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The Imperial press., 1905-05-27
Big Damage Shit Dismissed

On motion of F. c. Farr and Stearns & Sweet, attorneys for "Dr." William A. Anderson, of Imperial, in his suit against Recorder II. l.. Peck and Mar shal Thomas Beach, of the same place, the suit has been dismissed from the superior court. Anderson sued for heavy damages for alleged false inl- prisonment, having been incarceYated at the Imperial calaboose on the charge of selling liquor contrary to city ordi- nance. After beginning his suit he was arrested on charge of practicing med icine without state certificate, but he escaped his captors and is now at large, supposedly in Arizona.-Union.
The Imperial press., 1905-05-27
SILSBEE
Whats Doing Over at the Pleasure
 Resort on the Shore of Blue Lake

Mrs. Harding was an Imperial visitor Tuesday.
 Squire Orrick was all Imperial visitor this week.
 Miss Jessie Van Doren was visiting friends in Imperial this week.
 Miss Maud Van Arman went to Holt vile this week to visit with her mother.
 Mrs. I. w. Van Dorin left fer San Diego Wednesday for d month or more stay.
 MT. George Avery, who went to River side on business last week, returned home Wednesday.
 The high water in New River has backed up against Elder canal at Wild cat slough and there is danger of it's breaking through.
 The town still Clocks good" to the Silsbee people, but it will look better when the railroad comes along and we can go over on the choo choo cars.
 Miss Verna Ravens visited Imperial friends this week, and while in town attended the excellent dramatic enter tainment given by Mrs. Srack and her company.
 The Silsbee farmers are at their busiest time now, harvesting is in full blast. Some of the Valley crops are turning out more than twenty sacks of grain per acre.
 boatriding is becoming a very thrill ing pastime among our young people but that thrill you got was somewhat uncertain, wasn't it Nick. Oh we'll, be careful about having the price on hand
 Our old bachelors are slowly recover ing from the effects of the surprises they have received at the hands of some of our young ladies. No licenses are expected as the young ladies could not answer the questions.
 Mir. Wilkens, who formerly owned the Silsbee townsite and was one of the pioneers of Silsbee but who has been living at San Diego for the past two years, visited the Valley this week and shook hands with his many friends.
 There will be social on Wednesday evening next at the old school house. These socials are often quite entertain ing and are deservedly popular with the young folks. Plenty of ice cream and a good program, so don't fail to come and have q good time.
 young man with reddish mustache and eyes of the same color was seen wandering aimlessly around header bed this week. He is supposed to be somebody's darling but has become either lost, strayed or stolen. Suitable reward and no questions asked.
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21
fro BE coNrIECED.1
western Sheep Industry.

One of the unique characteristics Of
the sheep raising industry in the west
is that it offers opportunities to men
with no capital. Instances are COM
mon where men starting as hands on
monthly pay of, say, $40, and having
been found faithful have been trusted
with focks of sheep on shares. With
this as stepping stone, they have pro-
gressed until within a few years they
have got together f1ocks Of their own
numbered by the thousands.
The western farmer who is engaged
In other industries on his land usually
shows a disposition to keep flock of
from so to 300 sheep as ''side line"
and incidentally it may be remarked
that some of the best yields Of fall
sown wheat which have been secured
in the northwest in recent years have
been from land on which the growing
crop was graZed close down by the
farmers sheep in the early spring until
the field looked absolutely bare.-Wal-
lace Fawcett in Farm and Fireside.
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21

1--WE must accept your terms, Mr..
Holmes. No doubt you are right, and
it is unreasonable for us to expect you
to act unless we give you our entire
confidence"
'I agree with you," said the younger
statesman.
"Then will tell you, relying entirely
upon your honor and that Of your col
league, DR.. Watson. l may appeal to
your patriotism also, for 1 could not
imagine greater misfortune for the
country than that this affair should
come out"
"You may safely trust us"
"The letter, then, Is from a certain
foreign potentate who has been ruff
fed by some recent colonial develop
ments of this country. It has been
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21

written hurriedly and upon his own
responsibility entirely. Inquiries have
/ shown that his ministers know nothing
! couched in so. unfortunate manner
and certain phrases in it are of SO
| provocative a character that it's pub
| lication would undoubtedly lead to a
! most dangerous state of feeling in this
| country. There would be such a. fer
ment, sir, that 1 do not hesitate to say
that within a week Of the publication
Of that letter this country would be
involved in a great war" e
Holmes wrote a name upon slip
Of paper and handed it to the premier.
"Exactly. 1t was he. And it is this
letter-this letter which may we'll mean
the expenditure Of thousand millions
and the lives OF hundred thousand
men-which has become lost in this un-
accountable fashion"
"Have you Informed the sender?"
"Yes, sir; cipher telegram has been
dispatched"
Perhaps he desires the publication
of the letter."
"No, sir; we have strong reason to
believe that he already understands
that he has acted in an indiscreet and
hot headed manner. 1t would be a
greater blow to him and to his coun-
try than to us if this letter were to
come out"
IF this is so, whose interest is it
that the letter should come out? Why
should any one desire to steal it or to
publish it?"
There, Mr.. Holmes, you take me
into regions of high intSenational pol
itics. But if you consider the Euro
pean situation you will have no diff
Guilty in perceiying the motive. The
whole. Of Europe is an armed camp.
There is a double league which makes
a fair balance of military power.
Great Britain. holds the scales. If
Britain were driven mo war with one
confederacy it would assure the su-
premacy Of the other confederacy,
whether they joined in the war or not.
Do you follow?"
very clearly. 1t is then the interest
Of the enemies of this potentate to Sc
cure and publish this letter, SO as to
make breach between his country
and ours?'
Eyes, sir" J.
"And to whom would this document
be sent if it fell into the hands of an
enemy?'
'To any of the great chancelleries Of
Europe. 1t is probably speeding on it's
way thither at the present instant as
fast as steam can take it, Now. Mr..
Holmes, you are in full possession of
the facts. What course do you recon-
mend?
Holmes shook his head mournfully.
You think, sir, that unless this doc.
ument is recovered there will be WARP"
i think it is very probable"
Then, sir, prepare for war;
That is hard saying, Mr.. Holmes"
Consider the facts, sir. 1t is incon-
ceiyable that it was taken after II 40
at night since | understand that Mr..
Hope and his wife were both in the
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21

The prenlsn nodded approyingly.
81 have long known, sir, how higt
Is your sense of public duty" said he.
/ The European secretary bowed.
you do me no more than justice
sir. Until this morning 1 have never
! this matter
could she have guessed?"
mo, MI. Holmes, she could not have
guessed, nor could any one have guess
ed"
"Have you lost any documents be
fore?'
mo, sir"
"Who is there in England who did
know Of the existence Of this letter."
Each member of the cabinet was in
formed Of it yesterday, but the pledge
Of secrecy which attends every cabinet
meeting was increased by the solemn
warning which was given by the prime
minister. Good heavens, to think that
within a few hours l should myself
have lost it! Besides the members Of
the cabinet there are two or possibly
three departmental officials who know
of the letter. No one else in England,
Mr.. Holmes, assure you."
But abroad?'
81 believe that no one abroad has
seen it save the ma.Ab,ho wrote it. 1
am we'll convinced that his ministers
that the usual official channels have
not been employed"
Holmes considered for some little
time
"Now, sir, must ask you more par
tcularly what this document is, and
why it's disappearance should have
such momentous consequences ?"
The two statesmen exchanged a
quick glance, and the premier's shaggy
eyebrows gathered in frown
''Mr. Holmes, the envelope is a long,
thin one Of pale blue color. There is a
seal of red wax stamped with crouch
ing lion. 1t is addressed in large, bold
handwriting to-
"I fear, SIR" said Holmes, "that, in
teresting and, indeed, essential as these
details are, my inquiries must go more
to the root of things. What was the
letter?"
"That is a state secret of the utmost
Importance, and I fear that 1 cannot
tell you, nor do 1 see that it is neces-
sary. If by the aid Of the powers
which you are said to possess you can
find such an envelope as 1 describe
with it's inclosure, you will have de-
served we'll Of your country and earned
any reward which it lies in our power
to bestow."
Sherlock Holmes rose with smile.
on are two of the most busy men
in the country said he, "and in my
own small way I have also good
many calls upon me. regret exceed
ingly that l cannot help you in this
matter, and any continuation Of this
interview would be waste Of time"
The premier sprang to his feet with
that quick, fierce gleam Of his deep set
eyes before which a cabinet has cow
cred 81 am not accustomed, sir he
began, but mastered his anger and re-
sumed his seat. Then the old states
man shrugged his shoulders.
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21
Annie Rust In Iowa.

The experiment station of the Iowa
State college at Ames has just issued
from its botanical department bulle-
tin (No. S41 dealing with the. apple
rust in Iowa. In this bulletin Profess
or Pammel has collected a large
amount of useful information concern
ing the rust and apple fungi and the
districts in which they are prevalent,
together with reports from other states
as to their appearance and the means
taken to cope with them.
The origin of the apple rust is traced
to the red cedars, so often used as
winGbreaks in the vicinity Of orchards.
Experiments in spraying in different
parts of this and other states are de-
tailel with their results.
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21
box had lain unguarded p

box had lain unguarded?' -
"No one is ever permitted to enter
that room save the housemaid in the
morning and my valet or my wife's
maid during the rest of the day They
are both trusty servants and have been
with us for some time. Besides, neither
Of them could possibly have known
that there was anything more valua-
BILE than the ordinary departmental
papers in my dispatch box"
"Who did know of the existence Of
that letter."
'No one in the house."
'Surely your wife kneww
''No, sir 1 had said nothing to my
wife until I missed the paper this
morning"
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21
The Adventure OF
the Second Stain
No. Is of the Series

fesuyright 1905, BY H. Conan Doyle, Collier Wseky
and Mcclure, Phillips 8 CO..
Morris tribune., 1905-10-21

HID intepled "The ADJ
venture of the Abbey
Grange" to be the last
of those exploits of my
friend, Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes, which l should
over communicate to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-24
MORE DAMAGING
 TESTIMONY GIVEN
JUDGE TANNER CONTINUES HIS RECITAL OF LAND TRANSAC- TONS IN THE CASE AGAINST SENATOR MITCHELL.

Portland, Ore, June 23.-The testimony in the trial of United States Senator John Mitchell by the prosecution's chief wit ness, A H. Tanner, today was a recital of alleged offenses against the federal status committed by Senator Mitchell Judge Tanner told of agreements made by himself with kribs and John A. Ben son, to expedite timber claims through the general land office and the applica- ton of the fees received there for the earnings of the firm and the division of the fees at the end of each month Nit chell receiving half. The nature of the evidence given today was the same as previously submitted by the prosecution and showed similar transactions to those already testified to by Judge Tanner
 In introducing evidence showing sim liar offenses to those charged in the Kribs indictment, the prosecution was besieged with objections from the de- fense but Judge De Haven alloged the testimony to be given on the ground that one offense might be charged to carelessnes but other offenses of sim- liar nature go to prove that the acts were sremeditated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-24
MURPHY NARROWLY
 ESCAPES INJURY
Vice Presto snt of Queen and cres. cent Run Down By Haokman
 In Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. June 23-(Speeial )-While attempting to cross Market street en route from the Central depot to his priv ate car, W. J. Murphy. vice president of the Queen and Crescent route was run down by neoro h: ok driver late this afternoon and his escape from serious or fatal Injury is regarded as miraculous by those who witnessed the occurrence. Besides being shaken up considerably MT. Murphy was none the worse for his ex- perience.
 MT. Murphy started across the crossing accompanied by General Manager w. A. Garret, Superintendent A. Grggs, Thomas Morrison, anG one or two other officials of the Queen and Crescent route. When nearly across the track the hackman bore down upon him and before he could dodge to one side he was struck by the horse but by keeping on his feet MT. Murphy managed to escape serious injury
 The affair created considerable excite IT ent around the station and if the negro could have been caught at that time he would have been handled roughly He drove rapidly away, however, and was not arrested until an hour or so later He will be given a trial in the city court tomorrow afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-24
COLLEGE PROFESSOR
 BECOMES WAITER
M. M. Ramsay With String of Titles, Is Arraigned in New York
 Police Court.

New York, June 23.-M. M. Ramsey. pro- lessor of language of Leland Standford, Jr., university, California. a graduate of Columbia, 8 fellow of the John-Hop- kins university, member of the Ameri- can Philosophical association and the Modern Language association, was ar- raigned in magistrates court here to- day on a charge of "vagrancy, which was changed to insanity. Ramsey was taken to Bellevue to await the arrival of two physicians from Baltimore, who were interested in discovering his whereabouts in New York The only reference Ram sey made to his plight was to remark: This is all a farce; all farce
 Ramsey left California three months ago Since then his friends lost all trace of him. His wife was Agnes Emily Graf, chief translator for the International conference in 1899. He had little money when he reached New York. Since he has been here he has worked in various small restaurants and cafes on the East Side as a waitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-24
SOUTHERN WILL
 BUILD NEW LINES
PRESIDENT SPENCER TELLS OF ROADS TO BE CONSTRUCTED FROM WESTERN NORTH CARO- LIMA TO EAST TENNESSEE.

New York June 23.-Plans are already under way for the construction of two new lines of the Southern railway running in a northwesterly direction from west ern North Carolina to East Tennessee. Samuel B. Spencer, president of the road. said today that the lines were intended to accommodate the growing conditions especially in timber in that territory.
 "The Johnson City Southern railway" said MT. Spencer, lis intended to shorten the line from Johnson City to Marion, N. c. The company which will build the line has just been incorporated.
 'gThe second line is to make connec- ton between Marysville, Tenn. to Bush nell N c. This route will not penetrate Rabun Gap. as reported It will pass through another gap in the mountains" :"
 MT. Spencer said that the Southern railway had no interest in the control of the Caldwell and Northern company and contemplated none.
 officers and directors of the Southern railway are among the incorporators of the Johnson City Southern Railway com pany.
 The road will run from Marion, N. C., in northwesterly direction along the north fork of the Catawba river, and tfen down to the Tennessee boundary, . distance of seventy-one miles to John- son City Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-24
TURNER'S EXECUTE
 BRILLIANT FEATS
EIGHT THOUSAND SPECTATORS ARISE ENMASSE IN iNDIANAPo- LIS AND CHEER THE MANEu- VERS OF THE ATHLETES.

Indianapolis, June 2S.-Eight thousand spectators arose en masse and heartily cheered the turner's from Germany when they finished their fancy exercises on the parallel bars the concluding feature of the athletic programme of the nation al gymnastic festival, at the state fair grounds today.
 The ovation accorded the, foreignors came as a rlimax te sesies of lessef trlumphs enjoyed by the American eon- tests Twenty young women from the Central Turn Verein of Pittsburg, divided honors with the turner's from across the sea in the matter of applause. The young men executed numerous difficult move ments with Indian clubs and hoops with remarkable precision. Others who received the lions share of applause were twenty four turner's and like number of young women from the Socialer Turn Verein of Chicago, who participated in the club and exercises; sixteen women from Bloom- ington, H., who lent charm to the model exercises by their graceful poses and precise maneuvers; the senior from Chi cagp who took part in the parallel bar exercises and the St. Louis seniors, in tie wand exercises.
 The feature of the programme tonight was the production in German of the festival play "The Glorious Three" which was watched exclusively by the visiting turner's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-24
AMERICAN YACHTS
 MAKE GOOD SHOWING
Four of Them Win Events at
 kieI
EMPEROR AT THE WHEEL
Has Ambassador Tower and Other Distinguished Americans Hauling Ropes and Helping In
 Trimming Ship.

Imperial Yacht Club, Kiel, Germany, June 2S.-Americsn yachts. either Amerl- can owned or American built, made a fine showing today. There were fou- of them and each won the race of her class.
 R. w. Goelets Swan made bad start and was last over the line, but got right up to windward and returning from the other fleet finished minutes and 4s sec onds ahead of the Thyra, which was sec ond. The Capri came in third. Time, 4:15:45, course p miles.
 A good strong breeze was blowing when most of the boats put in at least one reef
 Prince Henry of Prussia, with Allison V Armour on board, was to have sailed the Orion over a thirty-tnree mile course with no competitor in her class. The Ailsa. although not regularly entered. was invited to sail against the Orion, and the representative of the Ailsas owner did so. The Ailsa crossed the line too soon and had to come back and did something, frequent enough in America, but which gave the judges a scare. She made a turn around the starters boat, almost touching her spars, and came up to windward. In the meantime the Orion was getting away fast. The Ailsa al the first turn was two minutes behind; at the second turn about even and at the third turn she was 50 second ahead. She finished 1 minute and 10 second ahead of the Orion.
 The Emperors Meteor III was a minute behind the Hamburg at the start and was 34 seconds behind at the first stake boat. She passed the Hamburg near the second turn, was 1 minute and 5i seconds ahead at the last turn and finished something over minutes ahead, or l minute and ? seconds corrected time.
 Emperor William was at the wheel of the Meteor III much of the time, and was in very good humor, and had Ambassador Tower, Wilson Marshall of the yacht Att lantic and George Lauder, owner of the Endymion. who were among his guests on board the yacht hauling on ropes and assisting in trimming ship.
 The American-built Navahoe beat the Comet over the same thirty-three mile course by 31 minutes
 The schooner yachts Suzanne and Clara, owned respectively by C. Huldschinsky and Max Guilleaume, were practically even alf the time, the Suzanne winning by scarcely more than ten feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-24

was continued last night, but it is feared that order can be restored only at heavy sacrifice.
 Lodz has been in a turmoil for the past three days. The strike, which embraces 60,OO0 workers, appears to have entirely lost it's economic nature, and is now a vast political manifestation. All forms of public business activity have been sus- pended the peaceful inhabitants remain ing indoors in fear of their lives The political zeal of the manifestants has be- come infiamed by intoxicants from the Vodka shops, which were broken into and pillaged yesterday At Warsaw a strike has commenced and disorders are looked for. and the trial of Okrjey, who threw a bomb at a police station March 26, will probably result in other bomb outrages. man was arrested yesterday armed with bomb. which was evidently intended to be used in the trial yesterday
 In the meanwhile the government has publicly disclaimed all designs as to the Classification of Poland, the committee of ministers in its deliberations on the school question, which was published yesterday, saying;
 "The committee considers 1t absolutely necessary to establish the fast that Rns1 sification and denationalism of the Poles cannot possibly lie within the intent of the Russian government. The aim must rather be the amalgamation of the Polish government with the Russian administra- tion, and the welding of the Polish peo- pie with the general body polite of Rus sia by peaceful ties, which will preserve Polish individuality culture and lan- guage."