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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29

Next morning he had note from Miss Smith recounting shortly and ac- curately the very incidents which l had seen, but the pith of the letter lay in the postscript:
 ''I am sure that you will respect my confidence, MT. Holmes, when l tell you that my place here has become diff , ficult owing to the fact that my em- ployer has proposed marriage to me. l am convinced that his feelings are most deep and most honorable. At the same time my promise is of course given. He took my refusal very seri- ously, but also very gently. You can understand, however, that the situation is a little strained"
 Our young friend seems to be get ting into deep waters said Holmes thoughtfully as he finished the letter. 1.-The case certainly presents more fea- lures of interest and more possibility of development than I had originally thought. 1 should be none the worse for a quiet, peaceful day in the coun- try, and I am inclined to run down this afternoon and test one or two theories which 1 have formed"
 Holmes quiet day in the country had singular termination, for he arrived at Baker street late in the evening with cut lip and a discolored lump upon his forehead, besides general air of dissipation which would have made his own person the fitting object of Scot land Yard investigation. He was jim mensely tickled by his own adventures and laughed heartily as he recounted them.
 Il get so little active exercise that it is always q treat said he. You are aware that have some proficiency in the good old British sport of boxing. Occasionally it is of service; today, for example. I should have come to very ignominious grief without it' I begged him to tell me what had oc- cured
 Go be Conlniued.y
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29

but he slowed down his. Then I stop ped altogether. but he stopped also. Then laid trap for him. There is a sharp turning of the road. and I ped aled very quickly round this, and then stopped and waited. I expected him to shoot round and pass me before he could stop. But he never appeared. Then I went back and looked round the corner. l could see a mile of road. but -he was not on it. To make it the more Extraordinary. there was no side road at this point down which he could have gone''
 Holmes chuckled and rubbed his hands. This case certainly presents some features of it's own" said he. How much time elapsed between your turning the corner and your discovery that the road was clear:"
 Two or three minutes
 Then be could not have retreated down the road. and you say that there are no side roads:'
 None" @
 Then he certainly took footpath on one side or the other" 'lt could not have been on the side of the heath or I should have seen him"
 'So by the process of exclusion we arrive at the fact that he made his way toward Darlington Hall, which. as I understand. Is situated in its own grounds on one side of the road. Any thing else:"
 Nothing. Mir. Holmes. save that I was so perplexed that I felt should not be happy until l had seen you and had your advice" =--s .. ...
 Holmes sat in silence for some little time.
 Where is the gentleman to whom you are engaGedf" he asked at last.
 He Is in the Midland Electrical com pany. at Coventry"
 lie would not pay you a surprise visit:"
 "Oh, MT. Holmes! As if should not know him." .-
 Have you had any other admirers:'
 Several before l knew Cyril"
 And since?"
 There was his dreadful man. Wood Icy. if you can call him an Gdmircr.-
 No one eIseT'
 Our fair client seemed a little con fused.
 "Who was he:" asked Holmes.
 ssTtTs Hr r-9- r. a ry-a-a F,.,.- .f ,.-g..z but ii had seemed 10 me sometimes that my employer. Mir. Carruthers. takes great deal of interest fin me. He has never said anything. He ls perfect gentleman But a girl always knows
 "Hs-~ Holmes looked grave. What does he do for a livingE-
 "He is rich man.
 ''No carriages or horsesT
 Well al least he is fairly well 10 do But he goes into the city two or three times a week. He is deeply interested n south African gold shares
 You will let me know any fresh de veiopTuent. Miss Smith. am very Iu~a .A-A LtN- NlaI | VIII IlH tune I9 make some inquiries into your case Tn the meantime take no step without letting me know ti0odhT, and trust that we shall have nothing but good news from you
 Tt fs psrt of the settled order Of na- ture that such a giri should hare fol- Iowers.- said Holmes ss he pulled at bis 1siitstive pipe. but for cl0iee not on bieycles in lonely country rssdsz Some secretive I0ver. beyond all doubt Bui t1-fe are rarlss1- aI1si sizzt stIye ietafls about the ease. Watson
 That he should appear only at that PoiHty
 Exactly. Opr first efor1 must be to ind vfa9 are the te.anf< of Charling- fen Hall Theo- again how about the connerffou between Czrruthers and wocdIey. s.nc they zrPezr to be nen
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
His EscApe.

Sentimental He-Oh. would might be at your side in this beautiful moon light for ever.
 Practical She-Well, you might marry me
 Sentimental He-He-yes-of course -er; but am afraid the moonlight won't last.-Royal Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
His Wife Guessed,

Why am like Q pin?" asked Mir. Jones. triumphantly, of his wife. He expected she was going to say: Be cause you are so sharp" and he was par alyzed when she replied:
 Because if you should get lost. 1t wouldn't be worth while to spend time looking for you. ."-Tit-Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
Time for a Solitaire.

He-A ring arosnd the moon indi. cates storm, dear
 She-Well. after burning my fathers coal all the past winter. if you come here again without a ring around you there1l be another kind of storm,-Yonkers Statesman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
A Wise Choice.

Mother-I am very glad to learn that the young lady you are engaged to is deeply religious. You have made a wise choice.
 Son-Yes. we go to the prayer-meet- ings, church sociables and revivals that come along. It's heap cheaper than theaters, balls and operas.-N Y. Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
Averaged the Same.

Yes" says the first beauteous dam sci; T had five proposals al the re- eeption fast night"
 T had but one" remarks the de mare dsmsel. hut 1t counted the same as five. The man stuttered. .--Judgs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
Not Asking a Loan.

No" said Senator Shugar, some what indignantly, T cannot lend my. self to any such scheme"
 But. senator. interposed the lobby ist we don't want you to lend your self. You'll be well paid for your trouble in the natter Chicago Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
Dolly's Luck.

Edith-Isn't Dolly lucky? Just as she had made up her mind to throw Jack over he broke the engagement himself.
 Algernon-Well?
 Edith-Well. now she's going to sue him for breach of promise.-Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
An Opinion Reseryed.

Do you believe in government oTnership?-
 That depends" answered the trust magnate. Ion whether you mean that the government ought 10 own us or we ought to own the govsrnment"- Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
An Honest Confession,

The Groom (homely. but vealthy) Now. tell me. daring. how did you ever manage to fall in love with q homely old chap like me?
 Pretty Bride-r didn't Mamma man. aged the affair from start to finish Cincinnati Enquirer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29

Artist twaiting to see the art'editress of lady's paper)-Is this the art edit ress?
 Office Boy (whose advances have been rejected)-No, sir; that's the cart breaker.-Scraps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
Farmers and Crime.

Here is a fact that city folks shou remember when they are poking A at the country Reuben" FarmI
 compose one-half of our populatiI but they only commit two per cent. our c-imes.-Kansas City Journal. 1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
Flat Language.

"Yes, the walls of our fiat are 90 q that my husband and I learned deaf and dumb alphabet What fol 50 we could do our Quarreling vii out being overheard" = Clevela Plain Dealer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
A Case of CompuIsion.

willie-There's another fellow fl the hack parior with sister.
 Castleton-Whst is he doing there, She knew was coming. didn't shez
 ~Oh. yes But she begged him to stay."-BrookIyn Life
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
By A. CONAN DOYLE,
"Pray proceed.r

TTay prVtttu.
 MT. Woodley seemed to me to be a most odious person. He was forever making eyes at me-a coarse, puffy faced, red mustached young man. with his hair plastered down on each side of his forehead. I thought that he was
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
Both Aiik.

Are you going to marry my sister. Mir Tohnsonr-
 Fl don't know. Johnnie"
 ~why. that's just what my sistar said when mother asked her.--CssseIfs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
The Game of Life.
me men are lilckr nlaNers

Some men are lucky players
 With accidental fame;
 And some must be the ump.res. And simply take the blame l'- a4Washington Star -Ta3sfti
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
WiIline to Arolozixe.

skinner-I uaderstand yo1 told Hix that wouldn't sseaI q rsi-hot <-ove
 Bizszcz-so Sit. but if ;f izr- true I'm silEirg 10 aroiogixe--C1icaQ EsvR
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
The Adventure of the Solitary
 Cyclist
No. 4 of the Series

(cspvigbs. lso,. 5y 4. Conan Doyis and coilis,'s
 Wseily.) fCs,y,isbf. 1905. ,, MeCis,s, Phillips z Co)
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29

ROM the years 1894 to 1901. inclusive, MT. Sher- lock Holmes was a very
 busy man. It is safe to say that there was no public case of any difa- cuIty in which he was
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29

his ausiere fEce was severe.
 Your hiding place. my dear Watson. was very fauity You should have been behind the hedge Then you would have had close view of this interest ing person. As it is. you were some hundreds of yards away and can tell me even less than Miss smith. She thinks she does not know the man. am convinced she does Why. other wise. should he be so desperately anx- ious that she should moi get SO near him as to see his featuresf You de scribe him as bending over the handle bar. Conesalmeni again. you see You really have done remarkably badly He returns to the house, and you want to find out who he is You come to a London house agent..'
 What should I have donef- cried. with some heat
 Gone to the nearest public house. That is the center of country gossip They would have foId you every name from the master to the sculiery maid WiiliamSpnF Il: conveys nothing to my mind. If he Ia an elderiy man he fs not this active eyclist who spriats away from that young lady's athletic pursuit What have We gained hy your expedition. The knowledge that the girls story ss true. I never doubted it. That there is a connection between the cyeIist and the sal never dcuUted that either Ths4the hall is tenanted by Williznsor- Who's the better for thztf We'll well. my dear sir. don't Iook % depressed We can do little rro-e until next Saturday. and in the meantime I may make one or two lzr ouzr5es nyself--
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
VICTIMS. OF TORNADO.
Terrific Windstorm in Laredo. Tex.
and Vicinity-Twenty-on
Lives Lost.

Laredo, Tex. via Bermuda, Tex, May
1.-Twenty-one persons were killed and
scores injured in Laredo and New La
redo by tornado which tore through
this vicinity late Friday night. Rumors
of others killed in places outside La
redo are heard. The property damage is
large. Five of the dead are members of
one family, and were employed Oh the
ranch OF George Woodman. They were
crushed to death by the falling in of the
heavy walls of the adobe house which
they occupied. The other victims met
their fate in like manner.
The damage wrought at the Laredo
seminary is severe. Not one OF the group
OF magnificent buildings is uniniured.
The escape from death of the teach
ers in the institution is consid-
cred miraculous, as the walls of
some of the buildings which they occu-
pied were completely demolished. The
entire town has suffered more or less
from the storm.
The storm made it's appearance from
the southwest in the neighborhood of
Lampasas, Mex, 72 miles from this city.
and it is reported that great havoc was
wrought in that locality. When the
storm struck the city huts occupied by
the poorer classes were the first to be
leVeled to the ground, but later the more
substantially constructed buildings were
unroofed and in many cases were demol.
ished
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
FAMOUS SOLDIER DEAD.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Passes Away IL
Washington-Stricken with
Apoplexy.

Washington. April 29.-Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, of Virginia, died at the Providence
hospital in this city at 1920 O'Clock Fri
day night, as the result of an attack of
apoplexy and paralysis with which he
was stricken early Friday morning
while travelling by rail from Boston to
Washington.
Gen. Lee was nephew of the famous
Gen. Robert e. Lee, chief
of the confederate army. In Washing
ton he was we'll and popularity known,
and his appearance on public occasions
always was the signal for outpursts Of
applause from hosts of admiring friends.
Gen. Lees record includes an honorable
service in the cavalry branch of the
army of the United States up to the time
OF the civil war, years of active service in
the confederate army and the filling of
important federal and state positions
since that time, including the governor
ship of Virginia, the presidency of the
Pittsburg & Virginia railroad, the COL
lectorship of internal revenue. for the
Lynchburg district, and the consul gen.
eralship at Havana.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
MISSING CASHIER ARRESTED
Henry G. Coll. of Milwaukee, Impli-
Gated in Recent Embezzlement,
Caught in Chicago.

Milwaukee, May 4.-Ilcnry G. Coll,
the former assistant cashier of the
First national bank, of this city, was
arrested in Chicago Wednesday. This
is the information given out by the
police authorities in Milwaukee,
The capture was made by De-
tcctive Dennis Sullivan, of the Mil
waukee police department. Coll was
walking on Thirticth street in Chi
cago when the Milwaukee officer ran
across him. 1t appears that Coll has
been in Chicago for several days, stop
ping at a different hotel every night.
Sullivan got clew to his being in
the city and traced him from place to
place, when he finally ran upon him.
warrant was issued for COILS ar
rest at the same time the warrant was
served on Frank G.. IIigelow, the de-
faultinE banker. The complaint
sworn to by United States District
Attorney II. X. Buttcrlicld charges
Coll the same as Bigelow, with en-
bcZzling an amount exceeding $780,
600. The prisoner will be brought to
Milwaukee as soon as possible.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
GENEROUS MR.. CARNEGIE.
To Provide for Wornout College Pro
fessors He Establishes Fund
of $1O,oOO,ooo.

New York, April 2S.-A gift of $1O,-
100000 by Andrew Carnegie, to provide
annuities for college professors who are
not able to continue in active service,
was announced Thursday by Frank A.
Vanderlip, vice president of the National
City bank of New York. Professors in
the United States, Canada and New
foundland will share in the distribution
OF the income of the fund. United States
Steel Corporation five per cent. mort
gage bonus tor $lU,UOO,UUU have been
transferred to a board OF trustees and
steps will be taken at once to organize
q corporation to receive the donation
DR.. Pritchett, president Of the Massachu-
setts Institute Of Technology, and Mr.
Vanderlip have been selected by MI.
Carnegie to obtain data on the subject.
to be presented at the first meeting oi
the board of trustees, which will take
place on November is.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
Tragedy in Texas.

Fort Worth, Tex, May 3.-Mrs. Annie
Stoffer, better known as Miss Annie
Brown, was shot and almost instantly
killed by Fred Street. Street at once
turned the weapon on himself and fired,
death resulting in few seconds. The
tragedy resulted, it is said, from Mrs.
Stoffer's refusal to permit Street to pay
her attentions. The dead woman was a
daughter Of the late Jim Brown, the
horseman, who was killed at Garfield
Park race track, Chicago, in October,
1892. A brother of the dead woman was
Gayland Brown, who was also horse
man who was killed by a locomotive
several years ago.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
Policy Holders Safe.

New York, April 29.-H. G. Frick,
chairman of the directors committee
Investigating the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society. has written letter to the
policyholders assuring them that the
interest Of every policy-holder is abso-
lutely safe. Mr.. Frick sets forth that the
society's assets, which are in the pos
session of the committee, are absolutely
sound; that the Equitable's investments
have been conservatively made; that
there are no charges made which if true
would diminish the society's assets, and
that the society could meet in full all of
its maturing policies, even If it never
wrote another dollar of insurance.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
ROB VILLAGE BANK.
Safe Of Institution at Gilbertsville,
N. z, Blown Open-Between
$4,000 and $4,000 Stolen.

Oneonta, N. Y. May "a band of
masked robbers rode into the village
OF Gilbertsville, about 18 miles from
here, at three o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, blew open the modern and sup
posedly burglar proof safe in the pri-
vate bank of e. G. Brewer, and made
good their escape with booty estimat-
ed at between $4,000 and $4,000. When
the startled villagers were awakened
by the mufiled roar of the explosion
and had been halted by the pistol fire
OF the retreating bandits, they found
that the robbers had completely iso-
lated Gilbertsville from the outside
world by cutting all the telegraph and
telephone wires. Efforts to commu-
nicate with neighboring towns were
futile and when the village folk final
ly started in pursuit the robbers had
gained lead which could not be over
come.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
SLAUGHTER in WARSAW.
Nearly 100 Persons Killed or Wound
ed in May Day Riots-Women
and Children Shot Down.

Warsaw, May 3.-The May day death
roll totaled 62, including ten persons
who died in the hospitals during the
night. Probably 200 were wounded.
Crowds gathered at the Tenth district
police station Tuesday morning, where
80 victims, men and women and three
children were awaiting Identification.
The troops apparently were uncontrol-
able and violated all orders to act with
moderation. They fired into crowds of
demonstrators, and workmen in retalia-
ton resorted to the use OF firearms and
bombs.
The first disturbances occurred be-
tween one and two. clock p. M, when
a procession of several thousand work
men, carrying red flags, marched along
Zelazna street. The demonstration was
quite orderly and proceeded without mo-
lestation for some distance. Suddenly
several squadrons Of cavalry and infan-
try charged into the procession. driving
1t with the fiat of their swords into dis
organized mass. When the cavalry with
drew the infantry fired volley, where
upon the demonstrators turned and fled.
The infantry continued to discharge
volleys into the retreating, shrieking
multitude. Thirty-one persons were
killed and many wounded, and of the
latter it is believed that Is will die The
shooting is described as having been
quite unprovoked.
Another terrible scene was enacted
at five o'cloclp p. NJ, at the corner OF Zlota
and Sosnore streets, when workmen
fired from behind a wall at patrol,
which Immediately opened fire on the
passing crowd, killing or wounding 20
persons.
The first bomb throwing occurred at
9:35 o'clock at night. when bomb was
thrown into Cossack patrol near the
Vienna station. Three Cossacks and one
policeman were killed and two women
who were leaving the station at the time
were severely wounded by the explosion
OF the bomb. Cossacks and infantry fired
a number of volleys, and it is reported
that many persons were killed or
wounded.
The city was apparently outwardly
quiet Tuesday morning, but the situa-
tion is none the less grave. The com.
mittee of the social democratic party OF
Poland and Lithuania has issued man
ifesto proclaiming a general strike and
calling out all the workmen immedi-
ately in consequence of Mondays blood
shed.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
Thirteen Miners Entombed.

Wilburton, Okla, May Thirteen
miners were entombed and probably
killed by an explosion at 1:20 Sunday
morning in the Missouri, Kansas G.
Texas Coal company's mine No. 19, four
miles west of here. There is little pros
pect of their bodies being recovered for
several days. The men went into the
shaft at midnight. Foreman William
Ray of the shift that left the mine at
that hour, states that the mine was in
good condition and gas explosion was
hardly probable.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
Ninety-Seven May Be Lost.

Cherboury, May 4.-Naval men of
this port are still anxiously waiting
for news of the crew of the steamer
Falk, which is said to have been
wrecked off Lands End on the night
of April 80. A French vessel has
landed here the engineer of the
steamer, who was rescued at sea after
swimming nine nours. The engineer,
who is an American, says the Falk,
which had crew of 81 men, struck
a rock off Lands End on the night
Of April 80. He does not know what
became of the crew.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
-Four Killed in Wreck.

Greenville, S. c., May 1.-The spe-
cial train bearing the Ogden educa-
tional party on it's southern itinerary
ran into switch engine at 1850 o'clock
Saturday morning as it was entering
the yards of the Southern railway at
this place. The engine Of the special
and several Of the cars were derailed
The baggage and dining cars were
telescoped and caught fire. The two
dining cars were destroyed. A flag
man and three negro employees of the
dining cars were killed, and several
Of the Ogden party were injured.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
SPEAR GETS SEVEN YEARS
OHIO BANK CASHIER IS SEN
TENCED TO PRISON.
Pleads Guilty to Making False Entry
in Books-Counsel's Plea of
No Avail

Cleveland, o., May 4. - A. B. Spear
cashier OF the closed Citizens bank OF
Oberlin, Wednesday. in the United
States district court. entered plea of
guilty TO one count of the indictment,
charging him With making false entries
in the banks books District Attor-
ney Sullivan recommended that all other
indictments against Spear. containing
Is counts. be nollod. Judge Tayler at
once sentenced Spear to seven years
imprisonment in the Ohio pcnitcntiary.
Before sentencing Spear the court
heard an eloquent plea from Gen. L. S.
Meyer, counsel for the defendant, ask
ing that lenieacy he shown his client on
account of eNlenUatin@ circumstances
lie asked that Spear he given the mini
mum sentence. five years. stating that
there had been no intention on
the prisoners part to rob the bank and
that he was guilty o1 only Il technical
and unintenlional false entry. Gen
Meyer stated tha, The false entry Spear
pleaded guilty to was in regard to a sum
OF $5,050 which Was To have been depos
tied in bank in This city. but which in
stead was loaned to Mrs. Chadwick The
court, i'll passing sentence said he be-
hcvcd that the intentions of both Beck
with and Spear were good when they be-
gan their dealings with Mrs Chadwick
but when once having been drawn into
the transactions they did not have the
moral courage to refuse her further
credit
He considered. however, that the
laws regulating national banks had
been tlagrantly violated by Spear and
that the public good demanded adequate
punishment. Spear having nothing to
say as to why sentence should not he
passed, Judge Tayler imposed SEN
tence of seven years in the Ohio peni-
tentiary. The maximum penalty would
have been ten years for the offcnse. Ii
is believed by the government authori-
ties here that the pleading guilty by
Spear will have a tendency to weaken
any defense which Mrs Chadwick can
make in case she is granted a new trial
by the United States circuit court of ap,
pcas. She is charged Jointly on the
same indictment with conspiring with
Spear to make false centres in the bank +
books.