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could be more certain Of the mans pres
ence in that locality.
There seems to be no doubt that
Woodss trunks were checked to Bethle-
hem, and through them we will bend our
efforts to follow him. Woods's life seems
to have been filled with the strangest Incl
dents I received from a friend to-day a
clipping from a Baltimore paper bearing
upon some of them. In 1901 the Sheldon
House was burned, the fire starting near
Woodss apartments. and he made a claim
for $500. The insurance companies finally
forced a compromise for 500.
About that time Ocean Grove, N. J., was
the scene of a series of remarkable rob-
berries. Woods claimed. to have been one
of the victims In 1891 or 1892 a storage
place in Passaic was destroyed by fire and
Woods lost a lot of surgical instruments
He claimed insurance, but the companies
fought him on the ground that his property
had been held under a chattel mortgage
He beat them finally and they had to pay"
Chief of Police George W. Whitman Of
San Francisco arrived in New York and
the Best brothers are going to interest him
in the prosecution Of the case against
Woods
San Rafael. where Colonel Best died, is
just across the Golden Gate straight from
San Francisco. Marin, County, in which It
is situated, has figured in the courts IN
many sensational cases in recent years. not
ably in the great Fair-Craven will contest.
1t was IN the town of Sausalito that the
school principal found Justice of the Peace
to swear that he married her to the Sena-
tor, and in San Rafael that Gillinghers IA
nous hack was dug up. with its owner, in
which Mrs. Craven swore she and the Sem
ator used to go woong and cooling o. nights
Sumner Best has voluminous CORE
spondence in his possession. which passed
between his mother and Mrs. Woods dur
ing the time the Colonel was in San Rafael
and her doctor husband. &c..
The letters which 1 have" said Mr..
Best, will be important evidence. but.
considering them the property of the au.
thorities. / would not make them public at
this time. Mrs. Woods was a clever letter.
writer. She was always writing letters
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RAISING MONEY FOR WIDOW.
Seventy-Five Dollars Needed to
Purchase Artificial Foot.

Mrs. Clara Estelle Baumhoff superintend-
ent Of Junior work in St. Louis OF the In
ternational Sunshine Society, Is endeavor-
ing to raise SIS. with which to aid Mrs.
Louisa Ritzel, crippled widow. who now
makes precarious living going from house
to house seeking sewing
The money is neetrsd to purchase an arti-
fetal foot. for Mrs. Rtzel. one of her
limbs having been amputated, as a result
of an accident. and VINO now is penniless
and homeless. Once the money is secured
with which to purchase an artificial limb.
Mrs. RitZel is confident that she can Sc
cure work as a cook or house servant.
Mrs. Baumhoff states that thus far the
At Home Sunshine Branch and Christian
Workers have raised 81. ''She is hard work
ing and deserving" said Mrs. Baumhoff.
land Is. good cook and an intelligent
worker"
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He STOLE TO BUY
MEDICINE FOR BRIDE
Young German Army Officer, Re-
duced to Desperate Straits,
Turned Thief.
NEEDED JUST FIFTEEN CENTS.
Took a Blanket From Boarding
"a House and Pawned 1t for
Enough Money to Buy
Prescription.

New York, July n.-Stealing a blanket
to buy Is cents worth of medicine for his
bride instead of meaning prison for him, has
brought money, friends and a trip home to
Lieutenant Friedberg. formerly an officer
in the German Army.
The Lieutenant was arrasted a few days
ago on the charge mentioned. He admitted
the theft and the case was hello up pending
investigation Of his story. When 1t was
called again a probation officer said to the
Magistrates:
1.-The prisoner was n Lieutenant in the
German Army on furlough. I find that he
is of excellent family and has splendid
record at home. His father Is Colonel Of
an infantry regiment stationed at Hanover
and when this young man came here with
his bride early in the year he had plenty
of money.
"When his money was gone his wife be-
came IL and he tried to get employment as
a teacher of languages. He was in debt
to his landlady and his sixteen trunks had
been held w at one clearinghouse. 1t
was impossible for him to get cent. He
had been getting money from home through
the German Consul. but the remittance had
failed to come.
He had prescription for his wife that
he could not get filled. The medicine would
have cost only 10 cents. Being desperate, he
took blanket from the rooms where he
and his wife were stopping to a pawnshop.
All he asked on the blanket was Is cents.
Just enough to buy the medicine.
Now they have received a remittance
from home. and I have raised additional
funds which will enable them to sail at
once for home"
The Lieutenant's plea Of guilty was with
drawn, the magistrate dismissed the charge
and the couple will sail for their native
country to-day.
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drich hut short distance from the bridge.
III going over the horse and shafts. Mr..
Pickles says. We're separated from the rest
of the vehicle. coming in contact with 4
wooden beam extending from the dam to
the bridge. Patent fasteners connected the
shafts with the carriage. so that when the
beam was struck they were freed. permit
ting the horse to fall headlong to the abyss,
sixteen feet below. The animal struck on
its head and was instantly killed.
the dead animal. completely covering the
occupants, who We're buried in four feet
of water Mr.. Aldrich heard the crash.
and feeling that some ulishap had befallen
his friends. FASTENED to the bridge. With
his assistance Mr.. Pickles was able to
wriggle from beneath the wreck. and by
pulled out.
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FELL HEADLONG OVER
SIXTEEN FOOT BRIDGE
Occupants of Carriage Are Terribly
Injured and Horse Is Killed
Instantly.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Southbridge, Conn, July n.-William
Pickles. who boards at the home of Mrs.
George H. Thayer. No. II High street. and
Miss Jane j. Woodruff. a teacher in the
public schools Of Mashapang. Conn. drove
off sixteen-foot bridge. located on the
Mashapang and Staffordville road. in Union,
Conn, shortly after dark, the horse being
Instantly killed. Miss Woodruff internally
injured and Mr.. Pickles badly bruised and
shaken up.
The top of the carriage was ruined and
one shaft broken. the vehicle in no other
way being damaged. The team is owned
by William l.. Ferry. Southbridge livery
man, with stables on High street.
The bridge where the accident occurred
is ten miles from Southbridge. and spans
a brook leading from 4 small pond on the
north of the road. near the residence of
Fred Aldrich. 1t is a wooden structure,
and the only safeguard for teams on the
side the accident occurred. Mr.. Pickles says,
Is a rotten wooden railing. supported at
either end by crotched sticks. embedded in
the ground.
He says even at this. the railing is but
10 inches in height and is separated from
the bridge by an open space a foot in
width. At the time of the accident MIR.
Pickles and companion We're returning to
Mashapang from the home Of Fred AL
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CLAIMED MILLIONS,
DIED in POVERTY,
Samuel P. Collins, Dreaming OF
Lost Fortune, Passes Away
in Dingy Attic.
WAS VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR.
Aged Man Hoped to March With
His Comrades, but Expired
as He Heard the
Drums.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
! New York, July 1.-Two policemen guard
| a dingy room in the attic where Samue
Parke Collins died. Because he once owned
property now worth millions, and because
| he claimed title still to much of it, his pa
! pers are in the custody Of the Public Ad-
minstrator
| Collins was 70 years old and a veteran of
| the Civil War. His last words were prom
| ise to his faithful friend, Samuel D. Will
| son. that he would march with the veter-
| ans.
| He had been confined to his little folding
| bed for three weeks. For years he had eked
| out livelihood by manufacturing and ped
| ding an Ink eradicator. of which he was
the inventor. He was janitor, too, of the
! old three-story house in which he lived
When Collins awoke at daylight yesterday
| he said. cheerfuly:
Il am getting we'll and soon I'll get my
property. I'm going to parade with the vet
! erans'
| len minutes later, when the sound of fife
and drum foated Into his dingy attic, he
! died Wilson notified the police and an Of
fetal from the Public Administrators office,
| and tho latter directed that policemen
should guard Collins effects.
Collins and his lost fortunes are IA
! miiiar subject with many. He was born in
Oswego, N. Y, in $780, and enlisted when
! the. Civil War began. He did not serve till
the end. but going to Brooklyn, came into
| considerable property. including a large
| hotel Collins told friend that just after
| the war he was making $4,000 a year.
His operations soon involved his whole
! estate. he said. and when the panic of 1873
| came his holdings were swept away. In
| one day he said property for which he had
paid $4,000 was sold under the hammer
| 1t is now worth 100000. With the wreck
| of his fortunes he opened small hotel in
New York. About that time he invented an
ink eradicator, the first of its kind. He said
| he visited an European countries to place
J the patent rights. His invention proved less
valuable than he, had anticipated, and he
was soon reduced to poverty.
He had married In his youth. but his wife
died. and he subsequently married widow
They lived at No. q Union Square for sew
eral years Twelve years ago his wife OBJ
tanned divorce. and with her daughter by
a former husband Is now living at ST. An
thony avenue and One Hundred and Eighty
first street. the Bronx. Mrs. Collins stated
that any one, who wishes to transact bust
ness In connection with his supposed estate
must see her.
Collins never gave up hope of recovering
some of his former vast estate. He said
some OF 1t had been illegally taken from
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WASHINGTON SPECIAL EXHIBIT
New York Appropriates $4,000 to
Display Municipal Resources.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, July 1.-THE District Com
missioners are in receipt of letter from D.
r. Francis, President of the Worlds Fair
asking their cooperation and support in n
movement to secure a special Washington
exhibit at st. Louis next year
Commissioner Mcfarland will submit the
matter to the Board of Commissioners early
noxt week. and in the meantime is anxious
to know what the wishes of the citizens OF
Washington are in that regard.
CITY exhibit at the Exposition, and the
Commissioners are of the opinion that a
sum nearly equal to that might be raised
by Washingtonians interested in the city S
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One night little over year ago John
W. Gates. Spectator and 'plunSer, was
standing in the lobby OF the Waldorf-As-
toria Hotel. smoking his after-dinner cigar
and debating how he would spend the even
Ing when he saw among number of ar
rivals gentleman from Louisville who is
prominently identified with the railway in
terests OF that city.
Mr.. Gates knew him very well, and after
the usual salutation and TO keep the con-
versation going. more than anything else,
asked him what brought him to New York.
'.oh. We are here to dispose of new
stock issue" returned the director. The
road will sell about 100000 more stock as
soon as we get ready"
Suppose you will put It IN improve
ments?' inquired Gates.
"Yes; we only need money for that pur-
pose" replied the director and then in
burst of confidence he told Gates of how
number OF Louisville and Nashville officials
knowing of this issue and feeling that it
would depress the market had sold short
expecting to pocket neat sum.
To all Of this conversation Gates listened
and said nothing. though after events
proved that he did considerable thinking.
In the first place Gates owed August Bel
mont, the representative Of the Eothschilds
and chairman OF the Louisville and Nash
willie Board. a long and deep grudge. and
he was very anxious to repay it. especially
as It could be made remunerative.
GATES GETS REVENGE.
1t seemed that Gates had at one time at
tempted to become familiar with Belmont
and had been severely snubbed by the Roth
echild's representative.
The guileless director had told Gates two
things which above all other things he
should not have told.
One was that the L. & n. was going to
make a new issue for improvements. demon
strating that the road was on a firm finan.
cial basis, and the other was that many
stockholders were selling short.
Early next morning all Of the Gates bro
kers were instructed to quietly and un-
ostentatiously buy all of the L. & n. stock
offered.
The unsuspecting stockholders and those
on the inside kept up a stream Of short
sales that was a delight to the heart Of
Gates, who continued buying all that was
offered at price between 1OS and 10.
Finally, when his firm had secured control
Of about 206.O00 shares of the stock, infinitely
more than the shorts could ever hope to re-
place at any figure, for the reason that the
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JOHN ". GATES.

Wall street operator and steel magnate-
stock did not exist, Mr.. Gates called on
them for settlement. -
Then August Belmont realized that the
control had probably been wrested from
| him. though he would not admit it.
Accordingly he rushed into the market
and bid for every share offered.
The stock advanced by leaps from 2 to s
points, finally reaching nearly sl75 , share
from q little over 500. and still Belmont
could not regain control and the shorts
could not settle.
Frantic cablegrams were sent to Europe,
whore large amount of the stock is held.
| to borrow the Stock but Gates had fore
| stalled them there, and he also had ar
| ranged for a settlement before the stock
! could get to this country.
/ Wall street realized that another North
j ern Pacific corner was imminent, and nego-
| tiations We're opened with Gates by Morgan
| & Co. for a settlement.
GATES SECURED TERMS
While this was going on 1t is believed that
the Rothschilds were telling Belmont what
they thought Of him in lengthy 'cablegrams,
| it being understood that the Rothschilds al
ways would, and always had, the control
of L. 6 N, and one of Mr.. Belmont's chief
occupations in this country was to see that
| this control was not disturbed.
An hour before the stock market opened
| on April 15, 1902, Gates visited the office of
| Morgan & Co., stating that he would pre-
| vent a panic IL his terms could be met
| His terms after considerable discussion
! were met. They were that he should deposit
his holdings with Morgan Co. and be
paid $50 share for one-third Of his hold
ings and $3.50 a share for the remaining
two-thirds, thereby clearing sS0oo,ooo for
himself and his associates
The announcement that Morgan & Co. had
! secured control of the road was received
with great relief on Wall street, as 1t was
assured that a corner could be avoided and
the shorts would be given a breathing spell
though the inside holders of L. & N, who
had expected to make a coup. returned t.
Louisville and other points as soon as pos
sible.
Morgan G. Co. finally turned the control o.
the road over to the Atlantic Coast Line
and though Mr.. Belmont still continued to
represent it through his large holdings in
| the Atlantic Coast Line, his resignation last
| Thursday ION account of press of other at
| fairs is regarded significant that he 1!
| not considered Indispensable to the success
| of the road, and Gates gets his revenge.
| Henry Walters has been elected to sue
| coed Mr.. Belmont.
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Sons of Late Colonel W. J. Best
Disappointed in Not Finding
Preacher-Physician.
WILL CONTINUE THE SEARCH
Find Series of Remarkable Incl.
dents in the Life of the Man
at Whose California Home
Their Father Died.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July 11.-To-day was again
flied with disappointment for the sons of
the late Colonel W. ]. Best. in their search
for Doctor John W. Woods and his wife.
from whom they demand an explanation of
the death of thei- father. who died under
mysteriousu circumstances while stopping
at the home Of the Woods family in San
Rafael, Cal
The trace of the sometime physician and
Methodist clergyman and his spouse. which
was found last night at Bethlehem. Pa,
failed to lead to n discovery of the pairs
whereabouts.
Nothing can be done until we can lay
our hands on Woods and his wife, said
Alfred NJ. Best to-day. 1T was my broth
er's intention to go to Bethlehem and CO.
operate with the police there in a search
for Woods. but l dissuaded him until we
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progress and welfare. But as it would re-
quire a special act of Congress to obtain an
appropriation for the purpose. the only
method which at present is open for consid-
GRAFTON is public subscription.
The Commissioners will be glad to receivs
letters from the citizens expressing their
opinion to the ACCESSIBILITY of considering
such plan.
An invitation has already been extended
to the Board of Commissioners to designate
n District of Columbia Day.
REpI-RTJC Special,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12
BURIAL OF SISTER ANASTASlA.
Entered st. Joseph's Convent
Nearly Forty Years Ago.

The funeral Of Sister Anastasia Andres OF
the Order of St Joseph will be held to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock from st. An
thongs Church to Calvary Cemetery. She
died Friday afternoon at ST. Anthony
School. where she had been for the last
She was born in Waterloo, ILL.,, November
19. 1850. When II years old she came to St
Louis and entered St. Joseph's Convent in
in Missouri and Illinois until her health
failed. Among the places where she laugh,
were st. Joseph, Mo-, Waterloo, ILL.,, and In
st. Louis at st. Vincents School
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Indian Territory National Guard.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Guthrie, Ok, July 1.-THE permanent or
ganization has been perfected of the First
and Second Regiments of the Indian Terri
tory National Guard. the first time that
Territory has had g. local military organiza-
ton. Ira l.. Reeves was chosen Brisadier
General. OF the First Regiment. United
States Marshal Ben II. Colbert was elected
Cc,onel. and E. V. Henson of Ardmore Lieu-
terant Colonel. OF the Second Regiment.
c. B. Douglas, editor of the Phoenix a.
Muscogee was elected Colonel. and c. q
RambO of Bixby Lieutenant Colonel. HI
was until recently Major in the Oklahoma
National Guard. Material for the Second
Regiment will he secured from the Creek.
Cherokee and Seminole Nations. while the
First is recruited from the Choctaw and
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To Consider Cab stand Biu.

The Committee of the City Council on
Municipal Affairs will hold an open meet
ing next Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
to discuss the bill regulating cab and car
rage stands. The bill passed the House
of Delegates and is pending in the Council.
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OkInhoma's Taxable Wealth.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Guthrie. Ok. July 1i.-Inconpiete returns
in the Office OF the Territorial Auditor show
that Oklahoma's taxable wealth. this year,
will aggregate not less than 5000, Gao, as
against sI2,Ioo. 600 last year. Railroad prop
erty increased from 100000 TO $So0O.090.
while telegraph property increased % per
cent and telephone property IS 1-3 per cent.
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CAPTAIN HADLEY J. ALLEY DEAD
Was One of the Most Prominent
Criminal Lawyers of the State.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Prncenton. No.. July 11.-Captain Hadley
j. Alley, one Of the prominent criminal
lawyers of the State, died here to-day. aged
20 years. He has been in failing health for
q year. He was a member of the Mercer
county bar for thirty-six years; was Sheriff
from 1864 to 1865 and served as Prosecuting
Attorney. He has been identified with near.
ly every important criminal case in the
county for thirty wears
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Coming After whitaker wright.

London. July n.-Detective Willis. who is
in charge of the case of Whitaker Wright.
the English company promoter under arrest
in New York, expects to sail for New York
to receive C. H. Wright either July 10 or
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-18


Dimes will do the work Of dollars.
Al WARDS.
. 60 to Mrs. Nuss il you wish de- !
licious hot tamale.
Nothing can be more seasonable ana
appropriate for a present that. somA,
of those nice. warm felt shoes 1t Ed
Burligton's. They are all right and suit.
able for all classes. .,.s, :,
Lost.some place on main street
one half Of an eye glass containing
dark glass with . gold band. Finder
return to this ONCE and receive suit
able reward. Nv
One thousand novels worth Csc to
$3.50. your choice. 10 c, at wizards, for
merly the Fox Store. -
Jones;Paddock's superior tsas. co:
fees and spices at J. Kelly and Cos
They are the best. NS01m.
How do you like the new styles Of
first class foot wear at Ed. Burliga
tons? They are all good, reliable
goods. He is always ahead in tina
line. His grade of reliable shoe'
speak for themselves. You make IL
mistake when you buy footwear a
his store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-18
INTERESTING NEWS
FROM OVER THE STATE.
---.--. --
Items Cleaned from the Exchan"e
List.
lulI1I
Empire State Mill Litigation.

: - -
The suit Of Buffers VS.. Carney. IN
volving title to the Empire State mill
site and water right in Sixmile can
yon was concluded in the U. s. court
at Carson yesterday and decision will
be rendered later. Some OF the testi-
mony given. in. the suit was humorous
ly conflicting. One Sixmiie canyon mill
owner stated on the. witness stand
that the. Empire State mill was worth
$500. Asked by opposing. !. counsel
what price he would be willing. to pay
for 1t. he replied $500. Another wit
ness testified that the mill was wort,
$500. but he said he would not, be
willing To- siye .one-ffth Of that amount
for the property, A majority q the
Witnesses however, stated, that the
mill was worth $500. the amount Car
ney, the defendant, paid Tor It,
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MORTGAGE FILED.
Southern Pacific Company Raises Cash
on its Material.

Southern Pacific Company Raises Cash
rs on it, Material.
W. A. Brace, of the law department
of the Southern Pacific company, was
in this city yesterday and left with
Recorder Fogarty a copy Of an equip
ment or collateral mortgage on the
rolling stock Of the Central Pacific
Railway company and the Southern
Pacific Railroad company to the Gen.
trail Trust company Of New York for
$5,775. 900. The mortgage IL ieqquiva-
lent to a chattle mortgage, and must
be filed In every county Of the. States
through which the railroad line ,runs.
and - the locomotives, cars, ETC.. in
cluded IN the mortgage are enumerated
It will take some time to record the
document . -, :-.s,r..s,- =
g Mr.. Brace said he was much impress
ed with the couftesies shown him by
the various county oAhcials of,Nevada
and. when told by County Clerk Con.
boie that was what they were there
for. he said It was quite change from
the way Of doing business In San
Francisco. where every other man you
met was trying to fleece you.-Enter
prise. =
!
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STATE OF NEVADA,
CT mty q ormsby, .. ..

". G. Douglass and James G.
Sweeney, being duly sworn, sever
ally say they are members Of the
Board Of Examiners .oe the State q
New. that ON tie IN qd.y f,Ner. 1898
they. (after hpyiix 6scsftained froau
the hooks q the STATE Controller. thl
amount Of money which should be a
ste Treasury made IN 015cial exami
tioa and count Of the money and
uchers Tor money In the State Ire
~ q 0Nyada and found the same
rree1 u follows.
Cola $1S5,4S 10
BAiA Coin vouch-
0r4 not returned
to Controller 1912 %