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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-21
Russian Railroad 10 Persia.

London. Nov 2l--It is announced
that the construction OF the Russian
railroad from Eriyan, a town OF Rus
sit, lis miles from Tifis, 10 the Per
sian frontier win be commenced at the
beginning OF 1908.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-21
Mrs. Langtry'. Mother Dead.

London. Nov. 2L-Mrs. Lebreton, the
mother Of Mrs Langtry (Mrs. De
Bathel. the actress, died today at her
residence on the island OF Jersey.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-21

Berlin. Nov. 2l.-i be reichstag the
secretary OF the treasury Baron Won
Theilbann, ANNOUNCED that the imperial
budget showed deAcit Of ss1ovo.eVo.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

generaI manager of the Chicago Tele-
phone company.
Manasse Yonker, aged so years, a
Prominent Jewish old settler and pio-
reer merchant of KeOkuk, is dead. He
orened a drygoods store in KeOkuk in
1858 and had since accumulated much
property.
Thomas D. Woodson, aged "A years,
we'll known banker of Richmond
Mo, died of heart disease. He was
born at Woodsonville, KY, and fought
through the Mexican war in the fourth
Kentucky infantry.
Perry Davidson, aged Is years, son
OF Rev T. J. Davidson, died at his
parents home near Avon, ILL.,, from
the effects Of the amputation of his
right leg, made necessary by his being
accidentally shot by boy companion
while hunting two weeks ago.
Lyman P White, the father of
Brainerd, and known to the Indians Of
northern Minnesota as the Big White
Father, died at his home in Brainerd,
MINI. He was born in Whiting, VT,
Ill 1OI1 dl1U SCI NCu 0SVSld1 IC1 LILO Ill
the legislature of that state.
Benjamin Wilson, aged rs years, a
bachelor, is dead at Deep Hollow, w.
Va, after lingering illness. He kept
a drygoods and notion store at Harmed
and Deep Hollow. He requested that
he be buried at Forman cemetery,
some distance away because all buried
there were democrats.
William Ball, aged 70, of Hamburg,
Mich, died at the home of his cousin
in Ann Arbor. He served three terms
in the legislature. During his last
term at the special session of 1882 he
was chosen president pro TEN. of the
senate and became acting lieutenant
governor on the death of Lieutenant
Governor Mcdonald. He was well
known as breeder of American me-
rino sheep. A widow and four daugh-
tiers survive.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
TELtGRAMS IN BRIEF

L. H. E. Webster died at his home
in Hillsboro after a few days illness.
He was 60 years of age and was the
proprietor of the Citizens bank of
that place. He was worth about $20,-
900 and was a prominent member of
the Masonic fraternity.
Rev. H. p Haylett of the First NJ. E.
church at Racine, while delivering a
sermon before a large congregation
suddenly collapsed, sinking into a
chair. Although conscious the pas
tor was completely exhausted and
suffering from nervous prostration. 1t
will be necessary for him to take a
long rest.
J. w. Riley, aged about 80 years,
who has been employed in foundries
in Racine for the past six months,
was killed at Corliss while attempting
to board southbound freight train on
the Milwaukee road. His clothing
was caught in the brake beam of a
car and he was dragged several hun
dred feet
Arthur Robarge, secretary of the
Novelty Wood Works, who recently
married Miss Edna Nichols, president
of the Nichols Lumber company
lisked his life to save that of Emily
Peterson, Is years old, at La Crosse.
The girl was taken with cramps while
swimming in the Mississippi and was
sinking when Robarge reached her.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
TNSULAR.

Havana newspapers have all turned
against President Palma.
Mabini, former leader of the Filipino
insurgents, announced he would take
oath of allegiance.
1t is reported at the Vatican that a
scismatic Catholic church is being
formed in the Philippines.
Mgr Guidi, apostolic delegate to the
Philippines, was made an archbishop
and appointed to the Manila episco
pacy.
Gov. Taft, in a speech at the Ameri-
can chamber of commerce dinner, said
that the United States policy was
the Philippines for the Filipinos.
The lack of working harmony be-
tween the. executive and the Cuban
congress is now a matter of general
discussion. 1t is apparent that Pres
ident Palma cannot count on a ma
jority either in house or senate, and
it is suggested that he resign.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
MURDERER FLEES $1,000 MILES
BUT is RUN DOWN.
SOME INTERESTING CASES
The Search for Coiners is Perhaps
the Most RemorseIess, as Their
Crime is One That Seriously
Affects the Entire Community of
the Earth.

There have been many long pur-
suits of criminals, great in the dis
lance travelled, the obstacles overcome
and the persistence of pursuing Of
icers, but that of Sergeant Wood, of
the Natal, south Africa, police, is
doubtless a record breaker, says the
Chicago Chronicle. The man sought
by Seargent Wood was charged with
embezzling large sums of money at
Pietermaritzburg. He got away from
south Africa and went to New York.
Although the detective had informa-
ton as to where his quarry was hiding,
yet he had first to visit London to
obtain the necessary eXtradition pa
pers. Then he hurried to America
and, with the assistance of the United
States police, ran down his man. By
the time he had reached Maritzburg
he had been travelling hard for nearly
three months and had covered nearly
Fl 900 miles.
One of the sternest chases of re-
cent years was after Logs Darrell,
formerly sergeant in the seventh
United States cavalry. Darrell en-
listed at the beginning of the Span
sh-American war and distinguished
himself in Cuba. There he fell in love
with a pretty Spanish girl and beg
cared himself in buying finery for his
sweetheart To obtain more money
he robbed and murdered a companion
H. arms named Crouch. He then fed.
A detective named Dupuy was put
upon the murderers track and. finding
a clew, started for New Orleans. He
was right in his surmise that Darrell
had gone there, but when he arrived
the bird had flown. He had left on a
British mule transport for south
Africa. Dupuy took the train for New
York, fast beat for Southampton,
rushed by rail across Europe, caught
boat Of the German East African
Line and finally arrived at Beira, in
Portuguese East Africa.
There he waited like spider for a
fly, and just as Darrell was fancying
himself safe from pursuit he bounced
upon him. Later on the detective de-
rosited his prisoner safely in Castle
William Jail, in New York. He had
travelled in all $1,000 miles and spent
S ,250 in the chase
One of the most astonishing crimi-
7 &ls England ever produced was a
man named Benson, who began oper-
lions in London with two con-
foderates. He organized series Of
swindling companies in the city, while
he himself, pretending to be an in
valid, lived in the greatest luxury in
+te Isle of Wight He posed as a
great philanthropist, was foremost in
charitable works, and went into the
very best society, By dint of brib-
iEg certain officers of the law he lived
for some years on the proceeds of his
Swindles. But one day the crash
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

came. He was arrested, sentenced.
and got a long term in Portsmouth
Jail.
No sooner was he out than he was
a! his old tricks again. These cul-
minated in Switzerland, where he
managed to- gain the affections of the
daughter of an English officer.
trust him with the investment of his
Through her he induced her father to
entire capital, some $4,000. He
holted with the money. Chased across
Europe, a detective caught him at Bre-
men. To avoid scandal the victim
promised not to prosecute if Benson
would give up the money. The latter
did so and left for America. Hardly
| was the vessel out of sight before it
was discovered that the bundle of
scrip the thief had handed over was
worth at most $3.50.
Followed across the Atlantic. Ben
son escaped to Mexico, where he made
$4,000 by passing himself off as Nine.
PATHS agent and selling forged con-
cert tickets. By this time his photo
graph was in almost every police
| bureau in the world Yet he lodged
aid twisted under a dozen aliases and
was heard of in almost every South
| American state before a clever New
York detective ran him down in Rio
after two years hunt
Even then he cheated Justice
Landed in prison in New York, he
Wy toi oh
his jailer. Suddenly he made a spring
and jumped clean over the banister.
He was picked up with broken back
and died that night.
The police never exhibit more re-
lcntless energy than in hunting down
coiner. A coiner's crime is against
government, and so the whole forces
Of the state are against him. The
United States suffers far more from
coiners than England does and is
proportionately keen to run down such
| offenders. Early in 1900 a man
named Hastings was surprised in his
workshop, from which he had issued
many thouands of small silver coins,
but he was too quick for his would-be
C6pCOTS ana escaped. NO FEWER tnan
seven secret service men were put on
his track. The remarkable fact is
that Hastings never attempted to
leave the states.
Ellfer, one of the detectives, got
hint that a stranger was in the woods.
He took blanket and some food and
| hid himself in thicket Very early
in the morning Hastings passed, carry
ing bag of food. Ellfer tracked him
to his refuge and saw that the forger
was armed. He waited some dis
lance away in hiding. When night
came, Hastings came out with dark
lantern and searched every bush near
his hiding place. At last he was sat
isfied and went back. So soon as
Ellfer felt sure the man was asleep he
crept up and had the handouts on
him before he could awake On the
way to the jail Hastings told his cap
tor that he had seen him on ten diff
ferent occasions and had once, in
Cincinnati, been within three feet of
him in theater.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
OBITUARY..

DR.. Thomas Gallaudet, friend of deaf
mutes, died at his New York home.
James Doel, oldest actor in the
world, died at Plymouth, aged SO
years.
George Douglas Brown, the author
OF the House of the Green Shutter,
died at London.
George Hoadly, ex-governor of Ohio
was buried at Spring Grove cemetery
| near Cincinnati
James w. Cameron, millionaire lura-
herman and banker of Milwaukee, died
suddenly of heart disease
M. A. Carmichael, a we'll known pol,
itlcian and junior vice commander of
the Kansas G. A. R., died in Colony
Kan
Ada Gray, who for years played the
leading role in East Lynne, died in the
Fordham Home for Incurables. New
York, aged 60 years.
General Tyree H. Bell, one of For
est's brigade commanders during the
civil war, died at sanitarium at New
Orleans, aged 81 years.
HA@'A fNJ DCS1, cSSu 10 y ears, one OF
the pioneer residents of La Crosse.
dropped dead on the street Heart dis
ease was the cause.
John Boucher of Sault ST. Marie
died, aged 80 He was the famous In
dian pilot of st. Mary's Falls and had
taken thousands of persons over the
rapids.
Elx-COngressman William G. Cooper
OF Vermont, o., aged Y years. died.
lie was one of the most prominent
lawyers in Ohio and was a leading re-
publican
Z. Scott Delay, formerly of Madison.
Wis, managing editor of the Times of
Shreveport, La, died at. his home in
that city. He was with the first Wis
consin regiment during the war with
Spain.
Olive Stone Perkins, wife of James
II. Perkins, died in London. England
Mrs. Perkins was the daughter of the
late Henry Baldwin Stone of Chicago
who formerly was an official of the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy rail-
road and afterward vice president and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
AlRsHlPs IN PLENTY
Foreigners Still Pushing Their Ex-
periments Hopefully.

Foreigners Still Pushing Their Elk
periments Hopefully.
Paris, Sept. 2.-The science of aerial
flight commands wide attention, and
the prizes aggregating $15O,0O0 offered
y the st. Louis worlds fair have slim
ujated wide experimental work. The
Velo of Paris quotes G. Tissaudier as
saying: Chose satisfied with making
plans and sketching them on slip of
paper have no idea of the trouble it
takes to execute them in the expert
mental way" The Velo further says:
Last year at this time everybody was
enthusiastic about the experiments of
Santos-Dumont, and the press of the
whole world was praising the young
aeronaut and predicted the coming OF
practical aerial navigation. Every
day we were entertained with some
new projects to advance the science of
aerial navigation, and it went so far
as to propose for 1902 an airship race
Well! What became of all these
bellons d'essai? 1t was thought
that the death of Servero annihilated
all ideas of future aerial navigation.
But it proves to be a great mistake
for, although Their is not so much talk
about the dirigibles, they really exist,
many in course of construction, and
some ready to begin their experiments
These are few of them: First, the
Santos-Dumont No. Z and 8, which
give the best chances of success. Next
the Vile de Paris which belongs to
M. Henri Deutsh and is built by M. V.
Latin, one of our best engineers. It
is probable that this dirigible will be
able to begin experiments at the end
Moison, near Nantes, an immense
building shelters the dirigible of
Pierre and Paul Lebaudy, built from
the plans of don Simoni. This air
ship will be able to leave the shed at
the end of the month. In the Park of
Vaugirara Mr.. de Bradsky hopes to
be able to experiment his dirigible in
couple of months. Many others are
working to solve this difficult problem
of aerial navigation. For example:
M. Tur, at Courbevois M. Louis Pillet,
at Vincennes; M Roze, at Colonies;
and Messrs. Smitter and Be Debavoux
at Vincennes. Don't let us forget the
Mediterranean II Of M. Henry de la
Vaulsc, who will continue this month,
his very interesting experiments in
maritime aerOnautics. In Brazil.
Jose de PatroninO works seriously on
the same problem. AS for the Ameri-
cans of the United States their bright
imagination does not know any
bounds and their enthusiasm is strong
er than ever The inventors have not
lost any hope of success; and their
desire being stronger than ours. we
must be confident to see later on their
experiments crowned with success"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
MONT PELEE AGAIN.

Mont Pelee is again active and con-
tlnuous showers of ashes have been
falling since Aug. 81. The cable is
again broken.
The village Of Morne Rouge on the
island Of Martinique has been de-
stroyed by the eruption and 200 lives
are reported lost. La Carbet was
flooded by tidal wave.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
The cholera district now extends
from Java to Japan.
Professor Virchow, the famous
scientist, appears to be near his end.
President Roosevelt's speech on
Monroeism caused a stir in Europe.
Colombian government troops are
said to be still in possession of Aqua
| Dulce.
Jamaica and Trinidad, weary of
British colonial policy, want to join
| the United States.
John N. Robson, the British political
| economist, is coming to America to
study the trusts.
! King Edwards visit to the Isle of
Man and other northern points set at
rest all gossip of his failing health.
! Gems. Corbin and Young arrived in
Berlin and found invitations from the
| kaiser to a gala performance of opera.
| King Victor Emmanuel was hailed
as the advocate of peace in Berlin,
where he was the guest of the kaiser
Portuguese east Africa is said to
! have been purchased by Great Britain
with a secret agreement to divide with
Germany.
Bishop John M. Farley was unani-
mously approved by the propaganda
as successor to the late Archbishop
Corrigan.
Meat prices in Germany continue to
rise, good steaks costing Al cents a
pound in Berlin, and beef famine is
| imminent.
A protocol providing for arbitration
of the question of the house tax,
been signed at Toxic.
The American counsel has pledged
loyalty to the sultan of Turkey, who
promises to repeal the exceptional
measures against Americans.
! According to the military command
ers all the troops with the exception
of the legation guards will be with
drawn from China next spring.
The Anglo-Chinese commercial
treaty will be signed at Shanghai to-
day, the Chinese commissioner having
received the imperial sanction to do
| so.
The Plus fund controversy involving
about $1,OOO,0OO, which has been in
dispute between the United States and
Mexico for many years, is to be sub
mitted to The Hague court.
AT meeting of the shareholders of
(, the Alagoas Railroad company in Lon
| don it was voted to accept the offer
| Of the Brazilian government to buy the
road for $3,725, 900 in per cent. bonds.
Secretary Chamberlain explained
in statement that England in an
emergency must depend upon volun-
| tary patriotism by saying the nation
could not maintain an army of ESQ, 900
in time of peace.
1t is reported that the owners of the
American coal mines are still deter
mined to attempt to capture the Euro
pean markets, 1t is said that a syndi-
c2te Of American and french capital
| lists Is building a fleet OF ships.
DR.. jameson made his first speech
in two years to the Cape house of as
sembly. He said the abominable raid
was bad blunder, but penance had
been done and he thought the affair
might now be forgotten by fair-minded
men.
The Japanese government has ap-
| pointed Major General Yamani, who
was recently in command of the Japan
csc troops in China, to be military at
tache to the Japanese legation at
Pekin. 1t is believed that General
Yamani will direct the reorganization
| OF the Chinese army
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

Mack. The democratic convention
made these nominations: United
States senator, F. G. Newlands; rep
resentative, C. D. Van Duser; COVER
nor, John Sparks; attorney general,
James G. Sweeney; superintendent of
public instruction, John Edwards; re-
gent of state university, W. w. Booker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08
Disastrous Wreck in Texas.

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept 8. A dispatch
from Chihuahua says wreck oc-
Cured yesterday ON the Mexican Cen
trail near Bermejillo. Many persons
are reported to have been killed or IN.
jured. The local officials cannot con-
firm the report
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

Reese G. De Graffenreid of Texas
died at Washington of apoplexy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20

present only does not live the best life.
The man who lives to-day on what he has
to earn tomorrow is not living the right
kind of a life. He is using that which does
not belong to him as yet, and that which
may never belong to him at all.
And what is true of the individual is true
of the generation. Generations, too, must
learn to live within their means if they are
to live the best life. If we are living to-day
on what must be produced by the next gen
Grafton, we are doing a great injustice to
them, and TO ourselves as well. We are
making life easy to ourselves at the ex-
pense Of somebody else. 1t is true that we
all have TO live more or less for the future.
We must make our plans for to-day large
enough to include the future. but we must
not borrow from the future. We must be
careful not to bind any burdens upon them
that Will be heavy to bear and that it will
be impossible for them to throw of.
Illustrations OF this are seen and will be
felt in the longtime franchises that are
granted to the public-service corporations.
Many cities are tied up, and others are
continued to be tied up, for years TO come
by their Councils and Boards of Tablic
Works. who seem to think that they have
a good thing for the present: or, what is
too frequently true, because these corpora
lions are willing to give them a few thou
sand dollars for their vote, without any
thought of the people who are to bear these
burdens in the years to come.
Surely we need 10 have q new sense of
our duty and obligation. We need to have
our horizon enlarged so as to get a larger
and better view of life ard life's relations.
We have much more to learn of the mean
ing of brotherhood before that brotherhood
will be realized. The future is looking 60
us. and we are responsible for it. We have
it in our power to make it pleasant and
helpful TO all those who are 10 live in IL.
and We also have it in our power TO make
ii very hard for them. May the good God
make us wise to all of this. and may we
like men, meet the full measure of Our OBJ
legations to the past. the present. and the
future, for all we are brethren.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20
THE SMALL COLLEGE.
Its Advantage 10 tuden over the
Big Institutions

John S. Nollen. in New York Evening Post.
We may go even further. and say that
tie small college has an important advan-
tage over the big undergraduate school as
an educational institution. II Is notorious
that the graduate schools usually get their
best students from the colleges. There are
good reasons why this should be so. Though
he is rarely a great man. the college pro-
fessor is certainly a better trained and more
experienced teacher than the ysung in
structor who IS left to lay the foundations
IN q large institution, where the time and
Interest OF the distinguished professor is
inevitably absorbed largely by the graduate
school Besides. the college student In his
smaller classes gets far more out OF his
teacher than the too numerous university
undergraduate and he is far more ant TO
cultivate habits or industry and concentra-
ton. In quite another direction the many
student enterprises in which he IS pracfi-
cally forced by public opinion. IL not by a
sense OF duty. to take an active part. will
give MN a versatility and an all-round ON
mand OF himself that Mt him 10 meet almost
any situation. Altogether, though his life
may have been somewhat provincial. and
though be may have lacked some Of the op-
portunities for culture offered by great CEN
tiers OF education and population. the grad
uate OF the small college. If II be a good
college, viii usually be more than a match
for his university-trained rival in general
fitness.
one of the strongest argument IN favor
OF the continued GENERALIZATION Of higher
education is based upon the need OF such
extensive equipment as but few very
wealthy institutions can purchase. But this
argumen has force only for graduate
schools SO long as the college is content
with its legitimate field as an educator. and
does not attempt the impossible-in the way
OF research. il can get along with "A mod
crate library and relatively inexpensive lab
oratories. and in general with such a ma
terial equipment as Is quite within the reach
OF a proper college There need
be no waste by unnecessary duplication II
the equipment is proportional 10 the actual
demands OF the student body. In fact. the
smaller institutions will often represent an
actual economy. producing more la proper
ton TO its expenditure than the very large
school. The thing that is tremendously and
disproportion6tely expensive and IN part
impossible Of duplication B. the equipment
OF the graduate school for research. There
viii NED Ssarily always be but a very lin
tied mn Der OF Institutions that can provide
a full equipment OF this nature. These few
institutions Will be cur real universities u
the future. and all the others that bear the
name Will suffer in reputation by comparl-
son with them. there viii come dnaly a
distinct and well-understOod differentiation
OF rank according 70 real importance and
effectiveness. as has been the case with
the German universities.