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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
Murderer of Millie Ellison Commits
Suicide as Officers Near
Elroy.
Slayer's Minneapolis Residence Searched
and Girls Effects Found---C Cipher
Letter, Reveals Plot.

With Millie Ellison murder victim
and Nathan Riggs, her slayer, suicide;
with the seal Of death on the secret
back Of the girl IS registering under an
assumed name, and with death g seal,
too, on the secret of many Of the muir
derer's movements, the National hotel
tragedy has resolved itself into the mys
terry Of the two $1,000 bills. The facts
about Millie Ellison IS poor romance are
fast becoming known, especially since
the discovery of letters which passed
between Riggs and the girl. One of
these letters, translated from the blind
cipher in which it was written, shows
that the two were interested together in
q western farm that they expected to
live on together. The translation will
be found below, and is of interest as
proving that Riggs was Turing the girl
on by an attractive prospect. r-
The police have traced Riggs steps
pretty thoroly, and search Of the Riggs
residence on Pillsbury avenue, and
found the murdered girls property
taken from the room Of tragedy in the
National hotel Tuesday afternoon.
But the two 81 900 bills are still miss
ing. There is the mystery, the one
link left unfound in the chain Of damn
Ing evidence against the murderer.
Possession of the bills-there was the
murder motive. Disposition Of the bills
there is the mystery.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
Riggs Cipher Letter in Plot

Among the most interesting discov-
cries made today in Nathan M. Riggs ,
reilway locker is a come-ono letter
written by Riggs to Miss Millie Ellison
outlining their plans and completely
corroborating the police theory Of the
relationship sustained between the two.
The epistle Is in cipher-that Is, a COM
bination of 1dots, letters, arbitrary signs
and figures. Why did he not destroy
it after abstracting it from her grip
is mystery.
The writer proposes that Miss Ellison
that she register at the National hotel
for Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Wilson. This
the murdered woman evidently refused
to do, and when she did come she regis
tered only for herself, as 'sMrs. H.
Johnson.0
In the letter Riggs tells Of the place
they, own out west. He speaks Of the
fine garden, Of having the house painted
green inside, and pf eighteen head Of
cattle that are on the place that they
will soon occupy + Sssc..... -
The beautiful weather of their west
ern home is commented upon, and the
writer ends with sending his love. He
signs himself 'tNate.''A II.
"A translation Of the letter, w6f56
would have been a most valuable piece
Of evidence If Riggs had ever been
brought to trial For murder, follows:
Minneapolis, GIG. :
fteDare-T presume q have been
looking and watching FOR q letter, but
I haven 't had ting tos write before. ]
Just got back aHdswin go out Sunday
night, unless Z COUP north to look aft.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12

er some land have. there. and am talk
ing Of selling. If hear from the man
that wants It I will go. Won't know
when will hear from him. l--,
Now about U coming; don It hardly
know just what to say. I don't know
when I will be here. How would it be
if you come the 21st and meet me when
I get in on No. l at st. Paul, then 20
over to Minneapolis with me. If you
can be up at night like that, q can
come then U might come right on over
to Minneapolis and 80 to the National
hotel and register, Mrs. NJ, J. Wilson,
and I will come there and look for U.
U could register, M. J. Wilson and wife,
milwaukee,. Tell them will be there
on late train, Then u can 20 to bed
and rest. I think that will be the best
way to do. ......
Well dear I found everything fine out
west; the incest garden y eyer saw: j
nevre saw anything in this country like
It. We will have everything big
enough to use when we get there; could
use the potatoes now. I had the house
painted pea green inside. It looks
fine. And say we have. got two cows;
one come in the day before I. got there
Ia fine, ,S-year.old Jersey. That
makes eighteen head Of cattle we~will
Well T will tell q all about IT. when
maeS sss ahead al ofn of tbs xesther. e
ever has cold there in summer time.
When y come we Will find some story
to tell UR (your) folks. y - U. 5Z
Well hopink to hear from y room,
remain, As ever URS (yours)
With love- Nate. !.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
ROCKEFELLER SAYS = +
OHIO CASE IS POLITICS
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Compiegne, France, July 12.-"I will
make no statement whatever for pubi-
cation,' said John D. Rockefeller to
correspondent, who questioned him
about the warrant for, his arrest, issued
by Judge Banker, which Sheriff Groves
of Findlay, Ohio, declares he will serve.
Mr.. Rockefeller has been expressing
the most liberal and benevolent ideas
here, but to a reporter of Paris news
paper who sent his questions in writ
ing Mr.. Rockefeller returned word
Mr.. Rockefeller has nothing to say.
This whole affair is a matter of poll
tics - ..
Professor Strong, Mr.. Rockefeller IS
son-in-law, said to the same French re-
porter:
tThe issuing of warrant is all alb
surd. A word of explanation from Mr..
Rockefeller will dismiss it,
Professor Strong was asked whether
in view Of the Ohio case, Mr.. Rockefel-
ler would sail for the United States
Friday Of next week, as he had in
tended. .a Il
"Mr. Rockefeller alone makes his
plans" answered Professor Strong sol.
emnly. r<,-<. .2~
In talking to correspondent, how.
ever, Mr.! Rockefeller referred casually
to his return voyage as if the date
fixed would remain unchanged.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
"MACHINE'' MEN
BREAK A RECORD
North Dakota Republican Slate
Signed Up in the Quickest
Time Known.
sARLEs FOR GOVERNOR;
LEWIS IN NEXT PLACE
Insurgents Make a Decided I'M
pression-Machine's Margin
Smaller than Expected.
HORGANIzATION' SLATE

Congressmen-T. F. Marshall,
Dtckey, and A. J. Gronna, Nelson.
Governor-E. Y. Sarles, Trail.
= Lieutenant Governor-R. 8. Lew
is, Cass.
Treasurer-Albert Peterson, Sar-
gent.
Auditor-H. L. Holmes, Pembina.
Secretary Of State-Albert Blais-
dell, Ward.
Insurance Commissioner-E. O.
Cooper, Grand Forks.
Commissioner Of Agriculture
w. G. Gilbreath, Morton.
Attorney General-Thomas L.
McHugh, Foster.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-W. L. StockWell, Walsh.
Railroad Commissioners - Erik
Stafne, Richland; Chris. Diesem,
La Moure; Simon Westby, Pierce.
Chief Justice-D. E. Morgan,
Ramsey.
Associate Justice-John Knauf,
StutSman,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
BLOODHOUNDS HUNT
WRECKERS OF TRAIN
Strikers Suspected Of Causing
Fatal Freight Crash-Passen- =
ger, Delayed, Escapes.

Petersburg. Ind. July IA west
railway was wrecked today at the jack
son mine siding, eight miles west Of
this place. Two trainmen were killed,
and one fatally injured.
After the wreck occurred it was be-
lieved that both ends Of the switch were
spiked. The east bound passenger train
was delayed and thus escaped being
wrecked.
Blooodhounds have been sent for aed
wreckers., The railraod company owns
the Muren coal mines, which paid the
advanced scale demanded by the min
ers recently and caused some resent
ment in certain quarters. There is nc
clew, however.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
TURKISH TROOPS
/. ,RAVAGE TOWNS.
Soldiers Collecting Armenian
Taxes Pull Down Houses, 5
Assault and Kill. g.. I.

Tifis, Transeaueasia, July H.
Alarming news has been received here
of horrible ravages by Turkish troops
across the border in Turkish Armenia.
Soldiers who were collecting taxes are
said to have INDUCED in fr1ghtful out
Tages; Teh population Of the city Of
destroyed by the Turkish troops, who
pulled down houses, assaulted women,
and acted generally like wild beasts.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
FUTILE ExCHANaE OF BurI,ETs

Lima, Peru July 12.-Senor Znpata, recently
journalist, fought a duel yesterday. exchanging
shots without result. They left the duelins
ground without being reconciled. Senior Zapata
had accused Senor Ulloa Of insulting him In a
newspaper article and resigned from the ministry
of the interior SO as to be free to fight the
writer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
sMALLPox ar CoLoN.

Washington. July 12.-Ten cases Of smallpox
at Colon were reported by cable today. None of
the patients are Americans The cases are not
dangerous
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
,UAKE IN NEW MEXICo.

Silver City, N. NJ, July 12.-An earthquake
after o'clock. The shock did no damage.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
FIRE FIEND. STARTS,
WIPES OUT TOWN
Blaze Supposed to Be Of Incen.
diary Origin, Destroys s.
-. Lynnville, Ind.

Bonneville, Ind, July 12.-Fire. sup.
posed to be of incendiary origin, last
midnight and this morning destroyed
the town of Lynnville, 1000 population,
causing a loss of $200,000. Twenty
two buildings were burned and the
town, is practically gone out of ex-
istence. Z. ., -~..:i -.
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Delegates Beribboned.

There are some lively scenes on the
streets of Jamestown. Regulars and in.
surgents get into joint debates fre,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12

Red Wing, Mimi, July 12.-Lenus
Anderson, IL years old, was drowned.
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Yes, l WILL
Kathleen went on. Theo watched her
light challs twinkle up the street in
the shadow of the old naples, then she
shifted the pillows in the hammock
and cuddled down among them. with
sigh. How nice it must seem to be as
young as Kathleen. and as pretty 1t
did seem queer that all of mothers
beauty should have gone direct to her
sister-the wonderful blue eyes the
lovely hair, sheer gold in the sunlight
and delightfully."- mysterious In shadow,
the complexion Just like the heart Of
peach blossom. TheO believed that
Kathleen had never walked down
street In her life that some one did not
say Of her: Isn't she pretty?" Even
the children admired her. Theo had
seen the raggedest bits on River street
stand and stare as Kathleen passed.
Well, no one ever looked at her par
ticularly. She wondered why she had
to be born four years ahead of Kath-
leen, and get only sallow skin. a
mass Of untidy dark hair, and eyes
like a japanese girls for her inherit
ance.
Theo could not remember time
when she had not been conscious of
her defects, and the Consciousness had
grown with years. There was one bit
ter moment In her life which she
would not forget If she lived to be a
hundred. 1t happened long ago. when
she was thirteen and Kathleen nine or
30. There was 10 be a children's party
In the neighborhood, and she and Kath-
leen were going in gowns new express
! ly for the occasion. Aunt En- had
helped them dress, and, when they
were done from top to toe, she had
taken Kathleens small face between
her hands and kissed It.
You're the prettiest thing l ever
saw" she said. Theo ran up to her.
"Oh, Aunt EN-, amt pretty. too?"
she had cried. Aunt EN- turned and
looked at her, with a sigh Theo could
feel yet the sharp Jab of that sigh
into her heart. 1t told her everything.
Yet Kathleen, for all her beauty, was
no great fayorite with her companions.
She was always having her small feel
ings injured. and needed some one to
apply spiritual arnica and court-plas-
: ter. As Bob said-Bob was their cousin,
and spoke with the wisdom of several
years seniority-Katheen went about
constantly with an urgent want adver-
tisement out for general comforter and
peacemaker, position which Theo ac-
cepted finally as being peculiarly fitted
E, for it If Kathleen knew, she did not
appreciate what Theo was to her,
either then or now that they were both
grown up. 1t was TO Theo that Kath-
leen's beaux came. one after another.
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AN oLp-FAsHIoNEo WOMAN.

No clever, brilliant thinker she,
With college record and degree;
She has not known the paths of fame,
The world has never heard her name;
She walks in old, long trodden ways,
The valleys of the yesterdays.
Home is her kingdom, love is her DOVER
She seeks no other wand of power
To make home sweet, bring heaven near,
To win a smile and wipe a tear,
And do her duty day by day
In her own quiet place and way.
Around her childish hearts are twined,
As round some reverend saint enshrined,
And following hers the childish feet
Are led to ideals true and sweet.
And find all purity and good
In her divinest motherhood.
She keeps her faith unshadowed still
God rules the world in good and ill
Men in her creed are brave and true,
And women pure as pearls of dew.
And life for her is high and grand,
BY work and glad endeavor spanned.
This sad old earth's a brighter place
All for the sunshine of her face;
Her very smile a blessing throws.
And hearts are happier where she goes,
A gentle, clear-eyed messenger,
To whisper love-thank God for her
-Congregationalist.
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CHAPTER XIV

Il tell you your presence here is an
unwarrantable intrusion! If you do not
leave my apartment of your own free
will, | shall be compelled to have you
elected"
1t was the third day since Polling left
Ethel, and this was his wife's greeting!
He had had a long battle with himself;
but duty had been triumphant, and his
mind once made up he was not to be dis
couraged by a few bitter words.
That is not necessarily OF course
will leave you; but you will not refuse
to answer me one or two questions
first 2"
Ask your questions then, and, If |
choose TO answer them, | will. If don't
choose, | will not. But, for heaven :
sake, get over them quicklyw
will you tell me something of our
child, Paulne?" he asked.
She sprung up with a look of desper-
ate fright on her face.
How dare you come here to brow
beat me like this" she exclaimed. We
hemently; and then she sank back on the
couch again. But, after a pause, she
said quietly enough: you have touched
my one weak point. OF course you have
to hear what there Is to tell. Ny babv
was born weakly little thing. | had
hard work to keep body and soul together
in those first days after my fathers
death. | knew from the first she could
not live long. She died when she was
three months old"
II wish she had lived"
why do you wish such a mad thing
as that"
Because, If it had not been for see
ing her grave, | should have gone on
searching for you until l found you"
"Ahl And If you had found me then
il you had come to Mallingford quietly
and said, Pauline. you are my wife +;
come with me- do you know what |
would have done7 l would have killed
you! l would kill you even now, if your
death would undo any of the harm you
have worked me. But 1t is all over, and
the next thing you will hear is that l
have killed myselfw
why do you hate me so bitterly.
PaulineF he asked; and he studied her
attentively while she answered.
Because you have been by evil
genius ever since | became your wife.
II l had not married you, my life might
have been as happy and pleasant as
other women's lives are. No sooner did !
know that was my uncles heiress than
my happiness was destroyed by hearing
that | was TO inherit only on the condi
ton that | did not marry without my
guardians consent. Thanks to you, thi.
condition was already broken; and my
six years of possession have been EN-
Filtered by the certainty in my OWL
mind that you were alive somewher,
and would surely find me some day
and deprive me of all that | had risket
SO much to obtain"
Polling sighed heavily and took up hi
, hat
"You will let me come and see yol
againY"
Why You do not care for me Ii
the least Why should you take 50 mucl
trouble TO be civil to met"
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that you've had the same ansv
all OF these. but. Thee. don't Won 49,, ~
you could possibly have a differans 'nk
for me" oae
He bent forward and foupa
hand. Something in his voice uei
touch and eyes, seen dimly set Ts mn
bewildered. She looked at him :"
amazed. al
Il wish could" she said ri,..
ably.
"You wish you could. Cant -.
darling? Remember / love vo,
perhaps no one else ever has or w,ns
"Me! o Jack! you don't mean man
Theo cried out, beginning to realize
His arm went round her.
"Who else?" he asked, gently.
Theo was distracted.
why, 1 thought you meant KAN
leen. They've all been to me first
Harry and Dan and the rest. Did,.
you know"
He shook his head, watching bs,
with happy eyes.
Are you sure you don't mean Katb.
leen?" she pleaded.
He laughed softly.
"Why, I've never thought Of Kah.
leen. It's you I've had in mind from
the very beginning. | see now what
I've always wondered at, why Won
used to run off and leave her and M.
together every time l came. At Sry,
| thought you didn't like me. then +
made up my mind you were emily shv
and I'd have you, anyway. I think
I've been pretty patient, Theo. I've
courted your father and Aunt En- and
Kathleen, all three, for nearly a yea,
in an effort to reach you. No wonde,
I've been misunderstood. But what
can a man do when the girl he wants
won't help him a bit? Well. | don't
care. anyway, If only I've succeeded
and 1t looks some as If | had. doesn't
it, sweetheart"
He drew her close, and his face
touched hers.
Doesn't it," he repeated.
And Theo whispered:
Eyes. "-Waverley Magazine.
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The lnterCeSsOr.
"O~~O~O@~0<

GP HEO sat alone on the yeranda
in the moonlight Back in the
little sitting room, father and
Aunt EN- had made fire in the CRATE,
and sat before 1t playing chess. They
felt the cold even on late May night,
and moonlight had ceased to charm
them.
Upstairs there was light in Kath-
leen's room. Theo knew, because she
could see the yellow streak of 1t on the
white wall of the next house Suddenly
1t vanished, and Kathleen, singing,
came downstairs and whlsked out at
the door, with her long, loose coat over
her arm. She caught a glimpse Of her
sister out of the corner of her eye and
turned.
"Theo I'm just going over to Maud's
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MISS sANDERsoN'S COAT.
1t Didn't Really Suit, SO 1t Had to
BE Returned.

1t Didn't Really Suit, SO 1t Had to
BE Returned.
Julia Sanderson gazed doubtfully at
the stylish figure reflected in the long
mirror.
Yes, 1t fits WE'LL" she said. but It
isn't the cut that | wanted. | don't
know suppose that could exchang
it If don't like IT,"
I'VE are always willing to exchange
garments If they haven't been worn
the salesgirl replied, but I'm sure that
you would like this. 1t is Of the best
material made"
Something-sOme suppressed eager
ness In the voice-made Miss Sander
son glance at the other girl. She saw
Il mcagcr little creature with TROUBLED
eyes and a shy, nervous manner-the
worst kind of a manner for her work.
Julia's friends called her too lmpul-
sive,' and one of her impulses moved
her then.
I'll take it," she cried, with suddel4
decision.
oh" the girl cried, soft colol
flushing her face, I'm sure you'll like
it,? She just caught back in time the.
Pm so glad" on the tip of her tongue.
The lovely young lady could not guess
what 1t meant to her to make one good
sale.
Julia had seen the look and went
hntpa In, al nF calf
proval; but when the coat appeared the
glow faded to doubt.
Il believe I'll slip 1t on and see what
Dell Armstrong says about it," she re-
solved. THAT won't be wearing it
it will only be deciding whether LII
keep 1t"
1t was a long way to Dell Arm
strong's, but Julia returned decided
Dell had agreed that the coat did not
become her and must go back. julia
was folding it to put into the box when
spot on the under side of tie sleeve
caught her eye, and with a rush of DIS
may sho remembered that Dell's little
daughter had climbed into her lap
with a candy In her hand. For a mo
ment she hesitated, then she closed
the box resolutely. She did not know
that the spot was not there all Inc
time; and anyway, they knew how 70
clean things at Barnard's. 1t wouio
not make any difference to them.
So Julia carried the cloak back. Inc
little salesgirl grew white when sns
saw her, but she only asked, mechanl-
cally. ut hasn't been worn. Of course
Il merely tried 1t on to decide
julia answered. The girls face irrl'
tated her-as If exchanging things vas
not part Of their business When tns
credit slip was given her she hurried
away with a sigh of relief; the as
agreeable business was over at last
But 1t was not quite. That night inc
girl known as No. @ was called to tns
office A cloak sold by her had oeep
returned damaged, the forewoman 10
ported; the firm could not keep saies'
women who were so careless OF us IN
terests. No. without a word tcoA
the envelope with her weeks Wage'
and turned away. She staggered W
the way out, but there was no one
Over to Dell Armstrong; Julia ean.
derson was discussing the kind OF coa'
she really needed.-Youths CompanfOn'
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By CHARLOTTE M. BRARMR

yield. You must not judge her by her
words when you last met. You had her
at cruel disadvantage. Think what an
awful shock your sudden appearance
must have been to her! 1t Is very, very
hard for me to say this to you, after all
your kindness to us in the past; but you
will not misjudge my motive. l am
speaking for your good. BY and by, when
you are quite happy with each other, you
will be thankful to me for sending you
away in this abrupt manner"
You wish me to go at once2" he
asked.
THAT is a very cruel way to put it,"
she answered, gently. you know | do
not wish you to go at all. True friends
are not so plentiful that one can af-
ford to play battledore and shuttlecock
with them for ones own pleasure. For
your own good, Captain Polling, advise
your going at once"
You are one of the best women that
ever lived" he exclaimed, land l am
proud to have had you for a friend! |
ought to have known my presence would
give you pain, and refused Sir Geoffrey's
invitation. Don't speak until I've fin
tshed,' he went on, hurriedly, holding
up his hand to check any interruption. 81
shall follow your advice to the letter. |
will thrust aside my own inclinations, and
run over to Paris and see what Mrs.
FEELING is doing, spend Christmas among
the Frenchmen, and perhaps in the New
Year Captain and Mrs. Polling may have
the honor Of receiving Sir Godfrey and
Miss Mailing at the Wigwam."
For once Ethel looked at him with
her eyes brimmine with tears; but she
did not dare make an attempt to speak.
He took her hand in his, and held 1t close
as he finished.
You must make some plausible ex-
cuse to Sir Godfrey for my abrupt de-
pnrture in the morning; or, better still,
l Will wire from town. | shall write to
you from Paris if I may. And now,
before | say goodnight, must give you
this letter. | received it two days ago
from Dornton. | know it will please you.
He and l correspond regularly: so |
shall keep you posted up in his move
ments. Good-by, my true, honest little
friend"
She sat, as he left her, holding Jacks
letter in her hand. hearing his voice very
i"iHeiy Al tAe ulsIduce rs he excused
himself with the plea of fatigue to her
father and wondering how it had hap
pened that this interview, which she had
brought about for the sole purpose of
hearing news of Jack, had ended in so
sudden a determination on the captains
part to seek his wife. She knew his re-
solve was the result of her advice, and
she hoped devoutly that good might come
of 1t.
And Polling mounted the wide stairs
very slowly, deep in thought as he went.
She is quite right, as she is always.
1t is the only thing to do; and never
saw it myself. My place is undoubtedly
by my wife's side"
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Over-Burdened.

The Book Agent-Been running ~
hind your schedule for the last thfe'
or four days, haven't you?
The Rural Mail-Carrier Gas pieag
antly as possible Yep! Semi-annuA
sowing of greengoods circulars is %"
on-Puck,
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The D-deuce!

Johnny, you're lazy"
Jaw, ma, amt neither"
ayes, you are. Do you kno" ~"
II is that finds things for Idle n'p''
TO dor =.
@Yes'm. You do."-Cieyeland Lea0