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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-22
RIVAL SOCIALIST PARTIES FIGHT.
Exhibit Their Frnternat spirit with
Rrrr Mngs. Chairs. Etc

VIENNA. Nov. 2i>-The hostility be-
tween the Christian Socialists and the So
ciaI Democrats. which exists in ali parts
et Austria and frequently leads To sharp
collisions between the rival pariisans. has
resulted IN serious rloting AZ GFsatssa the
capital city OF S;ySis. and The seat og Inn
portant cotton and wooien manufactures
While the Christian Socialists were hold
Ing meeting there today the Social Demo
crats forced their way -. broke ga me
meeting and paltsd the Christian So-.ai3sts
with beer glasses. Soyre % the invaders
threw chairs and several nf the Chnstian
Socialists were badly hurt.
The promoters o. the meeting rushed
from the hall and she disturbances were
c5nttT a@A on the street outside The po-
Ice and military we're summoned but
were stored by the rioters. They taen
charged the mob x!th fixed bay6nets. kill
ing ore person and woundiag many.
Ter of the ringlsaeers have been ar
rested Five policemen we're badly hWr'
dgriag tese ri0siag. Stringent neasarev
have been taken 70 prevent a recurrence
OF the disorders.
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EDITION

sntiy connected with the Drrvfn. 49,
II ) currently reported that :. 49, susIks
o1 the triai ne wrote 10 a. t.axSs,ss. - -
rieF giving his wori Of honcr - ~ Ies-
saSt Dreyt'is had net hesrayea Y.s. 1Asn "a
sae Germ ans. adding that II ns,.sss.ss ~ -
would give his ''warsi as an sr,r,svsss - ~
al its consequences ProSs.3a,.s wssl
E'eFisF communicated this 60 tha s..s.-.n
Soon afterwara Dreyf1ls Was ror.ss,s.
Emperor William. MACH hurf. ;n..... ssa.
TIE tisTiasan amos SSassor at Aarls x '-s'<
ti1e ineTiniaating documents had 49, s :
cured on German territory. N ,sssa,ips.1 ~
tefisr made q guarded reply. h,,, +, sss.'N
or ire taet that he had been ks,, !. - -
faF&ace by the cabinet OF wha, x.,. - -
on. and had 30 sanction the sente,,.-,
preyius, despite the katserss wars ~sea
aonor. he decided TO resign the nras,s = =
and seized the first occasion vhsrh ~
CURED, namely, the oyerthrog a. ths ~.
pus cabinet. A'a-
The Gaaleis says II was In order q, .,....
grave consequences arising from ,r,y>.s.S
William having given his word az 49,
that the coart-maFiial was held with cl~,~.s
doors and certain documents. in sr-,,,s
ancc with the request % the emnerar 49,
not produced at the trial.
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Special Dispatch TO the Post -Inteilieencef.
WHATCOM. Nov. IA meeting q al11
gle mill men. at which nearly every mn
or the forty-six In whatcom county wGG
represented. was held at the Bellin9ham
hotel Saturday afternoon to discuoe ~
closing down proposition and other perti-
nent topics. ID. II. Ocean was chairman
and w. Siemons secretary.
All those present were In favor 0f clo6s
ing the mills till February l, and tt wan
said that every mill owner In the county
would sign an agreement 10 that effect.
Those that are running now are cuttln1
'perfections,f there being 4 GOOD denMn1
for them at present. II was the expgo1s
bon OF all present that they weuld ho1G
the stocks they have on hand till next
summer rather than sell at the preocnt
speculative prices
resolution was unanimously adop4o4
to close down TIL February /. and Nsanfa
Ba'dy, Merrill. Earies David and NiIIep
were appointed TO get an azreeuneno
signed 10 thar effect. and to meet with th6
Skagit ml!mcn on Tuesday next ~ theSp
meeting and confer with othsr cossn4joo
with view to making It = general mOv1
meut.
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TWO MOTORMEN KILLED.
Hend-On COliision Of Electric Cars In
baltimore Results Fatally.


baltimore Results Fatally.
BALTIMORE. Nov. n.-Because Theo-
dore r. Merrick. motorman in the en-
ploy of the Baltimore & Northern rail-
way, disobeyed orders, officers of that road
say. there was a frightfal head-end col
llsion this morning on the line. in which
Merrick was almost Instantly killed and
William Nj Horner, a motorman on the
car which was going in the opposite dsrec-
ton. received injuries from which he died
about half an hour later.
The two conductors and passengers
on both cars were more or less injured.
although the injuries of none of them
are supposed TO be dangerous.
Those most seriously injured are: Con-
duetor Thomas Ewing. aged s. years, and
Charles Snowden, coiored. aged 20 years.
Ewing Is suffering from a slight concus-
sion OF the brain and is badly bruised on
the head, face and body. Snowden's cheek
is laeerated by broken glass and he re-
ceived several severe cuts on the head. His
chin was cut 10 the bone ana there Is
long. deep cash In his neck. Both of
these men are at the hospital and both
VIII recover unless complications develop.
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BROKE Up THE FEAST.
Rejected Suitor Appears a: the We'd
dfn.. With u Revolver.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2I.--A murder broke
up the wedding feast al the marriage OF
Isaac Goldstein To Katie Gslverstein to-
night sr the Fat of Nctta Gordon. In
tenC ment house tn Henry street. Charles
fhapirio appeared n the festivities armed
with revolver. shot Louis Lienerman in
the abdomen, in'iieting wound from
which f-sebevnan died shortly afterward.
and he would have killed l4ieberman's
son. Myer. had not two detective arrived
IN tome 20 save him. Chapirio was ar
rested.
Miss Gordon told the police that she had
refused 10 marry Chapirio because he
wanted her 20 work after the marriage.
Chapirio is 4 swaTthy H. brew of q years
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JUMPED HIS BAIL.



Wanted al Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. No, Nov. 2i-Wi,liam
Loekridge. whose sentence to five years in
the peniteniiAry Tor roboing the bank Of
Savannah. Mo-. two years ago. was FORM
ally affirmed by the state supreme court.
has disappeared. Lockridge was out on a
5000 bond pending action of the supieme
court on his appeal.
Lockridge, Paddy McGraw, Dutch"
Weber and Red O'Brien robbed the Sa-
vannah bank two years ago. securing
about S4so in money and $4,000 worth of
bonds. McGraw was captured in this city,
and after he had told who was in the rob-
berry, he was taken back TO Allegheny City.
Pa, where he broke jail while serving a
twelve years sentence for murder. Lock-
ridge was caught in San Francisco while
trying 10 dispose of his part of the stolen
bonds. OBflen was captured in Portland.
Or. few months ago and Weber in De-
sroit Mich, recently.
II Lockridge is not found soon. his bond
will be declared forfeited.
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Lieut.. Camden Takes His Examina.
ffon-The Bear Crew tn he Paid

PORT TOWNSEND. Nov 2e.-I4iegat. r.
H. Camden. oy the revenue cutter Bras, Is
here taking his examination for promotion
from seroBd 10 first lieutenant The ex-
an1lna ton Is being conducted hy Capt To-
zier. who Is In charge of IN. revenue cutter
service on the Sound,
Word has been received here that tha
Dear vii step a. Port Townsend next
"Wednesday or her way north "a receive
such supplies as have been contracted for
IN Port Townsend Her officers and crew
VII also ae paid while here TO the date Of
sailing.
II il STATED that Lieut.. Horace r. West.
well Enown or Puget SQUAD. IL 20 be again
stationed here Fl charge 90 tne revenue
launch Sco0t. MS transfer from Mobile,
Ala, to be made next month.
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CONTRACT I.ABoRERs ARRESTED
Forty-Eirht Austrians Taken tn Ncw
York for Depor;atior.

BALTIMORE. Nov 2t.-Forty-eight men
frcm thl interior of Austria. who were ar
1csted last week tn the swamps Of Mississ-
iapi by United States inspectors on the
charge NJ violating the alien labor con-
tract law were brought here today with
their leader Jahan Poke and locked up
in the igaTaiyTant house % detention at
Locust Point. They viii be sent back 20
Bremen on the steamship Muenchen. OF
the North German Lloyd line in a few
days. The men arrived here September
last. and were engaged in cutting barrel
StaFee
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Thorn's Trial Today.

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-Martin Thorn
will tomorrow be placed on trial for the
second time for the murder OF Gulden-
suppe. Thorn and Mrs. Mack will both
appear on the stand. An important wit
ness not subpoenaed in the first trial Will
be Constantine Keehne, a barber, who
worked beside Thorn for nearly year.
Upon his testimony the state will base It's
argument that il was Thorn and not Mrs.
Mack who planned and committed the
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PIERRE & n. Nos. 3i.-Judgs CfafYev,
charged the Jury last evening IN the ex-
Auditor Mayhew case. and the jury. after
belnE out about an hour brought in a
verdict % nos guilty. The Judge held that
ne state r1ysr prove intent 20 bring the
case within ihs statutes. and tae Jury ev4-
6entlv thought they failed 70 do 50. Nav
hew was charged with frauds while audi
;a~ ~ South Dakota.
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TOPEKA. Kan, Nov. 2l.-Mrs. NJ A.
Trigg. aged So years, and her 10-year-old
daughter Ethel, lost their lives In a fire
that destroyed their residence in West
Eleventh street at o'clock this morning
A son escaped with broken leg. jumping
from second-story window. Mrs. Trigg
had escaped but returned to save her
daughter and fell exhausted at her bed
side. Her body was burned to a crisp.
The girl was sufYocated.
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The amer.e.. Girl May =. Lest.

Sreeete DissF.s8rh 70 tho pozt-fnteli9eneeGs
PORT TOWNSEND. Nov. Hs-fsnp6
Peterson. OF the schooner Saiior Boy.whieo
arrived today with a cargo OF cement ~
the for'lhcatlons here. expressed connlds
cradle concern for the safety Of tn
schooner American Girl also bound hers
with cement. She IS now ten days ouss
and heavily laden. and Capt. Peterson ssyD
he fears she may not have weafhsred =
hurricane of the Oregon coast. In whjco
he lost sight Of her
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TR0MOSE. Trotnose Island. Norway.
New. sl.--The steamer Victoria. which was
FITTED out ny fhe governor # Tromose un-
der Instructions from King Oscar 10 search
f0f Prof AaGree. ;he missing aer0naut.
add his party which l~ft here on Novetn-
her 5 has returned from Spl,ghergen She
movements of Prof. Andree. although ex-
plortng parties landed ten times az various
na.nts IN TIE panmands Isles
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wa re called for a second trial tomorrow
morning in Jadge Horizons court. The
state MI! announce its readiness % 20 an
wgia the TRIAL a. once, bg; 4 IS very urcha-
b.@ tast Attorney Psa.en for the defense
w3} ask for a continuance or change sf
ys3aA
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The Tnymovrt prebasyy r,.et.

that the British shp Taymouns has beeal
lost AT sea is strongly connrmed BY tt
fact that she was not sighted by any nneI
nf the sixteen deep-wafcr vessels whlcn
have arrived here within tho past fosty~
eight hours. Already - per- cent rein
surance has been paid on the Tsymounl
and tomorrow ~ per cent. more will pre-
ably be paid go
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LONDON. Nov. The Daily New
says: II am able 10 assert on IN. h..s -
thority that the powers are siisrusssns -
adVisahility of a naval demonstraftcn ~
the pardaneiles or Il blockade az rscr-
stantinopie. Ii the sultan does not vse,a !.
the demands of the powers with respecs -
autonomy for the island OF Crete ana =.
peeially in the matter of withdrawing -
Turkish troopS"
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Hopes for Rt-w~sal.,.-

PARIS. Nov. sl-ln the courra - =
speech yesterday. in the chamber az dsr,s-
ties. during the debate on the subject g
the agricultural crisis. NJ Ms,inA -
premier. expressed the hope that the ~
would yet come when bi-metallism voun
triumph as a solution OF the axriculturns
depression. AZ
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VERDICT EXPECTED TODAY.
Trial Of the Mexican Police fox
Lynching Arroyo Nearly Closed.

LynchinK Arroyo Nearly Closed.
CITY OF MEXICO. Nov. I.-The trial
Of the policemen and officials of police
who took an active part In the killing OF
Arroyo, the wouid-be assassin of Presi-
dent Diaz, draws to a close. Great crowds
have attended and 1t has been difficult
to prevent the packing Of the court room
In the palace Of Justice
The case goes to the jury in the morn
ing and 1t is expected they will take ten
hours 10 arrive at a verdict. Popular be-
lief is that most OF the eleven men for
whom the prosecutor asks capital SEN
fence will be condemned and be shot. No
case has ever attracted more attention
here and the trial has been eminently
fair, the prisoners being allowed every
opportunity to present the extenuating
circumstances.
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MELBOURNE. Nov. si--A dust cyclsno
swept over the northwest portion az a.
colony on Friday evening. 1t va esne-
eially severe In the Wimmera dlstrlcA
where several towns were wrecked, many
churches ard prominent buildingp boinr
ruined. One town alone suffered Anmn -
10 the amount of s2soooo- Several per1ooal
were seriously injured.
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Portland Merchant- Excur.to.

BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 2l.-The excursion
Of fifty Portland merchants In a special
train. left for home today, spending ta ~
here. They were the guests OF the citi-
zCns while In the city. The party has been
on a tour of Northwestern towns 10 make
the acquaintance of business men and pso-
pie generally. The trip has been a great
success.
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VICTORIA 3. G.. Nov. a0-~Her ma
sestv's steamship Concord. Capt. Asa Win
ter, reached EsaUAmalt from Alaska. she
having been relieved on that station by
sse Marietta, which vent u0rfA a few
weeks ago. The Concord iHft sitka 4
week ago. ard is or her way 20 San Fran
cisco. Sns VIII remain Ia port Till Tuesday.
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YELLOW JACK STILL HANGS on.
Another Soldier Mt Fort Barrnncni
Comes Down With the Disease.

PENSACOLA. Fla, Nov. I.-Another
case of yellow fever has developed In the
hospital at Fort Barrancas. The patient is
Michael j. Wright, a private in the First
artillery. and II is supposed that he con-
tracted the disease from the soldier kreig,
who died in the hospital Thursday. The
soldiers of the garrison have all been
moved out of the barracks into a camp a
mile away. No other case has developed
in this city.
An inspection Of every house In the city
was completed last night and not a case OF
suspicious sickness was discovered.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2l.-There were
eight new cases OF yellow fever and three
deaths today.
MOBILE, Ala, Nov. G.-There were two
new cases of yellow fever today and one
death. that OF Anderson CAN'T.
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Com united Suicide In Jail.

SALTWATER. ONT. Nov si-Attor-
ney Van Martin, a former prominent law
ger ard politician. committed suicide In
jail here by taking morphine while await
ing trial for embezzlement ard forgery.
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Two Earthquake shocks.

RANpSBURG. Cal. Nov. 1.-Two very
distinct shocks OF earthquake were felt
here today the FIRST n 20 and the next
an hour later The vibrations were from
north 10 south. Buildings shock percsptl-
bly,, but no damage was done.
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EMPEROR WILLIAM ~ IT.
He Asserted Dreyfus' Innocence aod
Was Hurt rt His Conviction.

LONDON. New. = The Paris eorre-
sssayldsnt ~ .he Daily Chronicle says: The
name Of Emperor William Id COW persist
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Are you in the Post~fnselligencers race
for the free tickets 20 the Klondiks gold
fields? Send TO he manager for blanks.
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Secretary Alger Strongly
Urges the Work.
DIMENSIONS TOO SMALL.
1t Should Be Large Enough to Ac-
eommodate Any Vessel AfIoat.

- Soon ~ the Necessary Data II
Farnished hy the Navy Depart-
meat the Detailed Plans for Con-
structf0n WfAl He Prepared for
the Great Pnblic Work, which the
Secretary. Of War Considers In
Among the Most Necessary of Con-
templated Impr0vements-HeA Also
Wants More Troops for Alaska.
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EUROPE N PERIL
FROM AMERICA.
Austrian Minister Calls
for United Action.
A FIGHT FOR EXISTENCE
Nations of the Old World Must Close
Their Ranks and Work Together.

Remarkable Enuncfatton of Policy
Put Forward by the A0stro-H nm
Rarfan Minister of Foreign A.
fairs. Foreshadowing n European
and Crushing Competition of the
Supremacy Of the World Is Not to
Rest West of the Atlantic Ocean.
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sHINGLE MEN WILL SHUT DoWu

Go TO the kiondike with the comn11,
ments Of the Post-Inteiiigencer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-12

sss ssa sSe TO dwelling
gsssa: :s. ny .s d,p Rs?:t s'i
n By K Psssr ss No. S. %ssf sss
south side, 100 ieet west Of Tenth-ave. 2SxlooS 5,
"wednesday July i1-By Adrian y Muller .. & 81 Son;
feet west Of Fith-ave ssassil !6rss,siOry stone
BY Peter F. Meyer 4 Co. foreclosure sale. Edward
Jacobs. referee No. 121 West Eghteth,,ssst; north
je 'cti to V other mortgages for sisSo
BY aes Fl ye no So wss
south side, ISL feet OF Amsterdam-ave. Lx9f TX
ing. with twoSsorv frame stable at rear que o."
BY d. Phoenix Ingraham & Co. foreclosure sale.
feet south ~ Gun re' H Read east look
A4x south l0.6x west l0O1l. two-story frame dwell
Ing. with twS-story frame stable at rear due on
Thursday. July l5..By James L Wells foreclosure
side, 1908 feet south OF Kingsbrldge Road runs
south 6pox west 1s2sx north 1l53x west u * north
BY James l.. Wells foreclosure sale. George c
Austin referee No. "a GiheTy5s north SIDE hr, l
tenement with stores. and three-story brick tene-
ment at rear; due on Judgment. Hl.1Gs .,. vsrs
By Peter II. meyer & o., 1OrecloSurc sdie. 6u"diu
Jacobs referee No. 036 East observation-disclosures
sixty-fth-st southeast corner Of S,ebbns-ave. FOX
rs three-story frame dwelling with store due on
judgment, sl2Oi subject to ether mortgages for
5000.
BY j. Montgomery Strong. partition sale Woolsey
Carmat referee northeast corner OF One-hundred-
and-sevcn ty-eighth-st and Washngton-ave., vacant
strip 1G0x1G.
on the premises. at noon by Frederick W. Clark
referee. Concord-st, northwest side, lot y, on map
OF % lots in the village Of South Mount Vernon, FOX
100. vacant.
Friday, July ls-By William NJ. Ryan, foreclosure
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TO INCREASE BAY0NNE's ADJUSTMENTS

THE CONSOLIDATED TRACTION COMPANY SAID
TO BE BUYING LAND AT BERGEN POINT
ron NEW PLEASURE GROUND.
For some time the Consolidated Traction Com
pany. which operates the trolley lines running
through Bayonne. has been DESTROYS Of securing
tract Of land In that city. with the Intention OF
using II as an amusement ground. This would
enable the company to increase It's passenger tfaf-
nc on the Bayonne line, which is already well
patronized. 1t has just leaked out that the COM
pany in now making negotiations through an agent.
said to be Of the Bayonne city officials. for the
purchase Of property on the waterfront. The
company has obtained options on land. and the
The property is situated at the extreme south.
Light. It is bounded by Newark Bay; the KIN Won
Kull West First-st and Avenue A In all, 1t COM
prises about twenty-five acres Of land and one or
two substantial buildings The property Is divided
into about halfdosen large plots and four smaller
ones Part Of It is owned by the city OF Bayonne
and was intended to be used as a dump: The
price paid for 1t by the city was 2soo and u Is
said that it has been sold for that figure The
balance can be purchased from private owners for
about $4,000. which amount the company is said
70 BE- willing to give. IN addition TO spending as
much more Tor ~ purpore OF improving the Land
Laid out. u likely to prove one OF the most de-
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REAL ESTATE.
MANY PROMISING CONDITIONS FOR THE
FALL TRADE.
INDICATIONS OF a LIVELY MARKET ALREADY
APPARENr-THIs WEEK IN THE
AUCTION

The rec! estate brokers continued 10 do business
last weeh In spite of the holiday, which closed
their offices Monday and in spite of the ex-
cessive heat that prevailed here throughout the
week Small sales TO cash buyers. the transfer OF
vacant lots for Improvement and the filing OF
plans for buildings In various sections OF tina
city have been the order Of the first week O. July
and the encouraging conditions Of the real estate
market referred TO In these columns a week ago
promise TO continue until-with the new Tariff bin
law with the large property owners and invest
ors. who are now enjoying their vacations, back
in the city. and with the money that has been
lying Idle in the banks. only awaiting the most
favorable opportunity for 'investment-the fall SELL
ing and renting season Of New-York City realty Is
ushered in under conditions which Will bid defiance
10 a stagnant market.
Indications OF an excellent fall market are al
ready apparent. Notwithstanding me dulIness-on
entirely natural condition OF the midsummer mar
ket-that now prevails Tribune reporter learned
that inquiries looking TO large cash transaction
and to trades Of no mean prov ortions, Involving
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TIE CONDUCTOR GOT THE WORST OF IT.
HOW WOMAN ENJOYED A FREE RIDE AND
ADDED TO HER TREASURY AT
THE SAND TINE.

THE SAND TINE.
She was tall angular and notwithstanding. In
fact she was one Of those women who. when they
speak, mean what they say. At any rate. person
would think she meant 1t. She boarded a cable-car
on Saturday, coming downtown. and when the con-
ductor asked for her fare. she handed him ten
cent piece. She gave it to him in that slow. DELHI
crate way so trying to a nervous man in hurry.
The conductor took the piece and In jry gave
her a nickel in change. He also rang up the fare.
While doing all this, however: he kept lingering the
in a mechanical kind Of. way which IS customary
with experienced money changers: The conductor
finally took a long look at It. He then made his
way to the woman and told her that 1t was bad
II can't help that" replied the woman; Il took
1t for good money. and am going to pass 1t for
the same"
ductor II won't take the piece, and you will have
to pay your fare in good money n or get Of the re-
Yes, you WILL" replied the conductor 81 an,
to me, and / would be dime out"
good enough for your old railroad
fully ten blocks much to the edifcaton Of the rest
Of the passengers. Finally the woman said that. il
the como ictor would give her PACK her money she
"All right" said the man, here IT is" and he
the woman got OF and disappeared in a nearby
store.
block when eondueOrp s' to
Gee whzz!" in a fervent tone of voice. as II
had sEeS on pa h who
was standing on the rear platform with him: -,
am blooming chump that's what am he con-
tinued. You can't get ahead OF woman. nohow.
ride, but she's got the nickel change gave her for
that bad dime into the bargain"