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with to one 2lh miles long, with a
maximum breadth of about one mile.
West Of the Capitol 1t is proposed
to restore the Bulfnch gates and fence
that once SO strongly emphasized the
frontage of 1900 feet, corresponding
to the width of the mall. The re-
covery OF this original feature, sup
plemented by central terrace 1000
feet long, will give the broadest pos
sihle support to the Capitol, which
will thus gain an additional height Of
40 feet, The design relieves and en-
riches the western slope Of the Cap.
itol grounds by basins and fountains;
pours finally into a great central pool.
As effects for vistas from the Cap
their water, falling from level to level,
itol and the White House 1t is noted
that several Of the great radial ave-
nues climb the hills encircling the
city, and on the crests Of these hills
superb sites are found for shining
memorials standing out against the
sky.
At the conveyance of Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland avenues, on the
western side of the Capitol grounds,
between the latter and the mall, a
magnificent open space, Union square,
is designed, and 1t is suggested that
here be located the proposed Grant
memorial. Union square, with Its par
terres of green, forms an organic con.
nection with the mall.
In developing the mall main con-
sideration was Its elevation to the
Washington monument. That noble
erection had been located slightly out
of the lines of the true geometrical
axes of the composition. But by care
full planning, it has been brought into
Its proper place in the vista, as the
great central feature Of the scheme.
To this end the central line of the
mall, on the axis Of the Capitol, has
been slightly DETECTED, but to the eye
this obliquity will never be evident.
The mall proper is to have uni.
form width Of 1000 feet throughout
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While Russia Is engaged with Ja'
pan in the debatable land Of eastern
: China, England Is fighting her way
into the debatable land Of southwest,
'ern China. Col, Younghusband, at
the head Of detachment Of the Brit
ish army, has forced his way over
the Hlmalayas into Tibet and has de-
feated the Tibetans at Guru, not a
hundred miles south Of Lhassa, the
Tibetan capital,
This advance Of the British into
Tibet had been more carefully pre-
pared than was the Russian advance
into Manchooria. Bhotan, the semi
independent mountain state lying
south Of Tibet to the east of the trade
route from Bengal to Tibet, was
brought under British control in 1866
British influence in Nepal, the Hima-
layan state south of Tibet, west Of
the trade route, was established in
1875. Between the two lies Sikklm,
Tibetan state, and British protect.
crate was established over this in
1890. Control of Sikkim gave the
British possession of the trade route
as far north as the mountain passes.
Meantime Russian agents, Japanese
priests, and Chinese travellers had
penetrated to Lhassa, A Japanese
priest was the first man to live for
any length of time in the mysterious
city, and on his return he published
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When, comparatively recently, the
plans for the Improvement Of the ma
tional capital were made public, they
commanded the attention Of the en-
tire country, and the approval Of .
scheme destined to make the seat Of
government for the United States the
most beautiful capital city in the
world was significantly hearty. The
studies were made by what Is known
as the Burnham commission, under
the authority of the Senate committee
on the District Of Columbia,
The Capitol, as planned by L L'Enfant,
faced, looking west, a great parklike
space between Pennsylvania and Mary
land avenues, called the mall. This
feature recalled the great schemes Of
formal gardening designed by Lenotre
at Versailles and elsewhere In France
work with which LEnfant was fa'
miliar. The mall, as now designed,
will be great Improvement upon
L'Enfant's project, for the reason that
the reclamation Of the Potomac fats
has added to the grounds Of the Wash.
ington monument great area, in.
creasing the composition to be dealt
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lndenendent Oklahoma Town.

Andrew Carnegie heard of little
town in Oklahoma which had no libra
ry and decided to supply what he re-
garded as necessity The multi
millionaire offered to furnish $4,000
for the library, provided the citizens
would guarantee proper support for
the institution. He gathered new
idea of Oklahoma's optimism and in
dependence on learning that the citi.
zens resented his offer as an insult.
Make your offer 100000 and we may
take 1t under consideration wrote
the town officers, but so far Mr.. Car
negie has not decided to do as sug.
gested,
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MOVE OF GREAT BRITAIN
LOOKS LIKE LAND GRAB

mitted the Tibetan people to purchase
scarcely any tea grown in India.
Col. younghusband left Darjseling,
the outpost on the Indian frontier, in
October last. He made his way to
the higher mountain passes, where
he was confronted by the Tibetans,
who insisted that he should return.
He held his position, however, and
sent for reinforcements Then he pro-
ceeded northward by way Of Yatong,
Chumbi, Pharl1ong, and over the Diff
fcult pass beyond into the Tang-la
valley, making new base at Tuna.
A short distance north Of this point,
the Tibetans, under command Of the
general at Lhassa, disputed his pas
sage. The result was two engage
ments, in which the Tibetan loss is
reported at $50.
This means war, with as many pos
sibilities as hang on the outcome OF
the campaign in Manchuria. The
British detachment at Tuna will be
reinforced, and the Tibetans will make
resistance In the end the British
are likely to capture Lhassa and ex-
tend British influence to all of south
ern Tibet.
Tibet's standing army is reputed to
be one Of the strangest aggregations
ofsoldiers Of modern times. Consist
ing of about 1900 men, so far as
known, 1t presents the features of an
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established by the creation Of asunken
garden at the western foot Of the
great shaft, with marble steps de-
scending 40 feet to a great round
pool, whose center Is the true line
line from the White House. This gar
den is called the gem of the mall sys-
TEN, with Its terraces and adorn-
ments Of fountains and templelike
structures. From the lower level the
monument gains an additional height
Of As feet and nothing comes SO near
as to disturb the isolation that 1t de-
mands.
The Washington Common Is q most
popular, as well as beautiful, feature
Of the scheme. With the monument
garden as a center looking north to
the White House. Is the White lot,
retained as the great drill ground Of
the district. The space Of the south
of the monument Is dedicated to popu.
lar recreation, with great stadium
for athletic contests, ball grounds e1d
tennis courts, open-air gymnasiums,
sports for little children.
in this portion Of the composition q
site for another grand memorial Is pro-
vided at the point where the axis Of
the White House intersects that OF
Maryland avenue. 1t is suggested that
this might be either a Pantheon, WITH
memorials to illustrious Americans.
or monument to some great indl-
yidual.
1t is also proposed the memorial
bridge across the Potomac to Arling-
ton, intended to symbolic the firmly
established union of the North and the
South-an idea first advanced by
President Jackson, and now, In view
of the recemented Union, more than
ever appropriate.
One important feature Of the com
missions study Is the recommends
tion for the appropriate location Of
new public buildings, besides those
already mentioned as to be erected
facing the Capitol grounds. 1t is sug-
gested that permanent building for
the chief executive offices be located
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and 300 feet wide, walled on either
side by American elms, planted In
formal procession four abreast. On
either side are roads, bordering these
plantations between the Capitol and
the monument. The intersecting north
and south streets are to cross at their
present grades, with no attempt to
exclude street car or other trafic. In
deed, 1t Is represented that these fea-
lures will give needed life to the
mall.
The great space about the monu.
ment, at the intersection Of the two
arms Of the cross, from the Capitol
and White House, respectively, is
called the Monument Garden. Here
are stately terraces, with groves and
wide views Of the busy city-the
White House, surrounded by ample
grounds; the Capitol, crowning the
heights at the eastern end Of the
broad vista; sunny stretches Of river
winding at the foot Of the Virginia
hills.
In the vista from the White House
the monument is considerably out Of
the axial relations. But these are re-
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Review Was Not FIattery,

In "The Life of Dean Farrar" his
son, Reginald 'Farrar, has included
many extracts from Men | Have
Known" for example, the following
story of Browning, which is worth re-
calling: John Stuart Mill, happening
upon a copy of BELLS and Pomegra-
Mates" sent a request to Tait's Maga-
zine for permission to review it. The
editor answered that, unfortunately,
he could not insert review of Bells
and Pomegranates, as 1t had been
reviewed in the last number" Mr.
Browning had the curiosity to see this
review" and found the following:
BELLS and Pomegranates,' by Robert
Browning: Balderdash." @E
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army of medieval days. Part OF the
force that is opposing the British ex-
pedition into Tibet is reported to be
armed with matchbox guns. Most
of the Tibetan soldiers, however, are
armed with lances, bows and arrows
and slings. The ordinary Tibetan is
more inclined to trust to divinations
and spells of oracles and priests than
to weapons. The lamas encourage the
superstitlous beliefs, with the result
that the soldiers think their prayers
and incantations will procure them
supernatural assistance in battle and
make them invulnerable against bull
lets. One Of the Tibetan rules of war
fare says: "See that there are no
lazy, sick or timid in the ranks, but
only those who fear not death" This
explains why so many, 400, died in
the recent battle.
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Kaiser Decorates American.


George W. Boyd, general passenger
agent Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
has received from Emperor William
the Order Of the Grown in recognition
Of various special acts Of kindness to
Prince Henry Of Prussia, who visited
this country two years ago, The dis
tinction was conveyed to Mr.. Boyd
through the medium Of Ambassador
Baron Won sternburg. The Order Of
the Crown was instituted in 1851 by
William to commemorate bib coro'
nation as king Of Prussia.
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Virginian's Useful Life.

DR.. Moncure D. Conway, who re.
Gently celebrated his seventy-second
birthday Is a descendant of the Wash
ington family and was born in Vir-
ginia. He married Miss Margaret
Daniel, granddaughter of Thomas
Stone, a signer of the declaration of
independence. Dr.. Conway was a Uni
tartan minister at Washington, whence
he was compelled to go on account of
his sermons against slavery in 1857.
Going on visit to England in 1863,
he became minister of South Place
chapel in 1864, where he stayed for
about twenty years and whittier he
returned for another five years in
1892.
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his observations. Among the things

his observations. Among the things
he reported was the success of Rus
sian expedition to Lhassa bearing
presents to the Grand Lama, or sov-
ereign of the country. Among the
presents was a consignment of Amer
ican, or Springfield, rifles sent by the
Gar as personal gift to the Tibetan
ruler.
England's answer to this report Of
Russian success was to order Col.
Younghusband with 300 men across
the mountain divide into Tibet. The
expedition was called a commercial
mission, and its object was declared
to be to persuade the Tibetan gov
eminent to remove the restrictions
on the Indian tea trade 1t was rep
resented that, while Tibet purchased
from China every year tea to the
value of 100000, the government per-
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Senator Pettus In Bad Plight.

One Of the greatest sticklers for
propriety In the United States senate
Is Mr.. Pettus Of Alabama. The other
day he arrived minus cravat and
only learned Of hls mistake after he
noticed some Of the pages snickering
at him. The old gentleman hurried
into the cloakroom, where he re-
NAMED until a messenger brought him
The necessary article Of apparel.
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Women to Make Statue.

Miss Caroline Wood, daughter Of a
prominent St. Louis Judge, has re-
ceived the commission to make a
statue of "The Spirit of Missouri"
to surmount the dome Of the Missouri
building at the worlds fair. The Mis-
souri, statue Is her first large effort.
Another woman sculptor whose work
will be prominent at the fair is Miss
Janet Scudder, a Terre Haute girl.
Her work for the exhibition Is a statue
of President James Madison.
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One Time He Had Forgotten.

Senator Knute Nelson was telling
colleagues about his experiences with
a subcommittee in Alaska. They
made a landing at Nome one day when
the sea was SO rough that the passen
gers were put in cage and swung
ashore. And that" he concluded
was the only time any man ever had
me in a cage" mot much" bluntly
interposed Senator Berry Of Arkansas,
with whom Mr.. Nelson has many a
time and oft fought over the battles
of the civil war I'VE had you in a
cage at Port Hudson" And Senator
Nelson had to admit it. He was taken
prisoner by the Confederates there
and for a season held in durance vile
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Frank D. Arbuckle, who now has
the distinction of being the champion
gunner Of the world, was born April
10, 1886, at Kingston, De Kalb county,
III. He worked on his fathers farm
and attended the district school until
his sixteenth year, when he entered
the United States navy as an appren.
tice, where he served two and one.
half years. AT present he is on the
cruiser Newark. He was In the re-
cent engagement at Santo Domingo
Feb. 8. In a recent target practice
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Knows Much Of Russia.

Dr.. Edward A. Steiner, professor
of applied Christianity at Iowa col
lege, Grinnell, who wrote the author
lied American biography of Count
Lyof Tolstoi, is credited with knowing
more about Russia and the Slavic
world generally than any other living
American. He Is native of Vienna
where he began his education Later
he was at Leipsic and Heidelberg re.
ceiying from the latter the degree OF
doctor of philosophy.
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for championship he fired a six-inch
gun twelve times in one minute and
flfty-four seconds, hitting the target
eleven times, thus breaking all pre-
vious records. The worlds champion
ship was heretofore held in England,
the best record being the firing OF a
six-inch gun twelve times in two min
utes, hitting the target nine times.
The United States championship was
held by gunner from Wisconsin, but
young Arbuckle, only IS years Of age,
has given to Illinois the worlds cham
pionship.
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Western Pioneer Dead :

William F. Syron, pioneer Of Ore
gon and Washington, Is dead at his
home in Garfield, Wash, aged 81
years. Mr.. syron and his young wife
left Iowa in 1852 with a party and
crossed the plains with OK teams.
When the Syrons arrived In Oregon
they had one OK, the usual prairie
schooner outfit and rs cents cash. In
1877 they moved from Oregon to
Washington.
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Judge c. W. Raymond, recently ap-
pointed chief justice Of the United
States court Of appeals in Indian Ter.
rltory was a factory hand in an In
terror town Of Illinois twenty-five
years ago. Joseph G, Cannon, now
speaker Of the house Of representa-
tives, became interested in the young
man, induced him to study law and
has remained a helpful friend. Judge
Raymond was appointed to the federal
court at Muskogee by President Nc.
Klnley in 1901.
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,"say, par queried little Johnny
Bumpernlckle, what is self,controlT
tits something Q woman possesses
who neversbuys anything at a bargain
sale that shsadoesn't really need"
replied the old man. a.4 M, !,
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NothIna poln,.

Oatcake-Did that air city chap
what wilz up tew your place huntln'
last week manage tew hit anythingY
Hayrix-Gosh, no! Even when he
went tew start fer home he missed
III train, BY hen!
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Americans Smoke Much.

II our annual output of domestic
cigars were to be made into one long
cigar Of the usual diameter there
would be produced a weed" that
would go eighteen times around the
world at the equator 1l
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Condemned guns are not by any
means useless. There is at N'illets
Point, Il. L. a magnet made from two
Dahlgrens, 15.inch pops wound with
eight miles of heavy cable and
charged with electricity.
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its entire length In the parklike
areas on either side are sites for fu'
ture public buildings, which thus will
show to the finest advantage, sur
rounded by ample open spaces, These
spaces are designed for buildings Of q
scientific character, such as that for
the National Museum, lately provided
for here.
The center Of the mall will be the
''taplsvert," as 1t Is called in French,
the green carpet-an expanse Of un-
dulating green q mile and a half long
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The photograph and sketch are por-
traits of Benjamin l.. Winchell, the
newly elected president Of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad,
The drawing was made by staff art
list of the Chicago Examiner and
shows the man who has just been ex-
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alted to the headship of one Of the
worlds greatest transportation sys-
tens discussing the days Of his $40
a week clerkship and telling how he
rose from humble country lad to the
position Of eminence which he now
occupies.
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in the center Of Lafayette square, op-
posite the White House, that new
executive department buildings be
grouped about the square, and that
the area between Pennsylvania ave.
nue. and the mall be reclaimed from
tho private occupation to which at
present 1t Is largely devoted, and
utilized for District Of Columbia uses,
including District building, mar
ket, a monumental armory, and other
municipal or semi-municlpal struc-
lures,
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
! FORTUNE IN A POTATO.
Huber Raised by scetchman and ssld at High Price-Wsl-Named
 the "Eldorado."

No potato ever gained 50, much notoriety as Eldorado, raised by the famous Scottish raiser MT. A. Findlay, of Markinch. The very name of the variety, says the Gar dener's Magazine, was stroke of genius, for it is hardly possible that the raiser, or those who had the good fortune to secure some of the first tubers distributed, could have imagined that in so short a time it would change hands at such enormously high prices.
 MT. George Massey, of spalding, was one of the very first to obtain the stock, and from him Mir. Zach, ariah Gray, a well-known grower at Everton, Sandy, purchased a stone weight for f2O. This set the ball rolling, and as MT. Findlay resolved not to further distribute Eldorado until the autumn of 1904, the demand for the small stock available was doubled and trebled, and so the prices rose. Messrs. Dennis, the Covent Gar. den salesmen, and Messrs. I. Poad X Sons, of York, possessed sup plies, and the latter firm found a purchaser of four pounds at f15O per pound. This determined them to obtain further stock, and so at the Smithfield club show a mem. Der of his firm found that Mir. Mas. sey had a limited stock for dispos. al and made him an offer of il, ,000 for a stone. MT. Massey refused, as he wanted f1,5O0, but eventu, ally the bargain was struck at fl, 400, to the satisfaction of both parties. Subsequently MT. Mas sey sold a relatively small quan. tity for f2,000, so that his original transaction brought him . very handsome return.
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
UNDER THE TENTS.

Barnum & Bailey's circus gave their last performance for the season at Springfield, Mo-, Sat- urday, and then discharged their 500 employees with sixteen weeks wages in their pockets.
 Sells Bros. & Forepaugh's s shows were in Memphis Satur- day and go south from there into Mississippi towns.
 The United States Carnival Company, which has been occu- pying two blocks of street space in Poplar Bluff the past week and giving what.the Citizen calls an abbreviated street fair," go to Batesville this week. The Citizen says of the men in charge of the show that they are law abiding gentlemen and allow no lawlessness.
 Robert Marshall, a Topeka ne- gro, got judgment in the district court of Eastern Kansas recently for $6 against the Sells & Downs circus. He was the wild man of Borneo" in the sideshow for a eweek, and wore long hair and horns, growled like a bulldog and masticated raw meat. He was discharged because he didn't act the part we'll, and was not paid for his weeks work. His salary was $1 a day. He sued for the cS6 and the court gave him judgment.
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
IONE-WAY RATES.

Every day from Sept. 15 to Oct 15, 1904, the Union Pacific will sell one-way colonists tickets at the following rates, from Mis- souri river terminals, Council Bluffs to Kansas City:
 $20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
 $2O.OO to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
 $25.O0 to San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and many other California points.
 $22.5O to Spokane and Wenat- chee, Wash.
 S25.O0 to Everett, Fairhaven, Whatcom, Vancouver, and Vie toria, via Huntington and Spo- kane.
 S25. % to Portland and Astoria; or to Tacoma and Seattle, via Huntington and Portland or via Huntington and Spokane.
 $25.00 to Ashland. ssRoseburg, Eugene, Albanysand Salem via Portland.
 From Chicago and St. Louis
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
GRAND APPALLED,
 TO INDICT PREACHER. Took No Cognizance of Affray Near1 r1,,Texarkana Between Two Baptist Editor
 Preachers.

Texarkana, October 1. - The Bowie county grand jury, which has been rinl.session two weeks, adjourned last night. It return ed five true bills for murder in the first degree, two against ne- groes and three against white men. One of the latter was Wesley Traylor, city marshal of Ashdown, who is charged with killing Tom Jones, an Iron Mountain train porter, at this place on the night of September 15. Traylor is in.jail, the court having refused to grant him bail. His trial is set for October 12.
 The grand jury failed to in- dict Rev. J. B. Cranfill, the noted Baptist preacher, formerly edit or of the Texas Baptist Standard, published at Dallas, who was un- der bond of $1, ,000 from a justice of the peace court on a charge of assault to kill, alleged to have been committed upon Dr. Hayden, editor of the Texas Baptist Her. aid, also printed at Dallas, on a Cotton Belt train, a few miles out from here on May 12 last. The case attracted wide attention by reason of the prominence of the parties.