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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-11
Can Not Agree.
JAArEs 3. KEENR sIoK.

NEW YORK, July SIT is reported
here that James R. Keene, the multi
racing man and Wall Street
operator, is seriously sick in London.
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o0N0RRssMAN AaIToHRLL DnAD.

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July IRE
preventative A. O. Mitchell of Kansas
died today a bis home here
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-11
MING RIoH PRIZE.

PARIS, July 7.-Lieutenant Con-
neau, otherwise Aviator Beaumont, has
won the 1000.mile international avia-
tion contest for prize of $4,000.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-11
MEXICAN STRIKERS
ACCEPT COMPROMISE

MEXICO CITY, July s.-The strike
'of street car employees ended led by their tSr
increased wages at first demanded.
Can Not Agree.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, July s.--The
striking stevedores and employees of the
customhouse are still on strike refns-
ing to accept the offers of their en-
ployers. The port shipping is still tied
up.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-11
oAaTRo aETs TIERRR

WASHINGTON, July 7,-NeWs has
been received here that former PTesi'
dent cipriano Castro has finally sue
eeeded IN landing IN Venezuela.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-11
win Buck" Party.

In San Francisco, just before he left
for Honolulu, Prince kuhs0 also ex-
pressed himself foreibly in regard 20
ihe Frear administration and the stand
he expected 10 take when he arrived
here.
The Cali Of June es sayal
olf freaT Is reappolnted, said ka'
laniapaole. ~ am finished with the
position no8 hold, ! VII buck the
Republican party a the polls and ~
tempt ip pot rs once men 81 lndelena'
epl feeling
The Laws are an right bat Gov
erpnf lgraf has been ahlf ~ fiIenmf eni
them So encouragement la haing held
out fnf Americans ~ afiiln in the L.
lanas ilFehihlllga price and imnaasl.
l19 terms bTf being PLACED eH 1ha paT
fAaas n lanas. lNa lease II which ~.
lfus ia ihf public a SETTLER r lnaa
maie lHeamf fap pa iale tala u ibnf
lanfs. hleHHaa ~ ny FallfY ~ thf
N0saeaf 1Ae fafHli = ihlf lhe lAe
lNlfTfgia EAha ihsH ~ Hil efu
9aala.H
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27

not exactly weak there was an unex.
pected vagueness in its statements
which seemed quite out Of keeping
with the emphatic declaration which
he made OF the prisoners innocence.
Even Arthur was sensible Of the bad
eject made by this preliminary ad.
dress. More than once during it's de-
livery. and notably at its conclusion,
be turned to Mr.. Mofrat with a bitter
remark. which was not without effect
on that gentleman's cheek and at once
called forth a retort singing enough
to cause Arthur to sink back into his
place with the nrst sign Of restlessness
I had observed in him.
Z ''MofIat Is sly. Aoflat has something
mp bis sleeve. viii wait till be ices
At to show it." was my thought. Then.
- caught a Wild and pleading look
from Ella. I added in positive asser-
uon to myself. "And 70 must She"
Answering her unspoken appeal With
an admonitory shake Of the head. 1
earelessiy let my fingers rest upon my
mouth until saw that she understood
me ana was prepared to follow my
Lead for q little while longer.
Ny satisfaction at this was curtailed
BY the calling Of Arthur Cumberland
to the stand to witness in his own de-
Tense. had dreaded this contingency.
! saw that for some reason both his
counsel and associate counsel were
not without their own misgtvings as to
the result Of their somewhat doubtful
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27

that way. 81 time to see Ella sinking
ahrightedly out Of sight under the dis
mayed looks Of father and mother. Mr..
Moffat continued bis examination by
demanding why. when the ring was
discovered in Adelaide's casket and he
saw what differences would be drawn
from the fact. he had not made an Inn
mediate public explanation Of his con-
duct and the reasons he had had for
putting his hand there.
I'm not muff." shot from the pris-
oner's lips In his old manner. "a man
who would take such an oath. in such
. way and at such a time Is not the
man to talk about It until he Is forced
to. I would not talk about It now
He was checked at this point, but
the glimpse we thus obtained Of the
natural man ir THE indignant and SEE
len outburst. following 50 quickly upoD
the solemn declarations Of the moment
before. did more for him In the minds
Of those present than the soavest and
most discreet answer givensunder the
lnstigation Of his counsel. 88g
n%:. sr-.
t1o NJ ooHEuuRDo
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27

stick and candle. 4 nask Of cordial,
three glasses and a small bottle
marked Poison" also some papers,
letters or scraps Of correspondence,
among them the compromising line
had written to Carmel. ~
Third.-That while In this building.
at an hour not yet settled. second
alteration had risen between them
or some attempt been made by the
brother which had alarmed Adelaide
and sent her flying to the telephone
in great agitation with an appeal to
the police for help. This telephone
was in front room. and the jury was
led to judge thnt she had gained ac-
cess to It while her companion ran.
sacked the wine vault and brought the
six bottles Of spirit up from the cellar.
Fourth-That her outcry had alarm
ed the prisoner in his turn. causing
him to leave most Of the bottles b.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27
Forced /. Leave Meme.

Every year. . large number OF poor
sufferers, whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs. are urged to 60 to
another climate. But this 10 costly
and not always sure. There's bet
ter way. Let DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery cure you It home. 1T cured
me OF lung trouble" writes w. r.
Nelson. Of Cslamine, Ark, when all
else failed and [ gained AZ pounds in
weight. It's surely the kind Of oil
cough and lung cures" Thousands
owe their lives and 'health to it. It's
positively guaranteed for Coughs.
Colds, LaGrlppe, Asthma, Croup-all
Throat and Lung troubles. SOC & Sl.OO
Trial bottle free at O. NJ. Olsen.
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0lSTlR20
thought it best to let the prisoner have
his full say. With a solemn lowering
Of his head, Arthur answered:
when ! saw my home desolated in
one dreadful night. With one sister
dead in the house, the victim Of vio-
lence, and another delirious from
fright or some other analogous cause,
1 had ample time to think-and used
that time. That's ALL"
Simple words, read or repeated. but
in that crowded courtroom. with every
ear strained to catch the lie which
seemed the only refuge for the man
80 hemmed in by circumstance, these
words. uttered without the least at.
tempt at effect, fell with a force
which gave new life to such as wished
to see this man acquitted.
when did you see your sister AIDE
laide for the last time alive?"
THAT night at the dinner table.
When l left the room I turned to look
at her. She was not looking at me.
20 slammed the door and went up
stairs. In an hour or so I had left
the house to get drink. I got the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27

II I0o01 30IU0J
D anna KATHARINE GREEN

oomeCnmG must Do Sal0
@ once. ~ soon % she looked my
WY again spoke:
"H1la. this 10 no easy problem you
have offered me. can sympathize
With you. possibly a. no one else can,
but I cannot reach Arthur either by
woed or BY message. Your father is
tho man to appeal to in case interfer-
ence becomes necessary and you must
speak. You have not quite the same
fear Of him that you have Of your
mother. He's just man. You may
shock his fatherly susceptibilities, you
may even lose some Of his regard, but
b win do the right thing by you and
Arthur. Will you?'
Il will try. I could only tell father
On my knees. but will do it Tiff I
must. Now must 60. You have
been good, only asked too much"
And with no other farewell she left
me and disappeared up the walk.
fingered till heard the faint click
Of her key in the door she had secret
u made her own; then moved on.
AZ did SO I heard a rustic some
where about me on street or lawn.
never knew whence it came. but felt
assured that neither her fears nor mine
had been quite unfounded-t lis
tener had been posted somewhere near
us and that part. il not all. we had
said had been overheard. was
furious for an instant; then the sooth-
ing thought came that possibly Provi-
dence had ordained that the Gordian
knot should be cut in just this way.
But the. event bore no ostensible
fruit The week ended. and the case
of the people against Arthur Cumber-
land was moved for trial.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27
CHAPTER XVII.
ALL THIS STOOD.

SHALL spare you the opening
details of the trial, also much Of
preliminary testimony. Enough
that at the close Of the sixth day
the outlook was serious one for Ar
thur Cumberland. The prosecution ap-
peared to be making good its claims.
The quiet and unexpectedly digni6ed
way In which at the beginning the
defendant had faced the whole antag.
onistic courtroom with the simple
. plea of "Not guilty" was being slowly
but surely forgotten in the accumulat-
ed proofs Of his disconnected life under
his sisters dominating influence. his
desire for independence and free use
of the money held in trust for him by
this sister under their fathers will.
the quarrels which such a situation
would naturally evoke between charac-
tiers cast in such different molds and
actuated by such opposing tastes and
principles. and the final elimination
Of the same at the dinner table when
Adelaide forced him. as it were. to sub
scribe to her prohibition Of all further
ing this evidence Of motive came the
still more damaging one Of oppor-
tunity. He was shown to have been
In the clubhouse at or near the time of
Adelaide's death. The matter Of the
bottles was gone into and the event in
Cuthbert road Then l was called to
the stand and my testimony asked for.
had prepared myself for the ordeal
and faced it unflinchingiy. That
might keep intact the one point neces-
sary to Carmel's safety I met my in
quisitors now, as before, with the ut
most candor in all other respects. In
deed. in one particular l was even
more exact in my details than at any
psevious examination. acknowledged
what had hitherto concealed, that in
my first entrance into the clubhouse |
had come upon a mans derby hat and |
coat hanging in the lower hall. and
when questioned more infinitely on the
subject allowed it to appear that 1t
was owing to the disappearance Of
these articles during my stay upstairs
that had been led into saying that
some one had driven away from the
Whispering Pines before the coming
Of the police.
This. as you viii see, was in open
contradiction Of my former statements
that I had seen an unknown party
thus attired driving away through the
upper gateway just as entered by
the lower. But It was contradiction
which, while noted by Mr.. Mofat,
Arthur's lawyer. failed to injure me
With the jury and much less with the
spectators. That should prevaricate
wen to my own detriment at a pre-.
|iminary examination only to tell the
ruth openly and like man when in
court and under the sanctity Of an
path was. in the popular estimation,
to my credit, and Mr.. Moi
ut, whose chief recommendation as
counsel lay in his quick appreciation
II the exigencies of the moment, did
not press me too sharply on this point .
when he came to his cross examine
Ion. {
But in other respects he drove me {
,ard. An effort was made by him
irst of all to discredit me as wit
less. My lack Of appreciation for
adelaide and my secret but absorbing
owe for Carmel were inexorably
brought out: also the easy, happy-go. \
ucky tenor Of my life and my logged I
persistence in any course thought
onsistent with my happiness. My /
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27

I0lS degenerate SOD OF the
! Cumberlands since many there
had confronted him face tC
face. Physically he was improved. bu,
otherwise the difference was such as
to arouse doubt as to the real man
lurking behind his logged. uncommuni
cative manner. l felt that beyond the
one fact that he could be relied upon
to protect Carmel's name and Carmers
character. even to the jeopardizing of
his case. he was not to be counted on
and might yet startle many of us. and
most notably Of all the little woman
waiting to hear what he had to say in
his own defense before she threw her
self into the breach and made that de-
voted attempt to save him, in his own
despite, which had been my terror
from the first and was my terror now
Perjury, but not in his own defense
rather in opposition to it-that is
what his counsel had to fear, and
wondered if they knew it. He was
asked:
''Mr. Cumberland. did you have any
quarrel with your sister during the
afternoon or evening of Dec. 2?''
Il did" Then. as If not satisfied
with this simple statement, he blurted
forth: And it wasn't the first. She
disapproved Of my fondness for drink
She didn't like my late hours, or the
condition In which frequently came
home. did not like her expressions
Of displeasure or the way she fire.
Quently cut me short when I wanted
to have a good time with my friends.
We never agreed. made her suffer
often and unnecessarily. l regret it
now; she was better sister to me
than l could then understand"
Mr.. Moffat. with an eye on District
Attorney Fox, who had shown his sur
prise at the trend the examination was
taking by a slight indication of un-
easiness, went on with his examina-
ton:
MIR. Cumberland. will you tell us
when you first felt this change of opin-
ion in regard to your sister?'
Mr. Fox leaped to his feet. Then he
slowly reseated himself. Evidently he
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27
CHAPTER XVIII.
4 BRorHER's VOW.

y CHANGE was observable in
~ this degenerate son of the
. Cumberlands since many there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02
KILLS FOR REVENGE.
Family of Three Slain by an Old
Enemy.

Monmouth, ILL.,. Oct. 2.-William E.
Dawson, his wife and one daughter
were found dead in their beds today.
the skulls of each crushed in Dawson
was the caretaker of the First Presby-
terian church, and when he failed to
open the building for services today,
four men went to his home and found
the bodies.
There were no evidences of a strug-
gle and the murderer is believed to
have killed each with a single blow.
The police have NO clew-
The police are inclined to believe
the murder is the result of an old
grudge of more than 20 years stand
ing. Dawson's life was at one time
threatened when his testimony is said
to have sent a companion to the peni-
tentfary for 20 years Soon after the
trial the convicted man said he would
get Dawson when his sentence expired.
The police say the sentence of this man
expired less than year ago, and
while he has never been seen in this
locality, those familiar with the case
are inclined TO investigate. The police
also have asked records from the pris-
on officials at Joliet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02

1 that which has been sown will come
up strong and even.
Clay Center. Kan, Oct. 2.=The
ground here is thoroughly soaked and
wheat will now so into the winter in
excellent shape The rain " as accom-
panied by much lightning, the German
Methodist church in Clay Center being
struck. siderable damage was done
to the church but it was not set IN
fire. Lightning continued most of the
night.
Jewell, Kan, oct. "A much nesa-
ed rain has fallen here. Wheat SOW
ing is almost over. the acreage being
the largest ever sown in this county
Never before has the ground been so
will make a one-fourth crop In this
locality, a large proportion having
been cut for feed.
Smith Center. Kan, Oct "A week
weathr in this county ended when a
steady, soaking rain fell for eight
hours. 1t is the first good rain for a
number of weeks and will SprOut and
bring forth the large acreage of newly
sown wheat.
Atchison, Kan, Oct An inch of
rain fell here and was general over
this part of the state. Trains were de-
layed by soft tracks
Plainville, Kan, Oct. 2.-For the
last "a hours a steady rain has been
falling all over this territory. About
one-half the fall wheat has been sown.
This rain puts the ground in splendid
condition.
Barnard. Kan. oct. 2.-Three and
one-quarter inches Of rain fell here.
The rain was badly needed.
Phillipsburg, Kan, Oct. "A nice
rain has fallen here, helping the wheat
sowing. There will be lots of feed and
some corn. Fall sales are starting in
and stock is selling we'll.
Heavy Rain at Sabetha.
Sabetha- Kan, Oct -Four and
half inches of rain fell here Saturday
night and Sunday morning. Wheat
planting is nearly finished and fall pas
ture is fine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02
RAIN SOAKS KANSAS.
Fan Planting Is Completed in Nearly
All Counties.

Newton. Kan, Oct. "A good rain
fell here and is general over the coun-
ty. The rain was heavy in some places
and the farmers believe it will kill
many of the army worms that are in
Ellis. Kan, oct. at has been
raining here for the last "A hours.
Three and a quarter inches fell by
gauge measurement ms VII " z
About rs per cent of the acreage is
sown. This is the heaviest rain here
in more than q year.
Norton. kan, Oct. 2.-Norton coun-
tv has received one and one-half
inches of rain, and it came in a slow
5rizzle doing the ground the most
good of any rain this year. Wheat
sowing will finish with a vim now and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02

morning About 25 men, mostly those
who were advanced in years and vitality
affected by the pension system, declln-
ed to obey the strike order
Nearly All Out at Portland
Portland, oregon, Oct AIT 8 O'Clock
this morning only a handful of the 600
shopmen reported at the Brooklyn and
Albina shops, and most of them were
old employees whom the strikers hao
authorized to return to work SO they
would not lose their chance OF particl-
pating in the Hartman pension sys-
Train schedules are being main
tanned.
Clean sweep says Ryan.
Kansas City, Oct. 2.-"It is a clean
sweep" said NJ. F. Ryan, president OF
the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen,
when asked today to what extent the
members of his union had responded
to the strike orders.
.'All the men are out" lie added He
said he had received no reports of dis
order anywhere and that he did not
expect any. This is going to be a
peaceable contest" he said Many
of our men are property owners ana
none of them will resort to violence.
President J. A. Franklin, of the Boil
ermakers' union, said all the boiler
makers had struck except at OmAna,
where there had been some confusion
in the issuance of the strike order The
men at Omaha would all go out today,
he said.
Presidents Franklin and Ryan said
no overtures for a settlement had been
made by either side, SO far as they
knew.
Mississippi Strikers Enjoined.
Jackson. Miss. Oct "A temporary
Injunction applying to the entire state
of Mississippi. was issued here today
by Federal Judge Niles, against all the
members Of all the unions on strike on
the Illinois Central.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02
AFTER LUMBER TRUST.
Taking of Testimony Begins Today in
st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 2.-The taking
of the testimony in Missouri's custer
suit against 81 companies alleged to
be in a lumber trust was resumed here
today. The suit was filed by Governor
Hadley VIII n he was attorney general
in 1907 at the request of the legisla-
ture Hearings have been held in va
rious cities and the state expects to
close its case In the present hearing,
which will extend until the last of the
week.
George w. Hotchkiss of Chicago,
secretary of the Illinois Retail Lumber
Dealers association. was the first wit
ness TO-DAY. His testimony related to
the formation of his association, and
Assistant General John M. Atkinson,
who is conducting the case for the
state, endeavored to show that the or
ganization Hotchkiss represents is a
part of the alleged trust the state de-
SireS to oust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02

hard hills of debris. Twenty victims.
including two at Costello, had been
placed in a temporary inorgue at odd
Fellows hail. one OF the few buildings
standing in the ruined district. The
identified dead are twelve, as follows.
J. f. BALDWIN, father Of State Sem
ator Baldwin.
MRS. MARTHA -KINNICUT-
MISS IDA MILLER.
MRS. WILLIAM NELSON.
MRS. DIR. A. E. MANSUY.
MISS ANNIE JACKSON.
MRS. CHARLES SOFIED.
MRS MORTON SCHWOLD.
MRS. GEORGE RENNICKS.
MISS FLOSSIE MEIER.
MRS. LENA RICHIE.
RALPH DONAFTRO.
Plans for the funerals were being
made today
here. aside from the persistent work II
clearing away the more accessible
ruins, is the completion of the census
of the living Austinans. If the death
list aggregates anything like the enor-
nous number some have estimated. tho
health officials realize that conditions
demanding prompt attention will arise
within few days in the ruins. The
most careful and we'll informed investi-
gators. however. are unprepared TO
learn that more than two hundred have
perished- There is, indeed, a possibility
that $50 will be the total. There is lit
tie hope that any of the bodies remain
ing in the wreckage will be found In
tact. The general aspect of the debris
indicates that hundreds Of thousands
of javelin-like splinters and shreds OF
buildings were shot through and
through the first accumulat tions OF
ruins by the debris subsequently hurled
onward by the continuing flood.
The policing conditions today are
practically perfect. A 12-hours' down
pour of rain served to materially re-
duce the number of incoming sight
seers and to this extent the police were
relieved. The state tabulary, state
sanitary engineers and engineers and
chief officials of the state health de-
partment are cooperating in the meas
ures for protection and relief.
Valley OF Desolation.
The aspect of Austin, Costello and
the valley beyond today Is as dreary
as II is appalling. The towns are pic
lures Of desolation. The valleys and
hills in which they lie are still lit
tered by the shattered homes OF their
people and the remnants OF prosperous
places Of business and manufacturing
plants. No reliable estimate OF the
property loss can be soon made. but
1t is safe to say it will not be less than
$4,000 900.
The paper and lumber Industries are
utterly destroyed, the timber supply in
deed was raridly nearing exhaustion
and at the best It was thought Ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02
WALSH IN PRISON.
Aged Chicago Banker Will Know Fate
This Week.

LeavenWorth, Kan, Oct with the
prospect of knowing probably within
the week the outcome of his applica-
tion for parole, John r. Walsh. the
Chicago banker, went about his daily
duties at the federal prison here to-
day in a hopeful mood.
Warden McClaughry. OF the prison.
said today that Chairman Ladow of the
board of pardons which heard Walsh's
application among others last week.
would be in Washington tomorrow.
When the boards findings have been
approved by the attorney general,
they will be forwarded to the warden.
Warden MoClaughry said he expected
TO hear from them probably within a
week.
Mr.. Walsh while able to attend to
his clerical duties has not been as we'll
as usual during the last week.