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RESERVATIONS or CABINET.
These Having Been rendered Every
Member viii be Nominated for
disappointment on March

CBy the Associated Press,)

washington. Feb. 11.-Thc toIIoW-
ing statement was made public at the
White House today:
The members of the cabinet have
all rendered their designations and on
the sixth Of March they viii all be
nominated for appointment with
the exception Of Mr.. Wynne. who is to
be appointed postmaster general at
London. Cortelyou Will be nominated
on March 9Th for postmaster general
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GOVERNOR R. B. GLENN
WRITES ON THE
POWER OF THE PRESS
He Conqrauaes The News and Observer Upon Having Reached the Goal Of
Ten thousand Daily Subscribers The Largest Circulation
Ever Attained BY Any North Carolina
Newspaper
o. North Carolina
Executive Department
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February, II, 1905.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, Editor
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for some minutes. and then suddenly sprans
to his feet with an exclamation of surprise
and dismay. His face was haggard with
anxiety.
1--WE have let this affair go far enough"
said he. rs there a train to North Walls
ham tonight?"
1 turned up the time table. The last had
just gone.
Then we shall breakfast early and take
the very first in the morning." said Holmes.
Our presence is most urgently needed
All! here Is our expected cablegram. One
moment, Mrs. Hudson. there may be an
answer. No. that is quite as 1 expected
This message makes 1t even more essential
that we should not lose an hour in letting
Hilton Cubitt know how matters stand, for
1t Is a singular and a dangerous web in
which our simple Norfolk squire is en-
tangled"
So. indeed. 1t proved, and 1 come to
the dark conclusion of story which had
seemed TO me to be only childish and BIZ
zarre. l experience once again the d;smay
and horror with which 1 was filled. Would
that 1 had some brighter ending to COM
municate to my readers. but these are the
chronicles of fact and / must follow TO
their dark crisis the strange chain of events
which for some days made Riding Thorpe
Manor a household word through the
length and breadth of England.
We had hardly alighted at North Walsh
am, and mentioned the name of our des-
t.nation. when the staionmaster hurried
toward us. II suppose that you are the
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would suggest that you return to Norfolk.
that you keep keen lookout, and that you
take an exact copy of any fresh dancing
men which may appear. 1t Is a thousand
plties that we have not reproduction or
those which were done in chalk upon the
window sill. Make a discreet inquiry also
as to any strangers in the neighborhood.
When you have collected some fresh evil
dence. come to me again. That is the best
advice which l can give you. Mr.. Hilton
Cubitt. If there are any pressing fresh de-
velopments, l shall be always ready to run
down and see you In your Norfolk home.
The interview left Sherlock Holmes very
thoughtful, and several times in the next
few days 1 saw him take his slip OF paper
from his note book and look long and earn
estly at the curious figures Inscribed upon
it. He made no alluson to the affair, how
ever until one afternoon a fortnight or so
later / was going out when he called me
back.
You had better stay here, Watson"
'Why?
Because had wire from Hilton Cubftt
this morning You remember Hilton Cubitt
of the dancing men? He was to reach Liv-
erpooI street at 1:20. He may be here at
any moment. I gather from his wire that
there have been some new Incidents OF I'M
portance."
We had not long to wait, for our Norfolk
squire came straight from the station as
fast as a hanson could bring him. He was
looking worried and depressed, with tired
eyes and lined forehead.
Its getting on my nerves, this business
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Mr.. Holmes" said he as he sank, like a
wearied man, into an armchair. Its bad
enough to feel that you are surrounded by
unseen, unknown folk. who have some kind
of design upon you, but when, in addition
to that, you know that it Is Just killing your
wife by inches, then it becomes as much
as flesh and blood can endure. She's wear
ing away under it--just wearing away be-
fore my eyes"
HAS she said anything yet?'
No Mr.. Holmes, she has not And yet
there have been times when the poor girl
has wanted to speak, and yet could not
quite bring herself to take the plunge.
have tried to help her. but / dare say L did
it clumsily, and scared her from it.
She has spoken about my old family and
our reputation in the county, and our
pride in our unsullied honor, and 1 always
felt It was leading to the point. but some
how it turned off before we got there
But you have found out something for
yourself?'
"A good deal, Mr.. Holmes. 1 have several
fresh dancing-men pictures for you to ex-
anime. and, what is more important, have
seen the fellow
What. the man who draws them?'
Yes, / saw him at his work. But l will
tell you everything in order. When I got
back after my visit to you. the very first
thing l next morning was a fresh crop
of dancing men. They had been drawn in
chalk upon the black wooden door of the
tool house, which stands beside the lawn
in full View of the front windows. / took
an exact copy. and here it is" He unfold
ed a paper and laid it upon the table. Here
is copy of the hieroglyphics:
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ton of whether she had been shot or had
shot herself he would not venture to ex-
press any decided opinion. Certainly the
bullet had been discharged at very close
quarters. There was only the one pistol
found In the room, two barrels of which
had been emptied. Mr.. Hilton Cubitt had
been shot through the heart. 1t was equally
conceivable that he had shot her and then
himself. or that she had been the criminal.
for the revolver lay upon the floor midway
between them.
Has he been moved?" asked Holmes.
1--WE have moved nothing except the lady.
We could not leave her lying wounded upon
the floor
How long have you been here. doctor?'
"Since 4 clock
Anyone else?'
Eyes, the constable here"
"And you have touched nothing?"
Nothing
You have acted with great discretion
Who sent for your
THE housemaid Saunders"
''Was 1t she who gave the aiarmr'
'.She and Mrs. King. the cook"
Where are they now?'
I'm the kitchen, I believe
"Then / think we had better hear their
story at once
The old hall, oak-panelled and high-win-
dowed, had been turned into court of
investigation. Holmes sat in a great old
fashioned chair his memorable eyes gleam-
ing out of his haggard face. 1 could read
in them a set purpose to devote his life
to this quest until the client whom he had
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the room. He was quite dead Near the
window his wife was crouching. her head
leaning against the wall. She was horri-
bly, wounded. and the side of her face was
red with blood. She breathed heavily, but
was incapable of saying anything. The
passage, as well as the room, was full of
smoke and the smell Of powder. The win
dow was certainly shut and fastened upon
the inside Both women were positive upon
the point. They had at once sent for the
doctor and for the constable Then, with
the aid of the groom and the stable-boy.
they had conveyed their injured mistress
to her room. Both she and her husband
had occupied the bed. She was clad in her
dress-he in his dressing gown. over his
night clothes. Nothing had been moved In
the study. So far as they knew. there had
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Holmes bent over this grotesaue friess
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Holmes rubbed his hands and chuckled
with delight.
Our material is rapidly accommodating"
said he
Three days later a message was left
scrawled upon paper, and placed under a
pebble upon the sun-dial. Here it is. The
characters are, as you see, exactly the
same as the last one After that I deter
mined to lie in wait. so / got out my re-
volver and l sat up in my study, which
overlooks the lawn and garden. About two
In the morning was seated by the window,
all being dark save for the moonlight out
side, when 1 heard steps behind me. and
there was my wife in her dressing gown.
She implored me to come to bed. l told
her frankly that / wished to see who 1t
was who played such absurd tricks upon
us. She answered that it was some sense
less practical joke, and that l should not
take any notice of 1t.
If it really annoys you. Hilton, we
might go and travel, you and 1, and so
avoid this nuisance
What, be driven out of our own house
by practical joker?' said l. why, we
should have the whole county laughing at
u.s.
well come to bed said she, and we
can discuss 1t in the morning.
Suddenly. as she spoke, / saw her white
face grow whittier yet in the moonlight and
her hand frightened upon my shoulder
Something was moving In the shadow of
the tool house. ! saw dark. creeping
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figure which crawied round the corner and
squatted In front OF the door. Selling my
pistol, waS=rushinG out, when my wife
threw her arms round me and held me with
conclusive strength. I tried to throw her
OF, but she q1Rng toime most desperately
AT last gotA klear. Gut by the time / had
opened the d6hr andereached the house the
creature was gone he had left trace of
his presence, however, for there on the door
was the same arranlAment of dancing men
which had 4lreadyTwiee appeared, and
which 1 havefcopxed bn that paper. There
was no other gn the fellow anywhere
though I ran b oyaXfhe grounds. And yet
the amazing bling is that he must have
been there a the Hme. for when l exam
ined the doors Agasn In the morning he had
scrawled son mors1of his pictures under
the line which had already seem
Have you that fresh drawingg'
Yes. 1t is very short, but l made copy
OF It, and here it is
Again he produced a paper. The new
dance was in this form:
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that have got SO far I had best proceed
on my own lines and then clear the whole
matter up once and for all"
Just as you wish, Mr. Holmes, so long
as We get our man.
II have no desire to make mysteries, but
1t Is impossible at the moment of action to
enter into long and complex explanations.
l have the threads of this affair all in my
hand. Even IL this lady should never re-
cover consciousness we can still reconstruct
the events of last night and Insure that
justice be done. First of all. wish to
know whether there is any inn in this
neighborhood known as 'Elrige's?"
The servants were cross-questioned, but
none Of them had heard of such a place.
The stable boy threw a light upon the mat
ter by remembering that farmer Of that
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failed to save should at last be avenged.
The trim Inspector Martin, the DID, gray
headed country doctor, myself, and a stolid
village policeman made UP the rest of that
strange company.
The two women told their story clearly
enough They had been aroused from their
sleep by the sound OF an explosion, which
had been followed minute later by a sec
ond one. They slept in adjoining rooms,
and Mrs. King had rushed in to Saunders.
Together they had descended the stairs.
The door of the study was open, and a
candle was burning upon the table. Their
master lay upon his face in the center of
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trl,r,,s bod heep seated for some hours
l.. -,,,.,,,.. nth bis ling thin hack curved
'A -, - ,,bicb no was
over a chethlCdl N'99't ~ =,
brewing particularly maIodorous pFouuct'
HIS head was sunk upon his breast and ne
- from, NV i,cint Of view Ike
fooNS'i 90 ,,.;,t ami cray pIunage
Strange laAh piiu' WIN " 3d.
and a black top-knoj.
So Watson" said he. suddenly. you
40 NOT r,rorosa to invest in South African
= - -
sTv'" ''i''' ,t.-..+ ,oc,,s
l gave start Of aS'oh'7'''eH'' -,
TONED as ] was 10 Holmes curious l"Sul
,ics this sudden intrusion into my most
trtf,,,,14. ttor,uIlts was utterly inexplicable.
600, l,ro,,, +I,at9,
HOW Oh 'a' III "' ''' HV'
asked.
IL wheeled round upon his stool with a
sfaa.,,fra, tsst-t1lbe in his hand and a CLEAN
- .,...,,,,,,+ il, I,fs doom set ewes
VI ''i'"9 ''' 10 " - ..,,-
Vow. watson. CONFESS IoH'S eil U''''i'
taken at2ck' sara ne.
II am. .,..4
Il ought TO make you sign paper u 'i''''
effect
Why
because IN hVe mn mn. JUS you VIII say ''''
Il IS all 50 abSuTdly simple.
- I'm sure that shaH say nothlhs OF tne
kird-
~ on sec, my de@r watson ne P!opIeu
Ills test-tube IN the race ana besah 10 Lecr
his ciass-'lt Is not really Hiihcult 10 con-
st'uct a series OF lhl-t1ilOe7' etS,l H 'Pi
dent upon us professor ana eIth si.iptu
in itself If, after doing so, one SIMPLY
knocks out all the central me ehceS ana
presents ones audience win the starting
POM ana the cphtitS-'li; one may =. ouuce
a starting. th"ush possibly a h'tIet-ICio
effect. Now, 1T was not really diincult, by
an Inspection OF the groove between your
lett iorehEgec and thumb, 10 feel sure thaI
you oid not propoS. 10 invest your Shlall
capital IN the gold ieids-
Il soc 10 connecticut
~ cry AkeIy not, but ! can quickly snow
you close connection. Here are the MSS
ing Inks OF the VeTs nipple chain: l. You
had chalk between your LETT finger ana
thumb when you returned from the club
last night. , You put chalk there when
you play Billiards 10 steady the cue. 3.
Aou never play billl".Cs except with lhuTs-
ton l. You told me. four weeks ago. that
IHutston had an option on some South
African property which would expire in a
month. ana which he desired YOU to share
with him > Your chcIue book is locked
IN my drawer. ana you have not asked for
the key t. You Go not propose to invest
your money in this manner.
How absurdly simpler l cried
quite SOL said he, little nettled.
Every problem becomes very childish when
once it is explained to you. Here is an
unexplained one See what you can make
If that. friend Watson" He tossed a sheet
of paper upon the table. and turned once
more to his chemical analysis
1 looked with amazement at the absurd
hierogIyphics upon the paper.
Why Holmes. it is child's drawing"
cried.
"Oh, that's your ideaT'
what else should it be?"
THAT is what Mr. Hilton Cubitt of Rtd-
Ing Thorpe Manor. Norfolk, is very anxious
10 know. This little conundrum came by
the first post, and he was to follow by
the next train. There's a ring at the bell.
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''Tell me-" said Holmes-and | could see
by his eyes that he was much excfted-"was
this mere addition to the first, or did 1t
appear to be entirely separator"
ut was on different panel of the door"
Excellent This is far the most impor-
tant of all for our purpose. 1t fills me with
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Excellent" said Holmes. Excellent!
Pray continue"
when 1 had taken the copy. I rubbed
out the marks, but, two mornings later, a
fresh Inscription had appeared. l have a
COPY of il here
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Holmes examined 1t for some time. and
then. folding II carefully up. he placed it
81 his pocket book.
This promises 10 be a most interesting
and unusual case" said he. You gave
me a few particulars in your letter Mr..
Hilton Cubitt, but I should be very much
obliged If you would kindly go over It all
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
NewYork Court Sustains Motion
Restraining the Mutualiza-
tion of Insurance Company
ACTION TAKEN NOT LEGAL
Injunction I. TO b. In Force Only
Pending Trial Of Action Which In
wolves the Same ouestion-court
Holds Stockholders Must Have
I. Chance to Vote.

New oYrk, May 26.-The motion of
Franklin B. Lord, which sought to re-
strain the directors of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society from mutualiz--
ing the company, was granted today by
Justice Maddox in the supreme court
Of Brooklyn. The injunction against
naturalization Of the society is to be
fin force only pending the trial of the
action, which also involves the same
question.
In his decision Justice Maddox sus-
tanned the contention that If the Equit-
able stockholders never had a chance
to vote on the naturalization plan and
rejects as Of no merit the suggestion
made in court by counsel for James
H. Hyde, that assent of the majority
of the stock is sufficient, even if no
stockholders meeting had been held.
The justice quoted from former judi
cial decisions to the effect that the
Equitable was stock, not MEM
bership corporation and that the poll
icy holders are not members of the
company. To deprive the owner OF
stock OF the right to vote for manage
ment OF the company, the justice held,
might be the same as deprivinG him
OF his property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
General Market News.
woRKMEN LOVE THE CITY.
ICedar Rapids Republican,

ICedar Rapids Republican,
This Is no isolated case. Every em-
ployer of labor in small places who has
gone into a city to fill some vacancy
in his establishment has had similar
experience on smaller scale. This
newspaper has had several such exper-
fences. No trouble to get men to
come out from the city. They will tell
you, plenty of them, that the oppor-
tunity you offer them is one they have
been looking for for years. I'VE are
tired of the city," they say, I'VE want
a chance to raise our families where
there is an opportunity once in a while
to see the blue sky and the green grass
without going miles to a park. We
want to save some money and own a
home and there is no chance to do
that in a city" They come out, and for
a few days they are as enthusiastic
as a kid with a new toy. But the
enthusiasm does not last long. The
things they thought they longed for
are there They have their pure air
and their blue sky and the green gress,
but they miss the roar and the excite
ment of the great city. After a. week
or two they are sure to turn UP In the
business office and tell the manager
that they guess they'll go back and the
more frank among them will confide to
you that they cant stand this quiet.
cts too slow for US" they will tell
you. why, seemed as though we
fcould never get through last Sunday"
and away they go, leaving the blue
sky and the green fields behind
back to smoke and dirt and bedlam.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
FREIGHT RATES AND DEMAND.

TDubuaue Telegraph -Herald.1
A railroad gets more per hundred
pounds for hauling silk goods than
coal because carrying the former in
wolves more labor than the latter and
because the railroad assumes a great
er risk. The demand for silk out here
in Dubuque has nothing to do with the
rate the railroad charges for its trans
portation. If supply and demand de-
termined freight tariffs why is long
haul comparatively cheaper than a
short haul? If a shipper at Dubuque
has a consignment of crockery at the
port of New Orleans and wants it laid
down in Dubuque, is it the demand
for that crockery in Dubuque that i'm
pels the railroad company to undarbid
the river transportation companies for
the business? OF course not. River
rates are lower than inland rates. Has
the Hawk-Eye the effrontery to say
that it is because the demand in the
river districts for the articles shipped
by rail is greater than for similar arti-
cles in inland districts? Where a single
line of railroad supplies a town freight
rates to that town are higher than to
a town of the same size where there
is competition. Why? Because the
demand is greater or because the rail-
road has a monopoly of the carrying
traffic?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
A ROTHSCHILD DEAD
Baron AIphonse, Head of the Banking
Firm Of RothschiIds in France, Died
of Acute Bronchitis Today-Finane
e. Temporarily Affected.


Paris, May 26.-Baron Alphonse de
Rothschild, head Of the French branch
of the banking house bearing the name
of Rothschild and governor Of the bank
of France, died this morning from
acute bronchitis aggravated by gout.
Announcement Of the baron's death
caused widespread regret, for besides
his position in the financial world the
haron was known for his lavish char
tiles, one Of the latest being a gift or
s2,00O,OOO for the erection Of working
mems homes. His death caused a deep
impression among financiers generally.
1t was said his death would probably
nomentarily influence the extensive
interests in which the house was con-
cerned, but that it would not have a.
lasting effect on the markets. The
deceased was born in 1927, and Will be.
succeeded as the head Of the Paris
banking house by Baron Lambert de
Rothschild, Of Brussels, whose busi-
ness capacity has earned a world wide
reputation.
The burial of Baron Alphonse will be
most simple, according to the strict
rule of the Rothschild family, includ-
ing plain coffin, without mourning
tributes. The baron was a member
of the academy of fine arts, member
of the French institute and comman-
der Of the Legion of Honor. He leaves
two children, Baron Edouard and
Baroness Beatrix.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
SHAW AT DES MONIES
The Secretary Says That Neither Poll
tic. Nor Friendship Had Anything to
Do With the Parole Of shercliffe-
His Presidential Candidacy.

Des Moines, May 26.-Secretary of
the Treasury Shaw, who was the guest
of the Bankers Club today, at a lun-
cheon, repeated his assurance to the
bankers that the government finances
were in no danger.
It was expected Shaw, who as gov
ernor, paroled Frank Shercliffe, be-
cause, it was claimed, of political in
fluences, might be subpoenaed as q
witness at the Dennison trial. How
ever, no notice was served upon him.
Neither politics nor friendship had
anything to do with that parole" said
the secretary. Il did it simply to help
the man get on his legs again.
"No one is authorized to say that I
will be a candidate for the presidency" !"
said the secretary in answer to a ques-
ton. "It is subject which do not
care to discuss"
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under present conditions" said Lands.
"The police cannot give us adequate
protection. We tried to send out five
wagons with ten policemen, but failed.
believe troops must come to Chi
cago."
Chicago. May 26.-This afternoon
riotng broke out at Madison and Canal
streets. An American express wagon
containing policeman and driver was
stopped by a mob of five hundred who
attempted to upset the vehicle. Three
patrol wagons and officers answered
the riot CALL charged and dispersed
the crowd and made numerous arrests.
Shea In Court.
President Shea is in ill health. On
reaching court today he looked tired,
worried and jaded. He asked the
master in chanceqy to be excused from
going on THE witness stand, but this
was not assented to by the prosecu-
ton and he was subjected to sharp
Questioning for an hour or more. At
torney Mayer, for the employers. in his
examination Of witnesses attempted
to identify certain men living IN North
Cambridge, Mass. where Shea was
born. in connection with a murder In
which Shea when a young man, was
alleged to have been involved. In this
line of questioning Mayer often all
luded to Mrs. Shea and daughter.
Shea Jumped from the witness stand
and told Mayer he was willing to
|tanswer all questions concerning his
family, but that Mayer had better not
cast slurs upon either
A fierce wrangle between the attor-
neys for the opposing sides brought
the incident to close. States Attor-
ney Healy announced today that next
week he will turn the grand jury into
a strike investigating body, to probe
all phases of the struggle.