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The evening times., 1899-10-18
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The marriage of Miss Irene A. Cowman
of this city, and Mr.. Charles Gerry Weight
man, jr, of Philadelphia, occurred today
at noon. Calvary Baptist Church. decor
ated with palms and pink and white cos
mos. was the scene of the ceremony, and
the officiating clergyman was the pastor
of the church. DR.. S. H. Greene. While
the ushers were seating the large assem-
blage OF guests Mr.. Frank Gebest played a
number OF organ selections, changing his
theme to the wedding march fIom Lo-
hengrin" as the bridal group entered the
church The brides mother Mrs. Louise
A. Cowman gave her in marriage, and the
best man was Mr.. William NJ. Emory, Of
PHILADELPHIA The bride was attended by
Miss Nav l. Vansant, and the ushers were
DR.. John G. Weightman, DR.. H. MacNeigh
Brown, Mr. Horace L. Maneill, and Mr.
George Platt Pilling, all Of Philadelphia.
The wedding gown was of white taffeta,
The tucked tunic falling gracefully over an
underskirt finished with clusters OF tiny
ruffIes about the demi-train edge. In her
brown hair was fastened a spray OF lilies
Of the valley and the same blossoms with
Bride roses formed her bridal bouquet.
Fastening the lace about her throat geam-
ed an opal brooch set with diamonds,
gift from the groom. Miss Eansant wore
an imported robe OF lace and embroidery
over pink silk and her flowers were Ia
France roses Mrs. Cowman's gown was
of black silk crepon. the bodice relieved
with violet and white silk.
The ceremony was followed by we'd
ding breakfast al the home of the brides
mother, 1863 Street, and later in the
day Mr.. and Mrs. Weightman left for
wedding journey north, the latter attirei
for travelling in brown cloth with a silk
blouse of old rose.
among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Charles Gerry Weightman, sr moth
er OF the groom, and Miss Daisy Weight
man, Miss Helen Barbour, and MI 5. Vol
ney Barbour, of Philadelphia; Mrs. j. G.
Cowman. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Morgan
Payne. and Miss Lillian T. Cowman, OF
Baltimore.
The evening times., 1899-10-18

was Joseph Wyatt who for a number of
years was manager of the Talbot county
almshouse farm. His son, William W.
Wyatt. the father OF the man arrested. is a
farmer. and several years ago moved to
ST. Michaels. Another son of Joseph Wy
att. an uncle of the criminal was for many
years a school teacher in Talbot county,
and now lives at Elkridge Landing Rob-
ert Wyatt's mother was of the Todd fam
lily. being a sister of Capt Thomas w
Todd, of Tunis Mills.
Captain Barranger said that Round Ser
geant Henry's sister married an uncle of
Wyatt, and that Patrolman Todd. of the
central district, is Wyatt's cousin. Wyatt
has always been Wild and reckless and
much given to drunkenness.
The evening times., 1899-10-18
Vaccination Causes Death.

GENEVA, n. Y. Oct. 1S.-Much alarm
has been created by the death of John
Burns, a nine-year- boy. Death is at
tributed TO the effect OF vaccination. In
compliance with the State board of health
regulation the boy was vaccinated about
two weeks ago. Within few days his arm
was swollen TO an enormous size and blood
poisoning set in. The swelling extended to
the other arm and then to his whole body,
He died in great agony
The evening times., 1899-10-18
FhEsASH FhEshsTs For PREMIUM STAMPS
KINGS PALACE,
S12-S14 9TH ST. S15 Market Space.
WYATT coNFEssEs MURDER.
He Tells of the killing of Captain
CnuIS and n Negro.


CnuIk and n Negro.
BALTIMORE. Md, Oct. 1S.-Robert I.
Wyatt has made a confession 10 Captain
Barranger at the central police station Of
having murdered Capt. Oliver NJ. Caulk, Of
the sloop Dream, of st. Michaels, Nd, and
Frank Collier, colored. deckhand on the
vessel. as told in the Times yesterday. Wy
att made the confession in the presence Of
Round Sergeant George G. Henry and Mr..
John Swikert, jr., clerk to Marshal Ham1l-
ton. He was locked in cell on the second
floor of the stationhouse at the time.
Mr.. Swikert took down Wyatt's confess
'nn in shorthand and rewrote it on type
ter. It was then taken back and read
to Wyatt and asked if it were all right. He
said it was and signed it in the presence
of Captain Barranger, Sergeant Henry and
Mr.. Swikert He was asked if he had any
thing more to say and he requested that an
addition be made which was done. and he
also signed the addition. He wrote his
signature plainly Robert T. Wyatt"
Wyatt's confession is as follows:
I started to go down with him Captain
Caulk) Saturday: | carried some whisky
along with me; l was just getting Off q
liquor | had and went perfectly crazy
When l get that way l get so l don't know
what l am doing.
4 killed the negro first and he went
overheard. l hit him with a long piece of
stick. The captain came UP and l struck
him. 1 did not set fire to the boat Ian
tern was there, and l might have thrown
it over; it was in the cabin. l have no
idea what time it was. 1t was down little
below Rock Creek or Steelton tSparrow' $
Point. ! was so drunk / do not know ex-
actly where we were.
Il took the money from him; 1 do not
know how much money took from him
remained On the boat about two hours after
| killed them. / was in such a frenzy at
the time l could not take the skif eff right
away.
Il hit the captain with hatchet and the
negro with club. Afterward l took the
skiff: l do not know what time it was;
think it was about o'clock. / do not
know how much money l took"
AT hearing later Wyatt was arraigned
and held for trial.
Wyatt is also we'll known in Talbot eoun-
ty, and comes OF an excellent family, origi-
nally Of Trappe district. His grandfather
The evening times., 1899-10-18
Taken to PhigndeIpbia

CiaIlos IL. Fullaway. the former cashier and
booAkeeper Of The Park Side Department House Of
fhliadelphia, who "ss arrested here yesterday by
Detective Hcian, charged with emhczzlement from
ms iormer employers. returned TO the Quaker CITY
lasi night with Detective Tate, who was sent
here 10 take charge of the prisoner Fullaway
o'lncd the charge against him and willingly ac-
coInpanied Tate without the formalitv of reaui-
SitiUE papers
The evening times., 1899-10-18
The New BARRIERS, Union.

The recently organized union of the local bar
bers met in Columbia Typographical Temple last
night and considered ways and means Tor
strengthening the union. 1t is ROW composed Of
about fifty journeymcn BARRIERS, or about 20 per
cent OF the total number in the city. An effort
is being made to induce d; majority of the remain
ing - per cent 10 come into the union.
The beer you want TO drink with your meals is
Hcuricb's AaeTzer, Senate, or Lager. Phone 6S4
Arlington Bottling Co., Ter case.
The evening times., 1899-10-18

At the marriage in Wilmington, Del,
yesterday of Miss Julia Lee McIlvaine.
granddaughter of the late Bishop Alfred
Lee. of the Episcopal diocese of Delaware,
and Mr.. Murray Stewart, the bridal at
tendants included Miss Rush, DR.. W. J..
Stewart, Charles S. Stewart. and ]. Du
Bose Ferguson, all of this city.
The evening times., 1899-10-18

At the annual reunion of the members
of the Alumnae Association of Mount de
Sales Academy, Catonsville, which will be
held at the convent October 26, the pro-
gramme of exercises will open with an
address of Welcome by the president of the
association. Mrs. Leo Knott. paper will
also be read by Mrs. Minnie Mckee Wag
gaman. of this city, who is the historian
of the organization.
The evening times., 1899-10-18
TO Improve THE CHURCH
important Resolutions Before the
Unitarian Conference.

Delegates Likely to Vote Tomorrow
on the Questions InyoIved-Rcv.
Joseph Mays Candid Address Con-
cernfnE the Hibie-Other Powerful
Speeches by Prominent Ministers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16
HAUNTED.

A rickety. woe be- gone, old house,
Dusty and musty silent and gray;
Loose and broken in many joint,
And rapidly going to decay;
A mark for the finger of scorn to
point
And say: There's place has had
its dayi
But. the roses still Chamber over the
walls,
The busy bees are making their
call;
Regal lilies hold cups for the rain
drops fall,
And the startling builds in the
tree-tops tall,
While rich sunshine foods, those
empty halls.
1t was the pride OF the countryside,
Seventy years ago,
When the squire led home his sweet
girl-bride,
Seventy years ago.
1t is naught, to-day, but the haunt
ed place,
And children run by with white
scared face
Whispering together of bogies
OF lady in white going up to the
stairs,
OF blind child, in the path at night,
And m any more as wonderful sight.
The story of this home all mystery,
It's sacrament OF sorrow well-hid;
Not villager can tell the history
OF this haunted place, when bid.
Roses, now blossoming on the walls,
Lilies reach cups for the rain-drops
fall;
The happy bees come, making long
calls,
Birds build their nests in those tree
tops tall,
While rich sunshine fills, the empty
halls.
1t was the pride of the country. side,
Seventy years ago,
When the squire led home sweet
girl.bride
Seventy years ago.
ANNE M. PREsooTT.
"Makapala by-the-sea"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16
Faust on Tuesday

On Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, the
Boston Lyric Opera Company will
begin their farewell performances
and will present on this occasion the
beautiful opera Faust with Mrs.
Annis Montague Turner as Mar
guerite. There has bsen large sale
of seats and there is no doubt but
the Opera III 'use will be crowded to
its utmost capacity. As an extra
attraction on Faust aud as a com
pliment to Mrs. Turner and thu Bos :
ton Lyric Opera GO, Minister Mott
Smith has consented to allow the
entire Hawaiian Baud to take part
in the 4th Act the presentation Of
which will bring about 70 people on
tage and which will surely show a
scene, the like OF which has never
before long seen on stage in Homo.
lulu, and one tina. will make pro-
found sensation w
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16

The official organ blames soldier
employed by the Board OF Health
for allowing himself to be arrested
by police officer who has proven
that the man had committed mis-
deamean. We will blame the
Marshal il he does not uphold his
officer, because the civil authorities
rule supreme here and every SER
want of the Board OF Health, be
he in the uniform of N. G. H. or
in citizens clothes is amenable to
our civil authorities.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16
SATURDAY, DEC. 16, 1899.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Our legislators have given to the
country body known as the Board
of Health into the hands OF which
great powers have been placed.
When the Board OF Health over
steps its power and takes upon itself
the right to check the civil
authorities,to drive the police out OF
the city and virtually to declare mar
tial law, it is time to call halt.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16

the Board Of Health. The reports OF
volunteer inspectors, the whole
plague business indeed show a very
sid state Of affairs in the present
system OF the B ard OF Health
management.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16
GIFTS FOR
EVERYONE


Beg to announce that they are now
better prepared than ever before to
meet the wants OF the people. In
their large, varied and we'll eelected
stock gifts can be found to suit
everyone. Having made study OF
the gift business, even the most fasti-
dious will he pleased with the man
ner in which their purchases are pre-
pared and delivered.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16

II one man with his clerks can
carry out the business of the Interior
Department and another man can
do the same ia the FL
nance Office, we see no reason
why one intelligent and capable man
should not be able to attend to all
the business within the province OF
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16
In THEIR STOCK YOU WILL
. . SEE . 3

RICH CUT GLASS from three best
factories in u. s. A.; STERLING
SILVER WARE, Reed & Baritone
and Whiting Mfg Co.'s; (First-claes
engraving done in connection with
this department); BOHEMIAN
GLASSWARE in crystal gold and
colors; BRONZES, ORNAMENTS,
FIGURES, FANCY CHINA, USE
full and ornamental, OF German,
French and English manufacture;
HAWAIIAN SOUVENIR CHINA;
JARDINIERES and FANCY
FLOWER POTS, in all sizes; POT
TERIES, VASES, ETC., from 20 diff
ierent factories-10c. up.
Dinner Sets, Breakfast Sets, Tea
Sets, Toilet Sets, all prices. Piano
Banquet and Hanging Lamps; Onyx
Tables; Plated Table Silverware
Creed q Barton's and other makes);
Table Cutlery; Kitchen Outfits, in-
cluding Jewel Stove, for $25; Cur
ney Ice Boxes, SS; Standard Blue
fame Wickless Oil Stoves-see them
in operation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16

No man here has the right to de-
clare martial law aud deprive the
civil government OF its authority
and it seems to us very dangerous
experiment to play on the citizens
of Japan and other foreigners. The
part OF the town under quarantine
shows condition which ia dis.
grace to the Board OF Health. We
fully agree with the official organ
that there is great opportunities to
reforming the board. The first step
should be to place practical bust
mess man at the head Of the bureau,
TO fire out the medical men or rather
use them for consulting purposes on
medical questions only, and then go
to work in a systematical way to
cleanse the.country.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16
TX L HACK STAND.

THE HACKS OF THIS STAND ARE
j not In Quarantine, although tho Stand
Is within the prescribed limits. Ring up
Telephone "a as usual and 1t will be inn
mediately answered, as the Hacks are
within easy call. i3sl-tf
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16

The Board of Health has got the
swelled head aud it is about time
that the mem bers are furnished with
iced bandages for their upper
@'stories." We will not criticize the
plague fake because we think it is
wiser to be over cautious than
neglectful. We regret the enormous
loss to trade aud the great disap-
pointment to people here and on
the other islands which will result
during the holiday through the
scare. But while we support the
Board OF Health and it's gun carry
ing supporters, we insist 10 seeing
the authority OF the Marshal up
held and we decidedly think that
Attorney General q. E. Cooper is
making an intolerable fool of him
self when he allows Fl. E. Cooper,
President of the Board OF Health,
to interfere with the plain duties of
the police. I! q murder ia CON-
mitted in the quarantined districts,
or fight should occur, even the
Marshal would not be allowed to
enter the sacred circle and do his
duty.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-16

Store will be open evenings, COM
mencing Saturday, December 9th,
with music, as usual, by the best
Hawaiian talent. A new feature this
year will be our special tables-No.
l, presents for TO-; No. 2, presents
for 25c; No. 3, presents for Soc; No.
4, presents for 81. You are all in
vited to make us call, whether
buying or not.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-30
FASTING, NOT FEASTING.
A Peculiarly of Thanksgiving Day
In Eastern Ontario.

Thanksgiving day as a day of fasting
rather than of Ieasting suggests medi-
acEiii austerity that seems incredible at
tne end of the ilncteenth century, and
yet there are places in Canada where the
popular holiday Is So regarded. Among
the descendants OF the Scotch settlers Of
eastern Ontt Tio there are still many who
cling to the letter OF the covenant" and
keep up the customs brought from Scot
land almost a century ago.
Livery year there are still many Of the
Older people III the Scottish settlements
who observe Thanksgiving day as their
forefathers did. To them it is not day
of feastlnS and merrymaking, but La
al traSgh," or the day of fasting, as it is
called IN tie highland Gaelic, which is
still the mother tongue of many in the
settlements. With them Thanksgiving
day is observed with even more formal
soiemnity than the Sabbath. All manner
Of work is suspended, but from no spirit
of holidaying. Just as on the Sabbath,
1t is considered sinful on Thanksgiving
day to carry in wood to draw water
or to cook food of any kind. The chill
dren who are too young to understand
the spiritual value of such rigid observ-
anccs. as well as any servants that may
be i'll the family. are allowed usually two
scanty meals during the day, but those
who are of the church and the old faith
devote the whole time to fasting and
prayer. They do no work and eat no
food, even though attending services in
their church may entail wearisome trip,
sometimes made the more trying by the
fact that some of the stricter brethren
consider it wrong to do such weekday
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-30

''DO YK HAPPEN TO KNOW WHICH PLACE THE
Oldham is INf'
men, he borrowed tobacco and the best
pipe in camp aud then turned to the fore
man and said:
Say. pard. jest happened to think OF
sunthin When feller dies he goes to
one OF two places. Do ye happen to know
which place the old man is inI'
why, in course not" answered Ben,
but ye've eaten like hawg. and yen
hev to take chances on that"
"Not much l won't. pard. I'm here
and ready to he hung, but I'm not goin to
take any chances OF missin my dad.
who's gone before. I'm as ready to jine
him in one place as another. bu, / want
to hit the right trail"
The foreman stormed and threatened,
but the stranger proved to be a kicker.
He was sorry to disappoint the crowd
and all that. but really he could assist at
no hanging unless he could be assured OF
a family reunion in the land beyond. The
point wns argued for half an hour, but
he was firm. OF course we had to get
even for the Thanksgiving dinner. He
was turned over to a committee OF eight,
who booted him eight times apiece, but
as the last one was through swinging his
leg the stranger struck up a merry whis-
tie and started off down the trail for In
jun Bend.
And he took a good Thanksgiving din
ner and the foreman's pipe with him.
A. 4 LEWIS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-30
AN 1RoQuo1s
CUSTOM

With the first new moon after the corn
is fairly .ipe is celebrated the Indian
Thanksgiving day, or harvest festival.
1t IS particularly an Iroquois custom and
is still observed by the now scattered and
depleted tribes Of that once powerful
confederacy known as the Six Nations,
though not with all the rites and cere-
monies that characterized its observance
in the pristine days of the nations great
ness. 1t may be that the Indians think
that they have not as much to be thank
full for as they had in the old days. but
still they are thankful.
Though differing in date and in the
method of its announcement. the Indian
anksgiving in September is observed
in much the same spirit and manner as
we observe our Thanksgiving in Novem-
ber With them, as with us, there are
thank offerings and prayers-paeans Of
praise, crude, it may be, but sincere
feasting merrymaking and joy. Instead
Of families meeting separately for the
Thanksgiving dinner, all the members OF
the tribe come together for q great feast
at the council house.
At sunrise on the day Of the feast the
elders, or keepers of the faith" light
the first fire." usually on some elevation
near the council house. Upon the fire
are placed leaves Of tobacco and ears Of
corn as special offerings to the Great
Spirit, and as the offerings are being
burned his blessing is invoked upon the
festivities. This fire is afterward extin-
guished and a new one built by the wom-
en- who have charge Of the public feast.
AT an early hour the little clearing
around the council house is filled with
Indians, great and small, young and old.
grave and gay. They come afoot, on
horseback and in wagons and buckboards.
The scene is a picturesque one. There
are groups Of young men testing their
physical prowess in athletic feats and
contests, bevies of young women and
girls dressed in brightest colors, old men
with tottering steps and elderly women
| with almost pathetic gayety slowly max
ing their way to the council house, middle
aged men pompous in the sense Of their
Importance as lords of the feast and pa
tient matrons busily preparing the corn
soup and succotash, which is made IN
| large iron kettles suspended over a glow
| ing log fire. suggestive Of cheer and com
| fort.
Suddenly there is a hush in the conver
| sation. The young men and boys stoI
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-30

Ridley laughed nervously.
"Your father" said he, seemed to
think that we shouldn't be together
enough"
My father is an old man." she replied
1.-The world has changed since he was
young"
''It has, indeed" answered Ridley,
"and in no respect more than this Of
marriage. Married people lead a freer
life nowadays. They know the value Of
an individual existence. You need not
be afraid of being tied too closely to me-.
You shall have every opportunity to lead
your own life You shall have your own
apartments, of course, your own servants.
your own separate income, and | will
come to you or leave you at your lightest
word"
She looked at him steadily for mo-
ment, and the glance went through his
heart like an icicle. 1t walked him. He
remembered in flash that this girl was
the daughter Of the shrewdest race on
earth. He saw that by the simplest
strategy she had made him disclose what
the word marriage had always meant to
him. and in the same moment he saw her
draw away from him. Then for the first
time he was perfectly calm. He was one
worst emergencies.
81 can't imagine life" said he. that
would be harder for me, but if can win
you on no other promise | will stand by
what have said. Yet let me tell you
what l really want. 1t is a home with
you l don't care where it is or what it
is like, but | want it to be ours. You
must want me always to be there, and
must fly to it like a bird to the nest
That is the life l want and the life ask
you to share.
II all this had not been true, Angela
would not have believed it, but it was
true, and she did believe it. Then there
was a real love scene which began in the
impulse of two strong young hearts and
ended very conventionally in the display,
ing Of an engagement ring. 1t bore d
diamond which to Angela's astonished
eyes looked as big as the fire whose light
it reflected. But it did not dazzle her.
Il do not want that. Clifford" she said
l want something you have worn and
cared for, something that you will miss
when it is mine, SO that both of US will
| remember. If it is a ring, you might give
me that gold one on your little finger
You've had it so long that it's worn thin. y
| So the time that was to have been such
a time OF thanksgiving to the deacon and
his daughter was equally as great a time
OF thanks to the millionaire fairy prince
who gave his love little gold ring worth
about $3 and promise as old as the
world. And the deacon when he was in
formed Of the facts said his daughter hat
acted for the best. At least he hoped So.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-30

work as Harvesting horse and hitching
him to a buggy. Such ones are obliged
to go to church on foot, and as the serv-
ices are sometimes conducted first in the
Gaelic for the benefit of the old people
who speak no English and then in Eng
HSh afterward for those of the younger
generation who speak no Gaelic they not
infrequently last from four to five hours.
Though with some of the more devout
the fast is kept without question from
the rising of the sun until the time of ris-
ing on the next day, some Of the more
lax consider the day as ended with sun
set and during the evening relieve them
selves from the pangs Of hunger by in
dulging in a slight repast. But in no
sense do they relax the more than Sab
batical severity Of the day. On that day,
as on the Sabbath they never say Sun
day., maiIens are not permitted to braid
their hair, hut must have it fixed on the
previous night. All put on their Sabbath
clothes as soon they rise. Cor their
orkalay clothes are not supposed to be
needed. and to make Il change after hav-
ing once dressed would lp t he guilty of
display of vanity.
PETER MCAETIIJR.