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STORY OF INDIGNITIES.
Mexican Quarantine Officials Accused
by American of Brutality.

TACOMA, Wash, June 1S.-R. B. Bryan
and wife have arrived in Aberdeen Wash,
after an absence of six months in Mexico.
Bryan, who is a son of State School Super
intendent Bryan, tells story of many in
dignities suffered at the hands of Mexican
officials at Guayamas.
With his wife he boarded a steamer at
Alamos Topolobampo for Guayamas, stop
ping at Mazatlan to put off mail There
they were quarantined. and both men and
women were treated in a scandalous and
brutal manner.
One Englishman. he says, tried to escape,
and was subsequently found dead with a
bullet hole through his temple. Bryan
says that the whole affair was presented to
the American and British consuls at Guaya-
mas before the officers took any action.
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Killed by EARTHQUAKES.

LONDON, June 1s,-The Rritish consular
reports on the. resent. earthquakes in the
vilayet of Van cohfirme previous adviees
that twenty-three villages were affected
and some, were completely destroyed. Seven
hundred and eighty five. lives are known
to nave been lost, and 1t is feared that
all the killed in the OUTLYING districts have
not yet been enumerated
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Will Take Well-Earned Rest.

The assistant commissioner of patents,
Mr.. Edward B. Moore, has gone to Asbury
Park for a ten days rest. Mr.. Moore has
been at his desk steadily for the past ten
months, examining patent cases and hold
ing hearings. He has taken advantage of a
lull in the business of the Office to get a
few days vacation before Commissioner
Allen leaves for Europe. Mr. Allen will be
away about five weeks, and during that
time Mr.. Moore will be acting commits
sioner.
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ALBATRosS IS LEAKING,
Congressional Alaskan Trip Nav Have
to Be POSTPONED.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 1S.-Notwith-
standing the fact that the members of the
congressional party are on board the Al
batross, ready to start for Alaska, the trip
may be delayed on account of the leaky
condition of the ship.
The Albatross recently underwent repairs
at San Francisco which cost $4,000, but
when she arrived on the sound her tubes
were leaking badly and the engines were
damaged. She had no rough weather up
the coast
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coURT-MART1AL ORDERED.
Lieut. Hamilton Foley Charged With
Embezzlement.

MANILA, June 1S.-A court-martial has
been ordered for the trial of First Lieut..
Hamilton Foley of the 5th Cavalry on the
charge of embezzling soldiers pay, irregu-
larities in the pay accounts, improperly
contracting debts and deceivng his supe-
riors.
The lieutenant was on board the trans
port Thomas, bound for home, but he was
detained by order of Major General Davis.
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REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.
Astronomer Makes Astonishing OBJ
servation at Lick Observatory.

BERKELEY, Cal, June 1S.-Through a
series of Investigations at the University
of California, DR.. Joel Stebbins. fellow of
the Lick Observatory, has made the re-
markable discovery that the variable star
Omicron Ceu, which has been known to
vary at uncertain intervals since 1885, is at
present undergoing extraordinary fiuctua-
tions and a variation of brightness OF at
least 1900 times it's ordinary intensity.
The discovery is of unusual value to the
astronomical world, from the fact that the
scientists had believed the star to be inert.
A bulletin announcing the discovery has
lust been issued at the university.
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WILL CONFER IN DENVER.
National Committee of Peoples Party
to Meet July 27.

DENVER, Col. June Isl. A. Edgerton,
secretary of the national committee of the
peoples party, has written letter calling
for conference of political reformers, to
be held at Denver. July u.
Mr.. Edgerton explains that the call is
not an official one, but is issued by himself
as an individual, with the hope that an
amalgamation of the reform movements OF
the country may be found possible.
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To Prison for. Murder.

NASHVILLE, Ky; June Is.-The trial Of
the three negroes. Sanders, Mann and Nor
ris, continued under protection of soldiers
today.
Sanders confessed completely in the mur-
derous assault on the Farrow family and
was sentenced to five years in prison. He
testined 1hat Mann and Morris were the
direct perpetrators of the assault.
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New Attache to italian Embassy.

Signor Mayor Des Planches. the italian
ambassador here, called at the State De-
partment today to present to Secretary Hay
Count Vincenzo Macchi di Cellere, the first
secretary of the embassy. who is to take
charge of Italian affairs here during the
extended journey of the ambassador. Ac
has just arrived here from Rome.
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THE STAR BY MAIL

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address in the United
States or Canada, by ordering II at
this Office, in person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week; Is cents
for two weeks: or 90 cents per month.
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. The
address may be changed as fire.
Quently as desired. Always give the
last address. as well az the new one.
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Guests of Gen. and Mrs. Corbin.

Gen. and Mrs. Corbin entertained Capt.
and Mrs. Glover at dinner last evening.
The other guests were Secretary Root.
Gen. and Mrs. Bates, Gen. and Mrs. Giles
pie and Miss Hitchcock.
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Spain's Expenditures.

MADRID, June 1&-The budget state
ment for 1904 estimates the expenditure at
$103 600 GOO, and the revenue at $200. .Q00, 600.
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Diplomats Leave for the Summer.

Mr.. Manuel A. Calderon, the Peruvian
minister, and Senior Don Antonio L. Arri-
aga, the Guatemalan minister left Wash
ington today for Bayport, L. l., where they
have established their legations for the
summer season.
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BUILDING CAvED I'm.
Box Factory in New York Partially
Collapsed.

NEW YORK, June. 1S.-The third floor of
a building at 40 Bowerk occupied as a box
factory, caved in today. burying some thirty
young women In the debris of plaster and
timoers: Several were seriously injured
Inc girls were at work on the second floor
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Virginia Postmasters Appointed.
The following Virginia fourth-class post
masters were appointed today:
Ethel, Randolph F. Alexander; Ironville.
Wm D. Read; Stanopher. Ewell T. Dudley;
Willowbrook, w. c. Bagby.
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The Arkansas Sails for Hampton Roads
The monitor Arkansas. which recently
arrived at Key West from her memorable
visit to ST. Louis, sailed from the former
port yesterday for Hampton Roads. pretty
long trip for q vessel of her description.
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Sounded the Powers.
King Went to Church.

GENEVA. Switzerland, June 1S.-King
Peter attended a Te Deum service today at
the Russian church, in honor of his cleo
ton to the throne of Servia. He was loud
ly cheered
The Servian military mission arrived here
today.
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his identity to several persons
Such was the man Doctor Gay knew and
he is absolutely certain that this strange
emiGrant was none other than Napoleon 3
favorite Marshal.
| Il knew him." said Doctor Gay las Peter
Stewart Ney. The Marslials correct name
was Michel. But there were adequate req
sons why he should conceal his identity,
! though he never positively denied it.
often as boys We're curious about
him, and 1 remember that several times
| some OF US asked him If he We're not relat-
| ed to the celebrated soldier.
Yes, am related to him. he would an
swer. enismatlcally. and turn a&ay. plain
ly indicating that he did not want TO talk
about such matters.
"Ney, you will remember when Bona
| parte was exiled to Elba. gave his allegi-
! ance to Louis NVIII Then Napoleon es-
capped, and marched from Marseilles toward
Paris.
"Ney, at the head OF large body OF
troops. was sent to arrest him. But the
Marshal Joined his Emperor. instead of az
resting him. How could he have helped
! doing SO?
Then canle Waterloo Ney commanded
the Old Guard, which made the last charge.
His conduct In that battle was a miracle of
bravery. But he was struck down in the
fight by a Major Ponsonby of the English
Army and sustained q severe saber wound
several inches long over the left temple.
SOLDIERS ORDERED TO SHOOT
OVER NEYS HEAD.
wellington marched on to Paris. where
the Bourbons were restored TO the throne.
Attending the restoration much was I'M
settled, and Wellington remained in Paris
until after affairs could go on unaided.
"Ney was arrested for treason. tried and
condemned to death. His execution was to
occur on the morning OF December I. 1Sl5
The Duke Of Wellington interceded. ap-
pealing to the King to spare the most bril-
liant soldier OF the age. But clemency was
refused. Wellington. however. was deter
mined that Ney should not go to an igno-
minious death. and planned that he die Off.
cially. but not in fact
Tho executing squad was drawn from
Ney's own troops.
Tho scene for tho deed was chosen in
secluded corner OF the Luxembourg Gar
dens.
The squad was ordered to shoot. but to
shoot over the head Of their former leader,
a mandate which they willingly obeyed,
since Ney was idolized by his soldiers
The great Marshal OF France was to
sink to the ground as II dead, which he
did. A cloth was thrown over his supposed
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Composition On Rembrandt.

The following comprehensive biograp ply
of the artist Rembrandt was written by
small lad living in Mount Vernon:
REMBRANDT VAN RHYN.
Rembrandt van Rhyn lived in a mill and
his father was a miller, he had little
room in the mill with only one window In
1t and it was here that he painted most Of
his pictures. his father did not wish him to
draw and he sent him to a school to learn
latten and after school he would stay In
an draw and the other boy would Taught at
him he would Draw himself and alsow liked
to draw old people and queer looking peo-
pie, and after a while he lived in q palace
and he sold lots Of his pictures.
At one time a war was held between his
country and another and all the people were
SO excited that they did not pay any atten-
ton to him SO he shot himself up in a closet
and he drew (6O pictures Of himself, and
his thought were to paint and he would
succeed his father died and also his mother
and wife died while he lived in a palace.
He is now drought to be one of the most
famous artists In the world.-Nsw York
Times.
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Numerous articles on how fat folk can
make themselves thin have been written
by alleged experts. but here is the proof
photographs, and Just how q man reduced
his flesh.
and out Of condition-far on the road to
collapse and physical bankruptcy.
Later you see him growing thinner and
finally In health and athletic form.
These photographs Of Professor William
]. Lee Of New York. with an account of
how he did It, ought to interest all persons
overburdened with flesh. full Of heaviness,
disease and despair, to say nothing Of rheu-
matism. govt and paralysis.
To the man who cures you wild horses
could not convey your gratitude.
To feel once again like Colonel Waiter
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..--xron THE SUNDAY REruB11c.

u-p,1-rS FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The reverend J. L. Gay, "a years old, tho
rscond oldest minister OF the EplscopaIiai
Church in America. believed that In MS
vouth he knew Marshal Ney OF Franco 'ho
brayest of the brave" the dashtng OFFICER
~ Nono,eon. TO whom attaches more of ro-
mantic interest than to any other OF the
brilliant soldiers developed by that mar 'iat
epoch. and upon whom history has dWelt 70
a degree almost equaIinS that sccofueu
Bonaparte himself.
THAT Marshal Ney died. executed IN tho
gardens of the Luxembourg as d Iia4'oA'
has been questioned before. 49,,
Doctor Cav is certain that he knew MIN
twelve years after this supposed execution
when the former hero OF many bates was
a simple school teacher In lfeaeA eoutH''
North Carolina.
dictated a book, which is now almost ready
20 he offered to q publisher. AS the al
yance of old age has robbed Doctor Gay
of his sight and palsed his hand, he coCio
not prepare his manuscript uhasss'eo-
d. r. Grissom OF Ktrkwood. who Is wsii
known as a writer, has helped him In WAX
Ing the work, and now has the manuscript
almost completed.
Several St Louis citizens, among them
Alexander De Meni, have interested them
selves in the book. and there Is ntae oouo'
that If will be brought out ouder 1aEoE-
The volume will tell the resnafk2p!e sofs
Of Marshal Ney.
The earlier chapters In that hfa how he
rose under Napoleon by reason OF his W.
wayeriuG courage, OF his ability TO do and
dare and never fail, every ono knows to be
the equivalent in interest to any fiction
The later chapters. containing the ~
markebls fake execution and OF the
quiet later years in the South. Will detract
nothing. but add dramatic climax
TEACHER A MAN TO
COMMAND ATTENTION
Doctor Gay - a native OF North Carolina
In tho Year, 1895 and 1877 he attended q
email school in Irredell County. The teach
er was q man to command attention
Standing 6 feet. perfectly erect broad
snouldered, deep-chested- broad-faced, a
heavy nose, and eyes which, under the
influence Of excitement, would fame with
a piercing ught-this was his physical ap-
pearance.
Upon the top Of his head. over the left
temple. was a long scar, such as would
have been inflicted by a saber cut
His demeanor was that of man with q
large store of reserve vitality and energy.
In regard to his own affairs. and what
brought him to this country, he would not
talk. though he is said to have divulged
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corpse. while the squad marched away.
Then friends Of the soldier, who had
been forewarned of what was to occur.
hastily and secretly removed Marshal Ney
to his home. where he bade n final adieu
to his family, and secured a sum of money.
"A fast horse was provided and upon
this he left Paris. riding eighty miles the
first night He reached Bordeaux in
safety and there took ship for Charleston,
n. c.. where he arrived early in 1915.
TT was necessary in exile to ind some
occupation and a source OF livelihood.
Doubtless he felt that he had enough
Of action in his life. and was willing enough
to settle down to the quiet life of teacher
amid rural surroundings. and bother him
self no longer about affairs OF state about
the marching troops. the sound of the
bugle. and thought Of victory and defeat.
AS Peter Stewart Ney. he taught school
in tho counties OF Irredell, Mechlenburg,
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Being q good swimmer. a diver and an
expert wheelman. Marsh evolved the bicy-
Gle ride and dive. and. although he has been
giving the act for five years. he has never
had a successful competitor in his peculiar
line OF work
I took to water like a duck" said Marsh.
and / was always a good diver. even
when q small boy. I never saw a boy who
could beat me at that game. In all my
hazardous performances 1 have complete
control Of my mental and physical faculties
and the thought that my life Is in peril
never enters my head.
How does 1t feel to go through the air
at such a terrific gpeed7" Marsh was
asked.
We'll. 1t is hard to say. After got my
start at the highest elevation my mind is
concentrated on the end of the incline.
grip the handle bars steadily. Ono move
to right or left means death. I Just dash
on toward the end and when within ten
feet of # / spring.
II don't hear the shouts OF the people, I
don't see any one. 1 just feel myself hurled
into the air feel my body reversed and thu
next thing / am in the water.
1T is all done so quickly that I haven't
time TO think. 1t is all over in a twinklins.
Il have my distances know tho exact
area of the tank into which / am to dive,
gauge the speed of the wind and know
just exactly how l am going to land when
l leap over the handle bars OF my bicyols
Into the water below.
Tho extreme top OF tho incline 10 built
at height of seventy feet and gradually
descends to a height of forty feet. 1 have
my bicycles made TO order. and know ex-
actly with what speed 1 am going when I
reach the end OF the incline.
THE speed OF the wheel increases with
tremendous rapidly. and when I reach the
end OF the run the wheels are turning at
the rate CT eghty-three miles an hour
"All that is necessary in accomplishing
the feat is for the rider to retain his COM
pcsure and make the leap just as the front
wheel Of the bicycle reaches the end of the
incline. My body is thrown into the air
about twenty feet higher than the structure
and, turning. goes headlong into the water.
1t Is easy enough when you know how"
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Rohan and Davie. until 1916. when death
came. Excepting for a short time spent
in Virginia. he remained in North Carolina
for his remaining years.
He died In a house which belonged to
a member of the famous Polk family.
MOURNERS WE'RE HIS
NEW-FOUND FRIENDS
Thence small funeral cortese. the
mourners consisting of his new-found
friends in America and not any of the
worlds illustrious, wound its way to a little
graveyard at what Is known as the Third
Creek Church, Rohan County. North Caro-
lima.
my grandparents.
1T was in 1921 that the tidiDgs OF Emperor
Napoleon's death at st. Helena reached the
isolated communities OF North Carolina.
After that time Ney began drinking, and
at times was under the influence Of liquor
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side. you have but q short time to live.
You have been with US many years, and 70
IS only right that We should know. Tell N
now. who are you?
THE patient seemed moved he rafs,d
himself in bed. Something Of tbs old nro
lighted in his eye.
ferred to Napoleon. and Of the days OF The
Empire. Finally. in q last effort. he rose 70
q sitting posture.
'Bessieres Is dead he cried. the Oh
Guard Is defeated. Now. let me die"
The above includes In the part the mn.
teriai which Doctor Gay has woven into q
volume. The minister remembers much efSo
OF Ney's habits and methods Of livinRs
while posing as and earning his living an 3
simple school teacher
The Bessieres referred to In Marshal
Ney's last words. was the favorite member
OF his staff. also a Marshal Of France.
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sons Kentucky colt. with oil in your Joints
and Joy in your VEINS blessed with the old
time appetite. all this Is worth working for.
PATIENCE WORKS MIRACLES.
Professor Lee says the miracle can be
brought By patience. persistence and fol-
lowing certain rules and methods
With the body and its machinery restored,
life becomes worth living.
Professor Lee says: II have seen persons
with too much fat suffering from gone
ness lack Of vim: not sick. but still not
just right.
II have seen men who had strong re-
operative powers wreck themselves by
overlooking and entertaining, 50 that when
they stopped the exercise they had SO weak
ened their organs Of assimilation that they
gained neither strength NOE Weight
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whom I knew. particularly the Houstons
and the Daltons. with whom he associated.
TO the then heads Of those families he
cont'ded tho truth. telling the whole story
OF the supposed execution and of his fight.
Another and more dramatic incident is
told in connection with Doctor Locke. who
attended him in his last sickness 1t was
clear that Ney was dying. Loctor Locke
who knew him we'll and was a member of
prominent family in Rohan County. long
suspected that the now old Frenchman. who
had appeared so mysteriouslv in the wiIds
OF North Carolina. was indeed the Marshal
Ney. whose charge at the head CT his
squadrons time and egain had shattered the
best armies OF Europe.
DYING MAN CLAIMED TO
BE NAPOLEON's MARSHAL.
THE physician determined to obtain some
verifcation. Mr.. Ney,' he said at the bed
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Possibly before the Emperor breathed his
last Ney hoped that he would yet return 10
France conqueror. and that the glorious
days would come again: and after the death
OF his chief he put aside all thought of as
Stunning once more the honors which be-
longed to him as MARSHAL Ney. the brave.
Plain it was that. II he desired. he
could not safely have disclosed his identity
The Bourbons were in power practically all
the time until 1SiS. Had II been known that
Ney lived it seems very likely that steps
would have been taken to secure his arrest
and extradition.
Moreover. disclosures would have IN
volved the friends who abetted his escape.
Consequently 1t remained a secret. and Mar
shall Ney was written down in history as
executed in the gardens OF the Luxembourg
December Z. 1915.
The fact Of Ney's identity IN North Caro-
lima was vouched for by several families
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structure upon which he was riding gave
way and the rider and his wheel were
hurled with tremendous force into the tank
Of water.
Marshs right leg was broken, two teeth
We're knocked out and he was injured SO
badly that he didn't leave the hospital for
eight months Three weeks after his dis
charge from the sickroom he had been
booked for two weeks engagement at
albany and was again performing the feat
that had almost cost him his life
Marsh was born in Springfield. H., and
his first athletic performances we're given
at county. fairs In Illinois towns
He has been an expert swimmer ever
since he was IA years old. and he was a
trick bicyclist long before he thought Of
attempting the remarkable work with
which he now interests park patrons
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wRrrrEN FOR rHE SUNDAY REpuR1.1c.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
The ordinary citizen who watches Marvel
Gus Marsh make his thrilling bicycle ride
and leap at Suburban Park remarks after
witnessing the feat. that he wouldn't at
tempt II for a million.
Thousands OF persons saw Marsh ac-
complish his remarkable ride at Sub
urban last week and stood aghast at the
pluck displayed by the athlete.
But Marsh takes to his trade like any one
else and his perilous descent. followed by
q headlonp dive into a small tank of water
on the ground below. is done twice day
and 1t is as natural for him as 1t is for
q blacksmith to make horse shoes.
Marsh has been making the bicycle ride
and dive for the last five years. and in
that time he has met with only one serious
accident.
At Toronto. Canada. three years ago the
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FACTS OF NEYS HISTORY AS
TOLD IN ENCYCL OPEDIA BRITANNICA.

Born at Saarous. January TO- 1863
Hussars 1877.
Camp 10 Iamarque, 1913
HocheS and took Mannheim. HOS
Switzerland distinguished himself
great campaign. 1873
Commanded the Rhine, 1893.
Present at bloody battle of Hoheninden, 1901
Married, 1902.
TO declare himself Emperor, 1902
Comma al OF ElchinGen 1905
Friedand the
Emperor braves, and him the grand
eagle of the Legion Of Honor 1901
Commanded in Spain, 1905.
Corps. ISL
Earns Of de Ia MoSkowa for bravery ISL
remnant the Army
destruction, 1872
and esc ano 10 the emperor 10
the ISL
restoration, 1874
Commanded the last the Old 1915
Fonnd entity Of treason. December {,
Executed, December T. 1870