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CUBA’S HEALTH NOTjAMENACE YELLOW FEVER NOT FEARED because op the safeguards TAKEN AGAINST IT. Mortality In the Island Has Steadily Decreased Since tile Establishment of the Republic—There Has Deen no Epidemic of Qnurantlnable Diseases—Cuba a Sort of Quaran tine Station for the United States. Washington. Dec. 26.—Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister, in view of reports that yellow fever was beginning again to obtain a foothold in Cuba and 'that the Cuban government was not vigor ously enforcing sanitary precautions, to-night gave out the following official statement: “The rate of mortality in the island of Cuba has steadily decreased since the establishment of the republic and compares most favorably with the best showings of the states of the union and of the countries of Europe and is due not only to our splendid climate, but to the conscientious efforts of the cen tral sanitary department of Cuba. “There has been no epidemic of quar antinable diseases. Yellow fever, smallpox, cholera and the plague have not developed in Cuba since the proclamation of the republic. Neither of the two cases of yellow fever at Punta De Sal, in October and Novem ber, have propagated beyond the orig inal cases. “It is true that owing to the finan cial inability of certain municipalities, they have been unable to do as much as they would like for water supply, street cleaning, pavement and sewers, hut in no wise has this caused yellow fever, which has not broken out in any of the ports or towns. Cuba the United States' Quarantine. "Cuba to-day is the quarantine, to a great extent, of this country. Over twenty confirmed cases of yellow fever have come to the island from othcv parts of America, some in steamers bound for the United States, and they have been properly handled by the Cuban authorities. "Since the appearance of the two isolated cases of yellow fever q small hospital sufficient for all needs, has been available in Santiago de Cuba for any cases which may arise on shore, while the hospital at Cayo Duan will be reserved for any independent cases. Special inspectors have been stationed at the different mines; they will re port daily through the local sanitary office, the sanitary conditions of those stations, and two medical inspectors will undertake the medical and sani tary inspection of all the houses of Santiago de Cuba. “Sporadic cases are liable to occur. "The utmost that can be expected of any country is that it sees to it that its sanitary conditions are not a men ace to its neighbors and that if quar antine diseases should appear proper precautions be taken to prevent their becoming epidemic and reaching other countries to their detriment. Doing Its Very Best. “The government of Cuba is doing Its full duty in the matter, and intends to continue improving the sanitary conditions of the small, as well as of the larger, towns, which now can be compared, without any disadvantage, with those of any other country. Cuba thus far has shown that it is protect ing Its neighbors efficiently, and that Us sanitary officers are fully able to meet any emergency and rijurt any scientific investigation carried on in good faith.” SHARP~BROS. HAD FIRE AT MILL ROY. Statesboro, Ga., Dec. 26.—Sharp Bros., doing- a merchandise and naval store business at Mill Roy, had their barns, nine mules, forage, harness, wagons, etc., burned last night at a loss of more than $2,000. The particulars are not known. Christmas at Douglas. Douglas, Ga., Dec. 26.—Christmas at Douglas passed off pleasantly. The po lice had but very little trouble in hand ling the largest crowds of any similar occasion, only a few plain drunks being recorded. The trains on all the railroads were behind on al most all schedules, because of the in creased holiday traffic and shoppers. The merchants all did good business. Religious services were held in all the churches. Douglas’ new officials will be sworn in officially next Monday. They are: Mayor-elect C. E. Baker, Aldermen F. Willis Dart, W. C. Bryan, Moses Grif fin and B. Peterson. New l’luy Presented. Newport News, Va„ Dec. 26.—“ At Old Point Comfort,” a romantic drama by Daniel Hart, a Wilkesbarrc. Pa., newspaper man, who dramatized “The Jucklins" for Stuart Robson and who is the author of “The Parish Priest,” which scored a distinct suc cess several years ago, was presented here for the first time on any stage. The play was favorably received by large audiences, matinee and evening performances being given. The elab orate scenic investiture embraces views of the Fort Monroe fortifications and Hampton Roads. MlUnrtl Called to Atlanta. Atlanta, Dec. 26.—Rev. J. W. Millard, D. D., who is well known in this city, has been called to the pastorate of the Ponce De Leon Avenue Baptist Church. Dr. Millard is at present pastor of the But aw Place Baptist Church of Bal timore. The call was sent Dr. Mil lard to-dav. I.title Girl Shot by Her Brother. Midville, Ga., Dec. 26.—A little daughter of Mr. Glisson, who lives •bout six miles south of here In Eman uel county was accidentally shot by her little brother yesterday, while playing with a pistol. The ball enter ed the right side, above her waist and came out just above her left hip. Dr. Drake, who dressed the little girl's wounds thinks she will recover. Dne Negro Killed Another. Midville, On.. Dec. 26.—Wi1l Roberts a negro on J. F. Inman's place five miles north of here was shot yes terday by a comrade in a quarrel over trivial matter, and died lust night. Th negro who did the shooting fled and has not been arrested. I brUlmii at' Midville. Midville, Gg. Dee. M. —Christmas In this community was utiusunlly quiet. The town marshal made only two st reets, and these were for disorderly ivmlist. UroMltsliMlls* Ml Muaala. Lkuterlnoelgv, Dee. J6.—The Gov* *tuw. opening tbs Jftemet vo, spoke Ml* Ihuslsetiistly of the forUwwiMiag de* eaauaiiaauue at Kuaau BURNING OF MRS. HUGHES AND BABY. Continued from First page. house, after she had caught, in a fran tic effort to extinguish the flames. A Witness of the Tragedy. It is generally believed that some one else was there, either when the burning occurred, or Just after: but as to who this was is a mystery that may never be cleared up. One gentle man who was there not long after, and examined the bodies and premises carefully, advance the theory that a stranger may have been passing along the road and. seeing the fire, went in to help them, but finding them both already burned to death, put out the fire- replaced the water in the bucket and then went away, afraid to men tion it lest he should be suspected of having perpetrated the deed. There are others, however, who hold that if there was a third person, there were darker motives that prompted his presence. Every effort will be made to throw more light upon the tragedy, though at present there seems to be no solu tion. NEGROES ARE*THREATENED. Some VVnnl Them to Get Ont of Bul loch County. Statesboro, Ga., Dec. 26.—There is considerable excitement in this county in the vicinity of where Reed and Cato committed their crime upon the Hodges family some time ago, about the free distribution of letters to white people, signed by clubs of various names, warning them to fight shy of the negroes and dispense with their services and help them to leave the county. It seems that this sort of thing has been going on for some time, but has not gained much notice until to-day, when the coroner impanelled a jury from Statesboro to look into a rumor that a negro had been burned in his house last Friday night and that parts of his skull and portions of his body hed been recovered from the ashes. Members of this jury reached town this afternoon from the scene and re port that no conclusion was arrived at, owing to the fact that the bones were nearly burned up that they could not say whether they were those of a per son or an animal and that they think this a method to frighten the negroes and make them leave the county. killTdbTawoman. She Shot Constan After He Had In suited Her. Batson, Tex., Dec. 26.—W. R. Con stan, an engineer employed by an oil company here, was shot and killed to-day by Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, wife of another engineer. The shooting occurred on the door step of the Nichols residence. Con stan gained access to the house, it is alleged, insulted Mrs. Nichols, where upon he was ejected. He returned lat er and Mrs. Nichols fired at him from the doorway, killing him instantly. Mrs. Nichols was arrested, but lat er released on a small bond to appear before the grand jury. Constan is reported to have a fam ily, but their whereabouts is unknown. DODGE BECAME ILL. Two Physician* Were Culled to Attend Him. New York, Dec. 26.—Charles F. Dodge, who returned from Texas last week in charge of United States Mar shal Hanson to answer to a charge of perjury, suffered a collapse in his room at the Broadway Central Hotel to-day and a physician was speedily sum moned. Later a second physician was called in consultation. During the re mainder of the day one of the medical men was in constant attendance. He is said to be a very sick man and under the constant care of a physi cian. Messrs. Jerome and Garvin spent most of the day in their offices work ing on the Dodge case. Mr. Jerome refused to be interviewed and said he could not say when he would present the case to the grand jury. INJURED BY* DYNAMITE. Chicago, Dec. 26.—The unexpected explosion of a stick of blasting dyna mite to-day fatally injured three men. Injured a score of others and partly wrecked a large steam shovel on the Chicago drainage canal near Lock port, 111. More than 100 men were working with in 200 feet of the dynamite when the explosion occurred. All were thrown from their feet, twenty being bruised and lacerated by flying stones and earth. Engineer James Hill, an uni dentified man who acted as Hill’s as sistant, and an Italian laborer are the men fatally Injured. The others were not seriously hurt. Mr. S. P, Henerey. Mrs. S. F. Henerey died at 9:40 o’clock last night, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Middleton, from the effects of a stroke of paraly sis. sustained two weeks ago. Mrs. Henerey was 79 years of age and a native of Charleston. She was the widow of Lieut. John F. Henerey, of the Confederate army, who was in Fort Sumter at the time of the bombardment. Lieut. Henerey also served through the Virginia campaign and was with Gen. Lee at the time of his surrender at Appomattox. Mrs, Henerey is survived by her daughters, Mrs. John R. Miller and Mrs. Ed mond R. Middleton. The funeral will take place from the First Baptist Church at 4 o'clock this afternoon und Rev. Dr. J. D. Jor dan will conduct the services. Mr*. Nellie D. Sharp. tVashlnßtnn, Washington, Dee. 26. -Mrs. Nellie Dent Sharp, the widow of Maj. Alex ander Sharp, United States Army, and sister of the late Mrs. U. H. Grant and Mrs. James S. Casey of this city, died at 4he Woodley apartment house In this city to-day. Joel Abbott Klllnps, Madison. Madison, Ga., Dee. 26.—Hon. Joel Ab bot Billups, moderator of the Presby terian synod of Georgia, died at his home here this morning, aged 77. YOUR NEW YEAR'S DINNER will not be complete without Jell-O America's most popular dessert, which received Highest Award. Gold Medal, at Ft. Lout* Exposition. An artistic table decoration that also pleases the palate. Very easy to pre pare. Mix chows flavors. —Lemon, Orange. R.spberry. Mtrs wherry, Chocolate and f harry, order a pack age of ••< h to-day from your gro* in |Ac When you make Ise Cream was Jell-O l<'K CREAM Powder All Ingredients lu tbs packed*- At all gi veers. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TI KSDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1004. *BOYS AND CHILDREN’S* OVERCOATS THAT 25 Per Cent. Off Is still in force in this department. Every gar ment is touched by this discount and the moth ers of Savannah have an unusual opportunity for buying overcoats for the boys. See them to-day. NEW YORK’S CHRISTMAS. Harrowing Stories That the Seeth ing I,lft* Disclosed. New York, Dec. 26.—The celebration of Christmas in New York was not without its pathetic features and many sad cases came to the attention of the authorities. A neatly dressed young woman of 27 years was found unconscious, seated on a bench in Riverside Drive and died before reaching a hospital. Her fea tures told an eloquent story of priva tions and hardship. The ambulance surgeon was of the opinion that death resulted from long.continued exposure without nourishment. She has net been identified. Nine-year-old Jeanette McCoy, whose father was ill and unable to work, has been caring for her young brothers and sisters and helped her mother sup port the family by washing and scrub bing. To-day the little girl, worn out by her efforts, was taken to a hospital where It was found she was suffering from diphtheria and a fe\y hours later she was dead. The physicians said she had literally starved herself to death in her endeavors to keep the other four children alive. A fire in an Allen street house early to-day following a Christmas celebra tion, caused the death of two women and the serious injury of two women and a man. Nan Patterson, the former actress, accused of the murder of Frank T. Young, passed a gloomy Christmas in the Tombs. She had anticipated cele brating her release from imprison ment with her family in Washington and the fact that she will probably have to undergo another trial, made this Christmas the saddest of her life. Morris Fielding, a young clerk in a banking house, in a moment of des pondency, ended his life at his home by shooting. Tottering through the snow while suffering from pneumonia, Mrs. Mary Schneider, aged 23, fell swooning on the sidewalk in Forty-fifth street. Her husband died five months ago and left her penniless and she had been har bored by a woman friend. The phy sicians say she will die. Following a trivial quarrel with his wife, Conrad Fredericks hanged him self in his home in East Forty-eighth street. PLIGHT OF RUSSIA Dwelt Upon by Trubet*kol In an AddrcM* at Moscow* Moscow, Dec. 26.—The Zemstvo con gress of the Moscow government open ed to-day. Prince Trubetskoi, the pres ident, in his opening address, dwelt upon the serious condition of Russia and the regrettable war with Japan, the end of which could not be antici pated in the near future, as well as the grave economical crisis through which the country is passing, and the internal disorganization of the empire. All this, he said, lay as a heavy yoke on the Russian people and produced the condition of. strong nervous ex citement under which it labored. Continuing, Prince Trubetskoi declar ed that Minister of the Interior Svia topolk-Mirsky’s assurance of confi dence in the people had given the Zem stvo new power to serve the state. The Zemstvos had firm confidence in the Emperor. They believed the happy day was nigh when through the im perial will, the present bureaucratic regime, which had estranged the su preme power of the people, would be changed; the day on which the Em peror would summon freely elected rep resentatives of the people to parti cipate In legislation through whose co operation the imperial power and great ness of the throne would be strength ened and the triumphant development of the fatherland assured. The address was adopted by a ma jority of the votes in the congress. i^fast^groTTno. Effort* to Float the Drumelsler I’rove Unavailing. New York, Dec. 26.—The British steamer Drumclzier, which went ashore on the Point of Fire Island bar two miles to the west of the Fire Island light house last night in a blinding snowstorm. Is still hard aground. The vessel _ loft New York Sunday bound for Swansea and Havre, and when she struck was many miles out ol her course. Wreckers were sent to her assistance from this city, but their efforts to pull her off the bar have so far proved unavailing. DEATH ~STALKEdTn AT CHRISTMAS TREE. Williamson, W. Va., Dec. 26.—A Christmas tree entertainment at a church In Nolan a small town north of here last night was brought to a sudden close by a bloody light, in which one man was instantly killed and two others serlouslv wounded. The dead: Everett Thompson, shot by Mike Duncan. The injured: Nimrod Thompson, father of Everett, cannot live. Mike Duncan stabbed by Everett Thompson, may die. Slabbed Ills Member. Memphis, Tenn., Dec, 27,—A special to the Commercial. Appeal from ('of. ftevllle. Miss., ssys Marshall Jtarrl oun has stabbed and fatally wou ided his brother Henry, while the two wet* engaged In a light The Injured men has assumed the blame for the Ml* counter Md begged that his brother tie not prosecuted Noth were drink* tug whan the dlSn ulty occurred. NEWS OF A DAY IN GEORGIA’S CAPITAL LIKE SPEECHES ON STUMP WARM POLITICAL CORRESPOND ENCE STIRS THE STATE. There Is NVide Disensslon of tlie teltfr* Solicitor General Osborne I* Writing—One Politleian llls ensses the Morris-Steed Confer ence—Sny* Steed Whs Promised the Support of Morris’ Friends for President of the Semite. Atlanta, Dec. 26.—The card-writing feature of the coming political cam paign fs attracting about as much at tention among the politicians just now as would the appearance of the candi dates themselves on the stump. The letters of Solicitor General W. W. Os borne of Savannah and the replies they have called forth are being gener ally discussed at the Capitol and in po litical circles over the state. Inquiry was made to-day as to the features of the conference held a lit tle more than two years ago over the House speakership, for the details of which Mr. Osborne has called upon former Speaker N. A. Morris. "I was not at that conference,” said a well known Georgia politician, to day. "principally because I had no special business there: but I have heard from several parties who were present something in a general way about the details of it. As I am In formed, and reliably, I think, it was a conference between the friends of Newt Morris and Walter Steed of Tay lor regarding the speakership. “Both sides met and showed their hands. It was discovered that Mor ris had more members of the House pledged for him for the speakership than Steed had, though neither had a majority. After considerable discus sion, it was finally decided that Steed should get out of the way and support Morris, and In consideration for this it was promised that Morris’ friends would support and endeavor to elect Steed president of the next Senate. “I understand that Morris has re mained faithful to his part of the con tract. What his friends have done I have not been informed. So far as I have been able to gather that is all there was to the conference to which Mr. Osborne refers, and for the details of which he has called upon Mr. Mor ris.” Respite (or Wlllford. Gov. Terrell to-day granted a re spite to Whitley Wiliford, the Mitch ell county negro who was to have been hanged to-morrow for murder, until Jan. 13 in order that the Prison Commission may have opportunity to investigate and see whether the ne gro should be executed or have his sentence commuted to life imprison ment. Wiliford, who was an escaped con vict from a misdemeanor gang, kill ed Harmon West, a young white man, and wounded a man named Cox, a bailiff, who went to arrest him. It took three companies of militia to prevent mob violence during his trial. Suggestion that the case should bo investigated by the Prison Commis sion and the Governor came from Judge Spence and Solicitor General Wooten, by whom he was tried. To Keep Ont tlie Cotton Terror. State Entomologist Wilmon Newell is to-day sending out circulars to all parties interested, giving the rules adopted and laid down by the State Board of Entomology to prevent the Introduction of the Mexican boll wee vil into this state. These regulations apply principally to shippers, trans portation companies and consignees, and to the handling of produets which would be likely to convey the boll weevil. They are quite stringent, and an inspector will be employed es pecially to see that they are enforced. lln<l n (Inlet Chrlatmaa. Christmas was generally observed to-day, the State Capitol, the City Hall, banks, and practically all the stores in the city being closed all day. Contrary to usual custom the bar rooms were open, though the city or dinance requires them to be closed on Christmas day. The city attorney held, however, that as this was not Christmas day in fact, they could not be required to close. There were the usual number of drunks and disorder lies, but the police have had the situ ation well in hand and nothing serious developed. BLIZZARD SWEEPS OVER WESTERN STATES. Omaha. Neb., Dec. 26.—A blizzard has been general to-day over the great er part of Indian Territory. Kansas and Nebraska and Western lowa. A terrific wind is blowing here and the thermometer Is near the zero mark. A thousand telephones are out of work ing order in Omaha, where a heavy sleet storm Impeded communication. It Is the worst storm of the winter. Stockmen assert that the cold wave will not affect cattle seriously as they are in excellent condition and able to stand much cold. FIVE WERE BURNED TO DEATH IN A SHANTY. Old Town. Md.. Dec. 26.—Mack Ni marlck, his wife and child, and Anna and Massaun Cole, Nimarlck's sisters in-law. all Slavs, were burned to death to-day In a shanty in which fifty la borers employed on the Wabash Rail road were housed. The men were employed by a sub contractor named John Nichols. An explosion of coal oil is supposed to have caused the accident. says they closed THE UNIVERSITY. London, Dec. 27.—A dispatch from St. Petersburg to a news agency says the Russian authorities have closed Moscow university until Keb. 1, ow ing to the recent student disturbances. According to the same source of In formation, during the riota at Razorn, two railway bridges were blown up and at t'henstohovo an attempt was made to dynamite the statue of Alex ander If, but only the step* were Injured. Odors of Perspiration trum at Ml Idlo. Royal Foot Wash . -le*t. •*., bit .. _i, .. . Stop* ( Itsflog, cure* Sweating In I.lug SwaHea. I lie* PaM. |M at druggists or prepaid tram BATON DRUG CO* Atlanta, <Aa Ntteef hash If Mat aallafad dampl# far -teui stamp- DESCRIPTION GIVEN OF A JAPANESE ATTACK. How They Mimlo h rimrue at Tort Arthur. London. Dec. 27.—The Daily Tele graph’s correspondent at Chee Foo, In a dispatch, dated Dec. 26, says: "A messenger from Port Arthur de scribes a Japanese attack, the even ing of Dec. 22. with a light column of 5,000 and many machine guns on the northern defenses. They dashed along the railway, carried trench after trench and succeeded In reaching the water course beneath Payuissean mountain, whence the Russian artillery worked terrible execution. "A fierce bayonet fight occurred at midnight. A strong Russian force ad vancing eastward of Payuissean moun tain threatened the retreat of the Jap anese, who. after a desperate strug gle, retired to the north, leaving sev eral machine guns, 300 ritles, and eighty prisoners. It Is intimated that they lost 600 killed. "The Japanese halted near the ceme tery and. finding that both their flanks had carried all the works forming the outlying range of the main forts, they entrenched on small hills near Etse mountain under a severe enfilading fire, which caused them heavy losses.” TOLD HOSPITAL SHIPS TO CHANGE BERTHS. London, Dec. 27. —The Dally Mall’B correspondent at Toklo cables as fol lows: “On Dec 19, the Japanese signalled the Russian hospital ships protecting the destroyers In the roadstead of Port Arthur to change their berth, and the Russians requested a respite of six hours, which meant giving the destroyers the benefit, of darkness. The sequel Is not known. "It is reported that recently posi tions have been captured behind Llaotl, which have cut off the Russian sup ply bases from the main force.” Foreign correspondents from Port Arthur declare that the fortress is the strongest (hat ever was attacked and consider that no other army in the world could have done what the Jap anese have accomplished, but depre cate as over sanguine the idea of its immediate capture. • SURPRISED A FORCE OF THE JAPANESE. Mukden, Dec. 26. —Volunteers, who crossed the Shakhe river on Friday surprised a force of the enemy, kill ing about one hundred and taking fif teen prisoners. The Russian losses were trifling. Holiday lit Washington. Washington, Dec. 26.—Christmas Monday was observed as a holiday in the national capital. To President Roosevelt the day was less of a holi day than to many of his fellow citi zens. He spent considerable time in his office, and also kept a number of engagements which had been made for to-day. including appointments with Secretary Hay and Assistant Secre tary Loomis, Postmaster General Wynne and Representative Cooper of Texas. Xltker Was Murdered. Paducah, Tex.. Dec. 26.—The re mains of Gus Sitker, a bootmaker, who mysteriously disappeared from this place on the night of Feb. 16, 1902, were found to-day In n canyon In the pasture of H. C. Cook, four miles west of town. A knife Made broken off In the skull Indicates foul play. The body was Identified by the cloth ing. Sitker was supposed to have had SSOO on his person when he dis appeared. t No Enrly Trial for Drryfu*. Paris, Dec. 26.—The Attorney Gen eral's statement of the Dreyfus case, which It is believed will demand the cancellation of the Rennes Judgment, without Indicating further steps, will not be ready before the end of Jan uary. This means that a re-trial of Capt. Dreyfus before the full Supreme Court of Appeals cannot occur before Mav. Opened by Itehnn. St. Louis, Dec. 26.—Before an au dience that taxed the capacity of the Garrick Theater, Miss Ada Rehan, as sisted by Charles J. Rlehman, formal ly opened St. Louis' new playhouse to night, presenting "The Taming of the Shrew." The Garrick was erected at a cost of $600,000 and the building will be entirely devoted to amusement pur poses. THE HORSE WON THE TRANSFER. An Kualne Romance of the New York Police Department. From the New York Sun. If you go to Central Park to-day you will be likely to see at the Mall entrance a big, beautiful bay horse, white fore feet squarely planted and a little apart, white starred head high In the air, strong neck, curving. If you are a friend of the rider and the rush of carriages across the drive Is not too great the bay may bow to you majestically, gracefully. knees touching the gravel, with a splendid sweep of the big, handsome head, clean cut as a blue grass racer's. The horse that bows like a woman is Wyck, the finest, save Irish Lad, In the stables of the police department. George Ferguson, the rider, has sat Wyck for years In the park, chasing runaway, catching scornful automo blllsts and swinging traffic Into the set ways. Man and horse know the park to every blade of grass and peb ble. Most people who go to the park regularly know Ferguson and Wyck. They wondered last week where the clean cut, straight limbed, square shoulder man and his beautiful horse were. Several days ago Capt. Stephen O'Brien, who is In charge of the mounted men who handle street traffic under the new arrangement, told Commissioner McAdoo that he must have more men. A mounted policeman was espectally required at Columbus Circle. The commissioner went over the list and decided to transfer Fer guston and Wyck from the park to atreet service. Wyck was needed at the circle, but the exigencies of the case demanded that Ferguson lie sent elsewhere. When they told Fer guson about it h shed a real tear or two and perhaps more. lie hadn't been separated from the Ulg bay for years, and ho loved the horse better tlian anything else In the world. He made a personal appeal to Mr. Me* Adoo, begging that Wyck be left in the park oven If h*' had to be trans ferred Himself. The commissioner knew so.ethlng about the affection of Ceiguaot. for the horse snd he dis liked to risk so vsiusble an animal in f Big Spring Dist. Cos., Savannah, Ga., Distributor •. 1 ~ KALOLA COMPANY'S High Grade Fruit Flavoring Extracts. THREE STAR 11RANI), “PURITY AND STRENGTH.* FLORIDA LEMON, FLORIDA ORANGE. "-&.A GEORGIA PEACII. MEXICAN VANILLA. PPRE, DELICATE, STRONG. 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Ferguson came to see his pet once In a while and then Wyck was his old self again. But aft er Ferguson went away Wyek’s mel ancholy returned. Yesterday Mr. Mc- Adoo, passing through Columbus cir cle, stopped to speak to O'Neil. “This Is Ferguson's famous trick horse, Isn't It?" said the commissioner. “It Is, sir," said O'Neil, “but I’m afraid he’ll go all to pieces If he Is kept away from Ferguson and out of the park.” McAdoo looked Wyck over with an appreciative eye. The former rough rider spoke to the bay and he kneeled before the commissioner. Then he made a fare, walked Spanish and put out his right forefoot to shake hands with McAdoo. He went through all the tricks that Ferguson had taught him. The commissioner patted Wyck's velvety nose and was about to turn away when the horse dropped his muz zle on McAdoo's shoulder. He snug gled close to the commissioner's cheek. Then he raised his head and looked off In the direction of the park. “I am sure that horse was asking me to send him back to the park as I am of anything In the world." anld the com missioner, telling the story yesterday. "Everybody who knows that horse be lieves he understands everything that Is said to him, and I've a firm belief that he understood that I had the pow er of making him happy. The mount ed men say that Wyck can do every thing but talk, and they tell stories by the hour about him that beat any animal yarns you ever heard. Not the least remarkable feature of the stories Is that they are true. Well, sir, when fhat fine big horse put hts head down on my shoulder and then looked mourn fully off toward the park It broke me all up. The tears came Into my eyes, and I am not more Impressionable than most men, I suppose. I Just felt like apologizing for having made him so unhappy. ‘l'm sorry, O’Neil, but you are going to lose your mount,’ I told Wyck's rider. 'That horse goes back to Central Park and Ferguson goes back, too. It's a downright shame to keep them apart if there's any way to get around It.’ O'Nell was as pleased as could be because he loves the horse, as everybody In the department does that knows him. Bpt the happiest man In Greater New York was George Fer guson when the order went to him to take Wyck back to the old duty.” Yesterday there was plenty of gin ger In the big bay. All his dash and go had returned. He pranced like a 2-year-old and "sashayed” down the West drive in high school steps. The face of Ferguson was a treat. HOLnYRANTSOFTHIBET. Try to Achieve the linpo**tl>le and Shut Tlielr Kyra to the Obvious. From the Chicago Chronicle. Kang-Ma, Oct. I.—With the Thibe tans one must expect the unexpected. They will try to achieve the Impos sible and shut their eyes to the ob vious. They have a genius for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. Their elan, their dogged courage, their unquestioned heroism, their occasional acuteness, their more general Imbecile folly and vacillation and Inability to grasp a situation, make It Impossible to say what they will do In any given circumstances. A few dozen men will hurl them selves agnlnst hopeless odds and die to a man fighting desperately. A hand ful of Impressed peasants will devote themselves to death In defense of a village like the old Roman patriots. At other times they will forsake a strong position at the first shot and thousands will prowl around u camp at night, shouting grotesquely, but too timid to make a determined attack against a vastly outnumbered enemy. This uncertainty of our enemy may be accounted for to some extent by the fact that the British are not often opposed by the same levies, which would Imply that theirs la largely the courage of Ignorance. Yet In the face of the fighting at Palis snd Nianl snd Oyangtse Jong, this Is evidently no fair estimate of the Thibetan spirit. The men who stood In the breach at Oyongtae. in that hell of shrapnel and Maxim and rifle bullets, and dropped down stones on the Gurkhas as they climbed the wall met death knowingly and were not terrified by the resources of modern science In war, the magic, the demons, the unseen messengers at dtxMb Hut (he men who attacked the Kang* Me | a art- what parallel have we In b let or y tar these 7 They had been sent from Lhasa by the Kero- is Here the band divided si the JutviPoi at the tusde Melf went tee t> yeogtee to reltiLiw the long. half Is Kang Ms With orders ts destroy aft the posts between Pharl and the front. Their spiritual masters accompanied them to see that they did their work well. They came by night many miles over steep mountain cliffs and rocky ra vines, perhaps silently, with determined purpose, weighing the odds; or, maybe, boastfully with song and Jest saying: "We will steal In upon these English before dawn and slay them in their beds. Then we will hold the fort and kill all who come near. They came in the gray before dawn and hid In a gully beside the camp. At 5 the reveille sounded and the sen try left the bastion. Then they sprang up and rushed, sword in hand, their rllles slung behind their backs, at tho wall. The whole attack was directed on the southeast front, an unscalable wall of solid masonry, with bastions at each corner 'four feet thick and ten feet high. They rushed at the bas tions, the only point on that side they might, scramble over. They knew nothing of the fort and its tracing. Perhaps they had expect ed to find the mission encamped in tents on the open ground. But from the shallow nullah, where they lay con cealed only 200 yards distant and watched the sentry, they could survey this uncompromising front which they had set themselves to attack with the naked sword. They had no artillery, no guncotton, no material for storming, but they had come from Lhasa to take Kang-Ma and they would not turn back. They hoped to scale the wall and annihilate the garrison that held It. They came on undismayed, even as men flushed with victory. The se poys said they must be drunk or drug ged. They rushed to the bottom of the wall, tore out stones and flung them at the garrison: they leaped up and scrambled to gain a foothold and lift themselves on to the parapet, to seize the muzzles of rifles; they fell bul let-pierced, and some turned savage ly on the wall again. It was only a question of time, of minutes, and the cool, mechanical fire of the Twenty-third would have drop ped every man. But at last they turned and fled. A hundred and six bodies were left near the wall. Sixty more were killed in the pursuit. Was ever such a hope less. helpless struggle, such desperate and Ineffectual gallantry? Almost before It was light the yak corps, with Its small eeoort of thirty rifles of the Second Gurkhas wtos start ing on the road to Kalutsho. It pass ed the hiding place of the Thlhetana without noticing the few hundred men in rusty-colored cloaks breathing quiet ly among tho brown atones. Then the Thibetans made their charge, Just as the transport had pass ed and a detachment of them swerved off on the yaks. Two Thibe tan drivers In our service stod di rectly In their path. "Who are you?” cried one of the en emy. "Only a yak driver,” was the frightened answer. "Then take that,” the Thibetan said slashing at his arm with no Intent to kill. The Gurka escort took up a position behind a sangar and opened tire—all save one man, who stood by his yak and refused to come under cover, de spite the shouts and warnings of hla comrades. He killed several, but fell himself, hacked with seven sword cuts. The Thibetans were driven off and Joined the rout frotd the fort. The whole affair lasted less than ten min utes. British casualties were the Isolated Gurkha killed, two men in the fort slightly wounded by stones, and three of the Gurkhas behind the sangars se verely wounded, two by sword-cuts Bnd one by a bullet In the neck. And what was the flame that smol dered In these men and lighted them to action? They might have been Paladins or crusaders. But Buddhists are not fa natics. They do not stake eternity on a single existence. They have no Mah dl* or Juggernaut cars. And the Thi betans, we are told, are not patriots. Politicians say that they want the British in their country, that they are priest-ridden and hate and fear their lamas. What, then, drove them on? Certainly not fear. No people on earth have shown a greater contempt for death. Their lamas were with them until the final assault. Twenty shaven polls were found hiding In the nullah down which the Thibetans had crept In the dark, and were Imme diately dispatched. What promises and cajoleries end threats the holy men uaed no on a will ever knew But whatever the alterna tive. their simple followers preferred death. Edmund Candler. A guttapercha and rubber manufac turing company of Toronto, has mad* a belt for the grain elevator of lb* Intercolonial Rail war at Ht. Johns, whO-h Is ana at the largest ever pro duced It is of rubber and meaauraa 1,26* feet. He weight la nine unm. There are about four hundred thou sand German get Gars In Rraatl, most at whom are Brasilian nth!arts but who send their child ten to German arhuuia. which see waiiMs triad for 0m puti ■<•* at training them fa (Jana, n tmktts htt4 a Wva at Ummwj. 5