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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
Mrs, Platt's Marital Troubles.

The beautiful Mrs. Platt had had two husbands before she married the senator. She is a down east product, and her hrst husband was a New Brunswieker named Snow. Mrs. Platt was Carrie Thompson She was born at Portage Lake CMe) As the World tells it:-
 Many years ago. when the town of Portage Lake (Me) was a mere settle ment of woodmen remote from railroads, the Thompson family took up its residence there. They built a small house on the road leading from Portage to Fort Kent, titled a farm, put the boys of the family at work in the nearby logging camps, and sent the only daughter, Carrie Thompson, to the village school
 Even as child Carrie Thompson was an acknowledged beauty. She was tall and 1.-the, her eyes were big, black and brilliant. there was a rogulsh dimple in the center of her perfect chin, and the handsome face above was bright with anil nation.
 Portage Lake grew to be vastly proud of Carrie Thompson. They speak of her yet as pretty Carrie and think that there was never another romance like the evolution of this country belle to wo- man of fashion and a United States sena- tors wife. As Carrie Thompson grew to womanhood in the dull country town, she did not lack for suitors, but they pleaded in vain. Even then the girl was dissatis- fled with her humble station in life. dis gusted with Portage and tired of her rus tic beaus. Ambition was budding fast.
 ''One day travelling salesman, of Woodstock, New Brunswick, came to town for the avowed purpose of meet ing pretty Carrie Thompson. His name was Snow, and he was reckoned the best dresser on the Maine circuit.
 Within three months the energetic drummer's wooing had triumphed, and the obdurate beauty was Mrs. Snow. For nearly two years she was lost to Portage, but reports came from her northern home first of the birth of a daughter, then of domestic troubles, and finally of divorce" "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07

such men representing the state In the senate is one of the things that makes such a movement as Herast's at all pos sible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
Central's Electric Trains.

The first electric train that has ever been run on the New York Central made its trial trip the other day and the regular use of electric motor cars on suburban trains and all trains passing through the Park Avenue tunnel will be- gin in about a month. In the not very far away future 1t Is expected that the electric system will be installed as far as Peekszill. The substitution of a compara- lively noisless and positively odorless sys- tenn of propulsion will do away with one of New York's most grievous nuisances- that smoke-filled horror, the Park avenue tunnel The agreement between the municipality and the railroad company called for the substitution of electricity in the Park avenue tunnel only, but the railroad officials, of their own lnitia tive planned to extent the zone of eectrifica- ton twenty-five miles beyond the requir- ed point. The change hss been made in three years and without interfering with the regular traffic. The approximate cost of the change of motive power from steam to electricity was s5,000,000 and on an average of 10000 men have been em- ployed daily on this work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
Empire States llliterates.

In connection with the discussion of the negro population 1t is interesting to note the status of New York state in H. literacy. Of this the World says.
 "The report of the state educational de- partment on illiteracy Is not flatterng to New York city. In only two counties. Franklin and Clinton. IS there a higher percentage of persons above the age of ten who cannot read or write than in New York county, where they number S1 per thousand of population
 This Is nearly double the Queens per centage (42). In Brooklyn 1t is fl, in Richmond S4. In Franklin and Clinton counties, where the influence of French Canadian migration may be traced. the number CT iliterates in every thousand is 146 and 179 respectively. Though the general illiteracy of the state decreased from T to 55 between 1870 and 1900, New York has lost ground by comparison with the other states, declining from four teenth In 1890 to nineteenth in 1900
 Tn the matter of iliterates of voting age New York county shows a small im- provement. the figures falling to 76 per thousand. To Clinton belongs the unen- vlable distinction of having one-fourth of its voters illiterate-a greater proportion than any county north of Mason and DiXon's line and east of the Rocky moun- tains. Many states of the south contain no county in which the showing of Hitter acy Is so bad.
 "The largest proportion of illiterates is naturally found among the foreign born. In New York county they form 95 per cent of the total.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-26

TN OUR STORE we try to make you satisfied not only
with yourself but with and when you buy Stein Bloch
Clothes we know you will come perhaps with friend
and buy
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
OF CITY
AMAzES EAST.

Reports received from the Eastern
bureau of the California Promotion
Committee say that moneyed men in
New York and other big cities, to-
San Francisco merchants, are all in
terested in the progress made IN the
work of rehabilitation here.
At a gathering of prominent fnan-
ciers and wholesalers at the Ark
wright Club in New York the talk
turned on San Francisco. and the opin-
ion was expressed that this city would
astonish the world with its achieve
ments within the next few years. They
better informed regarding conditions
here than they had ever been able to
be with any other city where similar
disaster occurred, and cited the in
stances of Boston. Chicago and Balti-
more In all of these cases, they said,
1t was almost impossible to obtain ac-
curate information OF conditions until
many days had passed after events of
Importance.
this Information. the case was cited
where a possibility arose for the i'm
mediate use of $1,000,000 or more in
San Francisco enterprises, and it was
stated that should It be required the
fnanciers would be able to pass upon
the matter and reach a decision al
most Immediately.
Merchants and jobbers in the East,
many Of whom have done business in
San Francisco for years. all express
themselves as satisfied with the future
of the city and say they have no reason
TO change their attitude toward the
merchants here. They have been
watching the bulletins sent over the
ticker and say they are convinced that
they are in no way exaggerated or
colored. It is matter of comment,
especially in New York, that the dis
aster which came to San Francisco was
not without its compensating feature
in a way, as IT showed the world the
mettle of the business men here and
how really resourceful they can be in
the face of adversely.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
hat Made Milwaukee Famous.

Another message was picked up at
ASS a. m. Sunday by the station at Dry
Tortugas, Fla, reading as follows:
Weather excellent; everything going
we'll; Louisiana and conveys steaninS
southwark in column. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt are greatly enjoy
ing the trip, spending a great deal of
their time on deck"
Secretary Long said tonight that tie
President had not been heard from
since the wireless that was picked Up
at o'clock this morning. Secreu1ry
Root expects no further communication
until tomorrow morning, as the under
standing was that but one message a
day would be sent to the White House
from the Louisiana.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
Women Visit Siennsen and
Give Him Flowers.
Murderer's Relatives on Way From Hawaii

Relatives Of John Siemsen, leader OF
of the gaspipe murderers. have sailed
from Hawaii for san Francisco to en-
gage counsel and otherwise assist in
his defense.
Siemsen had already heard of their
coming from Hawaiian friends when
seen in his cell at the Bush street sta
tion last night.
Il don't know what good they can
do. he said. but III let them do what
they please. It's years since I've spoken
to any OF my relatives or family, but
I'll be glad TO see them. even though
II is only through the bars of a cell.'
Siemsen throughout the afternoon af-
fected TO be as debonair and buoyant as
usual
plunged on Saturday had disappeared,
and while Louis Dabner. his accom-
pliee. had q faraway look and acted
as though aching for human sympa-
thy, Siemsen was receiving callers and
practicing his avowed philosophy of
making the best of things.
A certain class of women are be-
ginning TO take an interest in Stem
sen. and before his trial 1t is prom
ised from superficial summary that he
will develop into an object OF misplaced
A dozen or more persons called on
him yesterday out of pure curiosity,
and at least half of these were women
Three women gave him flowers and
went out OF their way to offer him
sympathy.
7 don't know any Of these dames,'
he said after they were gone, but they
all spoke nicely TO me. One of them
said she was Martha Wishinger, a mis-
sion worker, and that she thought L
shouldn't pass a Sunday without being
put in mind of prayer. 1 think she
said she came Nfrom the Peniel Mis-
10 it at the time. She was comforting
to talk to.
Talking about prayer l don't go
much on it. l have my soft spots like
other men, though. and am not the
feelingless person that some are try
ing to make me out
"A lot of wrong things are being said
about me. I realize that it is useless
TO protest-that I'm bound to get the
worst of IL once I'm placed in the po-
sition I now am" slobbered the weak
ening criminal. Il think it would be
a little better for everybody, however,
career, like every mans career. was
simply an accident. I'm what 1 am
from no inherent fault. You can talk
as much as you like about early infiu-
ence and all that kind OF thing, but
don't believe in it. I'm not trying to
excuse myself in saying this. I'm sim
ply explaining.
The stories that are going around
as TO why 1 did this and why I did
that have no foundation in fact 1
simply slipped into this place like an
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
CHICAGO AUDIENCE PLEASED
WITH "ROAD TO YESTERDAY,

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-THE Road to
Yesterday comedy full of whimsical
surprises, was given its first perform
ance here tonight at the Garrick The
ater. The play, which was written nv
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland and Ben
lah Dix, comprises four acts, the second
and third of which depict half-mvtbica
dream scenes, wherein all the person
ages of the first act are seen reljvine
their imagined lives of three centuries
ago in Elizabethan London. Every
character in the cast thus enacts \
double rose. In the fourth act their
modern selves and lives are resumed
with some romantic love episodes
mixed with the dream
The reincarnation of souls is treated
throughout in spirit of fantasy Min
ME Dupree, as the dream heroine:
Miriam Nesbitt and White Whittlesev
as pair of strangely parted lovers
and Helen Ware as gypsy shared the
honors of the performance, which was
received with marked appreciation by
a large audience.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12

other man slips into pulpit or berth
in 4 railroad shop or behind a plow
out in the fields. 1t all had to happen,
and I'm reconciled to everything. I've
never boasted of holding up men or
killing them. Why should I?
PASSES 1T UP TO DABNER.
las I've said before, 1 always knew
that 1 would eventually be caught once
l continued in following I'D the game
that landed me here. Dabner used to
try and make me believe that it was
simply a matter Of cleverness to cs-
cape arrest. l always used to tell him
he was wrong and that cleverness had
nothing to do with it. The man who
breaks rules framed by other men
stakes out a claim for himself that
can't be worked.
The whole thing with me was this:
wanted something that didn't have
and made up my mind to have it, no
matter who suffered I'll admit this
was selfish, but I didn't care any
thing about that end of it. My bust
ness was to get what I wanted
wasn't a great while away from home
before 1 made UP my mind to risk
everything on the turn of a dice, and
did that continually until landed
here. / have nothing to complain
about. | had long run for my money,
and if / had been more lucky I'd be
still playing the game.
L have blamed some people for the
deal they gave my father and other
relatives, but that's only natural. They
were wrong. and deserve to get. the
hooks for what they did. but they
couldn't help it any more than l could
help what I did 1t was all to happen.
When 1 was in China I learned to re-
spect the natives there for the way they
look at things. They were accidents,
they told me. and events ruled every
thing. l learned to know before now
how well they reasoned.
'.Of course. 1 would like to have been
different. There are a lot of men who
would like to be President of the
United States in the same way. They
never will and they're unwise to let
themselves to be troubled about it fur
ther.
"A year from now nobody will be
thinking about me unless they happen
to be reading the book of my life that
I'm now writing.
There is an uneven, illogical strain in
Siemsen's talk. He rattles on in
seemingly outspoken way and one is
Just at the point of believing the pris-
oner is growing unaffectedly confiden-
tial when he drops a phrase or SEN
tence that skaters all previously
formed conceptions Of him.
Hes the queerest and slickest GRIM
inal we've ever caught is the police
estimate of the mans character
Since making confession about his
father, who committed suicide after
losing two fortunes in Pearl City, he
is not inclined to go into his family
history in detail or his experience in
Hawaii.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
EXPLOSION KILL s
THREE POLICE.

TIFLIS, Nov. IA deafening bonn b
explosion occurred on Pathanski street
at an early hour this morning, while
the police were making a search of
an unoccupied house. The noise of the
explosion was audible for a great dis
tance and the entire city was shaken.
Three policemen were killed and four
wounded.
The police discovered some revolu-
tionary proclamations under a bed in
one of the rooms in this house. They
then went to window and pulled
aside a curtain. There was a flash of
blue flame. followed Immediately by
the explosion the force of which was
so great that the body of a sergeant,
one of the men killed, was hurled over
neighbouring roof. The whole upper
portion of the house fell in. 1t is ap-
parent that a snare had been arranged
for the police The police received a
tip to search this particular house,
which is located in the Tartar quarter
of the city and which has not been in
habited since the Tartar-Armenian
massacres of last year.
ODESSA, Nov. 11.-According to ad-
vices received here from Yekaterino-
slav and Kishineff 104 men were today
sent into exile for minor political Of
fenses. Local Governors are dismissing
officials for refusing to leave the ranks
of the Constitutional Democratic party
and are promising promotion, with the
alternative of banishment If the off,
cials will attach themselves to parties
friendly to the Government
All the electoral committees in this
city and in the provinces have been
suppressed and their functions have
been transferred to the town councils
The arrangements made by these com
mittees have been Cancelled and their
o1nclal posters have been removed from
the walls of Odessa by the police. These
measures, which are intended to pre-
vent the mass of people from taking
part in the campaign for election of
members to the lower House of Par
hament, have produced a painful i'm
preston here. The students of Odessa
University elected their electoral com
mittee with the following poll: So
cial Revolutionist candidates, 712; So
ciai Democrats. TIT; Laborites. 188.
Constitutional Democrats, 167; Govern
ment supporters, BIT; Zionists, los.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. l1-An i'm
perial order has been issued forbIddjne
soldiers of any rank to become mem
Ders OF political associations of anv
party whatsoever, attend political meet
ings or take part in agitation against
the Government Violations of the order
VIII be severely punished
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
PRESIDENT ENJOYS
PANAMA TRIP.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.-According
to wireless messages received today
at the White House from the battlcsnip
Louisiana President Roosevelt and par
ty are experiencing fine weather and
are greatly enjoying the trip.
One message received over hight was
sent from the ship Saturday at j. n..
and was as follows
"At D. m. latitude 2S.27 north, Iongi-
tude IA. Weather fine"
This would indicate that at that hour
the squadron was about 30 miles east
of Jacksonville.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12

w yOMEN take flowers the cell of John Semsen the
Wv gasppe murderer, who learns that relatives have
sailed for San Francisco from Hawaii engage
counsel and otherwise assist in his defense.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12

Feel free to pay us visit. Come
whenever you please. stay as long as
Won like. listen to the music of the
beautiful $4,000 Welte self-playing
10 I:45. 4:30 to only-to the pianists.
10 the delightful Auto-piano solos, and
TO the latest of musical wonders, the
Welte Artistic Piano (electric), repro
611cfng exactly in all the brfIliancv and
fonal beauty the master-playing of the
piano giants Of the day-Paderewskf,
fD,Albert Josef Hoffman, Strauss. Car
T,eno-yes even Leschetitzky himself.
There is no set and formal programme.
hut AT all times much Of entertainment
md Of instruction.
Eflers Music Coz. pany. bigger than
ever better than ever buster than ever
in the big piano store. 1130 Van Ness
avenue, near Geary street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
aRUNNING WITH PATIENCE
Rev. DIR. Had1ock Speaks of Divine At
tftudc Toward Man.

Running With Patience" was the
text Of the sermon preached yesterday
morning by Rev. E. H. Hadlock of the
First English Lutheran Church, Geary
and Octavia streets The minister told
how God had provided man, the runner
with the opportunity to attain the end
the Almighty had chose for him.
DR.. Hadlock said that the Lord was
constantly calling upon the runners to
exercise patience, both with themselves
and with others. He said that the AL
mighty had a grand work for every
soul to perform and that He had
equipped every muscle in every way
for the battle of life in order to as
sist the runner in the virtue of patience.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
FINDS MAN PARALIzED.-.

FINDS MAN PARALIZED.-Alameda Nov
1I-Henry Hahlman. who said that he resided
at Fifty-eghth and Adeline streets, Oakland,
was discovered this morning by Charles Manley
lying in a helpless condition in a doorway OF
the Hotel Encinal at High street Mailman
was suffering from a stroke Of paralysis. His
relatives were notified through the Oakland
police and Mailman was removed to his home.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
cAn nEMo1rsHrs Buaay.-oalland Nor

11-C. Gray. residing at $50 Thirfy-second
street. narrowly escaped serious injury shortly
after noon today, when a buggy in which he
was riding struck and demolished by a
Thirteenth avenue at East Seventeenth
street. When the struck the buggy Gray
was hurled into the street, but escaped with
few bruises.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12

STOKES NOT cANDmATE.-Trenton. N.
j.. Nov. 11.-Governor Stokes tonight denied
that he is candidate for United States Sena-
tor 10 succeed John F. Dryden whose successor
will be elected by the next State Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
RRuaERE no rouR woRLn.-par,s

BRUGERE TO TOUR WoRLD.-Paris, Nov.
77.-General Brugere. formerly commander
chief OF the French army, will leave here soon
for tour of the world. General Brugere's
son is at present attending a military school
in the United States While in America Gen
erai Brugere viii be the guest of President
Roosevelt
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
NOT TWENTY-THREE
BUT TWENTY-EIGHT
Two More Ordinary Carloads of
Planes Find Eager Buyers
Saturday at EiIerS Music
Company.

Another Splendid List Showing Con-
CluSiyely the Genuine Advantages
Offered Piano Buyers at the Big
Piano Store. Better Planes for
Les" Is What We Claim in This
Demonstration Sale. Ask Any One
Who Has Investigated This; Ask Any
friend or NeighbOr; Ask Any One in
Ibis List as TO Whether We Are
Really Making Good Our Claims.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-11-01
RECEPTION IN HONOR
OF DIR. AND MRS. BROOKS

The. reception given at the First
NJ. E. church. Thursday night. In hon
or DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Broks. was a
largely attended and delightful af-
fair. Ii was under the auspices of the
members of the Sunday school and
was in conformity with a somewhat
ambitious program. The church was
tastefully decorated with bunting for
the occasion and presented a very
attractive appearance. DR.. and Mrs.
Brooks as guests of honor stood within
specially constructed bower and re-
ceived their friends, at the same time
exhibiting sonre of the curios that
they brought back from Europe and
the Holy Land. Dr. Brooks delivered
a brief address outlining their travels
during their trip abroad which was
highly entertaining. At some future
time Dr. Broks promised to describe
more In detail the scenes and incidents
of their trip. Coco and pumpkin pie
were served for refreshments
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-11-01
C.tarrh ca,net be Cured

with local applications, as they can
not reach the seat Of the disease Ca
tarrh Is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure II you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. and acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this
country for years and Is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed Of the best
tonics known. combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination Of the two ingredients 10 what
produces such wonderful results In
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free. F. J. Cheney 4 Co.. Proprietors.
Toledo. o. Sold by druggists, price
7sc. Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-11-01
Children in Opera

One OF the most remarkable musical
guests of our city in the near future.
1t is the Juvenile Bostonians. COM
posed of 40 bright. eyed children, rang
ing from five to fourteen years. The
smallest is Halycon Martin, a sweet
little western wild hower-no descrip-
ton can satisfactorily portray her
funny little self. The company's re-
pertoire includes Dorothy" Tips
"Rajah Pazala," Mascot" THE Gypsy
Girl" and the Land of Boo Loo"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-11-01
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Charles NJ. Ward, Deceased.
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed AdministratriN of the estate
of Charles NJ. Ward. late of the County
of Fremont, in the State of Colorado.
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the County Court of
said Fremont County. at the Court
House in Canon City. in said County.
on November 10, 1906. at 10 O'Clock, a
m. at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the pur-
pose of having the same adjusted. All
persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated at Canon City, Colo. this 18th
day of October, A. D. 1906.
ANNIE T. WARD.
Administrative.
Firse publication, October IS. 1906.
Last publication, November s. 1906.