davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
FORT MoNRoE,s BIG GUN FOUND
nt disappeared Under sand Throe Years Ago
and Has just Bceu DuG Up.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Nov. 2S.-Three years
ago persons passing up and down the beach bo-
tween Old Point Comfort and Buckroe Beach.
almost invariably stopped to look at a big gun
with its ugly looking muyzle turned toward the
dim outline OF tho Northampton shore ten miles
away. 1t was mounted on heavy timbers,
piled one upon another. to q height OF three or
four feet above the sand. 1t was a great gun,
and everybody who saw It said SO. Fifteen tons
ofiron and steel were required in its construc
ton, and tho wonder of the Rayly dressed girls,
az they strollcd along tho beach. picking up
shells and pebbles, was, how in tho world tho
men ever got 1t there, and how they would ever
get 1t away.
For weeks this monster piece Of ordnance lay
there to be looked at, and wondered at, and be
talked about. Finally ono day, Col. Frank gave
orders for its removal TO some other place in
the fort. and a number of men were detailed to
perform the work. Supplied with the necessary
paraphernalia for lifting the great gun from its
station. the crew of lnborers set out for the
scene of operations. But tho gun was gone.
seem, The sand beneath the feet o. the aston.
ished workmen was as smooth as tho floor OF n
fort who are supposed to he able to figure out
almost anything. scratched their heads in silence
when appealed to for u solution of tho mystery,
and plainly told Col. Frank that they must give
1t up. And they did. for there was nothing else
i iS 9G fcft t To te fun Where wsS or E0b ho@ snd T !hGfs W Shou noini
pounds of steel and iron that had been seen and
handled within n week had disappeared, Who
was the Hercules that had borne 1t away2
Then came more trouble. On. the books at
Washington the garrison was charged with a
16-ton Parrot gun, ana every month 1t had to
be accounted for. There was only one thing to
do. and that was put 1t down In the monthly
report as stock on hand" Some day, like q
famous cat. it might come back. And. sure
enough. this is exactly what has happened. A
gang of men were digging n large hole on the
beach. the other day, and had gone down nearly
five feet when one OF them struck iron. A hasty
investigation followed. Then the men went to
work with a will and piled the sand high on
either side OF the hole. After two hours hard
labor they knew they had found the missing
gun.
The great storm of three years ago. that
swept up the coast. sent thr sea high up on tho
beach. undermined its wooden foundation. and
tumbled the gun over on the sand. 1t then be-
gan to sink under the incessant pounding
OF the waves. and before the storm ceased was
entirely concealed from sight. Day after day it
went a little deeper. until it finally reached the
depth at which it was found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
MIR. DEAEYA,s AARGE FAMILK.
swrn'S-r'" Out "r Ills 20 Children Born
within 80 Irnrs suI Living.

ORANGE, y. j., Nov. 2s.-Thirty years ago Car.
mcla PeTelIa and Antonio Delcya were married
In itely. she Was l6 years Old and he was a
year Older. When they came TO the United
etstes. twenty years AKA, they brought IL good
eized f@mi!y of %caildrrn with them. They set
organ grinder. lie finally made enough m nrv
u, buy y horse and wagon, and then he Became
a JUNK dealer. -Four wears ago the family had
grown nhll There were iwonty-three chill rem,
lhciudlhs "A pair Of Twins, or rather tweniytwO,
Tor ono or the children had diCi. Then wins
we're born again, and the father ard mother
Thought their records rs parents cqualtothc i,cst
o. their nright0rs. Yesterday u boy weighing
s4 pounds WINS corn, and the parcn 5 are over.
loyei. lhty declare that they are The only pAr.
ems in the Oranges with u record OF twonIy.six
children OF whom Iwenty-iiy" are living.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
WEYLEn AZ Hrs HoME.
The welcome Prepared for Him Rsarred by the
Fall or n Crowded Piatforn,.

Special Cable Dsspafch to THE Sun.
PALMA, Island OF Majorca. Nov. 2S.-aen'
Weyler arrived here this morning from BARGE
Iona eno landed at IL o'clock. An enthusiastic
crowd had gathered to welcome him to his home'
but tho proceedings wcro spoiled by q serious
accident.
The programme for his reception included the
presentation OF addresses and the making Of
speeches of welcome. A large platform had been
erected. on which were O number of Carlist.
Republican. and Conservative populations, ex-
Minister Romero Robledo. and the principal
porsonaEes of the island.
Tho structure collapsed just az Gen. Weyler
was landing. The accident caused the greatest
confusion. in which Gen. Weylor was for tho
time forgotten. Many of those on the platform
were bruised Il or suffered from shock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
IncenaIarl .m In villa m.burs.

Some ono tried to burn the thrcc.story fiat
house at 30 Tompkins avenue. Williamsburg,
last night. Al x O'Clock one Of the tenants
q pile of rubbish burning.
The incendiary had gathered a pile of rags and
paper and set fire to 1t after pouring Kerosene
oil ON IL. The fire was put out. The police OF
the Vernon avenue station were notified and
detectives were sent out 10 1nd the hrebug.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.


There were forty'seven excise arrests Yesterday.
street, attempted 10 commit suicide yesterday morn.
ing ny eAtiug Insect powder, She works In a cigar
recover,
Harrison BAN, who wns arrested on Saturday night
inr h'saulting Arthur liill Of ll2S Rroa sway In u
Iuhlpl. raised by n HPTdh personal, Wa nnel $40
yesterday, Bail says HIN Ciipp"d the personal"
"hh 5 NJ II To u man frisnd, signing iHlIs name.
bornard kosenDaum and Paul Colin. employees at
n Terry house at { e foot OF East twenty third
st,rst, saw "a man sitting on the pier and weeping at
LOU o'clock yebt rday morning They started toward
MN and he jumped into the river, leaving a tattered
nat and coat behind. The body has not been re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
Col. ChiDIey or Florida Seriously III In wash.
lnEtOn.

WASHINGTON. Nov. %. Col W. D. Chipley.
tho well-known political leader of Florida. is
seriously i'll at Garfield Hospital with q car.
buncle. Col. Chipley has boon there some days
and will undergo an operation. His condition is
regarded as worry critical and his wife and son
are with him. He has been prominent in Florida
politics and was a candidate for United States
Senator from that State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
SCHOONER HENRY FINCH Ashore.
riae Laden she Strands Near BarneGat-Crew
0T seven Rescued.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. Nov. 2s.-The two
masted schooner Henry Finch OF Now York,
with "A cargo of pine, bound from Virginia to
New York. str nGol last night about a mile
north OF the Harvey Codars station and south OF
Barncglt. The shipwrccked crew of seven men
wero rescued by the Harvey CedaTs lifO saving
crew, who sighted the schOone' about ll:I5
T.. NJ. Before warning could be given she was
ashore; The crew We're EenumLe by exposure
to the bitter winds. They were sheltered in he
of New York is the managing owner OF the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29

NikolN Tesla. tho electrician, is recovering
from what at one time threatened to DO serious
illness. For the last two or three months he
has been so abs rbed in his work that he has
eaten and rested with no regularity, His digos-
fiesh and strength. heavy cold which he had
contracted could not be sh ken OF, but settled
on MS lungs and grew steadily worse. Mr.. Tes-
Ia then took himself sharply in hand. and he
now considers himself as wen as he ever has
and intends " take pono.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
KEPT THE CARGO IN ENGLAND.
Boxes FILLED with Munitions Destined. nc IL
Relieved. S,r tho ArGhnns.
Special Gable pespatch to THE sun.

HeNeVou, S0r THO Nfghnnn.
Special Gable pespatch TO THE sun.
LONDON. Nov. 2s.-The detention OF q cargo In
the Thames on account Of its alleged false entry
led to inquiries being made which revealed that
the cargo was probably intended for the use OF
the Afghan tribes.
The steamer Envoy arrived at tho London
docks from a Russian port laden with a cargo
that was entered as 1889 cases Of rifles and
$3.50 cases Of cartridges. which were to DO
transshippod to the stoamer Beluchistan, which
trades with ports on the Persian Gulf.
The customs officials were suspicious. and
opened one Of the cases which was alleged to
contain arms. They found. instead of rifles.
that the case was filed with Runpowder. and
this led to the detention of tho whole cargo.
The Beluchistan has left port.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
EsrERHAzr DENIES n.
NE says Some Remarkable Letters Printea IN
the Figaro Are Forgerisn.
special Cable Dessoteh TO TIE SUE.

special Cable Despafeh 10 TIE SUE.
PARIS, Nov. 2s.-Tho Figaro has caused n sen.
sation by printing correspondence alleged to
have passed between Count Esterhazy and an
unnamed person In which II 10 said that n Com.
mlssary OF Police had seized tho unnamed per.
sons residence in furtherance OF the INQUIRY
held by Gen. Pellleux into tho charges and
counterchargcs made in connection with tho
Droyfns affair.
In this correspondence Count Esterhazy
writes in tho grosscst, most insulting, and
abusive manner respecting the French army
and people. He says:
"Our great army chiefs are towards and fools.
and will oncc moro people German prisons"
In another plncc ho writes that he would no
perfectly happy to be killed "commc Capitaine
de Uhians en- adbrdnt dcs Frdncdis.''
He refers to himself as being in an atrocious
situation and as being capable Of crime to
avenGc himself, to which end he would kill
O 1000 Frenchruen with pleasure. lie also says
that 10 SEQ Paris captured by assault and
handed over TO the pillngo OF 100, 600 drunken
soldiers is a thing OF which no dreams.
Count Estcrlazy declares that the letters pub
lished by tho Figaro are forgcries.
Count Esterhazy. 1t will BIO recalled. Is tho
Frenchman who has boon charged by Matthew
Drcyfus Of selling French military secrets to q
foreign Government. for which crime Dreyfus's
brother, who was formerly n Captain In the
French army. was degraded and sentenced to
Iifa ip,priaonment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
HAVANA,S LATEST SCANDAL.
WeyIcr 10 Said TO Have Shared In tho sIauGh-
ter House steaIinEs.

Weyler 10 Said to Have Shared In the SlauGh-
ter House stealinEs.
HAvASA, Nov. 28.-On the books seized yester-
day afternoon at the City Hall by q magistrate
who is investigating the frauds committed in
the management OF the Havana slaughter house.
1t is said this morning that many Irregularities
have been detected. The magistrate also seized
the minutes of the municipality, and has found
that tho records of ninety.scven sessions held
by the City Council are missing. while. accord.
ing to law, they must BIO written out by the
Secretary and signed by the Mayor.
In these sessions OF which the minutes have
disappeared IL IL believed that most OF the reso
lutions were passed which gave the slaughter
house menagement to q syndicate maj 6rioed
great stir. and tomorrow more sensational
developments are expected.
The City Council of Havana Is composed, for
the most part, of members of the uncompromi5-
ing. Spanish party IA Union Constilucional
T EiaSso Is 49@ SIP 4ySs' n TO SS Sbscn saf IS $ bon an Mi sssii
DiaZ, q perfect iEnora MS ana a cartman. VINO
WAS elevated to that office by Cen. Meyier' No
Cubans are known to be city Councillors.
The slaughter house management was given
as "a monopoly 70 q syndicate OF merchants In
statement made two weeks ago to the Attor.
neyttcncral of Havana by a SpantaTd named
iS omI 1oTe SG" i5srS' an T sn,'3ri gTeat T Geoersi s aIS
not heed Curbelo's protest, hut a despatch
to the SYN on Sntur ay gave The news that
after which a magistrate, with several clerks
and n notary public. seized the hooks OF the mu-
nicipality ~ Investigate the frauds.
In a private letter from Havana received in
this city 1t IL said, referring TO the statement
made by Senior Cqrbelo. that ne slanghter
house frauds began ~ a partnership between no
syndicate aud Gen. Weyler, who cleared. before
leaving for Spain. 100000 profit in he bust
ness. Gen. Weyler, in September and October
last. according 10 dispatches from Havana, au-
thorizod the great thefts Of cattle Committed, by
The Spanish troops in the noighborhood Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
HEAVY GALE IN ENGLAND.
Livorpool Houses Unroored-WreokaEe in the
EnElish Channel.

English Channel.
Special Gable Despafoh to THE Sun.
LONDON. Nov. ga heavy northwest gale
prevailed throughout England to-day. Vessels
that have arrived Mt Dover report having seen
wreckage in the Channel. The service between
Folkestone and Boulogne was suspended on &C.
count of the heavy weather. Tho gale was
accompanied by hail.
There were terrific squalls at Liverpool, which
uprooted trees, blew down chimneys, and lifted
and carried away the roofs OF q number of
houses. Great waves swept up tho river Mer-
sey and the promenades on the Che hire side
were submerged. Several yachts were sunk at
their moorings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
The Duchess OF Teck's Estate.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUE.
LONDON, Nov. 2s.-The estate of the Duchess
Of Teck, cousin of the Queen and mother of tho
Duchess Of York. who died on Oct. 81 last, is
valued at R35.471.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
Rus.ln,s New N1lnl.ter 10 W~ashlnEton.
Special Gable Despateh to THE

Special Cable Despatch TO THE SUE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2s.-Count Cassini,
formerly Russian Minister to China. has been
gazetted rs Minister to the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22
COOPER, COOPER & CO.,
INDIA and CEyL0N TEA.
The finest the world produces.
FOR SALE BY
MALLEY, Nicely & co.
TRY A SAMPLE CUP FREE.
ABOUT WILD DUCKS.

Many sportsmen along the sound
have watched with interest the fate OF
the proposed law extending the closed
season for shooting wild ducks, geese
and brant so as to include the months
of March, April, May, June, July, Au-
gust and September. The proposed law
put on a fine of seven dollars for each
violation, but happily for duck hunters,
the amendments proposed have been
killed, so that the law stands without
change.
A local sportsman remarked yester-
day that there are millions of wild
ducks in Long Island sound, and few,
perhaps less than a thousand, are shot
during the year twenty miles east and
west from New Haven. The wild coots
and loon ducks are edible if properly
cooked, but otherwise are worthless. 1t
is great sport to shoot at them, as one
of the senators must have known when
he proposed an amendment that shoot
ing with revolver be permissible at all
times. Another senator suggested that
wild ducks be made legally accessible
with the weapons furnished the Con-
necticut state militia.
1t is needless to add that both amend
| ments were rejected, and local sports
men rejoice to know that the bill itself
| is dead.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Consolidated and the Shepaug-
The New Haven's Merger of the
Shepaug.
1t is stated officially that the Con-
solidated Railroad company now holds
all of the 10000 shares of the Shepaug
Railroad company, except very small
number in private hands, which can be
obtained, If necessary, by condemnation
proceedings. Under DEGREES of the
state courts new stock has been issued
against some shares held by the old
Shepaug trust, and the new Issue Is,
with the rest, in the Consolidated COM
pany's treasury The next proceedings
will be the steps for the formal merger
of the property with the New Haven
system and the extinction of the She
paug. The road and equipment cost
originally somewhat more than $1,000
900. The road was opened in 1872, and
has been twice foreclosed upon by
bondholders and reorganized.
Connecticut's Trolley Extension,
The Milford Tramway company has
been granted leave by the Fairfield and
New Haven county commissioners to
lay its rails across the Washington
bridge, which spans the Housatonic
river, between the towns of StratfOrd
and Milford. The practical effect of
this will be to extend the tracks of the
Bridgeport Traction company to Mil
ford and to several shore resorts in
that town. The trolley company is to
bear the expense of strengthening and
maintaining the bridge.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22

An inventory of the estate of David
T. Welch of West Haven was filed yes
terday in the probate court. The value
is $22 138.4S-real, $,210; personal, So
2O6,97, and mortgages and notes, 3d.
62l.51.
James S. Green, trustee for the estate
Of A. C. Traeger, was yesterday given
permission to continue the hotel and
restaurant business for the estate on
Chapel street.
The commissioners for George l.,
Harpel the insolvent grocer, reported
general claims to the amount of 3d.
1875 and preferred claims to the amount
of 1895.
In court yesterday Frank G. futile,
the insolvent rubber dealer on Chapel
street, was allowed $12 a week for
four months out. of the proceeds Of
his estate. This is on the basis of So
a week for each member of Mr.. Tuttle's
family.
John Dinean, a grocer on Monroe
street, was declared insolvent yester-
day. The application was made by J..
d. Dewell & Co. Attorney James p.
Bree opposed the application, but the
testimony in favor of 1t was too
strong.
The report of the commissioners on
the insolvent estate of Joseph e. Tay-
lor, saloon keeper, allows general claims
of $3S.45.
The inventory on the estate of F. B.
Harris amounts to only $50.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22
PLEASANT FLORIDA TRIPS.

Joseph Gilch of this city, who spent
a large part of the winter in Florida
with Henry futile of Cheshire, and
who recently returned, is much bene-
fitted in health and has many pleasant
recollections of his trip. He says that
Mr. futile will return in a few days.
Mr. Tuttle has been in Florida several
winters during the last dozen years,
and although he is seventy eight years
Of age, he is alert and active and a
very successful fisherman. He caught
a twelve-p pound bass in Lake Melrose
in Florida few days ago. He has held
many important offices in Cheshire,
among others having been assessor and
represen tative, and in fact has held
some kind of an office continually for
the past forty years. Mr.. Gilch brought
home as a trophy of his trip a number
of small alligators. He has given away
all but three, which he now has at his
place of business on upper State street.
They are prospecting under his care in
spite of the northern climate.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22
THE MALL MISSION WORK.
Coming Annual Meeting of the Amer
lean Association in This City.

Coming Annual Meeting of the Amer
lean Association in This City.
The annual meeting Of the American
McAll association, which is to be held In
New Haven the 18th and 14th of the
coming May will be of unusual interest,
1t will be the twenty-f1fth anniversary
of the inception of Mr. McAlps work in
Paris. The most wonderful results fol-
lowed that first scattering of q few re-
ligious leaflets by Mr., and Mrs. McAll
in the doorway of a hall where was
gathered a crowd of stormy communists
and the passersby-people of no relig-
ion, in fact hating every thing that had
a semblance Of religion. Out Of that
crowd stepped workman from among
his associates saying:
IF anyone will come among US teach
ing a religion not of superstition but of
reality and earnestness and liberty,
very many of us are ready to listen"
Mr.. and Mrs. McAll left the next
morning for England, but they could
not forget that man and his call and at
ter long and earnest elaboration decid-
ed to give the rest of their lives to the
work so suddenly and, as it seemed, so
providentlally opened.
After twenty years and most of sue
cessful and loving service among those
people, Mr.. McAll has passed to his re-
ward. Mrs, McAll still labOrs on, earn
estly pursuing the same prayerful work.
It is a most interesting fact to New
Haven people that the first auxiliary
formed in this country was in our own
city, October q, 1879, through the eff
forts of Miss Beach
Many interesting reports will be Civ
en- at the meetings which are to be
held in the United church chapel, Del
egates from the auXiliaries all over the
country will be here and many places
are desired for the hospitable entertain
ment of these ladies.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
DECISION BY JUDGE TOWNSEND IN
PATENT INFRING ElIENT SUIT.

stephen j. Bradley Sentenced to One Year
in Jail-John Mattel Also Gets One Year
for Assault With Intent to Kil-Jesse G.
Mcintyre Put on Trial Yesterday-Pro-
bate Business-O Other Court Notes.
An important decision was handed
down by Judge w K. Townsend in the
United States court yesterday. The de-
cision rendered is in the case of E. NJ
Miller company of Merlden, manufac-
tuners of brass goods, against the Meri-
den Bronze Co., a suit for the alleged
infringement of the Holman patent on a
wick adjuster for central draft lamps
The compliments and the defend
ants burners resemble each other very
much. The defendant corporation sets
up among other things the lack of pat
entable invention on the part of the
compliments patent. The defendants
held that by their construction they had
eliminated one of the features of the
combination. The court, after lengthy
and exhaustive consideration of the
points involved, most Of which are OF
technical nature, practically supports
the defendants claims as related in the
foregoing, finds that there Is no in
fringement and ordered that decree
be entered Diminishing the bill.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22
-
Financial.
War situation Dominates the Stock Mar
ket-An Improvement In Prices.

war SITUATION dominates the STOCK Mar
ket-An Improvement In Prices.
New York, April 21.-The European
war situation continues to largely dom
mate the course of the market for
stocks here, as was shown by the quick
adjustment to the London parity in the
quotations at the opening. London
showed a further fractional advance
for American securities, and this was
probably due in part to the fact that
yesterdays London prices were some
what depressed by the excessive de-
preston existing in New York on
Monday. Prices for Americans contin-
ued to improve in London during the
day and there was some buying for
London account here.
The total sales for the day were less
than 900 shares. A notable point in
the days market for stocks was that it
moved in harmony with the wheat mar
ket, though within a narrower range.
This was contrary to the tendency hith-
erto shown ever since the beginning of
the present war scare and was per-
haps due in part to the influence Of
domestic crop conditions on the wheat
market.
Following are the closing prices re-
ported by Prince G. Whitley, bankers
and brokers. 16 Broadway New York,
and 10 Center street, New Haven:
Bid Asked