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his money into the gutter, Leonce could
only indulge rarely his passion for the
pretty little milliner. A bracelet or q
gown on her birthday or at New Years,
a few picnics on Sundays during the
Summer and q few parties occasionally,
and that was all
Restrained. therefore. by paternal and
business exigencies, Leonce had TO let
Henrietta take the journey alone from
Rouen to Havre.
The lawyers once was in the second
story Of an old dllapidated structure at
the end OF a courtyard.
NJ. Thiebault, a thin little man, with
bent figure, sharp eyes under his large
copper-rimmed spectacles and a black
velvet cap on his head. motioned TO the
young girl to take a seat on his left, OPP
posite the window.
mile. Bardonnel, l suppose?
Eyes, SIR"
"You have taken care TO bring your
certificate OF birth, as I suggested?"
Here IL il, sir"
The lawyer unfolded the paper and
carefully read the statement.
pierre Auguste Bardonnel--so far. so
good. Correct! Your father left France
about 1865, did he not. Miss
Yes, sir. l was then Ave years old We
were going to meet him in New York.
My mother has often told me the story.
He wrote us three or four times. as
nearly as | can remember. But we
never received any further news from
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never been written to by NJ. Thiebault
at Havre. Of whose existence he was
ignorant.
In what anxiety. in what horrible
dilemma poor Henriette found herself.
For two days. escorted by her inter
prefer, she secured the whole town,
visited all the abogados, lawyers, nota-
ries. courtiers, business agents. But
no Anibal Guastella. no Bardonnel prop
erty. nothing.
NJ. Manoel Alvarez undertook 10 intro
duce her to the French Consul.
~ regret exceedingly, mademoiselle, y
replied this functionary to Henriette,
ITO dispel such an agreeable Illusion, but
II there had been here an unclaimed
French property | should have been the
first to know IL, and there Is none. You
have been made the victim OF a hoax, "
Henriette. when she returned to the
hotel. followed the consuis advice by
exploring In her memory to find some
one who had a personal interest in eN-
patrlating her and in getting rid
OF her.
And she found some one without great
difficulty. 1t was Leonce's father, the
old scamp OF a papa Lecarpentier Not
doubt Of II.
on her account Leonce had let slip sew
eral good matches, a Mile, Coutois. of
Lisieux, among others. Now they were
scheming to make him marry Mile,
Henneauin, daughter Of . merchant Of
the Rue 81. Sever,
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MRS. cR0KER'S DEATH.
Her Son Richard Had Been with
Her Since Last Monday.

The arrangements are not yet complete
for the funeral of Mrs Frances Laura
Welsted Croker. mother of Richard
Croker, who died last evening at the
residence of her son-in-law, Health ON
Ger jenkins, at Quarantine. Burial,
however. will be at Woodlawn, and Rev.
DIR. Rainsford, Of whose church she was
q member, will probably officiate.
Mrs. Croker was eighty-seven years
old, and has been i'll for nearly two
years. Her death was due to general de-
biiity. Two years ago she fell and frac.
tured her thigh. and had been conhned
to the house since.
Richard Croker had been with her ex-
cept at short intervals since Monday.
Her early home was at Bally Walter.
Ireland. the country residence OF her only
surviving brother, Richard Welsted. She
married early in life Eyre c. Croker.
who, having no profession. on arrival In
this country. adopted that OF veterinary
surgeon. for which his general knowl,
edge OF horses fitted him. He served
with Gen. Sickles's brigade during the
war in that capacity.
Besides her brother. Mrs. Croker
leaves three sons and four daughters
Henry, George s., Richard W.. Mrs
Warren, OF Great Neck l.. l.: Mrs. Har-
riett McAnana, Of New York: Mrs.
Montague, OF San Francisco. and Mrs:
William r. Jenkins. She has resided
with the latter since her daughters
marriage to the Health Officer.
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WHO FURNISHED THE RAZOR?
investigation Throws No Light on
the Tombs Suicide.

Although l have made q very careful
investigation" said Deputy Warden
John r. Mcmahon, of the Tombs, to-
day, when seen by an "Evening World"
reporter. II have not been able TO OBJ
tain the slightest clue that might en-
able me to find out where Charles Miller
got the razor with which he killed him
self yesterday.
II have questioned Annie Grimm and
Mary Hoffman. who called on Miller
last Monday. closely. They both deny
any knowledge OF how Miller got the
razor, and both tell very straight
stories.
II also Questioned a barkeeper at
franklin and Greenwich streets, who
called on Miller q few weeks ago. Like
the two women visitors. he denies any
knowledge of the razor.
'As to the published statement that
one Of the prisoners heard Miller say.
You can get anything In the Tombs for
money, OF course, ii Is not true. Even
II such was the case, Miller had no
money with which to bride any Of the
employees II II were possible TO do such
thing, which ! doubt. have made a
report to the Commissioners of Chart
ties and Correction"
Mrs. Anne Grimm, OF 5A East Thir-
tenth street, with whom Miller lived
before his arrest, has engaged Under
taker Duffy, of East Twenty sixth street.
to take charge Of Mller's remains and
give them decent burial. Duffy will inter
the remains in Lutheran Cemetery to-
morrow afternoon,
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eyes, I am going to. OF course, Nine.
Dufresnes, right off," said Henriette.
The following evening, In reply to her
letter, Mile. Bardonnel received word
from NJ. Thiebault asking her to come at
at once to his once.
To pay current expenses check for so
francs was inclosed. Decidedly things
were looking well. and Mime. Dufresnes
remarked upon 1t.
you were born with silver spoon In
your mouth, my dear. have always
said so. And NJ. Leonce-he, too, Is very
happy, is he not? Is he going with you
to Havreg"
M. Leonce, or Leonce Lecsrpentier,
was the son OF a linen draper on the
DUAL aux Meules. a promising young
bachelor of twenty-eight. blond and
hearty, but as gentle and timid as
lamb.
Employed In his fathers shop FOR
Papa Lecarpentier did not believe any
more than Was necessary In throwing
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For how many sous did he buy the
completely OF that Havre lawyer. But
wait. just wait, old wretch There are
judges In France. They give damages
there. He laughs best who laughs last. :
And boiling with Indignation and rage
Henriette went back to the consulate.
and though without funds asked to be
sent back home.
They promised a favorable reply to
her request, but she must wait a fort
night. No boat would leave for France
before the end OF that time.
one evening. as she was walking on the
arm OF NJ. Manoel Alvarez and telling
HIM OF her notifications that wealthy
and seductive Spanish gentleman muir
INJURED tenderly;
"Enriuuetta, mignon, suppose, instead
of returning 10 Europe. you should stay
here with me-"
Five years later. one morning In May
Nine. Manoel Alvarez, nee Bardonnel
stepped from train at the Rouen sta
ton and directed her way towards the
Rue des Cigarettes,
She did not wish to go through France
where she was travelling with her hus-
band without seeing again her native
city,
Nine. Dufresne kept Henriette TO din
ner and brought out for her the very
best.
''oh. deary. always told you that you
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ROW N 4 B0ARDIMG- HOUSE.
The Landlady, Her Brother and a
Tenant in a Fight.
All Three Are Wounded and Ar
rested as Well.

Policeman whitman, the Ajax OF the
Department, attached to the West For
ty-seyenth street station, arraigned
three prisoners In Yorkville Police Court
this morning. They were Mrs. Ellen
Mccarthy. a widow, forty-eight years
Old, who keeps a clearinghouse at 900
West Fifty-seventh street; her brother,
Peter ]. Quinn, forty-four years old,
an Inspector In the Department of Pub
lie Works,and a boarder named Charles
Reck. painter by trade. aged forty
FIVE years.
The three made countercharges OF as
sault. Mrs. McCarthys face and hands
were bruised and cut, her brothers face
was literally covered with slashes. and
Reck's head was swathed in bloody
bandages, which covered about half a
dozen scalp wounds. He received them
a broomstick.
At so'clock last night, while patrolling
his post in the neighborhood OF Mrs.
msn erss n TIE eSuns
from the house. The next instant he
saw Mrs. Mccarthy coming towards
him.
She was bleeding from several cuts on
her face and hands and excitedly told him
that boarder had attacked her and
her brother. because they refused to al
low him to take his things away with
out paying his room rent. which
amounted to $3.50.
II escaped from him, but he's killing
my brother" she said. Whitman, on
reaching the house, found everything in
general disorder and despatched with
blood, but no signs of Mrs. McCarthy's
brother or boarder: On making In
quiries, he learned from the other ten
ants that both men had rushed out to
the street. but few minutes previous.
Fastening to a near by drug store. the
officer found Reck having his head ban
dased.. A few minutes later Quinn came
into the drug store. He was literally
drenched in blood from half a dozen
slashes on his face and neck. His
wounds were also dressed by the drug
gist. A police surgeon dressed Mrs. Nc
carlhy's wounds at the station-house.
Whitman. on their counter complaints,
arrested the trio and they were locked
up for the night. In court this morning
Justice McMahon only entertained tle
complaint against Reck, and he was held
for trial in g. 900 bail.
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GUESTS IN A PANIC.
Little Fire Causes Great Excite
msnt in tho Palace Hotel
Lace Curtain Caught from q Gas
Jet In a Soubrstte's Room.
She Screamed and the Halls Were
Filled with Actors and Trunks.

A small sized panic was caused by a
fire this morning in the Palace Hotel at
IA West Twenty-third street.
At SIS people passing through the
street observed smoke and flames issu-
ing from q third-story front window.
A policeman near the corner of Sixth
avenue was notified %nd turned in an
alarm, while the bartender in the base
ment cafe rushed upstairs to notify the
forty or fifty occupants OF the house.
They are principally theatrical people.
The household had been previously
alarmed, however, by the screams of a
soubrette who occupied the room where
the fire occurred, and who was rushing
about en- deshabille, waving her arms
frantically and crying for help.
It IL said that she had retired, leaving
the gas jet near the window burning.
The early morning breeze had blown the
lace curtain into the fame and II caught
quickly, causing the blaze.
The awning of the window also caught
FIRE. making 1t appear for an instant as
II the whole interior was ablaze.
When the firemen arrived they found
1t difficult to make a passageway to the
fire, the halls being strewn with trunks
and other baggage.
The blockade was made more complete
By the guests, who were jammed to-
gether SO closely on the stairway in
their frantic efforts to reach the street,
that the firemen had to wait until
nearly all had escaped.
The blaze was extinguished with
few pals OF water. An inspection OF
the room showed that an expensive mo-
Guet carpet, two valuable pictures and a
portion OF the furniture had been badly
damaged. George p. Shotwell. the
manager of the hotel, appraises the
damage at $500.
It was long after o'clock before
order was restored and the guests re-
turned to their rooms.
The building adjons Proctor's Theatre
on the west. II Is an old structure, four
stories high. Had the ds'nes had a start
OF few minutes more 1t Is possible that
the thentre might have been burned.
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THE V0SBURGH VETERANS.
They Have Taken New Quarters
and Are After n Charter.

The Vosburgh Veterans. the remnant
Of the famous American Guard" Of
the Seventy-frst Regiment, who served
under the late Col. Abram g. Vosburgh.
are making great preparations for their
annual dinner. The organization has
just taken new quarters in the building
at the southwest corner Of Third ave-
nue. and Fifty-fifth street, although Geo.
w. Wyckoff. the Corresponding secreta-
~. still receives his mail at "a Pearl
street. Meetings are held the second
Wednesday OF each month.
The new quarters have been elegantly
furnished, and at the last meeting. when
fifty-odd veterans answered to roll-call,
after Chaplain Sentis had offered up a
prayer, Capt Andrew NJ. Copeland pre-
scented a valuable collection of trophies
OF the battle OF Bull Run. A fine crayon
portrait Of Col. yosbursh, life size, and
elegantly framed, was presented by
Lieut.. II. j. Moore.
A committee was appointed to secure
a charter and another TO revise the by
laws.
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Real Estate to let-Mes Jersey.
ORANGE, N. Ito lease. an I-room mpdeFl
house, all improvements, and barn; lot 7bx190
feet. Inquire ]. II. CASSIDY. 133 West - -,
New York.
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WHOLE FAMILY POISONED.
Three Children Dead and Other
Members In Critical Condition.

tBy Associated Press)
OELWEIN, Ia. Aug. 10.-The members
Of a family named Walker were poisoned
Wednesday night. Three Of the children
are dead. and the others are barely alive
at last reports Mr.. Walker. who lives
near the city. came here and had q pre-
scription containing tartaric acid and
II was designed to be mixed with water
and used as a cooling Summer drink.
Mr. Walker prepared a pitcher OF the
beverage, and the family .partook OF Il.
less than an hour the whole family were
unconscious. Mrs. Gardner, a neighbor,
happened to call at the Walker residence.
and DIR. Patterson was summoned, but
he arrived too late to save the lives OF
the three children, 1t ID by no means
certain that any Of the family will re-
cover. The trouble seems to have been
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the LEGACY WAS A MYTH.
but the Dainty French Maiden Found a
Rich Husband in South america.

Inc 18th Of June, 1SS--. was an impor-
sant DAY for Henriette Bardonnel. MILL
her, at Rouen.
QUE was seated at about 10 In the morn
sne IN front Of her window. which faced
~ me Rue des Cigarettes, busy shaping
M M trimming a superb bonnet, when
,sa pufresnes. her employer. opened
Ne. aoor suddenly, and hourishing a pa
. ourst into the room.
senrette! Henrtette! Haven't you
Az. II. Don't you know" shouted she,
oraeth. Look! Seer
pnn she thrust the paper-The Petit
SnS.annaie-under her eyes. pointing out
.% vaee on the fourth page as follows:
d.nane' Henrietta Emilienne Bardonnel.
lao a Of Pierre Auguste Bardonnel,
Rome no tuner Rue de Grand Pont, at
10 NJ requested to send her address
ve,,r Ihlebault. lawyer. IS Place du
-Yon arehe' Havre property"
ny-ss must write the lawyer at once
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we're born lucky. Don't you remember

we're born lucky. Don't you remember
it?"
And the Lecarpentiers and my little
Leonce? What has become Of them
What has become OF them? oh. my
/, dear Henriette. the good God has given
them their punishment.
THE linen business ran out, 1t is two
years since the firm Of Lecarpentier d
Son failed and gave up business.
-Four months after you went away
Leonce married Mile. Felicite Henne-
turn out well?'
You can't really say that 1t did. NJ.
and Nine. Leonce left Rouen when the
failure came. They are probably living
wretchedly somewhere. in Parts perhaps.
have affected him so that he Is In his
second childhood. He Is begging. When
you go, you have only TO turn up the
street till you get in front OF the thea
tire. and there you'I see him."
Arrived at the end OF she, street,
an old babbler who handled feebly y
wheezy old accordion.
carpentierg'
The poor wyeseh INTERRUPTED the tear ~,
"You played me a villainous trick.
In your day, with your story OF the
property In America. But that's all
over nov Come, old scamp, here's
'o %nS sas I lei isi into the ssssar. cap
all the gold she had In her purse.-Erom
the French IL Albert Gin.
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TROOPS OUT IN OMAHA.
Two Companies sent to Protect
Packing-HOuses.
10y Associated Press.

tBy Associated fressD
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. lo.--After q con-
ference lasting ten hours between the
State, municipal and city authorities and
the packers, in which the situation was
thoroughly canvassed, the packers re-
fused to continue business without the
presence Of State troops, and the Gov
ernor issued the necessary orders. The
Omaha Guards and the Thurston Rifes,
which have been under arms for several
nights, were at once started to the scene
Of disturbance.
Last night two men stood off fifty
strikers With their revoiyers. Two men
and boy left the Cudahy packing
house about 0 o'clock and started for
their home. A gang of the strikers saw
them coming, and when the men reached
Q street the gang began to close In on
them. Drawing their revolvers they
pointed them directly at the head men.
You come another step nearer and
I'll blow your head off," said one. His
partner also leveiled a revolver In the
same direction and the strikers halted
and called for policeman and the crowd
stopped.
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NEGRO COOKERS MAY STRIKE
viii Demand, II Is said, an Adj
vance Tomorrow.

CONNELI.sVILLE, Pa, Aug. lO.-The
mass-meeting of striking coke workers
held here yesterday was one OF the
greatest decentralization OF the kind that
the region has seen since the strike be-
gar. More than three thousand men
were In the procession which preceded
the meeting.
Among the speakers was Reuben
Wilson. negro, who came from Meyer.
He said the Southern negroes employed
plants have organized a movement to
lay down their tools next Saturday and
demand an advance OF wages. The
strikers left the meeting jubilant
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Firemen Elect Omcers.
by Associated Press.

ITHACA. N. Y. Aug. io.-The Convention OF
the General New York Volunteer Firemen's As
ISOLATION came to y close last night The organ
ization for the coming year 10 a. follows: Frank
N. Baker, oswsso. President; Edward w. Hyatt.
treasurer. One Vice President from each Com
pany In each association was elected. The
Executive Committee 10 X. B. Townsend, Mora
via: John =. Dowd Cortland; Percy l.. Land,
waveriy; D. L. Mersereaux, Union; C. d.
Becker Waterloo. fnd ". !. shsratood, Tru-
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FUNERAL OF WM. SIMPSON.
II Will Probably Take Place Next
Monday.

The funeral of William Simpson. who
died ut his home, 429 West Forty
third street. yesterday, will probably
take place next Monday.
Mr.. Simpson was we'll known in the
carpet trade. having been engaged in
II since he was eighteen years old. He
was born in 1851. From 1878 TO 1857 he
was connected with II. B. Claim & Co.
He then began. under the firm name Of
Smpson & McAiiister, to manufacture
carpets in Philadelphia. In 1890 he re-
turned to New York and entered the re-
tail carpet and furniture business in
the arm Of McIlain, simps9n Z Co,
nue. He belonged to the Masonic order
In Philadelphia. He leaves q widow and
two children.
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THE FLAG MADE 'EM SILVER.
Visitors to Bellevue Thought II
Meant an Outbreak of YELLOW Jack.

III
Visitors to Bellevue Hospital and the
Morgue were not little scared this
morning when they observed yellow
and black nag nying In front OF one OF
the tents formerly occupied by typhus
fever suspects
They naturally supposed that yellow
Jack" had suddenly broken out and
those who had to pass the nag on their
rapid pace. When When thorough investi-
CATION was made 1t was found that their
fear was groundless.
1t appears that the apartments Of the
male nurses In the Mills Training School
adjoining the hospital are being reno
waited, and three OF the tents used for
suspicious contagious disease cases were
pressed into service as sleeping apart
ments for the nurses.
Some OF the latter are evidently great
admirers OF the athletes OF Princeton
College. and last night erected the
Princeton nag In front Of one of their
tents.
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seven Merchants Have signed Ar
ticles of Incorporation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1O.-At a
meeting Of winc-srowers. II. f. Preston.
President of the association recently
formed to organize a trust embracing
all the wine-growing interests of the
State. reported that seven OF the leading
wine merchants had signed articles OF
incorporation and forwarded them to the
Secretary OF State at Sacramento.
The company is now prepared TO treat
with the committee of seven wine
growers recently appointed TO secure
options on the grape crop of the State.
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To Close shoe stores mt o r. NJ.

A movement has been begun by the clerks In
the retail shoe stores Of the east side TO induce
their employers to close their stores every even
ing except Saturday at Q O'Clock. instead OF 10
o'clock. The clerks claim that their hours from
Z A. NJ. until 10 ,. M, are entirely too long. and
tition has been circulated among the shoe dealers
and 40 far II has progressed the movement
seems to have been met with favor By the mer-
chants.
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PRIEST FOUND DRUNK.
He Told Justice simms that Liquor
Had Been His Ruin.

Had Been His Ruin.
An old man whose clothing was all
covered with dirt was arraigned before
Justice Simms in the Essex Market
Police Court to-day to answer a charge
Of intoxication. He described himself
as John Casey. fifty years old, a priest,
of 81 Bayard street. Policeman Sheri-
dan, of the Union Market station, found
him lying in the street in Second street
early this morning.
Casey told Justice Simms that he was
under suspension from the church on
account of his love for liquor. He cried
like a child and begged for his release.
He said that he knew that his love for
NQuor was his ruin.
Justice Simms was inclined to give him
ten days, but ne begged 30 plteously
that he won his discharge.
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TROLLEY CARS CRASH.
Several People Hurt I'm . Collision
Near Oakdale, Pa.

HAzELToN, Pa, Aug. 1o-A num-
Der Of people we're injured, some of them
seriously. in a collision between two
trolley cars on the electric road, near
oakdais YESTERDAY: When sa,n the collision Sien
rate of speed. in opposite directions.
The passengers in the car bound for
this city, which was an open one, saw
the danger and jumped, falling among
the rocks that lined the road.
The cars came together with a ter
rife crash. throwing those who remained
front OF the cars into kindling wood.
Not q single passenger escaped injury,
and doctors were called from Ebervale
70 attend the wounded.
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DISTILLERIES SHUT DOWN.
Cant Afford TO Run at the Present
Price of Corn.

PEORIA. ILL.,. Aug. l0.-The boom In
corn has resulted m the closing of sew
eral distilleries. The Manhattan, Mon
arch and several others are preparing to
present stock.
They say that they 'annot do business
at the present price Of corn. and will
take advantage Of this time to make
their regular cleaning up
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The stsr:sp,nSlsd Banner,
Tom Clark.
PART II.
Coming Events.

hickory Club games Sunday at witzers Point
View Grove, College Point.
Twenty-nrst annual Bavarian festival at Sui
.srs Harlem River Park Sunday. Aug. IL: Mon
day. 10; Tuesday, n. and Sunday, 10.
Third annual picnic OF Court Hudson, No. sos7
4. o. F. OF A.. Forester Day." Aug Is. at
ulmer Park. Bensonhurst-by- the Sea.
Invitation excursion OF the John Simpson Asso-
shtion OF the Fifth Assembly District to shippan
roint Grove. Long Island Sound, Aug. 81.