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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

Il do not understand your silence.
The money is ready. What is the
natter"
The officers note was easy enough
to answer found paper. and, assur-
ing Detective Coogan of my gratitude
at escaping the inquest. asked him
to turn the body over to the under
taker to be buried at my order.
The other note was more perplexing.
l could make nothing of 1t. 1t was
evidently from my unknown employer,
and her anxiety was plain to see. But
l was no nearer to finding her than
before, and If I knew how to reach
her l knew not what to say. AS l was
contemplating this state OF AFFAIRS
with some detection. and sealing my
melancholy note to Detective COogan.
there was a quick step in the hall and
a rap at the panel. 1t was a single
person. so l had no hesitation in open
ing the door, but it gave me passing
satisfaction to have my hand on the
revolver in my pocket as / turned the
knob.
1t was a boy, who thrust a letter in
10 my hand.
Yer name Wilton?" he inquired,
still holding on to the envelope.
Yes"
That's yourn. then" And he was
prepared to make a bolt
Hold on" l said. Maybe there's
an answer.
No. there amt. The blOke as gave
it to me said there weren't"
We'll. here's something want you
to deliver" said !. taking up my note
to Detective Coogan. DO you know
where the City Hall isl"
Does l knowAwhat are yer givin'
u.s." said the boy with infinite scorn
in his voice.
"A quarter" returned with a
laugh, tossing him the coin. Wait
a minute
Yer amt bad stuff" said the boy
with a grin.
l tore open the envelope and read
on the sheet that came from it:
Sell everything you bought-never
mind the price. Other orders off.
d. K"
! gasped with amazement. Had
Doddridge Knapp gone mad? To sell
twelve thousand five hundred shares
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

Well, what's the programmed"
asked cheerfully.
Buy" he said briefly. Take every,
thing that's offered this side of seven
ty-five."
"Um-there's a halfmillicn wanted
already to settle for what l bought
this morning
The bushy brows drew down. but
the the King of the Street answered
lightly:
Your check is good for million,
| my boy, as long as it goes to settle
for what you're ordered to buy" Then
he added grimly: Il don't think you'd
find it worth much for anything else" y
There was knock at the door be-
yond and he hastily rose.
BE here after the two-thirty ses-
sion" he said. And the Wolf. huge
and masterful, disappeared with a
stealthy tread. and the door closed
softly behind him.
/ wondered idly who Doddridge
Knapp's visitor might be, but as l
could see no way of finding out, and
felt no special concern over his identi-
ty or purposes, l rose and left the Of
fee As | stepped into the hall | dis
covered that somebody had deeper
curiosity than |. A man was stcop-
ing to the keyhole of DoddridSe
knapp's room in the endeavor to see
CT hear. As he heard the sound of
my opening the door he started up,
and with bound was around the turn
of the hall and pattering down the
stairs.
In another bound | was after him.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01
WHERE she HAD THE BULGE.
Telephons Girls Great Opportunity 70
Get GloriousIy Even.

you know that red-headed cashier
that had the nerve to complain Of me
to the boss the. other day." said the
girl at the telephone desk. to . New
York Times writer. well. l got even
with him. all right He amt married.
but he's got . best girl. His father
owns q shoe factory over in Jersey.
and rich-my! Well. she called him
up the other afternoon at her usual
time. 10 Mr.. Smith there? she asks.
In her most romantickist voice. Yes
I answers. Just as honeylike as she.
It's his wife wants him, isn't It! With
that Miss Girl hung up with such a
Jerk my ear hurt. Smith goes around
wondering why she does not call him
up. Every time he dares he says to
me: Has any one called me on the
phone, Miss Limit? And look as in
nocent ~ q kid and shake my head
NO l tell you, US telephone girls
can turn Joy to the Bride into Moth
in DOM any time We please. Ne
for Us"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

of Omega was sure to smash the mar.
ket. and the half-million dollars that
had been put into them would prob
ably shrink by two hundred thousand
or more if the order was carried out.
read the note again.
Then suspicion large enough to
overshadow the universe grew up in
my mind. l recalled that Doddridge
Knapp had given me a cipher with
which he would communicate with me,
and l believed, moreover, that he had
no idea where might be at the pres.
ent moment.
Its all right, sonny" said. "Trot
along"
where's yer letter." asked the boy,
Loyalty anxious to earn his quarter.
1T won't have to go now l said
coolly. believed that the boy meant
no harm to me. but l was not taking
any risks. The boy sauntered down
the hall.
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well, I must look like a sucker II
they think can be taken in by trick
like that" was my mental comment.
l charged the scheme up to my snake
eyed friend and had poorer opinion
of his intelligence than had hitherto
entertained. Yet was astonished
that he should, even with the most
hearty wish to bring about my down
fall, contrive a plan that would inflict
heavy loss on his employer and pos
sibly ruin him altogether. There was
more beneath than could fathom My
brain refused to work in the maze of
contradictions and mysteries, plots
and counterplots, in which l was in
volved.
l took my way at last toward the
market, and, hailing boy to whom
intrusted my letter to Detective Coo
gan, walked briskly to Pine street.
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had seen his form for but a second
and his face not at all. But in that
second knew him for Tim Terrill of
the Snake-eyeS and the murderous pur.
pose.
When l reached the head Of the
stairs he was nowhere to be seen, but
l heard the patter of his feet below
and plunged down three steps at a
time and into Clay street, nearly up
setting a stout gentleman in my haste.
The street was busy with people, but
no sign of the Snake-eyed man greeted
me.
Much disturbed in mind at this ap-
partition of my enemy, sought in vain
for some explanation of his presence
Was he spying on Doddridge Knapp?
What treachery was he shaping in his
designs on the man whose bread he
was eating and whose plans of crime
lie was the chief agent to assist or
execute? l was reused by a man
humping into me roughly. suspected
that he had done it on purpose, and
started by him briskly, when he spoke
il low tone:
You'd better go to your room, Mr..
Wilton" He said something more that
did not catch. and. Keeling on, disap-
peared in the crowd before l could
turn to mark or question him.
l thought at first that he meant the
room l had just left. Then it occurred
to me that it was the room Henry had
occupjed-the room in which l had
spent my first dreadful night in San
Francisco, and had not revisited in
the thirty hours since had left It,
The advice suited by inclination,
and in a few minutes I was entering
the dingy building and climbing the
worn and creaking stairs. The place
lost its air of mystery in the broad
sunshine and penetrating daylight.
and though its interior was as gloomy
as ever, 1t lacked the haunting sug-
-gestions it had borrowed from dark
ness and the night.
Slipped under the door I found two
uctes. One was from Detective Coo
gan. and read:
Inquest this afternoon. Don't want
you. Have another story. Do you
want the body?"
TIE other was in a women's hand,
and the faint perfume of the first
note l had received rose from the
sheet. It read:
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"a ESaaGEn 2nnsse
z5:sa*$$z S. ss q ~
TELEPHONY WITHOUT WIRES

Wireless telegraphy is at last an
established fact, both scientifically
and commercially.
A director of the Amalgamated
autobiography company told a re.
porter that his company is ready to
take orders for the installation of q
wireless telephony system to cover a
distance up to Is miles. over fairly
fiat land or over water.
Recently" he said. 81 spoke in our
laboratory at Berlin to q temporary
laboratory which We have erected
some seven miles away from that
city. and that was not under the best
conditions, because the aerial Tor
wfre) at the temporary station was
suspended between two factory shafts
instead of the usual masts.
From experiments which We have
been conducting in Berlin We are able
to guarantee perfect communication
by wireless telephony over Is miles
OF not too hilly country.
THE inventor of the continuous
undamped wave, by which means only
is wireless telephony made possible.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01
SUFFERED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
With Eezema-Her Limb Peeled and
Foot Was Raw-Thought Amputa-
ton Was Necessary-6eIieves
Life Saved by Cuticura.

II have been treated by doctors for
twenty-five years for a bad case of
eczema on my leg. They did their best.
but failed to cure 1t. My doctor had
advised me to have my leg cut or At
this time my leg was peeled from the
knee. my foot was like a piece Of raw
flesh, and I had to walk on clutches.
I bought a set Of Cuticura Remedies
After the first two treatments the
swelling went down. and in two
months my leg was cured and the new
skin came On. The doctor was sur
prised and said that he would use
Cuticura for his own patients. Ihave
now been cured over seven years, and
but for the Cuticura Remedies i
might have lost my life. Mrs. J. B.
Renaud. 277 Montana St., Montreal,
Que. Feb. 20. 1907"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

was NJ. Valdemar Pou:sen. a noted
Danish electrical engi-eer. About
eight months ago we boz ht NJ. Poul.
sens invention, together with all his
plant and experimental stations, and
we have secured patents tor the whole
world with the exception of the
United States.
I'VE are now converting our sta
tons at Oxford and Cambridge into
wireless telephony stations on the
Poulsen system, and when the work
is completed. which will probably be
in six weeks time, We shall begin to
experiment there I am confident that
We shall be successful In establishing
wireless telephone communication
over the so miles which separate the
two university towns. and I do not
hesitate to express my conviction that
In q few years time We shall be able
to speak across the Atlantic."-Lon.
don Express.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

Lewis Single Binder - the famous
straight &c cigar, always best quality.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

After q man has knocked around the
world for a few years without meeting
with success he begins knocking the
world.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

No, Cordelia, the biggest words do
not always have the most weight.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01
TIE
General Demand


Of the Well-Informed Of tho World has
always been for . simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; . laxative which physicians could
sanction for family uss because it, com
ponent parts arc known to them 70 b
wholesome and truly beneficial in eject
acceptable to the system and gsntlss ~
prompt, in action
In supplying that demand with il *
eellent combination Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, tho California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for it, remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons Why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA 10 given
the preference by the Wen-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine by tho Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only. and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01
But When Il FLOODS.

A stubborn fountain pen often In.
terrupts . mans floW Of thought
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01
Without Soul.

Without Soul.
do you enjoy hearing tho robins
singing joyously in the treetops?"
No." answered Mr.. Sirius Baker,
81 don't. II human being kept prac-
ticing the same tune forever. like q
robin, they'd run him out of the COM
munity."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-01

In a Pinch, Use ALIENS FOoT-EASE.
A powder. It cures painful. smart
ing. nervous feet and ingrOwing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package. FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
REPLY TO WILSON.
County Judge and the Attorney
Deny Charge.

Augusta, KY, Aug. 11.-County
Judge Bradford and County Attorney
Kinney of Bracken county, issued the
following statement in answer to Gov.
Wilson's charge that they have not
done their duty:
"The statement from Governor
Wilson that the county judge and
county attorney of Bracken county
have failed to do their duty as Off
GERS OF said county, is false. they
have been ready able and willing at
all times to do their duty, and the
county OF Bracken, at the present
time and for months, has had nc
trouble of any character other than
tn etrouble caused by the governor
troops riding the turnpikes and intim
idating and frightening citizens anc
creating an unnecessary expense.
"The goveror of Kentucky has made
an investigation of the facts and SIT
uation in Bracken county. he Ha'
listened toVfalse statements made
the American Tobacco company AM
those who are opposed to the Ameri
can Society of Equity"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
Westerners Call.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. ia NUMBER
Of members of the notification COM
mittee reached Lincoln Tuesday. Some
of them called on Mr.. Bryan. Among
these was C. A. Forbes of Arizona
and Charles Edelman of San Fran.
cisco. Mr.. Edelman was insistent that
the Democratic nominee should visit
California and make a couple Oh
speeches, but he thought California
was safely Democratic. He told Mr'
Bryan. that II he went out there 1t
would be surely so. The Californlans
and particularly labor union men, Mr,
BRYAN was told, are greatly pleaseu
with to planks in the Denver pat
form relating to Asiatic immigration
and regulation of writs of Injunction
"The labor union men OF San fran
cisco" said Mr.. Edelman, are uniteo
ON our party and we expect to plan'
california in the Democratic column
Mr.. Bryan tok under advisemen'
questions of making the Journeys tC
the coast. but he practically reiterated
his determination to remain at hom'
during October.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
AMERICANS AT AUCKLAND.
Officers and Seamen of eattleshiF
Fleet Having an Enjoyable Time.

Auckland, Aug 11.-Glorious wealth
er continues and the celebrations In
honor of officers and men OF the visit
ing American warships are being car
ried out with a degree of enthusiasm
even greater than expected before the
fleet arrived.
Auckland is full of New Zealanders,
who have come in from provinces, and
day and night the city is in festival
attire.
Lord Plunkitt, governor OF New
Zealand, gave a state ball at the gov
ernment house in honor of Rear Ad'
miral Sperry and officers of the fleet
Considerably over 1000 guests were
present. They included Vice Admiral
Sir Richard Poore, commander OF the
British Australian squadron; Rear Ad'
miral Sperry, commander of the Amerl'
can fleet; Rear Admiral William H.
Emory. Rear Admiral Richard VAIN
/ wright. Sir Joseph Ward, premier oi
New Zealand the mayor OF Auckland
500 dominion officials and 500 civil
ians,
Admiral Sperry has approved al
most in its entirety the programme fol
the entertainment In Australian
waters.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
TEXAS ASSESSED VALUES.
Under Full Rendition Law Will Be
Tremendous Increase.


Austin. Aug. 1.-THE comptrollers
department estimates that the total
assessed valuation of property IN
Texas for 1908 will reach two billions
two hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars under the full rendition law. This
is an increase of six hundred and fif-
teen million dollars over last year.
Hinder this shown git is figured
that when the automatic tax board
meets on Aug. IS to fix the rate II
will reduce the rate from II IL cents
TO 6 IA cents and the school tax from
90 cents to 16 2-3 cents. This is be-
lieved will be less than the people
are now paying.
Assistant Attorney General Light
foot has returned from Palestine
where he filed two suits against the
Palestine Electric Light and Ice COM
/ pany. and Palestine Ice, Fuel and Gin
company. for alleged violation OF the
antitrust laws by combining TO raise
the price of ice. Penalties OF $35Ou
in each case are asked and forfeiture
of charters.
The assessed valuation OF BeXai
county. received by the comptroller
shows the total valuations this yea
To be sixty-six million five hundred
thousand dollars. which is an inereas'
of $1O,S51 ,527 over last year.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
Both In Custody.

Ardmore, Aug. Thames Kelly ana
linn Whisena, the latter aged twenty
three, are under arrest at CORNISH
as result of a shoting affray near
Cornish, in which a number Oh snols
were exchanged. Young Whisenah'
is alleged to have committed rape on
the daughter of Kelly Sunday nlgn,
and her father, learning of the alleged
crime, hurried to Whisenants nome
where a fight occurred. Neither was
wounded. AS soon as the trial a a
Cornish is continued, Whisenant VII
he turned over to the Carter county
officers on tn Grape charge. The CIR
is only sixteen years OF age
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
HARD-HEARTED HARRIS.
Endearingly Addresses Wife and
Shoots Her to Death.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Aug. ll'-John
Harris, a negro, followed his wire
from Ellisville to Hattiesburg and ap
preached her, saying;
"Come here, honey, and tell me god
bye" and as she extended him her
hand he grabbed her and fired four
bullets into her body.
Immediately after the shotlng a
crowd of angry negroes gathered with
the determination to have vengeance
but Harris made a break for liberty
and despite the fact that a number
of bullets went In his direction he sue
ceeded in getting away. Jealousy was
at the bottom of the shooting.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
Kern Visits Boyhood Home.

Indianola, Ia, Aug. 11.-John W.
Kern. Democratic nominee for vice
president, visited his boyhood home
in Warren county. He drove to White
Oak township and visited the old Kern
farm He me tmany old friends during
the day and recalled many incidents
of his youthful days. He visited MOSS
Hewitt cemetery and placed a largf
boouet of flowers on the grave OF hi'
mothef Mr.. Kern addressed the In
dianola Chautauqua and paid higl
tribute to Iowa and her pioneers.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12

Az result of mutual concessions
on the part of both pros and anus II
seemed pretty certain that the STATE
convention would be a harmonious
affair While submission is to be WITT
ten In the party platform and whiie
Democratic members of the leglsla'
ture will be instructed to vote TO SUD
NIT the proposition. the antis secured
a great concession in that the pros
agreed not to commit the Democratic
party to prohibition. vote Tor OF
against prohibition will be the test Oh
no mans Democracy The plank Will
sImply mea nthat the legislature VIII
submit the constitutional amendment
In regard TO prohibition to the people
and that the fight must be made out
side the party lines. Prohibitonists
and not Democrats are to stand spon
sor 10 rthe final outcome.
This was a great concession on the
mart of the pros, as 1t was admitted
they controlled the convention anC
could have done as they saw fit. Un
less some unforeseen circumstance de
velops the pros will simply have IN
serted into the platform the exac
wording regarding prohibition whic,
appeared on the official ballot and VII
have a clause added instructing TN
legislature to submit the matter 10
vote OF the people. -,
AS a result OF the pros making Uni
concession 1t is easily understood ina
the legislature is to follow the pla
for mdemands and that the state WI
have to go through a statewide can
paign on the prohibition question
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
QUICK WITTED ENGINEER.
Prompt Action on His Part saved
Great Number Of Lives.

Glendive, Mont, Aug. 1l.-Northern
Pacific train No. 2, the North coast
Limited, met with a disastrous wreck
about welve miles west of Glendive.
Fireman A. B. Matthews and an un-
known tramp, were killed and probably
Many of those injured were not Sc
riously hurt and all but one, WILSON,
an express messenger, will recover
The train was travelling probably
at a speed of fifty miles per hour
when within two miles of Allard Sta
tion. IL rounded a curve and ran lnto
burned bridge about $50 feet long
Engineer Litch could not see that the
structre was out until the train was
virtually over the chasm. When NJ
did see he quickly reversed his en-
gine and threw on the emergenc!
brakes. which action prevented all tn,
coaches. except the smoker and maj
car, from going into the ditch.
A relief train bearing physicians lei
this city at once for the scene.
The dead, together with all the II
iured, were brought to Glendive.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
soon To BE Discontinued.

Fort Worth, Aug. 1.-THE South,
western tariff commission announced
that the 10 per cent increae in freight
rates from Texas cities to Mexico
noints will be discontinued in thirty
davs The increase became effective
Monday but as no other state is al
fected the discrimination was man
fest and fearing litigation, the com,
mission agreed to reinstate the OLD
schedule. The reduction means a say
ing of 100000 yearly to Fort worth
hacking houses alone, which snip
large quantities Of meat to the re
public
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
Rulers Meet.

Cronberg, Aug. liking Edward
was met at tn estation by Emperor
William and his suite. The king and
emperor kissed each other on both
cheeks and embraced in most cor
dial manner. After the monarchs
had been introduced to each other
suites. the king and emperor entered
an open automobile and were driven
TO Friedrichsf castle, where they hao
a long talk before lunch.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-12
TEXAS DEMOCRATS MEET
Assemble In Biennial Conven.
ton at San Antonio.
GREENWOOD IS CHAIRMAN
After the Head of the Executive Com.
mittee. Hon. C. A. Garden, Calls the
Gathering to Order Hill County Man
Takes GaveL

San Antonio, Aug. 11.-Chairman
George A. Garden called the Demo
cratic convention TO order at l2:SO
o'clock Tuesday. j. A. Kenny of Dal
las was appointed temporary sergeant
alarms. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Cleaver OF San Anonio.
Addressing the convention, Chair
man Garden first paid tribute to Gov.
Campbell. He congratulated the Dem
ocratic party OF Texas for returning
10 office a faithful officer who had
obeyed the instructions of the party.
Mr.. Garden spoke In defense oil
Governor Campbell bitterly scoring
those who had fought him because he
had obeyed the demands of the Dem
ocratlc party. Referring to the com
ing national election, Mr.. Garden men
toned the name OF William Jennings
BRYAN. which set the convention tC
cheerig wildly. the demonstration con
tinuing over five minutes.
Hon. C. L. Bass heartily welcomed
the delegates.
Hon. c. +. Greenwood of Hill count!
was chosen temporary chairman.
Committees ON credentials, rules o
order and resolutions were appointed
There is tremendous attendance o
delegates. every portion of the Lon'
Star state having representatives, to
large degree.
Bob Barker of San Antonio wa
chosen temporary secretary A. |
| Hunnicutt of Cleburne was electe
temporary sergeant-atarms. :.
Temporary Chairman Greenwood
address was the keynote for the col
tinuance OF Governor Campbells poi
cies and and foreshadowed submi'
sion plank.