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Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
SNAKE, EGGS AND A JUG.
A MOccaSln's Appetite and Lack Of
Sense Led to His Death.

A MOccaSln's Appetite and Lack Of
Sense Led to His Death.
A party Of Jacksonville mechanics
were at work on the Matanzas river
raising sunken dredgeboat. They
lived on board Of the big lighter on
which they worked in small house
on the deck. One noon their bill Of
fare was somewhat strengthened by
some wild turkey eggs which had been
found by some of the party while hunt
Ing on shore. After the hungry en-
gineers had destroyed heavy dinner
they left their dining room and return
ed to work. The doors and windows
were all open, and the cook did not
clear off the table for some time.
In this interval large water moe
casin Of near six feet crawled on board
the lighter and wriggled into the din
ing room through the open door. In
his prospecting tour he climbed the
table leg, and here, with snakes
fondness for eggs, he went in for
feast. One Of the turkey eggs lay
alone by plate, and the rest were In
dish on the other side Of the table.
In the center stood large water jug,
and right here the willy serpent slipped
up. After swallowing the lonesome
egg, he started for the main supper
and in his artless manner crawled
through the handle Of the jug. 1t was
a rather tight fit, and he. had to stop
about half way through on account Of
the egg, which enlarged him some
what. So, stretching forward, he bolt
ed another egg and thereby fastened
himself.
On each side Of the jug handle was
an egg on his inside, and he could
move neither backward nor forward,
practically riveted in position. He was
soon found in this peculiar situation
by the cook, who speedily killed him.
The reporter was shown the skin of
the snake with a crease still in the
middle from the tremendous pressure,
and he was also permitted to gaze on
the jug whose handle proved SO fatal.
Florida Times Union and Citizen.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

IT LOOKS as though the rebellion in
the Philippines we're really at an end,
every known rebel leader except one
having surrendered. The giving up
by Alejandr,no is regarded as the
most important event that has re-
Gently occurred in the Philippines,
with the exception Of the capture of
Aguinaldo. General Alexandria was
born in Manila of pure blooded Taga
log parents. His family is one of the
richest in the Philippines. He was
educated in the polytechnique schools
of Madrid and Client, Belgium, and
has the reputation of being an able
engineer. He took an active part in
the instruction of 1896 against Spain
as an agent of his government in
China and japan, where he negotiat-
ed for arms and ammunition. In
1898 he represented Aguinaldo in the
conference with Admiral Dewey ,on
board the Olympia at Hongkong'
Aleiandrino was a member of the
Filipino peace commission which
visited Manila September 30, 1899.
Later he commanded all the Filipino
forces operating against General Mac
Arthur's front. Since Aguinaldo's
capture he had been mentioned as
the probable successor Of the dicta-
tor.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

"SHOEr1AKER-TO THE LAST"
During the past few days, ominous
warning have come from prominent
men enjoining upon the people to re-
gard their present prosperity with
calmness. Pres. Mckinley said that
we should be prudent in our pros
perity," and Vice-President Roosevelt
uttered warning of the same tenor
on the same day.
The most explicit warning was that
of James j. Hill, in an interview
which he gave Quit New York Mon
day. He said in part
"The general conditions of the
country" he said, ''are healthy and
the nations prosperity is on solid
foundations. The only danger spot
I can see, if it can be called that, is
the speculative fever which seems to
have seized upon so many people. I
do not like to see wild speculation on
margins, and I am not blind to the
possibilities of over-excitement on this
account. This may be one of the
unavoidable features incidental to
popular discovery and appreciation
of the great progress making in the
development of tho nations resources,
but [ would like to see the masses
take the situation in a cooler spirit
and with sober judgment. 1t is not
we'll when the milIionaries in Wis
consin or the blacksmiths and wagon
makers in Iowa, or the cattle herders
in Nebraska, put the money they have
saved and the money they can borrow
into stock speculation on margins.
cts a business they know nothing
about, and their investments cannot
be based on an understanding of the
properties in which they are putting
their money. I would like to see
that feature eliminated, because I
fear no good can come from it in the
long run. Profits which may be
taken out of the stock market that
way are lost again, as a rule. Elimi
nate this one feature or reduce the
excitement to reasonable limits and [
see nothing WHATEVER in the future to
shake confidence or to initiate against
absolute faith in long continuance
Of substantial prosperity.
"The sooner people settle down to
strict attention to their own affairs
and to the personal conduct of their
own business, making the best of the
situation as it exists, the better it |
will be-. The masses Of the people |
ire prosperous. General business is.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
UNDERLINED.

Who can define lover Not the little child
Who lifts his soft eyes from his mothers knee,
Fulfilled with innocent tranquility,
Nor that poor knight who went where Venua
smiled
And strove, by after suffering beguiled,
To sing the meaning Of Its mystTT;
Nor can he tell whom love hata crowned or he
From very pain of love undone made wild
Not the wan nun who at the white Christ's feet
Offers the world as one poor sacrifice
Nor the sad tide that follows where the sweet,
Swift moon allures 1t from the circling skies
Nay, not from time or joy or suffering
Is knowledge brought that we may know this
thing
OF Boston"
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

THE war department hopes to be
able to submit plans for legislation
to congress, at the next session, that
will result in closer relations between
the national guard of the states and
the general government, and in more
CLEARLY defining the status of the ma
ttional guard. At present, the status
of the national guard is such that
when a young man enlists therein,
The can have no clear understanding
of what his duties or responsibilities
toward the national government are,
who can order him out in time of war
or where he may be ordered. 1t is
bv no means an easy problem, but
the department hopes, with the CO.
operation of the officers of the ma
tional guard, to reach solution that
will be satisfactory enough to be ap-
proved by congress. It is desired
that the national guard shall be an
auxiliary of the regular army which
can at once be- put in the field when
there is necessity therefore, without
the delays which occurred at the be-
ginning of the war with Spain.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
The immensely of Space.

A Photographic plate exposed to the
heavens ia a large telescope for any
considerable length Of time shows
nothing but a continuous blur Of light,
indicating that the Photographic eye
sees beyond the reach Of human vision
such multitude Of suns that every
part Of space is filed. One may gain
some inkling Of the immensely Of space
by supposing the Photographic plate
exposed upon the remotest star 1t now
records and looking out still farther to
flnd the heavens still crowded with
millions Of millions Of suns, each pos
sibly having it's quota Of planets.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

Gov. VAN SAINT has reversed the
order of thh state Medical Beard re
voking the license of one DR.. Flint,
who was employed in the Office of
one Dr.. Rienhart, whose license had
previously been revoked for the helm
GUS crime of advertising, The sta
tus of the advertising question now
seems to be that doctor may not adj
vertise, but he may be employed by a
person, say manager" who advertises.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

But mark the cunning: Last fall for
two or three months prior to election
all the grain inspected was given q
high grade higher in many instan-
ces then the quality justified. This
grain was inspected into the elevators
atterminal and shipping points, there
to lie in bins for months, perhaps, be-
fore being forwarded to the markets
of the east, where the deception would
be apparent. On the face of it, this
was a pleasing condition for the pro-
ducers. who naturally are interested
in getting as high a grade for their
grain as possible, but it hardly needs
to be added that the grain, in the
markets Of the world, is worth only
just as much as it's quality will war
rant. In other words, number two or
number three wheat is worth just the
price of number two or number three,
even though it temporarily masquer-
AIDES in number one disguise bestcw-
ed upon it by a Populist Inspector.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

A township in Norman county has
been organized into township school
district as an experiment. They will
build graded school building in the
centre of the township and convey
the children to and from school in
wagons furnished by the district.
This will give the country people the
advantages of a graded school at as
low cost, probably, as under the
present SYSTEM Breckenridge Tele-
gram.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

Thus it was that the Republican
railroad and warehouse commission,
when it assumed the management Of
affairs at the beginning of the present
year, wisely decided to make no
changes in this department before
the close of the crop year. There
was general cIamor on the part Of
the public for the removal of the in
competents who had been in charge,
during the past administration; there
was also number of applicants for
appointment to places in that bureau,
but the commission withstood all
pressure brought to bear and the wis
dom of their course is now apparent.
They. wanted the fellows who graded
No. l wheat into the elevators to
grade it out!
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
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How'S ThiSl

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. WALDING, KINNAN & MAR
WIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and muc-
GUS surfaces of the system. Price, Bc.per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testi-
monia1s free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
~ Gov T;nd uu;nkod a knowin

Elk. Gov. Lind "winked a knowing
wink" when asked at st. Peter the
other day if he would take another
run against Van SAINT. Lind is inn
proving. A .'knowing wink" is much
more trustworthy and Ineligible
then his numerous "refusals" have
been in the yest.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

The same holds good with all other
kinds of grain, and the era of retribu-
ton is just now beginning for those
unfortunate inspectors. At the large
elevators at Duluth, the grain has
hardly commenced to move yet, but
the matter has developed enough to
show that the condition exists there
and probably in nearly all the other
elevators in the state. One complaint
received by the commission this week
was of single consignment of 10000
bushels of fax, the grade of which
had been arbitrarily raised by the
board of appeals oyer the inspectors
report, in being inspected out of the
warehouse. The inspectors report,
so the consignee claimed, was right,
but it was necessary for the board OF
appeals to take this high-handed
action, to make the fax hold up to
the grade it was inspected at.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
You'll Return Thanks

to us for making you acquainted with
our GROCERIES. Things are SO good,
prices so low, delivery so prompt.
Three good and sufficient reasons
why we please all purchasers. We
nave no old stock, goods move at
lively rate so everything is fresh and
excellent flavor. We can supply you
with all your grocery needs. Green
vegetables, fresh fruits and strayber-.
ries are arriving in fine shape, and
will please you.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
Pacific Coal, Oil & Gas COMPANY

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DIREcToSS
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Dr. D. Omed President Chamber Commerce
Hummer w. NJ Shaw, jed F. e. SnOdgrass
Capital Stock One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Par value, 81 90 each Fully paid worcestershire
development
The Company holds $40 of land situated
oil belt rs years. lease.
900
to the Company for
Address, PACIFIC COAL, The
Rookery, SPOKANE, WASH, P 89
W,ortoth Companv
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

If a certain number of bushels of
wheat graded number one are inspect
ed into an elevator, it is reasonable
that an equal number of bushels of
number one should be inspected out;
but if lot of number two and num-
Der three wheat has been rushed in
as number one-well, there is sure to
be weeping and wailing and gnash-
ing of teeth on the day of reckoning
when it goes out. The opinion was
freely expressed several months ago
that there would be Trouble with a
big T when last years crop was in
spected out of the elevators; that the
quality of wheat represented by the
storage tickets simply wasn't there.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
The Retort Courteous.

emo, have nothing for you" said
the housekeeper sternly. "And don't
you come here after dinner again"
'Beg pardon, lady" replied Hungry
Hawkes., ''Ent / didn't suppose you'd
have dinner over dis early in de day.
You amt very stylish, are youY'-Phil-
adelphiR Press.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

FIN. EDDY may not be the hand
soonest man in the world, but judg-
ing from the number of times he has
been interviewed of late, he recog-
nizes the value of newspaper adver-
Using.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11
COOP morning, did you sell your
N. P. stock Thursday.

The small pox in Glenwood started
a newspaper war Of the personal
variety. May providence and the
health department. deliver us from
small pox.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

'It ls q great drawback to be getting
deaf"
Eyes, It is; people quit telling you So
Crets." Chicago Herald
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

Nearly every Chinama1 can read,
but 90 per mt Of the women ere en-
2irely uneducstsd.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

How .ephemeral was their famep
Who can now recall to mind and cor
rectly name the list of Democratic
and Populist candidates on the state
ticket last fall3
Morris tribune., 1901-05-11

IN British india only 936 par can't q
the population live ln citia@ III,
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
MRS. DENNIS MUCH BETTER.
officials Now Expecting a Statement
From Her Soon.

Following conference last night at
Garfield Hospital. between Dr. Wade H.
Atkinson, DIR. Rcichelderfer, and Major
Sylvester, it was stated that Mrs. Dem
mis- had made no statement upon T'hich
any reliance would he placed. The rhysi-
cians declare that Mrs. Dennis is on the
road to recovery
IT had been arranged to question Mrs.
Dennis last night at 7:3O o'clock. Those
mentioned, together with a nurse, were
to be present in the sickroom.
Yesterday forenoon Or. Atkinson visit
ed Mrs. Dennis and found her in an i'm
proved condition. She was practically
conscious.
DIR. Atkinson said last night:
While Mrs. Dennis is not yet out of
danger, she is much better. Her mind is
clearing. AS yet she has not made
statement which can be taken with abso-
lutte reliance
we find that Mrs Dennis can under
stand questions put TO her and answer as
well. but she is yet unable TO carry on
continued rational conversation. There
fore We are not ready to press her As yet
about the assault lest it might bring
about a setback in her condition"
Mrs. Dennis now understands her posi-
tion. think" said Major Sylyestes she
is not capable of recollccting all the train
of events which may have led up to this
assault. Ii may be forty-eight hours be
fore we have a tangible statement from
her. "
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
TELLS STRANGE STORY.
Fox Claims He Was CbIoroformed
and Robbed in Friends bathroom

Gilbert Fox claims TO have been as
saulted in the bathroom cf the home of
a friend. Frank Gills. who lives at SIS
Ninth Street northwest, and chloroform
is said to have played its part in this
latest mystery to reach the police.
Fox. who lives at Hyattsvillc and who
was visiting Gills at the time Of the al
legged assault. says:
Il went home with Gills late Saturday
afternoon and remained at the house sew
eral hours. ] LETT the room OF Gills to
20 to the bathroom of the house on the
thlrd floor
on entering the bathroom which was
quite dark. somebody grabbed me. II was
q man. big, hcavy-sct. with whiskeTs.
u struggled to break lrcm his grip, but
he threw a handkerchief which was sat
urated with chlor"sJrm over my face. In
twinlling ! was overcome and the man
then went through my pockets. This 1
know because found them turned inside
out when came to shortly afterward. and
he man had disappeared
The physicians said Fox was suffering
from the effects Of chloroform. but his
condition was not serious. and he was
able TO go home early yesterday morning.
Fox said that he awoke from the stupor
caused by the chloroform within few
minutes and called his friend Gills. the
latter accompanying him to the hospital.
Fc,v is q frcsco lainter. about thirty
years old
The Washington times., 1901-12-23

ing the next fiscal year. have been or
dered cut down to the limit OF S1.50o.0pO
by the House subcommittee. Within
day or two after Congress convenes the
Commissioners will lay their revised es-
Inmates before the committee. The House
bill, II is expected. viii carry the amount
named. which will be barely enough to
keep the local government going for the
year without suburban improvements,
without filtered water. and without street
or sewer extensions
Bills are in preparation. however. look
ing to the relief of the District finances.
1t is also expected that these will have
been enacted before the appropriation
bill reaches the Senate committee. In
that event there viii be a general re-
vision of the bill and a restoration of
many of the items cut out in the revised
estimates Of the Commissioners.
Those best informed in reference to the
situation expect to see the District ap-
preparations at figure which will not re-
quire the abandonment of needed public
improvements
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
Ex-RoUGH RIDER CONVICTED.
Personal Friend of President De-
cInrcs IL Is Conspiracy.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec %. - George
Alexis. Rough Rider. ex-clerk in the
mailing division of the New Orleans post
office, who was appointed on the personal
recommendation of President Roosevelt,
was convicted last night Of having stolen
articles from the mail.
Alexis was LANCE corporal in Company
l. Rough Riders. during the war with
Spain and received an honorable dis
charge from the army. His military rec
ords of wounds received and of courage
and bravery at FL Canay. Las Guasimas,
San Juan and in the trenches at Santiago
were the very best.
He had letters from Mr.. Roosevelt as
colonel OF the Rough Riders and also since
his elevation to the Presidency. showing
great interest in and friendship for
Alexis.
Many other witnesses testified to his
reputation for honesty, but he was con
victed on the evidence of the United
States Inspectors. Alexis claims that he
was ''iobbed'
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
BIG BANQUET IN NEW YORK.
Board of Trade Committee Here
After Prominent Guests.

Board of Trade Committee Here
After Prominent Guests.
Messrs Oscar straus. Charles 4.
Moore. Lewis Nixon, r. W. Easley. and
Capt. Aaron Vanderbilt. comprising
committee of the New York Beard of
Trade. arrived in Washington last night
Soon after they registered at the New
Willard they went to Senator Hanna's
house and secured his acceptance ot an
invitation to attend and speak at the an
nual banquet of the board at the Waldorf
Astoria on January 29.
The committee will today extend invi-
tations to a number of rcminent Govern
ment officials. including Justice White
Of the Supreme Court.
Postmaster General Smith. ex-Attorney
General Griggs. and Samuel Gompers.
President of the American Federation of
Labor. have already accepted invitations
to speak
The entente established 1T the recent
Industrial peace conference in New York
will be strengthened at this banquet.
Practically all the members Of the COM
mittee of thirty-siX will attend and the
results now in view will be spoken of in
many addresses.
The committee viii call upon the Prcsi-
dent today. The President has already
been extended an invitation to attend the
banquet but will, on account Of the stress
of public business, he unable to do so.
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
TO RUN DOWN DYNAMITERs.
Reward in scranton incrensed-in-
other Outrage Committed.

SCRANTON. Pa, Dec. 22.-There was
another street car dynamited in this city
at o'clock on the Dunmore line. The
dynamiting occurred on Adams Avenue, di-
rectIy in front Of the home of Timothy
Burke. one of the local directors OF the
company The Citizens Alliance has in
creased the reward for the arrest of dy-
namiters from $500 to $1,000. For the ar
rest and cunvi stion of n person yelling
.'scab' Mt another on the street reward
of $500 has been offered
TIE street ear strikers held big mass
meeting of union men in behalf OF the
strikers in Guernsey Hall tonight Ad-
dresses were made by prominent men.
and 1t Nas resolved to continue the strikss
The company has. however, won. as so
many persons are riding on some cars that
all cannot obtain seats.
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
ANNUAL BALL OF BUFFERS.
Representatives of Washing toms
Wealth and Fashion to Dance

htaltn anu aShtcn TO ounce.
The buffers who lend dignity to the
homes of Washington's wealth and fash
ion will unbend sufficiently tonight to
take part in their annual ball at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory. 1t is their first. but
they do not propose it shall be their last
It is given by the Washington Buffers
Association. A large number of invita-
tions have been issued and an elaborate
programme OF dances prepared.
John Hepkinson. who is butler for Com
mander Cowies, President Roosevelt's
bTother-in- law. will lead the grand march
at 10 o'clock.
John Mangan. the president of the asso-
citation. is the butler at the home of Sec
retary Hitchcock. The secretary. Henry
Meyer. is Mrs J. h. Henderson's butler,
and George Pagan. the treasurer. is the
butler in the household of Mr.. S. s. How
land.
John Meyer Is chairman of the recep-
ton committee. Assisting him Will be
Robert Brownson. butler for Justice
Brown; George Pippard. who is familiar
to guests at the Corcoran house, Senator
Depew's home. and John Delaney who is
Mr. John r. McLean's butler.
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
CAPTAIN COOK IMPRov1Ne.
Many Callers at Naval Hospital to
See Popular officer.

Captain Cook, who commanded tine
Brooklyn during the spanish-Ameriean
war and who has been confined TO the
Naval Hospital for the past two weeks
from stomach trouble. is on the road to
recovery.
He enjoys the especial attention of his
son. who is surgeon in the navy.
While the pleasure of seeing visitors
is still denied the invalid. his doctors de-
string him to have absolute quiet. not a
day passes without many enquiries being
made at the hospital in person by old
shipmates OF the captain. from admirals
down to ordinary seamen. for the sick
man is one of the most popular officers
in the navy.
The Washington times., 1901-12-23
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.
Attempt to DerniI the Pioneer Linn
tied Not Successful.

RACINE. Wis. Dec. 22.-An attempt
was made to wreck a section of the Pio-
neer Limited en- the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railroad about o'clock last
night at Western Union Junction, twenty
three miles this side of Milwaukee.
The total damage accomplished was the
derailiug Of the engine and Baggage car.
When geo yards out from the station at
Western Union junction the engine and
baggage car left the track. The five
coaches remained on the rails and no enc
was IN gred.
One rail and half of another had been
removed and a number of angie bars
wreached away. No clue to the train
wreckers was discovered.