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Arizona republican., 1909-02-01

is in round numbers SCI, ,15O,OOO. which presents from sixty to seventy five per cent of the actual value of the proper ty. Most of this increase is due to the large amount of building done in the past year. and to the numerous subur- ban additions made to the city.
 Large increases are also shown in the property of a number of Jig cor porations doing business in this city, three of them showing an increase of S100,000 each. This increase in val ues will lead to a decrease in the tax rate. is stated that the school tax rate. It is stated that the school tax sl0O will be reduced to 35 cents. It is also stated that the total city tax. which was last year s1.60 on the S1OO will be materially reduced. Building permits in San Antonio showed on Jan. 1st '0S, a total of S1,951.S93 and on Jan. 1st, 'O9, total of S2,377.120, an increase of nearly thirty per cent
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
MAYOR BUSsE'S BROTHER
 EXPLAINS A REVOLVER
He Accidentally Kills a Woman 1T Another Apartment.

Chicago. Jan. 31.-GeO. Busse, broth CT of Fred A Busse. mayor of Chicago. tonight accidentally shot and killed Mrs. Lucia C. Tuckerman. age thirty two, wife of a fruit dealer at Milton New York The shooting occurred in the Walter apartments, on North Clark street
 Mrs. Tuckerman was visiting her father, General A. c. Gerard, L. s. A. retired who occupied apartments in the building. Busse was in an apart ment across the area way from the Gerards, demonstrating the use of a revolver to a housemaid, so that she could use it in case of burglars. Sud denly it was discharged; the bull let went through two windows into the Gerard apartment and pierced Mrs. Tuckerman's heart Mayor Busse was present. As soon as he heard the fatal consequences C he notified the police.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
4 STRENUOUS WEEK
 IN HE LEGISLATURE
So Determination Will Be Reached Regarding Doubtful Situations.

The present week is looked forward to as the most interesting of the legis- lative session. There will probably not be such a flood of bills as has there been but some conclusion will be reached as to what is to be done with some that are now before the one house or the other. It is believed that some disposition will be made of the local option bill, if MT. Pace of Graham. the author of it, should re- turn this morning. as is expected. Mir. Pace intended to call the bill up for final passage in the house last Thurs
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
THE VERY THIN SKIN OF JAPANESE STUDENT
The Alleged Trouble at University of
 California a Trivial Affair.

Berkeley, Cal, Jan. 31.-That the alleged attack upon KanelIo. a Japa- nese student at the University of Cali fornia, was a very trivial affair. one in which students of the university were not concerned. was a statement made tonight by President Benjamin Ide Wheeler after an investigation cf the matter.
 He said the Japanese met several boys who merely laughed at him and jostled him a little. He was not scratched and his clothing was not even disarranged President Wheeler said he believed the attack was largely a matter of Kaneko's imagination.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
EDUCATIONAL GUEST.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 31.-(Spe- cial) )-Announcement is made that former Presidenta Eliot of Harvard will visit Texas in the latter part of February. He will be for several days guest of the University of Texas at Austin and will later on be a guest of the city of San Antonio, which is one of the leading educa- tional centers of the southwest and Mexico.
 Elaborate preparations are being made for the entertainment of Pres ident Eliot during his stay in this city.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
IA GROWING GULF
 IN THE PHILIPPINES
Sharp Message to the Assembly by Governor General Smith.

Manila, Feb. 1.-The Phillipine as sembly opened today, President Os- mena presiding. The first business was the annual message of Governor General James F. Smith. He deplor- ed the growing gulf between the Americans and the Filipinos.
 The message sharply criticised the municipal government of Manila and the municipal police force
 The annual report of the revenues shows a decline of a half million dol lars for 1908 as compared with 1907
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
HOUSE MEMORIAL SERVICES.

Washington, D. C., Jan. 31.-The house convened in regular session to hear eulogies on the life, character and public services of late Represen- tative Llewellyn Powers of Maine. The speakers were Messrs. Gurnsey of Maine Powers successor, and Hayes of California.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
A LABOR COUNCIL
To Which Mir. Keefe Invites His Friend
 Mr. Gorpers.

Washington. Jan. 31-Daniel J.. Keefe, commissioner general of immi- grafton. has sent an invitation to more than a score of prominent labor lead CTS asking them to participate in a proposed council of labor to be held on February 10, to discuss questions vii tai to wage earners. Samuel Gompers lis among the invited.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
Collide With PoIicce and Many Were
 Injured.

Hanover, Jan. S1,-The socialist dem- onstrations today to protest against the Prussian election laws resulted in a collision of the socialists and police between 20 and 30 persons were wounded.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
IT WAS NEW 10 HIM.

Tangier, Jan. 3I.-The former sultan of Morocco. Abdel Aziz. passed the night aboard the Georgia. It was the first time he ever was aboard war ship His childish delight was anus ing
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
TURKEY WANTS TO KNOW.

Constartinople. Jan. 31. - Kimiel Pasha, grand vizier today dispatched to- Sofia an energetic note demanding to know definitely whether Bulgaria intends to resume negotiations.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
SAN ANToNIo's WEALTH
The Financial Growth of the City in
 Year.

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 3L-(Spe- iaI)-Assessment val"es in San An tonic. as fixed by the city board of equalization, show an increase in valu- alton over last year Of S6.458.615. The total assessed valuation for this year
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
PORTUGAL TREMBLED.

Lisbon, Jan. 31.-Slight earthquakes accompanied by subterranean rumb- lings occurrfed in the region near Bja. There was no damage.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
A NORWEGIAN WRECK

Skagen, Denmark. Jan. 31.-The Norwegian brig Steed was wrecked off Jutland. Eight of the crew peIished.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
CANADIAN EARTHQUAKE.

Montreal. Jan. 31.-A slight earth quake was felt in this city at mid night No damage was done.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01
WEATHER TODAY

Washington. Jan. 31-Weather fore cast: Fair Monday and Tuesday
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01

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 E. E. PAscoE, 11o N. Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-01

TWO ROOM HOUSE FOR SALE Lot 5Ox1S7 feet, near school. close in. Price $S75OO.
 E. E. PAScoE, 11o N. Center Street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16

here, because every one down in the
village is sure he saw the murderer,
either before or since the crime. And
half of them will stretch point or
two as to facts, to be obliging. But
the man who drives the hack down
there tells a story that may possibly
prove to be important"
Il have heard it, | think. Was it
the one the parlor maid brought up
yesterday, about ghost wringing its
hands on the roof? Oh perhaps it's
the one the milk-boy heard; a tramp
washing a dirty shirt, presumably
bloody, in the creek below the
bridge?"
could see the CLEAN of Mr.. Jamie.
sons teeth az he smiled.
Neither" he said But Matthew
Geist, which is our friends name,
claims that on Saturday night, at 8: 80,
a yelled lady"
Il knew it would be yelled lady"
broke in.
"A yelled lady" he persisted, who
was apparently young and beautiful,
engaged his hack and asked tn be
driven to Sunnyside. Near the gate,
however, she made him stop. in spite
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

seemed pregnant with possibilities that
day, and when Halsey was called to
the telephone, / ceased all pretense
at eating. When he came back from
the telephone his face showed that
something had occurred. He waited
however, until Thomas left the din
ing room = then he told us.
Paul Armstrong is dead" he an.
nounced gravely. HE died this morn
Ing In California. Whatever he did,
he is beyond the law now"
Gertrude turned pale.
And the only man who could have
cleared Jack can never do it," she
said despairingly.
Also" replied coldly, "Mr. Arm
strong is for ever beyond the power
OF defending himself. When your
Jack comes to me, with some 100000
in his hands, which is about what
you have lost, l shall believe him in
nocent."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16


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CHAPTER XII.
HaIsey Makes a Capture.

1t was about half-past eight when
we left the dining room, and still en-
crossed with one subject, the failure
of the bank and its attendant evils,
Halsey and l went out into the
grounds for stroll Gertrude fol.
lowed us shortly. 1.-THE light was
thickening," to appropriate Shakes
peares description of twilight, and
once again the tree-toads and the
crickets were making night throb
with their tiny life. 1t was almost op-
pressively lonely, in spite of it's beau
ty, and l felt sickening pang of
inconsistencies for my city at night
for the clatter of horses feet on ce-
mented paving, for the lights, the
voices, the sound of children playing.
The country after dark Expresses me.
The stars, quite eclipsed in the city
by the electric lights, here become in
sistent, assertive. Whether | want to
or not, I find myself looking for the
few l know by name, and feeling RI
dfculously new and small by contrast
always an unpleasant sensation.
After Gertrude Joined us, we avoid
ed any further mention of the murder.
To Halsey, as to me, there was ever
present, l am sure, the thought of cur
conversation of the night before. AS
we strolled back and forth along the
drive, Mr.. Jameson emerged from
the shadow of the trees.
Good evening"" he said, managing
to include Gertrude in his bow. Ger
trude had never been even ordinarily
courteous to him, and she nodded cold
ly. Halsey. however, was more cor
dial, although we were all constrained
enough. He and Gertrude went on
together, leaving the detective to walk
with me. AS soon as they were out Of
earshot, he turned to me.
DO you know, Miss Innes," he
said, the deeper I go into this thing,
the more strange 1t seems to me.
am very sorry for Miss Gertrude. It
looks as If Bailey, whom she has tried
SO hard to save, is worse than a ras-
cal; and after her plucky fight for
him. 1t seems hard"
AOOhOu Ou6h tAC uuSh W Wu6T6
Gertrude's light dinner dress cleaned
among the trees. She had made a
plucky fight, poor child. Whatever
she might have been driven to do, l
could find nothing but deep sym
pathy for her. II she had only come
to me with the whole truth then!
Miss Innes," Mr.. Jameson was say
ing, I'm the last three days, have you
seen AMY suspicious figures around
the grounds? Any-woman?"
NO" l replied. II have a house
full Of maids that will bear watching,
one and all. But there has been no
strange woman near the house or
Liddy would have seen her, you may
be sure. She has telescope eye."
Mr.. Jameson looked thoughtful
1T may not amount to anything"
he said slowly. ut is difficult to get
any perspective on things around
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16


OF bis remonstrances. saying she pre-
ferred to walk to the house. She paid
| him. and he left her there. Now, Miss
lnnes, you had no such visitor, / be-
lieve?"
None" I said decidedly.
"Geist thought 1t might be a maid,
as you had got supply that day. But
he said her getting out near the gate
puzzled him. Anyhow, we have now
one yelled lady, who, with the ghost
ly intruder of Friday night, makes
two assets that hardly know what to
do with"
1T is mystifying." / admitted, al
though l can think of one possible ex-
PLANTATION. The path from the Green.
wood club to the village enters the
road near the lodge gate. A woman
who wished to reach the Country
club, unperceived, might choose such
a method. There are plenty of wom-
en- there"
think this gave him something to
ponder, for in a short time he said
good night and left But myself was
far from satisfied. / was determined,
however, on one thing. If my suspic-
ions-for l had suspiclons-were true,
| would make my own investigations,
and Mr.. Jameson should learn only
what was good for him to know.
We went back to the house, and
Gertrude, who was more like herself
since her talk with Halsey, sat down
at the mahogany desk in the living
room to write a letter. Halsey prowl-
ed up and down the entire east wing,
now in the cardroom. now in the bill
lard room, and now and then blow
ing his clouds of tobacco smoke
among the pink and gold hangings of
the drawing room. After a little /
Joined him in the billiard room, and
together we went over the details of
the discovery of the body.
The cardroom was quite dark.
Where we sat, in the billiard room,
only one of the side brackets was
lighted, and We spoke in subdued
tones, as the hour and the subject
seemed to demand. When I spoke of
the figure Liddy and I had seen on
the porch through the cardroom win
dow Friday night, Halsey sauntered
into the darkened room, and together
we stood there, much as Liddy and I
had done that other night.
The window was the same grayish
rectangle in the blackness as before.
few feet away in the hall was the
spot where the body of Arnold Arm
strong had been found. I was a bit
nervous. and l put my hand on Hal
seys sleeve. Suddenly, from the top
of the staircase above us came the
sound of cautious footstep. At first
l was not sure, but Halsey's attitude
told me he had heard and was listen
ing. The step, slow. measured, in
hnitely cautious, was nearer now.
Halsey tried to loosen my fingers, but
I was in a na~alvsis NJ fright
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16

cular staircase at three o'clock on
Sunday morning. The funeral services
were to be held on Tuesday, and the
inter11ent CT the body was to be de-
ferred until the Armstrong; arrived
from California. No one, think, was
very sorry that Arnold Armstrong was
dead, but the manner of his death
aroused some sympathy and an enor-
nous amount of curiosity. Mrs. Ogden
Fitzhugh, cousin, took charge of the
arrangements, and everything, l be-
lieve, was as quiet as possible. gave
Thomas johnson and Mrs. Watson
permission to go into town to pay
their last respects to the dead man,
but for some reason they did not care
to go.
Halsey spent part of the day with
Mr.. Jameson, but he said nothing of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16
Continued from Yesterday
SYNOPSIS.

CHATTER Miss Innes, spinster and
Suardan of Gertrude and Halsey, estab-
a nshed summer headquarters at Sunny
servants deserted AS Miss lines locked
up for the night, she was startled by q
dark figure on the veranda
CHAPTER II-She passed a terrible
night, which was filled with unseemly
noises. In the morning Miss Innes found
q strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER III-Gertrude and Halsey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by revolver shot A strange
man was found shot to DEATH in the hall.
CHAPTER IV.-It proved to be the
oody OF Arnold, Armstrong, whose bank
Times found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared The link cuff button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER V.-Detective Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
with whom she had talked in the billiard
room few moments before the murder
CHAPTER vI.-Jamieson told Miss
Times that she was hiding evidence from
MIN He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty ROOM. The prisoner escaped down
a laundry chute.
CHAPTER Wilt oeveiopru ..a, en-.
intruder was probably a woman. Ger
trude was suspected. for the intruder left
a print of a bare foot. Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained.
CHAPTER VILLA negro found the
other half of what proved to be Jack
Bailey's cuff button. Halsey suddenly re-
appeared.
CHAPTER IX.-Halsey said he and
Bailey had left because they had received
telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver, fear
'r- :" Give him Halsey's loaded weapon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16
$4,000 IN GOLD WAS
HID In this PILLOW
By Associated Press

BAY CITY, Mich, September IS
In tearing down an old house built by
William Whipple, a pioneer lumber
man, who died twenty years ago, Con.
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an old pillow which aroused his curl
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ping open the slip w,,h his jack knife,
he was astonished to find $4,000 in
gold coin mingled with the feathers
The money was turned over to Fred
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16

what happened. He looked grave and
anxious, and he had long converse.
ton with Gertrude late in the after.
noon.
Tuesday evening found us quiet,
with the quiet that precedes an ex-
plosion. Gertrude and Halsey were
both gloomy and distraught, and as
Liddy had already discovered that
some of the china was broken-it is
impossible to have any secrets from
an old servant was not in a pleas.
ant humor myself. Warner brought
up the afternoon mail and the even
ing papers at seven-I was curious to
know what the papers said of the
murder. We had turned away at least
a dozen reporters. But ! read over
the headline that ran halfway across
the top of the Gazette twice before
comprehended it. Halsey had opened
the Chronicle and was staring at it
fxedly.
"The Traders bank closes its
doors!" was what l read, and then
put down the paper and looked across
the table.
did you know of this?" I asked
Halsey.
"I-expected it. But not so soon,"
he replied.
"And your" to Gertrude.
"Jack-told us-something," Ger
trude said family. "Oh, Halsey, what
can he do now?"
Jack" l said scornfully. Your
Jacks flight is easy enough to explain
now. And you helped him, both of
you, to get away! You get that from
your mother; it isn't an lines trait.
Do you know that every dollar you
have, both of you, is in that bank?"
Gertrude tried to speak, but Halsey
stopped her.
That isn't all, Gertrude" he said
quietly; Jack is-under arrest"
"Under arrest!" Gertrude screamed
and tore the paper out of his hand.
She glanced at the heading, then she
crumpled the newspaper into ball
and flung it to the floor. While Hal.
sey, looking stricken and white, was
trying to smooth 1t out and read it.
Gertrude had dropped her head on the
table and was sobbing stormily.
l have the clipping somewhere, but
just now can remember only the es
sentials.
On the afternoon before, Monday
| while the Traders bank was in the
rush of closing hour, between two and
three, Mr.. Jacob Trautman, president
| of the Pearl Brewing Company, came
into the bank to lift loan. AS Sc
curity for the loan he had deposited
some 300 International STEAMSHIP
Company SIS, in total value $500, 900
| Mr.. Trautman went to the loan clerk
| and, after certain formalities had been
gone through, the loan clerk went to
the vault Mr.. Trautman, who was
large and genial German, waited fol
time, whistling under his breath
The loan clerk did not come back
After an interval, Mr.. Trautman saw
the loan clerk emerge from the vault
and go to the assistant cashier; the
two went hurriedly to the vault. A
lapse of another ten minutes, and the
assistant cashier came out and ap
preached Mr.. Trautman. He was no
ticeably white and trembling. Mr.
Trautman was told that through ar
oversight the bonds had been mis-
placed, and was asked to return thu
following morning, when everythin,
would be made all right.
Mr.. Trautman, however, was
shrewd business man, and he did no
like the appearance of things. II,
left the bank apparently satisfied, an,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16

we stared each at the other, our
stricken glances crossing.
The revolver-my revolver-thrown
into the tulip bed!" he muttered to
himself. Thrown perhaps from an
upper window; you say 1t was buried
deep. Her prostration ever since, her
Aunt Ray, you don't think it was
Gertrude who fell down the clothes
chute?"
l could only nod my head in hope
less affirmative.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16

Prof. Riggs has returned and will
open studio at 2OS West 4th street,
September 1st Piano, violin, theory
and harmony. 11-6t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16
CHAPTER X.

The Traders Bank.
The morning after Halsey's return
was Tuesday. Arnold Armstrong had
heen found dead at the foot of the cir
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