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nue.. The envelope contained a small piece Of
paper. the same kind az the first note was
printed on. which was inscribed:
BE patient. o. X. Further notice"
McClusky subsequently concluded that II had
been mailed by the Davis " woman before che
learned that the story OF the child's disappear
ance had been made public.
Nothing further of Importance developed
until Wednesday OF last week. That morn
ing n letter addressed to MIR. Clark was
received by him. II had been mailed in this
city late the night before. The address on tho
envelope and the letter itself were printed. 1t
read as follows:
NEW YORK. May
DEAR MR.. CLARK A great mistake has
been made Our agents got the wrong person.
This is strictly confidential. and we shall be
deeply panied II you show this TO Capt. Nc
Clusky or give II to those fresh young college
men. the reporters
We put YOU on your honor. We are the
American Malta. and our object Ia to inIure
rich men who do not give up 800 a year to us
when we communicate with them. We have a
little list and a few subscribers and will have
more. We have been organized some time and
devise, various schemes to- do rich people
VINO do not contribute Enough-McClusky
We viii return your baby at once and we do
not wish one cent from you. and are sorry for
:Pay no attention to the army of fakirs who
will poster you. Our men thought your nurse
worked for n rich man Just off Fifth avenue.
whom VIC had approached and who did not
contribute to us. have come all the way from
Chicago to take personal charge Of this matter
and return your child. Your maid. notwith-
standing the esteemed World. journal. &c. Is
as green as the proverbiai grass, and swal
lowed good story readily, and has been in
MYSTERIES half the time since we have had her
detained in our place.
Your baby is well and a perfect little gem.
and you will get her back as soon as IL Is safe
for my henchmen That is. when these crazy.
erratic and dope-hitting reporters get through
frothng at the mouth. Your child will prob
ably be dropned in Boston or therea bouts. but
we Will notify you In whose hands it is-of
course. some innocent outsider. But be
patient and don't worry. We don't wish to
harm your little one or yourself. Pardon this
letter. and don't mind note signed Three
which one OF the men wrote as side spec
uation after he found he had the wrong girl
ana baby ] stopped this game as soon as
| reached here. / send scaUular from of the
childs neck to show good faith and convince
you | am sincere. Pay no attention to any
communication unless signed MephiSto
Secundo. King If the American Malta"
The cttor contained small white silk rib
bon, on which were strung an Agnus Del and
two silver medals. McClusky lid he and the
Clarks had received about 1900 letters alto
gother in connection with the case. Most Of
them were from cranks. One which bore u
black border and rough drawing Of a tomb
stone said that the writer had killed the child
in barbarous manner and cut the body in
pieces no bigger than walnut
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they first stopped with Fred Slawson.
carpenter. living on the Ringwood road.
half mile out from the station, Some
Of the Slawson children had the measles,
and the baby was taken further mile out on
the Johnsontown road to the home Of Frank
Opeman. a laborer at Tuxedo Park. There
they spent several days. week ago
tho McNally girl and the nurse got
a pony and road wagon from Benton
Wildron and took the baby up the mountain
road to the homo OF David Johnson. not far
girl formerly taught The Mentally girl
said that she sh was o.. afraid drmd the baby
ley and she wanted to get place TO board
johnson did not want to expose his childrep to
carruRs driver came, here The nurse had
disanpeared during WIE the ~ week X WI Wilson hired
Say S Of %ed o% %h Tie bD ht to Se
home OF Charles Youmans further out on the
eS"p paes ON tHs sdss woo s
ii5sausntsdf a road The yoamsni;sT took the the
he vas Esa sFons sGGnS q, snd,n &. nay
sloats burg to meet Wilson, When she got
here, he had gone. She said that Wilson was
her husband. Two years ago she came here
said that She had married Wilson In New York
He is about 20 years old over six feet tall OF
slight build. with dark hair and dark eyes and
Il shaven beard. He said that he had come
originally from New Orleans and that he
was, running horseless, carriage IN New
York. He said he was in love with this wild,
mountainous country and wanted to come and
live here all sumner He and hi wife LOCKED ssi
week. She wrote letter addressed TO Mary
somebody in New York; :, which Youmans
manses that she had written her. man
to come up and see her about renting, a
house" she had been talking with the
Waldrons about renting the wqldron house at
the crossroads, and, she wanted Wilson to see
the owner Around the railroad station very
few persons knew that the McNaly, girl
sons that at the he" baby was was the Child Of
Wilson's sister, in. New York; and that its
the mother had a sick child to look after. At
the Youmans house she said that the child
was her COUSINS. The Yonmanses thought the
child looked a great deal ike the. McNally girl
and suspected that It was her child. Not until
yesterday. though. did any one have any sus-
picion that the child was the lost Marion Clark.
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WREcKED ON NEWFoUNDL4ND COAST.
Crew of the Orion Hpisted to Safety ny n
DERRICK on the ONE Above.

ST. JOINS. n. f.. June 1.-The Danish
steamer Orion, Capt. Callesen from New York
city for Copenhagen with general cargo. went
ashore ut Freshwater. ten miles from Cape
Race. in dense fog at 3 O'Clock this morning.
The variable currents threw the ship out OF
her course. and she was going at full speed
when she drove on the rocks. beating in her
bows almost to the foremost
The shore where she struck consists OF
shelving rock below the water. with bluffs
rising many hundred feet straight up from the
waves. There was a heavy sea and the ship
labored and strained heavily The position in
which she struck threw her sideways and the
waves swept her decks continually. The star
board boats were under water and those
the port side swung inboard and could not be
launched, The engine, pipes, exploded scald-
The crew remained dashed in the rigging or
sheite rec by the upFerShide Of the deckho @
noon. and the buffetInC they endured mean
while left almost every ono Of the forty nine
men on board nearly exhausted Several inef--
ming around to the most likely looking spot.
drawn back by the lifeline. At last. during
the afternoon; boat was got over the side and
difficulty in !skirtng the unknown coast be-
cause Of the t . but eventually they reached
word was sent to Cape Race signal station ton a
A derrick was erected on top of tho cliffs
commanding the wreck. and by this means all
the men aboard the steamer were hoisted to
Gus one. for the waves still ran high. and every
man had to swim some distance through the
| surf to reach the point whore the life rope was
| let down.
In trying to launch a boat when the ship
| first struck. q whole boats crew were upset III
| the surf and barely escaped drowning When
rescued. the crew were nearly exhausted from
hunger and exposure. for they had eaten
nothing since the previous night, as it was
impossible 10 reach the food supply after she
struck.
The ship now lies with her stern submerged
her bows smashed and her bottom torn out by
the rocks Her engines have gone TO pieces
Coast schooners are, trying to save her cargo
and three steamers have left here on the same
errand il is doubtful. though, IL much can be
saved and il Is certain the ship is total loss.
The crew, who are Guartered among the fish
ing hamlets near the scene. will be brought
here by one OF the returning salvage steamers.
The Orion sailed from this port or May 81.
She was formerly the British steamship st
Romans but her owners, Furness. Witty Co.
sold her and she sailed hence under the
Danish flag. She was n four master, 402 feet
long. and Of 4.457 gross tonnage. She was
built in Hull.
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DRETFUS ARGUMEST ENDS.
Court Expected to Decide for Revision on
saturday or Monday.
Special Gable D,,puteh 10 THE Sun.

special CdbL, D,Spach 10 The Sun
PARIS June While the crowds were greet
ing Major Marchand to-day the hearing in the
Court Of Cessation. which has demonstrated to
the most unwilling -" hs the proof OF the infa-
nous outrage on ~ sc five years ago. came to
an end. Nothing remains but revision de-
cision for which will be given on Saturday or
Monday. There seems to be a large ma Iorty
OF the court in favor OF revision.
There is every reason to believe that
the decision will be accepted by Paris
and the country without serious OPP
position. 1t involves. OF course. the
destruction of many regulations whic h
ranked among the highest in national esteem
five years, and even one year ago. but this is
not only inevitable 1t is already accomplished.
There is danger perhaps. of one more bold
and INSCRIPTIONS effort to rehabiltate those
individuals whose plots aud crimes have
brought them ruin but it is no longer possible
that such an attempt will succeed. it is as
serted. for instance. that any court martial to
which Dreyfus is relegated will again pro-
nounce him guilty. but to say this is to put a
worse insult oh the army Of France than any
yet suggested
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EXPORT or SI.OOO. 900 GOLD.

First Since '9s-NatronnI City Bank Says
It's en- Exchange Transaction at n Profit.
The National City Bank will ship to London
onthe steamship Lucania to- morrow ST 200, 900
in gold. This is the first expectation OF gold to
Europe since 1897. representative OF the
bank said that It was an ordinary exchange
operation. made in the regular course OF
business The current rates for demand ster-
ling. which were S. ~ to 81 49,, allowed Of
profit on it,
number Of prominent private banking
houses stated that they had made no arrange
ments as yet to ship gold. They agreed tina:
the heavy credits that the United States had
accumulated abroad in the past two years.
chiefly because OF short crops in Europe had
now been exhausted. and that the supply Of
commercial bills in the sterling market had
been very small recently, so that sterling eX-
change had advanced close to the point at
which gold shipments. as they figured them
departure OF q multitude Of American tourists
for Europe. all Of whom will spend money
oiProadh, which vii have to be RENTED by bills
During the Spanish war last year the tourist
travel fell away to small proportions Never
perts said that they We're una ble to cipher out
ny p9 At SigTaG rates the
fact, they clphered out loss, One dealer in
exchange said that he was In a position to have
furnished enough bills OF exchange to the City
Bank at price that would have allowed the
bank to ship bills instead OF gold and save
easier T' yesterday than on wedne s was ra'her
Tho heavy importatOns OF gold last year
which aggregated for the twelve months
nearly $l42 100000, resulted in big Increase
in this country's stock Of gold. The local
banks are well prepared to supply all the gold
As reported by the weekly statement OF the
Clearing House banks, issued last Saturday,
they hold S2O6,SI6,5OO in specie nearly ali OF
which is gold "
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MORTON, BLISS e co.
To BE Succeeded by IA Corporation in Which
They Will Keep n Large Interest.

1t was reported yesterday that the firm OF
Morton. Bliss X Co. is about to dissolve as a
firm AMI transfer the business to an incorpo-
rated body. The firm conducts a banking
business at 30 Nassau street. The mem beers
are Levi i. Morton, ex-Nicc President and ex-
Governor: Richard J. Cross. George +. Bliss,
William Morton Grinnel and W. Redmond
Cross. 1t Is stated that a majority. if not all
the present partners will be large shareholders
in the reorganlzed business. A general bank
ing and trust business will be conducted aud
either new company will be organized or the
good will and established cientagc Of the
present firm will be transferred to some trust
company.
1t is understood that il was first planned to
have Mr. Morton president OF the company.
This plan has been changed. but Mr. Morton
will have large interest. The members OF
the present firm were unwilling to talk OF the
matter last night and would only say that in a
short time public announcement OF changes
contemplated would be made.
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MOVEMENTS or THE KIDyAPrERs.
4 Nurse Girl Called Belle" Was with tho
Woman Part of the Time.

SIoATsBURG. June IA nurse girl came
here with Adde McNallY and the baby last
week. but was here for only few days. The
McNally girl called her Belle. The McNally
girl knew the people here. for Ave years
ago. when she was a girl Of 10. sho
came here to teach in the Johnsontown
district school. seven miles up in the
mountains over toward HaverstraW. While
she was teaching here she boarded with one
OF the School Trustees. Benton Waldron.
who then lived in house at cross
roads six miles north OF here and about
mile from the schoolhouse She was
known then as a bright young girl who
knew a great deal about affairs. but who
did not put on any airs. Before she came here
as a teacher she had worked In her fathers
printing office at Goshen and did some news
paper writing. When the McNally girl and
the nurse. Belle. came here with the baby
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cor. POINTER PUT OFT or ms HOUSE
Lease Had Expired and Nebraska's Gov
ernor Had To Move To a Hotel.


LINCOLN. Neb.. June l-Gov. poynter was
turned out OF the house he has been occupying
to day and his family Is now at hotel 1t was
not because the Governor could not pay his
rent. but because the landlord wanted possess
sion.
Last winter the Legislature appropriated
$4,000 to buy Rubernatorial mansion The
Governor is quito thrifty. and as the act car
ried an emergency clause he supposed the ne W
house would be ready by June l. So bv the
payment OF a bonus he secured n cancellation
of the two years lease he had taken in January.
The law gave the selection of a mansion into
the hands OF the Board Of Public Buildings
Almost every man who owned n mansion Of
ferred Il for sale TO the state, and for several
weeks tho board has done nothing but exam :
inc houses, with the result that it is hopelessly
divided aud cannot agree on which one TO pur-
chase. The landlord insisted on having his
house according TO the lease and the Gov
ernor had to get out.
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A Prominent ConspirRtor Against Dreyfus
Now in the Military Prison.
Special cable Dupa,cl 10 THEsrs

Special cab, D,Ipatch 10 the suS
PARIS. June Major du Patty de Clam was
arrested at . O'Clock this evening at his resi-.
dence in the Avenue Bosuuct. and was at once
taken to the Cherche Midi Military Prison
Du Patty de Clam is spending the night in the
Ch0rche Midi prison. where he cXertcd his me-
farous talents against Dreyfus The tables
have been turned with Il vengeance. dc
CLAIMS arrest followed the receipt Of the sub
Joined letter. addressed to NJ. krantz. Minister
o. War:
For two years have been subjected by the
press to nameless attacks. Commandant
Cuignet has collected the attacks and insults
and has drawn up behind my back It hateful
charge. which | only learned through the
Figaro. Nm. Beaupre. Manau ard Nornrrl.
In reply to this charge hurl agans' me
worse accusation. | have many times de-
manded Of your predecessors permission to
prosecute my calumniators. or the favor to be
tried by any tribunal. What have hitherto
asked as u favor to-day becomes right de-
mand Judges. DU Patty DE CLAM
When the bordereau, on which the conyic-
ton of Dreyfus was based, WINS discovered Du
He affirmed that the writing resembied
that Of Dreyfus and he conducted the tests
at which Dreyfus was asked TO write
shown that the test was farce, and that Du
Patty de Clam tried to intimdate Dreyfus at
arrested. Du Patty de Clam also drew
up the iirst indictment against Dreyfus. but it
vas so absurd s, that i was DISCARDED and
one on which Dreyfus was tried Du Patty de
Clam Clam was prominent thereafter IN the stan Of
Island and protect Esterhagy. no. now ~ gcncrmIly
believed to be the real traitor.
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carr. M4RKs AGAIN ~ rRouBLE.
Men Who Aided Him In Guarding the Ship
Demand Pay.

MONTREAL, June Capt Marks OF the
steamer Helvetia. who reinquished his vessel
to the owners after his claim for wages had
been paid, is again in trouble. When the Cap
tain was threatened with arrest no hired about
thirty men TO assist the crew in guarding the
ship. These men now demand to be paid. but
tho Captain refuses to pay them. saying ii is
the duty Of the owners to bear the cost Of
guarding the ship from unlawful attacks
plumber Of the men threaten to take pro-
all disturbed. He has taken home at Valley
field and proposes To stay there until the whole
trouble is settled.
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DANvILLE, ILL.,. June l.-Under the direction
of Charles Noe. II wealthy man OF Sycamore,
H.. who styles himself society tramp. n
convention Of hoboes" has been called in this
city to meet on June -. Over 10000 small
posters have been put up in many parts Of the
country at the expense of Noe. \ ErORt mum
Der OF Chicago tramps have organized TO get in
readiness Tor convention work.
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Under a Double Death Sentence.

ALTOONA Pa, June Peter Myers Of SOM
erset. who shot Constable Lenhart when the
constable tried To arrest him for the muir
der OF Michael kearney. has been found guilty
The court has pronounced the death sentence
twice, thing Unprecedented in PENNSYLVANIA
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sso, 900 Found Hidden in Tin Can.

PORTSMOUTH, o.. June IA tin can contain
ing 100000 in gold was found by work mel
who were tearing down meat shop belonging
to the estate Of Philip Muter
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LETTERS SENT TO THE ChARKs.
A Long One Is Attributed to the AbduCtors,
Who Say They Stole the Wrong Chlld.

Who Say They Stole the Wrong Child.
Capt. McClusky related yesterday some I'M
published history of the case. On the morn
ing Of the day following the one on which the
child was stolen q letter addressed to Mrs.
Clark was received at her home. The address
on the envelope was printed. and apparently
by the same hand that wrote the first letter
signed Three" but the characters were diff
ferent. 1t was mailed at Branch Z OF the Post
ONCE. at Twenty-siXth street and Fifth ave-
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Protestant Orphan Asylum ounrnntinsh.

The Health Board Yesterday guaranteed
the Protestant Episcopal Orphan Asylum at
Forty street and Lexington avenue.
owing TO an outbreak OF scarlet lever among
the children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-02

All Pullman Sleepers for Tampa via Plant System
Jacksonyille.-Adp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-02

The smoothest pleasure trips in the world are via
the Albany Day Line. See Ady.-Adv.
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that Bensolyptus Tooth Powder is the best ar
4dr.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21


The cut shows anumber of features
that go to make an excellent cow stall
sloping partitions to keep the hay In the
crib and sloping partitions between
each cow, chain hitch that is attached
to both sides of the stall giving the cow
freedom Of movement, but not too much
freedom. and, lastly. a raised piece OF
plank that the COW steps over, in order
to eat. but must step back across when
DESTROYS of lying down. Trial Of this
plan shows that 1t does much toward
keeping the cows clean, as 1t brings
them back to the manure gutter when
lying down. Go the rounds the last
thing at night and remove any drop
pings that may have fallen upon the
platform. This will insure a dry bed
during the night. The arrangement Of
the chain fastening in the way suggest.
ed Is the nearest approach possible to
the stiff stanchion in controlling the
movement OF the cattle, while doing
away with the most serious faults OF
the stanchion, while 1t is but an In
stant's work to hook it about, an anil
mails neck and to unlock it, Another
plan would be to leave a neck chain al
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
The Farm Horse.

We do not like the very large horse
for the farm, where he must be used for
all purposes, to drive to mill, to meet
ing and to market, as well as to pull the
pillow, the farm machinery and the loads
that are to be moved about the farm.
THE horse of 1,500 pounds eats about
twice as much as the one of 1000
pounds, and while the large draught
horse may be cheaper for the truckman
IT. will be better to have the light horse
or two light horses on the farm, even if
it is necessary to load a little lighter at
times. There are few draught horses
of 1,5OO pounds or heavier whose legs
are strong enough to last when they are
put to heavy work, but many of them
will not endure, and they give out about
as quickly on the farm as on the pave
ments. One trouble with the large farm
horse Is that he eats too much hay, and
the farmer is often only too willing to
give it to him. More horses are injured
by overlooking with hay than with
grain. $50
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
state Items of Interest.

Mrs. Harrison Fairchild, wife of a
prominent business man at Ypsilanti,
shot and killed herself.
John Hooker, aged IA years, of Her
sey, pleaded guilty to charge of horse
stealing and will be sent to the indus
trial school at Lansing. 4
The blacksmiths Of Qsceola County
have combined and have raised the price
of shoeing 10 cents per shoe. They claim
that the advance in iron and coal is the
cause. s'F sou 'H an
1t Is said that the depositors of the
defunct First National Bank of Benton
Harbor, who have received 100 per cent
of their deposits, will also get interest on
their money. tfg3s
Two Chicago and West Michigan
switch engines collided at Muskeeon.
Charles Knapp, conductor; Frank Shep-
ard, brakeman, and John Dow, fireman,
were more or less seriously injured.
There are tifty-one liquor dealers in
Calhoun County, Battle Greek having -,
Marshal IL, Albion 8, Athens ?, Homer
and Bedford l.
8. j. Bradley, a Grand Trunk brake:
man who lives at Port Huron, was
caught between two cars while coupling
ut Mt. Clemens and terribly crushed.