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I THE SUN, FRIDAY, APRIL 21,. 1809. y 9
K TnE 7 1ST AT SANTIAGO.
uriiirxi in tiik oorcjt.von .v xtfjr
H ', or kt of isqviri's risoisat.
H A(l'' "ir llrnr,r,s "'" U"'""''""' "aid tie
Wouliirnibnlily Submit Major Whipple
U ,ik In Military Court nnit Would
H severely Keprlinnnil Cnnt. Austin Un
I ilirlilnl iiut Meut.-Col. Hmlth's Cmn.
Amv-v pril 20 Ahonrlng; on the report
I ,nd Ttiilirm- of tho Court of Inquiry which In.
I ,,,( 1 1 .1 iln charges nnd countor-ehargos
R crowmi; ii' of thu conduct of tho Bovonty-flrst
m L, nl in tlii Santiago campaign was given
H 'ri" !.. iievolt this afternoon. Col. Alex
I .ml s livnn if llronklyn appeared as coun-
,, f i Mi)"'' Whipple. Clinton II. Smith
I n'l I I tntiii "' ''" regiment, and Mnjor
I (.Uar, lliu'lianan of tills citj. who acted ns
I jiuli: lv "'it'i0' ,,,c ( ourt ot Inquiry, was
I rri-r!' " "'" 'cpresentntlvo ' tl'B court.
I ni M ileh. Jr. of IlulTiiln, n member of
th . in iljt.-(lt'n Androwsunit Uriir.-Qen.
I flnii. M mri' Smith ot Now York, commander
I cftti I i, llrigailn. of which the Soventy-flrst
I uaiai' vveioalsopiesont.
B ltliiicli tho text of tho flndlnes ot the court
ifl ctli'i ,v "' "'"ol ri'ni' asawholo nt thehenr-
Int" ' V"1S lown t'lr,t tlmt document finds
H tliit M '' " Sml,Mi wno waM I'leutenant-Colonol
Ii cf'li' iei:i"icnt.t..ilit. Whipple. whownsMnjor.
I ami M.i r ustin of tho staff of Rrlg.-Gen,
hmitli n,'n commanded n company In that
reeimont. "ie guilty of Inek of bravory and
ciurai: and of Incompetency.
The" pernor fid at the conclusion of three
I hour '!l-'i"Inii that while ho had not made
Up his riunil ilellnitely what no should do. still
twi m "it likely thnt ho would submit the
cle r Major Whipple ton military court to de-
tfrmum hi competency nd fitness to remain
I a n officer of thn National Guard of the Ktate :
tln ho "' undecided what should bo dono in
H th" im ' ' Major Smith, hoenuse hl9 duties as
l.Kuitcintit t olonel weie a matter for futuro
I determination, nnd that ho would sevoroly
rei rlnnndC ipt Austin In n general order.
I At tle opening Col. llacon. counsel for tho
I throe ofilcer. contended that his clients should
I be in.ul" acquainted with the finding's of tho
I court befoio they were compelled to make a
defence. 1 he Governor said that they could
I not be fnrnl-heil with a copy of tho report, and
I that it '' ntents would not be made known in
I tlnirentireti until ho had readied a decision
la the cue
H Col 1!.t" n I it fair to summon my clients
B before vou tor a liearlnc when thoy aro un-
I acquainted with the charges that they had
B teen elnrged with conduct which, on Its faco.
' fccmto rendertlicmunflttoholdcommlssions
In the I iiit'd States Army nnd the National
I Guaul'1 1 tnler those circumstances your de
ll (itlon seems to have been already made up.
Mr V-hr then ar- wenked tooome hero?
M ' riil-hearing," replied tho Governor, "is
B cien ut ut request 'It is out of tho usual
H SroceilHie It Is given because of tho peculiar
H r,r(.Unistanei's.iiiroiindlui; tho officers nualnst
,nn i-lnrtes lmo been made, loiimakein
your brief a series of chnrces ncninst every
tinei.'i nmeteil with the court of Inquiry and
main fth" I'nlted States officers who were
com.-(ted with tlie eampaicu nt Santiago."
i.i liacnii We aeeuso certnln peoplo in the
m M.i i-iii'li' ral's office I can proo what I
f(- I in my brief if I have an opportunity to
I U dr.ernor replied thit he would ha
im.ienpiortuiittv 11 ho so. desired.
t.,1 Ilvon 'hen hild that ( ol. Smith and
llajnr Whit pie had usked for the Court of In-
quid t.i lie apimiiited. because charges ot
cow.trllceliul been made nualnst ofTlcers of
thert'Cini' nt If aiijtlilnc had been found by
B the cnurt "f inquiry whieli rellected on thorn
or nm nthernllleersof therccimcnt.hedesired
tolnw whittlnq well) ,,.,...
lis.' in mm nor in Hubstnnco snld that the
p.urt lia.l f mud that I. lent. -Col. Kinlth and
sli or Wlui lie liad bhown cowardleo nnd In
eftlelfn v in luly 1. when the reclment had
Iffnordereillnto battle, nnd should beordered
belcr. a emirt'inartlal or court ot Inquiry to
In examined as to tholr fitness to remain as
officers of the National (iiiard. nnd thnt In re
lation to t hi t Mistln it had found that ho had
' Mlilbitcd ineonip'ieney In faillne to communi-
i cateatonce to Col Downs, commander of the
reKimin'.n erbnl order from Oen. Kent, who
commanded the division, to take the Hcventy-
Br'i HeKimeiit to tho front.
Vaior Charles J. liuchnnan. Judge Advocate
ol the (.ourt of Inquiry, said that tho findings
et the court had been solelyupon the testimony
rreented The tes'lmonrof Col. Downs, he
kaid, shoned that Uen. Kent had ordered him
to enter the trail through which that regiment
nherward passed, and to move forward until
Ms nclit restrd on the Ban Juan Ither. and
then deploy toward the enemy. That meant
tlmt lie 'liuuld cross tho river and carry on
op latlnii'. In the open before Ban Juan Hill.
Instead of that, ho bad halted hts command
en this t-ide of tho river In protected
inclusion: had permitted It to beeomo dls
Intt grated, and that ho and other staff
Iiiih officers had remained behind when the
reclment. In detached order, had moved for
ward to jii Juan Hill. Testimony was given
before the court which showed that Col. Downs
nrt other staff linn otlicers had made no effort
to iiKcrtain whether they wero to remain In
that iio-itlon or to go forward In action. A
Cleat deal ot testimony has beon given which
hown th it, notwithstanding the fact that the
heunty-flrst was needed at tho front and had
beenoideredthore.lt remained idle through.
out Hi" day and was the object of ridicule
from the men of other organizations who
passed it on the way to the front. He said that
enelieneral had sworn that when ho passadthe
BeventT-tlrst llegirpent the men told him that
their ofllcers would not tako them to the front
and he advised to go without them. Major
Whipple, he tald. had refused to take hts bat
talion forwird to the fighting lino when ordered
by Oen. Kent. The Major had admitted that
h hail lost his battalion and could not
find his men when ho had been ordered to
move to the front. All were gone but
Company C, nnd the JIajor did not cross
the river until nightfall. Lleut.-Col. Smith,
he paid, claimed to have no functions. If
all the Lieutenant-Colonels In the army acted
as Col hmith had there would have been no
v ictory. Although a Lieutenant-Colonel of the
reclment on tho lino of battle, he had asked
to co to the rear to search for property
ot the regiment. While Capt. Austin was
with, his eumpany shortly after the regiment
entered the trail, he was approached by Oen.
Kont.who asked him why the command had
not moved forward and who had given such an
order stationing them at tho side of tho road.
He replied that hlscommandor had. Austin.
according to his own testimony, said that Oen.
Kent had told him to have the company moved
to the front. Austin replied that he would bo
Pleased to send any ordorto his commander,
but that he could do nothing with
his company until ordered by his regi
mental commander. Mr. Buchanan said that
.vi-tiii had made no attempt to communicate
Oen hnut's orders to Col. Downs, and in that
he. wa guilty of neglect of duty. Ho conclud
ed his argument by saying thnt nothing could
be done to punish Col. Downs, becauso ho had
reslcned trom the Guard bofore the Inquiry
was. instituted. Smith and Whipple, he said,
should im brought before a court-martial nnd
Austin should be puulshed for not obeying
ten Kent's order to take his company Into
battle.
Col lltcon In hts argument held that Gen.
hem sorder to Col. Downs had notcommanded
Mm to take the Keventy-flrst Regiment over
the San Juan Itlver. but to deploy it on reach
in g tic stream Ho contended that the posi
tl n which it occupied during the day was even
fa re dangerous, becauso more bullets reached
tint i oint of the ground than any other placo.
i lie dovernor replied that statistics showed
tnit tho two regular army regiments which
formed a part of the brigade with which the
ineventy-llrst was connected, and which had
been in the open, fighting, had lost many times
ST n!!'" ,hlm ,ial tlie latter command,
i ol Jiaeon. continuing his argument, said
hat h did not sno why the Heventy.fi rat Kegl
n m. rnent and its officers should be tried for not
m '"owing tliH spirit of veterans when thoy wore
m under 'lire for the first time History records
IB thnt the greatest soldiers of the world flinched
IB V'J'T1. t',"t' thoy were under flro. Even
M jrederlck tlin Croat ran from the enemy in his
111 ,"! "iXt, Tll Kovcnty-flrst Iteglmont. ho
(IM 411. would havo gone ovor the river If it had
m wen rrileroit to. It was composed of bravo
M ?". r",lll t0,ln their duty, nnd tho very fact
I 5iv ll ""." ,n" ,lrKt regiment that entered
"I" trail through tho luugte.n place where nn
",' r an had probably never boforo trodden,
J? . "'on Bhot nt by sharpshooters who
"eemi'l a part of the forest, showed more
onvorytlnn If aehargohailbeonmadeaKalnst
1 ?"',r' jtnenn Lieut -Col Smith should not
oe iie i reionslb!n for anvomisslon to take
in r giiiinni Into notion. He certainly wasn't
I 111' ""'ii'ider Tho othor officers did what
I ,h!f'' i -idered their duty
B r, ." . "' 'erswerequestlonedbythntiovernnr.
1 ;;";,.v i-Mnexiilaliied the Kent Incident. He
", i "i i he h id no Intention of conveying thu
m .1.".'' ' "hieh his testimony seemed to im
,1 I'V 7' "J'rdor had been given him by Oen
f I "' i r deliver) to Cnl Downs to move tho
II :,'' '('ii' lu the front Ho said ho didn't at tho
if ,!' ' V ' J th.it It was Oen. Kent, nnd that lie
, "'" Hi it ihe fienernl's statement related
m ' iig the regiment further up the trail.
m, !!'' '" 'e,' regiment moved forward shortly
a ' rw.ird he had neglected to say anything to
jM t- HOW III.
I'1 ''v.rnor i-eemod satisfied, to some do.
J (' tins etiilanntlon. nnd said that it par-
it . l"'d what si emed to ho an unpleasant
vV! .' hipp'o admitted to tho Oovornorthat
j - ui'alion heeiime disorganized : that when
M " " -"nlered to take it forward lie hnd but
UM ' ' i uiv and that ho didn't accompany It.
- adinute I that he liuil received tlie or
al v -".' ' l,.l'. ''8 biittnlion forward from Oen.
fcint, and that he hadn't obeyed becauso he
7uu.Pot BJ' they were given to him by
nl,?.r.''lnentl oommandor.
,nMSI'ir..WnLppl0:;' onldtlov. Rooserelt, "If
ISIi J?ldn. ' obar UlB orders of yonr division
oommandor you are unlit to be. ovon & Second
Lieutenant In tho National Ouard. I can
made1'" confession you have Just
i5i?,'i8mithc,B,lmc(1 thRl he had no real tune
iKi'J!.1!1 ith. Te Uncn,t .exeopt to porform such
special duty as the Colonel directed, ns the for
mation ot the HoventT-flrst placed a Major In
charge of each battalion. He said that ho re
mained with Col Downs throughout tho day.
performed what ho was told to do and felt that
lie had done hl3 full duty. Ho didn't think that
there had been any order which would have
warranted him taking the command Into ac-
Ai,,r.nmatlc Incident occurred In connection
w ' i1','8 f'Wnlnal0"...111 nr earnest voice,
wjth his right hand uplifted, ho said:
As Ood Is my judge, I am conscious only of
having dono my duty In Cuba, nnd I would
hiivo res gned my commission when I returned
to New ork if I was asked "
1 he Oovemor, said that it was common tnlk
among the regiments of the army that the
Heventy-flrst hnd become demoralised during
tho .battle, and somoof Its minor nfflcors had
told him thnt thoy felt humiliated, and that
tho cowardice of tho superior officers had sacri
ficed thu loputntlon of tho rest.
At the end of tno hearing tho Governor said
that he had not fully concluded ns to what dis
position he would mako of the case, but that
ho was of the opinion that bo would make the
conduct of Major W hippie tho subject of nn
Investigation by n military court to determine
Ills com poti'ticy to continue as nn officer in tlie
National Ouard Ho was undecided as to the
responsibility of Lieut -Col. Hmith. In view of
the peculiar position which u Lieutenant-Colonel
occupies In a volunteororgnnlzntlon. At
tho lonst he behoved his conduct was such ns
to warrant Investigation. He believed that a
publlo roprlmnnd was sufllclent punishment
foi tho omission of Capt Austin. These, state
ments, however, must not bo taken, thoOov
ernorsald. as his flnal determination of the
case.
The hearing was concluded with the follow
ing statement from tho Oovernnr:
' Inmglad to feel that tho showing for the
enlisted mon and company officers ot the
Seventy-first Hegiment is In the mnln so good
Ifproporly led tho regiment would hnvo made
as flno n record as any. and I deslio to call
special attention to tho notable achievements
of thecompanles ld up San Juan Hill by Capts.
Ooldsboro and llafferty They should bo
slnglod out for commondatloii. for they per
formed their duties as bravo men should.'
kixci'.s vovnr.B irnnmsa delayed.
Crown Treniurer of the Tonga islands Ran
Away with All the State l'unds.
Ticronu. B. C. April 2().-What at a Drst
glance appears to be a ludicrous tangle In tho
kingdom of Tonga, but which may also pre
sent a serious side. Is reported by passengers
arriving on the stoamer Aornngi this morn
ing. Briefly the story as trld by tho Nakualo
correspondents ot the Australian papers Is
this:
King George Tahoa I. had reached the mar
riageable age and his advisers presented to
him for choice two young girls, one n protty
peasant girl from Niba Island, and tho other
Fablana Kubu, the l'J-year-old daughter ot
the Tonga Minister ot Police. To the amaze
ment of the court the King declared that he
would marry both. Preparations for tho wed
ding advanced auspiciously until tho alarming
discovery was made that the Crown Treasurer.
Kaopai, had absconded with all tho Stnto
funds, helping himself at the same time to tho
King's yacht In order to get away. While
Tonga was still talking of tho robbery word
was received that the yaoht had been wrecked
on the Samoan coast nnd the Treasurer ar
rested in Apia. Tlie young Oerman who acts
as assistant to the Minister of Police was sent
from Tonga to brlni; back tho delinquent, but
before he retched Apia Knonal had brokon
jail aqd taken refuge In tho woods, whero ho
has thus far evaded purntilt.
In the meanwhile the King was compelled
to Indefinitely defer his doublo wedding on ac
count of the financial stringency, and the com
merclal Arm most interested appealed to the
Oerman Vice-consul for assistance to collect
vnrlous claims against the crown'and natives
of Tonga. The latter cannot br international
law oontract deb's, yet tns VIce-Consul In a
series of interviews with the King, nnd despite
the fact that Tonga Is within tho sphere ot
British Influence, threatened that nil private
as well as publlo debts must be forthwith dis
charged or he would seize Vavaun Island In
satisfaction and settlement.
The King has retained Attorney William J.
Nanler of Apia to act for him professionally
and haaalso laid his case before the British
Consul.
TTAIIX XTBAltTS fWDKH T7TJS BLUE.
Starring Woman, Whoie Husband Is with
Dewey, Finds Friends in the Tollce.
A woman, with a baby In her arms, walked
Into the West 125th street police station yes
terday afternoon and told Sergeant Handy that
she was starving. She said that her husband,
William P. Wallace, was a sailor In Dewey's
squadron, and that since he left her. over a
year ago. he had sent her no money. She had
been driven out ot their home, she said, be
cause she couldn't pay rent, and since her child
was born she hadn't been able to do much
The woman's story appealed to the Sergeant.
Ho told her to wait awhile and when the night
squad lined up at the desk he repeated the talo
to the men. ,.,..,.
" This woman says her husband s with
Dewey." said tho Sergeant, "and she's with
out any money and can't get any work. I think
she's an honest and deserving woman. A little
money will go a good way with her. Do ou
want to help horf
The hands of the squad promptly went down
Into their pockets for spare change and in a
few minutes the Sergeant had$lM. iO piled on
the desk. He gave the money to the woman,
with a letter to tho Cnarltles Department. She
was too overjoyed to say more than " God bless
you."
snippixa costniSATiox complete.
Capitalized at 830,000,000 nnd Will Control
the Great Lakes.
1 Permanent organization of tho American
Shipbuilding Company, tho combination of
shipbuilding interests on the Great Lakes,
was completed at a meeting at 30 Wall
street yesterday. W. I,. Brown of Chicago
was elected rrosldont. 11. L. Ireland of
Cleveland Vlce-rrcsidont. R. C. Wetmore of
this city Secretary and Treasurer. J. C.
Wollaoo of Cleveland General Manager, nnd
W. K. Fltzgorald of Milwaukee Assistant
General Manager. Tho Board of Directors in
cludes Colgate Hoyt. Samuel Mathor. W C. T.
Carpenter. II. H. Porter. Jr.. Andrew .Tores.
Bobert Wallace. A. McVittlo. J. A. McMillan.
Luther Allen. II. M. Hanna. and L. C. Henna.
The new company, which is cap talized nt
$30 000.000 and Is formod under the laws of
New Jersey, combines these companies: Amer
ican Steel Barge Company. Cleveland Shipbuild
ing Company. Globe Iron Works. Sh owners'
Dry Dock Company. Chicago Shipbuilding Com
pany. Detroit Shipbuilding Company, and Mll
waukeo Dry Dock Company.
Street Car Consolidation In St. I.ouls.
St. Louis, April 20. The first step In the
consolidation of nil the streot railways of the
city Into onosystora was taken this morning,
after months of planning nnd negotiations,
when the stock of tho Llndoli Hallway Com
pany was Inoroased from. ,J,-..r00.0(Kl to 510.
000 000 The Increase will bo made by Issuing
$5 000.000 preferred stock mid the remainder
In common stock. Bonds for $l(i.000.(XM) will
be issued at a meeting cnllod for Tuesday.
Yale Fhl Iletn Kappa Offlrers.
New Haven. Conn., April 20. To-night tho
Yale University Fhl Beta Knppa Society elected
the following boardof maduate officers: Presi
dent. Frof. Albort M. Whoolcr. LL.D ; Vice
President. Prof. Arthur T Hadloy. M, A.: Cor
responding Secretary. Prof Uornndotte Porrln.
I.L.I). ; Treasuror. J. Sumner Smith, MA:
Heiintor, Justice Simeon K Baldwin, LL D , of
tho Connecticut Supreme Court: Delegates to
tho National Council. Prof A.M. Wheeler.
Prof. T D. Seymour. LL.D . and Prof. Perrin.
Three of the elected ollleers havo been men
tioned for President pf Yale lnlverltr to suc
ceed President Dwight-Prof. Iladley. Prof.
Perrin and Judge Baldwin.
Ilns Ills Wife's Second Husband Arrested.
Dr James M. Ludden was arrested on an
order of tho Supremo Court yesterday In nn
notion brought against him bv Walker Winston
to recover $23,01)0 for the alleged alienation of
tho affections of Winston's wifo Lllllo Ho
gave tho $2,000 ball required, and was released.
The Wlnstons wero murrled In 1HIK) nnd
separated in 180". Mrs. Winston went to Okla
homa. whero she obtained a divorco from
Winston. Then she married Dr Ludden An
notion for divorco .which, Winston brought
ngalnst her here fa led. 1 he order of arrest
wiisgrantod on evidente that Dr Ludden Is a
resident of New Jorsoy.
On StmditJSi Tuesdays, nnd Fridays
Tnn8r aluablBielciitAte medium 1 empha
slxfd br tbejireMiuBln It. column ottlie New ork
Cltr I'"' Fiute Board of llrukers' advertising.
Tbss are tuulr official days. Ait.
DON'TWANTCROKERTO-DAY
NAT.ET COMMITTER BUM3ION niSI FOR
SATUIIDAT.
Andy Freedmnn Sojourns nt I.nkewood and
Misses Ills Opening Hall (lame Tammany
Will Stnrt No Hack lire of Inqulry-An
Attnck on Moss That Came to Nothing.
The Ma7ot committee came down from Al
bany last night and will rcsumo work In tho
room of the New York Board of Trade nnl
Trnneportatlon nt 10 o'clock this morning.
Nobodv who knows would say yesterdny what
wltnessos will be called, but It Is understood
that the Police Department and the Building
Department will bo under Inquiry Mr. Croker
aid at the Democratic Club Inst night that he
had been summoned to npponr on Saturday,
although told Inst Monday to appear noxt Mon
day Mr. Croker was Questioned on Saturday nnd
Monday about Andy l'reedmnn's bond com
pany. When Mr. Crokor couldn't answer
some otthe questions, Mr. Moss suggested to
him that Mr. Freodman might be nblo to an
swer the questions. Mr. Croker thought he
could Mr. f'roedman Is in Lakowood at pres
ent nnd has been there since Tuesday. He
was not at tho Tolo Grounds yestordnr nfter
noon to see his team open tho baseball season
In New lork. It Was tho 3rst opening gamo
rieedman had evor missed since he had eon
trolled tho Now York team.
Tammany Hall will not get up an Investiga
tion to offset the effect ot tho Investigation ot
tho Mazet committee. Bichard Croker said
so yesterday. In substance, nnd he ought to
know. What Mr. Croker did say on this sub
jeefwas: "I have heard nothing about anv such in
vestigation. Tammany 'Hall will continue to
net In a dignified manner toward this investi
gation nnd will aid the-Mazet committee, so
far as It can, in getting n tho facts,"
I'-nrly In tho week everybody In Tammany
Hall was talking anout tho .'ounlor-Investlga-
Hon and what a lot of fun they were going to
have out of It Mr Crokor himself was the
llret person to intimate thut Tain many Denio
ciats wero thinking of such a thing, when, on
tho witness stand on Monday, he suggested It
to Mr. Moss t thnt time Jlx. Crokor, In an
swer tonnoof Mr Moss'siiuebtlous.snid he was
having fun then and ho'd have more fun when
he got Moss "Tihero I am now" Immedi
ately utter that everybody nt the Democratic
Club began to talk of a Tnminnur Investiga
tion Then followed tho publication of tlie
sealed-un testimony In tho Mnzet divorce cave.
After the seals had been hnkfti nnd the pub
lication made Mr. Croker frowned publicly on
the publication, esterdav the same active
spirits had a story printed about real estate
bought by Mr. Stoss soon nfter his rotlremsnt
from the Police Board. Tho Migeestlon thit
acnt with this. also, after publication. Mr, Cro
ker frowns on He said vestoulay
"I don't know anv thing about any Inten
tion nn tho Part ot'lnmmnnv Hull to investi
gate Mr Moss's record. Atfew dais ago. just
after the day I was on the stand and he snld
something about his going out of the Police
Board ns poor ub he.went In. some of my
friends told me th it a short time nf ter'he left
thu board he purchased some property nn In
Knst HMth street for something ovcr$17,00l).
If he sras able to do thnt, I'm glad of It. I don't
soe nuvthlng wroni In It. That's us private
business. The piesumptlon Is that he camo
by tbe'property honestly, although from the
questions ho's asked witnesses before the com
mittee he evidently doesn't think a Tammany
mnn can get any Honestly '
Mr. Crokor was aked It It were true that,
since his son had become Interested In a com
pany engaged In tho manufacture of sewer
pipe, the company's product was helm used
extensively In the Boiough of the Bronx nnd
that no other sower pipe company'could suc
cessfully bid against his son's company. In
reforenco to this Mr. Croker said:
"That's untrue, liko nil the stories of a sim
ilar nature thev have started "
Mr. Moss didn't eomodown to his office un
til late yesterday afternoon He was working
nt'his house to avoid Interruptions at his oi
lier When seenlthere he had something to
sav about the personal attack made upon him.
Among other tilings ho said
"If thoy think they c in frighten me by such
attacks, they'll be mistaken. Such methods
won't avail them. Thev'll havo to slug me.
bo fnr as thslr charges go. there's not only not
any fire, but there Isn't enough smoko to soe.
These are the facts nnd you'll see that their
story is a bit twisted: I bought the houses.
There whb a mortgaeo of" $15,000 on each.
They wero sold at auction and knocked down
to me at $1,500 eaeh. I assuming tho mort
gages. Peter V. Meyer A Co. were the tuo
tloneers I had to borrow the money to pay
the purchase money, and since then I have re
duced each mortgage by $1,000, leaving a
$14,000 mortgage, on each If Mr, Crokor or his
friends can make anything out of that they're
welcome to it, aid mar keep tho change."
caxaiisie nor leads oxex.
Never Knew Any Othe Method Until a
Wicked Western Mnn Told Him.
"Everybody In nnd about Now York knows
where Canarslo is," said tho man who was
doing tho talking. " If you shut one eye whon
you're In Canarslo you think you are some
where In Germany Funny old settlement. I
had some business out there the othor day,
and the thing that attracted my attention was
a boy loading- a yoke of oxen. Tho oxen wore
hauling a wagon on which was a catboat.
That was a contradiction to start on. I had
not seen a joke of oxen hitched to a wagon, or
unhltchod either, for tlfteen years. The boy
was walking beside the 'wheeler.' which had
a rein llxed nround its nose The hoy had ono
end of tho rein and guided his team with it.
"Why didn't you ride and drlvn .'' I asked.
"'Couldn't guide 'em If 1 did that.'
"Aren't theytralned togee-haworwo-haw?'
"Don't know what you mean.'
"'Did you never drive oxen out West?'
"'Neverdrovooxen anywhere. Leid 'em.'
" ' Well, sonny, out West whero they drive
oxen tho t muster sits on tho wagon and has
nothing to do except say gee-haw when ho
wants the leader to turn to tho right, or wo
hawwhen ho wants to turn to tho left.
" ' Do they always mind t'
" 'Most always When they don't the team
ster swears n blue streak, and then they mind.'
" Where do you say tho place is J' he asked.
" ' Out West.'
"How fur's It?'
"And when I had told hlm. explaining the
wide stretches of country In some places, and
he hail said that ho would Hie to bo out there
some time with his oxen. I felt guilty. I hnd
not only planted tho seed, but I hod perhaps
added to this boy's desire to get Into an open
country where he could havo room to swear."
CASADIAX LIBERALS O.II.V A SEAT.
Interest In Thls.llye-l'.leetlon llernnse of
Charges Agnlnst the Administration.
Toronto, Ont , prll 20 Tho most Impor
tant bye'-oleetlon for tho Dominion House of
Commons sinco tho Liberals camo Into power
two years ago was held In Brockvllio to-day.
It was tho most bitter contest between the
Liberal Government supporteis and the Con
servatives In Canada In rei ont vears. owing to
the charges of maladministration in tho Yukon
gold country I'niisiuil Interest was taken
throughout the Dominion, as it was seen that
tho result of the contest must reflect tho
state nf publlo eonlldencn in tho administra
tion of Sir Wilfrid l.aurler
Tho Liberals won ucnmplote victory. The
Conservatives had held the seat fnr years until
n few weeks ago, when ox-Spenker Wood of
the House of Commons died. Tho district was
regarded ns a Tory stronghold, but tho Liberals
elected their candidate, Mr. Comstock, a
wealthy manufacturer, by 30fi majority Tho
Conservative candidate was Peter White, one
of the leading Canadian lumbermen.
CHASED 1IVK II US II A SD T1T.V TEARS.
round Hlm In Cnllfornln, Oot n Divorce in
I.onden anil Has Ketiirned to Australia.
ViuToniA. II, C . April 20. Passengers on the
Australian steamer Aorangl. which nrrlvod
this morning, report tho return to her homo on
thu Paramatta. New South Wales, of Mrs,
Oeorgo Willis, who has probably travelled over
inoro territory nnd seen morn countries in the
past ten years than any other living woman.
Mrs Willis was married In Australia llfteen
l ears ago and took un her residence In Loudon
with Di Oeorgo Willis, her husband. There
she was nbandoned in 1H8H
Slio ro-olvnd to tlnd her husband and secure
n legal separation. Mio tracked hlm to South
Afrlcn.thence toHnrealdlne.yueenslandi from
thereto r ninue, and llnally. aftei ten vears of
travelling, to Oras ally, n mining village In
Nevada county. Oil . whero ho was located
Tins divorce wus granted In London on March
15 last.
t. I nryan Dinner In the Ohio Vnlley.
T.ovisv ihk, Ky.Atuil 20 -Tho Committee
of Atrangomonts for tho convention ot tho
Ohio Valley League of Blmotnlllo Clubs, to bo
held in this citj In May. met to-night and
completed its plans for the Bryan banquet
which will he given on Juno 1 It was
decided that covers should bo laid for. ri()0 and
the dinner w III cost $3 n Plato Tho htates em
braced in the Ohio Valley League are Ken
tucky, Indiana. Ohio and Illinois, but lending
silver men from all parU ut tho united States
will be In attendance.
XEIf TOIM'S BOBTAIL CARS.
Chicago Man Thinks Them Provincial, bnt
When He's In a nurry He Likes Them.
" One of tho funny things to my mind about
New York." said tho Chicago man, " la Its one
horse street cars, what we used to call bobtail
cars. But the ono-horso cars hore havo con
ductors. Theso cars run In tho densest, busi
est parts of tho city. That's another funny
thing. And nvorythlng seems to get out ot tho
wny for them. Teamsters will turn out
for a ono-horso car when thoy won't
budgo for a trolley or cable car. The
other day I was waiting with a Now
York mnn to go to a ferry on tho east
side. He said, 'If you aro In a hurry we will
tako tho bobtail ' And he was In earnest.
Wo boarded what ho called a bobtail and It
hardly stoppod to let off or tako on. Tho Third
nvenuo cablo cars wore blookaded ; thoro was n
jam at tho bridge terminus of tho Madison
nvenuo line, but the bobtail jogged nnd
banged and jolted along continuously. It
was really a tieat to mo. Tho Now
York man told mo there nro sev
eral hobuill lines of oars here, short
ones of course, but they go tho year nround
and never got blockaded, the cars don't. You
can nlwnys toll n Now York man by tho way In
which he ends his tnlk with stooks. This man
said, ns wo left tho car: 'Tho stock of somo
of theso bobtail lines Is sovaluablo that you
can t buy It '
"Then I heard thnt on ono nt these lines bob
tall curs run nil night, Peoplo who patronize
these bobtails soon become acquainted. Tho
personnel of the traffic Is about t he sanm. Tho
conductors know a stranger as soon as ho gots
on the car
"Ono day I got on ono of tho bobtails nlnne.
Whon tho conductor called for faro I asked him
whero tho box was I told him that all bobtail
cars I oversaw had a box ottho drlvor'send in
which passengers dropped the fure. He snld
that was tho Chicago. Cincinnati nnd St. Lous
way, hut In Newlork the conductor wns the
box. Iliad not been In Now York vory long
and I was not certnln thnt the man wns a con
ductor, although ho wore tho Insignia Audi
didn't pay him until I saw other peoplo do It.
As 1 was leaving tho car ho warned mo how to
step off. Ho scorned to enjoy It
"I nm willing to concede many of the claims
of New York to greatness, but I'm hanged If
your one-horso cars don't look mighty pro
v Incinl. Wo had 'em In Chicago until tho com
pany wnsservod with n stack of lawsuits every
morning Nearly every mnn on the South Side
w ho rode had an arm In a sling or n blnck eye.
Fights on bobtnll cars wero of hourly and half
hourly occurrences. Finally "no conductor,
nn fare.' became nn Issue In tho local
campaign, nnd tho people won Your bobtails
havo conductors, and hence there Is nonccn
slnn for an issuo. And then. I reckon. Now
York hnngson to the bobtail sistem for the
same reason that the green window shutters
hang on to the old houses downtown. The
houses wero built thnt wny. and the shuttors
hang on until the house Is pulled down."
yORTlI EXDER OS TnE EAST SIDE.
Told What He Was Looking For by a Mnn
He Never Saw Cat for SI. no.
A New York man who has lived on Cathedral
Heights for three years went ovor Into n sec
tion of east New York the other day for the
first time.
"It was liko going abroad." he said on his
return. "Tho people are so dlfferert from
those you meet In the business centre and
tho shopping district. Their manners ore
different: tho houses nro as different as
if thoy belonged to another country. I
was looking for n placo that had been
described to mo. but I did not havo
tho number of tho house So I went
gazing liko n gawk. Suddenly a young man
stopped to my sido and nskod. ' Kxcuso me, are
you looking for '' mentioning the name of tho
placo I was trying to find. I wondered quickly
how he know what I was looking for. I won
dered If ho wns somo sort of confidence chap.
And then I replied 'Yes; that's what I am
looking for: how did you knowlt?' 'Because,'
he said, ' I saw ou wero a stranger In this part
or the city, and a good many peoplo come over
herefrom other pnrts of tho town to see tho
placo you are looking for. This Is it.' And ha
pointed to the house to which I had been
directed.
" After I had made Inquiries of other mattors
I asked the young man how ho knew I wns a
stranger. 'By tho way you acted.' he said.
When n New York mnn who lives on the west
sido or In Hnrlem comes ovor here for tho first
time he shows It. Ho nets ns if ho expected to
get lost every timo ho turns a corner' And
that was precisely the sensation I had had.
"I stepped Into a drug store to ask a ques
tion. No one was present. I rapped on the
showcase. No one responded. I started out,
nnd met a policeman nnd asked hlm. Then I
told him I hid been In the drugstore and no
one was there. Tho policeman Bmlled. nnd
said he guessed tho proprietor was ovor at the
barber's. This struck me as odd. I asked the
officer ir that was customary In that part of
tow n. He said It was with some, and passed on.
"As I was trying to find a horaocar. the only
kind of transportation thoy havo over there ex
cept tho elevated. I stoppod In front of a place
whero dogs, cats nnd birds are kept for sale. I
have a fondness for nil sorts ot dumb things,
nnd I went In. I saw but ono eat. ne was Inn
cage. ' W hat's he worth ?' I nskod of tho shop
man, who was removing ashes from n tumble,
down stove. "Dollar and thirty cents.' he snld.
without any cessation from work. Now, that
was funny to me A dollar nnd thirty cents for
a eat I W hy not a dollar and n quarter ?' I asked.
Ho kopt nn raking the ashes from tho stove, and
replied, 'Boeouse I ask a dollar and a half for him
whsn I get hlm One dav a mnn offer mo n
dollar and forty cents I say no. Then the
man went nway and didn't como back, and I
never saw hlm again. So I came down ten
cents on the cat myself. I got to get thnt to
save mj self. If I sell him for a dollar and n
quarter I lose money ' It's nn odd part of town;
odd people In It. It Is worth seeing,"
7.V PAVER BAGS.
Chnrconl One of the Mnny Things Now Put
Vp In This Form.
The goodthousewlfe who, forty or fifty years
ago. looked out la the street 'now and then
sons to be sure nnd not miss the charcoal
man when he came along, nnd who bought
charcoal by tho bushel or the barrel, to be car
ried In from the wegon and emptied in the
'cellar, would have been surprised 'to see, ns
she might nowadays, charcoal sold In papor
bags. The charcoal time sold Is a residue of
the manufacture of wood alcohol, produced by
tho chnrring of hardwoods, beech nnd maplo.
in kilns. It comes from northern Pennsyl
vania nnd southern New York. It Is shipped
In bulk. In carloads, from tho ruglon of pro
duction to the places of attribution nnd there
put into bags for sale.
This modern war of selling charcoal wns In
troduced Into Buffalonbout eight vears aso.
Buffalo now buvs ln.Ouo to lfi.OOO bagsdnlly
Charcoal In paper bags has since been Intro
duced in various other cities 'as far east as
Boston It has been sold in New York for
about two years.
The paper tines are stout sacks of'thesame
general proportions as an eighth-barrel flour
sack, but a little larger and holding half a
bushel of charcoal. The filled bags aro tied
around the neck. Charc-al In paoer hags is
sold in stores, like nny other commodity.
BELD VP IX 3STII STREET.
Mam and Womnn Caught Rifling the Pock
ets of n Drunken Man.
rolleeman McNulty of the West Thirtieth
street station saw last night a woman and a
man holding up n well-dressed man. who was
Intoxicated. In Twenty-eighth street, near
Bovcnth avenue. The woman was choking
tho victim and tho mnn was going through his
pockets. McNulty arrested nil throo and took
them to tho station. The woman said sho was
Josephine Doluca of 250 Kast Twenty-eighth
stieet, and tho man said he was Dun Noble of
105 West Twenty-fifth street. A charge, of
highway robbery was preferred against them.
Tho victim said he was George H. Keeley, 53
S ears old, a merchant from Boston, but on his
card case. In gold letters, was the name Oeorgo
K. Itarmnn. lie was lockod up on a charge of
Intoxication.
GRASS SEED IX IB BOVTERT.
A Good Deal uf It Hold There and Some of
It I'sed Nearby,
A spring sign dlspUoed at a flower snop In
the Bowery reads' l"Flne mixed "ernes seed.
Central Park mixture."
No crass grows In the Bowery, and It
might seem like a strange place to offer grass
seed for sale; but as a matter of fact It Is a
regular article of Bale there every season, and
Is sold tor just the samo purioscs ns else
where in the city, unmely. for the seeding and
fixing upct lawns, utii!pf grass Dints In city
lards, theso being chlelly back yards. There
are probably mighty few grass plots left back
of bulldlurs along the Bowery, the space
there being uMllzed nowadays for purposes ot
business; and grass has disappeared from the
rear yards of the many neighboring streets
now occupied br tall tenements But In the re
moter parU of.the lower east side there are still
some old-fnsliloned bouses having grassy back
yards, with trees and flowers and that sort of
thing, where grass seed Is used just the same.
I Do You Know I I
j Uneeda Biscuit? M
It's time you got acquainted. ;
fMI be a tie of friendship that dyspepsia will Jl
never sever Jm
Uneeda Biscuit will agree with you and M
you'll agree with them.
You will find them as good to-morrow as
fthey are to-day, as good next week as they arc Ia)I '
to-morrow. W
Royal purple and white. That's the package. M
Five cents. That's the price. i
You should know
i Uneeda i j
1 Biscuit J
Three Greatest Amusement Managers of the World
o-D--o d Have each purchased a I
f IsBwS K! lSs Mip' V'tM- t0 entcrtin thcir families I
' ijffVH? jyf nSL. IfcrJul I Se"""y A,srr John phll!P Sou"
i liltillB,jW 'kWM Q Senator Rtpfw Col. Robert O. Ingenoll '
W'iiflBBsB iw 'tWMWt.) I Admiral Schley Rev. T. DeWitt Tslmite
" ?M"WBHHiVV MfKSbJil O Capt' S'E,b" The President of Venexuels 1
t h miS CouI& tbc nlT? TaIkins Ma-
o 7v I Jr ViX IWf d, 1 chine using flat indestructible
o V i jfi i" ' xT' f J$)f records have a greater endorse- i
V -.' ayC PRICE SO to SS5 j
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auqustin daly maurice grau Nat,0a, Qram-o-phone Co.,
CHARLES FROHMAN 874 "ron1-vn- Y- .
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VXIOX STATIOX IX CIXCIXXATI.
Vanderbllt Interests Snld to llnve Acquired
T.nrse Realty Holdings.
CiNCiNNvn. Atiril 20. Followine tho re
ports published several daj-s nco to the efTcot
thnt tho Vntidorbi.t interests were securing
control of tho Cincinnati. Hnmilton and Day
ton Ilallroiul. there comes nmmrent confirma
tion not only of that raport, but Information of
ri-ul estate oporatlons in this city by the Ills
Tour end of the Vniulerhilt Bystem. which
Indicate plant, of urcat maKnltudn nnd im
portance to Cincinnati. It is snld that options
havo been secured on all the property on the
south side of 1 ourth street, between John nnd
llnymlller streets, nnd thatther hnve been se
cured by the Tile Tour Company. Aeents have
bor. at work on the nintter for soin. time nnd
they havo now .-ecureil an unbroken frontn.ee
for the entire distance. It Is snld that tho
proptrtv tv III bo utllled for track room and
the erection of n innminoth depot, which will
b usod not only by the 111b Four rond. but hy
the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Pnyton companies. While no
ofllcial announcement of the project has hon
made by nny of those interested nil the evi
dences of the plans of tho Vnnilerbllts which
have como to the surface plainly point to the
scheme. ... ...
lieports from brokers here, as well ns In
New York, indicate thnt persons workinc In
the interest of the Vnnilerbllts have been lor
somo time buyinc options nn the stock of the
Monon and Cincinnati. Hamilton nnd Dayton
mails, nnd thnt thoy now have a majority ot
the stock ot both llne'i.
TO BUT BIRMISanAM SOUTUEBS.
Southern Ilnilwny Co. nnd Louisville nnd
Nashville Will Get It.
President Samuel fiponcer of tho Bouth.rn
Railway Company snid yestordny that an
agreement had been reached with the Tennes
see Coal and Iron Company under which th
Southern Railway Company and tho I,ouq
vllle nnd Nashvllln Railroad Company jointly
will purehaso tho Illrminehnm Southern Rail
road, n property of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company in the lilrmlnshnm district.
Aecordlnc to tho Wall street report, tho sale
was accompanied hy an undertandlni with
the Tennessee Coal nnd Iron Company as to
rates, which will boot material benellt to Ala
bama's coal and Iron industry. The purchase
price Is said to hnvo beon about $ l.lUO.OOO.
It Is Time
to think of n Ser;o Suit. Wo
hnvo hnn,'in In Biuooth nnd
ohnvlot I'lTocts all Bliudes of
liliu fnst color KUiirntiteetl.
To measure, $l."..r0.
Fnncy Worsted Suit, snmo
firlco Stripes, Checks nnd
'inlieiids.
Writ 'or Samples,
MUSS
BROADWAY, opposite Post Office.
BROOME AMU DOWKIU'.
ALTOELD AXD IIARRISOX.
Former Governor Kxperts to Control the
Illinois Delociillim In 1UOO.
Cine ioo. April 20 Despite Mai or Harrison's
declaration of war. John V. Altecld siys he ex
pects to hnve far better than n eallery scut in
tlie noxt Democratic Nationnl Convention. Hu
counts on bcliic lendornf the Illinois delecta
tion am! some nf his chief lieutenants say lie
will bo Chairman of the convention. It is be
InB talked about aNo that tho e-Oovernor's
friends will not fnvorhavinc tho convention in
Chicaco. Tho Hirrlon peoplo probably will
work to brine thu izntheilni; In this city, and
already nro mid inc thnt n majority ol the Na
tionnl Committee will be friendly to them.
ItlL'HMOMi, Vn . April 21). Major (niter II.
Harrison nl ChiciRn returned to Richmond
laot nlulit from n visit to tlm lower James, nnd
left for tho Natural IJilduethUmoriilni;. When
n.ked nlxnit the mention of hU nnino for tho
Presidential nomlnntlon in llHlo he said.
"I nm not looklni; for nnvtlilnc ns hie as
that, unci 1 do not expect it. I have, for two
years, lustns Rood a job as I vvnnt, and I nm
perfectly sat lslled. Tho Democrats ot Illinois,
I think, prefer W J. llryun for tho nomination
I hellern the Clilcaeo platform, with some
chnnees, nm! eipecinlly some nchlitions, will bo
adopted by tlie National Democratic Conven
tion of 1000 "
COr.VTl COMMITTEE POOR.
Omi the I'nlted Charities ltullilinc for
Kent mid Meets Klsrwherr.
The Republican County Committee, didn't
hold its Aprrl nicotine In tho Assembly Hull of
tho United Charities Ilulldlnc Inst eveninc,
but in tho Murray Hill l.vceum Instead Tho
elevator man nt tho Charities HulMinK ex
plained to anxious inquirers that the County
Com mlttoo owed for four nlchts' use of the
hall. $100. nnd that until tho bill wns settled
the hall would not be let to tho orcanlntlon
ncaln Keeretnrv Manchester ofithn commit
tee salt! that tho hall was bointrpainted mid re
furnished, nnd that it was uninhabitable
Chairman QuicK of the committee Is III nnd
oould not attend tho nicotine John rlnhinn
Hmith cnllod the delecates to order and ns
there wns no business for them to tiansact
thoy adjourned at once.
Finn Old Bow In " Bohemia."
The Tenderloin rounders in "Rohomls," a
resort In West Twenty-ninth stroot, had nn
exciting fleht to amust them last nieht. Throe
men, all well dressed, had a row with one of
the waiters over tho prico of n diink. In the
trouble ovor J.iO worth of Kinases wero
smashed, chairs and tables wore overturned,
and Ilenjamin Dandron of 'I'm West Thirty-second
street, ono of tho waiters,
was stabbed In tho shoulder. Dandron whs
taken to tho New ork Hospital and the three)
mon were arrested U tho West Thirtieth
street stutlon tho prisoners suid they were
John Wilson of fit l Stone streot. Thomas lllack
of IS04 West 114th street and William Wlls in
of .'Hit Uormont nvenue. llrookhn. 'J'lioy
were locked up on a chnrco of disorderly con
duct Shortly afterward Dandron identified
William Wilson as the man who hnd tdabbed
him.
Tretended to Commit Suicide nnd Shot Hlm
seir.
CinrAOO, April 20 Flank Rpatney. lHvenrs
old. protended yostcrdn) nltornoon that ho was
Koing to commit suicide. Ho held a rovolver,
which he thought was not loaded, to his head
and Minpped It three times The hammer
struck an iinillscharBed cnrtr!df.e anil Spatney
foil nith n bullet In his brain, lie cannot re
cover He wns rceontlv honorabl) alscharscd
from a Kansas reclment.
Stabbed While Itldliic n llirjile.
David Dunn, a necro, of 4U West Thlrt
ninth street, was stubbed In the back last
nicht whllo rldinc through that thorouehfaro
on hlsblcjclo. Dunn did not recounizo his as
sailant, who ran away. Dunu was not seri
ously Injured. .
)
SAV AT. l'ERSOSSEL LAW, . '
The 'ecrrtnry of the Navy Decides Somt) ,
I'olnls IlccirdliiE Its Application.
Washimitos. April 20. Several dsotaloi
ccncornlni; tho application of th Naval Per
sonnel act wero rendered to-day by theSeorsw
tarv of tho Navv. Commodoro W. K. Mayo, a 1
retired ofllcor, asked tho Secretary to rale or
the question whether the provision of tho ao .
providing that ollleers who served during the,
civil war shall be retired with tho next higher
grade applied to officers who wero placed on -
the retired list prior to the passago of the act, t
Tho Secretary decided in Ihe negative.
Another decision was that engineer offlcr " i
npiKjinted from elvil life Include those who
were graduated from the Naval Academy, but
wero out of tho sorvleo before being reap-
pointed. Tho question Involved In this cast
was whether such ollleers took rank with
other ollleers according to the date ofthtir
graduation. The Secretary dccldod that their v
standing was lived by the commission. granted
on appointment from civil lire.
Another caso decided involved the pro
vision of tho not that engineer officer
above the grade of I.ieutennnt-Commond-er
shall take tank in the lino ot tha
navy nceordlng to the dates at which they at
tained such relntlve rank. Hut no similar pro-
vision Is made for engineer officers beloK s
that grade. At the suggestion of the Bureau
of Navigation, the Secretary ndopted the rula
that members of classes cubsequent to tho
;ear 1K8I shall be arranged on the combined
line and engineer list nccordlnc to their class
standing ut graduation
t
II-. 500, 000 I'ciwer Company Incorporated '
Tin. mow N. J . April 20 - Tho United Power ,
nnd Transportation Company was incorporated
hero to-ilny with n capital stock of $12,500,000
1 he object ol tho company Is to furnish Dower
by air, water, gas electricity, gravity andother ',
means The Incorporators nnmed are em-
ployecs of tho New Jersey Corporation Guar- '
nntee and Trust Company
SPECIALSALE ;
Cut disss Sails and I'uppers, nw patterns, .
nlth Hti rllni; Sllwr Tup, flold I Ined, eaeh .60s
Hon lieu liisli, rli Ii repoiiaie, diameter G
liiflns, ihpIi . 88, 1
TeS)Oon nc I'.ltlfrli", full ile, set of sll 2.UO
other ittinisa fellows !
Ilis-i'ithp uiiiH, i rxit of li SA.flJI '
Tabic ripimiiH, per Nf t uf fix O.TS
PesNcrt forks per i t of mx v.tlA
'laUo lorkh, i-r et of li 0.71t ;
leui ream s,ouiii, per etof six 4.30
()nuiK Hiciijiirt ptr net of mi (I.4S
Migtir Shi ll. I Ultt mill ullt U.to j
dike Klllvia .... 2.SO 1
I'll l.lmi- 3.0K
draw Iji.II.w JS.SO
Suit Sio Hik ,40o
MiiHtaril spoons ... .45o j
'I lie fn in ri ici-li'tcil from a moct desirable stock .
of hlnllllk'. MliUI'l'! for Wcildllik'nift".
MERIDEN COMPANY. j
SILVKItisMlTIIS,
20R Fifth are, mn-mo Ilrotdwar, d
lladlsoa Bquars. hit. 3Bth a 20th stmt, J
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