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MAKING pledges
HARD FULFILL
ROOSEVELT’S RESOLUTION
nB president of the people
WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY.
Former Pr*Het Had Declared
Themselves In Similar Terms bat
Failed to Make Good-Coogreaa-
Are Already Making Up
Mate* Which Indicate the Amount
and Quality of Political Graft
They Evpect a* a Reward for
Their Support.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington, Nov. 14.—When the vic
torious Republican congressmen come
trooping back to Washington, President
Roosevelt rrfay realize how difficult it
will be for him to make good his re
cent declaration that he "Intends to
be president of all the People, without
regard to political parties.”
Such a resolution, from such a fear
less source, sounds hopeful, although
it is not original with President Roose
velt. Former Presidents have solemn
ly declared themselves in similar terms,
and with equal sincerity, but condi
tions arose which tipped the scales
in the direction of patty devotion.
All the people do not think and
reason alike, and in spite of President
Roosevelt s well recognized force of
character, courage and unquestioned
integrity, he has set for himself a task
which seems almost Impossible, but
which all fair-minded citizens earnest
ly hope will be crowned with success,
loiigressiuiial Slates Making.
Some of the returning congressmen
are already announcing to the world
how much they did to contribute to
the great Republican overflow. They
have already made up slates, which
indicate the amount and quality of the
political graft they expect to receive
as a reward for their loyal support
given the administration.
Those who have talked with the
President since the election have be
come impressed with the idea that he
is thoroughly convinced that his per
eonal popularity throughout the coun
try, and the belief in his honesty of
purpose, had much to do with the re
sult. Whatever course of action he
may take it is fair to assume, Judging
by his Dost public acts, that it will
bear the unmistakable stamp of Theo
dore Roosevelt.
Roosevelt a Maker of History.
However people may differ with
President Roosevelt on questions of
policy, they must admit that he is a
maker of history as well as a gifted
recorder of events. His determination
not to be a candidate for the nomina
tion, four years hence, is a further evi
dence of his good judgment, and the
personal pride he takes in breaking
records, and placing his individuality
upon public events.
When he retires from the presidency
it will surely be gratifying to him and
his posterity to. look back over the rec
ords of his career arid find the Roose
velt stamp upon the largest majority
ever given a presidential candidate in
the Electoral College. It may also be
pleasing for him to recall that he is the
only Vice President who became Presi
dent through an accident or a calam
ity, to be elected to the highest office
within the gift of the American peo
ple. When the Panama Canal is com
pleted. the name of Roosevelt will be
forever associated with that great un
dertaking, intended to benefit all the
world. So long as the ■present White
House may be in existence its remod
eling will be pointed out to visitors as
the work of Theodore Roosevelt.
A Record of Promotions.
His nomination to the vice presi
dency at Philadelphia, and the circum
stances attending it. followed by his
succession to the presidency, upon the
assassination of the ever lamented Mc-
Kinley, and almost every public posi
tion he has held, in the New York As
sembly, as civil service commissioner,
as police commissioner of New York
city, as Assistant Secretary of Navy,
as colonel of the Rough Riders dur
ing the Spanish AVar, as Governor of
•yw York, and finally President of the
f mted States, in his own right, stamps
Jhcodore Roosevelt as one of the most
notable figures in American history.
He can well afford to "stand pat”
on such record, and there is just
enough clean sporting blood In his na
ture to know that he has fairly won
'he political champion belt of the pres
et generation, and that Is sufficient
Uv W’ leave a ® a to his fam
‘yd he withheld his declaration
'i to be a candidate again, he would
■i'e constantly been under suspicion
scheming for a re-election, four
hence. Even If a second election
, have come to him, the glory
be- the sfLme, and In the
defeat, the world would crlt
tor not retiring while at the
glory ° f hla national Atirt political
lom- A cars of Responsibility.
fo!w thl ' mf ‘ f * nt, m e he has more than
he/ J ?‘! rs of immense responsibility
".him. It is his Intention to so
dun, S !c r the affairs of the nation.
i Der,o( l. to the best lnter
al - 'he people, so that when he
... I!* ,Q Private life there will be
1 0lr , '' rt'kret instead of universal re
ap-! c' * our years is a long period,
irn.-h has been demonstrated that
In •!,- . "'“’ortant history may be made
uglv r,l„ S i I 'r" lce of tlme - There are some
e-.v,.,! ° ' , rns ln the administration of
Hie cor'ffi'f ’ hrrale ned, growing out of
and I, "i between capital and labor,
eontinn hoped that Roosevelt will
th. . i l °, rnerlt the eobfldence of all
Wfilc In any emergency.
IRRIGATION congress
~ol<l nn I 111 ports nt Convention
"I El Paso.
, I aso ' Te *- Nov. 14.—1n a hall,
(oration* of which are the na
w. Color * of ‘he United State, and
c the Twelfth Irrigation Con
„v, 'J 11 be called to order at 10
, . 1 desday morning. A band
< ■** a "wrclal compliment to the
d„r ts" by President Dias will ran
tur, muK,c - Secretary of Agrlcul
uk lh( , 'j bm ° u *y®l of Mexico is here
the, , (IK , r, r„ en Vf represents
also °th.r Mexican delegates
c,f the meeting
Th, at *° n Al Importance.
be devoted to ad-
I” , lui ir„.•<! response*, ap
tc-gr.m, reading of
Mosi routine matter. I
*r. |„ r ‘ officer# of the congress j
" ,-, ... m * n y distinguished via-
Tin, ' “•"‘ctsd to be present,
r- "itlon * r * of th * Unhi and State*
J **"•' bsve opened Ihelr
rt-rn,,. !, * r * 'hxueetng vsrfoue
Pru.'ln., nder eurvey or con
i' t,., , " **• Artd West, snd will
h-i lliU _ *“ Uwl ' congress In tu sss- !
THE RUSSIANS WERE
SEVERELY REPULSED.
Continued from First Page.
14, via Fusan.—A squadron of Russian
cavalry yesterday afternoon attacked
the Japanese in the neighborhood of
Lntiatun. The Russians were so se
verely repulsed that at dusk they were
611,1 gathering up their dead and
wounded.
There has been no other change at
the front.
RUSSIA wTuTfighT
TO THE BITTER END.
Cassini Declares His Country Will
1 iglit Till It Continers.
Washington, Nov. 14.—“ Russia will
pursue the war in the Far East to the
bitter end—that is, until Russia hits
conquered.”
These are the opening words of an
emphatic statement made at the Rus
sian embassy to-day by Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador. The state
ment continues:
“I deem it my duty to reiterate what
I have so often said, that Russia will
not suspend in any case her military
operations in the Far East. All ru
mors and reports regarding the possi
ble success of the direct overtures for
peace, which Japan is said to have
made to Russia, and regarding the
mediation of the Powers, are, in my
opinion, started for the purpose of
convincing the public that the end of
the war is close at hand. In this way
it is hoped that the public may be led
to believe that Japanese loans offer
attractive investments.
' Russia can no more admit of inter
ference than Great Britain could in
the Transvaal or than could the Unit
ed States in her war with Spain.
Where the prestige of a country is at
stake all other considerations are and
must be put aside.
“Some people may think that finan
cial difficulties wdll influence Russia
to end hostilities. Such an opinion is
based on the false assumption of Rus
sia’s financial resources. There is no
doubt whatever that Russia, whose
annual income exceeds one milliard
of dollars, cannot be influenced in her
attitude toward the outcome of the
war by the amount of war expendi-.
tures. Is it not altogether out of the
question that Russia, who did not ex
pect war, should, in the moment when
GEN. GRIPPENBERG
For next year’s campaign Russia Intends to have fully 500,000 men In Man
churia. These will be divided Into three armies, the chief command remain
ing in the hands of Gen. Kuropatkin, to control the operations of Gens. Lino
vltch, Grippenberg and Kaulbars, ln command, respectively, of the First,
Second and Third Armies. A long list of new divisional commanders has
been gazetted in St, Petersburg. )
she has mobilized her army and Is
sending corps after corps in fighting
readiness to the Far East, suddenly
call a halt on hostilities, particularly
after she has for nearly a year, with
out any difficulty or recourse to extra
ordinary measures, been able to carry
the extra expense?”
EMPEROR PRESIDED
AT THE DISCUSSION.
Toklo, Nov. 14, 4 p. m.—The Em
peror presided at an extended confer
ence of the military and naval staff ln
the palace to-day. While the proceed
ings were secret. It Is understood that
plans were discussed for dealing with
the Russian second Pacific, squadron
when it arrives ln the Far East.
Conference Will Be Held.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 14.—Prince
Svlatopolk-Mlrsky. the Minister of the
Interior, has been victorious. The at
tempts to force a postponement of the
Zemstvo conference, scheduled to meet
on Saturday. Nov. 19, have failed.
Emperor Nicholas was not frightened
by t'he spectre of a constitution pre
sented before him by the opponents
of the Zemstvos and at an audience
which he granted to the Minister of
the Interior this afternoon he gave his
sanction to the conference.
Gold Goes to Paris.
New York, Nov. 14.—A total of *3,-
700.000 in gold bars was engaged at
the assay office to-(fay for shipment to
Paris on Thuseday. Of this amount
the National City Bank will ship *l,-
600,000 the Royal Bank of Canada *l,-
100,000 and *1,000,000 will be sent by
Lazard Frere*.
Been
Running
Down?
Probably Improper Food.
In That Case
Grape-Nuts
Will Set You Right.
()ct th#' lltll# hook. "Tho Koaut
to In ptutkAfft.
&aVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1904.
Making Friends
Every Day.
This can truthfully be uid of
JeBB-O
Ice Cre&m
POWDER
the new product for making the most delicious lea
cream you ever ate; everything in the package.
Nothing tastes so good in hot weather. Ail grocers
are placing it in stock. If your grocer can’t enpply you
sendkSc. for two packages by mail. Four kinds: Van
illa, Chocolate, Strawberry and I'nflavored. Address,
The Genesee Pure Food Cos., Box 295, LeRoy.N.Y.
COURT AT STARKE.
The Negro Webster Will He Hanged
for Ilia Crime,
Starke, Fla., . Nov. 14. Webster,
who has been before the courts for
the past two years, will be sentenced
to hang, such being the order of the
Supreme Court. His attorney has
again taken an appeal and may save
the negro’s neck.
Wat Morgan, who killed L. McDon
ald near Sampson City a few months
ago, has a life sentence.
Black Kid, who killed two negroes
near I_,awtoy several days ago, will
hang.
Judge Call has exchanged with Judge
Wills for this term of court, and is
here at work.
The Bennett brothers, who are
changed w ith having killed Richard, at
Lawtey last year, were expected to
have their trial to-morrow, but as one
of the brothers is sick, it is probable
that the case will be continued.
Steamship Fast Aground.
Philadelphia, Nbv. 14.—The American
line steamship Merlon, whioh went
aground on Chester Island flats in the
Delaware river during the severe snow
storm Sunday afternoon, was still fast
in the mud at a late hour to-night.
The 1,000 passengers who were com
pelled to remain on the big liner all
night were taken off this afternoon
and landed in this city.
Congressmen Sailed,
New York, Nov. 14.—The Congres
sional Committee, headed by Congress
man W. B. Hepburn as chairman,
which was appointed to inspect the
Panama Canal, sailed to-day on the
United States Transport Sumner for
Colon.
HARRY THAW SAYS
STORY IS A FAKE.
He Declares That All** Nesblt Is
Home to See Her Fnmily.
Chicago, Nov. 14.—Henry K. Thaw,
who had been in St. Louis visiting the
exposition, stopped in Chicago to-day
ori his way East. He said to an Asso
ciated Press reporter:
"No member or connection of my
family ln Pittsburg has stated any
thing or has anything to Mate con
cerning recent newspaper stories about
me. The 1250.000 story is a deliberate
fake. Miss Nesbit is a young American
actress, studying her protessloTi, and
now home to see her family and
friends. She hug neither asked for,
nor demanded anything from anybody
in any way, and the *250,000 story is a
falsehood from beginning to end.”
CABINET IS STRONGL
Rome, Nov. 14.—Definite returns from
the second balloting strengthen the
majority of the cabinet, while the ex
treme left loses about twenty seats al
together. Signor Ferrl, the Socialist
leader, has been elected at Porto Mag
glore. The defeated Socialists made
demonstrations at Milan, Florence and
Genoa, but the attempted disorders
were quelled by troop*. The latter
were stoned In Florence, while at Ge
noa revolvers were fired and there
were several casualties. Order has now
been re-established everywhere.
PUM PkTn - PIE^THAT
WEIGHS 200 POUNDS.
Waverly, N. Y„ Nov. 14.—A pumpkin
pie five feet long and three feet wide
was presented to-day to Senator Platt
by Republican friends In Waverly. Th*
pie weighs 200 pounds and Is to be
served at the "buckwheat breakfast”
which Senator Platt Is to give to-mor
row.
N-I4ar Day la Ursvsll.
Denver, Col., Nov. 14.—Notices hare
been posted at the mills of the five big
mines of the Tellurlde region that th*
eight-hour (lay will prevail In the mills.
It was the demand (or this concession
In the mills of the stats that precipi
tated the strike In the mills snd mines
of fjolerado and caused the bitter strife
between unionists and min* owner# In
the Tsliurid* and Crlppt* Ciesk rs
gtons.
OPENED THE MILLS;
MEN DIDN’T WORK
NO LET-UP OF THE STRIKE.
OPERATIVES WOULDN'T ACCEPT
THE REDUCTION IN WAGES.
Fall River Still Has Its Labor Diffi
culties—Not Yet Are the Operative)!
Ready to Aeeept the 12 1-2 Per
Cent. Cat In Their Pay—Greatest
Number to Appear at Any One
Mill Was Forty—Will Keep Open
Tvro or Three Days.
Fall River, Mass., Nov. 14.—An at
tempt to-day by the manufacturers
to open the cotton mills in this city,
which have been closed for nearly four
months by the strike of the opera
tives against a 1214 per cent, reduction
in wages, resulted in failure.
The largest number of operatives to
report at any one mill for work was
forty at the King Philip mill. At the
other places from eight to twenty were
on hand.
The machinery was started In ‘all the
mills controlled by the manufacturers’
association promptly at 6:30 o'clock this
morning, and It is understood that it
will be kept ln operation for two or
three days, after which, unless the
strikers return to work ln large num
bers, it will be stopped again.
No disorder of any kind occurred.
HORSE SHOW OPENS.
English Woman Has Twenty-Five
Entries In the Events.
New York, Nov, 14.—While the horse
show proper opened this morning it
was reserved to the evening exhibi
tion to bring out the long array of
smart people who go to make this af
fair a great event in New York fash
ionable life. The great concourse was
a mass of light. From every con
ceivable point of vantage hung incan
descent lamps, while the boxes and
galleries were decorated with a pro
fusion of orange and black, the colors
of the National Horseshow Associ'a
tion.
Miss Emma S. Ross of Beecflelds,
Cheshire, England, has twenty-five en
tries ln the show and is one of the
most enthusiastic exhibitors. When
she drove a handsome pair of road
sters about the ring she was applaud
ed.
Throughout the entire evening the
promenade between the boxes and the
arena was crowded. Also much inter
est was shown in the many horses ex
hibited in all classes.
DECLARED SANE;
TO ANSWER FOR MURDER.
T. C. Unroll to Be Tried In Wilkes
County To-day.
Washington, Ga„ Nov. 14.—The
trial of T. C. Burch for the murder
last July of Chas. Tyler while at his
supper table, will come up before Judge
Holden in Wilkes Superior Court to
morrow. It is a of much inter
est on account of the prominence of
both families and their connections in
this and other counties adjoining
Wilkes.
When the case was called for trial
last Wednesday the counsel for de
fense entered a special plea of insan
ity for its client. The plea was ar
gued before the grand jury during the
afternoon of Wednesday and the major
portion of Thursday, during which
time the marshal of, the town, the
sheriff and deputy sheriff, the jailor
and five physicians were put on the
stand to testify as to the conduct of
Burch since his incarceration. The
case was given to the Jury Thursday
and it remained out until Saturday
afternoon, when the verdict expressing
belief in the mental solvency of Burch
was brought in. Upon receiving the
jury’s verdict declaring Burch to be
a sane man and capable in every re
spect of standing trial on the main is
sue, that of murder. Judge Holden an
nounced that the trial would be set
Tuesday.
NEW YORK PRESBYTERY
STICKS BY NEGROES.
New York, Nov. 14.—The New York
presbytery, the local governing board
pf the Presbyterian Church, voted
against the establishment of a separate
presbytery for the colored race by an
overwhelming majority at a meeting
here to-day.
Trenton. N. J., Nov. 14.—The New
Brunswick Presbytery in session here
to-day voted adversely on the proposi
tion for the union of the Presbyterian
Church of the United States with the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The
Presbytery voted in favor of a separate
presbytery for colored people.
OBITUARY.
Cardinal Mnrrnnl, Rome.
Rome, Nov. 14.—Cardinal Mocennl,
who wag administrator of the apostolic
palace under Pope Leo XIII, died at
ithe Vatican of paralysis while the
consistory was in progress to-d*ay. Dr.
Lapponi, who attended the Cardinal
until the last moment, went to the
apartment of the Pope to prepare him
for the sad news, fearing that it might
have a bad effect on him. The Pon
tiff has not yet quite recovered from
his recent illness.
IMra. Pauline William*, Adnbelle.
Statesboro, Ga., Nov. 14.—News of
tho death of Mrs. Rebecca Pauline
Williams, wife of Mr. John W. Wil
liams of Adabelle, a prominent farmer
and naval stores operator, reached
here this morning. She had been
suffering for some time with heart
trouble and her death was not a sur
prise. Mrs. Williams was the only
sister of Mr. D. F. McCoy, bookkeeper
for J. W. OllifT & Cos. of Statesboro,
and Mr. Luther L. McCoy of MlHen.
Her remains will be interred ln the
family cemetery at Excelsior. She
leave* no children and was the second
wife of Mr. Williams.
Fanny Ward Randall, Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov. 14.—Fanny Ward
Randall, widow of the late Samuel J.
Ilandall, for years the Democratic
leader in the House of Representa
tives, Is dead at her home at Chestnut
Hill, a suburb. She was a daughter of
Gen. Aaron Ward of Osslnnlng, N. Y.,
who wsa a member of Congress from
1627 to IMS.
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Ms *t druggists, or presold from BATON DRUG CO.. Atlanta, Os. Money
back U net satisfied. Samp Is (eg I-rent stamp.
MAN SHOT HER DOWN.
Fired Throngh the Door of Her
Anart meat.
New York, Nov. 14.—Mary J. Taylor,
33 years old, a manloure, was shot and
probably fatally Injured to-night by
a man who fired through the door of
her apartment in West Sixty-fifth
street after she had refused him ad
mission.
The wonton told the police that the
shooting was done by Rom&tne B.
Schuler, a clothing cutter with whom
she quarreled some time ago. She
said that Romulus came to the door
three times and demanded admittance.
The third time he fired twice through
the door and one of the bullets struck
the woman Just below the heart.
Schuler was met by several persons
ns he was leaving the house, but has
not yet been found by the police. The
woman was taken to a hospital, where
it is said she cannot live.
NORTHERN SECURITIES CO.
Ailjonrned on Receiving a Protest
from \ r *tutor. 4
New York, Nov. 14.—The meeting
of the Northern Securities Company
was called to order to-day in Hobo
ken and, after receiving a protest from
C. H. Venner, president of the Con
tinental Security Company, adjourned
until Monday, Nov. 21.
.Very few stockholders were present.
The protest presented by Mr. Venner
was an objection to any attempt to
hold a meeting of the stockholders on
the ground that the time fixed for
tho annual meeting Was noon, and that
since more than an hour had expired
without holding the meeting or any at
tempt to bold or adjourn the same,
no meeting could be held and any
action taken would be null and void.
MISS GOULD HELD A
SERVICE FOR GEISHAS.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 14.—iMIss Helen
Gould of New York City to-day con
ducted religious services for thirteen
Geisha girls, who are federal prisoners
while awaiting orders for their depor
tation to Japan or permission from
Washington to remain in the United
States and fulfill a theatrical engage
ment.
Passenger Hates Go Up.
Liverpool, Nov. 14.—At a meeting to
day of the North Atlantic conference,
lines in the offices of the White Star
line under the presidency of J. Bruce
Ismay, president of the International
Mercantile Marine Company, the terms
of 'the settlement of the rate war Just
reached In Berlin were approved and
passenger rates were ordered to be Im
mediately raised to their normal level.
Consecrated 111 s hop,
Boston, Mass., Nov. 14. —Many bish
ops, priests and laymen attended an
Imposing service to-day at Emmanuel
Episcopal church, where Rev. Logan
Herbert Roots was consecrated Bishop
of Hankow, China. The consecrator to
day was Right Rev. Frederick Rogers
Graves, D. D., Bishop of Shanghai.
Rishop William Lawrence of Massach
usetts preached the sermon.
Beaumont Appointed.
London, Nov. 14.—The appointment
of Vice Admiral Sir Lewi* A. Beau
mont, former commander-in-chlef of
the Australian station, to be British
representative on the North sea com
mission, is officially announced. Ad
miral Beaumont la known in America,
having maided a (laughter of Charles
C. Perkins of Boston, Mass'.
Welfiselnier Scniciired.
New York, Nov. 14.—Philip Weinsei
mer, the former labor leader, convicted
of extortion, was to-day sentenced to
state prison for not less than one year
and eight months, nor more than two
years and eight months.
SIR ERNEST CASSAL.
Sir Ernest Cassal, who Is a grdat
personal friend of King Edward and
a member of his Privy Council and one
of London's great merchant Prince*
and a man of enormous wealth has
Just arrived hero as the guest of Mr,
Joeb Srihiff. He ha* many widely di
versified Interests, but 1* chiefly prom
inent ln connection with the wonder
ful development of Egypt by means
of Irrigation canals and land and mort
gage bank established in that coun
try, which enabled the Egyptians them
selves to take advantage of this means
of agriculture improvement.
Nf*ariy three years ago Sir Ernest
placed at King Edward's disposal *l,-
000,000 to be used for 'the erection of a
hospital for tuberculosis patients. He
was a warm personal friend of the late
Baron de Hlrsch, and Is prominently
identified with many of the great char
ities fostered by that philanthropist.
Sir Ernest declined to speak for pub
lication stating when the subject was
breached to him that he was here
purely on personal matters, not as
sociated ln any way with business en
terprises. Before he returns to Lon
don, It is understood, he will be escort
ed by Mr. Schlff on an extensive toilr
through the Western States and on ihe
Pacific coast.
—"Kleptomania” Is becoming a
source of great annoyance at the so
cial functions of the women's clubs In
New York city. For the last two win
ters women who frequent these gather
ings have suffered losses and now
scarcely an entertainment of such a
character takes place that some article
of value Is not missing. Jeweled hat
pins, purses and chatelaine bags have
been purloined. At the rorent break
fast of the Women's Republican Asso
ciation at Delmonlcn's a sable muff was
loet and at the federation meeting at
the Hotel Astor an expensive foather
boat was taken. The women are think
ing of having a detective to protect
them from these annoying thefts.
—Hicks—"l understand that you
have had a telephone put ln your
house. Mrs. Wicks must find it a
great convenience." Wicks—" Yes; but
she doesn’t like It half as well as she
thought she would. You see, when
she is using It she ha* to listen half
the time.”—Komervllle Journal.
For High Balls
Insist upon getting
Apollinaris
“** “RENDERS SPIRITS MORE WHOLESOME"
New York Woman Who Is Suing Aged Man for $25,000.
UKNRY C. SAYERS.
TOM SAWYER’S CAVE
IS AT LAST DOOMED.
Place That Every One Has Read
About Will He Made a Clement Mine.
Hannibal (Mo.) Oor. Kansas City Star.
In 1896, when the people of Missouri
were so engrossed with the money
question that, nothing else was observ
ed or considered, a small party of pros
pectors quietly camped near the Mis
sissippi river and bog Vin drilling holes
in the mountains In which Is Tom
Sawyer’s cave. After each hole was
drilled a certain depth It was securely
plugged. The prospectors wore a quiet
peaceable lot, and none of the inhabi
tants gathered any Information from
them. Somebody said they were hunt
ing soapstone to make slate pencils,
and the people let it go at that, and
concentrated their minds on the more
important subject of IS to 1. The elec
tion over the soapstone hunters calm
ly pursued their wonted way of dig
ing holes and plugging them.
The land was considered worthless
for any purpose except to make pyra
mids for sphinxes, and, as Missourians
didn’t care to erect any such monu
ments after the disaster to free silver,
they were glad to part with such re
sources at from $1 to $2 an acre to
the slate-pencil men.
One morning a farmer galloped ex
citedly around to his neighbors and
urged them te> not sell their rocks as
sets at any figure, because the pretend
ed soapstone hunters were simply dis
guised copper miners, and they had
struck some wonderfully rich lodes.
But, alas, by then 800 broad acres had
been sold for the pitiful sum of $2
an acre. But the I‘armer who made the
discovery had not sold his, and when
one of the smooth prospectors ap
proached he was ready for him.
“You’ve got 160 of rock down the
river,” said the prospector, "Is It for
sale?”
"Yes,” said the owner, warily.
"Give you $2 an acre for It.”
"Guess again.”
"Three?”
"Nope.”
"Four—five—ten—twenty?”
"See here, my friend,” said the lord
of the rocky hill, ”1 know your little
game, and I’ve been laying for you.
If you want my land you’ll pay me
*2OO an acre for It, and a royaßy on
every ton of ore produced.”
The prospector smiled.
“Got a gold mine on your farm?” he
asked.
"Never you mind what I’ve got.
Them's the figures, and you don't get
It a cent less. And the option only
runs this week. Next Monday the
price will be doubled.”
The rock buyer didn’t come back, and
the farmer decided to work his hold
ings himself. He sent East for an ex
pert, who came along with his drills
and made holes all over the face of
the cliff, down In the valley, and on
the hilltops, until that 160 looked like
a gigantic dip net turned upside down.
The expert reported nothing but a pe
culiar soft stone, known a* "unripe
limestone.” He suggested, however,
that he would keep on down ln the
earth If the farmer would make a si
multaneous descent In his pockets. But
the farmer* had had enough. He dis
charged his expert and sought the man
hd had Insulted him with an offer
of *2O an acre, but the prospector was
not ln a buying mood that day, and
no deal was made. He had gathered
In more than 800 acres, and that was
enough to last a few generations.
A plant costing more than *1,000,000
was put up In 1901, and people found
out the significance of the geological
study begun the five years before. The
rock composing Tom Hawyer’s cave and
the mountains below It is of a peculiar
soft formation and make the best ce
ment ln the world. There are only two
or three such places ln the United
States, and as the demand for Port
land cement Is increasing rapidly such
rock Is fast becoming valuable. In the
course of a few years the beautiful
cave Immortalized by Mark Twain will
be spread over the face of the earth
ln the shape of viaducts, retaining
walls, bridge pillars, granitoid walks,
monuments, houses, breakwater* and
the many thousands of uses to which
this pliable material is adapted.
One cement works Just below Hanni
bal will produce 9.400 barrels of ce
ment a day as soon as all its ma
chinery Is ready.
The romantic spot that ha* been
doomed to ruin to satisfy the demands
of commercialism Is thus described by
Mark Twain:
"The mouth of the cave was up the
hillside —an opening shaped like a let
ter A. Its massive oaken door stood
unbarred. Within was a small cham
ber, chilly as an Ice house, and walled
by nature with solid limestone that
was dewy with cold sweat. It was
romantic and mysterious to stand here
In the deep gloom and look out upon
the green valley shining In the sun.
The cave was a vast labyrinth of
crooked aisles that ran Into each other
and out again, and led nowhere. It
was said that one might wander days
and nights together through its Intri
cate tangle of rifts and chasms and
never find the end of the cave, and
that he might go down, and down, and
still down, Into the earth, and It was
Just the same—labyrinth undernsath
labyrinth, snd no end to any of them.
No man 'knew' the cars. That was
an Impossible thing."
And now the cave where Torn Saw
yer and Becky Tbwtcber were lost, and I
where "Injun Joe'' starved to death, Is 1
about to he dsetroyed. 1
.
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MISS 11) ALI AN C. HAYES.
THOUGHT lIE W*9 IIUIIBY'.
Eccentric Woman < aased Much Em
barrassment for Foreigner.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Clearfield, Pa., Oct. 30. —It is not
often that from out the proceedings
of court there comes so strange ‘and
Interesting a story as one which de
veloped here before Judge Allison O.
Smith. If told by a novelist or play
wright the writer would be accredited
with cleverness of Imagination, for the
whole thing is really more like the
yarns one finds between the covers of
books than one from real life.
The chief figure ln the tale is ec
centric Kute Miller, middle-aged and
nfannish in her demeanor, whose home
Is a little smoke-begrimed, but along
the Mount Job road, In Lawrence,
township, where, she has lived alone,
except for a cow, several pigs and
a flock of chickens, for many years.
She was married once, nnrl because
she forgot how her husband looked she
became the plalbttff in this unique oase
In oourt. The role of second Import
ance was unwillingly filled by Flank
Marella, a black-eyed, black-moustach
ed Italian, who is boss of a gang of
riallroad laborers. Mrs. Miller had
Marella haled Into court that she might
prove that he was the husband who
desertod here fifteen years ago. That
husband was Andrew Polleshits, a
Hungarian, who, with a crowd, of fel
low-countrymen, dame into this section
to work on the Beech Creek Railroad.
"Andy" after his marriage quilt the
railroad job and went to live with his
wife on her little farm. The bride ex-,
pected her husband to keep up with her
pace as an all-around farm hto-nd, but
that wus what Andy couldn’t do; so
he fled the country. He has never been
seen ln this section since.
But poor, unsuspecting Frank Ma
re 11a fell a victim to the woman's ldlo
synx racy, because she became convinc
ed that he was not Frank Marella, but
Andy Polleshltz, her legal and right
ful husband. She tried to convince
him that he was the man she had mar
ried. but Marella wouldn’t believe It.
Then Mrs. Miller tried to clasp him
ln her arms, but Marella took to his
heels and went Into hiding. Two days
later Marella was arrested, charged
with desertion, and lodged In jail. But
his friends came to his rescue, employ
ed oounael, and on a writ of habeas
corpus he was brought before Judge
Smith.
Mrs. Marella declared that the pris
oner was her husband, but 17 of Ma
rella'* countrymen swore he was Wot
her husband. The court directed that
the plaintiff Introduce her evidence of
identification, whereupon Mrs. Miller
produced a faded photograph of her
self and Andy Polleshltz, taken on
their wedding day. But the picture of
her “man" looked no more like Ma
rella than the man In the moon does.
Then Judge Smith did some Interro
gating. In the fifteen years that have
elapsed Mrs. Miller forgot Just how her
husband wore his hair, what sort of
moustache he had. and about every
thing else that might establish a man’s
Individuality.
When Marella and hi* witnesses were
called they proved conclusively that
Marella had only been In this country
three years, and, therefore, could not
have married the woman fifteen years
ago. This ended the case. Marella was
discharged, though Mrs. Miller was
still convinced that he was her hus
band, and she went away sorrowful,
for the oourt directed her to keep
away from Marella and hot molest
him, else the hand of the law would
be laid upon her. '
—Here Is a sample of Mine. Bern
hardt's breezy, easy style of writing,
from a letter written to a friend from
her tort on Belle Isle, ln Brittany:
"You want to know”what I do at Belle
Isle. I rest. I rest by fatiguing my
self. 1 lead a paradoxical life at ..Paris,
as you know. One must breathe, nev
ertheless. The same destiny which has
made me the servant of an art ln
which the brain, heart, sensibility, In
telligence alone work has given me a
taste, a need, a mania for physical
movement. How do I reconcile these
two? I do not, but I go to Belle Isle.
I see you laugh: ‘What! Belle Isis
for nature so Insatiable? It Is so lit
tle—Balle Isle,* ’
—Hoodew—"Yes, I’ll have to admit
I’m, superstitious.” Dumley—"Ol I
wouldn’t be that way.” Hoodew—"You
wouldn’t?" Dumley—"No. Whenever
you begin to get superetltlous It's a
sure sign you’re going to have bad
luck.”—Catholic Standard and Times,
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