POPE IS PASSING
DOCTORS ON WATCH BY THE
DYING PONTIFF.
HIS DAYS SEEM NUMBERED
Last Sacrament Administered to Him
and He Has Given Directions Con
cerning His Wishes—Is Being Kept
Alive By Stimulants.
ROME—"Ood'a will be done.
Who would have believed it, when
only ten days ago I was presiding over
a public consistory?” murmured feebly
Pope Leo as he felt himself late Sun
day evening sinking into a deep sleep,
which lasted about three hours until
excruciating pain brought the dying
pcmtifT back to consciousness. He
groaned and complained of pains on
hath sides of the thorax. Tenderly
Dr Lapponnl, assisted by Pope Leo’B
valet, Pio Centra, ami the physician’s
second assistant, lifted his form and,
changing tho position, succeeded in
giving the patient some relief.
Though hovering on the brink of
death, the life of the pontiff Is pro
longed by means of strong stimulants
and concentrated nourishment and
while he Is still alive his wonderfuf
vitality may again resist and conquer
the attack of this illness.
Late Sunday evening, after the ex
citement of the ceremony of the last
sacrament wbb ove* the pope seemed
loss restless, partly soothed by the
religious service and partly by a dose
of chloral, which was given to him in
considerable quantity.
The great vaticap testifies to the
conviction that the passing of Pope
Leo is very near. The court yard of
St Damaso is filled with carriages 01
til-; cardinals. Cardinal Satolll drove
to Rome from Eracati, the beautiful
carriage horses covered with dust and
perspiration, in the oortlle are drawn
up carriages of the cardinals and
many notables. Servants and messen
gers hurriedly cross the court with
huge bundles of wax tapers, and with
the robes ot ecclesiastical dignitaries
awaiting within the palace. Tho ante
chambors of the palace were all
through the night thronged with
princes of the church, high noblemen
and members of the diplomatic corps.
Telegrams of inquiry have beep re
ceived from several monarehs of Eu
rope.
All kinds of speculation is already In
circulation as to the probable suc
cessor to the throne ot St. Peter’s.
Opinion is much divided, owing to the
many interests which will be affected
according to the choice made by the
■acred college. The first question the
cardinals will have to solve is whether
the conclave will he held in Rome or
outside of Italy.
ONE CASE OF CANCER CURED.
Vienna Medical Men Interested in a
Report Made.
VIENNA—Medical circles here arc
greatly Interested In a report commu
nicated from the Vienesse so ciety of
physicians and read at a recent meet
ting of the Imperial academy of sci
ence, to the effect that a long stand
ing case of cancer was cured by ra
dium lays at tue clinic of the late
Prof. Oaussenhauer. The patient,
who was til years of age, had long
suffered from cancee of the palate
and Up and had repeatedly been op
erated upon fruitlessly. In the au
tumn of 1902, when the physicians of
Vienesse hospital declared it was ab
solutely useless to operate again, one
physician determined as a last re
sort to try radium rays.
Agree to Pass Aldrich Bill.
WASHINGTON.—As a result of nu
merous conferences held here during
the past few weeks it lias been agreed,
so those in well-informed circles say,
to pass the Aldrich bill In the form
desired by the president. Representa
tive Cannon, who has been opposed to
the measure, has it is said, been finally
won over, and will lond his support
as speaker of the new house to the
bill. Others who were opposed have
also been won over.
Fleets Hover Over China
TIEN TSIN—The local newspapers
comment on the signffleance of the
gathering of the American, British
and Japanese fleets in the northern
part of the gulf of Pe Clil Li. It is
asserted that no less than fifty-seven
Russian warships of one sort and an
other are assembled at Port Arthur.
The Japanese reserve officers who
were on leave in North China are
said to have been called home.
Would-Be Assassin Burned Alive.
ALGIERS.—It is reported from the
Moroccan frontier that an attempt
was recently made to assassinate
Muley Mohammed, the sultan's broth
er, who is in league with the pre
tender Bu Hamara. while in camp at
Sidehalssa. A Mohasa tribesman fired
a revolver at short range. The bullet
missed Muley Mohammed and wound
ed a soldier.- The would-be assassin
was immediately seized, drenched with
kerosene and burned alive.
TARIFF QUESTION CONSIDERED.
Lord Rosebery Asks for Plans of the
Cabinet.
LONDON—Lord Rosebery, in the
house of lords, renewed the debate
over the preferential tariff proposi
tion, making a further request for in
formation regarding the cabinet's
plans, in the course of a long speech
he ridiculed Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain's program and said he did not
believe the government intended to
prosecute any further into the matter.
The Luke of Devonshire, lord pres
ident of the council, said it was im
possible now to give the exact scope
of the Inquiry. He could say that
the position of the government at
present was somewhat different from
that of Mr. Chamberlain; but they
did not conflict. The whole cabinet
had agreed that the time was ripe
for an investigation of the possibili
ties of a closer fiscal union with the
colonies.
YEAR’S RECORD AT THE MINT.
Qreat increase in Production Without
Increase in Expense.
PHILADELPHIA—The fiscal year
of the United States mint here just
ended was a record breaker in the
number of coins, medals and dies
struck and the increase in the produc
tion was accomplished without any
material increase in expenses. Accord
ing to the report made by Superin
tendent Landis to the treasury de
partment at Washington, the coinage
was $19,573,766 pieces greater than
the previous year, an increase in med
als of 7,032 pieces and an increase in
dies of 309. About $260,000,000 worth
of coined bullion was counted and
weighed, as follows:
Coil coin, $56,000,000; gold bullion.
$46,000,000; silver dollars, $92,000,000;
silver bullllon, $23,000,000. Besides
this there was a large amount of sub
sidiary sliver nickel and bronze.
A BIG POSTAL DEFICIENCY.
Deficit for Past Year Double that of
Previous Year.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Captain
Castle, auditor of the treasury for the
postofllce department, made the offi
cial estimate that the postal deficiency
for the fiscal year just closed will be
$4,617,203. The deficit for the previ
ous fiscal year was $2,961,470. This
big increase is attributed to the en
forced increase In expenditure for ru
ral free delivery service during the
past year.
The receipts of the postal service
for the year were $134,268,609 and the
expenditures $138,885,812. The defi
ciency In the free delivery service is
not yet definitely known beyond the
estimate made weeks ago by the post
master general that It would be $227,
000 by the close of the fiscal year.
The deficiency, however, may prove
considerably larger than that figure.
INHERITANCE TAX LAW VOID.
Minnesota Supreme Court Decides it
Unconstitutional.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—The supreme
court handed down a decision Satur
day in which the Inheritance tax law
was declared unconstitutional.
The decision was made in the case
of Alice A. Russell, executrix of the
estate of Sol Smith Russell, deceased,
formerly a well known actor.
After the estate of her husband had
been settled in the Hennepin county
probate court, Mrs. Russell asked for
a final accounting. The court held
that the estate was subject to the in
heritance tax and urged a claim of
$575 under this law. The Hennepin
county district court held that the law
was unconstitutional. The supreme
court sustained this decision.
Did Not Cheer the King.
DUBLIN—A special meeting of the
corporation of Dublin called to con
sider the proposal to present an ad
dress to King Edw'ard on his ap
proaching visit to Ireland, was broken
up by an uproar In the public galler
ies. The lord mayor, Timothy C. Har
rington, finding he could not quell the
disturbance, left tne chair abruptly
and adjourned the meeting. The peo
ple In the gallery then sang "God save
Ireland” and cheered for Ireland inces
santly until removed by the officials.
Count Campello Dead.
ROME.—Count Paola Campello is
dead. He was at one time canon of
St. Peter’s, abandoned Catholicism
later, preached violently against the
Vatican in Italy, England and the
United States, recanted, did penance,
and was restored to tne priesthood.
Mine Fire Under Control.
DENVER, Colo.—A special to the
Republican from Hanna. Wyo., says:
It is believed that the fire In the mine,
which was the scene of the recent
explosion and consequent heavy loss
of life, is under control. The work
of removing the debris from the main
slope is progressing favorably. It Is
not believed, however, that an at
tempt will be made to remove the
bodies of the miners until several
days have elapsed.
NO HOPE OF LIFE
ALL MEN IN THE MINE ARE
DOUBTLESS DEAD.
HOWEVER RESCUERS TOIL ON
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The Mine Penetrated and Many Dead
Discovered—Twenty Bodies Found
Mingled with Debris that the Unfor
tunates Tried to Pass.
HANNA, Wyo.—Special to tho Oma
ha Bee: Work for the men. suspense
for the women, certainty made more
certain and men’s worst fears realized.
This summarizes the day’s proceed
ings. All through the daylight hours
the weary rescue parties toiled on,
hoping to reach possible survivors
of Tuesday's mine disaster, while new
made widows and orphans walked the
streets or gathered in mute agony
about the various entrances to the
pit.
Members of the rescuing parties tell
of pitiful scenes about the seventeenth
level, as deep as it has been possible
to penetrate. Some of the survivors
were driven insane and fought like
fiends against the rescuers. Dazed,
listless survivors were found sitting on
cars or lying on the floor, csreless of
whether they lived or died. At the
seventh level a pile of twenty bodies
was found strewn over a pile of debris,
which the men had tried to surmount
before overcome by the deadly fumes.
Some were seared and blackened by
flames, but all had died crawling to
ward fresh air. The eleven rescuers
who penetrated thus far were too weak
to bring out a body.
For hours the scene at the entrance
of the mine was heart moving. With
clothes and hair awry, mothers, wives,
sweethearts and children huddled to
gether, weeping and wringing their
their hands. Many sat on shattered
timbers blown from the mine’s mouth,
insensible to their surrounding. The
most frantic pushed to the edge of the
gap and tried to force a way into the
slope.
Among the dead is Alfred Hapgood,
who turned the first shovel of dirt in
starting the slope.
The fire bosses, who had reported
all safe before working time Tuesday,
met death while making a second In
spection.
Many gathered in small crowds on
the hill overlooking tne mouth of the
ill-fated mine. Many believed the vic
tims would De brought through the rear
shaft, and congregated therefore on
the brow of a hill overlooking that
opening and waited anxiously through
the entire day, but their vigil was
not rewarded, for no bodies were re
moved from the mines during the day.
The women and older children are
apparently stupefied and do not re
alize the awful calamity that has be
fallen them. Many firmly believe that
their dear husbands, sons and broth
ers are still alive and will reach the
surface in safety, but these grief
stricken people have not yet learned
the truth, and will not fully realize
the awful situation until they are
confronted by the blackened, partially
burned and, in many cases mangled
bodies of their husbands, sons, rela
tives and friends.
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Cuban Veterans Clamorous.
HAVANA—The radical wing of the
revolutionary veterans at Havana have
petitioned congress for the immediate
appointment of a congressional com
mittee to pass upon the validity oi
the soldiers’ claims. They ask that
25 per cent thereof be paid out of the
government's present surplus. Some
of the most radical veterans denounce
the government because these pay
ments have been delayed.
Russia Prepared for Trouble.
LONDON—It is believed that the
fast cruisers of the Russian volunteer
fleet, which are lying idle at Sebasto
pol and Odessa, are being held in the
Rlack sea for military exigencies, says
the Odessa correspondent of the
Times. He adds that it is reported
that an intimation was given June 20
to the commanders of these vessels
that there is a possibility of their be
ing requisitioned to fly the naval flag.
Decrease in Price of Silver.
WASHINGTON—The quarterly es
timate of the value of foreign coinf
issued by the director of the mini
shows that for the three months end
ed June 30, 1903, the value of silvei
decreased from 53.144 cents an ounce
to 48.695 cents an ounce, a total ol
5.449 cents an ounce.
Dan Godfrey Dead.
LONDON—Dan Godfrey, the fam
ous bandmaster of the Grenadiei
Guards, died Tuesday of paralysis.
Payne Sees Kearns.
NEW YORK.—Postmaster General
Payne arrived from Washington via
the Pennsylvania railroad Thursday
accompanied by Mrs. Payne, en route
for a short rest in the Catskills. He
went direct to his room, leaving word
that he would see no callers. He saw
Senators Kearns of Utah, however, at
great length. Senator Kearns is the
owner of the Salt Lake paper of
which Perry Heath, former first assist
ant postmaster general, is the editor
A MINE DISASTER.
Explosion Terminates in Fearful Loss
of Life.
HANNA, Wyo.—Two hundred and
thirty-four dead and several others
slightly injured out of 280 is the rec
ord of the most fearful disaster which
ever struck the mining camps around
here.
'Shortly after 10:30 Tuesday morn
ing a miner entered a closed shaft
leading into the No. 1 mine of the
Union Pacific Coal company with a
naked light. Through years of idle
ness gas had been allowed to escape
end accumulate till it needed but a
spark to set it alight and wreck the
pit. This was supplied by the min
er. Instantly there was a roar as if
of echoing thunder. Mine timbers,
rock and iron were torn down and
hurled athwart the entrances, com
pletely blocking tue escape of almost
J00 men employed below ground. The
sound of tne report echoed and re
echoed below and above the surface
and brought men hurrying from every
direction, fearing they knew not
what, but knowing something unto
ward had happened. Gradually sur
vivors began to appear, forty-six of
them, ragged, disheveled men, with
japing wounds and clothes torn by the
explosion. From these the first sto
ics of the disaster and the closed
condition of the various underground
tunnels were learned.
Almost before they appeared, how
ever, rescuers had volunteered for the
:ask of carrying succor to their strick
en comrades below ground, and head
ed by E. S. Brooks, superintendent of
the mine, a hundred willing hands
were speedily at work clearing away
the debris and opening up an avenue
Df escape for the imprisoned men and
a shaft whereby pure air might be
conveyed to them.
For a time it was feared the ex
plosion had bred a worse disaster and
rumors of fire sweeping the workings
were bandied about among the crowd
of watchers and workers which head
ed the pit mouth. Fortunately, how
ever, these rumors proved of false or
igin, and the entombed men, sur
rounded with sufficient horrors with
out, were spared a holocaust.
GERMANY HAS SOME CLAIMS.
Cubans Are Puzzled, Not Knowing
What They Are.
HAVANA—Garcia Velez, the Cuban
consul general at Hamburg, reports
that at a banquet at Hamburg at
which Emperor William and Foreign
Secretary Baron von Richthefen were
present, the latter remarked to him
that the first matter to be taken up
by the German minister to Cuba was
the claims of German citizens. The
olUcials here do not know7 what claims
the Germans have, since the war
claims are closed, so far as Cuba is
concerned, by the treaty of Paris.
The consul was not in a position to
enlighten them on the point and the
circumstances have been communi
cated to Senor Quesada, Cuban min
ister at Washington.
MINE DEAD CREMATED.
Flames Baffle Willing Workers and
Consume Victims’ Bodies.
HANNA, Wyo.—Of the 234 men en
tombed by the mine explosion on
Tuesday the bodies of only five have
been recovered and all hone than any
of the others are alive has been aban
doned.
Fire and smoke are preventing ex
ploration of the lower workings, and
it is feared that many, if not all, of
the bodies now in the mine will be
consumed.
It was officially announced Thurs
day that no more bodies would be tak
en out for several days unless some
were found in the main slope. As
depth is attained a few of the handy
men and drivers may be found on the
main slope, and these bodies will be
removed as rapidly as they are found
The majority of the dead men are ir
the entries below No. 15 and cannot
be reached.
Lockout in Building Trades.
SALT LAKE. Utah—The Building
Contractors’ association, composed ol
practically every contractor and
builder in this city, has decided tc
suspend all .building in this city od
July 6. The lockout will directly af
feet more than 3,000 workmen and will
continue inforct until an understand
ing is reached between the contrac
tors and their workmen. In a state
ment issued Thursday the contractors
complain that men at work on vari
ous operations about the city have
been called out and no explanation of
fered. This appears to be the prin
cipal grievance.
Hoppers Slay Many Cattle.
BUTTE. Mont.—Prof. Cooley of the
State Agricultural college at Bozemar
has returned from an Investigation ol
the grasshopper-ridden district aboul
Forsythe. He says that the insects
have devoured everything in a strip
seventy miles long and fifty miles
wide and that as a consequence ol
their raids range conditions are the
worst he ever saw. The plains are
dotted with cattle that have starved to
death.
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;; THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. |
I Latest Quotations From South x
Omaha and Kansas City. J
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SOUTH OMAHA.
CATTLE—Receipts of cattle were
fairly liberal and the demand on the
part of the packers did not show any
improvement. Reports from outside
points were rather discouraging and as
a result a slow and weak market was
experienced. Beef steer buyers were
slow’ in starting out and they were
rather bearish. The best grades in
most cases sold at right around steady
prices, or, in other words, steady to a
shade lower. Other kinds, though,
sold all the way from weak to a dime
lower, the commoner the cattle the
greater the decline. The cow market
was slow and sales were made all the
way from steady to a dime lower. The
best grades of cornfeds sold without
much difficulty at steady prices, but
when it came to the commoner kinds
and to grassers the market was very
uneven and 5# 10c lower on the aver
age. Canners were extremely hard to
dispose of at any figure, as it was more
a question of finding a buyer than one
of price. Bulls, veal calves and stags
w’ere also slow sale and rather w’eak.
HOGS—There was a heavy run of
hogs and the general market was in
rather unsatisfactory condition to the
selling interests. At the start a few
loads sold a shade higher, but before
salesmen had an opportunity to dispose
of more than 20 loads packers low’ered
their bids. Salesmen figured that It
was simply a temporary weakness and !
held on for the morning prices. The
situation, however, grew’ rapidly worse
and closed fully 10c lower than the
opening, or a big 7%c lower than yes
terday. At the beginning hogs sold i
from $5.60 to $5.65, and the the clase
they sold largely at $5.00 and $6.00.
SHEEP—Quotations for grass stock:
Good to choice lambs, $5.75#6.25; fair
to good lambs, $5.25# 5.75; good to
choice yearlings, $4.75#5.00; fair to
good yearlings. $4.50 #4.75; good to
choice wethers, $3.50#3.75; good to
choice ewes, $3.50@3.75; fair to good
ewes. $3.25#3.50; feeder lambs. $2.50#
3.50; feeder yearlings, $2.50#3.50; feed
er wethers, $2.50#3.50; feeder ewes,
$2.00#2.75.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE — Dressed beef steers
steady, others lower; quarantine cows
steady, steers weak; cows and heifers
dull and lower; stockers and feeders
slow; choice export and dressed beef
steers. $4.50#5.10; fair to good, $3.00
#4.50; stockers and feeders. $2.75#4.50;
western fed steers, $3.75#4.60; Texas
and Tndian steers. $2.70#4.00; Texas
cows, $2.40#3.20; native cows. $2.00#
4.20; native heifers. $2.40#4.35; can
ners. $1.25#2.40; bulls, $2.25@4.50;
calves. $2.65#6.00.
HOGS—Market averaged steady; top,
$5.85; bulk of sales. $5.65#5.70; heavy,
$5.65#5.85; mixed packers, $5.65#5.75;
light, $5.60#5.75; yorkers, $5.70#5.75;
pigs. $5.40# 5.75.
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Sheep 23c
lower; feeders steady; native lambs,
$3.30#6.45; western lambs, $3.00#6.25;
fed ewes, $3.00 #5.00; Texas clipped
yearlings. $3.20# 5.15; Texas clipped
sheep, $3.00# 5.00; stockers and feed
ers, $3.20# 4.00.
CHINESE DO NOT LIKE IT.
Object to Regulation Regarding Visit
ors to World’s Fair.
PEKIN—The United States treasury
regulating regarding the Chinese vis
itors to the St. Louis exposition are
bitterly criticised in the native press,
and it is believed will demoralize Chi
na’s efforts to take creditable part in
the exposition. The most objection
able points in the eyes of the natives
■are the $500 bond, the photographic
identification, police supervision cf t
visiting Chinese, and the expulsion
from America of the Chinese work
men and assistants when the fair
closes. The press points out that the
Chinese visitors will be no better than
prisoners throughout their stay. The
official newspaper of Chi Li province,
whose utterances are understood to be
directed by Yuan Shi Ki. the governor
of the province, taunts America with
hypocritical pretense of friendly inter
course, and says the politeness with
which what is called the most just
nation on earth treats its guests is a
warning to Chinese and others con
templating visiting St. Louis.
An Old Editor Dies.
TOLEDO, O.—Clark Wagner, for
many years an editor in Ohio, died in
the Toledo hospital, aged 80 years:
He was editor of the Blade from 1856
to 1865 and editor of the Toledo Com
mercial from 1865 to 1876.
Dies in Barber Chair.
DECATUR, 111—Richard Pedde
cord, nephew of the late Governor
Oglesby, died Thursday in a barber
chair, supposedly of apoplexy.
More Bubonic Plague.
• SANTIAGO DE CHILE.—The exist
ence of bubonic plague at the seaport
of Iquaque is officially confirmed.
Resist Education Act.
LONDON—The first foreigners to
join the ‘'passive resistance” move
ment against the education act are
two American taxpayers living at
Wimbledon, the Rev. R. W. Farquhar,
formerly a pastor of Portland. Ore.,
and E. P. Gaston, who at one time
lived in Chicago. They have both re
fused to pay the education rate, con
sequently their household goods will
be seized and sold at auction to satis
fy claims for a few shillings.
TRIBUTE TO BEECHER
3NE-TIME FOE TELLS OF HIS
WONDERFUL ELOQUENCE.
How the Matchless Orator Quelled
Turbulent Mob Gathered to Howl
Him Down—The Greatest Moment
of a Great Life.
“I see they are going to build a me
GSorial to Henry Ward Beecher,' said
iny white-haired Southern friend, who,
in spite of his soft voice and gravely
gentle demeanor, had been a fire-eater
in the old days. “It’s time they did.
and I shall send in my subscription.”
I looked up surprised. "I thought
you fought for the other side during
the war?”
“So I did, and perhaps that’s why I
know he deserves a monument,” said
the colonel, smiling. “I know he was
the greatest orator who ever lived.”
"Demosthenes and Cicero ain’t in
it, I suppose?”
“Not with him,” the colonel insisted.
“Let me tell you a story to prove it.”
So I settled back in my armchair—
the colonel’s reminiscences were al
ways a little vacation in my work-a
day life.
“You know during the war I was
sent to England by the confederacy to
work up public sentiment for our side.
Well, there were a number of us, and
we worked up a good deal of senti
ment, so much so that Abe Lincoln
began to take notice of it, and after a
while he sent Beecher over to make
some speeches against us.
“When Beecher landed in Liverpool
the town was already billed for his
first speech, and we were already there
in force to see that he shouldn’t make
it. The night came and the hall was
packed, largely with our sympathizers
and with men whom we had scattered
through the audience and hired to
hoot and make cat calls, and utterly
drown out the speaker’s voice. It
wasn’t exactly generous, l admit, but,
you know, those were desperate days.
"So when he entered it was pande
monium let loose—you never heard
such a racket. He had to come in at
the rear and walk the whole length
of the hall down the middle asile
through a howling mob of enemies. I
can see him now as he braced mim
self, shook that mane of his, walked
slowly to the front and climbed the
platform. He took off his overcoat
deliberately and put it and his hat on
a chair, he tested a reading desk that
stood in the middle, found it loose,
and carried it out of the W'ay. Then
he turned, w'alked slowly to the front,
faced the whirlwind a minute, and
then said, in a V»ice that went through
our yelling like a cannon ball through
a cotton field.
‘Boys, this ain't fair!’
“We forgot to yell for a minute,
stopped to draw breath against him,
and in that pause he hurled upon us
the most wonderful sentence that ever
fell from the lips of mortal man. A
thousand times I have tried to re
word it, but always in vain. I knov;
only that it appealed to the British
love of fair play, to the old, historic
British sense of justice. And I know
from that first moment every man of
us forgot why he was there—utterly
forgot himself and his country, and I
know also that within ten minutes we
were breaking the hush with cheers
that took the roof off. Cheers, yes,
sir; we who were there to silence him,
who hated him and his cause. He
held us there cheering for two hours,
and not till it was all over and we
had left that place of magic did we
realize, what we had done. If you can
find in all history such another
miracle wrought by an orator I’d like
to know of it.
“I tell you, he was forever hurling
thunderbolts that night that were
lightning flashes from him. He was
not like a man, but some supernatural
power. Every soul there fell under
the spell, even the reporters. The
London papers all sent their best men,
with orders to take a verbatim report
of the speech, and not one of them
got beyond 'Boys, this ain’t fair.’ The
London Times actually discharged its
representative because of his failure.
Ten or fifteen years later I met
Beecher. He agreed with me that that
night in Liverpool was the great
moment of his life, said that then, and
then only, he had felt as though pos
sessed by a god, as though uttering
not his own words, but those of some
archangelic power. He regretted deep
ly that the one speech by which he
would like to be remembered should
have perished in the utterance.”—At
lanta Constitution.
This is the Latest Disease.
Fanitis is the latest malady to at
tack the human race. It is a disease
to which only civilized people are
subject. Moreover, it is prevalent in
summer, and persons who frequent
summer gardens and cafes are liable
to be numbered among its victims. It
is nothing more than an ordinary cold
or neuralgia produced by the drafts
created by electric fans. Neverthe
less, physicians in a spirit of humor
have chosen to give it a seml-scientlfic
name, and many practitioners are con- r,
fldent the malady under Its new y
nomenclature will prove as popular /
as la grippe or appendicitis.
When Money Talks.
Hush! good people—not a word'
Not the chripin' of a bird—
Let not even a breath be heard'—
Money's talkin’!
Listen— all ye rich and poor!
Not the creakin’ of a door!
Money—money has the floor—
Money's talkin'!
From the winter to the May
Sure he is to have his way
To the far-off Judgment Day
Money's talkin’!
—Atlanta Constitution.