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1904. KILLED HIMSELF, AS HE SAID HE WOULD. Suicide on Schedule Time in the Cemetery at nington. MANY MESSAGES UNDELIVERED. If They Been Handed to the Recipients the Printer's Life Might Have Been Saved.

Because the telegraph office in Bennington closes at 8 o'clock Gideon H. Burton of Brooklyn was permitted to kill himself there early yesterday morning! in accordance with his intention as expressed in a letter to his wife. If the telegraph company had delivered the several sent to Bennington to prevent messases, killing himself he could have been stopped in time. The friends. of the Burton family in Brooklyn are very much wrought up over the failure of the telegraph company to deliver the that were intended to save Burmessages, They were bitter to-day in their denunciation of men who had no more feeling than to let such important messages go undelivered.

"It does seem that the company might have delivered a message to save a man from said one of the closest friends and neighbors of Mr. Burton. "Even if the Bennington office does close at 8 o'clock that is no reason why they should not have made an effort to deliver the messages." Mr. Burton announced intention of killing himself on his daughter's grave in Bennington was made public in the Eagle yesterday. Burton killed himself just as the Eagle went to press with the story of his disappearance from Brooklyn and the letter to his wife, telling of his intention.

The Eagle sent a message to Bennington early in the evening that might have saved Burton's life had it not gone undelivered, just as was the message sent by Mrs. Burton to her sister-inlaw, Mrs. Frank Day, of Bennington. The telegraph company notified the Eagle that its telegram could not be delivered until the following day The next morning Burton's body was found lying across his father's grave in the village cemeterw, where the Burtons have buried for generations. Mr.

Burton had brooded over the death three years ago. of his daughter, Mrs. H. Story, until his mind had become unbalanced. Mrs.

Story died when only 25 years old, and from the day of her death her father was never the same. Mr. Burton left home Thursday. From some place in the city he wrote a letter to his wife, telling her he was going to kill himself. He arranged some of his family affairs before going.

Mr. Burton collapsed when she received the letter and had to stay in bed from that time up to yesterday when she left for Bennington. At first she believed the Slocum disaster had preyed upon her husband's mind, and she was hopeful that he would return safely home. Saturday afternoon, when it became almost certain that he had gone to Bennington, she sent a telegram to her sister, Mrs. Day.

Mrs. Day did not get the notice, it was said this morning. Burton was in Bennington for perhaps a whole day before he killed himself. He had a pleasant chat with his old friend. Chief of Police Godfrey, Saturday evening.

He and Godfrey had served together in the Civil War, Burton being first lieutenant of Company K. First Vermont volunteers. Godfrey said -to-day that his old comrade was apparently cheerful Saturday night and talked jokingly of old times. Burton was not seen after midnight, but shortly after 1 o'clock residents of the vicinity of the cemetery heard a pistol shot. They paid no particular attention to: the shot, and it was not until 9 o'clock in the morning that they found Burton's body.

He had fired a bullet into his brain, the ball entering over the left eye, He had evidently mistaken his father's grave for his daughter's, as the night was dark. H. H. Story, Mr. Burton's son-in-law, said when he heard of the sulcide that there was some mistake.

He and other members of the family professed to believe that Burton had not killed himself. As 600n as positive news arrived Mrs. Burton and a friend left for Bennington. The burial will be there, as it is the old home of both Mr. and Mrs.

Burton. Burton had lived in New York for a number of years, and had acquired fortune here in the printing business. He lived a life of leisure, spending much of his time in his automobile with his little granddaughter, Mrs. Story's child. His son-in-law, H.

H. Story, is in the gas business. There was no one of the family at home to-day at 376 Decatur street, where Mr. Burton had lived number of years. RUBBER FROM A WEED.

Discovery in Colorado That Promises a Commercial Revolution. The announcement that rubber has been found in a supposedly useless weed, a ing on the arid plateaus and high mesa lands of the Colorado Mountains, sets at rest all fears of a rubber shortage, says The World To-day. The rubber tree is a product peculiar to the tropics. The newly discovered rubber plant of Colorado, however, grows at an altitude of from 5,000 to 12,000 feet, where the climate holds all the rigore of a rainless summer. The discovery of the plant relieves the world's rubber market from its dependonce on the tropics and makes it possible for rubber to become a stable crop, even in countries where extreme cold prevails.

To F. E. Marsh, of Denver, is due the credit of the discovery. He went to Colorado two years ago, an invalid, and to regain his health went out on to the range with the cowboys. He struck the range near Buena Vista, where he found the cowboys chewing the roots of a weed they called "rabbit bush." After being thoroughly mastirated the root left a gummy substance, When Mr.

Marsh first noticed it he ered it of more than usual interest, and at his first opportunity sent samples of the weed to Professor T. D. A. Cockerell, let, at Colorado College, for examination. The professor's test showed the gummy substance to be gum elastic or India rubber.

When compared with other rubbers it was found to be equal to the best medium grade of the tropical products. THINGS THAT WENT WRONG. THE SERVANT GIRL, WHO WAS NOT. peddler called at a north side dwelling the other morning. A hard-featured, cross-eyed servant girl came to the door.

the mistress of the house at home?" asked the peddler. will see," said the servant, politely, "Will you come THE GRADUATE AND THE PARMER Just as the sun was at its meridian one summer day a pale, scholarly looking young man, weary from his long tramp over the dusty road, appeared at the house of a rich Kansas farmer. "Is this Mr. Checkrow?" he inquired. "Yes, replied the farmer.

"My name in Harvardson." said the other. "I am just out of college got all the barvest hands 1 need," interrupted the farmer. talking about harvest hands?" said the young man, with a flush of indignation. "I've come to buy your farm, if you want to sell it." -Chicago Tribune. STANDS NO CHANCE.

Fond mamma--I'm not surprised, Edith, that young Mr. Highmus prefers your elety to that of Kate Garlinghorn. She may be more dashing and coquettish, but she is far from being your equal in the enduring qualities of intellect and culture." Miss that's where I've got the bulge on poor little Kit." -Chicago Tribune. WILLIE WAS A RECKLESS BOY. TO ALL TRAINS The Rube--Will you walk eround an' show where Palace Hotel's at? The Kid-I can't afford to, mister, but Willie here might.

He don't keer who he's seen wit. DISCUSS RUSSIAN REFORMS. St. Petersburg, June 20--The St. Petersburg Provincial Consultative Committee, summoned by the Emperor to discuss peasant reforms, assembled here to-day.

The most important question regarding which the opinion of the committee was asked was whether communal customs should remain in force or the statute law be applied. Other provincial committees have already discussed the question, a minority of them favoring the abolition of the common law. The opinion of the St. Petersburg committee is expected to exercise great weight in the decision of the matter. THE REV.

ELIJAH STONE DEAD. Chicago, June 20-The Rev. Elijah Stone, father of Melville E. Stone, general manager of the Associated Press, and of Ormond Stone, professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia, is dead, in Charlottesville, Va. Born in Hampton, N.

in 1821, and educated for. the ministry at the Auburn Seminary, Mr. Stone came to Illinois in 1840 and one of the first circuit riders in the state. He often rode long distances in company with Abraham Lincoln when the latter was making his campaign for the Legislature. AERIAL TOBOGGANING.

A Fad That the Gilded Youth Have Acquired Recently in Paris. The gilded youth of Paris have lately gone in for new fad, called "aerial tobogganing," which is nothing more or less than sailing through the air by the means of aeroplanes, says the Philadelphia Record. These winglike constructions enter largely into the makeup of some flying machines. Many investigators who have been engaged in the conquest of air contend that the aeroplane offers the only solution of manflight, and that the use of the balloon as a means of buoyancy is all wrong, as it presents too much gurface to be acted upon by the wind, making the machine uncontrollable. With the aeroplane it is contended that man will eventually be able fly as the eagle and the buzzard, which can be seen a-sailing in the air with outstretched wings for minutes at a time without the movement of a muscle.

Aerial tobogganing is a new, hardy sport, not without danger, which will doubtless soon be better known to the world, as the men who have taken it up are of unusual wealth and prominence. These are: Ernest Archdeason, Jacques Balsan and the Comte de la Vaulx, who "risk their skin," as the French say, willingly for the excitement seconded by experts of the type of Mallet, the balloon constructor and fearless aeronaut; Girardot, the automobile constructor and breakneck racer; the eclectic Henri de Rothschild, doctor, bone-setter and aire, and George Dargent, the model maker and general aeronautic specialist of the French army's balloon park at Chalais-Houdon, these young Parisians are in a state to do some very lively sporting. In a recent chat Mr. Archdeacon said: "The aeroplane has come to stay. "Chanute and Herrin, improving on the unhappy Lilientbal, obtained results which encouraged Wilbur Wright and hie brother to undertake what have turned out such brilliant experiments.

Nothing could be imagined simpler than the Wright aeroplane. "The American brothers Wright have demonstrated that, roughly, for sporting purposes, the tobogganing will be as 100 to 8 in proportion to the height from which one starts with box kite aeroplane. That is to say, you carry your aeroplane to the height of a dune overlooking a wide flat expanse of sand below. The sport gets in his plane and holds tight, lying flat. Four men take each a corner and run with the aeroplane against the wind--to the edge of the dune.

Then they throw it out end it goes as the French say, sustained by the air, sliding down the air. 60 to speak. The formula 100-S means that if you start from height of 8 yards you will toboggan diagonally down to a distance 100 yards from your, point of departure, while if you start from a height of 80 yards your trip will be 000 yards." ENGLISH ARE OUT OF DATE. Sailors of Other Nations Take Their Places on Board Ship. The skipper of the tramp steamer Bumping Billy was engaging a new crew.

"What's your name?" he said to the foremost applicant. "Giuseppe Grinollert," replied the man. "Eyetalian?" "Yees, sair." "Very good: step to one side. And he went on the next A. B.

"Ivan Ikanoff." "Russian? "Bolish. sare?" "Right; step alongside o' Yewseppy. "Next man?" Zwillangual." "German?" "Very good: over you go: next "Manoel Oliveria. I Portuguese seaman, senhor." "Step over then, Manniwel. Next?" Thompson, sir." "John Thompson, "What in th-thunder-what the -what screamed the horrifed ter.

"English, sir," replied the man. For a full half minute the unhappy per stood speechless, his countenance turnine from purple to orange and from orange to gray, and then. with a gurgling gasp of "English, by gum!" he tottered, staggered and fell prone upon the ground. -Liverpool Post. CHANGED HER MIND.

"Well. well, there When I saw her last bachelor girl. That's "All that's changed that hobby for a Press. gOOS Sties Strong. she was posing as her hobby." now.

She's dropped hubby." -Philadelphia LEADING HIM ON. He -I'm going a to kiss you. She--If you do I'll scream. He--You're cold-My cold? Yes, len't it awful. 1'm sure I'm losing my Press HYMEN WAS OVERWORKED; WOMAN WEDS NINE TIMES She Was Divorced From Two Husbands and Remarried to Them.

MATRIMONY RECORD HERS. Nebraska Matron Finally United to Man She Loved and Parted From When a Girl. (Special to the Eagle.) Harrisburg, June 20-A matrimonial record, presumably without a parallel in the connubial annals of this or any other civilized country, has been made by a not uncomely middle-aged woman who has just sold her ranch in Scott Bluff county, north of here, and gone east to live with a man to whom she was recently married in fulfillment of a promise she made to him when they were lad and lass in Ireland. But this marriage, romantic though it be, does not constitute the woman's unparalleled matrimonial record. She enjoys the distinction of having taken the marriage vows nine times, of having been taken to wife by seven men, of having been divorced from four, of having been and of having children by every one remarried and divorced from two, twice, of her seven husbands save the one with whom she is now living.

She is the mother of seventeen children, nine sons and eight daughters, all of whom are now living, and all but three have children of their own. Ann Moore was born and reared. in. the north of Ireland and was accounted the most buxom and comely lass 1 in all the countryside. Thomas Fitzgerald was her favorite suitor, but he was poor.

Soon after the engagement, Ann was brought by her parents to this country. Thomas and Ann bade each other farewell, with many protestations of love and fidelity and with the promise on his part that within the year he should come over to marry her. From New York the family made its way to a village in northern Ohio. Letters from Thomas came regularly to Ann until a misunderstanding arose. Soon after the Moores set out for Iowa and Thomas arrived and set out for Ohio, but could not find his sweetheart.

Ann did not know that her father had neglected to tell the postmaster where to forward their mail, and as time went on and no letter from Thomas came, she became convinced that he did not care for her and grew bitter and resentful in her feelings toward him. Not long after she left Ohio she was married to a young Irish lawyer in a middle Western town. She declared that she did not love him, but he said he would win her love, and she accepted him on those terms. He soon became addicted to drink and became cruel to her and a few weeks after a child was born to them he deserted her. She obtained a divorce.

Within a year she was married to another man. They lived happily and children came to them, but in a few years he died and a few weeks after his death another child was born to her. With her children Ann went to a neighboring city in the hope that there she might the better support them and herself. But another marriage, more children and another divorce within a few years were the fruits of her going. She went to smaller town and there within a short time she was again married to her first husband.

Thus her matrimonial ventures went on, every one adding to her already large family of children, every one making heavier still the burden she bore. until finally she was taken to wife by an industrious, kind-hearted farmer in Iowa. He was her sixth husband, Prior to her marriage to him she had been taken to wife by five men, divorced from four and remarried to and twice divorced from two. With her sixth husband she same from Iowa to western Nebraska. Here they settled down on a ranch in Scott's Bluff County and several children were born.

They were getting forward prosperously when the hueband died. Mrs. Conroy, for that was the name of her sixth husband, was grief stricken, but she courageously set herself the task of maintaining a home for herself and the children. She was getting on comfortably when the real romance of her eventful life developed. One day a broad-shouldered man with brown beard streaked with gray apd with kindly blue eyes alighted from a train at one of the lonely stations in western Nebraska and inquired the way to Mra.

Conroy's ranch. Just what happened when he arrived there only he and Mra. Conroy know, but since their marriage it has become known that his name is Thomas Fitzgerald and the story of their early love affair has leaked out. They have gone East, are living happily together and her ninth matrimonial venture bids fair to be the most fortunate she has yet made. HISTORY OF THE ANCHOR.

The ship's anchors in general use up to the beginning of the last century consisted of a long, round iron shank, having two comparatively short straight arms, or flukes, Inclined to the shank at an angle of about 40 degrees, and meeting it in somewhat sharp point at the crown. In large anchors the bulky wooden stock was built up of several pieces, hooped together, the whole tapering outward to the ends, especially on the aft or cable side. About the beginning of the last century a clerk in the Plymouth Navy Yard, Pering by naine, suggested certain improvement, the most important of which was making the arms curved instead of straight. At first sight this simple change may seem of little value, but consideration will show this is not the case. The holding power of an anchor depends on two principle conditions.

the extent of useful holding surface and the amount of vertical penetration. The latter quality is necessary on account of the nature of ordinary sea bottoms, the surface layers of which are generally less tenacious and resisting than In the ground short distance below. In the year 1831 chain cables began to supersede the hempen ones, with the result that the long shanked anchors hitherto in vogue were no longer necessary, and anchore with shorter shanks and with heavier and stronger crowns gradually came Into use, In consequence of these changes, commission was appointed in the year 1839 to ingaire into the holding power of anchors. and a principal result of its labors was the adoption of the so-called admiralty pattern anchor. which continued to be used in British Navy up to the year 1460, The Invention of the steam hammer 1842 made the welding of heavy masses of iron a comparativaly and reliable proCOPS, 80 that from this time onward the strength of anchora fully kept pace with that of the chain cables, which had come into general use, A number of patents for anchors were taken out prior to the great exhibition of 1851, and, publie attention having been called to the models there shown, in the following year committen was appointed the admiralty to report the of anchors of the Fiona kinds.

Practical trials were instituted, a result, some of tests anchora were submitted were of doubtful value, such, for instance, an "facility for sweeping." Nowadays, however, all events for deep ships shallow sidered an advantage anchor to as little obstruction possible above the ground -Nautical Gazette, A DIFFICULT CALLING. It's hard to a statesman. and years, they To really learn the going WAY. And when you've learned a attempt do the best you cab. The chances are the voters will some other man.

-Washington Evening Star. HIS IDEA OF A SENATOR'S WORTH. Tax Assessor is the Senator worth? The Senator's 'Secretary (absently)-It's according to what you want him to vote for. LOST PURSE AND HUMAN NATURE Surprising Way the Firm Did Not Get the Money. Picking up a wornout, empty pocketbook, a salesman in one of the large dry goods stores the other day thought he would have a little fun with it.

He therefore placed on the counter, half concealed by the lying on 'it. Presently a shopper entered. Her exes lighted on the wallet as by instinct, and. while pricing half a score of articles she endeavored to cover it, quite artlessly, of course, now with her handkerchief, then with her satchel, and again with her umbrella. The salesman, without ap-.

pearing to notice her actions, each time removed the pocketbook out of danger and into light. Finally, she adopted new tactics, and picked it up with the remark: "Somebody's left a pocketbook." "Yes?" replied the clerk, interrogatively. "Thank And he took the leather and disappeared with it for a moment. Upon his return the woman asked, with a slight show of interest: "Was there much in it?" "Only $3," replied the salesman, carelessly, with the ease of one who has been used to lying all his life. "And who will get it if it isn't called for?" asked the shopper.

"The firm," was the epigrammatical response. The woman went out. In ten or fifteen minutes a boy came in and asked: "Was a pocketbook with $3 found here this morning?" replied the -salesman, "but it has been called for." said the boy, and he retired. And the salesman smiled audibly. CALIFORNIA SILK CULTURE.

University Men Will Experiment to Determine Whether It Can Be Made Profitable. It has dong been contended that the silkworm can be successfully reared on the l'acific coast, and particularly in the southern part of California, where all climatic conditions seem adapted to it. For some time past Professor E. W. Woodworth, of the department of entomology of the University of California has interested himself in the culture, says the Chicago Chroniele.

He is now endeavoring. to. determine whether or not silkworms can be raised in California on such a scale as to make the venture a commercial success. Some years ago money was appropriated by the State Legislature for experiments along these lines, but no favorable results were reached. The apparatus used in the experimenting was turned over to the university.

The problem is now being attacked by Professor Woodworth in a thorough manner. Through the 1,004 offices of N. Yokowawa, a Japanese of San Francisco who has lately returned from the Orient, Professor Woodworth has secured 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 eggs of the silkworm, whien are now being hatched at Berkeley. Three varieties of worms will be used in the experiments. They are the Japanese, the Russian and the Persian varieties.

The now being conducted will be watched with interest, a8 the plan of raising silkworms in this country has been tried in many places beside California. The only exception to the list of failures in recorded in the history of some experiments carried en in Pennsylvania. H. J. Quayle, who is assisting Protessor Woodworth in his work, says of the experimenta: "We have decided to go into the work in thorough manner and before we are through we will know whether or not it 18 practicable to raise the silk worm for commercial purposes in this state.

We now have samples of the raw silk spun by different the varieties of worms their native homes well samples of the finished silk clotha made from the raw silk. We will compare the of the silk produced by the are now raising with what we have of We will also put some of raw that we get from our the cocoons through the factories in order to see what can he mot out of the worms. We are feedIne the silk producers that have already be. gun to hatch on mulberry leaven, thin thing that the worms will eat. Professor Woodworth Has some ideas his own regard to silk culture, which he will embody his present experiments." SURGERY IN FAVOR.

People Now Submit to Operations Who Once Shrank. Not many years ago surgical operations were regarded public a means resort, and were submitted to only when the patient or his family was ad- that other escape was open for the sufferer. Prequeptly the wick man was In extremes went under the surgeon's knife, by medical men that of large mortality given operations this the these going incrensed, surgeons generally held responsible fatal come. statistics show This profession to the now be may popularity surgery. of most potent contribution of in mote the knowledge surgeon greater there another la appreciated by students of THE SUBURBAN ENTHUSIAST.

Under the and the for accounts Baltimore Herald, Wt keep pulling the weeds that FOLLOWED MAN TO BEDSIDE OF HIS STRICKEN BABY. And When the Sorrowing Father Ran for a Doctor He Was Assaulted. ITALIANS CHARGED WITH CRIME. Arrested for Alleged Assault on Cornelius Lewis and His Brother, Whom He Called On for Help. HAIL STORM AT GETTYSBURG.

Twenty-third Regiment Veterans Association Visit to Battlefield Marred by Elements. (Special to the Eagle.) Washington, D. June 20-At noon to-day the Gettysburg special that is carrying the members of the Twenty-third Regiment Veterans Association, arrived at the capital. Dinner was served at the National Hotel. The members of the party have received cards entitling them to admission to the White House.

President Roosevelt will shake hands with the excursionists, this afternoon, a reception' having been arranged take place at 2:30. All day yesterday was spent in a detailed visit to the Gettysburg battle field. Saturvisit to the Gettysburg battlefield. Saturday evening, Captain James T. Long, the official guide, delivered a lecture in the lobby of the Eagle Hotel, where the party was stopping.

This was by way of preparation for the Sunday visit. The progress of the battle was followed through its different stages, the carriages keeping as close as possible to the lines of march taken by Lee's and Meade's armies. At 4:30 o'clock, just before reaching the scene Pickett's famous charge, the party was overtaken by a terrific hail and thunder storm. One of the carriages broke down, but no one was hurt. Some of those in the crowd were pretty well shaken before the hotel was reached.

In the evening, Captain Long delivered another lecture on events of the third day's, battle. Early this morning of the party went out on a trolley trip that took in the national cemetery and those parts of the field that had not been visited yesterday, because of the storm. The special left Gettysburg at 8 o'clock and made the trip to Washington via Baltimore. After a tour of Washington by trolley, the party starts on the journey home at 5:35. Jersey City will be reached at 11 o'clock.

THE MUSIC CURE. Papa Had No Headache After Plenty of "Bedelia." An interesting experiment was recently conducted in an uptown apartment house by a young woman with a taste for scientific research. She had heard of the so-called "music cure," as tried in Boston, and she determined to investigate it. A few afternoons ago her father, an exemplary citizen in every way, came home with a violent headache. The young woman persuaded him to recline in an easy chair and placed hie mind in a quiescent state.

Then she went around into the next suite of apartments and persuaded her dearest friend, a young woman with some knowledge of the piano, to play that instrument close to the partition that divided the two suites. The young woman said she'd play until her friend rapped on the wall and asked her to stop. Whereupon she commenced with "Bedelia." while the other young woman with watch in hand etood close to the sitting room door and watched the result. Not only did she watch it, but she took notes of it as follows: "Four twenty-five. Papa is softly ing in his chair.

His head must hurt him dreadfully. There, I hear Laura playing Papa hears it, too. He is looking around. "Four twenty eight. Papa has lifted his hend a little.

'Bedelia' still goes on. Papa is frowning, and biting hie lips. There, he 18 staring at the wall behind which Laura is busy. I think he begins to feel the influence. Yes, it is contracting his muscles.

He is shaking his fist. His lips move. He is saying things. "Four thirty-two. Papa has slipped from his chair.

His eyes are gleaming, his fiste are clenched. 'Bedella' still goes on. "Four thirty-five. Papa is maying things at the wall. I'm afraid Laura will hear some of them.

She is playing much louder. It 'a still Papa le getting red in the face. He is tearing his hair. I wish he wouldn't do that. He hasn't any to spare.

"Four thirty-seven. Papa has just thrown two chairs, a footsiool and a rubber plant RE the partition, and knocked two pictures and a vase from the wall. Laura holds her ground, although I think 1 detect a little uncertainty in her touch. "Four thirty nine. Papa has tipped over the chair and is hopping around like a demented Pawnee.

And, oh, the language he teen in something awful! Bang! 1 think Laura has just fallen off the muste stool. Anyway, 'Bedella' has ceased. "When 1 rushed, 4 moment later, papa had fallen back on the couch and was Ing feebly. I cried, 'how's the head. ache He made an unrepeatable remark about the headache that at once assured me he was cured.

"And it was the music that cured Plain Dealer. UNCLE SAM, BANKER. Helps the Soldier Boys to Swell Their Earnings. Your Unele Samuel is becoming quite banker for the American soldiers. For the year ending June 30, 1903, there were deposited by soldiers $1,868,014 and it is understood that the amount for the fecal year, which will end the last of the coming June, will be much larger.

The enlisted men of the United States are allowed to leave their money in the hands of paymasters, taking certificate for it and the Government paya the men interest at the rate of 4 per cent. a year. Many soldiers largely increase their carninga by leaving their money on deposit 4. as possible, and it la really a very lonE good savings bank for them. The year before the Spanish War the amount deposited was less than one-third of that deposited in 1903.

The enlisted strength of the army has been Increased since then and is now about double what it was before the Spanish War, but the amount left on deposit is three great AR It was when the army was smaller. Possibly service in the Orient and the establishment of large posts have been ducive to saving on the part of troops. At all events, offleera of the War Department look upon the increase as being an tion of thriftiness upon the part of the American soldiers. On several occasions attempts have been made in Congress to allow officers of the army the same privilege of leaving their money on deposit, but every time such a bill has been defeated. -Washington Post.

TWO BURNED TO DEATH. Six Injured Also in a Boarding House Fire in Cleveland, 0., To-day. Cleveland, June 20-Two persons were burned to death and six others injured in a fire that destroyed a saloon and boarding 428 Columbus street, topartly, day. Twelve or fifteen persons were asleep in the building when the fire broke out. When the inmates were finally aroused the place was wrapped in flames and several men and women jumped from the windows in order to escape.

The origin of the fire is unknown. FRATERNAL SOCITIES. The Order of the Iroquois. A regular meeting of Onnolee No. 63 was held in its lodge rooms, 315 Washing.

ton street, on Friday evening, June 17, when seven more pale faces were put to torture. They were: Gardner Irving. E. E. Brannan, E.

V. Wedin, Frederick Klein, C. W. Boyntan, Dr. Walter A.

Lippincott and James P. Clolery. These passed the ordeal in safety, and actually seemed to enjoy the situation. Onnolee Lodge is less than two months old. It started with 15 members and now numbers 52, with 10 applications in hand.

A committee was appointed to draft resolutions of sorrow touching the recent General Slocum horror, to be presented to Mayor McClellan, with those of kindred orders, A stand of colors was presented to the lodge by Deputy Morton, and the evening passed merrily. There were good speakers among the new members, and each one improved the opportunity to say something wholesome. Adytum Lodge. The next stated communication of Adytum Lodge, 640, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held on Tuesday evening, June 21, 1904, at 8 o'clock, at 94 Court street, Borough of Brooklyn. Work, Second Degree.

Kings County Lodge, 511, F. and A. M. Kings County Lodge No. 511, F.

and A. held its first banquet Saturday night at Autenrieth'6 Hotel, Ocean parkway and Fort Hamilton avenue. The affair was a great success in every way and the dining room was tastefully decorated for the occasion with palms and cut flowers. Former Records Commissioner George E. Waldo was toastmaster and he also made the address of welcome.

George Fielder responded to the welcome and grace was said by W. H. Duncan. "Our Fraternity" wAs the theme of an address by R. W.

Robert Judson Kenworthy. At the close of his address Bro. Kenworthy presented Past Master I. M. Kurtz with a past master's jewel, set with diamonds.

The master of the lodge, Henry H. Kracke, presented Past Master Albert Barrett with a Jewel. Bro. Fred J. H.

Kracke presented Past Master J. McElvery with a jewel and Senior Deacon John Watt presented to Treasurer John J. Taylor, on behalf of the lodge a diamond Masonie fob in recognition of his twenty-five years of faithful service as treasurer of the lodge, Among those present were: Worshipful Louis Aronid. Barrett. M.

king, Ste H. Kraike, M. Kurtz, MoElvery. Elvery, It. Itaphael, George J.

Snyder, Right Worshipful W. E. W. and Allen. Arthur.

J. Ahearn, F. Bartlett, W. Blowie, Brown, E. Bennett, George H.

Brewers L. Castle, P. James Clark, Carlson. Duncan. W.

Dumond, W. Paul Dresel, Rust Deblitz, Ellis, James Eckman. George Fletcher, George Franklin, Gremier. GreH. Grant.

M. 1. G. Hunt. M.

Greet Golden. Joseph ton. M. Artman. Henry Hoffman.

Hull. Henry Johnson. Johnson. J. 11.

Jones. Johnson. George King. Kellock. H.

James WIDOW OF THE REVOLUTION. Married the Soldier When He Was Seventy -seven, The most notable pension granted the session of Congress to Rebecca of Newberne, county, Virginia, Tuttonary The other Plymouth Union, Mrn. had pension per The sponsor Colonel the period Pluvanna Wall. Washburn, Mayo, Rebecca Adrian Scott, one of battles Brandyaine IneL and Stephen years and a pensioner this connection she until that there widows of Nicolo Disabado, aged sixteen years, of 121 Navy street, and his brothers, Pasquale, aged 19; Guiseppe, aged 21, and Rocco, aged 22, were held by Magistrate Dooley, sitting in the Adams street court yesterday morning, to answer to charges of assault made against them by Frank and Cornelius Lewis, brothers also, 0, of 245 Johnson street. Pasquale Disabardo is also charged with having cut Frank's throat with a razor, and Rocco with having bitten a piece out of the palm of the hand of Cornelius.

The party was landed in the Adams street police station at about two o'clock on Sunday morning, after a hard fight, by Policemen Schultz and Spellman, who had been hurried to Johnson street by the information that there was a general riot there, and that murder was being committed. The circumstances of the assault were peculiar. Cornelius was sitting on his doorstep at midnight, taking a breath of fresh air, for he had had many restless and sleepless nights because of the serious illness of his baby. The child was at death's door on Saturday night and Lewis expected to sit up until daylight to be on hand to aid his wife in case of an emergency. While he sat there the four young Italians came along and began to speak to him, chaffing him in bad English.

They had not been there very long before Cornelius got this warning in an agonized cry from his wife on the floor above: "Cornelius, hurry; baby's dying!" Lewis at once went to his wife's assistance and he was followed to his room by the four strangers, unwelcome at any time, but doubly SO in the house of sorrow. They tried to force their way into the place, but Cornelius set hie broad back against the door and threw them out bodily. Then he went in and his wife told him to hurry for it doctor. He went to a nearby drug store and got some emergency medicine there. Then he ran home again.

As he reached his doorstep, he says, he was set upon by the four Italians, who knocked him down and began to beat him. He struggled with them and finally regained his feet. Then Rocco bit him in the hand. He very much feared that he would be killed and he shouted to his brother, Frank, who lives with him, to come to his assistance. Frank was on the street in a jiffy, but just as he began to take a hand in the rescue Pasquale whipped out a razor and cut him 011 the throat, making a circular gash, which outlined a crescent in his neck, almost from ear to ear.

Bathed in blood the rescuer dropped to the sidewalk and then the Italians started to run away. Cornelius did what he could to keep them there and the neighborhood was aroused. News of the fracas went to the Adams street station by telephone and Captain Harking, who was turning out the night seetiong of his men, told Policemen Schultz and Spellman to hurry to Hudson avenue and find out what all the row was about. Inside of half an hour they had the whole party in the patrol wagon. An ambulance Wag called and Frank Lewts was taken to the Brooklyn Hospital.

It was thought at first that he would not recover, for he was suffering from excessive exsanguination, but he was put on the operating table at once and the wound was closed by artificial Ineans. This morning it was stated that, white he had been most seriously injured, there were fine chances of his ultimate covery, Cornelius could hardly wait until his inJurtes were dressed, for he wanted to gO home to if baby was still alive and to assure his doubly stricken wife that he was all right and in no danger of death. He almost fought with the ambulance surgeon to get away, and as soon as the bite in his hand was covered up he took to his heels and ran home. The baby wan still alive and morning the police learned that had taken a turn for the better and seemed to be making marvelous rally. Frank will be in the hospital for some days The Italians dented that they had saulted either Frank or Cornelius, and when they were arraigned court yesterday morning all pleaded They were to jail pending hearing the day set the magistrate the investigation.

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