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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

ner his desk. ransacked. Uttered. A
clock licked noisily on the chimney
piece. For perhaps hundred seconds
there was no other sound.
Rallies stood very still, staring down
at the dead as Il man might stare into
an abyss after striding blindly to its
| brink His breath came audibly
through wide nostrils. He made no
other sign, and his lips seemed sealed
THAT light" said 1 hoarsely, the
light we saw under the door,
With start he turned TO me.
.4ts true, | had forgotten ii. 1t
was in here l saw ii first!'
'IIe must be upstairs still.
'If he is well soon rout him out.
Come on
Instead l laid n hand upon his arm,
imploring him TO reflect that his enemy
was dead now. that we should GER
tainly be involved, that now or never
was our own time to escape. He shook
me Off in sudden fury of impatience.
Il reckless contempt i'll his eyes, and.
bidding me save my own skin If |
liked. he once more turned his back
upon me and this time left me half re
solved to take him ut his word. Had
he forgotten on what errand he him.
! self was here? Was he determined
that this night should end in black dis
aster? As | asked myself these ques-
| tons his match flared in the hall. In
another moment the stairs were crcak-
ing under his feet. even as they had
creakcd under those of the murderer,
and the humane instinct that inspired
him in defiance of his risk was borne
ia also upon my slower senSibilities.
Could we let the murderer go? My
answer was to bound up the creaking
stairs and TO overhaul Rallies on the
landing.
But three doors presented them
selves. The first opened into bed
room, with the bed turned down, but
undisturbed. The second room was
empty i'll every sense. The third door
was locked.
Rallies lit the landing gas.
Hes in there" he said. cooking his
revolver. do you remember how we
used to break into the studies at
school? Here goes
His fat foot crashed over the key
hole; the lock gave. the door flew open,
and in the sudden draft the landing
gas heeled over like cobble i'll Il
squat. AS the flame righted itself L
saw fixed bath, two bath towels
knotted together, an open window, Il
covering figure and Raffies struck
aghast on the threshold.
"Jack-RutterT" a
The words came thick and slow with
horror, and in horror L heard myself
repeating them, while the covering
figure by the bathroom window rose
gradually erect.
It's your' he whispered in amaze
ment no less than our own. Its you
two, What's it mean, Rallies? 1 saw
you get over the gate; n bell rang; the
place is full of them. Then you broke
in. What's it all mean?"
I'VE may tell you that when you
tell us what in Gods name you've
done Rutterr'
Done? What have I done?" The
unhappy wretch came out into the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

the less. I saw obvious objections.
The man was au fat with cracksmen
and their ways. He would certainly
have firearms and might be the first
TO use them.
Il could wish nothing better" said
Raffies- "Then it would be man to
man, and devil take the worst shot
You don't suppose prefer foul play to
fair do you? But die he must, by one
or the other, or it's long stretch for
you and me-"
Better that than this!''
''Then stay where you are, my good
fellow. | told you l didn't want you.
and this is the house. So good night"
/ could see no house at all, only the
angle of high wall rising solitary in
the night, with the starlight glitter
ing on battlements OF broken glass,
and in the wall a tall green gate bris-
Ting with spikes and showing front
for battering rams in the feeble rays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

VCopyrgn, 1877. BY Charles ScnDne: $ Scns)
the various robberies in
which we were both con
cerned, IT is but few.
find, that Will bear tell,
SIILIAy ing ut any length. Not
E4HkTM that the others contained
details which even
would hesitate TO recount. 1t is rather
the very absence OF untoward incident
which renders them useless for my
present purpose. In point Of fact, our
plans were so craftily laid Thy RaffieS)
that the chances OF hitch were in
Variably reduced to n minimum before
we went to work. We might be dis
appointed in the market value OF our
haul. but was quite the exception for
us to find ourselves confronted by I'M
foreseen appointments or involved IN Il
really dramatic dilemma. There was
sameness even in our spoil, fur, of
course, only the most precious stones
are worth the trouble we took and the
risks We ran. In short, our most sue
ccSsful escapades would prove the
greatest WEAKNESS OF all in narrative
form, and none more SO than the dull
affair OF the .Ardagh emeraldS. some
eight or nine weeks after the Mi!ches-
ter cricket week. The former, how
ever, had sequel that would rather
forget than all our burglaries put to-
gcther.
II was the evening after our return
from Ireland. and / was waiting at
my rooms for Raffies. who had gone
off, az usual. to dispose of the plumber.
Raffles had his own method of con
Quoting this very vital branch of our
business, which / was well content TO
leave entirely in his hands. He drove
the bargains, i believe. in thin but
subtle disguise of the fashy, seedy or
der and always in the cOckney dia-
IeCt, OF which he had made himself n
master. Moreover. he invariably en-
ployed the same fence" who was os-
tensibly money lender in n small
but yet notorious way and in reality
a rascal as remarkable rs RaffieS him
self Only lately ! also had been to
the man, but in my proper person.
We had needed capital for the getting
Of these very cmcraids. and l had
raised 800 ON tie terms you would
expect from IL soft spoken graybcard
with an ingratiating smile. an inces-
SAINT bow and the shiftiest old eyes
that ever flew from rim To rim of a
pair OF spectacles. So the original sin
ews and the final spoils of war came
in this case from the selfsame source.
n circumstance which appealed 10 us
both.
But these same final spOils ! was
still TO see. and l waited and waited
with an impatience that grew upon me
with the growing dusk. At my open
window / had played Sister Ann until
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

He drore the bargains in q cOcEnev dtd-
lect.
Of fact I was thinking less of myself
than of that poor devil of a Jack Rut-
ter There's a fellow who does things
by halves. He's only half gone TO the
bad, and look at the difference be-
tween him and us, He's under the
thumb OF yillainous money lender;
we are solvent citizens. He's taken
to drink; we're as sober as we are
solvent. His pals are beginning TO
cut him; our difficulty Is to keep the
pal from the door. Enfin, he begs or
borrows, which is stealing by halves.
and we steal outright and are. done
with It Obviously ours is the more
honest course. Yet. I'm not sure. Bun
ny. but were doing the thing by
halves ourselves"
why? What more could we doy"
1 exclaimed in soft derision. looking
round. however. 10 make sure that
we We're not overheard.
What more?" said Raffies. well.
murder-for one thing"
"Rotr
"A matter Of opinion, my dear Bun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

MURDER
No. A of the Series

Ccooynsh,. 1899. BY Chalk. seabne,'. son.0
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
alRDsEYE VIEW OF ODESSA.

Nicholas two regiments had reyolted,
and they we're promptly crushed and
the trouble was settled lie believes
that events will show that the mutIny
on the Kniaz potemkiu is an Isolated
case and that the remainder Of the
Black sea feet win remain loyal He
added that there rs no doubt whatever
in hills mind as 10 the taithfulness or
the army
Other diplomats called attention TO
the action OF the troops I'm Odessa in
joining the sailors Of The Kniaz Potcm.
kin. who had landed and were using
machine guns against the Cossacks.
a fact which they also regard as sig
nincant Is that the men Of the re-
VOTED battleship seemed to be com.
paatively well organized
Tho capture Of "A collier laden with
coal shows an intention to keep the
ship Ia commission and use u against
the government There are ample
supplies ON board. Each ship in the
Russian navy has food stores for three
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
Looking Up Family Trees.

A rather interesting tendency OF
the times is emphasized In the
amount OF space which a number OF
newspapers are deyoting 90 genoa
logical articles. In other words. We
are beginning TO manifest some con-
Germ regarding our ancestors. The
creation OF family trees has never
been n popular Industry in this coun-
try. II was discouraged by our an
cestors who felt that they had
enough 20 do I'm subduing tyranny.
fighting the Indians and conquering
the wilderness. without expanding
time and thought upon pedigrees and
heraldic devices. They were n sturdy
and practical people, those ancestors
OF ours. and very democratic in all
their tendencies They judged a man
by what he said and did, and not by
what his father had said and done
before him. --WashIngton Post.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
Proved Beyond a Doubt.

Middlesex. n. Y. July 3.-(SpeciaD
That Rheumatism can be cured has
been proved beyond a doubt by Mrs.
Iletsey A. Clawson. well known here.
That Mrs. Clawson had Rheumatism
and had It bad. all her acquaintance
know. They also know she is now
cured. Dodd's Kidney Pills did II
Mrs. Clawson tells the story OF her
cure as follows:
IL was an invalid for most five years
caused by lnaammatory Rheumatism.
helpless two-thirds Of the time. Tho
first year | could not do as much as q
baby could do. then | rallied little
bit and then a relapse. Then n year
ago the govt set in my hands and feet
suffered untold agony and In Au-
gust. 1903. when my husband died
could not ride to the grave.
Il only took two boxes OF Dodd's
Kidney pills and in two weeks could
wait on myself and saw my own wood
| dug my own potatoes and gathered
my own garden last fall. Dodd's Kid
nelly Pills cured me.
Rheumatism IS caused by uric acid
I'm the blood Dodd's Kidney pills put
the Kidneys IN shape to take all Tho
iric acid out OF tho blood.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15

The navy department has no late
register OF the Russian navy giving
the names Of the officers on duty with
the Black sea fleet. All that Is known
Is that the best officers We're de-
tached last fall and ordered 10 duty
I'm connection with the Baltic squad
ron, then fitting out for duty under
Vice Admiral Rojestyensky.
When Vice Admiral Chouknin as
sumed command az tho Black sea feet
he made an inspection The report
which he transmitted 20 the admiralty
described a deplorahle state OF affairs.
The ships were dirty, the men badly
trained and there was a grave lack
Of discipline.
His report created a sensation In St
Petersburg. as Vice Admiral Skrydloff
who was detached from duty In CON
nection with the Black sea feet for
service at Vladiyostok. had had the
record OF being p good officer Bst
Vice Admiral Skrydlon certainly In
his later years had devoted more OF
his time to pleasure than 10 duty, and
the fleet suffered as result
Vice Admiral Chouknin at once re-
oelved orders TO reorganizo the feet
and put IL in an effective condition.
/ lie attempted 10 impose the strictest
/ discipline. and he created dissatisfac'
1 ton among tho men and among the
/ officers as we'll
This Is an explanation based upon
Official information which was made
here OF the reason why eight officers
Of the Kniaz potemhn joined the
mutinous crew.
Count Cassini. the Russian ambassa
dor. expressed confidence that his
government would be able TO suppress
the mutiny. He called attention e
the fact that In the reign Of the first
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15


Writing from Washington on lhe
recent momentous events In hussia'
John Callan oLaughlin. the veteran
newspaper correspondent says
No longer can the russian govern
ment hold out against the lheFllaDie'
The revolutionary outbreak on inc
ships OF the Black sea meet ihaNes
immediate peace win japan, """V
ever her terms, q moral certainty
This Is the opinion oi alpIoiha's VINO
know, Russia's situation lAey sara 10
day the car must accept the Japa'
nese conditions @ithoul aelay IN OF
der 10 be free TO 9eh Win the terri
bic intefneclne war "HIeA mas peEuh'
and they look lot sIe"''t eNl'eul''oi
by the ST PetefsDurs aa'hoI''les IN
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
Clock Is aoa Years Old.

J. n. Marunek OF Traverse City has
clock 800 years old. The clock
bears the makers initials, NJ r. V.
NJ. and the date 1908 MIR Martiuek
has been unable TO learn the makers
full name. Mr. Martinek has had the
clock in his possession twelve years,
getting II from his father, Antoine,
who had it over thirty years. Antoine
Martinek secured the clock from his
father. who received il from his father
as a birthday present At that time
Il was an old timepiece II has been
IN the Martinek family over $50 years.
One remarkable feature about the
clock is that the striking apparatus IS
Identical with the clocks of to-day
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
RUSSIA MUST MAKE PEACE
Outbreak Government to Accept Whatever
Terms May Offer

state Of disanoction. and no surprise
would be expressed should the regi-
ments Of this arm Of the military
service join the revolution.
The situation Is so bad that no one
here cares 10 predict what will hap
pen II Is suggested that the car
may try TO stem the tide Of discon-
tent by making radical reforms with
out further delay. The trouble Is that
the people have so often been told
that they will be given greater partici-
patton in the government and so often
deceived that they will now hesitate
IL is said, 20 stop their revolutionary
work until they have realized the
hopes which have been melting them
70 the use Of force.
The car Is handicapped by the alb
scnce OF a strong man from his gov
eminent One official said there Is a
dead level Of mediocrity In the bureau
cratic machine In his opinion, and
IN that Of diplomats here. If there is
a man who can save autocratic Rus
STA. that man Is Sergus De White. oX-
finance minister OF the empire. The
more thoughtful men in 81 Peters.
burg have urgently recommended that
he be made chancellor OF the empire
The car has refused 10 adopt this ad.
vice because Of his detestation OF this
man Of the people.
Nor has De Witte attempted 20 nd
vance his own interests, even by re
naming silent he has sharply critt
cised the emperor and the bureau
cracy. and has predicted that II the
methods Of government were not
changed a revolution would occur II
can be appreciated that the emperor
has had no desire 10 subordinate him
self TO one whom he regards as bit
ter enemy But that he will have e
do SO IL he wishes TO remain on his
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS
DISCUSS EXPERT TESTIMONY
Judge Perkins Says New Law Is Long
Step in Advance.

step IN ADVANCE
The State Bar association adjourned
It's annual convention at Bay City ar
ter electing officers and listening TO
number Of reports. w, a. Howard OF
Kalamazoo was elected president OF
the association: Arthur G. Dennison,
Grand Rapids. vice president; w. j..
Landman Grand Rapids, secretary,
and w. X. Klute. Ionia. treasurer. The
directors were elected as follows:
+. T.. Robson, Detroit. Thomas A.
Wilson, Jackson; ]. f. Hopkins, Bat
tie Creek; n. w Cooley, Milo; George
A. Farr. Grand Haven; j. j. Carton,
Flint w. Il. Brown, Lapeer; l.. 7. Du'
rand, Saginaw: VI. j. Hoyt. Muske-
gon: j. j. Mccarthy Standish; l.. G..
Palmer, Big Rapids. and A. 7 Street
err Houghton.
In a report on the new law regard
ing expert testimony Judge Willis b.
Perkins declared that Michigan was
the only state In the union that had
passed legislation determining expert
evidence and that the law was based
upon the difference between fact and
opinion evidence The new law pro.
vides that the court. in homicide
cases. shall appoint three experts,
while both sides may call three addi-
tional experts. The pay, IL other than
that allowed ordinarily for witnesses,
must be determined by the court. This
law. members OF the association de
clared. was the most important Grim
inal statute enacted in fifty years past
in Michigan, as II guards against In
| fluencing expert testimony and deter
mines It's status In the courts.
Judge Nelson Sharpe OF West
| Branch read a paper upon matters re
lating 10 the direction Of yerdicts by
Judges and recommended changes II
the law governing the subject, permit
ting courts TO take away from jurie'
certain classes of cases where many
OF the questions are eliminated by
stipulations. etc. The latter matte
was referred TO the committee OF
legislation,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
HER BURDEN IS HEAVY.
rVnnlne a i4o-Aere Farm and a Hue,
band ls firing.

rvnnine a i4o.Aere Farm and a Hue
band ls firing.
y Nna recently riding my wheel
along hot. dusty Jersey road" said .
oycliat and becoming tired and thirS
" stopped az farmhouse for rest
and drink of water. AS slipped the
cold. refreshing liquid the woman Of
tho house. who had Ave children play
Ing about her. was complaining OF be-
Ing overwofked.
II run this here whole farm" she
said. IN a tone which Indicated that
she was ready 10 resign.
"'Ilow many acres have your !
inquired.
"a hundred and forty-twenty In
wheat. sixty in corn. ten in medder
and paster an the balance in woora'
Got any stock7'
"'Ten head OF cattle. six hogs and
work critters for the place
And you run the whole businessr
"Indeed do: every hide and hair OF
L. she sighed.
Don't you hire some help?'
"Of course. but faint hired help
that takes the load offon ones body
Haven't you got n husbandr I
asked. sympathetically.
Yes she responded. very slowly.
but / have 20 run him. too"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
LODI Resumes Normal Appearance.

LODI Resumes Normal Appearance.
LODI i8 quleter than e has been for
months. The continuance Of martial
law makes life and property safer
than since the strikes began IN Janu-
airy and insures excellent prospects
for the resumption Of work In prncti.
cally every factory IN the city.
The people are promcnading the
streets and attending church as usual
on holidays and thousands OF work
ingmen and their families are pic
nicking in the nearby woods.
Mill owners are looking forward TO
at least several weeks Of steady work,
giving them a chance 20 til orders
which have piled up owing 10 the
strikes. Martial law has permitted
the authorities 20 announce such
measures as VIII make the resump
tion or disorders practically impossi
BILE
The streets are deserted after 9
o'clock at night. and theatcrs. concert
Uhlles anu Wine hhbIn Alt Alha1hF CNN
erwise the life Of the city is proceed
ing quite normally and with the OK
cepuon OF numerous patrols of Cos.
sacks and iufantrymcn In the streets
and the military attachments sta.
toned at the biggest factories there
is no sign Of the terrorlzing days OF
the last week
The estimates Of 500 or 900 persons
Killed and a thousand wounded would
appear to be Justified, though 10 Is Inn
possible 10 give anything like accur-
ate figures. II Is believed that even
without martial law the people would
remain quiet. as they have had a Sc.
we're enough lesson at tho hands Of
the troops.
As the result OF the strikes since
January the worklngmen have gained
increases IN wages averaging 20 per
cent. and now they apparently have
decided TO work quietly Tor the pres
cnt.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15

sian army was on the eve OF Joining
the revoluuonists.
Some OF these rumors had light
basis and others We're false But the
true situation as depicted by official
and diplomatic dispatches Is bad
enough. without cxaggeratiun.
Ambassador Never at ST. Peters.
burg cablcd 60 the state department
report concerning the mutiny on the
battleshlp Kniaz Potcmkin and the
torpedo boat dcstroyers, which con.
firms in every detail tn message sent
by Consul Heenan at Odessa.
Private information received az the
Russian embassy confirms the report
that bad food was at the bottom OF the
trouble aboard the Eniaz Potemkin A
sailor approached an officer Of the
deck. and was importiucut and threat
cning i'm his complaint about the food.
The Russian naval regulations make
an officer practically the master OF a
mans life. The officer apparently
found II impossible 10 induce tho sail
ors To- arrest the mutineor lie drew
his revolver and shot the man
The Iatter's comrades standing near
by. dashed at the murderer and Killed
him. They knew If they did not get
command OF the ship they would be
hanged at tho yardarm, and they at.
tackled every other officer who failed
10 Join them. Eight officers only Of
the entire complement cast their lot
with the crew.
II IS evident TO diplomats who have
studied the dispatches which have
reached Washington that the trouble
was not spontaneous and that bad
food was not at the bottom Of IL, II
looks 10 them as II the crew had i'm
blbed revolutionary doctrines, and
that they used the food question as q
pretoXt.
\ The failure OF the Black sea fleet
TO sail for Odessa az once is regarded
as significant and an Indication either
that the government at FIRST wa
afraid To order II to Odessa, or thai
the reports Of mutlny on board th'
ships composing Il had some basis.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
looka COO for pentwater.

AZ a special election az Pcntwater
70 was voted 70 give Washington Sher.
man the Valorla hotel property, with
the mammoth unfinished hotel, after
he expended $4,000 a year for two
consecutive years Mr.. Sherman has
put men al work on the building anu
has ordered cement. roofing steel
windows and other material by the
carload The completion OF tho build
ing viii Doe rushed. and 81 viii prob
ably bc turned into a college and sani
tar.um
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
FATIGUE Was Fatal.

WIN. Chandler, aged So, never had to
call a doctor I'm his life, but even at
that the grim destroyer finally got
him. He resided with his nephew
5 G. Chandler his only relative, four
miles southwest Of Adrian, and went
10 town 10 see the home-comors. He
did a good deal Of walking and return
ed home pretty tired Going TO his
room after supper he sat down in a
chair to rest and there he was found
cold in death with his hat still On
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
Elnds st.oa3 on corpse.

While driving across the Pcre Mar.
qucuc track at Stoughton Corners.
John CoughHn was struck by a fast
train and instantly killed lie was a
farmer. about 90 years old, When Tho
coroner examined the body 40 the In.
quest he found sl,0S3 in bills sewed
In various places Of the old mans
clothing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15

When Empress Eugene visits Paris
she almost invariably occupies a suite
OF rooms facing the TuIlcries gardens
Much surprise has been expressed that
she should take up her abode In such
close proximity 10 the scene Of her
triumph long ago. The subject was
dclicately preached In her presence
recently. whercupon the old lady said
1T Is perhaps the greatest happiness
OF my life 20 look upon the garden
where my son played In his childhood
"a sad pleasure II you Will but one
would not forego willingly"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
Fish Causes Trouble.

Fish are causing trouble at the big
power house Of the Lake Superior
company nj Sault ste Mario Those
in the canal are drawn into the tur-
blnes. clogging the wheels and I'll.
minishIng the horsepower developed
20 a great extent a sturgeon over
four feet long was found la one OF
the wheels having been there several
days