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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-02
CHAPTER XXI
A Shot in the Hills.

ns Of "s The Roa s at tes hasa
watched the ebbing freight as it
played upon the dead mans face and
declared the horror Of it. Not sound
s Seavy Breathing aa they yAf feared almost
to raise hand lest, by any movement,
the living should be called to avenge
the dead. Just as he had fallen. heavi7
'ly and in anger, SO the old cheva1ier
lay, his face upturned, the sightless
eyes still open as tho gazing now upon
better than Gavin Ord that death might
be their worst enemy, loosing upon
them the worst passions of their jail
ers and forbidding them any longer
even to hope. =
This he knew, and yet there came no
profit Of the knowledge. If he feared
death, it was for Evelyn's sake. Sit
tense doubt for the coming Of the
dead man s friends, he could recall
picture Of Evelyn as first he saw her
in the hall of the manor. How stately
she was; with what dignity she had
received him! And what an odd mental
hallucination he had suffered when he
thought to hear her crying to him from
hallueination and did this explanation
Satisfy Here, tonight, it seemed that
he must die because Of his friendship
for her. How foolish, then, the call
from the unseen world had been if its
meaning were so, and his own death
had been the subject of the prophecy
That he could not believe. The firm
idea that he had been chosen to love
and befriend this beautiful girl re-
NAMED his own even in this momen-
tous hour He must suffer this to save
her-how or by what means he did not
pretend to say-nor would he account
death as other than friend if by death
salvation came to one who alone among
women had taught him to say IT love-
A wolf howled upon the hills without
and the lingering, doleful cry, taken up
by Thousand lifted throats, came upon
the silence as the dead man IS requiem.
Arthur Kenyon shivered when he heard
it and beat the fire down as tho dark
ness were preferable to this aureole
upon the staring face. When Gavin
said Hush, and bade him listen, he
5, half turned, upon an impulse, toward
the dead man as tho the dead were
about to speak. The terrible strain OF
s. that suspense had become insupporta,
BILE. What mattered it since the end
must be the same-sooner or later, to-
night or stomorrow, the reckoning, the
vengeances He was young, and life
might have much in store for him;
hut travel had taught him to say "Kis
met and he said it unfinchingly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-02
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

Compel me to stay and win find way
to the nearest police station in spite Of
you. That is my answer. I have moth
ing further to say"
He listened to her as tho he had ex-
pected just such an answer as this.
Dear lady" he said with provoking
insolence, "do you know that it is l
o'clock and that we are nearly five
miles from Charing Crossf'
ut would make no difference to me
if we were fifty" d" - -.
+ . "Bpt your 2! father Their i i, coming here"
Come, you compel me to be angry.
Understand that I have no intention
whatever Of letting you 90. If you per-
sist, I must speak more frankly"
j. ~ new experience. Stand aside,
please. I am going to leave this
house. 5-~
e laughed brqtal1y:,
telegraph that you are coming: Go to
him-if he is still alive, dear lady.D
She shuddered but did not finch.
81 will tell the story where all the
world may read it tomorrow
"Tomorrow-tomorrow, how far Oft
Is tomorrow sometimes, Beware of TO-
morrow. Lady Evelyn"
=, He drew aside and opened the door
for her; and she, wondering greatly at
his apparent compliance, put her furs
about her shoulders. just for one in
slant she stopped and with woman g
instinct would have bargained with
him for Gavin s life. -.-
"Give me your word of honor that
no harm shall happen to Mr.. Ord and
will be SILENT she said. =
He crossed the room and looked
closely into her face. 2.
eve will speak of that tomorrow
when your father comes,' he said.
The words perplexed her. She hest
tated but had nothing more to say.
Outside in the hall the fire still burned
brightly in the open crate. and the gas
be heard; no human being appeared to
inhabit that remote and lonely tene-
ment. Trembling wi tn excitement and
afraid, she knew not of what, Evelyn
had reached the front door and was
STOPPING to unbolt it when pair Of
about her and a heavy cloak thrown
over her head. Taken utterly by SUI
prise, overwhelmed by terror of the
circumstance, she felt herself lifted
from her feet and carried swiftly from
tho hall. All her strength could not
fling those strong arms from her nor
put aside the cloak which stifed her
cries. Inanimate, afraid as she had
never been in all her life, she lay al
let him do as he would with her.
For she knew that she was Odin 8
prisoner. and that no act or will of
hers could save her from the plot so
mbtly cOntriyed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29

advance notices as a modern play of
the problem orders and coupled with
the fact that it served as the means
OF establishing her in New York city
as paying star, when it was present.
ed last spring at the Liberty theater,
and 1t should prove of more than or
dinary interest.
Miss Roberts, we learn, has one of
the best parts of her long career and
that she will be supported by the
same company that presented the play
on the occasion of its run I'm the
metropolis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29

Rough Riders regiment and is said
to be exceptionally wealthy.
Pearsall spent the greater part of
last winter in Washington, stopping
at the Grafton, and he and Mrs.
Blaine were constant companions.
The "heliotrope bellies" return to the
city is the cause of general satisfac-
tion, for, since her debut, Martha
Hichborn has been a special favor
ite among Washingtonians, and her
plans and prospects have been watch
ed and discussed with the greatest in
terest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29
ROUGH RIDER FOR MRS. BLAINE
Divorced Wife of James G. Blaine, Jr.
VIII Wed i'm the Spring.

Mrs. James G. Blaine, jr., who Sc
cured a divorce in record time in
South Dakota, arrived here last
night, says a Washington dispatch.
She was met at the station by car
riage and drove directly to the home
Of her father, Rear Admiral Hich-
born.
1t is known that Mrs. Blaine early
in the spring will marry Paul S. Pear
sail Of 173 Madison avenue. New
York. Pearsall was a member of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29
May Close GoldendaIe Saloons.

Realizing the absurdity of refusing
to license one saloon and allowing the
Others to continue in business, it is
reported that the council at its next
meeting will refund to the other two
saloons the license money due and
close them all. Or licenses will be
granted so that all the saloons will
Sentinel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29
IIOw'S I'flIso

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
II. J, CHENEY & CO., To'edO, o.
We, the Undersigned, have known +. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his sirm.
WALDtNG, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the sys EN-. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75 cents per bottle Sold by
all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29
Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it
as safe remedy for children and
adults. Koeppens' drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29
The Tbeoter
"Richard III" January @.

John Griffith's coming engagement
in this city in Shakespeare's tragedy,
"King Richard the Third" is the cause
of a great deal of satisfaction to the
atricai patrons who. always welcome
the managements assurance of most
excellent supporting company, COM
plete new scenery, effectual stage
management and other requisites for
a most enjoyable performance. Mr..
Griffiths date here is Sunday, Janu-
AIRY 6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-29
Florence Roberts January 8.

So much has been written and said
about Florence Roberts locally, that
one must needs turn to the play that
she is to offer when her engagement
is announced to find material for any
thing new concerning the artist When
she comes to the Frazer theater on
January 3, she is to present a piece
written for her, called "The Strength
OF the Weak" 1t is described in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
LEAVES GIRL WIFE
Lake View Citizens Indignant Over De-
sertion by Pat HaIpin, Fifty Years
the Senior of His Wife, Whom He
Has Left Without a Cent to Support
Her and Their Child.

Special to Times-Republican.
Lake View, Jan. 15.-After marrying
a girl fifty years his Junior, and sup
porting and living with her for five
years, Pat Halpin of this place, has
deserted his girl wife. He was residing
on a farm five miles southwest of town
and has not been seen or heard from
since he left. Before his departure he
sold off all his personal property and
did not give his wife a cent Of the pro-
ceeds. He left nothing for the future
support of the young wife and four
year-old child. He had life lease Of
the farm he was occupying.
Five years ago he married the eight
eeh- -year-old adopted daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Messenger, of this
place much to the indignation of the
townspeople. So widespread was this
Indignation that the county clerk of
Sac county refused them license. The
couple journeyed to Omaha and there
were married. There is no apparent
reason why the old man should leave
his wife, and should he ever be found
there is trouble awaiting him II
brought back Mrs. Halpin when a
child, was left an orphan and was
reared without any chance of getting
an education and she is now left with
out any visible means Of obtaining a
livelihood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
One of the Jurors In Noted Muir
der Case Opposed to Capital
Punishment
HIS VIEWS WERE NOT ASKED
Now Said to Be Known That He Has
Expressed Opinion Contrary to Cap
taI acknowledgements Of the
Attorneys Begun Today-Otner News
of the State.
Special to Times-Republican.
of the State.

Special to IhmeS-Repupllcan.
Rockwell City, Jan. 15.-The proceed
ings in the trial of Mrs Sarah Platt
for the alleged murder of her husband,
were resumed this afternoon, no ses-
sion of the court being held this morn
ing. With the exception of the exam
ination of one witness which the state
reserved the right to examine when it
closed it's case Saturday the afternoon
will be devoted to arguments of the at
torneys. The pleas of the attorneys
will probably last two days and the
case it is expected will go to the jury
about the middle Of the week.
1t is said that in the event of Mrs.
Pratt's conviction she will not be Civ
en- the death sentence. This statement
has been made here, alleged to be based
upon the fact that one of the jurors is
opposed to capital punishment. 1t has
been shown by the court reporters
notes that all the jurors with one eX-
ception were asked the question
whether they were opposed to capital
Juror John Engleman, probably thru
some oversight, was not asked the
question, and it is stated he is opposed
to capital punishment. There is a
general belief, therefore, that If ver-
dict is found, life imprisonment will
be recommended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
DowlE SAYS HE is BETTER
overseer speicher DepIores Lack OF
Purity In Zion City.

ONefSeeF SPelCneT OSpIotCS Lawn "
Purity In Zion City.
Chicago, Jan. 15.-A message from
Dr. Dowie at Jamaica was received at
Zion City yesterday as follows: Have
had a splendid week. Sleeping eight
hours a day. The change is doing lots
of good; Gladstone will soon be at
Zion Mizpah." Mrs Dowie is re
ported convalescent.
| Overseer Speicher occupied most of
his sermon urging members of the
| church to become more pure in thought
and action and pointed to the fact that
Zions death rate during the past year
is as high as that of the preceding
year as an argument that its improve
ment spiritually has not been what it
should be. He deplored the failure to
make progress along spiritual lines
and said he would have to see things
changed. He said he was to stop at
once this hanging about the taber-
nacle doors of the young men who are
waiting for women to come out of
choir rehearsals and are afraid to come
inside"
Speicher said purity is not what it
should be in Zion and attributed their
lack of prosperity to this fact. He
blamed men, not women, of all cities
for vice and licentiousness. Specher
put himself on record as against pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic. saying 1T
should not be done until substitute is
made. God being the substitute. he suss-
gested. He pointed to the Mohamme-
dams as illustrations of prohibtonists.
vet being the worst in RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Cast out one devil and seven will take
its place unless you have something to
offer in it's stead" said he.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15

family departs for Pasadena, Cal, to
Join Miss Busch at the family winter
home there the German hopgrower will
be a member of the party.
If this report is true it is surely sig
nificant of complete reconciliation be-
tween Scharrer and the fair object OF
his affections and the expectations of
Pasadena gossips that a brilliant we'd
ding is to be celebrated there soon
may be realized.
Scharrer has given up his suite ,at
the Southern hotel and has removed his
handluggage to the Busch mansion,
where he is saving board bills. He ap-
pears daily in the company Of Adolphus
Busch or of his son Gussie or his SON
in-Iaw Eddie Faust.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
FITz LIKES SIOUX FALLS
Prize Fighter Hero Of the Town and
DisIikes to Leave.


Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan. 15.-Bob
Fitzsimmons has not decided just
when he will leave Sioux Falls. 1t
will probably be some time this week.
He is treated so royalty here he dis
likes to leave. But he says he is sure
of one thing and that is that he will
not go thru Sioux City on his return.
Some one has suggested that Fitz
postpones his departure because he
breads to meet Friedman, his former
manager, who has given out an inter-
view mercilessly roasting the pugilist
for becoming reconciled to his wife, He
is naturally ti1nid and it is thought
fear Of encountering Friedman's S
wrath causes him to tarry here.
The benefit performance which Fitz
gave here Friday night for those who
were injured in the collapse of the
blacksmith shop a week ago was a
grand success. The opera house con-
tained 1900 persons and over 500 were
turned away. Many of these had come
from surrounding towns to see the
pugilist Over $40 was netted by the
performance.
Fitz and local blacksmith first
made some horseshoes, then F'itz and
his wife gave twenty minute sketch
from their play, "a Fight For Love-"
Mrs Fitz then sang and made a tre-
mendous hit. She has exceptional
talent as vocalist. A wrestling
bout followed, after which Bob SPAR
red with two local amateur pugilists.
In conclusion, an 1s-inch gilded horse
shoe made by Fitz as a souvenir, was
raffled off.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
GRAFT BY U. S. coNsuLs?
Accusing Letter Received by the Sec
retary of State.

WASHINGTON, jan 15.-Secretary Root
has sent letter to the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations describing
the abuses in the consular service,
which only recently was brought 20
light The letter was written by
consular officer who inspected certain
consulates in Turkey, and he expressed
the opinion that if a few fearless and
thorough accountants were sent to ex-
anime the diplomatic and consular Of
fees they would reveal conditions
which ought not to exist, and would
save the government many thousands
of dollars each year.
"This belief" the letter continues, "is
based upon my acquaintance wl6
some of our Offices in Turkey. AT the
outset of my service I was directed to
inspect some Of the consulates. l
found only one of them, that at Alex
andretta, had been conducted honest
ly and properly. There had been oc-
casional inspections of these offices,
but evidently they were inspections
that did not inspect. Peculation or
extravaganza, or both, had crept into
almost every account.
"For example, consular drafts on
Washington were being sold at a dis
count of from to 10 per cent. The
state department authorized me to ar
range with bank for the purchase of
all our consular drafts, and estimate
there has been a saving on this one
item of from $1,000 to $1,500 year.
Serious Irregularities Found.
"The most serious Irregularities were
found in the consulate general and had
apparently run on for years without
being discovered. There hardly was an
account that had not been falsif1ed.
The postage account had been padded
and fully $4,000 had been stolen from
it in about twenty years. There was
irrefutable evidence of this in the Of
fetal books in the handwriting of the
principal offender, though proper re-
turns had been made to Washington.
Subordinates, some Of whom did not
read English, were deceived as to the
departments allowances and were
signing false vouchers in every quar-
ter. One clerk was being paid $3.50
per month and signing . receipt for
$50 per month; so with kavasses and
those who furnished supplies. For the
last six years I and others have con-
trtbuted each month to the support of
the widow and children of one of these
kayasses, who might be self-support-
ing now If they had the money which
was stolen from the wages of the hus-
band and father.
How Business is Directed.
cat one consulate for years no ef-
fort has been made to correct invoice
values or. to report upon the industries
of that district At another the pres
ent consul not being in physical con-
dition to perform his duties, he must
necessarily leave the entire consular
business OF that district covering ship
ments upon which an average As per
cent duty must be assessed, in the
hands of clerk. who is a foreigner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
SAYS osLER RESPONSIBLE.
Cleveland Health Officer Tells Of Sui.
eide Mania.

eide Mania.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 15.-On Dr. Osler,
noted for his "old age suicide" theory,
is placed the blame for fifty suicides in
Cleveland last year. Out of eighty
three cases of self destruction in this
city during 1905, fifty of those who
killed themselves were past the age OF
forty years.
In commenting on this fact shown
by the annual report of the health de-
partment for 1905, Health Officer
Friedrich expressed the opinion yester-
day that the agitation resulting from
the announcement Of the Osler theory
was responsible for this condition.
MANY of these. on reading the opln-
ion of DIR. Osler concerning the age
when men passed the period of useful
ness and his theory regarding their be-
ing put out of the way when the per-
iod of usefulness was over, become
Respondent" said he yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
WALKS TO RUSSIA FROM ROME
Offer to Purchase Russians Estate
Conveyed by Peasant.
Correspondence Of the Associates

Correspondence of the Associated
Press.l
Vienna, Jan. 15.-A Russian peasant
passed thru Vienna on Christmas day
on his way back from a long and ted
ious journey to Rome where he had
gone to perform what was, in the eyes
of himself and the members of his vil-
lage community g, duty of simple hon.
esty and good faith. He was without
baggage and was clad In the heavy
clothing worn during the Russian win-
ter. He stayed here only few hours
and continued his journey to his COM
munity to report the success of his
errand.
The rural community of the district
of voroneff, In the government Of the
same name, recently held a wellat-
tended meeting and passed resolutions
to destroy no property in the district;
to expel from the district at once a
man named Nicolsky. the local agent
of the revolutionary party, and to pur-
chase the holdings of the great landed
proprietors Of the district. The larg-
est estate belonged to Mr.. Narychkine,
formerly first secretary of the Russian
embassy at Paris and now Russian
minister to the vatican.
In order to compass the third reso-
luton it was decided to send a mess
enger to Mr. Narychlsine. He was be-
lieved to be in Paris, so peasant
named Nicholas Petrovitch Thernis-
cheff was charged with the duty of
conveying the peasants offer to their
lord. Thernischeff was supplied with
money and started on his journey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
MINERS SILENT AS TO PLANS
None of the Delegates to Convention at
Indianapolis Will Talk.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. l5.-F'rom the
400 delegates to the seventeenth
annual convention of the United Mine
Workers of America, which
began in Tomlinson hall Tues
day morning, who had arrived
in Indianapolis tonight not one word
regarding the probable action of the
convention in regard to the wage scale
of the support of the miners of the an
thracite region in their struggle for
recognition of the union by the opera
tors and the granting OF the eight
hour day could be secured.
This silence. typifying as 1t does the
solid front presented by this greatest
and most powerful Of all labor organi-
cations upon any question affecting its
welfare is the most striking feature
thus far. Only when exceeding pres
sure is brought to bear is there tacit
assent that an increase In wages will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-15
SETTLES AFFAIRS OF INDIANS.
Report Of Special Government CONS
MISSIONS Work Is Made.

Washington, Jan. 15.@The final res
port Of the commission to the five civ-
ilized Indian tribes in Indian Territory
to the secretary Of the interior, cover-
ing the fiscal year 1905, when the exis-
tence of the commission officially end-
ed, says it has accomplished the pur-
poses for which it was created, altho
such matters as final allotment OF
lands to the Mississippi Choctaws and
allotment contest cases must neces-
sarily go on for a considerable time.
"The allotment work yet to be done
can as well be finished under the di-.
rection of the secretary Of the inter-
ior," the report says. "The estates OF
these tribes have been administered
and the many thousands of conflicting
claims adjudicated at cost to ths
government, which alone had to bear
the expense, Of less than 10 cents per
acre."
The commission has negotiated the
agreements necessary to the dissolution
of the tribal governments and the
transfer Of land titles from the tribes
as communities to the individual In-
dians.
The commission experienced great
difficulty in enrolling the members Of
the different tribes and especially in
making the rolls absolutely correct.
owing to the peculiarities Of Indian
nomenclature, marriages with whites,
etc.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
had 66,217 applicants for enrolment;
Cherokee, 48, ,464; Greek, 2o,110; and
Seminoles, 3,171. Out of this total Of
1876, ,962 Indians ss,2a5 enrolled or iden-
tilted, 1882 refused or dismissed and
1856 are still undetermined. Out Of
the total 19,525,976 acres of land up
to June 80, 1906. there was allotted 12.-
754347 acres,