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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
WITH A LOWER CASE 49,"
A California Boxer Who Made Coed His
Claim To His Title.

FnoEa the Las. Angeles Times.
He was a printer, and he was taking a
might of" AS he approached Second
and Broadway about 10 o'clock p. m, nav
igating with some difficulty. but VITA
great dignity he observed a Chinama n
slipping quietly along in the shadows. In
stanlly his imagination pictured the hor-
rors OF the Chinese mob in all its Tanat-
zeal fury; In his minds eye he was looking
az the massacre al Pekin; he watched the
Acknowledgement of human bodies. and the
blood as Il flowed In rivers down The
streets. and he saw the heads OF man.
women, aud children carried shove the
heads OF the mob on the points Of spears.
All this he saw. and more. and the not
blood Of revenge coursing through MS
veins felt Ike a stream OF molten lead.
I'm bet a schooner Of Dutchman's de-
lishi that he's a Boxer" he murmured as
he made his way across the street and
stopped the Celestial.
Say, John. want 10 hoId-hic-a chapel
mee;ing-hic--with you"
Mclean heap dunk: heap fool; mueaee
talk"
The printer grinned. That's two heaps
Pretty soon-hic-rm going 10 make a
heap-hic-of broken china out Of you
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16

Guess I'll have to ask a few questions
about her"
Asd with that he moved into the car 10
convince an Indifferent travelling public
tnat Il needed fruit, magazines. and 90
cent novels.
on The run back that evening he missed
fer, but next day she was az the door to
zee the train pull IN. and Sinner swung
OF Just IN front OF her
" ell. now are We to-day?' he asked.
on ali right" she said, cheerily, and
then. looking at him intentIy. she began
10 laugh.
This did not please Skinner" He was
accustomed 10 have fun with the girls he
wel al the stations and this one, as Con-
ductor Button had already observed, was
having fun with him.
What's the joker" he asked, trying
not 10 be annoyed.
oh nothing" and she laughed again.
ARE you tryin' 10 string me7"
NO, course not. You're kind ? funny.
that's all"
rs that SOP" he asked. with dreadful
sarcasm. and hurried away 10 a man who
Was bccl1oning for a morning paper
The beginning OF this unpromsing ro-
nance might have been also the end, had
IL not been for the wreck three miles east
OF Dailboro. sinners" train was held
on the siding and Two % the freight crew
were brought In by a eaboose all band
aged and laid out on stretehers. One OF
the injured men was known TO Sinner. E"
and he went Into the hotel 10 see his
friend The freight brakeman was on a
bed by 40 open window, his head wrap
ped Ia white AID cotton, and the girl WAS
attending him.
Wen, Tommy how are your asked
Sinner IN hollow. sympathetic tones,
as be cautiously seated himself beside the
bed
'Oh. they punched few holes In me,
but In = good deal better than q dead
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
FORFTOLD IN Il DREAM.

gage embarked. That boat arrived safely
in Baltimore.
The next one to sail was a much larger
and stronger vessel, and was armed ''lth
cannon for defense against pirates.
Moreover, the captain was personally
known TO Mrs. Van Pradelle, and she had
great confidence in his ability. She was
the only woman on board That boat was
never heard from after its departure from
Beaufort, and all efforts to discover any
clew to its fate proved fruitless.
Years after, when one of the Barataria
Bay pirate nests was captured, linen, sill
yer, and jewels. marked Ivan Pradele"
were found. When the Buccaneers Were
brought to New Orleans, men from the
Jail went through the streets ringing bells
and crying that the murderers of Hrs.
Van Pradelle were taken. The pirates
were sentenced TO be hanged, and one Of
the charges on which they were convicted
was her murder-the evidence against
them being the recovered articles which
were known 10 have been IN her possession
when she left South Carolina. The COVER
nor of Louisiana at the time was a friend
OF the family. He offered to commute
the death penalty TO Imprisonment for life
to any of the condemned men-not direct
ly implicated in Mrs. Van Pradelle's muir
der-who would make a confession. throw
ing some light on her fate, but they one
and al! died in silence.
Later on. an old pirate. dying in some
hospital (probably at New Orleansl, con-
fessed TO quite a number Of his crimes.
He said that what had haunted him more
than anything else was the taking of a.
vessel on which there was but one wom-
an, who was. in common with every one
else on board. Obliged to walk the plank.
He described her appearance. and partle-
ulariy a locket which was taken frozl her.
IL was generally thought throughout the
country that the description indicated
Theod0sia Burr. daughter OF Aaron Burr,
who was also the only woman on board q
vessel that disappeared at sea; but N an
bers OF her family as well as friends IN
New Orleans. were Of the opinion that the
description and some PECULIARLY about
the locket which he remembered. Tailed
more closely with Mrs. Van Pradelle.
II would be interesting 10 know just
what that dream at Beaufort was Posi-
bly, psychologists could deduee from Il
data in favor II q belief that Coming
events cast their shadows before.
N-''0 ste.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
hEf0amla6 A BURGLAR.
Utility of the Speaking Tube as a Means
of Defense.
From Harper's Magazine.

From Harper's Magazine.
The marauder was already half In the
window. knew, of course, that he would
make his way TO the dining-room In quest
OF ny si.ve~ware. There was a door
through which he must pass leading from
the launCry 10 the cellar stairs. AS he
opened this door his right ear would be
only about a foot from a speaking-tube,
the other end OF which was in the hall
behind me. | determined 10 speak TO that
burglar as one man speaking to another.
What is position?" said 10 myself. I'VE
are all brothers. Away with caste. y
mans man for a that Besides there
was his vote. lie might belong 10 the
other party after all, the so-called re-
formers. Perhaps ! could persuade him
TO come over 10 the side of the true re-
formers.
AS | walked along the hall the business
aspect also struck me. Why not suggest
to the fellow that IL he would give me a
reasonable retainer that / would defend
him In court! But the moral duty / owe /
him prevailed. Il will say things to that
misguided man that may do him good" /
remarked. Il viii say this 10 him: BE
good. my child and let who viii be clev-
err Maybe it will be best TO brighten him
by remarking in hollow voice: 'BurgIe
not" Anyhow, I'll quote the saying about
satan and Idle hands" Ii occurred 10 me.
also. that perhaps l could touch his arts
tic side by giving him Hamlet's soliloquy.
The IDEA Of song likewise struck me, and
clear tenor rendition, per tube, of
Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight, -
i thought. might have its effect.
BY this time ! hac reached the tube l
listened ana heard his hand on the latch.
The first thing. of course. in speaking
through tube 10 person is TO attract
his attention witE the whistle. Ny chest
measure Is large. and my lung capacity
not lnconsiderable. / threw back nv
shoulders and drew in q vast volume OF
the heavy night air Then l fitted my
lips close 10 the tube. / was nervous and
excited. ard l blew like mighty Boreas.
The strange, wild shrek of that laundry
whistle came back up the tube like the
vail Of a prehistoric monster. IL sudden
ly struck me that had oyerdone matters
and perhaps alarmed the man. / ran 10
thee back window. What seemed like a
dafk. billowing. endless piece of stair car
pet reached away from. my laundry win
dow, across back yards and away into the
unknown distance. IL was that burglar
seeking safety in flight" The billows
were produced By his bounds over fences
and other high objects. / returned TO my
bed.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16

Among the young French officers un-
der Rochambeau, who fought in the bat
tie Of Yorktown, in the regiment of
Deux Points, was Francois Van Pradelle,
who remained in this country several
years after peace was restored. He spent
the greater part of the time in Baltimore,
and there met Cassandra Dye-Owings, a
daughter of one of the oldest and most
aristocratIc families of Maryland. with
whom ne became very much enamored.
His feelings toward the young lady were
reciprocated. but her parents refused
their consent TO the alliance because OF
the tender years OF Miss Dye-Owings,
who had not reached her sixteenth birth
day. All arguments failing. an elope-
ment was arranged and accomplished.
The young couple we're married in Phil
adelphia, and sailed for France, where
the bride was presented to Marie An
toinette. Her descendants in this coun-
try still preserve as souvenir, part of
the costume in which she made her court
debut.
When the French revolution commence
ed. Van Pradelle was obliged to leave
the country, and made his escape with
difficulty. While still in Paris Mrs Van
Prade!e was conversing one day With
priest who had sought refuge under her
husband roof. when a mob broke in,
dragged the unfortunate clergyman TO
the street. and hanged him TO a lamp
post at the very door.
Having reached this country, Van Pra-
dele took up his abode in Baltimore. and
from there went to New Orleans. where
he died Of yellow fever. After his death.
Mrs. Van Pradelle went TO Beaufort s.
c.. to take the boat for Baltimore. The
night before IL sailed. she had a dream,
which she would not tell. but which com
plalely unnerved her. She awoke In hys-
,erles and cried for hours. A letter from
her, which Is In the possession. Of the
writer's family. 10 her mother, written
next day is blurred with tears and shows
other evidence OF the nervous condition
she was in. She speaks of being COM
pletely Frustrated by that terrible ter
rible dream" Although she refused 10
relate IL, or allow any allusion to be made
TO ii. it must have foreshadowed some
disaster 10 the ship. for she would not
90 on board next morning, although her
passage vas arranged for and her luz.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16

lively cigar trade there and I can make
good thing out OF it, The man that's
had 1t Is goin' to quit next month. If you
want t. find out whether I'm all right
and a good worker. you ask any Of the
train men or the manager of the news
company"
But what have / got to do with all
ihis?' she asked. In surprise
We'll. If the old-I mean, If the superin-
tcndert pulls for me. can get the corner
that Benson has now. You're the one
that can help me with him. / thought
nebbe you'd be willing TO put in a word
for me-"
She gazed at "Shiner" with amused In
terest, but II was kindly gaze and he
knew that she was won
This girl that ! want TO marry is one
Of the incest little girls you ever saw" he
added. ''She ein't so little, either. She's
about a head taller than | am. But she's
all right She'll be at the train at Dell
50ro when we go through there"
Bring her in the car, won't you?
would like to meet her"
Sure, l will. Do you think you'll be
able to do anything for us?''
As q rule. / do not interfere with ny
husbands business affairs. 1 think, how
ever. / may make an exception in this
case. will speak to him."
Thanks. Say, I'm ever so much obligeG
TO you
He went away happy. At Dellboro he
pulled the bewi!Gered Jessie into the par
Tor car to meet the superintendent wife.
For a second time Jessie was embarrass-
cd, but she managed TO stammer her
thanks and then hurry out, for the train
was starting.
For two days there was a waiting sus-
pense Then one morning Jessie received
a telegram, the first of her lifetime. II
read:
She fixed IT, Bensons stand first month Hur-
ran Get ready SINNER.
They were married at Dellboro. On the
evening before the suspicious event Jessie
and "Shiner" took a long walk. They
were in a quiet street, and suddenly lie
said: Say, Jess, what do you think
gust happen TO remember that this Is the
first time that me and you have been able
to break away from a crowd since the
first time / saw YOU"
So he put lis arm around her and kissed
her without fear of any conductor OF
brakeman playing spy On him.
Copyright 1900, Daily Story Publishing Company
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
THEY MlSLEAD THE NtW.RlcH.
HIdeous Pullman Car FURNISHINGS Often
Copied In the Home OF Uneaiiured.


=. W. Box. in Ladies' Home Journal
There is a man somewhere In the en-
nlov of the Pullman Palace Car Com
many who has much TO answer for. He Is
the official who selects or decides the
furnishings and hangings OF the COM
pany's cars Probably no single man In
this country has the opportunity for so
direct and helpful an influence In the ex
tension Of good taste In furnishings. In
stead, he perpetrates upon the public
furnishing schemes which even rival those
which we see In the homes Of the most
unIntelligent of the new-rieh. The chief
injury which the furnishing OF the mod
ern Pullman car works is the wrong
standard which is set UP for those who
are not conversant with what Is artistic.
The new-rich come into these cars and
accept the hideous effect as the standard
of people OF taste. have been told by
furnishing firms that they are often asked
by those who have suddenly come into
the possession of money that certain ef-
fects which they have seen In Pullman
drawing-room cars shall be duplicated In
their homes. These people, knowing no
better, accept what they see in the cars
which are supposed 10 be patronized by
people OF means. as reflective Of prevail
ing standard. Color combinations, about
as inharmoniogs as II is possible for the
mind Of man 10 coneoct, have thus been
transferred 10 the homes OF the people.
and here the injury Is done.
The Pullman Company Is a rich corp0-
ration, which can have what Il wills. IL
good taste does not exist IN It's furnishing
department. as indisputab,y seems TO be
the case. the company can and should
buy II For the same amounts now ex-
pended on these cars effects Of harmony
and OF truly artistic drapeFy could be OBJ
tanned which would be a credit 10 the
company. These cars could have an In
eaiculable influence on tee community.
The nfw cars which the company con-
stantly builds could, better than any otter
n6diu.n that ] know OF. Be made 20 re-
fleet "a a panoramic manner the newest
and most progressive steps made IN ar
iistie decoration and furnishing They
could be made the most effective travelling
educators Of the public. instead. they are
simply vehicles 81 the worst taste mag
inable--in fact Of no taste whatever. A.
amazing cOngiomeTati3ns Of the most
Caring and Krosseni inharmonies OF color,
they stand absolutely supreme. They VIC.
late even the simplest esnons OF good
t2gte
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
WITNESS TO THE DEED

10 tell that she had been coached what
TO say. and refused to buy the drug. A
few days later, az I vas preparing her
SOUP / had TO leave the kitchen for
minute. When I returned. the soup was
giving OUT a strange 0dor, and. being sat-
isfied that the husband had poisoned Il
/. Of course. threw Il away. He seeded
about my waste. but when I looked him
square In the eyes he dropped his ana
had no more to say.
I had been with the Dysons five weeks
when the climax came. The old woman
was holding her own, IL not getting bet
ter, and the husbands impatienee had G
savage edge TO it. Their bedroom was
on the north side OF the house All
along on that side was a deep excavation
for a factory, and the cellar was full Of
stones and water. From the bedroom
window the distance 10 the cellar bot
tom was all OF thirty feet. ! slept on
the west side. with two ROOMS and two
doors between us. but SO poorly built was
the house that II voices were raised above
a whisper they could be heard. ard there
were also many cracks and SyeSiees to
peer through. At 10 O'Clock one night
lay wondering II he really ustant 70
take her life and how he would hps.iy
accomplish IL, when / heard half sus :
pressed scream from his room. sot
softly out of bed and went to the farther
door. and. looking through crack,
saw that the window was up and that he
stood before II with his wife in his arms.
She was hanging on TO him with fingers
of\steel and making a great struggle
heard him breathing heavily and snarling
and growing as he tore her fingers loose.
but I did not know what &c planned to
do TIL of a sudden he staggered to the
open window and flung her out. She
screamed as she went to her death, and
In my fright echoed tie scream.
/ remember the man rushing across the
room at me. of his dashing open the door.
Of his striking me down, and then came
darkness, which lasted for weeks. He
struck me with a piece OF iron and frac-
'tured my skull. He then carried my body
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
stated Il oils fer i.uaeheon.


From the Fhiiafelphis Record.
Fresh. crisp rolls may be prepared dain-
thy for luncheon by cutting them IN two
lengthwise, taking cut the soft interior
and li!llng them with mixtures OF various
kinds. Rard-boiled eggs chopped ana
seasoned with just enough French dress
ing 10 soften them are good for the pur-
pose. Another suggestion calls for chop
raise
This idea may be utilized 10 vary chill
dFen's school lunche0ns, chopped meats
and other nutritious and. appetizing I'LL
lngs being used for the rolls Although
Ii is thing more than a sandwich, a 1T
tie changed from lis ordinary form. lis
novelty will prove attractive
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
NO MORE sELF-aADe MEN.
A. Least They Mast Csneect the Fact ~
They Are. and CiaIa: iiizh Dsssaaf-

Theb Arss ana tinias fAtzs HSsesaf-
Pro1A ths Ladies Hone JosyasL
Fren the highest home 20 the lowest In
America this idea OF caste has entered.
destroying our old. high ideals and max
ing ~ preten.lo1s and vulgar. The idls
rich man coyets high social place with a
hunger that lie both ridiculous and tragic.
IL ne has money enough he buys = Titled
husband for bis daughter lie tries TO -.
tabl!kh a precedence for himself over HIS
neigh5ofs By claims OF high descent Nor
II this appreciation Of rank confined o
the isisured class in this country. IL is
universal. No candidate for Office finds IL
necessary nov 10 pose as a sslf-made man
or 10 put his respectable ancestors out OF
sight. The seif-sAsds man IL no longer
the popular hero. "a The contrary. noble
ancestors are in such demand that Il We
DO not nave them We .Bvent them as We
90 ir-bTakes or motors. or anything else
necessary 10 our weil.belng and comfort.
The rich American llnds IL as easy 20
have a coat-of-aFms and pedigree as 20
have a dsess-coat. lie seldom RoeS 10
Burke or the Hsralds. College for these
things. lie plants and grows his owa
family tree as he doss his maple a. ths
from; door.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-02
BOXING.

oscar Gardner will begin a course Of
training next week that will find him in
tho best possible shape for Terry Nc
Govern on March o. His manager p.
II. sullivan, arrived In Wheeling from
New York yesterday, to superIntend
the production OF 1.-THE Bowery, After
Dark" In which he is financially inter-
ested, at the Grand. and in which Oscar
and his brother. Eddie. do a boxing
speciality during the Wheeling engage
ment. and on Sunday night Sullivan
and the GARDENERS will leavs for West
Baden, Ind, where Oscar will indulge
in the baths at the famous springs
there and spar daily with Eddie. The
party will stay at West Baden about
two weeks. after which they viii 90 to
Lakewood. N j.. where Oscar viii COM
plete his training. Lakewood is the re-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-02

be found At trst base and The alder
maIl Yho Is spending the winter IN
Wheeling. IS m elegant condition, and
Is down to weight even this early in the
year.
Denny Lyons. also with the team
last year. Will be found at second base,
and TIM fans" viii 1Ollify over this an
announcement. for no other player who
has worn the Wheeling uniform in late
years has ranked so high in the astlma-
ton Of the eranks. Lyons goes south
witt, the Cincinnati Reds to train out
fot the coming season. and he win
doubtless eurpass his holding and bat
ting performances Of 80.
The club. has four outflelders under
contract. including Billy, Taylor, who
Is spending the winter in Wheeling. and
who Is determined to show his worth
with the local club. Last year he was
tried out in the outfeld and WIS de-
cldedly speedy. AS to his batting. he
can be depended upon; last season he
led the club Until Denny Lyons
spurted away from him. Billy is a
decided favorlte here.
Another outhelder secured is Miller.
with Kansas City in 90, where he bat
ted .S1s in ninety-one games. Manning
has string attached to this player.
and he is To he returned TO Kansas City
ut the end of the season.
Still another OutIIelder is Fred Belts,
late OF Reading and Eastern league
clubs. He has hit in the 200 class for
the past elk years. In base running
Belts Is a wonder.
The fourth outfielder is Congalton, OF
Milwaukee, whose first professional en-
gagement was with Hamilton In the
Canadian league, where he led In field
ing and batted .55i. Last season with
Milwaukee, he hit .sl2, He will be play
ed in center garden.
The pitching stan is not yet complete.
OF last years team, Poole and Wells
viii be retained. Poole can be relied
on, and Wells may come Up to his re-
markable form. OF 'OS at Springfield, The
announcement that Bates. Of Cleveland,
who played in Wheeling in 81, and with
Dayton In '9s, has been secured, will be
received with pleasure, and this speedy
twlrler ought to come pretty near lead
ing the Interstate slab artists. Another
new pitcher for Wheeling is Murray,
from Buffalo. who is tipped of as a
conner. The club has also accepted
terms OF Pitcher Bowman, whose work
on the nine Of the West Virginia Uni
versIty In 80 was excellent. The man
agement also has lines out for two Ma
tional League twirlers, whose names
cannot be given now, but II secured It
can be set down as certainty that
wheeling's pitching stan viii be un-
equalled in the Interstate league.
The CLUB has also accepted the terms
of outfielder dot" Ebert, from the Chi
cago city league, whom Manager Fred
Clarke, Of Pittsburgh, declares to be the
best ball player he knows Of outside the
big league. Clarke told Lyle last Mon
day that ne would have secured Ebert
for Louisville had he remained there.
sun another player who has accepted
terms is John skopec, from the Indiana
illinois league. Pitching for Joliet last
year, in eight games no club secured
over four hits of his delivery. He is a
left handler and may prove a slayer
with Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-02
1ittla progress made.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. Little
progress was made to-day In the at
tempt to organize the new American
organization OF bqse ball clubs on
permanent basis. because no one has
yet been found willing to take the Phil
adelphia franchise without a number
OF strings being attached to the money
required to be put UP. All the new mag
mates were engaged in holding confer
ences with capitalists or in seeking
other nonled men to take the Philadel-
phla end Of the association. Late to-
night the organizers succeeded in find
ing some one who Is willing TO consider
the proposition. and the negotiations are
stlll pending, with every prospect that
the organizers will win out. The dele
gates held no regular meeting to-day,
everything being In good shape except
the Philadelphia end. Providence 10 sure
to 70 in II the Philadelphia muddle can
be fixed up, otherwise Providence VIII
not enter the association, The Louis.
vile delegation gave up the fight and
started for home to-day.