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by the many colored awnings which are stretched over the balconys. Each has a patio tcourD carefully kept. ornamented with orange trees and equipped with a fountain. The famous square, Vivaram- bla, the scene of so many tournaments and deeds of chvalry, has lost its iden- tity through the encroachment and erec- ton of many modern buildings, while of the citys former 20 gates, not one re- mains. The Moor's silk bazaar (Alca- icera) is all that is left of the Moorish trace. In every Spanish town that pos sesses a cathedral or palace the stranger always encounters a building known as the Generalife and for it's full apprecia- ton it is well to know the meaning of the term. So highly was architecture es- teemed in the days of Moorish supremacy that in many respects the architect ranked in dingity, importance and veneration next to majesty itself. A special palace was always erected as the residence of the great man whose genius had created the great mosque or the royal abode. Such an editice was called the garden of the architect" which in Arabic is Jen- natu-farif, and of Which Generalife is corruption. It's grandeur and architec- tural glory render it one of the chief sights of the city.
 Before visiting the Alhambra one should see the cathedral of Granada, the Ca plla de los Reyes. and view the ex- duisite tomhs of Ferdinand and Isabe lla. The mausoletim is just south of the cath edral and Is perhaps the most beautiful in the whole world The figures of the King and Queen are gisants, that. Is re- eumhent, and they are clad in their royal robes in the fasilionng of which the scuip- tors chisei has outvicd the needle. and marble has suppianted the lace. chiffon and yelling of the modiste, In olose vi- cfDago and even more oia borately dec orated. Is the tomb of Juana, the crazy
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for its bull fights and it's peace con- ferences. Here one sees carload after carload of cork timber. It is timber, for 1t Is still in the shape of huge logs. and forgetting its lightness of weight the visitor Is astounded at the size Of the load that is Aled upon one gon- dola.
 Te tour throu gh the country is gen. orally a circular one, the passenger re- turning to Gibraltar to resume his journey eastward, so that Ronda Is the first stopping place en route to Gran ada. This is really a most wonderful city in more respects than one. It Is situated 2500 feet above the level of the sea and is perched upon rock that is divided by huge chasm. It is ab solutely void of moisture, for owing to the porus character of the limestone rock, the heaviest rainfollls are imme- diately absorbed and within an hour after the downpour not a trace of dampness is perceptible. Added to this is the remarkable phenomenon that it rarely rains there except in the night so that practically every hour of sun shine may be enjoyed The chasm di- viding the town is known as the Tsjo and is more than $50 feet deep, it's width of 200 feet being spanned by two noble bridges. One of these is of Roman origin and the other with its arches of 100 feet span stands 300 feet above the waters of the Guadalevin that dash through the narrow cleft.
 The inha use this river to turn their innumera ble flour mills and to illum- mate the town with electricity. l am quite sure that the famous hanging gar dens of Babylon could not compare with the Alameda public park) of Ronda, which Is situated upon n cliff q thousand feet above the valley and commands m incomparabie vista. Frcm its heights one sees mighty mountains rolling away into the offing and rising in their purple robes to kiss the skies that shine upon
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Wealth was LindaraXa's handmaid, lux ury was her daily companion. homage was her constant attendant and she moved In an environment of architectural glory. Why should she not be happy?
 One senses an influence in the apart ments of the sutana but it is difficult to say whether such influence Is the finger irg presence of her personality or ths romantic play of imagination. However. the fancy is allowed unbrdled scope and unfettered license in fashioning its por- trait of Lindaraxa, the royal wrath that exists but in name
 Weary with wonder and jaded with ad- miration, my companions sought their. hotel upon quitting the Alhambra. but wandered to that hin known us "El Ul- timo Sospiro del Moro tthe Last Sign of the Moor) and stood upon a spot assu- oiated with perhaps the saddest fate tnar life has to offer-the quitting forever Of home and abandoning of all that renders existence dear to the heart of man. Upon those same mountains which [ then be- held and over the same glad, smiling val Icy that lay stretcheo at my feet the eyes of the fallen Boabdl gazod sufrused with tears. i've centuries agone. He was aluno with his mother Ayesha proud end naughty woman. To his vision came the snow-clad peaits of the Alpuxrras as their upturncd faces saluted the austrai sun, But he saw them not; his eyes fell in tender longing upon the hower-studded Vega and the walls Of nls beloved Al- hambra, His hands were yet warm with the touch of the sceptre: in the lazy breeze still hoated the sonfalons that one hour before bespoke hts power and pres- tSe. Perhaps there came to his ears ths dulcet strain of the harp and the soft lifting of xither that wooed hln 10 rest uhtil thotr cadence Was broken and drowned by the wild shout of the yir- torions Christian knight and the impati- ent paving of hts steeS after tho fray, Terrace, garden and parterre smiled in tie sunlight and their flowers waved hlm tender farewell and vision musio and memories overwhelmed him and he realized that all the beauty and nagnlft- ccnce of his lost home Were gone >fol- ever, tho strong man burst into teArs Then spoke Ayesha, but her words were not those of splaoe that a mother Ia wont to bestow upon her SOS, Haughtily she drew herself up and exciainedi You may well weep like woman for what you could not defend Ike a man" Bcahdii heard her but his reply was void of re- sentiment, His lips parted and Allah Aibar'' lGod is most greau were tho oaiy words he uttered, Then the twain mpysd on in silencet Boabdii ana Ayasha rari forever from our view and with tileir parting the story of the 4ooe in Spain 10 ended,
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ROHAN EXPRESS ROBBERY
How the Thieves Were Taken After Chase
 Lasting Four Months

his train for Indianapolis. The op- erative at Indianapolis was. told to pick up Lumas when he stopped off his train and to keep him in sight un- til he left for Detroit. Thus the ex- press messenger was kept shadowed at both ends of his route and this pro cedure was kept up for four months, until every act of Lumas was known.
 The operative at Detroit soon mo- ticed that Lumas was a hard thinker. He was habitual frequenter of low saloons and other places of i'll repute in that city. On the other hand the man who Was engaged in watching Lumas at the Indianapolis end report? ed that as soon as Lumas arrived there he would go to his rooming house, retire to bed, and remain there until It was time to leave for Detroit again. It was evident that Lumas divided his spare time into two parts-sleep and pleasure, the former part being that of Indianapolis and the latter of Detroit. He needed sleep and rest after his carousing in Detroit and he seemed to live his pu<poseless life in a highly practical and purposive manner
 The operative in Indianapolis, obey ing his instructions, succeeded in ob- taining room in the lodging house adjacent to that which Lumas occu- pied. The man who was shadowing him in Detroit was just as fortunate, and in a short time had managed not only to make the acquaintance of Lu- mas but to establish himself on terms of intimacy with him. He was with him almost constantly while Dumas was in Detroit and in this manner be- came acquainted with most of Lumas' friends in that city.
 IL.
 men of the same name-Pat O'Neal and Jim O'Neai. Their business affairs were closely related, Pat being a private de- tective and Jim thief. the result being that the two men were well acquainted with each other. There was. however no relationship between the two. Par ONeil, the detective, was a widower and lived with a widowed sister who kepr rooming house, and it was in this house that Lumas and the Detroit operative both lived. O'Neal, the detective, did not know either of them personally, but he naturally knew something about them He learned from his sister that Lunas was employed by some express company and that the operative was connected with some advertising concern in the east. for this was the impression which the man wished to give
 One night while my Detroit agent and Bert Lumas were seated at table in a Detroit beer garden they were ap- preached by a plainly dressed man of medium size about 10 years of age light complexioned, sandy-haired and clean shaven. He was evidently intimately acquainted with Lumas. for lie sat down at the table with preliminaries, and they had several drinks together, after which they drew their chairs together and began to converse in an undertone which was evidently not meant to reach the ears ot the operative. Nevertheless the latter managed to hear an important part of the conversation.
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Il God made the country while |e7zSSfSI man made the town" but lNEXS10 when one surveys the cathe- urais of Spain, which are the heart of the city, he cannot refrain from ex- claiming, "this is surely the handicraft of divinity Himself" He who has never Visited the great cathedrals of Seville or Cordoya knows nothing of the glory of architecture
 There are two popular tourists ap- breaches to Spain, the one from France across the Pyrennees used mostly in winter, and the other by way of Gibral- tar. the portal through which the Moor entered in I'll, and the most fre- quented by summer travellers.
 shall ask my readers to take with me the southern route today for the reason that so much of the success of a tour depends upon first impressions and by way of Gibraltar there is so much that impresses one at the very start Most travellers while sojourning at the Pillars of Hercules take little run over to Tangier to catch glimpse of Moorish life as well as for the sake. of saying they have been in Africa It is just three hours across the strait to the Morocco capital. and the queer little town is full of interest and pie turesque beauty. Here. the American often sees his first minaret, and upon. his ears fall for the first time the mel ancholy cadences of the muezzin call ing the faithful to prayer. One should remember to make the visit upon d market day when many African tribes in their queer garments assemble upon the public square to engage in trade. Here one sees the fascinating picture of caravans of camels from the skirts Of the desert. the yelled women, the snake charmers, the story-tel1ers and all the characteristic oddities 7that are components of real oriental life. day in Tangier is day never to be for gotten.
 a visit to Cadiz, the oldest and possibly the prettiest town in all Europe. The place has been likened to an ivory model set in 8 frame of emeralds and. founded as Cadez was by the Phoenicians a thousand years before Christ, it was four centuries old when Rome was founded 1t was here that Hamilcar and Hannibal equipped their armies and built their fleets that so terrorized Rome. The town is built almost upon m island and connected with the main- land by narrow causeway, and 1t will he remembered that it was here that Murillo fell from scaffold while working upon one of his M donnas in the church of Los Capuchinos and sus- tained injuries which resulted in his death. Probably the most curious na- tural object In the place Is the famous dragon tree 800 years old, in the bo- tanical gardens. and the weirdest, un- canniest tree imaginable. The most re- markable species of this tree grows in the Canary Islands and yields a resin known as dragons blood They are of remarkable size and one at Teneriffe was 75 feet high and 70 feet in cir conference, while records show that 1t had nearly attained those proportions z S far back ss the year 1402. It was destroyed by e hurricane in 1867.
 Entering Spain from the south one takes the train at Algeciras. famous
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T tell you everything win he alright. the newcomer kept insisting 10 Lunas.
 T haven't been treated right" Lumas answered, and that is why 1 have been drinking much of late"
 You're drinking a great deal too much answered the sandy haired man. Now you keep quiet and later on every thing will be all right"
 That was as much of the conversation as the operative could fully catch. After separating from Luinas he took measures to locate the san5y-haired man. He found that his name was Denny Downer, and that he was a saloonkeeper on Griswold street. Detroit.
 While this conversation was taking place Jim O'Neal, the thief. was seated at a nearby table with some of his own friends. He knew Lumas to be an express messenger, and knew that he lived at the house of Pat O'Neals sister, and, hearing the same part of the conversation
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work and received u prompt report or the converse ton. and. on the following day a second report from the operative, informing me who the sandy-haired nda was On receipt Of this news, having known Denny Downer as a thief for many years, I at once came to the conclusion that he was one of the men who had been implicated in the Rohan robbery. My acquaintance with Downer had begun in Pennsylvania, and I had been in the criminal court in Pittshurg on a eer- tain occasion when Downer was sen- fenced to a five-year term for burglary l knew the mans criminal record, and the description fitted him as perfectly as the name. l thereupon decided to go to Indianapolis taking with me all the daily reports which I had received dur ing the four months from the two opera uves-in all, some two hundred and forty. notified Mr. Brazee of my Intention and requested him to accompany me to that point, telling him that I expected important developments to occur there. return telegram was received from Mr
 Brazee. stating that the latter would join me at Decatur, H., and go to lndianapo- lis with me We met at Decatur and proceeded together to our point of desti- nation, where we secmed adjoining rooms at the Spencer house. Just across the street from the Union station.
 It was evening when We arrived, and the train on which Lumas was enl- ployed was due to arrive at Indianapolis al o'clock the next morning. | instruct ed my operative in Indianapolis to he on hand at the Union station when Luinas train arrived and to bring him over to my room at the hotel immediately. T had had one or my operatives meet Lumas at his train on a number of occasions be- fore, and had had him taken to see Nari- ous persons for the purpose of identifying them as the express car robbers, but Iu-
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From the Western Mail.
 The railway ticket collector put his head in at the carriage door and ad- dressed the jolly individual inside. Ticket, please" he said. The smiling one looked at him with alcoholic sad ness. Got no ticket, Don't bother me-" he said, settling down again. The col lector at once produced his receipt book. and after consulting a table Of affairs exclaimed. "Five-and- six. pleasem "What's that?" queried the merry one. "F'ive-and- six, please" re- neated the collector. The other thought for a moment, and. looking up, said, Eleven"
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Solved If

(Next week: "Thc Terrier and the Bloodhounds."
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that the operative had overheard he con eluded shrewdly that possibly Lumas had been concerned in the express car robbery. When next he met his name sake, Pat O'Neal, the private detective, he voiced these suspicious to him, tell Ing him of the conversation that he had overheard between Lumas and Denny Downer the latter of whom the detective did not know
 ] was keeping in close touch with my assistants in spite of good deal of other
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The Royal Wraith Li11daraxa

HERE is an old saying that God made the country while man made the town" but
 when one surveys the cathe-
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C"NN the month of October, 1883, a IMl daring train robbery occurred AssG near the station at Rohan, Ind. EXsV2l on what was then a part of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-04
RAILROAD HEADS
INVITED To CONFER
WITH PRESIDENT
CONDITION OF THE CARRIERS
BROUGHT ON BY EUROPEAN
WAR is TO BE DISCUSSED.

Washington. Sept. 3-President
Wilson will have an important confer
ence next Wednesday with several of
the leading railroad presidents Of the
country. The condition of the car
riers which has been brought on by
the European war is to be discussed.
1t is believed that this conference
will mark the beginning of an attempt
by the railroads to obtain from the
Interstate commerce commission
authority to increase rates as a
means of meeting the heavy depletion
of revenues which has resulted from
falling off Of import and export traf-
flc 3s II N ~.
ss4 White no announcement Of the pur-
pose of the conference was authorized
at the White House, ii was learned
from another source that the railroad
presidents understood that they were
expected TO give the president definite
information as to the extent to which
the railroads finances had been affect
ed by the war. and to discuss plans for
re-adjusting them. 1t Is understood
that the president took the initiative
in arranging the conference
1t was noted as significant today
that the Interstate commerce com
mission has reassemtled one month
ahead of its scheduled time. and that
from now on the commission intends
to maintain.a quorum to meet any
situation that may arise. 1t is under
stood that the commission has reas-
sembled in anticipation of the filing
of rate increase petitions by the east
ern railroads.
The commission was scheduled to
meet on the firsti Mondav In October.
but In view of conditions brought
about by the war ii was decided that
1t ought to be In a position to act
Immediately on any problem that may
be brought before II.
The presidents action in determining
to inform himself fully as to the rail-
road situation resulted from informa-
ton which came to him that the road
revenues had fallen Off heavily In the
month of August The INTERSTATE
commerce commission shares with the
president the belief that the federal
authority ought to be entirely willing
to listen to the arguments OF the
roads that they be permitted to adapt
themselves to the new transportation
conditions which have arisen out OF
the European war.
Commissioners McChord. Clementa.
Daniel and Clark. constituting q
quorum OF the commission. met today
and held An extended conference, but
no statement. was issued AZ to what
they discusse6
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-04
FLOYD \. ROBERTS
SUCCEEDS KELLY
GOVERNOR STUART NAMES BRIS-
Toll CITY ATTORNEY JUDGE
OF CORPORATION COURT.

Floyd H. Roberts, of Bristol. was
yesterday afternoon appointed by
Governor Stuart judge of the corpora
ton court of Bristol. to succeed Judge
Joseph Kelly. who resigned to become
a member of the State Supreme Court
of Appeals TO which he was elected by
the recent legislature. Judge Kelly
will begin his term as member of
the Suprme court February /. next
Judge Roberts Is one of the young
est judges in the State. He is thirty
five years of age and a native OF
Washington county. He is graduate
OF the University OF Virginia. For
twelve years he has been practicing
law. having begun his practice in Bris-
toi in 1902.
Judge Roberts has been very Euccess'
full as a lawyer, and Is one Of the best
known men in his section of the State
For several years he has been city at
torney for the city of Bristol. and foI
a number of years he has been chair
man Of the city Democratic committee
This office he will now resign because
OF his elevation to the judiciary.
There was a contest for the tudgshiT
in Bristol between Judge Roberts and
Samuel Vance Fulkerson. Both men
were highly endorsed for the place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-04
VIRGINIA BARkCA
CONVENTION OPENS.
DIR. ROPER TO SPEAK TONIGHT
AND ATTORNEY-GE,N Il RAJ
POLLARD SUNDAY.

Thea Virginia Baraca -Philathe
associations annual convention met
in the First Baptist church last night.
Devotional exercises were cor Quoted
by r. G.. Hawkins and addresses of
welcome were delivered by Hon.
Carlton Mccarthy and Rev. George
W. Kempfr j. Gano Allison, presi-
dent of the Virginia Baraca union,
responded
The first business session will be
held In the First church this morn
ing. Others will be this afternoon
and Saturday morning and afternoon,
An address will be made by DIR. Lewis
NJ Roper on THE Heart of the
Movement"
Sunday afternoon at o'clock a
mass meeting viii he held with an
address by Attorney General John
Garland Pollard.
The Virginia association In COM
posed of 442 orga niZed Bible classes.
having about doubled It's enrolment
In the last two years. 1t In doing a
great work In reaching young men
and women. II il part of the great
worldwide Baraca-Phiiathea union.
which has an enrolment of over
10000 classes and has reached over
a million individuals during its twenty
three years work.
II, NJ. Starke. OF this city, Is the
State chairman, ]. NJ. Gano Allison.
State Baraca president. and Miss
Bertha Cannon. of Norfolk State
Philathea president: Miss GLADYS Il
billiard is general secretary. All in-
terested in adult Bi+rie class work are
invited TO attend the sessions OF the
asspciatf0n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-04

Paris Sept, 3.-The people OF all
classes regard the trade OF the gov
eminent to Bordeaux rs the wises'
measure under the circumstances. as
III Earia ~ AH teFs spssafs;
tary. administration, II IS equally nee
essary that the government keep IN
topeh with the rest OF the country.
The exodus from Paris continues the
desire to save the women and children
from the privations and. perhaps. the
horrors of a long siege Is growing In
intensity every hour. All the terminals
for the west and south OF France pre-
sent extraordinary scenes. Every sort
of baggage every kind OF housenold
effect. is scattered In immense heaps
about the stations, while their owners
camping round them waitins the
departure Of their trains.
This Is DIE not only to the flight from
the city itself. but to the fact tina,
Paris Is through station for the refu-
gees Of the country round.
In the meantime, those who have to
remain in the city are laying IN sup
MY OF provisions Including flour,
canned milk, salt, sugar. lea. cofee and
fruit. 1t is forcseen that the supply Of
vegetables will remain plentiful. There
is an especially large demand for sar-
dimes. A call on grocer for three
or four dozen tins II frequently heard
4 I4loytrs hank (English) has closed IL
premises and has placed Its affairs In
the hands OF its American colleagues.
Munroe & Company. Callers this
morning at the British consulate were
referred 10 the American consulate