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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

The STAT Council of the Catholic Knight, Of
America OF the District Of Columbia at its meet
jnr, on THURSDAY night at Carroll Institute Hall
elected unanimously John 4. Madigan and
George r. Rcptti supreme representatives to the
convention Of the order TO he held next MAY in
ST. Lonis No. and Oscar Iuckett and John
pu,ian alternates The election OF officers of
In. state Council resulted Is follows: Rev NJ.
r sullivan. Spiritual Director; Edward J. Bros
nan President: J. +. Roach. Vice President; :
john A. Madigan, Secretary, and Thomas r.
kane Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

Upon hearing argument on the motion for the
appointment OF receiver in the case Of Thomas
W. Waggaman against Charles L. Dawson and
others Justice Bradley Yesterday named Messrs
Wilton J. Lambert aud Irving Williamson re-
coivers TO take charge of the property in dispute
The property consists OF personal properly and
notes OF the aggregate value of SS,OO0. alleged
to belong TO the estate of the late Bridget Glea-
son.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
The VIII of Marion McKibbin.

The will OF Marion McKibbin, dated juno II,
1897 was filed yesterday for probate The tesla
trix directs that her real property be sold with
out unnecessary delay ard after all the debts are
paid s. be given 70 each of the children Of her
son. Frederick c. Herring. decreased and the
balance TO be held in trust for the use and bcne-
tit of Mary. the fourth daughter of her son men
toned Richard " Tyler is named executor
without bond.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

National-william II. Crane in David Iiarum,"
afternoon and evening.
ColumGia-Stuart Robson in "Oliycr Cold
smith" afternoon aud evening.
Lafayette-"jim the Penman,' afternoon and
evening.
Chase's Grsnd-Polits vaudeville afternoon and
evening
Academy-"An African King" afternoon and
evening
Kcrnsn's- Knickerbocker Burlcsquers afternoon
and evening.
Bijou-Vaudeyillc, afternoon and evening.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

80 promised them and with
out delay they acted, it is said, on this
plan, and then left the city.
Dalaperriere, on the other hand, says
he should have helped out his former COM
panions. but that Smith had about $40 in
cash. which apparently he hid no inten
tion of using. when he made request for
money Of him. 4 greater portion Of the
money said to have been taken by Terrell
and Smith was found in their possession,
and IS in the temporary possession IF the
local police authorities.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
Excelsior Diaries and
Calendars at Cost.
Fred u. Nichols &c Co., 013 L st. NV.
Ono pound Wedding Plate Note Paper. l5c.


William Harris. thirteen years old, will spend
the remainder Of his minority in the Reform
School. In Police Court yesterday he pleaded
not guilty 10 the charge of stealing 81 "a from
Judge Scott that he was and sentence was i'm
posed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.


Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to John
r KengIa and Mary O'DonOhue Edward W.
Brlimmish and Anna Bell kennedy
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sun rose. .6:5l An. sun scts......5 - !
Moon rises.....4:i9 AN Moon sets............
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High tide...............-j:2 An. and $50 p
Low Observation-Disclosures. 81 A.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

Lamps lit today =,
Lamps out tomorrow. IS A.
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Ibe - WiltlfH
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1e. 1901.


Fair today and tomorrow; fresh west to north
west winds
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-~,'er Knives 1SC
-.anred, each ................i ~
Rogers Plated Sugar Spoons 11C
Sterling Plated Table Knives TIC
warranted. per set ............... ~
Plated Nutpick Sets, IN box, INC
Tor ..--......--........
Special lot Of Sugar Bowls, Cream
Pitchers. Spoonholders. and Butter
Dishes-warranted triple plat 81 az
ed on white metal ...-........' ~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

nam boilers, with cover
extra large size-regular price cOC
SSc, for ....................... W
Grey enamel buckets. with COW 1kC
er, quart size, for..........E IT
Nickle-plated Alarm Clocks, 50C
warranted for one year. ~
Reading Lamps, with royal burner,
nickle-p lated-complete with 81 40
10-inch dome shade. ........... i.fO
Hall or Kitchen Lamps. with brack-
ct, TO hang up-complete with zoe
large burner and chimney. ~
Small Brass Hand lamps, com lac
piete with burner and chimney. ~
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
sr,ss. Named for . Heroine.

A railroad bridge across the Des
River, near Boone. Ia, is to be called
Kate Shelley Bridge, after heroine
who 20 years ago saved a passenger
train from destruction there. She was
then girl Of 16 and was seated In her
mothers cottage when one night she
saw an engine fall through bridge
during raging flood. Lighting Ian
tern. she sped away through the storm
to Moingona, told OF the disaster and
saved passenger train from follow
ing the ill-fated engine to watery
grave. The state Of Iowa gave her a
medal for her bravery. her name has
been celebrated in poetry and prose,
and. as a lasting monument to her he
roic deed, 1t has been decided to name
the structure now In process OF con-
struction the Kate Shelley Bridge.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
K,oudll. king Honor.d

Alex. Mcdonald, who sever years
ago was one of the best known work
ing miners of Aspen, Colorado. has had
signal honors conferred on him al
Dawson City. in the Ilondike.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Mcdonald was
made knight of st. Gregory by author.
ity of n special letter from the Pope
Mrs. Mcdonald. kneeling beside him
before the chancel railing of ST. Mn
ry's church, pinned the insignia Of the
order upon his breast The presenta-
ton was made by Rev. Father Gen
dreau, who secured this signal honor
for the Klondike gold miner after long
correspondence with Rome. in the
course of which he pointed out Mr..
McDonald's generous benefactions to
the church at Dawson. The ceremony
of presentation was the most largely
attended, Of any service ever held In
the Klondike.
Mr.. Mcdonald Ia the richest miner In
the KlOndike. His wealth Is estlmat-
ed at $5,0OO.OOO. and he Is commonly
known rs the king Of the KlondIke." /"
Prior to six years ago lie was worker
in the mines of Aspen Then he left
Colorado to seek his fortune in the far
North. He was working at the Tread
well mine in Alaska when the first
KlonGike excitement broke out and
was among the first to l0cnte claims
on Eldorado and Bonanza creeks. Az
ter striking it rich lie founded the
Dawson hospital during the winter Of
1888. and also gave $25.OOO in gold
dust and nuggets toward building st.
Mary's Catholic church.
The decoration OF st. Gregory has
been previously conferred upon only
two other Canadians. former Prime
Minister Mercier and former Governor
Chapleau, both of Quebec,
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
1a.ar..e. A..,... Living Burial.

lnsurAncs AEainst Living Burial.
Almost every day insurance genius
evolves new kind Of personal or real
estate security. The latest is against
being buried alive. A New York man
is agitating the new policy. He re-
Gently said. at an underwriters' meet
ing: Insurance against being buried
alive would certainly be hugely profit
able. 1t is surprising how many peo-
pie have dread that suspended ami
nation may be mistaken for death.
know a woman who has actually made
her husband promise that II he sur
wives her he will stick . hatpin
through her heart before she is buried.
to make sure that no spark Of life re-
mains. In certain parts Of Europe
they have what are known as mortu-
ary houses. where the dead are taken
and subjected to various tests to make
sure that death is absolutely certain.
believe there is bill providing for a
somewhat similar course now before
the Massachusetts legislature. II such
a mortuary building is established.
multitudes Of people would gladly pay.
say, 500 to be insured in company
that would guarantee to make the
necessary tests before burial or cre-
nation"
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
A UNIQUE MISSOURI rowM.
No Taxss Are Levied hut = Great Ne.
gree OF Prosperity Il Enjoyed.

1
gree of Prosperity Il Enjoyed.
The problem of municipal govern
ment at minimum expense has ap-
parently been solved most successfully
by the little town of Shumway, in Eff
fingham county, Missouri. Shumway.
which has a population OF 300, was
founded 26 years ago. but was not in
corporsted until 1895. The inhabitants
of the village are chiefly Germans and
every one has some honest occupation
| Shumway has more than three miles
OF brick walls, all constructed since
| the village was Incorporated. The
village has paid 65 per cent Of the
costs Of constructing the walks and
the property-holders the remaining IS
per cent. 1t has put requisite num-
ber of crossings and placed the thor
ougAfares in better condition than in
many places of 5000 population. The
most remarkable part of all this i'm
provement is that not cent of tax
has been levied by the village authori-
ties since the incorporation took place.
All revenue Is derived from saloon
license issued to one man, who has an
exclusive privilege of dispensing the
ardent" within the village limits. He
pays $500 per annum into this village
treasury for this privilege, and, while
several other residents have essayed to
open saloons, the village board has
frowned upon every attempt, believing
that one establishment of the kind fills
every requirement. The president and
the board of trustees receive no sal
aries or fees for their services. The only
salaried officers are the village clerk.
who receives $18 per annum. and the
village marshal, who draws $50 per
annum. The marshals duties are
chiefly those of janitor when the
village board is in session. Only on
holidays and special occasions Is he
required to serve as an oflicer. Not
single arrest has been made In the
past year. and in the villages history
nearly every one of the dozen persons
arrested has been Intoxicated. When
ever 1t becomes necessary to appre-
hend an offender the populace turns
out en- masse. and assists in making
the arrest. The captive is locked up
until sober. and the proceeds used In
constructing more walks or improving
the streets. The villagers enjoy
great degree of prosperity. every man
Of family. with but strikingly few ex-
ceptions. owning his own home and
keeping his property in excellent
shape.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
A Re.tf.I Remedy.

Rev. DR.. Hills. pastor OF Plymouth
church. Brooklyn. is evidently not
success in maintaining the congrega-
tion that Henry Ward Beecher SO
long ministered to. II he were he
would not be going around the coun-
try lecturing on the decadence Of re-
ligion as reflected In the absenteeism
from church services. One Of the rea-
sons he gives for non-attendance at
church on the part OF the people is
that tired feeling" The American
young man, after hard weeks work.
Is too weary to arise on Sunday morn
ing and sleeps until noon. That keeps
him from church. To overcome this
Mr.. Hills would have a half holiday
on Saturday 80 that the young man
could go to bed early In the evening
and get SUFFICIENT rest to be up Sunday
in time for religious services.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
HIS CAR FARE CANE.
ssnator Jones is Never without . Nickel
~ OF Recent Years.

senator J0nes - Never Without . Nickel
w OF Recent Years.
Probably the most extraordinary
cane in this country is one OF goodly
proportions carried by Senator Jones
the Nevada millionaire, and the reason
he clings to 1t rs tenaci0usly as be
does is quite unique.
Many years ngo Senator Jones, then
president of n bank In San Francisco
started to ride home on a street car.
When the conductor came around for
the fare Mr.. Jones discovered that he
was without cent. He got OF and
walked back to the bank. where he Sc
cured handful OF change. II wish I
had a walking stick that would hold
100 nickels." he said "and then thing
like this would not occur"
This remark wns repeated in the pres
ence of Judge Goodwin OF Salt Lake
City, who started a subscription to pur-
chase the nickel-holdIng cane. A very
handsome walking stick Of ebony,
with n heavy gold head. was procured.
and the inside was followed ont and
100 nickels placed therein. The cane
was later sent to Washington, where
Mr.. Jones happened to he staying. and
he carries 1t with him TO this day.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
Di.cov.ry Of OLD oupbo.,t.,

J. T. Sloan Of Toledo, o., recently
received a letter from q friend at
Chatham. Ont, which said that owing
to the ice jam in the st. Clair river,
the, Thames. branch Of the st. Clair,
was about four feet lower than the
average. and as result three gun
boats that apparently had been sunk
in the war of 1872 were discovered.
Many cannon balls and old muskets
have been taken out and several can
non were also found. 1t Is uncertain
as yet whether the boats belonged to
tho Americans CT the British. It Is
expected. however. as soon as the can
non aro raised. some mark will be
found which will show their identity.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
70 GROW Co..o. n w.,. Afr,,..

In order to encourage and stimulate
the cotton industry London Arm is
making arrangements with its New
Orleans house to send an expedition
Of experts to West Africa, in order
to teach the natives how to plant and
grow cotton. The idea is to send two
experts from the southern states to
each Of the principal West African
colonies. viz. Lagos. Sierra Leone.
Bathurst and Cape Coast Castle, and It
is anticipating that this will be the
means OF creating q new and imp0r-
tant industry In that part Of the world.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
CHARLES GOODYEAR.

to work to rehabilitate its reputation.
In chasing what seemed to his friends
will-o-the-wisp Goodyear was often
in the pawnshops. He once left his
umbrella with Cornelius Vanderbilt for
some ferry tickets. and at another time
sold his children's schoolbooks for IS.
which he neededdn his experiments
x To harden his gum Goodyear mixed
magnesia with 1t and turned out some
shoes beautiful to look upon, but. as
usual. they decomposed. He thought
he had hit upon the secret with nitric
acid. took out patent and embarked
in the business Of making shoes and
toys. Bad times swept away his
profits before he learned that he had
made another failure and there were
more visits to the pawnbroker.
Faiiurs After Failure. q
About this time Goodyear met Nath-
aniel Hayward. who was fussing with
rubber in factory at Woburn. where
he was regarded as harmless crank.
To Hayward 1t was revealed in a
dream that rubber could be hardened
by mixing sulphur with it and expos
ing the compound to the sun. He
took out patent on it. Goodyear,
being struck with the idea, bought the
patent The two men leased build
ing and went in for making life pre-
servers. But the secret had not been
discovered, although Hayward was on
the right scent-in hot weather 1t
seemed wrong one to purchasers of
life preservers. Goodyear was not dis
mayed. After more experiments he
took contract to make SO rubber mail
bags for the government. The bags
were credit to his skill, but in July
the handles dropped on and the SUBJ
stance melted.
Trlumph an Accident.
The wolf was again at the door and
Goodyear had to divide time In the use
of the kitchen oven with his wife.
He was always baking the compound
of sulphur and rubber One night
while gesticulating on his favorite
theme with piece of sulphurated- gum
1t came in contact with the red-hot
stove. Instead Of melting. as usual,
the stun charred like leather. Was a
very high heat needed to harden rub
ber? The enthusiast trembled with
anticipation. But there was the cold
1T was a winter night. Would the
mass lose Its fexibility in the freezing
air? Goodyear nailed 1t against the
house The next morning the COM
, pound was as elastic as ever. He had
discovered vulcanization. The secret
was that rubber. with a slight admix-
ture Of sulphur hardened and lost Its
adhesiveness. but not its fiexibility
when subjected to temperature OF 230
to 270 degrees.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
NAY sANisH THE SIDE sAppLE.
Movement 70 Form woman's Gross saddle
Riding Club In Chicaso.

Riding Club In Chicago.
Chicago club and society women are
not to be outdOne by Bostonians and
New Workers. A movement has been
started in that city to organize a
'Woman's Cross Saddle Riding Club"
The prime mover is Mrs. E. +. Steele,
manager of the woman's department of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
1T is such an Improvement over the
DID fashion," said Mrs. Steele 90 Il re-
porter, that am certain it will be
adopted by all Of the women horse
lovers in Chicago. The movement is
sure to be popular. for 1t is so thor
oughly practicable. 1t rests with the
men entirely. however II they ap-
prove the road will be easy. There are
hundreds II women In Chicago who
would like to ride cross saddle now,
but they are afraid to because of the
universal prejudice against 1t. There
are many who can't ride sidesaddle for
physical reasons who could and would
be glad to ride cross saddle"
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
Carn.sie's Islg rrs...

On the grounds around HIS new man.
sion ut Fifth avenue and Ninetietli
street. In New York. Andrew Carnegie
has set out grove Of large trees.
some OF which are seventeen inches In
diameter. Among the twenty nine
trees moved are twelve sugar naples.
three elms, five poplars and one silver
leafed maple. Landscape garden
ers say these trees are the largest ever
transplanted. They were brought on
lnrge trucks from the borieflands OF
Connecticut. having been carefully up
rooted by machinery that preserves
the fibrous roots and also protects the
branches and twigs from the slightest
injury. One tree, with the earth at
tached, weighed sixteen tons. and the
branches Of one elm spread thirty feet.
All are coming into leaf with no indl-
cation of impaired vigor. Mr.. Car
negie's orders were TO spare no ex-
pense to insure the utmost care.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
Printinr Nlthout Ink.

A company has been formed to control
the process of printing without ink. and
In a short time 1t Ia. expected that old
methods will be revolutionized. There Is
one thing. however, that has resisted all
Innovations: that is. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. II Is a wonderful medicine for
dyspepsia. indigestion. bili0usness. insom-
mia. constipation and nervousness. 1t also
prevents malaria. fever and ague. Try IT,,
and you will not be disappointed.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
Pr,v.t. ne,ll.e C.rd.

Private Mailing Card with colored
views Of scenery on the Chicago. Mil
waukee 4 St Paul Railway sent on
receipt Of ten (l0) cents In stamps.
Address F. A. Miller. General Passen-
ger Agent, Chicago. Ill.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

The man who possesses the reddest
nose In a certain Kansas town In named
Springwater. Firewater might seem more
appropriate.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

"Horntius may have held the
bridge" said the discounted house.
keeper, but he couldn't have held
Bridget one minute after she made up
her mind to CO."
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

You know VIII wns just crazy to mar
ry me-" said the young bride. Yes.
that's what everybody thinks replied
her Jealous rival.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
HE WAS A MARTYR.
CHARLES GOODYEAR GAVE HIS
LIFE TO SCIENCE.
The Genius Who Discovered the Pro-
cess of vulcsnizinE. Rubber-Never
knew Many Days That Were Free
from Want.

Rubber has done a good deal Tor
civilization, and civilization has dorc a
good deal for rubber, says writer in
Ainslees Magazine; but both are IN
debted to Charles Goodyear hero and
martyr. t
A Connect cut Yankee.
Goodyear was Connecticut Yankee,
born at Naugatuck, Dec. 20, 1900.
Those now living who remember him
in the flesh knew him as frail little
man with soulful eyes and sympa-
thetic nature. Goodyear after de-
voting the energies of his life to ex-
periments discovered vulcanization, a
ness of rubber, while hardening it, SO
that heat does not dissolve it or cold
impair its elasticity. The chemists
had sought the great secret in vain.
Triumph was reserved for a man who
was always in debt and sometimes in
prison, and occasionally reduced to the
most pitiful shifts to keep the wolf
from the door. Goodyear was origi-
nally hardware dealer in a small
way. but he got interested in rubber
when it began to make a stir in the
world with the first importation of
shoes from Brazil. They were soon
being made in New England, but the
business tumbled to ruin when the rub
Der decomposed in hot weather and
gave out an offensive odor. Goodyear.
although without money or credit, set
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

Pise's Cure cannot b TOO hiGhiy spoxss - -
cough cure.--J. w. Ol3RiRn. m Thire Ave,
n. Minneapolis MIMI. Jan. q 1904
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

Pylmisyss California Fruit oun eonsaa.a
~ mOss daatcioas qualities Il wssssss
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

FOR weakness. stiffness and soreness
in aged people use Wizard Oil. Your
druggist knows this and sells the oil.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

viii become OF us7'' Second Horse-.*oh.
I'm sure I don't care. After being trad
ed for an automobile I'm ready 10 die -
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

Nethuselah probably stepped aIoni
briskiy and threw back his shoulder
when he saw n pretty girl OF eighty O.
ninety looking Mt him
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

P1T9 psrmAssssiy Csssa Ess ssrvesassss arts
hrss aAy's uss Of Dr.. klus 0rsas Nerve Rs>tossr.
esud for FREE o9.0V trial cotsls ssd sssatsss-
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

Just now the cheerful robins note makes
many hearts rejoice
But would choose that sweeter sound
tho young spring chickens voice.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

Try Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern
bag blue. makes clothes whittier than snow.
Sold ~ grocsrs evsrywhsra.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

The man who weighs his words Ism,
so apt to give light weight.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

good dinner for me-" Walter I'm
serious whisper)-Go to some other rel
taurunt sir.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

The way they make the hoecake-
I'll tell you how they do IT.
They put the cake upon the foot
And hold the fire to Ii.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

Julius-would YOU like to live your life
over aEain7 Edknr-No: but I'd like to
spend over again ali the money I've
apent.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

afs. WlnslsW's Booshlag 8ysur.
asmmssios aisys ~. ecfss visa eoiis ins bossis
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

He-Thank heaven. 4 never whotc you
any love letters, She--Oh. well: they
probably wouidn't have been literary
enough to publish. even II you had.
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

your wife died yesterday. Butcher-Yes:
1t vas too bad. but haf anocder Won al
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
no, rOR OKLAuorrA,

New lands soon TO open. Bs ready HorHan's Manual
With supplement procl nap showing
:iISssn.nss I ccanty ssss. ssc sagp,s9sns naP
The Delta independent., 1901-05-31

Haii's CstarrA Cure
b constitutional cure. Price. 7se