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SENATOR QUAY ILL
Condition is Not Critical, But Doctors
Order Complete Rest

Atlantic City, N. j., April 12.-United
States Senator Quay, who came here
from Washington a couple of weeks
ago, is still in such poor health that
he confines himself almost exclusively
to the cottage he occupies at 100
States avenue, at the corner of Pacific.
Quay is ill-seriously ill-but there
is considerable exaggeration in the re-
ports that would suggest his condition
is critical. Senator Quay's physicians
ordered the trip to the seashore and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16
A NEEDLESS INNOVATION.

Ne act since the close of the Civil
War has tended to arouse more bitter
sseiing of racial antagonism than the
ssourss pursued by the VIRGINIA Pass
zEssK AND Power coMPANY in adopt
ing rules and regulations authorizing
ats irresponsible and responsible con
dastOrs to order its white and coloyed
pstrsns from this or that seat to this or
shat seat. -,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16
Five Dead In Street Car Wreck,

Santa Barbara, Cal. April 11.-One
OF the Edison company's street cars
ran off the track in this city and was
turned over. Three people were in
stantly killed and two were so badly
injured that they died soon after the
accident. Twenty were more or less
injured, sustaining bruises and broken
bones. All are believed to have been
residents of Santa Barbara.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16
MURDER NEAR ALLENTOWN
Man Killed BY Blunt Instrument Found
Along Railroad


Allentown, Pa, April 12.-Andrew
Lasko, of Newport, Northampton
county, cement worker, 20 years old,
was found dead along the Lehigh Val
ley railroad near Cement, His
wounds show that he was not struck
by train. but was killed by a blunt
instrument, the skull being fractured
and his clothing badly torn. Blood
stains indicated that the body had
been carried half mile to the place
where found. The Greek Catholics OBJ
served Easter on Sunday. Lasko par
tlcipated In the celebration at his
boarding place. where he elected three
men who created a disturbance. The
coroners theory is that he was fol-
lowed by these men and dubbed and
choked to death.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16

nings Bryan be removed as the ex-
ecutor of the estate of the late Philo
5. Bennett, the chief allegation being
that he is dissipating the funds of the
estate in his legal actions in attempt-
Ing to secure the probating of the
sealed letter" as a part of the will
The sealed letter" gives Mr. Rrvan
100000. The court will set a date for
a hearing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16

prescribed that he should take a CON-
plete rest from the cares of public
life. He sees scarcely any visitors
and the few exceptions are some of
his personal friends of many years.
standing To all others tie reply is
the same: Senator Quay is not seeing
any visitors"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16

CoLoRED people of this city pay taxes
a1n one million dollars worth of property
and If they have not enough self re.
asIeot to walk for one year, it will be
c4heir own fault. Stay off the street.
cars and avoid trouble.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16

CoLoRED people should remembe
shat they should discountenance all I'M
lawful tendencies and strive to pro-
mote peace and harmony in the com
nsnities in which they live.
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Clever Schena

me Hostler-Say, the horses WON'T
eat that hay.
Inc Hustler-Well. tie it up in pack
ages and advertise it as a new breakfa Ct
food.-Chicago American.
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STREET CAR mass meeting at True
ASeformers' Hall, Tuesday, April 10th,
1904, at s o'clock.
60 early and hear how to avoid
SSrouble. Stay off the street cars!
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Want BRYAN RemoveS

New Haven, Conn, April 13.-Coun-
sci for Mrs. Grace Imogene Bennett
appeared before Probate Judge Cleaye-
land with petition that William Jen-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-16

THE "Jim- Crow" street. car law is
being tried here first 1t is not in oper.
'1Stion in the other cities of Virginia.
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CARDINAL SATOLli COMING

VIII Visit Catholic University at
Washington and ST. Louis Fair.
Rome. April 13.-Cardinal Satolli,
with the permission of the pope, is
going to the United States privately
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1-POSTAGE STAMPS OF A HIGHER DE
HohlNAT1ON THAN TWO CENTS NOT
RECEIVED ON SUBSCRIPTIONS
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<xrsN MITCHELL. JR.. EDITOR

49, communications intended for pubncarios
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entered In the Post Office at e,chmond D.
The Washington times., 1904-09-11

courteous, but reserved man. I visited
the little room which he occunies I'm a
peasants hut; his bed was most tidiIv
kept, and covered by a red wooden conn
terpane; above the head there hangs the
framed portrait Of a lady. II was nrob-
ably his murdered wife's picture In
another peasants hut there I met a
man OF forty years clad In "A jacket and
trousers carefully patched: his shaver
chin and the cravat covering a dirty
unstarched shirt led me TO SUPPOSE thai
1 was speaking with a member of tbe
higher classes. lie sat upon n little
bench, and ate potatoes and sailed rnea+
out of an earthen bowl. He told me his
name, which ended in a ski and I
thought he had been an officer formerly.
You We're an officer? i-aslCed M.
/ belong 10 the priesthood was his am
swer / did not ask him WHY he bod
been departed to Saghalier III a MAJ,
who has been called Father Iohn' b,,
his flock. and whose hand his nnonlc
used TO kiss as they asked bis bless
ing stands before me with "a soIdier'a
straight bearing. with his hands nj his
sides and wearing a cast-off old taclxet
then I think more of what he has gone
through than OF his crime
The Washington times., 1904-09-11
To the Vanquished.

We hear in song and story
OF the man behind the gum
And tbs he who gets the glory
When the victory is won.
But there is another fellow
Who bears the battles brunt.
It's the man who stops the bullets
The man. the man in front
lie Is just as great hero.
The brave boy in the front.
We iaud the Victors ever
When the fiercest fights are won,
But we praise the vanquished never
For work which Nhey have done:
And yet the men who lost the fight
Were brave as those who won
The man in front fought just as hard
As ne behind the gun.
The man in front. the man in front
Let us sing aloud the praises
OF the brave man I'm front.
His life he freely offered
For the cause he thought u,ss rt,,h.
And he cared not what he suffered
Standing foremost in the fight:
The truest test to him OF vaIor
Was duty nObly done:
He'd rather be the man in front
Than one behind the gun.
The man in front. the man in front
Heres bumper 10 the gallant lad
The man who falls I'm front.
William r. Busbbv
The Washington times., 1904-09-11

she walks across her cell, backward and
forward, and shifts ever at the air like
a mouse caught in a trap.
1T is hard TO believe that once she
was a beauty and could turn the heads
OF her warders. as she did at Smolensk,
where an inspector helped her 10 escape
and ran away with her. Like all female
prisoners. she had at first at Saghalien
her own quarters, and could 20 about
at viii: but, with the aid Of a soldier.
whom she captivated. she tried 10 escape
and was caught. While she was free TO
roam about several serious crimes took
place; thus, a tradesman, Nikitin, was
killed, and 5000 rUbles were stolen by
burglars from the Jewish settlement at
Yurkonski: I'm every case suspicion fell
upon Little Gold Hand as having
taken part in them. or al least as having
known ali about them. SuH the authori-
ties could never prove her guilt.
@The Working Lady"
I'm the prison at Derbinsk lives a
former baroness condemned TO hard
labor. BY her fellow convicts she is
called The Working Lady, she leads a
modest. active life, and IS said to be con-
tented with her lott A Moscow mer-
chant. who once had a business i'm the
'Tverskava.' or main street. OF that city.
said 20 me with a sigh: All, the races
at Moscow are now on then he gave
his companions an account Of the Mos
COW races and of the huge crowds that
attend them. As he finished the tale he
turned himself to me and said: I would
give the rest or my life just for one
glimpse-of Russia? No; Of Moscow
No; but for one look at the Tverskaya.' .
AT Derbinsk 1 saw also the two
cousins by name Of whom the con-
victs relate that. although each OF them
bears the name Of Yemelyan Samoch>
valoff. yet each comes from a different
government and they are not related
at ALL yet a strange chance has brougst
them together under the same roof as
convicts
In the prison at Due are many har-
dened criminals. mostly Telapsed evil
doors. and captured fugitives. One Of
them. a gray-haired old man Of about
sixty-five years of age. and named Tere-
choff. impressed me as being an inveter-
ate villain. He sat in dark cell. On
the eve OF my arrival he had been whip
ped almost 10 death once more. and
when / spoke OF It he showed me his
back. which was a mass of blue-blaek
bleeding sores.
The prisoners told me that Terechon
The Washington times., 1904-09-11

in hand. and frequently disappears, and
IS never seen or heard of again
Six years ago, after lingering on the
banks of the BOsphorus for TWENTY-FIVE
years. Murad Y was secretly taken to
the Malta kiosk, in the neighborhood OF
the royal palace, where Abdul Hamid
could the better watch him, ard save
him from the threatened rescue Of the
young bloOds of Turkey
No intelligent person in COnstantinople
ever believed Murad V TO be insane on
the other hand, he was said TO be. in
every way, a saner and better man than
Hamid. vino dethrOned him and en-
thrOned himself. The truthfulneSs Of
the terrible story of the Imprisonment
OF Murad Will perhaps. never be known.
But sufficient is known to cOnsign 10
everlasting infamy the name OF Hamid
Il Once with his grip on the reins of
empire. and with a council OF his own
appointment. and the army at his back.
Hamid was able not only 10 intrench
himself securely. but to keep from the
eyes and ears of the world the wretched
story OF the reinforcement dn1 iInprison-
ment OF his brother.
Hands Precautions.
It is not a matter of wonder that
Hamid is so anxious about his personal
safety. What remnant Of conscience
is left him is no doubt a fostering sore
TO his soul, added to which is the knowl-
edge that men are only awaiting the
opportunity TO lay him low. The expe-
rienCes of the government with the willy
usurper are sufficient to indicate his
character No monarch I'm the worlds
history was ever more SOlicltOus about
his personal safety than is this same
Turkish usurper. Every pOssibl- pre-
caution is taken 10 surround himself
with safeguards.
lie is surrounded by a strong guard
at all times. in his palace, and when he
ventures beyond H. When he attends
'sannisk" or worship on Friday. the
MOhammedan Sabbath. 1000 or 500
men. infantry and cavalry. are drawn
from the garrison of the Turkish c9pi-
tai to escort him Curiosity seekers and
visitors to Constanunople may look at
him at the distance Of fifty yards from
an elevated building overlooking the
street along which he passes TO his
beautiful little kiosk. provided each one
has a passport from the representative
OF. his nation at ConstautinOple.
Thus provided the visitor drives 10 the
kiosk, An the neisbborhood of the Yildiz
palace, repairs 20 the building already
of magnifcently uniformed officers. who
examine him to see that he carries no
deadly weapons, takes his passport and
duly admits him. Not even a cane or
an umbrella can be taken into the OBJ
servation building
IL may be that the head of Hamid viii
rest more easily now that one cause or
his apprehension is removed In the
death of his imprisoned brother, the
rig 49, Of the Ottoman en-
pir
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Infamous Government Methods in Turkey
Recalled to Memory by Death of Mtrad Y

The death Of Murad V the fmprison-
ed sultan OF Turkey, recalls some turbu-
lent and in famous scenes in the history
OF the Ottoman empire.
Perhaps the world never knew a more
debased ard corrupt governmental struc-
ture than the Turkish government. Two
great factors serve 70 hold the govern
meEt in apparent compactness. and
these are, force and fatalism. On the
Ottoman national banner are coupled
the crescent aud the scimeter-the cres-
cent a supersutious talisman, the sci
meter the basis OF Turkish power
Mohammed propagated his religion by
the sword. and by means of this same
implement, not as a sign, but as a real
element OF power, the dominions which
his successors have been able to main
tain. amidst the upheavals OF the cen
turtles, have been established and upheld
in the same way.
The cruelties OF Turkey, finding express
sion I'm criminal barbarity. in racks end
tortures, in dark dungeons and imple-
ments of torment, and. indeed, in every
thing that human ingenuity could de-
wise for pain and suffering, have smirch-
ed the history OF the empire through
out the centuries Of its existence.
Progressive Monarch Murdered.
In 1861 Abdul Aziz became Sultan as
the successor of Abdul Mejid. While
repeated efforts have been made to cast
aspersion on the reign Of Aziz. he was
unquestionably the most progressive
monarch Turkey has ever had. He pro-
posed the Introduction of western ideas
into the Moslem empire. abolished the
harem, repudidted polygamy, and en-
tered on a general career Of reform.
He was the only Sultan who had ever
before left his dominions on a tour of
travel. All of his predecessors who had
before gone beyond the Ottoman Dor
derS went on the warpath. AZiZ pro-
posed the establishment of schools
throughout his dominiOns, and travelled
through France and England for the
systems. But his proposed reformation
was too radical for the Turk. He was
resisted by his ministers at every point,
and they succeeded, by means OF in
trigue, in bringing the empire 20 tie
brink of insolvency. These same mia
listers caused Il TO be published to the
world that AzlH was an ignorant bigOt
and q hypocriucal spendthrift. But in
snite Of these things he was undOubt-
edly the widest awake sovereign Turkey
ever had.
For fifteen years he sought 10 stem
the tide of opposing corruption and
ignorance in Turkey. and at last was
found dead in his palace. The world
was told that I've had committed suicide.
but it preferred TO believe, and does be-
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Other important changes will be made
IN the Kings living rooms. on the sec
ond floor. These are on the western and
northern sides Of the palace and over
look the private grounds at the rear.
The dining-room is Particularly bare and
unpleasant. and this room will probably
be closed in and divided up, making ii
more coy and comfortable.
The Kings working rooms adjoin the
living rooms of Queen Alexandra. Here
the King spends his morning and the
work ne performs savors much Of the
typical working day Of the hustling
American business man. The King
opens, personally, every letter addressed
to him, debating to Sir Francis Knoll
lys, his private secretary. answers to
only those OF an official nature. Many
letters of a seemingly unimportant
character the King answers in person
Sometimes this volume OF cOrrespOn-
dence Is so heavy that he rises 1T )
O'Clock in the morning 70 begin his
days work.
The Kings Busy Day.
He breakfasts alone at 10 o'clock.
usually allowing himself but half an
hour for this meal He then enjoys one
Of his characteristic long cigars" Cor
respondence. reading. and dictation &C
cupy his time until 1870. when au-
diences with his ministers and other
persons take UP his time until O'Clock.
when he lunches with his family. Often
intimate friends are present at these
lunches. Among those who are familiar
figures at this meal are the Duchess or
Marlborough, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain,
Lady Beresford CaH American women.
Mr. Balfour. Sir Samuel Scott, and Lord
and Lady Londonderry.
The afternoon Of the King is always
busy. with its multitude OF engagements
to be kept At S.s5 he dimes in a more
or less informal manner. These dinners
are limited 70 exactly one hour. and 50
stringent is this rule that It extends 70
ali AFFAIRS attended by the sovereign.
Fond of American Plays
The evenings Of the King are spent
among personal friends or at the the
alter. In amusements both the King
and Queen have shown decided Tx
ing for things American. Very few
American plays or players come to
London town that the King does not
sec.
Malini. the American card palmer, is
one of the latest delights of King Ed
ward. and the adeptress Of the perform
er in deceiving the eye has been
source of great enjoyment TO both the
King and Queen. Lady de Grey recent
| ~ took MaIini TO Combes Lodge at the
{ express wish OF the King when his
majesty laughed as heartily over the
/ tricks as though he had never witnessed
them before.
The lake in St. James Park. with
/ its picturesque boatmen attired in the
strange uniform designed By Queen Vic
tOria, is soon TO have n launch of the
auto type for the sovereign's amuse-
ment, and whether the bOatmen who
win have charge OF it viii be recruited
from the present force or a typical
Yankee sailor viii appear, is a oues-
ton that only the advent of the boat
viii answer.
The Washington times., 1904-09-11

heve, that he was secretly assassinated.
1t was a dastardly disposal of a progress
sive Sultan.
After the death af Aziz. two brothers,
Murad and Hamid. aspired TO the sue
cession-the first being Murad. who died
In prison on August %, and the other
Abdul Hamid ii. the present incumbent
Of the Ottoman throne. The Inflated
Murad. called Murad V. assembled the
throne. only to reign the brief period
of three months BY means of craft
and treachery. Hamid. the younger
brother of Murad. succeeded in dethron-
ing him. ana himself became Sultan.
Hamid was as astute as he was treach-
erOus. and had the advantage of 4 most
ing Of the army the confidence Of which
he succeeded in gaining. Great excite
ment was created in ConstantinOple by
the sudden seiznre Of the Sultan and by
his Imprisonment on the charge OF lu-
macy.
Without the opportunity Of even a
word of defense. Murad was hurried
away to miserable abode on the shores
and a strong guS-G placed about the old
castle to keep nIm securely.
For twenty-five .(eaSs the unfOrtUante
monarch lay conaned in the Cher& gan
palace. which itself was surrounded, by
a high stone wall. No one was permit
ted to see him during this long period,
except the attendants who bore him
food and drink. There were NOT want
been secretly murdered, instead of lin
gering in the old palace Those who
knew Hamid best were sure that Murad
had been made away with. Behind his
prison bars Murad came to be called
the Man With the Iron Mask
Had Sympathy of Young Turks.
Great sympathy was felt for the ill
starred monarch on the part of those
who believed him still 10 be piniug In
Cheragan Palace, and the outbreaks In
Macedonia, of last year. had reference
TO the imprisoned Sultan. Thousands OF
young Turks had secretly conspired "a
assassinate Hamid II, rescue AIurad. re-
seat lin on the throne of Turkey. and
naugurate reform Throughout the realm.
and raise the ma non in the scale of
moral and intellectual excellence.
The tyranny OF Hamid. the usurper
had become intOlsrable 10 thousands
and they longed for a change. and felt
that the re-elevati0n Of Murad Y to the
throne would enable them the better 10
reach the desired end.
But the opportunity for conspiracy I'm
Turkey is scant. Keen and suspicious
eyes peer Into every quarter. as the Sc
cret emissaries of the throne prOwl by
day and by night throughout the empire.
Active eyes are open. and alert ears
ready 10 catch the slightest whisper of
disloyalty TO the throne. so that e may
be reported. No organization on the
globe has a secret service equal to that
of the Sultan OF Turkey Even where
one Is suspected. he is taken Instantly
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cussed Much Of this talk undoubtedly
reached Ki6g Edward, for shortly after
his mothers death he made explicit an
nouncement that thereafter the royal
residence would be IN London.
II the place Of residence of the King
plays such an important part I'm the
affairs of the commercial life Of this
city, il readily can be understood that
the clothes he wears, the wines he
drinks. the furnishings he chooses
must all affect the stocks, of goods
the merchant carries.
English Substitutes Not Used.
AS a rule American notions in dress.
as well as in almost every other line
of American manufacture. are so dis
tinctive that only the real article.
simon pure from Yankee land. will give
the correct touch. This is especially
true of anything chosen by the King
for, under no circumstances, could
royalty wear anything that was an irni-
tation. even though the substitute were
far better than the genuine article. 1t is
not. therefore, surprising that this latest
hobby Of King Edward for things Amer
lean excites the ire of the Britisher from
one end of the land to the other. for
the storekeeper finds himself compelled
20 carry heavy stocks of American
made goods. while his English produc-
tions lie on the shelves uncalled for
and rapidly becoming shoyworn and
valueless.
Palace Renovation.
Now that the king is TO alter Buck
ingham palace and to have it thoroughly
modernized. brand new storm is heard
in the land. for in the plans provision
is made for many innovations that are
purely Yankee inventions.
The plan of installing American ideas
in the royal palaces is not new with
King Edward by any means. for ne
showed a decided fondness for these
things long before he allowed any
American touches in his clothes. Dur
ing the first years of his reign he had
the toilet rooms I'm Marlborough house.
Osborne house. and Windsor castle all
modelled over by an American firm, and
now nothing but Yankee bathtubs.
shower baths. and toilet rooms can be
found in the royal homes
Likes Americans.
This so-calIed Americanization OF the
ruler of Great Britain does not end
with these foibles. but it extends to men
and women of American birth. for whom
the king shows a decided inclination.
and his publicly expressed approval OF
American plays and things theatrical
J has been matter of no little chagrin
/ to Englishmen.
! The exact nature Of the alterations to
| be made in buckingham palace are. OF
course, not yet definitely known, but
( that a radical change will be made in
I the exterior is certain. The palace has
! long had the reputation OF being the
ugliest royal residence I'm all Europe.
The main building reminds one strongly
of factory. the front being perfectly
fat and unbroken in outline, while three
or four stin figures are placed along
the edge Of the roof.
House Within a House.
On the present site Of the palace
which stands on a high piece Of lanC
lin st. James Park, originally stood tn,