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New-York tribune., 1910-06-12

should lie shoc2 He had no wish 70 die ike
IN ignorant. love suitten peasant III dirty
blouse,
Still Colonel Treevor irtCrminably sighted
his weapon. Finally he lowered II. It ap-
poared that his wrist had tired, After all.
chere was 10 hurry. Why should he not rest
and so make his ann surer:
DERIET felt his knees grow weak. Then
- terrible fear asssiled him and beat in
eisreutlv upon his brain. L was the tear OF
fer. What Il he should FAINT Ike tlmld
-caCClgir1 - commencement before the trg
Ger was finally draWn3 He mad prayed in an
agony Of Impotence tor the sharp report and
the blaCkness. and now he must begin atresh
- brace ms resolution
Colonel Trecvo- Was slowly moving hls
pistol hand back and forth. drawing from his
wrist The -ramp Of -he long ann Penet
heard The gasp Il the TWO CnloOiers and the
physician who stood waiting. His eyes
ranging. though his face was held straight
70 The front. caught the statueSQuenesS O1
their unnatural attitudes. He knew how
The murderer feels aS he knecls waiting be
meath The raised blade of the guillOtine, and
suddenly he felt oppressed with the TealIza-
non thar he himself was only q different type
II murderer
The Count heaved back his shoulders,
which seemed burdened with The load o1
Atlas. and set his face. He clung desperate
lv 70 The grim smile; but he knew that II had
become q miserable ~,nlTk and that under
-ne grav pallor of his checks showed the
greenis1 cast Of sickcned terror. Something
il l.1S throat seemed to be struggling 10 burst
out. and Le knew that which struggled there
was q scream He would not after all die
uuatraid. He would be Visibly. palpaby
diving The coward death-and all because
hl had iOr an Antagonist q man who was
pleased 10 toy with his life and torture him
with delay,
He saw his adversary vaguely. TreeVor
seemed 70 have grown heroICally tail and TO
stand waverIng q thing Of gigantic proper
-ions The hand that for the second time
levelod the pistol seemed to reach across the
space between and press the Weapon-thls
tine close to his breast. He cast quick
glance. as though seeking reinsurance, to-
ward the stiffiy erect Faurette; but Faurette
pale face was an inpenetrablc mask and was
turned toward the Colonel.
Then came an eternity. PeTiet stood rlg-
idly enough, but with the condition that
fraction of a second might bring collapse,
and again after an eternity his adversary
paused and dropped the pistol al his SIDE TO
rest.
Conpte de Pcriet gritted his teeth. His
tongue was clamped between them, and he
tasted the blood though he could not feel the
pain Already he seemed 70 be lnWardly
bleeding from every artery.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-12

THEN the pistol came up once more
There was once more q long, careful IN
te-val Il aiming. until the muzzle was dl-
rectlv IN his heart. He steeled himself TO
wait; then he caught IN the thousandth
part Il a second, 4 tongue u flame. lie
never heard the report. The cry that burst
from his lips was rather cry Of reIlet than "l
fear or pain. He wheeled wildly about as a
TOD turns on its axis. and fell at length, iace
downward his fingers COnVulsIFeIy cIdNhi8
the -od.
A groan Il relief went up from those stand
ing about, relief from The broken suspense
The physician was Instantly at the slde ol
The prostrate figure Compte DE PeIlel lay
on his face, and his arms were outsiieltlLtII
ae though desperately clinging to the eaTth
from which he had been 50 terribly banlshed.
The surgeon seized one wrist and ielt Ioi TIC
pulse. ,.....
Dead" he announced with crisp bTeVlty'
Then they turned him, and INTO the
faces Il those bending over came be"lldGi
rneur. On the fine textured whiteness oi tne
linen -hirt was not 10 be found a slngle
stain ave that II the earth TO which he hdd
fallen,
In excited haste The physician tore open
The clothing and examined the chest. mere
were scars Of old battles, rapier slashes long
since healed. the mark Of Il bullet that had
once grazed the ribs nothing more.
Mon DIcHt" whispered the doctor
There is no wound"
Colonel Trevor came slowly forward:
"Gentlemcn," he explained, his second and
mine will bear me out IN my statement.
fired 4 blank cartridge"
Faurette. lzneeling on the wet grass, turned
his face away from the lifeiess one OF his
friend and covered his eyes with his hands
as hc sobbed bitterly q,
Monsieur le Colonel speaks the truth
H., aid somewhat brokenly. Even steel
has It's fusing poluti
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21
THE MAN IN THE STAGE.
A Tragedy of the olden Days In New
York City.


A good many years ago. long before
skyscrapers and rapid transit were
thought of and New York was just
big growing town. they used 10 tell
story that was CHASTITY enough TO cur
die the blood Of the most skeptical
and 10 keep people OF nervous temper
ameut awake OF nights.
The tale went that or a summer
night a husband and wife, returning
home from the theater, entered Fifth
avenue stage far downtown and for
many blocks were the only occupants.
A little above Fourteenth street. how
ever, tina stage came 10 an abrupt
top, the door was opened. and three
young men entered. One Of the three
had evidently been drinking heavily.
for his companions were Obliged TO
help him 10 his seat. The door was
closed behind them. and the stage con
tinued its journey uorthward
About ten blocks farther on one or
the young men rose and. bidding his
friends good night. stopped the stage
and aliguted. \ few minutes later
the second OF the three said. well
,n.d ui-ht. IicE" pulled the strap.
stepped 10 tho sidewalk and walked
u., through one Of the side streets
There remained in the stage only the
husband and wife and the young mau
who was obviously under the iuGu.
en"e OF liGuCr and who sat in
crouching attitude in corner Of the
stage under the dim nickering lamp.
After q time the husband noticed
that the young mans head seemed T.
he dropping as IL ia sleep. and. fearing
that lac might be borne beyond his
destination. he rose, tapped him on the
shoulder and called attention to the
number OF the street they bad just
passed There was no response. and
tho husband repeated his words. lean.
Ing over "a he did so Then he sud.
denly Strengthened UP. turned to hi,
wife and said quickly. I'VE will gel
out here"
She began to protest but he simply
repeated the words, pulled the strap
ana helped her to alight As tho
stood under the corner lamppost she
turned QuestioninGly and asked him
why he insisted on their getting oui
OF tht bus 90 far below their deslins
ton
BECAUSE" he replied. that young
mans throat was cut from ear TO ear
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21

The discovery ma, certain .n.rrc .ts
ia Chicago were Offering Tor sale. as
edible products the refuse collcc, d
from large packing house plants and
from open waterways iu and around
The slautering house.
The Department OF Commerce ana
Labor maintains argc force OF u-
spec,ors and agents whose work pre-
vents the operation OF certain Grim
inM practices. immigration agents
are constantly on the watch at yari-
Gus seaport towns and other points
OF entry 70 see hat citizens OF other
countr, seeking entry into he
United States meet he requirmcnts
OF the immigration laws before ad-
mission is granted Tho detection
OF those who attempt to gain on
trance into the United States. at
times, Is no easy matter 50 immI-
grant Inspectors assert.
Still further, however, the aim of
his corps OF detectives is 20 arrest
offenders genera ly residents in othc-
countries. wfo ~C.r
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21
iECRET SERVICE
MEN EMPLOYED
BY GOVERNMENT
Concluded from Page One)
ret Service Agent Burns who was

ret Service Agent Burns, who was
1entff,eJ with S71e OF Tho TarT-r
-, &c., oa eo 49,. D.
VI '''' o. ''h'''''
ure were implicated in the frauds
nd prosecuted.
y The Department OF Justice. with its
pecial agents recently inve tigated
conditions in the Burley tobacco
districts and peonoge cases iii Tex
S and other Southern states. Inter
ting reports tina haTo no. yer """r
nade pu.1c. hav Been ".- r'
Attorney General vic er
these non and w
Z is $40 OF Hn"r
ions To 30 brov It 80"
'onrts.
! Where number OF agents were To-
lated, passing themselves off AZ
horse dea ers and other characters,
les OF number OF alleged Might
tider'" vas obtained. In some nj
stances arrests were made but as
soon as the news was made public
nat law onices We're invading that
hS'rlct IL was necessary FOR the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21
Shipped Through.

C.lgrc5s. Tn,
conan .ec OF the
nf 'hc reyy aDpro-
>" hep<ecrtatiyc Nc
e. :ry ~ Kentucky, was in the
char. The naval bill contained Il
provision authorizing the construc-
tioa of two ba,tleships. Representa-
tive Holman OF Indiana the watch
dog OF the trcasury," mado It a point
to ortcr that tho battleship provls-
ION va new legislation. Chairman
McCrcary overruled the point. say
ing that the navy was a permanent
Institution. and was authorized by
EXISTING laws. and two batkleships
were merely a needed addition.
This ma b. said TO DO the begin
mig or our present great navy. Had
the poQt Of order been sustained
the bUi din. u the navy would have
been delayed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21
Endorse CLARK.

Sine" Representative Bell, Of Geor-
ea gave out an interview naming
representative clark. O. Missouri.
minority leader ass the aost accept
Die Democrat Tor the presidential
omipatiou pa ;il2. 10. mail o. ,he
Ms 0ur statesman has rob ed. He
received letters f~oin ngory section
~ Oh couutrs ~aus endorsing the
continents expressed D. the Georgia
and pledging support
in the next democratic national con
y enuon.
.t Shipped Through.
Some OF the most important laws
nonw on the statute books were en-
grated on appropriation bills in the
form OF amendments. Those slipped
through by escaping the fatal point
OF order Committees having
charge OF money supply bills often
insert i'm Jh" bills new provisions Of
law which become effective unless
roint OF ordr- is submitted. The
bol'nrinr o. n american navy
al ,..- We have to-day
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21

further con Iteration %. al.
bill that aaI Decn under consldera-
ton by q committee for a rcasonab 9
length OF time wi'hou; reporting the
come and submit that question 20
the House
On other words, a BIZ OF national
import nee may be introduced in the
lion ana referred 20 a committee.
F. speaker for personal reasons.
as lc opposed 10 tho measure. "a
way be the chairman OF the com
mit'ee having jurisdiction over 1t.
Und-r existing conditions there is
no method by which the bill could b
brought before tie House. IL mem
be~ hould arise in his seat and adj
dress tho Speaker and state that he
desired to move that the committee
be discharged from further con der
alton O. such a bill, and tina the
measure be laid before he House.
the Speaker blocks the proposition
al once by saying, The chair can
not recognize the gentleman for that
purpose. This is the power that the
Speaker exercises, and makes that
officer the boss ana, practically the
whole House Itself We are fight for
this rsle, aud we will get II yet
There i 10 denying that it is the
-. % Inc eiLnalinn
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21

subject Tor secret 80. k u.. .c..
needs It's sleuths Infractions Of ,Us
law which. in the past have cost
thousands OF ives, are rigiCly pen
allied and in some cases 'iminal
prosecutions have been inst Itod.
Perhaps the most interestin O. ~
secret seraice apencies Ia ~ on
nected with tho Interstate Commerce
Commission Tho "dar. liant =. -.
'Hey arr some imos ooNel.
known mo a., Commit .uei tlru
selves They investigate matters
connected with railroad chatter in
fractions OF ,ha foder, sare' aD-
p lance law and other minor rcguIa-
tons As soon as a service man is
spotted by the railroads, by reason
OF his connection with a case that
has been prosecuted. ne IS transfer
red to other duty. Private detrc
tive agencies In the employ OF rail-
roads have for a number OF years
trying to locate these men and keep
them Swallowed" but they have met
with very little success The Pink
ertion tried it about a year ago. but
were unable TO establish Jingle
case.
Agents OF this department are kept
in the field constantly in one part OF
the country or another until it is
sad, "The railroads generally now
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21

Be-A woman, I notice. always low
'~' her voice to ask a favor. SHE
Ics-asd raises her voice If she doea
rot get II. illustrated Bits.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21

&c that helps the evil hurts the
'N'f--S"o.ates.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-21
May NOT AMEND
CONSTITUTION
Concluded from Page One)

mittee on committees, coc'gd b.
marty cnucus, than by tho present
yu'n GH-r Jon would 2dd 10 tho
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
BELGIAN IS HURT
IN AVIATION RACE
Lindpainter Falls Near Nam
Cy, FTanCe-Thrilling
Flight by Leaders.

NANCY, France, Aug 2.-Liuduaiuter,
q Eelsian aviator was slightly injured
early todzy iE the faU cf ris aerop1ane
at Frolais. ="ven miles from Nancy
Fe was taking part in the big cross
country HiEht with SIX others, flying
from Tr1yss % this city
Racing nip and tuck over tPa I0J-mTe
aerial course. Aviators lie B1au and Au-
brUn left on the second tack Of their
sSS-mile contest for lie Mats $4,000
prize and other prizes of SZ1.o15-
The race between the vanguard uaIr
was probably the most thrill au- event in
the history of aviation in France. I.e
BIan beat out AUb -un by such a finish
as might be expected on the turf track
but had never before been witnessed in
the air He drove his machine TO the
last ounce OF its power and finished at a
speed reckOned greater than a mile a
minute
T.e BIan. therefore, covered the 100
miles in . r 'urs and i mi.utss
IL Sian s-ud AUbrun both had to re-
SORT 70 coi5paSSes TO guide them, as foes
Jbscured tie earth Their success with
these instruments was so pronounced
that General Oudard, commander. Of the
local army corps. says he viii insist on
the var department equippinE all OF its
aerGp-anes with c0mpasses.
The seven who started from Troves
we're LeBian, AuhTun. Liudpainter. lie
GarEaneuZ, Weymanu. Mamot- and
Rregis the latter being permitted tn
re-enter the race after having been
declared oU. on Sunday for his fsfIure
to complete the Paris-Troyss lap Of the
racc.
1t was az first reported that Lind
Painters machine was wrecked and that
he was dangerously hurt. but II was
found that neither was much damaSed.
lie Garganeaux made sensational
descent on Nancy. shutting OF his
engine while stiH 100 feet above the
CITY, and gliding TO earth.
Under CrJers from the war DEPART
n:ent. two JattaliOns of infantry and
squad OF cyclists are maneuvering
against the aeT0DlaneS at Nancy and
Troyes. with the theoretical destruction
Of the acroDlaues as their object
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
TYPE Of #AUZZLE
FOR DOGS DEFINED
Devices Required Must Be
Humane and Yet Pre-
vent Biting.

Official advice as to the type OF muzzIe
60 be worn by every. dog In the District
for period II one year. beginning
Thursday. is contained in tie following
bulletin issued today ~ a committee
aDpolnted by Health OF icer Woodward,
consisting of Dr. John p Turner. and
DIT Reed r Ashworth. veterinarians
Samuel Einstein, poundmaster, and
John p Heap, secretary Of the Wash
inEton Humane Society
No matter what type Of muzzle may
be selected. the particular muzzle put
on the dos must be of a proper size for
that particular animal, and in addition
90 being OF proper type and size. it must
be properly put on
The type of muzzIe selected by the
owner OF the dog. the size OF the par
ticUIar muzzle purchased, and the man
ner in which IL is put on must combine
TO prevent effectively the dog from bit
ing II cannot do this unless il pre-
vents at the same .ime the dog from
taking any solid substances between its
teeth.
IN order 10 be humane. however,
the muzzie must at the same time al
low th- dog to open its mouth suf-
fcienJ 90 breath freely aud to drink
A mUzzle meeting the above require
meuts VIII necessarily have to he taken
of to allow the dog to eat; in other
words. muzzIe that can be worn by
a dog while he is eating cannot COM
ply with the requirements Of law.
In order to protect the dog from i'm
pounding and its owner from arrest,
the muzzle must be firmly attached in
such q manner that il cannot be torn
of bv the dog In order to be humane
the rnuzzle must not have anything
connected with il which viii involve
pain or unnecessary suffering TO the
animal
-'Neithor the Health OFFICER nor the
Humane Society can Iirlit she. use of
mUZzles t0 anv particular Evi,e or tvDe<
bat the PCun-imaster viii take up DOGS
thatare iI. -TeCtively nluzzled ard viii saa
TO the prosecution Of owners who allow
such dogs to run at large. The Wash
ir=ton Humane Society Wili see TO the
prosecution Of the owners OF dogs who
cruelty muZzle such animals
The committee appointed for that
DurnCS- and the secretary Of the Wash
7rztou Humane Society viii however be
glad TO ad-ise dealers and others r i'm
respect 10 their views concerning any
particular nuzzle or neUzzles that nav
be left at the Health Office with that
end u visw."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
CRIPPEN DISCLAIHS
CONFESSING TO DEW
Gables London Attorney
Positively Denying Any
Admissions.

LONDON, Aug "a specific and
positive denial that ne had made any
sort Of confession 20 Inspector Dew,
or 20 any police official at Quebec.
has been eabIed by Dr. II II C~ippeu,
the supposed wife murderer, TO Ar
thur NeWto|u- Crippen's counsel,
who made public the messagl
Not q word about the case viii
come from Dr. Crippen," Newtovu
said TODAY. until ne reaches Lon
don and has talk with me I am
satisfied that the authorities know no
more about the crime now than they
did before Crippeu was arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
MITCHELL Mayer
IF GAYfOR DIES
President of Board of AL
dermen Is Acting Head
of City.

NEW YORK, Aug 9.-The machinery
of the city government is not affected by
the attack on the mayor
Before his departure Mr.. GaynOr had
turned over his Office TO John PUrroy
Mitchell. president Of the board OF
aldermen.
Mitchell was one Of the first 70 whom
tidings Of the shooting were taken.
This is terrible" he said. He went
10 Hoboken without delay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
PONTIFF PRESIDES
At CELEBRATION

ROME, AgE- Worn and tired by the
troubles that have beset the Vatican,
Pope Plus today presided at the mag
uiiceHt ceremonial celebration Of the
annig ersary Of his coronation. in the
SiSiine Chapel
The Pontif looked aged ard worn BY
the stress of his recent difficulties. and
the v9rry that has attended the Spanish
imbrcgiio.
It was significant that Marquis Con
zsles, the Spanish charge d affaires at
the Vatican, despite the strained rela-
tiOns. was present at the ceremony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
JURIST IS STRUCK
At ROAD CROSSING

JAMAICA, T. T., Aug. 9.-Justice Leon
Sanders, of the Second Municipal Court
in Manhattan. was struck and serious
~ injured by a train today at the STRAIT
ton avenue crossing at Arverne.
He was later taken to St JOseph'S
Hospital at Far RoCkaway-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
{. c. FIELD SLATED
TO SUCCEED RAHN

CINCINNATI Ohio. Aug. 9-From =
high source II IS learned that, in all
probability, F. Q. Field, vice president
and solicitor % the Monou railroad.
viii succeed the late Ira G. Rawn, who
met q mysterious death a few weeks
zEO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
New Aerial Record.

LANARK. Scotland. Aug "A Brit
ish speed record was established. at the
aviation meet here today, when Radley
averaged 5S-2 miles an hour in his aero
plane
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
GAYNOR FALLs mo sECRETARY,s ARMs.
Friends Hurry To the Hospital

Friends Hurry To the Hospital
Almost before the ambulance reached
the hospital the friends and relatives
Of the mayor were there a string Of
motor cars had been put at their dis
posal, many owners who had never met
them volunteering the use Of their ma
chimes
At the hospital Mrs Gaynor vas at
tended BY one Of the house physicians.
She was near collapse
In spite Of her weakness, she insisted
on being allowed TO go to the anteroou
OF the chamber in which her husband
h5s been taken. She was supported bv
hcr children All were vveeoine
When Dr. John ". Parish. of P-ootr-
lyn- Mayor Gaynor-s personal r,l7vsi-
clan, arrived at St Maryis HospftaI.
the mayor was then taken 10 the oper-
ating room and the surgeons began
probing for the bullet The patient had
trouble breathing because Of the blood
in his throat. but became easier after
some water had been given him.
Physicians In Attendance.
The following physicians are either in
attendance upon Mayor Gaynor or in
consultation
DIS Arlitz. Stewart, Brewer. Parrish. 2
Melville, Hartley. Health Commissions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
Mysterious Man Named.

Middleton told a story about the notes
having been SHIPPED To n mysterious
man named Marshall i'm New Orleans
and Re claimed that Marshall Is now in
C15adaIafara- So far. the mysterious
AI- Marshall has not been located. and
Middleton has baenid entitled as the
man who called and got the ConSign-
mentS at the railroad station although
IL was addressed TO Marshall
Chief WilSie saws the case is one OF
the most conclusive ever handled by
the Secret Service It Is also unique in
llat Middleton was Shrevvd enough to
Jrv to Duut over money Of another ECE-
eminent in a way that was calculated
not TO arouse suspicion Had he not
forgotten TO leave of the signatures on
SnIne Of the notes he might yet be
dealing in stocks and real estate-Inight
still be a commanding figure in the
cafes Of New Orleans, and might yet
DE admired by men and beloved by
women
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
WEATHER REPORT.

The temperatT tTIrc will be- somewhat
lower tonight ald Wednesday I'm the
upper lake region t-e East Gulf States
and western Tennessee. and ii viii riz-
10ui-Ht in the upper Ohio valley and
the western portions Of MARYLAND ana
Virginia Comparatively Tow temp@ra-
lures VIII continue over the eastern half
of the country during the next several
days
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
TEnIPERATTRF-
TIDE TABLE

Today-High tide, Il-05 a. m and 1f-zT
p M Low tide 5-l5 a. m and 5-5l p m
TOmOTrOW-High tide ll-5o a m Low
tide, 6-1l a. M and f-iS D. m
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
SurTenders Packages.

When cornered Middleton admitted
that his real name was Il L Middle
ton Then he took LOBBY 10 safe de-
poSit vault and gave up to him Ses cn
uubrokeu packages of 500 5-ueso notes
each and 1f5 notes lying loose He also
took the Secret Service operative 60 "a
brokers' office where two packages Of
5G0 notes each were found
What Chief Wflke wants to find out
now IS whether Middleton manufactured
tile notes and forged the signatures or
whether a consignment OF the notes.
printed for the bank was stolen In
transit. and WheIE-- Middleton did
nothing but forge the Signatures. No
matter which metFOd he followed
Chief WiISie said th-S 2fte~nOon- ne Is
liable for prosecution for passing
L.-rrlf ..r-ratL r-.n.E-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09

FlOoung-Very PTetty-Sa-z5 per 100 #
Frank Libbey & Co, sth & y. Y Ave.
r-AdVL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09

CONDITION. OF THE WATER
HARPERS FERRY. w Va. Aug o.
Potomac clear and Shenandoah slightly
cloudy this morning