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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03

NEW YORK. May 1t became known
in Wall Street today that a very iiatter-
ing offer had been made to Bird s Coler,
the city comptroller. by large financial
institution. which is so advantageous that,
according to report. ne has made up his
mind to forsake ofice-hOIding at the eX-
piration of his term on the 3lst of De-
cember of this year, and devote himself
entirely to business
Ii was said in Wall Street today that
several prominent fnanciers had been i'm
ssed with Mr. Coler's ability as an
,utive and his skill as an account
which were shown in the orderly
er in which the accounts Of nearly
1red municipalities and other politi-
... <,lb-divisions were consolidated and
arranged after the lst Of January, FSs-
These financial experts have decided that
Mr.. CoIer possesses enough ability 10
conduct a big bank or a trust company
and they have made advances To nm
which include his acceptance, at a high
salary. of the presidency of financial
institution.
Ii could net be learned today whether
the corporation of which the comptroller
is TO be the head is one now in existence
or one to be organized, but II was said
that the Inducements cAtTeu WIZ -
great that he had made up his mind defi-
nitely not TO accept any nomination Tor
any office on the municipal ticket next
fan.
At one time influential members of the
Citizens Union desired 20 make Mr.. Coler
the anti-Tammany candidate for mayor.
According to political observers the Citi-
zens' Union has cooled considerably in its
admiration for Comptroller Coler in the
last three or four months, and as it cool
ed the managers Of Tammany Hall be-
came more and more ANXIOUS for him to
accept their nomination.
Tammauy leaders have not hesitated to
say that Mr.. Coler should be their nomi-
nee for mayor in spite of the bitter things
that air. Croker said about him last fall.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
Ira ID. Sankey's Mother Dead

NEWCASTLE, Pa, May Mrs. Mary
Sankey, the mother of Ira d. Sankey. of
Brooklyn, the evangelist, died at her home
here today. Mrs. Sankey was ninety
years old and the mother of eleven chill
dren-seven sons and four daughters, OF
whom two survive her. Ira and Watson.
Her husband died fifteen years ago.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
ESTATE OF GEORGE FREDERICK wAssNAN,

VEVNIF
DECEASED No. 5299. Docket Is.
oscar Luckett surviving administrator d. b. n.
g. l. a. has. with the approval OF the Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia holding a
s,ecial term for Orphans Court business, ap-
pointed FRIDAY. MAY 81 1901 at l O'CLOCK
r. NJ. as the time, and said court room the
place for passing of claims and making pay
fEeut and distribution under the courts direc-
ton and control; when and where all creditors
and persons entitled 70 distributive shares
lezacies or residue, notified to attend in
person or by agent or attorney duly authorized,
with their claims against the estate properly
youched; Provided tins order be published once
in each of three successive weeks before said day
in the Washington Law Reporter and The
Washington Times.
Signed April %, 1901
Approved: JOB BAkNAkD justice
Attest: LOUIS 4 DENT Register OF Wills.
CARLISLE & JOHNSON, Attorneys
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
COMMENDED By MR. BRYAN.
He Approves the Commonwealth
Clubs Change OF Name.

BOSTON. Nay AT the monthly meet
ing of the Commonwealth Club, form
'erly the Bryan Club. this evening,
letter from Mr. Bryan was read congrat-
ulating the organization upon its change
Of title. Mr.. Bryan said it was better
to have a name which represented prin-
ciples ami cause. rather than a person
or a party.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
Uncle Sam Don't Wear

A truss, but lie carries the Air
e=s-s-,,<y>S Cushion Truss all over the United
" States. Men, women, and children
wear and like them The Air Cushion Pad holds
with comfort; nothing else will Consultation
and two weeks trial free Lady in attendance 70:
ladies. Ofiiee, parlors waiting and consultation
rooms on the same floor Catalogues free. THE
RoRICK AIR CUSHION TRUSS COMPANY. 1921
u 2h floor
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
PROPOSALS.

OLD MACHINERY FOR sALE-Goyernment Print
ing Office. Office OF the Public Printer, Washing
ton. D. c., May 2, 1901: Sealed
pro Proposaj t w T 9e [ecgFeq or 'f THURS S;
DAY, MAY g. 1901, for the purchase OF one old
Dexter Quadruple Folding Machine, equipped with
an economic feeder which bidders are requested
to examine before submitting their proposals. The
electric motor now attached TO the machine viii
not be sold. The right TO reject any or all bids
Is reserved. Proposals must be endorsed on the
envelope Proposals for Old Machinery" and
addressed to the Tublic Printer, Washington,
d. c. F. ". PALMER, Public Printer.
PROPOSALS viii be received at the Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts. Navy Department Wash
ingtOn, d. c.. until u O'CLOCK NOON, NAY
: 1901, and publicly opened Immediately there
after to furnish at the Navy Yard Washington,
posals win be furnished upon application to the
Navy Yard Washington ID. G. a. ). KENNY,
Paymaster General L. ). y.
PROPOSALS viii be received at the Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, Wash
ington d. c. until y O'CLOCK NOON. MAY
I. 1901, and publicly opened Immediately there
after 10 furnish az she Naval Hospital and Dis
pensary, Washington. D. c., the daily supply
OF meats groceries, butter, eggs, cheese, ice,
milk bread vegetables. and prOvender Tor the
fiscal year ending June 30 1902. Blank proposals
viii be furnished upon application TO the Naval
Hospital Washington, D. c., or to the Navy
Yard Washington d. G. A. 5. KENNY,
Paymaster General L. S. y.
L. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. 735 North Capitol ST.,
Washington d. c.. May l. 1901. Sealed proposals
viii be received here until noon. MAY 81, 1901,
and then publicly opened. for furnishing plumb
ing fixtures, steam coils, and radiators for
New Building for Government Printing Office.
Information furnished on application. JOHN
STEPHEN SEWELL, Captain Engineers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
In MEaIORIAM.

REDDlCK-ln loving but sad remembrance Of
our dear father. JOSEPH REDDICK, who depart
ed this lie eleven years ago today, May s. 1S90
We loved thee in life,
In death we would not forget thee.
ny HIS CIIuHR
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
DE CROY's JEWELS VALUED.
The Ante-Tobacco-Age SnuG-BONcs
Worth Only S5.25.

NEW YORK. May There was an Of
ficial appraisement today Of the ring,
bracelet, snuff-boxes, and shawls taken by
customs officers last Sunday from Prince
Henri de Croy on mis- arrival from Europe.
The valuations fixed by George ". Min
del, the custom-house expert on jeweiry
are as follows:
Bracelet (cmeralds and diamonds) ...... 500 90
King 80 %
Two AnSora shawls or mu.Aers. o.
There is hardly any doubt that the ring
which the prince took pains TO conceal in
the waistband of his Undertaking was
his own, that he might just as well have
brought it in openly, and that it will be
returned to him without charge as soon
as he takes the trouble to call for it Any
one is allowed to smEggle free goods if
he sees fit. But somebody frightened the
prince with stories of Mckinley tariff.
If the ring is returned, even though the
other articles be held, it will not be nee
essary to bring proceedings in court, for
the Secretary of the Treasury has sum-
mary authority to deal with cases where
the amount involved is less than 500.
The lady bracelet Is valued al less than
half the first figure And the two remark
able gold snuf-bOXes dating back before
the use Of tobacco are found to be worth
The story of the Prince de Croy's jewels
is another illustration Of the way In
which so many of the spectacular selz-
ures az the custom house fail to pan
out" The Macmillan diamonds ihaf
were seized with newspaper eclat less than
d year ago were said at the time 10 oe
worth $4,000 or more. They We're nnaliN
sold al auction for less than S.o9t one
of the worst guesses the customs inSpec-
tors ever made was when they seized q
large quantity of fabrics and laces and
told the reporters they were worth Sl7o'-
900. They were sold at last for so.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
Mattings.

All the new weaves of Chi
nese and japanese Mattings are
here awaiting your inspection.
We sell only the best grades at
popular prices.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03

le gem of all beer-Heuriol's Maerpen.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets 25c.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
TO RETIRE FROM POLITICS
Bird 5. C0ler. OF New York. to
Enter Business Life.

FIntterInG Offers suid to Have Been
Made to the Compf roller to Assume
the Leadership Of Financial In
sfitution-The Plans of Tammany.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
RefrigeratOrs
and Ice Chests.

Now is the time to buy that new
Refrigerator or Ice Chest you've
been talking about. Our stock
consists of the cleanable, dry-air
process kind and warranted the
best.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
Cash or Credit.

The largest stock in the city.
These Go-Carts and Baby Car
riages are superbly made and sub
stantial in every respect. Prices
the very lowest.
The Conservative, 1901-11-14

$36 per ton, or a total of $S4, 9S1, ,O6O,
it is evident that $50, 900, 600 addi-
tional is paid by the people in order
to provide the government with forty
nine millions for revenue, of which
the government is not now in need.
If the duty is taken off Cuba sugar,
the benefit of eighty five millions goes
to the people.
con October 8th, the quotation for
Cuba Centrifugal sugar So degrees
test, free on board Cuba was 81. 96 per
lb., duty OH same amounts to 1885
cents--equivalent to Sc per cent. ad-
valorem. Yours truly,
WILLETT & GRAY.
Publishers of the Weekly Statistical
Sugar Trade Journal. -
New York. Nov 10. 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-11-14
SUGAR STATISTICS.
The Conservative

AS good deal has recently ap-
peared in print regarding the con-
sumption Of sugar in this country,
the various sources from which it is
obtained, the amount of duty paid
thereon, etc. the following facts and
figures will, we believe, be of interest
to your readers:
"The total consumption of sugar in
the United States last year was 2,219,
847 tons, and based on the average in
crease of 6.34 per cent. during the
past 10 years, the consumption this
year should be 1880, $50 tons. Of
this quantity 1000, 900 tons in round
figures will come from American
sources, say Louisiana being able to
produce $50, 1000 tons, United States
beet factories, 15O,O Hawaii $780,
900, and Porto Rico, $50, 600, all being
free of duty, leaving 1850, 5S5 tons
to come from other sources and on
which duty is paid. The average duty
assessed is 1886 per ton, or total of
$4S, 9S1 ,060. The price of all the
sugar consumed, however, being en-
hanced to the extent Of the duty Of
The Conservative, 1901-11-14
Che Conservative.

necessary to skin the buffalo they had
killed. 1t was also the practice to
slightly wound calf, so that the COW
would hang back from the herd, and as
the buffalo would always keep with the
cows, they could not proceed very far
before the hunters would overtake them
for another nights slaughter.
1t was a very common occurrence to
see from two to five hundred carcasses
scattered over the prairie within dis
tance of less than five miles from
given point. This wanton destruction
of the buffalo was not the result of
sporting expeditions, where the poor
animals were given half chance for
their lives, but it is attributable wholly
to the hide hunters. The green hides
generally sold at from rs cents to $500
each, according to weight, or whether
green or dry.
The last wild buffalo that I ever saw
was herd of five in the breaks of Salt
Fork of Red River about twenty miles
from the present town of Magnum,
Greer county, Okla, in the early spring
of 1875. The herd consisted of one
young bull, two old COWS and two
young calves. One of the COWS had two
arrows sticking in her back, and the
blood which had recently oozed from
the wounds had CONCEALED and dried.
The animals were very poor and thin,
and we hadn't the heart to disturb
them. A day or two later we found an
aged bull, equally poor and emaciated,
lying in buffalo wallow. He got up
OH his feet as we approached and slowly
trotted away. We did not disturb him.
could but almost consider him the last
of his race in his native wilderness,
verify the remaining vestige of the mil
lions of these great shaggy animals that
roamed the plains less than half
dozen years ago. S. S. P.
The Conservative, 1901-11-14

tics and state craft which have borne
the test of century's trial and
emerged with but slight amendment
and stand today as the greatest gov
ernmental monument ever erected by
the human intellect.
Chicago, Oct. 26, 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-11-14
A FRENCHMAN'S MISTAKE.

London Tit-Bits: When General
Moreau was in England he was once
the victim of rather droll misunder-
standing. He was present at con-
cert where piece was sung by the
choir with the refrain:
Tomorrow, tomorrow"
Having very imperfect knowledge
of English he fancied it to be cantata
given in his honor, and thought he
distinguished the words:
"To Moreau, to Moreau.''
Each time the refrain was repeat
ed, he rose to his feet and gracefully
bowed on all sides, to the great as
tonishment of the audience, who did
not know what to make of it,
The Cosmopolitan has endeavored to
make itself known by timely contribu
tions to all important controversies.
Frank Moss so we'll known in the Lexow
and Mazet Investigations, contributes
Municipal Misgovernment and Cor
ruption A Warning to Patriots" to the
November issue. This considers SER
ious difficulty in way that will be
found interesting not only to New
Workers, but to residents of every part
of the United States.
The Conservative, 1901-11-14
NOTABLE "REMINISCENCES.

WHlCH DuldlO COulu Dc SUCCESSFULLY
hunted was at Fort Hays, Kan, along
in 1928. Even at this time they were
very scarce and but few scattered herds
existed between the Saline and Smoky
Hill rivers. The herds were invariably
small, scarcely more than half dozen
i'll bunch, where two years before they
could be seen by the thousands. The
buffalo, or pelt hunters, killed the ami
mails solely for their hides, and at one
time there were stacked up at Hays
City, in 1872, in the neighborhood of 50,-
600 buffalo hides, awaiting transporta-
ton to the east. The hides were not
taken so much for their value as robes
as for leather. These hides represented
10000 carcasses of the best of meat,
which had been left to rot and decay on
the plains within radius of about one
hundred and fifty miles from Fort Hays.
The ordinary weight of buffalo ap-
proximated 900 pounds, including the
lighter calves, COWS and heavier bulls,
Or a total of 25, 900 tons of meat aban-
doned to absolute destruction. This
represented the hunt of about one year.
In 1878 there was stacked up at this
same point pile of buffalo bones prob
ably fifteen feet high, and from an
eighth to half mile long and about
thirty feet in width at the base Piles
of bones of lesser magnitude were
stacked up at other stations between
Fort Wallace and Ellsworth, on the
Kansas Pacific railway, awaiting ship
ment to the east, to be transposed into
commercial fertalizers
The methods of the buffalo hide hun
ters were as cowardly as their work was
nefarious. They would go out in parties
of about twenty-five, with wagons, and
overtake the herds at night. The outfit
would go into camp in some secluded
ravine or draw, and the hunters would
start out for the herd, but would make
no attack until the herd had settled
down for the night. Generally the
older bulls would be grouped off little
ways from the main herd, as if on
watch, and the hunters sneaking up on
one Cf these groups, would shoot and
severely wound the leader. The
other bulls would at once attack
the wounded bull, and as they
would not run at night so long as
they could fight the wounded bulls, the
hunters would be hidden within a short
distance and shoot down the others as
they came up to attack the wounded or
dead animals. AS many as hundred
would often be killed this way before
the herd took the alarm. The hunters
would remain here day or as long as
The age-herald., 1901-09-23
REBUILD THE KIDNEYS.

Any kidney or bladder trouble is q seri- ous one and should have early and right attention. The kidneys are slow to yield to disease and when they do, overwork Is the usual cause. An affected kidney is an exhausted one, impure blood has weak ened 1t; the remedy needed is one that will restore strength and rebuild the kid ney itself. This Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic will do It has been doing it for forty five years and no other remedy has ever been held in such universal favor
 The kidneys filter impurities out of the blood When the blood Is bad the kidneys get clogged with these poisons. Dr. Har- ter's Iron Tonic cures by neutralizing the impureties, by hastening their expulsion. by building up the tissues of the kidneys and by giving these organs more strength and activity While 1t is curing kidney and urinary troubles 1t is also repairing all the delicate machinery of the body
 This is the best of all tonics. It does everything that any ordinary tonic can. do and very many important things that other remedies cannot do. Nor can 1t do anything but good it is absolutely harm less and can be given to support the strength and to hasten the cure of any invalid young or old. Ordinary iron sometimes harms, but the iron in Har- ter's Tonic Is in such form that 1t does no ham. It enriches the blood, strength ems the stomach, and aids digestion. Made by Dr Harter Medicine Company, Day ton, Ohio. Sold everywhere.
The age-herald., 1901-09-23

pie his friends Hence it was that the South felt the calamity as oeeply as any other section. It's heart went out to the dying man, and In this unity of feeling in time of mourning was lesson we could not fail to make it's impression.
 Another point that the preacher dis cussed was the respect due to our high officials and especially the head of the government. He thought it was our duty always to respect and honor our Presi- dents. Under this head he criticised the journals that carieatured Presidents. He did not think the papers should do 1t.
 Dr. McFerrin spoke eloquently of MT. Mckinley as a high type of citizen and as an ever thoughtful and affectionate husband. He read from The Age-Herald Mrs. McKinley's loving tribute to her husband, and there were few dry eyes in the congregation while he was read ing it.
 Dr. McFerrin closed with an exhorta- ton his hearers to live virtuous lives and to follow the example of the great and good dead President
 After the services a collection was taken up at the doors of the church for the Salvation Army and the sum of $S1 was realized.
The age-herald., 1901-09-23
DRAWS LESSONS FROM
 MURDER OF M'KTNLEY
The Rev. pr. McFerrin Breaches a Sermon on the Life of the
 Late President.

The Rev. Dr. J. P. McFerrin in his ser mon at the First Methodist church yes- terday morning, sought to draw lessons from the assassination of President Mo Kinley. The auditorium and the galleries of the great building were filled almost to their full capacity and the large con- gregation listened to the preacher with close attention.
 Dr. McFerrins text was from the 36th verse of the 18th chapter of The Acts: For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God. fell on sleep and was laid unto his fathers; and saw corruption"
 The doctor, after a short introduction, discussed first the philosophy of prayer. Some of our prayers are answered, he said, and some are not God being all wise, does not answer some prayers be- cause they are for material things and He sees that it is better for us that the petitions be not granted. Being omnipo- tent God could have prevented the shoot ing of our beloved President, but He did not and we bow to His inscrutabe will. Why He did not we cannot say. It may have been God saw that this nation of ours needed a dramatic shock. It may have been that He say our country wax ing proud and in His goodness and wis dom permitted this tragic death of it's chief executive. It may have been God saw that we needed just this startling lesson to impress on Us the uncertainty of life. Whatever Gods reasons were we know that it is our duty to prayer and we know, too, that, no matter how many of our prayers for temporal things go unanswered, spiritual blessings are never withheld from those who reverently and fervently pray for them. Prayer in the spiritual realm Is unlimited
 In the death of President Mckinley Dr. McF erin said the nat4on was one in its sorrow. Mir Mckinley had shown himself to Je the President of the whole country. and the way he treated the South when he called for troops for the Spanish war had made the Southern peo-
The age-herald., 1901-09-23

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 The Southern Odd Fellow: We canro. add anything to the reputation Dr. n T Dozier has already acquired in the lna of his profession, but we know him to ha a brother Odd Fellow that can he reI,sd on to carry out every promise he maLos to those needing his services.
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The age-herald., 1901-09-23
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