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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

NMHlMiNI Sdndud sue OI NldBdId AdlAS
eAss| and the diversion of water for
power purposes on the American side of
the river is in the nature of compromise.
He did not grant all the power companies
asked and granted more than the scenic
defenders of the great cataract considered
the maximum for its preservation.
Permission was granted to import 10000
horsepower OF electricity. divided among
four companies. Definite limits were also
fixed on the amount of water American
companies and the Erie canal may divert
from the river.
In concluding resume of the various in
vestigations which have been made of the
questions and the intent of the Burton act
Secretary Taft says:
II have reached the conclusion that with
the diversion OF 1850 cubic feet on the
American side and the transmission of
$4,000 horsepower from the Canadian side
the scenic grandeur of the falls will not be
affected substantially or perceptible to the
eye"
The permits granted will be effective
for three years. If at the end Of six months
from the time Of actual operation under the
permits no depreciation in the beauty of the
falls is shown the permits may extended.
Another announcement in the decision
Is that Secretary Taft will appoint a COM
mittee, consisting Of Charles f. McKim,
the architect; Frederick L. Olmstead, jr.,
of Boston, landscape gardener. and Frank
d. Millet, the artist, to go to the falls and
gather material for report looking toward
lIarmonizing commercial buildings there.
particularly the power plants, with the
natural beauties. On this subject Mr.. Taft
says:
II conceive 1t to be within my power to
impose conditions upon the granting OF
these permits, compliance with which will
remedy the unsightly appearance that is
given the American side of the canyon just
below the falls, where the tunnel of the
Niagara Falls Power company discharges
and where the works of the Hydraulic COM
pany are placed.
1.-THE representative OF the American
Civic association has properly described
the effect upon the sightseer of the view
toward the canyon to be that OF looking
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
Three Veterans of Iowa Stage Coach Days

the stages out OF business Mr.. Payne de-
cided to return to the trade he had learned
in his old home In Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
before he came west to rough It on the
broad expanse Of Iowa's prairie land. Mr..
Payne opened the first barber shop In Iowa
Falls and has been continuously at it ever
since. He is still active and each day
finds him at work. Like his associates OF
the early days. he is full Of "reminiscences
OF the good old times when they staged
IT" from Cedar Falls to Fort Dodge.
All three OF these men have lived 10 see
q veritable transformation In Central Iowa,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

and as the sun Of life nears the western
horizon many are the dreams OF the past
that come 10 them as they look back over
the last forty years and contrast the
changes from the days when they drew
reins over some OF the finest horsenesh
that ever trotted across the state and
transported passengers from outpost to out
post OF early Iowa civilization, 10 these
latter days OF steam cars and interurbans.
The change is a marked one and few are
able to look back and view them In the
light that is vouchsafed the trio Of the
good old stage days Of long ago
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

vance in electric lighting will be witnessed.
Whether the color of the "helion" light.
which is said to be a pure white, will be
as well liked as the orange tint of the
present lamp remains to be seen. AS yet
1t is impossible to tell much about the cost
of the new device. Though it has been
intimated that the materials of which
''helion" is composed are abundant and in
expensive, the process of manufacturing
it and applying it to the filament must be
considered. There are other questions to
be determined also by the test of use on
an important scale. but, on the whole, the
public seems justified in awaiting further
information with a good deal of interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
Recent Progress in the Field of Electricity

into the backyard of a house negligently
kept. For the purpose of aiding me in de-
termining what ought to be done to remove
this eyesore, including the appearance of
the buildings at the top, / shall appoint
committee consisting of Charles F. McKim.
Frank d. Millet and F. l.. Olmstead to adj
wise me what changes at an expense not
out of proportion to the extent of the in
vestment, can be made which will put the
side of the canyon at this point from bottom
to top in natural harmony with the falls
and the other surroundings and will con-
ceal as far. as possible the raw commercial
aspect OF the surroundings"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

however, are found three men, we'll ad-
vanced in years, yet hale and hearty, who
were associated with the stage service in
this part Of the state before the advent OF
the railroads
These three men are Thomas l. McChes-
ney, William Burgess and George w.
Payne. Mr.. McChesney was probably the
best known over the state, as he was In
charge OF various routes from time to time,
and from Iowa City to Fort Dodge and
from Cedar Falls and Dubuque to Des
Moines he was known by the travelling
public. Many are the tales he tells of his
experiences in blazing new routes across
the prairies Of Iowa in those early days.
Mr.. McChesney is now living in retirement
in this city and enjoying his latter days
free from the turmail Of business life.
After quitting the stage company he en-
gagged in farming and for years was en-
gagged in filling the soil and stock raising
on the South Fork, in this county.
William Burgess, who is well known to
the travelling public OF later days as well
as in the earlier times, is conducting a feed
stable in this city. Billy Burgess, as he
is Familiarity and we'll known, seems as
hale and hearty as twenty years ago.
When the Central completed It's line TO
this city In 1866 Billy decided TO engage in
the bus and transfer business, and for
years he handled passenger, freight and
mail and express between the depOts and
town. All over Iowa are men and women
who remember Billy Burgess and his
brusque manner. large-hearted nature and
jovlal disposition.
The third OF this trio OF pioneers OF the
old stage days is George W. Payne. who
probably holds the record OF welding the
razor longer than any other tonaorfal
artist In the state. When the railroads put
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
sultan and the Christians.

Indeed. the sultan's tastes seem to be
Christian rather than Mohammedan. He is
fond Of western methods, and he would II
he could. introduce them into his empire.
He has made some attempts to do so, but
his people object, and this is one cause Of
his appropriately. He is, Notwithstanding,
an independent young man and persists in
counting the favor OF the foreigners. 1 am
told that he spends a part of every day
with Europeans, and that he Is not at all
exclusive in his selection of them. One
high-class Moor complains to me that his
majesty allows common merchants and
other tradesmen to come to the palace, and
others tell me that he has spent millions of
dollars on all sorts of foreign nicknacks
which some Of his Christian friends have
begged him to buy
One Of his extravagances is q camera or
solid gold, which cost him $4,000. At the
same time he bought 5000 worth OF print
ing paper and $4,000 worth of other sup
plies. His Photographic outfit, in addition
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

Il \ SioA CSEAcnlphuthNt VI no bttsJ
Come behind the scenes and
Hf4NJNt take a look at Mulai Abd-el-
esa9eal1 Azis, the sultan Of Morocco. He
is the ruler of the best part OF northwest
ern Africa, and his empire Is almost one
twelfth the size of the whole United States.
More than 100000 Berbers and Moors look
upon him with reverence, and the great
powers OF Europe are counting him with
q desire to get hold OF his country and
trade
The latest photograph Of the young mon
arch now lies before me- II represents a
tall athletic young man. clad in a long
white burnous the garment worn by the
gentlemen of Morocco. BY talks with his
officials and some Europeans 1 can piece
out the picture. The sultan is just %
years of age, and he has all the strength
of full-blooded youth. He has a muddy
white complexion, and his face, which Is
slightly bloated, bears the marks of small
pox. which he had years ago. He has a
straight nose, large mouth. a long upper
lip and chin which slightly recedes. Like
all his people, he never shaves his face, but
his full beard Of curly black is so thin that
II does not show much in the picture. He
has rather a blase air, and In ordinary con-
versation wears a bored look. He seems
TO have sucked the orange OF power and
luxury dry and to care more to take things
easy and have a good time than to rule.
Indeed, 1 understand that he would be
glad to leave the throne and that he thinks
the game of governing a country as turbu-
lent as this is not worth the candle. He
IL fast losing prestige with his own people
by oonsorting with foreigners, and were II
not for his position as regards the Mo-
hammedan religion he would have to step
down and out
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
In Debt ON millions a Yenr

One of the Europeans here tells me he
thinks that the sultan has sailed down
pretty penny of this for rainy day, and
another courtier says that he is, strange
to say almost mean in the expenditures
which come out of his own immediate
treasury. He will bubble about an outlay
of 500 II the money is to be paid down on
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

In the meantime the sultan's foreign
friends who have ordered these things for
him are making fat fortunes, and they are
working the young man for all he is worth.
Every foreign thing he subscribes to costs
him ten times what it is worth, and his
ministers and foreign friends absorb the
profits. They are already rolling In luxury
and everyone about him steals both from
him and his people.
am told that the whole income Of Mo-
rocco has gone into extravagant expendi-
lures. The empire pays something like
100000 year and is now several hun
bred thousand dollars in debt.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

HE outgoing Of Judge w. w.
slabaugh and his assistants COM
plctes an administration marked
by great achievements In the
csnnty GttornAv's ofhoA Two
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
Judge SIabaueh and His Late Office Force

hundred and twenty-five convictions in one
term, including fourteen murder cases and
one case for unlawful restraint OF trade,
is the high water mark for criminal prose-
oution4 In Douglas county Fourteen civil
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

SPECIALIZED son of the She-Ass, who falsely
claimed to be an elder brother Of the sui
tan, and who, by Straightforward tricks,
made the people think he was performing
miracles. He got up a revolution, and the
soldiers broke out into an instruction,
Notwithstanding their officers gave them a
fiogging and busted out their mouths with
red pepper Nfor speaking against his
majesty. This Blu Hammars was event.
ually put down. I understand, however.
that the rebellion was duelled by q compro-
mise. and that the son of the She-Ass has,
like Raisouli. been bribed with fat office,
and that he is now ruling a large section
of country. This would seem to be a prem
ium on q second rebellion.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

cases were tried in the supreme court,
among them being the direct primary law,
the sheriff's fee and the inheritance tax
case, which latter case was prosecuted by
Judge SlabauEh In his own name and upon
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
Hard Worked YounE Man.

As far as can be learned the sultan has q
soft snap. He works only In the morning
and devotes the afternoon TO his foreign
friends, to playing polo, billiards. bicycling
or in any other amusement which may
suit him, while his evenings are spent with
his numerous family. He rises early,
drinks a cup Of coffee and then says his
prayers. In doing the latter he faces
Mecca and goes through all tho motions,
according to the most rigid Mohammedan
rules He has a mosque in his palace
grounds and goes to church every Friday.
At the close of the morning devotions
his majesty goes from his palace to the
great buildings where he holds his court,
and where the various officials have their
offices. Here he enters small room
which is off by itself and sends for such
of his ministers he desires to see. He
leaves his work largely to his officials and
does no more than he can help. At noon
he stops and has dinner, after which he
takes a smoke and a sleep, rising about
o'clock. He frequently has music in his
palace and Is said to play well on the
violin and guitar He has more than 100
musicians and all sorts Of instruments. He
has piano ana he drums upon this at
times his mother having taught him to
play.
The sultan 10 well educated from q
Moorish standpoint. He can recite a great
part of the Koran and is we'll up in Mo-
hammedan law. He gets papers from all
parts of the world and has a clipping bu-
reau, which furnishes him with extracts
on all matters relating to Morocco.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27
Niagara Falls Power.

HE DECISION of Secretary of
War Taft on the question of i'm
porting electrical power from the
Canada side of Niagara falls
and Tho di,,nrsinr, of uatar. for
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

WA FALLS. Ia, Jan. 1s.-(sps-
cial Few cities or towns OF the
country have living within their
confines three veterans Of the old
stage days In Iowa. In this city
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-27

In the harem itself, or rather in his own
private apartments, the sultan is attended
by women only. His servants are concu-
bines and slaves. Like the men servants,
they are organized into classes, and each
slave has her special job He has girls OF
the wash BASIN" girls of the soap" ana
girls of the towel" There is one set OF
females who help him at his bath and an
other whose business II il to serve his
meals. His majesty now eats alone, ale
though, as long as his mother was alive.
he took his meals with her. He eats with
his fingers, and 1 doubt not in so doing
, considers himself more clearly than you on
I. The Mohammedans have a saying that
every one knows whether he has washed
his fingers, but no one can tell who has
washed the knives and forks.
Before eating the sultan laves his hands
in scented water. and he repeats this
custom at the close OF his meal. His food
is 80 cooked that IT can be easily broken,
and much OF his meat is served In small
bits. His chief meal Is at midday. He also
takes something on rising and Light supa
per in the evening.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
. DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Murder and Suicide This
Morning.
The Nations Capital The Scene of the
Brain -StOrm Catastrophe in Which
Mother, Infant and Father
(By Special Wire to the AReUs.)

by Special Wire to the ARGUS.)
Washington, May At a few min
utes past 9 o'clock this morning a
double tragedy was enacted at 131,
Hickman Street Southeast, when Will
liam o. Rice, age about 25, shot and
killed his wife, Lillian Groves Rice,
age "a, and then killed himself. The
one year old infant of the couple was
also shot as it was held in its mothers
arms.
Rice is a telegraph operator and is
employed as night operator on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
When he returned to his home this
morning he inquired for his wife, and
on being told that she had not yet got
| ten up he became abusive and quarrel
some.
Mrs. Rice, however, was up and sitting
in the front room of the house when
her husband entered and he deliberate
ly fired at her as she held their baby il
her lap, striking them both. He ther
turned the pistol IN himself and fired
falling dead.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
Great Swamp Items.

Several Of our young people enjoyed
a fishing frolic at Sasser's old mill May
1st, it being fisherman's day.
Rev. Mr.. George Davis filed his reg
ular appointment at Union Grove Sun
day and Sunday night.
MI. A. J. Ellis, of Fremont, spent
Aycock.
Miss Bette Barnes, of Lucama, is Wis
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. t. Langley's baby is
quite sick with measles.
The measles is getting to be very
popular in our neighborhood.
Owing to the recent cold weather
some of our Farmers Will be very late
setting TOBACCO.
We hear a lot of complaint about
corn not coming up. Some of our
farmers are blowing up and planting
again.
MI. G.. w. Newman finished setting
tobacco the goth. Quite early for the
season.
Mr.. n Mrs. 6. f. Pope, of kenIy,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Pope's moth
er, Mrs. Mary Sasser.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Pope spent Sun
day with Mrs. Pope's father, Mr..
Simon Barnes.
Miss Annie Apcock, of Fremont, is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. Barnes Aycock,
this week.
Miss Myrtle Bailey, of Selma, was
visiting Misses Nina and Lizzie Ay-
cock last week.
Miss Lula Eatman, of Fremont, is
visiting Misses Della and Fannie Pope
this week.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, the a1lwise and omnipotent
Creator, who knoweth and doeth all
things well, has seen fit to remove from
our midst our beloved friend Charlie
Hines and taken him to b better
world and crowned him with the glory
and honor h. so richly deserved, be it,
Resolved first-That The Washing
ton Jefferson Literary Society has lost
sone of it's best workers and a faithful
member who was always awake to the
best interest of the society. Rosewood
school has lost one of its finest and best
every reason to feel proud. The COM
munity has lost one of its truest and
best citizens. Regardless of his youth
full age he was engaged in every good
work that was for the b%etterment of his
community. The family has been be-
reft Of the most precious jewel that 1t
is possible for our Heavenly Father in
all His wisdom to bless any home with
a loving, dutiful, honest and honorable
child. One that reflected great credit
on his parents. A brother worthy of
all the love and confidence that could
be bestowed upon him.
Second-That we the undersigned
committee in behalf of Rosewood
school; The Washington Jefferson
Society and the community generally
do extend to the bereaved family our
heartfelt sympathy in this their If
reparable loss and that we admonish
them to yer keep their faces turned
toward the city of God, remembering
that heGannot come back to them but
by living the life the Saviour ha mark
ed out for them they will one day be
able to join him, beyond this veil OF
tears, in the land OF bliss where there
will be no more pain and sorrow and
no more sad partings.
Third-That a copy of these resolu-
lions be sent the family, a copy entered
on the minutes of our society and a
copy sent to each of the Goldsboro pa
pers for publication.
Ophelia Coor.
Cyrus ohnson
Needham Bass.
Harvey Edwards.
Committee.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
KILLING TUESDAY NIGHT
Lemuel Gfdnlhdm Shot by HOSie
TfOublefieId, and Died
Instantly.
Mount Olive Tribune.

Tuesday night about eleven o'clock a
pistol shot was heard in the southeast
ern section of the town, and upon in
vestigation it was found that Lemuel
Grantham, a well-known young color
ed man, had been shot and instantly
killed by Hosie Troublefield, also col
ored. Several hundred yards beyond
the home of Chief of Police J.A. Royal,
Grantham was found lying beside a
toot-path in a pool of blood, with a 4S
calibre pistol ball through his neck.
Several witnesses were present when
the killing occurred, and according to
their testimony the two negroes be-
came involved in a row. Grantham
pursued Troublefield, striking him over
the head With a brick, and it was then
that the shooting was done. The two
were returning from a colored Holiness
meeting when the trouble occurred.
Troublefield was arrested about an
our after the killing by Constsb BILE
Geo. F. Kornegay. He will. be given a
hearing and doubtless remanded to Jail
without the opportunity of bail.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
FATAL R. R. WRECK.
Head-On Collision on Baltimore &
Ohio Early This Morning.
[By special wire to THE ARGUs.1

BY special wire to THE ARGUS.
Wheeling, w. Va, May -Four
persons were killed and thirty injured
at 4:45 O'Clock this morning., when
train No. Z on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, a through Chicago and New
York passenger train, met in a head
on collision with a freight train at
Rosley Rock two miles east of Mounds
Vile.
The of the accident has not
been learned, but, undoubtedly, it is
the same old story-some person blum
dered.
The dead are all employees of the rail-
road. While neurly all of the injured
were passengers on No Z.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
HAS NOT EATEN FOR SEVEN
YEARS,
Richmond Journal.

2 Little Jimmie Kelly, IL years old ,liv-
ing with his parents at Paramount, has
been unable for seven years to swallow
any solid foods. He weighs about
thirty pounds and in of
his lack of n~ourishment has no muscu-
lar development whatever. This pitt
able condition was brought about when
the little patient was a strong and
hearty youngster of four
summers. One day he drank by mis-
take a dilute solution of I've or caustic
potash, used in making soaps. The
terrible corrosive power of I've as a
rule brings about fatal results. In this
case, however, the solution was greatly
diluted, and remedies were applied at
once. Probably irritated by the poison
and the various emetics hurriedly used,
the throat Of the little fellow rebelled
and contracted, cutting off all commu-
nication with b digestive organs. A
number of operations proved unsuc-
cessful ~ the patient wasted away to
a mere shadow.
At last the plan Of feeding him with
q silver tube through an incision in the
stomach was adopted. This and his
ability to breath is said to have kept
him alive. Occasionally he can swal-
low a little water.
Today his father will put him under
the treatment of Professor Melville
Daniels, who hopes to bring the throat
back to normal conditions by massage
treatment. The little boy is in full
possession of his mental faculties and
is said to be bright and cheerful under
his afHiction. Mr.. Daniels is sanguine
that his method of treatment will sue
coed.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
MISUNDERSTANDING BREAD
(Richmond Times-Dispatch.)

(Rlchmond Times-Dispatch.)
Little Jimmie Kelley, the youngster
who imbibeda quantity of I've a mum
Der of years ago, from the effects of
which he has been unable to partake of
solid foods for seven years, is growing
stronger. He is being treated by mas
sage Of the throat by Professor Mel
vile Daniels, and yesterday he ate a
piece of bread for the first time in Sc
ven years. In the afternoon he went
to "a restaurant and ate a piece of fish.
The little fellow is taking on a bit of
color and says he is feeling
He is improving, to all appearances,
and walks about with more speed and
strength than one would imagine.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
HIS THROAT HUNGRY
A0s1 SEVEN LONG YEARS
Jimmy Kelly, Who Ruined it With Lye,
Says Injected Food Didn't
Satisfy Craving.

to eat, but could not. He could, how
ever, sometimes swallow milk, and this
gave the upper portion of his body
what little nourishment he has had.
shad, some soup, three pieces of bread,
butter and drank some milk. After
this he was able to walk home, and
felt better than he had ever felt. He
said that he would eat dinner again to-
day.