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!:he leader
B. T. HOBBS,' Editor.
BROOKHAVN, A MISSISSIPPI.
In the capital of New Zealand one
third of a workman's or a clerk’s in
come goes to the landlord for rent.
Free lunch will be offered as pn In
ducement to men to come to a series
of Saturday revival meetings at Moody
Bible institute, Chicago.
So large has the foreign population
of Egst London now become that even
the official notices outside the police
station have to be printed in Yiddish
•8 well as English.
A performance at the Municipal the
ater, at Halle, Switzerland, had to be
suspended the other night while the
policeman on duty wa3 ejected. He
had fallen asleep at hip post, and hia
loud snoring disturbed the audience.
Messrs. Beardmore, of Glasgow,
have laid the first keel of a new Brit
ish battle ship, to be called the Aga
mennon. She is the most powerful
ship of the first line yet ordered. She
will have a displacement of 16,500 tons
and be more heavily armored than
anything afloat, ’
Bathing affords considerable scope
for eccentricity, of which the sand
bath is the latest form. In the open
air, beneath a hot sun’s rays, the bath
er burrows in the sand until he is com
pletely covered by the golden grains,
whence, if we accept devotees’ au
thority, he emerges after a while with
renewed health and energy.
: There are in German^ 21 universi
ties, one government academy, ten
government technical schools, six gov
ernment veterinary schools, four gov
ernment geological and mining schools
and four government commercial
schools. In these 53 national institu
tions are employed 4.319 instructors.
There is a railway over the Egyp
tian desert which runs for 45 miles
in a straight line, but this is beaten
by one in Australia. The railway from
Nyngan to Bourke, in New South
Wales, runs over a plain quite level
for 12§ miles in a mathematically
straight line. There is hardly an em
bankment, not a curve, and only three
very slight elevations. ^
One of the most beautiful diamonds
in the world is the regent. It be
longs to France. When rough it
weighed 410 carats. Its present weight
is only 136 carats. Its cutting, which
is of great excellence, required two
years of work. It was valued in 1791
at 12,000,000 francs. This diamond
was purchased in the rough state by
the grandfather of William Pitt for
312,(100 francs. The duke of Orleans,
then regent of France, acquired it in
1717 for the sum of 3,375.000 francs.
Mrs. Annie Rikert, of California, not
content with years of prospecting and
mining, during which she discovered
the Calico silver mines and several
valuable gold properties, set to work
some time ago to build the San Joa
quin and Tuolumme railway through
a rough, mountainous country cov
ered with forests. Mrs. Rickert is
president of the company, and an ex
cellent president, too. Miss Brainerd
Is its treasurer, and four of the six di
rectors are women.
Gold and silver bullion, buried un
der the sea for more tnan 350 years, is
being brought to the surface of the
Bay of Mull by divers employed by the
duke of Argyll. The search for thi3
fortune, the size of which can only be
guessed at, but which report says runs
well up into the millions, has been in
termittently constant ever since the
days when the great Spanish galleon
went to the bottom in that secluded
bay on the west coast of Scotland, but
only now is it meeting with any real
success.
The desire expressed by the Japan
ese envoys that the peace negotiations
shall be conducted in the English lan
guage once more illustrates the spread
of this speech. For the past 300
years French has been the accepted
language of diplomacy among Euro
pean nations, although of late Eng
lish has been freely used. The recent
ascendency of English is due not so
much to its own vigor and elasticity as
to the more practical reason that it i3
becoming almost a universal language
and, therefore, carries expediency with
It. _
There are two trade secrets that the
outside world, it seems, will never
learn. One is a Chinese secret—the
making of the bright and beautiful col
or called vermillion, or Chinese red;
the other is a Turkish secret—the in
laying of the hardest steel with gold
and silver. Among the Chinese and
among the Assyrians these two secrets
are guarded well. Apprentices, before
they are taken for either trade, must
awear a strong oath to reveal nothing
of what passes in the workshop.
These apprentices, furthermore, must
belong to families of standing.
The only two 60-dollar bills in ex
istence have been found. One belongs
to an eastern collector and the other
to Mrs. Julia Turton, of St. Louis.
They are worth $1,000 each. “My
mother was a Bryant,” said Mrs. Tur
ton, "and the bill was one of several
paid to my grandfather. Col. John N.
Bryant, who fought In the war of 1812,
by the fatlifer of Mark Twain. The
payment was made in connection with
a land deal in Tennessee, the details
of which I have never been able to
learn. The bill was an inheritance of
mine, but I never realized its- value.”
' A most refreshing instance of eco
nomical and sound business manage
ment in the administration of an ex
position fund is that furnished by the
board of lady managers of the Louisi
ana Purchase exposition. These la
dies received an appropriation of $100,
000 for their work, and of this amount,
after paying all expenses, they have
returned $26,667.66 to the government.
This is the first instance on record,
we believe, where a committee organ
ized for any purpose has turned back
Into the public treasury any part of
an appropriation made by congress.
Selling pine snakes is a pastime at
which more money can be made than
gathering moss or killing foxes. In
this industry a large number of per
sons are engaged in the pines at
' Chatsworth, N. J., where is located a
country club composed of wealthy res
idents of New Tork City. The annual
shipments of snakes from this dis
trict will amount to nearly a thousand
reptiles. They are secured by deal
ers in animals and oy others who want
fine specimens for pets, as a pine
snake is perfectly harmless and a good
rat catcher. They are worth $1 each
FRANK H. FARRIS ACQUITTEO
The Missouri State Senator Charged
With Bribery Declared Not Guilty.
The Jury. Or the Majority of Them,
Evidently Did Not Credit the
Teattmony of John A. Lee.
.
Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 7.—State
.Senator Frank H. Farris was acquitted
by a jury in the circuit court on a
charge of bribery in connection with*"
bill introduced at the session of th%
state legislature of 1901 to repeal the
SENATOR FRANK H. FARRIS,
(statute prohibiting the ause of alum
in the manufacture of baking powder,
commonly known as the “alum bill.”
The first ballot taken by the jury re
sulted eight for acquittal and four for
conviction. The same result continued
on subsequent ballots until an agree
ment was reached after being locked
up all night.
The acquittal was greeted with cheers
by the friends of Senator Farris and
the latter was warmly congratulated.
The trial had lasted for a week, the
principal testimony for the state being
that of former Lieut. Gov. John A. Lee,
on whose testimony before the grand
jury indictments were returned against
Farris and former State Senator C. A.
Smith.
The Smith case will be taken up be
fore Judge Martin, and, It is announced,
will be dismissed by the state.
GRAND SPECTACULAR PARADE
Ten Thousand Men March In Ma
nila in Honor of Secretary of
War Taft and Party.
Manila, Aug. 7.—A large spectacular
parade was held in honor of the visit
of Secretary of War Taft and party.
Ten thousand men were in line, includ
ing military, marines, sailors, indus
trials and 30 provincial delegations.
There were 50 floats and 80 bands in
line. The parade was three hours
passing the reviewing stand.
Secretary Taft, Gov.^Gen. Wright,
Maj.-Gen Corbin, Rear-Admiral Train
and Miss Alice Roosevelt and the resi
. dent foreign representatives were in the
reviewing stand. Two floats bore foun
tains of ylang-ylang, and other floats
were profusely decorated with flowers.
At one stage of the procession a halt
was made and Miss Roosevelt was pre
sented with a gold plate, amidst un
bounded enthusiasm.
SOME FILIPINO ATROCITIES
Native* of Samar Made to Suffer Be
cause They Are Friendly
to American*.
Washington, Aug. 7.—Reports reach
the war department of atrocities prac
ticed on natives of Samar by the Fili
pinos of the island, who are opposing
American domination.
In several instances natives who
have disregarded the commands of the
“pulajanes” have been captured and
beheaded. On one occasion one of the
cut-throats seized his own sister-in
law, and because she sympathized with
the American authorities, severed her
right leg and cut away half of the left
side of her face.
Another Americanista, captured by
outlaws, was brought before the chief,
who ordered that his head be wrapped
in an American flag. First his lips
were cut off, then oil was poured over
the flag, and the flag ignited.
.* The unhappy victim, a human torch,
was then driven out into the highway
was then driven out into the highway.
MITCHELL BREAKING DOWN
The Nervous and Physical Strain,
He Says, Is More Than Mortal
Man Can Stand.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 7.—An as
sertion made by President Mitchell of
the United Mine Workers during an
address to a large number of mine
workers at Oliphant has perturbed
many miners.
He is quoted as saying: “I may not
long be with you in this great move
ment. This night and day work is too
much. The nervous and physical strain
of continued effort is more than mor
tal man can stand.”
Girl Kills Herself.
Decatur, 111., Aug. 7.—While in a
buggy with Jules Garland, one mile
from Arthur, at night, Anna Oye shot
herself, and died in a few minutes. No
reason is known for the girl’s act, and
the coroner’s jury returned a verdict
of suicide.
Judge D. S. Wade Dead.
Andover, 0., Aug, 7.—Judge D. 8.
Wade, aged 65, died at his home at Lit
tle Medford. He was appointed chief
justice of Montana territory by Presi
dent Hayes, and held that office many
years.
Sam Houutou’u Daughter In Lucie.
Cleveland, Tex,, Aug. 7.—Authentic
reports havo reached here from Davis
Hill, in Liberty county, that a good
producing oil well has been struck. The
new field Is believed to be fully a mile
square. A daughter of Sam Houston
owns the larger part of it.
Stricken In Front oi a Mirror.
Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 7.—Florence
Copeland, aged 17, of Rosedale, while
arranging her hair in front of a mirror,
was stricken with paralysis on one side
and her tongue, and will probably die.
On Caarcviteh’a Birthday.
London, Aug. 7.—The Saturday Re
Flew Is informed from authentic
sources that the czar intends to make
the birthday of the czarevitch, the heir
apparent to the Russian throne, whieh
Is August 12, the occasion for announc
ing from the Kremlin the convocation
of the national assembly.
Girla Bun Down by a Train.
Danville, Ind,, Aug. 7.-—Rose, Llue
and Callie Westerfield were run down
by a train here. Lulu is dead, Rose
will recover, and Cailie 13 not expected j
(•live.
MEMPHIS IS ALL RIGHT.
GOV. VARDAMAN ASKS FOB A
BEFOBT FBOM BLUFF CITY.
The Board of Health, City Fhyai*
ciaae and Commercial Organi
zations Respond.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 8.—Based
upon a report that yellow fever was in
Memphis and as a matter of expediency,
and to safeguard the interests of the
Stake of Mississippi against the pos
sible outbreak of yellow fever in this
city, Gov. James K. Vardaman yester
day called up Dr. J. A. Crisler, of the
firm of Holder & Crisler, over the tele
phone to ascertain, if possible, the ex
act conditions existing here.
Gov. Vardaman called upon Dr. Cris
ler for the facts, knowing that the
doctor would not withhold anything,
as he was, up to the time of his removal
to Memphis, a member of the Board of
Health of the St&te of Mississippi, and
his personal friend.
Dr. Crisler assured Gov. VardamaD
over the telephone that he would in
vestigate the matter, and immediately
after the conversation was ended went
to work investigating the situation.
He went before the City Board of
Health with a telegram prepared after
a careful investigation, and Dr. Heber
Jones, the President, was the first to
sign the document. At the same time
Dr. Jones pledged himself to notify
Gov. Vardaman of the first case of fever
that was found in this city.
The telegram to Gov. Vardaman was
signed by a number of prominent physi
cians,- all of whom willingly appended
their signatures to the document upon
presentation. The telegram follows:
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 7, 1905.
Hon. James K. Vardaman, Governor of
Mississippi:
Dear Sir—We, the undersigned physi
cians, practicing in the city of Mem
phis, and having been informed by DrS.
Holder and Crisler that you had com
municated with them Unlay over the
long-distance telephone to the (effect
that a physician had informed you that
yellow fever was already in Memphis,
and the knowledge of its, presence was
being withheld by the Board of Health
and physicians generally, beg to em
phatically state to Your Excellency
that no such condition obtains here to
the best of our knowledge and belief,
and moreover, solemly pledge ourselves
to report the first suspicious case that
comes within our practice or knowl
edge.
Hebek Jones, M. D.
G. B. Thornton, M. D.
Holder & Crisler, M. D.
D. D. Saunders, M. D.
Taylor & Mitchell, M. D.
William Krauss, M. D.
J. B. McElroy, M. D.
F. D. Smytiie, \M. D.
J. L. McGehee, M. D.
Frank A. Iones, M. D.
Rogers, Malone & Barksdalb
William T. Braun, M. D.
E. E. Francis, M. D.
F. S. Raymond, M. D.
B. F. Turner, M. D.
White & Berry, M. D.
Moore Moore, M. D.
R. S. Stanley, M. D.
D. M. Hall, M. D.
B. G. Henning. M. D.
J. L. Andrews, M. D.
John M. Maury, M. D.
J. A. Moss, M. D.
G. G. Buford, M. D.
Dr. Crisler then conferred with the
presidents of the Merchants’ Exchange
and the Business Men’s Club, and the
following letter was written and signed
for the organizations by their respective
chief executives:
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 7, 1905.
Hon. James K. Vardaman, Governor of
Mississippi:
Dear Sir—We, the undersigned mem
bers of the Memphis Merchants’ Ex
change and Business Men’s Club, hav
ing been informed by Drs. Holder and
Crisler of your apprehensions as to the
presence of yellow fever in Memphis,
and of your fears that the same, if
present, might be withheld from the
public, and thus endanger the Common
wealth of Mississippi, beg to state that
this is contrary to the policy of every
citizen and business man in this city,
and we would denounce such conduct
as a dastardly thrust at human lives in
general, and of Memphis and her neigh
boring States and towns in particular,.
We wish to express to you our broth
crl/ feeling for the State of Mississippi
and her population in general, whose in
timate relations with Memphis always
have been and always must be insepa
rably interwoven, and to assure you
most positively in behalf of the citizens
of your great State that no interest,
business or otherwise, will obtain in
this city to throttle any report of even
a suspicious case of yellow fever.
J. T. Willingham,
President Business Men’S'Club.
Rogers F. White,
- Secretary Business Men’s Club.
L. D. Falls,
Acting Pres. Merchants Exchange.
N. S. Graves, n
Secretary Merchants’ Exchange.
Dr. Jones wired Dr. Hunter, secre
tary of the Mississippi State Board oi
Health, that there was no yellow fevei
in Memphis at the present time and as
sured him that nothing would be with
held from the Mississippi board.
Gov. Vardaman replied as follows to
the telegram:
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 7.—J. T. Wil
lingham, President Business Men’s
Club, and Others, Memphis: I have
your message today, and accept im
plicitly your assurance that there is no
yellow fever in Memphis. Should your
city be so unfortunate as to be visited
by this dread disease, we shall rely
upon you to notify us at once. God
grant that you may escape this pesti
lence. Jas. K. Vahdaman.
CHINESE BOYCOTT.
Will Not Deal in American Goods Noi
Ship on American Steamers.
Yokohama, Aug. 7.—The Chinese
here havk agreed not to deal in Amer
ican goods nor to ship goods on any
American steamers and particularly
the Pacific Company’s steamships to
China, and to punish any Chinese deal
ing in American goods through others,
also not. to deal with American banks
and insurance companies. Chinese
convicted of contravening the agree
ment will be heavily fined.
Both. Deported.
New York^ Aug. 7.—An attempt to
marry a married woman who came'f rom
Germany on the same steamship with
him caused the deportation order to be
issued today to George Reichold, a
young German. He arrived here re
cently on the steamer Bulgaria , and
wanted the immigration officials to
marry him to Rosa Blunk, a fellow pas
senger. The officials claim to have dis
covered that a husband of Mrs. Blunk
was still living in Hamburg, Germany,
and in the order deporting her they
also included her fiance.
Southern to Tampa.
Gainesville, Ga,, Aug. 7.—An impor
tant deal was made here today when
the Gainesville and Gulf Railroad was
sold to F. M. Si monton of Tampa. The
road runsJrom Sampson City to Fain
field. connecting with the Georgia
Southern and Florida. It is said that
the Southern Railway is back of the
purchase and will build to Tampa at
once. It will shorten the distance from
SAKHALIN ISLAND
HAS SlBEiEMO
Gen. Lianpunoff, 70 Officers and
3,200 Men Are Prisoners.
JAPS IN FULL POSSESSION
Details of t)ie Final Pnrsalt and
Capitulation as Officially Re- -
ported to the Japanese Gov
ernment at Tokio.
Tokio, Aug. 5.—Sakhalin, island has
been formally surrendered to the Jap
anese by Gen. Lianpunoff, the Russian
governor and commander, together with
all the forces and munitions undertis
command.
The surrender took place July 31.
Pursuit and Capitulation.
Details of the final pursuit and sur
render are officially reported as fol
lows:
“An independent cavalry column on
the afternoon of July 28 attacked the
enemy south of Poleo and routed him,
driving him southward, capturing two
field guns besides a number of rifles
and a quantity of ammunition.
"On July 29 the cavalry, being rein
forced, vigorously pursued the enemy
south of Taylan, which lies 25 miles
south of Hykoff.
Under a Flag of Truce. ■
“The enemy halted at Onol, 25 miles
south of Taylan, and1 at five o’clock on
the morning of July 30 sent a letter
under a flag of truce to the Japanese
commanding officer from Gen. Lian
punoff, the Russian governor, saying
that through lack of bandage material
and medicines and the consequent ina
bility to succor the wounded, compelled
him, from a sense of humanity, to ter
minate hostilities.
The Japanese Demands.
“The commander of the Japanese
force replied, demanding the delivery of
all war supplies and property of the
Russian government uninjured, and the
delivery of all maps, records and pa
pers relating to the Russian civil and
military administration, and requiring
their delivery in reply at ten o’clock on
the morning of July 31, otherwise an
attacking movement would immediate
ly be executed.
“Col. Tolivitch, on behalf of Gov.
Lianpunoff, met Col. Koizumi, Japanese
chief of staff, on the morning of July
31. and accepted the proposed terms.
The Surrendered Forces.
“Gov.. Lianpunoff, 70 officers and 3,
200 meu then surrendered.”
Reports from Manchuria state that
Gen. Linevitch is hurriedly shifting his
men so as to send as many as possible
to reinforce the few troops that are op
posed to the Japanese army advancing
cn Vladivostok from the north through
Ussuri province and to also help the
forces trying to hold back Gen. Hase
rvawa in northern Korea and keep him
from attacking Vladivostok from the
south.
HEAVY RAINS IN MANCHURIA.
Ever*- Mountain Path a Torrent and
Every Valley a quagmire.
Godzydani, Manchuria, Aug. 5.—Al
most torrential rains are falling In
Manchuria and the hilly regions are
Impassable for trains of artillery.
Every mountain path Is a torrent, and
every valley a quagmire. Important
operations apparently will be impos
sible for a long time to come.
LAMENTABLE ^CONDITIONS
Funds of a Number of Estates of
Which He Was Curator Involved
In Downfall of Thos. M. Casey.—
Clinton, Mo., Aug. 5.—A lamentable
feature of the downfall of Thomas M.
Casey, cashier of the defunct Salmon
& Salmon bank, is the involved shape
of a number of estates in which he was
administrator or curator.
Two suits have been filed by new
curators appointed to succeed Casey.
\V. E. Sams, as curator for the sons
of R. L. Allen, ex-*deputy county clerk,
has sued Casey and his bondsmen—Dr.
G. Y. Salmon and Dr. John Powers—
for 34,175.
H. L. Hunter, curator for four Cran
dall children, lias sued for 32,800. The
bondsmen in the latter case are Dr.
Salmon and Casey’s brother-in-law,
John R. Barker.
The affairs of all of these bondsmen
already were much Involved in the
smashup. It is feared that little will
be realized.
A MISSISSIPPI LYNCHING
Ed Lewli Xud “Kid"' George, Ne
groes, Lynched By a Mob at
' Hattiesburg, Miss.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 5.—Advices
from Hattiesburg, Miss., state that Ed
Lewis and “Kid” George, two negroes,
were lynched there by a mob. Tha
men were charged with being acces
sories to the murder of convict guard
J. G. Smith.
Nome People Up In Arms.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 5.—Advices re
ceived in this city from Nome by the
steamer Ohio, state that the people of
Nome are up in arms against the gov
ernment officials and their alleged ac
tions in filing upon valuable mining
claims.
For Reduced Grain Freight Rates.
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 5.—Carr W. Tay
lor, attorney for the state board of
railroad commissioners is preparing to
begin proceedings against all of the
railroads of Kansais to compel them to
reduce grain freight rates.
Dissolution Confirmed.
Caracas, Venezula, Aug. 5.—The fed
eral court of cassation gave final judg
ment in the matter of the proceedings
instituted against the- French cable
company, confirming the dissolution of
the contract of the government with
this company.
Fire it Muskogee, I. T.
Muskogee, I. T., Aug. 5.—The gen
eral offices, warehouses and buildings
of the Muskogee Wholesale Grocery
Company were destroyed by fire; loss
$50,000.
Whereabouts Still InknoiTS.
Paterson, N. X, Aug. 5.—Despite the
efforts of his former friends and busi
ness associates the whereabouts of the
missing mayor, Wm. H. Belcher of
this city has not been discovered.
Has Takes a Recess.
Washington, Aug. 6.—-"The grand
jury engaged in investigating the sta
tistical bureau of the department of
agriculture has taken a recess until Au
gust 15.
Three bomb factories have been dis
covered in Odessa, Russia, and their
contents confiscated,
t7'’ -• ,.*„W ' >
SENSATION IN MILWAUKEE
One of City's Wealthiest Citizens
Indicted for Stealing $14,000.
Money Alleged to Have Been In
truded to Him to Seeare n Con
tract and He Kept It.
Mlwaukee, Aug. 5.—Charles F. Pfls
ter, one of the wealthiest citizens ofl~
Milwaukee, has been Indicted by the
grand jury of Milwaukee county,
charged with stealing $14,000 belong
ing to the Wisconsin Rendering Co.
of this city. At the same time indict
ments were returned against four
others, the charges of bribery being al
leged in three of the indictments and
one of perjury. The list of persona
for whom capiases were issued is as
follows:
Chas. F. Pflster, capitalist, one indict
ment; larceny,
John F. Dittmar, formerly supervis
or, one indictment, bribery.
George F. Reichert, supervisor, one*
indictment, embracing 14 counts, brib
ery.
Barney A. Eaton, state senator, en*
indictment, bribery.
Frank F. Schultz, formerly newspa
per reporter, one indictment, perjury.
The indictment against Mr. Pflster
alleges that, on Mach 30, 1901, the ac
cused was bailee of $14,000, said
amount being deposited with him by the
Wisconsin Rendering Co. for the pur
pose of obtaining for the company a
valuable contract from the city of Mil
waukee for the disposing of garbage.
If not so used the money was to be re
, turned to the company. It is charged
j that the money was not so used and
J that Pflster converted it to his own use.
j The indictment caused a profound
sensation. Mr. Pflster is engaged in
many of the biggest enterprises of Mil
waukee.
TRADE OUTLOOK -CHEERING
With Good Crops Fall Business
Shows Signs of Expansion—West
ern Trade Opens Up Earlier.
*New York, Aug. 5.—Bradstreet’s
weekly review says:
Fall business, while not yet in full
' swing, shows' signs of expansion, and
western trade opens a week earlier than
' last year. Weather conditions have
favored crop growth and harvesting,
fear of rust damage to spring wheat
Ifas disappeared, corn promises a re
■ cord yield, and both demand and col
lections have improved as the result
of early wheat crop movement in the
southwest.
. Midsummer quiet, so called, is les3
' than ordinarily manifest this year in
trade industry and financial operations.
Bank clearings for July break all rec
1 ords for that month, failures are strik
ingly few for a normally dull period,
a^d railway earnings show progressive
gains on the best summers. •
I Trade in the south is irregular. Mis
sissippi Valley shotgun quarantines af
fect demand and shipment, but in the
south Atlantic states and in the in
dustrial centers the feeling is quite
cheerful and fall business is looking up.
THE TAFT PARTY IN MANILA
A Gorgeous Water Pageant Wel
comed Them to the Capital of
the Philippines.
' -*®?iani!a, Aug. 5.—Secretary of War
Taft and party arrived here on the
steamship Manchuria. Their arrival
was made the occasion of a gorgeous
' water pageant. Gov. Gen. Wright, Maj.
Gen. Corbin and Rear-Admiral Train,
with their staffs and the official recep
tion committee met the party when the
Manchuria. anchored.
The battleship Ohio, the forts and
craft in the harbor fired the regula
tion salute for the secretary of war.
After the party left the steamship they
proceeded to the governor general’s
residence, where the official welcome
was made and where the golden keys
j of the city were presented to Secretary
Taft
| Thousands lined the streets, which
were elaborately decorated.
HE LIKES THE PRESIDENT
1 -
31. Witte Voices His Impression of
President Roosevelt on His
First Meeting.
New York, Aug. 5.—M. Witte, the
Russian peace plenipotentiary, on his
return from his informal visit to Pres
ident Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, made
the following statement about the im
pressions he had received of the pres
ident on this, the first time he had
seen him:
“I have conceived the highest opin
. ion of Mr. Roosevelt. I was particu;
| larly struck by his energy and broad
| mindedness. I feel it is good for the
I United States to have so distinguished
a man at the head of its executive, and
I fully appreciate the reasons that led
to the choice of him for so responsible
and honorable a post. I do not say
this with any desire to flatter the pres
I ident or the American people. It is
I my sincere conviction.”
Nebraska Populists Bild for Fusion.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 5.—The populist
state executive committee fixed Wednes
day, September 20, at Lincoln, as the
time and place for holding their state
convention. As this is the date and
place also selected by the democrats, it
is regarded as a bid for fusion.
The Penalty Is Death.
Waco, Tex., Aug. 5.—The jury in the
case of Hank Majors, a young negro,
charged with criminal assault, returned
a verdict of guilty, and placed punish
ment at death. The jury was out just
three minutes.
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Bank Books Were Excluded.
Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 5.—The
state lost one point in the Farris case
when the books of the Steelville bank,
where Senator Farris kept his deposit
and by which it was proposed do show
he put $4,624 to his credit there after
the alleged alum transaction, were ex
Destroyers for Coast Servte*.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 5—The admir
alty has given orders for 12 turbine
tornedobcat destroyers, ranging from
^20 to 230 tons displacement for coast
service.
May Have Been Suicide.
New York, Aug. 5.--Robert W. Cris
well. editor of the New Yorker, and
connected with the publication of
“America’s Foremost Families,” either
fell or threw himself before a south
bound subway express at Seventy-sec
ond street at night, and was killed.
Thousands Will Be Locked Out.
Berlin, Aug. 5.—The association of
employes of the Saxon and Thuringen
textile trades has decided to closa
down the works on August 1<). . Twen
ty-eight thousand will be locked out by
the shut down.
BROTHERS IN STREET DUEL
Dispute Over a Pretty Girl—One of
Them Put Three Bullets in
the Other.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 6.—Buren
Tetherow, a Deputy Sheriff employed
by the Tutwiler Coal and Iron Com
pany, was fatally shot this afternoon at
Blossburg, a mining town in the
western part of the county, by his
-brother, Claude Tetherow, aged 22, a
coal miner.
A dispute arose between the broth
ers in front of their boarding house.
Both pulled their pistols, but before
Buren could use his Claude had fired
six times, two of the, bullets breaking
off the handle of the pistol of Buren
and three taking effect in his body.
The wounded man was brought to the
city and carried to the hospital.
A woman was at the bottom of the
trouble. Deputy Sheriff Brentz arrest
ed Claude Tetherow, and after he was
handcuffed one of the prettiest women
in Blosburg kissed him goodby. The
prisoner was placed in a cell adjacent
to one occupied by a brother, Glen
Tetherow, who is awaiting a decision
from the Supreme Court on a conviction
and sentence of forty years for killing
Alderman White at Ensley, Ala.
BLOODY BATTLE
In Chinese Theater in New York
City—Five Killed.
New York, Aug. 6.—As a result of a
battle between two of the big Chinese
societies in the Chinese theater in Doyer
street tonight, three Chinamen wera
killed, two others probably fatally
wounded and many others injured.
When the police succeeded in breaking
up the riot they had arrested more than
enough inhabitants of the Chinese dis
trict to fill the Elizabeth street and
other police stations in the vicinity.
According to a report made by tfls
police, the Hip Sing Tong started tha
trouble and deliberately selected ths
Chinese theater, which is seldom visit
ed by the police, as the most favorabls
scene for operations. The theater holds
about 400 people, and on Sunday night
when the quarter is crowded with vis
iting Celestials from all over the metro
politan district, it is always packed.
When the battle began not a seat was
to be had and many were standing.
Among the latter, in the back of the
theater, were several of the Hip Sing
Tong members with big 44-caliber re
volvers concealed beneath their flowing
garments.
Suddenly, as the actors on the stage
reached a climax in the play, thex-e was
a loud explosion, quickly followed by
several others, in the front of the the
ater^ near the stage. The actors fled in
terror and the packed audience surged
as far as it could toward the rear,
where several of the Hip Sing Tong<
began an indiscriminate fusillade intc
ihe throng. It developed later that th«
first explosions were made by huge fire
crackers. Finally, in desperation, tha
audience charged on the men with the
revolvers, and, bearing them down, gol
to one exit, which was open. There
they fought desperately to reach the
street. The fii-st explosions had startled
the quarter, and as the theater poured
its frantic crowd into Doyer street the
packed tenement houses, filled for the
most part with Chinese, but with a
spi-inkling of white men and women,
added their - crowds, and for the next
hour Chinatown was the scene of the
wildest excitement.
When the five policemen managed t(
force theft- way into the theater the.
found five men lying in a poo) *f blood
and a score or more hiding under
benches, the backs of which were splin
tered with bullets.
ROOSEVELT PREACHES.
Delivers a Sermon to the Christiar
Brotherhood of Oyster Bay.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 6.—Presi
dent Roosevelt late this afternoon de
livered a lay sermon to the Christiar
. Brotherhood of Oyster Bay. He em
phasized especially the necessity 01
sound character building, holding thai
high moral character was the real es
sense of Christian life.
The organization before which th«
President spoke is a non-sectarian body,
composed principally of the male mem
bers of the several local churches. Th«
' meeting was held in the Sundy-School
room of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
of which Rev. E. V. Bowman is pastor.
Mr. Bowman is also the president oi
the Christian Brotherhood. About
200 persons attended the meeting this
afternoon, and practically all of then
were surprised when President Roose
velt appeared on the platform and was
introduced by Mr. Bowman.
the rus¥ans areTpleaseb
That Peace Conference Will Not Be
gin on Wednesday..
^.Petersburg, Aug. 6.—The seleo
tion of Tuesday as the day for the open
ing of the Russo-Japanese peace confer
ence has relieved the minds of mam
Russians, who feared that the confer
ence might begin Wednesday, which
to the Muscovite, is a day of evil omen
JAPANESE ARMY
Concentrated in Manchuria in Front
of Russian Armies.
Lidiaputz, Manchuria, Aug. 6.—
The Japanese have concentrated in
Manchuria in front of the Russian
armies 430,000 infantry with 1.(500 can
non This is exclusive of the detach
ment of Gen. Hasegawa, commander oi
the forces in Korea, and a special de
tachment, the destination of which is
not known. The Japanese who landed
recently at Castries Bay have returned
aboard their warships.
Mrs. Carlisle’s Funeral.
Babylon, R. I., Aug. 6.—The funeral
services of the late Mary J, Carlisle,
wife of John G. Carlisle, Secretary of
the Treasury under President Cleve
land, were held at West Islip this af
ternoon, the Rev. George Downing
Sparks of Christ Episcopal Church of
ficiating. The body was then removed
to a vault in the rural cemetery here,
where it will rest until fall, when it will
be removed to Covington, Ky. Among
those present were former President
and Mrs. Cleveland, Senator J. B.
Foraker and Col. Henry Wattersou.
Auto Accident.
New York, Aug. 6.—Paul Morton,
president of the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society, and Mrs. Morton had a
narrow escape from serious injury to
night when their automobile ran into
a street car, Mr. and Mrs. Morton
were on their way across town when, in
attempting to avoid a car, the wheels
slipped and the machine struck the car
a glancing blow. The conductor was
thrown from the platform and slightly
hurt, and the automobile was tempora
rily disabled, but fortunately no fur
ther damage was done
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LIGHTS IN LITERATURE.
The first volume of the unpublished
writings of the late Theodore Mommsen
has been prepared for publication by
Prof. Otto Hersenheld, the literary ex
ecutor of the deceased historian.
Rider Haggard is best known in
America as a writer of startling roman
ces, but in his own country he is recog
nized as an earnest student of the great
problem of the poor. For years the au
thor has been laboring for the develop
ment of the agricultural side of English
life as a means of relieving the congest
ed conditions of large cities.
Anthony Hope, the British novelist
and playwright, was educated for the
law, but says himself in his droll way
that he failed to make a living at his
profession and had to turn to writing in
self-defense. He declares that in all his
life of 42 years there has not come one
Incident that is worth telling—he has
just lived “the average life of an Eng
lish gentleman."
It will probably seem strange to some
that John Hay in his later life was in
clined to be rather ashamed of “Little
Breeches” and “Jim Bludso,” the two of
his poems that have always been the
most widely quoted. Similarly James
Russell Lowell was rather ashamed in
his declining years of the "Bigelow Pa
pers,” which many regard as his most
original and effective work, and Minis
ter Phelps never liked to be quoted as
the author of that immortal poem about
Essex Junction.
William Dean Howells has some en
couraging words to say to young as
pirants for literary honors. ‘There is
room for a good story of any kind,” be
said, recently. “Although an editor
governs his judgment by what his read
ers have liked before, often rejecting
something they would like much better,
no good thing in a story ever remains
unpublished. Some one will read it, feel,
its truth and print it if it is true.” But
he goes on with a word of advice. “I do
not believe anyone can write a novel,
with rare exceptions, until he has lived
at least 35 years in experience of the
world.”
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES.
During the past 15 years London has
trebled her debt and doubled her tax
rate.
A William and Mary copper farthing,
dated 1692, intrinsic value half a cent,
was sold the other day at auction in Lon
don for $35.
All idiots or cretins in the Alps are to
be treated at government expense, with
tablets of extracts of the thyroid of
sheep and other domestic animals.
The underground stations on the Lon
don “tube” railway are to adopt an
American idea. Each is to be painted
conspicuously in different colors.
An Austrian army officer cut himself
under the chin in shaving, the greeu
collar of his tunic rubbed against the cut
and he died of blood poisoning.
Buhl work is said tcf be very popular
now in England. It is furniture made
of wood, tortoise shell or other costly
material, pierced and inlaid with metal
or pearl.
The demand for gas works in small
towns down to 3,000 inhabitants is in
creasing in Germany. Last year 80 new
gas works were established in such
towns at a cost of from $22,500 to $30,000.
The Mendesley (English) parish coun
cil, which struck out a new line in mu
nicipalization by starting a poultry
farm, has realized profits on the first
year's working which are equal to a re
duction in the parish taxes of a cent
and a fifth on the dollar.
Cardinal Richelmy has instituted a
movement to secure funds for the erec»
tion of a monument to Christopher
Columbus in the neighborhood of St.
Peter’s, Rome, to commemorate the
four hundred and fortieth anniversary
of the great discoverer’s death.
A commodious building will soon be
opened in the Commercial road, in the
East End of London, which will be used
by the United synagogue as a court
house, in which the chief rabbi and other
members of the “Beth Din" will sit daily
to hear Jewish disputes brought before
them for adjudication.
A Consideration.
“So George is actually engaged to
Mabel? I thought Billy was far ahead
of him in that quarter.”
“He was until George got an auto
mobile.”—Judge.
BABY'S INSTINCT
Shows He Knew What Food to Stick To
Forwarding a photo of a splendidly
handsome and healthy young boy, a
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town:
“The enclosed picture shows my 4
year-old Grape-Nuts boy.
“Since he was 2 years old he has
eaten nothing but Grape-Nuts. He de
mands and gets this food three times
a day. This may seem rather un
usual, but he does not care for any
thing else after he has eaten his
Grape-Nuts, which he uses with milk
or cream, and then he is through with
his meal. Even on Thanksgiving day
he refused turkey and all the good
things that make up that great din
ner, and ate his dish of Grape-Nuts
and cream with the best results and
none of the evils that the other foolish
members of the family experienced.
“He is never sick, has a beautiful
complexion, and is considered a very
handsome boy. May the Postum Com
pany prosper and long continue to
furnish their wholesome food!” Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
There’s a reason. Read the little
book, “The Road to Wellville,” in
mu Bfcs.
BIBLICAL BALM.
If you have the blues, read the twen
ty-seventh Psalm.
If people seem unkind, read the fif
teenth chapter of John.
If you are all out of sorts, read the
twelfth chapter of Hebrews.
If you find the world growing small
and yourself great, read the nineteenth
Psalm.
I If you are losing confidence in men,
read the thirteenth chapter of First Cor
inthians.
n If you are discouraged about your
work, read the one hundred and twenty
sixth Psalm.
If you cannot have your own way in
everything, keep silent and read th9
third chapter of James.
“The Simple Life”
Proper Food is Really the First
Step in Right Living.
One of the evils of our complex mod
ern way of living, is our unnatural and
unhealthy foods.
To have really good health and a
good stomach it is necessary to eat
simple nourishing food. EGG-O-SEE
is the ideal food, and reaches the
proper requirements in this direction
more nearly than any other cereal now
on the market.
To make EGG-O-SEE the kernels of
the choicest California white wheat
are first cleansed by brushes, then thor
oughly steam cooked, then flaked and
crisped to a maple tint and delicately
flavored with natural fruit juice and
pure grain sugar.
Iu these delicious flakes, lies the
mighty strength-giving power of the
whole wheat grain that evenly nour
ishes every part of the body, and gives
physical and mental energy that means
splendid health and successful en
deavor.
A large
package
at any
grocery
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Drowsiness, Bad Taste
in the Month, Coated
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TORPID LIVER. They
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Paxtine is in powder form to be dissolved in pore
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