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rom me Philadelphia Record


" issued warrant this afternoon for the
arrest Of man on very peculiar charge
said an up-tuwn police magistrate last even
Ing, and as thero is no likelihood OF his being
captured. yiolate no ethics In telling you
nbumt IL.
" This man who has heretofore been looked
upon ~ hart-worklng, honest mechanic Is
mo lathor OF two daughters. both of whom re-
celNod young gentlemen callers ut thoir home
DurlnE the wintor these young men, when
thoy started to 20 home ono evening, found
Their oyeree0nts missing from the rack In the
h4ilWaY. Tho thott WAS reported to tho police
VINO blamed II on sneak thieves. One Of these
young men had no loss than three overcoats
stolen during tho winter. and the other lost
TWO, besides hls hat. Five other young mon,
VINO had made informal calls also missed
thelr coats. Tho father of tho girls was tho
most active in denouncing tho thiet when tho
thetls wore discovered
Two weeks ago all OF tho coats wore found
AT n down-iown pawubroker's office and tho
uoscrlpuOh oil the mun who paWned them tai
hos exactly with that Of tho father of the girl.
Whether he. got wind Of the discovery do not
Know but Tor some reason he moved away
Yery suddenly while the young mon wore DO
arrest ornot, The young ladies' arc estmable
IN every way, and for their sake | do not DO
leye any special effort will he put forth to ap-
prehend their father IL Il ono OF the strangest
casoS that ever came before me-
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The Fire Escape aud th. Vino

ItdH EItnge ~ he Dramatic NeuA
Very foolish to cling 10 me SupuoS. an sc,,da,,
were TO happen. where would Won lie T,',n
Hampal crushed under hGTEyirg fee. LCnk nj thnsss
GnnhOwerA TbHy BiAnl on .hrlr pWn Btpu,E iii,v AZ
CRch them sticking taeiI gAucy yellow heads hsI ssn
my bars not much lkS Stnde ep endence / do WA
Thus spako IhS Pire BsnApe.
How hard hearted yOa are" murmuTed tho Vim.
hinginE ichdriI .ov!nIly about the upper railing
Il Haa born So" replied t5o Pifs Escips gTilaly
Ard how oold." Continued ta0 Vine
ny IAIa:e," Jrow!ei Ihe hTp EloApe
"hptl .oye yoH. NntapsEed tAe vna because you
IwHA Itt.o, thing and stranger Ia this street !
t,t..sy. Al you ioci % 80 terrible and il YOU vii
I.riYn me 90 ugly, that INhs frightened nrst hut
tsB \: was pie and Testfut 20 lean against your
mighty franz quite save myself up TO IT, and grew
ard ETeN and bUdded and biossomed, tL as you know
I's pA3estsy stop 70 ApS1SmenL saying now Osauti
"st Opgg 10 nat suitable union. persisted the Firs
EaNNps. ~ have great mission 70 perorm am hero
- save human life You should have cast lot in
with 4eme nee country cottAGe-notR coarse old tene
Es1e foith whittier IT Is sons" sighed the Vine
mSSf9 81 slunE Sossr. Ia, s.n. :, -. -.
drogp.1 lighted lamp FlamsS dArtsd here there.
irST poor poSSssSlons fTom tue windoWI Engines rat
TED through the streets. Brave mon climbed tho
sTdy Fre ESeapo Aud carried children aud women
aowu "a iron sidos Splendid streams of water played
Spon taa blazing buidiRg Morning daWped, pale aud
D,uS me fite Escape stood tall and dark, but the
misplaced RQscI0n.
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from he san p,aucrsoo cnrop,ct.

FTIHH nc hIH FTINtI5tO fNr0UITIs
SulsUN. June li.--Quito a curiosity in the
shape OF large sea lion, weighing over 600
pounds. nut In an appearance ON MulH street
ms morning at O'Clock. A young man named
Edwards's livery stables Saw IL dark ovJect
moving IA front OF him ana whom within Il low
ieet OF the animal II gave a roar tuut i0r an in
st4nt paralyIed him with fright.
pom recovering his senses he aroused the
stable bows, who captured tho prize in H. r.
Hiborns. mill yard. whore 1t had taken refuge
In an Old smOkestnck that was lying on the
ground. For some weeks past strange noises
have been heard from the tulos east OF tho
town, and until to-day theY were unncc ounted
for, but now the mystery l. solved and the sea
the whole day.
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Nearly sunooated In a Trunk.
Fr0m the OGDEN .Stdnddrt

Yesterday afternoon. Pearl. daughter OF John
Gay. on Adams Avenue. near Twenty first
street, thought she heard a child screaming In
and wondered from whom the sound could
come. She hoard 1t the second time and pro-
ceeded down the lot to see who 1t could be-
On the way, she passed an old trunk and there
IMAGINED she heard something. Strange as il
appehred to her that sounds should come from
the trunk, she approached and openeI it
10 her astonish shment she found a boy there
y years OF age, almost breathless pale and The
I9ney Rich. son of Ben. +. Rich. lie and
others had been playing hide and seek" and
ing place. As the lid closed it Shut tightly
over his head. the lock spaIping lie had been
IN the trunk SO long that the children with
whom he had been playing had given up the
search and gone homo.
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HOW TO RID A HOUSE OF ROACHES

chemist OF large experience in compound
Jug has so.yed the important question ior
hOusekoepers how to dispose OF ObuoAiOus
walls and secure hiding places. In oct low
der and sca,dnG liquids only reach thuso that
are cut at the tme. and tAgy are mlL tIulyiugIn
the walls faster lnau thoy can be killed by tLu
old processes. The most improved method Is
new l0ou compound tina, att acts thOm as Il
irod, which they Ike better thHu ANYTHING.
ILey never survive after eating the least part.
c!e ana II cremaieB them Ia % shell.
1t is the only substance ever effected that
Is not poison, ono application Of which viii
rid u house or ship II l. s,mpy to be thrown
.arOunu IN manner 10 aho It accessible 10
the reaches. They swarm lur u leW nights. Int
are soon entirely destroyrL II ID kupi by al
drugRlsts In tho Enitri states. Put - IN
Ask for lGteTmun's Brain Food. the nauie jniEE
registered and made by SIN. potermau Lu IL
ehenlsb 10 ERst 1ALh RL. NsW SQEk, 3
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NO. 0,Rtl N t.e wash,,lg,on Sar

""" hcit az fi' WdshihyOH SdF
] should like to answer y question which
nm constantly being asked: How Is 1t that
the french, who are such admirers OF pluck,
adventure, the advancement OF science, &c,
hot I Only DO not lionllq, stanley, but even give
MIN the cold shoulder" Far be 1t from mo TO
reply that the French do not recognize tho
great ieats ui this great explorer; but thoy arc
u asGntlmental peOpIe. and when they zee u man
OF ms Kind make. financially, good thing out
OF ms exploits they consider that he has his re-
warI, hnd they cannot be made TO 500 whore
tne Ghnds OF music and hat waving come in, IL
CihGlnnalus had been q Frenchmnn ho would he
SAINT In the eyes of tho fronch but a " Olse-
L icy IN enIoyment OF gold and tile would
peNer be considered TO need niche or pedestal
In addition. II NJ. PRsteur had charged a
guinea every time lie inoculatcd u patient, mo-
poly would have objected; nay, IL would have
been thought quite right and natural; but hs
WEIlI Nsrn IH not have been r9Gatded a. entitled to
known slno never 70 have taken cent for himself
from his patients that ho is idOlized by his
countrymen. They admire In him benefactor
o. the human race, and IT. llatters their pride to
claim him AZ product OF the French soil. Cali
tlls senitmentality II you viii, nm neither
the nluln fact "
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a Case Of SomuoIenee.

On March 3 last was asked to see an old
enjoyed good health,
She was comfortable. lying in bed, pulse 9O
tongue Gloan and temperature normal The fol-
lowing day when made my visit to her She was
Sleeping, and as this WAS quito late In the day
and she had slept al tho time since had seen
ner tho uag RI she mad been taking
evidence, save sleep. saw her day alter day Tor
three weeks. during which time She continued
10 sIeen day and night constantly, only when
and then she would, perhaps. partly answer a
question ana iall INTO sweet and apparently
peared present otherwise; When the second
woek came, on thought she could be aroused
mo more readily and at the end Of tho third week
for perhaps an hour at timo, In the afternoon
only. From this time on She gradually slept
less and soon gained strength, her appetite
returned. and she was, In short time. around
the house as usual.
During this time. OF sleep the pulse and tenn
peratur9 remained normal. When size came
out on hSr sleep she was Impressed that she
was in hospital, and could not reconcile her
SURROUNDINGS with what she was accustomed
to while she had occupied the room in whlch
heE daughter,
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SHARKS AND UEIKEIsM


! shark Catching IL Good sport, Even
Though You Don't BroIl Your shark.
Every fisherman loves TO hook big fish, and
| angling for sharks gives some promise OF be-
! coming popular. The fow who have already
| tried 1t Say that it is by no means tedious.
| With his dorsnl fin in fun View the move
| ments Of a shark can be oaslly detected, and
! tho fisherman has only TO place tho bait where
| tho fish Is likely to SEQ it. The tackle consists
Of two or threo hundred feet of manila rope,
about as thick as common clotheslne. big
stccl hook, and n chain leader Tho bait is
usually two or three weaksh. Drifting troll
ing, and still fishing may be dono according to
tho choice of the anglers. When drifting
float or "dobber," as it is technically called
can be used with advantage This dobber Is
either an empty demiIohn or small barrel,
and when q shark bites this float disappears
unlor water Iust as rapidly as little painted
cork does when, a woakllsh takes the bait.
Then comes the tug OF war. The shark lows
tho boat sometimes at II lively rate. but after
few runs ho capitulates and consents to come
shallow water, jump out OF the boat and grab
the line. ReGnforcements usual Y arrive at the
m ana bNn the cbsyo bs ~ y d5"sFed "a eS
with fence rails aud all sorts OF available
weapons hoavy enough for tho purpose. This
t.. but for the purpose of making him quiet
enough to alloy one OF the sp9rtsmen e. cut
n dangerous operation. A shark dies hard, and
his teeth are to be avoided. A thick .piece Of
wood is thrust into hts mouth and this keeps
him from closing his Jaws upon the hands of
the operator
In tho summer months the mouth Of tho
Great Kills at Staten Island IL fairly speckled
with boats manned by eXperienced and green
fishermen from the city, Weakfsh is, their
principal game. and they have plenty Of good
and bad luck. according to tho run Of their
fate. Whom ono of the sharkers hooks big
follow. and the boat begins TO move of. t0wed
by the fish. tho scatter of boats IS something
amusing. Everybody wants TO give that boat
II wide berth and there is a general charge
upon anchor lines.
Weakilsh anglers are deadly enemies of the
shark. He spoils their sport. When he comes
In tho weaktlsh clear out But, for all that, 1t
is safe TO say that he catches more of them in
day than any ten sportsmen together.
Great preparations are now going on in the
world OF rods and reels for tho capture of
wcaktlsh. They have inst made their appear
ance on the Staten Island shore, but the season
has not yet fully opened At the Great X Ills |
and ono or two other places few good catches
have already been made. and hopes are going |
up The shark k fishers are also getting thcir |
tackle Toady, but Just now it ls too early for |
them. Next month their sport will begin.
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oTTUMHA,s COAL PALACE.
a Rather Remark able Structure to be
Built in Iowa City.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald.
OrTUMwA, Ia, Juno 13.-The city OF Ot-
tumwa is showing more signs of life than ever
before in itS history. Everywhere can be seen
which is almost startling to the older citizens
Ottumwa, like all othor towns. has had its
season of " red paint," and this spring there
Is a revival Of the art OF painting, but 1t is III
better taste and in more harmonious colorS
The reason OF the revival Is indirectly. IT, In.
coal palace. The work is begun, and BY Sept. |
the palace will be, ready.
260 feet In length with an average width Of
190 feet. the main towor lifting itself proudly
UPWARD over 100 feet 1t will be bu
own, and, unlike, other palaces in the
State Of i, hay wood or stTb2ie The whole
the material being obtained from the
Quinn Sttnmwa mi miniatnrS SuS coal 1si Mine so@S IS to
be one Of the features Of tie p9lace. and the
from the main tower over $50 feet above. Tho
tower at It's base Will be over 40 feet square,
and it will be reached by means of two oleya-
tors in tho semcircular towers toward the
front, or by a flight OF stairs in either of tho
other semicircular towers on the rear corners
From this point tho, sGhtseer Will get Into a
car Just as in regular mne, when 10 will be
t into tie sunken uart, where the mIes' si the
miners with tho lamps and picks, and tho coal
IN large veins can ",f 20 seen From @ tho mine the
view, tho exhibits or pass out of the
OF interest to those who still have an admira-
ton for TerpsichOre to know that the top of
this tower-being large enough-will be utilized
BY the young people for the graceful minuet,
Think OF da,cng floor with twenty to twenty
iiye sets tripnlng the light "pedantc" $50 ioet
ustrade TO check a tendency toward slipping
OIL. Undoubtedly the youthful swain win pay
the fiddler well. for the dance there will come
high" any way you view It; TO make market
quotations, however, 1t will cost just one nickel
to ride to the top of the tower. plunge down
into the dark shaft, and get lost i'll the mazes
OF the mine.
Tho architecture OF tho building is COM
prohise between tho Gothic and tho Byzan-
tine. The loitnIess hints at tho Gothic, but
the domes. q little moro buibous, would do
credit to the Russian style. The palace will be
two stories IN height tho first being about
ing TO the top Of the structure. varying from
fifty 10 one hundred feet
The palace at night from tho exterior will
present the most striking appearance Power
Jul electric arc lights will fash out their brill
liancy from ench Of tho towers and each OF the
many windows will be provided with various
colored lights. making scene more splendid
than any illuminated castle OF the rich barons
Of feudal times.
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Paid Wife Bea.er in His own Coin.


Last night at about $50 O'Clock, the screams
Of woman were heard in tho house at 30
Bolivar street. In u iow minutes large crowd
had congregaed on the street, but no ono
seemed anNt tous TO entor the holsc. In tho
mean time the uoiso inside Increased In pro-
portion to the gathering crowd
Finally Donald Henderson arrived upou tile
Scene and proceeded at oGcO to investigate.
IRON entering the house 10 found a man
pounding woman in .puRilistic style. Hon
derson ordered him to desisi. and as no atten-
tlon was paid him lie proceeded to enforce the
suggestion by springing upon the brute and
giving MIN tremendous thra1huR. The man
DeEEel Tor mercy saying that the woman was
his vile and tHat the row was only "a little love
spat; The woman, in open violation of q long
established Rnd time hOnOreI rule did not
pitch Ia ana help her husband. but stood
calmly ,6y, evidently keenly enjoying tho spec
taeio OF his downfall.
by, this time Patrolman Anderson had ar
rived upon the scene. md no put the Wife
beater under arrest. At tho Central police sta
tlon tho prisoner gaye his name as ". j. Mont
Gomery, ana claimed to be a commission mer-
chant doing business at 80 Euclid avenue. He
l,4o was very neniIent for worse licked man was
never dragged to prison in patrol wagon. One
eye was closed and his face was bruised.
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JACKSON. Miss. June 21.-A conference OF
colored men OF this State yesterday promul-
gated an address to their race. in which they
declare that the Constitutional Convention to
assemble here on Aug. II ls designed by the
democratic party to abridGe If not practically
TO destroy their liberties. They declare that the
negroes, as "A race. should be represented In
tho Convention. and urge that negro organiza-
tons 10 al once formed in every county where
they are In a majority or havo chance OF
election, with a view to the election OF negro
delegates. Where negroes stand no chance OF
election they are urged to vote FOR white men.
who they think will extond justice to their
for the race issue. but charge 1t to the white
line Democracy. and announce their purpose to
elect men of their color show tho world that
q free ballOt and fair count arc lened them.
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He oulets the Cheyenpes.

MILES CITY. Mont, June 21.-Col. Curtis who
has visited tho turbulent Cheyennes rs the
representative of Gov. Toole, has returned
hero. He succeeded in his mission. Tho
Indians agreed to return to their reservation,
leave their guns II their teDees, and not bother
the white mon. The Colonel prom sed on his
part to do all he could to got the Indians moro
rations Col. Curtis says there can be no last
ing peace between the Cheyenno5 and the
whites until tho former are disarmed. properly
fed. and Kept on thelr reservation
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gazed at his heir IN specchless horror. Thon
he laid his only son across his knee. and tho
Subsequent proceedings were very painful to
tho boy. -,-,. ,.,..,.,
so ven blow the rint ut tho yallor jackets.
will We iwhackl-run fur the shovel, Blddy;
mo hand not hard enough --twhnckl= may bad
luck nttind ye whack may yc know want and
hunger, and think- whack. wbnck. whacklL J..
here Biddy, wash him In salt walher and put
him in bod"
Mickey was led away sobblnG by his mothcr
Bu, as soon as the door was shut a smile broko
over his face Ike sunshine atter rain. ana ho
whispered in his mothers ear;
" | don't mind tho b'atin' I'm afther takin
tho consat out OF the landlord, anyhow"
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40 Wonder IIe Is Wanted.

ALnugrERyUE \. n June PA Chinese
detectiye Is here 10 king for FOO thoo who Is
wanted ~ hlna t"I an aTtpi murder. Foo
Her fnthor lOrccl her to marry a rich old man,
Mun Lung 4 few nights after tho wedding
derod Je couple. Alter binding and gagging
the ViettmT he deiIh Iherateiy murdered them BY
bride hands and thon the toes. Then he dis.
menbered hor body, and finally cut her head
iEon her neCk. Her husband was treated TO a
ike late, and lhe murderer then He'd II Is un-
derstood that his whereabouts are known, and
that 10 will soon DO caught
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CURIOUS FEATURES OF ACTUAL LIFE
A WOMAN KILLED BY A VAMPIRE.


MONTEREY. Mexico. June ~ Tho vile OF
Senior Gonzales, y prominent citizen OF THIS
place. was found dead in her bed this morning
with large bat Of tho vampire variety last
ened in her hair. She had been sleeping by an
opan window. and tho creature hau noWn IN
and evidently killed her by sucking her blood
for two tiny wounds on her neck close to mo
jugular vein indicate the place IL had pune
tured Its ESCAPE had been prevented by the
hair OF its victim, which was very long anu
abundant. and had SO cntauRled the vampire
In it, meshes as TO hold 1t until It could be
killed. Tho death Of sonora Gonzales is much
regretted In the community, as she was lauS
OF amiable and benevolent character, as weA
as noted for her beauty.
The death inflicted by these bats is a. very
peaceful one for whilo draining the blood they
keep up q continuous gentle tanning OF their
wings. which soothes and lulls the sleeper unui
his slumbers glide imperceptibly Into eternal
rest. Sehor Gonzales who was nsleep bv his
wiie's eide, says he was first .awae eenel by the
bats frantic endeavors to FREQ itself from It's
net of hair. and that he killed the .gorEed and
imprisoned creature without difficulty. and
could scarcely believe that his wife was dead.
80 placidly and naturally did she seem to sleep.
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One OF sam Jpnes's Sermons Makes 900
Converts.


RICHMOND juno lG,-The greatest meeting
that has ever been held in this city. and proba-
bly, In the country, was the one conducted yes
tcrdaY ufterno II by the Rev. Sam Jones. 1t
was for mon Cuiy. ..
The Tahorn lria seats II 900 persons. Every
seat was tukDn and not less Than 900 stood
up. on tho outside of the structure were
probably l.OlU moro and hundreds went away
when thOy found thGy could not get seats. Not
loss than uJD or 10 900 mon came to hear tho
praachor. and probably 1900 were In tho sound
OF his voice.
Tho sermon had n powerful effect upon tho
cOnrIpguti,n. At It's close Mr.. Jones asked all
who would promise to i've better lives and give
w siniul habits - ntand uh Not less than
seen hero. rhe preacher then asked all who
woro not church members and who wanted to
become hrstiahs 70 conc up and shake his
their eyes. not nearly all could got TO rho
praachor as the crowd was 30 dense. It 10 0sti-
mRioG that moi loss than one thousand persons
were conyPrtod, among them many solid and
substantial business men, Some olthem were
and who mad ridicued his stylo OF preaching.
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DIVER SMITHS CLOSE CALL.
From the Sdrdnnah NebS.

PENSACOLA, June 10.-Charles D. Smith q
escape from horrible death to-day. He was
about fourteen feet under water making an
co. belonging 10 tho Export Coal Company.
whom tho pump which furnished air for tho
diving suit suddenly gave out. and would not
work at oil. Tho pump tonder realized in
moment the danger in which the diver was
placed, and drew Smith to the top as quickly as
possible Here the tender seized q hammer
that lay conveniently by and smashed the thick
glass that covered the diving face into smith
Greens.
He was not momont too soon. In q few
more seconds Smith would have been q dead
man: He was gasping for breath as the glass
was broken, several pieces Of which he swal-
lowed which may yet prove fatal. 1t was
several minutes after the man was brought to
the deck of the barge before he regained con-
seriousness.
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FRESNO, June lO--NeRl Van Dornam nnd ten
skilled W0rkmon are now engaged In getting
out tho Worlds Fair big tree, section OF n rod
wood tree. This will he the largest section
afd eaSr rsp9Eed iS from C2,i2rna Tho tree Is 10,
east OF Tuare, Mt nm altitude OF G.Gg5 feet
above the sea level. The treo measures % feet
in circumference making II 80 feet In diane
ter u will require three Hat cars for its trans
bortattisodn d as the total weight will not be less
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WONDERFCL IF TRUE.
A Story OF an Invention that Dwarfs All
Others OF Recent Years.


CHATTANOOGA, Juno Machinery for gen.
Grating steam by electricity has boon set uD
hero and jealousy guarded. but renortor
managed to got into the room In which the
plant IA located and guarded, and this Is what
he found
To n battery of two 2O-horse tubular boilers.
n lO-horse engine and boiler II temporarily
connected to heat tho water in them; steam il
first raised in tho sinai, boiler, and dynamo
used to produce electricity. The ilues in the
large boiler are filled with asbestos; the ends
arc connected with tho dynamo and the pas
saso OF tho electricity through tho asbestos
heats II to an intense degree, causing Il rapid
raising OF steam. Whom the required pressure
in the large boilers has been attained, the
ongine driving the dynamo l. attached 10 the
large boiler. and the work x o. on as before.
In this way It Is claimcd that but 20 percent.
of tho power ot the lnrgo boilers Will be ro
quired 10 furnish 4O-hOrso power, leaving three
fourths of the power to be applied to other pur-
poses. II is claimed that the power can be sup
Piled In this manner to any required amount
The 4U-hOrse power CUnld be used after start
Ing to start up u lGO-hgrse poWer and keep II
moving with ut any cost whatever outside of
keeping up the machinery. This is the first
instance on record whero power could he in
creased; nature has always worked tho
other way AMI demanded that n stronger
should work tho wudhor as tho 4U-hOrse power
TO drive 10, and If ihla proves a success, as il
claimed. tho company have the biggest dscov-
to tho discovery OF stoam power Itself.