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DROWNED IN A BATHTUB.
Hrs. Theodore sbefneid OF This City Lose.
Her Life while Visiting o Friend In Norwaik

Hrs. Theodore sbefneld Of This City Loses
Her Life while Visiting . Friend In Norwaik.
NoBwALK. Conn. Aug. is--Nlrs. Fannie
Leonard sheffield. wife Of Theodore Shefaeld
Of New York city, and q daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs- Francis Leonard Of Union Park, Norwalk,
was drowned In bathtub this morning at the
summer home Of Mr.. Thomas Stanley vsnder-
hoef. q New York broker. whore she was visiting.
Mrs. Sheffield has been In poor health. A little
over o week ago she came 10 Eorwalk 20 visit
Mss Mabel Vanderhosf. one Of her sirlhood .
friends. Mrs, Shef1eld arose this morning In
good spirits, She bade Mis- Vanderhoef cordial
good morning, saying that she was feeling
well. She then passed from the dressing room
Of her alive. SONG time later .Mrs. Wander
hoef missed MrS. Sheffield, and upon going
upstairs found bar In the bathtub, her head
under water.
Mrs, shsfheld was subject to fsinting spells
way of ate. Bhs was n years ia and had been es,
married only q year and half.
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Or. webbey wins the Dewar Trophy for the
Third Successive Time at Inter State Park.

QUEENS, Aug. @-DL Ashley A. Weber Of
Brooklyn added fresh sureis 70 his honors at Inter
State Park here to-day w winning the Dewsr trophy
for the third successive time. Dr. Weber really
killed straight but the of1cal score shows one los,
bird out u his quarter Of hundred. The sixteenth
bird he drew was left quartering driver which ieft
him with The conens Of his nra barrel and made ,he
isa'eeis ry With his second but the pigeon so, over
blundS" NJ, W. Thomas won handicap sweep
sakes race with clean score and The runne Up
In the trophy race The summary:
Introductory Handicap Sweepstates Race, Five
Livs bifdS y. Corn'trh; W Thomas, Queens, IS
yards, a Emil Stenens, New York city. 20 yards q;
New York city, rs yards 2.
y% DtS% Trophy. al Tv.ny Ave Lave Birds Fifty
Yards boundary. 20 TO 81 Yards Rse-DT. Ashley a.
NebeeI 80 yards "a; Al. W. Thomas, IS yards. Is:
,f Or william 2 Wynne 20 yards. ~: hmii Siefens.
&: yslds "a q. B.u.iy IS S,ra ~ =; A. Lincoln
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PATERSON NAN DROWNED.
He Had Jumped Into the Water TO Save Two
Children-Csught In q Deep Hole.


PATERSON. N. j.. Aug 2a-Phltp Ipp. a
barber of 1877 River street lost his life to-day
IN trying 10 save two children from drowning
Sarah Press. aged II. and Tillie Press. aged 4.
who live with their parents in the house owned
by Ipp at is7 River street were playing on the
river bank. Ttllie fell into the water and Sarah
sprang efter her The children screaped and
struggled. but were being taken out into the
stream when the barber's attention was at
traoted. He ran to the bank and Jumped In
after the little ones. although be could not SWIM
lie waded out TO the girls and had caught them
sssd SsP % s seP paH 1 Ii:
assistsnSe snS No. The boys ,,0s are good win
In attempting To get back To the bank fpp
stepped into fifteen foot pool and disappeared
Many people saw the barber go down tis
bride OF three months was among them and
che was restrained by force from going after
him when he disappeared. Bernard Collier
and Henry conkli1 swan out and found that
Ipp's feet had caught IN the rocks az the bottom
Of the channel, which explained why he had
not come, TO the surface after disappearing
the worse for their duokins.
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NO CASE AGAINST MRS HERRICK.
The Coroner's jury Finds That III r Husband
Died OF Heart Disease.

CHICAGO. Aug. 23.-Mrs. Lena Herrick. who
has been suspected Of having caused tho death
Of her husband. e. p Herriok. broker. who
died suddenly on Aug. 0. was acquitted by the
Coroner's jury late last night. The jury found
that Herrick had died Of heart disease.
The inquest was thorough. A great deal OF
testimony tending 10 show that Herrick had
been poisoned was adduced. but II was nulli-
fed by strong counter testimony showing that
the dead man had for years been addicted TO
the use OF strychnine, arsenic and other poison
Gus drugs self-adminlstered.
The Investigation was especially marked
by an inquiry. into the deaths of seven other
persons, including Mrs. Herrick's former hu@-
band, her two sisters. her two children tho
nrst Mrs. Herrick and tho wife OF Edward r.
nerrick,
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Brady Sue. the Twentieth Century A. O.

Billy Brady has entered suit against the
Twentieth Century A. c.. which Is located
at Madison Square Garden. and 1t Is probable
that there will be some trouble before Joe
Waloott and Tommy West and Jim Corbett
and Kid Mccoy come together Brady says
that no had an interest In the club, but was
frozen out for some unknown reason. Papers
were served on Jun kennedy YESTERDAY BY
maker. Brady and Kennedy are Interested
In a great many sporting enterprises.
appointed for the dub, Brady says ne s'tS Is the
originator of the idea Of holding fights In the
big building and threatens 10 enJoin Kennedy
receives c., his share Of the receipts. KennedRy R
denies that Brady has anything 10 do with the
club OF its formation. He says Rrady IL not
even a stockholder.
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SAVED A DROWNING BOY,
Ryan Had to Divs From III, Boat After Young
james McC Carthy,

James Mccarthy. years old, while playing
tag on the pier at the foot OF East Eahty-seventh
street fe1 into the East River last night trying
TO dodge the boy who wa it" He was sinking
who was about one hundred feet away In a ROW
boat went 10 his assistance, RYAN dved after
tbe boy and catching him, finally got him TO the
shore. where he was revived and taken homo 10
ais East ighty-seventh street
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Comphe External and Internal Trsstme,, for Enr Hmm,
NEWS or THE WHEELMKN.
Nominations for the Onicers Of the l.. A. W
ia New York State.

Following IL the ticket presented by the
regular Nominating Committee for offlcos OF
the New York State Division League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmen next year: For Chief Consul,
Milo NJ. Beldlug Of New York; for Vioe-Consul,
George @. Pennel, New York for Secretary
Treasurer, John F. Clarke OF Princes Bay. The
election will take place In October. The Nom
mating Committee has not yet made its return
on represen tatlves for the Board OF Ofnoers
and II must do so before Sept I.
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Rogue.

NORWICH. Aug. 2s-Intercst in the rogue
tournament IA now at Its height and doubtless
will continue so until the close OF the tourna-
ment ON Friday night The surprise OF the
week came to-day, when yeasey. the phenom-
enal new player from Wilmington, who has
amazed all the cracks by his clever work, WIN
ming four straight victories yesterday, fell
back by losing two sames, one 20 DR.. Daven-
port and one to Champion Williams. Dayen-
port. the Oldest player entered this year, had
not won game. and II was believed that Veasoy
could easily beat him. but Davenport beautiful
before his opponent had rsSchei the % surDins DHus
stake and KEEP them throughout the game
without allowing the leader another shot,
and In his game with Williams he lost his head
pnd In resting at the end OF his second play he
left a, poor lay that was taken advantage OF
by Williams, and the rest OF the game was a
colo 70. the champion. Games win be pushed
forward a. rapidly as possible tomorrow so
that the tournament can be declared closed
that night. The COMMITTEES on the project
10 transfer the annual tournaments 20 VIII
mlngton win make an adverse report and the
yearly meet will continue TO be held here a. IL
has been for nineteen years. as the local grounds
The scores:
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QUARREL ENDS IN sTABBING.
One Greenpoint Man Seriously wounds AM
other In Q MIL.

other In q MIL.
Andrew Wagner. 10 years old. Of 200 Freeman
street. Greenpoint, and Adam Drapato. who
lives at lie wythe avenue, worked side by side
In the American Manufacturing Company q
jute min at Noble and West streets, They got
into dispute last evening and after being sep
arated by foreman. Wagner was set at work In
another part Of the floor. tle rolled a coil OF
rope toward Drapato and the rope Just grazed
the mans foot. prapato drew a knife and
back Of WaRnsr's head, Then he struck at
Wa9per's heart, but the blade hit a memorsn-
dun book In the youths pocket, saving his life.
Wagner sank from his injuries and IL was
believed for a time that he had been mortally
wounded. Drapato attempted 10 escape, but
employees detained him until the arrival OF
o policeman when he was taken 70 the Green.
point avenue station and held on the charge
OF felonious assault Wagner was taken TO
ST. Catherine's Hospital
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For-cio,ur. Suit. Against a Buider.

Nine suits were begun yesterday against
Hugo r. Hoeher, build =. OF ie4 ST. Nicholas
eyenue by the German Savings Bank To fore
sios. nine mortgages aGgreestne 81 iss 900 made
Py Mr hoener on March 2, lsoe on properly on
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Poilyuos win. IN. whitney CUP

NEWPORT. Aug. 2s.-The so-footers raced
of here this afternoon for cup offered by Mr..
Harry Payne whitney. half owner Of the Yankee.
The prize was won by the Poywog. sailed by
Almeric Hugh Pagot. II was a good race.
sailed In a strong southwest wind. tho course
being from line OF Rose Island 10 the Brenton s
Reef hshtship and return. a distance OF twelve
mlloA This made a beat out and run back
load TO the end. On tho beat out the Dorothy
got hung up on lobster pot buoy and with
on the winning boat. Mrs. sorchan on tie
xaqnero Ill. and Miss Gladys Brooks on tho
WaWa. The summary:
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The hotornaa Ran Awsy-Father Tried to
Assault the Conductor

Agnes Sexton, year, old. while playing in
front OF her home at Surf avenue and West
Iwenty-ninth street Coney Island, yesterday
afternoon. wa' run over aud kjlled by a trolley
Sy,n, & 2, the S.S &c Sate and sheePshead Bay
crushed before the car could be stopped The
accident caused considerable excItement The
John Mckenna, tie conductor but was re,
strained by the police. The motorman during
ue excitement jumped on the car nd escaped
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ELLIS ISLAND DROWNING.
Bedy Of One OF Two Isiand Employees Lost
From . Boas Recovered and Idsatined.

Prom . Boat Recovered and Idsatinsd.
The mans body found in'the bay near Elns
Island last Sunday was identified at the Morgue
last night as that OF Nelson Ellefsen OF ~
Ocean avenue, QreenyfIle, N. J. He was en-
ployed on Ellis Island and rart OF his work
hang lights on stsk 90 near the island. He and
another man went out together on Sunday
was found emI1y. The body Of Ellefssn's % ems
companion has not been recovered.
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FLOWERS CHEAP IN MEXICO
AFmfuis of the Nest beautiful nlos-
SONS Can he naWKht for
q DoliaF.

The flowers OF the City of Mexico are
one OF Its chief delights Roses. yloleta,
forget-me.nots, marguerltes and lilies
bloom ell the year round. There are
few weeks when aquarter win not buy
a splendid big bunch and when silver
dollar viii not MI all the vases IN the
house 20 overlooking. says Modern Mex.
leo. Flowers are sold not only at the
flower market near the cathedral, that
n devoted entirely to flowers. straw
berries and birds, but at the other gem
eral markets aud on the street corners.
The Flower girls" OF the capital are
all boys and men. Az some places In
Mexico. particularly 0uadalaJara, little
girls are 60 be seen on the streets all
day aud In the evening offering
boutonniers for which they will not set
a price. but ask you 10 give what you
please. In this city II Is hard to find n
flower on sale. anywhere, after mid
day. The flower seller makes up
bouquets In the most artistic fashion.
The street vendors never scll loose-cut
flowers. but arrange them upon base
work OF green 40 that each flower
stands out by itself. and the whole
bunch IL prettlly finished with garni-
tuTe OF green leaves or ferns, Set pieces
are also arranged with fine sense Of
taste and regard for colors, A pansy
wreath three feet across can frequent
" be purchased nj the market for dol
lar. Flowers are very generally used at
funerals. and II Is not an unusual sight
20 sec casket. even OF one of the poor
er class, completely covered with flow
err, wreathA. crosses and baskets in
bewilderIng array. rs II Is hurried
through the crowded thoroughfarea
upon an open street,
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FIRM HAND IN GUAM.
Efforts of Gov Leary to Improve
Conditions In the Island.
Realizing the Decentralization and
Crime Due to Drink lie Prohib-
Its Its Import or sale tn
eept by Special License.

Capt. Peter Jeary, u. s. A.. stationed
at Fort Mciienry, has received let
ter from his brother. Capt. Richard
p. Leary, governor of Guam. in the
LaGrone islands, which contained a
number OF interesting documents per-
tanning TO the affairs of the new pos
sessions of the United States. The
first Thanksgiving proclamation ever
seen by the inhabitants of Guam was
issued by Gov. Leary.
Gov Lenry has already caused
slnvery TO be abolished In the islands.
compelling number of friars to leave
the place. and has amended the mar
rlage laws in regard to polygamy. One
Of his recent orders states that IL Is
prohibited TO import or sell intoxicat-
ing liquors In the island except by a
special license issued by the govern
ment, and that violation of the order
will be punished by fine OF 500 or
imprisonment for 80 days, or by both.
For n second offenhe all II the Of
tenders goods may be confiscated.
drunkenness" says the order, lis the
chief source of all crime and trouble
In this island, and must and shall
cease"
Capt. Leary states that he is making
every effort TO teach the natives 10 be
self-supporting. An order issued To
further this idea follows:
Until otherwise ordered. the expor-
tation Of hogs, cattle, fowl. eggs. rice,
corn and sweet potatoes from this Is
land Ia hereby forbidden. Articles Of
food may be- delivered To vessels in
sufficient quantities for the subslst-
enee of those on board during their
stay In port and their passage TO the
next port of destination. The delivery
Of such articles OF food 70 ships Is pro-
hibted without n government license"
In consequence Of the liability OF
riots the following order wns issued;
Public celebration OF the feast days
Of the patron saints Of Villages will
not he permitted. The church and it's
member. may celebrate their feast
days within the walls OF the church,
chapel or private residences In ac-
eordunce with the regulations for the
maintenance of public peace. and I'M
less otherwise ordered: the only pub
lie holidays recognized will be Sunday
and the holidays authorized by the
United States statute laws. and by
proclamhtions OF his exccllency, the
president of the United States"
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EDITORIAL

The new management OF this little
sheet will endeayor in the future. as the
former management has IN the past. to
serve as lever 10 assist IN is humble
way in the commendable undertaking
OF lifting the MASSES oi Afro Americans
oi the Twin Cities, to higher moral
and intellectual plain to publish without
favor TO any sect Or set the weekly do
ines OF all the Airo.Amerieans OF the
Twin Cities. and by eongcaling the oh
aervatiuns oi the editor anent the social,
moral and intellectual status oi the race
into favorable sentiment. make bold
and persistent appeal for substantive
recognition by our entire population
OF the iaihcrhood Of God and the broth.
cfhood OF man. The Advance has no
friends to reward. and no enemies %
punish, and as an earnest OF its good H..
tentions IN this regard, invites the
hearty support and corporations Of all
Afro Americans OF the Twin Cities in
It's attempt To give them an organ of
some literary value and Of our Cauca.
sian brethren. to the end that the race
OF limited opportunities aud mcager ad-
vantages may continue to receive from
them the same lair treatment which they
have hitherto dispensed with such Law
ish hands
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THREE CENT COINS
daesd In Congress by Represent
atiNe Berry. of Kentucky.

While nearly all the three-cent nickel
pieces have been collected In the treas.
ury Representative Berry. OF Kentucky,
wants new form prescribed for those
now out lie has introduced a measure
which provides that the future weight
OF those coins shall be 40 grains. troy.
and they shall be Of the same diameter
"a the onc-cent pieces, but shall have
a round hole 10 the center oue.quartrr
OF an inch in diameter. On one side
there are TO hc 10 stars aud the year
OF the coinage, and on the reverse the
inscription; United States OF Amer
lea" and figures designating the value
of the coin.
Mr.. Berry introduced the measure 10
relieve those who have deceived them.
selves In accepting the three-eent pieces
as dimes. IL is well known by everyone
who handles these coins how much they
resemble the tcu-cent piece. aud unless
great care Il exercised they are likely
TO he accepted for the latter coin. For
this reason the three-eeni pieces are
extremely unpopular, aud most of them
Gov repoSe In the public treasury.
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INSTRUCTION IN ELECTRICITY.
u IL Proposed 10 ReoFganiss Rnd I'm
large the scope OF the Course
at Fort Monroe,

II il proposed to reorganlze and en-
large the scope OF the course Of instruc-
tlou at Fort Monroe for enlisted men Of
the army In electricity. The subject
has become Of great importance In con-
nection with the new coast defenSes,
Capt. George Anderson. Seventh ar
tllcry, has been ordered to proceed TO
Fort Monroe for duty pertaining to the
school of instruction OF enlisted men In
electricity and its appliances. The en-
larRcment OF electrical equipment nj
many posts aud the creation Of the new
grade OF electrician sergeant TO meet
the demands OF the service make IL
more necessary for these sergcants and
other enlisted men TO become convcrS-
ant with electrical matters, and TO ex-
tend their knowledge beyond that
which was necessary merely for the
transmission Of messages over the
wires.
Electrician serReants are required 20
keep In order the electrical equip
ments Of their posts. and they should
therefore he well versed in the tech
uiealItleS OF electricity, Examinations
Of candidates for appointment to the
grade Of electrician sergeant are now
conducted, but board OF officers was
appointed some time ago To formulate
more specific rules for these cxamlua-
lions. The board Is still sitting aud has
not submitted its report,
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ST. PAUL.
ODD FELLOWS.


Mars Lodge, No. 2202.
Meets second and fourth Wednesdays In
each month at odd Fellows Hall, 325
r r. HicKMANN. p. s.. 422 St An
thoHy.
Y. u PARKER. n. G.. a95 Edmund St
Household of Ruth. No. 553. g. q. o.
of u. +.
Meets first aud third Monday In each
month for business, second Monday for
instruction, at Odd Fellows Hall. BIS
MRS SARAH c. KIRTLEY. MING
init place.
MOST woRsHIPFUL GRAND LODGE
OF MINNESOTA, 4. y. and 4. NJ.
II. y. HOUSTON. Grand Master
wM. r. MORRIS, Grand secretary.
Si1 Guaranty Loan Bldg. Minneapolis.
ST PETER CLAVEHs sODALITY.
Meets the frst and third Mondays of each
month. w. j. Gardner, Pres. J. 8. Har-
rls Sec. A. Davis. Treas.
Pioneer Lodge, No. 1. \. y. and 4. ".
Meets the hrst Monday In each month at
Masonic Hail, southwest corner Firth and
Robert streets. Master Masons In good
standing always welcome,
w. A. HILYARD, Sec, 12l Atwater.
Minnesota Lodge. M. z, A. y. and
A. ".
Meets ON the first and third Tuesday In
each month ~ Masonic HAL, southwest
corner Of Firth and Robert streets. Mas
ter Masons in good standing always well
come.
~ n. HOWARD, w. NJ
j s, STRONG. Sec. 18th and Robert st
Perfect ASHER Lodge, sNo. 4, A. r..
aud A. N.
Meets second and fourth Monday In each
month at Masonic Hall. southwest cor
corner Fifth and Robert streets. Master
Masons In good standing always welcome
ANDREW JACKSON. w. NJ,
-, ". BEASLEY Sec. Ryan Hotel
Perfect ASHER Lodge, No. &, A. r.,
A. NJ.
Meets the second and fourth Tuesday In
each month az Masonic Hall, southwest
corner Firth and Robert street Master
Mascns in good standing always welcome
JOHN =, A. WILSON. W. NJ
T., w. CRANCUM Sec. IS Cedar.
Bethel Chapter, No. ~. n. A. ~.
Meets the first and third Thursday In
each month at Masonic Han. southwest
corner OF Fifth and Robert streets Roy
al Arch Masons in good standing always
welcome.
DANIEL ROY. H. r
w. T GASSAwAY, Sec. State Capitol
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KNIGHTS or PYTHIAs.


NAT. Turner Lodge, No. 2. X. of r..
Meets the second and fourth Thursdays
In each month Brothers In good stand
ing welcome At Labor Temple. Fourth
and Eighth avenue south.
T. - PARKER, c. c.
RALPH WATSON. X. r. and s.
Pride of Minnesota Lodge, No. 4, Il.
of n.
Meets the first and third Thursdays in
each month. All brothers In good stand
Ing welcome. At Plummer Post Hall
First avenue north and Washington.
JAMES ROBERTS. &. G.
w. c. JEFFREY n. X. and s.
}. X. HiIyard Lodge.
Meets first Tuesday In each month at
Window Block. Second avenue South and
Washington. Masons in good standing
always welcome.
q. w. LTLLARD. W. NJ
JASPER GIBBS. Sec. Guaranty Loan
Restaurant
Anchor Lodge, M. Z, A. y. and A. ".
Meets the FIRST and second Monday In
each month at Window Block Second av-
enue South and Washington. Masons in
good standing welcome.
A. SCOTT. W NJ
A. b. LEE. 27O1 Aldrieh avenue South.
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raitorIaI Announcement..

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OWNS RARE OLD MANUSCRIPT.
John BeutIsr, an ohio Man, Possesses
Original Copy of the JUS
tfnIan Code.

John Beutler, of wapakopeta, o., has
In his possession some heirlooms con-
sisting Of manuscripts and books
which have been handed down from
father 10 son since the ninth and six
teensh centuries. He has original man.
uscripts of the code of Justinian the
Great. emperor of Rome, written in
the latter part of the fifth century.
He also has original manuscripts of
the annals of G. Cornelius Tacitus, the
Roman historian, written In Greek,
about the middle OF the ninth cen
fury. These manuscripts are on
parchment and are we'll preserved.
In the middle part of the sixteenth
century the German ancestors of
BeutIer had these manuscripts print
ed in the Teutonie Latin, at Mainz,
Germany, by Gutenberg and Faust.
the first printers 10 use movable type.
Hence these books are probably part
of the first edition OF the code and
annals ever published. They are neat
ly printed, well bound in porpoise
hide, and. although yellow with age,
in excellent condition.
Although quite small in size. JUS
tlnian contains ECO pages, and Taci-
tus 500 pages. They have been In
the family IS generations. Mr.. Beut-
ler's father, John Nipmuck Beutler,
brought them to America from Ba-
den. Germany.
The annals OF Tacitus have several
Latin words on the fly leaf. written
by Allen @. Thurman, formerly United
States senator, who had the book IN
his possession for two years studying
the history. lie offered $500 for the
book, and n larger sum for the other
works, but Mr.. Beutler refused.