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Ten Years for an h,nb,xx,sr

in the custody of his counsel until to-
morrow.
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GREECE AROUSED.
Byron.

sales, prices and credits for the leading
firm of sugar refners in the United States
for which the yearly sales were said to ex-
ceed the sum of $50 600, 600.
In January, 1881. he was elected cashier
OF the Mercantile National Bank of New
York City, and two years later was made
president. During his incum bency of the
office the Mercantile National Banks de-
posits increased in ten years. from an
average OF So, 500 600 to $11, 00O 900, while
over 81, ,000.000 has been accumulated from
the earnings, after constant payments of
semt-annual dividends, and the market
price of the capital stock has advanced
from S5 cents TO 81 % on the dollar.
Mr.. st. John was also director in other
banks. and trustee in several financial or
ganizatioIs, was member OF the execu-
tive com mittee of the American Bankers
Association and of the financial commit
tee of tie New York Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. st. John has been frequent
and valued contributor to financial news
papers, magazines and other literary pub
lications, and had published important
original pamphlets on economic topics
He has been conspicuous among bankers
for his earnestness in urging the historic
basis for the argument in behalf of the
equally free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver in the United States, disputing
as unhistoric the antagoElstic statements
of Senator Sherman and others. He has
been called the "Apostle of free coinage of
silver" Williams College conferred upon
him the honorary degree of NJ. A.
After the defeat of Mr.. Bryan Mr.. ST.
John went into the produce business. hav-
ing bought seat in the Produce Exchange.
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OCCUPATION OF CANEA.
moStents Heicouc Intervention by the
European Popers

M0Sten1s Welcome Interrentton by the
European POtoers.
LONDON, ENG, Feb 15-The Times
will publish tomorrow a dispatch from
Canea giving details of the landing from
the foreign warships of the force which
occupies Canea. The debarkation ot the
men took place in the afternoon under the
direction of the Italian admiral, who is
the senior commander. The weather was
brilliant, and the men in their different
uniforms made picturesque scene. The
quays were crowded with curious specta-
tors, but not the least demonstration of
hostility was made. The Mohammedan
population are evidently pleased with the
action OF the powers in occupying the
city. A small fanatical minority alone
exhibited signs OF discomfort.
Mushavler Ismael Bey, to whom was
delegated by George Berovitch Pasha, the
Christian Governor of Crete, the powers OF
government, has addressed note to the
com manders of the foreign fleets, gladly
accepting the occupation of Crete and ex-
pressing the hope that the towns in the
island will all be occupied by the powers.
Other prominent residents are agreed that
the occupation be extended over the entire
island.
No information, the dispatch states, can
be obtained regarding the movements of
the Greek forces under Colonel Vossos,
which effected a landing at PIacetinas.
A fight is said to have taken place near
Heraklion during the afternoon, and three
more Mohammedan villages are said to
have been burned
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An Amendment to the Civil
Code That May Mean
Much to the State.
SANTA FE AND VALLEY LINE
ACT IN CONCERT.
Technicalities Tending to Prevent the
Opening of a Through Line
Will Be Removed

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 15-Judge
G. n. Sterry, solicitor for the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, appeared
before the Senate Judiciary Committee
tonight to secure on behalf of his road
certain legislation that indirectly affects
the Valley road and the people of Cali
fornia who are Interested in securing a
competing transcontinental road into San
Francisco.
There is shortly to be sold under a de-
gree Of foreclosure the property of the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, including
the contract between that corporation and
the Southern Pacific Company relative to
the line between Mojave and The Needles.
This line is owned by the Southern Pa
cific Company, but under a contract
dated October l, 1884, it is leased to the
Atlantic and Pacific for term of thirty
years. One of the conditions is that the
Atlantic and Pacific shall not extend irs
own line into California without five
years. notice to the Southern Pacific.
This would preclude the construction by
the Atlantic and Pacific of line to close
the gap between Mohave and Bakersfield
so as to connect with the Valley road at
the latter town.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe has
acquired all the outstanding bonds of the
Atlantic and Pacific, and is ready to pur-
chase the property and all the vested
rights of the latter company, in Guiding
the contract with the Southern Pacific.
Judge Sterry's object in appearing be-
fore the Judiciary Committee Tonight
was to secure the passage of bill which
would give his company the power to
rha
California which will have the right to
purchase railroads already constructed,
together with all their rights, franchises
and privileges of all kinds. The present
law provides for the organization of cor
porations to transact any kind of business
not in itself unlawful, and the Civil Code
also specifically provides for the incor-
poration OF railroad companies, but no.
where is it specifically stated that a cor
poration shall have the right to purchase
and operate roads already constructed
There was general disposition on the
part of the committee 10 grant anything
that Judge Sterry desired on this matter,
but there was objection to the bill he had
prepared and which he had submitted to
the committee. 1t was contended that
the law as it stood permitted the forma-
ton OF such corporation as he had out
lined. He admitted this, but explained
that some technical objections might be
raised as the law stood at present, and for
that reason his company desired to thor
oIghly protect itself.
1t was suggested that the Civil Code
could be more safely and satisfactorily
amended to secure the object he sought.
He said he did not care how the end was
effected and would be satisfied with any
thing the committee recommended as long
as what his company desired was granted.
Senators Simpson and Dickinson were
named as committee to draft suitable
amendment to section 465 of the Civil
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WILLIAM P,ST,JOHN
CALLED To REST
Death of the Noted Eastern
Banker From Kidney
Troubles.
Remarkable Career of the
Apostle of Free Silver
Coinage"
After the Defeat of Bryan Fl.
Entered the Produce Business
in New York.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 15.-William
P. st. John, formerly president of the
Mercantile National Bank and one of the
principal champions in the East of free
silver, died at o. clock last night from a
complication of kidney and stomach trou.
BILE.
William Pope st. John, banker, was
born in Mobile, Ala, February 10, 1S47;
the son of Newton st. John, banker OF the
firm of st. John, Powers & Co. of Mobile,
Ala, for twenty-five years agents in the
South for Messrs. Barring Bros. & Co. of
London. His mother was a daughter
of Alexander Pope of Delaware and Dor
othy BIB of Georgia, the latter sister
of Thomas Bibb, the first Governor of
Alabama, and for whose family Bibb
County, Ca, was named. A paternal an
cestor was one of the two brothers ST.
John, mentioned in Trumbull's "Cou-
necticut." Young st. John began his
education in Mobile. continued it in
Europe, and on his return passed one wear
in Andover, Mass His first business en-
ployment was in a clearinghouse in Wall
street, New York. In the same city he
subseq q1ently filled clerkships in several
different kinds of business, and always
with houses prominent in their line, hav.
ing under bis control and manage
ment during period of four years the
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VAR NOT YET DECLARED.
But If 1t Is Consul Botasst Says Greece
Can HOId Her fl4rn-

Dht II IL COnShC BOtGSSJ says 6FecCe
Can Hold Her Otcn.
NEW YORK. N. Y, Feb. I'D. N. Bo.
tassi, the Greek Consul to the port of New
York, speaking of the commercial rela-
tions between Greece and other countries.
to-day said:
Greece has not declared war on Turkey
yet. and even if she did 1 do not think it
would disturb our commercial relations
with other atoms Turkeys feet is not
large enough to blockade our ports and
stop commerce. Turkeys army is large,
but her navy is weak. The army of inva-
sion, in case OF war, would pass through
Macedonia into Thessaly. Macedonia is
nominally under Turkish rule, but most
of the inhabitants are Greeks and Chris
tians. In Thessaly the Greeks would have
many natural advantages, as the land is
hilly. Therefore the Turkish army would
have large contract on hand in trying to
invade Greece by land. l think that
eventually Crete will be added to Greece"
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MEANS MUCH TO AmEBIoA
Farmers and Merchants Wos.td Profit bu
q Var

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 15.-The Tribune
this morning publishes the following:
With the threatened outbreak of hostili
ties in the Mediterranean Russian shin
ments of wheat are certain to stop. This
means great deal TO the American grain
trade at the present iuncture. 1t so hap-
pens that Southern Russia is now the
only competitor with America in furnish
ing Western Europe with its supply of
wheat. India and Argen tina have stopped
shipments altogether and have ceased to
be 4 factor in the food supply of Western
Europe. The field has been left to South
ern Russia and America.
With Russia out OF the way by lowering
clouds OF war it seems certain that Amer
lean wheat must be in more active de-
mand than it has been for years. If the
trade takes this view OF yesterdays excit-
ing events off Crete to-day is likely to wit
ness remarkable advance in wheat and
wheat producing.
Oofh Will not be so much affected but
is expected to advance somewhat in sym-
pathy with wheat.
Inese were believed last night by ex-
perlenced observers to be the effects of
ane shot which went flying near the
Turkish flag With Western Europe de.
pending entirely on America fo- wheat
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the position of the American farmer will
be better than it has been since the de-
cline in farm products began.
In stocks and securities it was believed
that the first effects will be to force a de-
cline. This would come, not for any good
reason for scare, but capital has become
subject to Mysteries and other nervous
troubles, which have apparently grown
chronic, and doubtless will be badly
scared at the outset. Why American en-
terprises have anything to fear from a
war in the Mediterranean was not clear
to these same observers. 1t was believed
that IN the end the result of such strug-
gle would result in bettering of Ameri-
can securities.
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TEXAS EDIxoRIAL ooNrENr1oN
Several Hundred Members of the Press
drrive at Gatreston.

Seuerdt Hundred Members of the Press
drrive at Gatreston.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Feb. 15.-Several
hundred editors to attend the convention
of the State Press Association arrived to-
day and tonight, and large contingents
are expected on the early morning trains.
The association will convene in annual
session at o'clock to- m orrow. Addresses
of welcome will be delivered BY Mayor
Fly on behalf of the city, and President
Baille of the Texas Press Association on
behalf of the State Press. The battle. ship
Texas, which has been eagerly looked for
all day, is expected to arrive tomorrow
morning. Elaborate arrangements have
bee made for the entertainment of the
editors and the officers of the warship.
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JACOB IAsJGps CASE.
The Iurkish CONSUL General Claims to
Re ETentpt From Arrest

Re E1empt From Arrest
NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb 15.-Jacob
Iasigi, Turkish Consul General IN Boston,
who was arrested in this city last Satu--
day evening on the charge of emtezze-
ment, was arraigned before Magistrate
Cornell in the Center-street Police Court
this afternoon. The prosecution was rep
resented by General Francis Peabody of
Boston and Lawyer Frederick R. Coudert
appeared for Iasigi.
Lawyer Coudert said that his client is an
accredited agent of foreign power and is
Consul-General at Boston and that be is
exempt from arrest by State authorities.
Mr.. body claimed that Consul is
nothing but business agent to country
and tn I he is not exempt from arrest
Magistrate Cornell adjourned the case
until tomorrow morning in order to study
up and advise over the case.
The Consul-Generai was then paroled
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serin Augusta to proceed to Canea and
join the associated fleets off the Cretan
coast in preventing any hostile action on
the part of Greece and cooperate with
them in restoring order in the island.
According to the semi-official statement
this decision on the part of Germany is
final.
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Grent Machine Bolt Tsu,t CoHapses.
CLEVELAND. OHIO, Feb. 15. - The
great machine bolt trust, which COM
prised all tbs leading machine bolt manu-
facturers in the country, has collapsed.
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PHILADELPHIA. PA, Feb. Is John
H. Hoffer. wao embezzled 100000 from
the First National Bank of Lebanon, was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
to-day.
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up of the dead was called the resur-
rection. And that the Son of God had
died and risen again to show people
that it was all right, and that since he
could raise himself from the dead. of
course he could raise the rest of dead
mankind.
This was long time ago. and away
off across the ocean. But it was in
country on the seashore. This was a
happy touch in Difference to the love of
the sea that Seaboy and the youthful
Garritys cherished, and helped to i'm
press the fact more wildly on the
children's mind. The teacher told them
that every year this day was cele-
brated, and that the day was called
Easter Sunday. So the young ones had
another great day to add TO Christmas
and the Fourth of July, the last named
being celebrated with immense gaiety
and cheerful racket at the seashore
resort, where the elephant stood.
Thus it was that Mrs. Garrity's reck-
less goodness of heart to the little sea
waif was repaid to the hundredfold.
For her own motherless BARNS thrived
and were happy under the small father
she had adopted for them.
THE BURNING ELEPHANT.
This went on for two or three years.
Then something awful happened. Sea-
boy had taken a boys place one night
in a bowling alley, while the boy was
away for some hours. He did not get
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something like 100000 of miles in
width This comet was visible in
various parts of the world for months
at a time, and at last when the civil
war broke out there were many people
who claimed that the comet created
some peculiar disturbance which
worked its way into the brains of the
nation and produced the dreadful
strife. The appearance of q second
comet in 1861 was regarded as sure
sign that the comets were directly re-
spOnslble for the great war.
Since then there have been several
comets, but as they were unaccOm-
panied by great disasters the super
stition has been dying natural death.
That it will ever be totally obliterated
is doubtful, as it has survived at least
four thousand years, and in every CEN
tury in all that time there have been
many curious condolences of disaster
following the appearance of comets.
Early Jewish history shows that the
superstition was rife centuries before
Christ. One of the first great comets
mentioned in history. for example, was
noticed in western Asia in B. c. 604,
just about the TIME that Nebuchadnez-
Ear was preparing for his conquest of
Palestine, and to the Jews of that age
the appearance of this fiery portent in
the heavens was regarded as an omen
of the speedy downfall of their state.
According to certain passages in the
writings of the early rabbis there were
not wanting persons who predicted this
result, but as Nebuchadnezzar was al
ready on his march when the comet
such predictions were nat
ural under the circumstances.
There was another comet associated
with Jewish history at a much later
date. that star shape like a sword"
which Josephus says hung over the
city of Jerusalem for a whole year be-
fore the beginning of the great Jewish
war which ended in the destruction of
the city and temple by Titus and the
of the Jewish state
of Jews, alarmed by the
portent, forsook the city, and thus es-
capped the destruction that threatened
it, but most, undeterred. remained
until the Roman wall rendered exit
This comet appeared in A. D. 66,
just about the beginning of the Jewish
war, but was forgotten by the time of
Bar Chochebas, siXty-five years later,
when another appeared, A D. 134, just
at the commencement of the great re-
bellion by that leader, which resulted
in the slaughter of over 100000 Jews
by the Roman armies and the complete
dispersal of Israel among the nations.
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Two comets are billed by astron-
omers to appear TO terrestrial observ-
ers during the present spring months,
and if the scientific calculations. are
correct the first of these will show it
self this month. It may not appear
until May. but the leading astron-
omers of the world are agreed that the
time for its arrival is near at hand,
and elaborate preparations have been
made in all the great observatories
for studying it.
This is known as Swift's comet. but
it was first discovered by Professor
Tempei in 1859 TemDel however
only partially discovered il, and was
ignorant of the fact that it would re-
appear periodically. This latter fact
was not known until October of 1880,
when Professor Swift discovered il.
The periodicity Of this comet is only
about five and a half years. 1t ap-
peared in 1915. but escaped ObServa-
ton as It was not looked for. In 1885
it again ESCAPED observation, not
through negligence on the part of the
astronomical world, but because of its
unfavoTable situation. In 1891 it was
fully observed, the perihelion passage
taking place in the month of Novem-
Der.
Inc DIHeI comet WHICH Is expected
TO appear is that discovered by the
famous LeiDsic astronomer, D'Arrest,
On June p, 1851. 1t has regularly
been observed every six and a half
years since then. in 1857. 1864. 1870,
1877, 1884 and 1890, when it passed its
perihelion on September l.
FEARED BY THE SUPERSTITIOUS
There is nothing remarkable in the
size or formation of either of these
comets. and even if they should de-
scend upon the earth their millions of
miles of length and breadth would do
no damage. But the announcement of
The coming of a comet is never pleas
ant TO the suDerstitious. There is a
belief, centuries old, that the existence
of a comet produces atmospheric re-
suits which disturb the minds of men
and cause ? general unrest, which
ends in war or pestilence or some evil
of prodigious proportions. In medi-
aeval times this belief was general,
and in many OF the primitive sections
of European countries where all kinds
of superstition live, the comet is still
spread disaster.
there are many who believe in the
upon the earth. and they strengthen
tory OF comets and national disasters /
THE PESTILENCE COMET.
For instance. there was comet in /
1913, and at the same time pestilence /
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THE GOOD PRIESTS TEACHINGS.

was to be put in a hole in the ground,
they were visibly distressed 1t did not
seem anything like the comfortable
home in the elephant. There were no
windows in the earth cell, and no air.
and to put her in and then shovel three
feet of dirt on her seemed an unsym-
pathetic proceeding. They gazed with
dlStruSt at the men with the spades.
Seaboy" didn't know whether he
should protest or not. He looked at the
priest, who looked at him and at the
little boy and girl smuggling timidly
up to his side, and when "Seaboy''
noticed what a sweet smile came on
the priests face, and that his eyes
filled with water (they all loved the
water so that it was a bond of con-
fidence between them, that trimming
tear in the priests eye), why. the bow
father of the motherless felt it was all
right.
Children said the priest gently.
your mother is asleep and this earth
isn't going to trouble her. She will sleep
there awhile, and then God will say
Get up, my child, and she and all the
people here said Good night to God
before they fell into this long sleep and
Will come out of their warm, quiet
graves perfectly well and sound, and
will go to heaven. We will fall asleep
like that some time, and we will all
wake up together rested, and be happy.
For God is going to wake us all up at
the same time
Wont she have any pains in her
back, then?" asked Seaboy. The earth
looked cold and damp.
mo. She will never have any pain
again." said the priest warmly. And,
Seaboy, you must come to catechism,
and bring the children, so that they
may learn what they have to do in
order to say that good night to God
all right Then they will hear his
good morning all right when the time
comes for him to call us ALL
Seaboy said that he would, and of
course, having promised to, he did.
Their teacher told them that the rising
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almost wiped out the entire population
of Spanish Apercia, some records
placing the loss OF life as high as 20O.-
coo. but it IS doubtful if there were
that many Spaniards in the country at
that time. The mortality among the
natives may, however. have swelled
the death list TO the figures given.
IN 1851 there was another comet,
and this was the year of the great
earthquake which shook North Amer
lea from ocean TO ocean. In 1911 con-
temporaneous with the famous comet
of that year We're the earthquakes
which did SO much damage in the Mis-
sissippi valley. Suspicious people also
credited the war of 1912 To this comet
Faith in the evil efficacy of these heav-
emily bodies suffered collapse when
the Mexican war broke out without
the admonitory presence OF a new
comet
In 1858. however. when Donati's
famous comet appeared. it was again
regarded as an ill-omened visitor.
This comet vas of tremendous dimen-
sionS. astronomers agreeing that its
length was fully 100, 100000 miles, and
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as .'Seaboy' helped her to sit up, that
she might breathe easier. her heart
gave a jump as if it was trying to leap
cut of her body and she sank back
dead.
There was no need to tell "SeabDy'
to look after the children. He had no
thought of anything else. When some
body said that they had better be sent
to their uncle in Brooklyn, and if he
wouldn't take them, why, 10 an or
phan asylum. the way 'Seaboy" kicked
against any such arrangement was
beautiful They all wanted to stay on
in their home in the grim old elephant,
and have the sea air and the beach to
play on and the. beautiful ocean to
wade in.
.Mother'n me run the place. md L
KIN take care ov EN- he said with an
air of surprise that this wasn't as OBJ
vious to them all as il was to him.
Every body did think so when Sea
boy" said it, s He was. looked on with
even more respect by the community
after he became family man. He
made more money. too. Shoe backing
looked up" and it was a common
thing for a man TO give him a nickel
when he bought a oaDer and say:
Keep the change, .Seaboy.'
CONSOLATION.
When the children found their mother
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SEA BOY
A CHILD OF THE RESURRECTION
AN EASTER STORY.
BY JOHN ]. a'BEcKET.

Copyright. 1897 by John ]. a'BECKETo
Once upon a time mot half as long
ago as that phrase makes it sound) a
small boy lived in an elephant Even
an infant elephant is large enough to
hold a colony of small boys. The fact
that this small boy lived in the ele-
plant is proof enough that he had not
been eaten up by him. This elephant
was literally the biggest elephant on
earth. He stood on the seashore for
10 years looking at the Atlantic ocean.
He had never stirred a foot since he
took his majestic post on the fiat sandy
land. He was so near the shore that in
very violent winter storms the irritated