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The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
MISERY'S MILLIONS.
Lost LssIons OF "the Great Abyss" In
London.

London.
Iondons wealth is ever before qs,
Il takes care that 1t shall be. Bht
I.,ndon's poverty is hidden away in
vast areas OF agony with which rank
and wealth and fashion are as unfe-
millar as they are with Franz Joseph
land or Central Africa. The moment
that a small contingent from the mean
streets OF worklng-class London reveals
itself 10 the eyes OF the West there Is
an outcry. Fashion turns shuddering
awny. and complains OF the men with
the begging boxes wealth buttons its
nockets. and calls upon the authorities
to withdraw their eountenance ana
the bodyguard Of pofiea from n pack
of imposters." And Fashion and
Wealth are perhaps wtpe in their pro-
test. II these unemployed workers are
allowed to parade in search of sym.
pathy. we may one day see oil the lost
lerions OF 1.-THE great abyss" crawling
forth from the alleys and the slums
m give the West an object lesson In the
poverty that the great city hides away
In IFS hooks and crannies. The women
and the children, the oneToom helots
Of unspeakable slums, the diseased ana
desperate outcasts of our great guilt
Gardens. may form up in one mighty
mass Of misery, and surge into the
crowded thoroughfares and arlsto-
cratic streets, which Fashion regards
rs its own.
Picture. II you can, London given up
for one day, not TO the gay pageants
which on great occasions gladden. our
ayes md make our hearts swell with
pride at the vastness of our empire and
the splendor Of our court, but to q
| lead march OF London's lost ones.
Crowd balcony and windows with rank
and fashion. with the world OF wealth
ind the middle class well-to-do, give
to the fair maidens and matrons who
lead n life Of pleasure and OF ease the
front places on the line Of route. Then
let the millions of Misery Land creep
byl Such n spectacle, II 1t could DO
arranged would be a revelation which
would shock the national conscience
as II has never been shocked before.
From the windows and the balconies
the women of luxury would shrink
back trembling, white'faced, terrified.
And the men, the busy gatherers OF
gold and the idle squanderers OF It,
would feel n shame that no written
story of the ciU's want and woe hos
ever made them feel before. Even as
one pictures what such a scene as this
procession would mean, one feels the
horror Of 1t. For the comfort OF the
prosperous citizen, that sort Of thing
must be kept within Its own area, to be
looked upon only by those who are OF
tie company Of woe.-Men and Women
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
"An Addah, BY Jove.


The English golfers who were In
Boston were rather a jolly lot, and
quite unlike what was expected Of
them by many Of the American play.
ers. Instead OF lot of graybeards,
they were all comparatively young fel.
lows, all but one graduates Of oxford
or Cambridge, and that one is still at.
tending New College. There were sew.
eral things about them which Inn
pressed the Americans, the most strlk
Ing OF which, of course, was that they
played golf remarkably well. Their
lack OF circumstances however,
was almost as noticeable. While ex.
pressing their surprise at the excel.
lence Of the American golf courses and
the beauty Of the North Shore, they
were never really enthusiastic, al.
though so described in more than one
paper, The almost childllke simplicity
Of some of the players was refreshing
as we'll as amusing. In practice
round at Myopia one Of the players
had driven his ball into the rough
grass, and when nearing 1t saw a
snake in close proximity.
"Ah, old chapv he called out to his
opponent, what do you think I've got
there with my ball?"
II cawn't imagine, I'm shuah," was
the reply.
ITS an addah, by Jove" exclaimed
the player.
"An addah! Good" answered his
partner; and then remarked, by way OF
parenthesis, "Fawncy it! Jolly old
addahT'-Boston Transcript
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
Railway building In Uganda.

The romance Of railways is a thing
which the poets are very properly try
Ing to make people perceive. The ro'
nance Of lions and rhinoceroses. on
the other hand, is admitted to exist,
even by their worst enemies. When
the two kinds of romance clash, stir
ring times ensue Mr.. II. b. Moles'
worth makes this plain in an article
on "The Uganda Railway" In the
pages Of Public Works. The progress
of the work, he tells us, was much
interfered with by the depredations OF
man-eating lions. At Tsavo twenty.
eight men were taken by lions In
short time. There was panic among
the men; traps were made; the coolies
slept In trees, in the water tanks at the
stations, In covered goods wagons, and
finally iron huts were built for them.
Mr. Patterson, an engineer on the line.
shot several lions. and among them
two which were the chief culprits.
A lion entered a flrst-class carriage
on the siding OF Kimaa Station In
June. 1900, and carried away Mr. n.y.
all, the assistant superintendent OF po-
lice. In July of 1000 four lions were
killed and three wounded at Kimaa
Station, and two men were taken by
lions near Kul. A large lion was
trapped at Kimaa in August, and then
no more were taken for some time.
Such minor troubles as the telegraph
being damaged by CRATES, and the
train being delayed by running into
rhinoceros, although not usual in rail-
way construction, were not serious.
London News. 81.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
CONCERNING THE THUMB.
IT'S . Lot OF Trouble, as scientist ana
Small BOY Agree.


Small BOY Agree.
A medical writer in the Frankfurter
Zeitung has discovered that the white
lines which cross the finger nails par
ticularly the thumb nails, are slgas
OF disturbances in the organism az
the time they were formed. His OBJ.
servatlon is that forty.slx per cent Oh
the criminals have these lines, iorty'
three per cent. of idiots and fifty per
cent. OF lunatlcs. He believes that the
lines denote some degeneracy OF the up
per nervous system and that they are
not purely physical, but are connected
with physical, moral and intellectual
change.
This IS probably the first time that
medical science has hOnored the thumo
with 80 much attention. although IL
long ago found It's way in literature
Formerly the thumb was held In hlgn
regard by the superstluous.
"By the prlcklng Of my thumbs =,
Something wicked this way comes
chanted the First Witch in Macbeth"
and Shakespeare's consideration OF the
thumb as a dramatic quality Is again
shown in the servants quarrel In
"ROmeo and juliet"
"Do you bite your thumb at us, sirT'
For to bite the thumb at neighDor
was an act against the honor OF either
Montague or Capulet, and so came
the first clash in the great love trag-
edy. The theory that the ball Of the
thumb is marked by different lines In
each person is made the hobby OF the
chief character in Mark Twain's
"Pudd'nhead Wilson," who collected
the thumb prints OF all with whom he
| came I'm contact and thus eventually
cleared the mystery Of the changed
babies.
The modern palmist reads character
In the thumb, and the person whose
thumb is supple and may be sent far
back toward the wrist is said to be
capable Of great influence over others.
Then there Is the broad, fiat thumb
that denotes strength, and the taperlng
thumb, that is supposed to give its
possessor intellect.
Now n German specialist has made a
study Of the thumb nail; hasty ex'
animation will disclose whether one Is
normally or abnormally classed. The
proportion Of normally constituted per-
sons who have white lines on their
thumbs is only from ten to eleven per
cent, according to this authority. the
largest percentage, seventy-flve, being
among those who are periodically dan
gerous lunatlcs. With this discovery
In view It is perhaps as well to exam
ine the thumb nails of an acquaintance
before being too free or friendly
At the same time science, supersti'
ton and fiction have not diagnosed the
thumb nearly so well as the boy at
school who had II as a subject for his
composition:
"The thumb is a lot Of trouble. The
baby has to be slapped for putting II
in its mouth and hollers, and 1t Is also
the place where you hit when the
hammer misses where you want to put
It and makes pa had"
The German specialist certainly
| agrees with the boy. The thumb is
lot Of trouble.-Chlcago Inter-0cean.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
The Bishops Pass.

In this country free railway passes
are not often met with: and certainly
the one owned by the venerable Bishop
OF Gloucester is unique. 1t is Of gold,
in the first place. and extends from
end to end OF the Great Eastern Rail-
way, in the second place. According
to a story told by the Rev. j. A. l..
Airey, II forms a souvenir Of the kindly
ministrations by the Bishop to the suf.
ferers by railway accident which oc-
Cured on the system many years ago.
London News.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
HOW TRUSTS WORK
Plans by Which Millions Were
Gobbled Up is Exposed.
STARTLING FACTS GIVEN
Dresser Explains How Morgan and
sohwab Filled Pockets and Then
Allowed a Big Combine to
CO to the Wall.

One Of the most interesting state
ments in connection with the forma-
ton Of the Inflated United States Ship
Building Company, told by Leroy
Dresser, In legal proceedings at New
York Wednesday, was that after pool
OF 100000 preferred and 100000 COM
mon stock had been placed In the
hands Of Harris, Gates & Co., 1t was
agreed that none Of this stock should
be marketed until $4,000 preferred
and $4,000 common owned by j. p.
Morgan G. Co, and $4,000, each kind,
owned by c. M. Schwab, had first been
sold
Mr. Dresser told also Of his original
agreement as president OF the Trust
Company OF the Republic, to OBTAIN
the underwriting Of 100000 OF uni
ted States ship Building Company
stock; how this was increased to S4,'
100000 by the failure OF the French
subscribers to pay up; how Mr..
Schwab came to offer his Bethlehem
works to the ship building company,
and how ]. p Morgan & Co. then came
into the transaction.
Mr.. Dresser, who took the stand al
the opening Of the hearing, testified
that he had no written statement as to
the values OF the plants OF the compa
ny OF which he undertook the under
writing. but that Lewis Nixon and
John w. Young had made oral repre-
sensations.
The Mercantile Trust Company, hi
was told by Colonel McCook. secured
the underwriting principally In France
The purchase OF the Bethlehem
Steel Works for the ship building com
pany was then discussed, Mr.. Dresser
stating that the overtures for the salt
OF the steel company had been mad
by Charles NJ. Schwab, who said h
owned nearly oil the stock Of the Beth
lehem Steel Company and that be
cause OF its armor-making capacity, j,
believed the company would do bette
with the ship building company thai
with the United states Steel Corpora
ton.
Mr.. Schwab, according to Mr.. Dret
ser, said he wanted 100000 cash 70
his stock, and submitted reports whic
showed that II cost him more tina
$7,000,000 and was earning $l,450,00
yeer.
I'VE told him we could not trade o
! a cash basis" said Mr.. Dresser, "b'
cause we had no cash. and he said Il
would take s1O,OO0,OOO in bonds a
: 90 for the s9,O0O,00O."
This was agreed to, the arrange
ment also providing that he was to r.
! ceive with the bonds a stock bonus {
100000 each OF -the common an
preferred stock of the United State
Ship Building Company Mr.. Schwa
. stating that 100000 Of the stock Wa
. to go to j. p Morgan & Co.
; For the stock of the Bethlehem
: Company, Mr., Dresser said, there wa
really given $l0,000,000 IN bends, 50
100000 In common stock and $4,000
600 In preferred stock, There va
some talk Of pooling the stock OF tn
ship building company, he said MI
Schwab insisting that all the stock b
held until his and Mr.. Morgans ha
been put on the market.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
AIRsHIP A DISMAL FAILURE.
Aerial Craft OF Langley PIunses Into
the Potomac River.

Aerial Craft OF Langley PIunses Into
the Potomac River.
The 60.foot steelbuilt flying ma
chine, the climax Of years of exhaust
I've study in the EFFORTS Of Professor
Samuel p, Langley, secretary OF the
Smithsonian institution, to solve the
problem OF mechanical flight in mid.
air, was launched at Wide Water, Va,
Wednesday, and the experiment, care.
fully planned and delayed for months,
proved a complete failure.
The immense airship sped rapidly
along Its 7O.foot track, was carried by
Its own momentum for 100 yards add
then fell gradually into the Potomac
river. whence she emerged a total
wreck.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
TIlLMAN ON THE STAND.
slayer Of Gonzales Rehearses story OF
the Sensational Tragedy.

At Lexington, S, c., Thursday James
II. Tillman went upon the stand as u
witness In his own behalf. 1t was Just
one hour before adjournment that his
counsel asked that the defendant be
called. With perfect self.composure
he arose from his seat among his attor-
neys and placed himself at the clerks
desk to take the oath.
Although he was on the stand an
hour, he only fairly begun his tesrl-
mony when court adjourned, Thirteen
more witnesses were heard
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
FREE, BUT PENNlLEss.

SO Walls Judge Randolph to His
Friends In Alabama.
Judge Francis Randolph recently re.
leased from prison In Colombia, az.
ter being condemned to death for an
alleged murder, has sent a oablegram
to friends In Montgomery, Ala, as fol.
lows:
Free, but destitute. Cable me mon.
ey, | can draw on Park bank, New
York"
About $500 was at once raised and
he was promptly crb.ed OF the fact.
Randolph Is expected to return to
Montgomery, when, It Is believed, all
cases pending against him for embsz,
element, will not be pressed
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
kim Peters New Cabinet.

A new Servisn cabinet has been
formed at Belgrade, with the follow,
ing as leading members: Premier
General Gruics; foreign Minister, An.
dria Nikolics; interior minister, Sto,
jan Protics, and war minister, Colonel
Andrejevics.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
ARMY MoRTuARY STATISTICS
As Shown In Annual Report Of Sur
gson General R. NJ. o'Reilly.

An increase in the death rate for
the army from 1894 per thousand in
1901 to 1549 per 1000 in 1902 is
shown in the annual report OF Surgeon
General R, NJ. oReilly for the fiscal
year ending June 80. This increase
is attributed TO cholera. which caused
S.54 deaths per 1000,
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
Big Loare. of Bread.

The largest loaves of bread baked
in the world are those OF France and
Italy. The pipe" bread of Italy is
baked in loaves two feet or three feet
long. while in France the loaves are
made in the shape Of very long rolls.
four feet or FIVE feet in length, and in
many cases six feet
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13

George w, Beavers surrendered him.
self at New York Thursday upon the
fourth indictment returned against
him In Washington, charging conspi.
racy to defraud the government
through contracts for the purchase OF
cancelling machines.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
KANSAS SWEPT BY TORNADO.
only Three Fatalities Reported But
Damage Done ls Enormous.

Three persons kill,pi outright, Two
fatally injured and fourteen others
more or lese seriously hurt, with enor.
nous property loss. is the net result
OF tornadoes that prevailed near Ham.
ilton, Greenwood county, and near
AGeeville, Golfer county, Kans,. Tues.
day night, The town OF Allceville,
which has 200 inhabitants, was prac.
tically demolished Wires were pros,
trated and the extent OF the storm was
not learned until late " Wednesday. The
list of casualties may yet be irccm.
plete.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
5ATEMAN is TURNED DOWN.
His Nomination by Grand Jury Tor
Notary Public Not Confirmed.

~ NS""sN'SH " SIaOu Jury Tor
Notary Public Not Confirmed.
The controversy between Judge Wal.
ter Venable and eX-Judgo j. n. Bate
man, at Atlanta, Ca, over the Office of
notary public and ex.ofIlcio justice Of
the peace came to a surprising and sen.
sational ending in the superior court
wednesday morning, when Judge
Lumpkin refused to confirm the grand
tury's nomination Of Bateman
The matter attracted more than
passing notice, from the fact that Bato.
man was the principal figure in the
contest for the alleged Collier tissue
paper will
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
ANOTHER CRANK NAeeEp.
Decker Also Wanted to Inspect Int
rior OF the White House.

John Decker, OF Norwich. Conn,
who evidently is a mechanic, about a.
years old, entered the white houss
soon after the doors were opened Wei.
nesday morning, The officials thought
from bis actions he was a crank and
arrested him. He was not armed and
made no resistance when placed under
arrest.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
EMeEzzLER IN GREAT LUCK.
Sentence for Stealing $1,000 ls only
Thirty Days IN jail

Thomas Ward, vice president Of he
Lemars national bank, at SlouX City.
who pleaded guilty to embe2zlemea, In
the sum of $4,000, was Sentenced
Wednesday to pay llno OF $4,000
and to stay in jail un,l the amount is
paid
II mas been discovered that The cor
sence given hr. wsr1 win amount .
~ ssFYing ioss thirty days IN Jail
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
MIKADO MENACED
Ninety Russian WarShipS are
at Anchor Off Korea,
ALONGSIDE JAPAN SHIPS
Russian 6rlgades Have Also 6een
Mustered on the Korean Border
Tragic Denoumert Is Hourly
Awaited.

Omclal information received III IdI'
is shows that a formidable Russian
fleet composed Of ninety war ships Of
all classes, has left Port Arthur and
has arrived at Ma.San.Pho, south of
Korea, where the japanese feet had
already arrived, The Russian ships
anchored within the harbor, alongside
the Japanese ships
Several brgades OF Russian troops
have been moved forward - tho Ko-
rean boundary, and are now encamped
on the border Diplomatic negotla.
tons are still proceeding at Toxic.
These do not relate to the evacuation
Of Manchurla by the Russian troops,
but to the future Of Korea.
The Patrle, newspaper In a special
dispatch from Darms,adt gives an in
terylew with AleXnndre Sayinsky, the
secretary Of Foreign Minister Lams
dorff, who, It Is claimed spoke on the
authority Of his chief upon Russo
japanese relations NJ saylnsky II
quoted as saying:
"Our agents at Toxic have Informed
us that Japan desires war and is pre-
pared for It, We have enough troops
In Siberia to resist all the Japanese
forces"
Reports plsersdted.
The Japanese minister at London
Baron Hayashi, described the an
nouncement made by The London Dai
ly Nails correspondent at Kobe, ia
pan, that Baron de Rosen the Russian
minister to Japan, had presented
note TO the japanese government con
tending that japan had no right to In
terfere in the question Of the eyacua
tlon OF Manchuria and proposing tn
partition Of Korea between Russia ant
japan as being "fantastcal and unwor
thy OF consideration"
The news from Kobe. the mlnlste
says, Is about as unreliable as new
from Shanghai, He reiterated tia
there was nothing In the situation /
Korea to occasion uneasiness,
Il have not heard and do not b
lieve," added the japanese mlnlste
that Russia has intimated her refusi
to evacuate Manchurla and that 81
has refused to allow Japan to int
fere with her occupation. see not
ing In the situation at the present m
ment that supports the report Of
warllke attitude on the part Of citht
Russia or Japan"
The minister added that he had nj
received word regarding any co
centration OF or alarming movemel
OF the Russian fleet In the Far East.
No Evacuation Move.
According to all Chinese report
Thursday, October s, the date fixed I
the evacuation of parts OF Manchul
by the Russian troops passed witho
a Russian movement toward the eva
uatlon OF Manchurla In the mea
time the Russian-Japanese negoti
lions regarding Korea and Manchurl
are proceeding at Toxic between III
Japanese cabinet and the Russian mil
lister, Baron dc Rosen The latter
acting under direct Instructions froI
Admiral Alexleff, viceroy of the vi
East.
Tho prospect Is considered doubut
unless Russia makes substantial co
cessIons. The rumor of the Japanei
rejection Of the Russian demands
officially denied.
China Is understood to be waitIn
for the result of Japans negotiation
before further treating with Russia fC
the evacuation of Manchurla.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
NOW UP TO uMP,REs.
Arguments In Alaskan Boundary Arbl.
tratlon Close In London.


tratlon Close In London.
The arguments In the Alaskan bound.
airy arbitration were finished az Lon.
don Thursday afternoon Mr.. Dlckin.
son concluded with an eloquent pero.
ration, dealing with the bonds OF amlty
between the United States and Great
Britain.
The wives and families OF the com.
missioners and Of counsel were pres.
ent.
John w. Foster, the agent OF the
United states, thanked the British gov.
eminent In the name OF the American
government for it's courtesy Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone paid a tribute
to Mr. Dickinson, and the session
broke up,
The matter Is now with the UNI.
plres for decision.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
LANDS FOR MRS. MAVERICK,
Nearly a Million Dollars Worth Have
Been Recovered.

Samuel V. Headden, OF Washington,
and Daniel s. Decker, Of New York,
the lawyers who are attempting TO
recover nearly 100000 worth of Ken
lucky Virginia and Alabama lands
for Mrs, Maybrick, the famous English
prisoner, declare that David w. Arm
strong, the lawyer formerly Of Louis.
vile, is the one who Unanswered Mrs
Maybrick's American estate,
They say that they have already
recovered $1,000 acres In Alabama
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
MOUNTAIN OUT OF MOLE HILL.
Gaze Of "shanshaled" Negro Boy
Raises Much Fuse and Feathers.

Raises Much Fuse and Feathers.
Moses Smallwood, a colored boy
from Georgia, who claims to have been
shanghaied on board the Russian bark
Alice in Savannah last July, arrived at
New York on the Majestic Thursday, A
customs inspector was detailed 10
meet the ship down the bay and take
Smallwood before the United States
district attorney In New York, who
will see that he is sent back to Savan'
nah to testify against the two board
ing house keepers whom he charges
with shanghaing him.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
Three Lose liz. by Tornado.

A tornado passed near Princeton,
ILL.,, Saturday evening killing three per
sons and destroying large amount Of
farm property.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
ATLANTA FAIR GATES OPEN.

ushered In With Largest Attendance
In History Of Association.
In the presence of the largest crowd
that has ever attended an opening day.
the nth annual fair OF he Southern
Interstate Fair Association began ~
Atlanta Wednesday at noon
Nearly 5000 people passed through
the turnsilcs during the afternoon and
at night, and the first day was an en-.
tire success.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-13
FOOTBALL A SOCIAL" GAME.
For that Reason the Color Line Is
Drawn by an Indiana Team.

Drawn by an Indiana Team.
Manager Eller, of the Wabash foot.
ball team, at CrawfordvIllc, Ind, has
received a letter from II. T. Watson
manager Of the Rose Polytechnic
League, stating that they consider
football social game ana as a matter
OF principle would not play II Gordon.
a eolored player. was allowed to par;
ueipate' The game has been can.
cellsd.