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Was Called to Order.

Here's another from Representative
KehOe Of Kentucky:
"A debating society was formed in one
OF the counties of my district. and
among the first question debated was,
Resolved, That the negroes have more
cause for complaint than the Indians
1T was stipulated the arguments
should be confined TO the United States.
The first diaputant on the affirmative
opened with a s~eech to sustain his po-
sitioh. every word Of which was lis
tened 10 with close attention by the
chairman. The disputant for the mega
tive made few remarks IN answer, ana
then turned to the Bible and commenced
reading passages for the purpose OF
proving that some of the points made by
his opponent were not backed up by the
Good Book.
.,rhe chairman stopped him with
.t4aIt right where YOU are, jim. Don
% anv further. You have gone out OF
the United States for argument.
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this evidence it did not take long to
reach the conclusion that William II
was cherishing the dream OF making
Prinz EiteI Frederick King Of Hun
gary
It is common belief that after the
death of Francis Joseph, the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy viii go TO pieces.
Hungary and Bohemia VIII become en-
tirely independent kingdoms, while the
German provinces Of Austria viii unite
with the Germanic Empire. II William
II should succeed in having his son
elected King of Hungary, and the Aus
trian crown provinces should unite with
Germany. the Hohenzollern viii become
the greatest and most powerful dynasty
in the world
No wonder that the Vienna court
grew seriously alarmed. and when a
few months ago the curious news had
spread through the European papers
how intense an interest the Kaiser's son
was taking in Hungarian affairs. Fran
els Joseph instructed his Berlin am
bassador to make inquiries and TO ask
an explanation. On the other hand, the
Hungarian Independence party was
greatly delighted 10 hear OF the HOhen-
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RRMcE KRNKaND 9fANzRH
Prince Eite Frederick, One of the Sons Of
the German Emperor, Has Been
Studyingthe Hungarian Lam
guage and Laws.

zollernsi far-reaching plan Zoltan Len
gyel, one of the opposition leaders, iron
ically remarked in parliament, that II
the Hapsburgs had been capable Of un-
derstanding the needs OF the Hungarian
people they now would have not to trem-
ble in fear lest a HohenZollern should
ccme 10 Hungary. and. accepting the
natural idea = and respecting the nation
al rights, at once captivate public senti-
ment and command the love Of the
people
So much cOmmOtion was caused Dy
the disclosure Of the Emperor's secret
designs that a certain prudence and dis
erect reserve became necessary. Hence
Count Won BuelOw, the German chan
csIIoE, sOlemnly declared in the Reich
stag, that "the German princes belong
10 Germany and cannot be seduced from
1t 10 take service IN any other country.
For the moment this declaration clos
ed the incident. But after the death
Of the aged Francis Joseph, when the
great crisis OF the Austr0-HungaFian
monarchy will have reached its climax.
Chancellor Won BuelOw-Or the Buelow
OF the time-Will probably tell differ
ent story.
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Sprinkling Was Baptism.

Representative Pierce of Tennessee
says that at session OF court held
several years ago a negro was con-
victed OF a capital crime and sentenced
10 be hung. In a Few weeks he pro-
fesseG religion. and asked TO be baptized.
The jailor moved his honor for an or
der allowing the prisoner TO be re-
moved from the Jail for the purpose of
receiving baptism
why not baptize him in the jail?''
asked the judge.
He wishes to be immersed-dOes not
believe in sprinkling or pouring; says II
is not valid baptism, answered the
jailOr.
The Judge reflected a moment. and
said: Il have a right to settle this
question. Mr.. Clerk, make an order that
this court. being sufficiently advised
decides that sprinkling is sufficient hap
tism."
This is a good one from Representa-
tive Lefenn of Pennsylvania:
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The Christmas Fiddle-

THE season for country frolics in my
State will soon be here" says a Repre-
sentative from Kentucky, "and l be-
lieVe there Is more real enjoyment at
one Of these shindigs than anywhere
else on earth, but they are regarded by
the preachers and church members as a
fearful means OF falling from grace
You see. after crops are laid, the
camp-meeting season opens. and the
young folks are taken into the church
by the dozens. They join, no doubt,
with the firm determination 20 stick, but
the hOliday-the Christmas-scason is
too much for them. They can't stand
the sound OF the fiddle; it tickles the
bottom OF their feet. and the next thing
anyone knows they have gone over
head-first.
There's an old fiddler out my way
who has caught on to this, and he sings
out as he draws the bow:
"Sallie she got religion;
She got il twice before.
But when de fiddle begins 10 play
Sallie's first one on de floor.
And that's about the way OF il with
five-tenths Of the converts-they can't
stand the Christmas fiddle But l be-
lieve that the Christmas fiddle in the
country is the sweetest musical instru-
ment on earth
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Why He Preferred Roosevelt.

A story is told that while ex-senator
Hill-David B.-was in West Virginia
he aceosted a native at Green Spring
and asked:
MY friend. do you support Mr.. Davis.
your distinguished fellow-eitizen?
Nav" answered the native.
'WeH, you support Mr.. ROOsevelt?'
Nav"
Then. sir; 1 guess you support Mr..
Watson2"
Nav"
pray. then. who do you support2"
Il support my wife an nine children.
or l try 70, but it's powerful hard
scratching, with huckleberries at 10
cents a gallon in season and rattle
snake skins only A. cents apiece now.
''Ah. YES. my friend, but who viii YOU
vote Tor for President"
Il am swine to vote for Roosevelt,
cause 1 hears that he can hold his hand
with any mOuntaineer In a bar night
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This Man Was Eligible.

Representative Dalton Of West Vir-
ginia says that bold. mad-lOOking citi-
zen of South Mountain ambled TO the
polls on election day and announced that
he wanted 10 vote.
What is your name?" asked one OF
the managers
John Elder. but the boys call me one
Gallus Jack" answered the would-be
voter
You are citizen of this county and
precinct and entitled 10 a voter
II am. by gad, sir
Where is your house,
Got no house.
Where do you Hve?"
Il live in the mountains. sleep in the
woods. eat raw bear and wild turkey.
drink out OF the river, and am a sure
death shot. l want 10 vote"
Ii is unnecessary TO add. says the
West Virginia Representative, that the
gentleman experienced no trouble in
getting his ballot properly deposited.
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No Australian Ballot.

II Is told by a Tennessee Representa-
tive that at a recent political meeting
IN his State the question of the Aus
tralian ballot was being discussed when
a ballot depOsitor secured the floor and
announced that ne was tooth and toe
nail against any secret or hidden ballot
Gentlemen" said he. - am not
ashamed 10 let my sentiments be pub-
hcly known. / do not care 10 hide nv
light under a bushel / was born in
old Virginia where folks walk In the
middle of the pike while the sun is shin
ing, and / am In favor OF people going
20 the polls and voting his honest opin-
ions vice versa"
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Beat the Presbyterian.

A few years ago In a village in Ches-
ter county, Pa, the Methodists and
Presbyterians each built "a church at
about the same time Soon a rivalry
arose between them. especially among
the Juvenile portion of the congregations
On one occasion the Methodist youngster
got the best OF an argument in this
way:
Buried another one in our graveyard
today"
, How many is that in aIl?" asked
Presbyterian.
Mine"
"Shucks, We've got nine, too, and
there's old Mr.. Gambler going TO die
soon. and he'll make ten.
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"Ten Young Ladies.

The late Senator Quay was one of the
politest men imaginable, and one day a
friend prodded him about lifting his hat
TO so many people.
Il never knew OF but one man going
10 the extremes III pohteness.' said the
Senator. Many years ago q minister
named Wilson succeeded the Rev. Al
bert Barnes as pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church in Philadelphia Brother
Wilson WAS aWfuily polite He would
say, There was "a gentleman of the
Pharisees named NicOdemus and
heard him once. Ia speaking Of the par
able OF the ten virgins, cali them The
ten young ladies.
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what the COuntryman Thought.

During the recent how-tO-do-it army
exhibition at Manassas a country fellow
was permitted to examine very fine
watch which General Ainsworth. mill
tary secretary. was showing some OF
his friends
''How much did that ticker cost your"
asked the countryman.
''The watch cost $340'' answered the
general pleasantly.
you Is jokin' amt yer?" questioned
the Virginian. dOubtfuily.
No. sir; that IS what the watch
cost"
The countryman examined the time
piece critically and handing back 10 the
genial general remarked.
''Weu, all 1 got ter say IS you uns Is
fool"
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Better Than Roosevelt.

Several gentlemen were discussing the
splendid physical condition Of President
Roosevelt. when a Representative from
North Carolina told this one.
''Adr Roosevelt is a crackerjack, no
doubt: but We produce a few physical
beauties in our state Now, one OF my
neighbors is noted for extraordinary
muscular strength IN his arm. He can
take a pine knot. place it in the hollow
Of his arm at the elbow, and. by sud
denly bringing his forearm upward. he
can split The knot into splinters and
press out the turpentine I'm a stream"
No one doubted the lawmakers story,
but IL required liquid refreshments from
convenient emporium 10 make Il go
down.
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Nnt Evcn a Hide 10 sell.

"Yes. yes. we lost everything" says a
southern Representative. who is always
DISPOSED TO look on the bright side of ev-
erything, and he will tell the President
another rabbit story the first chance.
.It was Sir Walter Scott, l believe" he
continued "who summed up aer losses
m this way: First we lost our wee BARN:
and then Jenny; and then the good man
himself; and then the COW died, too
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pispatch in Business.

Pension Commissioner Ware tells a
story about d special examiner In his
bureau who is noted for his quick dis
patch OF business.
This examiner had just had would
be pensioner make oath to certain state
ments. and just as the oath was beng
administered the applicant asked how
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Judge Caught Mapping.

Representative Clayton of Alabama
comes up with his four-aere smile after
election, and defeat OF his party has
not made him the least Bit grum.
we were caught mapping" says the
gentleman. Alabama had "a good
old gentleman once who presided over
one Of the circuit courts. and one day
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ARCHDLIKE CARL H21Nz q-AU5ZRA

Through the indiscretion OF a court
official it has become known that Prinz
Eitel Frederick, the KaiseF's second son,
was diligently studying the language as
well as the laws and history OF the
country In the light of this news the
Kaiser's long cOprtship OF Hungary at
once appeared as a premeditated part
OF an ingenious political scheme. and on
The Washington times., 1904-11-20
Clay-Eaters in Georgia.

There may not be clay eaters down I'm
Georgia. but at a recent. political DOW
WOW held In one Of the South Georgia
towns, Senators Bacon and Clay were
very much in evidence. and a country
man said to the editor of the weekly
paper at the town where the meeting
was being held:
s'Tt seems 10 be all Clay and Bacon
here "
YES" was the reply, hut Georgia
has always lived on clay and bacon, you
know "
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Stories Told By and Members and House

soon would it be before he received his
pension. The answer and the oath
came in a breath ike this:
You solemnly swear that the state
ments subscribed by you are true. 50
help you God. you will receive your
pension In a very short time, Mr.. John
son. gOOd-by. 1 must catch the train
for Cincinnati"
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In intimate political circles through
out Europe il was long ago taken for
granted that William ii must be follow
Ing some t}eep laid plan IN showering 50
systematically his attentions upon Hun
gary. Yet IT was not until a few months
ago that the veil was suddenly lifted
from the German EmperOr's secret de-
signs.
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one vast heap and sun-glass was used
10 set il on fire, that Il might be said
that the fire that destroyed ii was sent
from heaven.
This is the first and only instance ia
the history Of the country where leg
islatiye body personally supeTintended
the destruction OF its previous records
of corruption."
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was at the time a political sensation
OF the first magnitude. and the great
importance attached 70 II brought forth
various semi-oniciaI attempts to explain
1t away. But no explanation whatever
could efface the overwhelming impress
sion which the German EmperOr-s words
and conduct had made on the Hunga-
rian mind
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poor hizzy-but to be sure, her hide
brought me fifteen shillings.'
''It looks just now as though We will
not even have a hide 10 SELL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
PRESIDENT SMITH DOES
NOT DOUBT REVELATION
An AngeI in Black Appeared to the Mormon
Prophet
POlygamy Was Commanded Whole Question of MOrmonsm
Will Be Opened Up

= , = = = y = = , y = =
Washington March only il
church tllt trial This
lrsnaon mis-
ana elections objections to
ASKED by the proseu concerning the
the Mormon church and manner life OF its president
NJ
George Teasda 1t evidently the
me church following The manifesto President
had
= and Lillian Hamlin in 1899 Angeles
= Colts OBJECTIONS :
To this line formal
He TO
apostle until four after the Abraham
he he
O
madeby
They abandoned these charges
seat IN the
Wer 81 the soot proants admitted that
encouraged ahette them
people Of Utah
= the
SENATOR HoARs OPINION
TO the proposition whether
= dency apost nsge
and he thought testimony show smoot with the
licn ruernip admissible When
a
decided
objected TO and aIo" the the investigation
= church TO civil affairs Utah might be determined
> . = 4 = 4 4 ~ h \ y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
CAME WITHOUT WARNING
Collapse of Steel Skeleton of TweIve-Story Apart
nent House.
Five Killed Score Injured and Eight or Ten Persons Buried
in the Debris.

Al EW YORK. March Five persons
are known TO have been killed
about a score injured and eight
or ten. all Of whom are believed TO be
dead. are missing. through the col
lapse today of the steel skeleton OF the
Hotel Darlington a twelve-story
apartment house in course OF erection
at % West Forty-sixth street. The
steel framework had been erected as
far as the eleventh floor, and the
structure was sWarmug with iron
workers. masOns and Iaborers when.
without an instants warning the uD-
per floor sagged and collapsed and the
whole structure fell with a crash that
was heard for blocks and shook ali the
buildings in the vicinity.
Hotel Crushed.
4 portion Of the steel frame fell upon
the rear Of the Hotel Patterson. on
West FOrty-seventh street, crushing in
the wall of the dining room and killing
Mrs. Ella Lacey StOrrs. wife Of Frank
StOrrS. a wealthy resident of Rye.
Westchester county. as she was sitting
at luncheon with the wife Of Rev. Dr..
MnOt Savage. who escaped unhurt.
The other dead, SO far as known. are
ling Construction company; Farrell l.
Pagan. derrick man, and TWO unidenti-
fled men. apparently labOrcrs
The most seriously injured. with one eN-
cepuOn. laborers on the building are: Jo-
seph SintO. Andrew Maher James w
saith. Henry Strobe. Tony Smith. Dennis
McGlnnis. Frederick Weissenmuller. Colt
heb Witterau. a Y. Beuter. Joseph
Gentry and Ernest Meier. a waiter en-
ployed in the Hotel Patterson.
Work of Rescue
Among those missing IS Frank J. Ali
son of the Allison Realty company. the
builders OF the hotel. who il known 10
have been in the building when il fell
Efforts 10 recover the bodies Of the dead
and rescue those imprisoned i'm the wreck
were begun by the fiFemeu immediately
after the crash. and It II o'clock tonight
the contractor in charge or the yvrecking
work said that mis- men had discovered
seven bodies and that TWO were known 20
be pinned under the wreCkaec on the east
side Of the building
The cause of the accident was the over
loading OF the floors. Foreman James
Halpin. in charge Of the irOnWOrkers
stated that there was a large quantity Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL
Provision for Carriage Hire for the Coroner Stricken
in the House Amendment Fixing
Telephone Rates.

charged the district for telephones at
fem So to $50 each per annunl. alleg-
ing the existence Of an "extortionate
monopoly" This was amended so that
no rates in excess of those provided
for the district can be charged by any
company for telephones in private res
licences, under penalty of a forfeiture
OF rights.
Mr.. Hepburn said no attention had
been paid To the act OF congress fix
ing telephone rates, and that no pen
atty clause had been provided for its
enforcement The amendment as
amended was adopted without a dis
senting voice.
Mir. Cowherd CMo) sought to strike
out the provision in the item for medi-
cal inspectors for the public schools
requiring that four of the number shall
be OF the cOlored race. saying that the
commissioners had not been able 20
find four negroes qualified for the
places. The amendment was lost.
The house at $40 p. IN. adjourned
until tomorrow
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cement and other building material on the
fifth floor. and ON the ninth floor were
elgnty-lhree beams which were 90 have
been used in constructing the remaiuius
floors OF the building
Criminal Carelessness.
That criminal CarcleSsuess is charccabIe
20 somebody is shown by the fact that
the building department had placed rs-
peated violations against tho building
the last one being filed TODAY af the iu-
stance of Inspector Charles French. be-
cause the side walls were more than two
stories i'm advance Of the front walls and
The, floor. beams were not properly boIted
In spite OF this and previous warnings.
those responsible Tor the construction lr
the building went ahead regardless Of
Adjoining The collapsed building on tho
west Is the four-Sturv stone residence OF
Harold Brown Some OF the huge lyon
beams struck the side OF the house and
drove holes ia the wallis suG roof ancs5 Ie-
stroNed part OF the brown stone FROM
which was thrown 90 the street The o,t-
cupants escaped Uninjured.
Escape Of Children.
On the east side is q hous occupied ny
\. Malpolc Cragie as a school for boys.
The pupils had gone home 70 Unch few
minutes before the crash occurred Some
Of the beams struck the house. tearing off
portion Of the roof and rr1uShing holes
in the side walls.
III Sc oAblAr- II llN lIa- l'.ttl IL l4'iL.fltft.
was sitting at lunch with Mrs. SaVaer
when the crash came. and she and Meier
the waiter. were Instantly buried under
the debris of the roof and walls Nrz
Savage barely escaped being struck. but
her skirt was pinned 20 the floor by %
mass OF fallen bricks. Mrs StOrrs was
breathing when eNtricated, but died with
in few minutes The waiter is believed
TO be fatally injured. The other occu-
pants of the dining room escaped uuhurt.
Shaken TO Its Foundations.
The Hotel Patterson was shaken to its
foundations and the rear of the fire es-
capes on several stories were torn from
the faSteningS and all the windows ou
these floors were smashed. The OcCu-
pants of these apartments hastily quilted
them Rev. MinOt Savage was in in his
apartment ia the front of the hotel at
the time OF the collapse
The plans for the building were filed
by the firm of Neville & Bagge. archi-
tects, and called for the construction Of
fireprOOf building twelve stories IN
height with q frontage Of fifty-five feet
and q depth of l01. of steel. brick and
stone, OF a height when finished Of $50
feet The approximate building cost eN-
elusive OF the plot. was named AT $50 o.
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GERMANY REPRESENTED BYA
CRAZY MAN IN WEST AFRICA

the language Of Won Pueckler that the
latter was deranged. and wrote both
10 the count and 10 the agents Of the
company commanding that nothing be
done over so trivial a matter. saying
that the company for the first time
was about 10 pay a dividend. and add
ing that the good viii Of the natives
must be cultivated
Herr SchOeller'S letters arrived too
late. Count Won PueckIer with TWEEN
ty-five men tried to arrest the head
men of one Of the villages. but the
count was killed and his escort with
difficulty escaped During the next few
days the cOmpany's factories on the
Cross river We're burned down and four
agents were killed. a punitive eNpedi-
ton has now arrived in the hostile
district.
Count Won Pueckler. as appears from
information subsequently received by
Herr SChOeller. had recently given waN
II fits Of fury against the negroes.
attributable 10 the state Of his health
az a result of his long residence i'm
the hot climate of equatorial Africa
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Berlin. March 1.-The rising Of ma
tive troops in the Cross and Nsas-
sanang river region OF German Kane
run. West Africa, resulting in several
factories of the northwest Kamerun
being burned. and four Germans killed
as announced in these dispatches Mon
day. was caused by the eccentric con-
duct Of Count Won Pueckler and was
directly due To the theft Of a lantern
from the Northwest Kamerun COM
pany- Won Pueckler, who was the gov
ernments district commissioner. was
Teputed 10 be . quiet and sensible ad-
mlniStTator. having sound knowledge OF
native ways and character He form
erly was an employe of the Northwest
kamerun company but recently had
been employed by the government.
Herr Schoeller president of the COM
Dany. received in December last a long
letter from Count Won PUeckler re
garding the stolen lantern. concluding
with the assertion that he intended TO
make the property of white men re-
Spected by burning five villages. Herr
Schoeller inferred from the violence Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
ARKANSAS RACE RIOT
Two White Men kiIIed-Ne-
grOes Fortified and Await
Onslaught.

Fort Smith Ark. March at is re-
ported here that two white men were
killed. one white man and two negroes
seriously wounded in d race riot at Boka-
shee. ]. T.. tonight
The dead: John Hopper, Paris. Ark; j.
G. Butler. McCurtain, ]. 7.
The wounded: Charles Blevins. white,
Harrison Ark: Walter and John Jack
son. negroes. Little Rock. Ark.
White labOrers on the Midland Valley
railroad ri a camp a Shors distance from
Bokashee attempted TO drive the negroes
from the town. The negroes resisted ana
a battle followed. in which Hopper and
Butler were killed and three others were
wounded. Great excitement prevails and
a further clash is feared before morning.
as the negroes are reported TO have forti-
fled themselves in strong position in
the woods and seemed determined TO re-
Sist 10 the utmost all efforts TO diSlodgc
them.
The white laborers are frenzied aud
wild threats OF vengeance. are heard.