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The Washington times., 1905-03-26
THE GRAY CAT

Grima1kin was a sleek and petted
cat, who lived not far from the Mall,
where there are trees, bare branches,
sunshine, and sparrnws- His plump
body, shining coat, and careless eye
show him tc be contented with his
lot.
He does not belong to the number
of miserable cats whose fur is pasty
with the CRIME of the street, who
stink around corners, their pale green
eyes looking fearfully for the stone
they have learned to expect.
No, indeed, Grimalkin believes the
world, and all there is in it, was
made expressly for his comfort and
convenience. He stalks majestically
across the street, as If he were king
of all the cats in Washington. With
one bound of his sturdy limbs he
springs to his favorite perch In the
bend of big tree at the edge of the
Mall. Once there, he blinks happily
down on the passers-by.
Policemen, market women, huck-
sters, pretty ladies, receive his impair
tial attention.
But why does he SO suddenly dis
turb himself? He jumps up from his
comfortable if lazy position, his body
tense, his tail quivering with excite
| ment, while sparks like flame glitter
in his eyes.
I wonder what he can be looking
| waving in the breeze.
Can the Sunshine readers find the
cause of Grimalkin's interest?
! What were they, and how many?
+! Answer to puzzle: Nine sparrows
! hidden among the branches.
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gether beneath It's belly. Then they
mounted and were off
Raider. when they were well away
from the house fired two shots from his
revolver. There was an answering shot
from the other side of the mountain
spur, and in few minutes the band was
all together again. with their prisoners
In the center.
Led by Raider. they put spurs TO
| their horses and dashed up the valley
| For hours they rode to the west The
old chief and his son gave no sign of
| impatience, and only occasionally ex-
| changed a word or two.
Finally they came to the canyon into
which Raider had ridden the morning
as he had done, and thence to the mar
row passage through the cliff, and into
the pocket in the mountain side, leaving
two men on guard at the entrance
There the party d!smounted. and re-
leased Chief Quanah and his son.
! 1t was now broad daylight, and Hart
and ouanah looked Into each other
eyes.
the Indians face was absolutely i'm
passive.
Now said Hart in a businessIikt
way. II have brought you here to sigr
that franchise"
| Indian.
"We'l see," said Hart You'll stay
in that cave until you do sign it,
The cave was one Of the ancient de
serted silver mines e1cavated In 1896
when the Spaniards left Santa Fe {,
search for treasure in the Wichiti
mountains, known to them as the Sier
IA Jaumans. Many such have beel
found IN the almost inaccessible can
yons and they have frequently beel
used by refugees from justice as hiding
places.
Tho chief and his son were led int
the cave, which was barely larg
enough to hold them both, and lef
alone, while two men stood guard a
its mouth.
Hart. Rawlings, Latrobe. and Raidle
retired. and were soon in an animate
discussion, which lasted for an hour
At It's end Raider entered the cave
and bade Quanah and his son come out
II Will give you one more chance t
sign" said Hart. spreading the pape
j on a rock, and placing pen and In
beside II.
Again I refuse. I DO not fear yo,
See. you may kill me, yet l will no
sign. replied the Indian proudly
Il will give you $4,000 to sign," sal
Hart. Come. what is the use Of be
ing stubborn. You might as we'll ear
the money as not, for you will sign
in the end ANYWAY"
..Your talk is crooked" replied Qua
nah. "You have the bad heart. 1 al
, the chief and have honor. l love m
people The land is theirs. not min
They chose to give the franchise to III
railroad company. and have done so.
cannot sign. l am done"
! A savage and cruel look came int
the eyes of Hart, who could be s
friendly and affable one moment and s
z brutal the next. He was consumed /
{ the suden and pitiless rage that come
: to temperaments like his.
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about five will do the outlaw an
swered. THE rest of the gang will
keep behind the spur, and If there is
any shooting. they'd better come in a
hurry. But 1 don't think I'll need
them. There's only the old man and the
young fellow, besides the squaws."
Where the valley took a turn to the
north a spur of the mountain jutted out.
Here Raider called a halt.
He chose four men from among the
band, one of whom was a tall, slender
young fellow, half French and half In
dian, whom he called Latrobe-
Now, Latrobe.' he said, you know
the lay of the land well; you and l
will go ahead, and leave the horses with
the others. II the rest of you hear any
shooting. come quick. Now we're off. -
| The five men. leading a saddled pony
| by a lariat. rode away up the valley in
the direction of Quanah's house. Pres
emily, at a word from Raider, they
halted. and the leader and Latrobe de-
scended from their saddles and gave the
reins of their horses to the others
| Raider and Latrobe walked slowly
along in the darkness. They could see
ahead of them the faint outlines of the
house.
| Soon they got down On their hand;
and knees and crept along the sod
When they were within a few yards o,
the dwelling Latrobe stole forward
alone. In a few minutes he returned.
4 "Quanah an de boy sleep in de ar
bor,' he whispered. Better get all the
/ boys and catch both"
"All right" answered Raider, "gc
4 back for them. Leave one with tn,
horses
i In n few minutes Latrobe returned
4 with two of the cowboys and togethe
they all crept slowly toward the house
j led by Latrobe.
i Under leafy arbor the old chief ant
his tall young son slept on cots mad
with pine boughs and covered will
Il blankets.
j Slowly, quietly, cTept the outlaws
Suddenly a dog began to bark furiously
/ The old chief raised himself on his ell
| bow. and at that moment Latrobe an,
I Raider sprang upon him. and the othe
two grappled With the younger man
AS they did SO. young Indian, VIII
! had been sleeping ON his launches wit
1 his head on his knees, sprang up. CAV
one feeting glance at the scene OF tn
4 struggle. and bounded on into the dark
ness.
i Quanah. in spite Of his age, was
lpowerfu, man. In his youth he had bee
), a mighty fighter.
j When the two men sprang upon HIN
Il he endeavored 10 reach his feet. Ur
ward he struggled. the three swayine
Stumbling. and writhing in perfect 81
ience in the darkness.
4 But soon the long, slender fingers c
Latrobc sought the old chiefs throat
Il and closed tight upon It, Gradual
I Quanahs struggles lessened, and tn
Il two hurried him between them ava
from his house toward the horses.
Il The youth had sucumbed more quick
tly to the two burly rufflat;s who had al
ii tackled him, and he, too, was hurrie
away.
Ial When the horses were reached, Rait
" Ter and Latrobe bound the hands
III the two, and lifted them to the back
Uthe extra horse. and tied their legs K
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CHAPTER xII-(Continued).

Put that down. Raider called.
"Hellor' said the man. Il Didn't
know who it was. What's up?"
Il need you,' replied the outlaw.
There's bit of money in the job. and
you won't run any risk
They proceeded farther into the can
yen, as they talked The ravine took a
sharp turn, and there formed a little
grassy pocket, surrounded by steep
rocky walls.
A spring of water gushed UP at the
base Of the cliff, and ran away I'M a
narrow stream At the end of the
pocket was the dark opening of cave.
at each side of which were mounds Of
broken rock and ashes. now almost con-
ceaIed by the grass that had grown over
! them.
The two men sat down, and TALKED
long and earnestly. Then Raider rose
and looked into the cave
1T seems like old times" he said. as
he glanced about,
WELL" he continued. II must be
moving. / rely on you TO get Beck and
the half breed. I'll get the other two.
Well meet at Medicine Bluff between
midnight and morning"
And he rode away out of the little
Z In the meantime. of the four men
who had been dispatched by him, twu
had ridden into the Chicksaw nation,
and the others had gone TO Minco and
into the Wichita country on similar er-
rands.
The moon shone brilliantly in the
Wichita valley that night, but in the
shadows Of Medicine Bluff the darkness
was velyety black.
Fort Sill Jay on the other eide Of the
valley, white IN the moonlight. The
only sign of life in it was the slow pac-
ing of the sentries.
To the west of the post were numer-
Gus Indian camps, in which smoldering
fires fiickered into momentary life, fan
ned by stray breezes down the valley
1sut the Indians were all asleep in thei,
teuees. and even the dogs were quiet.
Men rode slowly along the shadow OF
the blufr, now one or two, and again
in little bands of five or six. They
made no noise. and IL they talked it was
In whispers, while the unshod hoofs OF
their ponies made no sound on the turf
III was an hour before dawn. Tht
moon had zone down and the darkness
was intense, when band OF twenty
four men. with Hart, Rawlins. anC
Raider at their head. rode out OF th'
shelter of the bluff into the valley.
They turned to the west, riding slow
ly and quietly until they were wen De
yond the fort 1'hen they broke into
gallop, riding by fours-
Far ahead OF them q dog barked, tn
sound coming to them family.
THAT dog is at Quanah's place. sal,
Raider to Hart. Pretty soon we
have to slow down.
How many men do you needv' aske'
Hart.
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Paso and Guayamas railroad out of its
franchise from the Indians of the
Kiowa. Comanche. and Apache reserva-
ton.
He had been convinced by the willy
| Hart that the competition between him
self and the railroad was q fair one. It
was. moreover. the business of Adams
| TO defend and protect the Indians as far
| as possible from the wiles of seheming
white men, and Hart had assured him
| that the railroad had as yet no valid
agreement with the Indians. bu. were
trying 20 take advantage of them. while
he was ready and willing to pay them
| handsomely for an exclusive franchise
| through their lands.
| It is one of the peculiarities of Ameri-
can jurisprudence that. while the In
dians are the wards of the nation, they
are, at the same time, treaty parties in
a degree the same as a foreign country
| So that while the Indians may enter
into treaties as nation, as wards of
the United States their treaties with
other parties are subject to the consent
of the Government
| Thus It was that any franchise grant
ed by the Indians of the Kiowa, Co.
subject 10 the consent of the United
States through the Secretary of the In.
| terror.
Chadwick Adams had received a teis
gram from Hart from Rush Springs In
forming him that his franchise will
the Indians had been signed by tn;
chiefs. and waS now on its way to hin
in the mails, and instructing him t.
az once. and urge its early confirmation
He called TO see the Secretary, Will
whom he was on friendly terms. con
veyed to him the information contained
in Hart's telegram, and asked him as
personal favor to pass on the franchis
as soon as he received it. He assures
the Secretary that it was all straiSh
and valid
The Secretary felt that he was unde
, certain obligations to the Indian law
yer, who had been of much assistanc
; to him In the past in his capacity as
, tribesman. in settling many eomplicate
affairs and so he readily gave consent
In due course the franchise Whicl
Ouanah had been compelled to sign a
the Spanish mine was received by Ad
, ANS. He examined it carefully, an
as he knew well the signature of Qua
!, nah and found it genuine, he had n
hesitancy In taking the document t
the Secretary He again urged the lat
ter to sanction it,
After ne had departed the Secretar
!. took up the paper, and examined
article by article, and found no flaw i
1t. He was about to sign. when he haI
= pened to remember the urgency wit
which Adams had requested his earl
action.
He was not suspicious of Adams hoI
, | est intentions in the matter. nor al
he suspect the geEuineness of the doc,
!, ment, but he was a cautious man, so
: laid it aside, saying. 1T will keep for
day or two. think" and went away c
: | Il fishing trip
\ day or two following the Secretary
:, departure, the Washington correspon,
i ent of a Chicago newspaper called TO s,
n the Secretary for his paper. As he al
Il joyed the confidence OF the official TO
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THE CHILDREN.

A baby's weight at five months should
be double its weight at birth.
Tell your children white lies and they
will soon hand you back the other color.
Baby's food should always be admins
tered at regular hours to avoid indiges-
ton.
Spray the chiidren's throats occasion
ally with a very weak solution Of car
holic acid and water.
little application of the old-fashioned
maxim ABOUT the wisdom OF going to
bed early might do a good deal to solve
the problem of the city child's nervous
ness
When baby pulls at his ears or cries
sharply and presses his head against his
mother, let her beware of earache, a
common but dangerous complaint in
very young children.-Philadelphi Rec
ord
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synopsis OF PREVIOUS cHApTErg.

Superintendent Horne and his friend San
ford are endeavoring TO extend the c. Ell. p.
K c.. railroad against great odds. dart.
a New York speculator Of shady reputation,
is endeayoring TO prevent the work In behalf
of another road. Sanford and his men have
just prevented Harts men from burning a
bridge. Hart has secured some of the reser-
walton Indians to aid him.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-03

The reorganization Of the board Of
charities and corrections today was not
devoid Of incident. President, city ply
stefan and superintendent of the work
house were elected quickly, but when it
came to the selection Of a superintend
emit Of the poor department., Commits
sioner Orville Rinehart quickly made a
few remarks which set the board by the
ears. '.-
"While I usually feel it my duty to
support a member OF my own party
for office" he began, "when such a
member has recommended the degrade
ton of his subordinates in the office
by suggesting that their salaries should
be reduced, I feel that am relieved
from any obligation to support him any
longer. For this reason I cannot vote
for the present superintendent Of the
poor. He added that he was not will
ing to be outdone by his republican col
leagues in securing a non-partizan
board and nominated Frank H. Forbes,
a republican.
"cHaying never allowed my political
affiliations to affect my Judgment in
selecting public officials and consider
ing only the efficiency Of the depart
ment, I nominate William P. Barton -
said Commissioners, John Crosby. 4
T. On. the informal ballot Mr.. Forbes re-
ceived two votes and Mr.. Barton three
| On the formal ballot, Mr.. Barton OBJ.
| tanned four votes, and was declared
elected. = *s~..- =. :. -,
Eight ballots were taken for city ply
stefan. DR.. Beckman holding two votes
from the first until the sixth, when he
was elected. EARLY indications were il
favor Of DR.. Archa Wilcox. ~
The board will meet July II to select
the subordinates in the three depart
ments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-03
La TOILETTE WILL COME
WISCONSIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TO SPEAK ON STATE FAIR
GROUNDS AUG. Z, BEFORE BIBLE
CONFERENCE.

Governor Robert LaFollette, of Wis
eopsin, today telegraphed Rev. W; B;
Riley Of the First Baptist church that
he had accepted the invitation Of the
Northwestern Bible conference to speak
at the state fair grounds, Monday, Aug.
z, at 3 pm. The subject that he. has
been invited to speak upon it The
Menace of the Machine"
The conference, which will be held
from July 30 to Aug. 81, is strictly non
sectarian, and it has been the desire
Of the committee to secure the ablest
speakers possible both in America and
England.
During the past few months Cover
nor La Toilette has given several lee
lures on public questions, some of them
being at the large universities, and has
made as big a hit on the platform as
! in politics. After a lecture at Chicago
university Dean s. II. Clark said:
g Governor La Toilette is an orator
with a mission. He comes to the lee
:ture platform not to entertain, but to
instruct; not to pander, not to give the
people what they want. but what they
need. IA ~ z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-03
CAUTION TO CRITICS

DR.. L. T. Guild, pastor of Wesley
Methodist church, made an eloquent ap-
peal yesterday for universal recognition
Of the responsibility of the individual
In daily life He declared that the
United States is the "prophet Of the
FUTURE having in its people and insti-,
buttons those elements which today are
considered most essential to the correct
progress Of the world, and maintained
that the best would not be attained
save with the proper conduct of each
man and woman.
DR.. Guild paid high tribute to the
work of renovation Of the city done by
Mayor Jones' administration, and de-
clared that it should receive not only
the commentator but the active sup
port Of every citizen. By indirection he
criticized severely those Minneapolitans
who have been finding fault because
every atom of evil was not swept from
the city in an instant, and said that if
such critics persisted in their fault find
ing, there would be revulsion of feel
ing against the element Of decency now
in control of the municipality, which
would place Minneapolis back where it
was a few years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-03
CENSUS
SCHEDULES SENT
MANUFACTURING STATISTICS FOR
CITY HAS BEEN TAKEN.
Work Is Not SO Comprehensive as That
Done in 1900, but Lines Included
Will Show a Healthy Increase
Wage Farmers Have More Continu-
Gus Employment than in Most Cities.

With the. exception of q few small
netonka and other places in Hennepin
county outside Of Minneapolis, the
federal census taken by Leonard Eriks-
sson and his assistants was completed
today. The schedules have been for
warded to the department OF commerce
and labor at Washington, and the ex-
act figures will not be ready to be given
out until the latter part OF August.
GAS a manufacturing CENTER said
Mr.. Ericsson today, Minneapolis IS on
an equal footing with many OF the
prominent manufacturing cities Of the
east. However, if the excellent oppor-
tunities for variety of manufacturing
industries are not recognized and taken
advantage Of, the city may deteriorate
in this direction, owing to the decided
decrease in the output Of the lumber in n
dustry.
"De6nite figures are. not yet com
piled, but owing to different system,
they can not be used in comparison
with the 1900 figures. This is explained
by the fact that the midway, or quin1-
quennial, census Of manufacturers is
| confined exclusively to establishments
operated on the factory basis. In 1900
those operated on the sneighborhood'
or shome' system were included. The
basis used this year has naturally cut
| ly included and will reduce the total,
! but the particular industries included
show a healthy increase. Here are the
comparisons between the census of 1900
and 1905, as far as our schedules show:
The number of establishments for
Minneapolis in 1900 was 2,36s. In 1905
the number will reach 1000.
in Minneapolis in 1900 was $57, 70s, 2O4.
The 1905 capital will be materially in
creased over that amount.
"The total number Of wage earners
in manufacturing establishments in 1900
was 26,60S, and the wages for the same
year were $12,7OS,523. The figures will
undoubtedly be materially increased at
| this census y-
"The total cost Of materials reported
for 1900 was $7S,175,735, with a total
product Of $40, 943, O43, which put Min.
neapolis at relatively the same position
as Jersey City, N. j. >
elm 1900 the census showed thai
Minneapolis produced 42.2 per cent Of
the total manufactures of the state
It is believed this record will be main
tanned.
"The city is in prosperous condi
ton, business is active and the censu!
records Of the number of wage-earner
employed each month of the year SHOW
that Minneapolis has her busy season
from the beginning of the. year to tn
end. There is more continuous opera
ton with less shut-downs than almos
any city in the country.
"The natural facilities of a larg'
manufacturing center are all present il
Minneapolis, and the live, energetic
pushing spirit displayed by her bushes
men in every enterprise will withou
doubt make Minneapolis one Of the lead
ing manufacturing centers Of the coun
trY,' -.--. ~. ...~+ .s.. .s..- .,-sa, .,. 3.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-03
VACANT FLATS BURN
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Frame Apartment House Nearly Wiped
, Out by Night Blaze.

Fire thought to be of incendiary or
igin nearly destroyed a frame apart
ment building at 1902 Clinton avenue,
at TO CLOCK this morning, and for an
hour the fremen had a hard time to
keep the flames under control.
The building is two stories high and
is divided into four apartments, none
of which is occupied. The blaze started
in the middle Of the house and pedes
TRANS seeing the light thru the win
dows turned in the alarm. When the
apparatus arrived the whole interior of
Of the building was afre and the flames
were shooting thru large hole in the
roof.
When the fire. was finally extin-
guished, the men looked for a cause, but
started in pile Of paper in one Of the
rooms on the first floor. The total loss
on the building was about $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-03
CITY NEWS
THE WEATHER
The Indications.

!
Minnesota-Showers tonight and pos,
sibly Tuesday; cooler in west portion to-
night; brisk northeast, shifting to north
west winds.
Upper NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tonight and
Tuesday; brisk easterly, shifting to west
erly winds Tuesday.
Observation-Disclosures and thunderstorms
tonight and possibly Tuesday; cooler In
west and central portions tonight and in
east portion Tuesday; brisk and high
southeast, shifting to southwest winds
Iowa-Showers and cooler tonight;
Tuesday, fair; brisk southwest. shifting to
northwest winds.
North and South Dakota-Partly cloudy
and cooler tonight, with showers In east
and central portions; Tuesday, fair and
warmer; brisk northwest winds, becoming
variable. -a-Ja.
Nebraska-Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday; brisk north
west winds, becoming variable.
Montana-Fair tonight and Tuesday;
westerly winds, becoming variable
"A storm Of considerable energy is now
centered over northwestern Iowa, and it
is moving northeastward. During the
past forty-eight hours it has caused
showers from the Rocky mountains
eastward over the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and western lake region. Another
rain storm is passing over the eastern
states into the Atlantic. The temperature
is falling again in the northwest, and
comparatively high temperatures prevail
II r. ''ern and central portions Of
the country. ~.. ..- ..--.--
The 4..---ations are that the western
storm Will continue its movement north
westward accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms over the western lake re-
gion and the middle states today and
tonight, followed by generally fair wealth
err over the greater portion Of the trans
Mississippi region Tuesday, and In the
western lake region by Tuesday night.
The temperature will be lower Tuesday.