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New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
ANOTHER WRECK on THE FITcHBURG
THE SECOND WITHIN A wEEK-Two MEN
SLIGHTLY HURT.

Waltham, Mass. Oct. 2&-The second freight
wreck here on the Fitchburg road within week
occurred this afternoon, but fortunately no one
was killed, although two slightly hurt
and seven cars and one locomotive were badly dam
aged The injured are v A Barnes fireman, and
lanes Livingston. head brakeman, both Of Fitch
burg. singular coincidence is that Lynds, the
engineer who on the freight engine that
run into last Sunday. was also in charge of the
train that telescoped to-day.
The pickup freight, eastbound. just pulling
out after making up with a siding. when
the through freight eastbound. came along. and
crashed into the caboose Of the former freight.
The trainmen mentioned jumped and hurt.
Gardiner 2. Muzzey, engineer, stayed at his post
and went over with the engine. but escaped unhurt.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
NEW ARIZONA LINE INTO MEXICO.
TO EXTEND FROM TUCSON TO THE SONORA
LINE NEAR NOGALEs.

TO EXTEND FROM TUCSON TO THE SONORA
LINE NEAR NOGALEs.
Tucson Arz,, Oct. 2S (SpeciaD Twenty years ago
Tucson derived large profits from her position
entrepot for Northwestern Mexico. This posi-
ton was lost the construction of the Sonora
Railway southwark from Benson crossing the line
at Nogales. 1t has been planned to regain the
Sonora trade by the construction of a sixty-five
mile railroad southwark from Tucson to junction
with the Sonora line at Caabasas, five miles north
of Nogales. The constructing company is the
American Mexican Pacific Railway Company a To-
cal corporation. The road to Calabas is only the
first section Of the plans foot. The road is 10 be
extended, under concession from the Mexican
Government into the rich mineral districts of East
Sonora, and. if all goes we'll the at
Topolobampo or Banderas Bay.
The contract for the grading of the first section
has been awarded. The work will have in ii moth
ing of difficulty The route will be up the valley
of the Santa Cruz River for the entire distance
TO Calabasas and is practically level. On either
side OF the line lie number OF the Oldest and richest
mines in Arizona The trains will pass through
the quaint pueblos of San Xavier. Tubac and
Tumacacori, each the location Of noted mission
established by Spanish Franciscan priests three
hundred years ago. At San Xavier the old cathe-
dral magnificent structure. is still standing al
most intact, main tained by Papago Indians, VINO
have kept the faith for three centuries.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
NO TRACE OF ALvORDATN NEWPORT NEWS
ARRIVING.

Newport News. Va. Oct % (speciaD-If Cor
nelius Alvord. the New-York embezzer, is aboard
any Of the ships IN this harbor of the de-
tectves here in this region have found it out 1t
appears that the Norwegian bark Molyen, which
arrived yesterday. came from Antwerp, instead of
New-York and, OF course, the fugitive is not
aboard that vessel The British Vice-Consul at
Norfolk asked have the incoming steamship
Moorgate watched and permit to leave her.
Naturally, when these messages from Nor
folk about the time that Pinkerton's dispatch ar
rived the two were connected, but up to this time
nothing has developed which indicates that Alvord
came this way. Another message was received to-
day from Pinkerton urging the closest watch all
incoming ships here and at Old Point
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
TABLET UNVEILED FOR DIR. BURCH

A MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD IN TRINITY
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. HARLEM.
memorial service held last evening in
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. in One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures. between First and Second
aves., for the Rev. Thomas Hardin Burch, who had
been for eleven years pastor OF the church. A
memorial tablet for DR.. Burch was unveiled. Bishop
E. G. Andrews of the New-York Conference East
presided at the services. Assisting him the
Rev. Dr. William V. Kelley, Editor OF "The Meth
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
SALE or PROPERTY AT PITTSFIELD.

Pttsheld Mass. oct IS (speciaD.-The Dorr prop
erty, owned by George B. Dorr of Boston. compris-
Ing fifty acres. and the George Porter farm of
twenty-five acres. have been sold to r. p. Patter-
son. of New-York for S55.000. The land is In the
southeast part of the town. adjoining the John
Sloane place. and was occupied this season by Mrs.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
PROF. MAX MULLER DEAD.
LAST DAYS OF THE GREAT SCHOLAR OF
OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

London. Oct 2S.-The Right Hon. Friedrich
Max Miller, Corpus Professor of Comparative
Philology at oxford University, is dead.
He died to-day at 1876 p. m. His disease was
an affection Of the liver
Until ten days ago he able to continue
writing his autobiography. debating to his son.
He was perfectly conscious until this morning.
Frequently during his illness dispatches of in
quiry were received from Emperor William.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
THINKS HE SHAVED ALvORD.
OHIO BARBER TELLS OF A NER-


Youngstown, Ohio. Oct. Is (SpeciaD.-Lesser
Ephraim, proprietor of a barber shop here. be-
lieves that he shaved Cornelius Alvord, the bank
defaulter of New-York, last Monday evening.
About s o'clock Monday evening"" says Mr..
Ephraim, "a stout, well dressed man came into my
place and said he wanted to get shaved. What
attracted my attention to him the fact that ne
was extremely nervous. He could hardly keep still
enough that could shave him 1 finally said
TO him: Are you nervous on account of the cleo
ton? After hesitating little, he said There
are some things that worry than
politics.
To Mr.. Ephraim was shown picture Of the bank
defaulter and after looking at it closely he said
az satisfied that that is the man I shaved.
never had in the chair in my life that
nervous. There nothing about him to indi-
cate that he had been drinking or was under the
influence of any drug He was neat in his appear
ance and well dressed man.
Did he display any large amount of money!"
mo. He asked the price for shaving, and told
him 10 cents and he put his hand in his pocket and
handed me a dime. He seemed TO be in great
hurry to get away, and he paid
walked out quickly"
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
AUTOMOBILE CAUSES BAD ACCIDENT
DAVID WOLFE BISHOPS WHITE GHOST FRIGHT
EMS HORSES AND DRIVER is HURT.

Pttsheld Mass. Oct. IS (SpeciaD.-David Wolfe
Bishops French racing machine, known in Berk-
shire as the white Ghost" frightened pair of
farm horses driven by Walter r. Bechtel Of Stock
bridge. in that town on Friday and caused bad
accident Bechte was thrown out. his collar bone
was broken and he severely bruised. The
horses ran into fence. demolishing the wagon,
and were severely cut. Mr.. Bishop continued on
MIS- tourney calling out. Il viii pay for it," II rs
probable that Mr.. Bechtel will brnB suit for dam
agR
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
DIR. JOHN WINSLOW.

ithaca. n. Y. Oct. 2S-Dr. John Winsow, the
oldest physician of Ithaca. died this morning from
heart disease in a streetcar. He was about sixty
five years old DIR. Winslow hac to few
hundred feet to catch the car. After getting it
he seemed to breathe with great difficulty, and
almost Immediately fell bach dead
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29

Griswold Gray. 1t is reported that Mr. Patterson
the spring. -
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
oRITooo CoMPAgrs LAND GRANT.
MINISTER LOOMS SAYS THAT CRITICISM OF HIS
ACTION is UNFoUNDED

ACTION is UNFoUNDED.
minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 2S.-Harold Verge SUPER
lntendent OF the Orinoco COmpany's iron mines in
Venezuela. arrived here to-day When he left
Venezuela three weeks ago it's officers were in daily
expectation of the annulment of the company's
land grant Of fourteen million acres by dictator
castro, which came few days after he left Mr
verge says this action is part of deep laid plan
10 conhscate the American company's property and
turn the concession over to an English syndicate
which has been waging bitter on the Amerf-
cans: United States Consul Loomis he saws has
STOOD quietly by during the progress of the in
tr1gues and made no protest This has encouraged
Castro to go ahead. in the belief that there wond
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
FIRE CHIEF HURT IN 4 COLLISION.

Syracuse, n. Y. Oct 2S-while running TO FIRE
tonight hose wagon crashed into the buggy OF
Assistant Chief Thomas F. Ryan The Chief was
thrown out and rendered unconscious. physicians
fear he is hurt internally.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
A PHYSICIANS VIEW.

Replying to inquiries based upon the circum-
stances Of Mr.. Rice's death and the report Of the
analyst, physician said yesterday:
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rnr Ho.prt.r orx~rrx.

The position of hospital orderly,
though not such an easy one rs that
OF the patient, is also not to be despised.
The hours Off duty are many, and the
work by no means hard. The orderly
is supposed TO undergo a course OF
training; one of his duties is to write
accurate reports. These begin in a
crude and elementary form. A. night
report on a serious case which demand
ed hourly attention ran thus. Patient
were of no trubbel." Gas an, amend
ment TO this report, "Nurse and patient
slept well'' was suggested.) Another
on an unpopular sergeant was brief:
jackson is a COMPOUNDED newsance."
More advanced specimens are these:
Saunders 'ad is nurrishment reglar, he
also 'ad bleeding from the nose"
"O'Flannagan were very restless and
would not sleep without I sot beside
i'm and took milk reglar." But why
wonder at these efforts of ignorant or
derlies, when medical students have
been known to write notes thus: "The
house surgeon dressed the wound look
ing red and angry" or, Patient com
plains of severe headache, but.has. no
children. "-Cornhill Magazine.
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Mr.. Hobart's First Fee.

One OF the neighbors told recently
how the Vice President made his first
fee as a lawyer. He was employed to
write the will OF well-known manu.
facturer OF Paterson, who was wealthy.
Asked for his fee, Mr.. Hobart, the le-
gal fiedgling replied: "One hundred dol
lars" 1t was from this that he receiy
ed a significant hint how to succeed
as a lawyer. The manufacturer was
yell pleased with his attorney, and.
turning to his desk, drew out a pack
age of bank checks that had come in
during the regular course Of business.
Taking up one for $500 he endorsed IL
and handed 1T to Mr.. Hobart. with
this start in life,' said the narrator OF
the story. mr.. Hobart married the
daughter of Socrates futile, who has
been his helpmate through all the years
that have followed. Years afterward
Mr.. Hobart learned that the grand
daughter of his nrst client was about
TO be married, and that she had been
reduced to financial straits. He sent To
her his check for $3.50 to assist In pur-
chasing her trousseau and took steps
to provide other members OF the fam
iiy with employment Philadelphia
North American.
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Az Substitute for the Fascination Of
the Fox Chase

Egad. It's English. but it's the great
est clean sport in the world And why
shouldn't the 'ounds make as much
noise at he death OF a coyote as leap
ing at the throat OF a fox?
They do 1t ut Colorado Springs. ana
It's the national sport across the bril-
ny The men,. In red coats and uniting
stocks that look like the bandannas
snatched from contadini at the feast
OF San Marco the ladies, in at the death
and making the fox glad he's to be laid
at their feet.
Denver is enjoying sport with the
hounds, not to be outdone by Little
Lunnon. or big Lunnon, either. A club
rs to be formed. Women will be taught
that golf Is not the only thing, and
charles walker. a gentleman sport so
TO speak, is now training horses and a
PACK OF greyhounds. At present a few
select men are the only devotees OF
the stirring sport A pack belonging to
Louis and T. W. Bartels is now used
by those INDUCING in the chase. The
horses are as expert as any at Colorado
Springs A few hours rest yesterday an
exciting straightaway and the return
to town was made. with a fine coyote.
And 1t was not out of sight of the haze
OF smoke that denoted the shelters and
factories.
The return smscked Of the exciting
finish. In a vehicle in the rear of a
party of horsemen was a large cage in
which were the greyhounds. still excit-
ed and giving voice to the fact that
the skulker OF the plains. a silver and
dull gold coyote, lay bloodily on the
top OF the wire netting. In the party
were Charles MacA Wilcox. the Bar
telses. Charles Barrows, Milford Dom
ohue. of Colorado Springs, also the
owner there of a well-known pack;
Messrs. Norman, Cooke and Ramsay
The course they have selected is about
10 miles beyond the Dubois ranch,
where the country is practically entire
~ free from barb-wiro fences. The on
ly danger is from prairie dog holes, but
the riders can usually avert danger
from that source. and the prairie grass
Is soft.-Denver Post.
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al Changes come anu go in dreafnIand.
and the only light was a spot of phos-
phorescent radiance that lay Just
under the surface of the water. float
Ing gradually down toward me. 1
knew In my sleep that my eyes were
destined to behold some sight of hor-
ror. yet was bound in a species Of
frozen fascination to the spot where L
stood. forced 10 wait for the oncoming
of the light and its revelation OF mys-
terry.
Slowly IL was borne along with the
tide, until, having reached n bend in
the river opposite the spot where L
was standing, 1t ceased to move. /
stopped down and saw that the pale
light shone forth from a great white
diamond on the finger of dead man s
hand. The body was family and dark
ly outlined: even the floating arm
might also have been a floating mass
Of blackened river weed; but the hand
was white as alabaster, and as 1 bent
over IL, staring down, one Of the
fingers moved and beckoned.
Then L woke with a loud cry
Harvey Farnhamr'
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CHAPTER Nv.

L arose on Christmas morning with
absolutely nothing for me to do that
day, as l had informed no one l knew
Oh my presence in London, meaning to
ne for the present somewhat of a free
lance.
Now, however, l felt a curious incli-
nation to call at the house by the lock.
As 1t was called. would not dine there
told myself, but there most be an inn
N the neighborhood where l could OBJ
tain some slight Christmas cheer, IL L
those TO embark upon the rather mild
adventure of going up the river on this
wintry holiday.
Once the idea had taken root in nv
mind, l was impatient 70 carry it out.
would go, decided, almost immedi-
ately, lunching at the nearest decent
nm to Purley Lock, and turning up at
Wildred's house at or in the after
noon. l would spend an hour there per-
maps, and return to town in time for
dinner
along the horizon of the otherwise duli
grey sky, and a rising wind moaneS
hreariiy along the lower branches OF
The trees.
The scene looked indescribably .des-
plate, and yet there was a certain
beauty in it. too. / had been told exact
ly how to reach the house b. the lock
and, when, after passing the some
what weedy-looking lock, 1 began
skirting along a species OF back-water,
and came in sight of q long, low
browed house close to the river. L
knew that had reached my journeys
end.
The place had the appearance OF be-
Ing only n restored remnant of an
ancient abbey fallen into decay.
Indeed, at one end of the house n
ruined wall jutted out, with a row Of
stone window-frames, half filed in
with sombre trails of ivy; then in the
middle came the habitable part of the
old house, with an imposing front
door, which might have belonged to
some Gothic church; magnificent win
dows, which reminded me of a GER
tain dear old college at Oxford, well
known in younger days; and beyond,
to the left, was the wing evidently
added by Wildred. 1t was in wretched
taste, l thought, with its pretentious-
ness and Ii huge round tower at the
end, utterly out of keeping with the
rest. Then as 1 criticised, my eye was
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-10
CHAPTER V

IT should like to see Mr. Wildred and
AR. Farnham," said, not feeling II
necessary to ask if they were at home.
knew that they had definitely ar
ranged to be so.
Il am sorry, sir" said the servant,
respectfully, but both the gentleman
have gone out for the day"
He did not look me in the face as he
delivered this piece of information, but
allowed his narrow eyes to drop away
shiftly.
"Oh, 1 am surprised, at that" re-
turned, ''for 1 have come by invita-
ton"
The fellows SNUG face changed in
stantly.
"Oh, see, sir; you are the gentleman
Mr.. Wildred was expecting. He-they-
1t is possible they will be in shortly.
Perhaps you will walk into the room"
The room,' and with such a queer
little emphasis on the former word,
sounded rather odd. 1t was but a trifi-
ing popularity OF expression, however,
and 1 did not think much of it as 1
followed the butler along the hall,
passing through a door before which
he swept the curtain aside with a
flourish, and so into a passage which
evidently led toward the new wing. We
went on'for some distance and present
ly arrived at a closed door, which he
threw open for me. 'It is here that my
master requested you should wait SIR"
he said.
was sure that this room must be
situated In that part OF the new wing
which adjoined the tower. In glancing
at the house from the outside, had
'fancled that the square squat wall
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-10
"Mr. DooIcy" and ~MoIIy ponahue. v

MIR. Dooley" happened in on the
Donahues on krchey Road and imme-
diately Joined the family discussion as
to whether Mr.. Donahue should buy a
piano for his daughter. Him." said
Mr.. Dooley. I'm no musician, an tn
eight Nv me enjyment is rr to hear
a German band, consistin' Nv a pickle
90 an bass drum. playin' Listen to
tn Mockin' Bur-rd-' But, as Mary here
says. whin 1t comes to decidin' quis-
tions Nv etiket, I'm the boy to do IT
again'th' wurruld. FIR forty year I've
ladled II out be tn pint an quart to
tn ash'nable society iv this ward, an
Dooley's etiket f'r man an baist is
known firm wan end Nv tn country to
tn other An say this to We, Malachi,
that it's not only tn proper an rale
thing to have PLAINLY, but SEEM that
Tim Clancy, tn assistant foreman on
tn North Side. an Mortimer Casey, the
assistant foreman ct South Chicago.
both has wan. II amt amy sure thing
that whfn tn news gifts out that we're
scrapfn' along wfdout wan We won't
lose yer job. Get a PLAINLY. Malachi, an
thank Heaven they didn't ask rr a
steam calliope. "AAuthor OF Mr.. Doc
ley" in the December Ladies' Home
Journal
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How Wars ncrin.

Tommy was reading the war news
When he finished he came over to his
mother and said:
Mamma, how do wars begin?''
well, suppose the English hauled
down the American flag, and that the
Americans"
Here Tommy's father INTERVIEWED.
"My DEAR" he said, ''the English
would not--"
Mother-Excuse me, they would
"Now, dear, who ever heard of such
a thing?"
Pray do not iDterrupti''
"But you are giving Tommy wrong
ideal"
"Pm not, sir!"
you are, madam"
Don't call me madami Iiwon't, al
low youi"
"Tll call you what choose!"
"I'm sorry 1 ever saw you'll you are
So"
Tommy (going outfits all right;
think know how wars begin."LCol-
her's Weekly.
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800 REWARD. SOD

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased Co learn that thereis ~ lease
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages. add
that is Oatarrh. HalPs Ceterrh Cu5e
10 the only positive cure known to tho
medical fraternity. Ostarrh beiugT
constitutional disease, requires q cog
sritutioDel treatment. Halls Catarfh
Cure is taken internsliy, acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucoue surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying tho
found alton OF the disease. and giving
the patient strength bv building up th8
constitution and assisting nature "a
doing its work. The projectors haIe
so much faith In its curative powers,
that shey ofSer One Huodred Dollsfs
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for Bst Of &c stipionials.
Address,
FL. CHENEY AGO,
Toledo, o.
G~ Sold by all druggists, 75c.
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Cold Doe. Not Cause coId..

According to it's natural meaning il
would seem that cold was an affection
produced by exposure to low tempera-
lures, to cold weather. Nothing could
very well be farther from the truth than
this. Colds are not nearly so common
in extremely cold countries as in the
temperate zone. They are not nearly
so frequent high up amid the Alps as
In the cities at the foot OF the noun
tains. Nansen, the arctic explorer,
spent over two years amid the arctic
SHOWS, with the temperature so low
most OF the time that the mercury was
frozen in his Thermometer, yet he and
his men never suffered from a cold.
They had been back in civilization
scarcely week before some of his COM
panions were laid up with the grip
Chicago Chronicle.
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COLOR: IN FLAGS.
Red Predominates Largely Tn the
Standards Of the Chief Nations.

Though the policy OF military author
tiles in using less glaring colors in uni
forms has been very marked of late
years. red remains the most popular
color for national standards.
OF % countries, 10 have flags with
red in them, the list including Great
Britain, United States. France. Ger
many, Austria, Italy, Spain Denmark.
Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.
Mexico, Chilli, Portugal, Venezuela and
Cuba
The countries which have blue as an
element of their flags are. Great Brit
ain. United States, Russia, France,
Holland. Ecuador. Sweden. Chile, ven-
ezuela, Portugal and Cuba.
Three countries have black as one of
the elements OF their flags-Germany.
Belgium and China. but Germany is
the only one OF the three that has
black and white together
There are six countries which have
green as color Ireland. Brazil (the
flag OF which is green chiefiy), Mexico.
Egypt, Italy and Persia.
Nine countries have flags in which
the color is partly of yellow. These
countries are Austria, SPAIN. Belgium.
Egypt, Sweden, China. Persia, Brazil
and Venezuela.
Countries with flags partly white are
the United States, France. Germany,
Russia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland.
Turkey, Persia, Japan. Mexico, HoI-
land, Denmark. Portugal, Cuba and
Chile.
There is no white in the national
standard OF England. but the British
naval flag has n white background.
The flag OF Ecuador is nearer white
than any other country, being made UP
OF two parallel white columns between
which is column OF blue, upon which
are white stars.
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SMOKE FROM THE HOUSE
caught by a pun of fiery smoke that
suddenly rose above the battlements
OF the hideous tall tower.
So near was i to the river as | stood
waiting on the doorstep to be admitted
that / could hear the soft Tapping Of
the water against the shore. Darkness
had fallen now, and an ugly recollec-
ton of my dream suddenly sprang up
in my brain. Just so, L remembered
had 1 heard the, water whispering as
in that hateful vision / had bent over
to see the dead mans reckoning hand.
1t was long before my ring and
knock were answered-so long that /
had my finger on the bell again. But
at the moment i heard footsteps walk
ing somewhat uncertainty along an un-
carpeted floor within. Still the door
remained closed, but at long narrow
window, which was the duplicate of
another on the other side of the door. /
saw for an instant that a face was
pressed against the lattice-work of the
glass.
What ill-trained servants this man
Seeps! was my thought; and then.
somewhat impatiently, l rang again.
The door opened almost Immediately
into the dimly-lighted hall, when a
respectable, middie-aged man, out of
livery stood revealed. Yet I could
have sworn that the face at the win
dow, seen but a second ago, had been
that OF woman, young, white-faced.
and darkly bright of eye!