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A LUMP OF COAL,

The cattle-boat Goshawk'S midday
sights have shown him to be in latitude
twelve d grees thirty-fuur minutes south
by thirty-siX degrees forty-two minutes
west longitude, which meant that she
was coming up to that dangerous col
lection of reefs and rocks known as the
Abrolhos Shoals. The chart which COW
cred them was from French survey in
1861, and as any amount of unrecorded
changes might have been wrought since
then ~ that minute mason of the deep,
the coral insect, Captain Grmshaw was
very much on the qui vive so long as his
ship was in the neighborhood. For, be-
ing wise master-mariner, he depended
but little on either the chart of the AL
brohos Light itself.
But if the captain did not fancy this
particular patch of the sea for reasons
relating to navigation, the third engi-
neer did for purposes of his own. In
short, he hoped to earn the ships insur-
ance money and a couple of hundred
pounds for himself somewhere in the vi
entity. 1t was an excellent locality for
plausible story about the Goshawk run
ming on some unchartered shoal and
sinking as she backed into deep water.
So when he was relieved of his half
watch at six o'clock by the chief engi-
neer, he went straight to the engine
room mess table for his tea, carefully
forgetting his blue jacket where it hung
on a rail on the forward side of the en-
"inc-room bullhead Having nartakeu
hastily and sparingly of the bad tea and
potato hash supplied he turned into his
own room, locked the door and arranged
pair of trousers to hang so that one of
the legs might cover the keyhole. Then
he knet, though not exactly in prayer,
beside his tea chest, and proceeded to
it, till at length he reached a
small wooden box with a sliding top
AT first sight it did not appear why his
hand should tramble a little as he pulled
the lid aside and drew from its we'll
wadded cradle a very commonplace
lump of coal.
It was exactly like any other piece of
coal, about the size Of a large fist-say
the nates-and it had all the jetty spar |
kle and shine of the newly broken arti- |
Gle. The only difference between 1t and |
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| hand. Two minutes gone! Three!
| Then a little figure in white came for
ward out of the darkness of the poop
deck. 1t was the captains daughter.
us that you, Mr.. Tudor?" she said,
sweetly
Yes" he replied, hoarsely. Three
minutes and half gone.
II want to tell you how sorry I am
for being nasty with you last night.I-I
didn't mean it."
"Alice, Alice! Quick, for God Almigh-
tvs sake. Can you love me even lit
tie? Quick, quick"
Whats all this hurry about, Mr. Tu-
dor? Put that watch in your pocket.
What question:"
But in her face he saw something
sWeeter than the silver moonlight which
revealed it. Four minutes and a
half!
With a bound he was in the passage
again, slipped noiselessly past the chief,
who did not see him. his back being
turned caught up the accused thing
under his jacket, and like flash tore up
to the deck again.
With all his strength he threw the
and sank on the deck, the perspiration
running from every pore
Then with a terrific rafting thunder
an immense flower Of fire arose out of
the deep, a great, sudden billoW
snatched at the ship, heaved her aloft
like cork, and raced whitley away into
the moonlit distances. Then all was
still, save for the fretting and Tuning of
the set as it slowly settled again.
The whole ships company came peer
ing on deck in a dazed state Of alarm.
The captain sprang on the bridge beside
the mate and shouted some orders UNI
needed
But nobody except the girl in white
noticed the broken man lying prone in
the shadow of the deckhouse.
Like a sudden hideous revelation the
explanation came upon her His wild
eyes, his sudden question, the watch in
his hand, his mad, headlong race below,
all was clear now.
Unnoticed in the general panic, she
crossed the deck to him. He was lying
face down, on the cold iron plates of the
deck. She touched him on the shoulder,
and he looked up with a white face.
IT know it all, Tom" she said, broken
ly. May God help us BOTH
God help us? You help me, Alice!
Help me from hell. Your love could
save me yet, perhaps"
Il loved you all along. But after
this'--she sobbed.
Presently she spoke again.
Now get up and go below. This
must never be suspected, even by my
father. 1t will be safe with me. / still
love you enough for that" He kissed
the skirt Of her dress, and pressed her
hand like a benediction on his head
When Captain Grimshaw reported the
phenomenal seismic disturbance he had
encountered in the neghborhood of the
Abrohos reef it created considerable
sensation in the scientific world, And
from the records of the registry in
certain church. within hearing of Bow
Bells, there is the best of reason for
supposing that Alice Grimshaw's love
persisted and was allowed the best OPP
portunites for saving the soul Of the
third engineer-London Star.
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STARIN'S
New Haven transportation Co.

Daily EXCEPT SATURDAY.
Steamer JOHN Fl. STARIN, Captain Nc.
Pier, foot of Brown street, at 1915 D. M,
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Steam.
er BIlASTUS CORNING, Captain Thomp.
son, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The SrARlN leaves New York from Pier
10, North River, at 8 p. IN. Mondays, Wed.
nesdays and Fridays; the ERASTUS CORN
ING, Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Fare rs cents Excursion Tickets SIPS.
Staterooms. S1.0O
Tickets and staterooms for sale at ]. B.
Judsons, 867 Chapel street. Peck & Bish.
ops ,7o2 Chapel street Free stage, leaves
and from corner of Church and Chapel
streets every half hour, commencing at $50
p. III. Through freight rates given and
bills of lading to all points West, South,
and Southwest G. H. FISHER, Agent
Order your freight via Starln Line
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New York, New Haven and
Hartford Il. Il.
May q, 1899.


FOR NEW YORK-%4:05, $3.50, xG:10,
x7:0O, $500, 1910, $3.50, 1896, x1O:3O a. M,
$1,000. 1905, 1870 (parlor car limited),
1875, 200, $780, 800, $4,000, #4:17, 4:30.
1910, 5:35, $780, *7:10, 1910, S:15, bridge
port accommodation, 1910, 9:15 p. m.
sundays-*4:O5 $3.50, 500 a. M, $3.50,
x4:So. x6;15, *7:1O, 1910, $3.50, 1910 p. m.
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem Riv-
er--*1:O5, *11:5O p. m. daily.
FOR BOSTON via Springfeld-*1:10,
Slo:lo, *11:O5 a. M, *1:45, "552 p. m.
Sunday-"1:10 a. M, 1852 p. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London and
Providence-*2:1O. 1920, *11:35 (parlor
car limited a. M, %12:05 *2:47, "4:15,
'4:55, %6:55 p. m. Sundays-*2:1O, 1920
a. M, *12:05, 1855, *6:55 p. n.
FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD,
SPRINGFIELD, etc.-*1:1o, 6:40. 500.
xlo:lo, "11:O5 a. M, 1910, *1:45, $40, 500,
"o:e2 6:15 to Hartford) 500, 1000, 11:15 \
(to Meriden) p. m. Sundays-*1:10 a.
M. 1910, 1852, 1928 .. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
~ Ior New Ne London, etG-"2:1o, 1920.
1;o5' lo:OS (Guilford acc) 11:o5. #11s5
parlor car limited) a. M, *12:05 +2:47,
300, "4:15, *4:55, Sis Ito saybrook juno
tlon), 6:15, $685. 1920 (Guilford acc.) p.
m. Sunday-*2:10, 1920 a. M, s12:05,
@4:55 1856 p. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION
For Middletown, Willimantic, etc.
7:45 a. M, 1866, 1888. 6:es o. m. Sum
days-7:l5 p. m. Connecting at Mid
dletown with the Valley division and at
Willlmantic with Midland and Central
divisions and G. v. r. r.; at Turnerville
with Colchester branch
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
For Shelburne Falls, Turner'S Falls,
Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford
and intermediate stations-7:5O a. m. and
400 p. M For Westfield and intermedi-
ate stations, 5:57 p. m.
For harrington, New Hartford and
points this side-7:50 a. M, 1904, 400,
5:57 p. m.
DIVISION
For Derby Junction, Derby. Ansonia,
etc.-7:OO, 800, 9:35 a. M, 1900, 2:39, 3:57.
5:a5 1850 l1:2O p. IN. Sundays-s:1O a.
m. and $3.50 p. m.
1900, 2:39, 5:35, 1850, 11:2O D. M Sum
days-S:1O a. M, 6:15 p. m. (via Nauga-
tuck Junction)
For Winsted-7:OO, 9:s5 a. M, $3.50, 5:s5
1850 p. m. Sundays-S:1O a. m. 6:15 D.
m. (via Naug. Junc.)
For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown, Dam
bury, Pittsfield, State line-9:35 a. M,
357 p. m.
For Albany Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin-
natl, st. Louis, Chicago and the West
via Bridgeport-6:1 a. M; via State line
-9:S5 a. M, 1867 p. m.
For Litchfield and points on Litchfield
branch (via Derby Junction)-9:35 a. M,
,:57 D. m.
*Express Trains. xLocal Express.
G. T. HAMPSTEAD,
General PASSENGER A pant
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ERICAN LINE.
FAST EXPRESS SERVI,

FIASI HAT ININ5S 5EIIN ICEs
NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON (LONDON).
Calling Westbound at Cherbourg
Sailing Wednesdays at 10 a. IN.
St Louis. June IA st. Louis, July 5
New York, June 21lNew York, July IL
ST. Paul, June asst. Paul, July 10
RED STAR LINE.
NEW YORK-ANTWERP-
Every Wednesday at IL noon.
Friesland, June 14lWesternland, June IS
Southwark, June 81 "Kenslng ton, July 5
.*These steamers carry Cabin and third
International Navigation Company,
Piers IA and 10, n. r., Office 70 Broadway,
\. Y; Peck & Bishop 702 Chapel street,
M. Zunder & Sons, 253 State ST.; NJ. B. New
Church street, New Haven $50
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QUEEN VICTORIA's INTEREST IN


IT is not generally known that the
queen has shown some sympathy with
the game of golf. Her Majesty has pro-
vided a course both at Balmoral and Os-
borne for the members Of the royal
household, and I am now told that she
has decided to institute small annual
tournament at her Scottish links, bat it
is believed that she meditates first
spending some money upon them with a
view to their Improvement. Five mem
bers of the royal family now play-the
Prince of Wales. who is a recent learn
err; the Duke of York, the Duke Of Con-
naught. Princess Victoria of Wales, and
Princess Charles of Denmark, The
Princess of Wales has also made her ap-
pearance on the links.-London Cores
pondence of the Birmingham Post.
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ANCHOR LINE.

United states Mail Steamships
Sail from New York Every Saturday for
Glasgow via Londonderry.
Second Cabin
CITY OF ROME. $50. OGner St'rs, $50
Steeraye Passage
Rome $3.50. Furnessla. S24.50. Othar
Str5., $23.5O.
For Book Of Tours and information, apply
to HENDERSON BROTHERS. General
Agents, Bowling Green, New York; or NJ
b. Newton Il Co., S6 Orange ST., or Bishop L
Co.. 702 Chapel ST., or Jas. Mustarde. 0S
Grown st., or Richard NJ. Sheridan, 685
Grand ave-, or J. Aug. SvensCn, S28 Grand
ave-, or Thos. Fl. Pease & Son. 102 Church
street, New Haven. apis 3m
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New Haven Steamboat Co.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.

DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE.
Steamers from New Haven leave Belle
Dock, Old Line Pier: G. H. NORTHAM
1920 a. M, RICHARD PECK 1890 night
Steamers from New York leave Piers 2J
and rs. East River: RICHARD PECK
p. M, G. II. NORTHAM II midnight
Fare $1.00. Excursion tickets, good for
10 days, $1.50.
Staterooms and tickets for sale at The
Peck ~ Bishop Co., 702 Chapel street, and
at Mix's drug store, cor. Chapel and Church
streets.
FAST FREIGHT
Through rates quoted over Express
relght Lines to points West, South and
Southwest, and through Bills Of Lading is.
sued in connection Herewith
CHAS l. FRENCH, Agent.
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M fBrk1la11En11B.
MASSAGE.

SWEDISH MEDICAL GYMNASTICS, for
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Muscular Debility,
Gout, and Chronic Heart Disease
e. FRANKLIN JOHNSON, NJ. g..
126 HIGH STREET, NEW HAVEN.
Office Hours until a. N. and l to and
6 to p. IN. Treatment given at Patients
Residence. ja4 tt
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Alderman Norris Mny Resign.

City Clerk Henry r.. Norris will prob
ably tender his resignation as senior
alderman from the Sixth ward at the
next meeting Of the aldermen, to be
held June 49, Mr.. Norris had intended
to retain his position as alderman but
has recently changed his mind
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CABINET AND HARD WOOD
WORK.
ALSO SAVING, TURNING.

And JOBBING IN WOOD of all kinds
EDWARD p. BRETT, Builder,
16 ARTIZAN STREET.
Telephone 253-12.
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HAMBURG-AMERICAN

TWIN SCREW EXPRESS LINE.
N. Y PARIS : LONDON : HAMBURG.
TWIN SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
N. Y LONDON IN PA alsls HAMBURG.
HAMBURG GAM MRICAN LINE, 81 Broad.
way, N. Y; THOMAS Fl. PEASE & SON,
1Q2 Church street. New Haven. TO ON
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am on the newly proposed line from
Providence to New York. The North
am is wooden boat Of 1,436 tons ton
mage and was built in 1878. She cost
about $125,000.
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STREET SPRINKLING BILL PASS

The senate yesterday passed the
amendment to the New Haven charter
providing for street sprnkling, and also
the big batch of amendments to the
New Haven charter.
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drew to the mayors Office and discussed
the ordinance.
After a long absence, the council re-
appeared and the second reading OF the
ordinance was proceeded with, on mo
ton of Aid. Zimmerman.
An amendment was adopted STRIKING
ont Broad street from Warren to LIN
coin from the streets included in the
franchise 1t was also amended tnat
five miles of railway are to be in active
operation within three years. Ihree
miles are to be in operation WITHIN
twenty months. The franchise IS ex-
clusiye for, six months from the passage
and publication Of the ordinance IN
stead of from June LIST, as proposed.
aid. Bradley offered an amendment
that the company shall give bond for
$500 for the faithful performance OF the
contract. If the company was IN
earnest, it would lose nothing. FMS
motion was not seconded.
"A motion that the ordinance be given
its final reading was carried AID.
Bradley voting mo-" 14a
Aid. Bradley said that he looked upon
it as a business transaction and he
would have to vote against the fran
chise unless the company put up bond
as an evidence of good faith.
The ordinance was then passed, by
vote of'five to one
sThescouncil returned to the regular
order of business. - g..
AID Zimmerman moved that an ad-
iournment be taken until Saturday
evening, and this was carried. -.
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THE MAYOR ELECT.
Visited the Council Meeting Last Night
=2T 81 to Get Pointers. z.4t

Mayor-elect Currier was among the
visitors at the council chamber last
night, and at Mayor Pfau's invitation
occupied a seat beside the latter during
"a portion Of the. time. Mr.. Currier. is
much interested in the municipal
ownership of lighting plants, water
works and street railways wherever
such ownership is the means Of cheaper
service. BE looks upon the council'sac
ton last night as being hasty.
There is much speculation as to who
will be the next chief of police and city
attorney. ORIG Noble and Andrew Bur
master have been suggested as good ma
terial for chief w: L. Comstock is
said to be candidate for city attorney.
M. B. Haynes is candidate for city
engineer, and those who think
they can discern thing or two on the
political horizon predict that he will
There are numerous candidates fol
patrolmen including some of those
who have previously served but been
dropped for one reason or another.
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1t is expected that the currency bill
mapped; out by the committee appoint
ed by the caucus of Republican house
members, will embody the presidents
idea regarding the retention of green
backs, that have been redeemed, in the
treasury and pay them out only for gold.
Also the allowing Of banks to issue
notes to the par value of their bonds de-
posted, instead of only 80 per cent as
at present. and the authorization of the
incorporation of national banks in the
smallericities with a capitalization of
only $500 There are great many
who while they believe that our cur
rency system should be entirely re-
formed, are, of the opinion that a bill
embodying these changes is far enough
to go at present, and that further re-
form should be brought about after
further education and discussion of the
matter in the future, The stable and
permanent establishment of the gold
standard, they think, is enough at the
present.
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THE STREET CAR FRANCHISE,

At the meeting of the council last
evening the electric power and street
car ordinance was up for consideration
and was finally passed by that body.
The ordinance was considerably
changed so as to meet the objection
pointed out by Mayor Pau in his veto
of the previous ordinance. The inter-
ests of the city have been more closely
safeguarded, and many of the most
Objectionable features stricken out. The
word exclusive has been stricken out and
it is provided that there shall be alb
solutely nothing to prevent the granting
of similar franchise to another COM
pany, should it be asked for, after six
months. We understand that this is held
to mean that there is really nothing in
the way of granting franchise to an
other company at once should the coun-
Gil see fit SO to do. One of the most OBJ
jectionable features of the ordinance, it
seems to the Free Press is the provision
which ties up SO many miles of streets
and which only compels, at the outside,
the building offs miles of track within
three years from the first of June next.
This is somewhat modified however, by
eliminating the word exclusive, which
would allowsof another franchise2being
granted should one be desired By any
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one. but it would seem as though
1t would have been better to,have simply
designated the streets first desired for
the purpose, and left with the company
to have selected such other streets at
any time as might be needed, with the
consent of the council
The reference of the attorney for the
promoters of the proposed line,
that the papers had not discussed
the matter in manner at all
creditable if they advocate improve
ments for the city was entirely uncalled
for, as the press of the city has not op
posed in any particular an improve
ment of this kind, but simply the
methods taken to. railroad franchise
through the council. The, Free Press
has simply labored to safeguard the
interests Of the city and not against
the improvement, which is one it has
always advocated = And it thinks now
that the council has displayedl undr g
haste in voting away so important a
franchise, tying up such syast interests
in the city for the next twenty years,
a period of time that means much to a
western town, sEin dasneh "a hur-
ried manner >, and and. = !, especially SO
just upon the ave- tef its departure
from power, and more SO, when it
was requested through t alsda9 a petition signed
by large portion of the business men
of the city asking that more time be
taken for the consid eration Of the fran
chise in order that zits.previsions could
become better known fIt would have
looked far more graceful had the' mat
ter been laid over, and there is no, evil
dence to show that the cause of the
promoters thereof would have suffered
in the least
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Notice to Contractors

Sealed bids will be received by d. ii
Edwards. secretary of the Welsh. C. NJ
building committee until 700 o'clock p
m. sharp, Monday, April 24th, 1899, and
opened Immediately thereafter, for the
erection and completion of a frame
church building 44x69 feet in size, to be
built for the Welsh c., M society at
Lake Crystal. Mimi. sg.a 49,.
Plans and specifications may be seen
with the secretary of committee at Lake
Crystal, Mimi, and Frank Thayer,
architect Man kato, Mimi, and at the
office of the Improvement Bulletin, .
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How To. Gel &. FL Free ID Form;


To the Editor:-It has been so long
since there has been any Government
land left for free settlement in the older
states like Iowa, Illinois and Indiana
that there are thousands of farmers
who do not know that they have right
to secure 100 acres free from the Gov
eminent lands by virtue of their right
as citizens of the United States Every
male citizen at the age of twenty-one
years or over, and every female of
eighteen years or over, can take 100
acres of Government land as, a., home
stead. To do this settlement on the
land is required; the person must make
home upon the land. At the time of
entry at the U. S. Land Office in the
district where the land is situated, a
fee of from $500 to $1,000 is required
for the papers issued by the Govern
ment After residence of five years,
the Government gives deed to the
land at the cost of the final papers
which is about $1,000 If the settler
does not want to wait five years for his
deed after he or she lives on the land
fourteen months. deed can be secured
by the payment of $3.50 per acre to the
Government. ns,--srs,a. 4f~ag
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Notice Of Dissolution of Partnership.

TO whom it may concern-Notice is
hereby given of the partnership here
tofore existing between F. M. Cleaves
and F. l. Hansing. of Mankato, Mimi,
co partners under the name, firm and
style of the Mankato Coal and Coke and
Cedar company is hereby dissolved.
The said F. L Hansing to continue
the business in his own name and is
hereby authorized to collect all accounts
due said co-partnership and shall pay
all debts of the same.
Dated this 9th day of April. 1899.
f, NJ CLEAVES.
:1 f. l.. LANSING.
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Minneapolis, Mimi A certified check
in the amount of two hundred dollars
t$200 OO) drawn in favor of D. III. Ed
wards, must accompany each bid as
forfeiture in case the bidder refuses to
give an acceptable bond and to sign
c)ntract if it is awarded him. The
right is reserved to reject any or all
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John Miller died at .5:45, o'clock yes
t,rday afternoon, of rheumatism of the
heart. He conducted saloon on North
Front street, and leaves a wife and
several children. The funeral will &C.
cur from the German Catholic church
at 900 a. m. Saturdays g. aBg1
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DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP.

#. M. Cleaves and F.o L.. Hansing,
comprising the Mankatot Coal, Coke &
Cedar Co., have dissolved partnership
and Mr.. Hansing will continue the
business, Mr.. Hansing is a hustler,
and will no doubt continue to receive a
large patronage. a9tst -.s So. 3cgs