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A RELIGIOUS HoLp.UP.
Lovesick Highwayman Made Parson
Tie Nuptial Knot.

Lovesick Hiehwayman Made Parson
Tie Nuptial Knot.
Since the Days of Dick Turpin and
Claude Duval the methods Of the high.
wayman have shown but little variety.
An exception to this general rule OF
the road must be noted in the case of
the pastor of a rural New York charge,
whose duty recently led him along a
lonely highway near the village OF
Hopewell in that state. 1t was even
ing and was unusually dark for the
hour. The pastor, his mind e%ngrossed
by his errand, was quietly trudgins
along, when, without warning, two IN
pleasant looking strangers sprang from
the wayside bushes and halted him.
They were powerfully built fellows
and the pastor vas unarmed. He felt
that discretion was the better part OF
valor, and prepared to hand over his
modest valuables. Are you a par.
SOM" one Of the highwaymen demand.
ed. The pastor admitted the fact, and
nc doubt hoped it would secur him a
rebate Of some sort. "You are the
very man we want" said the other
highwayman. He whistled softly and
two young women suddenly emerged
from the shadows. I'VE want you to
marry us and do it as speedily as pos
sible," said the first highwayman.
Whereat the relieved pastor, having
NJ desire to argue the matter, hastily
performed the double marriage core
mony for the clippers, and was reward
ed with a substantial fee. Then the
wedding party bade him good night
and disappeared in the gloom, leaving
the pastor to resume his lonely jour-
ney along the dusky highway.-Cleve-
land P~laindealer.
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VALUE OF MEXICAN PEARLS.
Varieties Found In Lower California
Are Of MANY Colors.

Varieties Found In Lower California
Are ct Many colors.
jewelers. are learning to realize tho
value Of the Mexican pearl, and the
seasons work In pearl fishing is prov.
ing very remunerative. Adrian Corno-
Joy, a prominent pearl fisher Of Low.
Or California. says that the pearl dsh.
ers all along the coast Of the gulf are
doing an excellent business this year.
In this part Of Mexico there is more
variety in the color Of the pearls
found than In any other part Of the
world. The colors include black, gray,
red, blush green and yellow. Msxi.
can pearls ars rapidly gaining a good
reputation In the markets Of the world.
says the New York Tribune. In Paris.
which is the center Of the pearl trade.
there are no pearls more in favor than
those from Mexico.
There Is now about as much pros
pecting for pearls In the Gulf Of Call.
fornia az there is hunting for mines
throughout tho interior Of Mexico, and
the entire gulf coast is closely in.
spected by pearl fishers or prospect
ORE. The best pearls are to be found
IN the bottom of the pearl beds. For
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Chatter Of ~Typewrlters.

1t is a time of great talking and
small doing. There is a prodigious
contest Of words and ink. Not even
public officers are exempt from the
fray; indeed, some Of them lead in it.
loudly roaring. There Is a fms fury
for writing "open letters" and telling
grandly what ought to be done and
what is to be done. So fast they fol-
low upon one another's heels that the
tumult is bewildering. Not in such
frenzies is work done. The great
doors in the world have worked and
have let other persons do the talking.
It was not by open letters" and open
mouths that the thought of the world
translated itself into action. Nor, in
this noisier time. is the fabric Of
states reared and cemented by the
public clatter of typewriters.
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this reason old beds that were some
time ago supposed to have been
worked out, have lately been raked
over, sometimes with excellent re.
suits. One of the finest gray pearls
ever found was discovered in one of
these deserted beds. Among the
most valuable pearls to be found in
the Gulf Of California are those of a
reddish color, bit these are discovered
only occasionally. They have an ex.
Quisite luster and many Of them are
large and Of the most perfect shape.
Australia has taken steps to protect
her pearl fisheries from British seek.
ers. The report on British New
Guinea, just published by the Com.
monwealth Of Australia, contains an
amendment to the law relating to
pearl shell and "beche de mer" fisher.
les. under which no ship or boat ia to
DO licensed to hsh for pearls of beche
Dc mer unless owned by natural-born
British subjects, naturalized British
subjects, denizens Of British New
Guinea or of Australia and bodies cor.
porat established under the laws az
some parts Of the British dominions.
This 10 said to be an act of retaliation
In view of the German regulation.
regarding Samoa.
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NEW USE FoR RABBITS.
They Make Excellent Chicken When
Packing House Canned.

lney MAKE Excellenf chicken When
Packing House Canned.
Veal makes pretty good canned
chicken, and corn meal fills up the
chinks we'll in most varieties of canned
meats. These are old stories now,
and nobody worries about such harm.
less taking" A sophistication Of the
same class is described by a newspa-
per correspondent, who tells of the
magical transformation many years
ago of about $4,000 jack rabbits into
homeless turkey in n of the Chicago
packing houses. Thousands of rabbits
were killed by an unusually severe
blizzard. The farmers shipped the
in car load lots to Chicago,
and this particular packer conceived
the bright idea of buying them at 3
cents a pound and their conversion
into turkey at II cents. 1t was a
fraud, of course. on what the teller Of
the story calls the innocent and guilt
BILE public, but it was the turning of a
dishonest penny in a rather clever
way which hurt nobody. Jack rabbit
meat is just as nutritious as turkey,
perhaps so. If the packers had
never done anything worse than to
convert nice, clean jack rabbits into
homeless turkeys their establishments
would not have needed such a
thorough Observation-Disclosures York
Globe.
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of New YOrk-SS.

County OF New YOrk-sS
Geo. c. Howe, Vice President, and Geo.
". Dewey, Secretary of the Niagara Fire
insurance Company, being. duly sworn.
depose and say that he foregoing is =
correct statement of the affairs OF said
company; tina the said Insurance Com.
pany has a paid up capital stock OF az
least Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, IN
available cash assets, inclusive OF stock
holders obligations, and over and above
and taxes and that they are the above
described officers of said Insurance COM
pany. TOWN
Vice President.
GEO. w. DEWEY,
Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18Th day of January, 1909.
tSeal.) IHOS. MOORE,
Notary Public for Kings County.
Certificate filed in New York county.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, /
orr, Of Commissioner of Insurance..
u. C. cooper, Commissioner of In.
sur nee Of the State of North Dakota
- l.eieby certify that the foregoing is .
.r,,. Abstract Of the original statement
..nw. on file in this office.
l" testimony whereof, I have hereuut0
set my hand and affixed the seal of thiA
n. al Bismarck the list day of August,
y. y. 1855.
(Seal.) E. c.
Commissioner of Insurance..
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Total risks taken during the
Total premiums received dur
ing the year.
Total losses incurred during
the year
Total amount Of losses paid
during the year.
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READY TO ANSWER.
Inhabitant Who %cheerfuIIy Furnished
Information.

IIiidHieahI VhO StSSIi0uy VI
Information.
The train had stopped at a little
town in Kansas.
The passenger in the check suit,
who was sitting by a a window,
opened a conversation with the native
on the station platform.
Seeing trains go through is about
all the excitement you have here, isn't
it," he asked.
NO." said the native. I'VE got a
gas we'll here. 1t ketched fire yister-
day, and we had a dickens of a time
putin it out"
"How did you manage it,"
"Well, sir, after we'd tried every.
thing else. we took old Bill Flaxham,
soused him in the boss trough, dumped
him on the mouth of the well and the
fire went out to wunst."
"Why couldn't you have used any
other man just as well?"
"'Cause, sir, Bill Flaxham is the
biggest sponge In the whole darned-"
But here the train moved of.
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. J
Oqce OF Commissioner Of Insurance.
i =. G.. Cooper Commissioners Of In
eurance of the State Of North Dakota.
DO hereby certify that the foregoing IL Z
true abstract OF the original statement
now on file in this ONCE.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand M afnxed the seal 81 this
A.. q. 1905.
(aeal.) e. c, COOPER.
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Course Of a Mad poq.

A West Of England paper recently
published the following report of the
career of a mad dog:
1.-THE Infatuated animal was soon
tearing up High street at full speed,
and we regret to state it severely bit
the mayors son and several other
dogs which happened to be in the VI
cinity."
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A Second Thief.

Some mean thief ran off with the
umbrella I had to-day" began Pincher.
"and-"
"Say!" exclaimed Knox, don't you
know it's a sign of approaching men,
tai trouble to leave out words that
way?"
What word did l leave out?"
THE word other before mean"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
COUNTY GGuRI.

Grand Jury DioharEed rom Any Further
Attendance.
ln the Court of General Sessions TO-
day the grand jury, having completed
its work for this term, was discharged
from any Further attendnnce. Dur
ing the morning the following true
bills we're found
Larceny John W. Dougherty.
Assault and battery John Larsen.
The bill against Mary j. Quinn for
larceny was ignored.
Manufacturing without License
Horace w. Cause, Floyd ID. Stowe,
Joseph n. Bond. William Mackenzie,
and William MCGOWAN
Buying and selling goods without
license Rufus Stewart, Harry Thomp-
son, Edward n. Tucker Harry c..
Hunter, Llewellyn W. Ackley, Joseph
r. Martin.
Relative TO the indictment against
| Horace ". Cause. president Of the
Wilmington Automobile Co., for manu-.
| featuring without license, it Is un
derstood that David j. Roinhardt
] counsel for the company, had held I
conference with Attorney Genera
/ Richards as 60 the amount Of licensl
I ANH NNNIINNN nNANAN INNa 80 MN" NNA'''
that the grand iury should be giyei
the opportunity TO find true bill
/ against the company after which the
matter. as TO the amount, was TO b,
determined Mr.. Reinhardt said h'
was unable 10 say why the name o.
Mr.. Cause had been substituted FOL
| that Of the company
James Martin, II years old, pleaded
| guilty TO the charge of larceny and wal
sentenced to three months imprison
ment. lie was represented by j.
Frank Ball, who petitioned the cour
to have him paroled.
Attorney General Richards objected
stating that the boys crime was bur
| glary and that the boy has ESCAPED
from the Ferris Industrial School.
After talking with the boy the cour
sentenced him. The lashes were re
| mitted.
The case Of Hammond Lingo
charged with non n-support, was dis
missed upon the application Of Depui!
Attorney General Hastings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
REMEDIES
SUSPECTED OF KIDNAPPING.
Two Men and Boy Found in a Freight
Car.

On Saturday evening last the police
received "A telegram from Elmer Bennett
OF Havre dc Grace, Md. inquiring about
his 9-years-old son, Austin Bennett, and
two men. who were supposed TO have
taken the boy away with them by force.
Special Officer krauser of the r., b. *
W Railroad arrested two men, m com
pny with boy, in a Lehgh
valley car. ON the charge of trespassing
on the railroad property. They three
persons were taken TO the police station,
where the boy gave his name as Austin
Bennett of Havre de Grace, and the
men said they were William Car and
Joseph Hoppe The men were locked
up and word was sent to Havre dc Grace
notifying Mr.. Bennett that his son had
been found The Boy told the police
that he was playing baseball on a lot at
Havsre de Grace when the two men
came along and compelled him to 60
along with them.
Yesterday the boys father came to
this city and took the boy home with
him The father told the police that he
would see the Maryland authorities about
prosecuting the men on the charge oi
kidnapping and also on the charge ol
assault with intent to commit murder
as the boy claims the men threatened
to kill him if he did not remain with
them The men were arraigned beiolt
Judge Cochran in the City Court thi'
morning and were held without bail %
await the action Of the Maryland authori
ties The men deny compelling the boy
10 accompany them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
LARGE POLICE DOCKET.
Thirty-one People Faced Judge Cochran
This Morning

Thirty-one People Faced Judge Oochtan
This Morning
Thirty-one people Nerc arraigned before
Judge Cochran in the Municipal Court
this morning.
John Ivory. colored. charged with the
larceny Of a watch the property OF William
jefferson. also tolorcd. was held under
$500 bail for the Court of General Sessions
Annie Jones, colored, charged with SELL
ing intoxicating liquors without a license,
was fined $50
Thomas Alexander. charged with act
ing in an improper manner on the street,
was fined $50
Richard Greenfield and Charles r..
Donovan were charged with reckless
driving The former was fined 50 and
the latter 81
George Williams. colored, charged with
the larceny OF a pair OF shoes, the property
Of George Shapiro, was turned over to
Special Agent Frank Stout of the 5. p.
c. c., who will investigate the case and
report tomorrow morning
Medford jackson. colored. charged with
committing an assault and battery on
James Sherer, a young white man, on
Saturday night on King street between
Second and Third, was fined $50 and
sentenced 10 be imprisoned 80 days
Fletcher Gibbs. Clarence Spencer, John
Byard and John Shovel, all col-
ored charged with acting in "A dis
orderly manner toward Daniel Galloway
a Young white man, were each iped SO
James Pryor, charged with acting IN
q disorderly manner on the street, wal
fined $40
Morris Helman, charged by Capt
| Thomas Chase of the steamboat Olrica
with acting in an improper manner on
the boat. was dismissed. Chase told thf
court that Hellman refused to pay hil
fare.
The case against Martin Sinka, charged
with committing a breach OF the peace
was continued until tomorrow morning
Andrew Mehall. charged with acting
in disordely manner in Eden Park, wa
fined So
Sarah Watson, colored. charged viii
acting in n disorderly manner toward he
daughter, was fined $40
Harry Cahall, charged with acting u
a disorderly manner toward Emma Mont
gomery, was hned-S3
Michael Dougherty Of Chester. charge,
with vagrancy, was dismissed
Michael Saturn and James o'heal
charged with fighting, were each fined 81
The cases against John Connor. anl
Harry Hurley boS9, charged with corne
lounging, were continued until tomorrow
morning
Six men, charged with drunkenness.
were each. fined 81.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
rRAMPLEp BY A sTEER.
Four -years-old Child Seriously Injured
Near Her Home.

Gertrude Patterson. aged years, Of
1922 Read street was severely injured
last Saturday by being knocked down
and trampled upon by large steer which
was being driven through the streets by
a colored man. The steer became un-
manageable on Lancaster avenue near
Harrison street and ran after everybody
in sight It pursued men, women and
children from the street into alleys and
doorways The Patterson child was
walking through the alley which runs
from Lancaster avenue to Read street
between Harrison and Van Buren, when
the steer ran up the alley The child
ran from the steer, but in an instant IL
was upon her and knocked her 10 the
ground her head coming in contact with
q brick wall in falling making q lacera-
tion on her head The steer stepped on
the child's hand. laoeraiing il badly.
Dr. J. H Spruance dressed the injuries,
which were considered pretty serious, but
the child was able to be about today.
The name of the owner or driver Of the
steer is not known.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
The Great Race is Being Run
This Afternoon at the
GTaYeSend Track.
$4,000 TO THE WINNER
frank R. HitChcOCk'S Hamburg Colt,
DaRdsllOH, Was a FaYOTite in
The Early Betting.
A..oeIated IIe.. DI.naleh by .peeIaI No.

New York, May p. Twenty-Five thou
sand person were expected to see the rum
ming Of the Brooklyn Handicap at Graves
end today
The stake Is worth about $4,000 TO
the winner, and the distance is mile and
quarter
Nitha dry and fast tack and am ideal.
but cool spring day interes; in the run
nng OF the big event was high. and there
was some hope OF touching the record of
2O5 2-j for the Brooklyn Handicap made
by Irish Lad when he outran Gunere,
in 1903.
Among the is entrances. Frank r.
Hitchcocks Hamburg colt. Dendelon,
was a iavorite in the early betting. With
Delhi the winner OF last years Brooklyn
Handicap. the Picket and Proper. ne
spectively hrst and third in the handi-
cap Of 1904 Roseben, winner at distances.
and Lord Of the Vale and Blandy, the
coupled Belmont entry the field was re-
garded as AN open one Abdell. Security
Iokalon and Oxford were among the
horses picked for a place in the money.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
Guu gatt to classitu.

DRoros Ais-SEALFn PROPOSALS WILL nr
1 WreiYcd hv city founcn lcrtinalnf, Com
miiicfl unu June 18th. ai 1an D. m. for me cellcc.
uon ana removal of garbage and for tho disposal
nl garbage
hldder may submit proposals lur lhc collection
ANA VmoNnl ul garbage for SINGLE district 0r TOR
lne entire city or lnf the disposal ui rullnHr or lnr
ilc collection and disposal together copies Of mo
Vccinninus pruposi blanks aud envelopes
may hc had 40 Che Office oi the CLERK oi council
after May eih ut iOa. mn. an proposals mist ho
nlnccd Ion ihc tcalcd envelopes provided for the pur
nusc aud must De deposited lu the box lh the
Council Chamber bciun 1aQ o. M. ON daie ahnvo
specified dune lsthl
The right 20 reicci any or an bids d reserved.
by order ul The Council
JpHNl. MONAGHAN. Clerk of Conuci
my2i saojcieiiiaia2Oh.G
ENECurORs SALE - WILL nv sOTn AN
II public mlc ut 30 iOl2 West rhrd street. on
Thursday morning. May alst nf no o'clock am
Kinds oi household and Kitchen furniture. rarlnn
bed nuu dinlurfuom urnluU. CARPET several
pieces of antique furniture Everything IN good
order JOHN T.. nONAHOE Executor
Of Catherine Cotton deceased
-tdhnm Son. nucilonucrs
d. a. A. phone N3i. my2imwln
DOARnlNC. nOnGiNG-IADfEs AND GEN
Durmen 2i and f0 ccuis
mylllm sWlSf FOURTH STREET.
w ANrED-APrRENTICF ArDREssMAKiNC
| w one who can SOW Apply
my2i2 7o2 jffFERsoN STREET
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
OBITUARY

The body Of Amos Mann. the freight
conductor, who was killed at Gray g
Ferry last week, was sent 60 Columbia,
Pa, this morning. Funeral services
were held over the body at his late
home, 1914 Pine streets, last evening,
by the Rev. II. G. Turner Of Brandy
wine Nj. +. Church.
Anthony j. Joyce, aged % years,
died on Saturday at Ile Brown street.
Myers Henry, child, died on Satur-
day. az sQS Seventh avenue.
terday at Eleventh and Wilson streets
John Trippett. aged 80 years, died
of paralysis, on Friday, at 1900 Union
street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
The State Department, at Wash
iIgtOn, Has Received COniiIma-
ton Of lhe Report
HAS TAKEN COGNIZANCE
his Believed That Russia Will Make
Every Effort to Capture and
Punish The ASSaSSiuS.
,s,.ar.d Presg Dispatch BY special wire-.

Washington, May 2i.-The State De-
rsrtment has received confirmation Of the
murder of W. H. stuart the American
Vice-Consul at Batoum, Russia. ia
5isnatch from Ambassador Never. at
G. Petersburg The dispatch merely
states that the Brisith consul at Batoum
advised the American Embassy at St.
Petersburg Of the murder OF Mr. Stuart
and said the murderers escaped. No
details of the crime are given.
Ambassador Meyer having taken cog
nizance Of the case, the State Department
officials do not believe that is requires
action at their hands at this moment. It
4 not doubted that the Russian govern
ment will make every effort to capture
the assassins and mete out full punish
ment 10 them, and, consequently. It is
felt TO be well to allow it TO proceed in
That direction without further pressure.
Batoum is situated upon the east
coast Of the Black Sea and has popula-
tion of 10000, chiefly Turks and Ame-
mans The European population, includ-
ing Russians. is about 5000 II is in
tbe heart OF the Russian oil district. and
the shipping Of petroleum is the chief
industry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
AGAINST SENATOR BURTON.
Decision in His Case Was Rendered Today
by the Supreme Court

by the Supreme Court.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Washington, May 2l The Supreme
Court Of the United States today rendered
decision IN the case OF United States
Senator Joseph h. Burton of Kansas.
The decision was against Burton. affirm
ing the decision Of the United States Court
for the Eastern district of Missouri, by
which Burton was sentenced TO six months
imprisonment in the jail OF Iron County,
Mo. required to pay fine Of 81 500 and
deprived of the right to hereafter hold
office under the government All the
points made in Burton's interest were
overuled.
Senator Burton was prosecuted on the
charge of violating section l,7s2 Of the
Revised Statutes which prohibits Sena-
tors and Representatives receiving com
pensation for services rendered before
any Of the government departments in
any manner IN which the government
may DE interested He was specifically
charged with accepting a fee Of $500 per
month for FIVE months from the kialto
Grain and Securities Co.
Justices Brewer. White and Peckham
united in a dissenting opinion delivered
by Justice Brewer. Their opinion was
based on the theory that the United
States was not legally interested in the
case against the Rialto Co, by which
Burton was employed as counsel.
Immediately after promulgating its
decision IN the Burton case, the Supreme
Court of the United States today granted
a motion to give Senator Burton so days
TO prepare a petition for a rehearing. The
action will have the effect of taking the
case over until the next term Of court
beginning in October, as the present
term will expire next Monday.
If Senator Burton does not resign at
once, as a prominent Senator puts it, a
resolution declaring his seat vacant vii
be introduced.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
ADJUSTMENTS

On Wednesday next the San Fran
cisco moving pictures will return Co
the Lyceum Theatre for the afternoon
and evening. Since the show appeared
In this city number of new earth
quake scenes have been added In order
TO amuse as we'll as instruct the people
there have also been some comedy
films added. As now constituted tho
show is the largest and best moving
picture show which has ever been
offered 20 the people of this city. This
will be the last opportunity Of the
people Of this city TO see these pic-
lures. They drew large crowds here
before. Since that time the show has
been greatly enlarged.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21
ugITARIAN ANNIyEasARY wEEK.

Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires
Boston. Mass. May 2L-The annual
Observance of the anniversary week Of
the various Unitarian organizations was
opened here today. The first meeting
was that Of the Ministerial Union. in
Claiming Hall, where Prof j. C. Dean of
Meadville Pa, spoke on Life Ever
lasting; its Conditions There also
was held today public meeting under the
auspices Of the Women's Alliance. n
the South Congregational Church. Dr.
S. S. Goodloe ofthe Meadville Pathological
Seminary delivered an address.
The American Unitarian Association
viii celebrate its Slst anniversary with
meetings in fremont Temple tomorrow
and "Wednesday