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The evening world., 1904-08-06
STORY Of
HER THIEF HUNT
How Miss Wales and Her Sister
Took Shotguns and Went in
Pursuit Of the Burglars at the
Johnson Summer Home.

Ethel Wales, who, with her sister
Edith, last night went cunning for
burglars who we're seen on the roof OF
the summe house OF Merwin Johnson,
IN Monroe, Conn, was called up on the
telephone to-day and told her story OF
the hunt and attempt to capture the
two men who had been discovered by
a member Of the johnson household.
Miss Wales Is twenty years old. oil
light complexion. and is considered one
OF the very pretty girls Of Bridgeport.
which Is but a short distance from
Monroe.
yes, OF course I went out to get the
burglars" said Miss wales. II know
how to Use a gun and II ] had had a
chance at them | would have shot. We
first heard the cry OF burglars while
We wero sitting on the porch OF our
home, which Is but a short distance
from that OF Mr.. Johnson, where the
burglars were FIRST seen.
They Took s%hotguns.
MY sister and myself we're reading
at the time. 1t was just before supper
time and the day was changing into
night. Come, Edith, | said, let ua
get the shotguns which stand In the
hall and see what Is the matter l
then rushed into the hall. EdIuh follow
Ing close behind. and the two OF US left
the house armed with shotguns. Mine
was a double-barrelled gun and It
shoots straight. The one Edith had was
q gte-barrelled gun.
when we reached the Johnson
house there We. several people there
all excited. We were the only ones
who had runs and we held on to them,
too. for we couldn't tell when It would
DO necessary to use them to get the
burglars.
They said the two burglars were
standing on the roof WREN we came
up. but we couldn't see them and they
must have escaped. | went scurrying
around but couldn't see them. The
men then went into the house and we
waited for a long time and then We.
too. went In. The burglars could not
be found"
Congratulated for Their Pluck.
All rldgeport was stirred up over
the report that the two women, who
are we'll known in society, had taken
part In the burglar hunt, and to-day
the Wales home has been TIE scene OF
many a congratulatory party, the GEN.
tire OF which has been Edith and Ethel
Wales.
so far no trace OF the thieves has
been found, A friend Of Miss Fthel
asked her: Would you have shot
he burglars ~ you got a line on themy"
sure I would" said Miss Wales, |
''and I was looking for them all the
time, too"
The evening world., 1904-08-06
TRIES SUICIDE BY
STARVING T0.OEATH
Prisoner in New Haven Jail for
Ten Days Has Refused to
Eat, Drink or Take Proper
Exercise.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Aug. an Z
At Of remorse for having been found In
toxicated, arrested and sentenced "a
thirty days In New Haven County jail
Theodore Daenekindt. OF Msrlden. VIII
not eat. drink or even leave his cell.
He adopted this course ten days ago,
after having been In the Jail ten days.
Unless something can be done before
the expiration Of his sentence In ten
days more physicians say Daenskiudt
will stsrve himself to death. This he
Is determined to do. even lighting q.
tendants who try to feed him.
At the jail, oficials are Of the opinion
that the prisoner 10 insane. although
relatives and friends say he 10 In his
right mind. Sheriff Dunhsm Ia now Try.
Ing TO have the remaining. ten days Of
the sentence RENTED. The police ~
ject. fearing the mar might become
violently insane II allowed 70 10 ire.
As the cas- Is one of punishmsnt t.
intoxlcation II Ia probable that the maa
will be given into the custody Of ~
family.
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Clara SuIzer, Daughter Of Man
Who Was Once Powerful in
Harlem Politics, Dying in the
German Hospital.
WEDDING DATE SET
FOR SEPTEMBER 7.
William Gibson, Young Man 10
Whom She Was Engaged,
Learns from Physicians After
Operation There Is No Hope.
Clara sulser is dyinsin German Hos

Clara sulzer Is dyingin German Hos
pital. Her wedding Is set for Sept.
Her nances sat by her bedside all las
night.
When the physicians, with faces grave
turned from the cot on whaoh the dyins
girl lay to-day young Gibson walkeC
with noissless tread to them.
"wlll she llye?" he asked.
She Is dylns." they replied. "sh,
canot survive the day
The young nan took q chair by tn,
side Of the cot.
Clara sulzer Is the daughter Of the
mother at No. III West One Hundred
and Tenth street. The girl, after her
fathers death. when her mother and
her brother and she were brought into
notoriety by the appearance OF Mrs,
Ida Welman, who claimed part OF Her,
man Sulzers estate, continued her
friendship with friends Of her father
He had been powerful In politics In
Harlem. and the slrl seemed a bora
vote getter, She was a friend of Sen
ator frawley and other State and city
leaders.
Gibson and Miss Suffer met three
months ago, when Senator Frawley
brought them together.
The meeting ripened into a friend.
ship, and then the attentions OF youne
Gibson became marked. lie made no
secret OF his attachment for Miss Sui
ger. Starting for the races one after
noon Gibson stopped at the sulser
home. -,
the glrl, laughed. can you pick a
~ have picked one" he replied. 81
think / can pick another to-day"
III YOU can I will make you q pres
emit" broke In the girl.
II pick Lord Badge, Now what will
EVEN see laughed, Miss suller,
Lord Badge won the race, and A
few days later Mrs, Sulxer announced
her daughters engagement 10 Gibson
Lord Badge. Is a great horse" said
Glbson's friends.
The marriage was TO have taken
place In St Andrews Protestant Epls.
Sopal Church on Sept. l. Miss sulser |.
trousseau was completed, and all wa,
in readiness for the ceremony when
a few days ago she was taken III with
Appendicitis. An operation wa per.
formed, but the operation has not been
successful.
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fress on wednesday last. IL TO all
this matter, written for and addressed
columns OF similar matter written or
inspired. by Mr.. O'Brien In the ,nai
issue II his paper. The irish People.
we nave a record OF more than thirty
columns OF controversial topics con-
tributed TO an absolutely one-sided dis
c~lssion Of the land Conference and ~
Its contentious bearings on politics and
DersonS, by Mr.. OBricn during tho nina
months OF self-suppression alluded ~ in
ne letter from which | have quoted
Mr.. ravitt quotes Mr.. o'Brlen', d.c,,.
ration that this Land Act was the
most successful victory gained for cen.
turies.' and adds that Mr.. O'Rr,en
thanked the British Government. Dublin
Castle and the Irish landlords for II
IN terms bordering on the SOLDERING
sycophancV OF nerf, rvi1 lcvalty."
O'Brien's New scheme.
An English paper gives currency N
the statement that Mr., O'Brien, reeog-
nr1'ns mere Is no further place for him
contemplates returning to political lie
as the leader OF an Irish Certre
Parry which Will include [ nlonists s,trI
as slr Horace Plunkett and Sir John
NuttlnG, as well as moderate Home
~ Hui Do, This party will agree to take
$500 'NAVl hshlnst Home Rule, bur
connne rs efforts to securing other re-
forms. The story, however i, nor gen
orally credited In Ireland.
inc ,Papal Lesate Cardinal yannutouI
was IN Ireland last week. He was
NE guest OF Archbishop Walsh in Dub
~, VINO ! Is r,nmored in ecclesi1stIcnl
c,reles WIN In the near future receive A
TRIBUNALS hat His F'mlrcncc ON Fri.
DAY proceeded 70 Armagh, where he
was the guest fcCnrdlnal L,rue Thc
conseoration OF the new cathedral m
'ngi Guy TOOK place during his visit.
visitors and delegates from ali nIrts
ot the country and from remote coun.
.ries nocked to Dublin for the Oireach.
tas' which has Just closed. The 0ireach.
tas Is the annual gathering OF Gaelic
Leasuers In Dublin, and s5nsIs,s ar
congress at which the work II the ,ra
gdnlzation Is reviewed. There were
a vast number Of competitlIas IN ia
speaking and writing " the Irish Ian.
guags singing In Irish. Irish dancing,
&c. During the week a series Of lin
concerts was held and Irish dramas
produced The delezlts- we're recs,~"S
BY the Lord Mayor OF Dublin, and tbes
president Of the League, nr. pouelaS
HYDE. presided. Among he IL
gates from abroad were senior vvti',ar
Bulien. Editor Of the Southern Cross
Buenos Ayres; Senior Frank Rath Po''
sario1, Argentine Republic, and Mr. II
Kimberley, South africa "
The evening world., 1904-08-06

Ing Muller yelled to the man and
started out on a run toward him
The young nan turned around caimiv
and waving his nand at the approach,
Ter ran to the side of ne bridge ma
saw the suicide strike the water head
Boats put on to the scene, bu, IN.
body was not found. -" ~"
Dayid sesall sad hst his brother
gle. and for the last two months hnd
been travelling the streets OF the civ
every day looking for work. wy
Harry Crimmins. OF the Union Boat
Club, In a single she'll, had a narrow
scending body Of segall.. He was row.
Ing up the river, and the body struck
the water five feet astern OF his she'll
The evening world., 1904-08-06
IRISH TENANTS SAVED
FROM HEAVY EXT0RT|ON
Thirty-three Years Purchase Plan of
the New Land Act Has Been Secuted
by Press and Public-Davitt Tits at
O'Brien-Big Irish Festival in Dublin
Special Correspondence of The Evening WORLDLY
From q ReguIa r Correspondent

DUBLIN, July 27-An open letter has been issued from Mr.. Michael
Davft In reply to those which Mr.. William 0Bren has addressed to the
press. 1t will be remembered that some months ago Mr.. OBrien retired
from political life owing to the disfavor with which his eulogy Of what Is
popularity known as the "Dunraven act was regarded In this country. Mr.
OBrien declared this act to be a final settlement Of the land question, but
he found practically none outside the landlord party to Join In his praise Of
the act or to advise the tenants to avail Of Its provisions.
The United Irishman on the me side and the Freemans Journal on the
other pointed out that under this act the tenants we're rendered Infinitely
worse of than before: that the purchase price Of land was inflated to an
enormous extent, and that the tenant so far from becoming in any reason
able time the owner OF his property would be crushed down by a heavy
burden until the third generation.
Both journals pointed out that the fair price OF land va seventeen
years purchase, while the act in operation raised 1t to thlrty-three, and
they further pointed out that every person in Ireland would be taxed to
make good to the landlords any failure OF the tenants to pay g, presum-
Ing a tenant farmer, eager to get his land at any price, agreed to pay
thirtythree years purchase for land, the fair price OF which was seventeen,
found after some time that he was unable to pay the exorbitant price he
had agreed to, the taxpayers Of Ireland Of all classes would be compelled to
pay the landlord In his stead.
II vii. thus be see that q most serious prospect was opened up for the
whole country. In addition, what. is known as the Irish Equivalent Grant,
money supposed to be devoted to the education Of the children OF the poorer
classes-was by this act diverted from Its purpose ana handed ovor to the
landlords
The evening world., 1904-08-06
ASPHALT BLAZE IS
QUICKLY SUBDUED

The boiling yer Of a stlll In the mir
Ing department OF the Barber Asphal,
Company. In Long Island City. to-day
started a FIRE that threatened the whole
plant. Quick work by the private fire
department OF the corporation held the
flames In check until the Long Island
CITY Fire Department arrived. when the
blaze was subdued.
The Barber plant covers a square
block. fronting on the East River be-
ming back to West avenue. ii Is In The
mart OF the Long Island City manu-
featuring district. The employees are
trained IN a fire drill and were throwing
sand and water on the fire within a min
ne after I started. An estimate Of the
damage places II at 5000. Wv
The evening world., 1904-08-06
WELL
4 Chat About Food,

Speaking Of TODD" says a Chicago
woman, II I'm 81 years OF age and
was an invalid more than IA years.
Was 5 years In the Presbyterian
Hospital on diet most OF the time
Had an operation for A dilated
stomach. a very serious operation
performed by 4 famous physician,
After the operation. OF course the
doctors ordered Grape-Nuts as the
most nourishing food and easiest Of
digestion. That's how | know the
stomach will digest Grape-Nuts when
II will absolutely refuse all other
kinds OF food. It has also done won
ders for me to brighten I'D and
strengthen my nerves, and made me
teel a desire to live, for | a enjoy
life. What seems so strange TO me Il
that ! havs never tired OF this food
ince. but like II better all the time. I
ind II especially good In any kind OF
soup or broth.
Il have a sister who Is an invalid
from Indigestion. and she has heen
RItdNlg bthChNtu W oTdDp-NntS.
which she eats three times a day, and
q bowl Of milk and Grape-Nuts lust
before going to bed; In fact, she lives
on this food. md | also Fave two
nIeces who used to be troubled with
indigestion. but used Grape-Nuts with
grand results. and so | could 90 on
and name many others who have
been helped In the same way" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek.
Mich.
Grape-Nuts food Is used by hospi-
tails and physicians very largely. for
no food known Is so easy and perfect
for complete digestion, while at the
same time II Is a concentrated form
OF nourishment OF the highest grade.
and the stomach will handle It when
everything else Is refused.
There's a reason"
Get the little book. The Road TO
MELVILLE" In each pkg.
The evening world., 1904-08-06
THE TENANT FARMERS SAVED.

The campaign carried on against tht
adoption Of the act by the two jour
nails named saved the farmers from
being rushed into purchasing their land
at an ~exorbltant price, and Mr.. John
Dillon, NJ P: Mr., Andrew J. kei!'e
and Mr.. Michael Davitt also did grea
service by their letters and speeches In
preventing the country from beins
plundered In the interests OF the land
owners.
Mr.. William O'Brien, who was, With
Lord Dunrayen, a Munster landlord
mainly responsible for the act thers-
upon retired, but has since been gerding
at those who opposed him.
In the Freeman's Journal Mr., Da'i',
writes sarcastically Of what Mr.. OBrien
terms MY silence and self-effacement:'
"Mr. o'Brien's silence began in. I
believe, october last In a letter OF near
three columns TO a respected clergy
man in Cork. 1t was continued on Nov.
8 In a letter OF three columns, addressed
to the Irish people through the agency
OF the English Press Association. on
Nov. u two columns and a quarter Ut
further silence was read and heard. On
the 18th, or the day following, a depd-
tatlon appealed to and obtained a
further announcement Of silence. on
Nov. Il a letter, near a column In
length. still reminded the public Of an
enforced retlcence, On Nov. Y a dec
laratIon OF equal length told the same
story. On Dec. 81 a letter. " columns
long. ended the year with so much more
self denying silence.
Five Columns More.
'on March % last five columns OF a
TO the Lord Mayor Of Cork re-
minded the early year OF 1904 OF the
rigid reticence OF the closing months OF
1913. Here | lind a break In my diary
Of Mr.. O'Brien's silent activities. as
nave been absent from Ireland most
Jf the time from February last until a
few dlys ago. But | know that on or
about the 18th OF the present month a
Ietler. three columns and a half la
appeared from him as the
Of "A series Of further letters-all
TO his silence and efracement-
the first Of which, over four columns in |
ength, made Its appearance In the
The evening world., 1904-08-06
HIS LIFE By.
LEAP FROM BRIDGE
Compassion Out Of Work and
Despondent Jumps Into Har-
lem River After Waving
Farewell.

Poised on the bronze railing NJ the
north side OF the Washington Bridge
Oscar Seeall. twenty years old, a com
positor out OF work, waved adieu to a
policeman who was trying 20 overtak,
him and threw himself into the Harlem
River, 10 feet below.
Death was apparently instantaneous.
FOR after striking the water the suicide
did not appear on the surface. The DO
lice believe that the body from the aw-
full force OF the fall became emf. ddcd
In the mud at the bottom Of the river
and Is lodged there.
Before climbing up 70 the railing Sc.
gall left his black felt hat on the pave
ment. Pinned to the inside OF II were
two notes, one intended for the public
and the other for David Segall. A
brother. who lives at No. 3li East
Eighty.second street. The note TO the
public was as follows.
Il am a ccmpositor, out OF work. I
have tried to ind employment for two
months and have failed | am twenty
years old. and am tired OF living. I
have found nothing In II for me. SO
that there may be no mistake. I desire
1t TO be known that | have thrown my.
self from this bridge. | do not car.
mat becomes OF my body"
The letter was written IN a steady,
legible hand In pen and ink. The sec.
ond notes contents are not known By
the police, but are believed 10 be OF the
nature as the note 20 the public.
David Segall was notified. called at
the police. station and identified the
his brother Oscar.
Policeman Muller was walking along
the bridge when he saw at the centre
pr the structure a Young mar dressed
black climbing up on the north rail-
The evening world., 1904-08-06
FIRE DAMAGES BIG HOTEL,
Gait House, Louisville, saved from
Destruction.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. Sire
broke out In the basement OF the Calf
House. one OF the largest hostelries
In the city. at an early hour to-day.
and for q time serious consequences
we're feared All Of the f~rs-ensines
The evening world., 1904-08-06

In the city were brought to the seen.
and the fire was soon under control.
There were more than 300 guest,
In tho hotel. all Of whom were avail.
ened n escaped to the street. None
on the guests was Injured so far as
known. The damage will amount 10
several thousand dollars.
The evening world., 1904-08-06
CONGRESSMAN FlACK DYING
Friends Fear He Cannot survive
Through the Day.

MALONE. N. Y, Aug. 6.-WlIllam II.
Flick, Congressman from the Twenty
sixth District, who has been seriously
III with heart and lung trouble for sew.
eral weeks. is reported to-day TO be fail
ing rapidly. IL Is feared that he canno;
survive through the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-18

the bandits poured volleys Of shot into
the cab and forced the engineer to stop.
The robbers took the fireman and engi-
neer and placed them in the second
class coach. They then ran the train
ahead about half a mile and used dyna-
mite to open the baggage car, this car
being mistaken for the express car. Later
the robbers were-compelled to retreat by
the trainmen. No booty was secured.
Arguments for and against the ex-
pulsion of Reed Smoot from the Senate
OF the United States were heard on
Saturday by the Senate committee on
privileges and elections, and so positive
were the charges made against him that
in executive session, after the public
hearing, the members Of the committee
agreed that they must prosecute a
thorough inquiry into every charge made
against Smoot, the most seriouso OF which
is that he has, as an apostle of the Nor
mon Church, assented to and encouraged
the practice, of polygamy by his associ-
ates, and that he still so encourages the
practice.
In a signed statement United States
Senator ]. w. Bailey, who is in Houston,
Texas, says that he "will retire from
public life before d~ishonoring my state
and party by voting for the ratification
of the Panama treaty. In his statement
Senator Bailey asserts that the Presi-
dents personal influence was used to
secure favorable action toward the Pana-
ma route as opposed to the N~icaraguan;
that when the Colombian Senate refused
to ratify the treaty submitted by the
United States, it was the Presidential duty
to take the alternative. ''but in absolute
and reckless disregard of the imperative
command of the law, which he had him
self approved, the President refused to
negotiate with Nicaragua and Costa
Rica."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-18

THE recent frequency Of disastrous
railroad wrecks in which the number
of fatalities is increased by the telescop-
ing of passenger cars has started the pub
lie demand for greater strength in con-
struction. Railroad arrangements are
being severely criticised for neglecting
this duty and thus virtually increasing
earnings at the expense of human life.
The Scientific Ameriran calls attention
TO the report of the Pullman Company
that only six persons we're killed and
four injured out of32, 639, 341 passengers
riding in Pullman cars in the last three
wears. The recent slaughter Subscribed
as nothing short of a national disgrace.
Legislation is demanded to establish a
minimum standard of strength and con-
structjon. This is all we'll in cases OF
collisions and other accidents, but it is
becoming more apparent every day that
if laws we're enacted to throw more re-
spcnsibility for the safe running OF
trains upon the %trainmen, the number OF
railroad accidents would be considerably
lessened.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-18
More Optimistic.


London. Jan. 18-The barometer OF
the far Eastern situation which has now
dropped and again risen today, forecasts
the spirito of optimism thathas taken hold
of semi-oficial circles and everywhere this
morning war is ignored and reasons are
given why the Car and his advisers
must retreat from the position they have
taken, and submit to the japanese de.
mands. All dispatches from the seat OF
trouble seem to bear out this optimistic
attitude. From several sources comes
the report that Russia is about to drop
her p~retensions regarding Korea, and go
further by opening ports in Manchuria.
1t is generally thought that the two
things which have done most toward
bringing about this state of affairs are the
arrangement of the commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and China CIV
ing America commercial ports in the
Flowery Kingdom, and the speech OF
Premier Balfour at Manchester last Men
day night, in which he stated that Eng
land would carry out all her treaty OBJ
legations in the far East. A dispatch
from Berlin this morning quotes a tele-
gram from st. Petersburg, which appears
in the Cologne Gazette. and which states
that the japanese Minister at st. Peters
burg will be received in special audience
by the Gar at the Tsarko-Selo palace
today.
Glasgow, Jan. 1S.-The japanese
government has placed with the Arm
strongs at Newcastle and with the Vickers
at Barrow orders for battleships of 49,
400 tons. The vessels are to be the
most powerfully armed in the world.
The contracts call for delivery within
eighteen months.
Rome, Jan. 1S.-The Pope today had
a long interview with the French Am
bassador as to what protection France
would afford Catholics in the far East
in the event of war between Russia and
Japan. His holiness said if France was
unable to grant sufficient protection he
would appeal to other Catholic powers.