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SUDDEN DEATH
OF MRJ(IL$0N
Went to Work as Well as Usual
Was Seized With Paralysis
of the Face.
DIED IN FEW HOURS.
Mr. Aleck Wilson, foroman of the
P. R. U. shipyard, wont to the yard
yesterday morning apparently as well
as usual. About 10 o’clock, while
talking to some one, he was suddenly
seized with paralysis of the face. He
was takon home, ridiug“on an engine
to too corner of his street, it is said,
and from tlioro walked a short dis
tance to his home witli assistance.
After he had been home a while lie
was seized with vomiting and then
became unconscious and d.cd about
2.40 o’clock iu the afternoon. The
funeral will take placo from the house
on Second street, Saturday afternoon
abont two o'olook. It is expected that
Rev. D. TV. C. Mclntire will officiate.
Stillwell & Mason have charge of <tho
iUUUllUi
Mr. Wilson was very highly esteem
oil in this borongh nml his very sudden
death h;iB come as a shock to the rcsi’
dents and his many friends. His wife
was prostrated and not able to be up
yosterdav afternoon. Ho leaves be
sides his widow four sons, Walter,
A leek, Edward nml Horace, nnd two
daughters, Mrs. N. Pearce and Miss
Nellie Wilson.
Mr. Wilson was a Knight and it is
thought that he belonged to tho
Eagles too, but it is not positive.
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS.
Tho bnrgo Belle Reynolds, Captain
Eugono Smith, will leave Whitehead’s
(look Wednesday with fonr hundred
tons of moulding sand, bound for
Eliznbethport. The captain stated
that liis'wonlil he the last bent loaded
at the dock nutil after tho extensive
repairs to tho doctc aro done. He Bays
:/ a now bulkhead is to be built among
l other improvements.
DpnU’oyer Klt*c»t For Itlr.niln*
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.—Convoyed
hy the emitter Baltimore and carrying
the whole board of inspection and sur
vey of the navy hi order that the sen
worthiness of the speedy black destroy
ers may be officially attested, flic first
torpedo boat Hot ilia will leave Hamp
ton Roads next Saturday morning for
the Philippines. With Lieutenant I.loyil
Chandler in command the fleet will
steam hy way of Cape Verde. Gibral
tar. Suer,, Colombo nnd Singapore to
Cavite, a distance of 3S.051 miles.
DoftniJUjin: Teller
FA TEUTON. X. J.t Doc. 10.—.Tamos
M. Ktlffp. the dofmdtinj? nolo toller of
tho First National bank of tills city,
has boon arrested at Memphis and is
in jim iiniHi ih.cmcv nuiisc*
to allow any ono to son liim. lie will
be arraigned tomorrow.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
flop I tip: Stock Quotation*.
/ | Mcncy r.n cull firm at 0 per cent. Prime j
I mercantile paper, G©T»y» per cent. JGx
cliruigcs. $*255,165,869; balances, $8,811,629.
Closing prices:
Amal. Copper.. 46% N. Y. Central...119
Atchison. Gs% Norf. & West... 58%
- R. fit 0.79% Penn. R. R.118%
I Uriu klyn R. T.. 51% Rending . 45%
L Chen. Sr Ohio... 93% Rock Island — 20
\ Chi. Sr Northw..lfi7 St. Paul .142%
) D. Sr. H.159% Southern Puc... 17%
' Erie... 29% Southern Rv— 21
Gen. Electric... 1G4 South. Ry. pf... 78%
II)ino<s Cen.129% Sugar .124%
Lackawanna_245 Texas Pacific: .. 25%
Louis. & Nash.. 1(V»% Union Pacific .. 78%
Manhattan.148% U. S. Steel. 11%
Metropolitan —1-2 U. S. Steel pf... 57
Missouri Pac.... 93% West. Union ...87%
Itcw York Market.*.
FLOUR—Slow, but firmly held; Minne
sota patents, $l.f.'.©4.75; winter straights.
•KffilO; winter extras, $3©3.35; winter pat
ents. $ I© 4.35.
WHEAT—Acted firm on a. bullish Mis
souri state report, the light stocks here
and small northwest receipts; May, 85 13-16
©86 1-1 Go.; July, 82 9-16©S2%'\
RYE—Steady: state and Jersey. &©58c.;
No. 2 western. f. o. b., afloat.
CORN—Quiet, but firmer on less favor
able weather for the movement.
OATS—Nominal; ♦rack, white, state, 41©
, 45a,; track, white, western. 41©48c.
PORK-Easy; meaflX $12.75© 13.50; family,
| $15.50© 15.75.
LARD —Dull; prime western steam,
6.90c.
RUTTER—Easy; extra creamery, 25c.;
Blat-e dairy. 15©22e.
GJIEK8E—Quiet; small, colored. Septem
ber. 12c*.; into made, Me.; small, white, Sep
tember. 12c.; late made, 10c.; large, colored.
September. 12c.; late made. 10c.; large,
white. September. 12c.; late made. 10c.
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania
nearby average best. 31c.; state and Penn
sylvania seconds to firsts. £8©30c.; western
extras. 31c.; western firsts. 30c.
SUGAR—Raw nominal; fair refining
S’fec.; centrifugal. 96 test. 3%c.: refined
dull: crushed. 5.00c.; powdered. 4.55c.
MOLASSES—Steady; New Orleans, 31©
38c.
RICE—Firm; domestic, 3%©5%c.; Japan,
nominal.
TALLOW—Firm; city, 4%.; country, 4%
© 4%c.
HAT—Steady; shipping, GO©75a ; good to
choice, 8f©92%c.
^ Live Stock Market.
CATTLE' Market steady; choice. 55©
1.10; prime, $470©4-v5; fair, $3©3.60; veal
calves. $7©7.C0.
IIOGS—Market slow; prime heavy, $4.(50
fit.Go; mediums. $4.00© 4.05; heavy Yorkers
14.4f©4.50; light Yorkers, $1.10©4.45; pigs,
4.40; roughs. ^'©^15.
LODGE HEWS.
The P. O. of A. had a nomination
of officers yesterday. In two weeks
tlioy will have an election of officers
and dosire all members to bo present.
This afternoon luntlia Council have
a nomination of officers nt K. of P.
Hall at 2.80 o’clock. Pocahontas,
Mrs. Cora Lotts.
All members of D. of L. desired to
be present on Friday nfternoou at Odd
Fellows Hall. Councilor, Mrs. Ber
tha Iselv.
Next Thursday night there will be
an election of officers of the Lady
Foresters, all members desired to be
present. Worthy Chief Companion,
Mrs. Ada Ward.
Lady Eagles Sterling Temple No.
18, Had a nomination of officers Satur
day Decembor 5. There will be an
election of officers Saturday, Decem
ber 19. Mrs. Eriza Giffius, Noble
Templar.
Daughters of America had a nomin
ation of officers last Friday. They
will have an election on December 18
nt K. of P. Hall. Councilor, Mrs.
Annie Force.
NE’/'S ITEMS.
Dr. Land, of Perth Amboy, was n
borough visitor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Whiiehend, of
South River, will spend a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Dey
at her new house on Bordentown
avenue.
It is said that the Whiteheads have
struck a bed of glass sand, between
this place and Now Brunswick It is
not yet known how extensive the bod
is, but if ttiero is much of it it will
be a monoy maker.
The “Children of Mary” Sodality
girls, will hold a reception and take
in now members nt St. Mary’s church
on Sunday ovening.
Barge No. 5 is loading with gas
slacked coal for Portland, Maine, nt
the coal docks.
Tile storos had a bettor appearance
Tuesday night, ns unite a number of
people were oat looking at the Christ
mas goods. Some seized on the oppor
tanity for a first selection and made
things rather lively for a while.
Mis. William Potty, Mrs. Harry
Petty, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potty and
Mrs. Longstreet, of Second street,
will spend Friday in Now York city.
Tho Bordentown avonuo anil Broad
way and George street and Broadway
lights were ont Tuosday night.
Miss Susie Obrion nns returned to
her home on Borgati Hill, nfeer spend
ing somo time in New York city.
Miss Nellie Miimick, of Henry
street, entortuined Miss Lizzie Carlin
end Mat Sullivan, of New Brunswick,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fisher enter
tained Mrs. M. E. Sexton at tea Mon
flnr
Tho children of tho M. P. church
are practicing a shepherd drill fo
Christmas. They will meot on Thurs
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon and children
spent Sunday at Somervillo.
Mrs. Bnckalew. of Augusta street,
entertained Rev. and Mrs. II. II.
Hampton at tea Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday night tho Christian En
deavor iner ting was lic.'d at the M. P.
church.
Fred Hillman’s houso, on tho
Heights, looks fino since it has been
painted.
The P. O. cf A. Society received
word yesterday that Mrs. Gertrude
Blood good, of George street, is very
ill. Mrs. Bloodgood is a member of
four orders.
CODLIVER OIL FOR STOCK.
Farmer Says It I'l (lirniior Tl’.in (train
for Fntlonins Purposes— Has
Other Advantages.
"I fatten ray stock on codliver oil,,”
a farmer said at the abattoir the other
day. according to the Philadelphia
Record. -T find (hat this oil Is cheaper
than grain and that it produces a finer,
firmer quality of fat. It works admir
ably on pigs. To young pigs I give one
ounce a day and to adults i give a quar
ter of a rint. The porkers like It; you
can tell if they are taking too math by
a peculiar lassitude that they develop.
Killed, their fat has, if they have been
overfed with the oil, a yellow instead of
a clean white hue. To cattle I give, a
half pint of oil daily and to sheep about
the same quantity as to pigs. Since I
adopted the system cf oil fattening two
years ago I have made more money off
ray stock than ever before. They eat
less grain now by nearly 40 per cent,
and at the seme lime they weigh heav
ier than they used to. The butchers teli
me tV4r fietih is better, too. They say
It is firmer, fleer and the fat Is whiter.
Of course, an animal won’t take codliver
oil raw, so I mix it up with meal. Ccd
liver oil is an excellent thing for broken-:
winded horses. In fact, I us* tills fluid
for a dozen purposes on my iVtrm. buy
ing it in bull; from the wholesale deal
--A
PEANUTS OF VIRGINIA.
Great Crop of Tlileivnler Coiiutlra
of Old Dninliiion—IIjibitn
of lht» Goober.
The peanut counties of Virginia are
the tidewater one of Surry. Isle of
Wight, Nans'moed and Southampton;
end these four counties probably pro
duce more peanuts than any other area
of equal size in the world, says tbe
Southern Workman. In Smithfleld, Isle
of Wight county—an historic little town,
remote from the railway—is to bn found
the largest peanut factory in existence
owned by one company, and the head of
the firm, Mr. I*. IV Gwaltney, is known
as the “p anut king of the world." The
yearly output of thU establishment
averages .150,000 bags of peanuts, valued
at $1,500,000. They arc shipped by boat
to Norfolk, which is the largest market
for this product in the United States.
This country furnishes about 100,000,
000 pounds of peanuts yearly, which is
one-rixth of the entire crop of the world.
Small quantifier of peanuts are raised in
a number of other counties in Virginia,
and the industry has attained consider
able importance in North and South Car
olina and in east Tennessee.
The home of the peanut or ground
pea (also often called pinfiar and goo
ber) is believed to be Brazil, although it
very soon spread to Africa, China. Ja
pan nnd India, and was recognized as a
valuable agricultural product in these
countries long before it was cultivated
on a large ecnic in its native soil, which
was not until the year 1S70. In the old
world, however, it has always been
planted and harvested for the sake of
the oil that it yields; this is raid to rival
olive oi! in quality and to be used for
the same purposes. The nuts raised in
the east are far richer in oil than the
American varieties.
The mort popular of the American peo
nuts Is the “Virginia running variety.”
It is a leguminous plant having leaves
resembling those of thp alfalfa, but
borne on wide spreading branches which
'■vnw nn flip Tim hlnssnm is
bl ight yellow and in formed at the end of
a long tube having the ovary at its base.
After the flower has fallen its (talk
elongates and bends downward, push
ing its way several inches into the
ground. Here the ovary enlarges and de
velops into the well-known pod. The
pod and nut of the Virginia variety are
twice as large as those of the North Car
olina or African peanut. The Spanish
nuts, usually sold only after being
‘lie-lied nr.d salted, are still smaller, but
of excellent flavor. Tennessee has two
varieties railed the white and the rod.
the kernels of the latter having a dark
red skin.
Smithfifld and the country surround
ing It may he regarded as typical of the
peanutsection. Heramany farms of from
50 to 100 acres are given up to peanut
culture. As the American trade de
mands a bright-colored shell and the
pod takes on the color of the ground in
which it grows the soil necessary for
the most marketable nuts is a light,
tar.dly loam. Lime is an essential in
gredient and when lacking is often sup
plied by applying burned oyster shplls.
The soil must be kept light and friable
or the ovary cannot bury itself and de
velop into a pod. On the Rmithfield
farm; and others in eastern Virginia the
seed is put into the ground early in May.
the kernels being planted with the skins
on; two bushels of nuts in the pod are
running; variety is usually planted in
rows from two and a half to three feet
apart, the plants in the rows having ar
average distance of 12 to 15 inches. To
insure a. large yield thorough cultivation
is necessary; and hv the last cf July the
fields arc covered with delicate green
leaves and yellow blossoms.
Thf'pods mature by the middle of Octo
ber, when the harvesting season begins,
and continues for about a month. Frost
is fatal to both vines and nuts, which
must therefore be out of the ground be
fore there is danger from thl* source.
WHEN SLAV MEETS JAP.
Ill the End Weiallt Will Tell, I!uf
There AY III Re n AVitrm
Time of II.
It will be something to see the Rus
sians fight the Japanese. It will be
nearer demonstrating what happens
when the irresistible.force meets the im
movable object, than anything that
has occurred in a long time, writes
O. K. Davis, former war corre
spondent, of the "Threatened Strug
gle, in Everybody s. In the tmi
weight may tell, and Russia win, hut
it will he only after some desperate and
spectacular lighting, in which it is by no
means ture that the Russians will have
all the advantage. Behind entrench
ments, there is net much choice be
tween them. In the open field the Jap
anese 3hould be victorious, other things
being equal, because of their astonish
ing mobility. They will go around
the Russians very much as the cooper in
the old adage went around Ms barrel.
But after that, what ? Admiration oi
(he Japanese is, unavoidable for one who
has E-en them in active service, hut one
who has seen the .Russians will never
forget the impression of mass they give.
Contemplation <>f a struggle between the
two always brings up a picture of a small
may trying (o stop g great (tone from
rolling down hill by getting in front of
it. He may check it at the start, hut it
gathers momentum as his strength
wears out, and It will overthrow him at
last and erukh hint.
Recoinmonilnf Ion.
‘‘Didn't your old employers recom
mend you?”
"Oh, yes.”
"Their word should have been
enough.”
"It was. They announced mo as the
best man they ever turned out.”—Cin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
Jcwn in Yew York.
N=w York lias a larger Jewish papilla
tlon than any other city in the world.
TOTTENVILEE. ]
Tho Evening News is on snle at Oat
burgs' 44 Main street, ami at John
Boss' Hotel, formerly John Kail’s
stand. Estra conies of tho News and
all NowYork papers can always be se
cured.
ENDED LIFE
WITH BULLET.
Horalio Collins Went to the
Yard and Shot Himself -
Visiting Daughter.
WAS DISCOURAGED.'
Iluralio Collins, nliont rixty-o'gbt
years old, committed suicide at 4.30
o’clock yesterday afternoon by shoot
ing himself in the right temple. lie
died instantly.
Collins, who was a ship carpenter
by trade,recently been left the Sailors
Home at Mariners Uurbjr winch ho
entered two weeks ago. ITo tried to
get work at Ilia trade.but everywhere
ho applied ha found that iren were 1 e
ing laid off,instead of being hired,
and he became di Damaged.
Yesterday lie was visiting li's
dnughler. Ho wont to his room nbont
4 o’clock and shortly afterward came
uunuaiiiiici) liiu uuv n tan.
Standing near a wheelbarrow lie
pointed the pistol to his right temple
and fired. His two sons aim daughter,
who were in the house at the time,
heard tho roport and ran ont to inves
tigate tho oause. They were liorrifii d
to find the body of their father lying
in tho wheelbarrow, where lie bad
fallen. Tho police wore notified.
They removed tho body to Police
headquarters on Broadway, where
Coroner Schuller, of Stapleton, who
had been notified, viewed it. He gave
a permit to I. P. Bodoll & Sons for
burial.
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AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
Many of the automobile owners of
Staten Island, are talking of organ
izing a club. On Tuesday night the
enthusiasts attemloit a meeting held
for that purposo in the Hngot Hotel,
St. George. Another mooting will be
held Saturday night. A number of
residents of Pleasant Plains, who own
antos, are much interested in the
movement and hope it will bo a suc
cess.
ATTENDED PRIVATE DANCE.
The Tottonvillo members of the St.
Paul Aihlotic Association, atttended
the private dance and reception wliiob
was held in tho club room nt Stnplo
ton, Taesdnv night. They ail claim
they had a first rate time, and nope
Mint tho club will hold another recep
tion very shortly.
HUNSEH5 ARE RESTING.
Tho hunters of Tottonvillo nro tak
ing a rest those days for, according to
the law, they are not allowed to hurt
or kill rabbits while there is snow on
the ground to track them. Rabbit
hunting on Staten Island has been un
usually good this season.
Real estate! Real estate! Read
lie bargains in special olumu on
page 2.
J \Jl' s-IlWE'.
Uaui>r \Vf:vx I»i>: 'sail W ’ rv !Tr.p:i* —
Tlicic Art* I'ifi’nTlint \.h:sU
When ilnr.r).
A writer iu r.n inplish publication
declares that b.ids wag tl dr tails
when they are happy. "Tfcc gender,'
ho says, "when 1. has to h.s sslhfao
lion driven oh a /. Hor. li e pres
luce of his epeust. ictutr.t to her iran*
lag his neck towuio tier anti v.r.g* his
tall with pleaiut. u r j.vkdaw-or
lather jilldav , as tt is a female—on our
return a lew days si:., e after two months
absence, cried ou'. lustily to us from the
bush where she wat perched, anti on
pur going to greet her she received ut
with profuse ,tad wagging to show her
pleasure at our return. She always
greets her particular friends iu the
household by w agging her tail, crouch
ing ou her perch, and cawing in an un
dertone."
Another observer finds that seme
birds blush. Ho writes: "Wc have a
very fine specimen of the blue and yel
low macaw which displays this trait—
pot often, for he is remarkably good
tempered—anti the blush is an invariable
sign of anger; so much so that we warn
all friendB that while his cheeks remain
white all attacks are feigned and in play,
pud can bo disregarded, yet if Ui? 'dan
ger signal'—red—shows, to look out and
j eep out of reach." The owner of a blue
and orange macaw says that its white,
parehment-liUe face becomes bright pink,
especially above the beak, whenever it is
angry or excited.”
l
EU.f;EKA PLACE SEWER.
The work on the Knreka piece sewer C
lias been completed. The re sieleuts of '
that place arc glad of it, because it J
will give them manv advantages i
which they were unable to enjoy be- 1
fore. The storm of yesterday made it' j
impossible to replace all the elirt in!,
the sewer, but this will be done on
1 lie first clear day.
MUST CLEAN SIGEWALK3
The Tottcnville police' have received (
their orilers to notify ail storekeepers ,
auel residents of this place, to have ;
the ir sidewalks clear of snow within |
a given time afier each snow storm. ]
Complaints, it is said, have be en made '
in regard to Borne of the coueiiticns of e
the walks.
ELKS WILL SUILO.
The members of S fa ten Island Lodge
No. 821. of Elks, nre lo build a new
home for themselves as soein ns possi
ble. They exoect to make it one of i
the hanelsomest. buildings on the Is- :
land. The lodge will shortly appoint
a committee to select a bnildinc site.
It lias been decided to bold ah entcr
ta’nmeut in tho German club rooms
at Stapleton on February 2. The
money cleared will be added to the
building fnud
TIDE WAS STRONG
Tlio tide was so strong yesterday
afternoon becanso of the storm tlmt
the captain of tho ferryboat Warren
found it a rather difficult task to make
his landings. On one of the trips
from Totteuvillo to Perth Amboy, the
Warren hit the piling such a glancing
blow, witli her bow, that the few
passengers who wore standing were
thrown off their l'eet.
GO TO PHILADELPHIA
G D. Mtchelland W. A. Johnston,
of Princess B.iy, and employes' of
the S. .S White Dental Works, st tried
for Philadelphia yesterday afternoon.
Tho S. S .Whito firm has a factory
at that placo and the men will be em
ployed thore for a while.
CONCERT TOMORROW MIGHT.
There will bn a concert given in tl e
Sonth Baptist church, tomorrow
night, at which Miss Gay Zenola Mac
Claren, impersonator and monologist,
gives “Tho Sign of tho Cross.” As
Miss MacClareu has been here and
entertained before, it is known (hero
is a treat id store for all who attend.
NEWS ITEMS.
Miss Annie Lyons, of PriDccss Bay.
left yesterday to visit her mother r.nd
brothor at Monticello, Sullivan Co.,
vr v
After tho business meeting of West
field Lodge, Ancient Order United
Workmen, in K. of P. Hail, tonight,
n smoker and entertainment will be
held. Stafo aud Grand ’officers are
expected.
Many of the store windows on Main
street aud Amboy avenno, are being
deoorated for tlie Christmas holidays
Edward EUis, who sprained liis
ankle a few weeks ago, is able to be
ont.
Miss Gertrude Birkholm, of Henry
street, is homo ngaiu after a few days'
visit in South Amboy.
The Young Men’s Pleasure Club, of
Staten Island, wilt hold their annual
ball and reception in the German clnb
rooms, Stapleton, on Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoetins, of
Tottenville, were in New York Tues
day evening.
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STORM DID NOT INTERFERE.
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In spite of the hard storm a goodly 1
omrany of ladies attended the Sewar- ,
n Whist Club on Wednesday after- j
oon which was entertained hy Mrs. t
lolloque. The following prizes were <
eceived: Mrs. B. B\ Hart, Jr., won <
Reaper,” written bv Hamilton Gar
Eind, and Miss Georgio Erokuiv won
‘Grace and Power.”
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MR. WCMERS LECTURE.
Tomorrow night at 8 o’clock Rev. ;
■I. W. Womer will give a very inter- 1
sting lecture oil "Mining, Coal Mines 1
ml Miners" in the Methodist ciinrch. ,
Jr. Womer comes from the west ami ]
nows all abont mining, so his lecture
iromises to be a very interesting one. l
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NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. Anderson, of Elizabeth, was <
he guest ot her sister, Miss Susie
’>000130, on Tnesday. !
Mr. William Henry Cotter, of Greeu '
itreef, has ban a telephone put in his '
csidence.
Miss Emma W. Cornish spent Sun- s
lay at her home in Milmgton.
Miss Dorothea Eoynton and Miss
Mary Seamans will seo “Lohengrin"
u New York. Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Acten, of Rnfgers, who has
leen visiting Mr. Precy E. Brown, of
fast Woolbridge, has returned home.
Mrs. B\ I. Perry spent Tnesday in
drooklyn.
The friends of Mrs. S. B. Rathbun
ire glad to hear that she is rapidly
mproving.
Miss Florence Dixon spent Sunday
it home.
Miss Mary Rheinhardt is confined
o her home with illness.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. M. Cooper, of
Bowaren, have pouo to New York for
;he winter.
Miss Editl) Ewing, of Felmtngton,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Carrie
E wing, of Main street. >
Mrs Dally, of Main street, is the
;nest of her brother, Mr. Clarkson, of
Edgars Hill.
Mr. ami Mrs. F. F. Grant and Mrs.
Gliddea have returned to Erooklyn
for th j wilder.
Sny Securities Merger Was Lawful
WASHINGTON. Dee. 10.—A brief in
behalf of Messrs, .t. l’ierpont Morgan.
Robert Bacon and Daniel S. Runout,
appellants, with others, in the or.se of
the t'niied States versus the Northern .
Securities company has been filed in
tlu> T'nited States supreme court by At
torneys Francis l,ynde Stetson ami Da
vid Wilcox. Tltey claim that tl:o so ,
■riled merger was entirely lawful and
m.v: "These transactions have consisted
merely in the organization of a lawful
corporation of New Jersey and in fil
mic to and pnrchr.se by it of property
lawfully salable. All acts done In relit- (
don to the organization of the Northern
Securities company and to the purchase
■y it of the shares of stock of ike rail- i
tray companies and to the sale thereof
liy the owners were expressly nntlior- ,
zed by law.”
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r olorrtl Student nt IXttrvnrd n TPIcf.
BOSTON. Dec. 10.—Against Clarence (
Leo, a young negro who is held in ,
'do ball by a Cnlted States eninniis- .
ontly obtained narvi.il-Yulo football
iek -IS from the mails and of having j
■ribbed Harvard students of more than j
H.oOO worth of jewelry and eiothing. t
in ills room in tile south end heaps of j
•Iothing. watches, senrfplns and rings, -
vh'eh have been Idcntitird by students t
is tlndr property, were found by tin* 5
loliee. I.ee took a postgraduate course ■
it Harvard, and it is asserted that lie
lasted ids spare time hi stealing from 3
lie dormitories and from the Ileui' n- i
vay gymnasium. i
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A ttnupan! of Smiritr. .
NEW YOKE. I)ee. Id—Plans on a \
urge scale are being prepared for a j
‘museum of security." which is pro- ij
eeted by thp American Institute of So
1a! Service. Tills lustituthm. for which
in effort will be made to raise an en
iowniont of at least $1,000,000, is in- j
ended for the purpose of practically
lemonstrating tiie various devices for i
irevenfing accidents in the dangerous «
ccupntions in wliieh mankind is en- {
inged. There is in Amsterdam an in- j
titution modeled on the same lines. \
mil it lias proved to lie of great prae- t
leal value. s
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Couldn't Jolly Kim. f
"Ah! what a bright little boy! (
Wouldn’t you like to earn a penny by t
arrying this letter to Mr. Smith?” t
“Please, sir. I'm too bright for that.
[r. Smith lives two miles from here,
'wo cents a mile is my very lowest
He.”—Chicago American. 1
ttnrit to * nilcrstaml.
Mrs. Suibb—John, this paper sayt (
mt in some countries the houses have .
j doors. ,
Mr. Stubb—Goodness, how can a (
cman display her temper without (
ammlng a door?—Chicago Daily ,
SlEySIBWES^SAR.'
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SUITS AGAINST ROYALTY.
.cgnl Action AxxliiM KfiiKRiind E»
prruri In (.'tiiiitnou Luu Is
Sot Tcnshlr.
Kings, emperors, fairs and other
nonarcbs differ from ordinary people in
eiEg beyond the rrach of what Is called
ommon law—that Is, the ordinary law
thick is binding on tlirir subjects. The
ling oi England cannot be sued ae a
respiRFfr or a debtor, nor can he be
ite t i) spp<ar as a witness. On the
>h;r hard, the king is unable to take
my civil action against a subject,
• he c?u institute criminal pro
i iniit any person iulhekirg
' in. net be cannot, appear a?, a witness
e '• cat-, says the Chicago American.
The e' her cay a man was prosecuted
;• itrging his majesty’s signature to
check drawn on Coutls’ hank, London,
rit King Edward, even if he wished to
o so, could not go into the witness boa
o prove the forgery; his evidence had
■■I !>• given through the medium of other
lartirs.
Shortly after King Edward, then
irincc of Wales, had purchased the
■’at 1 rltigham estate, a dispute arose be
1 u e tc of the tenants on theporperiy
.!•■! 1 royal landlord in connection
.ith the preserving of game, which
v( ntuaily resulted in a lawsuit.
There is nothing to prevent the prince
if Wales, who 13 a subject of the crown,
rom suing in the ordinary courts of
aw, and this is what his majesty pro
reded to do again;t his refractory ten
ini.. The case, however, was settled out
if court, the tenant giving up the
am. for which he was well compen
alcd.
Emp'-or William of Germany ranr.ot
ippenr personally in as ordinary court
)f iaw. but he can, and does, appeal
rum time to time through his repre
ientative.
a roupie ot years ago a ■wine mer
ihant sued the kaiser for the large sum
if $12. The kaiser had. prior to this ac
icn, paid the merchant his account,
which amounted to some hundreds of
loliars. less a trifling discount, and
rar-ferred his imperial orders for win*
‘lsewhere.
The wine merchant, having lest the
miser’s custom, determined to exact
lie pound cf fksh. and sued his late cuf
cmrr for the full amount due on the
xine account. The case eventually went
:o the supreme court of appeals, where
,t was maintained that th* merchant
was entitled to his $12. and this is al
most a unique '-xample of a subject win
ning a case against the kaiser la the
higher courts.
In Russia r.o one ran take any actTbn ' -
igainst the czar, unless he be of roble
rank, and even then it is extremely dan
gerous work for the litigant to proceed
against his imperial majcFty. There
are very few instances cf such cases, and
they generally result in the piaintift
having a very bad time of it for the rest
of hi* daysj :4f fftW
A Russ
years ago,had the t
an a lawagR against
nectinn with a disputed boundary, which
livtded part of the nobleman’s property
from that of his imperial majesty.
The property was situated in Siberia
’.tar some valuable cold mines, and the
Joundary line wa? a question of corrid
“rabie importance to both parties. The
•tuesian nobleman not only lost th» ae
Inn. but incurred his royal master's
trave displeasure, which necessitated
lis leaving Russia for some years.
On his return he found that a large
wrtion of his estate had been eonfis
■at*d. and wae Informed that he had
■ommltted a number of ofTenses. which
■ould only be expiated by the payment
)f a large fine, amounting in cur money
o some thousands of dollars.
Sometimes in England rumors get
bout that royalty shelter themselves
>*hind their exalted position from the
nconvcnient consequences of the law.
tecentlv King Edward ordered an in
uiry to be made into the circumstances
inrier which a certain royal prince was j
aid to be connected with the doings of A
. financial company that failed. AI
'"wo eminent law. r-rs conducted the
pq-.iry. and fu’.';. satisfied the Sting that JHf
0 ben: iial.iiity whatsoever was at
nr'-t : to t royal prince in quest IcnjBEji
of tio mpary. o>hrr^^^|
it v Kir.v If. war.: - t’:iI irtei^BH
licit!
ft r
• inns
TN car. 1 ' (i flHg§|
. :s it: a <•;■ i. a.
"1 state TM« is t :-.* 1. ittHD
i iw real it. Ifit-.g that, if
lie ttflO
• fc's head. Actlor.s^HH
! r i to.
\ To Test V
variqe.-As -wtis.<o«ty with
osition Rtui temperature, and a new
pparatus called the “lacto-viscometer*
1 regarded by French physicists m
nlving the problem of a simple test
or milk. It consists of a tinned cop
er reservoir, mounted on a tripod
ith a fine, glass tube as outlet,
then the reservoir is filled with a
ample of the milk, the stopcock is
pencil, and the time required for the
scape of the liquid is noted In sec
nds. with the temperature, anti ref
renee to a table shows the exact
haractcr of milk corresponding to
bese data.
Why Corean ttirl. Worry.
Should e Corean girl die before mar
ia ge her life has been a failure, since
he lias never been under the rule of
"lord of creation.” Were she to be
nried in the family cemetery on the
liilsidc her unruly spirit would cause
rouble among the ancestors; so a hole
s dug in one of the great highways
nd her remains are deposited therein
vithout ceremony. It is believed that
is travelers pass day ,by day over the
rrave they will trample her unruly A
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