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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
SEVEN BL OCKS ARE BURNED
New York's Famous Resort Sven
BY Fire.
COMFY ISLAND ABLAZE
Policemen and Firemen Almost Lose
Their Lives in Trying to Arouse
Sleeping Inmates.

New York, May 26-Fire started early
today in Buschman's pavilion, Coney Isl
and, and spread rapidly until sever
blocks Of frame buildings had been de
stroyed. A conservative estimate of the
loss is placed at $35O,OOO.
Policeman Thomas Lynch and FiremeI
George Taggart and William Aldricl
were painfully but not seriously burned
While rouSlng the sleeping occupants OF
several threatened buildings. Richard
Downs and William Durkin, Is and i:
years old respectively, who were asleel
in the Zaza hotel, were severely burned
about the body.
Thinks it was Iucendiary.
The police believe the fire was of in
Chief kirkpatrick of the fire department
says he discovered traces of kerosene
along the board walk in front Of one OF
the burned buildings.
When the fire department reached the
beach front they found a dozen bath
houses burning. They were dry as tin
der and 1t was impossible to save them
The flames communicated quickly to the
BoWery and destroyed two blocks Of il
before they were gotten under control.
The rapidity Of the fire was not to be
wondered at considering the character
or the buildings. In one hour after the
first puff of smoke gave warning large
square filled with buildings of all sizes
and character utilized for such purposes
as photograph galleries, saloons, dining
rooms, dance halls, theaters and the like
were in ruins.
All Reserve Engines Summoned.
When it dawned upon the fremen that
they had a serious blaze on their hands
five alarms were sounded. All the re-
serve engines came from Flatbush, Fort
Hamilton, Bath Beach, Sheepshead Bay
and fourteen companies responded from
Brooklyn. The police department hur.
rled down the reserves from six precints
On arriving they at once set about to
fight the fire Systematically. Hose
were stretched in all directions and the
firemen told to make every effort to
stop the spread of the flames. Leaving
the structures already on fire to burn
themselves out. The heaviest losses are
as follows:
Feltman's dance hall, restaurant and con
cert garden, rear end badly burned. Loss
$4,000.
Henderson's dancing pavilion. bathing
houses, restaurant and concert hall, S10O,
900.
Ezra Merrills roller coasting plant, $50,
900.
Stauch's dancing pavilitn, swimming pool
restaurant and hotel, $4,000.
In all 200 buildings were destroyed
The police estimate of the loss is $3.50
600, but this is probably excessive as the
structures were of the flimsiest charac-
ter. There was no loss of life. There
was little insurance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30

a farthing. They said no one could get
a penny out of you.
1T is true that I disapprove of in
discriminate charity, but under the cir
cumstances [ -"
Think | am 4 deserving object? Well,
III take it"
With a sigh of relief I took a note from
my pocketbook and gave it to her.
4 IL pay 1t back SoOn,' she said
Never let Inc see your face again.
apologize for me to the Guntons.
Goodby."
She jumped out lightly, and l sank
back, murmuring:
Thank heavenr'
After [ got rid of her my journey was
peaceful and happy and forgot my
troubles in the warm greeting my old
friend, Bob Gunton, and his wife gave
me. The girl must have lied about the
| telegram; at least Bob made no reference
to it. He had a fine family of boys and
| girls and presented them to me with nat
ural pride.
That's my lot-except Addie. She's
gone to see some friends, but we ex-
pect her back every minute. They keep
me alive, | can tell you, Miller"
! After tea my host and hostess insist
ed on taking me for a stroll on the ter
race. 1t was a beautiful evening and I
did not mind the cold. AS we were talk
ing together | heard the rumble of
| wheels. An omnibus stopped at the gate
''Ah, the bus said Gunton 1T runs
between here and our market town."
l hardly heard him, for, to my horror,
! L saw, descending from the bus and
| opening the gate, that girl
Send her awayw l cried. "Send her
away. On my honor, Bob, as a gentle
man. [ know nothing about her.
Why, what's the matter?''
L solemnly assure Mrs. Gunton and
yourself that"
What's the matter with the man:
! What's he talking about?''
| Why, Bob, that girI-that barefaced
| girl,''
That girl. Why, that's my daughter
Addict"
Your daughter?''
| The little mink walked up to me with
smile, dropped a little courtesy and
said:
L knew, Mr. Miller, that it wasn't
| true that you would refuse to help a
| really deserving case. The others said
you would, but [ thought better of you
And she had the effrontery, then and
there, to tell her parents all about it,
l think parents are the most infatuated
class of persons in the community. They
| laughed. and Mrs. Gunton said: "How
clever of you. Addie! You must forgive
her, Mr.. Miller. My dear girls are so
playful
Playful! And she never returned the
! FL note
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
FRUIT CROP SUFFERED.
February Freeze will Tell on Mich.
igan's Peaches.

st. Joseph, Mich, May 26.-[Special.
peach orchards to the effect that although
many trees are at present fairly well
loaded with fruit, yet, as the season pro-
crosses, the trees are showing signs Of
material deterioration, caused undoubt-
adly by the severe weather of last Febru-
airy. 1t is the opinion of experienced
fruit growers that before the peaches are
half grown they will nearly all drop off
and the few remaining will never ma
ture so as to have any value. Strawber-
ries are in the market and will be an
immense crop, while blackberries and
raspberries will average about one-half
he ordinary yield.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
SAGE COUNSEL.

The lion is the beast to fight;
He leaps along the plain,
And if you run with all your might,
He runs with all his name.
I'm glad I'm not HOttentOt,
But if I were, with outward cal-lum
I'd eth er faint upon the spot
Or bic me up a leafy pai-lum.
The channels is the beast to hunt:
He's fleeter than the wind.
And when the chamois is in front
The hunter is behind.
The TyroleSe make famous cheese
And hunt the channels Ger the cnaZ-Zuns
I'd choose the former, if you please,
For precipiceS give me spaZ-Zums,
The polar bear will make 4 rug
Almost as white snow;
But if he gets you in his hug,
He rarely lets you go.
And polar ice looks very nice,
With all the colors of pris-sum,
But, if you follow my advice,
STAY home and learn your catecnlS-sulI.
Kansas City Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
BALZAC CENTENNIAL.
Anniversary Of the Great French
Writer of Fiction-ReVieW
of His WORK.

On the Goth day of May, 1893, was
born the greatest writer of fictitious mar
rative of the past century, if not Of all
the centuries, and the greatest Of all
French writer's, Honore de Balzac.
The centennial of his birth just misses
falling upon Sunday, SO that it's celebra-
ton throughout France is likely to be
extended to include that specially-festal
day of the week, according to Gallo
ideas. However that. may be, there is
no doubt in France of the pre-eminence
of the novelist, and the anniversary this
year will be made the occasion for a
general outburst of enthusiasm in all the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
Mrs. Langtry's Daughter Introduced
by the Prince Of Wales.

Mrs. Langtry's daughter has grown
into an extremely handsome girl, darker
than her mother, but with her marvellous
eyes and her beautiful figure and grace
full carriage. She was with her mother
at Newmarket this week, and the Prince
Of Wales took her round, introducing
her to all the smart people, among 9TH
ers to the Duchess of Devonshire, Mrs.
Leopold Rothschild and Lady Cadogan.
This kindly action on the part Of the
prince is quite characteristic of his
stanchness to old friends, and Miss Lang
try was received cordially, her beauty
making an immense impression. This
was her first appearance, and rather sin
gular that she should have made her
debut on the racetrack, but Mrs Langtry
had 10 idea the Prince would take her
daughter UP and was much touched by
the attention.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
NELSON BROS. FAIL.
They We're the Largest Dealers and
Exporters of Ship-plates
in Scotland.

Glasgow, Scotland May ga great
sensation has been caused by the failure
Of Nelson Bros, an important firm en-
gagged in the iron and steel trade. They
had long beared Glasgow pig iron and
were heavily oyersold when the corner
in warrants was engineered. 1t is calcu-
lated that the concern lost 81 ,25O, 900
during the past year. The total of the
liza bilities is unknown.
Nelson Bros. were the largest dealers
and exporters of STIMULATES in Scotland.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
The Life Plant of Guadeloupe.

There is strange wild plant in Guade-
loupe called the life plant" If leaf
be broken off and pinned by the stem to
the wall of a warm room, each of the
angles between the curves Of the leaf
margin soon throws out number of
very white tentacles, or roots, and soon
a tiny new plant begins to sprout, and in
the course of week or two attains 4
height of two or three inches. When the
old leaf shriyels, the new plant is cut off
and planted When carefully cultivated
the life plant produces curious red and
yellow blossoms. While the plant is ma
tive only in warm country there is no
doubt that it could be successfully grown
in any greenhouse, and as a plant freak
it certainly is as interesting as the ever
lasting plant of Mexico.
The Christian Endeavor society has
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
The Hooker at Port Said.

Port Said, May 26.-The United States
cableship Hooker, from New York May /
for Manila, has arrived here.
The Hooker has on board some passen-
gers and $50 miles of cable to connect
the important islands of the Philippine
group. She was to have taken on some
electric equipment at Gibraltar at which
place she stopped May 10 and left May
O
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
PRESIDENTS CONTRIBUTION.
Glad to be Able to Aid in Raising
the Dewey Fund.

Washington, D. c., May 26.-Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Vanderlip,
chairman of the Dewey fund, has re-
ceived a check from the President con-
stituting Mr.. McKinley's contribution
with an expression of the Presidents in
terest in the undertaking and his pleas
ure in contributing with the people to
this testimonial to Admiral Dewey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
White Men Victims This Time.

Houston, Tex, May 26.-Three white
men, James Humphreys and his two
sons, were lynched near the village of
Alley, in Henderson county. The Hum
phreys were farmers and were believed
to have twice aided a known murderer
to escape arrest. This enraged the peo-
pie, and thirteen masked men appeare red
at the Humphreys homestead and called
the father and two sons out, and lynched
them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30

John Wesley, the founder of Metho-
dism, seems to have been not only pio-
neer of the temperance movement, but
also an apostle Of yegetarianism He
states in one of his sermons that for
several years he subsisted on potatoes.
and found that doing so conduced largely
to promote that splendid health which he
enjoyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30

The most curious paperweight in the
world is said to belong to the Prince Of
Wales. 1t is the mummied hand Of one
Of the daughters of Pharaoh
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
PLEASES THE KAISER.


Ship Building Association.
Berlin, May 26.-Emperor William, re-
Dlying to Privy Councillor Busley, Who
has announced the foundation of the
Technical Ship-Building association, has
telegraphed expressing keen interest and
saying the association will be called upon
10 help the progress of this great in
1ustry which exercises such far-reaching
influence over the success and develop
nent of the nation
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30

The secretary Of state, it was an
April Is a telegram from Consul Ayme,
at La Pointe-aPitre, Guadalupe, saying
that fires, alleged to be of incendiary
origin, started at midnight April II and
destroyed sixteen squares in the vicinity
of the American consulate
The consul said that 400 houses were
destroyed, 81 lives lost and 1000 persons
rendered homeless. The loss, he eSti-
mated, would approximate $1OO0,O0O
The consul added that, though the fire
was out, great uneasiness prevailed
among the people and that the governor
had arrived at La Pointe-a-Pitre with
fifty soldiers
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
WEST INDIAN RIOTS.
Trouble Between Natives and Eng
fish Agents Results in Fight
ing Near Guadalupe.I

London, May 26.-Advices received
from Guadalupe the French West In
dian island Of the Leeward group, re-
port a recurrence of serious rioting be-
tween the native population and British
contract-labor immigrants, which culmi-
mated in the recent fire.
Continuous fierce fighting is said to
have taken place on the plantations and
the police and military, it appears, can
not suppress the disturbance. Several
fatalities are reported.
AS q result, the British consul there
has appealed to Great Britain for that
protection for British subjects which the
local government is seemingly unable to
afford.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30

The Christian Endeavor society has
more than 100000 names on its rolls.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-10
Drew Lots for Millions.

The five children of the late Mrs.
Martha h. Stevens, of HobokeD, y.
j., decided that legal machinery was
not needed to settle their claims upon
the estate, which was valued at close
to $2,000,000. Not one of them
would sell his or her share at any
price, because of the many precious
heirlooms included. So they gather
ed Saturday at Castle Point, for gen.
erations the family homestead, and
drew lots for their shares of riches
left by their father, Commodore Ste
vens, the founder of Stevens Insti-
tute. Beside the cash, securities and
real estate there are In the Home
stead" the old family mansion, many
treasures of art and family heirlooms
upon which no price could be set.
The gallery of family portraits, the
rich tapestries and brocades, the Chi
ma, silver, statuary, brio a brac, colo
NAL and modern furniture, paintings,
engravings and the thousand and one
articles of value were divided into six
lots-one for each of the surviving
children and a sixth for the son and
daughter of John Stevens, the elder
brother. who died a few years ago.
The heirs drew numbered cards.
and with each drawing went a for
tune. No one of them could be IN
duced to sell for money. Those who
took cards were Col. +. \. Stevens.
Mrs. G. b. Alexander, c. Albert Ste
vens, Robert l.. and Richard Stevens.
and the sixth chance went TO Johu
/ Stevens son anu daughter The heirs
I partilioued among themselves also. a.
Mrs. Stevens had directed, the par K
in which the castle Is situated. Bv
Mrs. stevens viii. the homestead was
left to the eldest son, Col. +. a. Ste
vens, conditionally upon his making
it his bonalde home.
To the northward Is the "The
Cliffs" the mansion built bv Richard
Stevens for his bride few wears ago.
by common consent this was made
his portion Colonel stevens old
nome rho ..NDN.~ lln.-.'' ,,ast of
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Personals.

After an absence of several months
Mr.. f. r.. McManus has returned TO his
old quarters at the Virginia House.
DR. Ewd. Mcclure, of Richmond, Wis
tied last week his mother. Mrs y. w.
Mcclure, who was seriously i'll. Her
condition has improved, and the Doctor
has returned to Richmond
Mr.. Robert Chew, of CharlestOwn, was
in Berryville last Saturday.
Mr.. Blackboard of Baltimore. and Mr.J.
B. Russell, of Winchester. visited Berry
Vile last Saturday on business
Messrs. y. Moore, Jr. Marshall Nc
COrmick, c. Kownslar and f. b. Viii
ting left here on Tuesday for Manassas.
where they will argue before Judge Nicol
matters relative TO the boom" cases.
Mrs. J. B. Stannard has returned TO
her home in this place, after an extended
visit to her niece in Denver, Col.
Mrs. w. n. Mcdonald has gone to
Alexandria on a visit.
Mr. w. II. Turner, referee in bank
ruptcy, of Front Royal, made visit to
our town last Friday on official business
Mr. 5. F. Baughman returned last
Wednesday evening from Baltimore.
Read his ad in another column.
Miss Ruth Kerr, of Washington, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Maitland Rely.
Mrs. Estelle Powers and daughter, Miss
Mary, have gone to Washington for a
short visit
Miss Virginia Underwood has returned
to her home in Morristown, n j., after
a visit to Mrs. III. L. d. Lewis, at Aud
ley"
Mrs. r. II. Clsgett has gone TO Staun-
ton to visit relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ogden left Mon
day evening for visit To relatives in
Front Royal.
DR.. Cyrus Mccormick has gone to
Washington on a visit
Mr. Wilbur Price spent several days
last week in Washington.
Mr.. Henry Jenkins was in town dur
ing the past week
Mr.. Morgan NanDeventer, OF Balti-
hOiV, - VISITING MS pil III (OWn
MIR. James Shepherd has gone TO Bal
timore on business
Mr.. John A. White, of Sioux CITY
Iowa, is visiting the family of Mrs. Nan
CIV Mcclure
Nr. 5. l.. Palmbaum has gone TO Bal.
timOre.
Nr. Joseph f. Thompson left Sunday
for Roanoke to accept position with an
engineer corp of the n. n w. r. Il.
Mr. Chas. f. Wiley, of Washington.
spent several days last week with his
family here.
Nr. Charles Drew, of Greensboro, :
c., is visiting the family of Mr.. James \
Conkling, at "Dunbeath.'
Mrs. Clara Smith and children, of Pc
tersville, Nd, are visiting at the hom,
of DR.. James Mcclure.
We understand that Messrs. VI. W
Jones, |. \. ChriSman and G.. w. Lev
| are those of the delegates from Clark,
county elected to the Richmond confer
ence who have gone To Richmond TO at
tend the same Mr. Jones is accompa
MED by his wife.
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A Sure THING Cor Won

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In Honor of ]. NJ. Meade.

y pleasant reception was given in
honor of !. VI. Meade. resident engi-
neer of the eastern division of the
Santa Fe, last night by the engineer
ing force under him at the residence
Of +. ). Rice, 422 Madison street.
The reception was arranged on ac-
count of the fact that a portion of
the force leaves in few DAYS for
Wichita, where Mr.. :. \. McCov.
who has been Mr.. Meade's assistant.
will become resident engineer of the
Oklahoma division. and those who
leave as we'll as those who remain
wished to show their appreciation of
their superior before the force is iii
vided.
During the evening a fine silk um
brella-the fines that could be found
in Topeka-was presented Mr.. Meade
by the force. On the end of the
handle of the umbrella is carved
lion in a crOuching position which
the boys say is typical Of the growl
that ought to come when the work Is
not properly done. f. ). Rice made
the presentation speech and Mr..
Meade. when he had recovered from
his surprise. thanked the donors for
their token of appreciation. An ele-
giant supper was served during the
evening by Mrs. Rice and her sister,
Miss West.
Those who attended last night
were. j. VI. Meade, \. q. Allen, {.
). Kilmer, c. NJ. Meade. c. q. En-
erson, f. W. Oils, c. n. Buck. VIM.
Trapnell, y. 4. johnson and Curtis
Monical.-Topeka Capital. April %.
WHOOpING COUGH.-I had a little
boy who was nearly dead from an at
tack of whooping cough. NV neigh
bors recommended Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy. did not think that
any medicine would help him. but
after giving him Il few doses of that
remedy noticed an improvement.
and one bottle cured him entirely. Ii
Is the best cough medicine ever had
in the house,. L. MOORE. South
Burgettstown, Pa. For sale bv W.
Richardson, druggist.
| have been a sufferer from chron-
| lie diarrhoea ever since the war and
have used all kinds of medicines for
it. At last | found one remedy that
has been success as cure. and that
/ is Chamberlain Cholic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. f. GRESHAM,
Gaars Mills. La. For sale bv W.
Richardson, druggist
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
] Candy Cathartic. cure cCnSt ipaffCu for,.,pr
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Briefs.

Briefs.
Winchester passed an ordinance
for having screens in saloons remov-
ed. -. L." in the Star presents the
case pertinently in the following: "a
word in regard TO the Screen Law.
Is it constitutional? Is it justice?
Is it not persecution instead of pros
ecution? Why receive a mans mon
ey to do business then pass law to
injure his business"
Mr.. Thomas +. Wood ward, a we'll
TODD farmer residing near Summit
Point, and Mrs. Lydia Grubbs, of
wildwood. were quietly married at
the residence of Mr.. Matt Royston,
of Wildwood, brother of the bride, at
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning. The
groom is so years old, and the bride
is her 7lst year.
The streets of Berryville last week
were treated to dry scrape, and we
are rather persuaded the plan is an
improvement on the one of waiting
until the dust is converted into mud
before scrapiDg, as the little that re-
mains after II dry scrape IL easily car
ried away by a good rain without
choking the drains.
John III. Langley, of Winchester,
died at his residence in that city OF
Sunday evening, in the 72nd year OF
his age.
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Cascarets C4u'r t-,l'ar' .c. iDe most won
dovlll medical $40 crv oi the age. D. .a~
aat and Refreshing 10 ;he taste. as ccUt's
and positively on kidneys. liver and ivyvc.-
cure headache. fever. habitual coustiuatioi
and biiousucSs. Please buy and try a boz,
OF G. G. &. to-day; 10. - 20 cents. Sold al,
guaranteed 10 cure 10y all druggists.
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lCOMMU NICATED. /

Editor of the COURIER: As the
end of the session of the b. +. Insti
tute draws near, II gives me much
pleasure as patron to testify TO the
splendid success of the school CON
Quoted by Miss Laura W. Gold. as
sisted 10y the Misses Mary aud Lucy
Gold. These ladies seem TO possess
every requisite Of tirst-class teachers.
Their entire system has been excel
lent and their scholars show great
progress IN all of their studies. We
hear that the Misses Gold will have
associated with them for the next
session Miss Rose f.. Mcdonald, Ia
daughter of the late Col. Marshall
McDOnald). who has been connected
with the Norfolk Female College for
the past two sessions and from which
she comes most highly endorsed.
Under the management of these
thoroughly qualified and equipped
young ladies. we doubt not that the
school will be IA marked success in
every particular aud will supply a
long felt need of first class Young
ladies seminary and receive the sup
port which it is we'll entitled to.
PATRON.
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University Of Virginia
FREE TO VIRGINIANS
In the Academic Schools.

L,usr>, Seizure. L01r. N,diru,, Euginetriuq
SESSION Rr.iN~ l5ru SEPTEMBER.
For Catalogue address.
l.. B. BARRINGER Chairman.
apr26 5m CltNrIorrFsVIIr. Va.