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Port Arthur
Falls.
_ . .
u Po * A J hft Vin'
hansted by the months of afeort «»
slant fighting, dec mated by d seaae
and casualties and hopelessly sealed in
its rooky fortress, the gallant garrison
has yielded to its gallant beseigers and
tbe end is now written of one of the
most dramatic war incidents of modern
times. . . _ ,
At 9 o clock Sunday night General
Nogi, oommandnig the Japanese army
of invasion, received from the Russian
general, Stoesscl, a note saying that he
found resistance useless and asking for
a mating to arrange term, of capita
The note was simple and direct and
the Japanese general Immediately
named commissioners to confer with
representatives of the Russian com
mander. They met at noon Monday to
arrange the conditions of surrender,
The nature of the terms agreed upon
is not yet known, but dispatches from
Tokio indicate that they will be of the
most magnanimous character. The
emperor of Japan himself, through the
chief of staff, has given buplio his ex
pression that "General Stoessel has
rendered commendable service to his
country in the midst of difficulties,"
and that it is his wish "that military
honors be shown him."
A dispatch from Tokio quotes mill
tary opinion as believing that the en
tire garrison will be allowed to march
out under arms and may be sent to
Russia on parole. Gate dispatches
from Japan have shown that the gal
laut defense of Stoessel and his men
has nowhere bee i given a finer appre
elation than in the land of his foes,
aud it is more than likely that Japan
will embrace the opportunity to show
her magnanimity aud admiration of
the gallantry of Port Arthurs' defend
ers by allowing them all the honors
which war permits a victorious army
to bestow upon the vanquished.
The following is the letter received
by Nogi from Stoessel:
"Jugdiug by the general condition
of the whole line of hr.tile position
held by you, 1 find further resistance
at Port Arthur usless, and for the pur
pose of preventing needless sacrifice of
lives I propose to hold negotiations
with reference to capitulation. Should
yon consent to the same you will please
appoint commissioners for discussing
the order aud conditions regarding
capitulation, and also appoint a place
for such commiouers to meet the same
appointed by me.
"I take tihs opportunity to convey
to your excellency assurance of my re
spect.
The following reply was addressed
to the Russian general:
"I have the honor to reply to your
proposal to hold negotiations regarding
the conditions and order of capitula
tion. For this purpose I have appoint
ed as commissioner Major General
Ijichi, chief of staff of cor army. He
will be accompanied by some staff offi
cers aud civil officials. They will
meet your commissioners January 2 ,
noon, at Shuishiying. Abe commis
sioners of both parties will be empow
ered to sign a convention for the capit
ulation without waiting for ratifica
tion, and cause the same to take im
mediate effect. Authorization for such
plenary powers shall be sigued by the
highest officer of both the negotiating
parties, and the same shall be exchang
ed by the respective commissioners.
"I avail myself of this opportunity
to convey to your excellency assurances
of my respect.
It is believed that the Port Arthur
gaarrison has receied liberal terms.
There is a general disposition to bo
magnanimous,in view of the garrison's
marvelous defense
In military circles, the opinion was
expiessed that the discussion covered
olny a few questions, including allow
ing the garrison to march out, carry
ing their arms, permitting the garrison
to return to Russia with or without
their officers aud requiring their parole
not to take any further part in the war.
It is possible that Japan will permit
the entire garrison to return to Russia
with arms, upon giving their parole.
HTOESSEL"
NOGI."
REMOVAL OF ATTORNEY HALL.
President Acts Upon Suggestion of
Secretary Hitchcock.
Washington, D. C.—The summary
removal of United States District At
torney Hall of Oregon was ordered
Saturday. It forecasted the returning
of indictments against Senator Mitch
ell and Congressman Hermann. Sec
retary Hitchcock has been insisting
upon the removal of Mr. Hall for some
time, claiming he was protecting prom
inent parties in the Oregon land fraud
cases, who would otherwise be indict
ed. He has urged this so persistently
"pqn the president that today, after
a lengthy report from Special Prose
cutor Hesey was presented to the
president, "CJstrlct Attorney Hall's
summary remcWgl was decided upon.
8 t. Petersburg. — Possibly some of
the hesitation of the authorities here
to make announcement of the fall of
Port Arthur was due to threats and
rumors of radical demonstrations,
coupled with the abseuce of the em
peorr; but it is certain than no demou
stratoin is likely which could assume
aerions proportions, aud the radical
leaders would he sure to le late the
sympathy of many, even of the most
Uberal Russians, if they chose such a
momeont for the revolutionary demon
: I
It has been harned that th > last mes
sage sent by Emperor Nicholas to Gen
eral Stoessel vested the commander of
the Port Arthur gar: iion with discre
tionary powers and urged him to exei.
cise them rather than allow the defense
to go to the last ditch. This may ao
count for the apparently brief time re - 1
qnired to conclude the negotiations be- 1
tween the Russian and Japanese com*
m anders, no time having been
pied in communicating with the Em
peror Noholas. ft is equally certain
that General Stoessel did not surrendi t
without previous authorizatoiu. 1
_
A thousand buttons may be pushed;
on« o neu* to -
one opens to
occu
Capitula s t i°" t f ompact
Tokio. —The text of General Nogi's
telegram announcing tbe capitulation
of the Russian forces at Port Arthur is
as follows:
"The plenipotentiaries of both part
ie« concluded their negotition. Monday
gt 4;30 0 . clock The Ruaalancommia .
gioner aoc ted on the whole the COD .
dltjon8 Bti paiated b n8 aud oungented
^ capitolate . The document ha8 ^
^ p|ired and lhe glgnaturea wlU ^
afflxed Hlmultaneuosly with the con
oluslon of the nogtlationl! ^ armiea
suspended hostilities. It is expected
tbat tbe Japanese army will enter the
oit of p ort Arthur TueHda y."
, ,
Ä *£
*he 0 °"P a ° t of . »«render at 9:46
0 oock Monday night,
many. As regards the wounded now
at Port Arthur they are very exacting,
but not more exacting than the Jap
auose are gladly ready to grant. The
Russian commander asked that those
who are seriously ill or wounded be
provided with all possible care and
luxuries at the Port Arthur hospitals,
but that these institutions be relieved
immediately of congestion by removing
the convalescents and slightly wounded
to other hospitals.
Kafe escort is asked aud has been
granted for the women and a few male
noncompatants still in the city,
Among the former is Mme. htoessel
" ho wil1 **' ■"» *» «"/ pUo «. H1 « nlfl,,d
her as a desirable destination, sur
^ ,h « luxuries the Jap
an-se commissary department affords,
Russian officers who reached Chefoo
say that tbe Port Arthur garrison was
completely worn out by five days of
continuous fighting, that the supply of
food was almost exhausted, and that
the limit of resistance had been reach
ed when General Htoessel made his of
fer of capitulation,
LATER—The RusHian and .Japanese
commissioners appointed to arrange
General Stoessel's demands are not
St. Petersburg
Hears of Defeat
St. Petersburg, Jan. 8 —This city is
floundering hopelessly between wildest
consternation aud the gloom of despair.
For hours the censor succeeded in
suppressing the fateful news from Port
Arthur, but once the first inkling of it
became known, it spread like wildfire
and soon the whole story became
known. The effect was indescribable.
There are those who greet the calamity
as a well deserved punishment for the
autocracy, bat the majority of the pop
ulation is too stunned to feel anything
bnt blackest despair. So far as can bo
learned, army circles consider the fall
of the fortress in quite a different light
from what it appears in the eyes of na
val officers. Army men say that Port
Arthur having played its part, may
now qnit the stage. Its fall will not
effect the future oondnot of the war,
as the cznr is determined to continue
in his attempt to ultimately defeat the
Japanese. Navel circles, on the other
hand, regard the surrender ns an irre
parable disaster, fatal to Russian pres
tige and far reaching in its effect npou
Russia's course in Manchuria.
Japanese Papers
Criticise Stoessel
Tokio. —General Stoeasol is being
sharply oritized for destroying the Rus
siau warships, attempting to choke the
entrance to the harbor of Port Arthur,
aud dispbatohiug the torpedo boat de
stroyers to Chefoo subsequent -to his
offer to surrender the fortress.
The Niohi Nichi says that while
General Htoessel made a gallant de
fense, his action in blowing up the
ships after ho had offered to surrender,
leaves a lasting blemish on his military
reputation. His act indicates a want
of sincerity and leaves no room for an
extension to him of treatment commen
surate with the reputation won by the
bravery and gallantry of his defense.
The paper contrasts the action of tbe
emperor in directing that full military
honors be paid with that of General
Stoessel».
The Jiju characterizes General
Htoessel'a action as mean and unlawful
uad says that it should deprive him of
any military honors at the hands of his
captors. The paper also revives the
charges of Red Cross violations at Port
Arhnr aud declares that no treatment
would be too severe in fixing the terms
of surrender
HE CUT HIS OWN THROAT.
George Gleeson Kills Himself After
Quarrel With Wife.
Kansas City.—After attempting the
life of hls wife, Mrs. Lizzie Gleeson.
and in the belief that he had succeed
ed In hls efforts to kill her, George
Gleeson. a livery man of St. Joseph,
Mo., leaned far out of the second
story window of his mother in law's
kome here and cut hls throat with a
razor from ear to ear, in sight of sev
eral hundred persona, who had been
attracted by Mrs, Glceson's shrieks.
There was no witness to the first part
of the tragedy except the young wife,
who is now dying in the city hospital.
Carbondale. III.—A. R. Hemphill and
wife were killed here Saturday by a
fast train on the Illinois Central. Ho
had been drinking heavily and had
started for this city. Mrs. Hemphill
endeavored to induce him to return,
when he threw her to the track and
Held His Wife Down on Rails.
held her there while the train passed
over them,
Too Active In the Campaign.
Bluffton, Ind.—Postmaster A. !..
Sharpe has received notice of the dis
'nissal of Rural Carrier Walter L.
F'etters on the charge of pernicious
activity In the late campaign. Fetters
"on of Rural Route Carriers and was
slated for the position of national
treasurer,
-—
,
It s a wonder the authorities do not
get after Satan for neglectimr to
get arter satan tor neglecting to equip
hla resort with fire-escapes. ,
Is treasurer of the Indiana Associa
iHI(iH0FFII18flll[ INDICTED
U. S. SENATOR MITCHELL AND
CONGRESSMAN HERMANN.
Federal Grand Jury at Portland, Ore.,
Accuses Them of Being Implicated
in Land Frauds In State of Oregon
—Other Prominent Men In the Same
Boat—Explanations In Order.
Portland, Ore, Jan, 1.— U. S. Sena
tor John H. Mitchell, Representative
Binger Hermann and George Soren
son, formerly a deputy sheriff of Mult
nomah county, were Jointly Indicted
Saturday by the federal grand Jury.
The indictment alleges that John H.
Mitchell and Dinger Hermann did, In
January, 1902. unlawfully and feloni
ously conspire together, and with each
other, and with 8 . A. D. Puter, Hor
ace G. McKinley. D. W. Tarpley, Em
ma L. Watson, Salmon B. Ormsby,
Clark E. I.oomis and William H. Da
vis and others, to defraud the govern
ment of the United States out of a
portion of Its public lands, situated In
township 11 south, of range 7 east,
by means of forged and false affida
vits and fictltuous persons, and that
In the furtherance of such conspiracy,
S. A. D. Puter did on March 9, 1902,
pay to John H. Mitchell the sum of
$2,000 to secure his Influence with Bin
ger Hermann, then commissioner of
the general land office at Washington.
It alleges that, acting upon the sug
gestion and the wish of Senator Mitch
ell, and Influenced by him, knowing
that the transactions were unlawful
and felonious. Ringer Hermann used
his power as commissioner of the gen
eral land office to expedite 12 claims
in township 11 range 7 and had them
passed to patent when he knew them
to be Illegal and not according to re
quirements of the law. The Indict
ment also alleges that on March 28,
1904, George Sorenson offered to John
H. Hall, district attorney for the Unit
ed Stales In Oregon, the sum of $îi,000
with Intent to Influence the said John
II. Hall In hls official capacity when
acting on the Indictments returned
against S. A. D. Puter, Horace G.
McKinley, et al., to defraud the gov
ernment out of land in township 11
south of range 7 east.
Sorenson Is Indicted for having of
fered a bribe of $fi,000 to District At
torney Hall on March 28 last, when
the Indictment against the conspira
tors who were convicted In the recent
trial was pending in the federal court.
The alleged connection of Senator
Mitchell and Representative Hermann
with the alleged conspiracy dales back
It is said, to the time when Mr. Mitch
ell received the letter from ''a promi
nent attorney In Oregon," Introducing
B. A. D. Puter as "a responsible busi
ness man of Oregon." The govern
ment will, it is said, attempt to prove
that Puter and Mitchell and Hermann
were well acquainted; that Puter was
an ardent supporter of Mitchell In the
senatorial campaign of 1898, and that
all of them have been personally ac
quainted for years.
In 1902, the government alleges. Pu
ter went to Washington on business
connected with the lands of 11-7, in
which he was at that time interested.
The lands were held up in the general
land office and Puter thought that it
would be of benefit to himself and his
fellows to go to Washington and see
what could be done to expedite them
to patent.
Before he left Portland, the govern
ment will attempt to prove, he went
to F. P. Mays and secured from him a
letter to Senator Mitchell, though In
fact, according to the government, he
was already well known to the sena
tor. Arriving at Washington, the land
speculator went, so evidence will be
offered, to the office of Senator Mitch
ell and conferred with him in regard
to having hls claims taken from the
suspended list and put through to pat
ent as soon as possible, ne told the
senator, it Is alleged, that he had al
erady sunk a large amount of money
In the claims, and that Emma L. Wat
son, a hard working and honest girl,
had also invested in them at his sug
gestion. It was necessary for him to
have some influence with the commis
sioner of the general land office to
secure favorable recognition of his
claims, and he therefore would like
to have the help of Senator Mitchell.
The government will attempt to
prove that he promised to make it
right with the senator In event that he
could secure the good will and assist
ance of Mr. Hermann.
Mitchell's Denial.
"If anybody says Puter ever paid
me any money in connection with land
frauds or anything else he Is a d—d
liar!"
John H. Mitchell, Oregon's aged and
veteran senator, thus denounced the
indictment against him in an interview
at the depot in Spokhne, while on his
way to Washington. D. C. At the same
time he declared that the Indictment
against him was "a cowardly and dam
nable conspiracy, and the chief con
spirators are Secretary Hitchcock and
this man Heney," moaning the special
government prosecutor who secured
hls indictment. He says he wants an
immediate trial.
Senator Mitchell's Career.
Mitchell's career since he came to Ore
gon In I860 has been fraught with
many sensational incidents, beginning
during hls first term. Bitter opposl
tion resulted in bringing to light the
fact that hls name was not Mitchell
at all.
Portland, Ore,—Senator John H.
Scandal after scandal was unearth
ed, but the main facts developed were
that Mitchell, whose real name was
Hippie, had left a wife and family In
Pennsylvania, and. coming to Oregon
to begin a new career, had taken the
name of Mitchell, which was his moth
er's maiden name.
Picked Hour to Die and Died.
East St. Louis, III.—Mrs Margaret
Traitor, aged 83 years, who for sev
eral months had predicted that she
would die as the bell heralded the
dawn of the new vear died at the
i. . u * y« a r. oiea at me
home of her daughter here Sunday
while the bells were ringing.
Northern Securities
Company Wins
Philadelphia.—Tbe Northern Secur
ities injunction has'been dissolved by
the United States circuit court.
Tbe opinion reveises a decision of
the New JJersey circuit court vrlhoh
restrained the Northern Securities com
pany from distributing certain stocks
of the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany.
The decision is a defeat for the Inter
est represented by E. H. Harriman.
SAD REUNION OF CHADWICKS.
Husband of the Now Notorious Wo
man Sees Wife.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 2.—Sheriff Barry
and Dr. Leroy 8 . Chadwick have ar
rived here from New York. A ball
bond for $ 10.000 was furnished for
Or. Chadwick's appearance in criminal
court
As soon as the formalities In con
nection with the bond were completed
Dr. Chadwick was admitted to the
woman's department of tbe Jail, where
hls wife is held a prisoner.
Husband and Wife Meet. w
The meeting between the two was
pathetic in the extreme. Mrs. Chad
wick arose when she heard the steps
in the corridor and fell into her hus
band's arms when she recognized
him. Both broke down and wept con
vulsively for several minutes, while
clinging to each other, the sheriff at
tempting meanwhile to console them.
There was no artificiality about the
scene. Genuine grief, genuine Joy In
termingled. Even the sheriff was
deeply affected. Little by little the
first shock grew less severe and the
two sat down for a talk that con
tinued for an hour and a half. There
were pleadings and partial responses
when the more serious predicament
of husband and wife were at length
appreciated.
Dr. Chadwick has lost hls all in the
operations of hls wife, and the large
Independent fortune of hls only child
has been swept away. Sufficient rea
son, It would seem, for some show of
hardness on hls part. Mrs. Chadwick
tried to imbue him with the thought
of her Innocence of any wrongdoing.
His only response to these pleas was
"I hope so."
"Trust Me, Trust Me," She Cries.
The trouble into which both have
been plunged were thoroughly dis
cussed. The wife told the story, inter
spersed by violent fits of weeping,
in which at times Dr. Chadwick Join
ed. There were no apparent evasion,
but there was a constant cry of "Trust
me, trust me" on the part of the wo
man.
"Don't believe these stories which
the newspapers have been printing
about me," she said. "They are all
lies: every one of them. I have done
nothing wrong. Believe me; trust
me; everything will come out all right
In the end. and It will be seen that 1
have been guilty of none of these
things the public charges me with.
Don t think I deceive you; I will tell
you the truth, and I tell you that all
those reports are lies—lies."
Husband Is Confused.
"I can only hope so," was the hus
band's answer, "I have trusted you,
and It is hard to believe anything; my
mind is so confused. This has been
such a terrible sl^ock, and I don't un
derstand any of It."
Sheriff Broke Rules,
In permitting Dr. Chadwick to visit
hls wife. Sheriff Barry may find him
self in trouble with the federal au
thorities because the visit between
the physician and his wife had been
allowed without a formal application
to the federal authorities and the nec
essary permit to visit her not having
been granted.
JAPS CAPTURE FORTS.
Slowly Working Their Way to Port
Arthur.
Tokio. Jan. 1. 7 a, m.—Sungshu
mountain (Eanonia hill) was stormed
and captured yesterday (Saturday) by
the Japanese forces beseigiug Port
Arthur.
Tbe war department confirms the
reported assault on and capture oT
Sungshu mountain yesterday by the
forces beseiging Port Arthur. The at
tack began after the capture of Rlh
lung mountain. At first the attack
failed to succeed on account of the
protection which the Russians enjoy
ed and the desperate character of
their defense. Yesterday at 10 a. m.
the Japanese exploded a series of
mines, and immediately assaulted the
works, which they entirely occupied
by 11 o'clock. The Russians explod
ed a series of mines as they retired.
portion of the garrison retreated
southward. Another portion held the
gorge, where they were buried by the
debris thrown up by the explosion of
their own mines.
Sungshu mountain, the official name
of which is West Ribbing mountain,
is one of the inner defenses of Port
Arthur.
The Japanese rescued 162 Russian
soldiers who were entombed in a gorge
of Shungshu mountain. The Japanese
have exploded and captured a portion
of the wall near Panlung mountain.
MURDERER WAS HUNG.
Newton Allwhite, Son of Lynched Man,
Confesses to Helping Father.
Newport, Ark.—Lewis Allwhite, the
alleged murderer of Mrs. Rachael Kln
kannon and daughter, was lynched at
the scene of the crime by a mob of
several hundred men. The mob ad
vanced upon the jail, overpowered the
sheriff and guards, and took Allwhite
from his cell.
Newton, who is a self confessed ac
cessory to his father's alleged crime,
was not molested.
Mrs. Klnkannon and her daughter,
Mrs. Amelia Mauldin, were waylaid,
assaulted and murdered on Christmas
morning. They were hurrying to the
bedside of the daughter's husband,
when Allwhite and hls son, accord
ing to the confession of the boy. met
them, dragged the women to a ravine
nearby and murdered them.
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By Paul Dc Laney
Author of " Lord of the Desert." "Orcflon Sketches.'
and other Pacific Coast Stories
They would make a
fine match, wife. I would like to see!
Hazel marry well. 1 would dislike to
have ner marry a common fisherman.
Wife, I am not feeling well tonight. I
fear that the young militia surgeon
does not know the truth. I believe
that blood poisoning is setting in."
Thus spoke old Seadog to his wife.
Strong as was the constitution of the
His
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CHAPTER XXIII.
Ringwold and Seadog.
"Whete is Hazel, wife?"
"She has gone to the ball."
"Did Captain Budlong go?"
"Yes, he went with our Hazel."
"It is good.
powerful man it had begun to yield
and he was first to detect it.
blood burned in its channels,
weakening, nervous sensation took pos
session of him. At times he could not
distinguish the real from the imagin
ary. Seadog was a very sick man.
Several times that night he had sunk
into spasmodic slumber. He could
bear the dashing of the waves, the
creaking of the oars in their locks, the
shouts of the fishermen and the crack
of rifles. Then he would start witlr
a groan as the hot blood burned itself
against the fevered particles which
were gradually decaying about the
wound in his body. Then the poisoned
life-fluid would rush forth to the heart
furnace for purification, when it would
be sent out more sluggish than ever to
feed a burning system.
The heart beats increased, the fever
rose higher and higher,
felt hie senses failing,
came more
became more realistic. He finally fell
. * ' l^i
Bounded
Old Seadog
The teal be
lanciful and the imaginary
into delirium. It was then that his
tongue spoke words that
strange to his wife's ears.
"Yes, Nelson Saaiela, I won out over
you! I swore falsely, but I won! You
were sent to Siberia and I gained the
czar's lavor. I also won in the con
tested will case and brought the money
to America where I have invested it
well. Yon were druggist to the czar,
hut the apprentice in the great estab
lishment drew the winning card. I
came near to losing it though. Those
hateful eouthsiders ! But Sankala!
She is a brave gill. This burning in
my side! Some one is prodding me
with a Lot iron! Help, Help!"
'Husband! Husband!" cried Mis.
Seadog. She seized her companion's
hands and rubbed them violently.
"What has happened?" inquired the
sick man.
"You have grown worse. You said
such strange things."
"What did I say?
tion, wife."
"Yon spoke ol Nelson Saarela and a
will."
"Nelson Saarela! I have not uttered
the name for 20 years.
A gloom settled about the room that
caused the man to ask why the light
was so dim. A deadness in his limbs
caused him to euepect that he was
growing worse. The sullen flow of
his blood told him that unless a change
came his hours were few for this earth.
"Wife, eend lot cld Ringwold. After
all he knows more about medicine than
all ol the doctors in this countiy.
Send for old Ringwold and be shall tell
me whether or not I am receiving
proper treatment."
One of the boys wae sent to request
the aged man to come. It was the first
time in his life of neatly 20 years in
tbe village that he bad been invited to
the Seadog home.
When left alone again the sick man
inquired of his wife:
"Did you say I mentioned Nelson
Saarela and a will?"
I fear my condi
"Yee, and you said something about
Siberia and America and money," re
piied Mrs. Seadog.
The old man looked "bout the room
in bewilderment (or a few moments and
then dropped into a eemi-conscious
state. Hie tongue began to „ entier
ance to strange things again.
He spoke of the ship which had
stranded upon the island nearly twenty
yeais before, the one which had
brought Sankala and old Ringwold to
the country. He spoke of some papers
which he had found aboard the wreck.
"I know he was lost!" he muttered,
"I know he was lost. It is too late
no* to do him justice.
He continued in this strain until the
arrival of Ringwold. The feeble old
druggist was conducted to the bedside
of the aick man, and sat upon the bed
from sheer exhauetion. In »he faint
gloom of the light he looked more like
„ . 1 ,.., ..u._.
a ghost than a human being. His long
gray hair and beard concealed his feat
ures. But his sharp, keen eyes glist
ened with unusual brightness.
The old man placed his trembling
fingers upon Seadog's wrist. Then he
moved hie hand to the sick man's breast
and placed it ovei his heart. A fiend
ish smile lit up hie face as be felt the
flattering and spasmodic beating of tbe
He diew a hyperdeimic syringe from
bis pocket and filled it with a fluid,
Then be injected it into Seadog's arm.
Several minutea of silence followed,
Ringwold kept bis seat on the side of
tbe bed. He finally broke the silence,
"Bring the lamp," he said.
While young Seadog held the lamp
and the wife looked on with anxiety,
Rinwgoid shook the sick man. He
pushed beck the eyelids and exposed
the pupils which were greatly enlarged,
"He died in Siberia and hie brother
went down at sea!" muttered Seadog.
Another smile lit up the countenance
of Ringwold. He placed his hand over
the heart of Seadog again. He played
with the man as would a cat play with
a mouse. But the feeble little fellow
looked more like the mouse and the
proetrate form of the wealthy fisher
man resembled that of a giant, in com
p * ,ieon '
"Old Ringwold baa bis eyes, bnt he
is not the man. No, he is not the
man!" spoke out Seadog in plain
worda -
Again the grizzled old man smiled
almost to a stage villain'« chuckle,
8 **'
1
•dogV
* 8 of
ep ont ;
I
q?* ak !
pfog- I
j ami ' d:
w the
kml on
ompel
munt- j
the
I into a
Id drop
deal lit.
j Mrs. Seadog turned pale- ' I
I dog wae mystified. J
Ringwold slowly bent his °j
he could place hie mouth near |
ear. He spoke in an ordinal?
voice :
"Charlie, you
this morning!"
Seadog opened his eyes « i:
| >c. He gazed into the
| wold for a moment andtbenec
; "Nelee Saarela, drugg 18
czar!"
"Yes, and back from Sibe|
[ to America that he roigj
Charles Seadog to render »J
ingl" fairly hissed the old ■
The meeting was too H
j strength of either. Seadog ()
[ silent relapse and old Rio
ped across his body in a bj t
It was then that young I f
to a neighbor and sent bin, j
room for aid.
UDti!
were many rumors afloat Ijlhe village. [
lhe story of Seadog's rela
| lawyer, had been sent for
Sankala and Dan LapUm had also
j been seen to visit the Riigwold cabin,
j and they had taken a latte bundle of
1 papers to the Seadog here.
The interior of the Sedog house pre
sented an interesting picture. On a
bed lay old Seadog cab and weak.
He was breathing easilvand his physi
cal suffering had ueen filled by heroic ;
scientific treatment. _ .
which racked his brain it indescribable.
It is only those who hare suffered with |
a guilty conscience w drill looking death j
in the face that could properly sympa
Ihize with Charles Sead«.
On another bed in the name room lay
tire aged Rinwgold. He had under- i
gone a complete change. The feeble j
old form which had forro many years
responded to the appeal! of life and
raised itself up as though coining from
the grave, had reclined to rise no r. ore.
His work was over. Hi! mission was
about performed. Yet bis brain was
as clear as a bell ; His eyes as bright
as youth.
Seadog's family havered about him.
The snrgoen stood jt hJ|_ bedside
Bumbo, the lawyer, saut a table near
tor
log called
tbe ball
j
, . .,
With the dawning of ®r"$ there I
t -ho* «on t'I
-, I
mg (or old Ringwold, a f T
cundition of the two men 1 ' d rea, t '^ ,
the public cat. Stone, ol W*"™ !
disclosures we.e also benj! *°ld and
the people were wrought.? to unusual
exet emen . . ,
It was known that C«r ain endlong
had remained at the plw »11 night; I
j that Sankala was there «d that the
militia surgeon had been ispt busy and
that about daylight old Bumbo, the
CHAPTER XXlt
A Final Accounlife
tot the agony :
by.
Sankala held her aged protector's
hand. Dan laphani stood at the foot
of Ringwold s bed. Captain Budlong
was at the door to answer the questions
of the curious.
"Tell the whole troth, Charles, tell
it all. I have pioved toyou that San
kala is his child. She ii entitled to
his interest in the property,
by bet upon your soul!"
So spoke old Ringwold, feebly but
encouragingly to Seadog,
"After my return from Siberia I
looked up the boy. I had located you
long before. When I got the
Do fair
, , , , , papers
arranged 1 persuaded him to come with
me to America, but be bad marrying
on the brain and would not come until
the ceremony was perfonied and his
yonng bride was ready tocome," contin
ued Ringwold. "We were all poor in
finances and had to take the old sail-i*
j boat. The voyage was a long one and
the child, Sankala, was born on board
tbe vessel. Tbe s.'.rgeon oT the <raf,
made out a birth certifl M . e and Bumbo
has it there. I took it from the hands
of the child's mother as the ship went
down and have kept it evtr since,
"She is the only heir and entitled to
his share of the property The other
papers will show what this is. I re
ceived the final documtnls yes'erday.
Bumbo has them. Do instice Sea■ loo
do justice, upon your soil, tell it all!''
Seadog's very mnmests' were num
bered. The wound whkh he had re- )
ceived in the last enconater with the
aoutheule fishermen had developed a
case of blood poisoning i nd no power
on earth now could save kim. Of this,
he was fully informed. While the fact
that he was about to (acsthe final tri
bunal where man is cal lei upon to give
an accounting, may hav, had some
. ... 1 Iiau some
thing to do with softe.ing Seadog's
heart, he * as confronted with the evl
deuce of his wrongs on earth and of the
just rights of others, ▲
He told the story t Ign- he had
wronged Sankala's fall: M ow |, e ), ad
willfully caused Ringvi'Jp cji) e , 0 gj.
bei ia and how he had uol to \merica
with his illgotten gains. Of hi* «ecu
mulations here, his auditors »Irco.K
l? 1 ?" Ï
of bankala s lather and 1 .. 1 % q| ler ( rom
the old country and had f ound the ir
nBines on the ship's register, and Know
ing that they were dead and having no
knowledge of the birth of Sankala
thought all trouble fron that source
hail ended.
When he had compleied his storv
which was reduced to wiitinir bv Rum'
bo. he was completely Sd Ci
the merciless attorney i ae i 8 te<l on a
further statement.
"Seadog, you are n youi right
senses, are you not?" 6
"Yes," came the reply feebly,
"You realize that tl* end jg ap .
proaching?" ™
"I do," replied the d-ing man.
"You make this staliment as" your
dying declaration," inssted the tech
nical lirai) of the law.
"1 do."
"Well, one moment more Beaoog
There is still more left undone Yon
might as well make a c*a n breast of it
while you are at it. jy on remember
'he deed Dan Uphamifcthet signed?
Well, I have the evidence ready to
bring actloh to have it ie ^ aside. You
tbe old man waa drank ami didn't
what be waa doing? You know
was no money paid and no con
ration for deeding the property to
upon which this town is built?
lemember all of this, do you not,
IjBpeadog? Make a clean breast of it, tell
it all, upon your soul, Seadog! I have
»ecured the pardon of the half-breed
from the pen and he is ready to testify
to it all. It is true, is it, not 8 aadog,
upon your soul, upon your soul ! !*
"Yes," came a faint voice.
"Then sign yout statement here,
your dying declaration, sign it here,
Seadog, as you value your chances of
pardon in tbe next world."
Seadog touched the pen already
thrust into his limp hand by the per
sistent attorney, who also wiote his
name and called upon the captain and
surgeon to witness the signature.
"God be praised!" The faint voice
0 f Ring WO i(j wae heard, as he made a
superhuman effoit to raise himself, and
c * a 8 P' D K Sankala in his arms, he whis
pered "My mission is performed and
justice done at last."
The deathly silence of the toom was
only broken by the sobs of the grief
stricken girl, as old Ringwold passed
i n to the sleep that knows no waking,
Within another hour Charles Sea
dog's soul had also departed from the
body, and such a spirit of gloom hung
over the little äshing village as had
never visited it before,
'
slr - <*>e actor might have been present
personally. There he was on the
screen, walking up and down the
hfs voice issuing in sonorous
from the big phonograph horn,
from it as satisfactory an idea of the
man's talent as I could have got if
In regular session, and
Spurling was making an earnest plea
on the affirmative side of the question,
"Resolved, That man's every act is the
result of a selfish motive."
"I go further than that. Mr. Presl
dent." he said. "About three-fourths
lie's envious of what somebody else
does. The pin-beaded speaker that
had the Horn- last on the other
(To te continued)
Samples of Hls Voice,
"This Is a marvelous age we live in."
said a theatrical manager, "and Ha
marvelousuess w r as brought hour# to
me forcibly last week.
*'* bad written to a French tenor
and aake d him what he would take
to come over here and sing next seu
son. Hls reply consisted of a letter
and two cylinders,
wi „ con , e for flve dol .
r8 ^ tfce , pt(er 8ald . and ,
forward in another package samples
. „. . . . ' • ,
1 1 80 nK '
'"'W cylinder was a phono
* < 1 ™ ""J 'j'^ om ' of t,ie ,UH '' J
Hlm (>f ^ rolo
"I took tbe two cylinders to a deal
er. and one we put in a phonograph,
the other In a moving picture um
■hine. Then we darkened the room,
and we started the machine and the
phonograph simultaneously. By Jove.
s,a k p and gesticulating, ami there was
notes
I cot
he had visited me."
Better Precedent.
The Pnnkville Debating Society was
G. Watkins
of the things a man does are because
side
lied like a pirate when he said-''
Here the president of tbe society
rapped on the desk,
"The gentleman must not use such
language ns that." he said,
"Why not?"
"Because it isn't parliamentary."
"It may not be parliamentary, Mr.
President," vociferated Mr. G. Wat
kins Spurling. loosening his collar and
rolling up hls sleeves, "bnt by gum.
It's congressional.'*
The Deacon'» l-.yrs opened.
Bishop Hardhead—Tell
me exactly
*|,at you want. Do you want a minister
0 r a preacher?
Deacon Wnyback — Why —
want both, you know,
Bishop Hardhead—I can't give you
both- Do you want a minister who will
T ' s 't your homes, romp with the children,
oke " i,h ,he bo >' R - I'"? compliments to
the . women fo| ks, admire your pigs,
pra,S9 y ° ur < ' attle ' inquire about crops,
^ " nl'Äcta, who' wÄ
U up with bis books, burn the Lfeight
oil. and on Sundays lift your souls with
oratorical bursts that would thrill the
choice.
Ucacon Wnyback—-I guess, bishop, a
mill i"ter will be nigher our size, and we'll
P romiae to "lake no more complaint*
, bu , ut du " sermons. Send us a minister,
« dd | a P ** U ' US ° U * ,b<U C8U pluy ll *'
*
Wanted « Pleasant Kxpreaalon.
Mr. Grumps—Good morning. Do you
take pictures by tbe instantaneous pro
ces» ?
Photographer—Y'es, sir.
Mr ' Grumps—Well, this is Mrs.
^ ruln . l>a- my w *fe. you know. I want
he r,. pi f ure takeu ' . , ,
0 * 1 ' But are yu "
particular about having it instantaneous?
Mr. Grumps-Uf course. When you
Ket things ready, tell her to look pleas
ant ' ""d then snap off the machine be
A Street Car Napoleon,
01d 0eDtlt ' mon — Tel * ">«, my friend,
whjr you Bre 80 ugIy to l >a 8 S e n 8 era -
Kr u tal Conductor—^So they'll hats th'
ÂKT-""'"" 8 -
"N-o, not exactly."
"Why. when they hate the company.
i * 1 ®»'' 11 J us t I«ukI> to theiraelves when
t ! 1< ' y R,,e n>e cbcat * n ' th' company by not
rin *' u ' up tarea - Sec?"
Wooed an' Married and A'.
Mr ?' w" dd 7 _t,k ' have J' ou heard tne
Ml88 Ue 011,1 her father's
Ä/o ^ ,eCre " y marri ' Ml
Mrs. Gabb-Dearie me! How did It
leak out?
Mr8 - °»dd—Some one overheard them
quarreling.
— ws
[throngs at a cathedral?
Take your
fore the expression fades away. You've
gotter be quicker'n lightning.
ms.
six
Lou Dillon, the famous trotting mara.
is a Californian. No matter in what
part of the country she is, her hay is
brought from her native State. This is
to avoid atomach trouble, caused by a
change of diet. Tbs freight on the hay
sometimes brings its price up to $100 a
ton.
It has been aclsntlfically demonstrated
that «arl 7 marriagsa in India have re
aultsd In racial degsueration. Boya and
glrla of nina or tsu jturt ars married in
that country, with tba couacnt of their
guardiana. In some aectlona laws bar;
been passed prohibiting tbe marriage ol
girU under fourteen.
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