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The Washington times., 1906-05-12

Lord Currie was the former British
ambassador to COnstantinople and
Rome. He was born in 1894 and had a
long public career. He served as
private secretary to several of Eng
lands great governmental leaders. in
Guiding Lord Salisbury, while the lat
ter was foreign minister.
he was married in 1894 to Mary
MontSomerie Lamb Singleton. a well
known writer under the name of
Violet Fame"
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More Study of Us.

II. G. Wells, whose latest book
"Kipps" was brought out last fall, ar
rived in this country from England
short time ago. This is the first time
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Brief Literary Notes.

The Jungle" is being translated in
10 French. German. YiddIsh. Bohemian,
Lithuanian and Polish.
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Things have now reached the
stage where gentlemen anxious to
furnish the pen with which the
President signs the rate bin will do
well to hurry in their applications.
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Harrison Rhodes. the author of the
clever social satire The Lady and the
Ladder" recently declared that he re-
versed the usual order of things by be-
ing 4 disappointed critic turned
novelist and playwright
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A pleasant surprise was given society
today by the announcement from the
Belgian Minister and Baroness Mon
cheur OF the engagement Of Miss Kath-
leeE Clayton, sister Of the baroness, to
Grant Du'f.l eldest son Of the late Sir
Mounts Stuart Grant Duff. who died last
January Grant Duf has been acting
British charage d'affaires at Darmstadt,
but has been appointed minister to Ha-
Vana- The engagement OF Miss Clayton
and Mr.. Dun is the renewal of an old
love affair. their friends having been
acquainted with their engagement two
yea9s ago through a formal announce
meTE made by Gen. Powell Clayton. then
ambassador 70 Mexico, and Mrs Clay
ton Just when society expected a date
set for the wedding word was given out
that the engagement had been broken,
and no reason was assigned.
Miss Clayton Is a young woman of de-
hghtful personality. and having spent
much time here with the Belgian min
lister and her sister, Baroness Moncheur.
is a great favorite. Her marriage will
take place in this country some time in
September. She will leave here Wednes,
day for her fathers home, in Des
MOines, Iowa.
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The success Of Ellen Glaseow's
novel The Wheel Of Life" which is a
New York story. recalls the interest
ing fact that the scenes of her first
novel The Descendant were laid in
New York too 1t was published anOny-
mOusly and was accredited for a time
to a number Of we'll known writers-alI
men.
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Doubleday. Page & Company are
bringing out Hero Tales Every Child
Should Know" edited by Hamilton w
Mabie. and Birds Every Child Should
Know" by W. L. Finley
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The Comptroller Of Currency and Mrs
William Barret Ridgely were most
prominent in a party of about a hundred
people who left Washington at IO:5l
this morning in a special car for War
renton. Va. 1t is 'Dutch treat" picnic
and upon arriving at Warrenton. the
party will enjoy luncheon under the
trees and spend the day in true picnic
style. They viii return 10 Washing
ton thiJ evening.
In the party besides Mr.. and Mrs
Rdgely were the Misses Ridgely. Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Britton. Miss Reed
Captain and Mrs Chaplin. Commander
and Nine. Hebbinghaus. Mss Cannon
Mr. and Mrs. Moss, Mrs Archibald
Miss Archibald. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Noyes, Major and Mrs. Reber. Mrs. Du-
laney Hunter, Capt. Warner BayIey
Mrs. MicOu. Miss Shepard. Miss Bessie
Cullen. Miss Marie Barnes, Miss Con
rad, Miss Sewers. Miss Halford. Miss
Marcia Butler. Mrs. Spaulding. Mrs
Clement, the Misses Butler. Miss Lib
bey. Miss Helen Hurst. Gould Lincoln
Captain Culver. Charles Harris. Mills
Thompson, Captain Carleton, and Frank
Poe
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James 3. Connolly. the writer Of sea
stories, was the winner Of q prize at
the Olympian games in Athens several
years ago Since then he has made his
wide reputation as a novelist Mr.. Con-
molly has gonesover with the American
team TO Aliens. and IL is not unlikely
that be tl4fs again enter enc Of the
conteFkIl
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FIRST LORD CURRIE
Is DEAD IN LONDON

LONDON. May 12--Sir Philip Henry
Wodehouse, the first Lord Currie. died
this morning.
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Colonel and Mrs. Blount announce a
recital Tuesday, May %. at O'Clock, z
the Oaks. for the benefit Of the o.
phaned and helpless children Of San
Francisco. Tickets are for sale at San
ders & Stayman's, the Tea-cup Inn, and
the Oaks
The hour has been changed from the
afternoon TO the evening in order 20 ac-
cOmmodate the large number of men
on the list Of patrons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison. Of Washington.
announce the engagement of their dauh-
ter. Carrie C, to Thomas f. Canty.
Mrs. James Abel. Of 1851 Douglas
street. northwest. has as her guests
her father. II. Adler. and her sisters.
Miss Carrie and Laura Adler. of Pitts
burg
Richard Cults Fairfield. the young son
of Mr.. and Mrs Waiter Fairfield. or
De Sales street. who has scarlet fever.
is improving.
Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull. Of Baltimore.
is visiting her sister. Miss Grace nAnin
Litchfield. at her home. In Dupont Cir
Gle. Mrs. Turnbull. like Mrs Wharton.
is one of the women in society who write
novels Her Golden Book of Venice"
is looked on as a classic
Mrs. L Grosner. accompanied bv her
daughter. Ruth. has gone to visit her
mother in New York city for Several
weeks.
Mr.. Pots. of Boston. was in town for
few days visit
j. Bernheimer has been in the city
from New York. stopping at the Raleig''
Hotel for a few weeks
Sol Behrend. who has Just returnS1
from California. stopped at the Ere
donia in this city for while before
returning TO New York
Mrs. Harry Wolf has returned 70
Washington after a short stay in At
lantic City
Mrs. Edgar l. Barclay. ST., of $50 W
street has discontinued her Wednes-
days at home
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OFF FOR ALABAMA
IN A PRIVATE CAR
Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks to Go South.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
Re-Engagement of Miss Kathleen
Clayton to Grant Duff Comes as a
Surprise to Washington Society.

The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks Will leave Washington tomorrow
morning at o'clock in a special csr. and
VIII go direct TO Birmingham Ala They
We're to have gone the early part of this
week bet were prevented by the official
duties Of the Vice President
They will attend he Methodist Confer
ence now in session in Birmingham. be-
lore Which the Vice President was 70
have delivered an address. and will re-
turn to Washington. probably reaching
here by Tuesday evening.
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j. Bernheimer has been in the city
from New York. stopping at the Raleigt
Hotel for a few weeks
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Mrs. T. Grosner. accompanied bv her
daughter, Ruth. has gone to visit her
mother in New York city for Several
weeks
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Sol Behrend who has just returnS'
from California. stopped at the Ere
dOnia in this city for a while before
returning TO New York
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Mr.. Pots. of Boston. was in town for
a few DAYS visit.
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Richard Cuts Fairfield. the young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter Fairfield, OF
De Sales street. who has scarlet fever.
is improving.
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the impossible attempt 10 rescue be-
longings. Example is contagious. and
il was necessary to keep fire-mad folk
out OF the area OF destruction Ii was
not proper or possible 10 leave it
10 their option whether or not 10 put
their lives in jeopardy. The cashier
OF a bank attempted TO enter the tot
tering. smouldering ruins OF his insti-
tuition 10 secure some papers. The
sentinel halted him and forbade him
TO pass. lie refused TO obey. ran by
the sentry. and was shot II seems
cruel, but such incidents restrained
others-perhaps maryland thereby
prevented loss of life. Hence II was
humanity In a short time the panic
stricLen learned that martial law was
inflexible. but kind: that the hand Of
federal authority was stretched out TO
soothe and relieve. not 10 smlte; that
above all one must halt when the man
with the rifle on his shoulder said
Halt"
Within a few minutes of the time
that the troop OF cavalry deployed in
'front.' OF the Palace hotel several COM
panies of regular infantry, armed with
axes, for service as pioneers, arrived
in the business district. The presence
of these grim. inhexible regulars was
TO the affrighted populace like a cool
hand upon the brow of a fever patient.
II helped calm the panic of the peo-
pie 10 see the soldiers facing the fire
as if il were a human foe, directing the
movementsof the refugees and bringing
order out of chaos What does not
san Francisco and the United States
owe 10 the army for its work during
the fire? Had there been no trained
body of fighting men. disciplined to
obey orders implicitly. yet discrim-
inatingly and with common sense. to put
duty before everything, even before
life itself. there would have been a
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Gee, but | thought pa vas all in
when | closed my last letter. when the
Indians had him bound on a board.
and had lighted a fire. and were just
going TO broil him. Jealousy Is bad
enough in a white man, but when an
Indian gets jealous of his squaw there
is going 10 be something doing and
when a whole tribe gets Jealous OF one
old man. cause he has taught the
squaws 10 be independent, and rise up
as one man against the tyranny Of
their husbands. that white man is not
safe. and as pa lay there. waiting for
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SAN FRANCISCANS OWE MUCH
TO THE KHAKI=CLAD REGULARS


There has been unlimited criticism
OF the national guardsmen and they
have been compared unfavorably with
their regular comrades. This Is not
altogether fair The California na-
tional guarGsmen have the making OF
splendid soldiers. They are not vet
Grams now. and ii would take a long
campaign to make them so. They were
gathered up from the farm, the work.
shop. mill, Office and university. and
pushed into the smoke and confusion
under conditions more trying than bat
tie, and told 10 be as steady and show
as ripe judgment IS the regulars. Like
young recruits on outpost In a lonely
land. there were times when the temp
rifles was greater than they could
Withstand. Most OF the stories OF
wanton shooting on the part OF any OF
the troops proved. however, on being
run down, to have originated in the
superheated imagination OF somebody
unused 10 the severity Of military
regime. II is a shock TO free, self
governing American city to suddenly
see all law. all government. concen-
trated in the person OF a young man
with n magazine rifle. pacing across
the street. stopping vehicles, pedts-
TRANS. civil officials. and all. and d.
recting the coming and going OF all
classes with impartiality. Ii gives
the average citizen peculiar aud per-
haps not altogether an agreeable sen
sation 10 have this young man shout
Fall in there. you. with the working
squad" and be made 10 contribute his
services for half a day or more 10
the general good, unremunerated A
bank presidents son does not like &c
be directed by a mill hand with a
gun TO take a broom and clean up a
furlong or so of sidewalk or remove
the debris OF a brick building with q
coal shovel.
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phosphorus began to shine. pa was a
sight lie looked like moonlight on
the lake. and | got the cowboy and the
big game hunter and the educated In
dian 70 get down on their knees
around pa. and chant something that
would sound terrible to the Indians.
The only thing in the way Of a chant
that all Of them could chant was the
football tune. "Therell Be a Hot Time
In the Old Town Tonight" and we
were whooping it up over pas illumi-
mated remains when the Indians came
out 10 put pa en- the fire. and when
they saw the phosphorescent glow all
over him. and his face looking as
though he was at peace with all the
world, and us whites on our knees.
making motions and singing that hot
dirga. they all turned pale. and were
scared. and they fell back reverently.
and gazcd fixedly at Door pa, who was
winkIng at US, and whispering to US 70
keep II up. and we did.
The old chief was the first TO recov-
or. AND he saw that something had 10
be done pretty quick. 50 he talked In
dian to some Of the braves, and |
slipped away and put some phosphor-
Us all over \ souaw. and abe locked
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was the way he shook hands With
them. | thought would die laughing.
Pa took a position. like a president al
New Years reception. and shook
hands with the tribe one at a time.
The old chief came first. and pa
grasped his hand tight. and the chief
stood on his toes and his knees
knocked together. his teeth chartered.
and he danced 4 can can while pa held
on to his hand and squeezed, but he
finally let go and the chief wiped his
hand on dog. and the dog got some
Of the electricity and HI yied TO beat
the Land. Then pa shook hands with
everybody, and they all went through
the same kind Of performance. and
were scared silly at the supernatural
power pa seemed to have. The squaws
seemed 70 get more electricity than the
buck Indians. cause pa squeezed hard
er and the way they danced and cut
up didoes would make you think they
had been drinking Finally pa touched
them all with lis magic wand. and
then they prepared a feast and cele-
brated their engagement to go with the
circus. and We packed up and got
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the fire 10 get hot enough for them to
lay him on the Goals. ielt almost like
crying. cause ! didn't want 10 take
pas remains back home so soorched
that they wouldn't be an ornament to
society. so | went up to pas couch to
get his Instructors as TO our future
course. when ne should be all in.
| said Pa, this is the most serious
case you have yet mixed up in. o,
wimmen. how you do ruin men who
put their trust in you"
Pa winked at me, and said:
Never you mind me. Hennery- !
will come out Of this scrape and have
al the Indians on their knees in less
than an hour. begging my pardon and
then pa whispered to me. and | went
70 pas valise and got an electric bat
terry and put it in pas pocket and scat
tered copper wires all around pa
body and fixed ii so pa could touch a
button and turn on a charge OF cleo
triCity that would paralyze an eie-
plant. and then got some matches
and took the phosphorus OF and put
It all over pa face and hands and
clothes, and As it became dark and the
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ready To go 10 cattle round up the
next day at a ranch outside the Indian
reservation. where pa was to engage
some cowboys for the show. AS we
left the headquarters on the reserva-
tiol the next morning all the Indians
went with US for a few miles cheering
us. and pa waved his hands to them.
and said, bless you. me children" and
looked so wise, and so good. and great
that | was proud OF him. The squaws
threw kisses at pa and when we had
left them and had got out OF sight. pa
said, Those Indians will give the
squaws a walloping when they get
back TO camp. but who can blame them
for falling In love with the great faith
err" and then pa winked. and put
spurs to his pony and we rode across
the mesa, looking for other worlds to
conquer.
On the way 70 the ranch where we
were 20 meet the cowboys and engage
enough to make the show a success.
the cowboy pa had along told pa thNt
IL might be easy enough To fool Indsans
with the great father dodge, and the
electric battery. and all thr.t. but wien
he struck a mess OF cowboys he would
hni different proposition. cause he
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like lightning bug. and told her 60 60
and fall on pas remains and yell muir
der. The Indians had started 10 grab
pa and put him on the fire when pa
turned on the battery and the big chief
got dose big enough for whole
flock OF Indians, and all who touched
pa got a shock. and they all fell back
and got on their knees, and just then
the squaw with the phosphorus on
her system came running out, and she
fell across pas remains, and she shone
SO you could read fine print by the
light she gave. and that settled IL with
the tribe, cause they all laid down fiat
and were at pas mercy. Pa pushed the
illuminated squaw away. and went
around and put his foot on the neck
OF each Indian. in token of his abso-
lutte mastery over them, and then he
hade them arise. and he told them he
had only done these things TO show
therl the power of the great father
over his children, and now he would
reveal 10 them his object in coming
amongst them. and that was TO engage
20 Of the best Indians, and 20 OF the
best squaws. to join our great show.
at on enormous salary. and be ready
in two weeks TO take the road. The
Indians we're delighted. and began to
quarrel about who should so with the
show, and to quiet them pa said he
wanted TO shake hands with all or
them. and they lined up. and pa took
the strongest wire attached to the bat
terry in his pistol pocket. and let IL
run up under his coat and down his
sleeve. into his right hand, and that
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Boy Tries to Wreck Flyer.

Cincinnati.-S Samuel Sweeney, IL
years old, who lives near Junction
City. Ky. is under arrest on the
charge OF attempting TO wreck the
Queen & Crescent's Florida special
which passes his home daily a
knuckle from a patent freight car had
been saddled across the track by the
youngster and the heavy train was
saved by a track walker. who discov-
cred Il just in time. Detectives lay ~
wait at the spot. supposing that me
perpetrator would return. as he had
not been apprehended. The boy hiade
his appearance next day with another
Of the knuckles and was arrested. he
was taken 10 Stanford. where his trial
was held recently. At the place whers
the wreck was attempted is one OF TIE
steepest embankments along the road.
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story or horror from San Francisco
such as would have appalled, the ages.
Civil law would have been impotent.
crime unchecked. Looting would have
become an industry, ravishing and
murder pastimes. No hand but the
strong hand OF the army could have
held the bestial passions OF the Grim
inal element in check.
Praise for Men of the Navy.
In praising the regulars Il must
not be forgotten that the term ap-
plies generically TO the men OF the
navy as well as the army, and
that navy includes marine CORPS.
To Capt Mcbride. OF the navy, and
the men from Mare Island navy yard
Is due credit for the work OF wreck
ing the eastern side of Van Ness ave-
nue., the grewsome work Of blazing
a trail" which stopped the flames at
that thoroughfare. These men, vet
Grams in the handling OF high explo-
siyes. experts at destruction, worked
throughout Thursday night April 10.
torpedoing alike the palaces OF million
aires. aristocratic apartment hotels,
business blocks and churches. The
destruction of these buildings, which
would have been a crime OF colossal
magnitude in ordinary times. proved
to be the sacrifice that saved the pleas
ant residence district of Pacific Heights
and the western addition. the beaui-
full regions around Golden Gate park.
from being obliterated, and with them
the last trace OF the once proud city
of San Francisco.
A battalion of youthful sailors from
the training station at Goat island was
among the first regulars sent to the
relief of the burning city. Fresh from
the drill ground, they appeared in all
the ship-shape smartness OF new leg
gings. white duck trousers, natty blue
jackets and soft slull-caps They
were 50 trim and neat appearing that
II did not seem az times as IL they
could be the real thing, but they were.
With them came the far-famed handy
man." the Jolly" soldier and sailor.
too" the United States marine, with
laurels from Guantanamo, Tientrln
and Samar, to which he added the
credit which long surtnined end trying
duty under distressful conditions de-
serves. and to him. as we'll as to his
soldier and sailor brethren will the
people or the New San Francisco some
day dedicate a monument.
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A salesman travelling out OF San
Francisco returned Immediately upon
hearing Of the catastrophe. to succor
his aged parents. He found their
home destroyed, the family vanished.
Frantically he searched the crowds
packed in the parks and vacant lots.
Suddenly a soldier in one Of the streets
barred his way
Fight fire."
Il can't am searching for my
aged parents. They have Gisap-
peared."
Flight fire." was the stln sternor
mandate. Again the searcher plead
ed. The sentry lowered his gun "a 4
the breech- bolt snigged menacingly.
Fight fret
20, yes. I'll fight fire. willingly"
exclaimed the exhausted man. and sor
4S hours he worked with the fremen.
volunteers and "inyolunteers." IL one
may coin the word. snatching a mo-
ment's repose beneath the tricks when
the work Jagged After two days. with
a crowd CT fellow workers. he was re-
leased. Somebody who knew OF his
mission suggested that his folks might
have been taken 20 Oakland by the
authorities. He started - the ferry.
BY the time the Oakland mole was
neared he fought his way 20 the bow
Of the boat. The instant before the
gate was raised be looked beside him.
There in the press at his elbow stood
his aged father ana mother. hanc in
hand. The soldier who stopped him
TO fight fire had been the means OF his
finding his parents.
ALDICE GOULD EAMEs.
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Rarely has the United States army
been called upon 10 wage war upon Ma
ture in her wrath. but the san Francisco
earthquake disaster offered the finest
sort of spectacle OF the army OF a great
nation in action. From the hour when
the earliest heavinEs and quakings of
the earth began on the morning OF April
is until the present hour Gen. Funston
and his men have been fighting a win
ning fight with the titanic cosmic forces
OF the neither world. followed by patient.
determined campaign against the law
less passions of the human race and
the panic fear of a stampeded populace.
Earthquake shock and fire. What
possibilities Of horror and despair the
thought of these two phenomena con-
tains. Let one imagine himself stand
ing at vantage point amid the falling
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| PECK'S BAD |
| BOY WITH |
THE CIRCUS |
By HON. GEORGE w. PECK
Author Of "Peek Bad Boy AbroAd." Etc.
Na-----...NJ
~ Copyright ~ j. a. h0NlcAl

How the Old Man Subdued the In
dams with an Electric Battery and
Phosphorus-He Tries His Hand
at Roping a steer-The Disastrous
Result.
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Collar Town.

Tcacher-Tommy, can you tell me
anything about Helen OF Troy9
Tommy-Sure. She lived In Troy
on dc Hudson river. an supported hei
widowed mudder an little brudder by
workln' In q collar factory.-Chieasa
Daily NewG
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-09-26

in which capacity hc served until 1894, when he was discharged through tho application of civil service rules to his position
 Since that time he has been . fesi. dent of this county, taking as much in. terest in it's affairs as any palcface. and over working for the advancemtns of his race, and for the past two years has been engaged in an endeavor tc become a citizen of the United States without success.
 In his conversation yesterday hs stated that he believed that if Cap tain Burns had lived long enough tC deliver him to his mother in Dublin Ireland, that he would now be citizer of the United States, for tho rcasor that he believed he would have nc trouble in being admitted to citizen ship after his return from the Elmer aid Isle.