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WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
NO. 243
AFTERNOON. JUNE 3, IN{|
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Local Talent Production I
Show in Wilton
'Washington has been oa the qui
vlve for three week* Id anticipation
of * pud operatic treat. La.t eight
their dream w?a reallaed when "Syl
?" *? placed on the board, br
local talent, for the benefit of the
Young Hen's Christian League, dl
ration of L Ottlda Trier, of Rich
mond, Va. ^
True to life, Sylvia. 'the court lady,
arsatria
dleoontesit. Through the aid of a
magic lower thay changed aweet
hearta and clothee. Ml not penon
alltljs. Sylvia w?a soon wear y of
bote and stiles and was oaiy too
.p harmed to ratorn to the sumptlous
MOT of the aoort and the o doe and
eooneta of bar noble lover, Jehw
Smith, aa Mr Bertram de hace?. and
Imr little Betty was bw to an
?nr once sore to the euphonious
nafce of Bet, when preaeumcad by
Will Harding In the role of fnillam
the rarmer Mies Alice Bright took
the ?art of Sylvia with a brtipancy
and charm' that Woo constant ap
Mum. She was particularly win
ning la her two soloa. "if 1 Ware Not
t, Lavw," and "At Nightfall." MUt
Ada Rhode* was the wlnaome little
farmer girl and was equally a faror
ttc with the delighted audlenoe. Her
eolo. "Though l?ve"Be Blind" WM
perfectly aulted to her rich alto voice.
The Mlatraaa Daby dance with the
chorus or farmers' dadghters and
Betty was one of the hits of the even
ing. The audience weat wild over
the duet In tha second act hy Bylvtt.
and Batty. '<? ..
Tha myetMratloa of the exchanged
lovers. Sir Bertram de Lacay and:
honest William, the farmer lad. ov*f
tha change wrought In their reapee
tive aweethearta. Sylvia and Betty*,
by tha made flower, wu complete,
and contributed greatly to tha hilari
ty of the audftonee.
Ban Tayioc, who has never failed
to hold hla audience aMUhound. ex
whstf himself la tha rale of Prince
Tobbytum. Hla altercation with tha
chorua of 'Snai r?' Daughters" was
great. TbaOT?llly maldena took the
great man for tka Clerk of the
- Waaler. Ha haughtBy Informed
them that he waa man ot conse
quence" aad not Dr. Jim Gallagher.
Ihe local weather sun. His solo. "1
? Am a Man of Coasequaaca'l <2tk:tho
chorus of faXmais* daughtsra. was a
rare musical tregt, only excelled by
his song with Mrs. E. R. Wlndley,
4a Aramlnta, and If Iss Carroll Willis,
aa Arabella, the court ladles. .The
?on*. "If you ahoald ever feel In a
peculiar frame of mind." waa carried
with ?rest dash and charm. Mta.
Wlndley took her^role with a clever
ness and animation that completely
won her hearers. Mlaa Carroll Wil
lie was captivating In her role aa
A ram lata 'a alster.
De Lacey's solo to Betty, "Forever
Love. Forfver," . William's solo to
8ylvlu, "r*e Something Sweet to Tell
You,** and the 'quartet. "Oh, Silent
8 tare," hy Sylvia, Batty, da Lacey
' and William completely captivated
the audience and won round after
round of applauae.
f De Lacey, the nohleman, distin
guished himself for hravsry when
Edmund Harding, aa Robin the conn
try lad , threw the whole party into
a panic by the' unearthly shrieking of
' a horn with which he waa calling the
qittlo home. "The ball! the bull!:*
fiey cried, and nobles and pleblana
alike ruahed for cover. De^Laeay
alone stood Arm, winning the grati
tude of the crowd aad the eternal
love of Sylvia.
The three true friends of Betty,
? Roily. Molly and Dolly? played hy
Mlsess Mae Ayers. Mary Shaw and
Olive Bnrhank, were very charming
and wtoiseme, especiatty tn their
sneexlng chorus. "Once s little blue
hell." sung with ths farmers daugh
ters. William's solo irtth tha chprus.
"Betty, Betty, where are you," de
serves special mention.
Aa the curtain fell on the flnal
"chorus, "See the Harvest Moon la
Shlnthg," the delighted audience
'took their departure, agreeing that
"Sylvia" was the best amateur opera
ever presented in Wsshlngton.
Ths chorus, composed of ^hs fol
lowing Jadlee and gentlemen con
tributed/ largely to' the success of the
production: Misses JuHa Moore.
Hattte Harris. Bessie Bufekman. Lis
sl4 Hill, Nlnn Rhodes, Mary Slmmona
Jones. Katie Smith, Nora Dail. Emily
Harrla and Ella Harris; Meesrs. Lee
Stewart. Clyde Miller, Herbert Bon
llfffl HOUSE
nor. 8am B. WUllama. Tbomu
Payne, Allan Iiale, Thomu Blount
and Samuel c. Pegram. Mlaa Huul
???, ">? planlat. who la noted for
hat* raro maslcal tecalque, tu In her
beet form. The Waablngton Concert
Band rendered a number o( tae ae
leotlona which ware highly appreciat
ed by mil preeent.
Tha aofti of local hlu compoaerf
? d anng by Mr. b. W. Taylor be.
twean the a?U waa heartily received
and loudly encond. . ?tl . 'i."r
The manacemant have arraased to
prmat "Byina" In Wllaon. Monday,
lane ?. Special train ?UI leate
Waahtn?ton J1 a. tints all an
opportunity la vftneas a body oon
Matad came hatwaaa Rocky Moant
aad Wllaon h| the afternoon . and
"Sylvia" at night. . Ratpmlm lea"
Wllaon attar tbe-ahow at, 11:60 p. m.
rare for the round trip. I1.U The
Waablnston concert Band will for
alab the puelc for tin ?ay . '
MOWHEAD WINS
WaahlagMa B*J>a Sa lMali Defeat
by Scare of J to 1.
The same at btaeball between'*
Morekaad City. aa? the local team
yeaterday waa playen beforr the Ian
eat crowd of the aeaaon. bat Uw
crowd-WM,mo?tly composed of vislt
lag people who followed their team
hero.
The gsme for the first few Innings
was test sod snappy and featured by
Ihe pterin t of T. Wallace and his
Pffect throwing to first base.
Both teams were evenly' matched
with one 'exception, which gave the
Visitors a great advantage over the
hone hoys, and that was the support
of their rooters, which outnumbered
ours four to l; also the near-sighted
ness of the umpire, which caused
considerable disturbance amoigt the
players, as well as the bleachers, and
accounted for two runs the vial tors
shoaM not have had. aad robbing
the home boya aad heaping them
ffSBr~tytag the score In the fourth
Inning. With these few exceptions
the people who taw the game were
satisfied aad surprised to see the lm
pioiamaat ?f jute* hMao player*. , -
Da.le, .bo pitched tor tfca-Wallor*.
played a good same, only two kite
being allowed off hhn during the si#
innings, while they secured three off
Wallace. No doubt but fof the er
rors la the first Inning and the help
of the umpire towards the visiting
team, the home boys would have an
other victory to their credit.
The teas of Washington who love
base bail should go out next Tuesday
and root for the local team who will
play Aurora on this dlsmond. A
good game is anticipated.
WAS ON MERRIMAC
Rev. A.' A. Jones Was Asnonff the Last
to Leave the- Ironclad Before
Norfolk. June 2. ? Rev. A.. A.
Jones, aged ST.^one of the oldest ac
tive members of .the Virginia confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, died Wednesday fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis.
The deceased was on the Confed
erate Ironclad Virginia' (Merrlmsc)
at the time of the Hampton Roads
engagement between the Virginia and
Monitor, and waa In one of the last
two boats that left the Virginia when
she was subsequently blown up by
her owa men off Craney Island- >
. YESTERDAY'S SHIPMENT.
The Atlantic Coast Line potato
train wetp out yesterday with 12 cars
loaded with potatoes, fire of which
came in via. Washington A Vsnde
mer train. The prices this morning
are ranging between 91-25 and 41.50.
The market Is firmer thsn on yester
day.
NKAHING COMPLETION. |
The new residence of Mr. C. M. uV
| tie,, being erected on Haryey street.
Is about completed. The deeorstors.
are at work on the Interior snd when
I finished will be aa Ideal home.
SIX WRECKS
Um
PT1' UMMIIltClMll.
jW - '.Al . .
Halifax, N. a, June *? Thick fog
aad a quickly torn eojiih westerly
sal* resulted in the wracking at all
and the loaa ot eight men At
varioua point* alone the rocky North
Atlantic coaat laat alght lad early to
day.
While moat of tha craw ot twantjr
were aaleep below decks, the French
brtgantlae Uauve. a Uahia* vaaaa).
plied up In the foe oa Font Balnche, j
at the entrance of 8t- Pierre Harbor.
HtaaelM. thla morning and six. m
on deck. were hurled overboard end I
drtrwdedJ Tke remaining nineteen j
mad* their war to shore in amall
boats and rafts. The Maura M I
tiered to be a total loaa.
l*he Norwegian bark BMghlld waa
driven on Caator l>edgos off Port
Blckerton, N. 4., and at once began
to go to pieced ta tha beery aea. Tlx
crew of Bias Ma launched the email
boats, hot all of tkaa were batter***
to ptaceeoo tha rocks and twaot the
men ware either drowned or hurled
to death oa tbe, ledges The remald
Ing aaren clinging to the wfadta^W
of their boata, ware reecuad by ftsh
Hair a mile Inatde of Port' Nora.
N. 8.. tha big Itsaiaer Baa. Cruachan. I
m Baltimore ?K^Sl
from Baltimore to Chatham.
N. B-. struck the beach so hard that
It la doahttul If can ba eared.
Her craw of twenty -six man were ree
rwed. . Captain Boawell. It la aald.
mistook tha Louaburg fpg siren tor
the 8cattdrle whlaUe. tnd steered a
wrong QOUfae, landing In the breifW
ers. Serersl ilM^ira and tugs Mrre
gone to the reaeua ot the wrack^t*
The tag Pajepaoot -with two bargee
went ashore at Cape Shear o. All tha
One barge may ba saved, but thai
oth^and tha tug probably will go.
to pncea on the rocks.
TMRKE 1UEKL8 AT THK OKM TO-|
NIGHT.
Tonight another good progarm la
eebadnled for tha Oem. The Hand
of unrle Bam. a seasatioaal dramatic
picture, the greataat feature reel ever
made by the Eaaanny Co. It ahowa
how Uncle Sam protecta hie American
cl tineas whan in danger in foreign
lanfa. Several acanaa la thla picture
ware made in Mexico, tha Tathnraa of
Panama and In the Weat- A raited
States torpedo boat destroyer waa
?specially procured for thla prodnc
tioa. Pwrffct la every detail, tka plc
used, producing I |mt rapid ItV
picture tof patriotism. The Cub Re
porter, comedy, U from the houae ot
L.ubln, and la one of those snappy .
well acted and well staged subjects
that has done much to make these
pictures popular. Cousin Lou For
Mine, a comedy, which wtll; |NK
and leave the audience ill a roar of
laughter. The Strong Man, farce
corned j. which possessea all the ele
ments of amueement. Prize drahrlng
tonight at the usual hoar.
CLOVKR ftKKO.
The Beat Methed ef t souring a Pay* |
kagXre*.
Clover seed wtll be a
srop thla year owing to the dry weath
er. Good bee ry seed wilt be scarce
eM high la price neat year. Thcee
baring a good stead ot clover that,
will yield om bushel (rfeeed to the^
acre would do well to ear* it One
hundred ponds of plaster spread te
the acre will be a help -ka Increasing
the growth ot the elerer. low H
early next month. Those having a
mowing machine aad a reaper plat
fens eaa eaefly aad cheaply sere the
h.A-rtow4^ss
Jatfbrtn ta tha ettp-bar. latttag
ear aad oa ?ha grooad. A
with take la draw tha clover oa tha
ylatfona add whan mil It la palled adl
hrto windrows. ' v.!
It there la a large growth at clover
aad little saad. cat when seed la hard
aad eara aa for hay. Tha aaad should
?t threshed oat la October aad tha
atraw saved far winter lead. If ee
aaly la wanted, let tha cut clover ft?
ssain la the wtalrow for several
weeka. Tha seed. eaa thaa be thrash
ad aat cleaaer whea the chaC la thaa
aughly dry aad partly rotted if pat
In the bare tha mover meet ba free
from dampaaaa or It srlll beat It tha
?aad to stacked, make small etocka
aad cover tha top at tha acock with
long hay ta prevent rain from enter,
lag. It la much better to thraah tha
aaad saoa after It to stocked. If thb
eaanat be daaa pat U under oovse
The Gaiety has i
frnmoiM Southern ww
night. "Bravest Olrl
This picture .how, th
r Inc times of the Clrli; War. ) T^Ja
claes of pictures are besoaKfi# more
papular erery day and the one for to
night U sure to please all wktf?a U.
A a ear trsgody at tfcrlUlK sus
pense Is "The Fruits of Vengeance."
The picture la full of stsrtlUg sur
prises. The story deal. wlth_s tam
lly feud and what came of l*,-; _ '
The orchestra is nightly >etiderln?
and Justly so. fo? they are tendering
?suale OMR to a l ? eHII Til
'organisation. Cem?f.?ut tMpfht and
eee a goo* show an? hear *in> nice,
catchy music. Cji y 'jJL
?1 dec, an' a tally looks dlch a foo
' gooln* a- walkl o- bl h Iruwl f. "
I torn mere was the wSrklngmen'.
club committee which waheed to In.
done the aceoUiit* -audited and found
correct and tuppeoce orsd" and the
customer who. on being told that the
Price of candles had gooe upswing to
the war. asked whether they were
"Mibtln' bf ctmIW leoC."
Also qm recall* Um laggard Lao
'caahlre .Jprer wbp* when for a
Mae. mid be wm "gootn' to dolt in ?
Mta? and the old ladlea who pralaed a
certain Darwin clergyman aa -a (rand
barier." and of tba orator who tran*
latod ?Dtoor at noo droit - Is to "Bell be
to Urn what e*1I tfch?ka!---Laocaahlro
Ufa and Chan**.** by Praak Orme
tod. \)>7i
Japanaa* wjaoq?<a aro not to be con
fid with Japan aaa espoueata of Jin
Jltau. Tba wrestlers belong to tna
older acbool. In which weight la.a par
amount quality. It to a ramarkalile
thing that a race which la on tba av
eraca four or Ova Inches noder ?he Eu
ropean atandard In point of btfgbt 1
?boa Id hare produced a special cult of j
wreatlara who <T? giant a lo nature ,
and strength. Tba leading wrestlers j
of Tokyo or. Osaka or Hlogo aro all |
men at least six feet In height and
weighing parhapa 800 pound a. They j
aro a race apArt. Wraetllng la an oc- >
pupation which has bean handed ^own
fro? father to eon for many genera
tions. And tba explanation of their
Proweas la tfcat tbay hare always been
EXCELLjKTME
Norfolk Sea dim New Schedule
? Great Advantage.
WILL SAVE MANY HCHJRS
Two Ddlr TmIm BKwmb WHUagi,
loo ud Norfolk ? <0?e itaUy aad
Oae Daily Eictpt 0? day Tmtam
Between Washington Ud Raleigh
aad Betwr?? Washington and Xew
B?n.
fiuch interest has been manifested
In the itv schedule which the Nor
folk 86uthern railroad #111 place In
effect next Sunday. June 6.
Ai te rtew the entire situation
the new schedule will place Washing
ton In closer touch with practically
?vary section of the State than ever
before.
.,T*o tratns dstly to Norfolk, leav
ing Washington at 1:25 a. m, with
aleeplag car service, and at 10: SO
a. m. Both of these trains make close
convection for Richmond and all
north and east.
tWMrnfng, leave Norfolk at 9:45
a. m.'and 10 p. m., arriving Washing
ton at 3:06 p. m. and 3:16 a. m.
?' V Its feign District.
Leave Washington at 8:15 a. m.
(dally) and 3:15 p. m. (dally except
Sunday), arrive Raleigh at 7:55 a.m.
and 7:15 p. op. Returning leave
Ralalgh at 6:t5 a. m. A dally except
fmSay) and 9 p. m. (dally), arrive
iWn(ipiftffton 10:30 a. m. and 1:36
a- *n.
Beaufort District.
' Leave Washington 10:50 a. m.
(dally except Sunday) and 3:10
p. m. (dally), arrive New Bern at
12:15 p. m. and 4:35 p. m. Return
ing leave New Bern at 9: 24 a. m. and
1:35 p. m. Arrive Washington ati
10:40 a. m. and 2:50 p. m.
Belhaven lMstrlct. >
Lqave Washington at 5 p.
rlve at Belhaven 7 p. m. RaMrnlng
leave Belhaven 7:15 a.jar^and arrive
Washington at
These schedule figures may vary a
few minutes.
It will be seen that close connec
tion Ib made at both Raleigh and
Wilson, to and froin^ Wilmington,*
Fayettevllle. Durham. Greensboro
and all points south, thus avoiding
the long layovers at junction points
heretofore experienced.
Another attractive feature of the
schedule Is the additional n'eht sleep
ing ^ar trains between Wnshlngion
alfd< Norfolk. making It porolblo^or
\f>niu|n* men to go to
Norfolk.' spending HHrf~sai*re day
there and losing only one day from
business.
HOL8T LAW'S CONFESSION.
Declares He Would Rather Be a
Bootfler Than a Liar.
luka. 111., June 1. ? "I'd rather be
known as a boodler than a liar" said
State denator Daniel Holstlaw In an
Interview at his home today/ speak
ing of his confession to accepting a
bribe of 92.500 as a legislator.
( "May- be," he continued, "I took
the lfeoney because 1 saw everyone
else doing the? same thing ? I can't
explain.
"1 made the confession becauie I
couldn't tell a lie."
"I don't know, I don't understand,"
he aald with a helpless air, answering
a questlorf of why he, a man owning
property worth a quarter of a million
dollars, would accept a bribe.
"All I want Is to sink out of sight.''
he said: "I knew the Indictment
chargingme with perjury was a bluff j
and It didn't frighten me. But when
they aaked me whether I was paid
for voting for Senator Lorimsr I hid
to tell the truth."
Jl'IKlK ALLEN 'PRESIDING.
| Judge Oliver H. Allen, of Kinston.
Is presiding over the Superior court
this week, Judge Ferguson having
been unexpectedly called away.
! Judge Allen is the brotHe rof Judge.
|W. R. Allen who Is a candidate for
j election to 8upreme court bench to
succeed Judge Manning, who was ap
pointed by Governor Kltchin to fill
the unexpired term of Juilge Connor,
resigned. Judge Allen has presided
over the courts In this city several
times, and while he has presided with'
dignity Tie has at the same tinje en- 1
deared himself to the people and es-t
tablished an enviable reputation.
fwrr mrce
British Say Roosevelt Abased
Their Hospitality.
THE" ' state Ubnry ,N
What Would He Say. tbe Newspaper*
Ask, If an English Statesman
tthonld litrrfw* la America's 1H>
roestic Affaire?? Wants Mm* Meet
In* to Rebuke RooMvelt.
Sara too. June 2.? Mr. Roosevelt's
London speech save marked Illustra
tion to his reckless Jingoism and will
ingueas to make trooble. I think the
Unltad States people shouiU promptly
repudiate any sympathy with this
suggested American Interference with
other peoples. 1 hope New York cit
izens will call a mass meeting to voice
our respect for other government*
snd our adherence to the principles
of Wahstagton's Immortal farewell
addreas.
QEORGK FOSTER PEABODY.
England Amiuml.
London. June t. ? John Bull look
ed too amased to reply when Theo
dore Roosevelt of America grasped
him firmly, straightened him up In
ancient Guildhall, and. like a stern
and solicitous parent, pronounced
wofds of advice and admonition, con
cluding with these solemnly uttered [
scoldings: '
"You have erred, and It Is for you |
to make jgood."
"If you feel you have no right to
be In Egypt. If you do not wish to es
tablish and keep order there, then t>y !
all means get out of Egypt."
Th^ face of Sir E<4waVd Grey, the
Foreign Minister, was"* study, mirth,
lnt/rest and astonishment alternat
ing. The eyes of the veteran Lord
'Strathcona. High Commissioner for
Canada, twinkled qniezically. Lord
Cromer, famous administrator of
Egypt for bo many years, remained
imperturable. John Burns, the first
worklngman member of a British
Cabinet, plainly was elated.
Your correspondent heard Arthur
Balfour feebly remark several times.
Haw! haw!" M.r Roosevelt's talk,
aparently, was too strong for tbe for
mer Premier and present leader of
the Opposition.
It was expected, of course, that
Mr. Roosevelt would make a speech
in acknowledgment of being made a
freeman of the City of London, but
it was not forseen that he would give
golden words of advice In return for
Ube passive golden casket holding the
im perish it** geieeda __jjeaanted to.
him In token of an bond* such'ii^waa
conferred on Gen. U. B. Grant.
The walls of the Guildhall, solidly
erected in the fifteenth century, with
stood Roosevelt's utterances, but tra
ditions surrounding slmllsr occasions,
when world-famous men accepted
such honors with courtly dignity and
modesty, sustained the severest shock
of centuries.
POLICE COURT
Only one offender wan before His
Honor the Majror this morning.
Moses Woodhouse wss tried for
the larceny of two pairs of shoes from
the store of A- J- Cox ? Co. on or
about April 20. Other articles were
missing but none could be found ex
cept the shoes. Defendant was bound
over to court to be tried next week.
He wag already In Jail awaiting trial
for the larceny of a bicycle, the prop- I
erty of Mr. Cbas. Harris, about'
May 15.
POPULATION lOO.OOO.OOO.
Director l)u rand's Ciuess as to Result |
of Present Ceniu?.
Washington. June 2. ? The Census
Bureau has begun enumerating the
poulatlon from the individual census
cards, and Director Durand declared
today that the complete census of
some cities would be decalred within
a fortnight.
The Individual cards, the comp!la-|
tlon of which la In the hands of sev
eral hundred experts. If piled one up- 1
on another, would make a stack six
teen miles high, according to Mr. Du
rand's estimate "that the population
of the United States will prove to be
in the neighborhood of one hundred
million. ?
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
3D MID ffl
I Awron Ginghams, fut colon, worlb
,c' **
Cottons,
worth ?c..
On these 1 Days we are going to otfer the \
need most at money-saving prices. Nd a
just plain prices. These prices for 2 days o
Ml ftLIN l.YDKRWKAR , * ;
Good quality Muslin Hemstitched
and Tucked Drawers for l#c.
Special lot of Embroidery and LAce
Trimmed Drawer*, 6?c. value, at 44c.
?* ' J { . GOWKS. . .? , . . ; ?
Full cat Gowns very good Mus
Wide Assortment of $1.25 and $1.
50 Gowns, all styles, for . . . . 08c.
HOSIERY. r,
8peeta1 ?It of Ladles/flne, sheer
fast black Hose at A.*X- lie.
> Uwiies* fine GauW LUle Hose 22c.
!fl RICK SMUGGLER
H. R. Lyon, of Miaaeapoilt, n?^
|to Give Up Gems.
I HE HAD $3,800 WORTH
Pwta Fp KUOO In Cash A* 11*11 LbUI
Hearing ? Dxlared Only |H| In
Qooda on Arrival on thr> Atnrrikji
? Wile Give. Ip Broorti Baggage
Hw' Be*a Kvamtned by
New Tor It, June 2.? H. R. Ljoo.
Of the Uron Elevator Company, and
one Of U>e beet knows grain men of
Mlnneapolia. waa arrested here yaa
terday on a charge of amuggllng.
Later he waa arraigned before United
States Commissioner Rubs In Ho
boken and released In $2,500 ball for
hearing on Jane 8. Mr. Lyan him
self furnished the ball, which waa In
cash.
The specific charge made against
the banker before the Commissioner
waa that of smuggling two pearl
necklaces, valued at about 98.800.
But Customs Inmpector "Tim" Dono
hue. who waa credited with finding
fbe alleged dutiable articles upon Mr.
Lyon, said that a diamond brooch
worth $880 had been found on Mr.
Lyfcn'a wife and that Mr. Lyon had
neglected to dechu-e It. This piece
of Jewelry was not IncliUM In the
articles which Mr. Lyon was accused
of smuggling into the country.
Mr. Lyon, his wife, their son and
daughter w^re passengers on the
Hamburg-American liner Amerlka
which reacffed this port late Satur
day. Thej occupied one of the best
suites In the first cabin. According
to the customs officials the party's
baggage bad b?eo examined and
passed and permission had been given
for the family to leave the pier, when
Donohue bumped into Mr. Lyon.
"Tim" Donohue has a habit of
bumping Into arriving passengers to
feel for contraband In their pockets
and always carries a closely rolled
umbrella, which he uses as a sort of
wand for tapping men on the legs to
?ee If there are any secret pocketa In
their trousers. Donohue declares
that Mr. l^yon was about to leave the
pier when the customs man casually
brushed up against him and putting
his band on his hip pocket asked
sharply:
"What have you In that hip
pocket?"
"Which pocket?" Mr. Lyon aaked.
"The one that bulges."
"My pocketbook." replied Mr/
Lyon. y
Donohue Insisted upon seeing the
wallet. Mr. Lyon immediately took
Jft from his pocket. According to
Bbnoliue at UrM gUnce It appeared
to hold only a number of gold coins,
but on looking through It. the cus
tom* man said, he found two strings
of pearls, which the banker had fail
ed to Include In his declaration. Mr.
Lyon Is Ksld to have stated that he
had Jurchased them In Europe as a
gift for his wife.
Donohue says that Mr. Lyon then
admitted frankly that his wife had a^
diamond brooch valued at 8350. Mrs.
Lyon was In the waiting room on the
dock and the Inspector declared that
her husband went up to her and said :
"This customs man demands that
brooch."
Mrs. Lyon surrendered the piece
of Jewelry. Deputy Surveyor Racz
klewlcz, upon hearing of Donohue's
alleged find, ordered the Lyon trunks
seised and sent to the public stores
to await examination. The pier men
told Surveyor Smyth that they had
aeveral times aaked Mr. Lyon to de
clare all dutiable merchandise, but
he had declared only |504 worth, and
at their request had added 84 5 for
two dress suit cases.
As the Amerlka docked late Sat
urday and two holidays were to fol
low, Deputy Racxklewlcz communi
cated with Mr. Smyth for instructions
as to the disposition of the matter
then. The outcome was that Mr.
Lyon was ordered to appear at the
Custom House yesterday morning.
According to Donohue the banker of
fered to pay any duty or damages the
Surveyor might demand, but he was
told that the case would have to be
referred to the United States Dlatrlct
Attorney.
After Mr. Lyon's appearance at the
Custom House yesterday morning he
was sent In the custody of Donohue to
Hoboken and arraigned before Com
missioner Rubs.
PORT ARRIVAL*.
Schooner J. F. Morris, of Gaylords,
with cargo of country produce.
Schooner May QueeiK of 8outh
Creek, loaded with Irish potatoes.
Schooner Two Sisters, of Hyde
county, with cattle and produce.
Oaftboat Mary F.. of Mauls Point,
cargo of potatoes. .*
Schooner Lucretla'. Hyde county.
Capt. Grey Silverthorn, general cargo
of farm products.
Schooner Sarah Mydgett,* Hyde
county, Capt. Robert Cot, cargo of
produce. -
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