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Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

hovaring over the flre. His voice was,
scarcely more than q whisper as be-
continued:
1t is bringing you many treasures.
Pearls beyond price
Pearls mean tears" interrupted.
mot these pearls; they are gems
Of real Joy, spotless in their purity
and Of great value. There are other
jewels. too-rubfes, emeralds, dia-
monds-and sapphires like your eyes"
But want my ship to bring me
more than jewels"
There are other things. Perfumes
and spices from Araby the Blest, gold
straight from the mines without al
10y: and perhaps, Miss Elise, it may
bring you the elixir of eternal youth.
Would you like that?"
had quick vision of Gabrielle and
Elizabeth wrinkled and palsied by age.
while was still quite young and kit
tenish.
NO." said, Il do not want eternal
youth"
"But want it for you. should like
to think you would always look as you
do tonight"
where has it been?" chose to is-
more the implied compliment.
THE ship? To the Land of Dreams.
Of course; and deep down in the hold
beneath the jewels, l think it is bring
ing you-"
"What?"
"Ah, that is not for me to tell You.
You must discover it yourself"
Suppose" I remarked, 1T happens
to be your ship, not mine. What
them"
1T isn't my ship, Miss Elise. Mine
is somewhere on the black water, but
it has not reached the light as yet.
sent it out long ago, and sometimes
have thought it was lost
'Wrecked?"
$50 feared. But just lately have
begun to believe it will come safely
home. Sometimes have even
dreamed could see it coming into
port and bringing me"
"What?"
"My hearts DESIRE"
wanted very much to ask him what
it was, but something prevented. So
l. looked out over the ripping silver
path and wished my ship was really
coming home laden with treasures
from the Land of Dreams.
l wondered, too, what might dis
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

cover hidden in the hold and whether
l would be able to find it without as
sistance. The little boat, however,
merely sailed on and saw that it was
going steadily away from me, takiny
with it my unknown treasures.
Gabrielle also had been watching e
and presently voiced her theories.
There goes the smuggler," she az
nounced, as one having authority in
such matters.
HE is taking Mrs. Bundy's emer-
alds," supplemented Elizabeth, we
ought to hope he will be wrecked"
do you wish it,"
"Why, no." Elizabeth hesitated; ma
Mr.. Blake, I'm afraid l don'.."
"Nor l." said Gabrielle; "somehow
I can't help taking an interest in him.
Every time I hear of a new lot Of
things being smuggled in feel quite
thrill of relief. But 1 can't forgive
the emeralds; he might have let tho
poor old woman alone"
Il suppose he could not resist them"
said Lady Edith. Il have read some
where that there is an irresistible i'm
pulse"
"Could you understand such an i'm
pulse?" inquired Mr.. Bake.
She considered moment before ~
plying.
mo, l cannot understand 1t. do
not wish to be intolerant, but some
things are inconceivable."
Try" he insisted; put yourself In
his place and remember the tempta.
t1on. Human nature is weak. you
know"
(TO BE CONT1NUED)
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

able objection to this offe>, SO the
boat went forward to the Michigan.
The officers aboard greeted their
would-be host cordially, and invited
him to have glass of wine, telling
him they were sorry to disarrange his
plans or delay his party. Young Will.
son fastened to the commanders
cabin and smiled triumphantly as he
saluted that august individual.
Il have the man." he declared, upon
entering.
"You are certain he is the right
man," queried the commander.
'Not shadow of a doubt about it,
was Wilson's response.
Then have him brought here or.
dered Carter.
The psuedo Wilson turned to the or.
derly.
'Tell Mr.. Cole that Capt. Carter
wishes to see him." he said.
Cole made his appearance, debo.
naire, smiling and merry as of yore.
Wilson met him before he reached the
cabin.
''The captain is anxious to have a
little talk with you, Cole" he re.
marked, pleasantly.
At the tone of his voice Cole
stopped short and regarded him sharp.
ly with curious eyes. Then he laughed
and stepped into the presence of the
commander. with Wilson behind him,
Capt. Carter, this is Mr.. Cole. a
rebel spy,'' said Wilson's calm voice.
Murray, arrest him. came the
captains mandate.
Coles figure Strengthened into sud.
den dignity, and proud flash came
from his eyes.
i am not spy; am a confederate
officer" he said. truculently.
Carter smiled in incredulous fash.
ion. Cole thrust hand in the bosom
of his gray coat and drew forth a pa.
per. 1t was his commission signed
by Jefferson Davis, showing him to he
major in the confederate army. Muir.
ray perused the paper and handed it
to the captain.
Take him away and search him.
Murray" said Carter.
Cole. accompanied by his former
friend Wilson of New Orleans, now
Murray of the Michigan, went to a
cabin and sentry was placed Mt the
door. Murray searched him and found
5000 In currency, some letters and pa.
pers. and ten certified cheques TOR
$1,000 each on the Bank Of Montreal.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

repeated my remark with the
fnane feeling such repetitions cause,
and she replied with repressed ve-
hemence which the subject scarcely
seemed to warrant.
Lovely? Oh. nO-nOt to me. Look
beyond the little path of light to the
interminable darkness, and think what
lies beneath
Don't think" interposed Mr.. Gra-
ham, with his light laugh, "and don't
look too far. There is where Mrs.
Graham and differ. She is always
looking into and beycnd-though she's
awfully afraid Of what she may dis
cover. AS for me, prefer not to go
below the surface; I'd rather float on
those jolly little waves, for instance,
than dive beneath them"
"And l." said Elizabeth, would
rather sit here and watch them than
do either.'
I'm afraid you are not ambitious,
Miss Elizabeth" said Mr.. Bennett;
lone must dive a bit if one considers
the future"
Who cares for the future?" inter.
rupted Mr.. Graham; 1T is the present
We live in, isn't it? The past is gone
and not worth worrying about; the
future will look out for itself; but the
present-where We live and breathe
love and hate! All, that's the time
for me, and l think I make the most
of it. No one can accuse me of cry.
ing over split milk, or taking undue
thought for the morrow, eh, Juliet?'
No. she returned; mo, Harry
She spoke duly and Immediately
lapsed into silence in a manner that
provoked me. Mr.. Graham frequently
made such little jocular appeals to his
| wife, and always endeavored to in
clude her in any merriment or general
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

you. You have an unlimited commits.
sion. Report to me from time to
time"
Murray went first to Detroit and
conferred with Col. Hill, who gave him
what information he had. It was very
meager At that time Vallandingham.
a member of congress from Ohio, was
in exile in Windsor, Ont, across the
river from Detroit. Vallandingham
was a southern sympathizer. Murray,
garbed as civilian, crossed to Windsor
and settled down to learn, first of all, the
ways Of Vallandingham and any other
confederate sympathizers gathered
there. He observed closely all who
called on Vallandingham. Among them
he noted a dapper, energetic little fel-
low who came and went at Valland-
inghams headquarters. Murray learned
that his name was L. c. Cole, and that
he was reputed to be confederate
agent. Cole was about 80 years old.
five feet seven inches tall, weighed
1875 pounds, with red hair and long
mustache, and gray eyes so small and
sharp and bright that they were the
first feature to draw Murray's atten-
tion to the suspect. Murray finally
overheard scrap Of conversation be-
tween Cole and Vallandingham that
convinced him the former was an i'm
portant and dangerous person. He
communicated with Commander Car.
ter and prepared to follow Coles trail
If it led to the end Of the earth.
When Cole alighted from the train
in Montreal Murray was a car length
behind him. Cole went to the st. Law
renee Hall hotel and Murray followed
suit. There the southern agent was
Joined by woman. The latter was a
big, stately blonde, magnificently
dressed, stranger to Murray at the
time, although later he identified her
as the celebrated Irish Lize." From
Montreal Cole and his female partner
went to Albany. The impulse was
strong on Murray to seize them and
notify Commander Carter. He thought
the matter over carefully. He pos
sessed evidence that they were con-
federate sympathizers, but lacked evi-
dence as to a plot, or their plans. He
decided to follow them, half suspect
ing that they would 60 far south be-
fore returning to execute any des-
perate plans in the north.
They stopped over one night in AL.
bany, then went to New York, took the
train to Philadelphia, and thence to
Washington. They met one. and
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

course of few days Wilson met Cole
casually, as guests staying at the
same hotel are apt to meet, and they
drank together and became quite in
innate. Cole bought fast horses, and
finally chartered yacht. Incidentally
he made the acquaintance of the off,
GERS of the U. S. S. Michigan, then
lying off Sandusky, and also Of COL
Hill (not the Col. Hill with whom MUIR
ray had conferred in Detroit), and the
United States army officers in charge
IT Johnson island.
Murray meanwhile had reported to
Commander Carter. About the middle
of July, 1864, Cole arranged party to
the Seven-Mile house, seven miles out
of Sandusky. He invited all the off,
GERS of the island and the ship. A
number of them were making prepara-
tions to 60. Young Wilson of New
Orleans was Coles assistant in plan
ming the outing. Early that morn
ing Cole received a telegram from De-
troit which read: Il send you 16
shares per two messengers B."
On this particular morning the
steamer Philo Parsons, plying between
Sandusky and Detroit on daily trips
with stop at Windsor, Ont, received
ten men as passengers at Windsor and
eight more at Amherstburg. in Can
ada, at the mouth of the Detroit river.
They were the shares sent by two
messengers to the convivial Mr.. Cole
at Sandusky. After the steamer Par
sons got well out into Lake Erie these
1S men opened their baggage, took
therefrom braces Of revolvers and
captured the vessel, making her cap
tain prisoner. Then they steamed on
to Kelly's island, of Sandusky, where
the steamer Island Queen was lying
Several of them boarded the Queen.
caught the crew unawares, gave or
ders to Engineer Richardson, and
when he refused to obey shot him
dead. They took the Island Queen
out into the lake and ran her on to
Gull island, where she was abandoned.
They then headed for Sandusky in the
Parsons, which was due there at six
o'clock in the evening.
While all this was occurring on Lake
Erie, Cole was in Sandusky with his
plans designed for the party that
would call practically all the officers
o1 the Michigan and on Johnson is-
tand well away from their posts Of
duty. They were supposed to start
on the merry.making jaunt from San.
dusky In the afternoon. Cole and
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young Wilson waited for the tardy
guests, and finally Cole. becoming i'm
patient, said to his companion:
TITS strange that these officers
haven't come ashore before this. You
60 of and see what's keeping them"
Wilson shook his head. dubiously.
"They wouldn't be likely to come for
me-" he said. "You had better take
boat and go yourself"
Cole, who usually dressed in dark
attire, was wearing suit of gray. He
discussed the matter of going over for
the officers with Wilson, who walked
down to the dock with him, and said:
Here's a boat belonging to the
Michigan, now. Go of in her and get
your men, and I'll 60 with YOU
Cole, following out his usual extrav.
agant methods, handed a ten-dollar
bill to the coxswain of the crew and
told him to take the boys to the near
est bar for drink. All went except
the boat-keeper, who waited with Cole
and Wilson, and James Hunter, an Of
ficer of the Michigan, who was ashore.
When the crew returned they willing
-ly pulled of to the Michigan, lying
three miles off Sandusky. About half
way out, Cole, who seemed to have 4
presentiment of trouble, changed his
mind about going to the ship and re-
quested the crew to turn back.
"The pennant of the ship is flying"
remarked Wilson, carelessly, to the
cOXsWain.
"Yes, that means that we'u have to
60 on now, but I'll bring you back
just as soon as I've reported" said the
coxswain.
Cole could pc2 advance any reason.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

conversation that interested him. I
thought she should respond, some
times at least, and could understand
what Gabrielle meant when she said
she often had to resist an inclination
suddenly to shake Mrs. Graham and
see if she would then be reused from
her usual apathetic Indifference.
We continued to talk for a while in
desultory way, but as the moments
passed We lapsed into silence and
watched the water dash noisily over
the rocks, for the surf was wonderful
ly fine that night. So we sat around
our fire looking out upon the restless
moonltt ocean and listening to the
roar of the breakers as wave followed
wave in quick succession, each think
ing our own thoughts and no doubt
carried by them beyond the distant
horizon of our most cherished hopes
and ambitions.
OF course cannot answer for the
others, but know that was at first
oppressed by a sense of my own insig-
niflcance and then blissfully happy,
content with the present moment and
oblivious to the flight of time.
AS I sat dreaming dreams so vague
that they had no individuality but
merged one into the other like mist
into clouds, little boat glided ST.
lently into the silver path. It came
out of the darkness into the light with
spread sails that glistened pearly
white, and as it floated on the spark
ling water it seemed to me phantom
ship upon an enchanted ocean. 1
watched it entranced, wishing I knew
it's destination and whence it came.
1T is your ship" said Gordon Ben.
nett, coming home to you.''
I do not believe I was surprised
when he spoke, for it was not the first
time he had responded to my unut-
tered thought. He sat upon a lower
boulder at my right, his cap in his
hand, his hair powdered by occasional
showers Of spray from an especially
large breaker, while Mrs. Graham at
my left was wrapped in q shawl and
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31
South Africa Need. Women.

Efforts are being made in London I'd
further the emigration Of British wom-
en- to South Africa. It is declared that
the only immigrants desired at present
In South Africa are women. OF tho
34l who went there from the United
Kingdom in the last IL months a largo
majority were teachers, all Of whom
found ready engagements at the Capa.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31
HEN the Chevalier
Dupin, the unequaled

solver Of weird mys-
teries, made his first
bow to the public,
introduced by the
skillful hand of Ed
gar Allan Poe, he be-
came at once the &C.
cepted type of the
detective Of fiction.
Nor has this type
changed to ny
great extent since IT
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

lenged Cole, who was known to all
on board her, would answer and dis
arm all suspicion.
Once aboard the confederates oe-
lieved they could easily carry the
matches with rush. The Michigan
had IA cannon aboard her, six parrot
rifles, six 24-pound howitzers, two
light howitzers, and over 100 tons Of
ammunition. They had no other he&v.
lily armed craft to fear on the lake,
and believed they could not only Ab-
crate their 1000 comrades on Johnson
island and land them in Canada, but
could also sail the lake safely until
they bombarded and burned Detroit,
Cleveland and Buffalo.
But the Parsons did not 60 in at
Sandusky. Her confederate crew wait,
ed in vain for the promised signal
from Cole. They became alarmed,
scented disaster, went back to the De.
troit river under cover of darkness.
scuttled the Parsons, and landed in
Amherstburg, Canada. That night
Murray, accompanied by another Off.
Ger, went ashore and arrested the man
Robinson at his boarding house in
Sandusky. Irish Lie and several
other southern sympathizers con-
cerned in Coles plot were also taken
care of. Cole was transferred from
the Michigan to Johnson island, and
thence to Fort La Fayette, at New York.
and from there to Fort Warren, at
Boston, where he was held until after
Lincoln's proclamation, and then -
leased without being brought to t.iA
Copyright, by w. G. Chapman.)
(Copyright in Great BAtaia)
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
OFFENDER is RELEASED
ON SUSPENDED SENTENCE
Man Convicted of Insulting Girls Ia
Given Liberty Because of
His Family

The fact that J. G.. Young, a baker,
living at 1898 East Fifty-second place,
has a wife and three children depend
ent on him saved him from straight
sentence of six months in the work
house, when he pleaded guilty in Po-
lice Justice Williams court yesterday
morning to a misdemeanor charge.
Young was rebuked harShly by JUS
tice Williams, who placed the offender
on probation with warning that a
repetition of the offense would result
in the commitment of the accused to
jail for a term of six months.
Nearly a dozen women, mothers of
young girls living in the vicinity of
the Vernon and Mckinley schools,
were in court when Young was tried.
According to Patrolman w. A. Moore,
who arrested Young, the lated has
made a practice of following young
school girls and annoying them in an
offensive manner.
The officer stated Young probobly
will move from the neighboThood to
escape harsh treatment threatened by
the fathers of the children who have
been annoyed by the man.
In releasing :, Young on probation
Justice Williams stated that while
Young merited a jail sentence, yet in
that event the family of the offender
would be the real ones to suffer, and
allowed Young his liberty on a prom
Use of the latter to conduct himself
properly
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
SHAW'S NEW PLAY INCURS
DISAPPR0VAL OF CENSOR
EnqIish Satrist INDUCES in Charac-
teristlc Comment on Officials
Inconsistency

LONDON, May 22.-The censor has
prohibited the production of George
Bernard Shaw's new play 1.-The Snow
ing Up of Blanco Posnol"
The play, which is a theological sub
ject. was In advanced rehearsal for an
early production
Mr.. Shaw in a characteristic inter-
view in the Daily Chronicle says:
1.-THE censor objects to the play not
because it is irreligious, but because II
is religious, and because it suggests
belief in God by picturing a set of
ungodly people who wake up to the
perception that God is real, vital and
active existence. The remarkable thing
is that while it is permissible to rep
resent God as a quantity costumed tig-
ure as in 'Everyman,' any verbal allu-
sion to him is Immediately tabooed."
Mr.. Shaw concluded by saying he
was willing to cut out, or reasonably
change, any offending passage, but
the censor demands practically that l
should cut out the whole play; there
fore there was no alternative but to
abandon the production"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
PEOPLES GAS PLANT
is SOLD FOR $4,000
Mining Man from GoIdfield Purchases
Property and Will Reorganize
Company Into Substantial
Business Proposition

Exciting hardly any more interest
than would be occasioned by the sale
of a lot on which taxes had become
delinquent the entire property of the
Peoples Gas and Coke company was
sold to G. H. Hayes, the Goldfield
mining man, at the Broadway en-
trance to the court house yesterday,
thus ending the two years litigation
between the Hayes faction and that
headed by Prof. r. S. G. Lowe.
Mr.. Hayes was the only bidder and
only one offer was made for the prop
erty, $4,000. The plant with it's out
side equipment is valued at almost
$500 900, but the difference, it is claimed,
is offset because the company default
ed on $4,000 worth of its bonds pur-
chased by Hayes more than two years
ago. No interest on these bonds has
been paid to Hayes since March, 1908,
and he recently applied for a sale of
the company's entire holdings, which
were pledged as securities to insure
payment of the bonds. The bonds,
since their issuance in September, 1906
have been held by the Title Insurance
and Trust company as trustee.
w. N. Goodwin, attorney for Mr..
Hayes, and a director of the company,
would not confirm a report which was
circulated after the sale that the COM
pany is now to be taken over by a
syndicate with unlimited capital.
1.-THE company will, no doubt, be re-
organized" he said, land put on a
business basis. [ will not say we have
unlimited financial backing, but we
have enough
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
PRIZES AWARDED
AT BENCH SHOW
BEAUTIFUL CUPS PRESENTED
TO WINNING ANIMALS
Miss Jennie Crocker's Boston Bull
Wins First Place in Exhibition.
Let's Challenge Cup Goes to
mprimis Kennels

That the sixth annual bench show
of the Southwestern Kennel club has
been a success from every standpoint
was evident from the crowd of dog
lovers who thronged the exhibit last
evening to witness the awarding of
the fifty six cups distributed as prizes
for high class CANNES. There was one
cup for every four dogs and some OF
them had more than their share, to
which were added medals and ribbons
galore. All the animals, from the hid
eous bulldog, Champion Boston Mon
arch, who received his cup with an
air of disdain, to the tiny black and
tan terrier Tineth who appeared quite
overcome by the honor of the occasion,
appeared in gala dress.
Endcliffe Totora, a perfect specimen
of the Boston bull terrier, and the
property of Miss Jennie Croker, won
the handsome boWl-shaped cup, offered
by the Conservative Life Insurance
company, for the best dog of any
breed in the show. This trophy, which
is an elegantly engraved cup, lined
with gold and stag handled, must,
however, be won twice by the same
exhibitor before becoming the possess
sion of the winner.
Inc Arthur L6LlS CudllSIlSS cup Oil
other beautiful trophy, given under
similar conditions as the Conservative
Life cup, was proudly carried off by
Faith II, high-class pointer belong
ing to the Imprimis kennels.
p. II. Beddeau was awarded $40
cash prize for entering and handling
the greatest number of dogs in the
exhibit.
In view of the large number of
high class animals shown in every
variety it is probable many of this
years dogs who won everything in
their class will be close pressed in
1910 to hold their own.
~ The exhibition as whole was pro-
nounced by Judge George S. Thomas
as being one of the finest in quality at
which he has ever officiated, and the
attendance, which was nearly double
that of last years, testifies to the dog
shows growing popularity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
HAGUE TRIBUNAL
SCOLDS NATIONS
FRENCH AND GERMAN CON-
SULS CENSURED
SEIZURE OF DEsERTERs PRoBED
BY ARBiTRAToRs
Kaisers Secretary at Casa Blanca
and Officials Had No Right to Pro-
tect FugitlVes of other
Nationality
fBx Associated Press.l

THE HAGUE, May 22.-The decision
of the court of arbitration on the Casa
Blanca dispute between France and
Germany over the forcible seizure by
French officials of deserters from the
French foreign legion while under the
protection of the German consulate,
was delivered today.
While not placing the blame definite
ly on either France or Germany, the
court censureS the representatives Oh
each nation in several particulars
It declares the secretary of the Ger
man consulate at Casa Blanca wrong
fully endeavored to bring about the
embarkation on a German steamship of
deserters from the French foreign le-
gion, who were not of German nation
ality, and adds that the consulate had
no right to protect deserters who were
mot of German nationality and that
the consul committed an error in sign
ing their safe conduct.
Nevertheless, the decision continues,
the German consular officials were not
guilty of an intentional fault.
The court states the French mill
tary authorities were wrong in not
respecting the de facto protection exer-
cised by the German consulate.
The circumstances did not justify the
French soldiers in threatening the CON
sular agents with revolvers, nor in
their iIl-treatment of the Moroccan
troops attached to the German con-
sulate.