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The Forrest City times., 1908-08-28
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens during trip of the
 -Overisnd Maif' through the Rocky
 mountains. Uncle Billy Dodge, stage driver. Alfred Vincent. young man: and Phineas Cadwallader introduced. They come across the remains of massacre. Later at Authony,s station they ind the redskins have carried their destructive work there also. Stella Anthony. daugh- ter of Anthony keeper of station, is in- Vincent is assigned his work in unearth- ing plans of enemies Of railroad being built. Vincent visits town where railroad men are working on the road and receives token Of esteem from Stella. The old stage driver decides to work close to town Tn order that he may be able to keep fatheriy watch over the young woman. She is engaged tutor for Viola Bernard. daughter of hotel land lady. Vincent visits society circles of en- emies of the Central Pacific railroad and learns their secrets. He returns 10 Stella. each showing signs Of love for the other. Ihineas Cadwallader, pushing a railroad opposing Central Pacific. reaches mining fown. She writes to Alfred Vincent his taast. Plying his attentions Cadwallader Insults her and she Is rescued eN Gideon, her fathers servant In turn he proposes marriage. is rejected. leaves her declaring he will return the sort Of a man she will love. Vincent shows up" San Francisco and Washoe road and is praised by gov ernor and heads of Central Pacific. Be Ing known as agent Of C P. he decides te rstire to position Of a brakeman for short time. Stella hears from her lover
 1A2'e4a 0I HIS HAltloHltIal SNNttSS Finds letter of importance involving plans of opposition road. Uncle Billy returns In terrible suffering from long mountain trip. Plot 10 destroy eompanys ship Flora fs nnecrthed and discriminating evil dence against CadwalIader on charge of wire tapping Is also found. the letters found by Stella being deciphered by Brakeman Alfred Vincent. who arrives on scene. Impending disaster to Central Pacific is aNerted by protecting the Flora and sending the ship laden with iron for railroad camp. phineas Cad wallader faces prison on charge of wire tapping and has interview with Gov. Stanford, sponsor for Central Pacific Phineas signs statement. promising that he will enter the governors cause and the latter tells him of d perfect chain of evidence connecting him with plot to blow up Flora" Support of San Fran cisco and Washoe railroad Is under mined by sale of a link to Central Pacific. Stella and Alfred show love for each other despite hostility of Gideon. Ball and dramatic performance proves big social occasion in railroad town Alfred and Stella pledge their troth and former ss compelled to leave on company busi- ness. Mrs Bernard leaves for scene of husbands recent strike" leaving Stella In charge. Again the girl repulses Gideons advances. In showing Miss . Hamilton, niece of a railroad official about the camp Alfred somewhat neg ieets Stella. who shows pain at treat ment.
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you ever need work I can get you .

you ever need work I can get you . position as lady's maid. I'll give you a fetching character"
 Stella winced. yet eiided herself for it. She knew Miss Hamilton was only 'in fun" still. how could this delicately reared city girl believe such big. awkward creature as herself capable of filling any but menial po- sition? The real unkindness for which Miss Hamilton failed to apologize. the scant minutes she had left Stella for her own toilet. went unnoticed. for Stella was too generous a giYer to count the cost of her giyings.
 In ner own room she smiled to her self willie she quickly made ready, eoiling az usual her thick waving hair, but adding her golden combs;' slip ping hurriedly into her simple white gown and iis simpler accompaniments.
 A cluster of tiger lilies. an offering from hower-loving Tie Wah. caught her eye. She pinned them on her breast, and hastened downstairs. meet ing Sally B. and Viola in the hall
 "Oh. here you be- What made you so late? I was jest comin' fur you. see they've reserved seat on both sides O Al Nincents. Ones fur you, l reckon. I'm sittin' third from Char ley Crocker-big bugs is next to him -an-cut my shoestrings. You look splendiferousi she exclaimed as they came under the lamp.
 Don't she, ma echoed Viola heartily.
 Say, honey. them tiger lilies suits you; an I'd never a thought it. They got colors in 'em like vo' hair an eyes. shores yo're born. Then they're kinder secret an powerful lookin', like they could do things to all the other flowers"
 What an odd idea" Stella said won- deringly.
 Is 1t? Well nobody won't git their secrets a-studyin of their looks; no more will they your'n, Stella. Your face gifts secreter an eleganter every day" Sal.l B. never paused for a word. It might not be the right one, but her meaning carried, as the message of the master in spite of poor instrument and blundering fingers.
 The band was playing as they en- tered
 Stella's quick eye noted with sudden aversion the three reserved chairs, and the absence of Alfred and Miss
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low men in dinner dress" squatting with their little bowls and chop-siicks. chattering over their elicey. but her uncle sent back a second hurrying summons that held a note of impa- uence; and Stella pushed ahead with sure steps. following her temporary es- cort. But Miss Hamilton. unused to rough going, and in spite of Alfred s watchfulness. turned her ankle and arrived at the road pale and weak with pain. leaning heavily on his arm. Yet her gay bravery deceived her uncle. though she elasped Stella's ex- tended hand sharply as the two men lifted her into the coach.
 It was quite dark when they drove up into the hotel brilliance. Stella alighted after the others: yet she heard Miss Hamilton graceful thanks 10 Alfred. saw the lingering hand. shake. the appeal in her eye. while she leaned upon her uncle's arm.
 Sally B. came out to meet them: and the lantern swinging in the even- ing breeze threw fantastic. dancing shadows on the group. Suddenly Stel- la felt out of it all. remote: for Alfred lifting his hat impressively, backed away from the open door and did not see her standing in the shadow, alone
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CHAPTER xVli.-Continued.
"Wny don't you buy abroad 2"

why uoh sou dDTOdu
 Our franchise forbids that; and American foundries can't make it fast enough. What we do buy is so long getting herei Twenty thousand miles, That's sail for you. And the gales. and wreeks! By George, l wish It was quicker and safer"
 AS they neared the camps their conversation changed from railroad to other subjects-the latest book; the newest dance; the poem or picture most in the public eye. From topic to topic they fitted up and down the polite world of their day.
 To Stella, striving to lose no word 1t was new, intoxicating. That's my world. too" she thought. T could say things like those 1 know a little of mythology and history" She won. dered why she had never used such language with Alfred. why he had not talked with her as he did now with Miss Hamilton.
 Stella lifted her head in spirit of rebellion quite new to her. She could never acquire this subtle manner; and she should not stand in Alfred's way. He would succeed. From serving he would soon advance to ordering. He would need wife like Miss Hamilton.
 MT. Crocker called Alfred for some questioning. and in his absence Miss Hamilton turned to Stella. I'm afraid I'm monopolizing this oppor. tunity, Miss Anthony It's my first yisi., you know"
 It is my first visit here. also" Stel, la replied.
 Your tirst9" Miss Hamiltons eyes opened wide with not too civil oues. tion. Oh she laughed, If you live here and don't care enough to come and see these wonderful things l shan't let my conscience sit up nights over my monopoly of Mir. Vincent and the conversation She turned to smile at Alfred reappearing. and Stel la was without opportunity to explain that, despite enthusiasm and apprecia- tion, the railroad grade was not a proper promenade for girl alone.
 The young peopie tagged. in spite of the call of the leaoers. and arrived at the camps to nnd them already alive with men and beasts.
 Oh l must see the Chinese camps. ' Miss Hamilton cried I've heard of them"
 They were Ia time te see the cooks serving from great cauldrons to each man his little keeler full of boiling Nater. There was also an array of big black pots simmerlng over camp fires. yet 0hite and sayory messes were within, announced by attractive odors.
 What do they do with those little tubs Miss Hamilton asked. as she saw the eoolies disappear within tests or brush shacks.
 Each man takes 8 hot sponge bah and dresses in clean clothes before he eats :"
 Is today any special occasion Q" she questioned. wGnderingiy.
 They do that every night in the year They never sup in their work. ing clothes"
 What an example 10 Americans! My respect fer the disciples of Con. feeiHs Ais risen to q hundred"
 shs wished tG stZy tg see the yel-
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less costly and dainty than my lady's of to-day. White silk hose and satin slippers, multiplied skirts more lace than cambrie; the combination of lace ana blue silk tissue that was the filmv little gown-with careful hands Stella unpacked and laid them. a snowy heap. on the bed
 The toilet went slowly. Stella had been taught a decent respect for the human body; and her innate love of beauty and order had blossomed into an honest personal neatness. But such complicated hair-dressing. such caressing of eyebrow and lash; such critical attention to hands and nails; the bathing. hot and cold: the rub. ping and batting of cheek and arm. be- fore lotion, powder, and wee touch cf rouge went on the examinations at each stage with hand glass and mir TOT. Stella holding one of the lamps which she continually adjusted to new angles Of refiection-this was an amaz. ing revelation to her of Eve-old fem. mine adoration at the altar of self adoTnment
 A rap at the door and the hearty voice of Mr. Croeker called from with out: flows the ankle. Amabel? How soon will you be ready?o
 Better. thank you. Uncle Charley. You may come for me in five min utes. can do by myself now" she contiued to Stella as her uncle walked down the hall It's splendidly kind of you to help ne. and so beautifully If
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Hamilton. Let me sit on this side with you and Viola. won't you. Miss Sally she asked softly.
 But there's no seat on this side, chicken. Sally B.S whisper was far audible.
 A gentleman rose at once and Of Tered his arm. which Stella accepted to save further confusion. She was rosy with embarrassment. though no other hint of it showed in her stately walk around the long table. And Sally B. watched delightedly the fol lowing of admiring eyes.
 Stella was hardly seated when Miss Hamilton entered. leaning on Alfred, $ arm in the dependent style of the time
 Miss Hamilton had timed her com Ing to that awkward instant common 10 oanquets, when all await some in comprehensible delay. and when any diversion is welcome. The two walked slowly down the long room. Miss Ham. iltons step and movements so her. fecuy artful that they seemed artless young women were so trained then
 A hum of admiration went round Stella had not before seen Alfred in evening dress. The night he wore Romeos velvet and laces he was more splendid; but this conventional dress finely displaying his slim figure belonged to a world she knew nsf She noticed proudly that he wore his eiothes with an accustomed ease. saw also that he wss the ouly mar in Ut
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CHAPTER XVIII. The Little Woman in Blue.

Sally B. s ready skill soon had the an kle rubbed to comparative ease She prescribed bed but Miss Hamilton de clared for the banquet even if she must be carried there, and gladly ac- cepted StellaS offer of help with the dressing
 Miss Hamilton s lingerie was hardly
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To cure dyspepsia-First give sw., fouF elaaag gaish.-Sons.r1se Journal
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
BLAST SHAKES TOWN.
Two Tons Of NitrosIyeerin EspIodes
Near Chicago.

Chicago, Ill--A terrific explo-
sion In the Aetna mills of the Dupont
Powder company Monday. nj Miller's
Station, Ind. near here. wrecked build.
ings In the neighborhood and caused
heavy property damage in towns with
In a radius of rs miles.
An early report was that a number
OF men had been killed and injured in
the night shift of 20 employees. who
were reported TO be on duty AT the
time. Some OF these men were unac.
counted for after the blast.
Chief OF Police Knopf, at Aetna, was
authority for the statement that no
persons were killed or injured. and
that all the night shift escaped.
Four thousand pounds OF nitrogly-
cerin was in the giant charge that
shook the earth for miles around.
Residents OF the village were thrown
from their beds by the conclusion and
many were injured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
NEGROES
SENATOR FORAKER AGAIN BACKS
coLoREp TROOPS.
TAKES ISSUE WITH ROOSEVELT
Denounees Executive for Dismissal Of
Soldiers a. Result Of the
Brownsville Riot.

Washington. ID. Ex-senator ]. p.
Foraker OF Ohio Tuesday afternoon
again hurled denunciation at the head
OF President Roosevelt, because the
chief executive had dismissed three
companies of negro soldiers AZ result
of the Brownsville riot.
1T would seem that we are TO be
carried back In the administration Of
Justice TO the days when men and
women put on trial for witchcraft,
found no avenue OF escape from pun
ishment. brutality and execution, ex-
cept only in confession" he exclaimed
in opposing the so.called "Administra.
ton measures" recently introduced by
Senator Warner OF Missouri, which
will permit any of the discharged men
TO re-enlist upon proving to the salts
faction OF the president" that they
were innocent of completely In shoot
ing up the Texas town.
Foraker declared II that bill became
a law. Il would compel the negro sol.
diers TO appear for Justice before n
Judge who had already prejudiced their
case--not once or twice or three times
and casually-but repeatedly and oifi-
cially, and each time with a manifes-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
.. paIxeII Robsrtson surrendera.

San Francisco. CALL. DalzeIl
Robertson. assistant treasurer OF the
California Safe Deposit and Trust Co.,
after four months as a fugitive from
justice on charges preferred against
him in connection with the sensational
failure Of the banking institution.
Monday morning surrendered himself
and was admitted to bail by Judge
Dunno OF the superior court. Tho
amount fixed ON each Of the two
charge OF embeExiement was $4,000.
Robertson has been in hiding IN New
York.
Uncle, -. Nephew, 10, Whipped.
Brentford. Ems. James Rogers. 10
years old. and James Rogers 10. uncle
and nephew respectively. were or.
dered six strokes each with the birch
for stealing &c worth OF coal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
SAN DIEGO FgrEs SAILORS.


San Diego. Cal.-San Diego was
up early Wednesday. II any OF
the population went TO bed. to keep ON
looking at the feet which anchored
Tuesday.
IN elaborate dinner was rendered
AdmIrals Sperry, Thomas and Emory
Tuesday night at the Hotel del Coro-
nado While Gov. James NJ Gillett,
who represented the Pacific in the
welcoming ceremonies. was telling the
officers how glad California Is to play
host to the feet. the ships were out.
lined In electric lights.
Thousands OF men, women and chill.
dren. many of whom had spent almost
tie entire night on the streets. fiocked
to the Coronado shore before daylight.
Strong guards OF police were necessary
TO keep the crowds from the waters
edge and allow room for the landing
of the biuejackets and marines whose
duties brought them ashore early.
Wednesday night grand ball was
rendered the men Of the feet at Hotel
del Coronado.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
Nine Fire Victims Rseoversd.

Boston. Mass.-Three more corpses
were recovered late Thursday from
the ruins Of Sundays FIRE N
Chelsea. making the total number now
recovered nine. In addition two per
sons have died this week OF causes
incident to the flre. The bodies re.
covered Thursday we're those OF Mrs.
Minnie I. Feuwick, wife OF DIR. ]. b.
Fenwiek, one of the leading physi-
clans in Chelsea; Mrs. Walter Barnes
OF Glenridge. niece OF Mrs. Fenwick,
and Miss vinie Boyer Of Chelsea,
maid in the employ Of the Fenwick
family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
SAYS BUSINESS IS IMPROVING.
Davidson Finds Southwestern Farm
ers Optimistic.

New York-A. J. Davidson, pres.
ident of the st. Louis & San Fran.
cisco Railroad Co.. who Is In the
city after trip through the south.
west said In an interview that he had
never seen the country through which
he travelled looking better. He found
the farmers optimistic and preparing
in many cases to plant larger acre.
age than year ago. He reported the
condition OF winter wheat excellent
in the sections he visited.
There had been an Improvement In
the volume of traffic offered to the
railroads In the last sixty days. and
Improvement, he thought. would con.
tinue.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
THREE MEN BEFORE BEING
ROUNDED UP.
EXPLOSION STAMPEDES HERD
One Man Lies Fatally Burned as Re.
suit Of Fire at Standard oil
storage Tanks In River.
side, Cal.

Riverside, Cal.--As a result Of
ernoon at the Standard OIL Co.'S stor-
age tanks. a herd OF elephants were
stampeded. l.. J. Worsley lies at the
city hospital fatally burned and Miss
Ella Gibbs, a church deaconess, is
dead. A sullen boom, which was
heard at 1880, marked the explo-
sion OF the large oil tank. worsley
was a driver of the delivery wagon
from which the fire was communicat.
ed to the tank, and was hurled
many yards from the spot and was
picked up with his clothing ablaze.
The flames spread Immediately to the
tanks. which instantly became a mass
OF flames.
A circus three blocks distant was
about 20 open for the afternoon per.
Torrance. The explosion and the fire
caused the showmen to lower the
tents after dispensing the crowd
which had assembled. The herd OF
elephants became uncomfortable and
they dashed to the east side OF the
town, knocking down fences, out.
houses and despoiling orchards that
lay in their path. Many persons mar.
rowly escaped the Infatuated animals.
In a short time, however, all but the
largest of the elephants was rounded
up.
Leader Heads for City.
The leader of the herd then changed
his course and entered the center OF
the city. one mile distant. He en-.
tered the court OF the Glenwood hotel,
one of the famous hostelries OF the
coast. Miss Gibbs was in the yard in
front OF the house. The elephant
pinned her against the house between
his tusks, threw her TO the ground
and trampled upon her, crushing her
chest so that she died at 10 o'clock
Thursday night. The animal then
proceeded to the doorway, the guests
running, panic.stricken, indoors. ID.
p. Chapman. a guest of the house, at
tempted to swerve the animal from
the court. He was knocked down and
had several ribs broken and otherwise
injured. The beast crashed through
the door, walked through the barber
shop and out on the main street,
crossed the street and crashed
through the heavy plate glass window
in a store. Before being rounded up
at downtown public stable, the ami.
NAL trampled on another man and
seriously gored him with his tusks.
One of the keepers attempted to
subdue the animal, but was hurled
over a high fence. sustaining painful
injuries. Not until four other ele.
plants were brought to the stable was
the huge beast gotten under control
and taken to the circus grounds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-23
BRYAN FORCES QUIT
DEFEATED IN FIGHT FOR NEW
YORK DELEGATION.
CONTEST LASTED TWO DAYS
Platform Calls Upon Democracy Of
the Country to Send Strongest
Men TO Denver In July.

New York--State Senator Pat II.
McCarren, leader Of the Kings county
Democracy. was unseated Wednesday
night as delegate to the party's state
convention in Carnegie hall to select
representatives 70 the Denver nation.
al convention, after a two days bitter
contest before the committee on ere.
dentinls.
Followers OF w. ]. Bryan who advo.
Gated the adoption by the Democratic
state convention of resolution favor.
Ing his candidacy surrendered after
their defeat before the resolutions
committee. Augustus Thomas. tho
playwright, a close friend OF the Ne
b'askan, announced the surrender in
this statement:
"Mr. Bryan's friends. after a gen.
eral view OF the field and the condi.
tionE, have decided that there ls al
ready such lack OF harmony in the
convention that they are unwilling to
Introduce another question on which
there might be division, even when
that question Is one so amIable as to
whether delegates should be instruct
ed or not. This is also the attitude
OF the minority Of the committee on
resolutions"
The business for which the conven.
ton was assembled. the selection of
delegates TO the national convention,
the nomination OF presidential cleo
tors and the adoption OF a platform
was almost forgotten in the excite
ment over the McCarren contest.
After the settlement of the McCar,
rem and other contests, the conven.
ton proceeded with its task and
named delegates and electors ana
adopted platform. The platform in
part reads as follows:
The Platform.
I'VE hold that Democratic tradi-
tions, bound UP as they are. with much
tha, is greatest in the history of the
country, require that national conven.
lions should be gatherings OF the best
intellect and ripest judgment and the
most unselfish patriotism; a party for
hNN iuAboaN va Ahb Nh0 hGGu0 anu
striving for the welfare Of the country
az large.
And, therefore, we. representing
the party in the greatest state OF the
Union, state whose electoral vote
Is essential TO Democratic victory,
with no animosity or hostility for any
candidate and animated onl by deyo.
tlo1 to the principles OF the party, call
UPON the Democracy Of the country to
send to Denver In July next, I'M
pledged, unfettered and uninstructed,
their ablest, strongest and most rep.
resentative men, TO the end that out
OF the elaboration and consultation
of such men. there may be then and
there nominated ticket which will
rally to its support, the judgment.
conscious and vote Of a majority OF
the citizens OF the country"
Alton Il. Parker, New York; Charles
r. Murphy, New York; Lewis Nixon,
New York. and Charles Froeh. Brook.
Ign, were chosen delegates-at-large.
Alternates were also elected and the
selections Of the various districts ratl-
fed.