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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-12
CHAPTER Ky

The first railway was opened In China
about 1877, and ran from Shanghai to
| FOu-Tcheou- The Grand TransasistIr
| followed very closely the Russian road
| proposed in 1874 By Tashkend, KouIdIa
KAmi, Ian Tcheou, Singan, and shanR-
hal. This railway did not run through
the populous central provinces, which
| can be compared to vast and hu4nmlng
hives Of bees. and extraordinarily pro
| Inc bees. As nearly as possible Il forms
a straight line to SOu-Tcheou before
curVing Oh to Ian Tcheou; il reaches
cities By the branches II gives out TO the
south and southeast.
Since we left kOthan. we have covered
| a hundred and fifty kiIometera In four
| hours. II Is not a high rate Of speed
but we cannot expect on this part Of the
Iransasiatic the same rate Of travelling
we experienced on the TranscaapiaD
Either the Chinese engineers are not 40
fast. or, thanks to their natural indo-
leuce, the engine drivers ina zine tbaf
from thirty to forty miles an hour i the
maximum that can be obtained on the
railways Of the Celestial Empire.
At o'clock In the afternoon we were
at another station, Mia, where General
PeytsoR established a meteoroloQfraI ar
servatory. Here we stopped only twenty
minutes. | had time 10 lay In a few
provisions at the bar. For whom thew
were intended you can imagine.
The passengers we picked up were only
Chinese, men and women. There we're
only a few for the first class and these
only went short Journeys.
We had not started a quarter of an
hour, when EphrineIl, with the serious
manner Of a merchant intent on sorns
business, came up to me on the gang.
way
Monsieur Bombarnac." he said 81
have to ask favor Of you"
Only too happy, | can assure you. !"
said |. What Is 1t abOut?'
Il want you to be a witness. am 70
ing to marry Miss Bluett."
Marry herr
Yes. treasure Of woman, well ar
quaintsd with business matters, holding
a splendid commission-"
MY compliments, Mr.. EphrineIl! You
can count on me-"
And, probably. on Monsieur Cater. |
nap
He would like nothing better, and II |
there is a wedding breakfast he will /
sing at your dessert"
As much as be Dlsases." replied the
American,
Then it Ia to be-
Here"
In the traInY'
'ln the train"
But to be married you require"
An American minister. and we have
the Rev. Nathaniel Morse"
Bravo. Mr.. Ephrinelll A wedding In
train will be delightful"
Il needs not be said that the CONNER.
Gals were Of full age, and free 10 dis
pose OF themselves to enter into mar
rage before clergyman and without
any OF the fastidious prellmlnariss re-
quirsd 10 France and other formallstic
countries, Is this an advantage or other
WISER The American thinks It ia for the
pest and, as Cooper says. the best at
homo Is the best everywhere.
II Ia too late for the ceremony 20 take
place today. Ephrineii understood that
certain conyentionalltles must be com
Piled with. The celebration could take
place In the morning The passengers
could all be Invited and Faruskalr might
be prevailed on 10 honor the affair with
bis presence
During dinner We talked Of nothing
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They had been trotting 10 matr,mo-
NAL harness for ak months, and the
pace was beginning to tell.
What" she asked, after The man
ner Of a woman. ever made you fan
In love with NOR
Love he answered. with the biupt.
ness OF his sex, Is blind, you knows
Detroit Tribune.
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FIVE HUNDRED WHALES DIE

90 Ashore In am Inlet In the Straits oF
Magellan and Perish.
II saw 800 whales ashore A. mn
time on a beach In the straits Of Ma.
gellan." said Captain james Heylet
OF the British navy, at tho Union dc.
pot Some years ago my ship lay
on Pearl Inlet, small creek milo
and half long. opening into Fort Sal.
yador. which In turn opens Into the
South Atlantic by a very narrow
opening One morning a whirlwind
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-12
CHAPTER XVIII.

The country Is fertile and wen cult
waited, growing wheat maine, rice, bar,
icy ana tax, in its eastern districts. Ev,
eryWhere are great masses Of trees, will
lows, mulberESes. pOplars. Aa far as the
eye can reach are aelds under cultivation.
irrigated BY numerous eanala, also green
nelds, In which ara hOSks Of sheer, a
country half Normandy, half Provence,
were Il not fer the mountnina Of Paulr
on the horiscn. But this portioa Of KacA-
gaFta was terribly pavagad By war whsa
tta people were seru@giing for inAspaad-
eaee. The land Rswoa with hloOd, maa
elsag ~ the Faiireaa the ETOunA b dot
tdo w1h tH@ah beneath which are
buried the vtSti@as Of tAoiR paaEiStism
Int I dia net Gene 10 CsatraI Asia t.
travel as II were IN France NsVafky.
NSvaatyl The NUforssseAl The SPpah
Ing!
IL was withsut the shadow q an as
ei4sat. and after q particularly Ane run.
Aat We entered YaxkRad atatioa at four
eeloek n the aftsEaoon.
A Few Chinese pa@eRgeru ahKhted at
Harkaad, and gave piaes 60 Sthsrs sxAct-
y IKE then-GmSag stksrs q score Of
eooltes-&Rd va started again at
o'clock In the evening. During the night
We ran the three hundred and city ktle-
meters which separate Yarkand from
KSthan.
4 visit paid to the front van showed
me that the box was still In the same
place A certain snoring proved that
Ainke was inside a. usual. and SlespinE
peacefully. did not care to wake him,
and left him to dream Of his adorable
ROumanian
In H. v.,-.-t-- ~ - -. - -. -
train, which was new travelling about a.
fast - an omnibus, had passed Khar-
eahk. the junction for the Kilian and
Tong branches The nIght had been
eoh. fer We are still at an altitude Of
Loo neters- Leaving Guma Station, the
hna runs due east and west following
the thirty-seVeRtk parallel. the same
which traverses Il In Europe, Seville,
Syracuse and Athens.
We sighted only one stream Of impor-
lance, the Karakash. on which appeared
few drifting RATS, and fles Of horses
and asses at the fords between the pebbly
baukA- The railroad crosses Il about A
hundred kilOmetsrs from KhOtan, where
We arrived at 8 o'clock In the morning
Two hours to stop, and as the town |
may give me a foreeaste Of the cities Of |
China, resolve to take a run through Il. |
As we were about to board the car
again, saw POpOf running toward me, |
shouting:
-MOnsieur Bombarnacrr'
What Ia the matter. POpofY'
"A telegraph messenger asked me II |
there was any one belonging to the
Twentieth Century on the train"
A telegraph messsnEeri
Yes. and on my replying In the af.
hTmatiye, he gave me this telegram for
for you"
Give II me! give Il mer'
l seize the telegram, which has been
waiting for me some days Is II a reply
10 my wire sent from Merv, relative 10
the mandarin Yea Lou7
open H. read 1t, and It falls from
ny hand. This IL what 1t said:
Claudius BombarnAc, Correspondent
Twentieth Century, KhOtan, Chinese
Turkestan:
1t il not the corpse Of a mandarin
hat the train Is taking to Pekin, but
he imperial treasure. value fifteen mill.
ons, sent from Persia to China, as an
bounced In the Paris nswspa psrs eight
lays ago; endeavor to be better informed
'or the future"
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About the IL 81 It.

Say, paw" queried little Johnny
Bumpernlckle. what does a paper
mean when It says that further com
ment IL Unnecessary
at usually means" my son. that
the writer doesn't know what else 10
say" answered the old gentleman.
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The Special Correspondent


what it is their interest to know"
| Yes, thought |. although they dc
net read the Twentieth Century"
Meanwhile. different opinions were be-
ING exchanged on the gangways. Some
would rather travel with the millions
than carry corpse along with them.
even though It was that Of a hrst-clasa
ma ndaria- Others considered the carry
ING OF the treasure q danger to the pas
sen&erH- And that was the opinion Of
BareR Observation-Disclosures In q furious
attack on Popof
zen ought to have told ~ abeut H..
sar-yeu ought to have tald M about
u! Those nillions are known to b h
he train. and they win tempt people 70
attack ne. And an attach. svsn II repuls-
Cd. win mean delay. and delay / viii net
submit to. No. SIR. I VIII aot?'
No enc will attack Us, : replied Popof.
No one win dream Of doing IL
And how do yOu know that-Aow do
you know thatT'
BE calm. pray"
Il wiz not be calm: and II there b
delay ! win hold the company responsi-
be"
That Il understood; a hundred thou
saad AOrfns damages Co Monsieur 10 Bar
on Tour de Monde.
Let u pass to the other passengers.
Ephrtnen looked at the matter, Of course,
from a very practical point Of view.
There can Be no doubt that our risks
have been greatly increased BY this treas
urs. and In case Of accident on account
Of IL the Life Travellers Soeisty, In
which | am insured. will. I expect, re.
tuSs to pay, 20 that the Grand Trans-
asiatie Company viii have all the re-
sponsibllity.'
"of course" said Miss Bluett; and
II they had not found the missing van
the company would have been In a seri-
Gus difnculty with China. Would il not.
FuIk3"
Exactly. HorAtia."
Horatia and Fulk-nothing lessl The
Anglo American couple were right, the
enormous hOss would have had to be
borne by the Grand Transaaiatle. for the
company must have known they were
carrying q treasure and not a CORPSE,
and thereby they were responsible
As TO the Catsrnas, the millions roll
Ing behind did not seem to trouble them.
The only reflection they inspired was.
All! Caroline, what a splendid theater
we might build with all that money!
But the best thing was said By the |
Rev. Nathaniel Morse, who had Joined |
the train at Kachgar.
1T Is never comfortable 10 be drag |
yins powder magazine after oue.'
Nothing could be truer, and this van. /
with its imperial treasure, was a DOW |
der magazine that might blow up our
train
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-12

Here ls an Item that says Dowis
Is to tap extipct volcanoes for water
for his new Zion in Mexico"
What does be take an extinct vol
cano fora laYatory 1"--clevelan
Plain Dealer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-12

Some men 20 to war and bleed foP
their country and some others star AZ
home and bleed their country.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-26
An Exceptional Course.

During the present campaign Cover
nor Montague has delivered two address
es in this city, one on the northside and
the other on the southside He has also
made one public speech in the county;
vet the remarkable announcement now
comes that he will before the campaign
is closed ask the people of this city to
listen to a public appeal from him once
more.
The announcement is made by his
friends that he will make another public
speech here the day before the primary;
that is, on the Dist of August.
In the annals of Virginia politics can
it be recalled that any candidate for a
State Office ever found it necessary to
make so many and so desperate appeals
10 his home people for their support?
Has his opponent, Senator Martin,
found it necessary TO speak at all in his
home county or the city CT Charlottes-
vile, where he is best known2 Has Mr..
Swanson found it necessary to publicly
exhOrt the people of his home county,
city of Danville or any county or town
ia his Congressional district by a single
speech? Has Judge Mann found it
necessary to hold his county of Motto
way in line by a single public speech?
Go through the whole list of State can
didates-Major Anderson, or his rival,
Judge Williams; Mr.. Willard, or Mr.
Eggleston, or Mr.. Hulvy, or Major
ElIyson, or Mr.. Cabell-bas either OF
these distinguished gentlemen found it
necessary to speak once, twice or three
times in his respective home county or
city?
That Governor Montague has "read
the handwriting on the walP' and read
it correctly, of his Congressional district,
bis home county Pittsylvania, his own
township in that county. his own pre-
cinct in that township and the city of
Danvile, each and every one Of which
is irretrievably lost to him, there can be
no doubt, and his repeated and desper-
ate efforts here can only mean one thing
he desires to save as much from the i'm
pending deluge as possible. -[ Danville
Poo
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Porto Rico Wants Home Rule

Delegates representing sixty-hve out
of sixty-six municipalities Of Porto Rico
and both political parties assembled in
convention at San Juan yesterday and
adopted a memorial to Congress, with
the view of bringing about sweeping
changes ia the government of that
island.
The memorial complains that the pre-
pOnderance of power still rests with an
executive council composed of heads of
departments appointed by President
Roosevelt. "These heads OF depart
ments," it says, "arrive in Porto Rice
knowing nothing Of the language, Gus
toms, or needs of the country, and
twenty-four hours after disembarking
take their seats in the executive council
and determine the fate of the island.
The memorial calls for no change in
the composition of the House of Dele
gates, which consists of thirty-fiye mem
Ders elected by the people, but demands
the following amendment to the Foraker
law:
"First-The organization Of an insuar
Senate to be composed of two Senators
each from seven districts, in place of
The executive council.
''Second-1hat the proposed Senate
and the House possess the same privi-
leges granted to the House under the
Foraker law.
"Third-That the secretary of Porto
Rico, the attorney genera+ the treasurer,
the auditor, The commissioner of educa-
ton and the commissioner of the inte-
rOr continue in their present offices un-
der the present titles, but that they form
no partof the executive council.
"Fourth-That the officials named be
appointed by the governor, with the con-
sent of the insular Senate, and not by
the President of the United States, "
The memorial was adopted by rising
vote, the delegates cheering for five
minutes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-26
Fatalities from Lightning

Vienna, July ga series of thunder
storms which occurred recently aud ex-
tended over a great part Of Austria
Hungary, resulted in a number of fatal.
tiles. At Arzburg, Austria, lightning
struck a cherry tree under which ten
persons had sought refuge from the storm
and six of the party were killed out
right. The others were stunned and in
jured.
A report from Miskolcz, Hungary,
says that lightning struck church there
while a religious service was in prog
ress. The priest in charge of the SER
vices was killed while he was preaching.
Another account of the damage
wrought by the storms comes from ODER
huchberg, in the Duchy of Styria. A
house in which twelve persons were seat
ed at a banquet table was struck. Six
of the banqueters sitting on one side OF
the table, were killed, and the other six
guests who were sitting on the opposite
side of the table were stunned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-26
STAMPEDE of Women.

A fearful stampede OF 5000 women al
bargain sale on Fifth avenue Pittsburg,
Pa, yesterday afternoon, resulted in sew
eral hundred women being knocked
down and trampled, while several were
more seriously hurt
Bargains Mems overalls, 10 cents ;
mems shirts, 10 cents" The above
sign in the window of the Woolworth *
Co. store on Fifth avenue, at noon yes
terday caused the stampede. Eight
women we're seriously hurt in a rush to
secure loveralls or shirts for their better
halves, and the reserve force of police
had to be called out in the downtown
district. Ambulances and patrol wagons
backed up to the door of the big store,
and for time It looked as though there
would be great loss of life.
Mrs. Mary Hoover, of Pride street,
was the worst hurt of the women who
got caught in the crush. She tainted at
The head ola stairway and would have
fallen to the lower floor had the crowd
been thin enough 10 allow her to fall,
but she was held up in the crush appar-
emily dead and the entire body of !, 1000
women packed like sardines in the place
became panic stricken and tried to reach
the street by the shortest way.
More than dozen women fell in faints
and the police on their arrival had all
they could DO to handle the frenzied
women who yet remained. After about
2. 500 had gotten out of the place the
store, which by this time looked wreck,
was turned into a repair hospital, and
the injured women were fixed up and
sent to their homes, some OF them IN
carriages.
Gov. Magoon, of the Panama canal
zone, today reports the death of Albert
C. Berger, of Cleveland, canal elu-
ployee. He reports two additional
cases of yellow fever.
Arrangements are being made by the
Navy Department to send the remains
of the sailors killed in the Bennington
disaster to the homes of friends and
relatives whenever such action is re-
quested.
In announcing its new estimate OF
planted cotton the Agricultural Depart
ment this afternoon made public its re-
port made to Secretary Wilson today by
the board of crop estimators. The re-
port says that Mr. Hyde with Mr.. Holmes
at his elbow prompting him made the
former estimate lower than the facts at his
hands from the reports from the seven
classes of reporters employed by the blu
reau warranted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-26
Secretary Taft's Party

Washington, D. c., July 26-Col.
Clarence r. Edwards, Chief of the In
sular Bureau of the War Department,
who is accompanying Secretary Taft and
Miss Roosevelt. etc. to the Philippines
has cabled the arrival of the party in
Japan. His dispatch, which was sent
from Toxic under todsy's date, is as fol-
lows: "Arrived daylight yesterday.
All are well. Has been very successful
trip; hospitable reception. Official
members lunch with Emperor tomorrow
at the Imperial Palace. Dinner by
Count Katsura, the Prime Minister, TO
entire party, Imperial Hotel tomorrow
night, Thursday July q; garden party
by the United States Minister, dinner
by japanese bankers Friday July %.
Luncheon by the japanese Minister of
War at Koishtkawa Arsenal garden at
10 o'clock. Special train will take par
ty to Kyoto Friday night. Leave Kyo-
to Sunday, July 80, for the Manchuria,
sailing July 81 from Kobe. Leave
Nagasaki August / ; arrive Manila after
noon August 6 or early next morning"
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From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
Washington, d. c.. July 26.

correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, d. c., July &c.
A report has been received at the War
Department from Gen. Lee, OF the De-
partment of Texas, dealing with the
yellow fever situation in New Orleans.
1t is understood that Gen. Lee does not
believe there is any danger to the troops
at present and that he recommends that
they remain at their posts for the present.
If the fever should spread, the troops
can be removed to camps outside the city.
Acting Surgeon General Glennau this
morning ordered Dr. Joseph GOldberger,
chief OF the marine hospital service by
genie laboratory here to Nicksburg,
Miss, and Shreveport, La, on tour of
inspection and to act in an advisory capac-
ity toward local health boards. He
will investigate suspicious cases of fever
and recommend methods for fighting
yellow jack in case it appears north of
New Orleans. The marine hospital
service here is mailing today to all south
ern cities bulletins containing rules for
screening suspicious fever cases, fumi-
eating houses and killing and prevent
iug the incubation of mosquitoes.
A death from bubonic plague is re-
ported from Panama. According to the
reports received by the marine hospital
service, the victim was negro steve
dOre employed at the La Boca wharf,
three miles from Panama city, at the
petite entrance to the canal. II is be-
100, fl ction
re .-fso OF through The
agency pi rats on board q steamer from
Peru or ports on the vest coast of South
America. Panama has been quaran-
tined against La Boca and all precau-
ti,,s ace being taken, including an or
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-26
News Of the Day.

The National Association of Dental
Examiners in session in Buffalo, n. T.,
elected DR.. Fl. w. Campbell, of VIZ
GINA. president, and Dr. F. A. Shovel,
of Tennessee, vice-president, from the
south.
August Pfaf, a German, who has
resided in Cleveland for several years,
has been arrested while visiting IN
Germany. Thirty years ago he de-
serted from the German army and came
to the United States.
The full truth of the yellow fever ePi-
demic 10 New Orleans came out last
night in an official statement issued by
the Board of Health. 1t reports two
deaths yesterday, eight new cases, hity
persons now under treatment, thiriy-tonr
deaths in all, and l5S cases since the
outbreak two weeks ago.
Startling revelations concerning the
white slave traffic in New York and the
larger cities of the country were made
at YESTERDAYS session in Atlantic City,
New Jersey, of the Jewish Chautauqua
by women who have had charge of caring
for unprotected immigrant girls. These
women said that white slavery is carried
on by powerful organizations of which
the general public has no conception
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ATerrible Temptation.

Pittsburg July 26.-The will of Miss
Anna NJ. Cunning, wealthy woman,
who died at her home on Forbes street
on July IS. at the age of 55 years, was
fled for probate yesterday and is
one of the most remarkable documents
ever read. According to its provisions,
she leaves her entire estate of half mill
lion dollars, after making requests
amounting to $4S,0 to relatives, to
Carl F. Miller, well-known business
man of this city, whose home is in the
fashionable suburb of Williamsburg, on
condition that the divorce his present
wife, or that she dies Otherwise he
does not receive cent.
Years ago Mr.. Miller was the sweet
heart of Miss Cunning, and she is said
to have loved him deyotedly. But after
counting her for some time he married
his present wife, who was Miss Jane
Wilson. Miss Cunning never forgave
and never forgot Her will was written
in her own handwriting, and that part
which refers to Miller is as follows;
"The income of the balance is to be
given to Carl F. Miller, providing he is
cot living with the woman he married
in 1899 one Jane Wilson. Should she
die or be be divorced from her-that is,
finally divorced-he is to be given abso'
lutely one-halfo of the principal, and the
interest on the other half as long as he
lives.
If he marries again, he can, by will,
leave all to bis second wife and children.
If he dies unmarried a second time with
out children, the One-half or all his
share is to be eqnally divided between
the children of Wesley Greer.
In no case is the present wife OF Carl
F. Miller to be benefited by anything
leave him, either in personal property OF
real estate. Should anyone contest this
will it is my earnest desire that they shall
forfeit their share"
Later on in the will Miss Cunning
states that Mr.. Miller is to have all the
pictures, bric-a-brac and household fur
niture that he may desire, but in no case
is Mrs. Miller to have any article or the
use of any article.
Mr.. Miller refused to discuss the will
yesterday evening further than to state
that, inasmuch as he is perfectly happy
in his married life, there is little prospect
of his benefting.