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New-York tribune., 1907-11-11
SWAPPING TURTLES FOR TERaAPIN

by TeIeFrspE c The Triburo-
Waferburg. Conn, Nov. lO-The Italians who live
ia the towns along the Connecticut Valley are
r"apug a harvest catching young swapping turtles.
which they sell to market for the New York
hotel and restaurant trade for terrapin, the taste
Of which they closely resemble. This season OF
the year the snapper lies concealed in mud below
tho frost line. and may easily be caught. The
turtle, unlike other creatures that hibernate, be-
comes fat juicy and fine favored and Is in fine
condition ia late fall
New-York tribune., 1907-11-11
BANKS RAISE INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.

(By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
New Haven, Nov. 10-Officials OF all the savings
banks in the city announced to-day that hereafter
per cent will be paid all deposits. Only 81
per cent has been generally paid. although few
~ the banks increased the rate 20 per cent on
smar deposits recently.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-11
DAMAGE BY FLOODS IN ITALY.

Rome. Nov. l0.-The transforms and floods
throughout Italy continue. Railroad tracks are
being carried away in several places. and reports
being received of the destruction of houses and
the drowning OF cattle. Several persons also have
lost their lives.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-11
TEST OF OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION

by Telegraph TO The Tribune
oklahoma City Okla, Nov. I0.-The constitution
OF the new State OF Oklahoma is 10 be tested in
the courts The saloon men decided to-day to
bring suit attacking the validity OF the anti-saloon
clause.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-11
w. A. NEWMAN REMANDED.
Extradition Papers Not Yet Made Out in
Pennsylvania Robbery Case.

London. Nov. 10.-William Arthur Newman, alias
Robert Lewis, alias Charles Miller. who was ar
rested here in September at the request of the Vir-
ginia authorities. who are seeking his extradition
the charge of grand larceny and felonious as
sault has been remanded from week 10 week pend-
ing the arrival of papers from tho United States
A detective arrived here from Virginia last week
and appeared in the Bow street police court on Fri
day and presented the request Of the State Depart
ment for Lewis's eXtradition. The was fur
ther remanded until November - in order to give
the Judge time TO over the papers. These the
clerk Of the court said did not quite fulfil the re-
quirements AS Lewis has declared his willingness
to 10 America, it is expected, however that
the extradtion will be ordered November r.
Under the English law Lewis must remain here
for fortnight after the order is signed in order
10 give him time to apply for a writ OF habeas
corpus should he desire to do so.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-11

Lewis arrested in New York last February
for robbing the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
of thousands of dollars worth of baggage in Vir-
gnia. While at Police Headquarters he attacked
doorman and succeeded in escaping from the
building. He got far London, where he was
arrested information sent from this side.
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been so occupied with what they re-
garded as more important events that
they failed to record most OF the mar
velous doiuss Of Captain Smith 1t
was a mistake on their part, of course,
and II they We're alive today they would
realize it, and how much more satis-
factory and pleasant all around II
would have been ii they had come man
fully TO the support of those wonder
full self told narratives which have
taxed the credulity Of even the best dis
posed.
Captain John Smith. however. was
not the man 10 so unrsc ortled, In the
absence Of any one better aualified he
made up his mind Va undertake the
business himself When one UNDER
takes that sort OF 4 Job II Is folly not
to DO ii well--especially TO be UNJUST
to oneself. Captain Smith did not eN-
pose himself to that criticism IT has
even been suggested that he did IL a
LITTLE too we'll There are those who
insinuate that the romantic features OF
his career are coloTed SO richly that
the brush marks are perCcptible. The
modern impress sl0nist is open to the
same criticlsm and no one is unhappy
over it. There are even few carpng
magazinists and space writers
for the most part--Syho have had the
temerity to hint that CAPTAIN John
Smith ms his own historian was in
fluenced by Munchausen and Marco
Polo and that he surpassed them in in
ventive capacity. That Is not the view
point of the writer Of this little token
OF appreciation. II is nonstrous to be-
leve that N could ever become the
viewpoint OF the American people.
Says Captain Smith.
According TO his own account. John
Smith was born in Willoushby. Lin
colnshire England, in 1879. This date
has been ques toned, but II Is difficult
to- understand why lie was the son
of one OF the poorest tenants ola the
estate of Peresrine BERTHE, Lord VIII
Ionghy, and when he was fifteen years
of age he was apprenticed to tanner
in the village, He did not take kindly
to the business and resolved to go out
into the world In quest of adventures
With well developed intention OF that
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DlG PorerMit: of the
princcss PacAhnncNA

which were TO be opened on their ar
rival In America.
icy the time the ships had reached
the Canarles everything was Ia state
OF eruption. Smith could not endure
the discipline OF the ship. and he was
arrested and Kept prisoner during the
remainder OF the voyage When the
instructions were unSealed ii was found
that the prisoner had been named as
one of the councillors, but II WAS
thought prudent 10 restrain him awhile
longer from the exercise of all govern
ing power. "A few days after landing
he was permitted to take a boat and a
few men for an exploration up the
James river. He was OF the opinion
at the time that the others looked on
his experiment as a possible solution
OF the difficulty, hoping that he might
never return and 1t Is quite likely that
he was right Tn his opinion
Now a Peacemaker-
He did return. however, but not un-
til he had made a treaty Of peace with
the mighty Powhatan, Again accord
ing to the captain, that powerful chief
was so taken with the newcomer that
he offered him every lndncement to re-
main with him. 1t seems almost TOO
bad that Smith did not accept the in.
vitaticn. 1t would have stnplified mat
tiers wonderfully. Under his benign in
iiuence the Indians would have per-
mitted the colonists to do as they wish
ed and everything would have been ''as
merry as a marriage bell"
But he returned co the others and
found matters very much twisted. The
men had qusrreled among themselves
anI also with the Indians in the vicln-
ity, 1t required all the captains power
of Cancellation to placate Powhatan-
Having fixed that gentle savage. he
proceeded to play 'the part OF good
angel to the colony. He procured q
supply Of food from The Indians, con-
strpcted dwellings, and built stOcka des-
Although Powhatan was still saw
fully fond Of him, that great man
could not forget Smiths refusal to be-
come an ornament OF his court, He
was too proud TO repeat his request at
the risk of another refusal and too
polite to insist. but finally he 'stoIe''
the captain and kept him in his royal
tepee for six weeks. 1t was at this
time that the famous interpretation OF
the Princess Pocahontas Is supposed
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description 4 n imaginative and curious
lad of fif-ee;i is not likely to search in
vain. aud ic did not take JOHN Smith long
TO come up with his opp Ortunity. Young
Lord Willoughby was in the Neither
lands where war was progressing,
and 1t was the most natural thing in
the world that the self appointed knight
errant should wend his way thither-
ward, 1t is not a matter OF record that
the nobleman received the son of his
Tenant With open arms, but according
20 Smiths own record he WAS given
a very important position in his lord
ships following. IL need not detract
from the value OF the record to learn
from an ancient list recently come To-
light that Smiths name appears as
that of a servant,
1t was a few years later however,
when he went to fight the Turks, that
he began 70 do things really worth
while, 1t Is fortunate also that during
that period he had the rare presence
Of mind TO Keep an account of his do
ings, for there was nobody else who
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Heney foresaw that he should need him
In San Francisco In compliance with
his request Burns resigned from the
secret service and went quietly to the
scene OF action.
AS IA result of the cooperation OF
this keen scented pair of sleuths fifteen
out Of eighteen supervisors OF the mu-
nicipaitS are now self confessed hood
lers. The ACCUSED victims of their aC-
tlylty are Abraham Ruef, political die
tator Of san Franchises. Mayor SChmite,
the musical chief executive Of the city
the supervisors elected on The admin
istratlon ticket. the Pacific Telephone
company, the United Railroad COM
pany, which controls all the transit
lines in rhe city, and many other
amusement and public service concerns
which depend ON municipal charters
for their existence,
All this Is really an embarrassment OF
riches. Recent exposures brought
about by Burns and his assistants have
furnished Heney more material than
his corps Of lawyers can find time to
attend to. He declares that before he
has finished his work at least four
mIllionaires will be indicted and that
ments VIII be found against those con-
ceTned in the robbtng OF san Francis
CO. This Is indeed colossal sweep.
but there Is reason to believe that
Honey VIII be AS good as his word
When Honey and Burns began their
task Of getting at the bottom NJ official
crookedne5s in San Francisco they Te-
sorted TO the clever trick OF having
fake bllfs presented TO the board Of
supervisors, Burns, who was conn
paratiye stranger IN California. went
quietly 10 a supervisor and asked him
10 obtain certain privileges fol an
amusement company that purposed
opening a large skating rink Burns
promised TO make IT interesting FOR
MIN, and the supervisor agreed to bring
the other Two committeeman 10 talk Il
over the three men met Burns ac-
rording 10 appointment and were hand
cd marked bills. 10 make the business
more secure stonosrapher was sta
TONED a. The keyhole and every word
spoken was taken down IN shorthand.
BurEs took good care tiRr The CONVEX.
saiOn should b. sufficiently inuIiminat.
Ing The ordinance was introduced and
passed as desired the supervisors not
even discovering that the first four
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letters ln the hrst FOUR lines formed an
acrostIc spelling lake
Then tne adroit schemerS hnew mat
lhey lad hasgee thelr game Tine three
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leall@el ll'a' az NaS .oHl ''''" .ilsl' '''el'
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thss Int''s IL oieai pit's1 VI 'i'e W' i'
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am uS - Vac lllat iletvS was ao'e 10
luli''' nls pleuS'S .'l0uI ~ .'ie elll7Fls
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q 49, - 'NIps 'lat ,V JUN opt't'I,
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w. ~ We "n i'g saw l'. i'ls leIlIotN
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dence at Tucson and began the practice
OF the law,
He advanced rapidly In his profession
and al the age Of thirty was made AZ
torncy general Of the territory He WAS
exceedingly popular ia Arizona. and 4
he had remained there until II was ad-
mitted into the Union ne would probe
ably have been elected United rSlates
senator EIe returned to California
however and practiced his profession
for eight years In san Francisco VAN
gratifying success
He was thus engaged when he vi
asked 10 prosecute the land frauds. ne
was not willing to neglect bis eNteD'
slve business. but he received guar
antee from the government that mace
IT possible for him to do So In ms
present work he declares that he
looking for no special fee and that no
can now afford to labor pro bono pub
lico SILAS O. WoODSON'
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EpIsoM's couRTsHiP,

r. A. Edison's courlsalp WAS eharae-
terlstlc OF The great inventor The h's'
Mrs, Edison was, previous to hel MAJ
tiage telegraph operator In his EN-,
plOy One day while standing Dehl.D
her, watching her AT work, Edison, WA0
had long admired the young LADY, N1s
surprised when she turned round a9u
said Mr. Edison, ] can always sp
when you are near me" How 40 F.5
account for thst?' returned Edison-
don't know responded The young laul'
"bnt II Is a fact nevertheless l1alse,'
Looked her fun In the face ana saM,
"G'ye been thinking considerably auoa.
you OF late and II you are wllinE y
marry me would Ike to marry yoS
A month later they We're married Wv
union proving very happy one
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to have occurred. although Smith in hi,
account of the six weeks detentIon
neglects to mention She affair Il seems
that Powhatan, having failed In his ef.
fort TO obtain q quit claim decd 10 -be
captain, made up his barharic mind
that no one else should have him. and
with that end in view he decided 10
put him to death. There isn't bow ny
girl In the United States who doesat
know the remainder OF the story better
than any newspaper man can tell it.
That Poeahontsa Story
OF course 1t is just a tribe odd tint
the circumstance shouldn't have re.
Cured to the captain until about IN,
time when l'ocahontas, then the wife
OF John Eolfe. was making such an
IN England. He remembered il then
and sent a letter 10 Queen Anne Ia
which he says Of the heroic set: al
the minute OF my execution she hazard.
ed the beating out of her own braines
TO save mine, and not only that, but 50
prevailed upon her father that was
safely conveyed TO jamestown" 1t Is
easy to see that this frank admission.
tardy as II was. must have added In
mensely to the princess vogue In Eng
land. Even though it We're an act :
purely inventive gallantry on the part
of the ca plain, it does him infinite
credit under the circumstance There
is no record 10 the effect that MIS-
RoIfe ever denied the soft imptach.
nlent, and he who questions the truth
OF the story Is uudeservfng of notice.
1t must not be thought that Captain
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a $ a public prosecutor Francis ].
ga l5cney of San Francisco has
had even wider experience
than either Governor Folk of
Missouri or District Attorney Jerome of
New York The land fraud cases OF
he Paclac coast were second only in
Importance to the beef trust and
Northern Securities Investigations, and
he way" in which Heney proceeded
against those guilty Of theft of the
public domain Was a revelation 10 those
Who had been accustomed TO the laws
delays and hIndrances
aeney FIRST came To the notice OF the
department OF Justice in 1901. He was
hen about thirty eight years Of age
and had been retained 20 defend Judge
Arthur NOyeg the Fed eral official in
gOlYed In the Nome ring scandal. He
lcy's argument before the supreme
court in that case brought him into
wide public notice, especially among
the legal profession, Attorney General
Knox, although he was on the opposite
side. was greatly interested and COM
ressed his admiration openly, He was
20 impressed by the lawyers ability
That as soon as the government was
ready TO proceed In the land fraud
cases he sent for Heney and offered
10 put him in special charge OF the
prosecutions,
The result proved that Mr.. Knox had
made no mistake in his estimate OF the
man. From start To- finish Heney con-
quoted thc business In a masterly FASH
lon making % clean sweep OF the well
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FRANCIS J. HENEY,

died worth as much as $4,000, 900 DUR
Ing The past two years,
During tho past winter the canals of
Venice were frozen over. In 1863 the
Adrlatlc itself WAS frInged with Ice,
and The harbor OF Genoa choked Win
Ice,
Metal does not imst in Lake TItiaca,
South America, a chain an anchor or
amy article OF iron II thrown In tilis
AXE and allowed 10 remain for weeks
or months Is as bright when taken up
as when it came fresh from The Gonn-
dry
In the United States there aTe thirty
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would have done it. lie tells us with
becoming nlodesty that he performed
such deeds Of Valor in Pennsylvania
and Hungary that he was given a
patent OF nobility and-what IS more
Interesting pension. He emerged
unscatlled from many a bloody battle,
but he was not always so fortunate.
Once he was wounded and left for dead
on the field. 1t is all very thrilling as
he relates it In his General Historic"
An interesting Captive.
Finally he fell into the hands of the
enemy and was carried off To COnstan-
tincple- The captains history WAKES
exceedingly spicy from this point on
account OF his youthful oomellness he
attracted the notice OF a high born
Turkish lady who was passing through
the slave market and she bought him.
According to the captain, she was very
beautiful and a woman Of excellent
taste, and he admits that his servitude
was Ear from being unbearable. The
ladys brother, however, was OF am
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We're ST. Paul, Julius Caesar. ana Ma
rat the real originator Of tho French
revolution,
Within three wears there win be at
least nineteen war vessels Of the
plsadnought type a0oat France is
building no fewer than six
The Wakamba. the leading Bantu
llDe IN Uganda are the most highly
clfllised black race in Africa They
had deeimai system OF calculation
when hrsl discovered by white men.
Ihey also Understood iron working and
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towns or villages named Berlin TWEEN
ty-one Humburgs twenty -thre hear
ms The name Paris, ana thirteen Lon
don
san Marine. in central Italy, Is the
smallest republic IN tho World II has
only lWfnty-two square miles, but it's
population In $500. us annual revenue
rs $4,000. and it has no debt, The
army has lao oiilcers and 500 men
Railways use up over a,OO0.0o0 tons
OF steel a year, almost half the worlds
product.
switzerland IL getting rich very rap.
lay Latest statistics give the national
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had eonsldera BILE knowledge Of music.
Russia has $4,000 miles OF navlgable
rivers, and by the latest accounts the
traffic On these waters Is 10000 900 toms
a year she has $4,000 miles Of railway
open
Girls must know how 10 sew. knit
and bake before their guardians Will
permit them TO have lovers In Nor
way Some OF them are so eager 70 ace
azure these useful aeeonplls hments
that ihey learn them before they can
read and write
There are very few mlIionalres In
France. Outside Of Paris no one has
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power would be so per cent srsI a
than that produces by al me eD1' =
present dug ftom the worlds ll.lls i.',,s.
A proof OF Gorlnany's rapidly ine's ss,v
Ing wealth. rs rhat, while IN lsss us
2, 100000 paid iDcomo laN' ios'
a. 1870 600 paid the tax, ,a ara
April, With December ana Ens.
the principal marrying mohteS "
land, and May Tho poorest Of l' t6s
months, Yet IN Holland Nlas IN
month OF all others for malIlisss No
Russia january and February ~ Iuus
marriage months. and in NolNa'' So
ond July,
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MuLTuM IN PARvo.

The Saturday afternoon "a the oldest
british holiday N originated IN tho
eleventh century when an edict OF
king Nanule enacted that every sun.
Gay De Kept from Saturday noon 10
Monday dawn
The French hudget Tor last vear
reached lie huge sum of s706 oOO0on
and the expenditure same WITHIN sio
300 ot that amount
IL Is curious fact that three OF the
uleh VIZ" ula AMOS 10 revolntOntze the
world had always bad health. These
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MARYrL Gus ELecrRlc FoUNTAIN

The city OF Vienna has n'.liIel WIKI.
NJ perh1rr The most remarkable flsc'.N
on electrically Irhtcd fountain M s1
lftencc n IS siiultod IN the sthW W.,
cnhorgplats. Underneath the fol,ll'.II
IN IA huge cenen ted chamber are pla,ss-
twcnty,seVen rejecting lamps clp.s
Of producing seventy different lulD u,rs.
and colortd effects THE Ishl y mr.
mItted throuh the waters q 'h5 ,VN
t4n The iEht power Of ihe ,5''N an.
estimated as equal TO 900VVV'0oV va
dies,
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wealth as saSooooo 600. Two-nfths OF
tnla amount Is Invested Ia hotel proper
~ ana the annual Income Of SWISS
holsllitepers ~ at least 100000 600
Ihe ugllest part Of the British en-
pIle is probably Maldon island gi-
sahll reef IN the Pacific. Though
IllIl y'seyen miles round. nothing
sroWs an II except u few patches VI
slaS scrub In The middle is a seIt
i ,s which fills The crater of AN OK
Al sll the force Of the two great wa.
.silslis Niagara and the Victoria falls
'"ula be used 10 produce power the
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other sort and carried of the too will
ing slave TO his palace on the sea OF
Azov and WAS very unSind to him, so
Enthusiastically so, in fact, that Smith
beat out his taskmasser's brains with a
fail. put himself in the dead MANS
clothes and fled 10 Russia, When he
reappcared IN England he claimed that
he WAS authorized to wear three Turks
heads In his arms in token Of that
number ot Moslems killed by him in
single combat. He said that he had
received a patent TO that eject from
the Duke OF Transylva1tla. A mischief
making doubteT has dug Np the fact
thar at that time this duke had the
Turks for his allies. but that need dis
1Tess no adrnirer OF Captain Smith, IT
may be set down as remarkable eS-
ample of moderation that he chose only
three Turks heads for his arms when
he might easily have used dozen,
Like Meets like,
About 1000 he met a man in England
who was after his own heart. This
was Captain Bartholomew Gosnold.
who had made one voyage to The coast
of America and was about to make an
other. Smith determined TO join the
expedition, and Ciosnold WAS greatly
pleased TO secure the company Of one
so cOngenial- The little fleet Of three
vessels sailed Dec. IT, 1906 with the
intention to found a colony in Virginia.
Smith was down OH the list as a plant
er, and Gosnold had scaled instructions