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sIa,hed Her Husbands Throat.

Denver.-With several ugly gasnes
in his throat, cut by a razor, and faint
ing from loss of blood, George Ernest
Armstrong stumbled into the home of
his brother at 1860 Center street Tues
day night and declared his wife, Alice,
had tried to murder him because he
refused to roll her cigarette.
Apparently dying, Armstrong was
taken to the county hospital in the
police ambulance after Police Surgeon
McGillivray had temporarily dressed
his wounds. His recovery is consid-
cred doubtful.
Police headquarters was notified by
Patrolman Anderson, and Detectives
Peterson and koehler were sent out
on the police ambulance.
They found Mrs. Armstrong had
fed, but half an hour later she was
found hiding in the brush on Colfax
avenue. She still clutched the blood
stained razor.
When taken to Jail she told an en-
tirely different story from that related
to the police by Armstrong.
81 am a Woodworking woman" she
said, between sobs 81 worked yester-
day from early morning until late last
evening, washing for people on Capitol
hill. AS usual, when | reached home
l found my husband drunk. He
started to abuse me, and l made a
slash at him with a razor"
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hs were one OF the people. 1t wouldn't
Let us go slow"
Yes, let US go SLOW" repeated the
prince. brushing his damp forehead.
Wait a moment" said Col. Arm
helm. stepping forward. "Only one
thing will prove his identity to me;
not all the papers in the world can
do it,
What do you know?" cried the
prince, bewildered.
Something l have not dared tell till
this moment, nt,"-miserably
Curse it, you are keeping us wait
ing!" The duke kicked about the
shattered bits of porcelain.
II used to play with the-the young
prince" began Arnheim. Your high
ness will recollect that l did" Arm
helm went over to Max. Take of
your coat" Max did so, wondering.
Roll up your sleeve" Again Max
obeyed, and his wonder grew. "See!"
cried the colonel in high, unnatural
voice, due to his unusual excitement.
"Oh, there can be no doubt! 1t is your
son!"
The duke and the prince bumped
against each other in their mad rush
to inspect Max's arm. Arnheim's
finger rested upon the peculiar scar l
have mentioned.
Lord help us, it's your wine-case
brandt" gasped the duke.
MY wine case" The prince was al
most on the verge of tears.
The girl sat perfectly quiet.
Explain. explain!" said Max.
"Yes, yes! How did this Gomez
put there?" spluttered the prince.
Your highness, we-your son-we
were playing in the wine cellars that
day." stammered the unhappy Arm
helm. Il saw the hot iron
l was boy of no more than five
branded the prince on the arm.
He cried so that was frightened and
ran and hid. When l went to look for
him he was gone. Oh, know; it is
your son."
"I'll take your word for it, colonel"
cried the prince. Il said from the first
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trounce that fellow who struck me. I
can do it now
"Well-but only four days"
Hours! Think of riding together
forever!"-joyous'y taking step
nearer.
Il dare not think of it. 1t is all so
like dream. . . OH" bursting into
tears (what unaccountable beings won.
are!)-"if you do not love mel"
Don't /, thought"
Then he started around the table in
pursuit of her, in all directions, while.
after the manner of her kind, she
baked him, rosily, star-eyed. They
laughed; and when two young people
laugh it is sign that all goes well
with the world. He never would tell
just how long it took him to catch her
nor would he tell me what he did when
he caught her. Neither would |. had
been in his place!
'Here's!" said the prince.
ITS a great world" added the duke.
For surprises supplemented the
prince. 'Ho, Hans! A fresh candle,"
And the story goes that his serene
highness of Barscheit ana his highness
of Doppelkinn We're found peacefully
asleep in the cellars, long after the sun
had rolled over the blue Carpathians.
THE END.
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AMAZING DECISION OF THE CAL
IFoRNIA DISTRICT COURT
OF APPEALS.
IN MAYOR sCHmITz CASE
OTHER CASE WILL BE PRESSED
AGAINST scHMITZ AND
RUFF.

San Francisco.-The District Court
Of Appeals handed down . decision
Thursday setting aside the judgment
in the case of former Mayor Eugene
Il. schmits. convicted Of s1tortion in
the French restaurant cases. Abe
Ruef also benefits by the ruling Of
the upper court. for, according to IL
decision, he pleaded guilty to an act
that was no offense against the laws
of the state.
According to the appellate judges,
the compelling of French restaurants
to pay big fees" to Abe Ruef was
not . crime. even though Ruef divided
the fees" with the mayor.
After discussing the point the court
reverses the judgment against
Schmit1 on the ground that no acts
constituting q crime had been proved
against him. Abe Ruef. who pleaded
guilty to extorting money from the
French restaurants, is. therefore,
equally guiltless.
The decision wipes out the French
restaurant cases and pending charges
Of s1tortion against schmitz and Ruet
must be dismissed. Both are now en-
titled to release on bail. II they OBJ
tain the necessary bondsmen, they can
remain at liberty until such time as q
jury finds them guilty on one of the
indictments charging them with re-
ceivfng bribes from corporations. Ow-
Ing to the number of cases against
them, the bail. figured at $4,000 =
case, would reach an enormous figure.
Tho Judges OF the court which rem
dered the decision in favor of Schmitz
and Ruef are ]. A. Cooper, Frank H.
Kerrigan and Samuel P. Hall.
The news Of the decision Of the ap-
pellate court declaring the indictment
Of ex-Mayor schmitz for extortion in
valid spread rapidly over the city,
causing CONSERVATION in some quar-
tors and delight in others. Superior
Judge Dunno, before whom Schmitz
was convicted. said:
ut il to be regretted that the hear
ing Of this appeal came up before a
court whose members have relatives
and intimate friends against whom
many indictments were returned by
tho grand Jury that returned theO
true bills. In view of these facts I do
not believe that the court was in the
proper frame Of mind to give this mat
ter an impartial consideration and de-
oAoo IL oliictiy upoH lIS ueTltS. am
satisfied that the evidence and the law
sustained the judgment, and the ver-
dict. I will further say that the jury
which returned this verdict in accord
ance with the law will be remembered
with respect and honor in the COM
munity long after the court which set
aside the verdict has been forgotten"
Both Schmitz and Ruef, when seen
at the county jail, refused to make
any statement or comment upon the
decision.
Francis ]. Heney, assistant district
attorney, who prosecuted Schmitz, ar
rived Thursday morning from Wash
inGton and left at night for Portland,
Oregon, to take charge of the Oregon
land fraud cases there.
"The prosecution has not been en-
barrassed In the slightest by this de-
cision." said Heney before leaving
There are plenty of other indictments
against both Schmitz and Ruef"
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Aeroplane Wins Prize

Paris.-Henry Farman, the French
aeronaut. won the Deutsch Archdeacon
prize of $4,000 by making a circular
kilometre in an airship heavier than
air. The successful flight was made
in the presence of an official commit
tee of the Aero club. The time was
one minute and twenty-eight seconds.
Farman's feat was accomplished in a
brilliant and impressive manner. The
flight took place over a field at Issv.
five miles southwest Of Paris, in the
presence Of M. Archdeacon, M. Santos.
Dumount, Count de Lavaux, Captain
Ferber, q score of other enthusiastic
aeronauts and about 500 spectators.
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friends, a boldness that only
half disguised her real timidity. What
would he do, this big, handsome fel-
low, who had turned out to be prince,
fairy-tale wise?
Gretchen? 1 like that better than
Hildegarde; it is less formal. Well,
then, Gretchen, 1 can't explain 1t, but
this new order of things has given me
tremendous backbone" He crossed
the room to her side. You will not
wed my-my father?"
Never in all this world!"-slipping
around the table. her eyes dim like the
bloom on the grape. She ought not to
be afraid of him. but she was.
But L"
you have known me only four
days." she whispered family. you
can not know your mind"
"Oh, when one is prince,"-laugh-
ing,-"it takes no time at all. l love
you. l knew it was going to be when
you looked around in old Bauer's
smithy."
Did look around? ?"-innocentl
You certainly did, for 1 looked
around and saw you"
But they say that 1 am wild like
young horse" Gove is always finding
some argument which he wishes to
have knocked under)
Not to me,"-ardently. You may
ride bicycle every day, if you WISH
I'D rather have an automobile
drolly.
IAN airship, if money will buy it,"
"They say-my uncle says-that
am not capable Of loving anything"
What do l care what they say?
Will you be my wife,"
"Give me a week to think 1t over"
NO"
(She liked thatD
"A day, them"
mot an hour!"
(She liked this still better!)
"Oh!"
Not half an hour!"
This is almost as bad as the duke;
you are forcing me-"
'If you do not answer yes or no at
once, I'll go back to Barscheit and
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Kansas CITY penot Fire

Kansas City.-The Union Station
annex, in Union avenue, adjoining the
Union railway station, was destroyed
by fire early Monday. The Union sta
tion proper, one of Kansas City's land
marks, was saved by the firemen after
hard fight. The burned building
contained the receiving offices of the
Adams and Wells Fargo and Pacific
Express Companies, branch mailing
room of the postoffice, the Offices of
the Fred Harvey Eating House Com
pany, the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany's linen room and the Railway
Mems Y. M. c. A. rooms. The loss is
estimated at close to a quarter of q
million dollars.
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Copyright, 1905. Bobbs-Asrriu Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Arthur Warrington, American consul
TO Barscheit. tells how reigning Grand
cess Hildegarde, to marry Prince Doppe-
kim, old widower. While riding
horseback in the country night overtakes
him and he seeks accommodations in
dilapidated castle. Here he finds Prin
cess Hildegarde and a friend. Hon. Betty
Moore. of England. They detan him to
witness mock marriage between the
princess and disgraced army officer.
Steinbock; done for the purpose of foiling
kiss the princess and she is rescued by
good. Max scharfenstein. an old Ameri-
scheit. Warrington tells him of the prin-
cess. Scharfenstein shows Warrington
Side wa wth on Rs neck OF e as n
boy, was picked up and adopted by his
foster father, whose name he was given.
mother. The grand duke announces to
the princess that she is to marry Dopple-
kim the following week. During morn
Scharfenstein. He finds purse she has
dropped but does not discover her iden-
ity, Warrington entertains at a public
restaurant for a number of American
medical students. Max arrives late and
relates an interesting bit of gossip to the
from Barscheit He unwittingly offends
a native officer and subjects himself to
certain arrest Max is persuaded to take
one Of the American students passports
and escape. The grand duke discovers
the escape of the princess. She leaves a
note saying she has eloped. Efforts are
made to stop the princess at the frontier.
Betty Moore asks for her passport. She
asks Warrington for assistance in leav-
ing Barschet. and invites him to call on
her in London. Max finds the princess in
the railway carriage. She accuses him
of following her. He returns to her the
purse he had found. 1t contained thou
sand pounds in bank notes. At the from
tier Max and the princess are arrested
and taken to Dopplekinn's palace. The
rra nd n a rriN n ND
princess shall marry Doppleltinn at once
Dopplekinn refuses.
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ANOTHER DENVER MURDER.
Chief Clerk In eherIfrs offics Shot b.
His Former Housekeeper.

His Former Housekeeper.
Denver.-William Otto shirey, chief
clerk in the sheriff's ofice for
ten years, aged forty-f1ve years.
was shot and instantly killed
about 12 o'clock Monday night in his
home. 2800 Curtis street, by Miss Be-
atrice Gordon, his housekeeper, and
for eight years his mistiess. Follow
ing is the Republicans acSount Of the
tragedy:
Her voice and body Quivering with
pain, Miss Gordon confessed the shoot
ing to Chief Of Police Michael Delaney
at 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
after being brought back from Lafay-
ette, Colorado in an automobile. She
claimed it was accidental. For an
hour she retained her coolness and
composure under the sweating of the
chief-then she broke down and told
a terrible tale of humiliation and indig-
mites, which she claimed had been
heaped upon her by Shirey.
Miss Gordon finally slipped Imply
down in her chair. What do you want
to know" she demanded.
What did you do with the gun with
which you shot Shirey?" asked the
chief.
81 hot him with his own gun and
dropped II on the floor" Then the
woman broke down completely.
Later she told her whole story to a
representative Of the Republican. She
lay, during the recital, on cot in the
matrons quarters, her body quivering
with shame and horror, alternately
clutching a red worsted shawl with
shaking, toil-hardened hands, hard
ened in the service of the man she
killed. Her body quivered and shook,
her ewes stared wide at the scenes
she described, her voice was low,
tense, and monotonously despairing.
. II shot him with his own gun and
dropped it on the floor. l was kneel-
ing to him, begging him to treat me
better or let me go away from him for
ever and forget. But he kneeled be-
side me, little to the rear, and would
not let me go. He wanted mr. to stay
with him the rest of the night. But I
said I could stand no more; was
broken-hearted and did not want to
live. He handed me gun, l think
from his pocket, and said, Take this
gun, then, you damned fool, and go
kill yourself, but don't do it in my
house.. l took 1t and raised 1t to-
ward my breast to shoot myself, but 1
had been waiting for him so long on
the porch that l was cold and my
hand trembled. The gun went off and
shot him. 1 did not mean to kill him.
l often told him would never harm
hair Of his head, because l did not
want to disgrace his children, whom l
loved. For myself, did not care what
l came of me. l wish to God that it
had been me that was killed. wish
that 1t had been me-" and the agoniz-
ing words, coming between gasps and
sobs, ceased as she hid her flushed
and convulsed face in the pillow.
But in spite of the confession there
are still ements Of mystery in the
story which the police have not yet
unraveled.
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PLAGUE Still Exists.

Washington.-A feature of the an
nual report of Surgeon General Wyman
of the public health and marine hospit-
al service, transmitted to congress dur
ing the last week. is a review of the
bubonic plague situation at San Fran.
ciso. Up to November 10Th there has
been ninety-six cases of this dread dis
ease and sixty deaths. The surgeon
general states that it has been impos-
sible to discover the original of the
plague outbreak. While the surgeon
general states that the disease is re-
ported as diminishing, he asserts that
1t will of necessity require a long time
for complete eradication.
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CHAPTER XII (continued).


How the girls eyes sparkled! She
was free. The odious alliance would
not take place.
who is that?"
Everybody turned and looked at
Max. His arm was leveled in the di-
rection of a fine portrait in oil which
hung suspended over the fireplace.
Max was very pale.
Whats that to you?" snarled the
prince. He was what we Yankees call
hopping mad" The vase was worth
a hundred crowns, and he never could
find leaf to replace the one just
broken.
Il believe l have a right to know
who that woman is up there" Max
spoke quietly. AS matter of fact he
was too weak to speak otherwise.
"a right to know? What do you
mean?" demanded the prince fiercely.
1T is my wife"
With trembling fingers Max pro-
duced his locket.
will you look at this?" he asked in
voice that was bit shaky
The prince stepped forward and
jerked the locket from Max's hand.
But the moment he saw the contents
his jaw fell and he rocked on his heels
unsteadily and staggered back toward
the duke for support.
What's the matter, prince!" asked
the duke anXiously. After all Doppel-
kim was an old crony, and mayhap he
had been harsh with him.
Where did you get that?" asked the
prince hoarsely.
II have always worn it." answered
Max. The chain that went with it
originally will no longer fit my neck"
"Arnheim! q. . Duke! come
and look at this!"-feebly.
Good heaven!" cried the duke.
ut is the princess!" said Arnheim in
awed tones.
Where did you get it?" demanded
the prince again.
II was found with it around my
neck"
Duke, what do you think?" asked
the agitated prince.
What do l Think"
yes. This was around my sons
neck the day he was lost. If this
should be! If it were possiblel"
"What?" The duke looked from the
prince to the man who had worn the
locket. Certainly there wasn't any
sign of likeness. But when he looked
at the portrait on the wall and then at
Max doubt grew in his eyes. They
were somewhat alike. He plucked
nervously at his beard.
Prince" said Max, before heaven
I believe that I may be . your
SOM"
MY son!"
BY this time they were all tremen-
dously excited and agitated ana white;
all save the princess, who was gazing
at Max with sudden gladnesa in her
eyes, while over her cheeks there stole
the phantom of rose. II 1t were true!
Let me tell you my story" said
Max. ut is not necessary for me to
repeat it,
The prince turned helplessl5 toward
the duke, but the duke was equally
dazed.
But we can't accept a Story as
proof" the duke said. ut iaa't as u
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Leaves Golf for Business.

Walter S. Travis, who has been
amateur golf champion of this coun-
try and of England, has gone into the
stock brokerage business in New
York, having become manager of a
branch office for leading firm. He is
the latest of long line of young men
famous in the annals of amateur
sport to gravitate to Wall street.
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A Small Matter.

Guest (complainingly)-This bill OF
fare is all in French.
Waiter Observation-Disclosures you
moind that, sur; the cook Is Oirish.-
N. Y. Weekly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
THE SOCIAL REALM
by MAY CLARE

Mrs. w. A McLain complimented
Miss Blount, Miss Baldwin and Miss
Benton with charming "forty-two"
party Saturday afternoon The col
STs used in decorating were red and
gold. Throughout the house num-
bers of autumn leaves tastefully ar
ranged and vases of exquisite red and
gold chrysanthemums added to the
bright loneliness of the rooms. The
rooms were darkened, and shaded
lights with jack-'O-lanterns beamed
forth a hearty Halloween welcome
through a pretty glow over the effect
i've red and gold. At the door the
guests were met by a witch, holding
her cat in her arms and silently
pointing to a seat. Forty-twO was the
game played. On the score cards
was witch riding her broom. Sew
eral tied for the prize, a gold and
coral hat pin, but in drawing it fell
to Mrs. Guy Chappell. Miss Blount
drew the prize for the guests of hon
or, also a lovely gold and coral hat
pin, carrying out the color scheme of
red and gold. A delicious salad
course was served.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
A HALLOWEEN PARTY.
A Delightful Time Among Witches
and HobgOblins.


On Saturday evening Miss Chap
Saville entertained the Geiger Music
Club at a Halloween party. The
affair was one of the most novel and
enjoyable of the week. Soon after
the arrival of the guests they were
taken one at a time into the home
of witches and hob-goblins. 1t was
lighted only with the dim light of
jack O-lanterns, and on every hand
were witches, ghosts and hob-gob-
Inns. In one dark corner was an old
witch with her cards ready for for
tune telling. The fortunes were
varied, and furnished much amuse-
ment The guests were then taken
into the studio to bob for apples and
enjoy other Halloween pleasures.
In the midst of the fun the arrival
of a witch and ghost caused cOnster-
nation and flight That they should
leave their dimly lighted home, which
the guests had just visited, and APP
pear in the land Of the living was
a source Of surprise and amusement,
mingled with a slight feeling Of dis
may After the witches departed APP
pies were drawn, having the name of
the future husband of the one to
whose lot it fell under the skin.
They were then taken one by one out
into the dark to look down into the
we'll for his picture. AS a close to
the evening of pleasure they were
led singly and blindfolded back into
the home of witches and hob-gOblins
to kiss their future husbands. At
the blissful moment instead of the
expected kiss the guest found her
face dipped into a bowl Of -four and
lights flashed on, showing her herself
with a ghostly countenance. During
tue evening fruits were served. Miss
Saville is noted as novel and de-
nghtful hostess, and the young guests
were quite enthusiastic over this last
unusual and delightful affair.
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MISS PATTERsONs NOVEL PARTY
A Delightful Affair for the Younger
Social Set

A Delightful Affair for the Younger
Social Set.
Misses Helen and Alice Patterson
were hostesses at a delightful Hal
Iowe'en party on Friday evening COM
plimentary to Miss Bessie Cox Of
Three Notch, Ala, the guest of Mrs.
Henry Marlin. Autumn leaves We're
used as decorations. Their bright
varied colors made the rooms exceed
ingly attractive and the jack 'O-lan-
terms threw a wierd light over the
rooms. where ghosts and witches
walked silently among the guests.
At the door the guests were met by
ghosts, who silently pointed to a dark
bower of autumn leaves hung with
a grinning jack 'o-lantern. Here red
lemonade was served by witch in
a tall. pointed cap. Ghosts were pres
ent on every hand, and in a dark cor
ner sat a magician, ready by his
magic. to foretell the future life to
any willing to risk themselves in his
den. At the entrance, shown dimly
in the light of a jack 'O-lantern, was
a fierce looking wildcat, while IN the
branches of autumn leaves just above
sat a wise old owl. 1t seemed
that indeed the magician must hold
communion with ghosts and hob-gob
Inns in that dreary, wild den. Varied
fortunes, some wonderful, indeed,
were predicted for the guests, and
furnished much pleasure. AS de-
lightful feature of the evening the
girls were dressed as ghosts, and
the boys tried to guess who they
were The ghosts, true to them
selves. spoke not a word, and much
merriment was caused by the at
tempts of the boys to guess their
identity Mr. Ellis Raglan succeeded
in guessing the greatest number, and
was given as a souvenir a miniature
witch. Miss Cox was also given a
small imitation witch as a souvenir.
Fruits were served during the even
ing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
Mrs. Caryer's Bridge Party.

Among the very pleasant events of
the past week was the bridge party
given by Mrs. A. ]. Carver on Thurs
day morning in honor of Miss BIount
of Atlanta, the guest of Mrs. j. D.
Weaver, and Mrs. Duncan of Ameri-
Gus, who was visiting Mrs Guy Chap
pell. The score cards were hand
painted Dutch girls, the work of Mrs.
Weaver. After the game a Dutch
luncheon was served, which was
greatly enjoyed. Each of the guests
of honor received as a souvenir a
scene of Holland. Mrs. Caravan.
who made the highest score, was also
given a pretty Dutch picture.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
A SURPRISE MARRIAGE.
Miss Kitchens and Mr. Roberts Were
Welded Saturday Night.

Mr.. O. B. Roberts and Miss Nellie
Kitchens were united in marriage at
the home of the bride on Stonewall
street Saturday night at 8 O'Clock
Rev o. B. Chester performing the
ceremony in the presence Of d
few relatives and intimate friends Of
the contracting parties.
While it was believed that the
young people were bethrothed ana
their marriage would occur in the
near future their wedding Saturday
night was a general surprise.
The newly married couple took the
$3.50 Central train for Macon, and
after spending a few days in the Cen
trail City will return to Dawson.
The bride is a daughter Of Mrs.
]. T. Kitchens, and is a young wo-
man of lovable disposition and at
tractive personality, while the groom,
who is employed by the Dawson Gro
Gerry Co.. enjoys the confidence and
esteem of all who know him.