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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01

News has been received at the Spanish
legation Of the death of Sonora Riano,
the mother of Senior Riano. first secre-
ta-y OF the legation. Sonora Riano has
many friends in Unis city. having spent
a part OF last season here.
George CaIderon, son Of the Peruvian
minister. and Mrs Calderon, with his
college mate, Carlos A. Ma -tinez. Of
Mexico, who have been spending
Thanksgiving at the legation, returned
yesterday To Cornell University. where
both young men are students.
The little daughters OF the Argentine
minister and Sonora Merou, who spent
Thanksgiving with their parents at the
legation. returned yesterday 40 the Con-
vent of Notre Dame near Baltimore.
where they are attending school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS
TO BUSY HOUSEKEEPERS
MENUS FOR TOMORROW

BREAKFAST.
Oranges ana Grapes
Cereal.
BuckWheat Cakes.
Country Sausage.
German Fried Pc tatoes
Toast.
Coffee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
So Xmas Gifts, SI.sO

Many choice Vases and other I'M
ported Ornaments and Bric-a-
brac, were formerly marked at
prices ranging from S1.75 to $500.
The assortment is large, and in
Guides many desirable pieces for
glft purposes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
A TRUE" SNAKE sToR>
As Told by q Citizen Who Was Al
ways Regarded a. Truthful.

The following snake story is told by
one OF the leading citizens OF Milan,
who Is regarded as truthful: II was
engaged In drawing timber, and In
company with another man we turned
a log over. under which I discovered q
large rattlesnake fast asleep. On call.
Ing the attention OF my partner to H.,
he secured a string and. making a
slipping moose. slipped II over the
snakes head before II swoke. tied the
string TO the rear axle of the wagon.
and In that way dragged II four and q
half miles to the factory. through four
inches OF snow. We killed 4. and
threw Il into the river. close tn the
mill. had often heard that n you
killed rattler and dragged Il DIS.
tance It's mate would follow TO nnd Il.
Well, sir. the next rornins the mate
to the snake we had dragged the four
and . half miles was found on the
very spot whore We had killed the
other. having followed the trail
through The snov for that distaaca"--
Do1gu(k nvsn1As Nova
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
He Means u.

New Berlin. H.. Mar. leth.-Mr
Frank Newton OF this place speaks
very earnestly and emphaticaily when
asked by any Of his many friends the
reason for the very noticeable I'm
provement In his health.
For a long time-over two years
he has been suffering a great deal
with pains In his back and an all over
feeling Of illness and weakness. His
appetite failed him and he grew grad.
ually weaker and weaker till he was
very much run down.
A friend recommended Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills and Mr.. Newton began to
take two at a dose. three times a day.
In very short time he noticed an
Improvement; the pains left his back
and he could eat better. He kept on
Improving and now he says:
"Yes. indeed! I am a different man
and Dodd's Kidney Pills did It all. |
cannot tell you how much better I
feel. ] am new man and Dodd's
Kidney Pills deserve all the credit"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
IA souFRIERE is STILL BUSY.
Many Changes In the Volcano Noted
by an American Scientist.

Kingston. St Vincent.-Prof. Hoyey,
assistant curator Of the American
Museum Of Natural History. "-ys the
present activity OF La Soufrlcrc vol.
oano is greater than that observed by
him from May .23 TO June last year.
From a geological standpoint he re-.
ports an impressive change In the
last eight months a vast amount Of
ashes has been revealed An estimate
for the Wallibut river alone places the
amount Of ash at 90 millions, not
counting the material washed into
the river bed from the surrounding
slopes and carried into the sea. Prof.
Iioyey says II IL useless to make pro.
dictions: he refers Ia the present
activity. but says II Is impossible 10
say whether this presages further
eruption. Tho full measure of volcanic
strength seems TO have been excrtcd
In the cruptions Of 1902. From this he
judges that the danger is practically
limited to circle with a radius Of Ave
miles. having its center AT the crater.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
ORDERED TO HONDURAS.
The Revolution Is Threatening Amer.
lean interests.

Washington.-The Caribbean squad.
ron, under command Of Admiral Cogn
Ian, has been ordered TO Honduras,
where the revolution IL assuming ser.
ious proportions. to protect American
interests, Late Friday afternoon the
acting secretary OF the navy, Mr.. Oar
ling, sent the following cable instruct
ions TO Admiral Coghlsn at San Juan:
Proceed with squadron Olympia,
Panther, Vixen (and Brutus. collisr,;
protect American interests Puerto Cor.
te2 aud Ceiba, Honduras. CommunA
cate with Minister. Authorized 6
leave Vixen (tender) under command
ant AT San Juan.
The Navy department decided to
send Admiral Coghlan to Honduras TN
the theory that n flag officer present
on the scene would be In a position 10
take such steps as may be necessary
for the protection OF American inter.
ests without constant reference 10 the
department here. The presence Of
squadron instead Of single ship. II
was thought, also would have a saiu-
tary effect.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
PROGRESSIVE ENGINEERING
Freezing the Earth to Facilitate Tun
mel Making.

Freezing the earth by artificial
processes In order to cut tunnels
through II is development of modern
engineering that should excite popu.
lar interest To an unusual degree.
This is q feature of the plan proposel
by an eminent American engineer for
digging the Pennsylvania railway
tunnels under the North and East
rivers and under Manhattan Island
into New York city. One does not
need to be an engineer to perceive
difficulties In the way of locating /,
tunnel In the treachcrous silt or sod.
iment OF chemical refrigeration-,he
same rs is employed In the manufac.
ture OF artificial icc--it Is proposel
to solidify this silt and sand so that
cutting through II may be made safe
and easy.
IL Is claimed that while the free2.
ing process has been employed in
numerous difficult excavations IN Eu.
rope. the only noteworthy instance Of
Its application In this country was In
sinking shaft at the Chaplin iron
mine at Iron mountain. Michigan,
where cylinder Of water.bearins
strata hfty'four feet In diameter and
extending 100 feet below water level
was first frozen and the perpendicular
tunnel then excavated through II. The
freezing was accomplished by sinking
vertical pipes arranged In a circle
around the sight OF the shaft. Through
smaller pipe in each OF these was
circulated brine. cooled in an ice ma.
chine to zero temperature until the
mass was frozen.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
LevsEs AeI STILL HOLDING.
The Highest Mark Of the 1893 Flood
Reached at Memphis.

Memphis, TeDn.--Tho stage OF the
river Sunday was 373 feet, a stage
equal 10 the maximum of the food OF
1897. when such widespread damage
was done. Tho maximum OF the pres.
ent rise Is expected to reach here
about Wednesday, and officials OF the
weather bureau say they anticipate
about 30 feet.
All levees In this vicinity are re-
ported TO be holding. There is grave
apprehension, howcI or, for the safety
Of the country beyond tho levccs. Ono
OF the greatest causes OF fcar is
anxiety that the levees ma, b. cut by
some person who would be benefited
thereby. This has caused the engi.
neers to strengthen the levce patrols
at all points and givo them positive in.
structions for the protection OF tho
embankments. II Is reported from
point twenty miles north OF Memphis
on the Arkansas side that man was
shot at by guard Saturday night.
The situation in North Memphis,
where tho lumber region is flooded, Is
growing worse each hour. II is re.
ported that the tracks OF the Yazoo e.
Valley railroad, six miles
south Of the city, have been flooded
and that force Of men is at work
raising the track above the water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS SON.
The Heroism OF a Minnesota Man
When His Home Burned.

Hibbing, Minn.--After rcscuing his
invalid wife and two.days.old child
from a burning house. John McI.augh.
lin risked his life again TO save his G.
year'old son. and both met death I'm
the FIRE Mr.. Mclaughlin was awaken.
ed by smoke. and found his home In
flames Wrapping his wife and infant
daughter In blanket, he rushed from
the house and carried them In safety
to the house OF nelghbor lie return.
cd to the burning dwelling. where his
6year.old son was imprisoned In tho
flames He barely had reached the
boy when the roof fell, Father and
son tried to crawl to the door. among
the burning embers. where they were
found and carried TO the hospital,
where they died shortly afterward.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
Japanese Time.

The Japanese divide the "a hours In
10 twelve periods. OF which six belon,
10 the night and six to the day. theil
day beginning at sunrise and ending
at sunset Whether the day or nigh,
he long or short there are always 81,
periods In each. To attain this
The characters or numerals on the
scale are adjustable. Two OF them arc
set. one to- agree with the sunrise, the
other with sunset. and the four char
acters between them divide the space
into equal portions. Thus. when the
the period Of daylight is longer than
the night. the day hours will be pro-
portionately longer than those 1t
night. Another popularity In their
scale is that they use only six char
acters, those from -four TO nine, and
these read backward.-London Ex-
press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16


strait at the nearby Siberia. By river,
ana sea II 10 almost wholly separa,es
from the mainland. and though com
prisins but 8 per cent. OF the area @
Alaska. or 10000 square miles in 80
600. u has yielded for the last thr,,
years nearly IS per cent. OF the gold
output. IN spite OF the increasing yield
OF the great quartz mines OF the south
east near juneau. Although the nos,
distant region Of North America. Z zoo
statue miles from Puget sound. Il owes
the rapid exploration and deveiope.
ment OF It's coast TO the fact that an
all-water route was open TO its shores.
and that freight still costing a mIld-
mum OF $40 a ton into Dawson Is be-
Ing landed on the Nome beach for $40
ton.
That part of the Seward peninsula
on which Nome is situated, a mart
about 5000 miles in area. was geoIcvi.
cally speaking, very recently an island
a deep indentation OF the ocean runs
ilfty miles inland from Port Clarence.
northwest OF Nome. and Golofin bay.
about seventy miles east of Nome, also
extends man. miles inland. These
two bays are Joined by a deep valley,
so that sixty miles north and inland
from Nome II is possible with one
short portage to go from sea TO sca
Council City lies In this depression.
Ophlr creek and innumerable other
rich creeks emptying into II from both
sides. Gold has been found in pay
Ing quantities on nearly all of them.
but 1t Is impossible yet to deyelop
them. owing solely to the cos, of
transportation.
The yield OF one claim on Ophir
creek in one year has paid for the
whole transportation. equipment and
operating cost from san Francisco 10
Ophir. Owing 10 the absence of trans-
portation nothing is being done fun
ther inland, but a railroad from ;he
nearest port to the interior. narrow
gauge railroad should pay for its cost
zach season for many years to come.
There Is not only gold here. but also
what gives promise of being one of the
richest lead and silver districts In the |
world. Seventy miles inland from the |
ocean, up the Fish river and its tribu-
airy. Omilak creek. silver and lead ore
has for eighteen years past been quar-
led out
The island dependencies OF the
United States are densely populated.
mall in area, and fairly well develop
ID. They are in the tropics and unfit
or white men and their families.
\laska needs 10000 miles Of railroad.
00O0 miles Of wagon roads and ,ele-
'honc lines. and can. as fast as trans
'ortation is available. give holses
nd employment TO 10000. .000.-En-
.ineering Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
a FEs or TWO MILLIONS.
New York Lawyers Pay for Panama
Canal Work.

New York.-New York lawyers be.
lieye that II the Panama canal treat,
is passed ny the United States Senate
william Nelson Cromwell will receive
the largest fee ever given to q lawyer
in this country, IL not in the world.
The report finds general credence in
the Wall street district that 2 million
dollars OF the money to be paid by the
] government for the partly finished
ditch across the isthmus will 20 direct
ly into Mr.. Cromwells pocket. II Is
doubtful II any fee approximating that
sum has ever been paid TO an Amer
can lawyer for strictly legal services.
Mr.. Cromwells arrangements with
the Panama Canal company is report
ed to be on the basis of 6 per cen, ,.
the amount realized by the sale. wtli
smaller figures this would seem n roa-
Sonable compensation, but the com
pensation is enormous. The anxiety OF
those at present in control OF the stock
10 dispose Of their interests is evidenced
by large percentage that they are
willing to give TO the man charged
with affecting the sale.
According TO Washington dispatches
there has been formal agreement in
the Senate TO take vote on the Pana-
ma canal treaty next Tuesday II Ike
treaty Is passed, the United States will
be Obliged to pay 10 million dollars 20
the Republic OF Colombia In cash. and
when the canal Is completed. wlthia
nine years from the ratification OF the
treaty n lease will begin under the
terms OF which Colombia will get a
million dollars year. The payment
OF the 40 million dollars to the canal
company is In addition to the bonus
going to the government.
Mr.. Cromwell, who will get the ,
great fee through the proposed action
of the Senate. is the senior member Of
the law firm OF Sullivan & Cromwell. |
which has Offices at 40 Wall street.
corner Of Williams street. Mr.. Crom- |
well Is now in Washington conducting |
the final struggle before the vote is
taken in the Senate
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION.
A Census Report Gives Some interest.
ing Statistics.

Washington. The census bureau ia-
sued bulletin on the geographical
distribution Of population In the Unite
States. II shows that al lost 90 per
cent OF the total population lives in
the country drained by the Atlantic
ocean: over 90 per cent In that drained
by the Gulf Of Mexico; a per cent In
the drainage area OF the Mississippi
river; almost 80 per cent in the area
drained by the great lakes; per cent
on the Pacific coast half OF one per
cent IN the Great Basin. The proper.
tio1 living within the region drained
to the Atlantic ocean is steadily dlinin-
ishing, while the part drained TO the
Gulf OF Mexico is becoming relatively
more poDulous. as Is th' case. in n still
more marked degree. In the Great
Basin and the Pacific ocean region. OF
the foreign born 93 per cent live In the
region drained by the Atlantic ocean
1854 per cent In the region drained 10
the Gulf Of Mexico and II per cent In
that drained TO the Great Lakes. The
proportion in the region drained in the
Pacific ocean is 6.l per cent. Out OF
every 1000 negroes a9S arc found In
the regions drained TO the Atlantic
ocean, and GA per cent are In the
lands drained to the Gulf OF Mexico.
the proportion In the West and on the
Pacific coast being trining.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
Prison for Clerlcs.

An interesting description has been
published In a Vienna newspaper Of a
monastery at Sousdal, In the Russian
province Of Vladimir. which 10 used
as a prison for priests and laymcn
who are guilty Of religious ofisnses.
Prisoners are only sent to Sousdal by
special desire Of the czar. who. how.
ever. accepts the advice OF NJ. Pobied.
onoszeff. the pOcurator Of tho Ho,y
Synod OF the Orthodox Greek church.
At present there are about 2lO prison.
ers there. and they include two
princes. one count. two barons. ono
general, four bishops. sixteen common
soldiers, SO officers. 104 priests and
one shoemaker. They are treated
with severity. and undergo solitary
confinement In gloomy cells. Many
prisoners become insane after a bl .er
period. while the weaker ones soon
die from want Of light, air and proper
nourishment The prisoner most re-
Gently sentenced Is a priest named
Cvietkon, and the offenses for which
he was sent there are typical. Cviet.
koff disputed the Holy synods risht
TO rule absolutely over the church %
a whole, and advocated tho formation
Of a council Of clergy 10 advise and to
a certain extent control the synod
This sufficed to bring about the sen.
Ience to life Imprisonment at Sousdsi.
London Express.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
SHUTTING OUT cHINAMEN.
All the Canadian Ports Except Four
Have Been Closed.

Washington.-Secre OF the treas
ury has approved an agreement entered
into by Commissioner General Mr..
Sargent, with the Canadian Pacific
Railway company whereby all ports
along the Canadian border which havo
heretofore been open for the admission
OF Chinese persons. are closed, except
Richford. Vt. Malone. N. Y. Portal, N.
d., and Sumas. Wash.
Detention stations will be established
by the government for the care and
maintenance, as well as the examira-
tion of Chinese persons at these places.
The Canadian Pacific company will re-
quirc from all Chinese persons seeking
passage on its steamships to the
United States. II OF the excepted
classes, the production OF certificates,
which certificates are issued only 10
those other than laborcrs. The con-
pany will deliver to the government
officers lists OF all Chinese persons
brought on board It's ships TO any
Canadian port destined to the United
States.
The company agrees to provide. free
Of expense to the government, and un.
der control OF the commissioner gen
raj of immigration reasonable maintcE-
ance and hospital treatment for oil
such Chinese persons delivered and
detained pending the final determina-
tion Of their right to enter the United
States.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
Bret Harte's Monument.

A massive and costly monument 10
mark the last resting place OF Bret
Harte has just been erected In Frim-
ley churchyard. Surrey. His grave is
In the northeastern part OF the church,
yard. and around II have been planted
number OF young iir trees. The
monument consists Of a massive slab
OF white granite. weighing two and
half tons. on which is placed block
OF Aberdeen granite sloping upward In
tho form Of a cross. Simplicity itself
Is the inscription; Bret Harte. Aug.
25. 1887; May s, 1909; Death Shall
Reap No Drawer Harvest"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
ROOM FOR TEN MILLION.

.
The new and unsubdued West toda
Is Alaska, almost to q mile one-hal
larger than the thirteen origina
American colonies. very nearly twic
the size OF California. Oregon an
washington. as large as Great Britain
Denmark, Sweden. Norway and tn
German empire. and with a better eli
mate and greater natural resource!
than an equal area of Northern Eu
rope, supporting 100000 inhabitants
This land. so rich. so fertile, has a sea
coast OF $4,000 miles. everywhere ac
cessible.
The Yukon. the fourth largest river
in the world. navigablc for more than
1000 miles above its mouth and run.
ming In great semi-circle from South
eastern to Northwestern Alaska. forms
natural highway. All this was
known long ago. but II was not known
that the interior contained 100. 600
square miles OF farming lands and al
most limitless areas OF the richest
mineral lands in the world. Il is in
this unsubdued country that thousands
OF miles Of railroad must be built. that
great areas will open for settlement.
absorbing and keeping busy two mil q.
lion workers as fast as they choose to
60
TX is. however. not the agricultural
resources that will Immediately at
tract the largest influx OF population
and capital. About llO miles from
Valdez In the Chittyna valley are very
great copper deposits. which during
the last season have been visited by
many experts. Some Of the ores run
SO per cent. copper. and there a:e
many thousand tons in sight assayinK
lG per cent. A great mountain slide
has occurred In this region. revealing
II Is claimed, as much ms 10000 900
tons OF high grade copper ores. Val
dez bay and the Law pass north of II
are the American gateways 10 the Yu-
kon valley. and already a railroad has
been surveyed and partially graded to
The Interior, for the copper. though It
can be quarried like the iron ores Of
Lake Superior. without a railroad Will
remain worthless. The railroad Itself
IS assured an unlimited tonnage. II Is
not too much TO expect that improve
nent in transportation facilities alone |
Will convert central Alaska into as
iensely populated and prosperous re-
zion as Colorado. as the Black Hills
II South Dakota. as the rich mining
egion Of British Columbia.
There is another part OF Alaska
Waiting for transportation facilities.
I Is not so dazzling as the Klondike
'or as vast as Central Alaska. hut It
5 perhaps richer than either OF ;heu.
FAR to the northwest lies the Seward
'eninsula. suggesting on the map an
nimal's head snarling across Bering
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-16
STRANGERS AS PARCELS.
The British Postoffiee VIII Deliver
Visitors to Any Part Of London.

A London business man made +;
rather curious discovery the other day
He found that II one does not know ais
way about London or has difficulty IN
finding his destination In remote par,
of the metropolis he has only to go Il
the postOiIice and be sent through a?
an express parcel for the small sum oi
three pence per mile.
The manner in which this little
known branch OF the postal servic
was discovered was very simple. The
man In question called at st. Mathis
lie Grand to consult directory. as he
wanted TO find the address of an im-
portant customer In n remote part OF
Ballam, one of London's most remote
suburbs.
Well send you there. II you like,
Sir" said an obliging clerk at the ex-
press parcel counter. Such a contin-
gency is provided for by the postofiice
regulations. though we very seldom
get customer"
The gentleman agreed. A neatly
uniformed youth came In response 10
n bell and soon they were forging
through the crowd. The youth carried
slip of paper bearing the words.
Article required to be delivered"
Passing along the street the gentleman
met partner in business. lie stopped
to relate his experience, but this was
not allowed. Under regulations par
cells must not enter into conversation.
The messenger boy took him by the
arm. saying:
You're express. SIR"
The young postman delivered the ar
tiele promptly and safely. and the Gus
toner signed document as having re-
ceived the article in good condition.