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The times., 1901-04-28
TRUE LOVE AMONG sAvAGEs.
Darts More Poignant Than These of
Cupid Must BE Endured.
CFrom Chambers Magazine J

Among the Arabs of Upper Egypt the
youth who proposes to girl must sub
NIT to a whipping at the hands of all her
male relatives, and. says 2 dry narrator.
IF ne wishes to be considered worth hav-
ing he must receive the chaStisemeDt,
which is sometimes exceedingly severe.
with an expression of enjoyment"
Not infrequentiy IL is the maiden her
self who imposes the test. The Sakaiava
girls of Madagascar make their lovers
stand at a short distance from n clever
spear-thrOwer and catch between the arm
and side every weapon flung at them II
the youth displays fear or fails to catch
the spear he is lsnOmintOusiy rejected,
but If there be no fiiuching and the spears
are caught he is at once proclaimed an
accepted lover"
Worse than this is the trial enforced up
on their suitors by the DongOlOwee girls.
When in doubt as 20 the respective mer-
its of two rivals. the young lady fastenS a
sharply pointed knife to each elbow. then
seating herself between her lovers. she
drives the blades slowly into their thighs.
and the hero who takes the greatest
length of steel without d uGrmur wins
the bride
Major Mitchell. in his Expeditions IN
to the Interior of Eastern Australia" says
of the natives on the River Daring that
all their ideas OF fighting are associated
with the possession of gins or wives. and
that after a battle the wives do not al
ways follow their fugitive husbands from
the field, but frequently go over as a mat
ter of course to the victOrs-" None but
the brave deserve the fair is a maxim
well understood of most barbaric races
The times., 1901-04-28

the mind of the captain with gloom and
could dissolve Molly's mother in tears aud
could herald Its approach to the bride by
sadness which weighed her down2 And,
as for me. you may believe that my heart
was like lump of lead within me- partly
because / was losing the girl | loved but
had never hoped to marry. and partly be-
cause from the outset of the whole affair
yes, from the very evening when the
news of the grand discovery was read to
the Society Of Lynn had looked for
ward to coming events with fOrebodings
OF the most dismal kind.
Sone TO see me tomorrow afternoon,
Jack, she said Il must talk about it to
someone With the captain | cannot talk
because he is all for the unequal match.
and with my mother ] cannot talk, be-
cause she fOretells trouble and will ac-
knowledge no good thing at all in the man
or in the match Do not forget, Jack.
Come tomorrow. I don't know how many
days are left to me when l can ask you
to come. Oh, Jack, to leave everybody, all
my friends 1t is hard. But I am the
most ungrateful of women because 1 am
the happiest-the happiest-oh. Jack the
happiest and most fortunate woman that
ever liVedi"
(rTo be cOntiutIed)
The times., 1901-04-28
UNCLE MINGo AND THE WAITER
The Old Man Wanted the Best There
Was in the shop.
(From the Savannah News.)

Uncle Mingo was in town day or two
ago. 1t had been a long time since the
old man had been to Savannah. and he
rambIed over the streets all the morning,
impressed with the wonderful things ne
saw.
Naturally. toward midday he began TO
feel a little tired and very hungry; so as
he passed in front of one of the eating
houses for colOred people. of which there
are several in the neighborhood OF Plant
System depot, the succulent piles or ed1-
bles in the windows offered too great
temptation to be resisted. He entered the
restaurant and sat down to a table.
IAN right, sah." said the affable waiter
coming up. ''wot II it be?'
Il want" said Uncle Mingo. unctuously,
some O. dat fried fish cen de winder an
a piece o dat pie.
Yes, sab: wot else?
Il want some o. dat fried chicken, too,
and some o dem doughnuts-
'-Yes( sab; wot else?"
81 want some o dat ham and some
town bread"
Yes sab; wot else?"
"An' / want a cup o tea
Cup o. tea. Yes, sah; wot kin O
tea ?''
''Vvot kim O. tea I want?" rejoined the
old man with a severe look; ''wot kin
you speck l want? / want sto' tea; STO
tea You tink I come on de train all de
way from PossCm HOller for TO drink
saccafraX?"
The times., 1901-04-28
TESTING A FIRE ORDEAL.
A Yankee CorpOrnFs Nerve Upsets n
Afagician's Enterprise.
CFrom the New York Press }

Not long ago the American Minister to
Japan and some members Of his party
visiting Il Shinto temple, initiated the
priests of the temple by walking bare
foot over what was apparently a bed of
live Goals. 1t was explained at he time
that the surface of the bed of cOalS was
covered by a thin layer of some substance
which was a bad conductor of heat but
through which the light of the fire below
would show at night. the time when such
performances take place.
Now Corporal Murray. of the Sixth Ar
tiIlery. stationed in Honolulu, has proved
again that Americans can pass unscathed
through the ordeal Of fire. There came to
Honolulu lately magician who calls him
self Papa Ita. the Great Tahitan Fire
Walker" Papa tta's great feat consists
in walking barefOOted over lava stones
under which fires have burned for hours
He impressed the native Hawaiians with
the fact that he was a wonder among ma
gicians and their contributions flowed in
to him so prOfuSely that one might sup
pose he need not fear that ne would have
to work as long as hA stayed in Honolulu.
I;ut the act OF Corporal Murray has
aroused the suspicious of the natives now
as to whether Papa tia is a real 'kah-
una If he is. then Corporal Murray is
one also. Meantime the contributions are
falling off, and Papa talks of leaving the
island.
1t was at a big. special fire walking per-
formance the corporal did his trick. Papa
tia had walked over the presumably white
hot stones amid the wonder and awe of
the spectators, when suddenly OFF came
Corporal MurPay's shoes. and ne followed
the magician Ocross the stones in his
stocking feet, suffering 40 harm. Imme-
diately there was row. The manager Of
Papa lta went for the corporal. and the
corporal pummeled the manager. the ex-
hibtion breaking up in free fight with
nothing magical about it.
Papa ltas performance apparently Is
different from that given by the ShintO-
lists, but il iS also evident that Corporal
II
on to the secret of the Tahitan's SEEM
ingly wonderful feat.
The times., 1901-04-28
sHAwLs OF SCOTCH WORKERS.
Paisley Weavers Produce Fabrics
Equal to Tudiu7s Outputs.
From the New York Commercial

There has recently been a notable ex-
hibit of Paisley and India shawls at Glas-
gov Scotland. which has ELECTED COusid-
erable comment on account of the great
merits OF the fabrics and their connection
with an illustriouS example Of the weav-
er art. In aliuding to this exhibit John
ingram, chairman of the governors of the
Weaving College at Glasgow. remarked
that no products of the loom have ever
equaled the finer examples of the Paisley
shawl IN beauty OF design, harmony of
color. and rare skill Of workmanship. The
original home of the shawl was India. In
the valleys of the Cashmere those
strangely gifted needle artists might have
been seen, centuries ago, evolving from
brain and finger those exquisite creations
of Skill. Some shawls must have taken
years of patient labor 20 complete. To
initiate those shawis I'm the loom became
the mission of the Town OF Paisley for
two or three generations The fame Of the
Paisley shawl spread To the most distant
corners OF the globe. Their manufacture
numbering at that time 5000 inhabitants.
At one time the Paisley shawl was in
universal wear by ladies Of highest de
gree and by all classes. especially on sun
days and holidays. Now they are only
cherished as heiriooms. the bequests of
past generation, fun of quick interest to
the younger race, and relics Of former
fashions and former times. The fresh
ness and brightness of many of the shaWls
were remarkable, woven, as they were,
fifty, sixty and seventy years ago. and
NOin 4OI iiidliN q tdEs sim ipbktilE 6S
fresh and bright as if they had left the
loom a week ago. VIII any present day
fabrics be able to stand such an ordeal
could they be unearthed IN the middle of
the twentieth century, The Paisley
weaver and his assistant "drawboy" of
those early days form subject of inter-
esting study. Often. for weeks together,
weaver and drawboy would be at work
from O'Clock in the morning till at
night. AS craftsmen they have never been
equaled in textile work.
The shawl being an article of fashion.
there were times of ebb and flow; periods
of great prosperity and seasons of terrible
depressiOnS and consequent suffering;
when the nation extended helping hand.
as lately they did for India. An incident
may be recalled in the life of Victoria in
such a period of depression in the history
of Paisley. Great suffering was expert
enced in the years 1871 and 1912. Her Maj
esty sent for some examples of Paisley
shawls. A selection of 1870. made by diff
ferent manufacturers, was forwarded TO
Windsor From these eighteen We're chOs-
en- and retained. This purchase and royal
patronage becoming known seemed to
have a helpful influence. for ere long the
cloud of depression drove past and pros
perity came again.
The times., 1901-04-28
CHAPTER VIII.
THE EXPECTED BLOW.

tI EAif-' FL bith
That evening the blow, feared and cx-
pected, fell, for then we lost, or thought
we lost, our maid.
1 found the captain sitting in the sum-
mer house alone without the usual solace
OF his tobacco and his October. Jack, ,"
he said with a gloomy sigh. Il am now
the happest of men because my Molly IS
the most fortunate of women. / have at
tained the utmost ! could hope or ask.
The most virtuous Of men-I should say
noblemen-has asked the hand Of our girl.
Molly will be a countess! Rejoice with
me"'
1 stood outside on the grass, having 10
words to say.
She VIII marry him Immediately. Moth
ing could be more happy or more fortu-
nate Such rank, such a position as
places her on a level with the highest la
dies of the land. though the daughter of
plain folk. with a shipowner for father
and sailors daughter for mother
there is promotion for you, jack
She will so away, then, ana leave us
Aye, she viii leave us. Jack. She will
leave rs. His lordship-you do not ask
who can It be, captain, but Lord Fy-
f'The best Of men. He will carry her off
TO his country house, where they will
lived retired for a while, Vet in such state
as belongs TO her rank. We shall lose her,
OF course. That, however, we always eX-
pected. The country house is in Glouces-
ter, on the other side of England. Per
haps she may get to see us, but / am
seVenty-fiVe or more, and Jennifer, her
mother. is not far from nifty. / cannot
look to set eyes on her again. What mat
ter" h-. hemmed bTaVely and sat upright
what matter, | say, so that the girl is
happy? Her mother may perhaps set eyes
on her once more, but she will be changed
because, you see. our Molly must now
become fine lady"
Yes / groaned; 'she must become a
fine lady"
Jack. sometimes | am sorry that she
has much money. Yet what was L to
do2 Could ! waste and dissipate her mon
ey? Could / give away her ships? Could
The times., 1901-04-28
oMENs OF sovEREIGNs' DEATHS
When Bells Ring Thirteen and
Phantom Ships Appear.
From the Portsmouth Times.

A gruesome story comes from London
of the appearance of the phantom barge
of the Thames for three successive
nights preceding the death of the Queen
This phantom barge is believed by the
watermen of the Thames to appear when
a member of the royal family IS about TO
die. just as the celebrated white lazy OF
the HohenZOllernS' gives warning OF the
death of a monarch of that family. And
when this phantom barge appears gliding
through the low lying shadows and night
nistS of the river the great clock OF
Westminster, Big Ben, gives thirteen
strokes at midnight instead of his Ordi-
nary dozen. Just now any number of
Thames watermen can be fund who say
they have seen the phantom barge and
heard Big Ben strike his ominous mum
Der.
There are well authenticated instances
of Big Ben having struck thirteen at mid
night. Once a soldier on sentry duty al
Windsor was charged with having slept
on post, and was sentenced to be shot.
Ii was charged that he was asleep there
al midnight of q certain night. His de-
that he had heard Big Ben in London
strike thirteen at the moment he was
charged with having been sleeping on
duty. 1t was proved that on that night
big Ben had struck thirteen. and had
been heard in Windsor. The man was
pardOned. This is a recorded case but
the record does not say that any ca
tastrOphe happened to the royal family
the next day.
1t is said that the phantom barge ap-
peared on the8hames at midnight and Big
Ben struck thirteen on the night before
the death of the Prince COnsOrt and that
the same things happened the night pre-
ceding the death of the Princess Alice and
of the Duke of Clarence. When the phan-
toOm barge appeared on January 13. 1892
the night before the death of the Duke of
Clarence, another boat, pulled by four
men, gave chase. The phantom boat Glided
swiftly toward the terrace of the House
of Commons and vanished. The pursuing
boat dashed against the stone embank-
ment and was wrecked.
A warning which applies to the death of
sovereigns only is the fail of one of the
stones at Stonehenge. the great Druid relic
on Salisbury Plain. \ stone certainly did
fall there on the night of the death of the
late Queen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-09
URGING THE PRESIDENT TO
PAY VISIT TO UTAH.
Senator Kearns Believes He Will Secure Definite
Answer From Mckinley Today.

icle, T. T. Williams of the San Fran
cisco Examiner, Fremont Older of the
San Francisco Bulletin and Senators
Perkins and Bard of the Golden state
are in consultation regarding what
shall be done about the journey of the
president through the west in May.
Senator Kearns today had a talk with
treasury department officials regarding
plans for pushing work on the new
federal building in Salt Lake The
senator VIII rail- 81 the treasury again
tomorrow in order to urge quick aC-
ton. He said tonight that he believed
he would be able to get everything well
under way before he is compelled to
leave for Utah.
Mrs. Kearns, wife of the Utah sena-
tor, and the party which accompanied
her to Washington, will leave for Salt
Lake Sunday or Monday. Joseph Lipp-
man will journey to his home at the
same time. Mr.. Lippman said tonight
that he had spent a very pleasant two
weeks in Washington and other points
in the east, but was anxious to get
back to Salt Lake to look after his law
business.
Senator KearnS today secured the ap-
pointment of Benjamin G. Rich of Og-
den to a clerical position in the United
States senate. Mr.. Rich has been in
Washington some time studying at the
Columbia university.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-09
Csnecia! to The Herald

Washington, d. c., March S.-Sena-
tor Kearns will call upon President
Mckinley tomorrow to find out
whether the latter will be able to visit
Salt Lake City on his trip to the west
coast in May. The Utah senator be-
iieves that the president will be able
to arrange his Itinerary so that he can
do So Senator .Kealals said tonight:
President Mckinley said to me d
few days ago that he would endeavor
to make a stop at Salt Lake either on
his way west or upon his return from
San Francisco, where he goes prin-
cipally to witness the launching of the
battleship Ohio. 1 believe that / will
be able to get something definite from
the chief executive tomorrow,
Henry I. Scott of the Union Iron
works of San Francisco arrived -4ere
tonight to consult with the president
about his western journey. Mr.. Scott
is one of the members of the firm
which has constructed the Ohio. w. S.
Heron of the Southern Pacific railroad
is also in Washington to interview the
president in regard to his probable
route.
At the Shoreham hotel tonight
Messrs. Kearns, Scott, Heron. John
P. Young of the San Francisco Chron-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-09

joint session since the balloting began on
Jan l6. Delaware mas not had a full
representation in the United States senate
since the expiration of former Senator
Anthony Higgins term in 1885, Mr.. Hig-
gins was a candidate for reelection, Dut
was opposed by J. Edward AddickS, who
had recently moved to Delaware from
Philadelphia. Mr.. Addicks deaGlocked the
legislature and made the threat that the
senator would be "Addicks or nobody
The deadlock has existed ever since, and
the fractional fight has been perhaps the
bitterest in the history of American poll
tics
made by Senator knog, regular Republ1-
can of Wilmin gton. was complete sur
prise to the union Republicans.
Vote it DOWN. was shouted from their
section of the chamber. Amid the great
est confusion the roll was called and as
the Democrats and regular Republicans
were solidly together the motion was car
ned. When President Ef1fsOnfs gaVef fefI
and the announcement was made that
the joint session was ended, there
roar of excitement and wild cheers from
the Democrats and regulars followed.
The crowds rushed about in an almost
frenzied manner, shouting out the names
of the seven Republicans who refused TO
vote for Addicks, Senator'S Knox and
Ellison and Representatives Clark,
Chandler. Flynn. Hogson and PilIing. The
other side cheered for Addicks at the
same time and altogether the scene was
one that has not been equaIed here since
Representative shaIlcross and Healy,
Democrats, locked arms and led the Dem
ocratic side of the house around the room
singing Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here
A crowd of Addicks' sympathizers
swarmed around Representative Chand-
Ter, one of the regular Republican lead
ers. who was cheering vigorously
Shoot him Stick a knife in him.
they shouted. and Colonel Morrow, Major
Mitchell and several detectives crowded
around Chandler. who kept on cheering.
union Republican senator approached
Chandler and jumped on chair, yelling:
Three groans for the id Republican
traitors" Friends urged the men to de-
SiSt.
AS President Ellison walked out he was
Missed by the Addfcks men. who cried :
"Old maidr' and ''Traitori" but he was
cheered to the echo from the other side
of the house.
Speaker McCommonS in about half an
hour had restored order and quietly ad-
journed the house. Governor HUM de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-09
SAYS WEDDING WAS
VERY MODEST AFFAIR

London, March S.-Mrs. Francis Or
mond French. in order to correct ''im-
pressions conveyed through such por-
5i5f16 81 5{1e English 5sz@sz - <z15tzSzzs1
their information from various ire
sponsible newspapers regarding the
marriage of her daughter To Alfred
Vanderbilt, has sent out through a.
London press. an itemized denial Of
erroneous statements concerning the
wedding ceremony
She denies that the flowers cost about
G1OO and says the wedding cake did
not cost $4,000 and 1t was entirely I'M
adorned, even with the usual sugar de-
vices.
The brides dress. Mrs. French as
serts. was not copied from Queen Will
helmina's, but was simple and any
thing but extravagant." The bride
groom is described as having been
equally modest in his arrangements -
Mrs. French points out that she has
read, with considerable Distress the
mistaken reports circulated by the Lon
don and provincial papers. and she
asked them to make corrections to cor
respond with the facts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-09

Deadlock in the Legislature
Was Broken.
WAS STAMPEDED TO
GREAT FALLS MAN
Election Occurred at $3.50 Yes
terday Morning.

Helena, Mont, March Sat $3.50 this
morning, although the legislature clock
testified that it was not yet midnight,
Paris Gibson of Great Falls was elected
United States senator for the term eX-
piring March 4, 1905.
For almost the entire term of the
life of the legislature, that body had
been voting daily for senator, but
with no result Thursday at noon the
Joint assembly met as usual and took
one ballot, adjOurning until D. m. for
further ballOting- After taking a few
votes without indication of result, the
joint assembly took a recess until IL
o'clock, az which time began the Ses-
sion ending with the election of Mr.
Gibson
In all twenty-five ballots were taken
during the day. At the conclusion of
the twenty-first ballot H, L. Frank,
who was the leading fusion candidate,
announced his withdrawal from the
contest in favor of Mr.. Gibson, who
had not up to this time had more than
a nominal following. Mr.. Gibson S
high character and unblemished repu-
tation commended him to the fusion
members, and there was a stampede to
him on the next ballot, he receiving
the required number of votes, seven of
which were furnished by the wing of
the Democratic party known as the
DAILY faction.
Mr.. Gibson was born in New Hamp-
shire, July 1, 1880, and was educated at
Bowdoin college, graduating in the
class of 1851. He located at Minneapo-
lis in 1858 building the first Touring
mill in that city. He also operated the
North Star wooden mills of that city.
He came to Montana in 1879, locating
at Fort Benton in the stock business.
In 1882 he became interested in the pos
sibilitieS of the water power that
could be developed by the falls OF the
Missouri river at the site of the pres
ent city of Great Falls, of which he
is called the father. He laid his plans
and hopes before James j. Hill, who
joined him in the enterprise, and the
result was the growth of a city of u, :
600 on the prairies by the side of the
vast water power.
Mr.. Gibson was a member of the
state constitutional convention and of
the first senate of the state legislature
Nj. Gibson has always been strong
Democrat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-09
ANOTHER WAR CLOUD IS
LOOMING Up IN FAR EAST
Secret Negotiations Between United States and Eng
land May be Directed at Russia.
LatterS Action in Manchuria Likely to Bring About Crisis
Of the Most Serious Nature.

Scott is considered quite unsatisfac-
tory. If such excuses are accepted by
the powers. said British official last
evening to representative of the AS
sociated Press, there viii be nothing
TO prevent the immediate partition of
China, for which almost exactly the
same verbiage any European power
could justify the occupation of other
provinces
Upon the degree of support afforded
depends the result of what is under
stood TO be the almost SynchrOnOuS ac-
ton of Washington and London The
whole affair is guarded with the great
est secrecy, and il was not apparently
without motive that a special dispatch
was allowed to go from London enron
eously announcing that the negOtia-
tions going on between Mr.. Choate and
Lord Lansdowne related TO the Near
aqua affair.
a feeling pervades inner circles here
that if Count LamsdorFs explanation
IS accepted by the powers. Russia VIII
be accorded free hand TO take all she
pleases, and the door viii be opened to
any ether power aggressive enough to
step IL and annex Chinese provinces
under the preteXt of temporary occu-
patton.
There is much activity in japanese
naval, military and political circles re-
garding RuSSia'S action il Manchuria %
says a dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Kobe, dated March s. 1T is reported
that 500 Russian marines. with ten
guns, have landed at Masanpo. Korea -
Emperor Kwang Su opposes the
RussO-Chinese agreement as to Man
churia,' says the Pel1in correspondent
Of the Daily Press, and has instructed
Ii Hung Chang to refer Russia to the
other powers Liu Kun VI, the
viceroy of Nankin, has appealed to
Great Britain, Japan and the United
States. according to thC Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Express. to as
sist China to resist RUssia's designs on
Manchuria.