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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-26
CHAPTER XIII.

u s Guilford Duncan sat late that
Il night recalling the events OF
the evening he felt himself
A n more and more nearly sat
isfied with the outcome of his wooing
1t was true, Of course, that Barbara
had not promised to become his wife,
as he had hoped that she might do, but
at any rate she had confessed her love
for him in way that left nothing TO
conjecture.
Moreover, as he reflected upon the
compact, he saw how certainly the
close and intimate friendship for which
1t provided must daily and hourly draw
the two lovers closer and closer togeth-
er, making each of them more and
more necessary to the other.
AS he realized the extent of his sue
cess In his wooing he planned to per-
feet it in a hundred ways. He resolv-
ed to make every possible opportunity
for Barbara to help him, in order that
she might learn how helpful she could
be. He determined to acquaint her
with all his affairs in the utmost de-
tail, in order that she might make her
self more and more part of his life.
Il will be as frank with her." he re-
solved, "as if she were already my
wife. She shall share my sorrows as
well as my joys. And what comfort
her sympathy will be-"
He slept little that night, yet on the
morrow he went to his work with a
buoyancy of spirit such as he had not
known since that evening when he had
first declared bis love. ,-=s,a "--~-
!, 1t was In this mood of elation and
hopefulness that he went to the Hal
lams' an hour before the supper time.
He did not yet know what Hallam and
Temple had been trying to do, and of
course he knew nothing of the success
they had achieved. But in his present
mood he was optimistic enough to hope
for some good result. He thought he
might meet Temple at supper If his
work, whatever 1t was, had been finish
ed, and when he found that his friend
was neither present nor expected he
satisfied himself with the reflection
that the task Temple had undertaken
was very probably one requiring a
good deal more time than had elapsed
since he began 1t. A little later he got
more definite information.
'"Temple isn't to be with u.s." he half
said, half asked; after the greetings
were over.
"No," answered Captain VIII. HE
has gone back to the mines. He is rath-
er done up with the work and anxiety
and loss of sleep / tried to make him
take possession Of your rooms this aft
ernoon for a straightaway sleep, but
he thought he'd rather go back to his
wife till the 10th. He'll be here, how
ever, in time to assist at the grand
finale, as the show people call It,"
"I'm afraid don't understand" said
Duncan, with a look of inquiry.
"Why, there's to be a meeting of the
stockholders of the X National on the
10th, you know"
II didn't know. But what OF itT'
"Why, only that your friend Temple
wants to be there, when be and ]
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-26
CHAPTER XXIY.

Y YPON becoming president Of a
strong bank and the close as
soclate Of Hallam and Staf-
~ ford in all their undertakings,
Guilford Duncan became at once a fac
tor to be recognized and reckoned with
In all enterprises with which he had to
do. He had brains, character and in.
domitable energy, and these had al
ready won for him the respect Of the
men of affairs, Now that he had con-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-26
.ACAPTAININ
THE RANKS
Continued from Last Week.l
SYNOPSIS.
BY George Carey Egglestcn


Captain Guilford Duncan. C. S. A.
takes part in the last fight, at Appo
mattox. and leaves the army. He ther
determines to 70 to Cairo, III. Although
well educated and a lawyer, Captain
Duncan is without family or money
and works his passage to Cairo. Here
he saves Captain Hallam's cotton from
Ere and Captain Hallam. modern
captain OF industry" hires Captain
Duncan. and quickly advances in his
employers estimation. He saves Cap
tain Hallams coal fleet from destruction
by storm. and is made partner by
Captain Hallam. The young man be-
comes force of good among the youns
men of Cairo. Barbara Verne, young
lady, runs the boarding house in which
Captain Duncan takes his meals. Cap
tain Duncan is thanked by Barbara for
saving her from annoyance by mischiev-
Gus boys. He determines to call upon
her.
Captain Duncan invites Barbara to a
dance. He incurs the enmity of Napper
Tandy, a capitalist rival of Captain
Hallam. by making of the latter's coal
mine a paying property, in competition
with one of Tandy's properties. A.
the coal mine Duncan meets an old
acquaintance, Dick Temple, now working
as q miner, Dick Temple suggests way
to, increase the output of the mine and is
appointed engineer. XvI-Duncan, who
is in love with Barbara. Napper Tandy
attempts to bribe Duncan. Duncan pro-
poses to Barbara. She tells him she can
not give him decided answer. Napper
Tandy circulates the story that Duncan
has asked him for q bribe. To retail
late, Hallam proposes to buy sufficient
shares in Tandy's bank to elect Duncan
president. Dick Temple is commission
ed by Hallam to muy the bank stock.
Barbara tells Duncan she cannot marry
him ber1use she is the daughter of a
thief. ample succeeds in buying the
ban u 1ck. Barbara tells Duncan she
ca z, marry him because she is the
Z @;Ate- of thief. Temple succeeds in
| .-irg the hank stock. Duncan learns
from Barbara that her father was an
embezzler and suicide. She tells him
to wait year before she finally rejects
of accepts his proposal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-26
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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
Political Hybrid Enters
the Contest in California
independence League PaTdee in Conference
Born Under Strange Gains New Hope
Conditions. in His Fight.
BY Thomas B. Sdllivan.
BY Thomas B. Sdllivan.

" oyERNoR PARDEE was in the
city yesterday in conference
with some of his friends and
political advisers. The situation
was canvassed thoroughly. Each coun-
ty delegation to the State convention
was analyzed and the opinion was
reached that the Governor may rely
upon 33S votes for several ballots at
least. This decision, it is believed. was
reached critically. Every possible local
condition entering into the calculation
was considered. Charles Spear and
Henry J. Crocker were among those
who entered into the discussion and
the opinion seemed to prevail that no
exaggeration had been made.
If the figures be accurate Governor
Pardee mas a better chance to win the
denomination he seeks than was sup
posed His advisers insist that If he
wished to force his hand. an extremely
dangerous thing to do, he could show
$50 votes on the first ballot. In addi-
tion to this the Governor expects to
gain materially as second choice in
several counties He is well aware that
his struggle for denomination must be
quick, but he believes that on the sec
ond ballot he will receive votes enough
Monterey, for example. will give its
first vote to Warren Porter, but the
Governor expects the second to go for
him. A similar condition. with a diff
ferent candidate, exists in Sonoma. The
conference at the ferry building yes
terday, therefore, was fruitful of great
encoura cement to the Governor and his
friends.
Any suggestion that Henry T. Gage
is not seeking the gubernatorial nomi-
nation is an absurdity Gage would not
only accept the nomination but he is
making a campaign to obtain IT. His
closest political adviser in this State Is
Guy T. Barham, who is now actively
making a Gage campaign. It is accept
ed as a matter OF course that the Gage
chances are almost among the negative
quantities, but the desire is there new
ertheless While Gage has made him
self serviceable to the men who will
control the State convention, other fac
tors than rewards for faithful service
must enter into the problem. and Will
liam F. Herrin is not the only man in
the State who is familiar with the Gage
srecOrd-
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
MUSE JARS
FAMILY ACCORD.
Mrs. Mann Likes Thrills
While Mr.. Mann Is
Content With Smiles
REORGANIZATION

Like the Jack Spratts of Mother
Goose melody, Rebecca Mann and her
husband were unable to agree. They
loved the theater but that was as far
as they had similar tastes. Tragedy
of the deepest hue, Through by Day
ment for which Mrs. Mann admits a
liking. Mr.. Mann bankers for the
vaudeville. Accordingly his wife was
frequently with Adolph F. Happ, who,
like the lady, could not deny a fond
ness for the bloodcurdling.
1t eliminated in family tragedy
and yesterday Mrs. Mann, supported by
Mr.. Happ, applied to Judge Graham
for divorce and asserted that Mann,
who has been a second hand mer-
chant, shoemaker and cigar dealer,
was guilty of Cts of temper which
made life with him too much of bur-
den For fifteen long years, sin fact
ever since she was married, the wit
ness testified that her husband had
been cruel and that he frequently
abused her. Much against her will she
admitted that Mann objected to her
friendship for the Happ family.
A FAMILY ARRANGEMENT
Yes, said Mrs. Mann, she had gone
to the theater with Adolph Happ, but
it was a family arrangement and one
well understood by the man of the
house.
1t was this way. Mr.. Mann did not
care for tragedy, the form of theatrical
amusement to which his wife confessed
a liking. Mr.. Happ, on the other hand,
preferred the more serious side of life
and his wife was not particular. So,
what more natural than that Mrs
Mann should pair off with Happ. while
Mrs. Happ was occasionally invited to
accompany Mann? That, at least, is
what occurred, according to the plain
tiffs story.
Happ had a single rig, and the lady
who wanted divorce, after much per-
suasion on the part of her hsuband's
attorney, said that she had taken one
ride alone with Happ. Happ, when he
was given a chance to testify, in
creased the number of solitary rides
with his partners wife to two.
NOT FOR DIAMONDS.
Not for all the world would l live
with him again" said Mrs. Mann. Yes,
1 told him once that not II the room
was filled with diamonds would 1 go
with him. He was cranky and I stood
it long enough"
After the fire Mann and his family
secured accommodations in the home
of Happ. One night the Happs in
vited the Manns, husband and wife, to
attend the theater. Mann refused, but
his wife accepted. Thereupon Mann
accused Happ of breaking up his
happy family and was promptly re-
quested to leave. He did so, but his
wife refused to go with him. She SUBJ
sequently brought a suit for divorce,
as it appears, under the guidance of
Happ. and her husband fled a cross
complaint. She failed to make out her
case yesterday and Judge Graham
granted a motion to dismiss
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21

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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
Californians In New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-7The following
Californians are in New York:
From San Francisco-E. S. Andrews,
at the Imperial; W. NJ. Gardiner. at the
New Amsterdam; ]. Hoffman and wife.
at the Aldine: A. H. Leavenworth, at
the Bristol; II. e. Morton, at the Ca
dillac; L. L. White, at the Prince
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c.. S. Mitchell, at the Cadillac; Mrs. l.
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Gilsey: G.. Fusenot, at the Hotel We'll
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perial; Mrs. w. f. Hall and Mrs. E.
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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
D0W|E AND v0[|VA
ARE At PEACE.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2o.--John Alexander
Dowie and Wilbur Glenn voliva have
agreed to bury their differences and
will unite their interests in the gov
ernment of Zion.
BY the terms of an agreement reached
today, John Alexander Dowie will for
the remainder of his life remain the
First Apostle" of the Christian Catho-
lie Church, while the temporal affairs
of the community will be in the hands
OF Voliva and his supporters.
1t was agreed that Dowie should drop
all attempts to dispute the ruling of the
Federal Court in the recent case be-
tween himself and Voliva for the pos
session of the assets of Zion.
In return for this Voliva and his
friends promised that so soon as the Of
fee OF general overseer is vested in
Voliva the latter will proclaim his faith
In the teachings of Dowie and acknowI-
edge his supremacy in all matters per-
tanning to the church.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
CHILDREN INITIATE
THE ANARCHISTS.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GALL.

+ CLEVELAND, Aug. 2o.-One hundred
children calling themselves the Court
land-Street Liberty League marched
upon the City Hall Saturday and be-
sieged Mayor Johnson's office until they
were admitted. They bore banners
reading ''The Streets Are the Children's,
Too" Down With OPPRESSION and
Children Have Rights"
Chief of Police Kohler had driven
them off the streets and they asked
Mayor Johnson to revoke the order.
The Mayor did so after hearing the
story. Arthur Newell, IL years old,
acted as spokesman for the kids" He
presented a petition to the Mayor 1t
was like an anarchistic proclamation,
written in red
This is a bloody petition" said
Mayor Johnson, smiling, after he had
read 1t through. He called Inspector
Rowe, who told of the trouble--how the
police had been petitioned to stop the
children from playing in Courtland
street.
'If the children have no play
grounds" said the Mayor. they should
be permitted to play in the streets. Let
them play to their hearts content--any
kind of games, so they don't throw
stones"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21

IN M AXE ISLAND, Aug. 20.-If a
NH oelligerent torpedo-boat should
creep in the night among the
moored fighting ships at Mare
Island and begin to shoot things up, it
would create less CONSERVATION than
the broadside that emerged Saturday
through the cupid's-bow lips of Mar
Ion Churchill. Jealousy said Marion.
on the part of Paymaster Richworth
Nicholson caused the undoing of Lieu
tenant Dunn and then, she added, per
haps Paymaster Poore, whom she also
claims as one of her admirers and who,
she asserts, entertained her at dinner
ABOARD the Independence, might have
had hand in bringing about develop
ments
This coy announcement of Marion
has created an uproar on the island
Where Uncle Sam doctors his wounded
ships and builds new ones, with the
result that the ward-room officers have
made a demand that a sweeping in
vestigation be made. Captain Giles
Harber, who is in a temper will ac-
commodate them.
The inquisition will soon begin. and,
as suggestion to anyone looking for
good investment, it may be pointed
out that while this pot is boiling a
sunday school on the island would pay
For those in search of rules for moral
living and demonstrations of the prin-
ciples of the codes of ethics, etiquette
and decorum, the suggestion may also
be made that a visit TO the island at
this time would be found highly profit
able However as this may be. CAPTAIN
Harber has this to say as to how
things look:
In consequence of the numerous ar
ticles, false and slanderous, published
in certain papers, in which the ward
room officers of this ship as a, whole
and some of them by name, have been
falsely accused, the ward room officers
today made an of1eial request, framed
at a meeting, that board of investiga-
tion may be appointed at once in order
that the plain truth may be ascer4
tained and freely published in the
press, the papers with but few ex-
ceptions having been publishing ar
ticles derogatory to their positions as
officers and gentlemen and also reflect
ing on the entire naval service"
While Captain Harbers statement
does not say what action he will take.
IL is known that he will forward the
demand of the ward-room council to
the Navy Department and the board of
investigation will do the rest.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
ROBBERS LOOT A MAILSACN
OF PAPER WORTH 5000 900
Steal Pouch From the Transfer Plat
form Of the Chicago
Union Depot.

EFFINGIAM, ILL.,, Aug. 20.-A sack
or hrst-class mail matter from a, Penn
sylvania train of August IL, to have
been transferred to the Illinois Central
Tor Chicago and Northwestern points
was found on the outskirts of the city
To-Day. cut open and rified of its most
valuable contents. 1t had been stolen
from the transfer platform at the local
union depot.
II is estimated by the Postmaster of
Emngham that the sack contained
100000 in drafts. checks, money or
ders and currency
A like robbery occurred here six
years ago. The robbers were caught
ana sent to the penitentiary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
Lieutenant Dunn Seeks
to Prove His Mind
Was Affected.
LIQUOR WORKS
HIS UNDOING
UT IEUrENANT DUNN is either now

</Y LIEUTENANT DUNN is either now
within the grasp of or is drifting
toward chronic aIcOhOIism."-Dr.
Elmer E. stone.
.sIieutenant Dunn is mentally queer,
but mention of liquor In connection
with his strange conduct has been
made.--Machinfst B. j. HanIon.
ssIieutennnt Dunn did not have n
good grip on his work. He was af-
nfcted with Ispses of memory. This
condition may have been due to over
indulgence in IiquOr."-Lieutenant f.
ii. Dodd, e. :. n.
ssLieutennnt Dunn has been referred
TO by the men on the ship as 1dOtty,'
which is the same as bugs and
snutty.' There was something radically
wrong with his mind."-Chief Yeoman
william II. Richmond.
ssLfeutenant Dunn fs irresponsible. I
would not trust my life in his hands.
He is without memory and mentally
unsOund."-Mate John Murphy.
"Lieutenant Dunn cannot he legally
convicted under your specifications, as
the charge that Marion Churchill il a
common woman has not been proved.
The only testimony this point IL
heresay and is binding upon no one
Attorney Ryan for the defense.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21

asked him If he had told the captain.
began.
In his argument Attorney Ryan
hurled sarcastic thrusts at Pay Clerk
Pcore, but made no mention of others
whom Marion Churchill has accused
He contended. however, that his client
could not be legally convicted, as the
srecification that Marion Churchill was
a common woman had not been proved
and asserted the only testimony on this
allegation was hearsay. which was
binding on no one. Captain Cults,
Judge advocate, read an able analysis
of the testimony and announced that
the side of the Government was in.
Dunn was then returned. a prisoner
TO the independence. 1t is the general
opinion that when he leaves it will
be as a civilian.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
NEW ZEALAND!

the wonderland of the Southern Hem
isphere- Southern Alps easily reached
ny motor rd car s5ort from TsT9 IN sf to Her
other peaks. Season, October to Feb
ruary West Coast Sounds rivalfng z
land Falls (higbest. 1904 feet. In the
world via Queenton or steamer in
January
In the North Island. Wanganui River
and Hot Lakes OF boiling water, with
grand bush scenery, more interesting &
than Yellowstone. January Is mid
summer in New Zealand and this year
1t will be especially desirable to visit
that country to attend the
Christchurch International Exhibition
in session for six months beginning
October. Special round trip rates with
stopover privileges for this exhibition.
Sailings every three weeks from San
Francisco. Address Oceanic S. S. Co.,
1868 Broadway. Oakland. Telephone.
Oakland SS18.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
NEGROES To LEAVE
FORT BROWN.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Orders
were issued today by the military
secretary, Major General F. G. Aims
worth, for the transfer of the negro
troops from Fort Brown, where there
has been serious trouble between citi-
zens and the soldiers, to Fort Ring
gold, Texas, which is about one hun
dred miles above Fort Brown and is
also on the Rio Grande.
One company of the Twenty-sixth
Infantry is ordered to Fort Brown to
take the place of the negro troops.
This company is made UP of white
men.
This shifting about of troops was
made subsequent to a report from
Major c. w. Penrose on the situation
at Fort Brown and after an appeal by
Senator Culberson to President Roose-
Welt. In his report Major Penrose says
he was persuaded that the killing of
one citizen in Brownsville and the
wounding of another were the work
of soldiers, although he has been un-
able as yet to discover the guilty men,
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21

INJURED IN RUNAwAY.-oakland,A Aug 90
w. j. Gwinn teamster who lives on East
street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues, was injured IN a runaway
1t Second and Jefferson streets this morning
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21

sTAoKPoLE TO APPEAL.-Ios Angeles,
Aug 20.--Ernest G. Stackpole, convicted by
jury yesterday of the murder OF Joel scheck.
with recommendation Of life Imprisonment; is
announced that his attorneys will appeal his
case.