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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

shoulder, Is among
the novelties. The
broad, fiat lace collar
Is to be with us
straight through the
summer. And t h Q
particular fad OF the
smart girl will be
to have the brin Of
her straw hat deco
rated WI h small
lace motifs OF the
same design as her
collar. Another new
way OF using a sep
arate lace design Is
to have 1t appear to
fasten the plaits of
the skirt just as If
It were a buckle or q
strap of velvet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
The Summer Girl-A Glimpse Of Her Frorn

among tho fashionable sum-
NOR models.
Pipings Will play an i'm
porhnt part In tho summer
gowns. They will be intro
duccd In tho flounco OF the
skirt. They will give shape
and distinction to the now
blouse. and they will nccen-
tuate tho smnllness OF the
upper part Of tho sleeve.
which becomes 30 gcncr-
ously full below tho elbow.
Yokes are still to be worn,
and yet the shoulder-cape ef-
feet and epaulette arc among
the pronounced features Of
the summer waists. A
square shaped feather bone
stiffcncd epnulettc. which
gives q special length to,tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

fl o W ers a n d
stripes crossing
dotted materials.
Crash is also a
Z a b rio to b g
counted on tor
summer W ar.
And the patterns
shown are OF the
Frenchlest sort,
many Of t h Q m
made with silk
embroidered bor-
d ers combined
with linen appll-
ques. Crash gowns
with insets o
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

% g ppd o oh Of he skirt 8 Of
trimmed hPn
dee r % Phueac
ur yhrnmedw abdo len
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03
AN OBSTINATE MAJOR.
He Had His Way Even After He Was
In His Coffin.

Many amusing stories are told Of
the great formality blended with hu-
morous brusqueness and independence
W hich characterized early Revolution
ary days. An incident Of camp life Is
related by the author of Romance and
Realism of the Southern Gulf Coast"
In 1898 the first United States troops
that came down the Mississippi were
quartered at Fort Adams. General
Wilkinson, Colonel Hamtramck, Major
Butler, Captain Green and other off1-
GERS were merry over their punch one
night, and the general, by some acci-
dent, got his cue burned off. Angry
at the laugh which followed his mis-
hap, he next day issued an order for
bidding any officer to appear with a
cue. Obedient to orders, all the off,
GERS but Major Butler cut off their
cues.
1.-The vain old prlg!" said the major.
"TIl see him hanged before 1 cut off
my cue to crafty him!" And he boldly
appeared without changing the style of
his hairdressing.
The major was put under arrest, but
he declared obstinately that he would
spend the rest of his life in prison be-
fore he would comply with such silly
command. Soon afterward he was TAX
en- very i'll, and, realizing that he was
at the point Of death, he gave instruc-
tions for his burial. which he knew
would be witnessed by the whole COM
mand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03
LAWYER WHO WAS A TERROR.
Strange Character Of John Taylor, Of
tho Early Arkansas Bar.

Strange Character OF John Taylor, OF
tho Early Arkansas Bar.
At the last meeting Of the Arkansas
Bar association, says Law Notes, the
president, George B. Rose, delivered an
interesting address on "The Bar Of
Early Arkansas" in which he set him
self the task of rescuing from oblivion
some memories Of the early leaders OF
the bar and reconstructing the condi-
tions under which they worked. Among
them Is presented the curious figure Of
John Taylor, whose picturesque and
terrible character might we'll furnish
a hint for modern Sir Walter Scott,
ii we were fortunate enough to pos
sess a successor to the great novelist.
"Jonn Taylor was only a sojourner
In Arkansas from 1887 to 1874, but he
was 80 remarkable man that he
should not be forgotten. Every
body who heard him agreed that in ca
pacity for invective, for whitening,
clustering, envenomed eloquence he
excelled any human being that ever
spoke, and that he seemed possessed Of
a demoniac power. He was tall,
lank, red-haired man, repulsively ugly,
with little green eyes that glistened,
like those of a snake, and with fash
ion of licking out his tongue that was
strangely serpentine. He talked to no
one save on business.
When he settled in Little Rock.
whittier he had come from Alabama
after he had been defeated In his can
didacy for the United States senate, all
the bar called on him, but he received
them with repelling coldness and re-
turned no visits. He had wife, but
nobody ever saw her-wonderful thing
considering the size Of Little Rock at
the time. During the seven years OF
his sojourn he never crossed any mans
threshold and no man ever crossed his.
In riding the circuit he always rode
alone, permitting no companionship,
and while in attendance on the court
lie would, il the weather permitted, live
in a tent pitched In the neighboring
"OOu, WucIc Ac WOuio iot 11SSS w ASSA
upon the hated face Of his fellowman.
Yet this modern Timon, a thousand
times more embittered than he Of Ath-
ems, was devout Christian, assidious
in his attendance at church, and al
ways speaking with intense religious
conviction. But his strange, invisible
wife did not appear even on the Sab
bath. AS lawyer he was a terror.
His knowledge of law was prodigious
and his memory Of authorities almost
superhuman. He spared no one and
feared no one; but while he never sug-
gested a resort to personal violence, he
always carried two pistols in the pock-
cts Of his long black coat, In readiness
to repel any attack. In 1856
he reappeared one day in our supreme
court, much aged, but still erect, proud,
scornful and malignant, and after look
ing around on such Of his old oppo-
nents as survived, departed without
speaking to any one, and went forth
upon his lonely way, whittier no man
knew"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03

taching of the cotton plugs is trou-
blesome business which often occupies
the Indian for hours at sitting. When
the dart is placed in the tube it is
pushed up with small stick distance
Of about fourteen inches from the
mouthpiece. At this distance from the
mouth the greatest force Of the breath
is obtained, but 1t is matter Of much
practice to manage the breath proper
ly. A steady, somewhat prolonged
puff has more effect than short sharp
one"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03
DUBLIN'S LIONS.
Two Of Them Kept Out Of Doors All
Winter.


Winter.
The habits and peculiarities of ami
mails have from time immemorial been
a fascinating study. Unfortunately,
time is too short to enable every one
to play the part Of the old-time nat
uralist" and follow wild beasts to their
native haunts: but much can be learn
ed in a geological garden where pro-
gressive policy has been adopted. The
continued prosperity Of the Dublin zoo
during the past few years has enabled
certain experiments Of highly inter-
esting character to be carried out. AS
Is we'll known this institution has long
been famous for its lions. For some
mysterious reason these animals -four
lsh and breed In the Dublin zco in
manner which Is unequaled in aiJ other
country. AS a result, in the autumn Of
last year the council found themselves
in possession of no fewer than thirty
lions, two Of which could easily be
spared as an experiment. Hitherto 1t
had been considered necessary to treat
lions as the denizens Of summer cli-
mate But 1t has long been known to
the biologists that at one period Of the
earth's history lions roamed over the
greater part Of Europe, and that they
must at one time have been capable Of
withstanding great changes Of temper
ature.
It therefore occurred to those In au-
thority at the Dublin zoo that 1t was
in a warm house during the winter.
Accordingly, two Of the weediest young
lions-male and female-were placed In
a cage out Of doors, with roof to keep
off rain, and large dog kennel into
which they might retire at pleasure.
The Dublin winter of 1902 was partfcu-
larly severe, but the lions not only ac-
cepted the situation without any signs
of discomfort, but have since develop
ed into the strongest and healthiest Of
the entire stock. Further, Nature has
adapted them to the altered conditions
by giving them thick and shaggy coats,
capable Of resisting the most inclem-
ent weather. Encouraged by this sue
cess, the management of the Dublin
zoo will probably carry their expert
ments further afield. The anthropied
apes and many Of the monkeys are kept
(as they are in the London zoo) In
what are nothing better than hot
houses, with the result that they are
susceptible to the slightest draught. 1t
Is hODed that the adODtfOn of the
open air treatment" may affect con-
siderable reduction in mortality among
these animals.-London Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03

As On Catamount hill, at Colrain,
Mass, a monument has been raised to
mark the site of the first flag raised
over a public school house in the Uni
ted States. The flag in question was
displayed in May, 1872, from a log
school house which stood on the hill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03

Bore a hole" said he, Through the
bottom of my coffin, right under my
head, and let my cue come through 1t,
that the old general may. see that even
when dead I refuse to obey his or
der"
And these directions were literally
carried out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03

AZ We may get the better of an ar
gument without proving that We are
right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-03

34r If the moon looks low down, warm
weather is promised.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
SULTAN BEES THAT
NO SHIPS Be SENT
Turkey Assures United States
That Move Will Agra
vate Dangers.
WE HAVE roc FEW SHIPS
Porte Could Place a Strong Fleet
Against the Three Vessels Uncle
Sam Now Has on the Way
to Beirut.

Washington. Sept. 2.-Chekib Bey,
the Turkish minister, had a long inter
view with Secretary Hay. He refused
to discuss the interview, stating he
had nothing to communicate further
thai what appeared in the Associated
Press dispatches yesterday.
After the interview Hay visited the
navy department. II the Turkish min
lsteE requested that the European
squadron be kept away from Turkish
waters his request probably cannst be
granted, even should this government
desire to accede to it, as the navy de-
partment states 1t will be impossible to
communicate with either the Brooklyn
or San Francisco until their arrival in
Beirut.
1t is known that Turkey has.
ly hoped to be able to induce the Wash
1ngton government to change its plan
OF sending ships to Beirut, on the
ground that it would greatly enhance
the difficulty Of maintaining order. It
was pointed out by the Turkish minis
ter that the insurgent disposition
throughout the empire would be exas-
perated by the appearance of hostile
warships; while the revolutionists
would be greatly encouraged by the be-
lief that every threat against Turkey
was an assurance of help in case a con
dition Of real war could be brought
about.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
TURKEY is SORRY.
viii Try to Find and Punish Wouid-Bs
Maaelssen Murderers.


Washington, Sept. Secretary May
partment this morning. He said his,
arrival at Washington at this time was
not due to occurrences in Turkey, but
II accordance with arrangements made
at the time Of his departure for Oyster
Bay.
Secretary Hay said hat while up
risings In the Turkish dominion are
more or less chronic, the present state
of affairs assume the proportions of an
Instruction Of considerable magnitude.
He would not disclose the contents Of
cablegrams received last night from
Minister Leishman, but said the min
listers advices were that the
reports on the assassination Of Magels-
sen were due to the use Of a wrong
code number, and not to any error In,
transmission. The information given
In the ~cablegram was that the governor
called at the consulate n offered
prompt action, and would make every
effort to find out and punish the would
be assassin. Mr.. Leishman further adj
vised the secretary that h several
c%onsulates had reported to their gov
srnments that the condition of the city
Of Beirut at the present moment is UNI
safe.
With a view to furnishing Mr.. Hay
with the fullest facts concerning the
reports which come from missionaries
Turkey, a committee representing
the Board of American Missions will
call upon him tomorrow or Monday, be
having indicated a desire to meet such
a committee n obtain from them all
information in their possession.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
FEAR GREAT MASSACRE.
1900 Americans Scattered THROUGH
turkey Are in Much Dancer.

1900 Americans Scattered THROUGH
Turkey Are in Much Danger.
Boston. Sept. 1.-The slaughter of all
Observation-Disclosures, missionaries. in
structors and officials Of every sort. as
well native as Northumberland their Turk
ish. Armenian and Balkan pupils and aids,
In fact all connected with us in any way,
however remote, will not cause US a par
ticle OF surprise. In fact, unless immedi-
ate steps are taken to prevent it we ex-
pect at any time to learn OF appalling
atrocities with the tacit approval of the
Turkish authorities"
This was the statement made last night
by a high official Of the American board
of foreign missions. i.
AT least 1,5D Americans are in peril.
Their associates numbers cannot be com
puted.
hav written to Secretary Hay and
have reason to believe that the president
is now considering the gravity of the
charges and hat his course will not be
dilatory nor v~acillating. Immediate at
tentton will be given our statement"
w have reason to believe that there
is no nation that would lift a finger to stay
our wrath if expressed in the thunder
threats Of our ships of war. On the con-
trary, it would greatly relieve the situa-
ton.
The Turkish government is RESPONSE
BILE for every act OF violence toward Amer
leans.
One Instance as Example.
Professor Tenekijian, one Of our in
structors at Euphrates college, Harpoot,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
A AROUND WORLD.
New Yorker Circles Globe in Fifty.
Four Days and Seven Hours,

New Yorker Circles Globe in Fifty
Four Days and Seven Hours.
New York. Aug. S1.-Henry Fred.
erick, who left New York city July 2
on the steamer Deutschland with the
hope ci breaking the record for circling
the globe. returned to New York
Wednesday night on the New York
Central railroad, having been success
In his endeavor. He maze the cir
cult around the world in 81 DAVIS. 7
hours and 20 minutes.
M object in making the trip was to
see the quickest time a man could go
around the world comfortably" he said.
The train ride from Paris to Dalny.
China, consumed eighteen days. Two
days were spent crossing the Yellow
sea and two more by rail across japan.
A Yokohama I missed. my steamer
by ten hours and lost seven DAYS. as T
was compelled to take a slow boat two
days later. which spent sixteen DAYS on
the Pacific l landed at Victoria and
crossed the continent in a little over
four days"
MI. Frederick said that he found the
line of the Trans-Siberian railroad
swarming with Russian troops. who
were being poured into Manchuria at
the rate of 1000 a day. At Port Ar
thur were concentrated thirty-seyen
warships of all classes.
In Japan he found the feeling for wa
with Russia running high and active
preparations being made for hostflities.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
BABY WEIGHS 26 POUNDS
Louisville Mother of a Remarkable
Child Is of Ordinary Size.

Child Is of Ordinary Size.
Louisville. Ky, Sept. 2.-Mrs. Clark
Boardley, who ives at Thirty-ffth and
Bank streets, was delivered Of a girl
baby on Thursday which weighed at
its birth twenty-five pounds. DR.. Sam
uel Manley and DR.. Robert c. Kenner
attended the mother, and they both
regard this as n OF the most remark
able cases on record. The average
weight Of a child at birth is about sew
en- pounds, h weight ranging from
six to ten pounds, but rarely exceeding
the latter figure.
DR.. Kenner, after the safe delivery
of the child, looked up the obstretrical
records in the medical works and found
only n case on record where an infant
at birth weighed as much as twenty
five pounds. This recorded case was
that of Mrs. Bates, wife of the giant,
Captain Bates. Mrs. Bates was six
feet ten inches high and her husband
was also a giant. Mrs. Broadley is of
ordinary size and her husband is not
a largo man.
Mrs. Broadley and the baby are both
doing well. Hundreds of woxnen in the
vicinity of the Broadley home have
called to see the infant prodigy, which
Is wei formed, and DR.. Kenner says is
n Of the handsomest infants he has
ever looked upon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
ATTIRE.
Report Says the City Is Being De.
stroyed by the Turks.

Report Says the City Is Being De.
stroyed by the Turks.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 1.-THE Dnev-
mix publishes a report that one section
of the town of Adrianople Is in ashes
and that three other sections are burn
ing. The inhabitants are panic strick-
en- and the authorities nave lost all
control. The Turks are committing
wholesale massacres. An unsuccessful
attempt was made, the .Dnevnik's ad-
vices add, to blow up the westbound
Orient express between Usunkistri and
Tcherikeskia. Only the locomotive,
however, was derailed.
A telegram from Leren says the rail-
way station at Ekshi was blown up, a
number Of officials being killed.
The insurgents have blown up the
lighthouse at Vasiliko, and now occupy
sea coast. The barracks at Demetika.
near Adrianople, have been blown up
n the garrison killed. -Four thousand
Albanians are pillagiRg the villages in
the districts Of Okrida and krusheyo.
The latter district has been deserted
by the population, who have Joined the
insurgents in the mountains. The
Turkish forces in the frontier districts
have been largely increased.
Reports from Constantinople say that
700 medical and veterinary students
and army cadets have been given their
diplomas n commissions without
having passed the usual examinations
n have been drafted into the Third
army corps.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
GREAT DEAL CONFIRMED
Story Of Rock Island Control of Mexi.
can Central Road Is Reiieued

van SSH&tdt PoaC is SelIGveC.
Chicago, Aug. 5I.-Partial confirmation
Of the rumor that the rock Island has
purchased the Mexican Central was re-
ceived yesterday from Richmond, Ind.
the home of Daniel Reed and William b.
Leeds, two Of the principal directors of
Rock Island interests. The information
cannot be traced directly to these two
men. but 1t Is said to come from ar au-
thoritative source close to them.
The rumor as first, circulated WAS gem
orally d~iscredited. 1t had been known for
a long time that the heavy owners of
Rock Island stocks. and bonds, such as
Reed, Leeds, the Moore brothers. Mar
shall Field and H. c. Frick, were anxious
to acquire the Mexican Central and this
Of itself was believed, sufficient. to start
the rumor that they had purchased it.
1t seems now. however. that the rumor
had a substantial basis.
While the fact of the purchase ia
deemed certain the official announcement
Of this con~su1nrNatlon VIII not be made.
it is said. unfit. next month. when the
western c~rop-moying period is oyer and
the eastern financial stress is allayed.
Full particulars of the deal may then he
expected.
This purchase If. made will be the cli-
max of the Rock Islands almost meteoric
Development, which already has been
marked by the absorption OF the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, the. Frisco line and
the Seaboard Air Line. This career has
made 1t one of the greatest railway sys-
TENS IN the world, with a future even
more dazzling thar its past.
The Mexican Central connects with the
ROCK Island at Ell Faso and extends
through the southern. republic to the
CITY or Mexico. 1t includes 100 mnez of
main track. with important branches az
eenoin2 east and west at many points
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
NEW ROCK ISLAND move
Now Reported the Big System Has
Gathered In the Mexican Cen.
trail Railway.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-It is reported that
the Rock Island has secured control Of
the Mexican Central railway. This
would be In accord with the policy Of
the Moore party. A traffic agreement
has existed between the Rock Island
and the Mexican company for some
time, and as the former has been in
ian expansive state the Moores came
into ownership-having in the mean
time acquired the Eastern Limos,
the Frisco, the ~SeaboarG-it is entte!y
credible that the Mexican CenlFal
should have been taken over. Inc coh,
'trollers of the Central have experience
some financial difficulties of late. go
time for such a deal would seem u
be propitious.
Indianapolis, Aug. 29.-The lnolah.
:apolis News says: In the latter pau
icf September, after the close OF ''
grain movement in the west ana l!Aan.
cial panic in the east, announcelAei.
will be made by the Rock Island tHat -.
has bought the Mexican Central, anu y
trademark will be changed TO tne hvs ai
Island companies of America. Inc uta ca
includes the 1900 miles OF ROAD o. o r9,
system. Connection is had through -
Paso. Included in the deal IS the u,
,F1SlON IOIIituS LiOiI IeiiiPtSo ..ort
zanillo. 400 miles, which is the snoi.s. s
transcontinental line. h VIII CIV
the Rock Island its own tracks from ''
Atlantic to the Pacific.
The road runs through he best pa,'
of Mexico on the east side of the h,ounl
.tains and touches the best agrlcul.a.a ai
and mineral districts. The prlhI niu
:men in the deal are: Daniel Reeo, mm
liam B. Leeds, the Moor oro'Ne'S'
Marshall Field and II. c. rick. ,.,
When this road is added to the ho.S =
Island system it will have a to,a, o m
~, 900 miles of track. The deai m~ v
closed last week and the inside s.% hIs
comes direct from an unquestloha,o os
source. 1t was with this deal IN nr1
that the directors Of the Rock aS aaN.
asked the privilege Of issuing Ssov;V unl
900 Of unifying bonds. and the ae ;ng d
be formally closed at the lnee,lI5 f M
stockholders that has been caileu
in October.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
TWO SHIPS PROCEED.
The Brooklyn and San Francisco Will
Not Be Recalled as Discussed.

Not Be Recalled as Discussed.
Washington, Sept. 1.-Other than the
advice from Admiral Cotton %nnoun
ing his departure with the cruiser
Brooklyn and San Francisco for
Beirut, there were no developments in
the Turkish situation today, SO far as
Washington is concerned.
No additional information came from
United States Minister Leishman, Sec
rotary Hay saying last night he had
not heard from our minister to Turkey
since yesterday morning.
The Associated Press interview with
Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister, at
his summer home at Sayville, r. l., was
q topic of almost general discussion in
official circles yesterday. That the min
lster manifestly is perturbed over the
situation of affairs in Turkey is fully
realized here. His uneasiness over the
presence OF an American fleet In Turk
Ssh waters lest it De taken by the revo-
l%utionists as an evidence Of the Amer
lean governments sympathy with their
cause. it is thought will not be a strong
enough reason for its withdrawal. The
administration regards it as a sacred
duty to see that adequate and prompt
assistance and protection should be
given American interests in the dis
turbed district, and for this reason feels
justified in having the warships sent
to Turkey.