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The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
80 80 q. q .. of s. AnniveraarY.

Columbia Council No. so K. & L. of
s invite all members of the order and
their friends to their sixth anniversary
entertainment, Friday evening, at Sc
curity hall. Admission, 12c-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Large ThimbIe Party.

The thfmble party given Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs. D. O. AIcCray, Mrs.
D. P Paxton and Miss Lena McCray,
at the home of Mrs McCray was a de-
Iightful affair. The pretty rooms were
decorated with palms. roses, chrysan-
themums and nasturtfums.
Very few of the invited guests were
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

Joseph Stockford, Hodgeman, Me. heal
ed sore running for seventeen years and
cured his piles of long standing by using
DeWftt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t cures all
skin diseases Geo W. Stansfield, W H
Wilson, a J. Arnold, A J. Kane & Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

Two of the most delightful numbers
on the programme were those by Miss
DaIes and Mrs Jones' The ladies left
at noon for Lincoln. While in the city
they were entertained by different
members of the L. NJ c. Mrs. David
Allen Campbell was the guest of Miss
Mabel Martin, Mrs. VIII owen Jones
and Miss Anna Gertrude Childs were
with Mrs. Charles. Miss Ethel Syford
and Miss Silence Dales with Mrs. Mac
Lehman and Miss Lille Eiche with Mrs.
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MS was all QOn6 30 quickly tnaJ my telllnR
It makes the incident seem long. Giving one
quick glance about him to see whether his en-
posed and concealed comrades were at their
posts. he said:
~ want your money and diamonds. gentle
men. Don't want no watches. We've a bushel
Of 'em over at camp now. Here. you old chap
referring to Col. Hopkinsl. pull of that dia-
mond. Don't fool. Now put your wads and
sparklers in that box pointing to an open cigar
box which had been placed close at hand. and
don't make a move oward any gun
Like meek lambs we dug down in our pock-
cts and hauled out our wallets. One man said
he had only $40 and wanted that for grub in
Tombstone. but the spokesman of the robbers
said it was a lie. I put about $40 in the box. I
had. like three others OF the passengers. my
money In a leathern belt about my waist under
my clothes. About $500 and four lar~, lila
mopds wero gathered In the harvest,
Now. don't move said the spokesman
when we had parted with our money and some
OF our jewelry. Driver. throw OF the tox.
Hurry up. Don't make a false move or YOU
never wink again. Quick. heave her of. That's
| right. Now. throw Off your guns. and mind.
we've got a bead on your head. All right now.
Gents. get back In the coach. and don't he fool
ish about trying Ia kill me. for thai wouldn't
help you any
one ny one we got into the coach. In "A
trice the driver was ordered to drive on. Then.
amid several shots merely TO make a demon
s~tration TO u.s. among the boulders. the coach
went on, The spokesman bandit and his as
sistant stood and watched us till we got out o.
sight. ] believe the thieves got about $4,000
that time. Hold-ups were so common in those
DAYS that the story of our experience with the
Aguilnr gang was even less than a one days
topic in Tombstone"
But once in a while the bandits met coach
drivers and passengers who refused to be
robbed, In the early winter Of 1S70-80 a party
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to q busy. lively city. See what o wonderful
change soon will come. Give a girl company
and II will make her n new being. I believe In
home, sweet home. but at times there must be
a change, A strange man can always do more
with a patient than one who is well known.
i say nothing against the family doctor.
He is a good and much-needed person.
But In extraordinary cases there must
be an extraordinary remedy. l do not wear
a gown or any old dress. when I drive out
devils. l simply appear in my everyday
clothes. II 1t is too warm I take of my coat.
First OF all l get ventilation in the room. and
then 60 to work to bafle the witch. or witches.
That is. II the patient can see me. and Is In his
full senses. The patient must see me and feel
the full force OF my work. When patients are
cured I may relieve their minds still further by
more light on the subject. 1t would not do for
me to tell them / did not believe In witches. I
do not say there is no such thing. l have seen
too many strange cases"
There are several men here who are said to
possess unusual powers In this line OF healing.
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SHERIFF DUNN's SUCCESSOR.
Candidates for n Rich once Talked About
Six Months in Advance of Nomination.

SdnuluAteB LOT u It1Cn omC0 IaIkGd About
Six Months in Advance of Nomination.
The term OF Sheriff Thomas J. Dunn ex-
pires at the close OF the present year. and his
successor-ior under the State Constitution
a Sheriff OF q New York county ia not eligible
to succeed himselt-win be elected In Noven.
Der. For three reasons. any one OF which
would probably be sufficient to explain pub
lie interest In the matter. the consideration Of
the names and qualifications of candidates for
Sheriff has already begun. six months in ad-
vance OF the date Of nomination. In the first
place the office OF Sheriff cf New York, IL not
the most lucrative in the United States. is GER
tainly one OF the most lucrative OF public Of
fees, The Sheriff receives a fixed salary OF
Sl2.OOO but be receives In addition ope-half
Of tho fees collected. and as these fees are
ropularly understood to amount to about $780,
900 a year the Sherifr's share Is 10000 or
very nearly that. bringing UP. in popular esti-
mate. his annual pay to about $72. 900: by
some persons it is computed even higher. at
S75.0Oo. The Sherifr's term is two years and
a capable. diligent. thrifty and wideawaKe
Sheriff can in that period derive enough profit
from the proceeds Of his office to retire there
in, being a county office. is not affected BY or
sublected to the provisions established by the
The third consideration is to be found in tho
fact that the Office OF Sheriff Of New York. be-
ing u political one dIstinctiyely. there is rarely
any desire among professional reformers TO
dominate a candidate tor IL, or to, make any
cratic nominee fer Sheriff In New York county.
unless there Is q union OF forces against Tam
many. is practically assured OF success.
sheriff Dunn is the Tammany Hall leader In
the Twenty-siNth Assembly district aud 1t
his successor will be some one OF the Tam
many Hall district leaders not now holding a
RESPONSIBLE office. Among those already
mentioned in connection with tho domination
In November Is Superintendent Mccartney.
the present head Of the Street Cleaning De-
NTH district. 4 second candidate Is Dock
COMMISSIONER Charles +, Murphy, the Tam
many leader In the Eighteenth Assembly. dis
nomination OF his colleague. Peter F. Never.
for 1t 10 well understood In Tammany Hall
that a radical reorganization OF the Dock
Board will take place this summer without.
however, affecting the tenure OF Its President.
j, sergeant Cram.
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WHEy JrRYMEN DINE.
They Are Apt to BE Cheerful, Even II They
Have a Murder on Their Hands.

AhOy i Apt W DO ShoSTIuI GV6u ii 1neY
Have a Murder on Their Hands.
The jurors who serve at murder trials might
be supposed TO he 30 much Influenced by the
solemn nature OF their duties In court as to
carry a sort OF courtroom air with them when
they 60 to dinner. This. 1t appears. is far
from baing the case. 1t has been found that
the thought OF having to decide whether q fell
low being shall die In the electric chair or 20
free does not affect their appetites or interfere
with their appreciation OF the good things Of
this life. Tho proprietor OF a restaurant where
THE jurors in civil cases who dine here are
generally solemn and sedate. while the jurors
10 murder. cases are usually cheerful and live.
believe. is that the civil Jurors nay for their
own meals. while the Jurors in murder cases
line at the exPense Of the state. The latter
and that they viii have a good dinner anyway.
while the civil Jurors know that II they want a
Another reason is that the jurors In murder
cases find tia great relief to, get way from
glad to unbend and become for tie time beinSS
These Jurors are. allowed to have q first
wants something 70 drink, such as beer or
officers. in charge Of the jury. and at the nrst
sign Of ordering n drink one OF the Officers
SS~G dtln np snS i Ts1ns '4 fhs sn si5 s snSt he st6 %ess
always sit at a table by themselves. near
enough to watch the table where the Jury are
seated and at the same time far enough away
not to embarrass the Jurors when they ate en-
the Jurors all the time lest outsiders should at
temnt to speak to them.
The Jurors must not read the newspapers,
and when a neweboy comes in all the six off,
Of the jury who. has acted In a murder trial,
perhaps for the first time. forgets the instruc-
tions OF the Judge before he left the courtroom
not TO read any newspapers while he Is away.
and beckons the. newsboy to come up. You
tween the jury and the newsboy then. The
Juror is cautioned and reminded OF the in
structions given to him by the Judge. II the
Juror Is a very young man he occasionally gets
angry. but usually he has too much sense to
be offended.
The regular customers OF this place know
that they must not speak to any of the Jurors.
but strangers, when they hear that a Jury has
come. In for dinner and know that a murder
IN to the Jurors to talk to them about the trial.
That is. they try to go up. hut the officers are
always too quick. for them and stop them be-
fore they reach the jury.
take I%i1uort oh, yes, Now and then a man
will plead for a drink lust the same as a thirsty
man at the time OF the P%arkhurst investiga-
tionS, when the saloons were so tightly ..losed
on. sundays: was more ~termine to have a
drink than II tho saloons were omen. But they
Jurors can do the table credit and have good
appetites as a rule, They are nearly always
IL. good spirits. as Il Is a great relief to them
after sitting silently for many hours in the
outsiders"
A dollar and a half Ia the limit set by Che
state on the cost OF the dinner Of each juror.
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THE ESG1SEER,s sHANrH.
Az Addition to the Portable Boilers Seen
So Often In tho Street.

Tho portable boilers that may be seen so
frequently in these days temporarily estab-
iished in the street to furnish power for steam
drills, and for other purposes. are commonly
not shielded from the weather. nor 10 It Qua
tomary to provide a shelter for the engineer.
Their stay may be short. aud their work may
not be continued in bad weather. But there
was seen the other day. on a Job whore 1t had
been set up for a long pull. a portable boiler at
whose firing end there had been for the en-
gineer a rough shanty. 1t was big enough to
contain a tool chest and space for coal. and
there was room to hang coats on nails driven
In the walls, 1t was made OF refuse stuff. and
had a secondhand door hung on one side. 1t
was not a big house. six or sight.feet square.
and high enough to give a man head room {:
but II made ID convenient shelter. and placed
smokestacE rising at the other, the little
shanty SugResrd9~ ef~Hst. q locomotive cab.
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The sohooiboy's Acknowledgment.

Extract from lctter written. by youngster
away at school. to his father at home acknowl-
edRinR remittance:
DEAR POP: Yours, with Ave plunks. IN.
closed. received. Many happy returns Of the
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
GENERAL ALARM SENT IN
FIRE RACED IN A COAL YARD
LAST NIGHT.

A fire which threatened to assume
serious proportions broke out shortly
after o'clock last evening at the coal
yard of ]. Milton Solomon, Church
street wharf.
Flames we're discovered issuing from
the pulley loft of the coal elevator, and
an alarm was sent in from box No. IL,
calling the district engines to the fire.
Chief Sasse soon arrived at the scene
and, fearing that the mills of the Dia-
mond State Steel Company, which ad-
Join the elevator, would catch fire, he
sent in a general alarm. The fire is
supposed to have originated from the
sparks from one of the blast furnace
chimneys of the Diamond State Works.
There is an electric motor for work.
ing the machinery situated in the pull
ley loft, but it was not working yes
terday, and the flames could scarcely
have been caused by that source. A
greater part of the woodwork on top Of
the elevator was burned away, causing
a loss of about -, fully insured.
Chief Sasse's action in calling out all
the companies is generally commended,
as had the blaze gotten a good head
way serious damage would have been
done, and IL would have required the
services Of all the companies. The
work Of the firemen in checking the
flames was excellent.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
uNIoN MEETs AGAIN

The local horseshoers, who met for
the first time on Monday night last to
form a union. held another meeting
last night at the shop of George Brown
No. S29 Orange street. Forty-two mem-
bers were present, and the following
officers were elected James Burns,
president; II. p. Maloney, vice-presi-
dent; George Brown, secretary, and
William Feldhause, treasurer. Adam
Holm. James McVey and William
Brown were appointed to wait on four
teen horseshoers, who had not attended
the meeting. Application will soon be
made to the Grand Lodge,at Denver,
Col, for a charter, and the local union
expects to be installed by January IS.
Another meeting will be held on next
Wednesday evening.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
FUNERAL OF GEORGE BAUMANN
wELL-KNowN MAN INFERRED AT
RIVERVlEw CEMETERY TODAY.

The funeral Of George II. Baumann,
aged 80 years, took place from his late
residence. No. 901 Monroe street, at
o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Baumanns death was a great
shock to his many friends, being very
sudden. He died on Wednesday last,
after being III with pneumonia for ex-
actly one week. About ten years ago
Mr.. Baumann contracted typhoid pneu-
monia, his physicians at that time hav-
ing a hard struggle to save his life.
From that attack he never fully recov-
cred. taking cold easily and being
otherwise affected.
The deceased took a profound inter-
est in lodges and secret societies being
a member OF eleven organizations.
which included Lafayette Lodge, No.
IA, A. +. A. M.;Germania Encampment,
No. 80; knights Of st. John and
Malta Liberty Lodge, No. 10, A. o. U.
w; Delaware Conclave, No. 430 !. o.
H.; Delaware Lodge, No. 4S9, ID. o. H.;
the Home Life Insurance Company Of
America; Delaware Saengerbund, Hum
boldt Castle. No. 10, K G.. E.; Young
Mems Democratic Club, the German
Library and the Wilmington Turnge-
meinde. Representatives or each or
ganization attended the funeral, and
many magnificent floral designs We're
presented by them.
His immediate survivors are his wife.
Mrs. Olga Baumann, who is an accom-
plished musician; two children, aged
and years; a father and Mrs. Fehren-
bach. his sister. For about eight years
Mr.. Baumann was in the employ of the
Hartmann and Fehrenbach Brewing
Company, but three years ago became
connected with the Diamond State
Brewing Company. which position he
held to the time of his death.
The funeral was under the auspices
Of the Masonic Order, Masonic cere-
monies being observed. Rev. Paul Isen-
schmidt. pastor of the German Luth-
eran Church. conducted the services.
The remains were Inferred in River
view Cemetery
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
DELAWARE ASSOCIATION ELECTS
OFFICERS AND HEARS AN AD-
DRESS BY MRS. Gait.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, chairman
of the organization committee Of the
National Equal Suffrage Association,
addressed the third annual convention
OF the Delaware Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation in First Unitarian Church last
night. Her speech was eloquent and
convincing.
In the afternoon these officers we're
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. Martha s. Cranston, Of Newport;
vice-president. Mrs. Margaret Houston,
Of Georgetown; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Mary II. Thatcher, OF Will
mington; recording secretary, Mrs. May
Price Phillips. of New Castle; treasurer,
Miss Emma Lore, of Wilmington.
Delegates and alternates to the Ma
tional Convention to be held In Wash
ington, ID. c., February to 10, were
elected as follows: Delegates'-Mrs
Mary H. Thatcher, Miss Emma Lore,
Mrs. Margaret Houston, Wesley Webb.
Alternates-Mrs Belle Wagamon, Mrs.
Emalie =. Warner Mrs May Price
Phillips. Mrs. Martha S. Cranston,
president Of the state association, is a
delegate by virtue OF her Office.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
REALTY IN THE HOME

A bedroom, for instance, in blue and
white. with a white iron bedstead pick
ed out in blue, white chairs, dresser
and commode with blue trimmings, is
easily made. Such things look costly
in the window of the furniture store.
but they are not. The expense Of a
dainty little boudoir in blue and white,
gold and white or all white is simply
the expense of a few cans of Bryan's
Imperial Enamel Paint. In our enam-
els there are besides the white, tur-
quoise blue, light blue and pale blue
any OF which makes a dainty combina-
ton for bedroom tints. These enamels
are put up and sold in convenient pack.
ages by James NJ. Bryan & Son, 10I
West Eighth street We want every
man and woman in the city to know
about our enamels, because we know
that once they have tried them, the!
will become constant customers.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
WILL BUY MINORITY STOCK
READINGS DEAL WITH WHINING
TON AND NORTHERN STOCK
HOLDERS.


TON AND NORTHERN STOCK
HOLDERS.
Through an arrangement effected by
a committee composed Of w. w. Kurtz
and Charles S. Whelen, Of Philadelphia,
and Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Of this city,
the minority stockholders of the Will
mington and Northern railroad, which
was purchased by the Reading Com
pany in October, 1898, are to have the
privilege Of disposing of their stock at
the same figures at which the majority
stock was sold. The sale Of the Will
mington and Northern was effected by
Colonel Henry A. Dupont, the presi-
dent OF the company. and included
about $4,000 Of the 25,561 shares COM
prising the company's capital stock.
The price paid was about s47 per share,
whereas before the sale the stock was
held at SIG to Sl7.
The minority stockholders. who were
left out in the cold have since been
working to get a share of the profits
realized by the majority stockholders,
and yesterday the announcement was
made that the efforts of their commit
tee in this direction had been successful.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
Y. M. R. C. COMMITTEES
w. w. KNOX AN
NOUNCES NEXT YEARS AP-
POINTMENTS.

PRESIDENT w. w. KNOX AN
NOUNCEs NEXT YEARS AP-
POINTMENTS.
President William w. Knox. of the
Young Mems Republican Club, last
night announced the club committees
for the ensuing year, as follows:
Finance-H. II. Billany, chairman;
Thomas S. Lewis, Winfield S. Quigley.
Supplies and expenditures-Samuel
M. Knox, chairman; Lewis B. Morrow,
Harry A. Brown.
House-George c. Woodward, chair
man; Benjamin T. Bye, Frank r. Cor
bit.
Printing and literature-James H
Beggs, Jr., chairman; G. w. X. Forrest
Harvey T. Black.
observation-disclosures d. Kemp, chair.
man; Ralph G. McColley, Robert Wier
Reception and entertainment-Ed
mund P. Moody, chairman; NJ. Howard
Jester, Charles Warner. William G
Lawson, William l.. StrahCrn.
Law-P. Q. Churchman, chairman
Robert II. Richards. H. p. Joslyn.
Election-Edmund Mitchell, Jr., ]
Paul Brown, z. G. Shortlidge, ElwooC
P. Pyle, Thomas Holt, James Kitchen
James S. Stirling, DR.. Swithin Chand
Ter, Harvey Hoffecker, Harry e. Bar
tram, ]. d. Stroud, Joseph c. Lawson
Joseph M. Bastian.
Bureau of political information
William II. Head chairman; ]. II
Lewis, Horace G. Rettew, George A. FL
lott, L. Heisler Ball, James W. Rob
ertson, Samuel A. Mcdaniel, Hugh c
Browne. Gilpin S. Woodward, Waite
Hare, William II. Taylor, Herbert L
Rice, Elliott Harvey, B. G. Trimming
ham.
BOwling-John e. Whitehead. chair
man; Frank c. Robb James r. Ma
lhaffv
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
BAY STATE GAS

MILLER, OF THE
COMPANY, MUST GIVE TESTI-
MONY.
A decision rendered by Judge Dallas,
OF Philadelphia, was received in the
United States Court yesterday after
noon requiring w. II. Miller, treasurer
of the Bay State Gas Company, to give
Testimony regarding certain matters in
the suit of Edward VS.. Bay State Gas
Company.
Miller refused to answer questions at
previous hearings regarding the COM
pany's books.
Commissioner Smith will hear testi-
mony in the case of the stockholders in
this city on Thursday next. and Com
missioners Smith and Hanson in the
case of the bondholders in Philadelphia
on Friday.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
uARprR WAS cONrRARv.

George Harper, a colored man, who
said he lived at Dover. Del. would not
pay his fare on the col train on the
Pennsylvania railroad last eveling,nei-
ther would he get off the train, says the
Chester Times. When Chester was
reached Harper was invited % get or
the car, but he declined, and officer
William II Williams lifted him 70 the
platform with a suddenness that took
the colored mans wind Harper spent
the night in the lookup and the mayor
sent him back for twenty-four mpre.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
TO OPPOSE ADDICKs' CLAIMS

PROMINENT REGULARS WENT TO
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL YES
TERDAY.
Postmaster Hugh c. Browne, viii
liam H. Heald and United States Dis
trict Attorney William Michael Byrne
went to Washington yesterday to op-
pose the claim of the Union Republi-
cans for recognition at the hands Of the
National Committee.
The Union Republican delegation
which went to urge its claim was COM
posed of Former Mayor S. J. Wiley,
George w. Roberts and William b.
Clerk, of Wilmington; j. Frank Alice
of Dover; DR.. Caleb r. Layton, OF
Georgetown and William r. Tharpe, OF
Milford.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Lunch Of all kinds at Delaware
House every Wednesday and Saturday
night.
Tenants and landlords must serve
notices upon each other on or before
December % this year.
The horse Of John Pilling, Jr., of
Newark, fell on Maryland avenue yes
terday and was severely injured.
"A large amount OF Christmas
money has been sent away through the
local money order department.
The musical clubs of the University
of Pennsylvania gave a concert in the
New-Century Club Building last night
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
TUG GERRY LAUNCHED

BY JACKSON AND SHARP COM
PANY FOR NATIONAL DREDGING
COMPANY.
The large tug Gerry, constructed for
the National Dredging Company, of
this city, glided successfully from the
ways of the Jackson and Sharp Com
pany promptly at II o'clock noon to-
day. She was christened by William
H. Churchman. Her dimensions are liz
feet long, 241k feet beam and 1917
feet hold.
During the early part Of next weel
the Gerry will be taken to the ship
yard Of Neaffie & Levy, Philadelphia
where she will have her machinery in
stalled, after which she will return t'
her builders wharf for completion.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
81. JoHNs CHAPTER MEETs.

st. Johns Chapter. No 4. Royal Arch
Masons, held its annual meeting in Ma
sonic Temple last evening, at which
time the following officers were elect
ed: William Gawthrop. high priest; DR..
J. Harmer Rile, king; Frank Fowler,
scribe; S. Jackson Pierce, treasurer,
and William Marshall, secretary. An
elaborate supper was served after the
election. Music was furnished by the
Temple Male Quartet and William Rob.
inson sang comic sangs.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
INVITED no LAKEWOOD.

President Burns. Of the Delaware
Christian Endeavor executive commit
Society meeting, which was held on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at
Lakewood, n. J. Among the promin-
nent Endeavorers who attended were:
Francis E. Clark. president Of the
United Society; Drs. Wayland Hoyt,
David J. Burrell, Tuenis Hamlin and
Secretary Shaw.
Evening journal., 1899-12-16
INBRED by a RIAsT-

James Lehan, Of No. 1903 Lancaster
avenue, was injured by a premature
explosion yesterday afternoon while at
work in the quarry at Third and Harri-
son streets. Lehan received injuries
about the face and hands. He was sent
to his home, where DR.. John c. Fahey
rendered medical attention.