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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21
Burglars Get S74,6l0 From the Post
Office in Chicago.
JOB Was CAREFULLY PLANNED.
Thieves Completed Their Work
Under Noses of Employees.
STAMPS NOT ALL SALABLE

CHICAGO, October 21.-A sensational rob-
berry which netted the perpetrators s74,61O
in stamps, was discovered here this morn
ing when the wholesale stamp department
of the post office was opened for business
y rapid investigation developed the fact
that the burglars had crawled under the
flooring for about 300 feet, bored hole in
the bottom of the vault, secured the stamps
and escaped, carrying their booty in a
wagon.
The work of forcing an entrance to the
vault had evidently been carried on with
the greatest patience for many days. 1t is
believed. however. that the intention of the
thieves had been to enter the cashiers
vault, in which there was $35 900 in money
and stamps valued at hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars.
The bottom of the vault is of steel half
an inch thick. In this. ninety-seven holes
Were bored until a space eighteen inches
sqUare-just enough to allow the entrance
OF a mans bOdy-had been so weakened
that it was possible to take out the whole
plate with little difficulty A dry goods
box stood over the hole thus made and
concealed the work of the robbers while
1t was in progress. When discovered today
the hnger marks of one of the burglars
were still discernible on the dust of the
box which he had pushed one side.
job Was Carefully Planned.
So carefully had the job been planned that
men working in other parts of the building
had not the slightest inkling of the daring
robbery being worked almost under their
noses.
The robbers drove up to the southeast
corner of the post office building in a wag-
on, the tracks of which could be seen plain
ly today The building is a temporary af-
fair. and the men had only to open little
door to admit themselves under the flooring
To reach the vault it was necessary to
crawl about 300 feet over odds and ends of
boards. which Uttered the way The route
evidently had been carefully studied. for
detective who went under today without
knowledge of locations became lost and was
nearly overcome by the foul odors before
assistance reached him.
Having secured their plunder. the rob-
bers loaded it into the wagon, drove across
a vacant lot and turned into Wabash ave-
nue IN front Of the Art building.
OF the SI4-610 in stamps taken 4.712 were
In postage due" stamps and $2,otJO in spe-
clal delivery stamps. So the convertible
stamps amounted to s6T. .S2S. but of these
ASS We're Pan-American stamps of s and
10 cent denOmina tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21
RED LAKE INDIANS EXCITED.
II efuse Annuity Until other Claims
Are Also Paid.

SOLWAY. Mimi, October PA. L. Kai-
ser of the Bank of Fosston and T. Burke of
the Solway Mercantile Company have ar
rived from the Red Lake Indian agency
with dispatches from Agent Mercer to the
Indian commissioner at Washington. The
Indians refuse to accept the annuity pay
ment unless the money due from logging
operations last winter is also paid at this
time. as they claim it was promised them
by the department. The Indians are in
sullen mood and the excitement at the
agency is intense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21
Departure of Mr. Hackett.

Assistant Secretary Hackett of the Navy
Department has gone to New Hampshire
to spend a few weeks vacation prior to his
retirement from the Navy Department in
order to- resume his law practice in this
city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21

and John O'Donnell, member for South
Mayo, were among those who welcomed
him to liberty. Mr.. McHugh drove in the
lord mayors carriage, followed by a long
procession of carriages, to a hotel, where
a luncheon was given in his honor.
Mr.. McHugh will sail for New York with
John Redmond and John O'Donnell on the
steamer Majestic, which leaves Queenstown
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21

Marquis ItO's Party Engaged in the
Movement.

YOKOHAMA, October 21-The Marquis
Ito's party has initiated a strong movement
to overthrow the cabinet Important po-
litical developments are anticipated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21

The Mcclellan Sails From Manila.
Acting Adjutant General Ward has been
informed of the departure from Manila OF
the transport Mcclellan for San Francisco
with three companies of engineers aboard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21

kioka, and the members OF the legation
stain were present at the dinner. To an
Evening Star reporter Mr.. Tsudzuki, who
acts as private secretary, said that the
marquis was averse to being interviewed.
that he came to the United States to OBJ
serve and not to be observed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05

Love and joy come to you.
And to our merry wassail, too.
And may one pretty maid be true
Through all the coming year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NEW YEARS WITH
THE DUTCH SETTLERS.

O%O%O%O% O%O% o 4 or OK O%O% O%o%O
c7HEN our Dutch ancestors de-
" barkcd from the Half Moon in
-----4 the harbor of Manhattan, it
seEs$<Gfl was the year 1914. And they
brought with them from their native
Holland nothing of that spirit of reli-
Eious intolerance which distinguished
the New England Puritans who came
six years later, says the Utica ObServ-
err. In fact, they were denounced by
their Yankee ncichbOrs as goddess
crew." but it is now plain that they
loved their homes and families, they
forgave their enemies, and they famed
to flame the spark of national honor
which they possessed.
When Peter Stuyvesant came to New
Amsterdam as governor in 1917, he
was quickly dubbed "Old Silverleg"
because he was veteran who had
given a leg to the cause of his country
and replaced 1t with substantial
wooden one bound with silver. Though
Governor Stuyvcsant was harsh and
cruel man, all accounts agree that he
was a good ruler, but in 1864 one day
when British fleet appeared off the
coast of New Amsterdam and demand
ed its surrender "Old Silverleg" was
forced to yield, his people refusing to
fight So the British took possession of
the island of Manhattan and christen-
ed it New York, the same being the egg
from which is Matched that Greater
New York which today stands forth
the second city in the world.
But what did our Dutch ancestors do
to distinguish themselves? Well, they
kept Christmas and New Years day,
both of which were frowncd upon by
the Massachusetts Puritans. On New
Years morning the old Dutch burgher
would start forth from his own door
and visit his neighbors, collecting all
the money due him from the solvent
debtors and forgiving the insolvent
ones, and, having drunk numberless
mugs of punch with the solvent and
insolvcnt alike, he returned to his home
a better man, more forgiving in spirit
and (whisper this0 more religious
minded than his Puritan neighbOr who
had spent the day precisely as he
spends every other weekday in the
year.
Why have we forgotten the example
Of our Dutch ancestors? We all keep
the Fourth of July, sacred to liberty.
We all keep Thanksgiving day out of
respect to the pilgrim fathers perhaps,
but more out of gratitude to the Givcr
of all good things. We all keep Christ
mas out of love of him whose birth it
commentaries. Why don't we keep
New Years? Are we recreant sons of
our Dutch ancestors who first settled
New Amsterdam?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
4 New Years Cake.

Put one cupful of sugar, half cup
full of butter and one egg in bowl and
beat them to a cream; then CRATE in n
quarter of a nutmeg and stir 1t through
the other ingredients. Sift 2la cupfuls
of flour and two heaping teaspOonfuls
of baking powder in another bowl and
gradually stir it into the mixture. But
ter the inside of a cake pan well "a
shallow OblOng or square pan Is the
best, line 1t with tissue paper, butter
the paper, pour in the cake dough and
bake it in a moderate oven till it is Il
golden brown and can be pierced with
a broom splint without sticking. Frost
the top and garnish with walnuts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05

Will you give us songs for signs,
You rosy little fellow,
With the sparkle in your eyes2
Ho, you little fellow,
Near your dimples sorrow dies;
The darkness melts In music,
And the glory's in the skies!
You rosy little fellow.
With the sparkle in your eyes!
Atlanta Constitution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
BELGIAN NEW YEARS.
How the Children Raise Money For
Celebrating.

One amusing custom is found in Bel
GUM. There on st. SylvcStcr'S day,
the eve of New Years day, the chill
dren strive to secure sugar uncle"
or sugar aunt" as the relative who
falls victim to their wles is tcchnic-
ally termed. says the New York Her
aid. On that day all the children Of
the household enter into a solemn con-
Spiracy for the mutual good at the cX-
pcnSc of the unWary adult whom they
may cntangle in the mcShcS of their
intrigucS.
They employ every artitice to get one
of thu older members of the household
under lock and key. Early on that day
the keys of all the doors in the house
have mystcriously disappeared. They
have been sccretcd by the children,
who retain them, ready for instant use
whenever the occasion shall occur.
Then StrictCSt watch is maintained to
the end that some unSuSpccting one
may be alone in room. An uncle ell
tcrS room to search for the paper
which he has miSlaid. Presto. There
comes II pattcring rush of feet in the
hallway. the door is slammed, the key
rattlcS in the lock. The alarmed uncle
springs to the door.
Woe bctidp him now if he be in n
hurry and if he be ungcncrouS, for he
must yield to the terms of these youth
full briGandS before he can escape. He
must solcmnly covenant with them
that he will pay to them whatsoever
ransom they may demand ere the priS-
on door will swing open. When the
prisoner has promised all that is asked,
the triumphant company restore him to
liberty.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
NEW YEARS CUSTOMS
GIFT MAKING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
FEATURE OF THE DAY.

The Old Bourbon Kings Expected to
Thus Rcplcnish Their Treasures.
The Wnssail Bowl In EngInnd-Old
Songs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
We Have Changed,

Matters do not stand with any of us
rs they did year ago. God is where
he was. We have changed. We have
come nearer to him 10y the rising quail
ty of our life. or we have gone away
from him by sinking into lower habits
and under the dominion of lower prin-
cipleS.-Charles G. Ames.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
THE ROSY NEW YEAR.

Ho. YOU little fellow,
With the sparkle in your eyes!
Will you wroathe your arms around us,
Will you kiss away our signs,
You rosy little fellow.
With the sparkle in your eyes3
IIo, you little fellow,
Like a sunbeam from the skiesl
Will you set the bells TO ringing,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05

Scottish New Year Custom.
In the more primitive Scotch towns
poor children go around Enthusiastically
dressed, stopping at the different
houses to call for a share of the good
things made for the coming day. A Gu
rious old rhyme which they sing Oh
this occasion follows:
Get up. good wife,
And shake your feathers,
And dinna think that
We are beggaTs,
For BARNS
Come out to play;
Get up and gies our
Iogmanay.
There were many other picturesque
customs in Scotland which have long
since died out.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
Make IN Advance.
The Grpntcr Gifts.

The Greater Gifts.
Give Us. Ncw Year. the Light
Along the lonely way;
Some star to make the night
Hold k'u-hip with the dayl
over the storms OF life
ArCh thou the rainbow rayl
Give us, New Year, the grace
To bless a world in need.
To stand before Gods face,
Pure with the dream and deed;
To soothr the souls that mourn,
10 bind the wounds that bleedl
So shall thv coming he
RlDst ct each cot and ClOd;
The seed shall 6Oweringly
Brighten the desert sod
And the world roll nearer heaven
Under the smile Of God!
-A..Nta Constit ution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
FROM Homecoming.

Dams Rock excursionists take either the
a m or m train at Cumberland, and return
to Cumberland by the 5:l5 p III train at Vale
Summit.
Carriage service between Vale Summit and
Dams Rock may be secured by application a
day in advance at the Washington street
office of the &. G. and G. X. Co., Cumberland.
JAMES A. MILBH0LLAND,
Sept "a General Manager.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05

T7EW YEARS DAY, the day
~ when the suns light began to
increase again and so promise
,siShEB5 the return of plenty. has al
ways been day of joy alSl s4Scnt
giving. Among all peoples the priests
of old got the lions share. The old
Teutons gave the spoils of war and Of
the chase. Roman knights yi%dhl their
most beautiful slaves. The Christian
era somewhat modified the custom, but
still it was n day of robbery by priests
and monarchs. and New Years day
rather than Christmas was the day for
the exchange Of gifts. The old Bour-
bon kings looked to it to have their
treasures rcplenishcd then, and woe to
the baron who did not give generously.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05


A twentieth of ones income was
thought to be the proper amount to
give to king, church and friends.
In fact, no country in the times past
made more merry on New Years day
than merry old England. 1t was the
time of the wassail bowl. the old Saxon
ives half do welD being the drinking
pledge. There were much eating, deep
drinking and FRANKS and games pccul-
lar to the day. Many of these were not
Overnice. LAMBS WOOL was the
drink of the day, and it was made of
ale, nutmeg, powdered bay leaves,
roasted crabs and toast, and queer
mixture it would seem. No one slept
on New Years eve. 1t was time of
most ungodly wantonncss," so the
later Puritans said. But at the time
he who did not get very drunk for four
days together was deemed "A most I'M
ElceSOme churl." 1t was the custom to
form professions and bear the waSsail
bowl about as long as any one was So
Der enough to carry it, compelling all to
drink Pretty maidcns might escape
by paying the forfeit of kiss. Who
would not have preached abstinence to
the fair in those merry days? Twas
Bacchus or Venus for days. Here's
how contemporary bard sings the
tune:
No sounds but sounds of Joy salute the year.
The blushing maids are binding up their hair
After the romp, the laugh. the hearty kiss adorn
Their lips, and the wassal bowl is borne
In village, grange and town to make
The good feel the New Year well awake.
At the midnight stroke of the bell oil
the maidens were kissed - times, all
the mugs were filled, and those who
could stand $50 states a precise writer
drank a good health and a happy New
Year to each other They joined hands
and danced around the wassail bowl
and sang the songs of the times. Here
is a specimen:
Wassail. wassail, the town;
Our toast is white. our ale is brown,
Our board Is made of the maplin tree
Bacchus Bacchusl We drink to thee.
CHORUS
Love and joy come to YOU
And to our merry wassail, too.
And may one pretty maid be true
Through all the coming year.
The modern loving cup is said to be a
reflex of the New Year wassail bowl.
All the poetry of the so called good
old time was not as bad as the above
however. Sweet Robert lIerrick lived
in that bOistcrOus time. and no bard
quite equals him in catching the true
pastoral spirit of those reckless days.
neither has any poet portrayed the
images and conceits of merry England
as she was two centuries ago with so
sweet a truth. Though he did sing
wantonly of the wassail kiss, he was
musical withal.
Herrick has sung many of the Gus
toms of the time. One little stanZa we
find among his melOdious numbers fifty
CONCLUDES our sketch. and who is there
that cannot say amen" to it on New
Years day:
sweet Christ child who from thy stall
Bring'st in thy blood a balm that shall
BE the best New Years gift to ALL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05

The Bells.
What shall the New Year bear TO met
The shadow or the sun,
A hope, beam,
A sunshine CLEAN,
Loves long, interrupted dream,
Or dark for daylight done?
What docs the New Year hide for youi
silence or song,
A sigh. note
From Joy birds throat,
Or stiffness lying longH
What may the New Year hold for usi
All light and shade are there.
Both silence chill
And singing, still
Old love that ever hath its will
Will give each heart its shared
Post Wheeler
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20
A CHINESE
LAND COMPANY
A Small Maui Concern Files
it's Articles of In
corporation. 49,

Articles of association of the Maui
Land Company. Limited, were filed yes
terday with Treasurer Lansing by S.
Ahmi, Y. Achew, Young Kan of Ka-
maole, Kula, Maui, and Yeong Young
Lam Lung and Tun Teung of Waikiki,
Maui. The company is capitalized in the
sum of $4,000, divided into 500 shares Of
the par value of $50 each, with the priv
ilege of subsequent extension of the cap
ital not to exceed 100000. The term for
which the company is incorporated is fif-
ty years.
The purposes for which the company is
organized are to purchase, sell, lease or
otherwise deal in real estate in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii and more particularly
on Maui; to erect and construct buildings
thereon, and lease, rent or sell the same.
They will also buy and sell buildings
whether used or intended to be used as
shops, stores. warehouses, boarding and
lodging houses.
Cattle and stock raising will also be
one of the features of the company 3
business, and general grazing business
will be carried on.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20
POLICE COURT
HAPPENINGS
One of the iTramcar Robbers
Committed-Apana a
Tale Unfolds.

A good one was told in the Police Court
yesterday on a member of the Grand
Jury recently discharged.
The twelve were discussing the proper
translation of the maxim, "Ignorantia
juris non excusat." The general inter-
probation was, Ignorance of the law is
no excuse" One of the good men, and
true, differed, however, and offered to
bet that the legend ought to read, There
is no excuse for an ignorant jurist."
Once again continuances prevailed 10
large extent, ten cases being put over.
The case against Frank Christopher
son, charged with biting the ear of a
shipmate was nolle prosd.
Jim Laughlin. charged with vagrancy,
has gone to work, and proceedings
against him have been dropped.
Laughlin Is the humorist who, when
asked by the Deputy Sheriff why ne
didn't go out and hunt for work, replied
that he never was a good sportsman,
J. Kaanaana, charged with having as
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20

sauTted Kimura, was fined So and costs.
George Kaleikini, Claudine Jesus. John
Callocksky, Suzuki and Billy Moore were
discharged for gambling, the evidence
against them being insufficient. Bento
Frigere, one of the same batch, forfeit
ed his bail and is now kicking himself.
Okamoto, charged with stealing a sack
of sugar, was allowed to go, the prose-
cution failing to satisfactorily prove the
identity of the goods.
J. A. Young and w. E. Young, two
boatboys, were reprimanded and dis
charged for neglecting to display their
badges while engaging in the ferry bust
ness.
orlando and Jack Powell, DRINKS, paid
the usual penalty. w. N. McMireu and
Espinola, also drunk, were prevented
from attending the judicial function by
press of business, and their deposits were
declared forfeited.
All Poe, who rode a wheel without a
light, blamed it to the wind, and His
Honor let him go with a caution.
Cases continued were: Sugihara as
sault and battery on All Lai, March 81;
All Lai, assault and battery on Sugiha-
ra March Il, Vieira and Jacinto Miguel,
selling liquor. March 81 and %, respect
lively.
officer Apana has reported to the Dep
uty Sheriff that while on Liliha street
on Monday afternoon he saw ]. T.. Car
vie, a haole. beating a mule with a
rock. Apana told him that the thing
must stop, and says tnat the man then
substituted Apana for the mule.
When he had got through with him,
Apana says that CARVE invited a crowd
of laborers who were working on the
new road to come and have a go at
him, which invitation they accepted with
alacrity and handspikes.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth arrested
CARVE yesterday. CARVE says that
Apana has a wonderful imagination.
In Judge Dickey's court yesterday, Ka-
ne, charged with having stolen money
belonging to the Hawaiian Tramways
Company, was committed for trial
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20
THE BUTLER HAD TO GO.

Ascum-Your butler has left you, Ell ?
Nooritch-I had to fire him.
Ascum-Why, he seemed to me to be
an ideal man for the place.
Nooritch-Thats right, but couldn't
break pop of the habit of taking off his
hat and saying sir to him.-Philadel-
mia Press
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20
FOR 1901.

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Besides it's statistical tables COW
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overland, principal elevations,
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Admission Day of Hawaii Gll.),
Geology of Oahu, Honolulu in Prim-
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Honolr1lu's Battle with BubOn1c
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in
New Steamers;
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preceding
of Information well TO
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NOTICE.

THIS IS TO CAUTION THE PUB
lie not to pay any money on my ac-
count 20 either Will Fisher, George H.
Paris, or to Ashley & Paris, as they
no longer have any authority to collect
GEORGE OSBORNE.
5s07 Paula, Hawaii
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-08-17
Mr.. Bryan ON the strike.

The great steel strike is on in full
force, and in commenting upon the
situation William J. Bryan expresses
himself in the Commoner as follows
"The right Of labor to organize ought
not to be questioned. The growth Of
trusts is directly opposed to the inter-
est OF the laboring men. AS every
trust is menace to the labor orgsniz-
ations, it is strange that any laborinR
man votes with the trusts. When the
head of great corporation controls all
the factories which employ skilled
labor in any particular line he is very
likely to dictate terms. 1t is to be
hoped that the laboring men will win
in the present conflict, but ii they
were as unanimous on election day as
they were when a strike was ordered
they could remedy their grievances
without q strike or loss of employ
ment."