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“CECIL OF WCOnS” A Snowbonnd Nightingale Sings by Wire. By EDGAR WHITE. » Tli* mow had fulleti ■(«■ntllly nil the day. wenvlna garments of white for the undulntlng earth. As twilight can» on the little train, In spite of the tretnvndoua puffing of Its engine, settled down to u wnlk. Men of th« crew rushed backward and forward through the aisles, lixiklng anxious The country Mvmr4 a wilderness; deep ravines, dense forests, frowning cliffs and rugged mountains The lumps were lighted and "The Fnust Opera" troupers In thu rear coach Iwgan to ulna All day their spirits liuil fallen with th« snow. A failure to rrnih the Junction meant Christman liny In th« wilds, n most distressing thing after tho eagerly looked for reunion with tho folks nt home Ho they tried to slag the blues »way Hut It wua no us«. The songs died mournfully Hu<ld«nly tho en gine stopped A briikemnn, lantern In band, entered from th« rear. "Where are wo?" naked the tall thin manager of th« show company "Frog Inland Crossing." said the brukemnn tersely. "Tho road's blocked." Idly they watched th* brnk«*mnn and another num working outaldo with u line to connect th«* hlephon«» wire with tm ln*trum*nt In th«» car Thl* 111« ant tin y wt ic going to call up i tho h«areM Khc.iuph olth u *O t bo I mini there» might notify thu auperln- trndent to *cnd th«» mow plow all«! tneu; rrlh f was far »way. It an* iihcrrtnhM <1 that the nenn**t . help wa* *«*v«*nfy n.llfH down thu line, find that th«* Rim* plow* could hardly ! h( p«* to rvn< h th«* train b< for«» morn j Ing An it wa* «fill Knowing heavily ■ ro-n thia calculation might b«? overly optimistic. Th«- conductor found a farm homo*, and returned with banket* of dell | clou» turkey, chh k* n, light bread and prcMcrx •» 'I h« r»’ w< h - tankard* of «•off« •«». and « an* of r« al «ream How th«» old world trouble* fell inukr th«*1 grarlou* influru« •• of that homely country faro forng« d out of th«* *torm And how th«» actor* at«-* It wa* a r<- past un»urpan*«*d along th«* length and brcad’h of th«» Great Whit«* Way j Song bird* « hatted and laughed with farmer* and country merchant* Th. y rwnpped yarns, crack. <1 Jok«s nu<! b* uutn«' jolly good fallow* nil Finally, th» lr hut>< r npix arud.’ Mr I>hl*to nnd Marvin rite nroa<* um! ninrird n Kimii. “If you |» • |d<’ don’t mlrul my but tin* lu, would you jI»t wait a mlnut«-?” Th«' uik xpc t.'.l remark came from the farmer who had com« III with th.' foul, and was waiting to take the empty baskets back over the while hills He hud In« ti standing nt th« «•nd of th« i ar. dcf.-r« ntliilly waiting for his guests to get through Th« travelers Instantly divined, or! thought they did. what he wanted. | and began rea. hlng Into their pock eta The farmer shook Ills hand "'Tn I n't that." he said; "you’re wel come to the grub, glad you llk«d It But I was thinking being as you peo- ' pl<* ring, maybe you wouldn't mind , glvln' some folk« out In the country it bit of n treat. Thar's people connect I <d with thia telephone In the car here v hat n«v< r saw n real show In all | tlolr lives there’s sick people on that line that " 'Neligh raid, my friend,” snld Mo- . phlsto, his eyes lighting up with the Ide.i. "you get busy now calling up I everybody on that lino. This 1» Christmas Eve maybe there's trees nt some of tho school houaea call 'em up If they have phones don't leave anybody out." Then turning to tho actors: "All you sweet singers of Is er Michigan walk up to the end of the car. Now. ladles nnd gentle- n n our good farmer friend hns made ■ ■ ■■ ions with our country cousins; II. ' iirlaln may rise!" When tli«v actors arose to obey, n lady with chestnut curls nnd blue eyes, who took tho rnther Inconse quential part of Bessy, started to Join them. Marguerite of the sun kissed lialr observed Bessy, nnd said, sweet ly: "llo didn't call for tho nialds-ln- waltlng." Tho gentle Bessy, wounded to the quick. st«'p|M->l back, tho stately Mnr- guerlte sweeping by. It was mostly iH'foro tho footlights that Marguo rite's Injured Innocence and meekness glowed. After n brief discussion of the se lections to be given tho performers removed the lid from their melody. As one finished ho would step from tho phono nnd the following would take hfs place. It was a lino performance, lie all wero edd, experienced singers, und encli did his level best. When tho singers had finished ns much of tho piece ns It wns practical to give over th« wire there camo a "Ting n-llng ling ling!" A singer stepped to tho phono. "Is this tho trnln where tho sweet music comes from?" asked a girlish voice. "Yes Ihls Is tho Faust Concert company you have been listening to." "I think It Is perfectly lovely-” "Thank you. Miss. Will you give mo your name so I can tell my com rades?" "'Cecil of the Woods' they call mo. We live In a little cabin up tho moun tain aldo. Oh. It Is so cold nnd deso late hero, nnd no friends for the long est distance!” "Dear me! That's too bad. I wish you were nearer so you might com« and see us." “Ho do I. Then 1 would sing tor you.” Mephisto turned from the Instru ment, grinning "There's a kid girl back In th* woods who thinks she ran sing," he said to Faust und Marguerite. "I'm going to let her blow off then you folks cun hear, too. (Then putting Ills mouth to the phone.) I would bu do lighted to hear you. Can't you slug over the phone?" "I I I you won't luugh at me?" said the gentle voice, tremulously. "Hurtt noil Nobody will hear you but me." "What shall It bo—* Christmas carol ?" "Yoe, yes anything." Those watching Mephisto noticed his brown knit; then his eyes lighted up and an eager eipre'ston swept over bls cadaverous face. The song nt th« other end finished, Mephisto thus spoke to the singer: "Little girl, J don't know you, but let me toll you you've got talent— oceans of It! I want you to sing that to a friend of mln«', Mias Has tings, who playa Marguerite." Marguerite, with a satirical smile, took Mcpldato'a place at th« phone Out of th« drptha of the snow flouted tht gentle voice of "Cecil of the Woods:” "O'er th* bhi» depth* of Qnlllre There com** • holler cairn, And Hhuron wave*, In eolmnn prala«, llor allent Mr-tvee of paint. "«Ilory to G. h I' Th« »"undlnir skies l«»ud with tbslr anthems ring, Peace to the earth, good will to men, From Heaven's Eternal King!" Welling out of the bla< kn. ss of th« night, from some unknown spot In that vast, mysterious wilderness, th« tender, well modulated vol« « struck «!•■« p Into the heart of the woman of th« slag«*. There were the signs of rain In her eyes us she r« leased th«' receiver nnd turned to her com pun Ions. "That girl Is best where sh«' Is." said Marguerite, "but think what that voice would he with a llttl«* training " Wouldn't It?" cried Mephisto, « t> tliusluntlciilly, again going to th« phon« "That’s a prix. If wo can get her" (In th« Instrument I ’'Hello'" "Yes, sir," replied tho voice of ('« <11 of th« Woods. How would you like to train to tr.iv« I with a great opera companv Ilk" ours?” "Oh. sir I fear you nr« laughing u' me " with an « xpr«-sslon of pain "Never more In earnest In my life." protest’-d Mephisto. "\V«'r< xnowbound for tonight and maybe all dnv tomorrow, but I will leave the ad dr* as with one of th«' railroad men and miann for you to m<et us In the city during the holidays, nnd then u« II talk things over You'll be play ing Marguerite yourself Inside ot a year, and will be famous." This t«'rmlnat«'d the Interview, nnd M< phlsto hunted up Jim the elctrl ■ Ian, and Instructed him about a forth« r illsputi-h to the paper concern Ing bls remarkable find. "By George!" he said, "Our I.uck's with us in spite of thia Infernal snow. Who'd u thought of striking a prize song bird In this bleak region nnd while snow bound, too! Facts beat fiction every time " Jim went Into the forward enr to write up the n«'west developments of tin- snow bound troupe, under the In splratlon of a cigar furnish«-«! by Me phlsto, who followed to suggest In ter« sting d«-talls. A h he passed Into the car ahead Mephisto noticed Bessy of the chestnut hair curled up In n M-nt, "sound asleep." Nailed tn, the corner of tho car near her was a tele phone. th«' sum«' ns In the rear car. A horrible suspicion swept over ths malinger, nnd he glared about with glassy oyes. Seeing n brakeman snoozing In a sent, with his lantern beside him. Mephisto seized It and ran outside Holding th« light uc near the corner of the car he observ ed a threadlike strand reaching from the ventilator off Into the darkness. Then ho re entered the enr, and wearily walked up to where Jim was traveling with his press dispatch saying: "Since thinking the thing the thing over, Jim, you needn’t send off that last chapter. It's too good for them muckraking newspapers any how." Advertising In China. Tradesmen In China have quite at high appreciation of tho value of nd vertlslng as any other people In the world. In China the biscuits beat tho Imprint of the linker, nnd ducki bought In the Celestial markets fro quently show on their backs a big red stnmp bearing tho nnmo of tho seller Chinese shops have largo slgnboardi which show nn odd mixture of tho po otic and tho commercial traits of th« people. Here are a few examples: “Shop of. Heaven-sent Luck," "Tot Shop of Celestial Principles.” "Th« Nino Felicities Prolonged." "Muttor Chop of Morning Twilight," "The Ter Virtues All Complete," "Flowers Ills« to the Milky Way.” A chnrconl shop In Canton calls It self tho "Fountain of Beauty," and • place for tlm sale of coal Indulges It tho title of "Heavenly Embroidery." An oil nnd wine establishment Is th« "Neighborhood of Chief Beauty," nnd "Tho Honest Pen Shop of LI" Impllot thnt some pen shops are not honest.-« New York Sun A Sordid Husband. "Where arc you off to now?” "To my Shakespeare club, hubby.” "What good has your Shnkespear« club done you?” “Why, I have learned nil about th« plays." "tiah!" snnrled her husband. “I thought surely you’d get chummy wftt J some woman who owned a big auto' mobile." EMPEROR'S FUNERAL BEGINS. Ancient and Modern Rites and Cus toms Mingle at Tokio. Tokio Funeral ceremonies of the late Emperor Mutauhito, of Japan, posthumously known aa "the Emperor of the Era of the Enlightenment," be gan amid surroundings in which cen tury-old rites and customs were min gled with modern military display. From the moat extreme points of Japan subjects have been assembling in Tokio. At midnight great crowds had gathered along the route of the procession. The weather was fair. A police cordon was established, shutting off the street« through which the body of the emperor will be transported and upon which it is estimated half mil lion persons will be accommodated. Soon after midnight officials proceeded b> the palace in preparation for the early ceremony. The sombre coloring associated with Western mourning was almost entire ly absent, being replaced by the bril liant hues of the Orient. Official representatives of every country had come b> Tokio to partici pate in the solemnities. Among them were princes representing reigning houses and special embassies commis sioned by republican presidents. The list included Philander C. Knox, sec retary of state of the Unite«! States, who was accompanied by Hansford E. Miller, chief of the Far Eastern sec tion of the State department at Wash ington; Rear Admiral Alfred Rey nolds and Brigadier General John J. Pershing. Members of the regular foreign diplomatic body were present in their uniforms. From an early hour the palace in its great private park in the heart of the capital was the goal toward which virtually everybody in Tokio made his way on foot. The late emperor only occasionally during his life left the moated inclosure where his body had laid in state since August 13. Since that date on each tenth day, solemn memorial services and sacrifices to the spirit of the depart«-d ruler were per formed. The casket containing the body lay in state in the main hall. It had been decorated according to Shinto rites by a special corps of ritualists. The casket measured nearly ten feet by five and weighe«! one and a half tons. The chief ritualist and his assistants proffered the offerings of sacred food to the continued accompaniment of shinto music, after which other offer ings of red and white cloth inclosed in willow boxes were made. Prayers for the dead were recited by the chief ritualist. The most solemn act of all follow««! when the emperor, the empress, the dowager empress and the princes and princesses advanced toward the casket and worshipped the spirit of the de parted emperor. A short silence ensued; the processions were re formed and the members of the im perial family retired. The other members of the assem blages however, remained to worship th«' dead emperor's spirit, after which the Shinto ritualists advanced to the altar and remov««d the offering to the sound of sacred music. The screen in front of the catafalque was lowered by the chief ritualist and the first cere mony of th«' funeral was ended. GOLD BRICK VICTIM SILENT. Metal ''Cheese” Hidden in Trunk By Stoical Loser Till Death. Seattle — A »10.000 gold brick swindle perpetrated three years ago on W. R. Marion, a wealthy resident of South Bend. Wash., who has since died, was disclosed Saturday when a cheeee-Hhap«*«! “brick” weighing 100 pounds was declared at the United States assay office here to be made of an excellent grade of copper coated with a thick layer of pure gold. Marion, who is believed to have Ixiught the "gold” from a half-bl<x>d Mexican who visited him three years ago, evidently discovered that he hail been swindled, but did not complain, and th«> operations of th«' confidenc«» men were brought to light only when his widow began an investigation of an apparent $10,00(1 shortage in her husband* estate. Eight Amendments Lost. . Columbus, O.—-Final figures from 87 of the 88 counties in the state just completed by the secretary of state show that eight of the 42 amendments to the rtate constitution voted on at the special election September 3, have been defeated. Among the de- feated amendments are: Equal suf frage. $60,000.000 good roads bond issue, prohibition of outdoor advertis ing, abolition of th«' death penalty and the appointment of women to certain offices. The total vote was less than 550,000, below 50 per cent of normal. Baldwin Is Renominated. Hartford, Conn —Governor Baldwin was renominated without opposition at the adjourn«*! session of the Demo cratic state convention. Other officers and several presidential electors also were nam«*d and a platform was adopt ed. The platform favors direct election of United States senators, the direct primary, initiative and referendum and the "further extension of suffrag«' to women.” Log Rates Will Advance. Astoria, Or. — The local logging camps have notified their customers that on October 1, the price of logs will be advanced $1 a thousand feet above the grade rates that have been in force for some time. The action follows a similar raise made by the upper river mills and that became ef fective on September 1. DEATH TRIBUTE TO DEAD RULER APATHY IN WASHINGTON. Gavarnor Hay Renominated Without Opposition—Vote Light. TIME LIMIT IS GIVEN MADERO Seattle — The statewide primaries were mark«sl by apathy. The Seattle newspapers ma«!e elaborate arrange ments to display election returns, but only a handful of people gathered. Governor Marion E. Hay, Republican, was nominated without any real op Both Commit Suicide in Honor of position. Failure to Meet Ultimatum of United In the First, or Seattle congress dis Japan's Dead Emperor—All Prep States Will Be Followed By trict, Representative Will E. Humph arations Carefully Made. Immediate Intervention. rey was similarly renominated. For congressman-at-large Frank Hammond Tok io — General Count Marexuke and J. E. Frost are leading in Seattle, Washington, D. C. —President Taft Nogi, supreme military councillor of but it is asserted that Hammond will has given President Madero 30 days in the empire, and his wife, the Countess run behind Henry B. Dewey else which to protect American property and lives in Mexico. If Madero fails Nogi, committeed suicide in accord where. to do this the United States will re ance with the ancient Japanese cus For state insurance commissioner, quire that he resign immediately. If tom, as a final tribute to their depart John H. Schively, against whom a Madero should refuse to resign inter ed emperor and friend, Mutauhito. vention will follow speedily. The death by their own hands of the bitter personal fight was made, ran This statement was made here far behind State Senator H. O. Fish- famous general and his wife was as Thursday by a high official of the De back in King county and throughout dramatic as it was sad. The general partment of State to Juan Pedro Di cut his throat with a short sword and the state. dapp, representative of the Mexican On the Democratic side no illumin the countess committed hara kari. revolution in Washington. ative figures on the governorship are Following the Samurai custom, the The name of the official is withheld, couple had carefully prepare«! their obtainable, except that King county but full credence is given the state scattering returns show that Elmer C. plans tor killing themselves and timed ment here, in view of recent events in them so that they woul<! be coincident Million, Democrat, is not running so the Mexican situation. Charles G. with the departure forever from Tokio I well as was expected. Don Manuel Calero, Mexican am Heifner, Democrat, seems to have of the dead emperor. bassador here, hurriedly left Washing won the congress nomination in the (¡eneral Nogi and the countess had ton last week for Mexico City, bear attended the funeral services of Mut- First district over Thomas R. Horner. ing a personal message from President Supreme Justices Ralph O. Dunbar, suhito at the palace, and it was ex Taft to President Madero. It is be pected they would proce«jd to Aoyama Overton G. Ellis and Wallace Mount lieved the message he took from the were renominated unopposed. with the funeral cortege. Instead, For attorney-general, W. V. Tan administration to Madero was of the however, at the conclusion of the cere ter.or described. Diplomats say that mony at the palace they withdrew to ner, Republican, is renominated al Calero would not have made a person most unanimously. their modest home in Akasaka, a sub In the first, or Seattle, district, 20 al trip from Washington all the way urb of Tokio, and there began their King county precincts give Heifner, to Mexico City unless the issue was final preparations for death. Democrat, for congress, 204; Horner, extraordinarily urgent. First, the general wrote a letter to Developments this week showing his new emperor, Yoshihito, which la 96. Heifner’s nomination is conceded. the strong exertions of the Madero Eighteen precincts in King county ter was found beside the body. Then administration to get troops to North he draped in mourning a portrait on for congressman-at-large give Frost ern Mexico to protect American in 211, Hammond 161. Returns from the wall of the late emperor, and af terests, which quickly followed Cal terward he and his wife dressed them various parts of the state indicate the ero's arrival in Mexico City, also lend nomination of Frost for one of the selves in full Japanese costume and weight to the reported threat of the drank a farewell cup of sake from two seats. United States. There was only one Socialist ca«»- cups which had been presented to Officials at the State department didate for each office. them by Mutauhito. were reticent when questioned con The Socialist ticket, headed by Miss Darkness had fallen and General cerning this development in the Mex Nogi and the countess sat and awaited Anna Maley, for governor, was nom ican situation. It was intimated that inated by a mail referendum two the signal they had agreed upon to an the administration intends to force nounce their leave-taking. This was months ago. but under the state law Madero to protect foreign interests in the candidates were obliged to go on the booming of a single gun in the the republic, but none would discuss palace grounds at Tokio, which was to the primary ballot. the report that this government plans let the people know that the body of to compel the Mexican president to re REBELS WELL FED. the emperor was starting on the fun sign if he fails to get a better grasp eral car for its last resting place. on affairs along the Rio Grande. As the boom of the gun resounded Salazar's Men Live Off Ranchers As through the clear, still night. General They Travel. EMERGENCY VESSEL READY, Nogi arose, and, grasping in his hand Douglas, Ariz.—With his 400 fol a short sword, plunged it into his lowers living on the 'fat of the land, Three Troopships at Fort Mason throat, while the countess stabbed Inez Salazar, the rebel general, is Have Steamed Up for Rush Trip. herself through the body. A student moving slowly to the west along the who resided in the Nogi home heard international boundary. He is closely San Francisco—For the past few the fall of the bodies and rushed into watch«?d by United States cavalrymen, days there has been unusual activity the room. who are following the rebel move on board the army transports Crook ments from the American side of the and Buford, which, with the troopship JAPAN PAYS TRIBUTE. Sheridan, are tied up at the transport line. Salazar and his men remain at a docks at Fort Mason. There is steam Young Emperor Reads Address of ranch until all the choicest cattle and up in all three ships and they would Lamentation at Funeral. provisions are consumed and then be ready for sea in an hour, should the move a few miles west. They are Mexican situation require the sending Aoyama—Both the emperor and the slowly nearing Augua Prieta, the of troops South. people of Japan paid homage to the While the authorities in charge of memory of Emperor Mutauhito at the Mexican town just opposite Douglas. the transports deny any authorization At last reports to United States funeral hall at Aoyama. to arrange for movements of troops In front of the great casket the army officers here, Salazar's command toward the Mexican border, the fact camped on the Mescal ranch, 25 miles young emperor read an address of remains that the transports are ready lamentation, in which he referred to east of Augua Prieta, where the fed for any emergency. the events in the life of his great eral garrison was strengthened by the father. Then in behalf of the people arrival of 100 soldiers from the South. Gold Ship May Be Raised. of Japan, the premier, Marquis Saion- This makes the garrison number 300 Ellensburg, Wash.—“Uncle Joe” men, but Salazar ’ s force may be ji, delivered a patriotic address and was followe«! by the minister of the strengthened at any time by the many Morrell, of Ellensburg, sole remaining household, who spoke for the dead em groups of from 200 to 400 rebels survivor of the ship Golden Gate, peror’s attendants. The hall was operating in the vicinity. which burned and sank off Manzanillo, crowded with thousands of high digni Mexico, in 1864 with more than $2,- RELICS ARE SAVED. taries, among whom were sprinkled a 000,000 in California gold on board, considerable number of foreigners. has received a letter from a San Fran When the great procession accom General Sickles Not Forced to Part cisco syndicate asking certain details With War Trophies. panying the body from the imperial of the wreck and bearings of the spot palace in Tokio arrived at the en Morrell is New York—General Daniel E. Sick where the ship sank. trance to the grounds of the palace at les will not be obliged to part with his promised a liberal share of the Aoyama, ten huge gas lanterns were relics of the Civil war. which were to gold in return for his information, lighted. Ritualists then arranged have been sold at auction to satisfy a should the expedition prove success white curtains at the back and side of judgment of $*200 held by the Lincoln ful. the bier and a half-drawn blind in Trust company. Daniel P. Hayes, the front. While the preparations were general’s lawyer, Turks Capture Airship. announced that in progress the emperor and the other money to satisfy the judgment had Tripoli—The Turks, who on several members of the imperial family wait- besn raised and that the case would be occasions have tried vainly to smuggle ed in a resting room. into Tripoli an areoplane for scouting settled. The ritualistic ceremonies then be The relics included commissions of purposes, are at last in possession of gan, the chief ritualist reciting a the general, many of them signed by a machine through a mishap of Cap prayer, which was followed by a Abraham Lincoln, medals won by the tain Moizo, of the Italian army. Cap mournful Shinto hymn, chanted to the eeneral in the war and at Gettysburg, tain Moizo was making a flight from accompaniment of sacred instruments where he lost his leg, letters from Zouara to Tripoli when the motor of men prominent in the affairs of the his machine stopped and he was Sulphur Cargo on Fire, Union and swords used in famous bat obliged to descend in a hostile coun try. He was promptly captured and San Francisco — Fire which broke tles. the aeroplane appropriated. out suddenly in the hold of the Brit Valley Crops One-Half In. ish steamer Fitzclarence at the Green Auto Freight Protested. Salem, Or. — The continued bad street wharf, threatens to destroy Washington. D. C. — The existing 1000 tons of Japanese sulphur in her weather has damaged grain in the cargo. The Fitzclarence. Captain J. shock about 10 per cent. Hops have freight rate of $7 a hundred pounds on H. Blair. arriv«>d with coal for this molded considerable, and possibly automobiles, in less than carloads, port and sulphur for Portland, Or., there will be loss of 15 per cent. The from New York and other Eastern from Muroran, Japan. If the sulphur ' prunes are undamaged, with only a points to Pacific Coast terminals was is destroyed th«> loss will be between fair crop on the trees, as the frost attacked before the Interstate Com The charge for $40,000 and $50,000. Water from caught some of them early in the merce commission. live tugs anti several fire engines was spring. The foregoing refers only to other self-propelling vehicles, less loads, is $4.50 a hundred. turned into the hold without appreci the unharvested portion of the crops. than able effect. At least one-half of hops are harvest Demana is male that the roads reduce ed, and grain one-half in the bin, and the rate on automobiles to $4.50. 'Mikado' Given Up for Day. we think more. Barley is off color, Butterfly Farm Pavs. I«ondon—At the suggestion of the and will not be used for brewing. Truckee, Cal. — Miss Ximena Mc- Lord Chamberlain, the opera "Mik Glashan, of Truckee, is a butterfly Rain Increases Potato Crop ado” was not played at any theater in Great Britain Saturday, the day of Cornelius, Or.—The following fig farmer and is making money at it. In the Japanese emperor’s funeral. Im ures are as near as it is possible to the past six weeks she has propagated mediately after the colors were hoist judge at present: Potatoes, bumper and sold 6200 mounted butterflies, for ed at the mastheads of the British war crop, increased by rain probably 10 which she received $310, or 5 cents ships in home and foreign waters they per cent; wheat, average crop, dam apiece, which amounts to more than were half-masted in memory of the aged by rain probably 10 per cent: $50 a week. late emperor. The (lags over the gov oats, average crop, one-half damaged ’Great French Army Out. ernment offices and on many business by rain, one-half not damaged; hay, houses likewise were lowered. Paris — The most imposing and ex average crop, damage for entire sea son, 35 per cent; hops, heavy crop, tensive French army maneuvers in Ncero Is Made M;-|jr. damaged at present 10 per cent. The years opened in Touraine and Poitu, Washington. D.’C.—Captain (’Earles potato crop is the largest known. when 120,000 soldiers and 50 aero Young, of the Ninth United States planes and two dirigible balloons took Famine Threatened In Siam, cavalry, the only negro army officer the field for a week of mimic warfare. graduated from West Point, has been Eugene, Or.—A letter from C. A. Horse Plague Spreading. promoted to the rank of major. It is Steele, a newspaperman at Bangkok, said no other negro has attained that Siam, says that there is grave danger Council Bluffs — The horse plague rank in the regular army. Young is of a famine in that country. There has crossed the Missouri river and now military attache to'Liberia, and has been little rain fall for two years, several animals have died near Shan- is organizing the army of that repub- and the exportation of rice has prac andoah, Clarinda and Pacific Junction, I in Page and Milla counties, Iowa. tically ceased. General Nogi and Wife Die True to Ancient Custom. Must Protect Americans and Property or Resign.