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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for APRIL 2. 1905

throwing out his hands as if some impeachment had
been removed from his path.
Il beg your highnesss pardon but taking into
account the fact that a woman. unknown, threw
bomb at you this morning, and that this woman
found dead resembles Russian thought
Resembles a Russian9 What does that mean9
Are Russians branded with their nationality
The Inspector, though surprised at the reception
given to him, was not to be browbeaten.
No, your hghness." he said they are human
beings like the rest of u.s. But this woman had
letter in her pocket with the Saratof postmark. l
could not read the writing, but made out from an
atlas that Saratoff is in Russia"
Have you the letter? Show it to mel' cried
Prince Boris excitedly.
4 am sorry that cannot showit to you. tits be-
ing carefully dried the pOice-statiOn. came here
to ask your hghnessif you could identify the woman.
Then l say at that l cannot. l saw no
woman. All l know is that my horse plunged
violently after loud explosion, and l thrown
headlong"
The inspector saluted again and went off.
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CHAPTER Nv.
The Mystery of the Wood

THE whom Armstrong had accosted so
/ abruptly the platform of Paddington
Station looked at him with effrontery that
amazing if indeed he had been concerned in
the attack on the Russian.
Prince Boris Menikoff?" he said coolly. Why
do you name him to me?'
1t was remarkable fact that he did not attempt
to deny his knowledge of the Russian language.
Possibly he spoke little if any, English he thought
it best to face his questioner boldly.
The Englshman, of course, knew nothing of the
gruesome discovery made by the police He mag
med that by sheer chance he had come in contact
with one of the principals in a Nihilst plot which
had miscarried and he decided to investigate the
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curious circumstances on his own account before
he gave information to the authorities. Perhaps
the whole course of subsequent events might have
been altered materially had he caused this man to
be arrested and assuredly he would have taken
this step if aware that the corpse of murdered
woman recovered from the pond at Ascot, even then
was resting in the local mOrtuary awaiting IN
quest. As it was, he decided that a crowded rail-
way station was no place for a conversation.
4 think he said IN the most nonConrnitrat
words he could find, that your presence at Wind
sor Station on the day chosen by some one to at
tempt the Princes life requires some explanaticn.
You can give it to if you ike. Otherwise, /
must call the police"
Oddly enough, the strange person whom he adj
dressed appeared to hesitate He looked at Arm
strong with those wonderfully luminous ewes which
redeemed his hangdog face from absolute ferocity.
Il will answer your questions" he muttered at
last.
I'VE cannot talk here. Come with me to my
rooms in Jernyn-st''
Where you will was the International reply.
They walked together to the hanson
summoned by the porter IN charge of
Armstrong; baggage. The Russian entered,
Frank climbed in after him, and they were
4 off. Armstrong sided round on the seat, so
| as to command his companion face.
Now he said, tell me who is respon-
sible for the outrage at Ascot, and what
| was it's motive"
'Nitchegol" said the other The phrase
means Il don't know; but a Russian can
I throw blank negative into it that requires
more emphatic words in English.
/ If you do not know" persisted Arm
strong, why do you carry IN Your pocket
\ a knife with three trangles or pyramids,
4 engraved on the handle, while Prince Boris
I Melnikof treasures an opal bearing the same
4 token9'
Because we are of the same race. The
Z three tents are the sign of our house
A new significance dawned on his hearer.
So the triangles were meant to represent
tents9 likely device to be adopted by nornad
Cossacks-
II DO you want me to believe that YOU,
Z Russian, absolute stranger in England,
81 visited the neighborhOod of Ascot to-day by
.a chance, and disguised yourself for the excur-
IL sion9" asked Armstrong impatiently.
No. You offered me the alternative of
Il being questioned by you or by the police, 1
prefer You. You understand my language
Then tell me why you went to such an
out-of-the-way place Was it to meet Prince
Melnikoff?"
II Yes
81 did Won meet him
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picked it up with frOwn. Searching among
Others he found a scrap of paper.
1T is a paragraph dealing with the real
imaginary position of our Emperor. You re-
the Car as an autocrat. So he is. But no
really can be an autocrat in country which street
across half the map of the world. So says
paper: The effect of this state of things is to rec
the Gar to a nullity but to confer upon all
chief officials practical OmnipOtence within
own sphere of administration.
He paused Then he added, with an indiffe
sigh Il am more than chief official. am
vincial satrap a sort of minor car, with all a G.
power, because my dominion is within practiC
bounds"
Then why are you here?" she demanded,
ping an impatient foot on the boards of the sum-
house.
Il shall tell YOU" he answered, rising sudd
and bending over her. " am looking for Czari
There could be no mistaking his intent
one instant the girl lifted her startled eyes to
She dropped them again, and her face and
became suffrsed with rich color. Yet she
strove to shirk the ordeal so Unexpectedly
thrust upon her.
Before you seek a queen you first should
be king" she murnured
Il am a king l have only to occupy my
throne. Will you share it?
She bent her head still lower Her heart
throbbed unanimously. This was not the
love she had read of in books 1t was not
the love of which she had vague imaginings,
as a young bird poised on the edge of the
nest may contemplate fearfully flight through
the bOundless and unsustaining air.
You must not ask me now" she said
timidly, shrinking from the trembling hand
which had caught her shoulder.
Nay, but l will! he answered. bid
me take you to my kingdom, and 1 shall
obey. 1t rests with you. l will be your
your serf-in all save this My future is
in your hands. l will make you princess
worthy of the title. There can be no limit
to our ambition In Russia, at any hour,
there is the possibility"
A rapid step advancing toward them
over the gravel pathway restored their
bewildered senses. Deeply annoyed by the
interruption, Prince Boris lifted his head with
the leonine action that seemed so typical of
him. Who was it, demanded his blazing
eyes, who came at such a moment? Lord
birmingham, careless whether he was scowled
at or not, saw that the Russian was aware
of his approach.
Sorry to bother you," he said blithely.
''There is a beastly policeman here. Says he
must see YOU instantly
Melnikoff knew that the spell was broken.
He whispered gently: Il am hoping for a
favorable answer. Think of what have said,
and all that it means to yOu-and to me-
He turned to birmingham. Where is the
rascal?" he demanded Were he in Ban
nofka, should really, he must check
these outspoken comments-"I should leave
Others to deal with disagreeable things
He went close to the youngster and linked
an arm through his. Il do think" he
muttered, that if 1 am content to let this
business drop the authorities might obEge
me. must appeal to London"
But this chap is an inspector. He says tina
important discovery has been made
:. diScn1rar,,2 OF 1n-Lnt 80
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would have given my life to save him."
''YOu@an Anarchist"
Yes, l, whatever / may be. Some day
call Boris Melnillof to account Rest assu
shall do so if he fails in the trust reposed in
Until that day comes l must defend him witt
hfe's blood. / thought he was in danger, a
went to Ascot to warn him. l was unsucCe
Nevertheless. he escaped and his enemies vii
attack him again-not there, at any rate"
Why do you say that"
Because they have failed so completely OF
occasion that England cannot contain them.
know that l know. 1t Is enough. 4"
The hanson was scampering down Park
before it turned into Mount-st All around
signs of the London seasOn-fine equpages, fl
like groups of well-dressed women in the
Onnibuses laden with sight-seers. nurse-maidS
ing with children on the grass beneath
trees.
1t was absurdly at variance with the localt,
the scene that two men IN a hansom-one a RI
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
IowA,s coal lNpJereY.

what Cheer Patriots The coal
fields of Iowa cover one third Of the
area of tho state. or about $4,000
square miles, roughly speaking. The
entire tonnage Is about 100000 or
100000 according to the latest estl.
mates OF those engaged In the miu.
ing business, but the curious thing
about II Is that II IS now not much
larger than II was fifteen years ago,
while during the same period the coal
tonnage e. Illinois has increased over
is per cent.
That this standstill CT Iowa coal
mining has been caused by the dis
lance tariff law Is asserted by many
persons who have investigated.
Their arguments are certainly wor.
thy Of attention whether one agrees
with them or not; and tho main con.
tention which they make is that a
distance tariff always confines and
hampers the shipping Of all freight.
which, like coal, is mt once heavy
and cheap. They say that the freight
charge which IS borne with ease by
expensive articles Is crushing ham
dicap upon those OF the character
described; and the effect Of such a
tariff Is really 70 hinder the distribn-
ton OF the poor mans necessities,
while the rich mans Injuries do not
feel the burden.
II is further maintained that CIV
ing the rate making power 70 a gov.
ornamental commission would certain
~ result In distance tariff for tho
whole country and that this would
prevent Iowa's farm products from
reaching the great eastern markets
where they are now laid down, on an
equality as 10 transportation charges
with similar articles raised perhaps
only a tenth Of the distance from
these markets. There Is no doubt
that the present rates Tor such
freight TO New York, for instance.
are much in favor OF Iowa and
against New York state and New
England; and any change which
should bring tho matter Of mileage
into the question could hardly be ad'
yantagcous.
without going 80 far az tho gen.
tlemen mentioned have done u In pro-
babe that Some OF their positions
are worth examining With attention.
We seem now 10 be well served ON
the long haul TO the east, and II n
a pretty good rule which says, Let
weli enough alone"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

Mf lsunena wl lluAssll, ana Mlaa
iinlu Mttlee - M notefl fluttrli
ionNR, the pastor. Nsx r. AZ imk
weed. ollclAilnh The ceremony ives
performed N The presence II only
the necessary witnesses ana was
complete surprise 10 the many ftlendn
" the contracting parsea who had
been uutwltted ~ them. After the
ceremony the newly welded couples
announced 20 their friends The pleas
ant news Thc contracting parties
are well RnOwn aud are aoclai favor
itea among the c0iorcd circles of on.
hnioosa. Miss Mcuea camo recently
70 this city from Minneapolis, and
Mr. Russell. who is proprietor of
barber shop, recently came 20 oska,
iooaa from Buxton, where he had
boon located, With their respective
life partners, both are nice people
and IRE we'll liked wherever known.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
TRADE PROGRESS GENERAL
BRIGHT OUTLOOK IN ALMOST
EVERY LINE.
The Leading Commercial Agencies
Present Very Gratifying
Weekly Reviews.

New York, oct. rs. Il. q. Dun & Co. "a
Weekly Review OF Trade says: Almost
without exception, reiorts are iayof-
able regarding the nations commercial
progress. a needed decline In temper
atnro has stimulated distribution OF
wearing apparel and other seasonable
merchandise, relieving anxiety that
heavy stocks would be carried over at
the end OF the season Some wholesalers
are receiving supplementary orders In
these lines, but as rule duplicate bust
ness has not become general There Is
no decrease In the inquiries for spring
shipments from Jobbers, and little idle
machinery IL found IN the leading man
ufactnrlng industries. Production and
consumption OF steel IL at a new maxi
mum, without the ungettling influence
OF retrrn 10 the inflated prices Of a
few years ago, A sharp advance In
prices ~ leading farm staples was &C.
compaBied by the greatest activity Of
the season In option markets, and the
average Of the 80 most active railway
securities established new high water
mark although the outside public was
not a prominent factor. Railway earn
ingg In October were six per cent larger
than last year and foreign commerce
az this port showed an increase OF
S2.537 sos IN exports and t2.219,423 In
imports. ~ compared with the same
week Of 1894
Failures this week numbered 210 ~
the United States. iainst 233 last year
and ~ IN Canada compared with rs 3
year ago."
Bradsifeegs says Activity, in fact
buoyaEcy, still cEaracterizts practical.
" all lines Of trade aEJ industry, ccoieJ
weather Is a stimulus 10 retail trade ~
All but a few grgail and relatively IN.
important sectors Of the country. ne
order business rfiee.s this IN a gteaG.
call from Jobbers for dry goods, cloth
Ing. shoes. hatgS-lH fact. all Iines .:
wearing apparel Holiday trade IL,
many lines aisO shows effects Of earl
buying. The Ions awaited fnaterlaliz
ing Of European demand fer our bread
stuffs is apparently low at hard BusI
ness IN this line, II Ia claimed, is now
limited only by ycgsel room capacity,
Higher prices for nearly all farm prod
ucts haze helped demand IN agricui-
tura1 districts. and 20 a certain extent
improved collections. Industry retains
the lively appearance noted for SOM
time past In railway lines the effort
making 10 handle the immense business
offering are such as were never put forth
before Bank cIeariDgs though com.
pairing with very large totals year ago
show expansion particularly at cities
outside the metropolis Taken as a
whole. the situation Is one which finds
presidents for this season OF the year,
and stress is being laid upon the need
OF conservation II runaway markets are
10 be avoided"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

Iln worlds largest ship, the Amorl.
VA. left Hamburg for New York OutU,
her ~, and her record will excite zen.
erai Interest. She Ia esT feet long. "A
feet G inches wide, 80 feet deup, IL OF
$4,000 tens displacement. and can ear.
nv 1000 passengers and a crew OF $40.
with 10000 tons cargo. Among her
innovations nre restaurant where
meals are served Ia carte az all
hours. with seats for 40. The ship
has a florists chop, electric passon.
ger elevators, gymnasium, statcroom
telephones, medical baths and corps
OF trained nurses. There are numei.
GUS sspiendidly decorated apartment.
including main dining hall 100 feet
long and extending the full width OF
the ship. A two.story smoking room
Is provided for the men, copied from
tho hunting room Of an Elizabethan
manor house. Steerago passengers
have improved booths, none OF which
are below the lower deck, and at Ger.
tain hours are permitted 10 exercise
on the upper decks att.
This great vessel illustrates the re-
markable manner in which modern
sea voyage may BIO surrounded with
every facility for luxury and comfort,
along with the fullest provision for
safety. The continents are connected
with floating palaces whose swiftness
is constantly improved. Only six
months ago the America was launch
ed, and now she has taken her place
in the Atlantic feet that has done so
much in the last quarter OF a century
10 annihilate distance and make a
sumptucus enjoyment OF an ocean
journey. Practically, the Atlantic is
bridged with these immense vessels,
all Of which far surpass the Great
Eastern, the marvel Of her day, and
which was long supposed TO be in size
a foolish freak. Ships OF greater 81.
mansions are commonplace now.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
MAIL poucA FOUND.
Stolen From Abba 10 Discovered In
Brush Patch.

Abba, Ia, Oct. 2Sy---A pouch 81 mail
from tho Austin and Abba H. p. o.
for Abba was stolen from the Iowa
Central depot on the night Of oct. 10.
II was reported at the time and was
thought by the mail clerks nat II had
been given to some other line. The
postofficc here watched for the mail,
but did not discover any showing no
that should have been In the pouch,
so II was reported 10 the superlntend,
ont Yesterday w. r. VAIN found
the pouch IN a brush patch near the
reservoir, II had been cut open anu
every letter In IL opened and many
OF them entirely destroyed. This n
the second pouch that mas been stolen
from the Central depot and IL N likely
tho postofiicc department will make
an extra effort W discover the mis-.
ereantg.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
THRIFT. PUSH AND ENERGY.

Monroe Mirror: The editor and his
better half we're at Oskaloosa Thurs.
day, where the Southern Iowa Press
Association held their annual meet.
ing. The attendance was not as large
as anticipated. A good time was had
by those present. The Commercial
Club gave the visitors q ride about
town in autos and carriages. The
writer and wife ana Bro. hay Of the
Grinncll Herald were taken In tow for
the drive by Miss Hoffman,, the
charming daughter Of the editor Of the
Herald. oskaloosa has made rapid
strides forward within tho last few
years. It's street cars, It's paved
streets, its handsome residences, its
stately public buildings, its up.to-datO
business houses, all denote prosperity,
thrift, push, energy. The place IN
wide awake, united and prepared 70
take advantage OF every opportunity
to boost oskaloosa They mover lose
out, always winning the object sought
for by the indomitable push displayed.
Inc lhLebL GubeiplIbc ~ ah ihb0luA
ban line into Monroe county, which
will prove a great trade benefit 10 os'
kaloosa. A social function was given
at the Y. M. 9. A. rooms at $50 .. M,
at which some two hundred were pres.
ent. Mayor Williams made the al.
dress Of welcome and the response
was given by President Mccormick,
Of the Press association. AFT Open.
helmer, Of oskaloosa, made q fine talk
on "The Relation OF the Advertiser 70
Newspapers" The feature OF the cy.
enlng session was Congressman La.
cey's address on "The Public Do
main" in which ne confines himself
to reviewing the growth OF the nation
and euloglzing the laws that eliminat'
cd imperfect titles 70 property.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

Garrett Herald The tlskAlUuan
ilerAla BAYS That Mailer Lacey, nInce
his RECENT telufn ffom the klondlke.
has been kevg pretty huAy lcctuflne
before bOdiua ~ dInNrent aufsa. And
n miRht add TINT che Major never
made a npeech that dld not entertain
a. we'll ~ Instruct He In a keen oh.
server, and gathers from enc earth.
air, sky and walnr when he travea.
he has more ancient history aud
classic lore ia hts head than most
public men can garner up, and he
knows the Significance a what he
sees and talks about. liis adreas be.
foro the editors at oskaloosa was
full Of interest and SHOWED a large
fund OF information ON the subject
of "'Thc Public Domain"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

Wine enough was made In and
shipped from the LA counties OF Mis-
souri, In 1904 to float battlesinlp oil
10000 tons, according to figures made
public by Statlstician A. X. Edmonds'
ton o. the state labor .ureau. The
surplus shipments for the year were
S,O6S,7S0 gallons, which was enough
TO give every man, woman and child
In the state, according TO lie popula.
ton of>J900, a gallon OF wine. On the
market, at wholesale price, the wine
brought S5,603,17G.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

According to the annual report
for the year 1904 Of the Manila 1aij.
way, owning the line connecting Ma.
mia on the south with Dagupan on the
north, the road paid is per cont net
profit. The total receipts were ST..
475,069 and the expenditures $500, 72i,
leaving net profit OF sS15,145. The
original cost OF the road was $685.
700. 1t Is stated that by American
methods OF accounting the property
would have paid almost IS per cent on
the investment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

New Sharon Star: II Coy. Cum
minis knows so much better than any.
body else how the business Of the ma.
ton ought 20 be conducted in the In
terest OF the people, wnv is 1t that he
fails TO give us practical illustration
Of has ability in state affairs? We
note that the expenses and salary OF
the governors once the past two
years foot up $34,64073, which Sill
1870, nearly " per cent, greater
than the last two years OF shaw'5 al,
ministration.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
A THREATENED DANGER.

The Keosauqua Republican, ohe ~
the most observant and thoughtful
newspapers In the state, notes that the
business men and farmers OF tin
west, as they study the railroad trans.
portatlon problem, arc drawing away
from the proposition advocated By
wrong dead individuals, viz: 10 have
the government take charge of and es-
tablIsh rates. Inferentially the Repub-
lican commends them for their wise
foresight inasinuch as such control
would mean a fiat rate per mile---a
uniform ,niIeage-without regard to
distance, alc that iule would be ruin
Gus TO farmers OF Iowa ana other
western states, for the products hero
could not be shipped 70 New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and other distant
markets and meet the competition OF
farmers and producers in eastern
states" This would be tho logical
and inevitable result, as the Repub.
llcan goes on to point out:
"The fiat mile rate would Decegsar-
iIy be required by the government, as
the government would not. dlscrimi-
rate. AS II now is the RAILROADS dis
crirninate and give reduced rates on
long hauls for western farmers and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
Post Mortem Examination.

A post mortcm examination was
held yesterday over the remains OF
little Elizabeth WaIthall. VINO died OF
typhoid fever. The case was only a
species OF typhoid. the colon being ar.
fected BY the fever and certain symp-
toms Of typhoid lacking. DR.. JerIel
performed tho operation, assisted by
Drs. Hunter and Hook.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

Our tariff revision friends tell us
that while farmers may be satisfied.
the manufacturers are crying for low.
err schedules. Maybe SO, but we DOUBT
IT, For instance, in 1902 there was in.
vested in tho pearl button industry in
Iowa $325,315, and the output was
worth sse6,53S. In 1904 the capital
invested was st,17S,S66, and the out
put amounted to $500 945. why
not lot well enough alone?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
TaIEo HIS OWN CASE.
coIored Man Pleads For Himself In
Absence Of Attorney.

The odd incident OF colored pris.
oner defending his own case as attor-
ney developed in Justice Bacon's
court this morning when the negro.
Jackson, was arraigned for his prelim.
mary hearing for robbIng the Phil
Conklln home.
Jackson was represented by Colonel
Kenworthy, who was called away af-
ter waIying to the grand jury, while
the state took evidence In the case in
order to identify the man with the
crime. In Kenworthy's absence the
negro ably defended himself, and
crossexamined with remarkable Wit
and knowledge Of the law. cleveriy
applied.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
SEWING SCHOOL.
Salvation Army 10 Teaching Local
Children Useful Arts.

Editor Herald: We are getting
along nicely with, our Junior work
here, We have started two sewing
schools, one at my home, and Capt.
H. GobIcnz mas started one at the
Salvation Army barracks. The chill
dren meet every Saturday afternoon
at 200 O'Clock and are taught TO
mako aprons, cushions, doilies and
hemstitching, and other things too
numerous TO mention. Jew or gen.
tile are welcome. Mothers, send
your girls II they haven't anything
70 do on Saturday afternoon, WE
will try 10 do them good.
Mrs. Ida Long, 8. M,
1105 High Ave. West.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02

When the reporter said Director
Charles Farmhouse had been leader
Of the Iowa BRIGADE band ten years
he annfhilated i've years of time.
Mr.. Farmhouse has been at the head
Of tho organization fifteen years and
during all that time has missed but
one rehearsal, and that on account
OF illness. Charley farmhouse and
his band" have done much toward