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New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
GEN GREENE DID NOT SEE FEEDING.
Called at Central Park Menagerie with
Daughter to Watch Animals Eat.

Police Commissioner Greene visited the menag-
erie in Central Park about 5 p. m. yesterday
with his daughter, about fourteen years old He
called on Superintendent Smith and said he had
come to see the animals fed.
MI Smith told the Commissioner that the ami
mails were not fed on Sundays, that day being a
fast day for the lions. tigers and other meat eat
ing animals. The Commissioner and his daugh-
ter were disappointed. but were invited by
Superintendent Smith to see weekday feeding.
General Greene and his daughter went to the
Arsenal station. where the Commissioner talked
with Sergeant Howard A prisoner in the house
was boy who had been arrested for stealing a
flower General Greene Iectured the boy, and
the lad was much frightened
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
DIVER SEARCHING FOR WOMAN.
Clothier's Wife Disappears After Being Seen
on Pier

diver employed by the Merritt & Chapman
Derrick and Wrecking Company has been
cropping about in the East River at One-hun-
dred-and -twefth-s-. for the last two days seek
ing the body of Mrs. Alfred Blum, wife of a
clothier, who is thought to have fallen off the
pier there early last week
At an early hour morning last week Mrs.
Jennie Blum. twenty-three years old. wife cf
Alfred Blum Of No. 2 West One-hundred- and
twelfth-st was seen by several men standing
on the pier. A moment or so later only her hat
was visible lying the pier. The woman had
disappeared. Mr. Blum identified the hat as
that of his wife He refused to believe that she
had deliberately committed suicide. Thinking
that she might have accidentally fallen from the
pier while trying to recover her hat. which had
been blown from her head by the wind, Mr..
Blum engaged the services of the diver. He said
last night that he would keep the diver at work
dav or so longer. Hundreds of spectators
thronged the dock yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
JUMP FROM FLAMING CAR
BOYS BUMP IN THE AIR.
Dosen Passengers Cared for in
Drug Stores Tone Badly Hurt.

Soon after o'clock last night an open car
fective insulation under the part Of the
car. and between thirty and forty passengers
men, women and children, jumped to escape
the flames. Ten or twelve persons were taken
into drug stores near One-hundred-a -and-tenth-
st for treatment.
At One hundred -and-twenty- -ffth-st., near
Iexington-ave. pedestrians saw smoke curling
I'D from under the rear part Of the car. When
the motorn1an saw that his was ahame he
increased the speed. to reach the barns in Third
ave AT Sixty-seventh-st In Third-ave. the
smoke poured from under the car in such clouds
that 1t frightened the passengers, and near One
hundred and -sixteenth-st- the smoke gave place
tn flames They spread with such rapidity that
soon they leaped from under every inch of floor
ing on the sides of the car. While the car was
still speeding down the avenue terror stricken
women and children passengers jumped as best
they could. Several men stayed to the last mo-
roent. aiding the women TO get to place where
they could make their flying leaps from the car
with the most safety.
When One-hundred- -and-tenth-s was reached
the n,otorrnan decided that 1t time to stop
the car There was not passenger IN 1t. and
even the conductor had taken fight.
The nnotorrnan sounded ALARM and, the fire
snnaratus responding. two streams of water
quickly extinguished the fire.
The messengers, who had been distributed over
eight or nine blocks had been taken into drug
stores and other places. where their injuries
roiebt he attended to- One woman suffered
sa,are1v from shock Two small boys bumped
into each other while in the air. and were pain
<,,II1- hrI1iS iSeI
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
REC4LLS OLD DISASTER.
Nan Intended to Collect Insurance
.lffer Internal Machine ErPLOded.

-Tbe sxpIos on ot an Internal u-achine IN barrel
,hich Was about 10 he shipped on the steamship
.fo=el az Brernerhaven. Germany. December II.
fS7s killed twenty persons and injured many more
IRE machine had been constructed BY man
M .1ed Thomassen. who was a passenger on the
hip Immediately after the explosion Thomassen
t-sr,pl-d 20 commit suicide. wOUnding himself 50
.riouslv that he died in few hours after making
confession. The Nosel was not damaged BY the
SplOsion-
IN his confession Thomassen described the internal
,achine 1t contained cockwOrk arranged 70 run fos
-orty-eight hours. the expiration OF which time
weight weuid he released. strike a percussion
ap and ignite the dynamite and geneotton wnlcn
Sas IN the barrel with the machine. The oarrel
,,as marked Handle with care Thomasser had
started the cloekwOrk before the barrel vas sent
TO tho steamship pier. The steamship was nearly
ready to start wnsn ths earcsl was rolled covD
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
FOUND SCI 900 CHECK.
FLagman Sees 1t Flutter from Tram
Wndoz0 and Picks 1t Up.

Railway, N. J., May 10.-It has just become
known that Patrick Moore. the hagman at the
New Brunswick crossing, found check on
Wednesday for 81, ,OOO AS the Long Branch
Express, west bound due here about 4:15 p. m.
passed the crossing. Moore noticed a piece or
paper f1utter from open car window After
the train had passed he picked it up, and found
that II was a check on the Merchants National
Bank of Chicago for S21 O00 The check was
made out to Mrs Isabelle Stewart The sig
nature was hard to decIpher-
Moore showed it to a superior, and hnally the
check was sent to the division superintendent at
New-Brunswick Moore says he thought little
of the find. except that, should the chech get 10
its rightfuI owner, he expected a substantial re-
ward.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
MAN FOUND DEAD SEATED ON WAGON.
Brother Discovers His Body, After Several
Hours. in Front of His Home.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBUNE.l

SomervilIe, n j. May 1o--David Campbell
was found dead in wagon in front of his home.
on the Watching Mountain. early this morning
He was discovered by his brother, James Camp
bell sitting upright his body cold. He had
been dead evidently for several hours He lived
with his brother and aged mother on q small
farm near Adamsville. He started to drive from
this place to his home late last night with
George Beech. He complained of feeling i'll when
Beech left the wagon 10 go TO his own home
near the Campbell place. Campbell refused as
sistance and said he would soon recover
County Physician Taylor believes Campbell died
from heart disease He was forty -four years
old and unmarried.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
OTTAWA SUFFERS AGAIN
CITY SWEPT BY FIRE.
Hundreds of Houses Burned-Prob-
ably York Of Incendiaries.
fRY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE !

ottawa, May 10.-A little before o'clock this
afternoon q fire alarm report sent in from
q point near Albert-st. where some of 7. r
Booths lumber piles are. Within fifteen min
,,tes while the fire brigade was at work. an
other alarm was sent in from the lumber piles
near Somerset-st. The whole fire brigade
called out. Police Chief Powell was promptly
on hand and made four arrests, one of the pris-
oners being Tom White, who recently re-
leased from the penitentiary after serving five
years for setting fire church. When ar
rested he said that he intended to destroy
Ottawa
All Hintonburg and Rochesterville and some
seven million feet of lumber already de-
stroyed and over one thousand families
without homes.
A number of the residents of Rochestervile
and Hintonburg are missing, and one fireman
was killed. The fire is still raging. but Ottawa
proper is not in danger
Three years ago the Hull fire crossed the
Ottawa River and devoured large section of
the territory already consumed by the present
fire The Capuchin Fathers Church is burned,
and also several other churches Martin &
Wsrnock's mills have been burned. and the fire
Is working its way to Britannia Bay, devouring
the dry grass and the trees in its passage The
total loss viii amount to at least S5O0Ooo-
Nearly all the people made homeless had no
insurance, and are left IN almost absolute pow
erty The 43d Regiment and the Governor Cen
erals Guards were called out and are on duty
TO protect the property of those who have suf-
fered by the fire
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
CPAWLs IN FIRE; SAVES HORSES
NEGRO Hostler. on Hands and Knees. Cuts
Halters in Burning Stable

aestroxed by fire at No. 90 Rider-ave.. The
Bronx, yesterday Five, other horses in the
stable were saved by a negro stablenan. Lionel
Gilmore who, as he was leaving the stable. saw
flames burst from the structure. Without stop
ming TO sound alarm he ran back. united
,braa of the horses and led them out.
When he went to go back the smoke vas 50
5ensa that he could not fight his way through II.
IJa dronped to his knees and crawled along the
aoor of the stable He was able 10 reach two OF
the stalls and loosen the halters Of as many
horses Then he crawled back and tee hoFSe=
ni,rnred out through the smoke.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
THOUGHT TO BE A SUICIDE
Missing Man Sent Here By German Parents
To Be Disciplined

LOtha- wiednann. Swenty-eight years oid e .ne
con Of a German physician and surgeon VINO iAe
for the last three nonthe boarded at No ziS East
e,xfte.h-st has been reported missing since
May 10 the police. 1t is believed that ne COM
rastted suicide in a st Of despondency
Paul Daun, of the address, says that "ie1
man, IS the son OF wealthy parents in Germany,
rhsf about ago he sent 70 inls GO -gl5
for a course disciplinng. he hao oeSL nn-
az Lately his rernitfaEces Iao ~
beer sent TO him, and he became desperate e.
NJedmsnn had bought poison with which ne M
tended Ia commit suicide
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
JOAQUIN MILLER DEAD.

San Francisco. May 10 (SpeciaD.-Joaquin
Miller. -the Poet Of the Sierras died suddenly
.,,a .<.ernoon He was taken violently sick, and
s,as g., twenty minutes. before physician could
reach his home.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

% TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK
from Chicago. May L to s August 10 H. Chi
cage MiIwaukes s. st. Paul Railway. 2si Broad
way.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
SAYS HE NEVER SENT 1T.
A Denial from ''The Evening Posts" Dis
charged Correspondent at Havana
my CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.

,copyriebt. 1908: By The Tribune Association
Havana May 10.-""The New-York Evening
post.s, Cuban resident correspondent denies
that he ever sent from hare the alleged ibellous
Runcie-Wood article that paper prnted ~
special from Havana.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

10 chicago St Louis. Cincinnati and Cleveland,
VIA PennsyIvanta Railroad Leave at convenient
hours.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

The New York CentraTs 2o-hour train takes pas
sensers only for Chicago. To get best accommoda-
tions ii is well TO apply in advanoe-AdvI
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

THE LACKAwANSA HABIT
.r,n,s contracted hard 30 break Any OF ase
rsiiv frsins TO Bufao VIII give IL TO YOU i1oHe'S-
Sas and i iSs Brosdway.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
,rrrr sLEEPLESs AGEN ]

o,,,ov,atie switch and Signai sppdr US
f>Iscut tp,nzyIvania Railroad insure SAFETY TO the
on me rs asi ,uhiIe an route to tho West--Advt
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22

81 didn't know you were an Elk"
said man, after shaking hands in
Broadway with an acquaintance
whom he had not seen for several
weeks.
II am not an Elk" replied the one
addressed "ln fact | do not belong
10 any secret order. Why did you say
that?'
"But you gave me the grip" per-
sisted the friend, "lIow did YOU
know it?"
"Must Ice pure accident" said the
other, according 30 the New York
Mail aud ENprrss. II hurt nay hand
the other day, and although 10 Is only
Hight bruisc IL pains like thunder
when I shake hands. TO protect the
wound have fnlIru into the huhit -
auubliue my fingers iu q certain way
when I shake hands. Now know
why mHuy of mg friends have rr-
apuudrd to mE greeting with pee
GUITAR pressure. Q thuaHht it Nas "a
us@ fad la the matter II shaking
a-uL4"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22

"Hestor is quite a business man."
mused Chalmers as he sorted over the
letters. "These are bills. / know a
bill as cat knows his home. Bills
for stuff on his yacht, | suppose.
Very likely. | wonder what they are.
There is a way to find out, and l am
going to do it. This is all wrong,
perhaps, but | am going to find out
if there is anything in my suspicious.
Hestor is a queer fish. He left New
York the night these men disap-
peared. Where did he go? Why did
he go? Van Horne wants him to
work on this case. 1t is my duty to
locate him. Hestor would be glad to
take hold of a mystery like this. 1t
is right in his line"
Mr.. Chalmers sent for a reporter
named Benson, a cautious, self-pos-
sessed gentleman who could extract
information from sources barren to
all but the select few who are mas
ters of the art. 1t was not necessary
to waste words with Benson: He
thoroughly understood his business.
Here are some business addresses,
Benson" said Chalmers, handing
him a slip of paper. II promised Mr..
Hestor / would attend to certain
bills as they became due. Go to these
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22
Honest Effort That Was Not Suf-
hcientIy Appreciated to En-
courage Renewal.

The old saying that praise to the
face is open disgrace" is still firmly
believed by some people. y young
woman who was brought up by her
New England grandmother. a notable
housekeeper and example of thrift,
says that the adage was a house,
hold guide in her family, relates an
exchange.
One day her grandmother went off
to pay n visit and the ambitious girl
of 16 scrubbed and polished, swept
and busted until it seemed as if there
was nothing left to do. Her heart
beat high with the hope of word
of commendation as she sat in the
kitchen doorway, waiting for her
grandmother's return.
When the old lady arrived She
looked about her with keen eyes, but
there seemed no chance for criticism,
until, STOPPING down under the
kitchen table. which stood near the
open door, she saw that the south
wind had waited a bit of fluff from
the henyard.
With eyes that would twinkle in
spite of herself, she pointed an ac-
cusing finger at this evidence of care
lessness, and said, soberly:
Janet. my dear, ! see there's n
feather in the kitchen. It's high
time / came home!"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22

houses and ask for itemized state
ments of any bills against Mr.. Hes
tor. If necessary explain that Mr..
Hestor has suddenly been detailed
to work abroad and that through an
oversight he neglected to leave the
key to his room where his mail is
delivered. You should have no diff
Guilty. Merchants seldom object to
the prompt settlement of accounts.
This is a personal matter, concern
ing no other member of the staff"
Mr.. Benson bowed, said not word
and quietly left the room. Late in
the afternoon he was admitted to
Mr.. Chalmers office. He produced
from a deep inside pocket a small
package and handed it to Chalmers.
There they are" he said.
"All of them?"
Mr.. Benson nodded an affirmative,
turned on his heel and vanished.
Mr.. Chalmers examined the slips
with much interest The first one
was from a furniture house. 1t was
an itemiZed bill for a long list of
articles, among which were the fol-
lowing:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22
Pennsylvania
II All.

PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIL Road
TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM EASTWARD
8 Is A. M.-Week days for Sunbury,
Wilkesbarre, scranton, Hazeton, Pottsville,
Harrisburg and dintermediatc stations, arriving
at Philadelp Tia 6.23 p. M, New York 9.3O P. M,
Baltimore 00 p. M, Washington 7.15 p. NJ.
Pullman Parlor car from Williamsport to
to Philadelphia and Wiliamsport to Balti-
more and Washington.
1928 P. NJ. emporium Junction. daily for Sum
bury, Harrisburg and principal intermediate
stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 1882 p. m;
New York, 1923 p. M; baltimore, 1880 p. M;
cars and passenger coaches, Buffalo to Phila-
delphia and Washington.
3 90 p. M.-daily for Harrisburg and
phia, 4.25 A. M, New Yorf 7.is A. M.
Baltimore, 2:30 A. NJ. Washington, 4O5 A. NJ.
Pullman sleeping cars ON Harrisburgto Phil
adephia and New York. Philadelphia pas
sengerscan remainiE sleeper undisturbed un-
til7:3O A. M.
o rs p. M.-DsiIy for sunbury, Harris
burg and intermediate stations arriving at
Philadelphia 7.22 A. M, New York ss3 A. M,
weekdays, 10.33 A. NJ. Sunday;) Baltimore 7.15
A. NJ, Washington $50 A. M. Pullman sleep
ing cars from Erie, Buffalo and Williamsport to
Philadelphia and Buffalo, Wiiamsport to
Washington. Passenger cars from Erie to
Philadelphia and Williamsport to Baltimore
l2:Ol A. NJ (EmporiuiII Junction., daily for sun
bury, Harrisburg and principal intermediate
stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 7:22 a. M;
New York. 9:33 a. m, week days; (lO33 Sum
days; Baltimore, 7:15 a. M Washington, $3.50
g. m. Vestibuied Buffet sleeping Cars and
Passenger coaches, Buffalo to Philadelphia
and Washington.
WESTWARD.
bio A. M-Emporium Junction - daily
for Erie Ridgway, and week days for Du-
Bois, Clermont and intermediate stations.
10 80 A. M.-Daily for Erie and week days
for Dubois and Intermediate stations.
9 80 p. NJ. Week days tor Kane and
intermediate stations.
RIDGWAY AND CLEARFIELD r. R. CON-
NECTIONS.
Week days0
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22

Chalmers studied these items long
and earnestly.
Looks as if Hestor had started a
hotel or boarding house." reflected
the managing editor. "a Broom
boarding house. That is not the kind
of furniture he would put up in Il
New York house. He has his own
bachelor apartment. | have been in
it scores of times. 1t is full of fur
niture, and mighty fine furniture"
He read and reread the furniture
bill. Then he leaned back in his
chair and invoked the resources of
a memory trained to its work and
responsive as the muscles of an ath-
lete or the fingers of virtuoso.
1T is about year" he reflected,
"since Hestor invited Bob Van Horne,
Blake and myself to dinner at the
Waldorf, and after dinner we went to
his apartment. He was loquaciously
mysterious about some house he was
building. Bob Van Horne had been
talking about a summer Joint he was
going to erect out on Long Island.
lIestor said he was building one
which would make Bob's look like 30
cents. He raved about the scenery
and all that. Seems to me as if he
said something about palm trees.
Bob asked him where it was, and he
shut up like a clam"
Chalmers reflected. "IIe said palm
trees all right. Seems to me as if
he said something about alligatars.
Then he closed up and said moth
ing"
Chalmers examined the other state
mcnts. They were bills of various
knds-for stocks of canned goods,
smoked meats, condensed milk and
the multitudinous articles which
would be used by well equipped
camping party. They were dated
between the 2ith and 29th Of April,
and were rendered on the first of the
month. fl was late In the afternoon
when he was through with this work.
About 81 o'clock that night Chal-
mcrs received "a telegram from Mr..
Bernard seymour dated from Chi
cagn. Mr.. seymour had been detailed
by luck stevens go hunt zap the Chi
ougp record IT H. Sylvester Vincent
seymour WAS first heard of in the
following bulletin filed iu Chicago
az eight o'clock that night
Chicago. Nay t
TO NHHm rhHlm.rs HsuaEms Editor
II. $.a FHrE Record
D.. Sylvester Vincent .. IH. EHNHHu.F.
&c. formed H.Hu H chicago IHY months
tHH ii bosom H##u lH conference. aIth
l4a.uH N.Ismau and alHtI DIS HfHrs
egss..-s4, H-= probably 4----4 -
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22
:fak S1s9RXa I .E ),
2.
cay SKIES ARE SELDOM GRAY.

I've had my share
or czrking care,
OF tickle Fortunes frowns:
I've braved and borne
Tae cold worlds
+S-ss& had my ups and downs.
Yet l can still
4 ditty tril
Or sing a roundclay;
For though l hold
Nor lands nor gold,
Ely skies are seldom gray!
The stress and strife
OF tolsome life
Have taught me one glad truth
Not he who must
Crawls in the dust,
But he who will-forsoothi
And so 1 sing
My song. and fling
My load of care away:
For though l hold
Nor lands nor gold,
Bfy skies are seldom gray!
would not give
A fig to live
Divorced from fret and moil;
The bread l eat
Is rendered sweet
Because of my daily toll.
And so | still
4 ditty trill-
4 bIithesome roundelay:
For though / hold
Nor lands nor gold
Ny skies are seldom gray!
James Ball Naylor, in National Maya
zine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-22
CHAPTER VII.-CoNrINUED.

If that young lady anticipated any
prolonged resistance on the part of
Mr.. Chalmers she was unaware of
the traits which had been developed
by his newspaper experience as man
aging editor of the Record He
would have been delighted to have
been able to offer a reward of a mil
zion. He attempted to convince Miss
Carmody that it would be a good
plan to make the reward $35O,OOO,
OF svhich the Record should contrib
ute 100000, but she would not listen
TO ii, and for the first time in his
career the young journalist was die
tated to by an outsider.
Il will tell You what we will do"
he said, as he comprehended the pos
Sjbil!ties and rose to the occasion.
I've have large staff, but not large
enough to meet this emergency.
will detail ten of our best men to
This work. Then ! will secure ten
or twelve of the best men from other
New York papers. Then there are
some famous detective reporters in
Chicago. We win have them. We
viii scour the country for all the
Talent which money can purchase.
will take personal charge of this
force, map out a plan, and keep at
it We shall succeed; l know we
shall succeed"
Miss Carmody clapped her hands
in her Joy and enthusiasm. All
traces of sorrow and care had dis
appeared from her face. She sprang
To her feet and grasped Mr.. Chal-
mcrs' hand. There was nothing OF
boIdncss in this action, nor did Mr.
Chalmers construe it as such. 1t was
the Joy natural to a generous-heart-
ed girl who loved her father and
appreciated the hearty sympathy
(which Mr. Chalmers expressed in his
-uffcr of cooperation.
@'You are just splendid" she de-
cIared, her eyes dancing with excite
Euent and pleasure. II do not know
how to thank you. You are right;
We are certain to find papa. Uh, II
there was anything | could do! But,
she said, with little sigh, as she re
turned to her seat. 81 viii do all
can on VIII ltl me hll'" every
thing that happens, will you not, Mr.
Chalmers?"
81 will put in a private telephone
and have it connecte. with your resi-
deuce. If you win give your consent,
Sir. Chalmers replied.
THAT is an excellent plan" sale
Miss Carmody. Then 1t win not b,
necessary for me to come to youl
Office and take up your time as | an
now doing"
you need not let that disturb
you" replied Chalmers, with broaC
smile Now that we are partner:
IN this enterprise, | am going to b,
So bold as To ask you 10 be permit
ted as Mr.. Van Hprne's persona
representatives, cali at your resi-
deucc as occasion may demand, ant
make more consecutive report q
what has been done than ! could oyei
she telephone"
1T Is unnecessary for mc 10 giv'
you permission," said Miss Carmody
"Nou may consider 1t standing in
vitation with as much Of the natur,
Of command as I have right I,
give"