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Evening star., 1901-08-24
French Motor Men and women.

French Motor Men ana Women.
From London Truth. ttaatz @aa =
The dues and duchesses who have come
out as motormen and motOrWomen must
have caused as much loss Of life as a bat
tie had M. Waldeck-Ro not inter-
fered to put stop to their reckless drfv
Ing. The rule now Is normal speed (twenty
miles an hour) on the country highways.
and in towns whatever pace the mayors
choose to declare consistent with public
safety. The minister Of justice is, hear,
to instruct judges that when going at nor
NAL speed on highways 1T Is for the motor
man to look out for persons on foot, so as
to avoid them. The risk of crossing a
crowded thoroughfare in Paris. where there
are no refugees or policemen to regulate
traffic, is trifling compared to that of walk
ing on a high road in the country. The
motor cads or swells-for all motorists now
want to be swells-rush over France day
and night. Some Of them like the broad
light of day, others prefer the cool of the
night One may be out on foot enjoying
the fragrance OF forest or field on a high
road. Suddenly you hear a screech like
that of foghorn, and you have hardly
time to jump out of the way when the
motor is tearing past you. A delay Of
few seconds in escaping. and you would
have been run over These motormen and
women seem to imagine that the roads are
made for them only. The dust they raise
as they rush ahead and the foul smell they
leave behind them make them, apart from
the danger pedestrians run, a horrid nui-
sance. People in donkey carts, dogcarts
and other light vehicles are in as great
danger, II not greater, than pedestrians
1t is now a commonplace to hear of such
vehicles being run down. The chaffeur. as
the motor Jehu is called, does not stop to
help his victims, but puts on higher pres
sure and is out Of sight in moment He
is free from a civil action. AS he has no
conscience (what human being who lives
to be amused or to show off has a con-
scienceD he Is sure not to look out for the
injured persons and send them relief
anonymously.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
Revival Of q Simple Craft.

From the Architect ana bu1tQefB MaBdzine.
Wood mosaics are not by any means
modern in their origin, but the invention
OF veneering machinery makes possible a
wider application of the work which should
recommend it. The method OF producing
the wood mosaic pictures Is not difficult
after the wooden blocks are secured. The
latter are thin and narrow, varying from
one-twelfth to one-twentieth of an inch.
and the narrow edges Of the blocks must
be finely finished and polished. II one Sc
cures the necessary supply OF different
kinds Of woods and takes them to the We
,neering factory the cost Of cutting them
into the proper sizes will be small. The
woods most commonly used for mosaic
work, because Of their colors and compare
tive absence OF sap, are mahogany, the
plum and tulip, the American birch. the
American and Spanish walnut, rosewood.
snakewood. bird's-eye maple, Hungarian
ash. box. peach. mulberry and laburnum.
duce certain effects Of sky and land.
Evening star., 1901-08-24

him with a marriage gift. and there 10,
every prospect of his being rather overs
whelmed with similar tributes. :,
Theaters Doing Well. ~
Notwithstanding that the playgoing pops
ulation OF London is mostly out OF town.
the ten or dozen theaters, including the
music halls, that remain open manage I'd
obtain good living. This Is to be ascribed
to the presence in town OF a good many
visitors from the country or from abroad.
They nearly all do one theater during
their stay, and most of them go to some
place of amusement every night. The numA
Der of theaters open will be added TO in q
few days L. H. MOORE
Evening star., 1901-08-24
The Dutch I'm Swaziland.
From the London Chronicle,

The attack OF the Dutch on Bremersdorp
In Swaziland, recalls to mind q phase In
the early history OF that country. The
connection between the Transyaal and
Swaziland had a curious origin. In the
early days the son Of a British official in
the country obtained from the Swazi king
the position of tax collector to his majesty.
So slender were the royal needs that the
f1OOO given him annually as the result Of
the taxation seemed wealth enough.s The
collector kept the surplus. $4,000. for him
self. In time Jew named Cohen came
along. whose keen scent detected the
game. IF you give me the right to col
lect your taxes he said, ''Tll give you
fl 900 every MONTH" The offer was ac-
cepted. Cohen at once went to the Trans
vaal government and sold the right to
collect the taxes as a concession for
f3O 900. 1t was in this way that the Trans
vaal government first gained footing in
Swaziland.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
Mountain Climbing.
From the London Chronicle.

There IL without doubt wonderful fas-
cination In scaling great mountain peaks.
To the adventurous climber their snow
clad summits seem to offer q perpetual
challenge. Anxiously he studies their steep
and rocky f1anks. marks the snowfields, the
huge hanging glaciers OF solid Ice. and
considers In what part he may most safely
deliver his attack In itself climbing is q
wholesome and exciting pursuit to which o
man may devote his leisure as profltably
as to any branch Of field sport.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
An Arctic Monument.

The Duke Of Abruzzi has ordered me-
mortal stone. bearing the inscription ''F.
Querini, III. Stekken, F. Ollier, Stella Po-
lare, 1900" to be set up at Cape Flora,
Franz Joseph's Land. in memory Of tho
three members Of the dukes late expedi.
tion who were lost through missing their
way. The monument Is to be shipped fIom
Larvik and set up by Capt. StUkken. who
will also conduct search for the unfors
tunate men,
Evening star., 1901-08-24
what the Matter w...

From London Fun.
II see DR.. Skoop has got disheartened
with the results of his treatment OF Fritz
ters and has given UP going there. really
don't suppose he was able to fnd out what
was the matter with him.
'Oh, yes, he found out all right enough. -
HE did? What was itT'
,"Impecuniosity."
Evening star., 1901-08-24
Memory.

rom Ine lonuOn spectator
Memory Is for the most part "a trivial
fond record Of the affairs Of everyday
life, and our intense desire not to lose the
remembrance of these unimportant every
day matters is one Of the greatest testi-
monies to the predominance Of happiness
over unhappiness in the world. Do we not
feel sorry from our hearts for any one who
has lost such an infinitely precious posss
sion without even wondering whether or no
there was anything in their past lives
worth recollecting? After all. how few are
the hours which any of us would blot out
Of our lives! Those perhaps during which
we have witnessed or suffered acute physi-
cal or mental pain, the moment when we
engendered the worm Of remorss which
deth not or those few minutes Of humilia-
ton which, whether we trace them to fault
or fate, remain In our minds to "yex us
like thing that Is raw" But how small
is the part we would have taken away COM
pared to the part we would retainl
Evening star., 1901-08-24
THINGS
HEARD
and SEEN -

! his or her oath to tell the truth. It Is not
strange, then, that with all of this laying
| on Of hands and also lips this old BIZ
bic, which has been here for years, shows
the effects on its cover"
The Bible in question is a medium sized
black-covered volume. with the edges of Its
leaves stained red. 1t is never opened and
while not in use at an inquest It's posi-
t1on Is beside the pack of cards and crib
bage board of the officers of the sixth
precinct station. The Bible was donated to
the morgue some years ago by a band OF
Christian workers who came to the station
to hold services for the prisoners
zone hardly realizes" said summer
widower to Star man yesterday, now
quickly things that have been common and
familiar for years are showed out of sight
In the march of progress and Improvement
and soon become obsolete. If not forgotten.
/ had this called to my attention this week
by letter from my wife, now in Europe
with the small boy. who is bit over three
years of age. He is an up-to-date sort Of
youngster, and does not make much fuss
over things, so that nothing on the way
over or on landing seemed to faze him in
the slightest.
"At Antwerp there was big festival or
kirmess going on, and there Were great
doings, but he had seen an inaugural pa
rade and soldiers and fireworks didn't rat
tie him, but when he saw horse car Ee
was completely flabbergasted. Throwing
up his hands as if overcome with aston
ishment, he exclaimed: Who in the world
ever heard of a horse helping street
carr"
Come to think Of 1t, You know. he
really never had seen a horse car in his
life certainly not since he was old enough
to take notice. But 1t does seem funny
that that should have been the first thing
in Europe to excite his astonishment. Poor
child. he will never know the joys | rSed
to know of standing on the back platform
of one of those old 11th street bobtail cars
and making it rock up and down until
sometimes it would go off the track before
the driver could get back and scare me off.
Tough luck!'
X
II was up in the wilds of New Jersey
little time back on a bass fishing expedi-
tion," said Washingtonian who Is fond
of outdoor life to a Star reporter. "and
ran across a sign that struck me Gt
tie out of the ordinary. / was riding along
a lonely road in Sussex county and saw the
sign / speak of tackled on great oak tree.
1t read thus:
80. Westbrook,
Newton. n J.
Undertaken and Embalmer.
No paid agents to solicit funerals
Now. 1 have not a very definite idea as
to what the duties of a funeral solicitor
may be. but I am pretty sure it Is job
for which l, for one. do not banker"
Evening star., 1901-08-24
she Knew Him.

From the Detroit Free Press.
He-"Have you nothing TO say to me. non
that am leaving you foreverr'
6he-s.Au revo4r. "4-4
Evening star., 1901-08-24
Better Than Evidence.

Better Than Evidence.
From London Fun.
Jaggles-"His lawyer is getting him a new
trial. Did he find more evidence?"
Waggles-"No. The prisoners friends
found more money"
Evening star., 1901-08-24

Undertaken and Embalmer.
No paid agents to solicit funerals
Now. 1 have not a very definite idea as
to what the duties of a funeral solicitor
may be. but 1 pretty sure it is job
for which I, for one. do not banker"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
PERISHED BY FIRE.
Indiana Woman and Her Grand
daughter Burned to Death
az Oden.

Washington, Ind, Dec. 1O.-Mrs.
Eli Clark, of Oden, this county, and
her little granddaughter were burned
to death at their home here Monday.
The little girl was playing near a
CRATE when her clothing caught fire.
The grandmother heard the screams
of the frightened child, and running
into the room picked the little one up
and carried it out into the yard, at
tempting to eXtinguish the flames.
The grandmother's clothing caught
fire as she tried to fight off the
flames enveloping the child, and final
ly both were mass of flames. Be-
fore assistance arrived their clothing
and hair were burned off and their
bodies were burned to a crisp. Death
resulted in both cases few minutes
later.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
MAN AND FUNDS GONE.
Cashier of n Los Angeles Bank De-
trays II Trust-Abscondsw with
About 100000.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 10.-H. j.
Fleishman, cashier of the Farmers
and Merchants bank of this city, has
disappeared with sum of the banks
money which Vice President II. w.
Hellman estimates at 100000 The
shortage was discovered Monday.
Fleishman has not been seen since nine
o'clock Saturday morning. At that
hour he was at his club. He notified
the bank people that he was i'll Satur-
day morning and would not be at his
desk. Nothing was thought of the
matter at the time. When Fleishman
failed to report Monday his accounts
were gone over and the shortage dis
covered. The exact amount has not
yet been ascertained.
Fleishman had been cashier and as
sistant cashier of the Farmers and
Merchants bank for many years. He
began work for the bank when boy
in 1875. He was under bond with a
surety company for $4,000 In addi-
tion to this he had real estate and per-
sonal property in this city sufficient
in the opinion of Mr.. Hellman to pro-
tect the bank from the loss of dollar.
Fleishman married the daughter of A..
]. Harrell, wealthy cattleman of vi
salia, but was divorced some time ago.
He is man of AZ years of age, medium
build and smooth face.
The Farmers and Merchants bank,
of which I. w. Hellman is president,
and Fl. w. Hellman is vice president, is
the Oldest and strongest bank in
Southern California. Its capital is
$500,00O, with surplus of $1,000, 900
and deposits of S5.50O.00 II. w. He'll
man said of Fleishman:
"Fleishman had no valid excuse for taxi
ing the money. He has property enough to
realize the amount he has taken from the
bank. He was always considered a man
of fine habits and unimpeachable integrity.
We are at complete loss to account for his
action. The bank is amply protected. and
will not lose cent. We have not the slight
est Idea of his Whereabouts. 1t is probable
that he left Saturday after telephonlng
the bank that he would not be down. or
course. with such start, 1t may be some
time before he is located However, we
are not worrying about the money. since
we have bond and collateral sufficient to
protect us fully"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
MORE RIOTING.
Labor Troubles mt Scranton, Pm, Grow
serious-Officers Fire on Mob
Three Men Shot.

Scranton. Pa, Dec. 10.-The most
serious of the many riots which have
occurred here during the street car
strike happened Monday. Special Of
ficer Frank Schoffield, accompanied by
Detective Cosgrove, whose head was
cut in Sundays riot, went to the scene
of Sunday nights disturbance to ap-
prehend anyone the detectives might
be able to identify as having been
among his assailants. They attempted
to arrest man in saloon, but no
sooner was the warrant shown than n
crowd of miners attacked them with
drills, clubs and bottles. They retreat
ed backwards, protecting themselves
with drawn revolvers, when some one
in the mob fired two shots. The Off
GERS and nonunion motorman who
accompanied them emptied their re-
volvers. thereby scattering the mob,
and then ran. The mob kept up a
steady fire from places of conce lment.
Three of the mob were shot. but their
wounds are not serious. Schoffield is
a striking conductor. He is serving as
n special officer in Magistrate Millar's
court TO fill in time until the strike
shall be settled. Magistrate Millar
says that he will have the warrant
served If he has to send the whole po-
lice force to back up his officer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
NOT GUILTY.
Judge Dunno Decides Contempt Case
In Favor of the Chicago
American.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Holding that the
announcement by Judge Hanecy Oc.
tober 2S that in his opinion the quo
warranto proceedings against the
Peoples Gas Light & Coke company
could not legally be instituted
amounted to final order disposing
of that case, Judge Dunno Saturday
held that in subsequently publishing
an article and pictures criticising
that decision Hearst's Chicago Amer
lean and the members of its staff
were not guilty of any contempt
against Judge Hanecy, and he there
fore discharged from the custody of
the law A. NJ. Lawrence, managing
editor, and II. S. Garfield, a writer
on that publication, who had been
held in contempt of court and SEN
fenced to the county Jail by Judge
Hanecy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
SEVEN LIVES LOST.
a British ship Is Driven Ashore on
The Conrt Of Washinyfon SInte.

Aberdeen, Wash, Dec. 11.-Wednes-
day night the British bark Pinmore,
owned by Clink Bros, of Greenork,
Scotland, bound from Santa Rosalia,
Mexico. to Portland, in ballast, went
into the surf at the mouth of Raft
river, north of Gray's Harbor. The
crew of 30 abandoned the ship and
took to the boats, one of which was
capsized shortly after leaving the
vessel, and six men were drowned.
The other boat reached shore safely
after being out SO hours. One man
died from exposure.
The crew made their way by land
to Oyehut, where the tug Ranger
brought them to Hoquiam. One of
the seamen, p. Pearson, is nearly
dead from exposure, and is in the
hospital at Hoquiam. The crew re-
port that the vessel disappeared, but
it is believed she has been towed off
by tug from Astoria.
Capt. James says he was off the
Columbia river November 90, but
the gale blew him north. He worked
back to the Columbia on December 2,
and was close enough for tug or
pilot boat to reach him, when another
gale blew him north and he was pow
erleSs,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
They Carry the Election in Boston
Gen. Collins Is Chosen Mayor.

Boston, Dec. 1.-THE democrats
completely overwhelmed the republi-
cans in the city election yesterday,
Gen. Patrick A. Collins being elected
over Mayor Thomas n. Hart by the
largest plurality in quarter of q
century. The democrats likewise OBJ
tanned control of both branches OF
the government, elected their street
commissioner and practically all the
candidates for the school commission.
AS usual the city voted strongly in ia
vor OF license.
The result of the canvass was as
much surprise to the democrats as
to their opponents. The most san
guine democratic prophet had
claimed only 1000, yet this plurality
was nearly tripled. Two years ago
Mayor Hart defeated Gen. Collins by
2,2s1 votes and polled something over
10000. This year the total republi-
can vote for mayor was trifie over
$4,000, the smallest given a party
candidate for mayor since 1893.
Massachusetts republicans were not
quite as successful in the IS city cleo
tions held yesterday as they were in
the II held last week, for although
they carried IL to the democrats four,
the other three being non-partisan
contests, three republican mayors
We're defeated. In Worcester Mayor
O'Connell, a democrat, was defeated.
In Woburn, Mayor Feeney defeated
the present mayor, and the city
changed from no license to license.
In Chelsea, where the republicans
swept the city, there was a change
from no license to license for the first
time in IL years. In Newburyport,
where license has had a firm hold for
80 years, the city voted no by over
300 majority.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
SOLD INTO SLAVERY.
An Alabama Negro Is Accused OF Kid
naping Negroes and Selling Them.

New Decatur, Ala, Dec. 11.-Ben
Milan, colored, an ex-slave of Law
renee county. is under arrest, charged
with kidnapping negroes and selling
them as slaves to the white manager
of Tennessee river island plantation
some miles below Decatur.
1t is alleged that Milan would in
duce negroes to accompany him to
the island with the promise of secur-
ing positions for them on the planta-
tion at good wages, and that when
they reached there he would sell them
in bondage, where they were con-
fined without wages.
1t is said that young negro who
recently escaped from the island told
the story and caused the arrest of
Ben Milan. He reports that kid
naped negro has been confined on this
island as slave for seven years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
a TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Nine Men Injured and Much Property
Wrecked at South sharon, Pa.

Sharon, Pa, Dec. 11.-An explosion
that shook the earth for miles
around, shattered windows in hum
dreds of houses at South Sharon,
moved adjacent buildings from their
foundations and caused the injury of
nine men, two perhaps fatally, oc-
Cured at the Sharon Steel Co.'S plant
Tuesday.
The explosion occurred in the cast
ing department of the 'pig MILL The
metal was being poured from the
ladle into the casting machine, when
it came in contact with some water,
which caused blast which was felt
great distance. The casting house
was completely wrecked. Large
strips of heavy corrugated iron beams
and other material were hurled hun
dreds of yards by the explosion. The
casting machine and conveyor were
damaged almost beyond repair. A
part of the conveyor was blown sew
eral hundred feet, while not a vestige
of the iron roof of the mill remains.
Windows in t'A Office of the steel
company, several hundred yards away
from the explosion, were broken and
in Sharon and South Sharon the
shock was felt like an earthquake
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
speaker Henderson's Announcements
The List OF Chnsrmen,

Washington, Dec. l1.-Speaker Hen
derson yesterday announced the
house committees. The chairmen are
as follows:
lnsular Affairs-Cooper, of Wiscon-
sin.
Judiciary-Ray, of New York.
Banking and Currency-Fowler, of
New Jersey.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Grosvenor, of Ohio.
Rivers and Harbors-Burton, of
Ohio.
Military Affairs-Hull, of Iowa.
Naval Affairs-Foss, of Illinois.
Immigration and Naturalization
Shattuc, of Ohio.
Observation-Disclosures, of New
York.
Foreign Affars-Hitt, of Illinois.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Loud,
CT California.
Public Lands-Lacey, of Iowa.
Indian Affairs-Sherman, of New
York.
Territories-Knox, of Massachu-
sets.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Mer-
Ger, of Nebraska.
Irrigation of Arid Lands-Tongue,
Of Oregon.
Census-Hopl1ins, of Illinois.
Coinage. Weights and Measures
Southard, of Ohio.
Invalid Pensions-Sulloway of New
Hampshire.
Observation-Disclosures, of New
Jersey.
Education-Grow, of Pennsylvania.
Labor-Gardner, of New Jersey.
Militia-Dick, of Ohio.
Patents-Reeves, of Illinois.
Election of President, Vice Presi-
dent and Representatives in Congress SIS
-Corliss, of Michigan.
Elections CommlUtee No. 1-Tayler,
of Ohio.
Elections Committee No. 2-Olm-
sted. of Pennsylvania.
Elections Committee No. 3-Weeks,
of Michigan.
Pacific Railroads-W. A. Smith, of
Michigan.
Railways and Confederation, OF
Wisconsin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-12-13
CRIMINAL oARELEssNEss.
it Is shown TO Bnvc Prevailed in the
Use OF Anu-Toxin serum mt Sc.
I.pnIs.

It Is shown 20 Bave Prevailed in the
Use OF Anti-ToxIn serum mt SO.
Louis.
st. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE second ses-
sion of the tetanus inquiry commits
sion, organized to fix the responsible
ity for 10 deaths following the use
of city anti-toxin was commenced
Tuesday afternoon in Mayor Wells
Office. Martin Schmidt, assistant
city bacterologist, offered most start
ling testimony. He declared that
DR.. Amand Ravold. the city bacteriol-
ogist, had directed him on October
to prepare for distribution the serum
drawn from the horse "Jim," which
had been shot the day before because
it had tetanus.
"Dr. Ravold told me-" SAID Schmidt,
that the serum could be safely used,
as the horse had not been affected
with tetanus on September %, when
the drawing was made.
"I knew" the witness declared,
that the serum was poisonous and
unfit for use on human beings, but L
felt that / could not question DR..
Ravold's order. So went ahead and
carried out the orders"
The witness repeated his recent as
sertion before the coroner that the
poisoned serum was sent out to ply
sicians without having been first test
ed on guinea pigs.
at was difficult to obtain good
guinea pigs" said Schmidt. "Ail the
available pigs had been used for tests
during the summer and hence were
not in fit condition for anti-toxin
tests.
''I do not know of any tests of the
last drawing of anti-toxin being
made. If such tests had been made
would have known of it,"
Schmidt testified that the serum
was kept, unlabelled, in the ice box,
and that the drawings of different
dates were known apart only oy the
memory of the colored janitor.