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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19

jects which do seem to you to bear
upon the case
There was this tobacco pouch
upon the table"
what part of the table %
1T lay in the middle. 1t was of
coarse sealskin-the straight-haired
skim with a leather thong TO bind it.
Inside was p. c. on the flap. There
was half an ounce of strong ships
tobacco in IT."
Excellent! What more.
Stanley Hopkins drew from his
pocket a drab-covered note book. The
outside was rough and worn. the
leaves discoloured. on the first page
were written the initials u. n. N"
and the date 1888" Holmes laid 1t
on the table and examined it in his
minute way, while Hopkins and
gazed over each shoulder. On the
second page were the printed letters
&C. p. r." and then came several
sheets of numbers. Another heading
was Argentine" another Costa
Rica," and another "San Paulo." each
with pages Of signs and figures after
it.
What do you make of these ?"
asked Holmes.
"They appear to be lists of Stock
Exchange securities. / thought that
j. H. NJ were the initials of broker,
and that C. p. r. may have been
his client"
"Try Canadian Pacific Railway, .
said Holmes
Stanley Hopkins swore between his
teeth, and struck his thigh with his
clekched hand
What a fool I have been!" he
cried. "Of course. it is as you say
Then j. H. N are the only initials
we have to solve. have already ex-
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ny father had not sold them. and
lat he had no view to personal profit
hen he took them.
Il came down to Sussex with the
Intention of seeing the captain, bat Il
vas at this moment that his terrible
leath occurred. I read at the inquest
/ description of his cabin. in which IL
stated that the old logbooks of his
vessel We're preserved in it. It struck
me that if / could see what occurred
n the month Of August, 1888. on
BOARD the Sea Unicorn, I might settle
he mystery of my fathers fate
tried last night 10 get at these log
BOOKS, but was unable to open the
1oor. Tonight / tried again and sue
seeded, but / find that the pages which
leal with that month have been torn
ment / found myself a prisoner in
your hands,
us that all?" asked Hopkins
Yes, that is ALL" His eyes shifted
as he said it,
You have nothing else to tell us?"
He hesitated.
NO. there is nothing
You have not been here before last
night?"
mo"
"Then how do you account for
that GlASu I1OphtIlS. ID lie llGlN w
the damning note book. with the ini-
tails Of our prisoner on the first leaf
and the blood stain on the cover.
The wretched man collapsed. He
sank his face in his hands. and tremb-
led an over.
Where did you get ii? p, he groaned.
Il did not know. I thought I had lost
it at the hotel'
THAT is enough" said Hopkins.
sternly. Whatever else you have to
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stopped as he passed the grounds and
looked at the square of light still shin
ing among the trees. He swears that
the shadow of mans head turned
sideways was clearly visible on the
blind, and that this shadow was GER
tainly not that of Peter Carey. whom
he knew well. 1t was that of a beard
ed man, but the beard was short and
bristled forwards in a way very diff
ferent from that of the captain. So
he says. but he had been two hours
in the publie-house, and it is some
distance from the road to the window.
Besides, this refers to the Mondav. and
the crime was done upon the Wdenes-
day.
son the Tuesday. Peter Carey was
in one of his blacklist moods. flushed
with drink and as savage as danger
Gus wild beast He roamed about the
house, and the women ran for it when
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derer had seized the first weapon
which came in his way. The fact that
the crime was committed at two in the
morning, and yet Peter Carey was
fully dressed, suggested that he had
an appointment with the murderer
which is borne out by the fact that a
bottle of rum and two dirty glasses
stood upon the table,"
yes" said Holmes: "I think that
both differences are permissible Was
there any other spirit but rum in the
room ?"
Eyes, there was a tantalus contain
ing brandy and whiskey on the sea-
chest. 1t is of no importance to US.
however, since the decanters were
full. and it had therefore not been
used.''
For all that, its presence has some
significance" said Holmes. However
let us hear some more about the oh.
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HAVE never
known my
friend to be
j n better
form, both
mental and
p h y S / C a |
than in the
year '95. His
incre a s / n &
fame h a d
brought with
1t an i'm
mense prac-
tices and /
should b e
guilty Of an
indiscreti o n
If l were
even to hint
hint at the
identity o f
some of the
illus t r / o u s
clients who
crossed our
h u m b / e
threshold in
Baker Street.
H o l m e S
however. like
all great ar
fists. lived
for his arts
sake, and.
save in the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26

that he did It as a favor to Governor
johnson. The letter answered in part
as follows:
Your letter seems to imply that
when you honored the requisition for
Ida Johnson or upon me personally,
and that when the requisition for
bessie Allen was disapproved by me
it was a personal affront to you or to
your state II you will pardon the
suggestion. | think your view of the
matter Is entirely wrong. The people
OF Minnesota have the same interest
as you and the people of Washington
in enforcing the law and prosecuting
criminals.
when you homo. requisiuon
from this state assume that you did
il as a matter of duty. When I re-
fused to honor the requisition from
YOUR state on being advised by the at
tornev general that It was clearly de-
fective and insufficient. I never stop
ned to consider what state IT came
from but. out of a sense OF duty. re-
fused to honor IT,
81 shall continue to perform what
ever seems TO be my duty in these
matters. as each case is presented.
wherever the requisition comes from,
without favor or discrimination, and
have no doubt that you will do the
same"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
said That 100000 Pounds OF 1906
Clip Is Contracted Now.

The American sheep Breeder for
July gives the following comprehen-
sive review of the present situation
in the Boston wool market:
II is thought that many of the
larger manufacturers purchased wool
so freely during the past six weeks
that they will not be a factor in the
business anticipated the present
month.
There are however. any number of
the medium size and smaller mills
that will require stock and it is OBJ
served that these last do not purchase
any quantity at a time, hence can be
depended upon as being on the mar
ket frequently for wool, and will prob
ably be the buyers OF the future for
some time Some domestic wool has
been purchased for export and 1t is
reported that other lines are under
consideration. There are some few
changes in quotations.
II is stated that nearly 100000
pounds of territory wool OF the next
seasons clip has already been con-
tracted for in several ranch sections.
The reports from the auction series
that are now being held in London
are OF a nature that stimulates local
merchants to value their holdings
and it may be expected that a mark
I ing up Of prices will soon be in order,
much to the regret Of the manufactur-
ers. who claim that they do not at the
present time see their way clear to
pay any more money for wool. To
7 date very little washed fine wool has
/ been sold.
However, the medium grades were
wanted and moved readily at full fig
ures. The bright. unwashed fleeces
were purchased by the worsted spin
ners, who are perhaps the most pros
( porous at present
The territory woods are going to the
mills steadily and II is estimated by
competent judges that the average
/ cost to the consumers will be ~ TO
"a cents for fine clothing, 6s to 10
Z for fine medium, and 65 to s6 cents
/ for a straight medium secured wool.
In Australian the tendency is to-
wards the finer cross bred woods. Not
much is doing in any class of South
American wool and trade in carpet
stock Is slack just at present, still
conditions abroad are strong and any
lower prices can hardly be expected
this season. Local merchants want
the western holders to keep their
wool until the local sales cut down
very materially the stock of wool in
the seaboard markets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
NORTHWEST NEWS.

c. V. Kleber. q Spokane restaurant
teur. was drowned in a bathing pool
at Pampa, near Colfax, being taken
with cramps.
The 4-year-old daughter OF julius
La Duke, near Livingston. Mont, fell
into q hot spring on her fathers place
and was scalded TO death.
\ compromise has been reached
under which all Northern Pacific ma
chinists west Of Euensburg, Wash,
will receive an advance of ? - cents
an hour.
Henry Blakeley has been appointed
western freight agent OF the North
ern Pacific. with headquarters at Ia
coma. succeeding 5. C. Fulton, OF
Portland.
At Rocky Point, near Lewiston.
Mont. Albert Meyersick drowned
while in bathing with his father and
his sister Miss Ada Meyersick. look
ing on and unable to help him.
The Willamette Valley Chautauqua
association Cat oregon Ciy) although
disappointed in attendance, took in
enough to pay all expenses, which in
suras another assembly next year.
The Anaconda company, at Butte,
has reduced its capital stock from
$1,000. 600 to 100000. preliminary
to closing up its affairs The Anacon-
da was one Of the early Marcus Daily
properties.
Walter Rogers has given himself up
at Spokane, claiming TO be insane,
and will be taken into the probate
cour, to answer his own charge. II Is
said he has spent $4,000 on women
during the past year.
Henry Bader, q Tacoma man acted
as guide for a party who climbed
Mount Rainier recently. One chilly
night ne cut a small tree for fuel and
must answer for his rashness in the
United States court. the tree having
stoon in the Rainier forest reserve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
GENERAL NEWS.

John Tesmer WAS Slugged and kill
ed and robbed by Thugs, as he was
on his way home with rentals he had
collected, in Chicago.
Roosevelt advised Governor Carter.
OF Hawaii, not to resign, aud so the
latter definitely announces his inten-
ton OF retaining the governorship.
The Mississippi state board of
health has amended its quarantine or
der against New orleans so as to in
clude the entire state of Louisiana.
Joseph J. Eakins. aged 40 years, is
dead by consumption at Colorado
Springs. He has been for several
years managing editor of the New
York World.
Twelve persons were burned to
death in the recent oil fields fire in
Texas, and the property loss was p
100000 barrels of oil besides much
other property.
Near Santa Rosa. Cal. Winton F.
Pierce. a well known rancher, was
found dead in bed with a gunshot
wound in the back of his head. Sup
posed to be murder for robbery.
Twenty-Five resident physicians of
San Diego, all of whom had the care
of Bennington victims, have met and
agreed not to charge for their servi-
ces, which were purely emergency.
II was surmised that several of the
crew of the Bennington had taken
advantage Of the confusion to desert
with the expectation of being return
ed as missing" However. every
member of the crew is now account
ed for.
4 tornado near Elko, New, did
considerable damage to property
among other things, breaking off So
telegraph poles and twisting the
wires into adjacent timber much OF
which was destroyed. The storm l.:
supposed to have been OF a reaction
AIRY nature from the exceptionally hot
weather.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
Bent Her Double,

Il knew no one for four weeks
when I was sick with typhoid and kid
ney trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hun
ter of Pittsburg. Pa. "and when got
better, although I had one of the
best doctors l could get, I was bent
double, and had to rest my hands on
my knees when I walked From this
terrible afflicuon / was rescued ry
Electric Biiters. which restored my
health and strength, and now J can
walk es straight as ever. They are
simply wonderful" Guaranteed 10
cure stomach. liver and kidney dis
orders. At Tallman & Co.'S drug
store. Price soc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
Civil Service Examinations.

on August 10 and II civil service
examinations will be held at Walla
walla for various government posi-
tions. One man is needed as rodman
in the engineering work of the Pana-
ma canal at a salary of from SIS to
sS3.3S a month. A man is.wanted in
the general quartermaster's depart
ment, and another at the federal pris-
on at Atlanta, Ga. Other positions
are those of assistant engineers. a
mate on board one Of the government
steamers. and men in the quarter
masters department with salaries
from 1920 to 5000 a year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
Hotel PentlletOn.


NJ. johnson, Portland.
H. W. Stone. Portland.
5. ]. Freedman. New York.
L. Allehoff, Portland.
a. Sinsheimer, Portland.
George F. Roberts, Portland.
Edwin J. Burke, Hartford.
William Slusher, Portland.
NJ. E. Foley. Bingham Springs.
L. H. Vilhauer, san Francisco.
George Soucie. Kansas City.
R. A Watrous, Missouri Valley.
H. p. Brandes, Portland.
]. H. Dougherty, Starbuck.
j. NJ. Russell, The Dalles.
NJ. H. Patton. Spokane.
Charles C. Sim. Portland.
G. ]. McEvoy, Starbuck.
a. Loesch, Starbuck.
T. B. Killen, Portland.
H. Marlowetz. Portland.
G. s. Youngman. Portland.
F. \. Kornet. Spokane.
G. McCully. Spokane.
Joe Plovert. Portland.
J. Fred Fisher. Spokane.
]. II. Abrams. Spokane.
Mrs. T. 4. Smith. Denver.
Mrs. Everett H. Patteson. Denve
Miss Mary Z. Meade. Bedford Cit
b. n. Beardsley. Spokane.
z. z. Long. Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
NALLOWA IS A GREATLY COVETED PRIZE

The La Grande Observer of Sester-
day gives the following interesting re-
port of the right of way war now be-
ing waged by the two companies
seeking to build a railroad into Wal
Iowa valley:
Elgin Is the center of attraction
just at present. so far as railroad
building is concerned There is more
railroad talk in and about this thriv-
ing burg than at any other point in
the west. The reason for all OF which
Is, that two railroad companies are
seeking TO build a railroad over the
same right Of way, and into the same
region,
Amonth or six weeks ago u Mr..
Cook stepped off the train at Elgiu.
and before he had been in town many
/ days the wise ones began seeing vis-
I ions OF railroad into the Wallowa
valley Soon it became noised about
I that Mr.. Cook had secured a right o;
way through many of the farms along
/ the proposed route.
Finally this information became
known to the officials Of the O. r. 4
! n. Co, and they were impressed with
the fact that something was doing in
this section of the state where they
were supposed to have first rights
They Instituted n quiet investigation
| This little attention on the part of the
| pioneer company only served to cause
/ Mr.. Cook to increase his energy and
he proceeded to gather in right ol
way contracts with greater rap!dity
The o. r. & n. seeing that affair:
were taking n somewhat serious turn
developed some speed and dispatched
their agents, armed with check
book, to this heretofore peaceful
neighborhood. to purchase rights ot
way.
The q. r. x \. company not ONLY
paid cash for the right of way. taking
a deed for the same. but furnished ,
good and sufficient bond. binding III
company to protect the property own
ers against less which might be as
sessed against any of them by thei
failure to live up to any agreemen
made with Mr.. Cooks company.
Mr. Cook, seeing that he might b,
placed at a disadvantage by this plal
of his older rival, changed his tactic
to conform with the new order o
things, and made and delivered
similar bond, binding his company {
protect the land owners against an
action which the o. r. & y. compan
might take against them.
AS a result. more than one proper
ty owner has sold right of way I
both companies and holds from eac
company bond protecting hir
against the other.
Possibly Northern Pacific.
Mr.. Cooks company is known a
the Wallowa Valley Railroad com
pany, although this is thought b
many to be only another name fo
the Northern Pacific Railroad CON
pany. This Mr.. Cook stoutly denie
He states his company is backed b
New York money barons, and th5
there are millions Of dollars back {
him and his company.
He intimates that II he is allowed
continue he will demonstrate wh'
real road building amounts to. an
the people of Elgin and Wallow
county will be ready to erect a moi
ument to his honor, and cut thereo
a legend calling attention to him ;
the really and truly railroad benefa'
tor.
The O. r. & y. officials viii not az
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
TAMNLANY AND MCCLELLAN.
The Order starts His Campaign for a
Second Term.

SeCOnu ltIIn.
New York. July 26.-Pursuant to
the call Of Leader Charles F. Murphy,
the members of the general committee
of Tammany Hall met at the wigwam
today and took the first steps in the
mayoralty compaign OF this fall. As
was expected the keynote Of the pro-
ceedings was an enthusiastic indorse-
msnt of Mayor Mcclellan for a sec
ond term.
The resolutions intended as a reply
TO the invitation OF the Citizens Union
to join in a movement to non-parti-
sanize the municipal government. the
Tammany organization pointed to the
record in office OF Mayor Mcclellan.
holding his administration up as a
model OF n-partisanship and max
ing the assertion that Mcclellan has
been more non-partisan in his con-
duct OF public affairs than either
Mayor Low or Mayor Strong.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26

The first grain fire Of the season
in Washington was 90 acres of ripe
wheat belonging to ]. D. Cummlns,
near St. John. 1t was ignited by a
passing o. r. & N. train. Cummins
took out insurance on the field a few
hours only before the fire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26

init tat they take his efforts serious
ly, and in turn claim that they are
the real road builders and that they,
and they alone are the people who
will build the road While this may
be true. Mr.. Cook is the first to break
the virgin sod as last Saturday he
armed four men and two boys with
picks and shovels. and placing them
I'm charge of an experienced foreman,
began grading.
Mr. Cook states that he has let the
contract for the construction of ten
miles of road, and the contractors are
expected to begin work as soon as
they can get their outfits together,
Mr.. Cook. when asked the names of
the contractors. asked to be excused
from giving the name of the firms
While Mr.. Cook advances the
opinion that the O. r. & n. people are
only novices in the art of railroad
building, he seems to have great faith
in the ability of their engineers to pick
out proper route for his road, for
he has commenced his grade at. the
end of the present rails and is build
ing according to the o. r. & n. sur
vey The grade as at present con-
strueted is not over four. feet wide,
but Mr.. Cook states that he is only
working now i'm order to make a
technical showing and thereby hold
his legal rights.
Whether or not the o. r. & y. COM
pany think there is anything in the
Wallowa Valley Railroad company,
1t is certain that they are keeping a
very close watch over Mr. Cooks ac-
tions. As an evidence of this fact can
be cited that there never was time
when special cars containing high Of
ficials We're as plentiful in Elgin as
since Mr.. Cook began operations,
The people of Elgin care little who
builds the road. or by what name II
will be known, but they. in common
with the people of Wallowa county
are anxious to have some one build
the road. It is the railroad they
want and care little regarding its
name and backing.
Injunction Served.
This morning q temporary injunc-
ton was issued by Judge Eakin and
served upon Mr. Cook by Deputy
Sheriff Frank PLY. restraining the
former from further work until the
question of ownership can be deter
mined by the courts.
When this was served Mr.. Cook a
once called his men off the right OF
way. but no sooner were the Wallowa
Valley railway people out Of the way
than the q. r. & y. company en-
ployes appeared on the scene and be
gan fencing the right OF way Abou
80 men each with a fence post upoI
his shoulder, took possession Of th'
disputed ground, and within a very
short time barbed wire fence marked
the boundaries of the disputed dis
trict
The city marshal OF Elgin theI
took a hand and informed the officia
in charge of the fence gang that h
would not allow any fence to be erect
ed across the acre and a quartz
which belongs to the city and througl
which the survey passes. This par
ticular bit OF ground belongs to tn
city of Elgin and the said city has sol
= neither company any right of way.
Just what the next move win be
5 no one knows. but It is certain tina
= the end is not yet and Elgin continue
to be the center Of attraction for rail
= road people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
Andrew Lawrence escaped from t

Andrew Lawrence escaped from the
Steilacoom insane asylum. Twenty
four hours later. he climbed naked
aboard the schooner Sequel. in olym-
ria harbor and applied for a job. He
had swan from the eastern shore of
the bay. He was ordered off the
boat, took to the water swimming,
but is supposed to have drowned, as
he has not been seen since.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
GovERN, RS ARE OFT.
Governor Mead of Washington Gets
Angry at Minnesota Executive.

Governor Albert E. Mead of Wash
ington recently honored requisition
for the extradltion Of Ida Johnson. a
woman wanted by the police Of Min
neapolis, and In a long letter inferred
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
= HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Hotel st. George

Hotel st. George.
George W. AXE, Portland.
J. \. George. Portland.
William Dunn. Portland.
J. F. McNaught. Humiston.
Mrs. ). R. Olakin, Humiston.
c. Williams, Portland.
II. Hochstader, Chicago.
George d. Goodshaw, Portland.
\. ]. Abbott.
J. IS. Smith and wife, La Grande.
w. II. Aubin, Greenhorn.
NJ. c. Murphy Spokane.
Edwin J. Dahum. Spokane.
F. w. Kisske, New York.
J. E. Change and wife. San Fran
cisco.
L. r. McMannus, Minneapolis,
f. L. Hart, st. Louis.
G. Hill. Chicago.
]. F. Fink, Portland.
J. Barder, Portland.
w. H. Wyckoff, Kansas City.
]. d. ScNarff, san Francisco.
H. A. Garfield, Seattle.
W. j. Shelton, indianapolis.
Miss Atherton, Jacolt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
$500 Reward.

Lost, on Thompson street hill, day
OF fire at Cooks house, gold watch.
Finder please leave It at this office
and receive above reward.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
For Sale,

Two wagons, one hack. nearly new.
one grain rack, one hay rack. See H.
s. Scales at E. T. Wade & Sons office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
Wanted.

Ladies' clothes ironers at Robin.
sons Domestic laundry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26
Golden Rule Hotel.

NOluGii huIC llOtcl.
F. Foster and wife. Seattle.
r. Montgomery, Portland.
], \. Locke, Portland.
z. l. McBroom.
W. w. Picket, Hood River.
L. L. Mann, city.
1. Umphlette.
d. 2. Zeb, Wana Walla.
F. S. Curl, city.
G. c. Mudgett, Valley City.
John B. Benson. city.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Cockerline, Weston.
DR.. NJ. Dellebrandt, Milton.
James Z. Orr, Omaha.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-26

We have anything you want in the
Real Estate Nne-Wheat Lands Stock
Ranches and City Property.
We have some very good business
propositions TO offer.
E-T. WADE & son,
Ofnce In f. o. BulldIris, Pendleton- Or.
Postoffice Box 324.
Black 3lll.