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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
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OF A BONNET

wv VI ~ would marry meD
Should have the purtiest bonnet lha' ever
the store folks made .o.+ +,.a,-
One that would throw ralhOo" 'e'
ty mile in the SHADE!
Ever seen Jenny smilin'? Ever took note
Of her eyes? nh. ,,,,.
tor her angel made EN- Iloiii ii''
patches o. skies!
Jest 'peared to twinkle sunshine! an "Aeh
ever they look at me 4.
I see jest all o Heaven that ever l hoPe ~
seei
Well went down thar to the city an
toP the store folks plain
I wanted the finest bonnet that ever eoiiie
in on the train;
tendin' words:
It wuz all fixed up with roses an rlOOols'
an singin' birds.
But now the troubles a-comin' she wuz
all in deep distress;
How wuZ ten-dollar bonnet 10 30 with d
caliker dress?
AIother-she kinder shook her head; said
'twould be ''out O place.
An Jenny, with tears a-fallin' on the
roses of her face!
But her gran'ma come ter the rescue; IT'S
been seventy year." says she'
''Sence I wore my weddin' dress an now
it's good as 1t use to be;
I've been a-kcepIE' 1t stored aWay-Dut II
saddens me now an then;
An seem to-morrer's the Easter day, wen
make it over fer Jen"
Jen throwed her arms around her, till we
heard the granma say:
ever you see SIGH a silly gal? She'll
smother me that away!
Go long an git yer scissors, an all o yer
needles bright;
With a hat like that weddin' dress is Jest
what'll set you right"
An it did! An seem she looked so sweet
when the Easter day come 'roun,
When meetIn' wuz over the license an the
parson wuz easy foun'!
An I amt a-iovin' Jenny any the more
less,
Kaze I married her Easter mornin' IT
gran'mother's weddin' dress!
#. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
TREATY AGAINST ANARCHY
Recommendations for One Before the
Pan American Congress,
NEED OF IT GENERALLY RECOGNIZED
Project Proposed Makes Active Express
sion and Propagation OF Anarchistic
Ideas an Extraditable OHense.

Mexico City, December 23.-The commit.
tee on extraditon and suppression Of an.
arehy presented It's report to the Pan.
American conference this morning Il
recommends that the American republics
Sign general treaty Of eStradtion. The
general terms Of such treaty arc sjyen
and they differ little from the terms Of
the eStradlt.on treaty now I'm force be
tween the United states and Mexico.
The committee >says it experienced dfd-
Guilty In Including any special provision
against anarchy and anarchists owing on
the Que hand 20 the necessity of respecting
the liberty Of belief and On the oIhE to
the fact that the crimes Of anarchists, such
as the murder of President Mckinley, come
under the ordinary classhcatlons Of penal
codes aud are sufficient TO justify the
extradtlou without the need of special
provisions. Nevertheless, the committee
says that St considers the time ripe for
some united action against anarchy Oh the
part Of the nations Of America ana that
it believes the best way is to make the
active expression and propagation OF an.
archistic ideas an cxtraditabln ofTense. A
provision to this effect Is included In the
proposed treaty as follows:
Article ID. The contracting parties agree
TO provide mi their respective legislation
for the punishment of the propagation Of
anarchy. The CNtraditiou of any Individual
WHO may have propagutcd anarchy may be
IN demand from the date on which such
propagation becomes punishable by the
nation making the request. In such cases
!t shall be granted although the individual
whose cXtradition be demanded may be
liable TO penalty of imprisonment Of
less than two years
Volney W, Foster. United states dele
gate, proposed that Chicago be added to
the list Of cities having claim 10 a
branch Of the proposed pan-Amerlcan bank
His motion was accepted by twelve votes.
In consequences Of the above vote, Presi-
dent Ruigossa ordered that the name OF
Chicago be- Incorporated In the resolution
Win slight notifications articles 10 and
II Of ScnatE Davis pan-Amorlcau railway
project were approved. These completed
the entire railway report which is there
~ by the conference, tho FIRST having becu
the Pan American bank
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
TROLLEY CAR ACCIDE Mt
Six Persons Killed and a Number
Badly Injured.
CAR JUMPED TRACK AT A CURVE.
It Swung against a Guy Pete. Which
Tore off Side and Crushed the
Passengers.

Allentown, Pa, December 29-Six per
sons were Killed and number injured to-
night by an electric car jumping the track
at sharp curve at the foot OF high
mountain between here and Coopersburg
The accident was due to the wet rails and
snow. The dead are:
REV TOBIAS KESSLER. aged 90. nm un.
attached Reformed church clergyman
ALBERT NEAGER, Allentown, aged 50
MRS. DIR; JACOB FEIZER, Coopers-
burg, aged 80.
AMBROSE RElNHARD, FreendensvIne.
aged 30
IRWIN BENNER, Zion HhI aged 55.
FRANK WESLEY Of Allentown.
The injured
William Pfefrer of Allentown. left arm
fractured, scalp wounded.
John d. Nlt, proprietor Of Center Val
icy motel, left arm fractured.
MIS-. j. ID. wit, right arm fractured and
hurt internally.
Edwin Simon OF Lannrk body bruised.
Mrs. Albert Heager, whose husband was
Killed hurt internally; unconscious.
Unknown Italian boy, face cut; uncon-
Harry J. Rclchard of Lapark, back and
mead hurt
Rev B. Ii. Hotel Of plssor, hurt inter.
ually.
Motorman Stoker tried hard to stop the
car when it slipped on the steep grade. but
the car Acw around the curve and swung
against guy pole which tore of one side
% the car and the roof Those Killed sat
along the broken side OF the car and were
crushed by the post
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
sEARDsLEE LAuDs scHLEY.
Dewey Commended by Rear Admiral
for His Dissenting Opinion.

Dewey Commended by Rear Admiral
for His Dissenting Opinion.
Albany. ~ y, December 21-Rear "A
mIral Lester a, Beardslee, 4. S. ~. 70.
tired. who Is the guest Of John E McEroy
OF this city, said tonight
Thus far, when intprrogated regarding
the case Of Admiral Schley, ! have de.
clined to express an opinion ana / hest,
tate about doing so now, because along
with other naval officers l regret that the
service should have been dragged into
publicity and suner from criticism.
While refusing to make any comment
on the findings or opinion Of fhe Schley
court Of Inquiry, | shall say this:
Admiral Schley is hero and am
very glad that George Dewey. admiral OF
the United states made that fact clear and
indisputable In his supplementary state
ment OF the findings of the court OF in.
quIy.
Had been a member Of that court /
would have subscribed TO the supplementary
statement of Admiral Dewey, which makes
all the essential facts plain.
Admiral Schley has been treated badly
and l must say that It is all a shameful
afair, which naval officers In general re.
greet, ] echo the sentiments Of Rear Al
mirals Erben and Miller. who have com
mented on this matter and asay with them
that the decision OF the court removes a
charge of cowardiee that should never
have been made against so brave ana gal.
liant an ofncer as Rear Admiral Schley"
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MACLAY WANTS A TRIAL.
REFUSES TO VACATE POSITION ON
DEMAND OF PRESIDENT.
Claims That His Case Comes Under the
Civil Service Law and Charges
Must Be Preferred.

New York, December 24.-Edgar Stanton
Maolay, whose connection with the Schlev
case led President Roosevelt 10 request his
resignation as special lahorer in the navy
mado more formal demand today Tor trial
by usual naval procedure He averred that
his case came under the civil service law
and that he could not be dismissed with
ont formal charges, trial and conviction.
The request for his resignation was sent
70 him by Rear Admiral Barker, command
cr Of tho navy yard at Brooklyn, and he
replied at once by letter formally setting
forth his position
Discussing the case, Macay said. The
president can not have me dismissed under
the law as 1 see It. do not see how he
can force me out l am protected 10y the
civil service laws enacted by congress.
whose enactments the president is bound
TO execute. l do not know positively. hut
! believe my position under ciyu service
furnishes me complete protection so long
as l Violate no rules OF the service and
that have not done, and / have so stated
IN my letter to the commandant In answer
to the request for my resignation. No. I
did not say that the president is as bad
as the csar Of Russia.
hhNe uone nothing more than write
the commandant and ask that charges be
preferred against me- and l will do moth
ing moro just now. | have not been sus-
pended and am working here today as
have been doing for fifteen months.
have tried to do my duty here and have
broken no rules and shall simply stand by
my rights more for the principle of the
matter than anything else, for my posi-
ton here pays me very little and Is chlen,
valuable because Of the experience and I'm.
formation 1t affords me as material for my
books"
Rear Admiral Barker forwarded Maclay's
letter to Washington.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
TEXAS.

The pardon board and the governors
office are besIeged by applicants for par
dons.
The Norris Lumber company OF Houston
with capital OF 100000 has been char
tered
1t is said the railroads will decline 70
assist Dallas in caring for the Confederate
reunion except with cheap rates.
The bursting OF meteor caused consid.
cradle excitement in Wilbargcr county
towns.
A fire did considerable damage to bust
ness property at Justin.
Wharton's street fair is now under way.
Two OF the inmates OF a boarding house
at Bryan were burned when the house was
destroyed by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs w. NJ Forester Of Nava-
sofa celebrated their sixticth wedding an
niversary.
The supreme court has adopted new
rule TO govern opinions Of the courts Of
civil appeals
The government expert thinks the recent
cold wave has hurt the Texas wheat crop.
One new gushcr is in at Beaumont.
Railroad Commissioner storey Is al Bcsr.
mont looking into the car shortage matter.
Work on the government railroad at Gal.
weston is progressing steadily.
There is steady growth In the exports
~ cotton seed oil products TO Mexico via
Galveston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
HOUSTON.

The mayor vetoed the proposition 70 sue
the Houston water company for value OF
market house property and refused 5000
offered by one OF the insurance companies
as Its share of the loss. tho payment being
conditioned upon the bringing Of the suit
Judge Wilson filed his decree In tAe
Boyd-Brumby Injunction case. II was In
vorable to the Interest of DIR. Boyd. An
appeal taken by DR.. Brumby.
Tho city council yielded the concession
to the street railway company 20 place II
rail- on odin avenue.
Judge Ashe dissolved tho injunction
against ticket scalpers and they in turn
filed cross bin of injunction against the
railway companies
The school board met and rejected all
bids for school buildings
Five negroes were committed without bail
on the charge of completely in tho killing
or the old colorcd woman. Helen Pendle.
ton
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
COMMERCIAL.

Money on call in New York was arm at
4QSh per cent.
Bullish factars prevailed in wheat. ad.
vancing that cereal 1d1lkc corn and oate
also gained.
The cotton markets ruled higher on large
exports and smaller short offerings
Coffee futures closed steady, At net
decline Of bans points.
Tho London stock market, with the OK
ceptlon of South American securities. was
quietly steady.
Argentine and Chilean securities on tho
london stock exchange declined violently
on account ot the prospect OF war between
those countries.
Sugar stocks declined steadily through
out the day. closing SIS points lower at
1907.
The fluctuations In the general stock mar
ket were OF no marked Importance outside
Of sugar.
The sugar trust lowered the prices on
hard grades Of refined sugarI25 points aud
Is points on the soft grades.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
BLOOD CURDLING DEED.
frenchman Charged With Numbering
His Five Children.
TO BE OECAPITATEO BY GUILLOTINE
Surviving Little Daughter, Who Escaped,
Pleaded Before the Court to Spare
Her Father for Her.

Chaftres' France, December E5.-After a
week trial which has attracted the at
IehtIon Of the whole Of France, Brlere. the
farmer Of this vicinity, who on Aprll y.
murdered four Of his daughters ooe5 ra,
spectivciy IA, II, and 4 and bis SO, =
S'"ls old' stabbing and beating them to
It'll "hlIe they We're in bed, was found
sul''S today and condemned to be decapi-
,''eu by the guillotine. Brere persisted in
"e''aflns himself innocent, but the circum-
s'aPtial evidence against him was over
whelming
palheuc Incident Of the trial occurred
Wnen Brlerc's surviving little daughter
Mho' the police declare, only eseaned the
io'e oil the other children by not rasnond.
Us 70 hrleres Invitation TO 20 to see himl
'"' ou the witness stand, sobbingly pro.
bS.eu lnat her father was innocent ana
B5e 'ue court TO restore him TO her
sertcb a. az lhe time Of the murders a.
durin'. LiS tNo famps. entered his house
IIe oidn ~ absence and killed the childAcn
d ~ auueu that he returned wbiie no ~
M.g'S were robhing the pInrn ana NJ
strg,,, gI.'9icked him and after a desnorafe
In tbs h! MN Tor dead with four stabs
tran,Ts htau, lie further alleged thai fhs
lamps escaped with the snn ~ Ien sis ~ t.tne
49, number OF objects OF vnine c%%H,S
thar NJ teN on brlere. IL was EuPgesi,d
dr9ntaGr murdered his children i'm q AZ ~ "a
Of I tbS msdness, as he spent tho nI OF
Of the alesed tr IN drinkag ana as no trats
tbbns buere,s wounds vera onIv ~, heslaes
iongsd re MIN which they were InIiistova ana hH
ed "s ;sd 20 MS house. Finally bl ooS Pc
cred hidden belonging to Briere was dIscou.
''Ia MS arrest followed III tue court
;Aahhother theory adyanvea A.
To- ON m1 Sae murders was thar BrlAre enneetto9
on account Of T bs ysry whS had rejected him
~ seht Tor all his children s anu ne mere
commit, d nme boarding with neigbhbrs 'nsm a
vented ,Se me ,or murders after Witch he ana IO
ing to thereby .h 81 ne two tramps hon.
doa- snield himself from susns.
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AN INDECENT ATTACK.
Teller Very Plain in Criticsng the
Reprmand OF Miles.

heprimand OF Miles,
Washington, December % senator Hen
ry NJ. Teller of Colorado tonight dictated
the following statement concerning tho re-
buke Of the war department to General
Miles;
II think this whole proceeding, from the
commencement to the present time, and
the attack on Admiral schley, has been
most disgraceful on the part OF tue navy
department. When General Miles simply
says that he Is in accord with Admiral
Dewey, the war department calls him to
account ana delivers n severe rcprlmand
that, couched as It Is, DO not hesitate to
characterize as indecent
The American people viii pay no at.
tentlon to the decision of the majority of
this court They will he satisfied with the
opinion Of Admiral Dewey, Tor they know
that he is better Judge of good naval con.
duct than either the secretary OF tho navy
or his two admrals."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
RAILROADS.

The commission announced that the re-
duction of class rates will not be further
considered until In January.
The Uganda railway In Africa was com
pleted 10 Victoria Nyanza.
The Katy 6led charter to build three
new lines In Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, agGregating $50 miles
The Injunction obtained by Wolff Bros
and others against the retirement of the
Northern Pacific preferred stock was dis.
solved In New York.
The Southern Pacific issued circulars re-
moving the headquarters Of the hospital de.
partment of the Atlantic system from san
Antonio TO Houston and appointing DR.. Il.
W. Knox of Houston chief surgeon, effect.
Ave January I.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
SUSPENSIONS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Trainer Trotter and Jockey Otis Felt the
Power of the Stewards.

New Orleans, December 23.--Cndet. w. b.
Eates aud nonator were the winning favor
im,s. me Rush won he NTH race NJ the
promptly suspended y Trattcr. tho horses
uMner' pending au Investigation The horse
started Tour times previously az this meet
SONS were such that the stewards feit
lh9t an Inquiry was demanded The stew
aruS nave suspended Jockey Otis for the
bo9mo9~rk on Saturday. Weather cleor
ana warm; track fast
SlN Igrougs, selling Hutch Miller, John
a. tord, IOcUpa. Time Ills.
FIVE turlougs- Cadet. Crescent Crv
foSulllon, Tine 1902 '''
HyeebleGh9se handicap, short courso-Dag.
mar tallcilu Golden Link Time All
Mlle and furlohg, selling W. Il. Gates
Mslor Mqusir Balloon. Time l:5H4.
nN i9rlongs, Sellingrhe Rush. Welde,
mann Ida Penzance Time 1:l39,,
Nile and furong. selllng-Donator linn
breeze. MeggS Time f:5A
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
NOTHING IN THE STORY.

1t Is Now Said That Germany viii Not
Interfere With Canal Project.
New York, December % Emil l. Boes
general agent of the Hamburg A morIcoS
line who has been In Europe arranging Tow
p" i'lle OF steamers to the Levant, and who
.eeurheu today said Of the report that by
.s"son OF the purchase Of the Atlas line
,ug Hamourg-Amcrican line claimed some
'is sdrSol IN Lhe Nicaragua district.
v, was specifically stated I'm ia c infrSu ~
We P1duiG d with the Atlas company thnt
We u'd cot secure certain confessional
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
NEW WORLD POWER DISCUSSED
Associate Justice Brewer and WI Ting-fang Talk
of This COuntryS Destiny

Philadelphia, December % The twenty
first annual banquet ot the Ncw England
Society Of PENNSYLVANIA was held tonight
In horticultural hall. covers being laid for
rearly 400 members and guests Gu9sts
were present from New York. Boston, Bal.
timorc Washington and other cucs.
Assistant United States Attorney General
James NJ. Beck president Of the society
opened the specchmabinE with a brief "a,
dress. In coming down the line Of the IL
.ustrious New Englanders. President Beck
mentioned the name Of George Dewey.
This was the signal for an outburst Of APP
plause such as was not repeated during
the remainder Of the evening The chair
man then introduced as the first speaker
Associate Justice David j Brewer Of the
United states supreme court, who respond
cd 20 the toast, The United States; Il
World Power"
Among other things he said: "rhe
Twentieth century brings us face to face
with new conditions, and we are conscious
that the United states of America hLSc boz
com" more important factor Ina the
worlds thought Some fancy that the
Spanish war wrought the great change,
This is hardly 30. n may have clco. 81 the
air and brought US face to face wIJh the
consciousness Of the change but silent
forces of commerce and religion have been
az work for years bringing about that re-
suit
Again and again IT is stated that the
United states have become Il world power
So they have, but what Is meant by the
term world power and how drc We to
Justify our right IN that titleI Not by the
manifestation Of military or naval strength.
While wars will he as wars have been, and
while there is within the resources Of our
country an undisplaycd military and naval
strength that makes her the most danger
GUS enemy on land and ON sea, the dawn
OF the Twentieth century unveils Il greater
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24

mand at tho battle OF Santiago and upon
what law the admirars statement was
based.
cit is based" Mr.. benjamin replied, "frst
on section 4. paragraph Is, Of the naval reg
ulatlons, which Is as follows: AT all times
and places not specifically provided for In
these regulations, where the exercise Of
military authority for the purpose Of coop
Grafton or otherwise is necessary, OF which
the responsible officer must he the judge,
the senior line officer on the spot shall as
sumo command ond direct the movements
and efforts Of all persons IN the nay
present
There are three things to notice which
are Of great importance: First the re-
sponsibllty of command deyolyes automat.
icallv; IL can not he avoided Second, 1t
devolyes upon the senior line officer on the
spot and not elsewhere Third, the person
who thus becomes responsible must he the
judge Of when his responsibility attaches
when Admiral Sampson left his feet no
holsted the usual signal, Disregard the mo.
lions Of the commander in chief If he had
not holsteA such signal the fleet would have
followed him The effect OF this signal
was 10 put the second In command, who
ever he might have been, Therefore aud
at once the responsibility for command de.
voved upon Commodore Schlcy who was
the senior officer on the spot and who, I'm
the exercise of his Judgment, as he was
obliged TO do theroupon, assumed that com.
mand and directed the fleet until the battle
was decided"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
DISCUSSED APPOINTMENTS.

Booker T, Washington Had Lona Con-
ference With the President.
Washington, December 23 Booker r.
Washington, president Of the Tuskegee
Ala Normal Institute, was with the
president for considerable time today
He was received IN the cabinet room
While he was talking 10 the pres,dcnt
Secretary Hitchcock arrived aud Prof
Washington left In company with tie SEQ
rotary OF the interior,
Prof. Washington declined 10 make any
statement as TO his business with tn, 'presi
dent, but II Is believed that they discussed
southern appointments.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
PRICE OF SUGAR REDUCED.

Trust Cut Hard Grades % Points and
Soft Grades IS Points.
New York, December %. The American
Sugar Refining company has lowered its
list prices on hard grades OF refined sugars
% points ana 10 poiuis on soft grades.
II. Howell, Son 4 Go. arr meeting the
reduction.
Arbuckle Bros. have reduced the price
of refined sugars 10 points The cut Is
said 10 be the result Of oyerproducuon and
THIS means is taken TO dispose of surplus
stocks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
Oakland Results

san francisco, December e3-six fur
longs, selling Autumn Time, Knockings
dwight May, Time 1:lS'
Futurlty course. sellinr-TIuachuno ~
Jarreterrc d'Or. Ishbr Time l:ii.
MIG. selling First Shot, Pat AIorrlssey
Or, Bernays. Time i:4t
Six ANA half furlongs- Rollick. Heron.
lean MARIA Time i:2O,
u seven furlongs, Racine handicap Mercer
no shannon, Janice. Time :2Gi4
Mic ana seventy yards, scling-Jim Hale
Horton, Greyfeld, Time la. '"''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
FOREIGN.

general treaty OF extradltlon against
anarchy was recommended by a commit
tee to the Pan-American conference.
Doctors were in constant attendance upon
Queen Alexandra Of Great Britain.
Several severe engagements occurred with.
In the week between the British and Boers
In South Africa.
Seven employees OF the overhead electric
railway at Dingle Station, Eng, were kill.
ed in a FIRE on a train.
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lost His CHARGE and suioided

Mlddlesboro, KY, December 23.-Charles
Preston, aged about 80. took Little Jessle
Marion sleighriding on Powell river across
lne cumberland mountains The ice gave
way and the girl was drowned Preston
lfled maDfully TO save her and becoming
crazed over the matter ne went 10 The
Slllus poiher and committed suicide In
her presence
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24
CHECK DRAWN FOR scHLeY.

Treasury Department VIII Tender His
Allotment OF Prize Money.
Washington. December 23. treasury
department today drew a warrant in favor
Of Admiral Schley for S3334. his share Of
the prize money due him for the destrne-
tion Of the Spanish fleet at Santiago July 3,
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A SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
7oday's Weather:
Fsir; warmer.
DOMESTIC.

The suspension Of the Protected knights
Of America was announced.
Edgar S. Maclay, whose resignation from
the Brooklyn navy yard was requested by
President Roosevelt, refused to comply with
the demand
Six persons were killed and number
badly Injured in trolley car accident near
Allentown, Pa.