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business will be is indicated by the
fact that he is now considering the
organization Of company to purchase
100000 quarry in Pennsylvania,
which is said to produce fine quality
OF foundation stone, and as the quarry
is within four hours of New York City
by rail. young Mr.. Croker might pos
sibly figure by and by as the success
gets his quarry.
The other son. Francis H., has cast
his lot with the Roebling Construction
company of New Jersey. He and
Ferdinand w. Roebling of the famous
bridge-building family are really the
whole company. for they control all
OF the 500 shares Of stock except sew
enty. The capital stock of the COM
pany is $250.000. and its business ia to
erect buildings, using as much as pos
sible the products of the Roebling's
Sons company. which includes the
wire cloth that is used instead of
laths in fireproof buildings. Richard,
the eldest of the six Croker children,
Is a rather stocky. muscular young
man. good-looking. and of agreeable
manner. He has rather long head.
His eyes are gray-blue, rather serious
in expression. and yet with a merry
light In them. His hair is dark and
heavy. inclined to curl. He has a re-
served but not forbldding manner.
He and his brother Frank have al
ways been inseparabie chums. and
and both have unusual filIal affection.
All during their student days the boys
never let day pass without commune
eating with their mother. either by
letter. telegraph or telephone. Al
though they are now away from tome
much OF the time. they share together
one floor OF the Croker town house.
Francis H. Croker. or Frank. as every
body calls him. is of lighter build than
his brother Richard. and very much
more boyish In manner and appear
ance. He has shown talent as an
orator. and he Is the boy that Mr..
Croker particularly desired to become
lawyer. II either of the boys ever
enter the political arena It Is much
more likely to be Frank than young
Richard. but at the same time the fact
that ready speech is not essential to
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SAVING BURGLAR SOUVENIRS,

Chicago furnishes another unique
young woman of that city, is saving
burglar souvenirs--that is, momentos
taken from real burglars whom she
catches herself. She has already ac-
quired three souvenirs. One OF these
Is coat tail, another hat and the
third tuft Of hair. These the plucky
young woman succeeded In confiscat-
ing from burglars whom she captured,
and who left the souvenirs behind in
their hasty flight. after Miss Neagle
held on until her hold slipped. miss
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THE sExroN.s pERou,sIrEs.
Complaint Is Mads of T.rdy Psynsnts
and Bad Debts.

Complaint 10 Madc Of Tardy Paymsnts
and Bad Debts.
The sexton carries a regularly
monthly account with the wholesaler
and gets commission Of 20 per cent
for his share. For opening the church
ne receives a foe. For digging the
grave the charge is generally $40, OF
which the sexton gets one-half. Thus
he Is enabled to conduct an under
taking business at liberal profit with
out the risk of maintaining an estab-
iishment, and Is at the same time sure
oil furnishing work of the first class.
Ihe profit from this source to the sex
ton OF one large down town church is
estimated at 10000 annually. The
more fashionable the church the larger
the profit. In one respect the sexton
is like the corner grocer. Both find
cause for complaint in tardy payments
and bad credits. Said one sexton:
The undertaken Of small church has
to be genius If he makes any money.
HIS people are slow to pay, and 1t Is
frequently hard matter to mention
the subject OF credit. The sexton must
pay his wholesaler promptly and un-
less he has comfortable bank ac-
count he is likely to get stranded"
There are other duties devolving on
the sexton, however, which give his
lie pleasanter tone. Weddings are
cheerful and good for his pocketbools.
The collection of pew rents is some
times unpleasant. but he receives
commission. And in the performance
OF his other duties he is the recipient
OF frequent fees. Thus, without cap
ital or worry. the sexton of wealthy
church may draw bank presidents
saiary-due to the consolidation OF
business interests.-New York Evening
Post.
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"BRoKE THE BANK"
Tho Man Who Did 1t, Charles Hills
Wells. Just Out of Prison.

Wells. Just Out of Prison.
Charles Hills Wells, 1.-The man who
broke the bank at Monte Carlo" one
of the most accomplished swindlers in
the world, was released from Portland
convict prison, in England. recently.
He was sentenced in 1893 to seven
years penal servitude for obtaining
$150.000 on false pretenses. Eight
years ago the whole world was talking
and singing songs about the luck of
THE Man Who Broke the Bank at
Monte Carlo" Wells phenomenal
winning began in 1891. In July of that
year he is said to have won $1O0, 900,
and in the following November s14O,-
600 more. On one night in November
he broke the bank FIVE times and won
$4,000. Casino frequenters gave him
the name Of "Bonne-C Chance" Wells.
cGood-Luck" Wells, that means.)
Wells claimed to have an infallible
system. To operate with it a capital
OF 100000 was required. Its chief point
was to catch runs" or series and
then bet the minimum stakes of 5000
francs or the maximum stakes of 12,-
00O francs. With luck against him he
bet the minimum stakes. In following
this system on one occasion he took
all the one hundred and all the one
thousand franc bank notes supplied to
the trente ct quarante table. and the
croupiers had to pay one deal in small
notes and gold pieces until the cashier
had brought another $4,000 to the ta-
ble.. He insured himself against the
N ndI oh ofr t.ss
ting aside special fund of per cent
on his stakes. This cost him $4,000
q day.
Wells lived in London, and every
day he sent his winnings to his Lon
don bankers. Whenever he encoun-
tered a period OF i'll luck he went home
to England for season. At play he
was quick and cool. Winning or los
ing. he never lost his head.
At the height OF his success he
bought yacht of 1000 tons-the Pal
ais Royal-and fitted 1t out most lux
uriously. Its appointments were su-
perb. Four head stewards attended to
the comforts OF the gamblers guests.
All the time that Wells was winning
at play he was engaged In gigantic
swindling operations. Finally Labou-
chere Of London Truth exposed him.
When he was examined in the Bow
Street Court his total stealings were
estimated at $15O.0OO. This included
$4,000 from Miss Mary Phillimore of
London and $4,000 from the Hon. Will
liam French OF Ireland. His method
was simple. He represented that he
had taken out valuable patents and
invited investors to assist him In de-
veloping them. On his trial It was
shown that for years he had been TAX
ing out provisional projections on all
kinds OF absurd Inventions. Floating
anchors. sunshades. foghorns and hot
air motors for obtaining power from
the heat contained in waste steam
were some OF his alleged patents. He
was SO plausible in his methods and
promises that his victims were many.
When his swindling was discovered he
fed on his yatch. intending to land at
Portugal. On his way he stopped at
Havre to sell 300 tons OF surplus coal.
He was arrested there. returned to
England. convicted and sentenced to
the term Of Imprisonment which he
has Just concluded.
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,... WAC. SURGEON. Aam,...

The old proverb. while there's life
there's hope" gains good deal OF
force from these brief sketches. given
in the Golden Penny. Of mon who tri-
umphantly survived almost every form
OF accident:
A few months ago died Thomas
Rushton Of Walkden. Lancashire, Most
OF his life was spent In hospitals con.
sequent on his many mishaps. When 6
years old he fractured both his thighs.
and before he had fairly recovered he
fell downstairs and sustained n double
fracture. Thenceforward his life wns
one long series Of misfortunes. for be-
sides breaking both legs twenty.four
times. he sustained many other in.
juries and underwent countless oper.
ations.
A short time ago the Lancet mem
TONED the case Of man who hnd
fractured his limbs six times, and on
each occasion the accident occurred ON
tho same date-nameiy. August twcn-
ty-sixth. Before no was 10 he had met
with hve mishnps. NO he resolved for
the future always 10 remain at home
ON the fatal Goth. II CHANGED. how
ever. that twenty-thrce years iatcr.
forgetting his resolution, hc wont Ia
work on the unlucky day, and ON his
return slipped down and broke hin log
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n. 4 q. New s,cc, Rails.

The recent purchase OF $4,000 tons
OF sb-pound steel rails by the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad brings the total
amount Of rail bought since March I.
1885. up to 115.300 tons. enough to
relay $40 miles Of track. OF the new
rail ordered eight thousand tons Ia to
be laid on the lines west Of the Ohio
river. and twenty thousand tons Is to
Dc used as follows: Forty-four miles
on the Philadelphia division. II miles
on the Second division. 13 miles on
the Third division, 80 miles on the
Fourth division. 81 miles on the Fifth
oivision. 10 miles on the Connellsville
aivision and 81 miles on the Plttsburg
division. Much Of the rail- that will
DO taken up II still good enough to
be relaid on branches where trafic In
not heavy. The Southwestern divi-
sion. between Farkersburg and St.
Louis. will have forty thousand tons
OF rail to lay this spring.
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Eher Walter Elliott, the Paulist
oner, whose biography of his old
(ior and friend, the Rev. Isaac
has Hecker, has occasioned such
mendous international religious
oversy. Is a big man physically
mentally. He has had a most va
and interesting career. and his
birthday Is not far on. Father
It comes OF family of sturdy
stock that has been socially dis
|ished in Detroit. Mich. for two
fations. His father, the late Judge
1t, was one of the pioneers of that
Its cemetery was once part of
state, and ia called Mount Elliott
Is honor.
ben the civil war broke out Father
lit, like SO many other patriotic
IL men. enlisted in an Ohio regi-
and served all during the con-
in the southwest. He was pro-
ID to a lieutenancy for gallantry
Re he was mustered out with what
hined of his regiment.
hen Walter Elliott came back to
Poit at the end OF the war he turned
attention to the law, and after a
course of study was admitted to
bar. He was engaged to be mar
but his fiancee died. Whether
affected his plans for the future
BIT recorded. but he did not stay in
law. He went to New York and
He'd himself among the brilliant
of novices that visitors to the
church Of the Paulists in Fifty
kh street will remember made the
monies there SO impressive when
her Alfred Young inaugurated the
ice Of Gregorian music twenty
in years ago. Elliott possesses a
nificent deep-toned voice. which.
as a singer and a preacher, has
b him marked prominence.
Pter the usual theological course
bit was ordained. He has had spe-
success in the missions. for which
X the Paulist community was pri-
PLY organized by Father Hecker.
her Elliott was made head Of this
bion band. and as such is we'll
)wn all over the United States. He
been engaged in this work in the
lns Of the state Of Connecticut
be the year began. He is a most
knetic and sympathetic preacher.
manner is gentle and simple: his
PIE personality, In fact. winning and
binating. for his heart Is as big as
rest of his brawny frame. In ad-
lon to his work on the life of Father
cker. he has contributed much 20
'lications issued from the press Of
Paulist community.
me Of his associate Paulists. Father
omas Robinson. is a confederate vet
q and the superior of the commun-
Father George Deshon Is a West
inter-. He was the lifelong friend
User OF General Grant. whose class
to and chum he was at the military
denny. Another Paulist was a son
the late General w. s. Rosecrans.
her Francis B. Doherty. who is a
plain with the troops at Manila, is
, . Pauiist. He comes from the
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Earliest Mss.

DR.. Ranke. Of the German Anthropo.
logical Society. recently undertook TO
describe the physical characteristIcs Of
the earliest men. as ascertained from
the examination Of prehistoric graves.
They were Of n yellowish color, he
said. and had coarse hair. Their heads
were peculiarly shaped. the part Of the
skull which contains the brain being
large. relatively. to the face. while the
face was small.
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Neagle declares that she is ready for
the next burglar. She snys this bur-
glar catching is most exciting sport for
young woman. and while she Ii ncr.
vous after each battle. yet she's taken
liking to the business. It may be
that Chicago will engage Miss Ncagie
AZ special burglar policewoman. She's
handsome young woman with broad
shoulders. sound teeth and a wealth
Of black hair. She IL unusually
strong.
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good word and smile for everybody.
She was born in Berkshire. Mass. near
the old historic town of Great Barring
ton. where in 1774 occurred the first
open resistance to British rule She was
baptized by the eminent divine. Rev.
David Fields. father Of Cyrus. the
chief Justice. and OF Rev. Henry and
Jonathan Edwards Fields. Her par
ents were wealthy she received a good
education. was thrown with prominent
people. and her "reminiscences are in
teresting.
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Al Esceptlon.

Remember" said the good man,
that there are sermons In stones. :"
Not In those that you run agninst
with your bike" retorted the cynic,
and the argument was necessarily at
an snd.-Cincinnati Commcrclai-Trib.
une.
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rte nupsrss.s p.ss,.y.

O6ensss against Kaiser Wllhelm's
dignity In the one year 1898 were pun.
sshsd. taken altogether, with 1900
ysars of imprisonment. ACCORDING 70
the Mursnbsrg xsitung. . Social. DEM
ecratis papsr.
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No alutxasn aisn

Il am told that squallingcr has be-.
come a Christian" II don't beiiev.
II. cav him throw q banana Akin nm
the sics~a:k the other day."
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success In the field Of politics 10 amply
illustrated In the case Of Mr.. Croker.
The boys have always been chums and
schoolmatcs. They FIRST attended the
Manhattan College In this city. where
they began to develop their love Of
athletic sports. and where Frank won
the gold medal for oratory whom but "a
years old. Later Mr.. Croker sent
them TO Amherst. but they remained
there only month. The reason given
for their withdrawal by some Was thai
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First Use. Ct Rubber.

1t is worthy to note that one of the
earliest industrial applications of the
gum made in Great Britain followed
the example of the Mexicans. who
were known in the seventeenth cen
tury to smear the milk of IL tree upon
their cloaks 10 render them waterproof
Mackintoshes. as they are still called
abroad. began to be made at the close
of the last century. but after the fab
nc was coated with a turpentine solri-
ton OF caoutchouc 1t WAS necessary TO
cover it with some fiocculent fiber to
overcome the sickness of the vended
product. Indeed. 1t was this sickness
that hindered goods manufactured of
rubber from general use. until. seventy
years ago. Goodyear showed how this
adhesiveness could be obviated by the
use of nitric acid.-Sclf- Culture Maga-
zine.
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Jimmy-"Dcy tell me dat You said YOU
Nux goin to break my face II 1 didn't
watch out Tommy-"weii. you're
watchin. out. nin't ycr7 You've bccn
watchin' fer me ever since said dat
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tiusband-.Whnt. Another hundred
dollar gown? Didn't I tell you that you
must Keep within your allowance?" Wife
or absolute necessty!"-Puck
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POSITIVE MAN.
HE SPOKE PLAINLY IN
HIS BOOK.

10 biography Of Hsoksr. the
)ist Father whose Book Has
ssd sssh Stir ON Both sidss OF
Ocean.
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II 10 not death that IL the evil. hut
that which follows it.-st. Augustin,
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ANY fishlnE out you .way YETI" "Yes:
rubbtrr out OF the mud"
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What iS n patent iawycr?" Hes a
,nwysr mu who get. people put In jail for In
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16
SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT NE,
STATE.


The Cumberland Presbyterian synod oil
Texas " In session at waxahachie.
About 5000 applications for pensions Will
be filed.
No outbreak OF smallpox at Eagle Pass
has been reported to the health DEPART
ment.
Wright Farquhar was killed with
baseball bat near la Grange.
In suit at BRENNAN the question IS
raised whether purchaser is bound by
former owners agreement not to sue for
damages to property.
Assistant attorney general reyerses his
former opinion as to the purchase Of
additional sections OF school land
The Lowry round bale gin at Caldwell
was burned.
Four women died as the result Of coal
oil can explosions in various towns.
The Thirty-thlrd regiment, recruited in
Texas, has left for San Francisco en- route
to Manila.
Recruiting officers are actively at work
in many Texas towns.
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M'KINLEY'S NOMINATION
Is Dependent Upon the Result Of the Two
Campaigns Now On
IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN OHIO
II the Republicans Lose Out in Them
the Party VIII Undoubtedly
seek n Se1v Leader.

l1NFAEiaA w az Ar~Nff
washington. September 15.-McKinley'
reconciliation depends On the result Of the
two campaigns now on--polhicai in Ohio
and military in the Philippines.
While there is no question being raised
at this time IA to President MoKInley's
denomination. there is AZ element ia the
republican party that IS ouly waiting FOR
an opportunity to make demonstration
Of opposition to him. st present there IS
10 encouragement for an oppo,ttlon
Increment. bat IL ia said thar Il an oppor-
tunity should develop il would be very
promptly ayailed Of
II sgrh az opportunity IL 70 come II =
Anticipated that tt will grow out Of events
Ia the Philippines within the next few
mouths or out Of the course OF politics IN
Ohio this fail
independent % the National and general
political consequence involved, the presl-
dent has a very great personal Interest al
stake iu both quarters 10 politician
doubts that il the republicans are success
fgi ia hs Ohio campaign and ne condict
Of the wlr ia the Philippines tails iall anl
early winter is rot 2 failure McNlules wlil
bV renomuaret 5y his party without ofpo-
suinn 10 cow ntop-
On the olter haad il fs felt that FAIL
IRE ia either quarter mi tht cost hin the
nomination. SUCH a result iu Ohio W5IiI
h. attributed 70 Hauaalsn and tire Plea
for another candldale would BE- hat the
republ can party must break away from tie
Ohio c1ut5i1-t0u.
Some belleye that this wJLlI be enough
te defat Mekinley Though at present The
nomination. seems 10 De to his hands.
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ARE NOW REPENTING.
The Philippines War Referred to by
Joseph Morley.

Joseph horley.
Manchester, September l5.-Right Hon.
Joseph Morley, Ill eral member OF parlla.
ment for Montrosehurg, while addressing
peace meeting in this city tonight. at
which son Of the late Iohn Bright. the
distinguished British statesman and friend
Of peace, presided. was frequently inter-
rupted by the cries OF "Majuba Hill" and
other anti-Boer demonstrations
In retorling TO the Interruptions Mr..
Morley said: "A year or two ago the
United States saw only one aspect OF war;
and what are they doing today? They are
repenting. They have their yellow press
and we have our yellow press. II | am
asked 10 speak in this hail year or two
later ] shall find those who now oppose me
repenting also"
The proceedings finally became so noisy
that Mr.. Morley had great difficulty in ob-
tanning hearing. He urged an adhcr-
ence 10 the five year franchise proposal
and advised Kruger TO accede TO Great
Britain's suggestion regarding the CON
ference.
Mr.. Leonard Courtney. unionist member
OF parliament for Cornwall, in second.ne
Mr., Morley's resolution in favor OF secur-
ing reforms by pacific means. advocated
the RENTING Of the question of suzerainty
by the pryy council.
Mr. Morley's resolution was carried by
large majority, the noisy minority ex-
pressing It's dissent by hOistlng the Uuion
Jack.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16
LETTER FROM MICHAEL DAvlrr.


Twice Convicted.
London. September 1.-THE papers are
still flooded with Dreyfus letters, the most
remarkable one today being from Mr.. Mi
chael Davltt, the Irish nationalist member
of parliament, and Rev. Hugh Price
Hughes. editor OF the Methodist Times.
Mr.. Dayitt says English sympathy for the
prisoner is entirely due to the fact that
Dreyfus is a rich Jew instead Of poor
one, and that desire to injure a rival ma
tion.
mo absolutely innocent man. continues
Dayitt, was ever convicted twice in any
civilized country by jury OF his peers.
No civilized country can produce a con-
spracy OF men educated, cultured and re-
sponsibe like the French military chiefs
to stoop to the baseness and infamy OF
plotting to ruin an Insignificant petty OF
icer. The suppOsition ls ZOO monstrous 10
be entertained by any mind unless warped
by anti French feelings
What have you TO say about Florence
Maybrlck? Your lord chief justice Is oaid
to believe her innocent So do many emil
nent Englishmen and tens of thousands OF
Americans. Why has she not had second
trial Il innocent? She has suffered ten
times more than Dreyius could suffer She
is an American citizen, abandoned more or
less by the press and public opinion OF her
country, which can repeat the Lordon
phrase In the insult to France for alleged
miscarriage Of justice, but which do not
have word of protest or Of reprnach
against England. who refuses to listen
even to the petitions of mercy addressed
by their countrywomens British gaolers"
Rev Hugh Price Hughes, in the Meth
odist Times protests against the feats Of
Englishmen, the Prince OF Wales being
allowed, as chairman OF the British COM
mittee TO associate with liars, forgers and
assagsins -