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New-York tribune., 1906-10-23
ECUADOR NEEDS HONEY.
Goreyument Unable to Raise Loan
IN Europe.

Santiago, Chill. Oct. 22-A dispatch from
Quito capital Of Ecuador says that President
AIfaro to-day informed the Constituent Assem-
blv that It was impossible to contract loan in
Europe on account of the feeling of distrust Gre
ated by the opposition press. He added that the
economic position of the government was des-
perate.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-23
ATTEMPT TO INJURE KING ALFONSO
Wire Stretched Across Road Over Which His
Motor Car Was to Pass

Madrid. Oct. 23.-Several automobiles yester-
DAY encountered stout wire fixed across the
highroad at a point which his majesty would
have to pass on his way back to Madrid The
wire was found shortly before the Kings auto
mobile was duo to pass
New-York tribune., 1906-10-23
oEwEWs sAuTERNE AND MosELLE.

i p nhite Dinner Wines of Superior Quality.
'ofk-Adyt '''"S ~
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

shot in the leg and compelled 10 Join
the wounded This battle, which is
known In the annals of the East as
the Moonlight Battle" ended with
the retreat OF the enemy.
This engagement ended Yetton's ac-
tive service for The rest OF the jour
ney 20 Khartoum. He was carried on
a stretcher with the wounded. while
the camel corps was hurried on at
hreaIneck speed to md Gordon. 1t
is a matter OF history now that the
brave column found no trace Of Gen
eraI Gordon or any of his command.
Not even brass button or a shred
II cloth torn from a uniform did we
see when we got To Khartoum." said
pr. Yetton. The place MAS silent and
deserted" There have been all sorts
Of rumors afoat about the fate of
Chinese Gordon since the expedition
which resulted in not finding him. but
none have been verified and for the
most part they were manufactured out
OF whole cloth.
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

during the years he was there was
little more than that OF a mounted
police force. hurried hither and thither.
10 queH such small disturbances as
broke out from tiEe TO time. He com
pared it to the work Of the American
army in keeping the Indians quiet out
on the plains few years ago
From India Yetton was sent back 10
England. Everything was quiet. and
there seemed no more chance for ac-
tive service. Yetton married. But he
has never been man to whom quiet
for quiets sake appealed. and since
theye was apparently no chance OF fur
Their adventures in the British service
be looked about for another opening.
lie had a friend who was connected
with one of the steamship lines run
ming between England and America.
This friend urged him to come to the
United States telling him that there
was a good opening here for any one
who had the energy to take IT,
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

A LIEN is known among his ac-
" qUalntanoes as "a wise guy
n It's Aliens philosophy that
there's always a way round II
there are rules. Allen always hnds a
way TO break them. II there are laws.
Allen huds a way TO evade them; al
ways. OF course. with entire safety 10
himself
Allen took a trip abroad during the
summer. aid while on the other side ran
4pon a bargain tn the shape Of a lace
shawl. which he obtained al a figure
greatly below its real value. He took
great pride To himself in consequence OF
the deal and derived a great deal Of
aattering comfort out Of the thought OF
what his girl would say when he pre-
scented her with the h.msy affair. at
which time he would casually let drop
a remark as 10 wFat IT was worth.
AS the steamer began to draw near
New York on the return trip Allen be-
gan 20 think OF The customs officers
The duty on that shawl would amount
to a good deal But then. why should
he paw il? The shawl must be gotten
through somehow. Now, II 1t just could
go as personal apparel"
Just then Mrs Howard. the fascinat-
ing widow who sat opposite him at the
dining table. stepped ont on the deck
where he was standing. and thought
struck him. Mrs Howard was evident
Is a woman OF the world and knew a
thing or two. he told himself She was
the one 10 help him. He unburdened
his mird 10 her about that shawl and
Mrs. Howard listened sympathctically.
Would she wear It through the customs
office as personal apparel, just as
favor between friends2 Why. Of course
Certainly there was no use in paying
duty when the matter could be arrang-
ed so easily.
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EnIists in [. s. Army.

So in 1867 Yetton sailed, going first
to Labrador The cold climate there
did not suit him after his several ser
vices in the tropics. and ne soon came
south into the United States. At Bos-
ton he stopped for a time. but New
York was his objective point. When
he reached the city he obtained en-
ployment at Dickwen's riding academy
He was there for some time. and be-
came acquainted with Secretary VIII
liam Whitney, who kept several horses
at Dickwelrs and used 10 ride at the
academy himself. 1t was through Mr..
Whitney that Yetton later came to
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

tive ayah. a soft-yoi ed woman who
loved the little sahib with the great
love that the native nurses lavish upon
the little children OF the English Of
fcers that are entrusted 10 their care
Dr. Yetton has spent many years OF
his life IN the East, and he speaks
feelingly Of the faithfulness Of the ma
tlves TO those they hold their friends,
and CT their treacherv 70 those whom
they have no cause 10 like He has
learned their superstitions and their
foIies along with their wisdom and
their language, for he speaks a num-
Der OF the Indian dialects better than
he does English.
The Washington times., 1906-10-28
The Dash Tor khartoum.

when Yetrru was about seventeen
years old The war clouds in the East
grew threatening ana there was every
indication tlat more troops would be
needed General Gordon. who put too
much faith Iu The natives. was be-
zseeed In Fhartoum. For nlne months
hc had vitHz.o1d the attacks Of the
Ee5oulns auI when the government
issued "a call for volunteers there was
large question In the minds Of many
whether 1r not Ger raj Gordon srih
survived a call for volunteers was
issued by the war office. Fifty men
were taken from each regiment serv-
ing in England and elsewhere. Among
these was Yytton. Fifty thousand
were soon assembled in India under
the command Of General Woolsey.
The one thought Of the war oh.ce
was q. get assistance 10 General Cor
don. TWO columns OF attack were
formed. one called the camel corps
composed OF about 300 men. This
camel corps was provided with carnels
To carry the water and necessary pro
visions. especially the water. since the
Bodoulns f. was said. had poisoned all
the water IN the oasis Of the desert
through which the army had to pass.
Yetton was a member of this camel
corps. The cavalry was dismounted
and marched on foot as the infantry.
Marching across the desert was
terrible trial the experience one that
Yetton viii remember 10 the end Of
his days The men were hurried
across the sands in forced marches.
covering as much as thirty or forty
miles a day They suffered horribly
from the heat
Tho Bedouin is a tough customer at
any time and when he is fighting for
his religion he is particularly irritat-
ing Death means heaven to him un-
der these conditions There were hun
dreds of these natives hanging upon
the TANKS OF the devoted column ready
10 cut of any time small scouting
part. which might have advanced too
far INTO the euemy's country or Jagged
too far behind Naturally there was
constant skirmIshing. but the first
real fight came at Elteb. where the
Bedouins made a determined attack
upon the English. but were finally
forced TO retire yetton did good serv-
ice I'm this fight He went through
this. his first battle unscatched- The
farther the column advanced into the
enemy's country the more precautions
were taken. Outposts were placed
every night. and it was not thought
possible that the natives could at
tack without there first being a warn
ing from these outposts. one night.
however. about . o'clock the camel
corps was treated TO a genuine sur
prise The British column had cast its
camp near Kas3n. 1t was a beauti-
full moonlight night The men, weary
with their long days march. slept as
though dead,
The Washington times., 1906-10-28
Smuggling Game That Worked Two Ways

Allen felt better Fine woman LEHt
Hrs Howard. Not a bad locker. '--aer'
something quite fasciua-.HE a-ar- her.
IN fact He would lo0E her u1 some tine
at that Riverside Dine a5tr"ss ca
she gave.
The boat docked early next ms,
and Mrs Howard riuUei down The
l-angpIank wearinE rH- HHaaHf lace
shawl thrown gracefully aH-.t her
shoulders. After the few --e- rer-es
at the pier, Allen EallaD--E 0.0-el %
escort her 10 a cah. ~ rra .sa door,
re stopped and smilirE5E sH.-
Nov I'll relieve you 20 taHI "r7H.
Really" returned the widow EaElr.
Yes" said Allen. ''a11 Z mus. tank
YOU for getting II through So r30etaiiy.
! am very greatly Obliged
oh done mention ir s5 The
widow. gathering uu hrr sr.r.s IT'S
been more Of a pleasure rael trouble.
I've becon-e quite attached -- size
ended as she stepped ias'f-.
Allen began 70 feel clu.y Fa ~
swered with not quite So genial smile.
Wei. ! guess IN take me r---p now.
please"
''On. no., replied the widow. "I Ike
so much I've decided 20 Keep ie my
self"
GIVE me that shawl ~ III have vau
arrested said Allen. suItcni- rg
all his Eayety.
And be arrested yourself az -.-a--
gling2' inquired the widow a--rf v.
Run along now like a good lEas boy.
Come up 10 see me some tluo Ta-.a"'
And while Allen stood speech Ges-
perately racking his brain for nm fra
that would help him our. she gave he
word. the door banged 60, ana t.e .aa
started briskly away.
With rage in no wise relieved a me
knowledge that he had been iy
caught in a trap Of his OWE arrsf
meHt, Allen made a mad dash fo-a elty
directory 10 see II there was aEy zuCn
address on Riverside Drive IS the u-lGovv
gave
There wasn't.
nctnher .. 1896
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y rs n fer cry from the ranks OF
the camel corps and Its hurried
march across the burning
Egyptian desert In a vain ef-
fort 20 save Chinese" Gordon:
it's an even farther cry from
the ranks OF the Queens huZZars in
the Punjab Presidency IN Northern
India, TO the ranks OF the Washington
police force. nevertheless William r.
yetton has bridged this gap and is
serving today as a mounted officer In
the squad al the Eighth precinct.
DR.. Yetton. he Is a veterinary surgeon
is a real soldier Of fortune. He comes
OF a race Of soldiers His father was
a soldier before him. and his fathers
father. ana his fathers fathers faith
CT. DIT. Yetton's own father was one
of the famous six hundred that
made the heroic but useless charge al
the battle OF BaIaklava. He was a
sergeant major at the time. but was
afterward given a commission IN the
huzzars. Re also served with General
Havelock II the time Of the Indian
mutiny, and It was some ten years Ia
ter that DR.. Yetton was born In In
dIa. IN that land OF the White Man 5
Burden" he was cared for by a ma
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

Washington. wheye he has made his
home ever since.
While in New York the old longing
for The service came over Yetton. He
enlisted in the Fourth United States
Cavalry He picked the cavalry quite
naturally. for he has always been fond
Of horses. and has always been where
there were horses since he served as
trumpeter In the Queens own" He
fully expected 20 so West where he
would see. some service on the plains
and possibly some Indian hghung but
Secretary Whitney heard OF his enlist
ment. and decided that he wanted
Yetton himself If he could get him.
He learned from Yetton that he was
willing 10 come 70 Washington with
him and Immediately procured Yetton
his discharge from the army. So Yet
tons career IN the United States army
was ore 81 short duration.
In the meantime Tetton had brought
his faraIy across the ocean 20 Join
him. lie established his home in
Washington, and was Immediately
connected with thu riding academy
here on 2 street. in which Mr- Whit
ney was interested. He was there for
a number OF years. In fact until after
Mr.. Whitney had given up his inter
est IN the academy. When he. Yet
ton. left the academy he entered the
Washington police force Immediately
He has been in that force continuously
The Washington times., 1906-10-28
Takes Queens Shilling"

In spite Of his varied and adventur-
Gus career which has carried him half
around the globe. DIT. Yetton is still
a young man. hale and strong. and
htJr-y He was born in '65, and
when he took the Queens shilling.
he was only fourteen and a half years
old. he was in Edinburgh at the time
Il was his fathers plan that he should
attend the university there, and IN
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

49,. -, zozy.--a.a5 FOR
alll-ii7 ''oi'
regular army Ray ii'oi'N
ton. Michigan, ana He"Iy
Bowlby, OF Nebraska Ihey are u'I'0'
ed 10 appear before the board at oi'
Leavenworth. December s. and apI'''''-
ment IS regarded as certain
Thus. after six years. two OF nNe io'-
mer cadets at West Point all OF so'u
American families. dismissed Tor what
was really a boyish prank. VIII. II they
wish. don the army blue
Linton. who is only twenty-five years
old and Is the son of Postmaster Linton
Of Saginaw, is AT present In Ecuau'I'
manager OF and largely interested J"
extensive mining properties In south
America. and confidential man and
manager at Quito for wealth English
Scotch syndicate. B0wlby is a professor
In the University of Washington, at
Seattle.
The other three cadets who were eN-
neued have passed the age al which
than, car ha commissioned by executive
srpointment. They are Mahaney. OF
-ravas ubo was present Of the class
and snent some time I'm South America.
returned. and graduated from the Unit
versitv Of Michigan. and is now in high
service with the Southern Pacific in
Mexico. Cleveland. of Alabama. who is
superfntendent of the Guayaquil and
The Washington times., 1906-10-28
Serves in India.

YettOn was with the army in Egypt
for the rest OF the campaign. After
the Bedouins had been sufficiently
quoted. he was sent with his regiment
TO serve in India India at this time
was comparatively quiet The mutiny
was thing Of the past, and the ma
tives had no taste for another. There
was a iull in the fighting on the At
ghanistan border also. DR. Yetton says
that the duties Of the troops IN India
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

In the Uniform Of the Queens Own"
every since. and has rendered et-
hc5ent service. During tha v.sit Of
Prince Henry OF Germany to this
country, and while the parade .a E-z
honor was in progress. the tvv1 horses
attached TO the carriage NJ A-eist.H-
Secretary OF State Pierce became
frightened. and dashed uaIy I'D
Pennsylvania avenue lmUeu-.-E The
lives of many people.
Yetton was on duty Al lr-aE-a1z
speed he followed the linz carriage
overlook IL just as the h.r=-E were
about TO plunge into tha crowd NJ the
corner of Fifteenth street and Eaau-
sylvania avenue. Al the r.Hs NJ his
lie Yetton turned the team sharply
70 the right and up Fifteenth street.
Bat as he did so his horse s-rlr- The
post from which an electric EsEt 7az
suspended. and he was thrown heavily
TO the ground Fortunately however.
he was not injured. Later Eeuan -e-
cclved the thanks OF Secretary Pierce.
who. with his wife. was il --a care
rlage al the time OF The runaway
DR.. Yetton is a FUN fed-,d set7r.-
nary, and IS known famEsrlE 90 tbs
dthe- men on the force as "Dac Yet
tor. He is. too. a clever musician,
AMI was at one time connected WIN
the Georgetown symphony Orchestra
The Washington times., 1906-10-28
The Adventurous Career of DOC Yeton Whose Father
Was One of the Famous " Sir Hundred, " and Who
Enlisted Himself in the ''Oueen's Ozon'' When He Was
Fourteen Years DID, Seized With the Camel Corps in
the Dash to1 Kkaroun Was Lafe1 in India, and foz
Short Time a Trooper in the 4. S. Fourth CaUai1p.

time become a learned man In the
arts, or law, or medicine. or mayhap.
even the ministry. But young Yetton
had different ideas on the subject. He
wanted 10 be a soldier. the university
life with nothing IN sight but books,
for number Of years did not appeal
10 him So he took the matter into
his hands He was a tall. strong boy
for his years. and the recruiting ser
seant did not stop 10 think twice when
the youngster said that lie wanted 10
enlist II did not take long 10 enroll
him as a bugIer in the Fourth Huzzars.
The Queens own" as the regiment
was Familiarity known. ana a swagger
LOT they were. too.
Young YettOn's regiment was quar-
tered in Scotland and England. and
he served at number Of posts during
the next two years. At one time he
was with Kitchener. who was then
major. Today he speaks IA the high
est terms Of * OF x" whom ne con.
siders. with Lord Roberts. the fore
most soldier and stratesist Of mod
eru armies.
That there are good times, as well
as hard. for Tommy Atkins Dr.
Yetton says there can be no doubt.
for he had both kinds when he vas
serving with the Queen own" OF one
thing. however, he is quite sure. and
that is man has an untold wealth
of experiences when he Is serving in
the British army. III YOU want 10
see the world. and q part of II that
very few men ever see. enlist for sew
eral years" he said u Times re
porter.
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A Fight in the Moonlight.

About O'Clock they were startled
into consciousness by the suden cries
Of the natives. II appears that five
men Of one Of the outposts had been
surprised and killed before they could
The Washington times., 1906-10-28

give the alarm. The Bedouins rushed
Immediately upon the camp. The
soldiers were awakened. sleep sun in
their eyes, and seized whatever arms
they could. They were formed hastily
into a hollow square by their officers.
Outnumbered two TO one it would havs
gone hard with the British had It not
been for the bright moonlight which
gave them an opportunity 10 see the
enemy. As it was they were hard put
to it, The natives dashed upon the
square time and again IN attempt TO
break through the line. Dr. Yetron
says that the first few minutes Of the
night attack were among the most
horrible In hts life. The afr was filed
with the shouts Of dying. cries OF The
natives, and Of the wounded camsIz.
over all hung the moonlight. The at
tack OF the enemy swept up 10 the line
again ara the lighting was hand g.
hand and Yetton received a severe
wound IN the hand. the scar Of which
he wears 20 ibis day.
But En- spite Of this wound Eettoa
held his place in the ranks throughout
The entire fsht 1t vas only on the
last attack OF tHe enemy. which was
made soon after dawn. that he was
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nctnher .. 1895
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-20
NEGROES HAVE TOH|KE
Brownsville. Tex. Mil Not BE
Happy Until the CoIored
Troops Skiddoo.
SAID TO DE DANCED OF RIOT
Senator CuIberson Asks the War De-
partment to Act QuickIy-In-
vestfgation Is Being Made.

Dallas. Tex, Aug. o0.-Following a
further appeal from the officials ard
citizens of Brownsville, United States
Senator CuIberson has appealed to the
war department for prompt inyestiga-
ton and immediate action in the sit
uaton in the southwest Texas city. He
has set a telegram to General Aims
worth, Of the war department, urging
Geographic communication with the
commanding officers at the post and a
removal Of the colored troops from
Fort Brown, deeming this the only
means to bring peace. His telegram
to the war department is in part as
follows.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-20
sPAULDING AFTER FUNDS
Chicagoan just Out of Prison Sues a
Politician for Valuable Vest
ern Interests.

Boise, Ida, Aug. 90. - Charles w.
Spaulding. ex-treasurer Of the Uniyer-
sity Of Illinois, and eX-president of
the Globe Savings bank, Chicago, who
recently completed a term of seven
years imprisonment III the penitenti-
airy at Joliet for embezzlement OF
funds entrusted to him, began suit in
the federal court here against James
II. Brady, chairman of the Republican
state central committee. and others, to
recover valuable interests in the Idahe
Canal company and the Pocatello Pow
er and Irrigation company.
Spaulding alleges that while con
fined in the Illinois penitentiary he
was defrauded of his interest in these
/ properties,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-20
IT WAS NOT STENsLAND
Man Who Was Suspected Is Detained
Several Hours Out in Brit
ish Columbia.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 20.-A stran-
ger who was suspected of being Paul
O. Stensland, the fugitive president
of the failed Milwaukee Avenue State
bank, Of Chicago, and who was de-
tanned several hours at Midway, B. c.,
for that reason, has been permitted
to go his way. The constable at Mid
way stated that the man and the
young woman who accompanied him
did not correspond to the descriptions
sent out by the Chicago police of Stems
land and the woman who is supposed
to have accompanied him. The pro-
vtncial officers concluded a mistake
had been made, and decided to drop
the matter.
The man under suspicion arrived
with the young woman at Midway
several days ago. +. ?. Noe. manager
of bank at Midway. came to the
conclusion that the man was Stensland
and notified the officers of his sus-
picions. The stranger, who gave the
name of Montgomery, said he was q
mining man from Los Angeles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-20
OTHER THINGS NEGROES WANT
Particularly the enforcement of the
Two Amendments.


Fourth, we want the laws enforced
against rich as well as poor; against
capitalist as we'll as laborer; against
white as we'll as black We are 10.
mere lawless than the white race, but
we are more often arrested, convicted
and mobbed We want justice even
for criminals and outlaws We want
the constitution of the country en-
forced. We want congress to take
charge of congressional elections. We
want the fourteenth amendment car
ried out to the letter and every state
disfranchised in congress which at
tenpts to disfranchise its rightful vot-
ers. We want the fifteenth amend
ment enforced and no state allowed to
base its franchise simply on color. The
failure of the Republican party in
congress at the session just closed to
redeem its pledge Of 1904 with refer
ence to suffrage conditions at the south
seems a plain, deliberate and premedi-
tated breach of promise, and stamps
that party as guilty of obtaining votes
under false pretense.
Fifth, we want the national gov
eminent to wipe out illiteracy in the
south. We want our children trained
as intelligent human beings should be.
and we will fight for all time against
any proposal to educate black BOYS and
girls simply as servants and under
lings, or simply for the use of other
people.
These are some Of the chief things
which we want. How shall we get
them? By voting where we may vote,
by persistent, unceasing agitation; by
hammering at the truth, by sacrifice
and work. We do not believe in vio-
lence, but we do believe in John
Brown, and here on the scene Of John
Browns martyrdom we reconsecrate
ourselves, our honor, our property, to
the final emancipation Of the race
which John Brown died to make free
The address closes with an appeal
to the young men and women of the
nation, and asks Cannot the nation
that has absorbed 100000 foreign
ers into its political life without catas
trophe absorb 100000 Negro meri
cans into that same political life al
less cost than their unjust and illega
exclusion Will involve:"
A resolution was adopted urging
voters to question every candidate fol
congress as TO his attitude on the four
teenth amendment and to refuse sup
port to such as will not positivel,
promise to support its enforcement.