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2 THE DETROIT 'REE PRESS: SUNDAY DECEMBER 31 MSOfjy A A PAR ONE MINISTERS SEVERELY from James Burns relative to the mat ter Detroit Dec 30 1899 Dear Mr Mtyhury: Tn view of the apparent objection to the appearance of Mr Axtell on the programme for the proposed entertainment his name will be omitted 1 am sure that If OUT PUBLIC LIE SENATOR VEST WILL RETIRE AT THE USD HIS TERM RETURN TO DETROIT SOCIETY CONDEMN GEV GOO A BIG IGHT Pure IS NEAR reception last evening at the home NEW YEAn'S GREETINGS HONORS TO THE DEAD TOX INVITED TO ST PAUL THE PdECiJUS M2TAL States BLAST ROM THE NORTH States Others OUT CCMMISSIQN States PENS1CN VOUCHERS SEIZED APOL1S AXTELl Will NOT BOX Wooa do reason Washington Oregon Alaska California Idaho Montana Utah Mmalachlan States Colorado South Dakota A rizona New Mexico Totals British Klondike riendship and Good ellowship illed Every Heart Washington Oregon Alaska California Idaho Montana Utah Appalachian States Colorado South Dakota Arizona New Mexico Wyoming Others INHABITANTS HEIUEY SESD THEM TO (ll'EEX VICTORIA ter was brought to the attention of the home government it repudiated the min action Pittsburg: December Hebert Knox alias Bennett whtf arrested in London December The war office Is sued a dispatch dated Cape Town riday December 29 evening saying that Col Kekewlch wired through the general com manding Modder river on December 28 as follows: am desired by the mayor and council to forward the following for trans mission through the proper channel: her most gracious majesty the queen: The In habitants of Kimberley beg to send to your majesty New greetings The trouble tney have passed through and are still en during only tends to 'love and loyalty to your throne and person (Signed) Henderson mayor on behalf of the Inhahttanta The war office also issues the following addressed to the secretary of state for war: "Please send the following to Col Kekewlch for communication to the mayor and coun cil from the queen: am deeply touched by your kind and loyal New greet ings I watch with admiration your deter mination and gallant defense though I re gret too unavoioaoie toss or tire incurred dies and gentlemen attended the reception and as the social intellectual professional commercial and financial circles of the com munity were represented by their best values a rehearsal of the names of the guests would not only be too voluminous to be interesting but it would be entirely su perfluous Minneapolis December Alexander special examiner of the pension bureau has seized about pension certificates and vouchers from the office teller a local pension they were it is alleged ecu ted The vouchers filled out until January ATERTAJXMEXT COMMITTEE WITH DRAWS HIS SAME AND MRS ALGER CELEBRATED IT LAST SIGHT Manila December 39 The funeral of Gen Henry AV Lawton who was killed at San Mateo December 18 was held to day with Impressive ceremonies The remains were conveyed from the Paco cemetery down to the Tuneta to Pasig and thence to the transport! Thomas which sails this after noon As the body was removed from the Chattanooga Tenn December Hard ware dealers all over the south to day re reived telegrams from ithe American Stei Chicago otfice prices of and "wire 25 cents per hun dred effective tO day All kinds of si I hardware was advanced II per cent Tn advance Is Id to be due to the advance iron and steel vault Chaplain Marrin read' the prayers The personal staff of the late general was augmented by Color Sergt Simon Trump eter Haberkam ani Privates Oakum and Mohrusen The latter who were closely connected with Gen Lawton's recent cam paigns bore the casket from the vault to a horsed caisson waiting at the gate I The funeral procession was composed of the band of the Twentieth regiment Gen Hall and his staff two troops of the ourth Cavalrywho were with Gen Law ton at the time of his death a battery of artillery a number of clergymen son covered with flowers the personal staff of the general orv foot Gens Wheeler orsythe Kobbe and Schwan and Rear Admiral Watson in three carriages a naval battalion Maj Gen Otis and his Staff the foreign consuls in full dress and the members of the Philippine Supreme Court Native delegations from the towns where Gen Lawton established civil governments presented wreaths Visitors from the same towns waited on Mrs Lawton yesterday and presented her with their Howers Crowds of natives and Amer icans witnessed the procession the band played dirges and the crowd uncovered At Pasig the casket was transferred to a tiur was sounded and prayers were napiatn ierce our enlisted of Robert Hos attorney because being lllegalv ex cannot legally be 4 when fia vnv quarterly payment is due nor tan thev be filled out by any one but the pensioner sclf Just to what degree there irregularity in executing the vouchers does not yet appear as Examiner Alexander de clines to discuss the matter and will only explain to inquiring pensioners that the seizure ts due to violations of the law which must be Investigated NEARING THE END HIS ROPE Times Herald Totals British Klondike fce estimated Produt 1899 and 1898 are given Washington December 30 present term in the senate will end my public car said Senator Vest of Missouri to day "1 have written a letter to a friend of mine an editor in Clay county in'which I have said that this term will bring my public life to a close In saying this how ever I am simply repeating the statemeat made to the Missouri legislature which last elected me that I would not be a candidate for re election" Senator letter was brought out by a request for his views on the best method of electing senators whether by contention or through primaries In declaring in favor of the convenifon system on the ground that the primaries had resulted in party friction Senator Vest took occasion to re fer to own lack of personal concern in the matter by announcing that he would not Le a candidate again His term does not expire until 1903 so that ne lias three years yet that time ate four terms ears March 1879 having been ejected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sen ator Bogy Washington December The prelim inary estimate of the production of gold and silver in the United States during the calendar year 1899 made by Mr Roberts the director Of the mint shows a total gold production of $70694170 an increase over the production of last year of $6256670 I'he production of silver during the year is estimated al $74424696 an increase during tue ear of $1040211 The gold production by states for the years 1899 and 1898 Is given 00 LUHU serve At the expiration of he will have been in th" sen si total of twentv four He took his seat on the 18th of ot operating In various parts of the country was sentenced to four and a half years to the Riverside to day by Judge' White of the criminal court Knox was convicted of forgerv on two counts The court was asked to be lenient and strong influence was brought to bear in behalf of Knox but Judge White said a severe sentence was needed in uiis case on account of the effect it would have on the public He took into consideration the fact that the banks which Knox tried to defraul did not lose arv money through his criminal transactions and made the sen tence just half Knox was also fined Jot on each indictment New York December The Wagner Palace Car Co to day ceased to exist as mi individual organization The formal and official transfer of the Wagner Co under the terms of its merger agreement with the Pullman Co was effected this afternoon at the offices of the Wagner Co in this city twenty millions of stock Vaner Co being transferred to Pullman interests and an equal amount of Pullman stock being transferred to Wag ner people on even terms The offices of the combined interfits in New York citv will be those heretofore occupied by the Wagner Co and officers of the Wagner Co will tor the present and possibly per manently maintain their relative positions Dr Webb becomes a member of the board of directors of the consolidated companies Carleton Mich December The thermometer registered here last night 5 below zero the most severe weather of this season Kalamazoo iMich December (Spe Mercury went one degree below zero last night and has been about zero ail day Cassopolis Mich December 30 (Special To night is the coldest of the season and quite a blizzard prevails The thermometer only 4 degrees above zero and is growing colder rapidly Niles Mich December A blizzard raged here during greater part of the day Snow is about a foot' den and still falling Pittsburg December 30 All the facto ries controlled by the American Window Glass Co were started up to day The company will operate at present 1620 pots The three large tanks at Cleveland and Al mira 5' and Bridgeton not be operated this fire The plant recently purchased from the Bradford Glass Co at Hazlehurst Pa may not be the combine on account of legal growing out of an unsatisfied judgment ob rained by the Window Glass as sociation against the Bradford Glass Co tor failure to give its workmen the cus tomary seven days notice before the close of the factu Chicago December The first train in augurating the passenger service on the new Northwestern Elevated railroad was run to day from the Lincoln avenue station around the loop and return in the cars were officials of the road prominent finan ciers and newspaper reportets together with a few invttd truest Thft completion of this road has been delayed for vears The work has been rushed during the past two weeks night and div in order to fulfill the agreement whereby the time for finish ing the road was limbed to January 1 1900 under penalty of forfe ting SlOOnoo to the city The stations are not all erected and only one line of track laid Yesterday the mayor said that Axtell had told the entertainment commit tee he wa? not an ordained minister but xnace athletics his principal occupation and preached as a side issue Mr Maybury also said that it was not his intention to have box in the role of a minister and consented to his appearance thal calned His honor expressed regret that rnattr caused such comment mayor received the following letter GOID AVD SILVER IN THE UNITED STATES The of Gen and Mr? A Alger while it was a formal function noting the return to the social life of Detroit of the well be loved host and hostess was more than that It was a signal buoyant and de lightful response on the part of a well pleased admiring community rom 9 until midnight the ample apartments of the Alger home were filled with friends all of whom were most cour teously received by Gen and Mrs Alger assisted by their daughter Mrs Pike of Chicago There were present also although they were not in the formal receiving line the other daughters Mrs Bailey and Mrs Sheldon It was tn brief an exquisite fam ily gathering with hundreds of friends to add their welcome so tnat while the perfume of flowers and the harmonies of music tilled every part the house the Warmth of pure friendship and good fel lowship fihed every heart The decorations were simple rich and beautiful the main hall being hung witn holly and mistletoe accentuated by large knots of red satin and red poinsetta blooms At the north end of the hall was a bank of ferns with red bows of satin and American ros artistically disposed The drawing room wnere 'lhe general and his wife and daughter received had white lilies and oink roses for its floral decorations Lilies and laurel wreaths embellished the library while American Beauty roses glori fied the dining room where refreshments were served Music was given by Schrem orchestra and the catering was by Hair Inasmuch as somewhat over 600 la IENS WANT ADMIllAL DEWEY DURING OARNIVAL WEEK nil JAN EXPERIENCES ITS IRST COLD THE offered bv pallbearers will accompany the remains to me unuea GUESTS ASSEMBLED IN THE ORT STREET MANSION Cleveland December 30 A committee representing the independent telephone companies in Ohio Indiana Michigan anl Pennsylvania has been meeting here for the purpose of systematizing the business of tl ese companies agreeing upon terms for the exchange of business and fixing the rate? etc The committee which was ap pointed at a meet ng held in Toledo several a eeks tgo consists of Judges Jampc 7 Thompson of Chillicothe Cvrus Aklh of Dt Wm Ernst of Indiana and Samuel 11 Waylqnd of The work of tnc committee veils finished to day when a statement was issued saying a complete agreement had been reached PALACE CAR CO HAS CEASED TO EX' 1ST condemn such a course as Mr Axtell intends to take as undignified and unchris said Rev Marcus Scott of the Central Presbyterian church am not acquainted with the man but know from reading' about him that he is not averse to notoriety no matter how he attains it Tbat flght he had in ItoyaJ Oak was dis graceful to my 'mind that the saloonkeeper with whom he had the quarrel 13 ashamed of the part he took in it If Mr Axtell isa minister as he claims to be why he act like a minister and strive to secure the respect of people Instead of doing his utmost to gain disrespect? Does he think he can proselyte with bls fists? Does he imagine that he can convert the sinners of Royal Oak by making it public spectacle of him svlf 'v am surprised that Mayor Maybury would lend his indorsement to such a bit of sensationalism as Rev Blodgett of SImpson Metho dist Episcopal fchprch think it is a Methodist quarrel the Congrcgatibnallsts take arc of this sensation loving he said "If he were a Methodist I would speak mymind freely I am opposed to all kinds of fchting between animals as well as be tv'een human beings and do not think such a thing should have had a place on the programme for a charitable entertain ment where the patronage Christian people is desired as well as of other class es But to have a mlnistsr on the role ConxreKiitional lets "Will Act Congregatibnalists of Detroit evldent keenly the disgrace brougnt upon'them as a dencminatlou by the peculiar course taken by Kev Axtall and the church at Royal Oak Rev James McAl lister pastor cf the Plymouth Congrega tlonal church made the following State ment last evening to a representative of The ree Press: Royal Oak church is a member of the Detroit Congregational association and for this reason has valid claims upon the fellowship and Christian wutch care of every" member of the Congre gatfonal church in this city Without idpubt every Congregational mtrftster ire Detroit unreservedly condemns the course taken by Mr Axtell in hi3 willingness to go Into th ring under the auspices of a local fighting uurerprise but he is not amenable to the Detroit ministerial not being an ordained or licensed minister The church is amenable to the local Congregational conference and the fact that the society persisted In coun anl indorsing such questionable on the part of its pastor would in the minds of marly Detroit lergymen sufficient reason for excluding it front tho privileges and to be? derived fellowship in the association This is however a very delicate ques tmn and nono of us wish to prejudge 1 he Royal Oak church in this connection AVe el that the mistakes which have been made so far are largely errors of Judg ment and none of us would wish to con demn under such circumstances There certainly is no need for haste in connection with this matter for we do not know here the church stands with regard to the Indorsement of the pastor in his fistictendencies The question at stake is how ever a serious one and one which would seem tq call for the tendering of the good offices of Christian ministers of the Con gregatlonal denomination in an effort to make clear to both pastor and church the evil results which the adoption of such a questionable policy will sooner or later produce Should this sort of Uiing con tinue I for one would favor tHt appoint ment of a committee of Detroit Congrega tional ministers to confer with RoyalOak church and its pastor with a view' to securing a better understanding of the case by all concerned Course in the Matter have said thaUT believed that any mistakes which may11 have been made by the church up to the present time errors of judghient rather than Irom any willful desire to overstep the bounds of Christian propriety but as much cannot be said of the other parties to the contract according to tho terms of which Btr Axtell was to spar for charity The managers of the proposed pugilistic enter tainment show ed no lack of judgment They were after a drawing card ana ehowed good sense from a monev making Standpoint in the selection I cannot see how Mayor Maybury can 1 ossibly defend his position in connection with this important matter In an inter view In an evening paper he states that lie would not have given his approbation to the enterprise had he not known that Mr Axtell was not an ordained minister It is true that he is not an ordained or licensed minister of the gospel but he is filling the pulpit of the Royal Oak church with reg ularity and la receiving a mi for so doing As far as the church in ques tion is concerned his ministrations amt nis calling arc as sacred as if he were reg ularly ordained" The alcove interview was given before Itwas known that Rev Mr Axtell had decided not to fill his engagement in connectionwith the coming pugilistic charity enter talnment "Now that the mayor has made the city officially responsible for advertising Axtell of Roval Oak a a fighting said Jiev re crest ct the Woodward Avenue Congre gational church seems desirable in the Interests of a body of Christian churches which has a little sense of dignity vet to state that the said Axtell is not a Con gregational minister notwithstanding hi? ergagement by a little Congregational church He has not been ordained or even licensed tn preach and has no more right tn the title thaa any other lay position of Mr Axtell as explained to the committee anl vourself be fuly known there would be only commendation and not censure We are well aware that your good purpose is the success of the enter tainment and a desire that the widow and orphan shall be eared for Jlesjjectftillv veurs JANiES BURNS Chairman Entertainment Committee disgrace the ministry The man certainly seeks cheap notoriety Metier of Greet ILcjrrct Rev Donald MacLaurln of the ward Avenue Baptist church said: not think Mayor Maybury has any to be proud of the letter of invitation he rent this man Axtell whether he is put on the programme or not I look upon boxing as the most brutal and lowest order of athletics and the encouragement of it is bad enough But when a man pretending to 1 be a minister of the gospel actuahy poses I as a boxer and boxing master and goes so rar as to offer to box before the public knowing that it is the anomaly of the sit uation that would attract attention then I think it is a matter of great "I see no objection in a man learning to box" said Rev William Brail rector of Episcopal church "for it is a good physical development and fits a man to be self contained But to box in the ring Is a different thing and when a so called minister descends to that level it Is ji descent indeed" Rev Barkley of the orest Ave nue Presbyterian church thinks the' whole matter is a disgrace to the church the city and the parties Interested admire a physicay perfect man said he one who makes a spectacle of himself before the curious public as this man Axtell is said to intend to do does not exhibit manliness It is disgrace fut for any person to enter the ring but for a minister even if he is not an accepted and ordained minister to do so is abom Paul December Admiral Dewey will be Invited to Paul during carnival week His coming will be the central fea ture promised by the board of directors The Dewey arch and court of honor that were features in the New York celebration last September will be reproduced in icy columns Past the columns and under the arch the marching clubs will pass to a re view of the flagship Olympia also repro duced in ice The chief spectacle will be a bombardment of the gallant cruiser Within the wails of the frozen ship 3 A or 4X men will act the part of crew from the man behind the gun to the captain on the bridge Land batteries will be erected of the same congealed material to belch forth sky rock ets Roman candles and other artillery upon the vessel After the battle vic tory wil rest as it always has upon me Olympia 1 The invitation will be delivered to the ad miral at his Washington vhome on by United States Senator Davi While Admiral acceptance is not certain assurances received from Washing ton Indicate that there Is a strong proba bility that accept 1 a' S' ll i Gold Gold jduction Production T899 1898 2442000 2994500 806202 766 200 1550387 l177l 4669819 2524800 14952392 15637 9v0 2480624 1716900 4919897 5126900 3369509 225 40 337344 327700 2600000 23195300 6120000 5699700 2500x00 2465160 600000 539000 6000 500 $70694170 $64457500 I $16114150 I ciion of: silver during 1 as follows: I Coining Coining i Value Value 1 1899 1898 1245800 1010 808 452525 328 921! 168081 258585 119467 1396363 5171717 6560065 21010403 19 141663) 9696969 8385810 I '9 57 2068 3I2CS637 29498 958 550790 196913 oO'jOiXO 2904954 60)000 519883 600000 611 42020 $71424696 $70384 48'3 252000 i jjj55i ANNUAL MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS St AZoyslus Court No 217 has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Chief ranger Miss Hannah Guerin vice chief rangr Mrs Dwyer recording secre tary Miss Mary enton: financial secretary Mary McPartlan treasurer Miss Marv O'Rourke trustees Mrs Mrs A Cnnklin and Mrs Delaney conductors Mrs Hickey I and Miss Callahan: aentinels Mrs A Pokrefky and Miss Mary McCarthy mdlcal ex i amlner Dr Anna Dunn Ro: representative to the biennial session Mfs Mary enton: alter nate to the biennial session Hannah Gurin The officers will be installed on Thiirs i day evening January 11 Detroit Tent No 370 elected th following officers: Commander A Ge row Ibutenant commamlf'r Rcbt Bell record keeper finance keener Lun I dey chaplain Walter Jordan physician Cook sergeant Zacharias master at arms Burke firt master of guards Wm I Bell: second master of guards Wil James Cochrane: picket Albert VW1 A Gtrow on being elected unani mously to a fourth term as commander was pre sented with a beautiful diamond ring a Hattie Tallmsge Commandery No 2S I Ci Rt their regular meeting elacted the fol lowing officers: Commander Dr Wm Haush err Usutenant commander red Eg: prelate Matilda Ege: recorder and financier Mary treasurer Idezle Lenars first sergeant John Pal mer second sergeant Comllle Mortiere guard and sentinel Annie Campbell: medical examiner Dr Wm Ilauehem Kennedy Hive Noy 720 elected tho following officers for the coming year: ast commander Dottle Angle commander Kstella Bell lleutenant commandftr Nellie Walker record keeper Kittle Watte finance keeper Emily Harmon chaplain Eliza ranklin: ser geant Catherine Duart: at arms Mary Harmon sentinel Ida Ilaeger picket Christa Leitch No 4 of A has elected these officers: Chief ranger Charles Kinnie sub ranger George Heath recording seicre tury Leonard financial Cornell treasurer Le Heun senior war den Van Buhler junior warden Hen schell senior beadle Lewis junior beadle Burns trustee for three vears Burch physicfan Dr Brand organist 0L Trotman captain of the guard I Parsons Pilgrim tent No fib5 has elected the following officers: Commander Clyde Dryer lieutenant commander Chas Gilmore Geo A Woods Edward IIatterson chaplain Geo Henderson physician Wm Eves master at arms Geo Montgomery: first master of guards Edward Taylor second master of guards Chas Ing sentinel Gen Blackburn picket John Root organist Vann Detroit Association No 1 MIdlilgran A hns elected the following officers: President 17 Jiieqiien: vice president Miller re conllnR secretary James Carton corresponding secretary Jacob Heinz financial secretary Rob ert Brow: treasurer Jesse Lawton: conductor William Rolpli Theo Schon trustee three years Joseph Collins trustee two years Richard Connor: trustee one year Adam Butler ANNUALS Ct hat Michigan Tent No 112 Kr elected officers for the ensuing year at its regular review held December 27 as follows: Past commander A Johnston: commander McCrum lieut commander 17 Raymond recorn ker per James Brydon: finance keeper David Wilson chaj lain Henry i hyeioia J)r Jay Delbrldgre sergeant John Carney: master at arms Wllllnm Todd: first master of gunruS Underwood second master of guards A Marriott: sentinel Otto picket A Mey ers Tashmoo Grove No 11 Woodmen Circle has elected officers as follows: President Mrs Kn yon advirer Mrs MclCIrov clerk Mrs Potts banker Mrs Downs anagloar Mrs Stoddard attendant Mrs Benwood Inner sentinel Mrs Smith outer sentinel Mrs Clark: corresponding Mrs McElroy directors Mrs Lyo 1 Mrs Downs and Mrs Clark physician Dr O'Donnell Barber Tent No 895 M) has the following officers for the ensuing year: Com mander George Warren' lieutenant comtnan der George Shaw record keeper Edwin uchs finance keeper Wm Henry physi cian Wui Ilendsrson chaplain Alfred Schmitt" sergeant Chas A Ozaner master at arms Herman JiKnopf first master of guards Waiter Burroughs second master of guards Michael Charbonneau sentinel George rench picket Oliver Bagley Cooley Branch No 24 National Asso elation of Stationary has elected the following officers! President Thomas Chand ler vice president Robert Anderson correspond ing secretary John alrgrieve recording secre tary William Turnbull financial secretary Henry" Werner treasurer Baker conduc tor William Hayball Jr doorkeeper Janies Lowe: trustees Hugh Guy John alrgrieve and John Donaldson DETROIT EIRE MARINE INSURANCE The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Detroit ire Marine Insurance Co for the election of directors will be held at its office No 91 Griswold street Detroit on January 16 li)00 oils open from 11 a to 12 The transfer books will be closed from and Includ ing January 2 1900 until after said election A II MeDON ELL Secretary Detroit December 29 1899 Army and Xavy "Washington December 30 The calendar year 1900 will be marked by the statutory retirement of a number of prominent off! cers in the army and navy and consequent promotions in both branches of the mili tary service Naturally because of its greater numerical strength the changes will be much more numerous in the army than in the navy Among the retirements for age in the army are those of Maj Gen Wesley Merritt and Brig Gen An derson None of the officers of the highest grade in the navy will retire on account of age during the coming year This is some what unprecedented as it is usual for from one four rear admirals to the retiring age every year The next rear admiral to retire will be Read Admiral McNair superintendent of the naval academy whes relinquishes active duty January 13 1901 Stuck on tlie "Wilmington Dei December 39 The at tempt to la unch the Winsor line steamship Grecian at the Harlan Hollingsworth shipyards to day was ti failure the new ship sticking on the ways "when the blocks were sawed and the vessel started for her plunge into the icy water Miss Winsor daughter of the president of the company broke the traditional of wino and spoke the words' that named the ship The huge hulk moved only about IS inches and then stuck An investigation showed that the tallow on the ways had frozen The vessel was made fast shored up and it is expected she will again be started on Tuesday for her launching Requiremen tm Modified Washington December The secretary of war has modified the requirements as to the physical proportions of candidates for enlistment in the army In an order just Issued he says: is not necessary that the applicant should conform exactly to the figures indicated in paragraph 179 a variation not exceeding ten pounds in weight or two inches in chest measure ment (at expiration) below the standard given in the table is admissible when the applicant for enlistment is active has firm muscles and is evidently vigorous and healthy' our Men Killed Lancaster Pa December our men were killed and several others injured by a boiler explosion one mile west of Eliza bethtown this morning They were em ployes of Keller Kressor railroad con ractors Tlie dead are: Dona Haue "az of Bainbridge Wit Sherbahn of West Donegal Burt Harris a negro an Italian known as Tony The latter war juried 150 feet i Nice Chrlstmna Lead December 30 Mrs Mar Baker Eddy of Concord has sen aer son Charles Glover Eddy of this cash as a Christmas gift and ha) also presented him with a home fieri valued at $15000 MERCER Tj BE AXRESTED MANAGE TO SEE POPES LA) US ES 010 PAPKR Ouc a 'Loss Now the Basis of a Tlusl news been ever first revenue worthy of plan grew in favor send employes with to be sure that no but gradually tlfi discontinued Got Her Name Croly who has Just rounded RENCH GOY'ERNMHyT MAY PR OS CITB THE GJWB8A1 stairs on our knees as hundreds of do every Chicago Chronicle How Mrs her seventy years is the literal embodiment of the woman's movement being not only the progenitor of clubdom but the pioneer press woman of the country ew of her contemporaries know that her pen name "Jennie is one of the sweet est reminiscences of her When she was only 12 a gentleman who had visiting her family wrote to a friend: "She is the Junelst little girl I In after vears when she made her adventure into print and for a sig nature shs Remembered the quaint fancy promptly became New York World The Salvation Army Cadillac square would be pleased to receive contributions of clothing Since the extreme cold weath er set in the' army headquarters have been wsleged by thlny clad women and children Who cannot be assisted at present because the supply of clothing is exhausted Th say that they daly come in contact with heartrending cases of need out his shand Alt we could say in our pleasure was holy The cham berlains and guards feared he would exert himself and started Passing the doors by which they had entered they disappeared the same wav "We were then escorted out having been in the building over three hours AVe made a pilgrimage that afternoon to St church where the stairs from Pontius Pi late's house are kept There are twenty seven steps and it is said walked on them in visiting Pilate At various places there are glass covers placed over stains said to be the sacred blood" Nobody is al lowed to walk on the wood and we went up the people And Every orm of Torturing Disfiguring Skin and Scalp Humors Cured by THE BEET 3 SUGAR LWUSTHY Paris December There are persistent reports in nationalist circles that the gov ernment has decided upon the arrest and prosecution of Gen Mercier before a Sec ond high court immediately According to these reports an important debate respect ing the conspiracy cases and the charges against Gen Mercier will take place in the chamber of deputies as soon as the "Session begins and it is said the premier At al deck Rous eau will feply to his adver saries by announcing the arrest of Mercier and his before the high court The nationalist organs insist that the government' has decided on the plan but they sinryest that it may be changed in view of Its premature revela tion ilen Mercier at the present moment is a senatorial candidate in the Loire Inter ieure One of his friends who was inter ed me aubjecu said the genera! had resolved not to discuss the matter as he was determined not to give the govern ment a weapon to use against him He was convinced however that his arrest would sound the defeat of the government candi dates in the senatorial elections while he himself was certain of election It is expected that the trial before the high court will be concluded the middle of next week and MM DerouleUe and Guerin will almost certainly be convicted although some of the other prisoners will probably be acquitted Speedy CtritR Treatment Rat? Jbe affected pars thoroughly with Hot match and Cuticcra Soap Next apply Cr5KLvi Ointment the great skin cute and nty taxaa full doae of Cuticpka Rksolvkxt inw will afford instant relie permit rest and sleep and point to a speedy neat and economical cure when all elsu field everywhere Prtee 18111 Rrr SS 1 Onnixr ie 1 jMTyta rRVG AMl Cot Pew 44 SOlTJiraw MICHIGAN A llHD WERATIONx The manufacture of beet sugar is an iti dustry entirely distinct from arrlcuiturt I and can only be successfully aecompi by the investment of large capital I the direction of skilled artisans The low prices fit which sugar' is sold I render imperative in the process marlu facture the most economical method which are only mode possible by the improved machinery citrated under rection of technical experts The fartat' of this country as is the case with the! of Europe In respect to beet sugar Indus try must be satisfied 1th' acquiring the requisite degree of agricultural 'k11 Produce a ctup of beets wth a paying Ln nags and of a high content of sugar remarkable opportunities for the tension of profitable agricultural htjustr in tills country through the medium A A sugar beet should nui be suitwea to unimproved and the farmers of Our try should not rest satisfied until thov our own fields produce the sugar which consume 4 The sugar beet does not require a ban cuiar kind of soil for its proper produ tlon In general soils are desertoed far practical purposes as clayey sandv iimv or alluvial soils: all of these sol Is 'will 1 mJ? duce beets The black prairie soll im have been found with proper cnltivatlm to produce excellent beats rethans rh best soil may be described as a sandv a soil containing a happy equilibrium tween organic matters clav and sand In general it may be said that which will produce a good crop of inS corn wheat or potatoes will under prrX Cultivation produce a good crop of sugar beets To secure to the farmer the benefits nf this sugar beet industry a factory is quired to work up the beets and extract the sugar This is the most serious piob em of the whole tnattqr it involves at outlay of capita! that to the farmer seems excessive and useless The manufacturer to succeed must have the best machmery that the world can produce the most labor saving the least expensive to operate and the one that will extract tho largest amount of sugar of beat commercial quality from the beets To demonstrate that the four counties waynek Monroe Washtenaw and are eminently fit to produce sugar Leela of tlie best quality a beral supply of best quality imported sugar beet seed has he placed with farmers throughout the counW ties and at present upwards of 150 one twelfth acre plats of the finest kind of sugar beets aro growing to their ami his most gratifying satisfaction Besides beet acreage In these counties has been negu tinted for the large signr factory now building at Alma Mich and the large num ber of farmers who have contracted with that company are highly pleased with the results lamenting as a rule tpat they did not contract to grow more 1 To further demonstrate sugar beet growing qualities of the soil in the various quarters of these four counties upwards of luO one twelfth acre plats of sugar beets' have been planted toy various prominent fat mere all of whom report most favorably on the progress they are making with them as do also those who are growing sugar beets for the Alma Sugar Company some of' which latter having perhaps some of the finest beet fields in the state Mr Edward Post the secretary a'qd general manager ortho armers' Cooper tive Beet Sugar Company of Dundee' Mich Is author of many interesting tacts re garding this comparatively new industry 7 PROGRESS IN WAYNE WASIITENAW A ND LI AN AW EH COUNTIES A curious interesting feature of the paper making Industry 'was brought to the notice of an office' manager a few days ago by a letter of inquiry The inquiry was about accumulations of written matter no longer of use but of such a private busi ness nature as to' necessitate careful dis Tj posal In order to prevent examination by old account books Jor in "i stance Years ago large offices used at some ex pense to have such accumulations de stroyed usually by fire But this was troublesome for paper in compact form Is slow to burn and the destroying of books and stacks of paper tended to clog fur naces In course of time a paper manufacturer hit on the idea of taking such old papers to mill under assurances of privacy and chemically removing ail traces of writing Market price being allowed for the papsr thus gathered what was before merely a waste and a source of trouble besides be came productive of a consideration and the At first houses would the stuff to the mills scattering occurred nrppq iitfnn j'MmP fn ha A large paper concern with mills In Con necticut has for years made a specialty of collecting such papers from bankers In surance companies and large houses and shipping them directly to the' mills where by the use of strong cnem Icals all traces of writing are qeeuv before the material is worked over Inf1 paper pulp This feature the eco nomics of a great city affairs his to great proportions and sometimes tons of paper ail marked with writing Incidentally the spread of contagion ifi this method is effectually prevented A ne the writing has disappeared from tro sheets so have all vestiges of life The refuse collected aids in rn iking ferent varieties: of paper') and the careful sorting process that must be employed con stitutes one of the chief items of expense in using this material The stuff which comes from correspondence offices K0'1 111 part to make writing paper The collec tions from newspaper headquarters gn" talning Wood pulp must be used for ot ner purposes All paper scrap is mixed witn large proportions of fresh material hu me When told we were Americans he An excellent programme has been PJj" pared for the meeting "tb nignt rank Taylor will make the address Miss Apel will play a piano solo Lana Saunders will sing and play a select on on the violin little Miss Phyllis ltzge raid will recite and the band wm furnish the music President AV tn A Pungs will preside Enterprise of Three Amerlenn Girls Receives Its Reward Three enterprising American girls re "cently secured an audience with Pope Leo an undertaking regarded by Roman officials as almost impossible These enterprising girls are the Misses Mary and Ella Maloney and Miss Gertrude McCaffrey New York They had been traveling through: rance and arrived in Rome on September 22 'Be ing "Catholics first thought was a visit to the Vatican They carried letters of introduction to Monslgnore O'Connell of the American College but were told tnat the holy father could not be seen in Rome do the Romans had no application in their case as Ro iins were taking their time? and the American girls were in a hurry They found that to get in it would be necessary to have a card from Monsignore Cagiano De Azevedo They secured letters from Monsignores Nicoiet St Ciair and Rev and Prin cess Brancaccio and then wrote to Monslg Mire Cagiano They presented their letters to Monslg nore Cagiano who politely replied to their request Then began a siege on the Vatican Let ters In rench and Italian were followed every day sometimes twice a day by per sonal visits and finally after being in Heme eighteen days their perseverence wai rewarded by the receipt on October 10 of cards notifying them to appear that day at 11:30 and telling them to dress in black with veils This is the story as told by Miss Mary Maloney: As every cardinal stands a chance of becoming pope the people look with awe on them and were amazed at our convers ing freely with them We were there to see the holy father and we kept this pur pose in view The courier who brought the cards took back our visiting cards and we drove over to the Vatican Ascending the first flight of marble steps to the Vati can we were halted by the Swiss guards examining our cards they passed us up another flight of broad marble steps where we met another set of Swiss guards J'hoy 8n turn passed us on and other guardsescorted us into a salon "This is a room 150 feet long named the Sala Clementina because it was decorated during the reign of Pope Clement VI" The room was Ailed with chamberlains in tight fitting knickerbockers silk stockings slip pers with big silver buckles etc and there were many guards scattered about' "We were in at tremor" of watching all the big doors waiting for tho holy RfatherJ to appoar Presently folding doors were opened and a throne about four feet high was broughtd i Then one of thei cardinals came in tcarrying a silk cap be longing to the pope and passed it around for inspection I forgot to mention that when in the salon we found a party of Si cilians who had made a pilgrimage a set of folding doors opened and there was a shout of from the Sicilians and others "When we saw the holy father we felt that this did not fit the case and we gave vent to cur enthusiasm In a hearty Amer ican It was heard all over the room and was met with smiles of approve': was sorry I had not brought with me anAmerican flac 1 wanted to wave one was clad in white except for a little' red cape! On his head was a' thin cap from the edges of which showed his thin white hair The face was like alabaster His eyes had the luminosity of a light but were piercing black Thev were smiling and fu of life and looked like black moons Around bis neck was a heavy gold chain from which hung a diamond cross about ei: ht inches long I have seen many dia monds but nothing Eke the stones in that cross On one of his fingers he wore the famous ring' handed down from the time of St Peter It js a big square emerald surrounded by the rarest diamonds eight guards who carried the holy father in his sedan chair placed the latter on the throne Upon the left the place of honor was his nephew whose carriage led to the impression that he had been trained by the Belvedere He was clad in purple and his crown was shaven showing that he had recelved holy orders He and the other men there especially the twenty four guards were about the hand somest men I ever saw of the cardinals made an address to the holy father presenting the pilgrims from Sicily The pope replied in a speech of fifteen minutes' 4 times during the and looked down on the neonte about him He stood erect like a youth and nffa much or thirty with hissnarklinesvM matte fln ioaas contain as niiicn figure He spoke about the fidelity of the people to the church and ended the address with the pontifical blessing He sang it sweetly clearly and loudly in resonant chest tones It sounded like the voice of a vigorous man and only once was there the faintest tremor This was when he pronounced the word "The sedan chair was then removed and the holy father carried around the room of our surprise when he bade his carriers stop "We had banging from our arms tied "with yellow ribbons rosary beads of lapis lazuli jasper and amethyst and he noticed us ECZEMA I.