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Romance and Tragedy In the Lives OF the Fd7

Fair. each was appointed the executor
Of the others will, and It would seem as
if mutual trust could so no further, but
unfortunately both are dead, slain by
the same means and at the same time,
so their evident intention will be frus-
trated
While It was announced at the time
Of the accident that both the husband
and wife were killed at the same mo-
ment yet the attorneys for Mrs. Nell
son, Mrs. Fairs aged mother, and her
family declare that they have at least
eight witnesses who can assert to the
contrary; that in fact Mrs. Fair was
alive Il full half hour after her husband
had ceased to breathe. There was but
one witness to the accident besides the
chauffeur (who can hardly be said 20
have witnessed It at all, being so vital
ly concerned and so shaken up, and
this witness. Mime. Hourdet, is said 10
have declared that she was unable 10
decide the momentous question. After
huTyiug to the scene. from which she
instincuyely recoied In alright she
says. Il then returned beside the bodies
and was looking at Mrs. Fair when
saw the gloyed fingers OF one hand
slowly opening. / turned 70 her hus-
band and found his foot moving, as
though the leg was drawing up, This
frightened me- and ! ran back to the
lodge and when / returned with my
husband the bodies were motlonless
and never stirred again"
The physician who was summoned
Immediately after the event said: u
am convinced that at the time the
movements were alleged to have oc-
CURED life was quite extinct. They
were killed instantaneously, just like
snail which is crushed beneath a
mans foot"
on the other hand the Count Louis
du Reste, who saw Nine. Hourdet inn
mediately after the accident, says she
positively asserted that Mrs Fair was
the one OF the two unfortunate Victims
who gave the last signs Of life"
II the contract into which Mrs Nell
son entered, 10y which she and her fam
lily renounced all their claims for the
paliry consideration of Sl25, 600, should
be declared null and void and the case
reopened, there viii certainly be a fat
feast for the legal fraternity. not TO
sneak Of the people more or less related
to the deceased. II win be no "Barme-
eide feast for on the one side are the
needy relatives Of Mrs. Fair who see
several millions In prospective provided
the agreement can be broken. on the
other side stand Mr.. Fairs relatives.
already rich beyond the dreams OF
ayarlce and to whom q few millions
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K-HE rtopenlng Of the question as to
the final disposal of the fortunes
left by the late Charles L. Fair
" and his wife who We're both kill
ed In an automobile accident In
France last August revives memories
of am interesting romance as well as
terrible tragedy Whatever disposition
may be finally made Of the combined
estates. yari0usly estimated at from
$1,000. 600 to SlO0OOOOO. the actual in
tercst In the case win always center
about the two people who met such an
awful fate while pursuing a career Of
pleasure with every prospect before
them Of happy existence.
Each had experienced vlclsstudes.
each had appeared prominently before
the public IN a varied role, but when
the catastrophe happened the two had
settled down TO quiet life, with the
pursuit of happiness apparently their
sole concern AS the wDyward son Of a
multimilllonaire, with promise before
him OF a NE Of ease and plenty, Charles
J.. Fair had proved a bitter disappolnt-
ment to his father. the late ex-senator
Tho had accumulated @ fortune osti-
mated AT 1i500O,0Oo by the application
of genius and energy 10 mining IN Ne
yada and who was widely respected for
his sterling qualities Having lost hls
eldest SON. the affections Of the father
were concentrated upon Charley Fair
who, however did not seem TO under
stand the true import of their mutual
obligations Re became dlssipated and
wasted in rlotous living" the hard
earned fortune Of the paternal Fair or
At least. 20 the extent the latter allow
ed when he finally awoke TO the sons
evident inclination for low companions
and a reckless style OF living
When finally, as the elimination of
his spendthritt course. he became at-
tached to and contracted an alliance
with q woman whose reputation was
not an his relatives might approve.
Charley Fair alienated bis fathers af-
fecuons and had little reason 20 expect
forgiveness or a share IN the vast fore
tune the latter had accumulated Uron
the death OF the elder Fair. however
the son finally came into possession of
his share, amounting 20 several nil-
Ions, and. az meanwhile he hal BEEN
supported by an allowance from his
mothers estate OF 81 600 % month and
eventually received his portion of the
whole he never came 90 want but was
always able 10 maintain himself and
wife in luxury.
Even more varied than her husbands
career had been the life OF the woman
he married, Whose history from early
youth goes to prove the trite saying
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A COSTLY QUARREL

IN a busy portion Of one q WlF
manufacturing towns Stands
mill. Years ago hundreds w.
dreds OF workpeople found snl@1
in It, yet TO day @ stands d'ssiA
though well built and wen s'Ii,s
has been allowed TO fali NV y
and Of its thousands Of vIni'H
one remains unbfoktn OilA
bare. the buildings look cHl'l
OF place 10 such a situation i|
Of affairs was brought abo1'aN1
rel between two brothers AGA
the business. a
The quarrel arose out o. 's,g
ering. For many years 'N ~
would not speak to one anol'
though they used to manss y
concern. Each had bis 'aa :.
the mills. and when one dssl's q, Y
munlcate with the other p Z.
means Of a note written 11a
paper. The end was that IN 2. n
thrown into chancery and 'r 20
sh,n dissolved. with The ~.
hundreds hun Of families were ~ p,
brcadwlnners out Of WoiA' ~.
amount OF misery was 'Aui.. /, a
cared the partner who vas "a
Yet when he died he i'l' Z. - !
fortune for ecclesiastical pufpFs
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THE GREATER NEW
YORK EVEN GREATER

the outside world without disturbing a
single street or demolshing u single
structure not within the area Of It's
surface operations. But before the
Pennsylvania plan was promulgated a
year ago last December, Manhattan It.
self had taken hold with vigor upon
the development OF its means of in
ternal communication. The Manhattan
rapid transit system, which is to
give the city subway communication
from the Battery TO the Bronx ranks
next in the extent Of Its operations and
the amount 1t will expend a sum esti-
mated at not less than $4,000, 600. The
work has been pushed vigorously to-
ward completion within the time speci-
fed in the contracts, and Manhattan
will soon have her subway completed
Together with the Pennsylvania
scheme the total amount involved in
this subterranean communication for
the city reaches the respectable figure
OF little under SgO00O,OOO.
But there Is yet another great i'm
proyement involving vast outlay. and
that Is the prospective installment by
the New York Central railroad of its
new electric service to connect with the
great system Of lines converging in its
station from the east and the west
Ever since the lamentable tunnel acct
dent OF last year the Central has been
/ anxious to extend its service and i'm
prove It's terminal facilities In the city
of New York. II has at last arrived at
a scheme which for magnitude and far
reaching ramlncatlons stands second
only to that OF The Pennsylvania prof.
ect. In fact. it is actually complemen-
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also In her remembrance OF them IN her
VIII, by which instrument she left them
half her estate. the whole Of which was
estimated at from S2500OO to $500 900,
Their trust IN each other was exem-
pllded by the fact that in the wills which
they respectively drew In April. 1900
each was named as the beneficiary of
the other the residue Of Mrs. Fairs es-
tate, after her relatives were provided
for going to her husband, and his vast
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more or less are not worth cois1sl
while between the two stand u z
yers, When it is recalled that tA 4
yers and executors concsmN p !
previous contest over the Yah Ela
absorbed not less than EoN@ q
the Sl5,000o)O the elder Fair ltisl
death. Il is safe 10 predict tiln
event OF a long legal fight ih ~
Of Blackstone involved VIII hF p
ey for conHagrauons"
CLAIMING A. BARlyd
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celved something entirely novel In the
way OF tunneling In what he calls
Submerged bridge Two immense
steel tubes more than eighteen feet in
diameter will be run across the Hudson
or North river resting In the shifting
sand ana silt Of the river bed, and
Within these a bridgelike structure win
be built. the whole OF great strength
and capable OF carrying the heaviest
loads. But the river bed In which the
tubes will be laid is vastly different
from the bedrock, which alone Is ca
pable Of supporting the enormous
masses OF steel, many thousands OF
tons In weight. In this connection
comes IN the submerged or "subter-
ranean tunnel bridge principle for
while the tunnel will be pushed for
ward in short sections under air pres.
sure every $40 feet or so a caisson will
be sunk to bedrock the interior Of
which will be filled with solid masonry
or cement, Thus the bridge within the
tubes which will be thrust forward on
the cantleyer plan, win be actually
supported upon massive piers built up
on the living rock and 1t is said that
there need be no fears that such
structure viii ever collapse through
external pressure or yield 10 the Inn
mense weight Of the loaded trains that
will constantly pass through H. There
Is already another tunnel In progress
belonging to the New York and New
Jersey corporation, which win be used
exclusively for trolley trains between
points in New Jersey and the heart Of
Manhattan. not being strong enough,
It Is said, for heavier traffic
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their on fated last journey and who
testified that their sollcitude was mu-
tual that Mrs Fair usually rode snug
gled close up to her husband and at the
time Of the accident had her arm
around his neck.
Married In 1898 they a year or two
later came into The fortune left by Mr..
Fairs father and during their married
life maintained their attitude OF de-.
votion and tenderness. thus In a meas
ure making amends for the past Mira.
Fairs generous nature Is shown In the
numerous gifts to her mother and rela-
uves after she became wealthy and
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Truth Is stranger than fiction" Born
the daughter Of poor man in New
market n. j., Carrie Smith. after her
mothers second marriage to a man
named Nelson, left home and struck
out for herself At the age Of eight
years she sought a residence wiu;Gn
uncle, whose death three years later
forced her TO throw herself upon the
cold charity Of the world Her lie for
several years thereafter is a mystery
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-28

1t is estimated by various wen inform
ed officials Of shipowners societies that
out OF these Sif7 steamers about Gsl7
were tramps and only 1900 were liners.
The cries Of sea birds, especially sea
gulis, are very valuable as fog signals.
The birds cluster together on the cliffs
and coast and their cries warn boat
men that they are near land. Some
years ago 90 the Isle Of Man there was
a zine for shooting such birds.
Lord Anglesey Is credited with being
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him wherever he goes, and " were a
queen ne could not be more considerable,
II the weather is pleasant, we go TO
the races or make little outdoor ex-
cursion; Il It is stormy, we stay at
home and study French
This glimpse into the domestic re-
lations OF the pair is fun of Significance
and that their affection for each other
was maintained to the last Is shown by
the chauffeur who was with them on
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to Brooklyn, two more tunnels are pro-
iected 10 dive beneath the river be-
low the Brooklyn bridge Six tunnels
In All win connect Manhattan with
New Jersey and Long Island at an
estimated aggregate cost OF from S'2,-
OOO. 900 TO $4,000 0l0 including terml-
mails. stations and external approaches.
In addition to me tunnel connections
with The city three bridges have peen
projected, one of which the new East
river bridge to Williamsburg, is already
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ALL THE WORLD AROUND.

japanese Is the latest language 10 ba
added 10 the llst taught at the Uni
yerslty Of Chicago
In his photographic fac-simile edition
II the FIRST folio OF Shakespeare sidney
Lee estimates that COO copies OF the
folio were printed. Of which l5S copies
,an now DE accounted Tor. fourteen OF
them perfect Some exception. how
ever, has been taken by collectors TO
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auls MAJESTY SIR WY
LAURlER i

To many Canadians sli - y ri {
rier. premier Of the p0 s.a,, u I
on,y great man llyins S.'s = IA
a countryman arriving . y ". " 81
Quebec met an old iIlsn ili., = I a
taking politics In De 49, I.',sa !
cessation ,,.1i he happened . o. n'i \ n
name Of queen Victoria .I =, ~
informed him that the ''''
deaa for a scar a., c7vsr5s'
eDeadre exclaimed th' e..,,,,l|
ANA Who then, rules i 7 ! M NJ ~
When Il was explained .I.. 2 =,
prince Of Wales had su Y ~ |
throne. he shook bis pes. ,,9 n \
Good gracious i . - AZ
must s'I have great inaa''''
rleri"
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az the bedside Of sick person. He
declared that any invalid had the right
10 hire another 10 pray FOR him IL he
wished to do So
Twenty-Five French monasiic and
conventual establishments In the Pas.
de-Calais were recently ordered closed
under the new French act It is under
stood that most Of these bodies win
transfer to England.
Governor Bates Of Massachusetts. in
his message TO the general court, ex.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-28

came the wife Of the prospective mill
honaire Her influence over him was
slrong from the hrsL, and, as the
sequel proved. she soon exerted il
for his good She declared her de-
termination to break her husband Of
the liquor habit 10 which it was feared
he was hopclessly hound and from
which he had several times tried inef-
fectually to free himself. and asserted
that she was going to make a man OF
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his classification, which ranks several
English copies above the best foiios
owned in America.
Women, Il Is reported are about TO
be admitted TO graduate at Dublin uni
versity.
AZ the end of 1901 the number OF sail
ing vessels flying the British flag was
tlZb OF steamers there were S.li7.
Leaving sailing vessels out OF account.
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him. And she was true 10 her pur-
pose and declared intention as she re-
vealed in a letter from Paris 10 a friend
IN San Francisco "Charlle has not
touched a drop since we left home. she
wrote, and | do not know which is the
greater my qualification or my sur
prise. OF course ! did not expect too
much OF him at the outset aud should
not have been sorely disappointed II
he had made a slip or two. No one
could ask any more In husband. for
he Is as good as be can BE- and ] GER
talnly have nothing more TO wish for
IN our association. le takes me with
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MRS, W. K. VANDERBILT, JR.

that has never been explained. bat that
She Joined "a theatrical company and
eventually rose 20 fame as a star IS
wen known Her beauty and yIyacIty
maie her hosts OF friends. aud when
finally she appeared 10 san Francisco,
where she opened a fashionable board
ing house, she came under the notice
of that joy,al young man about town.
CHARLES !. Fair The intimacy between
The Two rlpened into a tender attach
ment and having been divorced from a
former husband and being free 20 form
other ties Carrie Smith. or Maud Nell
son, as she was sometimes known. be-
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presses the hope that the equestrian
statue Of General Joseph Hooker. which
was provided for in 1896. will be In its
place on the siatehouse grounds by
next June
An adder twenty-six inches long has
been killed by gamekeeper at Tober-
mory, Null
In proportion 10 population more pat
ents are issued 10 citizens OF the Dis
irict OF Columbia than TO those OF any
state. A recent compilation showed
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varlous b,o.
By M. c 9,an'he' partially o,...
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outsl1o , ro.. !" practIcally 1 ga1 q 4
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and st.,,' ~. 'ae tunnels u. |
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ed her o',. 10 'aa occasion y, y.
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v',n,. nave Been proia,,.t ~
gr ''o' ,.. country shares \ p
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coi ~ ,' u,a''sI otraionaI NM I'D
f-ni. p''0g 'oat Che lag.,,, y,
nris 'i,u a ~. should s6,, wy
tn ,ts'''s el''a''ly and pion.' .'s
latior .. ''oo1 only TO Lon5o,
c, ,,o W." W. possessing a po,..
can . y" qua, 10 other CIV nn
MAN, WV Wv, ''e.e is hardly a, w
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Emerging from beneath the river the
Pennsylvania twin tunnel win rise TO
within about forty feet OF the surface
at a vast underground station. which
win be wide enough for more than
thirty tracks and VIII cover the space
between Ihlrty-hrst and Thlrty-second
streets seventh and Ninth avenues.
This combination o. railroad station
ana hotel win have two of its stories
beneath the street level as a double
deck underground and three or four
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the pioneer Of the idea Of a scented
motor car Thus when he goes abroad
on his car instead Of the fumes OF the
gasoline or some other noxious odor
being left in his train there is a fra
GRANGE Of eau de cologne.
a copy OF Hawthornes rarest book,
"Fanshawe' was sold in Boston re-
Gently for $3.50.
Judge Dick OF Columbus O., has dis
charged Eva Earle, a woman who was
prosecuted FOR accepting a fee to pray
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HARDLY so FORTUNATE

Lord Tennyson's well kHomsgs.
to slghtseers and their ways AM
10 many an odd experience 1m
is said, he complained to "a, M
saying that he could no onis- rsy
the Isle Of Wight owing % a, tlal
who came to stare at him Hs ri,
~ with kindly irony an bat.
herself did not suffer much iraa
grievance but Tennysoa AIR \
literally replied IN The sam, IA
NO, ma'am,' said he. "lnd ila.
clap a sentinel wherever I aRs
should not be troubled either
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The Pennsylvania project IS as dar-
Ing In It's conception as Il VIII be grand
In execution involving as Il does the
raising Of half hundred millions az
the outset, and also in the adoption Of
the plans OF the, most advanced engl-
neers IN the world The Hudson would
have been tnnneled or bridged long
since but FOR rs great width and depth
and the unstable nature OF the river
bed. 10 overcome the last obstacle the
Pennsylvania engineer IN chief cons
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ma, tennessee was at 'h' o.
list ,.,.,lar vi = i,
test in order 70 lS ,l.a er,sss 2,
Twenty-four persons ... 1855.
Liverpool and Aani in, 90
deadly rivals 10 , Y. .,asr 70 ~
cotton growing S'''
pire.
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908.

facilities afforded by the railways en-
terlng tina tunnels An ever increasing
area win be addict TO the suburbs OF
New York city. Thousands OF homes
win be- built in territory hitherto rela-
lively inaccessible aud millions Of dol
lars invested as a consequence OF the
railway extension
10 the Pennsylvania system must be
given the credit for initiating the move
ment By which New York city IS TO be
placed Ia direct communication with
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above, extending over four city blocks
In all, The Long Island and the New
England extension Of the system will
occupy the eastern portion Of this sta
ton, and thus direct connection VIII
be afforded between the east and the
west, which Is now made by "A ferrage
around the city The tunnels win bur-
row beneath the East river and later
on, In order to afford an outlet for the
rapid transit system Of Manhattan
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fortune 10 her without any reservation.
As they were childless the knotty prob
lem now confronts the lawyers as TO
which Of the devoted pair was FIRST kill
ed In the collision Should il be deter
mined that Mr. Fair died first, the heirs
OF Mrs, Fair win have a chance at the
millions IN which he was seized" at
the time Of his death, but II signs OF life
were discovered In him after his wife
was declared dead. then the Fair mil
Ions are likely to revert 10 the two
sisters Of Charles, Mrs Hermann DEL
rlchs and Virginia, the wife Of William
X. Vanderbilt AS for Mr. and Mrs.
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approaching completion and is to cost
2OOOO,OOo. The other two, making, with
the old Brooklyn bridge four suspen-
sion structures crossing the East river,
are planned to cost not less than SS2,-
100000, making more than $j2 100000 for
bridges alone BY means Of these con-
neotions Il Is believed the present con-
gestion Of travel and traffic, which has
reached alarming proportions VIII be
relieved Also, through the extended
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-28

Extra choice canned table fruit,
peaches, pears, blackberries, etc. F..
). Robins e. Co. 4-8-6t
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in Book 10 of Deeds. page 80. Rec
ords of Humboldt county, State of Ne
vada, to the lands decided by said Bell
to Lash, recorded in Book 19, page
377, said records reference thereto be-
ing especially made for a further de-
scription; thence Westernly in a direct
line to the Northwesternly corner OF
Lot 5. in said Block %: thence 100
feet westernly in a direct line parallel
to said Second street; thence in a
direct line $50 feet to said Second
street the place of beginning.
TOGETHER with all and singular
the Entertainments and a~ppurtenances
thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining.
Also all the water and water-rights
thereunto belonging or used or enjoy
ed Herewith.
Deed at expense of purchaser.
J.. A. COCHRAN,
Administrator of the Estate of
John Cox. deceased.