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The Washington times., 1907-06-02

their chief tenet: and conversion Is by
fear The penitentsiies on the floor at
the end Of a great hall and rolls Overt
and over like a hypnOtized Hindu a. a.
big "mela' until the authorities are
satisfied the devil Is relied out OF him.
This fantastic ceremony has lasted -
long as five hours, ana as The unhappy
penitent rolls the sins OF a lifetime are
elected from him by confession
There are also the Flying BOILERS
with headquarters at Benton EdrbOr
Mich. These claim converts even from
Australia, where they have had mis-
sionaries at work. At their publication
meetings a great fire II built, and the
converts throw their treasures into the
flames 70 show they forsake all things
for the faith.
Is comedy iu the '-Eanctsmed Church Of
Adam and Eve" It's founder was az
rested while preaching on the main
street OF Rathdrum. Idaho and was
haled on 10 the police station arrayed
In a horse-biaukef. TnsE man, Rev A.
Matley. the police thought should have
az least some covering The truth -
he was preaching as A>am must Eave
preached-WithOut any clothing at ali.
Taken before "A commission iu iunacy.
he declared all clothing gnsarlfaFy But
his logic did NOT appeal - TIE alfnOri-
ties, who promptly placed him IN an
asylum.
The Golden Rulers are a new sect,
led by a barelOoted. scanffiy clad Old
man. who appeared refF gElf affrl1 City
last simmer and declared himself the
New Adam" He Eatnere1 forty men
and women about hlu. and faey started
for the Pacific coast Pr found EeT
Eden. The leader. John sharp. declared
he would never die, bEr wCula disappear
from the earth in cloud ~ IRE some
how the promised Eden appealed not AZ
All to some OF the converts nor % the
authorities Of the towns traverEed- Some
OF the men and women were arrested
cor vagrancy. and others deserted. carr
ing nothing for the New Eden o. the
West. where I'VE shall 90 naked yet not
asha med"
L can only briefly touch on the Holy
Jumpers" who have bong n up the town
OF Waukesha WISCONSIN,. and developed
a beIicOse spirit: the "'rVtherhOod 81
Light" who have q thriving colony on a
ranch 80 miles s0uthwe- Of Denver,
Col. and I've on apple sauce, dates, and
water.
Even the rich and well-estabHshed
Christian Science Church il being atN
tackled root and branch, and = realty
seems az though the innate common
serse OF the American people viii rise I'D
and assert itself and put aside these fol-
lies fOreVer--LOudon Mail.
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
THE INN OF DREAMS.

WHEN I 40 out from the Inn Of Dreams.
What do find but a crowded street,
Where life like a vixen scolds and
screams,
Anxious faces and hurrying feet.
COMMONPLACE folk do I pass and meet:
And go nv way as a strangeling
may.
When I go out from the Inn Of Dreams.
When I go back to the Inn of Dreams,
Welcome waits me from roof 70 floor;
The lamps are lighted, the freight
CLEANS
And my hearts desire is at the door.
Would 7 might abide here fOrevcrmOre
And leave the mart to its noises and
schemes.
But alas at best but a transient guest
man NAV come TO the Inn of Dreams.
-Theodosia Garrison. in Harper's
Bazaar.
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
Japan THE PROBLEM.

Japan is the Interrogation point in the
new century. Everything concerning
the political policy and foreign relations
OF the new power. its naval program
its social and financial condition is read
with keen interest in "the family OF
nations" Into which IL was introduced
by its alliance with Great Britain The
position. prospects. and future policy of
Japan are OF special interest 70 Amer
leans because Of the suggestion OCca-
sionallv heard in nOnofiicial circles that
she might one day desire possession of
the Philippines as an outlet for her
teeming population population so
dense that the government offers the re-
mission OF land taxes 10 those who will
cultivate hillside lands.-New York Her
I'D
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
King Shown Wearing In
sigma of Order of
the Garter.

LONDON. June 1.-One Of the most
enective portraits OF King Edward VII
Is that recently completed by Edward
Cope. n r A.. whl,-- has been received
with general commendation.
The King IS represented in his royal
robes, while about his neck hangs re-
spiendent from its rich collar the flash
ing jewel Of the Order Of the Garter.
depicting st. George destroying the
dragon.
The treatment Of the lace in the. jabot
OF the king,t and the elaborate sleeves
OF his tunic is regarded as especially
excellent. while the artist has caught
the expression Of the monarch when the
consciousness Of royal command seems
uppermost in the mind Of the 'frst
gentleman of Europe"
The Washington times., 1907-06-02

gone backward until its hold on the
markets l,lr..5i, Of M2S33shurs and Siberia
Variety Of Cases Dealt With.
That the court has TO deal with a va
riety OF cases Is shown by the report
OF the same session. 4 sailor from
"a steamship was brought IN, charged
with having struck a comrade on the
head with an iron bar. while intoxicated.
His lawyer reEorted 10 prolonged ora
tory to free him. appealing 10 the
judges sympathy on the ground that
sailors lives were too hard 10 be gov
erned by the rules OF other folk. The
court. however. said that drink was not
"A mitigating cause for the assault, and
the sailor thereuDOn was sentenced 10
serve three years in the American
prison at Shanghai Incidentally, the
Judge announced that he hoped there
| would be an Improvement in the COndi-
, tions Ct the prison.
Echoes from the American colony are
| heard in the British and Russian courts,
3 as well as in that Of Judge Wiley.
gave his address as No 80 Broadway"
II is not set forth in the record
whether shat means the real Broadway
or a-SEanghai namesale.
In his British ajesty'S police court
1 man accused Of embezzlement had
handled money due 20 the Standard OIL
Company and one OF the lawyers was
an American. 1t appears that the law
| firms of Shanghai have TO practice in
the various foreign courts. IN fact. IL
/ they would do a large business. The
I same counselor is liable 10 plead in "a
damage suit in the morning before
| British magistrate, and in a case OF
( assault and battery in the afternoon
I before the American judge. In one
/ case the United States jurist heard an
/ elaborate argument from a British law
! yer as 10 whether the Constitution fol-
/ lowed the flag in the control of Ameri-
cans living in China. The judge decided
that It did in This instance.
Judge WilhCy's first clash with the
| upper courts has resulted from the case
/ of the United States People vs.. S r.
/ Chinese justice on a charge OF threat
ening a. Joansen, Of Shanghai. with
| revolver, Judge Wiley refused TO ad-
nit Price 10 bail. The Federal Court Of
Appeals at San Francisco, n which
| cases go from the court I'm China. de-
I cided that he defendant should be re-
] leased
! Word has now come from China that
/ Judge Wiley will ask the court Of ap-
/ peals TO reconsider its order as he con-
siders the appeal frivolous"
| Prices defense was that he had been
/ tried previously for the same offense Je-
/ fore the consul general at Shanghai.
and that the consul general, claiming
/ the authority of final Jurisdiction, had
I set him free and dismissed the charge
I c.. d. Musso. the defendants LAWYER
/ lnterposed before Judge Wiley the plea
( that ii was contrary to the United
/ States Constitution TO place a mans
/ liberty in jeopardy twice for the same
I - ms s-.-
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
FOREIGN JUDGES
WHO SIT IN CHINA

II would be hard for an American 10
imagine any circumstances that would
auoW the Chinese government to estab-
hsh It's own law courts In New York
or San Francisco, or is own tails win
the permission Of the Washington an
thorlties, to try and punish Cinnamon
residing in the United States. YET
CHINA permits this country to have
courts and a Jail I'm Shanghai and other
cities of the Celestial Empire. The law
Of the United States, administered bv
Judge Lebbeus r. Whitley. formerly of
Missouri, is as much an established in
sutution there as 1T is in New England
-or in Texas
When Judge Wiley. who was an
pointed IN accordance with an act Of
Congress and various treaties vim
emma, recently arrived in Shanghai
mere was general exodus OF Ameri-
can renegades: men who feared the ap-
proaSn OF the law of their own land
They had reason for fright If thew
nad not vanished, the judge might have
put them all ia the American prison,
Whlther he has sent 4 score or more
maletactors in the last two months
And this United States court in China
IS Dut one or many foreign tribunals
with authority there One reads IN the
shanghai and PeKlng newspapers re-
ports from such courts as His British
Ma1eStyS Supreme Court" and The
Court OF HIS Imperial Majesty. the Car
OF All the Russias,' China, except for
aidinS in catching accused persons
wanted by the representatives of The
lntrudlng nations has little to do with
European Culprits
Possibly the best example of the in
terterence Of the foreigners is to be
FOUND IN the mixed court wherein
persons not claimed by any particular
outside jurisdiction must answer for
their evil acts. While there are Chinese
oinclals in this court. the foreign pow
ers have representative there 70 see
that every accused person not China
man may be heard in a court not alto
gether Chinese.
For instance. a clerk by the name OF
Remedies, who had been previously
registered at the Spanish consulate IN
shanghai, but was no longer recognized
by that consulate. was brought 70 tais
court last month and charged with
creating a disturbance on a train of. the
Shanghai Nankin railway and assault
ing several employees. The magistrate
who sat Ia judgment was Mr. kuan a
Chiuaman; but a British assessor, Mr..
Barton, sat alongside the magistrate
and the prosecutor was an Englishman.
Strange Testimony.
In the report of this case is 10 be
found some testimony that sounds
strange to Western ears. Wong Way
sun. a railroad guard. under cross-ex-
animation, according to the report, con-
tribured the following:
Il did not ask for cumsha. You
The Washington times., 1907-06-02

OF $40 or SIS apiece before the thing is
over 1 don't see any Justice in that
sort Of a deal q"
OF course, the amount expended In
courtship Is regulated entirely by the
income OF the man. Obviously. a man
who Is earning SIS week cannot spend
over Sl2 per week upon the idol OF his
affections-unless his capacity for Dor
rowing is an extended one. II he earns
$50 he may spend SIS and so on up and
down the scale In short, the cost Of
courtship Is all that yOI can get
SO the couple goes its merry way, and
When-at the end OF year, perhaps
they decide 10 get married, the young
man is in debt up 70 his neck, the fur
niture must be bought on the INSTALL
nett plan, and stringent condition OF
fininces must be faced. But perhaps
they don't get married. In fact. II IS
hard 10 see how they can afford 10.
after their cOurtship.- Ameri-
can.
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
ANOTHER HOPE DEFERRED.

Now doth the summer girl venture
blithely from her vilt.,- furs- Into the
street and into the pax. into the sun
light and under the trees shs trips d:,int-
lily. Shylv she comes. for she has
watched the WITNESSES Of the weather
and thinks she must bewnrA. But she
comes. That Is the great. cheering. thrill
ing faCt-she comes. Almost any gill
who Is prose at other seasons may be
verse In summer. In two moro weeks
the summer girl will not steal forth so
shvly. for she will be in the height Of
her season. She viii raise rule in q
kingdom all hers.--Louisville Courier
Journal
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
DUKE OF ORLEANS IN THE ARCTIC

In few weeks now. says the London
Globe. the Duke d'Orleans viii have
again left Europe on a voyage OF Arctic
or seni-Arctic exploration. 1t is, Of
course. known that the duke sails once
more in the Belgica and that. as on his
first voyage, the guiding spirit will be
NJ de Gerlache. the Belgian explorer,
but there are one or two features about
this years enterprise that are novel
A good deal of attention will be given
TO Siberian waters. where meteorological
and magnetic observations will be taken
as well as systematic soundings. thus
adding considerably to our knowledge
Of these regions.
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
coNsIDERATE OF SUCCESSOR.

Louis c. Bruins. I'm his will. filed for
probate. directed that his body be Gre
mated and that his wife, Minnie z.
Bruins, of Lexington avenue, keep his
ashes unless she marrieS again, when
they shall he thrown 20 the winds The
clause IN the viii relating TO the matter
IS as follows; ~ direct that my body be
Cremated md the ashes be kept by my
wife. and should -she marry again
direct that my wife shall see that my
ashes are thrown to the four winds from
some high point Of vantage. st. Louis
RepUblic
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
CAUSE FOR RESENTMENT.

THAT man Richerndirt is the most
conceited. ipsUGerahle vain. arrogant.
lnsolent, pErsc-Droud individual Jhat
trammels tho earth" said the man with
the automobile goggles.
why. I heard that he tOwed your
runabouJ IN for You Yesterday" said
the man with the gasoline on his coat.
"TOwCd Il in Darn IL. he happened
along IN his big tOuring-car when my
little machine broke down, and IN be
hanged n ne didn't rig up a derrick OF
some sort and swing my runabout into
his tonneau and haul IL in"'-ludCe.
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
STEAM OUR MOST VALUED pos
SESSION.

Carlyle once startled the English.
speaking people into recognition Of the
value Of their great dramatist by sud
denly asking the British public which
it would rather lose. Shakespeare or
India2 I thought of that,the other day
muses. the editor OF the Rudder. when
I was reading an article on steam navi-
cation. What would the world rather
lose than steam2 What? Why. almost
rything; our literature oar art. our
religions Nothing we have is so Valu-
able as steam. 1t is the grea test civil
lizer the world has ever possessed.
The Washington times., 1907-06-02

paid 6 cents extra Another passenger
showed a dog ticket If / had asked
Tor q cumsha the lightning would have
struck me. i did not swear. 1 said. a
eoohe uses his hands, a gentleman his
mouth. You gave me so much trouble
that ] did not see your ticket. ] am the
ticket examiner
It appeared. after much evidence OF
this sort. that the prisoner threatened
the Chinaman with a revolver or shot
gun. or rifie-testimony differed as
10 the class Of the gun
Besides Judge Wiley. the officers OF
the American court in China are Arthur
Bassett. of Missouri district attorney;
n. Hubert O'Brien, OF Michigan. mar
shal; and Frank +, Hinckley. of Cali
iornla, clerk The act under which they
were appointed was approved by Presi-
dent Roosevelt last June.
Inder that law, the court has e-xclu-
sive jurisdiction In all civil and criminal
cases in which the United States cOnsuIs
and minister formerly held authority, eN-
ceDt that cases of minor offenses and
civil suits for small sums are stu in
LIE hands of the consular courts. Ses-
sions are held at shanghai. Canton.
HanEaU. and Tientsin at least once a
YEAR and in other cities having a United
states consulate If the judge sees fit
The court room IN every case is the con-
sulat'. Appeals lie from the consular
cour 20 the United States Court in
Chin 4, and frCw there TO the higher
COur IS in this country
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
CUPID PROVES A
COSTLY CAPTAIN

Abandon bank accounts, all ye who
enter here" Is the motto hung over the
entrance 10 the realms of modern court
ship. How much does 81 cost TO court?
Why, just as much as you can get-it
you are "A normal young man counting
a normal young woman of the day, ac-
cording to the Chicago Tribune.
As courtships differ as much as do In
diViduals II is next TO impossible TO esti-
mate far average cost OF a~courtship
COurtsnips vary from two hours to ten
years obviously the man who does his
counting IN the shortest time IS going ~
effect a saving over the man who dra ga
10 OJ;t over protracted period. No
matter how hard he tries to fulfill ths
obligations of courtship IL is hardly 10
be supposed that he can spend as Inuch
as the man who courts for "A long time.
even AZ the. latter be a ''piker" Fur
Their. there are people who court and are
Tilted, and these. naturally. care not 10
admit that they were stung 70 any
great extent Thus all attempts az an
average are Dut at naught.
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
An Important Function.

One Of the important functions of the
United States court in China is TO ex-
ercise a supervisory control over consuls
in the discharge Of their duties relative
TO the estates Of Americans dying in
China In sixty days after such a death.
an inventory Of the estate must be
filed with the clerk OF the court by the
consulate, and no claim against the es-
tate NAY be paid except with the con-
sent OF the judge, whose term IS ten
years, at a salary of 5000 a year.
Al any time the judge may require re-
ports from the consuls in regard 10 the
mano the filing Of bond by the consul
or vice consul. In these matters and
In others coming before the court the
law must be administered according 10
the treaties with China, IN the first
place; and. If the treaties are not spe-
cihc on any particular point. the COM
mon law, as established by judicial de-
cisions in this country. is 10 prevail
Rules OF procedure in the court are 10
be as nearly as possible Ike those OBJ
tanning in the Federal courts at home.
but the judge shall have authority
from time 10 time TO modify and supple
ment - those rules.
The salaries OF the district attorney
and marshal are, respectively. $1,000 and
5000 A year. They like the Judge draw
extra money for expenses for the long
away from the Shanghai headquarters.
In one Of the recent cases before Judge
Whitley there was an interesting eXposi-
zion OF American competitive business
methods in Manchuria and Siberia One
OF the facts brought out was that the
Beef trust disclosures OF last year
did not have the slightest effect upon
the sale Of packing porducts in that part
of the world.
A witness. who had been manager for
large firm doing business in foOdstu ifs
all the way from Shanghai TO Vladivos-
tOk, testified that there had even been an
Increase in the demand for eatables
and Kansas City He was sure nobody
paid any attention TO the disclosures
In fact. he himself did not know much
about them, although he had sold thou
sands Of cases OF the goods criticised.
The suit was one brought by an agent
whom the firm had employed to repre-
sent Ii In Manchuria and Siberia The
latest trust methods were shown TO be in
favor in those Out-Of-the-way lands. 1t
developed that there had been agree
ments whereby the agent was to con-
fine himself entirely 10 certain brands
OF pigNflesh and canned goods. and he
was to keep the rivals out of certain ter
ritory. One section Of the bargain slip
ulated that the agent must sell at least
5000 barrels OF American beer a year
He had to get rid Of l5,000 cases Of evap-
GRATED cream. too.
The plaintiff was a citizen OF Calfor-
MIA. Tbs defendant company was incor-
porated under the laws OF California
Both sides claimed damages ADDar-
Germ had been successful in choking the
efforts of the defendant toward estab-
fishing anything like a monopoly. and
the would-be stifsS Of competition had
The Washington times., 1907-06-02
Variety Of Cases Dealt with

gone backward until its hold on the
markets OF ManchUria and Siberia
amounted TO nothing.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Criticizes Adjournment

Washington, D. C., Dee. 26-Rep- resentative Gaines of Texas is criti- cizing the action of congress in ad- burning for the holidays. He says it should have remained in session and gone after Wall street and tfrottled the thieves there, forcing them to disgorge the money Of honest men which they now hold with impunity.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
5UpR[n[ JUDGES
 OPTIMISTIC V|tw
By Cable to The rrospectorl

By Cable to The rrospectorl
 New York, Dee. 25-Ju5ticc Harlan, of the United States supreme court, was the guest of honor at banquet given by the Kentucky club of this city. In the course of q speech res ponding to toast, the learned jus tice said the future of the country was bright, notwithstanding the con- stant waiiing of pcssimists to the contrary.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Kaiser Compliments Burns

Detrcit, Dee. 2d-Fon my Turns. the pugilist, has received letter from Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, eongratulating him upon the show ing made in his fl sht Wi,h the English navy man, Moir, which~occuIred in London recently, Tho Kaiser wit messed thc fight dressed incognito.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Saratoga Til Seattle

Seattle, Dec. 26-Steamer Saratoga arrived here last night. Owing to stormy weather she failed to stop at Katalla and when off Vancouver island the clements became so fierce that the vessel was compelled to lay to until the wind and waves subsidcd.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Democrats Organize Club

Seattle, Dec. 24-Alaska Democrats in this city held meeting yesterday, and organized Democratic club. The meeting was called to order by George Stanley of Nome. Frank H. Waskey of Nome, Alaska's first dele gate ia coagro35, WIS elected presi- dent, and John ". Troy, formerly editor of the SkagWay Alaskan, was chosen secretary. X committee was appointed to formulate rules and rcgu- lations fer the guidance of the organ izltion. Another meeting will short ly be held, at which time the holding CT democratic convention will come up fer consideration.
 Coppers Are Low
 New York, Dec. 2j-Copper offer ings are lighy at thirteen and quar- ten
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Hoyt Gets Appointment

Seattle, Dec. 26-Henry Hoyt, for merly district attorney of the Second division, with headquarters at Nome, has been appointed atsomey-geuorm of Porto Rico, and le.y Tuesday to assume the duties of yhla eff
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
NURD[R OFFICERS
 p|l[AQ[ VILLAGE
sv cable ts The Prospector,

sv cable ts The Prospectorl
 Algum, Manchuria, Dec. 26--A company of Chinese soldiers mutinied, killing their officers and pillaging the village of Tstisinkhan. An artillery company was dispatched to capture the recalcitrants, and battle ensued. The mutineers finally surrendered, but not until half of their number was killed.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
TAhAhA ]TR|k[
 NOT TIT SETTLED
By Cable to The Prospec;orl

By Cable to The Prospectorl
 Seattle. Dec. 25-Michael Davis. representing the Federation of Miners of the Panama district, says the Tan ana strike is not settled. He urges miners to keep away from that dis trict, saying there are already two thousand idle men there. He intends to bill all the coast towns to this effect.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Wants Longer Term

Washington, D. C., Dee. 25-Scna- tor Cullom has Introduced q bill n the senate, increasing ,hc term Of tie president and vice-pce3ilea:. t3 s.I instead Of four years, aud Pr hibi..ng secCrd term for the occupants.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
f|[A([ 5TORn5 |N
 50UhD (OUHTR1

By Cable To The Prospectorl
 Seattle, Dec. 26-A fifty-mile an- hour gale occurred here Christmas eve, extinguishing the electric lights. The stores lost thousands of dollars in Christmas trade as result of the darkness.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Alaska Boy To. Front

West Point, Dec. 26-Dan Pullcn, the Alaska cadet at West Point, has been selected to captain the football team of the military academy.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Visits Mother S Grave

Cincinnati, Dec. 26-Se retary Taft v.ais21 t.e grave oi Lis mother Tues daT. She died curing his sojculn abr ad and i3 inferred in the cen-e r. Il re-
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Strikes Rubber Bed

Tacoma, Dec. 2G-In boring well e board Of public wcr-.s struck a rlbber bed 300 feet below the earth's surface.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-26
Com.nulication Shut Off

Chicago, De-. 26 Storms hlva ct If communication in all directions. No New York vie iJ TOW il opera t.On.