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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
GERMANS MAY HELP
TO SUBOUE LET'S
Whole Army Corps Ready
TO Cross Border.
CAR NICHOLAS DEPRESSED
Low Spirits Made Usually Brilliant
Fete at Tzarskoe-Selo Palace
Melancholy Gathering.

BERLIN, Jan. 13.-The insurrection
of the Let's. concerning which dozens
Of confidential messages have been ex-
changed between the Car and Kaiser
has grown TO such enormous proper
tons that although every regiment
which could be spared IN Russia pro-
per has been sent to the affected west
ern provinces. it is doubtful that the
Gar win be able to restore order with
out the cooperation Of Germany. and
whole German army corps is therefore
being held in readiness TO cross the
frontier at a moments notice.
Getting Cars Ready.
All the railroads along the German
eastern frontier are prepared to place
large numbers of cars at the disposal
Of the war department the very mo-
ment the order to do 50 is received
from this city, and at all stations a
great number Of mechanics are pre-
pared TO change the trucks Of the Ger
man cars so that they viii fit the wider
tracks Of the Russian railroads
A high German officer who visited
Tzarskoe-SeIo during the recent festival
OF the Knights Of ST. George tells me
that in spite OF all published reports 10
the contrary the Gar is much depress-
ed and that the affair. usually one OF
the most brilliant Of the winter season.
was a most melancholy sight
Twelve naval officers decorated with
the cross Of St. George were present.
but were stunned by the army officers
as if they were iepers-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-14
FRANCE IS READY
TO FIGHT KAISER
Army and Sea Force Both
Prepared for War.
NAVY WOULD SWAMP GERMAN
Tall: in Paris Defiant in Answering
Wilhelm's Aggressive Policy in
Moroccan Trouble.
NAVY WOULD SWAMP GERMAN

Paris, Jan. 13.-with the Algeciras
conference only three days off Paris is
remarkably calm.
If the war should come it will not
DO of Frances making, France will
know that she has aceeded % every de-
mand OF Germany consistent with her
national dignity and the whole respon-
sibility will rest upon the Kaiser, who
began his policy Of aggression against
the advice of his ministers.
Dreams of Triumphant War.
There is little doubt that he dreams
only of repeating with the army or
ganized by the late Field Marshal
MOltke the victories upon which his
empire was built up. but he will find
that France OF today is much differ rent
from the frivolous country ruled over
by the third Napoleon.
In 1870 France was totally unpre-
pared for war. the army was honey
eombed with corruption and her army
supplies existed merely on paper To-
day she has the best field guns in the
world and her military rifles are. at
least, equal TO the German.
All the fortresses are well equipped
and supplied with food and ammuni-
tiOn, and while the soldiers may not
act with the same clockwork precision
as the Kaiser's, they are well drilled
and will make up in enthusiasm what
they lack in precision.
Rely on Navy.
The navy is far superior to the Ger
man. and even without the help OF
Great Britain, which many people
doubt viii be given, France should be
able to dispose of the Kaiser's men-of-
war as quickly as the japanese de-
stroyed Russia's aTmadas.
The people have full confidence in
their government. and in the resources
of the country, and although investors
in Germany, England. and Belgium
have hurried to dispose of their French
securities, French patriots have not
been slow TO buy. with the result that
there has been practically no slump I'm
French bonds. Firmly and confidently
we are ready TO meet our fate be IL
good or bad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11

partake of a glass of Dutch courage. The lunches in these places seem to never end. They ostensibly commence at F o'clock noon, but the eater fingers in in- verse ratio to his sobriety. Thus, at three he is eating his lunch still, having been thus engaged for three mortal hours. The place is noisy with wit and droll stories. and enough food is consumed at the lunch to feed a poor family for a day.
 Then there Is the place where you have to wait until some one else is through. In these places each waiter has a counter. You coax your anatomy to the narrow limits of patent chair having place for your hat in the back, and when your neizhbor isn't jabbing your hand with his elbow you get along very we'll These places are prettily decorated and serve the same food as other places, only you think it Is different on account of em- bellishments. Here the food Is not eaten quite as rapidly as In the quick-lunch places; still 1t Is eaten faster than man should if he desires health.
 Then there are the hotels, and there are places where free lunch is served with beer, and there are places on the inn or der. Almost always there Is a charity lunch going on where one may eat well and know that the proceeds are going Tor some worthy charity.
 II is a study in human nature to watch the ways of people while they eat and to note where they eat. The city possesses a great number of lunch places, for all Washington practically lunches down. town. and the man who has the time to go home either lives near by or is for tunate to be so situated in life that he can leave his cares and go to the bosom of his family and partake of the noon hfte
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
NEEDN'T GIVE PINK TEAS.
Real Duties of consuIs-Privilege Cut
 Off By New Law.

Pink teas and white fiannels and lawn tennis, while delightful and possibly de- sirable from mere globe trotting stand point, are not the ultima Thule of our consular system, says J. Sloat Fassett in the Review of Reviews. 1t was created and 1t exists for business purposes and protective purpose solely.
 Consuls are required, among other things, first, to look after and protect generally the personal and property inter- ests of travelling Americans and American residents abroad; second to enlist and discharge sailors at seaports consulates; third, to certify invoices and collect fees therefor. and administer paths and exc cute sundry legal commissions and collect fees for the same; fourth, In some coun- tries to sit as judges and execute our laws under extraterritorial rights; fifth, to examine emigrants, etc.; sixth, to re- port specially and generally upon trade conditions and to point out any and all matters wherein American trade or com merce may be benefited.
 In view of the many rather severe crit icisms by returning travellers upon the social deficiencies of members of our con sular service. 1t may be well to remark that the consular service is not a part of the diplomatic service, and was not and is not designed for social purposes; also that our consuls are not so well paid that they can afford to entertatn thA rsStlasa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11

thousands of their travelling countrymen with frequency or splendor.
 Under the new Lodge act our consular service will be made up of about 100 per- sons. including consuls of all ranks, as well as agents, marshals and interpreters.
 This law abolishes the privilege so long possessed and so often abused by con- suis of retaining fees for services ren- dered. It also forblds consuls to practice law or engage in any kind of business. In lieu of this deprivation the salaries of the consuls have been increased sof that under the new law they will inv most instances. be slightly larger than their present salaries plus their present fees. which they are allowed to retain.
 In few places like London, for in stance, where our consuls were getting an income wholly out of proportion to their work, the salaries have been decreased The salaries of the consuls in the oriental stations have been increased to greater extent than salaries elsewhere. because it is expected that those offices will be called upon to perform increasing labor from year to year.
 This law further makes 1t imperative for consuls to perform certain services which heretofore they have performed voluntarily, but for fee. The law fur ther requires that all clerks or assistants or consuls or agents receiving 5000 In gold per year, or more, shall be AmerA- cana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
GOSPEL MEETINGS
 LARGELY ATTENDED
SERIES BEING CONDUCTED BY
 BIRMINGHAM Y. M. c. A. IN
 WEST END ARousEs MUCH IN TEREST.

The gospel meeting for men held last night at the Westland Methodist church in West End by the Young Mems Chris titan association was largely attended and was quite satisfactory to those in charge of the movement. The meeting for women held at the same time at the Baptist church was also well attended.
 The churches of West End are cooper ating In these meetings, and an earnest evangestic effort js being put forth. Next Sunday night the mems meeting will be held at the Baptist church, and the Sun day night following at the Presbyterian church. Workers from the Y. M. C. A. will be in charge of each of the services.
 Yesterday afternoon men from the dlf- ferent churches made a house-to-house canvass and extended an invitation to every man within reasonable distance of the church to attend the service. As a result, many who are not churchgoers were present.
 The music was led by N. B. Crabtree, and the meeting was conducted by J. P. Jackson, general secretary of the Bir- n1ingham Young Mems Christian associa- tlon. The address was delivered by T. R. McCarty on Sowing and Reaping." At the close of the regular meeting a strong appeal was made to those who desired to lead better lives and thrty-three men came forward in response. In an after me eeting which followed four men definite 1y decided for the Christian life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
Trials of Woman on a Ranch.

Eleanor Whiting in Leslie's Weekly.
 For the woman with jaded nerves, who can stand little hardship, there are few experiences more invigorating or more enjoyable than a summer on a Montana cattle ranch. I know, be- cause have tried it. "Oh, God, help me to bear this for three months!" I cried in my heart when first beheld the one-story log shack that was to be my temporary home, roofed and plas- tered as 1t was with yellow mud, and set down in world of treeless, browny-green prairie, twenty-two miles from postoffice, railroad, or store, and eight miles from the nearest neighbor.
 But long before the three months were up the spell of the great west was upon me, and l was in love with the dignity. the simplicity, the inde- pendence and the friendliness of tho ranchman's life. To begin with, these ranch houses look infinitely worse from the outside than they really are. In summer time they are cooler and in the winter warmer than a frame build ing would be. and the ranchwoman knows well how to give them the home touch inside, with white muslin draped between the rafters to form a domed ceiling, with books and pictures, and, as often as not, piano that has been hauled forty miles, maybe, over the prairie.
 All the same. housekeeping on n ranch is terribly hard work and taxes all of a woman's courage, fidelity and resources. There isn't closet in the house, for one thing. Every drop of water for cooking or cleaning has to be brought in by hand from distant we'll or spring, and all the refuse water must be carried out with equal care, because ranch houses seldom have sinks. In this land of promise. where no one pays any rent, coal and wood are free for the trouble of getting them, but the ranchwoman is not likely to remember these blessings when she sees her clean kitchen floor strewn with litter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
OLD BILLS HOOPS
 SPOIL X SUICIDE
FAITHFUL HORSE KICKS HIS DEs- PIRATE, DISCOURAGED OWNER THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BARN.

Pittsburg. Saturday John Devinney was thoroughly disgusted with life, and would be dead if it hadn't been for Old Bill. John Devinney is farmer In But termilk Hollow near Duquesne, and Old Bill an old sorrel horse that he raised from a colt and which had been in the fillily the sixteen years of his life
 By getting up at o'clock In the morn- ing and working until 10 at night Deyin- ney managed to save a few thousand dol lars. and when the oil excitement broke out near Duauesne short time ago he was sure that there was oil under his ground He spent every cent he had made and placed a mortgage on the farm, but when the well came in 1t was dry hole.
 Utterly discouraged, and with old age and starvation staring him in the face, Devlnney got a good stout piece Of clothesline and started for the stable. As the old man passed Into the stable Old Bill uttered a friendly neigh. Devinney stopped, placed his arm about the animals neck and whispered to him few words of loving farewell. Then he went back to the rear of the stall to put an end to care and tribuation.
 One end of the clothesline he knotted tightly around his neck. Then he mount ed the Soap box. The other end of the rope he Started to throw across rafter that helped to form the stall. In few seconds it would all be over
 Old Bill had been taking only mild
 interest In the proceedings. But when he saw the rope around his masters neck and the other end around the rafter 1t all seemed to dawn upon him in an in- stant His master was within reach. Out shot his right hind hoof and 1t landed sauarely on the seat of Devlnney's trous- CTS. The force of the blow was so great that Devinney was knocked clear through the weather boarding of the stable and in- 10 the lone outside. His screams of pain reached the household. The old man was carried in and doctor summoned. To- night he is doing as well as could be ex- pected and the doctor says that he will recover.
 Devinney now declares that he does not want to die and is the happlest mortal in the world In the thought that his old horse saved his life. Devinney is going to take a new start, and believes that he will win out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
AFRICAN GAME FOR SOUTHWEST
Plan to Bring to America Thirty
 Species of Rare Beasts.
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times
 With the personal indorsement of the president of the United States and the hearty approval of the Los Angeles cham Der of commerce. one of the most inter esting moves ever made by pubic-splrited men in the southwest Is soon to be start ed
 It Is for the transplanting of thirty species of African game animals to our preserves Congress will be asked to set apart portions of the forest reserves as a perpetual United States sanctuary, and when this is done the importation will im- mediately commence.
 Money Is not wanting for the complete eonsummation of the scheme. At pres ent s50.0O0 awaits the word of the projec- tors, and all or any part of it may be used in bringing the game to this coun- try and establishing It upon a healthy footing.
 Not more than third of tine proposed thirty species will be introduced at the start other rarer varieties being brought in later, as fast as conditions warrant.
 For the high mountains Is purposed the tropical chamois, beautiful creature. somewhat different from the Swiss cham ois, but better adapted to this climate.
 Then will come the bush-bok, an Afri- can animal the size of the back-tailed deer The flesh of this creature Is good to eat, and its hide makes leather of ex- traordinary toughness, worth probably five times as much as ordinary leather. The Boers use 1t for the extreme ends, or crackers" Of their great fifty-foot whips.
 For the open plains country the spring bok will be bought. There will be dif- ferent varieties for different attitudes, and as the species is very hardy, it is ex- pected that there will be no trouble in preserving the species. This is the species for which congress has appropriated the money to the Wichita reserve, and the first experiment will be tried there. The local promoters. however, will procure their animals direct from South Africa, working in conjunction with Gardner Will Hams.
 The mountain reedbok will be imported for the foothills It will stand a consid- erable amount of heat and is about the size of a deer.
 Another foothll creature will be the greater koodoo, a magnificent animal the size of the elk. weighing 400 to 800 pounds, with great spiral horns. Yet another is the great sable antelope, the size of the koodoo. black in color, with dainty white markings.
 On the desert will go the gemsbolS and also the grantai. The latter is an animal weighing about 150 pounds and is capable of going great distances from water
 In addition. several varieties of the small gazelle will be brought over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
DakIn's Husky Handshake.

From the Branson tMinn.) Budget.
 & T. Dal<n came up from Brecldnridge yesterday. and in addition to his heavy land business and big grip, he carries the huskiest handshake extant. It begins with a rushing of sleeves, followed by gath ering of the phalanges. and a peculiar biffsld sound seems to kick out between the knuckles like the heels of a sportive broncho Don't look at your hand-you can't see it. It's bundled up in pile of digit as carefully as newborn babe, Your fist is flying up and down like the head of a lemonade shaker; around and around like windmill, or back and forth as though you were a slide tromboner playing n grand solo, Presently your whole body seems to join in the greeting Your muscles twitch and dance until the arms and legs are working overtime, and then some. You hear the music and choose your partner The caller Is going full blast and fight is going on over in the corner. When you finally come back to earth 1t Is with the pleasant assur- ance that S. T. DalSin Is one of the in- habitants thereof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
MINISTRY STILL
 HOLDS TOGETHER
MEMBERS plsAPPolNT PARLlA. MENT BY FAILING TO MANIFEST THE SERIOUS DlscoRD THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED.

St Petersburg, June 10--In spite of the oft denied reports. the belief that the re- tlrement of the Goremyk1n ministry Is near at hand was reassured today by the Rech, the constitutional democratic organ which apparently is looking forward hopefully 10 the installation of a cabinet more In harmony with the lower house of parliament. This hope apparently springs from the belief that the ministry is apt to go to smash through internal dissensions over the agrarian programme of Minister of Agriculture stchlnsky in regard to which there has been much gossip lately. Members of the cabinet. however, assert that the serious discord has not manifested itself
 The project of M StichinslSy has not yet been submitted to the ministry and parliamentary discussion revealed no strongly adverse criticism to 1t.
 The democrat organs also give credit to a report that the Emperor in deference to the sentiment of the lower house of parliament has decided to to suspend op- erations pending the enactment of law abolishing them but the rumor finds an- swer In the dispatches from Warsaw where one man was hanged Saturday for an attack on policeman and four have been condemned to death for sacxing the township treasury; and from Riga, where a court martial of thirty-six members of the fighting band Of revolutionists con demned to death seven of them among them being the leader known throughout the whole of the Baltic provinces as Napoleon" and twenty to Imprisonment from three to fifteen years. Preliminary interpretation regarding the Riga court martial already has been presented to the lower house of parliament as a yer dict of guilty was anticipated. The elec- tions in the Caucasus are everywhere going In favor of the social democrats.
 The agrarlan disorders are steadily spreading in widely separated localities and the government though 1t boasts of It's ability to prevent disturbances this year is unable to cope with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
BuIacan Fpnerals and Marriages.

From the Youths Companion.
 The occurrence of a death in a Filipino family in Bulacan Is the signal for an immediate celebration. Our brother has gone to hapry land, and we must re- joice," they say. Relatives and friends are invited to come, and an orchestra Is sum- moned Then the dancing and reasting be- gin. and continue until the time of the funeral. which In this climate follows within twtnty-four hours.
 Those who have the means buy a black cloth-covered casket ornamented with spangles and bows of bright blue ribbon. The poor rent the town coffn," plain tn box, evidently designed for those of medium stature; for year or two ago, In a funeral procession, the feet of the deceased, encased in bright blue plush chinelas, were seen sticking out at one end.
 The orchestra heads the procession through the streets, usually playing some lively air learned from the American sol- diers. The popular funeral music Is "A Hot Time' and 1t keeps the procession moving at a brisk pace.
 Thursday Is the favorte day for we'd dings in Bulacan, as it is bargain day in the matrimonial market. On Thursdays the priest marries many couples at a time, and consequently at less expense to each couple Four o'clock Tn the morning Is the favorite hour. Following the ceremony the newly married pair return to the brides home, where dancing and feasting ensue till sundown.
 A bride to whose wedding feast some Americans were invited had romantic prelude to her nuptials. The parents of the bride were strenuously opposed to the match. owing to a strong dlsnclination on the part of the bridegroom to labor of any sort. So Anastasia was sent up into the mountains to visit some relatives, and traces of her whereabouts were carefully concealed from Felicidad the bridegroom elect
 But Felicidad. although too indolent to support his prospective bride. did not pro- pose that another should win her, so he summoned several faithful friends to his aid and began an active search. His de- votion was rewarded with success, and three weeks later Felicldad returned in triumph with radiant Anastasia borne aioft on the shoulders of two of his trusty friends.
 The following Thursday in company with fifteen other happy couples, they were married
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
CONFIRMED TWO GLASSES.
The Right Rev. E. p. Allen, Bishop of
 Mobile, Preached at 5essemer.

The Church of the Immaculate Concep- ton, the negro Catholic church, was filled to over1owing last night to hear the Right Rev E. P Allen, bishop of Mobile, preach. He also confirmed class of seven negroes. four of whom were the converts of Faith CT Tobin who has been succeeded here by Father Murphy
 The sermon was listened to with great interest by the congregation. number of Catholic priests were present at the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
Oldest Living Human Being.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 Stuurman, a bushman, who lives in the Prieska district of Cape Colony, South Africa, is believed by scientists who have seen him to be the oldest living human be- Ing. It is known absolutely that over 70 years ago he was very old man. He has a son who is over 90. According to the wonderful creatures own story he Is about 40 years old. He has wife-his second-who has passed the century mark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
He Wasn't Romantic.

From the Cleveland Leader,
 She nestled her head on his manly breast.
 "Oh. George!" she whispered, "how loud your heart beats. And every beat is for your own Angeline, isn't it, dear?"
 He looked uncomfortable.
 Well, the fact is." he said, that the engagement ring cost so much that I'm--er-obliged for the present to carry one of these dollar watches. That's what you hear."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-11
CHILDREN ARE TO
 PICNICK WEDNESDAY
Sunday School of Five Points Church Will Go to Munger Home on
 MontevalIo Road.

The annual picnic of the Five Points Methodist church Sunday school will be given Wednesday at the country home of R. & Munger on Montevallo road and Cottonwood avenue.
 The grounds will be turned over to the children and all arrangements will be made to give them a pleasant outing.
 Special cars will carry the picnickers to the Munger place Wednesday morning and will bring them back to Five Points late that afternoon.