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New-York tribune., 1903-07-15

cased the monolith, and the engine started.
This set the big stone rolling and the services OF
the required only to guide 1t and to re-
tard it's progress with Pinch blocks. The skids.
Of which there were about dozen, were 12x12
tmbers In pairs. timber OF each pair resting
the other.
The engineer Of the Franklin. who is something
of wit said there had been some disposition to
swear at the trouble encountered In handling the
columns, but that the easily restrained
by the mere hint that IL a church job He
also criticised bystander for calling the sections
of the two great shafts mOnolithS. They're In
two pieces" said he. IF column OF one stone Is
a mOnolith. half OF ii can't be more than semi
lith. or hemilith or halpstein or. perhaps
since they're for the cathedral, a demi-John." The
same authority declared that careful examina- a
ton Of the first stone after II had been rolled on
the Franklin showed that the time honored as
sertion that "a rolling stone gathers no moss was
no idle dream
The two smaller sections Of the two big shafts,
which below decks, will be hoisted ashore to-
day, will the bases, also special truck is
building TO be used in hauling the big sections.
weighing nearly ninety tons each. up the hill to
the cathedral site. Nobody about the dock yester
day could say when this truck would be ready,
but It was said that it would be drawn by forty
horses assisted by steam engine at the top OF
the hill and connected with the team by a steel
cable and a powerful winch
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
SHERIFF SAVES NEGRO.
Nezc- York. Farmers Ready to Lynch
the Man for ASsauIting Child.

Albany, July 14.-The deputy sheriff at Cox
sacke prevented this afternoon the lynching Of
James Little. negro, nineteen years old. from
Summerhurst, N. J. Early this morning near
New Baltimore, he assaulted Emma Cole eleven
years Old the daughter of Joseph Cole farmer.
living a mile back of New-Baltimore She is
seriously injured.
The child. her five-year-old sister. and Maud
Lobdell, age twelve. were picking berries by the
roadside in the long woods between New-Balti-
more and Coxsackie. a mile from home, when
Little accosted them, asking for something to
eat. The Lobdell girl went to her home but her
mother was not there. Returning to her
companions. she found the negro dragging
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15

possibly warrants charging murder now. The
letter OF Mrs Woods to my mother, published in
a local paper this morning, was really written
on April u, and printed in San Francisco
papers, from which, presume, it was copied
here It was included in affidavits made in the
case out there. The letter was much longer
and differed essentially from the copy as printed
Yesterday My brother is sanguine OF success
in his search, and clings firmly to the bellef
that the couple will be discovered round Eas-
ton" ,, -.
County Physician Mackenzie declared yester-
day that his letter to District Attorney boyo' at
San Rafael intimated that the absence OF Ger
tain organs was suspicious, out lnslsted that ne
made no positive statement Whether traces OF
poison exist in the organs found In the grave at
Caldwell can only be determined py expert
chemical analysis, and this will not De mace un-
til il is ordered either by the authorltes at san
Rafael or the Best brothers. There Is some rea-
son to conjecture. however, that What remains
Of the organs will not be adequate 10 IuThlsh
any satisfactory evidence OF poison as the larg-
er portion was thrown into the sewer IN san
Rafael after the body was placed In the under
takers establishment there. -
Ii is therefore, possible that no solution VIII
ever he found for the mystery attending Colonel
Rest's death At the same time. the proceed
ings against the Woodses for grand larceny may
be brought TO court the Best brothers are de-
tertnined In press this charge ana recover the
pronArtv In the possession of the Woodses
which they allege belonged to their father ana
which the Woodses say Colonel Best gave thenl
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15

Emma Cole into the woods. She ran to her aid.
and the negro pulled out handful Of her hair.
She then away with the little Cole girl.
screaming for help Little threatened the child
with death if she moved. and then he disap-
peared.
The child's father and neighbors met her on
the way home. and at once organized party to
search the woods A description OF the negro
was sent to neighboring towns. and an hour
later Little was captured on the railroad track
near Coxsackie by Roy Cutler. Little confessed
and was locked up.
News Of the capture reached New Baltimore.
and one hundred and fifty angry farmers start
ed for Coxsack1e. augmented by moulders on
strike and river men. all frankly vowing their
intention to lynch the negro To-day the
strikers benefit day. in Coxsacke, and the
town was crowded.
Deputy Sheriff Sumner Van Loon. realizing
that the coming of darkness would mean the
breaking Of the fiimsy local lookup and the vio-
lent death Of the prisoner smuggled the negro
out and took him down the river on the boat to
Catskill, where there is well built jail
Little says he had been living in Albany, and
yesterday started to walk to his home in New
Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
BEST TIRED OF WAITING
Starts Himself to Look for the
WOOdSes.

Discouraged by the lack of success attending
the efforts Of the local authorities to find the
Woods couple. Sumner Best of the late
Colonel William J. Best, last night started for
Phillipsburg, N J.. to make an effort to locate
the missing pair. He is still convinced that
the Woodses are in that neighborhood, and, with
their trunks objective clew. hopes to fol-
low them and cause their arrest. The announce
ment made exclusively in The Tribune yes
terday of the arrival OF County Physician Mac
kenzie's letter in San Rafael, Cal, drew the
following comment from Alfred NJ. Best:
'I look for developments at once; shall
have definite information from San Rafael and
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
PRESERVATION OF EGGS.
[ERoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l

ems Matched from eggs which had been preserved
for whole year is the proof OF the efficacy OF a
new method OF keeping eggs fresh for any length OF
time which is reported to the State Department by
United States Consul General Richard Guenther at
Frankfort, Germany. This remarkable result Is OBJ
tained simply immersing the eggs in 10 per
cent solution OF silicate of soda, commonly called
liquid glass" This process produces the formation
OF a coating which renders the eggs perfectly air
tight and so treated the eggs retain their fSesh
taste for many months. if not indefinitely.
The preserving solution is best prepared by as
solving pound of liquid glass in four quarts OF
cold water. The eggs then immersed for a
short time in this solution. which should be kept IN
d glazed earthenware vessel. II of these pre-
served eggs is TO be boiled the shell must be first
perforated in order TO prevent cracking.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
GIANT STONE COLUMNS LANDED.
Another Stage of Their Journey to New
Cathedral COMPLETED

The two big columns for the cathedral Of St
John the Divine. which arrived at the pier at West
One-hundred-and-thirty-h last week. were
safely landed yesterday. The first rolled off
the big barge Benjamin Franklin at 10 o'clock.
when the tide had risen just enough to bring the
deck of the barge on level with the skids which
had been laid from the boat to terra frma- By the
time the first great stone solid ground the
deck of the Franklin had risen above the wharf.
and the huge skids lay at an angle rendering the
unloading of the second impossible. The workmen
then settled down long wait for the tide to fall
to the requisite level. which il did about O'clock
when the second column rolled ashore.
The unloading was accomplished, far force
was required. by the strong derrick OF the Frank
lin. A heavy steel cable was passed several times
around the three-inch sheathing Of pine that en-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
NAY SUCCEED Mr.. ROOT.
OLIVER FOR CABINET.
S,,rctary of Var Likely to Retire
vr,r assistant for His Place.

,r 1ulv 14-It seems to be gen.
---,,nding among officials OF the war
sI3i -, who ought to know that the name
Depal - pobert Shaw Oliver. who has just
of Gene - Assistant Secretary Of War. VIII
been "ppo,.l considered for Secretary Of War
oe Ia ,-a+arv Root retires from the Caolnet'
VIZ -, known for some time that on Ihe
j 10 10, n certain important matters Which
coIli'-' Eoot has in hand he intends TO re-
se1is s-Au-York 10 resume the prarnce OF law
Turn IN this viii happen is still indefinite
Jus ..orv Root will sail for England the last
Sc n take his place as chairman OF the
o. 80 80, commission In the Alaska boundar
Aneiilo : ernected that he Will continue as
caS' - If War during the time he is abroad
seois ,bs affairs which have been under his
II = =, cbarge and in which he is much inter
e'Is1. still unsettled when he returns to this
es' +, Is expected that he will continue as
Secretary Of 7" al -..- .-.,.,o., -,,o,, ,,-o-
,r4.s,e are other considerations whlch may pro-
r.ov as a member Of the Cabinet until
'.- - ,be next session Of Congress adJourns-
- ,oct that he IS familiar with everything
--+airing 10 the Philippines, with the admin
p..ton IN cuba and with the management OF
. -,li+arv affairs since the Spanish war; all
= hitch subjects may be considered by the
=. congress. may cause him 20 continue until
then In his present place.
assistant Secretary Sanger. who is to be sue
led by General Oliver. intends to relinquish
-. rostion as soon as possible. and it is proba-
-. that he viii depart before General Oliver
oor,es 10 washington. Colonel Sanger has been
nopular assistant secretary, especially with
me high officers and heads Of bureaus in the
5spsrtment He rendered his resignation last
March. asking to be relieved solely on account
~ the health Of Mrs. Sanger. which compes
her TO be away from Washington much Of the
time President Roosevelt and Secretary Root
vysre reluctant 10 part with Colonel Sanger, but
,bev recognized the demand upon him as i'm
nsratve and finally made the selection Of his
r,1ccess0r.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
TWO MILLION ACRES LEASED ILLEGALLY

Muskogee. Ind. T. July IA decision has been
handed down by Judge c. W. Raymond. United
States judge for the Western District OF Indian
Territory. which will invalidats leases on two
million acres OF Creek Indian lands Judge Ray
mond holds that the parent OF an Indian has no
right 10 lease the land OF his minor children
less he has by due course OF legal procedure been
made the legal guardian.
In the Creek Nation there s072,s1S acres OF
land Of this 100000 have been leased out
siders II IS roughly estimated that only about
five hundred thousand acres have been leased le-
galy. and that the remainder is now held by per-
sons who can be removed by minors going before
the Indian and demanding possession OF their
amount
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
VIOLATING THE REVENUE LAWS.

Washington. July IA circular of instructions
internal revenue officers and all others con-
cerned has been issued by the Commissioner or IN
ternal Revenue calling attention TO irregularities
and violations of law that now exist in the hand
ling and sale OF manufactured tobacco, snu cigars
and cigarettes by jobbers and dealers. A pracuce
generally prevails of exposing these taxable articles
for sale separated from the packages bearing the
stamps denoting the payment OF the lnIeFhaI nITiaI
revenue This, II IS said, is serious Nloiatlu
Of the law and regulations which Il Is the pur-
pose of the commissioner to remedy
Jobbers and dealers must get their stock on hana
in order before November ! next, AFTER WndTl ,ara
date all manufactured tobacco, Snuu. cigars
and cigarettes found on the market exposed TOT
sale not protected by stamps will be seized anS
the holders proceeded against in accordance WIZ
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
LIEUTENANT mcuE INSANE.

Washington, July l4-Adjutant General Corbin
has approved the recommendation Of General Bates
IN The case OF Lieutenant William K. AIcCue 1st
Infantry and the officer is now his way TO ST.
F1lzabeth's Hospital for the insane in this city.
The payers in the case have been received at the
War Department and show that surgeons who
examined McCue pronounce him insane Among
the papers is one rendering his resignation as an
officer while IN the Philippines and another written
about the same time saving that he was insane.
This letter describes his lie IN the interior Of
Samar and says that existence there makes men
insane McCue is the officer who was married In
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15

Majors FRANCIS J. IVES. surgeon, and WILLIAM 7.
WOOD and JAMES S. ROGERS. 20th Infantry. CAP
tain CHARLES C. SMITH Goth Infantry. and First
IIeutenants JAMES BOURKE assistant surgeon.
THOMAS J. POWERS 10th Infantry detailed board
10 meet Sheridan for examination OF persons
for chaplains-
Captain FRANK b. PCOY. from sd 18th Infantry.
Company b
Captain HORACE NJ REEVE. from l7th TO "a Infantry.
Company F.
Captain HARTs engineer % san EFanesco % 70
Heve Captain ROBERT p. JOHNSTON.
Captain MORROW. engineer corps. to WaShnstnn Bar
racks. Company @. ID Battalion
crntraot Dental Surgeon SAMUEL w HUSSEY. from
Department California TO Department Of DAKOTA
Fsrst IAeutenants GEORGE C. MARTIN, from Company
/ TO A. and FRANK ". ROWELI. from Company A
I % Infantry.
First IA.u,enan, FRANK r. LANG. sth Infantry
portland, Ma. assistant recruiting officer
Captain JOHN II. PARKER. 18th Infantry. Fort
Leaveu~orth-
Lieutenant A BRONSON. Jr. Consolidation.
20 the Whssling
Lieutenant l. sTICTIT detached the Wheeling: houns
surgeon H L (rstredl additional duty AZ unarfrs
recruiting statlSn Providence
PayEnaser W. 3. IzARD detached Detroit; TO TIA
Buffalo.
PayuAstsr R e WOODS. dstAch.d ths .RurAIo, u -.
p.<Aa&
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A WARNING TO YOUNG OFFICERS.
Secretary Root Tells Them to Economize-
One Dismissed.

Washington July 1.-THE President has approved
the action OF the court martial in the case of Sec
ond Lieutenant John F. Mccarthy, 18th Infantry.
ssoe1ty stationed at Fort Leavenworth. Kan. He
was convicted OF duplicating his pay accounts and
sentenced 10 be dismissed from the army. In an
nouncing the Presidents action, Secretary Root
added & memorandum n which he said
Young officers are reminded that the avoidance
NJ dent a rigorous economy in expenditure and
err0uulous regard for pecuniary obligations are
Sbsojufelv essential 10 good standing in the mill
f9-y service and departures from the standard of
probity in that regard viii not be lightly regarded
e. the War Department.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
ACCIDENT NEAR LOON LAKE.
s'he and Coach Leave the Track and
Passengers Are Frightened.
lbf TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBryr

p '@c Lake. \. Y. July 1.-THE train e-or,
Dsisvvs-.s over the Chateaugay Division OF the
oo,a,. o,1ie and Hudson Railroad. due here AZ 79.1s
fss5-a was partly thrown of the track bv a DE-
Lake 1"-1ch al point midway between Loon
svs,ct &C bIooningdae, about noon to-day Ts,
ana - winch was not fastened as usual ee,y 60
traek -, engine tender and first coach lef, the
trsin 7.- I-9 accident was on a curve. v-bils tbe
"as moving slowly ---e 'he
,r-- ,-1~srd Revore. Of Lyon Mour,a,.
bs6,,, through The window Of tie COR
senreys No one else was injured The nal ~1s
badly frs~te me coach which left the rails ,,era
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
THE CALLAO CHASING PIRATES
United States Gunboat in Hot Pursuit of
Chinese Robber Bands

San Francisco. July 14.-Information has been
received from the Orient that the United States
gunboat Callao Is In hot pursuit CT band Of
pirates which captured a Chinese member Of the
Callao's crew. The pirates threatened to kill
their prisoner unless a ransom OF $1,000 was
paid. The CaIlao had several skirmishes with
the robber bands and found six parties
The Chinese Government has sent gunboat
to the vicinity OF Canton, with soldiers. and
an attempt VIII be made to axtaruainate ths
outlaws
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
moRosR AND ROBBERY sueeeo-

P1,.' P+e' whose body was t9ken rsonn fro, Cherry.
NJ G." the falls. may have bean ar
hone was ssty-three years old lTa 90 si
That vss ago saying he was going 70 Dr.. ms
liza fsrs1, 'Ae last seen Of him By any sSnalo
-s H. i1s had large sum of Inonev ,,-tef - L'l OF
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15

Indiana Conference Quartet and the Clafin Uni-
versfty COOred Quintet Will also be attractions
The railroads making special provision for dele
gates are the Erie, Lehigh Valley and West Shore.
A large delegation started yesterday on the Erie
to spend night and day at Niagara Falls. on
the way to Detroit
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
STATE TEACHERS INSTITUTE OPENS.

Thousand Island Park. n. Y. July 14-Ths State
Teachers Institute under the auspices OF the De-
partnent Of Public instruction. opened its session
here to-day with 36 teachers present II s IN charge
OF State Institute Conductor Charles A Shaver.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington July H-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15

pau Si''0ugh having wife IN Cincn-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-14

Mr.. Tompins has 80 telephones in
stalled and six hundred lights. His
construction is first class throughout.
The citizens Of Rugby should appre.
clate the effort that Mr.. Tompkins has
made and do all they can to make it a
success.
Use Stock Comfort for horses and
cattle. c. P. Brainard. 1924
Have Improvement company wire
your buildings for light. Once in,
users will never do without. Oil is
high, and lights are low. With the
new rig to be installed soon by I'm
provement company, they will have
all kinds of power, and the best equip
ped combination plant in the United
States for a place Of this size and many
times larger. %
SEQ Brainard for machine oils aad
harvesting supplies. 1924
H. E. Arnold, M of the progress
sive citizens Of this section, has for
sometime been quietly arranging to
give the people a surprise in the way
OF a new enterprise for the city. Yes
terday he received a twin vat and
other necessary machinery and fix
lures for a new creamery which he
will open for business just SO soon as
the machinery can be installed. The
announcement came as a very agree
able surprise to our people, for the
proprietor is n of those people who
do things. He hopes to be able to
begin operations next week. The
capacity of the plant will be five
hundred pounds per day. Mr..
Arnold has established cream gather
ing routes out of Grand Harbor, Penn,
and Churchs Ferry, and will organize
others just as fast as the necessary
customers can be procured. The peo-
pie of this city and community should
give the new enterprise a liberal sup
port. It is just what is needed in
every community in the state.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-14

his homestead in the Turtle noun
tains, and reports that he has found
sixty two different varieties of grasses
growing IN his place. 1t is reported
that there are three hundred different
grasses growing in the state Of North
Dakota.
REIMBURSEMENT for sale, 10 miles
west Of Esmond. Good sale. Chance
for townsite on land. c. A. Dodge
& CO.
Having closed out our business
those who are indebted to us are re-
quested to call and settle. Office
second floor of the Bangs block, next
door to DR.. Moeller. Stade & Svee.
Chas. F. Adams, the amiable New
York Life man is continually doing
business though the people cry hard
times. The fact is that your family
needs protection more if any thing
during hard times and there is no bet
ter company than the N. Y. l.. In
sure now!
R. M. Wade. of Garske, was arrest
ed by Sheriff Rutten yesterday, in
response to a telephone message from
George Martin, Of Garske, that Wade
had skipped his board bill. he was
tried before Justice Hutchins this
morning and sentenced to twenty days
III Jail, and to pay a fine of $25.
Richard Austin has returned from
Michigan City where be organized a
mandolin and guitar club of twenty
two members. MI. Austin will also
put on his latest play for the benefit
of the club, and thus give them a good
start he is a hustler, and Michigan
City is fortunate in having secured
Inn.
Era Sprague, the nine-year-old son
Of Merchant Sprague, met with quite
a painful accident Monday evening.
He was visiting in the country, and
rode out, on the farm to bring the
COW to the barn in the evening.
In some way he was thrown from the
horse and had his elbow fractured.
He was brought home and DR.. Jones
rendered surgical aid.
Harry, Dingle left some sample
heads Of wheat at this Office last night
which he had cut on the farm Of
Phil Manseau near Grand Harbor,
that are good enough to make the peo-
pie happy. The heads are of good
size, and we'll filled with plump
heavy grains entirely to the end.
The samples all grew together, and
no effort was made to select the best.
Fred Cokendall has been appointed
by Judge Duell as administrator of
the estate Of his wife, and guardian
of the minor children. Mr.. Coyken-
dali was represented by H. NJ. Gray,
one Of the best young lawyers of the
bar. Mr. Gray has not been in the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-14

music store. Mr.. Gilbertson has
made arrangements with Richard Aus
tin to teach these instruments. MI.
Austin teaches by the "new chart
method which is a hundred per cent
easier and quicker to learn by than
the old way.
If you want to pay the balance due
on your crop contract for land, John
". Maher will loan you the money
with which to do so.
r. M. Rutten, the jolly proprietor
OF the billiard parlor. the best place in
town to combine pleasure and recrea.
tion, made a business trip to Sour1s
Monday.
There are always opportunities to
buy town property at a bargain.
The trouble is to find them. M. P.
Neff & Co., will save you the trouble
they have found them Call and
see them.
We always make our word good.
We say that the Prince Condo cigar
is clear Havana filled and hand made.
We would like all good Judges of a
cigar to try them. Weber Bros.
Devils Lake. Y-tf
Miss Margaret Norton, who has
spent the past week with her sisters,
Mrs. Garvey and Miss Norton, left for
Chicago Tuesday, Mrs. Garvey ac-
companying her there to buy her fall
goods.
No long winaeu applications re-
quired, whichare submitted to eastern
companies, OF waiting weeks for
money after mortgage is executede
You get your money when mortgag.
is signed at First National Bank.
Land Man POWELL have closed
the sale of the STARRING quarter
section in Cleveland township to MI.
Halvor T. Mandt for $4,000. We sold
this same land to Mr.. John q. Scroggs
on March II, 1898 for $3.50. 90 and as
he has had quite good crops from it
since, he says this with his other
Ramsey county land investments have
PANIED out very satisfactorily.
At the solicitations of the local
business men the temporary daily
edition Of the Devils Lake Inter
Ocean has been made permanent by
Col. Small A good thing for Devils