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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-06
BRYAN STRONG
IN HANGMAN

Little Hangman precinct, east of
the hills toward the Idaho state
line, is in proportion to numbers
the banner democratic precinct of
the county. Out of the 20 votes
cast, 16 were for Bryan and four
for Taft. The 16 democrats voted
the ticket straight from top to
bottom. Little Hangman is one of
the few country precincts to cast
a majority of it's vote against the
township organization plan. 1t
gave one vote for the proposition
and nine against it.
Newman Lake precinct also
recorded it's vote against the town
ship plan, giving one for to eight
against.
Rockford probably gave the most
decisive vote for the township gov
eminent plan. 1t cast 206 for to two
against. Rock Creek precinct gave
the same vote for it, 206. Deer
gave 1t 1856.
Delaware precinct, in the city,
cast 222 votes for township gov
eminent; Earl gave it 223, Elgin
1911, Altamont 247, Arthur 1862,
Drumheller 264, Adams 1877, Carl
ton 1854, Cleveland 179, Dora 2O5,
Eldorado POI, Eagle $50, all in the
city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-06
CHAPTER XII

My first night back at Dunsmeir
| determined to find out If Knowl-
ton had returned. Looking at the
great black pile, l could dimly see
a CLINT of light between two shutter
Stats of old Miss Dunsmeir's apart
| ments.
Knowlton no doubt was visiting
the secret chamber. The light that
now betrayed him came between
the two Stats that I had sprung
apart that afternoon in my frantic
effort to get fresh air.
But even as looked, my conjec-
ture was disproven by Knowlton
himself. So tightly was my atten
ton riveted to the tiny light that ]
did not hear his footsteps on the
grassy walk until the Van Dyke
beard was outlined for an instant
by the ray, and he passed on with
in 10 feet of me.
Cautiously. followed him. In 6
shadowy way | made out his move
ments until he disappeared in 6
rear basement door, which he lef
open. I pushed my way into the
pitch darkness. Somewhere in tn,
distance l heard him walking
Then the footsteps ceased, and
there was absolute silence.
STOPPING down, / removed nj.
shoes, and,' scarcely breathing, fel
my way in the direction Of the las
sound My stoeklnged foot silppini
! Cautiously forward touched an OF
struction. Feeling about, I found
door of heavy timbers on one sid
and single layer of brick on tn
other.
1t was all entrance to the secre
room above. The brick and morta
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-06
SEIZED BY FIT
IN COURTROOM

During the trial of the case of
Mrs. Kate Walters against the SpO.
kane International railroad this
morning in Judge Sullivan's court
B. l.. Rockford of Spokane Bridge,
the first witness called for the
plaintiff. fell in fit upon the floor.
He was sitting just back of the
railing near the. radiator when the
usual courtroom silence was broken
by a gasp, and court, jury, bar and
spectators saw the man fall. Cold
water was Immediately applied by
the court attaches and Rockford
was carried into the attorneys
room. Rockford later stated that
he is subject to epileptic fits.
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fF|E|R FIGHT !. !.
JUST BEGUN
YOUNG DEMOCRATS DEFEAT
ED BUT NOT DISGROcEO,
AND ARE ANXIOUS FOR AN
OTHER BALLOT CLlNCH.

The young democrats of Spokane
seem to want to forget the late I'M
pleasantness and take comfort in
the hope that the future has some
thing better in store. A good at
tendance was present at the spe-
cial meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic club, called last night
at the municipal courtroom. and
by unanimous vote it was resolved
to continue the organization and
broaden its scope so as to be of
greater utility in the coming city
campaign.
Some of the speakers talked of
the defeat of Bryan in a pessimistic
way, but the majority, while in
sisting that the people registered
their verdict in favor of their
pocketbooks instead of their prin-
ciples, looked forward to better
days in the future, when a revul-
sion of feeling against the trusts
and money interests of the coun-
try would result in triumph of
the cause of democracy. To reduce
the various views to concrete form
a committee was appointed to pre-
pare an expression for submission
to the people.
The feeling was apparent that
the club should lead off in the
formation of an organization for
the coming city campaign and that
a strong, clean cut ticket, standing
for the moral Improvement of the
city, should be put into the field
An effort will be made to secure
an effective organization during the
winter months and the first step
along this line will be taken at the
next regular meeting the first
Thursday night in December.
o. ]. Saville, r. F. Collins, Will
liam Matthews and DR.. Taylor. de-
feated candidates in Tuesdays cleo
ton, expressed satisfaction over
the fact that they had made a
clean, honest fight and had gone
down in defeat with the feeling
that they had used only honorable
means in their efforts to secure
election. Congratulations were ex-
tended to Lester p Edge, a mem
Der of the club, who had volunteer
ed to fill out the ticket by making
the race for the legislature in the
Fifth district and was successful
at the polls.
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GOLD MEDAL FOR WRIGHT

PARIS, Nov. 6.-Wilbur Wright,
guest of honor at dinner given
by the Aero club yesterday, was
presented with the clubs gold
medal and the special medal of the
academy of sports. Nearly 200
guests, scientists and experts in
aeronautics, were present Wright
accepted the tokens with a brief
speech.
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BOND ON MAcKEY MINE :

ELK CITY, Idaho, Nov. 6.1-Su-
perintendent ]. F. Thorn OF - the
Buster mine, representative forF.
w. Bradley, j. III. Mackenzie and
Mark Requa, all of San Francisco,
and all owners in the Buster mine,
took a working bond on the G. F.
Mackey mining property. A con-
tract to run 100 feet of tunnel was
let to George Kelly and work Will
be started on 1t in few days.
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| / put the violin carefully into its
case. My first impulse was to take
it and go, but it was instantly over
come by an apathy for getting back
into the old rut again.
The feeling was not new to me.
1t had occurred at different times
during the past 10 years. At each
succeeding time l had found it a
feeling harder to overcome.
For the first time during the
whole night felt the danger l was
in, and l realized, for the first
time, how suspiciously easy had
been my entrance, and my prog
ress about the house.
l made my way cautiously to the
first floor The library had prom
Used such splendor that ] deter
mined to have at least one look at
the entire room.
l felt my way back to it, and
| turned the tiny ray of my own
light against it's walls.
What attracted my attention was
the fact that the big bookcase was
empty. A card was fastened be-
| tween it's doors. I got nearer it
and read it's tiny scrawl: "The
books that you would wish are not
here-Templeton."
More to prove my nerve to my
own satisfaction than anything
else, l leaned over and began to
read the entries in what appeared
to be diary or record book of
some sort. 1t was a large book,
and lay open at it's last written
page. Each entry was dated. l
read as follows:
January the twenty-third-
Eleanor Confetti, Italian, widow,
aged %. Monomaniac since June.
Violent since December the Sd. H.
lusion-that her husband, who was
murdered by member of Malta, her.
self a witness, is calling constantly
for help.
Summoned by DR.. .LeFever, who
administered an opiate.
January the twenty-fourth-In-
coherent.
January the twenty-ffth-Inco-
hent, as usual.
February the sixth-Detectiv
Ashs' report.
"Februry the fourteenth. Brig
noli, the peddler, enticed to third
floor. Recognized by witness, and
coherent accusation made.
February the twenty-fifth, last
report, condition normal.
February the twenty-sixth. VIM.
Archibald. Age SO. Occupation,
carpenter. Condition, comatose"-
Impatiently broke off, and turn
ed the leaves back to the front.
The first pages were indexed with
notes:
For basis of climax in new
novel, Crime of the Century"
chapter X, page $40, see case of
Ferguson, case of Gates and case
of Kenshell. Patients cured of
long standing dementia by sudden
sight of environment or principal
figure in deeds of violence which
they had witnessed. In contradic-
tinction-Dunsmeir case refuses
to respond to ordinary test of en-
vironment with principal figure
wanting"
! opened other books lying about
the great desk. They were nearly
all work on criminology by Lom-
broso and Nordeau.
The gray dawn was beginning to
peep through the windows when
opened the front door gently, and
slipped out, leaving it slightly ajar
Before had reached the bottom of
the steps it was closed suddenly
and forcibly. Looking back l saw
at the side glass the head and
shoulder of giant negro, whose
worries were whitening in an
amused smile.
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> STOLE HIS SADDLE

While Sam Hanson's horse was
standing at the north end OF the
Monroe street bridge early last
evening someone purlosned the
brand new saddle. Hanson notified
the police and gave a description
of the saddle.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

TOCkHOLDERS' MEETING
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Spokane Falls &
Northern Railway Company will be
held at the Office of the secretary
on the third floor of the Great
Northern Railway Depot building,
in the city of Spokane, at 3 p. m,
November 8, 1908.
w. H. FORTIER,
Secretary.
Spokane, Wash, Oct. Goth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-06

1t takes baby quite a while to
learn to talk, but it takes it many
years longer to learn not to talk
too much.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-06

HAVE YOUR SHOES REPAIRED
IN THE NEW WAY.
Women's half soles seWed for SOC
Mems half soles sewed for. T.. 75c
Phone 1885 and we will call for
and deliver your repairing.
LIE CLAIRE SHOE CO.
1923 Riverside.
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24
DISPUTES TRUTH OF PRovERs
One Man Who Disbelieves That
Laughter Aids Digestion.

Il don't know whether nature fitted
me out with different sort of diges-
tive apparatus from the average
man." remarked magazine reader,
who looked up from the printed page.
Here is writer who sets it down as
a solemn fact that laughter and good
cheer are enemies of dyspepsia Now
whenever | go to dinner where lot
If good stories are told or amusing
peeches made and laugh more than
usual the result for me is an aggra
waited attack Of indigestion. More
han this, and although l never drink
anything in the way of intoxicants, I
am certain to have an attack Of hic-
coughs as result of laughing, which
always amuses my friends who are
aware Of my non-drinking habits. I pre-
ent the anomalous picture of perhaps
being the only man at the table who
has not taken drink Of any kind and
vet my actions are those of man who
rad decidedly too much liquor You
ant make me believe that old saw
lbout laughter being good for diges-
ion. in spite of the solemn gentleman
Who wrote this article"
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24

polite you are and the quicker you
tnswer, the less trouble you give us.
he sooner We'll let you 60"
What do you want?" asked Tug
yles. Some of my men? They're all
rec born Americans, and"
Its not men we're after now, but
women"
I've none in my crew." said the
american, steadily.
His heart relented at the last min
lte and he thought perhaps he could
itave off the trans-shipping of his
assengers which it was now evident
vas the purpose of this sea domicili
Try visit.
Il have no doubt that you speak cor
'ectly," answered Collier, but these
aides would be on your passenger
list"
This ship don't carry passengers"
)egan Tuggles.
Now, that'll do, captain said Col
ier with a touch of the peremptory
n his voice, two persons were seer
board your ship about noon to-day
)ne OF them was plainly a woman.
he other was disguised in mems
lothing."
who seen them board my ship?"
crsisted Tuggles.
Il did," said the other figure.
And who may you be-"
Sir Charles Seton, captain In tho
'ussex light infantry, although that's
OF matter which need concern you
realty"
"Oh, needn't it?" said Captain Tug
les.
Allow me, Mr.. Collier" continued
eton; "the two persons are aboart
ere and we must take them of the
hip"
81 protest against this outrage" be
an Captain Tuggles.
You can protest until you are blacl
.whfko ~~A hl,,o
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24
CHAPTER xv.-continued.

From the stern of the merchantmen
Jacobs ladder depended. Ellen, bid
ding Deborah wait moment, scram-
bled out of the stern window, got her
foot on the Jacobs ladder, descended
it until she could reach the boats
painter, and then drew the boat
toward her with her foot and fastened
it to the foot Of the Jacobs ladder.
She climbed up few rungs and bade
Deborah try the descent. Deborah was
very much frightened. but with the re-
peated promise by Ellen that they
were going back to Portsmouth, she
summoned her courage and made the
attempt. Ellen steadied her and in
moment more Deborah fell a confused
heap in the bottom of the boat.
Ellen, with her sailor suit, carried
a sheath knife. 1t was a good thing,
for she had left her sword and pis-
tolls in the berth, where she had
taken them off before going to sleep.
1t was the work of moment to sever
the painter, and vigorous push drove
the little boat clear of the ship. There
were oars in the boat, which was not
too large for Ellen to row. She broke
them out cautiously and by a few
slow. st-.uv ,,,,, ..o-'nrful strokes, she
soon got sufficiently far from the mer
chant ship to avoid any powerful risk
of observation. Then she shipped the
oars, stepped forward, hoisted the sail
drew the sheet aft. seized the tiller
and bore away recklessly into the
night.
She knew exactly what had oc
Cured. Sir Charles Seton, or her hus
band, or Lord Strathgate-although
scarcely the latter-had interested Ad
miral Kephard and he had brought
the Britannia out to take her back
They would be disappointed and
surprised lot when they examined the
ship and found her gone. Nobody
would be more surprised than worthy
Master Jeremiah Tuggles.
Ellen's heart exulted at her free
dom. She did not know where she
was going, what the course, nor any
thing else, but she knew that they had
not caught her yet, and that her dis
appearance would be a great mystery
to them. She could have laughed
aloud in glee as the little boat, feeling
the full force of the wind, r,pplet
through the black waters under the
black sky.
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24
Copyright. 1905, by W. c. ch.pmAn.)
SYNOPSIS.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
RAY WALTERS

The Escapade opens, not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage of Ellen
snstgn Eprana m,ss b in ahd Ss, Lire Sq
settling in England. The scene is placed,
just following the revolution. in Caring
ton castle in England. The Carringtons.
after a house party, engaged in a family
tilt, caused by jealousy. Lady Caring
ton agreed to cut cards with Lord Strath-
come a sore point with Darlington. The
loss Of $l00,0O0 failed to perturb her. and
her husband then cut for his wife's I. o.
u. and his honor, Darlington winning.
Additional attentions of Lord Darlington
to Lady Cecily and Lord Strathgate to
to VOW that she would leave the castle
Preparing to flee, Lady Darlington and
her chum Deborah. an American girl
agreeing to see them safely away. He
attempted to take her to his castle, but
she keft him stunned in the road when
the carriage met with an accident; She
and Debbie then struck out for Ports
mouth, where she intended to sail for
America. Hearing news of Ellen's flight,
Lords Darlington and Seton set out in
pursuit. Seton rented a fast vessel and
started in pursuit. Strathsate. bleeding
which carrington, Ellen and Seton We're
also headed by different routes. Strath-
gate arrived in Portsmouth in advance
had sailed before her Strathgate and
Darlington each hired a small yacht to
pursue the wrong vessel. 'pon which
each supposed Ellen had Sled. Seton
overlook the fugitives near Portsmouth,
but his craft aground, Just as capture
was imminent. Ellen won the chase by
boarding American vessel and foiling her
pursuers-Strathgate, Seton and Caring
ton. Darlington and Strathgate. thrown
together by formers wrecking of latter's
vessel. engaged in an impromptu duel,
neither being hurt. A war vessel. com
manded by an admiral friend of Seton,
then started out in pursuit of the women
fugttives, Seton confessing love for
Debbie. Flagship Britannia overlook the
fuEitives during the night, Ellen deciding
to return to Portsmouth,
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24

tion or respect. The ancient habit of
authority was too strong and England
for years had carried matters with a
high hand on the high seas.
Tuggles was a man of sense and
therefore he obeyed the imperious
mandate from the other ship. He sur
missed, of course, why he had been
hidden to heave to. His uslucky pas
sengers had caused this humiliation
to be put upon him and he cursed the
kindly impulse which had led him
to receive them. He did not send be-
low to awaken them. He would let
the people in the approaching boat
do that.
One of the Britannia's cutters had
been filed with men and dropped
overheard. While he watched her, he
could not but admire the splendid
man-of-war stroke with which the cut
ter bore away from the brightly light
ed sides of the liner and approached
his own darker ship. Presently, he
heard sharp words of command from
the water below.
Way enough! Oars!"
The next moment the cutter softly
slid alongside the Flying Star. A sec.
ond or two later figure appeared in
the gangway and stepped to the deck
The visitor was followed by two 9TH
ers. Captain Tuggles strobe moodily
aft on the quarterback. These visitors
were not guests and he had no desire
to extend to them any hospitality
whatsoever. In fact, there was no
one to receive them and in the dark
ness, the decks looked to be deserted.
The second man who had reached
the deck, stepped forward, took the
first by the arm and walked aft with
an assurance born of familiarity with
ships and decks. They found Captain
Tuggles standing Just forward of the
mizzenbast.
Are you the captain of this ship?'
began the second visitor, who had act
ed as pilot across the deck
Il am"
What ship is it,"
There was nothing to be gained by
Withholding the information desired
and Captain Tuggles swallowed his
wrath and choked out the name of his
vessel, where from, and whittier
bound. That done, he proceeded to
interrogate his visitors
An I'd like to know by what au-
thority you stop on the high seas a
peaceable trader belongin' to a free
nation?"
THE authority of hundred gun
p-of-the-line, my friend" returned
the officer, who was Lieutenant Col
lier.
The argument was unanswerable.
Captain Tuggles, taken aback by the
lieutenants readiness, growled out:
well, what did you do it for? /
can't afford to lay around idle in the
channel for half the night while
you
Now, my FRIEND" interrupted Col
lier, you had best keep civil and
quiet tongue in your head. The more
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24
CHAPTER XVI.
The Unsuccessful Dash Of the Britain
MIA

To say that Captain Jeremiah Tug
giles was angry at the difficulties il
which he had involved himself by at
tempting to further the fight of his
compatriots is to put it mildly. II
was entirely helpless, however. t.
have attempted to brave a ship-of-the
line like the Britannia would hav'
been madness. The English levia
than could sail three fathoms to hi
two. and If she could not, half broad
side would have blown the merchan
man of the face of the waters. Th
independence Of the United States ha
been recognized, but the country wa
nat too new and too weak for Ems
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24

Solomon Villegas. who killed Jose
Mondragon, was exoperated by coro-
ner's jury and later arrested on war
rant sworn out by the mother of the
dead man, waived preliminary hearing
at Trinidad and was held to the Dis
trict Court in bonds Of $4,000. which
he furnished.
]. l. Carper of Des Moines. who late
ly purchased the Asa Sterling ranch of
$500 acres, east Of Greeley. for colon
ixation purposes. is plating 1t into
small farms for settlers. German col
onlata Xil arrive about Oct. 26th.
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24
Denver Hungarian Mills Burn.

Denver.-Nearly 100000 was the
total Of the damage done by fire. al
most certainly incendiary, which de-
stroyed the west wing of the Hungar-
ian milling and elevator plant and its
more precious treasure of stored wheat
about 1 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The entire wing, the most valuable
part Of the plant, was destroyed in the
quick blaze. and about 100000 bushels
Of wheat, valued at 81 bushel. was
total loss. The loss on both building
and contents il partly covered By In
ourance.
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24
A Game of Chance.

Good negatives are very largely a
natter OF accident. writes Giles Edger-
on, in the Craftsman. Given the ut
most care and wisdom In the selection
4 subjects and time, 1t is neverthe.
ess true that the novice may secure
With his kodak more artistic mega
i've than the trained veteran. and that
ne veteran himself will get the most
.tiatic negative largely a. q result q
The Alaska prospector., 1908-05-21
SEN|LE SENATOR
 CALLS HER WIFE

New York, May 19--That aged Sen atOr Platt at one time referred tO Mae Wood as his "littlc wife" was cstab- lishcd today during the divorce pro cecdings brought against the senator by Mrs. Woods. Mrs. Woods was on the stand the greater part of the forenoon and her testimony went into detail regarding her relations to Senator Platt.
 During the morning Mrs. Woods produced letters in the handwriting of the defendant that seems to con firm her assertion that there was a contract marriage between the two She also produced a photograph endorsed My little wife" in the handwriting of Senator Platt.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-05-21
ALDR|CH BILL
 PASSES SENATE

Washington, May 16-Contrary to general expectations the Aldrich cur rency bill passed the senate today, being substituted for the Vreeland bill which passed the house Thursday. At the time the Vreeland bill passed it was believed that the senate would abandon attempts to pass the Aldrich bill in view of the fact that so much opposition to it had developed. Both bills are now in conference com mittee.
 The Aldrich bill, before being passed, was amended to permit the use of Porto Rico and Philippine government bonds, and Manila city bonds as securities for emergency currency and requiring national banks outside the reserve centers to hold two thirds of their deposits in cash in their vailts.
 The bill is further amended to pro- hibit national banks making loans to their officers.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-05-21
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PLOT ID |NJURE
 FLEET IS FEARED

San Francisco, May 15-Has the government become possessed of in formation tending to the belief that there is on foot q conspiracy against the battleships of the Atlantic fleet?
 This, at any rate, is the belief pre- vailing in this city because of the fact that Admiral Thomas has issued or ders that no strangers be permitted to inspect the engine rooms of the vessels of the fleet. No reason is given for this action and until today the engine rooms have been as free to visitors as has any other depart mcnt of the battleships.
 No person in position to explain the order will vouchsafe any information but there is an undercurrent of belief, in official and in unofficial circles that the order of the admiral is issued in accordance with instructions from the navy department, and is the result of ear of an attempt to injure the ves- gel.