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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-16
sehssi Report.

Report Of The Battle Mountain
public school for the month of April,
1901. No. OF boys enrolled s. No.
of girls enrolled Is. Per cen of al
tendance o5.
Honor Roll-Clsrs McIntyre 90,
Lena Uren 81, George Ganser So.
Lizzie Norris %, Bea Clancy gs.
Maggie Human 90. Mary McCar-
th3 90. Esirlla Weaver 81, Lulu
Weaver GO. George Norris 81,
George Human IS, Eddie George
es. Fred Uren 90. Viva Wilson 90.
May Wilson 81, Irma Egof 81.
l,ellie Langford o.
Fl. r. RANDALL, Principal.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
No OF boys enrolled ~. Ne. of
giris enrolled II. Whole no. en-
rolled 50. Per cent OF attendance 81.
Honor Roll-RoF Hagar oI.
Ralph Hasar 80, Ernest Uren 90.
Eddie Filippini 81. Bea Cooper ga,
Irene Egof 81. Mary Egof 90. Ida
Weaver g, Mary Bi5art 81, Tom
ME Ksndrick 81, Fay Smith 81,
James Langford ga, Clifton Can
ser os, Henry Hood o5. Enrol Lick
Ing 81, John Bidlrt o.. Juaniia
P.dart 81, David Clspcy 81. Edith
Kendriek %. Herbert pren o.,
Anihur Hood 60. harry y cts 81,
L.zz.c oiafTe;t 81. Al red Uien 81,
Ieanny Clsrcy 90.
CLARA IL McGssaoLz. Teacher.
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Blue Bird
no 1854.
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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-16
No s96
APPLICATION FOR PATENT

Cniled States land ONCE,
Carson City, New, February p. 1900.
NOTICE X HEREBY GIVEN THATJ.A.
~ blossom. whose ~posfofice address i
Battle Mountain. Nevada. has this day filed
his application for a patent for 1920 linear II
of the
Blue Bird
mine or vein. bearing gold. silver and cop
ger with surface ground Co feet in width.
situated in Battle Mountain Mining District.
County OF Lander and State OF Nevada and
designated by the B~eid-nOtes and official plat
on file in this Office n L : Mineral Survey
Number 1891 IN Township - North Range II
East Of Mount Diabio Meridian said Lot No
1921 being - 1allexA
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-16
No ssI
APPLICATION FOR PATENT

United States Land Office.
Carson City, Ney., February n. 1850.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT. A.
~ Blossom. whose p~ostoifiee address is
Battle Mountain, Nevada. has this day filed
his application for a patent for 3gU0 linear
feet OF the
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-16
We. .se.
APPLICATION FOR PATENT
Uxrrzp STATS LAxr oFucE-
Ckzsos CIR, ses.. Angus, Il. Ia

CkRsos CIR. srs.. August q. 1891
NOTICE Il HEREBY GIVEN THATy-E
~ Give. abuse pestofice address : Salena.
SeTzla by Ii. duly zathorized Agent and Al
roFzsy in far. james Johnston OF the sane
plzx. has made application iez = United states
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-16

United states Land Q1ice.
Carson Gig. New. February 2. leo
NoTlcE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT5- =
blossom. whose postoaiee sluHess =
Battle Mountain. Nexads. has this daF He'd
his application Tor 3 patent Tor Isl inezrit
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-16

Trited States Land Office.
Carson City, NeY.. February p, 1890.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT J.
~ A. Blossom. whose paSiafice address
y Battle Mountain. Nevada. has this day
filed his application for a patent for 1851
liner feel q the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09

sistant Superintendent G. Leslie Reynolds
read this forecast again. They looked up
at the brilliant sun and down at the bud
ding peonies, hyacinths and tulips. They
touched a faucet and shimmering streams
spurted forth, splashed with a rhythmic pat
ter into the great bronze basin, trickled over
the rough stones piled at the feet, of the
three bronze women and eddied among the
green dolphins and metal frogs. The foun-
tain was playing. They thought this 1.-The
finest weather ever experienced at the IN
auguration of a President. They sky was
clear, the temperature warm and balmy-a
fit meteorological climax to the magnificent
work done by Mr.. Edison and his able as
sistants.''
Then there came a change. The fountain
became still and white. The shimmering
streams no longer spurted forth nor splash
ed with a rhythmic patter in the great bronze
basin.
A shroud of ice hid the Bartholdi foun-
tain. 1t reached from the crown-like cup
at the top to the rough stones at the bot
tom. As 1t poured from the cup and fell
over bronze, fashioned like an inverted
saucer, into the upper basin, the water
froze. The overflow from this basin fell
twenty feet into the main basin and froZe.
1t rolled over the rough stones and among
the dolphins and frogs, and froze. The
bronze women whose hands support the
upper basin were hidden by the Ice. When
the temperature rose gaps opened in the
ice till icycles. fifteen feet long, like bright
stalacites hung pendant from the topmOst
basin, and sharp cones of ice, like stalag
mites, pointed upward from the stones.
The ten lamps which blaze around the edge
of the upper basin peeped out here and
there. 1t was an arctic picture. The foun-
tain and the forecast were in bold con-
trast. But, as people looked at the former
and thought Of the latter they were re-
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BRIGHTWooDs ASSOCIATION
THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
~. HELD LAST EVENING GA q,
Reports From, Committees and Discus-
sion I'm support of District
Bond Issue. 80

A regular monthly meeting Of the Bright
wood Citizens. Association was held last
evening at the Brightwood Hotel. There
was q large attendance and the president
Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker, presided
After approval of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting, Mr.. N. E. Robinson, chair
man Of the committee upon railroads, re-
ported his committee had been active in
endeavoring to obtain a better service and
improved cars upon the Brigntwood line,
and had also urged upon Congress the ne
cessity of passing law to prohibit the
charging OF more than enc fare for a con-
tinuous ride upon any one car line. Mr.
Robinson read a letter which his commit
tee had recently sent to members of the
Senate committee, which contained a Sc
we're criticism of the policy adopted upon
the Brightwood line, ard an appeal for
more consideration. Mr.. Robinson also
called the attention to an article in The
Star of that evening, treating of the great
er Washington, which, at his request, was
read by Mr.. Lambert and received with evil
dent approval.
Mr.. Wilton j. Lambert then spoke upon
the progress made by the Citizens Associa-
tons toward obtaining a bond issue, and
offered a resolution expressive Of the ap-
prevail of the Commissioners action in oh
tanning advances from the trea sury through
Congress to meet the deficiency in the Dis
trict funds, which. he said, had been caused
by the violation by Congress of the act of
1878. 1t was also resolved that the Com
missionerS be requested to urge upon Com
gress the necessity for either a BOND issue
further advancements to meet public i'm
provements Both resolutions We're unani-
mously passed.
Mr.. Shoemaker then made brief address,
during which he read a letter recently sent
by him to members Of the District commit
tees in Congress urging greater Hberality
in appropriations for streets and for the
general needs Of the city Mr.. Shoemaker
said he was, glad to say that $4,000 had
been appropriated for street purposes
Mr.. w. " Cox called the attention of
members to the appropriation of $37, 800
granted for Rock Creek Park, and reported
to the progress made in regard to OBJ
tanning a park at Old Fort Stevens Mr..
Lambert called the attention of the mem
bers to report from meeting of the
Northwest Citizens Association, which
placed the blame for the defeat Of the cleo
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Catalogues and Chairs Provided.

Bingham, in letter to the superintendent,
says:
~ want to send you an expression of my
highest admiration for and heartiest con-
CALCULATIONS upon your work in connection
with the inaugural ceremonies just COM
pleted. So far as I saw 1t was simply per-
feet, and not only were your arrangements
perfect, but they were carried out, which
is still more rare and difficult of attain
ment. Along the avenue, both going to the
Capitol and returning, l do not think there
was yellow dog that got across the street.
Whenever l wanted the assistance of your
department I always found them easy to
find, polite, willing. energetic and success
full, and as all of this must have originated.
however good your assistants might have
been, think you should have such salts
faction as Is derived from knowing that
your work is most highly appreciated"
Joseph Crawford, general agent of the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad, said:
1T gives me great pleasure to extend to
you my congratulations for the very eff
cient manner in which the interest of our
company was enhanced by the officers of
your department, both in uniform and citi-
zens' dress, who We're detailed for duty in
and about our property, particularly the
passenger station. desire to convey you
my thanks for the very prompt manner in
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WRAPPED IN STROUD OF ICE
BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN SPRAYS CON-
GEALED By wINTRY BLAST.
Mistake In Weather Forecast Inaugu-
ration Day-SugEestiOn of a
Change in Date.

: The bronze Of the Bartholdi fountain,
which has stood in the center of the Ma
tional Botanic Garden for twenty-three
years. was from Tuesday night till yester-
day afternoon hidden under Ice. Hundreds
of strangers and Washingtonians gathered
round the fantasia in ice and thousands
looked at it from afar, some from the add
jacent streets. some from street cars and
others through the grim, iron fence which
borders the garden.
The fountain does not play during winter,
and in spring, when danger of freeze is
apprehended. the water is shut off and
withdrawn from the basins. But the au-
thorfties of the garden, impelled by de-
sire to present another spectacle to inaugu-
ration visitors. and lured by official prom
ises of clear skies and balmy air, set he
fountain bubbling and the spray flying
March t. They had read the weather bu-
reau forecast:
Touched the Button.
Superintendent William r. Smith and AS
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minded that the error on the part of the
Weatner bureau was a clerical one. In
making UP the forecast a clerk, 1T is said,
!alled TO present to Mr. Moore the reports
iIom Ok1ahoma. In that region there were
portentous thighs" and it was thence the
foul weather came
change of Inauguration Date.
AS they grouped round the chilling scene
the people thought of all the efforts made
TO move Inauguration day forward from
March to April. Since Aaron Burr in 1895
proposed in the Senate of the United States
mat Presidents be inaugurated June 1 there
nave been many efforts to project inaugu-
ration day farther into the spring. Reso-
buttons of the character indicated have
twice been adopted by the Senate without
opposition. Senator ingalls, in 1885 intro
ouced resolution providing that April 30
shoun De inauguration day. This was
agreed to by the Senate, taken to the
Rouse OF Representatives, and referred to
the committee on the judiciary, but never
reported back. Senator Hoar, in 1888, pre-
scented resolution fixing the last Tuesday
IN April as inauguration day. 1t was
agreed TO. In the House Representative
Grain OF Texas offered an amendment SUBJ
shutting December 81 for March as the
beginning or the term of a representative in
Congress, and substituting the first Mon
day IN January for the first Monday in
December for the meeting of Congress 1t
was shown that this would make the short
session long one and give more time for
puDl1c business. A representative, instead
or Walung thirteen months before taking
his seat, would be sworn in two months
after his election. -IEThe House, by 1919 yeas
and 12S nays, refused to suspend the rules
and pass the resolution. Mr. Grain offered
the same resolution in several Congresses
out II never was agreed to.
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which your men responded to every call
and also for the promptness in furnishing
additional details Of men as they were
needed. These officers aided very mate
rally In handling crowds of people, and
am sure the record made by your men
Will prove very gratifying to you"
feel under deep obligations to you for
your courtesy and cooperation with me in
preserving the orderly conditions that pre-
vailed wrote ID. NJ Ramsdell, sergeant
alarms of the Senate. The officers from
your force were most efficient, gentlemanly
and greatly aided in bringing about the
satisfactory result"
General Boynton. in a letter to the chief
OF police, said: ~ want to congratulate
you over the most complete and satisfac-
tory police arrangements that have ever
blessed the work for an Inauguration
have heard nothing but the high praise
which such success merits"
j. E. Watkins, superintendent of the Ma
tlonal Museum, also congratulated Major
sylvester upon the efficient service rem
dered by the department, and also extended
his thanks for the protection afforded the
museum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09

running shad and herring during the coming
fishing season.
The steamer E. James Tull has sailed
from Alexandria, with a cargo Of grain for
Occoquan and quantity of lumber for
Fort Washington.
The schooner H. L. Danger is in port with
a cargo of about $1,000 feet Of Virginia pine
lumber from the Coan river for H. L.. Bis
coe.
The tug Vulcan has gone to Chesapeake
City to get four coal laden barges bound
to this point.
The light house tender Maple has left
Baltimore on a cruise In her district. t4-
General and Personal.
,Reyburn's steam yacht Gretchen was yes
terday taken to the Alexandria marine rail-
way, where she will be cut in two and will
have twelve feet added to her length. Her
engine. boiler and machinery were taken
out here. She will be ready for service
again in about three months.
A fshermans batteau was seen yesterday
afternoon by the men on a steamer in
the river near Mount Vernon bottom up
ward, and not far away a small haul SEINE
was also seen floating. The crew of the
Mount Vernon steamer Charles Manchester
picked up the net, but were unable to reach
the boat, which, when last seen, was foat-
ing down the Potomac with the tide. No
accidents to fishermen have been reported,
and who the boat and net belonged to is not
known.
Ducks are more plentiful on the river
now than they have been for several weeks
River men say the return of the ducxs at
this season of the year Is a signal Of the
approach OF warm weather. The ducks
spend the day on the river above Four Mile
run, and about dusk they fly south.
Mr.. Arthur Rauterberg has had the en-
CINE of his yacht Greyhound thoroughly
overhauled and fitted with an electric tg-
inter. The engine will be placed IN the
boat next week and she will be gotten
ready for service in the early spring
The members of the Capital Yacht Club
are having their boats overhauled and put
In good order for the summer cruises. The
boats will be brought to their berth off the
loot Of 9th street about the middle Of AprJl
A scow laden with brick, sand and other
building material to be used in the new
work at Fort Washington lies sunken in
the shallow water at the upper side of the
fort wharf :.
Banks large pile driver Is engaged in
driving number of piles on the eastern
side of The channel bank at the mouth of
the Eastern branch for use of the dredging
machines.
The Alexandria fish wharf privilege has
been leased to Mr.. Theo. Ballenger for one
year from March l. =
Capt. Il. S. Randall is having a large
number of oaken piles hauled to the wharf
at the River View excursion resort for
the purpose of rebuilding the wharf before
the opening of the excursion season
Capt. Ollie Crowder is the pilot In charge
OF the United States training ship Hart
Iord ON the trip from this city to Hampton
Roads.
Mr.. W. H. Callahan, general passenger
agent OF the Norfolk and Washington line
OF steamers. has returned from visit to
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BOYD'S AND VICINITY,
Residence of Sheriff Damaged by Fire
Railroad Traffic.

Railroad Traffic.
Special Correspondence of The Evening STAR
BOYD,S, Md, March s, 1901.
The fine residence of Sheriff Arthur Will
Jams, near Jacksonville, caught fire this
morning, and had it not been for the time
ly assistance given by members of his fam
lily the dwelling would have burned to the
ground When Mr.. David Dawson, his
brother-in-law. who lives with him, arose
from his bed he smelied something burn
ing and went into the cooks chamber and
found the bed clothing on fire, the room
filed with smoke and the roof In blaze
He aroused Mr.. Williams, and after a hard
fight the flames were extinguished The
bed clothing caught fire from a heater in
the room. 1t is thought the colored serv-
ant, after arising had carelessly thrown
the covering on this heater. The damage
amounted to not more than $50.
March the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road ran from Baltimore to Washington
and return 179 passenger trains OF this
number about Seyenty-two were regular
trains. Included in this count is the re-
turn OF empty coach trains from Wash
1ngton to Baltimore to be again filled with
passengers for Washington. At Camden
sta ton, between the hours of 5 and 10 a m
2t3l tickets were sold, and rough esti-
mate shows that they sold at least 1000
more after this hour and count. Several
thousand were sold at Mount Royal sta
ton.
The record made by the company In the
handling OF the great number of trains
was remarkable, not even a deraiIment of
a car being reported. The traffic handled
the Sd of March was also very heavy, over
10 trains passing between the two cities
Mrs. Sarah Layton died at her residence
near Clarksburg, this county Tuesday last,
aged seventy years. She was the widow
OF Obadiah Layton of that place, who died
several years ago.
Mr.. Isaac Davis died at his home near
Comus, Montgomery county, Tuesday last.
aged about eighty years. He was well
known throughout the western section of
TINS county. His remains were inferred
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tr1c lighting clause in the District bill upon
the residents east of Rock creek. He said
this accusation was unfair, as at the last
meeting of the Brightwood association res
buttons were passed regretting the action
or Congress in not passing the provision.
Mr. Lambert called upon Mr.. Lancaster as
president of the Northwest association to
explain. Mr. Lancaster proceeded to say
that it was not the intention to attack the
association, but that some irresponsible per-
son living east of Rock creek had caused
the trouble. This caused considerable dis
cussion and debate, Messrs. Lancaster Saul
and Blagden taking part
Resolutions were adopted requesting the
and 18th street road, south of Brightwood
after which the meeting adjourned to mar.
take of refreshments provided by Mr.. Snee-
maker
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LAUREL NEWS.
Final Report of Treasurer Castle
Board of Trade Meeting

Final Report of Treasurer Castle
Board of Trade Meeting.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
LAUREL, Md, March g. 1901.
The last and final report Of Mr. P. P.
Castle as treasurer for Prince Georges
county has been submitted to the county
commissioners. This report is for the wear
1899, there having been reports rendered
for the years 1895, 1897 and 1898. The final
one covers the last year of the incumbency
of Mr.. Castle as treasurer for Prince
Georges
The report states that there was placed
in his hands for collection on account of
annual levy by the board of county COM
missioners the sum Of s103 800 40 in ad,ii-
ton to which was an assessment on hank
stocks and other corporations amounting
to the sum Of 81 .96, making a total Of
$105. O0536.
The report submitted by Mr. Castle at
the close Of the first year of his term of
office was the first Of its kind to be rem
dered by any treasurer of the county and
the action met with the hearty approval
or all citizens interested irrespective Of
party. In the spring of 1897 a statement
was published in all the county papers of
Prince Georges setting forth the amount
he was charged under with the levy and
the amount collected and returned.
President E. l.. Petit of the Laurel
board of trade has called for a special
meeting of the board to be held Wednes-
day evening. March ID, at s O'clock, when
number of important questions relative
to the interests of the town will be discuss
ed. An important item that will receive
attention will be the question of passen-
ger rates from this point to Baltimore on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 1t is the
intention of the board to ask for a return
to the old rates, which were abolished
about a year ago.
A sociable was held at the residence of
Mrs. Susie Shaffer, on Main street last
night by the ladies of Centenary NJ. E
Church. Music and other amusements en-
Hvened the evening.
Miss Lena Brehme who has been spend
Ing the winter in Baltimore, has been a
recent guest of friends in this town
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THE LAKEWOOD SEASON,
Another Dance and Some Good
Skating.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
LAKEWOOD, N. J., March 8, 1901.
Outdoor life and sport has this week re-
ceived special attention from the large
number of visitors In the resort, and the
drives have been crowded with handsome
eQufpages daily, while the links at both
golf clubs. which are in the best of con-
dition, have never had a more consistent
patronage. A final touch of cold weather
for two days rendered skating again posi-
BILE on the lake, and everyone seemed anx-
ious to improve the probable last oppor-
tupity. Especially were the fee boats in
demand, and the fair sex were at all times
unstinted in their enthusiastic praises of the
swift passage up and down the lake thus
afforded Mr.. Gould, before his departure
on his trip of railroad inspection, announced
that the polo tournaments would without
doubt commence by the 18th of the month,
and the Lakewood team Is now hard at
work In practice for them. An attractive
feature Of the spring sports will be tn
speed events which are to occur on the new
race track of p. S. p. Randolph, and swift
racing is expected by the several owners
Of speed horses among the cottagers.
Socially, informal dinner parties have had
a monopoly this week.
Prominent Washington visitors at the
Laurel-in- the-Pines during the week have
been Mrs. Walter Heiston, c. J. Patterson
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Evans.
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RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.
satisfactory Progress in Raising the
Five New Regiments Authorized.

Colonel Johnston Of the adjutant gen.
erals office, who has charge of the recruit
ing branch of the Office, said today that
satisfactory progress is being made In the
recruitment of the five new infantry regi-
ments authorized by Congress. In addition
to the recruits recently assigned to the
2Sth Infantry. there are now nearly 600 un-
assigned infantry recruits at the preside
of San Francisco. Both battaIions of the
10th Infantry now under orders for service
In the Philippines have been filled to the
maximum of $50 men to each company An
order was issued by the War Department
today assigning the 600 unattached re-
cruits at the preside to the LIST Battalion
of the Both Infantry. This assignment
practically completes the organization of
the first battalion of each of the five new
regiments of infantry. All these troops are
destined to early service in the Philippines.
supplying in part the vacancies in Cen
erai MacArthurs army resulting from the
homecoming Of the volunteers for dis
charge.