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Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-22

The cheerful liar who said Washing ton was the unhealthiest place In the country was merely trying to lessen the number of congressional as2i rants-
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-22

Woodmen of the World meets in
 Medigovich Hall the 1st Thursday of each month. Visiting brothers invited
 to attend. VIM. MORRIS, c. c. c. N. THOMAS. Clerk.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-22

When a man jumps at conclusions he doesn't always light where he ex- pected to.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-22
WOMAN
 ATTACKED BY CAT

About o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. M. J. Russell who resides on West Washington street. was attack ed by a cat and severely torn and bitten on the left leg from the ankle to tsuee. says the Phoenix Enterprise.
 Her dog, Tip" who was near at the time, hearing her outcry for help, responded Tn an instant the dog sDrang for the cats throat and caught it by the neck. The cat finally freed itself after hard struggle and ran away and has not been seen since around the premises.
 Had it not been for the dog who came to Mrs. RusselFs rescue the ar teries of her leg would have been cut as the cat had already torn the gar. meuts to shreds.
 The wound inflicted is very pain ful. but Mrs. Russell is resting easily under the doctors care.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
Geography vs.. Rate Problem.

\ distinguished New England Con-
gresham was discussing the railroad
rate question with a Western mem
ber the other day; the New EngIander
taking the don't" end Of the argu-
ment. The Westerner proceeded TO e1-
plain some of the reasons why the
West wanted the legislation. and was
presently deep in d discourse on Mis-
souri, river rates, Mississippi river
rates. Chicago common points. etc The
Eastern member listened with some
evidences of peTple8ity, and finally his
face lightened up as he interrupted
Hold on, there; you can't mix up
your geography that way 70 bolster up
the argument
'Hows thar
Wei, you're assuming that Iowa s
west of the Mississippi, and everybody
knows It's east Of the Mississippi"
The deuce il is; when did they move
it?-'
Move what?"
Why, either the river or the State? d?
The Mississippi was the eastern bound
airy of Iowa last time I was out there
At the end of five minutes of eXpla-
nation of the relative locations of the
Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and other.
streams. the New England man waS
convinced
Il suppose you think it mighty oh
that / should set wrong on such a
simple question Of geography said
the New EnElandeT
Well" replied the Western man.
after hearing your views on the rate
question, I'm inclined TO think YOU
know fully as much about geography
as you do about the transportation
issue, anyhow.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
Wisconsin War Spluttered.

Somehow or other the Senate, and es-
pecially the Senate galleries, cant get
over the impression that if the two
Senators from Wisconsin ever get too
close together there VIII be an explos-
ion that may jar the foundations OF
representative government Perhaps
there VIII; but certain it is that the two
scrappy Senators from the Badger State
| have thus far disappointed all expeeta-
t4oIlS OF tFOuDie-On the surface at least
1hey are the two shortest men in the
Senate neither rising much above five
teet tall But then you know NapoI-
con was about the same height" ex-
planned an admirer Of Senator Spooner.
Each is square built and stocky; each
has very square jaw and a yery. .posi-
tive manner; each has a tone of aggres-
sive, conviction in his voice that sug-
gests the improperly of disagreement
unless it is based on very excellent in
formation.
Yesterday Senator Spooner was dis
cussing some law points in connection
with the pending Five Nations Indian
legislation. He was IN the midst Of an
argument with Senators Bailey and Tell
er, with considerable noise going on in
the chamber. when the Junior Wisconsin
Senator rose to ask q question.
The effect was electrical. It was the
first time there had been the possibility
of contact between these opposite poles,
and the Senate. expecting lightning right
away, sat UP straight, rubbed its eyes,
and braced itself for the shock. II was
q moment of delicious suspense.
And then Senator Ia Toilette made a
suggestion of a point IN the argument
which he thought his colleague had
overlooked. His colleague acknowledged
But it was an awful disappointment to
the galleries.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
Congressman Bannon's Coup.

The first member of the Ohio delega-
tiOn 10 secure a unanimous Tenomina-
tion is Congressman Henry Towne
Bannon, of the Tenth district. The first
Congressional convention to be called
Was in GrOSvenOT's district. but in this
instance the able statesman from
Athens, familiarly called old fggers, -
did not have a hand in the calling of
the convention that defeated him. 1t
was called by the young bloods who
passed the word along the line last
year that Grosvenor was serving his
last term.
But in the case Of Congressman
Bannon it was different. When Mr.
Bannon learned severel weeks ago that
his colleague, Mr.. Cole, had arranged
to have his convention called on the
18th of March, which would have been
the first Congressional convention to
meet in the Buckeye State, he went to
the telegraph Office and got in touch
with the chairman Of the district and
then by long distance telephone he
talked with each county chairman OF
the Congressional committee TO the et-
feet that he had his convention called
Just one week ahead of the time set
for Congressman Coles convention.
Mr. Bannon is serving his first term,
and the unanimous denomination pTac-
tically insures him a second term. He
is one Of the new members who has
successfully broken through the par
lfamentary ice. He is a close student
and belongs TO that set of statesmen
who can tell YOU in a minute the status
of any measure before the House. For
several days Mr. BaunOn has been the
recipient of congratulations on being
the first member of the House to be
renOminated for the Sixtieth Congress.
His district is Overwhelmingly Repub-
Iican.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
"MY GENTLE WAY"

l don consider that it's wise
TO let the angry passions rise.
My enemies, 1 think, will grant
Ihat l am mild and tolerant.
when things go wrong you alvavs find
Me calm, unruffied and resigned.
l am not prone TO rip and tear
Ana ramp and stamp and storm and
swear
No, on the contrary, 1 am
As meek as Moses or a lamb
Forbearance is where most I shine:
Jobs patience did not equal mine.
| pride myself on keeping cool.
Unbridled passion marks the fool
You very seldom, I engage,
Have seen me fly into rage.
But there's a limit. I confess.
To all my sweet submissi veness
Confound, dad burn il all! Great Scott
Sav, do you wonder that I'm hot?
You know that / dislike to wait
And dinners now five minutes late
Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
MRS. CLARK POISONED
PICKING CUBAN FLOWERS

FORT MONROE, Va, March 2-Tbe
United States army transport Sumner.
Win the Santiago Battlefield Commits
sion and a large party of army and
navy officers on board. landed here. dis
embarking the Washington contingent.
MRS. Charles E Clark. wife of Rear
Auinlral Clark who was severely poi
sohed by picking Cuban flowers While
inspecting Morro Castle. at the entrance
the Hotel ChamberIin where sbe 1,iiI
remain until fully recovered. Col. IVebb
:. Hayes. of New York. who was also
poison p@olsohed by the dangerous flower. and
surgeon. WnC was injected nv Az Toi
tiIn,,V spn Wnlie attending the others. have en-
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
Paid War Tax Willingly.

This monetary agreement between
the United States and the republic Of
Panama, that has been the bone Of con
tention IN the arguments between Sena-
tor Morgan and that weI1-known inter
national lawyer. William Nelson Crom-
we'll before the Senate Committee on
Interoceanic Canals. reminds me of a
funny condition in the South during the
late Spanish-American war" said a
Southern member Of the Canal Commit
tee today.
During that war. or. to be more cor
rect when the war was declared. Con
gress provided for a revenue tax to de
fray the expenses. The South thought
this was d queer ARRANGEMENT and really
some Of tie back country people never
fully understood the conditions. They
did not complain. however, but came 10
the front Ike man and contributed
their share by Daying revenue whenever
asked.
i remember distinctly on one occa-
sion in a Texas town two local citizens
came into the telegraph Office One had
10 send a telegram short distance. He
wrote out his dispatch and rendered the
operator d silver dollar for payment
The message cost thlrty-three cents
think The operator. noticing there was
no revenue stamp affixed. took out for
that also The gentleman counted his
money, ana. nndlng MS change snort,
called the attention Of the man inside
70 the discrepancy.
Recalling as correctly as I can. the
conversation that took place. he said:
Jim. that there Is none of your Mexican
money. That's the good hard solid sill
yer dollar of Uncle sam
know answered Jim, but YOU
KNOW took out for the stamp.
- 1 don't want that to go bv no
Tram, answered the sender OF the mes
sage. l want that to go by telegraph
1 know that. but you must have a
revenue stamp affixed. TO pay war tax
said the operator.
II u Is a war tax. take it all. if Won
want TO, cheeTingly answered the send
er- Then getting confidential with the
operator, he said as the stamp was be-
ing stuck on:
" Jim. / reckon the Government gets
as much as a hundred dollars a day out
OF these here stamp taxes
Better make il two hundred" said
jim, being wise beyond his environ
ments.' O'
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
THE Personal SIDE
o4T THE CAPITOL
Senator Kean Relates His First Expe-
rence in Washington With Prevail
ing High Price Hotel Pecuarites.

Senator Kean is the ''light-hearted'
sQlon in Congress today. He is ever.
ready for a joke. and can always be
depended upon TO spin good yarn on
the spur of the moment.
In the Republican cloak room the 9TH
or day he told a story of 2 'recruit"
from the Western or "unciviiized" part
of this country.
The story related to the arrival of the
young Senator In Washington. He de-
cided that he would put up" at the
New Willard. He applied to the clerk
for a suite of three rooms on one OF the
lower floors. He wanted them fixed up
as a Senator's should be and supplied
with everything calculated to enhance
comfort. The clerk consulted his room
schedule and found that he had a few
such suites unoccupied. He conducted
the applicant to the floor on which
these various palaces were located,
and entered into a long explanation Of
everything connected with the rooms.
After a spell Of silence. during which
the tenant-to-be was calmly making OBJ
servations of the surroundings and evil
IDENTIFY enwrapped in the realms of a
fascinating dream. the clerk asked:
DO you think. Senator. that this one
would meet your reauirements?'
There was another spell of unbroken
silence Finally the clerk. becoming
anxious. again asked:
Senator. would you like to be shown
another suite?'
Il beg your pardon. I did not know
YOU were talking 10 me-" answered the
sOlon.
This suite rents for $500 a MONTH"
volunteered the clerk. evidently anxious
10 get rid of MS customer.
Another long spell of silence pre-
vailed Finally the clerk. assuming
courage. asked if he would consider the
aDartment engaged. The Sena to- an
sWcred.
I don't know. ] was Just trying to
figure whether the $16.6e % that / would
have left every month would pay car
fare and other inciIentaIs l will let
YOU know this afternoon
With that the Senator departed
The Washington times., 1906-03-02

eoat-tails for several years, without
any real attempt on his part to re-
move it. AS far back as August,
1904, our navy made a formidable
demonstration. as the diplomats
love TO put it, in Turkish waters.
extorting the hurried and furried
promise that the matter would be
settled right away. And now our
legation in Constantinople is still
urgently impressing" the same old
story.
In the language of the vulgar, 1T
is to laugh"
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
Slemp Absent-M

Representative Slemp of Virginia is
absent-minded. On a rolJ-caH recently
he complained to the Speaker that mis-
name had not been called, although he
was IN his seat listening for il.
The gentleman was Iistening?" asked
the Speaker.
I was answered Mr.. SIemp.
The clerk will call the gentleman
name ordered the Speaker
Mr. Slemp walked away. and thraa
times the clerk shouted out his name
but Mr.. Slemp gave no attention until
colleague stopped him.
Present. shouted back Mr.. Slemp.
although ne had intended to vote .'aI-e =
The Washington times., 1906-03-02

steadily improving and that all danger
has been eliminated from his present
condition
All the strenuosity of the clan
Roosevelt is not monopolized by the
Theodore branch of the family by any
means A study of recent hIetic his
tory shows several big Roosevelts, who
are notable men of muscle. In the re-
Tor example, one of tie leading mem
6ers OF the Missouri t1am was Andre
Roosevelt, a cousin OF tue President.
lie IS member OF ne Missouri Ath-
lettc Club of st. Louis. lie is six feet
tall and weighs 190 pounds.
being fencer. football player, discus
thrower of unusual ability, and a
mighty hunter OF big game.
Theodore Roosevelt Pell, another
cousin of the President, is giant.
towering six feet two inches and
weighing 100 pounds. He is a vigorocs
fellow, absolutely fearless, and an
ideal athlete. While in Columbia he
made quite a reputation as a broad
jumper and also competed in the pedes-
trian events. Later on he took TO ten
mis- and has achieved considerable sue
cess.
G. f. Roosevelt. nephew of the
President and a Harvard freshman. is
another gigantic athlete of that family.
He stands six feet one and one-haIf
inches tall, and tips the beam al $50
pounds He has been a high jumper of
some ability, having won that event in
the interScheiastic championships of
New England on Soldiers Field with
the excellent performances Of five feet
ten and one-half inches. He Is also a
baseball player of skill. and is a can
didate for the freshman team
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Forrest Brown and Mary Lewis.
Charles E. Selby and Katie E. Lee
Julian 3. Cafferty. of the District Of
Columbia and Elizabeth Dimlocker, or
Philadelphia, Pa
Robert Morse and Josephine Shaw
Charles H. Hawes, Of Cambridge. Eng
land. and Harriet y Boyd, of Boston.
Mass
William Ellis and Ruby Randolph
John II. Busher and Johanna Jonatt.
James II. Lewis and Sarah Williams.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
TORRENT, IN ESCAPING,
KNOCKS OUT HIS TEETH

squarely in the mouth by a stream of
water escaping under tremendous pres
sure, Thomas Fitzgerald, runner of
hydraulic press in the wheel department
of the Standard Steel Works. lost Two
teeth last night. He suffered 10 other
injury. not even an abrasion of the
membrane in his mouth.
The press, which exerted a pressure
OF $1,000 tons, burst while in operation
last night. and the water which gushed
from the disabled cylinder was directed
at Fitzgerald.
The big machine was made IN Ger
many. and il Is said 1t cannot be readily
dupIfcated i'm this country Another, or
one-third greater capacity is III the
possession of the company, and viii be
rushed to this place. but the wheel de-
paTtment will be idle for some time.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
Same Old Sultan.

A well-defined element of humor
crops out in that dispatch from Con-
stantinople, which says:
THE necessity for prompt official
recognition of the demand that the
American scholastic institutes at
Beirut, Syria, and elsewhere be en-
titled TO Identical treatment with
the schools of other. nationalities is
being urgently impressed on the
Porte by the American legation"
This school question has been
hanging to the Sultan's imperial
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
A Bit of Reciprocity.

There has been considerable in
quiry as to the significance of the
proclamation issued by the President
the other day, announcing certain
concessions in favor of Germany, in
the matter of tariff rates, by way of
return for the suspension for another
year of the new German rates against
the United States. This has looked
to many people like reciprocity ar
rangement made without submission
to the Senate, and they have been
sitting up and rubbing their eyes in
wonder that the esteemed upper body
did not buckle on it's armor and rush
to the defense of it's "prerogative."
Reciprocity without a treaty is in
fact exactly what it is. Section Of
the Dingley law provided for recipro-
city by treaty, but limited to two
years the space within which treaties
should be negotiated. Many import
ant ones were negotiated, only to be
smUthered in the Senate.
But section 3 of the same law pro-
vided that as to a certain limited list
of articles the President should be al
lowed to make trade agreements
without submitting them to Congress.
For the purpose of equalizing the
trade of the United States with
foreign countries, and their colonies,
producing and exporting to this coun-
try the following articles: Argols, or
crude tartar, or wine lees, crude;
brandies, or other spirits manufac-
tured or distilled from grain or other
materials; champagne and all other
sparkling wines; still wines, and YER
muth; painting ard statuary; OF any
of them"-thus reads the bill-the
President is authorized TO make Ger
tain reductions in our tariff duties on
these articles, whenever reciprocal
reductions on American articles are
made by the countries producing
these.
Section 1 has died by Limitation;
section is still in operation, and
under it the President has ordered
certain concessions to Germany, cal
culated to mollify that country and
save its face. There has been no up
roar about it on this side; only a
deep sigh of relief. Nobody has paint
ed picture Of our ruined tartar in
dustry; nobody has wept for the
wreck of the brandy business: no.
body has bethought him of the havoc
wrought in the California champagne
trade; nobody is agitated about our
yermuth infant, or torn his hair in
the cause of the promising painting
and statuaTy factories, now brought
TO the verge of ruin by competition
with the pauper art of Europe. Why
not?
Because this arrangement didn't
have TO go to the Senate. If it had
gone to the Senate, there would have
been a huge outcry, and the pact
would have been defeated. As il is.
nobody is protesting; nobody is find |
ing fault; everybody is glad a tariff
war has been averted. a lot of these
same articles were involved in the
kasson treaty with France. which |
the Senate killed.
Section 3 was not regarded as of |
much importance when it was nut
into the law. Yet it serves a great
now. Not only has it helped /
out of a difficult situation as to Ger
many. but it. has given telling re-
mlnder that just a little sense and
in these questions of trade
relations might be made to helm
greatly in promoting and fostering
foreign commerce.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02

many. but he finally found a place for
the speech and let il go. He read II
from manuscript, and it was so drparv
that everybody but d few pages and fbe
presiding officer fled from the senate
Dick had underscored a lot of words
he intended TO emphasize to give the
maiden effort the proper declamatorV
effect and he sent copy 10 the Gov
ernment Printing Office The result
was that the speech in the Record is
bestTeWn with italics and capitals and
looks like a college girls commence
mQuf ESSAY
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
Senat Dicks Speech.

Senator Charles Dick of Ohio vester-
day succeeded in getting rid of the
Statehood speech he has been carry
ing around in his bosom for two weeks
The Senator's discouragements were
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
REMEDY
FOR THE DYSPEPTIC
Danse de Ventre Also Suggested Cure for Seasck-
nesS-Hunt for Rockefeller Will Not
Be Abandoned

| colored chsIrmen who pushed the vehi-
| cles on the bicycle seats behind were
urged ahead and the promised tip
was doubled several times as an induce
ment as the stretch of "A mile was run
Mr. Belmont happened to have the big
gest man propelIing his wheel. and so
won out with delight capturing the
wager.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor was forced to
abandon her trip 40 Aiken. s. c. owing
TO the serious Illness of her father. Ed
ward S. Willing, of Philadelphia. She
hurried to his bedside. This may mean
the canceling of her plans for the sea-
son in London and a gay summer at
Newport
The annual art exhibition of the Ameri-
can Girls Club in Paris. which was found
ed by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. is exception
ally fine this year Mrs MaCMonnies
wife of the sculptor. and Miss Florence
Este are among the most distinguishes
contributors. Two San Francisco girls
MISS Gertrude Partington and and Miss
Ghirardelll. nave sent canvaSses which
are attracting considerable attention
them.
Madame Madeline Lemaire. of Paris.
are familiar TO many Americans at home
and abroad. has just received the cross
OF the Legion of Honor. in recognition
OF her service to French art
Young Mr. ROckefeller's defense of
Joseph's corner in grain, as was to
have been expected, has caused contro-
versy. Prof. Charles P. Fagnani. of
Union Theological Seminary. takes
issue with the young son of Standard
Oil. He says:
The corn corner of Joseph has been
in the public eye recently That Young
man had a good private character. but
Joseph, the Kings jackal who took
every advantage to take away ali the
property OF others, can only be held up
to obloquy. Compare Joseph the En-
SLAYER of the People, with Moses the
Liberator"
The Hague conference as a preIin-
mary to the disarmament of the world
seems to have slipped a cog figures
show that since that historic gather
ing, the annual naval expenditures of
the great powers has Increased so per
cent, reaching the enormous total of
S507 500, 900.
It was said at the post graduate hos
pitai today that Jacob A. Riis has been
The Washington times., 1906-03-02

hAAiE. tiiGl.s 10 dUutISo q IEAGSlOUS con-
Eress. ACCOMPANIED by Miss Durand.
will return 10 Washington in a week s
time.
Baron and Baroness MoncheuF had
dining with them at the belgian lcgd-
ton last night. Senator and Mrs. Dry
den. Senator and Mrs Dolliver. Mrs
Robson. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley
Mr.. and Mrs Henry c. Perkins, Colonel
and Mrs BTomWell. Senator Bacon
Miss Patten. and Prof MeTinCK.
The Counselor OF the French Embassy
and Nine des Portes de la Fosse will
arrive in New York tomorrow and Will
come at once to Washington They
have been absent in Europe for some
months.
Mrs. Fairbanks. wife of the Vice Pres
ident left Washington last night for
the Hot Springs. Of Virginia, where she
viii remain for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaTZ Anderson sailed for
Europe yesterday
Third Assistant Secretary OF State,
Herbert II. p. Peirce. who was recently
appointed minister to Norway. will sail
for his post Of duty some time in April
Mrs. Peirce. already an accomplished
linguist. is making a study Of the Nor
weEian language.
The Washington times., 1906-03-02
AFFAIR
AT GERMAN EMBASSY
Miss Langham, Just Returned From Europe, Renews Ac
quaintances at Dinner Given by Ambassador and
Baroness Won Stenberg.

The German Ambassador and Bar
oness Won Sternburg were most prom
inent among the dinner hosts last night.
and the baroness sister. Miss I-angham.
who has Just returned from Europe. re-
newod acquaintance with the guests.
There were dining az the embassy. the
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks. the
Speaker and Miss Cannon. Senator Al
HSOn. Senator Kean. Senator and Mrs.
Wetmore. Senator and Mrs. Newlands,
Mrs. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II Keen. MT- and Mrs. Willard. Miss
LanEham. and Count BressleT. Of the
German embassy.
The Mexican Ambassador and Nine
de Casasus entertained at dinner at the
embassy last night the Brazilian Am
bassadoT and Nine. Nabuco. the Rus
sian Ambassador and Baroness Rosen.
the Minister from Haiti and Nine
Leger. the Minister from Portugal. the
Minister from Switzerland the Charge
d AffaiTeS for Norway and Nine Hauge
Lieutenant Colonel and Nine Peder-
nairas. OF the Brazilian embassy: Com
mandeT and Sonora Ian. OF the Argen-
tine legation. thu First Secretary Of the
Brazilian Embassy and Nine. Cher
mont. Miss Ida Thompson. Miss Bell
HaEner. and SenOT de Ia PoTtelIa and
Senior Zapata Vera. both Of the embas-
sy STAFF.
The British ambassG Co. who left
Washington "Wednesday I.-S 1t for Nash