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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-11
AN INDIANS DILEMMA.
>tandiu= Wolf Complains OF Rad
Treatment Ia, thc 1.,.yo-.p,cpr

>tandiuG Wolf Complains OF Rad
rrrntmra3 Il, the Gcy rrumrnt.
standing Wolf a Sioux. eno has been ia
this clay since January 20 On mis- ion
from tho Indians on the Ignscio Reserya-
tioa. near Durango. Col. has been TO- sew
eral days enjeayoriEg To see the Pre- sidcnt.
aud interest ham in the cause Of his peep e..
According 20 his own story this Indian
has a claim en- oklahoma which is rented,
and hy prefers 10 live among The Ctes and
Others on the Colorado reservation. fe
says that i've years ago the Interior De-
psrtment sent commission TO Colorado,
that thet visited the Ignsc!o Reservation.
ard after careful Inspection assured tte
Indians that the Government would build
them houses on their claims and give them
a certain allotment of sheep and other
srOCE
The Iudiaus gave their lands to the
Government" said Standing Wolf. they
we're honest themselves and they thought
the white men Nere honest. But that Was
a mistake. There is no chance for an
honest man ia this country.
Srsrl ding Wolf speaks English fueUtiy.
aud iuiulges iu good deal OF stoical phi
losophy.
Il came here he said. to find out
why the Government did not keep its
word with The Indians [ cannot see any
body They say an Indian Is OF no good
and that he will moi work Why don't
they give us a chance. SHOW us how. and
give MS tools TO work with? When / see
the Indian Commissioner he says he can
do nothing AMI when ] Ivy 20 see Secre-
tary Hitchcock they won't let me. Then
| made up my mind [ would see the Presi-
dent Bur had TO wait aud wait. and
then the President went out and I could
not see him.
Il don see why he will not see me and
tell me about IL. l don't want TO kill him.
! only want to ask him what the Govern
men; is going to do for us. And / want
him 10 see that / get transportation back
home. I have contracted two months
board hill while waiting TO see the Presi-
dent and / can't pay thst I used my
own money to come here and help my
friends, and il the Government will not
keen its promise and il I cannot see any
one ] think the President ought to give !
me transportation to my home"
Standing Wolf has been living at 224 !
Pennsylvania Avenue and says that he I
is now discouraged and that all he hopes /
for is help from the Government to get I
back 60 his home. He saws that he has /
no other alternative than TO wait until he !
can see some official OF the Indian Bu- !
resu who viii see that he gets this much 1
out OF the Department.
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and began to carry out the furniture
They worked hard and appeared uncon-
cerned. though constantly under the scru-
tiny Of the persons who were waiting for
trains Shields at once reported the rob-
berry to the police. The thieves were last
seen driving toward Port Chester.
The Rye station is one Of the finest on
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. II was erected and equipped
when the late W. H. Starbuck. formerly
President Of the New England division Of
the railroad. took up his summer home in
this place 1t was considered the most
luNuriously furnished station along the
line ANY morning at least half a dozen
millionaIres and other wealthy men could
be seen lOllng in the costly chairs while
waiting for a train to New York They
will hencsfOrth have TO foTegO these COM
forts. unless the robbers are captured or
new furniture purchased
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RAILROAD STATION ROBBED.
Thieves Steal TrucI, Load of Fur
nIture In Daylight.

RYE. n. Y, March 10.-Two daring
thieves entered the New York New Haven
and Hartford Railroad station here at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and in the alb
seuce Of Agent Shields. loaded the fine
armchairs. revolving chairs. fancy tables.
mats and costly pictures upon wagon
and drove away. Many persons in the sta
ton witnessed the robbery. but they
thought the men were taking he things
away FOR repairs So far the police lave
been unable to run the thieves down.
Shields had scarcely crossed the tracks
TO the noTthbound station when the
thieves who had been awaiting their
chance, backed wagon up to the plat form
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.,-..-.,+.-., l,.. l...,. -..-a- f. ..
'l lnt iedn'iS NtNu'ii'sh Wehioe'7 "' ms
Senate tnst the Foraker bin for Porto
Rico BE- amended by striking out the pro-
,.f.,,.,,- ,..,- ..f., .--,-.....,... H..
''''9 Oi '"iS piSh 'sH''t tea' o' 5" 90
ing the bill eau BE- disposed Of Al much
earlier day. Early action they deem nee
,.-sr-. -. ,-.,..,t 20 a.. ......l..4... =, n.
fniia Di'~il's o' ihe laiAHA anu tht i'ed
Tor immediate measures calculated 90 re-
store prosperity Another consideration
which led 10 the pro3osition is they say
,t.t C,,,.,.,..- a. 49,, .-. -. -.,-..
tiselg Mhai Is needed ln the way "i
form of government for Porto Rico.
Senator PIsu cf Conu.,Iicut is ore of
tbos, ,,b, t..,i..,-. rho, 81, is too, .,,7,, ~,
-. -,-,.
any VI H''
eThmehl TOT lhe island he oeleNrS 'hat
Congress should wait until the people ol
this country and the members OF Con-
,,rees ls,, ,,,,-s about +l,. ..,,,,,,iri,,, ~
- 4. - =
Sums Id i"''' N''' ''' Iu'' "oolt 'le
needs ana capacities oi the Porto hican
people
senator Plat proposed some tine ago
informally. hat Porto Rico should be gov
erned for the present under a resolution
similar 70 that which was applied in
Louisiana early in this century. and pre-
cisely like ihe Spooner resolution OF the
to.e- iiiiyut ln. OF 'ne ul''p ne NJ
.l,,, ~. " -..i. ,i,'9 49, 49,
Iue ,ne ms. o. i'ieli'9
number OF members Of the Senate who
share this belief
The discussion among senators. who met
in committee rooms yesterday and dis
cussed the party programme in the Senate
wss occupied chiefly with these TWO con-
siderations in favor OF securing a very
early passage Of the Porto Rico bin by
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A BOSTON BANK LIQUIDATEs.
The blackstone Absorbed by the
shoe aud LeHther InStitution

BOSTON, March lo.-The Bia kstone Ma
tional Bank. one Of the old banking insti-
tutions ia this city. will be absorbed by
the shoe and Leather National Bank The
directors are now arranging the details Of
the agreements. and this afternoon the
books and money Of the Blackstone were
removed to the Shoe and Leather Bank
The liquidation nas been contemplated for
some time by the Blackstone people. Fer
some time there has been opposition be
tween the directors and stockholders. the
latter demanding the overtuTn OF the board
and the infusion Of rev blood into the
management of the bank
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THE SENATE EMPLOYEES.
Mr.. Allen Desires Information CoI
corning Their Number and SaIarie.

cerninE Their Number and Salaries.
Mr. Allen yesterday submitted 20 the
Senate a resolution directing the Commit
tee on Rules to inform that body why the
Secretary Of the Senate has for several
years not reported at the beginning of
each session the number OF clerks mes
sengers, and other empl0yes. together with
their salaries.
Mr.. Allen said that the Senate several
years ago agreed thar this should be done.
and thai in negieCtinE TO DO 10 one OF the
Senate rules had been violated. As re-
suit Of his omission be said that the mum
Der of Senate employees has been gradually
Increased until there are now more than
800 drawing aggregate salaries Of S5l0 600
The resolution was passed without dis
Cussiou
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KILLED BY A HORSE.
\ Vicious AnimnI Kicks Farmer to
Death.

WESTMINSTER Nd March lO.-Mr
William Z. Lambert a young farmer, re-
siding near Tyrone. Carroll county. was
fatally injured by the kick OF a horse
Thursday.
The horse was vicious animal and As
Mr.. Lambert vas about 10 take him ouJ of
the stall 20 water him the horse planted
both feet ia his right side below the ribs.
Mr. Lambert died from the injury. He
was thirty three years old and was UNI
married. his Two sisters. Misses Mary and
Missouri Lambert living with him. TWO
other sisters survive him. Mrs. William
Phillips and Mrs Chales MarquarJ.
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A PARTY WITHOUT HONOR
Views of John !. Lentz on the Ne
kinlcy Administration.

The Virginia Democratic Association
Addressed by the Representative
From ohi" aud Mr. Rh"n, of kcn-
tucky - HrpubIicnnism. the Moth
~ "f Trusts. Bitterly Assaulted.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-11

Two cases Of Pure Isle Vests. with
necks and armholes run with silk rib
bon They are manufacturers sec
ondS but we cannot imagine why. be-
cause they are perfect in every way.
They are the regular 25c vest 1915
They will be sold tomorrow at. w
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New Double Velvet Spot and Chenille
Dot Black and White and Brown and
Plain White Veiiing-such as I1IC
sells at 25c-fOr. i-Z
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
NO CONTRACT
WAS AW ARDhD
Street and Sewer Directors
Took No Action in
Proposals

At this mornings meeting Of the
Street and Sewer Department bids
were received and opened for furnish
ing 1000 cubic yards Of crushed stone
for use in macadamizing various
streets in the city.
The only firms who presented pro
posals were the Standard Lime and
Stone Company and the Brandywine
Granite Company. The bid Of the
Standard Company was 80 cents per
cubic yard, 1000 pounds, delivered on
cars, freight on board, which does not
include the costs OF hauling. The
Brandywine Granite Company's pro-
posal was $1.20 per cubic yard, $500
pounds, delivered on cars and Sl40,
S1.45 and $3.50 delivered in various
parts of the city.
No action was taken on the pro-
posals, as Street Commissioner Frank
w. Pierson believes that the city can
break stone and deliver it cheaper
than the amount named in either bid
he will investigate the cost of ths
city crushing stone before any aware
is made.
Upon motion Of President Simmons
Secretary Harvey j. Wiley was in
structed to ask the courts for pre-
cept to sell the property at Second ant
Rodney streets, on account of old lien
for paving and eurbing against it
| City Solicitor Conrad will be consultei
on the subject.
A communication was received iron
the Pennsylvania and Reading Rail
road Company saying that it would re
pair the tracks at Madison st rec
crossing.
A letter was received from Josep
G. Lugar, superintendent Of the vii
mington City Railway Company, stat
/. ing that the bed of West Eighth sire;
would be repaired at once.
The weekly payroll for labo
amounting to S540.47, was allowed, a
was the cart payroll Of S37325. TIL
quarterly payroll Of 1915, and tn
p monthly payroll of $50 also were a
I lowed Collections for the wee
| amounting to s84452 were reporte'
The balance in bank is S97,470.57.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
Jury ACQuitS Albert Conrad
Of Murder
MORE MEN ARE GATURALIZED
General Sessions Court Will Hear Con-
tested Liquor License Applica-
tionS Tomorrow Morning

Albert Conrad, who was put on trial
in General Sessions Court yesterday
for assault with intent to commit muir
der, is a free man to-day, the jury hav-
ing acquitted him last night Of the
charge.
tt was a verdict in accordance with
the evidence Of the defense, it having
been clearly proved that Conrad had
attacked Leyrer in defense Of his own
life.
General Sessions Court will have
concluded its September term business
With the disposition Of the contested
LIQUOR license applications tomorrow.
There are two OF these, trial OF whlcn
will not occupy the attention OF the
court long
]. Harvey Whiteman, representing
the plaintiff in the case Of j. Morton
Poole Company VS.. the Gold Creek
Nevada Mining Company, took an in
auisitiOn at bar aid obtained judgment
4 to the amount of S6,7947S against the
n defendant. The judgment represents
4 the cost, s3T4O.7t. Of machine built
by the local firm for the mining com
Il pany. for which it has not paid, and
81 S3,05A0T, balance due on book ac-
Z count
Argument en- the rule to set aside
the sheriff sale Of the property OF Mrs
Harry Bullock, was begun Oy Howell
81 S. England for Mrs. Bullock and James
w. Ponder for the Equitable Guaran-
tee and Trust Company, purchasers
d The rule was discharged.
Time for filing commissioners re
81 turn in the divorce case Of Margare
81 n Baldwin VS.. Joshua Baldwin, was
extended until the next term OF court
Time for making affidavit to certain
facts inyo: lived in the case Of tn
Money Weight Scale Company, of Chi
cago. was extended until the Novem
Il her term Of court.
in the case of John 3. McCubbin Us
John Harris IN which argument fo
and against a rule for a writ Of posses
sion is pending, continuance wa
granted until the next term.
Time for fling commissioners re
turns in the divorce cases Of Mary +
Primrose Us. Henry Primrose; Sibyl
swartz vs.. Samuel c. Swartz. and Mar
E Hammond VS.. William Hammond
was extended until November
George w. Lodge for the plaintiff
and John p. Nields for the defendan
in the case of Arthur r. Dodge VS.. tn
Pusey and Jones Company,arguedq ques
tons Of law involved IN the suit
FIVE MEN ARE NATURALIzED.
Charles o. Bertsch. Anthony Kivas
niewsbd. natives Of Germany; Jane
O'Rilly and Matthew Sullivan, of Ire
ha1d and Jacob Oswald, Of Switzel
hand. were 'naturalized while the coul
was in session. Sullivan and Oswal
became citizens on certificates Of hoI
brable discharge from the army Of th
Knitted States. and are the first men
be naturalized before the courts Of tn
state ON such papers.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
FATAL CYCLONE
IN MINNESOTA
Barn Crashes Through a
Saloon and Eight Per-
sons Are Killed

Faribault. Mimi, Sept 25.--Meager |
details have reached here OF terrible |
catastrophe which visited the village
Of Morristown, ten miles west OF here,
shortly before o'clock last evening.
The village was struck by a cyclone,
and a barn was raised In the air and
dropped directly on top Of Paul
Gatzke's saloon, where 16 people had
taken refuge from the storm. The
saloon collapsed, and all the occu-
pants we're buried in tho debris. IL
is said that eight dead bodies ana
three injured persons were taken from
the ruins.
The dead: Jake Miller, Jake Wea-
yer. Jr.. Otto Gatzke. John Rohrer Jr.,
elmer Brooks. II. S. Wait and Frank
Wilder OF Morristown and Frank flt-
man Of Waterville.
The injured, Paul Gatzke, Porter
White and Lewis Pitman. Jr.
The storm came without warning
upon the citizens OF Morristown from
a southwesterly direction, passing over
to the northeast The length or lts
path in the village was less than hall
a mile The storm made jumps or ohe
4 block. but whenever Il came down eV-
tfNlulNk Mls AiMNihANA " wv tN'~
Of the wind.
The barn, belonging 10 Dr. Darsabel
was picked up and carried block
leaving the floor uniniurcd, with tWe
horses standing on lt. Before reachlni
, the Gatzke saloon there is o two story
building, which was left untouched.
All Of the people killed and injured
in Morristown had hurriedly tahel
. refuge in the saloon when the storm
was seen on the outskirts of the VII
lage. Before the building fell thre
people managed to escape, but IN
other 13 were either killed or injured
8 After leaving the saloon the storl
crossed the street and destroyed th
Z barn OF J. p. Temple and took the TOO
s from the barn OF W. NJ. Bigolln. !
& then crossed the Cannon river and az
stroved the barn OF Adam snyae
killing several hogs
The first fatality occurred before u
A village was reached At the tarm
b John Olson his hired man, Peter5o
q was killed.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
HEBREWS REFUSE
10 FOLLOW NRARY
John Huber Says That They
Will Vote With the Re-
publiCanS

There is more trouble in the camp OF
the Hebrew Democratic Club, and Pat
rick Neary has been foiled in his att
tempt to control the Hebrew voters
for Democratic candidates. One hun
dred and ten Of the 11S members Of the
club will vote for the Republican state
ticket.
John Holzer, who organized the He
brew Democratic Club, and raised its
membership to 11S, and eighty of
whom he had registered, said to-day:
Three months ago l promised Den
mis- S. Shields that / would support
him. On the day Of nomination Pat
rick Neary came to me and said that
must support McNulsy. | said l could
not do it because ! had promised
shields. He said / would not be rec
ognized by the party if I did not sup.
port McNulty.
Il will resign from the Hebrew
Democratic Club and wish Mr.. Near,
to take my place. Mr.. Neary think
he controls the Hebrew vote withou
me, but he cannot, and ! will turn owe
my followers to the Republicans.
will vote for Bryan, but will throw m.
strength to the Republican state ticket
n Jacob Faber, the president of th
club. cannot control his own vote, lie
alone other Hebrew voters, Last Sun
day there were only eighty member
present at the club meeting. / blocke
the way and the members would nc
: attend. Those present said the reaso
that more were not present was bJ
cause Of yesterday being a holiday.
viii be at the Simon Wolf Republica
mass meeting tonight, and my friend
will be there, too"
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
LEVY COURT HOLDS
A SPECIAL SESSION

At a special session Of the Levy
Court this morning. a claim OF Mary
3. Kelley. Of Wilmington hundred, for
cverpaid taxes, was referred 10 a COM
mittee. The matter Of forming a reply
to United States Engineer Smith with
reference to removal Of the pier in the
Christiana river under Market street
was held over until this afternoon,
when the courts attorney, John II.
Rodney. will be present
The reply must be in trtplicate, two
copies Of which are to be forwarded tc
the War Department This reply must
reach Engineer Smith before Thursday
morning.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25

NOTICR.-On and after September II.
1900 Seventh street bridge viii be closed
10 the public travel. as the contractor
viii commence work on the new steel
bridge az that time. BY order Of Bnidge
Committee
J. j. GALLAGHER, Chairman.
s15-tf
MONEY 10 loan on mortgages in sums
10 suit. LAMBERT FOULK.
alS-tf 9i9 Market Street.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
REV. E. X. MILLER TO LEAVE
win Conduct Last Services in New
port and Stanton Next Sunday

The Eev. r. X. Miller viii conduct
the last services In his churches next
Sunday. During the following week
he win take up his new charge IN Ions
Green. Baltimore county, Md.
On Sunday Mr. Miller win conduc'
services in St James Church, in stan
ton, in the morning. St. Barnaba's. IN
MaIshallt9n, in the afternoon, and ~
the evening in st. James Church, Now
port
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
New srstem of Notiflcntion

Members Of the Street and Sewer
Department have adopted a new meth
cd of notifying street supervisors of
repairs upon streets that are needed
in various parts of the city. A card
now is sent to the supervisor in whose
district the work is to be done. and
after the repairs have been made the
card must be returned to the street in
spector for his approval.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
Hns Issued a CertllIcate

Deputy Coroner Ferris Giles TINS
morning issued a certificate of death
from a fractured skull in the case OF
Nicholas Weston. who was killed at
The Wilmington Mills Manufacturing
Company yesterday. Tonight an in
quest viii be held on the body Of
Charles f. McClafferty, who committed
suicide this morning.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
RAILWAY OPINION is READY
Chancellor Nicholson Announces It's
Positive Delivery on Thursday

Instead Of sitting in Chancery Court
tomorrow as Chancellor Nicholson
had intended, he has written Clerk Of
Court Ferguson that it will be impos-
sible for him to come here until
Thursday.
The chancellor comes to announce
the long-delayed opinion Of the court
in the injunction suit of the Whining
ton City Railway Company VS.. the
Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company which involves
the right of the use Of Sixth street for
railway purposes.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
CASE WAS NON-SUITED
Miss Minnie Pierce Sues Albert A.
Ruth for wages Claimed Due

In Magistrate Kelley's court this
tg'rnlng, Miss Minnie Pierce sued Al
pert A. Ruth on a claim Of wages, al
Ieged to be due her.
Miss Pierce, during the past Summer
las been employed by Ruth, who is
gent for the Manhattan pool tables
Bhe worked at Brandywine Springs
nd claimed that she was engaged al
5 per week. For three weeks, she says
ker wages were paid, but after that
Ruth told her to take her salary from
be receipts Of the table.
AS Miss Pierce had no book account
nd could not tell the amount due her
.sferees Thomas Reardon, John Pyle
nd Joseph Yarnall, non-suited the
ase.
IN the same court. and before the
ame referees. Ruth was sUsd by Al
led Buchar, sign painter for the
imount due him for painting six signs
q cost 81 S5. The referees gave
hdgment for tho plaintiff.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
Schedule Changed

Special 20 the EVeninE journal.
New Castle, Sept. 25.-Cars of tht
Wilmington and New Castle Railway
Company moved on a new schedule
this morning, and will follow It
throughout the Winter It is a twenty
six minute schedult instead Of a
twenty minute one, and every car will
run direct to Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
WeII-known Physician Dead

DR.. Alfred Stille, venerable profes-
sor Of theory and practice of medicine
at the University Of Pennsylvania, died
yesterday at his residence, No. 1900
Spruce street Philadelphia. BY his
death his life romance, consummated
little more than year ago, comes to
am end. At that time Dr. Stille. then
S5 years OF age, married Miss Kath-
crime A. Blackiston, aged SO years, OF
Chestartown, Nd
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
NOTICES.
Insure Your Packages.

New branch Of cur business Open
policies win be issued to reliable mer-
chants under which may be insured
parcels OF merchandise in transit. by
mail in the United States.
Q. &. PIERSON,
NO. sI3 MARKET STREET.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
Macbinists Want short DAYS

Machlnists employed by the Harlan
and Hollingsworth Company in this
city have prepared resolutions to be
presented 10 the company asking that
a nine-hour system OF work be estab-
llshed at the plant Of the company
A conference with the president Of the
company viii be held in a few days.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
TO open Campaign Tonight

In behalf Of the Prohibitionists OF
Wilmington, a campaign will begin
this evening in the new headquarters,
in the Crosby & Hill building. The
Hon. Richard M. Cooper. of Ches-
void, Kent county, Prohibition nOmi-
nee for governor, viii preside and will
make an address.
Evening journal., 1900-09-25
~ a. is IIarrr NVhile2

Police Captain Thomas Kane to-day
received a letter from George Hamil-
ten. mayor Of Bridgetcn, N. j., in
quiring regarding the whereabouts OF
Harry White, who left New Jersey
some time ago, and was supposed to be
living at No 20 Pine street, this city
The police know Of no such man, and
there is no such matter on Pine
street