Till ! ] NOIIKOMC NKWS : I'MtlDAY. ' nKflh'MMMH If. UHlfi.
MR. AND MRS. BLAKELY HEAR
FROM CAPT. AND MR3. MAPES.
THE TYPHOON WAS TERRIBLE
"From 10 In the Morning Till 7 at
Night the Storm Raged Hundreds
of Lives Lost Sea Washed Into
Houses Graphic Pen Picture.
Mr. nml Mrs. C. A. Rlakcly of tills
city received this morning two long
letters , one from Captain W. S. Mapes
und the other from their daughter ,
Mrs. Mnpca , for whoso snfoty , on nc-
count of the typhoon which swept over
the Philippine Islands , grave aliirm
had been felt hero. The letters were
written October 27. It Is thought that
letters written just before the storm
wcro shipwrecked and that this was
the reason for the unexplained delay.
The letters received show that there
was every reason for the serious ap
prehension of the Norfolk parents , as
the homo of Captain Mapes faces the
sea and was severely damaged In the
storm. The waves from the ocean
blew Into the front door and It was
Till that the captain and three soldiers
could do , with a table Jammed against
the door , to keep It closed. And even
then the fury of the typhoon frequent
ly blew open the door and knocked all
four of the men lint on their backs.
Graphic Account of Storm.
Concerning the storm Mrs. Mapcs
writes :
"Tho storm lasted from 10 o'clock In
the morning of September 20 , until 7
o'clock at night. Nobody who has not
been in one can realize the fury with
which the wind blows and twists.
First It comes from one direction and
then from another , until it has
switched from all four dlccrtions. And
with each switch It becomes stronger.
First Whiff Destroyed Houses.
"The ilrst blow destroyed the sol
diers' quarters. The house of the
first lieutenant near our homo was un
roofed and tipped in this first blow so
that the lieutenant's wife became
alarmed and ran for the home of the
army surgeon here.
Strapped Themselves Together.
"In the home of the doctor he , his
wife and this woman strapped them
selves to the servants and , all tied to
gether , they held to a door in a little
room at the rear of the house.
"Soon an immense , heavy tin roof
from a Spaniard's house came ( lying
through the air and struck the greater
portion or the uoctor s nouso ,
ing it fiat to the ground. The only
portion that remained standing was
the llttlo room In which the people
were huddled , strapped together.
Expected House to Go Over.
"I thought every minute that our
house would go over. It shook and
swayed and was in greater danger because -
cause it Is built high up from the
ground. As It was the roof was torn
off and the kitchen was blown partly
down and was separated from the rest
of the house.
"The last and worst blow of all
came from the sea. Our house Is right
at the edge of the water , with double
doors and the porch facing the sea.
Waves Dashed Into House.
"Tho waves dashed clear up into
our house and it took Captain Mapes
and three soldiers to keep the door
shut , which was all that saved the
house.
"They took a long table and braced
It against the door , and every now and
then the wind blow open the door and
knocked them all down. Wo were all
soaked through as the rain came down
in torrents nil the while.
"With the roof off the house , there
was hardly a dry stitch of clothing
left In the building. My trousseau was
mined. A few bits of clothing In the
trunk wcro saved. The piano was only
saved by the coverings of rubber
pouches over It.
Awful Scene Next Morning.
"Such a scene of destruction the
next morning ! Not a roof was left in
the town and all of the natives' houses
wore flat on the ground. But for a
wonder not a single person in the town
was Injured in the slightest degree.
"They say It was the worst storm
that ever struck the islands. The old
est Inhabitants say that they have never
or seen nor heard of anything like II
before.
Finding Dead Bodies.
"Threo sail boats were anchored Ir
our bay. Two of them were blowr
clear up on land and the third went
under , drowning all on board. There
were a great many Inter-island steam
era and coast guard steamers de
fitroyed , and hundreds of lives wort
lost.
Sixty on One Boat Drown.
"A steamer went under with sixty 01
board , not far from hero. ( This Is th <
boat upon which Mr. and Mrs. Blakel :
feared , from cable accounts , Captali
and Mrs. Mapes had perished. ) Th <
people were beaten up against th <
rocks and not a llfo was saved. The ;
were mostly Americana. Two coas
guards went down at Sorsogan am
very few were saved.
Mountains Whipped Bare.
"The mountains arc perfectly bare li
places , where the trees were twlstei
up by the roots. The rlco and hem ]
fields and banana trees were all dc
stroyed.
Writing further , Mrs. Mapes speak
of the cholera situation. She says tha
the dlaeaso came from China and tha
the doctors gave ordora that no om
was to eat anything except foods tha
had been boiled , as the germs can go
Into the body only by way of thi
mouth. There are now very few cauo ;
oft , and no now ones reported , so that
ho resldontH tire all thankful. This
a the coolest season of the year , which
s ono reason for this Improvement.
Cnptnln Mapes , writing , sayH that
Mrn. Mnpcs has many pets , among
hem being a monkey , two jiarrotH ,
wenty-two beautiful doves and u beau-
I fill llttlo tamed deer which follows
lor about like n kitten and which ,
vhen frlghtonod , curlH up In her lap.
She has also n handsome gun with
vhlch she has become export ns a
nnrksmnn and she Is now ublo to
shoot the tiniest target nt a distance.
Captain and Mrs. Mapes are well
ileascd with their homo and not nt all
Unsatisfied.
GREAT SILVER CARGO.
Pacific Liner Will Take $2,400,000 to
the Orient.
In the treasure vault of the liner
) orlc , to sail Saturday afternoon for
ho Orient , $2,100,000 In silver bullion ,
s consigned to the Asiatic coast , and
still more Is to bo taken aboard the
to.imor before her departure for the
ar east , says u Snn Francisco dls-
latch. Like the liner China , which
econtly sailed for the Orient , the
) orlc takes an unusual amount of sil
ver , on account of the prevailing high
ate of exchange , and other following
Iners are also expected to carry largo
imotmts of silver for the far cast.
TELEGRAMSJERSELY TOLD
Thomas A Edison predicted tha ,
the secret of traiibinltting oloctrictt }
over long distances will be discovered
soon.
Alumni associations demanded the
dismissal of Senator Depew from the
Tale corporation and the election of
Secretary Taft.
Amos M. Brown , for half a centur >
a well known horseman of St. Joseph ,
was found dead in bed at the home of
a relative In Greenwood , Mo
Strained relations between Secre
tary Slmw and Surgeon General Wy
man caused by the threatened aban
donment of the marine hospital ser
vice , against which a charge of gross
extravagance has been made.
Ninety thousand dollars In gold , be
longing to a shipper whose name the
railroad and express companies will
not divulge , was In one of the cars In
the overland limited which was
wrecked and burned last week at
Ahsay , Wye , , and it cannot be found.
SUITED ACTION TO WORD.
Society Woman Takes Poison to Prove
No Fear of Death.
Miss Louise Westwood. a young so
ciety woman , was dining at a restau
rant with a friend , last night , when the
conversation turned upon death , says
i dispatch from Schenectady , N. Y.
She spoke of those who feared death
is foolish people. Then she left her
friend for a few minutes and had no
sooner reseated herself at the table
than she fell to the floor dead. A doc
tor was called , who , after an examina
tion , declared she had taken poison.
WONDERS TO BE UNFOLDED.
Wizard Edison Looks for Greatest Dis
covery In Making of Electricity.
In the opinion of Thomas A. Edison ,
wonders are yet to be unfolded in the
world of electricity.
"Wo arc groping on the verge of an
other great epoch in the world's his
tory , " he said In an interview at nib
laboratory in West Orange. "It would
not surprise me any day to learn that
some one , some group of the 800,000
scientific men who are investigating
all over the earth , has sic/.ed upon the
secret of electricity by direct process ,
and begun another practical revolution
in human affairs.
"It can be done. It will bo done. I
expect to see It before I die.
' "The first great change In the pro
duction of electricity will abolish car
rying coal for that purpose , " ho said.
"Instead of digging gross material
out of the earth , loading it on cars ,
and carrying it , say 500 miles , there
to put it under a boiler and burn , and
so get power , we shall set up plants
at the mouths of mines , generate pow
er there , and transmit It wherever It
is needed by copper wire.
"Now , the truth is that It will cost
a third less to transport electrical pow
er by wire than to carry It In the form
of coal in railroad cars.
"Not only will electric power bo de
veloped and distributed from coal
mines In the future , but all the water
power In the world will be used for
the production of electricity. That
movement has begun and Is advancing
rapidly. "
FATHER OF 31.
Sixty-six Years of Age , Texan Has
Many Children.
J. D. Dismukc , n Lee county farmer ,
well preserved man , In good health ,
CG years of ago and weighing upward
of two hundred pounds , is the father
of thirty-one children , says a Taylor ,
Texas , dispatch.
Dlsmuko IK a confederate veteran.
Ho married Susan Singleton In Ten
nessee at the ago of 20 , and she bore
him seven children three girls and
four boys , the latter two sets of twins.
His first wife having died Dlsmuko
married In 1807 Ella Skinner of Ala
bama , who bore two girls and ten boys.
In the second lot wore four sets of
twins. Ills second wife died in 1882 ,
and In 1883 Dlsmuko married a wid
ow , Mrs. Esker , from which union
thrco girls and three boya were born.
An Atchison woman knows how It
feels to kill two birds with one stone.
She has made six people mad by one
remark.
FLORIDA MAN ODJCCTS TO COM
MITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
HOUSE ADJOURNS IN CONFUSION
Minority .Leader Declines to Allow
"Washing of Democratic Linen for
Amusement of Republicans RaU
Regulation Fight In Senate.
Washington , Dec. 12. Williams , the
minority leader of the house , "stepped
ou the lid" Just In tlmu to prevent
revelations In the nature of open
criticism of the commlttco assign
ments of certain of his colleagues lor
which ho is responsible. 1'ayno , thu
Republican leader , naively suggested
a way by which the revelations might
be made , but Williams assumed all
responsibility and "docllnud to allow
the washing of Democratic linen for
the amusement of the Republicans. "
The incident tollowcd the announce
ment of committees. Lamar ( Kin. )
submitted and hud read a newspaper
clipping purporting to quote \Vllllnnib
to the effect that Lamar and Slmchol-
ford ( Mo. ) had been left off the interstate
terstato and foieign commerce com
mittee because they had failed to fol
low the Democratic caucus action of
last session on the nil I mail rate bill.
Speaker Cannon suggested that the
statement re d did not constitute a
question of personal privilege , which
entitled Lamar to the tloor.
"Tho gentleman might proceed by
unanimous consent , " Miggestcd Payne.
"How much tlmo docs ho want nn
hour ? "
It was hero that Williams strode
forward from his seat In the rear. He
hailed the speaker with word and ges
ture , and when ho got his eye , he
reserved his light to object only long
enough to nuiKo the statement that
In the Interest of Democratic "har
mony , effectiveness and of general
good will , which will not bo promoted
by washing Democratic linen for the
amusement of the Republicans of the
house I object. "
Immediately the situation became
decidedly interesting. Lamar faced
Williams , who stood close to him. and
charged him with taking the matter
Into the newspapers. Sharkclfoid
was on his feet , vainly demanding to
ask a question , and many Democrats
applauded the stand taken by Will
lams. Lamar demanded that Williams ,
call a Democratic caucus today or al
low him to proceed. Speaker Cannon
wielded his navel vlcoronslv nnil iln
clarcd everybody out of order , and in
the midst of the confusion , recognized
Payne for a motion to adjourn , which
was declared carried , and the session
was over until Wednesday
Before this Incident the session had
proceeded without a hitch. The unan
imous consent necessary to Increase
the size of the larger committees had
been giver and in this manner the
Increased membership of the house
and Increased Republican representa
tion had been provided committee
places , but had undo a gain of one ,
all of which Williams had declared
satisfactory to the minority As an
Indication of the Intention to begin
work at once , several of the commit
tees gained permission to have print
Ing done and to sit during the ses
sions of the house.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
P. Cline of Newport was in Norfolk
this morning.
C. W. Nordwig is down from Pierce.
R. E. Faor of Madison was In the
city over night.
John Boasarrt of Pierce was In Nor
folk over night.
V. Gche of Humphrey was In Nor
folk over night ,
A. Pohlman was in the city over
night from Pierce.
Ed II. Byerly of Petersburg was In
Norfolk over night.
W. II. Kramer of Humphrey was In
Norfolk over night.
A. E. Remender of Plalnvlew was In
the city this morning.
Arnold IJhlman of Tllden was In
Norfolk this morning.
L. D. Sherman of Monowl was in
Norfolk this morning.
Charles Russell of Albion was In
Norfolk this morning.
Frank Hough of Newman Grove was
In Norfolk over night.
Mrs. II. H. Mohr df Pierce was in
the city this morning.
L. A. Fisher was in Norfolk this
morning from Oakdalo.
Miss Martha Wolfe of Battle Creek
was in the city yesterday.
Trainmaster Frank Roach of Fre
mont was in Norfolk yesterday to at
tend a meeting of Northwestern offi
cials held In tbo afternoon.
Max Gordon Is expected to arrive
this week from Germany , to make his
homo with his uncle , S. M. Rosenthal
of this city. Mr. Uosenthal sent a
ticket to the young man to make the
trip.
trip.Mrs.
Mrs. Josephine Hull will move this
week from her rooms In the Richards
block to rooms at the residence re
cently vacated by Mrs. A. D. Colo.
A. Conrad Is dangerously 111 with
typhoid fever.
The Wednesday club will meet with
Mrs. Storrs , Mathewson tomorrow afternoon
tornoon at 2:30. :
J. W. Tannehlll received his commls
slon appointing him to a Panama post
ofllco position by mall last night
Conductor Robert Burns leaves to
day with his family for Scrlbnor , where
ho is to make his homo In the future
There Is apparently no race suicide
In Norfolk. The month of November
ahowo four blrtha to one death , whlcl
Is considered aair rato. There were
Ivo deaths repotted to Julius llulff. lo-
nl registrar , nml nineteen births
ilno hoys and ( on girls.
YeHiordiiy was one of the warmest
lays of the present miiumor. The itior-
urj cllmbod up lo the 112 point and
ho coldest nil day WUH 22.
II. V. Miller , local malinger of the
U'ostorn Union ollleo , ban resigned his
lOHlllou with that company and will
40 to work for the Union Paclllo rail-
nail company. Ho will leave the Nor-
oik ollleo tonight. Iln Is microodod
> y Mr. Mutcnlfo , a MlHsoiirlnn , who
irrlvcd last night and In today getting
m the ropes of I ho Horvlco.
ChnrloH 10. Flores , formerly a hnr-
IOHH maker In Norfolk but until ro
cully a resident anil business man at
tattle Creek , bait located In Norfolk
mil will ongiigo In the btiHluesit of
nanufnctui'lng a tin hutonholo lo be
mod on carriage curtains. The little
irtlcle IH a patent metallic creation
vlili-h HllpH on the button and then
ocKii , HO that the curtain In not torn
Ither In putting on or taking off. A
lumber of iiuiniifaeturerH have pro-
loiincoil the device nn good and have
sUil that when the manufacturing lit1
gins they want to equip tholr ciirlahiH
\lth them. The article IH made In
'hlcago and llnlHheil Iti Norfolk. Mr.
"loroH will reside at 1101 Nebraska
ivenuo.
NEW TIME CARD.
.Incoln Journal Says Lincoln May Got
Sunday Train.
Lincoln Journal : "llrakonion" on
ho Northwestern are dlHOiiHHliig a now
line card to bo Issued and made of-
eellve Sunday next. What features
he now card will have affecting Lin-
olii are not known , although It IH
lellevod there will bo mime changes
in the Lincoln lino.
Ono of the rumors gives Lincoln a
rain out of this city on Sunday morn-
ng on the regular week day leaving
lino. At present the only train out on
Sunday IH at 1lfi 1 : p. m. ,
It IB said that a now scheme hut )
icon worked out to relieve the con
gestion between Omaha and Arlington.
\ "switch train" will bo put In service
) ii that line , which will run from Omn-
ta lu the morning , arriving at Arllng-
on some time In the middle of the
lay , and returns to Omaha In the after-
moil. Tim train will handle local biml-
IOSH and do the switching between
) malia and Arlington and at Arling-
on.
on.No.
No. fi , westbound , it IH said , will bo
vllovod of the local biiHlness east of
Scrlbnor , and will make only Import-
int stops. No. . ' ! will handle most of
he local business. There may bo
Hhor clmngoH , but UIOHO have not boon
'm-nnnRl PI !
Senate Confirmations.
Washington. Doc 12 The senate
In executive session confirmed the fol
lowing nominations : Consuls Gab
riel Die Ilavendal of South Dakota , at
Dawson City , Yukon territory ; John
B. Richardson of Kansas , at Jalapa
Mex ; E. D. Young of South Dakota ,
at Smyrna. Turkey ; Thomas D. Ed
ward of South Dakota , at Cludad
Juarez , Mex Marshals Seth Bul
lock , district of South Dakota.
Excitement at Shanghai.
Washington , Dec. 12. The sUUe
department Is Informed from Shang
hai by cablegram that great excite
ment prevails there among the Chi
nese , due to trouble between the mu
nicipal authorities and the mixed
court. The English alone among the
foreigners are involved.
Mining Company Will Get Out.
Council Bluffs , la. , Dec 12. Be
cause ol the activity of the tax ferrets
rets of this city the Portland Gold
Mining company will surrender its
charter In Iowa and will rclncorpor-
nte In Wyoming. The ferrets discov
ered that the company wa.s paying no
taxes to the state and tried to collect
f 100,0' 0 back taxes. Hathor li : .n pay
it the company decided to quit busi
ness in Iowa. The company offered
to pay taxes for 1006 , but no more.
Cummins Makes Call for Crowe.
DCS Molnes , Dec. 12. Governor
Cummins Isbiiod a requisition for the
return of Pat Crowe to Iowa for hold-
lug up a street car In Council Bluffs
tlio nielif of .Tnlv 2. 190r A womnn
betrayed Crowe and ho will be tried
upon her evidence. Lillian C. Bolton
of Council Bluffs , In the hearing for
a requisition , claimed that she over
heard Crowe tolling others about the
robbery of the car and the two pas-
aeneora.
TYPEWRITER HOUR RECORD.
Pueblo Editor Makes Score of Nearly
5,000 Words an Hour.
Ray T. Vanettlsch , state service cd
Itor of the Pueblo Chieftain , last night
broke the world's typewriting record
for both the thirty minutes and ono
hour tests , taking 2,600 words during
the first thirty minutes and finishing
the hour with 4,917 words , says a
Pueblo dispatch. The dictation was
received over the long-dlstanco tele
phone from Denver , a distance of 120
miles. The previous hour record , 3 ,
830 words , direct dictation , was made
by Paul Muntor at Madison Square
garden , Now York , November 4 , 1905
Case Is Dropped ,
Bristow , Nob. , Dec. 12. Special to
The News : M. S. Stevenson , the man
who shot nt Drayman W. E. Hlght Sat
unlay , was arraigned before justice o
the peace and was fined | 5.00 am
costs for carrying concealed weapons
Some facts developed during the trla
that brought both parties to the be
lief that the dropping of the matte
would bo the best thing to do. No fur
ther warrants have boon Issued and I
Is thought the matter will bo dropped
NORFOLK BOY HAS A HAND PUNC
TURED WITH BULLET TODAY.
HORACE WALTERS IS INJURED
Playing With a 22-Callbro Revolver
Yesterday Afternoon , the Son of Dr.
F. G. Walters of Panama , Tripped a
Trigger and Received a Wound.
I Flow Wrilni'mliiy'H llullv.i
Horace Wnllcm , Ill-yeur ohl HOII of
> r. K , ( ! . Walloni who Iti now In Pan-
ma , IIIIH a Hiuull ronn11 hole puiio
urod through lilt ! lofl hand today , with
lewder biiniH about the edgoH of the
Kile. The channel WIIH bored through
lie lul'n : liatid yoHlenlny afternoon
vheu he pulled the trigger of a 22-
allbro revolver which he held In bin
If.hl hnml , with the bnrrol of I he gun
minting toward the other palm.
Contrary lo most canon of I he norl ,
liln hey knew the gnu wu.i loaded ,
lo illiln'l Know , though , that a idlghl
oni'li on the trigger might choke out
lend liullet and iioud II eniRhlnt ;
hroiigh his Heidi. That hi the roaiioti
hat he became careless In luniilpiilat
uj ; the weapon nml that hi why bin
mud wan perforated with the chunk
f load.
Young WnltorH1 wound hi not eoniild-
red serious though , with blood poison-
UK , II might give him eoniildorablo
rouble. A white bandage , noaked
vllh n little of crimson , WIIH all the
vlilenco thin nioriilii ) ; of the accident ,
'ho boy siiyn that ho feelH no pain ,
vhiitevor.
Clioliiliii/rrr nt I In- < ij ink hnnn.
Ill "Modern Inilln" the author.VI1 -
him Eloroy Curtis , reconlH his moot-
i\K \ with ( ho word gymkhium and
'venturer to nay ( hut nobody who him
lot been lu India can irucsn what that
nouns. "
And If you want another conundrum ,
what Is a chotohnzrcc ? It IH customary
for Hiuart people lo hnvc their choto-
iii/.reo at the gymkhana , and I tlilnlt
you would bo pleased to Join them nfl-
cr taking the beautiful drlvo which
eadH to tliu plnce. Nobody known
whore the word WIIH derived from , but
t Is used to di'Hcrlbo a country club-
i bungalow hidden under a beautiful
grove on the brow of M clUT that over
inngs the hay -with nil of the nppiirte
iniieoH , golf llnl.s , cricket grounds ,
racket courts and In lour gymnasium ,
Hid everybody stops there on nn uflor-
iioon drive ( o have eliotohir/.ree , which
H Iln.1 local term for nflernoon ten and
for early morning colTee.
Winding \ mr Wnlrli.
The old superstitious belief that you
will change your luck If you stop wind
ing your wntch at night and wind It In
the morning may Inivo some slight ba
sin In fuel , according to a Jeweler , who
sayH Unit the morning In the proper
time to do Hie winding. This Is not
only because the hour of rising IH for
Uio average man much more regular
Lbaii that for retiring , but oven the HO
DC rest and most orderly of men lire apt
to relax and prone to eareloHsness ill
bedtime , when more or less worn b.\
the wear and tear of the day. In this
condition the winding Is apt to be done
in a Jerky , Irregular Hort of wny or too
far or not fur enough. "Nine people
out of ten wind their watches on going
to bed , " Hiilil the Jeweler , "but If they
would do It when they get up , at some
regular point In the process of making
their toilet , they would do It much but
ter. "
CurlnilN Aliiikliuiine ,
The moHt curious nlmshoiise In Eng
land In St. Mary's hospital tit Clilclies-
tor. There eight old Indies live actually
In the church , which Is a line old build
ing dating from 1(580. ( It WIIH originally
a monastery , but when Queen Eliza
beth came to visit there HIO ! turned It
Into an nlinshousc to endure as long as
almshouHcs exist. The old ladles have
two neat little rooms each down thu
sides of the main church , with win
down looking out on the garden. The.\
have each a coal supply , a kitchen
range , water mid gas. At one end of
the church Is the chapel , where dall.i
services are held. The choir stalls an
beautifully curved old oak , the original
scats that the monks used. The church
stands In a quiet llttlo Kouaro.
Reception to Bride and Groom.
A reception was given last evening
by Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wagner at their
spacious home three miles southeast
of the city In honor of Mr. and Mrs
Quainlt of Woodland , Win. , who arc
spending their honeymoon In thlH vl
clnlty. Mrs. Quandt Is a sister of Mrs
Ed. Wagner , Mrs. Fred Wagner am
Frank Moldenhauor. There was a
largo attendance at the reception am
everyone present enjoyed the evening
to the fullest capacity. Elaborate refreshments
froshments were served during the
evening.
DEFENSE OF MATHEWS.
Fremont Friends Feel He Has Had no
"Square Deal. "
Fremont Tribune : The Trlbun
feeln warranted in saying a word in
defense of Marshal Mnthews becaus
his clean personal and political rocori
justifies it. His dismissal from publl
ofllco Is on the smallest offense fo
which any man was over summarll
separated from the government ser
vlco.
vlco.When
When Paul Morton , then a mombo
of the presidential cabinet , was dls
covered to have violated the Intorstat
commerce law by giving rebates to fa
vored shippers of the Santa Fo roai
the president condoned his offense nm
wrote a letter of recommondatlo
couched In the most flattering terms
Paul Morton was a personal friend of
ho proHldonl , hue ho violated the law.
Surely if ilm prcHldont hi pormllleit
o net In Hitch fashion with ono who
riinsi'ioHHos ( ho law , frlontbi of T. L.
Mat hewn who him violated neither law
uir ptccoilciil , will bo pennltteil to
\prnHH Ibelr belief In bin Integrity
ml honor that In no lemi llrmly oHtnb-
iHhed than thai of Paul Morton , or
n.v other man who iillii or linn nut nt
lie council table of the prcHldont. In
bin republic wo do not hcllnvo In tbo
Ivluo right of klngii. The king can
it wrong. In bin ilaiih of Indignation
IK * president him wronged an Innocent
inn and Ilihi hi the nolenin judgment
f a vasl majority of the unprejudiced
ooplo of Ilibi Hlnte , who are able to
Ifferetillato between a wilful wrong-
nor and a victim of elreiiuiHtancoii.
NO SUICIDE HCRE.
< orcan Will Defer Self-Destruction , nt
Leant for a While.
Coinliii ; lo the United Htalefi to
oilgo a formal protest with I ho United
lutes government nialiinl ; I ho otilali-
iHliniciit of the JnpnncHo protoclorutn
ver Koron , Mill Viionj ; Teliaii , Into
< oiean inhibitor lo Franco , wait In-
'tinned upon liln arrival yenlerday of
n * Iniglc Hitlelile of bin brother , Mln
'ong Whim , Hiiyii u New Vork dhi-
at eh.
The In other , who wan formerly ICo-
an inhibitor ( n the United Million ,
> < > K bin own life at Seoul tievernl ilnya
go IIH a prdlcHl ngnliiHl the JupanoHn
roleeldrale. Mill Viieng Telnui wan
lionet her iinprepiired for I ho nowii ,
ml ho WIIH almost ptoHlnilcd when
iiforineil of bin liiolher'H ileatli.
In Koien , when u man taken Ma
wn life , It IH the cimtoin for hlii broth-
r nlm > to commit mileblo. Mr. Mln
alii , however , Hint he could not proph-
ny MB lutiire action.
STOLEN GEMS RECOVERED.
saac Lloyd's Twenty Thouoand Del
lars' Worth of Diamonds Restored.
IHIIIIC F. Lloyd , second vlco pronl-
cut of tbc Mutual Ufo Insurance com-
mny , at Die custom IIIIIIHO yoHlonliiy
dentltled dlumondn , jewelry and Hll-
erware to the value of $20,000 an bin
roperly and all were delivered to
ilm , siiyH a New York ( Unpaid ) .
lOiirly In UK * year Mr. Lloyd'n IIOIIHO
VIIH lolibod , and Hvu Werner , who had
icon a Horvnnt there , was urroHtod In
Milcngo with her brother-in-law. She
s under Indictment , u prisoner In thin
Ity.
Ity.The
The oiiHlomn uiithorlllen In Chicago
earned Ilia ! n man and woman were
rylng lo illspoHn of diamond ! ) In that
Ity , representing them an smuggled.
Special agents Hol/ed the goitin and
irresled the couple. The factH about
he jobbery hero then came out.
POPULIST NOWJIEPUBLICAN
Wcrt L. Kirk of Crelghton N ws Likes
Roosevelt.
Another popullntlc editor IIIIH Joined
he ranks of the republican party bo-
anne he roall/.od that the popullHts
ire a thing of the paHt and that the
( publican party In the coiiHtructlvo
larty. Thin In Wort L. Kirk of the
Irelghton NOWH. IIo says ho could
lever be u democrat. In nn editorial
iiiiioiinceinent Mr. Kirk nays :
Politically the NOWH will In the fu-
lire bo conducted nlong the HIIOH of
nilependent republicanism. I have
UK ! thin change under contemplation
for some time and It IH made only
ifter duo and careful consideration.
The reason Is simply this :
I have been a popullHt over Hlnco the
ncoptlon of that party. Ita principles
were good , Its founders meant well , It
was the party nearest the people , but
iliiH , it Is now a matter of history. It
suggested many reforniH which tlio old
mrtloH have been forced to take up
mil are now working out. ThlH Is es-
leclally true of the republican party ,
which IUIH alwayn been a constructive
uirty , and today wo have a republican
iresident who Is making the fight of
ils life for the people as against the
coriKiratloiiH and trusts. President
Hoosovolt Is a fearless leader , and Is
closer to the people of this United
States than any other public man to-
lay.
lay.There
There Is only room for two great
parties. Populists have realized thin
mil are drifting to ono or the other of
tno OKI parties , u is useless to Hang
onto the fusion straw longer , It has
proven a failure in every way. It Is
either be a republican or democrat. I
prefer tbc former.
1 make this change after the cam
paign IH over and before another Is on
In order to take no undue advantage
of any person or party. I know n great
many of my readers will not agree
with mo on this , but all I can say Is ,
It Is my honest conviction. If It were
not I would never make the change.
Yours truly ,
Wert L. Kirk.
PAPER VEST ROCKEFELLER FAD
Crackling Sound Made Folks Near by
Fear Oil King Was Breaking.
A crackling sound , proceeding ap
parently from within , drew the atten
tion of n number of persons In the lob
by of a hotel here to an elderly man ,
who clasped his hand to his breast ns
though in pain , says a dispatch from
Hot Springs , Va.
"Aro you hurt , Mr. Rockefeller ? "
asked several persons , who recognized
the man , springing toward htm.
"No , thank , you , " ho replied. "It Is
only my paper waistcoat , which his-
cracked. " The waistcoat , Mr. Rocke
feller's latest fad , mndo of thin paper
fiber , ho believes to bo a great protec
tion In cold weather Ho hastened to
his room to roi'nno It -f , nnottlOr.
Superior engraved cards. Tbo Now * .
