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drew a long breath Of relief and
poured himself out fresh drink.

drew a long breath Of relief and
poured himself out fresh drink.
Tonight Lord Alphington is In
London" he said, when he had re-
freshed himself. "But in a day or
two he goes to mansion near
Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight,
which he has taken for the recess
at Totland Bay to be precise. We
also shall become denizens of the
Isle of Wight tomorrow, my friend
i'm the character of harmless sum-
mer visitors"
Once more I needed all the re-
straint I could muster. My true
Janet, the girl of my heart, and the
only being in the wide world who
believe in me, was staying at Tot.
land Bay.
But succeeded in conjuring up q
malignant laugh as l repeated the
phrase, Harmless summer visit
ors!"
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CHAPTER 1 (Continued)

AS made MY way to the station
l had the instructive feeling that
every one in the crowded, lamp lit
s. eets knew me as the notorious
murderer, It was, of course, ridic-
ulous, for none of them had met me
in the flesh, and it was highly i'm
probable that anyone would recog-
nize me from the abominable wood
cuts, "sketched in court. that had
appeared in the Sunday papers. Yet
1t was not until l stepped into an
empty compartment of the 9:30
nat l breathed freely.
To secure privacy, took first.
class ticket. and 1t was, therefore,
disappointing to have the door
dragged open. as the train was
starting, by q well dressed gentle.
man, who sank exhausted on the
opposite seat. However, he showed
no interest In me, but at once be-
came engrossed in the pages OF
Punch.
To soothe my nerves and distract
my attention studied his face. The
nose was large and fleshy, and the
cheeks were of a florid bagginess
that Is usually associated with
jovial good fellowship, yet the thin,
straight lips spoke Of asceticism, or
possibly, cruelty. The eyes, which
twinkled with appreciative humor
at some joke IN the paper, grew as
cold as steel when he seemed to
lapse into an interpretive mood,
gazing out into the night.
The journey to Southampton was
soon accomplished. and my fellow
passenger disappeared amongst the
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CHAPTER II.
A TERRIBLE TASK.

who are you, then, and why
have you risked Imprisonment in
aiding such a desperate wretch?"
l asked bitterly.
sit down and help yourself
to whisky and cigar" he
said. pushing his chair back and
crossing his. legs. 80! that is bet
ter. 1t will be wiser to disillusion
you at once, my friend. You have
been removed from Winchester
jail because you are a desperate
wretch, and because, by doing one
more desperate deed, there is the
barest chance that you may save
your forfeited life"
But what If / refuse?" I asked
him.
He went on in the same even
tones. You are to remember that
for the present you are just as
much a prisoner as If you were
back in the condemned cell, to
which at hint of revolt you would
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"How Old is ANN" before the puz-
zle was solved.
With Ernest Thayer and George
D'Vys shedding affidavits like mu
nicipal Santa Claus associations
spreading good cheer at Yuletide,
and space writer's digging into die
tionaries for adjectives to uphold
the claims of each, poor old Casey
is not permitted to rest in peace
since he was talked to d/ath by De
Wolf Hopper in the pa0iy days Of
that gigantic comedian.
Some day, perhaps, some one will
prove who wrote the famous base
ball poem.
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SPOKANE

The list is blank until Thursday
night, when Broadhurst & Currie's
production of Texas" opens for
the balance of the week with Sa-
turday matinee. The bill Is cow
boy play In which fiedity tc
realism is claimed both in char
acters and staging.
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By HEADON HILL

who is as yet ignorant that he is
beholden to one for arranging for
his escape"
started at his words as though
bitten by a deadly snake. l could
tell by the frosty glitter. of those
cunning eyes, by the pitiless curl
Of the thin lips, that whatever he
had done for me had not been
done through friendship. The
solace of thinking that l had been
helped to freedom because of my
innocence had been short-lived in
deed.
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WASHINGTON THEATER

WEEK COMMENCING DEC. u
Buster Brown and his dog, Tige.
supported by company Of four in
"Auntie's Visit" (By permission
of the New York Herald) Kers-
lakes Trained Pigs. Connolly,
.Wenrich & Connolly, In . melange
Of song, mirth and melody. C. w.
Williams, society ventriloquist.
Watson & Little. presenting "A
Matrimonial Bargain" Les Theo-
doros, aerial gymnasts. Moving
pictures.
Matinee every day; two shows
every evening Prices-15 and Is
cents.
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II he likes Havana or domestic
cigars, we have them. Unusual ar
ray of holiday offerings. M. A.
Gunst & Co. Three Stores, 707
Riverside, 612 Riverside and 721
Sprague. 49,"
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AUTHOR FOUND

Who wrote Casey at the Bat"
promises to become as popular a
query as "Who Killed DR.. Cronin?'
was couple of decades ago, or
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LONDON ady Angela Forbes prominent member of the
pleased friends by in
heatical the stage
Colonel Stewart Forbes, is
and has travelled extensively in
likewise distinguish
ed write social
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stall. The clerk was selling papers
as fast as he could hand the over.
To be Continued.)
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After acquiring a business of
your own, learn to attend to it.
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pANTAGES' TnEATER

e. Clarke Walker, Mgr. Phone 1854
WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 13
Clayton Glenn & Co., in pic
turesque burlesque. The Matador."
Crane Bros. The Midtown
Rubes." De Koik Bros, marvellous
acrobats. Rentfrow Z Jansen,
comedy sketch artists. Leonard
Kane, the dancer in the golden
frame. o. l.. Fultz, cornet soloist.
Prices Is and Is cents. Matinee
daily, any seat. 15c.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-17

In the matter of Charles Kreuder,
bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Charles Kreua-
er. of Tombstone in the County or
Cochise and district AFORESAID,
bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
22nd day of April A. D., 1908, at
O'Clock in the afternoon, L. E. Wool
cry, the trustee of the above named
bankrupt estate. will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for u-sn
all of the restaurant furniture. dish
es, table ware, table cloths, napkins,
etc. with supplies including gro
ceries, can goods, etc, together
with all other personal property be
longing to the bankrupt estate of the
said Charles Kreuder; for a nun &c
scription of which see appraisers in
ventory on file In this Office
Together with contract with the
/ County of Cochise for the year 1908
for feeding prisoners in county jail
at 12c. per capita for each meal serT-
ed.
Said sale will occur on premises OF
the Can. Can Restaurant, situated on
| the northwest corner of 4th and Al
len Streets in Tombstone, Arizona
Witness my hand at Tombstone, IL
the County of Cochise, and district
aforesaid this Sta day of April A. d
| 1908.
DANIEL MCFARLAND.
GAG Referee in Bankruptcy
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-17
LEGAL NOTICE

the officers Of the fire Departments.
Section %. All movable apparatus
Of the fire department shall have tno
paramount right of way through all
the streets, lanes, alleys, places and
courts of the city, when running to
a IRE, and such apparatus, together
with all other vehicles contiguous
thereto, excepting street cars, shall
take and keep the right hand side OF
the street, unless the same be OBJ
structed; and all street cars in the
vicinity of any such apparatus going
to a fire, shall retard or accelerate
their speed as occasion may require,
in order to give the apparatus of the
fire department the unobstructed use
of the street for the time being.
Section %. The city couneIi szali
appropriate annually sufficient por-
ton d the tax levy for municipal ex-
penses to equip and maintain TIE fire
department, the same TO be sub iect Il
monthly warrants in favor o. the
treasurer of the fire department on
lrequisition Of the board OF directors
OF said department
Section "a. All officers mentioned
herein to be confirmed by the city
council are hereby declared 10 be
city officers and shall take the oath
of office required by other CITY Of
ficers The treasurer of the fire de-
partment shall give bond in the sum
Of one thousand dollars, payable TO
the city of Bisbee, aud conditioned as
required by the law.
Section 25. All paid employees 0
the department shall be under the
control of the chief of department
Who may suspend any empIoyo ssr
cause, provided such employe shall
Rave the right of trial by the hoard
OF directors, who may terminate or
prolong the suspension or discharge
os the accused, and whose action shah
be final; provided, it shall require the
vote of two-thirds of the members
present to render verdict Of guilty.
All paid employees Of the department
snail room and board and constantly
remain in one and a bali blocks CT
their headquarters, unless they have
permission of the chief TO be absent
for a specified time.
Section &c. All vacancies Of Of
ficers shall be filled by vote &C direct
ors, except chief, who shau be elect
ed to fill unexpired term by the en-
tire department.
Section 81. All ordinances anu
parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions Of this ordinance shall
be and are. hereby repealed and this
ordinance snail take effect and be en-
forced from and after this passage
Approved the 7th day of April, 1908
c. L. CAyEN, Mayor.
C. W. Hicks, City Clerk. ess
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=.
Mayor of the City of Bisbee and
Trustee for the use and benefit
OF the occupants Of the Bisbee
Townsite. $50
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If not do so at once at city clerks
office IN city hall. Short time left
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Review Want Ads Bring Results.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-17
ORDINANCE NO. 12s.
An Ordnance phohibiting splitting IN
the street cars, public places anc
on sidewalks and providing a pun
ishment therefor.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Common Council Of the City of Bis
bee as follows:
Section /. IL shall be unlawful for
any person to-spit or expectoFate upon
the floor of any street car. public
building, theater, hall. room or build
ing frequented By the public or upon
any sidewalk within the City of Bis
bee and the same is hereby declared
TO be public nuisance.
Section 2. Any person violating
the provisions Of this Ordinance shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished by
fine Of not less than Five ($5.0o) Dol
lars, and not more than Fifty $3.50 .00)
Dollars, or by imprisonment in the
City jail for not more than thirty
days or by both such fine and impris-
onment.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and posting and pub
LEGATION as required by law.
Passed and adopted by the Com
mon Council the 18th day Of April,
1908.
Mayor.
ATTEST G. W. HICKS, Clerk.
Approved the 7th day Of April. 1905
c. L. CAvEN,
Mayor.
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In the District Court Of the Second
Judicial District Of the Territory
of Arizona.
In Bankruptcy.

In the matter of Charles Kreuder.
=
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HAVE YOU REelsTERED7

C. W. Hicks. City Clerk.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

Office of the Comptroller of the Cur
reacy,
Washington, ID. c.,
March 2<, 1908.
Notice is hereby given to al per
sons who may have claims against
The First National Bank OF Bisbee.'
Territory of Arizona, that the same
must be presented TO T. N. Lakin,
receiver, with the legal proof thereof
within three months from this date,
or they may be disallowed.
VIM. B. RIDGLEY,
54s comptroller OF the Currency
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of the fire department OF this city
shall become disabled by reason o.
injuries received at fire so as 10 "
unable to gain a livelihood, the fire
directors may allow the said disabled
man a sum not exceeding SO per
month until such time as they may
declare HIM relieved from such bene-
fits payable out of the general fund
and any person accepting benefits
under this ordinance valves OH
claim against the city for damages
Provided, however. that the city couh
ell shall be Immediately notified OIL
| the action of the said fire directors In
| making such allowance, ard the city
council may at any time discontinue
such allowance should the said city
zee Tit to do SO.
Section L. A person, to be eligible
as a member Of the fire departmnt,
must be twenty-one (2D years OF age
and come recommended in accord
ance with the constitution Of the 80
spective company to when iic seeks
admission; provided person 40
| years Of asa, with the written con-
sent of bis guardian or parents, may
| be eligible
Section 10. The board OF fire jirec
tors shall have power. after trial by
them. to suspend Or expel any mem
Der Of the fire department for any
violation OF the department rules anu
regulations. or for characterization
or misconduct, whether such member
shall have been suspended and re-
ported by the chief OF department OF
otherwise; provided. this section -nal
aot prevent any COMPANY from sus'
sending or expelling any OF It's mer1
bers for violations Of rules OF sun
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NOTICE no LoI CLAIMANTS

Notice is hereby given, that all
claimants Of lots ON that certain
tract of land within the
corporate limits of the City of Bis
bee, and for which the receivers final
receipt for United States patent as
an addition to the original townsite
has been obtained by the mayor Of
said city, said triangular tract being
bounded on one side by the Copper
Prince Mining Claim, on another by
the Molvina Mining Claim, and on
the third side by a line OF the orig
inal townsite of said city, the Elk's
Club building and part of the John
son house being on the same, ant
the said tract of land containing I.67
acres according to the plat OF the
said tract made by the Surveyor
General and by him filed in the
United States land office, are required
to file their claims for their lots in
the Office Of the mayor of the said
city of Bisbee on or before the 10th
day of July, 1908, in order that the
mayor as trustee may issue deeds to
the owners and claimants Of said
lots.
The map and plat of said triangular
tract of ground may be seen in the
office of the mayor, the city clerk,
or in the Office OF the city engineer.
Dated Bisbee. Arizona, April s,
1908.
c. L. CAvEN.
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. i2e.

An Ordinance Creating and Mailman
ing the Fire Department of the City
of Bisbee, Arizona, and Regulating
the Duties of Officers and Member
Thereof.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-14
BUY OLD MAN OUT
ON HIS BIRTHDAY,
Lewis Thompson Of Isiip Is 90, and cit-
zens Make Run on His Candy
Cf0rp

New York, March IL Young Lewis
Thompson Of Isiip. Long Island, has
just celebrated his Doth birthday. He
runs a candy store, ard II all early
riser, but when he went to take down
the shutters on his birthday anniversary
he was surprised to find long line 81
people in front Of his place, He was
greeted with cheer and then the line
filed through the door When score
Of septuagenarians stepped up and pun
chased lemon sticks and loliypops the
old man thought the town folks had
gone daft Constantly arriving recruits
kept the hne unbroken, One BIZ one
the articles in his store disappeared. I'M
I'll the shelves were as bare as Mother
Hubhards cupboard, and the money
drawer was full Everybody shook tho
old mans hand
Hope YOU live for another century 2
said one old fellow
II expect 70 live to d ripe old age !"
he continued Moderation at meal time
and plenty Of rest have always been
my motto. / rise At 6.30 iii the morn
ing and retire at o'clock every night
Come and see me next year and TIT tell
you how it feels to be l00'
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IL PER CENT DROP
I'm COST OF LIVING.
Bradstreet's Reports Lowest Figure
Touched in The Last Three
Years.

New York, March According Ia
statistics compiled BY BFadstreet's, the
cost 81 living Is cheaper today than il
has been ct any other time in the last
three years. Prices show drop Of
more than ~ per cent. from the higa
level OF a year ago, this decrease hav-
ing been distributed from month 70
month with a comparative degree Of
equality.
Despite about 30 increases, Brad
streets statistics Indicate that 60 pro-
ducts, including textile and provisions,
coet less than they lid in March, 1907.
] riees, however. are still 20 per cent.
higher than the low level Of July 1,
1896
Bradstreet's uses an index figure in
averaging the fluctuations of prices.
this figure representing a compilation
Of costs of more than 100 commodities
and the record going back 10 years. in
the statistical table the average cost
for March i, 1908, Is placed at $7.0s6a
for March /. 1907, sA.I203; and for
January i, zoos. Ss.ea49 The average
cost July 1, is96-the low leyel-was
S5.T0l9
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NEW YoRK,s VIEW BRIDGE.
viii Be the Biggest cantilever Span in
the Country.

New York, March Ia The first link
CONNECTING the three sections III the
Blaekwells Island bridge was laid at
$40 o'clock Thursday morning. AT that
time workmen succeeded III placing d
beam between the Manhattan section
and the section extending from Black
wells Island. The three sections Of the
s20000,000 bridge have been creeping
toward one another since 1905. Il re-
quired all the time between 1901 and
1905 to get the granite piers done, and
then began the knitting together Of the
steel framework for the biggest eanti-
lever bridge in this country Thursday
the Manhattan section was joined,
It IS hoped that the bridge ironworIS
and approaches win be completed BY
the end Of summer. The structure will
be 3.125 feet long. Its roadway runs
l35 feet above the surface Of the river
The capacity Of The new bridge viii
equal that OF both the Brooklyn and
Williamsburg bridges. There viii be a
fifty-four-foot roadway, with four
tracks more there being in addition a
carriage way and foot way
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-14
PAY OF $4,000
MORE CUT
New Hampshire Mills An
nOunces Reduction
$4,000 EMPLOYEES HIT.
Nashua, as Well, Follows the Lead Of
Lowell Wages Of $4,000 Low
cred in the Last Few
Days.
$4,000 EMPLOYEES HIT

Boston, March t4.--Within twenty
four hours after notices mad been post
ed in the cotton mills Of Lowell an
nouncing ednction in wages Of ten
Ter cent affecting all the 10000 ems
Iloyes, similar notices were posted at
mills 81 the Anioskeag corporation At
Manchester, N. H., and at Che mills Of
the Jackson company and tile Nashua
manufacturing company at Nashua, N.
IT, In both the New Hampshire cities
reduction in wages had been anticipat-
ed for some time and after the TN
nouncement on the part Of the Lowell
manufacturers yesterday, it was the
general opinion in both Manchester and
Nashua that the textile manufacturing
establishments in those cities would fol-
low LowelI's example Immediately.
The Amoskag corporation at Maui
chester Il Tie largest cotton cloth man
psdcturing establishment in the world
and at the present time mas on it, pay
roll about 1900 operatives. The only
other cotton factory in Manchester, the
Stark mill, employing 800 hands, last
Tuesday gave notice Of an eight per
cent. reduction. The Anloskeag corpor-
alton is no longer curtaiIing production,
but IS running all departments on fun
time, although the officials Of the COR
poration refuse to say how long this
policy will continue.
The cut down in the factories at
Nashua will affect 1000 employees. In
ending the 10000 Lowell operatives to
whom notice was given yesterday, to-
days announcement bring the total
Of textile employees whose wages are to
bs reduced to $4,000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-14
WILSON ATTACKS
COLLEGE SOCIETIES
Princeton President Says They Tend
to Produce Men without
Opinions.

Chicago, March 14.--President Wood.
row Wilson OF Princeton university
made a vigorous attack on college fra
ternities. calling the system oil social
and intellectual life which they have
brought aboue the greatest peril TO in.
situtitcns Of learning in the country.
Mr.. Wilson spoke before the Prince
ton Alumni association Of Chicago at
a banquet in the University club lie
told what a university education should
bring to man, and decried the loose.
reckless habit Of thinking which has
grown up in America. Emotion and
anlipatay, lie said, instead Of clear
te'nking, form one Of the dangers TO
he preservation OF American democ-
racy.
"We have systematized our courses
Of study at Princeton he continued,
"hut clear curriculum does not ac-
eomplish much good if no one follows
the courses Of study. We are trying
now to bring instruction close home to
undergraduates. The social embarrass-
n.cnt Of associating with men who know
that you don't know anything has prov
ed beneficial
We have reached g stone wall IN our
progress toward a real university life.
It il not athletics that keep the UNDER
graduates from study The danger of
club life is that it standariizes the I'M
graduates makes him man VITA.
out opinions. conforming to a type. It
suhmergec him and cheapens bis mind
Undergraduates are injured by the
sffu0qla for social suure1aacxf- fhe fitthf
to be enrolled in coveted club. Uni.
sersity men spend too much time III or
ganizing elaborate clubs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-14
NEW ATTACK
ON ROOSEVELT
WilIett, N. Y. Makes, General
Assault
ACTS LIKE AN AFRICAN
Has Shaken the Confidence Of the Peo-
pIe--He Would Silence the
Senseles clamor for
Eifect.9
ACTS LIKE AN AFRICAN

Washington March -Denunciation
was heaped upon President Roosevelt
in the House Of Representatives BY MIR.
Nfllett Of New York, who insisted that
the distressing effects Of the panic Of
1907 were still being felt There seems
70 be-" he said "a conspiracy Of silence
on lShe part Of Republican members Of
the House on the subject OF the cause
and effect Of panic.p Those members,
tie declared, were afraid TO attack the
president for fear Of his 1big stick"
The president he said. was "reaping
the reward of his own reckless inisron
duct" He referred to 'the imperialistic
methods of the president as evidenced
by the m- American discharge OF whole
companies Of American soldiers without
trial, without proof Of guilt and said
i sounded "nlorel Ike the edict Of an
African ciIieftain or Russian despot
than the command Of an American pres
ident.n
Mr. Willett charged that President
Roosevelt had done more than all other
presidents and all other public men IN
the history OF the country to shake the
confidence Of the people in our form OF
government and has done more than
any one man in our nations history 10
destroy legitimate business, shattor con
fidence among the people and bring ut
ter panic into every community, factory
shop, Office, and home in the land. and
has exhibited greater degree az self
consciousness and egotism, which are
the natural results OF power and Hat
terry, than any president who has oecu-
pied the White House. Neyerithess,s he
said. THE clarion tongues OF the great
Republican party are silent; the PEG.
PIES rights may be trampled upon but
party interests must be protected He
the president as that
great central deity" and said that il
the usurpations Of the president passed
unchallenged by tile people they would
soon create the force 81 precedent. Now
il the time. ne exclaimed, and we are
the people to watch with jealousy such
beginnings, 70 Indignantly attack them
and ii possible to destroy them"
In conclusion. he said; Remove the
cause Of the unrest, silence Ehe ceassless.
senseless clamor for spectacular effect
on the part Of the man in the White
House and quiet viii Be restored .