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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-17
said Holmes, graVely.

said Holmes, gravely.
II would have spoken now had /
not been for my dear girl. 1t would
break her heart-it will break hel
heart when she hears that l am ar
rested"
1T may not come to that" sale
Holmes.
WHAT
81 am no official agent. L under.
stand that it was your daughter who
required my presence here, and 1 an
acting in her interests. Young Nc
Carthy must be got off, however
| Il am dying men," said old Tur-
ner. II have had diabetes for years
My doctor says it is question wheth-
er l shall live a month. Yet | would
rather die under my own roof than III
q Jail
Holmes rose and sat down at the
| table with his pen in his hand and a
| bundle of paper before him. "Just
| tell us the truth he said. II shall
| jot down the facts. You will sign it,
and Watson here can witness it. Then
could produce your confession al
the last extremity to save young Nc
| Carthy. | promise you that L shall
not use it unless it is absolutely need
ed"
It's as Well" said the old man;
its a question whether L shall live
to the AssiZes, SO it matters little to
me, but L should wish to spare Alice
the shock. And now | will make
the thing clear to you; it has been a
long time in the acting, but will not
take me long to tell.
You didn't know this dead man,
! Mccarthy. He was a devil incarnate.
[ tell you that. God keep you out
of the clutches of such a man as he.
His grip has been upon me these
twenty years, and he has blasted my
life. I'll tell you first how L came to
be in his power.
ut was in the early sixties at the
diggings. l was young chap then
hot-blooded and reckless, ready to
turn my hand at anything; L got
among bad companions, took to drink
had no luck with my claim took to
the bush. and in a word became what
you would call over here a highway
robber. There were six of us, and we
had a wild. free life OF it, sticking up
a station from time to time or stop
ping the wagons on the road to the
diggingS. Black Jack of Ballarat was
the name [ went under, and our party
is still remembered in the colony as
the Ballarat Gang.
"One day q gold convoy came down
from Ballarat to Melbourne, and We
lay in wait for it and attacked it.
There were six troopers and six of
us, so it was a close thing, but we
emptied four of their saddles at the
first volley Three Of our boys We're
killed, however before we got the
swag. L put my pistol to the head
Of the wagon driver who was this
very man Mccarthy. [ wish to the
Lord that [ had shot him then, but
I spared him. though / saw his wicked
little eyes fixed on my face, as though
to remember every feature. We got
away with the gold. became wealthy
men, and made our way over to Eng
land without being suspected. There L
parted from my old pals, and determ-
ined to settle down to a quiet and re-
spectacle life. 1 bought this estate.
which CHANGED to be in the market.
and l set myself to do 1ittle good
with my money, to make up for the
way in which / had earned it. [ mar
ried, too. and though my wife died
young. she left me my dear little Alice.
Even when she was just a baby her
wee hand seemed to lead me down
the right path as nothing else had
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Surely it would not be difficult t.
find out. This is not such populou
neighborhood."
Lestrade shrugged his shoulders g
am practical man. he said and
really cannot undertake to go abou
the country looking for a left-handet
gentleman with a game-leg. / SHOULD
become the laughing stock of Scotlan,
Yard"
"All right" said Holmes, quietly. Z"
have given you the chance. Here arr
your lodgings. Goodbye. l shall
drop you a line before l leave"
Having left Lestrade at his rooms
we drove to our hotel, where we founC
lunch upon the table. Holmes was 81
lent and buried in thought with {
panied expression upon his face, a!
one who finds himself in a perpleXinl
position.
Look here, Watson" he said, whef
the cloth was cleared; Just sit down il
this chair and let me preach to yor
for a little. l don't quite know What
10 do, and l should value your advice
Light a cigar, and let me eXpound."
Pray do so.''
well, now, considering this case
there are two points about young Nc,
Carthy's narrative which struck Us
both instantly, although they impress
ed me in his favor and you against
him. One was the fact that his faith
er should, according to his account
cry 'Cooee!' before seeing him. The
other was his singular dying reference
to a rat. He mumbled several words
you understand. but that was all that
caught the sons ear. Now from this
double point our research must COM
mence, and we will begin it by presume
ing that what the lad says is absolute
~ true"
What of this 'Cooee!' then"
''Well, obviously it could not have
been meant for the son. The son, as
far as he knew, was in Bristol. 1t was
mere chance that he was within ear
shot The 'Cooee!' was meant to at
tract the attention of whoever it was
that he had the appointment with
But 'Cooee' is distinctly Australian
cry, and one which is used between
Australians. There is a strong pre-
sumption that the person whom Nc
Carthy expected to meet him at Bos-
combe Pool was some one who had
been in Australia"
What of the rat, then %
Sherlock Holmes took a folded pa
per from his pocket and fiattened it
out on the table. This is map OF
The Colony of Victoria he said. 81
put his hand over part of the map.
What do you read?" he asked.
"ARAT," / read.
"And now?" He raised his hand.
"BALLARAT."
"Quite so. That was the word the
man uttered, and of which his son
only caught the last two STABLES. He
was trying to utter the name of his
murderer. So-and-so. of Ballarat."
ut is wonderful exclaimed.
"It is obvious. And now. you see,
[ had narrowed the field down con-
siderably. The possession of a gray
garment was a third point which,
granting the sons statement to be
correct, was a certainty. We have
come now out of mere vagueness to
the definite conception of an Austria
liam from Ballarat with a gray cloak.
Certainly"
"And one who was at home In the
district, for the Pool can only be APP
preached by the farm or by the es-
tate. where strangers could hardly
wander"
''Quite so.'
'"'hen comes our expedition of to-
day. By an examination of the ground
gained the trifling details which
gave to that imbecile Lestrade. as to
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Adv enbureS Of Sherlock
Holmes.
Continued from Page Two.

er to himself than to us. These arr
young McCarthy's feet. Twice he wa!
walking, and once he ran swiftly ST
that the soles are deeply marked, anC
the heels hardly visible. That bear:
out his story. He ran when he saw
his father on the ground. Then here
are the fathers feet, as he paced Ill
and down. What is this, then? 1t i.
the butt-end of the gun as the SOr
stood listening. And this? Ha. ha
What have we here? Tiptoes! tiptoes
Square, too, quite unusual boots! They
come, they go, they come again-ol
course that was for the cloak. Now
where did they come FROM" He raj
up and down, sometimes losing, some
times finding the track until We were
we'll within the edge of the wood, ana
under the shadow of a great beech
the largest tree in the neighbOrhood
Holmes traced his way to the farther
side of this. and lay down once more
upon his face with a little cry of sat
isfaction. For a long time he remain
ed there, turning over the leaves ano
dried sticks, gathering up what seem
ed to me to be dust into an envelope
and examining with his lens not only
the ground, but even the bark of the
tree as far as he could reach. A jagged
stone was lying among the moss, anG
this also he carefully examined and
retained Then he followed a path
way through the wood until he came
10 the high-road, where all traces We're
lost
1T has been a case of considerable
interest,"" he remarked, returning to
his natural manner. Il fancy that this
gray house on the right must be the
lodge. l think that L will go in and
have word with Moran, and perhaps
wire a little note. Having done that,
we may drive back to our luncheon.
You may walk to the cab, and l shall
be with you presently.
1t was about ten minutes before we
regained our cab, and drove back into
Hoss, Holmes still carrying with him
the stone which he had picked up In
the wood
This may interest you, Lestrade. >
he remarked, holding it out. THE
murder was done with it,"
- see no marks"
There are none"
How do you know. then 2"
THE grass was growing under it.
1t had only lain there a few days.
There was no sign of a place whence
it had been taken. 1t corresponds with
the injuries. There is no sign Of any
weapon"
And the murderer"
rs tall man, left-handed, limps
with the right leg, wears thick-soled
shootingboots and gray cloak.
smokes Indian cigars, uses a cigar.
holder, and carries a blunt penknife
in his pocket. There are several 9TH
er indications. but these may be
enough to aid us in our Search
"Lestrade laughed. II am afraid
that | am still a sceptic," he said.
Theories are all very we'll. but we
have to deal with a hard-headed Brit
ish jury
"Nous verrOns," answered Holmes.
calmly. You work your own method
and | shall work mine. l shall be busy
this afternoon, and shall probably re-
turn to London by the evening train. ("
And leave your case unfinished?"
mo. finished"
But the mystery?"
1T is solved
Who was the criminal then?''
The gentleman l describe"
"But who is hep
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
FEARS FOR HIS. SAFETY.
Emperor Nicholas Will Not Return 4
st. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 15.-Emperor
Nicholas and the Russian court will
not come to st. Petersburg this win
ter. A short time ago it was an
2nounced that the emperor was about
to return to the winter palace, in an
annex of which Count Witte has in
stalled himself, but his majesty has
now decided to go from Peterhof back
TO Tsarskoe-Sele, where he has been
living for almost two years, with the
exception of the last few months spent
ut Peterhof. Except on the occasion
Of the ceremony of the blessing the
waters last January, when the en-
peror narrowly escaped death owing
to mysterious charge of grape being
fred In the direction of the imperial
party by q saluting battery, the en-
peror has not stepped inside the win
ter palace for over eighteen months.
His decision not to come to the capital
IS regarded as unfortunate, not only
for its moral effect, but because it
keeps him surrounded by court infiu-
ences and out of immediate touch with
Count Witte, who at the present time.
should have daily conferences with the.
emperor. - -. zsa .s-.ss-s = ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGED
WARRANT ISSUED AT sosToN
FoR ARREST or THOMAS
s.. !. LAWSON e

Boston, Nov. Is. Counsel represent.
ing Charles W. Barron stated during
the day that after q priyate hearing
Judge Wentworth Of the municipal
court had decided to Issue . warrant
Tor the 6rrest Of Thomas wv. Lawson
on the charge Of criminal libel pre-.
tfsrTsd by Nj. Barron. The case rs
suits from statements alleged III have
been made In = magazine article By
Mr.. lawson and the question 81 the
issuance Of q warrant has been the
subject of hearings covering q period
5of seYeral weeks. MI. Barron, the com
plainRnt. Is proprietor OF q bureau fQs
the distribution Of financial news n
this city. t3sss 5E .s5Sss
Z Shortly before noon the court issued
the warrant IN accordance with Its de.
5cision and an officer was sent to serve
the document on Mr.. Lawson.
Before the warrant had been served
an agreement between counsel was Of.
fected whereby MI. LAWSON Is to ap
pear In court next Saturday and sub.
NIT to sthe service of the warrant
I Meanwhile counsel for. Mr.. Lawson
stated the defendant In this suit viii
apply for q warrant for the arrest zod
Mr.. Barron for criminal libel Ia mat.
ter printed In the market sheets issued
BY Mr.. Barron,s bureau
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
FURTHER EVIDENCE SECURED.
Proof Young College Student Mas Tied
to Railroad Track. #

& 4. -
Mount Vernon, o.. Nov. 15.-Further
evidence that young Stuart Pierson.
the Kenyon college student. was bound
to the railroad track has been secured
by Prosecutor StillWell and Coroner
scarborough. They have made a
thorough examination OF the clothing
worn by Pierson on the night. he met
his death. The coroner says that the
wrists and ankles of Persons under.
clothing were examined particularly
and about 100 small PARTICLES Of rope
fibre were found. The fact that the
PARTICLES are rope fibre has been con-
clusively proven. by the use of
powerful microscope The fibre parti.
acies were not found on the outer side
.0f the garments but were found EN-,
bedded In the cloth so deeply that they
had to be pulled out. Many Of the
hbres. the coroner states. were also
taken from the hose worn by the
,young student and were so deeply
ground IN the material that many re,
manned after being sent to the laun-
dry. This evidence. with all the rest
that has been gathered. will be sub
rnitted to the grand Jury. which will
begin confederation Of the case Friday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
KILL MORE JElW q.

Bucharest, Nov. Is. Advices re-
ceiyed late Tuesday night from Bess;
arabia tell OF terrible massacres Of
Jews throughout all that section, the
number killed and wounded amount
ing to thousands. Not in many years
have such tales Of terrible outrages
reached here and the feeling is gen
eral that every Jew in the district will
be killed before the month is out I'M
less they are furnished with funds to
flee the country. .ts$s
At Danutzeria all the houses in the
Jewish quarter were demolished, muir.
ders committed and women. outraged,
being afterwards put to death. The
leaders Of the Jews and the rabbits
were soaked with petroleum and burn.
ed to death IN the streets in the pres
.ence OF an enormous multitude. i.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
present to the council Of ministers .
hill account of the outbreak at Odessa,
Imported ~ documentary evidence.
WOULD NOT 81 PERMITTED
No Other Nation Can uas Nicaraous
Il Route for Canal

q - ~ - 4 e
Washington, Nov. ID. There y q
complete absellce OF .knoWledge ct the
state depaEtms ant the british embassy
ana the Japanese gation Of the OK.
istence OF the agreement reported from
Mexico between Great Britain and
Japan 70 build q ship canal BY the
Nicaraguan route ia position TO the
\ projected Panamh eanal. An absolute
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS DIVIDED
Unable TO Reach Agreement on Foot
bali Question. sss, 4 Il


Washington, Nov. u.s. ! The Associa
ton Of Presidents of State Uniyerst
ties, which Is IN session here, was un
able to come to an agreement on the
question Of endorsing condemnins
football % played JIM American col
sleges. President w. D. Thompson o,
the Ohio State university Introduced s
resolution .deplo ring the brutality and
waste Of time" resil ting from the game
sas IT lie 'nowss played j Thes,resolution
was :discussed,sS logethers with the
speech Of Chancellors I'd. BENJAMIN An
drewsE OF the University sof Nebraska
commanding this GLASS sof university
athletics. practically all OF the presi.
dents taking part. IN order to pro
coed with the program the resolution
was temporarily tabled by. agreement
with the understanding that It should
he taken up before the noon recess,
AT la o. clock q motion to recess wai
adopted and 1t is the belief generally
that the football resolution has beel
tabled permanently. u.s.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
ROOSEVELT GIVES HIS
VIEWS TO RAILROAD men
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES PRoTEsT 70
PRESIDENT AeAINsT RATE
LEoIsLATloN.
SAYS OBJECT or PROPOSED Lava
is FAIR TREATMENT ron
ALL CLASSES. b

Washington, Nov. L.. An earnes.
protest was made to the president dur
ing the day against proposed railroad
freight rate legislation. The protest
was fled by representatives Of the
i've great labor organizations con
nected with railroading engineers
sfiremen. conductors, switchmen and
trainmen. The members Of the deiega
ton which called on the president rep.
resents the several organization They
pointed out TO him that railroad rate
Legislation logically meant the lower
ing Of rates. This. they contended, win
be followed byaa lesseninE Of stha
earning power Of railroads and eonse
Quently, by reduction eventually Of the
wages OF railroad employees. S..
The. delegation which called on the
president came from twelve different
states and represented all Of the larger
systems Of railroads.
4t George Huntley Of the conductors
srganization presented to the president
Q statement, Of the character Of the
organization represented and assured
him that no faint OF partisanship OF
political coloring, existed In any de-
gree among the members Of the dele.
cation. sl45sE IS zsg 80 ssss
81 In response President Roosevelt as.
sured thessdelagation that it was not
his purpose or the purpose Of those
who favored railroad rate regulation to
do anything that might injure the rail.
roads Of the country or. incidentally.
the employees Of the railroads. He
said that 1t was his purpose that all
classes railroads. shippers and EN-.
ployesshould have perfectly fair
treatment. He was Of opinion that the
proposed Legislation would not mean
q reduction necessarily In rates and
suggested that. the members Of the
delegation, therefore, were proceeding
ON a wrong understanding of the. situa.
lion. 49, -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
i GERMANY NOT INVOLVED.
Russia Must Fight Her Own Battle,
With the Poles, n

vSssss 49,
Berlin. Nov. 15The attention OF
the foreign ONCE has been called to
the belief held in st, Petersburg that
an agreement exists whereby Germany
and Austria would assist Russia If it
became necessary to snppfesss . move
ment for Polish autonomy. The for
eign Office says nothing Of the kind has
occurred and that nothing OF that ma
ture will occur. Emperor William has
had mo communication on the subject
with Emperor Nicholas or the Russian
government. The Polish question, 50
lar as Germany ID concerned, does not
exist outide: OF Germany. d, however.
the Russian Poles rise mp and the
movement for Polish autonomy
:spreads to the Polish provinces 81
;Rrussia the latter will firmly snppress
Il IN the Prussian Polish provinces.
But RnssiA must manage her own dim.
culties, @ It u the nxed policy of
Germany not to interfere In the inter-
nal ailairs Of her neighbour. .s;
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
ISLE OF PINES WANTS
10 BE 4 REPUBLIC

New York, Nov. II. dispatch
from Havana says the residents Of the
Isle OF Pines have issued a declara-
ton Of Independence and organized q
new government as United States
territory. Elections are being held to
select members OF the legislature to
meet next week. a dispatch from
Washington says the administration
viii offer no encouragement to the
seceders.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
At vLADIvosTok.

st. Petersburg, Nov 15.-The latest
advices from Wadivostok state that
the mutiny there IS now under semi.
control, although the danger Is by no
means over. The Chinese quarter
was entirely destroyed! and the loss OF
life reported very large. As far as
can be learned the trouble was similar
to that at Cronstadt although ON a
much larger scale. The troops
mutinied because Of the unfit food
which they were being served with
and several regiments murdered their
officers. IA
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED.

81 sS GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED. 81
St. Petersburg, Nov. IL. The order
for q general strike throughout Rus.
sia issued last night was wonderfully
successful IN this oity. 100, 900 work.
men going out at noon today. Trafic
Is again paralized, electric lights shut
on, and the streets are filed with
cossacks. cavalry and infantry. The
government, as usual, hesitating over
what course to pursue.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS

Owner and Engineer Of Iowa Flour
8E1t Mill Are. Victims.
Dubuque, Ia, Nov. 15.-A boiler ex-
rlosion I'M flour mill at Gutenberg
killed JOEL Baumgartner, owner, and
BENJAMIN Walter, engineer. and wreck
ID the building. s. j., .z.y.,- -,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
BOMBS FOUND.

Odessa, Nov. 15.While the Rus
sian company's steamer Russia, from
Batoum, was unloading yesterday at
ternoon the authorities became sus-
picious OF the contents Of 100 cases
which were aboard. Upon investiga.
ton they were found to contain bombs,
revolvers, cartridges, a large number
Of double-edged Caucasian daggers
and other dangerous weapons. 49,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
IND OF RUMERous ouARRELs


h Scranton. Pa. Nov. 15.-seven-year
old elsie Jones, on returning from
school to her. home In Scranton. found
her father and mother lying dead on
the kitchen floor. The mother had
been shot In both eyes ana fhes father
M the left temple. ~ thirtyAaght cal
slbers revolver was clutched 81 the e,
Tiers right hand.
The shooting was doubtless done b
the father. Frank Jones. -Four years
ago he and his wife were separated,
but they became reconciled soon after.
ward and had been Lying together
ever since, though not happily, accord
Ing to the neighhors. Nothing Is known
S as to What prompted the deed. hut II
- supposed to- have been the outcome
Of one Of the couples numerous Quar
Isf6lS.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
RUSSIAN PROSECUTION Of
! jews GROWS WORSE DAILY
Horrible Outbreak Occurs in Roumania Where
y u. Men Are Saturated With OIL and
Burned Other Qutfages
ICfonstad Mltlneers Ordered Shot Reply Their
Friends Mil Kill an Officer For II
Each Man. Executed s.
Soldiers Killed Their Officers at VladNOstok
NJ. Murdered Hundreds and Sacked
The Town, u. j.. y. =


upon excellent authority, has sent
word to the commandant at the navy
yard at Cronstadt to have all who
participated In the recent mutiny ex-
ecuted. Il possible. To this the sail.
'ors have sent back word that for every
one Of their number killed they Will
shoot an officer, beginning with the
minister Of marine himself. !3'T q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
FATHER CONVICTED OF CRIME

West Virginia Man confesses to Com
81 55a hitting Murder. @@
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 15.-Sidney
Woodey, Jr.,T has confessed that he
murdered Con Conley, a crime for
which mis- father was recently con-
,Hcted.7.. =. ssr,. T., ...sr. .s,.....,.
Judge Wilkinson will have the father
pardoned If the young mans story is
true and indictments drawn against
the son. The killing was the result OF
an old feud. -,---,--~--... .zT;;:-Szz.s =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
ST. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Nov. 14.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers. s4.50@5.50; common to
fair, $4.25; good to choice cows and
heifers, sS.5004.25: veal calves. $40
4.50.. Hogs-s4.15@4.75. Sheep,
Yearling wethers, $5@5.50; good to
choice lambs, $5.50@6.O0. % 49,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-15
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Nov. 14.-Wheat-To arrive
mo. Northern, s3Bc; No. 2 North,
ern, 81Ac. On track--No. 1 Northern,
S3zsc; No. 2 Northern, S1Hc; May.
&c.,. Nax-To arrive, on track and
Nov, $1.0SH; Dec, CSC; May, $1.0311as.