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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13
GENERAL SKATER is DEAD
Army Omcer Passes Away ut Bakers
heId, Surrounded by His
Family.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal. Nov. l2.-Msjor
General William Rufus ShafteT, L. s. A.,
reured, died at 12:45 p. m. today at the
ranch of Captain wv. H. MckIttrick, his
son-in-law, tWenly miles south of this city,
after an illness ofiiseven days
While returning Erom the polls last Tues
day General Shafter. contracted a severe
chill which augmented a slight indspOsi-
ton and necessilated confinement to his
oed. The patient. faied-to improve and
grew rapidly worse. Always cheerful and
.opeful, his mind clear and cogniEant OF
as critical condition, he remained con-
cious until O'Clock this morning. Pure
oxygen, sent from San Francisco, per-
formed a great work in keeping life up,
out after midnight and early this morning
a constant weakening was discovered. DR..
Mitchell and the trained nurses labored
increasingly but the general lapsed into
Inconsistencies at 3 o'clock and remained
In that condition until death. Captain and
Mrs. McKittriok, the generals son-in-law
and daughter; Miss Edmunds, a niece, and
James n. Shafter. a brother, were at the
bedside when the end came.
The body of Major General shafter will
leave this city Wednesday evening on a
Santa Fe train and upon arrival at Point
Richmond. the next morning, will be placed
aboard "a government tug and escorted by
military officers Ia the Preside at San
Francisco. Interment will be in the post
cemetery Immediately after the arrival,
with full military honors The body will
rest at the McKittrick ranch until wednes-
day evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13
MORE hElURNS IN KANSAS
With Only Two Counties Missing
Governor Has Plurality
So of 1884 Votes.

TOPEKA. Nov. 12.-ofncial returns from
100 counties out of total Of los in the state
give Governor Hoch a plurality OF 1884
votes over Colonel w. A. Harris democrat
The returns from the two missing counties
will change these figures but slightly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13

To cure Colo sa une Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund mon, } II 1t falls 20 cure
e. W. Groves stgnap. Q IL IN ~aen box. sc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13

Piles Cured IN 10 ~ Daya.
Pazo Ointment IL guara nteed 70 cure ans
ease o. Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrud.
uOc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13
telephone Douglas els.
9ephOne Douglas els Bee, Nov 10 1905.
Underwear for cold weather.
Bee, Nov. IL, 1905.

& Our great stocks in better shape your
This the for change and these goods and prices
8re what you are looking for.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13

General shafter was one OF the brilliant
soldiers of the army. He was not a West
Pointer. He was born in Michigan in 1885
Soon after the great rebellion in the south
had set the country on fire young William
and his brother, John Shafter, enlisted in
volunteer regiment and were on to the
war They were the sons of a Michigan
farmer. William Rufus entered the volun-
teer army with a first lieutepants com
mission in the Seventh Michigan Infantry
under date Of August =, 1861, on septen-
Der 25 OF the same year he was made
major OF the Nineteenth Michigan, which
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13

funeral will be from the Catholic church
tomorrow morning at 1890 O'Clock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13

2oDays' Guaranteed Treatment $500
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

Scattered over the length and breadth
Of China there were others OF his sect.
but these were gradually being lost
from having no meeting place. When
shown Bible IN Hebrew he confessed
his inability to read IL, though he
recognized the characters, He said
that his preference for Gentle litera-
turc subjected him TO many reproaches
from the chief of the synagogue.
Father Ricci was able to test the
truth OF these statements and dis
patched some Chinese Christian mes
sengeTs to Kaifengfu for purposes Of
investigation, and soon received visits
from other native Hebrews.
The condition OF the Chinese He
brews has been declining very fast
since that time. A missionary IN 1866
found them In an Impoverished condi-
ton. They had been obliged TO tear
down a part OF their synagogue to sell
It, Finally, some 80 years later, a
society for the rescue OF these people
was established, and in response TO an
urgent invitation eight Chinese He
brews left Kalfengfu for Shanghai,
They arrived IN that city IN March,
1902 where they were cordially re-
ceived by the Hebrew colony. Guess
toned az 10 their Observance Of their
ancient releIon. these Hebrews admit
ted that their faith was rapidly de-
clining.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

one remembers: yot where. after an.
N"Qld The sweet old Carroll house nest
INK under us wood IN the late June aft
'fNboh. ahd with something vaguely
.'ui'eu III It's lonely refinement not
nave made an insidlous appeal? There
"ie sweet Old Carroll houses | believe.
on several other sltes--thc mrliest form
perhaps IN which a fourishlng family
may nave been moved to write it's an
mars. The intmation Of annals"
hangs about the place, and
again We try 10 capture. under the
charming pillared portico, before the
nlia req brick and the pale uedment
ahu lhrlilgs. IN the series of high cham-
poIA' quite Instinct with style (small
tlt'or cousins Of such Apartments"
soy as those OF the kensiugton palace.
though they cover. bungalow fashion,
scarce more than one hoOr), some linz
gering, living accent OF such a profess
SION or history We capture verify,
thlhk, nothing We merely project a lit
lle: rom room 20 room aud from one
MUD aspect OF the void 10 another. our
Old hahit of suggestions. Bred OF other
historic contacts II instinctively puts
forth feelers, but the feelers drop. after
q little, like hands that meet nothing.
our suppositons themselves as | have
Co'icU tntn, ana winch but return to us
Ike toy ships that won't sail, are all
they md tangible There Is satisfac-
ton, 90 a sort, however. even In such
arrested questions. when, as before this
delicate family resonant she'll each 9TH
er element also helping. they have been
WILDLY enough suggested Later on for
the real crown OF my day no wonder
lnentS were checked and 10 satisfac-
tons imperfect. Attained for the high
finish OF the evening. by another plunge,
behind vaguely playing carriage lamps.
into the bosky, odorous quite ridiculous
" romantic suburban night, this was
TIC case OF an ancient home without
larses or breaks. where tho past and tho
present were in frlendllest fusion, 50
that the waiting future, evidently slum-
bered with confidence: and where. aboy.
the easy open-alr Southern" hospital
ity, all impression now Of shafts Of
mild candlelIght across overlaced outer
galleries and OF throbs OF natures voice
In the dark vaster circle. the Maryland
bought at their best, presided IN the I'M
forgettabe grand manner Henry
James In North American Review.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

Of work that they draw an average
salary OF sl.253 and that the salary
adjusted TO the work performed would
be 81. 20i.
Similarly, the employees from 10 to 10
number 435, perform is.4 per cent Of
their work. receive sl.22o and earn 1886
while those over ~ number glS. perform
72l per cent OF their work, draw $l,l66
and earn sS4l,
The total salaries OF all So and ovet
amount 20 $3.50, 5S0.jO. Were these sal
aries adjusted 10 the amount of work
performed the total would be 81, so, 600.
These figures take no account Of the
quality of work performed and II Is im-
possible to reduce this to a numerical
equivalent.
on quantity Of work the average for
all employees OF the specified age is 1915
per cent, while for the veterans alone
the average is 500 per cent. There are
$40 veterans between 81 and 20; 253 be-
tween 20 aud rs and lo2 more than IS
years OF age.
or these sSi veteran employees. eight
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
A VERY ANCIENT
JEWISH COLONY IN CHINA.

HoR more than 1000 years there has
- been colony OF Jews established
at Kaifengfu, China. The exact
date OF their entrance into the
country is not known, but II is sup.
posed from tablet found In their syn
agogues at that place that they must
have appeared there about 500 h. c..
although It may have been as late as
IS A. ID. 1t Is not until the third Or
fourth century that they are mentioned
I'm Chinese annals, when their syna.
gogue Is referred TO by a Chinese writ
er as n heaven spirit monastery"
Western Persia is given as their start
ing point, by which Persia il probably
meant because OF the number OF Per
sian words which are used by the
Chinese Hebrews.
Mr. Ezra, who Is an authority on the
subject. thinks that there is no good
reason for the theory that the Chinese
Hebrews are descended from the 10
tribes. There are many references to
these Hebrews from the year SIS. An
Arabian writer mentions them az one
Of the sects that persisted In a general
massacre at Khanfu. but In 956 and 95S
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

are rated at nothing on quantity ~
work, one at one-tenth. one at two.
tchths, three at three-tenths. Is at four
tcnths IS at iye-tenths, SIS at six
tenths iiO at seyen-tenths. lgl at eight
tenths TO at nine-tenths and 25S AZ
tcn-tenths On quality OF work the
veterans arc divided as follows. Forty
nino az poor: iiG, fair; lj7 average;
36g. good 2S3, excellent.
or the l.6e6 old employees 1903 are men
and 223 women. The treasury leads in
number with i56. the interior comes
next with 427; government printing Of
fee 226 war department, 2ll postoifice,
So, commerce and labor. SO; agriculture,
81, while rs Is the highest number in
any other department or bureau.
When II comes 20 salary groups, 2lS
are drawing less than $40, 1876 between
that figure and sS4o SO less than 5000,
iO2 less than $1,000. 1913 less than Sl.90O,
3lS less than Sl400. EOS less than $1,000,
lt1 less than slS0O. li7 less than $4,000,
90 between $4,000 and $500, and sc draw
g. 500 or more year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

immerse them completely The foam
which gathers at first. called forth by
the separation from the wood OF the
air and humidity 1t contains, disap-
pears az the moment the wood tho'.
oughly asslmllates the temperature OF
the bath, which Is then lowered TO 10
degrees,
At this point the sulphur becomes
hard and, while the air contracts It.
self. the sulphur penetrates into the
fibrous tissues. propelled by atmos-
pheric pressure. The boards are then
slowly withdrawn from the bath, al
lowing thin and even coat OF sulphur
20 form and cover the wood, as any
superfluous surcharge can be removed
only with the greatest difficulty after
ward. This coat OF sulphur has a Wit
reous appearance and forms very
tenacious crust. excluding all tenden-
cies TO chip or break
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
SOME WORDS THAT
CONCEAL THOUGHTS

- HAT must have been, ~ the
whole pleasant incoherence. on
my way back from the sweet old
Carroll house, climax of an aft
CTnoon drive. yet before another an ul-
innate visit, which was the climax OF
everything. | have sufficiently noted,
already. the charming law under which,
IN the states, any approach to really
ripe architectural charin--for the real
ripeness tx indispeusa ble--enjoys adj
vantages, those OF mystery and sancti-
~. that arc achieved In Europe but on
greatly harder terms. The observed
practise Of this art. at times singularly
subtle, is In fact half the reward OF
ones attention. puzzled though the lat
ter may none the less be 10 see how the
trick Is played. SO much az any rate
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
The Demand OF Labor.

Il was formerly the custom OF a paper
Mill IN Massachusetts TO pay the workers
semi-monthly. and, the operatives hay-
ing found the practise somewhat neon
yenlent from their standpoint. 1t was de-
cded to send a delegate TO the head OF
the Arm 20 state their grievance. An
lrlshulan, rather well known for his sa-
gaclty and persuasive powers, was select
ed for the task He duly waited on the
boss who said well, Michael. what
can 10 for your"
III We plase. sor" said Mike, i've been
stint rs a diligate by the workers 10 ask
a favor Of ye regardin' the paymlnt of
our wages"
What do they wantf'
"Sor, il IL the desire of mesilf an ~
livery other man IN the establishment tha
We resayye our seni-monthly pay every
wcek."--Iipplncott's
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

$4,000. while those who are at least IS
number l,626. OF this number only l2I
or less than per cent. entered the
service through examination, and as A
OF those entered through the section OF
the revised statutes giving preference
10 veterans injured In the service, there
are LETT 49, only > per cent who Were
appointed through strictly competitive
examination,
AS to the character of work per-
formed by these old fellows /, is shown
that 10 veterans and II civilians are
engaged In work of an executive char
aoter. SO veterans and 50 civilians In
professional technical and scientific
work. i3S Veterans and 329 civilians In
clerical duties; 90 veterans and l2l civil
ians I'm work OF a mechanical nature.
22S veterans and 96 civilians IN work os
a sub-clerical character and 16 veterans
and 10 civilians are employed as UNI
skilled laborors
The showing on efficiency Is the fea-
ture of the report. II tends TO mitl-
gate the impression that the govern
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

there are records OF the Chinese dis
trict officials comforting honors on He.
brews, and In 1863 the erection Of "A
synagogue was begun In Kaitengfu.
Hebrews were invited TO Pekin to
Join the imperial army. In the Ar
teenth century there We're many He
brew communities IN China. The best
Information we have about these COM
munlties comes through the Jesuits
who entered Pekln at the end OF the
sixteenth century.
The discovery of these Chinese He
brews was made by Father RIccI, one
of the first Jesuits TO enter China.
Early In the seventeenth century,
one summers day In Pekin, visitor
prompted by rumors OF the arrival Of
certain foreigners who worshiped q
single God. and yet were not Moham-
medans, called on Father Ricc, The
missionary, noticing the difference OF
features from the ordinary Chinese,
led him into the oratory and knelt on
his knees before picture OF the virgin
with the Infant Jesus and st. John the
Baptist. Near by was another picture
representing four OF the apostles.
The visitor knelt also, remarking,
I'VE IN China do reverence TO our an.
cestors. This Is Rebekah with her sons
Jacob and Esau. but az 10 the other
picture, why make obelsance 10 onlv
four sons Of Jacob? Were there not
Returning to the former apartment,
mutual explanations followed and an
unforeseen solution ensued. The stran.
ger was Hebrew Ngai by name, who
had come to Pelin from Kafengfu to
procure literary honors, He stated that
In his city there were some II families
of lsraeltes, with a fair synagogue, In
which they preserved roll of the law
more than 400 years old and in Hang
chow, the capital OF Chekiang, there
were many more families, also with
synagogue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

Under instructions from PrcsI-
dent Roosevelt the United States
ciyil service commission has
complied statistics relative to
old age in the federal departmental
service. The presidents action was the
outcome OF the recent discussion In
Congress over the proposal to drop
from the rolls all clerks more than 20,
and TO reduce the pay OF others re-
garded as superaanuated
IN order to get accurate data on the
subject the president directed the COM
mission to obtain from all the depart
ments the fullest information rs to
employees IS years OF age and more, the
quantity and the quality of the work
performed by them, the method Of en-
tering the service, salary and whether
In each case the employe was war
veteran or not
The whole number of employees In the
departments at Washington IL about
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

ment's work In suffering severely at the
hands of aged incompetents.
Efficiency was determined by guam
tity marked IN tenths, with ten-tenths
to represent the amount performed by
a thoroughly competent clerk, and by
quality. graded as poor. fair, average,
good and excellent. The work Of 30
old employees is rated as poor, OF 26l as
fair. Of 229 as average, OF 6S2 as good
and OF ga as excellent.
As TO the amount Of work performed,
10 are rated as accomplishing nothing,
two as doing one-tenth Of the amount
required: FIVE, two-tenths, six. three
,erths. 70. four-tenths, l24. five-tenths;
l6i, six-tenths 23s. seyen-tenths; 3j7.
eight-tenths 275. nine-tenths; while
AZ are given as performing ten-tenths.
or all OF the work to be expected OF
the most efficient employe.
The commission has drawn other In
leresting deductions. Thus II Is found
that there are 9is employees between
the ages OF S. and 20, that they per-
form ST. per cent OF the proper amount
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

All the wood preservatlye methods
now employed are defective IN 90 far
as they make use of solutions, the
eyaporatlve nature OF which makes
their action upon the wood effectual
method In question which has been
patented IN Germany. goes further and
utili1es "a fixed body. which becomes
solid upon being instllled into the pores
OF the wood. This substance is sui
phur, the physlcal properties of which
oifer Interesting advantages, being fus-
ible az abOut lll degrees. tempera-
ture which the wood can support with
out any perceptible change. The
sulphur Is applied in liquid FORM and
TN hardening completely fills up all the
lnterstlcea OF the iibrous tissues.
Although sulphur oXidates easily II
subjected 10 a high temperature, at
medium temperature 1t remains inn
passive, resisting not only the influence
~ water but also that Of acids, con-
centrated or diluted. and alkaline solu-
tons IL cold. The reason why the
utility OF sulphur I'm the direction in
dicated had not been recognized ere
now was on account OF it's small me-
chanical resistance, pure sulphur be-
Ing very brittle and pulverous But as
wood possesses the quality OF mechan-
ital resistance OF which sulphur Is de-
void, the compound OF these two bod
les may, under the proper conditions,
easily acquire valuable Industrial prop
critics, as, for instance, the vulcanized
caout-chouc. which the wood, impreg-
mated with sulphur, resembles a good
deal.
To protect wood by means OF sulphur
the following must be observed, VIZ.
Sulphur * fused in a beiiitting recep-
tacle making use of steam TO avoid
an excess OF heat, which deteriorates
the sulphur Into this liquid, and at
q temperature Of about $40 degrees. are
stepped the boards which are to re-
ceiye the treatment, care being taken TO
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
ark OF A YANKEE SAILOR.

> one time during the WA. - :
,ststs with Great Britain
n ,,,.h priyateer made her rem
IN p and cruising ground az
81 Long Island sound. NOT
tho - 49,, stonIngton, Conn, iron"
AR IT, IT,, Of vantage she levied con-
. .D'Sutops upon the Am, wn,''I .nd The
iilO . aI,,d between New York ana .ne
iDs' yland ports. The untof'un
y. coasters we're eompe ., au,,shs
ale '' threatened with the English
Nhe, .,'ns and submit to having their
Han ,'ss examined. the stores pro-
en-, ,.sns OF anything that was 'ike'y
70 p' ,,rss protests were of no avail
VI war time, when might made
q VS.. sd the strong preycd upon the
iep' No opportunity for repr.sals
gcah, itsels 10 the unaimed lner-
present., until at length Capt, chase.
chan'n,,,cd The sloop Echo out OF
who sa resolved TO attempt by
s'cniiis ',,, what could not be enected
BY force. AN, nrevailed upon an
inc rcolouei in Stonington 10 fur
A s,lh MIN with 90 men. VINO, wn WIZ
msn lime for sailing arrived were con-
ns ,s s I, the hold OF the sloop, pc
rai so Which and the capln was an
s,.ning through tne pu,hnea'
0pshsr of live sheep We're tnsh
pan nSbt on board. which occupied the
llouet the craft. With this strange
ac. Cant. Chase got his vessei uu,
any .y one fine morning and steered
es' NO. sntrance OF the sound. bound
iO' .s ~, one supposed. TO New YORK.
v M. me Echo arrived within hall
VIZ" s,s,,nce of the prlvateer, accord
ins w expectations, she was signaled
NV .",ra 10 by the report OF a gun
70 n' ,ss latter and a ball that came
iT Vn across her bows. As the
va .n sane up into the wind in an
IVY a. This urgent summons an OIL
W. n ,ha quarterback of the priva-
u. Ssiled her through his speaking
net with the usual questions.
us Sas no asked, What are you load
ss,h9" the Yankee captain an
/ "a hN's
wertd 49,, $50, ,,,oaa
t,hes) In the hold
The the sIoop was ordered to come
,lanssIds and when this was done
a.rIv All of The privateers crew
Sos,isd her, impelled by curiosity to
anime her unusual cargo. leaving
orly i've or ak men to guard the
pr,,,sh ship. As the foot OF the last
FpTihman touched the sloop's deck
,Ss Yankee captain gave signal, and
nm me cabin companionway rushed
ma forms Of armed men. The pri-
ya,s.rsnan's crew, who had left most
~ thelr Weapons on board their ship.
we're taken completely by surprise and
were quickly overpowered by the half
a hundred Americans. The few men
On board the English vessel also sur
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

rendered, and as the sun was setting
that evening the patriotic citizens Of
Stonington were surprised and graft
fed 20 see the victorious Echo sailing
into the harbor. accompanied by
large ship. from whose masthead float
I'd the Stars and stripes Capt. Chase
had returned the same day with his
sheep and valuable prize he had
captured without the loss Of man on
either side.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
FOR THE PRESER.
WALTON OF WOOD.

IT HE faculty of wood to with
stand atmospheric pressure is
so small compared with it's
mechanical resistance that
close study of new systems aiming ar
It's preservation is of great interest IN
dustfially.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-07-03


To one who has never heard anoht
save condemnation Of our great railroad
corporations, the sight presented fhie
week and last, must have occasioned
some deep thinking. Every railroad
running West offered free transnorfa-
tion OF all merchandise to San Fran
cisco, and train after train passe 4
through Omaha laden solely with s,,n-
plies Tor the California sufferers. For
over a week the Strange spectacle has
been seen, OF a great railroad system
IKE the Union Pacific almost entirely
turned over TO the work of charity
Not only has that grand road frans-
ported material and provisions Of all
KINDS Iree, but it has given such trains
the rigntof way over its regular trains
The same may be said OF an Western
lines, and not satisfied with thar fbe
railroads have furnished free frans.
poration for everybody WISHING n
leave California for the East. The
Union Pacific, it isSald. furnished over
ten thousand tickets to people who
were Ileeing from San Franciseo ana
mere they were transferred 70 fho
North Western and other lines an the
same basis Of free transportation fn
Eastern points All honor to fhpea
grand corporations which have come
90 the 'front.' 50 nobly in this rre7f
caiamlty--Church and Home. Omaha
Neb. ~ 80 '''