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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-10-06

(cssyriEbt, 1904, BY II. Conan Doyle and coNis,'s
Weekiy.)
(Co,wishs. 1905, BY Mcclure, Phillip y Coz
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Tv-NT is years since the Incl
XII dents of which I speak
XXI took place, and yet 1t Is
S.SsA with diffidence that l al
I6a1MShV Jude to them. For long
VS0W9gI time, even with the ut
most discretion and reti-
cepce, 1t would have been impossible to
make the facts public, but now the
principal person concerned Is beyond
the reach of human law, and with due
suppression the story may be told in
such fashion as to injure no one. 1t
records an absolutely unique expert
ence in the career both Of Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes and of myself The reader will
excuse me if conceal the date or any
other fact by which he might trace the
actual occurrence.
We had been out for one of our even
ing rambles, Holmes and 1, and had re
turned about G o'clock on q cold, frosty
winters evening. AS Holmes turned
Up the lamp the light fell upon card
on the table. He glanced at 1t and then,
with an ejaculation of disgust, threw
it on the floor. picked 1T up and read:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-10-06

1t is impossible to have clear head
an active brain, vigorous constitu;
ton or ssSong body when the diges-
ton Is weak OR when the stomach is
out of order. kodel Dyspepsia Cure
VIII put the stomach and digestive or.
CANS In good condition and Improve
the general condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-10-06
The Adventure OF
Charles Augustus
Milverton
No. Z of the Series

(cssyrirbt. 1904, BY II. Conan Doyle and coNis,'s
Keekly,)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
BROrHER JUNIPER INSANE.
Catholic student Taken to Bellevue-Over.
work the Cause

Brother Juniper. young man who has
been preparing himself for the priesthood
at Washington. d. C., was taken from the
st. Francis Hospital, 600 Fifth street, vio-
lently insane yesterday.
In the monastery Brother Juniper has
had charge Of the bookkeeping and accounts,
besides carrying on his studies. and his
health broke down from overwork-< Last
Sunday he showed signs OF insanity
The authorities Of the monastery thought
change would benefit him. and on Friday
he was brought to New York and placed In
the hospital. He grew steadily worse
muttering scraps Of Greek and Hebrew,
and insisting that he must learn Chaldean
and begin to preach. Yesterday he became
so noisy attempting 10 deliver incoherent
sernons that the sisters Of the hospital
did not deem II safe to keep him n ere any
longer. and notified Bellevue
DR.. Dniry had some difficulty in removing
him. He will be sent 20 a sanitarium in
Montreal. in the hope that absolute quiet
for year will restore his senses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
TROOPER HAS Appendicitis.
W. s. Mitchell Of Squadron \ Sent TO Hos
pltal In Washington.

william Spingler Mitchell Of "a West
Tenth street member Of Squadron A.
was taken with the symptoms OF appendi-
citis in Washington on Saturday afternoon
and was sent TO the Emergency Hospital.
He is trumpeter in Troop p and a son OF
Cornelius Berrien Mitchell Of the auction
eering firm Of Wilmerding Morris 4 Mitchell.
Mitchell u p years old and has been mem
Der OF Squadron A for two years,
His father and mother started for Wash
ington as soon as they heard of their sons
illness. II was said yesterday that thoy
would bring the young man home tonight
II suitable accommodations in a sleeping car
could be secured. If an operation Ia neces-
sary II will boz performed here.
WASHINGTON March s. Mitchell Is still at
the Emergency Hospital His condition has
greatly i'm proved since Saturday. and II
was not necessary. a. was expected. TO
perform an operation this morning. If the
improvement continues he will return 70
New York tomorrow or Tuesday and will
undergo the operation In that city,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
con Has LEFT PROHIBITIONISTS
SO President Hyde or Bowdoln Declares In
Sermon TO Yale Students.

New HAVEN. March 5.--President HYDE
OF Bowdoin College was the preacher at
Yale Chapel to-day and he touched up the
Prohihitionists in lively fashion He
preached on the anger OF Jonah because
the Lord changed His mind After de-
claring that God always deserts the prophet
who stands still President Hyde said that
the early Prohibitionists got their theory
from God and prohibition became part
Of the statutes and even State Constitutions
He added.
But God has left them They are fight
ing losing battle and II makes them angry
The original prohibition prophet was
better man than the priests and he cared
more for the life Of the workngman than
the ministers. who made little effort 20 pre-
vent them drinking their lives away
Why Il ii that God ia deserving the Pro-
hibitionists? Because they have never
thought out the needs Of the workingman
in the great cities. The settlement worker
cares more for the workingman than the
Prohibtionists ever did because he knows
them better and instead OF trying TO take
away from them their only recreation
tries 10 solve the harder problem of sub
stituting a moro enjoyable pleasure than
drunkenness affords.
Prohibition has been standing still while
God has been moving on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
FEW WEN FROM INDIANA.
BE, erIdge Men blamed far Lack or En-
thuslaSn al the Inauguration.

lUUShSn III the
INDIANAPOLIS, March Friends Of Vice
President Fairbanks were mucn dIsgusted
to-day over the poor showing that Indiana
made at Washington yesterday, when
neither civic nor military organization
from his State appeared in the parade.
and even private citizens from the Hoosier
State were notably absent.
They are inclined to believe that the
sparse attendance at Washington was in
pursuance of a studied purpose on the part
OF the Jung Republicans. who are usually
the ones to get up excursions for such
demonstrations, 10 give Vice-President
Fairbanks the cold hand on his elevation
to the second place in the nation
Some Of the critics said to-day that IL il
had been Senator, Bevertdge who was thus
honored, the young Republicans in every
county IN the State would have sent dele
cations to grace his triumph. but they held
aloof from Fairbanks simply because Of
their feRty TO Beveridge.
One of the Fairbanks men said that the
line between the Vice President and Sem
ator Beverdge among Republicans was
coming to b. clearly marked by age. and
that the hu-tling young Republicans have
come TO believe that Bevelidge's interests
can best be advanced by show OF indiffer-
ence to Fairbanks and this this was the
reason for the poor attendance at Wash
ington Of Ind ana men
We are too old 10 endure the hardships
Of such outings. much as We would like to
show appreciation OF Fairbanks. ne said.
and the younger Republicans would not
go The militia companies are made ZIP of
young men. mostly Republicans, and Of all
that belong TO the Indiana National Guard
only few men in one company volun-
teered 10 60 TO Washington and take part
in the Darade ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
NONRESIDENT FIREMEN.
Why some New York ers Are Said % Bclong
10 Staten island Companies.

There Is trouble within the ranks of the
North Shore volunteer fremen on Staten
Island caused by a resolution adopted at "a
meeting Of the board Of representatives. of
the North Shore Fire Department prohibit
ing non resident members from voting at
the coming election for chief and 81 ant
chief en- gineers. at the election next May.
Since con 'olidation of the greater
city, many city employees residing in Man
haitian. The Bronx and Queens boroughs
have become members Of the Volunteer
Fire Department on Staten Island The
new members did not become fire ladies
because they had any intention Of crossing
the bay TO fight fires in the borough OF Rich
mond. but because Of clause in the CITY
Charter which affords protection to all civil
service employees who are exempt volunteer
fremen.
When the paid Fire Department is extended
20 the borough of Richmond this year, all
members of the volunteer service in good
standing at the time the department Is
superseded will be exempt volunteer fire.
men and entitled to the provisions OF the
Charter and the rules of the civil service
The nonresident members allege that
they were duly elected TO membership with
out restrictions Of any kind and are there
fore entitled 10 all of the privileges en-
joyed by resident members They assert
notwithstanding the resolution Of the
board OF representatives and if necessary
Will apply to the courts
There are twenty-five companies in the
North Shore department end over 900
men
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
row IN SOCIALISTS Hall.
Lsntry Has a Hard Time Restoring Order
-Four Arrests.

Capt Lantry Of the Fast Fifty-irst street
station got a call for help at o'clock yes
terday morning from Policeman Quick,
who said there was a big row en- in resort
known as National Hall, 1921 Second avenue
This place is a saloon with big hall in the
rear and the police say it is a meeting place
for Hungarian and German socialists
Capt Lantry hustled around 10 the saloon
with four detectives in a patrol wagon.
There we're 200 persons in the hall half Of
them women. A general fight was on
ana Policeman Quick had been attacked
and was all but laid out
The crowd start ed in 10 treat the captain
and his detectives the way they had treated
Quick Capt Lantry pulled his revolver
ara, jumping up Oh the platform. threat
ered 10 shoot unless the disturbance ceased.
Detective O'Connor says that one Of the
men IN the hall. Ignatz Leiber pulled a
knife and struck at him with it, but two
women grabbed HE arm. Then the detec-
tive hit Leiber over the head with billy.
telling HIM.
II was almost a quarter OF an hour before
the police could restore order Then they
arrested John Katz, manager Of the place.
and George Miller the bartender. on a
charge OF violation Of the excise law. Ignatz
Leiber and one other man in the place
were taken in on q charge OF being drunk
and diSorderlv. They were fined $40 each
in the Yorkville court and Katz and Miller
were held
The police were not able 10 learn the
cause Of the row beyond the fact that II
had started over some women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
THE PRESIDENTS CABINET.
All the Old Members 10 lie Rcnominate ed
To-day Except the Postma st er.Gene

WAsHIY GToN, March 5.All the members
OF President Roosevelt's Cabinet viii be
renominated tomorrow with the exception
Of Postmaster-General Wynne, who will
be named for the Consul-Generalship at
London. George b. Cortelyou will be
nominated for the vacancy which Mr..
Wynne s retirement will leave in the Cabinet.
Mr. Cortelyou has not indicated whether he
will or will not retain the Craftsmanship Of
the Republican national committee.
A host of persons selected for appoint
ment as Ambassadors Ministers. Consuls-
General and other important and attractive
offices will be nominated TO the Senate this
week. Most of these have been forecasted.
Among them will be Nhitelaw Reid Of New
York to be Ambassador at London. Robert 5.
Mccormick Of Illinois to be Ambassador at
Paris, George V l.. Meyer OF Massachusetts
to be Ambassador at st. Petersburg Henry
White Of Rhode Island, to DO Ambassador
at Rome; Frank b. Mason Of Illinois. 10 be
Consul General at Paris; Henry l.. Wilson
Of Washington. 10 be Minister to Belgium;
George W Roosevelt of Pennsylvania. to
be Consul General at Berlin, and T. St
John GafTney Of New York, to be Consul at
Dresden
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
CONNED COLUMBI4 GHOST.
campus Tale OF the Gold Brick Ing OF q
Chapthr House "Hh,nl -

The ID. T.'s ghost, as the Columbia
campus nicknamed The Delta Tau Delta
fraternity house arparition. was laid on
Saturday and this. if Columbia gossip can
be believed, was the way II was done
The scheme originated with Bobby Rich
ter, business manager of the Columbia
Spectdtor About 100 Saturday evening the
hall Of the house was darkened save for
dim light. Then Richter slipped noiselessly
into the hall and moved the hands OF the
big clock to 1889 Eleven o'clock is the
regular time of appearance OF the ghost
on SATURDAYS.
As the clio * began to strike eleven tho
ghost OF a long snore was heard behind
the staircase panel from which the appari-
ton stepped. The clock without a tremor
as Of one consciously telling a faIsehood
kept on striking. Eleven had struck and
was followed by the ghost Of troubled
yawn.
Suddenly the apparition, in his customary
habit, rushed down the stairs and slid over
70 the clock. At "a concerted signal, the
shades were pulled up and the hall door
few open. The last vestiges OF daylight
pierced the ghost and It faded away instead
Of chasing over the back fence as on the
previous appearances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
CIRCUS FOLK ARRIVE
with the Autobolide Auto and the Baroness
NM Sticks to CHARITY.

Aboard the American liner ST. Paul. which
arrived yesterday from Southampton and
Cherbourg, was the apparatus that will be
used in the thrilling feat Of Mile. Mauricia
de Tiers at the Barnum q Bailey show in
looping the gap in an automobile. head
down The performance il called -L'Auto-
bolide.' and comes from the Folies Ber-
res, Paris. The automobile came wit b
the apparatus, and Maurice Garanger, the
engineer who will set it up, was passenger
by the ST. Paul. Mile de Tiers IL coming
next Saturday. The performance was
described in THE Sun Of yesterday.
The seven lie Cusson riders, four men
and three women, also arrived yesterday
six by the Minneapolis from London, and
one by the st. Paul They are acrobats and
eQuestrians from the NouYeau Giro ue,
Paris, and do startling stunts on a tallyho.
turning somersaults between the seat and
the horses backs Tho Minneapolis also
brought the Baroness Kazomyska, who
does a dog cart act, with the assistance OF
seven dogs. that has won her the com
mendaton Of the big cities OF Europe. The
dog cart il made Of aluminium and very
light but tough German wood, trimmed
with German silver The dogs Tun between
the spokes Of the shining cart wheels and
the horses legs while the Baroness is driv-
ing around the ring.
Cesar Gillett, the impresario who dis
covered the Baroness performing in Moscow.
declares that she is not merely stage baron
ess. but the real thing and that the thou
sand dollars week that she will naturally
receive from the Barnum Il Bailey show
will be spent chiefly in charity She her
self said that she had been forced to sepa-
rate from the Baron because Of her infatua-
ton for horses and dogs and eQueetrianism.
He objected TO her appearing In public,
even for charity; yet she still entertained
= r. - d.
Baroness is blond. young and good looking
enough for any Baron.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
EXPECT NO GAS LEGISLAT TON.
BILLS TOO JUG-HANDLED FOR
UPSTATE LEGISLATORS.
suppose Consolidated Wouldn't Chip In for
0dell Campaign-Newburgh. Albany,
Troy. Binghamton. Olean, syracuse and
Buffalo would like Cheaper Gas, TOO.

The gas situation at Albany, the kicking.
over-the-traoes by the Republican Sena-
tors who refused on Wednesday night "a
attend Senator Ranes 3 caucus and the pros
| poets Of gas legislation before adjourn
ment day which ia set down for April /
or, at the latest April IS. were gone over
very thoroughly last night at the Hotel
I Cadillac and the Manhattan Hotel by Repub-
lican Senators and Assemblymen. The
opinion was expressed by most OF those
present that there would be no gas legisla
tion at Albany this winter and some gave
reasons.
"Odell hasn't any more interest in 80
cent gas for New York city than In a frayed
out chrysanthemum said a Republican
Senator. and he added: The trouble wit h
Odell is that the Consolida dated Gas Com
pany refused to give him campaign con-
tribution last fall and the Republicans
Senators know all about the matter and
know that Odeil's attitude ia due TO personal
spite. We're not against so cent gas for
New York city. but we believe that IL New
York city Ia to get so cent gas all the other
cities in the State sh ould get it too. Let's
have uniform gas rate of 50 cents for every
city in the State and then there'll be no
trouble at Albany"
The price for gas is from tl.25 to sl.75
in Albany Schenectady, Syracuse, Roohes-
ter. Buffalo, Newburgh Binghamton, Troy
Ogdensburg and in other cities OF the State
and a number OF Republican Senator'S re-
fuse TO follow Senator Malby and Senator
Raines at the behest of Ode, whose de-
mand for so cent gas for New York city
was made after he had retired on Jan 1
from the Governors chair and then be-
cause the Consolidated Gas Company had
refused TO give him a campaign contribu-
ton last fall
The present price of gag In New York
city 20 the consumer is 81 and 10 the munich
pality 90 cents
The way TO settle this whole matter
said another Republican Senator. -is 70
have a uniform price for gas in all cities OF
the first and second class in the State This
uniform price could be 50 or go cents. or
for that matter Is cents for cities of the first
class and 81 for cities of the second class
Then the Republican organization or that
part of II which Odell Malby and Ranes
prefer TO represent. could not be accused,
az they have been. Of attempting for per-
sonal reasons to jam through gas legisa-
ton at Albany favorable only to the real
dents OF New York city when our own Re- |
publican cities up the State are compelled |
to pay anywhere from 81 % to i75. Let's |
have bill for a uniform price for gas |
in all the cities Of the first and !
second class in the State. Odells con
stituents in Newburgh Malby's in Ogcens-
burg, Darnes's H. Albany. Black = in Troy
Adndge's in Rochester Hendrickss in
Syracuse. Warren's in Buffalo. Gov Hig-
girs's in Olean and Dunn's in Binghamton
believe that they are just as much entitled
TO cheaper gas as the New York city folks
are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
IRIsH WELCOME TO ROOSEVELT.
Plans for the Dinner OF the Friendly Sons
or 81. Patrick

w h'FlNh.
Az now arranged delegation from the
Friendly Sons OF St Patrick will 20 70
Jersey City on the afternoon Of ST. Patrick's
day TO meet President Roosevelt, their
Fellow member and guest at the evenings
banquet, and escort him 10 the residence OF
his sister, Mrs. Douglas Robinson
from Mrs Robinson's the Sixty ninth
Regiment will escort him 10 Delmonico q
nt o'clock. 80 as to give time for a brief
reception before the dinner.
The dinner details are more elaborate
than ever before attempted by the society.
The outside Of the building will be illumi-
mated and the banquet hall festooned with
American and Irish fags. Under the big
picture of ST, Patrick. which always hangs
over the chairman's seat, will be medallions
OF Washington and Roosevelt, the two
Presidents who have been members and
guests Of the society
Directly in front will he the Gaelic vel
come -Cead mile failthe7 Ia hundred
thousand welcomesl. in electric lights
Zach guest will wear medallion button
OF Washington and Roosevelt. and the
souvenir winch is as yet a So Tet TO the
public, w. D. Penney says will be handsome
and appropriate. The menu will include
the traditional Limerick bacon and greens
and other chara cteristic Irish dishes
Besides Justice Fitzgeralds welcome
and the response from the guest Of the
evening the toast list includes The Day
We Celebrate, w. Bourke Cochran The
The United States" Justice W. J. Keogh;
= The State Of New York, Gov Higgins;
THE City Of New York, Mayor Mcclellan.
Archbishop Farley will say grace
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
FIRE-ESCAPED CHINAMEN.
Hut Nine We're Caught in Raid on n Pic
Cow Game.

Elizabeth street station detectives slipped
into 80 Mott street last night, caught All
Wong. a lookout. mapping and broke down
the door of a room on the thrd.foor. Nine
Cinnamon we're playing pie gov with their
weeks wages. with a dozen watching
them. For minute or two the fire escape
rained Cinnamon. 10 the great delight of
the observation wagon shouters Curran
and Corbett. the detectivt,', arrested the
nine and locked them up in the Elizabeth
street station on charges Of gambling.
Several pie Cow outfits we're confscated
At midnight Detectives CurTan and
Powers of the Elizabeth street station
raided a pi-gow game and n policy shop
on the fifth floor OF - Pell street. Thirteen
Cinnamon were arrested, of whom Chin
SansDf IL Pell street was charged with main
tanning a gambling house
The detectives eluded the lookout by
going up two flights of back stairs and then
climbing two flights on a fire escape. They
broke in through the window, and threw
themselves on the gambling tables,
Some Of the Cinnamon put up a stub
born fight against arrest, but three uni
formed policemen arrived in time to pre-
vent the escape of any.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
The Gather.

Thr low pressure which backed In on the Middle
Atlantic coast on Saturday morning spread further
inland yesterday and extended over the middle
Atlantic and New England coasts without creating
storm energy. and ihe weather remained generally
fair There were some snow hurries in the Lake
regions and In the middle Mississippi valley sec
tons Elsewhere the weather was generally fair
The high pressure which was over Canada Was
moving eastward With zero weather The tem-
peratures dropped 10 10 20 degrees over eastern
Canada and northern New England. and the frtez-
ing line extended southwark 10 Virginia. with tenn
perAturcs slightly below freezing In the middle
Atlantic States IN the morning.
In this city the day was fair: temperature slightly
above freezing IN the afternoon. winds generally
souihw-sierly. average humidity. 81 per cent.
barometer corrected 70 Fsad 10 sea level at a NJ.
goa 3 p. NJ. s0.i7
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
oniclaI thermometer is shown In The annexed table.