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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-09
ESQUIMAUX WHO HAVE
NOT SEEN WHITE MEN

Captain Klinkinberg of the revenue
cutter Thetis says that last winter he
went on hunting trip into Prince AL
| bert Land, supposed to be one of the
| largest islands of the Parry Archipel-
| ago, and found there several hundred
! ESquimauX who had never seen white
men, and who fashioned their hunting
| implements from bone and copper
which they found on the island.
This is interesting, and the news is
probably true. 1t was reported at least
thirty years ago by the coast Esqui-
maux that many people were living in
Wollaston Land, the southeastern part
of the island of which Prince Albert
Land is the northern part. No explor-
ers or other white men had ever pene
trated this island before Klinkinberg
made his hunting trip while his vessel
vas frozen in the sea ice. 1t was
thought likely that in the course of
Els. uimaux migration these natives had
removed to other hunting grounds, but
ethnologists have repeatedly urged this
Importance of making a study Of them
if they could be found. because they
have never been exposed to foreign in
f1uences. and are therefore living in
their primitive condition.
Last summer Mr.. V. Stefansson, the
ethnologist of the Mikkelsen- Letting
well exploring expedition, started down
Mackenzie River to meet the expedi-
ton at the river delta and go with it
to the proposed winter quarters on Min
to Inlet. Prince Albert Land. He is
an instructor in anthropoiogy at Har-
ward. The work before him was te
study the old Esquimau remains in this
part of the Parry Archipelago, and
above all to live among these primitive
natives if they were still there and !
make them the subject of thorough !,
study. The American Geographical /
Society had word last month that he !,
had reached the Arctic Ocean and was !,
awaiting the expedition at Herschel ISL |
and.
The vessel with the other members
of the expedition on board was the ,
first to reach Point Barrow this year.
At last accounts it was east of Point |
Barrow. but the ice conditions were |
very unfavorable. for persistent winds |
from the north kept the channel along
the coast ice ch6ked most of the time.
1t was uncertain that it would reach
it's destina ton in Prince Albert Land
this year, but if not it had planned inn
oortant research work that would keep
1t busy till it could attain the proposed
base of operations.
The expedition is in communication
with Stefansson: and if the story of
he finding of those natives is true, and
here is good reason to believe it may
De the chronological results of the ex-
1editfon are likely &c. be far more
7aluable than there was good reason
o expect would be the case.-N. Y.
sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-09
MARLBOROUGh'S
SEPARATION

NEW YORK. Nov 23.-The World
to-day publishes the following cable
DESPATCH
London, Nov. 9.-The possibility of
| conducting divorce proceedings in
! secret IN the courts of New York may
/ take the Marlborough divorce case to
/ the former home Of the Duchess, who
was Consuelo Vanderbilt. The World
I is informed that this means of escap-
ing the publicity which is attending
Anna GouId's efforts to rid herself of
her titled husband in France has been
considered seriously by the Duchess.
The Duke is prepared to drive a hard
bargain in a bill of separation. He is
holding out against the Duchess de-
mand for the custody of the children,
conditions which, if accepted, would be
equivalent to admission on the part of
the Duchess that she was in the wrong.
Confronted by these terms the Ouch
ess of Marlborough has taken no legal
steps to regain possession of her chill
dren. Her inactivity in this direction
has afforded excuse for much gossip
and justification by the Dukes friends
of his lofty attitude of injured limo
cence
The Duke is letting it be known that
he is exhausting every means at his
command to obtain an absolute divorce
to vindicate himself, but under the
English law he can obtain no relief,
though he prove his case, if his wife
can establish faults on his part.
The Duke is grievously cut by the
sympathy extended to his wife. He
feels, according to his friends, that he
sthe one injured and the just object of
public sympathy. He is said to ap-
preciate greatly the impartial position
taken by his father-in-law, w. K.
Vanderbilt. He considers the attitude
of the Duchess father singularly just,
if not generous.
But by no means should it be said
that the Duchess has given up hope Of
gaining the custody of the children.
They are still at Blenheim. but the
castle is being dismantled, and they are
to go next week to stay with the Dukes
sister, Lady Gresley, at her home in
Derbyshire. There has been a whole
sale dismissal of servants at Blenheim,
and only caretakers are retained.
A ito rent" sign-not literally-is
hung out on Blenheim Palace, and the
Duke would be pleased to find some
millionaire willing to undertake such a
colossal lease. 1t he can rent the mag !
nificent estate which is within easy
distance of London, he will have a
nice sum to piece out his reduced in /
come
Sunderland House, where the Ouch |
ess is now staying, is also to be put on !
the market. The Duchess will have no /
further use for the mansion, as she in |
tends to spend most of her time abroad |
Through these troublous times tbs !
Duke is attending the sittings of tbs |
House of Lords regularly. All this !
week he has been assisting the bishops |
in securing religious teaching in the !
schools. His seat is in the front row
of the Opposition benches
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
ANOTHER PROPHET TURNED DOWN AT HOME.
OPERATORS WILL
SUBMIT NEW PLAN
MITcHELL's PROPOSAL WILL BE
TURNED DOWN AND THEY WILL
PRESENT DIFFERENT AR5lTRA-
TloN SCHEME TO SETTLE.

New York, April AT the joint confer
ence of the sub-committees of the anthra-
cite coal mine owners and their employees
to be held here tomorrow. the operators
will decline to accept the arbitration plan
as presented last week by the mine work.
ers and will in its stead present a coun-
ter proposition, which. If agreed to by
President Mitchell and his men. will bind
each side for more than two years. The
operators have been working on the new
plan ever since the adjournment of the
joint conference on last Thursday, and
the inability of the presidents of the
hard coal carrying railroads to complete
minor details caused a postponement OF
twenty-four hours of the conference
scheduled for today. The exact nature of
the counter proposition was not made
known by the operators. and they do not
intend to permit it to become public prop
erty until 1t shall have been presented to
the miners.
1t is said, however, that the offer to
be made involves an arbitration plan
very different from the one presented by
the miners, one that will call for the set
tlement of only new grievances, that may
be after an impartial investigation has
been made. found to exist. The opera
tors still maintain the position that the
miners in their demands have not call
ed attention to anything that has not al
ready been passed upon by the anthracite
coal strike commission. There is strong
impression among the miners committee
that the operators will propose that Pres
ident Roosevelt be requested to summon
the strike commission to review the en-
tire controversy. They decline, however,
to Indicate how they would receive the
suggestion.
President Mitchell announced this even
ing that the last of the bitnminous coal
operators in the Pittsburg district, who
held out against the 1903 wage agree
ment signed the scale today. This ac-
tlon, he said, clears up the western Penn
sylvania territory and means that forty
thousand men in that territory who pro-
duce from thirty-fve to forty million
tons of soft coal a year will receive an
increase of 5.55 per cent in wages.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
GOODS SMUGGLED
FROM THE OREGON
DUTIABLE ARTICLES VALUED AT
$75o,ooo ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT ASHORE AT BREMER-
TON NAVY YARDS.

San Francisco, April 9--rhe Evening
Post published a story today to the effect
that a strong belief exists that dutiabe
goods valued q about $4,000 were smug-
gled ashore in launches from the bat
tleship Oregon just before she departed
for the Bremerton navy yards. 1t says
that an order has been issued nstrueting
the inspectors at Bremerton to delay
every man of the battleship until the
whole matter has been sfted to the
bottom The custom authorities through
out the country have been notified to
find and examine the questionable pack
ages if possible.
The battleship was scheduled TO get
away from Bremerton Saturday but
was delayed on account of not receiving
sailing orders.
AT noon. however" says The Post, "a
telegram was received from the war de-
partment stating that officers and men
must have their baggage in readiness for
inspection by the customs officers when
the Oregon reaches Bremerton, 1t was
then. according to those who watched the
whole scene. that the goods were hur-
ried ashore"
The Post then says the records of the
Wells-Fargo company show that they
gave receipts on 1880 packages taken from
the Oregon The Santa Fe railway gave
shipping bills for 1900 trunks and cases,
many Of which weighed several hundred
pounds
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH.
Appropriation for Fast Mails Has Good
Prospect.

Washington. April (Special)-Advo-
Gates of the extra appropriation for the
Southern railroad and the Louisville and
Nashville from Montgomery to New Or
leans, are encouraged 10 believe today
that the amounts contained in the post
office bill will go through when a vote
is reached the latter part of the week.
The object of the appropriation Is to
have the railroads so accelerate its mail
service that mall matter will go to near
ly all the southern states many hours
sooner than would be the case under
ordinary circumstances This same ap-
propriation has been allowed for many
years past and the general verdict is
that its results have been eininently sal
isfactOry
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
LoNGWoRTH IN CHICAGO.
Presidents Son-ln-Law Is Guest Of the
Hamilton Club.

Chicago April 9.-Congressman Nicho-
las Longworth. son-in-law of President
Roosevelt, was the guest of honor at a
dinner given tonight is the Auditorium
banquet hall by the Hamilton club, in
celebration of the 41st anniversary OF
Appomattox day. The banquetters were
greatly disappoisted because Mrs. Long
worth was not present at the dinner, as
arrangements had been made by the club
for a concealed balcony in which she
should sit and listen to her husband
speak. She sent her regrets, saying that
she would visit friends while her hus-
band was addressing the banquetters.
At the speakers table were seated
President Wood of the Hamilton club,
who acted as postmaster, Congressman
Longworth, Claud <itchin. democratic
Congressman from North Carolina. and
Rev John Wesley Hill Of New York.
When Congressman Longworth arose
to address the gathering he was given
a reception by the 400 members OF the
club of which any man might be proud
He spoke extemporaneously.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
AGREE ON PLAN TO
PENSION TEACHERS
INCOME OF HALF A MILLION FROM
THE CARNEGIE FUND WILL BE
GIVEN TO EDUCATORS OVER e5
YEARS OLD.

New York, April 9.--The trustees of
the Carnegie foundation, who are charg-
ed with administering the S10.00O0OO gift
of Andrew Carnegie to provide pensions
for professors and teachers of institutions
OF higher learning in the United States
and Canada, met here today and adopted
a scale of pensions practically as out
lined in the federal charter of the founda-
ton which was formally adopted at the
meeting.
The income from the fund will be about
$5O0,000 a year. and there are on file at
the present time 200 applications from
professors. These and such others as
will come in will be acted on by the
executive committee, and 1t is expected
that the pension system will be In actual
operation by June. Besides adopting a
scale of retiring allowances, the confer
ence defined what a college Is. taking
the definition of the state of New York,
as the basis, and described the require
ments as to nonsectarianism. No list of
the institutions that will come under the
rules was made. The rules as adopted
make the following provisions:
Any person 60 years Of age and not of
less than 10 years service as professor,
who Is at the time of his retirement a
professor in an accepted institution. shall
be entitled TO an annual retirement al
lowance as follows:
For active pay of $1,000 or less an al
lowance of $1,000 shall be granted, provid-
ing that no retiring allowance shall ex-
ceed ninety per cent of active payment.
For active pay greater than $500, the
retiring allowance shall equal $1,000 In
creased by $50 for each 500 in excess of
$1,000.
No retiring allowance shall exceed $1,000.
After % years service, regardless of
age the retiring allowance was fixed as
follows: For active pay of $1,000 or less,
a retiring allowance of $500 shall be grant
ed, providing that no retiring allowance
shall exceed 50 per cent of active pay.
For active pay greater than $1,000 the re-
firing allowance shall equal $780, increased
by $40 for each s100 of active pay in ex-
cess of $1,000
No retiring allowance shall exceed $1,000,
No person under the age of 50, or who
has served less than 25 years, shall be
entitled to retiring allowance. but the
trustees may at their discretion pay other
wise eligible who has become incapable
of discharging his duties by permanent
infrmity OF mind or body, an allowance
not exceeding that which he would be
entitled TO had he reached the age of g.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
SHERMAN is CHAIRMAN.
Action Is Taken BY Republican Con-
eressional Committee.

washington. April 9.-Representative
James s. Sherman of New York was to-
day elected chairman of the republican
congressional committee, which will have
charge of the coming republican congress
sional campaign in the various states.
Representative james A. Tawney Of Min
nesota was elected vice chairman, Rep
resentative II. c Loudenslager of New
Jersey. secretary, and Representative
William b. Mckinley of Illinois, treas
urer.
The chairman was authorized to name
the executive committee and to fiji va
cancies on the congressional committee.
A resolution of thanks to the retiring
officers which included Chairman Bah
cock Secretary Overstreet, and Chair
man Hull of the executive committee,
was adopted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
KING AND QUEEN THERE TO
COMFORT UNFORTUNATES
Buildings of Towns Are Fimsy and
Are Easily Crushed Under Weight
of Four Feet of Ashes
and cinders.

Naples April 9Reports of fatalities
consequent upon the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius are coming I'm. According TO In
formation received late tonight, probably
500 lives were lost II is said that more
than two hundred perished in the dis
trict of san Giuseppe. while from the
ruins of a church which collapsed owing
to weight of ashes on the roof. forty-nine
eorpses were extrieated. and It is as
serted that at Sorrento, thirty-seven per-
sons were killed by falling houses.
A railway train from San Giuseppe for
Naples was derailed owing TO showers of
stones from the crater.
Cavalry proceeding to the succor of the
inhabitants of the devastated section have
been unable to make progress, the rain
falling ON the ashes a foot deep, having
made It impossible for the horses to
travel
The sea is greatly agitated. The sky has
cleared but heavy clouds hang over the
east, threatening a further downponr.
The streams of lava are almost station
airy. Troops are erecting barriers IN the
direction of Pompell to prevent further
danger In that quarter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10

door down the steps and into the dark
ness in the yard. Burton was just behind
her and fired once more, the bullet taking
effect in the left side of her neck and
probably causing instant death. She ran
about thirty feet to the end OF the porch
and fell face downward on the ground.
Burton was only a few feot behind her
and when he saw her condition plunged
the knife in his own neck. He fell a few
feet from his wife with the knife lying
under him, near his right hand Blood
was clotted on the blade and handle of
the knife when 1t was picked up.
The pistol was found at the bottom OF
the steps where Burton dropped 1t or
threw it as he was running after his wife.
In the meantime DIR. Thaxton had fallen
in the hall minute or two afterwards
he was picked up and taken into one of
the rooms and placed on the bed.
The police were notified of the tragedy
and also Lige 10y, the undertaken A
wagon was sent to get the dead bodies,
but when 1t was found that DR.. Thaxton
was wounded, a bed was made in the
wagon and he was taken to Hillman hos
pital as rapidly as possible, where he
was placed on the operating table. He
was accompanied by his wife. The bodies
of DR.. and Mrs. Burton were carried to
Lige Logs undertaking establishment
where they were prepared for burial.
To Hold Inquest.
A coroners inquest will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock at Loys establish
ment. Witnesses were summoned last
night by Policemen Nix and Parker
1t is expected that at the inquest many
additional facts will come to light Among
other things 1t is expected that a letter
written by Burton to his wife yesterday
aft xpt bo
had not been opened last night but Miss
Andrews stated that she would bring it
to the inquest
At the undertaking establishment the
exact nature of the wounds of Mrs Bur
ton was first discovered. One bullet had
entered the left breast. 1t had struck "A
small watch she was wearing on her
shirt waist and shattered the tmepiece.
then penetrated the breast The bullet
was not more than an inch under the
skin and had been stopped apparently by
striking bone.
The second bullet was in the left side
of the neck and il evidently caused
death. 1t could not be traced last night,
but judging from the direction 1t must
have entered the brain near the base.
No funeral arrangements have been
made as yet. as very little is known of
the family. In fact all the information
that could be secured last night was that
he. came from Montana and that they
had been married about three years They
had bought the place which they oc-
cupied.
Mrs. Burton had an office in Room IA
Watts building. which is at the corner
of Third avenue and Twentieth street.
She was the partner of Mrs, Irene Bull
lard, who until recently lived with w.
H Fruitticher at 1Oo5 Twelfth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
Popular In Birmingham.

George Eubank, Jr., was very popular
among the younger set in Birmingham.
He was is years old and the son of DIR.
George Eubank. a prominent dentist,
whose offices are in the First National
Bank building. The family lives at Rock
wood, about three miles from Birming-
ham.
DR.. Eubank and several friends went
to Tuscaloosa last night on the Queen and
Crescent at 1925 o'clock to aid in the
search for the bodies of George Eubank
and his companion.
1t was recalled in Birmingham last night
as a remarkable coincidence that the last
university student drowned in the War
rior was also a Birmingham boy. Nine
teen years ago Linn Matthews was
drowned in the river while enrolled as
a student He was the son of Mrs. John
Henley of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10

The two women doctors. however. open
ed this place at North Haven, which
was something of an infirmary.
Little Known Of Family.
Very little could be learned about Mrs.
Burton last night except that shs was
a widow with four children when she
married Burton about three years ago.
and that she was native of Alabama
and graduate of a medical college in
Louisville, Ky.
Her children are said to be with her
parents in some Alabama town. She
bought the house where the tragedy oc-
CURED about ten months ago. but her
professional duties had kept her in the
city most of the time. Her neighbors
claim to know very little about her pri-
vate life or domestic affairs.
DR.. Burton, her husband. according to
those who knew the pair. made little eff
fort to earn support for either himself
or his wife. Due to this cause. Mrs. Bur-
ton filed suit for divorce and was granted
a decree about one month ago.
Their acquaintances are also authority
for the statement that Burton took lit
tie or no interest In the woman till af-
ter the divorce was granted. but that
since he has bounded her increasingly
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CONTINUED c.i Seventh PaQe)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10

New York, April s.--In the first match
of the worlds championship billiard tour
nament. 1s-lnch balk line. two shots in,
PLAYED tonight in Madison Square Gar
den concert hall, Orlando Morningstar of
Indiana defeated Louis Cure of Paris,
France. The score was 500 to 46s in the
Americans favor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
Rockefeller Passes Through N. j.

New York April s.--John d. Rockefeller
passed through this city today on his
way from Lakewood. n. j., to his home
near Iarrytown, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-10
George Eubank, Jry Of Bfm-
inghan, One Of the Victims
ADMISSION BOY is THE OTHER
Were Fishing Near Lock 2 When Boat
Drifted Too Near Rapids and
Sucked Under-Bodies
Not Recovered.

Tuscaloosa, April 9.-tSpecial.)-A gloom
hovered over this entire city this after
noon, when the news was received that
Tom Matthews of Admission and George
Eubank Jr. of Birmingham, two of the
most popular students of the State uni
versity were drowned while fishing at
Lock on the Warrior river
From what can be learned of the sad
story, 1t seems that quite number Of
the students went fishing this afternoon
between Locks and B. After fishing
for a while near the third lock Mat
thews and Eubank stated that they
would try their luck at the second lock
and drifted with the current until they
were near the Golfer dam when they
came ashore and carried their canoe
around below the dam which reached
across the river. When they replaced the
canoe In the water they ventured too
close to the foot of the falls.
Sucked Under.
There were several students across the
river who called to them that they were
going too close but they evidently did
not hear and with a few more strokes
of their paddles they were sucked under
the rapids which form great whirlpools
across the river
Those who saw the awful scene We're
utterly helpless as 1t was certain death
to venture near. Their bodies were not
seen after they were carried under and
it is feared that 1t will be almost an
impossibility to secure them. The whirl-
pools are so dangerous that it is prac-
tically certain death to get near enough
to drag for them.
Throng Banks of River.
The student body together with the
faculty and many of the citizens thronged
the banks of the river with saddened
hearts this afternoon over the loss Of
their comrades and their friends. The
parents of the young men as well as DR..
Abercrombe, who is in Mobile attending
the medical college commencement were
telegraphed for and will arrive some time
tonight
Every possible effort is being put for
ward to secure the bodies, but it is fear
ed that 1t will be many days before
they are recovered.