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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-07

noted for its olives since the days of
trees look old enough to have been
planted long before Christ. They are
knotty and gnar!y; but their wide
spreading green branches are loaded
with fruit. The orchards are inter-
spersed with grain fields and pastures;
and the automobile frightens the men
at the plows and also the animals
which feed near the roadside
Honk! Honk See those black sheep,
with their fat tails Hopping, as they
gallop over the fields! The ewes are
running as fast as they can, with the
little lambs tagging behind. Now we
ere passing flock where the rams
are butting the ewes to make them
get out of the way.
Honk. Honk! See those camels can
tering over the plain! They look like
interrogatio points upon legs. Nearer
the road are some which are dragging
plows through the burrows. They are
! In harness.. away off from the road,
and their backs are turned to the
automobile. Now they see us and
break way in panic. dragging with
| them the forked sticks used here as
plows. We see hundreds of camels dur
| ing our Journey. We meet them on the
road carrying great burdens. which
| they almost lose as they gallop out
| the fields. and they stand out like
great yellow ostriches against the sky
| OF the horizon.
mong the Dcdoulns.
Farther on we reach the edge of the
| desert We pass Arab encampments.
The low black tents become alive as
we approach. Bedouin women, clad In
| turkey red gowns, crawl out from
under the tent curtains, and gaily
| clad children loaded with jewelry stand
and stare at our automobile. There
are Bedouln girls. whose silver ank-'
1 lets flash in the sun, and whose enor-
nous earrings stand out against their
rich copper faces.
Now we are passing. a cemetery. 1t
1 is filled with Arabs In white gowns !;
4 there is evidently funeral going on.
They rise from the tombs and gaze at
US as we fly by. Tho tombstones are
mere boxes of clay Each has a stone
4 at the head and one at the foot, upon
which the guardian angels of the de-
ceased are supposed to sit watching
their dead.
Notice the road! 1t is as smooth as
the Beach drive In Rock Creek Park
lust outside of Washington city, and
q harder and better. From our seats on
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
The PRESIDENTS POSITION
He Has Not Changed His Attitude
Towards Railroads.
Believes They Have Benefited by
Rate Regulation and Their Own
Arguments Caused Disaster.

Washington, D. c. - For more
than As hours the White house and
treasury department have been flood
ed with appeals for President Roose-
welt and Secretary Cortelyou TO take
some action to avert the threatened
disaster in the financial and railroad
world. II can be stated authori-
tatively, however. hat President
Roosevelt will not change his attitude
toward the railroad, and It is admit
ted that the administration has no in
tention of entering on an extremely
radical attack on the railway corpor-
atoms.
While II is known that the visit Of
J. Pierpout Morgan to the white house
last Monday night to induce the pres
ldent TO issue a ~reassuring statement
10 the country in regard 20 the ad.
ministration's attitude toward the rail
roads and the apparent failure Of the
financier's appeal has had much 20
do with the panicky conditions that
swept over Wall street Thursday. Pres
ident Roosevelt has repeatedly said
that he Is not an enemy OF the fhil'
roads and that those that obey the
laws have nothing TO fear from the
government While Il has not been
definitely decided. the president may
issue a statement outlining his stti-
mde after he has conferred with Pres
idents McCrea. Newman. Mellen and
Hughitt on the railroad situation.
The administration Is firmly con
WINGED that the great unrest in finan-
clal circles has been brought on by
the arguments advanced by the rail.
I road interests In trying 70 prevent
hostile legislation" In the various
states and no; by the attitude that the
federal government has taken 20 en-.
force the laws regulating the common
carriers. e n. Hartman. when he
was in this city recently. and Presi.
dent A.. y. suckney OF the Chicago
Great Western. who called al the
White house Thursday, have expressed
the same opinion.
Although believing that the condi
tons in New York are due 70 nothing
for which the administration Is re-
sponsible. the president believes he
has done everything hat consistently
can be- done 20 give relief 10 the money
market.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
HURRY PATENTS.
Secretary Garfield Has Issued orders
to Expedite 70 the Greatest.
Extent Their Issue.

Washington. u. c. 49, Secretary
Garfield OF the department or the
interior Friday issued an order 10
Commissioner Beliiugcr OF The general
land office. intended to expedite 10 the
utmost the issuance OF patents 60 3d.
600 cntrymen whose applications have
accumulated IN the general land office
The order Is based ON President Roosc
velt's recent action making easter the
process % proving up" under the
law. u directs the commissioner OF
the land office TO take up for ac-
ton all locations. selections and en-
tries upon which final certificate has
been ihgued aud IL the proof Is found
regular and complete. and there rs no
pending protest or objection. the same
will be passed TO patent la the regular
order
In discussing the order Secretary
Garfield said.
This order is one of unusual inn
portance to the citizens OF the public
hand states. involving as e does about
$4,000 entries aud "a large number 90
locations and selections which have
accumulated In the general land OF
flee pending examination before the
issuance OF patents. Included In these
are about go, 600 homesteads. 1000 tim.
Der and stone and other cash entries
made under specific laws. 200 desert
land and 500 mineral entries.
Because OF the failure OF congress
to provide an additional appropriation
for the necessary field inspections,
the work a not proceed as rapidly as
desired but the force and means now
available viii be used 70 the utmost
limit to expedite the patenting u
lands whore the entrymen have con.
piled with the isw Ia good faith
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
. NEGRO HAS CONFESSED
A Story From Texas Says 0ne Of
Them Admit Shooting.
Soldiers From the Barracks Made
Raid on Brownsville and Guns
Were Hurriedly Cleaned.

Galveston. The mystery sur
rounding the alleged raid of the ne
gro soldiers from the t%wenty-fifth in
fantry upon the people of Browns
VILE, Texas.on August Is last year
has been cleared up, according 70 a
story printed Sunday by the Calves
ton News. After seven months Of in
v-estieation by federal authorities,
what appears to be the true version
of the crime mas been secured from ID.
C. Gray. one OF the discharged sol
diers. who admits that he partially
participated.
The man has been living in Calves
ton q large portion Of the time since
he was discharged from the army
soon after the outrage.
According to his statement, the At
tack was not premeditated, but was
the result Of an alleged injury done
n Of the soldiers by a white nan
in Brownsville half an hour before the
raid. The negro, returning to the
barracks. seized his rifle and an
nounced that he was gazing 10 XIII tho
white man. Several other negro sol
diers volunteered to so along and see
the work wen done and TO wipe out
other scores which they had against
the citizens on account Of the mjur-
res which they claimed to have u
fered. The negroes rs,urned to the
barracks after committing the assault
on the town and many soldiers assist
ed in the hurried cleaning Of the guns
for the inspection which followed
soon after the shooting in the town
ceased. Apparently the soldiers from
only one company participated in the
raid. although practically the entire
battalion knew soldiers had done tbs
shooting.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
ONE BANK ROBBER GAUGHT
One Hunnewell Kan. Safe Blower
Found Near Caldwell.
a ls Believed There Are Five others
For Whom the Authorities Arc
Searching With H-ioodhounds.

Wichita. Kansas. The Union
States Beuk OF Hunnewell. Kan,
a wrecked BY safeblowors nj 2 o.
clock Tuesday morning Five distinct
explosions aroused the residents. who
gave chase to the burglars. The rob
beers covered their retreat by firing at
their pursuers and escaped on a hand
car. The amount secured cannot be
estimated at present.
The hand car the robbers used In
making their escape was found in a
weed patch on the outskirts of Cald-
we'll Tuesday morning with the hand
car was found several pieces Of cloth
ing stained with blood. Il is believed
the last charge fired by the robbers
in an effort~to Open the bankk vault
injured one of them.
Il is believed that six men took part
in the robbery.
One OF the bank robbers vas cap
tured late Tuesday night laying IN a
straw stock near Caldwell. Kan lie
gave his name as Charles Arthur.
claiming ST. Louis as his home. He
Is % years Of age. His face was bad.
ly mutilated. n eve hanging out of
the socket and n hand partially torn
off. His injuries were received in
the premature explosion at the bank
He Is lodged in the county Jail az
Wellington and denies completely in
robbery, and claiming he received the
injuries falling from a train while
beating his way. Posses and blood.
hounds are securing the country for
the other five members Of The gan
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21

Washington, D. ca. b. Stckney
president OF the Chicago Great West.
ern railroad. who arrived here Tues.
day night In sn interview discussing
the railroad situation. said: The PEG.
pie are now laying the foundation firm
and strong Tor a tremendous panic
Mr. Suckney said be does not believe
that the crisis viii be reached wlthn
the next two years. but he TOOK the
position that it certainly viii come
and will be even more disastrous than
the panic Of 1884. He de lared thu
IL the present railroad agitation Is
kept up all the railroads are threat
ened with bankruptcy and that In 1908
hundreds Of thousands OF men viii
be- thrown out Of employment
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
MORE WATER WAYS.
President Roosevelt Appoints a Com
mission 10 Consider a System to
Supplement Railroads.

Washington. d. C. ~ Presidenf
Roosevelt announced the appointment
Saturday Of an inland waters com
mission. OF which Theodore Bur
ton, chairman OF the rivers and har
bors committee 0f the house. is TO be
chairman. In letters TO members o.
the new commission, defining its scope
and duties, the president outlines in {
more comprehensive way than has
heretofore been attempted even In th'
resolution Of the river improvement
congresses the ends towards which
this government should strive In a de
velopment OF natural and artificial
waterways. one important reason foi
the commissions appointment is that
Il may study the project OF developine
a great system OF water transportation
in view 81 the inability Of the railroads
to handle the country's freight.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
LouIsvIlIs strlks ssttIsa

Louisville, Ky by a unanimous
vote Thursday uight the 500 striking
union employees OF the Louisville rail
way company decided % accept the
terms agreed upon BY their executive
COMMITTEES and the officers OF the com
pany Am the strikers viii go back
20 work and fun service In the city
and suburban iiuo operated by the
company viii be resumed by Friday
10 The strike began at 8 o'ciock
last sunday morning and caused pfao
tlcally a complete ueup 81 hl The
cOmpanys Inca
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
A ain Land n.sl In Msrlen-

Torreon. MeNico-The consumma-
uon Of "a az the largest land deals
ever made iu Mexico was reached
"Wednesday when the continental
Mexican Rubber company took oso
the famous Ccdroa hacienda. which
Is located ia The stats of Coahuilg.
Zsoatecas and Durango. This prop
erty consists OF 10000 acres BE
sides the land which IS valued -
about S1.O10.o 600 there are also great
herds OF horses cattle and smaller
animals which are considered Ia the
transaction. The purchase price rs
reported to Dee 5000. 800.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21

Uhroughout the middle west, as IN
other parts OF the country, athletic
conditions in the high schools. colleges
and universities had reached a state
u d~isgraceful and sordid arrogance
when, two years ago, a conference Of
The governing boards Of nine Of the
leading institutions Of the interior
took the matter under consideration.
They found high-school boys who had
been induced 10 leave school a year o.
two ahead Of time In order to enter
some college which was willing 90
smooth the Intellectual pathway in
return for athletic services. PROBES
sionalism was rife. and not only
winked at. but almost openly encour
aged; and rivalry was so keen that
even middleaged professors found
their relations with professors in other
colleges strained By the hostile feeling
between the undergraduates. The de
sire to win, and the hope Of making
money by winning. had killed the true
spirit OF sport The governing boards
OF the nine colleges which met to con.
slider the matter took radical steps
Professionalism was prohibited by tbs
uost stringent regulations. all contests
between certain Of the fercest rivals
were discontinued, and a uniform date
for beginning training in the fan was
fixed. The new rules have now had q
years trial, with the result Of c~learing
the air and establishing college ath.
letics upon a saner and more whole
some footing. A second conference
was lately held to consider possible
changes in the rules. Although great
pressure was brought by some Of the
student bodies, the members of the
athletic conference committee stood
firm. Only one change was made
The rule fixing a uniform date for be
ginning practice was ~rescinded. Ever
that may be restored. The colleges Of
the middle west. therefore. says
Youths Companion. are to have an
other year Of cleanliness and decency
and manlineCs IN sport; another
chance to learu that TO win is not ths
main object of athletics among gen
tlemen, but that the games tbs
thing"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
Pe.slhlx z aaraln starn.

Chicago. 81 having proved impos
slble up TO the present % obtain q
trace OF the g53.e00 which mysteII-
ously disappeared from the chicago
su~b-trcasury. the secret service Off
GERS are now working upon a theory
which they believe may bring mngi
bic results. This theory Is that an
employee OF the sub-treasury 10 sub
iect 70 periods Of mental alteration
He has been examined aud admitted
that hc IS subject 70 attacks when his
mind Is a blank aud be cannot re-
member what occurred
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
snanI,h vet,rnn, pL,plsased.

Washington. ID. C. - The United
Spanish War Veterans. District OF Co
lmhln department. sunday adopted
resolutions vigorously deuouncing the
action OF the constitutional convention
Of Oklahoma In adopting a clause IN
its constitution DISTINGUISHING soldiers
sailors and marines. The resolutions
invite the attention Of Commauder-in'
Chief Hamilton Ward Of Buffalo. TO
the action Of the Oklahoma convention
and request HIM 20 call a meeting
Of the national council o. administra.
ton with a view OF holding the next
encampmeut al some other place tnan
Oklahoma City.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21

Chicago. The funeral OF John
Alexander Dowie was held ia Zion
city Thursday aud was quiet ana I'M
ostentatioua. A small portion OF ne
magnificent choir that formerly Off
clated al the tabernacle sang hymns
The body was arrayed In the wonder
tai white robe which deceased had
worn since he assumed the title of
First Apostle Of the Christian catbo'
lie church" The f~Tral Grafton was
delivered by Alto 10y Barnes. who
was FOR many years Dowie'a constant
friend
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21

We incline to believe that the CAPT
tai punishment idea. whether it be
right or wrong in any conceivable
case, is likely to be done away with
in time, although that time is evident
~ not yet. says the Lowell CMass)
Courier. The gradual whiting away
OF death penalties can have escaped
no one. Of course. 4 the chances are
that even The taking Of human life.
deliberately and with malice pre-
pense. may one day be punished
without exacting the extreme penalty.
even where e might seem hat no less
penalty fitted the crime. Humanity.
whether right or wrong. Is coming TO
revolt from It. Juries are harder and
harder 70 secure. Death sentences,
eve when rendered in strict accord
with law. commonly meet with a
storm Of public protest Murders dc
not decrease. Is It not. on the whole.
likely that In time the death penalty
will be still further decreased until II
ultimately disappears through the
vanishing point, save perhaps in mil.
itary cases OF the most Oatrageously
REASONABLE kind?
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
A DROP In o c

New York. The most sensational
decline In prices for several years
occurred on the stock market Wed.
ncsday. u was noticed that weak
ness conferred 10 Reading. the Earri.
man railroad and the Hill stocks.
The Hin group. including the Great
Northern ore certificates. dropped
about 10 points each. Canadian PA.
cinc z Reading 6 SO. Union Pacific,
Northwestern. Brooklyn Transit and
A-malgamatcd Copper between 8 and
6 points. The losses throughout the
list ran 90 various figures nap 20 3
point and over, Call money loaned
az "A per cent about noon
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21

Prof. Henderson OF the University
of Chicago said TO his class recently:
Chicago is a large city, like Peking,
but & is not great People live here
only until they can 20 20 New York.
London or Paris on their way to
heaven" That Is almost as bad a.
what Jack London said Of this city on
his return to England Chicago. he
said, is a sort Of cross between q
civilized ely and a western mining
camp. except that things are done IN
Chicago every day with impunity FOR
which in O mining camp a man would
be shot on sight" Both Of these
critics mag be right but. remarks the
Chicago Chronicle. Il may not be
amiss 10 inquire whether the Uniyer,
sity OF Chicago Is great or only large.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
Coal Land onsn for Entry.

Washington. ID C., - In q letter
TO Secretary Garfield Tuesday Presi-
dent Roosevelt has directed a modi'
ncation OF the orders issued under
his direction last year. Withdrawing
certain lands from coal entry. Cen.
formally TO the presidents directions
about $4,000. 900 acres Of coal lands
viii be Immediately opened 60 entry
with other lands 10 be opened as rap
Idly as the geological survey can make
the proper examinations,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
CARVING ous the Agreement.

Washington. d. e. Following
the receipt OF a telegram Wednesday
night from President walsh OF the
San Francisco board Of education an
nouncing the earring into effect Of
the agreement reached al the recent
conference here between the president
Secretary Root. the San Francisco
mayor me school board and others.
on the Japanese question. President
Roosevelt Thursday will sign an or
der putting into effect the passport
amendment Of the Immigration bill.
The case pending In California, insti-
tuted by the federal authorities to test
the constitutionslity Of the law seq
regaing japanese children. viii now
be dismissed.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
Another Irust cenferenee.

New York. The national civic
federation. which called the trust con.
ference Of 1893 in Chicago, has de
cided, # was announced Sunday night
to arrange for another conference OF
the same nature 70 consider that prob.
lem in its latest aspects; especially
the question OF federal and state reg
ulation Of the corporations, and the
question Of the operation OF the sher.
man antitrust law. 1t Is proposed 70
hold this conference In May al a city
to be designated later.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21

Washington. y. G. The e
Rotary Of the treasury Wednesday an
uounced that the $40 1000 which
was deposited 10 national banks the
last OF September 10 bc returned about
the beginning Of February would not
hc called for at present nCyond say
ing that he WAS Keeping o. close
watch on the situation la New YORK.
Secretary Curtely0u would not indi
cate what his further plans were
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
RaIIroad GO 4 peeIaIen.

Topeka. Kan Ia the United
States court al Wichita Friday. Judge
J. G. Pollock instructed th, jury 10
bring In a verdict m mvor OF tho Rock
Island railway Ia the cnscs of the
wichita Merchants against the com.
pauy. The merchants alleged that the
company's rate on cotton goods from
Galveston 10 wichita was dlscrlmlna-
tive and unreasonable, az n was more
than double the rate 90 Kansas city.
which is farther from Galveston than
Is wichita. The court nold that the
published rate of the company 90
reasonable aud hat had the company
accepted payment which had been Of
fered by the merchants ou the basis
OF the Kansas city rate, both parties
would have boon liable 90 criminal
prosecution under the autlrebate
statute.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
BRYAN'sc COMMENT.
Ne Thinks Railroads Have Gone Toe
Par in An Attempt to Terrorlxo
the Legislatures.

Blnphnmtun. n. y. "A representa-
tive Of the Associated Press Wedncs
day asked william D. Bryan ON his
arrival here what effect the Harri
man and other Investigations would
have on the agitation 10 favor OF gov
eminent ownership or management
OF railroads. He replied
The nos interesting phase OF
the situation is the refusal OF the peo'
pie to lend money freely TO the rail
roads. The railroad managers say
that this IS due TO hostile legislation
but this Is a mistake. There has
been no hostile legislation Of suu
cient severity 10 impair the real value
OF railroad securities, where the rail
roads nave been honestly conducted
upon an honest capitalization.
III the investing public Is alarmed
Il Is because the railroad managers
In "a vain effort to terrorize the legis-
latures have carried matters too far.
III any other answer Is needed for
the hesitancy on the part OF inyes
tors. the Investigations furnish &c for
the inquiries have shown TO what *.
tent railroad stocks have been wa
tered. But what Is the al~tcrnutiveg
Must the government refuse 90 iu.
yestieato rot n management for fear
the mismanaged railroad no longer
will be able 10 fool ue public into
buying inflated securities? The soon.
cir the railroads are put on an honest
basis the more secure will the In
vestIna public feel
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21

Iohnstown, Pennsylvania o hns-
town streets are being swept by surg.
Ing currents. The water Is higher
than az any time since the great flood
Of 1889. when over $500 lives we're
lost. The loss win be immense.
The main streets are impossible
and thousands are marooued Ia their
homes. The stage OF water Is rs
feet. a DOT higher than any known
record. Houses on high ground are
nll OF refugees.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
Foraksr usIna HLs 30 Mensr.

Washington. That Senator For
aker is gathering evidence al his own
expense Ia defense OF former negro
soldiers who were discharged from
the army for alleged completely 10 the
shooting up" Of Brownsville, Texas.
was disclosed Friday m a sharp
clash between members OF the senate
COMMITTEES on military affairs which
Is investigating the Brownsville AZ.
fray