THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 7,' 1009.
FINDS COMFORT IN
GOAGHiyiAH'SARMS
American Girl Who Married
I Japanese Count and Is
: Deserted by Him.
NOW SHE'S MRS. BROGAN
Acnes Brewer; Who Became Conn
' tess Miyosul, Deprived of Chil
flren, lteturns to Bury Father
: and Wed Humbly.
ANN ARBOR. Mich.. Feb. . (Special.)
-Amfw Firwwt- Miyoshl. daughter of a
college prof-fs-sor, first, married to a Japa
nese nobleman, the son of General Mi
yofhi. commander-in-chief of the Japa
nese army, the woman who has been the
cent- r of Japanese vuurt intrigues, whose
on by her Japanese husband will In 1D12
come into the estate-of his grandfather
and the title of "Shlzarku," a position
but four degrees kn than the Emperor;
banished hy intrigue from her Japanese
horn-, wtth her Japanese husband ban
islnvl for poliiii-al reasons and divorced
by Japiwiese laws, has married an Ann
Arhv.r'coachman named Edward Brcyran.
Anes I-irewer was the lautrhter of Lr.
Urewvr. of the University of Michigan
medical department. Count Taro Miyoshl
came tQ the university and eventually
married "the professor's daughter against
her father's wishes. Two children were
born.- hoth in this country. The Count
Mlyoshi was summoned to Japan and
there .began a series of court Intrigues.
When Japanese children of noble birth
reaeh a certain ace they take residence in
th-lr grandfather's house. The mnthr.
beirisr " foreign-born, could see them but
rarely' affer that. Ridilened. as she was,
she' learned thnt her husband had taken
a geisha girl. Then, as a crowning grief,
came a message from her father that he
was dying.
' Unheeding the advice of American mis
sionaries, who told her of the court In
trisu;s. sjie. came to Ann Arbor. After
her father's death, she found the ports
f Japan closed to her, end -she returned
to her native home.
FLEET STARTS FOR HOME
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naval men who witnessed the proceed
ings critically from land and sea. Ad
l "vilral Sperry directed the whole opera
?eri. fr,om the center bridge of the Con
necticut. ...
. At $ :30 o'clock the signal to unmoor
was given and the great chains hold
ing -the ships to the buoys were loos
. ened by one until the vessels were
neltr ."heir, anchorages by but a sin
gle strand.
--.-Georgia Leads Off.
.At 8:55 a stream of multi-colored sig
nal flags on the flagship gave the order
to get under way to the Goorgia, the
Nebraska, the New Jersey, the Rhode
Island and the Virginia, lying at tha
rear of the basin. As the flags came
fluttering down' five minutes later the
designated battleships cast off their
last lines and. like freed leviathans
seeking escape, they slowly swung
their noses in the direction of the
breaches in- the breakwater. Twisting
and turning to the clanging of engine
gortgs. they crept out, the Georgia
i--.nnff tho-way-with Lieutenant-Commander
George W. Kline on the bridge.
Once outside, Rear-Admiral Wain
wrlsKf' division, fell into- - formation
and wait e J for the - seoond and third
groin?.- The second group consisted of
th Vermont, proudly flying the "battle
efficiency" trophy at her fore; the Min
nesota; 'Ohio and Kearsarge -and the
third was qumposed of the Wisconsin,
Kansas; -Louisiana, Missouri and Illinois.-'
: -
"Die three groups waited outside, and at
10:30 the "Connecticut brought tip the rear.
Although 'it Is not custi;rjnry to fire
ranting Miutes, the -Devonshire, the flag
ship of Rear-Admlral Goodrich, R. N.,
Aciir.lral V. J5np. rintendenl at .Gibraltar,
whti h had takn up a position at the en-tr.mce--f
the harbor, hoisted and saluted
the. tlg as t!u ships passed out. The
baail on the quarterdeck of the Conn-H-tl-cur
p'.ayed the English anthem, while the
musicians on' the foreign warships played
The Htnr-Spanpled Banner" as the respective-
ensigns were dipped. Admiral
Go&irlch "!itv1 Admiral I.ltvinofT, of tiie
Russian- Navy. signalled "Good-bye;
pleasant voyage." Admiral Sperry re
plied laconically, "Thanks."
'.'I Connect lent Heads Column. ,
Thii"the Connecticut steamed majes
tically along tne.Ilao of the waiting
American -vensel.1, took Its place at the
head of the column arid set the guiding
fla "fiv-e of cluhs." The 15 other ves
sels' wheeled griicefully In behind the
Cojuiw Vicut and with the black speed
coires run up to toe yardanus. the Im
posing procession, which was over three
miles -Iuth. moved to the south.
The alignment of the ships was per
fect and the eight was so impressive
thnt the-" spectators crowdinr tne ter
races uf -tiie Alameda and the Europa
Point could not restrain exclamations of
delight, while the American passengers
on two liners anchored close Into
shirfe burst into Involuntary cheers.
: For a. d stance of 12 miles the fleet
stood to the south. Then, being clear
of -Vrrpe -Tartjra. the most southerly
point, and with nothing but the broad
Atlantic between them and home, the
flagship headed abruptly to the west
ward" uljd, 'Indian" file, the splendid fleet
left tbe undent Pillars of Hercules be
hind' and steamed through the straits
and ont,to sea. "
Lcfolcing from the Rock of Gibraltar,
the water separating the ships seemed
gradually to be obliterated as the dis
tanceUicraiisud -UnttL-the 16 hulls re
sumed .a lou;j. white line surmounted by
a trailing' piume of smoke.
Assume' Double Column.
Suddenly, off Cape "Sprtel, the line
wavered jind ihro-ke Id 1 small parts.
Tlien.A f'iW nutiutfs la.itr. there were
twij parallel lines instead of one. show
Ins that the fleet-had assumed Its reg
ular diiiie cruising formation. -
The Jam. glimpse or the warsnfps was
obtained at 1:57 this afternoon from the
si ?- U-B- top -of Gibraltar, 1300
feet aTmve VseS. Tuvel. 'They were headed
a liltTi J.o . the south of west to reach
th'T-htJti'Paralletr which they Intend to
f o iV w.- ' l- ..'-- -
f. Uiipatchypat''. Tankton Is' 500
milts VlfcCiJ-ot. the fleet and 300 miles
al.W.t. .cT-Jte - stifPly-ship Culgoa,
iitrii irr here Kerurry 4. The collier
AJinnUr.the 4 , '.air"-sh ip Panther will
reiiiiiariflierifiUrtoinorrow-vto clear up
odfls-irrd nd- : ' - '
oliVers and men left, here with
feoUas 11 -iuLlljwliun' .that' their next
pottwlU te hu:ue , "When .. the fleet
remr?!-"R'MTptotr-Rnads -ir wiil have
traveled about 4j,0ott miles and trav-
ersed about 400 decrees of latitude and
as many degrees of longitude.
Trip Closely AVatchcd.
The trip has been watched with the
greatest interest by all foreign pow
ers, and wherever the vssels vailed.
South America, Australia. Japan. Clitn-i,
Ceylon. Effypt and tho ports of tho
i McdUTrancan. tne ouicirs an i
have been given hearty official a:id
private welcome.
The fleet left Hampton Tioadj under
Admiral Itobiey I. Kvina, who con
ducted it as far as San Franciie J. Kear
Admiral Charles SI. Thomas then took
command, but he was s.ic; :.-JeJ uav
15 by Rear-Admiral .Sperry. who
brought the vessels nome.
SAYS FLEET "FOOD ITSELF"
AdmlpaI sPerrr Snmm,rlICS ResuUs ,
I of Long World-Voyage
CIBRALTAR. Feb. 6. Rear-AdmirnI
Sperry. prior to the departure of the
battleships for Hampton Roads, ex
pressed the greatest satisfaction with the
results of the around-the-world cruise.
He made the following statement:
'This cruise marks an epoch In our
naval annals, for the fleet has 'found
Itself: been welded into a unity. An
aggregation of battleships Irrespective of
the power and efficiency of the units is
not a fleet in the highest sense of the
term until by long, faithful and har
monious woik on the part of the per
sonnel, the spirit of the fleet has been
developed. That now has been accom
plished. The American people have come
to appreciate what it means to have a
fleet like this.
"The lessons of the cruise have been
) many, and It Is no exaggeration to say
; that the condition of the ships Is better
' todav than when they sailed from Hamp
I ton Roads In December of 1907. During
these 14 months the fleet has been prac
tically self-sustaining in the matter of
repairs. The officers and men respon
sible for repairs have met every tfst,
and the result proves thnt the ships
have been better cared for than when
thev depended upon the navy-yards.
"Enlistments In the Navy certainly
will bo stimulated by the general inter
est In this voyage, and the splendid op
portunities afforded the men to see the
world. Cruises to foreign ports which
keep the men interested and contented
should.be the rule and not the exception.
"New standards of efficiency in steam
engineering, which means economy in
coal consumption and Increased radius
of action, have been established. The
voyage of 3C51 miles from Honolulu to
Auckland was the longest ever under
taken by a large fleet without re-coaling,
yet we reached Auckland with coal
enough In our bunkers to steam an ad
ditional 1000- miles.
"For technical work the cruise has
been Ideal. The long stretches between
ports permitted unremitting daily exer
cise and maneuvering. The degree of
gunnery efficiency has been greatly im
proved, as the conditions of drilling and
training during long distance cruising
cannot be equaled In home waters where
there Is constant Interference. This Is
proved by the unequaled results of the
target practice at Magdalena Bay and
Manila.
"The fleet everywhere has encountered
unbounded hospitality. The lavish enter
tainment and perfect good feeling dis
played were almost without precedent,
and they should always be remembered
by our people. While the cruise has been
Intensely Interesting and valuable to of
ficers and men, there is naturally wide
spread elation throughout the fleet at
the prospects of reaching home in a fort
night" RECORD WELCOME FOR FLEET
President and High Officials WU1
Greet Returning Ships.
WASHINGTON, Feb. . (Special.)
Home-coming celebrations have been
held In several of the large cities with
in the last few years, but the home
coining at Hampton Roads on Wash
ington's birihday promises to throw all
others into the shade, and the accom
panying demonstration may break all
recoras. The battleship fleet will end
Its voyage on that date at the place
where the long trip began.
The President, Cabinet officers and
several justices of the Supreme Court,
officials of both Houses of Congress,
officers of the Army and Navy, - and
thousands of citizens will be on the
Virginia shore to cheer the incoming
ships.
Mr. Roosevelt will go to Hampton
Roads on a Government vessel, and at
the first opportunity he will greet Ad
miral Sperry. Every room that
Fortress Monroe, Newport News and
Norfolk can otfer for the sheltering
of visitors has been taken for the date
set for the fleet's arrival, and for the
days Immediately preceding and imme
diately following that event.
All the available ships of the Navy
on duty along the Atlantic Coast will
rather at the entrance to the James
I River to give a resounding welcome to
i their sister vessels that have been
j undergoing a voyage of 14 months to
I show the world that the American
Navy, ship for ship and man for man,
is the equal of any In existence.'
DISGRACE FOR QUALTROVGH
Suspended for Six Months and Set
Back Ten Points. j .
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 6. Captain Ed
ward F. Qualtrough, of the battleship
Georgia, having been found guilty by
court-martial of being Intoxicated while
on duty and of conduct prejudicial to
the good of the Navy, has been sus
pended from duty for six months, with
an additional punishment of the loss
of 10 numbers In rank.
Rear-Admlral Sperry, commander-in-chief
of the Atlantic battleship fleet,
which started on Its homeward voy
age today, has approved the findings
of the court-murtial, but the Secretary
of the Navy must take official action
n. t , a fwenmmend.ltlon for loss Of
' .....wtKora Canlain Ct n n ! t roll B"h h-IS been
; detached from the fleet and ordered
' homo. He will go as a passenger on the
Georgia. Lleutenant-Commauder George
W. Kline, who was plaoed In command
of the Georgia, will continue in command
, on the homeward journey.
WILLING TO MEET CHARGE
Scotchman Accused of Murder Drops
Extradition Fight.-
NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Oscar Slater,
! also known as Otto Sands, te dentist
accused of the murder of Miss -Marian
Gilchrist, in Glasgow, Scotland, today
waived further examination in the ex
I tradition proceedings and agreed to re
I turn to Glasgow and meet his accusers.
His counsel declared that Slater was
, innocent.
I Slater was arrested on his arrival
! here on January 2. He gave up a ticket
' for a diamond brioch pawned in Eng
, land Bhprtly before he sailed. J.t was
his wife's, be said. ' A diamond brooch
j had been taken from the murdered
j woman's apartments. -
.British Trade Decreasing.
LONDON. Feb. . The January state-tnont-
nr th Rnnrd nf Trade shows de-
! creases' of H4.2ie.OOij In imports and 2S,
023.500 In exports. ' The - principal de
creases In Imports were In grain and cot
ton, and 1n exports the falling off was
j mainly in manufactured goods.
JAPAN MAY BREAK
DIPLOMATIC
Possible Effect of Hostile
Laws Feared by Rcose-"
velt to Be Serious.
NO DEMAND FROM JAPAN
Relies on America to Show Good
Faith Pacific Fleet to Be Rein
forced Influx of Brown
Men From Mexico.
(Continued From First Page.)
Nevada. As the action at Carson came
about the time Count Komura was as
suring the Toklo Diet that the Califor
nia hostility to Japan was not repre
! sentative of the general feeling of
Americans, there is a disposition here
to believe that Americans as a whole
are not adopting the most effective way
of "setting themselves right with
Japan." The press of the East and the
Middle West is charged with adopting
, a negative policy where a positive one
1 is required.
"Do the people of the Eastern and
Middle Western States sympathize se
cretly with the doctrine of the Nevada
agitator that the Japanese should he
held in radical contempt by the Cau
I casian?" asks a week-end reviewer.
"All other phases of the controversy are
I trifling. In England the Japanese are
I regarded as worthy allies and compan
i ions welcome everywhere and always.
Let the press of New York and Chicago
recognise in terms the racial equality
' of the Japanese and the evil effects of
i California and Nevada demagogism
would be minimized and the theory or
Komura vindicated. That way honor
and safety He." .
JAPAX OT EXCITED BT NEWS
Officials Say Nothing About United
States Action.
TOKIO, Ffeb. 6.- The passage by the
lower House of the Nevada Legislature
of an anti-Japanese resolution was re
ceived here with remarkable indiffer
ence. The publication of the text of
the resolution aroused active resent
ment only In the columns of the second-rate
press. The leading newspa
pers in commenting on the resolution
pointed out the fact that Nevada was
a small state and did not necessarily
represent the sentiment of the Ameri
can people.
Foreign Minister Komura, In ad
dressing the House of Lords today, re
peated verbatim the speech he made in
the Diet a few days ago. His remarks
caused no discussion.
The absence of extended comment on
the situation in the Japanese newspa
per? Is believed to be due to the re
ported action of the California Leg
islature in defeating the Drew anti
alien land bill, and also to the reso
lutions of the New York Board of Trade
and President Roosevelt's letters and
telegrams to Governor Glllett, all of
which have been fully reported to the
local press. The leading newspapers
today comment favorably on the pres
ent aspect of the situation. The Asahl
says that notwithstanding many mis
understandings, the relations of Amer
ica and Japan remain unimpaired. The
Hochl, one of the papers which has
most bitterly denounced the action of
the California Legislature, congratu
lates Japan upon the maintenance of
good relations with the United States,
and says that It would be a matter for
deep regret if the action of a minority
of the people of California should crip
ple the commercial and diplomatic re
lations of the two countries. The Hochl
declares that It Is evident the present
disturbance Is only temporary.
Notwithstanding the improved tone
of the press. It is quite evident that the
recent action of the California and
Nevada Legislatures has created a feel
ing among commercial men and even
In the official element which Is calcu
lated to damage the position of the
United States with Japan, which for
merly was becoming steadily stronger.
Reports emanating from correspondents
of Japanes newspapers, with the ex
ception of ie Ichl Dempo and Jljl, have
created a deep effect upon the masses
of the Japanese. The newspaper bul-
MAY BE APPOINTED GOVERN-Olt-UEXEKAL
OF CANADA.
S ' u
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; v
'
John Sinclair, Secretary lor Scot
laud. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. (Special.)
It is reported that John Sin
clair. Secretary for Scotland, is
to succeed Earl Grey as Governor-Gen
aral of Canada. He Is
mnrtipil to the daughter of the
Ear! of Aberdeen, who was Gov- t
ernor-General of Canada In 1893- I
9S. Mr. Sinclair was his secretary. I
letln boards are continually surround
ed by readers of the lower classes,
whose serious faces and commenc show
the effect of the news contained in the
dispatches from the United States. Even
among the better classes, the Japanese
find it imposlble to conceal their
chagrin ac the response of the United
States to Japan's hospitality to the of
ficers and men of the battleship fleet
and other visitors from America.
JAPANESE WOULD BE EQUALS
Little Brown Men as Good as Any,
Says Takeo Sagora.
DENVER, Feb. S. Equality with every
BOND
other foreign nationality in the United
States or a very good and sufficient rea
son why not, is the demand of the Jap
anese In Ameriea, according to Takeo Sa
gbra. secretary of the Japanese Associa
tion of Colorado. .
"We consider ourselves 'superior as a
race to the Chinese, Coreans, and other
Asiatics, and we do not want to be classed
with them and will demand our rights
granted by the Japanese by treaty and
under the Constitution of the United
States to be treated on equal terms with
the French, German or any other nation,"
said the secretary. "The Asiatic scars of
the Pacific Coast amounts to little," he
continued. "The number of Japanese in
the United States is decreasing and will
probably continue to do so. There are
about 4000 Japanese In Colorado and "500
in Denver."
The statement ttiat there are only 500
Japanese in Denver is denied by Chief of
Police Armstrong, who says that a con
servative estimate shows between 3000 and
4000 In this city.
XOT COXCERXED . WITH JAPS
Lauck Says Militia Coast Defense
Companies Are Old Plan.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. S. Adjutant
General Lauck was emphatic in making
the statement today that the renewed
activities In his department, at the re
quest of the War Department at Wash
ington, for the organization of 16 com
panies of artillery for coast defense,
were not the result of the passage, by
the Assembly of the anti-Japanese
school bill. General Lauck declared
that neither the Governor nor himself
had the Japanese situation in mind
when it was decided to accede, if possi
ble, to the request of the Federal offi
cials and establish an adequate coast
defense.
When General Lauck submitted re
cently to Controller Nye his estimate of
1525,000 for the expenses of the National
Guard during the next two years, the
Controller cut it down by $67,400, which
sum. the Adjutant-General states, in
cluded I3S.000 for the maintenance of
the 16 additional companies asked for
by the National Government. Unless
the finance and ways and means com
mittees of the Senate and Assembly, re-
spectiveiy, ainrepiiru luc uuli uwe,
recommenaations anu put uac luc
000 deemed necessary, said General
Lauck, it would be useless to attempt
to accede to the War Department's re
quest. According to the General, there are
available not more than one-fourth of
the number of men required to man the
guns protecting San Francisco harbor.
GIIXETT WAXTS TELEGRAM
Would liike to Know What Roose
' velt Wired Stanton.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Governor
James N. Gillett, whose arrival from
Sacramento today was generally attrib
uted to a desire for a conference with
local officials in regard to the anti-Japanese
legislation pending at Sacra
mento, disclaimed tonight that he had
anv such intention.
His one announcement of interest
was the statement that Speaker Philip
A. Stanton, of the Assembly, was in
possession of a telegram from the Pres
ident, the contents of which the Gov
ernor did not know, but which Speaker
Stanton had been given permission to
make public if he saw fit.
"Are you aware of any information of
a disturbing character that would ac
count for official action thus far
taken?" was asked.
"I am not," replied the Governor, who
added: "I have made up my mind that
the President and the members of his
Cabinet are not taking this stand unless
there are splendid reasons for their do
ing so." .
PART OP DEFENSE SCHEME
Why War Department Asked for
Coast Defense Militia.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Robert Shaw
Oliver, Assistant Secretary of War, said
tonight that the War Department's re
quest of Governor Gillett to organize 16
militia companies of artillery was merely
part of the general scheme for National
defense. California, he said, was one of
a few states that had not their full com
plement of militia, the idea being to or
ganize a twin militia company for every
t company of regulars located at the ar
tillery posts.
CONSPIRACY" FULLS FLAT
WOMAN" IX BLUE" TELLS DE
TAILS OF PLOT.
Enemies of Minority Leader, AVere
at Bottom of Attack,
She Says.
' SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 6. (Spe
cial.) The alleged "political conspir
acy" to ruin Lee O'Nell Browne, minor-
i lty leader, showed signs of early col
lapse today. The "College Inn" Demo
crats redoubled their demands for a
legislative inquiry into the episode
Thursday, , when Florence Miller at
tempted to attack the minority leader.
1 confessing to the police later that it
was all a political plot devised by Mr.
Browne's enemies.
The members of the "College Inn"
school of politics. In which the woman
said the plot originated, were clamorous
In denying that they were connected
with the affair, and insisted that to
clear their skirts and to set all the
participants right, Mr. Browne should
I ask for an Investigation by a House
i committee. In case he fails to make
' such a request, John J. McLaughlin,
recognized leader of the Sullivan men
In the minority, threatens to present
resolutions to that effect himself.
The theory generally advanced by
the "College Inn" crowd Is that the
"Mysterious woman in blue" made the
attack of her own volition, and that,
after pacifying her, Mr. Browne sought
to turn the affair to his own advan
tage and to bring confusion upon- his
enemies by getting the woman to say
that she had been lncitedfto her-act
by foes of the minority leader. Other
wise, they declare, no "frame-up" exist
ed. REWARD FOR MURDERER
Governor of Iowa May Raise $1000
Offer Already Made.
DE3 MOINESl la., Feb. 6. Governor
Carroll Is investigating the case of Clara
Rosen, 28 years old. choir singer,
murdered at Ottumwa, la., last
night, with a . view to offering
a large reward for the capture of the
slayer. The Mayor of Ottumwa has of
fered tOOO and' the citizens J400. The young
woman's body was hadly mutilated;
Search Is being made for a jilted suitor.
The murder was committed on the eve
of Miss Rosen's wedding to Sanford Carl
son, of Ironton, Wyo., a minor.
SORRY LIED TO WIFE
Stricken With Remorse in
Mid-Air.
STORY OF 15-FL00R FALL
Man Tells Sensation Felt In Fall
From Skyscraper in Kansas
City Life From Boyhood
Was Reviewed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. 6. (Special.)
L. E. Trout, who, with Charles Pepper
dine, fell from t..e fifteenth floor of the
Bank of Commerce building, and whose
escape is considered, to- be miraculous,
thus describes his sensations while fall
ing to what he believed must be instant
death:
"When the scaffold broke in the middle
I realized I was too far from the ropes
which descended at either end to seize
one. I resigned myself to fate. I took
about two and one-haif seconds to de
scend 84 feet, or half way down. My first
thought was this: 'Will my wife forgive
me for working in a dangerous place and
telling her I was working Inside?' I
wondered If the news of my death would
kill my wife.
"Then I wondered why I did not strike
tho bottom. It seemed that I had been in
the air an hour, and I longed to reach the
bottom to end my suspense. I knew that
my companion was ahead of me in tho
descent through space and I wondered
what luck ..e was having.
"Every iin.-md word I had ever uttered
to my wife in little quarrels stood before
me as if painted in flaring lines on a bill
board. Tuey cut me to the quick, and I
thought how differently I should have
acted If I had known what a terrible
death and abrupt parting was coming.
"I wished that instead of an instan
taneous death I might have a moment
to comfort har, but I knew there was
no hope for that. And through all my
thoughts there ran as a sort of under;
tone a feeling of wonder why I hung
suspended in the air and could not get
to my Journey's end.
"My life from boyhood days was re
viewed. I saw every act that I had done
which I am ashamed of; I saw the win
dows passing up and I knew I was not
yet halfway down. Then I felt the rope
in my hands burning and ' cutting my
flesh. The vibration of the rope which
was fastened at both ends, had carried
It Inward 12 feet in the middle and in
my lightning-like descent I had happened
to make about half of my fall at the in
stant the rope came nearest me and I
clutched it.
"I would have reached the bottom in
two-thirds of a second more. I heard
Pepperdine strike and scream. The
pain In my hands made me want to
relinquish my hold, for I thought that
I would be killed anyway. But I de
cided to be game. Next I saw dark
ness illuminated with millions of
sparks. I knew then that I should
see my wife again. I knew that If
death came it would not be Immediate.
Then I lost consciousness'
Trout and Pepperdine were washing
windows on the fifteenth floor when
the ladder-scaffold broke. Trout
caught the safety rope after he had
fallen about half way, and, holding
on with bare hands, broke his fall.
The flesh was torn from one hand by
friction on the rope. This hand is
almost useless now. His hip and leg
were fractured, but he suffered i:o in
ternal injuries. He landed on the glass
skylight on the second floor.
His companion was instantly killed.
CHEN PI DISMISSED, TOO
Another Chinese Official Gets Into
Serious" Trouble.
PEKIN, Frb. 6. Chen PI, president of
the Board of Communications, and three
under secretaries of the board were today
dismissed in disgrace.
Recent dispatches from Pekln set forth
that Chen Pi had been impeached on
charges of corruption. The recent failure
of the Board of Communications to float
a domestic loan of $57,000,000 for the pur
pose of paying the shareholders of the
National Telegraph System embarrassed
tho government seriously, and Chen PI
in December began negotiations with
British. French. German and Japanese
bankers for this money. The terms Im
posed were described as humiliating to
the central government.
Chen Pi is the second high official to be
dismissed from office since the death of
the Emperor and Dowager Empress of
China last November. His dismissal fol
lows that of Yuan Shi Kai, a member of
the Grand Council, by about five weeks.
He Is a metropolitan graduate of 1S77,
and he has held various public offices,
including the Governorship of Pekln,
since liwl.
The Japanese government is wapinff a
pucecssful war on rata by paying for every
dead one brought in, and giving each rat
slayer a ticket to a lottery with valuable
prizes. '
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure Trial
Package Mailed Free to AH
in Plain Wrapper.
Plies Is a fearful disease, but easy
to cure if you go at It right.
An operation with the knife is dan
gerous, cruel, humiliating and unnec
essary. There 'Is just one other sure way to
be cured painless, safe and in the
privacy of your own home it is Pyra
mid Pile Cure.
We mail a trial package free to all
who write.
It will give you instant relief, show
you the harmless, painless nature of
this great remedy and start you well
on the way toward a perfect cure.
Then you can get a full-sized box
from any druggist for 60 cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for.
If the druggist tries to Rell you
something just as good, It is be
cause he makes more money on the
substitute.
The cure begins at once and contin
ues rapidly until it is complete and
permanent.
You can go right .ahead with your
work and be easy and comfortable all
the time.
It is well worth trying.
Just send your name and address to
Pyramid Drug Co., 92 Pyramid build
ing, Marshall, Mich., and receive free
by return mail the trial package in a
plain wrapper.
Thousands have been cured in this
easy, painless and inexpensive way, in
the privacy of the home.
No knife and its torture.
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists, 60 ceftts. Write today
for a free package.
A' Pair .of
Trousers
A 'Good .
A. Good
Overcoat
A Suit of
Clothes
ALL MADE TO YOUR MEASURE
THIS MONTH ONLY
This will show you the lengths
to which we are willing to go in
order to' close out completely
every yard of goods we have in
stock before the first day of
March. The trousers referred to
above, are 100 traveling men's
samples, just trouser length, reg
FURTHERMORE
you may call at our shop, pick
out any piece of goods you like,
have it made to order for one-half
to one-third of our regular prices
Colombia
Woolen Mill
Lpany
Corner Seventh
OSES PART GfID IS FUEL
OLYMPIC HAS STRESCOrS VOY
AGE DOffX COAST.
Rudder Carried. Away Thrice and
Ship Blown 45 Miles Off
Course by Gale.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. The steamer
Olympic, which arrived today from Bel
lingham, Wash., reports having encoun
tered a heavy southeastern gale on B'eb
ruary 1, off Caps Blanca, and was forced
to heave to for 24 hours. When the gale
moderated It was discovered that her
rudder was gone.
Tho storm carried the Olympic 45 miles
off her course before repairs were made
for tho third time on February 4. Tho
vessel's fuel supply ran short and she
was compelled to burn 10.000 feet of her
curgo of lumber. Upon the steamer's ar
rival here today but one barrel of oil
was left.
When coming through the Golden Gate
the Olympic was caught in a strong tide
and was helplf-ss for an hour. Tli Fort
INITIAL SHOWING OF
Manhattan
Shirts
FOR SPRING
Plaited and Plain Bosoms. ! Flannels and Silks. Splendid
Assortment of EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS
$1.50 to $3.50
Michel & Sichel Co.
"Furnishers to Men Who Know."
286 WASHINGTON ST., BET. 4TH AND 5TH STS.
m
WHEREVER THERES PAIN AFPLY AN
The onlyGenuine
felMpi!MIIIWI
m RrandretSrs
S 77ie Great Laxative and Blood Tonic
Ksl NOME BETTER MADE
$20.00
ular $7 to $12 values. Any one
of them for half regular "prices,
$3.50 to $6.00. The other arti
cles mentioned are worth fully
double the prices we are asking.
It's an opportunity that a shrewd
buyer cannot afford to overlook.
Why not get a Spring suit now?
Grant
C Phegley,
Mgr.
and Stark Streets
I Point life-saving crew came alonpsldo
and volunteered Its services, but as tho
vessel was in no Immediate danger the
ciiptain declined the offer.
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The Paradise of the Pacific
Ner Old Monterey
125 miles southerly from Sn Francisco
California
THE finest winter resort in the
world. Superb climate, match
less scenery of mountain and sea, per
mits outdoor sports all winter, golf,
tennis, horse-back riding, motoring",
motor boating, surf tank bathinp,
world famous scenic Seventeen Mile
Drive thru primeval pine forest. 1 26
acres intensly cultivated park. Ac
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lent cuisine, perfect service.
For ntes, reservations and illustrated literature,
address
H. R. VVARNl'R. Manager
HOTEL DEL MONTE Cal,
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