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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-04-08
20 HOPE FOR PEACE
EVENTS INDICATE THAT EFFORTS
TO END THE FAR EASTERN
WAR HAVE FAILED.
RUSSIANS PUT FAITH IN SQUADRON
oELIEVE RoJESTvENSkY WILL
Be ABLE TO DEFEAT THE
JAPANESE FLEET.
RUSSIANS PUT FAITH IN SQUADRON

st. Petersburg, April 5.-The an
nouncement that President Roosevelt
has let Washington on a vacation
trip is accepted here as evidence that
the efforts to draw Russia and Japan
into eace negotiations have come to
8rie. for the moment. No definite
explanation of exactly what happened
is forthcoming, but the general i'm
preston is that Japan either declined
to treat upon the Russian basis or
DEL anded a direct avowal that there
was 4 pacific disposition. At any
Date the advocates of a continuation
Q. the war seem secure of their posi-
ton and everything indicates that the
hope of an immediate change of for
tune is staked on Vice Admiral Ro-
jestvensky, whose squadron, accord
ms to the best information, is now
actually On it's way to meet the Japa-
nese. The admiralty is greatly en-
couraged by the prospects that Ro-
,j~estvensky will be able to defeat Adj
miral Togo, owing to the splendid re-
ports which have just arrived here
from Rojestvensky, dated from the
island Of Madagascar, %recounting in
detail the condition of the ships and
personnel and the results of the tar
get practice OF the squadron and OF
the maneuvers in which the warships
&Rve been drilling for three months.
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john d. Roclzefcller's Face.

Study the photograph, the last taken
of Mr.. Rockefeller, study Geo. Varian's
powerful sketch from life made in 1908.
and say If it be worth while to be the
richest man in the world at the cost
these portraits show. Concentration,
craftineSS, cruelty. and something in
definitely repulsive are in them. The
photograph reveals nothing more. Mr..
Varian's sketch is vastly more interest
ing for it suggests, besides, both power
and pathos and no one can look long on
Mr.. Rockefeller without feeling these
qualities The impression he makes on
one who sees him for the first time is
overwhelming. Brought face to face
with Mr.. Rockefeller unexpectedly. and
not knowing him, the writer's in1medi-
ate thought was. This is the oldest
man in the world-a living mummy.
But there is no sense of feebleness with
the sense of age: indeed there is one of
terrific power. The disease which in the
last three or four years has swept Mr..
RockefeIlers head bare of hair, stripped
aWay even eyelasheS and eyebrows, has
revealed all the strength of his great
head Mr. Rockefeller is big man, not
over tall but large with powerful
shoulders and a neck like that of BULL
The head is wide and deep and dispro-
portionately high, with curious humps
made more conspicuous by the tightly
drawn, dry, naked skin The interest of
the big face lies in the eyes and mouth
Eyes more useful for man of Mr..
ROCkeIelIerS pTaCtlCG CCuiQ HdTuly Dc
conceived. They are small and intent
and steady, and they are as express
ionless as a wall They see everything
and reveal nothing. It is not a shifty
eye-not a cruel or feering one Tt is
something vastly more to be feared-a
blank eye. looking through and through
things, and telling nothing of what they
found on the way.
But if the eyes say nothing the mouth
tells much It's former mask, the full
mustache Mr. Rockefeller has always
worn, is now completely gone. Indeed
the greatest loss Mr.. Rockefeller sus-
tanned when his hair went was that it
revealed his mouth. It is only slit
the lips are quite lost, as if by eternal
grinding together of the teeth-teeth
set on something he would have 1t is
at once the cruelest feature of his face
the rlaouth-the cruelest and the most
pathetic. for the hard, close-set line
slants downward at the corners. giving
a look of age and sadness The down
ward droop is emphasized by deep YER
teal burrows running from each side of
his nose. Mr.. Rockefeller may have
made himself the richest man in the
world. but he has paid Nothing but
paying ever ploughs such lines in
mans face. ever sets his lips to such a
melancholy angelica NJ. Tarbel in
the August McClureS.
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SEES THE PRESIDENT.
Minister Takahira Makes Second visit
to Sycamore Hill.

Oyster Bay, July 2e.-Minister TAXA
hira. one of the japanese ENJOYS to the
forthcoming peace conference was a
guest OF the president part of today
This was Minister Takahira's second
visit to Sycamore Hill within two
weeks. The minister said his mission to
the president at this time concerns the
peace negotiations but that 1t would be
impossible for him TO discuss the mat
ter for publication. Asked the direct
question whether he had received ad-
vices from his government which had
induced his call on the president, he
said: of course 1 cannot deny that I
have advices from my government but
you can understand readily that can
not discuss them"
Minister Takahira had just come from
a conference in New York with Baron
Komura He said it was the intention of
the baron to visit the president proba-
bly, late in the week
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the
state department for the reception of
the peace ENJOYS by the president. The
reception will probably take place, not
at Sycamore Hill but on board the
cruiser Mayf1ower, in Oyster Bay.
After taking luncheon with the
president Minister Takahira returned
to the station and took a train for
New York. He said the chief object
of his trip was to make arrangements
for the visit of Baron Komura to the
president prior to the formal reception
TO the peace ENJOYS by Mr.. Roosevelt.
1t was determined that Baron Komura
and Minister Takahira should call
upon the president tomorrow.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Deputy Postmaster Geo.
FiederIing of Station a and Miss Mary
Maggie, of Oakland
A civil service examination on spell
ing. arithmetic. penmanship, letter
writing. copying and elementary
physics will be held at the postoffice
in Topeka on September s. under the
direction of Milton NJ bearing, secre-
tary of the Ninth civil service district
Probate Judge Hayden has just re-
ceived another consignment of elab-
crate marriage certificates The de-
signs are brilliant and gaudy enough
to tempt anyone to commit matri-
money, or most anything else.
Nine. Rose, of New York city. who
has been corresponding with the
Modocs relative to putting on the
operetta "Goody Two Shoes" arrived
in the city this morning to talk over
the matter with Major T. J. Ander-
son. The operetta will be given some
time within the next month
L. F. Clearinghouse will erect a
dwelling at 1885 Kansas avenue to cost
$1,000.
Official word was received at the
county attorneys Office this morning
of the appointment of Judge ]. s
West as assistant attorney general to
succeed J. F. Close, who died on the
18th of the present month
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that had dropped from some Transfers
wagon
And both claimed it. of course?"
Il saw it first. o Boss
He tells a Whopper It was I that
saw it firsti'' exclaimed the other.
Peace between you. When 1 first
heard the row outdoors I sent a man
out to ascertain the cause. What you
saw in the road you took to be a barrel
of wine. What you are jawing about
is barrel of wine As it turns out.
however, the barrel contains Old Kahn
tuck and has gone to my cellar to re-
pose. The case is closed
MORAL
If it had been wine the Boss would
have called it buttermilk. and conf1s-
Gated it just the same.-(Copyright 1905,
by julius Muller)-
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TWO MILLION SAVERS.
Building and Loan Associations Claim
That Number OF Members.

New York, July 26.-There was large
and representative gathering of officers
of cooperative banking institutions. at
the opening session today of the conven-
ton of the United States League of Co
operative Savings and Building and
Loan associations.
The annual address of the president
was delivered by A. L. Gutheil of Shell
byville, Ind.
The news that nearly two million
small wage earners of America are
learning to save out Of their little in
comes and to administer these savings
in large collective amounts as we'll as
any trust company, with great capitals
tic backing, could do the same work,
was contained in the address. The league
is a national association of more than
5000 local building and loan asSocia-
tons. President Gutheil said in part:
The beauty Of the system of the local
building and loan associations lies in
the fact that they are operated in the
immediate vicinity wherein dwell the
shareholders and officers. Nine-tenths
of the officers of such institutions serve
without pay. The shareholders and Off
GERS are all personally known to one
another, and each. shareholder can
know from month to month, exactly how
his money is invested. They have no
paid agents to drum up business, and
only small salaries sufficient to keep the
machinery in running order"
II. F. CellariuS OF Cincinnati, secre-
tary Of the league in his annual report
says:
THE past year has been a successful
one for the local building and loan as
sociations of the United States The
total assets of the Local building associ-
atoms in the United States is now $780,
342. 56s which is a net increase for the
year of $50, 7S6,474- The total member
ship is 1,631,O46, a net increase of s.. 346.
The number OF separate associations
is now $685.
Treasurer J. K. Gamble of Philadel-
phia, read his annual report. after which
George F Gilmore of Omaha read a pa
per on Withdrawals of money from
building and loan associations
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Remarkable Case

Charles Canepi, of Yonkers. the g.
year-old boy who has been in a trance
for 81 days. was reported last night to
be dying. He is a mere skeleton, and
the physicians say he can last only a
few hours.
For the first time since he was at
tackled he utters articulate sounds. and
cries as if he were suffering great pain,
but the doctors are not able to ac-
count for his latest symptoms.
While picking flowers in a field the
boy had commissions and was supposed
to have cerebro-spinal meningitis He
became unconscious, and has since been
lying in deathlike sleep. Nothing that
medical science has been able TO sug-
gest would rouse the boy.
Though the boys eyes are open most
of the time he has never recognized
any of his relatives or the school chill
dren who have visited him, from St
Mary's school
It spite of all that has been done the
little fellows vitality has been growing
daily less and he has lost more than
40 pounds in weight. All hope of his
recovery has been abandoned.
BY the application of ice bars the
temperature has been kept down, but
even when the pulse and temperature
were reduced to almost the normal
state. there was no change in the
deathlike sleep.
Health Commissioner Darlington said
Yesterday that this was the most re-
markable case he had met with in med
zeal annals, even with all the strange
conditions that usually follow meningi-
tis.-New York American
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For Improved Taffn Relations.

st. Petersburg. July 26.-Negotfat
for the Improvement of the Russo
American tariff relations are now pro-
eeeding under better auguries of sue
cess. Ambassador Meyer has succeeded
in brushing aside the many barriers
taking up the matter Of discriminating
duties on American imports, levied in
relation to the imposition of counter
yailing duty by US on Russian sugars,
direct with the department interested,
the ministry of finance. The ambassa-
dor had an interview yesterday with
Financial Minister Kovsoff and discuss
ed the subject in its general outlook.
This will be followed by frequent con-
ferences. The program for negotiations
for a French commercial treaty makes
a speedy agreement desirable.
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LOST MIND FROM GRIEF.
Fate of the Mother of One of the
Bennington Victims.

San Diego, July 26.-The gunboat Ben
nington is again afioat on an even keel.
and will be towed to the Mare Island
navy yard to be thoroughly examined
and repaired. She will be taken up by
the Iris. escorted by the powerful naval
tug Fortune. but it is now doubtful
that she will get away before the ar
rival of the Chicago. Divers are making
an examination of her hull today Ad-
miral Goodrich is expected to arrive on
his flagship tonight or tomorrow.
Much interest centers on the question
of what was the steam pressure on
boiler 81 at the time of the explosion.
it being understood that the safety
valve had been set to blow off at 140
pounds. Ten minutes before the explos-
ion the pressure was only lis pounds,
and was rising The boiler had been
cleaned only a short time before and
filled with fresh water from ashore.
Only one boiler exploded.
An examination of the inside of the
ship shows that the hull has been DAM
aged but little. if any The water which
poured in and caused the listing came
through the blow hole and pipes, broken
by the force of the explosion The en-
try of water is now under control and
no difficulty is expected in making the
vessel sufficiently seaworthy to stand
the trip to Mare island.
A private dispatch from Oakland says
that the mother of E. b Robinson. one
Of the Bennington victims, has lost her
mind through grief.
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LAM0NT'S FUNERAL.
Ceremonies Are Attended by Number
of Prominent Persons.

Millbrook. n. Y. July 2s.-In the
presence of his family and many men
high in public and private life, simple
funeral services were conducted over
the body of former Secretary of War
Daniel S. Lamont here today. Inter
ment will be inWoodlawn cemetery.
The funeral service at Altamont, the
Lamont home. was conducted by the
Rev. DIR. Wilton Merle Smith, pastor
of the Central Presbyterian church of
New York city.
Among the prominent persons pres
ent were former President Cleveland
and Mrs Cleveland. Postmaster Gen
eral George B. Cortelyou. Major Cen
eral George w. Davis, Judge Alton B.
Parker, David B. Hill, former Comp
troller of the Currency James H
Eckels. Judge Hill and number of
business associates of Colonel Lamont.
including Howard Elliott, president of
the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany.
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IN HOSTILE CAMPS.
The Citizens of Nishni Novgorod Are
Divided.

ST. Petersburg. July 26.-The dis
orders at Nishni Novgorod have now
continued four days with daily colli-
stons between the rival camps into
which the workmen and the rioting
roughs have divided, but there has
been no general riot since Sundays
five hours of trouble.
Twelve men were killed and three
fatally wounded Monday and Tuesday
night On Sunday night a bomb was
thrown against the school house in
the suburbs of Sosmovo where a de-
tachment of soldiers were quartered
The bomb thrower was killed. No ad-
vices have been received of today's
events. A regular blood feud appears
to exist between the socialist workmen
in the Sosmovo district and the
stevedores, brick makers and cab
drivers. The factions invade each
others territory and fight on sight.
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RAINED ON THEM.
Grocers and Butchers Picnic Is
Nearly Spoiled.
About 1900 People Braved
Weather to Attend.

The butchers and grocers Of Topeka
took well earned holiday today, and so
did Jupiter P1uvius; it was the latter
gentlemen that hurt. However the rain
failed to intimidate all the picnickers
and they gathered out at Vinewood with
lunch baskets on one arm and children
on the other.
The mornings schedule of sports was
deferred until the afternoon and the
whole programme was delayed awaiting
the outcome OF the weather conditions.
Seven proud mothers entered their off,
spring in the baby's beauty contest but
on account of the delay the prizes were
not awarded until late in the afternoon.
In the contest set aside for twins, but
one pair was entered. 1t was a bad day
for the Roosevelt families.
The crowds commenced to wend their
way Vinewood at shortly before noon
and continued coming until late in the
afternoon. The largest crowds came
shortly after dinner and by 2:30 over
1,500 had made the journey to the park.
The figure eight and the carousel as
well as the theater did a rushing BUSH
ness. A number of enterprising hust-
lerS had secured concessions for tenn
porary booths and vended pink lemon
ade and the other time hallowed things
which surround such an affair. The excur-
sionists from out of town points failed
to come.
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twist to your tongue and 20 ahead"

twist to your tongue and go ahead
We'll, then. about two months ago
Barney. the Barley Dealer. came out to
my place to look at my crop. 1t was
looking fine. and he offered me six scudi
for it, he to take all chances and reap
it when ripened-"
L understand"
LAS your honor is aware. we have had
too much rain, and the barley c1<p has
all gone to smash. NY crop is not
worth one single scudi."
Go ahead"
Barney came out yesterday and
looked things over, and then went back
on the agreement. I told him L should
hold him TO the letter and the bond,
and here 1 am to do it"
Il see that Barney is here. and I viii
ask him if your story is correct
1T is. o Boss replied Barney, as he
rose up
And what is your defense?"
THAT it was flying in the face OF
Providence for me to buy a crop so
far ahead and the same for Solomon
to sell. If the crop had panne1 out
ten scudi he would have lost"
your point is well TAKEN" replied
the Boss. zone was buying what did
not exist, and the other selling what
he did not have. Tt was defying Prov
idence and an offense against the law.
1t might trouble some wise old heads
to decide this case. but it comes to
door. l knew this case was coming
up this morning. and so 1 sent a
wagon out to your place. Solomon, to
gather up the squashes and bring
them in for my use. They are a good
crop. and I compliment you. At the
same time, Barney. I sent another
wagon down your way to load up with
the barley of last year. I have no
doubt of finding it all 1 can hope for
MORAL.
When two men can't agree they
should call in a third. He will not
only see justice done, but get away
with the cause of dispute
THE BOSS AND THE BARREL.
The Boss had disposed of most of
the cases before him on a certain Sat
urday morning, and was wondering
whether he should go fishing or not,
when a great cutlery was heard with
out. and two men entered and sought
to talk in the same breath.
why this unseemly disturbance IN
my presenter shouted the Boss, as he
pounded with his gavel. Here. now
one at time You feller with the red
hair tell your story
20. Boss" replied the man, 81 am
called Reuben the Red. This Other
critter is known as Bob the Barber. We
were going along the highway in COM
pany when we found barrel 0R wins
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IT SHOWS INCREASE.
Money Order Business i'm Topeka Is
E1ourishing.

A statement of the business done in
the money order department of the To-
peka postoffice for the past quarter,
shows that some business is being trans
acted through the mails. The increase
in the number of orders issued, as COM
pared with the corresponding quarter
in 1904. is 14.5 per cent. The increase
in amount paid is rs per cent.
The list includes I, 1927 domestic orders
for $S4,0s1.35 and 153 International or
ders amounting to 81 1851. Deposits
received, 1,0z1, amounting to $94. 0S9.6S.
The increase may be accounted for
by the fact that some people who drew
their money out of the bank bought
money orders.
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PERSIAN TALES.
How Things Used to Go in Persia
When We Were Boys.

One day, as the Big Boss of Bagdad
was sitting on his throne to try cases
brought before him, Perkins the Peas
ant appeared before him in great DIS
tress and exclaimed:
30. Boss of the universe. but 1 am
crying out to thee for justiceP'
Well. don't work up a case of bilious
collie over it. Just hang on to yourself
and tell plain. straight story. DID you
bet on the hind horse in the race. or
what?'
20. Boss. but in one of my fields 1
permitted my geese TO run at large On
the other side of the fence was the held
of Slinkum the Sly"
II have heard of Slinkum as tax
dodger, but go on
The other morning. o. Boss, my
largest and loveliest gander spread his
wings and flew over the line fence upon
the property of Slinkum. l at once ran
after him. but Shnkum came out with
a club and claimed that 1t was MS
goose
What argument did he use?''
THAT everything found on his land
belonged to him."
4 see. If Slinkum is present in the
audience chamber he will come forward
and state his side of the case"
Mr.. Sly was on hand, and he came
forward and said:
20. Boss, it was this way: 1 was
walking in my field when a goose came
flying and knocked me head over heels
1 had no sooner got up than Perkins
the Peasant came running and claimed
the fowl as his property. 1 had suf-
fered damages, and I demanded the
dough, but Perkins wouldn't cough UP.
| therefore held on to the goose
This case is a dead easy one OBJ
served the Boss after going over it in
his mind perkins goose flies over the
fence and alights on Slinkum's land
The goose had a right to fly 1t was
not Perkins fault that she flew, and
SliI<nTr1fS faTlfT that she
alighted on his head. 1t seems that the
goose knocked Slinkum down That was
neither her fault nor his, nor yet dfd
her master encourage her Slinkum
was right in demanding damages Per
kins was right in saying that it was
simply a goosey accident that might
happen to anybody Slinkum was with
in the law when he said he'd hold the
goose until his claim was satlsneo-
But I want my goose" cried Per-
And I want my damages added
Slinkum.
order in the courtroom! Meanwhile
I have sent for the goose and had her
killed and stuffed and put to baking,
and an hour hence I shall be able TO
tell YOU whether goose or turkey is the
better eating at rhis time of year, Back
to the woods while the next case is
called
He who goes to law is reasonably sure
of Justice; he is likewise reasonably sure
of having his goose cooked and eaten
by somebody else.
THE BOSS AND THE BARLEY
on another occasion, when the Boss
was dispensing justice with liberal
hand and making all men happy, Solo
mon the Slick rose up and began:
80 Boss who can do no wrong-whO
guideth the sun. moon and stars-for
| him whom 1t rains when the drought is
on the Iand-for him who
Cut II short, SoIomon-cut it short. =
INTERRUPTED the Boss I'VE all know
! that I am the only pebble on the beach,
and that the trees would be standing
on their heads if I happened to miss a
day. but we can dispense with extra
! words at this time. Just get the proper
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FEW CoUNCILNiEN ARE LEFT.
Nearly All Assume Air of Plutocrats
and Go on Long Vacations.

Councilman s. A. Swendson of the
Sixth ward and family left this evening
for five weeks stay in California. He
will stop off in Colorado en- route and
visit for some time in Los Angeles as
well as other well known California
points.
Councilman Rice expects to leave
shortly, while Councilmen Griley. Horn
and Sinner are out of the city on vaca-
lions. Griley will be gone until Sep
TENDER.
Business at the city building will take
on a decided slump during the month Of
August. City Engineer McCabe will
leave within a few days for some sum-
mer resort. he hasn't decided where yet.
while City Attorney Dreaming will leave
for his own home in Wathena, Kansas,
and from there will go to the Great
Lakes. c. X Holiday says that he will
not take a vacation. u never do" said
he