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HE had READ or BUNCo MEN,
So He Knew What Had Happened Wher
He Was Buncoed Himself


Christopher Anderson OF South Danville,
Steubcn county. arrived at the In imam line pier
yesterday morning from Queenstown with his
two nieces. As he started to cross West street
he was accosted b. Robert Wilson. 10 years
old. a hack driver. OF lD Renwick street. who
asked him where he was going. and was told
to the Grand Central Station to get train to
Bridgeport.
Jump right into my hack" said Wilson.
ITS free transfer. and will cost YOU
nothn."
Anderson and his two nieces got into the
hnck. and were driven to III Eenwick street.
whore a man came out OF what looked like a
small office and said: Three dollars. please -
-" What for" asked tho farmer. II thought
this was a free transfer"
so it is" said Wilson. the driver. "But in
tickets OF us. This So gives you three tickets
to Bridgeport You get em when wo get to
the station"
Anderson paid his So and the hack drove on.
but before II had gone tar the Stcuben county
man bethouGht himself Of what he had road
put his head through the window and yelled
for the police. n performance which brought
down on his head the butt end OF Wilson's
Anderson nuieted down. In Mardougal
street. however. he again broke forth and
came up and arrested Wilson.
At jefferson Market Court Anderson told
Justice Grady that he wanted to catch an after
noon train for bridgeport. and that on return
Of the S3 he would not mako complaint Tho
So was returned and tho ease was dismissed.
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HEARD By THE GRAND JURY
Dr. Parkhurst Takes His Bundle or Am.
davits and His Detectives With Him.

The Rev. DIR. Charles II. Parkhurst Of tho
Madison Square Presbyterian Church. Prcsi-
dent OF the Society rthe Proven tion OF Crime
entered tho anteroom OF the Grand Jury
shortly before IL o'clock yesterday morning
followed by u retinue Of the detectives OF his
society. DR.. Parkhurst carried o bundle OF
papers. and it was understood to be the same
bundle that ho referred to In the course OF his
sermon last Sunday as the proofs that his
detectives had obtained Of violations Of the
excise law. DR.. Parkhurst and his witnesses
took seats side by eide on n long bench.
About III O'Clock the warden OF tho Grand
jury informed DR. Parkhurst that the Grand
Jury would hear him in regard to his com.
plants against saloon keepers whom he had
charged wi IN violation "f the excise law. and
sonIool whom were held for trial in the Cen
oral Sessions ut the Tomis on Tuesday. Dr.
parkhurst entered the inner room of the Grand
Jury and tai ked for nenrly two hours. Then
Detective Charles ". Gardner ni his society
took his place in the centre Of the horseshoe
table that tho Grand Jury sit about. and had
his say.
When br. Parkhurst came from the Grand
Jury room he told u reporter that ho had prom
iscd tha Grand Jury that he would not make
any statement us to what had occurred.' All
that he, would say was mat he had II full hear
ing aud Was perfectly satisfied.
saloon Mt 135 Lawrence street w.ts unnEi-
mousy revoked hy the Excise Comm issionc-s
yesterday. Shielhss case was brought to tho
attention of the Commissioners Dy the Eey
Dr. Park hurst The charge Was selling l!luor
ON SUNDAY.
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There are few Of the saints in the calendar
who were ever honored as much as St PAT
TRICK lborn SuCcATH) was honored yesterday.
The two countries that stood foremost in rem.
dering him his due were ireland and the
United States. Upon his own sod his vener-
able image was raised aloft everywhere. from
Mizen Head to Maln Head. from Galway Bay
to Dublin Bay. from the city OF Cork to tho city
OF Be.fast-ay. even Beliast!-and along all tho
rivers and upon all the mountains OF every
ono Of the four provinces. In this American
country also. where so many OF his faithful
children live. how Grandly his memory was
celebrated! There were solemn services in
thousand churches There were professions OF
Hibernian societies headed by bands OF
music. There were military parades in which
hundreds OF regiments marched proudly un-
der their flags: there were banquets and
games. and We can't tell what else All in
honor OF a saint! the patron saint OF tho En-
erald Isle. Surely he must have done some-
thing to merit this posthumous fame. which
has grown with the nGes and is now wide as
the world. For wherever on tho surface OF
the earth men OF tho Irish stock are to be
found there this saint. whose birthplace is
unknown. was honored yesterday. Is there
another saint In the whole calendar OF whom
as much can be said 1t must DO evident that
in the words OF the old Irish song.
"St PATRick was = gentleman"
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MIR CONkLIN AND THE MENdGERlE.
Testimony or Kvepers-AnimnIs boarded
for Weeks and Then Sent Away.

| Tho Investigation OF tho charges against
William A. Conklin. superintendent OF tho
menagerie In Central Park was resumed yes-
terday before the Commissioners Of Accounts.
Philip Holmes. who has been keeper in tho
menaCerie for more than thirty years. testified
that in the fall OF 1901 zebu bull was boxed
and sent to tho Country Circus" company,
to which it belonged. 1t was aftcrwurd re-
turned and is now at the menageric. About
five years ago Holmes missed somo small
camels. and was told that they had been sent
to Coney Island These camels belonged to
MIR. Barnum. They were afterward returned.
Last year pair OF lions We're received at the
menagerie. but were not uupacked. They
were kent there for two days and then sent to
tho Philadelphia gardens While they were
there they were fed from supplies provided by
OF antelopes. deer civets. kanIarcos monkeys.
and other animals had been received in boxes,
were not ,nnracked. and We're afterward re.
shipped: He could not say to whom these ami
Hy Provided by Ito the city fSa H He inew fs sa
for until hc died about two weeks later.
:, Last year q camel was kent at the moraGerie
derstood was the property OF a Walter Bannis.
ter or Myers. Bnnnister was formerly he!per
at the menacerie., After he had been there
the ,nams OF My rs. and was, in the private
at tho menaEeria In the last three or four
months two ostriches. camel. a zcbu bull.
all OF which .had heen returned exceut tho
llama. which had died. None of these ami
city
Patrick Mason. who had charge of tho deer.
benrs, wolves. Taccoons. aud )aguars, remem
bered the arrival Of number Of camels which
were sick with the mango, They, were cured
nd saInam sent sow to hHdSphn to the
Europc about five or six years. ago. and was
gone three or four months While he was
away nun Der Of animals We're received.
Holmes was recalled. He said that tho
animals received from Europe while Mr..
Conklin was abroad were kept only a short
time. and were forwarded to other points. He
received the an mails and saw that they wore
fed and forwarded according to Mr.. Conklin's
direction.
An adjournment was taken until lO,i O'Clock
to-day. when Walter Bannister- Myers will be
examined.
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Edward Augustus Freeman.

It Is q grievous loss which English his
torical literature has suffered in the death
Of EDWARD AUGUSTUS FREEMAN. He seems
to have died in harness, amid the first t-hand
researches which he had prosecuted all his
life. We can only account for his presence
In Alicante. where he contracted the dis
ease which has carried him away. on tho
theory that he was collecting in tho annals
OF Aragon and Valencia materials for a
forthcoming volume OF his History OF
Sicily. which WAS to be the great work OF
his life. It is not likely that any other
hand will complete tho colossal narrative
which he had planned and partly executed;
for no other man possesses an equally ex-
tensive knowledge Of the Greek. Saracenic.
Norman. and Catalan civilizations which
were fused together in the great Italian
island.
Prof. FREEMAN was one OF the few English
historical scholars who had no cause to
dread comparison with the greatest Ger
man masters OF research. He was German
IN his ferret-like pursuit Of facts. in his un-
swerving devotion to absolute truth. in his
deliberate sacrifice OF ornament to clearness
and exactness of expression. and in his
scorn OF artistic form and rhetorical at
Effectiveness. II he detested and repeatedly
excoriated Mr.. FROUDI. it was because the
latter's offences against accuracy seemed
peculiarly odious and mischievous. being
made current and contagious by a delight
full literary style. In FREEMAN's opinion it
was not the mission OF the historian to cap
tivate. but to illuminate and instruct: il
was not his business to be eloquent. but to
be veracious and transparent: there was no
room In his dlction for the play OF the pris-
matte colors. but only for the white light OF
truth. The convictions which he applied SO
mercilessly In criticism We're faithfully ex-
ompllfied In his own compositions. He used
TO thank COP that he had 20 style. and
revel In his contempt OF euphony Thus
he would scarcely ever use a synonyme.
on the ground that there is no such
thing as perfect synonyme. and that
you cannot use ono without blurring
In some measure the outlines OF the thought
to be conveyed. The result WAS that his
phraseolOgy seems at the first glance i'm
poverished. clumsy, joltlng, pale. monoto-
nous; and on suddenly turning froma page of
FRouDE to a page OF FREEMAN one expert
enced the sensation OF passing from nm ex-
Quisitsiy ordered garden to virgin forest.
or from street paved with asphalt to a
epgduroy resd. After while. however. the
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vermont's snap Convention.

The Vermont Democratic State Commit.
tee has called the Democratic State Con.
vention to meet at Montpelier on Mays. II
will be snap convention in the opinion OF
the worshippcrs of the Stuffed Prophet. In
New York tho snap was in the time set for
the meeting OF tho Convention. In Yer
mont the snap is in the place. All but three
members Of the State Committee were In
favor OF Montpelier. These three wanted
the Convention held at Rutland. One OF them
represents Rutland county. These three
"do not advise any separate Convention"
but they protest According to the Brat
tleboro correspondent of our esteemed con-
temporary. tho Springfield Republican. the
young clement" OF the party is "con-
fdent that the action the selection Of
Montpelier instead Of Rutland--"i is so out
rageous as to make an upheaval sure"
The chief person whom the lovers Of Rut-
land and CLEVELAND desire to upheave. Is
the Hon. HIRAM ATKINS, Chairman OF the
State Committee. Mr.. ATKINS Is not a
gallinaceous politician. and his knowledge
OF the time OF day is perfect. Anybody who
starts out to upheave HIRAM. undertakes a
very large contract OF upheaving.
But how hard it is to satisfy some people.
First they kick ut time and then at space.
II heels were brains. what cerebral sur
plus there would be in the ranks OF the
Convex Prophet.
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A Chicago Fair Project.

Among the novelties which 1t is proposed
to introduce into the Chicago Fair Is "the
Worlds First Parliament OF Religions" rs
a series Of religious assemblies or con.
crosses is to be called. The scheme OF the
enterprise is detailed in q circular sent olt
| by the Rev. DR.. BAREows. Presbyterian
minister. who is the Chairman OF the COM
mittce having the business in charge.
| This Parliament is also described as an
Ecumenical Conference OF the representa-
tives Of all the great historic faiths" This
means that it is to include Christians. Jews.
Buddhists. Brahmans. COnfucians Parsecs.
and AIohammedans. Tho purpose OF tho
gathering is to DO Ito show to men. in the
most impressive way. what and how many
important truths the various religions
hold and teach in common" Another
OF its objects. as explained by DR.. BARRows.
is "to indicate the mpregnable foundations
Of Theism and the reasons for mans faith
in Immortality" SO as thus ito unite and
strengthen the forces which are adverse to
materialistic philosophy OF the universe"
and ito bring the nations OF the earth into
u moro friendly fellowship. in the hope Of
securing permanent international peace"
Incidentally special congresses OF the dif-
ferent branches OF Christcndom are to be
held including the Roman Catholics and the
various Protestant denominations. and tho
committee recommends that for their ac-
commodation there be erected "a Taber-
nacle somewhat like the Chautauqua Am
phitheatre. capable OF seating perhaps
10000 persons" Finally. the comprehen-
sive plan Is favorably regarded by many
In nd ciop pft t..oI ntott rP
Catholics and Protestants. whose views are
presented in the circular.
1t Is a very imposing scheme on paper.
but the Parliament will be without authori-
ty, and it Is likely to produce nothing more
than mere talk. Even Christian union is
still far OFF. and there seems to be no possi-
bility that 1t will be brought about before
the millennium, not to speak OF the Chicago
Fair. Even now wo find the organs of
Protestant denominations classifying tho
Roman Catholics with heathen and idol wor-
shippers. Good Catholic olllccholders OF this
city. who enjoy the esteem and confidence
of the Roman dignitaries, are denounced by
the Presbyterian DR.. PARKHURsT as men
utterly irreligious. without fear of GOD.
constituencies. depraved. and tho ennis
saries OF the devil. In their faith they rep
resent tho majority OF tho religious be-
levers OF the town. They are church
goers. They partake Of the sacrament of
the communion and they confess their sins.
Yet DR.. PARKHURsT and those for whom no
is the spokesman denounce them as tho
enemies Of religion and of all good. as
worse than heather. wicked, corrupt. and
the exemplars OF every sin In human nature
against which Christianity makes war.
This does not look much like Christian
union, for such union can never bc brought
about until Catholics and Protestants come
together in respect and confidence. How.
then. can Christians, thus at war among
themselves. expect Confucians. Brahmans.
Buddhists. Parsees. and MohsmmedAns TO
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ALesa AND mrs EXPLANATION


Iyom ne Ph,,ad.,pnss rime>
| Gen. Aleer was one OF tho prominent candl-
dates for tho Republican nomination In 1883.
| His candidacy had somewhat of n com nj ercial
| flavor. TINT was made con spicuous ty tho su up.
! port he commanded from tho com m ercial del.
| egations from tho Southern States, but he do.
veloped con siderable strength In tho Chicago
Convention and accomplished the deient OF
| Sherman by dividing tho south. where sher.
man would naturally have commanded near.
| ly or quite united support,
Ono ofthe strong points urged in favor OF Gen.
Alger's nomination was his military record.
and. strange as it may seem, nj TINT time there
was not single whisper about his apparently
| discreditable retirement from the army in 1854
Had he then been nominated for the presi.
dency. ho would have been compelled to face
. record made by his superior officers that
would have made him q hopeless candidate.
1t was not until recently when Gen. Alger was
made prominent candidate for tho Presijep-
tial nomination this year. that The SuN cnye
to tho public tho facts as to Gen. Ayers re-
tirement from military service. To the state.
ment made by THE Sun. Gem Alcer responded
by q positive denial Of any discreditable chap
ter In his military record. and directly reflect
ing upon the manlncss OF Gen. Custer, his
brigade commander
This denial of Gen. Alger has called out the
official military letters relating to his case.
and they make very damaging record for a
Presidential aspirant. Gen. Custer, in an
official communication to his division. COM
mander. dated Sent. H. 1864. reports that Col.
Alger had left his command without leave. and
after several applications for leave had been
refused him. and stating that he had directed
that Col. Alger be reported absent without
leave" on the muster rolls OF his regiment.
Gen. Merritt. the division commander. for.
wardcd Custer's report to Gen. Torbert, tn.
chief Of cavalry. stating that Col. Alger had
been guilty OF absence without leave
three times during that years cam
raign. and urging that severe measures DO
taken to prevent recurrence of that evil
Gen. Torbert forwarded the report to
Gen. Sheridan. commander OF tho Middle
Military Division. with the recommendation
that Col. Alger "be dismissed from the SER
vice for absence without leave. subject to the
approval OF tho President" On Sept. 1S Gen.
Sheridan forwarded the report to tho War De-
partment ut Washington. stating that Col.
AlGer had not only left his command without
authority. but that he had done SO before, and
adding that he could not excuse Ayers con.
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sLAcxxArLrso SUBPOENA SERVERS.
A second Avepus saioen Kcepe-'s Charges
Against the Coroners' OAce.


When George Cook. clerk in the Coroners
office. wont to subpoena IGnats Adler. q saloon
keeper at ALP Second avenue. for jury SER
angrily:
Have you come after 81. too?'
What do you mean?" asked Cook.
why. l paid So pieco to- couple OF youse
fellows on two other Saturday nights TO let me
of. and suppose you've come to strike me.
too"
Cook told him he wasn't q striker. and then
Adler complained because he wasn't "Why
didn't one OF those other fellows Gomez" he
walled. I'D rather pay 81 any time than
waste my time doing jury work"
He added that he wasn't citizen. To this
Cook replied that in that event he needn't
serve as a Juror. but that he must go to the
Coroners office and make good his accusations
OF blackmaiL Accordingly Adler appeared ut
the CoroneIs' Office on Monday and made the
~ nm Tn the liquor business at 217a Second
Coroners oea s5d the ss man WRo seryei m
SIs , .s A., i,ror; s saia i made no diirefsRss
sIso him -. and ND he % said was a'ess'i excused
moussehS He came late "He in the S, syenins afs Of
Saturday About two weeks after. and on n
Saturday evening. | was again served with y
Office by another man with u black moustache
and little taller than tho first man. Itold
this man that l was not q citizen and that
was busy and could not possibly servo He
said he. .wou ID fix it Sor some money. got in
dignant and protested ut what regarded rs
an Injustice ] did not understand my posi-
ton in the matter. md 1t being my best night
gave him 81 and he took away the sum mons
and said was excused. I felt had been i'm
posed upon and come to you for redross.
"IGNATz ADLER"
The men who answer the descriptions given
In this deposition ara Subpoena Servers
Lehman and Mandelbaum. Whom asked Tor
an explanation yesterday they denied Adlor's
They have not yet been confronted with Adler.
whose story. however. IS to he invest isat.d.
Coroner Levy made Adler apologize to Cook
doing so. Adler told tho Coroner that tho two
men with black moustaches had also got him
CIGARS.
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HASKELL Tex. March 10.-During a heavy
rain lightning struck the parsonage OF tho
cottage. completely demolisning the building
with the exception OF the east room in which
were sitting the pastor. the Rev. Jerome liara!-
son and his wife. That they were not instantly
killed everybody. pronounces II miracle. for
everything In their room all around them va.
wreck was never seen. There is not Il whole
nail or piece Of timber In the building aSc"rA
building was wrecked but the fence aroun,i It
also torn down. The shock hi ioke n considcr-
able amount Of crockery for those livin: IN tho
neiGhbOrhood OF the parsonage.
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be attracted by their faith rs more heavenly

be attracted by their faith as more heavenly
than their own?
First let us have Christian union. at least
a union OF spirit. before we assume to ask
the representatives OF other faiths to take
us as their models. II Christians will not
act together in harmony. each preferring
the other. and greeting tho other as COM
rade In the fellowship OF CHRIST. we shall
only invite the others to witness the refusal
OF Christians to obey tho principles which
they proclaim as Divine.
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Towers kw.u D.naer.

From de T'id n Ihfi . InNI 't1ein.
ST MAnYs. O.. March 12.-Until this morn.
ing Charles Barber owned a hound. He was .
good coon dog and kind to the children. aud
had the respect aud confidence OF the neigh
borhood.
About 10. O'Clock Mrs. Barber made some
rise. and went visiting leaving Towser alone.
Towser saw those biscuits He was only ga.
nine after all. and he couldn't resist the Temp
tation. He nte those raw biscuits
Mrs. Barber always makes good yeast. Those
biscuits continued to attend strictly to 6h.i-
ness-thcy kept right on rising. Soon Tow
ser began to think le lad made q mistake
His suspicion was confirmed an hour later
when IA mu fled explosion in the kitchen star
tied pnssers by and caused them to make an
Investigation.
The same unkind fnte that had robbed Mr..
had deprived him Of his favorite coon dog.
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We cannot allow nm cstecmcd

We cannot allow an esteemed contem-
porary OF such long standing as the Tsmes-
Democrat OF New Orleans to remain In con-
dition to say that "when CLEVELAND and
HILL ran together for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor in 1882 tho former
secured tho stupondous majority OF 1922
S54. or 1921 more than Hill. who ran
on the same ticket" The 192.s54 Ia all right.
but HILLS majority was 1896 7sl. or 1897
more than CLEyELAND's. This is an old story
in this part OF the country. and it should be
known in and about the region enlightened
by the Times Democrat.