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ruler. Sometimes the Gear will aws>-e to
find deaths head pinned to the canopy
OF his bed and again he will be startled
by finding the evil design drawn in tile
most unexpected places.
Why Kill the Czar2
But the Gear is a kindly man, you
say; did he not call the peace confer
ence? Why do men insist on seeking
his life. It is because the Basis OF a
idespot's rule is the principle OF keeping
his subjects afraid OF him. 4 long line
OF Russian Cars have held sway over the
people by tyrannizing them. The lash
and the scaffold and the dungeon and
exile to Siberia were the methods usyd
by the tyrarts to terrorize the people.
The populace covered before Its ma sters
until 1t learned the trick 81 turning the
Z ia bles. Now the ruler Is afraid. d
bombs. poison and the other weapons
OF the g ssassin are the means employed
70 instill fear into him and destroy his
peace OF mind. The mild Nicholas is heir
to the hereditary hate OF class that
VIII kill him Il they can. That is why
ne ne lives IN castle that is armed like
1 Tort; that Is why he trembles when the
curtains rustic.
The life OF the Russian ruler Is 40
secluded that facts upon which 10 base
an estimate OF his character must be
gathered piece-meal His religious In
clination is shown by. strict observance
of all forms OF sacred ceremonial. At
Easter IT Is the universal custom to ex-
change kisses with all whom one meets,
and It Is said that at this time His
Majesty does not hesitate to kiss the boy
who makes his fires or the one. who
blacks his boots. That he is sticklers
for formSts further shown by his reported
refusal OF letter Of Introduction. in
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Z II should be protected for her. To In
sure Its not being molested a sentry was
ordered to mount guard, and in the abs
sence Of a countermand, sentry duty was
actually performed there day and night
for years after the flower has withered
and the lady had died, *
Another instance of Russian procedure
is worthy lof mention. Once when some
few roads were to be built in certain
section the official leeches in charge OF
the preliminary arrangements managed
to prolong their deliberations until their
salaries had consumed the entire appro-
priation. Their method was To- raise a
Question about the volume of traffic GO
ing over the various roads. a detnch-a
gment Of registrars were then ordered to
be placed at every crossway during six
days OF each month. These officials were
10 make a report Of every peasant cart
that passed, as we'll as an estimate OF
Its cargo. s Ii $
After the census had been taken III one
district the commissioners were ordered
to apply the same process to another
AT theiend Of three years two districts
had been reported upon. Inasmuch rs
there were eleven districts In nll, nearly
& twenty years time was consumed in maxi
iEg the preliminary estimates. During all
this time the traffic was 5hindered by off,
scial red tape, and In the end the roads
lnai a ha a
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Hasa Weak Will and His
Officials Impose Upon
Hin--Not Gu
rious Like
Roosevelt.

the trouble. When admitted to the of1l-
cial presence the Gear said !: YOU ara 4
from SO and so7, Eyes, Your Maiestv i.
was the reply. The Car tren ren,a Cd .SS
r have been there and I found the Air
IN that locality2t to be very good, y AFTER
which I'D exhibited no further interest iii i
his caller the condition OF the people
In the disturbed region. Under the same y
circuns tances Roosevelt would have B Ip. &
piled q running tire Of questions to the
visitor and pumped him dryo OF all facts 4
in his possession before letting him de.
part. 1T n
All who know the Emperor agree tina,
he has a weak wiz and is easiiy led 5lSy \
those around him. In the course Of ilis Il
actions he constantly contradicts himself.
Shortly al tier the death OF HIS father lla I
made this emphatic statement against re.s
form: II am aware that In certain meet. i
lngs in provincial assemblies voices have
lately been raised by persons carried 4
away by absurd illusions about particis
patton In matters of national government.
Let all know that, in devoting all my
strength to the welfare of MY people
intend to protect the principle Of autocSs
#racy firmly and unswervingly as my lata
and never-to-b be- forgotten fat iier''
j Later we find him declaring for res
form, but hesitating to naugurates5it it,
When the manifesto authorizing the es-g
Establishment of the douma was brought
for his signature he was suspicious OF 4
It. but finally said: II 1t is for the good
OF my people T will sign it, Before att
fixing his signature he took his little
son in his arms. made the sign OF tho
cross and delivered a short prayer. Its
Is said that the Empress was Impatient
s,'5,tn MIN for has hesitation. She ms
sisted that the reform be- put into effect
saying: want my son to have a happy
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the heart OF New York's financial dis
trict. II z5isE
@ pills most noteworthy achievement to
date was settling the row between Car
Snegie and Frick six years ago. 1t was
followed by the formation OF The United
States Steel Corporation. The story OF
that little piece OF work has been told
and retold In prints It resulted in fee
OF a million at least for Dill, the largest
ever received by a lawyer In this or any
other country down to that time though
It is said to have been excelled since
then. Isl II. ,5 n, r; A
Cromwell, the Panama Canal
Man.
William Nelson Cromwell has been the
most talked OF lawyer In the United
States for the last two or three years.
4 His salefof the Panama Canal property,
to the United States has been more re-
sponsible than anything else for his great
vogue. Undoubtedly he has received
great deal of money from his connection
with the canal. probably all of 81, 000, 00o
though. 1t has been denied that he got
that vast sum as single fee for effect
ing the sale. However, his fee was
probably the greatest ever received by
lawyer, though neither he nor the
StAA'oa pSOPSs udfS cVogTI IHduc explicit
statements regarding It, He has been
called the richest and most successful
practicing lawyer in the world.
He was In the same Columbia Law
School class as William B. Hornblower,
and, like him, has been much mixed
up in the life insurance troubles. being
selected about a year ago to act as
5peacenlaker between the Hyde and Alex
5ander factions in the Equitable, a Job
which even he was not able to compass.
Cromwell's fame as the man of the
biggest fees is no new thing Fifteen
years ago, in 1861 when he was three
years under 10. he was awarded fee
1 OF $4,000, by the court as receiver OF
the great firm OF Decker. Howell &
Company, This was then the biggest
legal fee on record, topping john e.
Parsons fee OF $250.O00 for organizing
the Sugar Trust, and 1T made Cromwell
famous In day. AS he did the work in
six weeks, his pay WAS more than 81, 900
i a day. 5S N Es N
u After that he won q long series OF brill
liant successes He settled the affairs OF
Price, Met ormick q Co.; lie was In on the
Reorganization OF the Northern Pacifjc
1 Railroad Company, and he was -eeunsel
for the reorganizatlo Ion committee OF the
American Ship Building Company. FIa
made several mil lions In a dozen years
before taking up wit tn the Panama Canal
Company. His specially has been Ia tile
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THE FEAR THAT HAUNTS THE CAR
lie. He Lives in a Castle That
Is Is Armed Like a Fort
and Trembles When
the Curtains
Rustic.
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

Z /. /. 9 \ +.
Especial Correspondents OF The Times.
lDispa tcll.) #
sT. PETERSBURG, May 1o-1n these
letters have told about the poverty.
z OF the peasant, the squalor OF the labor
Ing man, the oppression Of the Jew, and
the empty life OF the Muscovte woman,
but the most unenvinble figure IN MI
Russia is the Car himself What a
dreadful thing 1t must be to 70 through
life arm in arm with fear How appall-
Ing to grow up with terror as constant
companion! Do you remember when
you were a child how you were afraid
of the dark? DO you remember how your
heart would come into your throat ct
every sound when you were left alone.
Well, that same dread haunts an auto
crat all his life. except that Instead OF
/ being the fanclful creatures OF childish
Imagination. his COLLINS are real. When
you stop to consider the menace that
hangs over the life OF Nicholas, Gear OF
all the Russias, It is no wonder that he
9shudders when a window curtain rustles.5
or starts at the approach OF an unex-
pected footstep. You would be frightened, B
too. II you knew that there were scores
of men who cared nothing for their lives
provided they could take yours.
COLLINS That Are Real.
On number OF occasions Nicholas has
missed cath by the narrowest margin
While taking a trip through the East
fanatic wl1acked him across the head,
almost killing him. That experience took
away his desire for travel. He can't en-
Joy the sights on account OF the expecta-
ton that some one Is going to step out
Gof the crowd and strike him. Shortly
after his return home he was nearly pois-
8oned The drug was hidden: in a peach
intended for the monarch, but princess
happened to partake OF the fruit first,
and hef death saved him. How would
you relish your food II you were con-
scio,,s OF the probability.t that any bite
might be your last?
n Not long ago. when the Car was in
attendance at the sacred ceremony OF
blessing the water. some OF his own SOL
{ diers fired upon him while he WAS In the
act OF kneeling down 10 pray. ana the
bullets Of the murderers just grazed their
mark The terrorists taunt His Majesty.
ny every device their cunning can con-
D tive. They want to keep. fear alive In
I him. III
4 Once when turning the leaves OF the
family album he dropped the book with
g I start and hurried from the room.
Some one had secretly placed therein a
likeness OF the acowling, sinister 5.visaye
OF nihilist who had killed a former
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whether his Instructions are carried out
or not. a case in question was that OF
the governor of Warsaw who recently is
sued his own religious edcts instead OF
those ordered by the Car.
This ponderous system has came to be
known as the dressing gown govern
ment." Most of the Officials get UP late
in the morning. sign q few papers, then
lounge around all day. Their principal
( activity is drawing their salaries. The
official element Is referred u to as "the
people Of the twentieth" because the
twentieth of each month is government
pay day. The bureaucratic class in Rus
sia Is so thoroughly organized for pro-
,tecting It's members, In capacity and
wrongdoing, that 1t has almost the
strength of an hereditary caste. Instead
Of losing their positions for incompe-
tence or neglect of duty, members are
tinvariably8t ransferred up and finally pen
stoned. They are never removed or pun
aishedS except for offences against the Inn
perial family. q u
a Sentinel's Long Watch.
A sample Of the inefficiency Of this
bungling system was afforded some years
ago when n distinguished visitor In one
of the royal palaces noticed IA sentry
stationed In the center Of plot in the
childrens playground. He inquired why
1t was thought necessary to have a SOL
der on guard at this place. No one
seemed to know.
After considerable inquiry 1t was found
that a noble lady who once resided there
had noticed an early flower budding on
that particular spot. and requested that
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
Not Curious Like Teddy.

There are those who claim that one
reason why. the administration is SO bad
in Russia Is because the Car lacks
curiosity. He5i not inqusitlve like
Roosevelt. "A man who happened to be In
st. Petersburg from district where dis
palace by someone who thought that His
Ma jesty would like to ask questions about
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
Car is Not Crazy.

Because heiis not strong-willed the res
forms which he inaugurates are not Sin-S
Sstituted In time to accomplish the 4 de-s
sired results. When approaching a crisis
he holds back because he,i fearful Of
doing the wrong thing I:ss I'm
Bus despite his lack o. decision the
Gear Is undoubtedly much-malign
man. While he may believe in spirit
fuallsm, he is not crazy as many peo-S
pie claim. His callers invaria bly, res
port him as being a sane, affable man
who earnestly desires to do the right
thing, but who lacks the strong exec
utive qualities possessed by the Ger
man Emperor, by Roosevelt, or even
the King Of England. It is said that
III Russia rs had stable governments
like that of England the Gar would
make as acceptable ruler 3 as King
q Edward. The opinion Of HIM held ssiili
America Is largely reflection OF
English sentiment the Britishers be-
Ing bitterly opposed to him on account
OF their resentment Of Russian inter-;
4 ference In eastern tiers s.sg
Il Isl F'REDERICK85J. I1ASkIN.St
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jority, or on the sides where he sees the
names Of officials in whose Judgment lie

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jority, or on the sides where he sees tie
names Of officials in whose Judgment lie
has confidence.
II he has strong views of his own he
places his signature in whichever column
signatures OF any number of opposing
.counsellors. Whichever side he supports
wins, and in this way a small minority
may be transformed into majority. The
Emperor often has peculiar ways OF ex-
planning himself During the war the ia
ianese Consul at one place demanded that
d certain vessel be disarmed. The paper
containing this demand was sent in by
The minister for the Emperor's action.
and he simply wrote on the margin: 1.-THE
Japanese Consul is a scoundrel," which
the minister naturally interpreted as q
refusal to meet the demand.
Signs His Name All Day.
Signing the papers OF people appointed
to Office Is part OF the work done by the
Emperor. Even the commissions OF
school teachers have his personal sigma
turc affixed. He has SO many documents
to sign that sometimes both he and tho
Empress labor all day on this work alone.
There is no time for investigating the
different appointments. So much work
should not be Entrusted to one man. His
responsibilities are about what President
Roosevelt's would be If he had to do all
the routine work OF every governor and
mayor in America, and we have only so,
t0J0O0 people against 14O, 600. 0CO in Russia.
II stands to reason that with so much
To look after many OF his orders are not
obeyed. He has no way of knowing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-02
Walter Cotter and CompanyS Daily
 Cotton Letter.

Pine Blun. Ark. Dec. l 9o6.
 pool today is generally attributed ,o the same cause which prevented close harmony between futures and spots on our side yesterday nd weakened the markets toward the close. We refer 10 the selling hN certain New York leader and his rOlloWing. Conditions were rather favorable lor a similar surprise.
 Trading in Liverpool somewhat paralyzed by holiday feeling. the visible supply statement for the week app@:-en;!y 9ery bearish. spec niatiye interests rather long and enterprise in general checked by the approach of next week s publica- lions made it an alluring proposi- lion for a aashing operator to give he impulse towards reaction.
 Opening trades here were al to points decline caused by disap- pointed scalpors selling, but there Nas great aversion towards follow lHe the depression owing to th" uge disyouut under spot YaoeS, md aHr mArEe; Was waiting on Now York. from whom this hea1.isa IONS aalls- -aata' Neeoglin@ 10 ee- .i45l h#a"Uati9a forward ea-a.so-
 =a3 ses .e1sf a4.#esfiIi Ne=s.t }ae=
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Students of brancEf Normal
 Pick Cotton To Buy Organ

The students in the Branch Normal, 1h4 state school fol. the colored. lo- ,a;ed in this city. Saturday gave practical test of their disposition and ability to apply their knowledge and -alents to every day use.
 For some time past, the college has -a1t inc need of an organ and Prin- aipa Isaac Fisher has n&ver asked the state for much, and such as he has requested has been of a nature necessary to the school. He decided 10 take the organ proposition into his own hands and as a result de- yeloped a novel plan for raising the funds required for the instrument, Friday he called upon the students,
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Y. N. G. A. Notes
.tu Exciting Game.

The basket ball game at the |. M. C. A Friday night was one of the most exciting games of tie season,
 The teams engaged were Dilley Foundry versus the Tradesmen and Cotton Belts versus High School.
 The score was as follows: DilleN Foundry 27, Tradesmen 9; Cotton Belts D. High School |.
 The Bille> Foundry and Cotton Bens played with unusual strength while the other teams Were weak on Il because ot 6la lack If p.4e=
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 #9ssrts afa# baiaG efleeHed e*#a ana. Ef11a eoe'##3 ss5 I@ aEang7 aan .al4 2 aMs ilay ae -.H .ies Hsaa ie. yaa1 play aoad games, and t1" mahia4 sbe best records in he H=&i few games will be chosen fo4 cXchanee work
 Acting Physical Director AyaEitt is gtvas special attention to the training of the teams and ho9es= t9 have them in first class condition ill a short time.
 Next Friday night the TradesMon will play the High School and the Cotton Belts will play Dilley Foan7 dry
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several hundred in number. go ac- company him to the cotton fields of the surrounding country and spend the day ill manual labor the results of which were 10 go toward the pur- chase of the desired organ The students readily acquiesced ill the plan, and Saturday witnessed the nov el sight of the entire student body of great educational institution en- gagged in tn work Of picking cotton.
 It was not learned at the close of the day just how much had been earned by the students, but it is prob able that the necessary funds were raised.
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Nov .,os9oI f0r Net I5u,b { i{ !

P44ez@. 1e#a.. Seats on sale S2t9#1t
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..au. a-5 ad @.t.f.o#9 ii. taI ts aara!a> .a: eas inn
 solve.
 ll. e6#@s words. t5ets show
 DulIs Ud-1.a.- aayg an aqla chance o4 being coaract in the4r views as 10 the tatms goursa #os NalugS. The sll&H4 feglue oI riGa. situation lies in the fact that while trade conditions a5e bouyam = eyer. especially in the tui)od State, tallings hN northern mills are small or thns far this season than they were 10 q corrrsponding date last year. 20 .o0N against SS46. .Uo0. an average weekly acceptance of 55, oo0 compared with G,,00 in 1903.
 The officiaI figures show that tal- inSs of the world mp to the present time places the basis of spinners takinas for the season at only l.. S91 ,0o0 bales compared with last years acceptances and on q basis of l2 .3330 ,O00 when compared with takinSs 10 even date of year before last. As We have said before, do- mestic trade is more bouyant than ever. the weekly trade reviews of today are reportingsincreasing diff cnItX regarding satisfactory deliver ies And the depleted condition of stocks make repleniShment impera- tive. Some lines have been sold so far ahead that manufacturers are indifferent about new business. which tends 10 give further strength to the situation.
 There is no activity in the export demand, however. if being light, which makes the heavy coarse goods section of the market the least Sd. .-= isfactory Therefore it is prob able that since it requires more cot ton to make the heavier weights of | than last year and year before 10 date because of the falling off in foreign exports of cotton goods In dia and China having put through bit little business with America or England of late. Should it come ta pass that revival in the export de- mand develops in the near future 1 the outlook would be more favor able for the large consumption, . 900 900 bales so generally talked i of, but il appears as though it vii be absolutely necessary for the cX l port business, which takes care of America and England's surplus e manufactured goods to expand if such ideas on consumption are 10 be realized Meanwhile the meas ure of the crop will be taken in or der to see if provisions have been made for such requirements. Very l respectfully yours.
 C. C. TAYLOR AND COMPANY.
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Dr. Norris Will Talk

Dr. Norris of the First Presh@'a- rian church will deliver a spe- ial talk 10 men Sunday afternoon at 3:&0. Subject How to Enlarge oin Place.
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Rihln StuflY { IuD.

The Bible study club unde4=fs1e leadership of Ed ( C Cline will hold it's regular Sunday afternoon meeffhe af t:39.
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u. ]. Mall Killed
 At Hamburg. ;. s

iIWGpur@. I'a au cation IT fhss 2nc. sgallaN afaa1 noon C. N9ur hoa5 al HarGEz5E sh"' and instantly jllai j. tIaa Both parties are eaeaiaeHa
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and spot people think that on set disappointm over the Times-Dem- Ocrat estimate on Monday. the large tracted to the support of futures. The general expectation is for a growth. There will be many at trmDtS to dscredit this estimate. owing 10 it's variance last season $ commercial crop figures. It should therefore be borne in mind that this the discrepancy last season was caused by the unprecedented amount of old cotton carried for ward and brought into the comp cial crop by high prices and active trade demand,
 Answering the many questions why futures are at snch a discount under spots, We can say that confi dence in this spot advance is by no means general, as the impression prevails that demand for the good grade and staple portion of the crop is doing all the work separating the less desired part for a distinct weight on futures later on. Then again We have to make concession to the superior financial power of the metropolis and as New York, owing 10 it's bearish fixed grade diff ferences. pulls m the opposite direc- tion, our market is continually sub jected to the danger of isolation. We had good illustration of it yesterday With active spot demand at 3-S for middlins and January futures around 1o.95 or II points below everybody was buying and looking for an advance. but when abandoned III the defense of spot conditions We have already worked over forty points above the market controlling tinnacial power which can shape vents to suit its mood and temper. Under 1h" circumstances We can only look on until the sifu- ation in actual cotton again finds nrn,,a,,= con }al..3t inD
 WALTER GOPHER AND COMPANY. New Orleans Cotton Letter by II.
 and B. Bear.
 The opinion has 4ained ground 4at th4.lA Nni1, q. l AAcSil lili1A nt l.An-
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THE MARKETS.

QUOTATIONS. Corrected daily by C. C. T&yio' knd company.
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New Orleans Cotton Letter by II
 and E. Bear.

The opinion has gained ground of there being a possibility of con sumption overtaking production ,his season, notWijhsJandin4 carly predictions for crop in excess of l3 .ooo, ae0 bales. sfalis1i ics, ho%eY- CT, being in an opposite direction lhe movement rhnniae on q Iar@a sad !. sine September tst 1,7I .e#as1= hales. #lasr Eoar 5.1af.HH9: Eea4 !t- f.I.a ls5zJ G. .Il .ooa =T7t..J 2f.zrz ta alszzaa4 za d,..f fa.@l Iii 3@1z az5,