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SME fflS FUNDS Unable to Get an Accounting of the New York Monuments Commission Finances. REPORTS $29,246 SHORTAGE Controllcr Sohmcr PiUs Matter \v. Rands of Attorney Gen cral and Aged Veteran Pleads for Time. [ 10 Bfforta b tVllliam Bohmar to o I. 81 .x:..< ?:; a - l undi - aaful, tha Controller baa . tba handa ?? Tile .tl. ? Con ti-oll. : fia -46 H The S< ? V ; ? ?'? harge of sburg an.i Chattani - tlefleid Monuments Comn Whlch Nearly .$& ,,.i... . :. ppropa kati d b) the i <..r the \-?, (XJO of w blcb li.is ih.' .ed. the i,ec-i.!. I aahad foi :ation of 8290,000 to he uoed by the commission in transportlng New and Army votorana ba Oettyaburg next July, when ihe flftieth aanrreraary of the battla ^s to be eeie brated. Only 818,000 waa appropri lO ask tha next ? ?? temaln I tba sum rcqutrad ? Sukles, cbairman; Colonal Lewia kR. S-.egman. COBODOl Cllnton Dochwlth, General Anaon O. McCeeat, aaaaral ktto c. King and Representatlve Tbomaa W. Bradlej Charlaa A Rlch ardaon wn? a mambar, but he raalgned ivember 27. His n - Lnable to Get an Aceountmg. publte to - that ef . aunUng from ? : I . . from time to . I91<i Pinall on . \ and Attor i 'arrnody. the ControUar ?leral . r matai i ? - that 2 ... i i . \i-te.j. and ?naruis h I ? ion of these ? ied. I rak. the llbert) ol - aurh octloi dr-em ne<. - ' pro .... ? ? The Controller alio ndvii?e<l tba ' of >ne ...mmlHsion of the situa - Asks More Time. . ,, : a lattei from Bsabci T n - I ragn pelk h brief extension of the time namcd for ?te payment of the amount l ow? ?be etate I b*J youi kind Indulgeiite unll l .erember 30. wnen I am ronndent I ubpii ? le to obtain a ioan on mv - b and lots on the < orner of Hfth - and &th stroet AHotnay banaral Carmodj advlaad ContrOBar Bokanar la granl the astan ? on re<)iiested The rommi"- a meeting ln New Tork ? wa here whal a'tioti waa tahei Oovaraor !>>* *;>"' to-day thal th* f.m,, . thraatanad ta raalgn aa a body thraa montba ago bacauaa of ? aanaclal affairs. but he ra The ?-nor azpraaaed the baUaf to-nlght tba aaattei would bi atrmtghtaned . ?.entuaih thm of all arnad. H? aaJd ba bad baan ad t Attorni ' lai tha othi r i of the couni arera raaponalbla artth < , ? . ? i ? litui :.da. ' | . * to nd with aaotlM ' tne laah a< fi J ontrollei ? mandlng an H' - ounting of nora than ted for the Btate Mon.. mie, at No V. Kifti r . tha i * . r veteran, m 1. 8 ; trouWe after trouble, aaaao of whlrli and w'ife hna belped bun flnan iall) to fl rafuaad lo ? .. word f * fdaj Hi.v ani. Arthur. <le lar.-.l to general WB ?r was ?o lllllaapoood th.it it WOI ?on bbring ai tbt ? gt n.-nt v eportei for ? e teeterda) ofternoon At thai baar Ml Bieklea sent down word tnai ba and hla ! of lov.n fOI tWO daya in t, ... nad oi ba . his wl!e . nd ? the monumenta caaaaal "* all ronaldered codefendanta. The fomin! ..., .? heeti in exlsteiue for kaaaty >ean, p? dutloa batag ta attend ? the arectloii <?? moo imenu upon the MttieflHds (l| Oettyaburg and Chatta ? 11 iH aa nUa ot ih. m'?"o'< , | . m artth h* i ii .. general bj aaoBaab Im ? i<i .. ruettiug ln Hw *?"*** * h*u?? on Monflu> afternoaa. Shf GENER \L DANIEL E. S1CKL1 l Who i- again confronted bi troublc oi a financial nature. mem1 ? klea, i t'oion?d Leaig B Bti ? neral An eoii .; ktcCook, Colonel Cltnton Be *?:'' " . v f Walden ?? King an.i Oaneral A J t,1.^ meetla? ? that the v .... ? ,. . ? ? ral Horat;.- I Ktnj Une atatement de irtag ttut tho r- .... ?? . 'ontTOller ln A I mleht B re < - . nply proteotod gfjg .- gjea - ? \e>i talked ariti ? .. ? ? m I home at V ? ? autemeni i i [? s.-u.i. hpa ? ?? ? t tii?- romn ie<? tbe affalra of th? ? .? . -i to aaeci Tbe ? Oenaial I : . ? ? ... eommlaelon, n^ . . ? B - ' ? ortgag< ? i Iwal atraet mw ? ata ? d ? ? ... tbe 1!" ? at :'?? !?? r ? rin.i v : nexl the bana vould ? ? tn ? tbal n?'i, of llnae bi a hlch to colleci the aaonej No ' ' famllj. tbej naid. hai ? * '"' *:Tn tbetn. TWO NEW "PUG" STARS They Appear in One Fast Round On Trip to Panama g. tVaahlngton, Dee. W "Jobnny1 ' ,""1" dlewetgbt, and : attee ' ??? Bartk I i leorgla U| ? nr.d on th* reCt f tl Hoi m Approprtatlona Commltte. to Panama menl h*re te unter oceorred al aea an i.oard I Houm lo tbe bttbaana foi a r of Ingpoeflon ad oabjr - \ functorj denjal from the two ew Pltagerald itb mpu ?? to ln a -ule" ln a ><?. lal ganM of The dimlnutlt. - eer? tam well .... :t,,..i ol pla Ing arhlat, and ne pronn ? ? t? o Bartlel Mr Appropi .itiona "be rhlai ae ? ,. ? ? CifT' Kobod] aeted .11. v ,,rr ai I gaee tbe i. o >kljm . ? ? - , [.11H- Ii . iKht ..n tl.< Mt. ntage Hea f - and that ? i ? ? \ ... ? rlag M i the etatei '? . Whlle Mr Pltagerakl and al ? ? in the Uo iaa end RAG PICKER WORTH S6.000 Woman s Wealth Is Revealed When She Falls Dying. Poorly < lad and apparentlj ln Ifra Vlta Ifarle I ? p djrlng at Plane and W[ aeterdaj an ? to tbe Clty Hoepttel, arhere it found that ahe was gnfferlng from . rehral bemorrhage. a aaan h of the aotnan'a elothlag revealed $13B ln t-aah, pearalaeora aotea totalltng |900 and a i>.<nk book abonrtng depoaltg of $] Btax Th.n it araa learned thal tha Old rag ptt ker graa uorlh abo ll 18,000 ? woman Dvea al Ko 108 < illver ? t, m a bOOee -"he fmni. A poln e inan sau her fall and fent for aa -'mi bulano M tha boeptta] a t.,ig arhlcb an4 > found to i?e p u ??? \ f Ith ndds and t-iulf gOCfa Bg raff piekera eather, arhlle in h' r afaroa , lanttt] of bonea mmm??????-???????? BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS. BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS. m u i $ # KATEDflilGlASWififilN ? w fl "If anything could make 'The Birds Christmas Cnrol' more popular thnn it ia alreadv, it would he thia beautiful haliday edition."?Rrooklyn l\mmle ?No more gratiiying jjift baok can be coaceived than thia volume. w ill make new frienda while dalit;bt Ing old onaa.M? Waihlnaton Star. "The winseme liltle atar>. brimming with fon and pathoa, u a real Christ? maa Caral. The pret tieat new edition runaing over with ceJored picturea."?Mil- 9 . waakee Free Preaa. /? aaendf in.aiad ?wfc??e auuwaunifaie ""**"?/ in ire/n. red .?* gaddl $U? ?** ****? t* ??**?? HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BObTON AND NEW YORK H U M DENiES FAV0RH1SM Says Every Application Consid ered Was Recommended by Judgeand District Attorney. FAVORS BOARD OF PARDONS Many of the Prisoners Receiv ing Cleraency Life Termers Who Had Served Twenty Years, He Explains. Ti .,. |?. j). arorld can gorern my actlon on ?i A. I?:t r for poiui : aa, ln | dona and eonm prlaoi ? - .... that 1 an a| w. . ? d :n tloa And rlgbl here i aa ? ?(I..11 ? -.? ? itlon ..f pai maa ahould bi ; onatttul d amendmem I tion whlch wiii brtng about au Klllt." ?i for ? ? , ? . from ? I that. i' ii?,it I ? aaeat i grner aaad The greati gyatel trge ? ? ... Thi ' ? ' ? ? virta will be turned ? ln th* ,. There ba ? ?'???I' ? up foi llf* N' "' ' tht . tl al i n A - ? ? ' ____ BOOK? AND PUBLICATIONS. pg .1 in tlip d.-ath rew ba Sinc SitiK. and there alarara *a* a Kr.t\> doubt aa to thi luectce ol hia couvtctlon. When I came mt,> oAce +?' appll f,,r pardona were tumed over t.. me Pre* .vernura refuaed even to conatder them, l-t alooe paaa ..n tbem. I dad not thiaK it ?iH fair t<> th,-> oonvtcta or thelr i have endeavored nol only to lnok into th? - , to m?. ? the uwn ii imber .-f nppllcatlona which i-i ? ? aei gaat la durlag my taraa in ofll .l.ition of pard the auggeetlon that the i '???*?? precedtnt m*' were nol pardonlna i ;,,v. t nore. Aa a mattei of fact, II would ?een ac though the;. pald llttle attentlon brani h of thelr azeeutlra duty ? ;. ,i to u?? Ji.st.. e done T thlnk ? done what no otber Q em to pertlally accompllah whai . pardon hoard abOUld d?>. and thal tu to aead one of my lej?ul adrlaera around to all the prlaona to talk wlth ? tiaiel who naa made appllcntlon pardon In thla araj l have -*? ral hand Informatlon regardlng ?,t f..r pardon Thi.-. wlth recommi end dkitrlct i governed in) a. tlon ln all Qorernor I ?ix to-dai oommuted ! ( Leaia J Abratna, aoaeteted bi New Tork on a eharga of aiolatlng that ,,. tion law referrlng to inock auctlona. and glv< axlmunt ijra in prla ne, -.? thal A irama m i> he ? ? ? ? 0f the flne. The commu tation, the Qorernor aald, followed tbe iua letl sgs and a pe* tltlon that the aentence waa nnduij ? "BOMB" LETTER REPUDIATED Writing Calling Off Explosions Denied by Union Leader. ti., 'i. .m.: , .'?? by rt G M Etoaa thal eeaV lala of trad* DetroM ba lane, Ifltg peetted a - of exploalona lh thal dtj M non-i - and that Chaiiee W i ineiater, huataeag agent of tbe Iron work : IJM from the i' unlon toward tlw r . ii, 11 i: ? i to-daj. Boaa had been suinmoiud tron liawaii to teattfr in tha t lal of Ua unlta eooapiratora. Be eakltbat Uu ' ad lalk. 1 too nw ... I to a naeetlng Of unlon da Incl llng Praah J. Uurphi and .... ed, and a ? r ba ? .. ?; ?? foc n.in-iini.a, eontractora, latar Wllllaai B. Qjutgley arrota a letter to ihram Cllaei of Mn h.d , argaalaar for tha earpentera naloa, ng the eaploaloBa off. vju,... l tu day tnat ba aver had v. rltten tbe lettei, aa l ? ? ? t roduced wbal purported to i ?? .. ?i itlni llua u " . r had b> >-ti ,ii inktng and ^> Ing I s ? Mll ? i,.. n paJ. bln for ea> I iaa .-..-.. ? who gadd ,it tbe m?- tlng referred te ? DaOOy fhat the Ul lOfl Of - met becaui ? ij_| BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS. TlFFANY & CQ China and Class BURGLARS ENRICH JEWELLER Leave VaJuable Tools When Fright ened Away from Booty. \\ ith tha rlcboa of ?<? two-tea *af. ia tha i - Saul I i'e. nburg. at Koa 1..'. and 186 Canal strr.r. almoai wlthin t: ? expetl eia.ksmen I workJag in tha eariy houn of yeatordaj mornbaj btfif** fraghtanad aad raa aaray. laavhag a kit of bafghara I worth b in.friff" "f tloliars. The crackamen had blown ..ff i ? doors of the safe and wara wht'.n a few minutes work of ?J,<*J0 worth of d;a monds and %H0* in cash. The poln-e at at a loas to uiidersiand what hlglUeaad them awav. BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS. BOOKS AND PUBLICATION8. By F. HOPKINSON SMITH Illus trations by the thor, Keller and Her- "\ ty bert Ward com bine with the warmth and good cheer of narrative to make i Christmas book. $|J| \ct 77ie Arm-Chair At The CHAS. SCRIBNER'S SONS 153 Fifth Ave., New York GIVEN AWAY*? A Set of Kipling I8B H)>t.a.jamaj?. p >gj Beautifully Bound in Cloth A Christmas Gift to Those Who aSend the Coupon Now for the Authorized Uniform Edition of 0. HENRY-in 8 Volumes If you paid $125 for the only other onrform set of O. Henry in existence, this doesn't interest you. Otherwise you can't atibrd to mass it. For (). Henry is the American Kipling, "the American de Maupassant," the Ameri t an master of the short story?the founder of a new style, a new literature. Othcr nations are going wild over him. Memonals to him are being prepared. 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So we givr these sets of Kipling away to get the first orders for (). Henry in qtlickly. O. HENRY 8 volumes bound in ?n>cn silk cloth and gold. Gold tope; illustrated: 147 complet* stories. 1 * ;:;*''/< . JLui Lacaucaiaaa Send Back Both Sets If You Like Send the coupon without money today. lt will bnng the 8 cornplete volumes of O. Henry ind the 6 complete volumes of Kipling?all chargea prepaid. When you get the sets, examine the bindings carefully, examme the gold topi, the gold stamping?test the paper by every standard you know, try the rcadabilky of the type. Look for flaws. Then sit down and read. If you don't trunk tham that that set of O. Henry U *o wetl made ai to be worth twire the money and tbat the KipUnz ie io g-ood-lookmg that anvbodv wovid bc delighted to have it aa a Chrittmas gift, jend both sete rignt bscl: at ottr expenee. 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