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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
The Times Daily Short Story.


plumber. In fact, cash and iewelry to
the amount Of $4,000 was taken ont
before Iandslip occurred which killed
one or the laborers. 1t was then seen
that the outlet was deficient. They
must have blasting powder and tools
and tackles, and 1t was resolved to run
back to port and secure them. Supry
was left on the island to guard the
treasure, and the others set sail for
Ningpo. The man lsft behind had no
firearms, and how he was to act as
guard 10 hard to see.
The junk reached Nlngpo all right,
but as soon as the sailors began to buy
this and that suspicion was aroused.
Just as they had secured what they
wanted and were ready to return to
the islands they were arrested and
thrown into prison MS suspects. The
three white men refused to give up
any information, although the bamboo
was often applied to the soles Of their
feet, but the Chinese laborer was whip.
ped into telling all about it. He could
tell all about the islands and the treas
ure, but he could not locate them.
The Chinese government took hand
in the matter and sent out two or three
vessels to scout around; but, while
they visited many other islands, they
did not land on the Humans. Twice a
week for two months the prisoners
were brought out and bastinadoed, but
all were firm. AT length the English
man died under the punishment, and
at the end of three months, when the
government had determined ON torture
Of The most savage kind to compel a
confession, Haynes and Bruner gave
the story away. There was some delay
about getting an expedition OF. and,
taken altogether. II was nearly six
months before one sighted the shores
OF the islands. All three Of them were
carefully gone over, but supry could
not be found.
The wreck was there, but not as It
had been left. A force OF men had
been there and cleared away the de-
bris and looted all the treasure. Not
SO much as a cash" had been left be-
hind. Things had happened just as the
Chinese government might have looked
for. Old Chingtoo was still doing bust
ness, and 1t was certain that he would
and did hear of the finding OF the
wreck. II she had been given up for
lost she was now located where he
could find her and recover the plumber.
1t is likely that he sent an expedition
as soon rs the matter became public.
Tho Frenchman was found on guard,
ami the pirates made short work OF
him. There was hope for few years
that he might have been made captive
and would be heard Of again. but thir-
| ty-fiye years have elapsed, and no news
has come from him.
The government expedition had its
trouble for It's reward. and when It re-
turned Haynes and Bruner were con-
nned in cages and carried around the
country like wild beasts. They were
treated with the utmost cruelty for
three years. and then Bruner died UNI
der it and Haynes was rescued by the
American consul. NJ. QUAD.
!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
Anxious to Strengthen Triple
Alliance
WANTS ITALIAN SUPPORT
All. The Hague conference--Denied, How
ever. That visit Is POlitical-The
Italian Papers Explain the
Entente With Great Britain.

Rome. March 27.-Phince Won Buelow
the imperial German chancellor, arrived
at Rapallo yesterday. According to Of.
fetal statements the meeting between
Prince Won Buelow aud Foreign Minis
ter Tittoni. which will take place the
end OF this week, has no political sig
niticanee, but in other quarters, the
purpose Of this meeting i declared to
be the strengthening OF the Triple Al
nance and the elimination Of all friction
between Italy and Austria, for the pur
pose Of preventing the isolation Of
Germany at The Hague Peace Con-
ference. This condition would arise, it
is declared, ii Italy should join Great
Britain and the United States in their
attitude on the question of the limita.
tion of ornaments. With the exception
Of Germany and Austria, the other
Powers are practically as one on this
question. and consequently Germany
runs the danger Of being placed at The
Hague on the same position she was in
during the international Moroccan con-
ference at Aleeciras. a portion of the
Italian press, in It's greeting TO Prince
Won Buelow, says he must not take um.
bragg at ltaiy's entente With Great
Britain, as the alliance was first pro
claimed in 1895 by Foreign Minister
Blame in the italian Senate, and Italy
needs this alliance TO insure the protec-
tion in her interests in the Mediterra-
mean and the Balkans. which are not
guaranteed BY the Triple Alliance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
PUBLIC FAILS TO ATTEND
PoBIEDoNOSTSEFF FUNERAL
The Aristocracy and the Reactionaries
in Force.

st. Petersburg, March 27.--The funeral
of NJ. PobedonostseG. former procirator
general Of The Holy Synod, who died on
March 20, occurred yesterday, tile body
being inferred temporarily in the crypt
of the Church of Our Lady Of Vladimir.
The services, which were conducted by
the metropolitans of 81. Petersburg, Mos
COW, and kiev, assisted BY Bishop Ev-
logi, Monarchist member Of the lower
house Of Parliament, and the higher
clergy, were attended BY the Grand Duke
Michael, representing Emperor Nicholas,
and several cabinet ministers, including
the proourator general Of the Holy Sy-
nod, NJ Iswolsky; Minister Of Educ
cation won Kaufman, Controller Of the
Empire Won Schwanebach q number of
NJ. Pobiedonostseff's associates in tine
Holy Synod and elsewhere, and many
priests, but the scanty attendance Of the
general public was pointed out as indi-
eating how completely NJ. Pobiedonost-
self had passed from the stage since
the beginning Of the constitutional re-
giine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
MISSING A
MILLION

lccpyright, 1905, by 7. G. McClure.l
In the year 1870, while British man
Df-war was lying In the port Of Ningpo,
there was something approaching
mutiny among the men. and immedi-
ntely after over forty men deserted.
Among these were two Americans
named Haynes and Bruner. They got
away to Shanghai, and from there they
fell in with Frenchman who had
been in the country several years as
an agent He had a story to tell about
the Human islands, story that had
been told him two years before while
he was at Ningpo. A Chinese sailor
whom he had befriended later on had
been cast ashore on the middle island
and had existed there for four months.
In roaming about he had discovered an
old wreck driven into a break In the
cliffs and had lowered himself down to
It to find that it was an old pirate craft
and full of treasure lie had taken out
a small amount when a fishing craft
appeared and took him of, and later
ON, during storm at sea, he had met
with an accident that had paraIyzed
his lower limbs
What the Chlnaman wanted, Of
course, was that the FrencAman, whose
name was Supry, should get up an ex-
petition and go after the treasure.
There were many difficulties in the
way. Supry was no sailor himself, and
he could put no faith in the natives or
the white sailors who deserted their
q ships. There would be considerable ex-
pense, and there must be absolute Sc
crecy. Why he trusted Haynes and
Bruner was perhaps because he had
become desperate In his desire to over
haul the treasure, and as they were de-
eerters from a man-of-war he had rea-
BON to believe that they would not dare
serve him any trick for fear Of being
reported and recaptured Whatever the
motive, however, he told them story
aud suggested an expedition, and few
weeks later one left the port of Ming
fo. The party was made up Of supry,
Haynes, Bruner, an Englishman named
Webb and two Chinese laborers, and
kheir craft was junk.
II was two weeks before the wreck
was found The only way TO get down
~ her was to descend cliff sixty feet
high. When she was at last found and
Visited the report Of the treasure was
found correct. She had been fighting
link, carrying about sixty men, and
TIC variety Of the plumber on board
Showed that she had robbed right and
aHft Her name proved that she had
bslonged to the piratical feet of old
tshngtoo, well known pirate OF that
cate, and one who was subsequently
Blown out Of the water by British
cruiser. There had been a great fall
" earth and rock around the treasure
#seck. This was tunneled through
nd. her hold found fun OF cash ana
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
Louis Glass Gives Himself up
in San Francisco
WARRANTS FOR DETWEILER
On Bribery Indictments--Jury Does Lis
tie; Witnesses Missing -Heney too
Busy to Handle Ruef's Case
Just at Present.

San Francisco, March 2T.--Louis Glass,
vice president Of the Pacific States Tele-
phone company, returned Monday night
from bis Nevada trip. Mr.. Glass gave
himself into the custody OF the sheriff
and in Judge Lawler's department Of
the superior court gave bonds 10 the sum
Of 100000 to cover the nine indictments
Of bribery returned against him by the
grand jury.
Judge Coffey of the superior court on
Monday issued thirteen bench warrants
for the arrest of Abraham X. Detweiler
Of Toledo, against whom the grand Jury
found that number of indictments ehars-
ing him with bribery i'm connection with
efforts to procure a franchise for the
Home Telephone company. Detweiler has
not yet been apprehended.
Not Very Good Day for Grand Jury.
Little was accomplished by the grand
i jury Monday owing to the failure of
| important witnesses from Los Angeles
TO arrive No indictments were re-
turned. Samuel Jacoby. fiscal agent of
the Independent Telephone company, was
called Mr. Jscoby denied that he or his
company had applied to Abraham Ruef
to obtain franchise votes for them among
the supervisors. The next witness was
James r Adams. president Of the Adams
Phillips company Of Los angeles, bank
ers and brokers, who have handled large
amounts Of Home Telephone securities.
The Los Angeles witnesses are A. s.
Cass, president of the Los Angeles branch
Of tho company; William Mead, vice.
president Of the Central Bank of Los
Angeles, and w. G. Paterson, president
Of the Los Angeles National bank, and
one Of the company's Los Angeles Iii
rectors Alr. Patterson is expected to
tell d great deal concerning the 100000
that was sent to San Francisco shortly
after the fire, wllcn che Home company
was making fight TO get the fran
chise. Part of this $4,000, went for
the open purchase Of the franchise and
was recorded. Part Of II il supposed to
have been used for the bribery Of Ruef
and the supervisors,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
SEE THE RED LIGHTl
GO SLOW. SAYS HILL.
Danger Signal Still Out, but Good Times
Are Coming, Asserts Railroad King
in an Interview.

New York, March 27.--James ]. Hill,
back in New York from the West, was
asked for his opinion Of the general
outlook.
Answering a similar question last
fall," he said, II told you the lights
showed red to me. lit looked like a
recession then. You fellows down in
Wall street persisted, however, that
the lights showed green, which meant
everything was clear ahead
I'VE still have red lights before us,
II means that we should 20 slow a
recession has set in nndoubtedly--per-
haps not big one, but still recess
sion. If men will be cautions and
good-tempered and have patience, much
good can be done. Granted this, j see
no reason 70 be apprehensive."
Asked if he asefibed the impairment
Of credit TO misdeeds, he answered:
sPartly to misdeeds, yes; but there are
many other factors ! don't care how
rich your soil Is, if YOU SOW the wind
you are bound to reap the whirlwind
But there are other factors in the sit
uatiOn. We are dealing not with
theories, but with conditions, and should
be awakened to this fact
Mr.. Hill said traffic conditions in the
Northwest we're never better Business
must be fully ~ per cent to Is per
cent ahead OF what II was year ago.
@Iou must remember that recession
! i one thing aud bad times is quite
another There IS nothing at this time
to be apprehensiye about Let men
keep their tempers and their patience
and world of good win be done''
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
BRYCE is NOT SEEKING
RECIPROCITY WITH us.
Foreign Secretary Grey Discusses The
Matter in House Of Commons.

London, March 27.-Replying in the
House Of Commons Yesterday 10 u
question of Mr.. Arnold. Foster, the
former war secretary, Foreign Secretary
Grey said that the general negotiations
respecting reciprocity between the
United States and Canada, which had
been left unsettled in 1898, had not
been opened in the recent negotiations
Of Ambassador Bryce, and would form
no part Of them.
Secretary Grey had not heard that
Secretary Root proposed the adoption
BY Canada Of the United States tariff
against Great Britain and all other
countries, and then the establishment
Of free trade between Canada and the
United States.
Mr. Bryce had been empowered TO 10
his best to settle the outstanding uues.
tions between the United States and
Canada Negotiations respecting com
mercial reciprocity would technically
form part of such out stauding questions
but as matter Of fact, in the negotia-
tion which have taken place neither the
United Estates nor Canada, so far as
Great Britain was aware, had shown
any desire to reopen the matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
PENALoSA is IN FLIGHT;
ROUTED By cASTRos MEN
Venezuela Rebel Leader Is Utterly Rout-
ed by Government Troops.

Carasas, March 26 (yia Wilemstad
Island Of Curacao, March 27).--lt was
officially admitted yesterday that Gen
Juan Pablo Penalsoa, leader Of the lat
est Venezuelan rebellion, invaded the
province Of Tachira on March Is from
Colombia with about four hundred men
and cut the telegraph wires. Gen Ce-
lestino Castro, brother Of the president
and governor Of Tachira was sent wifi
"a large body ~ troops TO engage PEN
alosa's forces After seven days scout
ing through the mountains The Ollicia
report says, Tie forces % Penolosa were
encountered at the village Of III Zlmba.
dor, and were dispersed III d demoralized
condition, The leader IS now q fugitive
but his early capture is expected.
The health OF President Castro con
tinues To improve.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
PHILIPPINE SHARKS KEEN;
NEVER LOSE A TRICK
Read How a Naval Tar Gave Up His
Trigger Finger.

Washington, D. g., March 27.--A cur
ious story illustrating the number and
feroeity Of the sharks that infest the
harbor OF Manila is afforded by an in
eident reported in the mail Just received
at the iusular bureau from the Philip.
pines.
A boat belonging to the little gunboat
III Cant was being rowed out to the ship
February 0, when The plug IN the bot.
tom came out. To prevent it from being
swamped, J ] Dunlap, a sailor belong
ing to the Fl CAM thrust his finger
into the hole
The finger was Immediately bitten off
jas if it we're amputated by surgeon,
though the amputatiou in this case was
by shark.
As the lost finger was used to pull
the trigger of the rife, the sailor will
have to be retired. being incompetent
to perform his duties
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
The Emerald Isle.

For the FIRST time in the history OF
Ireland, animated pictures have been
taken of its natural, historic and arch
aeologic beauties, and OF the habits,
customs and industries Of its people
The pictures are the result Of long and
patient efforts and form most com
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27

ing while she was slowly dying Of ma.
lianant cancer caused by her husband
striking her while the couple lived in
Chicago according 70 be statement, died
yesterday
Her husband is at hospital in u pre-.
carious condition Mrs. Avery died pray
ing for his recove ".
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
COMPLY WITH ALL FoOD LAWS

The more stringent the law the bettsS
we like it. We expect to still be making
Bakers Extracts when the law has rid
the market Of cheap limitations. Bakers
Extracts may cost little more, but favor
better, 30 further and are healthful.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
Happy Accident.

Passenger about TO leave the cars,
secs his heavy satchel fan from the
rack on lady's headl-That's very
fortunate. had just forgotten it was
there FIiegende Batter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-27
Spartan Women.

The Spartan women at certain games
laid hold Of old bachelors, dragged
them round their affairs and inflicted
on them various marks Of infamy and
disgrace
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

| the front are barricaded with freight
Of every sort, and 80 far as can be
learned, little In damaged. Should the
river keep up It's mad sweep and con-
tinue TO rise at It's present rate for
the next "a hours heavy loss is In
evitabIe. The only hope Of evading
such a calamity lies in the small
chance the the force Of the flood along
the tributary streams has spent it.
self, and that the rise will be more
gradual In the next day or so.
There Is little encouragement for
this belief however, for gravest anx-
iety Is felt regarding conditions along
the upper Columbia, where the heav-
lest snow fell and where untold dam
age has already been done to railroad
right Of way and bridges. Should the
Columbia rise to the stage where IL
will back water up the Willamette
none can venture a prediction as to
what will happen. The wires are
down and no reports have been re-
celved here as to the situation.
The dangerous features Of the sit
uation now are the unprecedented rise
In temperature, the promise Of con-
tinued rain, the rapidity with which
the river is rising ana the swiftness
Of its current.
The much hoped for news that the
tributaries Of the Willamette river had
ceased to rise so rapidly as yesterday
and at Eugene and Jefferson the water
Is falling, was received here tonight.
The fall at Jefferson Is significant, as
the Santiam has it's confluence with
the Willamette near that place and
the Santiam is the WiIlamettes larg-
est tributary. 1t will be several days,
nevertheless before the crest of the
flood reaches Portland and while the
local weather bureau believes there is
water in sight sufficient TO cause
maximum rise of 21 feet by Friday
with cooler weather in prospect for
tomorrow, 1t Is hoped the water will
not go higher than this stage. Save
the washout Of the headgates Of the
Santiam canal at Lebanon and the
approach to the steel bridge at AL
bany, reports of damage are confined
to the loss of some livestock and
fences. In Mackenzie bottom near
Eugene, the water forced many farm
ers to seek the foothills for safety.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06
Besides Building and Site Would
Need Employees and
Doctors.
committee WILL so REPORT
Ways and Means Committee Will Sup
port Provision Of More Money for
Insane Asylum lnstead-com-
puIsory Free Passes.

SALEM, Ore, Feb. 5.-The Ways
and Means committee wrestled with a
big delegation yesterday afternoon
that appeared before 1t supporting the
proposed new institute for the fee
BILE minded The delegation desired
an appropriation Of s165,O0O for site
and building, and assured the commit
tee that a considerable saving would
be made the state through patients
of this class being taken from the
penitentiary insane asylum and re-
form school.
The committee threshed out the
question rather carefully and discov-
cred that this appropriation was only
the start, that large corps of attend
ants and physicians would have to be
employed and that the needs Of the
institution would probably require
large appropriations every session in
definitely.
The committee did not return def
mite answer to the delegation, but 1t
will not favor the proposal. The COM
mittee since its visit to the insane asy-
lum has been impressed with the urg-
ent need of more room for the pa
tients and for those who will come in
the future and probably as great an
appropriation will be needed for this
purpose as Is asked for the feeble
minded institute. The committee will
support a measure providing the $780,
900 or SO asked by the management Of
the asylum and will turn down the re-
quest for the feeble minded site and
building fund
The judicial committee held short
session and decided to report favor
ably on the Freeman bill, providing for
compulsory passes for state and coun-
ty officers. The measure has some un-
fortunate provisions, according to the
same members who have investigated
it, but it has some provisions that
are endorsed by the majority Of the
House, and these features will prob
ably carry the bill. What is especial
ly indorsed is that section of the
bill making it compulsory for the rail-
roads of Oregon to carry state officials
free and cutting off all mileage graft.
1t Is an open secret that for years the
state officials have collected on an
average of about $1,000 each for mil
cage per annum and have travelled on
passes given by the Hartman lines,
thus adding a clear profit Of $1,S00 to
their salary. Present appropriation
bills in the House provide for the
same travelling expenses, but If the
Freeman law passes these travelling
appropriations will not be available to
the state officials even If the bills are
passed, for 1t will be illegal for any
official to collect mileage under the
new iispensation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06
REDUCE FREE TRANSPORTATION

CHICAGO, Feb. General Passen-
ger Agents of the Western Passenger
Association have decided that hereaf-
ter no free nor reduced rate transpor-
tation shall be given officers or men,
bers of the Young Mems Christian and
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tions, Womens Christian Temperance
Union, Theological Students, Nuns,
or Brothers of Roman Catholic Or
ders. Rating does not include ordain-
ed ministers, officers of Salvation Ar
my and Volunteers of America, Deac-
conesses in garb, Secretaries of Y M.
c. A. Sisters of Charity engaged in
Charity work.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06
GERMANS RE-BALLoT.

BERLIN, Feb. 5.-Re-ballots In
Reischtag elections occurred in fifteen
districts mostly in Savarte today. Cler-
icals gained four seats from national
liberals mainly with help Of socialists
National liberals gained two seats, one
from conservatives the other from the
Guelphs. Returns show that In some
districts clericals and socialists were
helping each other.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06
JAPANESE PRESS SILENT.
Pay Little Heed to Excitement of the
American Press.

TOXIC, Feb. 5.-The press Is still
silent over the war cry in some of
the American papers. No excitement
is apparent here today after the talk
transmitted here and is generally ig-
nored. 1t is believed that the anti
Japanese agitation in portion of the
American press will prove totally fu-
tile because of the profound confidence
Japan reposes in Roosevelt and Amer
leans generally.