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in such case. And 1 beg you to un-
derstand that such proposition could
not be even made to the humblest sailor
in my late command"
sSidi Mohammed listened with admira-
tion and astonishment, but he had in
himself a natural sense of honor, al
though 1t took a different form from
that of the Americans. To Sidi Mo-
hammed loyalty meant devotion to his
master, the bashaw, and to the bashaw
this species of personal devotion was
the oriental idea of patriotism. The
IDEAL and they would have resented an
insult to the flag far more than any
personal affront to themselves.
Sidi Mohammed, on leaving Captain
cambridge, carried with him the con-
viction that on the point of Budges
making an apology, as well as on GER
tain others, any attempt to coerce the
Americans would be extremely dan
gerous. This he represented so forcibly
to the bashaw that no further demand
was made for an apology. Punishment,
however, was meted out Bulge was
given five days solitary confinement
on bread and water. This way out of
the dilemma was the suggestion of
Sidi Mohammed and was perfectly sat
isfactory to all concerned. Bulge was
regarded as martyr to patriotism.
and on account of his Imprisonment
the officers celebration was postponed
to the last night of the old year and
the sailors to New Years night.
Bulge was released in time to be the
hero of both occasions. and to have his
name and his achievement embodied in
an addition to Captain Bainbridge's
"'rid-re IL This was sung with all
the lung power of 300 sailors. Bulge
was completely overwhelmed with
bashfulness on this occasion and was
only able to murnur a word of thanks.
II declare. Mr.. Falconer," he said
afterward to Dicky -"I never felt so
sheepish In all my life as I did a-stand-
in up there and gittin' COMMUNICATED
for doin' things that any. manNwould
have done. and if he hadn't done it he
ought to have been shot for 1t. i felt
jes like did that time at Port Mahon
when Mary Ann held me up in front
of the tavern and poured one rakin'
broadside after another into me with
all my messmates a-settin' round
laughin'. I KEEP on jawin and tryin'
to git little sternway on me so as
to git out o. her range. But, Lord,
sir, Mary Ann come at me, bows on,
and every time l waved she waved
too, and give me her heaviest metal
And guns Is guns, Mr.. Falconer"
"All the same, Bulge" answered
Dicky rapturously, I'VE all felt obliged
to you for doing what we would have
liked to do ourselves I would have
given six months pay to have been in
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upon the flag. Mr. Porter. pale with
rage. sprang to his feet, as did every
midshipman present. But before
word could be said or a. movement made
Bulge had seized the Tripolitan and,
dashing him to the stone floor, pro-
ceeded to kick him furiously.
The other Tripolitan sprang upon
Bulge. but before they could lay hands
on him Mr.. Porter and the midshipmen
had surrounded him They were en-
tirely without weapons and the Tripoli-
tans were armed to the teeth, but so
wholesome was the respect inspired
by the Americans that not move was
made or word spoken until Mr.. Porter
said in firm voice to the governor:
IF hand is laid upon this man
promise you that the day will come
when you will repent it. Mr.. Totten,
will you go to Captain cambridge and
ask his presence here?"
Totten went out of the door as If he
were shot out of gun. Meanwhile
Mr.. Porter and the mfdshipmen. still
forming circle around Bulge, pre-
sented an undaunted front to the Tri-
politans. Thus the two parties stood,
facing each other in grim silence. for
some minutes. when Captain Bainbridge,
escorted by Totten, entered the room.
Mr.. Porter then calmly related the cir
cumstances. The Tripolitan governor
remained perfectly silent. leaning on
his curved sword and nodding his head
to confirm what Mr.. Porter was say
ing. Captain Bainbridge, his face scar
let with indignation but his voice per-
fectly controlled, then said in the Lin
qua Franco to the governor:
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A STORY Of NAVAL ADVENTURE
in the WAR with TRIPOLl =
hy Molly ELLIOT SEAWELL
AUTHOR Or rnE SpRICnTIY ROMANCE
O. hlARSAC~ (iEW YORK HERALD $4,000
PRIZE STORY Ia VIRGINIA. CAVALIER"
% "chMDREN O. DEsTIksY.@"THE "
LAST DUCHESS or BELGnADE- h ETC.

Sir. what Lieutenant Porter has said
is perfectly correct. For every insult
which is offered to that flag / promise
you not only one but 10 Tripolitan lives
shall be eXacted as tribute. Although
we ourselves have no weapons we will
resist with the arms God gave us every
insult to that painted flag"
The Tripolitan governor stroked his
beard for minute or two, and then
replied coolly:
I'll lay the matter before my mas
ter"
He then passed out of the room with
his followers.
When the Americans were finally left
to themselves Captain Bainbridge said
to Bulge:
1T is fortunate. that the governor did
not order his guard to plunge their
swords into you
Well. sir" answered Bulge, with re-
spectful deliberation. IF the Tripoli-
tans want my blood they can have it. I
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the midshipmen's room they were all
busy at their studies, under the eye of
Mr.. Porter. At the same moment that
the governor entered by one door
Bulge came in by the other, bearing
a message from Captain Bainbridge.
Bulge stopped respectfully near the
door, which was close to the painted
flag upon the wall The Tripolitan Of
ficer, after exchanging word or two
with Mr.. Porter. walked up to the flag
and examined it with sleepy interest
through his half closed black eyes. He
maintained the reticence characteris-
tic of the oriental, but gave glance
toward his follows, and said a word
or two in Turkish. The Tripolitan,
making low salaam toward the COVER
nor, advanced and deliberately spat
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have been taught to respect that flag
above everything on earth, and if neces-
sary to die for it. amt afeared to die,
but I'd be afeared to show myself afore
the Great Captain If I amt done my
duty to the flag, SIR
You are perfectly right" said Cap
tain cambridge, "and 1 envy you the
blow you struck in defense of the flag,
and / ask to shake hands with you.'
This the captain did, followed by Mr..
Porter and all the midshipmen. Bulge,
from whose weather beaten face the
dull blush of excitement had subsidized,
looked extremely sheepish at the COM
pliments bestowed upon him by each of
the officers who shook hands with him.
and to each he made the same reply:
Il reckon you'd have done the same
yourself, sir"
Captain cambridge, however, real
lied the. seriousness of Budge's attack
upon the guard and sent at once an
urgent request that Sidi Mohammed
dGhies would come and visit him.
Within an hour Sidi Mohammed ar
rived, and then Captain Bainbridge ex-
planned to him that. western ideas of
honor and loyalty almost obliged Bulge
to act as he did. and If he had not
struck the insulter down the first officer
who could reach him would have done
the same thing, and it would have been
still more serious. At the same time
Captain Bainbridge warned Sidi Mo-
hammed that if any punishment were
visited upon Bulge, neither the captain
nor the officers could be Responsible for
terrible outbreaks among the sailors.
who could not be controlled beyond a
certain point. Sidi Mohammed sug-
gested that if Bulge would make an
apology. however slight, the blow might
be overlooked
Z i cannot convey your suggestion to
him, promptly answered Captain Balm
bridge. These is not an officer or man
among us who would not feel Obliged to
go to execution rather than apologize
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your place pounding that Tripolitan."
Il dessay you would. sir; you is allus
for tacklin' men about twice your size
but 1 know you would have got In one
good lick at that Tripolitan anyhow.
Some time when your honor is took
strike one good hard lick, and it don't
make no matter whether you are
thrashed afterward or not"
The winter passed off quietly but
rapidly, for whenever each moment of
time is regularly and Systematically
employed the hours move quickly. AL
though no direct communication was
allowed the captives with their own
country, and they were too closely
watched to permit OF any secret COM
munication, yet they surmised very
correctly what was happening, and
what was going to happen, concerning
themselves.
The Tripolitan naval force, which
originally consisted of small but handy
and we'll armed vessels, had been prac-
tically destroyed by the American
squadron and it was not possible to re-
labilitate ii before spring.
The Americans could see from their
windows a few Tripolitan vessels as
sembled by slow degrees, and which,
hastily polished up and weakly armed,
were no match for the terrific assaults
of such men as the young American
captains, Stewart, Decatur, Morris and
others A large force was put to work
upon the damaged forts and castle, but
working with the slowness and inefi-
cheney of orientals, it was plain that it
would take not months, but years to re-.
store the defenses. To the practiced
eyes of naval men it was obvious that
the power of Tripo1i had received a
crushing blow, and the barshaw was in
no position to resist the demands of the
American squadron when it should ar
rive. t
The spring, soft and balmy, came
once again. and every day the spirits OF
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of the imprisoned Americans
The fact that the American squadron
was daily expected did not operate
against the intense desire of the pris-
oners to achieve their own liberty. They
had burning and natural wish. in the
face of all that was being done for them
by their country, to do something for
themselves. and il this something
should coincide with the arrival OF the
American squadron. so much the better.
The sailors coptinued their futile ef-
forts to get out in the streets of Tri-
poll, and occasionally succeeded al
ways to be brought back. The officers
also continued to work on the problem
of obtaining their liberty by their own
efforts. In their exercises in the court
yard and upon the rampant they had
studied carefully the plan of the castle.
Next the window of the officers apart
ment was small opening, grated. as
were all the rest. with iron bars. and
only three feet from a rampant. which
at this point made a sudden ascent of
about 20 feet. The immense stone cor.
ridor where the sailors were quartered
was not so wide as the officers apart
sment. which led them to believe that
next them was a small dungeon This.
as far as they could ascertain, was un-
occupied
Having found in the former instance
the removal of the stones perfectly
easy. Captain Bainbrfdge determined. to
explore this room. This proved to be
easier than expected, and the removal
of couple of stones two feet square,
which was done in a single night. re-
vealed to them a small dungeon, whicn
was higher ceiled than the apartment
in which the Americans were confined
with barred window looking directly
down upon the rampant and the great
break In the roof, which seemed likely
to give way at any moment. The pro-
jections in the rough stone wall and a
succession of iron bolts made 1t COM
paratively easy for young and active
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grew soft and bright, and earth
and sea were warmed by the
ardent sun of Africa. The spirits
of the imprisoned Americans grew
more buoyant every day. In many ways
they had been singularly blessed; not
single death had occurred among them,
and by the judicious course and con-
slant vigilance of Captain cambridge
and the older officers, there had been as
little friction among the whole ships
company as could well have occurred.
The strain upon the tempers and pa
tfence of all had been very great in the
beginning. but having been once over
come by the stern and unrelenting dis
cipline, se1f-control had produced peace
and even harmony.
1t is impossible to eradicate from the
minds of men of courage and enterprise
confined In prison the thought of escape
and of securing their liberty by their
own efforts. The failure of the at
tempted escape in the spring of 1904
and the fearful tragedy which came so
near resulting from 1t. by no means
dampened the ardor or the enterprise
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CHAPTER XIV

An Insult TO the Flag
A IEXT morning when the governor
IN made his inspection OF the castle.
he was accompanied, as usual, by
couple Of junior Tripolitan Of
scers and q guard. When he entered
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CHAPTER XIV
Dicky Reconnoiters

spring advanced and the days
grew soft. and bright, and earth
and sea were warmed by the
ardent SIN of Africa The spiritS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-19
RESULT OF EMBEZZLEMENl
Allegheny National Bank of Pittsburg
Closes Its Doors.

Pittsburg, May 49, Following
lengthy meetings at which thorough
discussion of Cashier William Mont
gomery's peculations was held the AL
legheny National bank has suspended.
The following notice was posted on
the door by National Bank Examiner
William l.. Folds:
CLOSED by the order of the comp
troller of the currency and placed in
charge Of William l.. Folds"
For days 1t has been apparent that
the cashiers alleged misdeeds had
seriously crippled the institution and
the actual suspension caused little or
no excitement. Quite number of
depositors were gathered on Fifth ave-
nue. opposite the bank and when the
order of suspension was posted all
read it and then quickly disappeared.
While Montgomery's peculations are
officially placed at $594,000 1t is said
the banks shortage is close to ST.
000,00n. Montgomery is held In $125,.
600 bail
Chief interest In the banks closing
now centers in the ultimate fate OF
the deposits of the city and state.
State Treasurer John O. Sheath and
Deputy Attorney General Jesse e. b.
Cunningham have arrived here from
Harrisburg. State funds of $523,477
were carried in the bank and these
officials will take immediate steps to
recover the money. The state fund
however, is secured by bonding com.
panies to the extent of s4,500,000.
Shortly after the bank closed City
Treasurer John F. Steel presented a
check for $1,546,953, the amount oil
the city's deposit, but it was not hon
ored.
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FARMLAND THE MURDERER
Said to Have Confessed Committing
Triple Crime.

Matawan, n. j., May 19.-Although
the county authorities deny it there is
good reason to believe that Frank
Zastera, the Polish farmland, has
made a confession that he killed Mr..
and Mrs. William B. Shepherd and
their servant, Miss Jennie Bendy,
who were found murdered in Mr.
Shepherds farmhouse. Zastera S
statement is reported to be to the
effect that he killed Mr.. and Mrs.
Shepherd In order to get the money
which he knew Mr.. Shepherd had in
his possession. According to a story
that Zastera is alleged to have told
he waited in the parlor of the house
until Mrs. Shepherd came down stairs
to warm bottle of milk for her baby
and as she was returning up stairs
with the milk shot her In the side and
head with her husbands shotgun. At
the sound of the shot Shepherd came
running down stairs. zastera was
standing In The hall with the gun in
his hands and when Shepherd was
half way down fired a charge of shot
into his side. Shepherd dropped on
the stairs and his body fell upon that
OF his wife. Zastera, according to his
reported confession, then entered the
kitchen with the gun and, meeting
Jennie Bendy, shot her In the breast.
All three were instantly killed. Zas-
terra then went In search of Sbep-
herds money, ransacking the farmers
clothing and the bureau drawers of
the house. Zastera Is said to have
told the authorities that he hid the
money somewhere about the house or
grounds, but SO far they have been
unable to confirm his story in that
respect.
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BACK FROM THE ISTHMUS
Secretary of War Teft Arrives at
Washington.

Washington, May 19.-Secretary of
War William H. Taft has reached
Washington 3rom his trip to the canal
zone.
Secretary Taft talked freely with
regard to general conditions in Pana-
ma, but said that he did not wish to
be quoted on such matters, as the re-
lations of the United States and Pana-
ma had been suggested as a
possible reason for his trip, and he
would not discuss the coming cleo
tions to be held in Panama.
Mr.. Taft grew enthusiastic when
telling of the excellent progress being
made on the Panama canal and COM
pairing the situation to that which
greeted him on the occasion of his
first visit to Panama in 1904.
THE Isthmus now presents" he
said, IAN appearance not unlike fac
tory or mill village, or succession of
villages, clear across, and the lights at
night and the noises, too, might keep
one awake If not tired enough to sleep
well"
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MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA. TUESDAY, MAY 49, 1905
SELLING AT LESS THAN COST
Manufacturer Discusses the Price of
Print Paper.

Washington, May 19.-W. A. Whit
comb, head of the manufacturing de-
partment of the International Paper
company, was on the stand before the
special committee of the house inyes-
tigating the wood pulp and print pa
per quest ton. Mr.. Whitcomb claimed
$3.50 per hundred pounds was a fair
price to charge any one. There never
was any intention, he said, to advance
the price Of paper to cents pound.
The raise to $3.50 represented the ex-
treme advance 1t was apparent, he
continued, that the company had tried
to sell paper at less than 1t cost to
make 1t.
/. Regarding the $5,000,000 which it
has been charged the company bor-
rowed for the purpose of building new
machines and which was diverted to
other purposes Mr.. Whitcomb said
the money had been borrowed largely
to reimburse the treasury of the COM
pany for money already expended in
what had been classified as construc-
tion account. He said at that time
there was some talk of installing more
modern machines.
"Do you know whether there is any
combination, agreement or under
standing among the paper manufacture
ers to restrict the output in order to
hold up prices or for any other rea-
SOM" asked Chairman Mann.
II believe there is none whatever" T"
replied Mr.. Whitcomb, Eat least we
have none"
The witness stated that at the pres
ent time twenty-four mills of the COM
pany are shut down, although they do
not all make news print. He said that
the company was overstocked last
year, but that the consumption of pa
per has begun to increase.
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DECLARES He WAS INSANE
Minister'S Reason Returns After Kill
inu His Wife.

Fairmont, w. Va, May 19.-Tem-
porarily insane, according to his own
statement, Rev. S. A. Coffman, aged
fifty years, prominent Methodist
Episcopal clergyman, killed his wife
by cutting her throat from ear to ear.
A moment after the crime, he says,
he regained his senses and realized
what he had done. He Immediately
surrendered and was locked up.
Coffman resides at Rosstown, about
three miles from here, and Is in
charge of two or three churches. His
wife was a member of prominent
family and was thirty-three years old.
During the past week or two he has
been conducting a series of revival
services and has been adding to the
membership of the churches under his
care.
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Poured Money into Stock Market.

Charlton, Ia, May 19.-It has been
disclosed that in the three or four
years preceding his suicide the late
Cashier F. R. Crocker of the defunct
First National bank paid more than
100000 to one firm of Chicago and
New York in his stock trading opera
tions The greater part of this was
during the last few days of his life
when he poured money into the stock
market for speculation at the rate oi
$4,000 to $4,000 daily in the hope OF
saving himself.
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ator Plat in his answer, nor did l
ever hear of her making any claim of
marriage prior to that time, except
that In June, 1906, an article appeared
In a Chicago paper containing an in
terview purporting to come from her
in which she stated that such mar
riage had taken place and that art
icle was accompanied by a picture or
alleged fac-simile of wedding certifi-
cate containing my name In associa-
tion with the plaintiffs"
He declares that the certificate re-
produced in the newspaper was a
forgery. He charges that since 1906
Miss Wood has tried to get money
from him by threats that she would
sue him for breach of promise of
marriage
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Solid Against Tariff Revision.

Washington, May 19.-The Repub-
lican leaders in the house, through a
majority of the committee on ways
and means, served final notice of mo
tariff revision at this session." Rep
resentative Champ Clark of Missouri
moved In the committee an omnibus
favorable report on eighty odd tariff
reduction and tariff removal bills,
mostly introduced during the session
by Democratic members. The motion
was defeated by solid vote of all
the Republican members of the COM
mittee
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Denounced as BIackmailer.

New York, May 19.-Jennie Blunt.
who shot and wounded Charles Nj.
Sanford, a Brooklyn lawyer, In his
Office last February after he had re-
fused to give her money, was de-
nounced by Judge Dixie as a black
mailer and perjurer and sentenced to
serve not less than three nor more
than four years In the state prison at
Auburn. In her own defense Miss
Blunt had accused Sanford of miscon-
duct.
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Position for Admiral Evans.

Washington, May 19.-Secretary
Metcalf has detailed Admiral Robley
d. Evans, late commander-in-chief of
the Atlantic feet, to duty with the
general board of the navy which has
to do with the preparation of plans
for naval campaigns for use in time
of war. After the admiral's retire
ment in August 1t is possible that he
will be detailed for special duty"
with the navy department.
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French Attack Tribesmen.

Paris, May IA telegram received
here from General dAmade, the
French commander In Morocco, says
that with three brigades he made a
forced night march and at daylight of
May 16, with front deployed over a
distance of five miles, he surprised
the Mdakea tribesmen, driving them
to refuge in the mountains. The
tribesmen abandoned their cattle and
munitions of war in their headlong
fight. The French lost three men
killed and twenty-five wounded.