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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21
Hardly.

London. Austin Chamberlain will
hardly remove the duty on coal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21
Saved From Bleaching,

Pensacola The Missouri was about
to be run on the beach when Captain
Cowles saved her by turning her
course.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

Paris. Anarchists have been ar
rested in Marsei!les charged with the
Of killing President Loubet.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21
Bears Getting Together.

New York. New York cotton bears
have come together to protect them
selves.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21
Dakota Divorces Cut Ont.

Des Moines, lathe Iowa SUI
preme court refused to recognize d.
vorces in Dakota.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21
Japan Makes Complaint.

Washington. Japan complains Of
French hostility In the Far East.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

The Senate Committee on Com
merce will recommend the use of ST.
100000 from the funds of 1906 for
Mississippi river improvements during
1905.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

A high official Of the Treasury De-
partment, when asked today how the
Government s finances would stand at
the end of the present fiscal year, he
said: . see no reason for modifying
the prediction made to Congress at
the commencement Of its present ses-
sion that there would be a good sur
plus at the end Of it's current fiscal
year. Our estimate was that there
would be a surplus Of $14,000,000
by June 30, but for the unexpected
loan of $5,000,000 to the st. Louis ex-
position, the margin would be just
about as predicted. AS it is now, how
ever, the surplus will probably not ex-
ceed 100000" The Government s
income has been cut down some $13,-
100000 for the current year as com
pared with last year, ana had not ex-
penses been cut all along the line there
would be a big deficit. The saving
in operating expenses to date amounts
to over $10,0O0,O0O. The internal
revenue receipts, however, are more
than holding their own, there being
gain Of $3,O00y000 for this year.
Whiskey has contributed materially to
this, the receipts from the whiskey
tax for the eight months of the cur
rent fiscal year being $SS,667, 247,
gain of $3,480,000 over last year. Gig
arctic smoking is on the increase also,
there having been a gain in the tax
from this source of $4,000. The
sale of playing cards in the country
has evidently fallen off, for the tax re-
turns show a decrease in the output
in the last eight months of $2,000,000,,
the total output being something like
100000 packs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

The Delaware Indians residing in
the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian
Territory have, through their attor-
ney, filed a petition for a rehearing in
their case against the Cherokee In
dians, involving their claims to land.
They base their petition upon the
ground that the Courts opinion of
Feb. % last is variously construed.
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by her
two sons, Theodore, Jr., and Kermit,
have returned. from Groton, Mass,
where the Roosevelt boys have been
attending school. Both the boys are
suffering from an attack Of the
humps. They will be isolated in the
White House until they shall have
recovered.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

The President has sent to the Sen
ate the nomination of Collector Of
Customs Isaiah J. McCottrie, Of the
District Of Georgetown, S. C.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs heard, on the necessity for
amending the Chinese Exclusion Act,
in view Of the recent denunciation of
the Gresham Treaty regulating Chi
nese immigration by the Chinese Gov
eminent. The attorneys for the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor have fled
an opinion with the Commute sus-
tanning the view that this amendment
was necessary. This opinion sets
forth the view that unless the amend
ment is made there will be no way to
prevent the influx Of Chinese into the
country after the treaty has expired.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

A favorable report has been made
on a bill for the relief Of General
Louis Souer amounting to $3,861 for
coupons lost by fire in postal car
when he was internal revenue collec-
tor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

The conferees on the Naval Appro-
priation Bill have reached a partial
agreement, but disagreement remains
on most Of the important amendments.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-21

Captain David P. Wheeler and Cor
poral Percy Heyvelt were killed in
accommodating expedition against the
Moros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
SUBMARINES IN WAR
THEIR VALUE is STILL UNKNOWN
TO NAVAL MEN.

I The Recent Feat of the Fulton,
/ Which Remained Under Water
Twelve HOurs-UncIe Sam - owns
Nine Craft of the Fulton Type =
| The recent feats of the submarine
torpedo boat Fulton have again drawn
attention to the possible value of such
craft in warfare. The public has been
| expecting to hear of some remarkable
performances by such vessels in the
war between Japan and Russia, but
| thus far none has been used. \ steam
ship which recently left the port of
New York bore as Il part of its cargo
something which had a suspicious re-
semblance to the submarine torpedo
boat Protector, and the rumor arose
that the Japanese had been making
purchase of this kind in the United
States.
The tests of the Fulton at Newport,
r. l., under the direction of the navy
board of inspection and survey showed
that in such craft men can live safe
~ and comfortably under water for
twelve hours or more. In one of the
tests at Newport the Fulton went be-
low with nine persons on board. She
performed her evolutions and at the
expiration of twelve hours and thirty
three minutes came to the surface in
good order, no one having experienced
any discomfort during the period that
the vessel was entirely submerged.
An important feature of this test was
the speed and accuracy the vessel ex-
hibited in making an attack under the
sea. Nothing could be seen to indicate
the whereabouts of the Fulton while
she was making the run for the tar
get, which represented a hostile ship
and was located off Point Judith, Block
island. The target was struck as well
as it could have been had the attack
been made with n surface boat and
with the object in view all the time.
The run of ten miles to the target was
made in about one hour and twenty
minutes, an average of seven and one
half miles an hour, which is considered
fast for submarine travel.
Another Holland boat, the Porpoise,
was also put through drastic tests and
declared to have borne them magnif-
Gently.
1t was in December, 1901. that the
Fulton first performed with entire sue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
THE LATE COMMANDER H1RosE.

Tired, and on the fuse being ignited
the crew took to the boats. But no eX-
plOsiOn occurred, and he ordered his
warrant officer. Sugino. below to in
vestigate. Just then one of the enemy's
torpedoes struck the vessel. and ii be-
gan to sink. Undaunted by the dan
ger, Hirose returned to the doomed
craft to search for his comrade, but in
vain. AS the water reached the deck
he started to leave the ship, but by
this time the Russians were directing
a terrible fire on the party, and Hirose
was struck by n shell and blown to
pieces.
Fragments of the body of Hirose
were picked up by the Russians, and
they accorded them all the respect Of
n military burial. The Japanese, how
ever, wished for an opportunity to hon
or their hero's memory, so what could
be found of his body-a mere shred of
fesh-was conveyed TO Tokyo and bur
led some miles out of the city at 40
yama- The naval hOnOrs shown and
the ceremonies of the Shinto religion
made the burial most impressive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
How A. b. Frost Cut Coupons.

A certain Philadelphia art club has q
custom of creating a great deal of fun
at the expense of new members to test
their mettle and good fellowship. This,
rs may be imagined, is excellent fun
for the assemblage at large, but is
often very trying to the lone target of
it all. Shortly before the election of
A. B. Frost, the illustrator of farm
scenes, IL was reported that he pos
geSsed considerable wealth. At the
first club dinner after Mr.. Frost's name
had been added to the roll the MEM
beers were primed to derive amusement
from his debut.
Hello, Frostr' called one when the
new member appeared in the dining
room. 81 hear you are doing nothing
but cutting coupons now"
Yes" answered the artist quickly,
"and I'm using the same scissors
used to trim my cuffs with."-Success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Purchase of Wives.

Wives are still obtained by purchase
in some parts of Russia. In the dis
trict of Kamyshin, on the Volga. for
example, this is practically the only
way in which marriages are brought
about The price Of n pretty girl from
n well to do family ranges from 500
to 5000, and in special cases a much
higher sum is obtained. In the vii
lagos the lowest price is about $25. 1t
is customary for the fathers Of the in
tending bride and bridegroom TO hag-
gle for long time over the price to be
paid for the lady. y young farmer
whose father cannot afford to pay for
a wife for him need not think of get
ting married
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
BUCHAREST.
The Capital of ROumania Is n Sort
of Miniature Paradise.

The Capital of ROumania Is n Sort
of Miniature Paradise.
Though all Bucharest is modern, we
find the old eastern methods of mer-
camille construction-little open cup
boards lining the road, dealers squat
ting among their wares, literally at the
receipt of custom, for they make no
effort to invite it, and the various
trades huddle together here an armory
of rude pottery, richest green and rich
est red; there an arsenal of thick
leathern sandals, a heavy patch of
burnt umber; yOnder an avenue of
black sheepSkin caps set out upon brass
stands, in appearance like peasants
heads after a massacre. Out in the
streets are high hlllocks of golden
grain, pyramids of pumpkins and blaz-
ing piles of scarlet chiIlies. At inter-
walls little congregations wait with
laughing philosophy until they shall
be hired-builderS with their hods, la
borers with their spades, all with the
emblems of their toll. Bucharest may
be summed up as city of pleasures
and palaces, a metropolis of perpetual
carnival, temple of boisterous jovial-
ity. Her engaging people combine the
color, the grace and the hospitable in
stincts of the east with the comfort
and convenience of the west. Every
instant spent among them yields Il
quintessence of life and joy and
warmth and color. A small Paris in
deed? Nay; it's little paradise.-Her-
bert Vivian in Saturday Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
An Exquisite Bible.

The most beautiful volume in the
Congressional library at Washington is
a Bible which was translated on parch-
ment by n monk in the sixteenth cen
tury. The general lettering is in the
German text, each letter is perfect,
and there is not n scratch or blot from
lid to lid. Each chapter begins with
a large Illuminated letter. in which is
drawn the figure Of a saint, some Incl
dent in whose life the chapter tells.
The book is in a perfect state of pres
eryation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Turkish Customs.

A writer on Turkey says: "Bed-
Iteads are not used by the Turks.
Each room contains large cupboard,
built into the wall in which the bed
ding is piled during the day, and at
night the slaves come in when sum-
moned to make up the beds on the
floor. Other bedroom requisites, in
the shape of washstands, dressing
tables and wardrobes, are dispensed
with as superfluous. For everyday
ablution there is a small washing room,
with hole in the floor for the water
to escape through, and if the hanun
would wash her hands and face only
a slave brings the ever and basin and
pours the water over her hands. For
special additions she will go either to
her own private hammam or to the
public baths. She does her hair or
has it done for her, seated crosslegged
in her corner of the divan, and the old
walnut wood chests and Golfers in her
treasure room suffice to store her
gauzes and brOcades, her silks and en-
broideries."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Ewes Annie Tree.

In Ceylon there is n tree called
Ewes apple tree" which is remark
able in that the orange red fruit is
beautiful to look upon. yet out of each
fruit piece appears to have been bit
ten. 1t is said that the stimulation Of
a fruit which has been bitten into is
perfect For this reason and because
the fruit is a deadly poison the ma
tlves declare that it is the same tree
which grew in the garden of Eden,
and it is perpetual reminder of a dis
obedient act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Crown of nm Irish King.

One of the most highly priced relics
in the British museum, that great
storehouse of wonders and curiosities,
both natural and artificial. is the crown
formerly used by the Irish kings in the
coronation exercises which made them
monarchs of the Emerald Isle. Strict
ly speaking, there were two of these
Irish crowns, the one in question being
that used by the MacMurrougs, a fam
fly who were anciently kings Of Lem
ster. This regal relic, all that remains
of the old Irish monarchy, is a plain
gold band. rising to a kind Of peak or
point in front. 1t dates back to the
middle of the tenth century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
THE SUBMARINE BOAT FULTON.

cess the feat of discharging regula.
ton Whitehead torpedo while submerg-
ed at Il depth of ten feet and speeding
along without creating a commotion On
the surface. This experiment was over Il
course at Great Peconic bay, Long Island.
The Fulton went to the mark on this
occasion with such accuracy that had
the target been a hostile cruiser or bat
tleship it would doubtless have been
blown up.
The submarine torpedo boats which
have been built for the United States
navy include besides the Fulton, the
Adder, Grampus, Moccasin, Pike, Plum
ger. Porpoise, Shark and Holland.
These are all of the Holland type, the
Fulton being the most successful boat
Of this type yet constructed.
The navy is also experimenting with
a submarine torpedo boat known as
the Lake type and the invention of
Simon Lake. The Lake boat Protector
was to have received a test upon
the conclusion of the experiments
with the Holland boats. but her trip
to Japan will prevent this. The Pro-
tector was built at Bridgeport. Conn,
ny lue Lake Torpedo BOAT company
has n length of 80 feet and a beam of
IL feet. 1t is claimed that she can
dive to a depth of $50 feet. She has
displacement Of 115 tons on the sur
face and 10 tons submerged.
Congress at its last session apprO-
priated $S50,OC0 for the purchase of
submarine torpedo boats for the navy,
these purchases TO be made after COM
petitive tests. There is naturally keen
competition between the makers OF
the different types of submarine craft.
BY the provisions of the law the in
ventor of the boat must be an Amer
lean.
Captain Cable OF the Fulton possesses
the greatest confidence in the abilities
of his little vessel. Give me the sub
marines for safety" he says. Il made
more than 500 dives in the old Holland,
and the Fulton can do almost anything
except climb trees"
During the trip on Peconic bay in
1901 the boat was tested on the sur
face for its ice breaking qualities. AS
the queer looking craft sped along by
wondering scaIlop fishermen there was
scarcely a tremOr from the wheel,
while the action Of the motor was so
noiseIess that the boat was able TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Ant Colonies

An ant nest or colony arises from
eggs laid by one or more queens -
The developing young are tended by
the seXleSs neuters, or work ers." The
maggots, or larval ants, are fed by
them, often nourished out of the
nurses mouths, and are as carefully
watched in respect of the temperature
and other conditions of the nurseries
as are infantile human beings. When
full development occurs the pupae
change into ants, which are either
winged or wingless. The latter are the
''neuters." or workers. They may de-
velop big jaws and appear as the sol
diers" of the colony. Those which are
winged are the founders of new colo
MES. They are of both sexes and they
produce the eggs whence the new gen.
erations will be evolved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
CHARLES HENRY HACKLEY.

fact that he has exercised such good
sense in the use of his fortune and has
shown such a generous spirit. His i'm
portant benefactions TO MuskegOn be-
gan in 1888, when he gave 100000 for
public library. This sum he after
ward increased in order TO make the
building more substantial and it's en-
dowment ample, so that his total gifts
for the library amount TO $4,000.
The growth of Mr.. Hackley's invest
ments in Muskegon for the benefit Of
the public seemed to increase his de-
sire for its adOrnment, and he saw
that one way to effect this would be
the erection OF statues having patriotic
significance. He gave $4,000 in 1889
for soldiers monument, and, this sum
not proving sufficient to carry ont tho
plan on generous scale, he increased
the donation TO $4,000. Then in order
that there might be a suitable site for
the monument he expended 100000 In
the purchase of an entire square in the
heart of the city and in making 1t into
q beautiful park. Having given the
park, Mr.. Hackley was not satisfied
to have only one monument in 1t. He
is 81 great admirer of the characters OF
Lincoln, Grant, General Sherman and
Admiral Farragut. Not long after the
erection of the soldiers monument he
decided to erect in the square statues
OF these four patriots and heroes, and
commissions for the Lincoln and Far
ragut statues were awarded to Charles
II. Niehaus, while J. Massey Rhind was
asked to model the statues of Sherman
and Grant These artists stand I'm the
foremost rank of American sculptorss
and their work for Hackley square,
Muskegon, is notable for its merit.
When William Mckinley was assas-
sinated Mr.. Hackley promptly asked
Mr. Niehaus to design a statue Of the
late president for the park. 1t was
the first important statue Of President
Mckinley to be unveiled, and the cere-
monies of dedication took place I'm
May, 1902. Another donation to the
park by Mr.. Hackley is a statue Of
Philip Kearny by H. X. Bush-Brown.
Muskegon's benefactor is a strong
believer In the value Of manual train
ing for the young. and school which
IN Dau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18

lions from the bodies which elected them and this creates quite element
made.
national political
to TIL
he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
An Iuuminntinr crab.

One Of the marine curiosi-ies fished
some time ago from the bottom of the
Indian ocean was mammoth sea crab
which continually emitted a bright
white light similar TO that seen in the
spasmodic flashes of phosphOrescent
luminosity emitted by the common
glOwworm. The crab was captured in
the daytime and placed in n large tank
containing specimens of fish, nothing
peculiar except it's immense size being
noticeable in the broad glare OF the
tropical sun At night. however. when
all was pitchy darkness. the crab liz up
the tank so that the other creatures in
IL could be plainly seen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18

His Gifts to NiuskeEOn, Mich, AGRre-
gate 5OO,OOO-Has Used His For
tune For the Benefit OF His Fellow
Citizens.
Charles Henry Hackley. who might
be called the Carnegie of the state Of
Michigan, owned the modest sum of 81
when he first arrived in the city Of
MuSkegOn. Since that day he has pre-
scented gifts to the city amounting in
value to $1.500,OO0. The history of the
benefactiOnS of Mr.. Hackley to Mus
kegon makes quite long story and as
whole is Il remarkably fine illustra-
ton of what men who have succeeded
in amassing wealth may do to make
the communities in which they live
more beautiful and to afford their fell
low citizens means of self help. Mr..
Hackley grew up with the city of Mus
kegon, and it was a natural thing for
him to use his wealth in adjoining it
and adding to the number of its public
institutions. He was born Jan. 3, 1897,
at Michigan City, Ind, but removed to
Muskegon as a boy Of seventeen and
since that time has been identified
with its industries and progress. One
of the great activities of Michigan in
the last half century was the lumber
industry, and it was this with which
young Hackley became associated. for
his first employment in Muskegon was
as common hand in lumber mill.
He did not ask what wages he would
be given. but received SOD for his first
months labOrs, his pay being increased
soon to $26 per month. In the winter
he went into the woods as n scaler for
the mill at $50 per month. Coming
back to the town in the spring. he was
advanced to be foreman of the force
that cleared the mill and piled the
lumber. From this time his advance
ment was rapid, and one success crown
ed another. Today he is an influential
factor in many business enterprises.
The story of Mr.. Hackley's business
life reads like that of many another
energetic and thrifty man who has
won success in the world of industry.
But his case is exceptional and notable,
and the reason for this is found in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18


as the Northern Securities company,
gave him especial prominence.
Mr.. Knox was born in Brownsville,
Fayette county, Pa. May 6, 1853. He
graduated from Mount Union college,
Ohio, in 1872 and was admitted to the
bar in 1875. In 1S76-77 he was assistant
United States district attorney of the
western district of Pennsylvania. In
1877 he formed a partnership with
James II. Reed under the firm name of
Knox & Reed. The firm represented
several large corporations. Mr.. Knox
was appointed attorney general by the
late President Mckinley April o, 1901,
and was retained in office by President
Roosevelt He is known as a very
shrewd, hard headed lawyer. He was
associated at one time with the late
President Harrison. In the Indian
apolis street railway case Mr. Harrison
was disposed to look upon the boyish
looking lawyer as his assistant 1t is
said that the two met some time later
in Atlantic City and took a walk to-
gether.
by the way. Knox" said Mr. Har-
risOn, how did you come out in the
settlement of your account with the
Indianapolis Street Railway company?
got S25, 900 out of it."
II am very glad to hear it." said Mr.
Knox modestly. 81 got $125OO0."
Mr.. Knox will serve until March 1.
1905, and 1t is expected that he will
be elected by the Pennsylvania legis-
lature in January for the next full
term.