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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

sleepy. He would shut up the book
and go to bed. A prodigious yawn
followed, and he nearly dropped his
book.
The next moment a sound Of some
thing heavy falling brought him broad
awake with the sensation Of cold
wind passing through his hair.
What wss II? Was it in this room
or the next?
The next moment he gave a short,
harsh laugh, as he saw that the bullet
from the revolver. which ne had
placed upon the bureau, had fallen
from thence to the ground, where 1t
had rolled some way.
He picked IL up and deposited 1t In
a drawer, which he locked for greater
security.
Il don't want to be disturbed that
FAY again." he said to himself. my
nerves must be awfully shaken to let
such a trihe as that knock me over
in the way It did. l wonder whether
It will be any good going to bed after
this? 1t is no use trying to read any
more"
After turning about uneasily for
some time, he fell into a troubled
sleep. There was not a sound or
movement Of any sort in the house.
and he had slept on for about two
hours when, all at once, without
any warning, he awOke. What had
reused him. The same voice which
he had heard once before in the very
early morning.
"Tedl" II seemed to come to him
through the dividing wall. And this
time, as before, be answered back
without thinking-hiB senses still half
under the influence Of slumberA
yves, father; what IL itg"
And the same voice, whether II was
only his own brain, or came from
some unknown source, answered him
back again
Press the spring At the back Of
the reccssI"
Ted" said his sister, compassion
ately, at breakfast the next morning
"hOW bad you look. Poor boy! Tel
me"-With a shudder-'hoW did "a
Their look? Do you really think b.
did not suffer much2 Oh! I wish
could have seen him once more. JUS
for one last looki Dear old dadi"
Don't you go on like that. May
/ can't stand Il. What's more. w
got TO have a very serious talk viii
you presently
what ut?''-with some curloe
ity.
SITS something you ought 70 KNOW
aomethiBg Jon must know Bn
it1i give you shock Let Us 8
into the study. caa tel you ben
/ fhege
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

there was a difference. The empty
chair, the Bradshaw" lying open
upon the table, and even the waste
paper basket, had become objects TO
be regarded with bsted breath and
a sense Of shuddering awe.
Murdered! That dreadful word,
which suggested such hideous posi-
bilities to the mind Of the hearer!
She had listened in silence and hor-
ror as he repeated the suspicious,
which were now certainties, as far
as he was concerned. "And now,
you see. May" he concluded, what
we have TO do is to find the murderer;
track him step by step, and then"
He paused significantly.
And them" in an awe-struck voice
from his solitary listener.
"Then!-that depends" was the
grim reply. You know what the BIZ
Bile says in the case Of the slayer'?"
She shook her head.
Thine eye shall not pity; but life
shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for
tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot!"
Its dreadful 10 hear you talk! II
frightens mel" she murmured.
"Frightens you, does it," was the
angry reply. Perhaps you would like
to sit quietly down and do nothing?'
mo, no." she hastened TO answer.
But thought the police"
"Just listen to herI" was the scorn-
fal interruption. ''The policei Leave
1t to them, indeed What do they
care? No, don't know what / shall
do. / have thought OF a plan, and
I believe know the man to 90 to-
some one I've heard Of. and who will
help 10 put me on the right track
They turned TO leave the room TO
gether. He gave another last loOh
round before closing the door. Then
turning to his sister, as he put tho
key IN his pocket. you will have 4
break this to mother
'oh. must II How dreadful
couldn't your
"oe course not, hastily "It'l
your place to do 20. and COULDN'T
think Of taking Il upon myself"
Very well, she answered, meekiy
eif must, / must How she did 1
she never knew; but. somehow thu
words were spoken and the dreadful
truth revealed.
/ Mrs. Burritt, partly to her daugh
ter's relief, seemed hardly capable o
realizing Il, Hes dead --dcadi
she cried, hysterically 1T doesR'
make any difference 50 me how b
died. what does Il natter 50 long q
he Is dead dead dead7"
The next was the day Of the funs
fal.
/ Il was numerousIy attended. eithe
put 81 respect q turl0sfty ana, as ,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
WON CAMPAIGN WITH BULL.
How New York AsssI,bIyman Secured
His Seat.

How New York Assemblyman Secured
His Seat.
Much surprise was evinced when
the young millionaire Robert Win.
thrOp Chanler defeated Major Francis
G. Landon in the race for the New
York assembly. The explanation may
be found i'm a story which seems to
indicate that Mr.. Chanler either has
a good idea Of practical politics or Is
being guided by a veteran at the
game. Everything was going well with
Major Landons campaign, despite his
unpopular move in declaring against
the acceptance of Pullman passes,
when Mr.. Chanler invested $4,000 in
prize bull, which he invited all Of the
farmers of the district to call at his
place and view. The ruralists went
into raptures over the bull, and when
they expressed wish that they might
own such an anima! Mr.. Chanler
promptly presented each with a card
giving him an interest. These cards
were distributed without diserimina-
ton to all raisers of cattle, and the
prize bull became the common prop
erty Of the county. Against this sort
of competition Major LandOn's fight
was hopeless.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
SPLIT IN NOTED SOCIETY.
Women Leave Organization on Cues
ton Of Divorce.

ton OF Divorce.
An organization of Catholic women
was formed in New York city recent
ly which had for its object, among
other things. suppression of the d.
vOrce evil. Miss Annie Leary, a lead
ing member of the 400, a personal
friend of Mrs. Astor and a papal
countess. was one of the principal
movers in the new enterprise, but 1t
is understood she and Mrs. Frederick
Nelson. also one of the leading wom-
en- of the Catholic laity OF the United
States, have withdrawn from the So
ciety, the reason being that a rule
was recently adopted that all mem
bers pledge themselves to abjure the
society Of divorced persons. Miss
Leary numbers among her friends
Mrs. oliver H. p. Belmont and other
notable Divorces. Mrs. Nelson, the
mother of Mrs. Hollis Hunnewell,
who recently divorced Arthur /. Kemp
and was remarked soon afterward,
followed suit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
A DIPLOMAT AND NOVELIST.

South American Who Has Won Fame
in Both Spheres.
DR.. Eduardo Acevado Diaz, the new
ly appointed minister from Uruguay,
who has been sent to Washington TO
open a legation. is known in South
America as a novelist of high repute
Not combining himself to running a
newspaper as editor and dabbling In
affairs of state, Senior Diaz found time
to publish in Spanish a large number
of romances Of thrilling interest. Most
Of these stories have ali the interest
Of Spanish love tales and are typical
of South America, taking high mark
in the lighter literature Of that coun-
try.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

reviewed the, troops Of friends and
acquaintanees that assembled round
the grave, the son OF the dead mar
wondered, for an instant. whether Il
were possible for that one false friend
to be among them?
But the idea was rejected as soon as
formed. He looked in vain for one
who correspondent with the descrip.
ton Of the tall. thin. elderly man,
with a drIed-up look and grey nous.
tache. and who walked with a limp
when last seen by the guard.
Il was exactly nine o'clock on tie
night OF the funeral when Ted Bur
rift put the key in the door and ad-
mitted himself into the room which
had been his fathers study.
He carried a lamp in his hand,
which he placed upon the writing ia
BILE. Everything remained as Il had
been on that former visit the only
difference lay in the fact that the
film of dust was a little thicker upon
the various contents OF the room.
He was about to seat himself In the
old leather chair in which his father
had always sat, when, apparently
changing his mind, ne pushed It back
against the wall and looked round
for another which he dragged for.
ward.
He took the sealed packet from his
breast pocket and placed it on the
table before him. It was sealed up
in a sheet of blue paper and in.
dorsed--
Papers found by me, after the &C.
cident, on the person of the late Silas
Burritt, Esq, and preserved intact.
Jeremiah Cartwright, M. D., etc.
It was of considerable bulk, but
Ted knew that his father was in the
habit of carrying about him a mis-
cellaneous assortment of documents
Of no particular Importance. For some
time he hesitated to break the seal.
There might be. after all, something
there that the dead man would wish
no other eyes but his own to look
upon; something, not exactly discred-
table, he would not acknowledge that
even to himself, but something which
he might have wished kept private,
and which no one else should seek
to pry into. II that were the case
He cast his scruples on one side,
broke the seal and tore open the
wrapper. At the first sight of the
contents thus revealed to view, the
young man uttered an exclamation Of
dismay, for the first document which
met his eye was burnt and brown, and
reduced almost to finder.
Were they all alike? II so, the doc
tor would hardly have taken the pains
to preserve them so carefully.
With delicate manipulation he re-
moved the topmost paper and placed
1t on one side. But, with all his care,
the edge crumbled and broke away in
his hands.
Beneath this one was another
equally injured; but, below this again,
was a paper only partially singed, so
that an idea OF its contents might be
arrived at after careful inspection.
From a few words that met his eye,
he made il out to be a bill of lading,
and put 1t aside with the others The
rest he spread out before him on the
table.
ITO be contlnued)
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

The personal property Of the late
George q. Wakefield, mining operator
and speeulator OF Milwaukee, Is worth
si23. 69s.4O. according to the report Of
the appraisers made to the county
court How much the real estate is
worth Is not known, as the appraisers
we're unable TO determine the values.
there being 4.1s6 acres Of mining land
IN Michigan and thirty acres in Mari
nette county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

Woodruff by publishing unexpurgsted
extracts from the, Bible, and was
thrown into prison for the circulation
Of obscene literature. For many years
he spent his days in Madison Square,
New York, talking to the children and
feeding the birds. He knew $4,000 of
these poor children by their names. If
he was really insane there were very
many men of excellent good sense
who did not credit the fact.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
Virtues Many Has olive OH.

It is invaluable as a medicine In
many cases, and especially so for chill
dren.
For a weakly child. or one who is
just recovering from typhoid or some
debilitating fever, salad oil will come.
times work wonders. The plan Is to
rub the oil over the child's body, espe-
cially about the upper portion, taking
a few drops in the palm of the hand
and rubbing 1t well into the tissues.
The nourishment the skin thus re-
eeives is almost beyond belief, and is
of the greatest possible service In
building up the child's strength.
When suffering from a severe cold,
It IS coed thing to- omit the tehild's
daily bath and to rub its back and
chest with oil. To insure no further
cold being caught BY the nttle one.
wrap the child in 4 blanket and caro-
fully screen Il from drafts while the
rubbing operation Is In progress.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
claua snraekela, Va.

When Claus sprekels left the Sand
wich islands some ten years ago he
said he should not return until Queen
LAliukaiani had won her throne back,
or, falling that, until grass should be
growing In the streets OF Honolulu.
AS there is no prospect OF either Of
these events happening. Il Il probable
that the splendid Spreckels mansion
70 Honolulu win remain vacant until
the owner dies. Halfa dozen servants
have been 10 charge Of the place foS
len Iaal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
AEALTA euREAu FoR oIrlEs
New Departure by a Former Health
Commissioner.

New Departure py FORMER 1eaIth
Commissioner.
DIR. Ernest ]. Lederle, the retiring
health commissioner of New York
city, is about to organize a private
health bureau there, and hopes that Il
will extend to other cities. 1t will be
miniature duplicate of the depart
ment from which Mr. Lederle has re-
tired, and he viii conduct It along the
lines which he followed officially for
fifteen years. While the location of
the bureau or the title of this enter
prise has not been decided on, DR..
Lederle says that 1t is to include
chemical and ARCHAEOLOGICAL labora-
tories, X-ray, microscopic and toxicO-
logical sections, especial attention be-
ing paid to the investigation of cpl
denies. The doctor added that he
would have associated with him sew
eral well known experts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
CHARITIES TO BE KEPT UP.
Forecast Of John D. ROekefellsr's Last
Testament.

Forecast Of John D. Roekefeller's Last
Testament.
Il leaked out the other day through
the statement OF prominent business
man of New York city, whose ac-
quaintanee with John D. Rockefeller
Is q close one, that the terms OF the
Rockefeller will are so drawn that the
numerous charities TO which he now
contributes regularly will receive the
same benefits yearly as they do now.
Il isn't known whether this will in
clude the University Of Chicago or
not, but II does include scores and
scores of institutions and private
charities which are kept alive largely
by the generosity Of MIR. Rockefeller.
and OF which the world at large knows
but little.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
wit suY TiEs IN AMERICA.

Immense Ansount to Be Needed for
African RnIlrosd.
John II. Kirby, large lumber oper-
ator Of Houston, Tex says that the
Britiah government is about 10 build
10000 miles OF railroad In Africa end
that the crosaties required In the con
struction are 70 come from the south
ern states Mr.. Kirby. who expects
70 Get o large part Of tue contract.
says the ties viii cost. GO, 900, 900. The
line viii not be $4,000 miles long, but
Win It's f6hnectlo1s, WA 05Fsf thai
distance. 4 q really Cecil Rhodes
ola plan. Z VIII ifayorae tho cutie
continent fr0E pprth @ south
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

Il has been laid down as a physio-
logical rule that the requirements OF
adult diet depend not on the weight OF
the eater. but on the extent Of his
bodily surface. In the case Of chill.
dren this rule Is further modified.
An infant may weigh one-eighteenth
rs much as a grown man. but its sur
face Is more than onerseyenth as
great. As the FIRST requirement OF the
infants food ls 70 replace the heat
that Is continually being lost by ra-
diation from all parts Of the body.
the latter fraction determines the
needed proportion Of nonrishment
rather than the former But An the
case Of a growing child food Is also
needed 70 supply the increase Of bod
ny weight In az, an infants ration
may be I'VE times as much as would
81 estimated from rs sexual weight
alone Success.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28
GEN. GORDON IN BATTLE.
Possessed Almost to Madness with
the Joy Of Fighting.

T0NNNA8lg NNNAlAANNN4
the Joy Of Fighting.
Major Robert Stiles Of Richmond,
author OF -Four Years Under Marse
Robert" says Gen, Gordon in battle
was the most glorious human being
his eyes ever looked upOn, He de-
scribss him In the first days fight at
Gettysburg, his face radiant, his figure
erect. mounted on a splendid ebony
charger. with cleaning eyes and proud
arehed neck. The rider fairly stood in
his stirrups and, bareheaded waved
both hands, while his sonorous voice
rolled out such exhoFtations ~ ohly
he knew how TO make TO soldiers.
Thus they charged. with the great
black charger joyful in the midst OF
the flashing muskets.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

Parkinson of Kansas City. She made
her musical debut in Paris a little
over a year ago. and a few months
later appeared with success as Lakme
in a grand production at the Opera
Comique.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28

London correspondents point out an
unusual honor for an American singer
in the three.year contract made by the
COyent Garden opera in London with
Miss Elizabeth Parkinson. Miss Park
inson is the daughter of Judge John ID.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-28


nephrit Mills
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27
BULkLET SUIT HEARD.
Decision as to DiTOrce Contractor
Asks Is RcserTed.

Decision VAS reserved by Justice O'Gorman yes
teriay in the action brought by Washington Bulk
lev, wealthy Brooklyn contractor. for abso-
lutte divorce from Chipola Viola Buckley. whom he
married in Brooklyn in November 1899. The CO.
respondents named William Ferguson. a pur-
scr OF the Clyde Steamship Company and Edwin
Heughson. the manager Of the Sargent Manufsct-
urinE Company. who committed suicide year ago.
after defalcations amounting TO about $l00.eO from
the company discovered and the officers were
attempting arrest him.
Mrs. Buckley had a counter suit against her hus-
band for absolute divorce. In which she named
Mrs William McKelvey. widow Of the late Su-
perintendent Of the Brooklyn Police as co-respod-
ent but testimony taken yesterday 70 this.
Buckley sixty years ola when he married the
defendant who was then young widow. with two
children.
TWO years after their marriage his wife. he al
legged. left him. and live at No. 3l3 East
Thirteenth-st. where Ferguson and HeuEhson
visited her. Buckley said he tried get her 10
return. but she refused. He allowed her IS a week.
and surprised day when police Off
GERS appeared at his place Of business with a war
rant for his arrest the ground of non-support.
Mrs. Tia Rabon and her daughter. Julia. who ran
the boarding house No. 3l3 East Thrteenth-st..
where Mrs. Buckley lived for five months. testified
Yesterday the visits of Ferguson and Heugh-
son. Counsel for Mrs. Buckley yesterday moved
TO dismiss the complaint. the ground that
acts Of misconduct had been proved against his
client This denied. Mrs. Buckley then swOre
that both Ferguson and Heughson were old friends
OF hers. and that she had been guilty OF
improper intimacy with either.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27
FURS WORTH $4,000 GONE
Former NeJc- Yorker 4rrested,
Charged 7cith 500 Larceny.

Morris Hermann was arrested yesterday in
Poughkeepsie complaint Of Milton Schneider, a
furrier. Of No. Sc Tcnth-st. who accuses Hermann
Of the larceny o. furs worth $3.50.
Il is declared that Hermann. who had been
employed by several fUrreTs in this city. to
a number &c them about three months ago and
said lie going into the fur business in Pough-
keo9sie and obtained furs worth from $1,000 to
5000 from twenty firms on thirty DAYS
credit lie did not pay his bills when they fell
due. II is asserted. and at recent meeting of the
Furriers' Association the discussed. 1t
then learned that Hermann had obtained be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth of furs from diff
feTent houses Then the District Attorney
told. Assistant District Attorney Krotel made
Investigation and Il is said discovered that Herr
mann had not engaged in the FUR business in
Poushkeepsie though what he did with the goods
he got is not known.
Yesterday after Hermann was arrested. he
broke away the way 10 the railroad station in
PauEhkeepsie and ran through a house which they
were inst passing. leaped the back fence. and was
entering the woods the edge Of town when
ovcTtakcn. Hermann will be arraiSned to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27
PILLSBJRY rs DEFE1TED
WarShaH Wins from Him in T5ceHty-
three MOTcS.

Cambridge Springs. Penn, April 26-rhe pair
ing for the second round of the chess masters
tournament here to-day WAS arranged as follows:
Showalter vs.. TeichmIn1. queens pawn opening;
Jdnowski Schlechter. Vienna opening; DeImar
". Lawrence. queens pawn opening: Marco VS.
Iasker. Ruv Lopez: Napier Mieses. SiCilian de-
fence: Fox vs. Barry Ruy Lopez; Marshall VS.
pillsbury. queens pawn opening Tschigorin VS.
hodges. counter centre gamhit.
At close of the days play the results were: Mar
shall beat Pillsbury I'm - moves; Hodges defeated
TSchiEorln in - moves: Delmar and Lawrence
drew after 81 moves; MicSes beat Napier in 36
moves. Techm1nH beat ShOwalter in 40 moves
JanowSki beat Schlecnter in ~ moves. Fox beat
Barry in y moves: Marco and Lasker drew after
81 moves.
Following the OF the sixteen masters
AT the close of the second days play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27
ACCIDENTS AT HORSE FAIR
Kmgbolt Is Destroyed-Rockley
Bog Is Defeated.

The Horse Fair was opened at Madison 5quars
Garden yesterday It was announced that the show
would be opened in the morning. but IL was after
noon before It got under way. In the indoor
racing contests several accidents occurred. J. b
Kitchens handsome bay zeding -Kingbot. ridden
by Albert Davis had It's leg broken after the nnisn
of the half mile hurdle in the afternoon
Kingbolt jumped broken stave. which ran
into his leg. breaking of just above the fetlock-
Women screamed the wounded animal hobbies
around on three legs. but the spectators did nos
have to the horse shot. for he was led hooblns
out OF the Fourth-ave entrance and shot IN ths
street. The horse Is said 20 have been worth EooS
Some Of the riders in the were thrown from
their mounts but we're hurt The race was
by Martin AWARDS Joe Doe. Philip H.
coon's Peggy was second
Several other riders were thrown IN the hals
mile heats in the evening One OF them cams
within inch OF being trampled on by his horse
j. c. Fitzgerald was the Of this race. which
best two in three heats. II was by Z. j..
knechles brown mare Miss Oakley, with Thomas
Pursehouses Lightning second and Martin Ayl-
wards Moonlight Maid third. in Is. The first head
by Lightning.
Much disappointment caused IN the trottins
under saddle. mile heats two in three. Rock
ley Boy. 2:1312. owned by c. K G. Billings. this
fastest saddle trotting horse n the world was
entered in the race, and was expected to win. Hs
was beaten. however. by c. E. Swans black geld
ing Picket. The time 300. The first heat was
by Picket. with ROckley Boy second, In 3:25-
hockey Boy beat PICKET IN the second neat IN 5do
The bending race for polo ponies not exceeding
AS hands went to Thomas Purshouse's Lightning
The polo match. which was played in two periods.
was between the DurIand Riding Academy poly
team, composed OF Marshall Clapp. William Mont
gomery and J. C. Wilmerding. and the Metropolis
tan polo team. Albert Davis. Don Coleman and G.
W. Dickel. jr. The Durand team won by a scors
Of 70 l. The first period ended 3 TO l. There
to have been a basketball game on horseback irs
the afternoon. but when the players went to looia
for the ball they found that IL had been stolen
The decorations at the garden for the OCCASION
ar elaborate The fronts Of the lower boxes and
the balconies have been covered with bunting. and
long steamers drIped the entire ceiling Most of
the afternoon yesterday was taken up with ex1ibs
ting horses in vehicles. saddled and unsaddled~
The show Will CJ1tinue throughout to-day.