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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-20

county. We haven't had so barcfaced
!; crime i'll the neighborhood within the
recollection of this generation. Indeed.
the case seems remarkable: so remark
able that, happening to he ut the sta
ton when your messenger arrived,
have considered it my duty to take up
the affair in person. My name, sir, is
Colonel Landell, and l am a justice of
the peace"
l was evidently called upon to make
some suitable rejoinder to his piece of
oratory, and | bowed again and EN-
SO distinguished and so famous JUS
tice, who would soon diSsipate the
Elists of suspicion and mystery with
which this singular affair was in
volved.
This address set the old gentleman
upon his legs. metaphorically speak
ing, and forthwith he plunged into the
depths
This party, | understand, Mr..
Greatorex.' said he, attacked you ear
ly this morning.
about > o'clock" | answered. He
commended the reply to the sergeant,
who scrubbed i'll his book.
Had you any reason to fear this as
sault was intended
l hesitated. We'll, to say the TRUTH
replied, we were not wholly without
some suspicious"
Il may take it upon myself to say,
sir suddenly broke in the captain
that it was | that first put the sus-
piciOr into Mr.. Greatorex's head"
He looked at me as if inviting NY
confederation, and a twinkle gIistened
in TIA. rascars eye.
THAT is true said | gravely Cap
tain Sercombe is entirely responsible
for my suspicious"
The ambiguity of the phrase tickled
us both, and Il smile was very private
IL exchanged between us.
May | ask. Captain Sercombe." said
the old gentleman politely, recognizing
this importation with bow. what
reasons you had for supposing Ivor
traordinary way. and whether you have
;ny clew to the offenders?"
The captain lolled back in his chair
md stroked his red mustache. II used
ely eyes, colonel, | have lived sharp
DE, sir And when / see fact I ra
cord ii. That's hint which Is OF use
in your profession, as | make no doubt
you know well enough he said cour-
teously. This affair of the attack is
a bad business; there's no denying that.
But it might have been worse No lives
were lost, you see.,,' And he glanced
out of his ensanguined eyes at Shep-
pard.
No; we must be thankful for that
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names. They We're, however. gentle
men, and there was policeman with
them. This was enough for us, and
an uncomfortable silence fell on us.
Sercombe raised his eyebrows and
sucked in his lips soberly.
Have 'em ill.," said Sheppard.
looked dubious. We had arranged
nothing and had no plan of action be-
tween us. 1T is far wiser" urged
Sheppard. Don't give it too elaborate
an appearance" And, turning, lie gave
the order to the maid.
1 was still dOub ing and Sercomhe
was regarding Sheppard with Il certain
grave interest when the maid return
ed, ushering in IN important looking
old gentleman with Il very cereTonioUs
manner and Il man whom | took to be
a sergeant in plain clothes.
"AIr GreatoreX:" asked the old gen
tieman. with heavy courtesy.
l bowed. That's my name. | re-
piled. Il suppose you have come upol
this business of last night
Yes, SIR said he. signaling to the
sergeant, who forthwith pulled out Il
notebook. 1T looks bad thing for the
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eve have shed no blood" said the
captain emphaticafly, settling back for
argument.
"'Tis not your fault, then | retort.
Ell. land, in any case. what blood was
shed was spilled In self defense in re-
peiliZg 81 legal assault upon our rer.
SONS and cur property.
Yen would find it difficult to prove
that in Il court Of law says he, cast
ing his eye at me.
y thought we were agreed to leave
the law alone" said l.
"Unhapp.ly," observed Sercombe,
with laugh, the law won't leave us
alone"
.Oh. come" said | impatiently, we
are confined To this, CIpt1.n Sercombe.
Are you prepared to help us: You
yourself say Tine presses. If not, it
may well he that We shall throw the
onus upon the proper offenders and
leave you to shift for yourselves"
And what about the treasure, my
friend?" asked the captain, with an
cgle
Il know nothing Of any treasure"
remarked calmly. nor does either of
my friends here Presumably an at
tack was made upon the castle for the
purpose of burglary. ana I can con-
ceive that my silver only was aimed at.
| think that viii suffice to explain the
cowartIly attack Of some ruifianly for
eigners. | think the Raymond police
willeasily understand that"
Sercombe looked somewhat blank,
but in Il moment resumed his cheerful
ness. "Quite 50. and, as stlch a course
would benefit 30 one, we are to com
bine forces against a common enemy.
Well, fire ahead"
At this moment an interruption came
through the entrance of the maid with
the announcement of some visitors at
the door. We all stared at one an
other.
"W'ho are they?" / demanded.
But the girl, being raw and unso-
phisticated, had not inquired their
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
On summer tour through the western
English counties | stop one evening at
a country inn. | hear of burglary at
Ivor castle, which is owned by an odu
character. and | meet young Mont
gomery, a farmer, who quafrels with
the other guests. IL intervene in
an attack on queer old gentleman,
Mr.. Kesteven, who invites me to lvor
Castle | spend the night with him.
fII-Kesteven introduces me to Hood,
his former valet, who now keeps an
inn near the castle. While showing
Inc IL secret chamber Mr.. Kesteven is
interrupted by Hood. At Mr. Kes-
teven's request | take hurried trip to
his solicitors with him. In the even
ing, at the castle, my host leaves me
for a few minutes, promising to tell me
a secret. On hearing a noise in his
room, find him dying, with a paper
clutched in his fingers. | remove the.
paper. ". Mr.. Kestevens death is
proved to have been caused by heart
disease. The fragment of paper gives
incomplete directions for reaching a
secret portion of the castle. | attend
to Mr.. Kesteven's obsequies and am in
formed by his solicitor that the hurried
visit was for the purpose of making me
his sole heir. meet Captain Ser
combe, soldier of fortune,n An
offer, which | refuse, is made to me for
the castle. VI receive visitor,
who tries hard to induce me to sell the
castle. [ interrupt a conference be
tween Captain Sercombe and another.
but do not see the other. The captain
tries his hand at persuading me to part
with my new inheritance. | decide
that it is hidden treasure that is be-
hind the efforts to have me sell lvor
castle. VII decide that the paper
taken from Mr.. Kesteven's hand Is the
second sheet of the key to The mystery
and that there is conspiracy to obtain
the treasure. | ask Montgomery to
stay with me. | find Hood spying about
the grounds and catch SercOmbe in my
room. The captain informs me that
the treasure hidden in the castle IS
treasure trove and the property OF the
crown. We agree 10 conduct our
search and contest without calling Ill
the police. VIII resolve TO call my
friend Sheppard to assist me. | am
spied upon by a foreign looking man.
Hood admits that he is the man who
stru ygled with Mr.. keSteven on the &C.
casion of my first meeting with the
latter. Sercombe, feigning accident,
tries to shoot me. 90 to London 10
call Sheppard and am followed. | out
wit my pursuers. WILL return to
Ivor Castle with Sheppard. Sercombe
and Hood call on me, and we agree to
compare my paper with the one taken
from Mr.. Kesteven. The documents
together give a complete guide to the
castles hidden chamber. AS Hood
and Sercombe leave the castle, Shep-
pard is attacked, and Montgomery and
| 90 to his rescue. IN and N.-We re-
pulse the attack and visit the treasure
chamber. Williams, my farmer, is en-
listed in the defense of the castle. We
fill the moat by means of connection
with brook. On guard at the castle.
XI.-Beseiged by Sercombe and a
party of Greeks. We hold the castle.
One of our assailants is drowned in the
moat.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
A Woman Attacked.

Mrs. J. T. ONeal of Pine Bluff made a statement to the police of that city recently to the effect that she was at tackled in her home by man and woman in the early hours of the morn ing. She claims that the woman at tempted to get her to drink some wine which she had with her and then placed a cloth saturated with some fluid over her face. She then declares that man, wearing a mask, came to the assistance of the woman, and af- ter gagging and tying her feet and hands, she was taken to the sidewalk and dropped after the man had struck her with his fist. Mrs. O'Neal assigns no motive for the assault, unless the man suspected her of having made remarks about his wife, which she de- nies having done.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Wealthy Planter Killed.

Capt. B. H. Smith, owner of the large Bellevue plantation, about eight miles from Lake Village, was murdered in his bed recently. No clue has as yet been obtained to tne identity of the assassin and the motive which prompt ed the killing is complete mystery. The assassin gained an Nentrance to Capt Smiths room by placing a lad der to a window, a distance of twelve feet from the ground. There was ev- idence of terrific struggle, and the wounded man, after his assailant left, crawled to the front porch and shot off his pistol several times to attract the attention of farm hands, before he finally lapsed into unconsciousness.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Acting Sheriff of chicot County.

Governor Davis has appointed E. P. Remley as sheriff and collector of Chicot County MT. Remley was the acting sheriff during the suspension of Sheriff M. c. Strong, pending the trial of Strong on indictments charg ing malfeasance in office Strong was given his commission for the new year beginning October 31, but it has been stated that he is unable to make his bond, and that the appointment of Remley is to fill the vacancy until Strong files his bond and has it ap proved by the county court.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Claimed to be Invalid.

An interesting legal fight is expect ed in the courts over the question of the vote for and against license at the recent election in Cross county
 It is claimed that In the city of Wynne only one voting precinct was provided instead of one for each of the three wards as contended Is required by law, thus. making the vote invalid.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Held for Assault.

Fate Bowden is held at Nashville under a $1,000 bond on a charge of assault with intent to kill. The difi- culty which resulted in his being held occurred at that place recently when he cut Pete Hodges throat. The wound was a serious one, but Hodge has recovered, being confined to his bed only few days.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
State Cotton Sold,

The Penitentiary Board sold 150 bales of cotton from the state farm in Lincoln county to T. H. Hutchin- son, representing Short & Go. The cot ton brought 9 1-4 cents a pound Mem bers of the board consider this a good price for the 150 bales, as the cot ton was the worst lot owned by the state. The cotton was sold by sam- pies and will be delivered on boat at the boat landing of the farm in Lin coln countV
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
A Batch of Indictments.

The Grand Jury of Union County at it's recent sitting, returned 1,275 indictments. Of this number 1,20S were against sawmill companies charg- ed with issuing labor checks to em- ployes that were not redeemable in cash on the regular pay day, and that were intended to force employees to trade at the Company's commissaries in violation of an act passed by the last legislature.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
pr. H. C. stinson Reelected.

Dr. H. c. Stinson has been chos- en by the State Board of Charities as superintendent of the State Hos pital for Nervous Diseases for anoth. CT term. He was the only candidate Dr. Stinson has been superintendent of the hospital for the past five years. He will select his own staff of officials for the new year subject to the ap- proval of the board at its next meet ing. It is not expected there will be many changes in the staff.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
An Interesting Case.

A case is being tried before United States Commissioner Howell at Hot Springs, which is attracting some in- terest on account of the point in- volyed. The question relates to the relative rights between home Steader and party holding possession of land by virtue of a mineral claim. In the case at issue the plaintiff is alleged to have occupied certain min eral lands prior to it's being filed on by act
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
A Canning Factory at Magazine.

s4.O00 has been subscribed by c1ti- zens of Magazine for the purpose or establishing a canning factory, and work on the plant will begin at once. The capacity of the plant will se lO.' 900 cans per day.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Damage Suit.

Edith Barnett has instituted suit against the Little Rock Railway and Electric Company for s10,000 for per sonal damages which she claims to have received in alighting from one of the company's cars. She alleges the conductor stopped the car and the motorman started it without be- ing signaled to do so.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Want a Cannino Factory.

The business men of Des Arc are making an earnest effort to secure a canning factory at that place, and it is confidently believed their efforts will be crowned with success. The soil in the vicinity of Des Arc is well adapted to the production of to- matoes and canning factory will be worth many thousands of dollars an nually to the farmers
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
M. A. Fain Injured by Train.

M. A. Fain, carpenter. living at Paris, was struck by an engine on the Arkansas Central road and knocked from the track, sustaining considerable bruises. MT. Fain, who is deaf, had stopped on the track to tie his shoe and did not hear the engine approach ing.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
A Daring HoId-Up.

A daring hold-up occurred at Pine Bluff recently when George w. John son and E. Shepherd, two young men employed at w. J. Shepherds grocery store, were relieved of about s25 or $30 by two negroes. After robbing the young men the negroes apologetically remarked that they would not take the money unless they needed it."
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
J. F. cuIpepper Killed.

J. F. Culpepper, former chief of po- lice of Pine Bluff, was shot and killed by Eli Tilford, negro, whom he had arrested for trespassing upon the prop erty of the Bluff City Lumber Com pany, by whom Culpepper was employ ed as a night watchman. Although mortally wounded, Culpepper shot and killed the negro who assaulted him.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
A Destructive Storm.

A destructive storm swept over northeast Arkansas recently, causing an estimated loss in Paragould alone of $30,000 Reports from the sur rounding territory indicate that the storm was general throughout the sec tion, but it was not so severe at other points.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Neuro Woman to Hang.

Dinah Howard, the negro woman who shot and killed J. W. Morrison, the marshal of Huttig. at Dollar Junction, last June, has been found guilty of murder in the first degree and sen tenced to hang"at Felsenthal, Decem- Der 15. It is expected that an appeal
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Seriously Hurt in Gin.

Moody Bird, ginner employed in the Redwood gin at England. was severely injured by being caught in the gin saw. Three fingers and the thumb on his right hand were torn off and his forearm so badly mangled that it may be necessary to amputate
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Negro Escaped.

Grant Matlock, negro, who was serving out fine of s1,000 and a jail sentence for the illegal sale of liquor at Nashville, has escaped from the jail and Is still at large.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Freight Wreck Near De VaIls Bluff.

A freight train on the Rock Island jumped the track near De Walls Bluff recently and nine cars loaded with lumber and cefnent were piled up in a ditch: A tie having fallen from a car across the track caused the wreck
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Stranded to Death.

little three-year-old child of Flu gene Moses, living at Huntsville Is dead as the result of becoming strang- led while eating popcorn. A grain of the corn became lodged in it's throat, and the little fellow died before it could be removed.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
charge of Gun.

Miss Jessie Overton, livins near Princeton, was accidentally shot and killed by her brother. The young man was taking the gun home, and passed his sister, when the weapon was in some manner discharged. Miss Overton was shot through the heart.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
Water Company to Bore for Gas.

The Water Works Company of Van Buren is considering the advisibillty of sinking a drill hole near the pump house on Lees creek with the view to getting gas for running its pump ing station.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-13
ARKANSAS ASTATE NEWS
Result of Congressional Elections.
Governor Davis has issued his pr'

-. Governor Davis has issued his pro
 emation declaring the result of the recent Congressional election and formally announcing the election of .Congressmen Macon, Brundidge, Floyd, Cravens, Reid, Robinson and Wallace to the Sixtieth United States Congress which convenes next fall. The terms of office of each of the con gressmen will begin March 4, 1907. The official vote as given in the procla- nation is as follows:
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-19
PHOENIX ARIZ.. DEC. 10. 1906.
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

There is some agitation in favor OF
a change in the school laws OF this
territory affecting the examination Of
applicants for teachers certificates,
TO the extent of requiring all persons
intending to teach. especially in the
grammar grades, to submit to eXami-
nation. At present graduates from the
normal schools and the university are
exempt, as are the holders of life GER
tificates and other accredited" per-
sons.
Those advocating such a change
have much on their side Of the ques-
ton. Examinations have frequently
disclosed that applicants who might
have been expected TO be proficient
and who undoubtedly at some time
were proficient. either failed or so
nearly failed in examination as to ex-
cite surprise. The explanation is in
variably made that they had grown
rusty.
Right there is where the trouble lies.
Preparation for examination would
wear the rustiness off and that is
where it should be worn off and not
in the class room, upon the pupils.
The really conscientious rusty teacher
would prepare himself for his duties
without examination but some teach
ers are so indolent as 20 lack consci-
entiousness. II a teacher was ever
capable it will not require a great ex-
penditure Of time for him to put him
self into shape for examination. The
hardship Of preparation will not be
nearly SO severe as the hardship in
flicted upon parents and pupils in the
form of an incompetent teacher.
The life certificate. while a reward
for excellence, may become a premium
upon Incidence, which may lead to the
ruin Of the teacher as well as to great
damage TO his pupils.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-19
THE CONGO FREE STATE.

Senator Lodge has introduced into
the senate a resolution calling for an
inquiry into the crimes officially car
ried out by Belgian authorities in the
Congo Free State. Such a resolution
may be ineffective from the political
point OF view, but it will at least show
to those concerned that even the
darkest Africa is not dark enough to
exclude the searchlight Of civilization.
Incidentally, such a resolution viii be
a disappointment to the Belgian repre-
sentatives of the Congo Free State at
Washington whose emoluments are
said TO depend upon their success in
warding off just such action as Sena-
tor Lodge has now taken.
The Congo Free State is an extensive
area Of land which is popularity sup
posed to belong to Belgium. As mat
ter Of fact it is the private and person.
al property Of King Leopold. Its chief
products are rubber and ivory, and its
inhabitants are colored people without
civilization. An inquiry into the in
humanities practiced upon helpless
wretches by Belgian officials is a mat
ter Of form. We have been hearing Of
these determinations for many years,
and from unquestionably reliable
sources. The government of the Congo
means the raiding Of villages, the most
frightful form Of slavery. fiendish tor
lures inflicted for failure to deliver the
enforced toll Of rubber and ivory, whole
sale mutilation and murder Of defence
less men and women. and in fact, the
whole catalogue Of unbridled and fero-
cious crimes which follows the contact
Of civilized savagery with the innocent
savagery Of aboriginals. The Congo is
a long way off and news travels slowly.
But it does travel, and the humanity
of country after country has been
aroused almost to passion by stories
of systematic barbarism almost incred-
ible in their horror. 1t may be impos-
sible for America TO take any action.
Probably it is impossible. but public
Ity is the one thing dreaded more than
all else by misgovernment such as this.
Moral ideas do rule after all, and SEN
ator Lodge by his resolution will ex-
tend helping hand to the tortured and
prosecuted people of the Congo Free
State.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-19
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