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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29

means of trick salver having a small
we'll let into its center to hold the cart
ridges. Into this we'll the marked cart
ridges were deposited by the spectators.
In the interior Of the salver was a
second compartment loaded with blank
cartridges. The sergeant who collected
the bullets shifted the compartment by
means Of peg underneath the salver
as he walked from the audience to the
stage. The sham cartridges were now
brought to view, and the real We're
hidden in the body of the salver. While
the soldiers We're engaged in loading
their rifles with the blank cartridges
the sergeant went behind the side scene
to get his gun and deposit the salver
A couple of assistants extracted the
genuine bullets and heated them. Herr
mann went to the wing to get the plate
and secretly secured the marked bull
lets. The rest Of the trick consisted in
working up the dramatic effects.
Conjuror Must Be Actor.
A great deal Of the success In trick
such as this Is due to the dramatic eff
fects introduced by the wonder worker
The conjurer must be something Of an
actor as we'll as clever sleIght-of- hand
performer. Hermann was always hap
py In his ''patter," the technical name
for the maglcian's running converse
ton. he was good bit of a comedian
and consequently was able to distract
the attention Of his audience from
something he did not wish them to OBJ
serve He was not the first to make use
of the tullet-catching trick, which real
ly was invented by Robert Houdin, and
also used by Anderson. However, Herr
mann made it the great feature of his
but seldom added to its interest. for II
was believed by his audience that he
placed his life in Jeopardy every time
he performed the feat.
Excepting the card and coin manipu
lators and the parlor magicians, the
stage professor of the black art carries
with him many tons Of paraphernalia
The lightest, airiest effects are the re
suits Of elaborate and heavy apparatus
and the modern thaumaturgist must be
accompanied by many mechanics and
unseen assistants, as we'll as by the
chief assistants whom the spectators
notice. The confederate, as he was
once known, is unnecessary nowadays
The gentlemen who go upon the stage
from the audience to tie knots are al
of them very innocent, indeed. There
Is no need of confederacy, for the tricl
Is really genuine, carefully planned
feat, and does not depend upon any col
fusion on the part Of some one PLACED
in the audience.
Some Feats of KeIlar.
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ORIGIN OF CANTEEN.
Words in Latin Means Fifth Street in
Camp.

A strange genealogical history is that
possessed by the word "canteen"-which
has caused so much talk in temperance
and army circles-if its origin Is correct
sy assigned to the old Latin "quintana,'
which literally means "of the fifth
cank." or fifth in order" The Quintana
(via.l was q street in the Roman camp
so called because it came between the
fifth maniple, or company, and the sixth
Here all the business and marketing OF
the camp was done and 'quintana"
eventually came to mean a market.
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day only the old bear pit and cave re
The pit is in a splendid state of preserva-
ton. the stone arch being as strong as
when built a century ago.-Philadelphia
Jupuirer
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1.-THE MARRYING SQUIRE"

Justice Geo. f. Law, of Brazil, Ind.'
Has Married 400 Couples.
Justice Geo. +. Law, Of Brazil, lnd.,
has fairly earned the title THE Mar
irving SQUIRE" by which he Is known
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Some Feats of Kellar.

Kellar as a young man was assistant
to the famous Davenport Brothers, and
he reproduces some of their cabinet
mysteries with considerable and more
effective improvements. 1t Is explained
that the Davenport Brothers accom-
plshed their feats by secretly taking
up slack in the rope while 1t was being
tied, thereby getting a loophole in the
bonds through which to work one hand
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Belgium Increases Imports.

Belgium increased her imports during
the first seven months of this year 10
per cent. and her exports Ii per cent.
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A Powerful Magnet.

There Is a magnet IN the Edinburgh
museum weighing only three and one.
half grains which can lift i45 times Il.
own weight.
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cannot escape secret thrill in the
presence of the possibly uncanny.

cannot escape secret thrill In the
presence of the possibly uncanny.
What he sees there are Illusions and
receptions. He knows that Kellar, for
instance, has to get along without SUI
pernatural help. Everything the stage
magician accomplishes is a trick, and
the fascination Of the exhibition Is to
be found chiefly in the universal curios-
ity which causes each spectator to de-
sire to know how the Illusion was per-
formed and partly In the old credence
In the miraculous powers Of black art
One may hazard a guess" as to the
method employed In one illusion or
another, but he Is not likely to know
whether or not his surmise IS correct,
for the secret Of the tricks Is their
greatest value, and the simplicity Of
most Of them would, We're it generally
The average book Of magic is tan
talizing treatise to a person who wants
to know" 1t will give the explanation
Of hundreds Of tricks no longer exhib-
tied, and will describe those which may
still be effective In terms so vague that
their mystery Is, II anything, made
deeper.
Revelation I'm Magic.
An exception to the rule is The Old
and the New Magic" by Henry Rdgely
Evans, which has been published by the
Open Court Publishing Company of
Chicago This is a very chatty and H.
Illuminating volume, but, at times, it's
author takes it for granted that the
reader Is an adept However, it Is a
very enjoyable but brief view Of magic
and magicians Of all times. The modus
operandi Of some famous illusions or
tricks Is given, and, excepting to the
professional or amateur who has fol
lowed stage magic closely, the book will
prove revelation.
One Of the most simple but startling
tricks shown on the stage Is Thurston's
defiance Of the laws of gravitation. -
Having made his entrance by giving
some feats of card manipulation, be
suspends a large ball in the air like
Mahomets coffin. 1t Is apparently I'M
attached to anything, for the magician
passes a hoop about the ball AS he
crosses the stage the ball follows him
And accompanies him as he makes his
exit. The feat Is accomplished by q
stream of compressed air. 1t Is very
simple, but it requires great skill to
reproduce.
Herrmnnn's Gun Illusion
The gun illusion, performed by the
late Alexander Hermann, was perhaps
one of the most sensational feats ever
presented. A squad Of soldiers, under
the command of sergeant or corporal
comprised the firing party. The guns
were apparently loaded with genuine
cartridges, the bullets OF which hat
been previously marked for Identified
ton by various spectators. The sol
diers stood upon platform erected II
the center Of the theater, and Herr
mann stationed himself upon the stage
The guns were fired at him, and he ap
parently caught the balls upon plate
Upon examination the balls wer
found to be still warm from the effect
OF the explosion and the marks wer
identified upon them. The substitution
Of the show cartridges which wer
loaded into the guns, for the genuin
ones, was very subtly executed b.
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The Washington times., 1906-06-17
MURDER CHARGED
T6ZION FANATIC
Advocate of Voliva Proba-
bly, Poisoned by a
Dowieite.


CHICAGO. June a16.-Murder. inspired
by religious fanaticism growing out Of
the Zion City conflict. is the theory
forced upon authorities OF Lake county
as the result OF their inquiry today into
the death Of Hiram r DuekeIing. who
died from the effects Of poison. in his
home. one mile south OF the holy city"
The coroner has discovered that
DeukeIing was an intense and demon
strative supporter Of Voliva. and was
frequently involved in many contro-
versies.
II Is the growing opinion of the
Waukegan and Zion City police that
some Dowieite. enraged by Deukeling' s
imprecations and threats. conceived the
thought that so bitter. an enemy would
be better dead. and placed poisonIin the
cornmeal.
Two neighbOEs, with whom DeukelinR
is known 20 have quarreled, viii be
questioned closely before the inquest at
WaukeCan, which was suspended. is re-
sumed--
DeUkeling died al his home in mad
dening agony yesterday, the victim Of a
powerful poison
\ Dowieite. he was denied medical aid
because OF his own religious views and
those Of his relatives and friends
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
HELEN GOULD MAY
SETTLE TROUBLE
In Paris Working on the
Count CaStellane
Problem.

PARIS. June 16.-Miss Helen Miller
Gould, who is stopping as the guest OF
her sister. the Countess de CasteIane.
may be the means Of settling the coun-
tess domestic difficulties in way sat
isfactory not only 10 the Gould family
but even to Count Boni de Castellane.
Miss Helen Could. it is reported. has
vigorously disapproved Of her sisters
suit for divorce. Friends say that Miss
Gould has declared ia the countess that
she viii sanction the divorce only upon
the condition that the countess make a
formal pledge that she VIII never re-
marry. George J. Gould, 1t is stated.
is also opposed 70 the divorce on ac-
count OF the countess children
Although the legal period allowed for
a reconciliation expired = fortnight
ago, the Countess Anna has not served
her divorce papers upon the count
This has suggested 70 her friends here
that IT is not improbable that owing 70
the opposition Of the Goulds 10 an abso-
lutte divorce on account of the children
that there Will be ultimately a recon-
ciliation of the couple.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
How Precincts Voted.
Bethesda in Doubt.

To this Dawson supporters assented
except as TO Bethesda. They claimed
that Dawson had something up his
sleeve" in Bethesda, and that he would
turn up in control Of the precinct and.
with IL. of the convention. There have
been rumocs for some time. in fact. that
Dawson mad a deal for this precinct
the story being that Cyrus Keiser and
Glen TAFT will turn up in control of its
delegation at the right time. This the
Pearre forces last night were disposed to
fear, though they were positive in their
claims that they had carried the county
In Bethesda there was only one ticket
Of delegates. and the Pearre people have
assumed that IL was solid for them.
Nevertheless the Dawson faction was
reported last night 10 have turned the
tick here. and 10 have secured the
right men on the delegation by avoid
ing a fight and conducting a harmony
program. It was conceded that Beth
csda held the key TO the situation.
The contests in several Of the pre-
Cincts were very close. and the vote
large. In Potomac. Capt. John McDon-
aid led the Dawson forces, and he is
expected TO take command of the Daw-
son campaign in the convention at Rock
Vile tomorrow. The Dawson people de-
clared last night that If they got Mont
gOmery they would also get Frederick.
and that it's anybody's fight for the
- nomination
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
LUNA PARK MANAGER
GIVEN TESTIMONIAL
George z. Gill Receives Expressions of
Regret From Employees Upon His
Retirement.

Seldom has such a scene ever been
witnessed IN a park playhouse as that
of last night in the Scenictorium at
Luna Park, when Manager George f.
Gill; of that new IngersoH enterprise,
was cheered to the echo by gathering
OF 800 employees, who presented n suit
case and an umbrella, together with an
engrossed letter, on the occasion Of his
resi- ignatiOn 10 take up important the
atrical duties in connection with some
OF his numerous enterprises
the announcement of Mr.. GilTs resig-
nation had not been Officially made. bu;
the facts crept out. and when IL be-
came established that he was actually
going TO leave the employees hastily or
ganized a meeting OF protest Friday
night which turned into n gathering
of regret. \ committee was appointed
to draw up the letter and secure the
testimonial.
In addition to the personal gifts. Mr.
Gill received a handsome purse for Mrs.
Gill. who was immensely popular with
the employees
The new manager, Len Schloss, vii
arrive today from Scranton TO take
charge of the park
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
FRIGHT TO. AIM" DUEL
BUT NOBODY WAS HURT

PARIS, June ia pistol duel with
the right 10 aim has just taken place
in Paris for the first time in fourteen
years. The cOmbatants were NJ Henri
de Bruchard and NJ. Georges Bertrand
de Beauvoir. The quarrel arose over
some remarks made by NJ. de Beauvoir.
which NJ. de Bruchard considered in
sultiug 20 his family.
Two shots vert exchanged. each man
taking all the time he wanted to aim.
Neither was hit, so they fired again.
with the same result, though one of
RE Combatants did get hole ut
rough the hem Of his frock coat.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
LIEUT.. ]. B. G. MCCLURE
Is BURIED WITH H0NORS

Army officers. friends, a,d ra-atives
Of Second Lieut.. J. +. g. Mcclure
Company s. Coast Artr.- ---. UI-o died
Thursday at Fort Monroe, -t.=r.ded the
funeral, which took place with military
honors from the receiving vault in
Arlington Cemetery yesterday afternoon
al o'clock
The palibearers were chosen from the
officers at Fort Mycr. as follows Lieu
tenants Dietrich. Bull Macdonald. Kill
bourne, and Bristol. and DR. BulinEslea-
assistant surgeon. Intermert was made
beside the body OF the young officer S
father, Col Charles Mcclure. who died
two years ago while on duty in the
Philippines
The Washington times., 1906-06-17

Winans estate at Baltimore. was de-
clared insane To-Day by Justice Green
baum in the supreme court. The de
cision is based on the report of Referee
Nealis. who was appointed by the court
10 inquire as 10 Mrs. Williams sanity
Pending the decision the woman had
been confined in a sanitarium by her
own consent and that of her counsel.
Early this week she withdrew the
acquiescence and her counsel procured
her release on a writ Of habeas corpus
Mrs. Williams has since disappeared,
but under the decision rendered today,
IL found in the Jurisdiction OF the su-
preme court OF this State she can be
arrested and committed 10 an asylum
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
GREATER PITTSDURG
DECREE EFFECTIVE
Allegheny Opponents of Consolidation
Will Appeal to State Supreme
Court.

PITTSBURG. Pa. June 1s-The
Greater Pittsburg decree. consolidating
the municipalities OF Pittsburg and Al
legheny city, was issued in quarter ses-
sions court this morning. taking effect
Immediately.
The public defense committee. repre-
sentins the anti-consolidation element Of
Allegheny. was in court and attempted
obstructive tactics. but failed. I'm
mediately, however, after the decree was
signed the ants flied notice Of appeal
20 the State supreme court.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
MONTGOMERY
GOES FOR PEARRE
Early Returns Indicate
DawSOn'S Defeat.
ELECTION NOT CONCEDED
Contest Is Expected in County Con-
vention to Be Held on
Monday.
ELECTION NOT CONCEDED

Apparently Congressman George A
Pearre carried Montgomery county in
a close fight in the Republican primar-
les yesterday, but the supporters of
Thomas Dawson, of Rockville, did not
till the county convention is held Mon
day will everybody be satisfied.
There are sixteen election districts in
the county. each being entitled to nine
delegates in the convention. The Pearre
people claim eight solid districts and
five votes in the ninth; they concede
seven districts to Dawson. plus four
delegates in the eighth. The following
table presents the claim Of the Pearre
upa plp-
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
TWO BOYS AND A MAN
IN A BICYCLE MIX-UP

While riding their bicycles along
New Jersey avenue near b street north
west, Bradley Thornett, fourteen years
Old Of pa Ninth street northeast, and
E .gerton Graham, fifteen years of age.
living at 40 Eleventh street northeast,
cOll!ded with an unknown white man
and were both thrown from their ma
chimes. Thornett received a fracture
of the right wrist and was conveyed TO
the Casualty Hospital Graham ped
with a few bruises about the head and
body.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
COL. FRANK HUME
Is RESTING EASIER

Col. Frank Hume was reported last
night TO be resting easy. his condition
being somewhat improved
Colonel Hume has been III for six
weeks and his friends are much alarmed
because he does not seem TO gain any
strength He Is not permitted to see any
Of the friends who call at the house
but this does not mean that his condi-
ton is critical The improvement noted
yesterday was slight. but il is such as
20 give the family encouragement
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
CONTINUED from First Page)

hundred of the newspaper men of this
city asking that a speedy vindication
be given to Miss Daily as a disciplinary
necessity to the future good conduct Of
the schools, Mr. Solomon stated that
a petition which would need a wheel
barrow 10 bring II IN from persons who
knew not whereof they spoke wodld be
useless The statement brought out a
quick retort from one of it's promoters.
j. l.. Kennedy. in which he stated that
If all of Miss Daly's supporters should
sign petition it would take a team
Of horses to bring It TO the attention
of the board In his subsequent remarks
Mr.. Kennedy said:
Gentlemen OF this board, if you per-
init this matter TO drop without taking
any action vindicating Miss DAILY, the
result will be a popular indignation
meeting and an uprising"
President Gordon Indignant.
President J. Holdsvorth Gordon. be
lieving that the statement was made
in the nature of "A threat, rose 70 his
feet and in no unmistakable tones de-
clared: Il want il understood that 1
have made up my vote from the testi-
mony which / have read. and / do not
intend to be Influenced by any threats
or any demonstrations made here to-
night. If ] had not made up my mind
which way TO vote. I believe that 1
would have cast IT the other way"
This intimatIon of the direction IN
which the presidents vote would be
cast reassured the seventy-five or more
friends Of Miss DAILY. who had gathered
and when Mr. Kennedy reaffirmed his
statements that he believed just what
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
MISS DAILY STAYS,
CHARGES DROPPED

he said, bu, stated that no threat was
implied. the cheering broke out
Miss Daly's friends We're 1llt in force
last night in spite of the incIement
weather. Louis /. Dent presented two
petitions from the supporters Of Mss
Daily. one from the teachers Of the
schools and the other from the parents
of pupils at the school. To each was ap-
pended about I5e signatures Mr.. Dent
spoke at some length upon the qualfi-
cations Of Miss DAILY as a teacher and
as a disciplinarian.
Newspapeg Mems Petition.
Charles 4. Hamilton. a newspaper
correspondent. presented a petition sign
ed by about 100 newspaper men Of the
District. He said: What we want in
the District is a lot more teachers just
like Miss Daily. We wans the old-tfme
kind tnat bring our boys up 10 the mark
and make them touch it with the tips
Of their toes. We are not anxious for
the kind that pat our boys on the back
on Monday morning and ask them how
they feel and If the manicure was
around yesterday afternoon
When Dr. Needham' s resolutions were
put 10 the board for vote Mr. Parker
made an lmpdsslOned plea that for the
sake OF the children at the Mckinley
School bygOnes would be bygOnes.
In the routine IL was decided that a
kindergarten should be established nesr
the Hibbard and Ross schools in Mt.
Pleasant. The following temporary ai,-
pOintments were ordered 10 be made
permanent: Leroy Biarch. S A DAD
ton. r. NJ. Calhoun L. G. Bruce. Z r
c Baldwin. a. b. Piggot. and Charles
A: Harris. who was appointed teacher
OF music
Mr. Gordon stated last night that no
attempt would be made by the pres eat
board 10 fiji the vacancy Of princi ra' -
the Mckinley School. caused by IL s.
ignatiOn OF Mr.. Gardner.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
INFANT TRAIN WRECKER
CONFESSES HER CRIME

MACKSBURG, Ohio, June 16.-Mary
Kyles. an eight-year-old child, has con-
fessed- that in playing on the railroad
track. she drove a bolt between the
tracks which wrecked the Pennsylvania
Express here Thursday night. in which
one man was killed and another badly
hurt
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
WELLMAN'S EXPEDITION
STARTS FOR FROZEN NORTH

ANTWERP. Belgium. June o. ife
expedition OF Walter Wellman, = 10 Will
attempt to reach the North Poe IN a
balloon, =asled from here today ior Nor
way.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
COAL OIL LAMP EXPLODING
CAUSES SLIGHT FIRE

Slight damage was OccasToned by fire
in J. d. ConnoIs' saloon. 500 Twenty
sixth street northwest. last night.
. A coal oil lamp exploding is said tc
have been responsible for the flames
Members of No. ! Engine Company re-
sponded to a local alarm and made
quick work OF the flames. The damage
was estimated at SIS.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
Woman Who Threatened
Partners of j, P. Morgan
Faces Commitment
to Asylum.

NEW YORK, June 16.-Mrs. Ellen r.
Williams. the English woman who
threatened the partners Of J. p. Morgan
because. as she claimed, they had not
properly conserved her interests in the
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AID VAN SCHAICK.
Pilots Contributing Money for
Captains Defence.
CASE WILL BE CONTESTED
Money Coming In From All Parts of U.
S. to Condemned Captains Aid
Trial will Take Place in
October.


NEW YORK, April THE local har'
Dor of the American Association of Mas
ters. Mates, and Pilots OF steam yes
sells has raised more than 1000 for
the defense of Captain Van Schaick OF
the steamboat general Slocum and con-
tributions are coming in daily.
When Captain Van Sehaick was SEN
fenced to term Of years for man
slaughter because of his connection with
the burning of the steamboat the as
sociation began TO raise fund to en-
able him to appeal and to give him the
best legal aid possible.
Seattle sent 800 and a promise OF
more. San Francisco sent $3.50, and $50
came from Honolulu. From Washington
d. c., came SSl yesterday. with Il note
saying that every licensed pilot except
one in the harbor, had contributed. Up
to date only three of the country's
harbors have been heard OF and it is
believed that $4,000 will be raised be-
fore the case comes up on appeal in
October. Captain Van Schaick is now
out on bail.