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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-05
Number 46
WELL PLANNED ROBBERY
A NEW YORK RESTAURANT LOOT.
ED OF $500.

The Scheme involved the Changing Of
a 500 Bill and "Make-Up" That
Deceived Employee-They Sent tho
Walters Away.
One of the most skilfully planned
and daringly executed rohberies
the police of New York have been
called upon to run down was carried
out March 26 by five men who took
from safe in Healy's fashionable res
taurant, at the northeast corner Of
Columbus avenue and Sixty-sixth
street, $3,100 in cash and checks.
Three of the thieves slipped their
coffee while the fourth entertainingly
engaged Cashier Casey, and No 6
looted the cash drawer in the safe.
an arms length away from the en-
ploye. The stolen checks, amounting
to $273 were later returned by mail
to Thomas Healey, the proprietor.
Two well-dressed men alighted from
cab in front of the restaurant short
ly before o'clock, and entered by the
SiXty-siXth street entrance. They
took table in the rear of the cash
ier's desk. Soon after two others en-
tered and walked quickly to q table
opposite the cashiers desk. A fifth
man, stout of f1gure and wearing q
black mustache. hustled in and seated
himself at an adjoining table.
The portly man who had entered
last finished his breakfast first He
called the waiter to the table and
handed him a 800 bill in payment for
a check of 81. The waiter took the
bill and walked slowly toward the
cashiers desk. Before he reached
it the man got up from the table,
called the waiter, and said he was in
a hurry and would give the bill to the
cashier himself. He gave the waiter
% cents as u tip. Then he went To
the cashier and presented the 500
bill.
In the small safe drawer. in which
were the receipts for four days, Casey
placed the bill He closed the drawer
but did not lock the safe. Then he
stepped to the cigar counter, and
while giving the man his change con-
tinued to answer innumerable Ques-
tions concerning a proposed dinner.
While this was going on one of the
two men who sat behind the cashier
got up and went ostensibly to the cash
ier to pay his bill. The waiter had
meantime been sent back for an order.
The man crawled under the brass
railing unnoticed by the cashier and
quickly reached the safe. He opened
the drawer, which Casey had failed to
lock, and quickly looted it of its con-
tents. Then he crawled back. adj
vanced to the cashier with his check
and put down the exact amount of
change and left the restaurant.
The stout man had kept up his in
cessant questioning, which had dis
tracted Casey's attentions and pre-
vented any sounds Of the robbery be-
ing heard. During this time the three
confederates had remained uncon-
cerned at their tables, apparently en-
joying their breakfast.
The stout man finally said he would
call later in the day, and, going over
to the two men still eating. greeted
them pleasantly and went out.
Five minutes after the man had left
the bartender called on Casey for
some change for the days business.
Then it was that the cashier went to
the drawer in the safe and discovered
the robbery.
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-05
PECULIAR LAWSUIT.
Result Of a Chat, Late Travel and
Appendicitis.

Appenoicitis.
Miss E. L. Delacroix and s. Scoyille,
jr., of Stamford, Con-, have begun ae
ton for $1,000 damages against the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company which is unique.
Late travel. brakemen the clearness Of
whose voices is impugned, pedestrian
ism, appendicitis and the law of the
State Of Connecticut are all mixed up
in the suit. None but jury of Nutr
meg citizens could ever hope to ''calc'-
late" accurately enough to settle the
rights Of the matter.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-05
ANOTHER BOER AMBUSH.
THE BRITISH LOSE GUNS, WHICH
ARE REcAPTuRED.
A Full Summary Of the Transvaai
War News-Progress Of the Con.
fliet From Day to Day-Tha British
Encouraged.


fliet From Day to Day-Ths British
Encouraged.
The extraordinary run of success
which has attended Roberts opera
tions so long has been broken by a
British force walking blindly into a
Boer ambush. 1t was captured, with
six guns. Colonel Broadwood is in
command of the Tenth Hussars, the
Household Cavalry and two batteries
of force of mounted infantry, under
Colonel Pitcher, garrisoning Thaban-
chu, due east of Bloemfontein, and
about half way between it and the
Basuto border.
Later.-The British have recap
tured the guns which were lost with
Col. Broadwood in the ambush.
President Kruger says that the last
expressed desire of the late Command
ant General Joubert was that he
should be succeeded as Commandant
General by Louis Botha, who has been
chosen in his place
There is as yet no confirmation OF
the death of Gen. Joubert, but the re-
port is generally credited in Europe.
The London Times publishes de-
spatch from it's b 'oemfontein CORE
spondent, stating his belief that 150,-
600 foreign troops have been landed
to aid the Boer Republics.
The report that General French and
his force of cavalry have returned TO
Bloemfontein, and that q small Brit
ish column had hurriedly retreated
from Ladybrand before superior Boer
forces, indicates that the Burghers
have made good their retreat from
the south of the Free State, thus elud-
ing the British columns.
y despatch from Ladysmith says
10000 Beers are guarding the nine
passes of the Drakensberg Range, led
by Commandant De Beer. This force
consists of Free Staters.
Messrs. Wolmarans, Fischer and
Vessels, the peace ENJOYS from the
Boer forces, after visiting two or three
European capitals, will go to New
York, by way of Antwerp. 1t is un-
derstood at The Hague that they are
invested with large powers, and are
prepared to agree to anything looking
to intervention.
The Beers are entrenching at
kroonstadt, where they may make q
stand against the advance of Roberts
forces, which comprise some $4,000
cavalry AMI infantry.
A despatch from Bloemfontein says
General French has returned from
Thaba Nchu, having failed to engage
the Beers, who are trekking north
ward.
Lord Roberts's infantry have now
been quiet for fourteen days, and
news of an advance is hourly expect
| ed at the British War Office.
The Times points statement from
| Cape Town that the Beers, after de-
! ducting heavy losses, are probably
unable now to put more than 10000
men on the fighting line.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-05

Robert Baldwin Davidson. oldest
member of the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange, oldest graduate Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and last spr-
viving clerk of the old Bank of the
United States. is dead.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31


A good story is told in West vir-
ginia involving two of the Congress-
men from that snug little State and
Thomas b. Reed, the gigantic Speaker
of the last House. The two West Vir.
ginians are Hon. Blackburn B. Dow.
ener and Hon. Romeo Hoyt Freer.
Both are small in stature and wonder-
fully alike in their general appear
ance. Together they went up to the
ponderous Maine man to be intro
luced.
"Humph!" said Mr.. Reed, sis that
the best the Persimmon State can do?"
"What do you mean?" asked Mr..
Freer.
Nothing" drawled the elephantine
Speaker. 81 was only wondering at
the uniformity of things down your
way, I suppose the horses are all
ponies and the persimmons all dwarfs
-"
"Well," interrupted Mr.. Freer,
"there is one thing in our favor, the
persimmon has more taste than the
pumpkin"
The laugh was on the Speaker, and
he acknowledged it by cordially grasp
ing the hands of the Lilliputians and
joining in the merriment.- Success.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31
Your Fortune in "A Gun,

For curious students of occultism
we append the accepted code of for
tune telling by means of tea leaves or
coffee grouRds. After finishing your
matutinal beverage and finding a
sediment il the cup, drain off all the
moisture and read the figures made
by the grounds or leaves as follows:
Serpentine lines, future troubles.
Straight lines, long life and pros.
perity.
A ring, marriage.
A leaf of clover, good luck.
An anchor, your business will be
successful.
A letter, welcome news.
A coffin, long illness.
A star. happiness.
A dog, you have faithful friends.
A lily, a long and happy life.
A cross, misfortune.
The sun, the greatest luck.
The moon, high honors.
Mountain, you have powerful enc
mics.
A tree, lasting good health.
A child, you will have great ex-
penses.
A woman, great joy.
A heart, you will receive some
money.
Birds, trouble
Fish, you will travel some distance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31

A unique violin has been made by a
Missouri man. The back is of cherry
from table more than century old.
which formerly belonged to the How
ard-Payne College. In the centre of
the back are inserted twenty-one
pieces of wood from the Holy Land,
one being from grapevine that grew
in the Garden of Gethsemane. Around
the margin are set in row small
pieces of wood, diamond shaped,
gathered from all over the civilized
world. In one end of the back is in
serted horseshoe made of castor
wood, and in the other end is the
image of rabbit carved in cherry.
There are, in all, over one hundred
and fifty pieces of wood, and the only
tools used in the manufacture of the
instrument were pocket knife and q
halfinch chisel.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31
Difficult Love- king.

ttn
froleSslohai nurses nave no busi'
ness nelh& SO cohioundealy good
iooNlng' saia young man VINO mas
recently spent several weeks IN local
lhnrplary' Inc nurse VINO was del
egatea 10 attend to me while was
iaiu np was d" alstfacun2ly handsome
giri' WIZ pure dreek prohle, red
alSh oto %h hair---the KIND that seems
tull OF little, golden tendrils IN the
suhli8ht-and eyes as liquid as a
lawn s. Inc hrst time she put her
Angef on my WRIST my pulse ran up to
"e ieaS. 10, aha sue TOOK IL Tor
granted had hlgh lever and dosed
me accordingly. L tried repeatedly
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31
.JlNCLES AND JESTS.

Askin--"Would you consider the
occupation of a baseball magnate
profession?" Taller-"No; it's usu.
ally trade"
Procrastination is the thief
OF time, but time does not dpspnic.
In turn he steals, To woman'S gricf.
Her beauty, and he thus gets square.
Philadelphia Record.
"Why should we worry, Jack?
Surely the world owes us living"
"Pm afraid, though, that we are not
on the list of preferred creditors. -
Brooklyn LIE.
I'm afraid my blood is out OF or
DER" complained the lobster as the
cook drew near. "In fact, I fear I
am going to suffer with boil. "-Phil-
adelphia Record.
"Some people just naturally can't
help being stylish" That's so;
there's Belinda, if she got bitten by
dog it would be sure to be dachs-
hund. Washington Star.
"Mary." said the great man, SWELL
ing, "this paper speaks OF me as
Presidential possibility" 'John,"
said his wife, anxiously, chow much
did that cost you?"-Puck.
Bacon-"Men are always looking
for an exalted lineage" Egbert-
'Unless they are travelling on the
railroad; then they are after lower
berth. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
1--WE do not stop to think, he said.
The lady, with smils
Remarked: "If some did stop to think
They'd stop long. long while.''
Detroit Free Press.
Rev. DIR. Joyner-"And so you two
are making life one grand, swee.
song?" Rattles - eyes, toctor,
reg'lar opera; with frantic calls for
the author when the baby cries. -
Brooklyn Life.
Ascetic and gourmand are like after all,
For each has the very same aim.
Ohc's always forgetting the good things OF
life,
The others for getting the same.
Philadelphia Press.
III Say" stammered the stran-
ger, looking about at the lamp-post
confusedly ocean you t-t-tell mo
where IL amp" "No, really can't"
was the reply of the passer-by; you
know, he who hesitates is LOST
Yonkers Statesman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31
More Than lie Could Stand.
"Whats this?" demanded the poll

"What's this?" demanded the police,
hurrying to the scene. GA hold-up?"
A pale, scholarly looking man in
spectacles was standing over burly
ruflian and shaking his slender fist at
the PROSTATE form.
"Presume that is what you would
term it," he replied. "'This fellow
stopped me just now and ordered me
to hold up my hands. I complied, and
he began to search my pock cts.
will put bullet through you. he said,
if you take them down all during the
time / am and then I knocked him
down. All during is an abominable
perversion OF correct English that no
man can utter in my presence unre-
buked."
The unlucky footpad had tackled a
professor of rhetoric. Chicago Tri.
bune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31
Unassuning Miss Wilson.

Miss Wilson, daughter of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, in point of years,
should be considered as one OF the
Cabinet girls" but by reason of her
position as the head of her fathers
household and his hostess, she is more
often quoted among the matrons.
With the exception of Mrs. Gage,
Miss Wilson is the only Cabinet wom-
an left of the original assistants at the
first White House reception of the
present Administration.
This only maiden hostess among
them has worn her honors easily and
gracefully. She prosides over the
home of one OF the capitals chief Of
ticials with grace and dignity. Her
manner is cordial and she has the
happy faculty OF saying the right thing
on all occasions. Miss Wilson is en-
dowed with personal charm of looks
and manner, although when asked to
say something about herself on one
occasion, she modestly wrote: ia
my fathers housekeeper, have literary
tastes and 1 am not pretty. Ma.
tional Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31
Popular Scarfs.

As for scarfs, they are ubiquitous
A scarf is the favorite trimming
for the front of a bodice, especially
drawn from beneath the bolero and
tied into huge bow in front.
They are draped across the front
gore of evening skirts in the same
manner as on the bodice. Where the
sides are PLATED or the front seams
trimmed two large scarfs come from
beneath, droop down little and tie
in large bow with long ends.
This fashion is particularly attrac-
tive on black net and liberty silk
gowns.
Many of the new sleeves instead of
having a ruffle, are wrapped about n
scarf. This is particularly done on
elbow sleeves. A scarf of liberty silk
or chiffon is drawn around the sleeves
and tied in great bow on the sides
with ends that hang half way to the
wrist.
AS for the sleeves themselves, there
is a growing fervor for those of chiffon
in all kinds of light fabric gowns,
such as crepe de chine, lansdowne,
liberty silk aud net. These sleeves
are made mousquetaire, but quite
tight-itting.
1t is great mistake to make loose
mousquetaire sleeve, yet many dress
makers do it.
The very nature of the sleeve de-
mands that it fit the arm snugly. All
sleeves now demand to be fitted well
in at the wrist. If they are too small
for the hand to go through, then open
the back seams and BUTTON them up
after they are on. Even the new
shirtwaist cuffs fit very close.
There is one extremely pretty model
showing three of the fashions I have
written of in a pineapple of white
with coral thread in it. The skirt
is tucked in groups, the bodice tucked
all over, and over it a bolero jacket of
yellow lace with edge Of black
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31

A schoolteacher in England adyer,
tised for boys difficult to manage. :"
In response to this advertisement he
he got, among others, one boy who
subsequently set fire to une school
buildings, so great had become his de-
sire to escape from the school. There
upon the school-teacher sued the bov
IN the high court. The question at
issue seemed to BE-: What risks does
the master assume, and at what point
II the relations between teacher and
pupil will the law interfere? This was
a matter OF great perpleyity to Mr..
Justice Ridley and also to the special
jury. The justice decide that the
master assumed at least the risk of
''the wear and tear of school furniture
10y knocking about and kicking the
DOORS" but no more. The exact point
AS TO kicking the doors does not ap-
pear. The jury brought in verdict
Of S2250 in favor of the schoolmaster.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31

Attention is called by The Electrical
Review to the fact that in all the dis
cuSsion of the trans Pacific cable,
little or nothing has been said about
cable ships. These vessels are Pc
cuIiar and expensive, and though
there are something like 81 Of them
IN existence, not one of the 35 flies the
American flag. If, the efore, the
Pacific cable is to be entirely of Amer
lean production, we must have at least
fwu cable ships, costing about $780,
$50 each, and they cannot be built in
day OF month. The expense of a
plant for making ocean cables The
Electrical Review puts at 81, 900, 600.
Vt must be at the waters edge in or
der that the cable may pass direct
from the machines into the vessels
hold. The cable itself will cost about
&l@, 600, GOO, and the total expenditure
he ore message is sent across the
broadcast Of the seven seas is estimated
at 800, 0Oo, O00 which is a lot of money
from some points of view, Though not
80 much from others.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31

Sashes arranged around the waist
like Swiss belt are fastened with a
rosette and finished on the ends with
silk fringe.
Lace boleros with black velvet rib
bon run through them are u useful as
well as effective addition to the bodice
needing fresh touch.
White and tinted chiffon in the form
of various kinds of flowers, some with
jeweled centres, are used on dres
hats and bonnets this season.
Three colors, most frequently seen
in the silk or ribbon trimmings,
punched together, and all delicate
shades are to be found on many hats.
Pale blue and beige are combined
in the latest novelties. A beige home
spun with pale blue facings on the
jaunty Eton coat is one of the newest
models.
Lingerie, which embraces peignoirs
of every description, is getting moro
and more luxurious. No woman of
'ashior would nowadays do her hair
IN an unbecoming shade of dressing
gown.
Butter color straw and black velvet
are as attractive as ever combined this
year. The omnipresent black velvet
ribbon in narrow widths, combined
with braids of straw the same width,
forms some of the attractive hats.
Insertions of lace continue to be
worn in fashion both simple and
complicated. An evening gown 'just
from Doucet" has insertions all over
the skirt in large lozenges, and smaller
lozenges in the bodice and sleeves.
Black velvet ribbon in narrow
widths is strikingly in evidence on
many of the new gowns in the form
of straight bands, rosettes or lattice
work designs forming the vest, a por-
ton of the sleeve or possible fan
shaped divisions on the lower half of
the skirt.
Up to date the status of the jacket
seems to be somewhat uncertain.
That demand for jackets will arise
later there is little doubt, but on Just
what particular shape the demand
will find expression it is difficult to
say. Many favor the little loose back
box coats.
Fringe continues to be very modish; !;
and, save the mark, it is even inappro-
priately applied to handkerchiefs.
Among the newest handkerchiefs are
those with colored hens and en-
broidery. The plain white handker-
chief, however, will ever remain the
most elegant.
Mercerized canvas and cotton grena.
dimes, treated with the same alkali
solution, adj variety to the extensive
array of cotton dress fabrics. They
are checked, striped or covered with
waved lines of varying soft colors.
aud very pliable without being easily
mussed. The pretty gloss which
gives them silky appearance is their
chief attraction.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31

arms and felt my way onward to the
station. 1t was long walk and q
hard one, not unfraught with danger,
for there was bridge to be crossed,
but | reached the end at last and
passed into the light of the waiting
room, and and-and, Perk. it was
she. | had been carrying her in my
arms all that distance.
81 believe they considered me in
sane when [ laid her upon the opera
tors bed and looked into her face.
For an instant my strength went from
me to the last ounce and / all but col
lapsed; then it came back in mighty
wave, and [ suppose l did act like a
maniac.
"She had an old-fashioned locket in
her hand, fastened about her neck by
Il ribbon, and she held it to her lips
rigidly, as she had held it when she
was fainting in the long, wet grass.
Pefl, [ cannot tell you how 1 felt.
+"
"Don't try, Billy. Keep to your
story"
4 train arrived shortly with doc
tors, mud one of them pushed me from
her side by force-he had to use force
and cut the ribbon and removed her
hand from her mouth. He said some
Thing about respiration as he did it,,
and looked at the locket curiously.
"'Open it,. said he, unclasping her
fingers; it may identify her.
81 opened it-I opened it, Perk,
and-and it contained my own pic
ture-a picture she had taken herself
without my knowledge.
81 put i into my pocket. No one
noticed, fos other victims were brought
in then, and the place was in tur.
moil. Then I went out into the rain,
and walked and walked, kissing that
bauble over and over again. 1t was
daylight when / saw her again, and
she was beng assisted to the train
that was to take her home. She seemed
little the worse for the shock she had
suffered. Her face was very white
that was all.
"Didu't you speak 10 her?"
eyes, spoke to her; but Jones was
with her, his arm about her waist, and
her father was close behind her, laden
with wraps, and L only said 'Ho w.
de-do, Miss Smith?' and swallowed
my heart.
"Ihe Gazette nearly got scooped on
the story of the wreck. They de.
pended on me to fix it up, and foi
some reason or other forgot it. !
resigned my position the next day,
and came down here to do humor. ]
did not dare to attempt anything else,
for fear of going into decline. | have
been fairly well contented, but once
in while, Perk, get down in the
mouth. found this in one of the
papers from mp there this morning."
He drew a clipping from his pocket
and tossed it upon the desk. Perkins
read it:
"Um- Born, boy to Mr.. and
Mrs. Johu jones'" eh? Well, what OF
it, Billy? Didn't you think it possi.
ble?"
Yes, but. Portland there was
note of genuine sorrow in Widger's
voice-"she-she will forget me en-.
tirely now"
Perkins laid his hand lightly upon
Widger's shoulder for an instant.
$50 to work, Billy" said he, softly.
"Tt is better So"
eyes" assented Widger, "it is bet.
ter so."
He breathed deeply and turned
again to his Jokes and lingles. -Phila.
delphia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31
THE SUMMER WAIST.
Now doth the

Now doth the
Festive
Summer waist appear upon
The scene,
In every shade
From white to rod, and
hundreds in between;
Il dazzeth every manly eye,
And stretcheth
Every neck,
Aud maketh am'rous fellows
Haste to follow
i-At her beck
As down the street In glad array
Fair D oris lightly trips.
A vision rare
From ankle neat to
Dainty flnser-t.ps;
And there are
Hosts of others-ali most
Gieefuly parade,
With some in stripes
And some in plaids and some
In checks arrayed,
And some are silken some
Are wool, some linen,
Some pique,
And e'en the flannel and
Nearsilk are seen
In the array;
And some do blaze like
Goals OF fire while some arc
Verdant quite,
And every shade OF
Yellow, brown, blue. red grcen, Is In sight
And thus. when warming zeph!rs
Kiss the early-leallns
Tree, the streets
Become kaleidoscopes
or femininity;
And marvel OF all marveis! Each
Bright damsel feels that suo
Doth wear by far the
SWEETEST waist
or all
That company
All maidens love tho
Summer waist, the waist OF
Giddy hue, and
Laddies love to love the maids who
Love this loving, too!
SO here's toast, n merry toast,
To maidens sweet, encasoj
Within the
Gay, alluring, neat and giIdy
Summer waist!
j. W. W., in the New Yorl; san.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-31

Maud S, the queen of the turf, is
dead, Probably no better horse was
ever reared in America. Her famous
trottinS record has been surpassed by
few seconds, but the improved speed
was ma 'e possible by improved ac-
cessories.