davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1904-07-31
Death Of "Daring" Belz.

BUFFALO, July 3o.-Oliver Belz, known as
Daring Belz. died at the Buffalo General
Hospital shortly after 2 o'clock this morn
ing from injuries received last Wednesday
while performing his high diving act at a
Buffalo summer resort. Belz's act was to
ride bicycle from a platform forty feet
above the water, separate himself from
his wheel while in midair and dive into the
water He lost his nerve Wednesday and
made failure Of his dive. Death was due
to a broken back.
The sun., 1904-07-31
PUBLIC NOTICES.

NOTICE.
The Union National Bank Of Weymouth. located
at Weymouth, In the State OF Massachusetts Is
closing up Its affairs Its corporate existence having
expired at the close Of business on the twenty
sixth day Of July. 1904. ,.,-
All note holders and other creditors OF said AS
ISOLATION are therefore hereby notified TO present
the notes and other claims against the Association
for payment. HENRY A. NASH. JR.
Cashier
Dated July 2Sth 1904. .
The sun., 1904-07-31
TASTED FOR IS DAYS.
That Cure for Liver Trouble and Catarrh
Resulted in the Patient's Death.

Resulted in the Patients Death.
BANGOR. July 3O.-M. @. Head OF East
Wilton, who had tasted since June for the
benefit Of his health, died on Thursday.
Head had suffered for many years from
liver trouble and catarrh, and having read
much concerning the good results Of fasting
he decided to try that method OF cure.
For fifty-eight days he ate nothing at all,
but drank large quantities OF water. After
the first fifteen days he had no desire for
food, and declared that he felt better than
for bears. He believed that eventually
his appetite would return, but it didn't,
and be gradually wasted d. away' ,as nSa When
and at death only 100 pounds. He was
Q feet / inch tall, and'at the end presented
q Rhastly spectacle
The sun., 1904-07-31
Dc Forest Co. Plaintiff Against Marconi Co.

The Greater New York Security Company,
the fiscal agent Of the De Forest Wireless
Telegraph Company, has applied for per-
mission to become a co-paintif in the suit
OF Henry Gardner against the Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company. Mr.. Gardner
asked for a general accounting by the Mar
conf company and the De Forest company
ask for practically the same thing. The
court has directed Mr.. Garcner's counsel
to explain who Mr.. Gardner is
The sun., 1904-07-31
BETTERFARMERS, MOREFREIGHT
Railroad Theory Of Educational Value
OF Free Passes.


OF Free Passes.
The Southern Pacific Railway Company
recently distributed 900 free passes among
the delegates to the Farmers Congress to
be held at College, Tex, next month. An
official of the Southern Pacific Railway
Company happened to drop into the office
Of a New York banker yesterday morning
and the banker asked why on earth the rail-
road had handed out so many passes to
farmers. The reply was: ~
Business. my boy, business. Can't you
see that the only object of such gathering
OF farmers is by mutual interchange OF
views to give all the delegates better ideas
about the farming industry? The delegates
to that congress ought to be better farmers
because Of their attendance there. The
better the farmer the bigger his crop.
weather considerations being favorable.
and the bigger the crop the more freight
we'll have to handle. See the point? 1t
was just business. only business
The sun., 1904-07-31
MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE LOSES.
uyr HOUSE OF LORDS VOTES
.nIyNsT NEW YORK COMPANY.

-,...rs premiums Returned TO Man whose
u.,s was Increased-Lord Chancellor
r,,l. Company's Document Tricky"
.nd Intentionally Ambiguous"
sr.aa, Cable Despaieh to TIE SUM-
,ovnos July 30.--An American in
.,os case OF much interest was decided
...,.rdav by the House Of Lords. 1t was
y.ssrI.d by the unprecedented feature that
Aa M Iords OF Appeal listened to the evidence
:, several witnesses. The usual function
!. ~. Iords is to consider only points OF
7, WAS a case brought by pohcyholder
.,o,nst the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
remnany Of New York for oanoelling his
nolicy, and for the return OF mis- premums'
because the company increased the rate
~ nre niums after a few years. He con-
landed that the original representation
.nd wording Of the policy did not disclose
snv dsht TO such an increase beyond the
r.te named In the table OF maximum OF
.horves according to age. The company
..sorted that the table Of maximum charges
.nnled TO the actual age OF the policy
hnidor and not to the age when he was
Insured.
The first trial resulted in an order to
,sturn the excess of premiums above the
ma ,in,um named for the age when the
man WAS insured. The Court Of Appeals
cancelled the policy and ordered all pro-
miums returned. The company appealed
to tn, House Of Lords. and the latter up
held the decision of the Court Of Appeals.
The Lord Chancellor, in giving judgment,
dssoribed the document given by the
nlslntifr setting forth the terms OF insur-
snce as tricky, and intimated that 1t was
Intentionally ambiguous and that there
mad been great ingenuity in concealing
~ ..ol affect Of the contract
The sun., 1904-07-31
North Carolina Naval Reserves 10 Cruise.

NORFOLK Va, July 3O.-Orders have
been received here to prepare the gun
boats Yankton and H ornet to take the
200 naval reserves of North Carolina on a
cruise early in August. There will be
fifteen Of their own officers with the re-
serves, but they will all be under the in
struction Of the regular naval officers.
The sun., 1904-07-31
Take Title 70 Fraunces's Tavern.

Among the deeds Of transfer recorded In
the Registers Office yesterday was one by
which the Sons Of the Revolution take
title to Fraunces's Tavern at the southeast,
corner OF Broad and Pearl streets. Tho
society paid $4,000 for the property. u
The sun., 1904-07-31

som from aISTs or or Yol
SIS Minneapolis. from London for New York.
SIS Noordam, from Rotterdam for New York
SIS iceland. from Antwerp for New York.
The sun., 1904-07-31
Arrived-SATuRpAY. July 30,

Administrations. July 30
SIS Celtic, Liverpool. July 20
SIS Umbra, Liverpool. July 81.
SIS British King, Antwerp. July 10
SIS Jenny, Trieste. July 2.
IS Afghan Prince Shields. July IN.
SIS Marteiio. Hull. July 10.
SIS Terence, Santos, July IL.
SIS Dordogne, BaneS July Is.
SIS Vigiisncia. Vera Cruz. July II,
SIS City of Macon, Savannah. July ~.
IS n Dorado. Galveston, July %.
SIS Miramichi, Fcrnandina July a.
IS Princess Anne. Norfolk. July "a
IS Northwestern, Port Arthur, Tex, July -
The sun., 1904-07-31

COUNTRY HOARD.
MAPLE DALE FARM -
FINE COUNTRY HOME, MILES; MOE
ROOMS; FINE SHADE; Al TABLE; REF!
ERENCE AND TERMS. :
n. H. COCkINGHAM,
POUGHKEEPsIE.
N. Y.
LADY having elegant cottage on beach viii
accommodate select family. BOARDMAN, North
Long Branch, y. j. ~.
The sun., 1904-07-31
FINANCIAL.
HOUSE..
THE DEAL.

The two essentials In the selection OF your Broker.
specially in these days Of financial Shortcomings
You want good service In the execution OF your
orders: you want your account with house imam
cally responsible.
We furnish absolutely the best service obtain.
able In the City: financial reliability Is beyond
trAted
The sun., 1904-07-31
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALxANAc-rHIs DAY.
sun rises .4:54 sun sets. .7Is Moon rises 92p
HIGH wATEh-THIs DAY
Sandy Hook. .e:48 Gov. I'D -. 1921 Hell Gate 1?i&
The sun., 1904-07-31
SAILED PROM FOREIGN PORTS.

ARRIVED OUT.
IS Armenian, from New York At Liverpool.
IS Princess Irene from New York al Genoa.
The colored American., 1904-01-23
BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW.

There are some of our people
who are wondering why it is the
colOred newspapers do not contain
more news, that they do not be-
long to the Associated Press; that
with one whole week they could
afford to print more news, like the
great dailies. These people
should know that it takes money
to print news; that it takes money
to give to the collection of news !;
that 1t takes money to belong to
the Associated Press; that it takes
the patronage of the colored peo-
pie to furnish the money to do
these things. Again, the very fact
OF a newspaper being edited by
and run by colored men is suffi-
cient evidence for the colored peo-
pie to withdraw their support.
Again he knows where the collec-
tor for 'colored newspaper" will
call on a great many of its colored
patrons for their unpaid-for sub
ScriptlOns, when the collector will
be notified that he has only the
money to pay for his daily pa
per, and that he must wait until
the robbins nest again before he
gets his; when at the same time
that very daily would not and
does not publish line about their
social or church doings, ror do
they defend their cause. The rem
edy is this: Give to the "colored
newspaper" your entire support
and stop finding fault-IHinoiS
Idea.
The colored American., 1904-01-23
DIR. JOHN r. FRANCIS ON
"SE1AMS."
Editor COlOred American =

Editor COlOred American -
You asked me for an express
sion as to Mr.. Morris lecture on
"Shams,' etc.
In reply l will say that Mr..
Morris captivated me for the
splendid way in which he did what
he attempted to do. Of all men
| admire the man who is capable
and does well the work which he
attempts to do. Mr.. Washington
is doing well and very well the
work which he attempts to do =
a very necessary and most valu-
able work for the uplifting OF his
race. Mr.. Morris has not yet per
suaded me to believe to the con-
trary. 1t IS true that [ do not
agree with all that Mr.. Washing
ton has said and done, according
to reports. [ have yet to find the
man with whom / can do this. In
my opinion, Mr.. Washington has
committed errors What man
has not? In manv cases [ believe
he has been misrepresented. d.
What man has not?
On the whole I believe that Mr..
Washington's work is invaluable
The colored American., 1904-01-23
COLORED STENOGRA-
PHER APPOINTED.

To Charles E. Conick, Jr., of
Yonkers, n. Y, who is employed
in the Court of Hon. Theodore H.
Silknan, Surrogate of Westches-
ter County, has come the honor of
being appointed the stenographer
TO the Commissioners of Estimate
and Assessment in the matter of
claim for damages arising out of
the change of grade of various
streets in the City of Yonkers.
Considerable testimony is to be
taken in this matter, and the COM
petition for the appointment by
various stenoeraphers in this dis
trict was very keen, but Mr.. Co
nick secured the appointment
easily.
Mr.. Conick has been in the Sur
rogate's Court for over three
years, and besides being a substi-
tuted stenographer for the Coun-
| ty Court of Westchester County.
is the stenographer for the Good
Roads Commission appointed by
the Board of Supervisors of the
County and he is also one of the
official stenographers to the Cor
oners of the same County. and IS
the only colored man employed by
the County.
The colored American., 1904-01-23

and he is now simply going
through the ordeal that all men
who, from time immemorial, have
been engaged in important re-
formation have passed. These oc-
casional outbursts of criticism,
abuse and passion do not hurt
but, on the contrary, tend to
strengthen, in their work, men Of
Mr. Washington's mental calibre
and manly stamina.
In my opinion, the principal dis
turbing element in this Booker T.
Washington matter is the fact that
the colored race is sadly, (yeS,
gcry sadly) in need of few more
specialists, along lines of their
own choice. of Mr.. Washington s
enthusiasm, devotion. earneStness,
strength and character. When the
race can produce a few more men
like Booker 7. Washington who
can do their special work as well,
making, if they choose, all men
and all things else subservient to
their speciality, tif the 70IlinerS
permit it, then and not till then,
VIII they become a recognized
factor in the affairs of the uni
verse.
Yours for Justice,
no. r. Francis, NJ. d.
The colored American., 1904-01-23

The Greatest
ClairVOya Mt
and Fortune
Teller
THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN.

Unites separated, brings back the one
you love, helps quickly all in trouble
Removes Evil Influences. Cures Mys-
terious Diseases. Gives luck and sue
cess. Send lock of hair, Date of birth
and II cents. Ask questions and re-
ceive Horoscope and lucky Birthstone
by mail
GONZALES Bergen st. Brooklyn.
New York.
The colored American., 1904-01-23
WANTED.

Young man desires position as book
keeper. Excellent accountant; Al ref
erence. Address, Smith, Box rs.
Smithfield, N. G. nov.2473
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
CORONER'S JURY FINDS VERDICT
AND CONFRONTS COMMISSIONER

diligent inquiry respecting the investi-
CATION then in progress, ! ascertained
that a coroner's jury had been empan-
eled and that an inquest was being con-
Quoted in a manner that precluded the
possibility of arriving at the true facts
concerning the Independence disaster"
Is this sentence correctly quoted?
A: No, sir; II is not entirely correct.
II is in part.
O.: Who Intercepted you. Mr..
White?
A: could not say who the man
was.
The coroner then read the second
paragraph, which referred to the jurors
as selected on account of their atti-
tude in existing labor troubles. and in
answer to the question is this cor
rectly stated7" Mr.. White replied:
II do not think / made any such
statement as that. I want Co compare
that with the notes | have. have kept
a record OF it"
O.: Would you make such a state
ment as that, Mr.. White?
A.: No. sir: would not
Mr.. White then said in substance
that he did not think the men selected
by the coroner as jurors were unreli-
able men. biased or prejudiced. He fur
ther denied flatly that he had made the
statements that counsel representing
private interests were permitted to be
present and cross-examine witnesses
and that questions were propounded to
witnesses by the Jurors to determine
criminal responsibility rather than to
ascertain the facts"
In answer to practically every ques-
ton of the coroner MIR. White replied
that he was not correctly quoted and
that the statement was not made by
him In reply to Coroner Doran's ques,
ton. do you believe. Mr.. White. that
selected men who are biased or pre-
JUDGED against the employees. and the
management of the company" Mr..
White replied:
Il believe, Mr.. Doran, that | have
answered that question. but ! will an
swer it again. certainly think you
have selected men OF good judgment.
as before stated, have known most
of them for a number of years and l
believe them to be fair and impartial"
After Mr.. White left the room Hous-
ton Tayor. n reporter for the Cripple
Creek Times and Denver Post, swore
that the article in question was identi-
cal in substance with a written state
ment by Commissioner White which he
(Taylor) received from General F. NJ.
Reardon at his office and which was
signed by Wr. White. Mr.. Taylor said
he saw Whites statement and that It
was the same as the copy furnished to
him in Mr.. Whites presence in General
ReardOn's Office
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS MADE
IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

dissolute. drunken and lawless Ameri-
cans who are willing to associate with
low Filipino women and live on the
proceeds of their labor. To rid the
country of this class of Americans the
commission passed what is known as
the "dissolute American and vagrancy
acts"
There has been a greaS increase in
school attendance in all the provinces
but one. Still, only about 100000. or
ten per cent. of the population OF school
age. are receiving public instruction.
Teachers and school houses are among
the crying needs OF the islands, Gov
ernor Taft says several million dollars
could be well expended in the erection
OF large. airy and healthy school
houses. and that the number of teach
ers well might be multiplied by seven.
Governor Taft says the Sultan Of Jolo
long since has violated. the Bates
agreement and has forfeited all his
rights under it. Governor Taft pro-
nounces him a gambler and an in
triguer, without a spark OF courage or
patriotic and fraternal interest in his
people. one who runs his whole system
of government solely for the exaction
of taxes.
General Wood says force seems to be
the only method of reaching the Moros
and placing civilized restraints upon
them,
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

Victor. Colo, Jan. 31.-The coroner's
jury in the mine disaster inquest yes
terday returned the following verdict:
I'VE. the jury. find that the deceased
lying there dead. came to their end in
the Stratton's Independence. Limited
mine. on Tuesday morning, January
26th. through Frank T. Gillice's losing
control of the engine, there in use, and
pulling the cage into the sheave wheel,
thereby parting the cable and precipi-
tating the cage. loaded with the above
named men. down the shaft to their
death. And we further find. II the man
agement had not neglected the usual
precautions, the said casualty might
have been reduced. II not avoided.
THE usual precautions that were not
taken are as follows:
First. no man is required to preside
at the collar OF the shaft while hoisting
men.
Second. no safety device was in use
on the cables to prevent the overwind-
ing of the same.
Third. men were loaded and unload
ed without placing the cage on chairs.
Fourth, the disc brakes on the hoist
ing engine were detached from their
usual position and therefore useless.
I'VE. the jury. would recommend
that all safety appliances and precau-
tions herein named and recommended
be adopted and used. not only by the
STATIONS independence mine. but by
all mines in this district not now using
the same, thereby reducing to a mini
mum the danger to life and limb that
men working in mines are subjected to.
we further recommend that a COM
petent extra man should stand near the
engineer while he is hosting or lower
ing men, whose duty should be to rem
der any assistance needed"
The coroner and members of the Jury
were very indignant aver the reputed
statement of the mine commissioner
published in the Cripple Creek Times
and Denver papers. A subpoena was
Immediately issued for Commissioner
Lyman White and he was informed
that the statement was a gross insult
to the jurors and that they proposed
TO do all in their power to have his ac-
'ions investigated by a grand jury.
The commissioner was then sworn
and testified as follows:
The Coroner: Wr. White. we do not
object in the least to what the object
OF your investigating committee may
be; we simply want to know whether
or not the statement as published in
the Cripple Creek Times is correct as
given by you.
Mr.. White: No, sir. 1t is not cor
rect
O.; Is this your statement: Upon
my arrival at Victor and after making
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
CONSUL'S MISSION
TO ABYSSINIA

Marseilles. Feb. 1.-The following de-
tails of the governmental mission to
King Menelik of Abyssinia, which was
led by United States Consul Robert p.
Skinner. have been obtained:
Mr., SINNERS party arrived here Sat
urday on board the steamer Victoria.
The American marines and jack
cts who accompanied the expedition
were left at Alden and went on to join
the American gunboat Machias.
Consul Skinner and the other mem
bers of the party are in good health
and they speak enthusiastically of the
reception accorded them by King Men
elk. On the way to the coast the par
ty saw one elephant and a number of
lions. but experienced no exciting ad
ventures.
During the visit OF the Skinner party
at the capital, King Menelik received
them. surrounded by an imposing as
semblage of 1000 functionaries. The
escort of American marines established
a camp called Camp Roosevelt. which
attracted a great deal Of interest.
The King made a personal inspection
of the camp which lasted for three
hours, and, after having witnessed the
maneuvers of the marines. he asked
one of the men for his gun and loaded
anu HTtu act Oli tlc Pai Vi
the King pleased the visitors greatly.
The Americans were impressed with
the assimilative ability of the
Abyssinians. Consul Skinner says
that the country is being rapidly mod
ernized and that new roads. bridges.
water supplies. telephone and tele-
lines are being constructed. He con-
siders the Abyssinians the Japanese
of Africa"
He points out. however. that the
postal and banking systems are defect
i've and unsatisfactory. The money Is
on a silver basis. Consul Skinner be-
lieves that Americans will find large
field for activity in the gold. coal. pc
troleum and asphalt possibilities of
Abyssinia.
An official report of the result of the
mission has been forwarded to Wash
ington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04

Washington. Feb. 2.-The President
yesterday sent to the Senate the annual
report of the Philippine Commission,
including the report of the civil gov
ernment of the Philippines and the re-
ports OF the heads of the executive de-
partments, for the period ended Decem-
ber 90, 1908. The report OF the COM
mission contains n detailed statement
by the auditor for the islands of ex-
penditures under the appropriation OF
s3,000,000 for the relief OF distress in
the islands.
Governor Taft says the year was one
of much suffering among the people
of the Philippines, on account of a
short food supply. but that the worst is
passed. While he does not consider the
future rs bright as it might be. he be-
lieves we are beginning an era in the
history of the islands which. with the
assistance of proper tariff reduction in
the United States and proper navfga-
ton laws. will be one of decided ma
terial developments.
Speaking OF the conditions In the is
lands. Governor Taft says that no time
has there been less ladronism than
when the report was written, December
10. 1903
One OF the greatest obstacles with
which the government has had to con-
tend. he says. has been the presence of
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
WIND AND FIRE
AT FORT COLLINS

Denver, Feb. q special dispatch
from Fort Collins yesterday says:
Fort Collins was panicstricken for
an hour to-day. Early in the morning
n roar of wind was heard several miles
west of here in the mountains. Short
ly after O'Clock 1t struck town and
few minutes afterward the city was
filled with dust. flying boards. limbs of
trees and other loose objects. Barns
and outbuildings were wrecked all
over the city. Wagons and buggies
were rolled away. overturned and
wrecked
X. A. Trlmble. weather observer at
the college, reports the velocity of the
wind from 1880 to IL O'Clock as aver
aging eighty-fiye miles an hour. The
force of the wind was so great at
times that many of the large plate
glass windows in downtown stores
were forced in and much damage done
by dust. Windows were broken all
over the city by missiles carried
through the air.
Several small fires occurred in the
city. the most serious being III the
Loomis addition. where the home of
Russell Barckley was licked up by
flames. On the adjoining lot a barn,
team OF horses and two wagons We're
burned. The fire spread from this
place to vacant lot. but before 1t
could reach the town a force OF fire
fighters checked II.
At o'clock Senator W. A. Drake,
who lives three miles south OF Fort
Collins. telephoned to send men re-
gardless OF cost to fight n fire that had
started west of his farm and threat
ened the whole Harmony district.
About fifty men responded and sue.
ceeded in getting the flames under con-
troll. but not until a granary contain
Ing 200 bushels OF grain and corrals
and stables had been burned TO the
ground and an orchard. barn and feed
pen belonging to Henry Franz had
been destroyed.
VIII Dafin's barn. near Wellington.
twelve miles north of here, was lifted
into the air and carried over two
fences without damaging them in the
least. While in the air. however. the
barn came In contact with five tele
phone wires twenty-five feet from the
ground broke them and shut of tele-
phone communication between Fort
Collins and Cheyenne. In the same
neighborhood about 2 dozen haystacks
were burned. Other fires are reported
from Wellington. but all wires arc
down and the total damage is not
known.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
viii lnspee, oillett's Mines.

Kansas City. Feb. 1.-Grant c. Gill
lett. the former Kansas cattle plunger
who fed to Mexico three years ago.
has made definite move to settle with
his creditors. to whom he owes an ag-
gregate sum estimated at sl,5O0,0O0.
Local creditors have received draft
from Gillett for sum sufficient to pay
the expenses of a committee to go to
Mexico and inspect the ex-Kansan's s
mining holdings, by the disposition of
which he hopes to pay his debts. The
committee will start for Mexico about
February 18th.