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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
CHARGED WITH NEW
 CHECK RACKET
F. M. Graham Arrested for Refusing to Make Good
 Check Indorsed

Charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, F. M. Graham of Mi ami will be given a hearing before Judge H. H. Pratt within the next few days, the matter having been trans ferred to the local court by Judge J. w. Barnette.
 The charge against Graham was pre- ferred by s. Abraham, grocer at Mi ami. It is claimed that short time ago, man named Williams presented to Graham a check for $25, drawn on ''The Gila Valley Bank of Bisbee, " 8 mythical institution, secured his en- dorsement and cashed the worthless paper at Abraham s store.
 He left the district at once and when Graham refused to make good the face value of the check, he was arrested.
 This action is unusual and unless col fusion between Graham and Williams can be proved, it will be difficult to sustain the criminal charge, in the opin- ion of local attarneys.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
A Story of
 GrauSfark
 By GEORGE: BARR M'CUTCHEON
|Y

"God in heaven" she repeated over and over again in plteous whisper.
 The light was going out.
 "Quickr he cried. "The candle! Light fresh one. My hands are bound"
 She crept to the candles and joined the wicks. A new light grew as the old one died Then she stood erect, looking down upon him.
 You are bound. l forgot"
 She started forward, dropping to her knees beside him, an eager gleam in her eyes. "If I can unite, the rope will that help? There must be one little chance for you-for us. Let me try"
 By love-" he whispered admlringly, his spirits leaping to meet hers, you've got pluck. You put new life in me. l T was almost a-a quitter.'
 At last, after many despairing tugs, the knot relaxed. "There!" she cried, sinking back exhausted. "Oh, how it must have hurt you! Your wrists are raww
 His arms were stiff and sore and hung like lead at his sides. She watch ed him with narrowed eyes while he stood off and tried to work blood and strength back into his muscles.
 Do you think you can-can do any thing now Mir. King?" she asked after long interval. "We must escape" she said as if it were all settled.
 Ut cannot be tonight" he gently in- formed her, a sickness attacking his heart. Don't you think you'd better try to get some sleep?'
 He prevailed upon her to lie down, with his coat for pillow. In two minutes she was asleep.
 For an hour or more he sat there looking sorrOwfully at the tired, sweet face, the utmost despair in his soul. At last he stretched himself out on the floor near the door, and as he went to sleep he prayed that Providence might open a way for him to prove that she was not depending on him In vain.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01

and get married to Vos Engo? It's a mean thought, know" hastily; but, just the same, l hate to think of you marrying some one else"
 Some one elseT" she questioned, a pucker on her forehead.
 "Oh, l know I wouldn't have a ghost of n chance even if there wasn't a Vos Engo. It isn't that" he explained. q recognize the-er-dif- ference in our stations and"-
 What has all this got to do with your plan to escapeE'
 "Nothing at all. The point I'm try ing to get at is this: Don't you think it's pretty rough on a hero to save the girl for some other fellow to snap up and marry?
 "I think begin to see," she said, a touch of pink coming into her cheeks.
 That's encouraging" he said, star ing gloomily at the food he had put aside. You are quite sure you prom ised yos Engo that you'd marry him?" No. 1 did not promise him that I'd marry him."
 You said you had promised'-
 "YOu did not allow me time to fin ish. l meant to say that I had prem ised to let him know in a day or two. That is all. MT. King" There was a suspicious rremor in her voice.
 Whats that?" he demanded. You you don't mean to say that Oh, Lord, wonder-I wonder if have chance-just ghost of chancew He leaned very close, incredulous, fasci- mated. What is it that you are going to let him knOw-yes or no?
 "That was the question I was con sidering when the brigands caught me-" she answered.
 "Of course he is in your own class" said Truxton glumly.
 She hesitated an instant. "Mr. King, has no one told you my name-who amp she asked.
 "You are the princess aunt. That's all I know"
 No more his aunt in reality than Jack Tullis is his uncle."
 "Who are you, thenT"
 q am Jack Tullis' sister, New Yorker bred and born, and live not more than two blocks from your"-
 He stared at her in speeches. amaze ment. "Then-then you are not a duchess or a"- he began again.
 Not at all--a very plain New York er," she said, laughing aloud. You are not disappointed, are you? Does it spoil your romance to-
 Gro Ie continued)
 Save money on groceries. Page 8.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
I RUX TON \ KING

Copyright. 1909. by Georss Barr McCutcheon Copyright. 1909, by Dodd. Mead Q Company
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
CHAPTER XIII.
A DIVINITY SHAPES.

was pitch dark when he awoke.
 The sound of breathing came to
 his ears. He sat up. His hands | were free. It had not been a dream. She was lying over there asleep. The candle had burnt itself out; that was all He crept softly across the floor. In the darkness he 1 found her and touched the garments she wore-and drew back enthralled Afraid to move for fear of disturb ing her, he sat quietly for an hour or more. All this time his brain was working like mad in the new found de- sire to perform miracles for the sake of this lovely, unattainable creature. He was forgetting the prince, the hor- TOTS of the 26th; he was thinking only of saving this girl from the fate that Marlanx had in store for her Vos Engo may have had the promise, but what could it profit him if Marlanx had the girl?
 Footsteps In the outer room recalled him to the bitter reality of their posi- tion. He awoke her and whispered words of encouragement into her be- wildered ears. Then he put on his coat and threw himself on the floor, first wrapping the rope about his wrists to deceive the guard.
 A key turned in the paddock. Old man Spantz stood in the doorway.
 Tt is noon," said the old man irasci- ply. Then he came in and lighted a candle.
 "Noon of the 25th," said Truxton bitterly. Tn twenty-four hours it will be all over, eh, Spantz?"
 At noon tomorrow"
 Julius Spantz brought in the food for the prisoners, setting 1t on the floor be- tween them.
 Ut is usually the duty of our friend Julius to feed me-" observed Truxton to his fellow prisoner.
 'Julius?" queried the girl from the castle, peering at the man. "Not Juli- us Spantz of the armory?'
 "The same" said Truxton. Julius laughed awkWardly.
 Enough" snarled William Spantz. His manner changed completely, how ever, when he turned to address the young lady. q beg to inform you, madam, that your stay is to be brief. Tonight you will be removed to more pleasant quarters that friend has prepared for you. As for you, my friend" turning to TruXton and smil- ing ironically, q deeply deplore the fact that you are to remain. When we next gather in the room beyond new dispensation will have begun. You may be interested then to hear what we have to say out there."
 With profound bow to the lady and a leer for King he departed, bolt ing the door behind him. Instantly King was at her side.
 An idea has come to me-" he whis- pered eagerly. q think I see way"
 'Mr. King, what is it you intend to do? Please tell me. I must know. You heard what he said about taking me to the counts. He meant Mar lanX. I will die first"
 ''No I will die first. By the way, I may as well tell you that I wasn't thinking altogether of how we are to escape. Why should I save you from Marlanx just to have you hurry off
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
CHAPTER XI-,Coptinued)

She was blushlng. he was sure of it. "I mean girl is always nervous aud distrait after-after she has prom ised, don't you sec"
 No: don't see"
 ''I had promised Count Vos Engo the night before that l. Oh, but it really has nothing to do with the story I"-
 Truxton was actually glarlng at her. "You mean that you had promised to marry Count Vos Engo," he stammer- ed.
 How very strangely you talk! Are you sure-I mean, do you think 1t Is fever? One suffers so''-
 He sighed deeply "Well, that's over! Whew. It was a dream, by love"
 She waited moment and then, look ing down, said very gently. Pm so sorry for you"
 Then she resumed her story.
 She had gone six or eight miles down the Ganlook road when she came up with five troopers of the royal guard. One of the troopers came forward and respectfully requested her to turn off into another road until q detachment passed, in charge of gang of despera- does taken at the inn of the Hawk and Raven the night before. Unsus- pecting, she rode off into the forest lane for several hundred yards.
 It was a trsp. The men were not troopers, but brigands got up in the uniform of the guard. Once away from the main highway, they made prisoners of her and the two grooms. Then followed long ride through roads new to her.
 When night came they were high in the mountains back of the monas- tery, many hours ahead of any pur- suit. They became stupidly careless and the two grooms made dash for freedom. One of them was killed, but one had escaped.
 Some time during the slow, tortur- ing ride through the forest she swoon- ed. When she came to her senses she ed by men. The gag had been re- moved from her mouth. She would have shrieked out in her terror had not her gaze rested upon the figure Of a man who sat opposite, his elbows on the back of the chair which he straddled, his chin on his arms. He was staring at her steadily, his black eyes catching her gaze and holding 1t as snake holds the bird 1t has charmed
 She recognized the hard, hawklike face. There could be no mistake. She was looking into the face that made the portrait of the Iron Count so ab- horrent to her-the leathery head of cadaver with eyes that lived. She broke down and cried herself into the sleep of exhaustion.
 All the next day she sat limp and helpless in the chair they had brought to her She could neither eat nor drink. Late in the afternoon Marlanx came again. She knew not from whence he came; he stood before her suddenly as if produced by the magic of some fabled genie, smiling blandly, his hands clasped behind his back, his attitude one of designing calculation.
 He laughed when l demanded that he should restore me to my friends. He chided me when pleaded and beg ged for mercy. My questions were never answered. Where am I, MT. King? Oh, this dreadful place Why are we here-yOu and r."
 Kings heart throbbed fiercely once more. A vast hunger possessed his soul. In that moment he could have laid down his life for her with a smile of rejoicing,
 Then he told her why she was there, why he was there and of the 2Gth-the dreadful 2Gth!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
SYNOPSIS OF T R U x TON K I N G
By George Barr McCutcheon

CHAPTER ILTruXton King arrives in Edelweiss. capital of Graustark, and meets the beautiful niece of Spantz, a gunmaker.
 liking does a favor for Prince Robin, the young ruler of the country, whose guaruian is John Tullis an Amer ican.
 IIT-Baron Dangloss, minister of po- lice, interviews King and warns him against Olga, the qunmaker's niece.
 IV-King invades the royal park, meets the prince and is presented to the lad s fascinating Aunt Lorraine.
 V-The committee of ten, c0nspir- atOrs against the prince, meets in an underground chamber, where the girl Olga is disclosed as one who is to kill Prince Robin with a bomb.
 VI-John Tullis calls on the beauti- ful Countess Ingomede, who warns him that her hated and notorious old hus- band, Count Marlanx, is conspiring against the prince.
 VII, VIII, TX and X-King visits the house of the witch of Ganlook gap and meets the royal household there. He sees an eye gleaming through a crack in door, and while searching for the person he is overpOwered and dragged into a loft. He is confronted by Count Marlanx and then taken to the under, ground den of, the committee of ten.
 XI-Olga defends King before the committee of anarchists.
 XII-Loraine is brought to the den and thrown into the same room with King.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
GLOBE LABOR UNION DIRECTORY

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
 Federation of Labor-Meets second fourth Mondays Labor hall H. D. Green, presdent F. H. Myers, secretary; M. F. Smith, treasurer.
 CARPENTERS JoINERs of Carpenters and Joiners Thursday Urion Labor hall at 7:30 p. william Hayes, presiden c. D. Ods treasurer; F. w. Tenbrook, financial W. F. M-Meets every Tuesday at D. P. Page, president; William Wills, secretary F. J. Nipple, special organizer Typographical Union Sunday each D. Unonn Labor hall Arthur G. Oliver, pres ident; Carl F. Holdsworth, secretary
 CLERKS oce Employees Union Meets 4h Wednesday night each month in Carpenters hall, at 7:3O w. Wright, pre- dent T. E. Collns ary Journeymen Tuesday each month at s30 Newport Barber shop Sol Flora, president Otto Perdue, secretary
 BARTENDERs America Meets Thursdays Union Labor hall H. E. Fox presidents Tom Henderson, secretarytreasurer. rrt PAINTERS Hangers America first and third Friday in the month at Labor Joseph Freeman, resident; John Meehan, president; Jack Roberts, secretary INTERNATIONAL UNION STEAM ENGINEERS-Globe Lo- cal 39O-Mee first and third Monday at 7:30 D. in Labor Union ha North Broad street. James M Mclean, president; William Ross, secretary
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01
EIkS Restaurant DAY AND NIGHT Best Meals
 Best Service
The Newport First Glass Barber Shop HoEYE & MoREY
 Props.
 40 N. Broad. Best Baths Always RsaAy.
LODGE DIRECTORY

LODGE DIRECTORY
 ODD FELLOWS Independent Order of Odd Fellows Ga Encampmen No SMeets Fridays Odd Fellows ha A. H. Hargrave chief patriarch; C. A. Wind scribe Rescue Ldge Mo- 12 O. O. FMeets Wednesday, Odd Eel lows hall Barney Johnson noble gand Taylor financial secretary
 Rebekah Ldge F. suana Lodge Mo- 5Meets second and Mondays Odd Fellows hall Mrs. A. H. noble grand; Miss Laurel Shute, secretary.
 ELKS Benevolent Globe Lodge Mo- 4s9Meets first and third Fridays Fellows hall. G. Goodwin R.; J. G. Oldfed secretary.
  Eagles Globe Aerie Mo- 19Mes second and fourth Fridays, Miners Union hall, 7:30 p. A. w. Sydnor, worthy president; J. A. Pinyan, secretary. Improved Order of Red Men, Tonto Tribe No Mee Tuesday night 7:30 o'clock Fashion hall L. s. Parker, sachem; G H. Abel, c. or R.
 MODERN wooDdEN OF AMERICA America Globe Camp No 1209Meet second Thursdays, 730 Miners Union hall J. w. Murphy, consul; E. L. Taylor camp clerk.
 ANCIENT ORDER UNITED WoRKMEN No. A. U. WMee at Miners Union hall hrst and third W. T. Penrose, M. W. L. N. Marx, Recorder; F. L. Gates, Fnancer.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-01

. McElroy for gooo work.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
Plan to Harness
Niobrara River
Omaha Men Are Interested with
Swiss Capitalists in Big
Power Scheme.

new power company capitalized at
$12OO,OOO Las been Incorporated by two
Omaha men and a Swiss capitalist, H.
Jaeggi. 1t is called the Niobrara Invest
ment company and its plant will be located
at the mouth of the Niobrara. Lysle /.
Abbott and Arnold c. Koenig are the
Omahans interested.
Mr.. Jaeggi, who was connected with the
North Loup river power scheme, has with
drawn from that and will invest most OF
the money which viii be utilized in the
Niobrara proposition. 1t is the intention
to furnish electric power at low cost ia
Sioux City and for local industries near
the power plant. A cement mandatory is
a certainty there Ior there is big deposit
OF raw material at hand.
Engineers who have examined the power
producing possibilities of the river at lis
mouth declare that a large amount OF
current can be generated at low cost.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
TO KEEP MONEY IN STATE
Nebraska Bankers Object to Outside
Land Speoulations.
PLENTY FOR ALL HOME USES
Bankers wish TO Conserve Resources,
60 BE Ready 20 Move Big Crops
This FalI-TaIk Cone
servatiam.

Bankers Of Nebraska have generally noti-
fled farmers that no loans will hereafter
be made for purposes OF outside speoula-
ton. particularly In western and Canadian
lands. IE fact, in great many state
banks farmers a-e being told. that they can
have money for local improvements to
buy machinery or harvest crops but not
for land speculation.
TOO much money going out OF the state
In land deals is the cry Of the banking
fraternity and since some OF them look
for tight money this summer the refusals
TO lend money for speculative purposes
have grown decidedly firm.
Like some city people, some farmers have
been buying automobiles for cast and Civ
ing notes to the banks to raise part or ALI
Of the cash.
Country bankers look with favor upon
the automobile when farmers can afford il,
but they are vigorously opposed to men
buying machines. sending a large amount
OF cash out OF the state and borrowing all
or part of the money which goes out.
Among Omaha banks conservatism is
being preached to business men on the
theory that some caution is q good thing
in itself and also because fears that money
will be tight.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
TimberS from
Aston Trading
Post Are Found
H. I. Clarke Finds Relics in Barn
at Bellevue-Will Make
Into Gavels.

Fragments OF the John Jacob Astor trad
ing post at Bellevue were discovered sun
day by Henry t. Clarke. The old timbers
had been built into Sarpy county barn
owned by an aged farmer named Peter
Schnecklauff.
when high water threatened the old
post" said Mr. Clarke, the building was
sold TO Schnecklauff. who moved the lum-
Der onto his own place some miles south.
This was in the early sos. l remembered
the fact of the sale and thought that the
lumber ought 10 be recovered in view of
the approaching centenary celebration. So.
after an all day search, l located the col
umns which once stood on either side of the
trading posts front door. They were built
into Schneckauffs barn.
Il haven't been so happy for years as
when found these old columns. They are
of cottonwood and rough-hewn, but In an
excellent state of preservation"
Mr. Clarke is preparing to have gavels
made of these historic logs and will present
these gavels to the Masonic lodges Of Ne
braska.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
FELTON, Has Hope
for Peace When
Bill Becomes Law
President of Great Western Returns
from Meeting with Pres
ident Taft

Samuel NJ. FELTON,, president of the Chi
cago Great Western railroad stopped in
Omaha Monday and said that he cannot
account for the hostile feeling which seems
to be manifest against the railroads. He
says that he doesn't know what the out
come will be and can't tell until the Settle
ment OF the railroad bill.
I'VE hoped that they would leave us in
peace for a little while I'm order that we
might recover from the panic Of 1907" said
Mr.. FELTON,, but there is no telling what
the outcome will be. 1 was one of the
committee of railroad men who waited
upon President Taft, but ] would rather
not say anything about the conference. until
know what the outcome OF the meeting
will be. We will let Washington show it's
hand first, and will remain silent until the
bill is finally settled.
In order to run a railroad successfully
1t is necessary to have a large surplus for
working expenses as big undertakings can
not be started without assurance that there
is capital enough on hand TO see the ven
ture through 1t costs lot of money to
run railroad, and IL the people won't let
us earn the money. there is no telling what
the final outcome will be. We are hoping
for the best, but we don't know just what
to expect. We are trying to be patient and
are waiting for the railroad bill which is to
become law"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
cHAUFFEURS NEED SURGEONS
MIX 1T Up So Fast that Both Require
Medical Attention at PO-
lice Station.

NJ. ]. Shea, 2S1S st. Mary's avenue, and
C. r. Young, 1917 North Thirty fourth
street. were given medical attention by
police surgeons for severe cuts and bruises
following fight Monday morning. Shea,
who was formerly a chauffeur for Thomas
O'Brien of the Henshaw hotel, encountered
Young, who is Mr.. oBrien's present chauf-
feur, in front of the Drummond Carriage
company at Eighteenth and Harvey streets
According to Young's version to the po-
lice, the other man struck him first, knock
ing him into the lamp Of machine upon
which he was working and cutting his
hand. He retaliated, he said, by hurting a
jackscrew into the face Of his assailant.
The surgeons were compelled to take six
stitches in the longest cut on Shea's face.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
AGREE AFTER TWO TRIALS
Eric Anderson settles with street
Railway Company for Loss of
Daughter's Limb.

After suing for four years in two trials,
Eric Anderson of South Omaha, called off
the third trial FOR $4,000 damages against
the Omaha s. Council Bluffs Railroad com
pany with a settlement of 1900 Monday
morning The litigants were engaged in a
disagreement over the selection of a jury
when both sides finally came to an agree
ment in the corridors OF the court house.
Mr., Anderson's suit was in behalf OF his
daughter. Mildred. who was run over when
she was 5 years old, and suffered the loss
of limb. In the first trial the jury dis
agreed. The second was a mistrial The
third was to have been undertaken when
the jury wrangled and the settlement oe-
CURED
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
New Secretaries
for the Y. w. G.. A.
Miss Keeney Succeeds Miss Critten-
den and Miss Meloher Succeeds
Miss Davis.

Miss Florence s. Keeney of Salem will
succeed Miss Frances Crittenden as as
sistant secretary and educational director
OF the Omaha Young Women's Christian
association. Her acceptance of the board
OF directors offer has just been received
and Miss Keeney states that she will be
ready to assume her new duties the first
of September.
The new assistant secretary, who was
recommended to the board by the new
general secretary, Miss Lily NJ. Strong, is
at present acting general secretary Of the
Lansing, Mich, association. She is a
graduate Of Smith college, has taught in
the high school and received special train
Ing for association work in the training
center, Detroit.
Miss Crittenden, whom she succeeds.
Will leave Thursday, June 49, for months
vacation In Denver. Colo, but will then
return and continue in the work here until
the middle Of September.
Miss Ida II. MeIcher, q former teacher
In the Omaha schools, is to be the new
business secretary. succeeding Miss Bertha
Davis, who goes to Chicago to take up
special training for association work. The
list of secretaries is therefore complete for
next years work.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
Plant Ready When
City Has Money
President Woodbury. Says Company
Will Exchange Water Works
for the Cash.

President Theodore ]. Woodbury. of the
Omaha Water company dropped into
Omaha this morning for few days, his
first visit since the United States supreme
court handed down the decision giving the
water company judgment for SO, 1868, 295. 40
against the city in the specific performance
case. Mr.. Woodbury. is looking as dapper
as ever, and without crepe on his hat.
II have absolutely nothing to say about
the decision" he declared, except that IL
is just what expected all the time The
supreme court has done all the talking for
us, and we will be ready to hand over
the plant to the city whenever the money
is forthcoming"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
BOxCAR THIEF GETS A YEAR
Judge EsteIIe Sentences Man Who
Pleads Guilty and Who Had Tried
to Commit Suicide.

John Keller, alias Roy Curtis. pleaded
guilty in district court this morning to a
charge of robbing box cars on the Union
Pacific and was sentenced by Judge
Estelle to one year in the penltentiary
When Keller was first arrested last
March, he created a sensation by an at
tempt at suicide. When the officers en-
tered his room, in the vicinity of Nine
tenth and Jones streets, he seized a bot
tie OF chloroform and swallowed most Of
the contents before he could be stopped
A stomach pump was Immediately set to
work and Keller pulled through none the
worse for his experience.