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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-31
Furniture Repair
UPHoLSIERING

GIVE have opened a first
class Furniture Repair Shop
and are equipped 10 repair all
kieds of Furniture, do uphol-
and finishing work on
furniture We do all sorts OF
wood work and if you have
a piece of furniture about the
house in need OF repair you
will make no mistake by~
bringing it to us.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-31
Worthlngton NNedding,

y tTIIIIIISIWII - 9-tI01I1's'
At the. homo otthe brides pare nts
at worthington last night was sol
emnized TIN wedding OF Aiiss Opal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-31

Thursday Club Meeting.
The Tuesday club held It's mect-
ing fdesdaS afternoon Iwitl, AI;.s.
John y Instead 81. iFsS Her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
IS ANSWER FOR
THIS CRIME

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Nov. 10.
AS the result of the killing OF
John Hays, a claim jumper, and
his daughter in Valley county,
Walter Long is serving 35 years
in the penitentiary. His brother
Milo was also convicted and given
13 years.
For the same offense IA others
plead guilty to manslaughter, and
were given varying sentences.
Hays was accused of jumping
the claim which Long had taken
up, and the gang decided to drive
Hays out of the country. Surpris-
ing the miner at midnight, they
fired a fusillade of bullets at the
cabin, killing the father and daugh-
ter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

l had thought her beautiful on that
occasion. Now caught my breath.
and for an instant dreamed l
looked upon a spirit from some
other world. The one weak spot
in my composition is that ! am the
slave of female beauty. wherever
found, and yet until that moment l
had been wise enough to worship
the sex collectively. But standing
in the doorway / recognized nay
fate, and l bowed my head before
her.
She advanced and Offered me her
hand. Only then perceived that
she wore uniform, a nurses uni
form.
Monsieur she whispered, you
sent for me-"
Yes, my child,"'I answered in
still lower tones. / presse ! her
hand, then let it fall. though l
grieved to release it. Where is
Cavanagh!
Upstairs in the operating room
with DIR. Fulton. must be quick,
for they are almost ready to begin.
Sir Charles has just arrived"
"Ah! So Cavanagh still persists.
l had hoped to find it otherwise"
Alas! monsieur. have begged
him to go, but he had determined
to see ALL"
"In that case, for your sake, my
child, l shall bear him company"
"What-you!"
Eyes, Marion! You have work
to do, and he may need my care!"
She gazed at me a moment with
a look of passionate gratitude, then
of sudden. STOPPING low, she
caught and kissed my hand. It
tingled for days afterward.
Heaven bless you, monsieur"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

gently on the panels. Upon the
third summons l heard the sound
Of cautiously drawn bolts. and the
door opened about four inches on
a chain. A wrinkled, gray bearded
face peered out at me. "Qui va la?
Who is dare?" demanded a cracked
voice.
1T is I, my friend. Sir William
Dagmar," I replied very soft in
French.
Enter, monsieur" he said po-
litely.'
did not require a second invita-
ton, but before attending to me
the old man refastened the door.
He then turned and looked at me
inquiringly. l saw at once that he
was astonished at the manner of
my coming, and that he considered
that he was entitled to an explana-
ton. II wish to see Madameiselle
LIE Mar, privately and quickly" l
muttered in. his ear.
but, monsieur" he began.
took a sovereign from my
pocket. He stopped dead in his
speech and greedy look came into
his eyes.
He nodded and hobbled out of
the kitchen. My object in sending
for Marion LIE Mar was to obtain a
guide over the house, very i'm
'portant desideratum, since / had
never been inside its walls until
that moment. The old fellow sud-
denly reappeared.
Monsieur! She comes!" he NUT
tered, and stretched out a skinny
paw for the money.
l turned at a sound to behold
standing in the open doorway the
woman l had. seen in my masters
company last Sunday on the heath.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
CHAPTER Nv.
THE OPERATION.

TYesday arrived before l knew
quitR what to do. On that particu-
lar morning the postman handed
me letter sealed with a peculiar
signet, addressed to my master. l
had plenty Of leisure to investigate
its contents. 1t puzzles me how any
people can be foolish enough to
imagine that mere dab of wax,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
IN MANY
|(,lJISES


He swung around on an instant
and faced me.
WE'LL" he grated. WE'LL"
This morning, sir, about two
hours ago, a man came here and
asked to see YOU"
His name?' he interrupted
harshly.
n HE would not give his name, sir,
and for that reason / took the lib
erty Of refusing to admit him."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
ARCADE

An overflow crowd attended the
opening of the Arcade last night
Early in the evening Manager Cor
BELLE headed a parade and threw
coppers by the handful to boys
that followed his machine. The
first floor attractions comprise the
picture machines, automobile photo
gallary, Verta the Partisan Doll
and other features.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
WIsH TO SEE >
DEkAOlSElLE

"You did we'll, Brown. What had
he to say"
HE asked me to tell you that
Mr.. Seton Dagmar wished you to
meet him alone on the railway sta
ton at Newhaven, at o'clock to-
night precisely" Quits had told
me that Seton Dagmar lived at
Newhaven)
My masters eyes glistened and
his cheeks flushed.
"Oh, indeed" he muttered. ANY
thing else, BROWNE"
yves, sir!" I lowered my eyes
and tried to look abashed.
Never mind, Brown; tell me ex-
actly what he said"
HE declared, sir, that II you did
not keep the appointment you'd
have leisure to repent your foolish.
ness in gaol!"
What" he Numbered, and
threatened me with his clenched
hands.
I'm sure I beg your pardon, sir"
l muttered, stepping back quickly
and affecting to be terrified.
With a great and manifest effort
my master recovered his compos-
ure, He even contrived to smile. 81
-I-you must forgive me, Brown"
he muttered. "I-I could not for a
moment conceive that-that my
nephew would dare to send me
such a message. Mr.. Seton Dag
mar Is my nephew, Brown, and ]
am sorry to say that"
raised my hand and quickly in
terrupted him. please don't say
any more, sir" l cried In tones OF
deep respect.
Have you way! Now return to
the subject. What more have you
to tell me?"
very little, sir, except that the
man tried to pump me, bpt ! gave
him not whit of satisfaction"
My master nodded, and, turning,
walked thoughtfully into the ad-
joining bath room. We did not
converse upon the matter again,
but all that day the poison ! had
instilled into his mind was work
ing, working. Somewhat late In
the afternoon his bell rang. hur-
ried up to find him standing In the
hall, clad for the street, a heavy
fur lined overcoat across his arm
and a bag in one hand.
I'll not be home until tomorrow
morning" he said. curtly, so you
need not wait mp for me, Brown;
but, please. on no account leave the
house."
Every good, sir"
A cab was waiting for him be-
side the pavement. The clock
struck 8 as.I shut the door. At 8
o'clock I entered my little strong
hold in Bruton street. At 8 l de-
seconded the stairs, in all things my
masters double. In all things, !
declare advisedly, for warned by
experience wore upon the thumb
OF my left hand just such little
finger stall of violet velvet as Sir
william Dagmar used In order to
conceal his deformity whenever he
went abroad. proceeded by three
different hansoms to my point OF
destination. a secluded little tree
sheltered spot hundred yards
from the gate OF the Gingsmere
hospital for consumptives. There
alighted. and bidding the driver
await me, hurried toward the hos
pital. 1t was my opinion, from
what had observed, that all wei
come visitors to that building pos
sessed master keys TO the front
door, and were accustomed to enter
unceremoniously Since ] had no
latch key, passed down the side OF
the house and. thanking the sheds,
approached the kitchen door. II
was shut, the window blinds were
closely drawn. but a light cleaned
through the crevices. raped
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

however cunningly impressed, can
confer security upon their CORE
spondence. In two minutes the seal
was lying safe and uninjured upon
my pantry table, and the detached
envelope rested confidingly across
the mouth of the bowl OF boiling
water The letter rams as follows:
my Dear. Dagmar-Whoever the
rascal really is who imposed upon
Cavanagh and myself on recent
memorable evening, he lied in de-
.claring himself an emissary Of the
police. have just succeeded in
establishing this fact. l have no
longer any doubt but that our ad-
versary Is a blackmailer, and I feel
sure that before long one or other
Of us will be approached. l sin
cerely trust that the fellow will
turn out, as you suspected, to be
your scapegrace nephew. In that
case you, of course, must deal with
him, but in any other event l am
convinced that our best course will
be to prosecute. This will notify
you that intend to propose such a
resolution at our next conclave.
Yours sincerely.
"CHAS. vENNER."
'P. S.--If you can. see Cavanagh
today. l have been weak enough
to permit him to witness the oper-
alton. 1t is possible that you may
dissuade him. c. ""
l carefully resealed the letter
and pressed the envelope with a
heated fiatiron in order to remove
all traces of my manipulations. All
the time l was in whirl Of
thought. For three days had been
wondering how I might get foot
Ing inside the hospital and witness
the operation which Mr.. Cavanagh
had extorted privilege to see. Az
ter reading Sir Charles Venner's
letter ! was more anxious than
ever to do SO, but the less hopeful
seemed my prospects. II Mr.. Cava.
nagh had been a bigger man be-
lieve l should have resorted to
some desperate expedient to get
him out Of the way, SO that ] might
take his place. However, he lacked
full two inches of my stature, and
dared not attempt to impersonate
him.
l solved the problem that was
troubling me while preparing my
masters breakfast and when pro-
ceeded to his room and handed him
his letters I knew exactly what
to do, Sir William Dagmar had a
Scapegrace nephew-well. his
scapegraceship should be my scape-
goat.
It was my masters custom to
dispose OF his correspondence while
I prepared his bath after waking
him. A l re-entered his bed cham
Der to announce his bath ready !
found him standing before the fire.
place In his dressing gown. watch.
ing the transmutation of Sir
Charles Venner's missive into
ashes in the crate.
Your pardon. sir" | murmured
softly. About a fortnight ago. you
COMMANDED me to Immediately In
form you II any stranger should
vet Nre to question me concerning
your affairs"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
CHINESE MOURNING DAY

Chinese of the state today are
generally observing a period or
mourning for the dead empress and
emperor of China by closing places
of business. Flags on the con-
sulates are hung at half mast.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
WASHINGTON

All the difficult feats of heavy
weight acrobats are performed by
Blackson G Burns this week. 1t is
all done by an invisible" hosting
wire that's visible to all. It's a
corker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

she cried. her whole face radiant.
Come, then, and we shall go to
theny Dir Charles will be en-
chanted, 1br he hates that George
should be- present, since we have
no one to spare who might attend
him tif the poor boy should feel Ill
or srpon."
Go be continued)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
PANTAGEs

Hawaiian music is the leading
novelty offered this week, and the
selection was a happy one. The
program is one of classy music.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
AUDITORIUM.

The comedy drama being pre-
sented this week at the Audi
torium, THE Education of Mr..
Pipp,' I is a clever satire on the
social and aristocratic ambitions of
our newly-rich Americans, particu-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
oRPHEUM.

Burt Earle's banjo act is the
greatest seen in this city. He's an
entertaining chap all around and
does monologue in addition to
his executions on the banjo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

Powerful situation drawn from
the present age of political intrigue
and war against bossism are pro-
duced in 1.-The Lion and the
Mouse" which opens tomorrow
night at the Spokane for Saturday
matinee and evening also. The
play includes romance and sharp
wit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
THEATER
SPOKANE.

The San Francisco Opera CO..
closing bill, Dolly Warden has
music in it, but none too much
comedy. Mabel Day has the lead
ing part. Teddy Webb appears
principally in song. There are
some good chorus numbers. To-
nights performance closes the
present engagement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

larly the type produced in the
effete east. The play has touched
popular chord.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
UNIQUE

UNIQUE
Mile. Adorci in her Salome dance
is the hit at the Unique this week.
The motion pictures are up to
standard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
Here is Announcement that will be hailed with delight by all
ladies who appreciate fine silver service for their tables

W nmnahg for
h tan live i Icing
buying here k mt Nv Std ears will bpdd
new pieces and wi be h al beautiful "kld pattern
on ca Wth
see H DOSE oMf bh boys Oh girls dM just lin
of M da l entire pkt tmgd bm mjmeme
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

Men have agreed to paint the
inside Of the First Congregational
church at West Torrington. Conn.
II the women who are not cooking
will sing hymns for them and
furnish u good dinner,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06
SMOKED: OUT.

The stalwartss ofa South Dakota,
under the effective leadership OF
Senator Kittredge, Ehave won their
iight for Secretary Taft in South
The demonstration made by the
staiwarts at Mitchell was the last
straw that broke the back OF the In
surgent camel. The. showing Of Taft
strength there gave such alarm to the
Crawford crowd that, they hastened
20 the bandwagon' at automobile
speed, and at the meeting OF the state
sentral committee held at Huron on
Friday night, the insurgent members
of the committee abandoned thekr
fight for La Toilette, and Joined the
stslwart members in a hearty en-
dorsement OF Taft for president. This
means that no fight will be made
against Taft I'm South Dakota, not
because the insurgents are for Taft,
but because they do not dare TO put
up q fight against him.
For months these same men who
now say that Taft Is an ideal man
to succeed Roosevelt have been de-
claring that he was an imitation
candidate" that the state could
easily turn from Roosevelt to La Fol-
lette," that Roosevelt was unfriendly
t. Taft, that Taft was q ''reactionary,"
that an "uninstructed delegation"
should be sent TO the Chicago con-
vention, that Taft had been running
paid advertisements in South Da-
kota newspapers. and that on account
or Tafts close personal friendship for
Kittredge. friendship which began
thirty years ago. and has endured
ever since. the big secretary of war
should be beaten.
But that Is all over now. The badly
ratified insurgents simply do not dare
to face the fight against Taft They
have come into camp and from now
on will no doubt claim to be the ones
who are really friendly TO Taft. and
who are responsible for the delivery
Of the vote OF South Dakota to him.
The question now before the voters
is as to whether we shall send to Chi
cago a delegation composed OF the
real friends of Taft. or delegation
made. up of those who fought him
for months. and who only came TO
his support when they realized the
fight against him was hopeless. The
stalwarts of the state have been for
Taft for year. 1t was last March.
that Senator Kittredge declared for
Taft, in the ante-room of the white
house Every stalwart newspaper has
been fighting for Taft ever since
Most of the insurgent newspapers
have opposed him--some OF them
with bitterness It was only rev
days ago that the insurgent leaders
decided to abandon the hopeless fight
against Taft. Let the republican
voters have this in mind when teey
enter the primaries in March, ana
pick out delegates to the state con-
yention. II South Dakota is going TO
send a Taft delegation to Chicago. 1t
should make very sure that the men
who are sent are the real friends OF
Judge Taft. Let there be no "imita-
tion Taft men, on the dele eJation.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06
Sorry To Quit.

When l began'I faithfully promised
that I would finish at half past eight,
and am sorry that / made that
promise. (Cries of I'VE are Too.") AS
stated. to you not long ago, twenty
two years have passed. twenty-five
years this fall, since indulged in POI
Titles, and stated to you that during
all of that time I have kept silent
In spite of abuse of the wtckedest
sort almost every year. have opened
my lips tonight. and I have much en-
joyed the occasion. daughter and
applause.) s
At the conclusion of the address,
the senator was given another great
ovation. men rushing to the platform
to grasp his hand in congratulation.
Every stalwart who left the hall was
ten feet tall" said one enthusiastic ad-
mirer of Senator Kittredge.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

|s1ght ont o. the faee Of txs ocean
ond onAs locx eff1lro1y Ia the PkC1lc
|peeAn. an6 4notlser lock within the
limits Qf that body ,sof water, they
have njusedsH back Into the .intericr
TO inst6ad 0f thtseg dams and locks
water. Where war ships OF afl- enemy
might ppur .sltot ana shell into those
sstructur<e and destroy them. they
moved Them back eight miie4sfnto the
mountaIns, ard there CONSTRUCTED the
locks and dams.
y,ssRailroai Lawyer."
!, And II is charged that I3favored
the sea. level canal because I am q
railroad lawyer U4aughter.) NY
friends. never In my life have / been
q salaried attorney for the >Milwau-
kee road. for airy railroad corpora
tion. or, for any corporation OF any
character or description whatever.
Never have had. nor have 1 now;
a retainer from any railroad company
or other corporation existing, any
where. TIE only, connection that
had with any railroad comapny or
with any corporation during the years
I was actively engaged in the practice
of law was simply and solely as q
lawyer and nothing else. H. rail-
road company during the time that
1 was engaged in the practice Of law
desired my services In a law suit, /
performed that service just the same
az l would perform service for any
haha county. and / have tried law
suits for many OF you; and when the
particular service was ended the bill
was sent In. II was paid. and that
ended the transaction absolutely and
completely. / never was q lobbyist
for railroad company or anybody
else. tApplause.) i never appeared
In that capacity at Pierre or else
where during the time that was en-
ether time in my career in. the state:
I. .(Applause.)
On the fifth day Of July, 1901, as
have stated, Governor Herreid honor
ed me with the appointment to be o
senator of the United States from
this great state. That was on one
Thursday. Saturday morning. l was
In st. Paul and I told the Great
Northern railroad company that from
that TIME on 1 would take no more
business from them Of any character
or description, and I never have.
agreed with them that until the fst
day OF October following I would DO
what could to close up pending bus
iness for the companyx l did not take
my oath of office until the December
Following. Monday morning following
the Saturday have mentioned, I was
in Chicago. and I told the Chicago,
Milwaukee g. st. Paul railroad people
the same thing, and kept my word
absolutely. (Cheers) and from the
first day. of October 1901, not one
particle Of, business, directly Or in
has been transacted by me
for any railroad company or any pub
IN. rla nv nF on afH
poration in Which, thes public was fn-
terested or otherwise. ~
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

Mr.. Crewford's local organ has In
troduced a new thing in South De-
kota journalism. Its editor for the
past month has been clipping dis
patches out OF other newspapers. and
then inserting In those dispatches
paragraphs rejecting on Senator Kitt-
redEe. The last thing Of the kind
was a dispatch frem Portland. Ore,
about the prosecution OF Senator
Fulton for land frauds. Into this the
local organ Inserted an attack on Sem
ator Kittredge. It was written in the
cffice OF the organ, but was dishonest-
~ represented as having come from
Portiand. This 10 enterprise"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

Secretary Tart had a position on the
federal bench which paid him $4,000
a year. He was offered guaranteed
income OF s5e,0oe wear in the prac-
tice OF law. Judge Taft refused the
tempting offer with the remark:
There are bigger things in this world
than money" And this is one OF the
reasons that the plain people OF the
country believe in Secretary Taft.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06
That Eben w. Martin Is q name 10

That Eben w. Martin IL q name TO
coniure with was shown by the enthu-
siasm which ne aroused in addressing
the big meeting, at Mitchell Tha
popular Black Hills statesman holds
warm place in the hearts Of the
people Of the state and win without
doubt be returned to the seat in cou-.
gress which he filed 50 ably and ac-
ceptabfy.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

The grand rally of the stalwarts at
Mitchell was the biggest political event
which has been pulled OF since, state
hood, Mr.. CaMford's local news
PAPER in Its petty way said there
were only 300" stalwarts present.
The fact is. that. there were so7 dele
gates who presented credentials and
that there were at least i,20e stall
warts there from every part of the
state. At the night meeting. when
Mr.. Kittredge spoke every seat, in the
large Gale treater was occupied, men
stood in the aisles and In the rear,
and four hundred who sought Sadmis-
SION were turned away II was "a
demonstration. whichsno yellow 3our-
nal can beiittie. Is
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

! The staiwarts have their agfiting
clothes on. and Mr.. crawford : has
already begun 70 see the beginning OF
the end. Judged strictivsby platform
standards. and eliminating. Ia mat
ter OF achievement. the Sioux Falls
,nan has Mr.. Crawford left at tho
post. And those who hear sthe, two
men on the stumn during the cam
paign will fast ssree with this view.
Mr.. Crawford Is abusive, anerulous
faultfinding and cheap. Mr.. KIT
redge is brainy, logical, fair and
dignified. but he knows how to- use
the language. and he states his case
in way which appeals TO people. At
the Mitchell meeting. the senator was
given an ovation which brought sus-
picious moisture TO- his eyess' Mr..
jSittredge Is accustomed to abuse;
butshe isn't used to applause.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

When I became senator,
representing you, the people of
this state. I determined that
the square, honorable, upright
position TO take was to abso-
lutely throw away from me any
connection which. by any pos
Ability could bring the slight
est criticism upon my course or
conduct and / have faithfully
observed that rule. cloud ap-
plause.)
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

II begins to look really as IL Senator
Kfttredge was d Taft man. "a. promi-
nent yellow Journal to the contrary
notwithstanding. .*h