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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-17
CITY, UTAH. SUNDAY OCTOBER H. 1909

The Schirmskad man swore, but his
companion looked serious. I continued
to chaff them with much enjoyment for
ten miles and the Warsaw agent grew
more and more uneasy at every word
dropped relative to my having we'll
known friends.
What do you know about General
Won Eckerstein ?" he asked at length.
That he doesn't like his friends to
wear this kind of ornament" and 1 held
up my handouts.
IF you'll give me your word not to
escape, I'll take them off" he replied,
very sheeDishly.
Not for the world, now I shall be
able to tell the General how it feels to
be dragged through the streets of War
saw manacled like a felon."
The two whispered together for some
minutes, and then the Warsaw man
said: Were not afraid of your escap-
ing. I'll take them off.
let them do it, of course. "a bit un-
comfortable about 1t all, Ell? It's be
ginning to dawn on you at last that I'm
not a dangerous revolutionary" 1 said,
as I rubbed my chafed wrists. You're
only at the beginning Of your lesson,
though"
AZ have done no more than my duty
he muttered.
I'VE shall see about that before the
days over, my friend" / answered
sharply.
When we reached Warsaw I was
driven to the police quarters. / was
expected, and after few minutes I was
taken to a room where some half dozen
men were awaiting me, among them
being the two who had brought me to
Warsaw. The chief was sitting at a
heavily bepapered table,
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You knew that before you sentenced
me to twenty-four hours starvation"
Are you prepared now to explain
your part in this business ?"
What business? What do you
charge me with?'
His colleague bent and whispered to
him and a short but very heated alter
cation followed, which resulted in the
bully ordering the other man out of the
room.
Then he turned to me. You'll have
to answer me-"
I'VE shall see about that" 1 returned
with a grin.
81 shall gaol you till you do"
"Then we shall both be good deal
older when we meet again." 1 retOrted.
You have a fancy to try change
of prisons"
Il demand to see the British consul
and TO be allowed to communicate with
my friends"
Your friends. now. Who are they?"
he sneered.
zone win do to start with His excel
lency General Won Eckerstein OF the
German legation at Petersburg. 1 wish
him to know that you have tried to
starve me to submit to your internal
bullying"
"Insolent English beast" he roared,
completely losing his head in his fury.
Take the liar away"
Il shant always be a prisoner" !
cried, as the man seized me. But l
shall remember that insult until I've
made you swallow the words" l was
nearly as furious as he; but I had no
time to say more, for the men took
their cue from him and hustled me
violently out of the room.
They passed on word that I might be
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stand there" he said pointing to a
! spot opposite to him.
Two things were evident. The chief
was a man high in authOrity-the defer
entail manner of the rest showed this
and the proceedings were stage-managed
with a view to impress me with the
| sOlemnity of the occasion. I took my
| cue accordingly, and was nonchalant
as l could be. why stand?" 1 asked.
You are prisoner" he raped out,
with a frown.
ION what charger
Don't question me. Your name?"
I looked at him steadily and kept ST.
/ lent. The frown deepened and he re-
peated: your name do you hear?"
"Of course 1 hear you; but If l am a
prisoner I decline to answer any ques-
tons until / know the charge against
me-"
Don't trifle with me. Refuse to an
swer and you go to the cells"
That as you please. Your agent
there knows my name perfectly well and
that I am a British subject 1 claim
my rights as one"
The reply only served to increase his
anger. The flesh about his nose and
mouth began to grow white as Il will
with some nlen in passion. He was a
bully. and probably hated the English
like so many Of his cOuntrymen.
Answer me, you The epithat was
lost in the loud cough of a man near
him.
You have the only answer I snail
give until know the charge
Take him away" he ordered, with
wave of the hand.
Il demand to communicate with the
British CONSUL" I said, land with rny
friend, General Won Eckerstein."
Take him away" he repeated ard
l was led off and placed in a cell If
he thought to brighten me, the effort
failed. He had put himself in the wrong,
and l knew that my turn would come.
1t was a filthy, fou-smelling place
they put me in, and they kept me in
it ali day without food or even water.
In the evening was taken again be
fore the man. and the scene of the
morning was repeated in pretty much
the same terms and with the same re-
suit. But my back was up, and 1
vowed I'd rather staTve than give in.
l passed a miserable night, famished
with hunger, parched with thirst and
half stifled with the reeking foulness
of the place.
In the morning an official came to the
cell to try a different method He was
less of ruffian than his superior, and
sought to convince me of the useless
ness Of cOntUmacity.
/ let him talk without once replying
to his questions until he was in he act
of leaving. Il am a British subject"
l said then, land l have demanded 10
more than my rights. I have been
treated like a dog and shut up in this
filthy place to be starved into submits
sion to that ruffianly bully I can keep
my end up and be hanged to you all.
But if I'm left to rot here, there'H be
questions which somebody will find it
difficult to answer. You can't murder
Englishmen with impunity. You know
that"
He shrugged his shoulders. hesitated
whether to answer, then decided not to
and went away.
A couple of hours later 1 was taken
again to be examined, and the man who
had visited me was with the bully.
rs your name Robert Anstruther?"
asked the latter.
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The attempt 10 starve me was 2ban-
doned, aud later in the day another
meal, black bread and water this time,
was served. / was left to myself that
day and the whole of the next, except
when the food was brought, or when I
was ordered roughly to clean the cell.
or when a Warder in the corridor would
open the grill in the door and after
grinning at me would utter some vile
epithet. They were a genial, pleasant
set of men.
On the third day, however, a fresh
course was attempted. A man 1 had
not seen before entered my cell, and
after very little preface limited that If
l would pay him, he would carry some
communication to my friends. Sus-
picious that it was a trick, I declined
and then he urged me to make a full
confession of all knew and submit tC
the authorities
What do you call this but submit
ting?" / retorted. Il don't see what
other course is left to me- But 1 have
done nothing, and have no confession
to make therefore"
by submission 1 mean answer tbs
questions of Colonel BremenhoE"
rs that the man who Intercepted
me?"
4 have no confession to make I cut
in. But I'm glad to know his name.
shan't forget it"
He tried to work on my fears, then
This was not England, the times were
troubled, military laws prevailed, anC
| suspects who would not account fol-
themselves might be treated very
harshly.
L have had ample proof Of that my.
self, thank you" said 1. dryly "and a.
soon as l am free, 1 shall see that some
others learn to spell the word"
He gave me up then and left with 9
curt warning. You will not be free
until you have submitted
1t began to look as though it was e
| be a trial Of staying power; and I hat
all that day and half the next to pom.
der his warning.
Then something happened.
I had had my midday meal and was
trying to sleep when / heard the shut
| fling of steps and the murmur Of voices
| In the corridor.
There was a pause. the key was
thrust into the lock, the door thrown
open and two warders entered. followed
by the bully and. of all people I'm the
world, the lest expected-Volna.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Get a Bit of My Own Back.

! At sight of the man who had used
his official power to give me the lie and
then have me treated like a felon my
rage flashed at once into a flame
But for that, my establishment at see
ing VOlna would have drawn some sign
of recognition before my instructive
caution could have prevented it. As it
was, however, my gaze fastened on
Colonel Bremenhof.
Its you, is it?" said. and I Jumped
up and stepped toward him.
He retreated, and the two warders
interposed quickly and pushed me back.
But the incident had served a purpose.
II prevented the bully's noticing Voina' s
start Of dismay on recognizing me.
That's right" sneered. Keep your
bulldogs about you. It's not safe to
come near me without some one to take
care Of you"
His anger and chagrin were intense.
I knew afterwards what he had hoped
10 gain by bringing Volna to my cell;
and the failure Of the plan CALLED him
This is the fellow, Volna, who was
found with your uncle" he began,
when I broke in.
Have you communicated with my
friend, General Won Eckerstein?"
silence. prisoner" he cried, angrily.
Now, Volpa, want you"
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CHAPTER XIV.
a Taste of Prison Life.

Outside in the corridor the man from
| SChirmskad was waiting, and the two
| drove me to the railway station anC
| hustled me into a railway carriage
| They would not say where 1 was being
/ taken, but 1 did not care much, and
/ five minutes after l entered the train
was fast asleep.
When / awOke it was daylight. A
| bleak, desolate, gray morning, for the
snow had come at last, and was falling
heavily. l was cold and stiff from the
cramped position, and sore from the
| joltIng of the train-one never under
/ stands how a train can jolt until after
an experience in what they call a fast
train in Russian POland-and as 1 sat
up, yawned and rubbed my eyes, every
bone in my body seemed TO ache.
My guards were both asleep. Had
minded could have taken their wea-
pons and shot them both as they rolled
in their corners, snoring loudly enough
to have drowned the sound of the shots
1 reused them both, and with great
show OF politeness told them what
could have done. They both swore at
me.
Its really very wrong Of you to go
to sleep in such a case" I said amiably.
you had no right to subject a prisoner
to such a temptation. 1 fear / shall be
compelled to report you
You're a cool hand" growled the
Shirmskad man.
mot nearly 50 cold as you would soon
have been if I had done it," l retorted,
and the grimness Of the joke seemed to
appeal to them. But Englishmen don t
do that kind of thing
ITO hell with the English" he said.
That's not pretty, but it's nothing to
what you'll feel like saying before you
are through with me. One of you took
me for a spy, or a cOnspirator, and the
other for a thief or a murderer. 1t was
brilliant"
who are you, them" growled the
Warsaw man. They were both sleepy
and ill-tempered, and thus very easy TO
bait.
If had been either spy or murderer,
suppose even you can see that 1
should have shot you just now instead
of going on contentedIy to explain
things" The train ran through a sta
ton then. and 1 caught sight of the
name TischnOv. I knew the place to be
some twenty miles from Warsaw. | be
gan to chUckle, and presently burst into
a loud laugh.
What is it now?"
I'm thinking of your promotion" l
grinned. They tell me that the man
who makes the biggest mistakes gets
promoted instantly for fear the blunder
should be known and police prestige
suffer. I expect you'll be heads of de-
partments by tomorrow, you two, with
decorations"
We've had enough of your insolence. a"
you asked me why / smiled. Why,
when your minister of the interior hears
from my dear old friend, General Won
Eckerstein-he used to represent Ger
many at Petersburg, you know-how
you've treated me, you'll get such "a
sweet message from him.
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Not for long, however. I dreamed
that some huge monster animal was
suffocating he. and woke to find it was
my guards heavy coat sleeve pressing
against my face as he leaned across to
set at the pocket where my money was.
Helping yourself, are your"
He got up hurriedly and a couple of
coins fell from his hand to the floor.
Il only wanted to see you were COM
Portable" he mumbled
You thought the money might make
too big lump for comfort, Ell? Very
nice Of you. Your officer counted IL,
so you can tell him how much you've
taken. It'n be all right"
He swore-perhaps at the feebleness of
the sarcasm, but he thrust the money
back and sat down in his chair again,
glOweTing at me-
I settled myself in my corner once
more and slept this Tune until some
body shook me violently.
It was my friend of the Devils Stair
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case; and ne babe me get up at once
and go with him.
! 1 yawned. Where TOP"
ITO my superiOrs," he answered with
grin, thinking it a joke. no doubt, TO
! throw my own words back at me-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
REFUSES GOOD JOB

Washington, May 24.-John Hayes
Hammond today declined the post of
minister to China.
Hammond visited President Taft at
the White House early today to give
his decision In refusing the prof
fered position he said he fully appre-
ciated the high honor that had been
conferred upon him. and that in his
opinion China offers future field of
unlimited possibilities.
But have roughed II about
enough for awhile" he said, land
intend to spend the next few years in
quiet at my home.
Hammond enjoys the distinction of
being the highest salaried mining en-
gineer in the world. His long con-
nection with the Guggenheim inter-
ests have been marked by unusual
success. His annual salary is reported
to be half million dollars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
WANTS RATES ON
0. R. & N. REDUCED

The Railroad Commission has re-
ceived another complaint from the
Chamber OF Commerce OF Portland.
regarding the class rates over all
lines OF the oregon Railroad a Nav
lgation Company In oregon.
In 1907 the Chamber OF Com
merce filed complaint with the
commission against the o. II. a ~.
Company on alleged excessive rates,
and the commission made an order
lowering them. The railroad COM
pany started suit and carried the
matter TO the federal courts, where
II still lies undecided, and the Cham
ber OF Commerce now flles another
complaint, In which Il states the
rates made by the commission for
merly are found 10 be too high now,
and wants them 10 be reduced still
lower.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
SUBMITTED TO TORTURE
BY INDIAN LOVER

San Bernardino, Cal, May 24.-De
claring her assailant insane from
reading the ribald lore OF his race
and the researches OF Stanford pro-
fessors' into the history OF the an
Client Indians, Gladys Wilkerson to-
day grudgingly admitted that she
submitted 10 torMre at the hands Of
her paramour, Frank Lugo, an edu-
Gated Indian.
Although suffering exerutiating
pain from stab wounds, knife cuts
and burns. she declared that she al
lowed Lugo 10 weave a spell about
her, and that during the spell she
suffered nothing from the barbarities
he praeticed.
When found the woman was moan
ing with pain. She had been bound
In a corner OF Lugo's room and a fire
was started at her feet by the fanat-
ical Indian. On her body were
strange hieroglyphios. resembling the
figures carved on cliffs and In caves
OF the desert.
The authorities are seeking the In
dian, who has fed He is known to
be armed, aud II is feared that he
viii resist capture.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
Jap CRUISERS GO
TO TACOMA TODAY

Port Townsend. May 24.-The
training ship cruisers Aso and soya
OF the Japanese navy under command
Rear Admiral ljichi, weighed anchor
and departed az $3.50 o'clock this
morning for Tacoma, where they are
due about o'clock this afternoon.
The cruisers arrived In this port early
yesterday afternoon from Vancouver.
Their arrival was proclaimed with a
salute OF 2l guns To the forts OF the
Puget sound artillery district. The
salnte was returned with "a shots
from the four-pounders OF Fort Wor-
den.
Al Tacoma, where the Japanese
ships viii remain all week. Admiral
liichi will confer with Rear Admiral
Sebree OF the Pacific squadron re-
garding the detailed plans for the
movement OF all the warships during
their visit TO Seattle on the occasion
OF the opening OF the exposition there
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
HON. J. A. EAKIN NAMED
FOR JUDGE FIFTH DISTRICT

Hon. j. A. Eakin Of Astoria, Clat-
sop county. was appointed as the ad-
ditional circuit Judge OF the Fifth
judicial district this morning by Gov
ernor Benson, TO serve until January,
1911.
Judge Eakin Is a brother OF Justice
hakin of the supreme court and was
admitted TO the par October 4, 1887.
He was born In Chicago In 1860 and
In 1886 came to Oregon TO practice
law. After practicing law in this
state a few years he returned to
Boston, Mass, where he entered the
Boston law school, graduated. and
again came TO Oregon.
The position TO which Mr.. Eakin is
appointed was created by the last leg
islature, it being an additional circuit
Judge .or the district composed of
Clatsop, Clackamas, Columbia and
Washington counties. Hon. G. u.
Campbell is the other judge of the
Fifth district
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
HAS ISSUED MANY
ANGLERS LICENSES

County Clerk Allen has issued 95
anglers licenses 30 far this year and
80 hunter and angler permits. George
@. Bingham was the first sportsman
to secure the hunter and anglers IL
cense. The county clerk is compelled
to have three license forms on hand
now that the angler license is I'm
force. ms many hunters and fishers
apply for hunters permits only and
others call for hunter and angler H.
censes combined or for anglers H.
censes The game wardens In this
district have not detected any un-
licensed hunting and fishing so far.
and II is not likely they will at the
rate the permits have been going out
during the past two months.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24

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doctors having done you no good,
do not continue 20 suffer without
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Compound a trial IL surely has cured
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lions 10 many suffering women.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24

hood. and hurled George A. Stock
der, his wife and youngest son out
into the open in a shower of plaster
and other debris. Three other occu-
pants of the building, besides mem
bers of the Stockder family were
slightly injured.
After Mrs. Stockder detected the
odor of gas she asked her husband
to investigate. Immediately after
he struck a match a terrific explosion
occurred.
The neighbors, who had dressed
hurriedly, ran from their homes and
found the Stockder family under the
wreckage of their fiat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
BANDITS
CAPTURE
FORTUNE

Omaha, May 24.-Rewards Of S24,-
600 we're offered todap for the cap
ture of the four bandits who robbed
the overland limited mail coach of
seven pouches of registered mail Sat
urday night south of here. No ar
rests have been made but posses are
covering every inch of the country
in the section where the robbery took
place.
Estimates of the value of the loot
secured by the bandits vary from
100000 to S250,00O.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
Arner, 1880

Record 2:17%. Full brother to
Con Derby. 2:04A; Derbortha,
z:O7%; Diablo. 2:0sK; Demonio.
2:11k; Ed Larerty. 2:16k. and
others.
By Chas. Derby. 1907, sire OF
better than 2:1O, dam Bertha by
Alcattra. dam OF better than 2:10.
and Ave others.
Winner OF first premium at sa-
lem horse show.
For standard stations season OF
1903 at Fair Ground and Club Sta
bles.
Fee. $4,000 for season. $500 TO
Insure. G. b. SIMPSON,
4-s-tf Playground. Ore.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24

As result OF a walkout on the
part Of the principal and pupils Of the
Sllverton high school recently Chair
man OF the Board of Directors w.
Bowser and @. A. Book, a member Of
tho board, have resigned their posi-
tions and County School Superintend-
ent Smith has ordered the clerk of
the board TO post notices of a special
election I'm Silverton district for the
election OF two directors to fill the
vacanciaf. The two members re-
signed their positions on the board
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
SILvERTON SCHOOL
DIRECTORS RESIGN

owing to their actions regarding the
suspending of some pupils of the Sill
verton high school by the board caus-
ing a walkout OF the pupils and then
being reinstated by the principal, who
was backed up by County School Su-
perintendent Smith. Superintendent
Smith was OF the opinion the ex-
PEELED pupils we're entitled TO remain
In the school and gave orders to that
effect, which the two members of the
board took exceptions to and the re-
suit was they resigned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
BUILDING DESTROYED
BY GAS EXPLOSION

IUnIted Press Lensed WIre.I
Portland, Ore, May 24.-An ex-
plosion OF gas. ignited by a match
struck In an effort to locate a leak
early today completely wrecked the
rear of an apartment building on the
West Side. shook the entire neighbor-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
THE PHILIPPINE
TARIFF BILL PASSED

Washington, May 24.--The Philip
pine tariff bill passed the house to-
day by a vote OF 1913 to 6S. Under
wood of Alabama voted with the Re
publlcans for the bill and Wagner
of Pennsylvania voted with the Dem
ocrats against II.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
When In Newport, Oregon

go to the HOTEL BRADSHAW for
furnished rooms, with or without
housekeeping privileges. Large kitch-
en- for use of guests.
Located on the main sidewalk half
way between Newport and Nye Beach,
look for the name HOTEL BRAD
SHAW on top of house. Finest view
of the ocean of any house in town.
Call and look at rooms before secur-
ing elsewhere. Guests cheerfully
waited on by Mrs. Bradshaw, Prop
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
SUMMARY OF SUNDAY
BASEBALL GAMES
PacIflc Coast League.

Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles As; Portland 4-5.
Vernon I'll; San Francisco 1-5.
Sacramento / Oakland o.
Northwest League.
Aberdeen 3 Portland /.
Seattle 3; Vancouver i.
spokane IL; Tacoma 1.
American League.
81. Louis 1 Boston 0.
Chicago z; New York 3.
Detroit 4; Washington 2.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-24
MORE
PINKHAM
CURES
Added TO the Long List due
10 This Famous Remedy.

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that | add my testimonial To your
already long list hoping that 10 may
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