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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
Fart or n Train Thrown Over.

SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass, Feb. 25.-Thc
smoking car and n passenger coach Of an east,
bound passenger train ON the Fitchburs Rail
road jumped the track two miles cast Of here
this morning owing To a defective rail and rolled
over ON one side. Half q dozen passengers We're
Hawlcy, the daughter of n woll'known CLERGY
man, may prove fatal,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
rry College 10, Unde Ci,n service Rules.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Turner gave an
opinion yesterday that the City College is
neither a State nor a city institution, and that
its employees are not subject TO the rules and
regulations OF the Civil Service boards. He SAYS
that because the college was created as n special
institution, with such privileges as the power 10
receive cndowmcnts and special gifts, il is
neither a public institution nor a part, OF the
public school system, although IL is supported
mainly by public money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
Must Pay Full Duty on Gun r.rt..

The United States Circuit Court Of Appeals
handed down a decision yesterday in tho case of
the United States versus Irwin s. Co., reversing
a decision Of the United States Circuit Court.
and declaring that the full duty, 30 per cent.
ad valorem, must he paid upon importations OF
intact or with their various parts shipped in all.
ferent packages and under different invoices,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
COONET HELD FOR TRIAL.
ne 4. Accused or rcrjury In the Fair Pe.er
VIII Case.

SAN Francisco, Feb 25.-Judge Cook yester,
day issued a formal order holding e1-Notary J.
J. Cooney for trial before the Superior Court on
q charge of perjury in having, it is alleged.
knowledged deeds 10 certain real estate In favor
OF Mrs. Craven before him. Bail was fixed at
5000. which Cooney furnished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26

BALrINoRK, Feb. 25.-At the annual meeting
OF the stockholders OF the Northern Central Rail.
road to-day Frank Thomson was elected Prcsi.
dent In place OF the late George II. Roberts. John
i. Green was elected FRS, Vice.President, Chas.
Z; Pugh SECOND Vice,Presideni, :. N. Provost
Third Siee-President stephen w, White Secre-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
4 Niintiamaa Degraded.

Charles Young, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
Company T. Forty-scventh Regiment, has been
dishonorably discharged from the National
Guard by Gen. James Mclecr for using disre-
speCtfil language 10 his superior officer, Lieut..
II. II. Henninger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
They Pind w. g. Wood Insane.

The commissioners appointed 10 determine
whether William q. Wood is sane enough 10
consult with his counsel reported yesterday TO
Judge Ncwhurgcr. in tho General Sessions, that
he 10 not, II Judge Ncwburgcr accepts the re-
port. Wood will he put in a private sanitarium
instead OF being compelled 20 stand trial for
forging his .wifc's name. he Is the man who
spent several hundred thousand dollars huyinC
diamonds for May Kcilard ana other women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
Pleasant Travelling 10 Te,as.

A new schedule has been put into ercc; be-
tween 81. Louis and Texas points by way o! the
Iron Mountain route. the Texas and Pacific
Railway. and the International and Great
Northern. -Four daily trains with buffet sleep
ing cars and observation reclining chair cars are
run over the route between 81. Louis and DIAL
las, Austin, san Antonio, Galveston, and other
gulf points.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
Col. McCo.Iry nu,,,. severe Illness.

Col. McCoskry Butt OF the Twelfth Regiment
is seriously Ill with plcur!sy at his residence, g
West Fifty-sccOnd street. He was a little better
yesterday, Col. Butt has been confined 10 his
bed about ten days, He ia attended by nr. David
Magic and DR.. Edward q. Jancway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
4 Trol,c, Conductor 60, o Verdict.

Robert II. Furmar obtained a verdict OF 80, 900
against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
yesterday. He was a conductor employed by the
company, and IN q rcar-cnd collision received a
fracture o. the len leg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
rrirs h, one, Drill b, srooll,u Nnnsmcn.

The members OF Company r of the Twca:g,
third Regiment entertained a large number Of
their friends last night AT their nrmory in Be!
ford avenue, Brooklyn. nv giving a reception
Capt. 7, A. Wills. N. A. Powers, and N. a.
Casper,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
HOLLAND PICTURE SALE.
JosEr IsRAELs's GRACE BEFORE
THE NEAL" SOLD FOR 81, roo.


NMa
Prtce-rhe sale VIII Rad re-Nishi.
The second sale Of pictures belonging 10 the
Holland Art Galleries. which was held in Chick
ering Hall last night. brought out a larger num-
Der OF bidders than did the first sale, and the
aggregate Of the sales for the evening was
SIC, l02.5 so for 100 pictures. Ninety.seven pic
lures the night previous brought slo.5o7.5o.
The most notable picture sold last night was
Josef Israels's Grace Before the Meal" one OF
the finest examples OF his work in this country.
The first bid was 81 900. and the picture was
finally sold for 80, 100. II has been valued At as
much as $4,000. The buyers name was not
made public. Another notable picture sold was
W. Maris's Milking Time" which brought
but $3.50. "A Farmers Dinner" by H.. J. Blom.
mers, sold for $3.50. Two fine water colors, one
by Mauvc and one by J. 1srsels, sold for s4oO
cash.
A number OF seventeenth century Dutch
paintings were sold. but no ono was very anxious
for them. and they went for small prices.
7. J. Lansing bought J. H.. Ten Hates Coast
Of Scheyeningen' for S225. and :. II. Wakcman
bought Selling the Catch OF Fish" for 5000.
X. u. Woodward bought Du Chattel's "A Dutch
Canal" for S225. J. Israels's water color. The
Shell Fisher. was sold TO knoedler & Co. for
500. IIcnriette Ronncr's "A Happy Family
was bought by W. Y. Thorn for $40. Herman
Schaus bought Bloumerss" "A Farmers Din.
ner," and w. Moelols's " windmills Near Rot.
terdam' went to A. r. Brooks.
The sale began, with fifteen marine views by
TO $50 each. The prices OF the other pictures
upr, M fpllous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
VIII Raise NO s.laric. Tint. Year.

Commissioner Coils OF the Public Works De.
partmcnt announced yesterday that no salaries
VIII be raised this year, and that the money will
he expended instead in hiring more men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
Mrs. str.aahan- IS. 600 GIT 9. IN. N.s,.
Hospital.

Mrs. Clara Harrison Stranahan. the wife Of
James 5. T. Stranahan OF brooklyn. has pre-.
scented 5000 10 the trustees Of the Noble Hos.
pital az Westreld, Mass, her native town, for
the endowment OF "a free bed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
The Rev. Charles a. Dznieis or Jamaica Called
In HrookIyu.

The Rev. Charles 8. Daniels OF Jamaica. I. L,
has accepted a call 10 Ocean Hill Baptist Church,
Brooklyn. He will take charge on March /
preaching his farewell sermon in the Bapttsf
Church at Jamaica on Sunday evening next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-17

the periods Of exhaustion, from which
he has suffered for the past two years,
arc growing more frequent and his re-
coVery is moro SLOW His advancing
feebleness and the growing vigor OF
his malady are interpreted as unmis-
taxable signs Of approaching diss0iu-
ton lie is now in his SSth
year
That the college Of cardinals viii
be called upon TO perform the rare
and momentous task Of selecting one
Of their number to the papal chrome
seems an imminent certainty. And il
their selection carries out the predic-
ton of q burning fire" the peaceful
tranquility marked by Pope Leo
reign viii end
When its membership IS complete
the sacred college is composed Of
20 cardinals There are always some
vacancies, and there have never been
more than SO cardinals present at q
conclaVe. ThirtY-siX are sufficient FOR
the legal election of the new p0ntiff.
The successful candidate. must secure
the votes Of at least two-tfirds of the
conclave. Some cardinals who reside
at long distances from Rome are I'M
able to reach the vatican in time to
take part in the election Cardinal Glib
boas could not make the journey in
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only able to perform this feat himself,
but. more than that. his two daughters
and his grandson riValed him. They
understood the meaning of any passage
by its place in the text, but not a syl-
liable of the words General Kaufman
reports d like instance at Samarkand.
He heard of a young Mullah who could
take up any cue in the Koran and
proceed to the end of the volume from
that point. if desired. Russian officers
declared this fatty impossible. and
Kaufman summoned the prodigy. He
did all that was reported, Then an Of
fcer asked him to translate some pas
sages. How can I.?" he answered.
It's Arabic The youth did not I'M
derstand even his cue-the sound was
his only guide. One needs all the au-
thority of consul and viceroy to cred
it these stories. They make the recita-
ton of the Koran by persons who know
what they are saying quite common
place. 1t is told that Zobeideh. first
wife of Haroun Alraschid, kept a hun
dred slave girls in her palace, each of
whom kaew the sacred book by heart.
Their sole occupation was to repeat it,
and ten went on duty every day. $50
the palace hummed like a wasp's nest.
says the chronicler. We obtain quite
another view of Zobeideh's character
from The Arabian Nights.
There is a pleasant Indian story on
this theme. Mahmud of GuZerat,
great conqueror and a great man, was
told by a Mulldh that he who learns
the Koran by heart will be able to re-
deem seven generations of his ancest-
ors in torment. The king sighed, wish
ing he had son who would thus efface
his many sins. Young Prince Muzaffar
overheard HIM, and forthwith began to
study. In two years he could repeat
the whole, but his eyesight was ruined,
and his long reign was the halcyon
time of Guzerat. II is likely that many
pious MosIem falls blind in the eff
fort.
Those of US whose memory is no bet
ter than their neighbors', are not
without comfort If they look for it.
This is one of the faculties which
weaken as civilization spreads. The
stupidest savage has a good memory
it is easy to find one whose powers
seem beyond belief. The present Rajah
Brooke tells how he gave notice to is
chiefs of fine imposed upon them for
conspiracy. Each occupied a different
village. The fine was computed upon
! the number of warriors accredited to
each, and the chief was at liberty to
dispute the assessment. Thus the mes
senger had to recoliect the names of 40
persons and 40 villages and connect
the pair Of facts. Then he had to re-
] collect a series of As amounts and con-
meet them also. Further to justify
the assessment he must be able to
state how many warriors the raiall
assigned to each chief. The fortman
summoned to perform this duty ae-
knowledged it a ''twister." The Ions
, list was read over. To him three times:
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sport In the spring of 1878 CologseI Yer
ner left Gibraltar with a friend fer a
nesting expedition into the MOUNTAINOUS
country north of the Rock. They CHANGED
to visit the nesting place of a gfaffon vul-
lelme IA a cliff, which in mos'S parts "a
clned at AN angle of abort 10 degrees
Two7tlhlrds of the entire height was as
smooth as a wall.
I'VE had no ropes ne said We
worked our way through densely wooded
ravine to the foot of the cliff. and man
aged to reach q ledge whence We could
command most of the face OF the Dreci-
pice. Here we found it possible to side,
barefooted along the narrow lodges, the
strata being more closely defined:
Before reaching the ledge where the
nest lay, | had to let mayself down six
feet. Having packed the egg, l climbed
still higher, and came across two more
nests with eggs Great assures we're met
with now and again, and as l was creep
ing round into one of these. a gigantic
ing suddenneSS. Here | found another
nest. l swung round into the assure,
but could not get back again, so l climbed
up phe Chimney and collected more eggs
4 few moments later the daring climber
had a terribly narrow escape from an
awful death. He WAS sliding along the
narrow Lodges when the rock gave way
under his foot. and he swung out 800 feet
above the abyss, holding on to the upper
ledge only with the fingers of one hand.
The incident serves to illustrate only one
VI LLt many ptillS VI Tie tSS iluillST
Col. Werner casts something more than
doubt on the stories of eagles attacking
people. Il have taken eggs from scores
of eagles nests in lofty erags, he said
and have never once had such an eX-
perience. Certainly it is little dangerous
when one of these huge birds. affrignted.
daslleS out of d cavern. close to one 5
head whilst one is clinging to the face
of a sheer precipice; but / have never
known an eagle to Directly attack me"
The ordinary method of making a de-
scent over the face of Il cliff is first To
drive a croWbar firmly into the ground
soma distance from the edge One rope
is securely fastened to the crowbdr and
then thrown over the cliff This is the
guide rope. Attached to the end of the
other rope are three loops which are
placed around the climbers body. The
other end of this rope is held by the mar
/ who is letting him down. When all is
ready the climber begins to walk back
/ ward down the side of the cliff This is
! the work that requires good nerves. As
/ ne descendS he must be careful to kick
I away all loose stones. as one of the great.
/ est dangers is the possibility Of the ropes
/ dislodging heavy mass above him which
J would fail with crushing force.
The climber discovers the location o.
/ a nest by firing his revolver This
causes the birds to fly out from their re
treat. He must then work his way to the
/ spot, keeping q sharp lookout above al
] the time 10 dodge the small Jumps of rocl
/ which the moving ropes disfodge
( Altogether it is the kind of sport whict
! attracts very few followers, but wher
/ once the fad takes hoIu of a, man. CoIone
( Werner says that the craze will stick tC
( him for life.
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dinals are isolated from the rest of the
building, and every door, window and
aperture is walled up, with the eXcep
ton of a dumb waiter shaft, through
which food is passed, Each cardinal
has separate room, which he draws
by lot. He also has the service of two
attendants. members of his own house
hold, and the personnel OF the conciave
is further increased by the presence of
physicians. BARRIERS, carpenters, ma
sons. secretaries and master of cere-
monies,s the whole numbering from $50
to 275 men
There is no ballottng the first day, it
being devoted TO preliminaries. The
cardinals gather in St. Peters for the
celebr2 ton OF the mass of the Holy
Ghost, after which they listen to a SER
mon admonishing them to give the
church a new shepherd with all dill
gence and by setting aside all personal
considerations. a solemn procession is
then formed of many church dignita-
ries. and the concIaYe han in the Sis
tine chapel is entered. Prayers are Re
cited and the cardinals read the ordi-
nances on the election of a pope and
swear to uphold them. Each cardinal
retires to his room and is entitled to
receive visitors until three hours after
sunset
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and from that moment the cardinals
are cut off from all communication
with the outside world until the new
pontif has been selected.
On the following day the bailoting
begins about 10 o'clock. after mass has
been celebrated. Around the walls are
arrayed as many thrones as there are
cardinals, and before each chair is
writing table with ink. pens and paper
and list of the sacred college. In
the center is q large table bearing two
gilded vases. The ballots are placed
in one. and when counted in another.
In one corner of the hall there is a
small stove, the long smokestack lead
ing up to q window. When the ballots
have been counted they are burned
with straw. and the waiting thousands
outside can tell the number of ballots
by watching the smoke. When the lat
ter IS very light they know that the
decisive ballot has been cast. as the
last ballots are always burned without
straw.
There are three kinds of election de-
scribed in the canons, viz: BY inspfra-
ton by compromise and by ballot But
election by ballot is the ordinary rule
The blank ballots are medium sized
strips Of paper, almost square AT the
TOP tie cardinal writes his own name,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-17

London. Oct 5.-Egg hunting is gener-
ally regarded as a schoolboy's sport, at
tended by no danger except the risk of
a sound trounc1ng at the parental hand
when the theft of the nest is discovered
ait home.
The real egg hunter, however, the man
Wtpo has made 1t THE study and plea
sure of a life Time. runs greater risk than
the soldier i'm battle or the Alpine noun
tain climber. He must place his life IN
reservedly in the hands of the ignorant
Peasants of many countries and give no
thought to what they are doing N the top
of some precipice while he IS dangling ~
the ayr at the end Of a Slender rope, $50
feet or so above the level of the sea.
Not one man in a million or perhaps in
ten million has uhe requisite qualifications
Tor egg hunting. Above all else he must
have nerve but no nerves. Such a man is
Lieutenant Colonel Wtlloughby-Verne
one of the most popular OfricerS in une
Br1Gaslh army and tor some time 6t1ltU1Qled
ence.
Co4oneI Werner has climbed for eggs in
many quarters of the globe, and his COL
lection Is probably one of the finest owned
by an Individual. Furthermore it IS unique
as each egg is the representative of an
adventure more or less 1rilling in which
its owner played the Leaking part He is
Eow close 10 90 years of age and has been
lie has made a speciality of hunting ca
gie5' nests. but mas never neglected a
chance to secure the eggs of other birds.
providing they were Situated in places
difficult to reAch.
The lowest nest he has ever Saken was
that of AN inlperIa eagle, a tree-nest.AG
species. This nest was in the middle -Of
almost lmpenetrabIe thicket and sur
rounded by swamp covered with reeds
ten feet high. The great bird reEe1 upon
the difficulty of access to the tree fOr
E small army OF Spanish beech Ctpsrs
to beat down the reeds before ne could
get to the tree.
The highest eagle ness captured by him
was taken fronla golden eagle which had
liked its abode ON a dizzy crag $500 feet
Dove JlInena in Andalusia.
Colonel Werner has dCuia very little tree
hunting, as ne prefers the cliff climbing
work. His OUTFIT consists of $50 feet o1
oUe-inch Alpine rope, 90 feet of tWo-inct
rope TOR bad PAGES a ball of strung
Irvine with lead attached for coTnmuniCa
ting up or down. Il nest of tin boxes car
revolver, a canvas belt, water bottle ans
provisions, a hand camera and a set o,
egg blowing Instruments packed in a case
He wears rope soled shoes, k1ickerbock
ers, heavy stockings, a Woollen shirt anC
soft felt hat. He also carries a 2S-fJ1.
rope of pure silk weighing but a few GUN
ces, but capable of SUSTAINING tle weigh
ofsWo men. He never makes an ascent Cd
descent Without this rope for use in cast
of emergency.
at Gibraltar, where abundant opp0rtuni
ties existed for .ndulging his peculial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-17

Of the Italian cardinals five are most
prominently mentioned, namely, Par
occhi, Rampolla, Sarto. Vannutelh and
San Felice. Mariana Rdmpolla, the
present papal secretary of state, is the
logical successor, and his elevation
would insure a continuance of the con-
cilatory policy of Leo XIII. Strong
opposition has always been manifested
in the past, however, to the selection
of the papal secretary, probably due to
the fact that in that position the in
cumbent exercises nearly equal power
with the pope, and the position itself
is regarded as sufficient to meet the
ambition Of any man. Besides, there
are strong influences at work. which, if
successful. would end the peaceful
policy OF Leo XIII.
The candidate Of this class is Car
dinal Parocchi. and his elevation
would realize the prophecy Of a burn
ing fire" Ever since the entrance of
Italian troops into Rome he has bit
terly opposed every scheme of arecon-
ciliation between the vatican and the
present dynasty. But the Italian gov
eminent would never agree to the
selection of Parocchi and should he be
the successor Of Pope Leo the strife be-
ween the vatican and quirinaI would be
unending.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-17
TOO MUCH CATARACT.
Tale of Show Planned By the Drews
But Not Given.

Troy Press: While Mr. Drew was in
town last week he related one of the
funniest of his old-time experiences.
When he and his brother we're playing
in Troy the company had an evening
off here for some cause or other. and
the manager decided to send it to Co
hoes for an experiment. He hired a
hail. advertised the attraction, placed
the seats on sale at the usual place.
and sent a young man there to take
up the tickets at the door As he was
unable to go personally, he told Frank
to look after matters and see that eY-
erything was all right. a little after
{ Frank went to the hall and asked the
doorkeeper if anybody had gone in yet.
"Oh, yes" was the reply. there are
so or go inside
'But where are the tickets?" asked
Frank.
'They didn't give me any," was the
reply zach one came to the door,
said Cataract and walked past me.
1t must be raining dreadfully outside. y
"Raining?" replied Frank. cts not
raining at all. What does this NEAR? o"
AS he was talking, a young man
walked I'D to the door, looked at Mr..
Drew, exclaimed Cataract walked in
and took a seat Neither a ticket nor
cent had been received yet, but it
looked as though there would be good
house if the cataract" experiment
continued. Mr.. Drew stepped inside
and said to the audience:
Gentlemen. you must excuse my ig-
norance, as am stranger in town,
but will somebody inform me what is
the meaning of the word cataract .
which you have all used here tonight|'
why, that's the name of our news
paper" somebody spoke up
"Oh." said Mr. Drew, Il see now.
am sorry tn disapnoipt yan. BIZ as