TO INSURGENTS
Radical Stand of Mexican Gov
ernment Bar to Peace.
jS'rw Minister of Interior Advises
Policy of Moderation - Fight
in U On IktrnM.
M,-x i- City - Convinced thut numer
oUi bands "In-lit in the states of
Pursngo, Couhuila Southern Chi
huahua are nuitinuinn their oerutions
merely beeiiuse thi-y believe surrender
wuU,l rm iiri summary execution under
the sunciiion Ifuaruntees, Itufuel
Hernandez, the new minister of tin
interior, li" announced Hint hu would
iltcnipt In gain f,(r them it promise of
amnesty.
Chcli" ""I1" '"'lijiimiti Argu-uiln-er
in Orust-o'a organization,
re'tlie thief rebel lender in these
Jinlrii-n. ii'i'l M-venil engagement
w,.re fought lt week, the govern
ment as ukiiiiI uiiiioiiiirlng victories,
f I,,.,,., nii'1 nllied louder, hv been
nuking successful raids on itrttiill OUt
nusK miuiuging f"T the most P"rt to
fvwli' encounters with miMTior forces.
The rich country virtually is at their
mercy iiml I ho Federal forces kro nlile
t,, i-roinplish little tnoro limn giirri
n the hup r towns.
Minister Hernandez is confident tin1
rumlcs, who rcHirl to hi ili-pui linen
will lie able to oiMTutc more effectiv
lv ihiui the rcgulur troop ami with
thin object in view, he nun conferred
with (icm-ml tie In Vega, command
iti.eiiie f of the ruiiile guunl. Mernan
di-2 hat issued a general onler to th
ruralc to rommitniloer horses when
needed, iriving receipt to the owne
ami notify intr the government.
The rurules huve compluined fre
qui'iitly they are unable to follow th
jmmrnctin liecuusu of worn-ou
nioutit.i. It is lieheveil thin will pre
vent the rehi-U from obtaining horm
nil will assure the owners of puy
merit.
AlK KOlTK TO I'Ol.K.lS SAFKST
Peary's Companion (iivca I'oint to
A iator-Kplorera.
;.i,l.m I lie safest anil eusies
way to reach the North Pole and an
rntirely feasible way, is by aero
iiliine, " said Captain Hubert A. ilart
lilt, of the IViiiy North Polo party
tn tlie members of the Aero club o
New r.iielaiul, at 11.1 animal Uiiim-r,
C.iit.uii Cartlett said an aeroplane
cnul'l be taken by land to t. Me Morri
K. Jeiiip, which is only .'txl mil
from the tile. With the latest mi
r)iine4 tins would mean only a foil
h"iir- tli v'ht to the jhiIc, he sui
"The ice would furnish suitable tail'
iiiL' l lai es all aloni; the route, but all
necivtiarv mil 'plies would have to be
curried for the trip to and from th
pule.
"The ideal trip," said the Seiiker,
"would be to git from t iiie Jesup di
n elly over the pole ami land at Cue
Mirhu .km, iii Siberia, the latt
ik fit. however, beinir 73 miles be
yurid the mle. In the summer month
of Aih'uj.1 and July the conditions are
peri. 1 1 fur tlyitiir, anil I can see no
serioin liillieulties which miKht not 1
(Tj.inli-.l aeainst."
CIIAKITY I'ATIKNT WKALTHY
IfuH-i.i 11 Dies nt County Ilonpital
Wallet Meld $S,I(M).
ia(tle, Wash, J. r rii'ilnian. an
a(;ed Hiiiiinn miner from Fairbanks
Alaika, a charity patient, died a
Waytide l')uieri:ency lioHpital Novem
b r L'o. after an otieration for coitn'
II.
1 hail applied to the county Minimis-
ners for relief and they sent him to
the
pital. In his isickcts were hal
a loaf of tale bread
a sausage mid
wall.-t
He fore the operation he Rave the
wallet to a nurse to keep for him
when it was opem-d it was found ti
contain cash, drafts and certificate's of
l-i-.it for 4m). It also contaimi
a will bi-o;iieiithinK his whole fortune
to his nister, Jane Krii-dmaii, f0 yeius
olit, who lives in a village in Kussia,
Indians Are After Money.
rtnimore, Hkla. Steiis were taken
here by which the Choctaw and Chick
aw Indians hox eventually to induce
the government to distribute amnntf
members of thos. tribes f 1 7,000,01(0
derived from the sales of their lands
in Western Oklahoma. Kesolutions
were ado,tetl at a meeting of WW lead
ers of both nations urtfintf the distri
hiitiun of the money and axkintf con
gress to enact such Icirislation as will
no lunger make the tribes wards of
the government. The matter will be
presented to congress soon.
Trnvelinu Auto Hank Propose!
' lucago A proiswed automobile
linnk was the feature of the testimony
at the inipiiry into the affairs of the
Kirhy Savings bank beforo Juil(e
Landis Monday. Dr. William T. Kir
"y, owner of the defunct bank, was
he witness who testified regarding
nie niovabbvbank. He said that he
had conceived the idea of usinir a biff
automobile-, emu'iiiied with office fix
"ires and a small safe, as a means of
rolled in (letMisits and carinff for cus
Joiners located some distance from his
"iith Side bnnk.
Deposed Royalty Suca Government.
Urussels Royalty and society arc
interested n the outcome of the suits
'hich I'rincess Ixiulso and Princess
ptephanio have brought to obtain a
larger pnrt of the fortune of their
"her, the late Klnff Leoold.
Neither Princess I,iuiso nor her sister,
the countess, are poor, as they receiv
"d $1,000,000 and a quantity of valu
B,'li! plate and jewelry when their
father died. I'rincess Iiouisc's share
nf the money did not pay her debts.
Hungary launches Dreadnaujjht.
Trieste The thin! drendniuiffht of
fnn Aiistro-Hunffnrian nnvy was
'Hunched Mo.wlnv Kho christened
I'rini Kiiffen by the Archduchess
Wario fhri..;. I
REPUBLICANS IN MINORITY,
D.mocr.t, H.v. Control
ConKprORr,Mjvtt
Washington, Jj. C.-Complete r
turn, on the congressional .lotion
how onclu.iv.ly th.t th, rec,)((nilw,
minority party n the 63d congress
w d the Kepublicao
party,
return show that
minority members of th
amonff th
house. 12H
wer. elected a. Republicans and only
15 as " Progressives." tk-
win nav four "Progressives" onlv
' ! utterly absurd to
et up the claim that the "Progres
sive party win b. the recognized ml
nority In th next congress.
lr....-o .
...,, ol prevloui p,rtiM
amuaiions; regardless of the pre. I
dtntial tickets which received the in
m.....u, supisiri or the respective
member, of the new house; regard!,,
of the possible deadlock in the senate
that may result from dickers and
trades between Democrats and "Pro
Kressive republicans and actual Hull
simmers In that b .dy, the minority
orgsnlxstion in the house and senate
win ou nominated by the Republican
parry anil Its chosen leaders. It Is
io true that there will tie new Re
publican leaders in the next congress,
rwmjning irom the fact that many of
me on leaders will retire on Mrch 4
1 oe mi 1 nouae or rcoreaentatives
win comprise 4.I members, of whom
c.it are Uernocrats; the total minor
ny will nuitiher 143. As the "Pro
gresHives" number only IS in all, they
will amount in the aggregate to less
than 4 per cent of the total member
..L.I .. il-l I f . .
snip. 1 ins is a nuceieus ror anew
iiini.iiij orKsiinsiion wnirn ny no
means approaches the Potiulist oriran
listion that existed in the 6 2d and 63d
congresses. As a starter it repre
sents a scant third of the original in
surgent membership of the house as it
stood at the heyday of its power,
when .Speaker Cannon wss deposed
tnim membership on the house com
mittee on rules.
OFFICIAL COUNT SHOWS
WOMEN LOSE MICHIGAN
Detroit, Mich. The constitutional
amendment providing woman suffrage
in Michigan was defeated by 'J4
votes, according to figures compiled in
the secretary of stale s office at Lans
ing from every county in Michigan.
until uie result is otlicially an
nounced by the state board of canvass
ers December 10, it is said that no
definite statement will be made by the
advocates of the amendment as to
whst course of action they will next
take up. Plans are now being made
in many districts, however, to peti
tion the legislature to re submit the
question in the spring election.
The only recount definitely decided
upon Is in Saginaw, where the figures
showed a majority of about 2500
against the amendment. There is a
possibility that the recount may swing
the victory back to the women suf
frage advocates who have been claim
ing it up to within the last two days
COLONEL RANSDELL DIES.
Senste Officer Succumbs to Serious
Operation.
Wanhington, D. C Colonel Daniel
M. Ransdell. sergeant-at-arms of the
United States senate, former United
.States marshal for the District of Co
lumbia, and an intimate friend of the
late President Harrison, died here as
the result of an operation performed
November 7.
Colonel Ransdell was one of the
well-known figures of public life. He
had been sergeant-at-arms of the sen-
te nearly 12 yesrs, having been
elected to the post in January. 1900.
As such officer he had practically com
plete charge of all official senate af
fairs, the issuing of subpoenas in sen-
te inquiries and the conduct of senate
functions. He was 70 years old and a
native of Indianapolis, where his body
ill be buried Sunday.
Four of Sis Powers Aaree."
Ixindo'n Sir Edward Grey's proposal
that the ambassadors of the six great
powers. Great Rritain, France. Ger-
' . . . . ll . 1
many, Kussia, AUHiria-iiungsry ou
Italy, assemble In one or me capuais
with the view or empnasixing me
points arising out of the Hakan war
on whicn me nations r ...
ureemrnt is understood to have tne
support of Germany. France and Rus
sia. The idea is intended to avert the
disposition to dnrt Into an alignment
of the two groups of powers forming
the triple alliance and triple entente.
Soldiers FIrM Police.
Wsnhineton. D. C Advices to the
State department report a fight In the
treetsof Managua, nicaragus.
II- . n.l .iI1IaP
ween Nicaraguan jmuco
u,ki..k an Knffliahman was acci
dentally killed, one soldier killed and
one mortally wounded and two sol
diers slightly wounded. The native
soldiers, it is reporteJ. were under the
nftuence of liquor wnen me iiffni
t.rtA hut nulet wss soon restored.
The American legation reported that
no political significance was attached
to the outbreak.
River and Harbor Bill Soon.
Washington. D. C "We hope con-
i ... . lik...l an.
gress will mane mo wu"$ -r
propriation for rivers and harbors this
year that has ever been made, said
' ri J 1 1 ...nsaf nt.aalart
Representative itanoan, e..-.
from Iiouisiana ana presiuem u.
stional rivers and naroors congrr.
u. ....la nt the country are so
pressing that I believe the -PPJP'-ions
should not be less than $50,000 -
000. and we hope to nave u
passed by the Christmas holidays.
Salvation Army to Help Police.
New York-The Salvation Army Is
going to help New ora j -
urns, "moon nnu r iro
.. . . i . unj.,.siani1 hnnr to
andle the roughs who have terrorised
lew York better than the guard ana
f the peace, who work with ' billy
as r rnuv iiniiriniaiiu
ml revolver. They are Ro.ng to
tive steps to train ana eoucaio .r..
officer! in the exa nu -
handling of desperate) characters.
:t:.Jbooks kept by
GANG OF THIEVES
Chicago Men Made Business of
Mealing Goods in Transit.
Automobile, Motorryclea and Gen
eral Merchandise Taken From
Cars and Warehouses.
Chicago That half a million dollars
in property bas been stolen by a syn
dicate of 20 thieves, headed by two
physicians, now under arrest with two
other men at detective headquarters,
is the assertion of officers who have
been following the trail of the thieves
for months. The alleged leaders of
the orgsnization arrested are Dr.
Nicholas Kern. Dr. Kdward H. Stal
hutto, Joseph Todd and Romus Daghty.
The property, it is declared, was sys
tematically taken from railroads,
warehouses and steamship lines, and
consisted of automobiles, motorcycles
and loads of merchandise of every
description. Within the last two
years, it is said, the band of robbers
has Included freight house employes,
express company men, "fence" keep
ers and jobbing houses to dispose of
the stolen goods. Ixmt amounting to
110,000 has been recovered from barns
and warehouses.
A little boy, adopted son of one of
the alleged thieves, is said to have
given the information that led to the
disclosure of the hiding places. The
boy told where the books of the syndi
cate were to be found.
A remarkable ledger, said to have
been kept by the "manager" of the
organization, showed just what prop
erty the system had on hand. A code
was used, and columns of figures
showed the cost price of the goods,
the selling price, the cost of deliver
ing the goods for auction and sale,
and the profit accruing to the gang.
TYPHOON TAKKS HEAVY TOLL
300 Iteported Killed in Philippine
Island Storm.
Manila Owing to the prostration of
the telegraph wires, no definite esti
mate is yet possible of the number of
fatalities or of the property losses
caused by the typhoon that crossed the
islands of Samar, Leyte and North
Panay several days ago. Such infor
mation as has been received indicates
that 200 persons were killed in Samar
and Leyte and 40 in the other terri
tory traversed by the storm. Despite
the enormous damage in Tacloban,
capital of Leyte, the fatalities there
were fewer than a dozen.
The government is forwarding re
lief supplies to the stricken district.
No word has been received from Min-
dsnso except a wireless dispatch from
the transport Warren, which said the
storm was unusually severe.
Wuh i n tftnn, D. C. A typhoon
swept Visayas, Philippine Islands, on
Noveber 25 and carried away three
fourths of the town of Tacloban and
the town of Leyte, according to a dis
patch received at the Intular bureau
from the governor general of the
Philippines. No details of the disaster
were told and no estimate was made
of the loes of life. '
War department officals say there is
no reason ror Delieving mat a great
number of lives were lost.
ZAPATA EXECUTES ENVOY.
Rebel Leader Carries Out Threat and
Kills Peace Messenger.
Mexico City Kmiliano Zapata, the
nsurgent leader, carrying out a re
cent threat that he would put to death
any additional peace envoys sent by
the government to treat with him, a
few davs ago passed the sentence or
death on two men who had approached
him on behalf of the government, ac
cor J ing to news received here from
Kxcuatla. Morelos. One of the men
was shot- The other escaped.
A dispatch to the Imparcial from
Vera Crux says that W. W. Canada,
the American consul, has informed the
correspondent of the Imparcial that
the United States battleships Kansas,
Michigan, Vermont and South Caro-
na soon will visit Vera L-rux.
The news has caused apprehension
here, as it is considered unusual that
naval visits of courtesy should be in
such strength.
Troops Drive Elk Back.
Livingston, Mont To prevent
recurrence of last season's slaughter
nf elk. Un ted States troops irom
Fort Yellowstone are engaged in a
protracted battle 'along the boundary
ines or tne xeiiowsione nuuni
prlc. The echoes or the nun are
continually awakened by the firing of
blank cartridges in an etiori to nean
off the elk herd, which, because or
heavy snow, are trying to cross the
hnrHem into the lowlands, where
hordes of hunters are In waiting.
The season closes December 10.
Gangsters Coming West.
Salt Lake City To the exodus from
New York City following the convic
tions in the Rosenthal murder case,
Salt Lake City detectives attribute
the presence in Salt Lake City 'at var
ious times within the past two weeks
of no fewer than 15 members of East
Side gangs that were brought under
fire at the trial of Police Lieutenant
Charles Recker and the "gunmen."
Most of the travelers have passed on
toward the Facific Coast, but others
are known to have obtained employ
ment here.
Chineia Demand Firm.
London A dispatch to the Dally
Telegraph from Pekin says it re
ported In Chinese circles that the Rus
sian minister is under orders to return
to St. Petersburg to discuss the entire
Mongolian situation with Foreign
uini.ipr R.soneff. A semi-official
newspaper pays the Irreducible mini
mum of the Chinese government con
cerning" Mongolia is that Chinese sov
ereignty and not suierainty, shall be
recognised throughout Mongolia.
LOOKING TOWARD OLD AGE
Some Reflections as to a Rscord That
Comes to the Majority of
Mankind.
Whether long Ufa be a blessing or
not God alone can determine, who
alone knows what length it Is like to
run, and how It Is like to be attended.
Socrates used to say that It was pleas
ant to grow old with good health and
ood friend; and he might have rea
soned, a man may be content to live
while he Is no trouble to himself or
friends; but after that. It Is hard If
he be not content to die.
In life, as In wine, be that will
drink It good, must not draw It to
the dregs. Where this happens, one
comfort of age may be. that whereas
younger men are usually In pain
whenever thej are not In pleasure,
old men find a sort of pleasure when
ever they are out of pain; and as
young men often lose or Impair their
present enjoyments by craving after
what Is to come, by vain hopes or
fruitless fears, so old men relieve the
wants of their age by pleasing re
flections upon what Is past.
Therefore, men In the health and
vigor of their lives should endeavor to
fill their lives with reading, with
travel, with the best conversation,
and the worthiest actions, either In
puhllc or private station; that they
may have something agreeable left
to feed on when they are old., by
pleasing remembrances.
RATS SETTLE AN OLD SCORE
In
Numbers They Mutilate a Vellum
Copy of Browning's "Pled Piper
of Hamelln."
Rats Invaded Wall street a few
nights ago and made a vicious as
sault upon Robert lirownlug's poem
of the Pied Piper of Hamelln. In that
poem. It wlK be remembered, the rats
do not have a very good reputation.
So far as known, this is the first case
of retaliation by the rats against
Browning for the hard things he ac
cused them of. George D. Smith, a
dealer tn rare books, discovered the
evidences of the fray early one morn
ing. The particular volume of the
Pied Piper upon which the rats vent
ed their spite was an unusually hand
some copy printed on vellum and Il
lustrated with quaint views of the Pi
per and the army of rats in his wake
wending their way to the river. The
IllUBtrntlons and decorated borders
were by Harry Quilter, and the book
was printed In London In 1S98. It is
not a rare book, but Is a choice edi
tion of the "Pied Piper." and very few
have ever been printed on vellum.
The volume was on a shelf with some
other vellum books In Mr. Smith's
shop. All edges of the book from top
to bottom were nibbled down close to
the printed text and it Is a curious
fact that one or two falls of the rats
In the decorated borders have been
eaten cff.
Arts and Crafts Idea.
We have all seen very attractive
bits of Jewelry made from gold or sil
ver coins by having the background
space etched away, leaving only the
head and the encircling rim with a few
little connecting bars. The same Idea
can be carried cut by using for the
head a little silhouette portrait, made
by posing the subject against a bright
eky through a window in a room, dark
pned all except that one window, then
taking a snapshot. A camera taking a
picture two inches by three is large
enouKh and the whole head should be
less than an Inch. Take several pic
tures until a good outline Is obtained
A baby's head is exquisite and done
In silver would be a beautiful scarfpin
For such a pin have only the head
without an encircling rim. A mother's
baby's head in gold would make a
pendunt that would be a great treas
ure. For a man who has two small
sons I am planning cuff links, each
link to have ai one end a "different"
boy, the other end of the link, ot
course, to be the usual dumbell. De
lineator. Simple Dimples.
She had a dimple In each cheek a
deep, dainty, loving, kiesable, delicious
dimple.
"Ah!" exclaimed the young fool,
"how I wish I had dimples like that;"
and he reached out his hand and pat
ted them softly.
The maiden smiled until the dim
pies were a hundred times lovelier
than before, and the youth was com
pletely captured, lie took her for
drives in the park. Then he took her
to a hotel and treated her to a din
ner such as viBitlng princes indulge
tn at the expense of the government
Next they went to the theater and oc
cupied a box, and after that they
sought out a cozy cafe.
And since then he has had two dim
ples, two deep, cavernous, empty dim
ples, one tn each side of his purse, and
they will stay there until next pay day
Present From Grateful Convert.
The walking stick of General Booth
nsed on the last walk be ever tool
has a little history of its own.
meeting In Paris some time agi
notorious Russian anarchist was co:
verted by the general's eloquence, anc
soon after the latter'a return to Eug
land he received from his convert a
niece of string, with the request that
a knot might be tied in it to show th
length of the walking-stick the gen
eral usually carried. The string was
knotted accordingly and returned tn
Paris, and a little later this stick ar
rived in London, a present rrom th
grateful convert and the work of hit
own hands.
Stone Microbes.
The decay of building stones, ac
cording to more than one authority, li
jot due to wind action or other sur
face Influence, but to Internal disin
tegration resembling wood rot, and
this Is ascribed by some to a low or
ftitnlfin likn tne lungi anu me moidt
that cause the decay of vegetable sub
stances. A cure has been found for the stone
disease, or nt leasi a rorm or treat
ment Hint diminishes Its ravages. The
stones are treated with germicides
the best of which appears to be a mix
turo of sulphate of copper solution
with bichloride of mercury and ere
so to.
FLEES HOME OF WIFE
ENGLISHMAN HAD TRIED TO
DROWN SPOUSE YEARS AGO.
Ex-Prleoner Suddenly Sees Benefactor
la Really His Fathsr-in-Law, Af
ter He Had Swindled Him Po
lice Search for the Fugitive.
Sydney, N. S. W. Released from
the city prison after serving a nine
months sentence for a number of
petty larceny offenses, Norman Graf
ton, an Englishman, about thirty years
of age, applied to the Hon. L. R.
Burns, a prominent solicitor and one
of a number of people whom he had
mulcted on British magazine sub
scriptions, for aid to assist him in
leaving the country.
Mr. Burns had not appeared against
Grafton to the criminal proceedings
and the fellow said he came to thank
the solicitor for his consideration.
He was a very smooth talker and at
once won the friendship of Mr. Burns.
On being questioned concerning his
life in England, Grafton told an appar
ently straightforward story, so Im
pressing Mr. Burns that the latter In
vited him to his home, with the inten
tion of having bim dine, supplying him
with good clothes and furnishing him
passage money to the old country.
But upon arriving at the rich and
handsome Burns residence on Haver
ley lane, Grafton took a look at the
premises and Immediately began to
make excuses about entering, saying
that bis clothes and general appear
ance would not permit him. But as
his would-be host urged, Grafton of
fered the excuse that he had forgotten
until that moment that he had pro
mised to meet a friend. Thereupon,
very excited, he hurried from the
vicinity.
Mr. Burns believed that all was not
right and going into the house he re
lated his suspicions to hlr family. In
cluding a daughter who had married
In England during her school days In
that country and whose husband, a
Charterhouse student, attempted to
drown her at a lake tn Scotland,
whither they had gone on their honey
moon. In the meantime the husband, whose
name was Henry Grafton Studley, had
secured possession of all her valuables.
Including about $1,750 In cash
which she had drawn from the Exeter
bank. The fellow immediately fled
England and diligent search by the
English and Continental police failed
to trace him.
With her father's description of the
stranger Mrs. Studley, who has long
since resumed her maiden name and
who has never quite recovered from
her terrible experiences of a night at
Lough Inver, told her suspicions, and
Mr. Burns at once communicated with
the authorities, with the result that
today the police of all Australia are
looking for the man.
He is believed to be not only the
one who attempted to make away with
the young woman six years ago, but
also the culprit, at that time unknown
and unsuspected, who Induced the
Hon. Lema Parcsen, a daughter of
Count Parcsen of Denmark, to elope
from the Exeter Girls school in 1905,
and whose body was found floating
in Inver lake during the first days of
the fall vacation. Concerning this
tragedy but little was published in
England at the time.
Miss Burns until today bad never
shown a picture of her renegade hus
band and the would-be murderer, hut
when her father saw the photograph
he was unable to say whether
or not It was the man who
had appealed to him for aid, a full
blond beard being worn by the ex
prisoner, while the photograph re
vealed a boyish .looking student
Endeavoring to explain the fellow's
sudden change of mind when the
home was reached, Miss Burns says
that at the time of her love affair In
England she had no pictures of her
home or parents, but that just a few
days previous to her flight a newly
made photograph of the Sydney man
sion arrived in the malls, and she re
calls that her husband studied it
carefully.
FINDS THUGS, BUT NOT KIN
David Williams, Back to Old Home Af
ter Eighteen Years, Vain Seeker,
Is Robbed.
Hazleton, Pa. Upon his return to
Hazleton, the first time In eighteen
years, to hunt his parents, who had
believed him dead, David Williams,
a middle-aged man coming from
Omaha, was waylaid on one of the
streets of the city and robbed of $45
In cash, together with some valuables.
His assailants got away.
Williams was found unconscious by
a number of boys, who took hlra to
a near-by house where he revived and
told the story.
The man's parents and all other re
latives here had died during his long
absence.
WILL CARE FOR DEFECTIVES
New York School Board Adopts Sys
tem of Supervision for Mentally
Deficient Children.
New York. After calling several
alienists Into consultation on the sub
ject of mentally defective children In
New York public schools, the board of
education has voted to appoint two
physicians and two Inspectors to have
the care of such children and a so
cial worker whose duty It will to to
lake up the cases with the parents.
More than 2, POO children classed as
"mentally defective" are at present
enrolled In the New York schools.
8haka Hands 600,000 Times.
Fort Worth, Tex. Six hundred
thousand handshakes were given here
when 400 converts in recent Baptist
revivals were given the band of Chris
tian fellowship by 1,500 church mem
bers lined up on a Broadway street
The converts pressed down the line
and were given a hearty shake by
very one of the army ot 1,500 and
toward the last, according to the con
verts, the welcoming became almost
an ordeal. The unique ceremony
lasted an hour and a half. Musio was
furnished during the handshaking.
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IN THE, ALBANIAN
HARDLY any other portion of
the universe bas been the sub
ject of more war talk than
the Balkan peninsula, and
few sections of the continent
of Europe are less well known In the
western world. The Balkan war
cloud is familiar enough, having ap
peared and re-appeared at Intervals
for years past, yet few people know
why there should be trouble in the
Balkans. Today we are face to face
with real conflict, the very existence
of Turkey is at stake, and even Eu
rope may be engulfed in war. In the
very center of the conflict are the Al
banians. But who and what are the
Albanians? Well. Albania Is a prov
ince of Turkey situated to the north
of Greece, on the eastern shore of
the Adriatic sea.
It Is probably the least-known re
gion In the Balkan peninsula, and
compared with the other countries in
that part of Europe, it has been but
little explored by travelers, with the
result that its wild and fearless in
habitants, who number some l.COO.000,
retain, to a large extent, the primi
tive habits and customs of a bygone
age.
The country la extremely mountain
ous, especially In the north and
south. There are no railway lines
though several have been projected,
and the development of commerce Is
retarded accordingly. Carriage roads
exist in a few instances, hut generally
travelers have still to pass one place
to another by means of bridle-paths.
The Inhabitants, who "are one of the
most ancient races In Europe, are di
vided Into two divisions, northern
and southern, known as Ghegs and
Tosks. Both have ever been brilliant
fighters, defending their mountain
fastnesses In the past with remark
able success against all Invaders.
Retain Original Customs.
In northern Albania the clan sys
tem still exists, and the Ghegs very
rarely pay taxes. The scattered Turk
ish officers possess little authority,
and the one obligation the Inhabitants
owe to the Ottoman empire Is that of
providing soldiers In time of war. In
each clan the elders form a council
and preside over gatherings of the
tribesmen, which exercise the supreme
legislative power. Loyalty to the
chief of his clan, and to his work, is
the Albanian's greatest virtue. An In
born courtesy is common to the race.
The best fighter Is the best man. and
every Albanian feels himself Indepen
dent, except when bound by the an
cient customs of his race. In northern
Albania he recognizes no law except
that based on such ancient customs.
The Turk until recently has hardly
attempted to Impose any other law.
Whether In the field or the market
place, he Is nearly always armed, and
Is ready to fight on the smallest pre
text The boy attains manhood when
he can show he possesses arms which
he has captured from an enemy. All
fire the rifle as a sign of Joy. and
Christian congregations are summon
ed to divine service by a definite num
ber of shots.
The primitive method of revenge by
means of the vendetta, or blood
feud, still obtains In the country, and
the slaying of one member of a family
or clan leads to a series of crimes or
to warfare. The claims ot hospitality.
FORENSIC AMENITIES.
"As to the Judicial decision quoted
by my learned friend on the other
side of this case, If the court please,"
began the prosecuting attorney, "I say
it's punk"
"I protest, your honor!" interrupt
ed the other lawyer. "Such a remark
is not In keeping with the dignity of
a courtroom."
"I say It's punk"
"Your honor, this is outrageous! I
demand a ruling on that point!"
"I was only going to say that It's
punk "
"Mr. Sharp," interposed the Judge,
"you will not be permitted to indulge
In abusive slang in speaking ot a judi
cial decision In this court."
"I assert, once more," bellowed the
attorney, "that It's punctuated wrong
ly, as he quotes It! That Is all I was
trying to say, your honorl"
Why the Distrust
A banker In central Kentucky was
In the habit of wearing bis hat a good
deal In business hours, as tn summer
Uts flies used his bald pats for a pa-1
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MOUNTAINS
however, are very strict, and Injury
to a guest bas to be revenged. In the
case of marriages, a stipulated price
is paid for the bride.
It Is this primitive race whose quar
rel with the Turk Is not very clearly
understood in the west, which Is wor
rying the concert of Europe. In the
first place, as has been shown, ther
most successful of sultans and con
quering generals In the heydey of Ot
toman power never succeeded In sub
duing the Albanians. These gallant
mountaineers acknowledged the sov
ereignty of the sultan only so far as it
protected them from the encroach
ments of other nations who would
have civilized them.
Turks' Nefarious Rule.
The present trouble with the Alban
ians began when the new constitu
tional regime came Into being In Tur
key four years ago. The Young Turk
Insisted on regarding themselves as
the dominant authority In Turkey.
This would have been all right If they
had had numerical preponderance and
the moral and Intellectual ability to
dominate the other races. . 1
All races In the Turkish dominions
have suffered during the nefarious
rule of the Young Turks' secret com
mittee of mediocre men, but none
more than the Albanians. In a few
weeks their centuries-old privileges
and immunities were abolished, their -country
was Invaded by hordes of In
experienced officials of a race which
they held to be their inferiors, their
language was tabooed In the schools
and forbidden In the printing press
unless written In Turkish characters,
their young men were drafted Into the
Turkish army and sent off to Asia
Minor and the deadly Yemen to be
shot, a system of taxation was Intro
duced which threatened to drain them
as dry as their Macedonian neighbors,
and worse than all. they were notified
to surrender their firearms.
The result was rebellion. But the
Albanians could do nothing against
the trained troops equipped with ma
chine guns which the Turks turned
against them. The rebels fled to the
mountains and soon their little peace
ful villages were the scenes of fright
ful massacres too horrible to recount
Arms having failed, the Albanians de
cided to try constitutional methods at
the general election which took place
last spring. But by violence and Ille
gal use of the army the Young Turks'
secret committee. It Is said, prevented
free elections not only In Albania but
throughout the empire, with the result
that a parliament of Turks, subser
vient to the committee of union and
progress, was elected.
Again the Albanians rebelled, and
this time with greater success. The
army ordered against them refused to
march. In fact made common cause,
many of them, with the rebels. This
time. Instead of having to defend
themselves in their mountains, the Al
banians have been able to invade
Macedonia, since when the "packed"
Turkish parliament has been turned
out and a new cabinet of Young Turks
formed. The Albanians have been
promised redress of their grievances
by the new government But so far
they have refused to go home. They
want to see the promises of the Turks
carried out If they are not they will
march to Constantinople.
rade ground, and In winter the cold
breezes swept over its polished sur
face. A negro workman on the rail
road, each week presented a check and
drew his wages, and one day as he put
his money in a greasy wallet the
banker said: "Look here, Mose; why
don't you let some of that money stay
tn the bank and keep an account with)
us?" The darky leaned toward him,
and, with a quizzical look at the
derby the banker wore, answered con
fidentially: "Boss, Pze Jes' afeared.
You look like you was always reuctv.
to start somewheres."
A Coincidence, Maybe.
"What do you think ot 8ulzsr
chances?"
"They seem to be very good."
"Why so?"
"Well. Sulzer has a cowlick, and
I've noticed that men with cowlicks
seem to get what they want."
Handicapped In the Waist.
Thsre was a man In our town
Who always tried to do his best.
But what queered htm with proper folk
Was that he wore so loud a Teas, .
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