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r~c,r>rrn ~, ufFcn,>r D,,p
said to H,,s lett i'uern Mnli"n' ni' "nl'
R-sul,r Visitor , nirhrr

rNr ~a,1'o - Ce.ry' Irsu.'. '.'Wnn 90"
'al -t.~. man. WI i.ei - ~ h"w" Nn.t
U..a. bridgeport. Conn ." sunday - ~a'l
., h, N.r'. sl'p" IrI H' owned .s' -
-'1res throughout 'N" country. from whl'h be"
r.re.y-l dai.v remittance II" Wa Is v"nt'
,Ii and nu~ uI tar ".."n'r' character" ~
bridgeport where h" l''"i ~. v'nIlF H- :
hermit u.nu,y regular caller vu- % barber
wiz ,-it-i liu every Iay and Received a
hg annual -aIur, shaving do" tea mlu.
Jaw Ut NIr Gilman old friends foo tins .I'v
went up =. see him OCCASIONALLY. hut o." 'ti
nothing % a., with hi, urlshhur- hr vac
a nII-Aer NLin..t .hAaron
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WHO SAD 81
Little Ha,i. Tor the Rumor That ihrs" would
lie Trouble ON the ~ u. 1 system

pt hl''p'' WV Nv
Though III. mmor which prompted ths
Police Department % hold the reserve force
on duty on sunday nigh, In anticipation ~ IL
strike on N. BROOKLYN Rapid Transit system
proved falsa. the on cials Of the company
are preparing f1r possible trouble. The
compauv id not take u serious view OF a
threatened -trihe among tho yardmen. cou-
piers aud other uuurliorm"i employees IN
a., various de.ut@u AGAINST the order Requiring
them - wear uniforms - khabl , ll
Norman & forg u.ou. Nicc-Irc-,i"ut ~
Local $3.50 II a." Amrr lean Federation u
Labor. rrplcscl 'lnS IA" bJtde" employees,
said we have NO it"d Of striking and how
the ulnor that there would he u strike urigI-
mated | Do not know The questions III
volNed have not vet been decided and 10
action Will hc taken Nv the men uutll We knuw
how We stand Al "" have asked President
Nus-it-r to do II ~ CIV" u" men III" passes
over thc bridge ,q-t " " = had thrm under L'
nausgotueut 81 the rI", u'ru road h'iul" tie
rapII transit COMPANY took hold ot tho n.
That ~ oar main grlcvunu" : m"uu- 10
cont a dav les, 1" ih" im"n wac nav irfnl"r
on, ~ 10 .ymrNthctir strike on the elevated
81 surface roads
sons" Bridsr omiinNrc1 sn'd that matter,
irtcA rtt,l,, howrVer Gcucrul Manager
! { Hrackruridg" ot the. hI"9Nlyn RAPID
Transit tumpAuy said ha had been among
NAf NAl'NA N.NA HN's
iishiv lmproharl" I, il possible. he said.
"tLnt a etrik may occur IA spit" 81 Trrgusun'S
statement II II do,-. | t"li"N" It Will hc
between 5 and ~o',luoh IN the mo INNS W"
dli not ask the police ~ protect the ca =
- We it'd NOT mink II u"C"ssatv aud do not
think 1t u,sos,tr NOW II WAS very KIND
az them Ia tliuk Of u
Nj R~rackrruidsn said that TIA" Nridgo
cmplovccs could rido free on their uulioTm~.
IN. pass system. having been abused. thu
monthly passes w,ie withdrawn Most Of
the men went home and came 70 th"ir work
~ their uniforms any way L was told. 3"
Mr. Rrsck ruridgr said. TINT SON" vt tho
men leave their uniforms on At tho bridge
depot and put On ulaIu CLOTHES cry few
az them 40 So. however nearly all make
the change at home They don't need passes
when thry do So We don't anticipate any
interruption To- franc even If III" men should
strike
Regarding The kick of "a" unuuiformed men
about wearing khnkI uniforms, Mr. hrackeu-
ridge said. About forty. Of them are am
riovrd altogether and II they struck no ono
would know ~ II II would nof cause a iur.
This uniform L. simly n suit ~ ~ovoralls
The men can ride ire" on II, The unit orms
haNs not hc"u ordered vet. and the order
probably wont - into effect hrior" ,pril
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-05
lnurt calendars This na,.

App,ll,,. pl,l.ou suprsm- Count. Nos >. y. 4.
- w. 10. ~, -. -. T. 10. H. ~.
ca S ,aes"r called a, i'sn' II" raTrni. IA Taf,o
matter. LAT, H. ClcNt Motions. pcmurici
So IS" Preferred Cs"T;, NGf fSS i5i. ii,s
iiiiSsS. 10, it,sS,.' ~ !, cas- iua'rS; nS% ta,t';
from r "a! il AK y, cs,s " ""sai,.:% a.,
= I,Ei a." ~ .g"'lls'm Ts'l. Gss.
SD. $500. o4rN. 7iN,. g5N:. paaS. Oopo. ma. Gsn7'
e:9s. g;S ~ =, ~. SGss%S, S ssta ;yS, ~, go; go,
hiiN. OIssl, SEA 49,, NAIi. No71 GNIr ;Nno, W.,
osns, aasS. 7Nr1 Nts 500, slps, :sl:. pIs. loN
rom FAX int III lsHH Ca"'s ""dn'>HcG. ,,SS,s,
from iIstt - ,Ie,' " ,">c rnln,Nhed. 'a>'s
7"es. I'M. loo! %%@' slae nv, .lgio, :II,,s AN,
now raj Nui. rat,.N Ca,c lunn,rci 60
i i'a@ t az Nv e" H. , jais .T to cls,,, Sc ,.,
Sajrasa,e, c@uHH ]cI,mHcr, v',"n c,lTe,r
Az E" Z 1'"i n A''',Ni ! iN''sslo'E I'd 'G ,gl"'p "i 4 W w.
= eorss T. H'ri. il at .oAN 80 ls,p. Nj
oi ~ sen, i]aorr,r, st lu" >M
~ 'onrt Ip'r! term ,'g' "geuS at 10 \ Y
Ni." 5i,7 t,i,.5 il,,.,%Y a." rs!,a ',,::ss, ~: "a, i3'5,a':
D?p, llsI islN aD 1897. ne lIpi iaa. ~. il7nl =.
~, 'n' tira, No, :Sac ,,5,. 600. s.oi ss,ai.
pu,. !Hle .."l eaol SnNS ga ls"l .no' :!sN.
%%n so,, Hfooii ':.s, ,p S"si ,an -. -" Ia M
,lrnr No, IaaN ana. laus 1pig l1S,. MSS.
Tn9! sc5S ss;s : FAM, go si5 ssssiii' 81 :si, ,,s,.i
erh soIC. ;oal. :oa3 .s,; 200 lnrt " ,'crl
Adbrru'd uutl Monday, March o.. 1907
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PATERSON STRIkFS IOOR SFRIOi y.
weavers a. Three Mare Silk Wills Quit work
-ISO s.ir,s Out al one Nni.

PATERSON, March The Viewers ON
uloyod hv the Nnlrdon Velvet Company wont
on STRIKE thls morning hcoau," tho COMPANY
refused ,o chang" th"m from week work TO
piece work Their" an" $50 wcnvrrs In ne
mill. nll Young girls They a." making $3.50
i.r week and drmHud tina, they hr paid 10y
piece work A. the rate 81 - 80 per piece, witch
would ruHhl" them e. max" about o. per
week
Smother strike occurred Tits morning at
the mill of O,uuuur HruthrIs, WhiCh t. "A
small p.uLt Tia" W,tNrr~ asked Tor an
advance tgyr"guiing % yer cent The fTu
offered Hu increase 81 - p"r cent which
wu~ rejected
The woav'rS employed at the will 81 Frank
4 bugHu dlI not upiair at IN" mia this mutn-
lul according to the agreement rou'hcd ld-'
Friday evening lhi- makes four strike. IA
the rIlk industry Iu tbs 'itN now under way
The iuuItA sat \ \ VI Levy r. uIl
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MISSIONS 10 WAIVE INDEH>ITi
rnsii.h Correspondent az PeLin SAYS Th"'
Have decided to bo 50.

SIecfli care l'ipdNh 10 n w.
LONDON, March "a despatch - tho
Norn,no Post from Pckiu SAYS that tho China
Inland and IA" north China Anglican Ms
slon- refuse to acc"p, any indemnity for losses
incurred 10y them and the American mis-
-lonary soclctins decline To- accept Indemnity
for murdered missionaries, III" correspond
snt, rcnarkins upon IA" generosity 81 this
attitude. and tho probability Of itS fHvorahIv
imprcsslng tho missionary supporters In
Great Britain and tho United states, de-
olare> that. never'hclcs1 N" Chinese ara
incapable Of understanding II
Under m arrangement with the Chinese
p,aCs Commissioner tho MISSIONS have al
ready collected considerable money FROM
Villages mud oNlcials II may he that they
hnvo waived any share In tho general tn
dcnnity claim to b" presented uv the HuwctS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-05
Wv WITNESS o,I>N hI>>fm
Comptroller, implo'rr who van Attack the
Dentists Amt.

N--I-iHr' l~u-tJ.'t Ntturu"' osborne SAYS
that 90" hu, i"uui u man, "mpl","d m the
,pu,IipirT- u'l,r. Who Wa lu CutupauN
Natl ur k,uupu. on the i"TTNbuit that l'ii
NrV Nurh at 80 : VI fur Clifton, = ! on
the morning ,l AUG IA isnN hcrrcdN'~
Hlhi ~ hU- -"cuud trial on ~" ohHtg" ui muir
d"rIug Dolly k"N uuii- War basod on tie t"~tl.
Wuuh e Icr-uHr vhu sad that thov s,v him
leave ~ ~ Gcorg" tie totTN buHt del drtius
tram New luth ri l.gS 4 NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-05
nr,vr Ios, 10 uaR>tuIEs
strtl. Of the Dock isborsr. Dn'es shipp,ns
From That Port

special IIa' DspGIch % AZ Sun
N,RssILLts. March THE strise OF the
dock labor-rs Is causing immense financial
losses TO the port. Many vessels haV" been
unable to discharge their carsoes here and
have gone TO other PLACES several steam
ship companies have stopped issuing tickets
wa Msrscilles.
The Government has arranged to use
despatch boat. tor the natl service To various
point. i such action should become ueces-
suTN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-05
HI>nor H|ri,>,, HuI r'RK
where Gsm.. ~" {" Ne PLACED 60" sandal
Queer 'rrrm"n, at Ha'hnt

rHeIid4 # stf tNal'.t' % ~
UAv,>,. March 4 court tor th~ spanish
l.. strr l1. been soma. -t@I here at q cost
Of ratr|y sDn.OOO teen Wood ami the hshag
OF Havana we're present az 70 private opening
~ the court. Vh.ch was blessed bv the Ris shop.
several games we're played by basque pro
i~esslonAls
IAe court Is one u the finest In the world
u 1. O. metz LONE by ~ wid- Games VIII
be played eyerv SUNDAY
III said that this saus vii compete se"n'y
With baseball. though the latter i, very popI-
lar here
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Uu Rogers. en- to rairhs,en Iibr.r,

INEHtyLN. Mass. March .-Henry II
Rogers vt Now York hE presented o. a. =
N,illcout Library tho wntcr works Of thi'
town The Nu'cr works plant Il valued a.
from 500. uun To- ti!5, Upu, ana yields a. annual
income ot about 5000 The NiIrer'
! IhrRrv WRs given to the town Ot fRIrhHvol
In January. lsU7, by the children ~ Mr. Nrgefs
I'm memory of their sister. MillicrntG Rossrs.
who diced IN laIthaNcn during IN" summer
,f $50
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Tie National Exposition Of ,hll1rrn'> Noik.
watch O. n"tnT held tt - lt-t sixteenth street
ht- decided 90 extend the time 81 it, ~ hihIt
iwp W""h- Sow exhibit, ut great Interest
az" received almost dtIlN mud "a" crowds
~ visitor UUC far Gres'"r than was sNpaCtrd
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AiHN>N. Na'ou ! count ~ NpH. g.sr'At
fuf Iutsdhy. NAtth ? Nos u, II. ~ g., ~, 81,
SsO ana i.h,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-05

Mr. Eus'rln had been IN Europa near ly
q wear. aud had h~cn IA moot, ot thar um",
About two MONTHS ago hls death was or
I"lueau-IV reported Ur wa lu the Noplvn
importing hl,iur-- here with several Of hS
brothers one IT hi hiuthor- ~ Harry !
Iu,tc,u. publisher ut the prc. Ile was
nm MAlLNEl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-05
CB<RfF> YINSTHIN ms ~ PARIS.
Was In the wooil.n Importins Rasines Here
-u.d Ne~u III >~sIiy - Nesr.

Sp,tMI an. I,.iNfc' 70 TuE syn
PANS. March MI Charles E.nst"in 4
New York dicd here yesterday q: Brlghts
disease
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~DrrHt~ sun O~I''- -
1901. 1900. 1901 lpul 1900 J
"a ~ So a. q y A. a.
l.N ~ 49, ~. y T. A. g.
a. ~ ~ /. Mid 81" -

vASUIN,,TuN IuRr,ASr iuW 10 "N 49,
v~u.NpRNoN
10Y New England. rain turning ~ snow "f''
colder. W.ud, h,cpniug northeast htNk ou ~ "N'
tat slTstr Nsr NU't, sGG'rT P'ru'y!r.7.
N,v Jussy, DsIGud's IHd Maryland. Wtri 'u''I''
70 ,rau' ana clIirt 10 dat nor',s5a tind' ''.''1''.
u1,'EtsH task u1 as cnId: fi' t. ,iot'rt
Iot The District ~ columbia, rain turning 81 snow
and colder D. day fresh H. bt'>s winds h'oFu'Hs
northwest islf H. morrow
Iut western Ncv YORK. occasional snovshrio '"'
to day. north winds h,cpmlng northwest uf,s %
lIyu ON The Lakes uccasunAI SHOWS To- ruffuR
The times., 1901-03-31
HORSES MORE VALUABLE.
Demands for Cavalry Services Cause
Rise In Prices.
(From The Kansas City Star.J

British competition has carried the price
of cavalry horses so high that the United
States Government must pay almost twice
as much for such animals as il did when
the war with Spain began. a war nOT would
compel the American Government to pay
prices for cavalry horses that are very
high or force a change in the cavalry
specifications
At Omaha. q few days ago. the army
qua rterIaaSter opened bids for furnishing
600 head Of cavalry horses for the United
States Army. The lowest bid was $40
head. IL was made by a Kansas city
trader J. D. Guyton, who has been sell
ing horses to the British army buyers
The duartermaster suspected that he was
not getting fair treatment. he had pdld
about $50 head for similar horses Oniy
about three years ago and he daty de-
Clined to award the contract TO any OF the
bidders.
He called FOR new bids but the trad
crS at the stock Yards say ne won gain
any advantage by doing so GuytOn has
the horses, but the English buyers want
them and they can be sold without a
material reduction in price
Horses suitable as cavalry mounts are
not as common as they might be ne
British made some slight changes IN their
specifications to include Western horses
but the trouble seems TO be that the Eng
lish have bought up the available cavalry
horses of the West y few years ago.
when horses went down in price, the
farmers quit raising so many. Some class
IS of horses went 50 low that q herd or
horses was sold a [ Norton, kan, once
at one cent a pound. many of them beng
young horses in fair condition. hut th9
demand for horses for export and the
drain made by the British buyers OF cav
airy horses have kept prices going up
ward.
The times., 1901-03-31
AN OLD PLATE INVENTOR.
4 Worker Under Daguerre still Liy-
ing iH st. Louis.
(From the Chicago Time>-Herald)

ttFOm the IhiCdeo u Iine>-ijtfditil
At the advanced age Of eighty-one years
there is now living in St. Louis man
who assisted in the launching Of one Of
the greatest inventions of the century
just ended.
His name is August Brassart, his pro-
fessiou that of silversmith. and it was he
who made the plate on which Daguerre,
the father of photography, made the
first successful photograph
Il learned my trade Of silversmith
from my father" said Mr. BrasSarI who.
though F'renchman by birth has been
a citizen of the United States since 1854,
''and worked in Paris under NJ Gaudayr
stIVersmith to King Louis Philippe.
''One day Louis Jacques Naude Da-
guerTe, painter and physician. who had
been attracting attention through his ef-
forts to produce pictures by sunlight.
came to see my master, in the hope Of
securing plate sufficiently compressed to
prevent the copper from drawing through.
Nj. (fauday cOntended that this was not
possible, but permitted me to make the
trial
BY exercise Of the greatest care I sue
ceeded in hammcring out a plate thor
oughly solid and Furnished ana entirely
free from perforatiOuS. Daguerre tested
the plate and found It thoroughly salts
factory, made his first photograph and
received 5000 francs year for disclos-
ing his secret process. in honor OF the
inventor the French academy called the
new pictures Daguerreotypes.
During his life Daguerre always rec
OgntZed my share in the discovery. and
once said TO me: Young man. we have
solved the problem together, and together
we will share the glory. We shall now
make without brush pictures which. for
ndeity to originals. the greatest painters
in France could not hope TO duplicate
This prediction has been realized and
] have lived to see photography develop
from modest beginnings into one of the
greatest of al factors for the dissemin-
alton of knowledge"
The times., 1901-03-31

some of them. not be worked too hard.
II is no unusual sight TO see gTizzied
veteran Of the throttle, oil can in hand,
face besrimed by dust or grease, standing
by the wheels Of the monster which is
putting. Talk, He talks to it as though he
were speaking To his own children, and
after having seen that every nut, bolt,
screw. and valve has been securely East
ened, pats its sheathed side and climbs into
the cab ready to begin the trip. There are
few engineers employed on road who
do not tremble when they have received
two close calls from death. To all Of the
old ones the third call means death.
Thousands of stories have been told of
accidents. but among the men Of this
class there cannot he obtained a story Of
an engineer having three close calls
and living; the third generally means the
end OF time for them.
a newspaper man ventured out To the
round house Of the Southern Railroad the
other day and began an inspection Of the
place. After having completed that in
spection the visitor walked up TO an old
engineer svIo was standing near with his
lunch can In his hand, and began con-
versation The old man was feeling in an
exceptionally good hiHHor and readily
consented 20 tell some tales OF the road.
When called upon to explain why nearly
all engineers we're rather apprehensive Of
third call" from death he said:
Now Just 10 explain, ! viii tell you
about a case that ] came very near know
ing something Of 1t is the first "calI'
] ever had. so consequently 1 don't feel as
nervous as if il had been the second one.
] was running a fast train between Wash
iustpn and Richmoud a good many years
ago, during the time that railroading was
q poor business. Thousands Of men were
idle all over the country, and. Of course
I, having just been appointed. was one
OF the first 20 be laid off ! went 10 diff
fsTent railroad places and asked for work
bat was fatty refused. Finally managed
70 hang on 10 job. carrying a new en-
giue out West. and everything was in fine
shape for the journey. At was while TAX
Ing that darnod thing whore she belong
cd that / had EE first call. and "a very
close one. TOO. IL was The road over
which we had to go was pretty hiily some
Of tic hils reminding me of mountains
straight mp and down. The night was "A
bad one foesy and windy when the wreck
] refer 10 happened. We were running
along smoothly- when / happened 10 see
some distance ahead. AS II II had pene-
truted the fog the red lights Of a freight
train Well. II was pretty ticklish busi-
ness FOR moment there, I'll tell you.
The times., 1901-03-31

/ knew there was no use of jumping. for
if | did my brains would be dashed cut
against the side of the road tlnally' as
a last resort, ] thought of praying, Dut
lust as / Was about TO drop on my knees,
/ saw my fireman jump. 1t nearly took
all the starch out of me to see his huge
form 90 hurting out of the side of the cab.
/ quickly jumped down shut the iirebOX
door and was just about to Chamber upon
the seat again, when there came dread
ful crash. | felt the engine going up first
and then down again. ! was tumbied
about pretty roughly, but, lucky ii was
for me, tn2t, being down near the fire.
box. l escaped the falling timbers. Final
" the roof OF the cab CaVed IN and IN
minute I knew ] was in there for sure,
unless some one could get me out. The
falling cab had mashed Ey legs and
had pretty bad cut on my head. said
the old man, pointing TO long seam
across his forehead, which 1 guess VIII
stay by me as long as / live. After lit
tie while everyt hing was still and / knew
all was over. / made an effort 20 crawl
out, but it was not any use. The cab
was jdmmed down tight over me. Even
now. when / think Of the tortuTes / suf-
fered during that short time, 1 sbudder.
Ii felt to me as if il took the rescuing
parties on the outside d month to get in
side Of that cab. Finally ! heard the duh
grating OF pick against the top. In
FEW minutes / saw the top raise little.
and / knew the boys were pulling it off,
having heard my cries for help
At last, ] saw ii huge piece of timber
phlieu Oh ana lnen saw one or the
rescuers, his Irish face drawn white at
the sight of me, with nay two crashed
legs doubled up In a heap on the floor Of
the cab. The poor fellow was actually
scared, and, at first, thought ] had been
crushed and was dead. ] soon woke him
from his stupor however, by giving "A
yell that ] know darn well could be heard
4 mile away and in a few minutes / was
carried out and placed in charge of a
physician.
We'll" continued ~ The cid engineer,
shifting his clay pipe to the other side
Of his mouth. that 5 my first and only
close call, but l ten you / don't know
how soon / may get the next. | reckon
I'm prepared, though" and, araspine his
auditors hand tightly. the old mal said
goodbye. and swung into his cab
The times., 1901-03-31
FAMOUS OLD TAvERNs.
london WinchoUses Ia Give Way to
improvements
lFrom ~ London Chron.olcI

From the London CHr0ucic.J
The phrase wines from the wood" is
said 10 have been coined by the gentle
man who, forgotten himself is perpetual
ed 1t Short 5, in -the Strand. This ia
nous wine house, founded in 1925. already
hears the thunder OF the county colIu-
two months. we learn, Il viii disappear
10 the eye. But the cellars Of short s.
are another matter These extend across
the strand TO the Somerset house and 10
a considerable distance In other direc-
tions. In their labyrinths an eighteenth
century employe is said to have lost his
way. and never to have been seen again.
And the tale goes that once a year, In
April, mysterious bells ring below. and
a moaning sound wanders among the i'm
memorial bins.
a new Shorts viii. of course. re-
place the old, and meanwhile attention
VIII doubtless be drawn to the career OF
the original Mr.. Short. He seem 10 have
been character as well as q good man
Of business. He would not serve his Gus
toners with more than one glass Of wine
a a visit. and attempts to obtain a second
glass by slipping out at one door and en-
tering in masquerade by another are said
to have been not worth making. Mr..
Short died rich and his successors have
borne other names. But Short $ Is
Short s. stili, and even Somerset House
VIII hardly seem the same uHtil il is
again faced by it's monosyliabic neighbOr.
Among the host Of public houses about
TO be demolished for the Strand improve
ment is one in Catherine Street which
bears the unique sign of the Two Spies.
OF course, IT Is a Bible sign. and refers
70 the lsraelites' invasion Of the Promised
Land. To judge from such signs the al
lance between beer and the Bible would
seem more ancient than the political con-
federacy between the publican and the
parson of these later days. There are
seven Adam and Ewes In London, and five
Noahs Arks, and, of course. connected
with that, fiye Olive Branches. There are
two Jacobs Wells. and one Jobs Castle.
and one Samson's Castle. Strangest of all
but not the least appropriate, Is Simon
the Tanner, in Long Lane. Bermondsey,
the seat Of the tanning industry IN South
London.