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the heather priests. 1t consists in causing
people to walk barefooted and unprotected
over the heated stones unharmed, not even
the skin being blistered. 1t is rarely per-
formed nowadays, but was recently wit
messed by all the white residents of the
place. as well as the French officers who
were present to see the ceremony. Fire
walking at the feasts, alleged to be by the
power of protecting spirits. is still frequent
ly practiced in New Zealand.'
Much has been said and written Of fire
walking, and many theories have been ad-
vanced as to how 1t is done, but SO far
there has been no satisfactory explanation
offered. There is no doubt but that the
feat has been done. and Is still being done
among the natives of the Tahitian Islands,
In South India, and other places. and it Of
fers an entertaining task to scientists In
the unraveling OF the mystery. The weird
ness of the incantations the ignorance and
superstition Of the performers and the
miraculous wonder Of the feat surround the
performance with a strangeness and mys-
terry that stand out in the lucid atmosphere
OF the nineteenth century, battling and in
explicable.
Papa TIA is now preparing for the ordeal
The coming event has aroused the people
of Hawaii to an intense pitch Of interest
Papa tia claims that his preparations are
very simple, SO far as physical training is
concerned. His troubles are as to arrange
ments for his oven.
Evening star., 1901-01-14
TAHITIAN FIRE WALKERS.
One of Them in Hoso1ulu to Perform
the seeminGg Miracle.

One of Them in HoaoIulu TO ferform
the seeminEg Miracle.
49,. ~, p.c,ac Comznereiai- Advertiser.
The kabunas of Hawaii may look well ~
t.si, laurels. to see that their honors be
not snatched from them. for from Tahiti.
ocross the sea, has come an aged sorcerer
with a new kind or magic, and yet not new.
for the mystic secret Of Papa tia has been
handed down to him from his fathers. 1t
ia secret, Papa Ita says, that was wrest-
ed from nature hundreds Of years ago by
his ancestors, ana which has been held
sacred by his forefathsrs through the cy-
c,es of time, to be given from father to son
as a precious heritage, through an honored
line Of the chosen rev
Papa TIA is the last OF the chosen few,
and he Ia bartering the secret for the price
of his daily pottage. This is how 1t hap
nans that the old man, bent under his
weight of three score years. and Drowned
to q tcn-fold browner tinge than the day
he was horn by the suns Of sixty Tahitian
summers. will defy the elements and set
aside the laws of nature In public exhibi-
tion for the benefit of Honolulu citizens
some time during the coming week.
How II is DONE or what the secret of it's
accomplishment, no one has ever been able
to saw. but reliable authorities state that
there is nothing of the fake element about
the performance 1t Is an undeniable fact
that the fire walkers do their walk on fire,
and II by other means than the power
given them through the spirits which they
| summon with their ti-Ieaf wands. people
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who do what they cali fence railing.
This consists of locating and robbing a
naiser Ii .ns In seme out-ef-the-way coun.
try. try place place o Where victim. Of this kind
will visit his hoJs at night and ram
the door In with Z fenee rail or post, and.
after gaining entrance. Agn.te huge cotton
waste torches saturated with oil, making
the victim and his family believe the house
is on fire, and when they appear they are
caught, bound, tortured and compelled to
reveal the hiding place of their money and
In their operations the "Yeggs" are usu-
ally masked, and prefer to commit rob-
berries In towns where shere is little police
protection.
Too Many for the Marshal.
In a New Jersey town about a year ago
a band of "Yeggs'' bent on robbing the
| post Office sought the rtown marshal, re-
quested nights lodging at the town lock-
| up, and on being shown thereto bound the
| marshal and locked him up, after which
they burglarized the post office and es-
capped.
Very rare are John Yeggmen" known by
| their correct names. They use cognomens
given by others or adopted by themselves
! If n member is a blonde and a native OF
| Wisconsin he may be called Wisconsin
| Whitley" lf he were from Canada anG
| dairy complexioned he would be cailec
Canada Blockey.'
ooi'ic VI thc plpIillIeh IeSSiHei W..
| have operated and some of whom are stll
operating there are Frisco Slim" "Michi,
| gan Red" The Rambler Denver Har-
ry," Topeka joe" Warren Patty" Ma
con TIP" Meridian joe" "Slivers," Walt
ham Jimmy Chi Chicago Jack" Bal
dy," The Frog Wheeling, Red Biz
| Frank GAINESVILLE Tommy" 'Zanesvillt
shorty" "Olean Flyer" "squench,' ID. c
District of Columbia) Dutch" N;
New York; SLIM ohio Fatty "Ohie
Shorty" Shenandoah Red" Shenandoah
Danny" Pa. Pennsylvania) shorty,
.'Beiar Bob" Yorker Dick" New YORK
Whitley" Chicago Irish.' Mass. CMassa,
chusetts) Dick" Sleepy john" '"Torontt
Jimmy" Syracuse Shorty" THE Turk
,"Dago Frank Brownie" Oakland sam
| my ALTON Whitley Montreal Connie
and many others. rI
| In conclusion, Detective Pinkerton ex-
plains how the men prepare their explo-
sives, and says they commit comparatively
few robberies during the summer months
| when windows are open and when thes
| would attract too much attention. during
| the last four five years about seventy
| banks in Kansas. Nebraska and missouri
| have been burglar!Zed. All but two or these
| burglaric, have been committed by "IegS'
men,.
Evening star., 1901-01-14
DOG AND GOAT FIGHT.
Canine Injured So Much His Owner
Had to Kill Him.

Canine Injured So Much His Owner
Had to XIII Him.
From the New York Sun.
A fine st, Bernard dog belonging to Jas
McCann Of Stony road had a fight to q
finish with billy goat yesterday afternoon
on the dumps, in full view of lot of skat-
ers on the river. The goat was browsing
among the rubbish on the dumping ground
when the dog came across 1t. Billy resent
ed the manner in which the dog shifted
around him and poising himself on his hind
feet he butted the dog in the ribs. sending
him to the ground. This aroused the fight
ing blood of the dog and he charged upon
the goat, but again recoiled from the but
ting he got. The dog then changed his tao
tics He made a spring intended to carry
him over the goats horns, but Billy saw
him coming and instead of rising on his
hind legs he planted his four legs firmly
and lowered his head When the dog made
the leap he went further than he expected
to. for Billy raised his head and catching
the dog underneath he threw the big ami
NAL clear over his body, at the same time
goring him badly.
The ST. Bernard dog was game and, al
though he yelped with pain, he returned to
the attack. Billy stood stock STILL The
dog did not spring again. but he charged on
the goat again and again, but always with
the same result and each time receiving a
new wound from Billy's horns. 1t was
one-sided contest all the way through. The
sides of the dog were torn terribly. big
crowd of skaters tried to separate them,
but this was impossible until the dog was
hardly able to stand. Some Of the men got
long poles and tried to chase on the goat
while others dragged the dog away. Billy
charged the interferers several times. AZ
ter the dog had been reduced to a state of
but stood near him, with legs firmly pant
ed and head lowered, as II inviting his ad-
versary to come on. Finally the men drove
the goat of and he scampered away over
the Dumps apparently unhurt. The dog
was taken home to his owner, who had to
kill him to put him out of pain.
Evening star., 1901-01-14
OF Fine Clothing
t IN at No One
Should Miss.
Heavyweight Overcoats and Suits
for These Chilly Days Will
Be Sold by the Hundred
Every Day.

Every garment is marked with the sale price.
Any garment bought thst, when taken home,
proves unsatisfactory can be returned.
Mems First-class Doube-breasted Sack Suits in
25 different patterns, all sizes from "a to ~
sold all town for sl2; all ask is s4.45 If
you will find these suits not cheap and you
fully refued t the money See See she Chldrens snd
Boys Mackintoshes at s13S and those for men
We offer Mems Heavy Wooden Suits, worth $40.
for SO. .95; Mems Cheviot Suits. black, brown
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Mems Genuine Covert Cloth OvercOats. worth SIG,
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When we tell YOU that will sell fashionable
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Evening star., 1901-01-14
COMMODORE HENDERSON'S DEATH.
End of Long and Eventful NaEai
Career,

Career.
| Commodore Alexander Henderson. chief
engineer in the navy, retired. died at MS
| home In Yonkers, N. V, Saturday night IN
| his sixty-ninth year.
Commodore Henderson was born in
| Washington. D. c., July 12 1882. He was
| the son of the late Col. Thomas Henderson,
| United States army, and the grandson oi
Commodore Thomas Truxton. United States
navy He entered the navy as third
assistant engineer in February. 1851. He
was in Commodore Perry's fleet. which Vis-
tied the orient in 1922. and opened UP
Japan to intercourse with western civlllza-
ton He served in the Mediterranean III
1861, and took part in the famous Para-
quay expedition in 1888.
He again served in the Mediterranean IN
1853 and 1860 and in 1851 though a N1r-
ginan, of one of The Oldest southern 1alnl-
lies, with many of his relatives In the
confederate service he returned 10 the
United States and served in the northern
feet throughout the civil war. he was
in most Of the bombardments undertaken
by the Atlantic blocka6ing squadron, AMI
while serving on the James river, parfici-
pated in the siege of Petersburg and the
capture of Richmond. Afterward he was
successfully the feet engineer of the Ash
attic and of the European stations
In 1852 when the building Of the new
navy was about to begin Mr.. Hender-
son made the engineering head OF
the naval advisory. boaEp anu the engines
Of the first vessels of the new navy were
designed by him and built under his su-
pervision When the work Of the advisory
board was finished In 1889 he became CHIEF
engineer of the Boston navy yard, and
filled that office until shortly before his
retirement with the rank Of commodore In
July. 1894
The day after his retirement from active
service he went into business as treasurer
of the Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing
Company. Later he organized and con-
Quoted steamship company, running
line of vessels on the coast of Maine. He
lived for three years in New York city, un-
til 1897, when he took up his permanent
residence in Yonkers.
When the Spanish war broke out he vol
unteered his services, and again returned
to active duty, serving until the close of
the war as fleet engineer of the auxiliary
navy.
He leaves widow and five children. One
of his brothers was an army officer, and
one was an officer in the navy One of his
sisters married General Eastman, United
States army, and another was the wife of
the late Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven.
United States navy; Rear Admiral Henry
L. Howison, now residing in YonkerS, an
| Col j. " D. Middleton, United States
| army are his brothers-in-law, and his
three sons and his son-in-law, William H.
Stayton all served in the navy during the
| Spanish-American war.
The funeral services will be held in ST.
Pauls Church, Yonkers.
Evening star., 1901-01-14
Dress as Mechanics.

Although many times in possession Of
considerable funds as a result Of burglary,
the average ''Yeggman" makes very few
changes in his personal appearance or at
tire. preferring to remain dressed, he
usually Is, like mechanic or laboring
man in working clothes, or a poor man out
of work, thereby preventing comment and
avoiding suspicion and detection. In this
respect they differ from the old-time bur-
glars, who after a successful burglary
lived on the fat of the land. and usually
dressed in the height of fashion. The
'Yeggman'' is not as a rule frequenter
of resorts known to be frequented by pro-
fessional criminals. and In the cities he
visits or stays in he rarely associates with
local thieves or men Of criminal repute
There is a remarkable loyalty to each
other among these "Yeggmen" Dastardly
murders, many bank and safe burglaries
and other crimes have been committed by
them, and large amounts have been Of
fered as rewards for information, but the
"Yeggmen'' as a rule are not looking to
make money this way, and but few come
forward with information about their as
sociates for a money consideration, and it
is but rarely that one becomes a state
witness
There is one set Of these tramp thieves
Evening star., 1901-01-14

Colds That "Eang Ons E'erAiStcntly
are readily cured By BAKERS Capsules of God
Liver OIL. dos, SOC. 100 for 4100. Druggists q
b. mall J. G. BAKER CO., Philadelphia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-23
IN THE CITY COURT.

l George Mooney the young man who was arrested by Detective Daily in Hartford last week on the charge of | burglarizing the store of c. E. Sparks, 269 Congress avenue, on the night of March IS, was arraigred in the city court yesterday morning. After a hearing he was bound over to the s,l- perior court.
 Judgment was suspended in the case of John J. King, who was held for va grancy.
 The case of Thomas J. Cosgrove, held for a breach of the peace, was contin- ued until to-morrow. st A nolle was entered in the case of Dominick Scofette. charged with breach of the peace.
 Arthur Grimes, arrested for vagran- cy, was held until to-day.
 Charles M. Brooks, alias Sanford, alias King, was arrested Sunday for drunkenness. Yesterday his case was continued until to-day.
 George A. Young, colored man ar rested for drunkenness and breach of the peace, asked for continuance un- til to-day for the purpose of securing witnesses. The request was granted and bonds placed at $50.
 Ella Young, charged with drunken ness and lascivious carriage, and Will liam J. Conway, charged with lascivi- ous carriage, were both held until to- day for trial.
 William l.. Smith and Maude Smith. each held for lascivious carriage, set tied their eases by paying a fine of $5 and costs each.
 Samuel Fishnan, charged with breach of the peace, was held until tomorrow for trial.
 Edward J. Holleran, charged with drunkenness, had his case continued until to-day.
 Edward L. Riggs, held for drunken ness, was sentenced to ten days in jail. John F. Hopkins, held on the same charge, was fined S2 and costs.
 William Marlowe was fined $1 and costs for drunkenness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-23
polps Wonderland Theater.

A jolly bill of variety novelties play ed to big house at Polls last night, with the Four Collins in acrobatic, whirlwind and kinetoscope dances at the head of the bill. This act is Euro- pean novelty and is certainly a sensa- tion in which some sensationally dlff1- cult work is done by two men and two women. Buoman and Adele are a capable hit in their sketch 'The Door Key" which is Q funny bit of dialogue with capital spocialties and rouslng flush
 Florence Bindley. the clever come dlenne and musical artist, presented a chic act that took the house. It Is full of life and Miss Bindley's songs, instru- mental playing and dancing keep it bright all the time. Oscar P. Sisson, Esther Wallace and company in My Wife's Presents" and Clemart, the ven trlioquist, were also among the hits. Hugher and Ariger, in travesty comedy, Belle Stewart McCabe and Emmett, the VItagraph with an exclusive set of south African scenes, also a picture of Mrs. Nation smashing a Kansas saloon complete the bill.
 Prices: Matinee, 10c and 2Oc; evening, loc' zoc ana S0c; ladies at matinee, 1Oc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-23
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Iryperion Theater.

| It is well to bear in mind that when Mansfield appears here at the Hyper ion on Friday night, April 27, in King
 Henry V, that the curtain will rise at 7:45 o'clock. This means that the tab leau curtains will part at this hour
 punctually and disclose Rulnor as Cho-
 rus, and that the overture will have
 been ended before this hour. To expe-
 dite the handling of the stage settings
 in Henry V MT. Mansfield brings a
 specially expert stage corps of twenty
 three worlmen. The final curtain will
 fall on the grand tableau of the be-
 trothed of King Harry and Princess
 Kate, surrounded by the royal courts of France and England in the cathedral of Troyes, at few minutes after Il o'clock. Much of the original text was cut by MT. Mansfield in making the act ing version though he has not. touched a line of the delightful comedy in which the play abounds. Except for the in- spring battles and sieges and process sions, Henry V is practically all com. edy. The king, Harry or Hal, as his chums called him, if not fellow with the best king" was ''the best king of good fellows" The sale of seats and boxes is now open. Prices $2, $1.50, $1, 75c soc. Not more than ten seats sold to one person.
 The White Rats of America will pre- sent brilliant array of talent at the Hyperion on Saturday matinee and night, April 27. James J. Corbett heads the list. He will be seen for the first time here in his new act which has made such hit everywhere. The re- mainder of the company includes the three Powers brothers, Gordon and Madden. Mazuz and Mozet, Miss Violet Dale, Hendrix and Prescott. Spencer Kelley, Almont and Dumont, Frank and Don. Seats on sale Wednesday. Prices: Bargain matinee, 25c and 5Oc; night, 25c, S5c, soc, 75c, s1. ea9
 Joseph Jefferson, the dean Of the nual spring tour in Rip Van Wrinkle" "The Rivals" "The Cricket on the Hearth" and Lend Me Five Shrill- ings." MT Jefferson is veteran in dramatic art and stands at the head of the dramatic profession, He has been accorded that position for two seasons for his long artistic career and respect for his private character. Mr. Jefferson will be seen in New Ha- ven in The Rivals" April 30J Seats on sale Thursday, s15O, $1, 75c, soc.
 Maude Adams in L'Anglon comes to the Hyperion on Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and ?.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-23
BALL PLAYERS OUT.

New Haven Team Loosen Up for the First Time This Season. l The New Haven baseball team were out yesterday and the first ioint-loosen- ing contest of the season took place.
 The players who reported were Man. ager Canavan, Ashe, Vollendorph, Lu- chia, Speistnan, Decker, Bone Pagan and few ambitious amateurs. Vol lendorph and Steve Ashe served up a few shoots and things to the other players and each man took a turn at batting, which lasted fifteen or twenty minutes.
 All the men showed up in good form and the chances are that the best team that has represented New Haven since the days of old when the Howard ave- nue grounds were used, will be here this year. The new blood will be just what is wanted on the team and with all the men in good shape there is nothing to fear. The cranks turned out in good shape yesterday, to the tune of three or four hundred and they were loyal fans too.
 The men took things rather easy yes terdav for fear of throwing out their arms. They ran a few bases and did light throwing and the work each day will be harder and there will be more of it. There will be practice each morn- ing and afternoon.
 Fitzmaurice, Cusiclz and one or two other players will report to-day or to- morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-23
ST. GEORGES BANQUET.

Sons of St. George Will Dine Together
 in Honor of the Day at Stewart s
 Cafe To- Night
 The annual St. Georges day banquet held under the auspices of the Sons of St. George will be held this evening at Stewards cafe on Chapel street, when the members of the societies. their lady friends and others will done together. A splendid after programme has been ar ranged and several well known speak, CTS will take part in the evenings pro- ceedings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-23
DOESN'T LIKE VERDICT.

Tn the common pleas court yesterday afternoon. before Judge Hubbard, At torneys Hamilton and Stoddard, for the plaintiff and the defendant, respective ly, argued Q motion to set aside the verdict in the case of Margaret Hennes- sey vs. the eMtropolitan Life Insurance company.
 In this case the defendant corpora tion refused to pay the plaintiff an in surance of $500 on the life of her son James.
 The risk was accepted by the com pany, but it was claimed by the latter at the time of the young mans death that there was history of consump- tion in the family which had been con- cealed from the defendant.
 A jury before Judge Hubbard recent ly rendered verdict for S5S250 against the life insurance company. The case may go to the supreme court