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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
AN ANrI-swEAK ASSOCIATION.
Three Y"ung Men Who Have Started in 20
Naisc Il Inudnblo Purse.

Three Y"ung Men Who Have Started in 70
Raise ii I.nudnblo Purse.
Three prominent young men Of this
city, who do business ON Jefferson
street, formed an anti-swcar assccia ton
New Years. Its operations are simple
and eff ctive. II Il mtm bcr catches his
brother tipping into The Laboocd ohiur-
cations he demand and ice ives a
quarter.
The proceeds of the fines thus OBJ
tanned are to he devote d to ch ritablc or
religious purposes
The society has been in operation just
nine days and it is repnricd that there
Is sudden sc ncity OF quarters IN bank
ing cncles. The three members aforc-
sud having exhausted the visible sup
ply are now foic d to issue o. IT,
until the United States mint coins a new
lssur for their benefit.
IL the Young Ladies' Charitable Circle
OF the Daughters OF Azariah will scmd
In the name of their secretary and
tr' nsurrr to the spending sore
tary OF the Siglake Anti Swear Asso-
ciatio l. they wall hear OF something to
t..eir advantage.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
THE STRAY GRAY RECOVERED.
AN Item in cre Times Brings Horse
from the Rluc Ridge.

from the Rluc Ridge.
Mr.. T. j. Tcaford has got back his
stray gray horse Jack" that wandered
from his bed and board some four weeks
ago.
In tho small hours Of an early Deem
Der morning the restless gray paved
open the stable door and slowly wan
dcred down Church street across the
city to Woodland Park, and by Vinton
across the Bedford county line, finally
falling into the hands of Captain
Bakers son-in-law, John Pollard, back
in the Blue Ridge, just before the snow
storm.
Mr.. Teaford was surprised by the
sudden departure of his horse, and
though he made diligent inquiry,
could find no trace of his gray horse
Captain Baker camo to The TINES Of
fee last Saturday and related the story
OF the stray gray horse printed in Sun
dsy's TINES.
Every body reads The TIMES, and
carly Monday morning Mr. Lcaford
call at tho Office of this paper to mako
furthcr INJURY about the horse, and rs
the result Of following the directions
given by TIE TINES. now has his stray
gray securely fastened in his former
ha5itation
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
Increase for 1890

With this magni.ic ent showing of over
$3 900 Tor the past year, the Roanoke
oiiic, Is treated in u most niggardly
manner by the department ut Wash
ingion.
i'he total allowance. covering every
exp nSc and salary is, for the past year,
/, So than ono third the gross receipts,
and on the basis Of the receipts of the
last quarter makes no better showing.
With the maintenance of the present
rates Of increase the Roanoke Office will
be ahead of Lynchburg in its gross re-
cripts during the present quarter and
far ahead at the end OF 1891. yet here is
the salary list of tho employees OF the
respective Offices.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
A Plrnsnnt ntIInme.

a pleasant at h"mc was given last
evening at the residence of Mr. ard
Mrs. j. II ll:ll, 4l2 Church street. by
Mss Daisy Graves to introduce Miss
Harris. Mrs. Hall" sister. who is sp nd
ing some tim" in Roanoke Tn re were
IT sent besides the lost Miss Graves
d Miss II iris, Misses Rrnnie Nat, :.
Lola Gordon. Molli" Bra V. GuSsic Tea
ford and May Staples; Mcssrs w. $.
,ianc, ok, sam Christian. Grittan
Tnomo>on. C. Il. Graves, Il. Rctliifc and
j II. Bernard.
Read THE TIMES ereru ,,,nr,,,,,o. 70
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE.

CHICAGO, Jan. Especial Cash
quotations: Flour firm and unchanged.
No. 2 spring wheat, 90l4; No. 9 red,
9l A@92; No. corn, 4o14; No. 9 oats.
1923 @4334. Mess pork. SlO.62N@lOT
lard, $500; short ribs, 81. 1905. 20;
shoulders, i.2OCoI.3O; short clear, IS. 50
OSLO; whislIcy, Sl.l4.
NEW YORK, Jan. O. Special South
ern flour quiet. Wheat irregular, clos
ing steady quiet; No. red, l0lls Gle
vator; 1923 ailoat. Options have been
duh, closing steady Is under last night
without features outside OF sympathy
with Chicago. No. . rcd, Jan, l.O356:
Feb, l.ol$4: May, 1893: July. 09;<.
Corn firm, u up, moro demand; No. .,
60 elevator. Co.'s Gp6ll i ahoat Options
stronger, lS@a X higher on light RI ccipts
here and ut west. Jan. sos Feb and
Match, COS; May GO. Oats firm, fairly
active. Options quiet, stronger; Jan,
5lH; Feb, %: May, 5a]<. Spot No. :
red, 81 Il @52l4; spot No. white, 81 y
521G.
Hops quiet, firm; State, common to
choice, 3o@3S. Coffee, options steady,
closed unchanged to II points up, quiet;
JAN, l6.35@ 1910; Feb, 1890; May,
l5.60G9 i5.G5; spot Rio fairly active
easy; No. :, l7!4@l7lE Sugar, raw
quiet, steady; refined firm, fairly active;
OIL a, 5ss@52s; granulatcd, 1916
Molasscs, foreign nominal: New Orleans,
steady, quiet. Rice, firm, better de-
mand. Petroleum steady, quiet; re-
fined, all ports, TAO. Cotton seed oil
dull, easy; CRUDE, Oft grade, 'ao@2i.
Iallow strong; city (S2 for packing) ~
Rosln quiet easy; strained, common to
good, ID: clio.
Iurpentne, quiet, steady, Sy@3olS
Pork quiet. Dec. firm better demand.
Beef hams iirmer: fairly active. Dried
beef quiet. firm cut meats frmor. more
active. Pickled bellies, 55; picked
shoulders, AZ; picked hpms 7L@7g<
Middles quiet, unchanged. Short clear
$3.50. Lard opened weak, closed firm.
dull; Western steam. $6.271I; city, 81. Is;
Jan, &6.27G1G.32 asked: May, Sd62;
refined dull steady; continent. $1,000
Csc; $. A. $40. l'rcights firm; cotton,
il-Gld; grain. 3l5
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
Tho Mnssie Murder Case.

Matters arc proceeding quietly to a
conclusion in tho Massie murder mys-
terry, and the opinion is ccly expressed
by those in position to form Judgment
that tho iminuls will SOON 10 IN Til ,
hands of tho law with sufficient ev
demos to quickly convict them. Tho
clews now lead farther and farther
away from the parties originally charged
with the crime. but the pol.co say that
the mystery is on the owe OF being
solved.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
The Police commissioners.

Tho board of police commissioners
will to day resume the investigation OF
the charges that have been preferred
against the pol c. officers OF this CITY,
AS nothing OF consequence developed at
Thursdays meeting, the result of to-
DAYS me, ting IS lsokcd forward to with
C nsidcrablc interest
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
Hard Workers.
Flom the Nor OH pu / Led or.

From the Nor OH Pu Led or.
a gentleman in the northwest. whose
wealth is estimated by those supposed
to know. ut $40, 600, 600, when interviewed
II Gently by reporter. remarked II
don't known what | am worth, but do
know that il | could find in all the
world fifty men who would work for me
with the enthusiasm, persistence and
snrncilY with Mhich v,.n man Mnrl, fn.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
HARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING
Miss Sarah Duke Falls in n Cistcrn TilIod
With Seventies Feet of Water.


While drawing water from cistcrn
ut III residence of Mrs. g. NJ Swain,
cornoc Sixth street and East avenue.
yesterday morning about 10 oclccS,
Hiss Sarah Duke lost her footing and
WAS perez pitatcd into seventeen feet Of
watcr.
s Mrs. Swain with ,ssed tn. accident
and .ilei lor heln. which Us r,n.leged
by Alcssrs. !!orion.R rtr. and Moore. WHO
were ~ tio viclniiy, who promptly dc
socndcd in the ci5tcrn and rcsc Icd the
now uncons ctouS ylrl.
Efforts were made t, rccnscitate her
and Dr. d. Il. Frey lmmc TIA tcly sum
moned. Aiter considerable effort MISS
Duke WIS restored to consciousness,
and last evening shc was resting easy
but suffering considerably from nervou )
shocks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
THE REAL ESTATE CONVENTION.
a Banquet to be Given at the
Ponce de Leon.

Elaborate Preparations Being Made III
Every DcaI-Thrcc Hundred People
Will Sit Down to tho banquet Over
-Four hundred Invitations To tho Con-
vontion iinvo hirosiy Bcon Sent Out
Extensive preparations arc being
made by the Roanoke Real Estate Ex-
change for tho reception and entertain
ment of the delegates TO tho State real
estate oonvcnti IL, which meets in Roam
oko on tho 2lst of the month.
Tho committee, consisting Of Mcssrs.
Ludwig, Spindle and Tallaferro, APP
pointed for tho purpose of preparing q
banquet ana attending to other matters
incident to tho entertainment of the
delegates, arc actively at work
The Committee has arranged with the
Ponce do LoOn Hotel for u banquet for
$50 or 300 people. The banquet will be
held on tho night OF tho 2ad and it will
be served in tho most elaborate style.
There will % number of toasts and
speeches will DO made by tho silver
tongued Of the real estate men.
epecal hotel rates have been Sc
cured by tho committee for the dele
gates.
Tho committee arc having badges for
tho Static delegates made of dark red
ribbon, with the following inscription
in gilt letters:
"Virginia Real Estate Convention.
Roanoke, Va, January 81, 1891" and
also tho Stat, seal gilded upon them.
The mrmb rs Of tho i;oanollc Elk
Chan0p WI II hnvn had srns mazda nj Iorl.
red ribbon with gold fringe, and red
tho words Memocr Roanoke Real Es-
tate Exchange, Roanoke, Va"
Very handsome inv tatioul to tho
banquet are now baing prepared.
Over 400 invitations have been sent
out to real estate men throughout Viz
ginia inviting them to attend the con-
ventiOn.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
HH- ---a-aa---
ALL DIED But Two.
Seven Out of Family OF Nine Negroes
Died In tho Snow Storm.

Seven Out of u Family OF Nine Negroes
Died In tho Snow storm.
Tho following story Of death and dis
tross in tho noun aims of Floyd county
during the recent snow storm is told:
Beyond the Allesh my Springs, and
near the Floyd lin3, on tho Of n re-
mote and hickly-woodcd mountain,
there lived. Ear of from any habitation,
family OF coIored people, nine in num-
Dor. The house WAS u small log cabin
with rough wooden posts for supp orts,
at best bat Il trap, and when the
recent SNOW fell tho immense weight
caused tho house to oYorbllancc, and
with great crash IL turned over INTO
the ravlnc below, Carrying all the in
mates with il. This was III tie dead of
night, when the fire had been banked
with a5he5. otherwise the wrctchcd
negroes, hor2les5ly pinioned by logs
and rlfters, "rused. bleeding ana win
broken limbS, wOull have b.cn Slowly
yet surely roasted t. death.
All tho elder IN mbars Of III, family
were rendered helpless hy injuries, AMI
tho snow was too deep for the children
to travel ~ obtain help. In their awful,
wrctcaed suifcringS the poor ncgroc>
lay writhing, yet unable TO save them,
solves or those injured with them, and
on, by one they ptrished, the dead lying
by ths.side Of the dying. 1t was SICK
cning and terrible sight that met the
gaze Of ono who chanccd that way,
many days after, when Tho thaw rem
derad travel possible, and it was long
time ere the Two little living skeletons
of children-thc only survivors-rc-
coyclo sufficiently to BE- able to tell
the story wh.cl is here so imperfectly
repeat Il.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

New York, Jan. o.-lSpeciall -Ex-
shange quiet and strong az 4s3@+S7
Nj 'noy easy at 2llG@4, closing offered ut
3. .>nb-frcasury balances-gold, Sl40,-
500: currency, Si.Gli,0O0. Govern
ment DO. Ids dull AMI stcady-4s, 1905
AIS, 1903 n. State bonds dull and
firm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

a large, life-size bust oil painting , +
tho genial Con O'Lcary adorns the
window Of Budwell 81 Christians drug
store on Jefferson street. The porti nj 1
is life-likc and IL we'll executed piece OF
work.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

WHY nor GO TO W. H. OLIVER.
formerly of Baltimore, if you have
houses to bull |. lis Office is III Salon
avenue, and his shop is ON Earnest ave
nue., between Sixth and seventh street,
5. ". Plans and specifications furnished
dIct-lm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

yTOR KHNr-Largc, pleasant rooms
Z centrally lCcatcd) furnished or UNI
furnished. No. ~ Franklin street
drc16-Im
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
A SPLENDID SHOWING.
Wonderful increase in the Post
Office Business.

The following synopsis of tho receipts
of the Roanoke post,llic, for 1889 and
1890 has just been issued
GROSS RECEIPTS 1850.
tirst quarter to March 3l.... $4,6S2.s5
> conu quarter to June 30. 4,66S.5O
lhird quarter TO Sept. 3d.. 4,7S5.73
Fourth quarter To Dec. 3I.... 5,2l9.35
Total Observation-Disclosures. Sl9,35643
GROSS RECEIpTs-lS90.
First quarter to March 81 -. SG,3l322
5 cond quarter TO Juno 30. 7,7G5.23
Tnird quarter to Sept. 3d.. S.3nO.Ol
Fourth quarter TO Dec. 31.... 0,l75.00
Total. Observation-Disclosures. SOL,
Increase for 1890. .......... Sl2, l97.O3
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

w ED-A COMPETENT nurse To
w car" for two children. Apply to
POI 18th ave. S. W.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
AUCTION SALES.

By +. o. Young. Real Estate Auctionecr,
No. l05 Jefferson street
A UCTION SALE OF HOUSE to be
N removed. by order Of owner will
sell at auction in front of the courthouse
of this city, on Saturday, January nth
at IL o'clock, that frame two-story
dwelling house situate on Tyler street
southside. near the corner OF Tazwell
street. Said building to b removed by
purchaser within thirty days from the
day of sale. Terms cash.
JAM Il. o. YOUNG, Auctioneer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

DOARDERS WANTED Ar $50
I-p Fifth avenue s. W.; terms modcr-
ate. ian3-lw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

G(OARD WANTED.-FouI persons
AOpermancnt, two rooms, neighbor-
hood OF Rorer Park Hotel B. W..
TIMFs Office. ian4-lwk.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
EiE WOULDN'T BITE.

Lynchburg's total advantage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-30
RUSSIANS A04INsT MoDJEsKA.
A Theatre Closed o Mer-Her Photographs
Suppressed bS Government OmcinIs.

A Theatre Closed 10 Mer-Her Photographs
Suppressed be- Government OmcinIs.
Nine Modjeska arrived on tho Lain yester-
day with Count Rozenta. her husband. alter .
years professional tour In Europe. and is stop-
ping Mt the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The actress
Is Pole. and she chntted lauRhingly last
night in her parlor ut the hotel about an un-
expected experience that she had with the
Russian Government officials. which, she says.
illustrates tho Russians still existing preju-
against the Poles. She was booked ahead
10 appear at the Polish theatre in
st. Petersburg last February. but when she
and her company arrived the theatre had been
explanation. but It soon became evident that
the manager had been iEishtened by the action
81 the xasks b.Hr. which she had
A, photographer, had placed a large portrait
Of her in his window TO boon tue sale Of her
The, Government officials ordered It down, de-
ph93toEraphsr 9 banged the legend Io Our Star"
mtely prohibited further display OF the por-
ttnit The officials alsn went 70 the eAtF sn
composer Tad ,ledica,ed i to the a"t Ts "
Mime. Modleska was compelled to abandon
her tour In the Russian citics altogether. and
weeks' engagement there. and the German
critics came over to sea her.
Ss w ssason D H.r sf Vi.
open in Canada. and she will come to this city
N January and WIN play at the Firth Avenue
who is now playing ut the London Adephi in
Ben Rogers aud John A. Lane vii! also be in
By a. Il. Haven. founded upon the cnreer Of
Mare Ant9etsf trn nn mderh dre 81
Mask" She may add these to her regular re-
pertoire II thoy prove suitable to her.
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A RAPID TRANSIT TRUST.
WHO WAS TO GET THIS MILLION OF
0ILT-EDGkD sECURITILSS

To be Delivered "whea Certain Mills
PENDING IN tho New York LEGISLATURE
Became I.aws"-Contraetor MeMah on's
Suit Against james NJ. Waterbury.
Boston. July ga case which involves the
ownership Of q million dollars worth Of gilt
edged securities and other matters Of interest
was briefly touched upon In a suit brought in
this city to-day. There was an air OF mystery
about the case whom 1t came up in the Superior
Court this forenoon before Judge Hammond.
The bill did not set out many facts. and
neither Of the counsel appeared anxious to cay
much about the case. but 1t was regarded a.
significant that in the receipt given by the Old
Colony Trust Company whom the securities
were received which receipt was read by Mr..
Dabney. counsel for the trust company. It was
provided that the securities were to be deliv-
cred to persons named when certain bills
pending in the New York Legislature become
law" This clause is susceptible Of various In
terpretntions and there Ia no knowing at
present what disclosures will DO made whom
the case comes to trial.
The securities include LIKE Shore and Chi
cngo and Northwestern Railway bonds They
are all in the hands Of tho Old Colony Trust
Company. and are tied up by bill in equity
brought BY Gen. John W. Corcoran In behalf OF
William Mcmahon OF Railway. N. j.. against
James NJ. Waterbury Of New York city.
McMnhon ia a contractor. and was engaged.
he alleges. bv Waterbury to carry out some OF
the latter's plans for a schema Of rapid transit
for New York city. According to the pros.
pectuses there were millions In 1t II 1t proved
successful. but 1t was not. Hence the suit OF
Mcmahon who claims dRmaee for a breach OF
contract. He also alleges that he has spent
SSUD.U00 which he would like to get buck.
7 he case came up to-day on a motion to dis
charge tho trustee on the grounds that the
answer showed no property in the securities
In Waterbury, hut Gen. Corcoran wanted time
IN which to file few interrogstories to the
trust company.
Ju,ge Hammond said that he would allow
the ulRintiil until next week Wednesday 10
get ready TO file his in,erroGatories and that
II he did no, d. So by that time tho case would
b. heard IN the answer
1t is understood that a great many. promi.
rent politicians nre interested in the 6nit
whose nanos ds not appear In tho papers. but
who are nevertheless keeping their owes open.
zen. Collins represented company that was
pany had the scheme succeeded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-30
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLrca
Aaviees from Several Countries IA which
We are 1atarested.


We are 1ntsrestsd.
Ever since the new Congress Of Brazil was
orened on the 18th Of June. It has boon over
whelmed with business and engaged in OK
citing debates. 1t hos had before It a mass oil
bills asking for subsidies. concessions. and
privileges In the interest OF syndicstes and
companies Of all kinds. It Is besiegod by
fnanciers anxious to secure the aid OF the
Government in developing the public resources
for their own profit. The demands OF these
fnanciels are so heavy that Congress could
not satisfy them. but 1t has granted some con-
cessions. twill be prevented from granting
many OF the others by fears OF bankrupting the
republic. There are members who are op-
posed to the policy Of extravaganza and they
have tho support OF President FoDsecn,
whose power. however. Is restricted By tho
Consti ition. These members arc striving to
induce Congress- t, take IN the important pub
lic business that has been, neglected to the
dairlment Of BraHil. nnI that must DO soon
established: II is especially desirable that ~
TEs ord 10 The Of Com
stitntioU. The trade between Brazil and Eng
land has largely increased this year. as is shown
featured goous and OF railroad materials and
machinery. The evidences Of American enter
o osS "rs Gs .
iniux Of Cinnamon to Brazil. Both the plant
srs and tho contractors Tor nuoc works are
labor. and it Is known that there will he no
frSm lie sS re""Ec Of Colombia 1t is reported
that the CONSTRUCTION. OF several new lines OF
railroad will be undertaken as soon Hs the
ants sHn b ts sS & T RI means
n on,mnnlcatiop; it, internal commerce De.
Ing manly sHn nj
at iioGota, Mr.. Abbott; recently forwarded 20
~ " S re Whc
american e i manSiseturers and capitalists can
obtain much Information. Mr.. Abbott has
taken practical interest III Colombian de-
From the republic Of Ecuador there Il news
year. The President OF Ecuador is one Of the
Ss'ys Of the tro9%o:
tary revolt. which was suppressed. There a,e
ton. There is no betterinant OF the financial
disorder There !. great suffering among the
newT Ays' e c seor
brought, to an end before he takes Office next
:, IL, Pa,agnay the financial crisis created by
the National! Bank Of Montevldeo is likely 70
be follow ell by partial population OF the debt
President ,PaIacio OF Venezuela may be able
to bring about certain desirable reforms
through the new Cabinet which he has chosen.
There nre again appre hension- OF a revolu-
ton in Guatemala, growing out Of the excite
ment OF the Presidential cnmpaiRn. and the
President Barilias.. The business depression
has increased the dangers ri the situation.
counts Of new gold discoveries in the pncer
mines Of Prinzapnka. At the same time the
decree issued quarter Of century ago oiIer-
ing gifts Of land to immigrants from foreign
countries. Both the rulers and the mining
pr ospectors OF ths country are laboring to pro-
moi @ immigration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-30
A CALIFORNIA WIFE'S ESCAPADE.
She FIirted with = Young Man IN Boston,
and lie Stole Her Dinmond.studded Watch.

She Flirted With Young Man IN Boston,
and lie Stole Her Diamond.studded Watch.
BosroN. July 29.-An interesting story is be-
hind a small advertisement which has ap-
reared In the Boston papers Offering 500 for
the return Of diamond-studd.d watch which
was stolen from young married woman in
this city on June II.
1t is not 80 much the theft as the manner in
which It was accomplished that makes this
case different from many others which have
appeared in the papers, The owner Of the
watch would gladly have paid the thief twice
its value II she could have secured It's return
without the publicity which has already been
given.
She has given the police a fictitious name in
order that her husband. who Is q Sheriff Of one
OF California's leading counties. shall not learn
OF his wite's peccadilloes. But the initials IL.
A. p" outlined with diamonds on the watch
the polict them selves don't know who sho 10.
This is the story OF her Irritation:
Boston 9 uns ~ y
a room at a big West End hoi 81. Instead OF
taking breakfast at the hotel on, the morning
She entered one. on Court street aud ordered
quite an expensive breakfast
ing man who had been following her for some
time also entered and took scat At table
se S
young man was anxious to iiirt with her.
knowing that she was a stranger IN Boston
and that thousands OF miles separated her
from her husband. she thought there would
When she started toward the desk 10 pay her
check. the stranger also arose and offered to
pay her check
This she permitted. him to do. Tho young
with her. and rs result sna allowed him to
accompany her TO the hotel. The stranger
passed the rest OF the dav and night there.
When she Rwoke at about D o'clock In tho
morning her companion was missing and her
diamond studded watch and chain. which had
him.
As she did not dare to return to her homo
Without her watch. she reported the facts to
the propretor OF the hotel. He told her to In
police a fairly good description OF her hero COM IN.
The. peculiar thing in connection with this
episode Is that her companion took only the
BEEN 80 DISPOSED. he could easily have AVE
stolen a large sum OF money besides
she had cnrelessly left lying on.:the bureau
in the 70 I'M. In tthking with the police sho
revealed the fact tina, the young man. who is q
girl OF the Catholic faith.
was thought tina! he stole tho watch 80 a.
to be able to mako bis bride handsome pres
ent. Acting upon thnt clue me 20 Ice have
groom was a Protestant ami the baide a Catho-
lic but the chance acquaintance who stole that
watch has not been found.
As last resort the fair owner decided to
from that she say. that she viii have dnpii-
c3te watch and chain made before she returns
West. 30 that hor husband will never DO any
the wiser for her escapade.