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ers. and IN 1870 when Mgr, Mckinney was
appointed bishop Of Albany, Cardinal Nc
Closkcy took Father Farley from 81, re-
ter's and appointed him his own private
secretary. lie continued IN this capacity
for twelve years during which time hi5
scholarly attuiuments and abilities as an
organizer were so highly regarded In Rome
that he was unanimously chosen rector OF
the American college. but the cardinal, VINO
Father Farley's services very highly re
fused to allow him to accept II. but at the
same time he requested the pope 10 appoint
Father Farley a private chamberlain. IL
was during his services as secretary 10 the
cardinal thar Father Farley first displayed
those eminent abilities as an organizer ana
hranCier ST. pauicks Cathedral was
building at the time, and he supervised all
the work incidental to its construction ana
had charge Of the building fund and ac-
counts OF the new cathedral After the
death OF the cardinal, when the late Arch
bishop Couigan became the metropolitan
OF New York he appointed Father Farley
his successor ms rector ~ St Gahriel $
church, in East Thirty seventh street, one
OF The largest and finest parishes 10 the
city, Shortly after his appointment to ~
Gahricls parish he was made a monslgnor
bv the pope aud two years later Arch
bishop Corrieau appointed him on the
board OF diocesan consultors, and ne he
came one Of the late archhshops most
trusted advisers.
In 1891 Mgr Farley became vicar general
Of the diocese, and In 1894 he was further
nonored by hciug made prothonotary apps.
t0lic Later on, when the growth of the
archdiocese made an assistant necessary,
Mgs Farley was appointed auxiliary bishop
Of New York
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SHERNfAN,--Suit has been filed in the
district court asking for Il receiver for tho
Continental Fire association OF Fort Worth.
a mutual concern. G. l., Reiser alleges that
ne holds policy due and unpaid.
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Conroe, Texas September 5.--A ronsing
anti prohibition meeting was held here To-
night a Houston colored hand headed n
torchlight parade Anti speakers. white
and coored, addressed large crowdg.
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Austin. Texas. September 5.-Ex-Goy-
ernor Lubbock IS gradually improving from
his recent illness. HIS condition az supper
time being better than for the past several
days.
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MeReER al pENIsoN.

Steam Laundncs Have Been Placed
Under One Management.
Denison, Texas. September Dan i'm
portaat deal was consummated here today.
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Illns Countv Went prv.

Mount Pleasant. Texas. September 3d.
IN local option election today Titus county
went dry by about 200 majority. This
precinct went dry by 10
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This afternoon the Kirby Lumber COM
pany baseball team will try and demon.
strate the fact that the third time Is the
charm Twice have the Bankers defeated
the kirbys, hut each time they have want.
ed another game This viii he about the
last time these teams meet this year The
Bankers, while little crippled, win put
up game eight. The liueup follows:
kirbva. Bankers
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snlrilualiata h sesaion.

Galveston, Texas, September 5.-The
sixth auural meeting OF the Texas state
National Association Of spritualsts CON
vened al the spiritualist temple this morn
ing at II O'Clock.
The house was called 10 order by state
President John W Ring. All Joined In
singing America" afte- which an lnVo'
Gallon vas given by the president
After the reading ana approval Of the
minutes Of the last convention, held 10
Houston. the reports Of the president sec.
rotary ard treasurer wefe read ana placed
On The hnndg ~ proper committees
Tbe convention is In business session
this afternoon and tonight at s;15 o'clock
M address of welcome on behalf OF the
civ was delivered by Mr.. NJ II. Royston
Mrs. Lara B. Payne responded.
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American League.

At Chicaeo-score- r n e
Chicago ............ 003 4O3 10x-l1 10
Washington .....,. col OlO olo- q
Callahan and Mcfarland; Patten and
Drill.
At Detrolt-score- r. II Z
Detroit ..O O1 600 OO0- g
Baltimore ........ .0l3 eco 2O31h IA .
Mercer, Fisher and Buelow; Wilt and
Robinson,
At ST. Louis-score- r II p
St Louis ........8t0 200 15x--i2 is
Boston ........,.. .O03 600 600 IL 4
Shields and Kahoe; Sparks and Warner.
At Cleveland Score r II E
Cleveland 2oO 431 OOx-1O 16 ?
Philadelphia ........ 300 O0O 90 10 4
Bernhard ana Wood; Wilson and Powers
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National Leanue.
At Phllndelnhla-

AT IlllHutlpuid-"
Score--birst game
81 louis - .OO2 600 30 A. Is
Philadelphia ..... .030 OIL GOO o. j. d
O'Neil and o'Neil, Ryan lbert and Doc
ing.
81 f,onis .......... 900 400 O2o- 8 .
pbUadelphia -. coo SOO 600 3
Curry and Ryan; Fraser and 5ooing
AT Boston-score-F First game II =
Roeton .. Oqa OOl 600 3 5
Pittsburg ..-,...,.. .uD@ W VlV- i" I"
Wills and Kittredge; Phnipri snd Phelps.
Second game-ScOre- y
posfon $1,000 go COO 2x-l2 II .
Pittshurg ..-,.. ..-,+V NO NV ~
Kiobedanz aud Moran; cushman, Wagner
and Smith.
,jncinnatf $50. 600 100 no 3 Z
Sew Work ......12i 600 ok 10 =
Hooker and Bergen; Taylor and 0Neai
A. RrookIyn-sc RH =
Cbicago .....Oli Goo OOQ- 2
RrcotIvn . .OlO 300 COX IS u -
Williams and Killing; Kitson and Ahenrd,
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ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
The Bids for the Sea Wall Have
Been Opened.
THREE OUT OF TOWN cONTENDFRS.
spiritualists Are Holding Their Annual
Convention With Small Attendance.
Local News Notes.
THREE OUT OF TOWN cONTENDERs.

Galveston Texas. September 5.-The
bids for the construction OF the sea wall
were opened az meeting Of tho county
commissioners. which was held this after
noon There were only three bids submit
ted. All were IN regular form and there
win not likely be trouble this time about
awarding the contract, John NJ O'Rourke
OF Denver, Colo was the lowest bidder
aud will probably be awarded the contract
az the next meeting OF the commissioners
The meeting adjourned subject to call this
afternoon to pillow G. w. BoschRe, the
engineer OF the sea wall no figure up the
total Of each of the bids as they were
submitted according TO the specifications.
each of the various branches OF the work
being figured on separately After the ad-
journmont Mr.. Boschke figured up The Co
tails and furnished The Post correspondent
with .he result. which Is as follows,
j. w. Thompson ST. Louis:
Granite In concrete and rip
rap ....,,..- ,..,......... s1316ie3 II
Limestone in concrete and rip
rap ............- ..,............ i, Zbb ~ ~
rap .,.s.is,.'. ..,.,.'. 49, 1,25oolo II
John NJ O'Rourke. Denver, Colo.
Granite in concrete and rim
rap ......1., .............,. lies, sos 20
rap .....'.. ' .s... INV ll57,475 %
Parker Washington company, by David
Mccormick president. Kansas City;
Granite In concrete and rip
Limestone in concrete and rip
rap ...,....... ,.......-.... l,odS,oli 10
Sandstone IA concrete and rip ~.
ran .t.....,.. .,s.,.,,...- l2tbOll vs.
Mr. ORourbe also agreed to take $3.50,
600 of the sea wall bonds l.. w. Thomp-
son offered TO take S5OO.OOO and Parker
Washington company offered to take 5000,
90. The fact that the latter two con
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Al Birmingham-Score- y
Rfrmingham ... .OO1 BOZ 10x- 2
Shreveport ,.........lOO GOO OlO-
Campbell and Blue; Ge-tig, Fisher and
Lehman.
At Nashvillc-Score- X y
little Rock . .O8O 5if 012-l3 is o
Nashville ...,,.,.... 30l ITO 600 IL 8
Guese. Watt and Lynch; HILL nammann
and Fisher.
At Atlanta- Score-First game n II p
Atlanta ,..-........ 600 $50 Olp- .
New Orleans ...... O3O 600 lO3-- Z 10 v
STREET and Hurlhurt; Stanley and Herbert
Score-second game r II %
Atlanta ..........S $50 Ok o , l
Wilson ana Hurlbprt; Stanley and Her
bert,
At Chattanooga-Sc 4 %
SIemphis ........,.. 100 OOl wv ~
chattanooga ,...... lo3 90 WN-
From and Accorsini: Hopkins and Roth
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Sales at Galveston.

Galveston, Texas. September 5.-The sales
at the Galveston oil exchange today were
as follows;
Beatty. 10000 shares al II.
Continental National, 1000 shares AZ loc
Galveston and Beaumont, 900 shares al
Doc
Geyser Of Galveston, 80 shares at l5c.
Manhattan 100 shares at 29c.
Spangler, 1000 shares az &c.
Sour Lake OIL. 10 shares at $40.
Victor, 1900 shares az lAe.
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Tomorrow evening in the parlors Of the
Hotel Crosby there will be held meet
ing of those oil men who have grievances
against the railroad companies that have
cophscated private cars TO their own use.
aud purposes. The meeting rs TO Organize
the forces aud make ready TO 60 TO Austin
and lay the matter before the railroad com
mission.
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Mr.. j. B. Treadwell, who has held the
position Of oil expert in the Beaumont field
for the southern Pacific Railway company,
has been transferred to the California field,
whence he came 10 Beaumont. lie Is sue
ceeded here by Mr. Il. stephens who has
already arrived and assumed his duties
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The Alamo on company has hled sait
against the Texas ana New Orleans Rail
way company alleging that it made requisI-
lions on the defendant for oil tank ears and
that defendant has failed and refused TO
supply any cars IN accordance with said
reduisitions. wherefore all % the statutory
penalties prescribed under the laws Of the
Stuto have accrued in plaintiffs favor
amounting to $3.50, Plaintiff prays for
Judgment against defendant for the recoY-
cry Of penalties and for damages.
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drill consists principally of extended or
der movements executed with lightning
rapidity, so little opportunity is given
for the inspection of individual traits,
and you are merely impressed by the
complete and harmonious whole.
Dressed in white canvas, with belts
and trimmings of black, the squadron of
sailor lads, commanded by Captain Lit
tie, and representing the British navy,
march jauntily in. Their exhibition of
the cutlas drill inspires the layman with
no yearning to face such experts upon
the deck of a genuine man-of-war.
After the nerves have been keyed UP
to the smoke and clamor of battle the
awkward squad is hailed az a pleas
ing diversion. The squads are made UP
of the wits of the company, and certain
ly they play an sll-star part, and take
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4 N AMERICAN WHO SERVED MANY YEARS
II AS A SLAVE TO SAVAGES OF AUSTRALIA

Avenue. Brooklyn, and a brother
Thomas Gill, are still living.
Joseph Gill left New York to look
after some mining interests in 1886
Four years later the family received
word from the United States consul at
Sydney, n. S. W.. that j. j. Gill, a
wealthy miner, and four companions
had been ambushed and killed by bush
men in the interior of Australia.
Mourned as Dead.
The information. from such source,
was accepted without question. Years
went by and no word was received from
Gill. He was mourned as dead. His
wife, whom he had last seen in 1886,
married again in 1893, some three years
after his reported death. Mrs Gill
had two children by her first husband
She is now Mrs. Frank Johnson, of
Brooklyn.
Meanwhile, Gill was living as slave
among the bushmen in Central Aus
tralia. II appears that four companions
with him at the time of the capture
were all put to death. but Gill was al
lowed to live.
He was kept as slave. He was
his captors. and altogether led life
of horror. So far. however, had he
been removed from civilization and so
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close was the watch upon him that for
years no opportunity of escape present.
ed itself. He was, of course. complete-
ly shut off from all communication with
the outside world.
Finally, however, after twelve lon,
years OF slavery. and sixteen wears If
absence from the United States. Gill
succeeded In escaping and making his
way to the coast and civilization
He escaped with his life and utt,e
else. HIS property was gone, his Aus
tralian friends had died or moved aw.
He determined to mend his broken fort
unes before returning home. He sought
information through a detective ,,ono,.
ana aiter some delay was informed that
his wife was dead Thereupon Gill p.
married in Australia. His second wife
and a child survive him.
Heard From This Year.
In March of this year Gill again
sought information of his relatives tb;s
time with more success. He wrote from,
Australia to Inspector Mclaughlin. of
the Brooklyn police. to ask If his BROTH
ers were still living. Inspector Nc
Laughlin found and notified the family
Some correspondence had passed be-
tween the brothers, when Joseph j. Gill
wrote that he was about to visit his
family in Brooklyn.
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"setting-up" exercise of the American
army.
AS each troop enters, it is preceded BY
a standard-bearer carrying the flag OF
the nation represented, and bugler who
sounds its bugle-call
Impersonate Hussars.
| A drill full of dash and movement is
by the detachment impersonating the
Black Hussars of the German Empire.
score OF good-looking young fellows
enter. under the able command of Major
F. E. Resche. AS they go through a
saber drill that Is series of dashing
and wariike pictures, their athletic fig
ures. displayed to the best advantage
by the snugly fitting costumes, gay with
frogs and silver bullion, are calculated
to cause considerable agitation in the
breasts of that portion of the feminine
spectators still susceptible to the uni
form 1eVer.
This is followed by fancy drill of
the most intricate description, execu-
ted with the precision of automatons
moving as a single piece of marvellous
mechanism. yet fun of the virility OF
youth and strength
Somewhat OF contrast to the brill
liant hussass are the Imperial Guards of
the Emperor Napoleon, who march in
single file in such close order as almost
to suggest the lockstep. The baggy
trousers and clumsy leggings, while
correct. are not so becoming
as the trim hussar costume but the men
carry themselves we'll, and as they load
and fire, charge and retreat, with shouts
and hurrahs. the picture is vivid enough
to excuse a sigh Of relief upon realizing
that all this appearance of conflict has
been achieved without a corresponding
degree Of carnage. A fine touch of re-
alism is given this troop by the gay
little vivandiere. who. when the tired
warriors fling themselves down for
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10000
Idea of Forming This Remarkable Organization
Conceived at Chattanooga, Tennessee, During
the Spanish American War, When the Rivalry
Between the Troops Was Great-Gained the
Reputation of Being the Best Drilled Company
in the Camp ~ " * ).
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A TURKISH REGIMENT.

with their glittering helmets. breast
plates and shields, their fiuttering pen
nants and flashing swords. they ara
worthy representatives of the glory that
was Romes.
| After the drill, which is a series of
marching maneuvers calculated to make
the most striking display of the troop.
the men, under the glare of colored
calcium lights, fall into groups typifyins
gladiatorial combats. Among the most
effective is the last of the gladiatora
butchered to make Roman holiday, and
the Roman soldier returning on his
shield. After this the men form cir
Gle facing inward, nd at the word Of
command each odd number faces about.
and then is heard the clash of steel
and the battle is on with such vigor that
more than one wife and sweetheart Of
Duluth stands in apparent peril of see
ing her warrior return upon his shield.
But story as is the battlefield there is
shed no jot of blood. Christian or Pa
gan. The lights flicker and die away,
and with them the minions of Caesar.
They are Immediately supplanted by
the alert and up-to-date American SOL
dier in business-like khaki. who, al
though he may be less picturesque than
the magnificent Romans, is more fitted
to hold the place he has won in modern
warfare. After an exhibition in the
American tactics, shelter tents are
pitched, taps softly sounded. and,
wrapped in their blankets. the men lie
down to sleep. This. however. is only
a momentary lull. for in a second the
soldiers are on their feet, the lights
flare up and the national troops of all
lands may be heard Joining the Ameri-
cans in singing THE Star-Spangled
Banner with a fervor which shows
that, whatever their dress, in their
hearts is allegiance TO but one country
and one flag.
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IN URING our war with Spain Com
pany C, Third Regiment, Ma
- tional Guard of Minnesota, sta
toned at Chattanooga, game
the enviable reputation Of being. tn
best-drilled. company. Of all the 5000
troops encamped there. The spirit o
emulation then awakened became en-
thusiasm under the stimulating influ
ence of Lieut.. Charles Josten, who, after
the return Of the company to Duluth
conceived the singularly original idea OF
establishing a series of international
drills, and of SO perfecting the men in
them that, barring the language, each
member of this well disciplined COM
pany would be perfectly at home in the
ranks of any foreign regiment, be it
Turkish, Italian. German. or French A
visit to the drill-room on the nights
when the company keeps open house is
more than repaid by sight of the mar
velous proficiency the men have attain
ed through their lieutenant's untiring
perseverance and energy.
The drills are all held in the uniform
Of the country the troops are supposed to
represent. and the men appear to have
acquired the faculty of merging their
own identity into that of another, as all
true actors should. Thousands of dol
lars have been expended upon the cos
tunes, many of which are typical of diff
ferent military epochs. Thus, on Wis
itors' night, the company is prepared to
give its friends trip around the world
-ivaling in speed and excitement the ex-
c,lrsions made on the famous wishing
carpet of Arabian Nights memory. And
amid the blare of trumpets, tie clash of
sabers, the simmer of silks. satins. and
gold lace, you can hardly believe that
the men responding SO readily to the or
ders are. after all. boys in blue, who. In
the drill opening the series. give an alb
solutely perfect representation of the
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rect drillmaster, they give place to one
| of the most striking features of this
unique entertainment-the Arabs. With
wild gestures and blood-curdling yells
these dusky sons of the desert enter
singly. on a run. Reaching the center
of the drill space they stand as though
turned to stone until every man has
reached his proper station. They are
armed with guns, and their drill is a
series of picturesque eyolutions per-
| formed with those weapons at the
command of their statuesque and dig
nified chief, who has all the calm of
the Oriental In repose and all his fierce
ness in action. The magnificent cos
tunes set off the fine physique of the
men. Their swarthy complexions-due
perhaps, more to art than nature-the
brilliant turbans, vari-colored sashes.
bristling with knives and pistols, the
baggy trousers tucked into half boots,
are all accessories to this vision of
semi savage warfare. quickening the
Imagination until you forget you are
only gazing at representation.
After the drill, as the men sit cross
legged in circle, splendidly attired
dancing girl appears, and to the clash
of cymbals gives a barbaric song and
dance Suddenly the men rise, stand
for a moment like statues with their
guns poised high above their heads, and
then, to the faint tinkle of the castanets
and cymbals. steal silently away
Roman Gladiators.
It would be impossible in short ar
ticle to describe all of the remarkable
given by this company;
but the most striking drill of the series.
that of Roman soldiers in the time of
Augustus Caesar. must not be omitted.
These men must have been carefully
for the costnme-or lack OF
costume-requires fine physical devel-
opment. AS they enter in single file
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Joseph ]. GILL, of Brooklyn and
Central Australia, died recently
while homeward bound from re i.
markable exile, says the Brook
lyn News He died on shipboard and
was buried at sea. in the Straits of
Java His death closes a singular
double romance. full of strange ad-
ventures. After giving him up for
adventures. After giving him up for
dead. his wife had again married and
raised a family, and, acting upon the
reported death of his first wife. Gill had
also again married. Had he lived to
reach his old home in Brooklyn the re-
union probably would have been un-
paralleled in fact or fiction.
Like Dime Novel.
Gills adventures in Australia would
scarcely sound credible II presented in
dime novel He left New York for Aus
trala in 1886. After his arrival no word
of him found its way to his anxious
relatives for four years. Meanwhile he
was given up as dead.
Four years later news reached Brook
lyn relatives that he was alive, and some
followed.
Gill was the son OF the late Thomas
Gill. Brooklyn soap manufacturer. His
Mrs. Isabella Gill, of Greene
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OOOOOOOOO

few moments of well-earned repose, re-
gales them with real stage wine and
stirring songs of love and conquest II
at any time this bright young woman
should feel the necessity of earning her
own living she would doubtless make a
hit upon the boards, 50 we'll does she
tread her measure upon this mimic
stage.
Japanese Mountaineers.
The smallest men of the company have
been selected to impersonate the Japan
ese mountaineers, and as they enter IN
double-quick time, preceded by their
standard bearer, they are fair imita-
tion of the sturdy and wiry Japanese.
although it must be confessed that if the
visitors desire to be deluded they should
not look too closely at the mems typi-
cally American faces. However, the
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the most difficult roles of the entertain
ment upon their shoulders. Their uni
forms are the unhappy blending of the
civil and military affected by the raw
recruit and their agonized determine
tion to obey orders. resulting in every
man doing just the opposite to the COM
mand, is so realistic that feeling of
sympathy mingles with the spectators
mirth. One young fellow who becomes
cross-eyed and pigeon-toed at every or
der, is especially funny, and never fails
to evoke peals of laughter from the au-
dience by his apparently unconscious
efforts to follow the instructions of his
superior officer.
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Observation-Disclosures
AS SAILOR BOYS.

Company of Minnesota National Guard That
Has Revived the Drills and Methods of War
fare of Ancient Rome and Combined Them
With the Alert, Business-Like Maneuvers of the
Worlds Armies of Today in a Thrilling and
Fascinating Spectacle y x ~ X
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An Arab Squad.

As they limp sadly off, falling over
their weapons, mournful contrast to
their soldierly and, irreproachably cor