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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-09

snarIey-"Yes; | saw the Hellespont
And now ! know what the matter wa
with Leander that caused him to swim
all the time"
Yow-"What was itYs
snarIey- Dipsomania- "-Syracuse
Herald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-09

The Taking of Meteorological Observa-
tions at Great Distance.
In 1895 Prof. Willis L. Moore. the
present chief of the Weather Bureau,
decided to undertake by means Of kites
the most complete survey Of the upper
air. The plan adopted was to equip
with kites given number Of stations
distributed over the United States, and
to make daily ascensions, sending up
automatic instruments to the nearly
uniform height of mile, II possible,
the object being to secure record Of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-09

For more than 800 years drapery
business has encarried on in the same
building at Sheffield, under the title Of
Sign Of the Grown. and since 1760 the
business has been conducted By one
family.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-09

The duicimer. In almost exactly the
form In which It Is known today, has
been In use in Persia and Arabia from
time immemorial. 1t was probably in
troduced into Europe during the cru
sades.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-09

When the chronic bore doesn't feel
well It y apt to be lingering illness.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-09
CARNEGIE RANKS FIRST
Ar1ONG PFIILANTHROPISTS.


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Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Eastern Texas Oil, Gas 6 Mineral Co.
OF WILMINGTON, DEL.
EDGAR n. HOOPEs
President.
II. A. MILLER, 1901 Rodney ST,
Sec'y and Gen'l ranaj

fortune in oil if you Texas
Oil, Gas and Mineral Company Of Wilmington, Del.
Shares $500, fall paid and worcestershire.
No stock sold after operation begins which lis expected be
within ninety days
The Company thyone hundred fee
brated Nacogdoche Oil district Of Eastern Texas Nj H. Townsend
Columbus Texas II regard the securing of oil land
practically certain"
H. Byas of Colorado county says: There is undoubtedly oil
under land"
Thomas Boulder of Garwood Texas 'n estimation
have better oil proposition within mile
Beaumont. That will secure oil is practically certain.
fifty barrel well will pay stockholders forty per
their investments. What will a gusher do?
Ours is mutual company all sharing alike No salaries paid
No better business proposition offered The stock gilt
the capitalization small and the profits will be divided among the
stockhoders
Write for prospectus and send subscriptions for
Miller, Secretary, 1901 Rodney ST. Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24

Two Cuban murderers will be gar
roted at Havana today.
A plan is on foot to combine the
hardware jobbing interests Of the
country
The eleventh annual convention OF
the Ohio Bankers Association began
at Cleveland. with a large attendance.
Professor c. W. Gilmore, of the Car.
negie Museum, Pittsburg, has discov-
cred near Medicine Bow. Wyoming,
the almost complete fossil remains OF
an immense Brontosaur.
General William B. Franklin. UNI.
ted States Army, retired, dined with
King Leopold at the palace last even.
ing. During the afternoon the general
had long private audience with the
king.
The fifth annual convention Of the
Christian and Missionary Alliance
opened at Chicago this morning. The
alliance supports 400 missionaries in
foreign lands, its members being ad.
vocates of divine healing.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
CITY NEWS TN BRIEF

George Smith cgcd years. of No.
203 East Fifth street, had his .eft arm
broken yesterday afternoon by failing
from a wagon at Fourth and King
streets.
Fire in a pile of rubbish in Brad
ford's alley, in the rear of the Third
street market house, last might was eS
tingmshed by the Washington chemi-
cal apparatus.
Harry X. Armstrong. whose skull
was fractured I'm fight in Middletowu
recently, has been removed TO a hos
pital in Philadelphia. where az
operation was performed
On the alleys Of the Wilmington
Whist Club this evening the bowling
team will engage in a contest with the
Belheld bowlers
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
SCRANTON CAR STRIKE.
Board Of Trade Committee Failed TO
Effect Settlement.

Effect settlement.
Scranton, Pa, Oct 24.-The Board
Of Trade committee appointed to eff
feet If possible, a settlement Of the
street car strike. reported last night
that after lengthy interviews with the
company officials and the men, the
committee IS convinced that they are
at this time irreconcilable.
The men demanded that they be
taken back in a body under a contract
for a fiat rate of 20 cents an hour.
The company declared It has con-
tracts with the men it has imported,
and even though disposed to grant the
strikers demands could not do so on
that account. The company added
that It would not grant the demands
II 1t could.
Another serious outbreak occurred
yesterday afternoon on the South
Side. A crowd attacked a car on the
newly-opened Stone avenue liney and
when Patrolman Thomas Jones inter
fered to save the crew. he was SET
upon by James Murray and Thomas
Finnegan With only one special ofrl
Ger 10 assist him, the plucky patrol
man pummeled Murray into insensi
bility fought off the crowd and landed
his man in the station house. Sweeney
also bested his man and got him to a
station house. Murray was taken In
an ambulance to the Laclawanna Hos
pital, while Finnegan went to head
quarters in the patrol wagon. Patrol
man Jones was so badly used up he
had to be relieved from duty.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
wv MAY BE RECALLED

Conservative chinece Officials Op.
pooed TO Him.
Pekin, oct. 24.-There is strong op.
position among conservative Chinese
officials TO WI Ting Fang. Chinese
minister at Washington retaining a
foreign mission. Those who take this
view consider that his popularity
abroad is proof that he is not suili-
GENTLY loyal to the interests of
China. 1t Is probable that he will be
recalled and given a position ON the
now board OF foreign affairs. where
his linguistic and legal attachments
may be utilized under the eye of the
government.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
HOTEL EMPIRE,
Broadway and 68d Street,
New York City.
ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF.

Large. well furnished room with hot
and cold running water and use Of de-
tached bath. Sl.00 per-day upwards.
Large rooms with private bath, $500 per
day upwards.
Suites with private bath, $500 per day
upwards.
The Hotel Empire restaurant IS noted
for its excellent cooking, efficient SER
vice and moderate prices.
On crossing any of the ferries, take the
9Th Avenue Elevated Railway to seth ST..
from which II Is one minutes walk 10
hotel.
Within ten minutes Of amusement and
shopping centres. All cars pass the En-
pire.
Send to Emplre for descriptive booklets
w. JOHNSON QUINN.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
BARREL TRIP POSTPONED
Aged Mrs. Taylor VIII Co over Mag
ara Falls Today.

Buffalo, N. Y, oct 24-From all ap-
pearances It was not Mrs. Annie Ed
son Taylor's fault that she did not
make her proposed trip in a barrel
over Niagara Falls yesterday. High
winds and rough water caused the
rivermen who had been engaged ito
take the barrel in a rowboat to the
middle Of the river above the falls
TO back out Mrs. Taylor viii make
the perilous journey today If weather
conditions are favorable, She is so
years Of age. and the barrel is only
four and one-half feet high and three
feet in diameter.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Enothall PLAYER pvlnn.

New York. Oct. 24.-Linden Bridge
man, major of the Plainfeld, N. j.,
High School Cadets. is believed to be
dying as q result OF injuries received
in a football game when a player
wearing heavy-soled shoes stepped on
his head as Bridgeman lay Frustrated
upon the field.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
BOLD thief Stole Four watohea.

New York. Oct 24.--Eugene Hell
iinger. 81 years old, and who refuses
all further information concerning
himself. was arrested last night. and
was charged with the robbery Of four
gold watches from Theophilus e.
Schwab, Of Baltimore. The alleged
robbery occurred at the Martin Hotel
Ninth street and University Place on
October 4, and the watches are valued
at over 81 400.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Messenaer Rov plsapreared.

New York, Oct. 24.-George E. Mas
son. a messenger boy employed by the
American District Telegraph COM
pany. has disappeared, as well as more
than S1.oee. worth OF jewelry. which
had been given him to deliver By
John Kirkpatrick, local jeweler.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24

New York. Oct. 24.-Emil Schii-
finger, a young butcher Of this city,
and an unidentified woman were found
dead in a room at a small uptown
hotel yesterday. All indications point
to the conclusion, say the police, that
the man first shot the woman and
then himself.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
sun Talking Of Buffers Dismissal.

London. Oct 24.-The storm of
comment and discussion regarding the
dismissal of General Butler shows no
diminution. II is asserted that there
has been a very strong feeling of ami
mostly between Lord Roberts and
General Butler since the capture OF
Pretoria. but that for a week the for
mer had vainly endeavored to per
suade the latter of the advisability of
resigning.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Market FaeIIItIea Must BID Inereased

Cincinnati Oct. 24.-Before the Ma,
tional Association of Carriage Build
ers yesterday, c. A. Green. of Phila
delphia. made an address on Com
mercial Expansion" He argued that
only by increasing the foreign marked
for the surplus product OF American
industry can the area of the present
home market be increased and that
unless this foreign market is devel.
oped a decreasing demand in the home
market would result.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
NEWS OF THE LODGES

Through the efforts of State DepOb
G. II. RUSSELL the Hon. c. e. Whelan
ex-attorney-g general of Wisconsin, has
been engaged to deliver a lecture in
Pyle's Cycle Academy, on Monday
night. November II, under the auspices
OF the Wilmington camps of the Modern
WoOdmen of America. His subject viii
be American Manhood Committees
have been appointed by the differen
camps to make arrangements for the
lecture and obtaining music A
delegation of Woodmen is expected
from Chester on that night TO hear the
lecture.
James Young Conclave. No. Q, Hepta-
sophs. had a cake-eating contest on
Wednesday evening. and Fred Lang
won the china doll that was in the
cake. He must donate 20 cake for the
next contest.
Delaware COnclave OF Heptasophi
will not attend service in the NewpOr
NJ. r. Church on Sunday. as was an
nounced Yesterday. Brandywine Con
clave will attend the church on Sunday
morning November 3.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Thieves Had Million In Their Hands.

nieNcs tao MiliiQN " nClF F1andS.
Boston, Oct. 24.-Boston police in
spectors are cooperating with the
United States narshars Office in the
search fer Louis IT, Swift and Albert
G. Smith. of the Merchants National
Bank OF Lowell. Some progress has
been made in tracing Smith and Swift
from Lowell to Boston. 1t is believed
that either Smith or Swift were in
Rhode Island on Saturday night with
100000 worth of securities.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Jockey Killed at Morris Park Races.

Jockey Killed at Morris Park Races.
New York, Oct PA chapter Of &C.
cidents marred the racing at Morris
Park yesterday Alexander Olsen,
one of the jockeys, received injuries
which resulted in his death few
hours later; two horses We're killed
outright, another was so badly hurt
that it had to be shot, and three other
Jockeys had narrow escapes.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
erlef caused suIolde.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Oct. 24-The body
OF Mrs. James Tolan was found in the
dam al Larksvills yesterday. It is
believed she committed suicide She
bad-EIseyed greatly over the death of
her husband. who was killed quite
recently.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Sandman Hrigands Held Up plliqencc

London. Oct. 24-"Seven brigands
held up a diligence that was proceed
ing to Sassari I'm Sardinia. with a
registered mail bag" says a dispatch
from Rome. "Shots were exchanged
and two caTbineers who were escort
ing the diligence were wounded, while
a lady passenger was killed"
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
colombIan SOLDIER pefeat lnsuraents

Colon, Colombia, Oct. 24.-The Co
lombian government formally an
nounces that General Pompilio Gut
tierres defeated on October 8, near
Ambalema. insurgent forces from the
departments of Tolima and Condiha-
marca. united under General Marin
and General Duran, after a desperate
engagement lasting three hours.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
workmen Re-roofl ne Bu,ldine

Workmen today began putting a new
roof ON one of The. Diamond State
Steel Company's buildings. which was
damaged when the tug Rambler was
burned.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
To Purchase Historic Valley Forqe.

Atlantic City. n. j.. Oct. 24.-The
United States Supreme Circle, Broth
erhood Of the Union, adjourned yes
terday. A committee was appointed
as delegates TO the Valley Forge As,
ISOLATION to induce the government to
purchase the land OF that famous en-
campment Another committee was
named 10 consider plans for observing
Washington. Jefferson and Franklin
birthday anniversaries
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
DIED

MOFFATT.-On the POD instant, John,
infant son of John and Sarah Moffatt.
aged months.
Relatives and friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral-from the residence oEhis par
ents, No. 1925 Pine street, on Thursday
afternoon October "a, at O'Clock. In
terment at LOmbardy Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
HANsCOM,s

Thursday, October "a, 1901.
Try our Sausage and Scrapple.
We think it just a little better than
othsrs. Sausage, IS aad IA cents
a pound, Scrapple, &C, 3 pounds,
csc.
Both phones $50.
HANSC0M'S. hlarket aud Seventh SIS.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
ToIedo elass Blower 90 out.

Toledo, o.. Oct. 24-Three hundred
glass blowers at the Macbeth Evans
factory here went on strike last night
and the entire factory closed down.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
LOCAL MARKETS.

IO-dny7s local Wholesale QuOtauOns repOrtel
by StaytOn q Chandler.
Tomatoes, basket, 25c, soc
Egg Plant, basket, 40 TO Soc.
Cabbage hundred, N. ", 800
Onions, basket Zoe
White Potatoes, hushel. new prime, zoe, soc
Lemons, box, s. IS, $500
Iggs, Del ana Nd. dozen.2lc and pc.
Chickens, live, pound, 10 TO lie
Apples, harrel, 100 20 $50.
Sweet pot tOas. basket. 25e 20 SOC
Grapes, 5lb has Con ord, Zoe
" lob " Delaware &c TO Zoe
" 5lb " Niagara / &c
Evening journal., 1901-10-24

Philadelphia Oct 2i.-The wheat mark e
was firm, due TO ting rise in corn, and
prices advanced h0i4c. per bushel over
yesterdays final rates.
Contract wheat, as to location, closed
as follows:
Evening journal., 1901-10-24
Bid ASK.


| NM hith lttlllls cndIdctefl1ed
/ this market, influenced by bulhsh spacu-
! lauon in the West, and prices advanced
A0lc.. compared with last evenings quo
tations. Local car lots were quiet hut
| steady under small supplies Sales of Q
| cars No yellow, track, az 6H4m&isc.
No. mixed, as TO location, closed as
| follows:
October ........ .... - s11b1sp
| DATS.-Car lots were in fair lObbing de-
mand and ruled firm under light Offer
ngs Sales of cars No white. natu-
raj, track. at i2I2iac., and cars do. ON
/ track at 42at use.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

Blu. then, Kansas alone will ship this year
as much wheat as would load continuous
train extending from the Neirasga line
on the north TO Houston or Galveston on
the south.
Is suggested in n former letter, the
rivers and harbors committee OF mgr So
are now making a tour OF the south and
West to ascertain from personal Inspection
the needs Of commerce that they may be
able. when congress meets IN December
next, to frame rivers and harbnrs bill
SO equitable that II can MOI "talkcd t.
denfllv by even the strenuous senator Ger
ter Of Montana. This committee, With
CONGRESSMAN Burton OF Ohio as | IS chair
accompanied by the local deep wa er com
mittee of Houston. Were taken down this
"arm OF the sea"-Buffalo bayou-to rae
Galveston Jetties.
n revelation as TO our commerce. As the
government steamer pulled down tue bayou
three or four miles. the stream wideued
out to 800 and 40 feet with tweiye 10
Houston. the stream showed width Of
1850 to 1900 feet; room Tor the arsrst
ocean vessels 10 meet ana pass al WI
the committee was amazed. Chairman bur
ton sal most Of tue day IN me Tow oI tne
bear With Colonel Richie. the Tn ted states
engineer. who had charts ana ri ms spread
Out for the convenience Of thu committee.
About half way between Houston ana Hal-
weston the party saw the govetnmeat Work
81 dredging ''Morgan's ship channel tO n
depth II twenty-hve feet. and en- route
they learned. among many other thlngs.
that last year HoustOn's land-locked narDor
-Runalo bayou did S25r.OO,OO worth OF
hnsiness. .,.
farmers shipping their products 20 foreign
countries aud next December. when the
rivers and harbnrs committee OF the house
Assemblies 20 frame q bill for lowering the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

rates OF freight on such shipments the
members VIII speak by the card" 30 far
as Houston and the other narbors OF TEXTS
are concerned.
Hot! did you sayY Yes, we see by the
morning papers that New York, Buffalo,
to lO5 degre with prostrations aud death
most startling, INT We OF this 'st1idsuln iiier
resort" are comfortable al 92 degrees with
cool nights and the gulf breezes The
northern notion that down South" Is hot
Is az least partially mistake While Our
Humnieis arr longer ihey are much more
even in Temperature and never very OPP
presslye and dangerous
Many thousands Of Northern capitalists
are here prospecting aud dealing In rice
tinues 10 increase. The writer sent
contract yesterday 70 receive tue signatures
Of Kansas City bankers. II covers one
acre ~ land 300 feet from thu famous
Beatty well on spindle Top Heights Peau-
mort, with guaianteedF "gusher" to he
furnished thereon Ia the purchasers The
price OF the aero Is <iOfWn as follows:
THerty-hye thousand dollars deposited as
an earnest OF goad faith ami 81 900 when
the gusher throws OH ATTY feet or more
Into the air Then the deed becomes the
property Of the purchasers. This peculiar
FORM 81 contract, safe for All parties, orig.
mated with Hon. w. L.. Mccoy OF Inde-
pendence, Mo-. and Is being quite generally
adopted as basis OF sac
The average speculator Is now buyng oil
lands Instead 0 o. stocks thus Ceiling
In "on the ground h0or Purchasers IN
sfee simple are made Of Ave or ten acres
|of good land near where s7me rich COM
pany is about 10 bore for oil an1 II that
bought at from so 10 ST5 an acre. Is At
once worth from $500 70 $1,000 an acre. II
chaser has the deed 10 his land. which il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

world aud the world is rich and the farmer
remains poor II would seem that the cause
Of his condition was not one so much or
crops, but n political or economic one. ~
rich nation but poor people. and are
irving 10 rectify the trouble Ia diversified
don Leech HIM Leech him Would be
the proper cry and let ne tell him how to
becomes exhausted. Let him diversity.
To have a truly prosperous people our
agricultural conditions should he nnfetfered
and science and commerce should be their
handmgids Then we would not need to
blind our people by yelling prosperity one
minute and divcrsihcation the next, for
under normal conditions the farmer Will
know what TO plant as paying crop JUST
as well as the man OF big salary aud lit
tie conscience.
better than beasts Of burden and have
neither time nor opportunity TO develop or
Investigate conditions that would give an
accelerated benefit to all mankind.
Orr advisers know this but ore. too mar
row 70 adjust II or 10 help DO u.
Land itself AK well as sections and cls-
mate VIII suggest all the diyerslhcatloD
necessary. but as a main, special paying
erop--not as doing many things halfway
nnd Ii out and win undertake and propa.
gate II, but II II does not and II Is tried
we view, with suspicion, the man who
makes speciality OF farming With his pen
We. do NOT possess the information we
those Of greater opportunity are more 10
blame for H. We ere bedged IN by men
OF CRATER opportunities and while they
should assist Ms IN our struggles and heroic
us they lead MS assray from real aid and
offer as criticisms aud advice because their
brains hold Us wnere we are.
II the farmers would think some for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04
TREMENDOUS TEXAS.
A Letter that Tells of the States
Progress.

A Letter that Tells OF the stare
Progress.
The following article appeared In re-
cent issue of the American Land and Title
Register:
Texas. as large as seven average states
NJ tho Union aud much larger than Eng
lind, can sustain Within her borders ~,
i,O0 0OO Of inhabitants Instead Of the VA Q
and half millions who now I'VE anu PivIe.
ner inside her State lines ~ Is Ntasg
having several hundred miles o. sean"aIu
iine aId SIX harbors, and our NatlohAl B",-
ernmenf Is now developing the SAINT 70
aecomnlodnte NOT only the SoufhWest, hnt i
liz great Northwest also. Onr ihfIhesp
,r,,stern barber Is az Arunsas fass ltsoek-
uorf and linen. coming east; mere .
n,,tvesfon UoustOu, Nelasco, SiDiht lhss
ma Port Arthur. Galveston, the hsfio'
fhat Nns hrst completed with tNehlt
ei,,ht fe,st Of water across her bar WIS see
tisnslt crippled by the dreadful s,orm ~
last Septetnber but has now arisen N
her native strength and Is reEalnlnS neg
former prestige a,,,..s ,hat ,he
lhls week the press announces tnat ny
southern Pacific Railroad c"lnyhhy "
soo,' heain the building OF the seeou
,mgiiion bnshel elevator at Galveston. Mhrn
h IL understood that from one OF these
b,ss Elevators a shipload Of wheat can
IL e,cade-d lin three hours some IDEA
bs had Of the Immense amount gram
now coming this down Dill dostg ry,
the gulf. the oceans and the "orio a. iaisc'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04
piyersifyina Crops.

To the Editor Of The Post.
Columbus, Texas. July 31.--The cause for
the plea Of dlyerslhcation of crops must
be the failure Of the main crops 20 pay
and 10 assist the average American farmer
10 make a very ordinary living IL Is a
beautiful spectacle of brains and brilllancy
Ia call upon the small agricultural worker
To dlverslfy--ln other words MAKE Incident
nj crops make up for the loss OF the main
crop
II Is true that 10 raise many things for
home use is often heipfuh but as main.
but few thoughtful people 70 contemplate
seriously There would be as much reason
In saving II the body failed we must put
more vitality In our hands ind feet or II
the main army failed we should resort TO
guerilla warfare.
TO ask the man who really needs help
tc diversity II 10 ask him 10 several
things at the same time ana 90 do u
thoroughly. Concentration and specialitles
are really the force Of power and when
you ask the average farmer 70 diversity
81 IL because they are exploited by con
II tbs farmsr PRODUCES the wealth OF the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04
Runue Local News.

Rruge, Texas. August 2.Hon. W o..
Murray Of Floresvlle has been in Kungo
this week looking after his mercantile ~,
terests.
Miss sailie Wood. who presides az The
telephone office. here, i. on q snort Vaea
ton al Edna visiting old friends
Rev. A. w. Wilson Is assisting Key y
4 Graham IN camp meeting n .,ars \ 'e
spending few days ia Karnes City sit
Ing while Mr.. Gillett Il Asying nls residence
very much enlarged and improved. ~
causing farmers 10 bring IN very discour'
aging cotton reports the last few. ia =
AN agent Is advertised to be here to-day
and tomorrow to buy horses for the british
ecxsssTrmenSs; vshh aud children are here
this week from Irloresville visiting rela-
Il. Neal OF Helena has purchased me
George Rntherford property anu VIII en-
cage In the grocery business this fall
Rev Il. Nj Lewis, Baptist minister q
gn,, Antonio was IN RuDge several dayS
this week visiting relatives and Old ri e,