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Evening journal., 1902-04-04
EMBEZZLENENT CHARGED
TO INSURANCE AGENT
Detective Francis Makes Arrest in
Georgetown and Brings Prisoner
to Wilmington

State Detective Theodore Francis
yesterday morning came to Whining
ton from Georgetown, bringing with
him Frank L. Cats, alias Gates.
charged with embezzling funds from
the Home Life Insurance Company, of
New York. for which company he was
State agent. His arrest was made at
the instance OF George w. Beck.
agency director for the company. The
detective arrested Cats on Wednesday
evening. and drove to Bridgevile with
lhis prisoner, taking the midnight
train to Wilmington
About three years ago Mr.. Cats
was appointed State agent of the COM
pany for Delaware, through Clarence
A. Wray, general agent, OF No. 62l
Walnut street, Philadelphia. Several
months ago IL was discovered that
something was wrong in the manage
ment of the Delaware affairs, and Mr..
Beck was sent to investigate matters.
When MIR. Beck arrived in Georgetown
he seemed to be so favOrably impress
ed by Cats that he Thought him the
victim of a mistake. Upon further in
vestigation however he found that
his impression was ill-founded and
that Cats was $500 short in his ac-
counts.
Previous to going to Georgetown
Cats had his headquarters in Middle
town, and while there is said to have
done a great deal of crooked business
1t is stated that he is short in his ac-
counts with both the British American
and Continental Fire Insurance Com
panies. II is estimated that his crook
ed dealings in Middletown amounted
to over $4,000. Last October he left
and was later located in
Georgetown. Since he has been in the
latter town he is said to have issued
a number of worthless checks to sew
eral individuals, and in this fraudu-
lent way has secured quite a sum OF
money.
Cats boarded with j. r. Chapman at
the Eagle Hotel, Georgetown, and not
satisfied with never having paid
cent of board, he also is said to have
obtained money from Mr.. Chapman to
the amount of $50 on worthless
checks. He at one time owned a half
interest in the Eastern Shore Farmer
and Fruit Culturist.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

The Board of Trade did well last
night to elect its Old officers, since
these have performed their duties with
all fidelity, and have given much valu-
able time to matters OF interest and i'm
portance, not only to the board, but
to all our people. There should have
been full attendance on an coca
sion of such importance, but the small
number probably indicates perfect ac-
quiescence in the selection OF the old
officers for another term. There are
many vital questions which will re-
quire the attention of this body, and
if it lives up to its opportunities. and
receives the support it deserves, its
services to Wilmington viii be inyalu-
able.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
ArLANrIC,s GnEAr FIRE

Atlantic City yesterday was swept
BY the most destructive IRE in her
history. Considering the natare Of
most Of the buildings at the famous
resort. and that for great part Of the
year many Of these arc closed, or are
left in charge Of caretakers, the city
has been fortunate heretofore in es-
Gaping serious loss from conhagra-
tions. II is fortunate. too, that the fire
did not occur at night, or in the midst
u the busy summer season AS IL was
there was no loss OF life, although the
damage 10 property was very heavy
Notwithstanding the destruction wal
very great. II might have been worse
and a stin breeze from the ocean sucl
as IS common. would have wiped AT
iantic City of the map.
The great fire will doubtless teach it
lessons. and we imagine one Of then
will be that the great frame hotel
must be replaced by brick structures
All along the shore every ayailabl
inch is taken by huge buildings, 1
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
STORIES FROM
HERE AND THERE

Senator Hanna receives many curl
Gus letters, but the proposition which
was made to him the other day takes
the palm for uniQueness.
On the top of Mount Ararat,"
wrote his correspondent, there is still
preserved, buried amid eternal snow,
Noah's ark. l am organizing a com
pany to dig il out and bring it to the
United States. You can help me make
a lot of money if you will so into the
scheme, because THE original NOahs
ark would be the best paying attrac-
tion at the st. Louis fair"
Up to the present time Senator
Hanna has not invested in the Noahs
ark scheme
Someone has been circulating the
number of words in lead pencil, and
has published the result 81 have" he
says, been figuring on the possibili-
ties of words in a lead pencil, and you
would be surprised to know what
man can do with one lead pencil. How
many words are there in a lead pencil?
How many columns of newspaper mat
ter? How many pages of book Of the
average size? In the first place, the av-
erage pencil is seven inches long. The
average diameter of the pencil used
by men who write great deal is one
twelfth of an inch. Considering the
wood and lead the point measures
about one-half of an inch. one-quarter
Of an inch representing the lead por-
| ton.
Allowing for breaks and scratches, -
continues this ingenious statistician,
"one-Quarter Of an inch of lead will
write two columns OF matter for the
ordinary newspaper, assuming that the
pencil is not OF the extremely soft
character. There are about 1900 words
in full column Of newspaper of the
average size. Two columns would
1 represent $500 words. So we get this
number of words out of One-Quarter OF
an inch OF lead. Out of an inch of lead
we would get four times $500 or A.
400 words. Out of seven inches We
would get 100 500 words.
80 far as the number OF words i.
concerned, we have in this result tn,
possibilities of the lead pencil. Allow
ing 1.S00 words to the column, thii
! would mean 56 columns of solid mat
ter. or an eight page paper Of sever
columns 10 the page"
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Victorien Sardou is said to be en-
gagged on a stage version of Dante |
for production by Sir Henry Irving |
during the coming season.
Miss Edith Craig, a daughter Of FL
len Terry, the actress, is one OF the
most popular designers of stage COS
tunes in London.
The largest copper refining works in
the world is that at Perth Amboy, n.
j. Fifteen to eighteen million pounds
Of copper are refined by electrolysisI
every month.
c. c. Georgeson, of Sitka, special
agent OF the Department Of Agricul-
ture. in charge of Alaska, says that
Territory can support a population OF
100000.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson will
begin his tour of inspection Of Georgia
and adjoining States the second week
in April.
Orders have been placed in the
United States for all the machinery and
woodwork for an immense brewery
to be established at Cape Town
The Prince Of Wales private study
at Sandringham, is one OF the smallest
rooms in the palace, and is lighted
only by a single window.
The bridal veil OF a Japanese young
lady is subsequently used as hei
shroud. Directly after the marriage
Il is carefully put away and reserved
until death makes its use again nee
essary.
General Leonard Wood is the only
man who has ever made President
Roosevelt cry Enough" in walking
bout.
= The stars in their. courses arc clearl,
= fighting against the little band of anti
q Americans who are hoping and prayinI
n that peace may not come to the Philip
nine Islands. For the last thre
I months or more all the news that ha
u come from the islands has been OF
'r character to try the souls of this ban'
a Il has all been in the direction
C. peace. of the successful establishmer
d OF American rule throughout the arei
h. ipelago. and OF the consequent setun
forth Of the Filipino people on the roa
toward civilization, prosperity and u
a' innate self-government. What mol
n gloomy prospect could an anti-impe
lnl lialist be asked 10 confront? What !
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
WILL INSTALL WATER SYSTEM
Harry A. Miller Of This City Receives
Valuable Contract

A valuable contract for the install
ton OF water works system in 4
borough of Matawan. n. j., has be
awarded to Harry A. Miller, Of q
city. The contract was given at
meeting of the Water Col
mittee of the borough
Tuesday evening T. Chalkley HI
ton. of this city, designed the propo|
plant.
The system Will cost S31 900. N
Miller's contract calls for a po'K
plant, to consist of two 500, ,000-galH
compound pumpe. two seventy-il
horsepower boilers, one filter plai
one 1000, 1000 gallon reservoir for 4
purposes, With five miles Of str,
mains and fifty fire hydrants. n
Miller recently finished the install
tion Of a water light and sewa
system in Lewes.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

Senator Allison disagrecs with his
colleagues who think It will be impos-
eible to secure any legislation at the
present session. under which an inter
oceanic canal can be built. Presum-
ably he favors the Spooner resolution
which invests the President with
power to investigate the Panama fran
chise, and If in his judgment America
Gan secure the proper concession, TO
purchase the French rights, and pro
ceed with the work If he finds that a
clear title cannot be secured. then be
Us TO order the construction OF a cana
along the Nicaragua route. This vir
tually leaves the whole matter in the
Presidents hands. and we may be SUR
that he would make full investiga
tion. and then act promptly. Th'
American people want the canal built
and they are getting impatient at tn
delay.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
NEW SpAPER OPINION
The Evanston Controversy
From the Chicago Tribune.


Professor Hatfield has spoken for THE
faculty OF the Northwestern Univer-
sity. It's members, he says, are medi-
Eating between ignorant, provincial
shirt sleeved ugliness on the one hand,
and snowy, frivolous, heartless ele-
gance on the other" This certainly
is an enormous task They prob
ably deserve ones best wishes in their
efforts to accomplish it.
One must reserve judgment on the
merits OF the controversy, however.
until one has heard all sides. Without
the people who appear in aprons and
shirt sleeves the world would be badly
OF. They are the people who do the
work which makes the money which
goes to the man who gives the endow-
ment that supports the professor. For
THAT reason, as well as for Others.
aprons and shirt sleeves are to be
spoken Of with respect In the same
way the people who are accused of
frivolous elegance may believe they
do work of their own. They may
contend that they cultivate certain OF
the graces and amenities of life for
which other people-professors in
cluded-have no time. They add a lit
tie coloring to the kaleidoscope of hu-
man existence. They are not to be
condemned unheard.
So, too. the men in shirt sleeves, who
do THE worlds hard work, may wish to
be heard. They have been called zig
norant and provincial. They may wish
to make remarks about the book
worms" and "Dryasdusts" Of the uni
versity. All sides should be given a
hearing. Then decision may be pos
sible.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

The verdict in the Haines case may
be in accordance with the law and the
evidence, but there must be a feeling
that some punishment should be
meted out to Mrs. Haines. Immediate
ly after the trial was over she began
to pose as a much-iniured person, but
II the testimony did not convict, it re
vealed a heartless cruelty which is ter
nible to contemplate. The poor, little
innocent baby suffered all sorts OF
cruelty at her hands, and her protests
that she loved the child as her own
are shown by the evidence to be the
blacklist falsehoods. In view OF the
testimony, the ostentatious display o
her husband OF his affection for her. il
revolving, for II she was not response
bic for the death Of his child, sh,
treated It with inhuman cruelty.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
THE STATUS QUO

The moves and countermoves in Re
publican politics in this State have re-
suited in leaving the case about as It
was before the letter writing began.
Perhaps Il has demonstrated a little
more clearly the motives of the two
organizations, but there appears TO be
no breaking away from the positions
taken by the respective parties.
With the Union Republicans II is yet
"Addicks or nobody" at least that is
still the position OF the leaders of that
party. With the Republicans IL is any
two good Republicans, and there you
are
Both sides desire harmony, of
course. since neither can succeed with
out a combination of forces The
Union Republicans profess TO desire
the accomplishment OF this by COM
mon primaries, but even granting that
these would be conducted without any
improper influence TO secure votes, a
great mass OF the party followers
would take no part, because II would
settle only the matter of party control,
while leaving untouched the vital ques-
tions upon which there has been a d.
vision. II must be admitted by the
most violent partisan that 10 place the
whole party in the hands of those who
have conducted one Of the present or
ganizations. at this time, would be dis
astrous.
The Regular Republicans aim at
something more vital. Il is their con
tontion that the only way to unite the
factions is to remove the differences
which lead to the division. This is
eminently logical, and is the one pre-
requisite to any real harmony. Con-
seQuently they made an offer which
could not have been greater in its lib
orality IL was virtually to elect any
two good Republicans to the Senate.
who might be named. In the light OF
our History it is not surprising that
this ohcr should have been rejected,
although many have thought that in
time men would grow ashamed of their
support of a policy of sellshncss which
has disgraced the State and kept us un-
represented in the United States Sen
ate.
The Unionist reply is long-too long
1t would seem. although it requires
elaborate phraslng to cover up the
plain truth that Addicks will not al
low his followers to consider any plan
for harmony until he gets the personal
honor he Graves. But no one will
deny its meaning. which may be inter-
preted in the old phrase, "Addicks or
nobody" There the case stands; there
is nothing more TO be said, nothing to
be done The chapter ends. Close the
book It isn't pretty story.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
The South and the Democratic Party
From the Now York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The unanimous selection Of Mr..
Griggs, of Georgia, as chairman of the
Democratic Congress Committed was
only a just recognition of the domi-
nance of the South in that party.
All except FIVE of the twenty-nine
Democrats now in the Senate are from
the South. All except forty-hve OF the
1853 Democrats in the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the present Congress are
from the South.
The South. therefore, is entitled to
the leadership OF the committee on
which will be imposed the duty and
responsibility of the campaign of the
Democracy this year for the control OF
the House of Representatives. II is
entitled to Democratic leadership gem
eraHy, in the campaign Of 1902 and in
that of 1904.
The Democratic party would be with
out hope except for the Southern
States. There are its brains and the
only majorities upon which it can rely.
Obviously therefore, the time has
come when to the South belongs the
shaping of the Democratic national
policy; and logically the candidate
nominated by the Democratic National
Convention in 1904 should be a repre-
sentative Of the dominant Southern
Democracy.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

The original Welsbach ten-year
light contract is found. The city Of
ancient Nippur was uneaIthed after it
had been covered up some 10000 years.
The other day a grave was found un-
der the Roman forum containing the
bones Of a man who was buried be-
fore Rome was founded-and now the
Welsbach contract has come TO light,
and is a duplicate of that in possession
Of the company. Bring out the scare
heads
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

The indignation of Senator Patter-
son, Of Colorado, as to Brigadier-
General Funston's statement that
President Roosevelt wanted him to de-
liver one of his red-hot speeches in
boston would seem to denote that the
Colorado senator is somewhat lacking
in the capacity to appreciate a joke.
Senator Hoar ought To have come to
Patterson's rescue and performed the
requisite surgical Boston
Herald
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

in the immediate future, and the
farmer may plant in confidence, ex-
pecting a fair reward. The Delaware
peach has not yet been killed-not
even in the newspapers, and soon it
may be regarded as out OF danger.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

II is to be hoped that in tho course
of human events a trolley line will be
built in Kent county. There have
been legal moves galore. and now the
old organization is to turn over its
franchise to a new body, with the au-
thorlzed capital Of s1,OOO,OOO. That
ought to be sufficient to build few
miles of track. as an evidence Of good
faith. if for nothing else. If J. Ed
ward Addicks has gotten control, let
hlm build the road, as people are get
ting tired of so much talk and so lit
tie accomplishment.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
Head Cut hY Pine

Edgar Boys, a plumber employed at
the Harlan and Hollngsworth Com
pany. had his head cut while at work
in the boiler room Of the William z.
PAYNE. a new boat building at the
yards He was connecting up the boiler
when a piece Of pipe fell on his head
and cut a deep CASH After having his
ininrv dressed. Bows retnrned 70 work.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
Hunn Reannoints shaIlcross

Dover. April 4.-Governor HUM ye4
terday announced the reappointmeH
Of James T. Shallcross as a member Z
the State Board of Agriculture for
term of three years Mr.. Shallcros
who is a member of the General AS
sembly from Middletown, is the onl
Democratic member of the board.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
Horse Had a Cold swim

One of Jester & McDanieps horses,
which was being unloaded from a car
at the Shipley street freight yard last
night, escaped and ran about mile
along the railroad. It then turned OF
toward the Liebig Chemical Works and
plunged into Mill creek. Yardmaster
King discovered the animal and res
cued It.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

which during the summer people are
packed like bees in hive. We hear
much of fre-proof hotels, but
no building is fre-proof when sur
rounded by tinder-boxes, and this con
ditIon prevails at all OF our resorts. At
lantic City is too great TO be seriously
crippled. even by such disaster as
this. but individual losses will be
heavy.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04

has been longing for is continued war.
continued refusal to accept American
sovereignty, and the final cutting
loose OF the islands to go to the devil
an dtake care of themselves.
Evening journal., 1902-04-04
FRIDAY. APRIL 4, 1902

WEATHER INDICATIONS.-Today:
Cloudy. Tomorrow: Probably rain.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-12-06
Average Cows.

We have in this country more
than 100000 cows, the average
feturn from which is equal to only
I25 pounds of butter each. This
is a ridiculously small return in
view of what may be produced
with good care. OF course there
are millions of COWS that produce
more than I25 pounds of butter
annually, but for every COW that
yields $50 pounds of butter in a
year there must be three that pro-
duce only eighty-three and one
third pounds in order to bring the
score down to the general average.
A butter yield of $50 pounds while
not common, is long way inside
the possible limit of production
and this yield can be produced at
very slight increase in expense
for feed.-Dai,p and Produce Re
VieO.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-12-06
EyerIastingIy at It.

If you toot your little tooter and
then lay aside your horn, there's
not a soul in ten short days will
know that you we're born. The
man who gathers pumpkins is the
man who plows all day, and the
man who keeps on humping is the
one who makes it pay. The man
who advertises with a short, a sud
den Jerk, is the man who blames
the editor because it didn't work
The man who gets the business
takes long and steady pull and
keeps the local paper from year to
year quite full. He plans his ad-
vertising in a careful, thoughtful
way, and keeps forever at it until
he makes it pay, He has faith in
all the future, can withstand sud
den shock, and like the man of
Scripture, has his business on a
rock WeSte,n AdVerttSer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-12-06

NEWSPAPER Law.

Subscribers iohO do not give express notice 20
the contrary considered ytcishing TO continue
their subscription.
{! ffsubseribers order the diSeontinHance of their
periodicals. the publisher may continue 10 send
hem until all arrears are paid
II subscribers neglect refuse 10 take their pc.
riodicais from the office 10 ,ehich they directed,
heg are held responsible I'll they haze settled their
III aud ord red their paper Discontinued.
. II subscribers moDe 10 other places aoithOut
Informing the publisher, and the paper Is sent 10 the
'oraer direction, they are held responsible.
The courts haze decided that refusing 20 take
periodicals from the eNce or renoping and eaptng
them Uncatted for Is pria facie eoidence 9f inteH-
iioadi fraud
d. Any person Who receives a newspaper and
makes use Of IT, phetheT he has subscribed for u or
not, is held in ldo as subscriber.
2. The Postmaster ioho negtects to gioe the legal
notice Of the neglect Of person 10 take from the Of
nee the necspGper addressed TO him is liable 20 the
publisher for the subscription price
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-12-06
Platinum is Precious.

Platinum today is worth over
So an ounce, and the demand for
it is steadily increasing. In the
manufacture of certain scientific
instruments and apparatus it is
indispensable, and chemists would
find great difficulty in getting
along without vessels made of the
metal, which endure an eXtraordi-
nary high temperature without
melting. An inch of platinum
wire is required for each incan-
descent electric lamp, to lead to
the carbon thread, and X-ray ma
chimes also utilize the substance,
certain salts of which have been
discovered to be an important aid
to the photographer. Platinum
was first discovered in South
America and was brought to Eu-
rope in 1885. More than one hum
dred years elapsed before it was
found in the Urals, whence more
than four-f fifths of the worlds sup
ply of the metal is. now obtained
The deposits occur in gravels
which through centuries have
been washed down from the
"-,~ -r,r' 7~-s
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-12-06
Purely Accidental.

A travelling man reports that he
had strange experience at a
church supper on a recent evening.
He said that he kept crumbing
crackers into a bowl of oyster
soup, and, to his intense surprise,
they kept disappearing. He made
a hasty examination and found
that by some accident an oyster
had gotten into the soup, and be-
ing gaunt and famished, had eaten
up the crackers as fast as he crum
bled them in.