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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02
NEWS OF BENNINGTON TOLD in BRIEF

Miss Minnie Blackmer is spending
few days with friends in Fair Haven.
o Perry Gokay is working in Girls
wold's store during the rush for fire.
works.
Judge Bates has been confined to
the house 10y illness during the
past week.
Margaret and Earl Martin Of Buff
falo are guests at the home of their
grandmother, Mrs L D Hamlin.
All the local dry goods and clothing
stores will be open Friday evening
and close at noon Saturday, July A.
William Bahan, local agent for the
Grand Union Tea Co., has been i'll
for several weeks, but is now slowly
recovering.
Roger G Ramsdell, Harold Sweet
and Lynn Wood are camping on the
island at Lake Emerald, Dorset. We'll
come Allen spent Sunday with them.
Edward Hall is moving his office
furniture into the third story of the
Opera house building in the rooms
formerly occupied by Company K.
A party of high school students
went to Sucker Pond Saturday even
ing and spent Sunday there. A num-
Der of camps have been pitched at the
pond during the last two weeks.
CM Wyman, proprietor of the Ban
ner Steam Laundry, has given up
custom work and will in the future
do stock work for several collar fac
tories in Troy. He is making exten
sive repairs and two new machines
have been added,
Mrs Z I Bates and two children,
Mrs Pratt and grand children, Mrs
+ w Bradford, Miss Frances Eldred,
Irene and Sallie Graves and Misses
Eleanor Dewey and Ruth Graves left
yesterday for Watch Hill, r l where
they will enjoy the sea breezes for a
few days.
The Bennington debating club dis
cussed the question of Mr. Cleveland
candidacy with marked ability, and
the arguments on either side we're
about as clever as could be urged
The decision was to the effect that Mr.
Cleveland is the logical candidate to
lead his party to victory in 1904. 1t
is only fair to say that this conclusion
is not confined to Bennington. Troy
Press.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02
POWDER AND BALL.

A new rifle has been selected for the
United States army. the bullet from
which will penetrate twenty-four one
inch planks Of pine.
England has nine submarine war
vessels built or building, and France
has fifty. Their presence is expected
to make blockades impossible.
Engineers and artihcers for the
French navy are to be trained on board
an old transport which has been turn
ed into naval schoolship at Bordeaux.
She will accommodate 400 cadets, who
will go through four years course.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02
NOTTCE!

To che Tax Payers of the Village Of Ben-
nlBgtsn.
A Rate BIN has been placed in nv hands for
collection rs follows: 80 cents on the dollar
for the Village Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax, on the Grand List Of 1908
hereby demand payment OF said taxes and
notify you that ] will attend &C the Bennington
County Savings Bank from Q O'Clock q, m until
O'Clock y. M
There will De discount Of per cent on VII
lage Tax II paid within % days
G. II. DEWEY. Treasurer
Bennington, VI July l. 1893
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02
working NIght and DnY.

The busiest and nightiest little
thing that ever was made is Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. These pills
change weakness into strength, list
lessness into energy, brain-fag into
mental power They are wonderful in
building up the health. Only 25c per
box. Sold by o. E. Gibson, druggist
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02
NOTICE!

To the Tax Payers OF the bennington
Graded school District.
A Rate Bill has been placed IN my hands for
collection rs follows; 40 cents on the dollar
on the Grand List of 1905
! hereby demand payment OF said taxes. and
notify you that / VIII attend az the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock a. m until
I o'clock p. M.
There Will be q discount Of per cent on the
above tax II paid within 90 days
G, n. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington. VI, July 1905
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02
NOTICE!

To the Tax Payers Of the Town Of Hem
nington.
A Rate Bill OF the Town Taxes OF 1905 has
been placed In my hands for collection. as fol.
lows so cents on the dollar for the Town Tax
20 cents on the d OllaT for the Town Highway
Tax. 80 cents on the dollar for the Town District
School Tax.
hereby demand payment Of said taxes. and
notify you that / viii attend az the Bennington
County Savings Bank from 2 o'cloci, 0. m. mill
4 O'Clock p m
nThere viii be "A discount OF per cent on 7, wn
Tax If paid within 20 GAYS
@. II. DEWEY. Treasurer.
Bennington, VT. July 1. 1903
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02

That a bargain is readily
known by the ladies of our
town was proved last Satur-
day when H. Roster & Co. in
their Bennington store sold AZ
ladies' white skirts worth ov-
er one hale more than the firm
asked.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
PREPARES BILL
FOR BOND ISSUE
Utilities Committee to
Submit Ordinance to
Supervisors.

The Public Utilities Committee Of
the Board of Supervisors yesterday
completed the preparation Of a pro-
posed ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance of bonds for new schoolhouses,
City and County Hospital, parks, sewer
system and other public Improvements
for which the people voted at the elec-
tion held last September.
The ordinance will be introduced at
the meeting of the board Tomorrow
afternoon and will be preliminary to
the institution of a friendly suit by
Mayor Schmitz to have the legality OF
the issue passed upon by the courts.
This point is important, as prospective
purchasers of the bonds insist on
court decision in the premises.
The ordinance provides that bids
shall be advertised for and the bonds
shall be sold to the highest bidder at
not less than par for cash in United
States gold coin. They shall be sold
under sealed proposals and the Super
visors shall have the right to reject any
and all bids made for the purchase of
the bonds. Such bonds when issued
may be sold by the Supervisors from
time to time as required and in such
quantities as they may determine nec-
essary.
Preference in the sale and allott-
ment of the bonds will be given to sub
scribers for the smallest amounts and
lowest denominations, provision fa-
vorable to the small purchaser.
The ordinance throughout carries
out the regulations contained in the
charter for the issuance of municipal
bonds for public improvements. Not
less than one-fortieth part of the whole
amount of indebtedness shall be paid
each year on a day and place to be
fixed by the Board of Supervisors, to-
gether with interest on all sums unpaid
at such date.
The bonds so issued shall be exempt
from all taxation for municipal pur-
poses and will bear interest at the rate
of 31s per cent per annum. They must
be signed by the Mayor and the Treas
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
DISAGREE OVER
MANS REMOVAL
Two Municipal Boards
Dispute Regarding
Inspector.

The Board of Education yesterday
held a conference with Commissioner
Herbert Schmitz Of the Board of Pub
lie Works for the purpose Of coming
to an agreement as to whether Inspec-
tor of School Buildings James B. Nc
Sheehy or Assistant Inspector Com
mary shall be removed from his posi-
ton under a resolution adopted by the
Board of Education at its last meet
ing.
BY the terms of the resolution the
Board of Education requested the
Board of Public Works to dismiss the
inspector of school buildings owing to
lack of funds and the consequent lay
ing off of a number of mechanics In
the school repair department.
The Board of Works refuses to re-
move McSheehy, assigning as reason
that McSheehy was appointed from
the civil service eligible list and Com
mary was not. 1t was stated at the
conference that the Board Of Educa-
ton desired to retain Commary be-
cause he keeps the books OF the de-
partment. McSheehy is not book
keeper and the board declared that
bookkeeper is absolutely necessary In
the repair department
The board further held that an in
spector of school repairs was not re-
quired because there was now but
three carpenters. two plumbers. two
plumbers helpers. one timer, two
painters and one locksmith employed
on school buildings and these did not
require to be watched at their work
The two painters win be laid on to-
morrow and there will be but nine men
employed In making repairs that are
absolutely needed on school buildings.
For that reason the board insisted on
the retention of Commary, who Is
bookkeeper.
Commissioner Schmitz stated that
he would report the desire Of the
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
ADJUDGES SEA CAPTAIN
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
Judge Lawson Fines J.. W. Saunders,
Master of Steamer Newport, $50
for IGNORING Orders

When Captain j. w. Saunders of the
steamer Newport returns from his
ocean trip he will have to give rea-
sonable explanation for his failure to
appear in Justice of the Peace Law
sons court yesterday or else pay a fine
of $50. Saunders sailed on his vessel
Yesterday and is now 500 miles out at
sea.
This is the second time that Saun-
ders has failed to comply with court
order, which accounts for his being
fined. On December 10 last he was
summoned to appear on an order of
examination by Judge Lawson regard
ing a default judgment Of $3.50 A OBJ
tanned against him by Charles Arkell.
Saunders did not put in an appearance
on that date and as he did not ap-
pear again yesterday on an order to
show cause he was adjudged guilty of
contempt for disobeying the two or
ders of the court.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Imported Novelty Ecru Lace
Curtains-3 yards long, so inches
wide, trimmed with braid and in
sertion, eight de- Cz nn
signs. Choice. -. pow pr
Couch Covers-5o inches wide,
8 yards long, Bagdad stripe.
Special ror0
price. ..........AP APE.OV "a
Rep and Armure Portieres-
Velour and Tapes az IN
try Portieres ...... RO.OV pr
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
eXthhnuI2MlNf@M:
Con. PosT KEARM STS.

helped in every way possible by the
managers and founders of the institu-
ton.
An elaborate programme has been
arranged for the celebration. The en-
tertainment will consist of games,
dances and a musical programme. The
Christmas tree will be the real feature
OF the occasion and a prize of some
kind will be hung there for each child.
A cordial invitation is extended to the
public TO visit the school on Christmas
day and witness the happy celebration
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Body Brussels, Tapestry
Brussels. Extra Super In
grain, Half-WOoI Super In
grain, Heavy Cotton Ingram,
Cotton Warp Japanese Mat
ting, Linen Warp Japanese
Mating, Straw Warp China
Mating, Grass Mating, Limo
Ieum and Oil Cloth.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Swedish Ladies' Entertainment.
The eighth annual entertainment and
ball under the auspices Of the Swedish
Ladies Society was held last night in
Turn verein Hall on Turk street. A
large crowd was in attendance and an
exceptionally good programme was
rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Carpets

Our Carpet department will be appre-
ciated by lovers of high art and artistic
taste. The mammoth stock of carpeting
which is open to your inspection was
carefully selected by our carpet buyer.
with the view of pleasing the most fasti-
dious. You will. not only find the goods
right, but what is of far more importance,
The prices are right. Our line en-
braces: Wilton, Administer, Wilton Velvet,
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
Californians in New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The follow
ing Californians are registered here:
From San Francisco-Miss Boyle, T.
F. Boyle, at the Marlborough; D.
Marx at the Hotel Imperial; c. 7.
Crocker, at the Manhattan; F. Fer
riero and wife, at the st. Denis; Miss
1. NJ. Tay, at the Manhattan.
From Los Angeles. Banneriie. ].
NJ. Holmes. T. Kjas, A. T. Steele, at
the Cosmopolitan.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
The Regal Range, Sl.OO Down, $lOOa Week

Board OF Education to the Board of
Public Works. 1t is quite likely that
the last named board will proceed to
dismiss McSheehy, but he will at once
bring mandamus proceedings to re-
strain 1t from doing so.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

urer and countersigned by the Audi
tor.
The proceeds of the sales shall be
placed in the treasury to the credit of
the proper fund and shall be applied
exclusively to the purposes and objects
mentioned in the ordinance authoriz-
ing their issue until such objects are
fully accomplished, after which, if any
surplus remains. such surplus shall be
transferred to the general fund.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
BULLETS MAIN
TWO CHINESE
Shooting of Tong Man
Quickly Followed by
Another.
Nah Noon Returns to City
and Bloodshed Is the
Result.

/ Nah Noon, the notorious highbinder
who was paroled from San Quentin and
/ later given pardon by Governor Gage,
was the occasion of two shooting affairs
! in Chinatown last night. He has been
/ in the city but few days, and since
his arrival has returned to his habits of
strife, blackmail and blood, with the re-
suit that war between two powerful
4 tongs has been resumed, and the police
predict much loss of life before its
close
Nal Noon is a Sen Suey Ying high
binder, and early last night lay in wait
for Nah On, the interpreter for the Hop
Sing tong. Nah On had been shot by
the Sen Suey Ying men about seven
months ago near the See Yup head
quarters, but when he recovered the
natchet was buried, and 1t remained
for Nah Noon to revive old feeling as
soon as the gates of the prison had
been opened to him. Nah Noon had
1 big revolver and intended to finish the
work of murder whiot his tong had
left undone.
HoSTHITIES OPEN.
! When the Hop Sings learned that
Nah Noon was bent on murder several
animated discussions regarding his pur-
pose occurred on the streets. Then hos
tilities broke out anew, and a few min
utes afterward How Kan Yue, a Sen
Suey YIng man, lay on a sidewalk at
the corner cf Waverly place and Wash
ington street with a bullet through his
neck. Boo Wan Hoey, the Hop Sing
man who shot him, ran down to the
corner of Kearny and Sacramento
streets, where he was captured by Spe-
cial Policeman Barney Maloney. The
wounded man identified him at the Re
ceiving Hospital. How Kan Yue will
recover.
Then the Sen Suey Wings, bent on re-
venge, started out in search of a Hop
Sing man and half an hour after the
first shooting Chan Lucy was hit by
bullet as he was passing in front Of II
Spofford alley. AS IN the first case,
his injuries were not serious and at
the hospital he accused Won All Chew,
a Sen Suey Ying highbinder, Of having
fired the shot The latter made his es-
cape.
SEARCH FOR NAH NOON.
Detective George Mcmahon, Corporal
Dan Sylvester his squad and Special
Policemen George Downey and Gus
Finn were on the scenes of both af-
fairs soon after they happened. The
officers learned the cause of the trouble
and until a late hour searched for Nah
Noon, but were unable to locate him.
Noon is the man who, on March 80,
1898, shot and killed Lin Sier and seri-
ously injured Policeman Pat Tracy.
The indictment for the latter crime is
still hanging over his head. While serv-
ing a term for murder in San Quentin,
Henry T. Gage, who was then Governor.
acquired a taste for the Mongolian's
dainty cooking and, paroling him, took
him to his ranch at Downey.
j On January of the present year. the
then Governor granted Nah Noon an
absolute pardon, though his crime was
one of the most cold -blooded ever COM
mitted in Chinatown and his record one
| of the worst.
For the last two weeks Nah Noon
has been engaged in blackmailing
houses throughout the district and was
a leading spirit in the trouble between
/ the Wong family and the Sen Suey
Wings, which was recently settled.
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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
LITTLE MOTHERS MAKE
AN APPEAL FOR AID
Christmas Gifts Will Be Distributed
Among Many Children at Har-
rison-Street School.

Among Many Children at Har-
rison-Street School.
The managers Of the Little Mothers
School, s42 Harrison street, are max
ing elaborate preparations for their
annual Christmas celebration and they
make an anxious appeal to the public
for aid. Their plan is to give several
hundred small tots Yuletide treat
and all donations Of candy, toys or
clothing will be thankfully received.
The prime movers OF the Little
Mothers institution are ambitious lit
tie girls, who take care Of their homes
and their smaller brothers and sisters
IN the absence of the mothers
who are obliged to toll TO keep
the families supplied with the nee
essaries OF life. The children
themselves conceived the idea Of cele-
brating Christmas and they are. being
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Dinner to Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock.
Rev. DR.. Hitchcock, president Of tn
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

California calendars. poppy, poinsettia,
redwood, burnt wood. yucca, etc, now on
sale Sanborn, Vail * Co.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

The sword revenge has a sting In the
handle.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Hitchcock Military School Of San Ra-
fael, was the guest OF honor at a din
ner given by number Of his students
at the Occidental Hotel last evening.
Covers were spread for eighteen and
the occasion was made one OF general
mirth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

for delicate operation. But death
his bride
Made Will on Wedding Day.
Before his marriage, Dunsmuir had
bought the great Souther stock farm,
at San Leandro. expended fortune in
converting part of it into park and
and conveyed it all to the patient, wait
ing Josephine 1t cost him at least
$3.50, 000 On the day of the wedding
he executed the fateful will The wife
was not named in it. and as soon as
her husband was in his grace she be-
gan to make trouble for her brother
in-law, who had received the testator's
whole estate.
The Victorian premier, being prac-
teal man and averse to the parading
of family skeletons on the public high
ways, compromised. with the widow.
She waived her claim to the property
in consideration Of an annuity of $25,-
600. Figured according to the life ia
bles of the insurance offices, this was
estimated as about equivalent to $780,
900. But she lived long enough to earn
less than $4,000.
It will thus pc seen that to win her
pending action for her mothers third
interest in Alexander Dunsmuir's es-
tate, Mrs. Hopper must achieve two
feats, which the courts are loath to
favor. She must invalidate the will
and she must set aside the compromise
agreement. The former task she pro-
poses to accomplish by showing that at
the date of the will, and for years prior
thereto, DunSmuir was not of sound
mind, but was chronic inebriate, dis
qualified to transact business; and
that the will was the result of improper
influence exerted by the astute states
man of Victoria.
This is the issue: Was Dunsmuir a
victim of alcoholic dementia when he
made his will. or was he. like scores OF
other business men in every city be-
tween the two seas, simply addicted to
periodical lapses? The question cuts
both ways. If Dunsmuir was incapaci-
tated to make will on. Dec 81, 1899,
was he competent to marry wife the
same day? Mrs. Hopper's claims as
heir of her mother rests upon a valid
marriage. So it goes through the whole
case. Probably no harder nut was ever
given a court to crack.
Meanmile there are comedy inter-
ludes in a lawsuit. The fame of Duns-
muir's gigantic thirst will live long in
this Western land. the home of hard
drinkers The newspaper reports of
the testimony taken here have filled
every ambitious drinker with envy. The
stories told under legal pressure by
club attaches regarding his high iinks
in company with grave judges, eminent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
Saved by a King.

King Christian of Denmark recently
performed a most heroic act and one
which is especially notable, since he is
eighty-five years old. In spite Of his
age, however, he still retains much Of
his old-time vigor and agility, and not
a day passes that he does not spend
some hours either on horseback or at
gymnastic exercises. He is also very
fond of taking long walks, during
which he is unaccompanied by any
one, and it was on such an occasion
that the following incident occurred:
He was standing at the corner of
street waiting for an electric car to go
by and suddenly saw two little girls,
one four years old and the other five,
start to run across the track. The car
was coming quickly toward them, bat
they had no idea that they were in any
danger. Several persons shouted to
them to stop, and others actually
screamed with terror, SO certain did it
seem that the little ones would be
crushed beneath the wheels, but just
as the car was within a few feet of
them an old gentleman leaped forward,
grasped them by the arms and quickly
drew them back to a place of safety.
1t was King Christian, and the crowd
which had gathered recognized him at
once and respectfully saluted him. He
bowed in reply, and then, after giving
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
FOUR HUNDRED BUILDINGS
RAZED FOR ONE STRUCTURE

use, but when or where cannot be as
certained. They were likely taken.
from buildings that were demolished
between thirty and forty years ago, for
most of the structures on those blocks
have been erected since the beginning
of the Civil war. The better ones
among them have been built within
ten years. Their lives are short.
When the Ground Is Clear.
When all Of these buildings are RACED
and carted away; when the ground is
even more bare than it was when
Henry Hudson sailed up the North
river, then what? Then the real work
begins, for the wiping off the earth of
this little town in the midst of a great
city, this great destruction of prop
erty, this expenditure of large sums Of
moneys, are only preliminary to the
real work in hand, which is the con-
struction of great railway terminal.
The tearing down of the buildings
brings the engineers who have the
great task in hand only to the ground,
and that is not half the distance they
have to go. They must go forty feet
below that. The cost of getting down
to the surface was bad enough, but
what will be the cost of going forty
feet deep into the bosom of the island?
There Is a problem. 1t all depends on
the material that will be encountered,
and as yet the nature of that material
is an unknown quantity, SO far as GER
tainty is concerned
About $4,000 cubic yards of ma
terial will have to be moved to get
down to the level where the multitude
of tracks will be laid to finally join in
the lines of rails that will run through