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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
THE CITI'S FIRST PRESIDENT.
Thai VIII BE Roosevefts Distinction
Jpon His Election

Theodore Roosevelt, born in the Eieh-
teenth ward on Oct. 81, 1858, Is the first
New York city man by birth to be can
didate for the office Of President OF the
United States
New York State has had rather more
than its share of Presidential nominations
but the New Iorl men nominated, whether
elected or not, hailed, in every case, from
other localities President Roosevelt Is
the first exception TO the rule.
George Clinton was born in Orange county,
Rufus King was born In Maine. De Witt
Clinton was born in Little Britain, y. Y.
Martin Van Buren, was born, lived and died
q kinderhook in Columbia county. james
g Eirney was kentuckian. He ran twice
for President as an outside candidate polling
votes enough on one occasion to defeat
ore Of the candidates.
Millard Fillmore was a native of Summer
Hill. and lived in Buffalo. John c. Fremont
was native OF Sey annah. Horatio Sey-
mour, born in Pompey, lived at Deertleld
near Utica
Horace Greeley, born in New Haynpshire
had his residence, when a candidate for
the Presidency, in Westchester county,
Samuel j. Tilden was a native of New Ieb-
anon, in Columbia county. WINFIELD S. Han
cock was resident of New York when car
didate for the Presidency in 1880, but was
q native OF Norristown, Pa. Chester .
Arthur, nominated for Vice President in
the same year. was born in Vermont and
Grover Cleveland, the first New York Presi-
dent after Fillmore, was born in New Jersey
and lived in Buffalo.
Such has been the record. The odore
Roosevelt was born in New York, repre-
ssnted New York district in the Assembly
was candidate for Mayor of this city and
was identified with New York city interests,
asd was New York city man when nomi-
mated for Yice-President on the successful
Republican ticket Of 1900
He would be the first New York city man
to attain by election the honor of the Presi-
dency Of the United States.
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Hunted by His Moose.

From the KeRnebec Journal.
Just because they were too conscien tious
IN shoot moose without license two Amer-
can sportsmen allowed couple of big bulls
60 make life a strenuous affair for them. near
St Andrews recently.
While hunting small game near Barber
Dam. two big bull moosel came crashing
through the woods and promptly char ed this
wenient tree and the other liked for the
railway track with a vicious MOOSE IN his
Sriab;ened away by a train which came along
iust at that time and its mate raised the
siege Of the man up the tree and departed,
nonnnrtunity TO escape, Of WHICH they took
prompt advantage. thanking their stars for
Getting out OF the unpleasant predicament
with whole skins.
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who are playing "A Night Out" For an
extra attraction there are Parisian whirl-
wind dancers.
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Man =, "a and woman Of Is We'd.

Butler correspondence hdnsos Cni T'mes.
1 n. Cor of Hume, Mo. a veteran Of the
Mexican and civil wars. aged Is, was married
here to-day TO Mrs. c. NJ, Simmons Of Metz.
No, aged rs Each has been married three
times before.
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extra ATTRACTION there are Partisan whirI-
wind dancers.
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned,"
melodrama in which Charles E. Blaney has
introduced some novelties In that style OF
drama Is being played at the Folly. 1t drew
large audiences on the west side OF Man
haitian.
There Ia another production at the Park
thi4 weeX Of one Of the exciting melo-
dramas it's audiences like, Her Mad Mar
Rage" is the plays name,
At Hyde Il Behman's this week there Ia
one Of the usual strong vaudeville bills.
There Is an excellent orchestra at this
theatre and there rarely fail to be at least
one or two notable entertainers among the
performers.
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INTERESTING POINTS
OF MILLINERY

The nav straws are legion. and no
one OF them can boast absolute supreme
acy. From the finest chips to the bnrn-
yard braid with Its coarse. round straws
all are desirable. and each one Is APP
propriate to some occasion. Leghorns
have their place. chips are popular, and
there is long list OF fancy bralds whose
names even the nlilllncrs cannot remam-
Der. but whose possibilities are evident
Tulle and chiffon are most successful
hat materials. They have been worn all
winter, In gay defiance Of the ternpera-
ture: but their vogue increases as warm
weather draws near. and not only in
the light shades, but In all the dark
tnnes, as well. they will be favored. The
turbane OF sheer stuffs ara mada chiefly
of innumerable folds, but the larger hats
run to tiny auillings. edged with narrow
lace.
An attractive model built on these lines
has the crown and outside brlm formed
entirely OF minute frlls OF tulle, edged
with The ,narrowest Of lace running In cir
cles around the hat, At the juncture OF
the crown and brim. and again half way
between the crown and the edge Of the
rim, Is a jet palette passementerie In
a heavy raised design, but narrow. The
under side OF prm Is lined with soft
folds of tulle and two white plumes fall
from undor over the hair on left side.
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don't know what It Is. ! sometimes
think I'm going mad"
And soon after that the change was
made.
An advance column, commanded by
Meredith and Durnovo, was selected TO
push on to tile plateau. while Discard and
Joseph followed more lsisurely with the
baggage and the slower travellers,
One Of the strangest journeys IN tho
vast unwrltten history OF commercial adj
vance was that made by the five men
from the camp of the main expedition
across the lower slopes Of a mountain
range-unmarked on any map, unnamed
by any geographar-to the mysterious
sIm.acine Plateau. It almost seemed rs
IT the wild, bloodshot eyes Of their g7''de
could pierce the density OF tha forest
where Nature had held unchecked, un-
trimmed sway for countless generations.
Victor Durnoyo noted a thousand indl.
cations unseen by his four companions.
The journey no longer partook OF the ma
ture of q carefully calculated progress
across country untrodden BY white
mans FOOT 1t was wild rush W stra'sht
line through unbroken forest fastness,
guided by an instinct that was stronger
man In tho party-Jaak Merea'tn -had 20
choose between madness and rest, he
| knew enough OF the human brain 70 pc
convinced that the only possible relief ~
this tension was success. II
Victor Durnovo would never know rest
now until he reached the spot Where the
sm.acine should be. II the trees were
there. growing, as he sa'd, " solitary
state and order, strangely suggestive Of
human handiwork, then Victor p'lrnov,o
was saved, II no such. spot was found
madness and death could, only follow,
TO save his companions reason. mere,
dith more than once drussed bis food;
but when the land began 70 rise beneath
their feet In slight billow-l'ke lneaua'''es--
the deposit OF glacial age-Durnoyo Te-
fused Ia stop for the preparation OF 1000;
Iat.nE dry blscuIts and stringy timed
meat as they went along, the four men
three blacks and one Whlte-!ol'o"ea ~
the footsteps Of their mad pilot
sWe're getting to the, mocunta'nsnwe're r.
getting, to tina mountains! we shall be
there tonight! Think OF that. Msredlth--
tonight" he kept repeating WIN s'ck-
ening monotony, AVID Az .ne WINE NJ
stumbled on. The persp'ration ran noWn
his face In ono continuous stream ~
times he paused to wipe u from MS eyes
with the back OF his hands, ana AZ tnese
were torn and bleeding tnsre were
smears OF blood across his cheeks,
The night fell the moon rose, 'ea ahc
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At night he slept in the same tent
stretched across the doorway. Despite
the enormous fatigue, he slept the light
sleep of the townsman, and often he was
awakened by DMrnoyo talking aloud
grooming, tossing on his narrow bed
When they had been on the march for
two months.-piloted with marvellous In
st.nct by Durpovo--Me Meredith made one or
two changes In the organization. The
| caravan naturally moved slowly, owing
| to the enormous amount OF baggage 10
be carried. and this dalay seemed 10 ir-
ritato Victor purnoyo to such an extent
| that at last It was obvious that the man
| would go mad unless this enormous ten-
| sion could DO relieved
For Gods sake" he would shout,
hurry those men on. we haven't done
ten miles to-day, Another man down.
damn him!"
And more than once he had to he drag
ged foreibly away from me fallen porteF,
whom he battered with both fists, Had he
had his will he would have allowed no
time for meals. and only few hours
halt for rest Guy DISCARD did not under
stand It. His denser nerves We're tncapa-
bile of comprehepding the state OF irr!-
tation and unreasoping restlessness mo
which the climate and excitement nah
brought purnovo. But Meredith, IN MS
finer organization, understood the case
batter, He It was who Eoothingly en-
plained the necessity for giving the men
a longer rest, He alone could persuade
Durnovo Ia lie down at night and cease
his perpetual calculations, The mans
hands were so unsteady that he could
hardly take the sights necessary to DE-
waste. And to Jack alone did Victor
Durnoyo ever approach the precincts OF
mutual confidence.
II can't help II, Mersdith," he said one
day, With a. sacred look, after pariicu..
larly violent outburst at tanapsT y
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Sore
Throat

rbto.t Affections should never he nseleete!:
snrs throat loads 10 Quinsy and Diphtherie,
= ~ it.I irnportanee Is have rem edy at hand
il Inc sa,iy stages OF troubles Of this natufe
MANY ara lilo deaths TINT have resulted from
{. p. nisetsd Sorn Throat, II t5ti(lytl t6fa N,
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CHAPTER xx.-coNTINUEp.

This, however. Is no record OF travel
In Central Africa, There are many such
to be had at any circulating library. writ
ten by ADLER and more fantastic pens
Some OF us who have wandered IN the
darkest continent have looked IN vain
for things seen by former travellers
things which, as tho saying is, are nelth-
or here nor there. Indeed, there is not
much to see In vast. boundless forest
with little HE and no yariety,-nothing
but a deadly. monotony OF twlllgnt TAN
gle. There Is nothing new under The sun
even Immediately under 1t In Central
Africa The only novelty Is the human
'heartv-Central Man. Thatls nevar stale,
and there arc depths stu unexplored..
heights still unattalned, warm rivers or
lcve, cold streams Of hatred, ana vast
plains where strange motives grow. THESE
are our business.
We have not to deal SO much with the
finding of the Simlacine as with the llnu-
ers. and of these the chief at TINS tlme
was Jack Meredith It seemed quite MAJ,
ural that one duty after another should
deyolve upon him. and he invariably had
time to do them ALL and leisure to com.
ment pleasantly upon II. But his chlet
care was Victor Durnoyo.
AS soon as they entered the forest two
hundred miles above Msala. tho halt-
breed was changed man, The sFanHe
res,lessness asserted itself agsin-rthe
man was nervous eager, sincere, l's
whole being was given up to his search
his whole hears and soul were enyeoped
In it, At first he worked steadily, Ike
| mariner threading his way through
| known waters; but gradually his eompoo.
cure left him, and hs became incapable
| OF doing other work,
| Jack Meredith Yas at his side always.
| BY day he walked near him as he piloted
' ths column through TIA tIaekisSs foFest
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8 SI5 TvPPR ISAH,Ss HERB TEA
Makes Handsome Women. a5c n,
For Sale and commended BY
ALL DRUGGISTS

Frances Schmidt and Mr., Louis Is. Wall,
OF Lexington, va took place at e'do
o. clock last evening In the home o. the
brides mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina Schmidt
OF No. bol East Grace Street, the Rev.
DR. Paul Mcneil officiating. ss
THE bride was attended by Miss Marine
Of Charlottesville; Miss Emma Williams
Of PORTSMOUTH,; Misses Christina siegel,
Dora Reinhardt and Elizabeth Won N.
Rosenegk, OF Richmond.
Croomsmen were Messrs. Rlanton' Mel
son and welley. OF Lexington; Eleanor,
Of Norfolk; Boschen and siegel, OF Rich
mond, After their wedding trip, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wall will make their home In Lex
ington. s93ig
Other Weddings Of the Week,
Mrs. Sarah F. Burnett and Mr. John r.
sullens were married at 0 o'clock Tues
day evening at No. 731 North Twenty
third Street, tho Rev. DR.. Dereux per-
forming the ceremony,
litter the marriage tho twenty-hfth an
niversary OF Mr. and Mrs. Thad Sullena
was celebrated and refreshments were
served to number of friends.
Tho bride and groom, after short
wedding trip. will live at Ne. I'll North
rweutythird Street.
Miss Alma Chesterman, the daughter Of
the late Roscoe D. Chesterman, OF TINS
city, and Mr.. James Roy Grubbs were
quietly married in Washington on Mon
day last.
Lee Camp Auxiliary.
lee Camp Auxiliary met last after
noon, with Mrs. j. w. White in the
chair.
The most interesting business OF the
afternoon was tho report OF the commit
tee who met with the members OF Lee
Camp and amended the bylaws and con-
st.tution OF the auxiliary.
The clause In! tho constitution which
defined the object OF the auxiliary as ITO
aid the camp In caring for the suffering
widows and orphans OF Confederate sol,
fearing for the families OF members OF
r. e, Lee Camp, who are In need OF
assistance, and Confederate women past
the age of sixty-five who can prove
service to the Confederate cause
The treasurer reported only one hun
dred dollars in the treasury, the severe
winter causing many to ask for assist
nnce. The summer work with money u
be expended for Ice and milk was dis
cussed
A letter was read from, r. p, Let
Chapter, Daughters OF the Coniederaes
In Columbus. O.. In reminder OF Mamoria
Day there, June 10th. A small individual
collection was sent in response to theI
demand, In order that no further draw
be made upon the treasury.
The death OF Mr.. w. D chestermal
was mentioned with much regret. It wa
known that for many years he hat
given his time and pen to the confod
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are visiting Captain and Mrs, Robert
Frances at Newport News.

The Rev. Nelson P, Dana and family
left Winchester, Va, yesterday for Os-
asning. New York. where Mr.. Dame Will
be tho rector OF st. Pauls Episcopal
Church. Friends Of Mr.. Dame In VIM
chester and members OF Christ ChurchIin
that oity regretted sinceraly the depar-
ture OF the popular clergyman with his
wife and daushters
Miss Alice Odell will spend a part OF
the midsummer season In New York
Miss Carrie Ellis will be the guest for
some tina In July or August Of friends In
Claremont. Va.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage Of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Lester.
the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
II. Lester, Of sutherlin. Halifax county,
to Mr.. George Lester Hall. a member OF
the firm Of Tucker. Hall and Trayor.
OF Norfolk. Va. The ceremony will take
place in the Methodist Episcopal Church
at sutherlin, Va. Wednesday. June 9Th.
at 10 A. M.
The many friends Of pretty little, Miss
Noel Morris will be sorry to know that
leg last Monday afternoon She Is being
treated at the home Of her father. Mr..
James A. Morris, OF No. ia North Sew
enth Street, and It is hoped she will soon
be much improved.
Miss Bessie Newcomb, Of Ashland, who
has for some time made her home In
Richmond, will go during the GUNNER for
visit to friends In Farmville.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. ambassa-
dor from England to the United States.
accompanied by tho Hon. st. George
Tucker, OF Virginia, will reach Winches-
ter from Washington to-day, to remain
until Saturday.
The distinguished English diplomat is
a great admirer Of the military tactics
dspinyed by the Confederate General
Jackson In his Valley campaigns. AS
Winchester was a. point In which much
interest conferred during these campaigns,
he Will make his Headquarters at the
Winchester Inn and drive to the nearby
Confederate battlehelds.
Mrs. NJ, r. Hoffman will spend a part
of August most pleasantly at her former
home In Rockbrldge county,
Miss ylrgle Gill will pay q visit this
summer to friends liylns at crewe' Va
Mr.. c. J, Themer, Of Charlottesville,
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AMERICAN LADY WEBS
"A SWEDISH DIPLOMATIC
Especial to Thu Times. pspatch.)
WASHINGTON, d. C.. June 1.-The

for the dead leaves falling, poisoned the
earth. There were no leaves on the
bushes now, for they had all been do
nuded. and the twisted branches stood
out markedly In the morning mist. Some
OF the bushes had been roughly pruned,
10 foster, IL possible. a more bushy
growth and a heavier crop OF leaves near
to the parent stem.
1t was q strange landscape: and any
passing traveller. knowing. nothing OF the
Slmiacine must perforce have seen al
once that these Insignificant little trees
w nhe sM9}ad1hns ans sRafd n tne yeEe
TIE brahnchesnno Insect eonstruYesed lts
w sol fSGm w orn T. twF feess the pateau
which had nearly cost Victor pnrnoyo
far above tho surrounding country-7tie
summit Of an unnamed mountAin-a land
1shissh was neither tropic, ttemparate nor
a aues n paanS hh a co Gaas s Il e
@ VIII HH 10 81; lsI ss ss
liant b|roTh,tnted leaves momopolized
things was different, There was Z
| ett ~ P-Hsp VI u W., 'HS ii USStt t'"D,,'ss'
np-thrown UP, as II were. into Md
heaven. there to hang foreYer-nel ther
| this world nor the world to come. The
silence Of It all was such as would drive
| men mad IL they came to think OF IT, "
| WAS the silence ct the stars.
! The men, WHO, had lived up here for
| There was % singular heaylness 81 ",
eyeids which all had noticed. though
| meme had spoken OF It., craving for
BY the consumption OF abnormal auanti.
ties OF meat, kept .Ia huntter,ss ever ,sp,, G.
tain. Sleep was. broken, and uncanilg
| things happened In the night. Men salq
walking abroad with siglltless eyes; ana
Joseph said, "Gammon, my fesky darKy.,,
gammonl" but he nevertheless glanGta %
| somewhat llneasily towards his naass y.
whenever The natives said such TIMES;
"A clearing had been made on tnaI ph Z,
| from below. The simlacine frses l haa
been ruthlessly cut aWay-eyen the roofs
on the leeward Side Of. ~ little k Insc
| at sunset soft and pleasant odor TtHIn Nv
/ the bushes which seemed to aHees tne
| nerves and even made the teeth cnutteel
! 1T was therefore deemed wise lnat tHs
camp should stand on bare grouna.
1 (To Be Continued Tomorrow
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glorious. and tho beasts OF this untrod-
den forest paused in their search for
food to watch with wondering, fearless
eyes that strange. unknown animal
man.
1t was Durnovo who, climbing wildly,
first saw the break In the trees ahead.
He gave mufned cry OF delight. and in
few minutes they were all rushing, like
men possessed. up bare slope at broken
6hnle
purnoyo reached the summit nrst a
faint. pleasant odor was waited into
Their faces. they stood on the edge Of
q vast table-land melting away In the
yellow moonlight STUDDED all over, like
sheep In a meadow, were a number OF
little bushes. and no other vegetation.
Victor purnoyo stopped over ono of
these. He buried his face among the
leaves OF It, and suddenly he toppled
YES" he cried. as he fell. tits slmia-
cIne!''
And he turned over with Eroan OF
satisfaction. and lay like a dead man.
CHAPTER XXI,
TIE FIRST CONSIGNMENT.
"since all that can ever do for thee
Is to do nothing, nlayst thou never see,
NdVeF ulNiUe, lDo nW bU"L HpFH'V6
costeth me-"
One morning, three months later, Guy
Oscard drew UP in line his flying column.
He was going back to England with the
first consignment OF simiacne. During
the twelve Waeks that lay behind there
had been constant reference made to his
little body OF picked men, and the leader
had selected with grave deliberat!on
that promised we'll.
sfhe lost soldier that was In him was
all aAtir In his veins as he reviewed his
command In the cool air Of early morn
Ing. This journey from Msala to tho pla-
teau had occupied a busy two months.
DISCARD expected to reach Msala with Ills
mon In forty days, Piled up In neat
square cases. such as could bu carried In
pairs by a man Of ordinary strength,
wss the crop Of simlacine. roughly
| valued hy Victor Durnoyo at forty thou,
sand pounds. Ten man could carry the
whole OF It, and the twenty cases set
close together on the ground made bed
for Guy Oscard. Upon this !pprorlsed
couch he srayely stretched his bulk
every night all through the journey tha'
| followed.
over the whole space K. Of d the sP S',ssa'
grew at intervals, each one IN o !t! u
circle OF Its own, where no grass SFsT
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FASHIONABLE WEDDING
IN NATIONS METROPOLIS

New York. June LIST
The Rev. Morgan Dix and the Rev.
Eg,sto F. Chauncey OBLIGATED at Trinity
Chapel Tuesday, when Miss Edith
Calender Cryder and Mr.. Frederick
Lathrpp Anles OF Boston. were welded.
The fair bride wore a graceful gown
of white chiffon cloth, trimmed with
flounces OF point lace and embroidery
Her veil had wreath Of orange blos-
SONS. Her bouquet WAS OF white or
chids, and a superb string OF pearls en-
circling her throat was the brtdegroom's
gift Miss Ethel and Elsie Cryder were
very pretty In pink and white. carrying
huge punches OF pink sweet peas and
wearing small diamond hearts suspended
from slender gold chains.
New York women OF fashion are q
predomnat!ng element at the Philadel.
phia Horse Show, where Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt yesterday had on a blue ana
white silk gown with ruby RED straw
hat An immense plume, Shading from
pink to red, enclrcled the brim,
Mrs. vanderbilt's guest Miss May, was
In watermelon pink CLOTH the short coat
with gold braided reyers opening over
cream lace blouse.
Mrs. G.. Br.nton Roberts. in pretty
brown and white silk costume. oecupted
box No. 49, Her gown was dec'aea.y
becoming one The short Eton coat OPEN
ed over white, pique vest. With goid
buttons, Mr.. and Mrs. George ". chiids
Drexel had as their guests n box x IN, no.
% Mr., and Mrs. A.. Drexel B'adle.
Mrs. Drexe was quietly sowned IN
gray walking suit, with trimmings o.
braid and buttons. Mrs, Biddle wore pale
blue linen, with ppings Of wEre ana ..a 3
sailor hat Of white, with black velvet
trimmings. Miss Mao Cooke wore !.
very becoming gown OF black and white
checked silk and y picture hat OF c'afe'
Mist Helen Gould is at Lyndhurst, her
tauni,y place on tho Hudson
Mr.. and Mrs, E!dridgs T. Gerry y. aht
Misses Gerry will leave by 1n Wnor f'V'''
That's What.
n Is the sweet girl graduate
1In MN the mast stage, and turns page
And
Reads
Composition,