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TO BUY OUT CEMENT FACTORIES.
English Capitalists in the Middle West Look
ing for Investments.

ing for Investments.
TOLEDO. O., May 20.-A syndicate OF English
capitalists is being organized to buy up the
Portland cement factories Of tho United States.
Leedham White. Anthony White. c.. b.. F. Chef
fins and Il. CARING Styles OF London were
hero to-day coming from Michigan Mills to
view tho big plants at Castalia and Sandusky. o.
The scheme is to use English money to buy
the plants. The smaller institutions win be
closed and a factory Of great size will be erected
at Quincy, III. Land has already been rur-
S1.uO0.0OO, The plants to be absorbed are at
Buffalo, Akron, ,Sandusky. ,Castalia. Union
land
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
Alliance aud Esse, in Hampton Roads.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. May 20.-The training
ships Alliance and Essex. which have aboard q
number Of boys from the training stations. arr
rived IN Hampton Roads tonight from Havana.
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Came from England on n Cnttleboat and
Has Lived In Lodging Houses Since.
James Price. ~ years old. OF London. who
came to this country two months ago on a
cattleship. shot himself in the right breast in
Gold street last night and will probably die.
He told Policeman Pless. who found him grOan-
ing on the sidewalk. that he had lived in
lodging houses since he arrived, hut would toll
nothing further about himself. He il q pris-
oner in Hudson Street Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
FOUGHT 4 DUEL WITH SWORDS.
Spanish Editor Wounds the Governor OF
MalayR in the Hand.
SPEC ol CIbIe Dtgpatch t. THE

SPECIAL CIbte DeSpath t. THE SUN.
MADRID. May 20. AThe managing editor Of
the newspaper Nacional and the Governor OF
Malaga fought a duel with swords to-day. The
Governor was slightly wounded in the right
hand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
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breaks up"
co ID
That have fingered.

You don't want a Cold to
1inger through the Summer,
into the Fall and Winter
months, so break it up by
using "77"
To learn about the Cure of
Colds and other diseases ask
your Druggist for or send for a
free Copy of DIR. H VS.
Specific Manual and doctor
yourself at home.
Humphreys' Medicine Co.. Cor. william 4 John
Sts., New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21

For the season, DO certain THE SUE IL ON your list.
The number of leading summer resort advertisers
who use The SUS are in themselves an Enforcement
OF the value Of the pager as a profitable medium
Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21

Caught a SiIty-eiEht Pound Striped Bass.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, May 2O.-William A. Lawson.
n fisherman at New Hamburg. to-day caught
in n net in the Hudson River a striped bass
weighing siXty-eight pounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23

.:Well. slr, :" said she, 81 don.s know
as how ought TO tell you; seeding a.
I've kept quiet 50 long, and not soul
knows it but myself, but think I
should feel easier if I told some one,
and the information might help you. I
give you no opinion ON the matter at
all. I simply says, just what I found
and leaves you to draw your own con-
clusion. Well, Miss Staples left here in
a great hurry and forgot one Of her
boxes We kept it for many months,
thinking she would be sending for it.
At last opened it, hoping might find
some address in it. There was nothing
Of that sort inside, but ! found some
thing else instead which I would. have
given q good deal not to have discov-
cred"
The landlady paused '- -..,.
swell. What did you findr,
-!"You ses, sir, no. good would have
come Of ittif ] had told any one. Lady
Florence could not be- found, for Mr..
Fenton had. searched high and low for
her, and il any ono ,could have found
her be would, and then my house has
always had such . high name that I
didn't want q blot to stain 1t. SO I told
NO one. "j,ss,tlI ,>fi@. - ~
well, but what was IL you found,
Miss Pridgettr' asked, somewhat i'm
patiently. s,,..l55W ~ .aHsIY9t1 Ef
+, I'm Lady Florence, Mostyn's bag.
among some. pocket handksrchiefs and
an old skirt, found some empty mo-
rocco oasea knew them we'll, for I
used to see them at the hall when was
q lady's maid there to the first Mrs.
Marchant. They used to hold some Of
Mira. Marchant's jewelry, and that jew
elry was stolen from the hall while Lady
Florence Mostyn was staying here"
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When / had last Utstted him, he had aOel-
coined my appearance.
sweetheart's life, / was bound to take
advantage of any information he could
give US. The next day obtained the
necessary permission to visit the pris-
oner at Holloway, and lost no time in
seeing him.
When had last visited him, he had
welcomed my appearance, but now he
looked up vacantly when / entered, and
there was scarcely CLEAN of recogni-
tion on his face He seemed utterly
crushed, and felt the man was ON the
highroad to madness,
He Listened to the messages brought
from home without replying and sat
with his face in his hands, staring fixed
ly at the stone floor of his cell. l told
him of the further developments of the
case. but he made no comment, and |
despaired of being able to rouse him
However, when ! mentioned Hinton, be
seemed to interest himself a little. and
then told him of my recent visit there
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23
CHAPTER XII
pIsREpUTABIE BROTHER

DISREPUTABLE BROTHER.
Lady Florence Mostyn the receiver Of
stolen goods-a possible thief herselfi
Each stage gained in tracing the his
tory Of this woman only showed her
character in worse light. Yet could
not doubt the evidence, for each word
of the landlady had corroborated the
tale told me by Mr.. Finnecure Vande-
,eur. did not stay long at Hinton, and
al the further evidence I collected SIM
ply substantiated what Miss Pridgett
had told me.
FASTENED back to town and acquaint-
ed Mabel with the result of my mission.
She did not say much, but could gath
er from her looks, her horror at the
news, that the woman George had loved
so passionately was the alder and abet-
tor Of thieves. Suddenly she said:
Duncan, I begin to have a ray Of
hope. This Lady Florence Mostyn may,
after all, be what George thought her
good woman. What if she were the
unwilling accomplice of these men?"
shook my head.
II wish could believe SO, Mabel, for
I have thought of that possibility. But
all the evidence seems to prove the con-
trary. She was sorry when the two men
left her, and downright glad, Miss
Pridgett said, when they returned freeh
from the robbery, and am afraid she
was their too willing accomplice.
"Poor Georgep' Mabel sighed. "It is
awful to think of. am sure it will be
terrible news for him when he knows
what you have learned, for he had no
suspicion of it himself. Of course he
had not. He believed the woman to be
absolute perfection; but surely" she
went on, "when she disappeared, and
George was making inquiries, he would
hear of these men, Lambert and-what
was his name?-Dacre, having visited
her and of the friendly relations exist
ing between them. Did he not mention
them to you, Duncan?
"No he did not and from what he
said should not have gathered he knew
of their existence.
"But he must have heard Of them,
Duncan. Perhaps now he would speak
to you about them. He may be able to
tell you something of them that would
lead to their Identification. 1t seems to
me this is most important clew, and
we must leave no stone unturned till we
find out who these men were and what
was their relationship with this wom-
an. think you ought to see George at
once on this point. 1t may be very
vital one.
1t seemed to me that Mabel might be
right, and if so, painful as it would be
to George to discuss this episode in his
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23

his ears He was got up with oonsidef-
able care In the extreme fashion Of last
year. but on close scrutiny his clothes
were somewhat threadbare.
As he seemed to be enjoying isssleep
did not disturb him. but seated myself
opposite and read the evening paper.
I had got pretty we'll through the
sheet before my visitor stirred BE
groaned uneasily. then lifted his feet
down with much anxiety, for evident
~, like their owner, they also had gone
to sleep. he was too much oooupisd In
arousing them from their sldmbers to
bestow any attention On me- At last.
when circulation, bad been thoeou1hly
restored, he oondescended to notice ma
Capital cigars. these Of youra cap
tain. said he. -
"I'm glad You like them, !" respond
ed politely. Perhaps you'll have an
other?'' as -
"Thanksl don't mind II I do" he
coolly replied, and then selected one
with great care and proceeded to light it.
had not intended my suggestion to
be followed, SO. with particular en-
phasis on my actions, got up, closed
the box, placed it in drawer and
turned the key.
II suppose you've got to be pretty
careful in hotel, oaptainF" my COM
panion went on after watching my pro-
ceeding with considerable interest.
Zone cannot be too much So" re-
joined, otherwise somebody is sure to
take advantage Of your Negligence"
My visitor did not seem to consider
himself referred to by my speech, or at
any rate he did not deign to notice it.
"Well, captain" he went on, II sup
pose you don't know whom you are ad-
dressing?"
II have not that pleasure, replied
gravely.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23

II am Finneoure Vandeleu,.."
bowed.
"Finnecure Vandeleur, captain, he
repeated.
$50 you said before"
"And so I ~ again, sir. There is
only one Finnecure Vandeleur.
"Thank heaven for that" said to
myself.
(Which piece have you seen me in,
captain?"
"I'm afraid don't remember to have
seen you at all, Mr.. Vandeleur," re-
joined. "But perhaps you will tell me
why you have favored me with this
CALL"
"Not seen Finnecure Vandeleur!" he
murmured plaintively. "Surely you are
mistaken? You remember Fontiboy in
Lost In the Great Sahara, surely, and
Desmond in''-
"My dear sir" interrupted, with
some acidity, twill you or will you not
kindly inform me of your business!
Your professional career is no doubt
highly creditable, but cannot discuss
the matter with you.
Mr.. Vandeleur sighed. eff these CT
CARS were not really good, Captain
Brett, I think should go now, but as
they are excellent will tell you my err
rand. think you are interesting your
self in the South Audley street muir
der?''
My tagging attention was at once
aroused.
''That is so," replied.
"Well, think I can give you some
information. This Lady Florence Mos
tyn had the honor Of appearing for a
fortnight with me in the leading parts
Of the play which you just now dis
missed SO contemptuously. I played Des-
mond and she played Maude in Hearts
Are Trumps' some two years ago, and
played them, sir, to crowded houses"
"Are you quite certain Of this, Mr..
vandeleur?' I asked, for the informa-
ton considerably surprised me.
"Quite, captain. When Finnecure
Vandeleur makes an assertion, the gos-
pei isn't in it for accuracy"
II presume the lady had a stage
name?''
Exactly. She called herself Mary
Western, and I only knew her real
name when ! saw the photograph which
is now in every shop window.
"But surely you may be mistaken,
Mr. Vandeleur. It may be very like
Lady Florence, and yet Miss-what did
you say?-Western may be quite anoth-
er person altogether.
81 think not, captain. The dates CO.
incide pretty we'll. She joined our COM
pany about year after the Duke of
Lundy's daughter was announced as
having disappeared. and she certainly
appeared to be in trouble. But it is the
picture | rely upon. It's her down to
the ground. She used to wear dress
very like the one she was photographed
in, and the absolute resem blance strikes
one at once. Mind You, was not the
first to notice it, Bill Haynes-you
have seen Bill HAYNES. captain, surely
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23

xou may rely upon me. Mr.. vanoe-
Ieur, as slight return for your kind
ness in giving me this information. Have
you any tickets on your
"You are man Of business, captain.
! have. Shall we say box? That will
be one guinea. Thank you, sir. Now
must 60. On Friday Of next week, then.
Thanks, will have another smoke, as
you insist. You have taste in cigars,
captain. Even a landlubber can see
that" And with these and sundry 9TH
or disjointed sentences MI. Vandeleur
bowed himself out.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23
CHAPTER K

OdAfIEh H.
WAS LADY FLORENCE MosTYN 4 THIEF?
l had good deal to think about
while ! was dressing for dinner that
evening. The day before had bemoan-
ed the utter absence Of clew, and now
was In possession Of information va
ried and unexpected I had got on the
tracks Of Mr.. Arthur Durant with very
little difficulty. Then had come the dis
covery OF the photograph Of the unknown
lady In Mr.. Gates room, which had
afforded me much surprise and given me
no little matter for reflection. And final
y MI. Nnneoure Vandeleur had startled
me With what he had told me Of tho
recent life OF Lady Florence Mostyn
What had learned in Gates room
had not been very tangible, but tho 40
Tor had given me facts and data which
were acknowledgements they were
correct. They opened out quite new
chapter in the history Of the unfortunate
woman--a chapter which seemed to be
as varied as it was discreditable II was
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23
CHAPTER TX.

MORE ABOUT LADY FLORENCE MOSTYN.
returned to my hotel bordering over
the singular incident of the photograph,
and was told gentleman was waiting
for me in my room. l opened my door
and found some one was evidently max
ing himself very much at home there.
The room was hung with cigar smoke,
through which could discern a pair OF
boots resting on the top of the table,
and beyond them their owner fast asleep
in an easy chair. A box OF my cigars
lay open on the table
carefully scrutinized the gentleman
who had made so free with my prop
Srsy, pur IalIeu TO recognize him. He
was clean shaven man, pallid with
midnight oil or whisky, with an album
dance Of we'll creased hair ouzlina bahind
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
AMY ORDFRS.

Washington. Feb A-The Following Army ofoen
have been issued:
I'll. retirement active service February Is. isse
Army. BY the President upon his osn apphe~''
MOI" H11MAS6 al'G' Young chief quartsrrnsst.r,
United States Volunteer II releted from fir,heJ
duty A. Manzanlllo. Cuba, and viii proceed 70 heY
yana cuba FOR assignment T. duty as chief quarters
master Of the First Division seventh Army 'orp~
r,.u,enant Colonel JOHN A KREss chief ordnance OK
United states Volunteers. - te'ved rom ~
th@r duty the Department % MafanLas, ana vlt
proceed to Havaaa 90. s =" ,,s r. r.evs Lew
tenan,-Colnel Rogers Brnie, chief ordnance onoefs
United States Volunteers
Major oRMOND NJ IIsSAK. ctief ordnance oncer.
in the Department of santiago ana VII p'oss-a :"
Havana tsba 20 duty A. The ernnsncs
deDo, in that ey 70 rele,e 1sss sIiss voiua-
,eers ~ all property snd funds m his possession
11.usnan Colonel ROGERS BRINE ehief ordnsnc. Of
states Volunteers on t~hS ..es INV -
proceed 10 Springfield srmory. Massachusetts fr eu'ys
ncer United states Volunteers cap,sin romance peS
nsrtnent Tinted States ARMY. - honorsoiy dis>
charged rom the Noun,e@T Army u me 'n''e' '''~
20 lake effect April 10 i~"
volunteer Infantry Is honorsby discharged the services
o the United states
Second IAeut.nan, HORACE 3 PECK l., Rhofe i.lsnt
Volunteer In,srtry having entered n's 'esisntton
honorahlv discharged the s@rN CO. - ne nited stes
s.o,,t IA.utenan, iAMEs p ANDERSON United ststes
vow nounter 49,, asg1.,s Ga 10 Havana cuba and report
Colonel Henry " -. pun~oNdh. siGlsil
corps United states Amy. chief sigma othcer' d.
- 6Nits for eutN
c,ap,air AMOS BAKER anG Captain AARoN J. RrRe %
the "a Georgia Volunteer Infantry have been h9non~
ably discharged
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15

Chief Devery yesterday afternoon sent the fol-
lowing order to all precincts
The following. received at this office from the
'harty Organization Society, this city Is for
Narded for your Information and guidance:
While We prefer to have cases Of destitu-
ion reported 10 us in order that We may have
our agent visit. nevertheless recognize that
I'm the present extreme severity Of the weather
your officers may encounter cases Of extreme
destitutiOn in which humanity will prompt them
to supply food and fuel on the spot You are
authorized 10 say 70 your officers that II they
viii kindly extend immediate relief in such cases
during the next few days Will reimburse
hem to an amount not to exceed 81 for each
amily thus relieved. Gn all such cases we would
ike to have the facts Immediately reported. In
order that we may provide such further assist
ant rs may be necessary
I'm all cases where relief is given above
authorized you will send 10 this office with
morning returns following day particulars
as to cases relieved. which will he transmitted
from this office to Charity Organization So
roty"
chief Devery later sent out the following
order:
The Superintendent Of Outdoor Poor has
notified this Office that he will see that coal is
supplied to persons In immediate need Of II and
unable TO purchase il. In addition to reports
now being forwarded from precincts ~ this Of
fee In tho cases of persons generally destitute.
you will specially advise this office OF cases
wherein officers report they are satisfied that
fuel is needed and cannot be purchased because
~ lack II means In making these particular
fuel reports YOU will add 70 the message. Re
port 10 Superintendent Blair These messages.
well the destitute ones now being sent.
will be first t.lephOned 70 this office and fol-
lowed by written reports with morning returns
chief Devery received check for SlHo from
Mrs Jesse Seligman. 10 be used for the relief or
poor families
The police of the Fast One hundred -and-twen-
ty-sixth-st. station on Monday found an extreme
case ~ destitution NJ no 100 East one hundred
and-twenty ct Frank l. Mooney lives on
the top floor Of the tenement house at that ad-
dress in one room with his wife and two children.
one nineteen months old and the other two months
Old There was no food or coal in the house.
ard the babies were CRYING from hunger. Mooney
IS IN from Bright's-disease and cannot live long
The rent has not been paid and the family has
been ordered ~ vacate within six days.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
DIRECT ADVANTAGES.

Tn. ultimate reason why gas rai ge' are coming NJ
.. by the thousand all classes of society 'ns' nv
,.,..- cooking In ies and with ess labor ana N
-, ,,o,.y COS, Than II possible In other way.
r., ,o bs,t.r cokins because me, MAKE 'hsm'es'
.x,.rmsn, of cooking. that To- he' furnish 'us' 'n"
is,, amount = Asat perfectly regulated which s re-
t., %. oroduc. the chemical changes IN food which w
LII lns The gas heated ossn u tho oes Tor roastins
,r baking The broiler Is sbsoiu'ep peerless ior
,,,rx "a, name brought directly beneath the kettle
- no, Il. IN. -west and hest % boiling or stswins
y, .autens consentng experience = thousands OF
cook. put, This beyond all doubt This Is n" question"
, theory but o, plain fact and the taoi - ssaosneb
t.xona cavn The saving time snd labor which tho
yas range makes possible Is obvious Pun heat instantly
available speaks for itself IN ihs pint snd 80 does tnS
truth that A. IL 10 tufn stopcoek than u 10 to-
carry a scu,ts But MAJ, p~'ple incrfduous about
IN. cost being sctualf lsss Oh 90 gas range We'll.
srhaps they are thinking The time whom gas ~ss " ID
a ihoussnd We headed straight Tor tolisr
"a, and have almost reached that ngare Al any rate
repeatsd experiments shown that range can
b. run for ~ per less fuel eos, " 10 THIS
great e-ororov 0f the which joins with s uns
rivaiied efficiency make Il the fsvortts II M-AdW
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
COST OF FOOD MAY co Up.
FARNERS UNABLE To REACH RAILWAY STATIONS
RREAD pIENTIEl l.

FARMERS UNABLE To REACH RAILWAY STATIONS
BREAD PLENTIFUL
A rise in rho price of some articles of food NAV he
ono result Of the blizzard Rread viii be cheap
and as plentiful as usual bur there nas scarcity
o' milk IN the City Yesterday and the supply of
fresh meat. fish eggs and poultry was not large
enough 10 last many days. The blockade o' trains.
II continued much longer. would send up the prices
Of food rapidly.
The scarcity ~ milk showed the extent and
Of the country could not get through the SNOW
drifts 70 carry milk n tho railway stations Many
milk trains stalled on the railroads far from
the city Much % the milk sold in the city yester
day had been kept since Monday by the dealers and
the dealer, were inclined 20 favor their best GUS
toners and refuse sell 70 others. Unusually
large quantities OF condensed milk were sold and
Used
The supply Of fresh fish is greatly reduced on ac
count OF the storm Fishing smacks have been
The supply from Long Island. which usually comes
10y railroad. is blocked and the oyster dealers are
unable 10 get 70 the oyster beds.
Next 10 milk and fish the scarcest article OF
indeed Of Of al kinds is hardly large enough
to last ar the usuN rate Of consumption for more
than three days The shippers OF dressed beef. who
mOnopoiZe to great extent the general market
for ordinary meat, never keep "A large supply IN
the refrigerators here and their trains from the
West have been stalled.
As FOR poultry. butter. eggs and Ike staples. II
said by dealers In these kinds " produce yes
terlay that there supply enough In the city
TO last for three weeks. 2 need be. prominent
pOutryman said that there no excuse for a
The poultry supply is largely affected IL the
milk supply by the condition Of country roads
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
TRIAL or GEORGE n. STEPHENS.

IArAyr~r.rr,s FORMER PROFESSOR ARRAIGNED
FOR THE BURNING OF PARpEE HALL
t-s,, penn Feb "a George IA. stephens was
,,,,, nl,ced on trial here charge OF arson
He j. accused OF having set fire to Pardee nan
the scientific building OF Lafayette College which
,aa burned on December IS. 1897. He is also unhef
indictment for larceny and malicious miSchifl' an"
h VIII h.. tried on these charges at the conclusion
-, tba nresent case stephens is Princeton grad
uata and for a time taught ethics and logic at
LAFAYETTE College Ia the spring Of 1897 stephens
was dismissed and shortly thereafter many acts
of vandalism were committed about the college
The dnstardly work eliminated in the burning OF
Pardee Hall In December 1897 Last June stephens
Wa arres ted al Duncannon, Penn, and brought 10
70 destroy all the college buildings