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PATRoLLED BY DETECTIVES.
City Wen Guarded from Criminals.
Hotel Thief Arrested.

The streets OF the city are swarming with
out-of-town and local detectives. Twenty
OF the shrewdest fly cops from the
big cities arrived yesterday, and mole
are coming this morning. AS fast as The
detectives arrive they go to police head
quarters and report to Inspector Holm
berger, who assigns them to street duty
as far as possible in company with his
own men. These detectives will remain
constantly on duty, picking up crooks and
suspects. until March s.
The first important catch was made late
yesterday afternoon, when Detective Gal
laher, of this city. in company with Detec-
tective Sergeant NJ. J. Reap, of New York,
arrested Nick Moran on Pennsylvania
avenue, near Fourteenth street. Moran
was sauntering ieisureiy along the crowded
thoroughfare when the officers stopped
him and escorted him to headquarters.
There he was 'fnteryie ewed' by the in
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Monks Under an Avalanche.

Berne, March 1.-The left wing OF the
great monastery Of st. Bernard has been
demolished by an avalanche. Fortunately
no lives were lost, nor was any one Sc
riousIy injured, but the monks occupying
the monastery were in serious danger for
some time. When the great mass of snow
and ice descended upon the building the
occupants took refuge in the part of the
building which remained intact, and from
there were able to dig tunnel under the
SNOW, through which they crawled. Most
Of them were severely frostbitten.
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WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
The Charred Body Of Mrs. Rebecca
Burke Found.
She Was Alone in Her Room at the
Time of the Accident-Its Cause
Unknown.

Mrs, Rebecca Burke, colored woman,
fifty years old, was burned to death at
her home, No. 2o32 Seventeenth street
northwest, shortly before o O'Clock yes
the unfortunate woman met death, as she
was alone at the time.
Mrs. Burke was a respectable widow,
who worked out In service and rented
room with a colored family at the above
number. In her room on the second floor
OF the house she had little stove, where
she cooked her meals There were two
or three occupants of the house on the floor
below. but somehow they failed to hear
the cries OF the woman. It was not
known that anything was wrong until
someone detected the odor OF burning
cloth, and smoke was seen coming from
the window and from under the door of
Mrs. Burke's room.
Upon opening the door the landlady was
Mortified to find the woman's body lying
upon the floor, still sInouldeTing and emit
ting a horrible odor. Quick to grasp the
situation she seized a bucket OF water and
dashed it over the burning body. Running
down stairs she procured a heavy blanket
and wrapped it about the body. Then it
was discovered that the woman was dead,
and at the same time teleph one MESA ge
was sent from nearby drug store for
the fire department. Engine No. 8, which
is stationed but short distance away,
responded, but its services We're notneeded.
In spite of the fact that the woman's
Eody, the flames had not ignited anything
else except the carpet where she lay.
The body was removed to the morgue at
the Sixth precinct station. Coroner Ham
nett was notified and will investigate
the case today. 1t Is not known whether
or not the woman had any relatives.
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Manhattan was the weakest feature OF
the market 1t dropped three points The
Manhattan directors hold q meeting to-
day, and there were rumors on the street
again Yesterday that the dividend viii be
cut. Can it be that Russell Sage has won
ont with his idea and that Mr.. Gould, with
his control of half the stock of the conl-
pany, is not to be regarded? 1t looked very
much yesterday as if somebody thought
he knew there is to be cut, Harry Con-
tent started the break by selling 1000
shares.
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on another Western fake story, TO the
effect that new concern with 100000
capital has been Incorporated There
were eager buyers at the lower figure
and the loss was soon recovered Chicago
Gas is one of the stocks to buy on Just
such declines. There will be many a
dollar earned by holders OF Chicago Gas
this spring.
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Arthur White, member OF the Stock
Exchange, was suspended yesterday S
V. White, his father, later gave cut the
following statement:
MI. Arthur White has not been giving
attention TO his Stock Exchange business
for some months His losses have been
entirely in outside ventures He has no
contracts on the exchange and nobody on
the exchange will lose by his failure
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Wayne Macveagh Homeward Bound.

Rome, March Hon. Wayne MacVeagh,
United States Ambassa dor, with his fam
lily, started for Nice today on their return
to the United States. The ambassador and
his wife and daughter were met at the
railway station by large gathering of
friends to bid them goodby.
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There was a break, too, in the Anthracite
coaiers, Jersey Central and Lackawanna
falling per cent. The report of the
Lehigh and wilkesbarre, the Jersey Cen
trails coal road, published yesterday, was
at first very badly received. 1t looked
crooked to many. Nothing was earned, but
the Jersey Central had credited itself
with $40O 900 from this source. This
caused the drop in the morning hours.
Later, however, an explanation by Presi
dent Maxwell ,ofthe Jersey Central, relieved
the situation, and that stock rallied con-
sderably.
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The local brokers are nearly all bullish
on the market, though several OF them are
inclined to think with ME that for the
moment stocks have reached their high
point. l talked to the monetary trust peo-
pie. Silshy, Guriey and Barross Dickinson.
of Willard & Co., and several others yes
tcrday. Silsby is especially a believer that
the Mckinley boom is really coming
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The rise that has been predicted for
Omaha preferred matenalized TO the ex-
tent OF three points yesterday.
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DIED.
BA BENDREIER On Monday, March l,
1887 at the residence or her son. Fred
erIcS Babendreier, NO 51S Fourth street
northeast, SOPHIE. widow of Louis Ba-
bendIeier. aged seventy years
Notice OF funeral hereafter
baltimore, Md, papers please copyJ
IN MEMORlAM.
SHREVE-In lOvi ng remembrance or
my dear mother, Elizabeth A Shreye, who
died TWO years ago today, March | /, 1880
You are not forgotten, uOther dear,
Nor ever win you be-
AS long as life and memory lasts,
L viii remember thee
BY her daughter, l. E. Mcdonald.
Item
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UNpERTAkERS

UNpERTAKERS.
j. WILLIAM LEE.
USDERTAKER.
S32 Pa. Ave. NV.
First-class service Phone, 1883
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Chicago Gas was forced down point
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Antiquary," ana with q certain appearances Of
embarrassment declared that the background
needed to bo touched up. An artists fancy,
they thought. But Stewart was one Of those men
who refuse nothing and Fortuny one Of those to
whom everything is granted. He carried away
tho picture. After few days, when it re.
turned to the house. 1t had in fact been sub.
jccted to a change; the artist had introduced
In its old frame seemed TO form part Of tbe fnr.
nIture In tho room that Is tho scene OF tho pio-
ture,, Mrs; stewart's desire was fulfilled. Is
:, Another story which / must tell relates to
tho Portrait of Me,ssoniSr." q particularly
was a sincere admirer Of tho "Rixe," IL ia not
surprising that on his part the great master
Colleague. Although 6o was not lot inyssS S sSSuqg iS
praise and not easily made enthusiastic, Meis.
%SsS SSRs had SboSs 1S HnS S oM ST' ya
which, when hc granted 1t, doubled the value OF
Ono day he called on Fortuny and found him
In his studio working on ono of his finest com.
positions, tho spanish Marriage" The master
SzSpsS the nts4ss o wsS SSS ha tine G with al
to conceal. Compliments -ho used to express
them, in short, Jerky, phrases, saying great
deal in n few words-complimonts, sny, rushed
to his lips, striking the painter by their Justice
and charming him by their sincerity, The mo-
STb Mhep ah 9od of GGcs
frown appeared on Mcissonier's forehead. his
lips were slightly pressed. his fingers twisted
the thin ends Of his long beard. Fortuny be.
came uneasy. What gross fault had he com
mittodi Where was his drawing wrongl
What law Of perspective had he forgotteni
Tho explanation was not long in coming. Mcis-
sonier thought that the officer who appears in
the procession wns, anatomically. badly built
and asserted that his legs werc not in proper.
tion to his body. and to support his assertion,
and to persuade tho young man, who at first
was more astonlshod than convinced he drew
his attention to his own legs, which were in per-
feet proportion, he said, as regards length.
strength, and size.
One must have known Meissonier to under.
stand how much piquant originality was given
to this scene by his shrll voice. his piercing
eye his animated gestures, his habit of skipping
about; one must also know the importance he
gave to the slightest details, and the depth of
his artistic religion to understand the end Of
this episode. Anywhere clso and with other
actors 1t might have seemed grotesque; thero,
between these two artists, it was of grand
simplicity. Meissonier offered to pose for For
tuny, and the young painter Immediately made
a sketch of the great master. Completed later
this study became the Portrait of Meissonier"
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Ing on a marble table, her arms raised In most
graceful attitudc from the admirlng interest
with which the painters look on her faultless
lines and her sculptural beauty. 1t may he fore
seen that the young woman will easily obtain
all their votes,
1t may be also said OF the picture that as soon
as it arrived at Paris 1t obtained the approval
of all painters and connosseurs The sensation
was great one. The press was unanimous In
its praises. Admiration was absolutely uni
versal; the fact is rare enough to be empha-
sized that there was but one opinion as to tho
spirit of the composition. the life of the figures,
the correctness of their motions, tho grace and
truth of their attitudes and above all the soft
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will also give some idea of the character OF the
relations which were formed at the very first
meeting between the collector and the artist
Fortuny had heard great deal about Meis-
sonicr, but knew his work only through photo
graphic reproductions. The suppression of
color is to a painter what the translation Of
poem is to n reader. Tho original beauties dis
appear and the mind Is filled with unsatis-
fed curiosity. which may weigh heavily on an
artist Of impressionable nature. Mr.. Stewart
knew this. he wished TO cause pleasure to his
new friend. as propitiatory present He took
TO Rome the little masterpiece of Meissonier
which is In the collection, "Suite dune Querelle
de Jeu," and Fortuny to his surprise found one
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SUNSET, BY COROT.

fish palace, he can render them attractive to the
eye while preserving their real character.
MadraZo, as Rico has just said was also
friend Of the Stewart family: the pictures by
this artist in the collection are OF exceptional
quality among his works. The two little can
vases. the Woman with the Parrot" and the
woman with the Guitar" will cause n veri-
table surprise to more than one connolssour.
For some years Madrazo has been occupied
with the execution of many orders for portraits
and the public rarely has chance to see his
genre pictures, 30 these two paintings Will he in
a way revelation. In seeing them the mind
turns unconsciously back to the fine work OF
the Dutch school OF the seventeenth century
Nicer Of Delft of tho Pieter dc Hoogh rise to tho
lips. There 10 also an important work by this
artist, the departure from the Masked Ball,
q scene observed sagacously and rendered with
startling truthfulness; but 1t Is pretty well
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which appears in the collection. The artist
made It more attraetiye by adding do to II back a
can % even distinguish on an easel the sketch for
Fhed later and called 80 Si9S G9ds s.v,nr .noken
@ and % auality Of the Works with Which he has
my my resaers, would probably have taken more more
than hp sasS
es'J Gate Of justice S % at R the xihambra"i Who can
escape the oaptivatins char charm . pt that Joyous.
Hysy animated scene called he
tempted to wish "Bon dppetit' to the dainty
segSt the e eapreo1s twists Of the Vines on
the walls9 Who can help trying to cast glance
Epe Of oof or 81 smile behnd the
glass of the sedan chair with such richly deco
ons lima Psnsd snd Mh0 can help ssr aSr
asd lovers of the delicate and fas.
secrets Tor the master. will look with delight not
only on the street in Tangier." Of which
have already spoken but also on that
standing on a bench in garden blooming with
flowers. and scraping his kit, leads SO joyfully
phrase Of Th6ophllo Gautier. q poet who was as
pie slipped their coffee and gave themselves up
TO the pleasures Of the Kief with astonishing
plaC1dity. The ktcf is the hour or rest, which
the voice OF the MueZZin announcing the hour
is a detail Of Oriental life OF which the artist
In speaking now OF Rico shall not go out of
the family of ingenious painters and brilliant
colorists. Moreover, this artist being friend
OF mine, asked him for some particulars about
his relations with Mr. Stewart. and take great
pleasure in transcribing his answer here.
DEAR FRIEND: 1t was about 1867 that
made the acquaintance Of Mr.. Stewart. He
though was then absolutely unknown. Since
that time whenever returned from my travels
the first visit received was from him and from
the deepest interest in me.
Although people may say that am not dis
in stating that / have never known a connois,
seur more intelligent than Mr.. Stewart and
more untiring in seeking good pictures without
t hae a B m
The dealers hesitated In the selection or artists
and the price to pay them. and 1t was he, with
ss tst9 and who n
moment In the artistic market of Paris.
Il lost IN Mr.: Stewart friend, q protector.
and owe my position In great part to him.
His greatest pleasure was the society of artists,
sds and E what say for myself ma, be said also
others. He was the type OF tho most perfect
cdbgltero whom l have ever known. and you
need only look at the collection of letters which
the artists have written to him TO be convinced
OF this. His gallery of pictures will show the
have left to this letter all its original favor;
exact Is the portrait have drawn OF Mr.. Stew
art 1t may also serve to show that gratitude
is sentiment which has not been banished
Rtoo OF late years has painted principally In
Venice, but earlier he made admirable sets OF
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was always q sincere admirer of the beautiful,
b sagacious critic, valuable counsellor, an
amiable conV erser, never dropping his natural
frankncss. and often summing up his thoughts
in short, clear phrases You must buy that"
or Don't take that" Moreover. Mr.. Stewart
was the kindest and most benevolent person
Imaginable 1t Is impossible to say how many
beginners he encouraged, how many artists in
distress he aided. In the presence of diff
Guilty to DO overcome. or of a blow Of fate to be
warded Oft. he always found tho right word to
comfort or console. and also the bank note
which removes obstacles.
At the time of which am speaking the paint
Ing Of the modern French school, highly apprc-
ciated by American collectors, shared this
favor with the Italian and Spanish schools.
Tho chief market, however, for the latter was
neither Rome nor Madrid, but Paris. What must
naturally happen. happened. After having at
tracted tho pictures. the capital attracted tho
painters and Fortuny, Madrazo, Rico, Boldini,
Zamacois, Villcgas, were seen there.
Fortuny had great influence on tho artistic
world. With the appearance Of his first works
painters understood that q master
vealed. AS soon ho came to know him Mr..
Stewart became sincerely enthusiastic over his
talent. But tho story of their connection Ii
worth telling. In 1868 Fortuny, who was then
living at Rome, sent to Goupil & Co. q batch Of
pom and ink drawings and water colors. Zama-
coils. his friend, spoke to Mr.. Stewart of these
pictures in terms 30 warm that tho curiosity
of the great collector was aroused. He visited
tho Goupil store and saw Fortuny's work.
Fascinated and astounded he at once picked
out four at prices which were then very small.
Soon after, having been told that painting by
the young artist had reached Paris he imme-
diately bought IT, The painting was the Arab
Fantasia"
The fame of this canvas has been long es.
toblished. 1t is veritable feat of dash, Of
dazzling COLOR and energetic movement. Your
head swims in looking at all these figures Of
Arabs, leaping, dancing, yelling tyou think you
can hear them, firing off guns tyou can smell
the powder). and in spite of yourself, dazed,
dnzzled, intoxicated. you find yourself ready to
be drawn into tho Internal round. Whoever
has seen the picture once can never forget IT,
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effect 1t produced was great, and the collector
in his delight at possessing the painting, do

THE MARKET PLACE, BY RICO.
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landscapes in Spain and in France, notably at
Poissy His paintings are of small dmensions,
but the composition is SO correctly proportioned,
the execution SO bright and broad, that the
impression mado is the same that you would
feel before large canvas.
1t would be difficult to make n choice among
the works of this artist in Mr.. Stewards posses
sion. All have their charm, all have their at
traction 1 shall mention, however, the HOUSE
Canal Near Veronese's Tomb at Venice" q
".strcet in Toledo" through which delightful
limit myself, the Market on the Avenue 10;
ssephine at Paris" picture which which was as, exposed
colors are many and Of exquisite quality; for
example, the "View of Mans" the Landscape
at Poissy'' and the two "Views of Seville
All Of Rico's works are enlivened with figures
and animals Of faultless drawing. Tho COM
positions in which architecture predominates
all CIV us to appreciate special side of the ar
lists talent. No ono can paint buildings better
than he; whether they are cold as a bourgeois
house or OF picturesq ue appearance as Moor
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whether a prcscntiment warned him of the short.
ness of his career hut the fact Is that his ardo1
for work never slackened. that his progress was
rapid and his success constant,
Iio studied first at Bilbao; then at the Acad-
elny at Madrid, and last with Mcissonicr, whom
lessons of that great painter that he doubtless
owed the scrupuous care with which he drew
But what belongs TO himself, what constitutes
his originality is the choice and Interpretation
of his subjects; the wit, the humor the phi.
losophy by which his works arc marked.
All these qualities will be found in several Of
the pictures which belonged to Mr. Steward
the "Snowball," tho 'Infanta," or the Model
of Fortuny.' but It seems to mo that they are
in u manner condensed in "Checkmate." Two
just placed on the square the piece that decides
the game. Over his face, bright with mischie2
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known, for it made great sensation when 10
arst appeared, and people have not forgotten
tho life, the gayety, the go which animated 1t.
Finally, shall also mention great panel, tho
"Picrrctte. the figure of u young woman in tho
costume of n masked ball, of life size and of ir-
resistible fascination.
Having spoken of these three artists, must
say a few words Of HamaCofs, who, with them,
made up n quartet of crones. In Fortuny's
correspondence can he seen how frequently the
names of his three friends flow from his pen.
what an interest he takes in their work, how
sincere his admiration is when it is a question
Of their pictures. Jealousy and envy were un-
known to these high natures, and If any one Of
them urged Mr.. Stewart to enrich his gallery
with a new work 1t was assuredly question
of the picture recently finished, not by the
speaker, but by some one of his friends Thai
Is an example that is not often followed.
Zamacois was born at Bilbao in 1912; he died
at Madrid IN 1871, too young, alas, for art, for
he had won very quickly great reputation.
AS early as $685. when he made his first appear
ance in the Paris Salon, he asserted his person.
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STEWART ART TREASURES.
a GREAT COLLECTION ABOUT TO BE
DIsPERsED IN NEW YORK.

Whs American Cennoisseur whe Gave EoFtuny.
nradrsso, Rico. zan,aoots. Ne Nittis and
I.sidtnt Their stsrt--Nletssouters, Troyenn.
ana Corots BouEht Direct from the Artists.
PARIS. Nov. cit was Immediately after the
Franco -Prussian war that / first met Mr.. VIII
liam Hood Stewart, who at that time had for
several years been In the front rank OF collectors
Of French and foreign pictures In those days
hardly an American, might say no American,
who loved painting, passed through Paris with
out visiting Mr. Stewart. and obtaining the as
sistanco Of his experience. met at his house In
the Cours Ia Reine where the greeting was 80
cordial, and where time passed away 80 rapidly,
ON one day, Messrs. Gibson, Alexander Brown,
and George II. Tyler of Philadelphia; on an
ether, Messrs Cutting and d. Hart OF New
York, and among many others Messrs. w. II.
Vanderbilt and O. Vanderbilt, all delighted at
che manner in which they had been received and
all prepared 10 profit when the time for their
selections came, by the advice givon thom.
Mr.. Stewart played tho part, which circum-
stances and his tastes had forced upon him,
with perfect good grace, perhaps even with real
Soy. He did tho honors of his museum homo
like o man OF the world like cordial and live
ly host; with inspiring animation, with . wide
awake wit. in fascinating language he explained
and commented on tho masterpieces that ho
had gathered about him; forgetting that the
pictures were his, he pointed out their chief
beauties; he discovered new ones at every In
ppection, with the perfect good faith and delight
of connoissour who should visit the Paris
Louvre, or the Vienna Belvedere.
When a friend visited him, Mr.. Stewart
often went about with him. They then made
endless trips to the picture dealers, long visits
TO tho studios, new Journeys into that land of |
art. fruitful In surprises and enjoyment. AT !
home and away from his house Mr.. Stewart
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morning the great masters panel placed on his
own easel and lighting up his studio. Deeply
touched the artist wrote few words OF dedica-
tion under 'water-color and offered 1t to Mr..
Stewart method OF thanking worthy Of tho
attention; the two mon understood each other.
The water color thus offered is one of the pearls
OF the collection, and is called "Street in Tan
gier." ] may add that the painter Henri
kegnault served as a model for the principal
figure In this work.
1t was also on the occasion of this visit to
Rome that Fortuny received the order for the
celebrated painting, the "Choix du Modele," or
-As II u also called. "AcadsmiciAns CheoKing .
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ness and tho deIicacy of the color. Tho painter
was at once acknowledged as master. How
many artists. then. dreamed OF becoming q
Fortuny, as others have dreamed Of becoming
Rembrandt or Velasquezl
Graceful and even tender recollections are
plentiful in the story of the painters connection
with Mr.. Stewart. / recall one about tho
picture called 'The Antiquary." Mr. Stewart
had been In possession of this work for some
time when Fortuny made a trip to Paris. and Of
course visited his Mecenas While chatting,
Mrs. Stewart expressed her regret at not having
good portrait of her husband. Fortuny did
not answer. but little later he Wanh nm tO ''ThA