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CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO. N E W S
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IHKILH DUUnilfULLI
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MERITS THE
E OF BEAUTIFUL
Americans Have Made the Philippine Metropolis One of the Fin
est In the Far East Yankee Efficiency as Shown In Is
lands Surpasses That of Germany In China First
Impressions Are Good.
Manila, P. I. Th city of Manila
(lei on vary low ground and la there
for not Tlalbia to tha voyager until
bi ahlp antera Manila bay. Then 1U
massive city walla, lu cburche, ca
thedrals, monaiterlea, forta and pal
aces iprlng suddenly Into view. The
wbola effect la entrancing. Tbe domes
and iplrea of the cburchea, the grand,
old Spanish residences and govern
ment buildings, are visible above the
old gray walla and stand out clearly
against tha blue sky. The centuries
have given tbe stone buildings a tint
of bluish gray. Many of the brick
buildings have been covered with stuo
co, painted either white or pink. Those
colors together with tbe soft verdure
of tha tropical vegetation afford a plo
ture pleasing to the eye and restful
to tha soul. Above tbe battlements of
oli tort Santiago, tbe cruel Bastlle of
the Spanish regime, floats the stars
and stripes, guaranteeing peace, lib
erty and Justice to the various tribes
and peoptea of the Philippine Islands.
The great ocean liner, heavily laden
with the products of American Indus
try and skill, crosses the placid bay
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Oovernor'a Palace, Manila.
where Admiral Dewey-and his brave
men sixteen years ago won glory for
the American navy and empire for
their country.
Tbe ship swings around and Is made
fast to tbe pier. Above the snorting
of donkey engines and the rattling of
cranes arc heard the strains of a Fili
pino band welcoming tbe travelers to
"the land of the palm and the pine."
As soon as one steps ashore in Ma
nila one notices everywhere the visi
ble signs of American occupation. The
new, up-to-date docks are able to ac
commodate the largest liners afloat
Broad, well paved streets stretch
across and around tbe Luneta, tbe
great front lawn of the city. This
great carpet of grass extends right
up to tbe walled city. The old moat,
where stagnant waters formerly men
aced the health of the city, baa been
filled In and the walled city Is faced
on two sides by a lawn which covers
many acres. This Is the playground
of tbe city of Manila.
Not far from tbe walla of tbe old
Spanish city s great crowd of people
has assembled. Now and then ear
splitting yells rend the air. At a dis
tance one might suppose tbat tbe Fll-
KING HUMBERT WAS ADMIRER
Ouchess Bolognlnl-Lltta's Death Calls
to Mind Her Most Roman
tie Career.
Rome. Tbe death of Dutt.este Eu
genia Oolognlni-Lltta In ber villa at
Lambro, revived the memory of ber
most romantic career. She waa an
xtraordlnary beauty and had many
admirers, her last and one real lov
being King Humbert
Although tbe late king had some
what roving affections be remained
faithful to her for many years, and
until bis death went to ber for ad
vice and companionship. These she
gave blm freely, thereby arousing tha
jealousy and pride of Queen Mar
gberita. So strained were the relations at
one time that the then Princess Mar
gherlta Insisted that her father In-law,
King Victor Immanuel If. banish her
rival from court She obtained ber
wish.
However, as sb grew older, sb for
gave and Tao brought herself to
I pi nos were holding a mass meeting
und yelling for Independence, but on
coming closer one hears a clarion
voice ring out above all the others,
"Out on first" Tbe Manila blgb
school boys are playing the crack
trado school team from tbe Island of
Cebu. "What's tha score?" I Inquired
excitedly A Filipino, who wears a
wbite starched shirt outside of bis
trousers, answers, "Two to one, favor
Cebu, and tbe ninth Inning." It'a Ilka
being borne In the dear old United
Stales.
There are few cities which portray
ancient, medieval and modern life and
customs so clearly aa Manila. In the
suburbs one sees the shacks and huta
of the common people. Tbe frame
work of tbe humble abodes la made of
bamboo poles and tbe roof and walls
are simply mats of nips palm leavea.
Aa the floor Is several feet from tbe
ground the huta have the appearance
of being on stilts. Such have been the
homes of tbe Filipinos since prehis
toric times.
The walled city Is the old Spanish
Manila. Here one sees the solid, aus
tere architecture of the middle ages,
and the more ornate styles of the re
naissance'. Tbe pulleys of drawbridges
are still In tbe walls over the city
gates.
Between the walled city and the
outer suburbs lies the modern city of
Manila. This part contains the main
business streets and the residential
section. In this part of the city one
sees a strange mingling of all that Is
UKly and beautiful in modern architec
ture. The paved streets, the car lines,
the telephone and electric light wires,
and especially the Puslg river with Its
traffic, all bind the three parts of the
city together Into an economlo whole
throbbing with life and energy.
Manila was an interesting city long
beforo the Spanlsb-Amerlcnn war. It
was reserved for the Americans to
muke It a beautiful and a healthful
city. The plans which D. H. Durnham
of Chicago drafted tor the adornment
of the city are belug carried out and
Manila Is fairly on the way to become
the most beautiful city of the Orient
In that part of the city which lies out
side the walls a great deal has been
done In the way of draining tbe
swamps, widening the streets, estab
lishing parks, and reserving a desira
ble site for the government buildings
which will be built In accordance with
Mr. Burnham's plana.
The sanitary arrangements of the
city. Inaugurated by tha American
army and completed by tbe civil gov
ernment, have made Manila one of the
most healthful cities of tha Orient
Plague, cholera, yellow fever, and oth
er epidemics have been stamped out.
The water supply is excellent Tha
highways and byways are clean and
the noisome smells usually associated
with oriental cttlea are absent When
I saw Tslngtao, tha German colony In
China, I thought I had seen the max
imum of efficiency In civic government
In the Orient, but now that I bav
seen Manila I am of the opinion tbat
the Germans bav been outdone.
The German far eastern fleet Is In
tbe harbor of Manila Tbe officers
and the sailors are seeing the sights
of the city. They are enthualastlo in
their praises of wbat tbe Americans
have don ber. How tbe Hermans
would like to have this great city and
these glorious Islands! How the Jap
anese would like to lord It over the
people of tbe Philippines even as they
do over the Koreans! The English,
admire the fidelity of this woman, who
never looked even on her own hus
band after knowing Humbert In Rome
tbe duchess lived separated from ber
husband, and received Humbert every
evening at a certain hour.
Duke Lltta did not take kindly to
this passion of his wife for his sov
ereign, and, after remonstrating with
her and even separating from bar, he
decided upon heroic measurea He
threatened tbat if she did not break
with King Humbert be would resign
from the army and make a scandal
This did not move ber, and ba did
what ha had threatened.
BLAMED FOR DEATH OF TWO
Steel Company Employe Perish In
Oust Catcher When Companion
Goes for Drink.
Chicago. Thirst led a man to de
sert his post of duty the other day,
and two comrades with whom ha waa
working were killed as a result
Tbe sccident occurred at the Illinois
Steel company's plant la South Chi-
too, would Ilk to make this great em
pire a sphere of Influence which they
could exploit to-the exclusion of all
comers, Including Americans, Just as
they now monopolise the trade of Ti
bet, Canton province and Western
Yunnan. The foremost English Intel
ligence officer of tbe British army Is
now In Manila. I hav often soen him
In Pekln and elsewhere In China bard
at work spying out the land.
All tbe world la studying tbe Philip
pine problem today. Every European
nation la closely watching tbe unfold
ing of our policy with reference) to
these Islands. It Is not Ukely that
any nation will try to take the Phil
ippines away from us, but If w give
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SAW THE THING HIMSELF
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fountain In Manila.
tha world to understand that we do
not want these fair Islands there will
be Inaugurated an era of Intrigue for
tba "Pearl of the Orient" resembling
that which has despoiled China of all
ber harbors and much of ber territory.
No fragile paper treaty, no open door
agreement will ever be sufficient to
protect tbe Philippine Islands from
a fate similar to tbat of China.
DREAM TOLD OF A SUICIDE
And Led to the Finding of a Woman's
Body In a Wsll at Clif
ton, N. J.
Paterson, N. J. Awakening from a
dream that ber missing daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Mary Pralevis, had commit
ted suicide, and tbat her body lay at
the bottom of an abandoned well In
the yard, Mrs. Julia Pralevis of 08
Lake avenue, Clifton, arose from her
bed and going out to tbe well found
tbe dream to be true.
Mary Pralevis disappeared soma
time ago. It was then believed tbat
sb had either fallen or Jumped Into
tbe Passaic river. Tba belief now la
tbat she deliberately walked to tbe
old well, lifted the cover, and dropped
In. Her death leaves three children
motherless.
FURNACE IS BED; ARRESTED
Red Bud Farmer Surprise Folic
Captor by Showing $3,000 In
Currenoy.
St Louis. Because his clothe
were mussed and his face dirty the
police here the other day arrested Ed
ward Pelier aa a "suspicious charac
ter." At the police station they were
shocked to find all bis pockets atuftod
with greenbacks and goldbacks to
taling I2,4.
Pelier, a farmer of Red Bud, 111., 60
years old, said be had stopped oft In
8t Louis on bis way to the borne
of a niece at Naylor, Mo. Fearing b
would b robbed It ba went to a hotel,
PeUer spent the night In th aban
doned furnace of a sino factory. Tba
police decided to bold th farmer un
til bis relatives can b heard from.
cago. Michael Pletrowskl and W.
Wukouskl wera ordered Into ona of
the "dust catchers" of a blast furnace
to remove Its contents. This, accord
ing to the police, Is. done by means of
gas pressure. A third man, on th
outside, regulates th flow of gas.
Th two workmen went into th
catcher early In th morning. Th
third man, whose nam waa withheld
from th police, remained on duty out
sld near th gas valve. At 8 o'clock
the watcher, according to th police,
became thirsty and went for a drink
of water. While ha was gon th two
men Inside signaled to hav tha gas
shut off. Tbelr order waa not exe
cuted. A few minutes later th un
identified workman returned and dis
covered th plight of his comrades,
say tha police.
The men'a bodies were recovered
and taken to an undertaking establishment
Washington. Robert P. Tatum of
Raskin, N. C, has sent President Wil
son the left band toot of a gravoyard
rabbit "for luck."
SENATOR STONE'S HOBBY
Tha naw chairman of th foreign
relations committee of tbe United
States senate. Senator William Joel:
Stone, Is on of the prominent figure;
In national Iff at Washington. A,
Kantucklan by birth, b later remove
to Missouri and waa long prominent
In th polltlca of th "show m" lUta
before tha toga descended to hlm.i
Thro time elected to the bouse of
representatives and governor from
1883 to 1897, h waa rip for th sen-.
ate when choaen to succeed tha lata.
Senator Vest tor tba term beginning;
March 4, IMS.
Senator Stone, to whom baa been
given the soubriquet of Oumsho BU1J
has filled with credit every offlc b
has held. While he la not gifted with
th graces of oratory, bis speeches ar
convincing. H says a great deal In
few words and Is a past master la!
tba art of condensation. He I never
idle and It la said that ba keeps a
special scrapbook of wbat h regard
a the "misdeeds" of bis political adversaries.
Senator Stone, like a good many others, ba a hobby. A bobby la a good
tblng to bav, because It produces a complete change of mind and thought
and action which Is necessary to keep one In mental trim. HI hobby la
poetry. He Is much addicted to reciting lines from such authors a Shake
peara, Shelley, Poe, Longfellow, Whlttler and hosta of others.
Representative W. P. Borland of
Missouri, member of th house appro
priations committee, was one of tbe
party tbat went to Panama recently
In Its Interests. On th wsy back tba
weather waa fine, and much time was
spent on deck telling stories and for
getting, for the moment, the serious
sld of th big problem of the gov
ernment in tbe canal.
They touched port for an bour or
two, a couple of days out, and met an
American who had come down to get
rich off an Investment In a pleasure
resort on tbe seashore. He lied Intro
duced the usual amusements found at
such places, and the natives were com
ing In hordes to spend what little
money they bad and try the thrilling
trips through "enchanted Isles," "Ara
bian nights' dream," "the laughing
mirrors," etc.
Another American, younger, and,
of course, used to all the gaudy non
sense or sucn entertainments, was a
visitor in the little town nearby, and came out every day to bis countryman'
place to try the surf.
While Representative Borland and some of bis fellow-countrymen were)
talking with the American Investor this young man ran out of the water
fairly breathless, saying a native "down there" (pointing to a half-clad Jamai
can on th sands below) bad cried out to him tbat a shark bad been aeen
In that very place tbe day before.
"Oh, well he was mistaken that wasn't a shark yesterday. I saw that
tblng myself; I remember now. That was Just a awordftsh, that's all!"
U. S. GRANT III. FOLLOWS ANCESTOR
Many people will be Interested la
the news received the other day that
Capt. U. 8. Grant III, grandson or
President U. B. Grant, and only son of
the late MaJ. Gen. Frederick D. Grant,
Is In command of company E, United
States engineer corps, with General
Funs ton's command.
In Captain Grant's departure, and)
service, at Vera Crus, history seem
to be repeating Itself. It was In Mextco
that bis grandfather, Oen. U. S. Grant,
then a captain, won his spurs, serv
ing with distinction under General
Scott
Captain Grant's mother waa Mis
Ida Honor, daughter of H. H. Honor
of Chicago. Mr. Grant ha bean
spending the winter with her son la
Galveston, Texas.
The young man graduated In 1903
from the military academy at West
Point with high honors, taking a high,
rauk In his studies as well as In his
military duties there
His advance since his graduation from West Point has been rapid, and
faithful performance of bla duties has won for blm the commendation of hi
superior officers.
JUNIUS SPENCER MORGAN
"T
Twentf-flve vears aao J. P. Mor
gan, Jr.. son of J. P. the First, was a
senior at Harvard college; this year
his son I to receive bis degree from
th same college. But If you were to
step Into "Mem," tb great Harvard
dining ball, and asked every man of
th thousand who eat there, what sort
of a man Junius Spencer Morgan Is,
ntn oat of ten would ay, "Who 1
hat What's ba don here?"
All you can aay la, "Why, bw's
tha grandson of old J. P." Then this
la wbat youll get:
"That to? Didn't know be waa
la conega"
It' strange because this msn Is
going to control th greatest financial
agency in America, soma day; he Is
going to Invest millions of American
dollars; some day be may be able to
avert a panic And down at Harvard
they don't even know of his existence,
lie used to live on tha Gold Coast-
that Is Harvard s Firth avenue. Its
'. ..-
mat is Marram s r mu avenue, lis
real name ia Mt Auburn street, but It la called th Gold Coast on account of
the millions tbat motor op and down la front of tba tuxsaioo Harvard dor-mltoriea.

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