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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

thing to do with the disappearance Of the ruby?'
"Out Of the question:" ! made answer "For
even assuming that he had got wind of the bust
moss. the table would not be of the slightest use
to him. II is Iust possible that he is a genuine
dealer, and that by strange coincidence he has
been commissioned TO buy the very table about
which We have been talking the whole morning,
All the same. ] shall have him watched, for there
is an idea at the back of my brain that / have
met him before"
Good We will now go back to the library
and tell him that his offer cannot be entertained"
He seemed much discouraged when Lord Set
trington uttered his decision and he said plead
ingly;
"NIy lord, | beg you TO reconsider the matter.
| happen to know for fact that the table did
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

postman and at last he thinks of the custom
house. OFF he starts hot foot, in a rage, deter
mined to make something doing among those
''robbers" who steal poor mans Christmas pres
ents.
He swears a bit, and he grows everastingly
about "red tape" and finally he grows calm
enough to state his troubles coherently and to
let the stolid official know that he is John Rob.
erts, of Kingston, New York, whose Uncle Hans
from Berlin, Germany, sent him box several
weeks ago.
Out come the records, "John Roberts, New
York, U. S. A., unclaimed" is found and John
is told that his box is in the cellar and that he
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

directory, and ascertain whether he is a genuine
dealer"
His lordship pointed to the shelf where the
bulky directory fingered, and moment later,
had taken down the volume and turned to the
street section. Then I uttered a cry of satsfac-
ton.
'Iust as I expected" I muttered mo. 27x,
Little Puteney street is not furniture dealers
address, but the address of news agent. Oh.
viously it is shop where letters are taken in
for persons who do not wish to state their real
abodes, and unless | am very much mistaken,
there is some trckery at the bottom of all this." b"
"And what do you propose TO do?" snapped
Settrngton irritably.
DO? ] shall place the matter in the hands of
Slade, private detective whom frequently em-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

fVITlITH the passing of Thanksgiving the
f" troubles of the Custom House officials
- commence. Every vessel which comes
IkA9ES9I to port from the last week in Novem-
S Der to the second or third in January
brings a cargo of Christmas presents,
and opening hour at the Custom Houses, from
then on, brings stream of excited angry citizens
demanding their property and accusing Uncle
Sam of wholesale theft
Now you had better believe that your hustlng
old Uncle has enough to keep him occupied with
out rummagng in other folks Christmas gifts.
And he wouldn't take time to unite strings and
draw nails from bundles and boxes not addressed
to him if he hadn't been taught by past sorry ex-
perience that such interference" was necessary
to prevent imposition
Duty laws at the holiday season are much less
rigid than at any time of the year and much goes
through christmas presents which would be
held for duty during the spring, summer and fall
months.
Knowing this many foreign merchants endeavor
to profit by the lenieney and consequently the
Custom House officials are kept hustling during
December and January endeavoring to have the
bona fde tokens of Christmas we'll wishes de-
lvered to the anxiously waiting and often furi-
Gus addresses, and at the same time taking care
to prevent wholesale importation Of dutiable
articles free of tax
The schemes concoeted and the trouble gone to
in an effort to get goods to America free of duty
is amazing and each year finds the work Of the
Custom House increased many fold. Last year
il May before all the Christmas business
was cleared up and there were many infurated.
protesting men and women in at the finish
Before taking up the question Of dutiable srti.
cles which come in "undeeared" little ought to
be said about the haphazard addresses put on
some Of the packages. IL ID not unusual to have
something come In marked, John Roberts, New
York, IT, S, A., or with some such indefinite ad.
dress Frequently, through negligence on the
other side the senders name and address cannot
be found and then tho goods are marked ''un-
claimed" and packed in the cellar until all prop
erly marked packages are delivered.
CONSIGNED TO THE CELLAR.
Whew what a hue and cry is raised by those
claiming those cellar goods A nan who has re-
eeived letter saying that a pair Of blankets, OF
some gloves or few hotties OF whiskey have
been sent him from Uncle Hans in Germany
can't imagine why they don't arrive. He haunts
the express offices, maybe he torments the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

TIL the passing Of Thanksgiving the
troubles of the Custom House officials
commence. Every vessel which comes
to port from the last week in Novem-
ber to the second or third in January
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

parlor dining room, kitchen and a fine pantry.
On the second floor three good sized bed rooms.
den and bathroom.
The entire cost of erection is given itemzed;
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15
BURGLARS!
C1ed the Railroad Mans Wife. and
Of'1ers Promptly Arrested Her
Husband Who Confessed.

Nerwp.h Ohio y ramaef It-Nrs.
Harry MARKS ~ Chicago Junction
wife Of b ana @. freight conductor.
Thought She heard burglars in tae
aoHs- .as. u neht and 5 mm1aal fhe
police Her husband was absent ~
his run. sac thought
ipe officers found footprints .n the
ys-d and traced the.a to q .ub Upon
|i'.ne the tnb they foe-8 d ~ pounds of
BANS and four pals of larH The OH
GER took The stuff t5 tbs Hssae- er
fee and returned 70 the hause. where
HeT arrested Marks Ha admitted tar.
n- stolen fha goods from q p. and C..
rei-hf car HHf declared that .Hs 1o3
Z ice c1f Has ra. opened v him
iafhs was taken f. Lodi u- trial.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15
TORTURED
sy the Fear Of Insanity Young Girl
Cast Herself into tae Chill
Waters Of q Reservoir.

NofWalE ONO, Noy. 1s.-Miss Eva
Latham, cousin 0t Mac smith. who
married Harry Reynolds tha CIe,a
land h's.mi F. n9e iu tire peuite1tiar
committed uiclde carly ibis moruir
at drowning herself In tHe icy wafer
# The Norwalh Reservoir
She lert o no-e on the dresser all
dressed 90 Dear papa and mamma
she closed it by saying n have 5eag
'.rrred b~ fHe fear that shall go iu-
ana. and I have decided to eng a.I br
huHire myself fH Tire reservoir. Yo4
Ftll 5l my body there
lu tho -aUe letter fe said thar -h.
@ai te-n trl1di1e over rhe marrfse.
I Aae s1IIa a1 Reynolds TEa a.tr
Fas recovered 81 urrl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15
DOCTOR WINS A NURSE

NaTysFala Oa.e No. -Ils-
lila Macdonald head rse q. the
AarvsFtie Sanit0~uu and Hl=rfaI
fr tHa last three years. wa r-He8
-a marriage al Columbus t1ar a
hl. William Richardson. af Norris
town. Pa for several year= rarstc-
an r. the Cs'sH aas zat= faaaH
DR. Richard on and hriie Iar ume-
dia-eF for Nef-=.oHu. liza Nes
Ya--
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15
HIGH RATES IN MISSOURI

Kansas City $50 Nr- Expert
testimony. given hv witnesses vba
Fara examined +le bHl. re- fa Rrr
--H4lH ANA ai--9Ir. F7f ra.rHr
crlpIr5 tn fine ~ tE# freight rate
hearing -r5ar The testimony tended
ta =law fHar high rates are CHARGED n
Missouri
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15
HISTORIC FORT RAzEo.

View Orleans. Ia. nov Tf-H=-
turic IT. Ncram5 ar Chef Monte
ne Of the landmarks 1f LoHi-fana
was DESTROYED iv fire toda. The fort
Has tur PSF The federal sorauner
about s' ycrs ago t0 guard one af tfe
water approaches -1 New 0riaau..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15
j. o o. FOREMAN DEAD.

21.-rv- IiI. Eo. ff-Ha--is swim
grand foreman TT Pie IIIiHs-
Anriant orle- gf rIref Wo-kmaa.
1e-- dem Haai Birth 5f the uis.
aia #azt aad a prsmin n merchant.
.= dead. aged Gz years
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15
NECROINPOL.|T|CS
CAUSES TROUBLE
eouTAERNE rs DECLARE THAT
RIGHT TO VOTE HAS RUINED
THE BLACK MAN.
IS URGED


Ch&H9ed IT'S Name.
! Nashville reun.. Nov. Il. rAo
I Southern Quarantine ana Immigration
> convention which. ii noon today aa-
sAmel its new tile n soathein tfn.
MIGRATION aad Industrial sosiaffoa.
concluded it's lnsinesa tonight tRc
! IT sing session being devoted I'd tis
reaiiag ef everal papers On par4
nent topics
q The report Of the committee al
quarant ne which avs ad9p IN dariar
the day advocated that the confer
lence rake no action III advising trans.
fers Of maritime Quatantines til til,
federal government hT those statas
that nave not already ordered ba
Itiansfcrs It being fbe sens 1T th
committee that each state shanld bo
left at liberty t5 act ITS Il sae ft
| With The mater Of quarantine elimi
n3ted Tia conference dey0ted ia firae
almost entirely to a discussion OF tile
| immigration problem Under this head
the race question early took proni
nence an3 +i3 not receive if- quiats4
until the convention adjourned tonleht
The sentiment of the delegates fs
lareelv II favor ~ ...st-a-,t..e
sirahla claas ~ r,btto ,s3..4
without ranard j ntta-ar,s..
thero onnaa,.d ~ 4t-1o, .
70 keep the black maa where he tn.
The conferences t45a,, So,
manopt organf4otion i ~
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tion and T,a,stn.aI aa...at..ss..
elected tha follou-i,n .a,ae
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15

THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT grows
slowly, y you depend upon what "hap.
pens to come to you for increasing
~ Watch every opportunity to save
your dimes as presented In the daily
advertising columns.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15

NC THAT WORKS Without tooly
IS twice tired and me that "Icokg
around without fret reading the a1-
vertsemcnts In likely ID waste mucr
time and miss a chance to save money.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-15

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-30
REVIVAL WORK IN THE DARK.
Torrey Meets Obstacles in
One of His Meetings.

Evangelist Torrey Meets Obstacles in
One of His Meetings.
Philadelphia, Pa, March 30.-Evan-
selist Torrey battled for souls against
great odds in the Third Regiment arm
orv. A man in the gallery interrupted
him during the sermon by asking II
people were really roasted eternally IN
hell and one of the converts was 50
overcome with emotion and MADE SO
much noise that DIR. Torrey had him
removed until the personal workers
had subdued him.
To make matters worse, the lights
had kink in them and went out at
the most inopportune moments, leaving
the big armory in total darkness. Ihe
services went right along each time
and the effect was weird, particularly
while DR.. Torrey was pleading for con-
yerts. At the beginning of the meeting
DIR. Torrey read a letter received, by
him.
He said: sI do not often read an
onymous letters, but this is so good
that must give it to you and to the
papers. I'll spell some of the words as
this student spells them. / need COM
ment no further"
The letter ran substantially as fol-
lows:
CDR. Torrey: 1 thought / would
write you and give you my candid
opinion of you. l am student from
one of our colleges and am heather,
but 1 would rather be a heather than
an old fool like you. You are simply
CRATER of the first water. You come
here from Chicago after getting big
bunch of money, and / guess you have
gotten a good bit here. You aye
crazy if you think people will listen
to you when you say to stop playing
cards and dancing. AS for your part
ner, Alexander, he is good singer and
1 think would make good on ragtime
songs.
..The next time you go out on mis-
sion don't stop in Philadelphia or you
will get some of our dirty water. So
long, doctor"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-30
WANTS EARLY HEARING
District Attorney jerome Asks
For Special Grand Jury For
Insurance Cases
COURT JUDGES ARE AGREED
Attorney Who Is to Assist Jerome Now
Ready to Take Up the Work of
Prosecuting Men Connected With
Giving of Campaign Contributions
From Insurance Fund.

New York, March 30-District Attor-
ney Jerome appeared before Justice
Bowling in the supreme court, criminal
branch, and asked for special grand
jury in May to handle nothing but in
surance cases. This means that it is
not the intention of Jerome to put any
insurance matters before the April
grand jury. which will be sworn i'll by
Recorder Golf on Monday. The ordi-
nary grand jury would have so much
routine business it could not take up
ness.
Before making his application Mr..
Jerome had a conference with Justices
Scott and O'Gorman. Justice Scott
has been assigned to sit in the supreme
court, criminal branch, in May. JUS
tlce O'Gorman is to sit in April.
In making his application Mr.. Jerome
said both Justices Scott and O'Gorman
had agreed with him on the PROPOSE
ton.
Fleming to Assist Jerome.
TWAS learned yesterday that Matthew
G. Fleming, who was Charles E. Hughes
associate, and who has been retained
by Mr.. Jerome to assist him in his in
surance investigation, is now ready to
take UP his work with Mr.. Jerome. 1t
Is expected in the course of his work
that Fleming will have to appear be-
fore the grand jury. The law says only
a full assistant district attorney can
appear before grand jury, but this
is not to be an obstacle in the way of
Mr.. Jerome, as there is a vacancy to
which he can appoint Fleming.
1t was said yesterday, on good au-
thority, that the Truesdale committees
report, submitted to the Mutual LIES
board of trustees on Wednesday, CEN
sures DIR. Walter R. Gillette and Robert
A. Granniss, the retiring vice presi-
dents, for having approved vouchers,
under the McCurdy administration. for
xtraocdinary legal expenses. 1t was
brought out in the Armstrong commits
tee proceedings that both these officers
had initiated vouchers for expendi-
lures, without knowing definitely how
the money was used. 1t is thought
the findings of the Truesdale commit
tee may have had something to do with
the announced decision of the two Off
GERS to retire.
There is a chance that the Mutual
Life will sue Andrew Fields, the old
legislative agent, for an accounting.
Persons who are close to New York.
Life affairs expect to hear, within few
days, that the contributions. made by
the company to the republican national
campaign committee, amounting to
s15O,Ooo, have been repaid. The restor-
alton of the money will, it is said, I'M
doubtedly be made by the trustees in
the company who advised the late John
A. Mccall in the matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-30
CHAPTER XVII.

" PARTED from the vicar at the
gates Of the castle and hurried
81 through the park in u lively state
Of anxiety. l had not yet con-
ceived for myself what had happened
in the interval of my absence. Ser
combe, to be sure, had thrown out
hints, but l knew better than to put
any faith in him. Still it was certain
that anything might have happened,
and we might even now be in posses
sion of the treasure. But what gave
me my first blow was the sight of the
drawbridge peacefully spanning the
waters of the moat and the spikes Of
the portcullis protruding just below
the archway. These appearances seem
ed to point in one direction and to ac-
quaint me that the game was up.
Inside | met Mrs. Main, who started
in alarm and pursued me with her ex-
cited inquiries--so that it was very
plain whence the news Of my disap-
pearance had reached the police. She
informed me that Mr.. Sheppard and
Mr.. Montgomery were both within and
seated, in fact, at lunch. In the dining
room, therefore, | sought them and
broke in upon them. I will not say
with what delight was welcomed,
embraced affectionately by Sheppard
and sturdily shaken by Montgomery's
great fist. They had been anxious, and
yet not alarmed by my absence. Shep-
pard's wits were always quick, and
said he:
81 knew that it was not worth their
while to slaughter YOU, Ned, but what
other devilment they might be up to I
could not guess. On the whole, we de-
cided finally in favor Of what actually
occurred" And then, $50 you were
taken?., he asked. But how?'
Give me food and wine and will
give you my story" replied, sitting
down to the table.
Sheppard laid his hand on my shout
der. NO. said he; mot yet. There
is something further first" And, look
ing at him, perceived great gravity
on his features. He showed worn
and troubled face, now that the excite
ment Of my return was over.
What is the matter?" I asked. els
the treasure
THAT is it," he said. II want that
key. We tried the door in vain. We
could not break it down. 1t is ada
mant. God knows it was not for want
of trying"
81 fear the key is no use to us now"
said quickly.
He regarded me seriously and with
pale face.
You must forget, Ned" he said gen
tly, what you left there
Montgomery's face had fallen, and
he sat echoing Sheppard's consterna-
ton. Suddenly light dawned on me.
1t was Hood they had in mind.
Hoods not there" l said. Shep-
pard stared at me.
mot bit of it," 1 went on. "He's
plump and live as ever, and worse
rascal"
But how-but why?' exclaimed
Montgomery. II thought the poor devil
was dead and rotten by now. We tried
all we COULD
"Oh, I see I must hasten on to my
story without more ado" said, and
accordingly began at once upon my
narrative. Chagrin grew upon their
faces as proceeded, and was inter-
rupted only by the expressions of as
tonier-a - itch +lo ,-ari-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-30
By H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON

, Gus episodes of my adventure evoked
from both. When 1t was over, Shep-
pard rose
with your leave, Ned" said he Il
will go down to the keep forthwith.
And he left the room, with Montgom-
cry at his heels. l, too, followed, for
was eager to know the worst without
unnecessary delay.
My surmises were quite correct. The
dungeon rested as it had done when l
saw it last and apparently had suffered
no trespass. The chests stood In the
corner as before, but they were bare
of every piece of gold, amulet or jewel.
The thieves had made clean JOB OF
their depreciation. We stared at one
another in dismay and retrcated DIS
mally to the upper regions OF the
house.
well, there's an end" said Mont
gomery, with a sigh, and l fancy we
were all OF the same opinion in that
early blast OF despair.
The treasure was gone, and he must
be sharp fellow indeed who could
discover it's hiding place throughout
the district of the Gwent or maybe
within the borders of the Kingdom
Sheppard was the first to show us the
way out of our deadly apathy.
Il am not going to see it stop here
Ned he said, with determination, and
that's the truth. That treasure must
be somewhere, and we've got to find
It,"
II say ditto to that" cried Mont
gomery stalwartly, heaving sigh OF
resolution.
"If we could narrow the field" said.
"Pshawv' said Sheppard. "They
can't have got 1t far. How many days
is it? why, they can't have got the
mont t all at one shot; otherwise
they would not have kept you locked
up. I'll go bail that the last was fetch
ed out only last night, if as early as
that. And, if so, the treasure Is not
very far from the CASTLE
Some of it may be in London" an
swered moodiIy.
well, mind you, don't admit 1t.
But say it is So there must be some
thing still about the Gwent, and we've
got to run it down. l think, from
what you say, you surprised them by
your fitting with the vicar 1t is EVIL
dent that they wished to keep you n
little longer, no doubt until they had
disposed of the treasure under our
noses.'
"You are right, l believe" l replied.
"Why did they want to keep me? Not
because they had not the treasure, but
to prevent an alarm. And yet the mo-
tive was not strong enough that they
dared risk misunderstanding with
Morgan. Yes; you've hit it, Sheppard.
But the Gwent is wide enough, heaven
knows"
"Come, we have reached one point"
said Sheppard. Perhaps we can do
more on reflection. Don't let us give it
up. Is this treasure likely to be any
where about the inn?"
"There is the barn. said I, land the
stable lofts, and there are the cellars"
ooh, Ned, there is everywherew
groaned Sheppard. I'VE might watch,
If they haven, got it away" suggested
Montgomery, with some hesitation. 1t
was not often that he interviewed in our
counsels, but his Intervention was now
to the point.
"Good!' said Sheppard, smacking
him on the shoulder.
Watch is the word We've hitherto
kept our v-2tclses in the battlements.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-30
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