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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03

Stuart He voted for Pattison. the demo-
cratic governor Of the state, as Pattisen' g
candidacy was the result OF an uprising
against the regular organization. He mas
q long list Of revolts against his party
which make him solid with the democrats
and the forces that are fighting the ma
chine :,
While Stuart and Emery are the candi-
dates In the field with a chance of cleo
ton. there is a third candidate who Is max
ing himself a lively factor in this cam
paign. He is Homer ]. Castle, little man
Of about the height Of Napoleon. who is
There are 10000 prohibitionists here. and
they have for many years been true to
their party affiliations. Castle Is young
lawyer Of no mean ability as an orator He
their better selves" and calls upon high
heaven to witness the honesty and integ-
rity of his purposes. Last year as MS
party's candidate for superior judge ne re-
Castle was urged by some of his friends
for nomination as lieutenant governor on
the fusion ticket. He is neither democrat
nor republican. but simply prohibitionist'
resented. They failed and they have re-
membered their failure. Efforts were be-
ing made to get them to support the fusion
ticket, as they are all opposed to Penrose
the best progress toward that end was be-
ing made Emery set loose his remark about
building breweries and churches. which put
an end to all negotiations.
Castle Hits Emery.
Castles speech Of acceptance. while de-
nouncing the gang" devotes even more
attention to Emery in personal way.
This is the first instance of personal
attack being made in this campaign, If at
tacks on Penrose are excepted. Up to this
time nothing has been said against the
candidates themselves. Castle openly
charges that Emery's candidacy is the re-
suit of a failure to get recognition at the
hands Of the old Quay machine.
Castles attack on Emery. as himself the
father Of an Oil trust that has within its
organization powers of greater monop-
oily than the Standard Oil Company, will
be carried all over the state. and Castle
himself may be depended upon to pass 1t
along with his own effective style Of ora
tory. When I saw Castle recently he de-
clared that he proposed to devote much
time to this campaign. and whatever he
gets in the way OF votes will injure ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
SHERIDAN IN BAD WAY.
q. s. Transport Reported Pierced
Amidships by Rock.

cablepram from Honolulu says: Eff
forts to pull the transport Sheridan on the
rocks have been abandoned, and 1t Is now
believed that the vessel will be a total
loss.
The persons aboard the Sheridan spent
the night in darkness, the lighting ma
chinery being disabled. 1t is reported that
there is water in the vessel above the fire
rooms.
The transport appears to be pierced amid
ships by the rock on which she hangs.
Interisland steamers are now removing
cargo from the Sheridan's cold storage. IT
Is planned to anchor the Sheridan and call
for further assistance.
Col Pond acting quartermaster general,
received cablegrams Saturday from Homo
lulu informing him that the army trans
port Sheridan had been moved some by
tugs, but that she was still on the rocks.
Another effort VIII be made at the next
high tide when an additional tug will aid in
the attempt to pull the troop ship of the
rocks. All the passengers have been landed
The transport Sheridan, which Is ashore
on BARRIERS Point Island Of Oahu. Hawaii
sailed from Manila on August II, and from
Nagasaki August Is. She has on board
seventeen sick privates. one general prison.
er and forty-fve enlisted men she Is COM
manded by Capt. Peabody. and the quarter
master in charge is Capt. Frank ]. Morrow
The Sheridan is 445 feet inches long and
IS feet inches beam. Her gross tonnage
Is 3,613 and her draft under normal con-
ditions is 80 feet. She was built in Ire
land in 1892, and was formerly known as
the British steamer Massachusetts. During
the Spanish American war she was taken
into the service Of the United States gov
eminent and her name was changed to
Sheridan in accordance with the plans Of
giving names of eminent commanders to
the army transports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
Cuban Revolt Ruins Tobacco Crop.

FL Economista. the leading financial
weekly at Havana, says that the Cuban
revolution, besides costing millions of dol
lars to Industries which are operating upon
foreign capital. will. should It last for sew
eral weeks. cause ruin to the Vuelta AbaJo
tobacco crop, amounting to from $12, 900 900
to $15.OCO.000 besides a years loss to the
farmers. The newspaper says that the loss
to the cattle interests will be from SO Co.,
600 to $3OOOO.OO0. Concerning the sugar
crop, II says that a continuation OF the trou-
BILE for two months will mean a loss Of
from 100000 to 100000 tons, on account of
lack of labor. The paper reckons the
and says that all these losses can at most
only be partially remedied unless there Is
a prompt effort for peace, or the immediate
assistance OF the United States Is requested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
Woman Killed in Trolley Panic

Mrs. Anna Edelhartz was killed and Miss
Anna Robinson was seriously injured In a
panic on a west 18th street (Chicago) troll
ley car yesterday. caused by short cir
cult in a controller box. Several other per-
sons suffered minor injuries in an effort
to escape from the car. The car was run
ming at a high rate of speed when the mo-
torman swung the controller around sud
denly to stop. The current was short-cir-
Quilted, and the woodwork of the car took
fire. AS the passengers attempted to leave
the car Miss Robson and Mrs. Edelhartz
both struck on their heads. and each re-
ceived fractures OF the skull. 1t is thought
that Miss Robinson will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
Mormons Bought Tract in Mexico.

Mormon representatives have purchased
another large tract Of land in Mexico. Some
time ago they purchased. for colonizing
purposes. large tract of land in the state
Of Mexico, and another in the state of Oxa-
ca, and within the last few days have closed
a deal for 300,0O acres of rich land in the
Fuerte River valley, state of Sinaloa 1t
Is said to be the plan to send 1000 Nor
mon families from Utah. Colorado and Ne
vada into Mexico. A short time ago. Nor
mon interests procured from the Mexican
government a concession covering the man
ufacture of beet sugar In Mexico. It is pur-
posed to invest 100000 gold In the indus
try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
Russian Attache Saves Girls Life.

Miss Annie Rogan, maid employed at
the summer residence in Black Rock near
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
of New York, IL she lives, will owe her life
to Commander Alexander Nebolsine. naval
attache of the Russian embassy at Wash
ington, who is a member Of the summer
colony at Black Rock. Commander Nebol-
sine jumped into Black Rock harbor and,
at considerable personal risk, swan ashore
with the unconscious maid
Miss Rogan was carried to the Clinton
House and a doctor worked over an hour
before he could resuscitate her. Today
Miss Rogan's condition is serious, but 1t is
expected she will recover. Commander Ne
bolsine Is none the worse for his wetting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
Big Steamer in Distress.

A cablegram from Brest last night says:
A large steamer apparently is on dangerous
rocks of the Isle of Quementes near
Ushant and is firing minute guns. A
dense fog prevents Identification. life
boat has gone to her assistance.
Ushant is the westernmost of the islands
off Brittany. The reefs and currents in this
vicinity are very dangerous, and long list
of disasters to vessels is associated with
the coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
sproule to Organize Gould Lines.

William Sproule is slated to become gem
eral freight agent and passenger traffic
manager Of the Gould lines west of Chi
cago. This is the report received at San
Francisco. He has been selected by the
Goulds to organize the freight and passen.
ger departments of the newly born Vest
ern Pacific His office will probably be in
San Francisco after Goulds western af-
fairs are put In working shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03

fusion ticket vastly more than the regu-
lar republican ticket: without a prohf-
bition ticket in the field that vote would
be cast against any organization with
which Penrose is connected c. E. K.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03

A clumsy attempt to kill Lieutenant Of
Police Hodoroffsky with bomb failed at
Bialystok. Russia, yesterday, the length Of
the fuse attached to the missile giving him
time to escape A Jew Is charged with hav-
ing been the author of the attempted crime.
He was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03

Howard Hayes, a middle-aged man. at
Albany, Ga. placed his left hand over the
eyes OF his wife and fred bullet into her
brain. He then killed himself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-29
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22Np.
hat you have NO further call for my

THAT YOU have no further call for my
services?"
Quite so,' said the gentleman.
I'm going to take the train tonight.
find that still have time"
Sweetwater began to look alive.
Utterlng hasty thanks. he rushed
away to his own room and. turning on
the gas, peeled off the morsel Of pa
per which had begun to dry on his
hand If 1t should prove to be the
blank end! II the written part were
the one which had floated off! Such
disappointments had fallen to his lot!
He, was not unused to them.
But he was destined to better luck
this time. The written end had in
deed disappeared, but there was one
word left, which he had no sooner
read than he gave low cry and pre-
pared to- leave for New York on the
same train as Mr. Grey.
The word was--diamond.
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could see now. At low tide, or better,
at half-tide, access could be got to the
door OF the extension and, If this floor
held a trap, the mystery would be ex-
plainable So would be the towering
sboat-the signal-light and-yes! this
sound overheard of steps on a rafting
planking.
Il hear nothing" whispered Mr..
Grey from the other end. "'The boat
is still there, but not a man has dip
ped an oar
They will soon," returned Sweet
water as a smothered sound Of clank-
ing iron reach his ears from the hol-
low spaces before him. Duck your
head. sir: I'm going to row in under
this portion Of the house."
Mr.. Grey would have protested and
with very good reason. There was
scarcely space of three feet between
them and the boards overhead. But
Sweetwater had so Immediately suited
action to word that he had no choice.
Ihey were now in utter darkness,
and Mr.. Grey's thoughts must have
aeen peculiar as he crouched over the
stern, hardly knowing what to expect
or whether this sudden launch into
darkness, was for the purpose of flight
or pursuit. But enlightenment came
soon. The sound of mans tread in
the building above was every moment
becoming more perceptible, and while
wondering, possibly, at his position,
Mr.. Grey naturally turned his head as
nearly as he could in the direction OF
those sound, and was staring with
blank eyes into the darkness, when
Sweetwater, leaning toward / him
whispered:
Look, up! There's trap. In min.
ute he'll open 1t. Mark him, but don't
breathe word, and I'll get you out
of this all right"
Mr.. Grey attempted some answer
but 1t was lost in the prolonged creai
OF slowly-moving hinges somewhere
over their heads. Spaces, which had
looked dark, suddenly looked darker;
hearing was satisfied. but not the eye
A mans breath painting with exertion
testified to nearby presence; but
that man was working without a light
In a room with shattered windows, and
Mr.. Grey probably felt that he knew
very little more than before, when sud
denly, most unexpectedly, to him at
least, a face started out of that over.
head darkness: face so white, with
every feature made so startlingly dis.
tinct by the strong light Sweetwater
hGd throWn upon 1t, that it seemed the
vnly thing In the world to the two men
bsneatia. In another moment it had
sFaRished, or rather the light which
had revealed 1t.
What's that? Are you there?'
y down from above in hoarse and
too encouraging tones.
ghere was none to answer; Sweet.
fssdter, with a quick pull on the oars
had already shot the boat out of its
dangerous harbor.
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CHAPTER XIX.

The moon was well up when the
small boat in which our young detec-
tive was seated with Mr. Grey ap-
pearsd in the bay approaching the 50
called mandatory of Wellgood The
looked-for light on the waterside was
not there. All was dark except where
the windows reflected the light of the
moon.
This was a decided disappointment
to Sweetwater. IL not to Mr.. Grey. He
mad expected Co detect signs OF life in
this quarter, ehd this additional proof
I OF Wellgood's absence from home
made 1t look as If they had come out
IN fools errand and might much bet
7 er have stuck to the road.
No promise there" came in a NUT
Ter from his lips "Shall I row in. and
try to make landing?"
"You may row nearer. / should like
a closer view. / don't think we shall
attract any attention. There are more
boats than ours on the water"
Sweetwater was startled. Looking
round, ne saw launch. or some such
small steamer, riding at anchor not far
from the mouth of the bay. But that
was not all. Between it and them was
a row-boat like their own, resting
quietly In the wake OF the moon.
i don't like SO much company" he
muttered. Something's brewing;
something in which we may not want
Ito take part"
81 Very, likely" answered Mr.. Grey
grimly But we must not be deferred
not till I have seem" the rest
Sweetwater did not hear. Mr.. Grey
seemed to remember himself. "Row
nearer" he now bade Get under the
shadow of the rocks IL you can. If the
boat is for him, he will show himself.
Yet | hardly see how he can board
from that bank"
1t did not look feasible. Neverthe-
less, they waited and watched with
much patience for several long min.
utes. The boat behind them did not
advance, nor was any movement dis
cernible in the direction of the manu-
factory Another short period, then
suddenly a light flashed from a win
dow high up in the central gable.
sparkled for an instant and was gone.
Sweetwater took it for signal and,
with slight motion of the wrist, be.
gan to work his way in toward shore
till they lay almost at the edge of the
piles.
"Hark!"
1t was Sweetwater who spoke.
Both listened. Mr.. Grey with his
head turned toward the launch and
swaetwaler with his eye on the cav
ernous space. sharply outlined by the
piles, which the falling tide now dis
closed lnder each contiguous build
ing. Gpods had been directly shipped
from .hese stores in the old days.
This hf had learned In the village.
How shir ped he had not been able to
understs I'D from his previous survey
OF the building. But he thought he
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] CHAPTER Xxx.
MoonlIaht-And a Clue.

Are you satisfied? Have you got
what you wanted?' asked Sweetwater.
when they We're well away from the
shore and the voice they had heard
calling at intervals from the chasm
they had left.
Yes. You're a good fellow. 1t
could not have been better managed"
Then, after pause too prolonged and
thoughtful to please Sweetwater, who
was burning with curiosity if not with
some deeper feeling: "What was that
light you burned? A match?"
Sweetwater did not answer. He
dared not. How speak of the electric
torch he as detective carried in his
pocket? That would be to give him
self away. He therefore let this ques-
ton slip by and put in one of his own,
Are you ready to go back now, sir?
Are we all done here?" This with his
ear turned and his eye bent forward;
for the adventure they had interrupted
was not at an end, whether their part
in 1t was or not.
Mr. Grey hesitated, his glances fol-
lowing those of Sweetwater.
Let us wait" said he, in a tone
which surprised Sweetwater. IF he is
meditating an escape, must speak to
him before he reaches the launch. AT
all hazards" he added after another
moments thought.
"All right, sir. How do you pro.
pose
His words were interrupted by a
shrill whistle from the direction of the
bank. Promptly, and as IL awaiting
this signal. the two men in the row
boat before them dipped their oars
and pulled for the shore, taking the
direction of the mandatory.
Sweetwater said nothing, but held
himself in readiness.
Mr.. Grey was equally silent, but the
lines of his face seemed to deepen in
the moonlight as the boat, gliding
rapidly through the water, passed
them within a dozen boat-lengths and
slipped Into the opening under the
manufactory building.
Now row!" he cried. make for
the launch. Well intercept them on
their return"
SweetWater, glowing with anticipa-
ton, bent to his work. The boat he
meath them gave bound and in a few
minutes they were far out on the wat.
ers of the bay.
They're coming!" he whispered
eagerly, as he saw Mr.. Grey looking
anxiously back. "How much farther
shall go?" !
just within hailing distance of the
launch" was Mr.. Grey's reply.
sweetwater, gaging the distance
with glance, stopped at the proper
point and rested on his oars. But his
thoughts did not rest. He realized
that ne was about to witness an inter.
view whose Importance he easily
recognized. How much of it would he
hear? What would be the upshot and
what was his full duty in the case?
He knew that this man Wellgood was
wanted by the New York police, but
ne was possessed with no authority to
arrest MIN, even IL he had the power.
Something more than bargained
Tor" he inwardly commented. "But I
wanted excitement, and now / have
got 1t. II only ! can keep my head
level, may get something out of this,
II not ali could wish"
Meantime the Second boat was very
nearly On them. He could mark the
thr'2 ss'ras AID sick ont welleooa's
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There were no shades at the win
dow, as | have before said, and, once
Sweetwater's eye had reached the
level of. the sill, he could see the in.
terror without the least difficulty.
There was nobody there. The lamp
burned on great table Uttered with
papers. but the rude cane-chair before
1t was empty, and so was the room.
He could see into every corner of It
and there was not even a hiding-place
where anybody could remain con.
cealed. Sweetwater was still looking,
when the lamp. which had been burn
ing with considerable smoke, flared up
and went out Sweetwater uttered an
ejaculation, and, finding himself face
to face with utter darkness, slid from
his perch to the ground.
Approaching Mr.. Grey for the Sec
ond time, he said:
low Is either lying low, or he's gone
out, leaving his lamp to go out, too.
But whose is the horse-just excuse
me while I tie him up again. 1t looks
like the one he was driving today. 1t
here all night. Shall we lie low and
wait for him to come and unhitch this
animal? Or do you prefer to return
to the ,hotel?"$
Mr.. Grey was slow in answering.
Finally he said:
"The man may suspect our inten-
ton. You can never tell anything
about such fellows as he. He may
have caught some unexpected glimpse
of me or simply heard that I was in
town. It he's. the man think him, he
has reasons for avoiding me which
can very we'll understand. Let us go
back,-not to the hotel, must see this
adventure through tonight, but far
enough for him to think we have given
up all idea Of routing him out tonight.
Perhaps that Is all he is waiting for.
You can steal back"
Excuse me-" said Sweetwater, "but
l know better dodge than that. Well
circumvent him. We passed boat
house on our way down here. I'll Just
drive you UP, procure a boat, and bring
you back here by water. I don't be-
lieve that he will expect that, and If
he Is in the house we shall see him or
his light"
Meanwhile he can escape by the
road"
Escape? Do you think he is plan
ming to escape?"
The detective spoke with becoming
surprise and Mr.. Grey answered with.
out apparent suspicion. Ni
ut is possible If he suspects my
presence in the neighborhood.'
Do you want to stop him."
II want to see him."
"Oh, I remember. Well, sir, we will
drive on, that Is, after moment.n !
What are you going to dor.
"Oh, nothing. You said you wanN
to see the man before he escaped.o
Yes, but
And that he might escape by the,
road. ~
Yes"
h Well, ] was just making that lit
tile bit impracticable. A small pebble
In the keyhole and-why, see. now, his
horse is walking off! Gee!t must
have fastened him badly. 1 shouldn't
wonder II he trotted all the way to
town But It can't be helped. can
not be supposed to race after him.
Are you ready now, sir? I'll give an
other shout, then I'll get tn" And
once more the lonely region about
echoed with the cry: livelihood! i
say, Wellgoodi"
There was no answer, and the Young
detective, masking for the nonce as
Mr. Grey's confidential servant,
Jumped into the buggy, and turned tn.
torse's head toward c..
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Fair Proposition.

Don't you throw OFF anything be-
cause of the big holes in these dough
nuts" asked the new wife Of the
baker.
"1ll tell you," he replied, scratching
his chin. Eat the doughnuts, and
well make liberal allowance when
you return the holes"
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A sleep Indueer.

Hicks-Did you hear tbout Macklinf
They called the Rev. 1. Dudley to his
bedside last evening. .yicks--Do you
mean to say he is In dying condl-
ton? Hicks-ob. NJ; ..hly>a bid case