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CASTLE ROCK, WOODBURY.
"With eyes half closed one could easily Imagine the rising points of the trees to be the battlements
of some castle."
a~aged and produced. As the manufacturing and
transportation industries increase, agricult
«re may lose something of its relative suprem
acy: but this will be only the dete-mlnlng of its
place In our developing civilization. The land
will still be as productive as ever; in fact, it
Bhouid increase in productivity. Eve-y person
Who goes to the city makes one more con
eumer to buy what the farmer raises. The
figures of the twelfth census are very encourag
fng as to the general condition of most farm en
terprises. Every ad\-ancement of FCience and
Invention and legitimate organization will be
reflected In a more resourceful and hopeful ag
riculture.
The speculative Interest is small In farming.
The business is "conservative." The bonanza
farms of which we have heard so much are
largely of a speculative and prr motive type. In
these fortunes have been made, but as the
country settles this kind of farming will sub
side. However, there Is a perfectly genuine
kind of large area organized Carmine, which Is
likely to increase. This kind of farming calls
for the same kind of generalship that is de
manded In other commercial enterprises. The
development of the extensive fruit growing in
terests of the South and of some of the stock
interests of the West are examples in point.
There Is opportunity for fine generalship in the
handling of large areas of the cheap lands of
Pennsylvania, New-York and New-England.
There Is opportunity for good Investment in the
land for the land's sake, on a larg^ scale. These
opportunities are likely to Increase rather than
diminish. The difficulty with mii<h of the in
vestment that already has been made is the
tendency to utilize the land in "fancy farming"
PICTURESQUE EARLY DAYS OF WOODBURY.
FIRST SETTLERS IN THIS PRETTY CONNECTICUT
TOWN—STORY OF A DEVOTED INDIAN.
"The Indian was right when he said that this
v*-as a "good place for many emokes of the white
man.' " Tne speaker was an ancestor of General
Grant. He was standlnc. with fourteen other men
and their wives and children, looking off from the
rrest of a hill in Litchfleld County. Conn., toward
the east across a plain through which wound a
snail river. High in the air, flying athwart the
valley, Which was Just melting into green under
the warmth of the spring sun, were three or four
crows. Thflr raucous "caw" served to emphasize
the Impressive silence which pervaded the scene.
There was no oth^r sisn of life except a thin line
of smoke which rose lazily from the grove of pine
tr«et that crowned a high mound of rock ri?:ng
from the Boor of the valley. With eyes half closed
one could easily irrarine the rising points of the
tre^s to be the battlements of some castle. Beyond
<*ould be seer, a ridf c of rock parallel to the one on
which the group stood, resplendent in the slanting
rays of the sun getting behind them.
After looking upon the peaceful and glowing
scene for a few moments in silence the man wlio
had first epokeri. the icauVr of the company, fol
lowed by the others, f<"ll on his knees and uttered
a prayer of thankfulness for the discovery of co
fruitful a land In which to settle. From that day
to this the i;il! on which they encamped for the
night has been known as "Good Hill." The next
day the ossnpany examined the valley whose level,
green floor they bad Hewed the night before from
th« hilltop ard, following toward the south an
Indian trftil that ran north anrt south along Its
«setern side, they encamped that night under the
spreading branches of a white oak.
In due course tbey iaid out tneir home '.ots along
the Indian trail, which afterward became known
a» "The Street"— a name which it still holds— under
the rhadow of the ridge of rock which they had
first seen from Good Hill. This was in the spring
of i>". Thus Wootfbory. one of the oldest towns
1n Litchflelii County, was settled. The town, from
whose border* have bein carved several other
towns, ttiii preserves much of the oldtime Xcw-
England spirit o: self-reliance, for no railroad has
Invaded its precmcta. The customs and standard of
living which prevailed In New-England many years
*po have c.un? to It. The remainder of the world
might be swallowed up like the legendary isle of
AtlAr.tis. so far as Woodbury is concerned, and the
old tow- , with its two thousand souls, would go
on as before, its resources are so well adapted to
Us r >
The first party of settlers, In their search for the
v&lley which the Indians had told them in their
rude English was "a good p'.ace for many smokes
of the white man," nearly missed it altogether. Be
fore leaving Stratford, their old home, which they
were forsaking because of religious differences, the
cause for the planting of many New-England vil
lages, they nad been instructed how to reach the
valley of Pomperaug. the home of that Indian
chieftain, where they were to settle.
"You are to follow the Pootatuck River (Housa
tcnic) until you come to a large stream flowing into
It iron. the north," the leader, Captain John Minor,
was told. "Fellow up this stream about eight
miles, when you y.ll come upon a large, open plain
on the river whicTi has been cultivated by the Ind
iana, You will recognize the valley by a high
mound of rock rising in the centre like an island.
Thai is Pooiperaug's old home and fortress, and
ore of the Indian signal stations in the chain from
the Sound to Massachusetts. It is a fruitful alley
and cleared. Step there!"
The party set out. travelling slowly to accommo
date tbe women and children. The first part of the
Journey could be made by boats, as the Pooiatuck.
or Great River, was navigable for full-sized ships of
those SSJS for several miles above its mouth. They
passed high cliffs of rock until they reached the
Junction of the Waogarark. where the river, robbed
of part of Its water, became shallower. At last it
xi as to shallow that the rude craft were left be
hind and the Journey taken np on land. They
reached a stream of fair size flowing from the
north kats the broad but ehoaJ Poctatuck. Debating
whether this could be the stream which they were
to follow, they camped for the night. As they sat
about the fire the leaders discussed lbs question.
It was finally decided Uiat the stream was so small
trat It did not fail within the definition given them.
Bo at daybreak they took up their journey along
the banks of the Great River. In due time they
reacted another river scarcely larger than the one
they had crossed. Another consultation amengr the
leaders followed, and it was decided to go up this
stream That night they were lulled to sleep by
the murmur of the water of the Shepnug River as
It rippled over its pebbled bottom. The next day
they proceded up this river, pacing a point where
the water foamed through a series of smooth pot
holes ground by trie ceaseless movement of pebbles
caught In tbe rough hollo of the ledge of rock
over which the stream began to run ages ago. This
marvel did not claim their attention for long, as
U.«-y had discovered that they had ascended the
w&w rlvar. Instead of entering a slain tbe river
or farming for looks. For this species of farm-
Ing large areas are required in order that a
sufficient business organization may be main
tained and an adequate revenue securad.
While this organized kind of farming lo pos
sible for the relatively few, the smaller enter
prises must continue to be the business for the
greater number of countrymen. This less am
bitious farming is capable of yielding intense
satisfaction. It will brinp a good living, and even
a competence, at the same time that it affords
all the pleasant joys of freedom from the over
strenuous life, ond of close touch with the real
and sweet things of nature. The recourse to
farming will be in lar^e part a recourse to
nature. It will be a satisfaction of the soul ag
well as of the purse.
Everywhere, in city even as much as In coun
try, there is now a slowly rising conviction that
in some way the country is to be vitalized and
spiritualized. This conviction is taking the form
of a distinct "sign of the times." It is not
necessary that there be any gTeat exodus of
persons from the city to engage in real farming,
but some of the cityward trend must be checked.
One farmer can now produce as much as ten
could produce a generation or tv.-o ago. It is
probable that only about one-quarter of all the
people are needed on the farm. One-third or
more are now farmers. In New-England the
tendency should soon be countryward rather
than cityward. In most parts of the South the
cityward tendency is only beginning. But, what
ever the economic and social tendencies, farming
will continue to afford an attractive business
tor the person who likes the out of doois and
rim hand contact with living and grow ng
things.
became more circuitous in Its route as It threaded
the ever increaFing number of hills. The hills rose
higher and higher on either side, and Captain
Minor at last decided to strike of#toward the east
over them. Climbing wearily over one hill after
another, they at last reached or.c from whose top
they could look across the valley which they had
Eought. There was no doubt in their minds that
the land lying down there In the deep silence was
the site of their future habitation. There wi»re th«
island of rock and the river which they should
have followed. It fitted the Indians' description
exactly.
The Indians, who had cultivated the valley long
before the white men appeased, continued to live
there with the newcomers for a number of years.
They were we.l disposed toward the latter, and as
the settlers faithfully paid the Indians for the land
they look they- bad little trouble with them. One
old sagamore, Womoqui, as he watched the aliena
tion of ihe Indians' territory, became sorrowful.
When the white men asked him to part with his
lands he could not be persuaded to sign the deed
which wa? to alienate the forests that he had
ranged In his younger days. His home was at the
c:est of a beautiful cascade of water more than a
hundred feet in height. Surrounded with cliffs
clothed in ferns and other greenery and crowned
with lofty pines, the neighborhood of the cascade
was a beautiful spot. The other Indians of the
village were in favor of turning over their land to
the white men. They would not listen to the
prayers of the ol«l man. Womoqui took, this very
much to heart. He could not bear the thought of
living in his old home at the sufferance of the
white msn. So one day he crawled forth from his
cabjn and went to the table rock at the head of the
falls. Here he sang his own requiem and then cast
himself over into the pool below.
In the stillness of the aabbath morning in the
summer months one might have seen the settlers
forsaking their log houses and wending their way
around the south end of Orenaug Rocks, by which
name the ledge of rock bounding the valley on the
east side was called. Here in a beautiful and re
tired spot between the cliffs they held their re
ligious services, protected from unexpected attack
from the Indians by sentinels posted on the cliffs
above. In a rude pulpit of stone in that lovely
dell tht fathers and mothers and sons and daugh
ters listened to the teachings of "Pastor" Walker.
Appropriately they named the rock Bethel Rock,
a name which has clung' to it to this day. Here
on week days the villagers would come to this
sacred and restful spot for quiet meditation and
private devotion
Early in the summer of 1687 there came to visit
in the home o' "Pastor"* Walker a niece. She was,
according 'o tradition, tlie possessor of great
beauty and rare personal charm. Aged seventeen,
she was the type of innocence and purity. Trained
in her youth in the religious teachings of the
fathers, she was the possessor of unaffected piety.
She remained in Woodbury throughout the summer.
It was her delight to wander In the quiet retreats
r.bout the village especially to Bethel Rock, which
she could reach by ascending the south end of
Ore:..iu;,' Rocks, immediately behind her uncle's
bouse
Ttm sachem of the Pootatuck Indians at that
time was a young brave named Waramaukeag.
As the story "or?s he was of manly proportions and
the possessor of a graceful figure. His limbs were
lithe and finely moulded. He was especially Intelli
gent, and 8 ian* friend of the settlers. He adopted
many of the customs of the white men, building
himself a cabin of uncommon elegance not a great
distance away from the settlement. "Pastor"
Walker he cornted one of his most valued friends.
From him he learned much of the doctrines of
Christianity.
Soon after the niece of the minister came to bis
home Waramaukeag made him one of his frequent
visits. When Waramaukeag went away he carried
with him the Itiage of the lovely face and form oi
the young woman. He could not rid himself of It.
and soon wat madly In love with the white maiden.
With a woman's intuition the maiden In a tactful
manner decllnea to receive the presents which
Waramauk*?g laid at her feet, after the manner
of his people. In the er.d«aver to win her affections.
Meeting with no encouragement from the young
woman the brave pressed his suit upon the atten
tion of her uncle. In broken English he besought
the clergyrra. to Intercede In his behalf. This the
old clergyman said he could not do. striving to
make clear u> him the ffn propriety of such a mar
riage and the hopelessness of the attainment of bis
desires.
Waramaukeag came no more to the clergyman's
home. He had not forgotten the maiden's custom
of visiting Bethel Rock from time to time. One
evening in September the young woman set out
for Bethel Kock. Tbe sun was Just setting over
Good Hill, lighting up the westerly side of Orenaug
Rocks, as she left the house a\d climbed up and
over tLem to tne rock oa the other side. She had
NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. ,7 FLY 20, 1903.
HOUSE IN WOODBURY WHERE THE FIRST EPISCOPAL BISHOP IN THD
UNITED STATES rVAS CHOSEN.
barely seated herself near its edge when she heard
the almost Imperceptible crackling of the moss
behind her. Turnlnsr she was startled to see Wara
maukeag approaching. She quickly rose to her
feet and faced him. her back toward the edge of
the rock. In an instant he was at her side, fear
ful that her decliration of his suit had angered him
she stepped backward in alarm, forgetting the
precipice behind her. In a moment her body was
falling to tne rocks below. The young chief hurried
around to the base of the cliff, where her body lay.
Tenderly he arranged the clothing and rubbed her
hands. He smoothed back her hair and brought
water and moistened her forehead. It was all In
vain. Life had fled
The n*>xt morning when the settlers, who had
spent an anxious night searching for the young
woman, found her body lying at the foot of Bethel
Rock, they also found near it the mangled corpse
of Waramaukeag.
The valley in which Woodbury lies had been the
home of a comparatively nuirerous tribe of Ind
iana Indian names abound. The home and fort
ress of .Fomperaug, which has already been re
ferred to, has borne to this aay the name of
Castle Rock because of the use to which It was
put by the lnoiun chieftain. On the whole, tbe
Indians lived peaceably with the white men wlic
had made their home with them. Ihe red men
and the white men. as well, were afraid of the
Indians to tne north ana ...e Mohawks. For a
number of years in tha early part of tne eighteenth
century several of the most centraily located
houses were tortltied by palisades, and sentinels
on tne SabDatli Day were staUonea on Lodge Rock,
opposite the cnurch, to warn thot,e gathered with
in of an approacning enemy. Here they sat
throughout toe service, the drums with which
they bad called the people to worship lying on the
grouna at tneir sides.
One of me p&iisaued houses was that of the suc
cessor of "Parson" Walker by name Anthony
StodUard. "Parson" Stocaard had several daugn
ters. One day they were talking in one of the up
per rooms oi tne house about something which
apparently required a degree of secrecy.
"1 thuiK It would be fun to nave a tea party and
invite Jonn, William and David, don't you?" said
one of the girls.
"Would you dare? You know father is saving
the tea xor use in case oi sickness or when he
has company. Besides, how would we cook It?
Do you know now? And where would you have it;
could you get them into me bouse without their
being aiscovered .' " hesitatingly said anotner of me
girls, who was more ttm*d.
"Leave that to me," replied the first speaker.
"Lets invite them to come on Monday nignt."
Monday nignt came, ana the girid were in one of
the upper rooms bushy stirring up a me In the dre
place. Swung in iis moutn was a crane on wnich
ftung an iron pot. One of the girls was at the win
dow. "There they are:" sne suddenly exclaimed,
as a low whistle was heard outside. Putting her
bead out, sne whispered boarbcly between her
hands to the young men below, "You'll find a lad
der against the house; put It Up to the window
without making any noise and come up." Sue
could be seen siiently directing with her hand
those outside of the window to the hiding place of
the ladder. Soon an almost inaudible thump
a&ainst the side of the house indicated that it hau
been found and placed in position. One after an
other the heads oi the three young men entered
the window.
They were cautious to talk in low tones, and one
of the girls produced a packet of tea loaves. "How
do you cook it?" she asked. None of the young men
had ever seen tea before, and had never heard
how it should be preparea. *ney could not answer
the question. The other girls did not seem to have
any more definite knowledge of the process, a.;d
under the circumstances were precluded from ask
ing their parents.
"1 think it ought to be boiled like soup." at last
ventured another of the young women. "Let's cook
It ihat way." This method was agreed upon, and
part of the packet was emptied Into the pot and
water poured over the crisy leaves. When the
crane had been pushed in over the blaze, one of the
girls stlrlcd thj contents of the pot. At last, after
much boiliny and steaming, the tea was declared
prepared and the crane was swung back. A huge
platter was produced and the contents, suggesting
greens, surrounded by a quantity of liquor of the
same color, were turned Into It. Gathering round
all partook of the mess. New-England courtesy
forbade any unfavorable comments, therefore, for
this reason, probably, tradition does not indicate
the real opinion of the party of the new dish which
had Just been introduced In the country, and which
a number of years afterward made so much trouble
for Great Britain and the colonies. In due time
the party, so suggestive of a boarding school girls'
lark, broke up, and the young men retired In the
same way they had entered. They had had a good
time, notwithstanding the tea incident, which bad
only added to the fun.
A little to the west of "The Btreet" on a cross
road stands an old srambrel roofed house. One
would never question its antiquity after entering
it, for the rooms have that odor of wasps which
pervades the garrets of old farmhouses, and may
never be acquired, in the manner some furniture
used to-day acquires its appearance of age. In one
of its rooms the Key. Samuel Seabury. on March 25,
1783, was elected the Bishop of the Episcopal Church
for Connecticut. He was the first Episcopal Bishop
in the United States. During the Revolution the
house was occupied by the Rev. John Rutgers
Marshall, the rector of the church in Woodbury.
As in the case of nearly ali the clergymen of tbe
English Church at the time of the Revolution, the
loyalty of the Rev. Mr. Marshall to the cause of
the revolting colonies was questioned. He was
Buspecteo of being a Tory. Being summoned be
fore a committee, he was forbidden to go beyond
a certain prescribed boundary. From that time for
ward he was never seen on week days. Only on
Sundays, when ho was not in danger of arrest,
would he be seen issuing from his house as he set
out to hold services. Close watch was kept of his
house, but he never wa,a seen to leave it on any
other day. Persons who called failed to see him.
It was surmised that he had a secret room In which
to hl<ie himself. After his death, when the house
was searched, none could be found however.
Many years later the house was occupied by a
deacon of or.c of the churches. In the room in
which Bishop Seabury had been elected to office,
extending under the hall stairs, was a china closet.
The deacon decided to let the children have it for
their toys, and while he was putting in some
shelves he discovered a trap door In the back
close down to the floor. With a little exertion he
succeeded in pulling It open. It revealed a space
beneath tbe floor of th* house about three fe«t In
height. Crawling down into it h« found a room
about 6lx feet square and high enough for a parson
to stand erect in it. There was a passage to it
from the cellar. This has generally b^-en believed
to be the room in which the Rev. Mr. Marshall
spent, his week days, aad prepared his sermons
during that momentous period.
'DUCK CATCHERS" OF THE EAST SIDE.
The Bureau of Incumbrances has many names.
and particularly in the poorer quarters these namrs
axe not to be mentioned without clreumspejtion
but over on the East Side the Yiddish colony hat
at last fixed upon a name by which the agenU of
thia deDartm«nt are universal l» known in the
Ghetto. Reference to one of these officials Is cus
tomarily as a "hitzel": translated, this term means
'"duck catcher." In Eastern Kuropean countries
the villages of agricultural consequence have a
regular town official to look after the wandering
ducks, and on the East Side the Bureau of In
cumbranea representative is always the pursuer of
ducks, and as ho wanders through the streets
there follow after him the scornful jeers of the
children, who alternately quack and hi-»a.
AIRSHIP LEGISLATION.
Measures Which Will Be Needed
When Flying Machines Succeed.
'I wonder if the inventors who are worrying
their brains over the solution of the probiem Of
aerial navigation ever give the legal side of the
subject -i thought?" Bald an attorney. "Probably
not. and probably few lawyers have ever thought
of their profession in connection with flying through
the air; and yet, If we assume that the means of
locomotion through the air are equally perfect with
those on land and water, it becomes evident at
once that there will hove to be considerable new
legislation to protect both the public and those
who engage in the business of transporting pas
sengers and freight through the air. One of tha
first questions to be settled will be the right o."
way. Would an aerial line passing over a definite
course, at whatever altitude, be a nuisance to an
owner of subjacent land, and therefore entitle him
to damages fcr the injury or to compensation for
the taking of his property? If not, then at what
proximity would traffic begin to Infringe on his
rights? These are important questions and would
have to be settled by the lawmakers before a char
tered company could run an air line between any
two points.
"It might be that the aerial navigators could be
sued for trespass, as tne common law looks upon
the ownership of land as extending to the sky.
Consequently a statutory law would have to be
passed abrogating the right of the property holder
under the common law. Then. too. there is the
danger of something falling from the airship, or
sky train; and if any loss of life should ensue, or
there should be any damage to property, the law
must be so framed that the property holder could
recover adequate damages. In such an accident
It would be difficult to prove contributory negli
gence.
"Should the flying machine become a common
carrier. It would call for some Important additions
to international law. Would traffic in air craft
over the high seas be governed by admiralty and
maritime Jurisprudence? Would the air cra't be
subject to the same laws as govern ships upon the
nigh seas? In time of wax. would the three-mile
limit be preserved or extended? Would property
captured in mid-air by an enemy be treated as
lawful 'booty.' as if taken on land, or would it be
regarded as a 'prize.' to be condemned by the sen
tence of a competent tribunal? Would an aerial
buccaneer be regarded as a pirate? Would letters
of marque be given to air craft In time of war,
and would the law of nations exempt thf-m from
punishment as common pirates? Would the federal
courts have Jurisdiction over such cases, as they
have Jurisdiction In all admiralty and maritime
cafes?
"The subject is one that cannot be lightly d s
cuHsrd. It is a grave responsibility that the law
makers of the future must face when it .=hall be
come necessary to provide laws and regulations for
the proper restriction of all air craft. For a while
the reckless aeronauts will undoubtedly
through the empyrean, just as to-day the antomo
bilists gpeed wantonly through city streets and
along country roads; and. of course, there will have
to be aerial policemen to give them chase and to
arrest them and to bring them to a mundane court,
where they may be fined or imprisoned as the
Judge may decide. 'Free as air' is a common ex
pression, but when aerial machines become as
common as trolley cars and automobiles the phrase
will not mean much: and those who sail through
space, cither for profit or pleasure, will find them
selves restricted as much In the clouds as if they
were on earth. And all this will mean more work
for the lawyer."
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
The Prosperity of California — Nexv
Oil Pipe Line.
San Francisco, July 24. — Some idea of the
gTeat prosperity of California may be gained
from the reports of the assessors of various
counties. The counties heard from give an in
crease of fCMMXKMMO in taxable values, and
fourteen counties are still to report, which will
bring the total increase up to 51OO.«XK),0»y>. The
fifty-seven savings banks of the State also make
a remarkable showing. Up to the end of the
fiscal year there was a gain of $G,9-0, ¥)0 in
deposits.
A noteworthy trade event Is the shipping
week of fuel oil from California for use on the
Yukon River steamboats. The Northern Com
mercial Company has now 23,000 barrels of this
crude oil on the way to St. Michael, and oil
tanks are being buik at various points between
St. Michael and Dawson. The introduction of
this oil will result in heat and power being sup
plied in sections where the timber is already ex
hausted, and it will aLto greatly reduce the cost
of operating mines.
Another event that is equally noteworthy la
the successful pumping of heavy crude oil from
the Kern County fields in the lower San Joaquin
Valley through a pipe line 280 miles long to
Point Richmond, on Baa Francieco Bay. The
Standard Oil Company has already expended
about 16,000,000 on this pipe line, and a few
weeks ago it was thought that more pumpin?
stations would have to be added, as the heavy oil
could not be made to float more than half way
with the present plant. Now, however, the en
gineer's estimates have been shown to be true,
and the success of the pipe line is assured. Tha
result will be a great increase in the the refin
ery force at Point Richmond, which already
numbers seven hundred men.
A gTeat stampede «s now on to the new gold
fields on two small creeks running into Lake
Arkell, about one hundred and twenty miles
from White Horse, in the Yukon territory. The
new placer field Waa discovered by a well known
Yukon character, "Dawson Charlie," and an
Indian companion. The surface ground yields
15 cents to the pan, and prospecting shows tha.
these two creek 3 promise to be as rich as
Bonanza and El lorarto creeks, near Dawson.
Hundreds are leaving Skagway. White Horse
and Dawson for the now fleld, and the strike
has created greater excitement than any since
the memorable rush to Dawson City, when the
riches of the Klondike waff* first made known.
The death of F. Marlon Wells, the sculptor,
was very sad. For many years he waa well
known here in artistic circles, having been one
of the founders of the Bohemian Club. He
modelled the statue of Liberty that surmounts
the dome of the C.ty Hall, and also designed the
Marshall monument at Coloma. raised in honor
of the discoverer of gold in California. He had
some aroperty. but be mortgaged this several
LODGE ROCK. AT WOODBTJRY. AND MASONIC LODGR
"And sentinels on the Sabbath day were stationed on Lodge Rock, opposite the church/"
years ago to assist Antonio Ezeta to regnin tho
Presidency of Salvador, and lost everything. A
little more than a week ago he was forced to
go to the county hospital, as he was helpless
from a stroke of paralysis.
Fire in the new Rialto office building, at Mis
sion and New Montgomery sts.. came near
doing extensive damage. The building is fire
proof, but the blaze, which started in excelsior
in the basement, swept up the elevator shaft
and forced many of the tenants to take refuge
on the roof. The fire was soon ander control,
and the damage will not exceed .*OO,OOO.
Oliver Morosco is trying to secure a site for
a new downtown theatre. He has been en
gaged for some time in planning a new theatro
circuit, and has recently acquired control of the
Burbank Theatre, at Los Angeles, and the Vic
tory, at San Jose. He Is negotiating for theatres
in Portland. Ore.; Salt Lake City and Kansas
City. For many years he and his brother man
aged the Grand Opera House in this city.
State Mineralogist Anbury has two men
gathering specimens for the State mineral ex
hibit at the St. Lous Exposition, From their
reports the exhibit will be one of the finest ever
WHAT CLOSED "PHIL" DALY'S CLUB AT LONG BRANCH
BET BY A YOUNG MAN ON IS SPOT AT ROULETTE LED
TO THE RAID— HOUSE TO BE SOLD.
"So 'Phil* Daly's club at Long Brar.ch is to be
sold at auction." said a stout, clear, shaven man,
who opened his eyes only one-half when ha spoke.
; but who was wide enough awake to win JIOG.CCO at
I faro in a night, and only call It a "penny ante
! game." He was one of a group of three, who were
i sitting in the lobby of a Broadway hotel. One of his
I companions was an ola man, whose backbone was
still as straight as a ramrod, and who reminded
one of Uncle Sam. The other was a drummer from
out of town. The sleepy eyed man was addressing
his remarks to the drummer, and he continued:
I "The fate of this gambling house, as well as the
! suppression of gambling at Long Branch, came
about because a young man bet on a No. 13 spot at
roulette."
1 "You don't say." remarked the drummer, as no
watched the melancholy smile which spread over
the face of the imitation of Uncle Sam. "How long
has 'Phil* Daly's been closed T'
, "I was in the fatal raid which ended Its career. '
was the answer. "So I ought to know. It was ex
actly one year ago to-night to the minute." and as
, he spoke he pointed to the clock at the other end of
the corridor. Its hands were outstretched. It was
12:35 o'clock. .„ A .
"It was on "July 23. 1902." said the man with the
dreamy eyes. "The raid was led by the Sheriff of
Monmoutn Comity, a lot of other county officers
and seven Xew-Tork detectives. Although there
were six gambling houses going at full blast that
memorable, night, they only bothered 'Phil* Daly's."
The smile on the face of Uncle Sam's parody grew
more melancholy as the speaker added:
"Here's the reason. As I said, the combination of
a light brained "boy and a No. 13 spot started all the
trouble. The lad was the son of a prominent rail
road president. He had been in the custom of going
to the Branch every Saturday night, with several
college friends, and trying h!s luck at 'Phil' Daly's.
I was there myself one n<«ht when this young
fellow came in. and sitting down at a roulette wheel
he asked for 55.000 worth of chips. He lost, bought
more chips, and finally I heard him turn to one of
his companions and say:
" 'I have dropped $100,000 in this place in the last
four weeks. Sam I am going to risk a. 000 In a
bunch on the No. 13 spot, and if I lose I'll quit the
game for the r«st of my life.' He searched his
clothes, but could rake out only $200. 'You can give
me an I. O. U. for the other JSCO.' said the dealer.
'We don't do that very often, but we know you are
all right.' The boy took the loan, and lost. As the
son could not make good, the I. O. U. was sent to
the father. The father had heard that Justice Fort,
of Newark, was contemplating closing up the
Branch clubs, and he wrote the justice and told him
about his eon. The justice singled out Daly's for
the raid. and. as I said. It was the only one he
bothered that fatal night."
"And was the place run wide open before the
raid, just as I was telling you they run them out
West where I come from?" asked the drummer, as
he lit a fresh cigar.
"As wide open as the sea beach," was the reply.
"Ten minutes before Justice Fort's men held things
up any stranger In the Branch could have walked
into 'Phil' Daly's and watched the play at the six
■ roulette tables, the two faro tables and the one
| grand hazard table, which all were in full opera
tion. I remember seeing, for example, at one faro
table a high municipal official of New-York City.
who Is now beinsr boomed for Mayor by some of Ma
more ardent admirers, sit cheek by jowl with th;
head of one of the oldest banking bouses in Wall
Street. Only one chair away was the leading come
dian of a Broadway theatre. The banker had been
losing heavily; but although his losses had run up
, well into the thousands, they were only drops In
the bucket compared with r!s regular expenses of
keeping a city house, a country house ami a steam
yacht. The politician had won seven times his
annual salary, when he staked all his winnings on a
queen. The banker placed $50,000 on a king, and the
Broadway comedian, with the remark that hla
wager represented the box receipts of his first
week's perform a!?o put K2.iflo on the king.
" 'Quite a family.' said the politician as he glanced
at the king and queen.
"The dealer removed the top card, which was an
ace, and which, as you know. do«s not count. The
next was a queen and the third a king. I never saw
such a play in my life before, and never expert to
again. Well, the dealer, of course, tcok the *s.noo
bet on the queen, because ail bets on the second
card belong to the house, and he paid the banker
and the comedian. The city official was Just getting
up from his chair with tne remark that he was
through with the game, when the comedian took
him by the buttonhole and said:
" 'You were just saying it was quite a family.
Accidents will happen In the best of families, you
know.* "
The smile on the face of the straight backed old
man was still lingering, when the drummer asked:
"How. long has this 'Phil' Daly club aasa in ex- '
. latence. anyway?"
"It was built way tack in the 70s by John
Hcey." said the stout individual. 'Later Chamber
lain made It famous for the wealthy men who fre
quented Its tables. About twenty-five years ago
•Phil' Daly came down from Philadelphia, bought
the property and named it the Pennsylvania Club.
It was the pioneer gambling house on this part of
the seashore. Some of the biggest games In his
tory were played there. The other clubs came in
afterward. I l.a.c htard tell how three Wall Street
flrma had to so into bankruptcy us the result of
one night's play there. One of our beet known
restaurateurs la uocer Broadway started In busl
sent from this State. A special fe^rure wfft be
tho»« products in which California es^ela, ntta
as borax, quicksilver, mica, soda, nitre, gems,
marble, etc.. and a fine display will be mad* •
oil and oil bearing formations. There will also
be a very full exhibit of mining machinery and
methods.
The death of Mrs. Maria De Los-Angsles
Majors at Santa Cruz removes a descendant of.
one of the wealthiest Spanish families in Cali
fornia. Her father was Joaquin Castro, who
came to California from Mexico with the Fran
ciscan missionaries. She Inherited three leagues
of land and married a Tennesseean. For year*
she was the heaviest taxpayer in Santa Crm
County, but all her property slipped froT« her.
and before her death she received aid from the
county.
The largest stamp mill on the cos *. except
the Treadrwaß. In Alaska, was opened this week
at Hodson. Calaveras County, in the Royal
mine. For many months a mill of 100 3ta:iiT»s
has been running on quartz from this reins,
and now a new mill, with 120 stamps, is added.
The ore Is low grade, but M is easily worked.
The mine is owned by an English syndicate;
which has installed the finest Mai Wall of all
kinds.
, ness with the money he won one Sunday arson ig
I at faro in this clubhouse. Many a suicide, too, has
been caused by its roulette wheels. When there
was racing in Monmouth Count:, the proprietor of
the place had often to turn players away. He built
I those long wings which extend back from Ocean
ave.. and still he did not have room enough. vTfcen,
racing was stopped there was never the same rush
to play the game until last year. The year 13C1
had seen the places closed: but with the following
I summer the clubmen believed that the coast was
clear. Why. Davy' Johnson even had the nerve
to build his teinplelllte Casino next door, after
filing plans which are said to have shown the dif
ferent gaming rooms for faro, roulette and grand
hazard."
'How did Daly take his medicine?" asked the
drummer.
"The raid, you mean? Oh. It didn't flu rats him
in the least. For Instance, the minute before MM
officers stopped business a young scion of the fash
ionable set in New- York placed a $10 chip on No. IT
at a roulette table. Just as the Sheriff walked up
to the wheel the ball dropped, and the croupier
yelled:
" "Seventeen up"
"The croupier was in the act of handing tha
young man $360 when the Sheriff said:
" 'Gentlemen, no more bets will be paid at this
table!'
"The face of that youth was a study. He looked
at the Sheriff, and then at tha croupier. There was
evidently some sort of idea in his mind of using
violence to get that IMS, but hl3 nerve failed Him.
He must have brooded over the business all night,
for the next morning when •Phil* Daly. jr.. was
being led a.. ay to court at Freehold he came up ta
him and to.d him the circumstances of tne pr*
vlous night. A . .
"• You owe me the money all right, don t yoa
think so. Mr. Daly?* he said.
" 'Certainly, certainly." said the clubman. '1 aa
exceedingly sorry you bad any annoyance. But I
assure you it Is only temporary. Jusi make ou;
a check for the amount and send It to Justice Fort.
and he'll take care of you."
The drummer turned to the sporting edition or
Uncle Sam and asked:
"Were you ever in Long Branca?"
The sleepy eyed man suddenly began to stars.
He tried to laugh, but couldn't. And lac old asan.
without crooking his back, leaned over and wiiiJ
pered in the drummer's ear:
"I was there until the raid."
At least two of the five former gambling clubs at
Long Branch are in a bad way. and the outcome
of the foreclosure suit instituted by Mrs. Mary
Mark:;, widow of Edward Marks, and William H.
Hallowell. executors of the estate cf Edward
Marks, is anxiously awaited. Unless a eettU merit
is eftected before August 3. which la not at all
likely, the clubhouse with the two golden Am as
and other property of the Dalys will re put unu«r
the hammer and sold for what it will bring. Ther»
are tv a mortgages on the Pennsylvania t_lut> a^a
the two cottages in Chelsea-ave., Long lirancn. tea
properties of Philip and Catharine Daly. • las i«^
held by the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
New- York, and is for *».Goo. The mortgage held
by the New-York Insurance company Is a first
lien against the property, and is secured Tag sec
ond mortgage, with interest, amounts to $3.w-
This is held by the estate of Edv.ard W. Marks and
Is being foreclosed by hi* executors.
A near friend of the Dalys said th* other day
that there was no likelihood of anybody coming :>
the rescue of the Dalys. "I sun surprised." said
he. "that Mrs. Marks should foreclose. 1 was un
der the Impression that she was left well fixeJ by
her husband when he died, and wo M. out of sym
pathy, if for no other reason, be lenient. The Daly*
are bearing up well under their downfall."
The Pennsylvania Club property and the t«»
Chelsea-ave. cottages are worth many thousar.os
of tloilars— perhaps twice as much as the claims
agitrst them— it is bard to say what they * •*
bring in a forced sale. Some place the Pcnrsyl
vania Club property at $1(0.000 as the maximoa
figure, and others as low as 17J.000. It la perhaps
fr.e of the rr.-.st valuable sites along the c as' oat
its value, with Ramirg under the ban. has been cut
In half. The two Chelsea-ave. coitiges crMnaruy
oucht to brlr-3 anywr.erp from R&CCO to r5.<X«.
Before Robert J. Sat remodelled the ' ■**?*
Club he made Mr. Daly an offer of i^O.'OO far ! °*
Penrsylvanla Club. The offer was made tbrosg*
a third party, a Mead < f Mr. Slater, who _waJ
ready and willing to put up the cash. Mr. Daly
refused to se-11 at that Inn. Before "Dtvy" Joaa
son and "Sam" Km- i built the West End Casino
which, as a gamine place, was oven only a tew
werks before a ra'.r! was rr.&d* on it. ?*•••* WfT»
ar.xl'ju* to buy the Penryrlvan'a Club. They tnsa*
Mr. Daly an offer of $17i.vVO. It Is d'ffirult to sta«
how much the clubhouse and property stand la »
Mr. Daly, us every year the ciub was runn'ns B»
would snenJ from $r».'TO to $30 ( rt) in the "•a? o.
decorations and interior improvements, rot crust
ing the money spent in lar.dsc;\;>e gardening »■»*
electrical displays, which were two special outsla*
features. " _^ .
Philip Daly took charg? of th? Pennsylvania CTU3
in IST). This was years after th- oM "521
mouth Park rice'rack was opered. I>:rin< ta«
early eighties the Pennsylvania Club coined coney.
Fortures were lest nr.-i won in a s'nsle r.'gM a-r-
Ing the rac-»s at Mormauth. S-Hirt;n* iren w.-<»
loved a game of ch.a-ea. visited the P»nnsvlvasua-
Club nearly every n!rr<* .Turing ;he rao«s A storr
is told that Pierre t-orillard ore* «- -»ged IF"'
rate room and flayed all night, winding up wita
Jt^.CCO out of rock* t. . , ».»
"I have seen soma excitirg times at the ciuj>. ;
continued the friend of the Drlvs. "and have s^ea .
fortunes won and lost In a short time. But roy
m^mo-y 's coor ard T cart recall n*a-v or i™
Instances. It was 'n H-e- palmy .'**■■» of MonaiouJ
Park when the Penrs- --Iva-ia Cl b hid tts> best
t!me3. Bvorvbody r-snec»eJ the Dilvs. a™ J22\
do at th* rr^«. tine- Tr-ev were ' v ' r *tIJ^?S
and the most li'neral in contributing toward gt*
sp«»--ial object. For ir.y rart 1 ar^ •orrr that V*r
are yo'ng to lose- th-ir pro-«rtr 81ft if the^,,V ! ii
can get a fair rrioe for «h? clubnous- t?«*y *»' £
brtte- off. for the day-» of mul'tte ar.l frro H crt-
h©n»-s l"ke the. Per.r«ylvaria a!* th'rr* of th- P«£
"Mr. D»ly. I believe te»H the W>« more tft«a
any other Person. .-i«? is squire alo-«r n ye*;* .t, #
at tb* b?st h*« rot rrar.v year* u> t!v .ami m»
rro«{^ct of coming to wart In ha bst days »»j£J
th*> r>V;<sann-«t tfii->« »o th!rk ahoi-t for a »*
who has handled su.h la»(r> sums of «P r f»!;- n^irj x
"Soire yei»ri aco.it rv.-s.r-* Vrown that ♦&• "JK t .
were In stra»**>^e-1 cirenwnrtanc**. It »»• tLcoe.
»**rto<! that Kd"<-i«-a > ■<- «'•"! to ' * —li «as 1
He s..Ha-ced larre sums of money V.^Usa
establ'shmcrt ar.,l they. In return. . .2-Svas»
of it back. The cost of running the "Mni^j
Club was no srrall turn. The fl P re J£. t Vmr BS« B
$*-x> a day. which would amount to something *■*" -,
£*>.0Q) for the season."