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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
LANGLEY AIRsHiP WRECKED
Second Trial OF His Machine Proves o
Complete Failure.

oeSoHo sriai OF tbs machine Proves .
Complete Failure.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Under wertAep
conditions which were regarded as per.
feet, the Langley airship or aerosiaus
was given second trial a short dis
lance from Washington down the Pc
tomac, the result being the completes
wreck of the airship. Everything had
been in readiness for the trial for some
days, so that ii was felt all that wan
needed for the test was the right SOFA
or wind and weather. These condt-
lions presented themselves and tho
test was made under suspicious condi.
tions. On the word being given to
launch the aeroplane It glided smooth.
ly along the launching tramway until
the end of the tramway was reached
when on being left to itself tho aero
plane broke in two and turned com,
pletely over, precipitating Prof Chas.
M. Manly, who was operating It. into
the icy water beneath the tangled
mass. A number of launches contain,
Ing newspaper men and others, imme>
diately steered for the spot, but be-
fore they could reach Prof. Manly ono
of his assistants leaped overheard ana
brought him aboard the houseboat, on
which the launching tramway was laid.
ProE Langley was present To Wit
ness the test and appeared crestfailen
when he saw the product Of months
OF study and labor. combined with an
enormous expenditure Of money, DIG
appear beneath the water, close to
where he was standing aboard a tuy.
FIRE TOOK FIVE OF FAMILY
Father, Mother and Three cIldren
Burned to Death in Dwelling
Freehold, n. J., Dec. 9. - Nearly a
whole family persisted in the Games
that destroyed a dwelling at Ciarlss-
burg, 10 miles from here John Fpw-
Ter. ~ years old: his wife, 36 years
old. and their four children, aged re-
specially 16 years, Is years, years
and months, lived in the house.
which was n two-story building.
The blaze started on the lower floor.
and when the family awolIe the whole.
lower part of the house was In fames.
The oldest child, boy, Jumped from
the seco ftstory window and escaped
with slight bruises, but Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler were either afraid to jump or
were overcome by smoke before they
could reach a window. and they and
the other children persisted.
Jersey Posse Captures a Murderes
Morrfstown, ~. j., Dec 7.-After N,
all-night chase by a posse over the,
mountains near here, Frank Bectsa, a
Hungarian miner was captured and
placed in jail here, charged with kin
ing Minnie Root, the 10-year-old dangh.
ter OF Daniel Root, foreman OF a mine
at Hibernia, n. j. Bectsa was dis
charged from the mine week ago.
While intoxicated he visited the board
ing house where the Roots lived and
was elected. A few minutes later two
shots were fired through a window,
one OF them striking Roots daughter,
In the head and fatally wounding her.
A posse Immediately started Ia Dur.
suit OF Bectsa-
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Makes CoyeardE.

Guilty consciences always make psc,
pie cowards.-Pilpay.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
U. S. CONSUL ASSAULTED
Rrresto Of NSturalizedAm at-aiex.
andretta, Turkey. Caused Qutrsn

Rrrest OF NSturalize3 American ar-aiex-
andretta, Turkey Caused Outrage.
Constantinople. Dec. 9.-The United
States flag over the consulate at Alex
hndretta, Asiatic Turkey, has been
hauled down and Consul VAR. Dsvis
has left hiR post for Beirut-<iIr- cause-
quence OF a serious diplomatic incl
dent during which Mr.. Darts was in
suited and assaulted by the local, po-
lice.
The affair grew out of the arrest of
an Armenian-Ohaunes Attarian.-a
naturalied American citizen
Attarian had been In prison at Aiep-
po during the last two months. and
had just been liberated through the
Intervention Of the American consular
agent, on condition Of his leaving the
country forthwith. Mr.. Davis was &C
companying Attarian on hoard a. de-
parting steamer. when the police in
tercepted the party, assaulted and. in
suited Mr.. Davis. and, despite the. re-
sistance OF the consul and his attend
ant guards, rearrested Attarian and
took him back TO prison.
Mr.. Davis Immediately ioweredi the
nag over the consulate, and formally
broke off relations with the Turkish
authorities by quitting Alexandnetta,
leaving the consulate in charge az the
vice-coDsul. A mob of Moslems ssized
on the occasion to make L, hostiia de-
monstration against the consulate and
against the Christians generally,
The matter is engaging The, energetic
attention of the United States legation
here. Minister Leishman has made ur-
gent representations to tie Porte, and
is now awaiting fuller report before
taking fuyther steps.
The outrage, it is anticipates here,
will lead to strong action on the part
of the United States to obtain full
reparation especially as full satisfac-
ton for the Beirut affair has not yet
been given
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

AbiIi1y.
Ability is a poor mans wealth.-M.
Wren.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
GIBBONS CONDEMNS
SWEAT SHOPS
The Cardinal Asks His Congregation
to Boycott Them.
AN ABSTRACT OF HIS SERMON

Baltimtre, Dec. cardinal Gibbons
In the course OF his regular monthly
sermon at high mass at the cathedral
took occasion to condemn sweat
shops" and appealed to his hearers to
discriminate In making purchases in
FAVOR OF employers who treat their en-
ployes with justice and charity. and
recommended the charitable work for
oppressed toilers conducted by the Con-
sumers' League. The text for tho
sermon was Am I my brothers keep
err His eminence said in part:
MY purpose, dear brethren, is not
10 commend to you indiscrimipate
charity, but my aim is to set before
you special class Of persons in this
city, that you may help to improve
their condition. to redress their griev-
ances, and enable them TO earn by their
industry and honesty comfortable
hVellhood. To come TO the point,
there is class of persons in Balti-
more, and in other large cities who are
employed by proprietors Of large cloth
ing establishments. Some of these
workers are employed in the stores.
others make garments, in their own
homes and bring thernN to the estab-
hshments. Many of these workers.
men and women. are compeued to toll
IN sweat shops, Of which there are 1S
In one section Of this city, which are
contracted in space. and poorly lighted
and ventilated. They are ovsrworked
and underpaid. Aft>T a careful inyes-
dgation l have discovered that after
laboring for six days, at ten CT twelve
hours day, their weekly compensa-
ton amounts to six or eight dollars.
And with this pittance they nave to
pay for house rent, food and clothing
and other expenses incident to- family
life.
You can encourage and; cooperate
with that excellent society existing
here and elsewhere, called tbs. Con-
sumers' League. 1t is composed Of la
dies jealous in works of charitE and
has already accomplished a great deal
in improving the condition of these
oppressed toilers and of establishing
happier and juster relations between
them and their employers.
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Wentz Has Not Been Found.

Philadelphia, Dec. IL. f. Wentz,
ST., the father Of the young man who
so mysteriously disappeared about two
months ago. denied report that his
son had been found. A dispatch from
Bristol, Tenn. stated that it was re-
ported there that Wentz had been dis
covered in demented condition by
a laborer and secretly taken to Phila-
delphi. 1t was further said that the
reward had been withdrawn. To all
the statelp"n Mr.. w. ~---~ o. 49,
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New Treaty With Panama.

Every effort has been made by the
government of the United States to per-
suade Colombia to follow course which
was essentially not only to our interests
and to the interests OF the world but to
the interests OF Colombia itself These
efforts have failed. and Colombia by her
persistence In repuising the advances
that have been made. has forced us for
the sake OF our own honor and of the in
terest and well being. not merely of our
own people. but of the people of the
isthmus OF Panama and the people of the
civilized countries OF the world, to take
decisive steps to bring to an end a condi-
ton of affairs which had become intoler-
able. The new republic of Panama i'm
mediately offered to negotiate a treaty
with us. This treaty / herewith sub
init. By IL our interests are better safe
guarded than in the treaty with Colon
bia. which was ratified by the senate at
its last session. 1t is better In its terms
than the treaties offered to us by the re-
publics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. At
last the right to begin this great under
taking is made available. Panama has
done her part. All that remains is foe
the American congress to do it's part.
ard forthwith this republic will enter
upon the execution OF a project colossal
In Its size and of well nigh incalculahle
possibilities for the good of this country
and the nations of mankind
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&u cemmunicat ions intended for pubhcattor
ssosld ID sent so as to reach US by Wednesday
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Steps have been taken by the state de-
partment looking to the making of brib-
cry an eXtraditable offense with foreign
powers. The need of more effective
treaties covering this crime is manifest.
1t should be the policy of the United
States to leave no place on earth where
a corrupt man fleeing from this country
can rest in peace.
(The president here recapitulates the
details of the imbroglio between Euro
pean powers and Venezuela and the ref
erence of certain points OF the contro-
versy TO the Hague tribunal through the
influence of the United States. This he
calls a victory for American diplomacy
and a triumph for International arbitra-
ton. He advocates an extension of the
international law to exempt all private
property at sea from capture or destruc-
ton by forces of belligerent powers)
The signing of new commercial
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
LAFAYETTE BUILDING.
SPOIL Res1 &c KITTEN.
oiaekbIrds Have No Confidence In
Cats OF Any Size.

Tho blackbirds have no confidence
ia tho kitten: they regard neither hor
youth nor the season OF the year. "A
cat" they say. "is n cat. whether
young or old. whether We have our
bantiingS to keep out OF her clutches
or whether we have only our own
skins to protect" Therefore they
curse her Mt sight. Up hill and down
dale they curse her. PURSUING her with
malcdictions wherever she goes. You
may know at any moment exactly
where she IL. because blnckbird nero
and mere follow her up; and this
spoils her stalking game. for naturai-
" her surprises do not come OF whilo
:wo spitcful. sharptongucd persons
are forever sitting or tiitting over her
head. scolding. chidirs. cursing. pill.
lorying the poor thing until she must
be sick to death OF their voices.
What n nuisance they must be!
They will not even allow her to sleep
peacefully In some sunny spot shs
has found and occupied. but plant
themselves close by to keep her
awake with their maicdictions. No
Wonder she rises presently. glaras In
heir direction for moment vita n
cold eye. opens her mouth as though
to say something, shakes herself, ard
goes home in disgust.-Longmur's
Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15

IRVING M. SCOTT. "MAN WHO
BUILT THE OREGON" is DEAD

Irving n. Scott. vice president and
general manager OF the Union Iron
Works. and known to national fame
as .'ths man who built the Oregon"
died NJ San Francisco last week.
Prominently mentioned as = candi'
date for the vice presidency on the
ticket with Mckinley in 1900. twice
formidable aspirant for the senator
ship. and for many years a leading
fisure In the business and political life
OF California. Mr. Scott Was nan
whose death Is regarded N a distinct
loss to the state, lie Was one Of the
most progressive shipbuiiders In the
world. and besides constructing the
Oregon his frm built the Olympia. Ad.
mirai Dewey's flagship AT the battle Of
Manila: the Charleston. the farrasut
and other vessels OF tho American
navy. and filled contracts for the ma.
yies Of Japan and Russia.
Mr.. Scott was educated at . public
school In baltimore. finishing his
course at Milton Academy. Junius
Brutus Booth Vas ono OF his fellow
pupils. and tho visits Of Edwin and
John wilkes Booth tn their brother
arc among his schooiday rcmcm.
branccs. In 1857 he Was engaged In
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15

the mechanical department OF an en-,
gine works. and in the evenings stud
led dranshting al = mechanics ins,i-
tute in baltimore. In ls5s. Col. Peter
Donahue OF the Union Iron Works.
San Francisco. engaged him as special
draushtsman and took him West. In
1859 he resigned and took up the
manufacture Of mining machinery. All
those massive engines that developed
the great mines of the comstoek We're
the product Of SCOTS Ingenuity.
After his marriage in 1865 Scott
was again engaged by Col. Donahue
and returned To the Union Iron Works
As superintendent. Two years later
Donahus retired. putting Scott in his
place a. partner. The plant Was great
iy enlarged. becoming tn. most ex.
tensiys ON the coast and capabi. of
turning out anything from u battle
ship to needle.
Mr. Scott never held public once
OF much importanc. except that Of
presidential eiccior and chairman os
tho California commission to the
Worlds Fair NJ Chicago. iic leaves
n widow and two children. and his
brother. Henry T. Scott. who Is now
the head Of the Union Iron Works.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
The Date of Adams Birth.

With view to ascertaining the ex-
act date of Adams birth, DIR. Light
foot. a well.known scientific man, has
spent much time during the last fif-
teen years. After making many cal
culations he concludes that Adam was
born on October %, in the year 4004
B. c. The learned investigator has
not yet been able to arrive at the ex-
act date of Ewes birth, but 1t is said
that he is now graphing with this
problem, and is confident he will be
able to solve it within the next few
years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Tired of Dr. .,ication.

A teacher in n ma. hai school. who
had been much annoyed by truancy.
has recently been stringent in en-
forcing tho rule that her scholars. on
their return to school after an nb-
scncc. must bring her n note stating
in full the cause of such absence, tho
note to be in the writing of a parent
or guardian.
The followfn is a note brought by
one of her pupils after two weeks
absence:
Louisa was absent monday, please
excuse her.
Louisa was absent toosday, she
had n sore throte.
Louisa was absent wensday, she
had a sore throte.
Louisa was absent thursday, sho
had a sore throte.
Louisa was absent friday. she had
n sore throtc.
Read this over again for the next
week. STRAY Stories.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Sand Is His Medicine.

There is man in Brighton named
Begbee. who thinks sand is the only
medicine in the world for stomach
troubles, says Tit.Bits. 81 was nearly
dead" he says, from dyspepsia twen-
ty years ago, and had lost all faith In
medicine. was willing to take doses
of anything. l began by swallowing
teaspoonful of dry sand on going to
bed at night, and | soon noticed that
l slept better than for years, though
my appetite did not increase for few
weeks. l kept on swallowing the sand
regularly until | was well. | have
used it Off and on. however. ever since
and carry bottle of dry sand about
with me as q tonic"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Joe" cANNoN's cAusrlc WIT.
Illinois Statesman's Good Answer to
Shrcwish landIadv

"Joe" Cannon's wit is of the rugged
western kind, lacking conspicuously
everything in the way of Chesterfield
ian grace. Here is a story which IL
lustrates this characteristic of the dis
tinguished Illinois statesman: On one
occasion he was breakfasting at n
hotel In small country town when
he accidentally upset his coffee on the
table. The landlady commented some
what shrewishly upon his careless
ness, hut Mr.. Cannon made no reply.
At the succeeding meal she took oc-
casion to say: ITS a good thing for
you that the coffee left no stain on my
tablecloth." To which Uncle Joe
calmly replied: ut was too weak,
ma'am. You'll have to stain your cof-
fee before you can expect to stain
your table linen. Use more beans,
ma'am, use more beans"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
A livinu Boquet,

flower and vegetable quadrille was
recently danced at a ball in Paris.
While the gentlemen represented the
homely vegetables of everyday use,
the ladies were clad as blossoms, the
most noteworthy being the rose, in
pink satin, with butterfly lowering
over her head; the heartsease, with a
violet velvet hood; the lily, with an
arum blossom on the head and the
large leaf as fan; and the sunflower,
with small sun-dial on the bodice,
while the flower on the head constant
ly turned toward huge yellow fan
initiating the rays of the sun. The
camellia, wallfower and violet COM
pleted the living boquet, which entered
the ballroom in huge wheelbarrow
drawn by two gardeners.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
GIVES UP PALATiAL ESTATE.
Anson Phelps Stokes Tires Of His
Summer Homo.

Anson Phelps Stokes has practically
abandoned Shadowbrook farm, his
splendid country place in the Berk-
shire hills of Massachusetts. II repre-
sents an outlay on the owners part
of $3.50 200. n large portion of which
was used in restoring the farm lands
TO something as near their natural
condition as possible. Shadowbrook
as a residence is too large for the use
of anyone but an extremely wealthy
man and is untitled for hotel. Sew
eral persons have considered acquir-
ing It. but no one has decided to do
so. and therefore 1t will remain un-
occupied for the coming season.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
olsease-eu, what's the curei

Should you. says an expert. wish TO
examine iSto the freshness OF your
eggs before breaking hold each one
before n strong light and look d..
rcctly through 1t. II fresh the white
will be clear and the yolk round. Yes.
OF course. but the expert omits to
state how to treat an egg with n
rhomboid formation of yolk and o
generally frowning countcnancc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Anxious to Please.

A Washington woman who is trou.
blcd with chronic nightmare. caused
by heart failure. and who frequently
cries out In her sleep. recently advcr.
tiscd for room and board with n fam.
lily who will not object to screaming
In the night" Among the answers
she received was one which asked.
How often would you require US TO
scream"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Mrs. Harrison May Sell Home.

Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of
the late president proposes to sell to
Mr.. Ingersoll, the millionaire bachelor
her beautiful home in the Adiron-
dacks, Berkeley lodge. The place has
tender associations for Mrs. Harrison
az she and the late general planned
it together soon after their marriage
and spent every summer there, but
she has, it is said, received tempting
,ffer and is considering 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
WORTH TAKING A CHANCE.
Secretary Root Gives Advice to the
Postmaster General.

SECRETARY Hoot SIves Novtcc to the
Postmaster General.
A story comes from Washington
that Chicago woman has been using
the mails in an improper way. Post
master General Payne ordered that
her letters be excluded from the mails.
whereupon the fair Chicagoan wrote
asking him for a personal hearing so
that her side of the case could be pre-
sented. II feel sure" she "rote, that
IL could get a chan..- to look straight
into your beautiful brown eyes you
would hear my sorry" Mr.. Payne
by the way of joke wrote on a blank
leaf of the letter: Respectfully re-
ferred to the secretary of war for ad-
vice. and sent it over to Mr.. Root.
The latter Immediately returned it
with this Endorsement: Risk one
eye. Elihu Root"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Art Critic Stir, connoisseurs.

Glulio lionola, the wcllknown
Italian art critic. has Just finished his
investigation In regard to the Santa
Cecilia Of Donaicllo and the results
Will presently be published. Accord.
inE 10 Bonola. tho bas.rclicf In tho
British museum. which iE regarded M
the original Santa Cecilia" is moth
Ing but copy. The critic asserts
that he has found the authentic origi.
nal In Padua.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Fa...ien eey,reiy Criticized.

In his Easter morning sermon tho
Rev. W. II. Ramsey of tho Unitarian
church OF the Mcssia.i In Louisville.
Ky. said that the new woman Of the
highest culture will no more wear u
birds wing ON her head than she
would wear u human scalp. lie add.
cd: The Easter bonnet OF to-day liz
too often the symbol OF cruelty and
thouEhtlcSsnoss. Fashion makes
barbarians OF beautiful women"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Cold. Baths No. Advisable.

DIR. Hacher tMunchener Med. Woch)
says that the method of hardening
children by means of cold baths is not
only unnecessary, but 1t is oftentimes
injurious. 1t increases rather than
diminishes their susceptibility to
colds" thus inducing coryZa, throat
affections, bronchitis and pneumonia.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Dizziness.

The cause of dizziness or vertigo
in looking from the top of high
tower or building is that in looking
about the eye must adjust itself so
rapidly to different horizons that one
gets the sensation of lack of equili.
brium
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Cost Of Mininn for Gold.

Half the citizens of Nome and other
Alaskan cities have lost parts of their
bodies by freezing, according to n re.
turned miner. The gold seekers have
paid heavy price for the metal Sc
cured. They are minus either fingers.
toes. noses. feet or legs. the heads and
trunks being only parts OF the body
left uninjured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Pork Responsible for Cancer.

Many English doctors are now con.
vinced that the eating of pigs flesh in
different forms is greatly responsible
for the increase of cancer. They
point out that 1t is most common
among the poor. whose chief meat is
that of pigs, while the disease is cx.
tremcly rare among the Jews.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
THE BISHOPS WITTY Reeuke
What He Thought OF Young Clergy.
mans Pulpit Effort.

What He Thought Of Young Clergy.
mans Pulpit Effort.
New York is laughing over rebuke
that Bishop Potter is said to have ad-
ministered recently TO young and
presumptuous clergyman. This clergy
mans charge is n snail rural church
and the bishop visited it one Sunday
to confirm some boys and girls. The
clergyman preached and at the end of
the service complained to the bishop
about the smallness of his salary. DO
you know, SIR" he ended, what
will get for my sermon of this morn
ing? Six dollars. sir; only So" six
dollars! Is that all?" the bishop ex-
claimed "Why, wouldn't have
preached that sermon for 5000"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
The Worth of an Automobile,

The possession of an automobile
multiplies the contents and sphere OF
mans life by more than six-if he
previously kept horse, and by much
more If he did not. This is the esti.
mate of the English editor of Worlds
Work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Internal Economy.

Two years ago Polander out on
Nubbin Ridge swallowed grain of
wheat. Last week he was attacked
with fit of coughing and coughed up
a 5O-pound sack of -four and 100
pounds of bran. Truth is mighty and
will prevail.-Hartford Day Spring.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Arsentine's immense Corn Crop.

The harvest of this year in the Ar
gentine Republic is Unprecedented.
Exact data can not yet be obtained.
but the best estimates show that the
crop of corn tmaize) will be approx.
mately 3.5O0.OO0 tons. of which 1000.
900 tons will be retained for home con.
sumption and for seed, leaving for ex.
port $500. 900 tons.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-15
Interesting to President Harper.

1t is said that the drinking of kero-
sene is such a growing evil in France
that measures against it ara proposed,
the Indians of the southern Pacific
To such an extent has 1t been carried
that the Importation of kerosene for
drinking is an important trade in Pc
Yu and Bolivia.-New York Tribune.