Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR,, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. i Sa * PORERCECEEESEROEESOOEOEE eo: eS TPIT LTS Vee. WR RMYY YX REVERE ENE SERENE EE EE EY EEL ELEY EEE EY MELE ELS EEE ENV ELEY EYE PY YE EET EYEE ee yy aE SOPSLSF SOL OOR EELS CO OROOHPLOEPOPPCPEDCOPOROOESEEORDOEIRIRETOTORORROREREEROEEOERTRERRERURECREERERE FT IRETECEEROS. 1 oO VOLO LEED CLEP OLE LE LO DLE PUCEEDSEVOFLVLEEFO DELLE SOP SFOS z 5 : 5 Annual Furnitu Begins September 12 2 E CCL LECT SLOPED DLE LLDESEP POLO YS OO OF: Fe Roy ’ . \ yh =-Ends September 20. Ten days of wonderful selling—every piece of Furniture in SAAS OCEASSPAAAAOAAAAAASAEADSS seees, Foeeoeer SEEES EC ESE EEE TET EE SEES EES SESE EE ES ES $3 | 3 f : + (¢«\Chamber Suites rior Suites. 4 =. " resse 3 iu : tes, the house reduced from to to 50 per cent during the sale. D TS. 33 , Makozany finish, 8 pleces, aa ME tals Saige * bd + de ‘Tapestry ... $30.00 = $19.75 5 5 White and gold. + $18. $10.75 + , Manorany sui 3 pase, se The prices aré for cash—as they are so low as to admit aoe = ee 90, $1825 4 Ge a . ° ‘ m ; ‘%: >) nos eee ese ea of no other terms. .We. will not deliver. any goods during ie eae So $2100 enya ieee 000 noo 134 Overstuff d Tapestry and < * ° Bickin ew ped ld POF + #20, . © reshape lies seks gsi first day of sale, as, in some cases, we have little duplicate Oak. $35.00 $25.00 Se ae ee ie '¥ Overstuffed Brocatelle, 5 s ° Birch . . - $50.00 $36.00 s bd 3 ieee we. $50.00 $92.75 stock--and we want every one who comes during this first Bird's-oye maple 00 $42.00 gen 133 thogany finish, ipes- . Oak $45.00 a * of a eee $35.00 day to see that we have just what we advertise. No goods ka 85.00 $55.00 “ +. ipestry, : ; . eee é A , é Ss ; $16.75 194 Oe ec eases BOD HO will be exchanged--and none sent on approval. Es sro 13h , Apia $45.00 Book Cases. 0 9g ‘3; ‘Mamans A e $17.90 od +3 tere ce geaew’ -4tr oo The stores will be open from 8 A. M. to 6 P. I. daily. oo ginas 1B > Overstuffed — Broentelle ° Mah finish. 5 4 bo oe aod SIE, 5 pleves:... $05.00 $49.25 A largely increased corps of competent salesmen to wait on Sic Gee si Heo Sai acc ee dees o4 Mahogany Tapestry, 3 Solid oak. $15.00 $0.75 Leather ee 3¢ oe $50.00 you. . Solld oak. $16.50 $10.25 Tapestry. “ges —ssiee. (35 $3 $52.00 : Bott “oak sac si0s0 Turkiah Rocker,Corduroy $85.00 32800 | 334 ‘3% Se _oaaee a fs an aed $20.0 © ($3% > Pieces ......ssee-0++ $68.00 $59.50 % 3 $35.00 1554 x : ’ $18.00 +s ¢ Hahogany finish, Bra 300 | Parlor and Chiffoniers. Ladies’ Desks. 32100 33 +: Overstuffed Brocatelle, 5 i vise bse pleces 00 $59.80 Library Tables. Solid Oak, $11.00 $7.15 Oak $7.50 $3.90 $28. <3 r4 3 Orerstuffed Brocatelle, 5 me eee JAS Maple . $15.00 $9.50 one po) <- $7.50 $4.85 $82.00 ‘Te. 33 > 50 $60.00 or mahogany - . White and Gold. + $15.00 $9.75 lahogany finish, polish nenizsed ‘Tee. bd + Overstuffed Goblin, Tap- ‘Tea, mahogany finish... $3.75 $2.00 Solid Oak... $16.00 $10.50 fintsh ++ $8.00. $4.70 $88.00 51.49 bbe *4) estry, 5 plecas........ $85.00 $62.00 ‘Tea, solid oak.. + $7.00 $2.75 White nnd Gold. + $19.00 $11.75 Solid oak, polish finish.. $8.00 $4.70 $1.40 ry bs Mabogany finish, Tap- Mabee=ny Jane Mes eps Solid Oax. . $13.50 Mahogany finish, polish H +; ; estry, 6 pieces. $80.00 $63.00 iahogany finish and oak. $4. : Birch 00 finish seve $200 $5.75 oo (33% $9 Overstuffed Brocatelle, Mahogany finish. = $5.75 $3.75 Mahogany poe Solid oak. $12.00 95.95 all Racks. $2.00 2% oe pleces ++ $85.00 $68.00 Sold mahogan; = $6.00 $3.90 Solid oak, polish finish.. $10.00 $5.95 $2.35 od ‘+> Overstuffed Damask, Mahogany finish. + $8.50 $4.25 Solid oak, polish finish.. $12.00 $6.25 Oak . $6.00 $3.95 bg +9 pieces ++ $85.00 $68.75 Card, oak. . + $8.50 $4.25 Cheval Glasses Solid oak, secretary... $10.50 $6.75 Oak 2 $7.00 $4.75 $2.85 roe 3 Mahogany Tnlatd, ‘Tap- Solid mahognuy. + $14.00 $7.00 . . 38.10 Oak + $850 $5.25 g235 |33 $3 estry, 3 pleces........ $70.00 $69.00 ‘Tea, solid mabogany.... $14.00 $7.00 $9.85 Ook > 99.00 © $8.10 dS Di con saat Da- _ ney, + $23.00 $15.75. ae eee ais $9.85 Oak 2818.50 $7.75 $2.35 be mk, 3 pleces....... .00 . a = + $45.00 00 RSE Oea : : i bbe Bird's.cy: Mahogany ‘Anish, alan ee Solid abgear : sae age Birch: $13.90 S iL ont : peosees 5 eed bee * aa eee seeps estry, 5 pleces........ $90.00 $70.00 Sold oak. + $50.00 $36.50 Oak. $14.00 , $14.00 Oak 1 g23. aes mm IOh + oe Mahogany ( Overstuffed Damask, Solid oak . $54.00 $40.00 Oak 27.75 A $14.35 Oak | Has oy oe 9 $4 bY nile Make ++ $90.00 $73.00 Solid mahogany. $80.00 $40.00 Maple $23.00 Maple, inlaid. . . $14.90 Oak . Pee eee ae bod pan] whl y. Matogany finish, Dam- Solid mahogany + $65.00 $49.00 Maple $27.00 Solid oak, with mfrror.. $23.00 $15.75 Oak .. $28.00 $20.00 dq ‘e, $75.00 Birch $38.00 Solld oak, with mirror. $23.00 $17.00 Oak . 2 $30.00 $21.80 roe rs Mahogany 338.00 Solid mahogany, mirror, Oak . $30.00 Y yg $78.00 Couches. and brass ornaments... $30.00 $18.00 Oak eoy eed ? 5 $79.00 Damask v.00 = 3850-1 Wash esac = ae ent ‘ F200 ry $1.90 38 , x wee . 2 5 arte! . A 00 Biret ns > Leatherette $12.00 $7.35 as stands, Quartered oak. . 321.00 ae = Mage paaped Solid oak, cane seat.... $3.75 ze bY 9 $84.00 Secarty, + $10.00 $7.85 wiiieana’God Solia mahogany, inlaid $32.00 $24.00 Oak 7 $45.00 areas Solid oak, leather seat.. $4.00 ~ $2.95 rie +3 Box Couch, Cretonne.... $12.00 $8.60 ee $8.00)... 5.5 Solid mahogany, Inlaid. $35.00 $27.00 Oak $45.00 $34.80 Solid oak, arm,cane seat. $5.00 93.85 [R¥4 * $85.00 Box Couch, Cretonne.... $15.00 $10.00 Chercy . $8.75 Solid oak, polished... $34.90 Oak | 1 $35.00 : Solid oak, arm,cane seat. $6.50 $4.75 [SRS bs Box Couch, Denim $15.00 $10.00 Oak $8.96 Solid mahogany, inlaid. $45.00 $35.00 Mahogany 2 $58.00 ape Solid oak,arm,lea. seat... $7.50 $5.50 [he $3 sco Gate pain Seg ed White and Gold $9.00 Solid mahogany, fnlatd. $55.00 $42.50 Oak : = —— Sample Cheirs that have been used- dad Peete Tapestry $17.50 $12.50 Ghrerey ss 25283 2920.00 (g11:00 Soild mahogany $90.00 $50.00 Oak ‘ soca Me $5.00 quailty reduced to $2.50, the $4.00 | Pod $3 «| Folding Beds. $88.50 Oak Couch, 12100 $14.90 se a eet ed Prima vera $85.00 $60.00 Ock _gS0 S500 Eee seatly oeend © #250, ¥ 33 i Corduroy = $23.00 $15.00 JOGOS a S Mahogany y : Doe; Walnut finish, mantel.. $10.00 $7.50 estry, 3 pleces........$140.00 $90.00 ‘Tapestry = $24.00 $16.00 Maloeany = Pict tad 5 Oak Giseeo abeenas $2) Be! Oak fntsh, mantel, cab- cone Brocatelle, See oat Karpenting i ssscoll sigs Washstunds at $1.90 and upwards. Dining Tables. $175.00 Agere Buffet Tables. bd Ceo er nenabeeiboectae S GO fe = Kalser Plush. ~ $30.00 19.60, Carved Ouk. -- $300, $200. . - by Mahoghtiy © Aaiahs~ naw. Overstuttd.. Damask Corduroy, with pI + $25.00 ice * bo - ee ie Solid oak....... sus OH ¥ “ alte gtttccrseece,- HhOD $15.20 Latin, Sie a irked ad) eee Gites cee $22.00 Dressing ‘Fables. Large aes Uiheesy N eas) aie Regs nats = s00 135 3 g , mantel - ch, Corduroy... $32. 4. RE me , Z & 2 09 %) % ae sm |Bed Room Tables. Mahogany ‘Couch, Velow $85.00 $25.00 Maple --soeenepy spoon $1290 eee Sideboards. pact ma 3h ye i€s. Figured Velour, with pll- Mahogany ‘finish; , $12.00 Ltd ” shot yee $10.50 be oo $82 $23.00 low + $35.00 $27.00 Mahogany finish, ous ; ‘ey Solid oak, combination... $46.00 $23.00 Solid Ork. $10 $35 Teather - $60.00 Sse oak aay — ‘ tee $8.50 35:00 Solid pred bed aS Solid onk,. wardrobe... $35.00 $25.00 Mahogany finish. $1.25 $79 Sota Bed, Corduroy..... $58.00 $48.00 $15.00 $10.00 Solid 917.75 «|S 333 Oak Sate combination. $95.00 $25.00 Mabornny ‘nies $2.50 $1.40 Mahogany Couch Leather $00.00 $47.00 $15.50 wo e235 = sms [3% ‘ : . : oe : d Couch;Leather $62. ; Doe) robe... cesses $85.00 $27.50 Sold Oaks foo gas ee eg ae eee $30.0 Seniesa ial dere by Lie} Sold oak, combination. $70.00 $55.00 Carly Birch. ++ $6.00 $2.85 Offi e Desk e re Reread $20.00 $14.90 4 nis Solid Oak. +1425 $2.95 Ic esks. Saat bk a6 aex ones ¢ | Parlor Cabinets. Bitata . cee s1870 : | este, matozeny anuh.. arse sam | Mantel Cabinets. folkd Oak: ait tops cL ikon” “atte ae 10.85 33 Music, mahogany finish. $15.00 $7.50 Solid Oak, flat top. $15.00 Sold Oak, 12-feet’ ex- ba ‘s 22} Mchogany finish. $14.75 Solid Oak... Solld Oak, flat top. $17.50 tension $22.00 | Mahogany finish. $15.90 Solid Oak Solid Oak, fiat top. : $18.50 Carly Birch, 10-feet ex- = fe} Solid. Ouk $18.00 Solid Oak Solid Oak, roll top, y $24.00 tension... 00 $33.00 Carly Birch Ye] Tambo .. i $20.00 Mahogany finish. Solld Oak, roll top, 50 in. $30.00 $24.50 Solid Mahogany, 10-fect : Solid Oak... 4 Solid = Mahogan; $34.00 $25.00 Mahogany finish. Solid Oak, roll top, 60 in. $35.00 $27.00 extension .. se $45.00 $34.00 : 4g| Sold Mahogany. $50.00 $30.00 Solid Mahogany. Solid Oak, roll top, 60 in. $40.00 $32.00 Solid Oak, 12-feet 4g} Solid Mahogany. $70.00 $47.00 Solid Oak Solid ouk, roll top + $60.00 $48.00 extension .........+06 $85.00 $65.00 %) —- — — —_—— = =e ; ; Largest Exclusively Retail. Furni- ture, Carpet, Drapery, Upholstery 9 and Wall Paper House in America, . ERP OROREEOCETO ECE OS ROO E PEER CCEOLO ES SPERELRER EEE LE EROS EAEFOTORTRE RES ERE: shecoeee SLIPS SLI ILI SIS I FI PIII IIIS CPEGEDS BOE EE ESS FOOD SPPPPOSOPRPS: SPEP FEES FLED SECEDE SP CHEESES OE COETEECES FSVOOE: Seceseeeeeeeee St exact figures of the proposed contract de-| “Well, Mister Paul, I won't do it again,” | “At school,” Bob declared, “we uster| probably go out of town that Saturday (Copyright, 1895, by Irving Bacheller.) (Continued from Saturday's Star.) / .® CHAPTER III. Dyring the next week the office of Whit- tier, Wheatcroft & Co. had {ts usual as pect of prosperous placidity. The routine werk was done in the routine way: the por- ter opened the office every morning and the office boy arrived a few minutes after it was opened; the clerks came at 9, and a little later the partners were to be seen in the Inner office reading the morning's cor- respondence. The Whittlers, father and son, had had a discussion with Mr. Wheatcroft as to the most advisable course to adopt to prevent the future leakage of the trade secrets of the firm. The senior partner succeeded in dissuading the junior partner from the em- ploying of detectives. “Not yet,” he said, “not yet. These clerks have all served us faithfully for years, and I don’t want to submit them to the indig- nity of belng ‘shadowed’—that’s what they call it, ian’t it?—of being shadowed by :-ome cheap hireling who may try to distort the most innocent acts into evidence of suilt, so that he can show us how smart he Is."" “But this sort of thing can't go on for- ever,” ejaculated Mr. Wheatcroft. “If we are to be underbid on every contract worth having we might as well go out of the business!” “That's true, of course,” Mr. Whittier admitted, “‘but we are not sure that we are being underbid unfairly" “The Tuxedo Company have taken away three contracts from us in the past two months,” cried the junior partner. “We can be sure of that, can't we?” “We have lost three contracts, of course,” returned Mr. Whittier, in his most concilia- tory manner, “and the Tuxedo people have captured them. But that may be only a coincidence after all.” “It is a pretty expensive coincidence for us,’ snorted Mr. Wheatcroft. “But because we have lost money,” the senior partner rejoined gently, laying his hand on Mr, Wheatcroft's arm, “that’s no reason why We should also lose our heals. Tt is no reason why we should depart from our old custom of treating every man fair- ly. If there {a any one in our employ here who Is selling us, why, if we give him rope enough, he will hang himself sooner or later.” “And before he suspends himself that way,” cried Mr. Wheatcroft, “we may be forced to suspend ourselves.” “Come, come, Wheatcroft,” said the sen- for partner, “I think we can afford to stand the loss a little longer. What we can't af- ford to do is to lose our telf-respect by do- ing something irreparable. It may be that we shall have to employ detectives—but I don’t think the time has come yet.” “Very well,” the junior partner declared, yielding an_unwilling consent. ‘I don’t in- sist on it. I still think it would be best not to waste any more time—but I don’t insist. What will happen is that we shall lore the rolling of those steel rails for the Spring- field and Athens road—that's all." Paul Whittier had taken no part in this “I think we can stand the loss a lit- tle longer.” discussion. He agreed with his father, and he saw no need for him to urge any further argument. Now he looked up and asked when they intended to put in the bid for the rails. His father then explained that they were expecting a special estimate from the engineers at the Ramapo works, and that it would probably be Saturday before this could be discussed by the partners and the termined. “And if we "t want to lose that con- tract for sure,” insisted Mr. Wheatcroft, “I think we had better change the com- bination on that safe.” “May I suggest,” said Paul, “that it seems to me better to leave the combina- tion as it is. What we want to do ts not to get this Springfield and’ Athens contract so much as to find out whether some one really is getting at the letter book. There- fore we musn’t make it any harder for the some one to get at the letter book.” “Oh, very well," Mr. Wheatcroft as- sented a little ungraciously. “Have it your own way. But I want you to under- stand now that I think you are only post- poning the inevitable.”” And with that the subject was dropped. For several days the three men who were together for hours in the office of the Ramapo iron and steel works refrained from any discussion of the question which was most prominent in their minds. It was on Wednesday that the tall clock that Paul Whittier had broken returned from the repairers. Paul himself helped the men to set it again in its old place in the corner of the office, facing the safe which occupied the corner diagonally op- Posite. It so chanced that Paul came down late on Thursday morning, and perhaps this was the reason that a pressure of delayed work kept him in the office that evening jong after every one else. The clerks had all gone, even Major Van Zandt, al- ways the last to leave—and the porter had come in twice before the son of the senior partner was ready to go for the night. The gas was lighted here and there in the long, narrow, deserted store, as Paul walked through it from the office to the street. Outside the swift twilight of a New York November nad already settled down on the city. “Can't I carry yer bag for ye, Mister Paul?” asked the porter, who was show- ing him out. “No, thank you, Mike,” was the young man’s answer. ‘That bag has very little in PS And besides I haven't got to carry it fo The next morning Paul was the first of the three to arrive. The clerks were in their places already, but neither the sen- jor or the junior partner had yet come. The porter happened to be standing under the wagon archway as Paul Whittier was about to enter the store. The young man saw the porter and a mischevious smile hovered about the cor- ners of his mouth. “Mike,” he said, pausing on the door- step, ‘' do you think you ought to smoke while you are cleaning out our office in the morning?” “Sure I haven’t had me pipe in me mouth this mornin’ at all,” the porter answered, taken by surprise. “But yesterday morning? Paul pursued. “Yesterday mornin’,”" Mike echoed, not a little puzzled. “Yecterday morning at ten minutes be- fore eight you were in the private office smoking a pipe—" “But how did you see me, Mister Paul?” cried Mike, in amaze; “ye was late in comin’ down yesterday, wasn’t ye?” Paul smiled pleasantly. “A little bird told me," he said. “If I had the bird I'd wring his neck for tel'in’ tales,” declared the porter. “I don’t mind your smoking, Mike,” the young man went on, “that’s your own af- fair: but I'd rather you didn’t smoke a pipe pails you are tidying up in the private of- ice.” the porter promised. “And I wouldn't encourage Bob to smoke, either,” Paul continued. “I encourage him?” inquired Mike. “Yes,” Paul explained, esterday morn- ing you let him light his cigarette from your pipe—didn’t you?® “Were ye peekin’ in thro’ the winder, Mister Paul?” the porter asked, eagerly. “Ye saw me—an’ I never saw ye at all.” “No,” the young man answered, “I can't say that I saw you myself. A little bird told me.” And with that he left the wondering por- ter and entered the store. Just inside the “Can't I carry $our bag for you?” dcor was the office boy, who hastily hid en unlighted cigarette as he caught sight of the senior partrer’s son. When Paul saw’ the red-headed boy he smiled again mischievously. “Bob,” he began,,twhen you want to see who can stand on gis head longest, you or Danny the bootblack, don’t you think you could choose a better place than the private office?” ‘ The office boy was quite as much taken by surprise as the porter had been; but he was younger and giltcker-witled. “And when did I,have Danny in the of- fice?” he asked, défiantly. “Yesterday morning,” Paul answered, still smiling, “‘a little before half-past eight.” “Yesterday morning?” repeated Bob, as though trying hard to recall all the events of the day before. “Maybe Danny did come in for a minute. “He played leapfrog with you all the way into the private office,” Paul went on, while Bob looked at him with increa$ing wonder. “How did you- know?” the office boy asked, frankly. ‘‘Were you lookin’ through the windows?” “How do I know that you and Danny stood on your heads in the corner of the office with your heels against the safe, scratching off the paint? Next time I'd try the yard, if I were you. Sports of that sort are more fun in the open alr.” And with that parting shot Paul went on his way to his own desk, leaving the office boy greatly puzzled. Later in the day Bob and Mike exchanged confidences, and neither was ready with any explanation, think teacher had eyes in fhe back of her head. She was everlastingly catchin’ me when I did things behind her back. But Mr. Paul beats that—for he see me doin’ things when he wa’n’t here.” “Mister Paul wa'n't here, for sure, yes- terday mornin’,” Mike asserted, “I'd take ™me oath o that. An’ if he ‘n't here, hew could he see me givin’ ye a light from me pipe? Answer me that! He says it’s a little bird told him—but that’s not it, I'm thinkin’. Not but what they have clocks with birds into ‘em that come out an’ tell the time 0’ day—‘cuckoo!” ‘cuckoo! ‘cuckoo!” An’ if that big clock he broke last week had a bird that could tell time that way I'd break the thing quick—so I would.” “It ain't no bird,” said Bob, “you can bet your life on that. No birds can’t tell him nothin’ more'n you can catch ‘em by puttin’ salt on their tails. I know what it is Mr. Paul does—least I know how he does it. It's second sight, that’s what It is! I see a man onct at the theayter, an’ he—” But perhaps it is not necessary to set down here the office boy’s recollection of the trick of an ingenious magician. About half an hour after Paul had ar- rived at the office, Mr. Wheatcroft appear- ed. The junior partner hesitated in the doorway for a second and then entered. Paul was watching him, and the same mischievous smile flashed over the face of the young man. “You need not be alarmed today, Wheatcroft.” he said, “there is no fascl. nating female waiting for you this morn- ing.” “Confound the woman!” ejaculated Mr. Wheatcroft, testily. “I couldn't get rid of ber.” “But vou subscribed for the book at las' asserted Paul, “and she went away happy. “I believe I did agree to take one copy of the work she showed me,” admitted Mr. Wheatcroft, a little sheepishly. Then he looked up suddenly. “‘Wny, bless my soul,” he cried, “that was yesterday morning—' “Allowing for differences of clocks,” Paul returned, “it was about ten minutes to 10 yesterday morning.” “Then how do you come to know any- thing about it? I should like to be told that!” the junior partner inquired. “You did not get down till nearly 12.” “T had an eye on you,” Paul answered, as the smile again flitted across his face. “But I thought you were detained all the morning by a sick friend,” insisted Mr. Wheatcroft. “So I was,” Paul responded. “And if you won't believe I had an eye on you all I can say then is—that a little bird told me.” “Stuff and nonsense!” cried Mr. Wheat- croft. “Your little bird had two legs, hadn't it?” “Most birds have,” laughed Paul. “I mean two legs in a pair of trousers,” explained the junior partner, rumpling his grizzled hair with an tmpatient gesture. “You see now how uncomfortable it is to be shadowed,” said Paul, turning the topic, as his father entered the office. That Saturday afternoon Mr. Whittier and Mr. Wheatcroft agreed on the bid to be made on the steel rails needed by the Springfield and Athens road. While the elder Mr. Whittier wrote the letter to the railroad with his own hand, his son ma- neuvered the junior partner into the outer office, where all the clerks happened to be at work, including the old bookkeeper. Then Paul maraged his conversation with Mr. Wheatcroft so that any one of the five employes who chose to listen to the ap- parently careless talk should know that the firm had just made a bid on another im- portant contract. Paul also spoke as though both his father and himself would BAS to remain away unt!l Monday morn- ing. Just before the store was closed for the night Paul Whittier wound up the eight- day clock that stood in the corner opposite the private safe. (To be continued on Tuesday.) ———_-e+_______ THIRTY MINERS ENTOMBED. T>+rrible Disaster in the Calumet Mines. Over thirty miners, mostly Austrian trimmers, were «entombed in the Osceola copper mine, at Calumet, Mich., Saturday, and, as the entrances were battened up to extinguish the fire that caused the disaster, all hope of rescue was given up. This is the greatest loss of life that has ever oc- curred in the copper country. The fire broke out at 3 o’clock from un- known cause in the twenty-seventh level. As Capt. Edwards was making his way to No. 3 shaft he smelled wood burning, but scme of the miners working in the levels there would not believe there was fire in the mine, as they could not smell any smcke or hear flames crackling. On near- ing No. 3 shaft Capt. Edwards met Capt. Trenberts and a party of men who were looking for the fire, and on reaching the shaft they found a large quantity of log- ging on fire. Capt. Trenberts and a party of men were left to fight the fire below, while Capt. Edwards went to the surface to get a hose, but when he returned he found that the smoke had made an updraft instead of 2 down, and in consequence he had to come back to the surface as fast as possible. Word was immediately sent to the men in the mine for all to come to the surface, which mcst of them succeeded in doing, but there still remain in the dry house thirty suits of clothes, and It is supposed that that number were unable to get out in time, and are entombed 2,700 feet below the surface, with no possible avenue of escape. The scene at the Opeeche shaft, where many of the men came up, was deeply heartrending, thousands having gathered around the mouth of this shaft, many wo- men and children standing around, looking tor their husbands and fathers. Searching parties were sent down in Nos. 1 and 2 shefts to try and reach them from the drifts leading to No. 3 shaft above the twenty-seventh level, but were unsuccess- ful. The mouths of the shafts were then battened up. ———_+-+. Stenm Trial of the Texas. Orders have been given for the official steam trial of the second-class battlesh{p Texas on the 12th instant. The test will consist of a run of four hours out to sea, and while the irial will not be a test of speed, it is understood that the ship will be expected to approximate her best work on this oceasion. The contract calls for 8,600 horse-power. 2—___ The St. Louin Accepted. As a result of her recent successful trial run in the English channel,. the American Ine steamship St. Louis has been accepted by the government as a vessel of the first class for ocean mail service. She developed | a speed of 22.90 knots per hour for four | hours on her official trial. AN INCENDIARY Con#Prracy. Clockwork Used to Precipitate Chem< les and Cause Fires. A special from Montreal says: The greatest arson conspiracy that has ever been concocted in America was un- earthed in Montreal Saturday. Warrants are out for ten of the most prominent merchants in the city and three of them have already been arrested. The thing started with the arrest of three men—Jen- kins, Moore and Clores. About five weeks ago these men were ar- rested for setting fire to the wholesale sta- tionery store of Boyd, Gillis & Company. Boyd, the senior member, suddenly left for Europe, and when Clores, after his arrest, turned queen’s evidence it was found that Boyd was connected with the matter, ap- proved of it and procured part of the re- ceipts which the insurance adjusters awarded as damages. The evidence showed that there was a widespread conspiracy, which has ramifica- tions in the states and all through Canada. It was found that the conspirators were in the habit of setting fire to the places by means of a clockwork arrangement. This was made of an alarm clock with bell taken off. On the top was a thin glass bowl of sulphuric acid and below it a bowl containing methylated spirits. When the hour came for the clock to strike the alarm the hammer broke the glass bowl,and as the sulphuric acid was precipitated into the methylated spirits the combination burst out in ffames. Mr. J. F, Quinn, crown prosecutor, went to New York to inquire into the United States end of the conspiracy. Nine war- rants were sworn out. These were for Wil- Mam Thomas, John RB. Eiser, ville, Richards, Dagenas, Davis, all furriers, and Bellaus and Lowenthal, wholesale clothiers. A small army of detectives were oa een @ total amount of the men’s nul: Is said to be about $100,000, ‘The es have created the greatest sensation. ——— CHARGED WITH FORGERY. Sernational Allegations Aga Omcia’ Warrants have been issued at Butte, Mont., for several men in high stand- ing, charged with the forgery of city warrants on different funds during the last city administration. The arrests will result in startling disclosures, and the names on the warrants indicate that few men connected with the late administra- tion will escape being Grawn into the scan- dal that will result. cers claim that the fictitious warrants wili amount all the way from $20,000 to $160,000, it Butte eeeeeeeeseen Always FIRST : : Gail Borden Eagle Brand CONDENSED MILK For 35 years the leading brand. It is the @ reat a2 the moet econonal Hy A PERFECT FOOD FOR INPANTS eee: eceeoescccooooss REREEL 1 eA NARA ON RET The prosecuting offi- , ?