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New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
NEGRO LIGHTNING CILCILITORS.
EXTRAORDINARY APTITUDE FOR MENTAL ARITH
METIC DISPLAYED BY WEST IN

DIAN CHILDREN.
zone Of the oldest things / came across in
my wanderings,' said traveller recently
turned from the West Indies, was the extraOr-
dinary aptitude of negro children for mental
arithmetic. / visited good many Of the public
schools and saw some astonishing exhibitions
Of this faculty. which is probably the last with
which one would credit the grandchildren of
African savages, as many Of the West Indian
negro children are. The currency of the islands
is, of course, British, that calculations of
any sort are more complicated than with US.
Yet an inspector or visitor can ask school full
Of ragged urchins what would be the cost Of
seven gross Of handkerchiefs at fyepence three
farthings apiece and receive the answer almost
as soon as the words are out OF his mouth. and
doubtless long before he had himself worked ii
out This can be kept up all day, TO the great
enjoyment of the children, who regard that sort
of thing sport.
THE same children, when confronted with
reader may make sad work of il, and seem
certainly little above the average. Even when
made to DO sums on a slate they not brighter
than most white children. Perhaps that state
ment should be qualified, for there is no doubt
that the children of pure-blooded Africans de-
velop phenomenally for the first five or six years
Of their lives and, indeed, until twelve or thir-
teen years old fully the equals, intellectu-
ally, Of white children. / have never seen white
ba bes as intelligent some of these negro in
fants at the same age But when past twelve
their minds seem full grown and it is not easy
to teach them, except in cases here and there.
All these observations. however. apply to chill
dren of negroes whose parents grandparents
were brought from Africa when full grown.
There are many West Indian negroes who
DO not speak English and there are large socie-
ties named according to the part of Africa
from which the members their parents came.
A Nangobar for instance, would not think of
loning a Congo society. SO they all stand much
nearer to Africa than do our negroes which
makes the observation of their characteristics
very interesting. Unfortunately, they do not
seem to retain to any marked degree this faculty
for rand calculation when they reach manhood.
And even if they did they would be so backward
in other respects that their value clerks would
be slight"
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

the season of prayer lasted many miraculous
cures were reported. and braces canes and
crutches left behind by people who required
them when they came 10 the house NJ worship.
were shown as evidence OF the miraculous power
of the sacred relic In many years no religious
demonstration had created 50 much excitement,
and thousands Of people who had read of the
cures effected. but who had not been able TO
make the pilgrimage earlier. were greatly disap-
pointed when at last they came To the shrine
and found that the miracle working bone had
been removed from public view.
Not far from the little church where the sacred
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

lhe position Of guns or riflemen whose dis
charges may be invisible not only 10 the naked
eye but also to field glasses. The instrument
SHOWS the direction from which the sound of the
detonation proceeds, We'll s the approximate
distance at which the firing has taken place
Inc Italian War Office has ordered several of
THESE instruments TO be constructed at the mill
tary engineering works of Payia, SO as to be
able to make experiments with them during the
next grand manPuVreS.
Military critics express n doubt that the tee-
meter can be of much practical except on a
perfectly clear day when wind is blowing
without waiting for the grand man0uVres a test
might easily be made in Rome any day of the
week. AT midday a cannon is fired from Castle
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

veOpment of the collecting Fad. BalIyshan-
non gentleman has, ii states. made collection
Of sailors corpse rings" Seafaring men Of
most nations possess in common the habit of
wearing a thick silver ring on the little finger.
These rings engraved inside with the own
er's name and port. ana serve to identify his
body in the event of death by drowning. The
collection of corpse rings is a fairly large
one. and every ring has, il is stated, been OBJ
tanned from the relations or comrades of the
drowned sailor The fad of a we'll known states
man. no longer living. for the collection Of false
teeth is beaten in its snguarity by this phase
Of the collecting fever.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

relic is deposited there is another religious insti
tuition which is attractive to the faithful of the
Roman Catholic Church at all times. Its func-
ton differs from that of st. Jean Baptiste IN
that it provides for the dead, while the sacred
relic is exposed for the benefit of the living.
The institution in question is known as the
Helpers of the Holy Souls in Pursatory. 1t is
an order having a New-York home in the two
fine brownstone houses Nos. III and 1l6 East
Eighty -sixth-st.. on which there are no external
tokens of the work which is done within. except
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

Santangelo to warn All Romans that il is II
o'clock. When the wind is in the right quarter
the report Of the cannon shakes the windows of
houses mile away; when the wind is in the
opposite direction the report is usually inau-
dihle: yet the distance is always the same. Gen
eral Giletta's telemeter, our correspondent adds
will not br much good unless it gauge the
strength Of the wind and indicate the varia-
tions in the strength Of the report likely 10 be
produced by variations in the wind.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
lN UNNECESSARY QUILIFIC4TIOy.

From The Chicago Tribune.
What office is Graphter reaching for now"
He wants To be superintendent of a deaf ana
dumb asylum
When did he learn the sign Language" ="
Never learned ii at all You don't have %
learn il To hold that job. You can always get \
cheap assistant, you know, if you ever have 0c-
casion to talk to the mutes-"
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
NOVEL MILITARY IySTRUHENT
% The London Post.

From The London Post.
Our Rome correspondent states that an Italian
officer, General Giletta, who has been for some
time engaged in studying the effect of smokeless
powder on military tactics, has succeeded in m
venting instrument called an acoustic tele-
UleteT. with which he claims to be able 10 locate
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
HELPERS OF HOLY SOULS.

\ ROMAN CATHOLIC SISTERHOOD. AND
ITS MISSION OF PRAYER AND MERCY.
The attention of the public directed re-
Gently to the little church of St Jean Bap
tiste. in Seventy-sixth-st.. near Third-ave
where thousands of men, women and chill
dren went to worship. and TO adore the
relic of st. Anne de Beaupre. which is
carefully and reventy guarded there. While
New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

COLLECTING SAILORS "CORPSE RINGS"
From The London News.
The Dublin "Freomans Journal calls atten-
tion to very novel and somewhat grew de-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
Other Places in Ohio.

Youngstown, o., April 1.-The en-
tire republican ticket was elected here
by majorities ranging from 500 to l.
200, showing large republican gains.
The vote was two to one against ad-
vancing the city to first class.
Springfield, o., April 2.-Republi-
cans elected mayor, city solicitor, po-
lice prosecutor and entire township
ticket, while democrats elected police
Judge and water works trustee. This
is the first time in eight years that the
republicans have elected mayor. M.
l.. Milligan, the successful candidate,
is a brother-in Jaw OF Senator Fair.
banks of Indiana.
Dayton, O., April "A heavy spring
vote marked the election here Monday
and the result shows distinct republic
can gains. The council stands as be-.
fore, democratic IL to 8, and the school
board republican in the same proper
ton. The vote was about $4,000, as
against 5000 in the fall campaign.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
SUMMARY Of News
Happenings Of the World Briefly
and Tersely Told
MONDAY.


Able HertZog, cure OF the Madeleine
church of St Mary Magdalen, j. dead
In Paris.
Christopher Columbus Gibson, the
celebrated musician and compo er, is
dead at his home in Hennikes, n. II.
The Indiana glass manufacturers
notified all their plants in the United
States to be closed May II until late
in the fall This is two weeks earlier
than usual.
The seventh annual meeting of the
National Municipal league and the
ninth conference for good city govern
ment will be held at Rochester, N. Y,
on May 8, 9 and 10.
Edwin S. Tarr, a veteran actor and
stE.ye manager of THE Belle Of New
York" company, dropped dead of apo
pleXy in the Office Of Hotel Terrace at
Scranton, Pa.
Tim Donohue, former catcher of the
Chicago National league baseball club,
has bought half interest in the West
ern league club of Colorado Springs,
Col, and will be the regular catcher of
the team.
The little Norwegian steamer Gwent,
which went ashore on March Goth two
miles east of Long Beach, l.. l., while
en- route to New York with eight pas
senger9 and a cargo of fruit from
Banes, Cuba, has been successfully
floated.
The health department of st. Joseph,
Mo-, thought it had smallpox about
stamped out a week ago, but since
then 35 cases have been quarantined
in that city. The rapid spreading of
the disease is exciting alarm through
out the northern section of the state.
The general strike of lockers at
Marseillcs, France, while it lasted and
the continual suspension of most dock
work has done enormous injury to the
commerce and industry of that city.
The calculations show an industrial
loss Of some 25,000,O00 francs, while
the men have lost more than 1000 900
francs in wages.
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Gen. Powell Clayton, ambassador to
Mexico. has announced that he has
promised to serve four years more in
that capacity.
Elijah S. McCaughey, a brOthes-in-
law OF former Vice-President Adlai f..
Stevenson, and prominent citizen Of
Sioux City, Ia, is dead, aged so years.
An incendiary fire at Attleboro
Falls, Mass, destroyed property of the
value Of $4,000 to $4,000. Several
factories were among the establish
ments burned out.
A collision between a passenger and
a FREIGHT train occurred on the Chica-
go & Northwestern at Little Rapids,
Wis. resulting in the killing of one
and the injuring Of several others.
Gov. Davis of Arkansas has signed
the drastic anti-gambling bill passed
by the legislature, and it has gone into
immediate effect. All gambling houses
at Little Rock have been ordered
closed
The Spaulding st. Lawrence Boat
company Of Ogdensburg, n. Y, has re-
ceived a cablegram from George L.
Watson, ordering a set of hollow
spruce spars for Sir Thomas Upton
challenging yacht, Shamrock III.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
SATURDAY..

A seat on the New York stock ex-
change was sold for $50, 900, which is
$4,000 more than the highest price
heretofore paid.
The directors Of the Calumet &
Hecla Mining Co., at a meeting, have
declared dividend of SIS per share.
The last dividend declared was $40.
Gov. Too!a and Mayor Edwards of
Helena, Mont, formally extended invi-
tatiols to esidcrt Mckinley to stop
at Helena during his western trip.
Experiments with fast flying electric
trains between Berlin and Hamburg,
Germany, have demonstrated that a
speed of at least l25 miles an hour can
be attained without difficulty.
Joseph A. Conlin, the postoffice clerk
arrested in San Francisco recently on
the charge of stealing SAB, 600 in reg
istered mail in Boston, was sentenced
to four years imprisonment at Sing
Sing.
Capt. J. II. Dayton, who has been on
special duty in the bureau CT naviga-
ton for some time past, has been or
QGTGQ To COuilt4s III TIE CulSCGO, INC
flagship Of the South Atlantic squad
ron, relieving Capt. c. II. Rockwell.
Mrs. Annie Frettwell, formerly of
Pittsburg, Pa, but now resident of
Allahabad, India, in a letter gives the
details Of q movement among the ma
tive and European residents of India
for the erection Of a memorial to
Queen Victoria.
Mrs. G.. Braunchneider Of Toledo, o.,
who cut off her toes, ears and nose,
and otherwise disfgured herself with
common pair Of shears, was adj.
judged insane and taken to the insane
hospital. Her wounds are healing
nicely.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
"coIdep RuIev Jcncs Elected.

Toledo, O., April Samuel Jones
has been elected to succeed himself
as mayor Of Toledo. His majority over
McMaken will be about 5000. Jones
announced himself as a non-partisan
candidate, and his nomination was Sc
cured by petition, the papers being
widely circulated and signed by the
majority of the workingmen. He was
endorsed by the democratic conVen'
ton and was, in fact, the democratic
candidate. His campaign was unique.
His forces were not marshalled, and
he had no campaign committee to take
charge of the fight. He spoke in ev-
cry ward and precinct in the city, ad-
vocating the golden rule.
The republicans had strong candi-
date in Gen. w. V. McMaken, who
served in the Spanish-American war
with distinction.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
WEDNESDAY.

Yang Yu, Chinese minister to Rus.
STA, is seriously i'll. He has had two
falls in succession, owing to vertigo.
= Lieut.. Count Won Arnim Of the
Gardes du Corps has been commanded
to join the Germany embassy in Wash
ington.
Patsy Sweeny Of Ireland and Perry
Queenan of Chicago fought 20-round
draw before the Phoenix Athletic club,
Memphis, last night.
The Buffalo Pan-American exposi-
ton stamps will be placed on sale at
postoffices throughout he country on
May 1st next.
The dense fog which has prevailed
on the Atlantic coast for the last few
days has seriously impeded ocean
liners in making New York harbor.
Disaffecton is spreading rapidly in
Russia in connection with the recent
student demonstrations. At Odessa,
100 arrests have been made, and at
Riga 800 are in custody.
The navy department has desig-
mated the first-class battleship Indiana
for the service of the cadets of the
United States naval academy. This is
IN entirely new policy.
A. J. Balfour, British government
leader in the house OF commons, can
see no prospect Of the United States
Great Britain and other countries me-
gotiating to prevent corners in grain.
Wreckage which has gone ashore on
Gabo island, near Cape Howe, the
most southeastern point of Australia,
causes a fear that the coastal steamer
Federal of Melbourne has foundered,
with a loss of Is lives.
A Acknowledgement man. having
on his person visiting cards giving the
name Howard Douglass Campbell"
and also letters written by the duke of
Argyll, committed suicide in a Lon.
don hanson cab last night.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
CUBAN CONVENTION
Held a Secret Session in Havana
Monday.
PLANTLRS WANT DUTIES CUT

Motion 70 Arroirt a Committee TO Co
to Washia con Defeated Mayor
Rodriguez OF Havana Sends In His
Resignation.
Havana, April "A secret session
of the Cuban constitutional convention
was held Monday and attended by %
delegates. Among the .abaenteos We're
Senior Giberga, Senior Cuilas and Gen,
Sanguily, strong supporters Of the
Platt amendment. The first matter
considered was a resolution from the
planters association recommending
the convention to accept the amend
ment with a proviso THAT the United
States government should make a re-
duction OF per cent in the duty on
Cuban products, or ct least make a
preference in their favor over similar
products from other countries. The
resolution was tabled without discus.
sion. The majority report of the com.
mittee on relations, signed by Seniors
Gomez. Silva and Villuendas was read,
but after a discussion which showed
that q ma iority of the delegates were
opposed to it, a resolution to lay it on
the table was carried. A similar dis.
position was made of reports from
Seniors he QUesada, Tamayo, Nunez
and Giberga.
A motion by Senior Monteagudo to
appoint committee to go to Washing
ton was defeated by vote Of Is to r.
1t was formally decided to hold a
public session Of the convention to-
day, when an attempt will probably be
made to reconsider the action on the
Monteagudo motion.
Havana, April 2.-Senor Alexandra
Rodriguez, who was elected mayor Of
Havana June 1G, 1900, has resigned the
Office and the ayuntamiento will elect
his successor to day.
At Mondays session an attempt was
made to elect Senior Zayas, but the
action of the ayuntamiento was de.
clared null and void owing to the fact
that the resignation Of Senior Rodri
guez had not been filed.
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GEN. LOGAN'S STATUE
Will Be Unveiled at Washington
April 9.


Washington, April Arrange
ments for the ceremonies attending
the unwilling of the statue of Gen.
John A. Logan in Iowa Circle April 8
have been completed. On account Of
the few regular troops available for
use in connection with the unwilling
ceremonies, only a provisional regi-
ment Of the District national guard,
under Col NJ. e. Emmett Urell; light
battery of artillery and two companies
Of marines will participate. Col.
Guenther will be in command Of the
military.
Gen. Granville S. Dodge, the presid-
ing officer, will open the exercises, af-
ter which Rev. Frank w. Bristol Of the
Metropolitan M. e. church will deliver
the invocation. This will be followed
by the presentation OF the sculptor,
Mr.. Franklin Simmons, and the unveil.
ing OF the statue by Master John Tuck
er, grandson.
President Mckinley will make a
short address, after which Senator
Chauncey Nj. Depew of New York will
deliver the grafton. Benediction will
bring the ceremonies to close.
Many veteran organizations will
take part in the ceremonies, and it is
expected delegations will be present
from the society of the Army of the
tennessee and Army OF Cumberland
and Loyal Legion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
MADE MANY NEW LAWS
Legislature HAS Enacted TIVE
Hundred and Fifty Up
to Date.
CONSIDER RAILROAD TAX BILLS
Small Hope for Passage OF Bill Proyid.
ing Graded Scale Tor edges
of Probate.

Lansing. Mich, April 2.-Now that
the legislature has concluded the bulk
of its work rs Il sort OF composite
board Of supervisors for the various
counties OF the state, something may
be expected from it in the way Of gen
eral legislation. The present legisla-
ture in common with most OF its pre-
decessors in recent years, has come in
for a liberal share of criticism for
"having done nothing" Now the fact
of the matter is that a whole lot Of
business has been accomplished,
although not much of it has been OF
general public interest The people of
Michigan may as well make up their
minds that this same condition of af-
fairs will continue to exist until they
do their part toward correcting them.
Instead Of criticising the legislature,
they will do well to criticise them
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
Reasons for Desertinu,

London, April I'm the house Of
commons Monday the colonial secre-
tary, Mr. Chamberlain, confirming the
dispatch from Accra, Gold Coast col
ony, announcing that a number Of men
belonging to the British West African
regiment who deserted at Kumassi,
had marched, armed, to Cape Coast
Castle, where it was feared they
would loot the town, said that between
400 and 500 men Of the West African
regiment bad mutined because they
had not been returned to Sierre Leone
at the time they understood they
would be sent home
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
Reviving the Regulations.

Berlin, April 2.-Baron Won Rhein-
baben, Prussian minister of the interi-
or, has issued a decree stringently re-
viving the ~e~ulotions regarding Amer
leans sojourniHg in, Prussia. The de-
cree says: "All American citizens Of
German birth who return to Prussia in
military service age after having
avoided army service here will not be
allowed, under any conditions, to re-
side in Prussia permanently" The de-
cree, which dates from 1885, has here
tofore been "insuflciently observed, ="
as the present circular puts it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
GENERAL MARKETS.
Detroit Grain Market,

wheat-No. /, 7Sc; May, 79kc;
July, 7Sihc.
Corn-No. mixed, 44c; No. 2 yell
low, 441ac.
Oats-No. white, 3Ohc; No. g
white, soc.
Rye-No 8, 56Mc
Beans-Spot, S1.S5; April, s1.S5.
Cloverseed-Spot, $685..
Chicago Grain Market.
wheat-May, 74ssc; July, 74%c.
Corn-May, 43 &c; July, 431ac.
Oats-May, 255sc; July, 25hc.
Pork-May, $3.50; July, $3.50.
Lard-May, $3.50; July, SS.12.
Chicago Live Stock.
Cattle-Market steady at s5.7566.1O.
Hogs-Closed weak at S6.02b661O.
Sheep = Steady at S3.2505:25.
lambs lower at $450@5.40.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Cattle-Market fairly active at s5lo
@5.50; veal calves, $4.O0@75O.
Hogs-Steady at last weeks prices
s6.25@6.32k.
Sheep = Top woods. s5.so@5.
clipped. $5.1505.SO; lambs. $3.50
$50.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
friday.

Thirty-siX cases Of smallpox are re-
ported at Ponce, Porto Rico, but the
epidemic is decreasing.
The Canadian contingent for the
South African constabulary, over 1 900
strong, has sailed from Halifax to
Cape Town.
Roland Reed, the comedian, is said
to be critically i'll at his home in New
York city. Cancer Of the stomach Is
his ailment.
A dispatch from Salonica announces
that nine men were scalded to death
by the bursting Of steam pipe on the
Turkish tornado boat Shehab
The Hungarian government has for
hidden the practice Of hypnotism ex-
cept by medical men under specia; per-
mission, owing to the number Of
crimes attributed to hypnotism.
Eleven fresh cases of the bubonic
plague, including five Europeans, were
officially reported at Cape Town. Five
additional deaths have occurred.
Princess Ingeborg Charlotte Fred
erica, wife of Prince Charles, third
son Of King Oscar ii. of Sweden and
Norway, has given birth to a daughter
Several Vienna newspapers assert
that Japan has sounded Great Britain
and Germany as to whether they
would combine against Russia in the
event of the annexation of Manchuria.
The trial of 10 Bulgarians in Euro
pean Turkey. charged with revolution.
airy proceedings, has resulted in the
condemnation Of to death, II to
penal servitude for live and were
acquitted.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-05
TUESDAY,.

DR.. SchilicLter, the African traveller
and geographer, is dead.
The Turkish transport Asian has
been wrecked near Yembo. Twenty
soldiers were drowned
John Fernan of Idaho has been APP
abandoned military reservation in
Idaho.
About 1000 Germans, whose time of
service in the army will shortly eX-
pire, are to be returned home as soon
as transports are available. 1t is not
expected that their places will be
filed.
Herr Carl Laeisz, the chairman of
the board Of directors Of the Hamburq-
American teamship line, who died in
Hamburg March %, left Hamburg ! j..
100000 marks for the cons truction Of
a concert house.
Mr.. w. Harry Clarke is dead in
Washington. He was manager Of the
B. & O. Telegraph Co. here for some
years and later was engaged in news
paper work. At the time Of his death
he was employed in the treasury de-
partment.
The Berliner Tageblatt prints q
communication from Apia, Samoan ISL
ands, dated Feb. 26, the writer Of
which asserts that about the end Of
last year a serious conspiracy oc.
Cured against Chief Mataafa and the
German government in the whole isl
and of Savaii, but that the slilfulness
of the governor quelied the outbreak
without bloodshed.
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comnronieed Their Differences.

Columbus, o., April 2.-Representa-
tives Of the miners and operators Of
the Hooking Valley agreed to continue
the present docking system until
April "a, thus preventing a suspension
of work. A conference will be held in
the meantime and it is confidently ex.
pected that chsnges demanded by the
operators in the docking system will
be arranged, the miners having ex-
pressed a willingness to consider the
proposition submitted by the opera
tors