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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
ALABAMA


HUNTSVILLE Aug. 2-Judge D. w.
Speake of the circuit court has denied the
application for bail for J. NJ Hornbuckle
the man who is in the county jail on
charge of criminal assault on the person
of his young daughter. Hornbuckle made
the claim that the charge of assault is
founded on the same evidence as the
charge OF incest. upon which he was re-
Gently tried and acquitted.
HUNTSVILLE-Henry Putnam of this
county is in jail in Fayetteville, Tenn, on
a charge of bigamy. He married Miss
Matte Smith in that town three weeks
ago.
HUNTSVILLE-One of the best attend
ed educational rallies of the season was
held and teachers were here from every
direction. The addresses of the occasion
were made by Gov. Conner and Prof. j.
e. DuBoise of the University of Alabama.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
KANSAS

TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 27.-In a letter
sent to the state board of railway COM
missioners Governor Hoch intimates that
unless the board puts 2-cent fare into
effect in a very short time he will call a
special session of the Legislature
IOLA-Allen county will go into the in
vestment business when the delinquent
tax sale is held, as the county commits
sioners have decided to bid in all the de-
linquent tax certificates. This business
has gone almost entirely to private bid
ders in the past and the county commits
sioners have decided that it is time for
the county to get some of the profits.
JEFFERSON CITY-N. P. Gentry, as
sistant attorney general, will leave for
Morgan county, where he will appear be-
fore the grand jury to hear evidence re-
garding the charges which bear upon the
official conduct of w. T. S. Agee, the
prosecuting attorney of that county.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
NEW JERSEY

BEDFORD. N. j., Aug. 27.-Sporting
men here have been requested to scour
the vicinity of Indian Mills, where a
panther is supposed to be eating deer and
giving the people in that neighborhood
a good scare.
The strange cries of an animal have
been heard at night for several weeks,
and those who have had experience with
wild animals in the forest declare this
strange animal to be a panther, and
farmers in consequence are carrying fire
arms when going away from home. NO
one. however, has yet reported having
seen the beast.
TRENTON ON-Arrested on a train here
| for carrying concealed deadly weapons. a
negro giving his name as Thomas Will
liams and his home as Lynchburg, Va,
was found to be literally loaded down
with ''greenbacks." AT the police sta
| ton the money, mostly in 81 bills, filled a
waste basket, aggregating $249, with 5s
| cents in coins. gold watch and neck
| lace made of silver dollars were also
| found in the negro's possession.
| BRIDGETON-Walter e. Ware, a
Bridgeton merchant, who has been mar
ried eighteen years, has just returned
| with his wife from a honeymoon trip
| to the Catskill mountains. when we
were married" say the Wares, I'VE just
settled down. and business has prevented
us from taking our honeymoon trip until
now. We enjoyed the outing as much as
If it had been taken eighteen years ago.
| CAPE MAY-Abraham Brown OF Phil
adelphia who is visiting here, wears a
waistcoat of linen which was spun In
England more than 100 years ago by his
grandmother. The vest was made up
over fifty years ago, and wears splendily.
Mr. Brown is "a years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
PENNSYLVANIA

GREENCASTLE, Pa, Aug. N-Jacob
Potter one of the men who rode with
Sheridan down the Shenandoah valley
during the Civil war and who was in
many important battles, fell dead at his
home here from apoplexy.
CHAMBERSBURG.- NJ thurman
of Waynesboro, clerk in the freight Of
fees here anxious to get to his home
jumped from a passenger train that was
going forty miles an hour Turman was
picked up dead.
LANCASTER.-For State Secretary
of the Commonwealth w. w. Griest to-
day, through his counsel, issued state
ment in which he says that he never was
in any way concerned in or related to
any of the capitol contracts and that he
never attempted to control the selection
of the capitol commission or its investi-
cations.
CHESTER-B. r. Bonner, past worthy
president of Chester aerie No 1853, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles. has been ap-
pointed a member of the committee on
sessions.
WILKESBARRE.--Cit of Parsons,
near here, engaged counsel to investigate
the municipal finances in order to dis
cover why it has been necessary for
the borough to incur new debt of $780,
900.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
NEBRASKA

OMAHA, Aug. 27-The scarcity of labor
in the west has reached an acute stage.
1t has resulted in curtailing so much
mine work that the Hartman lines have
been compelled to order coal from Aus
tralia. They have also made contracts
for 1000 tons week from Illinois, pay
ing 81 a ton and 81 ton freight.
LINCOLN-Governor L. Sheldon de-
cllned the request of President Charles
f. Sebold of the West End Business
Mems association of st. Louis to appoint
delegates to national convention called
to recommend state and national consti-
tutional amendments in the hope of har-
monizing state and federal jurisdiction
and authority
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
WEST VIRGINIA

WHEELING. Aug. 27.-William A.
Bevan, a young man whose home was
on the South Side Flttsburg, was drowned
off the steamer Jewel opposite Willow
Island.
With party of friends he established
fishing camp on the island. They
visited Marietta. On their return on the
Jewel they sat on the hurricane deck and
Beyan fell asleep. A sudden cry of Man
ovcrboard!" aroused his friends, and,
launching lifeboat, they rowed to the
spot where he was struggling. Before
they reached him he sank. The young
mans father arrived and will take the
body home
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
OREGON

ASTORIA, Aug. 27.-In very short
time all ships in the coastwise trade en-
tering the Columbia river will be sub
jest to a fumigating process as pre-
caution against the bubonic plague.
which has recently broken out in San
Francisco and which is said to be raging
in many of the provinces of Manchuria.
These fumigating periods will occur once
a month and may apply to foreign ves-
sells according to their status.
JACKSONVILLE-Cha Nickel, who
started the Democratic Times at Jackson
VILE in 1873 and who has continually
published that paper ever since, disposed
of his newspaper interests at Medford to
Medford corporation and will retire
from business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
CONNECTICUT SOCIETY GIRLS
ADOPT MEMS HOSIERY

+ GREENWICH, Con-. Aug. H.
= Hundreds of women here are wear :.
/. ing mems socks instead of long :.
+ stockings, not from any advanced =
4 woman idea" but to keep cool.
+ This information was given at !
+ the hosiery counters in the dry !
+ goods stores. The statesmen say !
l. women have bought every pair of :
4 the smaller sizes of socks of every :
i color. The women prefer open !
= worked tan or black socks. but !
j they will take any color they can !
i get.
J. Necessarily, the women are !
/, wearing mems garters to hold up !
4. the socks. They buy garters of !
+ several colors to match the socks. !
+ This information was gained at :
4. the garter counters.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
NEW YORK

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 27.-The stew
ing held yesterday at the clubhouse of
the Saratoga association, adopted the
following resolutions of regret at the
death of Robert A. Pinkerton:
THE stewards of the Jockey club have
learned with a regret impossible for them
to express adequately of the death at
sea of Robert A. Pinkerton on a trip"
LOCKPORT Although the annual
meeting of the state association of the
Odd Fellows home was only held a
week ago at which time it was decided
to levy an assessment of 81 against each
member to pay off a debt of $4,000 on
the state home, $4,000 has already been
received from lodges which have paid
in full.
NIAGARA FALLS-Mass was cele-
brated for the first time at the new
church being erected by the Rev. Father
Birmingham, Our Lady of the Rosary.
1t was the Feast of the Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin, and n large number
of parishioners and friends of the Rev.
Father Birmingham were present at the
services.
TONAWANDA-S arising from
the state ditch in the vicinity of Nor
gan, Broad and Adam streets, has started
a score of residents of the neighborhood
up in arms against the managements of
state waterways, which permits stagnant
water to lie in the ditch, giving off bad
odors and disease-breeding germs. 1t
is said that superintendent Of the Divi-
sion Kingston of Buffalo has been ap-
pealed to several times, but that nothing
has yet been done to abate the nuisance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
AMERICAN SHIPS SAIL
REMARKABLE SEA RACE

: PHILADELPHIA, Ate. 27.-when 4
Z the good ships Astral and Edward !
!. Sewall sailed into Delaware break :.
!. water together at 1880 o'clock this :.
!. evening a remarkable race of A. !
Z $40 miles came to an end, and the !
Z officers and crew of the Astral :.
+ paid over number Of wagers to !
+ the men of the Sewall. I.
I The wagers were that the Astral 4
!. would reach Philadelphia at least !.
Z fifteen days before it's rival. Both 1
I loaded with sugar In Honolulu and :;
I. both made the trip to the break !
I. water around Cape Horn. The AS !
: trail began it's run April IL and the I
!. Sewall sailed twelve days later. !,
!. Both sailed under the American !.
I. flag. The Astral is hip-rigged and 1
! the Sewall is a clipper ship. 1
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
COLORADO

COLORADO SPRINGS. Aug. 7.-Sitting
bolt upright in chair the body OF =.
P. Bunnell, an old-time resident of Colo
rado Springs, was found in his room at
La Court rooming house, Vermijo and Te-
jon streets His death was due to heart
failure and old age. He was 7S years old
TRINIDAD-Whi engaged in building
an entry at the Majestic mine TO-DAY
Anabale Menapace, an Italian miner, was
caught in fall of rock and instantly
killed.
PUEBLO-In alighting from moving
Colorado & Southern train near the foot
of Elm street Charles c. Kleinschmidt of
1888 ELM street slipped and was thrown
under the train. Both his legs were sew
cred and his collar bone was broken.
Kleinschmidt died at st. Marys hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
GEORGIA

ATLANTA. Ca, Aug. N-Driven to de-
spair by the passage of the prohibition
bill, d. w. Kennedy, proprietor Of the
largest saloon in Atlanta, drove a knife
into himself three times. 1t is believed
he will die.
MACON = Resenting the action of the
city authorities in forcing negro wo-
men convicted of violation Of city ordi-
nances to work on the streets in chains.
influential negroes have appealed to the
federal court, and writs of habeas COR
pus have been issued. United States Dis
trict Attorney Akerman is representing
the negroes
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
UTAH

MOUNT PLEASANT, Aug. N.-During
the thunder storm which swept over the
city, lightning struck the barn OF Alex
Burnside, who resides on his farm north
east of the city, destroying the barn and
about ninety tons of hay.
OGDEN--A story that the Utah smelter
at Hot Springs had been closed down on
account of strike is pronounced untrue
Manager Bella Kadish was seen and SAID
that fifteen or twenty Greeks had MADE
n demand for % cents day increase in
wages.
BING1AM-John James, a miner at the
Last Chance mine, was seriously injured
by a cave-in. caused, it is Thought py an
explosion of dynamite. His nose was
broken, his left leg below the knee shat
tered and his body generally bruised. He
was removed to st. Marks hospital ut
Salt Lake.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
LOUISIANA

: RAYNE, La, Aug. 27.-zephirin Dupont,
an old and respected citizen Of this parish
for twenty-five years, died at the. resi-
dence of his son, Joseph Dupont, three
miles south of this town, at the age of
eighty years. The funeral services will
be conducted by Rev. Father Doutre at
the st. Joseph Catholic church. Inter
ment in the Catholic cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
MONTANA

BILLINGS, Aug. 27-In order to recover
$327.5O, alleged to be due from the mem
bers of the Yellowstone Valley Medical
society, George f. Bennighoff, proprietor
of the Grand hotel. has instituted suit
in the district court against Dr. Joseph
H. Rinehart and other physicians of this
city and county
BUTTE-The alarm that has been
sounded repeatedly of late that another
coal famine is threatened for Butte this
winter is said to be having the effect
of causing number of persons who have
no money for the purchase of fuel to
rustic it through theft. In consequence
several companies which have large guam
titles of coal on hand have hired watch
men to guard it, and others who have
not taken that precaution have suffered
loss by thieves.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER, Aug. N.-The latest bull
letin from the bedside of Mrs. Louisa
M Taft, mother of Secretary of War
Taft, is to the effect that she is some
what better. The news comes from DR..
C. A. Church.
wEBSTER-Samuel Cairns left Webster
for Spokane, Wash, where he says he is
to marry a girl of brains, something
which he declares Webster cannot boast
of. Cairns is 45 years of age, and accord
ing to rumor has been corresponding for
some time with the Spokane girl whom
he has never seen.
PLYMOUTH-Plymo county is in the
throes of the fiercest forest fire that has
swept the cape in years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
NEVADA

RENO, Aug. 27.-Daniel w. Edwards,
who conducted a brokerage business in
Tonopah for some time, is the authority
for a statement that he and Nat c. Good
win, the famous comedian will open a
brokerage office in Reno this fall. Ed
wards says that Goodwin has a great
interest in Nevada, and as he believes
that Reno is the coming town of the
state he hopes to make money in this
city With plenty of faith in the final
glory of the stock market he sees Moth
ing in the way of establishing a broker
age here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28

RENO-The Western Ore Purchasing
company's immense plant, situated south
Of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks
and east of the terminal of Fourth street,
was completely destroyed by a fire. En-
ergetic work on the part of the fire de-
partment was unavailing. Twenty min
utes after the engines arrived on the
scene the building was razed by the
flames.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28

DIES MOINES-With the wedding OF w.
G. Nicholson and Pearl Livingston at the
court house the first marriage was per-
formed by the new court house chap
lain, Rev. W. o. Allen. The young people
asked to be directed to some minister
and they were turned over to Rev. Allen.
Believing that her husbands intends kid
naping their 17-month-old child, Anna
Nichols has secured a restraining order
from Judge McHenry preventing Grover
C. Nichols from taking it away.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
VERMONT

MIDDLEBURY. Aug. 27.-Prof Samuel
Sheldon of the Brooklyn POLYTECHNIC IN
stitlIte went to Bristol Notch to investi-
gate the fall of an unusually large meteor
which was observed by many people
throughout Addison county early Sunday
morning.
CHESTER--IIot weather and accom-
panying lack of rain for several weeks
have caused havoc to crops, especiaily
early corn and potatoes, in this section.
Smaller streams are dry and many brooks
are at lower stage than in many years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
IOWA

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Aug. 2Z-Congress-
man w. 1. Smith, in an authorized inter-
view, says he is not an aspirant, much
less candidate, for the senate. and will
not be candidate to succeed Allison.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28

OCONOMOWOC-Pres A. J. Earl
ing of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul. road is confined to his summer
home at Oconomowoc suffering from a
slight attack of blood poisoning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
WISCONSIN

UNITY, Aug. 27.-While attempting to
initiate the hanging of a criminal about
whom he had read Carl Johnson. the 10
year-old son of Louis Justman, lost his
life. His father found the boy hanging
from one of the barn posts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28

MILWAUKEE-The attorney general
began action to annul the franchise of
the Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light company, the property of the
North American company. All the mem
bers of the council which granted the
franchise, ex-Mayor Rose and all the Of
ficers of the North American company
were cited to appear, with all the books
of the company, which has S350OO,O0O
capital.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-17

evidence existing of--what? My heart sank
like stone in my breast. What, had there
been between Paul Ernsclife and Esme Lyell
Had she accepted him that night when he
had asked her to be his wife, the night be-
fore his awful death? The very last night
his mind been SO troubled, why had he been
SO gloomy and ill-tempered during my last
interview with him, upon the beach, at Dead
Mans Point? IL all had been settled be-
tween them, and they were betrothed lovers,
why should he be so moody and apparently
lunhappy-so out Of temper, out Of conceit
particular? Still, had known men with
such fercely jealous natures that they could
not endure the presence of even suspected
such a nature. did not like the look upon
his face, or the sneer upon his lip, when he
had accused me of my love for Esme Lyel.
lieved Paul Ernscliffe to be her daughter
accepted lover, or at least that Esme looked
fayorably upon his suit. 49,, -, -,
curl In my hand, and went over TO the fire.
place. There was frosty chill In the au-
tumn air and had ordered fire kindled:
The curl must be burned. $ Yes, but could I
burn it?- 1t chung to my fingers and held
on like a small octopus. 1t seemed all at
once And who worsSped e every sni hair of her
golden head.had no heart to destroy the
shining tendril.
with muttered exclamation / turned
away and bore 1t back to my desk. Placing
1t in an envelope, / sealed II up, and wrote
upon the outside the date of the night be-
fore--the date of Paul Ernscliffe's death
September 3d. Then / returned the envelope
TO the secret drawer and locked 1t safely
away.
Someone was rapping at my door, l start
ed with nervous shudder / threw the door
open and found Mrs. Lyell, pale and excited
"Oh, Doctor Dorrance," she cried, eagerly,
"come back to Esme She is delirious! 1t
is perfectly awful to hear her shrek and
sing sing-DoctOr Dorrance There she Is
singing now. Listen" Awful indeed. The
shrill| quivering voice of the sick girl was
rising and falling In the solemn Dies Irae'
day of Wrath). All at once her voice sud-
denly broke, and she began to sob piteously.
In a moment l was at the bedside, my
eyes upon her poor pretty face, all crimson
now, for the fever had increased with alarm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-17

fully. that is the lady about whom so much
gossip Is rife She was. engaged to Ems
he saw my start of anger at the thought Of
Esme being the subject of gossip and COM
ment felt my face grow dark:
Il did not know that she was,' / returned
sharply, and Mr.. Duane, you viii be good
enough to say nothing In regard to that mat
ter to-to anyone. True or false, 1t will do
licly discussed. l imagined, however, from
the way you looked at her, that you had
met ct, Miss NIL s.. ILyell before
! His eyes flashed; he looked exceedingly
handsome
Il have met Miss Lyell before, Doctor Dor
saved y%, my o., life once! y
seemed incredible that a frail young thing
like Esme could have been instrumental in
saving the life of man. He smiled, as
unlikely" he said. "0r perhaps you imagine
am Boosting. ] will tell you all about 1t.
But we must go first to ,Wardour, to the
Dorrance, and you were sent for
! left some directions with Mrs. Lyell for
the care of her daughter, and then In com.
pany with Duane, having first armed myself
with professional accessories, entered the
buggy which was waiting and we drove to
the jail some distance away. As we drove
II will tell you all about it now, Doctor.
shall never forget her kindness and brav-
cry And III L was interested IN THIS EMS
clife case before. l must confess my zeal is
doubled, now that | know that Miss Lyell is
involved"
"But we do not know that she is - cried,
half angrily. She was acquainted with
Ernsclife he fell in love with her, but il
does not follow that she reciprocated. And
she was unfortunate enough to have been the
one to first discover the dead body BY the
way, Mr.. Duane, have you seen it?'
Yes. It has been embalmed and will leave
for New Orleans on the first boat this even
ing" he returned. "And now, Doctor Dor
escape from death. 1t was six months ago,
l was in New York state, making a tour for
my health | was visiting certain wild and
romantic region, when one day l wandered
away from the rest of my party, and lured
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-17

ing rapidity. Her large dark eyes were va
cant and stared into my own. with wild
with suffering. at the sight. "Esme /" /
called softly, don't you know meT The
vacant eyes wandered about and then settled
upon my face. With maddened shrek she
Know you-youY she cried in strange
tense voice, her eyes glowing with the fires
over her shoulders sknow your Keep away
from me-away! You are Paul Ernscliffes
spirit come back to haunt me y
And then, spent and exhausted, she fell
back upon the pillows, and lay there like
one dead
At that moment a voice at the door spoke
my name. Il must see Doctor Dorrance,"
it said "he is wanted at the jail at once.
stephen Wardour has attempted suicide Be
good enough, my dear madam" the voice
Mrs. Lyell. Ito tell Doctor Dorrance he must
come Barton, the only other physician
here. is old and incapable. besides he is down
please, that 1 am Duane, the detective, and
I started up and went to the door. 1t
stood half open, and Jack Duane's sharp eyes
fell full upon the face of the sick girl. His
own flushed, and heard him stife an exca-
nation.
is II" l demanded little roughly, laying
my hand upon his arm do you see that l
have. a critical case here, and cannot well
be disturbed?'
But he seemed to neither see nor hear me-
His eyes were riveted upon Esme Lyelrs
beautiful, unconscious face. He stood there
staring at her, blankly, like something fasci-
mated, and utterly ignoring my presence.
CHAPTER V.
Wardour's Confession.
"Duane.' / called aloud, in strange
tremor of surprise, duane. what is the
matter?' Then I closed the door of the
sick-room In his face and passing my hand
through his arm, led him into the hall.
Now tell me- i said slowly, my heart
throbbing with anger, why do you stare so
fore !"
He started and his face, which had turned
pale, flushed crimson.