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NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week—National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
King Leopold, at the banquet of
the ceagress on colonial expansion
recently, gave emphatic denial to re
cent reports that he intended to abdi
cate.
A destructive fire occurred recently
at Hlghlandtown. a suburb of Baltl
the plant of the Red "C" OH
being consumed, as was the
more,
company
plant of Sherwood Bros., manufact
of oils and grease, a street rail
barn and several small dwell
The
urers
way car
Inga and business structures,
loss Is estimated nt $300,000.
Mrs. Chadwick la now seeking a re
trial.
A lockout In three of the big elec
trical works In Berlin began Saturday
morning. It affects all the factories of
the Algemlene, the Slemens-Halsko
and the Slemens-Shuckert companies,
except one lamp factory, and throws
about 33,000 workmen out of employ
ment.
The trust again boosts plate glass,
the first three grades advancing 5
cents by agreement
George Barrett, accused of attempt
ing to blackmail Paul Morton, presi
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
society, and for whom the police have
been searching all over the country,
was arrested at Thornton, N. M,, on
the charge of Insantly. He will be
committed to an asylum at once, as
there Is no doubt that his mind Is un
balanced.
Contrary to semi-official assurances,
the Insurrectionary movement In the
Sanjak and Bazar district of Asiatic
Turkey Is growing, and the Servian
population is mutinying against the
Turkish authorities.
Fire has practically wiped out the
business section of Jeffersonville, O.,
on the Detroit & Southern railway.
Loss, $75,000.
Guayaquil, Ecuador.—The president
has asked congress for authority to
negotiate a foreign loan of $20,000,000
gold.
The state of Alabama has quaran
tined against the entire state of Mis
sissippi.
The department of commerce and
labor has dismissed from the Immi
gration service James A. Anderson,
an Inspector at Buffalo. N. Y., for
smuggling Chinese Into the country.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassa
dor. the baroness and their daughter,
have arrived in Washington from Mag
nolia, Mass., and reopened the embas
sy. M. Jusserand, the French am
bassador, also arrived.
About 1000 upholsterers employed
In 20 shops of the Interior Decorators'
and Cabinetmakers' association, at
New York, struck to enforce a de
mand for an advance of 60 cents a
day. Several Independent firms have,
according to the workmen, granted the
Increase.
The Oceanic Steamship company's
steamer Alameda, which sailed from
San Francisco for Honolulu, Is ashore
at Fort Point, on the southern side
of the entrance to San Francisco bay.
J. S. Thatcher, an ex-Chtcago de
tective. called at the office of Marshal
Vollmer, at Berkeley, Cal., and Iden
tified the safecracker killed by Police
man Lestrange In his fight with four
thugs In West Berkeley. He says he
Is John Conway, a desperate Chicago
safecracker.
Emperor William, according to a
dispatch from St. Petersburg, lu addi
tion to conferring on M. Witte Ger
many's highest order, the Black Eagle,
presented him with his portrait fram
ed In gold and Inscribed with the em
peror's own hand.
The arrival at Hodelda Yeomen,
province of Turkish Arabia, ot the
British cruiser Fox promises to lead
to a speedy settlement of the British
claims in connection with the piratical
attacks of Arabs on British dhows In
the Red sea.
Snow Is falling on Sakhalin, and ow
ing to the impassible condition of the
roads the Japanese troops still re
maining at Alexandrovsky can not be
withdrawn overland Into Japanese ter
ritory. Strong gales are constantly
prevailing, making It next to Impossi
ble to remove them on transports be
fore navigation closes, which will be
within a few weeks, and preparations
will he made to winter the men there.
The departure of Viceroy Lord Cur
zon and Lady Curzon from India has
been postponed, as King Edward de
sires Lord Curzon to remain and of
ficially welcome the Prince and Prin
cess ot Wales, The viceroy and his
wife therefore will reach Bombay In
time to preside at the ceremonies
connected with the arrival of the royal
party and will sail thence for England
November 18.
Most Powerful Afloat.
Barrow-in-Furness, England. — The
duchess of Devonshire recently launch
ed the armored cruiser Natal, which
Colonel Vickers, who presided at a
luncheon subsequent to the launching,
described as the most powerful armor
cd cruiser In the world.
The displacement of the Natal Is
13,550 tons, her speed will be 22.33
knots, and she will carry four 7.5 Inch,
two 12 pounders, 28 three pounders
and two machine guns.
Soldier Bayonets Comrade.
New York, Oct. 3.—Peter
McIn
tyre, a private In the coast artillery,
was killed In the barracks at ïYirt
Totten, Wbttestone, L. I., by Private
William Snyder. The men quarreled
during the day and Snyder early In
the evening was beard to say In
saloon near the fort that he had to
hurry bark to the barracks, as he bad
to kill McIntyre before midnight. He
carried out bis threat by plunging
bayonet Into McIntyre's back.
TRAINS IN COLLISION
CARS HULLED DOWN EMBANK
MENT AT ST. PAIL, MINN.
Soo Line Passenger Train Collides
With Great Western Steck Train
One Passenger Killed and Five Seri
ously Injured—Defect in Air Brakes
the Cause—Wreck Caught Fire.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 2.—A Soo lino
passenger train from the east, leaving
the Union passenger station, collided
with a Chicago, Great Western fast
stock train at the North street viaduct.
The force of the collision sent five of
the passenger cars down a 25 foot em
bankment. One passenger Is dead and
five were seriously Injured, while a
score of more were slightly bruised.
That no more were killed or Injured Is
due to the fact that the train was
nearly empty, having discharged the
greater number of Its passengers at
the Union station here.
Dead and Injured.
The dead:
Mrs. Clara M. Groff, Minneapolis.
The seriously Injured:
Mrs. Dutch, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Thompson.
H. 8. Moore, Montreal, Canada.
Mrs. Wilkinson, Minneapolis.
Mr. Martin, Minneapolis.
The slightly Injured:
Hall Wilkinson, Minneapolis; Mr.
Wilkinson, Minneapolis, father of Hall
Wilkinson; Frank Martin, Brooklyn,
N. Y.; Cyrus Bergluml, New York city;
C. J. Keenan, New York city; Miss
Grughlln, New Y'ork; W. E. Haskell
and wife, Boston; William M. Hall,
Minneapolis.
It Is feared that two or three of the
seriously Injured may die. Mr. Mar
tin, who has a fractured skull, is in a
critical condition.
Twenty were treated at the Union
depot by surgeons, and nearly all of
them were able to go homo or continue
their journey to Minneapolis.
W. E. Haskell, who Is among those
slightly Injured, formerly owned the
Minneapolis Times, but la now con
nected with a Boston newspaper.
Air Brakes Fail to Work.
The direct cause of the accident was
the failure of the air brakes uu the
stock train to work. The Boo line pas
senger train had Just left the depot
for Minneapolis and was crossing the
Chicago-Great Western tracks, about
four blocks east of the station. The
track at this point runs along a high
embankment. The fast Great Western
stock train, coming along at a pretty
good speed, struck the passenger
train In the middle. The Pullman
coaches were hurled over the embank,
ment, landing upside down In a
wrecked heap, 26 feet below. The
wreckage caught fire, but It was ex
tinguished promptly. A squad of police
and all the hospital ambulances, along
with a large corps of surgeons, were
on the spot in a short time and the In
jured were quickly taken from the
wreck to this city.
Judge Was Mobbed.
Denver, Col., Oct. 8.—The spectacle
of a member of the judiciary being
dragged about a by mob and forced to
rescind an official order, ended a day
of turmoil at Brighton, Ool. ,thu county
seat of Adams county, adjoiuiag the
city limits of Denver.
A. P. Gnthiel, a county jndge.haled
the mayor and the marshal 'and mem
bers of tne town council before him
and lectured them for their alleged
neglect of duty in the enforcement of
gamoliug ordinances and Buuday liquor
selling ordinances.
In addition to this he ordered the
sheriff and marshal to gather the slot
machines in the town of Brighton and
when they reported later that they
could only find one. Judge Gnthiel
deputized two meu tojarrest them for
contempt. In the meantime, both the
sheriff and the marshal disappeared.
The report of the judge's action con
cerning the two peace officers spread
through the town and caused much ex
citement. Citizens began to gather on
the streets,and, fearing for his personal
safety, Judge Gnthiel boarded a Union
Pacific freight engine as it was pulling
a train slowly through the town. He
ordered the engineer to uncouple the
engine from the train, it is said, and
run to this city with him, threatening
legal action unless the engineer com
plied with the order.
The latter refused to obey the demand
and, while they were discussing the
matter, a mob gathered around the.en
giue and Judge Gnthiel was dragged
from the [cab. He was told that he
must rescind his order of arrest against
the sheriff and marshal and upon being
assured that he bad already dune so,
the judge was released by the mob and
allowed to proceed to this city on a
passenger train later.
Judg eGuthiel has been at war al
most constantly with other county offi
cials since bis adminatration began,
about a year ago, and has had the
officials and members of the bar before
him time and time again on the charge
of contempt.
Last Effort to Save Patrick.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 8.—The final ef
fort to save Albert T. Patrick, con
demned to death for the murder of
William Marsh Rice, wlh be made be
fore the state court of appeals. Ex
Senator David B. Hill will address
the court In Patrick's behalf In an
effort to obtain a reargiimcnt of the
appeal recently decided against him
by the court by a vote of four to
three.
Wyoming Oil Wells.
Professor C. Willard Hayes of the
geological survey has returned to
Washington, D. C., and has brought as
tounding news about the newly dis
covered oil fields in western Wyoming.
These wells are yielding a product
from 10 to 20 times more valuable than
any oil produced in California.
President Loubet, who has finished
his sixth year In the French presi
dency, declares he will not seek re
election next January.
DEPOSITORS ARE TO SHARE.
In Profita of Mutual Bank in the City
of Chicago.
Chicago.—An original Idea In a
banking, profit sharing plan, was put
in force when the Mutual bank opened
recently. Depositors and stockholders
are to share alike In the profits. Un
der the plan, which is cooperative,
the bank Is to pay 3 per cent on sav
ings deposits and 3 per cent to stock
holders, and then the profits are to be
divided equally between depositors
and stockholders. The officers and di
rectors take the position that de
positors are the backbone of the hank,
and the policy of profit sharing will
promote closer business relations be
tween the bank and Its patrons, with
mutual benefit.
The organization of the new bank
has been accomplished with a view to
Inspiring public confidence through
the prominence of its officers and di
rectors. Each of the stockholders, di
rectors and officers is Identified with
large business concerns, and has an
assured standing, i ne Mutual starts
with a capital of $250,000 and a sur
plus of $50,000.
HOLDUP ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN
Beattie, Wash., Oot. 8.—The *Great
Northern overland train, leaving Seat
tle at 8:80 Monday night, was held up
and the baggage and epxress oar dyna
mited five miles from Ballard at 8:46.
It was 11 o'olook before the train
palled into Edmonds, and only the
most meager report was sent ,to the
Beattie office.
Three men are known to'have done
the work. Two boys, who got on the
blind baggage here, as soon as|the hold
up began,entered the passenger coaches
and began holding up the passengers.
They were captured. They say two
of the men were on the blind baggage
when they got on and the third got on
ta Ballard.
All were dressed in rain coats and
slouch huts.
Bo far as reported no one has been
killed, but it is reported Charles An
derson, express msesenger, »'injured.
Manager I. Waiiug of the Great
Northern Express company says ho
does not know how much money the
messenger carried, but believes the
amount was small.
After seeming the contents of the
safe the three men started off in an
easterly direction. It is believed other
members of the gang are ahead of the
scene of the holdup and the robbers
joined them.
The train was flagged near the brick
yard, and as the engineer slowed up
two of the men, wearing raincoats,
climbed over the tender and presented
revolvers to his head.
Then the engineer and fireman were
marched to the baggage oar door.
The messenger was commanded to
0 ]>en the door, and, refusing, an extra
heavy charge of dynamite was placed
against it and exploded. The explosion
tore the oar almost to pieces. The
safe was then dynamited. The train
was held two and a half honrs and then
palled into Edmonds, where a report
was sent before continuing to Everett
The two boys were taken along.
Conductor Grant's re|sjrt of the hold
up shows that at least seven men were
engaged in the robbery. While the
robbers were engaged on the safe, the
two boys who had been riding on the
blind baggage slipped ^off and went
through the train, attempting to hold
up the passengers. They bad no guns,
but took advantage of the timidity of
the passengers, while the shooting was
going on outside. Conductor Grant
found the boys before they had secured
much money and captured them. One
was recognized as "Babe" Little, Ja no
torious Beattie sneak thief.
Between Ballard and Everett there is
no night office and for nearly three
hours after the rumor of the robbery
Great Northern officials had lost the
train and knew nothing of its where
abouts, or the circumstances of the
robbery.
The boys claim they never met the
holdups until they got on the train and
are in on way connected with their
work. The idea to holdup the passen
gers occurred ot them after the explos
ion. A special train, with a sheriff's
posse, has started for the scene.
DOWIE PARALYZED.
John Alexander Gets Ready to Leave
His Home on Earth.
Chicago, Oct. 2.—John Alexander
Dowle, stricken with paralysis and so
greatly in peril that he himself admits
he may never return to Illinois, Is
on his way to New Zion, In Mexico.
The leader suffered a paralytic stroke
last Sunday, hut so closely was the
secret guarded that not until Leaves
of Healing came from the presses
today did the outside world know of
the fact. Dr. Dowle has named his
successor as chief of the Zion hosts,
but his name Is not revealed.
leaves of Healing coaitaln three
messages from Dowle to his followers.
The first Is dated Wednesday, Sep
tember 27, and contains the revela
tion of bis Illness:
"1 havo been very near to death,
and I think that comparatively few
go so near and come out of the valley.
"Now, I beseech you. be faithful;
be faithful; be faithful. Let there be
no single coward In our ranks. Zion
goes forward. It does not depend upon
one man's life."
Good Year for Wage Earners.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 3.—In its last
quarterly bulletin, published recently,
the state department of labor calls at
tention to a marked Improvement In
trade which began In the middle of
1904 and baa continued almost unin
terruptedly,
that now there are relatively fewer
Idle wage earners In New York than
there were even In 1902, the most
prosperous year of the decade.
The department says
Drowns Self and Babe.
Leicester, Mass., Oct. 3.—Mrs. Mary
O'Hare, 46 yeàrs of age. of Cherry
Valley, walked Into a pond In the rear
of her home with her II months' old
baby In her arms. Both were drown
ed. No cause Is ascribed for the
tragedy.
THIEF IS CAUGHT
STOLEN SECURTIES FROM NEf
YORK BANK ARE RECOVERED.
Young Man Made a Full Confession
of Having Stolen $360,000 in Securl
•Have Been Recovered—Was
Arrested While Going to Church—
Thought He Could Not Be Detected.
tiei
New York, Oct. 3.—Locked up In
police headquarters, with his full con
fession In the possession of Captain
John McCauley, Is the young man who
by means of a forged check recently
obtained from the National City bank,
securities valued at $359,080. He was
arrested just as be stepped from bis
home and was-on his way to church.
Four hours later he broke down, and
in a flood of tears told the complete
story of his crime.
Captain McCauley of the detective
bureau has In his possession all of
the stolen securities.
in order that the full ends of justice
may not he defeated and because of
the tact that the father and mother of
the young man have not been Inform
ed of his crime or of his arrest, his
name ie withheld. He has nut been
connected with the National City
bank, which was robbed, nor with
Pearl & Co., the firm of bankers which
had hypothecated with the bank the
securities that were purloined.
He has for several years been the
transfer clerk In one of the best
known brokerage firms In Wall streeL
He Is 24 years of age. and has been
regarded by his employers and by las
friends as a model of propriety and
honesty. His position was one of re
sponsibility and trust. His engage
ment to a young woman, well known
in society in this city, was recently
announced, and be was soon to have
been married.
According to the confession he
signed the crime was all his own from
its Inception to Its execution. He had
made arrangements to dispose of the
stocks and bonds which he had stolen,
but at the time of his arrest not one
of them had been hypothecated by
him.
After he had completed and signed
his confession he said that until the
moment of his arrest he could not be
lieve that he could be detected.
PAT CROWE
IS CAPTURED
Butte, Mont., Oot. 4.—Pat Crowe,
wanted by the Omaha police for the
kidnaping of the sou of the millionaire
packer, Cudahy, in 1899, was arrested
in this city. Crowe's identification
has been made'oom^ete through photo
graphs sent to the authorities by the
Omaha officers. Crowe acknowledged
that he was the fugitive, becoming
alarmed when he feared the officers
were going to shoot him. Captain of
Police W. F. McGrath and Detective
M. P. Maolneruey made the arrest,
placing the muzzles of their revolvers
against his stomach as he emerged
from a saloon in the tenderloin section
of the city.
Crowe declared he would return to
Omaha without regulation papers. He
cursed bitterly at his arrest, expressing
chagrin at his apprehension in a town
the size ot Butte, when he, as he said,
had traveled the world over and evaded
capture in all the large cities. Crowe
has two brothers in Montana, one liv
ing in Butte and the other at Great
Falls.
A friend of Crowe tipped the local
police of Crowe's presence in the city,
and his arrest followed after photo
grahps of the fugitive had been secured
from Omaha.
Gold Dust Recovered.
Weiser, Idaho, Oot. 3.—The gold
dust that was stolehfrom the Meadows
\V arreu stage mail pouches July 7, was
recovered recently at Ontario, Ore.,
by United States Inspector Thomas J.
Clark of Spokane. The bullion was
taken by some one from Resort to Buf
alo Hump. From there it wsa sent to
Lewiston, from Lewiston to Grange
ville and from there to Ontario. It
was traced from Hump to Ontario by
Inseoptor Olark. It was found in po
ssession of a man named Pope, who was
a partner of John Gideon,the man who
is under arrest charged with having
committed the robbery.
There are four and one half pounda
of the dust, worth (>1480.
The gold was being sent through the
mails^by the Golden Rule Placer Miu
ing company of which Gideon was an
employe and had knowledge that it
was being sent out. The coach was
held up by alloue highwayman and the
mail sacks cut open and the gold and
registered letters containing currency
taken out by the robber. Pope is under
arrest. The trial ot Gideon will take
place before the fédérale ourt at Mos
cow, October 23.
Ball Player Stabbed Another.
Des Moines, Iowa, Oot. 8. — While
intoxicated and in a fit of demonical
temper, Charles Dexter of the Des
Moines baseball team, stabbed First
Baseman U. Q. Bateman of the Mill
wankee association team. Bateman's
condition is very serious, and he is
hardly expected to live
Grand Trunk Pacific Buys Ralls.
Montreal.—It Is officially announced
that the Grand Trunk Pacific has giv
en an order for $4,000,000 worth of
steel rails to the Dominion Iron &
Steel company of Sydney, C. B. The
contract calls for the delivery of the
rails within five years.
GAYNOR AND GREENE RESIST.
Counsel for Notorious Men Tries to
Block Extradition.
Montreal. Oct. 3.—It Is reported,
but can not be confirmed, that counsel
for Gaynor and Greene have asked the
minister of Justice for a hearing be
fore he signs the extradition papers.
FOR ARMY CANTEEN.
Congressmen Fear Problem This
Session.
The fight over the army canteen
promises to come to the front again
when congress meets. It was abolish
ed at all the posts and the homes of
the old soldiers several years ago. The
temperance societies and the church
Influence were responsible for the ac
tion taken by congress. Nine out of
10 commanders of the posts testified
that It would be better to maintain the
canteen, in which the soldiers could
get beer and light wines, but the op
position seemed to think it was not
the right sort of business for Uncle
Sam to be engaged in. Most of the
saloon keepers agreed with the re
ligious and antiwhiaky people. The
officers predicted that drunkenness
would greatly increase after the aboli
tion of the canteen, and all the Infor
mation now being received at the war
department goes to show that they
were right.
SPORTING NOTES.
G. E. Lamed, beat the world's
professional and amateur, walking
records for eight miles at Stamford
bridge Saturday, doing the distance in
58 minutes 18 2-5 seconds. In one
hour Lamed walked eight miles 639
yards, also breaking the world's re
cord for the time.
The sporting fraternity Is much
dlssapolnted over the manner In
which the fight between Kid Scaler
and Martin Denny was pulled off
at Walla Walla. Scaler won In the
second round.
The first practice game for the Uni
versity of Washington was played Sat
urday against the Seattle high school,
In which the university scored 17 to
the high school's 0.
W. A. Garthie of Prosser was match
ed three weeks ago for $500 a side
to wrestle an unknown man not to
weigh over 170 pounds and to be a
resident of Washington. Until the
men got on the mat Gamble's opponent
was supposed to be Joe Carroll of
Bellingham, but at the last minute
It proved to be Ed. Conners of Edison.
He won the match, which was three
falls In five, Garthie getting two.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Pacific Coast.
P. C.
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San Francisco
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Port land .. ..
Seattle .. ..
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.491
.490
.481
.471
.489
National.
P. C.
New York .
Pittsburg ..
Chicago .. .
Philadelphia
Cincinnati ..
St. Louis ..
Boston .. ..
Brooklyn ..
.701
.644
.588
.648
.607
.385
.332
.289
American.
P. C.
Philadelphia ..
Chicago .....
Detroit .....
Cleveland ....
Boston .. .. .
New York ....
Washington ..
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In the fastest game ot football ever
witnessed in the west the all Chicago
team defeated the British eleven oy
the score of two to one. This Is the
first time the English team has been
beaten by an American team during
their visit.
617
.607
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. 49(1
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FIRE, BULLET AND ROPE.
Frightful Tragedy In Unhappy Illinois
Family.
Rock Island. III., Oct. 2.—Mrs. Clar
ence Markham of Cambridge, near
here. In a fit of temporary insanity,
killed her two children with an ax,
then placing their bodies In bed, sat
urated It with coal oil and set fire to
It. She then backed her throat with
a knife and threw herself 'on the
burning bed.
Neighbors rescued her, but she was
so badly burned that she died soon
after she had made a confession. The
eldest child was 9 years of age, the
youngest a baby In arms.
A few hours later Clarence E. Mark
ham, husband and father of the vic
tims of the tragedy, committed suicide
by shooting himself after tying a rope
around his neck so that It would choke
him to death In case the bullet failed
of Us purpose.
Steamer Is Sunk by a Mins.
Cheefoo, Oct.—The coasting steam
er Hslesho, plying between Shanghai
and Tientsin, struck and was totally
destroyed by a mine 90 miles south
west of the Shantung promontory re
cently. Fifteen persons on board the
ressel were drowued, Including among
them Engineers Mauchan and Muir.
The foreign passengers and a portion
of the crew of the Hslesho were res
cued by two passing steamers.
More Wages for Carpenters.
Boston, Oct. S.~-Monday 6000 car
penters In Boston and vicinity had
their wages advanced 28 cents
day. The change becomes operative
under a decision of Judge Wentworth
of the municipal court as arbitrator,
given about a month ago.
r
Fire at Pittsburg.
_ Pittsburg, Oct. 8.—Fire haa dam
aged the Mackintosh Hemphill com
pany, or Port Pitt foundry, as It Is
better known, to the extent of about
$200.000. The valuable patterns de
stroyed represented the accumulation
of 30 years.
Irregularities Found.
Interest continues to center about
the glaring irregularities in the cost
of materials and supplies used by the
various governmental departments in
Washington as unearthed by the Keep
commission.
Twenty Drown In Finnish Sound.
Helsingfors. Finland, Oct. 8.—The
Swedish steamer Njord and the Rob
ert collided near Hveen island in the
sound. The Robert sank. Twenty
persons were drowned.
BACKTOTHE CAPITAL
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY RETURN
FROM SUMMER HOME.
Cheering Crowds Line Pennsylvania
Avenue as He Rides to White House
—Like Inauguration Day—Stars and
Stripes Wave from Every Poll
The Reception Touches Roosevelt.
Washington, Oct. 1.—Thousands of
his fellow citizens turned out to
welcome President Roosevelt to the
national capital Saturday evening and
made his homecoming an occasion for
an ovation from the time he was
sighted on the platform of his car
until he passed within the doors of
the White House. There was no band
of music, but the sweeter melody of
the cheers of the people made the air
ring with ''hurrahs" us his carriage
passed slowly up the avenue. The
president was deeply touched by the
welcome and especially by the spon
taneity.
"It is awfully kind of them to come
out and greet me," he remarked to
some friends at the White House
porte cochere, "and I was deeply,
deeply touched by their welcome."
The presidential train came into the
station at 6:19 o'clock. On the plat
form was assembled a dozen or more
officials. At their head was Mr. West,
the district commissioner, who was
in charge of the arrangements for the
welcome and who was the first to
shako the president's hand as he
stepped from the train.
With the president were Secretary
of State Root and Mrs. Root and
Secretary Shaw At the station were
Secretary Hitchcock, Postmaster Gen
eral Cortelyou, Mr. Quesada, the
Cuban minister; Dr. Rlxey, the surgeon
general of the navy; Mr. Palmer, the
marshal for the District of Columbia,
and others.
A mighty cheer went up as the
crowd Inside the station caught sight
of the president, which was taken up
by the crowds outside the station and
passed along the line as the president
was recognized. He shook hands
first with the cabinet members and
other officials, then, giving Mrs.
Roosevelt his arm, he walked slowly
to his carriage, which was waiting at
the Sixth street entrance. As he
reached the engine the president
thanked the engineer for his safe trip
and stopped to shake hands with him.
In the carriage with the president
were Mrs. Roosevelt, Ethel, Kermlt
and Quentin. Quentin sat on the box
with the coachman.
The cabinet and other members of
the party followed In carriages, ac
companying the president to the White
House. The president frequently arose
and bowed to the cheering crowds on
both sides of the avenue, and during
the later part of the drive the "hur
rahs" became so enthusiastic that
the president stood most of the time.
Mrs. Roosevelt was greatly pleased
with the greeting and her face was
radiant as she bowed to the right and
left.
Not since last inauguaratlon day
has Pennsylvnla avenue held such a
crowd as lined It from the station to
the White House. Heavy cables were
stretched the whole length on both
sides to keep the crowds on the side
walk.
Streetcars were stopped and
vehicles were halted lu the side streets
as the party came up the avenue.
From every flag pole and from many
windows flags were flapping in the
cool evening breeze.
A brilliant scene greeted the presi
dent's eye as he reached the White
House. The mansion was illuminated
from the basement to the attlck, bath
ing the whole white structure with a
radiant glow.
The president received a great cheer
as he passed the line ot G. A. R. veter
ans who stood at attention In front of
their hall on Pennsylvania avenue.
The president acknowledged the greet
ings with a bow and a cordial wave of
the band.
Suicide on Train in Texas.
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 3.—A passenger
whose name is supposed to be Michael
Shields, either ot Bakersfield, Cal., or
Portland, Ore., committed suicide on
a Texas & Pacific train between here
and Fort Worth. Shields had locked
himself In the toilet room and when
the train reached Fort Worth the door
was broken open and it was found
that he had cut his throat. He was
about 50 years of age.
Uncle Sam's Naval Power.
Thirteen first class battleships will
soon be added to the United States
navy. Of these several are nearly
ready. Nineteen other vessels, includ
ing armored cruisers, torpedo boats
and torpedo boat destroyers are under
construction. The first class battle
ships will be placed In commission
within the next six months.
The completion ot those vessels will
place the United States third In rank
of the naval powers ot the world.
Band Stand Collapsed.
Lawrence. Mass., Oct. 1.—Three
members of the Banda Roma ot Bos
ton were seriously hurt while nearly
every other member of the band was
cut and bruised by the collapse of a
band stand here tonight.
Celebrated Pedestrian Dead.
Cincinnati, 0„ Oct 3.—William
Gale, the celebrated Cardiff pedestrian
Is dead, aged 74.
Although Portland day at the
Lewis and Clark fair was by all odds
the most successful In point of attend
ance during the entire exposition pe
riod, the ambition of Portland people
to record 100,000 admissions fell short
about 15,000 last Saturday.
The motorcycle business seems to
be doomed In England. The collapse
is said to be due tc the liability of
the delicate mechanism to get out of
order, and the noise attending its use.
CURED BY A WATERMELON.
Woman Who Cr«r»d tha F
It Whan Hiccoughs Seta In.
Being called In consultation not long
since, we were brought to the bed «Me
of a patient who bad undergone a se
vere surgical operation.
The patient had been fasting tor
several days. The surgeon was afraid.
If he allowed his patient to eat or
drink, that fever or secondary Inflam
mation would set In,
His patient had a fancy that she
wanted watermelon to eat. The doc
tor held up his hands In horror at the
thought. "Oh, not Watermelon would
bo the worst thing you could possibly
have." So she was obliged to take
beef tea. although It made her sick
every time she did so. She begged
piteously for watermelon. But none
was allowed her.
Then a consultation was asked for
and It was at this juncture that our
advice was asked. We said: "Let her
have the watermelon, of course. It
will do her good. It Is sure to do her
good because she wants It. Nature
knows better than we do what she
ought to have."
The surgeon objected and our judg
ment was overruled.
We were recalled, however, after a
day or two had elapsed. The patient's
tongne was dry and lips parched, and
the fever raging higher and higher.
The symptom, however, which fright
ened the doctor most was hiccough.
Generally, hiccough In such a state Is
a fatal symptom. He saw that his pa
tient was going to die, and so we were
again consulted.
This time we Insisted that our ad
vice should be taken. A good water
melon was procured and the patient
was allowed to eat all she wished of
It. She fell Into a refreshing sleep
shortly afterward, her fever was low
er, the kidneys acted promptly and
she was In every way Improved. She
was then allowed to have more wa
termelon, and after that her own wish
was consulted whenever food or drink
was given her.
She made a rapid recovery. No med
icine was used. Her remedies were
those prompted by nature and sug
gested by her own appetite.
Had this marvelous recovery been
due to the use of any drug it would
have been advertised In every medical
journal In the land. But simply be
cause they were natural remedies, just
simple foods and drinks which the pa
tient herself asked for, no advertise
ment will be given them. The doctors
seems to despise such cures.
Let the patients, especially patients
suffering with acute diseases, have
what they ask for. Their wish is much
more likely to be a proper remedy than
anything the doctor knows of.
We are not recommending watermel
on for fever patients. We are only rec
ommending that the patient should
be allowed to have anything he asks
for, provided the patient Is In his right
mind. In a delirium It Is presumed
that patients are liable to want things
that would not be advisable. Bnt so
long as the patient Is In a normal con
dition of mind, what he wishes for la
nature's own remedy, and It should
be granted at once, with perfect con
fidence In the result—Medical Talk.
lit QItm
Webster "A Great Alnmal."
"I heard Everett once In Faneuh
Hall, Boston. Every man In the audl
ence—and the hall was crowded—gave
one shout of applause at what Everett
said. The subject I have entirely for
gotten. but this fact I remember," says
a writer In the Critic. I Inquired If
ho had ever heard Webster produce
such an effect on an audience. He said
never; but he had only heard Webster
In court: It was In defense of a cele
brated criminal—perhaps the Phoenix
Bank case In Bostoa. "Mr. Webster
seemed In a semi-dream. I thought
him half asleep, for he had bis eyes
almost closed and was In a heavy
state, taking little notice ot what went
on In court William Dehon, a brisk
young man, sat near him and fur
nished him with law books and papers
and acted as If be w^re there to keep
Webster awake. There were three
judges on the bench—probably Judge
Shaw and two others—one on each
side of him. They watched Webster
closely, for It would not do to neglect
what he might say. He, on the con
trary, appeared to take no account of
other persons, as If his mind were any
where but there. I fancied he was
thinking what bis next political move
should be. He was a remarkable man
to look at—far other than the ordinary
run of men—I suppose the most re
markable American In his aspect that
ever was seen. They thought so In
England, where they stopped to look
after him In the street. But be was
heavy—a great anlinal, Involved In his
own dreams and paying little attention
to what went on around him.''
Measured Up to the Mark.
The late Lord SL Heller, bette
known as Sir Francis Jeune, whose
presidency of the divorce and admiral
ty court extended over many years,
was the only judge In London who
cycled. His other hobby was garden
ing.
As president of the divorce court Sir
Francis Jeune saw much of tha trag
edy of life. Yet when be was asked
what Impressed him most In bis ex
perience In that sad place, be promptly
replied;
"The goodness of human naturs."
His friends say that there was no4
even a tinge of cynicism ln his natura.
He was always In high spirits, and his
wit was sunny rather than caustic.
He was once reproached by a leg«!
friend for joining prayers at the Arch
bishop's Court, where they had gone to
Impugn Its competency In a certain
case. He Instantly defended himself.
"But I prayed without prejudice," hs
said, merrily.
Sir Francis Jeune's habit of prayee
was undoubtedly acquired from his
father, Dr. Freuds Jeune, at one time
Bishop of Peterborough. It lasted
through life, and contributed tllke to
the great lawyer's practical common
sense and to his sympathetic Insight.
One Thing Lower.
Doctor—Ton have a distinct lower
ing of the vitality.
Patient—Thank goodnssa, tha Us one
thing that's lower than It used to be>
anyway!—Judge,