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WILLS ROMANCE.
UNUSUAL STORY REVEALED
BY DOCUMENT.
Daniel O'Fsrrell, the New York Mil
lions Ire, and Divorced wife Reunited
Under Remarkable Conditions - She
Gets Property.

Romances revealed by wills have
ever been favorite themes of novelists
and fiction writer's, but seldom has a
more interesting tale been told by a
Will than the story of the life of Dan
iel O'Farrell, who passed away in New
York few days ago, and whose last
testament brought to light a domestic
romance unsuspected by thousands
who knew the rich merchant. When
he was a boy of O'Farrell came to
America with his parents and sisters
and brothers. His father esta blished
dry goods store and as the boy grew
up he developed turn for business
which in later years brought him
prosperity aud ease.
When he was only 26 years old he
had furniture establishment which
thrived very well and he began to sat
isfy longing for country life, for
hunting with the dogs and fishing, for
driving fast horses and living at his
ease. He became a great reader and
was wont to spend hours sitting at the
door of his shop, in earlier years of his
business life, reading new books, and
there he became acquainted with Eliz-
abeth Mooney, a neighbor's girl, who
stopped to chat with him about the
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west. He was met with opposition in
HE colonization scheme by the priests
at Bourbonnais and by Rev. Mr.. Lebel
of Chicago. Several of the prominent
residents of the village offered tc as
sist Chiniquy in selecting site for
his colony and, with them, he started
to select the highest point Of land In
Illinois for his first town, in order to
secure the purest air and water for
the new immigrants. He finally locat-
ed the village of st. Anne, naming it
thus after the famous st. Anne de
Beaupre in Canada. Within ten days
after the location had been made fifty
families planted their tents about
Chiniquy's. The hardships Of the col
ony during that winter were terrible,
as most of the colonists were with
out money and insufficiently provided
with clothing to protect them from
the rigors of the season. Chfniquy
and two of the members of the camp
used to kill every day sufficient wild
game to feed the people. The colony
worked in harmony, and by the OPEN
Ing Of spring over forty small log huts
had been erected, together with
church building about forty feet
square. At this time the colony num-
bered more than 100 families, and there
were more than 500 adults.
Notwithstanding opposition. over
1000 immigrants came from France,
Belgium, and Canada during 1853. The
priest at Bourbonnais had been dis
missed and Chiniquy was given charge
of the church at that place in addition
to his charge at st. Anne. This priest
located just across the Illinois line in
Indiana, and began PROSECUTING. Six
hours after the dedication of the
church the building was in ashes.
Shortly after this fire Rev. Mr..
o'Reagan was appointed bishop Of
Chicago. On one occasion the bishop
visited St. Anne to confirm a large
class and, seeing a fine house in pro-
cess OF erection. inquired who the
owner was. Chiniquy said it was his,
and the bishop demanded it, as the
laws OF the church denied the owner
ship of property by priests. In 1857 he
was communicated. Such wsS his
influence over his people that out Of
over 400 families residing near the viii
iage of st. Anne all but fifteen follow
ed him out OF the church and Joined
the Presbyterian church. On April 15
1860, the presbytery Of Chicago ad-
journed their meeting in Chicago to
St. Anne, when Chiniquy presented
them with a class of nearly 1000 con-
verts. who we're received into full COM
munion Of the church. This action
was soon followed by the establish
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There are said to be 10000 Ameri-
cans in London, not counting Colonel
Gouraud. There is no danger of the
census-taker overlooking the colonel,
however, for this doughty warrior, who
claims to have been at one time a
member of General Sherman's staff,
has been so very much in evidence the
last few months that the unsuspecting
Britons have come to look upon him as
the whole thing where Americans
are concerned.
Was there a public function Of any
sort at which it was possible to secure
admission in the name of America
Colonel Gouraud was there to reflect
glory on his country and lend to the
occasion the sunshine of his presence.
True, the colonel may not have been
invited, but what does that signify to
a "pushful" American citizen? The
omission probably was due to igno-
rance on the part Of our British cOus-
ins of the entertaining qualities of one
of Uncle Sans subjects who was So
journing lin their midst" so to speak
an ignorance which was entirely in
excusable and the quicker dispelled the
better.
And so it has come to pass that Col
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The mail carried from Columbus, o.
the other night to Mrs. Louise Coombs,
at Erlanger, KY, letter which was
written to her from her husband, Capt.
Thomas M. Coombs, Aug. IA, 1853
while he was a prisoner of war in the
Ohio penitentiary with John Morgan,
the confederate raider Capt. Coombs
tried to send the letter out by under
ground route, but it was detected by
Warden Nathan Myron and seized. 1t
was discovered Il short time ago in the,
papers Of the deceased warden and his
son caused an advertisement Of the let
ter, giving the address, which was SIM
ply LOU" and signature, ct. NJ. c."
in hope of placing it in the hands OF
the person for whom it was written.
Capt. Coombs is dead, but his widow
is still living at Erlanger Kenton
county, KY, and she will read the let.
ter written to her by her husband
while prisoner OF war here thirty.
six years ago.
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Made Victim OF 1mprisOnment.

Lieutenant Geza Won Matassich- Keg
levitch, the officer who eloped last year
with the Princess Louise Of SaXe-Co-
burg, daughter of the King of the Bel
gians, and mother of Kaiser Wilhelm 4
sister-inlaw, the Duchess Dorothea oi
Schleswig- -HolsteinS Soderburg August
enburg, has been sentenced to five
years Imprisonment in military prts-
on. He pleaded guilty to forging tho
name Of the Crown Princess Stephanlo
Of Austria, who is sister of the Pr,n-
cess Louise, to bills of exchange for
100000 forms. The princess is de-
tained in a private asylum near VI.
enna.
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The father restored st. Patrick's ca
thedral, and Lord Ardilaun, Edward
CeciPs brother, presented to the city
Stephens Green park, one of the finest
open places in the United Kingdom
Lord Iveagh himself but recently gave
in trust the sum of $1,500,000 for the
erection Of sanitary DWELLINGS, for
Dublin workingmen. Lord 1veagh's
most recent philanthropic gift is not a
local or national matter. The whole
OF humanity will profit by whatever
discoveries In bacteriology it may lead
to. The Jenner institute numbers
among its members all the big men Of
medical and kindred sciences in Great
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Fortyseventh street. He bequeathed
to HIS sister, Annie O'F'arrell, the
house at 355 West Fifty-fourth street.
He gave to his faithful servant, Maria
Whalen, $4,000. One-half his resid-
uary estate was bequeathed in equal
parts to the Little Sisters of the Poor
and the Society of st. Vincent de Paul
Nephews and nieces received the re-
naming half of the residuary estate.
AT Mrs. OFarrell's death her share is
to revert to them.
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ANNA SCHLEY KILLS HERSELF,

Miss Anna Sehley, daughter of the
dead Col. William Louis Schley, who
was cousin of the rear admiral, COM
mitted suicide in Baltimore the other
day. She acted with great care and
deliberation, and almost instant death
was the result of her accurate use Of
the pistol
Miss Schley was a strikingly hand
sCme brunette. She was 2S years of age
and the youngest of family of girls,
all of whom were we'll married. Miss
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GALLAGHER'S FAITHFUL BUM"
log He Saved from Freezing to Death
Tried to Rescue Him.

Nos ne saved from Freezing to Death
Tried to Rescue Him.
Durlng the great storm of Nov. Is,
IN which number OF people were
frozen, young man named Thomas
gallagher was struggling through the
heaVy drifts in snow-swept Brook
lyn street when he heard the pitiful
cries OF an animal some distance
away. Listening during a pause in
the rush of the wind, Gallagher made
the sounds out to be the yelps of a
dog, evidently in great distress, for
the cries became weaker with each re-
petition and were uttered with great
dlh1culty, says the New York Times.
The drifts between the man and the
dog were huge and deep and the man
was poorly clad. He looked at them
and hesitated at the chilly prospect
before him, when a final wall, almost
human in its pathetic appeal, decided
him. He pulled his ragged hat down
over his ears to keep out the fine,
binding snow, jammed his red hands
into his pockets and plowed his way
through the drifts, guided by the ami
mails cries. When Gallagher finally
reached the dog and pulled it out Of
the snow by the neck he found him
self the rescuer of a mongrel cur with
out single beauty or anything to rec
ommend it except big eyes that looked
up at the man with All agony of ap-
peal. The dog was almost frozen.
Gallagher laughed. eyer all right.
dog" he said, reassuringly. "You and
me are the same breed, I guess. III
save yer life an maybe yell do as
much for me some day." He slowed
the half-frozen brute under his shabby
coat and carried it to the stable where
he worked at 125 Bergen street. The
dog, warmed into life in this humble
place of refuge, seemed to know the
service Gallagher had rendered it and
never left him. The man had no home
and frequently slept in the stable and
the dog guarded him in his sleep. Gal
lagher used to laughingly repeat his
jest about their relationship and called
his faithful comrade Bum" HE is
bum, all right" he would say, but
saved his life and, bum as he is, he'd
do the same for me-" In the bitter
wind recently before the dawn the pitt
full cries of dog were again heard,
as Gallagher had heard them month
before, but this time they came from
the stable. For hours the pitiful wall
ing continued, until at last some peo-
pie of the neighborhood, curious or
annoyed, went to the stable and opened
the door. The mongrel leaped up to
meet them and then ran back into the
stable, still yelping. They did not go
in and the creature ran back to them
and barked again, showing them in
plainest dog-fashion that he wanted
them to follow him. In one of the
corners of the stable was Thomas Gal
lagher, frozen to death. When the
men reached him the mongrel was ly-
ing crouched on his body and when
they raised it up Bum" could only be
removed by main force. He had done
what he could to save the life of his
comrade and master, as Gallagher had
saved his, but help had come too late.
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nent OF missions In the Frer ii, Gan
adian settlements at Kankals ,e, Auro-
ra, Watseka, Momence, Manteno, and
many other points. Some of these
missions have since died, but few
have grown. In 1854 he was sued for
slander in the circuit court of Kanka-
kee county. A change OF venue was
taken to Champaign county. and large
ly through the skillful pleadings OF
ex-President Lincoln, Chiniquy was
cleared.
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who welcomed him not only In the
name of England, but in that OF Amcri
ca as WELL AS soon as General kitch-
ener could be induced to relinquish his
hand, Colonel Gouraud handed him On
to the British officials and the welcome
at once became general. From the
| pleasing glances which the sirdar was
seen to give the genial American oc-
casionally 1t was apparent that he had
been greatly charmed by the latters
warm heartedness. The presence of
the kinetoscope was the only drawback
to the occasion. That beastly contriv-
ance took the pictures just when Col
onel Gouraud was the most conepicu-
Gus figure in the group and as the pic
lures have been exhibited in all the
London music halls the prominence
given the colonel has been quite annoy
ing to him.
Though Colonel Gouraud had a de-
lightful time, Nd White was not equal
ly fortunate. Indeed, it is said he as
certained while in Dover how his in
vitatiOns had been procured and when
the party reached London Mr.. White
informed his host that henceforth their
paths lay in different directions for
evermore.
However, London being a rather
large place, Colonel Gouraud did not
feel called upon to move and contin-
ued to prosecute his efforts to further
the good feeling between Great Britain
and America. When subscriptions were
invited for the purpose of founding an
English college at Khartoum Colonel
Gouraud was one of the first to come
to the front. In the name of America
he stood guarantor for $4,000 with
which to found a chair of science and
at once issued flaming circulars re-
questing contributions to the fund. 1t
looks now as If the colonel will have
to do some lively "hustling" to raise
the sum.
Colonel Gourauds most recent bid
for attention was in the shape of an
appeal for money for the Englishmen
who enlisted in the United States
army, helped to defeat Spain and were
afterward discharged.
The dashing colonel's pyrotechnic
career however, seems destined to be
cut short. The American society of
London has issued letter to the edi-
tors of the various papers in that city
stating that Colonel Gouraud has no
authority to speak for anyone but him
self. This probably will have the eff
feet of forcing the colonel to take a
much-needed rest.
American army officials say that
"Colonel George e. Gouraud, who is
posing in European court circles as a
representative of the military estab-
lishment of this country, is harmless
notwithstanding crank.He was a gal
liant soldier during the civil war, and
was awarded a medal of honor for he
roism in the field. He was volun-
teer and was mustered out of the serv-
ice in 1865. The highest rank he ever
attained was that of captain and aid
de-camp on the staff of Major General
j. G. Foster. He claims that he was
at one time Sherman's chief OF artil-
lcry, but this claim is not true. He
received brevets as major and lieu
tenant colonel after the war, and he
now calls himself a colonel. He was
never attached to the regular army.
He created a sensation in this country
a little more than two years ago by
kissing the hand of Lii Hung Chang at
Niagara Falls.
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Welded ON HIS DEATHBED

George w. Bulkeley. who enlisted
in the civil war in Company B. Sew
enteenth New York volunteers, and
served in the capacity of an army
nurse, being unable to go to the front
on account of ill-health, died at Port
Chester, Conn, the other morning. 1t
was supposed that he was bachelor,
but it is now known that Justice Bach
married him while on his deathbed to
his housekeeper, Ada Radcliffe. The.
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Are you in favor of an open-door
policy?" Well" said Aguinaldo, II
suppose the door will have to be open,
But l want 1t understood right row
that propose to be there taking tick
cts. s."-Washington Star.
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Obeyed Orders.

Mrs. Ferry-Did you behave yourself
at Mrs. Wallace's and not ask the Sec
ond time for cake. Bobby-Yes'm. 7
only had to ask once. ! got the nrst
piece without asking.
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AN AMERICAN SWELL.
COL. GOURAUD HAS SET LON
DON ALL ACOC.

Poses as the Representative of This
Country and Has Been Guilty of
Many Genteel Frauds on the British
People.
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Schley had been in poor health for q
year, and her fathers recent death
completely shattered her nerves.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12
News From South Africa Indi-
Gates That the BOer Invasion
Of Northern Cape Colony Has
Detachments Go Around to the South Of Ali
wal North and Destroy Communication
by Cutting the Telegraph Line and
Tearing Up the Railway.

ONDON, Nov II.-To-day's from South Africa in
dcates that the Boer of the part OF North
Cape Colony to have begun in earnest last Tues
day On that day Boer commando moving the neigh
borOOd of AWa North DeachmenS had gone round to the
south of the the telegraph line had been and the
railway torn up destroying communications Beers seen
close De Aar the day Coesbug also reported the
invading forces approaching.
Confirming this advance of the Beers dispatches to
the Secretary of State for War to-day with OF srish
Belmont eighteen miles north of the Orange River station
the Kimberley line in which Colonel Cecil Keh-Faconer
killed and four eutenants wounded AS Belmont
hytree miles south of Kimberley the flies and eighty
six miles north of De Aar by the measurement would
appear that strong force of Beers has established itself the
main line of communication from Kimberley south Hope
town, De Aar and Cape Town.
The wounded officers include of the North Lanca
shire Regiment 1t stated what the British columns
strength but is believed probably full battalion
posed of the North Lancashire Regiment and Northumberland
Fuseers This information the first that has been received
to the whereabouts of the Northumberland Fusee they
landed 1t clear that the Beers assembling the Orange
River in great numbers and everything points this district
becoming eventually the theater of fierce encounters
The absence of fuller from this region taken in
dlcate that something important happening there 1t quite
likely that before long developments there will throw the Lady
smith situation wholly into the shade.
Durham is the of preparations for the relief of
Ladysmit naval brigade from the cruiser Terrible has been
landed Other warshps either port expected shortly will
do the Within week fully six thousand will
transports and the forward reinforce General
White will begin.
No news of any further fighting in Ladysh has been
celved SO far AS is known Ladysm hold long
required 1t stated that there unexpected there
which will aonsh the Beers when they deliver attack
the meantime the guns up defend the silent
either because they have been successfully mounted
desire to husband ammunition. Efforts being to
restore communication by means of the helograph
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forces. But 1t is impossible to predict
with any degree of exactness when the
troops will disembark on. account of the
idiosyncrasies Of transports, several of
which have developed a remarkable
penchant for breaking down because their
coal boilers or other essentials were
worthless.
Among the military critics what is most
dreaded is the possibility that General
White may succumb to the pettness Of
personal inclinations, which in the his
tory of the world has so often influenced
the actions of the greatest generals. On
this score the Naval and Military Record
says:
1T looks as though General White will
not be content to await the arrival Of re-
Inducements and the supremacy of Cen
eral Butler. But the spirited soldier, who
held high command over the whole II
dian army. might be pardoned for being
slightly influenced by private ambitions.
Nearly all the authorities, while with
holding definite criticism until further in
formation is obtained, fail to understand
why General White did not fall back be-
hind the Tugela, thus drawing the Beers
after him into the arms of General Butler
1t is charitable to suppose that the Gov
ernment of Natal exercised influence over
General White, and is in no little degree
responsible for his gallant yet from a
strategic point Of view doubtful efforts to
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Hence news telling Of either General
Joubert's complete rout or General
Whites capitulatiOn. it is claimed, can be
expected daily. It is thought more than
likely that the engagement understood to
be imminent viii prove to be the most
serious encounter of the war If victory
lies with General Joubert It will be a
month or more before General Butler cab
dispute with him the possession of Nats1,
for while il is still perfectly feasible to
send reinfOrcements TO General White it
would apparently be absolutely impossible
to assume the offensive were General
White no longer a military factor The
destruction of the railroad bridge over the
Tugela River would greatly retard the
progress even of minor reinforcements,
while it would much more seriously affect
the onward march of a British force Of
any proportions. However, there is no
reason to believe Ladysmith has not a
good chance to withstand more deter
mined Boer attacks. General Whites
ability TO hold his own until now and the
reported success which has crowned his
soldiers have done much to restore conf
dence in him.
II General Butler continues to send
troops TO Durham and disembark troops
there General White will only have to
wait about fortnight before he is rein
forced or at any rate before the rein
forcements create a diversion of the Boer
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AN EXPERTS VIEW
OF THE WAR SITUATION

LONDON, Nov. u.-Reviewing the mil
itary situation it stands to-day the
military expert Of the Westminster Ga
zette says:
1T is hardly too much to say that the
attention of the civilized world is now
fixed on the situation at Ladysmith. On
the developments of that situation in the
immediate future rest our hope of speed
ing the conclusion of the war If Sir
George White can maintain his position
up TO November 26, or perhaps day or
two longer, the danger in Natal will be
ended. Should he fall to do so he will
be compelled TO abandon his guns and
stores and retire with heavy loss to the
southwark, only to be brought up by
broken bridges and Boer forces in posi-
ton on Tugela River.
1T is impossible to predict what may
happen. In considering the situation, to
put 1t shortly, the weak point in Whites
position IS that our men and horses must
be enduring daily ordeal which can
not improve their fighting efficiency.
Though we are told provisions are in
plenty, yet there is danger that the am
munition, especially ammunition for his
big guns, may run short.
Under these circumstances 1t is now
clear that Sir Redvers Butler has deter
mined to send Lord Methuen's division,
consisting of the Guards Brigade under
Sir. w. Colville, and the English Brigade,
under Major Hildyard, to Durham, with
orders to break through the Boer south
ern outposts at Pietermaritzburg or at
Colenso, and join hands with General
White Unfortunately. the assembly of
this division at Durham will be a matter
of some little time
In discussing the reported acts of
treachery on the part of the Beers, the
Westminster Gazettes military corre-
spondent proceeds:
when an act, which must necessarily
brand the perpetrator with infamy, is de-
liberately committed with no possible ex-
cuse of hot blood or of turmoil and con-
fusion Of a great battle, we are entitled
to assume that such obloquy would not
be incurred without some prospect of
great and immediate advantage What
possible advantage could the Beers gain
from the destruction by artillery fire of
a number of refugees whom they had Just
handed over to our charge, doubtless with
the object of embarrassing General White
with a number of additional mouths to
feed? 1t must also be remembered that
these Boer guns-for the allegation is dis
tinct that the outrage was committed by
guns and not by rifiemen-are mounted