VETERANS IN LINE SIX HOURS.
Parade was Made Up of 25,000 Men, Who
W ere Cheered to the Echo.
Washington, Oct. 9.— For more than
six hours yesterday the people in
Washington hummed the chorus of the
civil war song,
“ Tramp,
Tramp,
, horoe remedy: ‘‘Do you think eonl
■U is good for mosquito«»?” ‘I think
I Mrd slap Is better."—Cleveland Plain
Tramp, the Boys are Marching,”
"Mannish sort of gtrl.”
Briggs— " ’ hat's your Idea o f heaven?
Griggs W ell, It's the w a y a man feels
tbe first three days a fte r he Is home
¡¡on) a summer vacation.— L ife.
object: Cltlm an—I see you raise
tour own vegetables.
Suburbanite—
No! I simply plant a small gurdcu so
u w geep the chickens at home.—L ife,
¡^ „ r t e r — You are so confident o f
ffltchlng this criminal you must have a
strong dew. D etective— W e have. H e
didn't wear a Panam a.— N ew
York
8un.
<
•The singer has made great strides
b the profession, hasn’t she?” "Y es,
Indeed. Formerly, when she received
u encore, she sang; now she usually
imlles.”
A Clever Law yer: " I s he a good Inw-
ja r- "A good la w ye r! W hy, say! I
j ave known him to prove the truth o f
What Isn't so, uud not h alf try.” — Chi
cago Post.
Making love: " A s a mere matter o f
curiosity, sir, I should like to know
how long you have been m aking love
to my wife?” “ I began, sir, when you
left off.” —Life.
Mother— Did the professor propose?
Daughter— Dear me, mother, he was
on the very verge o f It. and I foolishly
happened to mention bacteria.— De
troit Free Press.
"Papa, what Is the difference be
tween the smart set and the four hun
dred?” “ Why. my son, the four hun
dred Is limited to tw enty-six hundred,
but everybody Is In the smart set."—
Life.
Our Two Great Classes: T h e world
teems to he divided Into tw o classes;
those who board, and envy those who
jeep house, and those who keep house,
tod envy
tho
boarders.— Atchison
Tnd you still Insist that your flying
tine Is n practical commercial
ntlty?" " I do,” answered the busl-
...iike- Inventor; " I f you don't believe
lean show you the gate receipts.” —
aldington Star.
Magistrate— Now , I'll let you o ff this
■ 4, but It must be a lesson for you
sit to be In bad company again. Prls-
jCN-Gee w h izz! It ain’t my fault that
in here; the cops made me come.—
hiladelphia Itecord.
Lawyer B rief— I see that ense o f
ours Is on. Jury draw n yet? L a w ye r
inner— Yes, nnd It’s u splendid one.
wlter B rief— A b o ve the average In
telllgence, eh? L a w y e r Skinner— No;
j below It.— Philadelphia Press.
Interesting Talks Before National
Irrigation Congress
IRRIGATION LAW OLE TO ROOSEVELT
lor an equal time the veterans con
stituting the Grand Army of the Re President Slocum, of Colorado College,
Strongly Favors Educating Youth
public made good the words. The
Dealer.
“ Is she real-
r ..yery. She used the telephone
1, the tlrst tim e In her life to-day, and
¡¡¡e didn't giggle once.”
Tough: “ Oh. H enry, don’t cut your
„U with n knife.” “ Elisa, you ought
„b e thankful I don’t call fo r u cau
s e r ’-C h ic a go lleeord.
and
MANY SPEECHES
parade was the climax o( the 30th an-
ual encampment ol the Grand Army,
on Benefits of Irrigation.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 8.—
and the parade did not fail appropri
One of the strongest addresses of the
ately to denote the spirit ol the war
day at the National Irrigation congress
and the memory o( the glorious achieve yesterday was that of President Slocum,
ments the army seeks to keep green in of Colorado college, who told of the
need of more extensive education ol the
the minds of the American people.
young people of the land in applied
The crowd was enthusiastic and out
sciences, in order that they may make
spoken in admiration, greeting every the most intelligent use of the irriga
division of the procession with cheers tion law. He said he expected the
and dismissing it with Godspeed. The time to come, if it were not already at
president of the United fctates lent hand, when irriagtion engineering must
be as important a branch ol univeisity
hie energies to the entertainment of education as mining engineering is
the capital guests. Unable to eudure today.
the strain of reviewing the colnmn
W illis Moore, chief of the weather
from the stand, he arose from the re bureau at Washington, gave a valuable
address ou the weather bureau irriga
clining chair and had himself driven
tion. He paid a high tribute to con
up and down the line. The unusual gress for the passage of the act, and
interest thns manifested was appre told of the important bearing it would
'
ciated by the old soldiers, and the have on the work of his dpeartment.
* ’ i
president was everywhere received by He gave an interesting talk on the fiood
. ... »
them with loud applause.
bulletin service, the history of attempt
¿ jO W r r
More than five hours’ time was con ed rainmaking and kindred subjects.
sumed by the procession in passing the
Senator Patterson, of Colorado, said
w o j s t r i R S T
reviewing stand in front of the White he believed the irrigation act would
House.
There were at least 25,000 never have become a law without the
men in the line, and the estimate of co-operation and assistance of Presi
More than 30,000 dressmakers from various parts of the United States were Commander in Chief Torrance ran aa dent Roosevelt, following this with tho
either visitors to or participants in the dressmakers’ convention that had a week's high as 30,000. Tonight the veterans declaration that no one but Roosevelt
session in Chicago recently. It was the first one of Its kind held in this country held campfires in the big tents in the could even have overcome the opposi
and its results were more than pleasing to all the participants aa well as to White House grounds.
tion to the bill in the president’s own
those who organized the scheme.
party.
A Denver dressmaker got the first prize. The dress she exhibited showed all
INDIANS BECOME UQLY.
Representative Reeder, of Kansas,
the details of what is now the latest fashion. The gown was of dark bine veiling
who was the author of the Reeder bill,
made up over a lighter shade of taffeta. The waist fitted loosely, was un
shirred over the shoulders, but gathered firmly at the belt. The yoke was out White River Utes are Preparing ta Resist which was the irrigation act in line for
Government Authorities.
passage when it was superseded by tbs
lined by a circle of Russian lace overset by long pieces of tapestry.
Tho
sleeves were loose above tho elbows. It was a beautiful effect and was compli
Meeker, Colo., Oct. 11.— The wound bill which became a law, spoke of the
mented by all who saw It. The prize was $50.
history of the bill.
ing of State Game Commissioner Harris
la s t night's session of the congress
has greatly excited the settlers in the was held at Colorado college, where a
" T H E F IG H T IN G P A R S O N .’
was not long before he was known as vicinity of Rangely, where the shooting
stereopticon lecture on “ Ancient forms
the "lighting parson,” an appellation
occurred. A special messenger drove of Irrigation” was followed by a recep
G ot , W i l l i a m G . H r o w a ln w , o f T en -
whose propriety he denied.
tion.
n e w e e , W a s a U n iq u e F i g u r e .
In 1H43 he opposed Andrew Johnson into Meeker from that place today and
Many unique characters stand out
This morning will be given up to
for Congress, but failed of election. reports that abont 400 Utes have been addresses by visiting representatives
conspicuously In the religious history
of the United States. There have been He was a staunch advocate of slavery, in the vicinity of Rangely some days and senators, and the afternoon to a
and his denunciations of the abolition slaughtering game. He says that since discussion of ths practical phases of the
the originators of sects—like Joseph
ists smacked of the style which Henry
the fight with Harris the backs have present irrigation situation by Chief
Smith, and Alexander Campbell, and
Watterson now employs when writing sent their squaws and pappooses back Hydrograpber Newell, o l Washington,
Dowle.
There have been men like
of his political foes. But his loyalty to the reservation, which is taken to and by several state engineers of the
Heeener and Talmage, and a host of
to the Union was unbounded, and he mean that they intend to tight and West.
others who combined with their knowl
had no sympathy for those who urged hold their ground.
At the opening of the congress yes
Many of the sett
edge of theology and the spiritual
the separation of the States. As the lers, feeling certain that there will be terday morning the committee on cre
needs of men a grasp of other ques
war approached, his editorials became trouble, have sent their families to dentials made its report. The commit
tions which had to do with material
more and more bitter and brought upon Meeker.
The courier brought orders tee on organization, consisting of three
things. There have been broad-minded
him the opposition of the Southerners to all the Meeker stores to send all the delegates from each of tne 16 states in
and strong-minded men of the cloth
who favored an Independent govern guns and ammunition they have in cluded in what is termed the arid belt,
whose bold utterances have had an In
menu He stood between two fires. stock.
The cowboys at Meeker are making a total of 48 memlwrs, elected
fluence In shaping the trend of public
The North did not like him because mobilizing to go to the scene of the John H all, of Kansas, as chairman and
affairs, who dared combat popular
he favored slavery, the South reviled trouble, if necessary.
It is believed H. R. Moriow, of Rosewall, N. M ., as
opinion and whose principles and theo
him for bis defense of the National that one of the Indians was killed by secretary, Fred L. Alles, of California,
ries ultimately triumphed. They were
was elected assistant secretary and C.
government. As his enemies Increased Harris in the fight Monday night.
not seekers after the bauble of popu
J. Gavin, of New Mexico, reading clerk
the thunder of his editorial eloquence
larity. To enthrone right and Justice
of the congress.
Increased In volume. When from every
MORE AMMUNITION CONFISCATED.
wns their aim. Of such as these was
other house In Knoxville the Union flag
William Gannaway Brownlow, one of
OIL FIELD ON FIRE.
had disappeared It still floated over Soldiers Seize 2,500 Rounds Consigned to
his. Finally his paper was suppressed,
Italian Strikers.
One of the Largest Beaumont Companlce
he was driven from his home, cap
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 11.— One thou
Suffers a Loss of $100,000.
tured and Imprisoned, but In the
whnle’s belly of a Confederate prison sand rounds of ammunition were seized
Beaumont, Tex., Oct. 9.— Another
At Two Dollars a V isit: “ Yes, the
ictor has put me on the strictest kind
•I diet.”
“ Indeed.
W h at Is It?”
Wen, he says I mustn't eat anything
don’t like, nnd not any more than I
Ant of what I do.” — Baltim ore News.
"What are you doing?” asked the Jus-
1 ns the defendant's counsel began
Is argument. “ G oing to present our
.Ide of the case.”
“ I don't want to
«r both sides," replied the Justice,
t has a tlndlncy to confuse the c o o rt”
Driver— Did you mark the spot
here your comrade fell out o f the
»oat and wns drowned? O ’ L afferty—
QOV. W IL L IA M O. B HOW S LOW .
hure. 01 did. Ol took a piece nv wood
n’ left It floatin' on th' w ather at th’ the most fearless men who ever spoke
try place he w en t dow n. sor.— Ohio from a pulpit or turned the stream of
his thought Into the columns of the
tate Journal.
press. A plant sprung up on Virginia
The Real Thing: “ Are you a real In-
soil, he was transplanted to the Cum
Ian?” asked the Investigating youth
berland Mountains, where Ue flourished
one of the painted Indians who ac-
and blossomed sud decayed. Through
panled Buffalo Bill's W ild West
out the land he was known as “the
"SureT’ replied the Indian; "I
fighting parson," yet a more peaceable
*a born an’ raised In Indianapolis,
man never lived. Eventually the peo
lana."— Excba nge.
ple of bis State came to respect his sin
Mrs. Wederly (unmasking after the cerity. the nobility of his character and
'ey ball»—Oh. but didn’t I fool you. the power of his intellect and manifest
'gh? You had no Idea that you ed thetr esteem by electing him to high
are flirting with your w ife all the office.
thing. Mr. Wederly—No. I hadn't;
Brownlow wns born In Wythe Coun
on were so very agreeable I w as com ty. Virginia. In August 1805. and was
p ly deceived.—Tit-Bits.
left an orphan at 11. He became a car
The danger of a little knowledge: penter, and besides earning a living
-W t you sometimes regret that you earned enough to obtain for himself a
•I not devote more time to your edu- fair English education. At the age of
tlon In early l i f e r
“ No. sir," an- 21 be entered the Methodist ministry,
tred the politician; “ I f I had learned and for ten years labored as an Itin
talk grammatical the voters In my erant preacher In the Southern moun
Istrlct would think I w as puttin' on tains. He was preaching In John C.
rs and driftin ’ aw ay from the hearts Calhoun’s district in South Carolina.
In the campaign of 182S, and achieved
the people.” —Washington Star.
great notoriety for his opposition to
‘Why did you Insist on getting me
Calhoun. He opposed nullification, and
n upper berth In the sleeping c a r r
this made him unpopular—something
"ktil the habitually austere lady,
most young men of 23 do not care to
ell. ’ answered her Irrepressible
be. His efforts In behalf of Method
"you have l>een expecting for so I
ism continued until 1S3S, when he be
'*hy years to And somebody under |
came the editor of the Knoxville Whig.
ut bed that I thought It might re-
H is trenchant editorials, his hot de
re your mind to have nil doubts on
bates and hts absolute fearlessness
e »object removed at once."—Wash
won for him a national reputation. It
P od Star.
he proved as uncomfortable an occu
pant as Jonah, and was spewed forth
and set within the Union lines. Com
ing North, he addressed large audi
ence* and awakened great enthusiasm
In favor of the enlistment of troops.
His fumlly was expelled from Knox
ville, and together they traveled
through the northern part of the coun
try, where he spoke In all the principal
cities. Many people of the North who
hail previously t>een unfriendly now
realized that they had been mistaken
In thetr estimate of the man's charac
ter. A similar state of mind possessed
the Tennessee folk, for when peace had
been declared and reconstruction had
followed the turbulence of the war,
Brownlow was twice elected Governor
of the State. In his first message he
ndvooated the removal of the negro
population to a separate territory and
declared It bad policy to give them the
ballot. In 18*17 hla combotlveness found
play In a conflict with the mayor of
Nashville over the manner In which
Judge* of election should be appointed,
and the United State« troops were or
dered to Nashville to sustain the Gov
ernor. In I860 he was elected to the
United States Senate and served six
year*, at the end of which period he
was succeeded by ex-Prrsldent Andrew
Johnson. After the close of his terra
he returned to Knoxville and until his
death continued the publication of the
Whig.
She W as Up In Arms.
And no he kissed you unawares,
Fell victim to yoar charms:
And were yon angry? "Well— I—
Well—I was up in arms.”
—Houston Post.
“ It
alive.
No J o k e K lth e r W ay.
must be horrible to be burled
W elL It’S no Joke to be burled dead,
.. .. . • «• __ t__
either.”—Alnslee’t Majmzlne.
The world Is full of girls from 14 to
20, who wish they could trade their ac
complishments for the chances their
young brothers have to run errands
and earn money.
and confiscated at. ths Delaware & Hud destructive fire, the second within a
son freight house in Oliphan today, by month, swept over a portion of the oil
order of Colonel Watres, of the Thir field last night, earning one probable
fatality and entailing a property loss
teenth regiment.
This makes 2,500
roughly estimated at $100,000.
The
lounds of ammunition that have been fire at 2 o’clock this morning is still
confiscated in the anthracite district burning, but practical oil men declare
commanded by Colonel Watres within the flames will subside before daylight.
Thomas Rowley, a worker in the field,
the past two weexs.
The ammnnition
was caught in the path of the flames
was consigned to Hastiano Passano, a and sustained burns from which he
leader among the Italians in Upper
ill die. This is believed to be the
Lackawana county.
Passano was ar only casualty.
rested.
The fire started in a peculiar manner.
Colonel Wstres has been Informed Shortly before midnight a workman
that bodies of men have been drilling lifted the top of his lantern to blow out
in the woods almost daily. Yesterday the light. The atmospheie was heavily
he had detachments of men out scour laden with gas, and in an Instant there
ing the woods for evidence of such ac was a flash, followed by a sheet of
tion, and the knowledge that the con flame. The blaze was communicated to
signment of ammnnition had been a small settling tank near by. In an
shipped to Passano was obtained by one instant a derrick adjoining the tank
of these dstachments.
was enveloped in fire, and with re
markable rapidity the flames spread to
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
other derricks. The fire department
and hundreds of citizens rushed to the
Delegates from All Parts of the State to scene, but their efforts to check the
Meet la Portland October 14 and 15.
flames were unavailing.
Portland, Oct. 11.— A government
TO TAKE CENSUS OP ISLANDS.
good roads convention for Oregon will
be held in the Chamber of Commerce
Ocmral Sanger, with Twa Experts nd
bnildlng, Portland, October 14 and 15,
Twenty Skilled Assistants.
onder the direction of th* United Btates
Washington, Oct. 9.— Secretary Root
department of agriculture. Invitations has designated Brigadier General Han
have been sent to 1,000 state and ger to conduct the taking of tbe census
comity officers, road supervisors, civil in tbe Philippines.
He also detailed
engineers and othera interested in road to assist General Hanger ia the work
improvement.
two experts in the pereons of H. W .
Gannett, of the geological survey, and
O. A. R. Elect Officers.
Victor H. Olmsted, of tbe department
Washington, Oct. 11.— The Grand of labor. In addition to this, Colonel
Army got down to businesa yesterday Edwards, the chief of the bureau of in
and the encampment of the order, be sular affairs, has arranged with Diredor
sides hearing an address from Com Merriam, of the national census, to
mander in Chief Torrence, and reports have 20 of the most expert census
from a number of officers and commit- workers detached from his bureau here
tees, elected a new head for the ensuing snd sent to the Philippines to engage
The revenues of the
vear.
year. The new commander m chief of in the work.
| the G. A. R. is General T. J. Htewart, Island will be drawn upon to pay for
of Pennsylvania.
W illiam M. Olin, the actual field work in taking the
of Massachusetts, was elected vice census, which it is believed, can be
i commander in chief anil James M . completed in 10 months. The work
i Averill, of Georgia, junior vice com of tabulation will be done here in
Washington.
1 mander in chief.