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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
As the Next Place of Meeting for inc
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Joseph Ullman, Samuel ]. Well, Her man Kraft and Benjamin BretZfelder comprised the delegation which repre- scented Horeb lodge No. 25. l. O. B. B., at the annual convention held yesterday in New York city, The session was largely attended and business of much importance was transacted. In the election of officers Joseph Ullman was chosen as member of the board of governors: Jacob Ullman. assistant cor poration counsel of New Haven, was elected to membership on the society's court of appeals, and J. B. Klein, of Bridgeport who is well known in this city. was elected grand master of the order.
 The New Haven delegation went to the convention with the intention of se curing the next annual session for New Haven. After the hardest kind of work they were successful. and the next an nual convention will be held in this city in May, 1903 This will be the first con vention of it's kind held outside of New York city in the last twenty-five years, and the New Haven lodge will make the event one of the notable affairs in the history of Horeb lodge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12

1 Mail steamer Kennel has gone to Fort l de France. The British second class | cruiser Indefatigable is on her way | from Trinidad to St. Vincent with | stores for the relief of the sufferers there. It is reported here that Fort de France is threatened. Great tension prevails everywher throughout the l West Indies.
 ! St. Thomas, D. w. l., May 11.--(5:30 p. m)-A dispatch just received here | from the island of Dominica, B. w. l., | says that a man who has just returned from the boiling lake district of that isl- | and went within 100 yards of the lake | and found that the water had disap- peared, and that from vent ten feet in diameter, i'll the center, was rising a column of steam to a height of thirty feet before spreading into the atmos- phere. That district, otherwise, was
 apparently unchanged, but the sulphur gas and other gases were strong. London, May H. King Edward is deeply concerned about the terrible news from the West Indies. He has or dered that all dispatches the govern ment receives on the subject be imme- diately sent to Buckingham palace by
 special messenger and has ntimated his
 desire to contribute towards any fund
 which may be raised for the relief of
 the sufferers. It is understood that
 the government is waiting for more
 definite news of the St. Vincent disas-
 ter before asking the Lord Mayor of
 London, Sir Joseph Dimsdale to open
 a fund at the Mansion house, but it is
 certain this will be speedily done.
 The colonial office was open through
 out Sunday; but, beyond dispatch
 from Administrator Bell, of the island
 of Dominica, confirming the total de-
 struction of St. Pierre, Martinique, no
 additional details were received. ' London, May 12.-A despatch to the
 Times from St. Thomas, D. W. l.. says
 that St. Pierre was destroyed in the
 twinkling of an eye and that not forty
 of the inhabitants of the city escaped. Some of the outlying parishes of the
 island of Martinique have been inun-
 dated. The whole northern portion of the island Is burning, it has been de- nuded of vegetation and is rocky wilderness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
A MURDER IN BRIDGEPORT
ATLANTIC HOTEL FIREM1N
 KILLS THE CHEF.

] Jealousy the Cause--Assassin Resorts to Unusual Brutality-Cut or the Ears and Nose aud Gouged Out the Eyes of His Victim-AIso Cut Pieces from the Face-One Witness of the Tragedy n Young Woman to Whom the Mur-
 dored Man Was soon to be Married. Bridgeport, Conn, May 11,--A murder occurred in the Atlantic hotel about 9 o'clock this morning, which for brutal ness, is unprecedented in the police an- nals of this city. The victim of the murder Is Michael Tornish, and the self-confessed murderer is Lawrence Bressano, the former a chef and the latter fireman, both employed in the hotel, The supposed cause of the mur- der was jealousy on the part of Bressa- no.
 While Tornish was at work in the meat room of the hotel this morning Bressano quietly crept into the room and picking up meat cleaver lying nearby sprang upon the chef and dealt him a terrific blow on the head, split ting 1t wide open. Tornish fell to the floor unconscious. His assailant evil dently became frenzied at the sight of blood. He seized butcher knife ly- ing on 6 nearby table, and to the ac- compartment of terrible yells jumped upon the body of the unfortunate man and proceeded to cut up the body in most horrible manner, The fireman cut off the nose and ears, gouged out the eyes and then cut slice after slice of flesh from the face. until what was once a head now resembled a piece of beef like that on the meat benches in the room When he had satisfied himself with cutting Bressano, brandishing the butcher knife in his upraised hand, he danced on the body from head to foot and was engaged in this gruesome oc- cupation when some of the servants attracted by his mad cries, appeared at the door of the butcher shop. One of them, Washington Sessions, attempted
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
FIGHTING BEEF TRUST.
sK oshero Butchers in New York Will
 Not Huy on Certain Days.

New York May 11.-Fifteen hundred retail kosher butchers of the East Side met to-day to consider the advance in prices of meat by the wholesale Kosher butchers. In an attempt to force down the price to-day's meeting decided that the retail shops should be closed all day tomorrow and Tuesday, and that no meat should be bought from the wholesalers on those days. The question of continuance of the refusal to buy meat will be discussed ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
CHOLERA ON ARMY TRANSPORT
Another Case on Board tho American
 ship Warren.

Manila, May 11.-Another case of cholera has occurred on board the United States army transport Warren. The ship and her passengers will be de- tained in quarantine for an additional five days. The Warren has already been quarantined for cholera for over ten days.
 There have been 913 cases and 736 deaths from cholera in Manila, while the provinces report 2,710 cases and l. 970 deaths from the disease.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
Linton Breaks Worlds Record,

Paris, May 11.-In the bicycle con- tests held at the Paro des Princes to- broke the worlds record for distance covered in one hour on bicycle He rode seventyone kilometers and 995 metres in this time. Roble, the Ger man cyclist, was two laps behind I.if1- ton and Harry Bikes, the American, was third.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
WoHan Arrested i'm somers.

Somers, Conn.,, May 11.--Mrs. Laura Coville was arrested at the home of her mother in this town to-day by two Springfield officers and Sheriff Wilson of Thompsonville. The Springfield Of ficers stated that Mrs. Coville's room in Springfield contained large quantity of goods which they allege were stolen. A young man, said to be a confederate. was arrested in Springfield.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
CABLE NOTICES.
Commu niceston With St. Vincent is
 Now Interrupted.


 New York, May 1.-The Western Union Telegraph companys Central cable ofiice has recieved the following notice.
 "The cable is o. K to Gaudeloupe. Gable to St. Vincent interrupted. Mes sages go by first opportunity from Do- mi,ica or St. Lucia"
 New York. May 1.-The Commercial Cable company has sent out the follow jag notice:
 We are adv!sed that the cable be- tween Martinique and Paramaribo is now working and communication re-es- tablished with Martinique, via Ma deira, Teperlffe and Noronha."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
Airshtp ExplOdes, KtIIiur Two,

Paris, May 12.-The arship belonging to Augusta Severe, the Brazilian aero naut, made an ascent this morning. It exploded and two men who were on board were killed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
Fire In GulIfOrd,

Gulford. Conn.,, May 11.-A barn own ed by Mrs. Mary Button was destroyed by fire this afternoon. A child built a fire in the barn and with the limited means it could not be extinguished. Ihe loss is estimatedsat4aboutzS1, ,5QQg
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
HILHELMINA's CONDITION.
Her Improvement So Marked Tha
 Bulletins Are Reduced

The Hague, May 1.-The bulletin is- sued at Castle Loo concerning the con- dition of Queen Wilhelmina have been reduced to one day and it is expected that they will soon cease altogether.
 The marked improvement in her ma- jesty's condition continues and the con- stant attendance of her physicians is no longer necessary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
NEW HAVEN CHOSEN

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-12
The Eruption of the Soufriere Volcano Occurs in Sym
 pathy With Mont PeIee.
OVER 200 DEATHS REPORTED UP TO FRIDAY

Wonderful Phenomena ObservedWaer Crater Lake Ascends Distance of Eight Mes-Iava Flows Down the Mountain in Six Streams-Several Districts DesIoyed-Great Physical Changes Take Place in the Vicinity
 of the Volcano-All Business Sus
 pended-Pubc in a State ' of GreatA
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
The Paris Critics,

An amusing bit of gossip comes
from Paris by way of the London
Era, which says that the Paris the
atrical managers are at daggers
drawn with the critics. Last year
the managers quit issuing invita-
lions to the latter to the repetition
generale," or dress rehearsals, and
now they have decided to give no
free tickets to the press for first
performances. The Paris theaters
have not been doing well this year,
and the bad business is ascribed to
the critics, the entrepreneurs threat
ening to attack the scribes in the
law courts. eff journalist writes
down play" says one of the Paris
managers, eve shall proceed against
him in the law courts. If news
paper were to publish an article
stating that KS cognac was un-
drinkable, the journalist who wrote
the article and the newspaper in
which it appeared would both be
sued for damages. Our case, as we
consider it, is precisely similar"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
Your Share of Money.

Have you $2s.66? If you have
not, you are short your per capita
share of the money circulation of
the United States, and some one
has what would be coming to you
if the money that is in circulation
were equally divided. This state
ment is made without reservation,
on the authority of the latest report
of the treasury department.
Another thing; you are entitled
to cents more than you were one
year ago, according to this same re-
port, even though there has been al
lowed for an increase of $4,000 il
the population, for in that same
time there has been an increase of
more than $65,000,000 in the mon
ely in circulation. So, you see, you
are better off than you were a year
ago-if you get your dues.
In fact, you are getting better off
all of the time. What has hap
pened since 1879? The population
has increased So per cent, and the
money in circulation has increased
176 per cent, and more than one
half of that increase in circulation
has been in gold or in gold certifi-
cates.-New York Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
The Sphinx Needs an Umbrella.

Venice has lost her famous campa-
nile, and now Egypt has good cause
to tremble for her sphinx-at least
so says distinguished European
Psychologist who examined this an
cient monument recently.
1t is slowly wasting away, he
says, and the sole cause is because
too much rain has recently descend
ed on it. Each year, he points out,
there are terrible showers of rain in
Egypt, which are followed by fierce
tempests, and as result the sphinx,
which has stood for centuries, is
now being slowly, but surely, de-
stroyed, the stone of which it is
fashioned being no longer able to
resist the periodical onslaughts of
the weather.
AS the only eficacious remedy he
suggests that an immense umbrella
be placed over the monument, as
thus the rain could be warded off,
and that some method be also de-
vised to protect it against the sand
which envelops it during tempests.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
Indian Prayer Sticks.

Those acquainted with Indian Gus
toms know of the prominence that
feathers hold in the religious and
social ceremonies of the red men.
Particularly among the Navajos and
Pueblos are these plume emblems
believed to have the utmost efficacy
for good or bad.
All about any Pueblo town may
be seen carefully whitfield sticks,
each with tuft Of downy feathers,
generally white ones, bound at the
top of it. They are prayer sticks
and are quite as curious as the pray
er wheels Of Burma and the paper
prayers Of the Chinese.
The feathers, stick and manner
of tying the feathers vary according
to the nature of the prayer. The
Indian who wishes to ask favor of
the '<Trues' prepares his feather
prayer with great secrecy. Then,
taking it to a proper spot, he prays
to those above and, planting his
stick, leaves it to continue his petit
ton.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
A New Armor Plate.

It has long been known that or
binary wrought iron can be convert
ed into high grade steel without
melting the iron by simply placing
carbon in contact with the metal at
a red heat. The carbon is absorbed
by the iron, and the latter is thus
transformed into steel. The ordi-
nary concentration process, by which
much Of the steel used in cutlery is
made, is an example of this process.
1t is now reported, however, that
Lieutenant Davis of the United
States navy has adopted an cleo
trical method of the same sort for
case hardening armor plates. The
plates are acted on while hot by
high tension electric currents
through large carbon anodes, from
which the particles of carbon are
carried into the metal. It is said
that the surface Of a plate can be
rendered harder by five hours Of
such treatment than by any other
known method. There is a great
saving in time as well as metal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
Old Walnut stumps Valuable.

Old walnut stumps are7on boom
throughout Tennessee. Stumps that
have remained unnoticed for years
and were regarded as worthless are
now eagerly sought after at prices
that seem almost fabulous. One
Indiana concern has had men trav-
cling over the country buying every
old walnut stump that could be
found. At first the prices paid
were small, but as the eyes of the
stick timber folks began to open the
prices went higher and higher until
now they are out of sight, and the
funny part about it is that the ug-
lier, knottier and more unsightly
the stump the more money it will
bring. The stump of a walnut tree
that was cut down several years ago
brought more than the whole of the
tree. 1t is stated that the stumps
are made into veneering material
and used in the manufacture of
high grade furniture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13

Near Paris is a remarkable vii
lage, the inhabitants of which spend
their lives in the treetops. If you
look for this curious spot on the
map, you will find it spelled Sceaux,
though it is perhaps better known
among the Parisians as ''Le Vrai
Arbre de Robinson"
1t appears that some fifty years
ago M. Guescenin conceived the idea
Of building restaurant in the tree
tops. He owned land at Sceaux in
which stood a grand old tree. In
the branches of this forest patri-
arch he erected small dining rooms,
which were reached by rustic stair
cases. The view to be obtained from
these leafy heights is unique.
To celebrate the unconventional
delights of feasts taken perched
among the branches M. Guescenin
called his tree ROBINSON" drop
ping the Crusoe. The fame of the
tree and it's dining rooms spread.
All social, literary, artistic Paris
made it point to breakfast or dine
among the rustling leaves.
Imitators soon appeared on the
scene, and today Sceaux is nothing
less than a village built in treetops.
There are over score of trees with
spacious dining rooms, many also
boasting of sleeping and living
apartments, ingeniously constructed
on the stout branches of the trees.
The tallest tree may be ikened to a
three story dwelling. 1t has three
distinct rooms, built one above the
other.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
A Big Foghorn.

A large foghorn is to be placed in
the gulf of ST. Lawrence, A feet in
diameter and IL feet long, the sound
being produced by sirens. Com
pressed air is supplied by valves ac-
tuated by clockwork. Every two
minutes the foghorn will emit a
deep roar, followed ten seconds lat
er by sharp shrek. There are
three air tanks, each 6 feet in diam
eter and IL feet long, and three gas
oline engines run compressors to fill
these tanks. The plant runs auto
matically, and a constant pressure
is maintained in it. Even the clock
is wound by a compressed air motor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
NEW YORK'S BIG BUILDINGS.

When Sir Edmund Barton, pre-
mier Of the Australian common
wealth, was in New York, he looked
at the tall buildings and heard about
the subways and tunnels with a
very doubtful expression.
"You'll find that so much tun-
neling, combined with such high
buildings, will make a lot of trouble
for YOU" he said to an American
friend. '<They're learning that in
London now. It is said that the
foundations Of st. Paul's cathedral
have been weakened by the tun-
nels."
"Strangers are all doubtful about
the solidity of our high buildings"
was the response. ''When Prince
Chen drove up Broadway the other
day, he looked at the tall buildings
and smiled. A gentleman who sat
in his carriage asked through an in
terpreter if the prince would tell
just what he was thinking about" p
Cpl bet that [ know what he was
thinking about said Sir Edmund
''He was thinking what a fine mark
they would make for shell"
"No. He said that he was won
dering when those buildings would
fall down and what we would all do
when they did fall"
ella, hal" laughed Sir Edmund.
GLOW true it is that language was
made in order to conceal thought. ;"
New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
A Sleepy Time Story.

Can't get to Sleep my little boy, Phil?
I'll tell you a story if you'll keep still.
Ihere once was a giant who grew so high
That he bumped his head on the evening
sky,
And he thought star was FREELY,
For it burned his ear and went whizzing
by.
With one big gulp he swallowed the sea
And left dry land where water should be-,
AND he said, This drink tastes gritty to
me-"
He had swallowed clamshells and all, you
see
Huge roast turkeys were bites to him;
He swallowed a thousand and still was
slim.
He ate green cheese from the moons pale
And that's why the moonlight has grown
so dim.
He thought the mountains were ant hills,
too,
So he trod them down with his mon
strous shoe.
And then he cried for something to do;
He cried, ''Oh dear!' and he cried, POO
Then he cried salt tears till an ocean
Where his teardrops fell-this is truly
true
A n1onstrous ocean, all white and blue!
But when he saw what his tears could do
lie wiped his eyes on big white cloud
Then he wrung it out as he laughed
aloud
You thought 1t was thunder and hid your
head
Unde the sheets IN the small white bed,
And 2ut yoD Gid not dare to peep
TIL lre great Big giant fell fast asleep
Asleep, asleep. a-a1ee-py sleep!
ny boy and his giant ase fast asleep.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
Hobson's Choice.

Burn a cork one end and keep
it clean the other. You are then to
be blindfolded, and the cork is to
be held horizontally to you. You
are then to be asked three times
which end you will have. If you
say, Right" then that end of the
cork must be passed along your fore
head. The cork must then be turned
several times, and whichever end
you say must next be passed down
your nose and the third time across
your cheeks or chin. You are then
to be allowed to see the success of
your choice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
The Coming Race.

The male spider is dwarf; the
female is giant. It is the female
which invites the fly to walk into
her parlor. A Chicago anthropolo-
gist has recently been prophesying
that the human race will soon re-
semble the arachnida, for the wom-
en- are growing larger and the men
smaller. What will the poor men
do if his prophecy should come true?
They find it hard enough even now
to get their rights, SO few are lief.
after the women have got what they
want.-Yo uth's Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
Predicted Her Own Death.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence Of Roy
erton, Ind, aged ninety-nine years,
died recently at the minute she pre-
dicted she would die. A fortnight
before her death Mrs. Lawrence
told her children she would die Sept.
10. While her children were watch
ing at her bedside on that day she
said, ''In fifteen minutes I shall
die" And exactly at the expiration
Of that time she died. Her father
died at the age OF 100 years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
How a Little Dutch Boy Became a
Great Physician.


Among the lives of eminent per-
sons recorded by DR.. Johnson is
that of Herman Boerhaave, a very
celebrated Dutch physician. From
his early childhood young Boer-
have was extremely fond Of learn
ing, and very soon his thoughts
turned to the study of medicine.
When he was little more than elev-
en- years old, he was afflicted with q
painful disease in his left thigh, and
none of the surgeons or physicians
could do him any good. This strange
boy, by constant experiment and
careful study of his own case, sue
ceeded in curing himself.
He was most persevering and sue
cessful in his studies, gaining many
prizes, and when he became a pro-
fessor he did a great deal for the
cause of learning, especially of med
ical science.
Though strong man, he had
many illnesses, and thus he learned
to feel for his patients.
DR.. RSoerhaave used to tell his
friends that when he lay whole days
and nights without sleep and in
great pain nothing gave him so
much relief as thinking about his
studies and repeating from memory
the many things which he had read
and learned. He was always patient
under suffering, and the more he
had to bear the more he tried to
ease the pains of others. &C. j.
Blake in Chatterbox.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
Chemical Foods,

M. Berthelot expresses the opin-
ion in the Paris Temps. that the
time will come when chemists will
be able to prepare more digestible
and nutritious foods than we now
derive from the animal and vegeta-
bic world directly, but he does not
believe that it will be possible, as
some suppose. to concentrate nutri-
ment enough for 9 meal into d few
capsules.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13

There is no cough medicine SO
popular as Fcley.s Honey and tar.
II contains no opiates or poisons and
never fails to cure. Sold by Frost
q Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
EAMER

Calls at Madeline Island both ways For any further
nation inquire of Mrs f. Bsho 2 Third
the boat Boat be chartered
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13

STEAMER S. B. BARKER.
Leave Washburn for Duluth and inter.
mediate points Monday, Wednesdays anC
Fridays at $3.50 a. m. Leave Duluth Tues
days and Saturdays at 9 a. m.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13

BON AMI.
Leaves Washburn for Duluth Mondays and
Thursdays at 9 a. m. Returning from Dull
nth Tuesdays and Fridays at a. M. Il -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13

STEAMER ARGO
Leave Washburn for Duluth, Wednesdays
and Saturday at $3.50 a. m. Returning leaves
Duluth Mondays and Thursdays at 9:3O a. M
Leave Washburn for Ontonogon. Houghton
aud Hancock, Mondays and Thursdays at
$50 D.. m.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13

On the 400 and $500 p. N. trips the boat
Will only make the mill docks on her way
back from Washburn.
Boat makes connection with Northern
Pacific morning and afternoon train for