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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
Only TWO CENTS
ON the DOLLAR
THE ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS
MADE A GRAND CLEAN UP
OF ITS CREDITORS.

indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 24.-Receiver
Clarke of the Chosen Friends says the
total liabilities OF which he has accura te
knowledge at present are x'4'49. In ad
di,ion there are protested checks for
large amounts. which will bring the to-
tai indebtedness far in excess of $500. 000
To meet this heavy indebtedness the re-
ceiver has s. 900 in cash The estimated
payment does not exceed two per cent on
the dollar.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
EMPRESS FREDERICK.

Hamburg Jan. 2i.-The condition of the
doWager empress Frederick continues
satisfactory. Lately she has not suf-
fered pain, but this does not imply i'm
prOVement.
However, her majesty's sorrow and
personal loss owing to the death of the
queen has been borne With compare live
fortitude.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
BOER SYMATHY.

Pretoria. Jan. 24.-SiSns of sorrow over
the death of the queen are everywhere
visible. Even the hurghers show a re-
spectful sympathy. ii has been suggest
ed by influential burghe"s that an am
nesty proposal would have the effect %
greatly Fastening the return of peace.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
CZAR GOES HOME.

st. Petersburg. Jan. 24.-The cZar left
Livadia yesterday on the royal yacht,
taking a train for Sebastopoi. leaving in
the morning for St. Petersburg where the
court goes in mourning.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
THROUGH THE GATES,

ENTER herald said the marshal and
the herald was conducted to the lord
mayor and aldermen, who We're still
grouped in the street.
The herald then read the proclama-
ton, to which the mayor and aldermen
re plied:
We with one voice. consent. tongue
and heart we pledge allegiance 20 King
Edward VII
The trunpeterS blew blast, while
the wondering crowd stood bareheaded
and silenced. not knowing what to do
until military band in the procession
struck up God Save the King" This
familiar air has still but one meaning
in England. and the crowd took up the
words feebly, with God Save the King
on the tongue, but With God Save the
Queen in mind.
few streets further on the procIa-
nation was read again. and the process
sion advanced by way of Ludgate hill
to the royal exchange. The final proc
lamation was made in front of the royal
exchange. The square before he ex-
change. with the prison-li like walls of
the Bank of England on one side and
the massive official residence of the
lord mayor on the other was a stage
setting whose age and solidity befitted
the portentous ceremony. They We're
no decorations except flags, all half
masted save the city's red cross on a
white field on the Mansion house. The
royal standard hung above the ex-
change. and over the surrounding busi-
ness buildings flew the Union Jack,
Black was the universal color worn by
| the people Hardly a bright bonnet or
| gown relieved the sonbreness of the
ha
formed an almost solid line down
Cheapside, Where the pageant was to
| pass. The people behind them, crowd
| ing for a sight over their shoulders.
| was of all classes, from prosperous
! brokers TO east end coasters The mass
was subdued and remarkably orderly,
an impressive contrast to the usual
London holiday crowd. The roofs of the
exchange bank and Mansion house and
| the windows and balconies oyerlooki1, o
the scene We're filled with solid rows of
PEOPLE. Big policemen kept clear
space in front of the exchange.
AT about 10 o 'clo ok the procession. s>z...s,
was disappointing short, thou ....,,
Gus, swept down from Temple Jar al \
rapid pace and was received silently
The officials entered the exchange by
Corbin hill and appeared on the tor
steps, the lord mayor with the sword
bearer leading, sherffs', aldermen, re-
! corder and city marshal following
A tiourishing of trumpets impressed
! silence upon the crowds and the lord
mayor. uncOvering, stepped forward
All hats came off and the men remained
bareheaded throughout the ceremony
under the misty rain, for nearly hall
an hour. The lord mayors voice wa!
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
KING OF PORTUGAL.

Lisbon. Jan. 24.-The king of Portugal
will start direct for London on Saturday.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
GORGEOUS UNIFORMS.

GORGEOUS UNIFORMS.
The chief interest of the morning CEN
tered in the entrance Of the herald's pro-
cession into the city at Temple Bar.
The grey minarets of the law courts
and the tall spires of the Strand church,
es. loomed phantom-lise out of the fog
while a long line of overcOated troops
stood chilled and motionless along the
half deserted streets. The clocks in the
law courts and st. Dunstan's toled out
mournfullv the quarter hours until 9:15,
when out of the gray mist from within
the city boundary appeared procession
OF carriages forming the lord mayors
encourage. IT was there that the two
professions were to merge in kaleido-
scOpic grandeur. rhe lord mayor, sher-
ifs, aldermen and mace bearers, in scar
lei, fur-trimmed robes. cooked hats, ruff
fled shirts. silk knee breeches and low
buckled Shoes peered out from the Gin
de rella coaches that would have been
the envy of Alice in Wonderland.
Overhead in the midst Of the pageant,
the great griffin which marks the city
boundary, spread it's wide, fantastic
wings like some great HindoO god. In
their gold liveries. the white wgged
coachmen of the lord mayor looked down
contemptuously upon the soldier, herald
and ceer.
In the olden days a veritabe bar or
gate separated the city from without.
Today ten strong policemen stretched a
red, silken rope across the thoroughfare.
in honor of the city's ancient privileges.
AS the clocks struck the time, the
officer in command of the troops cried
Attention" The rifle stocks came down
with click upon the asphalt pave
ment and two god lace trumpeters ap-
peared al the grif!in's side. TIE lord
mayor and sheriffs, mace-bearers, chap
lain, remenTbrancer and the White W.
ged judges of the city courts left their
carriages and grouped themselves to-
gether between the lines of drawn III,
troops. Then the city marshal, who
was on horseback, wearing uniform
of scarlet gold lace with scarlet plumes,
rode up to the barrier and the king of
arms whose green and gold taIbard
outshone those of his colleagues APP
peared at the bar. His trumpeter blew
a shrill blast, which the lord mayors
trumpeter's answered. and the city
marshal rode up to the barrier and de-
manded. who goes there?' The king
of arms replied that it was the king
herald, come to read a procla nation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
a Dream of Copper.

The dream that is said to have re-
vealed to a young chemist in Pennsyl-
vania the secret of tempering copper
cannot be accounted among the idle
fancies of the brain should his expert
ments prove as successful as they
promise. 1t is a practical vision that
supplies a formula to experiment upon
that may result in restoring what has
for centuries been considered a lost
art.
The psychological part of the Penn
sylvania incident does not show, how
ever, that the dreamer was blessed
with an outright revelation. He had
long been experimenting with copper
in an effort to obtain the required
hardness that would make it cut steel,
and like a shrewd American, he had
in view the large reward said to have
been offered by the government for the
discovery of such a formula. This
task naturally affected his sleeping as
well as his waking hours, and it was
subconscious suggestion that at last
gave him a clew to what he sought. A
sample of tempered copper, sent to
Washington, is claimed to have with
stood every test.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
Monument TO Perry.

No more striking spectacle could be
imagined than that of the premier OF
the new Japan delivering the dedica-
tory grafton over a monument erected
by Japanese admirers to the memory
of Commander Perry, the bluff Am
erican sailor who in 1853. at the point
of his guns practically forced the open
ing of the first Japanese port to the
shipping of foreign nations. 1t is sig
nificant that the men of the new Japan
which has been created since that
time are now willing to acknowledge
so handsomely the debt of gratitude
which they owe to the sailor who less
than half century ago was looked
upon as a foreign int @rloper. Moth
ing could be in more striking proof of
the great progress in civilization and
enlightenment which the island en-
pire has made in the last. fifty years.
When Perry with his two vessels,
sailed into the Bay of Yeddo the Jap
anese governor sent off a fleet of lit
tie boats to warn him to retire. But
he mindful of the ways of Oriental
diplomacy, hid himself in his cabin and
sent word that the great admiral
would hold communication only with
the governor in person, and that if the
swarm of small boats did not get back
to land they would be blown out of
the water. A few days later Commo-
dore Perry, surrounded by glittering
bodyguard, arranged only for its eff
feet on the Japanese mind, was given
an impeial reception on land and de-
livered to the royal princess the letters
with which he had been intrusted by
the President of the United States.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
News and Views


DR.. Max Nordau, who has lately
turned his attention to the consolida-.
ton of large companies of capitalists,
is one of the most skillful and learned
physicians of Europe. His very wide
spread fame Is due. however, not to his
scientific ability, but rather to his bril-
lance as an author. In 1888 he shocked
and delighted two continents with his
rarely analytical book, Conventional
Lies of Society" In 1886 he published
his 4-Paradoxes," and in 1893 the work
by which he is best known, ''Degenera-
ton" In this remarkably original
book DR.. Nordau attempts to show on
purely Observation-Disclosures grounds
that all modern tendencies are toward
degeneration He fortifies his position
by examinations into art, literature
and life, and claims that degeneracy
is seen in all mental and moral phe-
nomena. DR.. Nordau is descended from
q well-known Jewish family of Buda-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
Chinese Mourning.

If a son, on receiving Information OF
the death of his father, or mother, or
wife, suppress such Intelligence, and
omits to go into lawful mourning for
the deceased, such neglect shall be
punished with 60 blows and one years
Punishment. If son or wife enters
into mourning in a lawful manner, but,
previous to the expiration of the term,
discards the mourning habit, and, for
getful of the loss sustained, plays up
on musical instruments and partici-
pates in festivities, the punishment
shall amount for such offenSe to 80
blows Whoever, on receiving infor-
nation of the death of any other rela-
tive in the first degree than the above
mentioned, suppresses the notice of it,
and omits to mourn, shall be punished
with 80 blows; if, previous to the ex-
piration of the legal period of mourn-
ing for such relative. any person casts
away the mourning habit and resumes
his wonted amusements, he shall be
punished with 60 blows. When any
officer or other person in the employ
of the government has received intel
Hgence of the death of his father or
mother, in consequence of which in
telligence he is bound to retire from
the office during the period of mourn
ing, if, in order to avoid such retire
ment, he falsely represents the de-
ceased to have been his grandfather,
grandmother. uncle, aunt, or cousin,
he shall suffer punishment Of 100
blows, be deposed from Office, and be
rendered incapable of again entering
into the public service.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
pine Need{eS.

1t having been announced some time
since that oil of pine was beneficial in
relieving pulmonary complaints it
seems that since then quite an indus
try has sprung up in Oregon in its
manufacture The oil is made from
pine needles, which are stripped from
the trees twice a year. Some of the
trees. it is said. yield from 500 to 500
pounds of leaves at each picking. a
good hand being able to pick about
500 pounds a day. AS soon as picked
the leaves are sent to the factory,
where the oil is extracted by disti1la-
ton, ten pounds of oil being produc-
ed from two thousand pounds OF
leaves. The fibre that remains is wo-
ven into fabrics and mixed with hair
for mattresses 1t is also used as a
filling for cigars. to which it imparts
a pleasant quality. A notable fact
connected with the process Is that-it Is
considered a benefit to the trees to
strip them twice year. Those engag-
ed in the industry are mostly Ger
mans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
In the Latin Quarter.
BY KILBoURNE CowLEs.

copyright 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
She climbed the five flights of
stairs YEARLY and painted as she drew
the big key to her little room from
her pocket 1t was rather difficult to
hold two rolls and letter in one hand
while she unlocked the cumbrous door
with the other. She was always tired
after her days work in the "atelier,"
and tonight she seemed to be more so
than usual, but her supper and the
letter would revive her. The precious
letter! 1t was late-perhaps the
stormy weather had belated the mail
steamers.
The concierge had smiled quite hui
manly when she gave it to her. The
concierge had heart after all hidden
underneath her stern manner and
somewhat soiled neckerchief. Anne
had wondered before if she had any
softness about her; she was always so
grim and forbidding even in her hab-
itual politeness. Now she knew she
had, for she had smiled with actual
gentleness when she gave Anne the
letter. and poor. lonely little Anne
could have kissed her hands in graft
tude
The little room was icy cold and
Anne put the letter on the mantel,
where she could look at it while she
built her fire and prepared her tea
plain tea. At first she had had sugar
and milk in her tea; then she found
that a thin slice of lemon was much
nicer and cheaper. After while she
discovered that sugar was a useless
luxury, and she had finally come to the
conclusion that tea was more strength
ening without the lemon
The letter was in a blue envelope,
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MRS. FLORENCE ROGERS.


granted a divorce to Mrs. Florence E.
Rogers from Edward F. Rogers, thus
confirming the report of the refsree
Mrs. Rogers is the daughter of the
late MIS-. Kate Adams, and a distant
cousin of Harry Cornish. Roland B..
Molineux was found guilty of causing
the death of Mrs. Adams by poison,
which he was accused of sending to
Cornish at the knickerbocker A. c.,
New York city. Cornish had a room
in Mrs. Adams apartments in West
Seth street, New York. Mrs. Rogers
lived there. and was there on the
morning her mother died, after finding
the dose of cyanide of mercury.
Mrs. Rogers and her husband have
been separated for some time, she Iiv-
irg in New York, he in Buffalo. When
she brought her suit she applied for
alfmony. One of her lawyers stated
pathetica1ly, that she had to live in
a New York hash house." while her
HUSBAND dwelt in luxury at the Iro-
quoise hotel. 1t was shown, however
that Mr. Rogers paid his wife money
for her support. although he lived
apart from her.
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mess looks 70 bright He has juss
won q tremendous lawsuit against q
trust; some daring young lawyer car
ried the thing through. and Dad L.
crazy over him. He wrote me some
time ago that if the suit was won he
intended to retain the chap as per-
manent counsel for the company. II
will be the making of Edwin Bowen,
whoever he isl"
edwin Bowen?" repeated Anne,
Questioningly.
Yes. Edwin Bowen. My old man
even put his name in the cable. say
ing the suit was won"
Edwin Boweni" Anne said again.
why, do you know him?"
Eyes, very well, indeed" she an
swered. and then she fell in little
heap on the damp atelier floor, and
the students who rushed to aid the
young man in bringing her out of tha
faint, spoke together of the serious
consequences of overwork, and they
all determined to be more moderate
than ever.
AS soon as she felt strong enough
to walk she started back to her room
in Rue Servandoni. and the concierge
met her at the door of the tall, top
she knew that cablegrams were seri-
GUS things. and she had one for the
pale little American madamofselle.
Anne's fingers trembled as she tore it
open, and her heart bounded as she
read:
Darkest before dawn-success-I
am coming, my lovei"
mine words beside the address, and
no code used" said Anne, vaguely.
ct must have cost twice as much as
whole weeks living" and she
laughed a little Historically, as she
quickly mounted the long, narrow
stairs, for her light heart had given
wings to her feet
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

Bertha's mother, who is not only q
woman of expedients but a thrifty
soul, decided upon plan for punish
ing the faithless Philander. She fig
ured that he had eaten sixty hearty
dinners at her house, upon the occa-
sions of his Sunday wooings, which
at 25 cents each amounted to SIS. Be-
sides this in a rash moment she had
lent him SO. She accordingly began
suit for $25.
Meanwhile, Philander, who is also
thrifty and a man of expedients, be-
gan to do little figuring on his own
side, and promptly came in with a
counterclaim for $3.50, which left
Mrs. Karger $61.S0 in his debt, if the
claim were pressed. Bertha, as girls
go, had not been expensive. In two
years she had consumed but one box
of chocolates, twelve pounds of candy,
thirty ice creams, and 100 sodas,
amounting to $9.55. She had only been
once to Coney Island, but had had
100 trolley rides, transportation foot
ing up $3.50. Bouquets for two birth
days cost SIS and two books 65 cents,
total Investment of $27.S0, which
shows that Philander had the advan-
tage of $3.50 in actual expenses over
Mrs. Karger- This margin Philander
increased by putting in claim for his
time, charging so cents for each Sun
day evenings wooing for two years, or
$50. In the course of the preparations
for the suits Philander and Bertha
were thrown much together, and en-
couraged by the artful lawyers on both
sides, as well as by thrifty Mrs Kar-
ger, who was appalled, by the counter
claims, the flame broke out anew and
with greater ardor than before. An ac-
tual engagement was effected, day
for the marriage fixed, and both suits
were dropped, and Philander and
Bertha are happy, all owing to Philan-
der's skill in figuring.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

A report comes through Consul Gen
eral Gunther of Frankfort to the effect
that the captain of channel mail
steamer, which is provided with
wireless telegraphy apparatus, states
tnat on his last trip he received mes
sage from the officer of the French
lightship, anchored about twenty-five
miles from Dunkirk, stating that he
would be unable to light up the next
night unless help arrived from the
shore. The captain at once sent a
wireless message to La Panne. on the
Belgian coast, from which point it was
forwarded to Dunkirk by the regular
telegraph line. whence boat was sent
to the lightship and the necessary re-
pairs were made
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
SAYINGS and DOIhGS
Henry Clay Ex,ons.

Henry Clay Evans went to the South
from Pennsylvania several years ago
and grew quite popular in Tennessee.
the state of his adoption. He has a
strong political following and his
friends have always claimed that he
was elected when he ran for governor,
but was counted out Mr.. Evans has
a good war record. He is about 81
years old and one of the live, pushing
men of Dixie. So well was he thought
of by all classes of persons in Chatta-
nooga that he was twice elected mayor
of that town. In 1890 when he ran for
Congress he had a strong Democrat
for an opponent, but although it was
close race Mr.. Evans was elected by
1854 votes to his opponents 18. 1853.
His administration of the pension
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

q dear blue envelope. and the writing
was firm and showed strength of char
acter. Anne smiled at the French ad-
dress She knew that '-Madamoiselle''
was used for her amusement. so, of
course. she was amused. The letter re-
ally seemed to smile back at her from
the mantel, and she crossed the room
to lightly kiss the envelope his lips
had sealed. Her pale cheeks filled
with color for an instant. and she
turned shyly back to the little fire
where a copper tea kettle had begun
to boil with a semblance of cheerful
ness
She ate her BUTTERFLIES rolls slowly
and slipped her tea deliberately. This
was Anne's way. to be childishly inn
patient for her letter, and then when
1t came to save it and hoard 1t. put
ting OF the great pleasure of reading
1t In order to prolong the delight. T ne
arrival of those missives from over
the sea had marked the red letter days
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
Women Should Be Barred.

One reads with shock of surprise
that as many women as could crowd
into the room were present on Mon
day when the trial of Presbyterian
preacher was begun before a commit
tee of the presbytery on charges which
involve his standing as decent man
as well as a minister. The surprise
is not occasioned by the fact that SO
many women were present, for there
will always be plenty of people
anxious to attend any hearing at
which prurient or sensational testi-
mony is expected But as it is GER
tainly within the power of the mem
bers of the committee to bar out of
the courtroom women who have NO
direct interest in the case one would
certainly expect that they would b.
the first to TAKE such action
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
Mechanical Calender.

An amateur artist by the name of
NJ Albert Jagat has invented me-
chanical calendar, which indicates the
days, weeks, months, years and even
leap years. The apparatus is wound up
and works like a clock. 1t consists
principally of a disc and five cog
wheels, which contain a sum total of
ninety-six teeth, three weights and
nine levers. OF the weights, one is
counterpoise, one is wound up every
fortnight and one every year. The
parts are all very accurately adjusted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

UnexpIored Lands Near Philadeiphia.
There are parts of New Jersey within
a very short distance of Philadelphia.
too, which, strange as it may seem,
are but little more known today than
they were 200 years ago. In fact, there
are portions of the pine Barrens"
which have never known the tread of
a white man. 1t is this wilderness
that a party of naturalists-Mr. Stone
as chief and Messrs. REIN and Cog
gins as assistants, are starting out to
explore. Starting from Medford they
make a circuitous route, camping as
best they can for seven nights, and
returning to Medford with their col
lections. In a certain sense of the
word, this expedition is only prelim-
mary to others of more extended ma
ture which may follow. Work in this
region must be done by small parties
returning frequently to some base of
supplies, as food is nearly unobtain-
able and transportation of heavy loads
of specimens impossible. The expe-
dition will make observation upon the
soil and water supply and collect all
manner of plants and animals, which
will be turned over to eminent special
lists for Identification