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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
CHAPTER xxxIV.-continued.

Pale and calm, she reappeared at
the parted draperies. I lifted the
butts of my two derringers into view
at my side pockets, and at glance
from her, hurriedly stepped into the
opposite room After time / heard
her open the door in response to a
second knock.
could not see her from my station,
but the very silence gave me a pic
ture of her standing, pale, forbid
ding, rebuking the first rude exclama-
ton of his ardor.
Come now, is he gone? Is the place
safe at last?" he demanded.
Enter, my lord" she said, simply.
.'This is the hour you said" he be-
gan; and she answered:
my lord, it is the hour"
''But come, what is the matter,
then? You act solemn, as though this
were a funeral, and not-just kiss, .
| heard him add.
He must have advanced toward her.
Continually l was upon the point of
stepping out from my concealment,
but as continually she left that not
quite possible by some word or look
or gesture of her own with him.
ooh, hang it," l heard him
grumble, at length; how can one tell
what a woman1l do? Damn it,
Helen!'
Madam, you meant"
'Well then, madam, why all this
hoighty-toighty? Haven't I stood
f1outs and indignities enough from
you? Didn't you make a show of me
before that ass, Tyler, when | was at
the very point of my greatest coup?
You denied knowledge that I knew
you had But did I discard you for
that? l have found you since then
playing with Mexico, Texas, United
States all at once? Have l punished
you for that? No; l have only shown
you the more regard"
my lord, you punish me most when
you most show me your regard"
We'll. God bless my soul, listen at
that! Listen at that-here, now, when
Tve-madam, you shock me, you
Ri
wine?"
l heard her ring for Thrella, heard
her fasten the door behind her as she
left, heard him gulp over his glass.
For myself, although | did not yet dis
close myself. felt no doubt that
should kill Pakenham in these rooms.
| even pondered whether l should
shoot him through the temple and cut
off his consciousness, or through the
chest and so let him know why he
died
After a time he seemed to look
about the room, his eye falling upon
the Uttered floor.
My key" he exclaimed; broken!
Who did that? l can't use it now"
You will not need to use it, my
lord"
But | bought it, yesterday! Had
given you all of the Oregon country
it would not have been worth 100000.
What I'll have to-night-what I'll take
will be worth twice that. But I
bought that key, and what I buy l
keep"
l heard struggle, but she repulsed
him once more in some way. Still
my time had not come. He seemed
now to stoop, grunting, to pick up
something from the floor.
How now? Ny memorandum of
treaty, and torn in two! Oh, / see
| see" he unused. You wish to give
It back to me--to be wholly free. It
means only that you wish to love me
for myself. foI, what I am. You MINK"
You mistake. my lord said her
calm, cold voice.
AT least, twas no mistake that
offered you this damned country at
risk Of my own head Are you then
with England and Sir Richard Paken
ham? VIII yoa give my family q
chance for revenge on these accused
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
NEVADA DIVORCES ARE HIT.
Chicago Judge Decides DEGREES Are
No Good in illinois.

Chicago.-Judge Petit in decision
handed down in the Cook coun-
ty circuit court held that virtual
ly no Nevada divorce decree is good
in the state of Illinois.
The decision is regarded by lawyers
generally as of vital Importance to
many Chicago and Illinois divorces.
1t involves the validity of a large num-
Der of marriages. 1t raises the ques-
ton of the legitimacy of numerous chill
dren. 1t puts in jeopardy property
rights of value.
II Judge Peit's decision represented
merely the view of one member of the
bench it might be of only passing inn
portance. But lawyers are of the opin-
ion that it reflects the best thought of
the judiciary throughout the country
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
suudam l. Given Decree.

New Walter Lispenard Suy-
dam, Jr., the young millionaire of
Blue Point, L. l., was granted an in
terlocutory decree of divorce against
his wife. Louise White Suydam, who
several weeks ago eloped with FREQ
erick Noble, plumbers son.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
TRAIN HITS RACK; 10 DIE.
Express Crashes Into Wagon Party at
Neenah, Wis.

INEGTIaIiy " IS.
Neenah, Wis.-Thirteen members
of a party of thirty-one merrymakers
were killed and nine others were seri,
ously injured when heavy passenger
train on the Chicago e Northwestern
railroad, travelling sixty miles an hour,
struck at the Commercial street
crossing in this city hayrack in
homes.
The victims of the crash were re.
turning from the Peter Hanson farm,
three miles outside of Neenah, where
they had gone ten hours previous to
attend the celebration Of a wedding
anniversary and dance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
LARGE Eauinmen1 Meeded

Little Robert, aged five. had often
watched his mother. who was a MILL.
ner, sew the Innings In hats. FIe was
walking along the boardwalk in Allan
tic City with his grandma one day.
Just think, every one of those
clouds has a silver lining. BERTHE, said
grandma
Gracious, but Cod must have . hsg
needle, was Berries reply.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
sAVAeEs KILL u. S. ENSIGN.
FanaticaI Yacans, Shooting Poisoned
Darts in BIoweun, Make Attack

Washington.-In battle with band
of Yacans using poisoned arrows
and supposedly spurred by religious
fanatacism, Ensign Charles E. Honey,
commanding the little gunboat Pam
panga, was killed on Baslian island.
which forms part of the Philippine ar
chipelago. Others from the gunboat.
including one from Illinois, were Sc
vereIy wounded in the action, of
which the navy department has re-
ceived only scanty details.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
CELEBRATES HIS FIRST JOB.
D. Rockefeller Thankful For
Long Business Career.

Long Business Career.
Cleveland, O.-John d. Rockefeller
has issued his first statement to
the public in many years. 1t
came in the shape of a message ex-
pressing his thankfulness for a long
and successful business career, fol-
lowing the gaining of his first job
fifty-six years ago.
incidentally 1t revealed the fact
that the oil king held only one lob"
in all his career.
Here is how the statement read:
The flag is flying over Forest hill
in memory of fifty-six years ago. when
I secured my first and only situation.
in the forwarding and commission
house of Hewitt & Tuttle. on the river.
l am very grateful for this memory. I"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
Gladstone Kin to House.

London. G. Gladstone, a
err ndson of William E. Gladstone, was
elected to the house of commons from
Kilmarnock Burghs, 10 succeed the
late DR.. A. r. Rainy, liberal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
CUMMINS OPPOSES
 LORINER REPORT

Washington, January 26.-The Senate committee on privileges and elections was criticised in the Senate today by Senator Cummins of Iowa for failure to press further the inquiry as to whether Senator Lorimer was cognizant of the corrupt methods which the Iowa senator alleged had been employed in advancing the cleo tion of MT. Lorimer to the Senate
 MT. Cummins took the position that the investigators had not been Justified in suspending their inquiry in this direction simply because the attorney for the Chi cago Tribune had said he would not make any effort to connect Mr. Lorimer with the bribery in His behalf which the attor- ney was charging. MT. Cummins' con tention was that as the Tribune was not a plaintiff in the case, the committee should have proceeded independently of the concessions of counsel
 The committee also was censured by the Iowa senator because, as he asserted, 1t had failed to supply the information as to whether corrupt influences had been used In promoting the election of the Illinoisan There had been bribery or there had not been, and Mr. Cummins contended that the committee had failed to respond to the Senate resolution in not covering the point. Analyzing the testimony Mr. Cummins reached the conclusion that Mir Lorimer owed his seat to the corrupt use of money. He therefore opposed the adoption of the committees exonerating report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
CHARGES MADE OF
 VIOLATING LAW

Washington, January Discharges that the two civilian commissioners of the District of Columbia were violat- ing the law by making low assess ment of the property of wealthy peo- pie who take up residence In Wash ington, were made in the House to- day by Representativ tives Bonnet of New York.
 The civilian commissioners are Cuno Fl Rudolph and John A. Johnston.
 Representative Gardner of Michigan, in charge of the district appropriation bill. demanded the auth ority upon which MT Bonnet made the charge.
 T make 1t on my own responsibility as a member of this House. said MT. Bonnet
 If the charge is true the two com missioners ought to be impeached be- fore the House adjourns today" said MT. Gardner.
 MT. Bonnet declared that the en- gineer commissioner of the district fa- vored an equitable assessment but that the. two civilian commissioners believed In levying a lower rate against the wealthy newcomers into Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
RAINEY PLANS TO FIND OUT ABOUT
 PANAMA CANAL

Washington, January 26.-(Special.)- Following the unanimous decision of the United States supreme court that the fed eral government could not maintain the so-called Panama canal libel suit against the Press Publishing company of New York, Representative Rainey of Illinois made the announcement today that he would pursue the investigation of the
 nattes when the opportunity afforded and would seek to secure further information concerning the expenditure of the s40. too, GOO paid to the French company.
 Mir. Rainey Is member of the ways and means committee of the next House, and, as such resolution of investiga- ton from him is certain of passage in the next House. Two years ago MT. Ralney submitted a resolution asking for an in- vestigation of the governments finan- cial dealings in the canal matter. Be- fore it could be passed by the House President Roosevelt, in high dudgeon and injured innocence, sent a message to Con- Eress transmitting all the documents bear ing on the governments transactions in the canal matter. MT. Rainey started out to wade through them and was met by the Attorney General. who informed him that if he would name the documents he wanted to see they would be placed at his disposal. They had all been returned to the several departments from which they had been collected by President Roosevelt's order. Not being able to de- scribe the documents, Mr. Rainey was unable to gain possession of all of them.
 Last year, when he again started in to pick up the brocken threads of his exam ination, he was informed by the Attor- ney General that all the documents were in possession of the governments special counsel retained in the libel suit As the government has lost its case MT. Rainey believes that the special counsel will shortly return to the documents, but he Is not sanguine, and after hav- Ing passed through so many hands, there is great deal of valuable informa- ton available What there Is, however he intends to secure and during the next Congress, if not before, the House will get what may not have been destroyed.
 MT. Raineys original resolution pro- vided for the appointment of special committee to investigate the purchase of the Panama canal property, with a view of ascertaining how much of the $40. .O00,- coo which appears of record to have been paid to the French company was really paid to the company; and how much was directly or indirectly paid to American citizens or to an American syndicate or whether any member of Congress in an official capacity profited by the transac- ton. t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-No speeches made on Smith bill last night.
 Percy shows his power in the house. Reciprocity treaty with Canada is ar ranged.
 Tennessee lawmakers get down to work
 Underwood will fight the postoffice con solidation.
 Hood announces that he will put on the lid 2-Lnrge peanut crop for Mississippi. New railroad line Is under headway. New reason given for decrease in prices. 3-Patterson favors the consolidation. Aged man testifies in the Pearce trial. Protest against passage of Percy wages bill.
 Bryce and deputies turn Mrs. Casey out of sheriffs office. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Insurance agents prepare to meet their chief.
 Good roads close to hearts of the citi- zens.
 shannon gas syndicate is ready for
 work.
 Sheriff may start war on gamblers. 6-Furious fight on bill for passes. Percy loan bill passes the house. Birmingham social events. Dolly Dalrymple's discourses. S-Jury disagrees in the Schenk case. Bold hold-up on Fifth avenue. Charge of cruelty against rebels. 9-Tennessee lawmakers getting to work. Hood announces he will put ol the lid. Anti-garnishment measure condemned. Shively attacks American shipping laws. 11--Littles activity. in the stock market. Wheat declines on large shipments. Prices of cotton show small gains. 12-Alabamian speaks to Baltimore man.
 ufacturers. General sporting newA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
WINDS TOO HIGH
 FOR NCURDY

Key West, Fla, January 26.-Balked twice by adverse winds in his attempt to fly from Key West to Havana, Aviator J. A. D. McCurdy tonight announced that he would make the next effort Saturday morning, at which time, if necessary, he would take more chances than usual, as he wished to be present at the big avia- tion meet in Havana on Sunday.
 Lieutenant Commander Sterling. in com mand of the torpedo destroyer fleet here, this afternoon issued orders to all men on the boats to participate in the work of aiding McCurdy to be aboard by 1 a. m. Saturday morning. The Paulding will leave the wharf at S:3o a. m. followed closely by the others.
 Early this morning when McCurdy pre- pared to take out his machine the wind was blowing at the rate of Is to IS miles an hour. and on the advice of his asso- ciates McCurdy decided to wait for calmer weather. It was decided to make another attempt in the afternoon, but the wind was still dangerouo and the flight was called off for the day.
 7 Lieutenant Commander Sterling of the torpedo destroyer Pauiding has received orders from the navy department to rem der all possible assistance to McCurdy until he makes his flight or finally aban- dons the project.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
PrOhibiti0nlsts Decide to Make Their Contest When
 Measure Is Before House
GALLERIES WERE PACKED
 FOR THE NIGHT SESSION
Executive Session of House Temper ance Committee to Be Held This Morning-Hobson to Speak
 in Montgomery Sunday

Montgomery, January 26.-(Special) The house was crowded and the gall leries packed tonight for the meeting of the temperance committee of the house. which had announced that the Smith local option bill would be con sidered. It looked like old times.
 The session was somewhat of a dis appointment for the curious as no speeches whatever were made on either side. At the opening of the session the clerk was ordered to read the bill and this required about a half hour.
 When he had concluded no one arose to speak and the chairman announced that adjournment was in order, and ad- journment was accordingly taken un- til tomorrow morning, when an exec utive session will be held.
 It developed later that the state widers had decided not to fight the bill in Committee but to wait until the measure came before the house to offer their resistance.
 At the conclusion of the reading of the bill tNnight Representative Preston of Clay c1lnty announced that Con gressman Hobson would deliver his ad- dress on The Great Destroyer" next Sunday in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
WEST VIRGINIA ASKS
 FOR JUSTICE IN CASE

washington. January 26.-ln an appeal for what h6htermed justice for the old commonwealth of Virginia, Randolph Harrison of Lynchburg. Va, today closed the long oral argument before the SUI preme court of the United States over the apportionment between Virginia and West Virginia of the state debt at the time the latter was admitted into the union.
 "she asks only for justice said Mr. Harrison, as he brought the argument to . close
 West Virginia has no right to com C plain if Justice Is done. Justice has long been delayed It Is but right that the state of West Virginia, so prosperous probably the richest in the union-should comply with the obligation which she made in being admitted into the family of states"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
NEGRO IS CAPTURED
 AFTER LONG FLIGHT

Louisville, Ga., January 26.-Hs right arm shattered by bullet fired by Deputy Sheriff Daniels, at Avera last night. when he resisted arrest. and just follow ing quiet preliminary hearing given him there between the hours of midnight and 1 o'clock this morning, John Stevens, negro, alleged to have been implicated in the killing of Brakeman J. w. Hum phries at Avera Saturday, for which Will Thompson, also a negro. was lynched and his body burned Sunday morning, was landed in the local jail here at 'daybreak this morning asr the continuation of a cross-ccuntry flight under guard of party of deputy sheriffs. Excitement is still intense over the tragedy at Avera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
RECEIVER APPOINTED
 TO PROTECT INTERESTS

Houston, January 26.-To protect the in- terests of the 2500 policyholders in Texas and to liquidate the affairs of the con cession in this state, s. c. Y. Belk of Houston has been appointed receiver in Texas of the United Surety company of Maryland, which went into the hands of a receiver In Baltimore several days ago.
 The suit in the appointment of re- ceiver was made and filed by N. F.. Meador and a number of other policy holders in the Ffty-fifth district cou t.
 Receiver Belk qualified by furnishing bond in the sum of s25OO and took charge of the Houston office of the company.
 The assets of the companl consist prin- cipally of funds in banks throughout the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
WILL FIGHT THE
 POSTOFFICE CONSOLIDATION
BY wATrERsoN sTEALEY

Washington, January 8.-(Special J. Representative Underwood of Alabama has protested to the Postmaster General against the proposed consolidation of the Ensley and other postoffices with Bir- mingham. In response he has received letter from the Postmaster General in- forming him that the matter has not been decided and an investigation is now in progress.
 MT. Underwood, in response to an in qury from The Age-Herald. stated today That if tills ploIosed consolidation is orr dered at this time it will be done over his head and that he Is utterly opposed to it. MT. Underwood, in the last public buildings bill, secured an appropriation of $50,00O for a public building at Ensley If Ensley is now made sub-station 1t will seriously jeopardize tfis building, as the government Is not in the habit of arpropriatng money for postoffice sub stations When the Ensley building is completed it will be time enough to take up the matter.
 It Is claimed that Postmaster Mont gomery wants the consolidation, because he believes 1t will mean a better mail service. This may be true, but a con- solidation also means increased receipts for the Birmingham postoffice and this In turn means chance for Montgomery to get salary increase. There wo':id also be an increase of patronage for Montgomery, Barker, Thompson, ct al, to distribute. The activities In favor of the consolidation are not inexplicable. The republican caucus called for Tues- day night to consider the reapportionment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

bill will not prevent the advocates of bill urging Its passage at this session no matter what caucus action may. be voted. The census committee, headed by Representative Crumpacker of Indiana, Is strong for a bill and It's members say that caucus or no caucus bill Is going to be reported, and, being privileged. the House Will have to vote 1t down before the mat ter Is settled at this session.
 The members of the committee have doubts about the speaker being able to control majority of the House against a bill. It has always been the custom of the House 10 pass bin at the ses- sion corresponding to the present one and everyone realizes that the reappor- tionment of congressional districts from Maine to California Is being retarded sole
 y for the purpose of giving the repub- lican party in the state of New York chance to carry the lower body of the legislature and thus maintain the present unfair gerrymander of the Empire state.
 Representative Crumpacker will roundly denounce the scheme at the caucus Tues day. He is frank to say that there Is an element in his party preparing to play some very stupid politics.
 Representative Underwood, the chair man of the next ways and means com mittee, does not expect the meeting of his committee tomorrow right to be of a particularly important nature The committee meets largely for purposes of organization and will devote itself prin- r.pally to general discussion of the work before 1t In the next ten months The only matter requiring early action Is the selection of the next rules commit tee, and there Is no hurry about that
 
 The rivers and harbors bill will be re- ported to the Senate Saturday. Senator Bankhead has succeeded in keeping the big Alabama appropriations as passed by the House in the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
NEW RAILROAD WILL
 BE CONSTRUCTED

creenville, s. C.. January 26.-The Green v,lle and Knoxville Railway company has recorded here a s6.00O, 900 mortgage for the completion of it's line from Riverview, the present terminus, 25 miles from Green ville. to Knoxville. Tenn via Brevard, Hendersonville, Asheville, N. C., and Se- viersvtlle, Tenn, distance of about 175 miles.
 The mortgage is given to the Atlanta Bank and Trust company.
 The road will give Greenville direct line to the Tennessee coal fields, an im- uortant consideration with the manufac- turing industries of the city and sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
Charged With Fraud

Columbus. Ohio, January 26.-A warrant charging use of the United States mails to defraud was served today upon Dr. w. A. France, former president of the Cleveland oil company of Los Angeles, Cal at his home, 1000 East Broad street. Dr. France was found sick in bed by Deputy United States Marshals Smelling and Bauer. From his sick he'd the pris- oner was arraigned, pleaded not guilty and furnished bond. The warrant was is- sued in the United States court at Cincin- nati yesterday on joint indictment re- turned by a federal grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
steamer Is Missing

Victoria, B. C.. January 26.-The steamer Cottage City Is believed to have gone down after all the pas sengers and the crew were landed. The wireless operator at Cape Lazo reports mo message from Cottage City, 327 D. m. Operator says all passengers In boats" He evidently meant all hands left. and vessel was going down for he said "Good-by."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
cEIBA Is CAPTURED

Puerto, Cortez. Honduras, Jan uary 26 (via wireless). ).-Ceiba was taken yesterday by Bonilla's forces. Commandant Guerrero was killed and 30 of his men were wounded The fighting lasted two hours. The Tacoma landed 60 sail OTIS tonight. The Hornet is at Tux lilo and the Marietta at Ceiba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
VERDICT IS REACHED

Jacksonville. Fla, January 26.- After being out for 56 hours and 15 minutes, the jury in the case of J. T. Hammond vs. the Consolidated Grocery company reached verdict at S15 o'clock tonight. The yer diet was sealed and no intimation of It's contents will be given until it is read when the federal court convenes at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.