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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-23

partment OF agriculture, and is sending out
experts to prospect the different provinces,
testing the land and reporting upon its
value. Many samples Of soil have been
sent to the United States Agricultural de-
partment for analysis and advice. and a
variety Of experiments are being made in
fertilizers and new branches of farming
This is so not only as to sugar and tobacco,
which are the main crops Of the islanI
but also as to fruits vegetables, hennequen,
sea island cotton and other things. The ex-
peliments are largely carried on by Amer
leans. The most of the employees are grad
yates OF our Agricultural department at
Washington. and here at Santiago de Las
Vegas. about fifteen miles from Havana, a
government experimental farm is in opera
uon under such management, with an
American director who was brought here
on the reeomwendation OF Secretary WI
son.
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through the Midway and get into the
shelter of the great temple where one may
at least take refuge up against a pillar
and become the observer OF ones observers,
Within the temple yard there are many
strangenesses. Flocks of sacred pigeons
fight with common barnyard chickens
over the half-cooked beans one buys for
them from the wizened little old women
who sit under the huge votive lanterns
watching their stores and knitting per-
haps, or gossiping. A fortune teller In
priestly garb intones a Manu- Amida
Butsu" (Glory to the Eternal Buddha) as
he waits under his big yellow paper UNI
brella for some believing one to come along
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-23

dHioIlb IT'S CIuulNles anu Ou0lJeS Trying 10
bridge the gulf which is fixed between us
and her-hxed as surely as broad oceans
are fixed between our shores Even in
the midst OF the country's most recently
imported modernities this thought is sure
to intrude itself upon one, but in such a
place as Asakusa it is the uppermost idea
what is AsalxusaP
1t is dinicult to determine at first
whether Asakusa is a place OF prayer or
a place OF play, but one very soon con-
cludes that as far as ones self is con-
cerned It is a place Of neither. 1t is a
temple. Everything in Japan which rises
an inch above the dead level OF single
stored, gray-tiled monotony is either a
temple or a new building In foreign style" !"
so-called. somebody says. because It is
style foreign 10 anything else anybody
ever saw. AsalSusa is an ancient temple
wherein she OF thousand hands Kwan-
non, goddess OF mercy sits enshrined in
gaudy splendor So ancient. indeed, is II
that its beginnings are lost In obscurity," :"
as the guide books say about so many
things IL Is situated away down on the
Sumida river which flows sluggishly
through the heart OF Tokyo and out into
Yeddo bay. and near the spot where Il
stands. a fisherman. they say, drew up In
his net, sometime about the year co., re-
mRrkable little image OF the Goddess OF
Mercy which possessed miraculous powers.
IT was about one aud one-half inches In
height and was supposed to have been
fashioned by god hands. so perfect was IL
IN every detail, but knowing the wonderful
skill displayed by some OF the least OF
these people IN the art OF good carving
can imagine nothing more god-like than a
lazy fisherman digging daintily away at q
small bit Of wood through long summer
days and fnally dropping his finished image
overheard with a prayer to the diety II
was made to represent for much luck IL
his fishing It would be a beautiful ad'
clifton to somebody's art-curio collection
anyway, but this is a fate that is not
likely to be in store for Il since It Is en-
shrined within the holy OF HOLES Of this
great temple of AsAkusa and Is never
looked upon by other than priestiy eyes
The temple is enormous and there is q
popular Joke about the disproportion Of its
slEe to the size OF the image It was built
70 shelter But there is much at Asakusa
beside the dhuinutive goddess. Kuannon Is
a very much beloved diety and to her al
the unhappy and unfortunate go in prayer
and she bids them be light Of heart be
cause the time is not far on when the
axe which she holds aloft In one OF hei
many hands shall sever the thread which
binds them 70 earth life and they may
then go to the River Of the Three Roads
where perchanee they may be able tS
choose that one leads upward 10 Nirvana
the divine absorption into blissfm Nothing
ness, and over the country, pleasure and
piety intermingle themselves so freely
why 1t is so dinicult to discover indeed
where one leaves on and the other begins
The approach 20 the temple az Asakusa
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Genius of Japan.


WELL" I thought III that doesn't ex-
actly illustrate the genius of Japan I
never saw anything that did" There It
was. Marvels out of nothing. Japan is
unfolding marvels OF itself every day be-
fore an admiring world and to ever in
creasing applause. but to us. its visitors,
its most intimate observers, it is as the
bit OF brown paper, revealing to our un-
assisted mental vision absolutely no evil
dence Of the wonderful powers with which
It Is endowed This is the thought which
goes with me always as I wander around
among its crudities and oddities trying to
bridge the gulf which is fixed between u,
ana her--fxed as surely as broad oceans
are fixed between our shores. Even IL
the midst Of the country's most recently
imported modernities this thought is sure
70 intrude itself upon one, but in such q
place as Asakusa it is the uppermost idea
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ht, 1905, by Frank G. Carpente-.)
ANTIAGo DE LAS VEGAS. Cuba,
July 20-(Special Correspondence
OF The Bee. .)-The Cuban govern
ment is preparing to develop the
island. 1t mas established a de-
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wRhIn the TempIe Yard.
At Asakusa one Is glad enough to hurry
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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16
YOUTHS BOOKED
FOR BURGLARY
Edward Kennedy and Mark
Hayes Break Into a Shop
and Are Heard by Woman

Two youths, Edward Kennedy 10
years of age, and Mark Hayes, II, were
arrested early yesterday morning
through the presence of mind of a wom-
an and by the prompt response by the
police to her call for assistance.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. Charles
Maritzen, Hayes and Laguna streets,
was awakened by a noise in the base
ment, which is occupied by her hus-
band as paint shop. She listened for a
moment and then telephoned to the
City Hall police station that burglars
were breaking into the paint shop. Ser
geant M J. Griffin and Policemen W.
f. Dowie and f. E. Winters jumped
into a patrol wagon and were rapidly
driven to the scene of the burglary. 1t
was discovered that wire screen and
a pane of glass had been removed from
a window of the paint shop and en-
trance effected.
Maritzen opened the door with his
key and the officers entered. The two
young burglars were found hiding in
the shop and were promptly arrested.
1t was apparent that their object had
paint shop. They had utilized a STEP
ladder and with saw had cut a hole
in the ceiling. A few minutes more
and the hole would have been lar ge
enough to enable them to crawl
through into the grocery.
They were taken to the City Prison
and charged with burglary. 1t is
thought that they are new to the burg
lar business, as they are not known to
the police. Their records will be looked
into this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16

knowledge of the method of business
among the hotel men on the Eastern
continent. Returning to New York he
entered the employ of Manager Boalt
of the Waldorf-Astoria, where he later
became assistant manager. 1t was in
this important position that Woods
proved his well-earned reputation for
ability and it was this fact that finally
led to negotiations between himself
and the directors of the st. Francis.
In discussing his new position last
evening he said
This is my first visit to San Francisco and.
in view of the fact that have been In your
city only few hours II is not to be expected
that can have much to say of II. VIII take
up the management of the, st. Francis to- NOR :
row. have been clearly informed to the
peculiar conditions of the hotel business in this
city and will carefully study out the best
means of pleasing the California public I
hope to be successful and will begin work as
sured of the hearty cooperation of the directors
of the hotel.
w. II. Dohrmann, the auditor of the
hCtel company, who has been acting
as it manager since Allan Pollok re-
tired, will return to his former duties.
During the short time that Dohrmann
had the management of the hotel,
though making no pretension of ex-
pert knowledge of the business. he
proved a success and he retires highly
ccmplimented by the guests of the
establishment, to whose comforts he
has catered.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16
sea gulls, boobies, ganets, terms and
man-of-war hawks.
THEY BEHOLD A SAIL.

man-of-war hawks.
THEY BEHOLD A SAIL.
No sail and no view of human life
came within the range of. their vision
during their eleven months sojourn
there, and early in December a speck
appeared upon the horizon. They were
all frantic with joy and rushed down
to the beach, wondering what it could
be. 1t gradually drew nearer ands to
their amazement came straight toward
them. They had not expected to be
sent for until January. and so thought
that the little vessel had been driven
out of her course. They yelled, shouted
and made all kinds of signals Sudden
ly the vessel dropped anchor, and a
boat came toward them, and. after a
hard tussle with the breakers. was
landed high and dry on the beach They
then learned that it was the little
yacht Josephine that had been sent to
bring them back to San Francisco. To
fill their places as caretakers Charles
Larsen and Gus Greenberg went there
and are now on the island.
The Josephine was in command of
Captain Lindridge, with A. Freeman
as first mate. On December last
the party set sail for this port. For
the first few days the weather was
fine Suddenly a great southeast gale
sprang up, which continued for two
days and pitched the little twenty
tonner around in a lively fashion. In
the midst of the gale Seaman Freeman
was knocked overheard by the main
boom lift being carried away. He fell
almost within the reach of a great
school of sharks. Two Of the most
savage of the lot made a grab at him
just as his companions succeeded in
hauling him out of the water. The
weather remained practically fair un-
til last Thursday when they encoun-
tered a northwest gale. One great
wave swept Louie Fazio overheard,
and had he not been an expert swim
mer he would have been drowned, as
the fury of the gale was so great that
the little yacht was almost unmanage-
able He was finally dragged on board
in an almost unconscious condition.
The Josephine was thirty-nine days
in making the voyage. She is owned
by F. W. Wakefield. AS soon as she
landed here the three recluses rushed
ashore and made great haste for their
homes in Oakland, where their people
live. Their joy at being back again
was unbounded.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16
NEW MANAGER OF THE
ST. FRANCIS ARRIVES
James Woods of New York Will
Enter Upon His Important
Duties TO-Day

James Woods of New York, who
was recently chosen by the directors of
the st. Francis Hotel to manage that
handsome hostelry, arrived from the
East last evening with his wife and
will enter upon his new and important
duties to-day. Manager Woods jour-
neyed westward by way of the SUM-
set route, and, reaching California a
week ago, came north leisurely, STOP
ping off at the more important towns
in order to become acquainted with
the managers of the different hotels,
to whom he was introduced by Will
liam McMurray. who, with Director
Thomas of. the st. Francis, met Woods
in Los Angeles.
The new manager comes to San
Francisco with some of the best rec
concentrations ever carried by an
American hotel man. Although COM
paratively a young man, Manager
Woods has had valuable experience in
the hotel business, beginning in New
Orleans, where he was manager of
the St. Charles. After varied ex-
perience In other well-known Eastern
hotels he went abroad on an extended
tour, during which he CLEANED much
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16
PRETTY GIRL
ENDS HER LIFE
Grieving Over a Love Affair,
Sarah NJ. Bryant Becomes
DeSpOndent at Seventeen

Because she thought a man with
whom she was infatuated was angry
with her, pretty Sarah Mabel Bryant
committed suicide yesterday by drink
ing carbolic acid. Before she took
the poison the girl destroyed the
mans photograph. In her last pa
thetic note to him she used only his
initial, evidently endeavoring to carry
her secret to the grave. The girl was
scarcely past IL years old and was of a
cheerful disposition until recently. She
was employed as a domestic by Mrs.
Louise Caddy of 94S Guerrero street, at
whose house she committed suicide.
Her aunt, Mrs. M. Kelley to whom
Sarah confided the farewell note to the
man with whom she was in love, de-
clared that she did not know that her
niece had any love affair. Mrs. Kelley
said she did not know the Fred W."
to whom the dead girl referred.
The young woman returned to Mrs.
Caddy's home from visit to her aunt
Mrs. Kelley said that she had COM
planned about her health, but not of the
trouble that made her weary of the
world.
In her own room Miss Bryant pre-
pared to die in a manner that showed
determination. The oversensitive girl
took "Fred's" picture and tore ii to
bits. She next scratched the label from
the vial of carbolic acid and drank it's
contents. Her body was discovered yes
terday morning by Mrs. Caddy. The
Coroner was notified and the remains
were taken to the home of her aunt at
2970 Twenty fifth street.
The following pathetic note to the
man in the case was addressed to Mr..
F. W.:
NV Darling F.-when this note is read to you
I Will be far away. in the land where all my
sins will be forgiven / know. my darling, 1
know now why you were angry. but God
knows l am innocent It's all for you, dearest
differently May God forgive me, for my heart
is broken / was unfortunate. Good-by, my
love. my only love. hope that you may never
meet with my kind again. but 1 loved you as
true as any heart could. Think OF me, some
times Fred. Farewell. my aa1 Daring Eft friend ND
This touching adieu was inclosed in
note to Mrs. Kelley, which reads as
follows:
Saw nothing about him; above all, don't tell
who he is 1t will go hard with him. You
know what l told you you last night. It's all true.
/ loved him, only MIN. Gooo-Dy. dear auntie
You know where ne lives
The dead girl has borne an excellent
reputation. She was employed by Mrs.
Caddv for about eight months.
The man for whom the girl commit
ted suicide was located last night by
Deputy Coroner p. j. Mccormick. He
is Frederick w. Clapp, motorman on
tbe Guerrero street line. According to
his story he had only known the girl
/ for a few months. They had a misun-
derstanding a few days ago. Clapp
saws he had no idea that the girl was
infatuated with him.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16
MISS LOWRY
IS DEPORTED
Young Government Clerk in
Manila Sent Home Under
Guard of an Army Nurse

Pathetically protesting against the
judgment of a military board of sur
geons that declared her insane and
caused her deportation from the city
of Manila, Miss Lowry, a Well-known
young woman of Cleveland, Ohio, is re-
strained of her liberty at the Occiden-
tai Hotel, awaiting the action to-day
of the local army officials that viii
free her from the custody of an army
nurse and place her in the hands Of
relatives.
Miss Lowry was a passenger on the
transport Sherman, which arrived yes
terday from the Philippines. She was
accompanied by Miss B. NJ. Gertich, an
army nurse. who had been detailed in
Manila to bring the unfortunate young
woman 10 San Francisco. Here the
latter's aunts, Miss G. L. Clark of
Cleveland and Miss G.. Woodruff of ST.
Davids, Ohio, have been impatiently
awaiting the arrival of their relative
for several days. 1t is the second time
that the young woman has been sent
away from the Philippines and both
times it was for the same reason-men-
tai responsibility. Four years ago
Miss Lowry was appointed from Cleve-
land to a civil service position in Man
lila and Immediately departed for the
islands in company with several other
signed to duties there.
For a time all went we'll and her
relatives in Cleveland received pleas
ing letters describing her interesting ex-
periences in her new home. One day they
were suddenly startled by the informa-
ton that Miss Lowry had got into
trouble in Manila and was about to be
deported Later news was to the effect
that the young woman had attempted
to kill Albert Easthagen, fellow clerk,
in whose company she often had been
seen.
ATTACKS FELLOW CLERK.
According to the stories that reached
this side of the Pacific, Miss Lowry
one day approached Easthagen and
suddenly drawing a revolver, pulled the
trigger 1t snapped, however, without
discharging the cartridge and a second
later Miss Lowry was disarmed. She
was placed under arrest and for sew
eral months kept under the observation
of army surgeons. who finally recon-
mended that their patient he sent
home. Accordingly Miss Lowry was
placed aboard a transport and made
the homeward journey by way of the
Suez canal and New York, the hope of
her army friends being that a long
ocean voyage might cure her mind.
About four months ago Miss Lowry
disappeared from Cleveland and quiet
ly made her way back to Manila, where
she was later found acting in strange
manner, apparently laboring under
hallucinations, one of which, 1t was
afterward discovered, was that Fill
pinos had been engaged to poison her.
Major H. Carter called the attention
of the Manila Board of Health to the
young womans sad predicament and
that body ordered her again deported.
BY arrangements with the military au-
thorities Miss Gertich, an army nurse,
was detailed to accompany Miss Lowry
to San Francisco on the transport
Sherman, and the relatives OF the lat
ter were advised to meet the young
woman on her arrival here.
Immediately on receipt of the advices
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16
Daughters of Liberty.

The following officers have been in
stalled for California Council No. 1
of the Daughters of Liberty by Minnie
M. Sproul acting national deputy:
Councillor, Miss Chrstene Jorgensen; asso-
ciate councillor. Miss Barbara Schaertzer; vice
councillor Mrs. Beecher; associate vice coun-
cilor. Mrs. L. Gould; treasurer Mrs. Minnie
Thompson; financial secretary Frank Haley;
recording secretary, Miss Carrie l.. Sproul as
sstant recording secretary. Miss Sophie Putt:
guide. Miss Florence Schetyel; inside guard
Miss Maud S. Turman; outside guard. J. May
der; Junior ex-associate councillor, Miss Emma
Koopman; trustees, Miss Irene Autzen, Harry
Cove w w. Thompson.
The ceremony was followed by an
installation supper, at which Miss c..
Jorgensen was presented with a beau
tiful emblem of the order in recogni-
ton of the services she has rendered
during her two terms as councillor.
The officers of Martha Washington
Council of the same order will be pub
licly installed In Protection Hall.
Shiels building. tomorrow night. Az
ter the ceremony there will be party
and a collation..
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16

from Manila Miss Clark md Miss
Woodruff prepared for journey to this
city, and arriving here several days
ago they went to the Russ House to
await the coming of the Sherman. They
were at the dock yesterday to meet
Miss Lowry, but were not permitted
Immediately to take her in charge, the
Governments instructions being that
Miss Gertich should be relieved of her
responsibilities only on the authority
of the local army officials. Yesterday
being Sunday no effort was made to
effect the change in the custody of the
young woman, who will probably be
given over to her relatives to-day.
INSISTS SHE is SANE.
Arriving at the Russ House yester-
day and discovering that her identity
and unfortunate condition had become
known here, Miss Lowry, with her at
tendant and aunts, hurriedly moved to
the Occidental Hotel, where they re-
luctantly made a statement last even
ing. Miss Lowry insists that she is
perfectly sane. but fatigued after her
two long sea voyages and still troubled
over the experiences attending her de-
tention in Manila. When seen last even
ing for a moment she declared that the
charges of insanity were without foun-
dation. Referring to her attempt to
forced to do so because of derogatory
remarks he had made against her. Be-
fore she could make a further state
ment Miss Gertich and Miss Clark in
sisted that the interview cease, and the
door of the well-guarded young woman
was closed against reporters.
Miss Gertich later admitted that she
had been detailed to accompany Miss
Lowry to San Francisco and expected
to turn over her charge to the aunts
to-day. Continuing she said:
1 am an army nurse and. in addition to be-
ing sent companion to Miss Lowry
was officially designated as her guardian AS
soon as l am authorized to transfer her to the
care OF her relatives will return to the Philip
pines. Dr. Carter and other medical authori
in Manila agreed that while their patients
mind was unbalanced. there
for believing that she was ncurabe. Halu-
cinations seemed to be her principal trouble.
and If not carefully watched 1t was feared
that she might do harm TO others.
NURSE EVER VIGIL.
Miss Lowry is about q years of age
and not unattractive. During the
voyage over from Manila she conduct
ed herself in rational manner and
spent the greater part of her time on
deck under the watchful eye of her
attendant The only time yesterday
she became excited was when she real
lied that she would not be allowed to
go her own way. and when she sud-
denly discovered that her troubles in
Manila were to become a matter of
public gossip here Although the young
woman says that her reason for attack
ing Easthagen was because he had
been talking about her, another story
is that it had been reported in Manila
that he had been paying attentions to
another woman and this had aroused
Miss Lowry's resentment.