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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

are so thoroughly cooked that the meat
will drop out of the shell. Contrary
TO the general belief. this does not in
jure the pearl. for the reason that II
is protected by the shell Of the clam
and is not exposed 10 the direct heat.
The cooking requires an hour or two,
and when il is finished the clans are
shoveled on to a sorting table, where
the search for pearls is made, and the
shells graded and placed in bins. This
work is extremely disagreeuble, and II
Il were not for the fact that there is a
possibility Of finding something valu-
able II would be great drudgery.
There are some fifty varieties Of
shells. most of which are valuable.
The largest shells. or "washboards, ="
are too brittle to be worth anything
for commercial purposes. The smaller
shells are all good for pearl buttons
and bring the clammer Slj 10 $40 a
ton. The shell buyers come with
barges and take the shells at the
camps. Very often a steamboat is sail
ing down the river. pushing several
barges. each Of which contains in the
neighbOrhOod Of five hundred tons OF
clam shells. These shells are made
into pearl buttons al factories at yari-
Gus river towns. The buttons are
sawed out of the shell. and in this
rough form are sent East 10 be fin
ished. There are some fifty factories
on the Mississippi each employing
from ten to sixty hands the year round.
The clammer's life is not one OF
pleasure. He must rise with the sun,
be as busy as a beaver all day, in all
kinds OF weather doing dirty, wet and
hard work His hands are continually
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
Vow sonrce Of tnbber ,nppIr.

4 Liverpool firm. which does q large
trade with West and southwest Africa,
recently received species Of plant
hitherto unknown. that produces rub
Der. The plant grows under ground.
and will pr1basly be found in English
West Africa. The rubber Is directly
beneath the bark and is Of unsurpassed
quality ordinarily the roots. when
about one month old. contain from six
10 six and one-half per cent. OF rubber.
n the bark is removed the percentage
|. nLylnr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

again. and while he is taking the clans
from the first drag" the second Is
filling up. In this way he goes as far
down the stream as he desires, proyid-
ed he does not catch a snag.
The pearl seeker usually works on
the river in the morning and spends
the afternoon in camp boiling out
This is the process by which the pearls
are found the shells cleaned and made
ready for market. \ tank constructed
OF planks with a metal bottom is used
for this purpose. and the clans are
placed in il with about enough water
to cover the bottom. Then the whole
is covered with boards or a blanket.
\ fire Is built underneath the tank. and
the clans steamed or boiled until they
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

are made use OF. When the formation
is round. or partly round. il goes by
the name OF pearl. one which is per.
feet on oHe side. the other being dat
is termAd button pearl Buttons ars
divided into "haystacks" and "rurtle
backs" according 20 the height of the
projection above the HAT surtaccs BY
FAR the greater number OF pearls are OF
this variety. There are also numerous
imperfections that are distinguished
by various names. as "birdseyeS,' re
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

ferring TO a little projection on the best
surface of the pearl that seems To he
the finishing of place that the clam has
left unsmoothed. Ring arounds" are
those with a dark or d!Scolored ring
appearing on the surface. straw
berries" are pearls that have large
number OF minute projections on the
surface. and when OF high lustre are
exceedingly pretty. These names are
supplemented by great number of
others that vary in the different local
tiles.
\ perfect pearl is. Of course, round,
but even then il must be of fair size
ana good color 10 be of any value.
one the size Of IN ordinary pea Is
worth nearly, if not quite, 500. The
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

King Edward has expressed the wish
that tie Celtic gold ornaments declared
by The judgment % the Court OF Chan.
cery 20 be treasure troye. and there
fore the property Of the Crown. should
be- presented as a free gift - the treas
urer " the Irish Academy. The orna
meni- will therefore 1e taken from the
British Museum and sent 10 ireland.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

vent IL from walking and running ON
its front legs. elevating the rear por-
ton of the body in the air. This ami
NAL ran easily ami lightly. even de-
scending anJ ascending flights of stairs
without u'.iiculty. We may thus he
lieyc that the IIavre foal VIII adapt
Itself &, its situation and that it will
quicl.,y learn TO be- 5iped. Recently
the Jardin des plgntes contained "A
grdt which possessed no front limbs.
',ut it succeeded in accommodating it,
self TO It's defects.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

In the Uaf.cd states nearly thirteen
OF every 1000 inhabitants are study.
ing ~ colleges of university status.
The number In Great Britain Is less
than I've.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
salary NJ Pre.idsn, of France.

The French President receives sf2O..
ODD q year. and gets In addition fruit.
vegetables. game. fuel. oil. gas. electric
light and washing free.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

the bar from tie bottom into the boat,
suspends IL on the stanchions and
places the other drag" in the stream.
He drops the "mule" into the water
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

Chicago has started an antI-tlpping
league. which 20 certain extent is
the result ~ the walters strike. The
motto of the Association u: II will
not tip" and the sign OF membership.
a button with the letters "A. +. L."
u pictured above.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

Occasionally you find a man 30 good
natured that its easier 10 pick a lock
than 20 pick a quarrel with him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

Here are two varieties Of chains.
each Of which j. cut out OF one piece
Of wood They were made by Il. +.
Clay. Of Fernwood. Pa. who IL scy-
puty.0yp yeg-s old
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07

and duties by Major General S. M. B.
Young, who will ts promoted to be lieu
tenant general and will at the same time
be assigned to the command of the army.
Under the staff bill which became a law
at the last session of congress the general
staff will come into legal existence Aug. 10.
Upon that date the office of general in
command of the army will cease and in
its place there will be a chief of. staff.
Secretary Root has announced the Sc
lection of General Young to be the first
chief Of staff, so that he will have the
honor of serving as the last general COM
manding the army and the first chief Of
staff.
He will fill the first office, however, but
one week, this being the interim between
the retirement Of General Miles and the
formation of the general staff. Arrange
ments have already been made at the
war department for the change.
The retirement of General Miles and the
resulting promotions will bring about
some other changes Of Importance to the
army. General Miles is at present presi-
dent of the board Of ordnance and fortif-
cations and his successor will have to be
determined upon by Secretary Root. It is
understood that General Gillespie, chief OF
engineers. the second ranking member OF
the board, will Become the new president
Of the board.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
BELIEVE HER A WITCH
And as They Acted Accordingly Mrs.
Frances Kerwjesh Has Her
r Neighbors Arrested.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Aug. Mrs Frances Knew
jeski is said to be a witch and a weaver
of mysterious spells by some of the resi-
dents of Center avenue, near James street.
This has reached her ears and she has
had two Of the persons who accuse her
arrested. She also claims that they clip
pieces from her clothing in efforts tc
break the supposed spells which she
weaves. She says that she does not wish
her clothes torn to pieces just to please
some Of her superstitious neighbors, and
has applied to Justice Doyle for relief
Two warrants were taken out for the ar
rest of Frederick Galenski and his wife
who are said to have caused Mrs. Krew.
|jeski the most trouble.
Galenski is firm in his belief that the
old woman is a witch, md says that she
bewitched his baby and that its limbs
swelled and that spell was also cas-
over his wife, and she only broke 1t after
clipping a piece out Of the shawl the
woman was wearing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
CHASTITY Work Of Unknown Murder
ers Is Discovered at Sixth
Avenue South.
The Victim Appears to Have Been
Slugged and Sunk in Weighted
Sack.
The Man Appears to Have Been
Karl Carlson Of Jersey
City.

Encased in a gunny sack and with a
significant bruise on the head. a body
supposed to be that Of Karl Gottfried
Carlson or Adam Johnson, was taken
from the river this morning at Sixth ave-
nue. 8. .., -..--..-. ....,-.. .....- -
Holes in the bottom of the sack where
the stones which originally weighted 1t
finally wore their way thru are a further
ominous indication of dark tragedy. An
other thing-on a key ring in the pocket
was found a watch key. There was no
watch on the body and but a nickle in the
pockets so that II robbery was the motive
for a murder the murderers collected their
toll well.
The body was first seen by some railroad
men, who reported the find to Patrolman
Ring. The coroner was called and the
sack with its CHASTITY load was removed
from the water. A search Of the pockets
revealed a memorandum book with entries
seeming to indicate that the mans name
was Carlson or Johnson and that his
home was at 206 Grand street, Jersey
City, N. J. There was also one other adj
dress In the book, that Of Miss Anna
Johnson, 3S2 e Tenth street, st. Paul.
Inquiry at that address develops the
information that she has recently taken
employment at some other place in st.
Paul. Miss Johnson's half brother said
this afternoon that the only person he
thought might have his half-sister's adj
dress was Olaf Johnson, her brother, who
was coming from Sweden to live In this
country. Hisar rival was expected al
most any time. He Is a young man about
20 years old. Found this afternoon Miss
Johnson said she knew no Karl G. Carl
son.
The body was in fair state Of preser-
walton.
Inasmuch as no disappearance had been
reported, it seems probable that Carlson
was one of the vast army Of laborers now
streaming thru the city to the harvest
fields. He had the appearance of q la
borer. e. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
REF0RMERS ARE SAFE
Great Britain Prevents Their Sur
render for Torture to the
Chinese Authorities.

Picking. Aug Tt Is understood here
that the editor and the staff of the Chinese
reform newspaper, Supao, published at
Shanghai, against whom warrants Of ar
rest have been issued on the charge of
publishing seditious matter, can be sur
rendered only by the unanimous consent
Of the foreign consuls at that port.
This cannot be obtained, as the repre-
sentative Of Great Britain has been In
structed not to grant his consent
Itshas been reported here that the for
eighers in Shanghai were organizing to
prevent the surrender Of the accused men
by force in case such action had been
attempted.
Five reformers were arrested in Picking
yesterday, one Of them being a brother of
the Marking viceroy. All gates Of the
city are being closely guarded to prevent
the escape of suspects.
Mrs. Conger visited the dowager en-
press at the summer palace to-day to
present Miss Augusta Carl, an American
artist from Paris, who is to paint the
dowager empress portraits.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
GORMAN IS
OPTIMISTIC
Maryland Senator Says the Demo,
Gratis Can Elect President Roose-
I. velt's Successor.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Baltimore, Md. Aug. 7.-Senator A. p
German Is Of the opinion that with a
proper platform and with other favorable
conditions the democratic party can win
the presidency next year. These views
the Maryland senator discussed in con-
ference at his Howard county home. All
efforts to make him talk Of himself as
a. possible candidate for the presidential
nomination were adroitly parted. He
declared that he had never considered
himself In the light of candidate and
that 1t was yet too early to talk Of in
dividuals.
1.-THE policy" he said, "of collecting
from the earnings Of the people some
thing like s75,0OO,oO0 more than could
be spent, even with the most reckless
extravaganza. Is an iniquity and a wrong
which the democratic party should en-
deavor to right. Such policy breeds not
only extravaganza, but corruption. The
revision Of the tariff should therefore,
be great issue in the presidential cleo
ton.
TN order to win the democratic party
must have the confidence of the business
interests Of the country. It was that lack
Of confidence which lost in 1895 and 1900
The pledge should be similar to the one
upon which the democratic party elected
its ticket In 1884"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07

Secretary Barnes, representing Pres1-
dent Roosevelt. Accompanying the am
bassador were Acting Secretary Of State
Francis B. Loomis and Colonel Thomas
w. Symons, superintendent of the public
buildings and grounds at Washington,
and the military aide Of the president.
Ambassador Won Sternberg, accompan-
led by Colonel Symons was driven to the
residence Of J. West Roosevelt, while
Secretary LOOMS and Secretary Barnes
proceeded directly to Sycamore Hill.
At II o'clock Colonel Symons escorted
the ambassador, who was in full court
dress, to Sycamore Hill. There the
formal presentations occurred in the par
lor Of the Roosevelt home.
Ambassador Won Sternberg laid before
President Roosevelt the letter announcing
the recall of Ambassador Holleben and
his own credentials as successor.
The German ambassador said:
."Mr. President by command Of his
majesty, the German emperor, king OF
Prussia, my most gracious master, have
the honor, Mr.. President, to place in you,
hands letter of his majesty whereby he
recalls his former ambassador extraordin-
airy, and minister plenipotentiary in the
United States Of America. I place this
my credential letter, in your hands with
the assurance that it shall be my most
earnest endeavor to cultivate and develop
the relations Of friendship Which have sc
long existed without the slightest inter
ruption between Germany and the United
States. trust, Mr.. President, that you
will kindly second my efforts and thus
facilitate the fulfilment Of my important
mission"
President Roosevelt replied as follows:
Mr.. Ambassador: I have much pleas.
ure In receiving from your hands the let.
ter whereby his majesty, the German EN-.
peror, accredits you as his ambassador
extraordinary and minister plenir Stentiary
in the United States of Am erica, in place
of his majesty's former ambassador, Mr.
Won Holleben, whose letter of recall yo,
now deliver to me.
Your knowledge Of the American gov
eminent and people, gained during you
periods of residence here as diplomatic
resident Of Germany, and the pleasant re
lations which have existed between your
| self and the executive officers of thi
country, lend added weight to the assur
ance Of your desire and endeavor to ad
vance and strengthen the relations of am
| ity which have been maintained so lon
and unbroken between the United State
1 and Germany, and will enable you, more
/ over, to appreciate at it's full weight tn
reciprocal assurance which I gladly offe
| of the equal wish and purpose of thi
government to promote in all practicabl
ways the fulfilment of your mission
1 At the conclusion Of the ceremony tn
/ president and Ambassador Won Sternbers
as old friends, chatted animatedly. Th
/ amba ssador will be the unofficial guest c
/ the president until some time tomorrow
1t was stated authoritatively to-day tina
the reception by the president Of the Ger
man amba ssador at Sycamore Hill is nc
/ to be regarded as a precedent. a1tho it
the first time in the history Of the cour
try that an ambassador has presente
his credentials to the president outsid
Ice ,Washingt~ -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
MODERN MIDAS
| MAKES MILLIONS.
His Only Fear Is That World May
Be Flooded With His Man
ufactured Gold.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Philadelphia, Aug. by this time next
year Rudolph M. Hunter expects to be
converting silver into gold at the rate Of
tens Of thousands Of dollars day. The
alchemist talked freely Of his prospects:
Some time this fall he said, 81 expect
to build a plant which will cover half a
square and will cost 100000. When this
plant gets in working order thousands
upon thousands Of dollars worth Of gold
can be turned out daily.
Associated with me in this enterprise
are about two dozen OF the most promin-.
ent and the most conservative men in this
city. In the first place, I am Mt going
to have my process patented. Wealthy
men could then go off to some other coun-
try where the patents laws could not be
enforced and set up plant. It would pay
them to buy an island and do 1t.
1.-THE only safeguard we have Is to
manufacture the gold ourselves without
outside help. It can readily be seen what
calamity 1t would be for the secret to
become public property. One dollars
worth Of silver becomes $40 worth OF gold.
The dumping of an enormous output of
gold upon the world might mean dea
rangement of the entire economic fabric. r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
STATE FUNCTION
AT OYSTER BAY
German Ambassador Visits Sycamore
Hill and Presents His Creden-
tials to the President.
This Is the First Time Such q Pre-
sentation Has Been Made Out
side of Washington.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 7.-Sagamore
Hill, President Roosevelt's country home,
was the scene to-day of an interesting
ceremony Baron Speck Won Sternberg,
who has been minister plenipotentiary Of
Germany to the United States since AM
bassador Won Holleben returned to Eli
rope, and who recently, on the retirement
of Mr.. Won Holleben, was elevated to the
rank Of ambassador, presented to the
president his credentials as ambassador,
and was received formally in his new
diplomatic rank by President Roosevelt.
Ambassador Won Sternberg arrived in
Oyster Bay at 1904 o'clock from New
York. He was received at the station by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
L0ANING CASH
TO THE EAST
Ex-senator Carter Says Montana
Banks Are Doing 1t-North-
VESTS Prosperity.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Aug. THE best evidence Of
the solid condition OF the northwest was
furnished by Former United States Sena-
tor T. H. Garter Of Montana at the An
mex last evening, when he said that Mon
tana banks were loaning money on east
ern securities.
These banks are loaning in Philadel-
phia," he said, ION securities on eastern
properties. The northwest Is in splendid
condition. There need be no fear Of a
repetition Of the disasters Of ten years
ago. The northwest stands solidly on It's
own basis of production. There are nc
Inflated conditions there.
Speculative f1urries of Wall street will
not disturb the prosperity Of the Dakotas
Montana and Washington. The whea1
crop is very satisfactory. Recent rains
have secured that. The banks have plen.
ty Of money and business is good
Senator Carter Is giving his time to the
government in connection with the st
Louis exposition. He is the president q
the United States commission, a position
for which he Is strongly equipped by rea.
son of his long acquaintance with nationa
affairs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
RESURRECTION
IN MACEDONIA
Eight Battalions Of Turkish Infan-
try Have Received Orders to
Take the Field.
Uprising Is Most Serious Porte
Probably Will Not Employ
Albanian Troops.

Constantinople, Thursday, Aug. Z
News received here as to the extent OF
the Bulgarian revolutionary movement in
the Vellayet of Monastir, Is conflicting. In
consular dispatches from Monastir which
were received this morning the opinion
Is expressed that the instruction broke
out fortnight earlier than its chiefs In
tended and before the bands were in read
mess, presumably, because the leaders
were disconnected by the active proven
tive measures adopted by the authorities.
The Bulgarian Inhabitants in number
of villages have fed to the mountains for
refuge The railways have asked that
the troops guarding the lines be quad
rupled but this would entail the employ
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
GUNB0ATS ARE SEIZED
Being Built for the Mexican Govern
ment, Sheriff Takes Them
for Debt.

Elizabethport N. J., Aug. Five YES
sells now being built at the Crescent
shipyards here have been seized by
Sheriff Corliell on writ Of seizure
granted by the supreme court commits
sioner the application Of Frederick
l.. Eeidritter & Co., timber and lumber
merchants Of Elizabeth. The seizure is
made for lumber and other materials fur
1lished by the firm and used in the con-
struction of the vessels.
The vessels seized are the gunboats
Tampico and Vera Cruz, being built for
the Mexican government; the ferry boat
Plainfield, being constructed for the Cen
trail railroad Of New Jersey; the steam
yacht Czarina, for Charles s.. Bryan OF
New York, and the sidewheel steamer
Happy Day, building for Charles M
Schwab.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
SHEEP KILLED BY HAIL
Terrific Storm in Colorado-Hail
Stones Reported to Be Ten
Inches in Length.

Denver, Aug THE storm along the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains in
Colorado and southern Wyoming Wednes-
day night was much more severe than at
first supposed In some sections the hail
fall was unprecedented. In the neighbor-
hood of Greeley and Eaton, in the northern
part of Colorado, chunks Of ice measuring
in some instances ten inches In diameter
fell, and great damage was wrought. Sheep
were struck dead in the corrals, and cattle
and horses were severely injured. Farm
houses and barns were wrecked and crops
wiped out Near Greeley man named
Johnson was severely bruised and knocked
unconscious by the hail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
FIX DATE FOR UPRISING
An Active Revolution, It Is Said,
Will Be Set on Foot in Mac
edonia, August 81.

London, Aug. IA news agency dis
patch from Vienna says that the Mace
DOMAIN central revolutionary committee
has fixed Aug. 81 as the date for a gen
aral rising and that Boris Sarafoff one Of
the leading Macedonian agitators, has
been appointed commander of the revolu-
tionary forces. with Alexieff as his prin-
cipal lieutenant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
The South Ser German.

Washington, Aug. Representative
Meyer of Louisiana, who has arrived
here, in discussing democratic presi-
Dental candidates said:
1.-THE democrats in the far south are
no'g demanding a conservative man for
presidential nominee, and Senator Cor
man seems at the present time to be the
choice Of all. Just what may happen be-
tween now and convention time no man
can tell"