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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

ume of water that flows by Dalgety be-
meath bordering willows, is steadfer than
that or most Australian rivers. The fer
tlity of the district-known as Monaro-is
thus assured. The Monaro plains are more
than 1000 feet above the sea level and so
Daigety always enjoys cool nights even
In the midst of lengthy drought. Koscius-
ko, the highest point in the whole CONT
nent, is only forty miles distant and the
observatory established there has frequent
ly been showed up. even in the summer
months The nearest railway station.
Gonna, thirty miles off, is the terminus of
branch line from Goulbourn. At Goul-
bourn Junction the line joins the main route
which links up the four eastern capitals
brisbane (Queensland), Sydney New South
Wales), Melbourne (victoria) and Adelaide
<South Australia).
In Eden. the largest town on the rugged
coast south of Sydney, Dalgety possesses
an outlet for sca-borne trade that is even
now largely utilized. Coasting steamers
plying from Sydney and Melbourne make
Eden a port of CALL and the harbor there
is so good that Eden was itself a candi-
date for the coveted honor of becoming
the capital.
If a bush" capital has to be created
the newly chosen site would appear 10 be
as good as any that could have been OBJ
tanned. In pitching on small town.
ship the government has, at least, gone
on economical lines for the vested interests
to be bought small. From the point of
view of climate and water supply the spot
could scarcely be bettered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
LAST RITES OVER DEAD
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM L. CHERRY
TAKES PLACE TODAY.
Tribute Paid by Rev. DR.. D. j. Stafford
-Interment at Oak Hill
Cemetery.

Impressive and solemn funeral services
were held over the remains of the late
William l.. Cherry at st. Patricks Church
at 10 o'clock this forenoon There was
high mass of requiem. Rev. d. J. STAFFORD
officiating. with Rev. Fathers Carroll and
MCGEE in the sanctuary. AS the funeral
&C rtege entered the church the choir sang
Lead. Kindly Light"
Those who assembled to pay their last
respects to the dead merchant included
many of Mr.. Cherys former business
friends and associates. and several Sisters
of Charity attended. The orphan boys
from st. Josephs Asylum were present in
Il body as tribute to their late benefactor
ana friend.
During mass the Gregorian chant was
sung by Mrs. Annie Fugitt, soprano, ana
Miss Mamie Grant. alto. with Mr.. Ar
mand Gomprecht as organist. The choir
rendered 20 Guam Merits PASSIONS ana
as the cortege proceeded slowly from the
church Mrs. Fugtt sang as solo Near
e.. My God. to Thee
In his address touching upon the life
work and good deeds of Mr.. Cherry 1T was
stated by Father Stafford that no matter
how the earthly life is lived, we all feel
that there is another and better life to
come in which we may complete the work
we leave unfinished here and reach per-
lection. This he regarded as one of the
strongest arguments in favor of the i'm
mortality of the soul. We have the con-
vction, either consciously or uncon-
sciously he said, that there Is another
life-a better and more glorious one. This
is shown by the inSufficiency of this
worldly life We can never find perfect
peace, satisfaction and happiness here
because this is a perishable life.
Father Stafford spoke of Mr.. Cherry as
man of honor and sterling business up
rightnesS, who had reached the top rung
of the ladder He had just reached the
point where he could enjoy the fruits of
his success when he was taken out of
this life. He won the admiration of all
by his fidelity to his business, and was
taken away to receive his reward in the
other life
Father Stafford paid a glowing tribute
to Mr.. Chery's charity to the poor and
friendless and said it was characteristic
of the man to accomplish this good work
SO quietly and unoStentatiously that no
one knew what he was doing.
I'VE thank God for the life he led con-
Guided Father Stafford, land the good he
has done and ask for him everlasting peace
and rest"
The employees of the Cherry & Moran Com
pany attended the funeral, the arrange
ments for which were directed by Mr.. Mo-
ran of the firm. Six nephews of the de-
ceased-Willie. Harry, James, Charlie
Gardner and Edgar Orme-served as hon
orary pallbearers. The acting pallbearers
We're Judge T. H. Callan, Mr.. Hamilton
Adams Mr.. Joseph A. Curran, Mr. w. I.
Belt, Mr.. Frank P. Reside, Mr.. Herman
Gasch Mr.. w. F. Roberts and Mr.. j. Mel.
Dodson The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
A BIT OF HISTORY.
An Incident of the RetreatFrom Mos
cow Retold for st. Nicholas Readers.

From 81. NICHOLAS
One cold morning during the time when
Napoleon made his unsuccessful expedi-
ton into Russia the landlord of the inn
of small village near Moscow was COM
manded to bring a good meal to three
young, flippant French officers, evidently
brothers. Complying with this request,
he soon appeared with japanned waiter
on which he bore dozen steaming sau-
sages. some potatoes and portion of rye
bread.
At the sausages the Frenchmen sneered,
at the potatoes scowled, and as for the
rye bread, one of them took it up and
threw ii into corner, upon which the
impudent trio left the hostelry with a
most contemptuous look on their counte-
nances.
The innkeeper was very angry, but he
took the sausages and potatoes back to
tie cook, and the bread he placed in a
nearby closet
Who has not heard of the awful disas-
ters that happened To Napoleon's grand
army at Moscow? When they arrived
there they found destitute city, which
the Russians had burned rather than
leave it to the French for winter quar-
tiers. Napoleon had nothing to do but re-
treat; this was the greatest of all dis
asters. 1t was marked by a continuous
line of dead, which the ghouls robbed,
the ravens picked at while wolves ate,
rather than drank, the frozen blood.
Thousands were drowned fording rivers.
During all this while the interchangeable
Cossacks harassed the TANKS. and it is
said that Ney's rear guard was reduced
from 10000 to 30 men. And yet their
worst suffering was said to be the taunt
of the enemy: Gould not the French find
graves at homer"
A man in ragged uniform tottered up to
the landlord with whom our story begins,
and. with these words, fell at his feet
exhausted: Moscow burned - brothers
killed-foodn'
He was resuscitated, and as his wild
eyes met the rye bread he had but few
days since cast aside he c1utched and ate
it; and after good meal the lieutenant
Of Napoleon marched on, q sadder and
wiser man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Good Short Stories.
From the Chicago News.

FROM the chicago News.
Many years of harm work on the farm
had made the old man round-shouldered
and his coat fitted badly. His son in the
city sent him coat stretcher on which to
hang the coat at night. On his next visit
10 the farm the young man asked how
the coat stretcher worked His father
looked little embarrassed and then con-
fessed: Il can't stand it on" said he. 1T
was real good of you to send it. Your
mother fastened it to my coat with tape.
but l wasn't comfortable in 1t and l had
to take it off,
There had been a railway collision near
Scottish country town, and an astute To-
cal attorney had hurried to the scene of dis
lster. Noticing an old man with a badly
damaged head lying on the ground, he APP
preached him with notebook in hand How
about damages, my MANI" he began. The
injured man waved him off with the re-
mark: Ma ma! yen get nae damages frae
me. 1t wasna me that hit yer bloomin'
aud train
blushing and pretty Swedish girl just
arrived from the old country attended even-
ing service at a Duluth church. The min
ister seeing she was stranger, shook
hands with her at the close of the meeting
and said he would find pleasure in calling
upon her soon. Whereupon the girl hung
her head and bashfully murmured, TANK
you, but Ay have fella."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
A Civil War Captain
TALKS TO TIE POINT.

Until about two years ago had had piles for
about thirty years, at times bleeding and very
painful. | got a ffty-cent box OF Pyramid Pile
Cure at the drug store, and used II and en-
tirely cured; got another box in case l needed It,
and as the piles did not return In six mon this L
gave the remedy TO friend OF mine who wanted
the doctor to operate to cure him. My friend said
he would the pyramids but he knew they
would do him good, but they cured him OF piles
of twenty-five years standing. I free from
piles today and have been since using Pyramid
Pile Cure. I captain In the civil war"
James Adams, Soldiers Home, Cal.
The majority of people labor under the impress
sion that operation is necessary IA severe
Of piles, or hemorrhods, and very skeptical
regarding the remedial virtues of any medicinal
compound. Testimony like the above should
tainly have tendency to dispel this impression.
although 1t is odd that such fallacy should IRE
vail, and still more odd that many PEOPLE should
think an operation effects permanent cure.
whereas the contrary is more often the case
We advise all sufferers from this painful COM
plaint TO buy fifty-cent package Of Pyramid Pile
Cure at any drug store and try Ii tonight
Those interested cannot be too strongly urged TO
write Pyramid Drug Co, Marshall. Mich. for
their little book describing the and Of
Piles as II contains valuable Information, and ID
sent free for the asking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
SUIT FOR INSURANCE.
Potomac and Lincoln Companies Made
Defendants

Proceedings at law to recover $500 al
legged to be due on a policy of fire insur-
ance, have been instituted in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia by Harry
T. Waters, administrator of the estate of
Sarah NJ. Waters, deceased, through Attor-
neys Lambert and Baker, against the PO-
tomac Insurance Company and the Lincoln
Fire Insurance Company, both of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
1t is explained that the policy sued upon
was issued by the Lincoln company, but
that since the date of it's issue, June 90
1897, the Potomac company acquired the as
sets and assumed the liabilities of the Lin
coin company. The suit is based upon the
alleged destruction by fire December 20,
1903 of the household furniture and effects
of Sarah NJ. Waters, deceased, in dwell
ing house upon the Clagett place, Bright
wood avenue. near the District line. The
assertion is made that although all things
required by the policy in connection with
the proof of loss have been done, the Po-
tomac company refuses to pay the claim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
DID NOT REMEMBER WEDDING.
Man Married in This City is Divorced
at Norfolk

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, December IS, 1904
L. @. Shaner was, by Judge Martin, in the
Norfolk chancery court, franted an abso-
Lutte divorce from his wife, Lizzie Shaner, to
whom the plaintiff said it was alleged he
was married in Washington, ID. c., in 1894,
but of which marriage he had no recollec-
ton.
Shaner said the alleged marriage took
place while he, as youth, was on a
drunken debauch, and that while he had
been unable to find any official record of
the marriage having been performed his
alleged wife held a paper purportng to be
a certificate of marriage signed by the Off
ciating clergyman, and with this doubt he
desired to have the so-called marriage an
nulled in court. By the decree entered to-
day both parties allowed to remarry.
The wife offered no objection to the divorce
proceedings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Dalgety, Australia's Capital.
From the London Standard.


Dalgety is half way between Tumut and
Bombala: it Is, therefore, compromise
preventing the threatened deadlock between
the two houses. 1t is also, roughly, midway
between Sydney and Melbourne. and. there
FORE placates the powerful interests OF the
two wealthiest states, New South Wales
and Victoria. The prospective capital of
the commonwealth is hardly large enough
even to be called a township. having pop
ulation of only couple of hundred souls
1t is right in ''the back blocks" quite Off
the track of Interstate traffic, and consists
of few weatherboard, tin-roofed houses
1t is not large enough even to exact a postal
delivery from the government
The town lies In the southeast angle of
New South Wales, near the Victorian bor
der, on the upper reaches of the Snowy
river, tributary of the Murray. The
Snowy river flows down the spurs of Mount
Kosciusko, and, fed by Its SHOWS, the vol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
REPAVING BEGUN.
Work Along Line Of Pennsylvania
Avenue Sewer

The Brennan Construction Company
commenced preparations today to lay
asphalt along the line of the Pennsyl-
vania avenue sewer, where mud and
slush have caused much inconvenience
during the recent wet weather. The work
was begun at the corner of 18th and
Pennsylvania avenue in order that the
street in front of the post office building
may be put in good shape as soon as pos
sible The traffic here is very heavy. and
the mud has been a considerable hind
rance. The asphalt will be laid westward.
after which the eastern portion of the
avenue will be taken up. Weather per-
hitting, the paving will be pushed ahead
without stop until completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

breakfast was served and later Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay left for northern bridal tour.
In the corporation court yesterday In the
case of W. NJ. McNair against Mary Baker
ct al, a decree was entered confirming the
sale Of certain property known as Peyton's
grove to J. K. M. Norton and appointing
John NJ Johnson commissioner. In the case
of the city council against r. l.. Johnston
a decree was entered appointing II. n. Gar
ner special commissioner to report.
The funeral of Miss Nellie S. Curtiss,
whose death occurred Tuesday, took place
this afternoon from her late residence, 210
North st. Aspah street. Rev. William ].
Morton of Christ Episcopal Church con-
Quoted the services and the interment was
made in ST. PauIs cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
st. Louis Fair Stamps Wanted.

The Office of the third assistant postmas-
ter general is in daily receipt of many re-
quests from all parts of the country for
sets of the commemorative stamps which
were issued in honor of the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition, and the sale of which has
been closed. In the aggregate hundreds of
these requests have come to the office, and
the necessitated replies 20 the correspond
ents. sending them back their money and in
forming them that they cannot purchase the
stamps. has entailed large increase in the
work of the Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

DIR. Joseph C. Ohlendorf who was con-
victed at the October term of the circuit
court at Upper Marlboro of causing the
death of Madge Hale at the Brentmar In
stitute at Brentwood, Md. in November,
l903 was released on bail Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Oscar Jones, a merchant of Huntington
W. Va, whose young daughter, Pearl
Jones, two months ago committed suicide
by taking poison has sued DIR. b. T. Davis
for $4,000 damages. Dr. Davis, 1t is al
legged, sold the girl the poisonous drug.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

By the burning of the house of a Mr. La.
freniere near Calendar, Ontario, his -four
children persisted before assistance could
reach them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Stop that Cough by using Piso's Cure for Con
sumption. All druggists. 25c. per bottle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
MORE ARRESTS MADE.
% Men in Jail Suspected of Being I'M
plicated in Bank Robberies.

Baltimore, December 9.-Marshal OF
Police Thomas F. Farnan, his assis-
tant, James B. Manning. Chief or De-
t~ectives, A. J. Humphrey and the en-
tire police and detective force OF the
city, reinforced by private detectives
and policemen from the various coun-
ties of the state were busy all day
trying to identify the prisoners who
We're arrested yesterday and last night,
suspected of being implicated in recent
bank robberies, in this and neighborlns
states. Three men, whom the police
suspect of being members of the gang
were arrested today. kilograms were
received today from the police author
titles OF Norfolk and Manassas. Va,
Charleston, S. c., asking that the pris-
oners be held until witnesses who can
possibly identify them arrive here.
At a late hour tonight there are %
men locked UP in Baltimore city sta
ton houses and two in the Jail at Mt.
Airy. There is no cal educ to the
identity of any one of them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
a STARTLING CONFESSION.
remarkable Story of President Beck.
with of the Wrecked OberIin Bank.

Cleveland. O., December 1O.-A
special from Oberlin Y
The confession of President c. T.
Beckwith of the wrecked Citizens
National Bank of Oberlin. now in the
possession of the federal authorities.
is a story so remarkable as to be al
most unbelievable. The unequivocal
statement is made in the confession
that Mrs. Chadwick secured the i'm
mense loans by a written promise. de-
livered into the hands of the banker.
tina the Citizens Rank would be made
the trustee of the 5000. 600 estate.
which has just been revealed to the
world as an absolute myth. The writ
ten promise delivered by Mrs. Chad
wick to Beckwith was to the effect
that her affairs would be turned over
to the Oberlin bank July 1, 1903. In
consideration thereof, President Beck
with and Cashier Spear were to re-
ceive $4,000 a year each for their
trouble. In addition the bank was to
be given a bonus of close to SAC. 900
when the loans had all been paid
back.
This statement answers fully the
Official repeated question what i'm
the world actuated the two officials
of the Oberlin bank in making the
loans from the banks funds without
a scintilla of actual security"
The written confession Of Beck
with goes into details of the explana-
ton made by Mrs. Chadwick as to the
manner in which the estate was then
being handled. The Wade Park
Banking Company, of Cleveland, was
used simply as a depository for the
securities. according to the tale that
the Cleveland woman made the bank
ers believe. The estate was said by
Mrs. Chadwick to be in the hands of
three trustees, all New York men.
The name of one of them was given
as William Baldwin. Mrs. Chadwick
said she could not get hold of the
money except through baldwin whom
the banker now believes to be a myth
ical person. Baldwin attended TO all
the business of handling the interest
from the bonds and turned it over TO
Mrs. Chadwick as it became due. The
bankers were told that the yearly IN
come was S750,OO0. Repeated efforts
were made on the part of Beckwith
to get into communication with Bald
win, but they were always u~nsuccess-
full. An excuse was always ready
when inquiry concerning Baldwin was
pressed.
The Oberlin bank was to be made
the trustee of the estate as soon as
the contract with the then alleged
trustees was ended, which was said
to be July 1. 1903. When July 1. OF
last year came around. matters were
said to be in such shape as to make
it necessary for the estate to remain
in the same hands for some little time
longer. With the end of their
troubles in sight and a golden harvest
within grasp as the Oberlin bankers
believed. they were put off to COM
mence upon a period of torturing an
ticipation which ended with the clos
ing of the doors of the institution and
the arrest of the president n the
cashier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
W. YORK ~
NAVAL STORES

New York, December I0.-Turpentlne
quiet at 81 to 51h. Rosin quiet; strain
ed. common to good. $3.50.
Savannah. December 10.-Turpentsne
hrm at 47z; receipts rs casks: sales
ZS3 casks: shipments $50 asks Rosin
firm; receipts 1.S52 casks: sales 2e30
casks: shipments 9o3 casks. Quote: A
3 c, s2.52h: d, s2.52k: Z $50 to 81
5IR: +. s2.57k to $50; G. s2-62ik 70
$3.50; II. $3.50 To s2es2h: I. s3.35: X, g.
20; II, s43o; y. $40; " G. $4.T5; " w,
s5.I5.
Charleston. December 10-Turpentine
and rosln nothing doing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston quiet at Z 11-16c; net re-
ceiots 9,471 bales.
New Orleans easy at TIC; net re-
ceipts 9,026 bales.
Mobile quiet at : 5-16c; net receipts
4,203 bales.
Savannah quiet at nc; net receipts
",645 bales.
Charleston quiet at 7%c; net receipts
CAS- oales.
Wilmington nominal; net receipts e51
bales.
Norfolk; net receipts 1904 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 7Kc.
Philadelphia quiet at S.25; net re-
ceipts SO bales.
Brunswick. net receipts 1898 bales.
Pensacola; 9 ,1S4 bales.
New York, December 10--Cott1n
quiet al $40; net receipts 2.003 bales;
gross receipts 1874 bales.
Interior Movement.
Houston easy at 7Sc; net receipts
1,670 bales. 4
Augusta firm at 7%c; net receipts
2,309 bales.
Memphis firm at Z 11-1Gc; net receipts
2,536 bales.
St. Laouis quiet at 7Ac; net receipts
GOO bales.
Cincinnati; net receipts 736 bales.
Louisville firm at 7Bc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13

Continued from First Page.)

& is preparing to begin the work OF
presenting to the Federal grand jury
the evidence against Mrs. Chadwick.
Late this afternoon he issued subpoe-
mas for the witnesses who are to appear
before the grand jury, which has al
ready been drawn.
The first of these witnesses is Andrew
Carnegie. The others are Robert Lyon,
receiver Of the bank at Oberlin; A. B.
Spear, ~tEe'cashier of the bank, the
treasurer of Oberlin college, and j. Z.
Barrett, of Wooster, o. What connec-
ton the two last named have with the
case is not disclosed.
President Beckwith will not be called
personally. His statement to the dis
trict attorney and the United States
Marshal VIII be submitted to the jury
instead.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York. December 10.-Total today
at I'll ports-Net receipts 9,191 bales:
exports to Gerat Britain 1896 bales;
exports to France 10000 bales; exports
to the continent SO, sos bales; stock $751;
224 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts 69,191 bales: exports to Great
Britain SO, 366 bales; exports to France
1900 bales; exports 10 the continent
1855 bales.
Total since September Ist at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 5.053, lob bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1,7s8.3T4 bales;
exports to France $50. 453 bales; exports
to the continent 1,370,ss4 bales; exports
to Japan 1898 bales; exports to Mexico
-. 354 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13

Senator Latimer's bill to provide
national aid to the states in the con-
s%truction of good roads is reported ia
vorably from committee. Whether
this idea carries now OF later, it is
sure to do so in time. 1t is entirely
proper, it seems to us, for the federal
government to concern itself in the
betterment of the n of public
communication The principle is
every whit as unobjectionable as that
of river-and-harbor Improvement or
Neutrality-suspicious. Landmark.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
There are not a n

Lenoir Topic: There are not many
wagons coming In from watauga this
week. and apples, cabbage and other
produce are bringing good prices. APP
pies are bringing 50 cents per bushel
and cabbage SIZE per hundred. Since
the recent heavy rains the roads VIII
be bad and not many watauga people
VIII be likely TO bring produce here for
market until the roads get better. and
that may be x spring: az winter has
set in for good.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
RECEIPTS OF r

New York, December 10-Receipts
SO, 191 bales against es.0sS last week and
43, 211 last year. For the week 350.seo
bales against 355.457 last week and 3GS,-
S23 last year Today's receipts at New
Orleans 9.026 bales against 10sSI last.
year cnd at Houston s,7o7 bales against
1919 last wear