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TUESDAY, DECEMBER
29,
1908-
. :
TROOPS READY TO
' INVADE SERVIA
Vienna Reports 155,000 Aus
trian Soldiers Prepared
for Eventuality.
TYPHOID FEVER IN ARMY
Troops in Bosnia Suffering Prom
Cold and Kxosure Many Deaths
Have Occurred and War Min
ister Will Make Inspection.
LONDON, Dec. 2S. A dispatch from
Vienna to the Dally Mall Bays that
Austria-Hungary has a force of 153.
000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ready
to Invade Servl.-i at a moment's notice.
The Dally Mail's Belgrade corre
spondent says typhus has broken out
among the Austrian troops in Bosnia
and that the troops are suffering:
jrreatly from the cold and exposure.
Many deaths have occurred.
A dispatch from Cettlnje. Monte
negro, announces the departure of the
War Minister and -general staff on a
tour of Inspection for the Hene-g-ovinian
frontier.
KtSSIA XOT TO BE OUTDONE
Has Veiled Intention to Aid Turkey
- in Balkan Trouble.
BERLIN. Dec. IS. The Berlin news
papers', all of which appeared this morn
ing for the first time since Friday, com
ment ' at length on the speech of M.
Iswotsky. the Russian Foreign Minister.
The general opinion Is that it was a clear
exposition of Russia's viewpoint, while
Its peaceful character makes a most fa
vorable impression. The Post, however,
says:
"Whoever understands how to read
between the lines can gather that it is
Russia' - strong determination, or at
least her firm expression of Intention,
not to be pushed out from a leading po
sition with regard to the Balkans. The
proposal to unite the Slavic states. Mon
tenegro. Servla and Bulgaria, tinder the
same flag. Is Intended eventually to-enforce
Turkey's support and thus form a
powerful counterpoise against Austria's
advance.'
FINLAND IS EXILING JEWS
PERIODICAL EXPULSION NOW
GOING ON.
Effort to Forbid Slaughter of Ani
' mals for Kosher Meat Eneour- m
aged by Russians.
HELSINGFORS. Finland. Dec. 28.
One the periodical expulsions of He
brews is now going on in Finland.
Thirty families have been ordered to
emigrate at once. The Senate, on the
basis of a narrow Interpretation of the
law. maintains the issue of individual
licenses entitling residence In Finland
for six months, these being renewable
only at the Senate's discretion.
According to the Finnish statutes.'
Hebrews are forbidden to acquire and
hold property, are denied, the right of
citlienship. and are permitted to re
side in Finland only under close re
strictions. An exception was made in
the year ISoO in favor of 200 families.
The late Diet declined to consider a
proposition abolishing Jewish disabil
ities. A bill has been Introduced In the
present Legislature at the initiative of
Finnish societies for the prevention of
cruelty to animals. This bill contains
a clause forbidding the Hebrew method
of slaughtering animals for kosher
meat. Russian - Hebrews are using
their influence to defeat this measure
In the fear that similar action may
be taken in Russia.
FRANCE'S WEALTH GROWS
Still Retains Her Right to Title of
i "World's Bnnker.": .
' " PARIS.' Dec. 2S. Although general
'. trade conditions in France suffered In
WOS largely becauseof the reduction in
American demand, figures submitted by
M. Leroy Deaulieu and other statisti
cians demonstrate the Imposing strength
of France's financial position and her
right to the title of "The World's Bank
er.'' France's fortune is growing steadily
a the result of an annual savings of
II 4.000.000. much of which must seek
investment abroad.
M. LeRoy Deaulicu'S figures show that
France now receives J3to.O0O.00O as annual
income from foreign holdings. He esti
mates the present wealth of the French
people at Ho.OOO.OOO.O'jfl or more than
JJHO for every , man, woman and child,
and as the estimate is Iwsed upon de
clared succession taxes. It is admittedly
-much below the real figures.
ENGLISH .INVITED TO JOIN
Asked to Help Celebrate Perry's
, Victory on Lake Erie..
CLEVELAND. Dec. 2S. In the interest
of peace and tranquility between two
great world powers. Great Britain and
America, plans are being perfected to
invite the English government to par
ticipate In commemoration of the
iOOth anniversary of the defeat of the
English by Ferry on Lake F.rie.
Arrangements are being made by Ohio
to promote a grand peace carnival and
Joint Industrial exhibition to be held on
the Island of I"ut-In-Bay in 1913. A
commission has been appointed by the
Governor to formulate a programme and
this Winter the State Legislature will
be asked to make an appropriation
which will put the matter in concreto
form.
GREEK PATRIARCH OUSTED
Synod at Jerusalem Takes Sum
mary Action.
JERUSALEM. Dec. 2.-The Greek
synod has dethroned Damlanos. the
Greek patriarch of Jerusalem, who de
clined to resign. The patriarch fa
vored reforms for his natlvo flock
which were denied under the old
Turkish regime and were opposed by
the synod because they would have re
duced considerably the church reve
nues over which the synod has com
plete, control.
The authorities have sent troops to
guard the patriarch in the palace pend
ing the receipt of Instructions from
Constantinople.
FINANCIERS MAY TESTIFY
Monetary Commission Going to New
York for Suggestions.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S. Any of the big
New Tork financiers who were unable to
go to Washington to express their views
on pending financial legislation while the
National Monetary Commission was sit
ting In regular session there will be given
an opportunity .to express their views to
the body here during the coming week.
subcommittee of three, Senators
Aldrlch and Teller and Representative
Vreeland. will meet informally at the
Hotel Plaza today to discuss their
work with any of . the financial authori
ties who have suggestions to offer.
It Is likely that many prominent bank
ers will make known their views and a
number of writers on financial topics
also are expected to call upon the Com
missioners. From an unofficial source It
was learned that the Commission has
complied much of the data collected by
It in the course of the tour of England,
France and Germany last Summer. This
data will probably be submitted to lead
ing American bankers and Is likely to
form the basis cf much of the Commis
sion's work in the future.
BURGLARS ROB TWO HOMES
Thieves Operate While Families Are
Away, but Get Little.
Burglaries were reported to the police
Friday night from two residences. One
was in Portsmouth, which has been the
scene of several burglaries during the
past week or ten days. The house of
R. A. Hill. 13oi Commercial street, was
entered and ransacked between noon and
3 o'clock in the afternoon, when the
family was out visiting. The thieves
broke In through a kitchen window and
secured J7 which was left In an old
pooketbook In a dresser drawer. They
overlooked two diamond rings of value
which lay on the top of the dresser.
The second robbery was reported by
D. A. Jones, who lives at 450 East
Tenth street. Here the family had spent
the evening away from home and re
turned at 11:30 o'clock last night to find
the house had been ransacked from top
to bottom. Failing to find any money,
the thieves had taken a few articles' of
clothing.
RUSSIA'S EXPENSES BIG
Minister of Finance Prepares His
Budget Over Head of Pouma.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2S. M.
Kokovsoff, the Minister of Finance,
has submitted to the Cabinet the pro
visional budget of expeditures, which
amounts to $421,137,000 from January
to April, 1909, inclusive. The budget
has been worked out by an inter
Ministerial committee over the
Douma's head.
It carries a savins; of $9,000,000 over
the credits of 1908, to which the gov
ernment Is entitled by the constitution.
This saving will be devoted to cover
extraordinary dlsburse-ients of the
treasury. M. Kokovsoff has retained
the naval and other appropriations,
against which the Douma fought stren
uously throughout the session.
CHINESE SEALED UP IN CAR
Eleven Contraband Celestials Found
at Duran, X. M.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 28. Employes
of the Southwestern Railway yester
day found 11 Chinese In a boxcar at
Duran, N. M. The aliens were taken
Into custody. They were plentifully
supplied with water and provisions
and had been sealed in a car billed
from Redlands, Cal., to Chicago.
Immigration inspectors think they
were placed in the car at . El Paso
and that this Is further evidence that
there is an organized band of smug
glers operating here.
PHELPS-STOKES IN REPLY
Tells Why He Does Not Give Money
to P.eople Directly.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Dec. 25.
After a lecture given by J. G. Phelps
Stokes before the Socialist gathering
here last night, he was asked: "Why
don't you give the millions you Inherited
to the people?"
Mr. Stokes replied that he had not
inherited millions, only thousands, and
that he .-was trying to return those
thousands to the people by spending it
In educating them in the doctrines of
Socialism. He said he was earning his
living and that of his wife by acting
as a director in corporations, the
stocks of which he had Inherited. .
TO INSTRUCT ITALIANS
Wright Goes to Italy to Teach Avi
ators How to Navigate Air.
PARIS. Dec. 28. One of. the Paris
newspapers states that Wilbur Wright,
the American aeroplanist. will shortly go
to Rome to give Instructions to Italian
pilots in the working of his aeroplane.
ROME. Dec. 27. Messrs. Wright. Far
iitan. De LaGrange, Bartriot and Aus
nalt Poitiers, the noted aeronauts, have
promised to take part in the interna
tional aviation racks at Brescia, in Au
gust. IS08.
CHICAGO'S POOR ARE DINED
Eight Thousand People Guests at
Volunteers of America Dinner.
CHICAGO. Dec. 28. Eight thousand
poor people in Chicago ate their Christ
mas dinners as guests of the Volunteers
of America today. .Men. women and
children crowded Into Tattersal's Hall
and were given the season's delicacies.
Many packages were sent to the old
and infirm.
NATIVES DESIRE OPIUM
JIcfue to. Stop Planting Opium
Poppies When Ordered.
AMOY, Dec. 2S. Orders were Issued
Saturday to a number of natives at Tun
gan. 20 miles north of Amoy, to cease
planting opium poppies. They declined
to acquiesce, and a riot followed. In which
one officer and ten civilians were killed.
The populace at Tungan is up in arms
and BOO troops have been sent there to
restore order. The authorities announce
their determination to enforce the anti
opium edict.
It i to the hnor of Swedes that the
th court circle. Tha Queen.
POISON SQUAD TEST
Sulphur Dioxide in Fruits to Be
Observed.
CALLED "HEALTH SQUAD"
California Packers to Start Cam
paign to Show Results Are Harm
less, Fighting Pure Food Au
thorities With Own Weapons.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28. A campaign
of experiments calculated to demonsttate
beyond any doubt whether sulphur
dioxide, as used at present in this state
in the preparation of dried fruit. Is harm
ful to the human system, has been in
augurated by the local medical, men and
chemists, as a result of the long-standing
controversy between the pure-food
authorities at Washington and the dried
fruit packers of California.
A "poison squad" has been selected
and it is proposed to use his own familiar
weapons against Dr Harvey W. Wiley,
Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of the
Department of Agriculture.
The experiments will be conducted
by Dr. A. J. Atkins, a local physician
and a member of the World's Con
gress of Medical Science. Associated
with him in the tests are a number of
chemists and physicians. Including Dr.
Alfred Regensburger, president of the
State Board of Health, and several
specialists. Dr. Elmer E. Gates, a
prominent scientist, of Washington,
also has volunteered to assist Dr. At
kins by using the California dried fruit
upon his table and make minute re
ports upon the effect of eating them.
Instead of "noison snuad." Dr. Atkins
calls' the dozen men who tomorrow will !
commence eating sulphured dried fruit
under his direction the "health sqtlad."
The sulphured fruit will be served to
the men composing the "health squad"
but once a day at the dally luncheon.
Daily reports, including a list of the va
riety and quantity of food eaten, will
be made. The experiments do not con
template changing the ordinary routine
of the men nor will any attempt be
made to depart from the customary
methods of the housewife in preparing
dried fruits for the table.
Dr. 'Atkins contends that clinical ex
periments such as he proposes are of
greater value in arriving at the truth of
the matter than the laboratory experi
ments conducted by Dr. Wiley.
ROYALTY TO Efl TO RACES
PLAN MANY YACHT CONTESTS
FOR NEXT SUMMER.
Massachusetts Bay to Be Scene of
Various Events Sonder Races
Again to Be Resumed.
BOSTON, Dqc. 2S. With several inter
national yacht contests, two long-distance
power-boat affairs, perhaps an
other ocean race to Bermuda and any
number of minor events. It is likely that
the interest in pleasure-boat sailing next
Summer will center Jn Massachusetts
Bay, while two of the German rovalty.
Prince Henry of Prussia and Prince
Eitel Fricderich. son of Emperor Will
iam, will lend official dignity to the sport
for the first time in this country.
The Sonder races, which proved so
successful three years ago at Marble
head and two years ago at Kiel, will
have their third renewal next Summer
at Marblehead.
Each country has Wow won an event
and this year the Germans will send an
other team of three yachts. Prince
Henry has entered a boat for the trial
race in Germany.
GERMANY IS MAKING READY
Nine New Yachts Being Built for
Sonder Races.
HAMBURG, Dec. 28. Preparations
for the German and .American Sonder
class regatta In 1909 are progressing
rapidly. Nine new yachts are "being
built here, , two of which are for the
Crown Prince and Prince Eitel, respec
tively. Choice of the three boats to rep
resent Germany in the International con
test will be made at the Kiel regatta.
JOAN OF ARC BEFORE POPE
Said to Have Appeared in Vision
and Offered Encouragement.
ROME. Dec. 28 The Italia pub
lishes a report, which has caused a
sensation in ecclesiastical circles, that
Joan of Arc recently appeared In a
vision to the Pope and addressed him
solemn words of encouragement, ex
horting him to continue his present
policy, which she - promised would
shortly be crowned with triumph.
It was while the Pope was engaged
In devout prayer and meditation in his
private oratory Immediately after the
ceremony of reading the decree of
beatification, that the apparition is
said to have appeared. It was noticed
that when the Pope came out of the
oratory he was very pale and for sev
eral days maintained a marked silence.
JUST A MINER'S PALACE
Wonderful GoId-and-Silver House
Coating $107,000.
Nevada Mining News.
. There has probably never been a home
erected ' or furnished in ' the West with
such extravagance or disregard' for money
as the Bowers mansion, which Was built
b- a miner known as "Sandy" Bowers,
near Washoe City, New In '65 it was
completed at a cost of $407,009. There
"have been many homes that cost more,
but they represented expenditures for
genuine art or rare pieces of old furni
ture, imported marbles and such things,
and were much larger. But the mansion
hacJ but 14 or 16 rooms, a two-story struc
ture built of the stone quarried near
Washoe City. The gold and silver grown
so common In Sandy's eyes, according
to his way of thinking, had as much
right to a place In his home as it did in
Solomorls Temple. The doors swung
from heavy silver-plated hinges. Door
knobs and lock plates were wrought from
gold and silver. The keys were of silver
pendent from small gold chains. The fire
dogs In front of the fine-tiled fireplaces
were silver plated. The table service was
none of your triple plate. It was the solid
article, wrought from the purest of the
gold and silver bullion. The nabobs and
nabobesses of the Orient never dined from
a completer - table service of precious
metals than did Sandy and Mrs. Bowers.
The handles of the bowls and pitchers
were made of gold, and sparkled wlt.i
jewels. Engraved on the plate were
characteristic scenes of Nevada. One
hundred thousand dollars- worth of bul
lion was worked up In this way' by the
gold and silversmiths of Sah Francisco,
an additional force of skilled workers
having been brought. West for the Job.
Contrasted with the luxury of the dining-room
was the poverty of the library.
The furniture of this necessary adjunct of
a cultured home was luxurious enough,
but alas, the visitor, glancing over the
shelves at the titles on the moroccos or
half-levants, when he would reach for
Plutarch's "Lives" or Bolingbroke's "Ret
icence in Criticism" met only the hollow
responne of cleverly-painted sham covers.
It was a library without books. Many
volumed sets were represented by en
graved leather boards, such as a modern
book agent unfolds to show you the bind
ing he is selling. .
Mirrors brought you fact to face with
yourself on every side. In the main hall
was a French plate covering the entire
side wall. Rich tapestries and Imported
lace curtains, brilliant colored rues, mas
sive Victorian, mahogany, an occasional
Queen Anne, a piece of colonial or French
bric-a-brac mingled freely together, care
, ..nn,!Qtiea The corns of a
lfia Ul ilic jjiu(mi..i.. -
professional decorator would turn In its
grave- if it nao even a mini mca
Sandv's luxury looked like.
A trip abroad had given the Bowerses
some ideas on servants, and when the
house-warming time came and the retinue
of servants was sworn in, they were pre
sented with the livery of the House of
Bowers, a study of scarlet and goia lace.
The democratic servants Nevada or Cali
fornia afforded those days wouldn't stand
for the toggery, and the House of Bowers
had to exist without a livery. The site
for the mansion was chosen near a natur
al spring in the side of the hill.- At an
expense of several thousands, two bathing
pools were made and the flow of water
increased by drilling Into the hot subter
ranean pools. A homeless child was
adopted and christened Persia, and be
came the heir of the House of Bowers.
ZONE IS 10 BE
HOISE COMMITTEE LEAVES TO
MAKE INVESTIGATION.
All Phases of Life and Work to Be
Looked Into on Search for
Information.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. To familiar
ize themselves with conditions under the
present form of government In the Pan
ama Canal Zone, 12 members of the
House committee on foreign and Inter
state commerce will leave Charleston
today for Colon. It is not thought
any measure having for Its object a
change In the form of civil government
for the Zone will be considered.
There has been some discussion of the
advisability of attaching the Zone to one
of the Southern circles of Federal Court,
in order to overcome criticism of the,
prevailing judiciary system. '
The Congressional party will investi
gate this matter and also all phases of
the construction of the canal. It is un
derstood that the officials of the Com
mission believe any change in the pres
ent system of government would be det
rimental to the advancement which It is
desired to make in its construction.
The party will reach Colon January 2,
arriving In Washington on the return
January 14. Those who "will be accom
panied by their wives are Representa
tives Hepburn, of Iowa; Cushman, of
Washington; Kennedy, of Ohio, and
Ryan, of New York, of the committee.
The other members going are Repre
sentatives Stevens, of Minnesota; Esch,
of Wisconsin; Townsend. of Michigan;
Knowland. of California; Hubbard, of
West Virginia; Adamson, of Georgia;
Richardson, of Alabama, and Bartlett,
of Georgia. Representatives Morse, of
Wisconsin; Humphrey, of Washington;
Lee, of. Georgia: Conner, of Iowa, and
Loud, of Michigan, will also be mem
bers of the party, as will J. F. Bryan,
clerk of the committee.
ST0RR0W HARVARD'S HEAD
May Take Presidency to Be Suc
ceeded Later by Butler.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2S. A report was
current last night among prominent
Harvard alumni in this city that
James S. Storrow was to become the
Immediate successor to Dr. Charles W.
Eliot as president of that university
and to be succeeded himself within a
few months by Nicholas Murray But
ler, now president of Columbia. This
report could not be confirmed.
Mr. Storrow Is a leading member of
the Boston banking firm, Lee, Hlggins
& Co. If the report is correct his ex
pressed disinclination to accept the
Harvard presidency may have been
overcome. It is said, by the plan of
making his incumbency of the office
temporary and having Dr. Butler suc
ceed him within a year.
Chinese Gamblers Raided.
Two raids were made simultaneously
Friday night by Detective Sergeant Kay
and Detectives Anundson and Johnson,
in new Chinatown, in which nine pris
oners and $61 were captured by the po
lice after barred doors had been bat
tered down to effect an entrance Into
the gambling dens. One room was on
the ground floor at 85 North Fouth
street and the other was on the ground
floor at 81 North Fourth street. Lee
Sam, Lee Sin. Lee Jim and Ah Sang
were found with the money on the table
In No 85. Ah Sam, Lee Sing. Chinese,
accompanied by J. Totush, K. Henry
and Y. Okato. Japanese, were found
with a fantan layout at No. 81, but had
found time to secrete the stakes. All
the prisoners were released on ball of
$50 each. Each of these two places has
been raided before.
Proof of the Pudding.
LIppincott's.
A well-known editor was walking
in front of a leading hotel recently
when Secretary Luke Wright hailed
him for a chat.
"By the way, Blank." said the Sec
retary. "I saw several mighty good
things in your paper yesterday."
"I'm glad you liked them," said the
editor, beaming with satisfaction. "It
always helps an editor to find out
what his readers like. What were the
articles you liked?"
"The articles," said the Secretary
earnestly, "were three fat mlnce-ples
wrapped up in your yesterday's issue."
New Orleans Consul Advanced.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28. Henry
Carew Hunt, local consul for Great
Britain, has been promoted to the rank
of consul-general, according to official
notification, which has just been received,
the consulate thus being made equal in
rank to those art New York, San Fran
cisco, Bostcn and Philadelphia.
American Robbed In Paris.
PARIS, Dec. 28. Jewelry to the value
of $6000 was recently stolen from Mrs.
Ely Patterson, who was formerly Miss
Schmitt. of St. Louis. The police have
made one arrest.
A company capitalised at $500,000 ha
bean organized at Atlanta. Ga.. for the
purpone of manufacturing paper from cot
ton stalks, a heretofore uiflex by-product.
It Is claimed that paper can be made from
cotton taik at a coat of about tli a ton.
ANNSUNGEMENT
We commence today our regular annual
CLEARANCE SALE
the price on every article in our store will
be reduced till February 1st, the time of our
annual stock-taking. The reputation we've
made for fair .and honest dealing will con
tinue. The low prices we have been able to
sell at have been made possible by our secur
ing a long lease on this property nearly four
years ago which, combined with our low ex
pense and judicial advertising, enables us to
sell at the lowest possible price.
Our January prices are record-breakers.
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Mystery Surrounds Thefts of
Diamonds in New York.
GEMS WERE RETURNED
Police Puzzled Orr Two Cases in'
Which Servant Girl Is Impli
cated, bnt Xot Proven in
Any Way Guilty.
BROOKLYN', Doc. 21, The police of
the Lee-Avenue Station are mystified
over the case of Annie Fregel. a 17-year-old
servant whom they had In cus
today on suspicion of theft. The most
puzzled man is Detective Hugh Falvey.
Annie, who had been a prisoner since
Wednesday last, was discharged from
custody by Magistrate Higginbotham
In the Bedford-Avenue Court. In dis
charging the young woman the magis
trate told her that a great injustice
had been done in arresting her, and
that she was absolutely innocent. The
remarks of the magistrate were inter
preted to her by a Polish interpreter.
The young woman made no reply and
was led away by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Martin Fregel. who lives at 96 State
street, where she will make her home.
The arrest of the young woman fol
lowed a complaint made by Mrs. Benja
min Levlnger, wife of the sexton of the
Temple Beth Elohlm, In Keap street,
who lives at 177 Penn street, who said
that diamonds valued at $5000 were
missing. Mrs. Levlnger was certain
that she had placed the jewelry in a
certain place, and when she went to
look for them found all the diamonds
gone. Then Annie was called and close
ly questioned. She denied having seen
the diamonds. The police of the Lce
Avenue Station were next consulted.
Detectives Falvey and Robinson were
detailed on the cass, and were joined
by detectives from the Central Office.
After an investigation the police decid
ed that some one of the inmates of the
dwelling had committed the theft. Sus
picion was directed to Annie, who was
arrested, arraigned and committed for
examination. In the meantime Mrs.
Levlnger found her Jewels In a singular
manner.
Mrs. Levlnger says she had the miss
ing Jewelry on her mindall day Tues
day. During the night, while asleep,
she arose and went to a closet, where
a quilt was kept. She took hold of the
quilt and the jewelry dropped to the
floor. Then she awakened. The un
folded quilt was in her hand, and the
Jewelry on the floor at her feet. How
the jewelry came to be secreted in the
quilt she is unable to explain, and add
ed that the quilt had been placed there
by-hands other than her own.
Mr. Levlnger lost no time going to
the Bedford-Avenue Court and consult
ing Magistrate Higglnbotham. The lat
ter immediately took the necessary
steps for the release of the young
woman.
Another remarkable Incident in con-
'. nectlon with the case occurred when
Mrs. Ida M. Milliken, or 143 renn street,
had a diamond necklace, which had
been , stolen from her, returned in a
mysterious manner. The necklace,
which was valued at $300. was stolen,
Mrs. Milliken says, while Annie was
In her employ as a servant. This theft
was learned by the police working on
the case, and assisted in adding to the
suspicion directed at the girl. Last
night Mrs. Milliken was in the dining
room of her home when the basnent
bell rang violently. When she went to
the door no one was there, but she
found an envelope suspended to one of
the spikes of the Iron door. When she
opened it, to her intense surprise and
pleasure, her long-lost necklace dropped
out. There was no mark on the en
velope or note that might lead to the
identity of the sender. Mrs. Milliken
immediately notified the police.
Both affairs caused considerable po
lice discussion, especially In relation to
a case reported at Chicago. There a
box containing Jewels said to be worth
15,000 was lost in the checkroom of
the LaSalle-Street Station, and while
the owner, Mrs. Laura Martin, wife of
S. K. Martin. Jr.. was speeding on a
train to New York, the valuables were
picked up in another part of the build
ing. Mrs. Martin did not discover her loss
until the train was about to pull out.
Members of her family began a search
with station detectives, who later found
the Jewel case in an elevator. Mrs.
1
00K JEWELS?
Martin Is to sail from New York for
Lisbon, her husband having recently
been appointed secretary of the United
States Legation there.
BROTHERS TO THE OX
Discontented Ones Don't Knvy
Idlers When They Learn Facts.
Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.
Two men were engaged in fixing a fence
on a roadside in Indiana, it was ardu
ous work; the ground was hard and the
tools were inferior and the recompense
was smaJl. Moreover, thoy had been fix
ing fences until their souls were weary,
and tiliey could taste barbed wire, and their
dreams were full of fence posts, as their
hands were full of splinters.
Presently a large red automobile
whizzed by thfm, conveying two passen
gers In luxury. They lolled upon the
cushioned seats and merely gave an in
different glance to the toilers by the way
side. These Hollers leaned upon their spades
and wiped away a tear.
"That sort of thing makes me mnd."
said one. "Why should you and I be
condemned to earn our bread in anguish
and biternese, while others, who do less
for the welfare of society, find life one
long Summer holiday?"
"I cannot argue the question." said the
other, sa11y, "but I feel the injustice of
the world. Ever sonce I was a small boy
I have been working, working, working!
There has never been a night that has
not seen me go to bed with aching bones;
there has never been a morning that has
not found me tired and discouraged. And
when I look to the future I see nothing
but work, work, work hard, gruelling,
grinding work that eats into the soul of a
man. And I feel bitter when I see the
gaudy Idlers flash by me in their motor
cars as though I were of the weeds be
side the road."
"It is a cruel, hard thing," said his
companion. "We hear much fine talk of
equality under this Government; but
what sort of equality Is it that gives a
shovel and a crust of .bread to one man
and ai private car and a banquet to an
other? Like you, I see nothing but work
and weariness ahead of me, and some
times my heart seems to become water.
But here comes the boss, and if lie sees
us standing .here doing nothing he'll
fire us."
Their employer rode up on his fat,
plutocratic riding horse and said good
'naturedly: "Well, boys, did you see that automo
bile go past a few minutes ago?"
"Yes, sir. Who were the passengers
in
"The Sheriff of Laporte taking Ray
Lamphere to. the penitentiary."
Narrow Escape or General Pickett.
LIppincott's.
I am reminded here of a meeting with
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Jubilee in Philadelphia. On being intro
duced to me the veteran said: "I read
in the paper that you were here, and I
came because I wanted to see you." A e
entered into pleasant conversation, in the
course of which he told me this Incident:
"I could have killed Ganeral Pickett at
the Battle of Gettysburg I saw a man
on horseback not Uv from the stone
wall wifh the bullets-falling thick around
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