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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

I He received me in the finance depart
| nlent, a great brown building not far from
| the Nevski on Moika street
He is a busy man. and o'clock had been
| fixed for the appointment.
At five minutes before that hour stepped
| from my drosky and was admitted to the
department by two stern-looking Russians,
| long haired and long-bearded. wearing top
boots and liveried coats which fell almost
to the instep.
They resembled guards. One OF them
helped me of with my overcoat. the other
took my hat and umbrella. and both direct
ed me to the top floor.
There was no elevator, and I walked,
hearing an electric bell ringing. announc-
ing. as supposed, my approach.
On the third floor found moro hunkies
In livery. and also bright young official
in uniform. who spoke English huently. al
though he was a Russian.
He told me that the Minister was expect
ing me. and moment later opened the
door of his excellency's office and asked me
to enter. 80
L did so and was in the presence Of tho
Russian Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr.. WHITE rose. came toward me and
held out his hand. He made me welcome
and gave me a seat near his desk and then
sat down himself and talked with me
through an interpreter in response to my
questions.
had a good chance to study him during
the interview. He is very impressive. but
simple and transformations.
He talks quietly. does not get excited and
apparently has himself well in check. He
is a big man.
He stands 6 feet in his stockings. and
his frame Is strong-limbed and muscular.
His forehead is very high and full. with
brown hair rising from 1t and combed
straight back without n mart.
He has rich brown beard and brown
eyes, rather thoughtful than otherwise.
He was dressed in morning suit at the
time. but in asking for his signature on a
photograph he wrote it on one representing
him in his court dress. which is covered
with medals and gold lace. =
He smoked cigarette as he talked. and
I noticed beside his chair a tea table with
a Glass Of tea with lemon floating upon
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

1t. such AZ the Russians drink everywha4al
PLENTY oF OPENINGS I
FOR FOREIGN CAPITALISM
My first question was a. to the Ame1lansl
invasion.
wanted to know something as to sns
chances for American capital and Amerama
goods In the land of the Gar. His N.
cellency said:
There are plenty Of openings here -
foreign capital In tho way Of manufaa
lures.
I'VE already have some American aass
tories. and others could be introduced a4 q
profit. Russia is on the edge Of its d.
velopment.
I'VE have q vast number Of people and q
very large country. and the growth must
continue for long time to como
las to the profits. they will depend large
ly on the management Of the business
Russia Is glad to welcome foreign capital.
and to do anything that will materially I'M
prove the condition Of the country"
'Is capital safe In Russiar'I asked
'It Is as safe hero as anywhere" sai6
Mr.. White. The only questions are those
Of management and business ability
How about American trade with Russia
can 1t not BIS increasedr'
THAT Is difficult question" replied the
Minister Of Finance. Russia and the
United States are Of much tbs same char
acter.
I'VE both have an abundance Of raw ma
terial, such as grain. lumber and minerals.
We have petroleum and SO have you.
THE result Is you do not need what We
have to sell. and there Is not that mutual
exchange Of commodities that forms tho
basis OF profitable commerce.
Nevertheless many Of your manufactures
are in demand here.
This is especially so with your farming
and other machinery"
How about the tariff which you have re-
Gently put on American goods. VIII It az,
feet our trade to any great extent?'
That tariff was one of the necessities Of
the time.'' replied Mr.. White. 1T relates
only to certain classes OF American goods
and does not touch others.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

that of the American Whisky. Trust, MAX
ing and selling. as a Government PROPOSE
ton, every ounce of alcohol consumed by
more than 100 .oop, 900 people.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY HIS OWN EFFoRTs
All this witte does ably, honestly and for
his master, the Cat
He has acquired his prominence by his
own work, and is what would be called in
America a self-made man,
He camel irons the southern part of the
Empire. born OF parents comparatively
poor.
He had fair education and began life
o o. eierk n Iaiiroad office This was at
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

| system whose capital runs into the hun
dreds Of millions
He Is one OF the worlds great railroad
men. having an enormous network of State
liEes In Russia, in Central Asia and in
siberia the longest line of the world
From the Cars crown estates he collects
/ about s40,oooooo year, and from the debts
owing him gets revenue of 100000
He handles the mines belonging to the
crown and drags forth gold and silver. iron
and coal in the tens of millions from the
bowels OF the earth. He is in charge of the
tax system and the customs duties, and he
is mighty manufacturer
Stranger than all. he is the greatest sa-
looIist Of the world
He does an alcohol buxiness which duarsa
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, He did his work well and rose to be man
ager.
which ran from Odessa to MOSCOW and
managed that
recommended again and again to the Gov
ernment, and finally became Government
Director OF Railroads.
He revised the railroad tariff. reorganized
the routes, rebuilt many of the lines and
showed himself to be the ablest railway
man of the Empire.
He was then putin charge Of the Board
OF Public Works and Railways. the position
now held by Prince Hilkoff. and a little
later on was made Minister Of Finances.
or by far the most Important 0ficer in the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

This was eleven years ago. and since then
Witte has almost revolutionized the finan-
cial condition of Russia. {a
He has pushed its trade into all parts of
home.
He has completed the Transsiberian
road, has extended the roads in Turkestan,
has put Russia on gold standard and has
filled the treasury without expressing the
people.
provement of the Empire. and he Is slowly
but surely lettering the country in. COM
merce and industry along the lines of mod
-ern development.
1t was through the American Ambassa-
dor to st. Petersburg that got access to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
My first question was in regard to I

Special Correspondence OF The Sunday Republic.
T. PETERSBURG, May al have
had an interview here with the
~ greatest man in Russia, II not the
~ greatest man on earth.
His name is Sergius White. He
is the right hand Of the Gar and
the business manager of the great Russian
Empire.
He handles, all told, in the neighborhood
of a billion dollars year. taking 1t in
from a thousand sources and distributing
It with an even hand to. the necessities Of
Russia in Europe and Asia.
he Is one OF the worlds greatest bankers.
being ut the head of the Treasury OF Rus
"a ana Of tss ve-t Government banking
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Continued on p.ss tuA :. ...aAAxn
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-21

reir, despues Sc precipitation sobre
mf, uno de ellos, agsrrandose de
improvlso con hercules fuerza, ms
tir6 & sus pies y me puso una rodi-
liza en- ell pecho.
-lAhI grit6 riendose. .-1Te Ia
mas don Pedro de Alvar!
DespuSs les he ofdo reir J bias
femear; y como 20 trstase de sos
tener contra ellos una lucha des-
igual me molIerou q golpes me
hirferon en- Ia cara, uno de ellos
sobre todo, pues no trataoa mas
nue de arafIarme con sus unaS;
sentf correr mi sangre despues, J
vfoue uno de ellos decfa:-lSangrel
Este es ell momentoi
Y en- seguida senti q1e me po-
nfan en- la cara una cosa fra J VI
cosa Que me cubri6 los ojos, me
tapo la boca y me impidio 10 res
niraci6n.. Me desmay6 medic
ahogado. Cusrdo he vnelto ca MI
los hombres habfan dssaparecino,
no estaba "a junto III norno oe
cal sin0 . Ia misms puerta ue Ia
| GranediIIa. n
Ouando don Pedro termino gu
extrsfKo relate. mi padre me DnsCo
/ con "a vista y lanz0 IN grlsos 80
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-21

Don Pedro estaba tan debil, tan
abatido, que no pudo proferir una
palabra. Sc sent6 y pidi6 de beber,
mientras Sc aseguraba que Ia san
gre que le corrfa provenfa solo de
heridas ligerss, que no eran. de.
cir Yerdad mas que contusiones. Al
cabo de un cuarto de hora recohro
la palabra. Entonces nos hizo Ell
relate siguiente:
Me intern6 en- la montsna y
cuSndo Sc aproximaba la noche
trAt6 de oIientarme rara encOntrar
mi camino no he podido dar con
Gl. Un POGO de humo que veia eie-
varse entire los arboles me hizo
Greer que habrfa alguna casa y
tome aquella direction; pero en-
lugar de casa encontre IN horno
de cal encendido, al Tededor dei
cual habfa tres sujetos con tra1es
extrafics y lss caras untadas con
hollfn y carbon. Les pregunte por
mi cAminO.
-4Quien eresP me responcic
unO.
- Ne llsmo don Pedro de AlvaT,
soy al sobrino del duque de Salan'
NdrerA y viyo en La Granadllla.
Aquellos hOEabEea ee ecnaTOn =
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-21

one ahandonase mOmeptaneamen.
tie a Granada para volver a Madrid,
nero ell se echo sus pies, iuro Qua
no volverfa YER a aquella crlatu
rayss qued6 en- La Grsnadilla.
Durante algunos meses paresfa ha-
ber cumplido su palabra y renun'
ciado q yer la gitana, pero la vela
secretame nte, una horrible ca
sua lidad debfa permitirme asisbir
una de sus entrevistaS.
En- ell extremo de los jardines de
La Granadills, = bsjando hscia ell
llano, habfa IN pabeii6n de foilale
al que iba todss las noches don Jo-
sc q esperar ID gitans. Los gita-
nos tienen adn en- Espafia IN poder
oculto de los mss peligrosos con
ramificaciones en- las distintas cla-
ses de la socIedad. Aauella gitana.
one sc llamaba Carmen, era ioven.
bella v habfa brillado en- Madrid.
Granada, Sevilla y Cadiz, donde In
iuyentud RIGA noble sc habfa dis
putado sus favores. Gastaoa IN
luioso tren en- Granada, en- donoe
viva en- IN palacio con 81 familis,
es decir, Eu madre, una verdaueEa
D-uia de Macbeth, y sus tres her.
manos. mozos i6venes y vigorosos
sin profession conoc.da, pero los
que ell vulgo acusaba por 10 ba1o
de estar fiIiadog una parti1a de
bandidos que as1laban los alrede-
dores de Grenada Acompanada
nor sus hermanos acndfa todas las
noches o la cita que lie daba don
r sc. quien amaba con passion.
Don Use salia a su encuentro,
abriendo una puertecilla, y Ia con-
ducfa al pabell6n; 7 en- las noches
obscuras. y cusndo todss las luces
del castillo estaban apagadas, Sc
/ paseaban por los jardines.
/ Una noche en- que un maiestar
/ sdbito me l1i1o expeTimentar L.
/ necesidad de respirar IN POGO ei
aire, baj6 q los jardines. Sueedia
1 esto 4 ESQ de les doce, Y, persuade
4 de-, de Que no habfa de encontrsr
\ a nadie, me sent6 nj pie de IN
4 0ranado. Llevaha aili algunos mi
lnntcs, cuando ms parecio Or yoces
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-21
-SNo querreis, Conception, que
suceds una dssgracia?

-5No querreis, Conception, que
suceds una dssgracia?
-SDe que desgracia hablais?
-Yo me entiendo. :. Juradme
QUE no os cassr6is con don Pedro.
- Estsis loco? exclame asom
brada.
- rs possible, me dijo,-pero
lie odio y os amo.
Y al hablarme en- estos terminus
daba miedo de verle. LIE tuve = me
escape, decidida a echarme en- los
braces de mi padre y ccnfesarle
todo si don JoSe rem ovaba sas pre-
tensiones; pero desde entonces no
me habl6 mas de amor. Afecto
conmfgo, & psrtir de aquel ola,
una especie de ffialdad respetuosa,
al mismo tempo qCe Sc mostraoa
mucho mas carifioso con su hernia
no don Pedro.
Era yo demasisdo ioven y senci'
la para desconfiar de don Jose.
Cref senciIlamentc que su anterior
condUcta h4ofa obedecido q IN
acceso de iocura IN momento
de exaltacion celCsa, pero que Ia
bfa corregido pronto la refiexion.
Ademas, don jose no me smaba.
Lo que querfs era mi dcte y Ia
succession de padre, que hsbfa teni-
do siempre Ell proyecto de trasmitir
su spallido y su tftnlo & 81 yerno,
idea que concibi0 desde que per-
diara la esperanto de tsner IN hiio.
Un aflo despu6s de nuestro en-
cuentro en- los iardines de La Ora
nadilla, tuye 10 prue ba dc que don
Jose no habfa nunca senttdo por
mi IN amor serio. Mientras que
don Pedro Sc mostraba reliRfoso
de gran pureza de alma, don jose.
sprovechando la ausencia de mi
padre, al que habfan encargado
una mission diplomAtica en- el tx
tranjero. adquiri6 muy pronto en-
La Grsnadilla ls reputation de IN
ubertino. Los amorfs de una gita
ns, que pretendfa descender de los
Antiques moros de Granada, hicie-
ron bastante ruido, hssta oil punto
que nj santa madre Sc crey0 en- q
deber &c intervenir ordenaTls
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-21
PRUEBA GRATIS

pi6do ras de nuest
34,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
KNOXVILLE CUT OFF.
City Devoid of Communication With
Outside World For Hours,

Knoxville, Feb A very heavy
rain and wind storm prevailed here
last night and early this morning. At
2 o'clock the velocity of the wind was
so miles an hour, the highest it has
ever been known since the local
weather bureau was established.
Extensive damage was done to elec-
tric wires and for several hours this
city was cut off entirely from tele-
graph and telephone communication
with the outside world. Even the
railroad wires were down Many To-
cal light, power and telephone lines
were affected.
The Tennessee river is rising rapid
ly, it being feet above low water this
morning at o'clock. This shows
rise of 2 feet during "a hours.
Reports from f1ood-warning stations
on streams above here indicate an av.
erage rainfall of l inch throughout
upper East Tennessee yesterday and
last night This, the weather bureau
thinks, will cause a rise of several ad-
ditional feet in the Tennessee river
here, though no serious food is antici.
pated. The temperature is slightly
warmer this morning than yesterday
morning, but drop is predicted with.
in the next IL hours. Yesterday and
last nights rainfall was .64 of an
inch
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
sIeet Storm Works Havoc.

Cleveland, Feb. 4-For the first
time in many years this city was to
day entirely cut off from telegraphic
and telephone communication with
Chicago, as the result of a very heavy
sleet storm in the vicinity of the tat.
ter city during last night The tele.
graph companies reported that Chica
go was completely isolated, the heavy
sleet having broken down the wires
at hundreds of points. Every avail.
able lineman Is being hurried to the
scene of the trouble and the work oil
repairing the breaks will be pushed
forward rapidly. The weather here
today was clear and mild, the mer
curry registering Sc above.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
GUATEMALAN STEAMER LINE.
1t Is Backed by 100000 of American
CAPITAL

- 10 1oSNCQ Wy YoOOyOOO vi EtnSI1CdH
Capital.
Louisville, KY, Feb 4--The Guat-
emalan northern steamship line, with
SS00,000 capital, is the outcome of the
meetings held during the past two
days between Messrs. James Nc
Nought and Alexander. Hollander, of
Hollander & Co, New York, and
G. R. Mengel & Co., box manufacture
ers, of this city. The plans at pres
ent contemplate the establishment of
a line of steamers between Puerto
Barrios, Guatemala, and either Pensa-
cola or New Orleans. There will be
only two steamers on the line for the
first six months, providing one steam
er each way every week. After that
another freight and passenger steam
er, with a capacity of $500 tons, will
be added to the line.
According to the statement of one
of the men interested in the proposed
line it Is the intention of the compa-
ny to extend its service to South
American points in a short time The
Louisville and Nashville railroad, also.
it is stated, is interested in the COM
pany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
WILL INCREASE ACREAGE.
Mississippi To Plant Bigger Cotton
Crop Than Last Year.

SiNP nan @dSl
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 4-The month
of February will bring a season of
great activity among the farmers of
Mississippi, and in some sections the
preliminary farming operations are al
ready under way
Crop observers are generally agreed
in the belief that there will be a con-
siderable increase in the cultivated
area this year, and the belief is con-
f1rmed by the extent of preparations
already launched, and the goodly
acreage Of lands that have been clear.
ed during the winter, particularly in
the delta section, where it is estimat-
ed that the acreage to be titled will
be an increase of from 8 to 5 per
cent over that of last year. Many of
the largest and best bodies of wild
land in that fertile section have been
placed in shape for cultivation. The
planters are making large purchases
OF mules and farming implements, and
the demand for labor was never so
great as at present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
Roller Mills Opened

Fort Valley, Ca, Feb. 4.-The Fort
Valley roller mills gave an informal
opening to the public yesterday after
noon and large number of citizens,
both ladies and gentlemen, were in
attendance to witness the first nouT'
and meal ground on the mill.
Each lady in attendance upon the
opening was presented with a small
sack Of -four as a souvenir of the oc.
casion. The mill has a capacity of
125 barrels of flour and 600 bushels
OF meal per day. They have made
arrangements for five carloadg OF
wheat to be shipped to them per week.
The mill will run both day and night.
which Will necessitate the employ
ment Of two forces.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
FOURTH REGIMENT oFFIoeRs.
w. E. Wooten, OF Albany, 10 Chosen
Colonel,


Albany, Ca, Feb 4.-The field OFF,
GERS of the Fourth regiment OF infan-
try named last night in the elections
throughout this section, are as fol-
lows:
Colonel w. E. Wooten, Albany;
lieutenant colonel, T. N. Hopkins, of
Thomasville
Majors, R. l.. Wylly, of Thomas
vile; T. s. Hawes, of Bainbrdge; Pc
ter Preer of Columbus. Returns at
regimental headquarters today are not
complete, but there is no doubt that
the officers named were elected
In this city the following officers OF
the two companies of Albany Guards
were elected: Company E, J. r.
Mann, captain; Edward Harrison,
first lieutenant; Edgar Tompkins, sec
ond lieutenant. Company G, J. 3.
Nanny, captain; T. w. Ventulette, first
lieutenant; Ben. T. Collier second
lieutenant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
FoRTY-sIx MILES AN HOUR.
Louisville Suffers From Wind and
Rain-EIectric Currents Cut Off.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. A heavy
rain which set in over Louisville last
evening continued intermittingly dur.
ing the night, accompanied by wind,
which, at one time, reached velocity
of 46 miles an hour.
The electric currents of the Louis.
vile Railway company, the Citizens
General Electric company and the
Postal Telegraph company became
crossed during the night, burning out
the dynamo plant of the Telegraph
company and working minor damage
at the power plant. Falling trolley
wires caused temporary suspension
of street railway traffic on two lines.
The weather buread is advised that
high winds and heavy rains prevailed
during the night and early this morn.
ing at indianapolis, Ind, and Spring.
field, Ills, and that a particularly low
barometer was reported at Detroit, the
storm being constant this morning
over the last named city. The tele.
graph companies are without commu.
nication to Chicago.
The storm is central over the lake
region this morning, and is accompa.
MED by destructive winds. The tenn.
perature was falling rapidly in the
Mississippi valley and the west, and
is falling rapidly in the Ohio valley
and Tennessee. A moderately heavy
rainfall has occurred in the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys and was accompa.
MED by high winds. Snow bliz
yards are reported throughout the
west and northwest, and It is snow.
ing this morning in northern Indiana
and Illinois A heavy sleet extends
northward from Monon, Ind. to the
lakes. Squads of linemen have been
despatched by the various railroad tel
egraph and telephone companies to re
pair the damage, but the progress will
be slow on account of the vast mum
ber of wires from every direction
which centers Chicago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
DISASTROUS FIRE
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Many Business Blocks Have
Been Destroyed.
STARTED IN GENERAL STORE.

City Has Called on Neghborlne
Towns For Assistance In Coping
With the nfagration-Town is
Second Largest City In Territory.
Guthries, o. T., Feb. 4.-Oklahoma
City is burning.
The fire started in the Lion gener-
al store and already the best business
blocks have been destroyed. Fire
apparatus has been sent from Guth-
rie.
Oklahoma City Is the second city in
size in the territory, and has a popu-
lation OF over 10000.
The loss is placed at $250,000; in
suranee about one-third of loss. The
entire stock and building of the Lion
store was consumed, entailing a loss
of more than $175,000.
Another fire in a frame building on
Broadway at the same time caused
additional loss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
KISSED WIFE AND KILLED HER.
Husband Then Turned Weapon Upon
HjnseIf


Winston Salem, n. c., Feb. A.
Banks Miller, young man, shot his
wife last night and then killed him
self Both died in a few minutes.
Miller and his wife had dispute
yesterday and decided to separate.
She left her husband, taking their two
children to the home of relatives.
Last night Miller called to see his
wife, and after talking over their mis-
understanding the wife consented to
live with her husband again. AS he
started to leave the room he asked
his wife to come to the door and kiss
him good night. She complied with
the request
Miller Immediately thereafter turn
ed around and fired at her, the ball
taking effect in her right breast. The
husband then placed the pistol to his
head and fired. When the officers
arrived at the house Miller and his
wife were lying on the floor dead.
There were two eyewitnesses to the
tragedy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
New Oriental Steamship Line.

San Francisco, Feb 4,-Hok Rong
and Ham Ming, president and vice
president of the Commercial Steam
ship company, have returned here
from the eastern states and Mexico
where they have been making arrange
ments for the New Oriental steam
ship line. President Hok Rong says
the first steamer of the line will leave
Hong Kong on March 27, calling at
Shanghai, Yokohama, Honolulu and
Manzanilla, Mexico. The return trip
will take the steamer to San Francis.
co. The company expects to trans
port many coolies to Mexico.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
HENDsoNYILLE, IS. C.. Isl

HENDsONVILLE, 5. O., Sept. 2, 1896.
MR.. A. B. GIRARDEAU, Savannah Ga.
DEAR SIR:-Some years ago operated float
ing saw mill on the Savannah River. My base of
operations was being constantly changed and my
hands were always exposed to the worst malaria
influences. [ employed over hundred hands,
and the work was conducted as much in water as
out of it. For this reason, in August and Septem
Der there was great loss of time and business, on
account of sickness among the workers.
My attention was then called to Johnscn's Chill
and Fever Tonic and [ determined to give the
medicine trial. [ procured it, and those who
were sick were put on this treatment, and those who
were feeling badly were at once given the Tonic.
In short time every ofthe one hundred hands
was well and reported for duty and from that time
on L used nothing else but Johnson's Tonic and
never had another case of fever.
Yours very truly,
J. r. LASSITER.