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OBITUARY.

William n. Lyon. formerly Of Brooklyn but
since 1892 A resident OF western Iowa, died
suddenly on friday night At Virginia Beach,
Va, where he went .receptly for the benefit OF
his health. At one time lie was In the meTcan-
tie business with Lis father In Broadway.
Manhattan. When tue father retired In 1891
the family made q trip 10 the Orient. The con
lett tue party 10 Egypt, continuing on around
the world and setting 10 Iowa. HE was a
delegate from Iowa q me 49, ST. B%e Z HIoo
Ign on March 0, 1854, and was graduated from
Yale In 1885. He was q Iitcher on tue varsity
nine. He lat eT VAS ~sradusted from Tie Colum-
bia law school. heWas q captain ip tie llir-
University Cub, Manhattan, and tie Crescent
and Union League olubs, Brooklyn, He 10 sur.
Hved by his mother, hsrs, Ellen NJ. Lyon, and
by two sisters. Ars James y; carpenter and
He was the eighth OF Lie name. The inter-
ment will be In Greenwood Cemetery.
George p. saunders, one OF Dunklrkt oldest
and foremost citizens, died FRIDAY night AZ
the age Of 50 year. M saunders was born
Dunkirk in 1881 and took an active part In
public Affairs, and A large part OF DunktTks
prosperity 10 the result OF his work, he was
village trustee many terms, village treasurer
many years. A member OF the Board or Educa-
ton aud chief engineer OF the fire department
many years. He was q director or the Lake
Shore National Bank. trustee Of the Forest
nill cemetery AsbOclhtlOn ana meInDeI OF the
Exempt Fremen at the time OF HIS death; tie
Ia survived by one son, two daughters and one
brother,
Thomas n. Bierdg, who died on Thursday
at his home, 1880 Pacific street, Brooklyn.
In his cightieih year. was engaged in The
borough for nearly half q century. He was
ono Of tho organizers Of the Warren Street
II. y. Church and a charter member OF the
Builders and Traders Association Of Brook
lyn. lie was a member OF the brooklyn Vol
untoer Firenen y Association. Heis survived
BY his wife, two sons, ak daughters twenty
seven grandchildren and nine great-grand-
children.
Col. Frank 7. Stubs, one Of tho best known
LAWYERS and planters Of northern Louisiana,
h dead AZ Monroe, Ala. He organized the
Pelican Grays Tor the Confederate states,
became Colonel In the Confederate Army and
WEs Provost Marshal for the bouts.sua dis-
triCt After the val he Was q member Of
= haHHF H % 49, - Y haalas aaaNH~
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. q, Phelps Stokes arrived
yesterday on the steamship America. They
have been taking a rest Of two months travel
ling about the Mediterranean. Other pas
sengers were Baron Marsohall Won Bieber.
stein. Major d. Paul Erhart, D. Herman
Bauoh, ". N. Caldwell, r. l.. Dodge, DR..
H. Henderson, Warner NJ. Leeds, Spencer
Penroee. Harold W. Pendergast and Lydell
Whitehead.
Lewis Nixon sailed for Europe yesterday
on the steamship Carmania. He said he
was going 10 attend 70 some business in
England and on the Continent and would be
back again In time for the Democratic
o~OnVenttOnJ
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pointed: The Rev. DR.. William T. Manning.
vicar of 81. Agues's and assistant rector
10 Trinity; the Rev. DR.. William R. Hunting
ton OF Grace Church, the Rev. DR.. j.. Levi
Parks Of Cavalry Church, Canon George
Douglas Of the Cathedral Of St. John the
Divine, and DR.. William NJ. G~rosvenor OF
the Church OF the Incarnation,
Many Of the clergy then proceeded TO the
Trinity Cemetery, at l54th street and Am:
sterdam avenue, where a crowd OF several
hundred had gathered. The Rev, Dr.
Manning read the burial service. Mrs' W..
daughters Of the late rector. accompanied
by Mr.. WheelOek and John A. Dix, their
brother, stood at the head Of the grave till
the last shovelfuls Of earth had been heaped
on the coffin Of their father.
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TWO ORANGE HOMES ROBBED.
Thieves Get 81 900 worth Of Property At
J., G. RIgEsS aud T.. D. W~arren'S,

Thieves Get ~ 300 worm OF property at
J. G. Rises aud r. D. Warren's,
ORANGE, N. J, May 2.-Thieves ransacked
the houses Of Superintendent Of Schools
James @. Riggs and Theodore D, Warren,
q prominent oEoer Of the Frat Church OF
Christ, Science, last night and got away
with money and jewelry valued At 1900.
The two live In a double house at 81 and SO
Cleveland street. Mr.. Riggs and his wife
were at q Y. NJ. G. A. entertainment and
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren were at the Christian
Science Church when the thieves broke In.
They lighted up the houses and ransaoked
every room. Mr.. Rggs lost a lot q family
helriooms and CuhoS, The burglars tore
open his desk and took several sums Of
money belonging 10 various organizations
Of which Mr., and Mrs. Riggs are the re-
spective treasureTB,
At the Warren house thsy took a diamond
ring, q sapphire ring, a gold watch and sever
ring. a sapphire ring. q gold watch and
several small pieces Of jewelry,
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MR.. CLEVELAND RECOVERING.
NE Check In His Progress" the wife Of
the EN.PresIdent Says.

the ENsPresldont says.
PRINCETON, n. j., May Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, who has come from Lakewood
10 spend the day at her home here, author
ICES the following statement concerning
the health Of the former President:
All the reports printed in the last few days
to the effect that changes for the worse had
taken place In Mr.. Cleveland's condition arc
absolutely without foundation in fact. Mr..
Cleveland Is slowly but surely recovering
from his late attack Of digestive trouble, and
has suffered no check in his progress toward
recovery. His friends and family are at a
loss to understand how such rumors have
originated.
LAKEWOOD. n. j., May 2.-Dr. Joseph T.
Bryant Of New York remained With Mr..
Cleveland at the Lakewood Hotel all day
to-day. Previously. since Mr.. Cleveland
came to Lakewood, DR.. Bryant had not
remained here longer than overnight.
A prominent local physician said to-day
that mir. Cleveland ia much better than
10 generally believed and eXpects TO leave
Lakewood In a few days He would not
say where he learned that. No local ply
SLOAN has been called into Mr.. Cleveland's
case,
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Heavy frame on New subway in Brooklyn.

Heavy frame on New subway In Brooklyn.
The opening Of the new division Of the
subway in Brooklyn resulted In a gain Of
5000 passengers In a little more than the
nrt twenty.four hours Of its operation.
From the time Of opening until 10 O'Clock
yesterday 1900 passengers took trains
81 the Atlantic avenue station, l.30oa at Eevins
street, 400 at Hoyt street and 1880 at
borough Hall. The congestion at the last
named station has been much decreased
It Is still used by many who transfer TO the
trolley
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ALBANY, May 2.-Major John Isaac
Pruyn OF Yonkers tonight was elected
Colonel Of the Tenth Regiment by a vote
OF % to 10, much to the surprise Of the
friends Of Lieut.. Col. Charles Z. Davis Of
Albany, who expected he would be pro-
NOTED. The election was made necessary
by the resignation Of Col. Denike Of New
Rochelle. Later Capt. John 7. Klein Of
Company Of Flushing will be elected
major Of the regiment.
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ALFRED PAGELOW'S DEATH.
lie Died Of Heart Disease In = Restaurant
Was Formerly in Politics.

was NVl"NiAg :" wv
The body Of J.. Alfred Pagelow, a lawyer
Of lio Broadway, who died. Of heart disease
IN a restauran nj at ia Fulton street on Friday
night, was claimed at the Morgue yesterday
by his wife, Mr.. Pagelow had dined in the
restaurant about 0 O'Clock with three friends.
He was 10 years old. He was a son-in-lav Of
the late Thomas Kinsella Of Brooklyn, whose
daughter. Mrs. Hanna Kinsella Payne, he
married in 1895,
Mr.. Pagelow was prominent as a lawyer
about fifteen years ago and handled some
rather important litigation. Al the time
OF the Greater New York consolidation he
put through the Legislature a bill for PEN
s%ioning the Brooklyn retired volunteer
hremen. He was the Democratic candidate
for the Assembly from the Eighteenth dis
trict in Flatbush in 1900. He was at n
time associated with Elita Proctor Otis In
the publication Of a magazine called the
Saturday Rerev. which ran for a few years
OF late years he had had an office with
Norman kerngood in the Singer: Building.
He leaves one child,
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HERD OF DEER IN LEWIS COUNTY
One 81 the Finest TO BE Seen Anywhere
In the North WOODS.

UTICA. May 2.-Four or Eve deer which
we're driven out q the Adirondack into
southern Lewis county a few years ago
there has developed a large herd which
IL feeding this spring in the forest q short
distance from 0sceola, For a good many
years there had bean no deer near 0soeoli
until several suddenly appeared there early
one autumn. The family increased each
year and from time TO time they were
Joined by other deer from the north, and
now one Of the finest herds 10 be e any
where In the north can be found within a
Law fOrbids the killing Of deer in Lewis
county.
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Rrooklyn Boy KIIed by Aute.

Frank McCurdy, 10 years old, Of as
Prospect place, Brooklyn, who was struck
by the automobile OF Gilbert Elliott Of
3ls Sterling place near his home on Friday
night, died yesterday morning from bis
injuries at the Jewish Hospital. William
Stiles, the negro chauffeur, was arrested and
held for examination. ,leA..
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ART SALES AND PLANTATIONS, AR SALES AND EXHIBITIONS.
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3D.. t.. ChHdren's Goats
Of eheviot, serge, covert and wool mixtures
colors: gray mixtures, tan, red and blue; some
have fancy pique collars and cuffs;
sizes 81 to IS yrs;
reduced from prices up to $4,000,
now $3.50 .
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Broadway & aoth ST.; sth Ave; 10Th St
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Trimmed Hats
various shapes and straws, including Leghorns
aud Milans, trimmed with ribbons, flowers and
wings;
former prices 1878 to $13.75, now $6.7s
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of thing eventually became such a nui-
sance to him that he quit putting his
money down himself. employing shifting
crews of commissioners to do his betting
when he wasn't booking but playing them
from the ground. One afternoon at Nor
ris Park Grammar was executing one OF
those little betting tricks. known as max
ing a price He rushed down the main
bookmakers' line betting $500 at crack
on the favorite.
1.-The weight of his money forced the
prices UP on the other contenders. When
the real horse that the plunger intended
to get his big money down on touched D
to 1 on the states his commissioners APP
peared at all of the big bookies' chairs
simultaneously and took that one for
gobs. While Grammar was slapping down
the $500 bets on the one that he didn't
mean. a motley gang of pikers followed
closely in his wake. They, of course.
didn't know the trick that was coming
off. and when they heard him call off the
name of the favorite they rushed to get
their small bets down. Grammar didn't
have much sympathy with this tribe. but
just as he was turning away from the
mob at the last stool on the line he espied
a abby poor devil with a 81 bill tightly
clutched in his hand. Something in the
keen. worried look in the chaps eyes
touched the plunger.
WELL he said. choppily. facing the
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democrats who had listened with the
grea test interest to Hobson and Burton
rose almost as if by preconcertion. and
filed off to their cloakrooms. When the
Connecticut subma rinist had been talk
ing for five minutes or SO there wasn't
corporal's guard in attendance the
floor either of his own party or of the
opposition. and when he concluded his re-
marks and took his seat, the sixteen men,
bers who, by actual count. remained in the
chamber didn't give him even courtesy
handicap
In the congressional directory Mr. Lii
C's full name is set down as George
Eeavens Lilley' But this isn't so. 1t
can't be true George doesn't leaven Lii
ley or anything about him. His dough has
never risen.
Congressional Knockers Club.
Lack of the saving grace of sense of
humor is a serious handicap to any one.
but in public man it amounts to a posi-
tive calamity. BY sense of humor l do
not. by any chance. mean the ability to
howl with glee when the low comedy
comedian in a knock about act swats his
fellow sufferer on prominent corner of
the anatomy with d split stick. Not a
bit of it. But there are some men who
are without a sense of humOr, mentally,
morally and physically, and Mr.. Lilley is
one of them
The attitude of the House membership
concerning Mr.. I.illey has little to do with
the actual facts in the submarine scandal
Whether the inquiry fizzles out like a
damp firecracker and leaves Mr.. Lilley
holding the punk. or whether scanda1ous
and sensational conditions are unearthed
and Mr.. Lilley is rendered the thanks of
the country for his services in bringing
the affair to light. makes but little diff
ference 1t isn't what he did, but the way
he did it. that counts with his colleagues
and they are not even a little bit back
ward i'm saying so. They consider his
course decidedly "unprofessional'
If you, gentle reader. should happen to
find yourself in the Capitol some day and
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bazook nor bgee nor bllybedinged nor
anything like that whatever. snapped
Mr.. Jobson. And you might just as well
can that punk May Agnes Fleming French
that you cop out of the yaller-kivered
novels while you're conversing with me-
You don't have to put on Jugs and try
to make any big hit with me. you know.
I'm little bit past the bullseye age. and
you don't have to run after street car
after you've caught it"
Well said Mrs. JObson. ignoring his
branching-off observations. 1T only oc-
Cured to me that perhaps these extreme
styles, such as the women are wearing
this spring, might not be becoming to
d woman of my age, because
"Er-how old are you, madam, pray!
put in Mr.. Jobson. sarcastically. "A hun
dred and fifteen? Am / to UNDERSTAND
that you're about ready TO be shipped
TO the Old Ladies' Home?"
"Oh, no." said Mrs. ,Jobson, smiling.
Not exactly that, but
THAT crack. jawed Mr.. Jobson, was
really q covert cut at me. and you know
it, I'm three years older than you are.
and you really meant. instead OF hand
ing yourself anything. to intimate that IN
old enough to be sitting huddled up on
a perk bench on sunny afternoons, mum
bling while I feed the squirrels.
How ridiculous" murmured Mrs. job
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We'll. Riley Grammar knew all about
this business, but the man in the hole
didn't know that the plunger knew It,
The two men happened to watch the race
from a spot where they were close to-
sether in the infield Riley had one of
his bumper bets on Ornament, the winner
AS the field swept into the stretch. Orna-
ment at that point wrestling the lead from
Sly Fox and sailing along with mighty
strides the plunger put his field glasses
back into their case. He knew that the
race would be Ornaments by the way
that he was going. His glance fell upon
the countenance of his hard-hit friend
The mans face was twitchlng, although
he wasn't saying word.
Where's your horse, pal? the piunser
asked the man who had staked his every
thing upon his horses chance.
The colt Mas among. the tail-enders
Nowhere. Riley replied the owner
and he started to walk away. Then he
turned back with a sort of chalky grin
And he isn't my horse now, either, he
added L dun lose him.
Riley beckoned his friend back with a
nod, and the man returned TO where the
plunger stood.
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"All in. old MANI Grammar asked him
in low tone.
"'LAll except a little haberdashery L
bought yesterday replied the man who
had stood for the blow.
Horses in hock?'
ITO their chin straps
Got time to take bite of dinner at
the beach after the last racer Grammar
asked his friend and the latter nodded
when the days racing was over the
two men drove over TO Manhattan Beach
The plunger took up the mortgage on the
horses of his down-and-out friend and
slipped him $4,000 besides. All of that
money was repaid within six months, but
when he held out the helping hand Gran
man, I am sure, was not thinking Of when
if ever, the loan was going to be made
good.
He did not like to be touched on the
track although he never was known to
turn the TOUGHER down If the man was
one OF his friends. He particularly abomi-
mated having a man begin a long story
about why he needed the coin.
Riley, friend once said to him. rush.
ing up to the plunger on the Gravesend
lawn, .one of Lichtensteins men just
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wound, for since the paragraph was pub
lished Mr.. Wilson has lost eighteen pounds
proving its falsity. When unable to find
anything else to do. he spends his time
i'm the superheated subway, trotting be-
tween the Capitol and the House office
building so as to keep in state OF
perspiration. He told colleague that
when he gets down to weight he's going
to lick the man that spread that out
rageous untruth around his district.
Way Before Morning, Too.
There's a rotund member of the Ala
bama delegation in the House who be-
lieves in the eternal fitness of things and
in the intimate connection that should
exist between the time, the place and the
performance. When in committee or In
the House he works like a beaver, and
has reputation for industry that is sec
ond to none on either side of the cham
Der. And he believes in playing the same
way.
At a dinner given recently this gentle
man was one of the guests. 1t was a
stag affair and every course was picked
in a different variety of imported alcohol.
But for all that the diners, being old
stagers stood the gaff in excellent shape
until midnight, when Respectable mar
ried member from Massachusetts called
for his hat and coat and made his adieu.
The other guests leisurely followed SUIT
The Albanian. who had just got COM
fortably ensconsed in an armchair In
the smoking room Drumming glass of
bubbles at his elbow. noted the proceed
ings with visible and increasing disgust.
''Shucks." he said at last. rising to his
feet Who's that started this going
home business? Why. / leave it to any
one that there amt nobody properly
drunk yet
"Mister, When the Music Starts"
Lewis NJ Miller. clerk of the House Dis
trict committee. Is once more a happy
man. for his priced and perfect German
silver flute has come home from the shop
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hour to oratorical pyrotechnicS. What
he did to Charles c. Carlin was a-plenty.
He coated that distinguished gentleman
with molasses. ornamented him with
sugar plums and other assorted confec-
tions and rolled him in powdered sugar.
Then he repeated the process couple of
times. When he had finished Virginia
was once more entitled to her old and
honored name. Mother of Presidents;
Mr.. Carlin was permanently located In
the White House on ninety-nine-year
lease. and there wasn't anybody else in
the public eye worth mentioning.
After the w1nd-up and the good-byes.
walked down the street with Mr.. Cariin,
and the memory OF the speech of the
young gentleman from Alexandria came
over me with such force that a laugh
started way down inside: but being I'M
selfish and absolutely certain that Charles
c. would view the thing from the same
angle. 1 started to make some frank and
brutal comment upon the spread-eagle
effort of the young man from down the
river. But Mr.. Carlin got in ahead of
me.
Mighty nice speech that young fellow
made, wasn't it," he remarked. with a
reminiscent sigh. Touched me awfully
Splendid. too, the way he grasped the
situation
4 was afraid to ask Mr. Carlin if he
was really in earnest. but some day,
when I feel deyilish. / intend to remedy
that omission. For if he wasn't then he
certainly got a fine one over the plate on
yours truly. For / agreed with him and
went him one better. operating on the
cheerful and eminently successful plan
that expediency is the first law of nature
Getting in Trim.
A couple of weeks ago one of the cor
respondents az the Capitol sent to his
paper, in the shape of a lightsome para
graph, the Illuminating information that
Representative William w. Wilson Of
Illinois was the LATEST man in all Con-
gress Whatever may be the fact. the
shot struck home and made mortal
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see that Brownlow interview and read the
awful things he said about your
"Oh, yes" replied Hale. working his
jaws overtime on a salubrious hunk of
prime spruce,I read it this morning at
breakfast. Funny, wasn't it?'
Nathan said the friend, solemnly. TAX
ing this last remark of Hales as final
proof of hysterical frenzy. don't do any
thing rash. Nathan, don't let yourself go.
Be calm. Be reasonable. Don't give way
to your passions. What on earth are you
going to do anyhow?
"Ha, ha.' laughed Mr.. Hale. showing
another hunk of spruce IN his face. How
oddly you talk. Why should l do any
thing? Browniow just called me a snake.
Why there's nothing in that interview
that requires an answer"
Swallowed the Pillp
Referring once again to this sense-of-
humor thing and the regrettable lack of
it among the House membership, brings
us right around to Charles c. Carlin of
Alexandria and vicinity. Mr. Carln is a
bright, able. hustling. sensible young man
of promise. and really it seems almost ir-
reverent to pull this one on him.
The other day some newspaper friends
of Mr.. Carln gave him little birthday
dinner. and during the evening everybody
present was called upon for few re-
MARKS apfOpoS Oh tHe occdsiol. outsiue
of Mr.. Carln every one of the diners was
Capitol newspaper man. who in the
course of his everyday routine has to lis
ten to a lot of long winded and extraor-
dinarily dumb speeches in the Senate and
blouse. They took up little time as
possible. saying what they had to say and
sitting down when they got through.
Also. they endeavored to enliven their ut
terances a bit and to make their compli-
mentary references to the guest of the
evening something more than pure
glucose.
Then the POSTMASTER called upon a
young man from Alexandria, pleasant
and estimable but woefuliy solemn and
serious soul, who devoted valuable half
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away back.
"Well. I am surprised. and rather sor-
ry,' said Mrs Jobson then. that you
really like these new style hats so much.
Because / am afraid of them. They may
be all right for women who are not afraid
Of the criticism that they are trying to
look younger than their years, but feei
as though
Look a-here," butted in Mr.. Jobson,
wheeling upon her, how many times have
got to request you to quit stalking me
to these homilies upon approaching age?
If you're ready to flop back in the CHM
ney corner and wear cloth-topped shoes
and go to bed with the chickens every
night after partaking of bowl Of pap.
and all that sort of rot, I'm not, and the
sooner you wake up to it that m not. the
better it's going to be for you. Nobody s
got anything to do with what l wear If
I wanted to gyrate around with a GRIM
son hat and purple shoes and mazarine
blue suit of clothes, I'd gyrate around in
'em, and the first wart on a pickle that
tried to stake me to a smoker about my
raiment would come SO near getting a
cauliflower ear that he'd never know
about 1t until they took the poultice Off
And Ill tell you another thing. since you
are nagging me along to it. If you think
that I'm going to trot around Washing
ton with a woman who insists upon turn
ing herself into an old dried-up haybag
you've several more reveries a-coming.