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souvEyIR or MS ONLY HuRsLARr
How n Travelling Man Came Into Pos
session OF n Fine Watch.

From hs NSW orleans Tim,S. D'mOrrdt
This watch was part ol The spells Of burg,
in the St Charles lobby L. II reporter drawing
out a handsome gold timcprce with curious
SpTH pattern G ing Sr % r% Ind on 'H 1It
10 say bunglcd II and got caught almost lmmc'
datcIy. What is the Joke, did You ask There
this In the fall Of 81, when | was quite young
aud green, | got n job travelling Tor ~ Chicago
grocery house and one ui the FIRST places visited
WAS n small town IN northern Ohio, arrived
about II at night, aud went out To- take = stroll
and smoke cigar before going 70 bed, Passing
jcwrlry store, and also that the door was alaT,
That reminded me | had recently broken
The m;SnspI1E Of my watch anh San uttered
man arose. from the further end "f the counter.
lie seemed startled, which Was not unnatural,
at such late call, but he rcgaincd his compuSure
while explained the purpose ol my visit and
told me he had closed som" hours before, but hap
when | handed him my watch asked him TO
lend me another 10 wear in the meantime aud
he gave me one AZ random from II Tray on the
counter This Is ~ on my cham now
-, Mex! morning a. continued lhe story teller,
marshal tapped me on the shoulder
go "t me see your watch, he sad
"I pulled II out mechanically, and was AT once
placed under arrest on the charge Of rqbbng
The jcwcry store II seemed that II had been
burgariIcd during the night, ana somebody in
the, hotel had noticed my peculiar looking watch
identified as part Of the stolen goods, and, need
less 10 say, my story aS 20 its acquisition was
laughed 10 srpTn I was Obliged Ia admit that il
seemed n little gau2y myself and | can't say |
blame the authorities for declining 10 give II Cr,-
cncc At any rate found myself IN the deuce
Of a fix. My old watch had been carried UN by
the thief and thee was AhSnlutCyinothing To con
Arm my statement except the bare lHcl thhl none
Of the other goods was found in my possession
That, however, went for very little for 1, VAS
argued that had abundant time 10 conceal my
plumber In my agitation and excitement
must have present n perfect picture OF gulll and
tho townSncOpc came near mubbng mo ON the
way To jail. They kept me there for exactly
three hours the agony Of which viii dwell with
me II live TO he n hundred. Meanwhile tho sure
enough burglar had been baggcd in an adjoining
town with all the loot Including my umcplrc',
in his valisc, and when | was finally released
he was bundled into my cell II he hadn't been
caught don't know what might have happened
| don't like to think about H. The authorizes
made grovclling apologies and the icwellcr was
especially abicct TO pacatc mo he offered TO
lei me keep the new watch in exchange Tor my
old one, and ! accepted the proposition. ! carry
II as a sort Of tragi comic souvenir
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FAITHIFL UNT0 DEATH.
sheep Herdrrs Sacrifices Their Lives In the
Interest OF Employers.

Prom NE hdns's - y Tm's.
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Oct. 25. II any one
has concluded that the time has passed when
the servant is as faithful 10 the interests Of his
master as he could bc 10 his own, he should con
slider lhr story Of the recent billiards. which swept
through Teton county, IN the northern part 81
sheep and cattle. " a result ni that storm nine
men are known Ia hc dead and II these us" bodies
have been recovered WIN one cNrrr,.Hn ~
were sheep hrrlrrs, and all were found lying IN
such positions ms t" Indicate that they had stayed
with their bands Ia the last lying in their at
trmpts 10 save property II their employers
William Graham working for the Cascade
Land Company MAS foundn coucc near iIralry
Butte, II Is evident that he had tiird held
through the night e. get HIS sheep into camp but
had not succeeded Conscious II Ill" death which
was impending, hr returned Ia his tent about
midnight and there wrote and I"i' = note saying
Ia the sheep, which were dtiilng NJ the crul"r,
lie WAS found stretched on the snow, his lantern
about twenty feet distant. OF his two dogs, one
remained 10 guard the body and the Other fol
lowed the sheep lie was unmarried and recently
said thai he had not u relative in the worh.
Norman Bruce worked for VIII FlOwcr,c lie
remained with his sheep until he managed Ia
drive tncm into sheltered spot, where they would
he safe Blinded ~ the storm lac nisiooE he
cOulrr where his cabin was built and wandered
up another Realizing his mistake too late,
hc turned back and f" less Than POO wards from
MS r @S T| S'" Grd gerry iTI was Mns H
married and native of Prince Edward Island.
Matt GtrErrirh WINS found WIN his arms crossed
upon his breast Ills dos had followed the sheep
inln camp and returned with the rescue party
too late
H. T. Herald, working lrr S C. SCoilin was
living in the deep snow, his heard eaten II by
the sheep which had also eaten his clothes and
par 81 his boats This is only portion ~ the
pathetic side Of tho disaster and the fidelity IT
one hrrdc. IL probably NJ greater ihhn any other.
II is probable hr, 'hc d"alh l's' Is hardly be
gun. Bands al sheep without h"rdcrs nave
been reported from various points IN the storm
distlict. and later these win I've traced and the
dead hcrlcrs found
Now the snow covers up everything on the
prairie and tho cOulccS, many O' them more than
100 feet deep with steep sides are filled with II.
without exception this was the most severe and
most fatal October storm ever in Montana
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THEY OpPOSE navarro.
Letters Filed with Mr.. Holahan Yesterday
by the Merchants Association.

The Merchants Association filed yesterday
with Maurice +. lIolahan, President Of the
Board OF Public improvements. copies OF the
letters received by the Association in reply to
the circulars which 1t sent out a short time ago
to merchants and others whose signatures had
been signed to the petitions Of 1913 aud 1875
asking for an increased water supply. which
petitions arc before tn. Board OF Public lm-
proyemonts. In the circulars these merchants
should stand ms endorsing what Is generally
known a. the Ramapo contract for supplying
the city with water. Tn" replies received to
these circular letters In every Instance. except
three. protested against the use OF the signers'
names In the present petition endorsing tho
Ramapo water contract. and in most instances
the Merchants Association was asked to with
draw the names Of the signers OF these
petitions,
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R4HIPO W.fTFR CONPASY.
Attorney-Gsn~ral Davies Authorizes IN Ac.
ton to Secure Its Dissoiution.

ALBANY. Nov 1.-The right Of the RamApo
Water Company 70 exist as a corporation 10 to
be tested at once in tho courts Attorney-Gen-
erai Davies to-day granted the application OF
Mr. William H. Hearst. made through his at
torney. Mr.. David i. Hi, for permission as a
stockholder to commence M action To secure
tho Il solution Of the company on the ground
that the com pany has ed L. comply with the
law in not attempting TO exercise the powers
and privileges for which IL was Incorporated.
In authorizing an acton to be- commenced
the Attnfn"y-trn"rh Toes not hiTnseN express
an opinion upon ia" question. lie grants the
application for the purpose ot securing a decl-
sion from the courts as TO what constitutes \
non-user.
The applicant having flied with the Attorney
General n bond 10 the penalty ot $1,000, with
sufficient surety TO Indemnity the people
against the cost ana the expenses oi the action.
application will be made to the court within a
few days for leave to commence the action.
Mr.. Hill will have charge Of it.
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Rescued by Ha,tern. Life savers.

NoRroLE. Va. Nov. 1.-The schooner Roger
Moore bound from Boston for Brunswick. Ga.
light. went ashore at nightiall near Kinnakeot
Life Saving Station. n. g.. eight miles north OF
Cape Hatteras The captain and crew were
taken Of in safety by the lifs-s saving crew.
Tho vessel will prove a total loss. The Moore
is Of 2II tons register, In attempting to sail
from Boston. Oct IL. she ran on Devils Back,
su.ialnng some damage. which was repaired
at East Boston before she sailed on the voyage
which proved her last
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STAMFORD. Conn, Nov. LIN the City Court
to-day sx-Mayor William J. II. Bihannan was
fined hy Judge Downs So for violating the
provision OF tn" Corrupt Practices act. require
ing that statement of election expenses he
nan ran for Treasurer on the ID mo ratio
ticket and was defeated. He is on" ~ the most
was appealed.
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to Arrive Probably To-Day

HARRIsRuRG. Pa. Nov. 1.-The For,y-seventh
Regiment will leave tomorrow for New York
to sail on tho transport Thomas on Saturday
for the Philippines. Next week the mules and
wagons for the Forty-iirst and Forty-sevonth
" m be started for the same place by way OF the
Pacific coast. To-day n telegram came from
Washington ordering the Forty -frst. now on
duty at Camp Meade, to proceed To New York
CITY In time to embark for the Philippine
Islands on the transport Logan. scheduled to
sail about Nov IL or 20"
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Fined for smoking Opium.

Charles Mcdonald who said hs lived In
Newark. and Albert Norman. who refused to
give his address. wore convicted yesterday in
the Court OF Special sessions in BROOKLYN Of
smoking opium In tho rooms of Lizzie Reid at
200 Livingston street, MeDYiald was fined
800 and Norman 500.
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Passed Bark Wrecked off Hatters..

NEWPORT NEws. Va. Nov. THE Austriaa
steamship AGGlcIo. n her" to-day for coal.
bound rom savanna for CO. oa with cotton
AMI pig ron. "ncoun erod tn" gulr below Hat
teras on MOnnay aud had everything on her
decks washed OyerhoarG. When eighty miles
south o. tapr Henry ~ne pisSel a b with
both mas's gone. fast breaking up. an a ar.
emily deserted.
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Col. M.tcalfc "A pricndicr by nr-vet.

WAsHI>"ruN. hov l.-Presd.nt Mckinley
to-day appointed Col MetciIle. who sue eded
Gen funstrH in cOmmald of the Twentieth
Kansas Volunteers. n EricadI"r- GCrt raj Of
Volunteers ny hrcvet for gallhntry IN action at
the luinga river
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0AGE WIZ DECIDE ON FRIDAE.
Senators Plat and Depew See tho Presi
dent ana the Secretary.

Senators Plat and Depew Soc tho Presi-
dent ana the Secretary.
wAsuISGTos. Nov. 1.-Senator Plat and
Senator Dcpew visited tho White House and
the Treasury Department this morning IN the
interest Of having n new jury OF architects APP
pointed to reconsider the plans submitted for
the New York Custom House. They called on
the President first and presented tho case In
much tho Same form as II was presented
Platt two weeks ago. Ii cannot be
learned what arrangements the President
made. but II is understood that tho Senators
and Mr. Dencw then went over to the Treas
ury Department and had q talk with Mr. Gage
At the same hour Cass Gilbert, tho architect
whose plans for the Custom House were az
copied by the Jury OF award, subject to the APP
proval Of the Secretary II IA, Treasury. was in
the Office OF Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury Taylor making nm argument. through his
attorney. in behalf Of his plans and his ability
20 carry them out
Senators Plat and Depew talked with Secre-
interview the Secretary announced that he
would make public his decision on, Friday
morning. In the meantime he will hear all
persons interested IN tho case who may wish
TO appear before him either for or against tho
appointment Of u new Jury OF award. Secretary
Gngc is dlsincllncd at present to take the action
recommended by Senators lltt and D"pow.
and unless he changes his mind between now
and Friday morning ha Will sian tho papers
accepting the plans OF Architect Cass Gilbert,
dent may take II he should see 1T TO express
Il wish TO the Secretary to have tho plans ro-
considered there Is believed TO be no doubt
that action to that effect would be taken.
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TRACY IMPUGNS CROKER.
/ ,RtrE FdLsEHOOD LAID AT THE
uyGWAu CHIEFS noon.

,,,,, rnardm,n & PIntt Never Sent
Dnllnr to Albany to ihhuonce hegisia-
,.,u Nnlrt witnesses show That tho
,,, +, rulI of open Gambling Houses
commercials of Nnughton 4 Co.'S Pull
ard Explains the Locating OF Their Men,
,.,-.U the bowling OF the Tnmmany men
y., ,rc,t that when Gen. Ben Iamn T. Tracy
nsstg, upon the witness stand some sensa-
,o,I assignments regarding the hamapo
c,r...ny aud Republican local politics would
.. .tf the General was excused by tho
it,, t'aminittee yesterday and left the stand.
t..r. cen examined on all subjects. pubic
a.. r.vate. relevant und irrelevant. thst
1...i|yo,au Hoffman could bring to mind
,rf f.e ala " a pile OF typewriter memo
,,r,s. and came Off with all the honors OF war
c,..... .cnaiiy failed to make a single point
% ,r.,r.r Tracy left the stand testimony was
,,r sU wing TINT the poolroom and gambling
......-lunuing so mcrrly that the rouletts-
,l,.er,r set can't be supplied: also. that the
.r.raIity Of antc-LeNow days 10 cropping
u a-n. u, -, .,. ,,..
,..,f.. morning session Mr.. HOFFMAN tried
,,...V p.lt tua! man. the broker. who bought
p,,,.r,-,1nk from the witness. was the
,.n... hartman who was sent to Jail for re'us.
r,,,arswcr lucstiohs before the Senatorial
ltsIr' IH.f. > 'i.''''''N'- ~
,.,r..- said Iurtlivoy that the two Chap
.... .,r-r.utmcu When the Tammany
'.,H..r.u tried TO get the witness to
...... tl tho details 81 that investigation.
'.'' To-. .,r,,-,i u, "h,c, ma marty TO any
her .~.'N'' re,''," w ,',.,tr, ,rrci.v,,t ~
..h .u. l0r scandal that ~ tJ'aIy irrc!e'an. 70
,..t.,r,.es q, this Investigation MIR. Hon.
.,,',.selit the firm ~ Tracy. Boardman
lat, va. not counsel Tor senator i!at'' VINO
,.s...,.ynr OF the NV York AMI New Eng
WIS ,rn, vi.rcs.asssnted
..,t IA"f'"i '"' , ~ u,rr,,,
'W'DAuputUtcl MIN ash u WI h'nihu"'
.rl-,Wa,.,,. lvIiryr'
-. ,y.r.,, who was ,fter-
'I0r same '.-' Id -, ~,
vIul a. NvIy' ..A "'' |ai'e LOT 'uusc VI the
rr.r....ur, Appraiser
r.....l..r IrIp, Wallace II is I
AH'' '. ''
svrp0.'. 'ha siWN .'N'IemNh,
Ne a. Nwar.- triumph almost burst his
..u Tracy looked mildly
shE. .'''"
ur.U-r.
aSr..v.ta any objection" said Mr. Holman
s,...,,,.,v h,, be had vet
N.ih '"r "t'A $50 eve ''-''''' ..t,.a 80.
FI wa. - 'c'bls us WhNl ''tIoIu'Ions Out-
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crowds at Twenty-third street and Fifth
avenue. He saw police official either Ser
geant or a Captain. strike u gentleman who
had been arrested and brought to him. full in
the face. In the sight Of the crowd on the
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$500, ORC Worth of Tools for Oar Navy Yard,

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. l,--Chief Engineer OF the
Brooklyn Navy Yard j. A. b. Smith, arrived
here tonight on his way to Newport News.
whore he will inspect the shipbuiding plant,
lie said that he wanted to SEQ the tools In use
there hsfnre the Government places an order
for some 5000 600 worth for use at tho Brook
where he met President Mckinley. Who was
there attending the launching CT tho Torpedo
boat Shubrick.
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HOTEL WASN'T AFIRE.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
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work OF any singer 80 distinguished. During
her starring tour in The Barber OF Seville"
the manager Of the theatre in which she was
to appear. was urgently DESTROYS that she
should sing Home Sweet Home" as an encore.
as n large proportion OF tn. public who bought
their seats. wanted to know II they were going
TO hear thS number. or il 1t was not 10 DO
forthcoming. what popular selection would he
given to them 10 place it, o. the Way
Of former Patti concerts. So the rrms
song so"&' found That il was not to 10 had
| and interviewed the shopkoeper as toa Iossi-
S: b as r.. 2ni
gusge, that what he wanted wnsa "pnrplnr,",
AmerSan" sons I1h III SlvGy1H that,
R msIos Rhit, It va. pnrshsseG' Nine sem:
| as It seemed to be in dialect. that was over
looked until q trinl on the niarno shoCed her
selection, WAS, It was American and unlsna-
| bly, popular, hut II WINS not to he mbnsd with
BHfS, %Gs III. "s ,9 te o M
music storekeepsr had recommended.
Tho fremen e1tIngushed blazs In Mrs.
| Gouverneur Kortright's house on Sunday
| evening In three minutes with the new light
weight inch and half hose, and the whole house
was not flooded as might have been tho case
had tho ordinary hose been used. Tho use OF
| the quick action squirt" as tho ilrsmen call
| It robs small fire in a private house OF half
it's terrors. Several serious fires have occurred
| In private houses because the occupants hest
| tated to call the Fire Department until they
had exhausted their own resources to eNtin-
guish the flre. The dragging of heavy line
| OF hose through house II bad enough. but
| the subsequent flooding OF II with water 10
| worse Tho damage caused by water has In
| variahly been greater than that caused Ivy
| small fires in private houses and realizing this.
| hOusphodcrs have not ALWAYS been PROMPT
| TO turn in nm alarm. With this new
| small hose tho flremen may extinguish small
| blaze without doing serious damage 10 tho rest
| OF the house Not long ago n small fire broke
| out in the closet OF n house which stands very
| ncnr the city line. The local IRE department
| rushed to he scene. The hook and ladder men
| had nothing to do, so they got out their axes
| and chopped the stair ratings lusttO show that
| they were willing to help. Two lines OF big
| hose were dragged upstairs md In ton minutes
! the house looked as II II had been through the
| flood. The fire was extnguished but every
| thing that water would ruin had been spoiled.
A man who has had the responsibility for
several years OF securing good takers for a
series OF large dinners every winter says that
| in his opinion New York's most imperative
need 10 for moro after dinner speakers There
are not enough ia go around now, Choato and
Porter are abroad and while Mr. Dspsw is will
Ing to 0blige, 50 far as his time will permit, he
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-14
MAGNIFICENT HOUSE BURNED
W. C. WHITNEY'S COUNTRY RESI-
DENCE ON LONG ISLAND.
One of the Three Big Barns In Which
He Keeps His ThoroughbredsA Also on
Fire-Nlr. Whitney Not at Home
Having Sailed for Europe Few
Weeks AgO-The Loss.

New York, July 13.-The magnificent
country residence of w. c. Whitney on
Wheatley Hills, two miles from West
bury, l.. l., was destroyed by fire about
10 o'clock last night and at a late hour
one of the three big barns in which Mr..
Whitney keeps his thoroughbreds was
on fire. There is small chance that it
can be saved. Mr. Whitney was not at
home, having sailed for Europe a few
weeks ago 1t is not known how much
of the furnishings We're saved, but it is
understood that most of the furniture,
personal effects and handsome fittings
were burned. All the buildings are of
wood and highly intammable. The loss
on the house alone is put at $4,000. So
far as known there were no members
of the Whitney family at home when
the fire started.
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TIE Lara YETTE MEMoRI4L.
comptroller Dawes Resigns as Treas
urer of the Comm ission.

Washington, July 13.-Charles G..
Dawes, comptroller Of the currency has
resigned the office of treasurer of the
Lafayette Memorial commission because
Oh his inability, in the pressure Of ofil-
clal business, to supervise the sale Of
the $4,000 souvenir coins voted by con-
gress in aid of the Lafayette Memorial
monument, and which will soon be in
the hands of the commission. 1t is the
intention of the commission to sell the
coins at premium in behalf of the fund
and the comptroller finds that he will
be unable to give proper attention to
the details of the sale. AT his request
Commissioner General Peck has accept
ed his resignation and appointed as
treasu e. A. Potter, president OF the
American Trust and Savings bank of
Chicago. During his treasureship
Comptroller Dawes has received remit
tances from the school children of the
United States, in stamps, pennies, nick
els and dimes, in the sum of $45,694.
The present amount of the fund, with
the prospect of large return from the
sale of the coins, makes the enterprise
an assured success.
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sEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM.


Stroudsburg, Pa, July 13.-An electri-
cal storm doing much damage to crops
passed over the eastern section of this
county last evening. Lightning struck
in several places, killing a boy and in
juring several other persons. Paul
Place was killed and Benjamin Place,
jr., Mrs. George Brutzman and Clayton
Place were injured. In field at the
time of the storm were Benjamin Place,
jr., his son Paul, fourteen years old, and
Clayton Place. They had wagon
drawn by two horses. AS they neared
a big walnut tree there was terrific
clash of thunder. Paul Place was in
stantly killed, together with the two
horses and dog. Benjamin Place was
struck and knocked off the wagon and
the boy Clayton, was also rendered un-
conscious. Two bolts struck the house
of George Brutzman. Mrs. Brutzman
was within few feet of the stroke and
was badly stunned.
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4 POWERFUL COMBINATION
Alliance of American and British Capt.
talists to DeveIope China.

New York, July 13.-Announcement
was made to-day by F. W. Whitridge
of the firm of Cary & Whitridge who
now fills the place left vacant by the
death of ex-senator Calvin S. Brice as
chairman of the executive committee of
the American China Development COM
pany, of the alliance of that company
with the British and Chinese corpora
ton. This makes a combination of the
most powerful capitalists in the world.
The field of their activities is China.
Mr.. Whitridge asserts that Lord Sails
bury has already instructed the British
ambassador in China to treat the con-
tracts secured by the American compa-
ny and shared with the English compa-
ny as if they were British contracts
and urge the Chinese government to-
fulfill its terms The American compa-
ny sent Mr.. Parsons to Washington to-
day to make a formal request that the
government of the United States take
a similar stand. Such demand upon
the United States government is prob
ably unprecedented.
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WORTH OF SPANISH PRIZES.
Maria Teresa to be Appraised -Reina
Mercedes Valued at $4,000.

Washington. July 1S.-The navy de-
partment has ordered an appraisal of
the captured Spanish cruiser Maria Te-
resa and of ." 49, war material recov-
cred from the other ships engaged in
the battle of Santiago Pay. This step
is due to question raised as to the
right of prize money growing out of the
capture of this ship. The Teresa was
the one cruiser raised, and although she
went adrift while on her way to this
country and is an abandoned hulk on
Cat Island, it is claimed in some quar-
ters that the raising was sufficient to
warrant the payment of prize money.
The appraisal of the ship will be based
On her value at the time she was raised.
The property to be appraised includes
the cannon and equipment recovered
from the other Spanish ships. The
board which appraised the Spanish ship
Reina Mercedes has reported her value
at $4,000.