The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 8, 1906, Page 6

FOURTEEN-VEAR-OLD _GIRL JESPERATE WEN |DEATH CONES ENDS HER OWN LIFE. Catherine Kennedy in Fit of Rage Takes Poison While at Her Mother. 3 CRTHERING HENNEDY the dead- ree sis- this m: ing the gau them ded the th- jed emand for and the disyp their war of words g there, acted as arbitrator, g that Miss Catherine and de- served to “I gave the c the mother betweer noon, “to punish her siveness toward her sisters. She was the largest of the gir in spite of the fact that she was younger than erine ed the pu mild enough ps it would if I had me, in 4 are ment, Catherine at rage, and I wa 3, of course, to punish her again for tha flung herself out of the room, and in a mo- ment returned with a little bottle al- most full of carbolic actd. *Before I could realize what she had planned to do, in her wild fury, the girl had swallowed almost every drop of acid in the bottle. “*Now are you satisfied with you've done! cried Catherine and then she fell to the floor. her on the sofa, but her agony was over soon, for in & few seconds her body was rigid and we knew she was dead.” Antidotes for the poison were ad- ministered in the vain hope that the child might be revived, and Dr. Rowell ras summoned. He pronounced the girl @ead. Deputy Coroner John Streightift was notified and took charge of the re- mains. The body was not removed to the Morgue, but lies at the Rogers home, at the foot of University avenue, fronting the bay. Despite the crudeness of her sur- roundings, the dead girl was a singu- larly bandsome child, but of such im- what to me, We put ) perious will and resolute temper as to be the despair of her mother and the stepfather, Peter Rogers. She was a n of the home, and although 1gest of all ruled the household ¢t ways, and could brook no op- position to her whims. She declined to attend school, ignor- th in | tramps, & her parents’ wish in the matter, re- arding with contempt the idea that hould be brought under control of master, tutor or instructor of any 1en crossed by others the child declared that she would commit and her sisters and mother say he dared do almost anything her n0ods inspired her to, and that under their influence she was as possessed of demons, & very whirl- of temper. was in such an unnatural rage that ine Kennedy defied her mother and when punished for her au- swallowed the poison that ended her young life. ————————— whe A | ELIZABETH LAIDLAW DIES. | OAKLAND, Jan. 7.—Mrs. Elizabeth aw, widow of the late Walter dlaw and a ploneer of Oakland, died night at her home, 730 Sixth street. ad been an invalid for several hs. Mrs. Laidlaw was a native of Joston, England, and was 85 years old. e came to Oakland with her husband 1d four children forty-two years ago, i had since lived here continuously. the mother of the late Judge Laidlaw and the late Dr. dlaw. Two sons, Frank and Murray Laidlaw, survive her. ————— MACHINIST DROPS DEAD. ALAMEDA, Jan. 7.—James Robert- son, a machinist, whose home is on Park street, ncar Clinton avenue, died suddenly this evening while visiting } relatives at the Terrace Baths at the West End. He was ill but twenty minutes before he expired and it is supposed that death was due to heart disease. Robertson was a native of Dundee, Scotland, and 34 years of age. He is survived by a wife and §-year-old ; son. - Deputy Coroner Hugh C. Gal- | lagher took charge of the body. pladeciutant-As P mhittntst She mor FALLS FROM A CAR. OAKLAND, Jan. 7.—W. Sugul, a young Japanese, attempted to alight from an electric car before it was stopped to-night and was thrown to the pavement, striking on his head. The accident occurred at Nineteenth street and Telegraph avenue. Sugul was taken to the Receiving Hospital, | where it was found tbat he was suf- fering from concussion of the brain, His condition is not considered critical. ——————— CHINESE EDITOR TO SPEAK.—Alameda, Jan. 7.—Ng Poon Chew, editor of a Chiness newspaper publighed in San Francieco is te address the Men's Club or the Firet - tertan Church Wednesday evening. He will tell of his Imy of a recent trip to the Eastern States, during which he interviewed President Roosevelt and was entertained by the president of | 2 husband and several children. ——a—— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 8 1906, P e it e doe NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY_ HOPE TO OWN DUEL IN DARK| AS' SHE-WORKS, WATER SYSTEM Frank Ramos of Haywards Fights Three Armed Thugs With His Trusty Pistol FUSILLADE OF BULLETS Awakened by Voices of the Thieves and Gives Battle, but All Escape Uninjured g OAKLAND, Jan. 7.—1In the dark hours of the early morning, with no one to lend him-a helping hand, Frank Ra- mos, a farmhand, fought a pistol duel with three desperadoes on the farm of S. C. Winton, a mile and a half from Haywards. Ramos was not injured and it is not thought that he wounded any : of the trio, as it was so dark he could take no aim and was forced to shoot at random. All three of the their escape. 4 Ramos was awakened at 3 o'clock this morning by the voices of the three men. He sleeps in the loft of the barn on the Winton ranch, and the voices of desperadoes made | the men were directly below him. “Be sure not to get the saddle horse,” he heard one of the men say, and another mumbled something that he could not understand. Stealthily slipping from his bed, Ra- mos got his revolver, and, clad only in his night clothes, crept softly down the stairs. He could dimly make out the forms of the three men in the dark- ness and opened fire. It was returned by all three of the desperate men, all of whom had pistols, but Ramos stood his ground and emptied all five of the chambers of his weapon at them. The ammunition of the thugs evi- dently gave out at the same time, for as he quit shooting the fusillade stopped abruptly and the desperadoes ran. Ramos followed for a short dis- tance, but the men disappeared in the darkness. Upon returning to the barn Ramos met Winton, who had been attracted by the shots, and they secured a lantern. They found that the men had already hitched a small horse belonging to one of the Winton children to a buggy and another buggy had bétn taken from the’ barn. The men were evidently searching for a horse to attach to that vehicle when they were surprised by the plucky farmhand. After taking the horse to the stable and reloading his trusty revolver, Ramos went back to bed, little disturbed by the excitement of the duel, but to-day he reported the attempted theft and fight to Constable Ramage of Haywards. It is not thought that the men were as they were all well armed and were desperate. The peace offif | cers believed that they had planned a bank or other big robbery in the neigh- borhood and were after rigs with which to carry themselves and their booty away. ORDAIN THREE NEW DEACONS Impressive Ceremonies Mark the Morning Services at the Congregational Church ALAMEDA, Jan. 7.—This was an event- ful day with the members of the First Congregational Church. Three deacons were ordained, the newly elected officers and deaconesses installed, thirty candi- dates received into the congregation and others baptized. The Lord's Supper was also administered. Rev. L. Potter Hitch- cock, pastor of the church, conducted the ceremonies at the morning service and in the evening began a series of sermons on “The Way.” Those ordained deacons were John Scudder, Harry W. Lobb and Uriah See- ley, The officers installed were: Trus- tees—George W. Scott, J. Edward War- ren, G. H. Moore, H. W. Lobb, W. J. Walker, F. N. Eckley, H. F. Dexter; deacons—J. E. Warren, John Scudder, W. H. Nicolson, A. J. Dewing, Samuel Ross, A. G. Powell, H. W. Lobb; deaconesses— Mrs. H. F. Whitman, Mrs. Jeanette Mil- ler, Mrs. J. E. Warren, Mrs. H. W. Lobb, Mrs, L. H. Jacobl 8r., Mrs. J. D. Rogers, Mrs. G. W. Scott, Miss Lela Hubbard: church treasurer, F. N. Eckley; church clerk, 8. A. Ross; Sunday school superin- tendent, H. F. Dexter. ————— MAJOR NORRIS LAID AT REST. OAKLAND. Jan. 7.—The funeral of Major W. E. Norris, a ploneer resident of California and former Justice of the Peace of Palo Alto, who died at his home in this city, was, held to-day, the services being conducted by the Rev. Charles R. Brown, pastor of the First Congregational Church. The deceased was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the pallbearers were members of the organization. The deceased leaves four children— Benjamin A. and W. L. Norris, Mrs. G. L. Parkinson and Mrs. Louls Chald cott. ——— WOMAN DIES OF ALCOHOLISM. OAKLAND, Jan. 7.—Mrs. Fannie ‘White, whose home was on Eighth street in West Oakland, died at 9:15 o'clock to-night at the Recelving Hos- pital, where she was faken earller in the evening, suffering from acute alco- holism. She was 50 years old. Mrs. White had been drlnltlng heavily for several days and this évening she was found in a stupor in a room at the Crescent House on Sixth street. The police were notified and she was re- moved to the hospital, where she was | treated by Dr. A. § Kelly. She leaves Emigration to Northwestern Energetic efforts are still being made to attract people from this country to ‘Western Canada and they appear to be meeting = with considerable success. Land there can be had for less price an acre than is asked in our Northwest- ern States and perhaps so long as this continues to ba the case people will go to Western Canada. In doing so, how- ever, they must expect to encounter more of privation and 'p than they would experience in this country, and it is doubtful if the ultimate bene- fits will compensate them. The enter- prise, however, which the Canadian Government is showing In er ~uraging American ' lgration is certainly to bte commended and must result most advantageously to that country.— Omzha Bee. P B Miss M. Chamberlin Dies on Roof of Building While Hanging Clothes to Dry WOMAN HAD BEEN ILL Suffered From a Weak Heart, but Chatted With Friends Shortly Before the End OAKLAND, Jan. 7.—While hanging out clothes to dry on the roof of the Dunn building at 504 Fifteenth street, this aftermoon, Miss Mary E. Chamber- lin, an aged spinster, fell dead, pre- sumubly from heart disease. Miss Chamberlin seemed to be in her usual good health this morning was chatting gayly with Miss Emma Hennessey, who has a room én the house, a few minutes before she died. She left Miss Hennessey to go to the roof to hang out the clothes she had washed earlier in the day. At 11 o'clock Mrs. J. T. Fennell, who also lives in the house, went to the roof and found Miss Chamberlin on the floor unconscious. Dr. J. H. Nagle was hurriedly summoned, but when he ar- rived the woman was dead. % Miss Chamberlin was 61 years old. With Mrs. M. Shields she had con- ducted a lodging-house for several months in the upper stories of the Dunn bullding. She had been a suf- ferer from heart -trouble for several years, but had not complained recent- ly. She leaves relatives in the East and a niece who lives at Piedmont. The case was reported to Coroner Mehrmann, who will hold an inquest. STHONG MARKET FOR NEW YEA Many Sales of Property Are Recorded for First Week of the Opening Month e OAKLAND, Jan. Never before in the history of this city has the new year opened so auspiciously for Oakland real estate men, and those dealers who expect- ed a dull market for January have been agreeably disappointed. In the office of George Austin alone the sales made dur- ing the last week represent a total prop- erty value of more than $40,000,.and the total number of sales reported for the week figure up fully $250,000. One of the largest sales of the opening week of the new year was the transfer of the Snell. Seminary preperty, adjoining the First Congregational Church and ex- tending from Twelfth to_ Thirteenth streets, to W. Frank Pierce. The sale was made through the office of Bell & Camp- bell and the price paid for the property is reported to have been $50,000. The same firm also reports another good sale, that of the northwest corner of Nineteenth street and Telegraph avenue, for E. F. Delger to A. J. Snyder. Still another deal closed by the same firm was the transfer of a lot on the southeast cor- ner of Thirteenth and Grove streets by Charles D. Pierce to P. Calou, president of the Oakland Laundry Company. J. H. Macdonald & Co. report that in the early part of the week just ended they were very much surprised to receive an offer of 325,000 for a section of Alameda marsh land, which was sold by the firm three months ago for $15,000. They report a large number of inquiries for Oakland property from San Francisco capitalists, who, they believe, have been attracted to this side of the bay by the advent of the Western Pacific Railroad. Sternberg & Lindberg, who since their entry into the local real estate field sev- eral months ago have developed an excel- lent business, have just sold a third in- terest in their business to Colin Chisholm, who formerly had real estate offices at 472 Tenth street. The new firm will be known under the.name of Stefnberg, Chisholm & Lindberg. Articles of incorporation have just been filed by the McComber Real Estate Com- pany of Alameda. The directors of the new firm are F. K. McComber, F. W. McComber and Lottie H. Marshall of Ala- meda, and Hattie M. Jackson and Mattle K. McComber of Sacramento. C. K. Percival, ohe of the old-time real estate men of Oakland, is now a member of the firm of Belden & Percival. The Realty, Bonds and Finance Com- pany bhas just closed the sale of a lot on Bay place and another lot on Twenty- fourth street to Joseph Hinch. Taylor & Jacobi, who havé recently es- tablished new real estate offices in the Union Savings Bank bullding, report sev- eral sales for the first week of the new year and a good outlook for future busi- ness. Sixteen building permits for new dwell- ings within the city limits of a were issued by the Building Inspector last week, the total value of the new struc- tures being $40,300, The officials of the Jlocal postoffice and the publishers of the new Oakland Direc- tory for 1906 estimate the population at this time at 110,000 people. The new directory will be the largest ever is- sued in Oakland. —_—— Rossetti’s East Indian Visitor. Gabriel Dante Rossetti, poet and paint- er, was once visited by an East Indian prince, who sald to him: “I wish to give you a commission to paint a portrait of my father.” *“Is your father in London?" asked Ro- settl. “No, my father is dead,” replied the Oriental. “Have you some photographs of him or any portrait?” “Xle have no portraits of him of any kind.”" “How can I paint a portrait of him, then?’ asked the artist. "It is impossi- ble. I could not think of attempting 'lnYthlu so absurd.” “Why is it absurd?" ‘prlnea gravely. “You paint pictures of Magdalene and Circe and John the Baptist, and yet you have never seen any them. Why can you not paint my father?” The prince was so insistent that Rosetti ylelded in sheer desperation. He painted an ideal head that was certainly and also regal in its bearing. The prince came to the studio in great state to view it. When the canvas was uncovered he looked at it steadily and ther burst into tears. “How father has changed!” he cried.— Everybody’'s Magazine. b NP, : Dover has become one of the first vorites among English health resorts. and | e LS Citizens of Mill Valley Enthusiastic Over Plan to " Ilave Town Acquire Plant COMMITTEE IS AT WORK Welis Will Be Sunk in an Endeavor to Secure Sup- ply at Very Cheap Rate Special Dispatch to The Call, MILL VALLEY, 7.—Municipal ownership of water works Is the uppc most plan in the minds of the progre: give and enthusiastic Mill Valleyites, aud they are working as a unit to ve- cure it, giving financial aid with great vestigations. Some time ago the North Coast Wa- ter Company, which supplies water here, stated, In response t¢ a demand for an increase of output and new mains, that the present rate of 40 cents a thousand gallons would not give it a reasonable return on the investment and that the best they could do would be a 50-cent rate. The Board of Town Trustees, feeling that this was exorbi- tant and that there was a possibility of securing better terms by acquiring a water works, appointed a committee consisting of Thomas G. Parker, chair- man; W. T. Price, John Finn, K. J. C. Seymour, L. W. 8. Downs, A. W. Bush and J. Fred Schlingman to inquire into the matter. The committee made a thorough in- vestigation, and came to the conclusion that plenty of water can be had from the wells. The committee engaged two water experts to go over the ground and sub- mit their opinion as to the feasibility of a plan to secure a good water sup- ply from subterranean streams and the cost of delivering it by gravity to the consumer. The experts picked out a lot on the Wormouth place, where they helieve there is enough water for 10,000 persons, which can be distributed to the consumer for 30 cents, yielding the municipality a good revenue. They say that the locatjon is over a natural water basin. The citizens contributed §1000 to defray the cost of the pros- pecting and an option was taken on tne lot. Boring will be commenced next week. If they strike a satisfac- tory flow, the water will be analyzed by a chemist, and if there is no dele- terious. matter in it the committee will report back to the Board of Trustees, recommending municipal ownership. Attorney C. W. Durbrow and M. M. O'Shaughnessy, the well-known civil cngineer, have recently. been added to the committee, and will render much valuable assistance. O’'Shaughnessy sald to-day: “There is no doubt that an abundance of water can be had from the Wor- mouth place, as there is.a natural basin there which can be easlly tapped and the water distributed at a trifling cost. It will supply a population, of overi10,- 000. The water can be pumped to res- ervoirs high enough to supply any one by gravity for 4 cents a thousand gal- lons, and after allowing a good margin for the sinking fund and cost of opera tion and maintenance, the municipality can easily deliver the water for a 30- cent rate and make money. The city of Santa Clara owns its own water works. The cost of pumping is 1% cents a thousand gallons, and the con- sumer pays 15 cents. Within six months after the basin is located and municipal ownership is decided upon water can be delivered to the con- sumer.” STUDENTS END THEIR MEETING Delegates to Y. M. C. A. Con- ference at Pacific Grove Bring Sessions to a Close PACIFIC GROVE, Jan. 7.—The most infiuential interuniversity Y. M. C. A. conference ever held in California ended to-night. Its sessions have been well attended and enthusiastic. Good workers lent zest to the outdoor sports. The @ssoclation team won the baseball game and Thomas of Pomona, a one- armed man, in the tennis finals de- feated Shelby of the St Andrew's Brotherhood. Over the first gathering this morn- ing Harry Hill presided. He read many letters from men who attended the first conference at Cazadero. Hill also urged that Californla colleges should send as many delegates as possible to the stu- dent volunteer convention at Nashville in the latter part of February. About 3500 delegates from all parts of the United States and Canada will attend. He clalmed that there are at present 3000 young men and women now in the mis- sion fleld, who were largely sent out through the influence of the student volunteer conference. G. F. Shelby addressed the meeting on intercessory prayer, asking his hearers to kneel and unite their prayer power on behalf of the present and prospective workers in the foreign fields. Roy Campbhell, general secre- tary of San Diego, dellvered an ad- dress. B —— Poor Work of Medical Corps. It is humiliating to contemplate the death rate from disease which marked our military campaigns, nor is comfort forthcoming when it Is asserted that the showing made is no more unfavor- able than that of other nations engaged in warfare in the past. The medical corps is a power for good in preventing disease, always more to be dreaded than bullets. Safeguarding the health of the troops is of as great consequence as is the successful conduct of a cam- palgn from a strategic standpoint, Danger lurks on every hand. Defective sanitation, disrégard for the rules of hygiene, inadequate or unfit supplies of food and water and a score of other matters of vital importance to the wel- fare of the men must not be over- looked. Fever finds a fruitful breeding spot in unsanitary camps and causes havoc beside which the fire of the enemy has no terrors. It is a striking, commentary on our boasted civilization that no greater progress has been maa. in protecting troops in the flela. Nor are we alone, although equal lack on of other nations furnishes no excuse for our shortcomings.—Detroit Free Press. 7 promptness whenever the citizens’ com- | mittee needs funds to prosecute its ln~] PARISHONERS HOLD REUNION Bishop Nichols and His Wife Guests at Reception Given at Christ Chureh, Sausalito ELECT NEW VESTRYMEN Delegates to the House of Church Women Are Select- ed at Pleasant Gathering £ i el Special Dispatch to The Call. SAUSALITQ, Jan. 7.—A parish reception was given In the Christ Church guild room Thursday evening to Bishop A. Ford Niehols and Mrs. Nichols. It was prac- Fully 125 gathered 'in the guild room. Miss Edna Murray, the organist, rendered several excellent solos. Mrs. H. C. Campbell was the chairman of the committee on reception, the members of which were taken from each church so- ciety. The committee, assisted by the young ladles of the church, served light refreshments. The following vestrymen of Christ Church were elected for the year: Senior warden, Willlam Goodwin; junior warden, Thomas Penlington; treasurer and clerk, Willlam Claussen; Addison Starr Keeler, Dr. H. J. Crumpton and Charles Coles. The following women were elected as delegates to the house of churchwomen: Mrs. H. C. Campbell, Mrs. A. S. Keeler, 3rs. Cora Rayburn, Mrs. William Claus- sen and Miss Caroline Fiedler, 5 1T REHT. 70 00 WAONE rious Problem Debated by the Younger Rockefel- ler’s New York Bible Class | former parishioners. 1 NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—"Is it ever right to do wrong in order to accomplish a right end?” John D. Rockefeller Jr. propounded this knotty question before his Bible class in the Fifth-Avenue Baptist Church to-day, butgheither he nor any member of the class reached any satis- factory conclusion, and the subject was laid on the table, te be further dis- cussed next Sunday. The question grew oht of the lesson of the day. which told the story of Jaecob, who tought the birthright. of his_ brother Esau for a mess of pottage. Rockefel- ler said: “Frequently we have bartered away our birtbright-for the things of the moment, for a peace of consciencé and ability to look men in the eyve without fiinching. The result is that the rest of our lives must be given up to repen- tauce and regret.” Rockefeller ceased speaking for a moment and then continued, gravely: ~1 feel very keenly the application of this lesson to my own life, and I hope that each one of us will think careful- ly and prayerfully of it, with a view te fortifying ourselves against the mo- ment of temptation. This leads me to ask the question, ‘Is it ever right to do wrong in order to accomplish a right end? I have been thinking a good deal about it and it is not a ques- tion which is easy to solve. Are there ever circumstances in which a man is justified in deing something which is positively wrong in order to accom- plish a right end?". Responses were not immediately fcrthcoming and there was silence in the class for a few minutes. Rockefel- ler himself looked very serious and seemed strangely perturbed over the question and his confession that he felt very keenly the application of the lesson to his own life caused some com- ment in the class. Presently an elder- 1y gentleman arose and said that there were instances in medical practice where the physician was justified in keeping the truth from his patient in order to save his life. Others agreed with him, but Rockefeller looked doubt- ful. Another member gave a rather athe- istical answer to the question by say- ing that. as God had foreordained all things, therefore the crucifixion of Christ was a necessary evil to bring about the salvation of men. But Rock- efeller did not agree with this view, replying that he thought God was only working through his own people. The question s such an interesting one,” sald the leader, “that we will take it up again next Sunday, and 1 trust you will give it serious thought in the meantime and come prepared to discuss it in all its phases.” ————————— THE WEALTHY MEN OF STATE OF COLORADO A Great Showing for Mere Gold and Those Who Are Its Possessors, The Evening Times recently printed a list of the rich men in Colorado—those tically a reunion of the parishioners and ! UVE A JEWEL 70 JO8N KON ‘Wocdmen of the World of San Rafael Esteem Retir- ing Consul Commander OFFICERS INSTALLED Lodgeroom of Mira Monte Camp Is Scene of Ver) Tuteresting - Ceremonies i S Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. T.—Past Commander Martin Madsen, assiste acting Head Escort R. Lee Duncan, cently fustalled the following officers of Mira Monte -Camp No. 359, Woodmen of the World: Consul commander, H. W. Otton; adviser lieutenant, John Perry: clerk, Fred H. Miller; banker, Charles ‘Brown:; manager, J. F. Whipple: Fred Smith; watchman, Soren Sorensen; sentry, Eugene W. Smith Jr. John King, the retiring comsul com~ mander, was installed as past consul com- mander and presented with a handsome jewel. 8. Frank Young of Chico delivered a very interesting address on woodcraft. The Carpenters and Joiners of Ameri located in this city bave elected the fc lowing officers: President, H. D. Nasl vice president, Willlam Marshall; fina efal secretary, Phillp La Cornee: recor ing secretary, Jesse R. Cornwall; treas- urer, Charles Almy; conductor, John Mec- Donald; warden, Fred Brow: JEALOUS WONAN USES HORSEWHP Flays Waitress She Feared Was Trying to Win the Af- feetions of Her Husband ~— Consul by Special Dispateh to The Call. SEATTLE, Jan. 7.—Infuriated because of her belief in her husband’s story th: Mrs. May Willlams, a waitress In t Anglos cafe, on First avenue, near Uni- versity street, was pursuing him with her affections, Mrs. Al Morrison, the wi 4 a well-known sporting man, gave the waitress a horsewhipping outside the res- taurant late this afternoon. Scores of per- sons saw the affair. Mrs. Morrison drove up to the front the restaurant in her carriage and selzing the whip from the holder jumped out and Jashed the waitress as she was about to enter the cafe. When she had satisfied ber anger she drove away. The police, who are familiar with the facts, dec that Mrs., Morrison acted umjustl: E they declare her hushand has been mak- Ing himSelf ‘obnoxious to Mrs. Willlams b by attempting to force his affections op Rer. The waitress, the police say, has asked them to keep Morrison from forcing his society upon her. An investigation shows that Morrison, in order to explain the frequency which which his wife saw him paying attentions to Mrs. Willlams, told her that the wait- ress was annoving him with her affec- tions. Al Morrison is well known on Pu- get Sound, as is his wife. The occurrence caused a sensation. — Rapid Deal tm Steel. The methods employed In business to catch trade in the city of New York have in many cases to be practically instan- taneous. The following incident is an il- lustration: Last Monday moruning a steel broker learned from a personal in a Hartfor paper that the head of a great horsesh manufacturing establishment in that city was going to Chicago to close contracts for next year's consumption of steel. The broker telephoned Hartford and learned that the manufactures would start for New York at 12 o'clock, and would take the Lake Shore Limited for Chicago the same day at 5 o’clock. The broker then telegraphed the Penn- sylvania Steel Works at Pittsburg for an option of twenty-four hours on 5,000 tons of steel. He received an answer that the company’'s Mr. Martin was due in their New York offices at 1:30 o'clock that day. having left Pittsburg the night before, and to see him. The steel broker found Mr. Martin at 2 o'clock and se- cured the desired option. At 4 o'clock he met the Hartford man at the Grand Cen- tral station, made an offer, which was accepted, for 325,000 tons, went into the Manhattan Hotel and wrote duplicate agreements and started the Hartford man back home, quite content with his purchase. The steel broker was satisfied. too. His sale amounted to $5,000. The two men knew each other only by sight. —New York Times. ——— M. Billard and M. Bruyant, two nat- uralists, have jJust discovered a mi- croscopic alga which grows very easily and rapidly in water from which it can be dredged up, and which preserves this water almost indefinitely In a pure ate. ———— John Butler Burke, who, through the discovery of radiographs, has suddenly whose we-lth is estimated at $100,000 and | Pécome the most talked of man in the upward. The names filled an entire page, and mcluded 108 millionaires, whose a gregate earthly possessions were given $269,000,000, The Times asserts that no other State can make such a showing, which is probably true, whether the list is exaggerated or not. ‘“Colorado is a | State of vast indivicual fcrtune, outrank- ing every other State in the Union on a per capita basis,” says the T -s (which is edited by United S.ates Senator Pat- terz-n). “It has the further distinction that most of its vast fortunes were made within its boundaries, not alone in min- ing, but In the cattle industry, in realty | speculations, in fruit, sugar beet culture, | potato farming and in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits. “First of all, many people 0. wealth have moved into the State In the nast few years and invested large sums in mining corporations, the r ocks of banks and other enterprises, and are not indi- ! vidually known in the mercantile reports. Still another class represents the retired country capitalists who have mdved from the sections in which their wealth was acquired to Denver or Colorade Their individual holdings, unless tuey are in rec lty, are necessarily hidden from the regu ar information sources.” The list contains the nameés of four men whe are credited with $10.000,000 and up- ward each—David ¥*. Moffatt, ». T. F. |, and Thomas ' United Kingdom as a man of science, is an Irishman, and was graduated from : | TrinMy College. ——————— In the Belgian Parliament, when a member is makmg a long speech, brandy and water is supplied¢ him at the expense of the Government: Hydrozone Sorec"fi: roat A Harmless Antiseptic. Endorsedby the medical proiession. One 25¢c. Bottle, Free ment with 1o cents to Sold by Droeais. Mot unless label . lfllflfl: bears my sig ort, -y