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cLAy-SA-saFL AsTIR HERE roo
Invasion of Canada n Menace to Kecp
Cnnada's Troops at Home.

Cnnada's Troops at Home.
II vas said yesterday By aleadlng member OF
the Clan nt- Gael Society here that plan y
Invading Canada was under consideration IN
This city as well as various western cities. The
project had not yet been definitely settled upon.
nd Ia O certain Contingency would DO Aban-
doncd. There will DO no Invasion. he sn'd, II
Canada does not seni any more soldiers 10 tho
Iransvaal. aud II England does not become
g. lousy embarrassed by tho war in South
A'rch.
We are in better position to DO something
lpaInst Enr'a a and In bvhr' o. ireland thGn
We ever were before" he continued. We did
, not expsct the opportunity which tho Boer
wnr now ar Dr'ls to cnlIe 80 zOOn. Tho posi-
I on Il now ut n turning point and much de-
rends on Canada sending more troops 10 the
an..aai 4 np sTBsTss I'er .t reriGsi
! 40 ion by GU 'oc.ctics. irishmen are .eSa, ar
atrl to h.htlng roInt about the Gann-
il we c1n; FIRST to help the ,liocys who are
| Tia on OF embarrassing England TO such IN
extent that European considerations arse
haaPr own 'A liberty ny W. never Hai more money
| Ut ur command Tan now and never woe bet
osgET, There s' 70 TOW
| ninv"m' nj ~ America has passed away aud
the Gamma; Gaci 10 III fulI control Of the parry
| f1htlng men. In this city the Irish volunteers,
about seven hundred strong armed With the old
| French Chnsscpot rifle. ara under Gamma
! Gael control. The society has military organi:
2atlons In Boston. Phi ade.phi Baltimore md
| many other cities There are 300 military
men nIihode Island Many IF the men learned
th,,ir dr. 7 in the Srnn ah' American Mar"
| lie said that the Ancient Orler OF Hihenians
and mo United Irish koce,i.s Of this city
V ,u'd be in accord with the Clan-na-Geel
border The society had sent men to the
| Transvaai 10 fight FOR the Beers and had sent
money to the Transvaal's European agent 1t
| had stopped sen ling men and money two
| weeks ngO when the idea Of making m arm I'd
| EXCURSION into Canada was conceived II was
| considered NOR" imrortant to Keep tho mon
| hore for service on Canadian soil
| You will see how much we are In earnest
! next sunday when We hive our mass meeting
| al the Academy ~ Music" he resumed
"Th It will be- our frat public meeting to show
H.. temper Of the, Irish in this, country.
| Alderman Michael Kennedy. q good ClnA ma
! Gr.l man; Capt, Augustln Costello. Of the Irish
! Volunteers, and R2demck Kennedy. promi-
| nPnt Clam Gael man, have been active in
| getting up the meeting"
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MkTHUEy WE'LL ENrREN cyyeD.
Bosrs Make no Attack and DO Not Reply ia
Artillery Fire.

Boers Make no Attack and Do Not Reply to
Artillery Fire.
lep.etai Cobb DsspatAAsi to Tvs Bur.
LONDON. Dec. 2e.-The War Once has re-
eeiyed the following rom Gen. Forester
Walker at Cape Town. dated Dec. IS;
NO change at the No1der River. Nsthuen
Is veil eu;rsnchsd and the cusmy does not dis
turb him"
MoppEn RIyxL Dec. 20. Delayed In trans
rnissionL-The British artillery fired four shots
frnm the 4.7-inch guns located near Marger's
Cottage yesterday morning. There Was no
response from the Beers. Since the British
artillery proved more powerful, the Boerr have
endeavored to conceal the location OF their
ms and arc evidently waiting to get within
rife range OF the British.
10 Beers have been 1esored since the 18th
except IN the direction OF Jacobsdal.
There has been another sandstorm and tho
heat Ia increasing.
All permits to PASS the p,ckets have been can
celled. A market spot for milk. butter aud
vegetables has been oetabliAhed at tho fourth
line OF pickets, Here licensed farmers are al
lowed to sell their proirce between the hours
has been hIed by the authoriti.s.
An exam nation made On Sunday showad
nat the territory within radius Of three miles
',ou headquarters Is occupied exclusively by
the military.
TIE B"rr- mon nt@d a "a pour Ter tn counter
balance the British naval guns thru wing lyd-
dte shells. but It's ehells fell short.
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SMALL BoY WITH 4 mo PISTOL.

Phs Also n Row Knives ana Penny Banks
for Which Owner Is Wanted.
Several pistol shots IN quick succession sent
a policeman Oh the run TO tho corner OF
Twenty-fiith street and Eighth avenue about
z 80 o'clock last nlant. lie found acrowd sur
round nv a small boy who was fourishing a
sloking revolver OF 80 caliber. A. the police
yeara o.. OF b2s West Twenty. sixth street
He hal pought a revolver To celebrate Christ
Il. as with. ne said. In his pockets the police
found six new 7 gckel knives with the price
marks still on them four fountain pens ant
several toy banks. The boy said he had bought
RI lot for FIVE cents. but the police decide to
hold hin, Ms a suspicious porsou. believing that
they can And an owner for the things, He was
SOFT 70 The Gerry society.
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GAZE AWAY $4,000.
Patrick McGinn's Christmas Visit to His
Relatives In Oswego.

OswEoo. n. Y. Dec. 25.-Patrick Mc0inn left
0swexo for California In 1853. For teu years
previous to his depart for the West he was
driver on the Black River Canal. He made .
lucky Investment In Grass Valley. Cal. worked
hard and saved money. He made short visit
to oswego 10 1903 Then he returned TO Cali
fulu.a. No letters came from him md IL was
GENERALLY believed that he was lea until he
appeared Ia Osyego awc'k before Christmas
and announced that he had come for =
Christmas Visit.
All the relatives Of Mr. McGinn who live In
Oswego were invited to attend a Christma as
party given ln his honor at tho residencs Of
Mrs. I. q. Uarnett. mia nlece. During tho
evening Mr.. McGinD arose and said that all
though he was not mil ionalre he was by no
means yoor. aud that IN view OF tina uncer-
tainty of the future he doomed Il wise TO dis
tn butte some OF his wealth while he was yet
alive. He thereupon presented to each o. hls
married relatives 81 600; to each unmarried
relative $500; to each female relative a new
dress and TO each male relative q uew suit OF
clothes About SIS. 900 was distributed. Mr..
ycGiun IL said to DO worth q little more than
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vaal. The seized vessel has been taken to Port
Elizabeth.
The Cape Government has received most re-
assuring accounts from all the country magis-
trates regarding the attitude OF the Colonial
Dutch.
The Boer prisoner who escaped Yesterday
was not Lommandant Demillon. hut his son.
He was rearrested near Cape Town.
Among the latest instances Of the seditlon In
Cape Colony are the cases OF three mem bers OF
the House OF Assem- bly,. one OF whom presented
an Orange Free State flag to tho Boer
commander occupying the district the mem
her represents. at tho same time express
ing the hope that the commander would
carry 1t to glory and victory.
Another has openly declared his
sympathy with the Beers and is now recruiting
for the o. envy. ii 10 thu third u lows hs son
and daughter to wear the Free State colors.
There has been an outbreak Of CHAMBERS
among the loo American mules at stellen-
bosch. a short distance from Cape Town.
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Vo4LN SAT ON A BURGLAR
Chair Logs Held HIN Prisoner and . nat
pin Kept Him Quiet.

pin htpt puiet.
When Mrs. Kate Byrne OF $40 West Forty
third street went home on Christmas night
che found the doo- TO her Fat br,ken open
and two thieves inside collecting her v,lua les.
The woman screamed but she didn't run.
Ths ihieves did tho running. One OF them got
away with 500 ~orth o: clothing. The other.
who had Mrs. Byrne's silver. tripped over =
rortlero and fell hat.
before he hal time to roll over Mrs. Byrns
put 'hnir over him and then Jun re into tho
chair. The chair had short legs and ;here was
81 little room between the seat AID the door
that the prisoner could only wrigge an inch or
two 1T a time. and when he wrlggled Mrs.
Byrnr reached over he edre and rroddsd him
with her hatpin. IN the meantime the won TN o
,creanls had been responded 20 by the neigh:
borr from the other fats, and all took a ha n d
ia making 1t interesting for the Christmas
burglar
When detective Dale OF the West Forty
seventh street station appeared the prisoner
was glad enough TO be taken away to O cell.
In the West Fi!ty-'ourth stree. police court
ycstc day he srid he was George Foster. He
waived examination and was held Tor trial By
Magistrate Deuel.
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>D2NaER At THE DEuEY Anon.
Carriages and Wagons ThronE by Neglect
full of the Warning signs.

What does that sign Danger" mean which
has been hung M under the Dewey Arch In
front OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel for the last
two days3 Is something that many citizens
are asking. Thousands Of WAGONS and car
rlapes arc driven under the arch every day
Along IN the afternoon there Is always a
great block Of vehicles. From : O'Clock until
8 In the afternoon II is probably the busiest
spot in the city. bone 81 the columns Of the
arch. az we as the individual columns above
and below It on Fifth avenue. show rents a.
the tass. and the severe rains Of Saturday are
not at all conducive TO the strength OF these
columns.
last nigh additional sil.ns II danger" were
hung on the most conspicuous parts OF the
arch. They dld not seem TO deter wagons and
carriages FROM passing under the arch In the
usual numbers.
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CHINESE BLOW VI 1 MISSION HOUSE,
Attempt mt victoria. d. a.. to XIII n whole
Congregation.

Attempt mt victoria, y. a., to Kill N whole
Congregation.
VANCOUVER, &c. Dec. ~. Chinese Christian
haters have brought the war into the camp Of
the Christians. Victoria. British Columb ia. was
clarified to-day By the successful attempt Of
Chinese TO blow up the Methodist Mission
time, but the worshippets escaped. though the
building was completely wrecked,
u is supposed To be the work OF Chinese
tyl ., Their ill-usod slave girls were taken
Il ON them by process OF law BY the Methodists
at Victoria and placed in the Rescue Home.
whore they are taught the English language
ard tns Christian religion. II is believed that
the typees EN- ployed professional assassins
ton Of white and Chinese worshippers. A
dynamite bomo was used, q large fuse beiug
alta he'd.
The police are already on the track OF aus
peots The Rev Mr.. Gardiner. the preacher at
tho Missiop,. cried Chinese woman. aud
was marked T.. death year ago for disclosing
u highb!nders plot,
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SCHOONER KEPLrrD. 40 no HEEL"
When SiGnalied for Nnme After Running
Down the Stcnmer Hnyhhore.

\ small steamer, apparently in trouble. was
Observed by tho life savers ut Sandy Hook
porly yesterday morning between the Cedar
Crook and Island Beach stations The crews
~ hn ~, nGr r u, p2a,s an 'oShu nor
II IN New York bound south ard reported
TIM AT o'ctDck in the morning she was run
into nv n threc-mastea schooner, name not
known. which damaged her upper works Tho
schooner proceeded north after answering,
20 to hell" - he question about her name
The steamer went south at "a. NJ.
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Canada n NOT WOREIED.
Militia Believed to lie strong Enough 10
Check Any Fenian ltaid.

TORONTO. Ont, Dec. 20.-Stories from Wash
ingtnn and other points In tho United States
Of an alleged Fenian plan to invade Canada
were displayed prominently In Canadian
pnpers to-day. Leading military men attach
little credence 10 the stories
1t was reported here to- night that In place OF
sending 1000 men in the second contingent
the Government would send 1000 mon to
South AFRICA. and that the whole force would
leave Canada by Jan. 81. Military men point
out that the departure Of 5000 men Will not
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MISSING GIRL KILLED HERsELF
Ttiiis MoehIer's Body Found IN tho BusheI
Mt Rutherford. n. j.

Mt Rutherford, NJ j.
RUTHERYoRp. n j.. Dec 26.Ths body OF
Tilie Mechler. who disappeared last Friday
from Tho homo o' her adopted parents. NJ. and
Mrs. John @. Niedcrcr OF Carstadt. was found
this afternoon in the bushes at the foot OF West
T ssslo avenue, Rutherford. a few yards from
the bank Of the Paseaio River. AZ told In THE
toRutherford to buy Christmas presents, She
failed C return that plight and on SATURDAY her
Shortly after noon to-day. boys playing near
the river discovered dead body which was
identified as that OF the missing girl. Mares
suicide by swallowing cnrbolio acid. The dea1
girl was 20 years old. ana her name before
-Omu tina.
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No omc,,i Action IN Washington.

WASHINGTON. Dec. G.-The British Govern
ment officially continues to ignore the reports OF
Boar recruiting ln this country and OF proposed
raids on Canada by Irishmen residing In the
United States. The newspaper statements OF
these matters have not heen cal ed TO the AZ
tention OF the State Department by the British
Ambassador aud the Government will probably
take no action unless com plant 10 made om-
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Cousins Flight DueI-one Dead.

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. 20.-A duel occurred
yesterday afternoon at Scrabble in RappahAn-
mock county when Richard and Emanuel
Campbell. cousins and we'll known men. met
In the public road and renewed a long stand
ing loud Emanuel fred two shots at Richard
nrst nticting wounds from which he died In
fifteen minutes, Before expiring Richard
raised himself from tho roadway and fred
three shots at Emanuel. Two OF them took ei-
feet, INJECTING what are believed to be mortal
wOunla
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suor me NAN VINO ronEcLosED.

l.ichRrd Nopwood, n N"wnrk Resi- fsinte
Denlsr, Wound. Il In the Head.
Richard uopwood OF Caldwell. \, j.. lies in
at. aIchacl's Hospital Newark. suffering from
a pistol shot wound In the heal. He has a real
estate once at 40 Bloomfield avenue. Newark.
nnd lust Mat. was visited t that place by
George A. Knott NJ ~ Nassau street and
Samuel X. Knott oi 1Sb East Kinney street.
tw bro'hars Interested IN niCce OF real est ate
upon which Hopwood recently foreelosea n
gortgago. There We're no witnesses To the In
terviow in ~ little of'"'. Hopwood was shot
ward and : ~ not been 'rurN. The Knott =
were crested Samuel lad a revolver In his
p gp' Neither bro her would say anything
aDouV The mater In tho absence Of counsel
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TOPEKA. Kan. Dec. 28.-Gen Hral Manager J.
]. Frey Of the Santa Fd. and General Manager
NoGhum Of tie Frisco Railroad. to-day pur-
chased over fifteen thousand acres of zinc lands
near Yellvie. Ark. IL was announced that the
Eureka Springs Railroad Is 10 b" ended into
thu Yellville zinc district. Yevllo il said 10 be
the richest zinc district In the world. II is
seventy niles from West Plains, Mo-. the near
est railroad station,
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sEizuRE or THE SoRWEGI,y BARK.

Prize Colrt sitting at Durham to Decide
Whether Sho Is n Lawful Prize.
Speciai CoLte Ds'pach 10 The Buzz.
pygp,N. Dec. 20 delayed In transmission.
A prize court Is sitting to DECIDE whether the
Norwegian bark Java, which was seized by the
British cruiser Forte while carrying stretchers
aaG railway slecpNrs for the Beers. Is a lawful
prize The vessel was ezed near Dclag % Bay.
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GERRY HAS TO PAY DUTY.
Tho Secretary Of tho Treasury Decides Tha
He Owes 90 ,OVO or $4,000.

Collector BIiwell received yesterday tho
decision OF the Secretary OF tho Treasury in
the case OF fibridge T. Gerry. who returned
from Europe with Mrs Gerry and their
daughter several weeks ago. The Gerrys
brought with them more than twenty trunks
customs officers learned had been purchased
in Europe. Mr. Gerry said that It hal heen
fought IN this country and taken abroad.
| ndsr the decision Of Secretary Gage Mr..
Cory Is called upon TO pay between $1,000
and SiWO IN duilcH; as many 81 the articles
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Sow Interc.t In the Nn,lonnl rnrk nnnE.

Al tho National Park Bank yesterday II WAS
admitted that new interest had acquired a
large block OF the banks stock. but tho iden-
tty Of this interest was not disclosed. An
pr"Srntrd the Starhard Oh Company, Tho
stock Of h" Satonal Park Bank has been adj.
yanrlng ia price for some time. The rrcse L
quotation Is 49, bid. 800 asked. 1t paws n II
prr cent, dividend
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-27
FAMILY Nv TANDEM.
Nervous Mother Ties Her Seven children
to n Rope In Going Through 1T. Louis.

to Rope In Going Through Ut. Louis.
sT. LOUIS. Doc 2a.-Mrs. Marie schwenck ~
Creston. Ia, accompanied by her seven GILL
dr'n. passed through this city to-day en- route
70 Wichita Falls, Tex. Mrs. Schwenck had
read OF the perlls Of travellers in p big oty. 40
she provided herself with u rope twenty feet
long aud separate pieces OF twne.
Upon arriving hors she fastened ore end OF
the rope TO her waist aud the other nd to her
largest child Then the binding tvine was
usea 70 fas'en the other children to the rope.
Mother and children attracted a Rrea. deal Of
attention rs they crossed tho platform in
rhenging trains. the twenty feet OF ropo trail
.'. behind tho mother. with youngster
fastened to It every three feet. They got away
safely.
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Mr.. WOODRUFF LATE Ar HONE
Was Locked in his once and Had To Az
penl to tho Police.

peui 10 tho Toi'cos
Polioe Headquarters WAS rung up on the
telephone about 7:30 o'clock last night and
the operator heard voice thai said.
'l'm Frank L. Woodruff and I'm locked up
in the Smith building at 81 Fast Tcnth street
There's wt'a and baby waiting for ma at ~
Magnolia ,nue. Newark. Please DO what You
can for mt,
GER street po!ice station and Policeman Bley
was desratchei to tho Smith building. HS
touad tho iaritor who released Mr.. Woodruff.
locked in. He started poss haste for Newark.
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coz RICKET's son MIsSTH9
Diss. peared Prom tho Palace Hotel In ss
Francisco To, Days Ago.


Francisco r~- Days Ago.
SAN FRAScrsco. Dec. ID. Tho relatives Of
hyde y. R.GAey OF New York. W WAS a guest
at the Palace Hotel for several days earlier In
the month. are greatly worried by his iisnp-
pearancs. He has not been heard from In ten
days. lie " the son OF J. x. Hickey nj the
Holman House. Nav York. and arrived at
he Palace Hote, on Dec. 10. On the
l{,h he informed the clerk that he was going
- san!tariun. to undergo surgical oper-
alton. That evening he went to the hospital
and arranged for accomoi,tiDns and medical
attendance, Hs made a:rangen snts 70 enter
,hs hosDita' two days 'Ater N on the even
o. the lCth Nc left the hotol With n sr'r.
That WAS ths asst seen OF him. Several tos-
Cams have been received from the young
mans father. who 10 making every endeayor
to earn HE sons whereabouts.
Col, Joe Nicksy said last eveaine at the Hoh-
ran House that he mad not heard any news
from his son. and that the newspaper des-
ratohss cultained all the inform alton OF his
disappearance tnut he had received.
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ALBANY. Dec, % A bill is to he introduced
at the coming session of the Legislature at the
instance o, the state Medical Society to pro-
hlbt the sale of carho,ic acid except upon A
phystcian,s PRESCRIPTION, 1t Ia estimated that
IN no per t.nt Of the suicides IN this state DUR
OF deal III used.
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AMERICAN GETS INTO nAFEKINo.
Correspondent Pesson's Daring Ride From
Cnpe Town Through tho Boer Liner.

Special Cable D,,pdtch 10 THE sUS.
LONDON. Dec. Pa letter to the Pail Mall
Gazette from Mafeking, dated Nov. lO. says
The hero OF the hour Is un American Jour
na.ist OF the name OF pesson, VINO successfully
mplishad a daring ride from Cape Town
up country through the Boer lines aud brings
the first news from the outside which We have
halh
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PaNIC IN 4 BIG Can.
Fu,o Burn Ont on n Third Avenue ss-Footer
and the Passengers Smash Windows.

N''Ft VII u VUtoF
and the Passengers Smash Windows.
Tho m,tormhn On ono OF The L"w l9-;oot
cars Of the Third Avenue Railroad. north
hound, turned this power on too q Uiol,ly yester-
day afternoon when the car was at Eighty-third
at cot and the fuse in tho controtl hox burned
uG'. A shep. 81 fame spurted out 4 the ras-
senxers Lecom NJ excited rushed lur door,
some men in their haste 10 get o.. OF tho
car smashed some OF the windows. Ia the eN-
element Mrs. Anna n"lnhnrll ~ 2I5l Third
avenue tainted, Po.ice Captain Frers fthe East
Tiuhty-eighth street station and detective
luarded the car aud assisted some OF tho
women out. Mrs. keinhardt was carried into
d store and revived
Tho flames 4 Ldn,t spread 70 tho car.
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MESELEh MAY BEGIN 4 WIR.


!p.idi care D>spI,,h % TUE Sun.
RoME, Dec. 26.--The SScolo states that King
Menelek of Abysslnia is sending force TO re-
Establish his authority in the Tigre province.
By tho terms Of n tr-aty agreed upon by rep
resentAtves oil Eng and and Italy early Ia the
present month. 1t is sud. Italy l. confirmed
threa, and England is bound to rem
der her military assistance n case OF
attack from any quarter. The Italians still
according to the above despatch. is about to
reassert his authority. He has about atty
thousand men under arms and as many
n ore ready to take tho Held at short no.
tice. Tho Abyssnians showed their light
Ing ability in their successful war with
has boon waiting until the war In south Africa
should demonstrate British weakness before
mak ing his descent upon the territory claimed
by Italy
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Fire In the Jnnrn Scalea WorkA.

BlNGHAMToN, Dec, 21.-Tns Jones Scales
Works were damaged by Are this morning
The property belonged to ex-I Lieut.. Coy T. +
by IN" Generals motto. Jones Pays the
Freight The loss is es! imated at S25, 600
coy"I.d 10y insurance The works will be-
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$4,000 or STOLEN Norts RETURNED.
valuable Papers sent Back After Two
Years as Christina, GIFT.

NhluhOie sent DAWN Hitf Two
Years us n Christina, CIT.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 70, -itobert McBse.
well-known citizen OF thi, place. was the re-
clrient to-day OF a remarkable Christmas
IrNsrnt whom ar expire = messenger delivered
t. han a plch - containing 100000 worth OF
notes wi oh we're stolen from him over
two wear. ago. The notes returned as mys-
trriOusly a. they were taken away. The pack
axe ha been sent fro, lexington, Ky Among
tLe papcLs was card wishing the recipient \
"ilappv Christmas"
Mr. McBee declares that he will make no
further efforts ~ discover the identity Of the
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Actors wife Killed by . Train.

AsBURI PARK. N. j.. Dec 28.-Mrs Samuel
Valleau. wife OF a retired actor living at Avon,
was Instantly killed this afternoon by n south.
bound train on the Long Branch Railroad The
acchent happened al the Avon tr-lgn statioA
MMlle MrN En-- nnm Va. orn ing ths tcanka.
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Woman Deputy U. y. Marshal in Texas.

DALLAS Tex. Dec, 2B.-Miss Eva VanduseI
OF Dallas was sworn into once this Afternoon
as n deputy United States Marshal. She Is tn
first woman In Texas to Ill such "a place.
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aAr4CRE OCCUPIES DoRDRhCHT.
SPECIAL asi, ns'patch to THK SUN,

Reports That the Beers Reiterated and
There Were no Losses.
SPECIAL atr ns'pdieh TO The SUN
LONDON. Dec 26.-Gen. Sir Frederick Fores-
tier Walker reports from Cape Town:
"Gatacre reports that COL Dalgetty. with $50
Natal police. has occupied Dordrecht The
Beers retreated. No losses"