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New-York tribune., 1902-08-26

tional impediment and in helping to pay for the
the State would only be doing its duty on
sanitary and ethical grounds. The power of the
State absolute, even taking
precedence over the power of the federal govern
ment. Newark. he said. ought TO join with Pater-
In demanding State aid Ir conclusion. Judge
Scott asserted that the plan of trunk sewer should
be adopted. He declared that in his opinion
the people of Paterson had rights in every way
superior to those of the individual riparian owner
and absolutely without compensation Paterson
not half guilty of cOntaminating the Pas
sale had been represented Dundee Dam held
back the larger proportion of the city's sewage
matter 1t had shown in court that the dam
had legal existence. and IL can therefore be
left out of consideration in plans for a sewer.
Robert Sherrett, silk manufacturer. asked the
Commissioners take the people of Paterson into
their confidence In the matter. No trunk sewer.
he asserted could stop the pollution of the Passaic.
which common with all the communities as
far as Chatham. He asserted that the refuse
from the silk mills offensive. while that
from the woollen mills at Passaic deleterious.
Mr. Sherrett was decidedly against the project of
a trunk sewer and in this he upheld by all the
Paterson delegation
r Hafnes of The Paterson News" took
the floor to oppose trunk sewer. and grew quite
personal in his references to Mayor Hinchife of
Paterson He was called down by Judge Child.
Haines was opposed in toto TO all commission
plans He said he had been abroad and visited
localities ir England. and got data on sewage dis
poSal dSproVe tne CONCLUSIONS OF the commits
sion Judge Child quietly replied that the COM
mission had procured all the official data from the
places named from responsible officers, well as
nrivate individuals Alderman Johnson. of Pater-
son In the course of his remarks asked that the
commission visit paterson ana meet the citizens at
the Opera House.
Next Wednesday the commission will give a hear
RS RRSS+herrord Bloomfield will be heard and other
municipalities will be heard later. Since the com
,nission was appointed IL has been gathering data
and information respecting river sewerage in this
country and. Europe and holding consultations with
engineers After all the municipalities have been
heard on the subject the commission will canvass
the results OF the hearings. the data OBJ
tained and make report to the Governor en-
bodying conclusions.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
ILLTTER4CY IN THIS COUNTRY.
COUNTRY DISTRICTS SHOW MUCH LARGER
PROPORTION THAN CITIES

Washington Aug. 25-The census of1ce to-day
issued a preliminary report on fliteracy among
men of voting age in city and country districts IN
the census year The report includes under the
term ."lltterate'' those who neither read nor
write ard also a small number who can read ou'
write.
In the United States as whole including Alaska
and Hawaii male population at least twenty
one vears old and living In cities having at least
% 600 inhabitants 5.Ss5.G44. of whom 3S922S or
6 per cent were reported ilterate. IN the rest
of the country the number OF men OF voting age
was Is 2S e55 OF whom a247. lS per cent, were
reported literate.
These figures indicate that illiteracy among adult
males is less than half prevalent in the large
cities II is In the rest OF the United states
difference the report says. is due largely to the
fact that the urban population of the country Is
nassed in the Northern and Western States. and
teracy Is less frequent there than in other parts
Of the country
nliteracy among adults. the report says is found
IN the large cities less frequently than elsewhere
In all the States and Territories. except New
Hampshire ew-York Kansas and Oregon. Inc
report continues:
As the difference between the large cities and tne
rest OF the country in the Northern States i al
fected presence in the cities OF laTg nllI,
bers of terte mmigrants SO In the SobJhffs ut bs
presence OF the negro population
The report concludes as follows:
Among the native whites the differences between
the population Of large cities in the North ana IN
the South in the matter Of iiteTacy are, are coIl s
rruraI districts OF the South considerable per-
centage Of the adult population has not acquired
As rule a population living in large cities is
likely 10 include smaller proportion OF lil,erates
lied area and more difficult to reach by an ef-
fective system Of public schools.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26

300 or O636 per cent compared with the
yield of 1900
Ten of the nineteen States and Territories
yielding gold showed increased production
California leading with S10I0,2OO, an increase
due entirely to the normal development OF the
mining industry. Nevada showed the materiai
gain of 1857. 500, which came largely from the
newly discovered camp of Tanapah, In Nye
County although nearly every county in the
State Increased it's production. South Dakota
also made a gain of S3ol,9OO Idaho, Hl44oo"
and Oregon. S123,itO. - ,,,- ,no
The greatest decrease. amounting TO Nl-o'''"'
was in Alaska. This was due TO the iatehess Oh
the season which delayed the opening OF the
p!acers and to litigation. which interfered WIN
the development of the industry. Colorados
PRODUCTION diminished 81 13J,&D, a fact ex-
plained by the decline in the grade OF ores ex-
tracted: the tonnage has increased
The silver yield for 1901 amounted TO 49,
0oO ounces of the commercial Value OF 600
12S 400 which 2,4330oo ounces or per
cent less than 1t was in 1900. The greatest gain
i 4a3 200 ounces-was in Utah, almost all OF
which came from the Park City district
Nevada New Mexico and washington aiso
made substantial gains. The producuon vi
colorado owing to the decline in the grace Oh
orns extracted fell off 2,046,1 100 fine ounces
ounces. Tdaho's, SS6.20O. and South Dakotas s.
45S 200 ., ,,ro
The total value of the precious metals pro
duced hy the United States in 1901 amounted 10
Sill 1o5 100 which Sl-3ofloo, or = per
cent less than the yield for l9oo.
The following statement SHOWS the APP
to distribution by producing States ana Ierrl-
tories of the product of gold and silver IN the
tinted States for the calendar year d9Ol:
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
CUT INITIALS IN BACK OF PEW
TRENTON YOUTH IS ARRESTED FOR DE-
FACING CHURCH PROPERTY AND FOR
INTERRUPTING THE SERVICES.

Nutley. Aug. % (SpeciaD.-Wilbert Burtfs. a nine
teen-year-old young living in Trenton. came
to this town yesterday morning to spend the day
with friends. Last night he arraigned before
Justice James NJ. Post charge of defacing
church property and disturbing divine services.
Burtis escorted young society woman TO the
Methodist church last night He was not interested
in the preaching and began to move about in his
seat, as though sitting tacks He finally opened
his penknife and began to carve his initials on the
back of the pew. When this was done he added
those of the Young with him, when T. s.
Brown and W. S. Seguin, trustees of the church,
haSened to the seat Burtis was carving an ella bo-
rate scroll about the initials. The trustees remon-
strated with the young man, who considered the
matter a joke and laughed heartily causing the
minister and congregation to look around in amaze
ment
1t was not so funny for Burtis after church
vices however. AS he went out of the door he was
arrested by Constable Tom BrandTeth and taken
before Justice Post, to the modification of the
young girl. A crowd followed and began to jeer
him. He only saved from being roughly han
died by the constab BILE Burtis got off with small
fine. and early this morning left the town.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26

DETECTIVE AND POLICE CAPTAIN ARE ACCUSED
OF PREVENTING A MAN FROM BEING
RELEASED ON BAIL

Charges have been preferred against Police Cap
tain McKag. Detective Bennett and Roundsmen
Noouan and Ramsay by q young lawyer named
Ziegener. The charges will he heard by the Jersey
City Police Board tonight The complaints arise
from the arrest of Robert ". Greene. colOred
man and client of the complainant. The captain
and detective charged with violating the
law in prohibiting Greene from obtaining his re-
lease on bail. The roundsmen accused of
accepting bribes procure justice of the peace
who would take bail
Further allegations may be made because the
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26

ALASKAN ARMY POSTS IN coon CONDITION

Seattle Wash. Aug. 25-General George Ran
dan commanding the District of Columbia and
Alaska has reached here on the steamer City OF
co.,,la acoonnanied by Captain w p. Richard
- t,s a,d The general sailed for the North
on Iply 8 and during the last month and a half
has made personal inspection of nearly all the army
r,,s,e IN Alaska In speaking of the trip. Captain
Richardson said:
The general made tour of inspection 10 the
,,oets ia Alaska and found them In very gooo
sbaDe Scme improvements are needed at several
bayr,cks and he undoubtedly VIII make recon-
,y,erdarTnns for them The telegraph lines are De
i~e TuIIt as fast as possible. and IL viii not be
-,,,2 ,ao.tbs before Communication I'm the frozen
Norfh will be as simple matter as In TINS stare
There are only few matters connected with the
frin on which IL would be proper TO speak AS 10
what recommendation General Randall VIII make
regarding changes in the Alaskan district nave
nothing
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
RIVER SEWER CONFEREACE.
FROM PATTERSON, PAS
SAIC AND GARFIELD MEET IN NEWARK
TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT PROBLEM

The Passaic River Sewerage Commission gave
hearing yesterday in the Board OF Trade rooms at
Newark TO representatives of Paterson faSs$tlc
and Garfield on the question of sewering the river
Paterson was represented by large delegation ana
the municipality represented as uncomproms-
ingly opposed the project Of trunk sewer
The Passaic and Garfield representatives, on the
other hand, favored any practicable plan of relief
from the sewage nuisance The commission con-
sists of Judge Francis Child and Mayor Leo-
kuecher of Newark. Peter Hauck, of Harrison
Mayor HinchlifTe of Paterson and William Mac
Kenzie Mayor of Rutherford In the Paterson
delegation was city Engineer Henry Hardin
At the meeting yesterday Judge Scott said the
call had been short. ana that many promi-
nent citizens away on their vacations He
asked that the commission visit Paterson to get
the views of citizens. Judge Scott argued that If
q trunk sewer was be built the State should De
made TO pay It's share He knew of no constitu-
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
TREASURY CLERK DISCHARGED.
MR.. SHAW DETERMINED TO BREAK UP
RAcETRACK scHEMRs IN DEPARTMENT

Washington. Aug. 25.-Secretary Shaw to-day or
dered the dismissal from the Treasury Department
Of Lorenzo G. Warield. clerk in the division OF
bookkeeping and warrants The attention Of the
department called a few days ago to circu-
lar said to have been issued by organization OF
which Mr.. Warfied treasurer. The circular
gave the plans of proposed association by which
stockholders could probably reap large returns
from a scheme to play the One clause IN the
circular cited the fact that Mr. Warfeld held an
important position in the Treasury Department anu
this evidence Of the respecta bflity OF the
association The dismissal was based upon the use
Of the departments in this connection
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
THE STBURB OF NUTLEY WAS DRY"

Nutley Aug. % (SpecaD.-This pretty little subur-
ban town went dry" yesterday as the result of an
bids the sale of liquor midnight Saturday to
O'Clock Monday morning. While many of the road
houses sold liquor. there were no arrests made by
the special officers engaged to watch the places.
The ordinance has caused much grumbling. par
tcularly among the propretors of the road houses.
who in the past have prospered on Sundays The
usual frequenters of the resorts in most cases
were Obliged to go Paterson to Newark The
ordinance adopted by Nutley copied after the
Bloomfield and Montclalr ordinances which towns
have been dry Sundays for three years.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
BURGLARS ROB FOUR HOUSES.
THEY ARE WELCOMED WITH BULLETS. BUT
ARE APPARENTLY UNHURT.

THEY ARE WELCOMED WITH BULLETS. BUT
ARE APPARENTLY UNHURT.
Westfeld, Aug. &.-Four residences were visited
by burglars early this morning. They got booty
from two of them. Several shots were fred at the
thieves but none took effect. About 1:30 O'Clock
two entered the house of c. D. Losee, IN
South-ave., and ransacked number of rooms, oo-
tanning SIS In money and a quantity of jewelry.
Mr.. Losee awakened. He fired two shots
without result at the burglars they were leaving
the house. The burglars next went to the house
of DR.. H. II. Butler. in Downer-st.. where they
got $40 In money, and a considerable quantity or
sverware Then they returned to South-ave, Where
they broke into the house of T J. Jones The noise
they made in forcing a window awakened MT Jones
who armed himself and, meeting one of the burg
lars in the hallway, fired two shots at him.
neither of which took effect. The burglars subse-
ouently visited the house of Corey Wilcox. IN Cum
oerland-st They were entering through kitchen
window when the inmates of the house were
aroused. and the thieves were frightened away
There have been number of burglaries at zen. n
wood and Union during the last two weeks, and II
Is thought that the same men committed tnem
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
STEALS CH4LICE FROM CHURCH.

Newark Aug 25-Father CardarerelH. of ST.
Philip Neris Church. in Grove-st. Informed the
noIice to-day that a sneak thief had entered the
church during the night and had stolen silver
chalice valued at $50 1t taken from closet
in the vestry in which the receptacles used at the
mas are kept. The thief left behind him the cover
of the chalice and also gold monstrance. which
was IN the closet.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
REPORT on PRECIOUS METALS.

GOLD AND SILVER FROM THIS COUNTRY's
MINES IN 1901
Washington. Aug 25-George f. Roberts Di-
rector of the Mint. has issued his final estimate
of the production of gold and silver in the
United States during the calendar year 1901
Mr.. Roberts's statement shows that in the year
the United States produced 3,S05.500 ounces of
gold. valued at S7S 666 70O-a decrease of S.rO4,-
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
WAXING sPOOK PROVES TO BE IN OWL
BRAVE MEN MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND RE
PORT THAT THE NOISE DUE TO
NATURAL. CAUSES

Superstitious and timOrous persons living in the
vicinity OF the Holy Name Cemetery. Jersey City.
have for time suspected that a discontented
shade has been issuing nightly from his prison
tomb. and has been making his presence known
by uttering loud and long walls that have been re-
leved only at the breaking OF day. Incredulous
persons who do not believe In spooks concluded the
wall the ''hoot' of owl.
Early yesterday six men led by Larry KeIs.
made investigation. They found that the noise
emanated from n large gray OWL which they capt
ured after Kells had stunned ii with club The
owl measured nearly four feet from tip to tip IL
is exhibition at the room of the Columbia
Club.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
POSSIBLE NEW RECEIVING SHIP.

Washington. Aug. 25-The Navy Department mas
ordered a board of survey to report upon the con-
5,.io, of the gunboat Manila which recently came
from the Asiatic Station with view to converting
that vessel receiving ship for the Mare ISL
and Navy Yard.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26

police refused to arrest saloonkeeper on Sunday
for alleged violation of the law complaint or
Ziegener whose enmity the salOonkeeper had In
CURED because he had denied he had served drinks
TO the roundsmen and Zegener on the preceding
Sunday, when the alleged bribe was paid.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
REMARKABLE GAINS.
prrposals
DR0rOsAI.s WILL f;E RECEIVED. TO BE

,a,i ~ O'clock D m September - 1902 for tho sal.
tn the limited Sjaies suitable centrally and
located north Of
for ire NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING 10 be erected L
New York y Y. entire block. containing
not less Thousand feet Of ground.
,ulred Each proposal be accompanied by
diagram OF land showing the widths OF adjacsp
streets and alleys grades. and the character o
f,1o aI ai improvements
land must vendor within ninety day
after written and the vendor shah pay all ex
penses connected with furnishing evidence Of title
deeds of conveyance The right propose
is reserved Each pi,Posal must be sealed marked
'PROPDSAI. FOR NEW T. .. SITE, 1T NEW YORK
\ v and mail TO the SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
i-FY SUPERVISING ARCHITECT. washington. D. c
1 SHAW of ia T., II q. PAYNE
PostnnasteF General p G. KNOX. At;orney-General
the United States.
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All Wool. n Yard Wide. No ShOddy.


Tba circulation Of New-York Tribune shows gain
n, over Ia per Daily than IL Sun
say for Juiy 1902 compared with the month in
1901 4 10 still growing
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
ELIZABETH HAS FLYING MACHINE
THE INVENTOR SAYS HE WILL EXHIBIT AT THE
ST LOUIS EXPOSITION.

ST LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Elizabeth. Aug % (SpeciaD.-P. j. Reid. an In
ventor of this city has completed an airship which
he to-day placed on exhibition His flying machine
is fifteen feet long. 1t carries two aeroplanes. haV-
ing a surface of 365 square feet. The weight OF
he ma chine is twenty-three pounds and II is In
tended to carry weight of ten pounds and ny
mile 1t is worked by four vacuum
tubes and by steam turbine, which furnishes
power to two-bade propeller
Its owner intends nut It on exhibition at the
Worlds Fair In St. Louis in 1904 and will enter 1t
in the class to compete for the $3.50 prize. This
class includes all airshps not carrying an opera
New-York tribune., 1902-08-26

I,RANKFORD ARSENAL. PHILADELPHIA
Il Pa JuIv 2S f9u2.-Seaed proposals. trfpiscate
will be received until II \ NJ August 2Sth 1902
and steel building boxtus
and packing shop and story connectins
Cartridge factory brick building
mower plant Information application Fps
HEATH Major Ord. Dent ComE anding
The Iola register., 1902-05-23

runs, at least four of them, and had
Nevada in the air in the eighth. In
the fourth Shumyer, Johnson and
Speck took a turn letting infeld hits
go through them. Nevada got three
runs but earned none in that inning.
At the last, with rain storm coming,
Nevada played for time and the UNI
pire wrangled with the kids on the
foul line, wasted precious minutes to
save Nevada. When rain stopped the
game the fans went to roost in the
grand stand and warmed up by cuss.
ing the umpire to his face. He looked
sneaking and stayed close to the
Nevada team.
Nevada might have won with fair
umpire: everybody who saw the game
says lola got the worst of it at his
hands yesterday.
Wait until lola gets Collins to act
as umpire and gets game with, we'll,
say Coffeyville!
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
CARLYLE.
u. W. lBSIAs

Il. W. LBMAsTER, Correspondent.
May 2l-Mrs. Il L Smith and her
sister, Mrs Burris are visiting in
Montgomery coupty this week.
Mr. and Mrs H Lemasters were out
from lola Sunday.
The L NJ s met with Mrs e L Smith
Thursday of last week
Mr. Hart lost fine mare last week
which leaves him with pair of twin
colts to raise by hand.
This is splendid weather for the
growing crops. There is some millet
TO sow and kafllr corn to plant yet,
but most farmers are cultivating corn
at present.
Mrs d Adams continues to improve
in health and hopes are entertained
that she may recover.
A NJ Adams returned to his home at
Hutchinson, K2s, Saturday.
Mrs ID + Gilkeson and daughter OF
lola were visiting at Mrs Adams over
Sunday.
Mrs A NJ Dunlap is troubled with
rheumatism.
The A T 81 S f changed agents here
last week. A Mr. Spencer is in charge
now.
Vezie Bros are unloading car Of
corn this week.
Mrs e L Smith is entertaining q
sister from Missouri. They had no
seen each other for twenty years.
Chester Green and bride were out
to Carlyle Sunday.
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
COUNTY NEWS
WEST COTTAGE GROVE.

W. obCNuIb' DOrtcSpOhuchss
Jake Hamblin and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. Tom Adams, Sunday.
John Day and wife we're the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Sunday.
Ed Irwin and family visited Jas.
Stewards Sunday
Joe Henderson and wife visited the
formers parents Sunday.
Ira Noyes is now very busy market
ing strawberries. Mr. Noyes has
some fine berries, and gives employ
ment for several of his neighbors.
Quite large crowd attended church
Sunday.
Nora Stewart Spent Sunday in Cha
mute, and attended the baccalaureate
services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Adams and
daughter Annie visited at Mr.. Haus-
er's Tuesday.
Ralph Stewart visited relatives in
Chanute Saturday.
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
Death of Mrs. l.. B. Redmond.

Mrs. L. b. Redmond daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Cooney, died at 10
O'Clock Wednesday May 81 at the
home of her parents on west Madison
avenue in this city. The funeral will
be held Friday at 10 o'clock and in
terment made in the Humboldt ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Redmond has made her home
in TT. Worth, Texas, until six weeks
ago. She has suffered for years from
tumor and underwent two operations,
one tumor weighing thirty three
pounds being removed About six
weeks ago her physicians gave up all
hope and her sister went from lola
and brought hef here. Death has
hovered close about her for weeks and
it has been o ter rible trial for the
family as the mother, thinking death
was coming, repeatedly called her
four children to her, bid them good
bye and asked them to be good. The
end came peacefully Wednesday morn
ing and she passed away, surrounded
by all the members of her family.
Her husband andfour children survive
her
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
Bankers Oil Company
J. S. BooE,
u. b. Ev.

a Chanute paper is authority for
the statement that a new oil company
has been organized there by bankers
of Kansas and that lola is interested.
The story is as follows:
Another oil company is to enter
the Chanute oil field. Its name is the
Bankers Oil e. Gas Co., all the mem
bers being bankers but one, and the
promoter is II. c. Rawlings of this
city, the we'll known travelling sales
man.
"Mr. Rawlings returned from Kan
sas City today where lie has been the
past three days periecting the organi-
zation. The company is to be capital
lied at S500,000 and its list of stock
holders is strong one including some
of the best known bankers Of the State.
The members are as follows: James
Patmore, cashier NATL bank OF Pitts
burg; l.. l.. Northrup, Asst. cashier
Northrup Natl bank of lola; j II.
Bradley, president Natl bank of Sc
dan and national bank examiner; &.
f.. Denton, president Natl bank of
Attica; j. N. Richardson, cashier of
American State bank of Wichita; j.
II. Lindburg, president First NATL
bank of Pittsburg: T.. Il. Ames, vice
president NATL bank of Norton, also
national Ibank examiner; Chas. M.
Sawyer, president of Natl bank of
Newton and eX-national bank eXamin-
er; w. 5. Falls, cashier, Natl bank
of Commerce, Garnett; DIR. j, II.
Light, president Natl bank of Cha
mute; G. L. Lindsay, cashier NATL
bank:of Chanute; ID. NJ. Kennedy, vice
president First NATL bank of Chanute
and president of Bank of Commerce
of Chanute; II. C. Rawlings. The last
named, who is not banker, says he
is going to make enough money to
start bank. AS the above list indi-
Gates the company is an exceptionally
strong one.
"The company has all the land
which Mr.. Rawlings leased be-
tween Chanute and carleton, amount
ing to 1880 acres in all and de-
velopment will begin at once.
contract is to be made at once
for the drilling of three wells. The
Star Drilling Company is to do the
drilling"
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
PLEASANT VALLEY.

- ID. L. SMITH, Correspondent
Nay 2l-A nice shower this morn
ing and it looks as if we may have
another soon.
South Deer Creek was past fording
Wednesday of last week, but it rained
but very little here.
Rev Ruby preached at the Valley
Sunday. There will not be preaching
for three weeks, June II. Sunday
School every Sunday morning fol-
lowed by class meeting. League meet
ing every evening. -
Earnest Wilmuth and family visited
his brother Chas. at lola Sunday.
Esta Smith and Grace Clark took
the common school examination at
ola Wednesday.
d T Smith is at lola attending
court as juror this week.