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THE BAURE JDAILY TIMtS JULY 29, '.1907.
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t The 'Times' Daily Short Story.
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f Strange Duel Between General
Hunkins and Colonel Reckling. i
(Original.)
Among the generals of the civil war
there were .those wh, bad received a
military education and those who won
their promotion from a natural fitness
for command and politicians. General
'Hunkins belonged to the latter class.
From his point of view the war was a
sort of preliminary political contest
among certain men as to which should
eventually return to their homes with
sufficient eclat to be nominated foi
some fat office. Having during the
early formation of the army been as
signed the command of a division, he
first turned his attention to keeping In
due subjection all Inferiors who might
dim his own luster by distinguishing
themselves. The man he most dreaded
was young Colonel Reckling, who had
entered the army from civil life, but a
restless, pushing, dashing fellow and a
born soldier. ,, .'
Two armies were confronting each
other. Hunkins' division was on the
right, Colonel Reckling's brigade on the
extreme tip. The enemy resolved to
turn the Union right flank and hurled a
whole division against Reckling's bri
gade. Reckling held his position long
enough for Hunkins to send him re-enforcements,
but Hunkins did nothing
of the kind. He watched the fighting
from an eminence and saw the rem
nant of Reckling's brigade driven like
dust before a hurricane. The Union
army fell back to a stronger position.
When quiet was restored Hunkins rod
Tin to Reckling and resrtmanded him,i
for not holding his position, Implying
cowardice. ' ", '
There is little or no redress In the ar
my against such an Imputation by a
superior officer, certainly not In face
of an enemy. One morning shortly
after daylight Colonel Reckling rode
up to his commander's headquarters
and, routing the general, said:
"I think the enemy is meditating an
Important move. If you will ride out
with me to the picket line I'll show you
what I mean."
Hunkins proposed to send his chief
of staff, but Reckling Insisted that he
should see for himself. So the gen
eral called his escort, and the two offi
cers rode to the picket line.
"Wo mnar fnrthor " unld Ttrr!rl!cr
"I would suggest that the escort re-
main here so as not to draw the Are."
"But" said tho general, showing ex
treme reluctance to go on.
"General:" exclaimed Reckling ln
feigned surprise.
"j The general dare not refuse with
twenty cavalrymen looking on. He
rodo with bis inferior a few hundred
yards to a low fence, over which Reck
ling jumped his horse. Hunkins, know
inn. itvAd tf tla flaArfr' xrara imnn
blm,' dare not refuse to follow. He
was about to nrotest ncnlnst this ap
proach to the enerav'a raes as unnec-
How Much Could YW Get
For Your Farm?
Too are a farmer. Tou live near this town. You own land."
Let usay that you own more than you need and would like to sell
a hundred acres.
How much could you get per acre?
Land values have risen lately. But has the value of your land
risen as you think It should?
Your land Is good land. You think It Is worth considerably
more than anybody has offered you. Well, lot ns fee.
A man buying farm land naturally prefers to locate near a
thrlvlug, up to dato town. He wants good homo markets for bis
crops, no wants goou
schools.
Let us say your land Is
three miles from town. A
farm that looks very much
like yours Is three miles
from n town twice as big
and twice as prosperous
as this town.
If you were going to
buy a farm for your own
occupancy, wouldn't you
pay a whole lot more for
land near the town that Is
twice as largo and twice
as lively? -
Of course you would.
It would be good business.
Now, what makes a
town big and bustling?
Money. Money In circula
tion. Not in circulation In
Chicago, for instance, but
right in tho town that
wants to grow.
How much money have
you sent to tho big Mall
Order houses in the city
the past ton years? How
much have your neigh
bors scut? How much
bave all of you together
put out of circulation
here at home?
It Is probably ucyona
ralcnlntlon. If all that money bad
town, Isn't It reasonable to assunio that the town would bave
grown more than It has grown
Wouldn't this town bo a bigger and bettor town ?
Wouldn't it have more store to buy your produce?
Wouldn't it have more public improvements to mako
it more nttrnctivo to outsiders who might come here to lic,
to go into business, or buy your surplus land at a good
figure?
TO TRADE AT HOME MEAN3 TO HELP THE TOWN
AND THE NEIGH DOR HOOD. TO HELP THE TOWN AND
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEANS TO HELP YOURSELF.
oa Reckitog.s up ne saw the latter'.
design,, but he must either follow or
I0se tnat resP 01 mea WWcu was
uTOfssary cuiumaau. . xremmmg,
he rode ou. v
A minlo bullet v sang between the
two men. The general ducked. An
other and another. , The colonel push
ed on, the general a few paces behind
him. More straggling shots. .
"I see no, change; In the situation,"
said the general. "Let us go back."
"Not here," said Reckling; "not here.
Farther to their left I think they are
massing a force on our right, just as
they did the other day. They can't get
at us on our left for the river and the
hill where we have thrown up the
earthworks."
"But we are not going to our right
We're going straight toward their right
center." ' " ' , '
"We'll turn presently."
"How much farther have we to go?"
asked the general in a few moments. '
"We must ride along in front of their
line till we reach that wood on our
left". :, " u'
The general shuddered. : Riding in
front of their line meant certain death.
"This is suicide," he protested.
"Come on," said the colonel.
Putting spurs to bis horse, Reckling
started straight toward the enemy's
lines. At the same moment a storm of
bullets whistled by tho two men. nun
kins could not stand the test He
turned and rode back as fast as his
borso could carry him.
, Bravery wins respect even from an
enemy; The Confederates, wondering,
watched Reckling coming. Presently
be turned and rodo slowly along the
front of their line, i Not a shot was
fired. It was an eighth of a mile to
cover, and as the soldier passed over
the distance and entered the wood a
cheer went up from the Union soldiers
and the Confederates, who were too
admiring to shoot so gallant a man.
When the general Joined his escort
ho knew that his military career had
ended. . But bis aptitude for a different
field saved blm In tbat field. He sent
home one of bis henchmen, who was
serving on his staff, with Instructions
to write up the general remarkable
service In the army and create a de
mand among the people that be return
and run for congress. The henchman
played his part well, and just as the
lingular duel between Hunkins and
Reckling came to the cars of the gen
eral commanding the army corps In
which the duelists served Hunkins for
svarded his resignation. It was ac
cepted, and nunklns returned to tho
field for which he was best fitted and
made an eminently successful cam
paign. Reckling was made a brigadier gen
oral and placed In command of the di
vision. He was soon promoted for gal
lantry to a higher rank and command.
He ended bis career, not In a political
campaign, but supporting old "Pop
Thomas on the field of Chicka manga.
FRANK P. CHENEY.
been spent lu your owu home
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WINS FIGHT FOR
CHEAP R.R. FARE
Following Arrest of President
Finley in Ashevilie
OFFICERS AND GOV. GLENN
Have a long Conference and Agree to
Adopt the 2V-Cent Rate The
Change Will Go Into Effect
en August 8.
Raleigh, N. C July 29. The ' war
between the state and the United States
courts over the refusal of the South -era
Railway to obey the new state rate
law .as ended Saturday night, the rail
road company making a surrender. -
Oflicers of the Southern agreed to put
the new passenger rate of , 24 cents
a mile into effect on August 8. This
rate will be effective until the United
States Supremo court determines the
question of the constitutionality of the
railroad law. .
The agreement was the result of a
conference between officers of the South
ern road. Gov. Glenn and hi advisers.
The conference began at 3 p. m., and
was of long duration.
Gov. Glenn gave this message to the
people of the states
, "It is a great victory for states' rights
against federal Interference. It will
teach utility corporations that while
the state will treat them fairly it will
hot tolerate their trying to control tho
state."
-Further, the governor said "I never
defied the federal power, as has been
stated, but simply tried to carry out
the law a I saw it under the constitu
tion." ARRESTED AND RELEASED.
Fresident Finley of the Southern Rail
way in the Toils.
v Raleigh, N. C, July 2t). Suiting hi
action to the word of Gov. Glenn, .who
Friday announced that railroad ollicials
"higher up" should be reached, Police
Justice Reynolds at Ashevilie, N. C,
issued warrants simultaneously for the
arrest of President Finley of the South
ern railway, and for Tk'kct Agent Wil
son. Mr. Finley was srreted early in
the forenoon, and was released on ha
beas corpus proceedings early in the
afternoon, while the ticket agent, who
wax taken from his post of duty, thus
compelling numerous pannengera to
boarl trains without ticket, was ar
raigned in the police court in the fore
noon. Attorneys for the Southern fdgnifi.'d
their willingness, to proceed with his
trial, but Judge Reynolds . announced
that the hearing would be postponed
until today. Counsel declined to give
bond, hoping that the' court would turn
the prisoner over to an officer, and thus
pave the way for habeas corpus proceed'
ings, but'tfwlge Reynolds checkmated
this move by saying that lie would take
personal charge of the ticket spent. A
few minutes later, however, it became
apparent that Judge Reynolds simply
meant that he would take charge of the
prisoner "constructively," for he re
marked that Mr. Wilson could "follow
him around all day, if he wanted to,"
and then' walked off, leaving the agfitt
to go his way nmolet,d, but feeling
very uncertain about bis legal status.
., THE CYCLONE,
How Thia Wonderful and Destructive
Air Fury ! Formed.
To get un Idea of a cyclone's forma
tlou imagine a( large circular pau or
tub with quite a large bole in the
vulddle of tbe bottom. With this hole
plugged, fill tbe vessel with water,
tlien draw out the plug and watch.
There is first a rash of water from
all directions towurd the hole and n
turbiileut effort to get through; then
tho water surface above begins to
sink aud swirl, the particles gradually
circling around and around and rush
ing, ever faster, toward the center.
At last there Is actually a hollow space
through the ceuter, around which all
the water in the tub is whirling slug
gishly near tbe rim. but with more and
more violent rapidity toward the mid
dle until it rushes downward through
the bottom. Now, It tbat water were
air you would be watching a little
cyclone turned upside down, for the
air rushes upward instead of down
ward. In the cradle of cyclones during the
summer months, vhen the land and
the water grow hotter and hotter be
cause of the longer days than nights,
a layer of air, hot, light and full of
vnpor, Is for n time held down by
denser nlr above It. Restless, expand
ing, tumultuous, It moves about like n
beast at liny until a thinner place In
the nlr above Ir found; then up it mad
ly rushes, and Into the vacuum left be
hind the loweratmosphere hastens from
oil directions, pushing and twisting
and pouring upward until It has fallen
into a regular spinning around a com
mon center.
Tho cyclone, once -formed, rushes
away from the tropics toward the polo
and begins Its career of destruction,
bruising, wrecking and sinking tho
luckless ships which happen to be in
Us path. More and more of the sur
rounding atmosphere Is drawn Into tho
whirl until the storm often covers an
area nearly 1.0(H) miles In diameter.
Sometimes it flings Itself upon our At
lantic const aud tears fiercely through
forests, fields nnd cities. Then, again,
it sweeps away across the broad oeonn
and dnslies Itself upon the coasts of
Europe. Once In awhile It so adroitly
avoids tbe land that we never know It
has passed until ships come in torn
and broken. St. Nicholas.
Built That Way.
"What does it mean, pn, when it
ays a mnn 'bent his Ftops?'"
"That U- was bow legged, my son."
-New York Prof
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THE DRAGO
DOCTRINE WINS
American Proposal Adopted
by Hague Committee
A BRITISH SUGGESTION
Not a Vote Against the American Ver
sion of It, Though Some Delegates
Abstain from Casting Their
Vote. .
The Hague, July 2!). The committee
before which the collection of public
and private debt has been discussed
was in session for two hours at The
Hague Saturday and then voted in favor
of the American tironosal in the nrem-
ises, which provides for the concluding
of an agreement in which there shall
be introduced "some limitations in the
use of force for the collection of con
tractual, public and ordinary debts."
Thirty-seven delegates voted in the af
firmative, some, however, making reser
vations. There was no negative vote.
Seven delegates were alwetit. Gen.
Horatv IVirtr ln-nOTltt. (he lieilQitin to
a dose by advocating an immediate vote
and at the conclusion of Ins aiKtress
he answered questions on the American
proposition v put to him by the dele--
gates.
At the session Saturday of the com
mittee on maritime warfare, Count Tor
nielli, who presided, announced the in
tention of (ireat Britain to submit to
the peace conference the Anglo-Ameri
can treaty signed in Washington, May
S 1871, regarding the treatment of bel
ligerent ships in neutral ports and wa
ters, in the ho(ie that the other powers
would adhere to this treaty and an in
ternational agreement thus be reached.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Tour dog never bothers any one.
When the Joke is "on" you it is never
very funny.
There Is a good deal of Inhumanity
In human nature.
How lond the door bangs when aome
one else slams It!
It is easier to keep a secret than It
Is to keep a promise.
Every one is superstitious enough to
believe In the dollar sign.
You can't judge the speed of a loco
motive by the way it whistles.
There are lots of happy people, but
they ore unnoticed in the noise tbo
wretched make.
As we grow older we are all com
pelled to give up much of the spunk
wo displayed In youth.
If you think you are right, go ahead,
if you want to, but don't expect every
one to go with you. Atchison Globe.
The Kinetoioopa.
The kinetoscopo was Invented .In
1893 by Tbomhs A. Edison, the first
series of photographs being of the
strong man Sandow at New York,
March 7, 1S01. "
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Wife of tho vice president, for
mer president of the Daughters of
tho American Revolution.
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Some People Who
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THE affairs of
Korea occupy a
. ; position of un
. usual importance at
this time, so far as
America is con
cerned, because the
present crisis lu Ko
rea has served to
distract the atten
tion of Japan from
the anti-Japanes
agitation on the Pa
cific coast and the
v.ar possibilities re
"suiting from It. To
kyo is more occu
pied now with dis
cussion over the Ko
rean situatisn than
with debate over
tbe question of go
ing to war with
America.
TI HltTNG.
The Japanese consider that they ex
ercise a protectorate over Korea, nnd
so they objected when the Koreau
ruler, Emperor Yl Iliung, assumed to
scad a separate delegation' to The
Hague peace conference Just as if
Korea were a sovereign power. That
was what led to the crisis resulting in
tbe emperor'a abdication. lie is about
sixty-six years old. At tbe ago of
twelve be was nominated to the throne
by tho empress dowager, the late em
peror having left no issue. IZis father,
who was choseu as regent, began a
rule of knife, poison and torture.
Before Yl Hiung became emperor in
fact he married a member of the Min
family. , She did not get along well
with the regent, and ho tried on vari
ous occasions to bave her assassinated.
She was finally put to death In IS03.
Both she nnd the regent were much
stronger willed than the emperor, and
he was under the rule of one or the
other practically all tbe time.
The emperor has always been very
favorable to Americans, and they have
obtained Important concessions in Ko
rea. They built the first electric tram
way line there, and also got the conces
sion for supplying Seoul with a mod
ern water system.
, As a further mark of bis liking for
Americans the emperor broke all Ko
rean court precedents when be enter
tained Miss Alice Roosevelt, now Mrs
Longwortb, at luncheon In September.
1903. She was then a member of the
Taft party which visited the Philip
pine. Francis Lynde Stetson, former law
partner of ex-rresident Grover Cleve
land, graduated forty years ago this
summer from Williams college. lie
(s, regarded at Williams as a gen
erous and loyal
friend a friend to
tbe college as an In
Ptltutloufoundedand maintained for tho
youth. He has civ- f
en to tbe collece a t
large share of his
earnings, and all bis
gifts are to promote
this purpose. There
is no building or
chair which bears
bis name, but every
professor's salary is
larger because of
bis bounty; many
T. L. STETSON.
poor scholars are helped by bis wis
dom and bis beneficence. The alumni
of the college at the recent commence
ment gave him a material token of
their affection. It was a beautiful sil
ver loving cup on which were engraved
tbe college chapel and old Griffin hall,
which Mr. Stetson has transformed in
to a useful building, preserving the
charming simplicity of Its earller.days,
a simplicity that marks It as one of the
finest of American college buildings.
In former years Mr. Stetson was one
of the powerful factors behind tho
scenes In the Democratic organization.
Lie has a high standing at the bar.
It is a singular coincidence that
Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich,
whose son. Lieutenant Caspar Good
rich, was killed in the battleship Geor
gia explosion, should have been the
officer called on to investigate the ex
plosion ou the Ben
nington in 1005.
This accident,
which occurred In
Pnclflc waters, coat
many moro lives
than. were lost In
the accident on the
Georgia. Admiral
Goodrich was in
command of the
Pacific squadron at
tho time. lie la
4DMIRAT. GOOnniCH,
now commandant at the Brooklyn navy
yard. Ho entered the Naval academy
from Connecticut lu ISol nnd grad
uated in 18(54. Iu 1SS2 be accompa
nied Sir Garnet Wolsoley In his fa
mous Sudan campaign as naval aid
nnd was In the engagement at Tel-el-KofiTr.
lie commanded tho auxiliary
cruiser St. Louis aud later the cruiser
Newark In the Spanish war.
When the news of the explosion on
tbe Georgia wns conveyed to Admiral
Goodrich nt tho Brooklyn navy yard
be wns told that his son bad boon In
jured. With bla wife nnd two daugh
ters, ho started at once for Boston.
Rear Admiral Itobley D. Evans, com
mander In chief of the Atlantic' fleet,
hastened from Ills quarters upon bis
flngHlilp Connecticut, now In dry dock,
to the commandant's residence nnd of
fered bis condolence. lie was follow
ed by all the ollbors In the navy yard.
Lieutenant Goodrich was a great fa
rorlte In tho mvy yard, and tbe news
6f bis Injury plunged the rank and
fib la tli.i.iMvy yard Into gloom.
When the commandant and his family
drove through the gates on their way
to the Grand Central station the guard
drew up nnd presented iirms.
On tbe way to Boston frccucnt tele-
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graphic bulletins as to his son's condi
tion were received by tbe admiral, and
he nrrlved in time to see him alive,
though the lieutenant died without
regaining consciousness.
Tbe lieutenant was in the turret of
the Georgia where the powder explo
sion took place and, with bis clothes
on fire, climbed up tbe ladder and,
rushing on deck, Jumped overboard.
He, was rescued and conveyed to the
hospital at the Boston navy yard,
where he died.
The explosion on board the Georgia
has again brought into the public eye
Communder Henry McCrea, who aa a
lieutenant commander was conspicuous
In the defense of American Interests nt
Colon, Panama, in 1901. He was then
In command of the gunboat Machias,
and his prompt and diplomatic action
during the Colombian troubles of that
year, Fanama being at tbe time a part
of Colombia, prevented an assault upon
Colon and the destruction of the prop
erty of foreigners, if not also loss of
life.
His diplomacy was useful, too, in
averting bloodshed at Bocas del Toro
lng the lives of f
Americans and ,
their property
and In saving tbe J"
neutrals anions C.
the natives aud
other residents .
from Injury at
the hands of tin-
revolutionists. His y'-"' -I
conduct as a '
n ikuit " bv out- as
isfaetory to the . suks
navy department
that he received masdkb 'cbea.
a public letter from Mr. Moody, then
secretary, thanking him for his efficient
work. Several years previous to this
Commander McCrea acted as court In
terpreter at tho trial and punishment
of tbe Chileans who assaulted tho men
of the Baltimore, and bis personal and
confidential report of the proceedings
to tbe president had a potent influence
in determining the attitude of the Unit
ed States government in tbe matter.
Commander McCrea is a native of
Indiana and entered Annapolis Naval
academy In J SOU In his report on the
explosion in the Georgia's after turret
Commander McCrea praised the cour
age displayed by the men and suld:
"Tho handling room crew responded
Immediately to tbe orders of the officer
in command. Boatswain Murray, by
closing the doors, removing the expos
ed charges and drowning the burning
powder which fell from the upper tur
ret, did the right thing at the right
time and steadied his men."
nnntlngton Wilson, third assistant
secretary of state and head of the new
bureau of Asiatic affairs, holds a post
which acquires eonxiderable Impor
tance because of tbo present delicate
situation between Japan and tbe
United Slates. Ite has ample quali
fications for the position, as be wns
secretary of legation at Tokyo during
the eventful period
of the Itusso-Japa-nose
war and sev
eral times served
as charge d'affaires.
He was born in
Chicago In 1875, is
a son of Benjamin
M. Wilson and a
grandson of Alonzo
Huntington, one of
the early settlers of
Chicago, who long
served as United
States attorney for
the northern Illi
nois district. Mr.
Wilson graduated
from Yale In 1S97.
nCNTftGTOir
W1LS0.N.
Soon after be left college President
McKlnley appointed blm undersecre
tary of legation at Tokyo. He rose
In about five years to bo first secre
tory, nnd blMswork nt Tokyo was so
highly esteemed that be was promoted
to bo third assistant secretary of state
over the heads of n number of men
who were supposed to exerclRe con
siderable political Influence. It wus
recognized that tho appointment was
along the lines of tho merit system
which the administration desires to see
established for the diplomatic service. '
Mr. Wilson married In HKM Miss Lucy
James of Baltimore. Tho outbreak of
war between Japan nnd Russia threat
ened to Interfere with bis wedding
plu us, but the union was duly consum
mated. The tobacco trust prosecution has
brought into the limelight James 0.
Mclteynolds, special counsel, who, with
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BISCUIT COMPANY
0. P. Grosvcnor, filed the government's
bill in equity in the United' States cir
cuit court asking to ,
have the merger de ,
clared a combina
tion In restraint of
trade.
Mr. McRevnolda is
forty-five years of
! age and a native of
! Elkton, Ky. He re
ceived the degree of
bachelor of Bcience ,
from Va nderblltt
university In 1SS2 ?
and two years later 4
V
crrRfliintorl from tli
law department of
the University of
3. C.
M'nETK0I.S.
Virginia. He practiced law for soma
years,, and from 1900 to 1903 was pro
fessor of tatf at Vanderbllt university,
in the latter year becoming an assist
ant attorney general of the United
States. Ills residence Is Nashville,
Tenn.
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The mushroom sailor Is becoming to
most women and la newer and more
tip to date than tbe straight old fash
ioned sailor. Black and whit are the
favorite colors, and tho hat Is extreme
ly popular with the outdoor woman.
Tho ribbon bands mntch the hat in
color. Tbe hats sell for $3. A refined
and fascinating color scheme was
shown by a hat and frock worn by a
tall, dark woman who was sipping
something cool and long at an open air
restaurant the other night. The frock
was of oyster white rajah silk, with
big spots of palo green, and tho bat
was of white chip adorned with shaded
green ostrich feathers. She looked like
absinth frappe.but It Is to be hoped that
she was better than this French bev
erage. ,
A number of tho ostrich feathers
this summer are dyed iu shaded color
ings from tho deepest, darkest tones
down to tho most delicate tints.
Foulard of a dotted block and white
makes the skirt and overwalst woru
over a gu!mpef lingerie. The design
Is sultablo either for a house frock or
a street suit JUDIC CIldLLET.
Rather Confuting, ;
Nowadays tho duties of clerk and
sexton are usually performed by the
some person ud an amusing story is
told of a person who, visiting a vlllago
church and being struck by the knowl
edge of legends and history shown by
tho old man who was taking him
round, asked bis guide what occupa
tion he followed. '"Well," anld the old
man, T hardly know what I be. First
vlcur ho called me clerk; then another3
he canje, and he colled mo virgin; then
the laat vicar said I was the Christian,
nd now I be eler again." Virgin"
was, of course, m confusion of verger
nd "Christian for sacristan or sex
toa. Londou Strand. 1
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