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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

IT'S own. But this viii be overcome by
the adoption of English, which is the
most generally known of any spoken
tongue 10 ship but has an English
speaking captain.
"'rhe approaching Spanish trouble has
tens the new signal system, and doubt
loss there will bee one I'm operation in n
short time. 1t is seriously needed. In
the last book Of international Signal
Codes there is the sentence. "No system
vet devised will convey signals which can
be- perfectly and readily understood under
an circumstances
"And with the frankly acknowledged
state Of affairs. mariners look very anX-
iously toward the adoption Of q new code;
and the screen system seems TO be the
best
JAMES BARTON.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

JAMES BARTON.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03
new SEA SIGNALS FOR WAR,
Member Of Maritime Board Says Their
Adoption Is an Immediate Necessity.
BANNERS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
Mariners Can Ask els Maceo Dead HAS
War Hccn Declared ?" and Receive In
canocsccnt Replies Present system
Been In Operation Forty Years,

(CoTyTIenf INI Tor me TImo80
There ls % crying need Tor new signals
at sea. said member oi the Maritime
Hoard Of tho United states "and with tho
deepening Cuhan-Spanish disturbance &c
has become an absolute necessity that
now sisn1ls Dee adopted.
'"rhc present signal system has been in
use forty years and BIS known as the In
tcrnatioual Code. England France.
Germany Russia. Brazil italy Austria.
Holland. PORTUGAL. Belgium Spain. Nor
way and Sweden have al adopted IT, Yet
the system is about Ass bad Ga ono ass amy
institution of civilization. It is so de-
fcctive that thc United States Marine
Board has never formally recognized K.
True. the United States has been forced
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

The Unique Spectacular Play. "M rry
Trrmp-." To Appear Here Jan. I'h.

FTIHlp-' 7" 'fVI'T'' ''"I' !" 7'''' - TT
Those conical littlo folk. the Liliputians
who have been favorites Gun this city from
the very first time that they made tncu
aupcarauce here. and have entertained
many thousands of spectators with theii
grotesoue and humorous performances
Will return ON the 18th of this month
appearing M the Academy I'm four per
f0rmancos. They will bring This time
q most elaborate spectacular production
Its name is Merry Tramps.' and tho
author is Robert Breitenbach. while the
musical part has been provided by Carl
Plcinngor.
The Liliputians are clovcr1r than ever
and the new play affords them ample
opportunity FOR the display Of all their
special qualifications. Miss Selma Goer-
ner. as one Of the three little tramps. ia
delightful. and win again demonstrate
her genuine ability as q sOuhrctte of
unusual talent. without regard % her
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

inches. Nr. Franz Ebert and Mr.. Adolf
link as the other tramps. Will show
that they are as active as iudefaugable.
and as amusing as ever.
The elaborate ballets representing the
fruits and flowers of autumn in the FIRST
act the various modes of illuminatons
of an ages and an nations I'm the third,
and the silver lace ballet in the last act
are the most beautiful things OF this kind
eyer seen here. and the rest OF the spec
tacullT features of the production en-
brace some gorgeous stage pictures. ono
of the main features OF the entertainment
is the dancing ~ the Luputians during
the progress of the ballet. They appear
as dudes Of the twentieth century and as
modern ChlusOncttes.
Nothing dr0lier than the capcring Of
these dainty mdgets can De imagined.
and with their dances they will earn no
end o. applause. Miss Bcri - Jaeger
and Miss Elise Lau take The leading
feminine roles. They are both very pref
IS, perfectly formed and have sweet
oxcelleuty trained voices The play ends
with grand apOtheOsis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03
In Flour.

Best Flour in the World---Silver
King Patent Family S5.25, or Sc.
a sack.
Snowflake Patent Family Flour,
s. 90 a barrel, or SIC. sack.
Country Extra Flour, $3.50 a
barrel, &c. a sack.
A Good Family Flour, 1875 a
barrel, 25c. sack.
Jap. Coffee-the best you ever
drank. Roasted, in I.pound paper,
ISc. Try it and you will use no
other.
pounds Virginia Buckwheat for
&c
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
WEs7AISsTER ~sTl
Tha SHofb AssivsSssSy Of TbSfr AasDsiss 70
ne CSsz ssenoratedL

~ 0emofntEdS
Ths New York PrssbT,sry and the Presby.
terrain LnLDb will c~sieGA.s .ointIy the 25Oth
Anniversary II the adoption Of the wsaimlbsEr
stAttA rtL by tbs Westminster Assembly during
i,s cn ing session Ia lst7.
The clynD ttnoratlon will begin this afternoon
IN the YirEt Presbyterian Church, Fifth venus
and Eleventh street. In the evening q recsp.
ton VIII bs held in Madison Square Garcen
cohcsrt hall unfsr the direction Of the Prssby.
terrain Union. ana tomorrow evening hnsI s1sr.
eisss will hs held at the church. The programme
for the three events consists chiefly Of addresses
ny prominent member Of the clergy on subjects
relating To the Weatminstsr Assembly and tho
Religious effect Of the standards adopted.
IN thS chhps OF The church these arc To be CT
hihhsd In connection with the com tnemoratlOn
fnEnsBtDts Of the WsstnlnHtEr Assembly cob
lsGtcd from various sources. Among the sxhib-
ASS Dbly when Sys made hls attack upon
u sten's DchEtne Of church polity. The Itcy. Dr.
hcCoOk of PhilAdclphia bhs contributed eIRfi-
Teen paintings ana snRrayinRs depicting dif.
terent sIensb IN the Assembly and portraying
some Of Us most prominent members. He has
E!so lEnt n facsimile Of the zeal used by
WcsttHinsier Assembly In certifying tho ordl.
uhtlDn Of ministers and the original copy Of tho
iDinntes Of tho session Of Presbyinrihn Synod
In 1879 at PhilHdelo hla. when the W~estninsi.r
bYtsry Of A meTlca. Princeton and Onion Theo-
logical sstninhrlssh have contributed sOme of tho
earliest editions OF the church polliy, church
doctrinsa. and tho longer and shorter cato
cblstns,
AT tbs church this afternoon and at tho recep-
tion to'niHht there viii be distributed a fac
hlmile souvenir copy Of one Of tho earliest edl.
lions Of the shorter catechism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
In Msnor, OF Henry Ward seoensr.

Special services were held in Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn. yesterday, in continuation
OF the celebration Of the hftieth anniversary of
tho beginning OF Henry Ward Boechor's pastor
ate. The building was decorated with flowers.
chiefly chrysanthemums. The music was by
tho consolidated choirs OF Plymouth and tho
First, Presbyterian churches. Tho Rev. DR..
Charles A: Berry. pastor OF tho Queens Street
Church. WolverhaInpton,. England, delivered
the memorial Sermon. entitled. THE Influence
and TheoloRian."
There VIII be special services at the church
next thursday evening. when addresses will DO
~. George A.: Gordon Of Boston, tho Rev. DR..
washington GLADDEN. OF Columbus, o., and tho
mouth College.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
STRICKEN IN THE STREET:
John stansbury or Sea Gin. L. L.. Dies In tho
Hudson Street Hospital.

John stansbury OF Sea Cliff, L. l.. who WINS
found unconscious at Duane street and Broad.
way last Thursday and taken to the Hudson
street Hospital. died there yesterday morning
OF cerebral hemorrhagc.
Mr.. stansbury was one of Sea Cliffs hest
known residents and business mon. He left
home In apparent good health on Thursday
morning to go to New York on business. While
walking down Broadway he was struck with
paralysis. Before losing consciousness he man.
aged to make 1t known that he came from Sea
Gun. His condition was hopeless from the FIRST.
Ills daughter was constantly with him, but he
lied without seeing his wife. whose health is so
poor that 1t would have probably been fatal for
her to attempt the journey. Mr.. stansbury was
70 years old. and had lived at Sea Cliff fourteen
years. having gone there from Glen Cove. His
body will be taken to Sea Cliff to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
LOSS TO THE 1UsCARORAa.
Chier Ssbnssn's Daughter Dies Csder Suspicious
Circumstances In ChicaGo.

NIAGARA FALLA. ". Y. Nov. 7.-on Tuesday
last Chief Elias Johnson Of the Tuscarora Indian
tribe received news tina; bis daughter. lamar T.
Johnson. had died In Chicago a few days before.
A letter told him that she was there under
treatment for nervous troubles and that she
was doing nicely. Tho body was ordered sent
here. but It did not arrive until this afternoon.
An examination revealed that an autopsy
had been performed by somebody. The
certificate attached to the casket gave
Pcritonitis as the cause OF death. Her sud.
den death, the delay in forwarding tho
body. and the fact Of an autopsy having been
performed, together with tho fact that she was
known to have had over 500 with her and a
gold watch and considerable clothing, haue ex-
cited her fathers suspicion to the extent that
ne VIII have a full investigation made.
The young woman wns handsome and accom-
pliAhed. For four years abe taught school on
the Tuscarora reservation. and in September.
1896. wAB transferred to Fort Totten, y. D..
and later to the Cheyenne agency. from which
point she went 70 Chicago. The Superintendent
OF Indian Schools will be asked to Investigate
the case. The body has not yet been buried.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
III. on,s r.eLc, c..v !. y.,,,

N"hf"I1, Va, Nav, John Anderson and
we nlh"rA VIA composed tho Grow Of tho m,
'"l'n soNn"ncr ollyu l'ccker. charged with tho
h"'"nr arm" Captain nnd mate and tho burn,
NV al 'he NosArl an Tho high aonp. were trnns,
l'i'"A ma morning fnm tho United Alnlvs
m,s"lH LANCASTER, NJ uld Point, Ia tho Norfolk
WV lanh They. wprU brought hore IN n iur Ly
n,npntr United. htatua MhvAhpl uruua and a
SIl"hG ruard' A. Auyn aH they reeohed thu jail
lilo 10 J Merits. Formerly ot Nav V"rL ILL.,
euihnilleh hEs under Instructions from Dlatriul
attorney WHO 10 Alluw NO one " soc the mon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
PATRICK j. GLEAsoX ARRESTED.

Hot the HattIN-AHe Man. but n Gleason from
TarrJto~n. who Yelled n Policeman.
The name OF Patrick J. Gleason on tho police
returns from the West Thirtieth street sta.
ton aroused considerable interest In tho
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday until
1t was discovered that the prisoner WAS not
Long Island City's Mayor. This Gleason Is a
on Saturday for blowout" as he called it. He
blew himself 10 nssiduOusly that In the evening
he was keeping West Twenty.sixth street In an
upronr.
When Policeman Behr Of the West Thirtieth
street station ordered him 10 move on at / A,
NJ. Gleason was ohdurhtc, and when the bluecoat
bechmo imperative he shot out his fist, catching
Bdhr on tho jaw and telling him. Gleason spent
was fined KJ. ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
BOZ THIEVES NABBED.
They Destroyed saOO Worth or Property 4
Get . Quarter.

Four mall boys did nearly 5000 damage on
the roof OF the stable at 234 Water street yes.
terday. They cut with an axe fve feet ont of n
bunch OF lead covered copper telephone wiras
hoping to sell the metal for q quarter. Police.
man Bishop Of tho Oak street station caughb
them al II and rounded all four up.
They were David Wallace, o years old M aK7
Water street; Richard Burns. the leader Of ISe
gang, o years old. Of 35l Water street; Patrick
herman; : years old. of So Cherry street. and
Richard Callahan. z years old. of 30 Cherry
street. They were sent to the Gerry s%ociotys
rooms.
Richard Burns's uncle. whose name was the
same killed himself in Cooper Union Park q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
MARINE ISTELLIG ESCE.

hiHiATpEL ALhAHLc-THia DAY.
Sun rises E. . 80 run sets. 44S Noon sets. o so
MON UATER-THlG DAY.
hAady Hook. 047 Gov. IIrd. 7ig Hell DATE. 0 IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08

MIR. Morris Loses the End or Ms No..
Alexander Harris and Samuel Norris, who
I'VE AZ 4.S monmouth street. Jersey City. In
dulged in a mixed ale party last nipbt ana NJ.
rs and Morris had a light. Harris bt OFT tha
END OF Morris's nose. Harris was locked nm '"'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08

SAILED Fhoa pOhEsTIC Forts.
M CITY Of Birmingham. from Savannah for Now
YORK,
No Alamo. from Galveston for Now York,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08

hPptVea-htsDAf NOV. z.
Ne La Brhthgns. Eups. HANFs OGt 80.
~ CApTyi. HAESfnahn. DunkIrk.
H. UrsclhH Prince. Miller. RIO Janeiro.
Es Marie, Andersen, PrDRresO.
He T"yiOtdhIe, Gordon. swansea.
H. HchmJHI. Glover. Richmond.
Ea JhneAiOwB, Boar. Norfolk.
10 DDldEbrro. swain. PhIiadslphia.
IA Algonquin. --~. inGk sDnyllle.
chip Aryan. H. Clair. Honolulu.
Bark Marie hisdrnburg. hrnksns. Hamburg.
Bark Combustion. cwInhn hinyapOrr.
flor lAtaT arrivals sou FirAt PaRs.l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08

10 La Champagne. from New York. at Havre.
Ne WeHtornland. from New YORK. AT Antwerp
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hAiLEb FhoA DUhEhT.

SAILED TRon FOREIGN PORTS.
Ne umbha. from Queenstown for Now York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08

hEAfrin, Dgl, 40, Tho return ~ ,Inunss 4
hhlih WIN evidence u hiA diAuOy srIes IA ruulh
Sah,oih AlhuLn. within n low dnya saii "f
hhaillp, u causing ~ movement Iuwnrd iiuni
unllluh nI ITO l~uIrli0ID, ana a humhrr III wnll
eunIpisd ntpDdillunn have s|lnilri uui viii,
t,n past Tow days prepared Ia explore Tho ai,nrn
nNos ana NO nnnulliA III riNpls aud uIuukB. ILIs
Wurh con hs done very readily all winter an
e'uw seldom fhlln Ia any UIual drpih nluuI ,ID
nnhh,t anu " lnuliH rapidly under Iha lnt,lunr"
" lhh Japan current flrhi ola "a TuiU an,
tlbAiiiniA 10 en-, Wilde AruunI ulu,s 10 HII
hu4th nhh lh 'hfIlul nlnnH ~ jliuy unn las lnrIlI
ny luIl W INlHnl, whore there Ia a bawuull u,l
plpNl} ~ RliN,H hli uplHI lumber ~
Al pihhnnl lhnln ara 1000 niSn Dnrau,uud an
hhaH"hb AND hlung tho lral landIuu ln Iiuo
!ahbh, awaiting rnld weather Nnd iIutuu rnnla
", ehhhln t,nIn 10 continue their IuuTUnl Ia Iho
Hlnhhlhnl They ara substituting dogs AMI
hledA lni hnTaBs, Hid anticipate nnlIng "A atari
ever Tie route ~ any time frum Tho miitIn ~
lAlNaIp 10 The hrSt NJ April hLALwN lIsoii
hnh no'nihn - tnIlnahait hnd pluspuruln out
hlllns place, ii loco psnplp ii Nlli En lilo
snhi'n VI hnnh gTahipC activity later Ia lhu Annr
son, 40 y hutnhcr at large transportation rn,,
phiNhh lhluni makiHg n lhpiI iGrluinus a0v.
afhl HhllNnJ NuiIlIahlua hIu nlan engaged IA
constructing llnoa from thIs point over tho
All the. AtnAlueTa that have hson amazed mn
thn NJ Mlohbni route have hauled III fr tho
EUiter Hhn VIII not resume nntll May 1, Tho
yukon Ebalha elgspd 10 navigation, there 10 no
vaho " mat dirsouoh Az b. Michael aTU
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08

nrid l,""nn Nh r1,,ren" TI.o",, M, n%V ,ILou1n NTw nmIh
h"uih ~ tuSnA urandna. iiilH State. 1Gu ans'
,Ht"rt was made by u puor MUSirhn, Whn
M'Nru vi u nugget which ha rOld for HhhO,
iNh hllbArl ohuand much excitement hero and
lhrln l,na hogn ~ rush 10 tho nov dlHlIiCl, aud
%h''ilnr OF En"d pI"HprrlE aro rniurlGd Ia
Mnn prnhpprlurs hrc leaving horo for tho
rhlul gold placer county, Work wlll aeon
naAlh on ne. o%InrtiOn Of "a lnrHn Amsltinu nlnui
UDD. " '"'' "'' W Fa""I'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

Cd, I shan't think twice about shooting
you If you don't write the TRUTH
Fitch gulped down the brandy, took up
the Pen once more, and was near the end
or his own death warrant, when the con-
Wet sprang lightly from the table and
stood listening in the center of the room
Fitch saw him, and listened, too. In the
church they We're singing another hymn;
the old man saw by his watch, still lying
on the table, that it must be the last
hymn, and in a few minutes his wife
would he back. Eut that was not ALL
There was another sound-a nearer sound
the sound of voices outside the door. The
handle was turned-the door pushed-but
Fitch himself had locked and bolted it,
More whispers; then loud rat-tat
who is it?' cried Fitch, trembling with
excitement. as he started to his feet
The police! Let us in, or we break in
your door,
watching. the door; suddenly he turned
and there was Fitch in the act of drop
ping his written confession into the fire.
The convict seized 1t before it caught and
with the other hand hurled the old man
back into his chair.
"Finfsh it, he said below his breath, cor
you're dead man! One or the other of
US Is going to sw:ng Now. then. under
the moor OF what room did you hide the
gun? Let them hammer. the door is strong
What room was it? All, your bed room.
Now sign your name"
A deafening crash; the lock had given;
only the bolt held firm.
Sign shrieked Cattermole. A cold
ring pressed the old mans temple. He
signed his name, and fell forward on the
table in dead faint.
Cattermoe blotted the confession, folded
1t up strobe over to the door and smiling
~ hung 1t open to his pursuers.
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instantly Joined by another ragged leg and
another stout stocking. Neither made a
sound, for there were no shoes to the cat
like feet: and the stockings were remark
able for most conspicuous stripe.
Then old Fitch knew that his enemy had
found him out, and he could not stir. He
was waiting for a knife to plunge into the
center of his broad, round back, and, when
a hand slapped him there instead. he
thought for a moment he was stabbed in
deed. When he knew that he was not, he
turned round, still STOPPING, in a pitiable
attitude, and a new shock created him.
Could this be Henry Cattermole?
The poacher had been stout and thick
set; the convict was gaunt and lean. The
one had been ford and youthful; the
other was yellow as parchment, and the
stubble on the cropped head and on the
fleshless jaw was of a leaden gray.
That-that amt Harry Cattermole?"
the old man whimpered.
NO, that amt. but twas once, and
means to be again! Lead the way in be-
side the fire. l wish you'd sometimes use
that front parlor of yours: I've had it to
myself this half hour, and that's cold"
Old Fitch led the way without a word,
walked innocently up to the fire and sud-
denly sprang for his gun. He never reach
ed 1t. The barrel of revolver, screwed
round in his ear, drove him Keeling across
the floor.
SILLY old fool" Kissed Catternnola did
you think I'd come to You unarmed? Sit
down on that chair before blow your
brains out
Fitch obeyed