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The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
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overthrow a dynasty! He forgets that
between Queen Christina and her enemies
lies the sword of Don Or
'You take the side of the Queen Re
CENT?" asked Lalor in some surprise.
'.I remember the court OF Spain as it
was. / am proud of the court OF Spain
as 1t is, There are not many good worn-
en- In the world, Senior Lalor, you will
learn that for yourself some day; let US
defend and admire those whom we know.
This is a moment when all true subjects
Of Queen Christina should loosen their
knives In their belts. It Is a mother de-
tending her fatheriess child against the
plcts Of powerful and subtle enemies.
Well, have seventy men at her service?'
Were 1t not for my misfortune as
regards my lack of ransom, you might
have II" exclaimed Lalor. a little car
ried away.
..Senor, are you willing to risk your
life for the Queen of Spain"
Lalor's only reply was his express
sive smile.
"The Queen is already on her way to
Malaga, where she is to make preg-
ress through the streets on the 18th.
Don Basilio's presence means tnat
some Infamous plot against her is be-
ing prepared. You have heard Of this
man?"
Hes pretty notorious"
seYou may take my word for it. senior.
he is even worse than the world be-
lieves him to be.
.It is at the man himself that I
must strike." The chief paused and
laid a slim yellow forefnger on Lalor's
sleeve. Are you willing, senior. to do
a great service to the Queen and there
by to cause me TO remit your ransom? ?"
II am willing without the remftting
of the ransom, senior.
Corpse of scullion!" exclaimed Don
Q. "I see our way into this mans
presence!"
"Our way?"
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juoiciaIly; then he laughed again
Don Q regarded him with increasing in
terest. This young man was certainly
of new type. Lalor read the question
In his eyes.
DO you know" he said, before I
heard the alternative you have so deli
cately alluded TO, was congratulating
myself on having fallen into your hands?'
He smiled his quaint smile sIts a
trifie hard after spending a couple of
years in collecting rejection forms that
the first really good thing to come in
my way should turn out so crookedly'
You travelled to get local color?" in
quired Don Q.
well. you see"-Lalor looked oddly
shy-"Tm not old. If a fellow hasn't age
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FTER the death Of
Don Luis del Monte no
event OF great import
occurred for q long Pc
rod in the sierra. Ger
tain captures were IN
deed made. and certain
persons OF small conse-
ouence were held TO
ransom in those weary
months OF monotony,
for in the course Of his
long and interesting
career as q chief OF
sequestradores, brig g
ands who hold TO ran
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

Fhts story published today
Low His Sword Was Drawn
Tor the Quce7n-is the third
OF n series al thrilling
stories OF Spanish brfSaHdage
BY X. and HeSIxeta Prftchard,
written under the title OF sEThe
Chronicles of Don O." The
tales recount the IawlesS nd
ventures OF this bandit, who,
however, Is not portrayed in
the cOlOrs of the ordinary
Spanish outlaw, but as a phil
Osopher of nc mean type. One
complete story of "Don Q.'s"
adventures and highly exciting
experiences viii appear each
week in The Sunday Call until
the series is finished.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

Copyright by Pearson Publishing Coz
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

Continued on Page O.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
IMPORTANT FOR ST. LOUIS
The wabnsh'k InItiatory That II ts
Thought VIII Prove Death knclI
OF bridge Arbitrary.

st. Louis, Feb. 2.-St. Louis delivery
Of freight from the east, thus putting
into effect the through bill of lading
without the use of transfer wagons, be-
gan, Thursday, on the Wabash when
that railroads first through freight train
from the east arrived in its North st.
Louis yards at Gas a. m, coming over
the Merchants bridge, with no stop on
the cast side except one at Granite City
for a change of engines.
This train marked the passage OF the
bridge arbitrary as such, although most
Of the charge formerly called the arbi-
trary is still paid by the shipper as an
addition to the through rate.
1t vas the first time for more than
20 years that freight consigned to st.
Louis from eastern points was brought
in a solid train to terminate in st. Louis
instead of being stopped on the east side
for handling and delivery on the term
minals there.
The Importance OF the occasion was
well understood by hundreds Of mer-
chants who have been for years suffer-
ing from the delays due to east side de-
livery Of their freight and paying tolls
varying from So to $40 a car, to have
their goods hauled across the river.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
PREPARATION FOR SPRING
Indications OF nm Early Opening
of Spring Trade in Nearly
All Staple Lines.

New York, Feb. 3.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
There is mort snap to spring trade
this week, jobbers and manufacturers,
particularly at the west and south, not
ing more inquiry for dry goods, cloth
ing, shoes and similar lines. Favored
by the steady weather, these trades dis
play a desire to open the season earlier
than usual. The absence of severe and
sudden weather changes has also been
beneficial so far to the winter wheat
crop, which does not show any effects
of lack of snow covering throughout
most of the winter. Shipments on
spring account are being called for
earlier. Retail trade and to a certain
extent collections are also affected by
the same weather conditions; but the
forced sales are moving goods and there
is even a tendency on the part of the
retailers to become reconciled to the
situation and not to let the undeniably
disappointing winter trade interfere
with spring demands. Outdoor industry
is favored by the openness of the
weather.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
LANE A STUMBLING BLOCK
His Nomination as Interstate Com
mcrce Commissioners Held Up
by the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The admins
tration has been served with formal
notice that the leading republicans Of
the senate do not intend to confirm the
nomination of Mr.. Franklin X. Lane,
Of California, as a member of the in
t~erstate commerce commission to sue
coed former Gov. Fifer, of Illinois, who
retired recently. The name of Mr.. Lane
was sent to the senate several days
ago., and has ever since been pigeon
holed in the committee room of SEN
ator Elkins, chairman Of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Lane is a democrat, and sup
ported William Jennings Bryan in 1896
and in 1900. The president, it is stated,
had a conference with Senator For
aker. Of Ohio, who frankly told him
that the nomination was held up, and
would continue to be held up as long
as the administration was insisting
upon railroad-rate legislation. He said
that Mr.. Lane was not the type Of man
who should be on the commission if
the legislation such as was asked by
the administration was enacted, or any
thing like it..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
PARTING OF CASTELLANES
A Report From Paris Announces
Separation Of the Well
known Couple.

New York, Feb. Sin a private dis.
patch received in this city from Paris,
Friday night, 1t was announced that the
Count and Countess Boni de Castel.
lane, who was Miss Anna Gould, are
living apart.
This information was c%orroborated in
cable advices to La Prensa, of Buenos
Ayres, to the effect that the count and
countess have parted and that a legal
separation will follow. They have
three sons-George, Boni and Jay.
1t is said that the countess left the
Castellane mansion precipitately last
week after a scene with Count Boni,
when she Indignantly accused him, and
for five days her Whereabouts was UNI
known to her husband or any member
of his family. During the last four
days the countess has been at the Hotel
Bristol, in the Place Vendome. The
count has not been at home since the
countess left, and he is supposed to
have been living at his club.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
HARRINGTON MUST SUFFER
Decree s says Court Is Convinced Me-
Cam Was Murdered and of
Bogus Lords Guilt.

jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 1.-THE SUI
preme court has affirmed the death yer.
diet in the case Of f, Seymour CLord')
harrington. and the slayer Of James P.
Mccain will be executed on March Is
Judge Fox handed down the opinion
and Judges Burgess and CAN'T con.
CURED.
One Of the principal contentious Of
Darlington was that he is a citizen OF
England, and Is entitled to a fair trial
according to existing treaties between
United states and England, and that
he was not given a fair trial, as wit
nesses were produced against him who
had not been named on the indictment
The court held that It was not a fault
Of trial If the prosecuting attorney in
troduccd witnesses of whom he knew
nothing in time to name them or the
indictment.
Judge Fox, in his opinion, said the
ST. Louis county court had not erred
in refusing Darlington a change Of
venue, as the lower court had made a
careful scrutiny of the allegation that
prejudice existed against Darlington in
st. Louis county and had decided such
prejudice did not exist.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
THE FAILURE Is A BAD ONE
Creditors of the Tennent Shoe Ca.
of ST. Louis VIII Only Realize
About Forty Per CENT.

st. Louis, Feb. 3.-Creditors of the
Tennent Shoe Co. received FRI
day the report of the subcommittee. of
which A. l.. Abbott is chairman, show.
ing that the liabilities of the firm ex-
coed the assets by $4,000, and that
creditors will not receive more than
40 cents on the dollar.
The company was indebted to a
Philadelphia bank in the sum of SAL.
600. This claim, 1t is said, is unse-
cured.
The company was capitalized at a
total of 100000, divided into 100000
of preferred and 100000 Of common
stock.
1t appears from the report of the ac-
countants that less than one.fourth Of
COMMON stock was fully paid.
John II. Tennent, who retired from
the firm recently, at the instance OF
the directors, received dividends
amounting to $4,000 a year for the
past six years.
In addition he drew a salary OF
$4,000 annually. A promissory note,
signed by John II. Tennent for s15,.
600, Vas found among the assets.
The overdrafts of Jack" Tennent,
has son, who was secretary of the com.
pany, are reported to be slightly in
excess Of $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
ROGERS NEED NOT ANSWER


New York. Feb. l.-Justico Glider
sleeve Of the supreme court, decided
that II. II, Rogers need not answer the
questions put to him by Attorney-Gen-
eral Hadlcy Of Missouri in the Standard
Oil investigation. The supreme court
Of New York is an inferior court, and
the case may so to the court of ap-
peala.
Justice GildersIccyc, in his decision.
said that Rogers need not answer, in
view Of the fact that the courts Of Mis-
souri, are now passing upon the legality
Of the action Of Hadley to Dust the
Standard Oil Co. Of Indiana and the
alleged independent oil companies
which are respondents in the Missouri
suits. Decisions on this point are eX-
pccted in the Missouri courts within a
short time, Tho justice gives leave to
renew the application on the same pa
pers or other papers II the court Of Mis-
souri, decides the questions now before
It. The decision places the entire mat
ter upon the Missouri courts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
A RATHER PECULIAR CASE
A Mnn who HIS Served Three Ea-
listmcnts In the United States
Service Barred Out.

Boston, Jan. 31.-Although he has
served three enlistments under the flag
of the United States, once in the regular
army, once in the navy and once as a
volunteer, and in each case received an
honorable discharge, John J. Bowes, an
ErglishG.an, has been refused admit
lance to the United States,
BoWes, despite his military service,
was never naturalizcd. He arrived at
this port January 10, and was detained
on the ground that he might become a
public charge, as he was i'll. He was
suffering from rheumatism and a bullet
wound received while serving in the
Philippines which had never properly
healed.
immigration officials promptly COM
muniCatcd the facts and an account of
Doves record has been forwarded to
Washington.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
IN SANT0 DOMINGO
NORMAL CONDITIONS IN THE
REIPUBLIC RESTORED.
HcpOrt Received From Col. Cotton,
the American Comptroller OF
the Dominican Customs.


Washington, Feb. 3.-The following
cablegram was received at the insular
bureau, Friday, from Col. Cotton, the
comptroller Of Dominican customs:
Generals CandelarIo De La Roza,
BarahOna and Mota, the last revolu-
ti0nlsts 10 hold out, have surrendered,
and are granted amnesty.
Peace and normal business condi-
tons throughout the republic are en-
t.rely restored.
Customs receipts in January, dur
Ing which the late hostilities took
place, surpass those Of any previous
month"
Col. Colton's report for the eight
month ending November 80 last, shows
the customs collections, minus expenses
of collection, amounted to Lap, 849.
The Dominican government was paid
IS per cent. less expenses, amounting
TO $500, 1876, for its maintenance, and
$702, 141 was deposited in New York as
part Of the fund to be eventually dis
tributed among the foreign creditors Of
Santo Domingo if the pending treaty Is
ratified.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
COSTLY BLAZE AT PANAMA


Panama, Feb. 2.-Fire started in a
four-story wooden house known as the
Concordia, in the Carrera district, The
fremen for some time were unable to
successfully fight the flames because of
the lack of water, and a large block
Of houses between Constitution, Dolego
and Caddas streets were destroyed.
The losses are estimated at $500, 900.
with very little insurance. Many wom-
en- and children living in the tenements
were rescued by the volunteer iremen.
No lives are known to have been lost,
but some Americans who roomed in the
Concordia building are reported to be
missing,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09

Lattcr-day iconorlasts-or, more
properly, knockers have attempted to
destroy what they call the myth" re.
Earding George Washington and his
little hatchet They have contended
that the alleged incident never trans.
rircd. for they said that no proof OF
II was in existence. They are now
undone, for a man in Virginia has
found the Ratchet. That ia, he has
found Il hatchct. Imbodded in a tree
.(not a cherry tree, but an oak) and
on the Ratchet handle appear the mi.
tials &c, W" and the date "l73S." In
the face Of such PROOF. says the St
Louis Globe. Democrat, who will deny
that the father Of his country did cut
down the cherry tree, and then refuse
20 lie about it? 1t is gratifying that a
tradition so dear to the American
heart should be so strikinEly proved
true And the calumnialors should
now be forever silCncpd. We should de.
post that Ratchet in the Smithsonian
institution, and whenever u mockcr
arises to deny the truth Of the cherry
tree episode We will crush and con.
vince him by showing him the Ratchet
And, hereafter, We must be more care.
ful IN the preservation Of material Cyi.
dCnCe Of historical incidents. We
would suggest that the presidents
"big stick" be put away for future ref.
crcnco before it is quite worn out. We
will need it some day to prove that 1t
was used to preserve the worlds
peace, And the president does not
need It now, He needs a spade and
pick to dig the Panama canal with.
These, too, should be carefully pre-.
served to show to future generations
for otherwise they may not believe We
dug q canal at all. With the perversi
ty Of n doubling class they may say;
"Show us the canal but the pick and
spade should convince them. They
might at least convince us that the
canal vas TO be dug,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09

urtu.s, f. ,r.,. Ola. tho rlreirraI do.
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,r.,,,., .h,t ~..,,l,r chorga
g. u T.. .u.ru,. b, farm.
49, No.. .n.,,o ,.,,, i,n1 uI,hn,t ,
ILL ~ ,.u5 f.. 5..,,,d o., an
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a.. ,u...l ,.i.. - ,,o 80 ,o,, ,o,ys
,ro &. ~. ,.., r.r r,,,nIrc dcycIon.
mon, In son,,orn I,orromcpt of the
,,., o,ortor ~ ,.,tpry II ia far-
ro.,hIr, ,n ,,.,v ,,,,s g,yg tho Mann
,a,,u,or., Da.,rt u r,nore tho, within
T. Ian, or t,., g,,thnrp farm urop-
,y,tc, haze, l,,rc,scJ pot Ioes than
Il ooo oto npG fl, v,I,,c rroLoLIy et Ieast
q Eop onr n,p prf mara Than that II
uca1s that r,dor rho imnroypd fpan-
ciaI rordi,iop tho gnutbcrp farmer has
CaIrcd r.v r,nr,ro now hp,Ehono that
he loa lc,rred bom f., uorle, his cot
tom cr,r. that he bos rouoht IN 0njgh
tbc prrot ha,tlp "a to whether the pro.
d,,cnr mr. tnc enorulptor Ia I'm r~nnlroI the
price Of his g,opIo Having won this
fight tho entire handling Of ration from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
HAVE GOT TOGETHER AGAIN


Denver, Col, Feb. 1.-Cousolidation
of the National Live Stock association
and the American Stock Growers asso-
citation has been effected here by
the annual conventions of the two or
CARNATIONS. The American National
Live Stock association is the name
adopted for the amalgamated body,
which represents 10000 stock grow
ers. and Murdo Mackenzie, of Trinidad,
Col, wa unanimously elected president
of the new association on a rising vote
In joint convention Of the delegates Of
the two old associations. Mr.. Macken-
zie has been president of the American
Stock Growers association since its or
ganization in this city a year ago by
Seceders from the National Live Stock
association convention.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
DOUBLE FAMILY TRAGEDY
George RagsdnIe Commits Suicide in
St. Louis After Fatally shoOt-
ing His VIE.

st. Louis, Feb. 3.-Crazed by drink
and harassed by family quarrels, George
Ragsdale, in the presence of two chill
dren. five and seven years old, shot and
fatally wounded his wife and then placed
the d~eath-dealing revolver to his head,
inficting a wound from which he died
in the city hospital several hours later.
Mrs. Ragsdale was shot in the neck,
the bullet coursing through the chin and
coming out at the mouth. After he had
killed his wife, Ragsdale stood in front
of a mirror, placed the revolver to his
head and pulled the trigger. The lead
en- pellet entered the head just below
the right ear and came out at the mouth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
PAcIFICATION OF RUSSIA
An Average of FIFTY Executions
Daily In the Baltic Provinces
4 Reign Of Terror.

st, Petersburg, Feb. 2.--Advices de-
picting recent occurrences in the Bal
tic provinces state that the atrocities
committed by the soldiers sent there
to pacify the country are indescriba-
5lo.
Boys have been shot because their fa-
thers escaped from the troops. and
women and small children have been
Rogged mercilessly. An average of so
men are executed daily. The entire
population is terrori2ed. The people
are swearing vengeance for the outrages
perpetrated on innocent persons and
the deaths of friends and relatives
without cause,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
THE PREMIER OF ITS KIND
NEW DEPARTMENT IN THE UNI
VERsITY OF ILLINOIS.
school NJ Hallway Engineering and
Administration to lie Op"ncd for
work In September.

Urbana, H., Feb. president
James Of the University Of Illinois an
nounccd, Wednesday, the establish
mcni, at Urbana, Of the new school
of railway engineering and administra-
ton, said to be the first of the kind in
the world 1t will be opened for work
In September of this year. The school
will have three departments, intended
to cover the entire range of railway
work. The problems Of construction
and maintenance of way, including
track for both steam and electricity
win be treated in one division, The
subject Of power and its application,
all that Is ordinarily included in me
Chanlcal and electrical engineering as
applied to railway problems will be
treated in another division. The prob.
of operation, of organization,
tlnanCicring, ratc-making and every
thing which has to do with the actual
and management of a rail.
way company will be treated in n third
division. Aside from Il special faculty
to give instruction In the various de.
partments, prominent railway officials
will give special courses in order to
emphasize to students the value and
practical features Of the curriculum,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
Cures Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer,
Blood Poison-Greatest Blood
Purifier Free.

If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full OF humors, if you have blood
poison, cancer, c~arbuncles, eating sores,
s~crofula, eczema, itching, risings and Jumps,
scdbby, pimply skin. bone pains, catarrh,
rheumatism or any blood or skin disease,
take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. ac-
cording to directions. Soon all sores heal,
aches and pains stop, the blood is made
pure and rich, leaving the skin free from
every eruption, and giving the rich glow
of perfect health to the skin. At the
sam time B. B. B. improves the diges-
ton, cures dyspepsia, strengthens weak
kidneys. Just the medicine for old peo-
pie, as It gives them new, vigorous blood
Druggists, 81 per large bottle, with di-
~rections for home cure. Sample free and
prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co, At
lanta, Ga. Describe trouble and special
free medical advice also sent in sealed let
ter. b. d. B. is especially advised for
chronic, deep-seated cases Of impure blood
and skin disease, and cures after all else
fails.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
OVER SEA HABIT.
Difference on This Side the Water.

The persistent effect upon the heart
of caffeine in coffee cannot but result
in the gravest conditions, in time.
Each attack Of the drug (and that
means each cup of coffee) weakens the
organ a little more, and the end Is al
most a matter of mathematical demon
stration. A lady writes from a West
ern state:
II am Of German descent and 1t was
natural that I should learn at a very
early age to drink coffee. Until I was
20 years old l drank scarcely anything
else at my meals.
"a few years ago I began to be af-
fected by a steadily increasing nerv-
BUSINESS, which eventually developed
into a distressing heart trouble that
made me very weak and miserable.
Then, some three years ago, was added
asthma in its worst form. My suffer-
ings from these things can be better
imagined than described.
During all this time my husband
realized more fully than l did that cof-
fee was injurious to me, and made
every effort to make me stop.
FINALLY 1t was decided a few months
ago to quit the use OF coffee absolute.
ly, and to adopt Postum Food Coffee
as our hot table drink. l had but little
idea that it would help me, but con-
sented to try it to please my husband.
| prepared it very carefully, exactly
according to directions, and was de-
lighted with its delicious flavor and
refreshing qualities.
Just so soon as the poison from the
coffee had time to get out of my sys-
TEN the nutritjve properties of the
Postum began 10 build me up, and I
am now fully recovered from all my
nervousness, heart trouble and asthma.
gladly acknowledge that now, for the
first time In years, I enjoy perfect
health, and that l owe it all to Pos
tum." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs.
Postum Food Coffee contains no
drugs of any description whatsoever.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09

Every now and then some statisti-
clan with too much liver utters figures
showing that the worlds coal supply
will last only a few hundreds Of years,
Make it many, many thousands,
China has coal = burn; 200. 1000 square
miles Of coal fields, some say, Japan
has plenty more. Roumauia has
enough for the Balkan states, II ever
they stop burning powder and N an.
others houses. Americas bin will be
full for centuries on centuries, Great
Britain and Germany will not be coal.
less soon, There is no cause for
worry.