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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Watermelons in january.

The remarkable sight of lead Of
water melons being peddled on the
streets of Macon was witnessed Thurs
day, says the Macon Telegraph. The
melons were offered for sale by coun-
tryman and he had a wagon full of
average sized ones--that is, the size
chat usually sells for nickel in season
and he was offering them from 15c to
zoe each. The melons attracted con-
siderable attention, and nearly every
passer stopped to take good look at
them. The sale of the melons, how
ever, was rather slow, due largely to
the fact that most white people were
afraid to eat them and most negroes
had spent all their money Christmas
and didn't have the price. One of the
melons that was cut open by a pur-
chaser appeared to have as firm and
healthy meat as the average melon
fresh from the vine.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Stamp Tax on kilograms and
Express Receipts May Be
Taken Off.

In view of the excess of revenue over
expenditures, and the probability that
receipts will be larger next year than
now, and that the Treasury will not
need the money for current expenses,
the attention OF the Ways and Means
Committee has been directed to the
subject of the internal revenue, with
the idea of amending the law if reduc-
tion of taxes is favored.
Several propositions have been
mooted, among them bling the demand
of the brewers to have the beer tax
cut in half. This suggestion has been
taken under consideration by a sub
committee consisting of Messrs. Payne.
Steel and Dalzell, and it is understood
to be the opinion that if any Of the
taxes are soon dispensed with the first
to be taken off will be those on express
receipts and telegraph messages, both
of which are added to the cost of car
rying.
The committee is not ready to cut
the two dollar beer tax, but it may try
to repeal the stamp taxes on receipts
and messages, which do not amount to
much in the aggregate, but are irritat-
ing to the public. To cut the beer tax
would be to drop off half Of $6S 600, 900,
which was about the revenue from fer
mented liquors the last year.
AS receipts are footing up, those
from internal revenue will reach about
5000 900, 900 for the year. There will
be no difficulty in getting a reduction
bill through the House. and the as
sumption is that such a bill would re-
ceiVe a unanimous vote. The hesita-
ton, if there be any, will be provoked
by the admonition of the Treasury
Department that it will be well to de-
fer any great reduction until later, af-
ter it has been found that prosperous
business conditions are to remain
New Yor kTimes.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Twenty-Story Hotel.

New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
Chicago capitalists are interested in an
immense hotel structure, which is to
be erected in New York City on the
site now occupied by the old Hotel
Brunswick.
Ex-senator Leon o. Bailey, of In
dlanapolis, is the prime mover for this
mammoth structure, and has plans
started for the building by Architect
Henry Ives Cobb, of Chicago. 1t will
be 20 stories high, with a basement.
fireproof in every detail, and will be
the handsomest hotel in the world.
The furnishings alone Will cost mill
lions. In all probability the old name
will be retained.
The hotel will occupy all the ground
from Twenty to Twenty y-seventh
street, on Fifth avenue, and will ex-
tend to Madison avenue, having 157-
foot frontage on that avenue. The en-
tire amount Of capital involved will be
about $10,000,00O. New York Times.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Sympathy For CoIson.

The news comes from Kentucky that
much sympathy is exhibited for Col
Colson, who on Tuesday killed three
men in a hotel at Frankfort. This is
not surprising. Col. Colson is re-
strained Of his liberty. and may not
get free for long time to come This
must be very irksome for a gentleman
who has been accustomed to do os he
pleases, and who deems his personal
feelings of such Importance that rath-
er than allow them to be ruffled by the
presence OF an enemy, he would muir
der as many people as the charges in a
seven-shooter would permit. Besides
all Of this he has shown himself to be
such an excellent marksman and so
ready with his revolver as to place him
according to Kentucky standards, in
the front rank of gentlemen.
A man who carries two pistols and
can bring them into action with such
celebrity as to kill three men and
wound several others in a minute or
two, cannot but feel that there is lit
lie reward for real merit in this world
when he finds himself thrust into the
common Jail on account of thee exer-
else Of his gentlemanly skill. In addl-
tion to his own merits it has appeared
since the affair that he belongs to a
family of exceptional ability. OF six
brothers, five have killed their man,
and although his chief distinction has
come somewhat late in life he has
now shown himself to be the most en-
inent Of the lot and the crowning
glory CT his family, every member OF
which seems to have been carefully
trained in homicide from youth up
Some people may say that 1t would be
more reasonable to sympathize with
the families of the victims, but that is
mere mawkish sentimentality. In or
der that the Kentucky gentleman may
shoot there must be someone to be
shot. 1t is unfortunate, perhaps, but
somebody has TO furnish a mark for
the bullets, in order to keep up the
traditions of the state.--Pittsburg
Times.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
New Clocks Adopted BY the
French Number the Twen-
ty-Four Hours.

A new method of counting time went
lnto effect with the new year in all de-
partments of the Government of
France, and the hours are now official
ly reckoned in that country from l to
"a.
The old system of dividing days in
to two periods of 12 hours each has
been abolished, and hereafter all gov
ernmental documents will be dated ac-
cordlng to the new order of things.
The change was not made through
legislative enactment, but was decreed
by the Bureau of Longitudes, after
assuring itself of the support of the
ministry. 1t received the sanction of
the Government because it is believed
It will make the reckoning of time
more simple, and will save many mis-
takes to the public that arose out of
the double-period system.
Under the old method 1t was neces-
sary to qualify an hour with ante-mer-
idian or post-merldian, as the case
might be to insure accuracy. The fail
ure to do this opened way for many
mistakes that, in commercial affairs,
frequently proved very costly Under
the new system it is only necessary in
order to make definite idea Of time to
give the day and hour. Ante-merldian
and postImeriiiian are not necessary
factors in reckoning time because there
is no longer a division Of the day ac-
cording to that standard.
Under the new system a day begins
at midnight. What is one o'clock in
the afternoon under the old method is
| 13 O'Clock under the new.
France is probably the first govern
ment to adopt this system of counting
time, but it has been in vogue on the
railroads of Canada for several years.
The travelling public of the country
mentioned have found the continuous
hour method both convenient and adj
vantageous. There has been some
talk among railroad men of intrcduc-
| ing the system in this country, but the
discussion has not acquired sufficient
importance to bring about any definite
expression of opinion,-Boston Post.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Stern Laws Against Poly
Yamy.

One of the effects of the discussion
of the Roberts case is likely TO be the
submission of a constitutional amend
ment against polygamy. Already there
there have been introduced a dozen
joint resolutions, three in the Senate
and nine in the House, providing for
the submission of constitutional
amendments defining and prohibiting
polygamy. The wave OF popular SEN
timent aroused by the Roberts case
has been something remarkable. In
one day alone Senator Foraker sub
mitted to the Senate petitions signed
II, $50 persons, and the immense roll
CT petitioners names presented to the
House as an accompanies to the
protest against seating Roberts was
something almost without parallel in
that body.
The joint resolutions now pending in
House and Senate do not differ mater
! tally save in the terms in which they
seek to accomplish the disqualification
of polygamists for election as Senator
and Representative in Congress and
for the prohibiting of polygamy. The
resolution introduced in the House by
Representative Capron, of Rhode Is
hand, is a fair sample of the round doz-
en- pending. 1t adds to the clause of
| eynN,inar fhaH M N
shall be a Senator who shall not be 80
years of age, citizen of the United
States and inhabitant of the State
| from which he Is chosen, "or who Is a
polygamlst." Mr. Capron's resolution
defines polygamy as being the married
relation by contract, or, in fact, be-
tween one person of either sex and
more than one person OF the other sex;
prohibits States from making or en-
forcing a law allowing polygamy, and
extends the judicial power in the
United States to the prosecution Oi
polygamy wherever found.
The Roberts case probably will come
up in the House for argument Tuesday
and Chairman Taylor now expects that
the discussion will last two or three
days. That the report of the majority
of the committee will be agreed to, and
thus Roberts will be thrown out with
out the formality of taking the oath
now seems probable.-Commerc
| Tribune,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

They were sitting together at the hO-
tel table. The small, scholarly indi-
vldual did not seem to know the fat
man with the red lace curtains on his
chin. Finally the latter spoke. Can
you reach the potatoes?" he inquired
civilly. The scholarly individual meas
ured the distance with his eye 81 have
not tried, but | think it is possible" he
replied softly. The fat man exhibited
lively surprise. Then he began to grow
red. He picked up fork and passed
it to the other. "Will you put this
fork into a potato" ne said, his voice
trembling with emotion. The scholar
ly individual did so. Now" contin-
ued ,he fat man triumphantly, will
you pass me the fork" The small man
removed the article from the potato
and returned it with a flourish. 1t was
at this point that the fat man bounded
to his feet and rushed frantically to
the door. The scholarly individual was
seen to continue his meal with a smile,
Just then a wiiter broke down and
had to be hurried from the ROOM
Princeton Tiger.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
SATURDAY, JAN. 90, 1900.
Republican City Convention.

To the Republicans of the City of Ma
rietta:
You are called to meet in delegate
convention at the Court House on
Tuesday, February 13, 1900, at 1880
o'clock p. M, for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination candidates for the
following offices and for the transac-
tion of any such business that may
come before the convention:
One Mayor.
One City Engineer.
One City Solicitor.
One Water Works Trustee.
Two Cemetery Trustees.
The unit of representation shall be
one delegate for each fifteen votes
cast for George X. Nash. at the No
vember election, 1899, and one dele
gate for each fraction of eight.
The primary election will be held on
Saturday, February 10, at the usual
places of voting, between the hours Of
g.: 30 and 1880 p. m. STANDARD time)
The election in each ward shall be
conducted by one judge and one sec
retary to be selected by the Republi-
can voters present at the opening of
the primary,
the convention proper credentials, du-
ly attested by the presiding judge, and
the secretary, together with list of
the names of those voting in the pri-
mary.
Upon the basis of representation the
delegates are apportioned as follows:
1st Ward, 1873 votes-13 delegates.
I'd Ward, BAT votes-16 delegates.
Sd Ward. 397 votes-26 delegates.
4th Ward, 357 votes-24 delegates
5th Ward, 1876 votes--13 delegates.
9th Ward, 154 votes-10 delegates.
1t is also requested that that part of
Marietta township lying outside of the
city of Marietta, select such delegates
as in their wisdom seems best to as
sist in the proper placing in nomina-
tion candidates for one Justice Of the
Peace and one Township Clerk and one
member of the Board Of Township
Trustees.
It is also requested by the committee
that that part of the Marietta school
district which lies outside OF the
corporation limits of the city shall
also make proper arrangements for
the proper selection of delegates to as
sist in the nomination of two members
of the Board of Education.
Each ward is also requested to vote
and select candidate for one assessor
and one member of the City Council.
By order of the Committee,
r. L. NYE, Chairman.
r. A. UNDERWOOD, Secretary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Urschel-Morgan.

Mr.. Charles Urscbel and Miss Mary
Morgan, both of this city, were united
in marriage Thursday evening at the
residence of Rev. Virgil Boyer, West
Side. After the ceremony they spent
a portion of the evening at the home
Of Mr.. ALA Winsor, where the bride
was formerly employed, and later went
TO the home of the groom's father,
where they will make their home.
They have the best wishes of their
many friends.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Real Estate Deals.

Real estate agent George B. Sunder-
land reported the following sales of
property yesterday:
The Jacob Dabold property on upper
Second street to Thomas Battin. Con-
sideration, $1,000. Mr.. Battln will
build handsome residence on the lot
in the spring.
The Josephine Michel property on
Montgomery street, near Second, TO
Jacob Dabold. Consideration $l700
Mr.. Dabold will occupy his new house
at once.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

at which time she wrote to her mother,
telling how Denman had met her at
the station. They are now believed to
De in Milwaukee, Wis. and Denman
told friends here prior to going away
that his territory woald be the North
west. Denman is connected with sew
eral highly prominent and eminently
respectable families in this city.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

Ma, may | go out to play?" mo,
you sit still where you are" Pause.
Ma, may go down into the Kitchen. ="
mo; l want you to sit perfectly quiet. 4"
Pause. MA, mayn't | sit on the floor
and play marbles?" Il have told you
twice that want you to sit Just where
you are and be quiet, and l mean ex-
actly what | say" Pause. MA, may
grow?"-Coller's Weekly.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

Wife of Pabient-"Tm so sorry, doc
tor to bring you all the way to Hamp-
stead TO see my husband" Doctor
(from Mayfairl--'Pray don't mention
1t, my dear madam. I've another pa-
tient in this nelghborhood, so I'm kill
ing two birds with one stonel"--
Punch.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Casearets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, By
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm.
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Casearets.-beauty for ten cents All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, Csc. SOC.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
Candidates Announcement.

Editor Leader-Please announce my
name as a candidate for the Office of
Mayor of the city of Marietta, subject
to the decision of the Republican
municlpal convention to be held Feb.
18th. w. Il. SYKES.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

This is murder" cried the enemy,
as the captain of marines opened with
the Ships machine guns from the top
Of the hill mo, only a salt and bat
tery!" we shouted back at them, thus
deftly adding insult to injury,-Derclt
Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

Cure the cough and save the life" +"
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
cough and colds, down to the very
verge of consumption.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full OF life, nerve and v!gor. take No.ro.
Bac, the wonder worker that makes veal; men
strong. All druggists 50c or 81. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
"What are you going to call your
new Office buiMlng?" Il think I'll call
it the Serial on account of its con-
tinued stories. "-Philadalphla Record.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

Enterprise-"Next month" wrote
the editor of one of the most progress
sve of the many magazines having
each the greatest number OF intelligent
readers, in his prospectus, Eve shall be-
gin the publication OF a series of 1000
count 'them-1O00 articles on the
Second Epistle of ST. Peter, by the Col
onel of the Seventy-ninth Regiment Of
Oklahoma Volunteers!' Then he re-
marked to his encourage that he guess
ed certain rival publications would
wish they had never been born, so hot
was the pace become-Detroit Jour
nal
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

ut was almost a miracle. BurdOck
Blood Bhtters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. l am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbrldge,
West Cornwell, Conn.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, the peoples
friend. has been in use yer tlty years u
cures the seVereSt affections Of I G throat and
lungs; such as, bronchitis grippe laryngins
and incip!eut consumption. Price only ~
cents bottle.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

Educate Your Bowels with cnseaFeta
Candy Cathartie, cure constipation forever.
Toe. sso- IL O. O o. fAil, druggists refund money
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20

Wilson & Young, the music men,
have secured a first-class piano tuner
and repairer and desire your patro-
mage All work guaranteed. Music
Room PIG Putnam street, Knox-Savage
Block Phone 324.
Tues & Sat-tf.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-20
FToI, Arn Your KIdneys

DR. HoDbs' sparagus Pills cure All kidney Ills Sam
ole free Add. sterling Remedy Co. ChlcpgO ~ N. Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-16
CASH GONE; CASHIER ARRESTED.
BOOKS OF NEWARK ATHLETIC CLUB SHOW
SHORTAGE OF $3.50.

The clubhouse OF the Newark Athletic Club. in
CfntOn-st Newark was robbed Of about 500 early
yesterday and Arthur r. Wickes has been ar
rested. The money in tin box in the cash
ier's desk The last club member left at II 30 p. m
and s ". Moore. the superintendent locked the
doors and to the top floor. u is supposed
that the thief Secreted in the house, slipped
out as soon as Moore went upstairs. secured the
cash and then. unlocking the front door, passed
out. Arthur e. Wickes. the cashier. stopped at
the clubhouse at 1:2O a. m. and saw he says. that
the outside door locked unusual thing ana
He had called policeman while he climbed through
the window Then he his open desk ne says
and missed the money box
The robbery reported to the police. ~ was
thought, after Investigation, That the money
had been taken by some person employed by the
club The keys to the cashiers desk and 10 the
cash drawer in the desk held In duplicate oy
the superintendent and cashier. Both were cioseIy
questioned by the detectives and by Edwin O.
Adams a member OF the House Commute and
counsel for the club. As a result Wtckes was ar
rested.
Wickes had resigned as cashier and was to 90
away this week. His salary was so r month. ~
board The National Surety Company IS on MS
bond for $fGCO. An expert accountant was PRIV on
his books and found a shortage or $50. tHe CiGp
officers came TO believe that funds had been t1ke
from time TO tEe and that there was no robbery
Wickes held Police Headquarters. He or,
not confess the robbery He is about twenty
years old and Is unmarried He was formerly
cashier in the Union and in the Racquet ciu9s IN
New-YOrk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-16
NAY BE KRUEGER'S GOLD.
CONSIDERABLE COMMENT ABOUT $25Oo,OOo
IMPORTED BY NATIONAL CITY BANK.

CONSIDERABLE COMMENT ABOUT $25O00OO
IMPORTED BY NATIONAL CITY BANK.
The interesting suggestion was made in Wall
Street yesterday that the S25OOOO0 gold which the
National City Bank is importing from South Africa
may be the metal which President Krger
OF the Transvaal Republic has for some time been
anxious TO get safely away with himself from
Lourenco Marques
Carl Jansen, manager OF the foreign exchange
department Of the National City Bank when asked
Yesterday afternoon if the gold were not on the
way to the Netherlands. rather than 10 England
for transshipment TO the United States, answered:
We have A500O0o in gold bars on the way here
from South Africa" The question being repeated.
he answered: We have S2,5c000O in bars on the
high seas, and it will arrive here in the first days
or November. 1t was ordered a little a week
ago" Asked if this consignment was not the
KRUGER gold, Mr.. Jansen declined give any
Gennlte answer, adding that in the absence of
PRESIDENT Sullman he did not feel at liberty TO go
into details
II VIII be remembered that AT the time England
warned Holland, week or 80 ago not to transport
PrfSiqeht hTugeTs private fortune with himself on
d DulcA "arshlp, me dispatches referred TO kru-
gers store Of wealth as being in gold bars.
TO account for this s. 10000 shipment the frst Of
any Importance to leave South Africa since the
the output of mines which had resumed operations
since The substance Of the war, and another. that
II represented a cleaning up" Of ore which had
been mined before the outbreak of hostilities.
The National City Bank is also importing about
100000 gold from India where some gold had be
come available through he reconciliation OF the
rupee. a third importation by the City Bank now
on the way here, has already. been announced as
consisting of 100000 francs (S200000 in 20 franc
pieces. from Paris. This consignment, * is now
learned. is really in the form of bars, and is the
product Of quantity of which had been for
warded from Siam Paris for reduction
It was reported yesterday that an additional
100000 in gold had been withdrawn from the Bank
Of England for importation into this country. but
careful inquiry failed disclose the identity Of the
consignee. The foreign exchange houses are un-
able to figure profit on importing gold obtainfd
from that source with the Bank Of England charg-
ing its present price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-16
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
BIG RALLY AT PLAINFIELD.
CONGRESSMAN FOWLER THE CHIEF
SPEAKER AT A REPUBLICAN
MASS MEETING.

Plainheld Oct. 15-Congressman CharleS -.
Fowler of Elizabeth. the chief speaker tnS
evening big Republican rally held III m's'O
Hall He was accompanied by ex-AssembiS man
George Suller OF Elizabeth; Charles ~ Coouuis
and Assemblyman Chester M. Smith. me par
was met at the station by delegation OF prom
nent Republicans of this city and was eilteI1 u
at an informal dinner After the dinner the
Fowler Battery of Railway escorted CongI essnlaIl
Fowler end the other guests to Music Iiaii' "i'e''
first of all there band concert. ohatrr,a,
Ex-Mayor l.. V. Randolph acted as CiIai' ,-ina
hundred prominent citizens as nonofaII,ES ~
presidents occupied the stage Inc g. 81
Campaign Glee Club sang several seIecuOn;s onO
speeches were made by Assemblymen mares D
Foote Chester NJ. Smith and Ellis X Meehef.
Mr. Fowler then spoke for over an hour toucH,
ing on all the prominent issues but giving especial
attention to the money question Whlch ne eA-
blamed carefully and logically BY special request
he dwelt at length on imperialism and trusts lie
was frequently Interrupted by applause.
The l. s Grant Club of North Plainneld; was
present headed by Senator Charles A. Reed ana
Fx-Mavor b. A Hegeman, jr.. with $50 men in line.
The Scotch Plains Republican Club turned out with
eighty men The hall crowded, and many
present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-16

you Ike hanuSO me, pSTIeC
Mems Store. Broadway and Ninth.