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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26

From the Savannah News.

rr"H ine saNarian News.
A serious bicycle accident occurred ves
terday afternoon shortly before . O'Clock
at Bull street and Oglethorpe avenue. Mr.
James Sullivan collided with negro. ant
10th sustained serious injuries
The accident was peculiar I'm the way The
r'ders were injured. Mr.. Sullivan was
riding north on the right side of Rur
street The negro was trying 10 turn out
of Bull to ride east on Oglethorne ayenua
when ii happened. With thud that could
be heard 100 yards away, the heads of tho
Two riders crashed together Neither was
thrown from his wheel. Each was stunned
and dazed by the force of the conclusion.
put retained sufficient control to dismount.
ihey then stood for a few moments bv
tfeir wheels. Keeling and looking as il they
would fall The negro seemed to recover
ms wits first He was able after a time Ia
noun: his wheel and ride away the blood
sun streaming from a long and apparently
deep cut in his forehead
MI Sullivan was taken by a friend to
knishts drug store at Drayton street and
o2ietnoipe avenue where eight stitches
were taken in a wound In his forehead
Inc young man appeared TO be stunned 10.
some time after the accident
No parts of the bodies of the ,vo ridars
came In contact except their heads The
wheels did not collide and were uniniured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
NEW YORK.S FIRST MAYOR.
Movement for n Monument to Capt
Willett.

A Movement for Monument to Capt.
Willett.
From the New York Post.
While Greater New York has been elect
ing its first mayor movement has been
started to mark the spot where lies the
body of the first mayor of the present city
of New York. 1t is not unlikely that Cap
tain Thomas Willett has been forgotten by
his successors of the nineteenth century
and their constituents but antiquarians
have not forgotten him, and at this late
day /. is probable that something will be
done to make prominent the spot where he
is buried.
1t is. perhaps, not generally known that
the first mayor of the metropolis was bur-
led in Rhode Island. The grave was lost
for several years, but when new genera
ton of HISTORICAL students came along 1t
was searched but Today it is as 1t has
been for generations. How long it will be
allowed to remain In its present condition
is a question. nThe attention of New York
CITY will be cahed to- the matter, and II no
steps are taken by the municipality to
mark the spot societies in New England
may take theimatter IN hand.
The first mayor of New York is buried
in an ancient ground at the head of Bull
locks Cove, 10 the town of East Provi-
dence, where ID rough stone is erected to
his memory, &6IttdfffihS ttie ruueiy Sdi'Co
and brief Inscriptions;
q q 1a674.
Here slyes We body
Of eVe sworll Thomas
Willett ESQ who died
August we a4th in We Gath
Year Of his age ammo
The inscription on the footstohe reads:
Who Was the
FIRST Mayor
or Kew York
& Twice Did
Sustain vt Place.
According to Mrs. George st. Shelfields
recent history of Attleboro and that part
Wi,lett stood at the head of the Attleboro
proprieto-s. His history does not belong
exclusively to Attleboro. as he took an act
I've part in the original Rehoboth North
Purchase. Not much is known Of him pre-
vious 10 his emigration to America He
was a merchant in his native country
and in his TRAVELS became acquainted with
Pilgrims in Leyden. and then I'm Holland
residing with them prior 10 their exile to
America In Leyden he learned Dutch,
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which came useful in after years. He was
che of the last of the Leyden company.
He came to America about 1880, when he
was twenty-one years old. One authority
says he came in 1929. Others say he was
twenty-four years old when he arrived in
Plymouth, where he first resided. He be-
came very useful in the colony. and on July
l. 1888, he was admitted a freeman of the
colony and granted six acres of land He
was prominent in surveys and in the pur-
chase of land from the Indians. He was
friend of the red men, and in deeds now
preserved the Indians called him "our low
ing friend, Captain Thomas Willett." He
was made superintendent of the Plymouth
colony trading post at Kennebec. and while
there the Indians planned to slay all the
whites Wiilett was reading the Bible
when the Indians surrounded his cabin,
and when they entered to take his scalp
they thought their plan had been discov-
cred In the book. So they did not carry 1t
out.
In 1647 Willett became successor to Miles
Standish, the Pilgrim warrior. He was
made assistant to the governor in 1851 and
held that office until 1855. He was select
ed at this time by the Plymouth court,
agreeably to his majesty's commissioners,
to attend them at New York (Which had
just been surrendered by the Dutch). for
the purpose of assisting them in organic
ing the new government. 1t is mentioned
by Davis in a note to his edition Of Nor
tons Memorial that Colonel Nichols one
OF the commissioners, In letter to Gov
ernor Prince, written from New York in
the spring following the reduction of the
Dutch settlements, requests that Captain
Willett may have such a dispensation from
his official engagements In Plymouth col
ony as to be at liberty to assist in model
| ing and reducing the affairs in the settle
| ment into good English" Colonel Nichols
remarked that "Willett was more &C.
quainted with the customs and manners Of
the Dutch than any man in this country,
and that this conversation was very ac-
ceptable to Them
Captain Willett executed his duties there
to the entire satisfaction of all concerned
His services rendered him SO popular with
| the people that. after the organization of
the government, he was chosen the first
English mayor Of New York, and he was
reelected.
/ After the settlement Of Rehoboth Cap
tain Willett removed to Wannamoisett,
now Swansea. He owned a quarter Of a
| township. and there associated with him
was Mr.. Myles. the first Baptist minister
| in New England. He married Mary Brown
| daughter of John Brown /. on July 8. 1885,
They had several children. One son was
| killed in King Philips war, and one of his
descendants, Colonel Willett, distinguish
ed officer In the revolutionary war, was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A communication in journal that is pub
lishcd in the interests of forestry shows
that increased attention is being paid to
that subject in many parts of the country.
The writer, who is woman, tells how the
citizens Of the town Of Andover. Mass.
have raised two-thirds of the $4,000 needed
to buy a beautiful stretch of woodland
which comprises part of Indian Ridge. on
the edge CT the town. The Ridge is the nat
ural pleasure park of the mill people, and
on the woodland in question there are oaks,
chestnuts. hemlOCks and naples, besides
me magnificent white pines. A year ago
it was learned that the pines were to be
sold for lumber, and a movement was be-
gun to secure the woodland for forestry
and park purposes.
THE thought of it's possibilities, the
writer explains. did not come at once. but
it came very soon. 1t occurred to some of
US that since all interested wished the
woodland kept in it's natural beauty, the
only care being to keep the forest in it's
highest perfection, 1t might be made use
full object less on to owners of small wood
lands, and to the boys and girls in schools,
giving them a knowledge they have. as
yet. no means of obtaining, and developing
tion."
The town of st. Johns, New Brunswick,
has carried out a similar undertaking in it's
vicinity. Paths and roads have been cut
through charming stretch Of woodland
and the result is park in which the nat
ural predominates, and the views that are
afforded, outside Of the park, are of the
most delightful character. There are towns
and villages in European countries having
forests in their immediate vicinity, where
the same thing can be seen, and It would
be possible in our own state to bring about
equally beneficial results in many places.
The money to be had by cutting down the
'green-robed senators of mighty woods is
as nothing when compared with the sense
OF beauty that would be developed by MAIN
tanning them inviolate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
SANITARY WORK NEEDED.
Dead Animals Occupying Space In
Several Sections.

The officer in charge of the telephone at
police headquarters this afternoon was
kept busy receiving messages from the
several station houses and recording mat
tiers of more or less startling import
a vigorous ring at the telephone was
answered promptly. The second precinct
lad called. The message was:
Dead rat in front Of 1897 It'll street"
The third precinct little later notified
Headquarters that deceased cat Is lying
In the roadway in front of the church on
10th street between H street and Pennsyl-
wanna avenue as a cooling board
A dead horse is at the corner Of 18th
street and Spring road, while deceased
CANNES are awaiting the coming of the Hog
undertaken at the following points: In front
of 1925 21st street. in rear of 1870 18th
street, in front of 64 East Capitol street.
In yard of house 1912 31st street and at
BIO y street.
Dead cats are at 127 H street northeast
and at 1895 NJ street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
SHE GOT THE CLOTH.
A Smart WOman's Manipulation Of a
Clever Little Trick.

Smart WOman's Manipulation Of q
Clever Little Trick.
From the Louisville Commercial.
There are callings and callings open to
both men and women by which they can
gain livelihood, but when it comes to
the "old confidence game as a means OF
living, the men must step back and take
of their hats to the women. To be sure,
there are not as many women up to this
racket" fs there are men, but those who
are knowing ones are geniuses at the bust
ness. They could make killing where
lime con men out of ten would have to
either starve or work honestly for liv-
ing.
1t was not long ago that this was most
powerfully illustrated, and to the sorrow
of clerk in the linen department CT a
Market street firm. a well-known matron,
who lives in the fashionable portion of the
city, is the heroine of this tragedy. She
was out for what she could get, and inc
dentally wished to purchase tablecloth.
She entered the house OF the firm and, go
ing to the linen department. asked the
clerk what a certain tablecloth which was
in the stock was worth. He priced them
for her at 81
This did rot suit at all, and after an
argument of seine minutes she finally per-
suaded him to sell the tablecloth for $3.50.
When she had got the poor clerk to this
stage she had him just where she wanted
him. She locked the tablecloth over once
more, and then remarked that she could
get a tablecloth at another place for the
same price.
The clerk feeling sore because he had
allowed a woman to beat him down, re-
piled:
"Well. if you can, I'll give you this cloth -
You will?' she answered. eagerly. "All
right. Just wait here minute"
She left the store. and, going to the other
place, asked the head clerk to show her a
tablecloth of the kind she had seen at the
other store. 1t was priced at s., but this
did not daunt her. She said:
They tell me over at So-and-So's that
If you let me have a tablecloth like this
for $50 they will give me one"
OF course. the clerk Immediately let her
have one Tor $3.50. Taking the ticket and
the cloth. she returned to the clerk.
There she said. showing it to him, Il
got 1t for $3.50
No proof was wanting to convince the
clerk that she had got 1t at that price,
so he gave her the cloth and charged him
self with it.
Then this lady returned with the pur-
chased cloth to the other place and got
credit on it, after which she went on her
way rejoicing, just ore So tablecloth in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
VIII he Granted a Register.

Mr.. Chamberlin, the commissioner OF
navigation. has decided to grant an Ameri-
car register to the rebuilt 3.iOo-ton English
steamer Merrimack. formerly the Solbeig.
which was seriously damaged by fire at
Norfolk, Va. some months ago. The wreck
was purchased and rebuilt by ]. Hogan &
Sons. and she will now join their fleet OF
coastwise steamers Objection was made
TO the granting of an American register by
other lines Of coastwise steamers, but after
q hearing on the subject. the commissions,
decided that the objections were not sus-
tanned by the facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
Whereabouts of the wnr.hips

The battle ship Maine has arrived al
Norfolk, and the torpedo boats Dupont
Porter and Gushing have arrived at Savan-
nah. on their way 20 the Gulf Of Mexico
The gunboat Concord left Sitka. Alaska
en- the 11th instant for San Francisco
where she is to be fitted out for two
years cruise on the Chinese station.
The gunboat Marietta arrived at Si:ka
on the 10th instant and will remain on that
station until relieved in the spring by the
gunboat Wheeling, now at San Francisco
The Marietta will return 20 San Francisco
10 make her final trial trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
Days md Months to Grow LANCER.
From the Bostoa Herald, Nov. 10.

Froi. u. H. Darwin lectured last night in
Huntington Hall to Lowell Institute audi.
ence on the subject of tides in the earth.
he showed with the aid Of diagrams that
the frictio nal retardation of the earth's rev.
olution by the actions of the tides is 10
lengthen the period OF the rotation of the
earth, end at the same time to lengthen the
period OF the moons rotation round tho
earth-that Is, to lcngthen both the day
and the month. But the lengthenng of the
day VIII be much more rapid than tho
iengthening of the month and thus IL will
Gene about that when the change has
reached its maximum the earth and tho
moon will each reyolve once I'm a period Of
hfty-five OF our present days. the moon
having always the same face toward the
Garth.
A similar cycle of changes had been gone
through by moon and earth ia the past
There was once n time when the moon re-
viewed very near TO the oarth's surface,
moon and earth going round orc another IN
from three to five hours The total period
OF the change was estimated at from 5,GO9,s
coo 10 G.009.U00 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
Alberta Gibson Pleads Not Guilty..

Alberta Gibson, colored. who is regarded
by the police authorities as Washingtcn's
tough girl, today pleaded not guilty of set
ting FIR. to the girls reform school the 2Oth
of last July. wherein she was al the time
confined. Her trial Will take place, it is ex-
pected, some day next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
FOR FALSE PRETENSES.
John johnson Sent to Penitentiary
for Year and a Day.

John johnson, alias William Lancaster,
colored, recently convicted in Criminal
Court No. 2 Of obtaining "a from Rosetta
Thomas by false pretenses. was sentenced
by Judge Bradley this afternoon to a year
and day in the New Jersey state prison
at hard labor.
The man pretended that he was a PEN
sion office clerk; that the sum Of $500 be-
longing TO the United States had been
stolen from his desk: that he would lose
his position unless he made good the loss;
that he had Hiss and that if she would
loan him the balance he would repay her
out of his salary 1t was upon sucn false
representation that the woman loaned him
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also mayor of New York. After a resi-
dence of few years in New York. Cap
tain Willett returned to Swansea, and there
died. August 4. 1874, aged sixty-three
years. Mrs. Willeit died in 1903, and is
buried beside her husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26

Yes. dear. / met your father, and told
him that wanted to talk with him as one
man with another"
And"
well. that was the kind of talk I got.
With all the temper he has, am sure he
would never have used such language in
talking to a woman."-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26

At the request of ]. F. White Of 1925 Will
lard street Policeman Carroll last evening
shot deg on the premises mentioned. Be
fore the animal was killed DIR. G. E. Buck
irgham pronounced the dog to be suffering
with rabies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26

IL you want anything. try an ad in The
Star. l; anyb,dy has what you wish, you
will get an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26

II the scalp does not give cut oil TO keep the
hair from becoming dry and harsh. EaIi's Hair
Kenswer TO render the hair healthy soft and p.ia-
BILE.
The news & observer., 1897-11-27
SALE OF LAND.

IN IN pursuance e tsl OF authority given us in de
cree oi tne superior ourJ OF Wake go ut.
MADE on the 4th day of ovemher, 10 a
Speelal pro eed1ng entitled W. II Fl Cheat
nam ana others against NJ. Pa HI
oth rs, we VIII. on "Onday. the II b ia uf
December, at the court house door in the CITY
OF haie1gh, sell at pubic auction 10 he
highest bidder for cash the followiux de
scr oed lands situate in the city of X leigh
ana county of Wake. to wit:
l. lot OF and on co 'ner of Cabarru. snc
swarm reefs which is fully des rihed in
oeeo from Z. DOwd, receiver, to B. F heat
m ard recO ded in book ia page "a iu
Cfilce OF ket lister of Deeds of Wake con ~
OF of land on corner of Mar n I'D
swain streets. which is fully described In
deed from II. E. Gray, trustee TO B +. an J
= nea' nan md r. cOrde1 in book s' uagt
county. VI
o.. , lot of land on corner of Caba rus and
min streets, which is fully described il
oeen from W A Parham nd wife to B and
}. hea ham, and recorded ln 90 n
page ia. in office of ke4is of Deeds OF
wake county.
4; A lot of land Oh west side mitb street
peCWeeu CaOarruy and Davie streets, adioin
ing yE ne ands Of NJ Bro 4ghton 20 Others
Inc SAID lands are part of the estate of h,
laIe neatham, an are sold r pgrrjtiO
amOn3 his hei at law.
Ihls Novem Jer 10th. 1897.
A. A. HIOKS
ALEX j. FIELD.
commissioners.
The news & observer., 1897-11-27
st. Paul and this stock failed to recover

st. Paul and this stock failed to recover
at any time to Wednesdays close. Its
weakness was due to the October state
ment of earnings which showed an in
crease in net of less than $4,000. So
far as this statement bears on the gener-
al situation, it is to be taken into ac-
count that st. PauPs net earnings last
month were the largest for the year.
The later improvement in the market
left the railroad list with net gains, but
they were of the narrowest in many
cases. The chief interest in the market
centered in the specialties and these all
developed strength before trading had
been long in progress. Manhattan was
most conspicuous in the dealings and
advanced quite steadily and strongly
throughout the day, closing at a net gain
of 2M. There was no news to account
for the strength Of this stock. Sugar
also showed marked recovery from its
recent depression and closed 25s higher
than on Wednesday. Peoples Gas has
gained IA, New Jersey Central, rs;
Delawars and Hudson over a point and
so on. Consolidated Gas jumped up and
down over a range of 3 points and clos
ed at net gain of 1a4. The days trad
ing reflected nothing in the general sit
uatiOn. the news Of which continued to
show improvement. The actual rate
for long sterling exchange advanced II
additional to-day. Some of the demand
for long sterling is for use in4the opera
ton which involves the lending of funds
abroad There was also said to be some
buying of long sterling for speculation in
the belief that rates Of exchange will
advance by the time it natures. as the
balance of trade may have shifted by
that time.
The bond market was fairly active
and prices were firm. Total sales ST.
100000.
United States As coupon were n lower
and the SIS coupon II lower bid.
The total sales of stocks were 172.7O0
shares, including Chicago r. and O..
1880: Manhattan t.. 22.3S0: Northern
Pacific preferred 9.1S4: Rock Island.
5.120: st. Paul, 1880: Bay State Gas,
< 900; Peoples Gas, 26,3OO; Sugar 31,-
3S5.
The news & observer., 1897-11-27
= ale Of Land.

ny virtue or oecree of the ) D ri Court
made IN the cas oscow r ol an on rs
eX pate in W"ke Su erior , ourt w al
oy r'lJ IN, Tor cds ntt the court us door
# a c'nuty on the "th day of De5tm-
Der, ~ at IN the following trs ct OF laod
nnt9n hg tut "l acres stu ., in
On ne n h Vt land of mrs i uce ia
Poo shor Johns a the "ii lam Pool
ract; h. @ 81 by h., II nso Ii 90 act:
f"omds johns on the west b the lands If
homas John an u Strcs ahd b ing the
acto land which A J T. id seizpi
aud posse ed. sac m@dt fo division. it Z
80 ID d. A r r. A ii q
IOInm ssi Ine r
The news & observer., 1897-11-27
COMMISSIONERS SALEOF LAM

BY virtue OF judgment render.41 2,
the October term, 1897. of tn, Suu-r,,.
Court OF Wake County, in caus. ~
tiled W. X. Blake against Penny Rr-n
an, | will sell at the court house do,
4 the city OF Raleigh, at public auctiot.
or cash. to the highest bidder. ~ /:
clock M, ON the Goth December. 1891
ne following described lot or pare. o.
and in the County of Wake, and hour
and described as follows: H.
astern ward Of the city of Ralelxt
Joining iOts OF Patsy Hobbs,
Blake and others. and bounded Il.
lows: Beginning at Patsy Hobbs -
ner, on liioodworth street, ana ru
ning north with said street thirty II,
feet to =. c. Blake's and w. r. Rlak.
corner; thence east with said Rak.
line 12O feet to Bryant Rayner'. III,
hence south with said Raymer, IL
35 feet to Patsy Hobbs line; then,
west with said line 12O feet to p',s.r
worth street. the beginning.
S. G. RYAN, Commission.
Nov. II. 1897.
The news & observer., 1897-11-27
LIST IS SLUGGISH
at -
MOvementin Standard Stocks
is Narrow.
LOWER LONDON PRICES.
THE LATER IMPROVEMENT WAS
THRILLING IN TONE.
THERE WAS A SUGAR DEAL 2 SO CENTS
Bond Market Fairly ActNe--The Variations in
Cotton, Exceptionally Narrow, With
Net Gain of 4 Points Wheat
paccod tho nollar Marx
Passed the Dollar Mark.

New York, Nov. 26.-In dry goods the
approach of the close of the week shows
NO change from previous dull conditions.
The market is sparsely attended by buy
sers from out of town, and the receipts or
mail orders are not extensive. Ihere
has been no pronounced fall in prces,
but concessions are still made in order
to effect sales in all lines of cotton goods,
particularly in staple cottons. In wool
1en and worsted lines both in mems wear
fabrics and dress goods, the market is
well sustained but without heavy orders
for seasonable goods. In staple cottons
both brown and bleached goods are still
exceedingly quiet. Print cloths continue
very dull and at unchanged quotations.
COTTON.
Now York, Nov. 26.-The variations
in cotton to-day were exceptionally mar
row and the volume Of business was
equally as small. Opening steady with
prices unchanged to l point lower, the
subsequent course of prices showed at
the lowest interval of the market net
loss of 2M3 points. The market was
finally firm at a net advance OF 800
POINTS, as compared with Wednesday )
closing figures. The Influences against
te-day's market were disappointing Ca
kles, large daily average movement, a
fack of speculative support, apathy on
the part of spot buyers and low prices
for print cloths. On the other hand
selling was checked by a fall in the tenn
perature over the cotton belt, predictions
Of smaller movement, fears that the
future market had been over sold,
ssteadier southern markets and somewhat
better advices from Fall River as to the
outlook for goods.
NkW YOSA.
NEW Yoas Nov. 25 = Futures opene
steady: sales -,5On osies.
The news & observer., 1897-11-27
LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 26.-Wheat sold at
81 to-day for the December option and
closed at 9919, an advance of 3as cents.
May showed considerable amount of
sympathy with the advance in Decem-
ber, and closed 1A@as cent higher. Eff
forts Of shorts both here and from st.
Louis caused the advance in December
anu they were not supplied until 81 had
been bid.
Other markets were uninteresting
Corn and oats advanced 1s@A cent
higher and provisions closed 21b cents
higher. ~3aAa