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Evening star., 1900-02-16
FOR SALE-GREAT SACRIFICE
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS,
Rl nRnER nT~ TRr-ST-t-l-,

FOR SAIE-GR0UND GIVEN AwAY-HANDSoME
S-stoes hay-winduw brick: IL rooms aud Ia n /;
brown stone steps and trimmings; - feet front
exceptionally well built: convenient ard dsslr-
able location; price Sl3 900 cost Of house alone
YOU SiIOGLD SEE THIS.
fel5-3t r u KENnI.EY. 1909 Z ST
Evening star., 1900-02-16

PARIS - MARLBOROUGH PARLoRS Il LONDON.
Eleven-ten g; branch. La Fayette 81. Tbeater.
Facial culture, n.anicuring. hair dressing '.Im-
pcrial Hair Regenerator'' by specialist from n Y
feI3-6ts
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

Perhaps the most conspicuous of these is his
plan for making eclipse photography automatic
hat is, fer mechanically controlling battery
Of cameras. so that the exposures of the plates
shall occur without fail. and be accurately timed
as well. BY thus dispensing with the interVen-
ton Of human vigilance and volition many
possibilities OF error and failure are eliminated
While in Japan. at the time of the eclipse OF
1887 Professor Todd experimental with this
system in a crude fashion Then he developed
it practically for that of 1889, in West Africa
The eclipse failure. however, and the
apparatus was not fully tested. The experience
was repeated in Yeso. Japan. in 1886 but the
mechanism of these two years was not alto
gether the same In Africa the shut
ters were actuated by pneumatic apparatus; for
the eclipse of 1896 electricity tried. This
plan required the use of electromagnetic on each
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

means for actuating the latChes were ingenious
YET simple wooden clothcspin was riveted to
each latch in nearly upright position. A cord
small enough to slide freely. was led through
the slot in the pin. on each cord. at proper in
tervals. were fastened bone beads, some of which
came from Arab rosaries. These were large
enough to pass through the opening when the
cord drawn but not without straining suffi
GENTLY to pull the latch Hence. by spacing the
heads correctly and drawing the cords steadily
and at the proper speed the latches could be
controlled perfectly.
The operating cords from seven cameras were
all led off to drum with horizontal axis and
partly wound up on it. The beads were strung
between the latch and drum The end of the
cord. having been passed through the Clothespin
slot. run pulley and weighted. so
that when the drum unWound the cord the lat
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

camera, and separate set Of wires running
thereto from rotating cylinder like that of a
music box. When a pin projecting from the
drum struck another bit of metal it sent a cur
rent to the magnet on the camera shutter.
In Tripoli last May the mechanism was con-
sderably modified. AS before the cameras were
secured to a telescope which was made to follow
the sun A tiny barrel on each camera by its
rotation brought fresh plates into position A
cord wound around the barrel carried over pull
leys and down into the court below, and there
weighted. supplied the rotatfve impulse An es-
capement held the barrel in check however. un-
til a latch was momentariy lifted. The barrel
was interlocked with the camera shutter, so
that it could move only when the shutter closed
the aperture in front of the exposed plate. The
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
TIE WELDING TOO NEARLY PERFECT.
From The Iron Trade Review.

From The Iron Trade Review.
ATropos of the discussion which has been 60
Ing on for some time between the manufacturers
OF seamless and welded boiler tubes and the
Government experts, il is interesting 10 note
that experts Of the French Government have
.I-e.st-o after making careful examinations Of
shipment 81 lap welded boiler tubes shipped
- the National Tube Company. that they are
--g-.-s and demanding the payment Of
Gus a.ns accordingly During Ihe months Of
~ and June the National Tube Company
g. ..r-5 four thousand i-Inch lap Welded boiler
1,..- ~ the Compagnie FTancalsc Babcock q
=. -. HaET-. France The tubes arrived at
= ..-loIn house 81 Hatre in due time. Thy
y.,-. uttered lap eldcd. but the French
c.--.-'s officers had some doubts about the cor
res -Irss Of the entry, and refused to pass them
without a more careful examination. They were
Ull.l ne impression that :naSmuch as the duty
OF seam less tubing is higher than lap weld
ed -4e National Tube Company was endeavor-
liz the better of the Government 10y max
ILl- F..lse declaration. The experts were then
"a 20 in and after very careful examination
a number OF tests il was decided that the
tLbes were seamless and not lap weld, and that
Customs must be paid accordingly.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY.
PROFESSOR TODD'S SYSTEM OF AL
TOMATO CONTROL

DEVICES EMPLOYED AT TRIrorL LAST MAY \
GREAT RECORD FOR GLASS PLATES.
While Professor David p. Todd. Of Amherst
College. was in town the other day he per
suaded to talk about his success in photograph
ing the solar eclipse of last May in Northern
Africa. Professor Todd, though stIl a young
man, has conducted remarkably large number
Of eclipse expeditions, and has originated many
devices and methods for securing satisfactory
results at such times
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
EARL sPENcEEs FAMOUS sHorTHoEAs.
From The London Telegraph.

From The London Telegraph.
Earl Spencer, who has by turns been a sue
cesstuI breeder of hacks, stations and dairy
COWS, mas again returned to his old love. the
breeding of shorthorns. y few years ago an
epidemic of tuberculosis broke out among his
famous nerd and he ordered the lot to h. de
strcytd. He has started again with descendants
oI the magnificent Grand Duke. When the late
SIT Idgar Bochm, the Royal AcadcuCiIn. WIS
staying with the Earl at Althorp. one day he
so duHIitd Grand Duke ~. Il famous huII then
IN the PARK. that he used il u model in q Vel
known work Of sculpture.
Earl Spencer = day two since attended
big shortlorn sale in the county. and. comm-ul-
ing on the qualities of the herd h purchased IN
lNhN, n" observed that phenomenal prices We're
at that time given for shorthorns. but they
were not genuine When they heard ui the Earl
OF Lathum GoLS to America and buying cow
for t6,oR. they realized such prices could not
last. They "a not lasted. and why should
they? Tn" famous shorthorns of years ago
might have been beautiful to look at; but to all
outward appearance there was rot much differ
ence between them and the high class O( 6hart-
horns which the British farmers we're nOw Sa
creditably maintaining.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18


and talk gave the young man plainly 10 under
stand that the inhabitants of the place were as
inhospitable as the rocks were steep. He re-
turned home and advised his sister to sell. and
sell quickly. Benjamin A Willis a Democratic
ard politician. who always the lookout
for cheap property. heard of Miss Ryans will
inGness 10 sell and bought the place. Soon after
the purchase. a firm known as Nortan Brothers
wanted the property for manufacturing pur-
poses They agreed with Willis price, but
in order to secure the land asked a loan asso-
citation for an advance the real estate. The
company that was to make the loan insisted that
Wills should have actual possession before he
made The transfer, ana in order TO secure this
he sent to the Roost with papers Of
eJectment- This man. Settle by name, never got
further than the foot OF the rocks. The lam
suage and the stones which were hurled at him
from above caused him to retreat and inform
MI Willis that papers would have to be served
on the BOOSTERS by more foreihle means than
were at his command. Willis then had
papers made out. went 10 the BoWery and Sc
cured the assistance Of lot OF men Of un
doubted toughness. and with this force each
man armed with club. went to Corcoran's
Roost. They were allowed 10 appear before the
hing, and Willis said holding the bludgeOn with
both hands I own these rocks and I've brought
men 10 serve papers of ejectment on The people
De served and The man Who lays his hands on
the one who hands tn. t.s,.ar 7 shall kin y.u
may kill NE but some ON. z,i'1 die first
Careat4n evidently saw that The -,73,, ,..ss in
earnest and allowed ;t- -i..:,7.,,t ,a,rs IN he
served. Judgment was obtained. and then a
SheT-n had 10 visit ;he little kingdom with 4
writ. This fell to ;hs 1.. Of a Deputy Sheriff
who was known as Colon! 95.-,,Iusk-y H.. VAS
q well know. character in Democratic circles at
that t.!1e his DISTINGUISHING characteristics be-
ing his diamonds shining hat and large cigar
When h. Was iUtrilst.7 v.f-t3 The ,4-,4~s in this
case he vas warned and took with him . num-
ber Z roughs whom he had picked up from
downtown saloons. he armed himself also with
q trunch-on decorated with the eagle which he
said would intimidate any possible lavvhreaker
He marched tray-Iv at the head Of his little
column u The foo, of the rocks but il soon he
came evident that Corcoral had been warned;
for at the appearance ol thu Sheriff the rocks
literally swarmel and there we're fully one
hundred and fifty people armed with stones and
sticks ready 10 receive him McCluskev halted
his men and told them that they were going into
battle and that the commander of military force
must never expose himself TO danger For that
reason he asked them 10 make a rush I'D the hill
and said he would follow them This arrange
ment vas not quite satisfactory to the little
army Who were perfectly willing that he should
have the glory. McCluskey then went up the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25
THREE KILLED.
Row In an Italian Tenement I'm New
York City Ends In Triple
Murder.

New York, Jan. 22.-Three Italians
of one home were shot to death in an
interfamily row which began in an
Italian tenement house on East Elev-
enth street at noon Sunday, and ended
in one of the worst Sunday brawls the
East side has seen for some time. An
tonic Colletti, 81 years of age, mar
ried, was shot through the lung, and
died in his tracks; Caspar Colletti, 10
years of age, his brother, was shot in
the breast, and died shortly after be-
ing taken to Bellevue hospital, and
David SALVATORE, 40 years of age, q
cousin of the Collettis, was shot in the
stomach and died in the hospital Sum
day night. Nincenzo Spinella and his
son Frank, II years of age, have been
arrested and charged with the murder,
and the police are still searching for
Frank Spinella, brother of Vincenzo,
who also played \ part in the tragedy.
The trouble between the Collettis
and the Spinellas which ended in the
tragedy began late Saturday night be-
tween Joseph Colletti and Frank Spin
ella, the housekeeper of 4S2 East Elev-
enth street, where the Collettis lived.
Collett; came home in company with
friend, and found the door to the
tenement house locked. To gain an
entrance the two men kicked in a
panel of the door, against the protests
of the housekeeper. A lot of words
passed between the housekeeper and
Colletti, but there were no particular
ly hostile demonstrations on either
side. Shortly before noon Frank
Spinella went around to the Eleventh
street tenement, and on the appear
snce OF Antonio Colletti, assaulted
him. ColletG resented the attack, and
was Immediately joined by his brother
Caspar, the two OF them starting in to
administer punishment 90 the youth.
AZ the same time the boys father,
VinconEo Spinella, appeared ON the
scene, and number of the Colletti
family relatives joinedin the struggle.
Thiswas thesignal fore general riotand
the street was filed with shouting,
struggling mob. The shouts of the
participants, accompanied by pistol
shots, and the cries OF residents Of the
neighAorhood, filed the air. On the
appearance Of the officers the riot
stopped suddenly, with the result as
stated.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25
Fill Is Finis he'd.

The Lynnville Ledger says: The
work on the big I'LL across Elk creek,
on the Newton Branch, between Sui
ly and Kildutt, was completed this
week. II was n big job and required
the labor Of large force of men for
something near three months, The
Central folks have evidently started
in 10 put the branch in first class re-
pair, as we understand il is the in
tentior, rs soon rs the frost leaves
the ground, 30 ballast the line from
New Sharon 20 Newton with gravel.
For the number OF miles il is prob
ably the best paying piece OF road
the Central possesses, and they can
Well afford 20 put il in good con-
dition,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25
New "Tell Tales. -

For the protection OF brakemen of
freight trains the Rock Island has
just set up two new tell tales" on
the opposite sides of the Iowa Cen
trial bridges across their tracks in
the southwest part of town. For in
formation of those unacquainted with
railway terms,a "tell tale" is a frame
from which little weights are sus-
pended with ropes to give brakemen
notice of an approaching low bridge.
II can highly commend Begg's Hair
Remover rs n pleasing restorative appli-
cation for the hair and a sure cure for
all scalp diseases, Mrs, ], Whertle,
Omaha. Ncb. A thoroughly reliable
preparation; endorsed by thousands -
il will not disappoint, All druggists,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25
KILLED HIS FAMILY.
Terrible Deed of Catcher Bergen, of
Boston Baseball Club.

North Brookfield, Mass, Jan. co.
Martin Bergen, the catcher of the Bos-
ton baseball team of the National
league, killed his wife and two chill
dren and committed suicide at his home
here. An AK was the implement used
in taking the life of Mrs. Bergen and
one of the children, while razor was
used to cut the throat of the otherchild,
a little girl, and of the man himself.
Believed to Have Been Insane.
1t is thought the action was due to
insanity. 1T has been suspected for
some time that Bergen was a victim of
mental arrangement. In fact, some of
his actions in connection with his base
ball managers last season led to the
supposition at that time.
Discovered by Neighbors.
The affair was discovered by the
neighbors, who found the body of
Bergen and the girl lying on the
kitchen floor. Further investigation
showed that Mrs. Bergen and the lit
tie boy also had been killed. Their
bodies lay upon bed in the chamber.
Bergen was 20 years of age. His wife
was of about the same age, the little
girl was eight or nine years old, and
the boy little younger.
1t was about 1880 o'clock in the
afternoon when the bodies were found,
but it is thought that the crime was
committed earlier in the morning.
Bergen was in his stocking feet and
the kitchen fire had been made ready
for lighting. 1t is thought that he
had risen and started to perform the
usual early morning duties when the
mania seized him and he went back to
the chamber, where his wife and chill
dren were still in bed, and killed Mrs.
Bergen and the boy. Whether the lit
tie girl, awakened by the action,
jumped from her cot beside that of
her father and mother and fled into
the kitchen, or how she got there is a
matter of surmise. From the position
of Bergen's body it is believed that he
stood in front of looking-glass and
applied the razor with fatal effect, lay
ing it on the table before he fell.
Death must have been almost instan-
taneous in each case.
OF nm Erratic Disposition.
Bergen's home is about two miles
from this place. He had prosperous
farm and considerable live stock. His
father, Michael Bergen, lives not far
away.
Bergen began playing ball with the
Wilkesbarre club in 1898, and later
played with Pittsburgh, Kansas City
and Boston. He was of an erratic dis
position, and several times last sum-
mer disappeared from the team with
out notifying Manager Selee or the
other players. Once he went to his
home in North Broolfeld and ref Used
to play, alleging that he had not been
treated well by his fellow players and
his manager. Much persuasion was
required to induce him to rejoin his
club.
President Soden, of the Bostons,
said: "While Bergen was with the
team we were always fearful lest Mar
tin should commit some rash act. /
have personally been of the opinion
for some time that he was not of sane
mind. He acted queerly while at
home, and when on the road he was
worse. He was respondent and at
times would stay away from his fellow
members of the team"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25

The following interesting letter
was recently received byJ. w. Doak:
Medford, Oregon, Dec. %, 1899.
j. w. Doak, Rose Hill, Iowa: 10 has
been just ono month today since
left home, and thought would let
you know how / am getting along. j
left Oskaloosa for Sc. Paul via Des
Moines and from that went TO Seat.
tie, making the run in three days
and two nlghts, distance OF 1927
milea. ] saw lots Of poor country
and some very good. Seattle is n
very nice city OF about 10000.
There has been plenty OF rain here
this winter. rested day or two at
Seattle, and then started out TO hunt
for dryer country. My next stop
was at Tacoma, and 10 was still ra In
ing when ! arrived there. stopped
nc this city for three hours and took
In the town. This town Of Tacoma
looks 10 me ms though II was busted.
! think one.third of the houses are
vacant and advertised for rent. From
Tacoma to Portland tho country APP
pears TO be- dead. One peculiar sight
To mo here IN tho moss that grows on
tho timber and tho house roofs. |
have seen this moss on some house
roofs nearly three inches thick, and
/ am not too sure, but | think som o
OF tho old settlers have moss on their
backs and show some signs OF being
web footed" and tho people here
In Modford are OF the same style.
Tho weather IL very cloudy and fog
Ky. | have not seon the sun for ak
days. We cannot sec twenty rods
today In any direction.
Modford Is located In valley
about IL miles wide and from 90 to
% miles Tonga fine place TO grow
fruit OF all kinds. One man here has
sold $4,000 bushels of apples. One
other gentleman has sold Sill 200
worth OF apples. | find there Ia quite
nm amount Of apples still lying In
piles In tho orchards. There IL n
vast amount of wheat raised in this
valley. The crop was estimated ut
400, 900 bushels this year In the val.
10y. The oats crop was good, and
the largest potatoes | ever saw.
mining Ia carried on extensively in
the mountains, Tho timber IL won
derfully large and fine, one saw log
80 feet long making $4,000 feet OF
lumber. There Ia plenty of wild
game here, Messrs. II. l.. and VIII
bor Orr and myself went up the
mountains 40 miles from Medtord
and made u killing OF deer, and you
tell the people of Rose hin that | am
living fat on our deer meat, But
don't like tho fog in this country,
and II II docs not clear up pretty
soon shall make another move.
With my best wishes for friends al
homo and ut Rose Hill, l bid you
goodbye.
Yours respectfully,
w, II. MooRH,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25
SIoo Reward, $500.
Yours respectfully,
w. IL. MOORE.

The readers Of this paper will be pleas
cd to learn tina, there Is at leas, one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages and tha, is
Cstarrh, Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known 10 the medical
fraternity, Catarrah being a constitution
al disease, requires constitutional treat
mene Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
case, and giving the patien. strength BY
building up the constitution and assist
nature TO do its own work. The propri-
etorS have SO much faith in lis curative
powers, that they otter One Hundred
Dollars for any case ,ha, II fails to cure.
Send for list Of Testimonials,
Address, +. J, CHENEY SEQ,
Toledo. q.
Sold by all Druggists, sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25

The first number Of the new Bur
lington route edition came 10 the city
Sunday evening, Johnny on the
spot The train pulled into the
station on the schedule time and
brought In six passengers for the
city, There had been good patron
age fer che train all along the line
sas ~ esss c:s station was there $
tailaEe 20 set business. The first
train was I'm charge OF conductor
Robert Willis and was pulled by en-
glneer George kreiner, There were
tstteon passengers fer the new train
this morning AZ ESQ, and standing
room was sat premium when the
train reached Burlington,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25
Your Census Duty.

In this year the census IL Co DO
taken for the whole United Statea.
General Merriam, the director IL dill.
gently organising 20 make II
thorough and complete and of su.
preme value, hut the onumerators
cannot do their work completely un-
leaa the people everywhere take
pains TO cooperate, The matter
concerns every intelligent American,
II concerns every locality. The work
will be- defective II Il be- complete rs
60 aome localities and industries and
Incomplete "a 10 others, The census
IN the exhibit of the United States
and the people OF II with the accur-
aoy OF an axact and complete science
OF atatiaios, II the people withhold
knowledge from the enumerators
they will have done harm Co them
selves and their country,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-25
THE BILL IS SIGNED.
Gov. Shaw Approves Our Post
Office Measure.

Dss Moines, Jan. a. Governor
SHAW has signed two bills, the first to
bc approved this scsaion. One was
the bin 70 relinguish Jurisdiction OF
the state over town lots In oskaloosa,
Creston and Clinton, on which the
government 10 about 10 erect build
ingi the other appropriatlng 81 $40 to
pay the bailin Of the supreme court,
tho last legislature Inadvertently
emitting 70 include this item In the
appropriations 10 In probable that
these bills break the record for early
paseage. Maj. Fleming, tho govern
or's private secretary who In n CYCLIC
p0dic authority on such matters,
thinks this IL about the earliest date
upon which bills have ever been
passed and approved by the governor.
The biennial election resolutions
passed the senate this morning by n
vote OF forty-two 10 one, the one OPP
posing vote being Nolan, dubuque.
II mot with no opposition In the som
ate aud win pasB.the house as easily.
Ono measure which is attracting
wide attention provides for the CO.
adjustment Of n library commission.
This bill was prepared by committees
Of the state Federation OF Woman's
Clubs, y. y. o., and State Library
association, and introduced In tho
senate NJ their request. By It's pro.
Visions the Governor shall appoint
four persons, nj least two OF whom
shall be women, who, with tho State
Librarian, superintendent OF Public
Instruction, and President OF the
State Uniyorsity, shall constitute n
state Library commission. The com
mission shall give advice and counsel
70 all free libraries and Go all public
school libraries and TO all com.
munitios which may propose TO es-
tabligh thom. Tho commission may
also send les members to aid in organ.
izing new libraries and may cooper
atn with tho trustees OF tho State H..
brary In tho development of the
travelling library aystem. No member
of tho commission shall receive COM
penaation for services as member,
but tho travelling expenses of Nom.
bcrn and incidental expenses shall be-
paid. The secretary IL tho only sal
ariod officer of tho commission, and
the expenses, including this salary,
shall not exceed 1000 per annum.