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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-03
VENEZUELA MUST PAY HER DEBTS.
Attitude of United states i'm the Ger
man-yenezueIua Affair.

Washington, December 3L-Secretar!
Hays view as TO the proposed German
progremme. in Venezuela was comTnuni-
Gated TO the German government n. ths
shape OF a written memorandum Thi~
supplemented verbal exchanges tha'
had taken place in Washington between
Ambassador Won Hoiieben and Presi
dent Roosevelt, directly. anf between
the ambassador and Secretary Hay at
greater length.
!. The state department Y6sitiveiy de
elines to make public the inemoranduH
of It's substance. but 1t il pointed ou'
again that the basis of the Unitec
States representations Is to be ioose1
for IN the utterances OF Presid -n'
Roosevelt in his annual message &c
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TO EXTERMlNaTe HIS FAMILY
ATTEAPT At WHOLESALE MURDER Bf
AN INSANE NAN.
.tantIy killing M. Lady Clerk. He
Ru.h-. TO M. Rr.Idenee. here he
XIII. his Fiyc-lczr-old Son and
ters.

Turner's Falls. Mass. December IL
Louis Bitter. i jeweler o. this place to-
day shot five persons. two % whom. HE
clerk. Miss Ira Columbe. and Biizers
5-ye1r-old son. are dead His o;h,i
victims were his wife Christina, and
his two daughters Annie. about IS years
OF age. and Carrie. = years old. II Is
thought they Will not die. There IS evil
denSe that II was Bitzer's purpose TO
take his own life. but his prompt ar
rest apparently prevented him from
carrying out his purpose. lie is about
81 years OF age.
From l note left IL his store BY Bit
ger, II appears.that rhile ne was clean
ing a revolver the weapon was dis
charged accidentally and the bullet hit
Miss CoIumbe in The head. killing hei
Instantly Overcome by the situation,
Bitter apparently rushed 10 his home
hatless and Wild with excitement and
hegan the work OF exterminating his
family.
The little boy. Ill in bed with the
measles. was shot and killed. The l6-
year old daughter. Annie. was wounded
through the left hand and in the ear
The 12-vear old daughter Carrie was
shot through the neck. Mrs. Bitter was
hit in tho face. the bullet passing
| through the nose.
The sounds OF the shots brought
| neighoors 10 the house, and Bitter wa:
| arrested.
! The police believe that Bitter Is IN
sane. The note which they found in hi
! story after the affair was almost an In
| coherent tumble Of words.
After telling Of the shooting OF Mis-
Columbe Bitter wrote that he had dc
termined to 20 to his home and end III
| lives of his wife and children and HI
i own. He asked that at his funeral IN
| hymn }'Nearer, My God. 10 Tnce' b
sung He wished that his propert
should be given to his brother and
4 his aged mother. and ended the lette
w:lh an expression TO the effect IN;
God would not blame a man for dom
what he had done. Substantially II
same story was told by Bitter after b
arrest
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Hon. John H. .SsaaIl aas re-introduced
a bill for a Survey sof an inland water.
wGv from Norfolk narbor to Beaufort
inlet for a depthk of rs feet. Senator
Simmons is pleased with the idea and
VIII lend all aid possioie 20 the measure
The measure for the srrvey was passed
by the last house ut<fniIed o. passage
Cfpker and some o<ner pecple could
net eerve Admiral ScEleS aSworse turn
the, by talking Of hin, A. e &desnQcratic
oar4 date for the presidency. Admiral
Srh does not went IA be:1onnjnated.
: Gruensboro Patriot
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THE ELECTION N CUBA.
Decidedly Oncsided I'm Santiago.
= Light Vote I'm Havana.

Santiago de Cuba. December 9Th"
elections passed of today without nG
table incident in the district The ra-
rionalist was the only ticket in the field
and consequently Il was elected. N"rv
few votes were cast in this city and 1T
tie interest in the proceeding vas no
parent The day was unusually cold
and rainy.
Havana. December 3l-Electlon re-
turns have not yet been received here
The indications promise a light vot"
The partisans Of General Bartoiom'
Maso IN Havana did not vote.
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WssE4nEtua. prrrrntxg 1--'Tas
treasury - lu > caa1i;tsa >. sfuerAzs-
Piled strength" sa.l s~srvtAEy 0zEs To-
lAY Whsn asked to fsshz hFssay he
treasury s+tuatIaH 80 Eh~ rtaE~ = ths
year.
only month 2Ep in Fu9 annual Sc
port - couETc-z. ] E these cga-
d.tl1uz- Th~ figures for the lAss Tnaaga
have made bat hi,le change Tot the
calendar year Wc show receipts - ex+
cess os he ordinary eHprn4ttsTvs
aInounlluE ~oaudly - Il1g sea nes ssrs
an excess might have resulted In Ezr1-
Gus embarrassment had rot the de-
uartmcnI been able ~ means % this
/ surplus 30 reduce the pub!3c debt Ia
I large amounts s!nrc Aprtl lat last the
( treasury has redeemed and Cancelled
/ United States bonds 10 the par value
/ ~ E5S7It7O which have been applied
/ 20 the sinking fund and the Ais'sn. -.
1 mcut resulting tHege!guu vas fs-.@.s.-
/ s95. The available cash IN hand 10
I therefore only about Ioeooo 90 larger
than the amount held a year ako.
Comparing The situation - IL IN 20 ;
day with Aurll !. 1897. the result IN most
gratifying. ON the latter day the
treasury held money Of al kinds 20 the
amount of ga. s72 oc3 Including tleo.-
o0o. 90 as "a gold reserve. leaving. there
torc $3.50 oo0.ono rs a cash balance To-
iav IN money OF all siner thu treasury
holds y2ss. .sss. 900 and II We deduct ihs
$50. cgC coo now held a. gold reserve
the balance stands at tIss Gao 90 or "a
! coo 90 lees than II vas April I. tssT. II
wil. be seen therefore that n substantial
equilibrium has been maintained.
. There has been a very material In
: crease sn the volume of money in rlrcu.
. la;!on since March !. 1887. as we'll as ID
: the amoun; per capita. The volume @!
money on that date outside iae treas
) 1ry was 81. .s55. .esS. So and the amount
per capita was 1914 on the FIRST al
= December last the amount of rnonc,
= outside the treasury vas 8. 20 20 -
and the amount per capita wza s1s-5s
= The increase in amount therefore. va
i5sL56i257 and the increase Der cariti
Was s. %.
The amount Of gold cois, ard Eol
certificates IN circulation INCREASE
from 1853 SEQ si5 on March ifss7. Q
tsi4. .20).oss on December l. 1911. Ever
other kind of money I'm circulation |
=, greater IT, amount now than ~ -. o
March !. 1881 with the single sxceptio
of the tressury notes Of the act OF Jsf
- I+. 1880. The amount of these In elrcu
iation December / 1901. Vas only go
;. dI2s22 az against sssslsszi on Marc
+, /. 1897. This reducroa In T.
= grows out of the natarzl oEsra
the ac; OF July Tf. 1850. and The =
=. March IL 1901
= The increase 81 thr assoans CO q
tlonal bank notes ia FfrcaIk top dssrfH
- he TSsrIo5s 81 question Sas Ez-Ixzz =
/ + This incrsase = anaInfT Ast1fbused
"a the act o. March is. is1a"
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Roo.ereIt Down. Another omcial.

Nashville. Tenn. December 3l.-Pres
ident Roosevelt has formally demanded
the resignation Of David a Num-. col.
lector. of internal revenue for the Fifth
district of Tennessee. Alleged violation
of civil service regulations in the dis.
charge of clerk is said TO be tho
charge. Colonel Num- has gone to
washington -
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. DIs.srEors .rcn rsarr
nrok~. "p D., Ttzhs Ia whf~n
Thr~e f'~rvar. aye kas~s.

Augusta. o.. JnruaFy Tires p~e>
Ole Ns~c kfFi~ss I'D tao ssonnf~4 tasf
niEht At Robbins. +. g. la axhs xaleA
'-esaTre6 during = party Tsxsa "A L.
residence ~ Iesse Griffin. Tsse sayfte
inants 30 tA< azht ss,s sstite teo1s
and @-sH knoxH n st.iz part ~ a
.nuntg.
The dead are eseorx4 DuaAer. asr=
t'anbsr and Fisteher Eennssf. ~
~sn'fndef are Mira Cesrse pankew szsli]
AFstsar Dunbar.
-'watcs. farfv ~As kssxr.- 81 ~
s.-.saeucs- ~ Jszze fsrs<I1sas.4 Eissr1zr -
ssssnInE HsIiiant caaau Deezfsse ssssszt srzs<
y + sGlacsts- Eoao later lefr-fas housot
ifser bis des. attire tie eseersxI w.s
taken M BY Fsesrhsr sFszzr<sz< an4
rrrrhs drew bis psasnA cr1<Hn ths,
fost. tntsgssrve4 laiEsax 11pkaf ! pistol
frsgn nsFa FIeesiler Esaeets- xssad snzy1
sesze1 abe wszson asa sehox GeU
lfanoar. kaIfsn< sisu tssfantsx TIE isf
tsF,s. son. Ha n.y. esxse - tse eefezz}
hst erss siszu .Iixs - Eenecfx ssss
o. ssal err sfxs seIe@1 laAk
nghf - zspae<f
The sh654 - : - t<<xsnerzI -
nstt received : sexfSsa zl1ok s<s1.el
WDe.Ear ssas abr
/ % . fsssslz yfoau.1
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Atlanta. Ca, December 31.-Dispatches
from yarious points in Alabama and
GeOrgfa Indicate that the rivers which
did so much damage Sunday and Mon
day have fallen.
At West Point, Ga, it IS believed the
orsst OF the flood has passed. The bod
les Of three people drowned there sun
day were found today.
Il columbus, Ga. the waters of the
Chatfahoochee have fallen nearly hVa
feet,
The Atlanta and West Point railroad,
xChich is the connecting link between
N. Southern and the Louisville and
NASHVILLE systems, is .opea only as fa'
asILaGrange. Ga. thirty miles nortn OF
west Point. 1t is thought the road Will
be open to the Alabama line ~ evening
fFreezing temperature was reporte!
this morning to the Florida line Wlth
1eavv frost in the northern and central
portions of that state.
/ Montgomery, Ala. December 31.-The
alabama river is rising at the rate OF
leven inches an hour. The crest OF
tho flood is not expected until tomorrow
AL traffic of the Atlanta and West
|po;n+ railroad has heen annuliel since
sunday. The Louisville and NasfVlile
has succeeded in resuming reguial SER
vice
Dome G.. December 31.-The fooi-in
tho Coosa river reached its helSn AT
noon today and the gauge recornins
+,ven+v-two feet. The high water has
caused considerable damage 10 prop r.
~ in this city. The rural nlais "'Ne
mot left Rome in two days fiF'A''G
oar service. is practically suspenofd-
AsbavilIe. Y. c., December Sl.A-The
eoo5 situation is greatly tmproNen TO-
,5av and with the exception OF trains OF
tho Murphy division of the Soi'h tn
+raffic has been resumed Trains IRON
the west which have been water ooU'io
for several days came through -
-Nontpomery. Ala. December a Al
Iassaa where the great dam OF u
MONTGOMERY Water Company is locate
is still cut off from all communieAi'oi' 'oi'
rho Tallapoosa river. which seoara'e
:, from Montgomery. is raging 'oi
rent anu All GlLOA - ~
have failed. Reports from the Ter
below the dam indicate that muci' Nv
stock was drowned. There was no io4
to crops as they had been sa'he'e'
Ono of the state farms was in the P''
of the flood and the superintendent r.
norts that many hogs and cattle Wet
drowned. The branch line OF ram ,' ua
connecting Tallassee with the mann III,
of the Western Railroad of Alabama
washed out and trains are not rin.i'i''
Fire and Flood IN Ric"Hi"'"
Richmond, Va, December Sl--r i'''
fir. and general excitement maae =
Richmond's position today The wal,
in James river rose 2s15 feet. "''n'
four feet of the level of the great 'resi
et OF 1877. Lower Main street anu
great part of Fulton. the extreme eas
ern section of the city. were n'soos' :.
When the freshet was near its heisn
fire caused by the waters corlihs :,
contact with lime. broke out IN !. = =
plant of Warner Moore & Co.s4nii'e'
and feed supply, men.
aThe property is situated on 'ne
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-03
THE NATIONS FINANCES
Their Prosperous Condition Pointed
Out by Secretary of the
Treasury Gage

81 orriiaary Ttp~aatfar~. hy ttaas-
t-re. .s-sa. sE thI. >ss. sT=- -o~ssa- -s-es ~sS
Dt.sar.-a "a n~ttraas .sv~r.@eat
nsHa,-Tr~a.ars Hatsass Aesss
~asn~ a. ga ARru 4. I~9T-asssr
an str~aiatlsa ns~ o~sF as=a.ez-as-
U1o .r~atsr Thaa Thsa. asa sac
ser 'aptta Iaer~a.~a Irsas sz1-tA
Hank Notes.
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Newport News Va. JPanuary -
Frank Butter a white saIcon x@ectr. to-
nIght killed Joseph Hughes. negro.
by firing two loads Of shot from =
double barreIed gun TITO bis sfesr
Butler had ordered Hughes ouf r
rYtace and the negro Called BuflsN
nsras Thfs I@ tfle shIrd xhoSs
here Ia the last week
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-03
JAMES WILCOX'S TRIAL
BEFORE MAGISTRATES COURT POST.
P0NE6 Ar HIS REQUEST.

The Cfuzen's Committee Will Prt-
sent Evidence Tending TO show Hi.
Gus1f-sentfnent Against Him st4i
Very strong-The Talk OF LynchinE
Ceased-The Burial OF Nellie Crop
seq I'm Brooklyn
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Sa sheBzaaas )

<rfF of -. - ssr
y VI! TIE Ira1 -
(Lsan 4Nsfe..atz &c i hs<
Sfh- nardx 81 rc<1
b<s<e ssrfsssfeN
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Mail Ter Texas and Mexico Sent
Aroued By st. Louis-TweIEe Mail
Pouches and Twenty-Five Sacks
Lost I'm the Railway Accident Near
LynchburR-Host of the Rivers
Falling -iore Accounts OF Damage
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08

zard knocked out its power and left its
mechanical equipment helpless 10 print
the paper. And through II all. the men
who made the paper had the satisfaction
of possessing an extraordinary mtasure
of public confidence in their efforts TO
succeed and far reaching popular sentf-
ment that the community needed just
tious TO be.
And on this auspicious day, in this
new home, possessed of a model equip
ment for turning out their product, i
fancy that the workers in The News are
In position TO cordially appreciate how
those splendid old children of Israel felt
when they discovered the Promised Land
stretched away before their eyes. theirs
TO come, theirs to have and 10 hold
DAN I'll LOW
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08

dead boy.
May add one little fact, not connected
with Sandringham, but speaking volumes
for the gentle nature OF England's queen.
She was shown through criminal mu-
scum, and countless methods-scieatihc
and legal-were explained for detection
and punishment Of crime. 1T Is ell very
clever" said the kindly royal lady. but
II the world was as anxious To discover
and reward the good men as II II 10 pun
ish the bad. what pleasant place II
would bei"-Psarson,s Magazine fer May.
make her life easier for the sake OF her
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
DIRECTORS.

Jack carried them for me-my boy.
ma'am"
And where Is he now7"
Jack2 he's dead. oh. he's dead" the
old woman cried wildly.
The princess. without a word. hurried
on. drawing her veil over her face 10 hide
her tears. A few days later a neat little
cart and stout donkey were brought TO
the old carriers door She now travels
with them 10 and fro making a com.
Portable living. and has never been told
the rank OF the friend who has tried to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
WILLIAM BLAKELY.
CHARLES A. RUSSELL

the lanes, she met an old woman weeping
bitterly and tottering under load of
packages.
On inquiry Il appeared she was car
rier. and made her living by shopping
and doing errands in the market town for
the country people.
But the weight Is too heavy at your
age" said the princess.
Yes. you're right. ma am; I'll have 10
give IL up, and IL / give IL up I'll starve.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
STORIES OF OLD TIME
NEWS CATERERS.

A great many thing sahev happened
In this town and great many things
have happened TO this newspaper since
John Langdon Heaton and his wife, Eliza
Putnam Heaton. issued the first number
OF The News.
To be sure, that was only something
more than a decade ago. But IL has
been a rapid and an epoch marking de-
rade for The News. for Providence-yes.
this whole nation and the whole world.
Much has been doing everywhere as a
little reflection will remind us.
Heaton was red bearded poet. lie
vowed. when he brushed the dust OF this
town OF his shoes that he would rather
dwell in Poverty row in New York than
b. a millionaire in Providence. His ex-
Ierience here was not calculated TO fos-
YER affection for the town. He threw all
lis savings into The News and came near
throwing his life in. to boot.
That was on Pine street where the
original News plant was established
among the butter frkins and the spice
outfits.
When Heaton lay sick with typhoid
fever. just as things had begun 10 20
with the enterprise. Mrs. Heaton had TO
run the whole establishment. I don't
remember that ] ever heard OF a daily
newspaper being run by a woman be-
foie.
Mrs. Heaton was a new sort OF woman
at time when the new woman was
really new. She ran the newspaper day
times and nursed her husband night
times. The rest OF the q hours she took
maps. | suppose She was little bit OF
a woman but she had iimitless courage
and the strength OF a giant.
Eliza Putnam Hcaton. during that try
ing time used 10 sit at the desk and
write heavy editorials aud pen dainty
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08

seel. brass and nickel parts repolished.
al fabricated and everything made in
icadiness for me next issue. .
Even the bushings are OF bronze. so
bainstaking las been the construction OF
lucn an accurate, remarkable. exact ana,
j can be trut--fully said. admirable ma
fhhe. Though intricate in construction
j Il simple in operation and for superior
wosx cannot be approached.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
A Kindly Queen.

One more little snecdote OF sandring-
ham life. and have done. II occurred
short time after the death OF her son. the
Duke of Clarence. AS all know, the
princess tried to hide her grief. which
was shown only in her falling health and
tender consideration for others One day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
HANDLING THE
BIG NEWS EDITION.


te amount OF work and attention TO de-
Ill 1t requires to deliver an up-to-date
fwspaper. delivered TO his home resu-
lrly each day winter or summer.
When writers and artists. enGravers
nd printers. platemakers and pressmen
nd all other newspaper workers have
Zone their pat In producing a finished
ai er, the result must be brought be-
ore the reader and delivered at his
home at the earliest possible moment.
No sooner is production finished than
distribution begins The problem OF de-
Ili liNerlng thousands OF paocrs to as many
homes in a few hours is solved by or
|Genizatlon, by system that EXTENDS
lover the entire city ami state This sys
Item depends for its success on prompt
|rtss and reliability.
The circulation department therefore
BECOMES one OF the most vital features
|of newspapers life.
The function of the department - two
|foid-to increase the number os readers,
and to deliver the paper to readers rs
soon after 1t leaves the press Is ilnie AMI
distance will allow.
No matter how good newspapc- NAV
he or how bright ard clever the news IT
contains 1t needs a systematic preseutd-
tion to the public The policy 4 The
News Will be TO see that every person
desiring the paper receives II on time
whether he be n resident of Providence
or of the most remote corner of the
state. Steam ard electric railways will
carry The News to the outlying sec
tions. while in this city and i'm the near
by towns The News teams will make
prompt delivery TO the newsdealers and
to those bright and progressive young
merchants--the newsboys
The circulation department is con-
Quoted on the same principles as is every
other In The News establishment
promptness and reliability.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08


The Rhode College
of merit ouwin
be
G. i
in New
all
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
HOW ONE =
= MAN LOVED
GEORGE LolKHART DaRTE.

ILL Slatterly was his name.
For ten years he had been
the janitor OF the church
at-well IL was a swell"
church, never mind its name.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
The Rhode Island College
of Oste0pathy
PROVIDENCE,
Principals! Mode OF Treatment! What 1t Accompistes
38S WESTMINSTER ST.
rs Principals {!
What 1t ACCOmplishes /!
Mode of Treatment! |!
PRO VIDENCE, r. l.

edunde of
the Oteopahy
school fully unsurpassed similar
n
o.
is harme
scientific
himself herself
n
S eTouhe
patient O
S n
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
UNEXPLAINED ENERGY.
Strange Properties of Metals which
Seem to Be Opposed to Existing
Chemical Theories.

The new chemical elements of the
last few years have impressed us
with their suggestions of secrets yet
to be revealed, says the London
Trades Journals Review. A French
writer notes that the rare metals
from uranium ores-prolonium, radi-
UNI and actinium, discovered in 1898
and 1899-have startled us with
properties that appear to be OPP
posed to existing physical and chem
zeal theories, and probably open the
way to new era in the history of
science. They seem to create energy
from nothing. Without perceptible
loss of outside aid, they produce
light and electricity, and their ennis
sion of Becquerel rays-which re-
semble Roentgen rays and were first
noticed in 1896 in uranium-is 100000
times greater than that of uranium
The self-luminosity of radium, suffi-
cient to show writing, is not SEN
sibly diminished at the end of the
year. The new metals impart fuour-
escence to the diamond, alkaline sub
stance, paper, etc., and their salts
have powerful chemical action-con-
verting oxygen into ozone, discolor-
ing glass and porcelain, energet-
ically attacking Photographic plates,
and attacking the skin and destroy
ing the termination of seeds These
are effects of radiation.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-26
A MODERN MONTE CRIsTO.
Eccentricifies OF an American Mill
1ionaire who Lives ON Board am
Anchored Yacht.

Considerable prominence has been
given in the daily papers to the case
of Myron Baynard Brown, an Ameri-
can millionaire, whose eccentricities
have attracted wide attention, for
thirteen years, says an eastern ex-
change. Mr.. Brown has lived on
board yacht swinging at anchor in
the little harbor, of Brightlingsea,
on the Essex Goa His aunt lately
appeared and endeavored to induce
him to return to America. but with
out avail, and the Indications are that
he will remain where he is for
some years.
Mr.. Browns peculiarities of habit
and his generous distribution of
money have earned for him the title
of 1.-THE Essex Monte Cristo." Dur
ing the thirteen years his yacht has
been lying at Brightlingsea steam has
been kept up on it ready for him to
sail at moments notice, but the
long period during which he has adj
ivanced from young man of SO ito a
man of 40 years of age seems to
have welded him to the Essex coast
and there he remains.
Since 1889 the huge amount he has
given away cannot be called charity,
because some of the recipients of
the American millionaire's bounty
are noted swastrels." Mr.. Brown
gives for the pleasure of giving.
Sometimes it happens that the men
oE women to whom he gives are in
urgent need of money. More often
than not they are of the genus cad
Nger, but in each case this strange
millionaire gives without reflection
or without inquiry.
All the year round he receives
shoals of begging letters, which ar
rive at the rate of sack each day.
He reads them all carefully, and
sends money to the writer's of about
one in every ten. The amounts he
gives vary between guinea and q
thousand pounds.
1t is an extraordinary sight to see
the large number of boats with beg
gars swarming round his yacht, wait
ing hours until he signifies by nod
that he will see one or two appli-
cants.
Sometimes he will refuse to see
anyone for days, and the boats wait
in vain.