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189G. I suppose I should bavo voted for Palmer
and Buckuor, but I told General Palmcrniih
felt and ho said: 'Why don't you vote outright
for McKinloy?' I did so, and I flm suro half tbo
moinbors of tho democratic club did the same.
ANEW YOIIK mllllonairo was given a sur
prise recontly by a Trenton, N. J .business
mun. A dispatch to tho Chicago Rccord-Hoitwd
under date of Trenton, April 25, says: 'Even a
man with tho millions of Howard Gould cannot
offer any inducement for William H. Moon, man
ager of a nursery of this city, to break his rule of
doing business on Sunday. This was shown yes
torday whon tho Now Yorker came hero with his
wlfo to buy a big order of trees and shrubbery
for their estate, Castlo Gould, Long Island, but
Mr. Moon refused to tako tho order on Sunday
and Mr. Gould said ho would send it by mall. Air.
Moon, who is a Quaker, said today: 'It pays to
stand by principles, ovon In business, we have
novor lost business by refusing to do It on Sun
days.' "
THE director of pomology at tho St. Louis
fair, John T. Stonson, declares that apples
uro a sure euro for tho drink habit and that tno
applo diot is generally uplifting. On apple-day,
September 27, sovoral million apples will be distri
buted at the World's fair and at tho same time
Mr. Stonson will distribute pamphlets setting
forth tho efficacy of apples as a euro for bad hab
its. To work a euro by means of tho apple aict,
Mr. Stonson advises that when one has a crav
ing for a smoko. an applo be substituted. II a
drink of liquor is desired, take an applo in its
placo. If there is a tendency to do somethirg
desperate, sit 'down and quietly eat an applo and
reflect over it. Just what medical property is con
tained in tho applo to eradicate tho tobacco and
liquor habit, Mr. Stenson does not protend to say.
AN INTERESTING situation oxists Jn
Colorado, as a result of tho clash between
tho civil and the military authorities. Charles H.
Moyor, prcsldont of tho Western Federation of
Miners, has boon a military prisoner since March
30. Mr. Moyor was arrested on tho charge of fo
menting trouble among tho striking miners at
Tollurldo. Several newspapers were suppressed
and many working men were deported. On April
11, District Judge Stevens issued a writ of habeas
corpus for Moyor. Tho shoriff served tho writ
upon Adjutant Goneral Bell, who refused to rec
ognize the civil authorities.
ATONE timo tho sheriff threatened to sum
mon a posse for tho purpose of taking
Moyerby force, Goneral Bell retorted, however,
that tho troops under him would resist the sheriff
with powder and ball. In order to avert blood
shed, tho civil authorities appealed to the supremo
court of tho state and on April 15 secured a writ
from that tribunal. Governor Peabody adyistd
tho military authorities to ignore the writ. After
consulting with tho attorney genoral, however, tho
governor decided to produce Moyor before tho su
premo court. Genoral Boll, commanding 150 sol--dlors,
escorted Moyer from Tollurldo to Denver
April 21. Tho court reserved Its final judgment
until May 5. Attorneys for Moyor asked that ho
bo admitted to bail In the meantime, but on April
25 tho court declined to grant this request.
DR. GEORGE F. KING, president of the Now
York Mineralogist club, has been appointed
tho special agent of tho United States Geologic J
Survey at the St. Louis fair. Referring to Dr.
King's work, a writer in tho Now York Herald
says: "Ho is preparing a series of photographs
made with tho uso of radiUm and radio active sub-
stances, Which a few decades ago would have pro
claimed him as a thaumaturglst rather than as a
matter of fact man of science. There is an effect
obtained, for instance, by moans of tho rays of
pitchblende which for more than a century has
beon lying exposed to tho light in a museum case.
The activities of that specimon as a light giver
demonstrate that such substances do not lose their
qualities in tho course of years. From tho Royal
Museum in Vienna the doctor has received spoci
ments of uranito taken from tho mines of Joach
Imstal, Bohemia, in the years180G, 1807, 1812 and
1853, and exposed since that timo in glass cases iu
the Imperial Museum at Vienna."
ACCORDING to this same authority, this
peculiar mineral has a radio-activity of S.6.
This writer adds: "These specimens caused a sen
sitive diamond to become luminous in tho dark,
although a board soven-eighths of an inch iu
thickness separated them from the gem itself
!The doctor says that all diamonds will not re-
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spond to tho test, but tho one which ho used had
a peculiarly bluish luster and was valued at ?),
000. By means of radium compounds he has
taken pictures of diamonds through paper m
eight seconds and through glass in two minutes.
Experiments in photographing through a .boar a
resulted in pictures being obtained in thirty-fivo
minutes. From scientists abroad Dr. Kunz nas
obtained specimens of rare radio-active minerals,
including willemito forwarded to him by M. Cur
rlo. Radium is generally kept from tho air, but
In order to get special effects it Is often necessary
to expose it for a brief period to the atmosphoic.
Dr. Kunz has invented an appliance for the benefit
of thoso who feol that they absolutely must carry
a quantity of radium with them for the aston
ishment of their friends. It consists of a tube Of
glass which has a hole cut in one side of it, over
which fits a metal cap. The radium compounds
may bo kept in this, and when it is desirable to
expose them they may be shifted down to the
aperture when the cap is removed. Glass is em
ployed for this purpose, but Dr. Kunz has mado.
for his own private uso a small tube of rock cos
tal which ho wears on his watch chain. When lie
talks about radium or takes photographs through
boards ho can take the diminutive tube from his
watch chain and permit the rajs to issue from
their source within tho rock crystal. For the
government exhibit there will bo little radium,
only a few millegrams, but there will be actinium,
polonium, radium-tellur, all radio-active sub
stances. Besides this there will be the original
tubes for ultra-violet light. Roentgen tubes, pitch
blende, from which radium is extracted, and in
numerable photographs."
FLETCHER S. BROCKMAN, national secretaiy
of the Y. M. C. A. for China and Korea,
with headquarters at Shanghai, is visiting in the
United States. In an interview with an Omaha
reporter, Mr. Brockman said: "Since coming to
America I have noticed reports in some papers
indicating that China is very much wrought up
over the war; that its people are divided, some
for and some against Japan, and that they are In
a turmoil as to taking up arms. Now, I believe
it can safely be said that there is no foundation
for such reports. At least there is positively no
evidence of such conditions in China. Perfect
unanimity of sympathy for Japan exists and it is
so marked that no one could help but be impressd
"by it. The only possible warrant for such reports
as I havo referred to if it may be considered
warrant is that while . the Chinese populace is
very enthusiastic in its desire to help Japan, tho
officials of the government are more conservative
and do not want to tako any action until such is
found to bo absolutely necessary. But that is
only natural and cannot be regarded as a division
of sentiment or turmoil. As a matter of fact the
officials sympathize strongly with Japan."
MR. BROCKMAN says that it is not true that
there is any turmoil in hina, because of tho
war. He adds: "In Shanghai and other populace
centers the people are as quiet and temperate as
they are in Omaha. They seem to be taking a
sane view of things, but ready at a moment's no
tice to manifest their feelings for Japan, the sting
of whoso triumph a few years ago has been en
tirely removed by recent developments. As to
the movements of the contending nations, we are
not as well informed, I find, as you may be here
in this country, for the censorship maintained by
Japan is so rigid and complete as to shut us off
from news. We are, so to speak, shut off troni
Shanghai. I have learned considerably more since
coming home than I would in the same period of
time over there. I can say the Japanese and
Chinese are confident that Japan will eventually
win. They regard this as a war for the life blood
of these two Oriental nations and feel that defeat
will never come. As to tho work of the Young
Men's Christian association, it has made far more
progress in those countries than its most san
guine friends could over have expected. We have
rtoout sixty associations in my territory, Chum
and Korea, and in Shanghai we have about bUO
members. It is not our aim, particularly, to mul
tiply the number of our associations, but rather
to build substantially those already started Tim
cause of Christianity is going forward with steadv
and substantial strides in the Orient. I want to
add that the Chinese are more friendly to for.
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RUSSIAN authorities vigorously donv thn
report that Russia will accept mediation L?
Sg,n "JS. Tne St- Petersburg corrSnon
dent for tho Chicago Tribune saw S? I
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further bloodshed and end the conflict, but tho
steps initiated have utterly failed. -The emperor
with tho full concurrence of tho imperial family
and his advisers, has firmly decided not only to
reject all proposals looking to intervention, but td
prosecute the war with all the resources of tiia
empire until victory crowns the Russian arms;
and then, when the time comes for peace, to make
terms directly with the enemy. The interference
of outside powers will not be tolerated. There is.
to be no repetition of the Berlin congress."
IT I S furthermore stated by the same correspon
dent that Russia will In no wise consider
herself bound to tho proposition made to Japan
prior to the war. The Tribune correspondent adds:
"The hostilities have wiped out the engagements
Russia offered to make with Japan regarding Ko
rea and Manchuria. Russia will consider herself;
free to impose such terms as she desires. It is
known that after the disaster to the Petropavlovsk
the king of Denmark wrote the emperor a letter,
of sympathy, in which ho expressed the hope that
a way could be found to avoid further bloodshed.
Whether a communication or a proposition on tbo
subject eVer reached the emperor has not been)
learned, but it is certain the matter reached such
a stage as to compel its consideration and to in
duce the definite announcement made this after
noon that the war must be fought to a finish and
that the powers must keep their hands off both
during the war and during tho peace negotiations
at its conclusion. It is apparent to avery keen
observer here that the Russian people are not in a
temper to consider peace, They are thoroughly
aroused by a desire to avenge the losses ai.d
humiliations they have sustained
PROF. MUENSTERBERG of Germany has re
cently written a book, entitled "The Amer
icans." Professor Muensterberg says the time 13
near when it will be seen that the Monroe doc
trine is absurd and that its maintenance is an
obstacle to the development of the Western Hem
isphere. He argues that the conditions no longer
exist which gave rise to the doctrine namely,
the contrast between Europe .as tho land of tv
ranny and America as that of democratic fiee
. dom. He declares that the west European nations
have popular representation, while the Latin
American republics are most repulsive caricatures
of liberty and democracy'. He adds: "The United
States' interest demand the rapid development ofi
that continent for the promotion of, American ex
port trade. The maintenance of the doctrine
there will only protract its wretched economic im
potence. If the United States continues to assert
the doctrine it cannot escape the reproach of pro
moting anarchy and hindering the progress of one
of the richest continents."
STATE conventions to elect delegates to na
tional conventions are beginning, to come
thick and fast Democratic state conventions will
be held as follows: Alabama; Montgomery, May,
25; Arizona, Tucson, May 23; Arkansas, Hot
Springs, June 14; California, Santa Cruz, May 16;;
Colorado, Denver, June 7; Connecticut, Hartford,
May 5; District of Columbia, Washington, May,
12; Florida, Primaries, May 10; Georgia, Atlanta,
June 1; Idaho, Weiser, June 6; Illinois, Spring
field, June 21; Indian Territory, Durant, June 16j)
Indiana, Indianapolis, May 11; Iowa, Des Moines,
May 4; Maryland, Baltimore, May 26; Minnesota,
Duluth, June 22; Missouri, Joplin, June 29; Ne
braska, Lincoln, June 1; North Carolina, Greens
boro, June 23; North Dakota, Fargo, June 2l;j
Ohio, Columbus, May 24; Tennessee, Nashville,
Maj- 25; Texas, San Antonio, June 21; Utah, Salt
Lake City, Juno 8; Washington, Olympia, May 5;
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, May 17, Republican state
conventions will be hold as follows: Alabama,
Birmingham, May 10; Arkansas, Little Rock, May,
17; California, Sacramento, May IS; Colorado,
Denver, May 6; Connecticut, New Haven, May 10;
District of Columbia, primaries, May 3; ldalio,
Pocatello, May 10; Illinois, Springfield, May 12;,
Iowa, Des Moines, May 18; Kentucky, Louisville,
May 3; Louisiana, New Orleans, May 3; Mary
na, Baltimore, May 11; Michigan, Grand Rapids,
May 18; Nebraska, Lincoln, May 18; New Hamp
shire, Concord, May 17: New Jersey, Trenton,
May 10; North Carolina, Greensboro May 13;
North Dakota, Fargo, May 18; Ohio, Columbus,
May 17; South Dakota, Sioux Falls, May 4; Wash
ington, Tacoma, May 11; Wisconsin, Madison,
May 18; Wyoming, Laramie City, May' 18.
President Roosevelt has chosen Justice Peter
C. Pritchard, now on the bench of tho supreme
court of the District of Columbia, to" be United
States circuit court judge for iheFourth circuit.
He succeeds Judge Charles H. Simonton,
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