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SHE HAD NOTHING TO WEIR,
Bss Owusa % Costly Froeks, ia Pairs o.
SlIk SsoekInGs, ana 80 Forth.

Bas Owued % Costly Frocks. ia Pairs %
siik stoekisgs, ssa SO Forth.
What do you think OF woman who was the
owner OF eighty nine dresses OF the very finest
OF silk. satin. velvet and other expensive dress'
goods. 100 skirts Of every conceivable texture
and fabric. ia pairs Of silk hose. nineteen
rich and costly shawls. and underRsrmsnts Of
the finest linen By the trunk full and yet had
never worn single one OF these dresses. skirts,,
shawls. undsrgarments. or pairs Of hose -
said . well-known Boston woman. 1T seems
incredible. but those things were some Of the
articles Of wearing apparel that belonged 70
Miss Joanna Farnham Of Milton. n. H.
although no one ever knew It but herself
until she died She wore the cheapest cloth-
thst she had 1othins 70 wear.
Mia. Farnham was 80 years old when she
died. Although she went from Milton %
lived there until her death. she always called
Milton her home. She was for years an em-
known that she had even enough to give her
IN her room az The SSt. w.Ss ound n
goo goo securities n bank book showing tnas
bank, and a key wrapped in q piece Of paper.
On the paper wac written, This key will I'M
lex trunk at my cousin Aan's house IN
KEY unlocked IL, IL was packed full Of such
things as have mentioned. and contained an
tion on the paper that this key would unlock
another trunk at another place. That trunk
was found with a. like result, with third key
for . third trunk In still another place. This
went on until twenty large trunks belonging
to the eccentric dead woman had been found.
Besides the wearing apparel already spoken OF
valuable ehinawAIe: ,lewelry. and siiysTwars
large quantities OF the very finest table ana
bed linen. tho hest English table cutlery. and
many pieces, OF choice bIic-a-brac were found
10 the trunks. This precious storage made 2
load that IL took two yoEes OF oxen to haul
out Of Milton. Miss Farnnam's heirs agreed
to sell the whole OF these yAluables by Auctlon
In Boston. and they Melted more than elO,OOO
nowhere near their actual value"
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zHE ADIRONDACK PARK.
Gov. Flower Urges the Passage OF the mn
to Protect the STATE. Intsreets.

| Gov. Flower Urxes the Passage OF the NM
.. p.o,.., an. s.,,.,. $780,.
AIpArY Aprfi II -3ov R1ower ssnt tha fot-
. p s.nS nv ioF
lowing message to the Legislature to day:
'ehe Ls'"af"s.
There has pendnR before your hon ora b., bodv
"a, ,no,. ,h.n a., 80. . rim ta.,.,. ~, ~ a.,
'V' 'nsi' man "" WeeAs VA Nosns'e va NO osob
which 10 OF vital Importance in the maintenance
Adirondack Park IA A. n us.sur. which A, ipt.nd.d
70 eoreo' An evehsn. IN enap'sr IA OF the Laws OF
last year relative REDEEM pson Of land
.o,1 o., 80. "a a.. 1890. -. - .....-.,
sce w So sau y. p-.'.rs U.s. oeen NfenuousU
urged BY the Forest Commission and by Others inter
e.tsd onciay or eshsris. In the pro..ction OF our
s-. " - " S'""''''o" VI our
forests
1000 ~. - -. 49, - 49,. =. ,,...
regard tns ~h tnA tsks tnm means OF bringing t
again Of urgnr speedy enact
mani Tn. f.ot. oco..oning it, int,oap,,,on a.. =,
$3.50 'Ae s-S's ~SS~-'o""s ~ 'AHeeeoho" "fe %
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ton ~. carried ..hor, 200 ,..s from the usual

ton was carried ashore 200 feet from the usual
high water mark.
The sloop William Scott Was blown against
the railroad trestis near Rockaway Beach end
began pounding with such violence that abe
will probably he total wreck Attempts were
made by the life saving crew OF Hammers sta
tlon to save her but the terrific gale the blind
ing snow. and the high breakers prevented
the mon from launchinR their boat. Two OF
them narrowly ESCAPED drowning. They were
on the trestle trying to fastsn line to The
sloop when a heavy sauall struck them and
shocked both overheard. They we're ished
out by their comrades. The sloop lie owned
By Capt Theodore spragus OF 1nwood and 10
loaded with oysters for the New York market
Her big .mssts obstructed the west bound
tack and al trains we're compelled to use the
and Far Roeksway we're completely covered
road g watch the dangerous points, az 4 was
awsy Norton's bridge and undermine the rails
road. The storm and high tide did coneidera-
Beach and oyster huts on jamaica Bay.
- AT Freeport the schooner Walter K. Smith.
s SnI. Hewlett YsS S.nsd n E:ynGr
thought she will be . total loss. Great con-
Germ was felt for a party OF duck hunters who
board the Idlewild. in command of Capt. b. q
haynor. Among the party were several sports
Ineu lEOm new 10TH CITY nus Deeh
heard from the party since their departure.
Unless they succeeded In putting In some
where II IL feared they will fare hard.
The three-masted schooner. BENJAMIN b.
Church. which went ashore last Saturday at
Bridgeham pton, vas driven west by the storm.
and is now entirely out OF sight. On the east
ern end OF the island the snow Ia three inches
deep The water o. Peconic Bay is rushing
ting down the bank.
The old mill at Northport, which. was over
one hundred years old. was demolished BIZ the
wind; The schooner SpeiRel from New York.
was driven ashore.
At Riverhesd the electric light plant was
flooded. and the town was left in darkness.
Many small vessels m oored In the bay parted
their cables and went ashore.
AZ Greenport the oyster sloop Nevada, Capt;
Willard uriffln was driven ashore and uDded
to pieces on the rocks. About tho same time
the lumber schooner John Morgan broke from
her moorinRs and was driven ashore n wreck.
North Beach. near Long Island City. was i'm
undated By the high tide in the Sound last
evening. The big house Of the Rayenswood
Boat Club was lifted of the piles that formed
the foundation and was carried back on to the
mud fats. Having. anticipated the danger.
several members OF the club we're at the beach
and ssyed the house from being wrecked.
Small hotels and fishing resorts along the
shore were drowned out
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the rUs USDERTkITEH SUNK.

sac was BIo~a By . -aaan AEaIust .
BroOkIyH PIsF-LIsr Crew E,ssPsd.
The ocsan-golng. derriek-riRgsd tuRboat
Underwater. belonging 10 the Boston Towing
COMPANY was wrecked about 1OA o'clock yes-
terdAy morning on the slip at Martins Stores
10 Furman street. BROOKLYN. Capt Everett
Clifford was in command Of the tug. and the
crew consisted of seven men.
The vessel Was headed for Slip No. 3 at Mar
tins Stores. when a squAl struck her aud she
was dashed against the pier, A big hole was
stove 10 her side about seven feet from the
bow. and through this the water poured In
torrents. A deck hand was thrown overheard
b. the shock, but MAS quickly rescued;
Capt. CLIFFORD headed the rapidly sinking tug
for slip No, 2 and she went down Just az she
got there The crew ESCAPED BY seFamblinR
on the pier. The tug lies u about ten feet Of
water With only the top q the derrick mast
Sxpo0sd. Directly after the tug sAnk there
SsEs = sneesssion Of explosisps under EatSr.
caused, ID is supposed, b. the bursting OF the
soIIer nuss- Capt CLIFFORD says that the tug
can be raised with little dinnealty.
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the Superintendent o. Insurance. e a. league
With tontins Insurance ompsntsa let him tax e
q. b: sst Se t ss I .v x:
Life the New. York 1lfe.end he cannot call
me or you, outside or Inside. through political
tion In this House."
Mr.. ,kinsworth. t.proysd Mr.. Fsppe.sy for
questioning the honesty OF the Clerks desk Of
INT. Hsnnsssy said that he had made no
he rsspectsd: The Superintendent Of InsST-
s ss wss the bottom Of the msttOr Of chang
Mr. Ainsworth said that n the bill wss
changed 1t must have been By the authority OF
Mr.. HobbIe paid a compliment to tn. Super.
intendent OF Insurance., and said that he had
no desiTe TO injure the cooperative societies OF
Mr.. Butts moved to recommit tho shen1eld
ss sbeT p d,os ssls 81.
Sf.sssd to third reading sno 'ne Oil was pro-
Mr.. Fish asked unsnimou. consent to max.
Democrats obiscted on the Ground that the
session was g be devoted to nothing but third
port Be received. The notion o was S lo se So
The objection of the Democrats. was caused
reported was the Iexow Bi.psrtisan Piles
bill for New York city.
tor Muilin presented the report Of the Confer.
ssn enc o6 SSpnmittes on the supply bill;, About
n. ssnae rsp Sad rs sns son me 9 passed
Senator Bradley's bill submitting to the
people the question OF bonding the State for
Sl2OOO.OVO for the improvement OF the canals
came up for final passage Senator BradieY
urged it's passage on the ground that canal
msrce from being diverted from sT the state s@
After long debate the bill was lost by party
vote. - to H.
senator, Le1oy's Sesolution extending the
powers OF the New York City Police Investi-
eating Committee was made special order
for next Tuesday morning,
Assemblyman Fullvr's bill taxing foreign
corporations one-eighth Of one per cent on
capital employed In this state was reported
Whole.
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AL Hands PROBABLY LOST
= Schooner Ashore or Poiat Pleasant aad
the Gale BIo~ing Sixty Miles .. Hoar.

a Schooner Ashore or Poiat Pleasant aad
the Gale Bio~iaE Sixty Miles Hour.
MAxAsoUAN. N. J.. April 1.-THE life savers
Of the Shark River station. about nvs miles
north OF this point. sighted q three masted
schooner about 8 p. N. to-day scudding In from
the eastward under bare poles, She hoisted
her iibs and made . gallant effort to claw on.
but could not do IT,
She made lesway as she PLUNGED down the
coast. passing the Spring Lake station. and
finally hove to about mile to the eastward OF
Manasquan station and dropped anchor In
good mud and sand holding ground. She
lowered her jibs IN good shape although she
frequently plunged her bowsprit deep into the
sea crests.
Capt Longstrsst OF the nfe-saving station
and his men kept an eye on her until dark.
sale then showed no siRns OF Abating. how
ever, and II seemed probable that her anchor
chains would part and that she would be driven
Capt LongstEset said that q she failed to
or SO below sauAn Inlet Just TO the south OF
OSSa s0 We. that
driven ashore on Point Pleasant beach. op-
Posite the rssidsnee Of Charles Maxon. The
gone to the scene OF the wreck with their Ap-
psEatuA II Is imprObable that any of the crew
II is i'm possible to get com munIeAtion with
Point Pleasant; Parts OF both bridges over the
and there Is no other way OF reaching Point
Pleasant
The gale has increased since nIehtfAlL and
IL now blowing sixty miles an hour. The
prospect OF rsscuing the men aboard the
schooner has become very gloomy, They
probably have been overwhelmed In the surf
hsrcer or more DrotTaeted storm has ever
Battered the JERSEY coast at any season. Tho
tides have reached an altitude hitherto un-
known All tho meadow lAnds within a milo
or more OF the beach are Hooded, and roads
everywhere near streams are impossible.
Several houses and many trees in this neigh
borhood have been blown down.
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M.ri.e Disasters m the New Erei.rd Coast
HER BID FOR 4 PAVING cosrRAcI
Devotiea to Her boys Caused Mvs. Shannon
TO Assume n Coptrsetor'. Role.

Devottou to Her Boys Caused Mrs. Shannon
60 Assume n Coptrsetor's Role.
Awoman was one Of the bidders last week
for the contract Of paving several streets IN
Jersey City with asphalt Her bid was re-
jectsd because she did not submit sample OF
the asphalt to DO used and give list Of the
places where It had been used. Her bid was
much lower than those OF her competitors.
the Trinidad Company and the Barber Asphalt
Company.
Mrs. Annie Fl. Shannon. who made the bid.
10 the widow Of John N. Shannon. o wealthy
contractor who died last July Mr.. Shannon
paved many streets in jersey City and New
York city with Belgian and granite paving.
and constructed number Of sewers. These
works occupied tho last twenty years OF his
life. and II had been his wish to bring up his
three boys to carry on tho business after him.
There are three OF these. Joseph. Robert. and
Hall shannon. but all are still schoolboys.
A few months before his death Mr.. Shannon
made Q contract to represent the New York
and Bermuda Asphalt Compan In the State OF
NewJsrsey for period oil ten years. With an eye
to the benefit OF his sons. he had clause insert
cd 10 the contract providing that in event OF his
death during the ten years his heirs should
carry on the business In his place. Notwith-
Bermuda Company set up the claim that the
contract died with him.
At hs sdt Of srss gsrssa oity
business man he Is, he told his sister she must
asnsur rel wss a.. ensassd !. nf her eosa.e MRS
shannon called on the Bermuda Company. at
Contract sa as the hsr 81 JosS shsnnSn fSs
officers q the company refused TO let he. have
and made = bona Ode bid for the street paving.
The re.son she was nable to furnish samples
used was because the bermuda Company
would not furnish her with these things
TO- BIZ haa sss have ss S.2ed
those streets; A. the same time ". are not
blaming the Beard q street and Mater Gen.
that they had no other course. Next time We
to have my sisters name brought before tho
public so prominently but l suppose It 10
the I'D. to give s only her Initials fhsd hoped
that the public would not suspect the nam.
sRa q 'S SsI aGs Ss
wei, We %sn.ssd to Keep /, seers. about
handsome brown stone double house, with
spsSus. j jersey CITY HeisSts. Thsrs Is NOTHING
spRSsstiye OF the strest-pAying contractor
hsSs best *. a ssy Dsl.cs 10
he engaged In business cRres.
consented 10 " make the bid. she said. aid
It by advice OF my brother and my LAWYER. /
do not seek TO have my name brought before
the public. Indeed. the things that have been
printed thus far have been very dlstatsiul to
uA My only desire is TO keep the business
enough to manage It,"
The business OF . contractor Il one OF the
cannot hand down with 1t his skill and expert
ence and his wide acquaintance. II requires
courage for M Oldest. home glowing woman to
give her name to business for her boys.
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rhs storm which felt In this vicinity ana
along the coast yesterday 10 travelling eastward IN the
line OF tranie. ana 10 made dangerous by
gale
The area Of snow. sissL and rain covered the lake
TsgionA middle Atlantic. and lower New England
States. the hsAvisst snow falling over nerthsrA New
York
p NJ after which the barometer began to rise and the
wind 20 shift 60 the north Its general direction
during the day northeast; the highest ysloeisy
was az miles an houT at r. NJ average velocity 80
miles: she snow, slsst toE and rain fell throug houg
the day; total precipitation lO4 inches up r. NJ;
average humidity. 80 per cent oieiAI Temperature
ranged Sa' and 3osi barometer corrected to
read to sea level at A. NJ. 20 So: az n. 20 60 and
rising
hnfldIng la 4 h. =.
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The works OF the New York knife Company
at Walden will shut down on May !. This will
be bad for that village. as in prosperous times
the knife company gives employment to $50
persons The uncertainty about the tariff 10
the reason for the coming shutdown.
Owing to the unfAyorable outlook for trade
a reduction OF 20 per cent. has been decided on
in the pay OF WoTkmen in the New Windsor
brick ysrds. A reduction Of Is per cent. was
IN ads last september.
Though the employees OF the New York
dale are working only four days a week. they
have been cut down 10 per cent. In wages. II
WAS rumored that strike would result. and a
large number OF Italians are on hand to NIL
the places OF the men who may go out
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Handreds or Canarsis and Brooklyn Yachts
GettinG Ready tor the Season.


GettinG Ready tor the Season.
Csnarsie and Jamaica Bay yachtsmen have
commenced to launch their boats. and within
the next four weeks. according to q God author
tiles. something like 600 small boats will be In
commission on the waters OF the bay bounded
By Rockaway beach and. Cansrsie At tho
Canarsie Yacht Clubs pretty homo on Sands
Point preparations are being made to open tn 3
regular season carly In May; however any
number Of the yachts win be In com mission
before the formal opening OF the club houses
Commodore Israel Fishers 3O-foot cat Well
come will be at her anchorage on May /. 40
will Vice-Comm odore John Ives's Selfish.
Another early boat will be Commodore Henry
d. Stillman's sloop Pirate. the flagship OF the
Bohemian Yacht Club. and also one OF the
crack boats Of the Cansrsie Yacht Club.
The Pirate. which is now lying at the walla.
bout basin. Brooklyn. has been thoroughly
overhauled during the winter. and will sport
among other things. new overhanginR stern.
Her cabin has been fitted in auartered oak.
and the ceiling will be finished In white and
gold. which will make her one Of the hand
The fity.f9o. ;iooP n Duane ne, formerly
dersone extensive alterations during the wins
ready BY May /: a. win Dc his sloop Orient
sic; as 70 s hs sloop Witseop. Owned BY L Lip-
aged in last AuRusts gales. is being repaired
at the stock yards. The schooner yacht Boz
N McEvoy. a clever Brooklyn artist. vert into
com mission on April l. She has been entirely
lifted out with new spars and sails. Mr.. Mo-
Evoy will Join the Canarsie Club judge
seh!ellein's sloop yacht sindbad. which was
been rebuilt at Tottenvilie. 4. l.. and win go
into commission ut Canarsie about the last of
ali NAY hA hal 49, all
boats ready for the season. Steve Hsnemy's
sloop John Fox will be In commission In Q
fAN dAYa
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Two inspectors from the Building Depart
ment called at the Casino yesterday TO inyesti-
gate complaint that the managers were using
the space under the stage to store scenery
That being eombustlble material. the lives OF
the actors were claimed to DO ENDANGERED
The INSPECTOR went all over the building. but
could discover nothing in violation OF the
building laws,
This 10 all the work Of an enemy" said
Manager George W. Ledarer last night The
inspectors were here and alter an sxaminA-
ton found the complaint groundless. Mr..
Canary and myself Intend bringing suit
against the person who made the complaint"
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A House Blown Down in B-ooniy..

A new three-story brick building at Thirty
seventh street and Third avenue. Brooklyn.
upon which the roof was to have been placed
to-day. collapsed in the storm yesterday after
noon. Only the front wall was left standing.
1t was owned by Charles Hart. the contractor.
and the loss is estimated at 81, 1000 There was
Cured.
between $50 and 800 feet Of the soafYolding
Thirty-third street and Third avenue. was
blown down. causing damage OF 500.
A row OF four unfinished brick buildings In
Jefferson street were considerably damaged
A wooden vsptiiator tumbled on the roof OF
Stiles's paint works. at Al and - Summit
street. and striking Mary Goodwin Of 1873
Dykeman street. injured her severely.
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RICHMOND AND DANYILLE
JuaGe Cor TO Pass 90 the oaestiea OF rers
closure In Riebmend To-day.

JudGo Ron 90 fass oa ths U0estion OF EoFe-
closure In Riebnena To-day.
RICHMOND. Va. April 11.-JudRs Goff OF the
United States Appellate Court will DO here to-
morrow to consider the question OF the fore
closure and sale OF the Richmond and Danvills
Railroad in tho cause Of william p. Clyde and
others against the defendant company.
Messrs. Peasants and Atkins. special mas
ness OF the ROAD and filed 1t this morning
The report shows tho indebtedness Of the
cestrs q es Tst ssssd 1871
ond mortgage. Feb. !. 1902 same trustee.
S400OOOO; equipment sinking fund fye per
cent. MORTGAGE. Sept. 8. 1885, 81. 493. 600:
equipment sinking fund siI Der cent mort
gage May /. 1891, $eO9. 600
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THE STORM ON LOXG ISLAND.

AazT SaaAn CrAn DrISeA Ashore HHd B1IId-
inEs DamaEsd by the Wind.
Many small craft were driven ashore and
buildings were damaged b. the storm on
Long Island yesterday The wind reached =
velocity OF hfty miles an hour at the United
States Engineer station at MiIst's Point
The long yerahda was blown from the front
~ the Engineer headquarters and the build
ing rocked so that The occupants vacated A.
fearing that it would collapse. The tide was
XtTaordlnarily high. and q portion Of the
road leading from Yillets Point 10 White
stone was covered b. three feet OF water.
At OyStsT Bay : sloOp owned b. Charles Bur-
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. Thermometer AZ Psuy's pharmacy in rHs Sos
ling recorded the psrAtaTs yesterday a. fOlo

wAsHiHGros TukEcAsT EoR THURSDAY
For New England. cloudy weather with snow or rain
aorthsAssriy winds and dangerous gales the
Tor saasrA Nee Iok sassA Psasslsla6a. Sss Jsrsss.
aAd Dsla1~ l Ousi b. dsa5tRS ssat4sr; AOr
Ssads bsi si,ght rias tsHapsnai1Ta
For the District Of Columbia and Maryland sho Wsrs
In the morning. probably followed By fair Wsathsr;
north winds; slight rise In ten psrAIura
For western New York. western PennsyIvAnIE and
Ohio. generally fair excepting Eht local sh0W srs On
ths lakes east wiRdsi SisbI rise in Temperature
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BROOhLTM.

JAmssy FAnJoy hAs bsen convicted OF bigAmy In the
Court OF sssalenA Both SiSes testified against hun
Letter Carrier James W, Cummings Of tue Van Brunt
street station has been eOnvieted oil TObbRz the
aEdwATd n. Shepard. the manager OF tue klckinK
Democratic ofEaiIzAton. hAs nxsd the date u his
primaries for APrl "a
Or Alfred Amber has been appointed assistant
snpeTtntsneent OF the Contagious Disease Hospital
salary Of $1,000 year
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wA.r. Y....-a.,.. fire. v.r..

Ah-i2io. iis BAst Fourth street. John rAssa
no damage; ;6s. 100. 1oA and ioo Wooster stree.
Marx BroA. with others damage $50 600: s,<4 81
Clinton place. chimney nTs, no damage.
no damage. Ia. sss East ioa,h street. Giovanni
Robert Pinous, damage sliEht; sd6. Iis East mir.
tssnth street, haskInS. damage 800; IOISS s50
East Thirty Ihird street. David DAIy damage sliEht
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SrARKS FEoM IHs TELEsRArH

Al AOout so o'clock yesterday morning = woman
aeen 70 walk deibr rAtely into the A0hAVE RtVsr
near FteemAns irldgs miir bsluW sehsnso-
tAdy. Her snAE! seated on d0En stream
Gensral Man ser MAnaun OF tue sAgatoEA Victory
AAnutAelunnE ompAnS, schuylsryiAv \ Y, hA4 re-
stored 70 toe OpsTGtlVes Numbering upWATa OF four
hundred hAndA snipl0ysd In tue oInpAhys nils a.
thai place tbs 10 per csnt rsdueti0R IN thsr UAEss
2AQe Aat Hintar.
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TIL. E... T....-... To u. sold.

ATLANTA. Ga. April 11.-JudRs Don A. Par
dee signed an order to-day confirming the de-
cree OF Judge Lurton OF Tennessee ordering
the, Fast Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
Railroad to DO sold The sale will take place
upset price ID 81. 100000.