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Gilpin observer., 1909-08-26
CHAPTER XVI.
Williams Cache.


Ed Banks had been recalled before
daybreak from the middle pass Two
of the men wanted were now known
to have crossed the creek, which
meant they must work out of the coun-
try through Williams Cache.
If you will take your best two men,
Ed said Whispering Smith, sitting
down with Banks at breakfast, "and
strike straight for Canadian pass to
help Gene and Bob Johnson. I'll under
take to ride in and talk to Rebstock
while Kennedy and Bob Scott watch
Deep creek. The boy gives good de-
scription, and the two men that did
the job here are Du Sang and Flat
Nose. Did / tell you how we picked
up the trail yesterday? Magpies. They
shot scrub horse that gave out on
them and skinned the brand. 1t
hastened the banquet, but we got there
before the birds were all seated. Great
luck, wasn't it? And 1t gave US
beautiful trail. One of the party
crossed the Goose river at American
fork. and Brill Young and Reed fol-
lowed him. Four came through the
Mission mountains; that is a cinch and
they are in the Cache-and IL they get
out it is our fault personally, Ed. and
not the Lord's.'
Williams Cache lies in the form Of
great horn, with a narrow entrance
at the lower end known as the Door.
and rock fissure at the upper end
leading into Canadian pass; but this
fissure Is SO narrow that a man with
rifle could withstand regiment. For
100 miles east and west rise the graz
lite walls of the Mission range, broken
nowhere save by the formation known
as the Cache. Even this does not PEN
crate the range; it Is a pocket, and
runs not over halfway into it and out
again. But no man really knows the
Cache; the most that may be said 10
that the main valley is known, and II
Is known as the toughest mountain
fissure between the Spanish sinks and
the Mantrap country. Williams Cache
lies between walls 1000 feet high, and
within 1t is small labyrinth Of can
yons. generation ago. when Medi-
cine Bend for one winter was tho
terminus of the overland railroad, vigil
lantes mercilessly cleaned out the
town, and the few outlaws that es-
capped the shotgun and the moose at
Medicine Bend found refuge in a far
away and unknown mountain gorge
once named by French trappers the
Cache. Years after these outcasts had
come to infest it came one desperate
more ferocious than all that had gone
before. He made frontier retreat of
the Cache, and left to 1t the legacy Of
his evil name, Williams. Since his
day 1t has served. as 1t served before.
for the haunt of outlawed men. No
honest man lives In Williams Cache.
and few men of any sort live there
long. since their lives are lives of VIC.
lence; neither the law nor a woman
crosses Deep creek But from the day
of Williams to this day the Cache has
had its ruler, and when Whispering
Smith rode with little party through
the Door into the Cache the morning
after the murder In Mission valley he
sent an envoy to Rebstock, whose sue
cess as cattle thief had brought its
inevitable penalty. 1t had made
Rebstock man Of consequence and
of property and man subject to the
anxieties and annoyances of such re-
sponsibility.
(ro BE coNTINUED)
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-26


spurs took the candle from the table,
pushed aside the curtain, and entered
the bedroom.
The little boy was lying on his face,
with his arm around his fathers neck,
talking to him. Whispering Smith bent
moment over the bed, and, setting
the candle on the table, put his hand
on the boys shoulder. He disengaged
the hand from the cold neck. and sit
ting down took it in his own. Talking
low to the little fellow, he got his
attention after much patient effort and
got him to speak. He made him,
though struggling with terror, to un-
| derstand that he had come to be his
friend, and after the child had sobbed
his grief into a strange heart he ceased
to tremble, and told his name and his
story, and described the two horse
men and the horses they had left.
Smith listened quietly. Have you had
any supper, Dannie? No? You must
have something to eat. Can't you eat
anything? But there is a nice pan OF
fresh milk in the kitchen"
A burst of tears interrupted him.
'Daddie just brought in the milk. and
l was frying the ham, and l heard
them shooting" ......
See how he took care of you till
the last minute, and left something
for you after he was gone. Suppose
he could speak now. don't you think
he would want you to do as / say?
am your next friend now, for you are
going to be a railroad man and have a
big engine"
Dannie looked up. Dad wasn't
afraid of those men,"
| Wasn't he, Dannie?"
He said we would be all right and
not to be afraid"
did he?"
HE said Whispering Smith was
coming"
MY poor boy"
He is coming. don't be afraid. Dc
you know Whispering Smith? He is
coming. The men tonight all said he
was coming"
The little fellow for a long time
could not be coaxed away from his
father, but his companion at length
got him to the kitchen. When they
came back to the bedroom the strange
man was talking to him once more
about his father. I'VE must try to
think how he would like things done
now, mustn't we? All OF us felt so bad
when we rode in and had so much to
do Wa couldn't attend to taking care
of your father. Did you know there
are two men out at the crossing now
guarding 1t with rifles? But IL you and
l keep real quiet we can do something
for him while the men are asleep;
they have to ride all day tomorrow
We must wash his face and hands
don't you think SO? And brush his
hair and his beard. If you could Just
find the basin and some water and q
towel-you couldn't find a brush, could
you? Could you honestly? Well!
call that good boy-we shall have tc
have you on the railroad. sure. We
must try to find some fresh clothes
these are cut and stained; then will
change his clothes, and we shall al
feel better. Don't disturb the men
they are tired"
They worked together by the candle
light. When they had done, the boy
had violent crying spell, but Whisper
ing Smith got him to lie down beside
him on blanket spread on the floor
where Smith got his back against the
sod wall and took the boys head in bis
arm. He waited patiently for the boy
to go to sleep, but Dan was afraid the
murderers would come back. Once ht
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-26

the chute, made helter-skelter run
for Sleepy Cat. At three o'clock they
struck north for the Mission noun.
tains.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
SHOW NO GO IN VENEZUELA
NATIONAL WOES PROVIDE ALL
NECESSARY AMUSEMENT.
So Variety Players Come Home
Amid Bananas and Tarautulas
Rather Than Stay.

NEW YORK. July 14-Seventeen ,s,enn-
oers OF a stranded New York variety
troupe who arrived here yesterday. on q
banana boat. declared that Venezuela IL
certainly poor field for vaudeville
Although they offered Castro's country
men the latest bits Of New York con-
unuous performance. they could not oom-
pete with the yellow fever and the bu-
oonic plague. while the chronic excite
ment of the country makes the inhabi-
tants SO blase that they care little for
shows that cost money.
The company. which includes several
women and children, went to Caracas
booked for eight weeks. After two weeks
In the capital the bubonic plague broke
out and they were driven from town.
Az La Guaira the American consul helped
them get to Trinidad. There they tried
10 redeem their fortunes by a show un
der canvas but reports of the plague
drove away their audiences.
Finally all but three decided to come
nome, even IL they had to sail with ba-
nanas and a sprinkling of tarantulas.
Ihey arrived here practically destitute.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
TRIPLE TAR HEEL TRAGEDY.
Negro Stays Wife, Brother-in-Law
and Himself.

BURGAW, n. c.. July 14-Walter Will
llams, colored. thirty-five years old, Iv-
ing near here, yesterday shot and instant
ly killed Henry Hayes, his brother-in-
law, his wife, Mary Williams, and then
himself
Williams and his wife had not lived
happily Three weeks ago they agreed on
peaceful separation after dividing their
personal effects, the man leaving for
Georgetown. s. c.
He returned Sunday, however, and at
tempted reconciliation. Upon its failure
yesterday morning he went to a hard
ware store In the town, purchased shells
loaded with buckshot for his gun and
tanked up on so-called prohibition bev-
erage.
Then he repaired to a brick yard where
his brother-in-law was at work. He fired
upon him. killing him instantly. Going to
the home Of his wife, he shot her to
death through the right breast
Reloading his gun, he emptied the con-
tents of both barrels into himself, result
ing in his own death two hours later
Williams charged his brother-in-law
with undue interference in his domestic
affairs.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
CURIOUS FREAKS OF NATURE.
Mountain Peaks Removed and a
Bay Changed to Lake.

Juggling two imposing mountain peaks
off the map, Transforming bay into
lake and springing into existence two
brand-new islands are the astonishing
feats Of nature discovered in Bering sea
by a government party and reported 70
the Treasury Department today. Up in
that stretch of water, with its swiftly
moving current. is the island of Bogoslof.
whose constantly changing conformation
has more than once attracted widespread
attention. A report just received by
Capt. Ross of the revenue cutter service
says that a party from the revenue cut
ter Perry landed on Bogoslof June 10.
made a cursory examination of the
island and found that a number OF i'm
portant changes had taken place since
last year. Perry peak and McCulloch
peak, which had heretofore loomed high
in the air. have disappeared. and the
opening of the bay or lagoon, a pretty
spot shown in pictures on file In the Treas
ury Department, has closed up, forming a
lake of warm salt water of a tempera-
ture of about seventy-one degrees. The
lake is slightly below the sea level and In
It's center two small islands have come
up. One Of these islands is throwing of
a volume Of steam.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
WASHINGTON GROVE.
,ecial Correspondence Of The Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Nd,

WASHINGTON GROVE, Md,
July IA, 1909.
Faith and its power to aid the church
to overcome every obstacle set up by the
forces of sin was the theme of the sermon
last evening in the auditorium by Evan
gelist Rev. A. W. Spooner on the sixth
night of the camp A large congregation
listened to the speaker. The choir sang
several hymns from the pen of Dr.
Spooner. Prof. D. l.. Spooner the mu-
sical director, sang a tenor solo. Rev
Page Milburn offered prayer. DIR. Spoon
er said in part:
There is a crisis on in the church of
God today. 1t is in every church-Bap-
tist. Presbyterian. Methodist Episcopal
and all. May God forbid that what some
one has said OF the modern church is true
namely, that it has lost it's present tense,
its possessive case and it's imperative
mood. l believe that a new Pentecost is
coming. and it is up to every Christian
Among those registered at the Grove
Hotel for the summer are the following
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Pike, Albert
Pike. Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Lemon, Mrs.
family. Mrs. e. ]. Borden. Mrs. G. 1.
Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Macgill. L. v
Carmack and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Wallace. Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Katherine
Darton.
Two officials Of the District government
are among the cottage holders here. They
are Alonzo Tweedale. the District auditor,
and Daniel e. Garges. chief clerk of the
District engineer department.
p. NJ. Hughes, supervising principal of
the Washington high schools, and his wife
and family have cottage on Grove ave-
nue..
Dying with Christ was the topic dis
cussed at the Bible study meeting this
morning In the assembly hall by Rev.
Page Milburn. To the children this after
noon DIR. Spooner took for his subject of a
''chalk talk" What If He Takes Another
Step?'
Rev. ]. W. r. Sumwalt, presiding elder
of the Washington district of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, will preach the
morning sermon next Sunday, the last day
of camn
Evening star., 1909-07-14

it ought to be faster than the one in use
by the Wrights at Fort Myer.
He does not say this in a disparaging
way, because, he says, the Wright broth
ers are wonderful people. But he thinks
that the monoplane is a faster machine
than the biplane and his machine has
considerably less head resistance.
The framework of the new machine is
all of bamboo and is mechanically a neat
piece of work It Is to be vanished
when completed to prevent distortion If
the machine gets wet. The engine, which
is two-cylinder air cooled, is guaranteed
to deliver eighteen horsepower and
weighs only eighty seven pounds. The
designer says it has power enough to
drive the machine and that is all he is
after at present.
Up to date the work Of building the
machine has been carried on quietly but
Mr.. Smidley says that while he does not
like a crowd and would only be ham,
pered by curiosity seekers, he is ready
to go over the design with any one who
takes an intelligent interest in the SUBJ
ject, and will be glad to give a public
exhibition in the near future.
The place for the experiments has not
yet been decided on. 1t is possible that
the first trial will be made either on one
OF the race tracks around Washington
or on some private ground which is now
under consideration.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
Has Done Some Gliding.

Mr.. Smidley says he has built and used
number of gliding machines and has
been in the air good deal. so that 1t
is not q new sensation for him. He Is
convinced the machine will fly and says
Evening star., 1909-07-14
TRAGEDY ENDS OLD QUARREL.
Throng on a Toledo Thoroughfare
Sees Fatal Shooting.

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 14.-Charles j.
Dresser, a railroad detective. shot and
instantly killed William Chatterton. a
ships carpenter. last night, In view OF a
supervising crowd crossing Cherry
street bridge, main thoroughfare.
There was trouble of long standing be-
tween them, and Dresser says that Chat-
terton had threatened to kill him and
had made disparaging remarks about
Dresser's wife.
The shooting occurred at a dredge on
which Chatterton was working. Dresser
asserts that Chatterton started to attack
him with a club, but q version by eye
witnesses Is that Dresser shot frst.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
SEAS POUND STRANDED SHIP.
Floating Of Collier Nero Receives a
Setback-New Hole in Bow.

NEWPORT. r. L.. July IA brisk
southwest wind last night turned up a
sea which pounded the stranded collier
Nero until a new hole was forced in her
bow and the work OF attempting to float
her received a setback. The wreckers
had completed patching the hull and had
the vessel practically pumped out when
the rough weather struck her.
It was necessary to let the water into
her compartments again to settle the hull.
and all night the seas were breaking over
her The weather moderated this fore
noon and the wreckers at once resumed
work.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
Secretary of Legation Resigns.

Because of ill health w. Bayard Cut
ting. jr.. secretary of legation at Tangier,
Morocco, has rendered his resignation TO
the Secretary Of State. and it has been
accepted Mr.. Cutting served as vice and
deputy consul at Milan in 1908. and has
been stationed at Tangier since March
last. Following the recent earthquake
horror in Messina Mr.. Cutting rendered
valua BILE services in the efforts to relieve
the stricken people.
Evening star., 1909-07-14

Mems 81, s1.25 and s1.5O Shirts in
white and colors, pleated and neglige;
spssfafs spseisi ana os'acnso Guns: ..o5c
Mems Regular 25c French Lisle Half
Hose in fast black: 6 pairs for O
81, or, per pair. r......................l OC
Mems Regular SOC Lightweight
Suspenders; neat patterns; spe-
cial. .....................2 p sc
Mems Regular 35c and SOC
Silk Four-in-Hand Ties; special. 2 &c
The Famous Norris Jean Drawers
for men; web seams; special.
per pair Observation-Disclosures. sc
Scrivsn's Elastic Seam Drawers for
men: sold regularly at 75c; spe-
clai' per pair. lr....-....................oSS
Mems Night Robes; some have We
neck, some with collar attach <o
ed; 75c and 81 values; special. .OOC
Evening star., 1909-07-14
Esperantists to Meet in Barcelona.

Senor Pima. the Spanish minister to
the United States, by direction of his
government, has requested the Secretary
Of State to send a representative of the
United States to the Fifth International
Congress Of Esperantists, to be held at
Barcelona, Spain. September to IL next
The King of Spain is a patron and pro-
tector Of the congress. An effort will be
made to have the sixth annual con-
gress held IN this city
Evening star., 1909-07-14
Living on Cupid's Bounty.

AAs@A6 VIZ SNSAA . ~SNASys
After his desertion Of the Springfield
widow johnson went to New Orleans as
a horse trader. Then his health failed
and he determined to live on Cupid 6
bounty. His next venture, according to
his story, was with Mrs. Sylvia Pollard
de Bonnet at San Francisco.
Two weeks after this false marriage
johnson said he had to go to Germany
and left town. Next he appeared IN
Portland. where he married Mrs. Eliza
Jones, widow of wealthy coal dealer.
Two weeks after the marriage he took
her to Oakland. Cal, where. with $1,s0o
of her money in his pockets he skipped
out for Memphis. His next marriage,
victims name forgotten. took place in
the east. A ceremony was resorted to,
he said. only when money could not be
obtained beforehand.
Returning this spring to San Fran
cisco, Johnson married Mrs. Henrietta
Leopold and Mrs. Josephine Tretheway
of Stockton within one month of each
other. April Is and May II. June Is
he welded Catherine Hoene of San Diego,
a maiden forty-two years old, who gave
Francisco last week by Miss Minnie Ca
ther, whom he had married, and fell into
The hands Of the police.
List Of Wives.
Here is Johnson's Official" list Of his
wives:
Catherine Hoene, San Diego.
Mrs. Josephine Tretheway, Stockton.
Mrs. Sylvia Pollard de Bonnet, San
Francisco.
Mrs. Henrietta Leopold, San Francisco.
Eliza Jones, Portland.
Mrs. Mary Brown, Springfield. Mass.
Mrs Frances HepbUrn. Oakland.
Miss Minnie Gather, San Francisco.
Mrs. Josephine Hennnger, Oakland.
Mrs. Birdie King, Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Jackson. lola, Kan.
Mrs. Mary Frick, East st. Louis.
Catherine. hospital nurse, st. Louis.
Mrs. Alice Richardson, ST. Louis.
Mrs. Catalina Baughman. ST. Louis.
Mrs. Minnie Allen. ST. Louis.
Mrs. Bertha King, Memphis. Tenn.
Mrs. De Leon, Portland, Ore.
Among eastern women from whom he
received money was Mrs. William Kirk
man, a wealthy widow. of Little Neck,
l.. L., from whom he got $500, and
whom he was to marry on the day he
led Miss Fredercks to the altar. Others
were Miss Carrie Banford Of Roseville,
y. j., 1,jO0; Miss Bertha Love, of New
ark, $500, and Miss Josephine Hanson,
South Brooklyn, $500.
From most of the women. johnson
says, he obtained money or Jewelry, or
both. When in the east Johnson in
shared women with a picture OF his
mythical ranch in southern California,
with its orange groves and mellow cli-
mate. In the west he described his pala-
tial dream home on the Hudson.
But now his pleasures are ended. He
fears that he will succumb to his weak
heart before he is released from San
Quentin.
He asserts that the only wife he ever
really loved was Mrs. de Bonnet. He
advises women to keep away from mat
rimonial agencies, declaring that he never
used them except with deliberate intent
to defraud.
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NAE[}iB 5 jFE DIZZY IF7N i{ 7 Hs(' f5HNt
Continued From Page one.)


theory OF ewardng those who rofessed friendship labor
Furnishing those who hostile labor
publican socialist
wisely and rightly that
big liars thieves labor republicans
Sincere and patriotic though
attempt holdup
ambasting enemies.
In political
attempted in the formation
1T is already morbund person.
most without every
true patriot labor
most of evils
time another
pecac ingredient
If the Independence
voters who sick of the eachery debtaton
the old parties and ready courageous stand forth
principles.
Independence movement we
have recently congress-
where insurgents"
participate in robbng the behalf
ed" capital.
1t them that there is a
living sentiment
that pn-
cpes sake nucleus wanted: somebody
ercaly strong and right in principles.
The 100000 of of Labor
hunting Wolves with bean shooters The
against them The
ecutive will shoot them down like mad
of constitutional rights
But the day those 100000
untedy
thing better than
will begin have
of rights and material blessings, well
of
tuition of the United political
and choose date and place for formal organization
Iltical
The time is ripe. Failure for
such labor have ability
something toward preserving free mems rightA
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CUDAHY BRE WER
ENGAGEMENT NOT
BROKEN
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-The en-
gagement between Edward L.
Cudahy, the son of the millionaire
packer, and Miss Nora Brewer of
San Francisco. was never broken,
and the stories current recently to
the effect that the young man
called off the enga cement for the
reason that he was suffering from
tuberculosis of the bone of the
heel, are false, according to
statement made by Mrs. Michael
Cudahy. the mother of Edward,
to the United Press today.
Edward Cudahy, who is in this
city, denies the report that the
engagement was broken.
Mrs. Cudahy said that the date
of the wedding had not been set.
Accompanied by Mrs. Jack Cas-
serly, Cudahy's sister from San
Francisco, who arrived a few days
ago. Miss Brewer will leave for
New York City tomorrow for the
purpose of completing the pur-
chasing of her wedding rousseau.
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CITY MAY HELP
so. TACOMA
LIBRARY

The library board, backed by
a delegation from South Tacoma.
spent two hours with the finance
committee of the city council THIS
morning trying to get an appropri-
alton for the building of a $1,000
branch library at South Tacoma.
The ccuncilmen admitted it was
a good thing and should be built,
but said the city did not have the
money. 1t was finally agreed
that, If il can be done, the city
will give $4,000 and the library
board must raise the rest for the
building.
Subscription may be taken
from the N. p. and other sources
that desire to see the institution
erected.
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SECURES DIVORCE

Sarah F. Murray secured a de-
cree of divorce from George N.
Murray in the superior court to-
day, Judge Clifford hearing the
case. The decree was applied for
on the grounds that the husband
had deserted and failed to pro-
vide for his wife and their three
children thirteen years ago, and
up to the present time has refused
to do so. The children are now
of the ages of 23, 25 and 26 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray were mar
ried in the city of Independence,
Oregon, in 1882.
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Stop Off at Booming Jefferson Avenue

big
5000, building
a
hood
each, per- cent? down. ding
Grandin
Addition
$1,000; n
a
modern house Proctor Facing the beautiful Gandn
SNAP v--GOOD HOUSE on PAVED STREET
s2.S0o$OO $4,000
paved
at
self