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a day. Just won't tell you and II you
ask me any more questions like that just
won't answer them
Are you married or single?'
There you go again. AS II there was
a man living that was good enough for me
| to marry and what's more l wouldn t
| marry the hest of what there Is. And l
have had many. many opportunities. can
assure you, with an interesting shrug of
| the shoulders.
How dare you bother my sweet un-
| protected sister with such impudent
questions came voice from the dark end
| of the hall and before / knew anything
| further / was standing on my head on the
| sidewalk, being pelted with broom. and
the soft end Of it was not used a single
time as this knot on the side Of my head
will show.
II picked myself up and gathered my
shattered and insulted frame together and
found that the maiden and her sister had
returned into the house from which what
appeared to me to be cyclone had
emerged but q few minutes before.
Ibid I go back to get the rest OF the
questions answered? Not on your life.
went to the drug store and got whisp
broom with which to brush my clothes. and
repaired to a haberdashery where / pur-
chased a clean collar, the one started out
with having been torn for my neck
That was quite an experience" re-
marked the reporter. What did you do
| next"
We'll, my next move resulted in quite
| an amusing experience. The next house
| on the list was a German beer saloon. l
i entered feeling that glass of baer
would be good for me after the experience
| that / had Just gone through with. /
walked up to the bar and called for a
| long beer. ! got 1t with lots of nice
| pretty froth on the top and / thought
would enjoy the last drop of it before
beginning my task and l did. The sa-
loonkeeper was not at home and his good
wife was attending the bar. When / fin
ished my beer / began to question her.
Have you any children?"
"Nein mine herr
How many boys are there"
"Nein mine herr
Then Of course there are no daugh-
ters?"
"Nein mine herr
"oh, you married widower and he had
nine girls. That is odd 2"
"Nein mine herr
What do you mean. woman? You just
told me you had only nine children and
that they were all boys, then you tell
me there are nine girls and add that your
husband was not a widower. What do you
mean anyhow. Can't you understand Eng
lish?"
"Nein mine herr
We'll, / came near falling in At That
woman had been trying to tell me all of
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The "wi-mo-dau-sis'' Health and
Beauty Boots, in Is different styles
superior to any $3.50 ad- C1QA
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. .V6sOu
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THE woes OF the census taker are
many and various" said one OF the enum-
orators for the District of Columbia yes-
terday, after he had returned from hard
days work trying to assist Uncle Sam
to count his large family and classify it
according to age, color, and other condi-
tons
Don't say a word to me about being
superstitious, but / will never start at
another line Of work on Friday again as
long as / live. have always been told
that Friday was a good day on which to
hang people and that that was about the
only thing in the world ii is good for,
and you may chalk down In your hat right
now that I have come to the conclusion
that they ars all right and that j de-
serve a large amount of credit for being
alive and able to resume my duties Mon
day morning.
Tell you about It? Why certainly, with
pleasure. The first thing after an early
breakfast ! started for the corner of-oh
we'll, II doesn't make any difference about
the location, for / am not going to tell
you any names. When / arrived at the
first house ! started TO pull the door bell,
but my knees began t. tremble and shake
to such an extent that you could hear the
bones rattle ten blocks away. / couldn't
get a grip on the blamed knob to save my
life. The perspiration began to break out
on me In large beads and got SO nervous
I should have been scared, but was. and
that is no joke. Well. Just gave it up
and went to the corner and sat on a fire
plug 10 screw up my courage. / sat there
thinking how best TO introduce myself and
wondering how would be received, and
half an hour must have elasped before
could make a movement. Then all at
once I made rush for the door. pulled the
bell and tremblingly awaited the answer.
In q few minutes trim serving girl came
to the door and ushered me into well ap-
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MARCONI IN NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, June 2.-Among the first
cabin passengers aboard the American
Line steamship st. Paul, which arrived to-
day from Southampton, May 20, was Mar
conf. the wireless telegraph inventor.
Mr.. Marconi said he would be in the
United States only about three weeks and
that he had come over on private business
entirely. He carried little personal bag
gage. but had an entire wireless teIeg-
raphy outfit, which caused him some de-
lay in passing the customs officers.
Mr.. Marconi said he had not been in
South Africa during the war. but that his
assistants were there operating the WIRE
less telegraphy in conjunction with the
fleet patrolling the coast They had not,
he said, operated on land at all. but had
confined their work to transmitting mes
sages between the several war vessels
and between the fleet and the shore. One
hundred miles was the greatest distance
successfully covered.
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THE BURROWS DAMAGE SUIT.
Hearing of Arguments ON the Motor
for New Trial.

Argument on the motion for a new trial
in the case of Marion O. Burrows against
the District, to recover $500, claimed as
damages for the alleged Illegal seizure
of the plaintiffs dog. was heard yesterday
by Justice Cole, sitting for circuit court
business.
The case was tried some time ago upon
an appeal from the judgment OF justice
of the peace. In the higher court YER
diet was rendered in favor OF the plaintih
for $50. The plaintiff was represented by
Attorney Charles Poe. and the District by
A. Leftwich Sinclair. The latter MED a
motion for new trial on the ground that
the damages awarded are excessive
After hearing argument Of the question
Justi:e Cole took the matter under advise
ment
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pointed parlor where was seated the lady
OF the house. She knew my errand from
having read of the entire subject in The
Times and at the same time she said to
me: i think / car save you lot OF trou-
ble,' handing me copy Of the schedule
for population printed exclusively in The
Times. This was filled out In detail and
all had to do was to copy it off on my
blank. When / had finished and gained
such other information as / desired she
very politely invited me in to breakfast.
the bell having rung in the meantime. OF
course l was surprised at this very great
courtesy ! declined with thanks and hied
me to the street and began to ponder why
had ever been in the least scared.
Somewhat treasured it was not at all
hard for me to pull the door bell of the
next house. ] thought that all people were
as gentle and Kind as the angels above
after the very warm reception had just
received. In a few minutes a woman of
mature years with a face as hard as flint
! case to the door.
Good morning., / said, i am the cen
sus enumeration. and l would like you to
answer few questions as briefly and con-
cisely as possible
So you are one Of them men the pa
pers has been telling US was coming
around to pry into other peoples private
| Affairs, areyou? will not tell you moth
| ing; SO there
But l am not going to publish your
| private affairs. The information / am
| seeking is for the good of the country, and
| must politely insist on your answering
| the questions.
"'Good of the country. is It, indeed +?
Sure l owe nothing to the country. This
blessed Government owes the today for
stuff them devilish soldiers stole from my
dear dead father, many years ago."
In the meantime the enumerator says he
had jotted down the house number. loca-
ton, and such other information as he
could gain at a glance and he says he i'm
medately saw that a little persuasive
power would have to be used If he was
not TO spend the entire day at one house.
Now. my good woman" he said, you
are too good looking person and OF too
amiable a disposition to attempt for mo
ment TO foil the plans of this great and
glorious Government You know you have
the welfare of the country at heart, won't
you please answer Just a few questions
that will put to you, Just as matter OF
form? You know 1t Is not impertinence
that places me in this painful situation"
Well. II you put 1t that way ! guess
I will have to try to tell you what you
want
Well, in the first place, how old are
you.
What. you impudent scoundrel, what
business is 1t OF yours or the Government
either for that matter how old am. Cant
you see ! am a young woman and that
couldn't be over thirty. tShe was sixty il
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THE DELEGATES NAMED.
Those Who Will Represent the Di.
trIct mt Paris

The Commissioners few days ago for
mally accepted the invitation of the Di-
rector General of the Paris Expedition for
the District of Columbia to be represented
by delegates in the Congress of Public Aid
and Private Beneficence to be held this
summer in Paris.
Yesterday Commissioner mcfarland pre-
sented to his associates the nominations of
the following delegates. which were con-
firmed at the meeting of the board:
A. Graham Bell, Stilson Hutchins. R.
Ross Perry. Beriah wilkins, w. C. White
more. Thomas Wilson, C. w. Needham, J.
Howard Gore. Mrs. Stanley Matthews, and
Mrs. Mary Howe Totten.
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PECK ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
Paris Exposition Managers Charged
With ExtorttOn.

A letter has been sent from the State
Department to Commissioner General Peck
calling his attention to the complaint filed
Friday by Delegate Flynn Of Oklahoma,
and asking for an explanation. The COM
plant stated that American exhibitors
were made the victims of extortionate de-
mands from the officials of the Government
exhibit and were made to pay twice for
one privilege.
1t is said, on the other hand, that two
such cases Of alleged Injustice have been
investigated, whereupon it was discovered
that the so-called extra charges consisted
Of nothing but the cost .. installing the
exhibits, the carpenter work, plumbing,
and the like.
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The people have awakened TO the 'act that
IIeurich's beers are the best that can he brewed
of malt and hops as shown by the Increased de-
mand Of Maerzen. Senate, and LeCcr Phone
GA, Arlington Rot,ling Co. for case, and be
convinced tlat II,uIch's is the best.
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TIE ENUnERA4OR'S Woes
Some Of the Trials Experienced by
the Census Takers.

Cordially Received by Some IntelIi-
gent People and Treated Like
Thieves of the Night by Those
Who Have Secrets TO Hide-Many
Amusing Incidents in the Work.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-27
RAVAGES OF PLAGUE.
Many Deaths From it in Noumea. New
Caledonia.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Jan. o6.-From
Noumea. New Caledonia, comes the most
alarming reports of the ravageS OF the
plague which has been prevalent there
since early in December. There We're
sixteen deaths during the first ten days
following the development Of the malady-
The origin OF the plague is attributed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-27

the sole Of his heavy shoe, and leisurely
putting away, more or less. but none Of
'em more thrillin' than the usual run o
hunters stories. Tibet black VOLTS skin
Their come from Alaska, up near FIT. Ton
gus. He died easy, though. fer wolf IS
ar coward when he is alone. an won't put
up no sort OF a fight at all. The rest OF
these is jest common animals tibet he'd
no fuss about gettin' killed My wife,
here, likes to tote these things around.
ard they hev' got to be a part OF the
hou: ehold furnitur' wherever we go.
Mrs. Orders taste is not at fault. Her
rugs with or without histories. Nigh.
grace many less humble home.-San
Francisco Call.
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-FOUR CANDIDATES
FOR GOVERNOR
North Carolina Has Good Timber to
Select From.
MAsoNs TO BUILD A TEMPLE.
-Four Men Contribute ONO Thousand
Dollars Each-Iany Winter Vis'
tors in the Pincs-Taaation
in Cities.
MAsoNs TO BUILD A TEMPLE.

: RALEIGH. n. c.. Jan. 26.-special..-
The Masons here, with whom the Granu
Lodge is cooperating, desire 10 pulio
a 100000 temple The present quarters
of the Grand lodge are not sufficient 1or
this great and rapidly-srowinS ofaer.
-Four gentlemen, J. S. Carr, John Z. Drew
rs, John S. Cunningham and AshpS
Baker, subscribed $1,000 TO the puliuihs
fund.
The number of visitors TO Southern
Pines and Pinehurst steadily increases.
and at the two resorts there are nearly
$500 By The middle of March the caro-
lima Hotel, at Pinchurst with It's 1o'
rooms, will be completed 1T Will nave
accommodations for 800 guests.
There are now four arowed aspirants
Sor the Democratic nomination 1or Gov
ernor, these being Charles y. Aycock'
John S. Cunningham, NJ II. Holt ana 1.
Il. Davidson.
One of the Populist State Committee
said TO Democratic State Chairman SIM
minis that this would be campaign OF
argument The chairman replies 1hat
the matter Of the ELIMINATE Cl Tue 1sno-
rant negroes from North Carolina poh-
tics is not a matter which admits OIL ar
Eument, and that the Democrats VIII
not argue it; they will simply act: He
says the Republican and the Popuilst
machines here evidently do not realize
the temper of the Democrats.
The Corporation Commission mas ma 1e
III, a statement showing the rates OF tax
stion in .cities, towns and counties on
the 500 OF property Wilmington leads
with sl.75. Raleigh having rate OF
SI.23 2-3. Charlotte 81. The rate IN the
counties runs all the way from Sl.2o, IN
Carteret, Ito SIS cents in Aiamance.
Work in the interior of the large an
mex TO the State Museum is now pro-
crossing rapidly.
State Engineer Shaffer. Of Raleigh, was
at Greensboro to-day. making the llnal
inspection of the new plumbing at the
State Normal and Industrial College. Inc
college resumes work January 3lst AT
least 2GO students are expected to be
present at the opening.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
Representatives appear Before the
Senate Committee.

senate
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2G.-The
Senate Committee on Commerce To-Day
gave a hearing TO the representatives OF
a number of business organizations
1hroushout the country in support of the
bill to amend the interstate commerce
law.
The first statement was made by MI
Frank Barry, of milwaukee,. He is sec
rotary of the National Millers' Assocla-
lion and the accredited representative
OF National League of Industrial Asso-
citation He commended the pending BILL
saving that it hard been framed with
view to doing justice to both the shipper
and the carrier. He condemned the pres
ent law, saying that it had become impo-
tent and yaiueless and the Interstate COM
merce commission was nothing more than
a moot court.
In reply 10 questions from Senator TIL
man. Mr.. Barry said the Standard OH
Sugar Trust and the large Touring mills
of the Northwest and grain elevator In
terestS were not cooperating in this
movement He had no direct Information
on the subject of favoritisni, but he
called attention to the recent change OF
freight classification made by the rail-
ways, which he said left carload rates
on oil practically where they We're while
st raised the rate on fractional carload
lots 200 to 300 per cent.
1t was not difficult to see that this was
in the interest of the Standard Oil Com
nany Mr.. Barry expressed the opinion
that the Minneapolis millers were receiv.
ing discriminatory rates from the rail-
ways.
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the Bureau OF Statistics. And it is pro-
vided that all the consular officers of the
United States shall send copies Of all
the reports made by them TO the State
Department, except SO much as relates
TO diplomatic affairs. to the Department
OF Commerce and Industries.
Provision is made in the bill for a
bureau of manufactures, and a bureau
of geological survey ad mining. with
the director of the Geological Survey as
Its chief. There is special provision that
the jurisdiction, control and mana cement
now possessed and exercised by the
Treasury Department in respect TO the
fur seal and other fisheries of Alaska are
transferred from the Treasury Depart
ment and vested in this new Department
Of Commerce and Industries.
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said river to the beginning, and contain
ing about three thousand and forty acres.
But the limits and boundaries of the said
park may be changed and varied. under
the direction of the Secretary of War
The title to the land shall be acquired by
purchase, gift, or condemnation proceed
EinGS and the management of the PARK
shall be in charge OF three commissionff
War One of the commissioners ShaH
have at one time served during the siege
of Petersburg in the Army Of the Poto-s
mac. one shall be an officer OF the pres
ent regular army, and< one shall have
served in. the Army of Northern Virginia
commanded by General r. E. Lee Inc
Secretary of War shall have authority 70
employ persons recognized as We'll m
formed concerning. the siege of Peters.
burg, and the movements and location OF
the troops engaged during the time of
the siege, to assist in the hNlnS OF tne
positions of all troops engaged. and the
location of forts and other defenceS useo
by the troops on both sides.
The amount OF appropriation necessary
20 carry the bill into effect is not stipu-
lated.
A meeting of the Virginia Wheat Millers
was held in this city to-day at the Metro
politan Hotel The meeting was in the
nature of q friendly conference. looking
to uniformity in the methods OF conduc CT
ing the business and correcting many OBJ
jectionable practices that have crept into
the trade The representatives OF twenty
five or more mills of a daily capacity OF
alto barrels were present. After a very
satisfactory meeting an organization was
effected and the following officers were
elected Thomas L. Moore, of the Dun
lap mills, of Richmond. president: M.
kivl:ghan, White Star Mill. Staunton.
secretary; George w. Cone. Riverton Mill:
S B. McFalI. Harrisonburg Milling Com
pany: J. Lee Koiner Crimora: ]. D..
Plitctard, Dan Valleys Mill, Danville,
and Andrew Bowling, Jefferson Milling
Company, were elected an Executive
Committee.
Representative Quarles, of Virginia. to-
day introduced bill to pay the estate
of George Taylor, Of Augusta county, Va.
$3.50 for stores and supplies taken by the
United States army during the civil war.
Representative Ctey also introduced a
bill TO pension Jennie l.. Carr
Frank Teller, of LantZ Mills, and VIII
liam D. Goodwin. of WaNnesville, Va,
have been appointed railway mail clerks.
The Dost-office 2. Summers, Rock
bridge county, Va. has been discontinued.
Mail 20 Longwood.
Post-offices have been established at
Boylin, Arson county, and Knox, Noah
COUNT, n. c.
Mary D. Davis has been appointed a
st;unper in the post-oTice at Wilmington
N C.
Arthur w. Freeman, of Waynesville.
n. c.. has been appointed a. teacher in
the Cherokee Indian School. in that State
]. j. HickoX. Of Richmond, is in the
city
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Aid of Commerce..

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 2i.-The
Post says:
A new executive department, that of
commerce and industries. will, in ell
probability. be created by this Congress.
This was demonstrated yesterday by the
report made to the Senate Committee
OF Commerce by the Subcommittee which
las had the bill creating this new de-
partment under consideration.
The subcommittee was unanimous in
its report in favor of the passage of The
bill. The committee had before it yle
original bill introduced by Senator Frye
and also an amendment which is IN
effect substitute prepared by Mr.. Nell
son. OF Minnesota. They do not differ
materially in former effect and nhe sub
committee report is in favor Of the
Nelson amendment
The three members making the report
are Senators Nelson. Hanna and C!a-,.
Tho fact that Mr. Clay. the Democratic
member Of the subcommittee. signed the
report is taken as indicating the alb
sence of any strenuous Demo-nauc oppo-
sition 10 this measure. which has the
hearty support OF the administration.
All of the Republican members of the
committee are in favor OF the creation
of the new department on the lines of
the irrye-Nelson bill. There was some
but so far as the committee is concerned,
this opposition is confined to Senators
Nest and Berry. 1t is believed that If
there is a minority report at all. IT will
have but these two signatures. Senators
Clay. Marian. of Virginia; Zones, Of
Nevada, and Catfrey, of Louisiana. of the
minority members. are ali for the bill
and viii give it strong support.
So far as has been developed. there is
M 10 he ant m
OF this new department. and the bill is
sure to have i ls1rge majority when the
Senate reaches its consideration. Senator
Frye chairman OF the committee, has
announced a determination 10 press 1t,
and he feels certain that 1t will be enact
cd in the law al this session.
The bill provides that this new depart
mcnt shall have general Ju;isu.-..on over
The foreign and internal revenue laws.
1t shall also have general jurisdictio
over all matters pertaining to- transport
tation facilities by land or water, except
in cases under the jurisdiction of the
Interstate Commerce Commission: over
the Geological Survey. the minin. IN
dnS;r!es. and the fishery Industry, includ-
ing the seal and other fisheries of Alas
ka: oycr all tina. pertains TO the manu-
featuring industries Of the United States.
including the securing of foreign mar
lets.
In order 10 condense under this one de-
partment all of the bureaus. divisions.
and branches of the public service having
d:rec; bearing upon the purposes for
which the department is created. there
are transferred TO 1t the Life-saving
Service, the Lighthouse Board, the Ma
riaee Hospital Service, the Steamboat
Inspection Service. the Bureau OF Navi-
CATION. the bureau OF Statistics of the
n n
Geodeip Survey. the Commissioner of
Railroads. the Census Office. the De-
partment OF Labor. the Commissioner of
Fish and Fisheries. end the Bureau of
Foreign Commerce OF the State Depart
Daak which is 70 be consolidated with
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to the filthy quarters where number
of Japanese. Tonkinese and Kanak:is
were lodged The scourge is believed to
oe local in origin, and all the Kanakas
have been isolated on an island adjacent
to the town. UP to December Esd. there
had been no deaths among the whites.
The western end OF the town where
the Infection first developed has been
fenced Off with a high galvanized iron
fence seven hundred yards long, includ-.
ing the water frontage.
Much alarm IS felt by the residents, and
business Is quite at standstilL