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The Alaska prospector., 1907-04-11
SANTIAGO IS AFIRE
Disastrous Confiagration Iii Cuban City This
 Morning

-pioChS III tile Ct lltIil IhIi ol lnc city are burning, and for a time the entire city was threatened, bul the flames are now under control
 San Francisco, April 5-Rurf's attorney charges that Judge Dunne Is determined to convict Ruef re- gardless of the evidence against him. The court published d reply saving that 1t was his intention to' send the man 10 jail if after hearing tAr testimony he considered 1t his duty
 Washington, April 3--Thc tigbt between Roosevelt and Hartman is still occupying the attention of the eastern newspapers 10 the rX- clusion of all other news. The president in an interview yes terday. stated that he mad positive information that the cor porations had raised $5.OOO,OOO to be used to control the national conventions. He charges that Hartman and Rockefeller are backing Hearst and are preparing to conduct tbe fight to finish. R2osevelt intlmates that if neccs sary he would run for a third tern, in order to defeat the plans of the corporations.
 Chicago, April 5-Joe Cans and Harry Lewis have signed paper= for a fight to take place within three months for the lightweight championship of the world Bat ting Nelson was present but re- fused to make a match with Cans because enough money was not offered.
 San Francisco, April, 5-Hcney hsA earned that one of the men on the Ruef jury is lottery agent who has beeu closely associated with Ruef. He will endeavor to have him discharged. Chief of Police Dinan has deserted the Ruef cause and is aiding Heney in every way possible. Rucf threatens that if he is sent to tbe penitpntiary he will see to it that William Hcrrin, political manager of the Southern Pacific road goes with him.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-04-11

the Japanese vessel Shibetoro Ma ru, which sailed yesterday from this port, induced a white woman to go aboard the vessel and shang- haied her. The woman's child was left on the dock as the vessel pulled out, crying for it's mother. The State department has been notified of the outrage. but no news has has been received of the action talked regarding it.
 New York, April 5-It is an nouced this morning that the Thaw case must wait until Jerome appeals to the appellate court on some of the rulings of the lower court. This will stop the trial for an indefinite period.
 Chicago, April 5-The trainmen and the railroad managers of the western roads have reached an agreement regarding wages. The trainmen have been allowed an advance of from to 10 per cent A contract has been signed by tn, parties which will prevent any danger of strike for two years al least.
 New Orleans April 5--Alexan dria, the county seat of Rapides county, this state, was nearly de stroyed this morning by cyclone It IS known that seven were killed by falling buildings, and ther, were many injured.
 Washington, April 5-AIl ar engagements have been made bv the Longworths to visit Alaska this summer and Secretary Taft may accompany them. They will visit the Yukon and Southwestern Alas lla points.
 New York, April 5-Frank Hill, a stenographcr in the employ of Hartman has been arrested for selling a copy of the letter in which his employer charged Roosevelt with soliciting campaign contribu- tions. It is said that Hartman had no intention of allowing the letter to be made public, but the stenographcr sold copy to rep resentativc of the press.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-04-11

On Taylor creek near Nome niiqers have struck steam.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-04-11

Try our McnthoIated Cough Balm-It cures. Red Cross Drug Co.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

A question that is agitatins New York
just now IS that brought up by the deter
minaton of the park commissioners to
keep the city parks closed at night all
during the summer. The commission
ers. since the ruling was made. have
been receiving a great many appeals by
mail. but they say that these are not
worth much attention. as many are anon
ymous, and none seems 10 come from So
cial workers or charity organizations. OBJ
viously. however, it is not odd that
those who desire a chance 20 sleep on
the grass should be somewhat averse to
making their names public
Il is all very well TO keep the public
parks clean and sweet, and to make them
beauty spots, to be enjoyed alike by rich
and poor, but It will always he. perhaps,
that the rich. with their horses and auto
mobiles. win get more enjoyment out Of
the parks than the poor And yet the
parks belong to the people. poor or rich.
Always there are hundreds Of men in
every city--and especially in such city
as New York-absolutely without homes.
Strange as it may seem. many Of these
do not apply to charity organizations for
relief. being able to relieve themselves. if
given an opportunity, No suffering can be
more acute than that brought about by
the lack Of a sleeping place and in the
summer the cool, green grass, with Gods
sky for a roof, offers a few hours Of
clean and wholesome rest to many
weary Wayfarer.
In London, where the unemployed prob
lem IS serious little or no restriction is
placed on the use Of the larger parks at
; nights. There are some rallied and
f.nced-in aristocrat gardens that are
locked after dark. but Hyde Park. Re
gents Park. and others are wide open.
and in the summer time hundreds of men.
women, and children find refuge there
1t Is hard to imagine a charity more in
expensive and less troublesome 10 admin
istrate than this OF leiving the parks open
at night in the summer time Open parks
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
Mir. Storey on Federnl Power

An interesting contribution to the cur
rent discussion Of the pOpula. tendency
to demand an increasing use Of the Fed
eraI power is made by MoOrdeld Storey.
tho well-known Boston antl-imperiallst
WHO. in an address at jamestown last
week presented reasons for his belief IN
the greater efficiency Of the State gov
ernments as compared with the Federal
/ government Mr.. Storey, however. cannot
/ be rated an orthodox State rights man.
! for he conceded that some of the powers
now exercised by the States should be
IcuTtailed. among them the power to limit
or deny rights secured TO foreigners
under treaty Of the general government
The Federal establishment. in his opinion
should have all the powers necessary to
| execute the treaties II is authorized 20
make.
! Mr.. Storey expressed the view that an
| increase Of Federal power does not nee
| essarily mean the same thing as an in
/ crease Of ghe powers OF the President.
for he is br a part Of the Federal
government. Reviewing the divisions Of
the Federal power. Mr.. Storey pointed
out that the House Of Representatives
is largely under the control of the
Speaker. so that any enlargement Of the
powers OF Congress means q correspond
ling increase in the authority Of that al
ready powerful officer As 20 the Senate.
that body is not easily affected by public
opinion, and Mr.. Storey thinks il now has
all the power that can De safely lntrusted
TO H. The President. as every one knows.
is one of the most powerful executives
on the globe having more power than is
given to any single man in any free
government on EARTH" which Mr.. Storey
bids us bear in mind before giving him
any more power
II may be said OF the executive power.
however. that Il increases with a pace
equal to that of Congress. For example.
if by constitutional amendment Congress
were given power TO regulate corpora
tions. the exercise OF the Presidential
duty 10 execute the laws passed in pur-
suanCe Of Ibis constitutional authority
would greatly increase the scope Of ex-
ecutive functions. So that it Is impossi-
BILE, I'm any consideration Of the transfer
Of power TO the Federal government. TO
increase the power Of the so-called popu-
lar branch OF the government without
adding espondingly 20 executive au-
thority. Much Of the Presidents authorI-
" is expressly granted him by Congress.
and there is really no way Of limiting the
stature Of the Presidential office save by
restricting the functions Of the Federal
government.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
How Ear Is II to Coz

| Following naturally the verdict in the
Loving case comes the question. How far
/ Is the nice and novel legal theory on
which that verdict rested TO go? Under
such a ruling as that OF the Virginia
court, whose life Is safe within the
! United States? II that ruling-one SINH
/ lar, be II remembered, to the one in the
! unsavory Thaw case-is 10 obtain, what
/ is to prevent any man having a female
/ relative from Staying his enemy and. in
/ his defense, alleging that the woman &C
cused the slain man of insulting her?
In the case Of a father husband, or
brother. is it not at least possible that
woman might perjure herself?
As a people we are very fond of
phrases. and 'ths unwritten law" who
| ever invented it, has been stretched to
cover a multitude of things Originally
| the "unwritten law was understood as
giving one the right to take in ones own
hands the punishment Of another guilty
Of smirching the honor of a family or of
the destruction of a woman's reputation.
But it has gone far beyond that now,
and the result OF the latest ruling is
that If a man affects to believe that one
Of his womenfolk has been wronged he
is justified in killing the man alleged 10
have wronged her The danger and in
justice of this are obvious.
The old Mosaic law. Thou shalt do no
murder" is forgotten In our modern legal
bubbles. Men are slain without any ado
quate cause being shown, and the slayers
go forth free. And yet, the law Is com
mon senser'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
MEN AND THINGS.
Mr.. Bryce and the Constitution.

! MI nFgct ana the iOnsiituttohs
II Mr.. James Bryce pays any attention
at ali to the published stories that he
is in danger of a clash with President
Roosevelt because Of certain statements
/ regarding the Oklahoma constitution,
which he is alleged to have made while
touring the embryonic Southwestern
States recently, he may learn something
more about the peculiariteC Of politics
/ In this country than he knew when he
wrote THE American Commonwealth"
] II is highly improbable that the admin
istration has taken. or wiz take official
/ cognizance Of whatever It was that King
| Edwards Ambassador said on the sub
/ ject referred to. and, what is more inter
/ esting, It is extremely probable that, If
! the matter were to be thoroughly inves-
/ tigated. it would be discovered that par
/ tisan politics was at the bottom of the
| report that his assertions have dspleased
/ the President. and may lead to the
/ famous Englishman's recall A certain
/ class Of Republicans in Oklahoma is
leaving no stone unturned In IT'S efforts
/ to prevent the approval Of the Oklahoma
/ constitution, and the issuance Of the Ex-
/ ecutive proclamation necessary to make
/ the Territory a State. "Pickings" are
much better under the Territorial form OF
/ government than they would be under
/ Statehood. which explains the attitude
/ Of the persons in question.
| Mr. Bryce has made himself immensely
popular since he came 70 this Capital.
and it is not at all likely that President
/ Roosevelt. regardless Of his personal
opinion Of Great Brtain's diplomatic
/ representative, would make use Of such
I fimsy pretext as the one here men
toned 10 bring about the appointment
/ Of another Ambassador more 10 his lik-
/ ing. The case-if there be warrant for
Identifying It by such a designations
/ by no means comparable with the Sack
yIlle-West affair. and well-iuformed per
sons in Washington decline 10 accept
/ seriously the assertions that MIR. Bryce
may be recalled because Of his more or
{ less casual references to the proposed
basic law Of the new State Il might,
with equal force. be said that he should
not have been received here in the first
/ place because Of his observations I'm 1.-THE
! American Commonwealth" which were
not altogether complimentary 70 this
country.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
RcHburn and His Yncht.

Even though Philadelphia municipal
politics is about as troublesome as usual
just now-which is saying much-Mayor
Reyburn, Of that city. seems TO be most
fortunate executive. The former Con-
gresham IS the owner Of a yacht. yclept
the Gretchen. and on this vessel he viii
make his summer home Finding It I'm
possible 90 absent himself from the city
sufficiently long 20 enjoy a vacation Of
the duration usual in the case Of men
wealthy enough TO own yachts. Mayor
Reyburn has given orders that the
Gretchen be kept in readiness TO take him
and his family and their guests away
from the city for brief but frequent
periods, which will not get him out Of
touch with his official duties
The Gretchen. although small. is very
handsomely fitted and electric fans
speaking tubes, electric lights. dumb wait
ers. and tub bathroom make her so
comfortable that Mayor Reyburns desire
90 be aboard her as much as possible
IS easily understood. He IS himself "a
licensed skipper, and is member Of the
philadelphia and New York yacht clubs
Before be was elected 20 his present Office
he always had the Gretchen with him at
his summer home in New London. Conn.
where her deck has been the scene Of
many a social gathering He usually
cruised until late ia the autumn in inland
waters. various trips between New Lon
don, Philadelphia. Washington. and Du-
rants Island. y. C-where ne has a
shooting lOdge-beiHg made via bays.
rivers. and canals
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
Reliability of Gamblers.

They say" remarked the stout citizen
that gamblers. as a class. are preternat-
urally honest"
I've often heard So
80 had 7, as a young man. Therefore
one day, when a gambler Of the garden
or tinhorn variety approached me on the
subject Of n SO loan l was more than
glad to let him have the money"
you even felt fiattered, perhaps?"
That's IT, Mr. Gambler pulled out a
little notebook and jotted down my name
as being his creditor 10 the extent Of one
sawbuck. Here, thought ]. here is sys-
TEN; here is care; here is reliability right
from the bung."
"WcU?"
Three decades have come and gone.
but that little item is still uncrossed from
his little book"
Ever see him since?"
ION an average Of twice a day for
thirty years or, 10 be accurate, a matter
OF some 2l.500 times. He has never men
toned the matter again, nor have 1"
"Wen?"
'Nuthin'. I Just want 20 state It as my
opinion that gamblers amt no more rela-
bic than any other class Of people"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
FLEEING FANCLES.
From the Milwaukee sentinel
MY OLD COB PIPE.

When the world goes wrong. as this old
world viii
At times, and the wheels Of Fate
Don't turn around as I think they should
And I'm sick Of the greed and hate,
Then I hike TO the chair on the old back
pugch,
Away from the din and throb
And ! take my ease and 1 s0othe my mind
In smoke from my friendly cob.
There's a time. you know. when a fellow
likes
To sit and reflect on things
That are past and gJne-Jo cogitate
on thoughts that a ripe age brings
He likes to steal In a quiet way
U'm one Of that kind of stripe,
And dream the dreams that hc used to
dream
In the smoke from an old cob pipe.
Then toast 10 the great god Nicotine, 90
For he means gOod-by TO care;
There is never god in the wide, wide
world
Gives rise 10 dreams so fair
So sing your songs of the nectars slipped
BY the gods Of the olden type.
But / n take my ease and my comfort I'm
A smoke from my old cob pipe.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

there is much to be said for the advan-
tages which accrue to the promoters OF
movements like that begun by DR.. Lam
kin through the struggle and effort re-
quired TO bring them to fruition. Booker
Washington began his teaching at Tuske-
gee in a henhouse. but he does not now
regret, in the light Of his experience of
the value of effort. that he started In
that humble way. AS compared with the
very modest beginnings at Tuskegee'
the local project has made very fiatter-
ing start. It's object is commendable, and
if conducted on the lines Of the Tuskegee
Institute, as is promised. an industrial
school would do a world Of good in the
community.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Richmond News-Leader: The Washing
ton Herald says Mr.. John Temple Graves
declines 10 sing Perhaps Mr.. Graves is
compassionate.
Rochester Herald: The President of the
United States is not a ruler, observes The
Washington Herald Well. the one we
have is a near-ruler, anyhow.
Atlanta Georgian: The Washington Her
aid is alarmed lest Gov. Hoke Smith
should lose his popularity by reducing the
number of Georgia colonies. There is d
thought in that.
Atlanta Journal: Among the definitions
which have been offered TO the question
Of The Washington Herald. What is
whisky We have not seen the time
honored answer that it is the stun that
makes fools Of people who do not drink it.
Houston Post: The washington Herald
quotes the prices of poultry and vege-
tables to show that the cost of living CON
tinues to Increase in Washington. Prices
there are from two TO six times Houston
prices, and the quality is not more than
S per cent of Houston quality. Poor old
Washington.
Norfolk Landmark: It is conveyed to
the Landmark that The Washington Her
aid considers itself the. possessor Of an
unequaled gem in the following:
And what s. 50 rare as a day in NAV
When the grass is green and the fields are green
And the sky is soft as a turtle dove
That We hear so highly spoken o.
That Quatrain has a brilliant climax
but wherein d9Ss it surpas- the cele-
brate6 Yirginias slstich;
Jouah spent three days in whale
By that time things we're getting ssaisl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
Industrial Trimming for Co,orcd Youth

Industrial Trimming for CGiorcd Youth.
Those who are acquainted with the
splendid educational influence of Booker
Washington's Tuskegee Institute will re-
joice that a movement has been set on
foot 70 establish a similar school in the
neighborhood Of Washington. The in
dustrial training which such a school
would afford would be OF incalculable
benefit to the colored people Of Wash
ington and vicinity, enabling them to
attain an industrial efficiency obtainable
in no other way. Graduates of Tuskegee.
as is well known, have no trouble finding
immediate employment. and the demand
for them is far greater than the supply.
The reason is that each one of them
has learned to do something of use in the
world, and to do il better than the IN
trained man or woman.
1t would be well II Industrial schools of
the Tuskegee type could he co-ordinated
with the public-school system. as Presi-
deaf Roosevelt recently suggested, but
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE QUESTION,

AdOlphus links is full Of thinks; the mat
ter's one Of weight
He even feels that at his meals he needs
must cogitate.
This Is the strain that tires his brain and
occupies his mind:
Shall no wear hat turned up in front,
or a hat turned down behind
These questions grave we all must have.
The tariff has it's kinks;
Trusts worry some. whilst problems come
to us as we'll as links.
But where on earth. from Prague to
Perth. can weightier we find?
Shall he wear a hat turned up in front,
or a hat turned down behind?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
why Pile I'D Il surpIus'

From the New York World
NJ. f. Allies, vice president OF the Riggs
National Bank Of Washington. pointing
TO the Treasury surplus Of SS5.000.G90. saws
that the government should reverse its
policy and make its collections through
the banks, Withdrawing only such
amounts as are needed for expenditures.
Would it not be better still II the gov
eminent reduced its expenditures and
withdrew from taxpayers only so much
as it needs for the economical admins
tration of public affairs? Why not revise
the tariff.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
Sears of War.

You say he served in the war with
Distinction"
Il did"
Got three medals for bravery on the
field OF battle?'
That's right"
"Cut his way out Of Libby PrIson?"
Yes, sir"
Il presume that ragged scar on his left
cheek is the result OF some encounter he
was in?'
ut is. That's where his wife hit him
with a rolling pin"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
Another DEFINITION of Democrat.

From the Florida Times-Union.
While the country is looking for a
definition of the word Democrat. who OBJ
jects to him as a man opposed TO pater-
nalism and civilization? Mr.. Bryan
offers one that leaves thousands Of US
outside the Entertainments provided IL
means anything. and one that might
leave him out would not detract from
its value il supported by reason and
history. For ourselves we would be glad
to see inscribed on the partys banner
the simple words. For the Constitution
against Capitalization
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
San Francisco obligations.

From the Detroit Free Press
Can san Francisco, which recognizes
few legal or moral obligations affecting
its own people. be expected to recognize
any moral or legal obligations on which
international friendship depends? The
most honorable way will be to pay any
reasonable damages that may be de
manded and TO forget the incident The
country doesn't just now hold san Fran
cisco in such estimation that it is pre-
pared on her account to lose the friend
ship of nation that may be very
valuable to us
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

are a boon to countless hundreds Of peo-
pie, and even if some bad characters do
take advantage OF the privilege, their
number probably is not sufficient to war
rant the exclusion of the worthy man.
temporarily 'on his uppers," thus con-
demning him TO walk the streets or seek
the refuge of a chair in some all-night
saloon
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
Tame As IL Ia.

you can fool some Of the people al Of
the time and all Of the people some Of
the time, began the man who is fond Of
moral reflections.
And, what more do you want?' inter-
rupted his political friend Amy better
game than that would be too easy"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

Because We refuse and decline to de-
noUnce Coosa River catfish, the Houston
Post calls us a 'monstrosity." We may
as well inform the Post now that a num-
Der of whales in this country were fed in
their younger days on Georgia catfish.
and, unless we mistake al least one near
whale-the same being now exiled i'm
Houston and sentenced to a long term on
the Post.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed TO
them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs in Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving, mail or tele-
phone your address to this Of
flee.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

Now as she tucks her boy in bed the
tousled curly head and chubby little
fingers. And as she stops her cradle Groom
those digits 10 be kissing perhaps she
thinks that pretty soon some of them may
be missing
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

1.-THE Roosevelt electric current will be
continued. even after the Republican and
Democratic conventions have met and ad-
journed," says the Deseret News. Direct
or alternating current?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

Dr. Long says he VIII fight IL out with
the President IF it takes ten years" We
admire his courage but doubt his iudg-
ment Fights with T. r generally end
with a snap, or drag along much longer
than ten years-with the other fellow do
ing the dragging.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02

"Oh. I adore the various airs. Don't
you love operate airs?"
That depends. Not the ones exhibited
from the boxes"