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The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
THE HONG KONG TYPHoON.
Reported That Thousands Perished-
Scores of Vessels Wrecked.

Manila.-Latest advices from Hong
Kong state that 5000 lives were lost
during the typhoon and that the dam
age to property, public and private
will amount to millions of dollars.
Twelve vessels were sunk. twenty
four were stranded, seven were dam
aged and one-half of the native craft
in port were sunk.
The shipping trade has been para
lyzed through lack of lighters.
Hong Kong.-The typhoon which
swept this port destroying a great
number of vessels and causing much
loss of life, was of local nature It
came suddenly and without warning.
The observatory had predicted moder-
ate winds. Half an hour after the gun
signal had been fired the storm was at
its height. It lasted two hours.
Most of the damage done was
wrought on the KowloOn peninsula
The losses are estimated at several
million dollars. Oven one thousand
sampans and junks are missing from
Hong Kong alone. Wharves were swept
away and houses collapsed. The mill
tary barracks are in ruins.
The harbor is strewn with wreckage
thrown upon the shore. Hundreds of
tnlneSe DOatmen ana their families
were saved by the bravery of the po-
lice and civilians, but several thousand
of the Chinese water dwellers must
Fave perished, many within a short
distance of the shore. The losses in
lives and property among the Chinese
were appalling. To-day the police sta
tions of Kong Kong are surrounded by
Chinese Identifying their dead The
families of the Hong Kong boatmen
live night and day on the sampans
ana thousands of these people are now
homeless.
Many valuable steel lighters have
been lost Some of them were hurled
ashore. Channels will have to be dug
to permit some of the vessels ashore to
be relocated. The force of the wind
and waves was such that some vessels
were stranded almost high and dry.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
NEW YORK PRIMARIES.
Odell Defeated by Parsons and Murphy
Wins Over Mcclellan.

New HOrk.-In a bitter clash of op-
posing forces in to-day's primaries in
New York county, Congressman Her
bert NJ. Parsons, president of the New
York county committee, won sweep
ing Victory for the control of the Re
publican organization, while Leander
Charles Murphy of Tammany hall re-
tained his position at the head of the
organization by a narrow margin.
The Parsons victory in the Republi-
can party was complete rout for the
faction led by State Chairman B. B.
Odell, Jr.. and Lamuel +. Quigg. Mr..
Parsons had the backing of President
Roosevelt and Governor Higgins. He
telephoncd to the President at Oyster
Bay tonight telling him of the victory,
and received Mr.. Roosevelt's warmes
congratulations
This MEANS said Mr.. Parsons to
night that Mr. Odell will not succeed
hlmse!t "A state chairman"
In the Democratic battle Leader Muir
phy had the fight of his life. The
friends of Mayor Mcclellan had
BANDED together to wrcst the control
Of Thmmany hall from Murphy, ana
were nearly successful in doing so.
While Mr.. Murphy is accredited with
a victory on the face of the returns.
some Of the leaders recorded as Mut.
ply men are not pronounced in the af-
hliation and may swing the result
around when the test really comes IL.
the county convention.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
Army officer Charged With Dishonesty

Manila.-Capt. Ira L. Frcdenall of
'he quartermaster's department has
been charged in the court of first in
stance in this city with misappropri-
alton of public funds.
The filing of these charges is the
elimination of extensive investigations
by the insuldr authorities into an al
legged series of frauds perpetrated by
members of the quartermaster' de
partment in the Philippines. The IN
quiry resulted in the discovery of pad
ded pay rolls in quartermaster's shops
and grating in the lease of lighters
Both officers and civilians are impi-
Gated and courtsmartial will follow the
court proceedings.
Major General Wood continued the
inquiry originally begun by Major Gen
eral Corbin. The result of the investi-
CATION has been a great saving in
transportation funds and decrease in
graft, such as the manufacture of furni.
ture, etc, in the shops for the private
use of officers and civilians.
High officials in the army and gov
ernment are said to have been the ben.
siciaries.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
Wemen Teachers in Japan.

The Japanese have apparently come
TO the conclusion that women make
better teachers than men. Fifteen
years ago, the women preparing for
the profession of teaching were only
20 per cent. of the total number. To-
day they constitute S5, the demand for
women as instructors is much greater
than that for men. The number of
girls who receive a regular education
is eight times what it was a decade
ago. There is also an ever-inCreasing
invasion of business Offices; in some
of the largest houses in Toxic and
other cities, most of the clerks are
now women. 1t would be a mistake.
however to interpret this movement
as sign that the women of Japan
have suddenly become. mannish. They
have from time immemprial done the
hardest kind of drudgery such as
weaving, cual-heaving, and tlling the
soil, which is infinitely more the work
of man than teaching and boollkeep-
ing. Their new employment may
mean relief from their more arduous
old ones.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
SCOTCH EXPRESS WRECKED.
Jumps Off Bridge, Causing Death of
Several People.

London.-Thc crowded scotch ex
press train on the Great Northern rail.
way. leaving London Wednesday night.
was wrecked just outside of Grantham
The train should have stopped at
Grantham, but failed to do so. Shortly
after passing the station the train left
the rails and jumped a bridge.
The engine and several coaches We're
dashed over the omDaukmont, the en-
gine turning turtle. Several coaches
Immediately took fire
At O'Clock this morning it was of
iicially stated that ten persons had
been killed and sixteen injured.
There are many passengers beneath
the debris OF ten extricated five have
died
Al the spot where the express was
derailed there is a curve and it is sup
posed the brakes failed to act
A later report states that the engi
neer and fireman are dead under the
engine, that the superintendent of the
mail car is missing and that several
injured persons have been taken to the
hospital.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
miscellaneous.

Tyro, Kansas, has a CONTRACT for
natural gas al two cents a thousand
which is believed to be the cheapest
on record
Secretary Bonaparte has ordered
court martial for Capt Comfy and
Lieut.. Pressy of the cruiser Alabama
for neglect of duty
After electing officers and choosing
Atlantic City, n. j.. rs the next meet
ing place, the national convention of
Hoo Hoos in session at Oklahoma
City, Ok, adjourned. A. C. Ramsey,
of St Louis, was elected shark OF
the universe.
President Roosevelt has sent Sec
retary Taft and Acting Secretary Ba-
con to Cuba to make a thorough in
vestigation of the conditions and lend
their influence to restoration Of yeace
In the island.
In a harmonious and enthusiastic
convention in New York the Inde-
pendence league nominated full
state ticket with William r. Hearst
at the head for governor.
Lieut.. r. e. Treadwell of the Phil
ippine scouts has been killed by Pula-
james near Barauen.
The Both reunion OF tho army OF
the Tennessee will be held at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. November and 9
Seven tra!nmen We're killed in a collt-
sion of two freight trains on the
Western Atlantic railroad at Ringold.
Ga, recently.
Railroad accidents OF all kinds re-
suited in 1.12G deaths and injuries to
1910 persons in the first three
months of 1906.
Tho United States cruiser Denver
has arrived at Havana for the pur-
pose of protecting American interests
IN Cuba should occasion arise.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
THE ISSUES IN CUBA,
President Palma Tells Taft and Bacon
That He Will Not Grant
Elections,

Havana.-In the course of a CONVEX
sation Secretary Taft and Assistant
Secretary Bacon, the American peace
ENJOYS, had with President Palma at
the palace Wednesday Messrs. Taft
and Bacon subscribed to the senti-
ments set forth in President Roos,s-
velt's letter and expressed the hope
that their visit would contribute to the
establishment of peace
In reply to questions by Messrs
Taft and Bacon, President Palma re
viewed the various aspects of the cleo
toral problem in Cuba Asked whether
the government had taken steps to eff
feet compromise, the President re-
piled in the negative, saying that the
government had limited itself to as
sisting the efforts of the veterans.
without taking an active part in the
negotiations.
Secretary Taft then asked if any
revolutionary demands had been dI
rectly affected by these negotiations.
President Palma said in reply that the
program of the revolutionists included
the aboslute annulment of the last cleo
tons and that, if by compromise it
should be agreed to hold partially new
elections, he, Palma, would no longer
continue as executive, because his
prestige would suffer, and to do so
would be a drawback to a constitG-
uonal form of government
Referring TO the efforts being made
to bring about peace, President Palma
said he had left that matter to the po.
litical parties. On receipt of President
Roosevelt's letter the government had
limited itself to suspension of hostili-
ties. The President added that in his
judgment Congress should pass an
electoral law which would amply guar
>htee both parties: also a municipal
election law under which elections
would be held next January, the gov
ernment to preserve strict impartial
ity.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22

As to the general policy of going
abroad and buying or borrowing ideas
whenever we can find good ones. it
should be encouraged. Great as this
nation is, it is not in possession of all
of the worlds available stock of Wis.
ible supply of wisdom, says the Wash.
ingtOn Post. If Japan had been as
narrowminded and bigoted as China,
if she had been so much enamored of
herself and so contemptuous of for
eign devils" as We're the celestials a
few years ago and as most of them
are to-day. she would have turned her
face to the past, her back to the fu.
ture and continued in that position.
But having a splendid equipment of
practical sense she sent her most in
telligent young men into all progress
siye countries to gather the results
of experience. From those she Sc
lected the best and it is only justice
to say that in many instances she i'm.
proved on the best. And that is why
Japan has achieved more progress
in so years than any other country
ever made in 500 years.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
Money VaIue of soIiteness

The attitude of too many public
servitors seems to be one of hostility
toward the public Manifest indisposi-
tion to answer perfectly proper ques-
tions is shown. Such defects Of char
acter are almost certain to bar the
way to advancement in any calling.
says the Philadelphia Ledger. Superior
ability may bring a high degree Of
success without any grace or suavity
of manner. but the majority of en-
ployes do not possess exceptional tai
ents and must rise by energy integrity
and pleasing personality. This last
named quality more than any other
explains the rise Of certain persons to
high estate. Very ordinary men have
smiled their way to honors and for
tune. A cheerful, friendly person may
pass for something much better than
he really is. so great is the valu,
which the world sets upon good ne
ture
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
STEEL MARKET GOOD.
Encouraging Reports From i
Branches of the Industry.

New forll,-The Iron Age tomorrow
will say:
The drift is Enthusiastically upward.
and it is apparent that some of the
conservative interests who have been
lighting the advances are less active
in opposition. The consumption, pres
ent and prospective, is enormous, ana
the buying is on large scale.
No better evidence of this can be fur
nished than the fact that during the
hrst two weeks of the current month
the United States Steel Corporation
booked an average of O,0OO tons a day.
which contracts with a capacity of.
$4,000 tons day
Complaints of scarcity of labor come
from all sections of the country.
Further large orders for steel cars
are in sight. The Vanderbilt lines eX-
pect to close for over 30 900 steel cars
during the next day or two, and some
other large transactions are pending.
On the lakes five new boats have
been contracted for two of them for
delivery during 1908. Structural work
is coming out steadily.
The most interesting, though not
m"at important transaction of this
character, refers to Il number of steel
buildings for San Francisco, the ton
mage aggregating 5000 tons. The,
work was taken by the American,
Bridge Company. /
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22

DR. Edward Brooks. the noted teach
er and author Of Philadelphia, de
scribed at dinner the great strides
that popular education has made H.
the last so years. Smaller and small
er," he said. become the percentage
of the illiterate. of those who cannot
read or write. 1t won't be long before
thing that once happened to ms
in Sullivan county will be quite i'm.
possible. When | was teaching schoo,
in my youth in Sullivan county a boy
'ne morning undertook to go through
the alphabet He stumbled along. and
finally came to full stop before the
letter Y. Dunno that un. he said.
oh, YES you do, said I. Think [
minute He thought. Then he bright
ened Why he said, that's dads
Name"
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
HOUR DAY
FEWER HOURS OF WORK FOR
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
SCOPE OF LAW is EXTENDED

President Orders That 1t Apply to All
Government Work-River and Har-
Dor Improvements Chiefly Affected
Dor Reports That Contractors
Show More Respect for Law.
Oyster Bay, L. President Roose-
welt has extended the eight-hour law
to apply to all public work under the
supervision of any department of the
government.
The order affects more particularly
work on river and harbor improve
ments.
Charles p Neill, commissioner of Ia
Dor, who at the direction of the Presi-
dent, has had charge since last winter
of the enforcement of the eight-hour
law, has sent to the President report
of which the following is the conclud
ing paragraph:
Il might add here that l found that
one very noticeable effect has already
been produced in this matter of the
eight-hour law. Contractors fully
realize now that the law is going to be
enforced with earnestness and they
no longer dismiss it as a matter of no
consequence. They probably like the
law less than ever, but their attitude
none the less is rapidly changing into
one of becoming respect for the stat
ute"
To carry out Commissioner Neilps
recommendations the President has to
day signed the following executive Or
Ter:
81. All departments of the govern
hiIt
public works are being constructed are
hereby directed to notify the repre-
sentatives stationed at such public
works to report at once to their respec-
tive departments all cases in which
contractors, or sub-contractors on
works now under construction have re
quired or permitted laborers or me
chanics in their employ to work over
eight hours in any one calendar day.
.. All government representatives
in charge of construction of public
works are further directed that it is
part of their duty to report to the re
speCtive Departments each and every
case in which labOrers or mechanics
are required or permitted to work over
eigh: hours a day on the works under
supervision of such government rep
reseltatives. Wherever reports show
ing work in excess of eight hours a
day are received by any department
they are to be referred to the Depart
ment of Justice for appropriate ac
tiOn.
'3. All departments of the govern
ment under the supervision Of which
public works are being constructed by
contract are further directed to have
their representative legal officers pre-
pare and forward to the President
list of such statutes and executive or
ders as have a direct bearing on con
tracts for the construction of public
works, and with which bidders on such
works should be made acquainted"
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22

The raising Of the Japanese battle.
thip Mikasa, which was sunk at Sa
sebo last September after an explo
SION not only graufios a natural sen.
ttment, but may help to solve a mys
terry The Mikasa was Admiral Toeo's
flagship in the famous battle in whicl.
the Russian fleet was praCucall~
wiped out of existence. was in tho
thick of the fight and sustained the
heaviest loss Of any vessel on THAI
side. The accident which caused her
to sink was greatly deplored by the
Japanese, who will rejoice that She is
once more afoat, and doubtless there
will be careful inquiry as to the
cause of the explosion, which sent he:
to the bottom and resulted in the
death Of several hundred men.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22

The refusal of Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaiovitch to accept the post of
commander-in-chief of the Russian
army makes him entirely eligible for
membership in the Wise Guyoyitch
club.
The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22

A deaf-mute has become able to
talk and hear as a result of being rur
over by an automobile. 1t is not ex
planned how or why he happened tc
refrain long enough from walking or
railway tracks to get run over by the
automobile
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13

Cumberland, Md, Aug. 13.-Serious
but, rational dealing with anarchism,
which he asserts is most vicious form
of evil, was recommended Yesterday by
Secretary of the Navy Charles Bona
parte in an address at the Allegheny
Chautauqua. The proposition for a
concert Of the powers to stem the
growth and activity Of the interna-
tional outlaws was praised by Secreta-
ry Bonaparts as a project of vast I'M
portance, but he urged that local ac-
tion was necessary, declaring it impos-
sible to accomplish the defeat Of the
reds without fixing local punishment
for their lawlessness. Regarding puni-
ishment, he said: -
con. anarchists the death penalty
should be unequivocally imposed by
law and infiexibly executed whenever
the prisoner has sought directly or in
directly to take life; for offenses of
less gravity I advise comparatively
brief but very rigorous Imprisonment,
characterized by complete seclusion,
deprivation of all comfort and denial
of any form of distraction, and which
could be, to my mind, advantageouslly
supplemented by a severe but not pub
lie whipping. The lash, of all punish
ments, most clearly shows the culprit
that he suffers for what his fellow citi-
zens hold odious and disgraceful and
not merely for reasons of public
policy.o -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
DUKE SCARED; TRAITOR SHOT
Nicholaievitch Wont Command Army
-Mutineers Executed.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 13.-Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch, the AS
Jociated Press is informed by mem
Der of his encourage, has declined to
accept the post Of commander-inc chief
of all the troops of the empire Eswhere
martial law exists,' which was ten
dered to him Aug. 4.
Whether this was decided before or
after the attempt on his life at Kras-
noye-Selo, Aug. 10, is not known, but
the ostensible reason is that Grand
Duke Nicholas believes that such a
post should not be given to a grand
duke, but to purely military man.
He advocates the appointment of Gen
eral Linevitch, formerly commander in
chief of the Manchurian army.
Yesterday the second birthday Of the
czarevitch was observed with the usual
display of flags and illuminations, but
there was no enthusiasm.
The trial by courtmartial of the Svea-
borg mutineers, commenced Saturday
at Helsingfors and Lieutenants Kochan-
ovsky and Emiiano&, aged respectively
20 and 2l years, and five soldiers, were
at the first sitting found guilty and
condemned to death and all were shot
and buried in common grave without
ceremony. Kochanovsky' father is a
colonel of the guards at St. Peters
burg.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
.SLASHED ON A CAR
BY MAN WITH RAZOR

New York, Aug. 13.-While a pas
senger on a trolley car that was pro.
ceeding along the Bowery early to-day
Preston Machtey, Al wears old, was
cut and badly wounded by razor in
the hand Of a man who made his es-
cape. Machtey was accompanied by a
woman who gave her name as Mary
Cook. She fainted-
Both the man and the woman were
taken to hospital in an unconscious
condition AS Machtcy and the woman
were boarding the, car at Rivinpton
street man struck Machtey with q
stick and knocked him down. Machtey
picked himself up and was assisted
aboard car.
Soon after Machtey, Pittsburp man
took his seat another man Jumped
aboard the car and rushed at Machtey
with razor. Before anyone could in.
terfere the assailant slashed Machtey
twice with the weapon, almost severine
the jugular vein. After being revived
Machtey told the police he did not
know the name Of either of his assail.
ants s5sss5 So I'VE
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
FIGHT: FATAL DUEL
AS GIRL LOOKS ON
Wooer Stays His Sweetheart s
Father in a Battle with
.. Pistols.

Greenville, s. G., Aug. 19-Cowering
in a corner of her bedroom, Miss Nan
ME Drake last night saw her father,
Thomas F. Drake, fight a pistol duel to
the death with her sweetheart, Allen
Emmerson. After the exchange Of sew
eral shots, Drake fell dead with a bull
let thru his heart, almost at the feet
of his daughter. Emmerson staggered
out of the room suffering from severe
but not fatal wound. 80
The girl was found in Mysteries over
the corpse Of her father and crying that
she was guilty Of his death.
Drake, who was a wealthy planter,
heard a noise in his daughters room
On entering he saw his daughter and
E;mmerson. Instantly he began shoot
ing ~ %
sEmmerson sprang away from the girl
secured his pistol, which was on table
and returned the fire. The father fired
four shots, but only one took effect
striking Emmerson in the thigh.
After being wounded, Emmerson fired
a shot that killed Drake. After En-
merson killed Drake he left the house
and went to Anderson, where he sur
rendered. When the circumstances be-
came known, there was 50 much in
dignation against Emmerson that he wa
brought here to prevent a possible
lynching. Miss Drake has fed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
500 LINE.
G, A, r, Side Trips,

To enable visitors to the Twin Cities
20 see the beautiful lakes and summer
resorts of Minnesota and Wisconsin and
the great wheat fields Of the west, the
following rates are offered to be in
effect during encampment week:
Rate: One fare plus SO cents to all
summer tourist destinations in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin.
One fare plus so cents to all stations
in North and South Dakota, the maxi
mum round trip rate to be 1890.
Emerson, Man., $3.50.
Winnipeg, Man, $15.25.
Dates of Sale: August 18th to Goth,
1906, inclusive.
Limits: Return limits will be the
same as G. A. R. tickets.
For further particulars inquire at
ticket office, 119 Third street S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
BARELY MISS DEATH
In BLAZING AlRSHIP

New York, Aug. 19. Caught high in
flaming balloon, Nelson Elmquist, a
professional aeronaut, and his assistant,
James Moss, had a narrow escape from
death yesterday.
The two men had been giving exhi-
bitions at Bergen Beach, and it was
determined to give the crowd an extra
"thriller." They were to go inland,
then sail over Bergen Beach, and when
about half mile out, Elmquist was
to make drop in a parachute into the
waters Of Gravesend bay. Shortly af-
ter the balloon. rose the aeronauts saw
that the crowd was greatly excited over
something.
Elmquist began looking about and
saw that the silk bag Of his balloon
was on fire. He shouted to Moss to
open the valve and let out the gas.
Moss tried this, but before the balloon
reached the ground he jumped out, a
distance of about fifty feet. The rapid
escape Of the gas thru the valve and
from the holes put in it by Elmquist
caused the balloon to settle. It fell
directly on top Of Moss, who lay
stunned. The spectators pounced upon
the flaming airship and soon extin,
guished the flames. Both aeronauts
were badly burned.