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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-11-21
DR.. Humphreys

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no. CURES. PRICES.
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13-Whites, Too Profuse Periods ........ %
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14-Salt Rheum. Erysipelas, Eruptions. .2j
15-Rheumatism, Rheumatic Pains. rs
16-Malaria. Chills, Fever and Ague 80. .1J
19-Catarrh. influenza. Cold in the Head .2J
2O-WhOOping- Cough. %
27-Kidney Diseases OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .23
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-11-21
Not Always Luck

Not Always Lucky.
do you believe that odd numbers
are lucky?"
"Weu, I'd rather be the father of
twins than triplets. New York Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-11-21

MERCEDES MECHTHILDE PIETERTJE.
lips Pietertje, whose record is 20
pounds 81 ounces of butter in seven
days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
OIL BARGE WAS on FIRE.
The Explosion ~ Sea on Gloucester. Mass
Due to Q Reckless Sailor.

The Explosion ~ Sea on Gloucester. Mess,
Due TO . Reckless Sailor.
GLot ;sTER, Mass Dec 20 Tho dentit y
Of the barge which was burned Of here last
night was made known to-day. She was
Standard Oil barge 70. This information
was brought to this port to-day by Capt.
Hamilton. Of the schooner Blanch. which
picked up the barge.
The Blanch was on a fishing trip. and last
Thursday. when about eighty miles south
southeast Of Highland Light, she came up
with the barge. which was then apparently a
dere!ict. there being no sign OF life aboard
Capt. Hamilton determined to make an
enort TO tow the barge to port and lines were
put aboard.
Yesterday the schooner and the barge
had reached point about Ave miles south
east OF Eastern Point. George Riley. OF
Glouce5 ter. a member OF the crew of the
Blanch. vent aboard tho barge. He went
down into the forward part Of the vesse
In search Of chains. Cropping around in the
darkness he struck a match.
Instantly there was q terrific explosion
and parts OF the body Of Riley were blown
on board Of his own vessel. Immediately
o sheet OF fame enveloped the barge. and
II became apparent almost Immediately
that she was doomed.
The burning of the weasel caused great
excitement he.o. The Are burned fercely
until about 7 o'clock. when il partially
subsidized. but later il seemed 10 rekindle
and at 8 O'Clock was again burning brightly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
OBITUARY..

Mrs Mary Peterkln. widow OF Capt VILLA m
Peterkin. L s n, and mother OF Mrs Samuel
q Hayt'r Of Bloc mneld. " J.. died aud
denly In New York on Sunday Of apoplexy.
Mrs Peterkin was on her way to the home NJ
her daughter In Bloomfield and was about
to board an elevated tram at io4th street
She died shortly afterward In the J Hood
Wright Hospital without recovering con-
e e. Sss S,, Mrs Psterkin since the death
dsnshte: 10 BLOOMFIELD, and a few days ago go
came TO New York TO visit another daughter,
III a., George Gordon She was % years
and The interment viii be 10 B,oomf fH '''"''
Joseph P Helmle. junior member Of the
yourn.i, died at his home in NyacE yester.
BsTnnra Psser. former Tss owner nsRAs ef ,Ss
sSS:{ S 1 : fna ss; y As Xsm tie
that. time q. the AdiropdacE;, At Liberty,
ne ssse sSu1ssFn GnGs c Se. FH
viyed by his wife and two children " '''
nv. william LAM, s;SsiSTd q yssr, old promi
nent 10 musical circle. IL New jersey. S dIed
yesterday morning n his home, I2s Academy
nsssSS q the e.,Ss 9Ssis
the s sTd &aa. ssSs2:
Hhpn's . Esw Y0 Gs ssS and K:
Ss enSaTfb a IL o u s:S
His wife and ono son survive him
Francis de Sales Church Of Utica. died ysstsr.
Day OF pneumonia. lie had been pastor Of
nc is.,s Church twenty:ssvs9 years: sth q
ireland and received his theolo Sioai sdncN ,SS
In Troy Seminary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
RIOT ON Army TRANSPORT.
PISTOLS DRAWN TO OVERAWE
MUTINOCS SOLDIERS.

The MischieG.Mak Discharged Men
From the Philippines. and They Made
Life on the Thomas Mise5abie-C we'd
by Vigorous Action Of Some Cmcers.
SAN Francisco, Dec. IA serious riot
among discharged soldiers returning from
Manila OH the transport Thomas was mar
rowly averted on the night Of December S.
two days after the troopship left Maya
saki. on the way to this port. The Thomas
reached port this afternoon and passengers
and crew were all glad that the trip was
at an end.
In the troop quarters Of the big trans
port there are s7s discharged soldiers,
two-thrds Of whom are said to be reckless
characters. recently weeded out Of the
army in the Philippines, and from the
time : was first known that they were to
be sent back TO this country on the Thomas
the officers Of the vessel felt anxiety. That
murder did not take place In due to the
bravery and coolness Of certain army
officers on board. who were not slow 10
show their Willingness to Use their firearms
The discharged soldiers were paid OF
few days before leaving Manila. A large
number, many OF whom had been dis
honorably discharged from the army.
were bent upon gambling. and. fearing
disastrous results IL the vice were allowed
among them. the authorities at Manila
sent Company II OF the Second Infantry
along rs guard over the men. Capt. John
g. Workizer in command. He was under
orders to prevent gambling and from the
time Of leaving Manila there were nutter-
ings among the discharged men.
Serious urbances were averte ed until
after Nagasaki WAS left when q sergeant
belonging TO the guard was set upon by
a number Of men and severely beaten be-
cause he would not supply them with
liquor After the sergeant escaped fifty
Of the men threatened to wipe out Com
paay II.
At this Capt. E. L. King Of the Second
Cavalry and Lieut.. A. r. Prescott OF the
Seventh Infantry jumped in among the
men with their revolvers drawn and by
well-directed blows succeeded In over
awing the hoodlums and restoring order
The ringleaders and ninety Of the men
were placed in the guardhouse. Only a
few days ago one OF the soldiers, said to be
a former prizehghter. assaulted Capt. King
and beat him severely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
washington Jockey Cub Dsssolves ana
Forms Anew.

WAsHISGIoN. Dec. ?2.--At an important
meeting to-day Of the stockholders OF the
Washin gton Jockey Club the old Asso cia ton
was dissolved and the new "Waahing to n
Jockey Club OF the District OF Columbia"
was formed the Westchester Racing Asso-
cation guaranteeing the dividends and stock
OF the new asso citation and lnsurinR high-class
racing. larger purses and a guaranteed season
OF sport in Washington.
The new association il pract ically a re-
rRanixat ion OF the old and does not mea
that the control OF racing in the District Of
Columbia has passed out OF the hands OF
Wash In gtonians, but merely that for a period
Of twenty years the Manchester Racing
Associat ion, which l. capitalized at 81 200 O6O
will have supervision over the sport in the
district
The officers elected at to-day's meeting
are as follows: 8. 4. Rowland president;
Jesse Brown. vice-presdent. and r. l.
Burgher, secretary and treasurer. The Ex-
ecutiye Committee is composed Of tho follow
ing: 2. Ross. George II. Ward, n. o. Simp-
kins. Edward A. Mitchell. & =. Rowland.
Jesse Brown. =. o. Burrher. F. b, Mcclure.
". b, Hubs, r. A; johnson. Woodbury. Blair
and II. Rozier Duls ny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

the Canadian Pacific In the Rockies and
Selkirks. All the most exposed parts OF
the line are thus protected and the snow
plough will be relied upon to keep the rest
Of the track clear.
The Government having built the road
will now turn it over 70 the company that
owns the iron mines This company is to
pay all the running expenses and repairs
and turn over annually to the two Govern
ments q percentage on the amounts ex-
pended In building the line.
Victoria Haven has been fitted with
thorough up-to-date harbor appliances.
The one dock. II II said will compare favor
ably with those OF Lake Superior in size
and convenience.
The trains laden with ore will be run out
upon the quays. the bottom Of the cars will
he opened and the ore will be discharged
into great pockets on the floor below. The
steamships tied up at the quays will be
loaded In the same way, the floors OF the
ore pockets sloping at such an angle that
when the doors are open the ore will be
carried by gravitation into the holds Of the
vessels. They will be loaded at the rate
Of 600 tons an hour, and a comparatively
small number OF men will be able to handle
all the output OF the mine sent here for
shipment,
II is expected also that Russia will de-
rive much advantage from the road, be-
cause she buys a great deal Of fish from
the Lofoten fisheries not far from Victoria
and several days transit will be
saved by taking the fish on this railroad
across the Scandinavian peninsula whence
it win be sent across the narrow Baltic to
Russia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
ANXIOUS STILL WORRIED
Advertisement Brings 3.OOO Letters, but
No DEFINITE Marriage Proposal.

BAY SHORE. l.. l., Dec. 2?-Mrs. E. =
Goldsmith and her daughter. Mrs. Anna
Brown. who ZONE time ago advertised that
being widows, they were anxious to be
remarked and wanted suitable husbands,
continue TO receive replies and now have
about two Thousand letters. They have
receiv ed as many az Ioi in a day.
The advertisement IL answered almost
daily by men also, who call in person, but
thus tar neither woman has received a
definite proposal. One man. who said he
was from Jersey City, but who refused to
give his name, was here this afternoon
When he was going away he said the women
were not 80 well OF as he had supposed
The women still hope 10 obtain definite
results from their advertisements, but say
they will not accept any proposal unless
II Ia clear that they will better their present
condition
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
W. y. VIM A SUICIDE.
A New York Man Kills Himself In q Hotel
In RhiIah elnhta

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22.-W. j. Vim Of
New York was found dead in q room at
the Imperial Hotel, Eleventh and Filbert
streets. tonight. He had shot himself
through the head. He registered at the
hotel on Saturday night. He was not
seen after Sunday afternoon. Tonight
the lock was broken and the body found
A bill In his pocket was addressed to
Mrs. J. Vim, S2s East Forty-frst street,
New York. for Ave weeks tuition in book
keeping at the Miller School, 1888 Broad
way, on account of william VIM.
The undertaker's wagon had scarcely
driven away from the hotel when letter
was delivered addressed to the suicide.
The epistle was turned over to the Coroner.
II was from Winn's mother. She pleaded
with him to keep his courage up and not
to commit suicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
GREENE FOR POLICE HEAD.
Mayor Makes No Announcement. but That's
the Understanding.

1t 10 stated that Mayor Low has offered
the Police Commissionership to Gen Francis
Vinton Greene and that Gen. Greene has
accepted il.
The Mayor would make no announce
ment yesterday. and was said to he saving
the news for Wednesday. Reports that
Gen. Greene was the head Of his list OF
names have been current for q week or No.
Park Commissioner Eustis was at one time
on the list. but did not want the job.
John McCullagh had a long talk with
Commissioner Partridge yesterday and
the sossips had a story fitted to the lati-
tude Of Mulberry street that his name stood
on list with the names Of Gen. Greene
and Inspector Brooks, which were salts
factory to the Republican organization
and under consideration by the Mayor.
just who vouched for the Republican or
ganixation not even Capt. Tituss sleuths
could discover.
Friends Of Gov. Odell said that he went
away from New York with the impression
that Gen. Greene was to be the man. Gen
Greene faced q dinner party and q theatre
performance last night as II the prospects
OF Mulberry street didn't daunt him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
$500 900 Fire In knoxville.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Dec. % Fire started
in clothing factory on Commerce street
this morning and destroyed $500. 600 worth
of property In the business district. The
blaze started from an unknown cause at
O'Clock and was not got under control
until il dest royed George Brown Company's
Wholesale hardware stock. loss 4i0O 600
Charles NJ. McGhree's building. occupied
by Brown. loss S35 900; r. II. Gates 4 Co.
Wholesale liquor, building and stock. loss
SIS 900: Shanklin Grain Company, building
and . ock. loes SIS, 900; Broyies, McClelland
4 Lackey, farm implements. loss $40 ,OOO
r. 8. Payne Euate., building. loss 80 600
Knoxville Pants Company. machinery and
stock, SO 600: l.. David 4 Co, commission,
stock, loes $1,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
COST or OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
$50. lAO.0OS Expended Last Year. o.
which a77. Ia, SIS Was Paid 10 Teachers.

ALBANY, Dec. 22.-During the last school
year State Superintendent Of Public In
struction Charles X. Skinner, In his annual
report. says that the total expense of main
tanning all educational interests directly
connected with his department was $685.
40, eos, Of which ga, 7i8,s37 was paid teaoh-
era for salaries. The average salary was
Tho average cost per pupil decreased 81
cents. The cost Of maint aiming the public
schools amounts to Si% for each man,
woman and child residing In the State
In the country districts 4sS,7l5 children
attended school last year, a decrease Of
10. 707. while In the city dist riots s32, 9l0
attended. an increase of 5000. The aver
age daily increase Of attendance in the
country districts, however. increased Ass
The number OF teachers was - 800, OF whom
le,6Sl were In the country dist riots.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
NAN WITH A Gun AMUCK.
Lest SS In . Shooting Contest and spread
Terror in . saloon.

Terror in . saloon.
Robert Lee Packard, who ia not q North
erner and who keeps a restaurant at 377
Sixth avenue. went into the Roster 4 Bal
saloon at Twenty fourth street and Sixth
avenue last night and while there got into
an argument with George @. Campbell,
the manager and an old friend Of Packard,
over the ability of each to shoot.
Finally they went over TO the shooting
gallery across the avenue and put up IS
each with the man who runs the place On
the first round OF three shots each the bulls
eye bell was hit once by each Then they
started in again. On the second round
Packard didn't ring the bell but when
Campbell fired his last shot a bell rang
Packard insisted that he had hit the wrong
bell or that somebody behind the scenes
had hit one with a hammer.
He went away very much disSusted
Campbell collected the stakes and went back
to his saloon. An hour later az he was
talking to six Of his friends In q room up
stairs In came Packard with a rife in his
hands. He pointed the gun at Campbell
and said:
You're the man want. Come on now
and give me that FIVE. Come on now
Campbells friends aid under the nearest
table. but Campbell held his nerve and
persuaded Packard that he ought to refer
lnc question 10 tne snOOun& Rallery man.
Packard then made Campbell 20 down
stairs Hhead OF him. Packard kept his gun
pointed at the saloon man all the time
When they reached the barroom every
body In front OF the bar scurried out the
door. The bartender, however. saw what
was up and kept his head Going to the
lunch counter as a pretext, he knocked the
muzzle Of the rife toward the ceiling with
one hand and then knocked Packard to the
floor with the other
Packard was locked up in the Tender.
assault
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

from the habitations Of the royal dead.
Hardly any gifts we're laid with her. In
stead, as II In irony-a grim joke that was
to wait for inconceivable time TO make its
point-they laid by the coffin Of the poor.
forgotten courtesan a bronze mirror with
out a handle. and a little stone used for
grinding rouge As the digging pro-
gressed from this point this history Of
decline became uncovered. When the ex-
plorers reached the remnants Of the period
1900 BIC, they found habitations Of priests.
showing that the temple had votaries. But
they were poor and meagre. like the ruined
graves Of the caliphs. And when the work.
ers reached the remains Of 800 years
Be, they found that dust and sand
had even then buried the glorious dy-
nasty, and over them were hundreds Of
mons graves.
When the party reached the Greek
period the great discovery was made of
the poem by Timotheos. 1t was found in
mighty wooden coffin. ENROLLED, II
proved to be about four feet long, con-
tanning five columns OF Greek verse written
in ancient uncial characters. 1t IL the
Oldest Greek book, undoubtedly older than
the time Of the beginning Of bookmaking
as originated by the founding Of the Alex
andrian Library. The man in whose coffin
II was found was certainly buried early
in the fourth century before Christ. 1t is
lyrical text. not that of a dilettante like
I,yllos. but Of a true poet, one whom the
men OF his day hailed the greatest poet
Of the world. II is intended to be sung.
1t takes the place Of the epic song Of pre-
vious times II chants the tale OF the sea
fight in Marathon"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
TROLLEY LINES FOR TWO STATES
setigman Syndicate 10 Build Reads Il
Nebraska and Iowa,

OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 22-J 4 w. Selig-
man, New York bankers, will build a num-
Dor OF suburban electric railways in Ne
braska and Iowa. The work will be done
in the name OF the Omaha and Council
Blufs Railway Company. which was in
corporated to-day. with a capital stock OF
Si5,ooo,oOo and represents every street car
line in Omaha and Council BLUFFS, a con-
trolling interest in which was purchased
on Dec. by syndicate headed by tho
6eligmans.
The company announced to-day hat in ad.
dition TO building a $3.50 600 power house, 200
miles Of suburban lines will be construct d.
The lines which will be from Omaha to Blair;
Omaha 10 Fremont; Omaha to Lincoln
Omaha TO Plattsmouth. and one TO Girls
void. Iowa. II IL understood Tint others
will be built into Iowa as soon as those now
planned are finished
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

Report Thst J. p. Morgan 4 60. and Other
Banking Firms Have Made OWers.

MESIco CITY, Mex, Dec. p. 1T il learned
that J. P. Morgan d Co. and other banking
firms Of New York city and London have
offered to subscribe to the Mexican Govern
ment loan Of SO, ZOO, 900 for proposed public
works None OF the offers has been &C.
cepted, as the terms are not satisfactory.
1t IN provided by the act OF Congress
authorizing this loan that a., 500 OO of II
shal! be ussd for improving the physical
condition OF the National Tehuantepec
Railroad, which Is now owned bv the
Government, but has been leased to Sir
Westman Pearson for fifty-one years. The
remainder of the loan 10 70 be uscd for mort
improvements and important public works
in this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
SchauS Art Gallery
2O@ Fifth Avenue
MADISON SQUARE.
Will remain open Tuesday
and Wednesday
evenings.
BIPARTISAN POLICE CAPTAINS.
Col. Partrtdge's Efforts to Remove Them
Likely % Fail ~ Albany.

Col. Partrtdge's Efforts to Remove Them
Likely 20 Fsn ~ Albany.
Albany. Dec. %. - Attorney Genera al
Davies heard arguments to-day on the ap-
plioation Of Police Commissioner Part
ridge. asking him to institute quo warranto
proceedings to test the titles to the Office
OF police captain Of the nineteen ser geants
who wore promoted by the bipartisan
Police Board in December, 1900. Abram
]. Elkus, Big Chief Devery's counsel. APP
psared for the New York sergeants who
were promoted. and William c. Dewitt
for the Brooklyn sergcants. William
Crowell represented Corporation Counsel
Rives's Office, and he did not seem to know
how to present his case. even with the help
Of Attorney-General Davies and the kind
assistance Of the attorneys for the police
officers
The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court. Second Department, through an
opinion by Justice Woodward, declined
TO interfere with these appointments in a
taxpayer action brought by j. Warren
Greene, hence these quo warranto pro-
ceedings.
There IL no doubt that the Attorney
General will decline to permit the institu-
ton OF such proceedings, for the reason
that the apportionment Of the nineteen
captaincies among the members OF the
police b ,ard, which IL complained Of as a
violation OF law. was made after the final
revision Of the eligible list by the local Civil
Service Commission and It's final submis-
sion to the police board.
There were i73 candidates for these pro-
motions, and the Corporation Counsel II
office claims that all but sixty. whom the
p dice ard did not wish TO appoint, were
marked fair and poor while the sixty
were marked Excellent"
In the allotment Of these captaincies the
police board had to appoint five veterans,
and Of the remaining fourteen promotions
each Democratic member Of the board got
six and each Republican member one
This allotment, taking place after the local
Civil Service Commission had passed finally
upon tho eligible list from which such APP
pointments we're made, was not, in the
opinion OF the Attorney General. Judged
from the questions asked at the hearing,
In CONFIRMATION Of the law which allows
OF selection by the appointing power from
an eligible list.
In declaring that these appointments
were made in accordance with the Civil
Service law Mr. Dewitt said: .The home
rule administ ration Of New York city IL
asking for aid and crying Help me. Csssius,
or / sink"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
DIR. LORENZ ~ BOSTON.
Performs Three Operations In the lhiI
dren's Hospital IN That city.

BosroN. Dec. 22.-Surgeons from every
State in New England met DR., Adolph To-
rens this afternoon and watched him per-
form three successful operations for congeni-
tai dislocation Of the hip. The clinic was
held at the Children's Hospital on Hunting
ton avenue soon after o'clock.
The famous surgeon and Mr.. Mueller
his assistant. were met at the station by
some OF the hospital staff and driven TO the
institution. The visitors were shown over
the building and DR.. Lorenz selected three
patients from the twenty-one now at the
hospital. They were all girls aged Z. 4 and
8 years respectively. Their names were
not given.
The first and third patients were suf-
ferinR from unilateral dislocations and
the four-year- child from bilateral dis
locations. DR.. Lorenz gave a short lecture
upon his method AZ he proceeded, and in
one and half hours had finished with all
three patients.
DR.. Lorenz said that In Boston, the home
OF orthop@dic surgery. he did not expect
to teach the surgeons anything. but ex-
pressed his satisfaction at seeing his
methods adopted generally.