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The Washington times., 1906-02-18

had 4 nasty night OF nervous strain,
and as the blow is quite over now.
pray let me advise you. as I'm sure
your doctor would. to try TO Sleep
sleep" without moments
thought new fears came tumbling
forth. oh" | cried. Il would not
dare to sleep. for fear something
awful might happen, and ] should
die down here and never know it,"
One tense secondhand then laugh
ter, the gurgling, glorious laugh OF
health and the almost 3goniziug
laughter OF hysteria mingiing in
one great perfect peal, that might
have been eDgied by gods them
selves. And SO it came about that
the last time I ever heard THE
Voice Of the Night, though its
words were Of great assurance and
sincere promise of watch and ward
iii daylight came, their tone was
calm and steady only, by palpable
effort, for the voice was still all
warmed and colored by recent laugh
ter The next night we lay in the
bay waiting, and / said to myself,
In the morning I viii have the pur-
ser point out No. 121 to me-he Of
the steady. friendly voice-and I
will thank him from my heart for
his kindness to the unknown fright
ened creature OF the darkness" And,
10, a great surprise, A boat along
side; a rush Of friends; a helpful
stewardess, and / was swept up and
away with my small cabin belongings
70 find myself b0bbing up the bay.
with the great, mountain-like steam
er looming behind US. Trembling
with joyous excitement, I suddenly
remembered the Voice Of the Night.
With d cry 1 spTang TO the rail and
looked back. The bulk was no long
er detached. an individual; already
it was fattening into the back
ground, a darker. a tremendous
blur,
oh" l thought, "he viii count
me in the ranks of that ignoble army
the ungrateful! I am sorry!
Sorry"
what is it?" asked one near ma.
Have you forgotten something?"
"Yes-yesi" / stammered-
"OhI" came the light answer. De
scribe it and it will come back to
you all right"
smiled grimly-yet I felt I could
have given the advised description;
and even now. as then, truly be-
Heve that "voice" had blue eyes.
smooth shaven, strong Jaws. rather
light brown hair and a fairly stall
wart figure. judging from the thud
it gave IN leaving a berth in search
Of light. Oh, blue-eyed Voice, un-
thanked all these years. are you but
a memory now? Or are you still this
side the Great Perhaps?" l reach
out across the years to offer undying
gratitude for the calmest words that
had power 10 steady and control my
fear-Whipped nerves. for the gale Of
honest laughter thEt blew us we'll
within sight of fair friendship! II
my gratitude, like a dove from the
ark, finds no resting place for its
foot, let it return to ny heart, where
it will find warm -nemories-haIf
tender. half Iudicrous s-wholly gratc-
full of that Voice OF the Night!
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first ironcla6. the famous tortoise boat
Of vi Sun Sin
The hour of Korean necessity was evil
IDENTIFY one fertile in genius, for IL was
at this self-same period that Korea in
vented the suspension bridge. 1t was
not a mere triviality like one of those
roped bridges in the andes, which hard
ly deserve the name. but a bridge suffi-
cient TO transport across a broad river
a nightly host of 120.000 Chinese SOL
diers, who in conjunction with the Ko-
Tean troops. were marching southwark
in pursuit of the japanese. now in full
retreat from Ping Yang as a conse-
quence Of Admiral Yi's great victory at
sea.
A Triumph of Engineering.
The bridge was constructed by means
Of eight huge hawsers mace Of chik.
tough ibrous vine that often attains a
length OF 100 yards. The ends of these
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were securely fastened on either bank,
and the eight parallel hawsers twisted
until the torsion brought them a good
ten feet above the water. Brushvood
was then laid across them, and upon
this clay and gravel were packed down
firmly
By means Of this brilliant achievement
The Chinese host, with its Korean allies.
camp equipage and all their impedimen-
"a, crossed in safety. But. like the tor
toise boat, this-the worlds first sus-
pension bridge-which might have mark
ed great advance in Korean civiliza-
ton proved nothing but a mornentary
fash in the dark. like fire bursting from
flint in an age Of stone Having served
its purpose. IT was left to rot and fall
by its own weight.
Invented Bomb, Also.
II was in this same campaign of 1852
that a Korean general, the military
counterpart OF Admiral vi, invented a
bomb and mortar which was used in
the siege Of several stronghoIds which
the japanese had garrisoned. Accord
ing to the old records, it hurled a. mis-
sile over the walls, and when this ex-
ploded, the japanese. who had crowded
ipuitu 10 examine II, were torn TO
pieces by the flying debris or choked
by the sulphurous fumes of the burning
powder. The secret OF this invention
erished with its inventor. but it is
SAID that the old mortar may still be
seen in one of the government store
houses in the fortress Of Nan-hanl, to
the south Of Seoul It is to be hoped
that such a curiosity will be found and
carefully preserved by the modern war
rioTs of Japan. whose forefathers once
experienced its terrors-
Another of the great discoveries OF the
world Korea can claim as her own. Her
people we're the first of any TO originate
and use movable metal type. a font Of
metal type was cast in 1906. the first
the world had ever seen. The art of
xylography, had, OF course. existed for
centuries, and clay type was in use in
japan, but Korea was the first to initiate
lie use of the more durable metal tyne
And so well did she perform the work
10 which she applied herself that the
tvpe then cast has come dewn to the
present time practically unimpaired.
Never Followed Ur These Inventions
But although Korea has stsrtIinsiv
demonstrated the latent ability of her
people by the invention of these four
things-the ironclad. the suspension
bridge. the shell. and the metal tyne
The fact that she has never followed up
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so frightened as you think you are
not with brain working as clear
ly as all that"
And clinging like a limpet to the
edge of the berth. with weak tears
OF se.f-pity thickening my voice, 1
answered, passionateIy:
It's the darkness that does II.
the awful biaekness that frighfens
me so. You have given to me en-
couragement about the storm. but
haven't been in the dark for years.
and oh. truly don't know how to
bear il.
God help me. exclaimed the
voice, Indignantly. ''Sick-alone,
and in the dark. Why, that's in
famous." A heavy jar and thump
told me No 124 had left his berth.
i say, have you rung your belI?"
oh. over and over" answered.
There were some rustlings and
thud or two as the steamer pitched
him about: then the voice close to
the partition said: You must hold
on very tightly. We are at the worst
of things now-so don't let yourself
be Thrown on the floor. III see that
you have light" and No. 1z4's
door slammed and some one tramped
down the narrow passageWay. Dear
heaven. how the terror sursed up
IN my hurrying heart when that un-
seen but encouraging presence was
withdrawn. Ii seemed an age before
l heard voices approaching-then the
words: NO. nc. immediately" And
again-now sharp and stern-the
voice that had been so kind to me
a frightened woman, added: "Now
you will bring it-noW, tell vonl"
and next moment-oh joy, oh hope,
oh, comfort unspeakable-Iight.
blessed light, shot into my room. and
| was myself again.
oh. I thank you-I do thank Won
sol" cried.
And the voice said: Poor child.
you should have told me before,'
/ smiled a little at that Door
chiId"-the Voice was not old enough
TO poor child" me, was sure. but
quite understood. My joy-lightened
voice had sounded young to him. He
had been right, the storm was ar
its climax. but the light was there,
and With it there came a curious
sense OF constraint; a remembrance
OF the conventionaIities so racentIv
ignored-in fact, the spirit of Mrs
Gru,dy beginning to sit I'm and
take notice, inspired me with q mo-
mentary fear lest The Voice" might
address me now unnecessarily I
had the grace to blush at my own
ingratitude. yet when once or twice
some new terror rushed an appeal to
my trembling lips. checked it there
and no further word or cry escaped
ne; for the natural impulses that
are so quick and frank of expression
in the darkness, are as readily curb
ed in full light by the proprieties.
Some time passed; the pandemon-
ium Of noise had lessened: the big
seas no longer kept the decks awash;
those tremendous, staggering blows
against the steamers sides had ceas-
ed, when once more the Voice spoke;
the good. calm Voice Of the Night,
saying.
L really beg pardon, but you've
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IRCUMSTANCES had been
too strong for me and |
e found myself forced TO
cross the ocean, home
ward, quite alone, and
though / am one of those most vain
people who enjoy their own COM
pany, I am also-alas and alasi-
the worst sailor ever born OF woman.
knowing, therefore, NAL de mer
would keep me in solitary conf1ne-
ment upon a probable diet of dry
toast and tea, it is not strange that
I looked forward rather gloomily
to my lonely trip. The weather was
unpleasant from the first. Unlock
ed-for fogs kept US creeping eau
tiously along with foghOrns work
ing full time and raising such a row
that the ship might have been some
great infant of the ocean that had
lost its way and was believing lust
ally for help. Then We had a couple
Of days OF sullen, dingy grayness,
With sea and sky alike looking heavy
and iumpish; and then at last
Rhen We we're but two days sail
zom harbor and home-it came,
after a day of misery, of empty din
ing tables, of unceasing bell ring
ing and strangely forbidding sounds,
from many tight-closed doors-it
came, treacherously waiting until
night. that dreadful storm. Because
of my invalid condition the doctor
had given permission for an all-night
light in No. 125-my room-and
though in daylight I occupied the
sofa or the lower berth, at night l
clambered to. the upper one, that I
might better profit by the rather dim
iight-Which was regulated from the
passage outside, from whence, too,
the lamp was placed in or Withdrawn
from the small opening cut in the
dividing partition.
As the storm increased the pitch
ing Of the steamer became more vio-
lent. Reading was almost impos-
sible; the effort a torture. At one
moment my surprised eyes witnessed
the aerial hight of my usually de-
corous feet-the next. as my head
and shoulders were swiftly heaved
upright. [ received the impression
that my diaphragm was gone; every
rider who remembers the rising Of
his mount at a first wall can recall
that same ghastly impression Of loss.
I closed my eyes and repeated my
prayers, somewhat spasmOdically,
but with an enthusiasm and empha-
SIS not common with me, fear, And
then | waited and tried hard to be
quite calm and fearless-like-like a
stewardess, I said to myself-but,
alas. there is nothing that will more
quickly rouse fear in your own
breast than the open expression Of
terror from others. Hurrying foot
steps. short orders and tTemulous
questions, not TO mention the hys-
terical cries coming from No 126,
each one answered by the Hibernian
and utterly useless maids assurance
that we were ''goin' 10 the bottom,
wira, WiTrai" Presently | found my
self very fluttery about the heart, for
things were fast growing worse.
There were agonizing rollings now as
well as tchIngs: then came the
sound of heavy blow, followed by
piercing cries, a crash and jingle
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crossing into China and overthrowing
the Ming empire, In contrast to japan.
Korea had enjoyed pence for several
centuries, and had paid but little atten-
tion TO the arts of war
Admiral vi a Genius.
Accordingly. as the japanese army
advanced towards Seoul. the king fed
by night toward the Chinese border. and
all hope of checking the terrible in
vaders seemed to depart with him Il
was at this crisis that a saving genius
arose in the person Of the Eoreai Ad-
miral vi Sun Sin, who evidently pos
sessed an inventive brain Of the Percy
Scott type. The japanese host had al
ready advanced to Ping Yang OF famous
memory, where they lay awaiting fur
ther large reinforcement from Japan Of
100000 men before advancing.
Admiral VI recognized that the safety
OF his country entirely depended upon
the destruction Of this force before il
could land on Korean soil. otherwise all
was lost, Accordingly, he fastened to
carry out in secret a plan which his fer
tile brain had conceived. He built
ship capable OF being propelled ct great
speed by long bank of rowers. This he
covered entirely by a convex construc-
ton composed OF iron plates after the
form of q tortoise, which had first suE-
gested this species OF attack 10 his mind
And so much did his ship. when COM
pletcd, resemble that marine animal
that 1t Eas henceforth known as the
tortoise boat.
It was provided with a ram, which
with the semicircular iron carapace,
formed its sole offensive and defensive
armament. BY the time Admiral Yrs
ironclad was equipped and ready,
Japan's reinforcing squadron OF 500
vessels was approaching the Korean
coast Losing no time the Korean Mel
son put TO sea in his tortoise ship. fol-
lowed by bobbery pack Of vessels
comprising all that was left OF the
ordinary Korean fleet
Salvation Of Kerea.
Putting On his greatest speed as he
approached the japanese, he boldly at
tackled their numerous squadron, rarl-
ming one shipful of various after an
other. Missiles Of all sorts rained
down upon the tortoise-backed arnla-
n1ent, but IL was quite invulnera bic.
and, as vessel after vessel Of the in
vaders was sunk or overturned, Its hap
isss crew were dealt with by the Kor-
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in Korea or Japan. or the history Of the
world might have been changed. The
germ proved sterile. and as soon as the
crisis which had called it into being
had passed away the nation sank back
into its former intellectual apathy.
Left to Rust on Shore.
When the danger was over Admiral
Yis victorious ironclad was left to rust
away on the southern shores of Korea
But even now its memory has not de-
parted from the people. and while the
progressive nations of the world have
long since followed in the footste9s Of
the great Korean sailor. an annual fes-
tival is held by his countrymen at the
spot where me great ship rotted away,
and the harbor is circled by 3 great
procession Of gayly-decorated boats. in
the midst Of which moves one con-
structed after the pattern OF the world
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
FAvoRS SEA LEVEL CANAL.
General George w. Davis Makes a
Statement.

Washington.-General George w.
Davis, formerly of the isthmian canal
commission and governor of the canal
zone and later chairman of the board
OF consulting engineers, appeared be-
fore the senate committee on inter.
oceanic canal Thursday in support OF
the majority report, recommending the
construction of sea level canal. Com.
menting upon the alleged dangers of
Dig ships passing each other the wit.
ness said the sea level plan provided
Tor every ship likely to be built in the
next twenty years, and there was no
point where the ships likely to pass
through the canal could not meet in
perfect safety. General Davis con.
cluded long statement with the as
sertion that if a sea level canal were
constructed at the cost of $3.50 900 600
1t would be a success.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
CAR MAKES FIRST MOVE
FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
Great Powers Are Invited to Attend a
Second Hague Conference Early
in the Coming Summer.

Washington. - Unexpectedly the
Russian government on Tuesday made
another movement toward the recon
vention of The Hague conference
when Baron Rosen, the Russian am
bassador. presented to Secretary Root
a proposal for the reconvention of the
conference at The Hague early in the
coming summer, and indicated that
the Netherlands government had as
sented to the proposal.
A casual review of the proposal dis
closes nothing that is calculated to
arouse opposition on the part of the
United States government, but unless
the Algeciras conference has material
ly modified the views of certain of
the European great powers, there is
notable disinclination to enter into
any engagements that would further
restrict the independence of action Of
power in international matters.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
MIXED RESULTS IN CHICAGO.
Citizens Voted Against Operation Of
the Street Railways by the City.

Chicago-Under the result of the
city election held Tuesday, in which
the question of municipal ownership
of the street railways was the vital
issue. the city of Chicago can proceed
to acquire and control the railways,
but cannot operate them. At the same
time the voters, while declaring that
the city shall not proceed to operate
the railroads, declared that as ques-
tion of policy 1t would be desirable for
the city to do so.
The total vote cast on the question
of municipal ownership was 231,171.
or this number 12O,911 were cast in
favor OF municipal operation of the
street railways, and 110,260 against
1t. In order to become binding the
proposition to operate the railways
should have received 13S,7O3 votes. 1t
therefore fell short of the required
number by 1872 votes.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
NEkvED TO DESPERATION.
College Boys Attempt to Rob a Bank
at kharkoff, Russia.

KharToff.-Even more daring than
the robbery of the Credit Mutual bank
at Moscow recently was the attempt
made in broad daylight on Thursday
to rob the yolga Komma bank by sew
eral college boys and chronological
students. The youthful desperadoes
quietly walked into the bank with GUS
toners of the institution, drew revolv-
ers and ordered everybody to hold up
hands Most of the employees fed in
panic, but one cool-headed clerk at.
tracted the attention of guards out
side, who Immediately barred the en-.
frances to the bank The students,
finding themselves trapped, smashed
the windows, jumped out to the street
and attempted to escape under cover
of revolver fire. One policeman was
mortally wounded. Four of the would.
be robbers were overpowered and cap.
tured.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
STRIKE OF MINERS CERTAIN.
Men Authorized to Work in Any Dis
trict Where Scale is Signed.

Indianapolis, Ind--The national
convention of the United Mine Work
ers OF America adjourned sine die on
Friday. after authorizing the national
and district officers to sign wage
agreement with any coal operator who
would agree to pay the scale of 1903
or Its equivalent for period of two
years. This is an advance of 555 per
cent in wages in Illinois, Indiana.
Ohio and western Pennsylvania, and
all other districts except the south
west, composed of Missouri, Kansas,
Texas, Arkansas and the Indian Ter
ritory. where an advance of cents
per ton is demanded, as the 1903 scale
Is practically in force in that district.
The convention declined an offer
made by the operators of Illinois. In
diana and Ohio to submit the wage
differences to arbitration When
coal operator owns mines in different
districts the scale must be signed for
all the properties at the same time
before any will be allowed to run.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
FOUND BOTTLES
OF HELL FIRE
Result of Search at POcatellO
on the Strength of Steve
Adams Confession.
Declared He Had Been Ordered by
Haywood and Meyer to Assassin
ate Strike Breakers, and That
He Buried Greek Fire In
Old Saw Mill.

Pocatello-Fouro of the bottles that
Steve Adams buried in the old mill
were found shortly after 6 o'clock on
Wednesday evening as result Of in
vestigations started by Chief of Police
C. f. Smith of Pocatello. When the
chief learned of the object Of the visit
of Mcfarland and others he remem-
bered some circumstances which he
deemed 1t wise to investigate. He
tipped off the suspicious and the in
vestigations turned out entirely sue
cessful. The bottles were found un-
der a pile of cinders not far from the
mill. 1t develops that a little over a
year ago a man by the name of George
McConkey, engaged in taking out tim
bers at the mill, discovered the tin
which contained the bottles in the ex-
act location pointed out Tuesday by
Adams. He took the stopper out Of
one Of the bottles and the fire burned
his hands and clothes severely. He
threw the bottle out of the mill as far
pOSSlDie llle rest uuuti
a cinder pile, where they were finally
located.
Adams, in his confession, stated he
was sent by Haywood and Meyer to
Pocatello to intercept carload of non
union men being sent from the Occur
d'Alenes to Colorado. He was direct
ed to kill the entire lot, and expected
to do so with the Greek fire. This was
to be thrown into the car; it was In
bottles. These, breaking, would i'm
mediately envelop everything with
fire that nothing would extinguish. He
had two quart bottles and three small
ones.
The car of non-union men did not
come through as expected, and after
waiting good while the plan was
given up. Adams then buried the stuff
In an old building that had been used
as a saw mill, packing the bottles in
tin can.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
Oregon land Frauds.

Portland, Ore.-It is said that when
the United States grand jury now in
session here makes its final report sen.
sational indictments in connection
with the Oregon land frauds may be
expected. 1t is stated that the testi-
mony given before that body goes to
show that frauds of a gigantic nature
have been perpetrated in southern Ore.
gon, and that a score of indictments
VIII be returned charging subornation
OF perjury and other crimes incident
to fraudulent securing of timber lands,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
NEW TROPICAL DISEASE
WORSE THAN lEPROSY
Upper Part Of Face Of Victims De-
stroyed by Slow Ulceration--Four
Hundred Cases in the Island
Of Guam.

Washington. tropical
disease more repulsive than leprosy'
has become so prevalent upon the is
land of Guam that Lieutenant NC
Nance, U. S. N, the acting governor
of the island, has recommended the
establishment of a hospital for the
isolation of the disease, which is be-
lieved to be highly contagious. Ad'
miral, Rixey, surgeon general OF the
navy, has approved the recommends
ton, and it is likely that a $4,000 hos
pital for cases of the new disease will
be erected at once near the leper hos
pital.
Lieutenant McNamee says the dis.
ease destroys the upper part OF the
face by slow alterations and is more
horrible, both to the victim and his
companions, than leprosy. AS 400
cases have already developed, Lieu
tenant McNamee says It's isolation Is
imperative. Naval surgeons have In
vestigated the disease In parts OF
South America and the West Indies,
and their reports indicate that there
can be little doubt that it is distinct
malady and one which does not yield
to the treatment given tuberculosis,
leprosy and other diseases common in
tropical countries. Cases of gangrosa
have been treated in New York which
are believed to have come from Bra
ma and Panama.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-05
NOT ALL ARE IDLE.
Some of the Soft Coal Miners Secure
the Scale.

Pittsburg.-With the exception of
one or two points outside of the Pitts.
burg district the strained situation be.
tween operators and miners in the soft
coal fields of western Pennsylvania is
hourly growing more pacific. Follow
ing the signing of the scale demanded
by the miners, the mines of the oper-
ators who signed the scale resumed
their operations, although in many in.
stances with reduced forces.
In the Pittsburg district there were
$4,000 miners working and 1900 were
Idle.
The independent operators met on
luesday and decided not to sign the
scale and not to work their mines
non-union. The Independent operat-
ors employ between 10000 and Ia 600
men and they are all idle.