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New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
FAVOR BILL FOR BIRDS PROTECTION
Committee of Lords Thinks 1t VIII Help
Similar Action Here.

London. Aug IA bill to check the ~anton
,,cbtor Of beautiful plumage birds was intro
1,,ced in the House of Lords May u by Lord Aves-
bury tSir John Lubbock ana passed i's secoru
1,,g ono week later II was then referred TO
,1ot committee for recommendation as TO the
hes, r,atbod Of carrying cu the desired object
-rb,s committee reported to-day in favor of the
hill and expressed the belief that 1t would be not
only of general advantage. but "ouid rehoeI noi
e[.o-to thA legislation adopted in the United
states India and Australia TO the same end Ihe
committee urges the government to endeavor 10
sock International action in this direction
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
aeIoN SINGERS IN COLOGNE.

cologne Aug. l. The members OF the Arloh
,-to-.I Society of Brooklyn. arrived here this
, frorr Pom They were greeted at the
,,road station by the officials of the Cologne Car
rival association and representatives of the local
choral societies
A dinner in honor of the visitors was given AT
the Festival Hall of the Hooloslcil daFuehs To-
- rhe ,obres were decorated with American
,,aes and MI the civic and military authorities were
nresent After the singing baton was presented
t ,r,bur C1aassen and a gold goblet to Mr. Fueh-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
LONDON PEACE CONGRESS CLOSES.
Two Resolutions Adopted-Next Session To
Be Held in Stockholm

London. Aug. 1.-The seventeenth universal peace
congress which has been in session in this city
during the last week, came to end to-day The
final discussions related to education for the fur
therance OF peace and private shipping in time Of
Resolutions were adopted advocating an interna-
tional governmental congress education with the
object of informing teachers regarding the best
methods Of intoxicating a love Of peace in their
students and in favor Of the exemption OF private
property from capture at sea. The next congress
will be held in Stockholm
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
NOTES OF NEWS FROM ECUADOR.

Cuayaquil. Aug. 1-Alejandro Reyes has been ap-
noint.d Secretary OF the Interior in succession
Amaiio Puge. resigned.
William &. Fox. United States Minister TO Ecua
dor who hns been on a visit to Panama with his
family, returned here to-day
During July there nine Of bu-
h mic plague here and six deaths. Fifteen persons
who we're III with the disease were discharged as
cured Only six cases of the plague now in the
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02

The Hon. Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness is
the eldest son OF Eiscount lveagh. He is thirty
four years old. He married Gwendon. eldest
daughter OF the Earl OF Onslow. Mr.. Guinness IS
an oarsrnan of note and also goes in for yachting
and shooting He non The Eton School sculiing
honors In 1892 and member the following
wear Of the Eton eight. which won the Ladies'
Plate at Henley. In 1925 Mr, Guinness ths
Diamond scuis at Henley. and in 1896 captured the
Diamond aud Wingleld SOULS.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
SHORT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.

London, Aug IA limited number OF members
OF the House OF Commons and the House of Lords
:let this morning pass the appropriation bill
the royal assent the acts passed since
the opening Of the present session, in January The
most important OF these measures the Old Age
Pensions dill and the Irish Universities bill. At the
close OF these fornal:ties Parliament adjourned
mill October p
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
NO FEAR FOR AMERICANS IN PERSIA

,,-sehington Aug. IA dispatch from Amps
.5or reishn1an at Constantinople. expresses he
,pin,on that the reports indicating that the sasa-
top IN Persia is serious are exaggerated. The
bassador says he feels satisfied there is no real
danger 10 American interests.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
A SWEEPING UNI0NIST VICTORY.
The Hon Rupert Guinness Elected to Sue
ceed Sir William Cremer

London. Aug 1.-The by-eection held to-day in
the Shoreditc- Haggerstone Division fill the va
cancy in the House Of Commons caused by the
death last month OF Sir William Randall Cremei
Liberal resulted in the return of the Hon Rupert
Guinness Jlnionist, BY Il majority of LIS. AT
the last geneIa election the Liberal aIority in
this division al.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
An1l.MlllTARY FIGHT IN BILBAO.

Bilbao Aug l.-several men were wounded In an
encounter in this city last night between a num-
her cf Natonalists and group OF army officers
after procession of Nationalists through the
.,r.a.s crytng Down with the army! Police hur-
tea To the scene and separated the contestants be-
fore anv very serious damage was done
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
LORD ROBERTS MUCH BETTER.

Montreal. Aug l.-The Official bulleua given out
to-day AZ the horne OF Robert Meighen In regard to
- r,otsr,.-s health uas confired thesc words:
y,,-f.. ,,,,,-o,,ed. Robert Neighen, whose guest
ord Roberts is in Montreal. said later Lord Rob
er,s is very much improved to-day and expects 10
las,,e o.. ..,apsa 10 -uaorrow sSuncayJ to1eaooA
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
AMERICANS IN PARIS
General Greely and Family There
hrs. Nelson Goes to CARLSBAD.
tspscial by French Gable to The TriSnne.l
+ C.ouvr right 1905 by The Tribune Association

f-urvffsit,
Paris Aug 1-Among the Americans IN fatis
are Mr. and Mrs stuyvesant Fish, Mr.. and Mrs.
A Wertbeimer. Mrs S. r. Bertron. Mrs Will
lam T Mccormick. Miss Ruby Mccormick, Gen
eral j. A Buchanan Mr.. and Mrs Edward Hoi-
brook Mr. and Mrs. Rembert Hail. Miss Ruth
Morgan and Mrs. Julia Hoyt
Major General Greely, Mrs. Greedy and their
two daughters after a short visit in London. VIII
sail at the end of August for New York. Mrs.
Frederic Nelson left Paris yesterday for Caris-
bad - l. ~
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
T,uo MEN STILL BURIED IN MINE.

fo,,, wen ,rho were entombed in the Coal Creek
mine Yesterday have been rescued or accounted for.
one body was recovered to-day. One of those res
cued Yesterday is dying The other twenty men
taken frcm the mine yesterday are We'll
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
TOTLON UNIONS ANGRY.
Fear That Strike Increment May
SDread to Provinces.

Toulon Aug 1.-The unionists of Toulon have
voted to support the Partisan labor leaders.
which indicates that there is possibility that
the labor troubles may spread TO the provinces.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
o9EntNG CT DALNY- SHANGHAI LINE.

rokio. Aug i-The soIth MahcAurian Railway
viii he omen from Dany TO Shanghai for eonnee-
,ion with the mafi and steamship service on and
alter August ~
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
HENRY w. CATl.N BETTER.
IBy Telegraph - The Tribune

Mexico City, Aug Henry ". catlin. the New
York banker, who taken suddenly Ill here a
few days ago has recovered sufficiently TO be
moved TO a lower altitude where 1t Is expected bis
condition will improve.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02

Money market conditions remain all that ean
be asked for by any Wall Street interest de-
sirous Of improving values. Crop moving de-
rnsnds will come this year into no collision with
an Eastern financial stringency- In every es-
sentiaI particular banks are stronger than
before in their history.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02


be the outcome of Baltimore and Ohio plans,
better market price seems certain. anyway 1ne
market is practically clear of floating stocA-
The option which the New Haven railroad mas
executed ties up completely majority OF 'he
shares for all the rest of this year Ana 'i-7
there develops an extraordinary specuiatlVe 80
portunity for safe operations upon the puS.9 ,
side-safeeuarded the situation is oy tHe .IIs NJ
derstanding that the New Haven optioh 80. Ss
for figure twenty points above the Cuii'
market price. - cha
Apart from this merely speculative view. - sns
ontario as a business proposition cnaiieis -
confidence by the splendid way IN wnlCh IL. u =
giving an account of itself. when virtually ese-5
other road In the anthracite group Yields 90 i-- -
times Yesterday the cOmpany's June ear LIas 80
were reported with actual increase IN :. -
and a gain approaching 40 per cent IN net 49, 49,
under present adverse conditions 10 more .Ls 1ors
make good the dividend IL pays. Onldllo9
friends are well within bounds IN nelhs
thusiastic over what returning good thhss -,
insure-taling into no account at all WHa'
comes II either the Baltimore and ONO OF AZ
other development deal succeeds
Canadian Pacific has given a good account q
Itself this week, rising about five points Ihefe
seems sure prospects that the advance VIII sN
tend much further. Canadian crop condl'i0N9
are phenomenal. conservative estimates OF -
canadian wheat yield running from 10 20 IT, ,
CsGCso-against TaOOotsn last wear. ~, A,;s~
uointed out here week ago. Canadian n.s nde-I
begins now to profit by its close trafhc a-a- r-.
with the Boston and Maine and the New hav ',,f
system, giving il vast prohtaDie us-Hs -
hitherto accessible What. moreover. IS - -
taken into consideration is that the conpaIS,
owns millions of acres of fertile agrlculttH -
handsome three million acres in course "a - -.
riretion development valued at around S4V p.
acre or over $780, 600. zoo. Elements Ike tsss uts
are not going 20 be long neglected In she MAJ MAJ -
of values for far sighted investors have - o. a.
but little calculating TO discover tupon me 49, 49,
Of it's land holdings aione) that Canadian -,
stock is worth more than AoW II sens IV' -
countinr the railroad q "A its tremendous earn
80 H ALLAwA1'
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CHAPTER XXTX.
Mss DRIscoLL PAYS DEBT

MISS DRISCOLL PAYS DEBTS
When Miss Teresa DrlseoU rec0g-
nized that the diamond necklace which
had come 10 her in such strange fash
ion. and by which she had set such
great store. had vanished into the
unknown and seemed 10 be totally
lost 90 her. she first Of al save Ser
Eeant Davidson a piece of her mind
in Ter most characteristic way (nint-
ing TO him that ne would have been
wen served II she had melted out 20
him the treatment rFhich she had ac-
corded 10 young Baxendalel for his
folly for letting the younger thief
escape him. and then made hasJo 70
shake the dust u Dublin from her
feet.
She was one Of those women VINO do
not believe in crying over spilled milk.
and she had her first purpose TO per
form. She felt thankful tha- the solid
cash which the eccentric Mr. F'nnsy
had left her had not gone tire way Of
the diamonds-that. she knew was
safe as the Bank of England. and
there was enough OF If to enable her
to pay on her fathers debts. buy her
fathers old house. 81 il was stu IN
existence and habitable. and settle
down II comfort for the rest OF her
days.
Miss Driscou seid farewell 10 Da-
wilson and Dublin. with more acer-
bity than affection. and making her
way back to Limerick. resolved to let
cygones be bygones. so far as the dia-
monds were concerned. and To make
the best OF an undeniably bad job
Miss DriscoU remained very quietly
in her naIiVe town for nearly a wees.
during which time she looked at many
things and was much looked at her
SELF. Nobody recognized nor though
q sooG many people were struck by
her appearance. for she vas a dashing
figure OF a woman anc had face
that betol5ened the resohtte brain that
ay behind f.
She soon found out Caste Tleers.-
crow was not only sta .dins but IN
good repair and actually ou the mar
ket, and 80 going very quickly r9
work with the aid of smart solicitor
whom she took into her confidence.
enc quickly had the title deeds IN her
possession.
A week later she was installed. iB
company with q suitable companion
and q small household. am was able
70 60 20 bed al plight with - music Of
tie shannon. murmuring just at the
foot Of her grounds That done she
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wicked bring against as. Now. my
dear sir. We must have You 20 bed"
Then I'm not TO so 10 PRISON.
said the patient. with a CLEAN of hope
evident in his troubled eyes.
Certainly not. sir; y0ure 10 be
taken 60 bed" answered the doctor
NO prison for YOU. I couldn't think
Of it,
He got his patient TO bed and min
istered TO him again, and after time
De went downstairs TO the police, VINO
were awaiting lnn in the dining-roOm-
"What's aU tEise" asked the doctor,
who was not yet I'm fun knowledge Of
the position. You can't remove hi.n
AT present ym. know, or I doubt 81
you ever can. Couldn't YOU have
- broken the news more genuy-you've
nearly killed him. What's the charge
against him2"
Murder, SIR" answered the chief
IacOuicaliy. TWO murders"
The doctor whistled.
''Whew-w-w" His eyebrows ele-
waited themselves. -'The hlshly re-
spectacle 1Ir Keene. who has been
askeG TO be a church warden Good
gracious! Is it possible2 Do you think
there's any truth in ito"
II can't say, sir Ny Instructions are
by teiesram from Dublin Inspector
Nicholson. of the Liverpool police. and
Inspector Davidson OF the Dublin
force, are travelling over 10y the day
mail 10 take him In charge, said the
chief They'll Doe here during the
afternoon. Do J understand that he
cant be moved without danger 90 HIS
Hfe2'
ooh. certainly you must understand
it, answered the doctor. IT you at
tempt 20 move him 10 the police sta
ton he'll die on the way Youth have
10 exercise great caution when the
detectives arrive-the least shock Win
finish uim
Then tEr doctor went ava saying
that he would call again late n. and
promising to send nurse. .-rd all
that could be done by the police. was
60 leave one Of their number n sur
veiliauce ~ the sick man. which feat
was accomplished by installing him IN
a. easy chair At the door Of Mr. XII
u5r's room
When the Two inspectors arrived
during the course Of the day they were
met 10y the cher constable and in
formed OF the state = affairs. The
THO repaired Co. Abaukir Lodge and
had an interview with the doctor. vino
informed them that the patient was
somewhat better. and was now fully
aware ~ the charge that had been
bro aht against him. but that ct was
quite Impossible 90 move him al pres
emf
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Nicholson he said. eff you .1sAH's
met me the other day none of this un-
pleas 1ntness would have happened,
but 7 bear ul-wiH 20 nobody-not even
10 YOU"
"pcn't tax too much. said the doc
tor. You've something 10 say, you
know
II have something TO say. answered
M. Kilner. "and { viii say il. II one
Of these police gentlemen-as / was
always good friends q when 1 had
the Dower-would write IL down
IN take it down., said Nicholson,
seating himself at a table by the bed
side and producing note book and pen
cil.
There isn't so very much 60 tell,
said kil1er bur what there IT, YOU
fhau know Of. and know il all. Write
S. hat ! say.
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carried out her plan OF paying her
late fathers debts.
She knew the names Of she creditors.
and each-er his legal representative.
for some bad already been gathered
TO their fathers-ugere summoned to
meet M IS DriscoH and her man Of
law 81 the principal hotel ir the city
on a certain day.
To add to the joy with which Miss
I)riscoH desired 10 nI them. they were
all left in ignorance OF Vha- was in
store for rrem When tHct found on
arriving AT the rendezvous that & mag
nhccnt luncheon was spread for heir
beneht-presided over by the man al
law-and that the first business was %
do justice 10 1t and to tle excellent
wines which ACCOMPANIED it. their d.
light was truly Irish. and by the time
that the reDast was over ana thc
chairman introduced the subject Of
The meeting and told them why they
had been called together. no assem-
b'aee more completely full OF peace
and good an1 Could have been found
in the three KINGDOMS.
Upon the 0ccasf0B Mics DrlsoOlt
who Was introduced iu-5 sle n.fdsf -
the assemblave with great state hy
the man ar law at the end OF his
formal notification. made tre speech
% her life SIC lo.I Der CatLef's
creditors tnat she Rad always meant
% paw them in fun. I1as she had
worked hard 20 pay them in mU; jHaE
they would D.. rae in full-with inter
est at ger cen. per annum
SIZE added SHAT s.. e trusted the name
~ D~fsc0u would now shine clear
n the fa-rish that mad o0o= d'r7red
its FIories and that it woul1 he set
a1o7g tf- BRIGHTEST Of Hs many brill
liaEt traditions that IFS last surviv-
ing representative had BIZ her oxu
sheer hard york drapeed u ont OF
the mud ga which Misfortune nd cast
it. had cieansed 81 q az de6lement,
and carried II with imperishabIe honor.
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all about guur t.u D, cIIou with CIaye.
both IN Leeds and Bradford We know
that you hadn't q penny when you
came 20 Dublin. lVc know that Clays
made your house his hiding-piace
when he disap peared with the dia-
mouds. We know that young BaXen-
dale entered your house and was
never seen to leave 81. We know that
YOU Ie1L Dublin immediately after
ware, after selling the goodwill OF the
business. We know that you have
ben living here as man Of CrusiI-
crab.e wealth. We know, too. that the
bodies OF CIaye aud Of BaxendaIc,
murdered. have been found in yoIr ofd
house AIT. EilnCr.'' concluded D1Vil-
son, forgetting the doctors advice,
we've enough evidence against YOU
e. ing twenty men. Come. now.
give up this anectaton OF innocence
for your own sake Make your peace.
man. and tell the TRUTH"
TT eject 81 this appeal upon Ar
EilheI was not quite what might have
been expected. He sat staring at his
visitor while il was deferred and
once OF twice he gasped for breath.
But ne did not faint. nor collapse. ana
he spoke quietly
Mr. Davidson" he said. Il would
like TO see ,he doctor. And after that
sir, I would like 10 have a few more
words with you
The Inspector went downstairs and
sent no tle doctor, who remained with
hls patient for some little time and
then came back, bearing a note and
a key.
'Mr. Eeene." ne said. wishes one
OF you gentlemen-yCu. preferably
Inspector DavIdson-to carry this let
ter and KEY 10 the manager Of his
bank in the town, whose address YOU
viii ind on the envelope there. The
manager, on reading the note. VIII
permit you to open small safe which
Mr.. Keene las kept IN the strong
room OF the Dank. IN that you VIII
find a sealed I,acl1et-you viii give the
manager a receipt for il and bring it
back to Mr.. Keene. Who viii go?'
II viii go myself" replied Davidson.
taking the letter and key.
The doctor walked down the garden
with him
i NAV tell You" ne said. "that the
man won't I've till midnight. II isn't
FROM any farther shock-he's just
sinking. Ysl'd better be quick.
say-is he really guiIty?"
Not a doubt of il" answered
Davidson, and sped off TO the town.
He came back again well within the
hour and was told that Kilner had
been asking for him. Going up 10
his room, he found the doctor admin
istering u stimuIant. Mr.. Silner look
ed at the detective inqdiFingly.
Have you got that little matter you
was good enugh 10 fetch for me, Nj.
Davidson. he asked family.
Davidson drew out a small package
from his breast pocket-a packet done
up in brown paper and sealed with
large req seals-and handed IL TO the
sick maa. Mr. Kiirer's fingers closed
upon il with something like avidity-
they laid il ol the bed before him ana
patled il alfectiopatsly
''NIr Davidsuu' he said the doc
tor here tells ne my end is drawing
aleH. aud IA IKE TO make a good END.
AS BELTS "a man tnaG was asked 10 or
a church Wsrd-a II you ana Mr
Nicholson world step up-stairs iNe
s1rnethiEr 90 sag 20 y0u
Davidson fetched Nicholson from be
low 1tr. kIner acknowledged the
iatters salutatiou with dignity.
'I don bear you any ill-Will NI
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Is waist in oelt, found that he'd
shst himself through the head That's
the plain truth as 10 his death-it
wasn't me as killed him. He killed
himself"
Mr. Kiiner paused and the three men
who had listened To MIN stared at each
other as If endeavoring to realize The
state OF the mans mind. He, taking
no notice. but hnReung the parcel on
the bed, presently continued
Now, about those diamonds, that
consider was fairly mine. considering
al the trouble I've taken % ger hold
of them. when I got settled down in
this place 7 began to dispose Of them,
one or two AT q ulEe, taking Them
out OF the setting. running up 10 town
and selling them 10 the merchants in
Patton Garden. 1 keoj the necklace at
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the bank. and wuen i wauteI TO real
ize on s.. ia tsta= it away. take
stone TOR two out, and put t back IN
the safe.
It's iu this parcel now. Wnat there
IS left of Il. Their ouEh- 20 be thirty
four stones remaining Arr now I've
no further use for them 4 snail give
them 40 with pleasure. %
Mr.. Kilner ceased. and. holding up
the packet, asked Ia a feels voice II
some one would lend hins "a Knife. He
cut the strings. broke tho seal. urdld
the loose paper wrapp'ugs. and Grew
out the mutilated necklace. which ne
handed 10 Inspector Davidson "TaKa
said
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CHAPTER XVIII


It is not seldom the case that q man
who deIudes himself into belief that
ne is suffering from some particular
disease induces that disease uy sheer
EFFORT of viii. and suffers at last iu
reality what he has previously sur
fered in imagination.
Mr. EiIrer had for so many years In
formed an and sundTy tHat he suf-
fereG from an affection OF the heart
that that organ really began to be af-
reCted with she result that such
great shock as that which was com
municatel 90 81 al his arrest i'm the
hall of his own house mad the effect
OF almost entirely stopping its action
In point of fact, MT. EGner no
sotrner heard lne fatal news than he
eoIia=1ed in q heap at the foot of the
stafrcas e.. and the police, instead Of
carryius him of go the cab. as they
had roeant 20, were obliged To use the
cab-g4 hitch waited all in readiness. at
the garden eUtr1nce-for the purpose
OF fetching the nearest doctor
II was evident to the most lueXperi-
enced eve that Mr.. Eilner, as he lay
breathing heavily 90 his bail, where
glass cases. filled with pike and trout
Of abnormal size and pictures or the
chase bore witness 20 his love Of sport.
that he was much more IkeIy 20 take
his last Journey of air than TO be con-
seyed to Dublin.
When the doctor came he applied
himself 20 bringing Mr.. Kilner 20
state OF consciousness, and ia order
Shat ne might not go of again from
theer fright at the presence of the po-
lice. re caused them to hide themselves
behind q screen. II was a soTeIy af-
Acted Mr.. KiIneT who opened FISH
like eyes on the doctor. ana one who
did not quite realize his position.
.'I'm afraid I've had a stroke, doc
tor" said Dir, KHner feeblv
'.S0. no, your heart Is little ar
fected. my dear sir" replied the doc
tor "A little weak. you know not
equal TO sudden shocks"
81 always did suffer from a weak
ness Of the heart" said MI Eilner,
"And I've had deal 70 try me. Here
he began TO remember things and 10
shed few tears. especially on behold
inc his housekeeper.
"Oh dear he said. think or such
a wicked charge as that being brought
apainst meme as the vicar has in
Fited 20 be a church warden tie
sCaudalOusi'
None OF as are 1ree from the
breath OF scandal" said the doctor
so0thiugiy. Its q blessing 10 be aDte
TO disprove the accusations which the
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Too Late for the Noose.

TIE two detectives anil the doctor
went over to the window To examine
tue necklace. which had been SO close
IS connected with cTiIc az violence
And as they looked Il over and WHis-
pered about It they heard strange
sound behind them. and termed 60 61J
Mr.. Kilner fallen sideways on his pill
lows The doctor leaped 10 his SIDE and
raised hand that srasped small
bottle, from which came a faint odor
as Of crushed almonds.
My Cod said the doctor. "Prus-
sic acid He's done it,