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The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

Now is the time TO get your choice
of the Oak and Hot Blast Heaters at a
bargain at Bookings in the old post
office building. lstf
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

William Smith, formerly in charge
Of the d. & h. G.. express wagon. en-
tered the employ of the Thickens
lumber company yesterday
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

Order COAL from Florence Transfer
and Storage Co. Phone 32l black.
+. and G. C. depot. 26tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03
To School Officers.

Do not pay TRUST" prices for
school desks and school supplies. but
write to p. |. Murphy Topeka, Kansas
If
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

FOR SALE-A bargain. furniture
in 10 room house desirable location
for boarding house. Inquire at The
Lennox, corner Main and Santa Fe
avenue. 26-39
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

All sewing machine supplies, oil,
needles, etc, Fl. H. Preston, agent
for the Singer, Rock Island Terrace.
43tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

Born. this morning, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Blunt of West Second
street, fine baby boy. All doing
we'll.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

At the last state election the tota
vote for governor was 2l0, ,049.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

Business men of Florence say trade
is improving, especially those who deal
in coal and stoves.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03
Wanted.

Washerwoman. Permanent arrange.
ment if work is satisfactory. Call
ll3 Robinson avenue. 26tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03
Local News.

Fine venison supper Friday evening
Rock Island hotel. 27-2S
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-10-03

avenue.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
WORK OF I. T. U. CONVENTION
Referendum System Remains-Piece
Work Plan Defeated.

CINCINNATI August 13-The convan-
tion of the International Typographical
Union today was addressed by Harry j.
Scheff1ngton, label agent of the United Boot
and Shoe Workers. Consideration was con-
tinued on the elaborate report of the COM
mittee on laws. The committee was slls-
tanned in most of its adverse reports on
the propositions for changes
The committee recommended that all
unions put forth every effort to abolish the
interchange of matter previously used In
type or matrices. This proposition was re-
committed after a long discussion, with in
structions for the law committee to con-
struct such a law as would prevent the ex-
change of local matter, but not interfere
with syndicate matrices
All attempts to change from the referep-
dunn system in the election Of the officers
were defeated.
The proposition to substitute piece work
in daily newspaper offices In place of time
work, and time work in place of piece work
in JOB offices, was defeated after a pro
tracted discussion.
The question of limited membership came
up in proposition limiting the rights Of
machine men and other than printers. nv
debarring them from the operation of ma.
chimes, The action of the Birmingham con-
vention extending equal rights to all allied
crafts was sustained and the new pronost
ton was lost.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
HAD TO OBEY ORDERS.
How a Parson Was outwitted by His
Physician.

All doctors are not as careful Of the well
fare of their patients as they might be-
Here is a story of one who went the limit
He is the proprietor of a famous health re-
sort not far from Washington. When he
receives patient for treatment he says
Now I want it understood that unless
you do exactly as 1 say, there Is no use Of
you staying
This rule sometimes requires him to be
very harsh, but he never hesitates He
acts on the theory that he can better afford
to offend a single patient and lose him than
to have that patient go back home and tell
his friends Doctor So-and-so had done him
no good.
Not long ago a Washington clergyman
went to this resort for treatment. The doc
tor looked him over upon his arrival and
said:
While you are here you must take long
walks every day"
But 1 can't take walks" replied the par
son maven done any walking in years.
My heart won't stand it,
They argued the question quite warmly
AS the clergyman and the doctor We're good
friends, the latter was more lenient than
usual. However, he bided his time. The
next afternoon the physician said to the
clergyman:
It's nice day. I would like you to go
horseback riding with me-"
Riding they went When they were about
eight miles from the Sanitarium the physi-
clan said: "Oh, doctor, won't you get me
that flower by the roadside. l don't like
to leave this horse"
AS soon as the clergyman was on the
ground the doctor galloped off with both
horses, and the clergyman was compelled
TO walk back to the sanitarum. Upon his
ARRIVAL he was very angry and was for
packing up and leaving at once There was
no train that night, SO he was forced to
stay few hours longer. The next morn
ing he came down radiant and good-na-
tured. Doctor" said he, "I was pretty
gore at you last night, but I forgive YOU
everything. I have had the first good sieep
l have enjoyed in months. Hereafter I'll
obey your orders implicitly
Evening star., 1902-08-13
CAMPAIGN AT AN END.
Candidates for Commissioner Anxious
ly Awaiting Word From Oyster Bay.

Activity is again apparent in the race for
the vacant District commissionership. 1t Is
an activity of words, however, rather than
deeds, and so far as actual work by the
several candidates and their supporters is
concerned the contest is virtually at an
end. Gossip and speculation run rife, and
will continue to be heard up to the time
the news of an appointment is brought
from Oyster Bay.
There is a strong intimation in the city
today that the commissienership matter has
not advanced as far with President Roose-
welt as is generally believed. 1t is stated
that in the past the President, before max
ing selections for the District board has
usually sought the advice or has received
the recommendations of the chairmen of
the District committees in Congress. 1t Is
known that Senator Mcmillan at the time
of his death had not been consulted in the
matter and had made no suggestions. The
same is true of Chairman Babcock of the
House committee up to last Saturday. So
far as known Mr.. Babcock has not yet had
anything to say with regard to the va
cancy.
1t may be that President Roosevelt will
not consult with him and did not intend to
consult Senator Mcmillan. If he did have
such an idea, or still intends consulting Mr..
Babcock, then it is safe TO assume that 1t
will be some little time yet before the sue
cessOr of the late Mr.. Ross is known to the
residents of the District
A Cne active can0lOaIeS III the race naQ
completed the presentation of their Gre
dentials early last week a decision was
confidently expected by last Saturday.
There are not a few people who are look
ing forward to complete surprise, but the
majority expect to hear of the naming of
one of the more prominent men known to
be In the race.
The friends and supporters Of Mr.. w. V.
Cox are taking on a new lease of confidence,
and it is said that a good deal of the sup
port of other candidates is being detected
in his favor.
The friends of Mr. Henry L. West are
still sanguine of his appointment, and say
that an announcement to that effect is but
a matter of a few days.
There was more talk today of the proba-
billty of the naming of Mr.. Henry Z. Davis
on the District board Mr. Davis positive
declaration that he must not be considered
in the matter was made in good faith,
however, and those who know Mr.. Davis
well say he will not accept the place If II
be rendered him.
Mr.. W. Mex. Clayton's friends say they
have received positive assurance today
from Oyster Bay to the effect that their
candidates name is under consideration:
Mr.. Clayton has quite a varied and loyal
support, but is said to personally favor the
candidacy of Mr.. Cox.
Mr.. Carroll Mercer has been talked of in
connection with the commissionership.
while Major T. B. Ferguson. Dominic l.
Murphy. S. S. Yoder and Greed NJ. Fulton
are still very much in the race.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
TARANTULA AND CoCKRoACH.
Odd Sporting Event Upon Which
Heavy Wagers Were Laid.

The funniest sporting event / ever wit
messed was in a Texas saloon a few years
ago. 1t was a race between a cockroach
and a tarantula. 1t lasted an hour and
caused upward of 81 900 to change hands"
So spoke Henry l.. James, a citizen of
Houston of the lone star state, who is
making his first visit to the capital of the
nation.
THE race, 1 afterward learned. was a
common form of amusement for the cow
boys of that section. In fact they gather
ed nightly in a certain saloon and held
their meets. 1t was so extensive an enter
tainment that couple of the men acted
as bookmakers, and odds were offered and
taken right and left. The character of the
race was such that bets could be accepted
to within a few minutes of its close.
THE animals were furnished by the
house A white line was drawn across
the floor at each end Of the bar room, MAX
ing the course straightaway and about
twenty feet long. The animals were dump
ed on the floor at one end AS soon as the
The spider would jump over him and the
roach would run in the other direction.
1t was for all the world like a bull fight,
with the spider the bull and the roach the
torreador. As you can see, sometimes the
race would be in one direction and some
times in another. Sometimes the bets
would be against the time il would
take the spider to get the roach and some
times against the shortest time in which
the roach could keep free. Sometimes the
bets would be that the roach would get
across the room first, or vice versa. 1t
was great thing to watch and lots of fun
for the cowboys. The spider usually won,
which always made the odds in his favor"
Evening star., 1902-08-13
BELIEVES IT WAS SUICIDE.
Result Of Investigation by Coroner of
Gilbert Taillandier's Death.

NEW YORK, August 13.--As a result of
the autopsy made today on the body OF
Gilbert Taillandier. the steward of the
steam yacht Anita. which had been ship
ped here from Marblehead. Mass, and con-
cernfng whose death there appeared to be
some mystery, the coroner believes the
man committed suicide.
The coroner found that the man died
from the wound of a bullet which passed
through the tongue and lodged in the base
of the brain. Mrs. Taillandier, when the
made known to her, appeared to be sat
fsred that II was correct. An examina ton
of the wounds on the breast and shoulder
showed that they had been made in en-
balming the body.
The Anita is chartered by W. b. Leeds
of Great Neck. l.. I.
Last Saturday Mrs. Taillandier says she
received a postal card from her husand
telling her that he had reached Marble
head safely. About midnight on Saturday
she received a telegram signed Captain
Bennett the captain of the yacht Anita.
stating that her husband had died on that
day OF heart failure.
A little later a telegram. purporting to
come from the same man, was received by
Frank Gibbins, brother of Mrs. Taillan-
dier, stating that Taillandier had shot
himself through the mouth in the AT
lantic House, Marblehead.
third message was received by Mrs.
Taillandier, stating that her husbands
body had been prepared for burial. and
would be sent to his late home, with all
funeral and other expenses paid
Mrs. Taillandier says she was visited at
different times yesterday by two persons,
both of whom told her that her husband
had committed suicide while on board the
Anita, and that she would be well taken
care of financially as long as she lived
There was, she says, no explanation as to
the source of these promises. and the solic-
ftude of the men caused her to communi-
cate with the police. with the result that
efforts are making to unravel the mystery
of Taillandier's death
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Naval Orders.

Lieutenant Z, T. Fitzgerald has been de-
taChed from the Columbia and ordered TO
the Naval Academy, and later on board
the Indiana.
Ensign f. W. Mcintyre, from the Hist
to the Indiana.
BoatswaIn J. F. Brooks. from the Naval
Academy to the Hartford.
Boatswain c. L. Weiss from the Hart
ford to home and wait orders.
Commander W. ". KimbaIl, Lieutenants
J. L. Jayne ". s. Smith. T. a. Kearney,
Ensign L. c. Richardson, Midshipman B.
A. Long, Assistant Surgeon r. O. Marcour,
Chief BOatsTain H. Hudson. Boatswain H.
+. Olsen, Warrant MaChinists A. Skinner
and G.. Auberlin, have all been detached
from the Abarenda and ordered home to
wait orders
Evening star., 1902-08-13
The Stenographer's Revenge.
pam Weekly Mail

I
The shorthand reporters of Sydney, N 8.
W., having been found fault with for their
method of reporting the speeches In the
legislative council. retaliated by giving the
speech of one of the councillors exactly as
1t was spoken, as follows: "The reporters
ought not to-the reporters ought not to
be the ones to judge of what is important
not to say what should be left OUTPUT
the member can only judge of what is i'm
portant. As Las my speeches-as the re-
ports-as what say is reported sometimes,
no one-nobody can understand from the
reports-what 1t is-what 1 mean. soft
strikes met has struck me certain mat
ters-things that appear of importance-are
sometimes left eut-omitted. The report
ers-the papsrs-points are reported
mean--to make a brief statement-what-
the paper thinks of interest-is reported"
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales.Regular call-12 O'Clock noon-AIetropoiitan
ie6ts Metropolitan Railroad Bs, $50 at 1864.
l sPssss j. 9ss ts id I Is as ss
ed: Metropolitan Cert. Indebt 5s. A, l06ls hid
bd 100 sked Columbia 6s Ri i2S bid d i25 asked tSS
Columbia 5s. 107 bid. 109 asked. City and Subur-
bid The Washington Railway and Electric Co As
s3S bid, s4h asked.
Miscellaneous Bonds Washington Gas Co. 6s, Sc
ries A, 1o7 bid. Washington Gas Co. 6s, series b.
107 bid. {. S. Electric Light Deb Imp. 6s. 1851
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS, I0f bid.
1o5 asked. American Security and Trust As. 100
Masonic Hall Association 6s, l04 bid. American n
Graphophone Deb 5s. 90 bid,
posit and Trust, 172 bid. Washington Loan and
Trust lig M 2aO bid american Security and Trust 2l6
Union Trust and Storage. 1854 bid lO6js asked
Washington Savings Bank. 100 bid. 10 asked.
125 asked The washington Railway W and Electric PrT
g. Pref, 5sl2 bid, The Washington Hallway and
National iO Bank fa of Washington
bid, 4sO asked. METROPOLITAN, 700 bid. Central
bid. Capital. $50 bid. West End l$s bid, 40
is asked kisr lss sld bd l'' asked Lincoln
Insurance stocks -Firemen's. 25 bid. 30 asked.
sn y DID Potomac &C. S e asked Oa
29A bid. 80 asked. German American, 265 bid
asked Commercial, bid. Colonial, S6l bid.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, sIls
bid, 95 asked. Columbia Title AZ bid 8 asked
Washington Title bid asked.
Teleph me and Graphophone -Stocks-Chess peake
and Potomac, 455a bid 81 asked. American Graph
ophone Com, bid, asked. American GRAPHIC
Gas stocks-washingto Gas, 90 bid, 72 asked
Georgetown Gas, IS bid.
Type Machine Stocks-Mersenthaler Linotype Is5
bid, 1854 asked Lanston Monoype. IL bid, 12
asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Greene Con. Copper Co., %
bid, 21Ia asked. Washington Market, 16 bid.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, $50 bid.
sEx. dividend.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Army Orders.

Contract Surgeon Wm. H. Walker. at
Fort Harrison, Montana. has been relieved
from his duty In the Philippines and or
dered to Vancouver barracks, Washington,
for duty.
Leave has been granted officers as fol-
lows:
One month to Captain George lie r. Ir-
win, Artillery Corps; three months to Sec
oud Lieutenant Robert O. Patterson, 29th
Infantry: one month to First Lieutenant
Peyton G. Clark, 18th Infantry; one month
to Captain Willis O. Clark, 18th Infantry,
and four months TO First Lieutenant James
P. Drouillard. 9th Infantry. and the latter
officer has been granted permission to go
beyond the sea.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
ADJUDGED TO BE INSANE.
Six Persons Sent to Hospital to De
Treated

After a hearing late this afternoon JUS
tice Clabaugh of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia signed orders direct
ing that the following be committed to the
Government Hospital for the Insane for
care and curative treatment: Christiana
LOmax, Elizabeth Campbell. Margaret
Daley, Virginia A. Scott, Helen B. GUM
min, Annie W. Manning.
The lunacy proceedings against the fol-
lowing were dismissed: Mary A Harper.
Elizabeth Johnson, Matte Gaffney. Ger
trude Powell and Martha F.. Sweetwine.
The hearings in the cases of Richard F.
Williams and Benjamin V. Boyer were
postponed indefinitely.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Suits Filed Today.

Suit a law to recover 81 600, alleged to
be due on a promissory note. was instituted
this afternoon by Attwell & Treadwell
against Charles C. Bryan, Zenas c. Robbins
and Henry o. Towles.
Suit to recover $3.50 claimed to be due on
a note, was filed this afternoon against
Gilbert B. Towies, Henry o. Towles and
Thomas Durant by Horace 5. Cummings
Thomas w. Smith this afternoon filed suit
against Charles c. Bryan, Henry o. Towles
and Gilbert B. ToWles to recover s., 600, al
legged TO be due on a promssOry note.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Treatment Of Nervous Children.
From Health.

rom Health.
For nervous children my first prescription
would be-the open woods and a merry
playmate; for the chlorotic affections of
their elder comrades-some diverting, but
withal fatiguing. form of manual labor. In
the minds of too many parents there is
vague notion that rough work brutaliZes
the character. The truth is that 1t regu-
lates its defects; 1t calms the temper, it
affords an outlet to things that would
and ugly passions. Most school teachers
know that city children are more fidgety,
more irritable and mischievous than their
village comrades; and the most placid fe-
males of the genus homo are found among
the well-fed but hard-working housewives
or German Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Murder Battles the Skill of
Police.
BODY BURIED MONDAY
NOW THOUGHT NOT TO BE THAT
OF MINNIE MITCHELL.
Police Expect to Find Bartholin and
His Fiancee Together Alive-A
Joplin, Mo-, Clue.

CHICAGO, August 13-Mystery sur
rounding the Bartholin murder case battles
the Chicago police Feeling is growing
stronger that the body of the young wo-
man found last Thursday and buried Mon
day as Minnie Mitchell was not that OF
the young woman. Coroner Traeger today
much as the family of the girl did not
join in the request he declined to disinter
it.
He said the. body was SO decomposed that
such action would be of little avail in set
tling doubts as to identity. The coroners
physician and other well-known medical
men, however state in positive terms that
eight days exposure could not have effect
ed such a change in a body. Working on
this theory the police have sent out tracers
to find William ]. Bartholin and his fancee
together alive.
Efforts also are being made to identify
the supposed Mitchell body as some one of
numerous other women who have been
missing. The Mitchell family has taken
body, apparently being satisfied that the
clothing scattered about the field where it
was found was sufficient identification.
oscar thompson, one of Mrs. BartholinS
roomers, is still detained by the police and
today was once more put through the
sweating process to induce him to tell
the police something definite that will lead
10 solution of the two murders. He MAIN
tanned he knew nothing. The police have
received word from Denver that NJ. l.. r.
Edwards, another of the roomers at the
Calumet avenue death house, would return
10 Chicago as soon as the transportation
forwarded to him today by Chief of Police
o Neil reached him.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Armor Plant Deal Enriches schwab.

A dispatch from New York says that at
q conference held yesterday afternoon at
the Office of J. p. Morgan & Co. final de-
tails in the sale OF the Bethlehem Steel
Company to the United States ShIpbuilding
Company were completed and the new ship
trust today will begin to operate that i'm
mense steel armor and gun plant. BY the
transaction Charles NJ. Schwab, president
of the United States Steel Corporation, be-
came much wealthier man. and incident
ally he emphatically refuted the statements
OF Wall street hnanciers. made at the time
he purchased the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, that he had secured a white elephant
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Fraud is Alleged.

NEWARK, n. J.. August 13.-Counsel for
William c. Blewitt, jr., Of Philadelphia,
asked for an order before Judge Kirkpat-
rick here today to direct the receivers of
the National Asphalt Company of America
to make legal investigation into its for
nation and the liabilities of its stockhoId-
ers and promoters. The publication of false
statements in the annual report and fraud
are alleged. The court declined to sign an
order until all parties to the case shall have
been notified. hearing was set for AU-
gust 26
Evening star., 1902-08-13
WRONG MEN LYNCHED.
Clements and Carroll Were Away
When Wilmoth Was Murdered.

CUMBERLAND, Nd. August 13-Henry
Lancaster. the negro In Jail at Parsons. w
Va. In connection with the murder OF Chis
OF Police F. II. Wllmoth at womelsdorr
W. Va. now says that Clements and Car
roll, the two negroes Iynched. were the
wrong men. and that the murderer was
James Black. The two men lynched were
In a house at the time. away from the
scene OF the crime. Lancaster was being
placed under arrest by Wilmoth when the
latter was shot from ambush
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Helped Himself.

While Joseph Frank. a secondhand deal
er of No 800 41a street southwest, was
occupying a comfortable chair in front Of
his store this morning. enjoying a nap, a
colored man entered the place and helped
himself to what clothing he wanted. About
the time the colored man left the store a
pedestrian aroused Mr.. Frank and inform
ed him of what had occurred. Before a
policeman could be summoned the robber
was out Of sight. His identity is known
and the police expect to apprehend him.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
IN GEN. FIRMIN'S HANDS
Gonaives, Haiti, Held by the Insur-
gent Forces.

Minister Powell cabled the State Depart
ment today from Port au Prince that Con
Aives was In the hands Of the revolutionary
forces under General Firm!n. Monday he
cabled that the Vasquez government had
notified him that GOnaives, with three other
provinces, was IN rebellion.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Lost Cutlery and Silverware.

DR.. Thomas Robinson of 1853 Emerson
street northeast reported to the police this
afternoon that his house had been robbed.
Burglars visited his home some time dur
ing the past week and carried off cutlery
and silverware worth $50. The police were
lot told how an entrance was effected
Evening star., 1902-08-13

Mrs. Martha Murphy, fifty years Old Slip
ped and fell on the sidewalk in front of sir
10th street northwest this morning and re-
ceived cut over her right eye She was
removed to her home, 1116 G. street north
west, in cab.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Toronto Biscuit Factory Burns.

TORONTO. Ont. August 13.-Fire last
night gutted the premises of the Toroato
Biscuit Company, causing loss of ST5 900,
and Eliot & Co.'S drug warehouse w2s
damaged by water $1,000.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
TO SECURE. BONDS.
Electric Railway Company Places Deed
for Large Amount on Record

The Washington, Baltimore and Annapo-
lis electric railway company at 3 o'clock
this afternoon placed on record deed
conveying all it's rights, property and fran
chises to the Federal Trust Company of
Cleveland. Ohio, to secure s2OOOOOO in
bonds payable in the year 1921. with inter-
est at the rate Of 5 per cent per annum
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Financial Support for Strikers.

HARRISBURG, Pa, August 13.-Resolu-
tions piedging financial and moral support
to the striking anthracite miners were
adopted at tOday's session of the Grand
Circle OF Pennsylvania, Brotherhood of the
Union. A fund will be raised by the Grand
Circle among the subordinate circles to as
sist the miners in maintaining the strike
Evening star., 1902-08-13
West Virginia Post Office Robbed.

WILBIAMSTOWN, w. Va, August 13.-
The post office here was entered early to-
day by two men and boy. The safe was
blown open and $500 in money taken. There
is no clue TO the robbers.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Assistant Inspector Appointed.

Michael n. Bergin has been appointed
assistant inspector of coal with compensa-
ton at the rate of 81 600 per annum, pay
able from the appropriation for fuel; ap-
pointment to take effect July 49,