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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-08-08
paw Of European statesmen.

On the continent Of Europe Spain
and Italy alone do not remunerate their
LEGISLATORS direct. On the other hand,
travelling expenses and other privileges
attach to the office. Members of both
the French houses have S. a day,
which places them on an equality in
the matter with their Austrian con-
temporaries. The Belgian represents
tive is $50 a week the richer for his
Office; members Of both the Portu-
guese houses are content with $500
weekly. Switzerland awards its ma
5tioHal councillors $3.50 day, those
OF the council Of state realizing 80 g
weak sf ~ fs
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moment later Hopkins rushed into the
station and reported that a ship( the
Jason) had struck on the bars about
half a mile north of the station.
Rich, the keeper, and his crew were
ready for the emergency, and, with
the beach cart, rushed to the scene.
The shore was then piled with wreck
age, and the Stating of the sails of
the wrecked ship sounded above the
roar and din Of the storm. A careful
lookout for the shipwrecked sea-far.
eres was kept by the Hght-savers as
they hurried to, the scene of the dis
aster, and Evans, the sole survivor,
was found clinging to bale of 5ute.
He was clad only in his underclothes
and was totally helpless.
The wrecked vessel was sighted
through the storm and shot prompt
~ fired over the craft, but the crew
had persisted almost as soon as the
ship struck, and the efforts of the
life-savers were of no avail.
The ship cit was afterward learned
from young Evans) broke in two
when she struck the bars and the
members of the crew persisted soon
after Evans said that as soon as the
ship struck he put on life preserver
and took to the rigging. The captain
ordered the boats launched, but they
were smashed as soon as they struck
the water. While G. 4ging to rigging,
considering what his chances were for
reaching the shore, Evans says that
he must have been hit by a big wave
or wall Of water, as the next that he
knew he was on the beach and the
life-savers we're taking him to their
station. The bodies of twenty Of the
crew were found and buried in the
village cemetery at Wellfeet.
The schooner Job H. Jackson was
another terrible wreck that occurred
on Cape Cod, at Peaked Hill bars.
The schooner struck on Jan. 5, 1896,
during bitter cold weather, and the
crew, were driven into the rigging. "A
fearful sea was pounding on the shore,
and 1t required the combined hercu-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-08-08
Dinner With the Rector.

"The other day was out of town.
said a smart churchman in Broad
street, with my rector. We stopped
for dinner at a farm hotel, if yor
know what that is. When we sal
down to the repast it was about the
worst ever saw. and my spiritual di
rector agreed with me. In fact, it was
too much for me, and simply baked
But the rector laid to, and was evi
IDENTIFY relishing itswhen said to him
in the language of Paul to the RoE
mans: ~
"'Let not him that eateth despise
him that eateth& not
"Whereupon the rector, who wa.
quicker in the Book than /, replied:
"'And he that doubteth is .damnes
II he eat-same. chapter Paul to the
Romans, last verse
Before could command my tongue
/ had said, I'll be damned II I'll eat!
He had the best of me according tt
St Paul, but / had the best Of him &c
cording to the way fell. New Yorl
Herald. 3
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Chinese and American Food.


The food the Chinese eat is. relished
by many Americans. It is generally
cooked in a clearly manner, and only
choice meats, cut in small pieces, are
used In it-pork, beef and breast OF
chicken and duck, with such delicate
vegetables as young bamboo, mush-
rooms, celery and water nuts. Chi
nese food is, however, very rich and
heavy, and Americans rarely eat 1t
except at night. The Chinaman's
breakfast in America is very much
like what the Americans breakfast is.
It generally consists of coffee, bread.
eggs and ham. After breakfast the
Chinese-American eats Chinese food,
but for the morning meal he cannot
stand his own cooking. -Philadelphis
Record. !,
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Valuable SNUFF Boxes.

A snuff box offered for sale at Chris
ties realized only a few shillings
short Of Ell, 900. It was Louis XVI
oval gold box, by Jean Baptiste'
Cheset, and was made in Paris in
1865. The oval medallion In the CEN
ter OF the cover bore an Illustration
in enamel, representing girls and
youths sacrificing to Bacchus. The
exact price was G9s7 los. Anether
gold snun box Of the reign Of Louis
XIV. made s120. London Tit Bits.
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Surely 3 Mixed CARGO.

Into the hold OF the steamship Rho
desia, which is locked at the. foot
Of Pavonia avenue, Jersey City, and
which is bound for south African
ports, remarkable cargo is being
hoisted. It consists of anchors, nee
dies, pianos, organs, oysters, stoves,
bug exterminators, automo biles, nov
els, hams, root beer, policemen's ba-
tons, three trolley cars, 1000 rifles,
preserved cherries, for cocktails, 200,-
900 bottles of beer and 100 mules:
New York Herald. Ss
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The Fair Graduate.

Love knows not the words
That the red lips speak,
But they win their way
70 his soul in Greek,
And bloom like the rose
On the dimpled cheek!
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta ,Constitu~
ton.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
BRITAIN'S DILEMMA
IN 1899 CALLED CRIME
Royal Commissioner RoaStS the
War Department.

LONDON. Aug. 26.-Lord Esher, a
member of the royal commission on the
South African war. in a supplementary
report, says the unpreparedness in 1899
shows the war secretary was guilty eth
er OF culpable neglect or ignorance Of
the facts. and urges the reorganization
OF the war office. the abolition OF the po-
sition Of cOmmander-in-eh chief, and the
appointment OF general commanding
the army separate from the war Office
Another recommendation of Lord Esh-
er urges that every boy OF seventeen
Who is physically 1T should be compelled
to undergo course of training in na-
tional cadet schools. which should be
created throughout the country
The full report OF the commission. is
sued yesterday afternoon, adds little In
formation to that already published. 1t
refrains from commenting on the con-
duct Of individual officers, strongly con-
demns the lack of preparations for war.
indorses Lord Lansdowne's opinion, ex-
pressed May q. 1900, that such condi-
tion is full of peril to the empire, and
says ''an unsatisfactory and insufficient
safeguard has since been suggested 10
prevent recurrence of so serious a
scandal"
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
THEFT OF $4,000 IN
GOLD IN THE KLONDIKE
Four Masked Men Bind Watchmar
Carrying Rifle.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Aug. 26.-Four
masked men held UP the watchman oi
the Featherstone Hough Mines at Atliz
last night, and stole nearly $4,000 worth
of gold dust, which had been collected
in the sluices during the day 1t was
the largest robbery ever committed in
Alaska.
Twenty workmen had Just gone to sup
per. The watchman was walking up and
down, swinging his rife over his shoul-
der, when he was caught from benin
and pinioned. Then masked men gagged
him so that he could raise no alarm. In
twenty minutes the gold dust of the big
cleanup was in canvas sacks which the
robbers brought for the purpose.
The robbers fed away in the darkness.
Within an hour posse was out. but
not a trace Of the robbers was found.
Every route out OF Atlin is being guard
ed, and thorough search of the camp
will be made by the mounted police.
Special dispatches from Dawson state
that owing to the lightness OF rainfall
the cleanup for the season is very dis
appointing. Instead OF SIS, 900, 90 or s20.-
00O, 1000, as it was last year. the Klon-
dixie output this year will be less than
Sc. 600 900.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
QUAY'S FIRST FARE
IN So YEARS PAID
Conductor Refused Pass, and Sug-
gestS Walking.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-When Sen
atOr Quay visited Governor Pennypacker
over Sunday he rode as far as Perkio-
men Junction on his annual pass over
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
There the party transferred TO the Per-
kiomen Valley Railroad, which spans
the distance from the junction to
Schwenksville.
Tickets" said the conductor on the
Perkiomen train. The Senator selected
the Reading pasteboard from his Gle of
passes.
mo good on this road" said the cor
ductor.
There was a principle involved. and
the Senator strove for 1t.
Reading passes don't go on the
Perkiomen Valley" said the conductor.
You'll have to pay your fare
What if 1 refuse?" said the Senator.
The walking is good" replies the
conductor.
The Senator paid. When he came
back to town yesterday. having paid
railroad fare. it is said. for the first
time in thirty-fve years, he called at
the Reading offices.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD TOLD BRIEFLY FOR BUSY READERS
CONCILIATORS APPEAL
TO UMPIRE WRIGHT

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-The board of
oonciliation provided by the anthracite
IN the anthracite coal region between
the miners and the operators met yes
terday behind closed doors in the Office
OF the general traffic manager of the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company. Carroll
ID. Wright met with the board for the
first time as umpire. Several questions
on which the board failed to reach an
agreement were submitted to Mr..
Wright, as umpire. for him to decide.
These included charges OF discrimina-
tion by Coke Brothers and by the Le-
high Valley Coal and Navigation Com
pany against men who were prominent
in the coal strike.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
J.P. M0RGAN'S YACHT
COLLiDES WITH BOAT

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-While attempt
Ing to overhaul the swift coastwise
steamship Monmouth, with the New
York Yacht Club members and guests on
board. the steam yacht Corsair, with ].
Pierpont Morgan, her owner, and thirty
of his guests aboard. crashed into the
Monmouth, off Romer Shoal. yesterday
afternoon. Only the prompt action Of
Captain Martin. of the Monmouth. COM
bined with that Of the Seventh Regiment
Band in beginning a popular air, pre-
vented a serious panic
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
PARTS OF KANSAS
SWEPT BY FLOODS

MARYSVILLE. Kan. Aug ga great
rainstorm struck this neighborhood yes
terday. causing the Big Blue River TO
rise sixteen feet within a few hours
and sending a great flood Of water south
down the bottoms along that stream.
Many inhabitants in the lowlands were
driven from their homes, and heavy
damage to property was done. Marys-
Vile was deluged and the bottoms were
filled with water from ten TO fifteen feet
ceep. Fifty houses were almost entirely
submerged, their inmates taking refuge
in trees and on housetops.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
RUSSIANS FAVOR
ZIONIST MOVEMENT

BASLE, Switzerland. Aug. 26.-At yes
terday's session of the Zionist congress
DR.. Herzl. the president. submitted to
the delegates letter which he had re-
ceived from the Russian minister of the
interior. Won Plehve, apparently pledg-
ing the support of the Russian govern
ment to the Zionists IN their movement
10 establish an independent state in
Palestine The minister. IN the letter
referred to. said his government was
favorable to the original program OF
Zionism. which can rely on its moral
and material support when its practical
measures tend to decrease the Jewish
population of Russia
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
LOVES HOPE BLIGHTED,
THEY SOUGHT DEATH
Young Man and Sweetheart Used
Pistol 10 End Romance.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Aug. 26.-With bull
let wounds in their breasts and clasped
In each others arms. Obersol Latimore,
aged twenty-five. a well-tO-do Hungar-
tan. Of Homestead. and Ellen Ringle.
aged eighteen years. of Allegheny City,
were found lying on bed unconscious
in little house at Doerr Terrace, Hay 5
Station, near Homestead, early yester-
day.
The girls wounds are fatal, and her
death is expected at any moment, but
the young man viii probably recover.
The couple had been lovers for long
time. but their parents refused TO con-
sent 10 their marriage. Pinned to the
girls dress was a note stating that on
account OF the objections raised 10 the
marriage they had decided 70 die to
gether, as they could not live apart.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
CHINA NOW FREE
TO IMPORT ARMS

LONDON. Aug. 26.-The prohibition by
the powers of the admission Of arms
into China, says the Times corre-
spondent in Pekin. ended August p,
the Russian minister's efforts to in luce
his colleagues in the diplomatic corps
70 assent 10 a prolongation. having been
opposed by several other representa-
tives, including those of England,
America. and Japan. for the oft repeated
and excellent reason that II was unfair
TO hold China responsible for the main
tenance of order while denying to her
the means wherewith to maintain order.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
YOUNG WOMEN TAKE
A TERRIFIC SLIDE

IDAHO SPRINGS. Col, Aug. 2s.-Two
young women met with a painful and
almost fatal accident on the Yankee
Hill glacier. near Alice, Col. Miss
Mills. of Iowa, a tourist, and Miss
Champion. of this city, were climbing
the huge mass of ice and snow when
Miss Mills lost her footing. She caught
her companion and together they slid
down the steep side of the glacier 300
feet to the rocks below. Miss Mills left
leg was broken and both were terribly
bruised. They were seen by campers,
who took them to a nearby hotel and
called a physician
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
LACkAWANNA MEN
DECLARE FOR GRAY

SCRANTON Pa. Aug. 26.-At their
convention here yesterday the Demo-
Gratis Of Lackawanna county thus in
.dorsed Judge George Gray, of Delaware
for the Presidency:
Resolved. That we recognize with
pleasure the mastery ability, sound
judgment, strong sympathy with the
masses. and broad craftsmanship of the
Hon. Judge George Gray, OF Delaware,
and we earnestly commend him to the
next Democratic acknowledgements as
a candidate for President Of the United
States"
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
GENERAL MILES SISTER
IN PERIL OF LIFE

BOSTON, Aug. 26..The clothing of
Mrs. Ann Maria Sprague. of Weston. a
sister of Lieutenant General Miles.
caught fire Monday from an automobile
in which she was riding through South
Street. Mrs. sprague jumped from the
automobile, and the blaze was extin-
guished. The chauffeur turned a hose
on the blazing automobile. quickly put
ting out the fire. Mrs. Sprague refused
to re-enter the motor car. and went to
her home by rail.
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NICHOLAS TO VISIT
THE KING OF ITALY

ROME. Aug. 26. - Unless something
happens TO change the program, the
Car Will arrive in Rome on a visit 20
King Victor Emmanuel the latter half of
October. and will remain here three
days. His majesty will probably be ac-
cOmpanied by the Czarina, who wishes TO
give proof of her friendship for Queen
Helena by visiting her first The Gar
viii be accompanied by the Russian
ministers OF foreign affairs and the ia
terror. and he will also pay visit to the
Pope.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
HANNA TAKEN ILL,
Is ORDERED TO BED

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. Ex-senator
Hanna was taken suddenly i'll while in
his Office yesterday, and a physician who
was called ordered that he go TO bed
at once. Mr.. Hanna, the doctor said,
was suffering from stomach trouble, and
this, together with the intense heat
prevailing. caused the attack Mr..
Hanna will probably be confined to his
room for several days
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
NEGRESS IA YEARS OLD
DIES IN NEW ORLEANS
Slave Half Century and Then
Purchased by Husband.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26.-VictoI
Marie Deransbourg, a negress, supposed
to have reached the age Of ia years, is
dead at her home here.
According TO statements made by
members of the family, the woman was
born in the year 1883. in ST. Charles
parish. and was the property OF Pierre
Lario, a rich planter.
She was a slave until 1852. xaen she
was purchased from the Lario family 10y
her husband, Victor Derans 1olrg, with
nine children. She gave birth to twen-
ty-two children.
She had never known severe illness,
and her hearing and sight were almost
perfect.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
A BARK REiNSURED
BY PACIFIC CABLE

HONOLULU, Aug. 26.-The commercial
advantages of the Pacific cable were
again demonstrated yesterday. Its ex-
istence permitted the reinsuring of the
American bark Helen Brewer. now out
172 days from Sourabaya for Delaware
Breakwater with a cargo of sugar. The
vessel was reinsured for 80 per cent.
Speculation on the arrival OF the vessel
at her destination has been very active
here, and several pools have been
formed on the proposition.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

News was received at Roanoke OF a
double killing near Clintwood. Dickinson
county, which took place Monday after
noon at protracted meeting at n coun-
try church, where Charles Willis and
w. A. Boggs traded horses. Later they
became dissatisfied and began a row.
Boggs shot and instantly killed Willis.
when Isom Willis, son OF Charles Willis.
fred on Boggs, inficting a mortal
wound, from which Boggs died few
hours later.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
SEVERE VESUVIUS
ERUPTION IMMINENT

NAPLES, Aug. 26.-The prefecture of
Naples has communicated to villages in
the vicinity of Vesuvius telegram re-
ceived from the Vesuvius Observatory,
which states that the great agitation Of
the seismOgraphic apparatus indicates
that a severe eruption is imminent.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Col w. S. Browning, OF Pocahontas,
Va, wealthy coal operator and an an
Reorganization Republican. does not be-
lievc Mr.. Roosevelt will be the Repub-
lican nominee Cor the Presidency. II
he should be nominated, Colonel Brown
ing says. he Will vote and throw aIi of
his influence toward the Democratic
nominee. should Senator German be
named.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
"EXCESSlVE ZEAL"
SHOWN IN CONGO

LONDON, Aug. 26.-Congo advices, ac-
cording to a Brussels dispatch TO the
Times" say that thirty-five persons GIe
now in prison at Bona on various
charges of excessive zeaF' in the treat
ment of natives, and that other arrests
are expected. 1t would seem that re-
cent events have quickened the sense
of the local authorities. and that they
are using repressive measures toward
acts OF violence.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM NEARBY STATES
MARYLAND.

Larson B. Carhart, a retired farmer
residing at Zion, Cecil county, died yes
terday afternoon. aged seventy-one
years. He had a stroke of paralysis
three years ago. from which he never
recovered. He is survived by widow
and two sons
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
BOER GENERAL IOUBERT
AN OSTRICH FARMER

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 26.-Gen. Joubert.
the famous Boer warrior. will raise os-
triches in Mexico. He will bring sew
eraI pairs from South Africa, where he
is already engaged in ostrich farming,
and they will be tried in this climate
The ostriches will be taken to the Lopez
branch in Tamaulipas, part of which was
recently purched for the colonization OF
the Beers.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
DECLINED a POST
AS ARBITRATOR

COPENHAGEN. Denmark, Aug. 20
Prof. Matzen. Of the Copenhagen Uni
versity, who was recently appointed by
the Gar as one of the arbitrators in the
claims of the allied powers for prefer
entail treatment in the settlement with
Venezuela, has declined to accept the
position, for the reason that Denmark
is an interested party.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

News has been received in Hampton of
the death in saniterium At Jackson.
Tenn, of the Hon. Edward Skinner NAL
lory. Mr.. Mallory was ffty-hve years
old and WIS a member OF one OF the
most prominent Virginia families. lie
leaves two sons. Lieut. Charles K NAL
lory, u. S. N. and John S. Mallory.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

DR.. Samuel A. Graham, who was nomi-
mated at Salisbury on the Republican
ticket last week for clerk of the circuit
court. has sent in his resignation TO A.
J. Benjamin, chairman Of the conven-
tion. Mr.. Benjamin has turned the mat
ter over TO Representative Jackson,
chairman of the Republican State cen
tral committee.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

The seventh annual fair OF Kent and
Queen Anne counties began yesterday az
colchester The attendance was more
than 6.00O and was, according to stalls
tics kept by Capt. w. c. Eliason. the
largest for any first day In the history
OF the fair. The steamers Louise, An
napo!is. and Kitty Knight made extra
trips 10 transport the people.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
VIRGINIA.

A new regime in municipal affairs
was begun when the council market
committee of Richmond instructed the
city attorney 10 take action TO enforce
the contract for the Improvement at
Second Market. The bid was upward
Of $1,000. and a forfeit of 500 is 1t
stake. In the past contractors have
been dealt with leniently
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

John Riddick. a negro, a member, of
the sewer gang. lost his life in a hor-
rible manner at Newport News yester
day. While working in a manhole he
was almost overcome By the sewer gas
and began TO climb out. He had nearly
reached the surface Of the street when
he was overcome and dropped back into
the sewer.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

A terrific thunderstorm. accompanied
by high wind and heavy rain passed
over part Of Carroll county Monday
night. A large barn on the farm OF
Jacob Gummel, near Snydersburg, was
struck by lightning and totally de-
stroyed. It's contents consisted of this
years wheat crop, three buggies, a new
grain drill. and nearly all of the other
farm machinery
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

The celebration Of the 15Oth anniycr-
sary of the founding Of the Lutheran
Church in Winchester was begun last
night by appropriate exercises in Grace
Church, and the thanksgiving sermon
was preached by the Rev. DR.. L. q. NJ
Of the church
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
LOCAL MENTION.
Ouality Reaches Perfection

In Nat Cap. Brewing Co.'S .'Muenchener' Beer.
Pure-hcalthfui-fuIly age1. Write or phone 2Z2
for case. Two dozen, 81 25, delivered.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Mrs. T. NJ Timberiake, of 1894 Street
northwest, has reported 70 the police that yes
tsrday afternoon. while shopping. she lost her
Wr.stbsg, containing - in money
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Flowers From Skaters
Are always satisfactory. Iith and !. III Pa. a
Touched for Els Watch.

l. Sargent Of J07 Fourteenth Street north
west, last night reported 10 Police Headquarters
that silver watch had been extracted from
BIS pocket while his vest vas hanging up.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
- Bills 90 Rcceipts.

H. B. Robey, OF gO6 Fou--and-a-balf Street
southwest, reports 10 the police that early
yesteIday morning he lest somewhere IN South
Washington $50 in bids and receipts amounting
10 so.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Boy missile BON Homo.

The police have been asked 10 locate Paval
Masoric, sixteen years old who left his home
Sunday and has not since returned He lives
at 706 Jackson Hall Alley.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

The Antietam Battle Monument Com
mission. Of New Jersey. with a party Of
women and civil war veterans, in all
about thirty, arrived in a special Pull
man car at Sharpsburg yesterday and
inspected the new monument IN course
Of erection on Antietam battlafeld IN
memory Of the New Jersey soldiers who
fell in that engagement.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

An outgoing Baltimore and Ohio
freight over the Pittsburg division was
in collision last night with two cars OF
the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail
road, which had been left standing on
the main track while shifting over cars,
at Pearst. About fifteen cars were piled
up. making a costly wreck
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Judge Allen r. Hanckel yesterday at
Norfolk overruled the motion of James
U. Goode. attorney for Guy Johnson, for
a new trial OF liquor case and upheld
the Mann law in revoking the license.
Johnson was convicted OF selling liquor
10 minors. One conviction comes with
out the cancellation OF the license.