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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-02
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

During his recent trip to Florida NJ
t.. Fuller of Madison was the victim of
partmcnt in the sleeping car ut night
SEQ In cash, n pair of trousers ana some
other things, The porter stll hold,
his job
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-02
MPLlNG NO BETTER
HAS NOT YBT PASSED lHROuGH
CRISIS OF DISEASE
LIFE HANGS IN BALANCE

Doctors Last Bulletin Says the Patient
Is Better in One Sense and Worse
IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Statement
Announced That kipling Had Not
Gained During the Day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-02

Dr. j. ID. Butler of Madison was u
clergyman In Burlington, w., nearly
half century ago when the hate ex-
Mayor James Conklin was little boy
IN that place, The two came To Mad4-
son nj about the same time and were
warm friends always.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-02

Chester l., Brewer, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. &. Brewer of GAINESVILLE, has
been secured ne coach and physical di
rector for Albion college, a Michigan
institution. At the state university ut
madison, the wide experience that Mr..
Brewer gained while an active member
of the football, baseball and track
tolms, has given him an onvlable rep
utation rs an all-round athlete. After
leaving the university, he coached the
football team at the Whitewater nor
NAL school.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-13
OFFICE
DELAND BROTHERS,
Stationers and Printers,
80 EXCHANGE STREET.
Worcester, Mass, Feb. 8, 1899.

WOrcester, Mass, Feb. 8 1888.
The Worcester Spy.
Gentlemen : On February 9th we inserted in
your paper under Cuisines Directory one
inch tad" We have received SIX orders for
printing, amounting to much more than the
total yearly expense of the advertisement.
We wish to inform you that we are very
much interested at the results attained and more
than satisfied
Thanking you we
Yours respectfully,
.DELAND BROTHERS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-13
By the WAY =

LET US HAVE A WORD ABOUT COM
MERCIAL PRINTING.
When you send out a circular folder
or catalogue you are represented by 1t.
Did it ever occur to you that its good
appearance was as important as that of
your salesman
You would not have a tramp for trav-
cling salesman, would you?
You certainly want your representative
to be well dressed
A slovenly circular proves a tramp in
business literature. Yawning waste bas-
have spent for the printing and postage
is wasted.
Haven't you often given handsome,
We pride ourselves that the originality
introduced into our work makes us a
leader in the kind of printing that will
command the attentionof those whom you
are seeking
GILBERT q. DAVIS.
1914 Front ST., Worcester Mass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14
MET ~ THE PARK.
The ThouRhtless and the Thoughtful Found
sitting on the Benches.

&c don't like to think i'll OF my fellows" said
a mild-mannered man. but | do hate to SEQ
two persons sit down in the middle Of Il park
bench intended for four and. sitting IA little
apart for their own greater comfort. manage
thus TO monopoliZe the whole bench. There
are plenty OF passing persons who would like
to sit there. but there is no room the two oc-
cupants sit placidly on and the others pass by.
But finally somebody with a grim determine
tion to have his rights stops in front of this
bench and asks the occupants to move UP.
They do SO. OF course. and the new
conner gets his seat. hut If he IL sensitive
as well as pugnacious he finds little comfort
In Il seat that he had been comuelled to ask
for from people selfish or thoughtless. or both.
who had held on to it for themselves until they
were compelled to give 1t up. They move along
OH the seat and compose themselves anew, not
with a surly air. indeed. but with the air of
persons who have no Consciousness whatever
OF the newcomers presence.
" 1t isn't pleasant. Compare this experience
with another. in which the newcomer finds
himself in company on the bench with people
who are both thoughtful and considerable, as
you know very well by their appearance and
manner. by the atmosphere about them.
though you exchange never q word, You sit
there and enjoy the beauty Of nature, and the
spectacle OF the passing horses. carriages. and
people. in company with them and when you
part you find each seeking the others face to
bow a polite adieu,, Vastly more comfortable
all around? Sure"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14
MATRIMONIAL COMPLIC4TIoNS.
Queer Relationships Resulting from Some
Recent Indiana Marriages.
From II. 81. LouiI Giobs. Democrat.

FROM NE 81. JsbhtA Ultf
COLUMBUS. Ind. May 6.-There are more
freak matrimonial complications in Indiana to
the square mile than in any other section Of
the country. Cupid, in his operations through
Indiana. seems to have been afflicted with a
most aggravated case OF blind staggers.
Justice W. W. Strader has Just united in mar
riage Russell Dcbusk and Miss Ella Bevars.
and William Bevars and Miss Alpha Debusk.
Miss Debusk is the daughter of Russell De-
Dusk and William Beyars is a brother of De-
busk's bride; AIueer. relationship is the re-
mother-in-Iaw and his iatheT-in;law, is also
his brother-in-law. Debusk's daughter be-
stepmother and sister-in-iaw Of Mrs. Bevars.
Mrs. Bcyars. being her fathers sister, is con-
fe9HsIhGi s d la aFte Hsi bro ttHcs91 must Mt' nee DsSHSfi;
be his own father. In case there is issue the
child might be its own Erandpprent or the
carried out another gcneration 1t might easily
be deducted that the child was never horn.
which has come to light at BIIlsbor". David
GRAY married his grnnddaughter ,hy 4 former
iIiR"Nv,r' in odd marriasasp. for Gray's iathdr mar
ricd his stopdaught"r,, WHOSE mother was al.
aunt of the present wife. Now the question Of
rimonial ventures %encircle themselves so often
when the Pencil is applied to the problem that
parties OF of the. earth. -,
over thn line, ia Ohio county, q man named
MtlIer married u WIDOW Wnb. nhl " kibNu-Np
daughter. His father fell in love with the step
daughter. The father hecnm" the. sons SON
in-law aud the s~trpdHughter ,h"camo, his
mother, heceptlE th" sop's wife Ind Il child:
and Mill"r's own uncle. Tor he was II brother
of his granddaughter. Miller's fathers Wife,
his Notwithstanding had a son. who was, Of
course. Miller's brother. and incidentally Mil
ler's grandchild. for he was the son of Miller's
daughter. Thus Mlller's own wife. was his
mothers mother and Miller became his wife's
grandchlld at the same time, And then, to top
the whole thing on. as the husband Of his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14
HER SAUCER CAME BACK.
How n Woman Was Convinced That She
Had Been Tricked by Her Grocer.

From the PhiiGd,i phid Inquirer.
There are tricks in all trades but ours" re-
marked one member Of a group seated In the
lobby Of Il hotel last night. and | might add
there are Il few in ours"
The speaker is the head OF a well-known
firm OF Wholesale grocers.
Not go long ago" he continued. when I
was still in the retail trade. we had a shrewd
Irish woman for a customer. One day she
ordered Il barrel OF a certain brand Of flour.
We happened to be ont of the brand. but / told
her we could send her a barrel Of another
brand equally as good.
A week or so aftcrward She came into the
store and declared that she didn't like the -four
and insisted on having it taken back and the
brand she wanted sent instead. Well. we
hauled the -four back To the store. and. being
still out of the brand wanted. filled up the re-
turned barrel. put in a new head and carted it
back to the woman again.
J" heard nothing more about the matter
IN, the store store IN mf a Gir En'in nd 2GS nay frame rna e" OF m lntp
",l want you to send mp TO my house and
haul that -four away she exclaimed. / told
No good. I replied. why. you know It is
the brand YOU ordered
The woman x AIRED at me-.
=" 1t is no such thing she b!urted out. You
sent me back the same barrel had
OF course ! denied it. laying particular
how we would not risk losing her trade on ac-
madam l calculated eloquently, how could
you think Of such Il thing? Ours is too honor
able u house to cheat its customers or to ask
them to accept Il substitute for something they
likedv
Then the woman grinned at me.
"Huhn she rctorted. that's all very fine.
But | had two hakin's out of the first barrel
before | sent it back
"'Yes.'I assented.. and you got a full barrel
in return. Doesn't that prove"-
Prove nothing she interrupted. The
second time were all right. But ] want you to
know that | always take nv -four out OF the
third hakin' out of the second barrel =
YES. | interposed: what did you dor
81 found my saucer was the answer. Then
she swept out and it WAS well she did. for |
came near falling in a faint, II was months
before that woman would condescend to trade
with us again"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14
stol. 700 Feet Of Live Wire.

From The .Nr~ HarSn Evening Register.
The Fair Haven and Westville Railroad Com
pany reported to the New Haven police yester-
day that some thieves during Friday night had
stolen several hundred feet of feed wire belong
ing to the railroad and in use on the Whitney
avenu" line. 1t WINS an extraordinary piece OF
thievery and unique ~ this. locality. 1t was a
case OF stealing live" and hot wire.
The feed wire runs along on the poles and is
used 10 reinforce the powerof the trolley wire.
one pound to the foot. and is heavily insulated.
IL costs the railroad company about 20 cents a
pound.
About 700 feet Of the wire was, stolen by the
thieves. The wire is alive all night. The cut
ting OF IL must have been attended with con
siderable danger. unless the ordinary pro-
tected plyers used by railroad men were EN-
ployad to cut II.
II is not known exactly, at what hour the
wire was cut and stolen, but il probably was
near midnight, when all cars had ceased to
run, The, crew or, the first car out YESTERDAY
by the thieves weighed about 700 pounds, and
can be sold for Junk at about 10 cents a pound.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14
how even the simple hand mower ma
that he sometimes must call on can

marvel how even the simple hand mower ma
chinery that he sometimes must call on can
work through the muss.
Not one bottle or jar OF all the lot OF var
nishes and woodstains on the room shelves
but has its own curtain of cobwebs. and the
keys and work benches that stand. about. and
that peep I'm the door, are smutched and grimy.
but the artist shows his finished handles with
pride when once persuaded OF the motive OF
his visitor. and they are uncommon and dis
%tinctive enough TO merit the parasol, makers
praise. Monsieur has all he can do OF this
work, with an occasional order for walking
cane tops. so. maybe. he does not have time to
keep his bottles and working gear trim and
tended.
The parasol world is all hustle at this season.
from the handle maker to the Upper. frame
binder. liner and general designer. and chance
increases for the New York girl with finger
faculty in that line TO get ahead. III she only
would not marry" says the manager. Most
the chance comes to get married. and then the
work room Is thrown out OF gear"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14
College BHrbarity.

From the Hdrrdrd Lam .aon.
Freshman-We had terrible rush with the
sophomores a few DAYS ago.
Eisitor-Were the results DISASTROUS
Freshman lseriouslyl-Oh. yes! One girl lost
two sidecomb BIS aud a cum button.
The evening times., 1899-11-03
A WEALTHY MAN vANIsHEs.
He Leaves Note Giving All His
Property to His Sister.

PORT CHESTER. Pa. Nov 3.-George
V. Weigand, one of the wealthiest men of
East Port Chester. and prominent in So
ciety. has disappeared. He left note in
which he gave his entire estate, which is
large, to sister in New York. Friends
believe he has gone to China, where he
was once employed as a pilot by the Chi
nese Emperor on a boat that was hunting
pirates.
Mr.. Weigand. who is forty years o,d, is
a son of the late Philip Weigand, one of
the foremost business men of East Port
Chester.
When Weigand was a boy he ran away
and went to sea. He went to China
where he obtained employment as pilot of
a cutter used in the war aga INST pirates
While on an expedition Weigand's boat
was blown up and most of those aboard
perished. Weigand was seriously mangled
and the Emperor removed him to his
home. After several months of intense
suffering Weigand recovered. He return
ed to East Port Chester. His father gave
him share in his large business. Wei
gand made considerable money. He wss a
bachelor and prominent in club life. He
was noted throughout Fairfield and West
chester counties for his fine horsemanship
He drove thoroughbreds and won races on
local tracks.
After the death of his father. George
was made executor of the estate. He drove
to Charles H. Benedict's stables in Port
Chester on Monday morning and told
Benedict that he would send a messenger
with written order for the team later
When Miss Annie Weigand opened her
brothers safe on Tuesday morning she
found note addressed to her in the order
book. Weigand wrote that he had gone
away and would never return.
I'VE will meet in Heaven" the note con-
tinued. He wrote that she could take
possession Of all his property. When Wei
gand was last seen he was perfectly ra-
tional. His accounts are all right. His
friends cannot understand his action.
The evening times., 1899-11-03
HIGHER RAILROAD TAXES.
Lines in New jersey Have Their Val
nation Increased.

TRENTON. N. j.. Nov. 3.-Secretary
Mcguire. of the State Board of Assessors.
yesterday fled with the State comptroller
the assessments against railroad and canal
property for 1899. A summary shows that
the aggregate assessed valuation of the
railroad and canal property is s22i ,2s4 7s2.
as against 1929. All. 1iS for 1898. making an
increase in valuation of 81 SCI, ,044.
The total tax paid by the railroad and
canal companies for the coming year viii
be S1.544, 1887, an increase over that Of
last year cf S2S, ,999.19.
OF the total tax levied the State will re-
ceive s1.121, 1886, while Si23.019.91 will
be turned over to the local taxing districts
This makes an increase in the tax for
State uses of 49, 1891. and in that for local
uses of $40, ,663.9S.
The largest taxpayer is the Pennsylvania
Railroad. the property of which is assess
ed at S63, 306.S3S. The Central Railroad is
next. its property being assessed at ST..
069, 225. The Lackawanns is a close third.
with an assessed valuation of $40. .375. 401.
The other valuations are: Erie. Sl9. .543. .315;
Lehigh Valley. s19.120.152; Philadelphia
and Reading. ss,4s9.S55; New York. Sus-
quehanna and Western. S7,S62552 un-
classified remainder, ST., ST S94
The evening times., 1899-11-03
COLONIAL CIVIL GOVERNORS.
Reports That Military Men Are to BE
Relieved.

Reports That Military Men Are to BE
Relieved. .t
The story published yesterday that Pen
sion Commissioner Evans was to resign
and then be appointed civil governor of
Cuba was Indignantly denied by the Com
missioner today. He said there was posi-
lively no truth in the report.
The report that the Commissioner in
tended to accept the new position has caus-
ed revival of the rumor that civil gov
ernors are to replace Brigadier General
Davis In Porto Rico and Major General
Brooke at Havana Immediately, and that
civil governor will probably be sent to
the Philippines also. The natives Of Cuba
and Porto Rico have been complaining and
asking for a civil government for some
time. and the fact that Robert p Porter
has been rendered the position Of chief
Of the Insular Bureau Of the War Depart
ment will have. it is said this morning, no
effect to prevent the withdrawal OF military
governors. Should Mr.. Porter accept, his
duties will be about the same as he had
as commissioner. 1t was said this morning
that despite the effort that is being made
to keep the islands under the Control of
the War Department, Congress intends
that while enough trops shall remain to
help enforce the law and orders of civilian
governors 'and chiefs, civilian governors
shall replace military governors at once,
1t is also reported that 1t is quite prob
able that another Cabinet office, that of
Secretary of the Colonies, will be created.
the incumbent of which will have the
direction Of affairs In all of the islands. 1t
is understood that several bills have been
prepared on the subject, and they will be
introduced shortly a2lef Congress con
venes. it7fe si,g ,4Ii.sf
The evening times., 1899-11-03
DAN DAILY
IN HIS ORIGINAL PART.

the bar. and the institutions and customs
OF the country would remain for an indefi-
mite period Spanish and un-American.
Intimate daily association for several
months past with many of the most cul-
tured professional gentlemen and public
spirited citizens OF the island has only
served to confirm me in this opinion. which
l find is also entertained by many of the
most intelligent and patriotic Porto Ri
cans themselves Continued military con-
troll therefore for a reasonable time. aided
by wise advisory councils. cannot fail to
secure gradual but steady and ultimate
assimilation by the people Of our best
American thought and methods OF admin
istration."
The reports Of the judge advocates of the
various departments of Cuba show that
excellent work has been accomplished and
the reports suggest that forms of recrea-
tion be adopted for the soldiers which will
have a tendency to reduce the necessity
for courts martial
The evening times., 1899-11-03
Our Theatresoinx Public.

Mr.. William Archer. the English dra-
matte critic. has been giving his views Of
the American theatregoer, and both his
naivete and his powers of observation
make these views interesting to the
American reader. He has pointed out the
fact, which should Ue easily seen by every
American, that We have a tremendous
chance for the development Of the drama
in that we have large and comparatively
well-to-do theatregoing population. 1t is
probable that the people of our cities spend
more on this amusement. class for c,ass.
than those Of European cities, because in
the first place, it costs more to go to the
theatre in America, and, In the second
place. our working classes in general have
more money than those of Europe.
Another point which Mr.. Archer
makes is that there is what he
calls curious innocence about
the American audience which uleads
1t sometimes to accept scandalous dramas
The evening times., 1899-11-03
Co1eu.o Probably Not Taken.

Telegraphic communication with Lady
smith ceased at about half past two O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. the time Of Sir George
Stewart Whites latest despatch to the war
Office in London. According to the official
bulletin the position was then intact but
there is reason to think that the authori-
ties received information of depressing
nature which was not given out What
had been previously admitted is enough to
show that the situation of the garrison had
become desperate. il not untenable. The
wounding of Lieutenant Egerton, of the
naval brigade. by shell, indicates that
the Beers had succeeded in emplacing
heavy guns and are bombarding the town
from safe distance.
The story from Brussels, that Colenso
had been taken is now proven to have been
false. The report gained credit because it
agreed exactly with the prediction three
days ago, that Gen. Lucas Meyer would
continue his hanking movement until he
could strike the railway. Judging from
the tactics developed by General Joubert
since Sunday, Meyer should be near Co.
Ienso by this time, and the Free Staters
from Dewdrop should have been directly
on Sir George Whites rear to prevent in
reference with the movement.
The theory advanced in London, that the
small naval brigade and Natal volunteers,
understood to be defending the point, and
the bridge across the Tugelo River. would
be able to repulse 9p attack, appears to us
to be baseless. Supposing that Joubert
felt able to detach sufficient body of
troops, the railway bridge might be ignor-
ed. Meyers men could easily reach the
south bank of the river by fords to the
east, and the Free Staters by fords to the
west of Colenso, and attack the defenders
On both fianks and rear.
The evening times., 1899-11-03
Gave HI. Life for HI. Hat.

CAMDEN. N. j., iNoy4 Sin his efforts
to save his hat Peter Rice. painter, liv-
ing at 62S Spruce Street! fe.l from scat
fold yesterday and was instantly XII led
He was painting the house S1O Spruce
Street. only few doofs from his home,
when a gust Of wind lifted his hat off
his head. He grabbed for his headeear
and, saved 1t, but fell to the pavement, a
distance Of fifteen 4eett Rice landed on
his head and fractured bis skull. He died
instantly.
The evening times., 1899-11-03

New gossip concerning the negotiations
between Great Britain and Germany for the
adjustment of their Samoan interests, is to
the effect that the Berlin foreign Office has
been insistent upon the complete with
drawal of England and the confinement Of
the United States to Pago Pago Bay. The
latter arrangement is naturally impossible.
We will not consent to less than the Island
of Tutuilo, and this will compel a new
agreement in virtue Of which Germany
may withdraw and find compensation
elsewhere. ta-
The evening times., 1899-11-03
KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
A Pennsylvania Fatally Wounded
by His Own Gun.

ny hAs O"h ~uh.
HANOVER. Pa, Nov. 3.-Henry J. Nom
amaker, residing near New Freedom, met
with fatal accident Wednesday while on
"a hunting expedition.
Mr.. Nonamaker. accompanied by several
others, started out for hunt to his farm
Not long after their arrival Mr.. Mona
maker. while standing on log loading his
gun, slipped and fell. The hammer struck
the log. and the gun discharged its con-
tents into his abdomen. producing a large
wound and seriously lacerating the intes-
tines.
He was taken home and several physi-
clans summoned, but of no avail He ex-
pired four hours later. Mr. Nonamaker
was ffty-four years Of age and was widely
known.
The evening times., 1899-11-03
LIBRARIES FOR TRANSPORTS.
a Y. VI. c. A. Project to Furnish Sol.
diers With Reading Natter.

uiefS " TIN headfuE Natter.
The international committee Of Young
Mems Christian Associations. having head
quarters in New York city, has had under
its charge ever since the beginning OF the
war with Spain large part of the religious
work for the soldiers and sailors. The
movement has grown to large proportions,
and a great many trained Christian work
ers are now being sent by the committee
with the various transports as they go to
Manila Cuba, and Porto Rico.
The trip to Manila occupies about fifty
days. and one of the great needs Of the men
on the transports Is suitable reading mat
ter. While provision has been made for
reading matter in the various camps, up
10 the present time but little has been done
to make provision for the period spent
by the men on the transports. During this
time they have practically nothing to do
and it is considered most necessary that
good reading matter should be furnished
for this interval.
The local Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation. with the assistance of a wom2a's s
committee. has arranged to furni<a all
the United States transports going to Ma
Mia with permanent libraries. Persons de-
string to contribute books to these libraries
can send them to the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. 1882 G. Street northwest,
at any time. Only choice books in first
class condition are desired. illustrated
books are especially desired. and bound
volumes Of magazines will also be accept
able. The committee will also hnd 1t pos
sible to make use Of magazines and other
periodicals. in addition to the bound books
Games, such as chess. checkers, dominos,
crokinole. carroms. etc, can also be sent.
The permanent care and management of
these libraries will be placed In the hands
of the representatives OF the International
committee Of the Young Mems Christian
Associations.