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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02
By Harold MacGrath
Author Of "The Grey Cloak" "Tha Pupp ct Crown"
Copyright, 1904, By Bobbs-Merriu Company.

entered the nearest hatter's together.
He took what they call a drop kick
out of the hat, sending it far to the
rear of the establishment. I purchased
$40 for emergencies, and we parted.
He proceeded to telegraph office
and sent a dispatch to a friend up
north, asking him to telegraph him to
come at once, taking his chances of get
ting a reply. After this he boarded
north-going car and was rolled out to
Chevy Chase. He had no difficulty in
finding the house Of which he was in
search. It was fine example of colo
road, and fields beyond it. It was Of
red brick and white stone, with wide
veranda supported by great white pill
lars. There was @ modern portico at
one side. A fine lawn surrounded the
! whole, and white-pebble walks wound
in and out. All around were thickly
wooded hills, gashed here and there by
the familiar yet peculiar red clay Of
the country. Warburton walked up the
driveway and knocked deliberately at
| the servants door, which was presently
opened. q learned all these things af-
terward, which accounts for my &C.
curate knowledge of events.)
"Please inform Miss Annesley that
Mr.. Osborne has come in reply to her
letter. ne said to the little black
eyed French maid.
"Ees Meestaire Osborrrrne zee new
groom9"
"Yes'
u 60 thees minutssl' Helm! what
a fne-looking young man to make eyes
at on cold nights in the kitchen!
Warburton sat down and twirled hi:
hat. Several times he repressed thu
desire to laugh. He gazed curiously
about him. From where he sat h,
could see into the kitchen. The French
| chef was hanging up his polished pam
} in glistening row back Of the range
r and he was humming a little chanso1
l which Warburton had often heard il
} the restaurants Of the provincial cite
2 of France. He even found himsel
: catching up the refrain where the che
Y left off, Presently he heard footstep
sounding on the hardwood floor, whic
: announced that the maid was returnin
2 with her mistress. s-y 49,. p
He stood up, rested first on one foo
r then on the other, and awkward
J.. shifted his new hat from one hand t
o the other, then suddenly put the ha
e under his arm, recollecting that tn
label was not such as servants wore il
t side their hats.
!, There was something disqujeting
> those magnetic sapphire eyes looking S
r serenely into his.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02

back for a year, sir; not since last win
said the boy. fYou can't put that
curb on him, sir; he won't stand for it
a moment, Miss Annesley, hadn It you
better step outside? He may start to
kicking. That heavy English snaffle is
the best thing I know of. Try that, sir.
he IL do you. Whoa!' Pirate suddenly
took it into his head to leave the barn
without anyone's permission.
The girl sprang lightly into one of
the empty stalls and waited. She was
greatly excited, and the color in her
cheeks was not borrowed from the pop
pies. She saw the new groom take
than. words can tell Mr.. Pirate was
reared. Warburton caught him by the
nose and the neck. Pirate came down,
trembling with rage.
~ "Here, boy; catch him here cried
ness, and he grasped the bride close
hold him.
Warburton picked up the saddle and
Pirate waltzed from side to side, and
shook his head wickedly. But the man
that was to mount him knew all these
signs. Swiftly he gathered up the end
Of the bellyband strap and ran it thru
! it, drawing it tighter and tighter. He
leaped into the saddle and adjusted the
stirrups, then dismounted.
"I'n take him now, William" said
James, smiling.
! "All right, SIR" said William, glad
enough to be relieved of all further re
sponsibility.
James led Pirate into the small court
and waited for Miss Annesley, who ap
peared in the doorway presently.
ride him. You will be hurt,O she said
Her worry was plainly visible on he
, face.
James smiled his pleasantest an,
, touched his hat.
> > you. If he bolts. head him for a tree
, That's the only way to stop him..
James shortened the bride rein t.
y the required length, took firm grip Of
Pirate s name, and vaulted into the sad
die. Pirate stood perfectly still. H
\ shook his head. James talked to hir
: and patted his sleek neck, and touche
: : livened up a bit. Pirate waited
' reared, plunged and started to do tn
/ pas seul on the fowerbeds. Then h
r. r. Immediately changed his mind. He de
! cided to re-enter the stables.
"Don It let him get his head down.
4 yelled William, nlmbly jumping over
= bed Of poppies and taking his positio
!, beside his mistress.
! "The gates, William! The gates!
= cried the girl, excitedly. "Only one
open: He will not be able to e
!, thrulo
q William seampered down the driv
way and swung back the iron barrie
: None too soon! Like a black shadoy
g Pirate flashed by, his riders new derb
,, rolling in the dust.
: The girl stood in the doorway, h,
= hands pressed against her heart. 81
~ - was as white as the clouds that sale
~ overhead
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02

with one of the senators from state
conspicuous for the development OF its
manufacturing and mining interests,
also for the suspected domination of it's
corporations and railroads.
Il did him favor when / was work
ing here few years ago. explained
Brown, sand he said he would be glad
to meet us in his hotel about an hour
from now''
This looks promising said Jeffer-
son. We are attempting to formulate
some questions which may properly be
asked of a representative of the people.
Let us retire to some place where we
Brown conducted us to a deserted
committee room, where after brief
agreed upon. We then proceeded to
the hotel and were conducted to the
| rather luxurious apartment occupied
by the senator, whose name I shall not
disclose, he having stipulated with
publicly with any statements he
might make. 1t seems :, that Brown
once quoted the senator to the latter s
political disadvantage.
1t would be unfair to give .physi-
cal description of this well-known
member of the more dignifed branch
Of our congress, but I must say that he
|
often disguises itself behind forbid
ding exteriors, and that the same is
true Of craftsmanship I do not doubt,
but [ felt myself repealed by the hard
and cruel lines Of his features, the
coldly calculating CLEAN of his eyes,
and by an indefinable something which
limited at sordidness rather than that
just poise and calm intellectually
which should distinguish the states
man.
He arose from a desk as we entered
the room, half-consumed cigar tight
ly compressed between his lips. Jeffer.
son and the others regarded him curl
ously, and I could not help contrasting
the appearance, character and record
Of this modern type Of the law-give1
with that of Jefferson, or Of Adams OF
Of Washington. It is not unfair tc
this senator to say that he measures
most thing by the standard Of the dol
lar, and it is his boast that he cares
nothing for theories, and that in al
things he is "practical man. HI
climbed from poverty, and Brown il
fond of asserting that most self-madt
men are $50 practical that they al,
! stupid.''
"What can I do for you, gentle
menu said the senator, after the con
: ventional introductions and greetings
81 IN busy man, and talking ism
my long suit, as most people know, bu
my young friend, Brown, says that 20,
wish to learn something about thi
country. I can sum it all up in nut
, shell. This is the greatest country il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02

TNTRODTCTION-The shades of Washington,
Jefferson and Samuel Adams are plctareo ny
this gifted imaginative writer us having ie
turned for a period to the country tney h ea
to establish. Late at night they 'Nsis az, as b,
nv room of Smith, an author, anu hhu hiiii
an conversation with his friend, brown, VINO 10
a pronounced radical. With these two the snaues
enter into discussion or various 4ue s.u,,a
For the purpose Of securing accurate mAofiha-
4;on # Is decided to make a tour Oh the country,
and they first visit Washington. Iney appeaa
in the ordinary civilian garb and smith, M ;no
keeps this record, finds 1t dlHlcull " he"iANe
that they are not mortals' us ~ .aoo
No articles written in recent years ON e.o,
nomic questions have attracted more a.'e4, ,,on
or aroused more comment ana criucishi IMAM
these from the pen OF Mr. ADAMS.
Our interview with the newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS was interrupted py the az,
rival of messenger VINO anhouhceu
that the senatorial committee was about
= to adjourn. This demanded the atten-
ton Of our new acquaintances, and we
found ourselves alone in the press gal
lery. Jefferson turned to Brown.
NDo YOU know any Of the senators
who are meeting here today as mem
bers of the committee?' he asked. :. :,
~ know several of them,' replied
Brown.
interesting to meet one OF them ms
EVENING" Jefferson said, after a pause.
HCould it not be arranged!>' 49,,
"Easily,' declared Brown. 80 Will
90 at once and make an appointment
With one of them. But how shall l.
90 about it, How shall l Introduce
you, and what shall l state as your
mission?' :,
~ think we can trust you for that, y
smiled Jefferson. eff you care to be a
party to a harmless bit of evasion,
will suggest that you introduce US as
gentlemen from England who are max
ing a study of American institutions
and political policies. You have al
ready presented General Washington as
fMr. George and if he does not object
to that appellation, l am content to be
known to those whom we meet as Mr.
Thomas The historic names of Adams
is so common that we need not other
wise designate our companion, once
from Massachusetts,.
Washington and Samuel Adams signi
fed their approval of this arrangement
and Brown left on his mission to ar
range an interview with one Of the
statesmen.
"We should decide in advance the
character Of the questions we are tt
ask of this gentleman, provided we have
the pleasure of meeting him. suggest
ed Samuel Adams. He took sheet O.
paper and wrote rapidly for severa
minutes, Jefferson and Washington do
ing the same. While they were thu
engaged Brown returned with the infor
nation that he had arranged meetin,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02
RTAIN DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

freedom and lack of restraint Justice
will prevail because people will do the
proper thing for the reason that they
Msh adverse IT, esS Of fear Of
of the community. I doubt if many
of your people realize how remarkable
IS the social system they are develop
ing. Your financial and industrial
machinery is so organized that linn
tied number of men must Of necessity
what is now commonly known as The
System they must bend every energy
to the crushing Of all threatened com
petition. In order to find investment
for their surplus profits they must in
wade and conquer new fields. They
cannot stop if they would, and this
Is tbs form 50 Of nrodue
tion not in the active process of ex-
ploitation or absorption. It is newt
able that organized capital will revo-
lutionize farming, and it will yield
'The System or its successor stupen-
| dous profits.
cit is trite to say that the trust
system is an inevitable evolutionary
process, and that in some form it will
| survive All the world knows this now;
The day when thousands of scattered
| factories and hundreds of small rail-
\ roads competed for markets and traffic
| is forever past. The trust is a labor
saving and proft-multiplying mechan-
ism, and no matter what the future has
in store, you, will never return to the
system it has supplanted. The prime
mistake which you people make is in
assuming that the far-seeing and praise
worthy capitalists produced the trusts.
The reverse is true-the trusts produced
the astenished capitalists
"The more / study you Americans.
continued Jefferson, his voice toned with
a suspicion Of irony, "the more I am
! convinced that you. do not know what
you believe You talk much about your
institutions and pirate of the underlying
principles of your government, but I am
unable to discern that you have any.
You talk solemnly about your respect
for law and order, while, as a matter
Of fact, you are the most lawless people
on the face Of the earth. Those of you
who have the power, demand and secure
the enforcement of all laws which will
result to their personal financial advan-
; tage, and brazenly ignore or defy those
which would operate to their disadyan-
tage.'
(Before another opportunity present
ed itself to hear our distinguished guests
, discuss present conditions with men Of
/ affairs, [ was called back home, where
[ hope to see them again, when they
| have finished their study Of men and
| affairs in Washington.)
(The end.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02

see no cause for alarm in private for
tune Of, we will say, 5,ooo,ooo,ooo Of
nNot the least. =
Jefferson, watching the senator narrow
"Not if it were productivity en-
ployed,o responded that gentleman.
!" How about 0O,000,0O0g' per-
sisted Jeffersoh.
Any such sum is beyond the bounds
of reason impatiently declared the
senator. sfThat is bridge we will
cross when we come to it. -
lit is, possible that the time will
come under your present system when
some individual will have amassed tens
Of billions Of dollars" responded jeff
erson. You have already reached a
point where competition in any of the
great industries is impossible It a
man can fairly acquire a billion and
administer it without menacing the ma
tion, why do you hesitate to assert
that he should not own and handle fifty
or a hundred billions9 Your most
competent authorities declare that the
what is known as the STANDARD Oil
group now absolutely control fully
500 200, 100000 of property, including
more than half Of the railway mileage
Of the country. The most difficult
part Of their task has been accom-
plished."
elbow so?' asked the senator.
"They have battered down all but
answered. se PETERSON nTS Hep aTe in I'm
disputed control of the money of the
nation thru their ownership of the
| banks and life insurance companies
| they have secured franchises and char
| tiers which cannot be imperilled by flu
| ture grants; they have secured by pur
chase or influence, the passage of law:
which operate to their advantages; they
are in complete control of most Of thu
political machinery of the nation, ant
to sum the whole mater up they hav,
| only recently succeeded in getting thei
| profit making mechanism in working or
| der. All Of this has been preliminar,
work, but even during this period ther
have been amassed the greatest privat
and corporate fortunes known in tn
world S history. The natural harves
of this planting is yet to come. Al
they ask is that they be let alone, an
\ if understand you Alright, senator, 20
their operations
IT have not said that trust coul
not become a menace to the country,
replied the senator. "The governmen
has right to regulate these monopolie
If there are any-but it has no bus
ness to NEEDLE with the private fol
tunes of it's citizens. These thing
work themselves out. No man wit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02

sense enough to get hold of a billion
dollars e,I! would try to keep on piling up
"Be as se'' he would would know that the
people would not stand for any such
fortune,o was his thestitating answer.
$ You have said that the possession
of billions Of dollars by an individ-
,ual constitutes no menace quickly
retorted Jefferson, fand you have in
ferred. that such fortunes are desir,
that be true, why should a Millionaire
hesitate to increase his fortune, and
why should he fear the peopleqo
in your own country,'' said the SEN
ator, with a shrewd glance at Jeffer-
son, but you can't trap me. am
a practical man, and look at things
in a commonsense way. There is only
anywhere near billion dollars, and
what is he doing with it? Giving it
away, ism t he? Carnegie is doing the
same with his money. He says that he
is going to give most OF it away before
he dies. How do we know that Rookie
the last few years he has given away
SAC, 100000. For all we know he may
leave the bulk Of his property to edu-
cational and other Institutions
"That is not an answer to my ques-
tion,'' Jefferson said. 'tWe are CON
sidering this matter from a national
and a legal standpoint, and are address
! ing you as one of the nation s legls-
| lators. You have asserted that an in
dividual can hold possession of b1l-
| lion, or any number Of billions, of dol
lars worth of property without menace
to the republic. You deny the right
1 Of the government to interfere IN any
way, and then you declare that rem
edy will be found in the common sense
of the Millionaire which will impell him
voluntarily to surrender his legitimate
| holdings to charities and other bene
factions There is a specific name fol
that form of individualism. Do you
recall it9'
IT don't pretend to keep track OF
these things,'' said the senator.
"Political economists call it IAN
archy,'V quietly remarked jefferson.
| "Anarchy! exclaimed the aston
ish senator, a scowl on his darkenet
face. "Do you mean to insinuate tina
[ am an anarchistg' he almos
shouted.
during this interview Responded
Jefferson. Pray do not be excited
senator, there are many gentle, earnest
scholarly and peace-loving men VIII,
; share in your theory Of anarchy. Witt
you they urge that the state should no
interfere with any right the individua
, may arrogate to himself, and they hol
/ that in such condition Of absolut
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lYe Be CONTINUED Next saturday.l
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-03
To HAVE ROLE IN
THE CLIMBERS
MISS LILLIAN BUCKINGHAM
WITH LOCAL COMPANY
Second Addition In a Week g Made
by Manager Baekwood to
the Belsseo
Forces

Miss Lillian Buckingham Of Los An
geles is the latest addition to the Be
lasco stock company. She will make
her first appearance with this organi-
zation next week In THE Climbers"
appearing in the role Of Miss sillerton,
the part originated by Annie Irish in
Amelia Bingham's company.
Miss Buckingham has been on the
stage for eleven years and has made
great headway in her profession. She
has played in stock companies In San
Francisco and Montreal and has been
on tour with several prominent stars.
Her home is in Los Angeles and a
few months ago she gave UP her work
in the east and came here to visit her
mother, Mrs. Catherine Dickson, 139
South Olive street. The Belasco thea
ter management knew her by reputa-
ton and made her fattering offer
which she accepted. This makes the
second addition to the Belasco COM
pany with the week, Miss Romaine
being engaged as ingenue for the COM
pany.
Miss Buckingham will be cast in the
Belasco productions chiefly in what is
called the heavy" roles, which cor
respond to Tom Oberles general line
of work.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-03
NEGROES GIVE OFFICERS
LONG AND HARD CHASE
Running Rough and Tumble Fight
Follows Attempt to Arrest Three
Dusky Wronqdoers

Three big negroes who weren't
afraid to take a few chances at the
fighting game gave one of their own
color, officer Philip Bomar, the Beau
Brummel of the dark complexioned
blue coats on the local force, the time
of his life in the vicinity of Seventh
and Mateo streets late Wednesday
night.
officer Bomar was sent out with a
warrant for the arrest of George Hart
on a charge of petty larceny.
Bomar found Hart all right and had
him on the tow line headed for the
station when one of the prisoners
friends, NJ J. DAILY, came along and
took a hand in the game.
Bomar more than held his own. The
big razor which Daily pulled out did
nothing more than make the officer
mad and he got by the knife wielder's
guard and dealt him solar plexus
blow which put him out of commission.
In the excitement Hart, the cause
of the disturbance, made a run for it
and tried to escape. Bomar was game,
however, and gave chase, finally catch
ing Hart before Daily, who had re-
covered, and another of Hart's friends,
Wallace Platt, came along. Daily and
Hart started a front attack, while
Platt, who was not watched by the
officer, got around toward the rear
and jumped on Bomar's back and took
his pistol away from him.
About this time, when things looked
rather bad for Bomar, one of his COM
panions on the force, Officer Teasdale,
came along and succored his friend in
distress. When they saw the other
officer approaching Hart, DAILY and
Platt left their victim and made a
record breaking sprint up the street,
their speed being accelerated by three
shots from Teasdales pistol, all of
which missed the mark.
Up the street went the three men
with the two officers in close pursuit.
1t looked like a quick capture when
suddenly the refugees ran to the side
of house close by and crawled into
the dark cellar.
WlLnOut stopping u CoHSluer WHeic
they were going the policemen crept
in after them, but the men made their
way out by another door and kept on
up the street. The policemen followed
and after hard chase captured Hart.
Yesterday DAILY was caught and now
all that remains to be done before the
trio is brought into court on a charge
of resisting an officer is to get hold of
Plat. A warrant Is out for his arrest
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-03
GRIFFITH LEARNS
COURTS DECISION
CASE REGARDED AS CLOSED
FOR PRISONER
Rehearing of the Case Alone May
Save the Defendant From
Long Term in the
Penitentiary

II have nothing to say at this time.
My attorneys have not as yet received
a copy of the proceedings Of the su-
preme court and until they do so there
will be nothing to say" were the only
words uttered by Griffith j. Griffith in
the county Jail yesterday morning up
on hearing of the decision of the SUI
preme court in denying his right to a
new hearing on the charge of attempt
ing to commit murder upon the person
Of his wife with a deadly weapon.
According to the attorneys of the
condemned man the only remaining
chance for Griffith to escape a term in
the penitentiary is to petition the court
for rehearing of the case en- banc,
but little hope is entertained Of Grif-
fifth being, able to evade the prison
doors.
The Griffith case practically ends with
the decision given by the supreme court
Wednesday and has proved one of the
longest and hardest fought cases in
the history of California.
The crime for which Griffith was
tried was committed at the Arcadia
hotel, Santa Monica, September 8, 1903,
when Griffith was alleged to have en-
tered his wife's room and pointed a
pistol at her. forcing her to answer
three questions. At the answer to the
third question the revolver in Crit
flth's hand was discharged and the
bullet struck Mrs. Griffith just above
the left eye. destroying the sight The
woman escaped and later secured a
decree of divorce from her husband.
The criminal proceedings followed, and
were marred a short time ago by "A
wrangle between Griffith and his at
torneYs. in which Griffith won.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-03
DEATH OF MRS. ANNA OLIVER
Wife of Prominent Business Man Sue
cumbs to Disease

After an illness extending over many
months Mrs. Anna Bell Oliver. wife of
William E. Oliver of the firm of Oliver
& Haines, died at the family residence,
1043 Florida street. yesterday after
noon. In addition to her husband Mrs.
Oliver is survived by a young child
Mrs. oliver was a woman beloved by
all who knew her. During the many
months illness, and even when she
knew that the end was near, she kept
up an appearance of cheerfulness that
was deceiving to all but those who
knew that death was close at hand.
Mrs. oliver was in her twenty-seventh
year and had a wide circle of friends
who will mourn her death.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at
Pierce Bros chapel and from there the
body will be taken to Rosedale ceme-
terry where the interment will take
place.