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The Washington times., 1905-09-10

I Boys, and elderly gents" said
Vuyning, Ave days later at his club,
standing up against the window
where his coterie was gathered, and
keeping out the breeze. "a friend of
mine will dine at our table this even
ing"
viii he ask if we have heard the
latest from Vladivostok said a
member. squirming IN his chair.
"Will he mention the new twenty
three story Masonic Temple, in Quin-
CIV. HIP inquired another, dropping
his nose glasses
viii he spring one of those west
ern Mississippi river catfish stories.
in which they use yearling calves for
bait?" demanded Kirk, fiercely.
BE eomforted," said Vuyning- He
has none of the ll,tle vices. He is
burglar and safe-blower, out OF the
West"
"Oh, Mary Ami" said they Must
you always adorn every statement
WIFI NOuT dltSSSu
1t came to pass that at eight in the
evening a calm, smooth brilliant, al
fable man sat at WINNINGS right
.and during dinner. And when the
ones who pass their lives in city
sreets spoke of skyscrapers or OF the
little Car on his far, frozen throne
or of insignificant fish from incense
uuential streams, this big. Geep-chest-
e.. man, fauitlessly clothed, and eyed
like an emperor, disposed or thelI
Liliputian chatter with wink of his
eyelash.
And then he painted for them with
hard, broad strokes a marvellous
lingual panorama or the West. Hf
stacked snow-topped mountains on
the table, freezing the hot dishes Of
the waiting diners. WITH wave o.
his band he swept the club Aouse into
a pine-crowned gorge, turning tht
WATERS into a grim posse, and eacf
listener into a blood-slained fugitive
climbing with torn fingers into TIT
ensanguiued rocks. He touched th'
table and spake. and the five pantef
as they gazed on barren lava beds
and each man took his tongue be
tween his teeth and felt his mouth
bake at the tale of a land empty o
water and food. Simply IS Home
sang. while he dug a tine Of his forl
! leisurely into fhe tablecioth, h
opened a new world to Their view. a
does one who tells a child of th'
Looking-Glass Country
As one of mis- listeners might hav'
spoken of tea too strong at a Madi
son Square afternoon" SO he depictet
the ravages of "redeye" il borde
town when the caballeros of the laria
and 'fcrty-five" reduced ennui to {;
minimum.
And then, with sweep of h
white, unringed hands, he dismisset
Melpomene, and forthwith Diana an'
lAmaryllis footed it before the minds
i. eyes of the elubmen.
The savannas of the continen
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

suread before them. The wind. hum
ming through a hundred leagues CT
sage brush and mesquite, closed their
ears TO the city's staccato noise. He
told them of camps, OF ranches ma
rooned in a sea of fragrant prairie
blossoms, of gaIlops In the Silly night
that Apollo would hare foresaken his
daytime steeds TO enjoy: he read them
the great, rough epic of the cattle ana
the hills that have not been spoiled
by the hand of man, the mason His
words were a telescope TO the city
men, whose eyes had looked upon
Youngstown. Ohio. and whose tongues
had called it West
In fact, Emerson had them go
ing"
The next morning at ten he met
Vuyning, by appointment, at a Forty
] second street cafe.
Emerson was to leave fer the West
that day He wore a suit OF dark
cheviot that looked TO have been drop
ed upon him by an ancient Grec-an
/ tailor who was a few thousand years
ahead Of the styles
Mr.. vuyniEg," said ne, with the
clear, ingenious smile of the Sic
/ cessful crook" its Up TO NE to go
the limit for YOU anyuEae / can 40
so. 4ou're the real IN nS; and If L
can ever return the favor, you bet
/ your life III do it-see?s
/ What was that cow-puncher's
name?" asked Vuyning, who used TO
catch a mustang by the nose ana
name, and throw hjui til he put the
! bride on
Bates said Emerson.
"inanhs, said Nuy ming. / thought
it was Yates Oh, ABOUT that t0ggery
1 business-Td forgotten that.
I've been looaing for some guy to
put ne OF the right track yor years. =
said Emerson. You're the goods,
duty free, and half way 10 the ware
house in a red wagon
At ! O'Clock Nuyning had luncheon
with Miss Allison by previous ar
I rangement
!. For thirty minutes he babbled TO
her, uaaccoCntabiy, OF r2nches
horses, canyons, cyclones, rouad-ups.
Rocky mountains AID cea1s and ba-
con. She looked at him with wonder
ing and half-terrifed eyes.
i was going to propose again TO-
;. day." said Vuynins. caeerlly, '0Gt
won't I've worried you often enough,
You know dad has Z ranch II Coo
RADIO. What's the Sood CO staying
here? Jumping 1oEqui.s: but it's
great out there. In going to start
next Tuesday"
No you wont" sa--- Miss Allison.
What" said V1yni1g
Not alone, said Miss Allison
dropping tear upon her salad
j What do you think
Betty" exclaimed Vuyning, what
do you mean?"
I'm going too" said Miss Allison,
forcibly.
yuyning filed her glass with Apol-
iinaris-
Here's TO Rowdy the Dude," he
gave-a toast mysterious.
Don't know him." said Miss ALE
son; but if he's your friend Jimmy
. here goes"
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

seen most. and that has done much to
keap two dolers of my money out of
the hands Of the county clerk. and some
otherwise happy girl from riting lies
home about how preshus l am to her.
Now about that Taggert case Tag
CERT marrid girl who thot he was
just the sn.artest. spoartiest soljer-boy
in the wurld. He was prowdern pecock
because she thot he was so nice and rex
less and nasty bad. The worse and
nauShtier and more soljer-like she thot
he was the sucker she got and the
prowder he got about how bad he was
Finally she thot he was bad enuff for a
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

in the morning until IL it
had bored him immeasur-
ably. Kirk, with his fish story;
Brooks, with his Porto Rico cigars,
old Morrison, with his anecdote about
the widow; Hepburn, with his in
variable luck at billiards-all these
Affections had been repeated without
change of bill or scenery. Besides
these morning evils, Miss Allison
had refused nim again on the night
before. But that was chronic trou-
. BILE. Five times she had laughed at
bis offer to make her Mrs. Vuyning.
He intended to ask her again the next
Wednesday evening.
Vuyning walked along Forty-fourth
street to Broadway. and then flowed
down the great sluice that washes
out the dust of the gold mines Of
Gotham. He wore a morning suit of
light gray. low, dull kid shoes, q
plain, finely woven straw hat, and
his visible linen was the most deli
cate possible shade of heliotrope. His
necktie was the blue-gray of q No
vember sky, and it's knot was plainly
the outcome of a lordly carelessness
combined with an accurate conception
of the most recent dictum of fashion.
Now. to write of mans haberdash-
cry is a worse thing than to write
historical novel around Paul
Jones, Or to pen testimonial to n
hay fever cure.
Therefore, let 1t be known that
the description of WINNINGS apparel
is germane to the movement of the
story, and not to make room for the
new fall stock of goods.
Even Broadway that morning was a
discord in WINNINGS ears; and in
his eyes it paralleled for few
dreamy, dreary minutes a certain
bowling, scorching, seething malodor-
Gus slice of street that he remem-
bered in Morocco. He saw the strug-
Cling mass of dogs, beggars, fakirs,
slave drivers, and yelled women in
carts without horses, the sun blazing
brightly among the bazaars, the plies
of rubbish from ruined temples in
the street--and then a lady, passing,
tabbed the ferrule of a parasol into
his eye and brought him back to
Broadway
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
CQL1WEzQarGrOM/@LOQLaGQUT

else lie be in the divorce coart and
bying tickets to 500 Fauls.
! notist the other day that sum pa
per said they's been fourteen thowsand
divorces granted in a single stait- 1
cant figure what enybody in a single
state wud want with a divorce can
you?
| was out with Aleck burgess tother
mite and when Aleck has had two or
three beers he tells all he knose about
everything. They amt any family Sc
crets when Aleck has had a trey of
foamy ones and as l had Only finger all
j took Aleck home. On the way he
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Do you know I doant beleave theys
ever been marble cupple that got
along without sum skraps? ] CESS the
ones that We never heer about is just
ppwcer than the rest that's all.
II cum pretty neer marrtng twice
don't meen / was a mormun but / meen
they was twice cum nifty neer ughing-
up. But each time I went home and
took a hot tut bath and went 20 bed
and I got over IL. But i amt braggin.
They've be a time when / amt got as
much morrel curridge as / have now
and I'll let IL get me going so far
eat stop, and then I'll be a lire too
80 ~ I newer was happy before or
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
The TdGGerf Case at ~
Wooster Throws Him
Into q Philosophical Fit.


!: :: :: !: !: !.
H1SE HE sudden blossiming in
to loQuacity on the part
of my hitherto staid
49, and retiring Cousin Ell
k6xS3xHN mer is a source of sur
0 prise and more or less
uneasiness to the entire
relationship It has been discussed in
seven family reunions in Ohio and In
diana this summer, but no logical con-
clusion has been reached. There is a
philosophical turn to his patter that
gives it weight and seriousness. such as
Elmer was never before accused Of
The appended letter, received yester-
day from him. shows that even though
coming In or freight train with his in
formation and opinions. he is trailing
public events relentlessly and refuses
to be lost oft
Poke Root. Indiana. August 30, 1906.
Dear Cussin:
I've been reeding the Chicago and In
d.anapoIfs papers about that Taggert
case at Wooster. Ohio. and think it's
one Of the wurst I've ever RED about. 1t
has done moore than enything elce ex-
capt Cussin Eds wife to maik me stay
Glugle- I have always felt that IL was
. gud thing for sum girl that j wasent
marble. and now ] am surer than ever
shout it.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

nice girl TO marry and she did When
they was marble she fownd he was
pretty neer as bad as shede thot he
was and she neeriy cride her eyes out,
and wanted to go home but it was too
iait
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

7 UYNING left his club, ours
ing it softly, without any
particular anger. From 10
in the morning until IL it
The evening world., 1905-09-22
COLLEGE Railroad Course.

CHICAGO, SEPT %. Cooperation
between the University OF Chicago and
n number OF railroad officials has re-
suited In the establishment OF four
year course in railway education An
Advisory Board composed mostly OF
railroad men has been established with
Z. w. NICK emma, assistant to President
Earring, of the Milwaukee, and St.
Paul, as Chairman.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
Free on Singers Charge.

SAN FRANCISCO. SEPT. 22.-Julio
Uriburt. OF Buonos Ayres, has been ac-
quilted OF the charge of enbe zzlement
Uribur was formerly the friend and
financial secretary OF Slgnora Louisa
Tetrszini, the singer, and a few months
ago the prima donna caused his
arrest. alleging that he had failed to
send to Europe about 100000 francs she
had given him to forward 10 Italy.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
NEwyNllGCET'y
Lived l04 Years.

WESTMINSTER, MD, SEPT. 22.-
George Milne, a native of Germany
but a resident of this country FOR many
years, IL dead al Silver Run of extreme
old age. Mime was born in 1S0l, thus
making him at the time OF his death
l04 years old. He was a tailor and an
active and efficient workman long after
his nineaeth year.
The evening world., 1905-09-22

the Harlem River was found in the
water 10 day by Martin Carroll Don.
molly lived al no. lli East one Han
3rcd and Eighth stree and was in the
ha.N, OF slseping on the pier when he
worked late. Last night when he ala
not como ao.uc nothing was though
about IL us,i ba failed to show up this
merllng. rhen his bldE was dIsCONerel.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
More Troops to Finland.

HELSINGFORS, FINLAND, SEPT.
"a large increase in the number of
Russian troops in Finland Is expected
shortly. About 4.5OO it is said, will be
sent to Heisingfors, 900 to Vjborg and
800 to Vasa. The troops will be quar-
tered in private houses. An explosion
near the residence of the Governor OF
Va5a last evening created excitement,
but little damage was done.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
Shot Twice. Walked for Hours

BUFFALO. n. Y. SEPT. 22.-Peter
Mikulwicz, a bartender. walked the
streets from P. NJ. ul.ul II p. M yes
terday with two pistol bullets lodged In
his chest. When taken to q hospital
he said a negro, who, with a white man,
tried to rob him, had shot him. Mikul-
Wicz Is likely to die.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
Delay in Tdggart Divorce.

WOOSTER, o., SEPT. 22.-Judge
Eason has announced that he win not be
able to give his decision In the Taggnrt
divorce case until Sept 80, a week later
than expected. Mrs. Taggart. who is
still in Wooster. has been il for several
days and threatened with fever. but 1t
Is now expected that she will be out In
q few days.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
Political Levy Cut Out.

PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 22.-Director
OF Public Safety Potter has issusd an
order to all policemen and firemen pro-
hibitins them from paying any assess
ment or contribution for political pur-
poses. Disobedience of the order viii
be cause tor immediate dismissal
The evening world., 1905-09-22
l6 Submarines for France.

PARIS, SEPT. 22.-The French Gov
ernment has begun the cons jructlon of
eighteen submarine vessels, divided be-
tween the yards at Cherbourg, Lorient
and Rochefort-sur-Aier The vessels
will be finished in 1907.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
Mems regular 1900 SO so
New Fall suits at IL

Don't need any argument. You'll vol
lntarily say they are the smartest styles you've
,een-those individual exclusive creations that
appeal 50 strongly to the good dresser-men
who have been taught to appreciate good
.lothes that are made right. New Fall patterns
single and double breasted-at 1850.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
NEcKAR PASSES UP COAST.

The N1r.h German lloyd steamship
Neckar, winch is proceeding to Halifax
II take on board tho passengers of the
disabled Bremen. was reported by wire
less ns passing Nantucket bound east,
at A. NJ. to-day.
The evening world., 1905-09-22
COAL PAssER DROWNED.

The body OF Patrick Donnelly, sixty
wears old coal passer at the pocket
in one Hundred and Terth street and
The evening world., 1905-09-22
Wilhelmind Needs Money,

THE HAGUE. Sept. 22-The Fin
ance Minister. DR.. ]. ]. 1. Hate van
Tecklenburg. presented to the Second
Chamber of States General to-day the
budget for 1905. showing as estimated
10 temporarily relieve the budget II is
proposed tc place an additional ten
cents tax both on capital and income.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-15
JAMES C. CARTER DEAD.
Well Kno1Un Lazoyer Erpires after
q Brief Illness.

James Coolidge Carter, of the most prom
inent members of the New-York Bar. and for
merly president of it's Bar Association. died
yesterday. after brief illness. at his new home
in this city. No. East SSth-st. Mr.. Carter
was born in Lancaster. Mass. in 1927. and after
being graduated from Harvard began the prac-
tice of law here. He was senior member of the
law firm of Carter, Ledyard & Mlburn. Mr..
Carter unmarried.
Mr.. Carter was the son of Solomon and Eliza
beth CWhite) Carter. and was the youngest of
eight children. He fitted for college at the
Derby Academy, bingham. Mass, and entered
Harvard, from which he was graduated in 1850.
In Harvard he stood high in his studies and was
popular. He won two prizes for essays and one
for Latin dissertation He became a member
of the Institute of ITO. the Phi Beta Kappa.
the Alpha RaIte Phi and Jhe Hasty Prddins-
lie completed his studies Harvard by three
terms in the Law School, receiving the regular
degree of LIB. In 1885 the university made
him an LII. d.
After leaving Harvard Mr.. Carter entered the
law office of William Kent. the Of Chan
cellor Kent. in this city. He rose in his profess
sion with great rapidity. Among those who
studied in his office Joseph H. Choate who
was with him for only short time. Mr.. Car
ter was a close friend of Governor Tilden, and
was associated with Charles O'Conor in i'm
portant itigations. He had been at the head of
several law firms He was one OF the counsel
representing the American side of the contro-
versy over the seal fisheries before the Behring
Sea Commission. HIS argument on that occa-
sion was one of the strongest presented, and
showed exhaustive study and much learning.
In 1916 Mr.. Carter was appointed by Gov
ernor Tilden member of the commission or
ganized TO devise form of municipal admin
istraton for the cities of this State Governor
Hill appointed him member of the Constitu
tionaI Commission of 1885. Mr.. Carter had op
posed the movement to codify the common law
of this State. particularly in a monograph pub
Common Law
With Edward j. Phelps and Judge Henry w.
Blodgett, Mr. Carter was appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison In 1892 counsel for the United
States before the Behring Sea tribunal. which
New-York tribune., 1905-02-15
TO OPERATE ON HARPER.
His Son and Brother Returning
from Abr0ad To Be Present.

chicago. Feb. 14.-Dr. William r. Harper,
President Of the University of Chicago. will
oefgo another operation within a week. His
case has been studied by Drs Semi Beyan, HEX
toen and Le Count and ii has been decided that
+" IS necessary for DR.. Harper to arrange his
@1iafs with view to an absence from his post
!Oi some tine His son Samuel, who has been
Al MOSCOW all winter and his brother Robert.
"ho mas been at Constantinople. their
way home and they are expected TO reach Chi
cago before the operation on the doctor is per-
formed
Or Frank Billings. DR.. Harper's physician.
said to-day:
lfesieeIt Harper has been in ill health since
r - niddie OF September This illness has ap-
4sa.e4ly 40 relation TO the operation performed
@ -ool <aarch- His health good following the
ttF.al9n until the middle Of September. Since
- - ufne he has continually suffered pain in
NJ NJ region Of the head OF the large intestine
LIE 5alls mas been associated at times with other
ollies. but there has been no disturbance Of
- - -algestive apparatus. There has been con-
s,~fIaDie tenderness at all times in the region
= ne mead OF the colon. and there is apparently
= =, tlickenlng OF the intestine. The exact nature
- - tie olmculty has not been definitely decided.
sAls renders the illness more serious than If the
elheuity were palmer II has been decided to
perform another operation at an early day,
PROBABLY about February is.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-15
PRESIDENT ON SUCCESS
Great Prizes Results of accidents
The Little Hungary Dinner.

To keep promise made half in jest many
years ago President Roosevelt attended din
ner given for him by the Hungarian Republican
Club at the Little Hungary restaurant in East
Houston-st last night. AS the result President
Roosevelt is to-day the most popular man on
the East Side.
After President Roosevelt had gone. District
Attorney Jerome was introduced. He plunged
at once into an euIogy of President Roosevelt
He said the President has mo friends in Wash
ington" Then he went on to allude to the Sem
ate's action on the arbitration treaty.
President Roosevelt will have a Congress
that will be with him next time" said Mr..
Jerome They are not with him now, but they
will be- The next Congress will be united and
will overrule the Senate"
This was received with tumultuous cheers.
The present Senate is not elected by the peo-
pie but Congress that will support the Presi-
cent will be next time. and the people will have
their say went on Mr.. Jerome. They are all
politicians down there. Roosevelt is having
big test in his life. and the man that stands
steadfast and true under duress shows himself.
If he keeps up the fight Congress will be with
him and the Senate will get It's just dues.
Roosevelt is even more loved than Lincoln
and Grant The country was disunited when
Lincoln in Office. But the whole country is
united now. and Roosevelt is even loved by
more people than Lincoln was He may not be
great were Lincoln and Grant, but he is
perhaps more loved than either"
An incident which tended to create a mo-
mentary furry occurred at the dinner, when
Benjamin Taussig the artist who designed the
menu cards tried to get near the President.
Two Secret Service men seized him and hustled
him out despite the protests of his confreres,
who tried to reassure the detectives.
Mr. Taussig was so offended that he refused
to stay at the dinner.
In a closed carriage and accompanied by Mar
Gus Braun, the president of the club. his private
secretary, Mr.. Loeb and Police Commissioner
McAdoo, President Roosevelt reached the club
at 7:30 D. m a breath of cheering. swelling TO
hurricane announcing his approach. Preceded
into the cafe by Sergeant Cruise. the President
and his party disappeared upstairs for a few
minutes, to reappear in the reception room.
where one by one the guests filed past him, each
receiving a hearty handclasp and few words of
CHEEKY greeting.
The dinner began at s p. m. Little Hungary
had been transformed. Banks of laurel. pune
tuated with miniature suits of shining armor.
obscured the walls and partly hid the ceiling.
Round red paper lanterns softened the glow of
myriad electric lights.
Nearly five hundred guests sat down to the
dinner, the President occupying the place of
Continued on page.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-15
BACKS PRESIDENT.
Hague Treaty BelieUed to Fortify
His Position Tozcard Senate.

Washington. Feb. H.-It Is pointed out in admin
istration circles in further evidence OF the state
ment that the President has sought 10 establish
no precedent in treaty making. that under the
Hague treaty. to which the Senate gave it's appro-
val. the Executive has power TO make special ar
rangements for arbitrations. Article XXI OF ths
Hague treaty touching this point. reads:
The powers who have recourse to arbitration
sign special act ('comprOmis'O. in which the
subject or the difference is clearly defined well
as the extent OF the aroitrators powers
The French word "compromis' used in ths
Hague convention is said by departmental experts
TO be equivalent. to the English word 'compro-
mise but rather to the term agreement and
the executive branch OF the government has pro-
eeeded heretofore and without objection upon this
understanding.
Other conventions similar in terms and scope 70
the arbitration treaties Just BY Sonata
have been in process OF negotiation here between
the State Department and some OF the foreign
completely suspended and the japanese treaty.
signed on Saturday morning, will De the LAST OF
the list
Secretary Hay has not YET communicated 70 the
representatives OF the powers here with whom he
had negotiated arbitration treaties the action os
the Senate on Saturday IN amending those cOnven-
ticns. and II Is probable that he viii not do So
permitting them 10 take notice for themselves OF
what has occurred. This they dOne The
the librarian OF the State Department and unless
he receives other orders from Secretary Hay they
will remain in the files OF the department and Ni-l
not receive further diplomatic treatment
New-York tribune., 1905-02-15

Gated the dispute between this country and
Great Britain.
Two years later he was prominently men
toned as possible Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court. For years he had been at the
head of his profession, representing to a great
degree those lawyers who were not only husi-
ness men. but scholars
Mr.. Carter enjoyed a wide reputation as an
after dinner speaker, his keen logic and ready
wit making him much sought after. In speak
ing of a graver sort he had equal reputa-
ton. An address delivered before the State Bar
Association OF Virginia in 1880 THE Prov
inces of the Written and Unwritten Law" and
another, The Ideal and Actual in Law" before
the American Bar Association in 1890 attracted
wide attention.
Mr.. Carter was originally a Republican
Later he classed himself independent but
he was more or less affiliated with the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Carter had been president of the National
Municipal League. He was member OF the
Harvard Union League and University clubs
the Century and Downtown associations the
American Museum of Natural History the Ma
tional Academy of Design and the New-England
Society
He was a member OF the COMMITTEES OF Fiji
teen, appointed by the Chamber of Commerce
in November 1900. to investigate vice