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ooEs FAR TO FIND FLEA.
Man on Trip to Heart Of Africa In
Search Of Parasite.

James Stevens. known among cir
Gus men. especially with the Ringing
shows. as Jimmy Click" has left
Chicago on one OF the strangest err
rands ever planned by man. He Is
going into the heart of Africa. up in
to the southern end Of the Congo state
l50 miles west of Lake Tanganyika
to catch a flea.
Before that he is going to London
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meet again after all these
Ter all these years which
ged both of u.s."
as an awkward pause which
10 the minutes. Both en-
10 speak about the common
life. but the worlds would
ntterance. They heard the
ogs in the pond close by.
the robin and the bluebird
they felt the warm kiss of
their faces. they knew that
Is here once more. and that
was rejoicing. With n
Tort she broke the awkward
ten wondered II you blamed
br-for what happened"
you? No. l often won
bu blamed me for going away
hg you to fight the battle
'pon honor. Susie, I never
I would end ut II did. l
BUR father would be content
build keep you from marrying
ever entered my head that
force you to marry n man old
b be your father. l would
re gone one step II I'd
& was going to force you into
with Old"
Albert. you must not say
unkind of Mr.. Desmond"
)yed him. then?" In n tone OF
Tempt.
Frtie," dropping almost un-
~ into the old pet name.
ld when I'd given all my
sou? hut ! grew reconciled.
(ontented. how could l be
when he was SO kind to
Ps kind TO you. Susie?"
)nd he loved me-
poyed you Susie. why did he
Is influence with your father
|Dod?"
NJ try. o. BERTHE. on my
fnecs | pleaded with him to
fr that he would not marry
Pc told me he had done his
four father he said. has
llbert in one cscapade. and
can say has any influence.
me II will not marry you.
ner will do SO. and as love
j., ! will make n better hus-
|n Abner with all his money,
Dmise you. Susie. that as far
In my power. I'll make your
>py one. know 1t is hard for
girl, but II is the best / can
Kept MS word, Albert, and
owed father to say anything
{ you in his presence"
never was any badness in
ks. Susie. your father was
juciced against me: but I
could win him over with that
'hich intended to make"
believe that my father was
that and therefore forced me
T. ! know, BERTHE. there was
in your pranks."
bad seated themselves on a
'e in the wood, where as chill
y had gathered wild flowers
ed xintergreen berries. where
years they had wandered as
when l heard of your mar
Walter Desmond UNA so
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c.uoht Chauffeur on the Fly.

In New York recently an automo.
bile skidded on the wet pavement
and ran into the curb. Two wheels
were snapped on and the driver. Al.
bert Milan. was hurled through the
air. A 200-pound policeman named
Hudson saw him coming, braced him.
self and caught the nying chauffeur
savinS HIN from landing on ~ Iron
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When japanese Boys Ars Named.

In Japan every boy up to the age
Of 13 is known In his own family by
a child-name ("Osans-na"), which he
then exchanges for the appellstion 70
be borne through life.
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His Summer Song

He burn you high en- low;
De devil ride de 1ightnin'
En- de thunder holler. 'Who-a!'
You'll live 'twell you is dead:
Hot times a-comin',
En- hotter times ahead!
Dc sun he say. I'm scorch EN-
Dem sinner-folks 1 know"
De devil say. ''Please leave 'um
'Twell gets um down belowv'
oh, believers,
Hunt dc shady shed;
Hot times a-cOmin'.
En- hotter times ahead!"
Atlanta Constitution.
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Copyright. 1905. by Daily Story Pub. co.)
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= was an awkward pause.


ielt there was no use to turn
new leaf. and I resolved to be
az they had given me credit
y, her hand slipped over and
IN his as It lay on the log.
ou seemed to stand beside me.
eh ! remember I'll Twas one
clear nights when the moon
ioil. the whole scene was one
lssing beauty. I sat beside the
q and could hear the roar Of
cade 10 the distancs; you
% STANG beside mo and yuur
|no was On NJ am, While yoas
clear eAd oveeg - 4 Ioo1oc6l
aosss A q - - = 4! ~
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THE AFTERMATH
By EVELYN SINGER

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meet again after all these on my ear. Don't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
TO DEPORT AMERICANS.
Judicial Order against T7celUe Rail
zcay Officials IN Canada.

Detroit. May 24.-Rairoad circles here we're
deeply stirred to-day by word from st, Thomas
Ontario, that Judge Winchester had ordered the
deportation of some of the officials of the Pere
Marquette Railroad in Canada. The decision
came as the result of Investigation into
charges that the railroad had been following
policy of replacing residents of Canada and men
OF unquestoned competency with officials
brought from the United States
The men ordered depOTted are Superintendent
J. ;. Pyeatt. +. Cain, trainmaster; j. r. GIL
hula, chief dispatcher; j. McMany, master
mechanic, and eight others. II is understood
that steps have been taken toward an appeal
on the ground that the alien contract labor law
OF canada does not apply in any case involving
such skilled labor is required of the officials
in question.
II is stated that large number of citizens of
81 ihomas have signed a petition favOring the
rallroad attitude in the matter, and that the
Board OF Commerce and the City Council Of St
IhoInas nave taken formal action recommend
tanned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
DIR. .SULZER FOR MAYOR.
Tqmmany Congressman Is Consid
cred bu City OzcnershiD Faction

William sulzer the Tammany Congressman from
the East Side. is being seriously considered as the
candidate Of 1he Municipal Ownership League for
Mayor this fan Suffer Is con1dered1a great friend
Of THE pee-pul" Recently he has been out OF step
with Tamynany In fact, he narrowly escaped be-
ing turned down for a denomination last time. Only
the personal intervention of Richard Croker saved
him. 80 -
sulzer is disconnected and resentful against Tam
rnany. He thinks that he was unfairly treated
when Bourke Cochran was made member Of the
Ways and Means Committee OF the House TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of George
2. Mcclellan John Oakley, leader of one of the
districts in-Sulzer's Congress district and one Of
the strongest forces in anluany Hall is openly
an enemy OF Sulzer. When plans We're made Tor
turning Sulzer down last fan he sent cable mes
sage 10 Croker and plea from the latter saved
--in ,-
outfit and il is now said his chances Of being
nominated for the MayOraiTy by the Municipal
Ownership League are bright It IS believed that
ne would goll q big vote with the radical ele-
1aent and along the East Side generally, Congress
man Sullivan Is going to Europe within the next
few weeks 10 spend. bOUt month lie VIII visit
Richard Croker in Ireland He said yesterday that
his visit had political significance and mat he
was Just going To pay his respects 10 The ola
Tammany chieftain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
CANADIAN CLUBS OBSERVANCE.
Gives Dinner in Honor of Empire Day
Guests and Speakers.

Empire Day is observed heartily by Canacians'
They put out the furnace fires change winter nan
ra1s omen the season for golf and start other
summer snorts on Nav a. and 40 good Canadians
who have found occupation in New-York, attended
The annual dinner OF the Canadian Club, at the
Hotel Astor last night as additional observance.
DR. Neil MacPhatter. president of the club, was
+oaerr,aster and the principal guests were DR.. E.
r. L. Gould the Rev DR.. Robert S. MacArthur
Charles S. Mackenzie. William B. Ellison, r; F.
Mackav w r. HfgginbOtham and Evelyn Briggs
BALDWIN who after referring to Che life and ser
vices of Sir John Franklin, responded 10 the toast
''Canada's most northery possession; dash 20 the
Pole" Mr.. Baldwin led the first Ziegler expedition
Dr. Could former City Chamberlain. spoke. on
The City of Our Adoption" IF there IS one ideal
which the British element has introduced" he said
sit is that municipal interests not political and
that municipal questions should be settled by com
mon sense on a non-partisan. basis. Such Is the
only salvation Of the city and I believe We are
coming to it, I think the end of boss
rule in NeW-YOrk"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
FLEUR-DE-LYS LEADING.
The atlantic Close Secopd-Ydl-
halle 81 Niles Behind. *

The latest reports from the ocean racers fer the
Emperor's Cup show. that the Atlantic and the
F1eur-de-Lys are racing neck and neck, nearly
forty miles ahead of the big sluare-rigger Val
halla. At Leo o'clock this morning message was
received through the Teutonic and the Marconi
station at Sagaponack rom the eastbound Mime
haha that at $40 p. m. May o. she sighted the
Nalhalla in latitude 40 north longitude SO west in
q moderate breeze.
At midnight she sighted the Fleur-de-I1ys and
Atlantic thirty-seven miles ahead Of the Valhalla
with the Fleur-de-Lys in the lead This latest re-
port bears out The Trihures prediction OF ycstor-
day, based on previous reports that at yes
terday the Atlantic would be $50 miles east of
Sandy Hook having covered more than half the
distance tire Lizard.
The Atlantic was spoken Saturday, May 60 by
the steamer Westernland which arrived az Phila-
delphia Tuesday nisnt. The steamers captain re-
ported the yacht had fair wind and with ali sails
set was making good time She was then in lati-
tude i1.4S north and longitude 5):J west Al :
O'Clock the next morning she sighted by the
steamer Bremen $50 miles cast OF Sandy Hook.
The captain Of the oil tank steamship La cam
pine. which arrived yesterday from Antwerp, re-
ported having sighted. Saturday. at n m. All
son v Arnour's three-masted yacht Utowana.
She was then about 90 miles of Sandy Hook
LiRhtship. The Hamburg has not been sighted since
she l23 miles east of the starting point. Many
yachtsmen think she may have succeeded in keen
ing ahead OF all the others by taking a more
northerly course. The captain of the British oil
tank SaXoline reported. upon HIS arrival at
Philadelphia Yesterday. that he had sighted two OF
the yachts, which he took to be the Atlantic and
the Apache He is probably mistaken about the
Atlantic. for she was undoubtedly far ahead of the
position in winch he Says ne
a report received from die captain o. the White
Star steamer Arnis niln. which arrived yesterday.
confirms the other two. concerning The Atlantic
for no Says that he sighted thrrC-nast.d
schooner yacht 23O p. m. Sunday about
seven miles north Of his course Tho Yacht. ne
says. made a beautiful appearance ana she was
sailing fast, with a strong southwest wind lie
estimated that she was then so miles east OF
Sandy Hook According 10 the Gist1rce sailed &,
the Atlantic, she has averaged sJS knots hour.
which IL now little behind the record.
The steamer Grosser KuTfurst reported tonight
by WY OF the steamer Tcutcnic and thC Narcoui
wireless station At SagapoTuCk. Long Island that
on May j., at "a. she l.4sscd The yawi Aiisl In
latitude 20 north longitude 6s;5 west on the
same day. at a. she passed the schooners
Hamburg and Endymion in latit.de ~ north. longi-
knde $3.50 west
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
CHARLES II. WEBB DEAD
Urter and InUent0r Erpires at HIS
Home IN this City.

Charles Henry Webb writer and inventor, died
yesterday evening after short illness at his home,
No. 32S West 57th-st. Mr.. Webb was born on
January a. 1884 at Rouse's Point. Clinton County,
n Y He was the son of Nathan Webb Sd. In
his early years he showed fondness for literature,
and 1851 he to this city, where he contrib
uted articles TO The Herald and The Tribune. In
the autumn of that year without informing his
family he sailed in the whaler Walter Scott from
Edgartown Mass for a voyage in the South Seas.
1t is said his determination to take this voyage was
reached after reading Herman Melvle's "Mohy
Dick and going among the wharves to collect
facts for article he writing.
In 1885, after absence OF three or four years,
he returned to this country and went Alton.
Ill, to which place his family had removed. Soon
after he engaged in the grain, lumber and coal
business in Fulton City. In 1850 ne called TO
The Times by Henry J. Raymond, who had been
attracted by of his articles in Chicago news
paper For three years Mr.. Webb literary
editor of the paper, with the exception of several
months, when he was war correspondent. In 1863
he went to San Francisco and was city editor Of
The Evening Bulletin there In the next year
he founded The Californian magazine. TO
which Bret Harte and Mark Twain contributed.
At the same time that he conducted the magazine
Mr. Webb wrote for several newspapers.
Before returning East he brought out two plays,
"Our Friend from Victoria" and "Arrah-na-Pogue,'
In 1865 he again in NewYork where he con-
tributed to various publications. "Lifith Lank'
and st. TwemO' two of his works bur
lesquing Griffith Gaunt' and st Elmo" Abouy
this time he edited and published The Celebrated
Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other
Sketches" by Mark Twain.
For year Mr. Webb engaged in business
in Wall Street. In 1873 he began TO contribute a
series of letters to the Tribune these were subse
quently published under the title of John Paurs
Book
After several years spent in Europe MI Webb
returned to America and brought out some of his
verse. In 1867 he invented z device for adding
numbers. He also invented a cartridge loading
machine and the ribbon adder" Mr. Webb had
lived much in Nantucket. He a member of
the Reform Club and of the Authors Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
A MACHINE SHOP AFLoAT.
The Alpha, First of Her Type, Takes the
Water at the Navy Yard

Old sailor men at the Brooklyn Navy Yard who
were at the launching yesterday of the new float
ing machine shop of the navy--the Alpha-protested
against the wasting OF a bottle of good champagne
TO name a scow, for that is how the designate the
new craft. Miss Margaret Baxter. the little dauGh-
ter of Naval Constructor W. J. Baxter smashed
the bottle when the Alpha began to move down
the same ways upon which the old Maine was
built The big freight tug Transfer launched
soon after from ways. She named
by little Miss Edmonia Adams daughter of Captain
j. p Adams senior member OF the Inspection
Board. Pints Of champagne used, only
battlaships and cruisers are dignhed By the use
of full quarts. The vessels and launching plat
forms were decorated with flags. The repair boat
Alpha although not beauty. is the most complete
ly equipped vessel OF the kind ahoat. She is tho
first of her type he placed in the United States
Nav and is intended to facilitate the repair work
upon vessels the navy yard. She has no
propelling power. but win be towed about from
Ship 10 ship as needed. There is tension crane
nj one end OF her deck capable of lifting 6-inch
gun. She is lis leet long, 10 feet beam and draws
8 feet.
The Transfer is 10 feet long and 80 feet beam.
She viii be used for pacing stores on board ship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
LIBERALS ORGANIZE.
Headquarters Of Great Association
at M0sc0x- Repression.

ST Petersburg, May 2.-Professional bodies
all through Russia have now succeeded in per-
fecting general national organization to carry
out the Liberal propaganda. The scope of the
organization has been ,widened, and it now en-
braces. besides lawyers. doctors, engineers and
other professional men. Polish. Jewish and other
racial organizati lions Headquarters of the
League OF. Leag CUES. have been established at
Moscow, where delegates representing fourteen
organiza lions met and formed a central bureau
which is planning general Liberal aglta-
ton in heeautumn.
The entire edition of the first issue of THE
Moscow Weekly" an organ established by the
zemstvo congress. has been conhscated.
The government has taken formal measures
to. prevent the zemstvos. doumas and other
provincial and district institutions from indul-
ging in unrestricted debate and adopting resolu-
lions on the subject of change in the form of
government. The Ministry Of the Interior has
Issued a circular saying that such discussions
do not come within the scope of the imperial
dom to petition the Emperor through the Com
rnittee of Ministers, on all matters relating to
their general welfare The ruling in effect is
that this privilege only applies to the people as
individuals, and that organized institutions
must confne themselves to questions within
their competency. The duty of enforcing this
inhibition is imposed the presiding officers,
who Will be amena BILE to prosecution for per-
uniting infraetipns. The circular was plainly
designed to pitt an end to the political agitation
which has been openly going on in the zemstvos
and doumas through the empire,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
STATE BANK CLOSED.
Officials. Sad To Be Responsible
1t Had 5000 900 Deposits.

Canton, Ohio May 24.-The Canton State
Bank, with Individual deposits of more than
100000, closed its doors to-day. The directors
state that the bank viii not be able to resume
business.
The failure, it is said, was brought about by
heavy loans to W L Davis, wce-president Of
the bank. by the cashier Corwin B. Bachtell.
without the consent Of the other directors of the
bank. According 10 statement made by coun-
sci for the directors. more than 100000 has
been given TO Davis, for which no adequate Sc
curity has been furnished to the bank Davis
has decided the bank property. valued al S2OOOOO
The city of Canton has $4,000 deposit in the
bank. The Canton Young Mems Christian AS
sociation and many school teachers were also
-~-"sitors in the bank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
ATTORNEY GRILLS BRYAN.
Challenges Politicians Admin'stra-
ton of Friends Estate.

New Haven Conn, Nay 2i-WIliiam : 49,
appeared in the Probate Court here TO-DAY a.
hearing on the accounts Of the estate OF '-'s -
Philo : Bennett. OF whicl. Mr.. Bryan is ADM,
istrator. During the examination Mr. Bryan S-
mitted to n rapid fire OF questions from JUS
Henry Stoddard, counsel for Mrs. Grace l. '
nett the widow, and at times cons.derao.e -
patience was manifested by both the questione' e-
the witness
Proceeding with the examination Of Mr. White
Judge Stcddard asked for statement o' -
amount OF bills receivable accounts and moves
ceiyable in the copartnershjo az the time OF u
Benefits death. Mr. White gave this amount =
$2l527O and on March l. 1904 seven months 49,
the total had increased 70 a face value OF So
Mr.. Bennett was senior member Of tne H---'
Bennett Sloan & Co. Of New-Yorz.
Mr. Bryan then took the stand. he said ina. "
the best Of his knowledge the amount presented :
court was the exact amount of the money foe7'''~
from the estate.
He only knew Of the value Of the copa-tneTsn,p
from the appraisers report and statements EnaDs
10 him By Mr.. Sloan.
1t appeared that on July l. 1904 Mr.. Sloan tirnea
10 Mr. Bryan, as executor. Nl2.S1t ou' ~
Bryan could not say for how long time this sun
had been accommodating. His statement tAtt ~
had allowed the new corporation ninety days '''-
In which to sell the merchandise OF the estate Va
subjected to some criticism By judge StoddaFo "
asked il had the ninety days time not oeen -
would II not have been possible to have 2s99 me ne
legaciSs as fast as my attorneys thought
10 pay them" -
After recess Mr.. Bryan, rssuming the SSV-
said he had Just talked with Nj sloan IN NJ
York. by telephone. and had learned tnAt he
Sloan has little more than half Interest -
new company Mr. Sloan told him that tne h,o4, -
received from the real estate On New-AoIIN = ne
tained in thu Investment account The sac y,
bridgeport property ana the rentals. NJ % 80
said were kept in the real estate accom- -Ssn
that money has not been turned over. MI n.y.
said, 10 him. executor. has
Judge StOddard said: No doubt Mr.; Sloai. ~ ~
done thinsS which may be right treH, 4ts md
view. but he Is acting in two capciIies, tsss5,.-
think check should be put upon H. os5so155id
and that somebody h. evidently Mr.. Bryan s4Io-
to II that the estate is protected ,.,.s "a
The executor has done wnat ne oelef09
right" said Mr.. BRYAN. 49,, tn
Mr., Bryan questioned "a to the Nt sSN He
cluded I'm his own Zee for services OF S-9V@ ,-j-s
was asked whether il included pay Tor an! >Ssvr-
from his home IN Nebraska 10 New orA St ~, tor
Haven In connection with the bcduest OF VY9sts-
himself and family contained in the seaiissG -,
left by AIR. Bennett lie replied that II aiu 40 -
clude those tripss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
MRS. WILLIAM M. POWELL.

Mrs. William NJ. Powell died yesterday after q
short illness her home, No 324 West 5sth-st She
was sixty-fve years old. She member Of the
Society of friends and Interested IN educational
and charitable work She was Of the three
women members of the Board of Education APP
pointed by Mayor Hewitt. The two other members
were Miss Grace Dodge and Mrs. Agnew. For the
last twenty years Mrs Powell had been connected
with the Woman's Prison Association, and at the
time Of her death It's treasurer. Mrs. Powell
was the daughter of Samuel and Rachel H Brown.
Her father is engaged in The Insurance business
grandfather was Isaac p, Hopper. Mrs Powell
was married about forty-five years ago and was
the mother of Ave children, three of whom-1Iiss
Rachel H.. Miss Elsie and Wilson NJ. Powell, jr.-
are living. The funeral arrangements have not yet
been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
MERELY DIPLOMATS" AT PEKING.
Russian Reply to Reported Protests Against
Indemnity Payments

St. Petersburg. May 24-Inquiries made at
the Ministry of Finance to-day in regard TO the
announcement from Tien-Tsin yesterday that
the representatives of the powers at Picking had
protested against the arrangement for the pay
ment of Russia's share of the Boxer. indemnity
at the London price of silver elected the state
nlent that the representatives of the powers at
Pedng are diplomats and not ffnanciers. 1t was
added that Russia entitled to take eX-
change on Europe, as other countries do, but
that Russia being in need of silver China had
arranged fer such payment at the rate of ex-
change TO which Russia would be entitled If
Russia had elected to take london exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
N. Y. c. ENTERT1INS ITS AGENTS.
! Ticket Sellers of Eastern Division Have
Outing in City.

sixty-three -.evy-York Central ticket agents from
the Eastern Division came to the city yesterday
morning the guests Of the company They
wefe met the Grand Central Station by George
H Daniels. general passenger agent Quarters had
been provided for them al the Hotel. Victoria, and
tbs first number the programme was an in
Epection Of New-York by both elevated trains and
The subway routes. Luncheon was served at the
Transportation Club. in the Hotel Manhattan, and
The afternoon was given 10 a river trip around
Manhattan The men the fIippudrome- spec
tacle last night
To-day the visitors will hold a business meeting
a me Victoria. after which they will see Coney
Island starting for home tonight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
TO HARLEM BY FERRYBoAT sooN

instead of crossing the stream, U,m nm 80 -
Manhattan shore from point near Fulton-s, "a
Il u'.'"e'n terminus near 1s0th-st are promised
FOR the near future The money necessary 20
'"C service is said TO be subscribed chiefly
an - 49,, adephia and Pittshurg capitalists
oSkaso ca2 he is only delayed until the necessary
Tor " haltWaN stOu somAwhere Ne sSth - rrSo
Inc as contaminated viii be solely freight ear
ttDI t',u Us projectors eau attention 10 the fact
I6 na{ fr now f'q9ires almost entire day TO get
me No line of t 81 district Harlem count