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PROTEST TO FRANCE Jlruken Neutrality May Involve Her In War with Japan. WOULD MEAN All) OF ENGLAND fluishm Float Mutt Elllitir Lphvu Knm rnnh Uny or Plglit Battle In the Harbor. Toll In, April 'Jin, Japan In ronlmn I 1 it t i 1 1 k declaring war on Franco nnil calling mi tliotit llrltiilii lor support 'I'IiIh action follow tho sending of it formal protest to franco against thu lisu liy lint lliinMan lliillle licet nl Jvnm t it 11 li Imy tin n ri'inlf.voiiK itml tlm coupling Ihi'rinvltli ill n statement Hull II Franco rcfraliiiil (rum acting Japan will iM'iul u licet nl unr vi-snuls to attack tlm liusniiiu In tliu shelter of ii iieutrii port. A conference of eldern wns linlil hint night it which the entire sltutitlon wnn illsruwcd. Immediately afterward Hid inlkiiilii was iiotlllud Unit tlm elders lit" lluviil Hint tliu tllllll llll'l COIIIU Wllcll Frame should liu forced to llvii iii to her declarations of iii'iitriillly, ami tliu nolo of protent wan drafted nnil lor wuhIhI. It l li'Il heru Hint tliu situation In exticiiiely grave, nnil thcro In no ilotibt 1 1 nt t II Franco docs tint net quickly tliu consetiuencon will liu far-reaching. A dispatch from Hiisebo states Hint n Japanese Miiiiulriui In getting In rcadl num tlic re to nnil (or Kmiiriiiili Imy nnil ittnck tliu ItiiMimin there, while Ail mlfiil Togo continues to hold tliu yam ngo toward tlm Pnclllc. It In reported Unit mi American nnil it llritish Hiiuilron in In touch with tliu Illinium, watching (or vlolnllonn ol neutrality or tliu t'lnluiivfriiii; of Ilijtinli nnil. American shipping. Tho belief In growing liunt Hint tliu ntny of tliu Ittiimliiu Meet In Kmnrnnli Imy wnn pro arranged. THEY RESIGN UNDER FIRE. Accused Examiners Who Qavo Pen sions to Carpet Soldier. Washington, April "0. Nltut of tliu tun 'iiion oxamlnei constituting tliu IxKinl of review worn separated Iroin tliu government service today. Com mlssloncr. of Pensions Warner trans mitted tliu nine resignations to Seeru tnry Hitchcock, with tliu recoiumendn tluii that they lie accepted, nml .Mr Hitchcock took tliu desired action with out ilulay. Tliu resigned examiners assert that rcpiu-o-itntlotis were made to them, puiportiung to rouio from tliu romuils sinner, Hint nlioulil thuy hiiml in tln'ir resignations, tliu ninttur would Ihi ru Hiivii! anil lontorntlous would hu Hindu nt noiuu ilntu in tliu iitmr futuru. Mr. Win hit, lioiii'Vur, inailu no hiicIi rcprii' scntation to the secretary ot thu inter lor. Tliu dilllciilty Involving thu hoard ol rrvh'W wnn Itn approval ol several pi'iinlniiii to applicant" whono only claim tinn enlistment in n Pennsylvania nnil n Now Jemcy regiment of volun teer for curvlcu in tho Civil war, hut thu service of whom were never availed of hy thu government. MORE FIRMS ARE INVOLVED. Chicago Strike is Spreading and All Efforts at Conciliation Fall. Chicago, April 20. Although Inlln ciicim) are still at work in thu hope Hint mi nuilcnlilu adjustment of thodilllciilty existing between thu teamsters on .Montgomery, Wnnl A Co., enn ho renclied, thu iiulicntlonn tonight are that thu strike of tho teamsters will npreiul to other eoncurnn. Todnv 150 driver employed hy tho II. M. Forties Teaming company iiuru ordered on itrlku hecmifu thu (Inn iimlntcdon innk lii dullverleH to Montgomery, Wnnl A Co. 1'renldciit Spear, of thu Intur national Brotherhood of Teanmtern, do elnred tonight Hint hu would order out nil drivers engaged hy tlrmn Hint Innlnt on delivering mippllcrt to thu hlg store. Darreft Has Resigned. Washington, April "0. John liar rett, of l'ortlmid, Or., United Stntes mltilater to l'nnmmi, linn saved tho ritiitu depnrtinent tho enihnrrnnnmeiit of ordering Inn recall. Hu Iiiih linked that ho hu relieved of his pout, no Hint ho may rutlro from tho diplomatic, corps. Thu government him heen dlsnnHHiled with Bomu of Mr. llarrett'n nets, nnd It wan decided month ago Hint ho nlioulil Im) succeeded nt l'nnnmn hy Jiulgo Charles Magoon, of tho Insular lmrenn, hut it wnn tliu intention to nnnign him to another pout. Great Snowstorm In Wyoming. Denver, April 20. At midnight it wnn announced that nil tulegrnph nml telephone wires leading into Cheyenne. Moroilown im result of n honvy fall of Metenoiv. l'rovlons to this, however, thu I'oatnl Tolegrnph eompnny had ono M'iro working nnd Information came, tlint trnlnn woru running liehlml tho ocIkkIuIo. It Is ImpoBulh'lo to learn any details, hut It Is known that tho dtorm wns unusually heavy over South ern Wyoming. British Engineer Named. Wnshitni, April 20. Sir Morti inor Durand, tho British amliassailor, todny Informed Socrotnry Taft thut tho Brltlsli government had, nt tho secre tary's invitation, selected Chief Kngln cor Hunter, tho Imlldor of tho Man chester ship canal, to net ns ono of tho consulting engineers of tho l'nnnmn ca nal hoard. WILL USE HI8 TORPEDO FLEET. Togo Will Nol Rlik-Hfi big' Vessels Against the Russians. .London, April II). Huron Ilnyiinlil, tliu Japnnenu milliliter to (I rest llrltuln, oxpnwod thu opinion to tlm Axoclnleil Trow today that 'Admiral Togo hoiiM not give hnttlii to Admiral Itojentven nky with hln cntlrii wuadron, hut would continue, tho miltlous tactics which hits eliarnelnrlred hin iiltncks on thu l'orl Arthur pjadroii, not heeaiino hu fun il defeat, hut owing to Ids de sire to Inlllct thu greiitunt amount of ilitmtisiK on thu Itiinnlmm with thu Iet ponnihlu Iohh to hliunelf. While eoiillilent of hln nhllity to no roundish tho total dentrurtlon of the Kunnliui npuidron in n hlg liuttlu, Untie in danger of Togo lining ono or two of hin hlg nlilpn. Therefore, ll.iron Ilny iinlil lielleven, Togo will employ Ills torpedo honlH nml torpedo lxmt diMtroy urn, which jiumhcr more than 100 nnd are vastly superior to thu Hiinnlnu tor. pedo If nit Hot 1 1 lit . In harassing the Hun alalia while grailimlly picking off thu IIumIuii wiirnhlpn. , . Iln said the counts o! Japan, Corca mid I'ormona lend lliemselven to night work with' torpeilo lioatn, whllu tho nnrrow channels will mnku tho iiiuueu verlug of large war ships dlincult unit dangerous, UREAKS ALL RECORDS. Steamer Minnesota Crosses Pacific In Very Fast Time. Seattle, April 111. Thu ntwimnhlp Mlnnemitn, of tho (irent Northern Steamship company's Seattle-Oriental licet, nml tho Inrgcwt freighter currier nllont, tiacheil port lant night, on her return voyagti from tho Orient, having hrokeli nil trnilH-l'iiciflr records on her trip ncrosn. Tho Minnesota's time (roil Yokohamn wnn l.'l dins, 21 hours and live minutes. Among her pnwengern were n mimhur of HuiMtlnn olllcern nnd their wives lie lug sent hoiiin on parole from Slimig Iml, whither they were taken at the limn of tho rnpturo of Tort Arthur There were ulno n iiumhcr of American army olllcern coming from Manila, either on Ichvu or under orders to re Kirt at Wunhlngtou, I). C. Altogether the .Minnesota brought in. pawiengers, -17 of whom were tlrnt'Clam, uud n little moie than 7,000 tons of general freight, of which hemp formed the hulk. MUST HAVE TRIDAL TIES. What Indian Children Can Have Share In Lands. , S J " Wellington, April 111. Indian Com' inlssloner I.eupji tisluy promulgute.1 tho order dellnlng, what children ol Indian pa rent it ge are entitled to s'utro in lands nnd niimiltlen of vn;iotis Wonleni trilien. Under hin inntnictinns nil children whdeu pAreats nru both In dliiun may share in these heuellts, as may nil children whosu motliera mar ricd white men, provided tho mother in still a recognlied memher of tho trihee nod nllllintee with its members Whenever an Indian woman, after marriage to n white man, has with drawn nml in no longer identilled with her triU', her children nro not entitled to lands or annuities allotted that triho. NEUTRALITY IN PHILIPPINES. Admiral Train is Having All Waters Well Patrolled. Manila, April 11). Admiral Train, determined to maintain thu neutrality of thu Philippine waters, will Immed iately dispatch additional vessels to pntrol thu lUtsllan straits, as u result of tho rcM)rts that lioth Itusninn nnd Japanese vessels have been sighted there. Saturday tho United Stntes gunhoat (Juiros wnn sent to inspect six ltussian colliers which nro rcpoitod to ho lying in tho gulf of l.lngayen. A gunhont is also scouting for Japanese vessels. report has reached hero that 1(1 Japanese cruisers have been sighted off Snmpalok point. Tho cruisers nro said to ho scouting In force for stray scouts, ships nnd colliers of thu Itusslnn tleet. Judge Upholds the Law. Denver, April II). Jiulgo N. Wnlter Dixon, in tho District court today, up held tho constitutionality of tho law of 181)7 relating to building and loan associations, under which President K. M. Johnson and other ofllccre of tho defunct Fidelity Savings association have been Indicted on charges of mak ing falso roports. Tho - liiw wns nt- tucked hy Johnson's attorneys on tho ground Hint tho legislative records con cerning its passage wero Incomplete, a leaf apparently having heen torn from tho journal of tho house. Fifty Boys Wero Injured. Indianapolis, April ID. Ko dentin) have hi on nddoi to tho list of four hoys that lost their lives in tho crush of nuwslioys In tho stnlrwny of tho Mn- sonic building last night, eager to ob tain freo theater tickets for n perform ance at tho theater. Tho revised list of tho injured shows that no fewer than ou were more or less Injured, Uf this number, fully 25 woro seriously crushed and the death list may bo In creased. Fifty Hurt In Strike Riot. Wheeling, W. Vn., April 10. Fifty mon woro hurt in n fight between 00 nonunion men from 1'lttBlmrg tnd 1C0 Btrlkers from the Whltakor mill. Clubs, stones, knives nnd pistols wore used, hut tho nonunion mon flnnlly scored In getting Into tho mill. , CRUSHED HATH Four Hoys KlilciI -aiiil Many ln jurcd'liy Alarm odFIre AFTER FREE THEATER, TICKETS -. Hundreds Were Walling nt Indlanap oils Masonic Temple When Panic Started. Indianapolis, Ind., AprU 18. I'ren zlcd by n false alarm or lire, several hundred eager iiuwnhoys, struggling to, obtain their shhro of free tickets to n I will theater, which wero being dis tributed Hy n traveling representative! of n patent medicine company, stam peded in a narrow stnlrwny In tho Ma sonic Temple tonight, crushing tho life nutn( four boys nml serlousir'itijuilng mivurnhftther?. e .V f.oug liefnro tliu time nppronchiol for ine iiisiriiiuiion ol mo iiCKCis, mo stuirn of tho Masonic Temple, at thu southwest corner of Washington strei't mill Cnpitol avenue, were crowded with u imshlhi!. .veil hit: urowil cf ncwslwvn. each anxious to hu first to leceivu hin nans. When tho distribution lietiun. tho excitement' b'JcaneJ.'iijCrj Intense, nnil thu efforts of .several polfceiiien who had beeri detailed to prevent trouble were unavailing. It in nllciicd Hint one of the hovs.. in tho endeavor to hasten, tin ixit of those who had received their jiasses, shoutiil "Klru!" Immeilintely thoso nt tho top faced nbOlit nnd nlmpnt -wltii uwr Imimiii strength U-gnri to force their way to thu bottom of tho stairs, Shrieks nnd physical encounters' fol lowed for n few seconds, when from some cnue those nfar tho too full head long on tho struggling hints nt tfie bot tom. Immediately policemen from thu central station, who responded to a riot call, iwgan thu work of rescue. Four of the lioys wero dead when ox tricnted from their jiositldii nt Uio bot tom of thu stairs. Others, liellcved to have heen fatally crushed, were taken out nn fast as thuy could be disen tangled from their frcmled compan ions, who fought nnd clung to. each other In desperation. 1 1 . CANNOT LIMIT HOURS. Supreme Court Declares New York Bakers' Law Unconstitutional. Washington, April 19. In on opin-. Ion bv Justice l'eckhnin.. thu Sunrerno court of thu I'nlted Stntes held to bu unronstltiitlonnl thu New York state law making ten hours n day s t or it, and (10 hours a week's work In bakeries In that state. Justice!! Ilarlnn, White, Day nnd Holmes dissented nnd Justice llnrlnii iieelnrisl tlint no more tmnnrt- ant decision hail been rendered In tho Inst century. ' ' Tho opinion wnn handed down In tho case of IH'kncr vs. tho suite of New York, nod wns baseil on tho ground Hint tho lnw interferes with the freo exercise of the rights of contract be tween individuals. The court of Ap peals of tho stnto upheld the lnw nnd nlllrmed tlm Judgment of the trial court, holding Lockner guilty. Tho law involved in tho case is sec tion 110 of tho New York state labor law, prescribing tho hours of lalior in bakeries in thu stnto. I.ockiier in n linker in tho city of Utlrn and was found guilty of permitting nn employe to work in his bakery more thnn tiO hours !n n week, nnd fined $50. Tho judgment wns nlllrmed hy the Now tork Appellate courts. Senator Thurston Is Retained. Sioux City, In., April 18. John M. Thurston, ex-Cnltcd States senator from Nebraska, has been retained to press claims for Indemnity on account of thu massacre ol several Americans by Yaqnl Indians In Sonora, Mex., January 10. Tho claims will nggre gnto $450,000, $100,000 each forthe four men killed, J. K. McHemio and Dr. Itolwrt McCoy, of Chicago: Walter Stiihinger, of Kewaneu, 111., mid M. II. Call, of Sioux City, nnd $25,000 each for the terrible experience of the two survivors. Hoodoo Boat May Be Accepted. Washington, April 18. Tho report of the nnvnl board which conducted the recent trlnl of the Goldsborough In l'tigot sound has been received nt the Navy department. In substance it slums that although the speed Is not altogether satisfactory, duo probably to tho natural deterioration of the ma chinery since its Installation, about flvo years ago, tho vessel Is structurally Bound and otherwise In good condition. The disposition of tho nnvnl authorities IB to accept her. Death Rate Is Decreasing, Chicago, April 18. In closing his 10 years of service us commissioner of health for the cits of Chicago, Dr. Arthur It, Reynolds presents In his annual report Bignlllcniit data showing tho ilccreaso of tho denth rare, in the city. During tho 10 years from 1885 to 1801, Inclusive, tho yearly nverngo of denth rnto was 20.02 in every 1,000 of population. During tho succeeding 10 years tho rnto decreased to 15. 1 In every 1,000 of population. American Missionary Slain. Shanghai, April 18, A native Chris- tiati who has nrrlvcd hero reports that a baud of Chunchuses have murdered nn American missionary named Ken nedy nt Kuhongnslon, near Ilnngchau. Ho could give no particulars of the al leged crime. SHON18 IS TO BE CHIEF. Secretary Tart Says He Will Work '. Willi Panama Commission. ll'.fW York, April 18. Secretary of .tyrtr Tnft, who Is hero to attend tho (irinual meeting of tho directors of the Panama railroad company In this city tomorrow, had this to sny tonight on tl.e affairs of thu railroad commny: "Tfie meeting will result In n com plete reorganization of tho roininy. The government is now In control of tho stock. It is absolutely essential for thu United Stale to control thu affairs of tho company in thu work of c(n)Mructlng tho canal. "Wu desire tho ittbMrs of tho road conducted in liar moiiy with tho commission which will have charge of tho general construction work . ' "With this end in view, thodircctors )l tho l'nnnmn railroad company nt thu meeting will elect Theodora I'. Shunts, the new chairman of tho Tana- run canal commission, president of tho lMniimn railroad company. "With Mr. Shouts at the head of tho rpmpany it in certain that its affairs Will hu conducted most satisfactorily. Ills experlenco nn a practical railroad than will enable him to operate tho railroad just ns the Panama canal com mission may desire while the work of the mnntructioti is in progress. The entire olllcial board of tho company 7 111 Imj comprised of either members of the commission or men who are Inter ested In the work. of constructing the rannl. "Hy oflicinl Iwanl I mean tho officers ami directors of tho company. "nil expect to have this road In readiness ut thu time tho work of tho canal construction liegins and managed in a manner so ns to facilitate this great work." RUMORS WITHOUT REAL NEWS. Correspondents Guess at Many Things Beyond Their Vision. London, Aiirll 18. Thcro is ns yet nn news of n great naval battle in the Far l-.aet, or of the whereabouts of the rival fleets. The Hongkong corres pondent of the Daily Mail sends a ru mor of a small engagement, but there Is ho confirmation of tills report. Details regarding the ltussian ships in Kanrah bay, Cochin China, aro too meagre to lie instructive. According to the Dally Mail's Singapore corres iioudcnti the North German Lloyd steamer I'rinz Helnrich saw several battleships and six cruisers in the bay, but tho dispatches to other newspapers are not so precise. The Dally Tele graph's Singapore correspondent, liko tho Associated I'rcss, merely reports ''eizhteen vessels. ' and adds that the captain of the Prtnz Helnrtch states that possibly more warships wero In side the harbor, but that tuey were in. visible from the oiling. Tho presence of tho Russian squad ron off. the Annam const Is raising keen interest here, in view ot the possibil ity of their infringing Chinese neutral ity nnd of tho likelihood of Koiestven sky having had to split his squadron. The Morning Post's correspondent at Shanghai telegraphs that China has in structed tho governor of the Boutliern' provinces to maintain strict neutrality in view of thu possibility of Kuseian ships sheltering there. WHEELS BLOCKED IN ITALY, Railway Strike May Extend to Other Forms ot Industry. Rome, April 18. Every railway line throughout Italy is tied up this morn ing ns n result of the strike among the employes, who are dissatisfied with wages nnd bours ol labor. 1 be strike is expected to spread to nil of tho Inrgo industries in thu several cities, mid be fore it is ended bloodshed is likely to result. The strike stnrted In Naples, nnd a few irfinutcs afterward the bends of labor unions wired to every subordinate organization telling them to notify their members to stop work nt midnight. The order wns literally obeyed nnd not it wheel is turning this morning, nl- though tho othcialB of the roads allege they will have them in operation bo fore the end of the day. All the station clerks nnd ollico em ployes have been ordered to report to tho station masters to aid in moving trains. Burned Stores Too Soon. London, April 18. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to a nous agency reports that Cicnerni I.lnievltch has Issued nn order forbidding olllcials of the com missariat to burn stores hero prema turely nnd reproving olllcials in cases Hint have nlready occurred. The order iltrects that storehouses be deotrotcu hereafter only by permission of the commanders of army corps and divis ions. I lie t elegraph s correspondent nt Tokio reports thnl tho Japanese re covered 200 of the 800 Russian guns abandoned in tho retreat from Mukden. Tunnel Secure from Strikers. Chicago, April 18, Labor leaders will hold n conferenco tomorrow with Mayor Kdwnrd F. Dunne, who said to night that ho hail hopes of nn early set tlement of the teamsters' strike against Montgomory, Ward & Co. Tho coal teamsters today decided to refuso to inul coal to the Montgomery Ward building. It Is learned tonight that tho Chiacgo Tunnel company Is rushing work on n connection with Montgomery Ward & Co.'s basement. Grand Trunk Station Burned. Durand, Mich., April 18, Fire to night destroyed the Grand Trunk union Btntlon here, In which nro located the general ofllccs of tho road division west of Port Huron. Tho building waa new nnd wns valued nt $125,000. Conquest stiEs Great Orent lrrljrntloii 1'rnjectn. Survey have been completed for thirteen great Irrigation projects In as many different H to. ten, contemplating tho reclamation ot 1,131,000,000 acrex of desert land, at a cost of $31,30r;,000, or an average of $27.20 per acre. The land thus Improved will bo sold to the public at that price In ten annual In stallments, and thus thu entire amount of money expended will be refunded to the government Tho President Is greatly gratified nt the rapid progress that In being made by the Irrigation bureau. Contracts have been let and thousands of laborers are already cm ployed In Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Ne braska, Nevada and New Mejlo. Tbe law allows enough land to each settler to support a family. No cash payments are required; no commuta tions, but the settler must actually live on It and cultivate It for five years and pay $2.00 an acre each year for ten yearn, when be will recelro a title to tbe land and own the water rlghU without additional payments. Private land which receives the ben efit of the water must pay at the some rate $2.00 per acre for ten years After ten payments tbe owner of the laud will have; the water rights free of cost for all eternity. The land U good for alfalfa, sugar beets, potatoes and all tbe root crops and fruits of the temperate zone. It Is only twelve hours from San Francisco by rali, fifty miles from tbe capital of Nevada, and Is surrounded by mining settlements In every direction. Part of tbe land reclaimed will be the old Forty-Mile Desert, or Carson's Sink, wblcb waa a horror of early em igrants the worst spot on the over land trail; and was lined the entire distance with tbe bones of men and animals. Thousands of poor creatures died there from thirst and exhaustion. Fanners who plow there now turn up In almost every furrow gun barrels which were driven Into the earth to mark graves and hare since been burled deep In tbe drifting sands. As an illustration of the perversity of na ture, tbe engineers who have been lay ing out tho proposed Irrigation system hare found an abundance of cold, pure water a few feet below the surface wherever they have made borings. All of this desert will be redeemed, and when tbe present proposition Is fin ished the works will be extended to the Humboldt and Walker rivers. which will bring several hundred thou sand acres more under Irrigation and make a paradise of what is nbw tbe most desolate spot In Nevada, How One County Wa Redeemed. Thirty-two years ago there was only one house In the town of Fresno, In tbe central desert of California, says a writer in the World's Work. A hole was dug under It, forty feet deep, into which the Inmates lowered themselves by a bucket and a windlass, to escape the heat of the day. Around .It, as far as tbe eye could see, stretched the glaring desert, unbroken by any culti vated spot of green. The whole coun try seemed a hopeless waste dead and profitless. To-day this spot Is tbe center of a cheerful community of 8,000 homes. In a land made fertile by Irrigation. Ten thousand children attend Its public schools. The Industries there yield $14,000,000 annually. Tho raisin crop of 1002 put Into the farmers' bank accounts $2,300,000. All the raisins Imported Into the United States in 1002 ' amounted In value to only $400,000. In 1002 the oil wells of Fresno County yielded 570,- 000 barrels of crude petroleum, worth $200,000 before refining. Eighty-nine thousand head of cattle graze on 1U rich alfalfa. , When the few straggling fortune hunters came to the county late In the GO's they were welcomed by this sign hung over Fresno's one building: "Itrlng your horses. Water, one bit; water and feod, three bits." Fresno was n "watering station" only. In 1872, however, M. J. Church conceived the Idea of bringing water In ditches from Kings river, twenty miles away, to Irrigate the land. Ills proposal was laughed nt ns a dreamer's scheme. Hut persistence won; In 1870 ho had water on land within three miles of the town of Fresno, and the first year's, crop proved the soil to he fertile. The area of watered ground wns rapidly ex tended. To-day there aro 300,000 acres under Irrigation. CASTRO A REMARKABLE MAN. llecan devolution with 23 Men nnd l-oiiRht HU Way to l'realdency. For a llttlo South American dictator Clprlano Castro, President of Venezue la, Is making n lot of trouble In the world ot International politics. In many ways, writes William Thorp lu the New York Times, he Is n remark able man. He first appeared In Cara cas, tho capital, several years ago as n legislator. Ho wns sent to Congress as a deputy from the State of Los An des, his native place. Ills fellow mule teers nnd cattle smugglers elected him, nnd nt that time he knew prac tically nothing of life outside ot tbe mountain village In which he was born. Only one memory of his brief career ns a legislator Is preserved. Day by day he went to the hall of Congress In n tlght-tlttlng pair of very shiny patent leather Bhoes. As soon as ha was comfortably seated he bent down and removed them from his cramped foot, nnd placed them on tho desk In trout of him. He sat patiently through the long-winded debates which South American polltiSlariVWvnfapQ j j offering a word of his own, and at tha rul of each session b put on thoaa tight boots again and went Ancle to,.,,,., his cheap hotel. Of course bo natt1 " never worn boots before. 'Nobody does wenr therri fn Los Audi's. 1 ' 'I " " It goes without saying that the sav age from the buck of beyond waa tlm butt of his colleagues In Congress Most of them are now dead, slain, on tho battlefield, or rotting In the fright ful dungeons beneath the old fort nt Maracnlbo, or In exile In Curacoa, Paris, Ilogota or Aew ork Clprlano Castro .came back to Cara cas at the head of nn army made up of his muleteer and smuggling friends. He started his revolution with precise ly 23 men at his backr - It was -local at first, but he won small victories and, then big ones, until irf thfe'conrsel of three mdiitlis "he" Iiad""drWn""enDngtt - - -men to his standard to tye, abl ,tO d"(., , ranee on Caracas and fight for tha ' presidency. When he was In sight o'f tho city an accident happened- Hint would hnvo rulned the chances of any other rovor lutlonlstw He was thrown ;frpp hl,, , horse and broke both his legs. be; ., government army was facing , Jjls forces. From a horsa litter he du-ectr , ed the battle, won a great victory, apa , subsequently bought over the govehi- , ment general. Then be mnrc&Cd 14(y' PntSIDZXT CABTEO. Caracas, made himself President,, and , suppressed a revolution almost, before he could manage to hobble ground.' All (he ministers slavishly Imitate Castro In everything. He Is not Only President, but Lord High firerytting' ' Else In Venezuela. Tne'-'beads of all - departments, tbe members of the Leg- ' Islature, and even the Judges are .mere ly his puppets. . . Castro fs supremely Ignorant of tho,. affairs of other nations. He has, n,ere,r . seen but ono battleship In bs Iff ft ,up , to the time of the International eplso?a of 1002 and he speaks with, contempt of the power of Germany, Great C'rll-' aln and other foreign nations. Castro Is very democratic. He never ' surrounds himself with guards or se cret service men, though lie has as many deadly enemies as a ; Itu&steu, grand duke. Dut he always carries & revolver In the top left-hand pocket of his frock coat. So far as Is known, only one attempt has been made to as sassinate him. It was when he wan riding through tbe streets of Caracas, soon after he became President Tha man's shot missed him, but he put a bullet through the man's leg before any of his suit realized what was hap pening. Then be not only magnani mously pardoned the fellow, but actu ally sent his own doctor to attend to him. Castro is undoubtedly the strongest man In Venezuela to-day and there is no one as yetMn sight who Is power ful enough to oust him from the presi dential chair. Discovery of l'oat Un lbs. The discovery of the valuo of peat baths was made accidentally many years ago. On the coast of Franca there lived nt one time n poor family. The father of the family eked out a scanty living by killing aged rattla and divesting them of their skins. Tha ghastly remains he sold to tanners and refiners. Of the three children which belong ed to this couple one was n ioor crea ture, delicate and wretched and appar ently half-wltteiL The mother was so ashamed of this boy that she could not bear to have the child In her sight. Consequently he spent most of iiU time half clothed and badly fed, roll ing nbout In the peat bogs which wera behind the cottnge. Little by little it was noticed that the child was Im proving In health, that his skin was becoming ns fnlr nnd soft as a pench. his eyes bright nnd his spirits and no tions thoso of n strong, healthy boy Instend of n half-witted little animal. The old country physician on on of his rounds noticed the Improved condition of the boy and mentloncl the fact and the cause nt n medical conference In Paris. The result was tho use of the peat bath, which leaves far behind any other kind of hydro therapy cure known to this day nnd Its success Is becoming greater each season. We don't know much, but wo know too much to play a slot machine, nnil every mnn ought to have ns much sense us we hnve. The cards are stacked agnlnst you when you play a slot machine. Take enro of your pennies while young and give sorao chap a chancu to bunko you out ot your dollars whoa, you get old.