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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-29
CHAPTER V.

70 further opportunity was af-
| N} forded me that night for study
ing the three leading charac-
tiers in the remarkable drama
l saw unfolding before me. task
was assigned me by the captain which
took me from the house, and l missed
the next scene-the arrival of the cor
oner. But repaid myself for this loss
| in a way l thought justified by the inn
portance of my own theory and the evil
dent necessity there was of collecting
each and every point Of evidence which
could give coloring to the charge, in the
event of this crime coming to be looked
on at headquarters as one of murder.
Observing that a light was still burn
ing in Uncle David's domicile l crossed
to his door and rang the bell. l was
answered by the deep and prolonged
howl of a dog, soon cut short by his
masters amiable greeting. This latter
was a surprise to me. l had heard SO
often of Mr. Moore's churlishness as
host that l had expected some rebuff.
But l encountered no such tokens of
hostility. His brow was smooth and his
smile cheerfully condescending. In
deed. he appeared anxious to have me
enter, and cast an indulgent look at
Nudge. whose irrepressible JOY at this
break in the monotony of his existence
was tinged with very evident dread
Of offending his master. Interested
anew. l followed this man of contra
dictory impulses into the room toward
which he led me.
The time has now come for a more
careful description of this peculiar
man. Mr.. Moore was tall and Of that
refined spareness of shape which sug-
gests the scholar. Yet he had not the
scholars eye. On the contrary, his re-
gard was quick. if not alert, and while
it did not convey actual malice or ill
will it reused in the spectator an I'M
comfortable feeling not altogether
easy to analyZe. He wore his iron
gray locks quite long. and TO this dis
tinguishfng idiosyncrasy, 8 well as to
his inyariable custom OF taking his
dog with him wherever he went, was
due the interest always shown in him
by street urchins.- On account of his
whimsicalities he had acquired the cpl
tibet of Uncle David among them. de-
spite his aristocratic connections and
his gentIema nike bearing. His clothes
formed no exception to the general air
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Uncle David hears 81
his nieee's death

made more frequent use OF the chair
so conveniently placed for viewing the
opposite house, you might have been
in q position to correct this inference.
1t would help the police materially TO
know positively that she had no COM
panion in her fatal visit
"FatalY he repeated. running his
finger inside his neckband. which sud
denly seemed TO have grown too tight
for comfort. Can it be that my niece
has been frightened to death In that
old place? You alarm me-"
He did not look alarmed. but then he
was not of an impressible nature. Yet
he was of the same human clay as the
rest Of US. and, IL he knew no more OF
this occurrence than he tried to make
out, could not be altogether impervious
to what had to saw next
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cume from above. ano-an. L nau II
These Impressions in the dust of the
shelf were just such as would be made
by a person steadyfng himself for a
close look at the old picture And this
accounted also for the overturned
chair and for the handkerchief used as
q duster. Some ones interest in this
picture had been greater than mine:
some one who was either very near
sighted or whose temperament was
such that only the closest inspection
would satisfy an aroused curiosity.
This gave me an idea, or. rather. i'm
pressed upon me the necessity of pre-
serving the outline OF these telltaIe
marks while they were still plain to the
eye. Taking out my penknife. 1 light
~ ran the point OF my sharpest blade
around each separate impression till |
had fixed them for all time in the well
worn varnish of the mahogany
This done. my thoughts required to
the question already raised. What was
there in this old picture to arouse such
curiosity In one bent on evil If not fresh
from hideous crime? I have said be-
fore that the picture as a picture was
worthless, mere faded sketch. fit only
for numbering up some old garrett. Then
wherein lay It's charm. charm which
I myself had felt. though not to this
extent? 1t was useless to conjecture.
A fresh difficulty had been added to
my task by this puzzling discovery,
but difficulties only increased my in
terest. 1t was with an odd feeling Of
elation that. in further examination
OF this room, / came upon two addi-
tional facts equally odd and irrecon-
ciIable.
One was the presence Of penknife,
with the file blade open, on a small ia
BILE under the window marked by the
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a 70 further opportunity was af-
|N} forded me that night for study
ing the three leading charac-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-29

y AM in some ways representative.
Among my other weaknesses I
have a wholesome dread of ridi-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27

REEVE CoNovER. Land and Mine Sur
veying.
Mineral Point Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
Monopoly of the Grain business
STANDARD OIL BRAND
Tiliman Says 1t Is ON the Forehead of
Certain Statesmen.

Certain statesmen
Washington June When Till
man reported the result OF the confer
ence on the railway rate bill he said
he could not agree to the amendment
execution Of pipe lines from the pro
vision prohibiting common carriers
from carrying their own products. He
said that Ga this the Standard Oil had
gotten in its work. So firmly was he
convinced Of the instrumentality of the
Standard company in securing this
change that in his estimation EVE
senator who votes for the conference
report would have IS o." branded on
his forehead. He did not mean to vote
for it, because he die not want any
body saving You've got IS OF brand-
ed on your forehead, Ben Tillman." He
considered the independent companies
whose interests are supposed to be in
volyed to be myths
Foraker contended that there was
no proper analogy between a railroad
and a pipe line. AS a rule, he said.
pipe lines are not built with the pur-
pose of doing a carrying business for
hire, which is not the case with tie
railroads. He believed that to retain
the commodity provision as it passed
the house would be to coniscate the
property, and that therefore it would
not have been sustained by the courts.
The Ohio senator called attention to
the fact that carriers by water are not
regulated ty tile bill, which he said.
does away with the argument that the
bill should be made applicable to all
modes of transportation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27

ATTORNEYS & CARTHEw.
once in Ziegler Block,
Lancaster. Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
CHINESE THUGS ARE EXPERT
Gang Robs Missionary with Unit
ed States Warship Not 200
Yards Away. .sa.s-vp


San Francisco, June 2G.-Dr. A.
Beattie, a missionary from the United
States who has arrived here from
China on the Siberia, had an expert
ence with robbers shortly before he
left Canton, where he has been station
ed for years. Or. Beattie's residence
was in the heart of the city. Anchored
in the river within less than 200 yards
of his house was the United States
monitor Monadnock. Parolling the
streets We're native policemen, who fire.
quently passed the house.
On night DR.. Beattie and his wife,
and children and servants We're awak-
ened and found yellow hand across
their mouths. A slant-eyed yellow face
confronted each Of the Beatties, while
in the dim glow of fish lanterns glitter
ed sharp knives. The house was in the
possession of thirty robbers. Every
member of the family was gagged and
tied to a bedpost. The band then
stripped the house of everything that
was Of value.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27

ATTORNEY. E. SHnIAiIN.
Attorney at law. Can practice in an
courts. Once n Basford Building, opposite
main entrance to Court House.
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
NE4-HERMAN BUCHNER.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BUCHNER.
Practices in all State courts. Loans coI.
lections and settlement OF estates. Com
commissioners for Z. S. courts and for CIR
cult court of CT ant County.
Lancaster. Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
CO.. - Is go ID.

Eaton 20, June 26.-Although Gov
ernor Harris was compelled to take to
his bed because of an attack OF acute
Indigestion. his family expressed little
alarm over his condition, which was
regarded as q natural result Of the
strain Of the last week. Returning to
Columbus from the funeral of Govern
or Patttison, the new governor set him
self to the task of catching UP in the
work Of the department. He was at his
desk early and late. As a consequence
he was completely tired out when he
came home to Eaton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
1t VIII Drill Into the Relations
Between Railways and
Elevators.
LAFoLLETTE IS ITS BAcKRR
Says the Farmer Is Robbed Of His
Rights in the Market.
Combine at Both Ends OF the Line to
Annex His Cash--Senate Wres-
ties with the Pipe Line.

Washington, June rs. - LaFOllette
called up his resolution in the senate
extending the scope of the inquiry now
being conducted by the Interstate com
merce commission under the Tillman-
Gillespie resolution so as to have it in
clude the transportation ard storage
Of grains. Speaking in support of the
resolution he said the country had
been astounded at the revelations that
had been made in the matter Of the
combination between the coal-produc-
ing industry and the railroads, and he
felt satisfied that the pros ecution of
inquiry would show as bad a condition
in the grain business. He asserted that
corruption had been uncovered at ev-
cry place where inquiry had been and
asserted that 1.-The whole system is
permeated with fraud"
Declares There is a Combine.
In support Of his contentious he said
that testimony taken by the commits
sion indicates a joint ownership be-
tween the railroads and the elevator
companies to the detriment of the
farmers, who are entitled to a free and
open market He then gave the,names
of individuals and corporations which
had secured such inside privileges az
to give them monopolies along various
western railroad lines the list given in.
GLIDING the following: The Chicago
and Rock Island, to Charles Counsel
man: Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
Armour Elevator company; Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, Richardson COM
pany; Union Pacific, Peavey Elevator
company: Chicago and Northwestern,
Bartlett & Frazier Elevator company;
Chicago, burlington and Quincy, Ar
mour Elevator company.
Read Letters In Proof.
AS going to confirm his Inference OF
combination LaFollette said that the
head of the Armour Elevator company
is a large stakeholder and a director
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul He then read a number of let
tiers and quoted various statements to
show that the railroad companies fa.
vor some elevators to which they are
friendly. and discriminate against 9TH
ers, which are not so well regarded by
them, with the result that the price Of
wheat to the producers is far below
what it should be.
Monopoly Of the Grain Business.
He declared in conclusion that prac-
tically all the grain shipped into Chi
cago over amy one line goes to one
! dealer and expressed the opinion that
these Wholesale dealers are closely al
lied among themselves, thus constitute
ing a virtual monopoly Of the entire
grain business of the country. Nelson
confirmed the statements of IaFollette,
saying that he had personal knowledge
Of many instances Of Determinations
by the railroads in favor of line ele-
vators. The resolution was adopted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
SCORES AT BASE BALL

Chicago, June 26. - Following are
the base ball scores:
League: At Boston Brooklyn 2,
Boston o; at Cincinnati-Pi ttsburg 4,
Cincinnati ?; at New -Philadel-
phia 3, New York II; at Chicago =
st. Louis /, Chicago ?.
American: At Philadelphia ~ Bos-
ton 0 Philadelphia 1 at Washington
New York >. Washington O; at De
troit- Cleveland 3, Detroit at st.
Louis Chicago 4, st. Louis 6.
Association: At Toledo-Louisvflle
5, Toledo ,; at indianapolis Column
bus 4, Indianapolis 0; at Minneapolis
and st. Publishing teams failed to
arrive
Western; At Omaha - Denver i,
Omaha l. at Sioux Ciy-Lincoln 6,
Sioux City II; at Des Moines- Pueblo
5, Des Moine9 II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
senate ana House in Rrier

Washington, June %. - The senate
discussed the conference report on the
railroad rate bill for more than four
hours, but did not dispose of it. the
anti-pass and commodity amendments
being vigorously assailed. LaFollettes
resolution for an investigation Of tie
relations between railways and eleva-
tors in the northwest was agreed. to.
Pension bills, numbering 800, were
passed. A night session was held.
Under a rule limiting debate on all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
MAN OF RESOURCES
Contractor Works Brilliant Scheme
That Enables Him to Fin
ish a Job.

East ST. Louis, H., June 2G.-To
save himself and twenty men from i'm
mediate arrest, and at the same time
thwart a rival electric line, Frank
Anon, a railroad contractor allowed
officers armed with warrants charging
.trespass to come upon trestle he was
building near Venice. He then cut the
trestle in two places and kept the Off
GERS marooned on the structure for
three hours
anon then rescued the officers and
was arrested. He was taken to Ed
wardsvilIe, where he gave bond. While
the officers We're held prisoners the
contractor and his men completely the
300-foot trestle over a deep slough.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
YOUNG THAW A MURDERER
Said to Have shot and Killed a Promi-
nent Architect While at o Roof
Garden show


Garden Show.
New York, JGne 28. Stanford
White, a member Of the firm OF AIc-
Kim, Mead 4 White, architects, was
shot and killed during the performance
at Madison Square roof garden. The
police say That the murderer was Har-
~ Thaw, member Of well-known
Pittsburg family. The murderer was
arrested.
1t was the opening night for the real
son Of the roof garden. During the sec
ond act of the performance. while a
comic song was being sung, the audi
ence was thrown into CONSERVATION by
three shots. Immediately afterward it
was announced that murder had been
committed and the audience was dis
missed.
The firm of McI<im, Mead & White,
OF New York, is one of the best known
in the country. White was prominent
in New York society. Harry Thaw,
who it is alleged did the killing, has
achieved considerabenot0rie because
of differences with his family on ac-
count of his marriage of Evelyn Mes
bit, the actress. The causes leading
up to the shooting are not known. 1t
is stated that Evelyn Nesbit was in the
audience at the time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
LEADING ATTcaSEys

NEYS-RUsHNELL WATKINS &NoSFs
FARMERS Phone, IS: Union Phone. S3.
Practice in all State and United States
county.
Lancaster, wisconsin
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but two sections the so-caHed immi,
grafton bill was discussed for three
hours in the house and passed. The
s. head tax was eliminated. So was
the educational test. and the whole
matter was submitted to a commission
Of senators, representative and civil
ians A night session was held, which
was devoted to tie manufacture Of
campaign thunder on the tariff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-27
Watterson to Help Receive Rrvan

New York, June 2G.-Mayor Tom L.
johnson, of Cleveland, has accepted an
invitation to preside at the reception
to William J. Bryan in Madison Square
Garden on Bryan's return to this coun-
try. Henry Watterson viii deliver an
address on behalf Of the south and Al
exander Troup, of New Haven, Conn,
will speak in the name Of the east. The
name OF the speaker for the west has
not been announced.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-16
Z. p BIlAIN

Worthwhile Journal. On one Of our
pages IS given good likeness Of Hon.
4. F. iBlain. Of Ashton. representative
sof Sphinx county in the state legislat
ture. He is a candidate for state
treasurer on the republican ticket He
is what is known as machine mar,
and is making his campaign on that
line. The Worthwhile Journal will sup
port him unless he is defeated in the
county convention, next May. Our
reasons for supporting Mr.. Blain are
several: First, he is man capable
sof transacting the business Of the Of
fee to which he aspires because he
has been practical banker all his
lie. Secondly. he is a representative
man in the business and legislative
world and, II elected, will clear the
stain from the political history Of
Sphinx county by his honest business
methods. Our last reason is the fore
most one of the rights Of free citizen
ship. In 1896 the writer fought Pet
tigrew; in 1000 we fought Pettigrew
again aud aided in defeating him and
this defeat placed the present organi-
zation or lnacliine IN power. No
campaign can be fought and won
without an organization. The insur-
gent republicans, pops democrats and
Petfigrewites have machine also.
and woe unto those who do not pay
tribute TO their organization if they
should win out The present repub-
lican organization has not been gull
ty 81 any wrong doing, although ae-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-16
DOUBLE TRACK TO; FARGO

AT Frazee the Northern Pacific road
has awarded the contract for the double
track, from Perhan to Oak Park to
Dale & Baumgardner, and work will be-
gin this week. "A large number Of men
and teams will be needed. The most
difficult Job is at Harold Lake, north
west of Frazee. where the lake has a
deep and soft bottom. The lake is about
sixty feet deep. and the new cutoff
will cross it. It seems impossible to
make a roadbed through the lake and
it is expected that wood trestles will be
used, =. y
s The high bridge over the Ottertail
river southeast of Frazee will be en-
larged, and the Frazee station will be
removed from its present location to
allow the double track to be laid where
the depot now stands. All the build
ings on the railway land in Frazee are
TO be removed at once. ,s.s strs.E .'5' {, * -
The big, high grade curve northwest
of Frapee is to be cut out by a new
track az. the south side Of the grade,
which will shorten the main line to
Fargo. i h @eL~&i} r. ...-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-16
REDUCING THE GRADE.

The Northern Pacific has just begun
a work of immense proportions with
the object Of reducing the grade OF its
road and obviating the necessity of us
ing helper engines on heavy trains out
of Fargo. The work consists in chang
ing the route so as to avoid the big hill
at Hawley, MINI. ~ ~a
A temporary track has been built
from Muskoda south to the Fountain
farm, where a big cut is necessary to
give the road an even grade. The cut
will be 500 feet wide at the top and
81 feet in depth. necessitating the re-
moval of about 100000 cubic feet OF
dirt. The bed of the Buffalo river also
is to be changed in several places and
when the work is completed the heav-
lest trains can leave Fargo with only
one engine. :>',s d, g
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-16
STONE MOST DURABLE
...... . =. OF ALL MATERIALS

Thomas Hastings in Metropolitan
Magazine There is a great hope for
the future development Of bridges in
that there seems to be a tendency
among fnanciers more closely to con-
slider the question Of maintenance as
related TO original cost in large con-
#struction enterprises, and this will
unquestionably induce them to build
more largely Of stone and brick than
has been the case until this gener-
alton. s. Is
q In the construction Of stone
bridges. the. Romans were the first
great builders. Bridge building was
in fact one of the most interesting
problems they had to solve. In arch
itecture and construction, they were
indeed a most original and artistic
people; too little appreciated and
studied BY modern Anglo-Saxons.
They were the forerunners of our
present construction. Until their time
the Greeks had reached that measure
Eof perfection now SO much consider
led. and theirs was the elimination Of
the slow artistic development through
the ages. The Romans, however.
had presented to them untried prob
lens to be solved which called for
new methods OF construction. and OF
these the bridge or aqueduet was one
Eof the most Interesting They were
practically the first people to use the
principle OF the arch and Voussoir
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-16
RIcHMoNp,s BELL HOUSE.

Baltimore Sun: A writer in the
Richmond NewssLeader makes a
strong and telling protest against the
proposed demolition Of the old "BeIl
House, in the capitol grounds, This
is one of the most interesting land
marks in the capital of the old domin-
ion. In 1890 the directors of public
buildings in Virginia we're authorized
to purchase at the public expense a
tfit and sufficient bell for the use of
the capitol" This bell, it is under
stood, was hung in a small, unpainted
building, subsequently abandoned,
that stood Immediately in front OF
the portico OF the capitol. The pres
sent structure was built about 1926,
It's historical associations are princi-
.pally those of the civil war period.
From 1861 to 1866 it sounded fre-
Eqnent alarms, summoning the rallying
hosts Of soldiers, citizens, old men and
boys to the appointed rendezvous. On
what was once known I'M Richmond
as Pawnee Sunday the clangor Of
the bell. scattered the worshipers at
the various churches, its peals ringing
ont an urgent call TO citizens to as
semble and repel an attack from the
federal gunboat Pawnee. 1t would
be a pity to destroy this relic. Vir-
ginia can easily preserve il BY train
ing ivy over the structure, as has
been suggested, the Old bell house
could be given a picturesque appear
sance. Those who desire If to BE pull
Eei down say that it presents an iif-
slightly appearance ard mars N the
beauty Of the capital grounds. Some
eof the ruins Of greatest historic inter-
est in England could never stand the
beauty test which il is proposed to ap-
ply to the bell house in Richmond. II
Boston had such land mark nobody
in the Massachusetts, city would have
the courage to suggest that it be sdes
stroyed because it was not in keeping
with the modernized state house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-16
RAILROAD NOTES.
ANETA EXTENSION.

Devils Lake Inter-O Ocean: If any one
in or about this city doubts the fact
that the Aneta branch of the Great
Northern is coming here this spring,
it would pay them to take a trip from
here to the bridge, where extensive
preparations are now being made. All
the necessary camps are built and crews
are here ready to grade. Another crew
is here already starting to remove the
brush and timber on the right of way
from this city to the lake. Grading will
be commenced very shortly. Work on
the yards in this city as well as on the
new depot which will be one of the
finest in the state, will commence in a
short time. s5 G@@l j X
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-16

beautiful bridges soon followed, SINH
lar to it in construction. Then came
the early Renaissance bridges, also
Pont Neuf being, perhaps, the. finest
in Paris, the famous bridge attributed
TO Ammanati, the architect, in the
Sixteenth century at Florence, also
the largest stone bridge ever built in
the world, with a span OF one hundred
and eighty-three feet and rise of six
ty feet over the Allier at Vieille Bre-
onde, France, or the bridge at Chester
over the Dee, forty feet high with
two hundred feet span. o.5., ]