davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Morris tribune., 1904-06-04
rom the place mentioned.

from the place mentioned. TX
He bent over them, astonished; tneny}
rs was natural, brushed them together
In heap with the tips of his fingers
and leaned to look again just as
breathed a heavy sigh which scattered
them far and wide.
Instinctively he withdrew his hand,
whereupon embraced the opportunity
Of turning the blotter over, uttering
meanwhile the most profuse apologies.
Then, as if anxious not to repeat my
misadventure, 1 let the blotter lie
where it was, and, pouring out the few
remaining particles into my palm, I
held them toward the light in such q
way that he was compelled to lean
across the table In order to see them. /
Naturally, for I had planned the dis
lance well, his finger tips, white with
the chalk he had unconsciously ham
died, touched the blue surface Of the.
blotter now lying uppermost and left
their marks there.
I could have shouted in my elation
at the success of this risky maneuver,
but managed to suppress my emotion
and to stand quite still while he took
a good look at the filings. They seemed
to have great and unusual interest for
him, and it was with no ordinary emo
ton that he finally asked:
"What do you make out Of these, and
why do you bring them here"
My answer was written under his
hand, but this it was far from my pol
fey to impart. So, putting on my friend
Hest air, returned, with suitable re-
spect: :.
II don't know what to make of them.
They look like gold, but that is for you
to decide. Do you want them, STRIP
"No," he replied, starting erect and
withdrawing his hand from the blot
ter. cts but a trife-not worth our
attention. But thank you just the
same for bringing it to my notice"
And again his manner became plain
dismissal.
This time accepted it as such with
out question. Carelessly restoring the
piece Of blotting paper to the book
from which I had taken it, 1 made a
bow and withdrew toward the door.
He seemed to be thinking, and the deep
burrows which l am sure had been
lacking from his brow week previous
became startlingly visible. Finally he
observed:
Mrs. Jeffrey was not in her right
mind when she SO unhappily took her
life. l see now that the change in her
dates back to her wedding day; conse-
quently any little popularity she may
have shown at that time is not to be
wondered at"
"Certainly not" I boldly ventured,
'1f such peculiarities were shown aft
er the fright given her by the catas-
trophe which took place in the library
His eyes, which were fixed on mine,
flashed, and his hands closed convul-
sively.
eve will not consider the subject
he muttered, reseating himself in the
chair from which he had risen.
/ bowed again and went out. did
not dwell on the interview in my own
mind, nor did l allow myself to draw
any conclusions from it till had car
ried the blotter into the southwest
cham8er of the Moore house and care
fully compared the impressions made
on it with the marks had scratched
on the surface Of the mantelshelf.
This 1 did by laying the one over the
other after having made holes where
his finger tips had touched the blotter.
The holes in the blotter and the
marks outlined upon the shelf coincid-
ed exactly.
Morris tribune., 1904-06-04
Are you Loretta 7"
The way she turned, the way she
looked at me, as she gave me short
Loretta. the Jeffreys' maid

Affirmative and then quickly proceed
ed on her way, convinced me that my
colleagues were right as to her being a
/ woman who had some cause for dread
ing police interference. I instantly
made up my mind that here was a
mine to be worked and that 1 knew
| just the demure little soul best equip
ped to act the part of miner.
In a mCAlent she came back, and
had chance to note again her pretty
but expressionless features, among
which the restless eyes alone bespoke
character or decision.
''Mr. Jeffrey is in the back room
upstairs" she announced. "He says
! for you to come up
SIS it the room Mrs. Jeffrey used to
occupy?' asked, with open curiosity,
as passed her.
An involuntary shudder proved that
she was not without feeling. So did
the quick disclaimer:
mo, no! Those I9oms are closed.
He occupies the one Miss futile had
before she went away"
"Oh, then, Miss Tuttle is goneY
Loretta disdained to answer. She
had already said enough to cause her
to bite her lip as she disappeared down
the basement stair. Decidedly the boys
were right. An uneasy feeling followed
any conversation with this girl. Yet,
while there was slyness in her man.
ner, there was certain frank honesty
xyisihln IN, lob IN
think that if she could ever be made to
speak her evidence could be relied on.
Mr.. Jeffrey was sitting with his
back to the door when 1 entered, but
turned as I spoke his name and held
out his hand for the note I carried. He
appeared to shrink from observation
and shifted uneasily as long as 1 stood
in front of him, though he said nothing
and did not lift his eyes from the letter
he was perusing till he heard me step
back to the door 1 had purposely left
open and softly closed it. Then he
glanced up with a keen if not an
alarmed look, which seemed an exag-
gerated one for the occasion-that is,
if he had no secret to keep.
"Do you suffer so from drafts?" he
asked, rising in a way which in itself
was dismissal.
smiled an amused denial, then,
with the simple directness I thought
most likely to win me his confidence,
entered straight upon my business in
these plain words:
pardon me, Mr.. Jeffrey, I have
something to say which is not exactly
fitted for the ears of servants" Then
as he pushed his chair suddenly back
I added reassuringly: 1T is not po-
lice matter, sir, but an entirely per-
sonal one 1t may strike you as i'm
portant, and it may not. Mr.. Jeffrey,
I was the man who made the unhappy
discovery in the Moore mansion which
has plunged this house into mourning"
This announcement startled him and
produced visible change in his man
ner. His eyes flew first to one door
and then to another, as if it were he
who feared intrusion now.
81 beg your pardon for speaking on
so painful topic" went on as soon
as saw he was ready to listen to me.
my excuse is that I came upon lit
tie thing that same night which have
Morris tribune., 1904-06-04
CHAPTER TX.

r HAVE already mentioned the man
whom I secretly looked upon as
standing between me and all
Morris tribune., 1904-06-04

TNHE next morning my duty led
me directly in the way Of that
little friend of mine whom |
have already mentioned. 1t is
strange how often my duty did lead
me in her way.
She is a demure little creature, with
wits as bright as her eyes, which is
saying a great deal, and, while in the
course of our long friendship l had adj
mired without making use of the spe
aIial abilities l saw in her, l felt that
the time had now come when they
might prove of inestimable value to
me-
Greeting her with pardonable abrupt
ness, 1 expressed my wishes in these
possibly alarming words:
Skinny, you can do something for me.
Find out know you can, and that,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
STILL TALKS OF FIGHT.
President of Butchers Union Does Moi
Favor Compromise.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-President Mich
ael Donnelly of the Butchers union
during the day said he had little faith
in the retailers peace negotiations to
settle the packinghouse strike.
1t looks to me as though this is
only the beginning of the fight" he
said. 81 will not stand now for the
first agreement. The matter is now
beyond me. The allied trades confer
ence board will have to approve of any
terms offered. l do not think the
packers will agree to terms that ]
would insist upon now and, of course
the strike cannot be settled unless
terms are satisfactory to all the un-
ions in the allied trades
Ethelbert Stewart, representing the
United States department of commerce
and labor, visited President Donnelly
during the day and had conference
with the strike leader. Mr.. Stewart
has been in the city several days study
ing the strike situation in conjunction
with United States Special Agent T.
A. Carroll.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12

Liaoyang, Aug. IA refugee from
Port Arthur, who has just arrived at
Liaoyang, says the defenders of the
fortress remain all day at their posts
in spite Of the dreadful heat, the wo-
men heroically carrying water to the
parched soldiers, although not a sin
gle space within the perimeter of the
fortress is free from bullets and burst
ing shells. Sometimes the whole fort
ress seemed enyeloped in smoke from
the countless shell explosions.
There was a memorable sight from
the Wolf hills when the Japanese at
tackled the Russian positions there
July 25. Five Japanese divisions
moved across the plain to the assault,
under cover OF their guns. The onset
was SO desperate that it almost verged
on frenzy. 1t was said at Port Ar
thur that Field Marshal Oyama COM
manded the Japanese forces in person
and several princes of the blood and
veteran generals led on the attacking
forces, giving examples of courage
and resource previously unequaled,
The Japanese artillery received a
fresh supply of ammunition the pre-
vious evening and never before was
there such terrific hail of projectiles,
but the efforts OF the Japanese were
unavailing against the determined
stand Of the Russians, who proved
themselves worthy sons of the de-
tenders of Sebastopol, and the attack
was repulsed with enormous losses
The refugee gives the Russian losses
at 1,500 and those of the Japanese at
10000
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
EXPECTED AT vLADIVosTok.
Preparations Completed for Reception
of Port Arthur Fleet,

Preparations Completed for Reception
of Port Arthur Fleet.
Vladivostok, Aug. 12.-Preparation
are being completed here for the re-
ception and protection of the Port
Arthur squadron. The departure of
the squadron from Port Arthur is gen.
orally interpreted to indicate that the
siege Of the fortress is entering on it's
final stage. as the programme has
repeatedly been announced by the AS
sOciated Press for the squadron to
leave as soon as the situation at Port
Arthur became desperate. The pres
ervation Of the squadron is considered
to be vital to Russia's future plans
and, while it is acknowledged that it's
departure will greatly weaken the de-
fensive power of the garrison, without
the capture of the squadron the fall
of the fortress would be robbed Of
much Of its strategic Importance The
smaller ships probably were left b.
hind on account of their slow speed
and inadequate fighting power, while
the torpedo boat destroyers would
constitute constant menace to the
Japanese fleet outside.
Definite news of the result of the
reported battle outside Port Arthur is
awaited here with feverish anxiety.
Even if the squadron succeeded in get
ting through the Japanese ships it is
realized that it runs desperate risk
in trying to reach Vladivostok, as Ad-
miral Togo's fleet is larger, of superior
strength and faster than the Russian
squadron. Besides the straits of Ko-
rea are understood to be mined and
the squadron probably will be COM
PEELED to take the longer route around
Japan.
It is believed that the purpose of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rye
shitelni in going to Chefoo was to
notify Admiral Skrydloff of the sortie
of the Port Arthur squadron in order
that he may dispatch the Vladivostok
squadron to meet the squadron from
Port Arthur.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
VICTORY FOR BRYAN.
Succeeds in Carrying Out Fusion Plan
in Nebraska.

.
Lincoln, Neb, Aug. 12.-After a ses-
sion lasting all night the Democrats
and Populists completed their state
ticket here during the day. The divi-
sion of Offices gives the Populists five
and the Democrats three The com,
pleted ticket is as follows:
Governor, George w. Berge, Popu.
list, Lincoln; lieutenant governor, DR..
A. Townsend, Democrat, Franklin
county; secretary of state, r. e. Watz-
Ike. Democrat, Richardson county;
treasurer, John M. Osborn, Populist,
Pawnee county; auditor, J. S. Canada,
POpulist, kearney county; attorney
general, Edward Whalen, Democrat,
Holt county; land commissioner, A. A.
Worsley, Populist, Boyd county; su-
perintendent of public instruction, Al
bert Softley, Populist, Perkins county.
The competition of fusion is another
great victory for William j. Bryan,
as such action was opposed by Thomas
e. Watson, candidate for president,
and by large number of delegates
in the Populist convention.
Thomas II. Tibbles, candidate fol
vice president on the Populist ticket,
heads the bolt against the fusion
agreement entered into by the Demo
Gratis and POpulists and attended a
boilers convention held for the pur-
pose Of repudiating the action of the
two conventions on fusion Nearly
one hundred delegates, representing
tWenty-seven counties, were present
and committee was appointed to take
steps toward organizing clubs along
the lines of the old Grange, reviving
the Peoples party and working against
the fusion ticket in Nebraska. The
old secret oath plan of the Grange will
be used and as soon as the club move
ment is started Mr.. Tibbles and 9TH
ers will issue call for straight
Populist convention to nominate a
state ticket.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12

left Port Arthur, but refused to say
directly that the fleet had gone on an
extended cruise, but left the inference.
in the course of long interview, that
the warships expect to join the Vladi-
vostok squadron, which he said had
been recruited by the purchase of ships
from the Argentine Republic Captain
Shestakovsky said f0Fther that the
Russian torpedo boats, gunboats and
small craft generally remained at Port
Arthur. Some came out to perform
their usual duties in the vicinity, but
they did not follow the big ships.
Captain Shestakovsky said that the
recent firing heard at GAefoo evident
ly came from Port Arthur, wherINhe
Japanese continue to attack daily with
scarcely less energy than they mani
tested during the severe three days
fighting the latter part of July. The
Japanese line, he said, now extends
from the north shore of Louisa bay to
a point Immediately east of Taiche
bay, about seven miles east of Port
Arthur. The Japanese are, he alleged,
wasting lives with reckless courage.
Their positions are frequently lost,
retaken, then lost and retaken again.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
AN INTERNATIONAL OUTRAGE
PREMIER BALFOUR so cHARAC.
TERIZES THE SINKING OF
NEUTRAL SHIPPING.

London, Aug. 12.-In the house OF
commons Premier Balfour, speaking
on the same lines as Lord Lansdowne
In the house Of lords, said he was per-
fectly confident that no neutral ship
would again be sunk by the Russians.
He fully as"eed in the statement that
such SINKING was an International
outrage AMI the government had ex-
pressed to Russia in the clearest way
possible that view with the above re
suit
London, Aug 12-The Associated
Press learns that Great Britain is dis.
tinctly dissatisfied with Russia's atti-
tude in the case of the British steamer
Knight Commander, sunk by the Vlad-
ivostok squadron, and continues to
press the Russian government to make
substantial notifications of the list of
articles regarded as contraband. Count
Benckendorff, the Russian ambassa.
dor to Great Britain, called at the for
eign Office Wednesday and conferred
for an hour with Foreign Secretary
LansdoWne, the latter bringing up the
question OF the changes which should
be made in the Russian regulations in
order to make them acceptable to the
commercial nations, besides pointing
out the inadvisability in declaring
food, fuel end clothing contraband un-
der all circumstances. Lord Lans-
downe dwe't on the sweeping charac.
ter Of Russla's proclamation, some OF
the provisions of which, after specify
ing various goods as contraband,
closed with the word "etcetera, y
which Lord Lansdowne pointed out
can include anything and everything
the Russian authorities desire. AS this
is a serious restriction on neutral ship
ping Lord Lansdowne insisted that
the regulations should not contain
generalities of that kind. In reply
Lord LansdOwne was assured thai
Russia had no desire to unnecessarily
hamper neutral shipping.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
WILL REMAIN AT cHEFoo.
Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer to
Be DismantIed,

Washington, Aug. 12.-Advices have
been received here that a Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer, which put into
Chefoo, has made a request of the
Chinese admiral that it be permitted
to disarm and remain and that the
request is under consideration.
The news is taken here as an indi-
cation that the Russian fleet has de-
cided permanently to abandon Port
Arthur, for otherwise the torpedo boat
could have obtained supply of coal
at Chefoo sufficient to have returned
her to that fortress. The boat, it is
believed, is destined for no further
service during the present war, for
that would be the only condition un-
der which the Chinese government
could allow her to take hhelter at Che
foo. Another small Russian gunboat
is laid up at a Chinese port under sim
liar conditions
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
A STEP
PEACEWARD
Chicago Retail Meat Dealers
Trying To Arrange Joint
Conference.
Packers Listen To Argument
Offered But Have Made
No Reply Yet.

Chicago, Aug 12-With a view to
bringing about peace conference be-
tween the opposing forces in the strike
c. w. Foster, a member OF the commit
tee appointed by the Retail Butchers
and GrOcers' association, met Louis F.
Swift of the packing firm of Swift &
Co. With the aid of Mr.. Swift Mr..
Foster hoped to be able to induce all
the packers to consent to another con-
ference with the labor leaders.
Immediately following the visit of
G. w. Foster to the yards representa-
tives of the packers went into confer
ence. There were present j. Ogden
Armour, Z. j. Connors, ]. P. Lyman,
Samuel Mclean, Edward Morris, Ira
N. Morris, Thomas Wilson and Ed
ward Tilden.
The conference, it was said, framed
an answer to give the retail meat deal
ers' committee
Building Commissioner Williams in
spected the Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
plant at the stock yards during the
day and found that AGO of the firms
nonunion workmen were housed on
three floors of the cooling building
and that there was no ventilation ex-
cept two small doors. There is not a
window in the structure. Mr.. Will
Jams ordered every cot taken out of
the building.
At the Dissel plant of the American
Can company it was declared that the
management had agreed not to fur
nish any cans to the packers. By this
means the calling of a strike at the
plant will be averted. Should strike
of the Can Workers union be called
it would affect the can workers in the
three plants of the American Can COM
pany.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
DUE TO GOVERNMENT REPORT.
Price OF Wheat Continues Its Upward
Flight.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Wheat made a
big upward flight during the day, soar
ing AS to Ats cents above the lowest
figures of the day. The closing price
showed net gain of 27s cents a
bushel as compared with the previous
days final figures. The government
crop report, indicating a decrease of
5O,0OO,000 bushels from the estimate
made a month ago, was apparently
looked upon as shattering any hopes
that the gloomy outlook for the wheat
crop in the northwest was overdrawn.
The statistics for the report having
been gathered prior to the appearance
OF the deadly black rust. which has
been the bugaboo for the past week.
were seemingly less unfavorable than
the present situation would warrant.
The excitement and buying Juror of
past days returned with added impetus
and even at the top prices compare,
lively little wheat came out.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
FLANKING
MOVEMENT
Japanese Making A Wide De-
Tour OF Liao Valley To.
Ward Mukden.
General eku's Entire Army
Apparently P rticipat.
ing In Plan.

Anshanshan, Half Way Between
Haicheng and Liaoyang, Aug. IA
reconnaissance in force Aug proved
that the japanese are making wide
detour of the Lao valley towards
Mukden. The Thirty-ffth regiment of
sharpshooters, with two guns, partici-
pated in the reconnaissance, which was
directed against the west flank of the
Japanese position near Anshanshan.
The movement revealed the presence
of only one Japanese brigade. with
ten guns, lately landed at the port OF
Newchwang. The brigade is formed
of raw recruits, almost boys. The
whole Japanese force south of An
shanshan is not more than division,
with a brigade Of artillery The re-
mainder Of General Oku's army is evi-
IDENTIFY participating in the fanking
operations.
Liaoyang, Aug. 12.-While no fight
ing has occurred on the eastern front
a remarkable heavy movement of Jap
anese northward has been reported.
The Japanese seem to be trying a
turning movement on Yantai or Muk-
den.
Belated advices from Anshanshan
say the Japanese opposite General
Mistchenko's forces withdrew east
ward and when the dispatch was filed
were moving up on the other side of
the mountain range, two divisions
strong, toward Taitse river, which tie
Japanese were reported to be bridg-
ing at Benitzu, tWenty-eight miles
northeast of Liaoyang.
The Chinese bandits are becoming
exceedingly bold. They attacked a
party of Russian scouts from joss
house near the Yantai mines and a
hundred of them fell upon the military
telegraph station, but were driven Off.
The daring of the bandits is attributed
to the proximity of the Japanese
Viceroy 1uanshikai is reported to be
moving north aith his army, but he
has not yet made a hostile move.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED.
Kansas City Man Under Arrest a
ScVth Haven, Mich

South Haven, Mich, Aug. 12.-J. E.
Reinger, f merly president and treas
urer of the Reinger Lumber company
of Kansas City. Mo-, has been arrest
ed here on warrant charging him
with the embezzlement of $43,20 from
the lumber company.
The arrest was made by Chief Nc.
Gregor of the local police and Kan.
sas City detectives
Relnger refused to go to Kansas
City without extradition papers and is
in jail here awaiting the result of ap.
plication for the necessary papers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
STRIKE DECLARED OFF,
New York Garment Workers Resume
Their LaborS

New York, Aug. 12.-The strike Of
the United Garment Workers against
the open shop, which began about two
months ago, has been declared off. 1t
is claimed by the employers that the
ranks of the strikers had dwindled
from $4,000 to 5000 The strikers have
made individual agreements with the
employers, but all on an open shop
basis, though in many cases all the
men taken back will remain union
men.
1t is estimated that the strikers lost
between $1,500,000 and $2,00O,OOO.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
TRAMP BURNED IN STABLE.
One Life and $4,000 in Property Lost
in Livery Barn Fire.

Clinton, Ia, Aug. 12. -Champlins
Bros livery barn, with all contents
except horses, burned during the night.
1t was built four years ago at cost
of 100000. The loss is probably $4O,-
600. A tramp sleeping in the hay is
supposed to have perished.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
NIXON AT ST. PETERSBURG.
American shipbuilder Confers With
Admiralty Officials.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 12-The Asso
ciated Press learns that Lewis Nixon
of New York, who has been in St
Petersburg for several days, came
here at the request of the Russian ad
miralty and that negotiations are pro
crossing between the admiralty and
Mr.. Nixon, but whether for the sale
of ships, machinery or what is not as
certainabIa
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-12
MAY TURN RUSSIAN FLANK.
Japanese Would Thus Avoid Battle at

Japanese WOULD nus AvoId Battle at
Liaoyan9.
Mukden, AUG. 12.--F There is much
speculation as to whether the Japan
ese intend to attempt to turn General
Kuropatkin's flank between here and
Liaoyang or north of Mulxden. The
Russians appear we'll satisfied with the
situation. Officers and men anticipate
big battle around Liaoyang, but the
fear is expressed that the Japanese,
instead Of joining issue there, will
seek to turn the Russian position
above Mukden and cut the railroad.