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who. being unable to read, knew Just as
little a hr cared what IL Was, he announced
his business.
The smusgler, sitting with his head resting
upon his hands, neither looked up nor spoke.
IL WAS As II he had not heard.
without a word OF interruption from the
smugglcr, the eNtiseman commenced his
search, going through his selI-impo~cd task
thoroughly, like one accustomed 10 the tricks
and wilrS Of the smuggling crew. lie ran
>aCNcd the ruOm hunted through the closet,
dclrcd into the Oat-mval chest, Fricl into the
cuwnouse, and Hund-nOthing.
Encouraged by Stuckoc apathy or ter
rOr, the Man OF Law next Inquired. what
j. up thcret' pointing, aS he SPOKE, to the
lnU.
slockoe Jcrked his head In the direction OF
the ladder,
The cNclSeman climbed this, feeling elated
at his success IN bullying the redoubted
smuEgler.
~ only requires a little common sense,
with true courage lie said TO himself, land
these Wild nrr-ratrrs will becum As meek hs
nice. Who would have supposed that this
huge, lumhCrius fellow was a coward, with
10 more uluck Than schoolgirl r.
tuMMGLluS A!tcr this manner with him.
sell, ne C. ntluurd 10 prosecute mis- search.
Very : HOu a pcr,ect shower Ot turis ana pcai +,
wilA ava a.. hes 4 straw and hay, sccLled
in'u The !nWrl apartment.
\ ra.,fi iuNrs,tga Ion ialled 10 bring 10
hight ANY other a:t.c!"S Ct curtrahaid Tor
Which %, sought. SHmtV hat dr concerted
attended his laOors, he u sceIded and pre-
pared 10 DEPART.
" LasNie," now said Jock stockoe, "bring
me Brown Janet"
/ the girl disappeared only 10 return imme-
, diately with u large oaken sapllng-a young
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with him. Jock was well nttcd for his risky
life, for he was man OF hercuean prOpor-
tons and was possessed OF immense strength
and resolution or iron. lie conducted u
large and widely extended trade In brandy,
hollands, laces, teas and thousand and one
eXcisable commodities upon which he should
have paid duty, but did not do SO.
As imitation Is the sinCcrest form OF nat
/ terry, jock had many latt"rers, but he had no
real rivals. HIS cnis>ari"s, with their hardy,
hcayilN-luden Shrlli"S. penetrated To the re-
hottest boundaries OF NOrIhumDrla, and even
TO Durham, IulnOcrlaud Mestmorrland and
even scotland Itself. There was not a Laird )
. dwelling OF even a lonely country farmhouse
where Jock was not known and into which
III, "run goods were not freely Admitted.
The morality OF the time ana country WAS
such that the Smugglcr was rather regarded
a. OcIcIaCtOr than criminal Al the same
time, his reputation for daring hardlhoOd was
SO Grcat that the most reSolute gauger,
tnirstiny for promotion, feared 10 explore the
rcceescs OF jock > humble home.
i II SO happened that the principal excise
man Tor the distric, died, and shortly AFTER
wards stranger was appointed TO the post.
his caused some disappointment among the
members OF the SIAN, who Lad looked Tor
pr, mOtOn all round but the ways OF gov
rruEuu,S are lnscrutahle The newc mer MAS
/ Hut there long before hr heard ut JOCk
| SIucku". ana h. rc~uly' Ia tling hat worthy
! to book. liHe wise man he awaited his ul-
/ pouunily, wen Knowing that many bird has
| been lost 10y premature sprinsing OF the
| trap. lie had not long TO wait,
| llulngS reached HIM IN some ineXplicable
manner that a valuable cargo OF spirits had
| been run aud MAS hidden away upon stocloe's
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Mexican Troops Reinforced for
the Chasing Of Cara.
Fears for the Safety OF a Company
of American Cayalrymen.
Not Hoard from Since They Rode
Guidclcss Down the River.
NY AssncIArrn pnres.l

LAREDO. Tex, Dec. 29.-ias' evening thirty
three carloads of Mexican truups. comprising
about 500 ucn, arrived IN New Laredo, Mex
leo, from SalillO.
This seems 10 iNdcatc that the report, OF
advantages gained along the border BY Cara
are not altogether wiong. THESE newly ar
rived troops VIII proceed down the river at
once.
Two more companies or United States
troops are expected to arrive III This c.ty.
They Will leave ut once Tor the lower RIO
Grapdc to aid iu guarding The Texas frontier
from an Invasion by the revulutionists.
A rumor has gained circulation In the city
that the three rcvUlutiuniStS who were cap
tured 10y Mexican troops IN thu sklrmish last
night were convicted and shot. Inquiry has
failed to trace the report to any reliable
source.
Matters are rapidly growing serious. con-
siderable uneasincss Is expressed tor cum-
pany OF United states cavalry which left last
Friday for some point down the river without
taking guide Nothing has been heard from
them since their departure.
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FIGHT FOR C0AkLEY's BAIL.
Justice Pratt Hears Arguments,
but Does Not Decide Yet.

When Justice Pratt called the case OF Abe
Coakley, In the supreme Court, Brooklyn. this
morning. Assistant :Distrlc~Attorney Weeks
announced that Assistant District-Attorney
Staplcr, "ho had charge OF the case, was still
sick In bed and could not appear in court.
Justice Pratt refused to postpone the hear
Ing any longer, and ordered the lawyers to
proceed.
The case came up on return Of an order by
Justice Pratt requiring District Attorney
Nicoll to show cause why COakley should not
be released on Dail pending all appeal to the
General Term.
MIR. Weeks said that although Coakley was
tried In october he COakley) had done not b.
Ing % bring the case before a higher court.
He had allowed thcOCtODcr, November andDe-
ccmbcr Terms to pass without taking action.
Lawyer Brooke Interrupted Mr. Weeks and
gave history or the trial and the subsequent
proceedings.
Coakley was indicted In March, 1889. for
grand larceny. ON the first trial the Jury dis
agreed. The second trial resulted In a COT
viction, and Coakley was sentenced TO eight
years and six months Imprisonment lie was
taken to Sing Sing on Christmas Eve.
MIR. Brookc's argument lasted nearly two
hours, and Mr.. Weeks replied.
Justice Pratt then took the papers and re-
served his decision.
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SUICIDE At A HOSPITAL.
A Bellevue Patient Plunges from
a Fourth Story Window,
His Neck Broken by the Fall and
Death Instantaneous.

A Apaticnt In rcllcvuc Hospital committed
suicide early tai, iaorning by leapng from a
iour'h-story window lie stru,k ON his head
and was Instantly Killed.
III" plunge to death was witnessed Ivy an
| ,rly passing through the ward, but the at
tcudants IN ,hc hospital were unaware OF the
suicide until iuiorn. ot 1t by this man.
The suicides nhln" was cyrus &. Harris.
He was pilot, slNty-nlnc years old, and had
| lived at A. sixth avenue.
Harris was admitted To the hospital on
Nov. II last, suffering from liver trouble. lie
was placed In Ward ~, Medical Division
NJ. ,. under the care Of Dr. Pulley.
THIS ward IS on the fourth floor OF the main
building, on the east side. Its windows over
look the East River.
shortly after O'Clock this morning. Night
orderly Lawlor,of the erysipcias department,
was coming up from the river front. Happen.
Ing to glance up AT the main building he saw
human form come tumbling down.
The body turned over aho over In Its de-
scent and struck the ground almost at his
feet. Blood gushcd from the mans nose and
ears and formed In n pool about his body.
The man had struck on his head and his neck
had been broken.
When Lawlor gave the alarm an invcstiga-
tion was made and II was discovered that
Harris was the only missing patient.
. No nurse was III the ward when Harris
disappeared, ana frpm the other patients II
was learned that Harris had got out OF ted,
dressed only In his undcrshlrt and drawer s,
and walked rapidly to the window.
Win nervous movements hc had raised the
WINDOW. sat Tor moment on the sill, and
and then lcapcd out, feet foremost.
At the Hospital It was said that Harris,
having been an iuinate Tor more than n month
and never having given any Indication Oi de-
llrlum. II was not considered necessary to
have him watched constantly.
Dr. Pulley said that when he visited Harris
last night the man was perfectly rational,
and the only chang" IN his condition was
NOR" than Criiinry drOwsin"sS.
The hospital uilicialS nOW think that Harris
had hccum" hNpuChundriac, aud that Ia"
was suddenly attacked this norniug with the
suicidal mania.
The body Is at the Morguc. An inquest
VIII hc held, of course, and possibly tn" On-
cihlS may h" asked to "Npiail vino was re-
sDonNb,e for leaving man IL llarri,'s coll
ditlun ungUardcd.
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SCENE IL

placed and the last bundle Of fodder had been
put back again.
As the final signs OF litter were cleared
away, Jock said:
"NOw. mon, be seated, wi ye."
Exhausted with his endeavors, and almost
more dead than alive, the disgraced super
visor compiled.
Run, girl, ana fetch US the other Brown
Janet"
This time the little maid brought . gray
hen. l. e., huge bottle OF brandy. Filling
two cups with the liquor, Jack tossed one 0x
and then handed the other to his visitor.
who drank wit evident relish.
" II Is good" said Jock, very good OF the
kind and never paid duty either. Now, Just
listen TO me- have word TO say-then 60
and see that YOU never come here again. You
are the 'irst man who could say that he ever
searched my house. i let you do so, and
forgive you, because you are nobbut Q
stranger IN these parts; but II you ever think
of playing this game again, take my advice
and get measured for your coffin before y01
leave home"
Nothing 10th, the revenue ofIicer quilted
the dwelling OF his dangerous entertainof,
who was ever afterwards LETT to follow hi9
free-trade pursuits unmolested by the resi-
dent agents OF the Government.
The story might have ended here, but 70
is universally and eyerlastingly true that
the way OF the transgressor Is hard The
eyil-doer weaves the web OF his own punishr
men'.
Jock Stockoe. after having for many yearu
maInt aimed the sanctity OF his well-worn hAb-
itation inviJlate, paid the penalty OF his rash-
ness ana his crimes lie was shot dead upon
the Northumbrian shore In bloody ngho
with the representatives OF the law which ~
had SO long and 30 successfully outraged An4
dened--C. " Durham IN 1rusHa0
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"The bonnie north ccul,Iie." II makes
my oil blood circulate more freely merely
To write thcs" words. As old soldiers love to
fght their battles DER again, 50 we II the
hills ana daled live, mcthinks, more III the
past than we do In the workaday present of
this jNirling world. The very thought Of the
wild northern moors and glens awaEens
Pleasant memories To see them but once
would be TO love them Tor life.
70 have teen born amil thcir beauties
what more could man desire than this2
Every acre NJ Their picturesque desClation is
iith IN stories II III past, md every rulnous
pee house reals IN" border IoTJy ana the
force ~ e.,rOapur Of other days. Tar"ugh
the rayinrs cattle lttcrS have iourncycd far
aud wide H. pursuit OF thCir nciarious trade,
while, high up the ro ks hillsides, silkies,
collins, brokcn men, outlaws and smugglers
have disputed for supremacy.
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SWUGGLER JOCK.
n Tale Of LGacIesSneSs in the Bonnie
North COuRtrie."

The glenS which stretch between the North
and III" South Tyne, lying, as they did, out
side the direct track OF civilization, were.
hlty years ago and upward, much affected by
dcfrauders OF the revenue and others who
had but scant respect Tor National laws and
customs. In one Of the most secluded OF
these stood a small house which bore a some
what dubious reputation. Few even uf the
hardy residents IN the district cared to ap-
prUGCh It after niShtfail The characters OF
It's inmates were too wei known. The very
appearance o! the house was against 4. 1t
was apparently entirely cut OF from he out
side world NJ amount of search availed to
discover any direct entrance TO Its interior
The massive, dingy walls were wholly inno-
cent Of dourways,D but abutting upon one corner
OF the building there stood dilapidated cow
house. II was through this forbdding en-
trance that the house must be reached, II II
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THE CHARITY BALL TONIGHT.
Dr. Depew and Mrs. Edward Cooper
Will Lead the March.

This seasons Charity Ball, which IS to be
given tonight ut the Metropolitan opera
House, promises to be as brilliant a social
event as any OF Its predecessors.
All the boxes have been sold, and prepara-
tioIs have been made Tor an enormous attend
ancc. TWO orchcstraS Will furnish music for
the dancers, and the Floor COMMITTEES, com
posed OF wcl-knUwn society men, Will ne
under the charge OF Mr.. 4. j. Oakley Rhine
lander
Ihc ladies' In charge OF the junction are at
the heal vi GDtham's fashionable set, and
everything has been done t. make the bail
one Of the most notable social events or the
season.
Heretofore the Charity Ball has always
been given IN January, but this year IS among
the earliest OF the great entertainments.
The grand march, rs usual, VIII be the
opening feature OF the entertainment, and 1t
will be led by Mrs. Edward Cooper and Dr.
Chaunccy NJ. Dcpew.
IL Is expected that an unusual array OF
handsome toilets will hc seen I'm the boxes.
A larger return In substantial proceeds Is
said 10 be- assured for the present ball than
has been obtained FOR several seasons past.
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TRIED TO BURN A PLAYHOUSE.
A Calico Dress Soaked with OIL
Found AbluZe in the Hall.

Robert McNaughton, chemist, living on
the top floor OF the four-stOry nat house at
237 East Thirty-eighth street, awoke at =
o'clock this morning and found his room
partly fllcd with smoke. Running out into
The Eall To alarm the other tenants, he found
a caiicb dress that had been saturated with
kerosene ahllIe In the hall
iir stamped out he fire ana carried the
dress around To the East lhirty-flIth street
pole" station.
detectives Mccarthy and Malarkey were
al once detailed on the case, and they are
now looking Tor the iircbus. The Fire Mar
shall has been notified, and he also vii! ilyes-
tigate tAc case.
light lamilies reside IN the house. Had
the fire gained headway at that hour, when
all the tenants were ia bed loss OF lie would
Inevitably have follower
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Coming Events.

The jefferson Democratic Club, OF the
Twcnty-second Assembly District, will have
It's annual bali ia the Central Turn vcrein
opera House on the evening OF Jan. l3. The
sale or boxes Will take place IN the club
house 1876 Last Eighty-third street, on Jan.
u, at \ +. N.
The presentation stag" OF the Harlem
Yacht cub viii be held at the clubhouse,
3la East one Hundred and Twenty first
STREET, New Years eve.
The forty-third annual masquerade ball OF
the Hound Guard Will be given In the Ger.
mania Assembly Rooms on the evening OF
Jan. 20.
In Central Turn Verein Hall on the evening
OF Jan. IL the employees OF the American EX.
press Company Will hold their annual recep-
IiOu,
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AMONG The WHEELME !.

The Riverside Wheemen will hold a stag on
New Years Eve.
Capt. Powers. of tho Riversides, Is looking up
team for 1892.
The Gothams will indulge In q ladies' reception
Jau. Z.
Tie Manhattaus will blow out the old year with
a smoker.
The Columbas will hold open house Jan. 2.
The ladies are now out for a theatre party of
their own.
While Windle looks pretty good with his AIS
record.
Z. 3 Maynard is the new President of tho Yer
non City Cyclists.
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THE REGULAR TICKET WINS.
Result OF the Manhattan Athletic
Clubs Annual Election.

The most exciting election ever held by the
Manhattan Athletic club is over, and the
regulars have defeated the rcformcrs.
The whole number OF ballots cast was
1,4GG, Just LIZ in excess OF last years vote.
The polls opened at 4 o'clock and closed at TO-.
The result OF the election, which carried
into Office every regular" nominee, is as
follows:
FOR President-Carr (regular), 1921. No oppo-
sitiou candidate.
For Vice c-Pre.iient-lioyt (regular). 762; Swan
G. reform -. GsI.
For Secretary Hughes (rcgular). 769 Butler
G. reform ~, $50.
For Tree-urer-Storm Gegular), s97 Keyser
g. reform ~, 5G2
For Captan-Nan Schaick (regular), 1897. No
opposition.
tUr + list Lieutenant-And (regular), 772
Smith 60 reform ~. us4
For Second Lirut-pant -Fortmeyer (regulAr), III ;
Janeway 1" reform W, GsI.
This Is the new Board OF Governors and the
II, t.rp
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CAUGHT A JERSEY THIEF.
Tenth of the Gang Which Robbed
the Erie's Freight Cars.

Inspector Byrness men to-day brought
James Lynch into the Tumbs court, and
stated to Justice Diver that he was indicted
IN Jersey City for roIDing freight cars of the
Erie Railroad, and the Ju.ic" rcmanded him
for twenty days to awai, requisiOn papers.
Lynch Is the tenth of the gang OF freight
car thieves run down IN the last few months.
The others have all been convicted ana are
serving sentences.
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Gratifying to ALL.

The high position attained and the univer.
sal acceptance and approval OF the pleasant
liquid fruit remedy syrup OF Figs, as the most
excellent laxative known, illustrates the
value OF the qualities on which It's success is
based and are ahundantly gratifying TO the
California Fig Syru? Company. -
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A Remedy and Luxury Combined
OXY-tyERBAL CIGAR.

For hSTiiMA, CATARRli, BRONCHITIS.
NEURALGIA. HAY FEVER. COLD IN THE
HEAD, RnETM.TIC AFFECTIONS and IN
,IIlENr CONSUMPTION. Not di.liked by non
usrr' of Tobacco sod 10y Druggists II not Kept
hy your prrggi-t-, 3 Oty- HERBAL CiSarR viii b.
mailed prepaid for .l". /. q. BUSNLl. Chemist.
~ gIathArluc st, Y. Y.
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This Is the new Board OF Governors and the
vote by Which they Were elected:
Edwin Gould Irregular Reform
W a. Pave tEpvlIlur Rgfnrul !
FOR EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR.
New York Merchants Urge Repre-
sentation of the States Industries.

4 petition signed by the principal whole.
sale grUccrs and manufacturers OF food
products in the city and urging the enact
mcnt into law Of the bill providing for a
proper representation OF New York's indus
tries and interests at the Worlds Fair has
been prepared fer presentation to the LcSiS-
laturc.
The bill in question was drafted by COM
mittee or the dry-goots merchants OF the city.
Among the names attached to the petition
are those OF Thurber, Whyland & Co., Austin
Nichols & co., Kemp, Day q Co., Cushman
Bros, Franco-American Food Co., Clark,
Holly & kctchum, Cleveland Baking Powder
Co., Berry, Wisner, lOhman & Co., New York
Biscuit Co. and many others.
StECiAL NOTICES.
WIFE \TESA-THE REST BREAK-
FASl fOoD delicious; cooks in one minute. rs
-sl Heath IA
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3tECiAL A0UCES.

WIFE NTESA-THE REST BREAK
FASl FOOD delicious; cooks in one minute. rs
eeats. all grocers. Health rood t". IL hth ave.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-09
THECHARLO77ESVILLE LAND ca.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

The attention OF investors merchants bankers and sasoi VIZ
wish and profit called TO the stock Of this
Actual capital 81 Amount be paid each share only SON
sixteen monthly Four shares OF stock with them
beautiful lots OF tho company.
The company controls 1900 ar
Charlottesville bought directly from the OF ess than 500
worth this much independent Of boom Virginia They lie within
y minutes walk the University Virginia and Of the depots OF the
Iesk and Ohio and Richmond and Danve railways The plants
dutrs seeking location these lands and which viii be secured will
Frs WILL BE THE IMMEDIATE BENEFICIAR1ES, AS NO PRO
M0TERS HAVE UNIOADED on THIS COMPANY Charosvle sa5
the University have nearly 5000 inhabitants increase OF l0O %,
cent yearss Electric Lights Telephone Plant established
Car Line lce-Fcory Agricultural Works Wooen Mills two Knitting
Factories Wine Cellars CgaFsctore Planning Mill SASH Door
kOUS OPERATION involving capital nearly 00 and employing
hundreds hands The social religious educational traffic and mc
conditions already existing the South ani y any America
The this and to make this stock the
the South
the stockholders
THOMAS MARTIN Attorney and Divisional Counsel for
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company President
MICAJAH WOODS Commonwealth Attorney for Abemare, Nce
dent and General Manager
JUDGE WHITE Judge Abemare County Court Secretary
FRANK A. MASSIE, Treasurer.
DIRECTORS.
The President, Vice President, and Secretary and
COCHRAN, Treasurer Charlottesville Woolen Mills
b. r. President Peoples National Bank
JAMES ID. JONES, President Bank OF Abemare;
G. e. VAWTER Superintendent Miller ManualIabor School;
s. b. WOODS, Mayor of the City of Charlottesville;
BARTLETT BOILING;
J. BARBOUR THOMPSON Superintendent Richmond Danv
Railroad Virginia Midland Division
S. LEITERMAN, Director Peoples National Bank
GENERAL THOMAS 1. ROSSER,
HENRY L. LYMAN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-09
Be,udere-stree Track.

The Chamber Of Commerce il right. The
City Council should rescind so much OF its
ordinance as prohibits the use OF steam IN
the movement of passenger trains on the
connection track. The freight-cars should
60 and will go, for the Belt Line VIII soon
be ready for their use. 80,
This diversion OF the heavy traffic VIII
prove to be great relief to the street ana
il will be no great hardship for the neigh-
borhood to stand the passenger trains as
thew are not run late at night or early In
the morning, make but little noise. ana
never yet have caused serious accident.
To compel the passenger trains from
Washington to switch of at Branch's
crossing "a mile OF more west OF the Fair-
Grounds) and run over to Chesterneld on
the Belt Line and then back into the Byrd
street station would be "biting OF our
nose TO spite our face" 1t would be side-
tracking Richmond" so far as tho great
travelling public is concerned, and wouid
be piece Of folly that we would ever re-
greet.
Tho conyeniences of the connection
track outweigh the Inconvenience. by
this route travellers have pretty view OF
Monroe Park and Franklin and Grace
streets. II is the pretty way to enter hich-
mond. The other Is the back way and
ugly way. -,
The great railroad passenger depot OF the
future will be on or near the head OF Broad
street. Until then. if we are wise, we Will
not force the passenger trains to pursue
the circuitous and unattractive Belt-Llne
route. II will do excelIently for freight,
but net for passenger trains.
II is well that the Chamber has moved
in this matter in time. Unless the ordl-
nance is amended the passenger trains Will
have TO leave Belvidere street in April, as
il is impracticsble to propel them over
that grade otherwise than by the use OF
steam, and when once this route Is aban-
doned it may be In vain for us to repent our
haste and shortsightcdness.
Confne the use of Belvidere street TO
passenger and mixed trains aud make any
additional regulations as to noise and speed
that may be necessary, but do not let us
"side-track" ourselves.
We trust this movement OF our repre-
sentative businessmen will receive the
speedy and hearty sanction of the general
nublc