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The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
r.xcllinr Ere ar Asnnrv rark.

Asbury Park, N. ]. (SpeciaD Sew
oral perilous escapes, hard work on the
part Of the fremen and much excite
ment marked the scenes at an early
fire which practically destroyed the
Hotel VendOme, one Of the Oldest and
most popular hostelries in this city,
causing loss of $4,000. Eleven
guests were stopping at the hotel, and
We're asleep when the fire broke out,
AS soon as the flames were discovered
the occupants of the hotel were quick
ly awakened, and were gotten out in
safety, although several of the guests
had to be rescued from windows, their
escape by the stairway being cut of
by the flames.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
fIames bed on casIl and Bonds.

Winchester, Va. (Special). - The
1welling on the farm of Mrs. Samuel
Iinn, near here, was totally destroyed
oy fire, together with all the contents.
The house was occupied by William A.
Grove and family who were calling
on neighbors when the house caught
on fire. They returned to find their
home in ashes. The loss on the house
is $4O0, fully insured. Mr.. Groves
loss on household effects Is S4OO. with
no insurance. One hundred dollars in
cash and a $1,000 bond were burned
m
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
IT WASN'T GROVE.
A Boston GeOIOgist Chased Fifteen Miles
By a Posse.
LOSES ALL OF HIS SPECIMENS
Young cudahy Examined J. J. Grove, thu
Suspect for Fully Five Minutes, ant
Decided That, as Far as He Knew, thI
Man Had Nothing to Do With the Case.
Deceived the Officers.

Omaha (SpeciaD Edward A. Gu
dahy, Jr., failed to identify j. j
Grove as one Of the men who kid
mapped him. Young Cudahy appeared
at the city Jail and confronted Grove
After looking at the suspect five min
utes or more, Cudahy remarked, 81
never saw that man before. He is nol
the one who stood guard over me, ant
4 he had anything at all to do with the
kidnapping / didn't see him"
After making this declaration the
lad was taken before Chief Donohue
for a private conference. Grove was
released from custody. He was taken
before Judge Learn for a hearing, and
as no charge was preferred the court
dismissed the case.
1t was learned that the man arrest
ed near Pine Ridge Agency, after a
chase and who, it was reported from
ChadrOn, Neb., was Pat Grove, ac.
cused Of being implicated in the Gu
daily case, was a collector of speci
mems, named Dennis, of Boston. He
was released.
Another letter, printed with a lead
pencil, was received by E. A. Cudahy
demanding the withdrawal of the re
ward for the kidnappers The fact
that the address was printed in SINH
lar style to the former ones gave rise
TO the suspicion that it was from the
same source, but Mr.. Cudahy stated
that he did not attach the slightest
aignifcance to IT, He said It was of
:he same class as several others that
had been received from various points
except that it had been printed.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
REPORT ON BOOz CASE.
Court Expected to Censure West Poini
Authorities.
NO REMOVALS ARE ANTICIPATED
A Determined Effort to Break Up Fight
ing Is Expected.BOOz's Physicians Were
Recalled IS The Censure of the COur
VIII Probably Fall on Col. Mills and
Lisut.COI Helm.

New York Especially Recommends
tions in favor of the rigid enforcement
Of discipline at the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point will prob
ably be made by the military court Of
inquiry which has been inquiring into
the death from alleged hazing of for
mer Cadet Oscar l.. Booz. 1t is said
that the court will find that the system
OF fighting, of which Booz is alleged
to have been q victim, is the mainstay
Of hazing at West Point.
The report, however, will probably
not go beyond the point of censure.
The removal Of any Of the authorities
Is not likely to be requested.
One Of the direct results of the in
quiry will be a determined effort to
stop the practice of calling OUT the
plebes to fight upper class men. The
censure Of the court will probably fall
on Colonel Mills, the superintendent,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Helm for al
lowing this state of affairs to exist
until it resulted in physical weakening
and secret outrages upon cadets.
Whether hazing contributed toward
the lingering illness and ultimate
death of young Booz has not been de-
termined beyond the realm Of specula-
tion. There was slight difference Of
opinion on this point among the mem
bers Of the court.
To obtain an agreement DR. ]. Cohen,
of Philadelphia, and DR.. Willis p.
y Weaver, OF BRISTOL Pa, were reealled
before the court after all the testimony
relating to the hazing Of Booz had been
taken at West Point. DR.. Weaver
treated Booz at the time of his death.
At the first hearing of the court he
declined to answer several important
questions. He subsequently testified
as an expert as to the connection be-
tween the hazing of Bo6z and the
tuberculosis of the throat and lungs,
from which Booz died. DR.. Cohen had
previously testified that there was an
old injury in Boozs throat and he was
a second time closely questioned.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
WASHINGTON, D. G., SATURDAY, JANUARY :, 1901.
OALvESrONS HEAVY LOSS.
Estimates Fix the Value Of the Property De.
strOyed at SI7,OSS,275.

Galveston, Tex. (Special). - The
News published statement Of the
property losses in Galveston by the ter
rible storm of September 8. The fig
ures are the result of most thorough
investigation. The property loss suf-
fered on the fateful day aggregates
$17O58,275, divided as follows;
Residence property and contents to-
tally destroyed, $6,196,5O0; damage to-
other residences and contents, $780,
600; church property, S500,00O muni-
cipal property, $346OOO; wharves and
shipping facilities, S656,OOO; manufac-
turing plants, $57O175; county prop
erty, s242,5 public institutions, $15,-
900; mercantile buildings, 1897 200;
merchandise in stock, $1,391 $50; State
property, S110,600; United States Gov
ernment property S3,155,5OO; railroad,
telegraph, telephone, etc. 100000
goods in transit. S415750
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
CLAIMS AGAINST CUBA.
+ Pressed, the Situation viii Involve Com.
Elexlties.

fHtAAllcS.
Washington (SpeciaD In view OF
he declinati of the United States to
consider Germanys claims, growing
)ut Of the Cuban insurrection and the
operations of American troops in Cuba
turing the war with Spain, it is ex-
oected that European Governments
having claims against the island will
await American withdrawal and then
present them to the succeeding gov
arnment for settlement.
This is one of the questions in con-
aection with the foreign relations Of
Cuba which deeply affect the United
states, as. in case Cuba declines to sat
lsfy aims, a European Govern
m@ adopt forcible measure for
their collection, which would be ex-
remely distasteful to this country In
he interests Of peace for the United
states and Cuba, Administration Off
cials say, 1t is desirable that American
control Of the foreign relations of the
island should continue even after the
cuba government enters into opera
lion.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
GALE OFF BRlTAINs COAST.
Many Wrecks Reported in the Channel. Bark
Founders.

London (By Cable) There has been
q recurrence of storms and violent
gales in the Channel and considerable
damage has been wrought ashore. The
telegraph lines are down in many
places.
The British bark Pegasus, which
sailed from Queenstown December 26
for Sharpness, has foundered off
Penarth Roads. One man of the crew
was landed at Cardiff. The fate of the
rest is unknown.
The British bark Queen of Cambria,
from Tocopilla on August 30 for Fal-
mouth, parted her towline and the
force Of the gale blew her across the
bow of the British bark Crown Of In
dia, which arrived at Falmouth on De-
cember % from San Francisco. The
latter vessel suffered damage to hor
head and the Queen Of Cambria was
cut down to the waters edge. She
has been beached and is leaking.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
PRIMACURA.

Primaeura not only RELIEVES bu
PERMANENTLY ERADIcATEs prickly heat Al
ONCE, and cures all skin diseases. It il
an IMMEDIATE and PERMANENT allayer OF
inflammation. 1t is new and economical
remedy which affects permanent cure,
For sale by Evans, 924 T st.; Simms,
l4th St. and New York Ave.j Ogram,
18th and Pennsylvania Ave-. and bj
druggists generally.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Uncle Sam Has the Option.

Copenhagen (By Cable) e).-In Danish
Jfflcial circles the report that Germany
S negotiating to purchase the Danish
West Indies is denied IF the islands
are to be sold" said a high official
the purchaser will be the United
States and no other power. All will be
lold or none" The United States Min
ster, L. S. Swenson, has informed the
Danish government that the United
States offers 12,000,000 kroner (about
A,45O0O0) for the Danish West Indies
ind will not give more.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
destroying the Dies.

Philadelphia Especially The work
Of destroying the dies of 1900 used for
coinage purposes was commenced at
the United States Mint These dies
range from double eagles to pennies
and are not only those used here but
those used in New Orleans and San
Francisco, which have been shipped
here for destruction.
During the calendar year just closed
the total number Of pieces coined in
the Philadelphia Mint was 139, ,S12,8 1856,
representing $66,1S2,S0S. The gold
coinage amounted to 1854 1888, in
cludlng money for Costa Rica. The
total silver coinage was $15,476, $50. 30,
and the total base. S2.031, 1879.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Alabama Mineral Outout.

Birmingam, Ala Especially Score
tary j. b Gibson, of the Commercial
Club has secured statements Of the
mineral production Of Alabama for the
present year which estimate the pro-
duction Of coal, coke, ore and pig iron
as follows: Coal, 100000 tons; coke,
2,l50, 600 tons; iron ore, 100000 tons;
pig iron production, 1,192,000 tons.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Ignatlus DOnneIly DeaS.

Minneapolis (SpeciaD. 1gpatius
Oonnelly, who for thirty-five years has
been prominent in local and national
politics and in literature, was taken
suddenly i'll at the home of his father
n-law, Barton Hanson, and died about
midnight. He was in his SEVENTEEN
ear. Mr.. Donnelly was formerly in
congress and later achieved almost
worldwide celebrity by writing book
n support of the theory that Lord
Bacon was the real author of Shakes
,eare's plays.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
cnnlnln Howrate Is Free.

Albany, N. Y. (SpeciaD Captain
Howgate, who was sentenced to the AL
bany Penitentiary for eight years in
1895 by the United States Courts for
forgery committed while at the head of
the Weather Bureau, was released
from the Albany prison and left at
once for Washington, where he will
make his home with his daughter.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Lollee and eugar Mnr rnds.

Toledo iSpeciaD Reports are cur
rent that the coffee and sugar war.
which has waged so long and bitterly
between the ArbuclSle and Havemeyer
interests, is nearing an end. It Is un.
derstood that with an UNDERSTANDING
with and the assent OF the Arbuckles.
the Woolson people will order an ad-
vance of one-half cent per pound on
their roasted product.
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and heavy caliber pieces galore. Tnel2
weight, the length of barrel, the rifling
and particularly the sights and wind
gauges are all made from his own data.
The stocks are inlaid with gold, usually
his family. coat of arms or hunting
scene of pointers and settlers af1elds
When stationed in the mother country
RortugaD he did considerable shooting
with the queens herself a rcivver shot, and
a. number of the foreign. ambassadors at
Lisbon. Several photographs showing
him on his Arabian charger Kermek
which he secured from the royal stud
and imported into Portugal, and others
in which Senior Brasil Is seen shooting
at small stones or glass balls @tnEoHH
into the air by some OF the imperial party
in the palace gardens have. been mounted
for 5 stereopticon views. One In particular
shows the object In the air the instant
the bullet shattered it. and the smoke
of the rifle too. Senior Brasil uses
smokeless powder now, and. often loads
his own cartridges for any delicate work.
Among his galaxy of firearms is neat
cane gun. Barrel and handle look ex-
actiy like an ordinary walking stick, but
wooden plug ferrule may be withdrawn
lnstanter and lever drawn In the angle
OF the handle; quick as wink hammer
springs up and cartridge falls into
pace When he was a student at col
lege Senior Brasil used to mystify the.
ma ttyes as he walked along, books in
hand, by suddently dropping bird or
squirrel hundred yards away apparently
alter merely pointing his black cane at.
the objects.
Another cario is a fve-chambered poek-
ct revolver, with barrel just an inch
long The whole affair is more compact
. short stemmed briar pipe. and yet
ne says It is very accurate up to several
hundred feet. Still another firearm is a
&c uble- barelled, one barrel rified. the
other not, and SO light and well balanced
that the owner handles It with one hand,
i as Il e were pistol
e brace OF duelling pistols. an elephant
gun OF very heavy caliber for shooting
explosive bullets, air rifles and divers
other pieces repose IN the HANDSOME pi,.sh
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BOTH: YOUR DOPE KILLED HIn.

this is good practice, firing down at sucn
an angle as this" IN
+ The shot was fired from a second-story
window at sn angle Of about forty-fve
degrees and the object was about twenty
five feet distant ,4sE.- p u
This is merely a little toy gun with
which amuse the children sometimes
It is not SO very accurate" deprecatingly,
but perhaps I can show you another
thing that conveys better my meaning.
There is a something, an intangible rap
port, that the true n1arksnan must have.
Then he cannot fail. Here, I Will wave
this rife about SO (describirg with the
barrel circles about foot In diameier)
and when you give the command I will
shoot. - - -
"Go-snap!" went the command and the
explosion simultaneously tt seemed. The
! missile spent straight to the mark, a
small matchsafe across the room.
.:You see. one must shoot at the precise
psycho!ogic instant or the bullet viii go
sstray.s'
1t seemed as Il the shooter had not
timed at all, ana some one said so.
..Oh, well, hat Is not always neces-
sary,''s retored the minister, Laughing
"I'll hold the rife in one hand, waist
high, and see IL cannot put another bull
let through the aperture made by that
other one. - Presto, ne had reloaded,
cooked and fred the rifle in a. trice and
the second bullet had followed the first. 81
The archer does not aim, he knows the
power OF his bow and the trajectory of
his arrow. He and his Instrument are en-
rapport and the shaft pierces the bulls
eye. So it should Re to-day with modern
weapons
Then he whirled the rife under his leg
and put another bullet through the
tiny matchbox. Leaning over and look
ing through his legs, with his head almost
en- the floor. Senior Brasil fired once more
and unerringly
Bah, that is all theatrical he said
"let us not discuss it. But would you an
sit down over there and let me place this
other side OF the matchbox on top of
your head. Therei The head little
more to the ledt Now vii put a bullet
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through the head Of The little man pic
tured on the box
81 Walking off few PAGES the minister
drew bead and fired 81,
''Oh. but5syou moved ever so little
lac murmured. ''Y es. Voluntarily. of
course, but still I fancyzsWe did not miss
the mark altogether.
STOPPING down, he picked the box off
the floor and pointed smilingiy to the
hole through the neck of the man.
Shall we try again? Perhaps the next
one will GO straighter.
Mo- CALCULATED the William Tell
subject. "The er-neek# was straight
enough. Very good shot indeed.
Perhaps you would be kind enough
to hold this card and let me see if
cannot split it., turning to another
gentleman in the pa:ty.f..I viii fire al
your command, M'sieuf..a,
Ping! Again the aim swas true, and
the thin card was sliced Is If by knife
blade Again, holding small hand
mirror in his hand, the minister hit his
buHseye with. the certittlde and accur-
racy of clock ticking off the seconds.
Distinguishing a lighted match and ex-
ploding a cartridge half embedded in a
board Immediately behind it was still an
j.. other diversion. .,.sf6ss@
Yet more wonderful was the simul--
taneous shooting of two sparrows, fifty
or sixty feet apart as they pecked at:
little mounds of grain. Sighting first
one pistol and, them the other, the
marksman, standing midway between
che two birds, shot both at the same
instant. - E ~
:. He never uses shotgun in hunting.
believing bullets are more humane +" A
bullet kills instantanepusly," he said,
while shot scatter and maim.''
Senior Brasil is fond of partridge
shooting and invariably Uses one of the
several guns made forE him by Galand,
the celebrated ParisianS lubricant of
fancy firearms. He prefers rifle al
ways, but he has shotguns and light
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tax the credulity of any one not there tc
observe Senior BrasiPs dexterty and &C.

tax the credulity of any one not there to
observe Senior Brasil's dexterity and ac-
curacy.
One afternoon recently, when his secre-
taries had assisted the minister to dis
patch the business affairs of the embassy,
and left their chief free to enjoy an hours
solace In his library, Senior Brasil talked
in an entertaining strain on sportsman!
ship and shooting. He went over to an
oaken gun case, and, selecting first one
piece and then another to illustrate the
point under discussion, he began a series
Of performances wonderful to behold.
lit has always seemed peculiar to me-
he remarked, that most men stand fac,
Ing their antagonist full front. Bob Acres
had the right idea in presenting the least;
possible surface to the opponent. More
over, when one stands firmly with the
feet a little apart, the toes pointed out
and the head turned well to the left, his
poisc Is steadier.- Again, If the palm OF
the left hand is spread and the gun we'll
balanced on the outstretched hand, there
is much less tension than III the usual
mode of holding the piece. ~ r EHs.s
Most men pull the trigger with the in
dex finger Of the dsengaged hand II you
will try the second finger you will find it
gives better control and enables one to
further steady the aim with the thumb
and index finger -. =
Then the speaker threw open a window
and said: (which blade of grass shall 7
cut? As some one looked incredulous,
the minister smiled in return and added:
Perhaps you cannot distinguish one from
another, try. this" and he tossed a shot
smaller than a French pee, on bit of
sidewalk n@the yard. AS the shot rolled
along in the sunshine until it nestled in
some inequality in the pavement; he re-
sunned: '.NoW, I'll fire when you say
'Fire!"5 .#@~-% 49, 3. 80 T., -4.-,,. r. :
Pliak!S snapped the little rifle and the
tiny shot popped IF to one side. Senior
Brasil smiled. 'sIn the summer it is more
amusing to clip the wings off a fly, out
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lined cabinet that just matches the book
cases in the big library. Every variety
Of American sfirearm may, be found In
this collection air triggers, hamnerless
guns and WHAT :not--and yet this does not
comprise all of his assortment.
The Brazilian minister's brothers are ali
good shots. but neither his nor their tall
ent in this direction is Inherited, for his
rather was not conspicuous for his abil-
lty as marksman.- On the extensive
paternal ranch not very far from Rio
Senior Brasil learned to ride and shoot
and, finding he had considerable aptitude
in gunnery. he practiced ardently.@ At
school and college he divided his time
between the classics and castridges To
day his library and his guncase are his
especial delight. English, French Span
ish and Portuguese classics line the walls
Of the big granite home Of the Brazil
ian embassy; Bryce's American Com
monwealth,' Fiske's histories, Whately's
logic and all the familiar standard works,
too, bear evidence of his acquaintance.
U Perhaps the most. astonishing. feat of
dexterity he performs with frye matches
without the aid Of gun. He calls it his
gun carriage demonstration It is a.
sort of fancy billiard SHOT exhibition, ana
merely shows the marvellous delicacy OF
touch that will come from long pract &C.
1t is usually done across the width of a
dining, room table. .1.... i
: The >gnn carriage is made Of three
matches laid III the form OF q letter II,
with the foot of the II parallel to the
tables edge. A fourth match is laid over
the cross-bar of the "gun CARRIAGE like
the barrel OF a cannon resting on its
trunnions, with the butt end Of the ma tch
projecting a quarter OF an inch beyond
the edge Of the table and the head point.
ing to the opposite side. Across the Ia
BILE fifth match is stood up on end in
saltseller. Taking an ordinary dinner
knife the minister bends the blade back
like the spring OF a catacult, and strikes
the gun sharply on the butt. 1t flies
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a diplomats Astonishing ,1aranansn

! In Senior F. de Assis Brasil. envoy
extraordinary and minister pfenitotenti-
airy to the United States, the republic Of
Brazil boasts nc. only one Of the most
astute diplomats at Washington but also
an amateur marksman of unparalleled
skill. Few indeed at the national capital
know Of his remarkable feats with the
rifle and the revolver, for the Brazilian
minister is very 10th to discuss aught but
the affairs Of his Office, and then only
when circumstances make 1t proper for
him to raise the veil Of statesmanlike re-
serve. Yet the intimates who are hidden
to his hospitable home, III Connecticut
avenEs. have witnessed feats that would!
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IRON AND FEATHERS.
How Negro Changed His Il~n
Abe ut Their. Respective Weights.

SeEfO Changed His Idea
Abe ut Their. Respective Weights.
at en-" This statement was positively ad,s-s.
70 Yesterday by Jerry Talbot of No. 1914
North. 1s Ninth street To-day he wouis doubt
ICES aeeiare himself differently. Yesterday he
5-nent OF dropping pound of lead and pound
OF feathers on his toes. to determine their
r isaI weights He used iron instead OF
tine. He is now at the city hospital with con-
ous,5as On his right foot that wiz require
Jerry is teamster. and yester.,ay IL
loading q lot OF scrap iron upon his conoev.
ance at Eighth and Biddle streets. A. friend
q ms happened by and engaged him in con-
PROBABLY the iron witch Jerry was.
ne ndling suggested the theme but at aays
rate lieir talk ranged into an argument as.
u the Weisas o. -asious substances.
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STORY sBY.UNCIE pHINEAs.

HeAattn8 to q Btbu1Ous Mans Christ.
mas Experience.
Why, yes, Horace, your Uncle Phineas
will tell you a Christmas story.
Once upon time a cerain man OF
bibulous endencies, having spent the
greater part Of the night IN hilarious com.
munion with sundry genial companions
and numerous cups of sack, returned te
his abode at about 3 O'clock on Christmas
morning with a wabbly walk and woe.
fully distorted vision. and beheld, ranged
in a neat row along the south wall Of his
room, thirty ssht consecutive pairs Of
slippers, all exactly alike In appearance
and all seemingly of the same size.
" Great Geesar's Shost-I mean grear
Caesars ghost.' CALCULATED the man, fol
he was considerably astonished Some,
thing is radically wrong in this immediate
vicinity! Either am nightly and mon.
sumentalIy intoxicated and seeing slippers
by the score where only one pair exists
or else am the popular young pastor OF
a fashionable church and have forgotten
about it. In either event must corlfes IS
that it is exceedingly unpretty of me. tt
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