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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-08-26

rious Winter could have laughed at
the grotesque reversal of their condi-
tons; Tracy and Arnold did laugh;
they were all taking their orders from
the man who had been their defeated
prisoner a little while back. Mercer
alone kept his melancholy poise: he
had obtained the aim OF years; he was
not sure but his revenge was sublier
and completer than he had dared TO
hope. Being a zealot he was pos
sessed by his dreams. Suppose he
had converted this relentless and tre-
mendous power to his own way Of
faith; what mightnt he hope to ac-
complish? Meanwhile, so far as the
business in hand was concerned, he
believed in Keatcham and in Keaich-
ans methods of help; he bowed TO
the innate power of the man; ana he
was as simply obedient and loyal as
Kito would have been to his feudal
lord.
In very brief time all the arrange
ments were made; the four men went
into the patio to enter the touring car.
They walked up to the empty machine.
The colonel stepped into the front
seat of the machine. Something in
the noise of the engine which was
painting and straining against its con-
troll. some tiny sibilant undertone
which any other ear would have
missed, warned his: he bent quickly.
A dark object gyrated above the
heads of the other two just mount
ing the long step; II landed with
a prodigious splash in the foun-
tain, flying into a multitude OF
suffering atoms and hurting a great
column of water high up in air. I'm
needing its shriekng clamor, the sol
der sprang over the side of the car,
darted through the great arched door
way out upon the terrace toward a
clump Of rubber trees. He fired; again
he fired.
In every catastrophe the spectators
minds lose some parts of the action.
There are blanks to be supplied by no
one. Every one of the men and WON
en- present on that fatal morning had
different story. Colvin was packing;
he could only remember the deafening
roar and the shouting; and when he
got downstairs and saw-he turned
deadly sick; hts chief impression is
the backs of people and the way their
hands would shake. Janet Smith, in
side, dressing Haley's wounds, was
first warned by the tumult and cries;
she as well as Archie and Haley who
we're with her could see nothing until
they got outside. All Mrs. Melville
saw was the glistening back of the car
and Mercer stepping into the car and
instantly lurching forward. The ex-
plosion seemed to her simultaneous
with MERGERS entering the car. But
Mrs. Rebecca Winter, who perhaps
had the coolest head of all, and who
was standing on the dais of the arcade
exactly opposite the car. distinctly
saw Keatcham with an amazing exer
ton of vigor for man just risen from
sick-bed, and with kind of whirl-
ing motion. literally hurl Mercer out
OF the car She heard the crackle
and . roar and Kito screamed in Jap
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-08-26
CHAPTER XIX.

EbtTdCt IfOm GctteFs
From Mrs. Rebecca Winter to Mrs.
John s. G. Winslow,
Fairport. la.
.
And Il was delightful TO discover
that you we're so distressed about me.
I must be getting a triae maudlin In
my old age, for have lump in my
throat every time I have thought OF
Johnny and you actually starting out
to find me; am thankful my telo.
gram (Please. Peggy. do not call II
wire again-to me, loathe these
verbal indolences) reached you at
Omaha in time to stop you.
Really, we have not had bardships.
Thanks to Israel Putnam Arnold
have very admiring gratitude for
that mani In these days of degener-
acy he bullded a stanch enduring
house. With union labor. too. l
don't see how he contrived to do t..
Generally, when they build houses
here, they scamp the underplnning
and weaken the joists and paint over
the dirt instead of washing II on; and
otherwise deserve to be killed. The
unfortunate man opposite had just
that kind OF house. which tumbled
down and burned up. at once; but,
alas II killed some OF the people in
II, not the guilty masons aud carpen-
tersl
Our chimneys nave been inspected
actually sound: but we did not suffer.
We cooked out on the sidewalk, and
supplemented our cooking with young
Tracy's stove.
told you OF Janet's engagement.
Confidentially, my dear Peggy, an
a bit responsible. They met by cha nee
ON the train; and ! assure you. al
though chance might have parted us.
did not let 1t. chung TO Nephew
BERTHE. I'm sure he wondered why.
| knew better than TO let him suspect.
But success you can't share is like O
rose without q smell. so confess to
you, I have made this match. But
when you see Millicent she will tell
you that she helped things along. She
has abused Janet like pickpocket;
but now, since she has discovered
Janet didn't draw the Daughters carl
cature of her, she regards her as one
OF the gems of the century.
We are recovering from the terri
BILE events of which we wrote. 1t Is
certainly a relief that Atkins is killed.
He was one of the two scoundrels who
sneaked into the patio and put the
bombs into the automobile. BERTHE
shot him. You have no doubt heard
all about Mr.. Keatcham's death. He
was killed by the man whose wicked
ness he had unconsciously fostered.
He did not know II. but make no
doubt his swollen fortune and the IN
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CHAPTER xwII-contlnued.

The colonel, however, had barely set
foot on the threshold when Mrs. Mel
vile appeared, propelling Randall,
whom she had rescued from the maids
closet where she was covering behind
her neat frocks, momentarily expect
ing death, but decently ready for II In
gown and shoes Mrs. Melville her
self, in the disorder of the shock, had
merely added her best Paris hat and a
skeleton hustle to her dainty night
gear She had not forgotten her
kimono; she had only forgotten to don
Il; and it draggled over her free arm.
But her dignity was intact. The in
slant she beheld her kindred she de-
handed of them, as if they were re-
sponsible, whether this was sample
Of the Californian climate. Keatcham
biushed and fled with Colvin and the
giggling Arnold and Archie, who was
too polite to giggle.
Mrs. Winter put on her eyeglasses.
"Millicent," said she in the gentlest Of
tones, your hustle is on crooked"
One wild glance at the merciless
mirror In the carved pierglass did
Mrs. Melville give, and, then, without
a word, she fed.
Randall" said Mrs. Winter, you
look very nice; come and help me
dress. There will most likely be some
more shocks"
Randall, trembling In every limb,
but instinctively assuming a COM
posed mien, followed the undaunted
old lady.
The colonel was going in another
direction, having heard telephone
bell. He was most anxious to put him
self into communication with Birdsall,
because not even during the earth
quake had he forgotten an uglier peril;
and 1t had occurred to him that Atkins
was of a temper not to be frightened
~ the commissions of order; but rather
u wake his account of IL. Nor did the
message through the telephone tend
to reassure him.
The man at the other end of the
telephone was Birdsall. No telling
how long the telephone service would
keep up, he reported; wires We're down
around the corner; worse, the water
mains were spouting; and from where
he stood since he felt the first shock
ne had counted SO fires. Ten OF them
we're down in the quarter where some
of his men had homes; and field
glass had shown that the houses were
all tossed about there; he couldn't
keep his men steady; IL seemed inhu-
man TO ask them TO stay when their
wives and children might be dying; of
course II was his damn luck TO have
all married men from down there.
Wei, l reckon you will have to let
them go: but watch out" begged the
coloSel. for you know the men we are
aftss will take advantage of general
disorder to get in their dirty work
ELw Is the most dangerous time"
Happily, Archie" explained Tracy.
~;aose unquenchable college levity no
earthquake could affect. happily my
domestic jewel has been stocked up
With rice and oatmeal, two of the most
nutritious OF foods; and Miss Janet Is
making coffee on her travelling coffee
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
FURTHER INDICTMENTS
IN THE BOOTH CASE

Chicago, April 1.-Two additional in
dictments against w. Vernon Booth,
president Of the defunct A. Booth &
Co, and Frederick R.. Robbins, assist
ant treasurer OF the company, were re-
turned by the grand jury today. The
firm Of A. Booth IL Co. was also named
in the indictment. The true bills charge
the corporation and officials with haV-
ing obtained credit upon false repre-
sensations. The charge is based on the
alleged. juggling of the financial state
ment issued by the corporation April
30, 1907, through which Chicago banks
made large monetary loans to the com
pany. The Continental National bank.
of Chicago, which loaned $500, 900 to the
company, is the complainant In the in
dictments.
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the courts. He believes Ii Is possible
to draw a law on this subject of com
binations and trusts which will be eff
fective and constitutional. This he
looks upon as the great work ahead OF
himself, and to do 1T he will devote both
his energies and his experience as law
yer and iudge.
No Immunity Bath"
The greatest effort has been made
by the government to TAKE nc chance
of granting immunity as was done in
the beet trust case. The Standard Oil
people are expected to argue that this
was done, Notwithstanding the effort
of the government; and IL the com
pany's contention shall be sustained,
1t Is said, it will practically demon
strate that no trust can be convicted
because in h process Of convicting
it the government is certain to com
NIT some act which under the immu-
nifty law will give 1t immunity. This
Is one of the important matters in
volved in the case.
The court may pursue either of three
courses. 1t may grant the full prayer
of the governments petition, issuing
an order for the dissolution of the
Standard Oil company, and the dis
tribution of it's assets pro rata, back
to the various corporations and indi-
viduals for which it Is alleged to be a
holding company. Or, the cour may
find in part for both sides: or, 1t may
decide entirely In favor of the defend
ant. Beyond this there Is the POSSIBLE
ity that the court. being doubtful,
might certify up the whole matter to
the circuit court of appeals, without
a decision; but this is extremely IN
likely. "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
CARRIAGE OR "AUTo"
FOR VICE PRESIDENT?

Washington, d. c., April $40 pro-
vide the vice president with q carriage
or automobile ''for his social uses is
the purpose Of a resolution offered to-
day by Senator Scott. The preamble
of the resolution declares that carriages
are provided for heads of various de-
partments of the government of the
District Of Columbia for their business
land social uses" and that the office of
the vice president, being Of greater dig
nifty and honor than others mentioned
in the preamble, should have equal ac-
c~ommodations. The vehicle is to be
paid for from the contingent fund of
the Senate. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on contingent expenses.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
COLOMBIA PLAYS
REVOLUTION GAME
General Lguaran Leads Upris.
ing in South American Re-
public-Treaty Trouble.

Wiliamstad, April 6.-Rumors have
teached here OF a revolutionary out
break against the administration of
President Reyes, of Colombia, in the
vicinity of Rio Hacha, a seaport on the
Caribbean. General Iguaran is said to
be the leader of the uprising.
Evidences Of political unrest in the
Colombian republic were recorded some
three weeks ago as a result Of the eff
feet of the administration to have the
three-sided treaty among Colombia,
Panama and the United States ratified
by the existing assembly. The peopIe
objected to this body, which is entirely
a~ppointive, taking any step of this kind
and insisted that the matter be re-
ferred to a national congress to be
elected in July. The government ac-
quiesced and popular elections have
been called. Dispatches from Bogota
four days g said the entire republic
was tranquil.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
TROOPS GUARD C0NVICTS
AS PRISON BURNS

Leavenworth, Kan, April SIT took
200 United States soldiers to main
tain order and to prevent prisoners
from escaping during a Sos, 900 fire that
destroyed o buildings Of the federal
military prison here early today. All
the 800 prisoners were marched out OF
their cell houses when 1t seemed that
the whole prison certainly would be de-
stroyed and were held under heavy
military guard until the fire was gotten
under control. Then after some of the
cell houses a cooled sufficiently they
were marched back again.
The fire was discovered in the prison
tailor shop by a sentry before mid
night, who fired his pistol and the fire
call was sounded. The entire garrison
at Fort Leavenworth turned out. The
Thirteenth infantry, armed with rifles,
were thrown around the entire prison.
"Let II Burn!"
There was glee amonI the prisoners.
Let 1t burn" they yelled. The wa
ter pressure was very poor, and as the
water sputtered uselessly from the hose
the prisoners laughed and cheered. The
flames leaped higher and q gust of wind
whipped smoke into the nearest OF the
cell houses.
Then the tone Of the prisoners
changed.
For Gods AXE lake us Quit" they
screamed, battering against the steel
bars in great terror. They thought they
would be burned to death. Colonel
Loughborough saw the danger of the
situation when the leaping flames got
very near the cell houses and ordered
the prison provost guard to unlock the
doors. The 800 prisoners fell in, each
convict with his hands on the shoulder
Of the man in front of him. Double
quick they marched to the farthest cor
ner Of the prison enclosure.
They huddled while 100 prison guards
guarded them with leveled rifles. Two
Of tho terror-stricken crowd OF con-
Victa fainfed
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08

- .F"N HE
Washington, April 3.-The Senate to-
day by a viva voce vote adopted Sem
ator Hale's resolution to confine the
business of the extra session to the
consideration Of the tariff question to
the exclusion Of everything else except
the bill making q provision for the 18th
census. .
In the House.
Washington, April 3.-The plan OF
the republican leaders to close general
debate on the tariff bill today having
been abandoned, there was only q
slight increase in the attendance when
the house met. Without any prelim-
inaries, consideration Of the Payne bill
was resumed. .,G
Opening the days debate, Mr.. Cam
trfll, OF Kentucky, in his maiden speech
as a representative, discussed the to-
bacco n hemp schedules. Because
tobacco was the prey Of q great trust,
he said, 1t needed protection. The bill,
he declared offered no protection to
hemp as 1t permitted the product Of q
great foreign competitor to come into
the United States free. For both Mr..
Cantrill urged that the bill be amended
so that they might not be Disseminated
against, but that such a duty for rev.
nue. should be applied as would not
cripple those industries in his state and
elsewhere.
Gaines in Defense.
A general defense of the bill was
made by Mr.. Gaines, Of West Vir-
ginia, a member Of the committee on
ways and means. E
In preparing the Payne bill, he said,
the committee proceeded upon the
principle that II there was anything In
the Dingley schedules more than
enough to protect, and behind which
persons could combine and unduly hold
..n -rtNAm fhn rantYh1fnnn VNnrtxK Urna
required to lop off that excess, "and
that" he said, I'VE have undertaken to
do in this bill" ". LIZ
Answering a question by Hardwick.
of Georgia, whether enough had been
Topped off on refined sugar to affect
the sugar trust, Mr.. Gaines said that
all excess duties on refined sugar had
been taken Off that could be removed
without threatening the American beet
sugar industry.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
C0OLLY FACES
TRIAL FOR MURDER

Lyons, N. Y. April Calmly as
berting her innocence and belief in her
ultimate acQuittal, Mrs. Georgia AL
Ihyn Sampson was placed on trial to-
Iday before Justice Adelbert T. Rich,
Sof the supreme court, on a charge of
shooting and killing her husband,
Harry Sampson, a nephew of Admiral
Sampson, at the Allyn homestead near
tMacedon, N. Y, on November /. 1908.
A large throng of townspeople gathered
In the Wayne county court house to
attend the opening of the case which
promises a deal OF mystery. .
Harry Sampson was hot following
a quarrel with his wife over 9. letter
she had received from a young man
|In Rochester and 1t is the states con-
'%tention that Mrs. Sampson killed her
husband with the rifle which was
found in the pantry, recocked and
The discharged shell half elected.
No powder marks were found on
|Sampson's clothing or body.
The defendant told her mother she
was on the stairs when the shooting
took place.
Mother to Testify.
Mrs. Allyn, mother of Mrs. Sampson,
It is expected to testify that she heard
Harry Sampson say during the quarrel
that morning:
Il would rather be dead than live
another day with Georgia"
District Attorney Joseph Gilbert has
pinned the whole Of the states case
on the testimony of the defendants
father and mother and her family and
DR.. Hamilton, q gun expert.
From the months Of states witness
es, the defense possibly will seek
TO show that Mrs. Sampson IA not
down stairs when the shooting tool
place, but OIL the second floor of the
Allyn homestead, where the Allyn and
Sampson families lived, when the shot
was fired and the husband staggered
into the Allyn dining room and fell
dead at the feet OF his motherinlaw.
He spoke no word after being shot.
Not once during her long incarcera-
ton in the Wayne county jail has Mrs.
Sampson indicated any apprehension
over the outcome Of her trial. II am
Innocent and that's all there Is to it."
she says.
Mrs. Sampson came into court with
Miss Theresa Collins, daughter OF
Sheriff Collins, and Mrs. Anna Keye, OF
Chicago, an aunt. Frank Allyn, the
defendants father. greeted his daugh-
ter with a kiss.
Gordon Allyn, of Buffalo. an uncle.
accompanied by his wife, took seats
near the defendant. None OF the Samp-
son family was I'm court.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
RIVER FREIGHT LINE;
100000 CAPITAL

Kansas City. April 5.--WIth a pledge
from the city officials that Kansas City
will expend $4,000 to improve the
Missouri river levee and erect a public
warehouse, business men and shippers
met here this afternoon at the Com
mercial club and took the preliminary
steps toward forming a company to
navigate the Missouri river between
Kansas City and st. Louis.
A capitalization close to 81, 600, 900,
fully paid in, was pledged. A perma-
nent freight line is to be operated. The
scheme is a result Of alleged discrim-
inatiOn on the part of the railways in
the matter of freight rates.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
bESERTER SAVED ~"
BY CLEVER SISTER

Niagara Falls, April Frank Eas-
New. an army deserter. was at mis- home
here when two secret service men APP
beared. They were met by Miss Nellie
Easley, the deserter's sister, who was
Entertaining Ray Schneider, her sweet
heart. She burst into tears, embraced
kchneider, calling him Frank" and
Fried out that she could not let them
lake him away. .... ..
Basley was In the next room and
overheard all that was said. Schnei-
her was led away and the sister fol-
lowed hin to the front gate. sobbing.
Dver three miles OF rough road the Of
beers led Schneider to the East Alton,
blI, jail, and locked him up. When he
thought there had been sufficient time
kor his sweetheartis brother to escape
he told them who he was and proved
bis identity. The officers trudged
back to the Easley home and found
hhat Frank had fed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
HAL or Haskell
FOR LAND FRAUDS
Brought Before
Utah Judge in the Federal
Court at Tulsa.

Tulsa, Okla. April 7.-Governo,
Eharles w. Haskell and six other
Eminent Oklahomans under indict-
tent for alleged fraud in the Musko-
IL town lot cases, appeared in the
n nIted States circuit court here to-
'hy ready for trial, Judge John A.
Esrshall, OF Utah, the special Judge
iEsigned to try the cases, was on hand,
Iod there was present in court besides
fe well known defendants, one of the
Erongest arrays OF counsel probably
bat was ever interested in a case in
III oklahoma count.
The program called first for DISPOSE
lon Of the motion to quash fled at
kuskogee on March IA by the de-
bndants and is sensational allega-
Ions were made. The motion charged
bisconduct upon the part OF the special
assistant general. Sylvester Rush, of
bmaha, who conducted the grand jury
designations at Muskogee in February
hat resulted In the indictments being
bturned.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL
STRUCTURE AT ARLINGTON

Washington, April 5.-The commits
sion Of which President Taft, while
secretary Of war, was a member, ap-
pointed to prepare plans for a memo
rial amphitheater in the national GEM
etery at Arlington, Va, has submitted
its report to congress.
The plans prepared by New York
architects contemplate a roofless
structure covering $4,000 square feet,
the ultimate cost of which would be
$685., 900. There would be seating room
for about 5000 people, and standing
room in a colonnade for many more.
1t is contemplated that a crypt should
be constructed under the colonnade and
that it should be used for the burial Of
distinguished men who merit such rec
ignition from the nation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-08
HORSE NIPPEp AT HER HAT.

New York, April "A peach basket
hat worn by a Young woman caught
the eye of a horse as 1t was driven by
its owner, Charles Huff, Of No. 200
Boulevard, Bayonne, aboard the fer
ryboat Public Service, that plies across
the Kill Won Kull, between Bergen
Point, N. j., and Staten Island, yes
terday afternoon. The horse was cross
ing the gangplank as the girl walked
down the bridge. Her red hat, with
lunches of cherries, was tempting, and
the horse jumped forward, almost
pitching Huff from his seat.
The horse ambled toward the la
dies cabin. Cries Of passengers warned
the girl in time. and she lodged into
the cabin just as the horse stretched
mis- neck to gasp the cherries. The
horse kept on and was so far into the
cabin IL was tightly wedged in the
doorway. Deckhands d~islodged the
intruder.