vice presi-
lent of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad and two years later
was advanced to the position of second
vice president. In the course of his
career as a railroad man Mr.. Morton
has become largely interested in the
mining business. . Fol- some years
he has been a strong friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He was originally a
Democrat. but voted for Mckinley in
1900.
When young Morton as a boy in his
teens had been a short time in the EN-
ploy of the land department of the Bur
lington road his father asked him one
day, How much did you make this
month. Paul?' The boy took out a
notebook. He was working on salary
and commission. In a moment he re-
piled, about S400."
Il didn't know what to say" said
his father afterward in telling the
story. Il didn't know whether to be
proud of the boy or ashamed of a mai
who would let such a youngster get
ahead OF him and make more than be
did"
, 1904-08-17
A SOLDIER OF
COM MERGE
BY JOHN ROE GORDON
BY JOHN ROE GORDON


[coNTINUED.1
The streets were nlled with Russian
sailors, and Russian guns frowned
from a gunboat in the harbor.
Harvey and Orskoff alighted, while
the Russians and people of Silicon
gathered round.
"Where is Lieutenant Nevisky?' ask
ed Orskoff, removing his red hat and
ROBE and showing himself in his regu-
lar uniform.
"Lieutenant Nevisky has been sent
back to Salain," was the reply of a
sailor. admiral Platoff is here with
the gunboat, yonder, waiting for you"
Does he understand"
81 d so. We knew you were
coming here"
"Signal the gunboat."
While the boat was coming Harvey
arranged with a bazaar merchant to
have the camels returned to the ameer,
who, he said, would give a reward for
their recovery.
The gunboat showed signs of activi-
ty, and the small boat soon took them
to it. On the deck stood a grlzzled old
officer wearing the uniform of an ad-
miral. He did not greet them, but
looked with some curiosity at a girl in
the uniform Of the inspector of pris-
ons, a grimy American clad as a lama,
a naval officer with a monks hood in
his hand and Koura, the girl who had
twioe hean stolen from TifiS.
~ inform you that you are my pris-
oners!" he said CURLY.
"You place us under arrest" ex-
claimed Orskoff.
81 do, You for deserving your gun
boat and entering forbidden territory
American as being an escaped prison
, 1904-08-17

OF the world. Mr.. Cheshire has had
an experience of thirty years in the
diplomatic consular service in China
and is a thorough Chinese scholar. He
was an attache of the legation at Pc
king for twenty years and acted in the
capacity of Chinese secretary to Mr..
Rockhill, of the United States state de
partment, when that gentleman visited
China as peace commissioner during
the Boxer troubles. The United States
Is fortunate in having a consul of Mr..
Cheshire's experience in the Manchu
rlan territory at this critical time.
, 1904-08-17

"Hoao mdnD of the Ameer's soldiers dOst
thou see, holy one7"
er, Alma Jurnieff for releasing said
prisoner. Koura Biartelkis Is not I'M
der arrest. You shall go at once to
Tihis for trial"
In the office of the governors palace
at Tifis sat a man of powerful build
wearing a uniform that b%etokened ex-
allied rank. He was General Urloff,
governor general of the province, a
man of blood and iron and n in whom
the Ear placed so much confidence
that it was said that a command from
Urloff was a command from the czar
himself.
Before him stood three prisoners. He
listened attentively while they told the
story of their adventures. 1t is not
necessary to repeat the testimony that
was given before the governor general.
In the main it was Harvey Irons cool
voice that rehearsed the adventures
that eliminated in the arrests by Ad-
miral Platoff.
When the story was ended, General
Urloff said:
with his knowledge of the matter,
having been told by Lieutenant Nevis
ky what he knew, Admiral Platoff was
justified in making the arrests and
bringing the prisoners here. AS a matter
Of fact, it was fortunate for you that
he did so. Conditions have changed in
Tifis. came from Stayropol solely to
investigate the fact that an American,
of whom l had never heard, was in a
Russian prison. l supposed it was
one of those blatant nihilists who
claim American citizenship, but after
a thorough investigation l learned that
the mans only crime was loving a Rus.
sian beauty heard all about .he Bar
, 1904-08-17

er, Alma Jurnieff for releasing said
prisoner. Koura Biartelkis is not un-
der arrest. You shall go at once to
Tifis for trial"
, 1904-08-17

at Bordentown, N. j., is called Iron
sides, in honor of the vessel which
did such good service in the war of
1917 and its brave commander. Com
modore Stewards daughter, Mrs. Della
Tudor Stewart Parnell, sister of Miss
Stewards father, became the mother of
the great Irish parliamentary leader,
Charles Stewart Parnell. The latter
was accustomed to visit Ironsldes
when in the United States. Miss
Stewart hopes to prove worthy of the
memory of her illustrious uncle and
her honored grandfather in her career
on the stage.
, 1904-08-17

pected to make
there will u the
city to be a center
of interest The
world over. AS
the representative
of the Unite d
States the position
of Mr.. Cheshire will
be important in
case any American
citizens suffer from
the warlike condi-
, 1904-08-17
success.
THE END.

The report from London that the
steamship companies have settled their
rate war and that no more immigrants
will be sent to America at $40 a head
Is very welcome to the people Of the
United States.
, 1904-08-17

Fleming D. Cheshire, who was re
Gently sent as consul general of the
United States to Mukden. Manchuria,
vent to that remote part of the world
just in time to get into the thick of the
fighting bet veen the Russian and Jap
anese armies. The japanese have been
driving the Russians back upon Muk-
den, and the stand the latter are ex-
, 1904-08-17
SECRETARY PAUL NORTON.
Career of the New Hend of the Navy
Department.

Department.
The new secretary of the United
States navy, Paul Morton of chicago,
had an ambition as u boy to be a wag-
on boss or stage driver. AS he grew
older his interest in the subject OF
transportation increased while his no.
rizon broadened, and thus he came to
have an ambition to direct traffic ON
railroads rather than stage lines. He
was born in Detroit. Mich, in 1857
while his mother was on a visit to that
city. She returned shortly after his
birth to the family home in Nebraska,
where Paul was brought up and where
In watching the mule trains that pass
ed by his fathers farm on their way
, 1904-08-17

A noted anthropologlst claims that
the cliff jewellers were much more in
t%elligent than the Indians. Is he trying
to damn the cliff jewellers by faint
praise?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Killed By Guilty Conscience.

Chicago, nj: After week OF men
tai disorder, in which he continually
wept and prayed Frank Benedetto.
who murdered his wife in At Of jeal-
ousy, committed suicide in his cell by
hanging himself The murderer made
a rope out Of the sheet on the bed,
tied one end around his mock and the
other to the highest available point
from the darkest corner Of his cell.
Then he lifted his feet from tie floor
and slowly strangled TO death.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Japanese JublIant.

Gen. Kuroki's Headquarters: There
is great jubilation in this army over
the Japanese victory at Ia Tche Kiao.
Gen. Kuroki's army has been so long
stationary that the officers and sol
diers are anxious to advance and
make the campaign short and aggress-
i've.
1t is almost impossible to oyeresti-
mate the effect Of the Japanese occu-
patton of Newchwang upon the Chi
nese, to whom the Russian occupation
Of that port was always bitter pill.
The Russians have begun entrench'
ing themselves in new positions in
front Of Mo TEN Pass.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
STATE CONVENTION Hall is READY. ]
Delegates On Hand Contests on for Craftsmanship.
Contestants for Attorney General.

Houston, Texas, Aug. Everything
is in readiness for the State Demo
cratic convention which meets at the
big Auditorium in this city tomorrow.
Advance delegates began TO arrive
yesterday and every train arriving to-
day has added hundreds to the list Of
arrivals
Auditorium Is All Ready.
The committee of arrangements
having in charge the auditorium today
pronounced every detail as perfected
and that the ediflce would be in APP
pie pie order when the State Demo
cratic convention was called to order
Tuesday Aug. 2. The seating facili-
ties have been put in proper shape
and will accommodate all Of the dele
gates, the electric fans and lights
have been installed and there is moth
ing lacking to make all OF the ar
rangements perfect.
AS the candidates arrived last night
they seemed to add strength to Coop
er's prospect for the permanent chair
manship.
Carlos Bee of San Antonio, as well
as Imboden, are mentioned for the
temporary craftsmanship. This candl-
dacy seems to be chaotic or uncrys-
talized
Attorney General Charles K. Bell
was an arrival yesterday evening. He
is very popular with the delegates.
The East Texas delegation was aug
mentod yesterday evening by several
arrivals.
Chief Justice j. T. Brown arrived
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Port Arthur Fallen.

Shanghai A telegram received
here from Wei Hei Wei CONFIRMS 9TH
er kilograms received here from Che
Foo to the effect that Port Arthur had
been captured The Wei Hal Wei tel
egram says also that the British t'eet
which has been cruising win return
tomorrow
AT Wei Hal Wei there is a British
wireless telegraph station and the
British warshlps are equipped with
this means of communication It is
possible that Wei Hal Wei has been
in wireless communication with the
fleet, and the confirmation OF the Port
Arthur fall was received in this man
ner.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Ia GENERAL ASSAULT COMMENCED.
Bombardment Heaviest Since the Siege Reported
Fall of Port Arthur Not Confirmed

Che Foo, July So,-A junk contain
ing thirty refugees from Port Arthur,
who are foreigners Of the better class
arrived here last night, having left
Port Arthur on Thursday They re.
port exceedingly heavy fighting by
land and by sea to the east and north
east of Port Arthur on Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday Of this week,
and they express the belief that gen.
eral assault was begun on Thursday.
They say that the bombardment was
the heaviest experienced since the be
ginning Of the siege, and that the
Russian forces made very little reply
to the Japanese. These foreigners
confirm previous reports Of the seri-
GUS condition Of the Japanese fleet.
Field Marshal Marquis Oyama, ac-
companied by his star, left Port DIAL
ny on Tuesday. He is conducting the
Japanese operations in person.
The fresh meat supply in Port Ar
thur is exhausted. Only the troops
are getting salt meat. Non-combatants
are subsisting mainly on oatmeal and
rice,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Arrests IN Land Frauda.

Shreveport, La: w. H, Murphy, j.
NJ Self, George Anthony, all well
known residents Of Vernon Parish,
were brought to the city Friday by
Deputy United States Marshal Al. G.
Lea from Hornbeck. where they were
arrested Thursday on capiases. The
arrests are the outcome Of indictments
recently made in connection with land
frauds in that section. All of the par
ties arrested are prominent. They
were released and returned home at
ter giving bond for their appearance.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03

London: The Toxic correspondents
OF the Times sends a published trans
lation Of the reply Of the Port Arthur
garrison to the Japanese Summons to
surrender. This reply showed that
the garrison is under the Impression
that Field Marshal oyama and all his
staff were sunk with the transports
Hitachi and sado, and that the Rus
Slams wholly disbelieye that Gen. XII
ropatkin has ever been defeated.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Roosevelt,s chaneen sir.

Dallas, Texas: United States sena-
tor q A, Culberson returned Sunday
night from Atlantic City, NJ j., and
other points, where he has been spend
ing the time since the democratic con
vention. Senator Cuiberson left Mon
day for the state convention at Hous-
ton IN a brief Interview he express
ed me belief that Roosevelt would be
defeated In the presidential race, the
senator considering his chances for
election far weaker than before the
conventions were held.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Hoea aud otI1ere.
WeevIIs h eaton Roune.

New Orleans, La: Reports from
East Baton Rouge parish are to the
effect that planters are greatly agitat-
ed over the discovery Of something
like boil weevil killing the cotton. j..
w. Hillman Of Hope Villa says there
Is a weevil Of some kind killing the
forms on the cotton Of that section.
MIR. Hillman had several of the az
fected bolls brought TO him, and after
investigation, found in one Of them an
insect sresemblir a corn weevil Win
the exception thSt It is striped and
gray.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
struck By I street Car.

Memphis, Tenn, w. N. Brown. a
retired cotton factor Of this city, was
struck and killed by street car on
Poplar boulevard Sunday night. Mr..
Brown was IS years OF age. and has
Seen prominent both in business and
POLITICAL affairs in Memphis and was
well known here and in Arkansas and
Mississippi.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
TucuMARl HoLDuP.
Rock Island Passenger Train Was
Robbed Saturday.

FL Paso, Texas: Northbound Rock
Island passenger train No. 4, in
charge of Conductor ]. B. York, was
held up by three masked men, sup
posed to be Mexieana, at Logan, N. M.
$50 miles northeast of here, at 10
o'clock Saturday night. The express
car and safe therein were dynamlted,
bAt not more than 500 was secured
,sbs~the robberss Who after +esrorizins
the train men and passengers, rode
off toward the rugged mountains, near
the Colorado line. where they have a
rendezvous.
The robbers boarded the engine at
water tank and covered the engin-
Ger with their Winchesters. The ex-
press car was uncoupled and run
quarter Of mile up the road, where
it was dynamited The train was de-
tanned by the outlaws more than an
hour, and the passengers were terror
lied by continual discharge of FIRE.
arms. A number OF armed men who
happened to be on the train we're so
badly frightened that they hid their
weapons.
The passengers were not molested,
though many Of them were well pro
vided with money and jewels.
A large posse under Sheriff webb
came from Dalhart on a special train
and took the trail fifty miles behind
the robbers. Another posse started
out from Logan. The leader Of the
outlaws appeared TO be an old hand
at the business, but his two compan-
ions were nervous.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
BY FORCE OF ARMS.
Castro SEXES New York & 5ermudex
Asphalt company,s Property.

Castro SEXES New York & sermUdes
Asphalt companys Property
Port Of Spain, Trinidad; Ambrose
Howard Garner, the former managing
director OF the New York and Bermu-
DEE Asphalt Company (who was re-
Gently appointed receiver Of the com
pany as result of suit brought by.
President Castro, accompanied by
Attorney General Irabarren, arrived
at Guanaco Thursday on the venesue-
Ian gunboat Bolivar, and backed by
Venezuelan soldiers, took possession
Of the properties Of the company, in
GLIDING the asphalt lake, aaginst the
energetic protests Of Capt Cooley the
company's representative The steam.
er yoking, belonging to the company.
escaped seizure and reached this port
with the news or &he ..ss~nsas ant =
drastic action.
Foreign companies residing in Ven
ezuela are alarmed over President Cas-
tro's aggressive policy, which is direct
ed also against the French, British
and German companies.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Take a Little salt.

The Associated Press sends out the
following:
In view Of the fact that there has
been no confirmation Of the report OF
the fall of Port Arthur, and consider
ing the probability that sueh impor-
tant news would be likely to reach
other points near the seat OF war be
sides Shanghai, it would be we'll not
to attach undue Importance TO The
Shanghai dispatch.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
vIadIvostok Fleet.

London: A correspondent of the
Times at Toxic, cabling under date
Of July 80, says;
The cruisers Of yladivostok squad
ron we're seen south of the island of
Idzu at the entrance of the Bay Of
TOXIC This morning -1iSl ,i'1iied
the Russian cruisers will be driven off
or brought to bay in the course Of a
day."
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Eor worId.r Ealr Fund.

Flatonia, Texas; The ladies Of our
city Will give an entertainment for the
benefit of the Texas building at the
Worlds Fair at the residence of Mrs.
=. A, Arnim next Tuesday night, Quite
an interest is being taken and good
sum will be realized.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
ME- eouIdls PIetures pamaaed.

st. Louis: Charles L. Frank, an
artist who was formerly special SER
vice man in the art department at the
Worlds Fair. has made the statement
that three paintings loaned to the Ex-
position by Miss Helen Gould, and
valued at 100000, were badly dam
aged by remaining packed for too long
time after hayin CARVED here.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Killed purlna a Row.

Dallas, Texas During row, three
miles east Of Wilmer, this county, Bill
Groft, negro, was killed Saturday
night by another negro. In is said that
the two men became embroiled over
a game and the killing followed No
arrests have been male.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
rhe PlaetIcaI vs.. Lie zeal.

%The doctor comes around asking
about the baby's stomach, said the
mother of month, "and mother. asks
how about his lungs, and everyone OF
my friends inquiries so often about
the welfare OF some internal part Of
him, am beginning to think SO muen
about the child's machinery I'm for'
getting to love him"
AT the home Of j. w. Wisbert, who
lives near the Colorado County line,
about fifteen miles from Hallettsville,
Dave Shoemaker was killed. Joe FL
lis is in jail, charged with the killing.
Miss Michel Of Franklin, burst a
blood vessel while coughing Monday
afternoon ana died within i've min
utes.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
Japa Lost VeaseIa.

Che Foo: Refugees which have ar
rived here from Port Arthur say the
Japanese lost a cruiser and gunboat
last Thursday night as result Of
striking mines.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-08-03
scalper Sentenced.

St Louis A sentence Of sixty days
in jail and a fine Of $500 was imposed
Friday on q. ], Gildersleeve, ticket
broker, by Judge Kiineany for con
tempt Of court in violating injunctions
by dealing in non-transferable WORLDS
Fair railroad excursion tickets.
An important scheme Is being init
! ated for the establishment, on a gt
| gantic scale, OF projected sugar in
dustry in the south Of Ireland. Ar
rangements have been made neal
Cork for the planting of over 1900
acres OF land with sugar beets, Fac
tories for the manufacture Of raw peei
sugar will then be erected.
| Information from Milton, twenty
mile southeast Of Paris. states that
! a cG.ld Of j. R. Wright. wen known
citizen, died from the effects Of D
spider bite.
W. P. Dockray, who, during the civil
war was captain Of the gunboat De;
Soto Of the Atlantic blockading squad.
Iron, died At his hOms at Lawrence.