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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20

amazing prevention Of those diseases which are
so much more deadly to troops in the field than
bullet, shell or bayonet has exacted unbounded
admiration both in America and Europe With
these Western methods OF medicine there has
been imported into Japan the European and
American manner of the payment of fees, and
the former charming mode of intercourse be-
tween the medicine and his patient has
vanished. along with many other attractive
features of old Japan.
Some of the largest fees received by physi-
clans in the Old World have been those paid
by royalty and there are to-day in England
and in the various Continental countries of Eu-
rope large number of titled families of great
wealth who are indebted for the foundations of
their fortunes to the gratitude of some mon
arch for medical services. Empress Catherine
Of Russia, for instance, who was mortaIly
afraid of smallpox presented the English doc
tor Thomas Dimsdale with a sum of $4,000
in cash. $4,000 more for his travelling ex
penses from London to St Petersburg the dig
nifty of a counsellor of state and of hereditary
baron and with life annuity of $4,000. merely
for having vaccnated her. 1 can recall the late
Professor Charcot, the great French specialist
on all nervous ailments. receiving $4,000 for
single consultation by the late Dom Pedro of
Brazil. the visit, however, involving a trip from
Paris to Aix-les- Bains. where the Emperor was
staying at the time, and the professor was re-
puted to have received even still larger fees
from the late Cornelius Vanderbilt The late
DR.. Playfair received for attending the Crown
Princess OF Rumania on the occasion of the
birth of little Prince Charles sum of So 600
all his travelling expenses between London and
Bucharest, estimated a princeIy scale;
1eWelled snuffbox and the star of a Grand OH
Ger OF the Rumanian Order of the Crown Tho
fee paid to the eminent physician, a member of
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PAYING THE DOCTOR
Continued from seventh paxo

own house He made up for the heaviness of his
charges TO the rich by his kindness to the Door
whom he treated for nothing One day he was
visited by the late Prince Demidofr, who was ~
close listed as he was rich. his wealth surpassing
that of any other nobleman or any commoner
IN Europe. After having prescribed the neces-
sary remedies he noticed that Prince Demidor
had extracted two fve-ruble notes from his
pocketbook, and that he was about to tender
them in payment for the consultation
Thanks. no, nothing at all, my dear prince
he exclaimed. in the most kindly and affectionate
manner; you ought to know by this time that
l never accept any fee at all from the DOOR, and
with that he bowed the multi millionaire out
In England the professional fees OF physicians
regulated by traditional usage and
etiquette, and for ordinary consultations-of
course. do not mean operations-from to
guineas are paid. which usually handed to
the doctor at the conclusion of the visit, done up
in piece of paper. or else in an envelope, much
IN the same manner In China. where the fee
is wrapped up In red paper. which In
Scr1bed the words Golden thanks" notWith-
standing that the amount seldom exceeds SO
cents 1t Is only fair to add that Chinese doc
tor is even highly paid at that For his prescrip
lions, according to my experiences. COM
prise the most repulsive substances including
snakeskins moths. siIkworrns and even animal
and human secretions- When inform my read
ers that have been prescribed for by native
physician in China beg them at the same time
to believe that 1 refrained from taking any of
their medicines, having less faith in their skill
than in that old Chinese proverb according to
which the spilling of the medicine indicates
speedy restoration to health
This method. In vogue tn England and In
China OF handing to the doctor his fee wrapped
up in piece Of paper gives rise. In London at
any rate, to u considerable amount of fraud on
Tho part OF patients. who. particularly In tn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20
4 DROP IN YALUES.

Henry Clews. the banker was talking about
stock that had dropped in value
Great was its fall" he said 1T was pa
thetic. 1t made me think OF an incident that
happened the other day in express office
ITO this office burly. kind looking young
man came with package under his arm
- want to express this package he said
THE clerk. usual asked him:
What is the nature OF the contents of tho
paCkageT
1t is, said the simple minded youth m q
sad tone. "a bundle of letters from a young LADY,
am returning them to her.
Their valuer said the clerk
Tho young man swallowed
Il don't know what their value n now. b.
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the italian Senate. who brought the fnfans
Prince of Piedmont into the world the other
day, was considerably larger. while SJo.oO0 Is
asserted to have been paid by the grateful Gar
to the principal doctor present at the birth OF
the CZarewitch last summer. These big fees
are only to be explained by the value which.
from jynastic and political point Of view. is
attached to the lives of the members of the
reigning houses OF the Old World. the fate of
nations Oftentimes depending thereon. This IS
accepted as a perfectly admissible argument
Why. then. should not doctors be permitted to
charge fees to the rich proportionate to their
wealth and to the Importance of their position
as princes of finance, of industry and of trade?
EX-ATTACHE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20
MORE ALPINE RAILROADS.
Hoo S7ciss Peaks Dire Made 4c-
cessible to Tourists.

The rapid increase in the number of mountain
railways in Switzerland of late is a proof of the
go-ahead progressive spirit of the Helvetians.
which has won them the nickname of Yankees
OF Europe" This modern spirit Of the Swiss is
we'll known to travellers familiar with their
country Their hotels the most comfortable
and luxurious on the Continent. while their rail
road, steamboat and posto1tice service is I'M
equalled in Europe This applies particularly to
Swiss mountain railways.
In the more or less accurate accounts pub
lished of late concerning the most famous Alpine
roads, such the Jungfrau and Gornergret,
omission seems to have been made of the Ter
ritet-Ghon Railway and its more recent extern
sion, the Mont Caux Naye roads. The funicular
railway between Territet, Lake Geneva, and
Ghon, a mountain resort one thousand feet
above the level of the lake, Is the steepest rail-
road in the world. The abrupt incline Of the
mountain made necessary at one point the plac-
ing of the rails at an angle of 81 degrees The
so-called "funcular' system. which the
Territet-Ghon road is worked, is that OF sim
pie pulley, the ascending train being dragged
up by the descending
The success of the Territet road being assured,
All extension of the railway has been made In
the shape of cog wheel railroad to Mont
Caux and the Rockers de Naye, the most ceie-
brated peaks of the Vaudois Alps, six thousand
rocky slopes and ravines of the Rockers do
Naye were thought to be too precipitous for
even modern engineers to encircle them with
the magic rail But these difficulties likewise
gave way before the ingenuity OF the Swiss
people, and the grandest region of the Alps.
long known only to privileged few, Is
reached in twenty-four hours by through
ticket from London.
The railway from Mont Caux to the Rockers
de Naye a particularly daring undertaking.
requiring winding tunnels before the ap-
parently inaccessible peaks of the Vaudois range
could be reached AS It not possible to
build according to the suggestion OF certain
fanciful inventors elevator With central
tunnel. the Swiss engineers have made use of
TEN, for the Caux-Naye road the success Of
which had previously been proved on Mont
Piletus, Montegeneroso and elsewhere
There is probably mountain district IN
Europe where the traveller enjoy such .
remarkable railroad journey, with such varied
experiences as from Territet to the Rockers do
Naye After slowly ascending from the level of
the lake a glorious panorama gradually unfolds
itself, including Byrons, Gibbons and Rous-
seaus country. Finally, on reaching Mont
Caux, the tourist, who has imagined himself to
be in country as wild as In the days of Bonnt-
ward. suddenly finds himself transported to our
ultra-modern civilization the train stops n
the artistic station adjoining palatiaI hotel.
the equal of any fashionable caravansary II
AK les Bains or Homburg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
FOUR FREE TRIPS
TO WORLDS FAIR
Daily Tines VIII Send Popular Persons
70 Exposition Ten Days Trip
and Expenses Paid.

ne Louisiana Purchase Exposition. OF
Worlds Fair, at st. louis this year WIN
" u 81 respects the greatest enterprise
~ eae Alhd ever undertaken. In point III
moor space 10 the exhibit palaces It win be
more than ten times as large as the Pan.
american Exposition at Buffalo in loO1
Twice as large as the Worlds Columbian
exposition at Chicago in 1898. and thraa
tion. ais EXPOSE
indications point to an enormous Al.
tendance from all parts Of the conntrv
Everybody wants to see the preatest
worlds Fair ever held.
Inc Barre Daily Times invites fonr "a
~ most popular readers Ito be determined
~ vote to attend the ST. Louis Fvnosi
''o %. as the guests Of this newspaper
The candidates for these free tvins
=, .d LOUIS VIII be classified thus:
Ra lass s,. The most popular resident Il
Ra S,as ~. The most popular resident Of
Orange county. '"A is7suehe q
=, giass The most popular rasidert !,
washington county. outside n p g9.usus ~. y
and town. Su's'ue u barre city
roa aaese persons viii be selected nv tba
a Eau Of the Times The balloflnS MIN sTS
0 wv y. immediately and will oontinns pnsii
IN, nv 81 Friday, July i me wlnnsys
Ta III. " y announced In the Issue of Tnesds,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
ILLINOIS DEADLOCK.
After Weeks Vacation, Delegates Are
Voting Again.

After Weeks Vacation, Delegates Are
Voting Again.
Springfield, Ill. June 1.-The dele
gates to the Republican state conven-
ton in reassembling were quite gem
orally Of the opinion that no nomina-
ton would be reached for at least 4
few days The iifty-ninth ballot was
expected to show no material change
from the fifty-eighth ballot, the last
one taken prior to recess
The adherents Of Colonel Frank O.
Lowden exhibited great confidence and
said that d break for Lowden might be
expected on any ballot Charles S.
Deneen's managers appeared equally
confident although they We're not At
tempting to duplicate the Lowden DEM
onstrations The Yates men stanchly
declared the governor as much 4 factor
as lie was two weeks ago.
Friends OF Attorney General Hamlin
maintained that conditions were hour
III growing more favorable to their can
didate. This also was the view taken
by the supporters Of Congressman War.
ner No specific reason except renew,
ed confidence by each candidate was
advanced for the prevalent belief that
the deadlock would not soon be broken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
FRANCE ASKED TO HELP.
Chadwick Will Land Marines If Cap
tives Are Hurt.


Washington, June Through Am
bassador Porter, Secretary Hay has re
quested the French government to ex-
ercise its good offices toward securing
the release Of Perdicaris, the kidnapped
American, in Morocco. The French
government has undertaken the task,
and because Of its closer association
with the various elements in Morocco
it is believed here that 1t can accom-
plish more than any other government.
The British government also is acting
with great energy in behalf of young
Varley, the stepson of Perdicaris and a
British subject and the British Off
Gals are III communication with the
United States authorities.
Admiral Chadwick is not expected at
present to land a party from his feet
TO pursue the brigands, but it is stated
positively that Ii Raisuli executes his
threat Of killing his captiyes the
United States government will insist
that be be run down and executed al
any cost 1t is expected at the navy
department that the south Atlantic
squadron, now AZ Tangier, win soon be
REINFORCED by the European squadron,
commanded by Rear Admiral Jewell
and consisting Of the Olympia, Balti-
more and Cleveland, which left the
Azores Saturday The battleship Iowa
has left Horta, Azores, for Lisbon,
whittier she was preceded by the bat
tleship Kearsarge, Maine and Ala
bama Of Rear Admiral Barker's squad
ron The Perdlcaris matter was dis
cussed at some length at the cabinet
meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
AFTER pATTo ALI.
General Woods Punitive Expedition
Chasing Slayers Of Filipinos.

General Woods Punitive Expedition
Chasing slayers Of Filipinos.
Manila, June / Major General Leon
ard Wood has returned from zamboan-
ga island Of Mlndanao where he has
been organizing q punitive expedition,
dispatched III pursuit Of the Datto All
and his band Of Moros from the lilo
Grande, Who on the 18th inst. surpris-
ed and massacred fifty-three Filipinos.
men, women and children. employees
Of the government at Camp Oyerton.
United States troops are now trailing
Ali determined either to capture or de
stroy him and his followers.
The bodies Of the officers and men Of
the seventeenth United states infantry
ambushed and killed by Moros on May
8 have been inferred At CotMbato. in
Allndanao. The officers killed ia the
ambush were First Lieutenant Harry
A. Woodruff ana second Lieutenant
Joseph II Hall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
BIG FLEET AT TANGIER
-Four american WarshipS and 0re
British Now There.
COURIER SENT TO SULTAN.

Active Efforts to seeurs Release From
5rigands Of Psrdicaris and Marley
Cause Much uneasiness Among In.
habitants Of Moroccan Capital.
Tangier, June 1.-The United States
gunboats Castine and Marietta have
arrived here. With the cruisers Brook
Ign and Atlanta, which had previously
arrived, they complete the American
squadron sent here in connection with
the kidnapping by the bandit Raisull Of
Ion Perdlearis, the American, and his
stepson, Cromwell Varley, British
subject
The British dispatch boat Surprise
has also arrived here with the admiral
from Gibraltar to confer with the Brit
fish minister IN regard to the kidnap-
ing. The United States flagship Brook
lyn saluted the Surprise.
The inhabitants Of Tangier are I'M
easy, and the British residents outside
the town have been requested by their
consul to come to Tangier
The British and American represent
atives have sent special courier to
the sultan concerning the prisoners
The officials maintain strict secrecy
regarding the negotiations in progress
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
BANDITS IN l@ai psiA.
Masked Men Rob Car Barns, caoeIaa
Employees ana PASSENGERS.

Masked Men Rob Car Barns, Gacoiaa
Employees ana Passengers.
Philadelphia. June 1 -Four naskaa
robbers visited ne car barn of the Del
aware County Electric railway 1T
Clifton Heights. near here. ana blew
open two safes, securing $50 in cash
but falling TO get $1,000 which was IS
one Of the safes. The craeks,nap
round and gagged three employees Of
ne company and two male passengers
ana teirofized two belated women nas-
sengers. 80
When the thieves made their an
pearance at the barn Charles Bonner
William spence ANA Il. j. Doda ea,nl
pany hands, we're shifting ears The
passengers were III the waiting room
me Two men being asleep. The rob.
bers first covered the three empIoveee
with their revolyers, and when Charles
Bonner attempted to resist he was
rendered unconscious BY blow on fhe
mead with the butt end Of revolver
me three men were then bound and
gagged and placed III the conductors
ROOM with one Of the robbers guarding
them. 2
Proceeding to the waiting room. The
remaining three outlaws found the four
passengers, the two men being asleep
Ihey We're found and tho women we're
warned to make 10 cutlery. a second
robber was left on guard, ana the Two
Others went 70 the office where they
pew open two safes. They succeeded
guy "a opening the outer door of the
large safe, which contained III 600 III
cash. The smaller safe was shattered
and the robbers made off with s15o
they found therein.
Dodd managed to work himself FREQ
of the cords which bound him. ana
after the others had been released the
police Of this city and Of Chester. Pa
We're notified Of the robbery No ar,
rests have as yet been made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01

Beginning with this Issue Of the Times,
and in every issue until and Including that
Of Friday, July ! there viii be printed on
the second page, coupon emitting the
| holder 70 cast one vote in any of the four
classes above specified
In classes z, 8 and 4, for every yearly
subscriber to this paper at $500 paid IN
advance 800 votes win be given; for SIX
months at Sl.z5 paid Ia advance 100
votes viii be allowed, and for three
months az IS cents paid in advance g
votes viii be allowed
Subscribers owing q subscription can
pay up at the rate Of $500 a year and have
votes credited accordingly.
To each Of the four winners We shall
present coupon ticket which viii I'm
cinde
!. Railroad fare from Barre to 81. Louis
and return.
?. Berth in Pullman Palace Sleeping
Car, each way.
3. All meals en- route, In dining cars or
at hotels.
4. Stopover al Niagara Falls, with trip
over the International Belt Line through
the Canadian National Park 70 Queens
town, across 70 Lewiston, returning over
the Great Gorge Route.
., Transfer between depot and hotei
at st. Louis.
9. Five days board troom and meals
at hotel at st. Louis.
I. Daily admission to the grounds OF ne
Louisiana Purchase Exposition for hVe
days
8. Special steamer excursion on TIE
Mississippi river
O. A handsomely illustrated "Guide V
st. Louis with large map Of the city ana
the Exposition grounds.
10. A travellers accident Insurance
ticket for $1,000 with $3.50 weekly ~
demnity for FIVE weeks in case Of injury
good for one year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
FOR ENGLISH GOLF HoNoRs
Americans Hold Their Own IL Prelin'i
nary Rounds.

nary Rounds.
London. June 1.-The amateur g9h
championship contest opened at sand
witch III wet weather There were 49,
entries, including half q dozen Ameri
cans namely. Walter J. Travis, "a,
American champion II. NJ Byers, W
". Burton Of the Ebwanok club, i. Q
Horstman OF the Chevy Chase and q
Emmett ana ] Waller Of the Gardei
CITY club. Walter J. Travis beat II
Holden Of the Royal Liverpool club b
up and 3 to play w W. Burton
American, beat Norman Coekel 3 ui
and to play II nj Byers beat G Il
Dick by > up aud 1 10 play This wW
one Of the most surprising results q
the day. as Dick. Scottish intera
tional player, showed great form ia tht
recent 81 Georges cup contest
Second round y. Emmett beat Giiber.
Elliott by one hole, ANA Crawfort
Hutchinson beat Moller by one hole
Burton beat 4 Cant by mp and Il
play, ami Walter J. Travis beat Robl
bv one hole.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
Train FaIIs Thirty i've Feet.

Cincinnati O., June /. Owing to tie
washing away o. d bridge on the Nor.
folk and Western railroad near Ba4
tayia In Clermont county, due TO tor
rental rains. the engine and baggage
car Of passenger train fell thirty -tiyt
feet into the stream below. The engi
neer and the fireman saw the break IN
time 10 jump into tie water ana after
considerable difficulty they reached tie
shore. No one was hurt in the wreck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
JAPs PRESSING ON.
Refugees at Newehwang Report Daily
Fiehtina Near Port Arthur.

Refugees at Newehwang Report DAILY
Fighting Near Port Arthur.
Newehwang, June 1.-Refugees, who
continue to arrive here from the south
ern part Of the Liautong peninsula. he
port daily lighting there and severe
loses for both armies, but the reports
are not conhrmable officially. Tie Rus
slams here are depending on the press
bulletins for news from that vicinity
The highest Russian authority here
while not believing that Port Arthur
will fall. admits that its loss would bt
terrible blow to the Russian arms.
The same authority says Russia may
send large army to the south III New
ehwang ID the event OF General stoes
sci being able to hold his own at Port
Arthur This, however, Is not possible
at present owing 70 the positions 90.
cupied by the Japanese armies operat.
ing from the Yalu river and 'Fakushan
The Russians are not sangune as to
the outlook for Port Arthur
More contraband Of war is arriving
here Two eargoes of -four and timed
meats and some specie We're rushed Il
Alukden as soon as they were unloaded
Heavy rains are daily making the
roads almost impossible
The Chinese brigands are becoming
active
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01

Rising sun Ind June 1.-Jame.
Moore aged twenty. a farm laborer,
has shot himself in the head Ills
physicians say the wound is such that
he cannot recover This Is the third
attempt at suicide here from those
brooding over the failure Of the jury
to reach a verdict in the Gillespie muir.
der trial Moore has been talking
about the case almost continuously
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01

St louis Dune 1.-The social event
90 the grounds was the luncheon Ton.
dered Miss Alice Roosevelt by the
board Of lady managers. 1t was held
in the Woman's building II was Die
first intention Of the board to limit
the invitations to 100 but the pressar,
brought IN st, Louis society women
who wished 70 meet Miss Roosevelt
was SO great that the list was OK
tended 70 l50 When Miss Roosevelt
took her place at the center Of TIE
table THE official members 81 the party
swelled the number about the board tc
nearly 300.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
FIGHT WITH cOssACKs.
Russian Version Of Engagement Makes
It Small Affair

Russian Version OF Engagement WeNe
It Small Affair.
st. Petersburg. June ]. The wa
Office has received detailed report q
tie fight 1T Aiyangpieumen, about
sixty miles northeast Of Fengwane
cheng. osl saturday night in which
two battalions Of Japanese infantry
and one squadron of japanese cavalry
numbering 200 men, attacked FIVE
sauadrons Of C0ssacks The Russian
losses were seven Cossacks killed anc
one officer wounded and nine horses
killed.
The Cossacks were encamped tWeiYt
miles northwest Of KuHHdlansian
which was held by several Japanes
battalions. two Of which and one squad
ron Of cavalry left on May . for Sal
matsza This force encountered the
Cossack biyouac lit 1890 o'clock the
same night and attacked the Cossacks
who retired in good order, keeping ul
running tight along the road to Sal
matszf There was a great deal o.
iira- On both sides but il was very I'M
effective, as is shown by the smalness
of the Russian losses. 1t is believed
that the Japanese did not sustain am
greater casualties.
After reaching Saimatsza May % the
Japanese returned to Kuandiansian
apparently not liking the vicinity Of
the Cossaeks aud in view Of the posi-
billity Of General Rennenkampff bring
ing up re-enforcements The war Of
fee attributes little Importance to thi.
engagement, which was heralded from
Tokyo as a japanese victory
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01

pittsburg- June - shortly before
daylight Irwin Wise mechanical 81
gineer. shot Katie Craft through the
heart Instantly Killing her ana then
turned his revolver on himself send.
ing another bullet into his own hear
and ending his life almost instanily
The shooting occurred at the boarding
house ut SEQ ST. Mays court, Alle
gheny Of which the Gran woman was
proprieiress. The motive for The don
bic crime is AZ present unknown. but
as Wise had been paying attention "a
the craff woman FOR some time It &
believed to have been jealousy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
Russiane MarehIna on kinohau.

Tientsin, June IL is reported her,
that tile First brigade Of the Fiist
Russian division consisting of Ii,
First. Second. Third and Fourth ST
berian regiments, left Tashechao "a
point on the railroad about twent,
miles south Of Newclwangl for Kin
chau The purpose Of this movement
is not known, but it is believed that the
troops are moving to the relief Of Port
Arthur. They are to be followed by an
entire division