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Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

Stirred Eggs-One gill rich gravy.
five eggs, one tablespoonful butter.
one tablespoonful minced parsley, one.
half teaspoonful salt. dash of white
pepper. To the melted butter add the
gravy, and when kissing hot stir in
the beaten eggs until they thicken,
Season and sprinkle with minced
parsley. Serve on toast
Veal Hamburg, Tomato Sauce-Sea.
son with one teaspoonful of salt, one
saltspoonful of pepper and saltspoon
full of curry powder, two pounds OF
finely chopped veal and form into COM
pact cakes. Put two scant tablespoons
of butter in a skillet; when hot add one
heaping tablespoonful of chopped on
ion; when brown, Saute the meat cakes
in the skillet five minutes on one side
and five minutes on the other. Remove
to a platter and pour around them q
tomato sauce.
Scotch Cones-Put one-quarter of
cupful of lard into two cupfuls Of fouI
with which two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder has been sifted. Add one
well-beaten egg and milk enough to
make a paste that can be handled
Turn the paste onto Touring board
roll it out into a sheet one-half incl
thick and cut into pieces about three
inches square. Fold each square cor
nerwise to make three-cornered piece
Bake on hot griddle until ligh.
brown. Send to the table in a napkin
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21
Historic Place of Worship.

1t has been ascertained that the first
Protestant church erected west of the
Mississippi River is still standing, near
Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Mo-,
being used now as hay barn. 1t was
built Of logs, in 1906, by a Baptist
congregation. and was long known
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

but also how to divide the numbers on
n particular street, so that he can "tie
out" his letters to the correct carrier,
according 10 the route Of the latter.
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

as Bethel Church, having for some
years the distinction of being the only
house of Protestant worship west of
the river. Rev. David Green, a native
of Virginia, was Its pastor until his
death, in 1909. Ihe Louisiana (Mo)
Times suggests that the building be
moved to st. Louis and made part
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

thermo-electric fan, which runs solely
with the aid of the gas, generating it's
own current for rotating the fan, but
the frame can be readily attached to
any electric fan with but little ex-
DenSe.
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

Siberian butter is now sent in large
quantities to London and Hamburg
under the label Of Danish butter.
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21
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Y" HE general public is prone to
think of bee keeping merely
as an adjunct of agricultural
operations, but in reality it
has attained during the last few years
to the position of a very important
American industry. Extensive apiaries
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

In Austrian theatres no one is per
mitted to appear on the stage in uni
form bearing any resemblance to thos&
used in the army of that country.
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

In the year 1899 the German impe.
rial post received 2,022,912 letters anu
packages which could not be delivered;
only 9S4,732 could be returned to the
senders.
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21

n.ty. No power on earth is so strong
to build up town as newspaper well
patronized, and its power ohould be ap-
preciated.-Rev. T. De W. Talmage.
Passaic City record., 1901-12-21
! Wonderful Brain Work.
Mail Clerks Memories Heavily Taxed
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ILLIONS of people are COM
planning nowadays Of being
taxed financially, but an
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

N1indoro Islanders attack an
American garrison at breakfast. but
our troops We're fully armed and put
the Filipinos to fight
Santiago Ig1esias. labor leader, was
arrested on the arrival of the New
York steamer at San Juan for failure
to appear for trial on the charge of
causing a strike in San Juan last July.
The Democratic party has nominated
General Bartolome Masso as its candi-
date for the Presidency of Cuba.
The Municipal Council of HaTana
has decided by vote of ten to eight
to accept the bid of s. P. McGivney
and r. T. Rockeby. of jersey City.
which is SIC, 1893, ,O15.99. for the Havana
sewering and paving contract.
Nearly 81 100000 worth of American
machinery has been ordered for 4
Porto Rico sugar works.
At Inopacan. P. l.. the insurgents
cut the telegraph line. While Ameri
can troops were repairing it they were
fired upon by insurgents. After brief
skirmish the rebels were dispersed.
First Lieutenant Robert T. Craw-
ford. of the First Infantry. sergeant
and five men We're drowned while at
tpmrting to cross the Baboan River,
T. J.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The Board of Visitors to the Naval
Observatory, in n report to Secretary
Long. favors civilian control of that in
stitution.
A BOARD of high army officers. head
ed by General Miles, was appointed
to select permanent camp grounds on
which extensive military manoeuvres
may be held.
AS Bureau Chief. Rear-AdmiraI
Crowninshield has selected the mag
nificent new battleship Illinois for his
flagship when he shall become COM
mander of the European squadron.
Report of the Commission of Navi-
cation shows that American shipping
h; now practically reached the maxi
mum tonnage of 1861.
The Industrial Commission is franz
ing its report on agricultural condi-
tions.
General Gree1y. Chief Signal Officer
has returned to Washington from a
world tour inspecting cables.
The Republican leaders in Congress
plan to cut off all the war taxes in or
der TO reduce the enormous Treasury
surplus which Secretary Gage now
estimates at S13o,OOO,00O for the year.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
POSTOFFICE ROBBERlEs
Crimes Against the Postal Laws
Are Increasing.
The Extension of the Rural peIivery
Service Has Abolished Many Small
Ofices-Annua1 Report.

Washington. D. C.-The annual re-
port of the Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter-General for the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1901, calls attention TO an in
crease in mail depredations. 1t says:
Certain kinds of crime against the
postal laws seem to be on the increase.
such as the burgIarizing of postoffices
and the robbery Of mail boxes. While
a greater number of arrests have been
made and more convictions had of
such offenders against the law during
the past year than during the preced-
ing year. vet we have not had a suffi-
cfent number of inspectors to cone
with the persistent industry OF this
class Of criminals. The department
has therefore asked Congress to make
Il larger appropriation for the next
fiscal year for this branch of the serv-
ice.
1.-THE total number of arrests during
the fiscal year was 1911 Of this num-
ber 101 were postmasters. forty were
assistant postmasters. siSty-fve were
clerks in postofices. ten were railway
postal clerks. thirty-seven We're let
ter carriers and nineteen were en-
ployed in minor positions in the postal
service. The total number of post
office burglars arrested was 32T and
the remainder of 9Ia were persons in
nowise connected with the postal serv-
fee. Of the total number arrested 1882
were disposed of in United States
courts. resulting in 634 convictions"
The number of appointments during
the fiscal year was 1867, as against
515. OF the total number of appoint
ments 15,05S We're fourth-class post
masters and $50 Presidential postmas-
ters
There were 1894 postoffices estab-
lished during the year. Il decrease as
compared with the previous year OF
,3D5. There We're 3037 postoffices dis
continued during the year, being 1925
more than the preceding year. The
principal causes for the large increase
in the number of postofices discOntin-
ued has been the extension of the rural
free delivery service and the establish
rlent of rural free delivery stations in
lieu of fourth class postoffices. The
extension of rural free delivery has re-
suited in the discontinuance of 1925
postoffices during the year, the sala-
ries of postmasters OF said Offices ag-
gregating S79.336.
1t is pointed out that out of 20.S14.-
501 pieces of registered mail handled
by the department actual loss occurred
in only 4C6 cases.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16

on the Northern Pacific preferred stock
ACQUIRED by it.
This stock was retired at a meeting
of the Board OF Directors of the
Northern Pacific Railway. This meet
ing was only another step in the d.
rection of the settlement which has
now become permanent.
There are at~present S75.00C.0 900 pre-
ferred stock and SS0000,O00 common
stock of the Northern Pacific Railway
outstanding. Under resolution which
was adopted. so it was explained. the
owners of the common stock alone
would be permitted to subscribe for
the new bonds. The owners of the
preferred stock will receive the money
raised by this substitution. This would
mean that the control of the Northern
Pacific rested with the Morgan fac
tion. who own majority of the COM
mon stock, were il not for the fact
that these entire holdings of common
stock are to be taken over by the new
proprietary company. in which the
various factions will have a joint in
terest, on a basis which all concerned
declined to divulge. but which. it is
believed, will be a one-half interest
for the Morgan-Hill faction and
one-half interest for the Hartman fac
tion.
The only other business transacted
at the meeting of the board was the
reelection of the present officers and
the Board of Directors with the excep-
tion of Robert Bacon. who resigned.
and in whose place Samuel Spencer
was elected. The Executive Commit
tee will consist of President Mellen
Tor in his absence Vice-President La
mont, George F. Baker. E. Fl. Harri-
man, James !. Hill. John S. Ken
nedy and Samuel Spencer.
The effect of the settlement will be
felt in London. Paris and Berlin
scarcely less than in this country. The
interests involved are of almost unpar-
alleled magnitude The settlement
means that hereafter one harmonious
power will administer the wealth of
three formerly independent companies
whose combined capital stock is over
$500, 100000. whose bonded debt eX-
ceeds $325.O0O.OOO. and whose trains
run over 10000 miles of track.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN KIDD.
EpistIe 200 Years Old Gives Location Of
Buried Treasure.

Providence +. IA letter, 200 years
old. from Captain Kidd, the pirate
chief, to John Bailey. Esq. of New
York. which. from evidence contained
in it, is believed to be genuine by those
to whom it has become an heirloom,
has been deposited for safe keeping in
the Office CT the Record Commissioners
OF this city.
The letter is the property of Edward
Field, clerk of the Municipal Court of
Providence. a descendant of the War
ner family. which was among the
first TO settle il what is now the town
OF Warwick. 1t was found among
family papers. Apparently the COM
munication was written after the cap
ture of Captain Kidd. 1t is dated Bos-
ton. 1901, and it says. in part:
Il fea- we are il 4 bad situation.
We are taken for pirates, and you
must come to Boston as soon as you
get this: there is no enc I can depend
upon. If 1 do not see you 1 will tell
you where my money is. 1t is
buried on Island in Boston
Harbor. on the Island in
two chests containing from f15,000 to
100000 in money. jewels and dia
r onds. They are buried about four
feet deep, with fat stone on them
and pile OF stone near by. There is
no one knows where it is but me, now
living. 1t is about up the
hillside
The letter contains much more mat
ter. and refers to many incidents
which have bcen found to be histori-
cally correct. The words which would
tell exactly where the treasure was
buried are omitted and their places
are taken by crosses. 1t is considered
likely that along with the letter went
another writing in which was given
the Ley to the omitted portions.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
The Mysterious Death.

Jeffersolville, Ind.-The following
facts have been ascertainad regarding
the case of Newell G. Rathbun, whose
alleged sudden and mysterious death
here is being investigated by life in
.surance representatives and the au-
thoritie3 at Little Rock, Ark.
Two men who registered as William
Ten Eyke, of Watertown, N, Y, and
Newell c. Eathbun, entered their
names at a hotel last Wednesday
night. On Thursday the man who
registered as Rathbun was found dead
in bed. The Coroner says that the
post-morten examination showed
lauda1.um enouph in the mans stom-
:ach to have killed two men. The YER
dict of the Coroner's jury, it is said,
will be that death was caused by
morphine poisoning. The man who
had registered as William Ten Eyke
had left the hotel when the dead body
was found.
The supposed Rathbun was helpless
Iy intoxicated, it is said, when he re-
turned to the hotel Wednesday night.
~Thc man who registered as Rathbun
was very shabbily dressed. Neither OF
the men was known to any one IN the
hotel.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
OMAHA DOCS TOO NOISY.



Omaha, Neb-An ordinance to pro-
hibit the barking of dogs in the City
of Omaha to the annoyance Of citizens
and residents. and providing penalties
for the violation thereof, was intro
duced in the City Council.
The ordinance was prepared by the
City Attorney at the request of a
prominent citizen. who avows that he
is much bothered. and that his nights
have been made unhappy and full of
care by the constant yelpinG of one or
more CANNES of doubtful pedigree in
the immediate vicinity of his residence.
The ordinance provides that barking
dogs be declared nuisance and a fine
of $50 is provided for those maintain
ing them.
The owner of such a dog, upon be-
ing notified that his dog is in the habit
of barking at night. must kill, shut up,
or otherwise dispose of the animal.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
First NICK lnley Monument.

II the presence of several thouscno
people, assembled from the mining
towns cf Northern Minnesota, tie first
Mckinley monument in the United
States was unveiled and dedicated
ct Tower, Minn. Governor S. K. van
SAINT and mem bers of his staff, num-
her of State eficials, ard other citi-
zcns from various parts Of the State
were present The monument Is
einole shaft, eighteen feet high, stand
Ing o, 6 pedestal of concrete and iron
ore, ana cost $4,000.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
DOMESTIC.

The Seventh National Bank. New
York City. resumed business, and will
pay depositors in full.
In the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Il ruling was made which practically
fixes $1,000 as the maximum amount
of damages parents may claim for the
killing of Il child.
George Foster Peabody. of New
York City. has practically donated
S21 900 to the Montgomery (Ala.)
Young Mems Christian Association.
The Norfolk Shipyard and Dry Dock
Company has been capitalized at So
100000 to build a shlpbuilding plant
at Sewall's Point, near Norfolk, Va.
Miss Emma King submitted to an in
oculation of tuberculosis serum from
a COW to aid DR.. Barney, of Brooklyn,
in testing Professor Koch's theory.
Francis Truth who had claimed to
be a divine healer" and under such
a title was prosecuted in Boston by the
postal authorities, filed a petition in
bankruptcy with the Clerk OF the Fed
eral Court, Concord, N. H.
The Police Department of Atlanta.
Ga. have placed under arrest j. H.
Alexander "A negro in the employ of
the United States Government. He is
charged with having stolen S4700 from
the valise of Major P. c. Stevens, a
United States paymaster.
Tammany district leaders of New
York City reported to Mr.. Croker that
in the attempt to scratch Van Wyck
1900 ballots that would have been
cast for the Wigwam's borough and
county candidates were invalidated.
Henry Hart, Father of the Third
Avenue Road" died in New York City
at the age of ninety-one.
Robert A. Ammon. lawyer for the
J2O-per-cent. Franklin syndicate. was
arrested in New York City charged
with grand larceny in receiving and
investing 100000 Of Miller's plunder.
Pensacola, Fla, has quarantined
against plague-infected ports.
Burglars took $3.50 in money and
stamps from the postottice, Princeton,
w. Va.
The thirteenth death from lockjaw
due to antitoxin injections occurred in
St. Louis, Mo.
Two thousand in cash and $4,000
in pearls was stolen from the ban.- at
Black Rock, Ark.
On 21S counts, former Assistant
Town Clerk T. A. Swan, Arlington.
Mass. was sentenced to eight years in
Jail for embeZZlement.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
CARNEGIE GIVES 100000.
He Increases His Donations to Two Pitts
burg Institutions.

Pittsburg, Penn. - Andrew Carnegie
has surprised and delighted the men,
bers of the Board of Trustees of the
Carnegie Institute by the announce
ment that he had decided to increase
by $2,O00,000 his already large dona
tions, $1000,000 to the Carnegie Insti-
tute and S1,O00,000 to the new Poly
technical School. Mr.. Carnegie said
he would increase his original offer to
endow polytechnic school from ST.
100000 to $2,000,000, provided the city
OF Pittsburg would give site.
His original proposition was t. fur
nish morey for the erection and equip
ment of polytechnic school, at what
ever cost the Board of Trustees agreed
upon. and start it with an endowment
of $1,000,O00. This endowment he
has raised to $2.00O,000. because of the
rapid growth of the institute, which
comprises the art, music and literary
departments,
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
LEADER OF MUTlNY CAPTURED.
Negro who Planned the Escape From
Fort Lcavcnworth in Custody.

Topeka, Kal.-Two more OF the
tventy-six ccnvicts who escaped from
the Federal prison at Fort Leaven-
worth were recaptured. One is Frank
Thompson, :: negro, who was the
leader Of The mutiny. The other con-
yict is Lawrence Lewis, a white boy,
twenty ycars of age. Both convicts
were wounded in the efforts to capture
them, TioErcol slightly and Lewis
mortally.
Thompson was captured eight miles
rcrth of Council Grove by posse I'M
der command of Deputy United States
Marshal z. A. Prescott. Thompson
W worla not surrender, but was taken
after hard fight with the officers. IN
which he was shot in the cad, but
not eeriously injured. N, DeEpef
CT tEa D5S4e was hurt.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
FOREIGN.

General Uribe- Urlbe, in an interview
at the front. gave his views on the
present hostile attitude OF Venezuela
and Colombia, which, he declared,
was only war between tne Conserva-
tive and Liberal parties Of the Two
republics.
Reports from America that the Dan
ish West Indies had been sold to Tho
United States We're declared to be pre-
mature and incorrect ty the Dan-sh
Premier.
The French flag again iies over the
embassy in Constantinople, Turkey.
diplomatic relations having been re-
sumed.
A sentinel fred al United States
Minister Hart, in Colombia. but The
bullet missed the diplomat.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
Killed in a Folding Bed.

DR.. James Irvington NIarclay had his
life crushed out in Il folding bed at
Buffalo, n. Y. Persons living on a
floor beneath heard crash in the doc
tors room and upon investigation
found the folding bed lying upon the
floor. 1t was opened and Dr.. Mar
clay's lifeless body was found inside.
The dead man has relatives in Plain
fold T
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
100000 Fire in yyinsted. Conn.

The Opera House block, containing
several stores and offices, rs well as
the city postotfice at Winsted, Conn.
caught fire, and about 100000 damage
was done. The theatre was gutted
and several tenants suffered loss. The
contents of the postottice We're saved.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
SCORES DEAD IN BRITISH WRECKS
Gale Sends Many Vessels on ti.- RocK2-
Destruction in Denmark and Sweden.

London-The disasters caused by a
heavy gale have reached alarming
proportions.
The Swedish bark Trio has been
wrecked at Hartlepool and seven of
her crew We're drowned.
The Norwegian bark Imga has been
wrecked at Shields and fifteen of her
crew perished.
The steamer Whiteaboy has strand
ed on the coast of County Down. Ire
land. and nine persons aboard of her
lost their lives.
One of the worst disasters during
the gale is the loss of the revenue cut
ter Active in the Firth of Forth. The
Admiralty issues the following tele-
gram from the district captain at
Queensferry:
"The mate of the cruiser Active re-
ports that the Active was lost during
the night on the Granton breakwater.
Her captain and nineteen men were
drowned. Five We're saved. The
Cockchaf fer. with divers, is proceeding
to salve her"
A French vessel has been wrecked
off Sunderland and nineteen lives lost.
A three-masted schooner disappear
ed outside Sunderland. It is believed
that the crew must have perished.
1t is estimated that $50 lives have
been lost on the British coasts since
the gale began.
Copenha agen-Denmark and most Of
Sweden have been tempest-swept for
hours. A heavy snowstorm has Dre-
vailed. There has been general lev
cling of telegraph lines and the rail
ways are blocked, Many shipwrecks
are reported. and there has been a
heavy loss of life.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
Filipino Omcial a Traitor.

Diaz, the Presidente of Tacloban
Island of Leyte, p. l., who has been
proved to be an agent of the Filipino
Junta at Hongkong, has been arrested.
Many discriminating papers, implicat-
ing numerous officials, We're seized at
the time of his arrest.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
The Body Hold by Coroner.

r.ittle Rock, Ark.-The body shipped
here from Jeffersonville, Ind, as tht t
CT Newell c. Rathbul, was to have
been buried at Oakland Cemetery,
but S. NJ. Powell. State Agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany. declared that it was not that of
Rathbun. On the request of the
Louisville Chief of Police, received by
telegraph, the body was held by the
Coroner.
Attorney Henry NJ. Armistead, who
has been representing the interests
of the family, says that Mrs. Rathbun
is SO hysterical and nervous that she
hardly knows what she has said. He
declares that she has seen the body
only once, and that was but brief
glance, and since that time has been
too nearly prost--ated to undergo the
ordeal again. Mr. Armistead declares
that there is not the remotest evidence
of collusion on the part Of any mem
ber of the family in the perpetration
of any fraud.
Mr.. Powell said that several persons
who knew Rathbun well were present
when the body was examined, and
when it was exposed to view it was
tlc general opinion that the body was
Eot that of Rathbun.
Passaic City record., 1901-11-16
To Wear the Koh-I-Noor.

King Edward has decided to have
the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond
mounted in the crown of Queen Alex
an dra for the coronation.