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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
Mr.. Vanderbilt START
THE OLD COMMODORE KEPT AN
INN AND HIS WIFE TENDED
BAR
LIFE IN A NEW JERSEY TOWN
While Conducting "a Hotel He Took
His First Lessons In tho
Field There Was for
u Railroad.

The marriage of young Vanderbilt
has set all the gossips of New Bruins
wick. N. J.. talking about the days when
one Of the millionaire's ancestors kept q
very good hotel on the Raritan river.
near that classic city, says the New York
Journal
1t was here that Commodore Wander
bilt, the great grandfather Of Alfred
Gwynne, who married Miss Elsie French,
was mine host Of the old Bellonia hotel.
The great grandson had a haf-milhon-
dollar wedding, His shrewd forebear
dealt whisky over the bar at 10 cents
q glass, and IN this way helped to make
his first thousand dollars and found the
colossal family fortune.
The old hotel is a New Brunswick land
mark now. Half the old liars and most
aged inhabitants in town will tell how
they drank with him, but rarely at his
expense, for that is not the way in which
fortunes are founded.
The hotel is now a tenement house. It
shows the wrinkles of age. Its ancient
glory is gone. It's only use, except as a.
tenement, is that it serves to point a
moral and adorn the tales OF the chin
whiskered fraternity who retail reminis-
eences to all corners.
But in the old days when the Wander
by and by ran It, the Bellonia hotel was
one of the most important
stopping places and one of the
best paying properties in the
passenger and freight sloops between
New Brunswick down the Raritan river
to the bay and thence to New York city,
landing at the battery every alternate
day.
A trip by sloop from New York to
Brunswick In those days was almost as
momentous an event as is jaunt to
Europe now. Mr.. Vanderbilt caught the
passengers going and coming and put
them up at his well appointed inn. TRAY
elers waited at the BellonIa for arriving
or departing boats or for the coach to
Philadelphia, stretching their legs before
a big log fire or drank hot toddy in the
barroom, mixed by the good wife Of the
original Vanderbilt, a buxom, homely
soul who knew how to brew a punch that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
OLD GAME OF AUTHORS
As Popular as Ever and Gotten Up
ArtfsticaIIy.


:, The clerk in the stationery store
brushed the pack of playing cards with
a stubby feather duster Have you
seen many, people playing authors recent
ly?' he asked.
"Authors?' echoed the visitor. mo
I haven't seen deck of authors for I'm
age. Why do you ask?''
The clerk looked at the cards reflect
lively. Il was Just wondering" he said,
what becomes of all we sell. We have
sold more packs of authors this year than
in any one season in decade.
Authors are now got up in really ar
tistic style The engraving. is superf1ne.
particularly the portraits of the writer's.
while the cards themselves are OF ex-
cellent quality. The high-grade paper
cards are heavy, glossy and gilt-edged
Still more expensive are the celluIoid
cards, some of which are highly orna-
mental and sell for as high as So a
pack. Here of late authors have been
ly they were the favorite pastime chiefly
of young people and strict churchmen
who, being debarred from the card games
of their more worldly brethren, yet cray
ing amusement of some kind fell back
on authors as a substitute for Jacks,
kings and ten spots. There are several
different kinds of authors on the market,
probably dozen all told. The standard
authors that were in vogue twenty years
ago are still in the ring, of course. but
the favorites with this latter-day gener-
alton are those to which the later writ
ers such as Kipling, Eugene Field and
Howells have been added These addi
lions increase the size OF the deck to
an appreciate extent, some of the later
packs containing twenty-five books, with
six cards to the book.
Zone of the finest decks of authors
we handle is the female Suffragist pack,
which contains the names of women and
their works only Another variety that
we have many calls for is the composers
pack. It's funny. It doesn't seem pos
sible that men and women who have
been Initiated into the mysteries of whist
poker and fantan will ever settle down
to u sober game of authors, yet how else
are you going to explain the unusual de-
mand?'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
'uld warm the heart of the weary

would warm the heart of the weary
guest.
Eloping couples sojourned under the
Handerbilt roof and statesmen Of the
burr and Hamilton type who loved the
cheer of the Bellonia.
IL was while conducting this hotel that
commodore Vanderbilt took his first les.
sons IN the field there was for a rail-
ROAD. He saw the demand for a. better
mode of travel than coach and sIoon
he mad taken the hotel by the advice Of
Wllnam Gibbons, president of the New
YORK and New Brunswick Freight com
pany. The hotel was built In 1903 ana
mas passed into the hands of the com
pany.
Before he became boniface he trede-
ed oysters for a living in the RarItar
bay He was noted for his skin and dar.
ing as an FISHERMAN
One stormy night in winter President
GIBBONS, Of the Transportation cornnanv
arrived at Perth Amboy and wanted RI
cross the Staten Island sound to Totten-
Vile None of the boatmen at Perth Ana
pog would consider an offer to row him
across until Vanderbilt was seen He
said that he would take the toh Tbe
sea In the sound was running high and
the trip was very dangerous. but botr,
men nnaIly landed in safety on the
Staten Island shore. AS It hapDened
Giooons had an appointment with a Iadv
among the fashionable Staten Isla n6a7:s
this night and he appreciated the braverry
OF young Vanderbilt in rowing him across
the dangerous waters in time not to dis
appoint the lady. and thereupon made
him the captain and part owner of
small oyster s1oop.
one successful season put young Van
derbht In control of a little capital and
Gibbons, who had always remained his
firm friend, advised him to assume the
management Of the Bellonfa hotel. which
was then in need of a manager.
Vanderbilt did this and began to make
money at once. His wife attended the
hotel and served the increasing trade
with good, welI-cooked food and entfcine
drinks, while Vanderbilt worked as can
tain on one of the freight boats of the
transportation company this position
too coming to him through Gibbons
patronage.
It was in 1875 that Vanderbilt assumed
charge of the Bellonia Hotel For MANY
years he conducted it, aided by his wife.
Then, with increasing good fortune, Mrs
Vanderbilt desired to change the hotel
quarters for private residence, and the
family moved to house a few hundred
yards north of the hotel. There they
lived for many years.
hast
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

The best way is GOOD enough Use the
Minneapolis and st. Louis to Omaha.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

rived. This party, as I know now, was
one of the parties surveying a route for
the Siberian railroad I explained my
troubles to them and the captain of the
party took the affair in hand This cap
tain was well educated and In all respects
a gentleman. He spoke a little English
When L told him l was an American, he
became very friendly. He said that some
Americans, and had also seen Gen. Grant.
When the mayor saw that Russian in
fiuence was on my side he Immediately
paid me the ten tiger skins and allow
ed all our party to depart In peace. We
left with the Russians for the Siberian
tart
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
Domestic Room.

cases of extra fine Dress Print full standard new
spring styles, worth &c. Df~
Special (l4-yard limit -. 1900. .. 800. O2G
200 pieces of 36inch Percale in light and dark 20
effects, fast colors, worth 1oc. Special. u
500 pieces of fine Zephyr Dress Cinghams, In neat
checks, stripes and plalds, all this seasons E1A
goods, good value at &c. Special. .......... O2V
Two cases of fine Teaseled Outing Flannel in checks
stripes and paids lengths from 2to 10 yards, r.
worth in the piece foc. Our special price only. OV
50 pieces of fine Cream White Shaker Elan A.
mel. Special (1o-yard limit ............... @#C
One case of 28-inch fast black Saeen. cashmere fin
ish, none better for &c. e.
Our special price only .......................W C
Special Offering fine tan-coIored Cotton BIan-
kets, full 1914, worth 521sc at the mill 9n@
Special mot more than pairs to each buyer - GDO
200 pieces of Fancy Art Denim, full 80 In. 4 la
wide, new spring patterns, worth l5c. Special HUC
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
Notion Department.

A few choice items to show why we do the largest
notion business in ST. Paul. AS the spring trade
on prices 60 down.
A loc Curling Iron for ..................5O
A Sc card Mourning Pins. ..............2O
Sc cabinet of assorted Hairpins 11lC
A Csc side supporter for....................1O c
packages Of Machine Needles for. ...-......5c
A good 7c Brush Binding ................3c
Our 1oc Waterproof Binding. ...........7c
Great bargains you will findoa our coun'ers If yot
visit this department tomorrow.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
AMERICANS POPULAR.
What Lord ClonmeI Says About Their
Appearance in ENGLAND.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-The Earl OF
Clonmel. who paid $4,000 for Frank
fort, the brother of Hamburg. at the
sale of the Bitter Root stock farm al
Madison Square sale said in an in
terview:
American blood in England is
most popular Just now. At the court
American women like the Duchess OF
Marlborough. Lady Randolph Church
i'll and Lady Curzon, vicereine of In
dia, are reigning favorites. In the
theatres American players are enjoy
ing great English popularity and
despite all present clouds anu differ
ences, there is no doubt the American
jockey has done great things on the
English turf. So. why not the Amer
lean horse?"
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
PORTO RIcAN LEGISLATURE.
It Adjourns After Fruitful Session of
Sixty DAYS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Governor
Allen. OF Porto Rico has reported by
cable to the State department that
the first legislative session ended last
night Both branches adjourned har-
moniousiy and with good feeling and
members from outside retired TO their
homes The session occupied so DAYS,
with two or three meetings each day
during the past three weeks. Some IS
bills and joint resolutions were enact
ed. among them one providing for
sriai by Jury.
Important tax laws on property and
for internal taxation, which it is
thought will supply ample revenues
for the next fiscal year, and other I'M
po-tant measures were enacted The
session is considered IS great CD
ject lesson in civil government to the
people.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS
OF MOTHERS lND TEACHERS
Invitation and Programs for : aonths
Patriotism. Religion. Physical
Education. Industrial Work.

The Mothers and Teachers
Club Of Honolulu invite you TO
attend the re1t meeting 10 De
held at Punahou Preparatory
School. al p m Friday. 18th
! good program is assured.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Suspected Gamesters Dismissed with a
Caution-Commjtte for Larceny

The police court contained no cases
yesterday morning of more than or
binary interest Several men. H. W.
Kinney, Kaaima, G. Harbottle, were
arrested for participating in a gam
bling game, but were dismissed with
some good advice by Judge Wilcox.
Charles larrick, H. SCHUYLER, Jim
mic Nichols and one, Maloney, were
given the usual fine of two dollars
and costs for drunkenness. Moanalua,
a native, was held to answer before
the May term of the Circuit Court for
larceny in the second degree. All Ho.
Chinese. will be .ried tomorrow for
petty larceny.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
Photograph TIE BABY.

Have you had a photo taken of baby /:
That's the question every mother is IN
verested in. Baby IS baby only once in a
,ifetiTe and what parent does not cherish
the memory OF his happy. care-free ways I:
Thu perhaps unkind fate has some
thing sinister in store for him, VINO
knows:
Have photo of baby by al means
and don't put il off.
King Bros make q speciality Of child
Photography at their new studio. 10
Hotel street
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

The foregoing is the invitation oi
the Mothers and Teachers Club Of
Honolulu. which is sent TO eligible
persons enclosed with the programs
OF meetings from January TO June
These are held at Punahou Prepare
tory School az ; p NJ Following are
the programs % come:
PATRIOTISM.
February IS. 1901.
1-"Star Spangled Banner" ..
Solo-Mrs. Annis Montague Turner.
observation-disclosures
2-How to Awaken Patriotism in
the foung
Rev VIM Morris Kincaid
3-"The Watch on the Rhine" $500.
Mrs. C. B. Cooper.
4-Portuguese National Hymn. $50.
5-Japanese National Hymn. $500.
6-French National Hymn. .....
Mrs. C. B. Cooper.
Hawaii Ponoi'' Led by Mr. King
kamehameha Boys.
s-"America" Led by Miss Yarrow
Audience.
RELIGION.
March IS, 1901.
Easter Carol
Mrs. A. H. Otis
2-How to bring Religion Into the
Lives Of Our Children:
Through Ia Music. Mary Dill
lingham Frear
Through CO. Story. Mary Ather-
ton Richards.
Through tcl Art. Miss Helene
Johnson
Through (d) Nature. Miss A. NJ.
Felker.
3-How to Present the Easter
Thought TO Children. ..
Miss Frances Lawrence.
4-Easter Story
Miss Claire H. Uecke.
Mrs. A. H. Otis.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
April 10, 1901.
Mary Atherton Richards.
2-Cult.vating Habits of Regularity
III SuiluTSu..
Mrs. Q. Thompson.
3-Violin Solo ..-.-..........
Miss Alice Woods.
floods for Children ....
DR.. Luella Cleveland.
INDUSTRIAL WORK..
May IS, 1901.
Song
Kindergarten Training Glass.
Work in the Home. -.
Mrs. Serene Bishop.
3-Industrial Work in the Kinder
Miss Mary Halves.
Work in the School. >.
Mr. John Waldron.
5-Induslrial Song
kindergarten Training Glass.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
Qualifications For a Cadet.
40 ,ha S.ocEton Cal Mail

from the Stocston- SdL, MAIL
II is announced tnat Delegate VIII
COX win appoint native Hawaiian as
a cadet at Nest Point BY the time
the unlucky kAnaka is exercised. !"
..eagled.- called out to fight six
footer OF the first class. drinks q bottle
of tobasco sauce. Is put through a few
Sammy races" does the regulation
amount Of -choo-chooing' and eats
eighty-hve prunes At one sitting. he
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

The will OF the late millionaire
packer and gTain-1saler. Philip D. Ar
mour. disposss OF an estate valued 81
$1,000. efe
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

The President has issued new Gre
dentizIs 70 Mr. Choare as ambassador
OF the United States TO Great Britain
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

Half a dozen people were injured
by the explosion OF gasoline lamp so
Salina, Kan, Feb list
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

Heavy snow blocades have been en-
co1nteTei by railroads running
through the state OF Maryland
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

The ball and chain for woman
tramps is Pennsylvania latest crime
prescription
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

Russia is said TO De negotiating Cor
three eastern provinces of China
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13

will begin 90 have some new ideas
about what il means TO be al Amer
lean citizen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
MORRIS PARK RACES.

Four favorites and a heavily backed
second choice won at Morris Park yester-
dav. much to the relief of the talent
and the 1000 spectators went home re-
joicing The events that chiefly aroused
interest were the Claremont Handicap
and the Van Nest selling stakes. For the
first named The Rhymer, with only 30
pounds up. was made favorite at TO l,
though King Lief was well played at
about the same price.
King Pepper was also well backed at
sfxes. The Rhymer got the best of a
poor start. but King Pepper quickly took
the lead and was never headed. The Van
Nest stakes looked 10 be easy for Sena-
tor Sullivan's Col Padden and he went
10 the post at 4 To 5. 'rhe favorite won
with little difficulty by "A length and a
half Summary:
First race. for 3-year-olds and over
selling, 9 furlongs-Petra H.. l01 q.
Daly), 10 5, won; Judge Wardell. l16
(Burns). Q to 2, second: Robert Metcalf
los (slack), 30 TO l. third. Time l;lei9.
Second race, for 2-year-olds, 5 furlongs--
Laodice. 107 CDangman), To :, won; Red
Damsel. 107 OLandry). 10 ]. second; Car
roll D., 100 (Mlesl, 10 l. third. Time
lO0is.
Third race. Van Nest. selling race. for
S-yesr-olds and over. 6ia furlongs--Col.
Psdden. 105 (Bullman), 4 TO s. won: AMI
mostly, % (Brennan). 10 to /, second;
Brandysmash, 10 (OConnor), to ,,
third. Time 1:22i2.
Fourth race, Withers mile-Lanceman.
100 (Dangman). TO !. won: Seminole, 100
tSpith), TO |, second; All Saints, %
(Force), 20 TO ], third Time 1:43ia.
Fifth race, Claremont handicap. 3-year-
ods and upward .6is furlongs-- King Pep
per. 102 (Rutterl. IA IN l. won: The RhV-
mer 80 81. Daly), 3 to 1. second Belle
of Lexington, 100 (Smith), 10 TO !. third.
Time l:22l.
Sixth race, 3-Near-olds and upwards. /
mile and "A furlong- Raffaello. III NIlt-
cheln, To 3. won: Lstson, 1O2 (Shaw),
II TO 10, second: First Whip lis CT
Burnsl. 10 /, third. Time 81
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
YALE LOSES TWO STARS.

IL was authoritatively announced last
evening that neither Capt Fincke nor
Dixon Boardman OF the Yale track team
will euter the incollegiate games ON May
- aud 25
Both Of these athletes, who have been
regarded as sure point winners for the
blue have been warned by their physi-
clans that serious injuries would proba
bly, follow any attempt ON their part to
run in the incollegiate meeting.
This news dsshes Nalo's hopes FOR
about Il or - points. but still Mike
Murphy says his team will win.
Murphy declared last night that Yale
will have little better than an even chance
against Harvard. lie does not fear the
Quakers.
Nh will depend upon Clapp the blues
young hurdler. who haG had malarial
fever, and e. not vet well. II Clapp can
nick up somc points IN tho ittf-rii~---A1r-
phy Is satisfied that his team can win the
games ETc counts upon the strength OF
the blues men in tho weigh. event.
upon Sprakcr in the high Jump. Har-
grave I'm the sprints. and Teel and Gay
in the two-miie run 90 win the majority
OF Ysles points.
Murphy predicted the result OF the
yaic-Harvard games. and his prediction
for tho intercollegiate meet will cheer
up dropping hopes OF the Ella
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
IS BADLY HURT.
Alleged Assault on Aged Arabian
Woman Son Arrested.

Sadah Ashway, an Arabian woman. q
years old. is at the Rhode Island hospital
in "A serious condition, as the result OF an
alleged assault on the part of her son,
George Ashway. who is under arrest.
According 10 the story told by the po-
lice shortly before o'clock last even
ing, Officer +. T. Johnson OF the Fourth
station heard cries of distress apparently
coming from the house number il6 West
Exchange street He with Officer Charles
McSoley, went into the house, and there
an unpleasant sight met their eyes
Lying on the floor was an old woman
IN an unconscious condition. with the
blood flowing from her nose. In the same
room was the woman's daughter. Amelia.
about % years old, who was crying Justify
for help. saying that her brother had
killed his mother, and that she was afraid
he would next attempt To- assault her
The son, George, was also i'm the room.
and ne was at once put under arrest and
Lieut.. Rankin and Sergt. Gilmartin
went to the house The woman. Amelia.
then denied knowing anything about an
assault. much less that her brother took
part in one.
She then said that her mother was In
jured by falling on the floor. IL seems
that instead OF going for q physician, as
she was instructed. Amelia went 10 the
home Of an Arabian on Atwelfs avenue
as soon as her brother bad been taken
away.
What advice she received the police do
not know, but the woman had evidently
changed her story completely.
The police saw that the injured woman
was taken To the hospital, and are now
engaged in working on the case, but
are greatly Handicapped by the fact that
those directly connected with the case
now refuse 20 say anything.
This morning Mrs. Ashway was still
unconscious and the hospital authorities
consider her condition 20 be very serious
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
WITH S6,O00,O0O.
ManViIIs Company Incorporated
Under New Jersey Laws.

The Manvile company of this state
was incorpora ted, under the laws of New
Jersey, at Trenton, yesterday, the incor-
pors tors being Charles IA. Merriman.
Charles Warren Lippitt and Henry ).
Lippitt Of Providence and George Duren
of Newark. The company IL empowered
To manufacture cotton, wcolen, linen and
silk goods Two million OF the s6.o0O0oO
capital is preferred stock, with per cent
cumulative dividend.
Mr. Norman said that the affairs OF
the company We're not yet In a condition
to warrant further publicity than tina
which was contained In the information
forwarded from Trenton
He admitted there was a consolidation
OF interests and on being questioned
whether the Silver Spring bleachery WI
connected with the absorption. denied this
aud further stated that the transaction
involved the consolidation of the Man
Vile company and the Social Manufacture
ing company and no others.
The Manville company is capitalized at
81 000,0 000, with Henry H. Lippitt an agent
and treasurer. The Social Manufacturing
company was Incorporated In 1904 with
a capital stock OF 81 100000.
The president is Charles Warren Iltp-
pitt, the treasurer. Charles III. Merrfman.
and the agent Is Henry +. Lippnt.
Charles IL. Merriman. Jr., Is assistant
treasurer ana assistant agent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
GOLF AT WANMAMO

The event scheduled at the Wanna
moisett Golf cluo, yesterday. was la
dies qualifying found for the Mrs j.
Herbert Foster trophy. The results were
as follows:
Mollie Brownell beat Frances Low, 3
UP and 10 play; Anna Stott beat Ruth
Ely, up and 20 play; ISuise Hunt beat
Alice Pcckham, ! up ana TO play. Ruth
Mather beat Miss Burt, up and to
play.