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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
STAY TN CUBA
NOT LIMITED
Uncle Sam Will Linger Until AZ
fairs are Strengthened 0ut.
is Held on Eve of Secrc-
tary's Departure from the Island
and Plain Words are Spoken.

and Plain Words are Spoken.
A special from Havana says: The
United States, through its. peace colu-
nissloners, is not ready to announce
when it will Withdraw from the island
Of Cuba and surrender the reins OF
government to the Cubans, but this
action cannot be taken until the time
arrives when fair elections are assur-
ed. This statement was MADE by
Governor Taft Friday as a sort of
yaledictory address to the revolutions
lists committee with which the Amer
lean commissioners dealt with in in
ducing the rebels to cease hostilities
and negotiate peace. The committee
had a conference lasting an hour
with Governor Taft, Assistant Secre-
tary of State Bacon and Charles q.
Magoon, who is to succeed Mr.. Taft
as provisional governor, and at its
conclusion expressed satisfaction with
the position taken by the provisional
government.
Headed by Alfredo Zayas, the COM
mittee visited Governor Taft for the
avowed purpose of requesting him to
declare the policy of the United States
toward Cuba and the policy Of the
provisional governor concerning ap-
1,Ojntp1o7,fr +o 11uhIio
The Americans listened carefully
to all the representations of the COM
mission, and then Governor Taft re-
piled pointedly that he could not out
line the policy of the United States
more clearly than was done in his
proclamation establishing provision
81 government for the island He add
cd that as the representative Of the
United States, he was just as anx-
ious to surrender governmental affairs
to the Cubans as the Cubans were to
regain them, but the peace commits
sioners were under the responsibility
to build up conditions which would
make the Cuban government a stable
enc.
Governor Taft would not predict
when such a satisfactory condition
would be reached, but he said The
Cubans themselves could hasten that
time if they were disposed to do so.
A fair and honest election by the
results of which the Cuban people
were willing to abide, Secretary Taft
declared, was necessary before the
United States would feel justified in
withdrawing from the island
Senior Zayas, Carolos Garcia and
Jose Miguel Gomez FASTENED to show
Governor Taft that it was not their
personal ambition to obtain public Of
fees. They declared. however, that
the interests of their party demanded
that the government should not be
continued in the form against which
they had revClted. Assurances were
given the CONN ittee by Mr. Taft that
Mr.. Magoon would consider com.
plants against any official, investigate
them and remove persons found I'M
fit to hold positions Of responsible
ity or trust, but that capable men
with good records would be retained.
The committee informed Governor
Taft that they intended to dissolve
at once.
Friday evening a committee repre-
sented many Americans in Cuba pre-
sented Messrs. Taft and Bacon with
an address expressing appreciation
for the great services they had done
for all residents of the island.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
WHISPERS HARsoR MICROBES.
D0irymen IN los Angeles May Be forced 70
Shave in FutFe.

The Southern California Veterinary
Association has declared war on be-
whiskered dMrymen. if it has its
way, care-takers, mixers and milk de-
liverers in Los Angeles will have to
go clean shaven In a paper read be-
fore the association, whiskers were
denounced as the favorite rendezvous
and abiding place Of germs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
PRoPHEslED cALAMIr,rs

Freneh seeress Who Claims to Hav.
FOretold Years Disas+au. lave
Perhaps the most-talked-of norsou
Paris is Nine. de Thebes. the ,,,,.,
prophecies, who, it is claimed
made good" Nine. Thebes has hn
noted for years for her prophecies 81
dire events to come. 1t is said w.
she predicted the assassination of NJ
kinley, and popular belief is that 81.
foretold many great occurrences Of IT,
year.
Her prophecy of last Decemho,.
couched in mysterious words told &C.
the terrors that the world worId ~.
through in the year 1906. The tanor 90
it all was that it would be wear Of
trouble. She said that there would No
holocaust, famine, earthquake dist,rh
ances widespread, with wholesale cas,
alties. The forces of nature. she 10
clared, would rise up against man and
millions would suffer death or anouiSh
or loss. She predicted that there wouId
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

be war. She said that the order of
things would be upset, and incidentally
that Belgium would play a curious part
in it. America, she prophesied, would
not escape the general misfortune, but
would suffer some great disaster, the
character of which she did not specify.
So widespread and shocking would
be the calamitieS and suffering, she
said, that man would wonder if all
things were nearing an end. Humanity
would turn it's attention with a unanim-
ity never before known to the teachings
of religion, and the most marked re-
suit of all the trouble of the year would
be a great moral wave sweeping around
the world War would give way to
peace, and a brotherhood of mankind
without regard to race, color or sect
would follow.
The believers in the powers of the
seeress and the superstitious are now
saying that all her prophecies, except
war, came true in the first four months
of the year. These include the famine
in Japan, 100000 suffering; mine eX-
plosion at Courrieres, France, 1,200
killed. Two earthquakes in Formosa,
$500 killed. Eruption of Vesuvius, 20O0
killed. Tahiti tidal wave. Thousands
dead or homeless. And the earthquake
at San Francisco.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

supply minister to Mr.. Lane Of Center
vile, with whom he was spending Sun
day. Il deplore that tendency in the
young men of to-day" and the minister
looked sober, even severe.
well, now, I don't worry about
JIM" said Mr.. Lane. tnoughtfully ca
ressing his jaw. you see, Addie Piper
hasn't fully made up her mind yet to
let him know that she intends to have
him and not Lon Howe Soon as he gets
his bearings on that point, and the girl
settles down a bit, there won't be any
thing cynical or pessimistic left in Jim.
You're here the wrong week, that's
all. Lon Howe had this Saturday
night. If you were going to be here
next Sunday you'd notice a considerable
Tightening up of Jim's views. His
mother and do every other week"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
OWN YOUR OWN WIRELESS.

Pocket Sender and Umbrella RequI-
sites-Not Yet, but Soon, Maybe.
Every man his own wireless station
with the aid of an umbrella is the
promise made by an officer OF the
American De Forest Wireless Tele-
graph Company. He made this an
nouncement while telling some details
concerning the efforts to reach Ireland
from America by wireless, says the
New York Times.
BY the pocket wireless apparatus, 1t
is declared, any one can, with a knoWl-
edge of the Morse alphabet telegraph
from any point in New York City TO
Coney Island and possibly to distances
farther away, even to ships at sea.
This apparatus might be ready III Il
few weeks, it was asserted.
DR.. Lee De Forest, the inventor OF
the system that bears his name, is now
in Ireland, the guest of Lord Arm
strong, president Of the British branch
of the company and already DR., DE
Forest. the officers Of the company say,
has received 500 words sent from this
side to apparatus placed temporarily
on top of Lord Armstrong; castle in
South Ireland. Messages the De For
est people say, are going only one way
just now. but before long, it is pre-
dicted, they will be going in both di-
rections.
Abraham White, the president of the
American De Forest Wireless Tele-
graph Company, gave out the state
ment about the pocket wireless ma
chimes and the possibility of utilizing
umbrellas as antenn3 in the sending
of messages from a PERSONS pocket to
stations and ships, miles away In a
few weeks, he explained, there will be
an exhibition of the machines, so that
any one can see how easy it is to tell
your troubles to somebody twenty
miles or more away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

crate rise, however, the ford compeIs
twice his own length, The rest of the
distance may be made on foot. But
bulls" are as contrary as porkers in
their actions when out on the range or
being herded for market. They insist
on breaking out Of the bunch and re-
wrath Of the herders. In making that
crossing they drift with the water.
jump in whenever they are pressed
from behind, recklessly regardless Of
the force of the current or the statute
mile Of murky water between them and
the opposite shore.
Cattle making this ford are usually
from Mexico for some Of the big
ranches in Presidio or other counties
in southwestern Texas. But few go
south as cattle. They re-enter DiaZ'
dominions as dressed beef, etc. 1t is
generally known in Eagle Pass when
bunch is about to essay the ford, and
the banks of the stream are always
crowded with a Heterogeneous mass Of
humanity. This embraces Americans
there for visiting and recuperating
purposes half-breed Mexicans, who
hang about the border on crime intent:
Mexicans from both sides of the line,
rangers patrolling the "debatable
ground" Indians from some of the
various reservations within hailing dis
lance. and the usually mixed DopuIa-
ton of frontier town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

the water is high, but they cause q
power of yelling and running about Of
the gang.
In the early summer the crossing Of
the Rio Grande is no small undertak-
ing. Generally about the latter part Of
April or May the river humps her
back" as they say down there, and
water is too plentiful. With a mod
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

Owen Wister, the author of Lady
Baltimore" and The Virginian,' was
born in Philadelphia in 1860, and grad
uated from Harvard in 1882. He was
admitted to the bar in his native city
some years later; but he has devoted
himself chiefly to literary work, varied by
long sojourns in the far west. In addi-
ton to the two novels above mentioned
he is the author of PHILOSOPHY Four"
an amusing and unpretentious skit on
undergraduate life at Harvard, famous
the country over among Harvard men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

and roar and below as they fight the
yellow water bunch as large as
that indicated will take up mile or
more Of the river front. Much Of the
course Of travel is in water which
forces swimming from start to finish.
1t is no easy trick to swim the river,
and the punchers have busy time Of
it. The animals rarely drown unless
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

An interesting figure has just been re-
moved by death, NJ. S. Michel. the doyen
of the mayors of Paris He had been
mayor of the Fifteenth district Tor near
ly thirty-siX years, his appointment dat
ing from the year of the Franco-German
war. NJ. Michel kept Il private middle
class school, and during the lombard
ment of the red days of the Commune
he was often in difficulty as mayor how
to perform the civil marriage ceremony
without exposing all concerned to undue
risk. He solved the question at last by
having recourse to the crypt of the local
parish church
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

can be enacted with couple Of thou
sands of steers plunging and believing
In the rapid current at the ford. Ii
the animals would remain at the cross
fun for the beholder and much travail
for the husky cowboy. But they do
not do this. They straggle in the fierce
current long distance from the ford
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
Appropriate.

Patron-I see you have a new chef.
What is his name?
Proprietor-Oh, we call him PouIt-
ney Bigelow.
Patron-That's odd. Why should you
give him such distinguished name?
Proprietor-Oh, because he is such
good roaster-Columbu Dispatch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

One of the fine old colonial estates of
Virginia has just been sold for $4,000
to Gen. Robert G.. Smith of New York
city. This is the historic George Mason
place III Fairfax county called Gunston
hall. Mr.. Mason built the mansion in
100. and it is eNcellently preserved. In
the library Mr.. Mason undoubtedly wrote
the famous Virginia bill of rights. and
the house was for years headquarters for
the Virginia leaders of the American
Revolution. Mr.. Mason himself was the
foremost jurist of Virginia in his time,
and his influence was very great upon
the younger men. George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson. James Madison and
Patrick Henry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
o. e. BOWEN, Publisher.

Great Britain owes 1914, 100000, al
amount so large that few figures more
in expressing increases will hardly be
noticed. But the figures will all count
when the creditor says Pay, pay, pay"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

Noble T. Swift, founder of the Swift
family business and fortunes, and the
last surviving brother of the famous
family of millionaire beef packers, still
lives quietly and modestly i'll Sycamore,
down on Cape Cod, where all his life of
scventy-fiye years has been spent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

The late Prof. Pierre Curie, discov-
erer of radium, as Il boy seemed so stu
pid at school that his parents withdrew
him and put him under a private tutor.
All through his years of study, including
the final preparations for the arts degree,
he was hampered by the necessity OF
studying uncongenial subjects. 1t was
only when he was free to follow his nat
ural bent that his powers were mani
4Etnl
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

Darius Cobb, the artist has just com
pleted highly successful picture of Gen.
Israel Putnam, the heroic patriot of the
Revolution, for Col. Henry III. Adams,
the New York iron and steel magnate.
The portrait is to be hung in the place
of honor at the Putnam cottage at
Greenwich, Conn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
FoRDlNG THE RIO GRANDE.

How Cattle Are Made to Cross the
River at Eagle Pass.
Crossing the Rio Grande at lie
Pass, Tex, with q bunch of cattle is
one of the great sights of the South
west. People in the North have little
realization Of the exciting scene which
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

4 new industry for women has been
started by Mrs. \. G. Conreid, who owns
Il flower ranch in California. She takes
contracts for pressed flowers. and begin
ming with the anemones in May. she
workS-she had her staff of helpers-all
through tie long summer and way into
October. This staff is made up of semi
inyalids, teachers and students, who are
glad to find such congenial employment
for Il small remuneration. Many of the
cards are sold to California shops and
are favorite souvenirs of the tourists.
Menu cards. anniversary cards, etc. are
also decorated with the pressed blossoms.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
Hfa Poetfc Head.

Hes proud Of being prematureiy
gray. He thinks that calcimine erect
over his ears makes him look poetic
"Well. It does remind me Of poem
"What poemY"
"sWhen the Frost Is on the Pump
kim "-Cleveland Leader.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
The WronR Week.

Views of life are apt to be tinged by
surroundings and circumstances which
may be merely temporary. Your son
is Of cynical and pessimistic turn OF
mind, I'm sorry to see," remarked the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

Thomas Lewis. the son of an African
King, who is studying medicine at the
Syracuse university has devised charac-
ters to express the language of his tribe.
He proposes to translate the Bible ami
TO introduce the Christian religion among
the natives. His home is in Liberia, and
upon the completion of his course he eX-
poets to become a medical missionary to
his people.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

Ruggiero Leoncavailo, the composer,
has signed contract to make a tour OF
the United States and Canada with the
orchestra of the La Scala theater. Leon
cayalos own works will be the only
ones performed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

\ statue in Wells cathedral represent
ing The Fruit-stealers" is almost all
exact copy Of the features of Right Hon.
Sir Henry Campbell Banerma. Although
the title might be improved upon, the
likeness certainly could not. The statue
is carved on il capital i'll the nave of the
beautiful church, and is some 600 years
old.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

Marchesi, the singing teacher of Paris,
is one of the remarkable old women of
the day. She has just celebrated her
eightieth birthday; and With Manuel
Garcia and Joseph Joachim gives the
impression that teaching vocal music
tends to longevity. Both she and Joa-
chin are still active in their work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

The New Jersey man who has invented
a way by which Goldfish can be canned
dry WILL if his product is ''all that is
promised" afford much relief for the low
ers of sea food who look askance at cold
storage fish of uncertain age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

All lovers of Dickens will be interested
to learn that the supposed original Lit
tie Dorrit'' is still alive. Mrs. Cooper,
who as Mary Ann Milton was Il play
mate of Dickens and the sister of his
school chum, has lived at Southgate for
more than half Il century. She is now
over 30 years Of age but is still i'll full
possession of her faculties.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

A country woman regards COLL
pliment very much as the average
woman does a husbands explanation
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
A Clock of Bone.

Joseph Gibbs Of 1906 Franklin ave-
nue. is the owner of clock made en-
tirely of bone, says a ST. Louis ex-
change Gibbs bought it from a pri-
vate family who did not know it's his
tory. He thinks the clock is of Eng
lish make, as it is wound with a main
spring and chain.
The clock shows evidence Of age. 1t
is about six inches high and contains
ten wheels, all made of bone. The
carving was all done by hand The
clock keeps perfect time since it was
repaired.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

If you want to keep out of the poor
house, quit some of your fool ways
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

1t is bad enough to hear cat purr,
but a purring woman is worse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

1t is Difficult for a man to make
good in any public office; so much is
expected of him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11

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The Ordway new era., 1906-10-19
OIL CONSPIRACY
STANDARD CONTROLS MANHAT'
TAN OIL COMPANY.
curHsERT ASKS IMMUNITY
Manhattan owned by London Com
pany That Does Not Compete WIZ"
the standard-its President no
fuses TO Criminate Himself.

FindIay. Ohio. - Evidence was
brought out by the state Thursday IN
the trial of the Standard OH Company
OF Ohio for conspiracy against traue'
showing the ownership OF the MAN
haitian OIL Company OF Ohio to be IN
tho General Industrial Development
Company. Limited. OF London. Also
that the Manhattan. which buys ana
pipes crude oil. does not compete VIII
the Standard. but does compete WIN
independent companies.
These facts were brought out In the
Testimony OF +, I. Cuthbert. president
of the Manhattan. A similar criminal
suit TO that on trial is pending against
his company. and he testified unuer
the order OF the court. which renders
him immune from future criminal prose-
cution. This course was taken ~
the suggestion OF the prosecutor
upon the appeal OF Mr.. Cu,hbert 10 ths
court for protection.
The witness had been summoned ahu
ordered to bring the books oil his com
pany showing the record OF stockhoid'
ers' meetings. The books were pro
duced.
The state had Frank c, shank aep
uty county auditor OF Hancock county,
sworn. He identified several tax Ger
tihcates on file in the auditors once:
showing that Theodore NJ. Tolles, OF
a6 broadway, New York. was tax
agent for the Standard oil Company of
Ohio. the Buckeye Pipe Line and the
Ohio Oil Company.
The record OF the last annual meet
ing showed that Mr.. Cuthbert had
been elected president by voting un-
der power of attorney l.0a5 shares OF
stock owned ty the English holding
company: that this comprised the en-
tire stock of the company. with the
exception of IL shares, of which one
share each Is held by the president
and directors OF the company. who
are all residents OF Lima. Ohio. the
home OF the company. Mr.. Cuthbert
said he had been president since 1908
and he had held the same power OF at
tornay since that time. He knew moth
ing about the English company, had
never seen anyone connected with IL,
but had coTresponded with j. w.
Francis. its secretary. and w. W. John
ston. its managing director, whose ad-
dresses were London. He remits
money 10 them.
The Manhattan company now does
exclusively n pipe line business. In
doing 1t, 1t buys the oil OF the pro-
ducer. transports 1t to storage stations
and sells 1t to s. p. Trainor, purchas-
Ing agent for the Standard. who also
buys oil from Joseph Seep, treasurer
for she Buckeye Pipe Line Company.
In what is known as the South Lima
field, where the Manhattan and Buck
eye pipe lines both buy oil. the price
paid to the producer is cents barrel
less than in the North Lima field,
where what are regarded as the indie
pendent companies make their pur-
chases.