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New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
HOLDUP AT DOBBS FERRY.
BOY OF TWELVE FORCED TO GIVE UP GOLD
WATCH TO TRAMPS.

John Riel. a twelve-year-old boy. was held up
and robbed Dobbs Ferry yesterday. AS he
was driving along lonely road a man, who ap-
peared to be tramp, jumped from behind some
bushes the roadside and called on him 10
halt. Young Riel badly frightened obeyed the
man, who was armed with heavy cudgel, de-
manded money. The boy had no money, but
the tramp forced him to give up his gold watch
Then he into the woods Riel drove INTO
town and reported his experience TO the police,
who are looking for the tramp
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
ALMOST READY TO Build.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR ST. LOUIS
FAIR BUILDINGS PROGRESSING.

St Louis Jan. lS.-Work on the plans and speci-
hcations for the main buildings OF the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Is progressing rapidly that
the officials Will be in position next week to ad-
vertise for bids for construction Speaking of the
matter to-day Secretary Walter b. Stevens said:
We will begin to advertise for bids for the eight
main buildings of the fair next week 1t VIII be
stipulated in the contracts that the first of these
buildings must be completed by October !. 1907.
and that all must be finished by the end OF that
year. Contractors VIII be required to give bond
TO have the buildings completed within the time
stated. The architects figure on seven months
sufficient for the completion of any Of the eight
buildings.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
MUST PREFER VETERANS.
AN ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT TO HEADS
OF DEPARTMENTS.

Washington. Jan. 1S.-The following order has
been issued by the President, directed to each
executive department:
The attention of the department is hereby
called the provisions of the laws giving pref
erence to veterans in appointment and retention.
The President desires that wherever the needs
of the service will justify, and the law Will per-
nit, preference shall be given alike In appoint
ment and retention to bly, discharged vet
Grams of the Civil War who fit and we'll
qualified to perform the duties of the places
which they seek and filling.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, Jan. II. 1902.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
TO TEAR Up MILEs OF STREETS.
IMMENSE CONTRACT GOES TO NEw-YoRK
AND CINCINNATI MAN

Cincinnati. Jan. 1S.-What is said to be the largest
single contract for conduits ever awarded in this
country let here to-day TO a contractor of Gin
cinnau and New-York by the Cincinnati Gas and
Electric Company for underground wires for the
entire light system of the city. The contract
requires more than two hundred cars of material.
More than a million feet of conduit will be built,
causing the tearing UP Of more than forty miles
of streets within the next six months While the
of the conduits is than $500 000 the whole
cost of the change. including the new poles will
be more than S.0o0OoO. Many bidders were present
to-day from NewYork, Chicago, st. Louis and other
cities, and there was hard fight for the contract
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
PROBATION TERRI NOW 4 MONTH.

At the request OF Police Commissioner Partridge
he Civil Service Commissioners have reduced the
:erm of probation Of newly appointed patrolmen
from three months TO Colonel Partridge
kinks that IL is possible TO find out whether a
nan is capable of making good policeman in less
han three months, and considers il unfair to the
men keep them waiting three months for their
appointment
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
HER CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE

Philadelphia, Jan. 1s-Mrs. Julia Mitchell whu.
preparing breakfast to-day. accidentally set fire
10 her clothing and was burned to death Her SON
in-law, Joseph w. Hammond with whom she lived
while endeavoring to extinguish the flames was
severely burned .id was taken TO a hospital The
Hammond family and Mrs Mitchell came 70 thjs
city about month ago from Boston ~
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
SECOND CLASS MAIL INVESTIGAT TION

day by the Senate Committee Postoffices
begin the proposed investigation of the Postof1ce
Department acts in relation TO second class mail
matter on Tuesday, January 2S. Senator Mason,
chairman of the committee, says a number of wit
Will be examined.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
WAR TAX REDUCTION TO WAIT.
NOT TO BE PRESSED UNTIL THE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE ACTS ON RECI-
PROCITY WITH CUBA.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The Republican mem
bers of the House who have been urging eau
to consider a reduction of war taxes have
decided not to press the matter until the Ways
and Means Committee completes consideration
of the Cuban reciprocity question now before It.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
BONFIRE KILLS OLD AND YOUNG

Chicopee. Mass, Jan. T.-Viola Wahurton five
years DID, died this morning of frightfu burns re-
ceiVed yesterday while playing near bonfire and
her aunt, Elizabeth Warburton. seventv-fye wears
old, who was slightly burned rescuing the child
died a few hours afterward OF the shock '
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
SOLDIERS GIVE TO MKINLEY FUND.

Washington. Jan. ls-The officers and men OF the
Goth Company of coast artillery stationed at Fort
McHenry, Maryland, have contributed $l9 20 to the
William Mckinley Memorial Arch Fund.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

FRANIING PRIVILEGE FOR MRS MKINLEY.
Washington. Jan. 1S.-The Senate Committee
Postoffices to-day authorized Senator Mason
port the bill granting the frankng privilege TO Mrs.
Mckinley.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
USED KEROSENE TO START FIRE

Milton, n. D., Jan. 1S-Mrs Lars Hansen was
burned to death yesterday while starting a fire with
kerosene Her sister, Miss Lottie D!tty OF chicaxa
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
DEATHS BY FIRE.
ONE CHILD BURNED-FATHER. BY HEROIC
EFFORTS. SAVES OTHER THREE

Springfield. Ohio. Jan. 1s.-A fire which started
In the house of r. l. Spears. at Harmony a small
town seven miles east OF this city destroyed the
house and contents and burned to death the two
year-Old daughter.
-Four children were sleeping in the room in which
the fire started The father succeeded In getting
three of the children of the house and was
badly burned IN the effort. Just as he started in
after the baby the roof fell in and the child was
consumed by the flames
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
THE TRIBTNE ALHANtC.
From The Press. Philadelphia

From The Press, Phladcphia.
The Tribune Almanac for 1902 will cause n little
shock TO it's old friends. who have become used to
the pale green cover +. has for many years.
The latest number is dressed i'm bright scarlet with
title in black letters. forming a striking contrast
TO Its predecessors. But when The cover is once
turned the trustworthy facts. statistics and
information found inside which have character
lied The Tribune Almanac i'm the past II ntains
political, governmental. sporting and general in
formation In abundance. and arranged to
he easily found and grasped. As a book of ready
reference The Tribune Almanac Of 1902 maintains
now printed.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
From The Daily Kennehec Lonrnal

1902 is invaluable reference book which we are
gao @ TO to = have upon our desk Like the good old
reliable thorough and up date In all respects ard
IFS 40 pages are packed full OF Information on all
subjects under the sun "
From The Yonkers Gazette.
The Tribune Almanac for 1909 is rou, o,, cola
MS Is the best almanac published containing more
ihformation than any other and the Information
talns over four hundred pages and is veritabIe
encyclopedia of statistics on all matters of nUhiic
interest. No office should ne yTI,boI,t tbi
book. ~ '''e
From The Savannah Morning News
The Tribune Almanac for the year 1902 presents
a very attractive appearance having n bright red
cover. II 1t were not for the weightv rnatfar he
tween Its covers one might suppose that mis- reIj
able old publication which carries Information 70
many homes and counting houses was gerting 20
gay In It's advancing years AS a MATE % sat
II is the present year, and never more renieta rit
Just the sort OF information that makes al amanec
of the better class valuable
From The Brooklyn Daily Times
This years issue of the Tribune Almanac 49,,
Political Register, fresh from the presses ia i,st
such compendium Of facts and figures as the
formed needs TO have for ready reference AZ M III
tofore IL covers vast number of subjects and al
though containing Al pages of matter Is concise
and 10 the point In fact, the size Of this littIe
handbook is indication not of the extert ne
which the themes are treated much as To tbeir
wide variety. w 'i0'i
From The Johnstown Daily Tribune
Tho New-fork Tribunes Almanac for 1a,3 bo
reached desk and is the usual co,nrat .St@ ildS
pation of facts, with emphasis on the Iafter Uo
There has come to be Il great muItiplicitv or "bH
publications in various parts OF the - 'Htse
The Tribune strives 10 remain at the head ~ ,bo t
all IN the matter OF getting the greatest amount Of
and in having its statements as nearly paee
IL is possible 10 get them The only criticism, The,
used and the which are not up s To eTn9sr Tr
uns standards ~ " A'io-
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
Learn From Everybody.

One of the most useful success lab-
its one can form is that of learning
something from everybody with whom
he comes in contact. No information
which can be acquired is too trivial to
be ignored, says Il Success contributor.
Constantly measure yourself with
the people you meet. You will find
that every one can teach you some
thing which you did not know before,
and which, perhaps, you would never
have Il chance to learn again if you
did not acquire it from him.
Daniel Webster once made Il great
hit in arguing :, ease before Il jury by
repeating IL story which he afterwards
said he had not thought of since he
heard of it fourteen years before. But
/ Webster was always picking up some
thing for future use. His famous re-
ply to llnync, the greatest speech ever
delivered on the American continent.
WAS largely made up of little re-
and there in his reading, from studying
men and from observation.
Many Il prominent novelist has col
lectcd material for his stories by max
ing notes of his conversations with
those he has met and by observation.
Charles Dickens got I; great deaf Of
the matter for some of his novels in
this way.
One Young man will 20 to Il lecture
and, after spending an hour listening
10 the helpful, inspiring words Of
some prominent man, will leave The
hall or lecture room without having
derived amy benefit from the address
Another yosihS man will attend the
same lecture with an ambition to
learn something. Ilc will drink IN The
speakers sentences as if he were new
"r to hear such words OF encourage
mcnt and inspiration again. AZ the
conclusion Of the Hddro IS he Will de-
icrmnc that lie will nuke more Of his
opportunities in future; that he will
read more, think more, study more,
lc more than he ever was before.
such young man has Il purpose and
is determined to learn something from
everything he comes in contact With
and from everybody he talks to. The
other has 10 ambition, does not throw
himself into what lie does. lets his
mind wander hthcr and tllithcr, so
that he never wholly understands
what people are saying, and therefore
never derives any benefit or informa- :
ton from those with whom he con
verses.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20

ly demanded that it finally brought on
Il law suit. Not satisfied with the
judges prices in the shape of $4,000,
Birch claimed some $4,000. His lord
ship protested, and even posed in the
witness box at Il trial by jury in 1851,
when Birch was non. .stlited. This hui
miiation to Lord Clarendon, in his ap-
pcar;lncc i'm Il witness box admitting
the first payment and rcpudia.ing the
second, was Il prolific theme for not
only the press of ireland. but of all
natiomlites. Lord Naas, in 1872,
scored Lord Clarendon in the House of
Commons on the f;lcile ease with which
the government engaged to subsidize
/ the Irish press, and with greater IA
cility repudilted the cng;lg 2mcnts,' At
this time that powerful organ of the
people, the Nation" hundred out it's
broadsides of heavy guns on Englands S
influences" of gold, Of titles, of place,
and suhsdiZilg generally.
|
was established, did it become as fiery
as i'm 1862. The Young IL, Iandcrs,' y
Gavan Duffy, Thomas Davis, j. Il. Dill
, Ion, and noble John Mitchell, stood to
| their guns. Tho fine srnt,nccs of DUFF
fy's prose the stirring lines of Davis
poetry, the biting sarcasmS of Dillon,
Hit1 the hot, patriotic PEI 10 S of Mi cIl-
cl We're repeated far ard wide and
became household words with the pco
pie.
Mitchell was too sincere, too real
tco earnest for his companions of the
"Nhtion." lie WAS Il mnn CT WGrds that
meant deeds. He would put his prin
ciplcs into practice. HIS copfrcrcs
were more constitutional" whatever
that may mean, in the midst Of re
bcllion
| TO Il maninass Ike that of Mitchcl',
there were no half III 'nSl' res Hcct ptub!
His great heart sighed lovingly fni
Ireland'S Independence, and for that
first and fortm He indignaI tly er
the Nation" and its constitutional
isns. and started tie "ln!cl Irish
man with Il Sll.bboIpli "to sweep tn
island clear Of the English name alt
nation Then came English "inn.
ence" again. and John Mitchell wa.
hHniShrd to Bermuda and finally fOuut
q home Dc;lrer us.
And GavAn fluffy: he l.cctne zen
nollcd' with tic title Of S r. Hnt
placatcd with a fat Office.
Next il lin" Of na1i.nal p3pcrs cam,
''Ihe Irishman,' a timid reney Of JOIN
Mitcheis "Initch Irishmau," and ;
!, thin folowrof thc Nati n" .lnacco,n
pIished gentleman in tie ! e.sOn of L
j. Smyth. who became mem! or Of Par
lament for Tippcrary, stared "Th'
Irishman" in 1873. on brief inulIlc,
that was sorely trouiitd under the cdi
,Crial management OF the nO'OriOn
dead Figott, the forgsrprotcgc Of TIL
.J.ondon Times"
Since 1874 the EngliSh restraint OF
Irish journalism lcinf removed, Dub
lin and Cork and olhdr centres of Ire
land have Il press representation onI,
led measurable diSt}nce by the Free
, mans Journal. still seeking after :
fashion for Freedom still hoping TO
''thc cause" in Il fecbIt. way.
Has Ireland to-day a truly nationa
Irish press: say no! To-day tn
Irish national sincere spirit is best cx
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
Courtesy of Minneapolis Journal.

emplificd in the American press, bear
ing the standards of Irish Faith and
Irish Hope. To-day this American
press appears correctly to Independent
Irishmrn and 'all men who are true
men like you mcn''-thc men of nine
ty-eiglt.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20

wallis III public places, by whom anu
how no vigilance Of spies could detect
The people would gather about each
placarded edition in the streets, and
with torch lights-hamng sticks of
tle-would listen to Il powerful-unged
reader until the so-called authorities
|interposed. Many Il riot was enacted,
and many Il head was cracked at these
midnight disunited perusals Of the
Union Star" and many jokes went
side by side With the waillgS. BY
some cunning love of that contrast l
have alluded to as marking Ireand's
ways and woes. the Union Star" gen
orally appeared pasted on the wall be-
Meath printed pr0cllmaticns Offering
large reward for the arrest of the pub
Usher or printers OF the Star Tie
loud laughter this contrast created
rang from one end of Iubl.n to the
other. always accompanied by the
query. "Who did it:" and always re-
Sponded to with, '' The printers devil"
Looking back in our memcry of Ire
lands history Of pains and penalties,
when her people fairly feared to speak
rot only Of, but in '9S. we shudder at
the mean and grinding martyrdonl.
the unceasing tears that had no smiles
in iuXtalosiiion. in tl0sc Gays, for
those true mon, like you. men" Aud
|
it;lnce.
"The Union Star" in Il 1lr'cf perio
became clouded and soon disappeared
in space.
Men are we, and must grieve when
even the shade
or that which once was great, is pass
ed away"
What placardcd bills of the Govern,
ment. Offering rewards for the arrest
Of the publishers and printers Of ma.
: tional papers. in Ireland, cid not do
other influences accomplished. Eng
land has done much in conquest by
| SOl', 'N tltit> t't't ~ I'i'i' Y oIi'i iIiSeS
, We have not far to look to day to sec
this influence and its results. From
1903 up to late pcriol England has
given enormous sums Of gold. granted
gIittcring titles of nobility (sic) a"1
, filed fat offices with lean politicians
in order to subsidiZe the press Of Ire
land, and has so subsidized successful
ly
The "Duliln Gazette" was su,sidze;
by Il grant of about $4,000 ostrnsibly
for advertisements.
Again in 1912 this amount was in
l creased to about $4,000 and oradua ly
grew up to 100000. The suhsdizin:
, Of the Irish press was warmly dis
l cusscd in the British House of Com
J mons, and a Mr.. Parnell, the granl
! father of the recently departed grand
5 son, twittcd the Duke of Wei illgtoI
: on the subject The duke admitter
, that when he was Irish secretary, sub
: sidizing the press Of Ireland was bot,
J possibility and, indeed, was a fact.
The most notorious evidence of thi
5 was the case of one james Birch, o
! whom Lord Clarendon, when Lore
! Lieutenant Of Ireland, said: II wish Il
heaven 1 could birch that Jim" II
> had too much Of Birch, and the famou
t or infamous "World" which Bircl
e edited.
l. The "WOrld" and its editor had
price, and this price was so persistent
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
Bishop QuigIey. of Buffalo, N. Y

Bishop QuigIey. of Buffalo, n. y,
and not Bishop Spalding, of Peoria,
H., will he the next archbishop Of
Chicago. despite the fact that Bishop
Spalding was the first choice Of the
bishops and priests of the archdiocese.
1t is said that Cardinal Sntolli success
fully opposed the election of the Peoria
prelatc for personal reasons.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20

The Irish press, past aud present,
like Irish politics ut all times, OCCASION
ally marks the history of the Emerald
Isle with Il bold, bright
'Pencil of light
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-29
Useful Hints.

Make your knot on the end of the thread
that first leaves the spool, and you will
sew with a smooth thread and an unruffled
tempe.
Do thosewho use ammonia on their plants
remember that ammonia is stimulant,
not food? While it is useful to force
plants into bloom and growth, after the
soil is exhausted, fertilizer must be APP
piled or the plant will use up its own vi
tally in bloom.
Chocolate is greatly improved by adj
ding teaspoonful of strong coffee just
before serving.
Wilted vegetables may be partially re
stored in quality and freshness by placing
them in cold water for an hour or more.
Turnips, boiled like beets, with their
Jackets on, are of better flavor and less
watery A small bit of sugar added
while the vegetable is boiling corrects the
bitterness often found in them.
When beef and pork are too salt, soak
the meat for several hoSs in one part
sweet milk and two of water, before using.
Turpentine cleans tin or zinc and makes
it beautifully bright. 1t can also be used
with great success to clean white bath
enamel that has become discolored. Dir
a cloth in the turpentine, and with this
rub the stained parts, then polish with {
soft duster
If after a hard day, you feel tired ou
and fit for nothing, have hot bath, t.
which ammonia has been added in the pro
portion of teaspoonful to gallon, the
last thing before getting into bed. Don
stay in the water more than ten minutes
at the outside; then, after brisk rubbing,
jump into bed as quickly as possible.
To prevent bruise from becoming dis
colored apply to it a cloth which has been
wrung out of water as hot as can be borne
comfortably, and change it as it becomes
cold. Surprising hot water cannot be pro-
cured, the next best thing is to moister
some dry starch with cold water, and to
cover the bruised part with it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-29
The Nile Dam.

The gates of the dam at Assuan have
been closed and the water will now form
a lake IA miles long, impounding more
than 1000, 600, 900 tons of water. At
some periods of the year, it is said, 9O0,
900 tons minute will gush through the
sluices. The dam will raise the river
about &c feet above its usual previous level.
1t is broad enough for a carriage road to
run along its top. The openings of the
sluices are lined with cast iron II inches
thick, so as effectually to guard against the
destruction from constant impact of large
volumes of water at high velocity.
The width of the base of the dam has
been made such that the pressure on the
solid granite masonry will be less than
that on any of the other great dams of the
world. A canal with numerous locks
gives passage to Nile steamers and other
traffic. Commercially the value of the
dam to Egypt in the future can hardly be
estimated. Its immediate effect, accord
ding to the Egyptian Governments en-
gineer, will be to bring under cultivation
600, 900 to l, 900, 600 additional acres
of land. This is in addition to putting
certain districts and levels beyond the
ordinary risks of flood and drouth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-29
Elephants Fight On A Flying Train

The Philadelphia Ledger of November
"a says An excited throng watched in
almost breathless wonder battle for SUI
premacy among four big elephants in cir
Gus car at Fairhill Junction, near Fifth and
Clearfeld streets, yesterday. For hours
the elephants struggled, hurting their mas
sive bodies at one another with such telling
effect that finally the end of the car gave
way, almost precipitating one of the com
batants into the crowd.
The elephants were part of travelling
show on its way to Atlantic City. When
the train left Harrisburg earlier in the day
the keepers noticed restlessness among
the animals, and they were fastened to
different parts of the car. They remained
docile enough until the train got to running
at high speed. Then came the change,
sudden and startling. A deep roar from
one was like the call to action, for the next
instant four heavy bodies heaved and
tugged until the chains that held them
snapped asunder, and the battle was on.
It would have been madness for the
keepers then to enter the car They would
have been crushed to pulp. From one end
of the car to the other the animals fought,
their fierce roars distinctly heard above the
noise of the speeding train. Word was
sent to the engineer to reach Philadelphia
as quickly as possible, and the throttle was
opened wider As the speed increased the
roars of the frenzied animals grew louder,
the car shaking from side to side as the
| combatants came together like battering
rams.
Thus the struggle went on until Fairhill
Junction was reached. The train stopped,
and it was decided to conquer the animals
before they inflicted death wounds on one
another. A crowd, attracted by the noise,
quickly gathered at the station, and in
creased in size as the news of the encounter
spread. The keepers, four in number,
aided by two policemen and score of train
men, armed with clubs, crowbars and coal
picks, moved cautiously to the car, but
stopped as the noise of the terrific struggle
was warning enough for them to keep at a
respectful QlStduCc Luz OfUWu OhCClCu
them on, and with increased courage the
little army of conquerors again moved to-
wards the car
Suddenly they halted. The heavy
boards at the end gave way, showing one
of the elephants in fierce conflict with
another. Fearing that the maddened ami
NAL might escape and charge the crowd a
rush was made by the keepers to avert this.
The fight that followed between the men
and the beast was long and furious. Crow
bars and clubs fell with telling effect on the
back of the animal, bringing blood with
each blow, but at last the elephant was
subdued. The men then stood guard at
the shattered end of the car while an engine
pulled it to the repair shop in the Port
Richmond yards Once there keeper
shouted at the animals in elephantine dia-
lect, and the effect was magical They
Quoted down Immediately, and in little
while were as docile as lambs. They
showed, however, many marks of the ter
rife conflict.