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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
BRYAN RECEIVES
THE TRICK MULE
Associated Press.

Fairview, Neb,, Aug, 19.-Mr.
Bryan today received from the Min
nesota state agricultural society the
long expected trick mule, which is to
be the mascot ror the party this fall.
Mr.. Bryan declared he was going to
let the newspaper correspondents
name the mule, which is said to be
the best trained in the United States
Mr.. Bryan denied himself to Wis
itors this morning as anxious to COM
plete several set speeches prior to his
departure for Des Moines tomorrow
night. FRsHETD.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
Police Chiefs Meet.

Providence, r. l., Aug, 10
Heads Of police departments
throughout Yankeedom are in at
tendonce today at the annual session
of the Chiefs Of Police Association OF
New England Business matters oc-
cupied the convention today. To-
morrow will be devoted to sight-see-
ing. The organization has a mem
bership of 200.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
Is SENTENCED TO
DEATH IN A DAY

st. Petersburg, Aug. l9.-Seven
more sentences to death are report
ed today for various crimes, making
the total for one day, yesterday,
throughout the empire OF twenty-six,
The second unsuccessful attempt was
made last evening to assassinate the
chief of police of Pyatigorsk. Three
men emptied reyolvers at the CHIEF
but failed to hit him. The police
sbot down one, the others escaped.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
Hoosicr Horticultmists.
sno,lnl 70 pally Panhandle.

Special TO Daily Panhandle.
Greenfield, Ind, Aug, l9.--Emi-
nent hortculturIst5 from Missouri,
New York. Michigan and other states
are on the program of the mld-sum-
mer congress OF the Indiana State
Horticultural Society opened here
today. Fruit growers, truck garden
crs and farmers from all over In
diana are present
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
GERMAN BANK
CASHIER SHORT
Associated Press,

Associated Press,
Dresden, Aug. l9,-Herman Eek
ert. cashier OF the Dresden bank, dis
appeared yesterday after embedding
.sS3, 900 In a series Of years, which ho
concealed by falafying accounts Ho
left letter conicssing and saying he
intended TO commit suicide. lie has
been an official Of the hank for thir-
ty-Iour years. The police are hunt
ing for a trace Of him.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
CLERGYMAN
SUICIDES
Treasurer Of Syracuse UnIVeT-
silly Tired Of Life Formerly
With Christian Advocate


Associated Press
Utcr, y, Y, Aug 10 Fcv. j. y.
Phelps, treasurer Of the Syracuse
University, shot himself in his room
at tho Worz hotel in this city durlns
tho night lie left note saying he
did not wish 10 live longer, He was
formerly connected with the North
ern Christian Advocate, 1t Is under
stood he had been IN and was iol
some time in a private sanitarium
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
Form Tobacco Combine.
snecial to Daily Panhandle.

Bowling Green, KY Aug. 10
Tobacco planters of Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Indiana will meet here to-
morrow for the purpose Of amalga-
mating the several tobacco growers
unions of he three states. The in
dividualty Of the various organiza'
tions now in existence will be pre-
served. Leaders in the movement
deny any sympathy for night rider
and dynamite methods adopted by
SOME tobacco planters and declare
that the unions do not countenance
any such measures.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
HiHbernians Parade.
Special to Daily Panhandle.

Special 10 Daily Panhandle.
New Haven, Conn Aug. Ia
Thousands Of Hibehrnians, headed
by Governor Woodruff, marched
through the streets Of New Haven
today. Military companies, floats
and bands we're in the line Of march
and the spectacle was the most i'm.
posing Of its kind ever held by the
Connecticut branch of the order
A state convention, 20 last two days
Will begin tomorrow.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
New York Firemcn.
Special to Daily Panhandle.

Oswego, n. Y, Aug. ia.-The
New York state Fremen's Associa-
ton IS being entertained here this
week. This afternoon tho visiting
fire fighters will visit historic Fort
ontario. Governor Hughes and Sec.
retary Of state Whalen are scheduled
to speak before the convention TO-
morrow. The grand parade Of fire
men will take place on Friday after.
noon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
DYNAMITE CAUSES
FATAL INJURIES
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 19.--Twelve
men were seriously injured and six
probably fatally today in the lower
Detroit river, when a charge of dy-
namite exploded under the drill of
vessel destroyer which had been
working in the new Livingston chan
mel. The shift had started to clean
out the hole over which the drill lay,
preparatory to a blast, when a chargf
left in the hole by the night shift ex-
ploded. AZ.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20

Rev. C, NJ. shufiler Of the Plain
view News, is in the city today en-
route home, after having spent the
sumner at different parts OF the
state holding revival meetings.
Avery Turner went east this morn"
ing on a special for an inspection
tour.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20

Miss Lila Jordan, Of Fort
Worth, will deliver an address at the
Christian church this evening. Tho
public is cordially invited.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20

Miss Bessie May OF Sherman, is
visiting with Miss Bulah George at
nos Lincoln. 4 rl Fa
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20

J. T. Price made a business trip
to Higgins this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

new flannel pants and shirt case, and take the rest
But don't time that either if you We got
catch the train for the main thing is to get them
right away. You go first class, Stemp-you
won't be SO done up.
Thank you, sir.
A silence followed during which the Wallets
scissors made succession OF little clinking noises
From time to time he turned Van Torp's head very
gingerly to slightly different position.
Stemp
Yes, sir"
You take good look around that Yacht, and
decide about the state rooms before / come
You give the best room to Miss Dome, and have
large bouquet of carnations the table. Seer
" Beg pardon, sir, but carnations are out of sea-
SON"
You get them just the same
Yes, sir"
And give the second best room to her Ladyship
Stemp if there not two alike; but be extra care
full to see that everything is comfortable. Lady
Maud likes wood violets, Stemp. You get hand
some bouquet Of them and don't tell me they re out
of too, because you We got to get Them any
way, SO it to talk.
Yes sir. see, sir
And then you get the third best ready for
Mrs. Rushmore, and you get flowers for her
too, out of your own head. Maybe she likes those
with stems three feet long Use your own
judgment anyway.
Yes sir Thank you, sir
Another silence followed and the hair cutting
glass, and then turned to his valet.
Say, Stemp, was thinking. Maybe that third
bed room is not quite good as the Others and the
lady might feel herself sort Of overlooked
"Yes, sir
well, was thinking. If that's the case and it
looks sort of second class you 60 out and get
and have him gid it all around nicely SO as to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

RARAkA, a Tartar girl, became enamoured OF golden
bearded stranger who was prospecting and STUDYING
herbs the vicinity OF her home Central ASA and
vealed to him the location OF OF rubes secret sup
posed have been only the of the two lead
families OF the district hoping that the stranger would
love her return for her disclosure They followed
the by the girls relatives who blocked the
and drew off the supply leaving the couple
climb down cliff overlooking the mine; but the trav-
eler shot HIM The stranger revived from water gourd
Saad carried dug his of the tunnel and departed
deserving the girl and carrying bag OF rubes Baraka
Margaret Donne (Margarita da Cordova). famous
prima donna, became engaged in London to konstantn
Logothet, wealthy Greek nancer Her intimate friend
Countess Leven known Lady Maud whose husband
had been killed by bomb St Petersburg; and Lady
Maud's intimate friend Rufus Van Torp, an
American, who had been cowboy early lite, but had
become of the richest the world. Van Torp
love with Margaret and rushed to London soon
he heard of her betrothal. He offered Lady Maud
five million dollars for her pet charity she would aid him
winning the singer from Logothetl
Baraka approached Logohet at Versailles with rubes
to SELL
Van Torp bought yacht and it to Venice. He was
Baraka who gave him ruby after the American
had told her of having the United States
answering the description of the one she loved
The American followed Margaret to the Bayreuth Par
sifal' festival
Count Krainsky a Russian arrived at Bayreuth. Van
Torp believed him to be the Baraka pursuing
Baraka arrested London the charge OF stealing
from Pinney eweer the ruby she had sold to ogothetl
Two strangers the thieves Lady Maud believed that
Logothetis associations with Baraka open
picion, and informed Margaret
Van Torp believed that Kralinsky was the cowboy he
had known in his young manhood.
Logothet secured Barakas release and then, with her
as his guest. went to sea on his yacht Er1nna
Margaret and Van ToTp entered INTO agreement 10
build tremendous opera house in New York
Lady Maud arrived IN Bayreuth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

in the habit of cutting his own hair by using two
looking glasses The result had rarely been artistic
and even Stemp was not what is described on some
American signs as a tonsor1al artist; but he man
aged to clip his master rough name with neatnesS
and precision if not in the Bond Street style. "
Il mean, said Van Torp, explaining himself
I'VE must have something good to eat.
'Oh, see, SIR answered Stemp, as if this
quite idea
We'll, now, do you suppose you can get anything
to eat in Italy,!
Salmon trout is very good there, sir, and quails
are in season at the end of August. They just
going back to Egypt at this time of the year sir
and are very fat. There's Gorgonzola cheese too
and figs and muscatel grapes are coming on.
think that's all, sir.
Its not bad How about chickens?''
We'll, sir, the poultry in those parts is not much
to boast Of An Italian fowl is mostly either hawk
or a butterfly That's my experience, sir, when
travelled there with the late Duke of Barchester,
few wears ago. His Grace most particular sir
having a poor stomach, and nothing to occupy his
mind after the Duchess died in fit of rage,having
thrown her wig at him. sir, they do say, and then
fallen down in fit which quite awful to see, and
ended we all know
LAS far as can you d better go on to Venice
Stemp' said Van Torp, not interested in his mans
"reminiscences You'd better 60 off tonight and
tell Captain Brown to hurry up and get ready, be-
cause I'm bringing party of friends down the dav
and find something to eat"
Yes, sir. III telegraph to the caterers, and
think you'll be satisfied. sir
There's an American lady coming who knows
what's good to eat, and likes it, and wants it. and
means to get it, and you We got to find it for her
somehow. | can live on hog and hominy myself
And sha'n't want you in the least. You'd better
take most of my baggage with you, anyway. Just
leave my tuxedo and a couple of suits, and some
Copyright, BY Crawford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

brighten it up guess she'll think it's all right if
it's gilt and the others aren't. Some people like
that
Il see sir. Yes sir. I'll attend to it, sir. Will
there be any more ladies and gentlemen sir?
There's that Russian gentleman, Count IRA
1insky. Put him at the other end of the ship,
where out of the way of the ladies' l suppose he'll
bring his valet, and theren be two three maids
That's all. Now don't mind me any more, but just
fly around, and don't forget anything. Understand?
We aren't going to be in England the States
where YOU can sit still and telephone for anything
YOU We forgotten from peanuts to a funeral You'll
have to go full steam ahead in all directions you're
going to wake things up.
THEREUPON Van Torp sat down by the window
to read the paper.
His attention arrested by sensational scare
head about a thief and ruby worth fifty thousand
dollars. Some disaffected colleague in London had
known or cleverly guessed, where the stone was
that had been stolen from Pnney's, and had in
formed the police the nice looking young fellow
that spoke like English gentleman had walked
waiting for him on the pier in New York The stone
had been found sewed up in his waistcoat. and his
pleasant of liberty had ended abruptly cell
Van Torp whist1ed softly he read the account
a second time. Then he cut the column out of
the paper folded it with great precision and
placed it in his pocketbook next to a cheap little
photograph of Madame da Cordova as Juliet"
which he had bought in a music shop in New
York the day after he had heard her for the
first time and had carried in his pocket ever since
He looked Il: to what Stemp was doing and as
the was kneeling before box on the floor,
with his back turned, he took out the rather shabby
photograph and looked at it quietly for fully thirty
seconds before he put it back again
He took up the mutilated newspaper and looked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
CHAPTER XII.

MP" said Van Torp, 1--WE must
have something to eat on the
yacht"
Yes, sir. Quite SO, sir"
Stemp, who could do anything,
was clipping the millionaire's
thatch of sandy hair, on the morn
ing after the transaction last de-
scribed. Van Torp abhorred bar
bers and shaved himself, and in his
less prominent days he had been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07
NEWS OF THE NEIGI1BORS

Miss Miska Boltescharr, Fred Brooch
riech, ]. c. Crandall. Harvey Earnest.
S. S. FUR. JOHN Hienan, Miss Pearl
Hall, Ed Kirkpatrick, H. c. Leonard,
H. G. Leonard & Co. ca, Mr.. Nc
Cracker, Miss Mary Moore, Edd Pom
to, H. j. Smith, Lee e. Smith, Pete
Spencer. Claude Ross. Herbert V.
Rees, Michael Regain, Miss Edith Rees
GU, F. M. Rodgers, |. G. Whitehead.
DR.. w. T. E. Warren. w. e. Wander
warkers Foreign: Mrs. Marie Blom-
gren, Henry Carlson.
HUGH A. J. MCDONALD,
Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07
Observation-Disclosures

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07

bolted, flew through the air half n
block. 1t belonged to a boy named
Knack, and a heavy charge of powder.
wadded down with paper and mud,
rammed home by the aid of a sledge
hammer, caused the accident. Owing
to the many people about the spot, it
is fortunate that nobody was injured.
Buys Missouri Quarry.-The Peoples
Construction company of Davenport
has purchased large quarry property
at Birmingham, Mo-, which they will
continue to operate. The quarry is
fully equipped with steam crushers and
ell other apparatus and is one of the
largest quarries in that section of the
state. The Peoples Construction COM
pany has just closed contract with
the Wabash road for the rip-rapping
of it's right of way through Missouri
and the rock to be used in this extern
sive piece of work will be taken out OF
the Birmingham quarries.
o.
Obituary Record.-Andrew Bell. an
old resident of Eldridge, died at his
home there Sunday. Mr.. Bell was born
/ in West Newton, Pa, in 1919, and came
: to Scott county in 1855. In 1860 ne
married Miss Sarah ]. Dayton, who
survives him with seven children.
Mrs. julius Carten died very sudden
lily yesterday at her home at 219 l.;
Brady street. She took sick at II
o'clock Sunday evening and death fol
lowed in few hours. Mrs. Carten wa
AZ years of age and was born in New
York state. She came to Davenport
when but child. and has made he
home here ever since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07
DAVENPORT

Buys Site for SchooI.-Deeds have
been filed in the Office of County Re-
corder Frank Holm whereby the In
dependent school district of Davenport
secures 16 lots, or an entire block, in
the Fair Grounds addition in North
west Davenport. The property is Sc
cured by the school board as the pros
pective site for school building in
that rapidly growing section of the
city.
Drowned in South Dakota. - Henry
+. Drebing, superintendent of the Dav-
export wooden mills, has received
shocking news over the wire from
Hayes, s. d. His daughter, Mrs. Jen-
ME Hicks, sent word that her brother
Percy had been drowned at his ranch
near Hayes the forenoon of the Fourth
while bathing in stream of consid
cradle depth. Deceased was native
of this city, being born here "a years
ago. AS he grew up he attended school
No. / and later No. 2. Graduating
from the latter school, he attended fol-
time the high school. While in the
high school his attention was turned
to farming. and in order % fit himself
for success in that line he went to the
state college at Ames. Almost -four
years ago he went to South Dakota
and entered a claim of 100 acres, ant
there has since made his home.
-
Might Have Been Serious.-Wha
threatened TO become a serious acci
dent occurred on the Fourth on ThirC
street between Pine and Lincoln ave
nue.. A cannon made out of an eight
inch piece of. steel shafting with one
inch bore burst, and. breaking loos,
from the block to which ii was heavil,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room, Rock Island, H.,
July 6, 190S.-The council met in reg
ular session at s O'Clock p. IN. Mayor
Schaffer presiding. and all the alder
mon present except Smith.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
Alderman Tuckis from the finance
committee submitted ordinances which
were considered and adopted by
unanimous vote, allowing the labor
sayrolls for weeks ending June q
and 81 and July 4, as follows:
ahnr pax Boil Enr MAIL Endint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07
MOLINE

Or. BurreIl Resigns.-Dr F. H. Bur-
rell, for eight years rector of the Christ
Episcopal church of this city, announc-
ed to his congregation Sunday that he
had requested Bishop Fawcett to &C
cept his resignation as rector of this
ferred to some other city. The an
nouncement came as an unpleasant sur
prise to the members of the church
who are more than satisfied with the
work of DR.. Burrell. In announcing
his resignation DIR. Burrell stated to
that he had been here for several years
and change would do the congrega-
ton good, and a new field would also
do him good.
Lightning Strikes Twice.-The ter
rife lightning yesterday afternoon
struck two places in the city The
home of Judson Metzgar. which is be-
ing occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. George
| McMaster at 1910 Tenth avenue, was
struck by one bolt, and the other bolt
hit he new saloon building at the cor.
ner of Fifteenth street and Fifth ave
nue., which is occupied by Henry Huy
lvaert. Charles Johnson, stonecutter
who was sleeping in room on tho
second floor of the saloon building, i'm
mediately under that part of the roo
lstruck by the lightning bolt, certainly
n N n 10 ct,
for a few moments, but otherwise es
capped any injury. The chimney on tn,
MetZgar residence was struck and shin
giles were torn up. Several neighbour
thought surely their houses wer,
struck, and all were investigating il
the attics. Mrs. Henry Werlich, VIII,
lives on Fifteenth street, saw that tn
bolt had hit the Metzgar residence, am
she telephoned central, who notifie
the fire department. Only light blaz
had started, and it was soon extir
guished.
Work is Resumed.-Work was re
/, sumed in the Silvis railroad shops We:
, terday, after a shutdown of two week:
= The usual force, about 500 men, 7,
= turned to work. There are As engine
= in the machine shop awaiting repairs
= and the "boneyard" is filed with di
n abled engines. The question of
y steady run will depend on the Apr,
= lpriations for the maintenance of til
. shops rather than on the amount
q work which is in sight
y Obituary Reccrd.-Wilbur E. H. S
a Der. who left Moline about six weel
: ago to\make his home with his daug
q ter. Mrs. Harriet Chadwick in Syr
n tcuse, N. Y, died there Sunday NOR
: ling. A telegram announcing his deal
: was received in the city by Charl,
O kerns, who notified Mrs. Emily Bar
: lard, sister of the deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07
Advertised List No, 81.

The following is a list of uncalled
for letters remaining at the postoffice
in Rock Island for the week ending
July 4, 1908:
Miss Augusta Abertramsen, L. Brill,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07

TRRORS in addition are the cause
IL of more work, worry, lost time,
delayed statements-more OK
pense than all other forms of miscal-
culation combined. If the
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-03

CROWDS
Greet the 6. A. R. Vet.
erans in Their An.
nual March

TOLEDO, O.. Sept. with flags
flying, bands playing. crowds cheering
and bright sky overhead, the vet.
Grams of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie for the forty-second time marched
through the streets OF an encampment
city today. Through two miles OF
streets guarded by, younger genera.
tions of soldiers--the Seventh regi-
ment of the Ohio National guard, who
restrained throngs Of sightseers at the
ropes-the old campaigners OF Grant
and Sherman moved with the blare OF
bands and the pipe roll of fife and
drum.
Opposite the reviewing stand where
stood William II. Taft, Republican can
didate for president;. Governor Harris,
Senator Foraker, Mayor Brand White.
lock and many other notables, the
colors dipped and each department
commander Joined COMMANDMENT.
Chief Burton in the stand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-03
EVANS REPUBLICANS
&C. a.? =! .....! CONVENTION
10 Resolutions Declare 40 Compromise Will
Be Considered-Horace Phelps, Late
Candidate for Mayor, Chairman

DENVER, Sept. 2.-The Evans Re
publican county convention met at the
coliseum at 10 o'clock this morning
There was fair attendance of dele
gates. Chairman Fred W. Parks called
the convention to order and named fol
chairman Horace Phelps, the Repub
lfcan nominee against Speer for mayor
this spring, who proceeded with an ad
dress that evoked much applause.
The resolutions drafted by District
Attorney Stidger declare for a straight
ticket. I'VE offer no compromise and
will consider none" is the keynote
Stidger announces his withdrawal as
candidate for district attorney and
says he has not been in the field for q
year.
The slate as prepared and the prob
ably nominees for county officers are:
Sheriff-Glen Duffield.
District attorney-James H. Brown
County clerk-Henry C. Smiley
County treasurer-William J. Fine
County 1udge-Grant L. Hudson.
County commissioners-Eug Nc
Carthy. William Lawson, John Hender.
son.
County assessor-C. C. Gird.
Superintendent of schools-Emily
Griffith.
Justice OF the Peace-Henry Bray.