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rom on rHE ear arr.
And QUICKLY Landed In the Hospital WIN n
Broken Collar Rome

William Metzler, driver Of $40 Wcsr
Forty-second street. tried 10 crowd hi4
way onto n northbound Ninth avenue e.o-
waited train at the Fourteenth street station
last night. The car ne tried TO board was
over crowded. aud as it left the station.
Met2ler swung aboard and perched on top
Of the gate nearest the platform In riding
past the north end OF the platform his head
hit the ovrrhang of the roof and his collar
bone was fractured
He would have tumbed into the street IL
other men on the car platform had not
grabbed him az he was falling He waa
carried 10 the Twenty-thrd street station
and taken from the train 10 New York
Hospital.
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Mothers Congress Received at the white
House

WAsnNaroN March IL Mrs Roose-
Welt received the officers and delegates
Of the Mothers Congress in the White House
this afternoon, Mrs Frederick SChof
of Philadelphia president of the congress.
and Mn Theodore W rney honorary
president and organizer Of the congress.
stood beside MIR Roosevelt III the East
room TO receive the guests They stood
just inside the door into the Green room
and Major AlcCaulev made the prr~en-
tation. Miss Isabelle Hagner poured
tea and Mis- Hitchcock daughter OF the
Secretary of the Interior. served punch
and cake
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marie FLEET RECALLED.
Washington Hears 80 and Considers II an
Indication Of Early Peace.

WASHINGTON, March 49, Information
has been received here that the Russian
Baltic feet, which has been lying at Mad
agascar for several months has been re-
called. The source Of the information and
by whom it was received cannot be dis
closed.
While it is too early for the expression OF
opinions in official and diplomatic circles
concerning the important news, It must
naturally be regarded as move in the
direction Of an end Of hostilites.
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listers on the internal disorders and Gen
Kuropatkins dispatches. angrily accused
the Ministers o. conoealing the stu alton
from him.
NJ Witte, President Of the Council. said II
was impossible under such conditions for
the Ministers to retain office. The Car re
piled you may all 60 when you please
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.


WALDEN. AT a SPECIAL meeting OF the Board ~
Trustees OF the American Association ~
Public Accountants held on the isth day ~
March. 1905 the following with reference o.
the death OF Mt. James Walden. was ordered
to be entered upon the minutes and = coq'
Of the same sent 90 his family to the pub C.
press and TO each member Of tho association.
IS the death OF Mr. James Walden tho Amer
can Assoc alton OF Public Accountants hs-
lost an efficient officer wse counsellor and
highly esteemed associate and friend
Since the Inception OF the society Nr faiGrr
has been Intimately connected with lf being
one of rs incurpora'ors Ia 1857. serving as ts
nrsl president IN lis, and again. az fee f.ar.
gnnl1atiou hc was reelected 10 NAT ooIee 90
1892 Sine that Time be- has srft,d con.
unuously on The Board % Trustees rr1l -
death
We desire IN express our deep regret ~ IBIS |e
ccasr and TO extend our sincere S. nr-'Hy
10 his family IN their ar1icron
By order % she Hoard OF Trustees
Attest T. CULLEN RoBFH1e C. y s..
secretary.
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NEH UEtP0N AGAINST STRIKERS.
Threat To send Them 10 Fight in Man
churla Causes Resumption OF work,

7nftldl ClbIs DtFDlfcs 70 'rHK sly
ST PETERSBURG, March 70 The Gov
eminent notified the army and ma " reserv-
lists among the striking employees OF the
state factories that they would be sent to
Manchuria az once if they did not resume
work. The result was that these men re-
turned 10 work
The Government will hereafter regard
all striking employees of works executing
State orders "a reservists and will act
accordingly
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striker Caught changing Train slrr,

Joseph Sommers Of 40 East Eigntv-
seventh street, a former guard on the Gle
waited. was arrested at the CITY Hall station
last night while he was changing the train
signs, on the platform. Policeman RYAN
saw him remove local sign and put
an express sign in its place
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Chinese Celebrate Japanese Victory

.spfcfI CsMe Despatch 70 THE suN
NEwCHwANG. March IL The Chinese
here are celebrating the capture of Muk-
den with fireworks and lantern process
sions in which Chinese and Japanese flags
ara carried
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CAR LOSES HIS TEMPER.
Scene with His Ministers After Hearing
Of Kuropatkins Defeat.

LONDON, March 1.-THE st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Chronicle ascribes to
a court parsonage a description Of the scene
AZ tho Council on Saturday. when the Gar
incensed by the reports OF the various Min
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desirable task which can be- ret any woman
Is to be a good and wise mother in "A home
marked 10y self-re+l)ect and mutual Tor
bearancc, by willingness 10 perform duty,
and by refusal TO sink into self-ndulgence
or avoid that which entails effort and self
sacrifice OF course. there are exceptional
men and exceptional women who can DO
and ought TO do much more than TINS,
who can lead and ought 10 lead great careers
OF outside usefulness in addition 10 not as
substitutes for their home work; but !
am not speaking ut exceptions, AIN speak 81
ing of the primary duties ! am speaking
OF the average citizens, the average men
and women who make ilp the nation
luaemuch a. am speaking To un assem- -
hlagc u mothers shall have nothing what
ever 20 say IN praIte OF an easy NE. ours
H. the work which ~ never ended \"
mother mas an easy time, and most mother
have very hard times. and yet what true
mother would barter her experience u
ioy and sorrow in eNChunEc FOR HE OF
cold selti-huc-s which insists upon per
Uctual Amusement and The avoidance pi
care and which often tndl, it, III dwelling
place i'm -oWc Hat designed 10 furnish
with the least p ,--ibl eNpsndlturn OF EFFORT
the maNimum ot comfort aud Of luxury.
but in which there II literally no l'le'H
for children,
Tho woman who is u gop wife. good
mother rs entitled to our respect ass is
no one olsc. but she iS entitled 10 ~ oulY
became. aud so long u9, sire Is worthy
Of t. LIuii and sell -sicr flee az" NE
law of worthy life for the man "a Tor the
woman. though neither the .urt nor the
~"if sacrifice may lie the SAINT Tor tue one
a. Tor the other / do not IN the least be
licse IN the patient Grisolda type of woman;
I'm the woman who submits 10 gross ana
long continued lll treatment. any more
tE1u believe in man who tamelY sub
mt- 10 wronEiul aggression No wrong
doing 4. 40 abhurwni a. wpugdonR by
% man toward The wife aoh he children
vll should arouse every tender feeling
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NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.
Bonds for sI2o,OOO. 900 to he offered
In April.

Special Cable Dtipafch 20 THE Sun.
PARIS, March l3.-Ihe Russian Govern
ment will issue per cent. Treasury bonds
10 the amount of 3l2O. 100000. The loan will
b. offered probably in April and will beissued
probably at es per cent, redeemable in 1918.
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Higgins to He Guest OF Tn,inclb,e c,p,

Gov. Higgins has accepted the invitation
Of the lnyincibe Club Of BROOKLYN 10 bo
the guest o. honor at lis annual dinner
which viii lie held late next month.
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cUARANrFrD CrKr ION Pills

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or it1trIding piles
Your druggist viii refund money PA2O ONT.
NENT !alls 10 cure : ol Ia ~ ts 'syS 5Oc.-AGt.
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Murph, for the Cheapest Gas In Sight

Murphy Tor Ihe Cheapest Gas IN Sight.
Charles F. Murphy got back from At
lantic City yesterday He said that il
Tammany Hall cannot get 20 cent gas Il
will do the next best thing and vote for
~ cent gas
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Axe LAXATIVE Promo gulninc Tablets An drug
rlsis refund the money n 10 falls 10 cure r. "
Si9Fth signature Is o. tacd O0A. 2Sc.-Adr.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

Mrs. Windows Soothing syrup for children
teethlng. boftenS the gums reduce, Inflammation.
slhys pain, cures wind cole. dlarraur. .5c bn'Nr
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conversation, to the Humbert mansion.
gained admittance by means of the mas
ter-key which I usually carry about me,
opened the safe without the last diff
fculty, and carried off it's contents
all before Nine. Humbert had left the
baron g door.
This instantaneous action, which I
had considered necessary for my own
protection, turned out to be the best
possible course for the safety Of the
millions. Now I had redeemed my
that I was in possession Of the lost
treasure, and I waited confidently for
the person who should come to claim it.
Exactly two days afterwards T was
surprised by visit from M. Rattache
whom I had not seen for some time, q
slight GOODNESS having resulted from
his abortive efforts to surprise my
secret.
The chief detective, instead of tax
ing the chair offered him, came close
up to me, put his mouth to my ear, ant
whispered: lie drapeau blanc!"
The white flag! Is there any Eng
lish reader who does not know that il
France the white flag signifies the an
cient standard Of the Valois and thu
4Bourbons-the inseparable emblem o:
legitimist royalty, which the Comte d.
Chambord refused to exchange for thu
revolutionary tricolor, even to Obtain
the thronea
!. I stared at M. Rattache, confoundet
to find in the head of the republican pc
lice the confidential agent Of the mon
archists.
He enjoyed my establishment for
minute in silence. Then he said aloud
* Now, my dear V, perhaps yo,
will reveal to me the secret of tina
hiding place which has baffled the eft
forts Of my best men for so long,
I smiled quietly as took up my hat
ttOn first receiving this fund I sim
ply put the notes and bills in reg
istered parcel and sent it to my agen
in Brussels, with instructions to put i
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two hundred miilionsl" gasped. ~
"That will be the best plan, I
Think said Nine. Humbert with an
approving nod. u: 80. -.
=. I have been concerned in some cur
ious transactions in my time, and in
some dangerous ones, but now I felt
that l was fairly out Of my depth. I
knew that I was nothing to Therese
Humbert; and if it suited her con-
venience to use me as a. catspaw in
the game she was playing with the au:
thOrities might very well find myself
in an ugly situation.
What, for example, could be easier
than for this accomplished intriguer to
set a trap for me; have me arrested,
perhaps, in the attempt to break into
an empty safe, and thus establish de-
fence for herself? She would be able
to pose as the victim of a robbery; and
I should be held responsible for the
disappearance Of these millions whose
existence was in dispute.
l. felt my companions eyes fixed on
my face in watchful scrutiny as these
reflections passed thru my mind. MY
decision was taken swiftly.
"You shall hear from me in the
morning, madame" I said sharply, ris
ing from my seat. ''Till then, au re
voir.'
And went out of the room, and out
of the house, without giving her an op
portunity to press me further.
j. i. +
When the morning came Twas seated
in. my office as usual, engaged in de
ciphering a confidential cable from thu
president Of Columbia, when my secre
tary entered the room and informed
me that yelled lady, who declined t.
give her name, wished to see me in pri
vate.
Show Nine Humbert in, I said
emphasizing the name.
The secretary, who understood wha
was required Of him, went out, and i'm
mediately returned with the visitor.
Nine. Humbert,O he announce,
with as much confidence as if the grea
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s. = . 80 ~
room for hope that M. Rattache had
not begun his attack in this quarter.
If he had, should probably catch his
men at work. ~ ~.
AS we drew near the street in which
my house is situated we were overtaken
by fre-engine, which dashed by at a
gallop. Struck by sudden apprehen-
sion, I offered my driver golden
pourboire to double MS speed.
: It was too late. AS we drove up I
beheld a thick black column Of smoke
issuing from my house. A barricade
had been formed; half a dozen fire.
engines were drawn up in front, tho
it was remarkable that not one had yet
begun to play upon the building; and
every floor appeared to be. swarming
with firemen, who were quitting the
house Of everything it contained.
In spite Of my vexation at the sight
hold my tribute Of admiration to M
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in fresh cover and send 1t to and fro
thru the post till further notice. But
on finding that you were interested In
my correspondence naturally adopted
another plan. I viii take you at once
to the spot where I have deposited
these millions, which I shall not be
sorry to get rid Of"
led the way out into the street,
called a facre, and whispered an ad-
dress into the drivers ear.
a.. 1t was rag my turn to enjoy tho diseom.
drew up before his own door.
"Herei" was all he could gasp.
I paid the driver and dismissed him.
"Surely there could be no spot more
safe from the perquisitions Of the po-
ice,' I answered mockingly.
M. Rattache conducted me In, and
led the way towards his study.
"Not that way" objected. .'Is Il
necessary for US to 60 upstairs
With svsr-deepening ehagrin NJ.
the schoolroom in which his little
daughters were at play with their dolls.
They rushed to embrace me with ex-
'' Isabel" 1 ''s Said to the eldest, .
bright girl Of IL, "now you shall show
put the box Of bricks.''
A cry Of delight greeted this pro-
posal. Isabel ran gaily in front to lead
the party into her own little bedroom,
where, under loose plank, which this
observart child had discovered, and the
knowledge Of which she had kept to
herself with that marvellous secrecy of
which children are sometimes capable,
lay-the Humbert millionsl
Isabel was little disappointed to
find, when the box was opened, that hel
bricks had been changed into stupid
pieces Of paper. But explained that
a fairy had been at work, and that a
new and better set Of bricks would ar.
rive by the next post.
mated conneeop With to the ~ Hunben
case
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Rattache 3 promptness and resource.
Under the pretence of a fire, which he
had Of course contrived to start, and
which was well under control, he had
turned in horde Of detectives, dis
guised as fremen, with instructions to
pull the building to pieces, if necessary,
in search Of the Humbert millions.
It was useless for mo to think Of in
terfering. I was stopped at the barri-
who took down my name and address,
rebuked me severely for my negligence
in permitting my house to catch fire,
and forbade me to interrupt the fire.
men in their benevolent labors on my
behalf.
Walking to and fro ON the pavement,
and scrutiniZing every article brought
out from the building by his assistants,
[ perceived M. Rattache himself. In a
minute he caught sight Of me, and came
towards me with extended arms,
understood the game. Nevertheless, his
expression Of sympathetic distress was
perfect.
HMy dear "! What an ,1nlucky
chance! Behold me overwhelmed with
grief at your misfortune"
"You are too good,' returned
drily. "There is nothing Of any value
in the house, am glad to say. This
accident will merely give me the an
noyance Of sleeping in a hotel for the
next few nights
edo not say that, my dear col
league M. Rattache responded eager
". "You will confer real favor OF
me by consenting to accept my hospital
ity for short time, till your house il
Ready for you again. .
I glanced at him with suspicion. Die
this mean that was to be under ar
reefs 81
IT cannot thank you sufficient fo1
such kindness, was my answer. Bu'
am afraid / should cause you to-
very irregular; sometimes it is neces
sary for me to be at my Office in tn,
!. middle Of the night.
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3 . ..rr . . D. 49, 4. > ~,
against them in the criminal affairs
with which they were chiefly con-
cerned.
Between M. ..Rattche, the brilliant
head Of the force, and myself there had
sprung up warm private friendship,
based on mutual respect. 1 knew that
he would not have permitted his men
to trouble me- without pretty good
grounds for so doing; and this made me
more anxious. -,
My first thought, after visiting the
QUARTER Latin, was for my private
residence. I felt pretty sure that the
police could not have been there in the
night without my knowledge, and
asked myself what plan the fertile
brain Of my rival would devise in or
der to search the premises without Civ
ing me warning.
hailed facre, and bade the driver
60 to my house at his best speed. It
was not yet IL o'clock, SO there was
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edo not let yourself be restrained
by such considerations, he replied
earnestly. You shall be as free as if
you we1s under your own roof
It would have been ungracious to
persist in my refusal, especially as I
fancied from M. Rattache % tone that
he had already come to the conclusion
that his raid on my house was mis-
take, and really regretted the incon-
venience he had caused me.
On the whole, the arrangement was
not such q bad one for me. While I
should have been exposed to the sur
VIGILANCE Of my antagonist in any case,
this plan would place him under mine
We should be like the combatants in
the holmgang, who were strapped to-
gether, and placed on small island, to
hack each other to pieces with knives
moved into my new quarters the
same day, some Of my personal bag
gage being brought round by the pre-
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"Then you simply wish me to take
the fund from you and hold it at your

s'Then you simply, wish me to take
the fund from you and hold it at your
disposalq"
7At the disposal Of those to whom
it belongs Therese corrected me.
ttWhen the time comes to reclaim these
millions may be out of reach. That
will not matter to you. All you have to
do is to keep the treasure in some safe
hiding-place, and deliver it up to the
first person who comes to you and pro-
nounces in your ear three words.
She bent her lips towards me and
whispered three words Of such notable
significance that I was left in little
doubt as to the purpose for; which the
mysterious hoard was being kept in
readiness. ~. .s@g .xs I'll
Altho the light thus obtained served
to relieve my mind Of the fear that
was mixing in any vulgar swindle, yet
at the same time it showed me that
there were grave risks to be run, and
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circumstantial details and assur
was there about this Therese
Humbert, with her figure of a
bourgeois, her expressionless face, and
cold grey eye, which compelled me to
against my judgment, submit to become
her instrument? In the power Of the
human will there are mysteries which
philosophy has not yet fathomed. .
It is true that at this time Nine.
Humbert still retained the confidence
of a very large section Of society.
There had, as yet, been no hint Of any
criminal proceedings against her. Even
if there had been, moreover, she had
50 clearly separated her position as
trustee Of the millions from her private
dealings, that she had convinced me
that I could carry out her instructions
with regard to the fund, without being
guilty Of any dishonesty towards the
creditors who were proceeding against
her. 3rc 80 -.
Be that as it may, consented to con
slider the matter.
My companion at once set herself te
extract from me a definite undertaking
"There is no time to lose,'' she in
sisted. 'tAltho I am exhausting every
legal form, in order to postpone the de
S1oAou, LILY dOfOC0GC uc1o w 1AuOu uo Cud
I must not expect it to be delayed
much longer. I shall not be easy til
the millions are safely in your hands,
"And when I have received them
what then7' I asked. 9tWill it no
be known that the sum is in my posses
sion, and shall I not be exposed to pro
ceedings in my turnY''
"That is what we have got tt
avoid, - was the answer. ut will b,
necessary for you to take the none,
with the greatest secrecy. Fortunately
this is not an affair Of bankers. TIL
notes and bills are lying ready in tn
safe in my house, and do not requir
to be endorsed. You will not be aske,
for receipt even.'
7 was more and more overcome b,
the sublime daring Of this woman
ideas.
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and on behalf Of cause which was
brought up to hold dearer than life"
"A war fund.-" could not resist
exclaiming.
My companion ignored the Interrupt
ton. - Z. .....
"From which it follows that the
whole sum must always be available,
at an hours notice, in the hands of a
trusty agent. Hitherto I have been
that agent; but have met with mis-
fortunes, and danger has arisen that
this sum may fall into the hands of
my private creditors
She paused for a moment, and then
added, in less firm tone
."The custody of this vast sum has
been my ruin. In order to use it to adj
vantage I was obliged to invent all
sorts Of fables to account for it's being
in my possession. People insisted on
treating me as rich woman, they
forced loans upon me; I considered it
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tended fremen, who must have won
dered to see me on such terms with their
chief. Rattache presented me to his
wife, q most charming woman with
three little daughters, whose hearts I
of games at blindmanIs buff and hide
and-seek. =. ~
During the next few days received
cipher wires from my various agents
abroad, informing me that their apart
ments had been searched, and that they
were being Swallowed by unknown men.
+. I was pleased with these dispatches,
which proved to me that my men were
on the alert. I sent encouraging re.
plies, and persuaded Nine. Ratchee to
accompany me to the theater.
:. had already visited a Turkish bath
in company with my host, in order to af
ford him every facility for ascertaining
that [ was not carrying any portion Of
the 5000, 900 on my person.
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permissible to borrow money on tho Sc
curity Of this fortune of which I was
merely the guardian; I managed my
own affairs badly-in short I am in
solvent, and shall shortly be obliged to
60 into hiding. My creditors have ask
ed the courts for an order to open the
safe which contains the millions, and
unless they are removed in time I shall
have incurred the vengeance of those
whose cause I have betrayed"
She shuddered. Therese Humbert, the
strong-minded, impertur!bable woman
who had witnessed suicides committed
on her account, trembled as she re-
ferred to this vengeance, which was SO
much more terrible to her than any
penalties in the power Of the French
courts to impose.
"In a word, Monsieur "" she
resumed, throwing off her momentary
weakness, "you must relieve me Of the
custody of this treasurer =
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that I might easily find myself in tho
meshes Of the criminal law.
I again asked for time to consider.
Nine. Humbert g sole reply was an offer
Of terms so liberal that it would have
been quarreling with my profession to
refuse. She smiled with grim satisfac-
tion as she read in my face that gave
in.
"Then that is settled, monsieur
she remarked, preparing to rise. -
will only add that the sooner you get
to work the better it will be for every.
body ,s.@. II.
Z NWhen do. you propose to hand the
millions over to me9:'.' was my natural
uestion. .s".:a% ~
IT do not propose to hand them over
@You viii take the 9 money o9ee out Of the
safe in your own fashion, and without
consulting me. - .E5''
1 gazed at her in CONSERVATION.