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Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24

is moved by mules. This is so with the
heavy traffic of Havana. The mules are
fine animals, fat. strong and we'll kept.
Each cart mule has gay saddle and a
bride, with a red tassel as big as a fly
brush at each ear and also under the chin.
Many OF the mules have bells about their
necks, and some have bells on their col
lars, so that they make great noise as
they go.
Outside Havana the heavy traffic is car
ried in OK carts; such carts are to be seen
everywhere throughout the island, except
in the larger cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24
Copyright. 1895. by Fra

ght. 1895. by Frank G. Carpenter)
1AvANA. Cuba, Sept. a1.-Cspecial
Correspondence OF The Bee.)-
i Cuba Is fast becoming a winter
resort for the United States, and
y 1t promises to be the Riviera OF
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24

He gentle art of telephoning is
still an accomplishment, because
few people regard knowledge Of
the right way to telephone as a
necessary mart NJ their education
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24

7 Of nothing IS moro mghIy appreclated IN
these busy days than ability to keep con-
versntion flowing smoothly over the wires.
To telephone properly is "as easy as falling
Off a log when you know how, and 1t can
be learned without much trouble. Just
keep a few simple rules in mind and see
what a difference they make.
A few years ago the directions in the
telephone book were that you should speak
in an ordinary conversational tone with
the mouth about three inches from the
transmitter. Nowadays. however. when the
Bell transmitter has been brought to prac-
teal perfection, you should do nothing Of
the sort The way to use the present type
of transmitter is to place the lips within
half an inch Of the mouthpiece and speak
in a considerably lower tone than you ordi-
narily use In face-to-face conversation.
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If. STEVENS TO BE
PANAMA ENGINEER

Washington, July S.-Secreatary OF
War Taft has appointed John +. Ste
VEINS, Of Chicago. chief engineer OF the
Panama canal commission, with resi-
dence on the isthmus. Mr.. Stevens
succeeds Jonh f. Wallace. Mr.. Ste-
yens will be made general manager OF
the Panama railway. He will not be
a member Of the isthmian canal COM
mission. His salary will be $SO, 600
q year. -.
Mr.. Stevens 10 now in the service OF
tho Philippine commission a. govern
ment railroad inspector in tho CON-
structionof /, 900 miles Of Philippine
railroads about to be built under gov
eminent aid. He was TO have accom-
panied Secretary Taft today 70 the
philippines, but has been transferred
Is tho Panama canal work.
Mr.. Stevens was recently with the
Rock Island, but was formerly an ofn-
oial Of tho Great Northern lairiway.
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hating" democratic country fluttered
their nhfmmerin1. aiken win0a looked

hating" democratic country fiuttered
their shimmering. silken wings looked
longin9ly toward tho ducal prize and
waited After whispering q pretty
sentiment here and snatching q kiss
from inviting lips there. for his lord
ship was indeed a merry dog. he dis
covered that better than anything else
he liked to look into the shy eyes OF
an American girl. He spent Z lot Of
time just doing that, but he didn't con-
slider the time wasted. The girl was
Z creole named Consuelo YznagA,
daughter Of Antonio Ymaga. She had
lived for some time In New York,
where her father had large mercantile
interests, but she didn't At there. Her
dark beauty would have harnnonised
vel with the sunny, southern atmos-
|phere Of her fatherss Louisiana planta-
sion ana his Cuban estate would have
made Tor her 9Th loyelier setting.
hut Gonguelo Was one a. the butter
M and Now Ysrk - whsre buman
|bptterniss seem happlsst - & was n
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HISTORIC LETTER roUNs.
Vas written ~ George vaacouver,
cxplOrer, In 1894.

Vas written ~ George vaacouver.
Explorer, In 79@.
Honolulu, July ga letter bearing
the signature Of George Vancouver,
the great explorer, IL among the docu-
ments found among tho archives Of
Hawaii BY r. G. Lydsoker, seorstary
Of the board Of archives, who Il going
through many boxes Of old papers and
records. The letter was written in
1894 and il Q testimonial left BY the
explorer with King Ksmehameha the
Great, testifying to his peaceful dispo-
sition and kindly treatment Of Vancou.
YER and his men. The document ID
we'll preserved.
Many other similar relics ara being
found, among them being numerous
treaties with the various powers Of the
world by the Hawaiian kings Of the
early part Of the last century, showing
their allegiance to Great Britain, and
one from the first Kamehameha to
King George Ill, telling Of the COM
plete conquest Of all the Hawaiian
group by tho island king.
Vancouver's letter tells Of meeting
Of chiefs at which the sovereignty Of
Great Britain was acknowledged.
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NORWAY and SWEDEN
ON verge OF WAR

Christiania, Norway, July s.-There
10 feeling here that hostilitiee be-.
tween Sweden and Norway are more :
Question Of hours than days. One IA.
port In circulation here il that Swad.
ish squadron 10 on it's way here and
that ito commander has been instruct.
ed to attack all Norwegian shipping
wherever found.
The government Of Sweden took the
first hostile step on Sunday when an
order was issued declafing Stockholm.
karlskrona, Gothenburg and Farosund
naval ports from which all foreign
warships must be excluded.
The armies Of Norway and Sweden
new confront each other on the from.
tier and any simple act may precipi.
tate battle. In fact, it is stated. an.
parently on the best Of authority, that
Sweden is now secretly mobilizing he,
armies.
Stockholm, July 2.-The government
has issued proclamation, becoming
effective Immediately, declaring Stock.
holm. Karlskrona, Gothenburg and
Farosund to be war ports and exclud.
ing all foreign waships from these
ports.
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CONVICTS ESCAPE FROM
M'NEL ISLAND PRISON

Tacoma, July 5.-Sometime between
the hours Of / O'Clock and daylight
yesterday morning eight Of the men
confined in the United States peniten-
tiary at McNeils island made their e.
cape by cutting through the insecure
brick walls of seven cells and out
through the roof Of the building. They
left the island in two rowboats which
they stole from the prison dock.
The names Of the mon who escaped
are:
Ed Stickney, from Tacoma, three
years for counterfeiting. Term expires
July 8, 1907.
G. D. Castle, from Tacoma, two
years for altering money order. Term
expires October 81, 1906.
James Leslie, from Alaska. one year
for larceny. Term expires August IS,
1905.
W. D. MCCARTHY. from Alaska, ten
years for robbery. Term expires April
IA, 1910.
J. 81. Malone, from Alaska, six years
for rape. Term expires December 4,
1908.
Mat. Moor, japanese, from Alaska,
i've years for stabbing. Term expires
August a., 1908.
K. Tacheouchi, japanese, from Alas
Ia, twenty years for manslaugnter
Term expires May Is. 1918.
George Wade, from Alaska. i've year,
for larceny. Term expires june 3, 1905
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RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
President Approves Action Of SeCr<
tarV Taft In Wallace rlafter.


Washington, July 3.-Charging him
with changing his position overnight
'sfor mere lucre," and with being in.
fluenced solely "by personal advan.
tage," Secretary Taft in his confer.
ence on June % at New York, with
John r. Wallace, chief engineer Of the
Panama canal, after administering q
severe rebuke to him requested his res
ignation on the ground that public
interest requires that you tender your
resignation this moment and turn over
the records Of your Office to the chair.
man Of the commission"
This fact ia disclosed in an import
ant statement issued from the office Of
the secretary Of war, which reviews
the relations Of Mr.. Wallace with the
war office and with the commission
since the latter's reorganization last
spring.
> The statement issued concludes with
the presidents letter to Mr.. Wallace.
dated Cambridge. Mass. June 80,
which reads:
"Your resignation az member and
chief engineer Of the isthmian canal
commission, rendered in accordance
with the request Of Secretary Taft,
which request under the circumstances
has my entire approval, is hereby 40.
cepted, to take effect immediately
Very truly yours,
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
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after THE PIRATE SHIP
With TORPEDO BOATS

for nu sa Roumania, July Be
Kna. 'ne kniaz Potemkine sailed for
hsnsnl a delegation from the crew
dras uee the prefect proclamation adj
oo~s eo TO the Representatives Of the
in. 'eis In Roumania,. formally declar-
rst, war on all Russian vessels which
lsm ase 70 Join the mutineers. The proc
will a'lon says the Kniaz Potemkine
si. n respect neutral territory and for
cd th sn'pplng. The delegation request
to t sbas che proclamation be forwarded
Rnss; ere Is much uneasiness among
''an vessels at Roumanian ports.
Evs london, July 5.-A dispatch 10 the
the Kng Standard from Odessa eays
tvsn mnis q Potemkine has bean sighted
a' n7e miles of that port.
si. Htusssa, July Sit il rsported ,per.
the F IN army and navy cirulss that
and nnlaz Potamkine Il being stalksd
pursued by several torpedo boats,
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A Remarkable euro.

The proceedings Of the Royal Soci-
ETY. were not always taken 30 seriously
as they are now. A hundred and fifty
years ago a sailor who had broken his
leg sent to the Royal Society an &C.
count of the remarkable manner In
which he had healed the fracture. His
story was that he had dressed It with
nothing but tar and oakum, and was
now able to walk well. This remark
able story naturally caused some ex-
element among the members Of tho
society. No one had previously sus-
pected tar and oakum OF possessing
such miraculous healing powers. The
society wrote for further particulars.
and doubted indeed whether the leg
had been really fractured. The truth
of this part Of the story, however, was
proved beyond shadow Of q doubt.
Several letters passed between the
Royal Society and the sailor, who con.
tinued to assert solemnly that his
broken leg had been treated with tar
and oakum, and with nothing else.
The society might have remained puz-
Fled for an indefinite period had not
the sailor added in potscript to his
last letter: II forgot to tell your hon
or. that the leg was Z wooden one.
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Olympia. July 3.-The attorney gen-
sral has given an opinion that an en-
ployer can be held liable for the un-
paid poll taxes Of his employees il be
fails to comply with the statute requir-
ing employers to withhold amountl
sufficient from the unpaid wages due
to tho men 10 meet suoh poll tax. The
opinion IL In reply to an inquiry from
Ki6ap county. where : company en-
pleyin9 500 men furniGhed list 20 the
tax collector, but refused 10 pay thu
poll taxes out Of tho wages Of the men
named on the list.
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THE SEVERAL DILEMMAS
OF CAR NICHOLAS

Chicago, July 5.-The Daily News
has the following oablegram from its
Peterhof correspondents:
nicholas is in serious dilemma.
He has refused to sign a ukase deolar-
ing the whole country in q state Of
war, as he fears the army will rebel
and join the people. At the same time
he is equally afraid to promulgate q
constitution, fearing court revolution
through which he might meet the fate
of Paul I, the czar who was essassinat-
ed in 1901.
Meanwhile the situation is growing
worse. The Cossacks are all employed
in quelling riots and revolts in the CIT
les and cannot be employed against the
peasants who are destroying the man.
ors, or the laborers who are burning
factories in the countries.
''It is now said that the mutiny in
the fleet is the result of feud be-
tween Admiral Skyydlof and Admiral
Alexieff on the one hand and Admiral
Allevan and Grand Duke Alexis on the
other.
'The army is equally divided in sup
port of Kuropatkin and Sukhomlinoff
as against Linevitch, Grippenberg,
Dragomiroff and Grand Duke Nicholas.
"The Linevitch party has the upper
hand. Most of the officers sympatbize
with Gen. Sakharoff, who has been
dismissed.
"It is feared that bloody outbreak
in various Black sea ports is inevita-
BILE Admiral Chuchnin has been or
dered to watch the property Of foreign
ers, in order to avoid complications.
Gen. Ignatief has been appointed to
Investigate the situation in Odessa. He
wires that everything is quiet.
Count Muravieff, who goes to
Washington as peace plenipotentiary,
has been instructed to conclude peace
at any price. Premier Rouvier of
France, has received assurances that
America and Great Britain, realizing
that the prolnngation of the war in
Manchuris is leading to Germany q
preponderance Of Europe and to Jap
ans preponderance in Asia, will help
Russia to obtain favorable terms"
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Coaquest ! : Great
h1IlofiCan Desert


1r1igat1oA New and Hereafter
No irrigation exhibits Of prominence
were in evidence at the St Louis
Worlds Fair a. such, yet In everything
agricultural they formed Z Leading
part and their withdrawal would have
left huge gaps and taken away the
best. Had the products Of the dam
and ditch all been labeled Grown by
Irrigation" the irrigation exhibit
would have been very large. But few
Of the hundreds Of thousands Of peo-
pie who viewed with amazement the
magnificent fruits and grains from the
Western States, far moro notable In
size, appearance and yield than any
thing they ever saw In the East, were
fully able to realize that those prod
ucts were raised upon lands which
few years ago were useless deserts,
but now made fertile by the art Of
irrigation. Practical methods of irri-
CATION were demonstrated at the Gov
eminent building BY 4 model Of Salt
River Valley In Arizona, where sys-
tenn Of bitches and laterals, by which
the water IL distributed onto tho farms
and orchards below, are now under
construction in the mountains. Real
water was running through these
bitches. This great work of Uncle
Sans in Arizona IL progressing rap
Idly. A cement mill, to make the 20O,-
600 barrels Of cement needed In the
masonry, Is completed; 100000
mountain road, to convey the dam
material from Phoenix Is finished and,
most remarkable, the river itself has
been carried through tunnels around
the dam site and II furnishing 1000
electric horse power with which to
build the dam. This is to be used to
construct the giant works and thus the
river will build its own dam and form
the greatest reservoir in the United
States. OF all sizes and classes were
the irrigation pumps exhibited In the
farm and implement department; but
more striking than these were the
widnmills. These busy machines rear
ed their tall heads above the surround
ing buildings and whirred gaily In
the breeze, forming striking exam
pie of mans ingenuity in Harvesting
the elements. The highest Of these,
built by one Of the largest windmill
manufacturers, spread its steel wings
12O feet In the air, and with moder-
ate wind pumped 10000 gallons an
hour. The water gushed up like fine
artesian well, enough to irrigate thor
oughly a good-slzed farm. The West
10 at the beginning of tremendous
progress In agriculture. The govern
ment has undertaken the work Of ma
tional reclamation of the desert and
IL pushing the work vigorously. Vast
engineering works-huge dams and
canals-are being constructed in the
Western States and Territories, and as
the work proceeds the people will real
lie its wisdom and worth, and it will
be extended until the former desert
places shall become the most fruitful
Of any in the land. Twenty years
hence, If the governments irrigation
work continues along right lines and
IL kept free from politics and graft,
we may see a West with nearly double
its present population and the splen-
did products Of American irrigation
reaching to all parts Of the world
Agricultural Epitomfst.
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St Petersburg, July 3.-The unprec-
sdented spectacle of powerful modern
oattleship cruising around in the Black
sea in the hands of crew who, under
the rules of International law cannot
% regarded as other than pirates, and
Of the admiral in command of the rest
Of the Euxine feet frankly confessiug
OILS inability to cope with the situation
and directing the fires of his warships
70 % withdrawn, has stupefied the
Russian admiralty.
line battleship Kniaz Petemkine has
sailed from Odessa and is now at large.
nsf crew, reinforced by sympsthizers
'fon shore, is still in control of the
vessel.
on the George Pobiedonesteff, which
vast IN her fortunes with the Kniaz
iO.emklne after it arrived at Odessa
auu landed its officers, the more loyal
" mofe tlmorous portion of the crew
gained the upper hand and agreed to
surrender and disarm the ship.
O. tne rest of the squadron returned 10
aoOas1opol without venturing to take
" Tue gauntlet thrown by the mutt.
a a'' OF the Kniaz Potemkine, and Ad-
9" !a hruger, after a council Of war,
o." ulne that he could not depend on his
,h ordered the fires drawn beneath
NJ. oOllers of his ships ana gave per-
an .ss'on to all the disaffected officers
ashore. ~
~, .no sailors of the Catherine II were
,la OSn TO be 80 mutinous that the bat.
.rsnlp was left behind when the squad.
AUS Gu sailed for Odessa, the whole Grew
''Ssed and the ship disarmed.
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DUCHESS or MANCHESTER.

Former New York Beauty Whose Mar.
ried Life Was Unhappy.
When, about 1874 or 1875, the gay
Lord Vaudeville, son Of the then Duke
Of Manchester and heir to the title,
showed a strong inclination to
"a-courting co." the butterflies of So
ciety in England and in our own "Htle-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-07-08

A teacher In English compodt1on
had been giving lessons in the use Of
the active voice. For instance" said
h .1nstead Of saying . tree might
have been seen on the lawn ray. =
49, roee from the lawn" The naxt
dav 1 boy handed IN Z competition
vhich begun: Every morning when I
,ook out Of the window . brick wall
falls on my eye"
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Confradicts War Rumors.

Stockholm, July 5.-Count Glyden-
stolpe, the foreign minister, in an in.
terview with the correspondent Of the
Associated Press, made the following
statement:
"The Associated Press is authorized
to say regarding the alarming rumors
emanating from Christiania-s that nc
aggressive measures have BEEN taken
or are even contempla ed by the Swed-
ish government.
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SAY CIVIL war IS ON
c,Ev Of KNIAz POTEMkINE IS
w. SIZE PROCLAMATION.
ii, and Formally Declare That
s,.te of civil War Now *
,,.,o Russia-Generally Regard
.asa Shrewd r1ove-Rev0Iu-
.,o,,sts Probably Aboard.

potersburg, July 6.-While nc
q. news has been received, the
ono' a;ated Press has been informed by
Ass su,bority usually reliable that the
az ;roltv has received news that the
su !aa potemkine, after shipping coal.
hn. Missions and medicines, is again at
iaree in the Black sea, and that her
Estimation is unknown.
O'p wbether the report of the sailing Of
l.. battleship is true or not, the crew
VI. wv a remarkable step yesterday, when
WI U;.b all the solemnity of a provision
" aorernment it issued a manifesto adj
a. s.ssssd to the public announcing that
u u;oiI war had been begun against the
VISITING regime of Russia, and pledg-
mo- the inviolability of foreign ship
Ming and foreign ports.
This action doubtless was taken to
opiet the apprehensions of foreign pow
ond TO leave no excuse for the send
mo Of warships through the Darda-
us I to effect the capture Of the bat
.loobip. which until now. Russia q
Rlack sea fleet has not dared to at
tsmpt. 1t is considered shrewd move
on tbe part of the mutineers and stamps
The commander of the crew as leader
far above the class of the ordinary sail
or and strengthens the opinion that he
il not mem Der of the original crew,
INIT one of the revolutionaries who
went on board at Odessa.
Lends Dignity to Rising.
The issuance of the manifesto lende
certain dignity to the mutiny and
proves that the crew and their. com.
mander have no desire that the world
should believe them to be mere out
laws, but that they should be looked
UPON as men seriously raising the
standard Of revolution.
In circles closely in touch with the
revolutionists it is regarded as a fore
gone conclusion that the commander OF
the Kniaz Potemkine, knowing the sit.
uation in the Caucasos, will head for
Poti or Batoum, where the revolution
lists are exceedingly strong, in the hope
Of producing general rising. With
the authorities in the Caucasus almost
powerless to prevent it such a contin-
gency is by no means impossible.
Dispatches from Tiflis say that re-
ports of the rioting at Odessa and the
action Of the Kniaz Potemkine have
aroused the most intense interest and
the widest joy among the revolution
lists. The eceipt of the report was fol-
lowed Immediately by a complete
strike, even the lamplightels quitting
work. The city is in darkness and the
inhabitants generally are fleeing to the
northward.
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MISS DUNN
ENTERTAlNS AT CARDS.

Miss Fannie Dunn. who will be among
the lovely bridesmaids at Miss Nixon's
wedding, entertained in her honor yes
terday afternoon at cards, the occasion
assembling informally about twenty -four
guests.
The house was charmlngly decorated
in spring blossoms and the bevy of beau
tiful young women were even fairer than
the many flowers. Pale pink roses were
used in the drawing room, while crimson
roses in the library were in charming
contrast to the white crabapple blossoms
decorating the great hall.
The score cards were wedding bells
hand-painted in cupids. The prizes in
cluded a Laura Moses head and cut
glass toilet bottle Miss Dunn presented
Miss Nixon with an exquisite pearl pin.
Miss Dunn was charming in Powered
tissue. and Miss Nixon was gowned in
pink batiste. with which she wore white
picture hat
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MISS coees' LUNCHEON.

Miss Carrie Cobbs gave a beautiful
luncheon yesterday to Miss Nixon. The
table at which the guests were seated
was decorated in Easter lilies and bride $
roses, the white and green colors OF Miss
Nixons wedding being used. The place
cards were hand-painted, and represented
miniature brides, while the ices were de-
signed as hearts, An elaborate and ele-
CANT menu was served.
Miss Cobbs, the lovely hostess was ex-
quisitely gowned in white embroidered
batiste, girdle of green. Miss Nixon wore
charming gown of light blue tissue.
The guests were Miss Nixon, Miss Bessie
Jemison, Miss Weatherly, Miss Kathleen
Nixon, Miss Nabb, Miss Leland, Miss
Searey, Miss Anderson. Miss Susie Nc
Lester, Miss Dawson, Miss Nell Johnston,
Miss Lucille Lane, Miss Roberta Hawkins,
Miss Sadie Elliott, Miss Caffee, Miss Kate
Smith, Miss Birch, Miss Annie Earle,
Miss Hermione Brown, Miss Helen Van
Hoose and Miss Isabel Caldwell.
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PARTLOW-NIxON.

The wedding of Miss Margaret Cum
mings Nixon and DR.. William Dempsey
Partlow of Tuscaloosa will take place
this evening at s o'clock at the Church
of the Advent, the ceremony to be per-
formed by the rector, thu Rev. Quincy
Ewing.
Miss Nixon has been the guest of honor
at a series of events, these concluding
last evening when Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
o. Locke entertained after the rehearsal
at the church.
The decorations of their picturesque
house carried out the colors of the we'd
ding, white roses being used in profu-
sion. Champagne and sandwiches were
served and delicious ices. Besides the
wedding party, there We're number OF
other guests, intimate friends of Miss
Nixons.
To the lovely bride-to-be several appro-
pirate toasts were proposed, Judge Chas.
w. Ferguson giving most brilliant
toast