The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

OUHBTION0 AND ANBWHRS.
Dr.. Albert Lefnngwell makes the nrst suggestion
We have seen regarding the identity Of Miriam in
Hawthorne's Marble Faun" whom the author
meets in the story with "one OF the most dreadful
and mysterious events that have occurred within the
present century" DR.. Lefhnewel writes Some.
where abroad have read that the tragedy to which
he referred was undoubtedly the murder. In Paris.
somewhere about 1s4o of tho Duchess OF Praslin by
her husband. The accused. anticipating arrest.
swAllowed poison and died In prison within day
two after the tragedy. but there Awoman In the
case, an English eoverness. and her secret was
Miriam's."
The Secretary of the American Yacht Club say
that the steam yacht American belongs to that club.
Her name does not appear in the Yacht Register,
however, though she was launched juno 4, 1898,
She 10 2bA feet over all. "a feet inches moulded
beam and draws IL feet o inches; her engines of
$500 horse power. Her owner is Archibald Watt.
The man sells the horse for 500. not telling what
he paid for him; consequently he has no horse. hmt
Buys him back for Observation-Disclosures. 10
He now h.. horse and. $40
He now sells him for. 100
He now has no horse. but has ...............t $40
The nrst sale was for. 20
Consequently makes on the transaction ..... $40
The nrst sale. bringing 500. was capital: he takes
oniy trsis he made mating 400 on IN . trsnsnction
W. .,
equestrian statues in this country. Ono names
eight in Washington. the other six in Philadelphia
and In Harrisburg. making nfteen In three oities.
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have recently seen in print referopces 10 events
which happened on the day known az "Black Fri
re,,iv orcnrrsd 10 viyn Il tbnt name and as 10 re
circumstances that led mp to il and the men who
were most prominently identined with H. VIII you
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., uonrv C,ou. N.s.rs I.v ,orld Arthur Kiuhsr
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and W. s. Woodward were the original men in I"
price. They began TO arrange matters in the sum.
msr working on President Grant to have him direct
the Secretary Of the Treasury to stop tho Govern.
mental selling of gold such an order was issued by
the Secretary in the belief that when gold went up
our proaness wouia 90 on, o. me s"un", 10 met
foreign demands ana soiu itSelf would stay mere
Before the schpme was in shape, Kimber and Wood
ward sold out to aould. and James Fisk.
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the price up. 80 that the 'Ahorts' found them
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and. At the enrrhty or several persons the Secretary
of the Treasury suspended the order not 10 sell Gov
crnment gold and threw SIS. 900 900 on the market
The price fell from 1921 to 1872. Meantime as the
Fisk crowd had intended TO run the price up to
all they could At 100, and they kept buying
( at 100. though the price was much lower
! The result was that Fisk and his crowd would
have been caught had they not repudiatel
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tne'r ofueF, 'e"'iHs 'n'', o'oAsi' W a' ' us
The Gold Room was closed for a week. that the
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Will hnu th' u.up Ao'o'ii' III III ''e"s A"en''
eight Years in Wall Street. in chapter 20. and else
vh.rp through IN. hooh
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