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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14

element left for me. Lord, now l
made that poor brute travel when 1
got among the trees! Though we must
have made it over fifty miles from
Melbourne, we had done it at snail's
pace, and those stolen oats had brisked
the old girl up to such a pitch that
she fairly bolted when she felt her
nose turned south. By Jove, it was
no joke, in and out among those trees
the name! l told you about the forest
Of dead gums? 1t looked perfectly
ghostly in the moonlight, and 1 found
it as still as I had left it, so still that
I pulled up there, my first halt, and
lay my ear to the ground for two or
three minutes, but 1 heard nothing,
not a thing but the mares below and
my WI heart. I'm sorry, Bunny, but
If ever you write my memoirs you
won't have any difficulty in working
up that chase. Play those dead gum
trees for all they're worth, and let the
bullets fly like hail. I'll turn around
in my saddle to see Ewbank coming
up like the wind in his white suit, and
III duly paint it red. Do it in the third
person, and they won't know how it's
going to end"
"But l don't know myself" l com
planned. Did the mare carry you ali
the way back to Melbourne?"
Every rod, pole or perch. had her
we'll seen to at our hotel and returned
her to the doctor in the evening. He
was tremendously tickled to hear | had
been pushed. Next morning he brought
me the paper to show me what | had
escaped at Yea"
"Without suspecting a%nything?"
"Ah," said Raftles as he put out the
gas. That's a point on which I've
never made up my mind. The mare
and her color were coincidences-lu"k
lily she was only a bay-and l fancy
the condition Of the beast must have
told a tale. The doctors IL was
certainly different. Pm inclined to
think he suspected something, though
not the right thing. wasn't expecting
him, and l fear my appearance may
have increased his suspicious"
I asked him why.
~ used to have rather a heavy mus
tache," said Raf1es, "but I lost it the
day after I lost my innocence"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14

leave entirely in his hands. He drove
the bargains, I believe, in a thin but
subtle disguise Of the hashy, seedy or
der and always in the cockney dia-
lect, Of which he had made himself q
master. Moreover, he invariably m
ployed the same fence" who was os-
tensibly a money lender in a small
but yet notorious way and in reality
a rascal as remarkable as Raff1es him
self. Only lately I also had been to
the man, but in my proper person.
We had needed capital for the getting
Of these very emeralds, and I had
raised f1OO on the terms you would
expect from a soft spoken graybeard
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 wal came
in this case from the selfsame source,
a circumstance which appealed to us
both.
But these same final spoils l was
still to see, and 1 waited and waited
WALL III lIupdIlC4CC u1dI SlcW upon Liz
with the growing dusk. At my open
window I had played Sister Ann until
the faces in the street below were no
longer distinguishable. And now I
was tearing to and fro in the grip Of
horrible hypotheses-a grip that tight
ened when at last the lift gates open
ed with a clatter outside-that held
me breathless until a we'll known tat
too followed on my door.
"In the dark!!' said Rallies as I drag
ged him in. "Why, Bunny, what's
wrong?"
"Nothing-now you've come" said
I, shutting the door behind him in a
fever Of relief and anxiety. well?
Well? What did they fetch?"
give hundred"
DOWN."
Got it in my pocket"
"Good man!' l cried. "You don't
know what a stew I've been in. III
switch on the light. I've been think
ing Of you and nothing else for the
last hour. II was ass enough to
think something had gone wrong"
ITO BE Continued
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14

would hesitate to recount, 1t is rather
the very absence Of untoward incident
which renders them useless for nv
present purpose. In point of fact. our
plans were so c~raftily laid (by Railes,
uhat the chances of a hitch were i'm
Variably reduced to a minimum before
we went to work. We might be dis
appointed in the market value of orr
haul, but it was quite the exception for
us 70 lind ourselves confronted bv M
1orescen impediments or involved in q
really dramatic dilemma. There was
d salllelesS even in our spoil, for, Of
course, only the most precious stones
are worth the trouble we took and tho
rlskS we ran. In short, our most suc-
cessrui cscapades would prove the
greatest WEAKNESS Of all in narrative
iorLi' ana none more so than the dun
AFFAIR of the Ardagll cmcralds, some
or nine weeks after the Milchcs.
Ter cricket week. The former. how.
ever, had a sequel that | would rather
forget than all our burglurics nut TO-.
gctlier.
II was the evening after our return
IRON ireland, aud was waiting nj
my rooms for Rallies, who had CONC
OH. MS usual, to dispose or the uulrr
itailleh hnd his method Of con.
ductilig this very vital brnnch Of our
business, which ! was wen con'cn, 10
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14

VIZ ~ N'AiSs oSSlDnel S oons.)
: the various robberies in
which we were both con-
cerned, it is but few, |
find, that will bear tell
ing at any length. Not
that the others contained
details which evrn T
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14
For Sale.
Houses, Lots and Farms.
My former Residence on Main Street
of lan01On.

My former Residence on Main Street
of Langdon.
7 Rooms, Good Cellar, 5 Closets
and Pantry, Wood house, Coal
house, barn accommodating 1G head
of stock. Two wells, cistern, Shade
trees. Large detached Lot.
Also the Golf residence in 2nd Ward
Langdon.
Contains 6 Rooms, 1 closets, Gel
lar and Well. Large Lot.
My 633 Acre Farm adjoining City of
Langdon
About $50 acres under cultivation
abundance of good water.
This farm will be rented to any
responsible tenant subject to a
sale. / prefer a cash rent.
Also Ne quarter 30-I6O-62. About
i2O Acres
under cultivation. 4 miles from
Weaver, p. o.. IL miles from AL
sen. A choice farm.
Also Ne quarter 22-l63-64. About
Is Acres
under cultivation, about 3 loiles
from Sarles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14

URD
No. 4 of the Series

copyright, 1899. by Charles Scnbne1's sons,)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14

Ito BE Continued
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
SONS OF GREAT men

New York, Oct. 1.-The U. S. trans
port Sumner will leave the Quarter
aster's pier in South Brooklyn at an
early hour tomorrow morning with
nearly one thousand officers and men,
composing the first contingent of the
United States army to invade Cuba
to assist in establishing the provision
al government.
Among the officers in the second bat
TALON of engineers are First Lieuten-
ant U. S. Grant, second, who has been
on detached F~ a. an aide to the
house, a ,aaant Julian N.
ouseh, and ans, Lieutenant Julian N.
Schley, son of the admiral, who has
been on similar duty. Both of these
young officers made splendid special
request TO the president. that they be
permitted to "go to the 'front.' and
the president granted the request.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
ARMY SCANDAL
Fresh Batch just Made
Public at Fort Mckin-
ley, in Which Prolmi-
nent People Figure.

Manila Oct. IA number of general
court martials are promised as a re-
suit of scandal which has convulsed
the army column at Fort Mckinley.
Major Charles G. Ayrcs had an al
tercation with Col. Henry p. Kings
bury, and as a result was ordered 20
his quarters under arrest. Col. Kings
bury then preferred charges of insub-
ordination against the major, who re-
taliated with charges against Kings
bury alleging misconduct with the
wife of private in the regiment. The
officers have taken sides and charges
and counter charges which have been
made have been brought to the atten-
ton Of the commanding officer of the
department, who is now investigating
them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
AUTO VICTIMS
Denver Mans FIve-Year-oId Daughter
Killed in Collision With a
Street Car.

Denver, Colo, Oct. 1.-Unable to
stop his large high speed automobile
as he was turning a corner this after
noon, Joseph NJ. Phillips ran the ma
chine into a north bound Broadway
car, killing his fiye-year-old daughter,
Norma, and seriously injuring his
brother-in-law, Thomas Clews. So
great was the force of the collision
that the heavy automobile was demol-
shed and the street car so badly dam
aged that it was put entirely out of
commission. Phillips, with his daugh-
ter Norma, his daughter Ruby and Mr..
Clews, were thrown out of the automo-
bile. Norma was caught between the
fender of the car and the automobile
and crushed to death. Phillips and
Ruby escaped without injury.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
BY HIS OWN HAND

New York, Oct. 1.-That Albert j.
Adams, one time convict, and former
policy king" who was reputed to be
worth millions, had shot himself dead
in his apartments in the Hotel An
sonia. Broadway and Seventy-fourth
streets, to escape from criminal pros
ecution in connection with his bucket
shop interests, was the theory advanc-
ed late today by Captain Burfiend, OF
the West Sixty-eighth street police
tation. after an investigation of the
private papers found in the suicides
room Captain Burfiend said that let
ters found among Adams effects show
ed that he had been closely associated
with certain bucket shops which have
recently failed or been raided The
district attorneys Office declared the
police official, had been investigating
his connection with the defunct firms,
and knowledge Of this fact had reach
ed the erstwhile gambler.
FEARED PRISON.
"He committed suicide because he
feared that he would perhaps be sent
to prison again." said Captain Bur-
fiend. Despite his iron nerve and his
boast that no man could ever accuse
him of trying to "beg OFF, from the
public censure his frauds entailed, Ad-
ans had said to his friends that he
must kill himself if it lasted much
longer.
Conditions in Adams bedroom on
the fifteenth floor of the apartment in
dicate, too, that the final act of his
life came with sudden impulse or
the recurrence of his expressed desire
to end his misery. The last persons
who saw him alive remarked nothing
unusual in his demeanor; his pre-
occupied and gloomy manner had been
habitual for years following his in
generation in Sing Sing prison upon
conviction of being a gambler. Ad-
ans had planned, indeed, to go this
week to Mexico for three months
visit to inspect his mining properties
there and to forget New York" for
while, as he expressed it. That he
had suffered losses in Wall street, es-
pecially as the backer Of the defunct
bucket shop firm of M. ]. Sage & Co.,
is undoubted. But those closest to
Adams scout the idea that these were
in themselves of sufficient magnitude
to render him morose. His son, A. ].
Adams, Jr., says that his fathers
losses were inconsequential, so far as
he knew. Walter Adams, the young
est son, takes different view. He said
that in his opinion his fathers sui
eide was caused by brooding over his
i'll health, coupled with severe finan-
cial reverses.
From papers found in his room it
appears that he left a fortune of near
ly $19,0O0,0O0.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
CLEVELANDS
Have no Show Now of
Getting to the Top.
Chicago Americans In
crease Their Lead.

New York, Oct. 1.-The Chicago
Americans journeyed to the Mound
City today, and after hard battle de-
feated the st. Louis team in a IL in
ming contest, thereby increasing their
lead over the Highlanders in the race
for the American league pennant. The
White Sox now have clear lead OF
three games over the New Yorks and
with only five days to catch it up it
is not likely that the New Yorks can
overtake the windy city aggregation.
Up until today the Clevelands had a
small chance of being dangerous but
their defeat at the hands of the De-
troits today puts the Blues out of the
running. Lajoie's men are not playing
the game they did a week ago, and
unless they take brace in their play
ing it is not thought likely that they
will be able to stop the White Sox
when they meet that aggre cation the
latter part of the week. 1t is on this
series tHat the New Yorks based their
hopes OF beating out the White Sox,
and while they may have a chance it
is decidedly an infinitesimal one, and
from the game that the Chicagoes put
up today it appears as if nothing can
and earning the right to meet the
Chicago Nationals in the post-season
series for the worlds championship.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
DROWNED HIS SON

Pittsburg, Oct. 1.-Crazed with
drink, Patrick Coyne, forty years old,
OF Falls Creek, Pa. threw his three
year-old son Maurice over the guard
rail of the South Twenty-second street
bridge into the Monongahela river to-
day and jumped into the water a few
seconds later in an effort to end his
life. The child was drowned, but
Coyne was rescued in an unconscious
condition and is being held a prisoner
at the South Side hospital where he
was taken with charge of murder
lodged against him. When he recov-
cred consciousness at the hospital
Coyne denied all knowledge of having
drowned his child and appeared heart
broken that the little one was dead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
CANTON MAN
Wins the international
Cup Contest in the
Balloon Race, Which
Started Sunday in Paris.

Paris, Oct. Fourteen of the bal
looms which started in the interna-
tional cup contest Sunday descended
in safety today, after some very ex-
citing experiences. The only missing
aeronaut is G. S. Rolls, the Eng ish-
man, from whom nothing has as yet
been heard Frank p. Lahm, the AM
erican, from Canton, o., covered the
greatest amount of distance of the
aeronauts, landing seven miles from
Whitby, England, Monday afternoon.
Alfred Won Willer, the Italian, cover
ed the next best distance, he landing
at New Holland, near Hull, England.
Late last night the Aero club Off
cially admitted that Lieut. Lahm was
the winner Of the contest, with Signor
Won Willer second, and Count De La
VaiuX, of France. third. Ef9fore
awarding the trophy, however, the
judges will ascertain if all the rules
of the race had been complied with
No doubt, however, is entertained
here that Lieut.. Lahm had followed
instructions and that the United
States, there fore, is conqueror of the
world in aerial navigation. Lahm is
now on his way to Paris to report to
the club. AS soon as he made his
landing he Immediately started for
Paris. He said that the actual cross
ing took from II o'clock at night un
til in the morning. He then passed
to the northward but finding that he
was being carried towards the sea, he
decided to alight. His balloon was
in the air for 23 hours.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
NEW OPTICAL STORE

A new optical store was opened up
Monday in the Bast block under the
name of Stafford Opticians, with a
complete line Of optical goods which
they will handle exclusive and are
prepared to handle anything in that
line.
The store will be under the man.
agement OF R. N Stafford who comes
here from Youngstown, where the
company has been maintaining an OPP
teal store for years with great sue
cess.
This will be the only store in the
city that will handle optical goods ex-
clusively and as they are thoroughly
qualified as their present standing in
Youngstown testifies, they will un-
doubtedly meet with success here.
Winner of Marathon Race.
Chicago, Oct. dennis Bennett Of
Hamilton, Ont, a protege of Sher-
ring, winner of the Greek Marathon,
won the Illinois Athletic clubs Mara
thon race of 25 miles this afternoon
in two hours, Al minutes and 33 Sec
Onds, elapsed time, finishing a long
distance ahead of his nearest COM
petitors and in splendid condition.
Last years record was three hours
and 1G minutes The record for the
distance is 2:29:30 and Bennett
thinks he could have beaten this had
he exerted himself .....
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
Open SHOP
Established by Methodist Book Con-
cern, But II Withdraws from
the Typothetae.

Chicago. Oct. 1.-The Methodist Book
Concern will grant an eight hour day,
establish the "open shop" and with
draw from the United Typothetae OF
America. This announcement was
made today at the Rock River con-
ference. A remarkable scene follow
ed the reading of the report which
had been signed by both eastern and
western divisions of the concern. Min
listers and lay delegates cheered for
fifteen minutes. The resolutions COM
mending the action of the concern
were adopted at once.
This action is considered a victory
for labor, but not wholly SO, because
of the recognition Of the open shop.
The fight against the book concern
has been for eight hour woTkday. At
last years conference the book con-
cern was criticized for the stand it
maintained on the labor question. The
new working day and open shop" will
go into effect on November 1, but the
secession from the typothetae becomes
effective Immediately.
Presiding Elder White, in charge of
the shop meetings" which have been
held here and elsewhere, praised the
action. "At some of the shops we
have been barred from holding meet
ings because of the Methodist Book
Concerns POSITION relative to labor" 3"
said ne. ''The union men have be-
come antagonistic to our meetings in
attitude. Now l believe all shops will
be open to u.s."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
THE OELRICHS WILL

New York, Oct. Surrogate Thomas
today appointed Paul L. Herman, a
lawyer of this city, as special guardian
for Herman Oelrichs, the son of the
late steamship man, for the purpose
of protecting his interests in any suit
that may be brought There is moth
irg in the papers appointing the
guardian that says whether the APP
pointment is for the purpose of con
testing Oelrichs will which cut out
Mrs. Oelrichs and her son from par
ticipation in his estate. The appli-
cation is made by Mrs. Oelrichs, who
swears that her SON is under fifteen
years OF age. The boy joined In the
application.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago, Oct Wheat made an
other yerv substantial addition TODAY
to preyious advances. December gain
ed %c for the day. closing at 76%c
and Nav made a similar advance.
leaving off at SOh 0SOsac Corn at
the close was unchanged for Dec. and
nc higher for Nav. Dec. closing at
431bc and Nav at 43A 644c. Dec.
oats left off at 341h and Nav at 35Hc.
which showed 1sc Improvement in enc
and no change in the other Pro
visions maintained a firm front and at
the close prices were slightly higher
than on Saturday. Close:
Wheat-Oct., 73ac; Dec. 76&c:
Nav SOHc
Corn-Oct.. 1870: Dec, 43Kc:
Nav. 4374 @44c.
Oats-Oct.. 331Ac: Dec. 341bc.
Nav 351hc,
Cash sales-Winter wheat No. Q
red. 75@75%c; do hard, 75bc,
Corn-No. 2, 470471be: No. 2 white
Az 0471bc; No. 2, yellow, 47K6O
471hc.
Oats-No . 231Lc. No white
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
INSURANCE MEN
Meet in Washington to Frame Ma
tional Code of Insurance Laws.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The committee
of insurance men, who were appointed
last February, in the Chicago conven-
ton, to adopt a national code of in
surance laws, met today at the Ar
lington hotel for the purpose of ar
ranging the preliminary steps. Near
ly every state in the union is repre-
sented. William R. Vance, dean of
the George Washington University, a
recognized authority on insurance
laws, submitted a report of the sub
committee on standard reforms for
life insurance policies. They were
tentatively adopted by the committee.
They will be presented to the repre-
sentatives of the different states to-
morrow for final discussion and rati-
fication.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
LET|T|A GLOVER'S
SLAYER CONv|CTED

Bristol Tenn, Oct. by the juTys
verdict The atrocious murder of Mrs.
Letitia Glover, whose head was almost
severed from her body by a blow from
an axe is fixed upon Sylvester Lut-
apartments the woman met her death.
The case was tried in the court of this
county at Blountville, and at u
o'clock Sunday the jury reached its
verdict, fixing Luttrell's punishment
at II years in the penitentiary. Jamie
Ramsey, the woman who was indicted
as Luttrell's accomplice, was acquit-
ted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
IRISH HOME RULE"
SAYS 0'C0NNOR, M. P.

Philadelphia, Oct. In the opinion
of r. P. c'Tay Pay") O'Conpor, Nj. P,
who spoke tonight at the meeting OF
the United Irish League in the Acad-
emy of Music, Ireland will soon have
home rule. He said 81 feel conf
dent Ireland will soon have some
form Of self government. In the pres
ent condition of English politics, Ir-
ish support means much-is the bal
ance of power. To get Irish support
the politicians are willing to make
big concessions and the Irish are de-
termined to be self government in
return"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
Ordered to Cuba.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 1.-Orders
were received at Fort Des Moines to-
day for the Second and Third squad
ron of the 18th cavalry to make quick
preparations for departure to Cuba
and to be ready to leave for Newport
News, not later than Thursday night.
The two squadrons win number $50
men, 60 officers and 625 horses. The
squadrons will be under charge of
Col. q. ID. Thomas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
Government Receipts.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The excess of
government receipts over expendi-
lures for the first three months of the
fiscal year was $5,593,691. A year ago
during the same period the receipts
were exceeded by expenditures to the
sum of $9,747684.
The interest bearing debt increas-
ed for September $3,025,S2O. The ag-
gragate of debt, including certificates
and treasury notes, increased in that
time $1S,467,030. The cash balance
in the treasury increased $2O,526, ,221
for the month.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
Attemrt TO Wreck Train.

Cleveland, o., Oct. IA daring at
tempt was made to wreck a Nicklc
Plate passenger train tonight, near
Euclid. A heavy steel rail had been
chained to the track, but it was dis
covered by freight crew which pre-
ceded the passenger and was going
slow on account of defective mechan-
ism in the engine
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
Something Doing in urbana.

Urbana, o. Oct Calvin Roberts,
one of the wealthiest farmers in this
county, has been sued in the local
courts for $4,000 by John Dyke, who
in turn has been sued for divorce by
his wife Dyke alleges Roberts alien
ated his wifes affections.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
NJ Y, Hotel Man a Bankrunt.

New York, Oct. with liabilities
of $2S5,0OO, and estimated assets of
s138 000 Milton Roblee, proprietor
of the Bartholdi Hotel and the Hotel
Belleclaire, filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy today in the United
States district court. McDougall
Hawkes. was appointed receiver for
the hotel mans property.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
Want City Enioined.

Akron, O., Oct. 1.-The Northern
Ohio Traction & Light Co. this after
noon obtained an injunction against
the city council restraining 1t from
passing an ordinance forfeiting the
blanket franchise of the company be-
cause the company had refused to run
cars over the new viaduct on Mill
street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-05
Bankers Promise to Paw.

Pomeroy, o., Oct. President Fox,
of the wrecked Middleport bank, has
promised to pay the depositors in full,
dollar for dollar There is a deficit
of about $115,000. Rev. Mr.. Armen-
TROUT has promised to see that the
payment is made and the excitement
is SubSiding,