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The advocate., 1894-11-14

man, whether cook or philosopher, or
a bit Of both, resolved to be limited
only in the preparation of his menu by
the condition of his larder. Happily,
that was fully and variously supplied.
Prophesying the storm, this wise seer
had tenderly remembered the cook side
Of his nature and had laid in his COM
missary stores accordingly. From
these stores he brought in courses, pre-
pairing one while they discussed the
preceding course-a delicious soup,
with entrees of fish; oysters raw, broiled
or stewed; a tender, juicy steak with
great, mesly potatoes almost out Of
their skins with eagerness to be eaten;
and to crown all, the diadem Of the
feast, glorious mince pie, made with
precisely the right ingredients AL
washed down with good, old cider from
the ancient orchards out Cranston way.
The happy pair ate and drank, and be-
sought their host to come at once and
share with them the feast. Then they
praised his ability as caterer and cook,
and deVoured each other with hungry
eyes between courses for more than an
hour. They insisted so strongly chat
the old man should now eat, that he
sat down, and they watched him make
a very hearty meal. 1t was evident
that his mind was working as actively
as his jaws meanwhile, and much more
uneasily, upon a question of such con-
trolling interest that his answers to
the frequent inquiries of his blissfully
contented boarders were hesitant and
fell off at last into an irrelevant muir.
muir.
After one such ejaculation, more lu-
gubrious than preceding ones, the old
man looked up from his eating and
fired the question point blank at the
heads of his auditors, "Be eyemsrriedp
1t was so unexpected and so evidently
was the prelude shot across the bows,
80 to speak, Of a murderous broadside
to follow, that both palpably WINGED,
"No! Well, kinder thought not, !" re-
turned the old man, as he swept the
crumbs from his lap with a very much
faded bandans, and carrying his chair
in front Of the fireplace, although at
respectable distance from its meridian
heat. "I kinder thought not. Don't
know why, but l hev kind ev secon'
nstur', may say, see little furder
through a grin stun than most folks
can. Wall I've got or scheme"
ITO be eORttaGedJ
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wayS If not, get yourself into con-
fnement, and you will know what it is
to think.
Oh, how her spirit rushed down the
past! How she drove it into sight, up
to touch of every CHASTITY form! Un-
fathered, motherleSs, homeless, unless
this and the prison of penal serVitude
be her home during years of internal
torment, friendless, for who would fol
low her fortunes now? And innocent
after all! And she had tried so hard
to keep herself upright, pure.
Was this justice? She remembered
with a hideous laugh that she had once
prated of the security of the laws. The
laws! Who made these lawsP Men
made them, men executed them, and
women, ever the toy or the victim of
man, was ever under the merciless
tread of man and his laws. Then, how
cool were the waters of the bay, where
one rested, and the sweet winds sung
over him; and she slept!
Sometime in the middle of the night
the door was swung open, and the
jailor in a kinder tone than he en-
ployed when he received her told Net
tie that she might follow him to the
office. There she found Calvin, who
explained that an old recluse named
Habakkuk ShrOuds, living near the
pier, had volunteered bail for her, but
insisted that he must be the custodian
of the girl during the intervening time
before the trial, and that she was to go
thlther with him at once. So without
farther pause or ceremony they set out.
In a snug niche on the beach line Of
East Greenwood was builded during
the commercial days of the village in
the last century thick walled, stone
warehouse. 1t fronted a pier, builded
of the great trees which then were
thickly set on the hillsides above the
third street back from the Waterside,
and upon which the good merchant
men of those days deposited and re-
ceiVed their cargoes. From the lofty
gable depended cable fed by pully
which was kept busy in hosting and
lowering hogsheads and boxes, or rare
tropical products. and the barrels Of
rum and cases of tobacco of home pro.
duction. Now and then, doubtless,
there came up to the pier long, low,
heavily -ladened brig, and from her
seething hold came forth herds of
naked and almost famished black
human cattle, who were not long after
driven into the interior to till the corn
fields of the Puritans, who discovered
that slavery was sinful when they
found it no longer profitable.
But there came at length, very slowly
it is true, the decadence of the COM
merce of the port. With the passing
of the slave trade a certain class of
fast sallers came no more to the pier.
Then the West Indiamen found better
and quicker returns for their loads at
Newport and New York. Little by
little, the foreign trades sought other
ports, and the only sails on the bay
filled over hulls on short trips to and
from neighboring points, and burdened
with local business. AT length the
old warehouse yielded to the situation,
and receiving or discharging no more
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They dashed off the snow from their
faces and garments as we'll as they
were able, and then, holding each
others hands began slowly to explore
the impenetrsble darkness. They
spoke only in whispers and seemed
10th to get far away from each other.
He asks, very near her ear. "Nettie,
are you afraidp" and she returns
braVely enough, "You have brought
me here, and you will know how to
take care of me-" This he answered
only by q close pressure of the hands
and then in some way and for some
purpose their lips met, and perhaps
froze together, for it was long before
they came apart.
All at once into the intense darkness
shot a gleam of light like a burning
sword and cleft the almost palpsble
gloom to their very faces. Then in
the path of it stood a tall figure round
whom the light parted and threw un-
certain and fllckering glances upon>the
wondering pair. A moment of obser-
vation followed and then the figure
spoke, "Come up here and let me see
who you are" They obeyed after a
slight hesitancy, she evidently the
braVer of the two, and found an old
man, az denoted by his long white hair
and beard, who invited them within
room into which the door opened.
Here was fire of logs cracking upon
a huge fireplace, and the benefit Of
which they Immediately claimed.
Their host forbore to question them
until they were fully restored to
warmth and comfort, and then with a
knowing look at Nettie, said, "You
are the young lady, suppose, who is
accused of burning Hopes MILL"
Nettie nodded. The old man gave a
low chuckle, rubbed his withered
hands together and answered, 81 vow,
you couldn't heV come tew a better
port. I'm not above par myself if all
was known, but I'll take care of ye as
though ye were my own son an dar-
ter"
Lighting lamp he touched the wall
and section of it rolled aside and re-
yealed staircase. "I guess" he
said, "twill be more comf6rtabler
for ye both to come deown here
with me-" and led the way. 1t was a
long stairway and required unusual
care on the part of Calvin to guide
Nettie safely down, but once within
the loom to which the stairs led, they
approved the good judgment of their
host. He set the lamp upon table in
the middle of the room, and in a mo-
ment touched a match to a pile of
kindlings underneath huge crate full
of coal, and ruddy fire was soon roar.
ing up the black throated fireplace.
"Now, I'll 60 back, " he said, land lock
up the front room, so If they come
they'll find nobody nor nothin', - and
he left them. While he was gone their
mouths got fast together again, and
were only loosened in time to welcome
the return of the host. He came in
bringing great basket which he
carried on to another room in the rear
of the apartment they were in, evi-
IDENTIFY kitchen, dropping the remark
as he passed his guests, "Neow the
naYt thing. we'll haY some snnner.n
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places SougnG Cne VlIlageI anu aICracLeO
by the reasonable prices of property
bought and settled in business. So
even while the old warehouse by the
black pier was echoing nightly with
the blood-curdling battles between the
"hsunt" and the rodents, the town of
which it was a part was as vigorous
and youthful in appearance as when
the old pier was the center of its busy
life.
This fact so impressed fat, jolly de
scendant of the Knickerbockers that
he closed a bargain for the old building
on almost his own terms, which were
not exhorbitant, and proceeded at once
to its renovation and repairs. To the
end fronting the street he builded an
addition of brick, and along the shore
front a wing of the same material
flanking the warehouse. Before the
whole structure on the eastern side ne
stretched a broad piazza into which the
morning sun looked, and which was
cool all the afternoon in the shade and
the spring breeze from the bay. When
all was done he hung swinging sign
in front on which was painted the title
of the hostelry, "The Three Brothers.
Whether the worthy DutChman had in
mind the fact that all the first families
of the vicinity professed to derive theil
existence from one Of three brothers
"who came over from England" to en-
ploy the unVarying formula, or whether
which is more probable, the term was
used in reference to some family in
which he was intimately interested, the
name took at once. So did the tavern,
The clean beds, excellent table, choice
liquors and tobaccos, and the general
serVicable attendance of the house
soon gained it hosts ot friends. But in
time the good old Jacob Krazen died
his family went back to New York
and the house, after several spasmodiC
efforts to maintain its former standing
fell into idleness or disreputable en-
ployments,
In the days of our story, it was a
ruin, old, yet not venerable. The an
cient warehouse still stood stOutly on
the brink of the waves, although al
most two centuries old. Its later com
panion wings and front were in at
least the second stage of dilapidation'
The windows were broken, the doors
sprung and unfastened, the floors bare
of everything save the dust of decades
creaked and groaned under the tread OF
the intruder, and the rats and ghosts
had resumed their midnight mstinees
The old logs of the pier, stout as they
had been, were beginning to give way
Black from age and salt water, they
seemed to regard their continuance in
that form as a useless attempt to keep
up appearances. ga cat could knock
the hull contraption deown by trottin'
out" was the comment an old salt
made upon the once substantial land
ing-stage of the commerce of a colony
Into the dismal old ruin drive and
drift this wild December night tons Of
snow from the land, from the sky
from the Lord only knows where
The whole shambling pile from the
leaning and rotten sign-post which
long ago dropped its burden, "The
Throa Lrotharo - m tho broad Dlaf.
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SLOW ON THE TARIFF.
Little Progress Towards the
Hoped-for Agreement.
Increased Talk OF Another Bill
Making Sugar Free
Secretary Carlisle Frequently Con-
suited by Conferrccs.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Demo
cratic tariff conferrees were in session
again to-day at II o'clock and resumed
the work OF trying to reach an aggee-
ment on the points of difference. When
some of the members OF the Committee
came out of the conference room at Il
o'clock they stated that no perceptiblc
progress had been made, and that to all
appearances the situation was the same
as 1t had been for the past week.
Secretary Carlisle has recently been
called into frequent consultation by in
dividual members of the conference,
and he was called on Saturday night by
subcommittee of the conference. He
made certain suggestions concerning
the administrative features OF some OF
the proposed compromise features. and
II is understood that since these susges-
tons were received. the conference has
been considering their bearing upon the
questions at issue. The coal and iron
questions have been taken up, with a
view to reaching an understanding upon
them. but progress has been slow.
II Is understood that the Senate con-
ferrees hays indicated a willingness to
make a concession IN the way of time
that the duty shall continue, but not To
lessen the amount OF duty provided in
either case. The House members have
rot indicated disposition to accept
this concession and are understood stll
to be holding out for the terms OF the
House bill on these items
The Louisiana Senators are demanding
the continuation OF at least IA part of
the sugar bounty for the present year,
but the prospect OF the success OF this
demand does not appear " he bright.
There is an Increase in the talk OF pass
ing n free sugar bill, In case of the fail
ure OF the Tariff bill, which is probably
intended largely to bring the Louisiana
Senators to terms.
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BYERS AGAIN MISSING.
Three Men spirit Him Away from
81. Joseph, Mo.
lBy Associated Prcss.J

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Aug. &c. NJ.
Byers. the millionaire banker and iron
manufacturer. of Pittsburg, Pa, whose
erratic doings have been the subject Of
much comment of late, Is being ear
nestly searched for by Samuel Boyd, in
whose custody Judge Ramey placed him.
Mr.. Byers was on Saturday night
taken to the Pacific House by the
Boyd faction, where he was guarded by
two policemen until morning. After the
guards were withdrawn, Shields and his
party found Byers in the barber-shop
with the Boyd faction. Shields inveiglcd
Byers out for walk. As soon as the
two stepped on the sidewalk they were
met by DIR. 1alman.
The two hustled Byers into a closed
carriage and he was rapidly driven TO
Rushvile. fifteen miles south where the
party boarded Burlington train for
kansas city. The Boyd party spent the
rest Of the day searching the city for
Ryers and left last night for Kansas
city, hoping to intercept the trio.N
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DID The MEN ESCAPE?
Rumor that Twenty Prisoners Got
Free from Blackwell's Island.
Said to Have Swan Across to
Astoria.
Charities Commissioners Say They
Havo No Confirmation OF II.

1t was reported this morning that a
wholesale escape of prisoners from
Blackwelrs Island had been made
shortly before o'clock. the prisoners
swimming safely to the Long island
shore. and landing at the little cove
just south of the Astoria ferry slip.
The story is to the effect that between
fifteen and twenty prisoners confined in
the workhouse left their quarters at $50
this morning In charge OF six keepers.
They We're assigned to work on the
homeopathic Hospital and the Insane
Asylum.
Taking up the march in line, they
proceeded along the eastern shore OF
the island. the guards falling in be-
hind. as usual The escape must have
been well planned, for each man in the
gang seems to have been watching his
opportunity.
When almost opposite Astoria. near
the northern end of the island. one OF
the men discovered that the attention
of the guards was withdrawn for an
instant.
Immediately. II is said a signal Wa
given, and the whole gang rushed stimuli
taHeousiS " Tue sea wall ana plunRet
overheard before the astonished keeper,
knew what the movement meant.
The time was as well chosen as was
the place where the dash for liberty was
made. 1t was impossible for the guard,
to summon aid at once. the nearest build
ing being many yards distant.
The keepers, 1t Is said. did not succeed
in collecting their senses until the pris
oners were well on their way to the Lonl
Island shore.
No patrol rowboats are Oh either sid
of the river before o'clock Ia the morn
ing. and the escaping gang had no rea
, OF recapture through this means.
| By the time the alarm had been givel
and boat launched, all the swimmer
are said to have gained the shore an,
disappeared.
| Al the office of the Charities and Cor
rection Commissioners, Eleventh stree
| and Third avenue. the story was dis
! credited, the official in charge explain
| ing that. II an escape had occurred. h,
| would know of ii Immediately. No sucl
news had reached him.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
An Exceptionally Interesting Week
to Open TO-MOrrow.


ALBANY, Aug. 6.-This week will be
an exceptionally interesting one In the
Constitutional Convention. Two of the
most important issues before that body
will come up for consideration for the
first time In open session.
Tomorrow morning the report OF the
Committee on Cities relative to home
rule for various municipalities of the
state, will be discussed. Mr.. Johnson
Chairman of the Committee, is DESTROYS
that IL shall be considered and discussed
each day until final determination be
reached.
The woman suffrage amendments, upon
which adverse and favorable reports
have been made, will be discussed on
Wednesday evening, also for the first
time.
But few committee meetings have as
yet been scheduled. The Committee on
County, Town and Village Officers will
meet on Wednesday afternoon: that on
Corporations and Taxation on the same
afternoon: that on Organization OF the
Legislature tomorrow at p. NJ.
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THE POLICE CRITICISED.
They Allowed the Curious to stare
at New Rochelle Lubstic.
Especial to The Evening World

NEW ROCHELLE, Aug. 6.-Carl
Shute was taken to the Poughkcepsic
Insane asylum yesterday. after tho pc
lice had allowed hundreds of curious
persons to gaze upon him in his cell.
Judge Shannon protested against this ac-
ton on the part of the police and has re-
qucsted state Commissioner Mcdonald
to investigate.
Shute was persuaded 10 eat sandwich
on Saturday, taking alternate bites with
Judge shannon lie had eaten nothing
for fou- days, declaring that the police
were trying to poison him. Hts clothing
was kept on him with great difficulty.
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START IN The BIC RELAY RACE.
Bioyolists to Garry Message
from Washington to Denver.
Arranged by the League Of Ameri-
can Wheelmen.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. g.
Promptly with the fall OF the big black
time ball on the State. War and Navy
building at noon to-day, Chief Consul
George B. French and c. I. Ronsaville.
of the District of Columbia division OF
the League of American Wheelmen,
started from the roadway under the
port cochere of the White House on the
great bicycle relay race from Washing
ton to Denver, to be run In conjunction
with the forthcoming l.. A. w. meet at
Denver.
The two wheelmen bore a letter from
Private Secretary Thurber to Gov.
Waite, which Is to be passed from BIZ
cyclist TO bicyclist until 1t reaches its
destination. The message had been
given the wheeimen shortly before
noon and they were mounted Oh their
wheels waiting when the time ball fell
and they were pushed on on their run
OF one mile to the outskirts Of the city;
There was fair crowd of Interested
onlookers, composed mainly of visitors
to the city who we're inspecting the East
Room at the White House, number of
had congregated In anticipation of the
event. included in the latter class being
Representative Springer, of Illinois, who
arranged the preliminaries for the wheel
men
The letter borne by the blcylcists was
as follows.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. s.
To the Governor OF Colorado
Sir: Al the request Of the League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmon the President directs Ia
herewith incose the itinerary Of a proposed
journey from Washington, ID. c., to Denver,
Col by bicycle by the programme hxed the
messenger will leave the Executive Mansion at
IL o'clock noon to-day, and IL Is expected that
the incIosed will be delivered by relays TO You
al Denver on the 18th inst. at noon, Respect,
fully HENRY T. TIL RBER
Private Secretary.
To the Governor Denver, Col.
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three pieces. and then disappeared.
That 10 the last the Claussen or any
body else, who Will report on the matter.
have seen of Willie.
A stupid situation itself for the must
clans and the restaurant people that
night hut oM man., ClaussenN only
laughed. AS for Sadie she went off to
bed with Annie, refnarking only:
II knew that fellow was a liar and a
lupatic from the beginning"
Wulie left a lot Of other small debts
In that Harlem neighborhood. He owes
the Italian bootblack on the corner for
about 81 worth OF shines, and the old fell
low is inconsolable."
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MURDERED IN THIBET.
French Explorer killed aud HI.
Body Thrown Into the River.
by Associated Press }

T1EN-TSIN. China, Aug. 6.-M. Jules
Dutreuil de Rhins. the French explorer,
has been murdered at Thlbet and his
body thrown into the river.
The French Envoy to China has ad
dressed a protest to the Government,
demanding the recovery and return OF
the unfortunate mans body and papers.
The Envoy also demands that the chi.
nese Government make an apology for
the occurren 'e and provide a proper
compensation for the family OF the muir.
dered man.
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A Rich Lead Carbonate Vein on
Mineral HiII.
lBy Associated Press.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Aug 6.-The dis
coyery ON Saturday last Oh Mineral Hin
I'eadyille It's great boom, Is regarded by
mining men as the most remarkable and
Important made In the Cripple Creek
district
IN ali nav. An assay returned $40 In gold.
ECO ounces silver and IS per cent. lead.
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Newport Harborma.,.r Drowned
By Associated Prsssl

NEWPORT. II. l.. Aug. 6-Harbor.
Master William +. Townsend was
drowned while bathing late yesterday
afternoon. He went into the wnfer
soon after having eaten heartily, and. It
is thought, the shock TO his system
caused the disaster. The body was re.
covered
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Now York Pastor seriousi. M.
ny Associated Press

NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. G.-Rev,
Samuel J. Knapp the well-known pulpit
orator and pastor OF the Macdougdl
stree. Baptist Church, in New York. is
seriously III at his Summer residence in
West Mystic,
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orien Held without Hall.

hN w nrady' In the Tombs Court this morning
kp ~ Up" orlsf' of u Roosevelt street. without
su "a'sed With stabbins Dominica Bianniaci.
Roo,.,.,y,"e'ry street. last night in front OF IS
va money. Tho injured ma mis- in Cham
q lhe ~ hospital, and fully Identifies Orief
' man who stabbed him.
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TsNtVU I'VE 9TH'NWTO''I NUS
OUT OF HIS FATHERS ARMS,
Little Rome Fell Overheard, but
Was Rescued by a BYstand.r.

John KIlfogle, of SIS East One Hundred
and Thirty-ffth street, was carrying his
three year-old son, Rome, at one Hun
dred and Fortieth street and Harlem
River at lilo o'clock this morning, when
The child fell out OF his arms into the
river. II was rescued by Herman Booth.
OF one Hundred and Forty-hrst street
and Harlem River and taken home by
its father.
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BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA.
starts mt the Baseball Grounds and
Spreads Rapidly.
rspecial to The Evening World

PHILADELPHIA Aug. GA fire broke
out this morning in the Philadelphia
ball grounds and has already extended
to the Philadelphia Traction Compsny's
stables, the Omnibus Company's stables
and the houses in the vicinity and 1t is
still spreading.
A fourth alarm has been sent In.
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Passed Fart of a Vessels Deck.

The steamship Ethiopia, Capt Wilson. at thi,
port to-day from Glasgow. reports that on Aug. g.
eighteen miles east southeast Of Nantucket Light.
ship passed part OF a vessels deck about 50 feet
long With one side Of the deck house attached
and a boom lying acroEs the deck
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weather Forecast.

The weather forecast for the thlTty-slx hours
ending at s p. NJ tomorrow is as follows: Fair
slightly warmer: winds becoming southeastern
The following record shows the changes in the
temperature during the morning hours as indi-
Gated by the Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy:
A. NJ ISIS A. NJ. $50 A. NJ, fflis NJ, 70