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Mr.. CONKLING'S SIDE.
The History of the Famous
Quarrel With Garfield.
NOW TOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME.
II Was I'iatt who Led I'm the Re-irua-
ton. and ConkIIng Did Not In
tend to seek Reelection.

the conkiing-Garfeld quarrel was at its
nsisht, the two senators from New York
had resignefS the legislature was In ses-
s1on considering the question Of their sue
esssors, and all was excitement and tur-
mon wnen / arrived In Albany one night
intent upon getting a. the facts from a
newspaper standpoint / was then the
managing editor Of the Chicago Inter
Oeeans a paper which had been very
friendly 20 Mr. Conkling and I went TO
Aioany TO write up the history Of con-
test which was attracting the attention
OF the whole country. Conducted by a
mutual friend, ! found Mr. Conkling In
room al the Delevan house IN consuEta-
ton with dozen friends. the particular
subject under discussion being the al
tempt 70 bride one OF the ConkIIng MEM
bers OF the legislature, which had just
been discovered Who the real culprit
could be was a question on which there
was difference Of opinion There were
various theories. b8t Mr.. Conkling seem
Ell entirely confident that the guilty man
was a weil-known member OF the senate
from the western part OF the state. de-
scribed By hirn as being practically what
Joe Bagstock proclaimed himself TO be
Tough sir, tough. but devilish sly
Why" said the senator, that man can
put on pair Of number twelve cowhide
boots and go round this hotel making less
noise than a cat"
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agree with you. and others who do: those
whon one part OF speech will catch and
others WHO wiz respond to 4 touch pre-
elss.y the opposite"
awA1E r"akes the deeper impression.
story or epigram.
aRylgF&m. I sho'id say. and I use Il
much mose than ire story now A story
nasss b. part Of the speech itself II
rsasf b woven In SO that the listeners
vfg not recognize that IL Is being told
usm the laugh comes IN. You know
women rarely are good story teliers. and
ssory told badly is worse than none at
al
'TTe given up preparing speeches be-
fore hand. ExtempoTaneous speaking Is
s necessity. When | am going 10 speak
al night | come home. read a little Mac
suay. and walk around this desk for ten
minutes getting some ideas together that
may be timely"
And you would suggest walking
around a table as good inspifationai ex-
ercise for women?''
why, yes, il seems to be good idea
exercise" and Depew smiled. but IL Is
The quick catching effect on the audience
OF every thing said or done during the
evening that IS the great 50 ret OF the
successful after-dinner speaker. And In
that respect women fall hopelessiy. Be
fore they can attain prominence In the
field OF after-dinner oratory they must
acquire the ability 20 leap into instan-
ianeous touch with their hearers"
Mr.. Depew acknowledges that he hasn't
heard all the regular feminine takers.
but he Is sincere In his conviction that
those who have come under his notice
are failures. Nevertheless he is willing
70 lend a hand 20 the education OF a
queen or the after-dinner speakers.
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mounted his wheel and passed over the
bridge in safety.
1t was this reckless nature that got
him into trouble again and again. He
the first man who had ever crossed
Northern China on a wheel. and the I'M
civilized natives of that saetion of the
Flowery Kingdom did not take kindly 10
his intrusion. Again and again he was
chased by angry Celestials. bat his swift
flying wheel soon carried him out Of tVou-
ble. In one instance he tried 90 ride over
one OF the foot bridges that cross the
small streams in China with pack ~
angry farmers at his heels. Nowing ven
geance, for some alleged damage To their
fields. The bridge gave way under him
and he was thrown into the water. TO hs
met on the bank and well beaten when
he waded out and fixed up his wheel be-
fore proceeding.
LEM crossed In Pacific Mail steamer
from San Francisco 20 japan. and then
wheeled across the Japanese empire on
his bicycle From Japan he crossed 70
Northern China, and then began the most
dangerous part Of hts Journey. This was
during the winter which followed his
start and LenZ suffered much from eN-
pasure The roads were impossible for
his wheel and he had 20 hire native car
riers TO get the bicycle over the hills. Ia
one place IN Northern China he was de-
lived there with the natives tn true Mon
ge'ian style, eating rice out Of a bowl
with chopsticks just as II he were a born
Celestial.
LEM was very ingenious, and devised
many ways 10 get out OF hts difficulties
when ne did get into trouble. one ar
his clever schemes was an attachment
for the camera he took along with him,
SO THAT he could photograph himself. lie
had a shutter arranged with a clock
mechanism so that he could pose before
the camera after Il had been set. have u
take HIS picture. and then send back
proofs 10 America. The accompanying
pictures are from photographs the ira
Weller took OF himself In many different
parts OF the world.
From China the daring wheelmen next
went over into Burmah AMI wheeled
across TO India and through the famous
British provinces pedalng his bicycle
along The road to Mandelay." made
famous by Rudyard kipling's ballad.
From India he crossed up into the domain
of the car. Back 70 Persia The PerE'sns
were rot 50 hard 10 get along with AZ had
been the inhabitants Of Northern China.
but LEM had many narrow escapes there.
too
From Persia 10 Armenia he wheeled his
way. and there he disappeared just after
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zwSis open weather at Er-ercuEs. but his
weeks % waiting VIII not he lost. fer
careful Inquiries wsli be made there for
Tire missing man. AS soon as the wea-
Their TaoGerstss enough - make the trip
possible. SachtlsRen. With his guides. viii
start into the peihsha pass. where Lens
was last heard from.
While waiting for eper weather. Sscht-
isoSR VIII try 20 infl1encs the frteraa-
tional commission On the Armenian atre-
cities. 81 the search Tor the missing
American. ard ha hopes 70 get them 20
consider lsenE's loss as one OF the cat
RACES shey are sent 20 investigate.
iscaz IS Fhiiaaslph.an by birth.
though ~ German parentsge. He had
some difficulty with bis step-fsther. with
whom he lived in Tattshurg. and decided
tc leave home. tie took Up hicyling as a
TasSirns. and finally decided in I&3 20 make
a trip around the world On his wheel He
mace an arrangement with Outing 10 re-
port his travels aud adventures Ia il
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went through this sane Armenian couu-
~. bar Re was accompanied hy a MUM
tssr OF native guides ard wSs no1 modest
Ed All agree that L4nx Was most fool
hardy These kuraS are All hostile -
foreigners ard almost entirety eat 81
reach OF the Turkish law. They rarticu-
larry dislike Americans.
Il Is IN this part 90 the c0unsry that
ths worst % the outrares On the Ar
meaians were committed last year. and
the government has been unwilling OF
unafle 10 punish the KHr1s for this.
SIS yet. much less for any minor Of
fences. A foreign commission. formed
20 investigate the Armenian oatrages
has been held up on the borders. and
has found wonderful trouble IN getting
anv evidence Of the crimes committed.
There are several newspaper correspond
ents with this commission. ard when
they SO snto the interior 10 secure fur
Their evidence. as thes VIII 10 when the
weathe. Tnoderatss. they viii keep
sharp lookout for news OF LenA one IN
particular has been asked 10 make what
search he can by the American minister
10 Cons,antIneple.
Lenz is Il daring man by nature, and
he took many Wild chances from whtce
he vas fortunate in coming through with
out serious injury before he reached Ar
Fnenia lie left New York June 4. 1S'2.
lie was not the first man 20 20 around
the world on a bicycle. hat the frSt 20 do
SO from east 20 west All those who pre-
ceded him went In she opposite Garee-
tsou.
Lena crossed America without much
that was unusual. and reached San Fran
cisco in October An incident IN 'Ais
part OF the trip illustrates character aud
shows the reckless nature which has
probably cost him his life. He was ac-
companied by another bleyiist named
Robert Bruce. who travelled as Tar as
Minneapolis with him
At one part OF their trip they reached
q Northern Pacific railroad bridge which
spanned a lake. LenE did not want 20
delay long enough TO so around and thus
add three or four miles 20 his long Jour
ney. He decided 10 ride across the bridge
along the narrow board al the side. with
out any handrail which was intended for
employees Of the road only. Bruce de-
clared he would not risk IL and rode
around the lake.
I.enz started across the bridge, bat be-
fore he could reach the other side. he was
overtakeR by train. The bridge was "a
narrow affair. built for only one track,
and there was no room for him TO stard
on one side and let the engine 40 by.
Sitting down on the edge Of the ties. he
swung his bicycle over the rushing
waters below, and waited on the tips OF
the sleepers until the train rolled by not
three feet from his head. Then he re-
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Conki1ng as Inevitable and. while ur-
peasant. was NOT regarded as bar 20
friendship he alluded 70 IL IN what he
regarded pleasant manner. but which
fanct2d must have sounded rather szr-
castle 70 Garfield I forget the exact ex-
preston. but Il was entirely character
istie- Having been given 20 understand
that his desires would be consulted IN
making Up the cabinet, CoEkling replied
that re presumed this proposition did not
Include the Office OF secretary Of state. as
he understood the distinguished person
who was TO occupy that place had been
already selected. 70 which Garfield made
no reply, bat smiled assent
The senator aweit on the fact that the
president-elect was very ELUSIVE IN his
manner. and said Garfield put his arm
over his shoulder. or about his neck say
ing. you know. Conkiing, I've got 10
have you in the senate" CoHkling re-
piled that there were always plenty 10 DO
the bidding Of a president. but Garfield
reiterated that he could nos get along
without him. In this connection. Dir.
conkling referred 20 the ''reprehensible"
bargain which he had heard was con-
summated at the conference IN New York.
and which she had determined TO men
ton TO Garfield Il have heard. gen
eral," said he. "and from what IN any
other case would be deemed sufficient au-
thOrity, that al the conference In New
York you promised 10 make Mr.. So-and-
SO secretary OF the treasury. and. this
being the case. OF course, that Office Is
also pre-empted."
Conkling said he made this remark 10
test the truth OF the rumor. as he could
scarcely credit the report and thought
the promise must have been implied from
a conversation and not from positive
agreement. But 10 his surprise. Mr.. Gar
field replied. NO, did not promise 20
make him secretary Of the treasury.
said I would make him secretary OF the
treasury or minister 20" tnaming GER
tain COURT. Senator Conkling was care
ful to say that the person named as the
beneficiary in this agreement could not
have been a party 10 such bargain and.
In his opinion. was entirely ignorant or
10, but / omit the name fearing that In
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columns. and up 80 the time of his last
letter was supplying them with Interest,"
ing accounts OF his long and exciting
journey. I4enE was y years Of age last
month II he lived 10 see his birthday. His
mother. who lives Ia Fittshurg stiil. -
distressed over the diappearance of her
son. and has written many letters 10 thu
government authorities and 30 the editor
Of Outing Magazine. urging ca their
search for him.
Sachtleben. too is ~ wears Of age. lie
is "A native OF Illinois and also OF German
paTentage. Tie rode bicycle around the
world "A fen years ngo In company With
r. g. Allen. fellow college graduate.
anG described his adventures IN the Cen
fury magazine.
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be until May or even June that Saohte-
ben can go into the interior. He will take
a wheel with him. and will be accon-
panied by two American missionaries and
two native guides
Had LEM taken proper precautions be-
fore entering this very dangerous coun-
try. he would probably be alive and well
today As II was. he entered one OF the
most dangerous passes In the world utter
" unaccornpanied. I'm spite OF the fact
that the wild tribes OF Kurds are utterly
lawiess. Many OF Lenz's friends believe
however. that ne is still alive and being
held by his captors for ransom. IL IS
In this hope that Sachtleoen VIII search
for him. An expedition viii he sent 10
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brother wheelnan. Frank @. Lenx. who
disappeared from the earth about year
ago. within sight OF Mount Ararat. Lenz
was on a tour around the world on his
bicycle and had completed about seven
eighths OF his journey.
The last that was heard from him was
letter dated May ;. 1894. from Tabriz. a
small town in Persia. near the Caspian
sea. He cashed draft there and sent in
10 the Outing Magazine. of New York. for
which he was making the tour. an ac-
count of his most recent travels. In this
letter. which Is the last ever received from
the missing man. LenZ stated that he was
on his way 10 ErZeroun. in Turkey.
He was traced through BayaZii, eighty
miles from Erzeroum. and 10 the Deibaba
pass. Wild opening between two mount
ans. some ten miles long. and inhabited
by the fiercest of the unciviiized kurdS.
No trace OF poor Lenz has been found
since he entered the pass. and what fate
he has met Is yet a matter OF specula-
ton. An additional draft on banker in
ErZeroum he is known TO have had has
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crossing the border 49, completely a. y
The earth had opened and swallowed him.
Some Of hIs friends believe that Re
chauged BIS route suddenly after leaving
Fszyaxl4 and headed up in tire doTnain q
the Gar But n this weFe 80. Re should
have been heard from long ere tnis.
Sschfiessea holds tne key 70 the sBtua-
fgor bat ~ nas a difficult lock 20 open
with &, lie Is y most courageous as we}l
as a most capable Traveller. and II Lenz
ear - found be wisl fiBd him. SaeAtis-
r.en has reached Constanttnopie ~ this
ffrna and xli enter Armenia almost iEn-
rs-ecizteiy. tie viii probably have 10
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not been presented for collection. and al
though the machinery Of the government
diplomatic service has been set I'm motion,
no news of his whereabouts has yet been
received. His baggage had been shipped
on TO Constantinople and 1t sttll waits
there for him.
II Is TO find LEM that Sachtlchen has
undertaken this dangerous expedition.
His orders are. first 10 find the lost ira
Weller or to learn his fate; second. IL
found. to continue the Journey with the
missing wheelman and, third. TO COM
plete the circuit of the globe from where
Lenz left of. If no trace of the missing
bicyIfst can be found. The country where
LEM disappeared is utterly impossible
at this time of the year. and IL will not
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seattle. wash. March L.

No man car attain phs steal or muscular
perfection while fherc IS any want Of vital
force. II g. ne grit the vim, the ginger
which supports the powers OF endurance
and the command OF latent physical
strength
Every man knows himself lie knows
where no u weak knowing ~. II he ~
true TO himself ne win try 70 recover tbs
Vital power he has wasted.
The source of ali physieai power IL IN
the nerves. Tire life Of fhe nerves n eiets-
trfcity So says science. Men n you lack
any Of the elements Of manhood. sill you
barter your futnFe happtfIess any further
by letting this chance pass he one or
the progressive men. Perfect your man
hood, physically. sexnaliy. mentally.
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his RELIEF at once

ID. reIIef at once, Il IL Is found hat &c
Is q prisoner. e,-..,
-~hs American minister ~ CONSTANT
rorla BELIEVES that E.enz has beer Host
ire pelfsaaa pass al the tine % PEAR
vher Ierz went into =. Is most dam
gerous place. and he may nave met s sl'
some accident In fo.4las 800
- - ray have he@w drowned. or ne
go ave faIiea from some dangerous
- ever a cllT. There = THE danger q
.tsark from sid beasts. too, 70 y rec&-
orea witn-
Sarhtfeassn made triF around The world
On . Bicycle . seE .eAEs zso. and u
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lninn nrnnt Connections.

All trains trau tho West run into the
- faul untoo depot. making close con
tetiiaas with 'sfhe North Western" trains
laF i6' Fast and Saeth. Passengers bold
'NS tickets Nia She above line have only
q s5ep FROM taelr train 10 the elegantly
"t3serri "\orth-N rstern'' limited. leav-
rs s. l'aul every cav IN the year Fer
@-ses travelling atone thss IS especially
- = considered For tickets and sleep
us car reservation cuW on
p ". FARMER.
'~se' so-ni Agent. el Font -. Seattle.
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THE LOST BICYCLIST.
Frank G. LEM Was Last Heard
From in Armenia.
sAcHTLE5EN GOES TO FIND HIM,
The Search for the Needle I'm the Hay
stack Is Easy. Compared With
This Quest.

: " 70 z X
II arc Is.
Searching for q
needle in a hay
stack would he
easy work COM
pared with the
task that Will
san l. Sachtle-
her. an Illinois
hicylist. has up
on his hands. He
has sailed from
New York upon
the French line
S : e a N er La
Champagne and
Is now far on
his way toward
the wuds Of
Armenia. Sacht-
le5en has gone
In search OF a
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rr SAVED nv FROM rnE ASYLUM.

Snohumiah. wash, harfh D.
pr. \ T. Saaden-- Dear Sir. / was az
nicted for ten years with the worst Ayuip-
toms OF weakness aud debility. For Tho
last eve years ! had no manly strength
~ an. and IL scented Rs n 1 Was fast ios-
fnE my mind I would have been Ia ths
asylum or dead II I had not got yopr
Belt. 7 cant describe ali NY feelings 70
vOt. hat thank God. after wearing your
Belt for three months 7 arm now COM
y,lefeiy cured am again strong i1 Fniat
and have my fuil vigor or manhood I
am very grateful 20 the sander Belt for
my recovery. Yours truly,
w. 4. NELSON.
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-,.,xsnZ them into convenient pe-peFdic-
80 uockets- She cant compliment
=. fr,Id her gioyed hands across her lap.
$3.50 al the other women Immediately
100 ber hands are too red or ugly 10
sse raw load every finger with dsa-
.-.-ds ana fash them in the eyes Of hsr
s.s.snerx. but those dear creatures a. once
-, fhat no briIlIaucy on the hands can
-. 90 for the lack of that quality in
-. brains. Mr. Depew did not say this.
.-v woman xiiI understand II. however.
rr Uepew does advise women who
-srf 70 go into the post prandiai arena
go there must be 10 preaching nor any
s-~x.d-eagIe oratory or sky-scraping
sg~s,. Modern audiences don't want
s..r dust or aurora lights flashing and
80 ming. Nor win they stand much
.snsirpeut. A little Of that goes a long
way.
u.aads OF her listeners. II requires a
diversified audience to bring out the best
fl q speaker.
There should be people who like you.
sopne who dislike you. those who don't
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The Great Northern railway has Just
-.,,-.ss a. sale the following commute ton
,g~kefs good n all cases for six rides:
Fsssweer FalrhaTen or New WhatcoFa
49, seattle. sIe; Meuns Vernon and -
g.,ta SO. Seattle ard Everett g.
T-s-sesx vii 20 good for individual CO
ar-a use aG9 limited - sixty days
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PHYSICAL MANHOOD !!

Here are few facts touching the SUBJ
jet 50 Interesting t. every man who
likes to he strong ia tniad. heart and
body. W hen YOU know tha' the only Inn
pediraent Co perfect manhood ~ the re-
suit a. yoar early mistakes. yea oux ht 10
remove that barrier u hen Yeu can. And
yoa ought - take the meat sensisi.
course. which = Electricity. by Its best
servant ur. sandrn's Electric t5eit.
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- am 81 wears old and have been going
down hill Ia vitality for years. Was al
most y wrrrk from loss Of vital power, 1
have now worn your Eieetrie Belt 20 day
and IL has made mo a strong man. I feel
like a hoy again. AMI am stronger than 1
have been for twenty years.
AMEFBEtTI.
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TINS = ~ ase q p!,ysical tertestiqq9,;.

T WIH y ~" * ~ WNFNlIfI T1'TI ION.
~ he also the age nf physical imbeciltty.
While thi8 man awaits himself ~ every
opportunity "a develop and expand his
manly sigor. that one IS passing his
chances 10 improve his mind and body,
aud easily fails into the exceNses which
are always iH his path. so the destruction
of his vital rov ers.
How great iR yQur admiration ~ a SAM
dow a Hercules of phys manhood.
The very foundation of this physical
manhood Is nerve. ar vital force. II is
easily wasted by exccsses or early indis-
.sr.sf
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steady EVEN flow % electricity into
your body for several hours a. night vii,
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GILBERT A. PRICE.

.Conkiins's statement that ~ made no
demands upon Garfield, bat simply &c
eepte4 what was profferei him ny the
,,rasfsa,.-elect. is verified nv William
Penn Nixon. manager of ths Inter Ocean.
-r-s,~aro who uset Garfield the day after
C,oukttnEss visit 20 Mentor. Mr.. Nixon.
although valued and consistent friend
- f,o~sls,,z sustained very cordial rela-
.t,-s - CARRIED and n late couvsrSa-
,so1 s.forrsesi me that the latter told him.
-, ,ba occasion referred 70. that C0nkling
- exceedingly modest about asking
(,vo~s ara raaae no demands whatever.
Copyrighted. 4So4
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SANDEN ELECTRIC co.

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