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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

hold Office for only one year. The
mayor is chosen from among those
aldermen who have not passed the
chair'-that is. been lord mayor-but
who have served rs sheriff.
ON the day of his inaugurf ton the
mayor elect is arraycd in his gorgeous
robes of office, and around his neck is
placed a golden collar. to which is at
tached a diamond mounted jewel. esti-
mated to be worth 100000, and for
the safe keepin, Of which and the city
plate. worth Il million. he is required
to give a heavy bond before he is
sworn in. He then ascends the coach
of state. This coach has been in use
since 1917. Before that date the may
ors rode on horseback. The coach is
an immense gilded affair and cost S50,-
600.
This coach. with the great mace Of
silver and gold over five feet high,
Sticking out of the window and the
mayor bobbing about inside, is the
chief attraction of the lord mayors
show. which makes the 9th of Novem-
Der sacred. A number of floats. bodies
of policemen. firemen and other civic
bodies complete the procession, which
all London turns ont to see.
After the oath of office is admins
tered the procession returns to the
Guildhall for the browning function.
the lord mayors banquet. which rare
ly costs less than $4,000. The mayor
pays half and the two sheriffs the 9th
er half, which is perhaps their most
important duty for the year.
Sir Marcus Samuel, the new mayor,
as his name indicates. is Hebrew
and is set down in the formal biogra-
plies as a spectacle maker. which is a
trifle misleading to any one unfamiliar
with the quaint nomenclature of the
rich old city guilds. The lord mayor
elect doubtless never made pair of
spectacles i'll his life or any of his IA
theirs before him. 1t is intended to
signify simply that he belongs to the
naughty and powerful guild known as
the Spectacle Makers company.
Sir Marcus is one of the great city
bankers and rich enough to afford the
costly luxury of living in the Mansion
House for year. He will get salary
exactly equal TO that of the president
of the United States and will have to
spend almost twice as much on the
banquets. formalities. functions, cere-
monials and general gorgeousness that
keep a lord mayor as busy as If he
really had municipal work to do.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

WOODEN PATTERN FOR STEM OF BATTLE
SHIPS.
speed and power and two gunhoats.
Recent developments, however, make
It probable that battleships will be
built instead of protected cruisers, and
in that case four of the most powerful
war vessels ever constructed will be
added TO the fleet.
Construction has already begun on
the two battleships. and they are the
mightiest war vessels ever designed.
Their great size of 10000 tons displace-
ment will make them the peers of the
largest battleships in the world, while
their offensive power will give them Il
superiority over the most powerful
ships i'll any other navy.
The fact that these two ships can be
built without in any way overtaXing
American manufacturing resources at
tests the recent development of ship
building plants in the United States.
one of the battleshipS. the Connecticut,
is to be constructed by the government
at the New York navy yard. The ac-
tlIal work may be considered as having
been begun few weeks ago, when the
order for the hull material, excepting
the armor was placed. The acceptance
of the bid of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock company to
furnish. exclusive of armor and arma-
ment. the Louisiana. sister ship for
S@.990U00 inaugurated the work OIL
tldt vessel
Besides these latest additions to our
navy five other splendid battleships are
being built. They are the Georgia,
New Jersey. Rhode Island, Nebraska
and Virginia and until the new ships
were designed were considered to be
without superiors. They are enormous
in size, only equaled abroad by three
vessels recently designed for Great
Britain. They are 435 feet long, with
displacement of $4,000 tons 1t is con
coded by foreign critics that in the
main essentials they are unsurpassed
by European ships.
The increase of the United States
navy during the last few years and
the distribution of the contracts among
the principal private shipbuilding
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
JON PAUL In EXILE
HOW THE BoeR LEADER SPENDS
HIS TIME IN HOLLAND.

Regarded by the Netherlands Peo.
PIE rs Hero ana Martyr-Age Has
Abntpd His Force of characteristic.
kruger's Daily Life.
Paul Kruger in exile Is an interesting
nnd pathetic figure Among the Hol.
landerS lie is the object of genuine hero
worship He is idol.zed as martyr to
British oppression and persecution. Al
though he lives in seClusion and is sci.
dom seen outside his villa there is nc
decline IN his popularity The home OF
the eXilod president of the South Afri
can Republic is at Villa casa Cara, Hill
versum town Of about 10000 iuhab.
itanjs ia the province OF Utrecht Il ualt
hours journey by train from Amster
dam
Here, surrounded by swarm of rel
atvcs ANA Bucr cXilcs. be spends his
days unique and picturesque flgu)
reading the Bible with sublime faith
aud working with serenity of purpose
for the Bocr republics. He sees few
visitors ana is described as being more
phlcsmatic and taciturn than ever
HlVerSum is an ideal health resort,
the air being dry and hracing. Villa
Casa Cara is a three story. white plas-
ter country house. with projecting We.
randas ON three sides and large gar
den in the rear. The flags of the two
Dutch republics float from the facade
i'm all weathcrS. President Kruger and
his suit occupy the entire ground floor
of the place-a kind of Il boarding
houSe-and several rooms above.
Mr., Kruger himself occupies three
rooms. paror. a bedroom and closed
in veranda which has been fitted up as
Il private study. The parlor, in which
the president receives delegations. is an
ordinary. comfortable sitting room with
plain furniture of Dutch middle class
family. The study is a much more
characteristic nook than the parlor. Its
furniture is perfectly plain. On the SOL
id table rests the massive clasped BIZ
BILE. in big type over which the exile
passes half the day. BY its side is the
hymnbook he uses TO conduct the house
hold services. \ conspicuous compan-
ion of Bible and hymnbook is the giant
pipe, with ts closed bowl without
which no picture of Mr.. Kruger would
be complete
DR.. A. w Heymans. the presidents
physician. has placed his patient on
very strict regimen. Thus Mr.. Kruger
is allowed TO sleep hut stated number
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

of hours mt time At S o'clock in
the evening the old man goes to bed.
At in the morning he is awakened by
his valet. puts on his dressing gown
and walks about the room till 2 O'Clock.
smoking his pipe in medilation@hI He
then seeks his bed to be called agaE at
s. From TO he reads his Bible or
meditates, when his coffee and rolls are
brought. He remains up till S:30 when
he turns in again for rest or sleep. In
an hours time he is up for the day.
His first work is TO look over the cor.
respondence Before his midday dinner
he takes n walk round the garden
About 3 o'clock he goes Tor long
drive. returning home for supper nj g.
All through the day he has had fire.
quent recourse to the Bible practically
his only reading. and il is known that a
great deal of his time is spent in pri-
vate prayer.
1t must not be supposed, all the same,
that the president is morose of temper
ament He has charmed all the people
of Hilversum by his genial manner or,
at any rate, by quiet good nature
which their devotion readily accepts in
fits stead. Popular ovations Of the most
enthusiastic description welcome the
appearance of the spanking equipage
drawn by two splendid horses.
Mr. Kruger is Enthusiastically aging
His followers say his heart action is
better than it was, and his general
health has improved during his resi-
dence near Utrecht. but his mind has
grown dull and torpid, his grim humor
has disappeared, and his force of char
acter has sensibly abated. He remains
the central figure in the group of Boer
refugees because his personality is still
unrivaled. but his associates make no
secret of the fact that 1t is difficult to
squeeze money out Of him and that his
leadership is nominal and ineffective.
Indecision is described as his leading
trait of late. He has been unable to
make up his mind when called upon to
settle any point Of policy. At The
Hague he is considered private citi-
zen living in exile and is not encour-
aged to visit the capital or appear in
public. But he is reverenced through
out the Netherlands as a hero and a
martyr.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
MODEST MISS -HECKER.
Charming Personality of the Cham
piOn Woman Golfer.

Charming Personality of the Cham
piOn Woman Golfer.
Aside from her marvellous skill on
the links. Miss Genpyievr Hcckcr. the
eightecn-ycar-old New I1rk sirl who
has thrice won the national women's
golf championship, is Il most interest
ing young woman.
Although for the past four years
pages have been printed about Miss
Hecker's golf accomplishments, but lit
tie has been said of her personality.
She is Il slender. blue eyed little girl, >
feet :, inches or > feet t inches tall,
with Il great mop of beautiful golden
hair. which she wears in an enormous
pompadour ON the golf links as We'll as
off.
When one hears of the 300 yard
drives which this apparently fragile
girl thinks Il matter Of course, one can
not understand how she does il. and
she could not do it were it not that she
is able to put every ounce of strength
and weight she possesses into her
shots.
Notwithstanding all the fame and
glory and honor which have come to
her she is still as modest and unas-
Stunning as when she had never been
heard of, and when any one compli-
ments her on her skill or over a vic
tory she bushes with an embarrass-
ment which time or frequency of re-
currence cannot overcome. She cannot
seem TO understand the public interest
in her
Notwithstanding her modesty, how
ever, she is absolutely iron ncrvcd in a
match She can apparently rise TO any
occasion, and while others may Occa-
sionally make phenomenal shots hap
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
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produced in the United States. 1t was
necessary to import much of it from
abroad. But the demand soon created
a domestic supply, with the result that
the United States now produces all the
material required.
y few years ago. when the battle
ships Indiana. Massachusetts and Ore
gon We're being built, the heavy mate
rial had to be handled mainly by sheer
muscle, as did most of the riveting and
other work of assembling.
For several years past the riveting
has been done by pneumatic hammers,
and quite recently electric travelling
cranes have been introduced between
each pair of slips These cranes. with
their long arms extending on each side
over the ships. enable the material to
be transported from the A1chine shops
or the cars direct to the spot on the
ship where it is to be assembled.
y visit tn a modern steel ShipbuildAng
plant would be Il revelation to those
familiar only with methods in vogue Il
few years ago.
One of the most interesting features
is the handling of the inch thick steel
plates which form the skin" of the
new battieshps and which in the
course of treatment are cut, punched
and planned as deity as one might cut
up cards with a pair of scissors. The
massive machines shears. punches,
benders and required in this
work are electrically driven. each with
its independent motor. so that there is
not Il quarter part of the apparent CON
fusion of many a smaller shop in
which shafting is employed. and all
the pulleyS must be continuously driv-
en-. though not more than one or two
machines perhaps are actually in USE
at time.
The heavy forgings. some of which
weigh twenty tons and measure TWEEN
ty inches in diameter and nearly as
many feet in length. are handled will
the greatest ease. These masses OF
steel are pounded by huge steam ham
mers capable of striking a blow OF
$50 foot tons many times Il minute.
These big forginGs form the shafts
of the warships After being ham
mered into the proper thickness they
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

is said to belong to the new school of
diplomacy, known as American, which
Prince Bismarck inaugurated and of
which Sir Edmund MonSon is the eX-
ponent. He is Il handsome man, of
pleasant address. his attitude both so
cial and official is frank. he is APP
proachable and responsive and meets
new acQuaintances more than half
way.
Senior Ojpda speaks several Ian
guages. is wen read in the literature
of many countries, creditable painter
and cultivated in the lines that go to
the making of Il dilettante.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

hazard she makes them whenever nee
essary. 1t is this quality that makes
Miss Hecker the most wonderful We
man golf player in this country, proba-
bly, in the world.
When she is not playing golf. she
leads the usual quiet life of the aver
age young New York girl of breeding
and position. During the past year her
chief interest has been in the writing
of a book on "Golf For Women" which
is now nearly completed.
Miss Hecker however, does not con-
fine her recreation to golf. She is fond
of the theater, dancing and most of the
other pleasures which make up the
round of young girls life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
SupernuOus.

sUncle GeorSe-Look at the bee, who
improves each shining hour.
Thriftless Nephew-That's all the
bees good for. If it amounted to any
thing. it would improve some of the
cloudy hours. The shining hours don't
need improving. Boston Transcript
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
A POPULAR DIPLOMAT.
Spain's New Minister liz Well Liked
In Washington.

Twice since the signing of the treaty
Of peace has Spain been called upon
to send ministers 70 this country, and
in both eases the selection has been
happy. Senior Don Emilio de Oieda,
who has just formally presented his
Credentials To President Roosevelt.
promises to he fully rs popular as his
predecessor, the Duke de ARGOS
Minister Oieda was one of the most
active members of the Paris peace
commission. much esteemed by his
American colleagues ON that body and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

1t is believed that the president will
restore the other six. which will place
him first in the list of captains. This
viii result. at an early date, in his pro
motion to the rank of rear admiral
Captain Coghlan was born in Ken
lucky but was appointed from Illinois
in 1863 He became a captain in 1895.
The Raleigh aid her full share of
the lighting at Manila Except the
Olympia. no ship did more to anihi
late the Spanish fleet She shared
with the Baltimore the honor Of being
hit by Spanish shells. Captain Cogh-
Ian is also the hero of the "IIoch der
kaiser" incident.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
>ariLAN OF THE RALEIGH.
One Of the Heroes of Manila Bay
May soon lie AN Admiral

Why NNOH NJ IN NUWIrhI.
Captain Joseph Il. Coghlan. who com
manded the cruiser Raleigh in the
memorable battle Of Manila Bay, is in
fair way to wear the stars of rear
admiral Some years ago Captain
Cohglan lost eleven numbers on the
navy list by writing an Incorporate
letter to clerk in the bureau of navi.
CATION For his gallant conduct at Ma
Mia five of these We're restored. Now
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

knowledge thus acquired will be OF
great benefit to the embryo captains
and admirals in fitting them for their
future work.
Prince Adelbert. the third son of the
German emperor. is eighteen years OF
age. He was born at the Marmorpa-
lais, near Potsdam. July IA, 1894. In
his tenth year he was entered in both
the army and the navy as an officer.
He is lieutenant of the First regi-
ment of the Imperial Foot guards and
at present holds active rank in the
navy as a lieutenant of the training
ship Charlotte.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
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q Uncle Sam S
= New Navy !;
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~ NICE Uncle Sam woke ND and
D., began to build new navy
"a he has spent $160000.000 and
A provided for the expenditure
of nearly $90.O0O,000 more for
the construction of modern warShips.
And the end is not yet. The last naval
appropriation bill authorized six more
ships. the finest in their class. They
Will cost about $1S,000,000. Each sue
CeeIing congress will doubtless do as
much. if not more, until the United
States navy shall be strong enough to
hold its own against any that sails the
seas.
The last bill provided for two battle
ships, two protected cruisers of great
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

MACHINE SHOP SHOWING TRAVELLING ELEC-
TRIO CRANE.
plants are mainly responsible for their
present efficient equipment. Although
the commercial tonnage now building
In this country is greater than ever be-
fore. 1t was comparatively insignificant
previous to the war with Spain.
When the first contract for an Amer
lean built warship was taken by John
Roach. the ship steel required was not
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25

t,rmasy Wants sons other Nafiss 10
Help Jsws first.

Cologne Sept. 2i-The Koclnlsch'
zeltung. which IS frequently inspired
from Berlin. refers TO Secretary Hay.
Roumanlan note as follows:
However pitlable the position OF
the Jews In Roumanla may be. indi-
yldual states must ask themselye'
whether the affair. which concerns
foreign subjects. iustihcs the main inn
posing their jurisdictions on these
subjects. Great Britain and the
United States must make II clear how
they conceive the whole business Is TO
be managed. Germany by itself Is in
no way concerned In the question.
The fact that the treaty OF Berlin was
signed in Berlin DIES not impose obli-
cation OF defending Il upon Germany
any more than upon other slgnatories.
II follows that we by no means feel
called upon 60 play the leading role
more so. IA we are under no Illusion
as 20 difficulty OF enterprise"
"Roumania would have done better
10 frame her Jewish legislation other
wise than she has.
"The measures taken by Roumania
are hopeless. when she recognizes
this fact she will perhaps modify her
legislation. in so much as II is very
much TO her interest that the Jewish
question disappear from the order OF
the day"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25
IN BEHALF OF BOERS
The Generals Sends a Manifesto 10
the Civilized World.
ENGLAND REFUSES.
They Say That the Assistance Given BY
Great Britain IL Multiplied by 10
Would Not Cover the War
Depredaiioas Alone.

Amsterdam. Sept. 2i.--The BoeI
generals. Botha. DeWet and Delarey
have issued a manifesto In the shape
Of an appeal to the civilized world
This document recalls how. after the
terrible struggle In South Africa and
the Doors were compelled 10 accept
the British terms OF peace. the gener-
ais we're commissioned TO proceed 20
England and appeal TO the new gov
ernmcnt 10 allay the distress which Is
devrstlng their colonies. and IN the
event OF the failure OF the mission to
appeal to the civilized world for char
table contributions.
The generals say that having failed
TO induce Great britain 20 grant fur
Their assistance. II only remains for
them TO address themselves 10 the
people OF Europe and America
After setting forth how sweet II had
been during the critical days they had
passed through. TO receive constant
marks OF sympathy the generals take
this opportunity TO express on behalf
OF the people Of the late republics. fer
vent thanks 10 all those who had as
sisted oharltably the women and chill.
tfen In the concentration camps, prls-
oners. etc.
"The small Boer nation" goes on the
manifesto. "can never forget the help
Il received In rs dark hours OF suffer
ing Orr people are completely ruin
ed II has been Impossible 20 make a
complete inventory. but we are con-
WINGED that at least 10000 houses on
Boer farms and many villages were
burned or dstroyed by the British dur
inr 'hC war Everything was destruc- I
tion end the country was completely /.
laid waste The war demanded many I
victims the land was bathed IN tears .
and our orphans. and widows we-a 1
abandoned. We are appealing 20 the I
world Tor contributions 10 assist the
destitute and help in the education OF
our children"
The generals repudIate all desire 10
inhame the minds OF the people and
declare:
The sword Is now sheathed. and an
differences are silent In the presence
Of such great misery"
They say the small amount given by
Great Britain. even II multiplied ten
fold would not suffice 20 cover the war
losses alone
we solicit the hearty cooperation
Of all existing committees IN the vari-
Gus countries which we are on the
point OF visiting with the object OF es-
tablIshing a satisfactory organization"
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American shipping Ned. Protection

Washington. Sept 2I.-American
shipping interests operating In the
waters OF the Orinoco river again
have requested the state and navy de-
partments TO send a Warship up that
river for the purpose OF protecting
steamers and keeping navigation un-
ohstructed The Marietta was sent up
the Orinoco recently with very good
immediate results. but now that no
American warship Is in that locality
Il appears that the disturbed situation
which took her there is returning.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25
RIOT AT PORT ARTHUR.
Deputy Marshal Smith sud Mssieas
Were KILLED There.

Beaumont. Tex. Sept 2i-ln a riot
at Port Arthur Tuesday nigh. Deputy
Marshal Smith and a Mexican we're
killed. The Mexican who killed Smith
Is at large and a posse Is searching for
him and when captured doubtless will
be lynched. Feeling Is high az Port
Arthur and more trouble ls expected.
About 200 McN.cana are employed
there In refinery and others consiruc-
ton work.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25
On. Hundred r.a..nl. KnI.d.

London. Sept PA special dis.
patch from 81. Petersburg says that
whileNiO0 peasants were attending a
wedding celebration In a barn at Wer-
ba. near Moscow. a fire was started
from a cigarette and a panic ensued.
Women and children were trOdden un-
der foot. The Are spread with rapidlty.
and within a quarter Of an hour ovd
100 OF the wedding guests had been
suffocated or burned TO death and
many had been seriously injured.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25
Cholera Raging Ia csbu.

Austin. Sept. IA letter received
here by Prof W. r. Leonard Of the
blind institute from his SOL. Lleuten-
ant Leonard - the United States ar
my with the Twentieth regiment sta
toned at Cebu. p. l.. states that chol-
era Is raging there. as many as TWEEN
ty deaths every day. but the soldiers
are comparatively In good health.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25
Wan, to save N.llsn.l orsdll.

London. Sept Bondholders Of
Cordova and Santa Re (ArgentInel
municipal loans have appealed 20 the
president OF the Argentine Republic.
General ROca. through the British for
elgn office to bring pressure to bear on
the defaulting municipalities In order
10 compel them for the sake of national
credit pay up the interest due on loans
now In arrears since 1891.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25
M.,hI. and L..,.r n.nr.d.

Oxford. Miss. Sept. 24.-will Ma
this, white. and Orlando Lester, n ne
gro. were hanged here today for
the murder OF John and Hugh Mont
gomery. brothers. The Montgomery
were deputy United States marshals.
and were killed while making the ar
rest OF Mathis.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-25
opELL RENoMlNATep.
New YORK. Republicans Again Place Hiu
AZ the Head Of Ticket

Saratoga. Sept. 2i-The state Re
publican convention nominated the FOL
loving ticket:
Goyernor-B n. odell. Jr.. OF or
ange:
Lieutenant goycrnor-F. w Hlg
gins. Cattaraugus;
Secretary Of state-John o'Brien
Clinton;
Treasurcr-John c. Wickser. Erie;
Attorney generdl-Henry T. Conan
Madison;
Comptroller y. Miller Cortland
Englneer-E A. Bond Jefferson
Judge % court % appeals-W z
Werner. Monroe
The platform endorses President
Rooseyclts administration.