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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
CHINESE MINISTER RESIGNS.
Death Of Ills Mother the Cause = Emperor
Directs Him 10 Remain AT HIS Post.

WARRINGTON, Oct. lion account Of the
death of his mother last Thursday. Sir
Chentung Liang-Cheng, the Minister Of
China to the United States. rendered his
resignation to the Government in Pekin,
but to-day received a cable from China
that the Emperor had directed that he re-
main at his post.
The Emperor's decree overrules an old
Chinese custom that when the father or
mother of a man dies he must go into a
period of three years Of absolute mourning.
If the bereaved person ia IN official, as in the
case Of the Minister, he is compelled by the
time honored and stringent custom to sever
all relations with public life and retire from
his position. 1t was in following this GUS
tom that the Minister sent his resignation
to Pekin.
The cable to the Minister to-day came
from the Council of State, which CORE
spends to the Cabinet in this country, and
directed the Minister to remain in office.
This Sir Chentung is compelled to do. al
though he will observe the three years
period Of mourning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
INDIAN TROUBLE IN WYOMING.
Gov. Brooks Requests the Government 10
send TrOOps 10 the scene.

WASHINGTON, Oct. FIN response TO
an inquiry from the Secretary Of the Interior,
Gov. Brooks of Wyoming sent this tele-
gram to Secretary Hitchcock to-day:
CHEYENNE, wyo., Oct. II.
Noting your telegram of 18th inst. a band
OF renegade Ute Indians near Gillette are
committing depredationS, defy arrest and
beyond control of state authorities. Serious
results apprehended and assistance Of Federal
troops deemed necessary. l hereby request
that the Government send United States
troops to trat locality to preserv We order and
remove these Indians. II more formal re-
queet necessary will furnish It. Kindly
advise action taken.
b. b. BROOKS. Governor Wyoming.
Secretary Hitchcock sent this response:
Telegram received. You should make
formal application to the President under
Article ", Section 4. OF the Constitution OF
the United States. and should comply strictly
with its provisions.
The subject will probably be considered
by Pres ident Roosevelt tomorrow, as
it is expected that by that time a direct
request will come from Gov. Brooks that
the troops be sent.
The Indians were recently allotted lands
in severalty in Utah, which in effect made
them citizens outside the jurisdiction
Oh the lnuLaV Department. Inc lnulans
became dissatisfied with their lands and
started overland across Wyoming to the
annoya nee of ~ranchmen, and complaint
was made to the Interior Department.
Inspector Mclaughlin was sent to inNesti-
gate. and after a parley induced about
fifty of the band to return to Utah. The
remainder refused to go back and en-
camped near Gillette.
Within the last few days the Indians,
who have been drinking heavily, have
defied the local authorities, and more serious
complaints hav come from ranchmen
and farmers Of d%epredations committed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
BELASCO TO VOTE THIS YEAR,
GhIcnS 10 DO n Tie Can TO Keep Er.
LANCER on the Bench.

David Belasco. the playwright, is going
to vote at this election for the first time
in ten years. The fact that Mitchell l..
Granger is one of the Democratic candi-
dates for the Supreme Court bench has
awakened Mr.. Belasco to his responsibility
as a citizen. He registered last Monday
for the express purpose Of voting against
Mr.. Erlanger. This statement was given
out last night at Mr.. Belasco's office:
Mr.. Belasco believes that it will b. an in
Justice TO the theatrical profession for the
people of New York TO elect Mitchell l.. FIR
LANCER to a place on the bench. Mr.. Eranger
is the COUNSEL for the theatrical trust, and as
such il a trust lawyer. purely and simply.
Mr.. BeIasco wants to see Mr.. Erianger de-
feated and will vote against him.
Mr.. Erla nger's association with the thea tri-
cal trust. Of which his brother Abraham
Erlanger IL the head. ma kes IL a doubtful
policy 10 elevate him to the bench. Hereto
fore ne has been attorney for the trust in a
number Of theatrical cases, and In view ofthis
fact IL mo v not be deemed proper to elect a
man 10 the be nch who will probably hear
many ca ses Of thea trical men against the trust
for decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18

AFFAIR may never be told so as to convince
everybody, but the belief in Cuba IL almost
universal that Villuendas was murdered.
1t has been demonstrated thas tho bombs
found in his room had been taken from the
Cienfuegos Museum and were entirely
harmless.
With tho death Of Villuendas the day
before the election for the enrolment
boards, all opposition ceased in C~ienfuegos;
but the additional hatred e~ngendered by it
among h Liberals has speedily grown,
and the motto Of many of the insurgents
in the C~ienfuegOs district has been; RE
member Nilluendasl-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
THIRD TICKET IN NEWARk.
citizens Independent Party Names Can
dIdates for May or and Assembly.

AN1N
didates for May or n Assembly.
At a convention held at Newark last
night the Citizens Independent party
placed in nomination a ticket for city and
county officers. The convention was held
at Orator Hall, which was crowded to
overlooking, and much enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
Speeches were made expressing dissatis-
faction with the candidates Of both the
Republican n Democratic parties, and a
platfOrm was adopted declaring for the
continued enforcement Of the Sunday clos
ing excise law and ~denOuncing bosses.
The following candidates were named:
For Mayor. George W. Tomkins; for mem
bers Of the Assembly, Carl Mau Of Verona
Frank g.. Crisman OF hontClair, William B.
Artley, Jr., of East Orange. Fillmore COndit
of Verona, Charles lngersoll Of South
Orange, Thomas +. Burning, Joseph =;
Mundy, james A. Banister, @. Roland
Monsoe, Henry II. Dawson and frank
Benjamin Of Newark. The Mayoralty can
didate and eight Of the Assembly candidates
are Republicans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
Army and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON. oct. The army orders we're
Issued TO day:
Cant. Dwight T.. Aultman. artillery, 20 Haya ma
FIRST Lieut.. BENJAMIN ", kcTfOot. from Ninety.
,hird Company, Coast Artillery, 10 unassigned
list. vn.- - ,-ht,h..,.r
assistant surgeon. has been accented ny INC Fres-
dent 10 lake effect January 10. 1907.
cant. william =. Lewis, assistant surgeon from
Chicago 70 Fort smelling. .
The retirement Of Capt CONWAY H. HTho'u'
Jr, artillery. Is announced. -
Cant. Robert H.. &. Kelton. quartermaster' from
NeVnoTt News 10 Fort Monroe.
-, lieut.. Edward W. Robinson, Twenty eightn
Infantry. from chicago 10 Cuba.
The Retirement Of First Lieut.. John NJ helsO'
I-hirteeuth Infantry. Is announced.
These navy orders were issued:
-, ~ Perry retired. 20 New York.
Ias"i,nant Commander d. 2. Dismukes 20 Naval
Nass,s,ssnt Paymsster J. n ounneIl to NAAA
lnGton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
CONSERVATIVE on THIS SIDE.
Tammany's Instructions 20 SDeIIbInders
Are 10 Avoid Socialism.


Tammany has started in to make some
show Of running a campaign. A campaign
committee with James W Gerard at its
head was formed yesterday, a press bureau
was opened and there was a meeting OF
spell FLINDERS to get instructions from Maui
rice b. Blumenthal, the chairman Of the
committee on speakers.
The orators were told -to emphasize
the opposition OF the organization to every
thing smacking of socialism" and "to
refrain from indiscriminate attacks upon
corporations merely because they are
corporations
It was also explained to them that it is
not the purpose Of Tammany Hall or OF
the Democracy of the State to advocate
the seizure of private property in any case,
except for public purposes and then only
upon payment Of due compensation to the
owners" and that conservatism is to be
the watchword at all meetings held under
the auspicea Of Tammany Hal. but unlawful
greed by corporations or individuals is to
be attacked wherever found
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
Dc. Altnts.1t & On.
FIFTH AVENUE

THIRrY-FoU1TH AND TIiItTY-FFTH STREETS. NEW YORK
TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THAT THEY
ARE NOW ESTABLISHED IN THEIR NEW BUILDING.
WHERE THEY HAVE on EXHIBITION VARloUr
Sc ECTIoIs CT FINE M~-R~HANDlsE.
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AGL ~
II Oaru OF FIG CtiOns Issues Certificates 10
Him and His Candidates.

The Board of Elections decided yesterday
that Percival T.. Maggie received a majority
Of the votes at the recent primary election
for leader Of the Thirtieth Assembly die
trict. They accordingly issued to him a
certificate Of election, and also accepted the
Magic nominee for the Assembly, Louis
CIvilier, as the regular candidate. The
friends OF Cowan's nominee, John A. Calvin,
went right to work trying to get enough
signatures to name their candidate by petit
ton.
NaRIe's candidate for the Senate, James
Owens. will also be accepted by the Board OF
EIections in preference TO Joseph +. Ahearn,
nominated by the Cowan-McGuire faction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
HObOxen Republicans Nominate.

At the Republican city convention in
Hoboken last night the following ticket
was nominated by, the delegates OF che
GiustO faction: Freeholders. William Nor
rissey and William Rigney; Water Com
missioner. William Terhune; City Treasurer.
Henry n. Banks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

These are the moments when mischief invarl'
ably suggests itself to chidren's souls, and, at
er hanging idly over the gate for little while,
Bart turned to me with truly wicked sugges-
ton.
81 tell you what will be fun, Nell,' he said.
Let's go and give Miss Penelope scare with
the rest of our firderackers."
Delighted at the idea, | hastily gathered to-
gether all we had left.
"Only we will have to be more careful" l
much fun as you think"
"Oh, I'll manage that!" cried Bart, conf
IDENTIFY.
And off we started on our questionable er-
rand
Miss Penelope Pearson was an old woman,
who lived all by herself in a neat little house,
halfway up the street. She was said to be
rich, and was known to be extremely cross
and illnatured; on which account we children
all considered it a perfectly lustitiable pleas,
ure to tease and harass her whenever it could
be done with anything like safety.
i detested her, for my part, and PRINCIPALLY
l think, because she never condescended to a
nickname or an abbreviation, and always
spoke to us as Ellen and Bartholomew, dwell
ing on every syllable of my brothers name
with deliberate emphasis that seemed to i'm
ply disapproval of everything connected with
him.
Poor Miss Penelope! 1t was no wonder
she did not like boys, for years before she had
taken to her home nephew, the only son Of
her dead brother and the lad, finding life dull
and his aunt strict ran away to sea when
about fourteen, and had never been heard
from since. And people said that Miss Pene
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

lope. who really loved the boy had grown
more sour and .disagreeable from that tilne
forth, and had closed her heart forever against
the ingratitude of the young.
Arrived at her house, this afternoon, part
and l took careful survey of the premises;
to discover her whereabouts; and, hndlng an an
quiet, we crept up on the kitchen porch, anu
peeped cautiously within.
There she sat, DOING, in her rocking chaii
her spectacles falling Off her nose, her cat
sleeping TRANQUILITY at her feet. n,
Softly we stole behind her chair; she did
not even stir. Was there ever such spiendid
chance?
Choking with inward laughter, my brother
fastened half a package of frecrackers to the
rocker and motioned me to get out OF the way
before he applied the match
place. Bart lit the first cracker, and togethei
we rushed to the door-only to be caught IN
the firm grasp of man who was just enter
ing, - ..o,, ;,
And at the same instant the firecracker ex-
ploded, and Miss Penelope leaped out OF her
chair as if struck by cannon ball.
Her spectaces dropped on the floor, her eyes
stared piteously, her face was white with Uhe
shock and terror.
NV first glance at her showed me how
wrong and cruel was our foolish trick, and |
covered my face with my hands .o
In rapid succession the whole bunch OF nfe'
crackers went off, and, when | looked again.
Miss Penelope had sunk back, faint and trem
bling. 4.
''You young reprobates!" said the man, evi
IDENTIFY taking in the situation at glance.
And he relieved his feelings by giving each
of us good shake, his fingers closing over our
arms like steel.
Bart now and then came in for just such a
shake at home, but to me it was an entirely
new sensation grew blind and dizzy, and
the room swan before my eyes.
"You young reprobates!' he muttered
again, more vigorously than before;
coolly bolted the door. and then turned his
attention to Miss Penelope.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
The Power of q Snake's Eye

ately swelled with rage and began sounding
his rattles. The prarie dog for some time
seemed benumbed, and hardly capable of
motion, but grew better, and finally got into
his hole My friend then killed the rattler.
''Now, was this a case of charming? If not,
what was it?
''My friend who told me this is named
John Irving Mcclure, a farmer, we'll known
to me, a good and truthful man.
"I now give it up that snakes do indeed
charm, or so paralyze birds and little animals
with terror, when they can catch their eye,
that they become helpless and motionless, al
most as good as dead
81 know of nothing in all nature of SO
dreadful appearance as the eye of a rattle
snake. 1t is enough to strike not only birds
and little animals, but men, with nightmare.
I. have on several occasions examined them
closely with strong glasses, and feel with all
there are few men on the face of the earth
through good glass-bringing him apparently
who can look upon an angered rattlesnake
within foot or two of the eye-and stand
it more than a moment"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

Dear aunt" he said, 81 am. sorry these
heartless children have frightened you SO.
Don't you know your nephew Jack =
| She looked at him in dazed fashion, but
made no answer.
As gently as woman, he adjusted her cap,
picked up her spectacles, and then, going to
the little cupboard in the corner, he poured
out for her a glass of homemade wine.
You see.el remember well where, every
thing is kept" he said, with smile that
frightened up his whole face. And now,
when you have taken this, you will feel all
right again, and able to give me welcome, II
Miss Penelope accepted the glass with
trembling hand.
SIS it really you, Jac<?" she whispered, the
tears starting to her eyes. \ never Thought g
matter?'
Matter enough" he growled. 81 found
these little wretches just setting of some flre-
crackers at your rocker And If startling an
old lady out of her wits is their idea OF fun,
it's high time they altered their opinion; and
effect"
Terrified, 1 cIung to Bart, but Miss Penelope
only looked at us both with strange gentle
ness.
LET them alone, Jack" she said. 81 know
their mother well; and | did not think her
children would find pleasure in tormenting
any one"
This was more than my already overburden-
| cd conscience could bear.
"0h, Miss Penelope | cried, running up to
her, Indeed / am SO sorry! l didn't think"
And here floods of tears washed out the re-
"'Ihere,, there child" said the old lady,
half testify. "Of course you did not think.
Children never do. l wonder what they sup
pose their minds were given them for? dare
say your brother there did not think, either.
Eyes, did, Miss Penelope, said Bart COM
ing forward 81 thought out the whole thing,
and proposed it to Nell; but wish, though, r
hadn't" Then, turning to her nephew, he
il, ether guess you were not SO much bet
ter yourself when you were boy
The audacity of my brothers speech fairly
staggered me, but the stranger took it in won
derfully good part.
"My' Youthful depravity does not excuse
yours" he said, with short laugh. How
1 ever, if my aunt wishes it, l suppose l must
let you &c" unbolting the kitchen door as he
spoke.
Then occurred something so strange and in
we told it.
"Wait minute said Miss Penelope; "I
have plate of cookies in the pantry, and per-
haps the children would like some"
And, getting up, she actually produced a
dish of these delicacies all rich and sugary.
| | shook my head when they were offered to
me. They looked very good, but, with re-
morse still preyiing upon my soul, it was inn
possible for me to so much as taste one.
Bart, however. had no such scruples He
helped himself literally, thanked Miss Pene-
lope with boyish warmth, shook hands gayly
with her nephew, as if there had never been a
shade of trouble between them, and informed
me, when halfway home, that he had now
definitely made up his mind to be sailor
"In another year II be quite big enough"
he said, confidently; "and won't come home
again until / am captain. Why didn't you
take any cakes, Nell? You can have one of
mine il you want it."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

days ago, when a farmer friend OF mine, Nv
ing four miles south of Abilene, told me what
he had lately witnessed.
"He said he was riding along on prairie
and saw a prairie dog within few feet of
him, which refused to scamper to his hole, as
prairie dogs usually do when approached by
man; on the contrary, he sat as if transfxed
to the spot, though making a constant, nerv-
ous shuddering motion, as if anxious to get
away.
"My friend thought this was strange, and
while considering the spectacle, he presently
saw a large rattesnake coiled up under some
bushes his head upfted, about six Of seven
rot, but looked steadily upon the snake. He
dismounted, took the dog by the head, and
thrust him off, when the snake, which had
up to that moment remained quiet, immedi-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

ll was a little girl living in a small,
E4A@A Quiet country town; so small, IN
id&N96I deed, and so quiet that even the
49, Fourth of July hardly reused it into
any great activity. Not, however,
that we children failed to look forward to the
day in fever of delight and anticipation; tor
Bart and had been saving up our funds for
weeks and weeks, in order to squander it all
at once on frecrackers and big torpedoes
And money was a much rarer commodity
with us than it seems to be with young people
nowadays. Why, Bart would weed the front
garden for whole month-no light or easy
task-and feel himself well paid at the end of
it with a bright silver quarter and as for me,
my pennies came in SO slowly that they were
weeks sometimes mounting to a shilling.
Under these circumstances, it was only long
and strict economy in the matter of tatfy and
cocoanut balls that enabled our joint funds to
swell to the princely sum OF seventy cents;
and father munihcently added two shillings on
the morning of the Fourth, warning our moth
er at the same time that she was under no
consideration to give us another penny.
''It's but sinful waste of money, fear,
he said, with sigh; "but it is squandered in
a good cause, though in foolish manner"
And with this partial approval, we were
allowed to run off to make our purchases.
There was, only one. real store in the town,
though old Mrs. Ennis, who lived two doors
from the schoolhouse, kept in her tiny front
window small supply of cakes, chewing gum
and slate pencils for the benefit of little schol
ars. But ''the store" as it was always called
was at the other end of the town, and repre-
scnted to our childish eyes an accumulation
of riches that seemed almost Incredible.
There was nothing, from pins to calico, OF
from molasses to a rat trap, that the store
did not contain; and l used to speculate idly
on the enormous wealth of the man to whom
money was constantly pouring in. Had moi
seen as many as five people all buying things
at the same time? and was not that drawer
under the counter, where pennies, dimes and
dollars all lay in their separate little compart
ments, as inexhaustible in my eyes as the
Bank of England?
Today the shelves were well laden will
packages of frecrackers, tiny pistols in which
to hold them, papers OF torpedoes and lonl
sticks of punk. =
The modern improvement of real toy pistols
which can hold gunpowder, and can burst anC
/blow off the fingers of the children who play
with them, had not then even dawned upoI
our ignorant minds.
Bart and l made our selection, spending oul
money to the last cent, and then hurried hom,
with our purchases.
The whole morning was passed most agree
ably in making as much racket as possible
but when afternoon came, and we had eater
our dinner and expended most of our ammuni
ton, we began to weary Of the fun, and Il
cast about in our minds for some new enter
tainment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

writes: Never see
ing snake charm a bird or animal,
/ concluded it was a negro super
stition or fancy, devoid of fact.
So / continued to think till a few
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

1T was a great many years ago, and l
was a little girl, living in small
\ Quiet country town; so small, IN
deed, and so quiet that even the
Fourth of July hardly reused it into
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-09
DULUTH HERE FOR A
SERIES Of
GAMES
Browns Rejuvenated and
Ready for the o'Dea Crowd
Fargo Down EN-.
and

The Duluth White sox under the
chaperonage of one. Artie O'Dea, alias
ARTHUR" arrived in the city last
evening and this afternoon are play
ing with the Grand Forks Browns. The
latter have taken new hold upon
life and are now being fed literally
upon Force" and its compounds.
Whether this will have the desired eff
feet remains to be seen, but The Even
Ing Times has it direct from head
quarters that the members of the team
attended church Ell massa Sunday.
Random will therefore be without the
necessity of precanting.
The Duluth bunch is not such 4.
much, as evidenced by the steady
beatings 1t has been receiving round
the circuit. Fargo went to-" as old
Shakespeare used to say, Sunday and
bagged Treadway AMI his cohorts by
a score of z to 4. Either Krick or
Cummings will throw for them today,
while Thoreson or Fogarty are billed
to perform for the locals.
Duluth is also due to play here to-
morrow and Wednesday,. The dyed
in-the-whisker fans seem disposed to
give the locals an opportunity to re-
deem themselves and good attend
ance during the series is expected, not
withstanding the recent misfortunes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-09
the EVENING TIMES. GRAND FORKS n. D.

Mullen, Minot; Rev. M. B. Critchett.
Paramount; Mrs. e. J. Babcock, Grand
Forks.
Publication society-Rev. E. p.
Johnson, Rolla; Rev. Olaf Breeding,
Bethel; Mr.. Sidney Clarke, Grand
Forks.
Christian Education-Rev Frank E..
R. Miller. Grand Forks; Rev. A. j.
Breasted. Lisbon; Rev. F. w. Stanton,
Bismarck.
Temperance-Rev. 8. Bachelor.
Cooperstown; Mr.. j. K Fairchild.
Cavalier: Mr.. r. B. Griffith, Grand
Forks.
Obituaries-Rev. w. X. sherwin,
Cando; Rev. N. j. Lee, Fargo; Rev. s..
Van Tassell, Bathgate.
Program 1907-Mr. w. H. Aymer.
Page; Rev. Myron Cooley, Fargo;
Rev. Frank E. r. Miller, Grand
Forks; Rev. r. A. MacMullen, Minot:
Rev. 8. w. Hover, jamestown.
Christian Stewardship-Rev. s..
Bachelor, Cooperstown; Rev. C. C.
Williams, Glendale; Rev. Frank E. R.
Miller, Grand Forks.