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SENATOR'S
WIFE ROBBED.
Mrs. Wolcott Lost $780,
600 Worth of Jewels
in Paris.

II has Just become known In this city
that Mrs. France. ~ woicott. the d.
vorcei wife OF Senator Edward o. VOL
oot.. the silver-ionEued Senator from
Colorado. was robbed OF t0oo worth Of
Jewels last Fail while she was living In
Paris TO All out the year OF ''deserilon"
which formed the basis for her suit.
The matter va. Kept quiet until Mrs.
wocott went TO Denver 20 make her
appearance In court. While there fhe
conHded the dreadful secret In strlci-st
and they let II on, by the usual femin-
Ire process Of telling II 10 Just one
dearest friend
Many thousands ~ dollars were spent
IN irying u get hack the gems. The
thief was arrested and fully Identified
Nv his victim. lie was a Paris hack
driver who took quick advantage OF
an opportunity. hut he escsped shrousn
The intricate winnings Of the French
criminal procedure and q week ego
was let 60 by the authorities.
Now that the secret IL out the family
ADM, II.
YES. 1t 10 true tina, my sister Frances
had tso,ono worth Of diamonds and other
Jewelry stolen In Paris" said James q.
Metcaife, Mrs. Wolco,ts brother.
II presume much OF II vas j~v.,ry
given her by Senator wolcot,. for she
had left Sa.oo worth behind her In .
safe deposit xaui, in TIL. city when she
wen. abroad. But ther. wer, som. val.
uaole hsir.oom. among the stolen sr,l.
e.e. which she priced far beyond Their
intrins!e worth.
My lister carried her jewel. In , sp.-
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ulBCIED SHIP LInPS IN
~ yookee nask kssu1ssl Ne.
ooBos 60 Pess IN rsw with

~ nv American bark KsluIsni.
- oobel. which sailed from here on
& - ~ maiden voyage bound for
Doonesscs. and which was spoken
- IN latitude :, north longitude
- sosurnins partially dismasted.
GDa1 - ths Highlands n, 30
1o1ng II tow Of the tug John
- f&ss sspssllasi mssss
- - cispst6 from thIs
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when a policeman answering calls
ror help bruke Into the apartments OF
Thomas Byrnes. az i37 Eas, Twelfth
street. this morning. he found hyrne'
standing stricken. near MS VIE
who was lying dead On the floor. Tine
woman had swallowed acid. but before
taking the poison had locked the room
coor and thrown the key out OF the
window, making her husband a rris-
oner. Rhe told him that TO punish him
she would make him watch her dying
struggles. The awful experience had
unnerved the man.
Nm. Byrnes, who was known rs
Emma sexton. was t~enty.four years
old and rather attractive. whether
they were married or not no one seemed
20 know. but friends 81 Mrs. Byrncs say
she has little son In one OF the city
institutions. Bui the Byrneses were
auie, folks. who minded their own busi-
ness. and nobody pried into theirs.
Byrnes had waited up all las, night
The woman was out. She had been
away since early evening. and now II
was the breaking Of another day. Tho
man was In n quarrelsome mood.
sitting In his chair. he had Just begun
TO done OF a, o'clock when he heard
her footballs on tire stairs. They were
unsteady and hating. lie know too
well what that meant.
she entered the room unsicaiily. \
heated luarre began AZ once. II was
OF amor; duration. The woman's voice
became clear and steady. We'll soon
put IN md 10 al lais. she said. FOR
now and forever
The man snesrcd. she moyei toward
the door lai. lo,GIn. u. took on; the
key Byrres watched her furious y.
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HUSBAND, LOCKED IN,
HAD To SEE WIFE DIE.

shr walked 10 the window and threw
the he, into he street. Then she turned
ard faced him.
"Sow, yuuIl have 20 see the end OF
your work" she said fercely. With a
rapid motion she raised q bottle TO her
lips and swallowed the contents. Be
fore he reached her she had fallen to
the floor. The bottle had contained car
bollc acid.
The man ran to the door 10 summon
aid forgetting that II had been locked
He tuggcd ut Il. for II opened inward.
bu, In vain Then he tried TO force II
outward but nothing would give. lie
beat madly against II with his hands.
but no one came. lie might as well have
been In n tomb.
Shaking win terror. his face damp
with Precipitation. he paused for a mo-
meni to look at the dy ns woman. She
was moaning In agony. but her eyes
were fixed on his rs ,hs Ugh all her fall
Ing life were centred IN them. II was q
look that he will carry with him to the
grave. and lnder II she shuddered as
though taken with chill.
The voice Of the woman raised In a
long drawn wall. half moan, half shrek.
and tn, man. prisoned with the awful
sight. sprang TO the window and lean
Ing out cried for help. u hoarse shout
that yibrated with horror.
Policeman Wagner heard II and ran
upstairs and kicked In the door. The
woman had ceased to moan. The man
stood at the other side OF the room.
with head av,r,ed. The ambulance
came from H.. levue. but b. The tine
she reached q 'e she was dead.
And the nam lie slipped away dur
ing the excitement and the poke lest
trace ~ him
The evening world., 1900-03-28
God Of Love Actually Sold
q Gold Brick TO Jersey
Legislators.
PRETTY ROMANCE SPOILED
Misc Allen, Sohoolma'am. 10
Not 70 Marry Assembly.
man Murphy.

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lsys; thss 10. n ! have ssy luck with
shls I'm.
IRE eAls Vay--ths one girl IN oil the
! Wuetd for N 10 . teacher In Jsrssy city.
ed, although she Will stvs W teaching
n che mavfass me. she doe not intend
20 fofGes her frfndr IN the business.
me has BEEN interested In this move
msnf for the increase OF pay ever since
Il Was begun. In fnct that's the way
came 10 meet her.
'Ahs thinks thst II she does me the |
favor TO marry me I ought 20 do some
thing In return 30 she Aaid 10 me:
lanes. my boy. want you 20 e., that |
bill through the Legislature. 80 that
these girls won't have TO slave all their
iives for the pi,:ful salaries they get |
now Yes. sir. she practically told me
that n I hadn't influence enough to get
that bill through she would have to get
another man"
The blu went through like hot cakes.
and three hundred beautiful scitsol-
miAms ~ jersey City were wondering
whether 70 embrace little Miss Allen or
Assefnblyman Murphy, with a prefer nee
toward that Apollo. when she astounded
them by deciaring. with q twinkle OF |
the ,syes that there must he some mis-
take. as she had no Intention OF heinz
the one giri In the world for Murphy.
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IAN The STATE" he SAYS
Gov. ssesaeakerg nass Idaho Jsss
Like Leuis NV. Dta
France.

WASHINGTON. March S.-Ai the
ConrrrssiSnsl Idaho labor investigation
to-day GOV. sisYuenbers declared he
would enforce the pefmit-to-miners n.y.
TEN % long as II seemed Necessary.
II tire PERM, system had resulted In
lcss 20 the miners % half Q million
doIiars. as Nr. Ients stated. the Gov.
srnor said no ala not carr for that. a.
II vss nseeseary rseourss b. the
''Llus ,epa> XIV. ~ =, ~ s,ass. :
-; : go ~.
The evening world., 1900-03-28
WANTED To
STOP SHIP,
Italian Tried to Keep the
New York from
Sailing.


Iae steamship New York ~ the
american line sailed this morning for
Southampton with many persons Of
prominence IN tie cabin. a large mail
snn fh'r steerase list
me COCK was crowded with the
ir'ehds OF passengers who had come
oowh 10 see them on. A diversion was
esosed on the pier by man who APP
peared TO b On Italian. and who souxh,
WIN moch excited language TO stop a
we'roressed cabin passenger from sail
my. ms oo)ect OF MS embarrassing at
ssnuon was "eh-dressed niddie-aged
vosen' whss name could not he
N.'nes lne man ana 'he woman DON
cane Gown the aoek together. ana az
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RICH NAN
SAVED WIFE.
Millionaire J. N. Brown
Plunged Into Water
After Mrs. Brown.

J. ~ Brown. OF u: New York avenue
Brooklyn. a millionaire banker, saved
his wife from drowning yesterday 81
~. Augustine. Via.
Three weeks ago Mr. and Mrs.. Brown
wen, to Flo-fda for the latier's heaith.
According 10 a despatch this morning
Mrs. Brown went yachting with . parry
~ friends. She was standing In the
bow Of the boat. a sudden lurch threw
her backward into the water.
Mr. Brown IL DAriy SIXTY years osd.
bui IN exceilent swimmer. eli Was over
board In an instant. and a. his wtfe's
side. He kept her head above water
until a line was thrown out and botn
we're drawn on board.
Mrs Brown Is pcrm,p,n, socially N
brooklyn ami f. q leader IN the Ladies
AID Society Of the Nosirand Avenue -.
y. Church and the Florence Sishtins-
gss Society.
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AID FOR WIDOWS
Of FIRE HEROES
Liberal Pensions for
Families Of Three
Dead FironTon.

FIVE Chief cuees and Com0iss!oner
scanned annoucsd tAb morning their
p'sns for The relief Of the fsasi1es Of
0rsdy. Smith and Bowen thu three are
men heroes Sho Lost ths,r iives In ne
Fcrty-fcarth srtess factory Gre on Sat
urdsy.
Capt. 0rsdy's widow viii resolve Si.se
cash and . psnsson Of u.em q year.
Smiths wtiow and daughter viii siso
est . pension. and the crippled aunt Of
Bowen. whom hs supposssd. ~iii - keps
from S1at.
1sssooassy Aass. shs paosies pes-
Dristee - 0rsnl Ceotssi PNlAce. 80
Quonos1easr o4nqs, an1. Ohaof csstss
- es!51P - go - - e -
- Ws*
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eddy false. The Cossacks serving here are
a magnificent lot of fellows physically.
They rush into danger without a thought,
AMI without the more than two thousand
of them who assisted in taking Tien Tsins
walled city the allies would have had
hard time indeed. Big and savage fellows
these Cossacks certainly are, so far as APP
pearance goes. They do not love the Chi
nese, and clearly enjoy fighting them, but
Of the stories of outrage and atrocity that
1 have so far had time to run down not
one has developed into more than SANDER.
There has been looting since We entered
Tten Tsin. That l cannot doubt, since I
have seen it. But no American soldier has
been engaged in it, You in America will
have no need to blush for your soldiers or
marines. Both have stood well to the front
in the brunt of the fighting. Their disci-
pline has been irreproachable. In one way
this Chinese business will prove blessing
to the world. 1t will afford the powers full
and ample data on the courage, fighting
powers, discipline, style of equipment and
comparative value of the troops of the
different nations.
In no way could the discipline Of our men
have been better proved than 1t was In the
way they refrained from looting, even when
1t could have been done away from the
gaze of their officers. and in the way In
which they stopped others from looting.
But the story of Tien Tsin treasure trove
shall have to reserve for another letter.
r. w. AYMAR.
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An Expert Describes What is Meant
in Maritime Life.
HANDLING OF A DEEP Sea SHIP
lacking or Going in Stays the Mos
Common Maneuver.
GALL HANDS AND THE COOK

Copyright. 1900, by Morgan Robertson)
Written for The Evening Star.
Though the manner of handling square
rugged ship depends primarily on the form
in which the exigency presents itself and
upon the poise. skill and Judgment of the
officer in charge, yet there are various dis
tinct evolutions which arise from the SIM
Iarity of rig and conditions, and these are
given names. Familiarity with these evolu-
tons is part of seaman's education.
TIE cking. going about, or going in stays
Synonymous terms). is the most frequent
OF sea maneuvers, simple operation in
schooner but one requiring all hands and
the cook in square rugged vessel. AS it
generally uses up full hour. it is delayed
II possible. until the change Of watches. so
as not to break in too heavily on the sleep
OF the watch below.
Going In Stays.
Fifteen minutes before eight bells prepa-
rations are made by the watch on deck.
! Braces are faxed arranged in overlapping
; coils) on the deck and the mainsail and
cro'jack are clewed up out of the way.
The captain climbs to the top of the after
house. the first mate goes forward to the
topgallant forecastle, the second mate re-
mains in the waist. and when the watch
appears the men go to stations-part of the
port watch forward with the mate at the
head sheets the rest at the main braces
to assist part of the starboard watch, the
Others of whom man the crO'-jack braces.
The boys of the ship, with the carpenter
. sailmaker and boatswain Tor second mate),
attend To the lee main and weather cro'
jack braces, to let go at the right moment
The cook, night or day, must come out OF
his sanctum and let go the foresheet at the
order "Hard-a-lee." When all is ready the
captain calls this order, the mate answers
and jib sheets are SACKED, the cook an
swerS, lets go his rope and retires to his
work or his bunk. the jib sheet men shift
over TO trim down the other side. and the
ship slowly swings up into the wind When
the weather half of the main topsail is
aback the moment has come to swing the
after yards. AT the order Main topsail
haul, braces cast off and the men OPP
posite round in the slack hurriedly. for the
yards swing themselves by the pressure of
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from Taku should precede general attack
The voice of the majority was for deter
mined attack on Friday morning, the 18TH
The council broke up as soon as ar
rangements had been made. The decision
was kept a secret. Not even the corre-
spondents in camp knew what was to be
done. though suspicion Of the plan was
scented Through the night a desultory
shell fire was kept up between the artillery
Of the allies and the Chinese on the walls
the men slept soundly.
Ready for the Attack.
Long before daylight on Friday morning
reveille sounded far and wide:~ In the camp
Of the 9th the quick. sharp orders Of the
officers told the men that something de-
cisive was UP at last. Cook your break
fasts as fast as you can. men. but no ex-
posed firesv' Nevertheless, some of the
fires over which bacon was sizzling must
have been seen from the walls, for the
enemy tried to reach the blaze with shells
No casualties resulted from thin Our boys
of the 9th laughed quietly and bottled down
bacon, bareback and scalding coffee. There
was hauHng on Of haversacks, a singing
OF canteens. the adjustment Of blanket rolls
and ammunition belts, and none too soon
for the assembly blew brisixiy out. Men fell
In. Almost Immediately the column swung
of down the road, just after Colonel Lis
cum came riding up with his final orders
from General Dorward. There was softly
murmured cheer from the British az We
vAaDsd them ~ = IL Goadfevn wiah 10
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Heroic Cure for an Itch.

rrOm Tue Troy fresb.
Whatever differences of opinion may exist
In regard to other subjects, those who
have been held up by highwaymen are
unanimous in the statement that no mat
ter how few the holders up or how many
they held UP. each and every man said
that the robbers weapon was pointed
directly and solely at him. Years ago in
California a traveller was on a stage coach
that pair Of bandits went through. The
fourteen passengers were all made to get
out and stand in a row. with their hands
high over their heads. One burly ruftlan
stood guard over them with double-bar-
relied shotgun, while the other engaged in
the pleasing task or relieving them of their
valuabes and spare cash. This particular
traveller was nearest the man with the
shotgun.
While the ceremonies were in progress
his nose began to itch, and instinctively he
started to lower one hand. to scratch It.
Hands up. there!' came the stern order
and his hand went automatically back
into place. But that itching redoubled and
again he essayed the relieveful scratch.
say, what's the matter with you, any
howT demanded the highwayman. Are
YOU wishing to become lead miner MY
nose itches so can't stand 1t any longer?'
have got to scratch It." no you hain't, I"
ungranamatically corrected the knight OF
the road. cause I'll do It for YOU" And
with that he proceeded to scratch the
offending nasal organ with the muzxle of
his shotgun. You can wager your shoes
that that particular nose stopped itching
with great abrUptnsss.
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than merely guess at their losses during the
day. Out of a total OF a little over 400 men
the losses amounted to one ofhcer killed and
FIVE wounded seventeen enlisted men killed
and seventy-two wounded. 1t was heavy,
frightful, but the men of the 9th pulled at
their pipes when all was over and said
quietly;
.oh, we'll get even"
Ready for the Morrow.
These men were grimy with powder and
the foulness of their rifle barrels. They
were pi stored with mud from head TO
foot ano there was no water in which to
wash. Wash? There was none to drink.
The river and canals were muddy and foul
with the bodies of the dead enemy float
ing down Sleep would have been a god
send, What do you think these men OF
the 9th were doing In the darkness when
they could hardly keep their eyes open?
Passing gun grease and oil TO one another,
tearing of fragments of cloth and swab-
bling out the barrels of their rifles. Every
where that one stepped through the close
knots Of men In the night he came upon
men so engaged. They wanted their guns
up to the mark for the morrow. The 9th
has been called the Suicide Club by Eng
lish officers. BY sticking to their position
all day on the 18th they stopped a vast
number of the enemy from advancing,
turning the right flank and probably
wreaking fearful slaughter on the Japan
csc and French. Had the 9th faltered the
tale of Tien Tsln's capture would have
been far different; 1T would have meant
defeat for the allies.
Saturday we entered Tien Tsn The
Japanese blew up one of the gates and
rushed in. fighting hand-to-hand In the
streets with the Chinese For this hand
to-hand work the Japanese have an
especial liking. They enter into 1t with the
gusto OF school boys playing Shiny"
The japanese have been firmer friends of
ours than ever since the fight Of Friday.
Some Of them declare, even in the pres
ence OF representatives of other nations
that our men are the best fighters with
the allied army. 1t is certain. however.
that In recklessness the japanese, when
they get started are not to be surpassed.
The men whom they fought hand hand
In the streets of the walled city were MAIN
ly Boxers, the rifle-bearing troops of the
enemy having made good their escape and
left the fanatics to bear the brunt of the
second days work.
To English tackles belongs the dis
tirction of fighting behind the costliest bar
r1cade that troops have ever used in fight
ing in the open. They found a go-down
stocked with bales of camels' hair
These bales they dragged into the open
anu threw UP into a wall behind which a
number of them fought most effectively
False Stories of Atrocities.
Someone, name unknown is industriously
circulating stories of Russian atrocities
here in Tien Tsn. THESE stories may be
true, but 1 do not believe It, So far as 1
have investigated, these yarns are undoubt-
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lead With fine courtesy General Dorward
had given us the advance of his brigade.
Somewhere near us in the dark at the
start were the splendid American marines.
We did not see them afterward, as the
French and the Japanese in the center OF
the line, were between the two American
bodies of troops 1t was little after
o'clock that the artillery Of the allies opened
with sound like that of thunder. The
walled city was getting it's deserts at last
In the shape Of a fearful bombardment. In
front Of the walled city the mud villages
were receiving portion of the shells. From
the walls came occasional Chinese Shells
For while we thought the main body of
the enemy had retreated. The west arsenal
fell without much resistance, which for
time strengthened the belief in the foes re-
treat.
The Ninth Under Fire.
1t was daylight now and the 9th, plodding
along wretched roads and across muddy rice
fields, was making slow work of it. yet
managed to keep its place in line. The Chi
nese rifle fire in front became so terrific
that our men were obliged to lie down at
intervals along the way, sighting and firing
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"WEkR,ns.3

the wind. All the sails are now aback and
materially assist in throwing the ship
around: but when 1T comes to swinging the
fore yards, which is not done until the after
sails FILL there is long, hard pull for the
men for with NE wind at a different angle
these yards will not swing themselves. All
hands man the fore braces. and at the or
ders Fore bowline-let go and haul,
slowly bowse the heavy yards around to
the accompaniment of the untuneful, but
rhythmical shoutings peculiar to sailors
when pulling ropes. When the sails have
filled the ship is about" Tacks and sheets
coiled up and the watch goes below A
failure of the operation Is called missing
stays" and happens often in light winds
Wearing with the Tide.
In a heavy sea a ship will not go about.
and in this case, with sea room astern. an
opposite maneuver is Notwithstanding
ship" 1t is merely turning around the
other way. and in light winds Is often done
to avoid calling the watch below. as the
men on deck are competent, but IN heavy
weather il is job for all hands. as in tack
ing The wheel is put up instead OF down
and after yards are squared. When the
ship is before the wind the head yards are
braced around sharp. and the jibs shifted
over Then, as the craft comes up to the
wind. the after yards are braced around and
the lob is done.
Dropping down with the tide is a simple
operation, but one requiring close attention
from the captain or officer in charge. The
ship is up a tortuous river or channel and
there is a scarcity of tugs, while the wind
is ahead The anchor is tripped. and as the
ship swings broadsIde to the wind-as all
craft will with canvas furled-the miZZen
topsai the second sail on the mizzen mast,
Is set and the men stand by the braces.
She drifts down with the ebb, pointing her
nose approximately across stream, and
should she need to forge ahead to clear a
point or shoal spot on the quarter. the top
sail Is filled until she has passed the OBJ
struction then shivered. Shallow water on
the bow is avoided by backing the topsail-
l. e.. bracing II 30 that the wind bears on
the forward sde-until the ship has gath
cred sufficient sternway BY skillful ma
nipulation with this sail ship may be
taken down a snaky channel through which
she could not safely sail bow on with fair
wind.
Lying to- and .'heaving to- are synony-
NOUS terms. and also apply to two distinct
operations In general, either means stop
ping Roadway. Lying to- or heaving to for
b pilot or TO communicate with another
craft, consists, matter how the wind
may be. in luff1ng up until weather leeches
tremble and backing the sails on one mast
to counteract the forward push of the 9TH
ers. Usually the main yards are backed
but ships have their habits and some will
| bs steadisr with the fore yards aback and
the others left kraced. The resultant force