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New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
MONUMENT TO JOHN HART BREWER.

PROJECT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACr-
URING PoTTERs OF THE UNITED STATES.
made to-day that the manufacturing potters OF the
country should unite in erecting a monument to
the memory OF the late John Hart Brewer in recog-
milton of the invaluable services which he rendered
to the pottery business throughout the country.
The suggestion will be brought 10 the attention Of
the Executive Committee of the National Potters
Association.
There are in the country GO pottery ktlns repre-
senting one hundred different manufactures
and in order that all might be given oppor-
tunity 10 contribute II has been suggested that
every factory should give S. for eacn kiln in the
establishment. II this were done 1t would mean
about 5000 and in addition several local manu-
facturers have expressed desire to contribute
larger sums in the event OF such fund being
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
CHARGED WITH sTEALINq JEWELRY

Jennie Smith, fifteen years old, whose parents
live at No. II Brill-st. Newark was arrested
yesterday at her home on a charge Of stealing ar
ticles OF jewelry and clothing from Mrs Jennie
Wyviil No. 3S1 Sussex-ave Harrison Ths strI
engaged as domestic week ago. and disap-
peared the Following day, when the articles We're
missed. ON November II she disappeared from her
home, and the police found her on the following
day IL is alleged that Jennie has systema atfcallY
answered advertisements in the newspapers for
domestic help, and remained in a place only long
en-, Hougn 10 nelp herselr. She was turned over to
the Hudson County authorities yesterday
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
KILLED By A THRAsHTNG MACHINE

woodbury.. Dec 25-Jacob p. Andrews was
crushed to death this afternoon beneath the wheels
Oh a thrashing machine Mr.. Andrews was moving
the thrashins machine. and the horse which was
drawing it became frightened at the steam which
escaped ep from the boiler. Mr.. Andrews was thrown
from MS seat and was crushed to death beneath
me machine. The same machine few DAYS ago
caused the death of George Goodenough another
larIner: He was caught in the machine and was
SO badly mangled that he died soon afterward
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
SEEKS JAIL AS CURE FOR THIRST.
coLoRED WOMAN, WHO HAS COOKED FOR PRoMI-
NENT PEOPLE. CAN'T KEEP AWAY FROM RUM.

Margaret Wall, exceedingly lusty and ex-
tremeIy black woman, who, according to her story,
has cooked many dinner for such men as Samuel
]. Tilden and Roscoe Conkling, walked into the
Adams-st. police station, in Brooklyn. yesterday
afternoon and asked to be locked up. She said
she wanted to be sent to Jail, where she would be
kept away from liquor for several months. The
woman presented sorry appearance and her looks
certainly bore the story which she told of several
days of dissipation and riotous living. The
geant said he would his influence with the
magistrate in the morning have her sent to jail
Margaret the cook the Shelter OF the Chit
drens Society, No 105 Schermerhorn-st. There they
say her cooking cannot be exceled and they be-
ieve that she really has cooked for people of prOm
nence. Her fault is a liking for rum. The society
two weeks ago was obliged TO have a policeman
take her away and lock her UP. The next day she
sober and penitent and they took her back.
Two days ago she started to celebrate again and
a strange hand cooked the Christmas dinner for the
children yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
WoRKMEv RUN FOR THErR LIVES

steam pipe IA inches in diameter in the power
house Of the Peoples Electric Light and Power
Company at Newark burst yesterday with a noise
that was heard blocks away. Seven workmen en-
proved In that department ran for their lives, and
escaped from the building, which quickly filled
with scalding steam, Two men slightly scald-
ed The engineer promptly cut off the steam from
the boilers The accident was caused by defec-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
THE EAST END ASSOCIATIONS TREE

More than three thousand poor children of Will
iamsburg were entertained yesterday morning by
the East End Christmas Tree Association in the
Amphion Theatre, in Bedford-ave. Each received
a toy or doll. box of candy and an orange. The
association is composed OF women well known in
Brooklyn AS each child entered the theatre it re-
ceived y large American flag. The entertainment
consisted Of vocal and instrumental music On the
stage large Christmas tree Controller Coler
made the principal address. and there were ad-
dresses also by the Rev Howard w Ennis of
the First Dutch Reformed Church. and the Rev
DR.. James H Darlington. of Christ Episcopal
Church. Santa Claus was impersonated by r. Nor
rison Gray.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
sEx BOYS HrRr BY COLLAPSE Of COON

ine collapse Of a pigeon coop on the roof Of a two
stoIy mouse. at No. sis WaiIabout-st.. Brooll,,n
a'sruay on which six boys were sitting, precini,
80 'nsh, ., 70 the yard All were more or less in
Jnred. while over thirty pigeons were k,I,aa ~, i
~ eoop belonged 10 Charles A. LANCER and ne Nc
foni yesterday by John and Charles steuervva,1
Ynung s,auisscn herman Sehaefer and John Ham
az ~ 9erwald sustained compound frac,is,
- '"e eft leg and probably internal injuries lure
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
EARLY MORNING FIRE AT CALDWELL.

Caldwell Dec 25 (SpeciaD.-A fire, which at one
time threatened to destroy an entire block broke
out in this place early this morning in a frame
building owned by Milton CanheId The building
was completely destroyed, and John Turner who
lived in the second story. barely escaped with his
shop of Caleb Leonard and OF laundry Of Charlie
sam, on the ground floor, burned. A bucket
brigade prevented the fire from spreading Loss
$4,000: partly insured
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
WOMAN DIES IN A CHURCH

While Christmas service in progress In st
Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Newark yester
Gay morning, an aged woman collapsed in her seat
and was carried out of the edifce A physician
was called and found that the woman was dead
Death was caused by heart disease. The woman
WIls MRS; margaret kunz, seventy-seven years old
who lived at No. S3S1a Fifteenth-ave.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
suoTHERED BY BED CLOFHTyG.

Paterson, Dec. 25 (SpeciaD.-John Hilman.
farmer of West Clifton, found his wife lying dead
on the floor wrapped in the bed clothes this
ing, when he returned from early mass. She
was seized with an attack shortly after her hus-
clothes becoming entangled about her head sufro
Gated her. She sixty-seven years of age and
leaves four children.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
BURGLARS CRACK SAFE YE4R sr,r,o,-

me % , ana 10 cen. store Of F. W woolwortb a.
NO ss Manhattan-ave.. Brooklyn was en,era-s a, ae
pufsisrs some time early yesterday. Thev h,s1,
@ ope- me saie. out found only 81 worth of postage
&c ,baings e Mr Mo9lworth had taken the receir, -
ferens ops, 70 ais home Entrance was gained 6 9r
the store is the Greenpoint station hous yards of
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
POLICEMAN RISKS LIFE TO SAVE BOY.

CI1INGS TO 4 FENDER AND TO lUL0NNsslI@rN t-F'I'
TROLLEY CAR is STOPPED.
Policeman Albert Segel. of the Stagg-st. police
station Brooklyn. had miraculous escape from
death yesterday afternoon while saving Bernard
Helfrich, three years old. from being crushed to
dea tn under a trolley car Seigel was standing on
a step OF the front platform of De Kaik-ave. car
going to his home when the boy in front OF the
car between Hamburg and Knickerbocker aves
The little fellow had some toys In his hand
The car was going high rate Of speed. Seigel,
while he grasped tightly the platform handguard
with his left hand. leaned far out on the fender In
front of the car and seized the boys arm as the
fender struck him. AS he did he lost his own
grip the guardrail and fell from the car. But
he retained his hold the boy, and with the other
hand held TO the fender until the car stopped The
boy uninjured. while Seigei was cut and bruised
all over his body His left ankle was sprained
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
PUT PACKAGE IN HIS POCKET.

EXPRESS coMPANY's DRIVER HAD P6V-S
TICKETS IN HIS POSSESSION
Henry Newman. thirty years old. OF No $40 Hua
son-st-. New-York, driver. while delivering paeL
ages early yesterday at the Adams Express Com
pany's atfOrm in the railway station al Jerzav
City, was detected slipping small package uDder
his vest oy superintendent Charles II. PEBBLES and
was arrested. Newman claimed he did not Intsnd
70 steal the package, which was marked glass
but mad slipped II In his vest that il would nor
DE broken A dozen pawn tickets were found On
Newman. who is held for examination The pack
age round on him was addressed to Mrs. Il Kahn
Monticello, Minn-. and was marked valued az s56s
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seven hundred dollars: Provided,
The supervisor shall spend his
whole time on the roads and in
the county; Hampton, six hun
dred dollars; Horny, three hun.
dred dollars: Kershaw. six hun
dred dollars Lancaster, three
hundred dollars; Laurens, six hun
dred dollars; Marion, eight hun.
dred dollars, Marlboro, six hun
dred dollars until the first of Jan.
1901, after which date he shall
receive four hundred dollars !;
Newberry, seven hundred and
fifty dollars; Oconee, five hun
dred dollars until Jan. 1st. 1901,
and thereafter two hundred and
fifty dollars without milage Pro
vided, That he shall be required
to spend only so much of his time
on the roads, bridges and public
affairs of said county acting with
the other members of the county
board OF mmissioners as shall
be necessary for the proper care
and discharge thereof, and per-
form all other duties required of
supervisors by law; Pickens, two
hundred dollars after the year
1900; Richland, nine hundred dol
lars; Spartanburg, one thousand
dollars; Saluda, four hundred dol.
lars; Sumter, six hundred dollars;
Williamsburg, six hundred dol.
lars; York, six hundred dollars
after the first of January, 1900.
SEC. 3. That section 5 of said
act be amended so as to read as
follows:
SEo. s. That said commission.
ers shall each receive from their
respective counties, as compen
sation for their services, the sum
of three dollars per day, not ex-
ceeding twenty five days in any
year, except in Saluda, where
they shall not exceed thirty days
in any year; and in Newberry
county, where the per diem shall
not exceed seventy five dollars;
and in Chesterfield and Claren.
don counties, whefe they shall
receive two dollars per day and
FIVE cents per mile for, each mile
travelled 10 going to and return
ing from the meetings ofthe board
at the court house not exceeding
twenty-five days; and in Green.
Vile where they shall receive two
dollars per day not exceeding
seventy five days; Provided, That
said commissioners shall receive
fifty dollars each for milage in
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office for two years from election,
and until their successors shall be
elected and qualified: Provided,
further, In the county Of York
there shall be appointed by the
governor, upon the recommenda
tion of the delegation in the gen
eral assembly, three discreet per
sons in every township, one OF
whom shall be chairman of the
township board of commissioners,
and he shall attend the meetings
of the county board Of commits
sioners at least quarterly, and
shall receive SIS per annum, pay
able quarterly, for such attend.
ance 4; and the said township board
shall be the township asses
sors for their respective townships,
and shall be paid the per diem
and milage herein provided Pro
vided, In the counties of Collie
ton and Oconee the said county
commissioners for the said coun
ties are to be elected by the quail
flied electors thereof at the next
general election and at each gen
eral election thereafter. They
shall hold for two years, and until
their SUCCESSORS are elected and
qualified One of said commits
sioners shall be present and acl
with the county supervisor in
awarding all contracts for the re
pair Of ali highways and bridges,
where the contract price exceeds
$40, and shall likewise be present
when such repairs are to be in
spected and received Provided,
That in the counties of Lexing.
ton, OraDgeburg, Spartanburg,
Union and Dorchester the county
board of commissioners shall be
composed of a supervisor and two
commissioners, of which board the
supervisor shall be chairman.
and SAID supervisor and commits.
sioners shall be. elected at the
next general election and every
two years thereafter, and shall
hold their terms of office for two
years and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
The two commissioners shall each
give bond in the sum Of 81 900,
with sore.ies TO be approved by
the auditor and treasnrer In the
counties of Lexington and Union
they shall each receive as com
pensation&S ssr annum in the
sqispt y 200 per annum !;
q s ||iii'sii;
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be without milage. In the coun
ty Of Orangeburg, in addition to
the duties now devolved by law
upon such boards, said board of
commissioners for said counties
shall prepare and keep a record
of the roads, with the number Of
miles of each highway and the
number of bridges over ten feet
in length on each Of said roads,
and shall also furnish a certified
statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures of all county officers,
and shall transmit the same to
the members of the general assem-.
bly, not later than ten days after
the opening of the session thereof.
In the county Of Dorchester the
supervisor shall receive two hun:
dred and fifty dollars and the
commissioners two hundred dol
lars; and in said county, Dorches
ter, and in the county of Marlboro
the commissioners shall, on or
before the second Monday Of each
and every month, file with the
clerk of the court of common
pleas a full and itemized state.
ment of all the purchases, dis
bursements and expenditures
during the preceding month, which
statement shall be open for public
inspection.
SEC. 2. That section 4 of said
act be so amended to read as fol-
lows That the county supervisors
Of the various counties shall re-
ceive annual salaries, payable as
now provided by law, as follows {:
Abbeville, nine hundred dollars
per annum until Jan. 1st, 1901,
and after that time seven hun
dred dollars per anpum; Aiken,
eight hundred dollars; Anderson,
eight hundred dollars; Bamberg,
six hundred dollars; Barnwell.
eight hundred dollars; Beaufort,
eight hundred dollars; Berkeley,
five hundred dollars; Charleston,
twelve hundred dollars; Cherokee,
five hundred dollars; Chester, eight
hundred dollars; Chesterfield, six
hundred dollars; Clarendon, six
hundred dollars; Colleton, five
hundred dollars; Darlington, elk
lhnndred dollars; Dorchester, four
hundred dollars; kdgefeld, three
hundred dollars after the first Of
January, 1901: Fairfield, six hun.
dred and fifty dollars Florence,
six hundred dollars Georgetown,
eight hundred dollars Greenville,
eight hundred dollars; Greenwood,
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latest, and we have them at So, fit
for queen.
SOFT SOLE SHOES
For infants. Button, lace and strap
Sandals, in black, white and tan.
The price is SO cents 8
MEMS FINE SHOES.
New line Vici Kid So Shoes, tan and
black. All the new toes and shapes.
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THE LAW AS RECENTLY
ASSED BY THE
.EGISLATURE.
ySLARlES OF SUPERVISORS,
IS. s s ~ ETt,.
Duties or township aud County
boards. of AssessOrs Pre-.
s9 .scribed.s They are to Be
~ Appointed by The

"A q act ,toanend an act entitled
An acc 10 amend an act entitled
& act to provide for the coun
W government of the various
counties ofihe state,'" approved
the sit6 daysaf; March, A d., 1899
y SEcTloN h That section l of
said act be amended 80 as 10 read
as follows:
SEC. 4. That there shall be in
each Of the counties of this State
d county board Of commissioners,
which shall be composed OF coun.
ty supervisor, who shall be elec
ted and hold office as now pro.
yided by law, and two commits
sioners; who shall b. appointed
by the governor, upon the recon.
fmendation of the members of the
general asse nbly from the several
counties, or a majority of them,
and wiipse term of Office shall be
coterminal with that Of the super.
visor with whom they are appoint
ed To- serve. and until theirsu
cessors will be appointed and
qualified. Said commissioners
shall be commissioned by the sec
retary of State as other county
officers, but with charge for their
commissions: Provided, That in
Pickens county the Supervisor
and the said com missioners shall
each give bond in the sum of $2,-
OOO: Provided, further, That in
Sumter county. six commissioner
shalt be appointed, who with the
county upervisor shall constitute
the county board Of commission
,ers in said county = Provided, fur
ther, That ii Richland county one
commissionar shall be elected in
each township by the qualified,
flsctors thereof at the next gen
election and every two years
tand they hold
- ~ n !.
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PIQUE WELTS
AT half price. Solid case of short
lengths at 8 cents-worth twice
the price.
FINE SHOES AND OXFORDS
For the ladies. Just received new
line. Strictly up tn. date, and made
especially for us by Drew Selby &
Co. at 81 so. So $3.50 and So.
Patent Vici Kid Oxfords is the
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1899; and in lancaster and Sum.
ter counties where they shall re.
ceive two dollars per day, for not
exceeding twenty five days; and
in Sumter county milage not ex
ceeding five cents per mile in
going to and returning from the
the court house by the nearest
route TO attend the meetings OF
said board, shall also be allowed
said commissioners and in Fair.
field county, where they shall re.
ceive two dollars per day, not ex
ceeding thirty five days; and in
Pickens and Oconee counties,
where they shall each receive two
hundred dollars per annum after
the year 1900, said commissioners
to be elected at the next general
election and every two years
thereafter: and in Spartanburg
county, where they shall receive
two dollars and fifty cents per
day for not exceeding one hun
dreG days, and five cents per mile
for each mile of necessary travel
on official duty; and except i'm the
county of Colleton, where they
shall receive three dollars per day
each for not exceeding fifty days
in any one year: Provided, also,
That in the county of Sumter the
six commissioners shall receive
two dollars per day for such detail
work as it may be necessary for
them, or any of them, TO perform
and necessary milage, not exceed,
ing five cents per mile in going
to or returning from any place
where it may be necessary for
them to 60 In the interest Of the
county, but no commissioner shall
receive pay for more than twenty
five days in any one year.
SEC. 4. That section 6 Of said
act be amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec. 6. That seid boards may,
in each Of the COUNTIES named In
this section, aud in no Others,
elect clerk, who shall perform
the duties OF secretary, and be
paid an annual salary, as now
provided by ! w, to- be fixed by
the board, not exceeding I'M the
several counties the sums herein
after named, to wit: Aiken, two
hundred dollars; Anderson. one
hundred and fifty dollars; Barn.
we'll, two hundred and fity dol
lars; Berkeley, two hundred dol
lars; Charleston, one hundred
and fifty dollars; Cherokee, two
hundred dollars; Clarendon. one
hundred and fifty dcllars; Cole
ton, one hundred and fifty dol
lars; Darlington, one hnadred
&.
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and fifty dollsrs;s Edg& eld: 8,
hundred and flfty dollars y =
the first of january, 1901 ; 81 81 g
encc, seven " Nv 8 d<l : . q
George,own,on Que hundetd 4 doll
GreenyiIle, wosbundred and 8tkg
dollars Greenwood, !, on hand rcd
and fifty doilars.: Ham f6l3. one
hundred dolla1S LAyie ~ ons
hundred ap} f.j0& g q
rion, twkhro Waj
R,ehland,
Spartanbn,
lars; Salud
Sumter, tn
Union, onea
iollare W.
lars; York;
OrangeburA
Lexington,
Provided,
county the coudsSA>
missioners may eiecf -
shall be an attorneyea{
who shal pefformsthe br
clerk and attorney ylof ~ ou
with an annual sslsry of o5Dk
dred and fifty doIiars. ~
monthly: Provides, a|ff{ -
That in Greenville( c0unfy tfe$
clerk shalt be appdf fnted NJ D
supQrviaor ~ ~ 3kSif I..srfs tlIt (
Sec. 5, That sectisn 4 l
amended 40 as to read as foIts
Sec. z. That except as hoi 81
after provided, the town6(6k
boards of com m missioners al
abolished and the duties heret
fore performed by said townstF
boards Of comnissioners andX
county board ofzcom missiol9&e
relatiyN to the veluation. ~
meX 4" $re1 of pkdSp
q n.a &%s pig ID the saT..
y sd upon town9
l16arfi ksors, special bojd
assessors Ter 1fties and town..
now provided by law, and In
5ceanty board Of euaaIiz.tiof
which said township and enact
boards shall pc appointed eve
two years by the governor. uJ
the recommendation of the m,
oers OF the general asse 6i
from the respective countiess 81
majDrity of them<a nd their s,lx
shall be coterminal with that
stha Uavorn ~
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Goods New White Goods, New Embroiderie

Shiriing and Indigo Prints, full
@ pieces, at cents.
DUCK REMNANTS.
About 1000 yards at 5 cents. This
is great bargain.
AND GINGHAMS
New goods, pretty styles, low prices
Finest Sea Island Percales at only
10 cents per yard.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-05-05
COupcil Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
mayor and council 'wns held Thursday
evening ut Atty. Veerkamp's office. The
principal business transacted was pass
ing upon and allowing bills. The last
batch OF smallpox bills were disposed of.
Jesse Stephenson presented bill OF
slG.lO for stenographers fees in the last
trial before the county court OF James
Shultz. He also presented his bill OF so
for carrying up the Shult2 case to the
supreme court. These two bills were
laid over and referred to the town attor-
ney. MISS Laurn Kennedy presented n
bill OF $50 for work at the Detention
house, thirty days at e. day. This bill
was lnid over and referred to the attorney
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-05-05
MONTE VISTA. COLORADO sATURD
IDcflcs the Courts.

Samuel GompcrA president of the
American Federation OF Labor, has
taken special pains 70 violate the niunc-
ton issued by Justice Freedman OF the
Supreme court OF New York prohibiting
officers and members OF the ,cigarmakers'
International Union from paying bene-
fits to striking employers OF s Devy and
Company.
In letter to Morris Brown, secretary
OF Cigarmakers' Union No. iii, Mr.. Com.
pers advises that the injunction bc abso-
lutely disregarded, and incloses u check
for 81 to be used in paying man to
picket Levy 4 Co.'S shop and to include
ing their employees to remain on strike.
Here is chance TO test the legality of
courts by injunction.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-05-05
Bowen Items.

We are having some warm days and
grain is growing nicely.
Little Edith, daughter of Herbert Com
stock, died last Saturday, April %, anc
was buried Sunday at the Bowen GENE
terry.
Charley White was at Wavcrly again
last Sunday.
Our summer term OF school com
menced last Monday Miss Carrie Main
ard is teacher.
Miss Kate Wilson called on Mr.. and
Mrs, J. +. Martin Sunday.
II. Su,tles and c. Crooks called on j
\. Holloway Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Bangcrt, who has been on the sicl
list, is able to be out again.
A. 4. Wilson is lreighting oats t,
Crecdc.
G.. W. SuttleS and family were visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Tuesday night
Levi Peek was in Monte Vista Monda,
on business.
Henry Smith has bought the Ncrgi
Crooks quarter Of land and intends t,
break part OF it this summer.
Horace Martin is down from Jasper.
Chas Smith and Chas. Crooks recent,
made u business trip To Jasper.
l.. Strauss was in town Sunday.
chas. White, of Monte Vista. was in
Bowen Tuesday.
\. GRANGER.