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New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
THE SWORD PRESENTATION
PRESIDENT AND MAJOR JENKINS
SERVED IN ROUGH RIDERS-SOL-
DER son OF A SOLDIER

Columbia s. c.. April (SpeciaD-It is
event for the President of the United States
to present a sword of honor but the circumstances
connected with the incident to take place at
Charleston next Wednesday, Presidents Day, at
the Interstate Exposition, will render IL an es-
pecally interesting occasion. And this does not
refer to the recent local occurrences in which
official of the State figured. and which deeply
mortified South Carolinians.
President RooseveIt's visit to Charleston will be
the first occasion on which Republican President
has ever visited Chareston-the Oldest city in this
part OF the country.
Major Micah ]. Jenkins. who is to be honored by
his State and the chief officer Of the nation. is
honored because of gallantry in fighting for the
captain in the famous Rough Riders, that won
known in his native State until the history Of that
Governor of New-York and issued when Vice
son of another Micah Jenkins. Of South Carolina.
who died fighting against the flag his son was
willing to die to serve.
General Wade Hampton, who last week ceie-
brated his eighty-fourth birthday. has taken keen
interest in the sword presentation. He selected
from the Presidents book extracts from his ref
erences to Major Jenkins as suitable to be en-
graved upon the sword. The old general has the
same opinion of the elder Jenkins that President
Roosevelt has of the younger. In reference to
this matter. a day two ago. General Hampton
said:
That young man could not be anything but
brave. His father was one Of the finest soldiers
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
OLDEST NAN IN THE COUNTRY
RECORD OF NOAH RABY. WHO SAYS HE
HAS PASSED HIS 13lsT BIRTHDAY.

New-Jersey boasts a citizen who claims 10 have
celebrated his 131st birthday a few days ago Most
centenarians get so tired OF the conundrum of life
that they give 1t up long before they approach tho
age of Noah Raby who has been for forty years
an inmate of the poorhouse at Piscataway. near
Shelton. n. ]. Not with Noah. He IA totally
blind, and has been for long time, and he has not
been out Of doors IN seven years; but he is far
from being tired Of life. and even expresses a
wish to live out the present century.
OF course. there is telling Just how old Raoy Is
but he has borne every external evidence or ad-
vanced years since the present inhabitants OF
Shelton can remember. and there is no manner or
doubt that he is we'll over the century marx lie
recruiting officers passed him by without struggle
and when the famous Light Brigade made it's hope
less charge at Baaklava Raby was Just beginnlng
TO complain that he didn't feel just so spry as ne
To visitor who dropped in to him not long
since Raby averred that ne mad seen Washingt3n
Senate He was little hazy on the particulars or
his view of the Father of His Country: but he
recalled al the ,cdon1s nf hs life ''
OF course, all well regulated centenarlans recali
the Burr Hamilton duel So does Mr. Raby. Ha
says he'd stopped going to school some years Wnen
Burr fought Hamilton. The only reason he didn't
fight in the War of 1872. he says, was because he
thought it was his duty to give the Younger men
ington's first inaugural address was that he went
fisRing that day in the Piscataway River a friend
His friend died In 1872 at the ripe age Of 10
1t makes Raby laugh to hear people talk about
the death of the last survivor or the ChaTge OF
the Light Brigade" He remembers when Canal
St New York a rambling eowpath, and ne
was one of the many persons who laughed Cyrus
Field to scorn when he proposed to talk across
that the disappointment Raby experienced when
Robert Fulton smashed his pessimistic predictions
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
BERMUDA AFFORDS AN INTERESTING STUDY FOR SOCIA
NEW LENOX HOUSES.
OVER A MILLION DOLLARS BEING EX.
PENDED ON BUILDING-LARGEST
HOTEL IN STATE

Lenox Mass April (speciaD.-One thousand
faborers employed in grading, roadbuildng and
landscape gardening the estates thar are
to be opened up this coming summer by wealthy
New-York In this connection il is of interest
to state that over 81 00G is being spent Lenox
for buildings Five large and extensive country
houses are in the course of erection. the largest
resort hotel in the State being finished for OPEN
ing in June. and the finest fruit houses in America
have just been completed for William Douglas
Sloane, of New-York his estate. Elm Court.
The greatest activity prevails in Lenox for the
caretakers and the stewards of the great coun-
try places During the winter the laborers of
Lenox formed union. uniting the nine-hour
schedule and 81 70 a days wages. So scarce Is
help in the resort town that the demand was ac-
ceded TO. and IS in force. Every man in the town
is at work. contractors have summoned help from
ali the county. and Italians being brought
in. most unusual condition in Lenox. TO rush the
immense contracts that the landscape engineers
have in construction.
The most extensive work in progress is the con-
struction of the new country residence OF Robert
w Patterson a wealthy ironmaster of Pittsburs.
Mr. Patterson is a close friend OF John Sloane, OF
New-York whose country estate. wyndhurst. adj
joins Mr.. Pattersons recently purchased property.
Mr. Patterson's home is a pile of brick and
stone, which will cost its 100000. 1t IS
copy of an old Scotch feudal castle. and IS built
of native limestone and pressed brick. The plans
have been drawn with provision for all modern
comforts and at the time to retain the huge,
heavy appearance intended The place. when
drives and walks and gardens and terraces
made. will not be rivalled by any in Lenox Tha
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

the dancing marvels; Nevins and Collins Miss
Eullah Lee. in 'Rosey Rileys Flats: Walter
Brewer and others.
Tony Pastor offers vaudeville show at his thea
ire this week, including Gardner and Vincent, In
their comedy skt entitled "A Shattered Idor'; Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Farrell In An American Duke
Dixon, Bowers and Dixon. The Three Rubes and a
Fiddle: Princess ChnauilIa. the only United State
Government reservation Indian in vaudeville. as
sisted by A Edward Newell and S. Dupree; James
Richmond Glenroy. The Man with the Green
Gloves; c. w. Littlefield. Mason, Frances 81 Co,
in a rural sketch entitled Seth Hathaway's Re
turn; Hume. Ross and Lewis. the brothers Abacco
as THE Careless and the Neat Fellow Nessen,
Beattie and Nessen, club jugglers; Kennedy and
Wilson. The Irish Aristocrats"; William Nor
row, Clinton Burgess, coin and card manipulation,
and the American vitagTaph, with new and novel
pictures and others.
A programme replete with European vaudeville
novelties is offered at keith's Theatre this week
The Almondbury Bell Ringers. with their peal Of
1872 bells have just arrived from the London Hip
podrome. May Edouin and Fred" Edwards VIII
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

cess. Flo irwin and Walter Hawiey u vii viii .hs be
caughf with m Ihe the ow to oG Get Rd Of Mother
in-Law Clarice Vance gives darky ditties ta s ama
dian and danseuse. Adele Purvis Onri. revolving
gobriobrist will be assisted by little Tseuda from
Weston and Raymond. eccentric comedians; the
Gagnoux double juggling specialists ana I'VE ume-Ne
other Europeans complete the helth Prosiah
ber will head the bill Of continuous vaudeville
which will hold its customary sWay yy at ProeeoT
costume and electrical dances: Tom Nawn ~ Co.
in pat and the Genii." character comedy sketch,
and James J. Morton. in his witty monologue' VIII
be among the other numbers in the bill
Hovts "a Contented Woman with Mabel Mont
eomery playing the leading role will be the offer
Ing of Proctors Stock Company at the F,fty-eighth
Street Theatre.
Up In Harlem "Our Boarding House will be pre-
sented by the Proctor stock Company at the One
hundred and twenty fifth Street Theatre, with The
Thatcher Will be the leader in the vaudeville sec
ton.
Frederic Bond Adelaide Keim and others in the
Proctor Stock Company will present THE Brixton
Burglary the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Special
scenery has been provided for this production;
skies and Sevens Will be the curtain am Taser, @ ana
Bellies Octet Willis p. Sweatnam and the Farros
brothers
The Eden Musee will have series OF attractions
this week Professor Rose will continue his enter
tainnent on Through London with Charles
Dickens" Two novels Nicholas Nickleby'' and
the entertainment, and many pictures Will oe
shown illustrating the development or the movers
have been added. and existing groups have been re-
arranged.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
BERMUDIAN NEGROES.
NO RACE PROBLEM IN THE
ISLAND.
COLOR DISTINCTIONS LACKING-A DIS
TURBING ELEMENT FROM OTHER
PARTS OF WEST INDIES.
q STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribunel

From a STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribunel
Hamilton. Bermuda. April /
.~There is no negro problem in Bermuda, say the
.s,cated white citizens. THE negros lack of
,b-Sft saves us from that"
To the traveller fresh from the United States it
,oolks as if conditions were favorable TO a lot Of
.rouhIe over the color question. The blacks out
,un,ber the permanent white residents two to
furthermore the negroes are accounted the most
intelligent and best educated body OF their to
he found in any land. They are subject to no
rol,tjcal discrimination. save that the property
ouauhcaton for suffrage naturally operates against
+bero and in favor of the descendants of the Eng
,,eb II would at first glance as if the Afro
T2errudians could take important part in the
business and politics Of the island In neither. how
e.er DO they figure conspicuously-
II IS not so much that the negro does not earn
enough money to be factor in the commerce Of
the island as 1t is that he disspates 1t fast
he gets it-and little faster.
you see he doesn't think il worth while to lay
ANYTHING aside for q rainy day" explained some
pne because nearly every day is rainy here.
II he gets shilling he at once IS tempted to
spend II and sixpence besides Not a great deal
goes for liquor for drunkenness does not seem a
serious evil here. But he and his family are fond
Of bright things TO wear and good things TO eat,
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

Booker T. Washington tells amusing story IN
The Galveston News OF an old colored preacher
who was endeavoring to explain to his congregation
how IL was that the children of Israel passed over
the Red Sea safely while the Egyptians who came
after them. were drowned The Old man said: My
brethren. ft this way When the Israelites
passed II early in the morning. while 1t
cold and the ice was strong enough so that
they went all right; but when the Egyptians
came along IL in the middle OF the day, and
the had thawed the Ice SO that II gave way
under them and they drowned At this a
young man in the congregation. who had been away
to school and had come home rose and said: ''l
don't how that explanation can be right parson.
The geography that I've been studying tells us that
ice forms under the equator, and the Red Sea
is nearly under the equator. There. now, said
the old preacher. that's all right. Ise been
'spectin some of you smart Alecks would be askin'
jest such fool question. The time l was
talkin' about before they had any jogafries or
'duators. either"
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
WHY SENATOR BACON is CLEAN sHAFEy.

Senator Bacon. of Georgia. is clean Shaven and
baldheaded. Once. when young man. The
Baltimore News relates he wore long, flowing side
whskers Wher the roller skating craze of fifteen
or twenty years ago struck Georgia Bacon was the
crack skater of his town. One night he was out on
the floor OF the rink making fancy figures. when
two ANA ateurs hand in hand. bore down him.
He tried to get of the way. but couldn't.
The two skaters bumped into the embryo Sen
ator. One caught hold OF his whiskerS one side
and the other took grip the other side Yell
ing with pain. Bacon tried to shake them on. but
they cung until all three went to the floor to-
gether.
Bacon got I'D took off his skates. went home and
shaved Since that time he hasn't worn either q
skate or a whsker.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

When told how to proper it she explained IT amt
meyer druv one of them things before
iour west India negro is q great believer In
Wltchcraft- The recent death of a comely young
woman was laid to this cause
she wouldn't marry a what asked her"
SAID one of her friends, 'and he put frog in her
back II ate and its way. until it touched her
stomach and then she died. Deed she did. Just
as soon as it touched her stomach it killed her.
The very moment il touched her stomach she
died. Deed. she did" The darkeys fondness for
speech far outstrips the ideas which he has to X
press. So he is likely TO say things and over
again. varying one or two words, perhaps
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

by making steamboat, the Clermont by name.
that would puff her way up the North River at
the rate of five miles hour would have made
him bit cautious Not Raby was just as
ready to scoff the inventor of the cable and the
cotton gin and the gin rickey'' as If he had not
been earth and in the prime of his manhood
when George Stephenson built an iron monster
that breathed smoke and flame and travelled at
the of fourteen miles an hour.
He takes the greatest possible pride In declar-
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
AT TAUDEVILLE HOUSES.

Weber & Fields preparing to say farewell and
Tomorrow begins the last two weeks Of 'Hoity
Toity" and the burIesques of ''Du Barry and The
Girl and the Judge at the music hall. The entire
company starts the annual road tour on April q,
opening at the fremont Theatre, Boston. and con-
Gnuing through the principal cities of the South
and West. A special train of eight cars has been
secured for the tour, and the company will pract-
cally live on it during the journey.
The Great Lafayette will head vaudeville bill
at the Casino for the next three weeks. Lafayettes
tricks a magician mystify his audience. His as
sstants include pickaninnies, dogs ducks and
doves. and when the entire stage has been crowded
he ends with Mephistophelean tableau. hTe pro-
granme also includes EerbertS dogs, direct from
the Hppodrome Theatre, London; Edward F. Rey-
nard, ventriloquist; Howard and Bland, Sharpe and
Flatt, in their musical eccentricities, Reata Win
field. violinist; Barry and Halvers and The Lions
Bride
The Hall of Fame with its ballets and traves-
ties popular plays and actors, will continue to
be the attraction at the New-York Theatre this
week Miss Dressler has introduced several new
features. Messrs. McAvoy. Harrison and Doane
with Mabelle Gilman. Josie Sadler and Ada Lewis
also in the cast.
At the New-York Winter Garden this week an
entire change of programme will be presented. 1t
includes George Fuller Golden. Johnson, Davenport
and Iacello the acrobats; Marwig's ballet Mel
vile and Stetson, in their newest creation Bob
Cole: Marian Winchester and chorus, in "My
Pretty Adelaide: Eddie Leslie. Ford and Arnold
New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

RESEMBLANCE OF GENERAL MICHAEL V
SHERIDAN TO LITTLE PHIL

SHERIDAN TO LITTLE PHIL
Brigadier General Michael V. Sheridan, who was
promoted 10 that rank last week resembles his
brother Philip, of Winchester fame. in general ap
peararce although he is taller than Little Phil"
AS General Brookes chief OF staff he was with that
officer at nearly all his posts in the United States
including Chickamauga Park. in the early days of
the war with Spain. and active service in Porto
Rico.
In speaking of Sheridans resemblance to his
brother friend of General Brooke tells this story:
I was at Omaha one day while Brooke in
command of the Department of the Platte. and
invited to the generals house for the evening.
There I met a number OF men and The
presentations of the regulation order, and left
no deem impression to names my mind.
After sneak king TO a stocky man. who in his
evening clothes looked like soldier. 1 said to one
of the women, How much your friend looks like
General Sheridan II,
THAT is not strange, sal0 she, Tor they
related on their parents side
"I don't aIite understand" | said
why he's Phil Sherdan's brother was the
reply.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20
WHIPPED AND SHOT.
A Negro Killed Near EaStabuChie by
Unknown Parties.

Another negro has gone to heaven
and there is one less crap-shooter and
vagrant in the state. This negro
shufled off last Saturday about two
miles from Eastabuchie in Perry
county, but the fact of his taking off
was not not made known to the proper
officers until yesterday when Sheriff
Batson was informed by some one liv-
ing in that neighborhood to send a
Justice of the peace there to investi-
gate the case Today Judge Wall
went up to make an investi CATION
but that will not amount to much as
the negro is dead and is likely to stay
dead.
Saturday this niger, whose name
could not be learned, went to the house
of white woman a short distance
from Eastabuchie and made an indie
cent proposal TO her-and of course he
is dead. This lady had a faithful
yard dog and she sieked' him on
the niger. He left the premises in
haste. As soon as the lady's husband
came home she informed him of the
incident He gathered a crowd, COM
posed of the most prominent citizens
of the neighborhood, and gave chase
for the nigger. In the meantime
they held a meeting and decided by
a rising vote that inasmuch as the
great governor of the proud state of
Mississippi was bitterly opposed to
lynch law and would not tolerate such
if he could avoid it, using all his
power and influence after the deed
was committed, that they would take
the Niger out and apply the law of a
certain northern state to him7that
is the whipping post law. This
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

The LIVERY and feed stable man
aged by those popular young men, the
Reynold Bros, is new institution in
the city. These boys are out in an
advertisement in today Progress call
ing attention to the fact that they
have established this business and of
course would like to have all the
patronage they can get. The Prog
ress can recommend them TO the pub
lie as reliable men and always ready
to fulfil every promise made in their
advertisement.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

OF course the mayors court was
crowded this morning. 1t is the case
nearly every Monday morning but
during the balance Of the week there
seems to be slump in the business.
1t is little strange how many people
will indulge in the game Of craps, ne
groes, of course, constituting the ma
jOrity, but if there were no crap
games there would not be so many
cases up before his honor and not SO
much money would be taken over the
counter. There were ten cases this
morning of this nature before his
honor, each one contributing to the
city SO. So OF course there were
other cases, the dove dive furnishing
the most of them-and in all the city
got the nice little sum of $53. 90. The
idea seems to prevail with some peo-
pie that it is their duty to furnish
cases for the city court and the reve-
nue. to run the city.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

Lee B. Dawson, representing the
Unitype Company of Chicago, has
been in the city for the past several
days putting up Il machine for the
Progress He is gentleman of the
highest type-a man i'll whom the
Progress has the greatest confidence,
and he is fully and cOnscientiOusly
recommended by this paper to all
with whom he may come in contact
in business way. So far the ma
chine which he has placed in the
Progress has proved eminently salts
factory and will do all the work
claimed for it. Mr.. Dawson will
leave tomorrow for some other terri
tory, carrying with him the highest
regards of the entire force Of the
Progress.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

istence and his criminal assaults on
white women, so an hour or so theFe-
after his body was found with q load
of buckshot III his breast
He may have committed suicide in
this manner, but it is hardly sns-
pected. AT any rate he is dead and
the hole in the ground will show that
he was duly planted in the earth.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

was done in grand style and the hide
of the niger was taken of in small
pieces.
But it appeares from the best in
formation the Progress can gain that
somebody was not satisfied with the
chastisement and he determined on
means that would everlastingly put a
stop to this crap-shooting niggers ex-
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20
SICK IN BED.

Judge G.. G. Robertson is at home
sick, and has been for several days.
He is not dangerously sick, the Prog
ress is pleased to state to the public,
but still too sick to attend to business
and it will be several days before he
will be M
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20
NOTICE TO FIREMEN.

The firemen of Hattiesburg are re-
spectfully asked to meet tonight at the
city hall at Z: 30 as business of impOr-
lance will come up for consideration
This by the order of the secretary.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

Mrs Dan Hall has returned from
a risit of two weeks with relatives in
Canton.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs Joe Beardslee re-
turned this morning from visit to
their daughter in Montgomery, Ala.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

Mrs. B. F. Passmore of Canton is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Dan Hall
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

DIR. Keys of LumbertOn spent yes
terday in the city.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-20

A Lice store house for rent.
oct20 1wk T. M. FERGUSON.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

arations for the celebration of Christ
mas and there will be special Yuletide
Observances at all the churches. At
the Methodist church on Christmas
eve there will be a special program,
the feature Of which will be a caritata
entitled Entertaining Santa Claus. -
The cantata will be interspersed with
plenty of lively music and good dia-
logues, and old Santa Claus will be
present with his FAIRIES and Brownies
to delight the little ones. All are in
vited to this entertainment.
AT. the Congregational church there
will be a Christmas program by the
children of the Sunday school on
Christmas eve, and there will also be a
tree for the little ones.
At the Catholic church on Christmas
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

of the Christ-child is the greatest festi-
val the world has ever observed : and it
never will observe greater one, or
one fraught with more of the spirit of
loving kindness. The echo of the ''tid-
ings of great joy" is heard on hill top
and in valley, in howell and in palace,
and at Christmas time the world comes
as near exemplifying the brotherhood
of man as it can ever expect to come.
The common chord of worldwide
humanity at Christmas time seems as
if struck by the hands of angels and
''peace on earth, good will to men" is
sent in one grand harmony and diapa-
son to the remotest corners of the earth.
Here in Princeton the little ones will
not be forgotten and the spirit of
Christmas will be in evidence on every
hand. The churches are making prep
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

the company, is the greatest mandolin
ist in the world, and has challenge
to the world, which no mondolinist has
ever accepted. The program given by
this company comprises beautiful ar
engagements in quartette form; harp,
mandolin, violincello and vocal solos.
This entertainment takes the place
of Father Cleary's lecture in the
Columbian Lyceum course of enter
tainments for the present season, and
all tickets issued for this course will
be honored at this entertainment. The
Page Concert Co. usually charges so
cents, but special arrangements have
been made and the price for the
Princeton entertainment will be IS and
Is cents. The music loving public of
Princeton should not fail to hear this
entertainment.