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MADE THE THIEE,S TASK EASY.
Mr.. Clark Promptly Handed Him Hts waacl
When He Asked the Time.

Mr.. Clark Promptly Handed Him Hts Watch
When He Asked the Time.
On the night OF Dec. 13 James Clark. q
wealthy. middle-aged Texan. who is spending
the winter in New York at AZ West Sixty fifth
street, stood ON the corner OF Forty third
street and Seventh avenue medtating. He
looked at his watch and n young man stepped
up and inquired the time. 1t was too dark for
Mr.. Clark to see plainly and he handed the
watch to his questioner. The young man
with practised hand twisted 1t from the chain.
and spatching the Texans big diamond stud
~. M Clark notified the g9iee End as he valued
the search himself. On Friday Mr. Clark and
Detective Cash OF the Forty-seventh street
station met the thief at Forty-sixth street and
Eighth avenue. The man recognized Mr..
Clark and scurried down Eighth avenue to
FOrtieth street with tho detective close after
him. He ran on over to Seventh avenue. and
turning into Thirty-ninth street, disappeared
into the basement OF n house. Cash kept right
at his heels and chased the man up onto the
roof and into the cellar of the next house.
where no caught him as he was crawling into
At the station house the prisoner was recog-
nized as John i. Nolan. alias "Scoot" Branni-
gan, who came down from Sing Sing only three
weeks agO after serving term. for burglary.
He Is 20 years old. He pleaded not guilty at
the Yorkyille Court yesterday morning. and
was held In $4,000 bail for trial.
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s.o,. $500 Worth OF su.peu s.r..

Three men drove an express wagon on to
Pier ~. North River. the Pennsylvania Rail-
road dock. at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
The wagon contained one box. and the men
cot return check from the Waterman at the
gate permitting them to take tho box back
with them. Then they threw their box into
the river and put into the wagon box con-
tanning $500 worth OF suspenders. belonging
TO A. Gleichmann 4 Co. Of SO East Broadway.
H. 4. Ditmars. a clerk. saw the theft and gave
chase. He caught one man. whom he handed
over to- Policeman Murphy Of the Pier A sta
tinon. The two others escaped; ,o
The prisoner sAys he Is Frank Cross, 30
years old, OF 426 East Eleventh street. JUS
tice Diver at the Tombs held HIM In $1,000
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Threw Carbo,,e Ac,a o. the wro.s Man.

DENVER Dec. 19.-A young man named Pill
lings, from Chicago. who came West, having
secured pass through friends from Denver
to FL Paso. started on the train which several
Western Union operators. who were en- route
to FL Paso. had taken, to I'LL the places Of those
on strike. The train men. whose sympathy
was with the striking tor spotted him
the snow blockade at Trinidad. In company
with young lady en- route to California, he
went out on the car platform to watch snow
plough on an adjoining track. AS the snow
plough passed pillings and the Young woman
Both are disiiguied for life but fortunately
none OF the acid reached their eyes.
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The conduct Of two women in Ridleys' Grand
street store on Friday afternoon struck Floor
walker Cults as suspicious. They spent two
hours In the store: and at the end Of that time
the hoorwalker. having seen them take some
pocketbooks and stockings. had them arrest
ed. They said they were Sarah Knapp. 20
years old. and Yetta Drefuss. 81. They refused
to tell where they lived.
The Knapp woman had large hole In the
front OF her dress which opened into bag.
lining the inside OF the Dress In the bag were
found thirty six pairs OF stockings. four pack
ages OF tea and q number Of pocEetbooks. The
hardly walk.
Another less. skilful pair were operating In
the store at the same time. When arrested
said they were Sarah Barnet. 36 years old OF
33a Stanton sti Get. and Rachael Fisher. %
years old. Of ~ Stanton street.
At Essex Market yesterday each OF the pris-
oners was held In $500.
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The strike In the N.rrasa.sstt Niils.

FALL RIVER. Dec. 19-The Narragansett
Mill weavers are now In the ninth week OF
their idleness on account OF a strike A few OF
the mules In the mill have been stopped and .
portion Of the carding department is idle.
There are no signs OF a, compromise on either
side. and tho wsayert are being wei! sup
ported. Last night the weayers In the Bowen
vile district Of the city held II meeting and
passed the folowing:-
ReoreL That we. the weayers in the Bonneville
district denounce the system OF backlisting as
prsctissd by Agent Waring Of the karrayansett NH.
one united sGoi 10 sustain ths wssvsrs il their de-
mAnds and prevent them from being starved into sub
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the present House to make him member
Of the. Committee on Rules unless he
is friendly and in ACCORD thoroughly, with the
Speakers policy. II unfriendly. with the aid
OF the two Republican members Of the COM
mittee. he might turn the Speaker down and
ruin his administration. Judge Crisp Is wise.
He never acts upon impulse. Every move is
dictated by careful judgment. No false ideas
Of etiquette will induce him to place men Of
doubtful judgment at the helm. The leader
Of the House must be in thorough sympathy
with the Speaker. The interests Of the coun-
try and the safety OF the party require 1t.
Staked channels In the selection of members
Of committees are no longer to be followed.
Individuality is to resume its sway in the
House of Representatives.
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE r. AS.
The appointment of Republicans upon the
committees will give the Speaker little trouble.
OF course the pressure for places on the lead
ing committees is very great but Tom Reed is
understood to have suggested as sparse a Re-
publican representation as possible. He says
that his adherents areeo few that they would
be overtaxed II they were granted a liberal
viii! probably be more trouble as to the disposal
ali new members. There are nine Of them;
Most Of the nine came from the plough; but
there are one or two lawyers among them.
All are more or less visionary. but some are
born orators. and it will surprise no one to find
at least one eminenuy practical In ideas and
methods. AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
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Diehi and Power. Own Up.

John Diehl and Frank Powers OF SO Monitor
street, Greenpoint, the two men who were Or
rested Friday afternoon at Bowery and Seventh
street by Detectives Slawson and O'Connor on
suspicion OF having committed the robbery on
Tuesday night Of William Baumgartens store
at :}2l Fifth avenue. in which $4,000 worth OF
tapestries and silk hanGings were stolen. were
ing MIR. Baumgarten was In court to press
the charge. The prisoners acknowledged their
guilt and We're held in $1,000 bail each for
trial.
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Clarkson Says Prohibition IL Too Heavy .
Load for kepubllcans.

Dies MONIES. Dec. 19.-Chairman ]. 8. Clark
son OF the National Republican Committee Is
ready to drop prohibition. and Is urging his
friends In Iowa to free the party In this State
from load he thinks too heavy for it. Before
he left for Chicago last night Mr. C!arkson said
in an interview TINT there was no hope Of the
chung tn the unpopular issue OF prohibition.
The great Ting NEXT t year y ths nat, natioRal
publicans should not allow any. local issue to
b the cause Il the State being lost 70 the ns-
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Actor LADIES Says Misc BiAkena Robbed
Him.

Emma Brakeman. alias Emma Howard. "a
years old. Of 50 West Twenty-eiGhth street.
was prisoner at the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday morning on charge OF lar
ceny preferred by Richard Labes. an actor in
Marie Wainwrlght's Amy Robsat" company.
to his story he and Miss Blnsrman went SUM
mink on Thursday, night They, visited mum
BIER Of saloons. and early on Friday morning
woke on Friday afternoon he found that S35
bad been stolen FROM roll OF 500, which he
saiit but 5Ssass xsfs ksld kss iOI S Giaf A''
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OUR OLDEST PUBLIC SERVANT.
Jonathau Dayton Harris just Misses Dyinl
At HIS Desk. Aged Nearly o..

Jonathau Dayton Harris just Misses Dying
At HIS Desk. Aged Nearly %.
About o'clock on Friday afternoon closed
carriage stopped in front Of the Stewart build
ing. Chamber street and Broadway. lady
stepped out and went into the building. few
minutes later some men came from the build
ing and helped an old man out OF the carriage.
He was extremely inflrm. and bent almost
double. His smooth-shaven face was colorless,
and he looked extremely Ill. The men prac-
tically carried him. for he was too weak to
walk. Passers-by stopped to look at the old
man. whose face and dress seemed to belong
to past generation. He was taken up stairs
to the Comptrollers office. where he remained
for q half hour. and then was carried back to
his carriage again. accompanied by the lady.
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To Go Up At 15 and II Beekman Street
and To he firtees Stories High.
The lower part OF this city is soon to have
another large Office building. The Wander
bilts are going to construct it. and their repre-
sentative DR.. David L. Haight. got a permit
on Friday from Superintendent Brady Of the
Building Bureau for Its erection. The new
building will be at IS and II Beekman street.
Temple Court. 1t will be OF brick. fifteen sto-
ries high, with a. frontage OF 40 feet and .
depth OF 05 feet 1t will cost about $3OO.OO0
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committees. The fifteen Northern Democrats
ho o IN
agsfsgats 2s3 years Of service Of the no
NS5thsra De9oerats in the House forty s were
r.. s E % sSs
ssryIss xSie :. Il the n. PITY Y re- r:
so years Of active services In the House. while
the on I'D the FSe
New Viii ony
ssa rom SaG tsn
AZ s;sS;
Ana only oss s ths tw CIV
members. Four OF the fourteen Missourians
@ Ss o SRI only
four members from New York.
CRISP BLAZING NEW TRAIL
Speaker Crisp has already shown that he
" viii Ma mot Follow sstabiisheS There
sSsSS :; az s
ssaa Rsssay gar SsssS 81
plHssf SDqR t hsu 6s% e ass,e IN
%s. has Ss% az Sss s Essssip saass
M. Rust Of Maryland takes the Chairmanship
Of the Committee on Accounts IN defiance Of
OF Iowa there. Rusk supported the Georgian
In his canvass for Speaker. and Hayes was the
ninping OF n new era in tia House. Ability is
tctake the honors her etofore awarded rank IN
Committed. Men are to he estimated ~ their
worth and not ut their term Of service. No sec-
The chairman Of the Wsys and Means Il no
EsssTsSfs s 3 .; y: u g: sSssfsiS q
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OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS.
A. J.CAMMEYER,
A NEW Vanderbilt BUILDING

Sixth Avenue, cor. 18TH st.
The diamond drill., 1891-11-07
oLcoTT AND BEsANT.
THEY ARE JUST NOW ExciT-
mo ATTENTION.
The Former Tells OF Hsis communi-
cations with she mahstmss--rhe
Lasssrss Conversion 20 Theosophy
the Great Event OF Modern Tfmes

Col II. 8. Olcott, the heirophant of
theosophy. is IN this country for the
first time since 1878, when he left IL in
company with Mime. BlavatslSy 10 en-
gage In the work with which his name
Is so intimately connected. Some time
this month he will sail for Japan TO
spread what he terms the gospel OF
truth. The colonel, who was a lawyer
and journalist. says thai all his life he
has been interested in psychical ques-
tions. In 1852 he began the study OF
mesmerism and splritualism, in which
latter he was a believer until he
met Mime. Blavatslxy in 1874.
Col. Olcott has visited every corner OF
India in his wanderirgs, as well as
many other parts Of the world. He
lived at Bombay during the first four
years OF his soiourn in the East but
afterward went with Nine. Blavatsky
TO Madras. There the headquarters OF
the society had been established sub
sequently on property purchased for
that purpose. The cult has there q
valuable Aryan library, including 1000
highly priced manuscripts. Regard
ing communications from the ma
hatmas, subject that has been
revived by Mrs Besant's affirm
alton OF their authenticity.
Col Olcott told an interviewer he had
received many such letters from many
parts of the world. "In 1855, during
one OF my journeys through India"
says the colonel, II got a letter from
Italy, inclosing mahatma communi-
cation. with the request that IL be for
warded 70 a certain mahatma in India
Among my companions at the time
was a young gentleman who had the
power of going out of his body,
or projecting the double. / gave
him the letter 20 give to the
mahatma one evening. On the follow
ing morning he informed me that he
had visited the mahatma, but had
found that he had gone to Madras 10
The diamond drill., 1891-11-07
A Christian and Deyn Meeting.

The struggles OF childhood with
words are often as pathetic rs they
are droll but IL is the funny side
which is apt 10 imposes their elders
A lady went not long since TO call
upon n neighbor in the country and
found the 5-year-old son OF the house
playing upon the lawn.
How do you do. Gcorgiem she
said. 'is your mamma at homer
No Mrs. Gray" he answered. with
the most approved politeness.
II am sorry for that the caller
said. ''Will she be gone longP"
IL don't know the little fellow
answered doubtfully. She's gone TO
a Christian and devil meeting"
Gone TO whatg" the lady exclaimed
in astoniahment
ITO Christian and devil meeting
In the vestry." was the reply.
And II suddenly flashed across the
callers remembrance that for that
afternoon had been appointed at the
vestry OF the church a meeting OF the
Society OF Christian Endeavor. --Bap-
tist Recorder
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ne Lately died as sales, Mass-. and
HIs Name was william Dowss-

nals Name was William Dowst-
The Columbian Centinel Of Boston.
In nm issue OF July. 1901, has the fol-
lowing account Of . Hercules Of the
revolution and has exploits:
mir. William Dowst, who lately
died ut Salem, was q man of uncom-
mon size and strength. He was nearly
seven feet high and weighed 800
weight lie was on board privateer
In the late war, which got among the
breakers of Cape Breton, when IT be-
came necessary Immediately To cast
deck, as many hands laid hold as could
get at IL but could not start it.
''Dowst pushed them aside, seized IL
himself, brought it upon deck, carried
IL forward and held IL upon the tim
ber heads while cable was bent TO IL,
when he threw il over and saved the
vessel and lives of the crew, as they
were then upon the point of dashing
upon the rocks The anchor weighed
200 weight
"At another time eight or ten hands
were sent TO Becket's shipyard from
the well-lnown priyateer ship Grand
Turk TO bring up foreyard. Dowst
was among them, but, naturally dila-
tory, he did not at first take hold. phe
others shouldcred it, but began TO
stagger under it,, and complained that
there was not enough TO carry it.
Dowst laughed at tn IN and told them
he could carry IL alone. On which they
threw II down. and he took il up and
carried IL 20 the ship without assist
ance.
"At another time, when he attended
the fish stakes at Windmill point, he
was directed TO go for n jackass which
was IN an adJouining field. When
Dowst got him 10 the partition fence,
being in "a rather lazy mood. To save
the trouble of letting down the bars,
he took up the beast and lifted him
over. and then got upon his back and
rode HIM To the place where he was TO
be employed.
"He once aised from the ground
the anchor Of the prize ship Rochamp-
ton, which Weighed l,700, and which
four men had Immediately before en-
deavored in vain To lift upon Il bet
"Being at Bilboa IN the late war in
a privateer, an English vessel came in
which had in ITS crew professed
bully, who was challenging every one
TO combat, and hearing OF Dowst, sent
IA particular challenge TO him.
"rhey met, and the Englishman,
who was superior TO our Sampson in
the art OF boxing, knocked him down
three times, and the last time twisted
his fingers into his hair 10 gouge him,
when Dowst gave him blow on his
arm which broke IL, and with another
blow broke three of the bully 5 ribs,
nh ft IL IA Afa1 % hfo
"Dowst, with his amazing strength,
was remarkably good-natured and
rather OF an lndolent habit. But
when he was aroused 10 anger or exer-
tion, his efforts were irresistible"
The diamond drill., 1891-11-07
Rememhered Ter Pnpn.

A five-year-old East Liberty maiden
who was taken TO soc tho Fairies car
nival became very communicative to
a lady who sat next TO her In the car
on the way home.
II liked the fairies so much. said
the little girl
I'm glad you did replied the
lady.
Il wish my papa could have seen
them."
you think he would have liked to
sec thomgr
Yes indecdr'
why didn't You bring himgr
20. / couldn't
Didn't he want TO come?n
Il don't know. but / don't think ho
could fhe wanted to-"
'WhyP Is he sickpr
mo. ma'am, replied the little
maid. In a lower and trembling tone.
you see papa went TO heaven last
winter. ~ Chronicle Telegraph.
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A uIncn stnn,r.

After the rcbs evacuated Petersburg
IN April. 1869, tho Ninth corps was
left in the rear The first night my
regiment was on guard IN Petersburg,
the second we were on the north side
OF the Appomattox, and the third night
some six or eight miles out from the
city OF Petersburg on the South Sido
railroad. guarding IL with forty men
TO mile. | went on post 2 or 3 soon
after sundown in Il lonely spot, high
enhankment Of tho railroad some III
teen or twenty teot high between me
and tho relief post, and strip OF
woods some three or four rods away
on the other.
was relieved Ivy Dutchman OF
Company Il went TO the relief post
and went 20 sleep. In IA short time
there wns call OF "copnl gard copal
gardr' IN such n frightened tone that
tho sergeant ordered the guard TO
"lall IN !" 1t happened that bugler
belonging to our company was with
us at the time. and hearing the guard
scream "copal gard" he seized his
buglc aud sounded an alarm.
We were marched on the double
quick TO the post but no guard could
be found there. lie had left his post
al the foot Of the embankmont and
gone up on the railroad track. ard on
the opposite side had seen a big
black stump. which had frightened
the poor man oui OF his wits. About
the time we had found him the bal
ance OF the company had arrived on
the spot.
or course. there had been camp
rumors going that the guard was in
danger Of being attacked for we did
not at the time know where the rebel
army was. only deseriers we're com =
ing into our lines all the time The
night before some ten or niteen came
In to our company.
The diamond drill., 1891-11-07
No Rofton.

IL has been the habit among
steamboat men. when the water was
low or the channel uncertain. to
place n man with lead and line in
hand TO falhom the water The
depth OF the water was called from
time TO time in n drawing. measured
way as long as the lead touched
bottom, but II too deep for that. he
calls out "No -- bottomm The
soldiers who travelled up and down
tho Mississippi river adopted the
phrase, and often when ploughing
through the mud could be heard in
the same drawing tones in heavy
chorus. crying botlomln
When the Yazoo expedition came
in after the attempt OF the Union
forces TO reach Nicksburg In that
way. the boats looked as though
they had been in cyclone. they
were so dismanted The chimney
stacks, and all OF tho light wood
work had been torn away and lit
tie but the bare timbers remained
Gen Legget was one OF the last to
leave that terrible stream Of death
ana make his way 10 Young )
Point with his boat and force. IL
was after dark and the rain was fall
ing when the troops were ordered
10 disembark The mud had been
churned TO a thick mire by the
long trains OF teams coming to the
feet OF boats for their supplies and
the tens Of thousands Of men passing
TO and fro. So when these brave
men who had gonc down from the
Pass near Helena TO hattie in the
wilderness and cut down trees and
put ropes about them and drag them
with their bare hands by main force
out cheerfully on the bank that their
boat might pass got the landing they
plunged out cheerlully into the mud.
Swashi swashl they went till some
one took up the cry No -.-- bottomn
then all joined the chorus But some
hungry soldier raised another cry
mo -chickensr then all took up
the chorus, keeping limo with the
swash OF the mud till the General
halted them and requested them ~ go
quietly TO the camp
The diamond drill., 1891-11-07

The first American fiag that was
saluted by any foreign nation is owned
by Mrs. ii. X. p. Stafford OF Cottage
City Mass The flag has thirteen
stripes and twelve stars. The patri-
otic ladies OF Philadelphia presented
il to John Paul Jones. whose name
has become famous for the successful
victories he gained for America. IL
honted from tho mast OF the Bon
Ilomme Richard in its engagement
with the English vessel Scraps. and
was shot away and fell into the water.
Mr.. James Bayard Stafford, father OF
Mrs. Sta1ord's husband lieutenant.
Jumped into tho water and saved 10
from an untimely fate. lie was
wounded by British sword and dis
abled for life. After the war was
over tho flag was presented to him
for mcritorious service. Three thou
sand dollars has been offered for these
old Stars and Stripes. IL was ex-
hibited at the Centennial by Lieut..
Stafiord's daughter. Az 1.-The in
aueuration OF President Harrison IL
was carried in the procession.
The diamond drill., 1891-11-07

On Nov 2S, 1868, our regiment
was in the rine-pits on the lett
OF the fort About IL O'clock that
night our Colonel received orders TO
send reinforcements into the forts.
He ordered Company A. Lieut. W.
Montford commanding, to report TO
the officer In command. We marched
into the fort and were stationed Just
were the attack was afterwards made.
I was at the time First Sergeant OF
Company A. and stationed the men on
the parapet to keep a lookout for the
enemy for our pickets had been
driven in and we were expecting an
attack between 6 and "A. m. on sun
day. Nov. 20 The alarm was given
by members OF Company A. and we
took positions behind the parapct and
on top, back OF cotton bales placed
on the outer edge Of the parapet.
Wire had been arranged around the
stumps in front OF the fort and as the
Confederate line struck these wires
they caused many 10 fall. we keep
lug up steady musketry fire.
Many brave acts were performed by
the rebels in this assault They wero
repulsed with heavy losses. while our
loss vac very light
The diamond drill., 1891-11-07

Somebody on the iloor OF Change
was complaining. the other day. that
Gen Hickenloopcr Is falling into the
awful habit OF receiving complaints as
President OF Che Cincinnati Gas COM
pany. concerning the electric lighting.
and then OF sitting down and writing
caustic arraingment OF himself as
Vice President OF the Cincinnati
Electric Light company Then both
are filed. The General confessed
with his customary urbanity OF dc.
meanor and said II reminded him OF
Il kicking Quartermaster be knew
during the war lie was never known
10 receive a rcquisition for stores
without raising holy howl about ir-
regularities In the use OF the forms.
But one timo he was assigned TO a
distant post the Commaudant OF
which fell IN and tho kicker had to
occupy both positions. SO, as Com
mandant he would sit down and draw
n rcquisition on himself as Quarter
master. and then. as Quartermaster,
he would sit In judgment on tho
requisltion and indite I. oausic reply
10 the Commandant for nct preserving
the regard for tho forms A such cases
made and provided. As tommandant
then. he would rcspon4 sling him
self down % Quarteri (t;er and as
Quariormasior again a tal from the