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ban general of prominence who was
engaged i'll active warfare with Spain,
Strange to say, Gomez. who has done
SO much for Cuba, is not q native Gu
ban, but was born in Santo Domingo,
He Is an old man now. and wounds
and privations have made him look
still older than he is. Entering the Gu
pan army as private, he fought
throughout the Ten Years war. and his
exploits caused him to be called GO
mez the Terror"
No man in China has done more to
advance the interests of the empire and
1nstill western progress into the gov
ernment than Yuan Shi Kai. viccroy of
Pechili. Since the advance Of the al
lies OH Peking he has been the right
hand man of the dowager empress,
who regards him as the strong man Of
China. He has done much for the or
ganization of the army and has estab-
lished factories for making modern
arms.
Yuan Shi Kai is brilliant man and
bids fair to become more famous than
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planta uOns III the Yazoo delta, said to
be the richest cotton growing region in
the world.
Educated ut the University OF Vir-
ginia and 1T Heidelberg, Germany, he
was admitted to the bar in Tennessee
in 1877. \ year later he removed to
la&oo City, Miss, where lie has since
resided. 1t is said that Mr. Williams
was not ambitious 10 enter politics. but
in 1891 W's induced 10 stump the state
for his party. This attracted attention
to him. and in 1892 he Was Il delegate
to the Democratic national convention
which nominated Cleveland and Ste
venson. The following year, at the age
OF thirty-nine, he was elected to the
Fifty-third congress, and his service
since has been uninterrupted.
In Serene +. Payne of New York
Mr.. Williams has an antagonist worthy
Of his highest efforts. AS chairman Of
the ways and means committee Mr..
Payne is leader Of the Republicans in
the house, in which he has had an ex-
perience Of eighteen years
Mr.. Payne is fine figure, Of digni-
fed presence, and his strongest points
are made with the utmost good humor
He rises to emergencies promptly with
decisive action and ready wit and is
recognized by both parties as one Of
the best equipped men ever sent by
New York to Washington.
Probably the most picturesque men,
Der of the minority in the Fifty-eighth
congress is Timothy D. Sullivan of the
Eighth New York district. which takes
in the Bowery. big Tim," or the
"Bowery boy" as his constituents
proudly call him, began life as news
boy in the metropolis and through nat
ural ability and force of character has
come to be a power in the politics of
New York state.
Mr.. Sullivan has attracted much at
tentiOn at Washington and caused
amusement by saying that he repre-
sented his district better than Daniel
Webster would were he alive. II mean
every word of it, said big Tim"
"Now, understand me, please. Mr..
Webster's head was full of learning.
while l, born and brought up among
the people whom I represent, know
their wants as we'll as they do and do
everything to carry out their wishes
Imagine Daniel Webster represent
ing a district composed of Americans.
Germans Irish. Jews. Italians, French
men, Syrians and even Chinese. There:
Is no district like it in the Unito,.
States. and they tell NO fill the bill.
Daniel Webster would have given them
the shakes.
MY friends tell me-" continued Mr.,
Sullivan. that l surprised Washing.
ton. Some expected me to be man
with big black dyed mustache, with
striped trousers a loud red necktie and
a great headlight diamond. When I
was introduced to them they wouldn't
believe that was Tim Sullivan"
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.lINORITY CHAMPION
WILLIAMS OF MISSISSIPPI, LEADER OF
DEMOCRATS IN HOUSE.

| Recognized as One of the Ablest Men
In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Re-
overwhelmingly d. Sullivan, the
"Bowery Boy.''
The new floor leader Of the Demo
Gratis in the national house of represent
atives, John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi, has for many years been one of
the wits of that body of lawmakers.
He is not only a man of rare scholarly
attainments. but is keen, clever, quick
at repartee and always under perfect
control when on his feet.
Leadership Of the minority in the
house OF representatives in the national
congress is a post of great party re-
sponsibility. When the minority is unit
ed and aggressive and the leader is a
man of force and discerimcnt much ad-
vantage may be gained by the party
out of power. Mr.. Williams has all the
requisites for leadership. and it is ex-
pected that he will keep the majority
leaders constantly ut their best
The new leader is 4 southerner Of the
younger generation and rs nearly as
any other man in public life represents
the class that was the glory of the old
south. He was born in atf1uence and
never forgets the courtesy due one gen
tleman from another. This, however,
does not prevent him from being a
thorn in the flesh Of his political oppo-
nents. He is Democrat in every fiber,
but there is no bitterness in his politics.
nor does. he en@ender bitterness in those
against whom he directs his shafts. No
man Oh the Democratic side is more
popular with his Republican colleagues,
and he is always welcome guest at
gatherings where politics is forgotten.
Mr. Williams is Il native Of Tcnnes-
see. but most Of his life has been passed
in mississippi, where he and his broth
er Jointly own an estate which has re-
mained undivided in the family for
generations. 1t consists Of six large
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van. Ten minutes after II midnight,
May l. 1898, the Raleigh was abreast
of El Frailerock. with it's three gun
battery OF ~ inch uontoria rifles. The
Spanish opened fire, and the projectile
passed between the Raleigh and the
Petrel. 4 second Spanish shot, and
then, at 1915 a. m., the Raleigh turned
loose. She fired only few shots, but
they were the first of the battle.
At daybreak Dewey engaged the
Spanish fleet, the Raleigh still third
in the circling line of United States
ships. In the second attack. after
breakfast" the Raleigh sunk the Ulloa
and later several small vessels.
After his return to this country in
1890 Rear Admiral Coghlan got into
trouble with the navy department for
reciting Il satilical ditty called "Hoch
der kaisel' at Il dinner given in his
honor in New York, but the matter
finally blew over without serious con-
sequences.
TIL" admiral WAS at Colorado SPRING,
a couple OF years ago, when President
A>oc''>'Nt W DIS III tllt NfSl Oh HIS Ia
nous panther hunt The two men
met on the hotel vrranda. ana the all
mli'al pressed forward to shake hands.
For moment the president peered
at him and then passed on to the next
person
"Joe,' said the admilal's wife. "he
didn't recognize you. Go up and tell
him who you are" Obediently the ad-
mlral returned. saying, Il don't be-
lieve you remember me. Mr.. Roosc-
velt"
Again the president peered ut him.
AS he looked broad smile spread over
his face, and, clapping the admiral on
the back, he fairly shouted, "Hoch der
kaiser"
Rear Admiral Coghlan is a native
OF Kentucky but was appointed to An
napolis from Illinois, He was grad
uated in 1868, reached the grade of
captain in 1896 and was made rear
admiral in April. 1902 Rear Admiral
Henry Glass, commander Of thu Pa
c1fic squadron, is the senior naval Of
dcer at the isthmus.
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won at last, it is said, and Remington
committed suicide in swell Newport
club. Now Ralph Ranlet, a society
'Aan Of Holyoke, Mass. who has re-
Gently won his way in Newport's ex-
elusive circles, has won Miss Van
Aliens affections, but papa again OBJ
lActs, if the situation has been correct
y reported. and the course of true love
isn't running any too smoothly
Bishop Henry c. Potter who has
long been famous for his wit. has a
keen eye for the humorous in everyday
life. This phase of his character is H.
lustrated by writer in Harpcr's )
Weekly, who relates an amusing ancc-
dote the bishop tells on himself.
"When one has lived for years in
America without any special title in
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Married Ttvie.e In Five Niuutes

young man from San Francisco
met his altianccd bride in Abilene.
Kan, by appointment. They went to
minister and were married With the
usual short ceremony, says the Abilene
Chronicle AS the groom drew a roll
of bills from his pocket to pay the
preacher, the wedding ring. which he
had forgotten, fell to the floor The
bride looked at the ring rcyrrtfully.
though she said nothing OF her disap-
pointnrnt at not being welded by the
ring ceremony. The preacher caught
her look, however, and told the couple
to stand up before him. Then he mar
ricd them all over again, using the ring
ceremony. to the very palpable pleas
ure Of the !oung woman. As the pair
left the parsonage the groom was heard
to say. "Wcll, l guess we got all that
was coming to us that time.'
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,:eScr.ed by the public. He stepped
into little tobacco shop kept by a
German who had known him in 1860.
Hello. Joe"' exclaimed the railroad
president. "How's business?' BAT;
very bat. | have der chop. but we're is
Ger peebles?" Hill glanced around the
poor little place, drew out a check, and
the next week the old tobacconist was
doing business In an up to date store
on the principal retail thoroughfare.
Miss May Van Allen, society belle of
New York and Newport, heiress. daugh-
ter of James ]. Van Allen and grand
daughter of Mrs. Astor. has found to
her sorrow that getting married isn't
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through the lunch room and to his as
tonishment, discovered the secretary
of state perched on a revolving stool
and discussing a railroad sandwich
with a calmness only possible after
long years Of diplomatic training. At
the secretary's right sat a rather dilap-
idated specimen Of the genus hobo,
stirring his coffee and s1nacking his
lips with noisy anticipation of the
draft. Presently he turned and, lay
ing rather dirty paw Oh the shoulder
of Mr.. Hay, said blandly, Say, sport,
ferry the candy over, will yer?"
Without a moments hesitation and
in his suavest manner Mr.. Hay passed
the sugar to his neighbor.
Cold and apparently unfeeling in
business matters, James J. Hill, the
railroad magnate, often remembers and
aids the friends Of his less prosperous
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TATTOO ON EYEBALL,
unique Operation to Make Eyes
Match In Color.

An oculist recently tattoocd the pic
turc OF an eye on the right optic Of
William Summers of Grcnbo, Wyo.,
says an Omaha dispatch. This was
done in india ink for the purpose of
making it match its mate in color For
good many years the right eye has
been white.
When Summers was a youth he was
frequently poisoned by poison ivy.
Once when a finger was swollen with
the poison he rubbed his eyes with his
knucklcs, and the poison was commune
Gated to the eye 1t became colorless
and the sight was lost!
The surgeon SAID that his work was
the same as if he had tattOocd ship
or an anchor on Il persons arm.
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of the country he represents, although
he has resided at the isthmus for a
number Of years.
\ native of France, where he WAS
educated for the army, NJ. Bunau.
Earilla went to the isthmus in 1881
and for time was director general of
the canal. While in charge of tie con-
struction h" solved several engineering
problems and invented plans by which
the work was Simplited.
NJ. BunauVarilla came to this CONN.,
try several years ago in behalf OF the
shareholders of the Panama Canal
company to negotiate the sale of the
rights of that company. His brother
is the editor Of LIE Matin, one of the
best known Paris Journals.
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i an settlement many years. She was
known as the old witch' and was
credited with wonderful powers. 1t is
said that she could shake opossums ou1
of her apron and had the power to an.
pear and disappear at will, Which
made it very unpleasant for any one
who dared speak i'll of her. for. 10, she
! would stand at his side.
She lived in a little log cabin on a
farm adjoining Uncle Riley Mobiles
place. The cabin was torn down sev-
eral years ago.
She also had a reputation as a faith
! DOCTOR and this gift she transmitted
to her grandson. Once when called to
see woman very sick with erysipclas
he struck fire from his flint. muttered
charm over her and then said that
. If his treatment was effcctua her
breast would next day have the ;p-
pearance of having been burned and
to treat it rs they would Il burn Next
day her breast and arms were in Dlis-
ters. They applied linseeu oil. and the
woman recovered.
Some time ago a Young woman
named Mamie Rice. who lives in an
adjoining a element, had strange OK
perience. Each night at the same hour
she would hear an uncarthly sound.
The sound seemed to follow her wllcr-
ever she went, and others Of the fam
lily heard it. The girl was distracted
and tried in vain to rid herself OF the
C01lnH which ot l,
buzZing of Il bee in Il bottle at others
the baying of hounds in the distance.
The ncighbors heard of it and would
gather at her home to hear it. Some
suggested that the noise was due to a
deformity in her breathing apparatus.
Others said it might he an insect in
the wall of the house
Icr relatives and many others be.
licved she was bewitchcd, and finally
she sought aid from local wise man
and faith doctor. Samuel Hannah. who
told her to cut Il lock OF her hair from
her head and throw it in the stove, at
the same time repeating some mystic
words. She followed directions. and
as she did 50 she saw the head and
shoulders OF a man clearly outlined in
the window. and the sound was never.
heard again
Two or three miles southwest of the
schOolhouS" there is Il narrow, dark
lane, through which, it is said, no one
may pass without encOUntrrillw Il
strange dark object resembling a dog
or hog. Some Of the most prominent
people there viii tell you on their honor
that they have seen it again and again
and that ii is no living object for they
say they l!lv" struck ut it and shot it.
but there was no resistance to blow or
bullet. i never molcSts any one. bat
keeps to its own side of the road. and
the peopl" gladly keep on the other side.
Two lonely ccdars at the mouth Of Il
lane mark the spot said to be haunted
by the hcHd!"Ss body of a man which
hcated travellers have seen many times
lying by the roadside. Farther down
the lane a prominent farmer told mo
he saw the ghost of an old gray beard
I'd man cross the road behind his wau-
On and vanish. The lane leads ND into
field to the spot where Hale .Icrn' |
gan's cabin formerly stood. comnlctely |
surrounl"l ny vines and bushes.
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|
my mother persuaded me to take a COL
lege course, and l entered Western
Reserve. At my boarding house l fell
in with lot of jolly sophomores, who
induced me to help them in getting out
burlesque programme on the junior
oratoricals. 1t fell to my lot to dis
tribute these programmes. and l well
remember when the iron hand of Pro-
fessor Young fell Oh my shoulder.
Young man. he said, what are you
doingY
"I am distributing literature and
knowledge at the expense Of the jun
iors,' l replied. The next day l was
sent home. 4 little later met Presi-
dent Hitchcock on the street I was in
jumper and overalls, for was work.
ing. He asked me what l was doing,
and l told him working
He didn't say anything, but his
manner said eloquently that l had
struck the right level. And the moral
of the story is, boys, Don't be ashamed
of Overalls' :"
The consulship in a Central or South
American country is position that re-
qures a great deal of tact as we'll as
boundless good nature, qualities which
Hezekiah \. Gudger, consul general to
the new republic of Panama, is said to
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IN selecting the right men for such
places.
When Panama seeded couple of
weeks ago Mr.. Gudger was in this
country, but President Roosevelt dis
patched him at the earliest moment to
his post, empowering him to deal with
the new republic and giving him full
instructions as to the course to be pur-
sued. Mr.. Gudger is North Caro-
linian.
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possess IN a re-
N ark a Bile degree.
Mr.. Gudger's eXpe-
rience at the 18TH
mus covers a Pc
riod of nearly six
years, he having
been appointed con-
sui to Panama in
1897 by President
Mckinley, and his
record in that much
troubled territory
has justified the
-,
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the easiest thing
in the world.
She has h d
suitors galore,
but none of them
seems to please
her father. De-
spite his objec-
t1ons she became
engaged to Rob-
ert Il. Reming-
ton. Il successful
Young advertiS-
Ing man. about a
year ago. but pa
terllal ODDOSitiOn
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THE PANAMA MINISTER,

M. Bunnu-Vnrflla, who Represents
New Republic ut Warrington.
The envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotcntiary Of the republic of
Panama, NJ. Philippe Runau-V -Varlla,
who recently presented his credentials
to President Roosevelt, is not citizen
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Abode Of
Ghosts
Account Of Queer Doi,,&s
In a Backtvoods Ser
flemenf ofIIIinois.
Feorsome Appori1ions Hounf a
Lonesome Lane Near the
Former Site Of
Wifcb.s Cabin.

For over twenty years the country
settlement called Macedonia, eight
miles from Alto Pass, ILL.,, has been
the abode of witches and playground
for supernatural beings-at least so
the residents Of that locality say, and
nothing can shake their faith in the
stories they tell
Many of the older residents of this
community remember woman named
Hale Jcrnigan, who died about twenty
years ago after living in the Macedoni-
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FOUGHT AT Nj MIA SAY,

near Admiral COEhlnn. Who Is Now
ut the Isthmus of Panama.
Rear Admiral .Jcsa;:ll 3. Coghlan
who is just now prominent IN affairs at
fanama as second ranking officer Of
the United States naval forces assem-
oled at the isthmus. was in command
OF the cruiser Raleigh at the famous
oattle Of Manila Bay. 1t was the Ra-
leigh that fired the first American gun
In the east.
The Raleigh was the third in Dewey's
line as it stole into Manila bay. with
the Olympia and the Baltimore in the
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Hill, how can I? l have no money!"
Don't need money "Why, l must
pay for the furnture'' mo, you must
not. Get a good house. get a bill for
six months rent, furnish the house.
send bills to me. I'll pay 'em. Sorry
can't let you have any money"
On another occasion Mr.. Hill was
walking down street in St. Paul, once
f1ourishing thoroughfare, but now
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ordinary conversa
tion.' says the bish.
op, lit is not easy to
become accustomed
to being hailed as
my lord whenever
any service is rem
dered. During my
various trips to Eu-
rope | found it i'm
possible to 60 any
where or do any.
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uVlly. but MT. hay
is a veteran diplo-
mat, and his readi~
ness in meeting
emergencies is char
acteristic of him, as
the following story
proves:
Not long ago a
Washington travel
er who was wait
ing in the Penn
sylvania station at
Jersey C'itv StrOlled
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De witt of Princeton.

Out of the chaos Of struggling limbs ris-
eth the fame of De Witt;
Tall and steady and strong of soul,
Quick and ready. he made the goal.
Carve him high on the shining roll
Captain Of Princeton and master of grit.
Dauntless the heroes whose muscles tense
battcl the band of De Witt;
Swift to hustle the flag of blue.
Strong in tussle and crafty, too
Then to whom is the slaughter due?
De Witt, the captain, the master of grit!
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
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r - - - ~ ~ ~A0> ~ ~
bans from Spain.
Beyond a doubt
Gomez was the best
fighter Cuba had.
He kept the revolu-
ton alive for sew
eral years and was
always in the field
with his followers
ready to strike a
blow and retreat.
For a time, at least,
h1 vxyac {1,o 1~11, ~,
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days. Several years
ago the widow of an
early friend applied
to Mr.. Hill for a
small loan. She said
she wanted to open
a boarding house.
"Sorry, Mrs. B., but
can't let you have it.
But you'd better get
your boarding house
started" "Why. Mr..
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AAAe >Au4lS'
Not long after the
war with Japan he
employed German
instructors and drill
ed an army Of 1O,-
600 men at Hsias-
chan and soon had
1t SO we'll trained
that it could COM
pete with troops of
any nationality.
The emperor. learn
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Ohio. Senator Han
M told why he was
fired at the seventy
fifth anniversary Of
that institution a
couple Of years ago.
NJ y connection
with Western Re,
serve" said the sen
ator. dates back to
1857. | had finished
In public school and
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YUAN SHI KAI.
ing Of this army, de-
c1ded to use Yuan to shelve his aunt,
the empress dowager. The history of
this coup detat is only known to the
world by its results. What is known is
that Yuan. after his interview with the
emperor went at once to Tientsin, and,
instead Of bringing his troops and ar
resting the empress, as it is said he
agreed to do, he laid the situation be-
fore Yung I1u, then viceroy of Pechili.
1t is known that Yung Lu at once went
to Peking and visited the empress. The
next day her Mantchoo troops surprised
the emperor in his city palace and took
him prisoner, and he has been pris-
oner ever since.
John Hay, secretary of state, poet,
statesman and litterateur. has led a
more strenuous life than any Of his
predecessors in the cabinet since the
days Of the civil war. the stirring in
cidents Of the past five Or six years
keeping him in constant state Of ac-
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GOSSIP ABOUT
FAMOUS FOLK
E: OF THE DAY

RE republics ungrateful? Cen
- eral Maxine Gomez, the griz-
i ~ zled Cuban veteran, has no
reason to think so, for the
senate and house Of representatives Of
the Pearl of the Antilles'' have unani-
mously voted him gift of $4,000 in
recognition of his services as head Of
the revolutionary party, which. with
Uncle Sans help, wrested the inde-
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tnlhS without beng 'lordeu right and
| left. At last was in fair way of be-
coming spoiled, when a little occurrence
mercifully delivered me- had reached
home after Il run abroad and while de-
scend!n@ the gangplank met friend.
an Old vCstryman Of mine. He was
hurrying on board to receive his wife
and daughters. Pausing midway up
the plank. he grasped my hand and
shouted:
"'Why. hello, bish! How are your"
Senator Marcus 4. Hanna. chairman
Of the Republican national committee
since 1896. will probably continue in
that position. although his friends
think he is pretty good presidential
timber himself. Like many other men,
the senator was rather wild in his
youth-in fact, he was once expelled
from college. the Western Reserve OF
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-26

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