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The sun., 1900-12-16
GONE AFTER PETE IA FONTAINE.
Another Attempt TO Capture the outlaw Of
the North Maine Woods.

PAvooR, Dec i5--For the hundrndth time
tie game wardens OF northern Maine have
s,arted out to capture Pete La Fontaine,
who is known from Nedway to st. Francis
as the bodest and most successful poacher
who ever dcned the laws Of Maine. as we'll
as daring smuggler. Pete is old now.
For forty years he has led the life Of poachcr
and fr,c-and-casv hunter and trapper. lFe
has always set the laws at defiance. and
laughed at the men who have been sent ont
10 capture him lie has the reputation OF
h,ing bad man-one who would not hcs-
tate to shoot when cornered. and so the
mission upon which Game Warden Herman
Templeton and Guide Ben Woodward Of
Kineo started two weeks ago Is looked upon
a. dangerous.
old Pete. the outlaw. has his home some
far t. the north. and his iinc.of t,ai s extends
from that lake over the Black Mountain.
last Caucomgomoc Lake, and clear T. the
Alopash. In that countrv he hns many
lends. who, 50 far rs rc~yeCt for the laws i
concerned are no better than himself These
friends are ever on the watch. IKE Pete hi ~
stlnt warning Is given. hy some mysterious
mems, to the old trapper when danger
Al OF the famous wsrdens in northern
Maine have tried to capture old Pete, but
none OF them has ever come within snnshot
Of success Some say that when they reached
his forest fortress the old man was not to
be found he had vanished. Others sav
that thcv Investigated and found that he
wns not the bad man that he had been painted.
IL l. known that a few OF tho man hui ters
have returned in hurry down the river,
urged by tho site OF Pete's rife, aimed at
their heads from n thick ambush on shore.
II was only last summer that Warden
1emnleton, while crlsln. around ia the
vicinity OF Baker Lake. was startled by the
I"r ort Of n rifle In he still woods and then
by the vhi7zing ri n bullet closoto his head
tie is a man OF great courage. md instead OF
fleeing preCipitateiy. as most men would
he went ashore and hunted around Cor the
man who had pnrposely or accident Ily fired
the shot. tie found no one. but b. has ALWAYS
suS, octcd that the shot from the deep woods
came either from I he rifn ot Pete La toun-
t.ine or rom that of some OF his cOnfederates
Templcton and Pete have never been good
friends.
II ~ eruected that the reoollsction Of this
shot from ambush prompted Templeton TO
al ply last month to the Game Commits sioners
< Maine for Permission and orders 70 go
after Pete La Fourtaine and bring him out
Of the woods. dead or alive just what or
ders or what authority Tempieton got from
tie commissio iouers is not known, but 1t Is
known that he has gone north. with good
mnn along armed and equipped for long |
hunt
The sun., 1900-12-16
THE GOvERNOR As SANTA CLAUS.
He and Mrs. Roosevelt viii Distribute Gifts
to School children at OystcI Hay.

OYSTER BAY, l.. !, Dec Ii Gov Roose-
welt is preparing 10 play Santa Claus 10 n Q
fifty children of the Cove school al this lace.
The pupils are 10 be entertained AT tie school.
house by Governor and Mrs Roosevelt On
the afternoon of Christmas eve. when they
will receive gifts selected for them by The
Governor and his wife The children OF the
Cove school are very fond of the Governor.
and when he InSses the little schoolhouse
on his famous horse Texas he il greeted
with a chorus OF Hello, Santa Claus The
Governor always responds with a hearty
Hello, boys" and the children are happy.
The presents for the children have already
arrived and are h ldden in "a room OF the school.
building Mrs Roosevelt has made clothes
for many OF the doll, with her own hands.
Two Of the Governors children Archie ani
Kermit are pupils Of the school and 1heooOr0
Roosevelt. Jr., who is now at boarding school,
began his education there The Governor
will give the presents 10 the children, calling
each by name, a he knows them oil II will
be Here filly, Now Tor you, Dick" and
Here vhai you wanted. Jim The Governor
has rla led the itlc of Santa Claus to the
for several years
The sun., 1900-12-16
TO BUILDA sTEEL PLANT TTNAMERICA.
The william Jessup Company Of England
May Select Cleveland 20 the Site.

CLEVELAND. Dec. IS w. II. Wagner. the
American agent of the William Jessup Com
ranv. steel manufacturers Of England. is
In Cleveland collecting data as to the eN-
tent OF the city's manufacturing and the
advantages Of shipment which the city af-
fords. He will probably recommend Cleve-
land to Ia company as the place to locate
the American plant.
The Jessur Company is situ,ted at Sheffield.
England. and IL one Of the largest manu-
facturers Of the finer grades Of steel In the
world. The company is contemplating the
erection Of n crucib.e steel plant which will
employ 1000 men Its increase in business
in England has been so great that with its
present facilities 1t has not teen able to keep
up with its orders.
Mr. Wagner will visit several American
cities. 1t was said yesterday that he was
very favorable 70 Cleveland and its advan-
tages as manufacturing centre
The sun., 1900-12-16
LAYING NEW BRIDGE CABLES.
Engineers Preparing for the Job How the
Work Will he Done.

Tho engineers for the new East River Bridge
have under way the preliminary work for
the laying OF the cables. There will be four.
each 10 inches In diameter and each contain.
inG 10000 wires, The whole weight Of tho
cables alone will be about $500 tons. when
the cables are made they will be divided
into 81 strands. containing 2s0 wires each.
The four cables will be laid Mt one time tho
wires being strung back and forth from
each side OF the river Eight strands will
be made simultaneously. the wires will be
parallel and will be adjusted to the original
guide wire.
There will be false wire rope. driven by
an engine. for carrying the wire across tho
river. This wire rope will carry largo
rolling wheel The wire will be reeled on
large spools standing on each anchorage.
Ono end of wire is fastened to the anchor
bars and the blight Of the wire passes around
the rolling wheel. which moves on a carrying
rope over the river. This wheel carries two
wires across the river at one time. These
being adjusted another wheel on the Other
side OF the rope travels backward and carries
two wires in an opposite direction. the idea
Delng mat While one gang Of men adjusts u .
two new wires will be carried over on thd
other wheel for the men to adjust
After 2s2 wires have been taken across
the, river and adjusted they are tied togethef
and become strand The strands will have
an open eye or loop at the end. which will
go around casting known as a cable shoe.
when the strands are completed they will
bc formed into a cylindrical cable by large
steel clamps, which serve also to hold the sus.
TENDERS which connect the floor system 10
the cables
The sun., 1900-12-16
TALK or ANOTHER COAL DEAL
Inv diving Purchase Of Coxe Bros. 4 Co. By
the Morgan Interests.

Wall Street heard a rumor yesterday that
the next large anthracite deal looking to the
putting into practice OF the community OF
oy nership plans would be the purchase by
the Morgan interests OF the anthracite proper
ties OF Coke Brothers Il Co, in the HazIeton
field The Delaware. Susquehanna md
schuylkill Railroad Is owned and controlled
by the Coxes and by securing them, and bv
the acqurements, already arranged. of the
Pennsvlvanis Coal Company, the two most
dangerous independent competitors in the
anthracite coal trade would be removed
Interests in this city, however. who are i'm A
position TO know how matters stand, said
Yesterday that they knew of no purchase OF
Coke Hrothars Co. having been arranged
Al the ONCE of the concern l4a Liberty
street, clerk said that nothing was known
there oi any negotiations for snle, but
that, anyway. there WAS no one In authority
IN this City who could confirm or deny the
story Irving Stearns. the President,
had gone to Philadelphia on business Coxe
Brothers a Go. have a capital of il.2so, 700
The directors are Alexander B. CoXe,
Henry B. Cove, Eckley b Coke, Jr, Irving
A. Stsarns and 9. p. Welvsrton.
The sun., 1900-12-16
METROPOLITAN line CHANGES.
Important Improvements when Construo-
tion Is Renewed Ncht SnTIng.

President Nrceland of the Metropolitan
system announced yesterday that all con-
structon work has been discontinued until
next spring Within a week the electricians
Of the company will make some minor changes
at the ne,v Park row terminal in front Of the
eisctrio ] cars % Of tie AM Madison disc 'S atcne n and md
Second avenue lines will start from new
direct spurs inside the oli-tine loop Of the
Third avenue road Next spring. Mr. yree-
land says, will soc many changes at Ills
terminal. The elaborate loop is to 10 up
rooted and removed and two tracks viii con-
Broadway The Third avenue cars will then
use direct spurs and certain cars Of all three
lines will he sent direct 10 the South Ferry.
This thing VIII Ie made Possible by tho
change OF power from cable to electricity
on the Broadway, Columbus avenue and
Lexington aveun" lines, which will he made
in March With tie trolley suIerscding the
grip. other changes will to MADE, Tic Coluin-
bus avenue cars viii dodge Fiity-thiTd street
and !ts, two attendant "risht-anRle., curves.
square 10 SiXtv-nfth street, wL"ro they turn
into Columbus avenue. The Broadway cars
which now stop at fiftyInlnth street and
ninth street TO III" Park Circle. and from
there, w Broadway to Manhattan street and
The nntier OF changing the cable roads TO
trolley lines will le simple. when new track,
were laid Inst summer provisions were made
for the electrical installation. which will nllow
that work 10 proceed with despatch once IL
Is begun.
Some new short spurs OF electric rond will
street. from broadway 70 Contre street
will permit the cars Of the sixth and Eighth
avenue lines to run direct 10 tho Brooklyn
Bridge Two short links of road, one in
i35th street from enoS avenuo 70 Madison
avenue and he Other in ll5th street from i"nuX
avenue to Eighth avenue, will rorWlt of m
liues in the biz >tora'c barns AT lcnox avenue
and 10th stIe-t.
The sun., 1900-12-16
Detective Says she's q Mental wreck
Didn't Deceive Mr.. Dickinson

On application of ASSISTANT Disiritt At
torney Byrne Magistrate Flanmer in the
Centre Street Police Court Yesterday rc-
leased Mrs. NargaTot Hcplenlr inner, who IL
accused of fortiu:. on ter own r"ooTrizauoc e
until "A further "NatHindtiOn on 1u"sdGv. Do
tective g. ryan, who arrested the woman on
the complaint oI House & Gr0ssmau, made
an affidavit that she was n mental wreck and
deserving Cf discharge.
Charles &. Dickinson Of the ~. Paul Build
Ing TO whom the woman applied i,r an ud-
vance, Of 81 eco on check purrorting 10 bc
signed by House /" Grossman, dated week
In advance. ,nVs he never contemplated adj
vancinc single dollar except upon u thorough
Investigation and finding that everything
was correct, and accordingly was not de-
ceivsd by the representation she made.
The sun., 1900-12-16

In the upper gallery there IL shown In con-
nection with Mr.. DodSc's exhibition the col
lecticn Of beautiful and wonderful butter
flies which the Denton brothers Of Wellesley,
The sun., 1900-12-16

sober style common to these artists. Ths
subject is simple enough, an old peasant
woman going over her Bible. but the treat-
ment of light and shade and the painting
of detail. notably of some old coppers over
which daylight and freight play. is mas
terly. Also TO be mentioned are an impor-
tant Rosa Bonheur showing n mountain goat.
a GARDINER 10y Charles Meissoner. a son
OF the great artist. two examples of jacques,
a typical Schreyer. and a lot of sheep By
AuRuste Bonhcur
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
How Would You Have Said ItS

There is much in the way a thing Is
said. "Your cheeks are like roses"
said Aunt Flora when Lois came In
from January walk, glowing from
the cold and exercise. Lois smiled
and looked lovingly at Aunt Flora.
Aunt Margaret entered the room
minute later and glancing at Lois as
she stood by the fire said: "My Your
face Is as red as beetw
The red grew deeper on Lois face,
while unconsclously she turned petu-
lantly away from Aunt Margaret, who
prides herself on being plain spoken"
Aunt Flora's way Is best. She can
say the right word at the right time,
too, even the word of admonition and
reproof, but she says it in such man
ner that one can think only of the
Scriptural "apples Of gold in pictures
Of silver."-Ada G. Sweet in Womans
Home Companion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28

The prevailing opinion OF present Is that
the next Levy Court will be composed
OF new men. The Democrats are deter
mined to uphold the rules for rotation in
office. New Castle hundred has had the
plum and Harry NJ. White wants to 90
back and gather the fruit when the tree Is
shaken. There arc Dem ocrats In tho dis
triot who claim that Rosety McMullin
wonld be unable to carry. the district.
They claim that Harry NJ. White will
make strong run aud can carry the dis
trict. On the other hand it Is claimed
that knives would be driven to tho hilt to
slaughter White. The Democrats know
In that district, there is only one Republi.
can candidate. He is James Foster OF
New Castle. Foster Is q hustler and has
always been In the van. His friends are
legion and In the adjoining hundreds he
10 more popular than in New Castle al
though In that hundred Foster always has
q Democratic following. The Republican
Executive Committee met on Saturday
afternoon at the East Side Republican
Club. There was full attendance pre-
sent as 1t was understood that the matter
Of Commissioners Lynn and Gallagher's
eligibility to denomination would DO con-
sidered.
But the subject was not mentioned. It
was deemed advisable not to do so until
the next meeting which will be held after
the National Convention assemblies In
Philadelphia, The feeling among the
members Is unanimous that the present
members OF the Republican party now In
the Levy Court must stop aside and give
others chance,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
THE PALACE WAITED.
A Builders Suggestion That ChanG
ed the Plans of n pODe.

A Builders Suggestion That Chang
ed the Plans of a Pope.
At time when there was great suf-
fering among the people from lack Of
food and when famine in its worst
form was threatened Pope Alexander
vi had made arrangements for the
erection Of magnificent palace. The
best architects had been employed, and
the plans had been submitted and ac-
cepted, and an accomplished builder
had been sent for to come from Venice,
n man whose work had won for him re-
nown and who was known to be Just
and upright man.
The builder had arrived, and Mt an
appointed time he waited upon his no.
Illness to receive the plans and make his
estimates. "There is one thing yet to
be DONE" said the pope. "There has
been no proper inscription or legend
thought of to be placed over the main
entrance of the palace. 1t should be
put above the great gate. You have
had experience. Do you think Of an
inscription that would be appropriated"
"If your holiness would pardon me
for the liberty, might suggest one
most appropriate at this time"
"You are pardoned in advance" said
the pope, smiling. "Now, what shall it
beW
Sovereign pontiff, let it be thus:
Command that these stones be made
breadv"
The pope was visibly and deeply az
fected. He paid the builder munifcent-
ly for his expenses Of coming and 60
ing, and instead of building his palace
he fed the hungry ones of his children.
Bouquet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
WHERE PRICES ARE STEADY.

The Mountain Dealer Objected to .
Fall For Religious Reasons.
"That reminds me indirectly" said
the other drummer, "of a, yarn heard
lately over In South Carolina told at
the expense of peculiarly guileless
old chap who keeps little crossroads
store up in the mountains. Everybody
wears boots in that part of the country,
and, as the story goes, the old fellow
had been buying his stock for many
years of manufacturer in big city
not 1000 miles away. He paid So
pair for his boots when lie first went
into business, and the maker had con-
tinued charging him the same figure
year after year regardless Of the fact
that the market price had been steadily
going down. The old storekeeper, Sc
cluded from the world in his mountain
home, never dreamed that he was be-
ing fleeced and took pride in paying his
bills with clockllke punctuality.
"At last, when that grade Of boots
was quoted at $780, the manufacture
er's conscience smote him, and he de-
cided to make amends. So he wrote
the country merchant, saying that
there had been a considerable decrease
In the price of leather, and he was glad
to state that he would be able to let
him have the last lot Of boots he order
ed at 81 pair. This, he added, was a
special low rate, made on account Of
personal esteem and the fact that he
had been regular customer for such a
long period. A few days afterward the
conscientious manufacturer was amaz-
ed to receive o letter running some
thing like this:
Dear sir-It's mighty kind Of you all to offer to
let me have them boots at 81, but l wish you
would please keep the price the same as what it
was before have been selling them boots for $40
pair for 12 years, and, being deacon In the
church, don't think 1t would be right to take no
stronger profit. So no more at present from, yours
truly, PETER DoE."
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
ONLY a LAUGH.

Only laush, but the Joy Of the houn b n
Dropping 70 blithsly from out Of the gloom, -,
Down from the easement that has the red dowsRS
In II,
flooding with sunshine my poor little room.
Only laugh, but know we'll whoss choice It 10;
Oh, can guess whose tho lips that can chat,
Whose ID the smiling mouth. WHOSE bubbling voice
lis,
Putting such perfume In only Taught
~
Only lsughi Ny lone life 10 90 Shadowy,
Hinged with the darkness that solitude grows,
Most Of the brightness missed. most Of its glad
away,
Most Of it, tenderness chilled by the SHOWS
Only 4 laugh, but 90 much Of the ray In I'll
Oh, were there love 'twould be sweetar by half
I could forget that my hair has Its gray in 1t
We're 1t for me more than--only taught
New York Presa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
REPEATING A GOOD STORY.
She Was Not . DFinler and Missed
Its Point.

She Was Not . Dsinlker and Missed
Its Point.
my wife has Just heard that old sto-
~ about the man on the train and the
corkscrew." said my neighbor. 1.-THE
story goes this way: Man rises In car
and says, Is there man from Bangor,
Me-, In the carp Mother man gets up
with an inquirlng look on bis face.
I'm from Bangor says he. Well
says the first Teller, let me take your
corkscrew.'
"My wife thought the story was pref
ty good. The other night was out In
the sitting room reading, and she was
in the parlor talking with the woman
from over the way. had to stop read
ing and listen to this:
"'Oh, say says my wife, I heard an
awfully funny story the other day.
Now, let ne think minute. Can't be
that I've forgotten 1t. Let's see. Oh,
yes. This is 1t. The other day on the
train man got up In the car all at
once and shouted just as loud as he
could, 'Is there q man from Bangor,
Me-, in this carp Every one jumped
and looked at the man. One person
down near the door stood up and said,
'I'm from Bangor, SIR" The other man
then said, "Will you be kind enough to
let me take your screwdriyer" Therel
Isn't that funnyY
"'He, he, be- snickered the other
woman little easy. Yes, that's real
cute story; just as funny as 1t can be-.
But what did he mean2 guess I
don't understand what 1t is about
II could almost hear the wife think
ing. Then says she: We'll, my gracious,
that doesn't sound SO funny now. l
wonder what the trouble Is with 1t?
Guess I didn't tell it right. But no
matter. Oh, you were going to tell me
about that new ribbon cake that and
then I continued with my literary
studies. "-Lewlston (de.) journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
Three RunaWaYS

There was an exciting runaway on the
West side on Saturday afternooe. The
horse:was in charge of two men and at
Second and Monroe street part OF the har-
ness broke. The men were unable to con-
troll the animal In Its mad dash and on
Second between West and Tatnall street
the wagon struck Harry Braunstein, Of
No. GIG West Ninth street, with such force
that he fell off his bicycle he broke his
right arm above the wrist and severely
bruised the little finger of his right hand.
His bicycle wa, badly wrecked. He was
carried by Frank Conner to the Office OF
DR., Blocksom, where tho fracture was re-.
duced. He was taken to his homo in o
cab.
The horse continued on Its maddened
run to Second and Market streets.
A horse attached to milk wagon own
ed by Z, X. Luff, ran away from Twenty
third and Tatnall streets yesterday morn
ing. At Concord avenue II collided with
q telegraph pole. The wagon was badly
damaged and three dozen milk jars broken
While Robert Wheeler of Ninth and
Harrison streets collided with Artimus
Smith, colored, who was riding a bicycle.
Smith was knocked off his wheel and four
teeth were knocked out.
A horse owned by Frank Hickman ran
away yesterday and was not stopped un-
til the animal had traversed over twenty
squares No damage was done.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
Sale of Lots.

George R. Townsend and Company had
very successful sale OF lots over Third
Street bridge, on Saturday afternoon, and
prices realized ranged from IS to 80 q foot
Some twenty-five lots wer0 sold.
w. N. Lank, was auctioneer and, tho
prices realized were considered fair.
Joseph l.. Carpenter, gave his second
sale of lots on Saturday afternoon at DaaA
Lake. The attendance was good con sidsxs,
ing that two other sales were going on
in different sections of the city! The prisss
were considered good and some t4,GoO
worth of lots were disposed Of. Willism
A. Hukill was the auctionser. Mr.. Car
pointer Is selling lots at prices that insuuu
bargains to those who purchase at this
time. They were never offered at such
prices the only reason being that Mr.
Carpenter, wants to realize on his prop
erty at East Lake,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28

DR.. John Torbort, who located here q
few months ago Is meeting with much
success in Smyrna and throughout the
Peninsula, and we hear heis making some
wonderful cures. We have lear ned with
in the past few days from some of his pa
tlents that they are much pleased with
the benefit they are receiving from his
skillful treatment. 1t gives us great
pleasure to note one case In paticular in
whom we are personally interested. The
party in question has been under the
care of some OF the best specialists in Phil
adelphia, but received relief for the time
being only, with no apparent benefit. but
who Is now rapidly improving under DR..
Iorbert's treatment. We wish him greater
success.
SMYRNA CALL
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
Cured at Last,

DR. JOHN ToRBERT-Dear Sir Il was
sick for eight years and was tended BY
three doctors at different times who said
had catarrh Of the stomach. So many
things was not allowed to eat till finally
l ate nothing but crackers, and was SO
weak that l could scarcely drag myself
around the house.
Ibid nothing but spit. indeed I was
splitting my very life away. and at the
time began with DR.. Torberts treatment
was too weak to turn myself on the bed,
and did not have ambition to ask any
body to turn or help me. After taking
three doses Of DR.. Torbsrt's medicine
felt much better, and have constantly i'm.
proved till now believe I am perfectly
we'll and not only can eat anything wish
but enjoy eating and working as OF old.
Very truly.
HARRIET FISHER Smyrna, Del.