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The PALACE AT NHARTn1

But how about your labor. your excel
lency; have you the workmen necessary
to cultivate such cropS?"
THAT is a problem which only the fu-
ture can solve" replied the governor gen
eral of the Sudan. I'VE have all kinds of
natives here, and that in all the different
stages of savagery and semi-civiliZatlon.
There are hundreds of tribes whose peo-
pie can be taught to work and others the
members of which will need many years
before they can be made into such farm
ers as we have in Egypt and India. we
have some who will work only long enough
to get food and supplies for their lmme-
date needs and who, when little ahead,
Will spend their time in dancing and drink
ing the native beHr until they become poor
again. We have also a large admixture of
Arabs and other races which are of a far
higher character, and of these we expect
much"
would it be impossible to import labor
for the Sudan?' I asked.
mo, think not. We may In time I'M
port some outside labor, although it is
probable that the Africans will always do
most of the work. We could use East In
dams. They live in about the same latitude
and their climate is somewhat similar
Besides they are not averse to going away
from home to work"
"Can Caucasians live here?'
Not as day laborers to work out OF
doors summer and winter They might act
as ONeTSSeTS anu III pOSltiouS WIleIc tilcy
will not have to endure the heat of the
sun. There are some places where they
seem to thrive. Here in khartum We have
had many Italians at work. and they do
not seem to be any the worse for it. The
Italians serve as mechanics. The chief
labor will probably always be furnished
by the Africans"
do you see many changes in the condi-
ton of the natives since the British occu-
pation?'
Eyes. They are doing far better than in
| the past. They wear more clothing, they
have more wants, and are working to
supply them. Formerly many went naked
and, as there was no security of property
| and few wants, they had no Incentives tC
| save when we came here the taxes were
| levied at the will of the rulers. and the
| rich native was sure to be prosecuted
| Now taxes are fairly levied. and the ma.
| tives are learning that their savings will
| be respected. They are coming to have
| faith in US. Our first business was tc
make them realize that we intended te
| treat them fairly and honestly. and be
| lfeve we have succeeded. We had also tt
| organize the country, so that 1t might be
! able to pay the expenses of its govern
ment We are fast reaching that stage"
A Great Baby Farm.
us your native population increasing?
! Every rapidly" replied the sirdar. 81
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am surprised at the large number of
children who have been born since we
took possession of the Sudan. The prov
inces fairly swarm with little ones under
seven years of age. During my recent
trip through Kordofan, l carried lot
OF small coin with me to give to the
children. The news of this travelled
ahead, and as soon as W. approaciel
village we would be met by the babies
in force. Nearly every peasant woman
came forward with half dozen or mora
little naked blacks and browns hanging
about her. and the children ran out O.
such tents as We passed on the way. The
Sudanese are naturally fond of children.
and especially SO when times are good
and conditions settled as they are now.
They want as many children and grand
children as the Lord wi l give them, and
as most of the men hav, two or three
wives it is not an uncommon thing for
father to have several additions to his
family per year.
What is your present population and
its possible future?''
1--WE have today, I should say, at least
two millions in the Sudan. AS t. the
future I cannot prophesy that with any
degree of accuracy although I can safe
ly say that the Sudan could support
tens of millions If its lands were prop
erly used. 1t is said that there w re
twelve million natives here before tn
times of the Mahdi and there is no rea-
SON WHY there SnOGlu not D. HNS times
as many in the future as there were then.
That would give US a population of sixty
millions, and the probability Is that we
will some time far exceed that figure.
Egypt, with cultivable area OF twelv
thousands square miles, has about
twelve millions. With peace, fair gov
eminent and the development of our agri-
| cultural resources along modern lines,
the Sudan may have a future beyond
our conception"
In Kordofan and Darfur.
"Your excellency fas been travelling on
camel back through Kordofan. Is that
country Like to be valuable in the fu-
ture?"
vi do not see why it should not be-" Re
piled the governor general. 1T is one o!
the stock rearing regions of this part OF
/ the world producing a vast number of cat
tie and camels. Much OF the meat now
used in Khartum comes from kordofan
| and camels are reared there for use
| throughout the Libyan and Nubian des
erts The southern half of the country
| is devoted to cattle, and is inhabited by
| stock rearing people. Every trib. has
it's herds. and many tribes are nomadtc
driving their stock from pasture to pas
ture. North of latitude thirteen, the
| camel country begins and one finds
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Bondholders' Unclaimed Money.

From the Youths Companion.
The post Office profits slightly by the
destruction of stamps which have been
paid for and the Treasury gets the benefit
of bills which are lost and never found.
A larg> source of irregular profit Hes IN
the failure of bondholders to present their
bonds TO redemption. Unclaimed money
I'm the Treasury due to Dor oh olders
amounted 10 naarly a million dollars in
1861. and tie sum is much greater now
OF a loan which fell due in 1880 the sun
OF $4,000 remains un liime1 Nea l.
s1OD.t0O is still UNPAID OF thu :, per cent
bonds which were du. in 1894. This year
over SlC0.90oC0J thirty-yea- ! per cent
bonds came due on July I. Special induce
ments were offered T. s7cur, early re-
denIption Yet at the end of the month
SI3. 6OO.OU still stood in tn Treasury on
this account. although interest has eeas d
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not eventually be one of the chief cotton
countries of the globe. We are expert
menting with it in all the provinces and
are meeting with great success. The land
between the White and Blue Niles might
be made one great cotton plantation. and
the quality of the crop would be excel
lent. AS it is now we are raising excel
lent cotton on the Red sea near Suakim.
There are about 10000 acres plantcu
there, and the crop is a profitable one.
Plantations are being set out by for
eigners near Khartum and the cotton
raised is fully equal to the best Egyptian.
One of your own countrymen, Mr.. Leigh
Hunt, is experimenting on a large scale
with different kinds of American cotton,
little north Of here. near the mouth Of
the Atbara river He says that the Sea
Island cotton will grow there, and that he
has no doubt Of the future of that region
as cotton producer. Indeed, 1 see no
reason why cotton should not be largely
raised in all our southern provinces.
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ing. it was case of Love us. love our
sports"
On top of all this came the news that
the king was developing symptoms of
the dread disorder which cut his father
off in early manhood. There have been
various rumorS and denials about AL
fonso being a consumptive. but 1t has
been pretty fully established that he sub
mitted to an examination at the hands of
British specialists upon the advice of
his own physicians, who had become
alarmed at his condition.
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slow to express her opinions, and finally
to abolish several cherished institutions.
Chief among these was the state din
ner, at which the king met all his rela-
! tives each day. 1.-THE abolition OF this
| ceremony has been followed by an exodus
Of members of the royal family from
the palace at Madrid. where from time
immemorial the princes and priucesses
with their suites have resided. And the
king, being deeply in love with his queen.
and at the same time somewhat demo-
cratically inclined himself, refused to
| thwart her in any way.
But the climax in the queens gradual
! lapse into popular disfavor came when
she showed her disgust at the national
pastime Of bull fighting. In defiance Of
custom Victoria declined to attend the
fights unless court etiquette absolutely
| demanded her presence. And them.
when she was forced to witness the Spec
tacle, she took pains to express her abb
horrence by holding a fan before her face
to shut out the sight which is NEST dear
to the Spanish heart.
THIS was more than the people could
! forgive. To paraphrase homely say
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that. furnishing transportation facilities
for the whole country
But is the region between the White
and Blue Niles the only country you have
where grain can be raised?"
by no means. We can raise grain in
nearly every province. There are grain
areas in the south and in the west. The
Bahr ell Ghazal. an immense country or
the northern edge OF the Congo water
shed, will raise grain, and there are many
regions along the rivers in the north
which will produce enormous crops when
the water is put upon them"
How about cotton?"
II see no reason why the Sudan should
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fore the storm. Even as least is east
and west is west so Spain is Spain and
England is. England. and Alfonso's peo-
pie realized gradually that Their queen
was not one of them.
1t began at the court where for cen
turtles the most ponderous dignity had
prevailed and cherished customs and
etiquette held absolute sway. The pomp
and ceremony bored the young queen.
and. having will of her own and a
somewhat nasty temper, she was not
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that marked her advent into their land,
Everywhere she and the king went they
were, acclaimed with joyous greetings.
and then at last If seemed that sun
shine had come to stay for the royal
pair. Queen Victoria PRESENTED an he T
to the nation. and with the succession
assured the people settled down to an
era of contentne1t.
Turn Against Queen.
But the lull was merely the calm be-
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Turn Against Queen

But the lull was merely the calm be-
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4 LFONSO XIII, King Of Spain, Is
~ pursued by an evil genius. In
"A the vernacular of the day, he is
L a "hoodooed" monarch.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
FRANCE SEES DANGER
IN THE FLOWING BOWL
By Associated Press.


PARIS, Feb. 21.-The rapidly ipcreas-
ing consumption of alcohol in France
is attracting the serious attention of
statesmen who, following the example
of Belgian and Swiss Legislators, arc
devoting earnest efforts to arrest the
spread of the evil.
In both chambers important groups
have been formed whose members are
endeavoring to secure the enforcement
of existing enactments and the promo
tion of fresh legislation, with the view
of limiting the number of saloons, of
strengthening the hands of the authori-
ties so as to improve their supervision
and eventually forbid the sale of alb
sinthe as being the most deleterious of
alcoholic liquors.
1t is argued that the enormous aug
mentation in the percentage of lunatics
among the population of recent years
Is for the most part due to drink, and
that the habit is besides having a gen.
eral deteriorating effect on the nation.
The premier promised to procure sta
tistics from all the madhouses of
France of the number of inmates whose
lunacy is directly or indirectly due to
alcoholism, and more particularly to
the absorption of absinthe. These fig
ures, which are likely to be formidable
are to be utilized in the course of the
debates on the new bills.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
.UNWR|TTEN LAW
WILL Be DEFENSE
Brothers Placed on Trial for killlnq
Sisters Husband Shortly After
the Wedding Ceremony
Occurred
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CULPEPER, Va, Feb. 21.-Philip
and James Strothers were placed on
trial today charged with the murder
of their brotherin-law, William F. By
water, on the night of December ID
last, within few hours after he had
been married to their sister, Viola
Strothers. The "unwritten law" will be
the defense and the trial promises to
be sensational.
Mrs. Bywater has been in a critical
condition since the night her husband
was killed, but it is believed she will
be able to testify for the prosecution.
William Bywater was a cubman,
business politician and generally a
good fellow" about town. One of the
defendants, James Strothers, is lead
ing lawyer of Welch and member
of the Legislature. There is much feel
ing between friends. political and 9TH
erwise, of the Bywater and Strothers
families and the legal fight will be a
notable one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
BURGL AIRS VICTIM
DIES Of WOUNDS
Fresno Policeman, Shot Down by Man
He Attempted to Arrest, Iden-
titles Assailant Before
Death

By Associated Press.
FRESNO, Feb. 21.-Harry S. Van
Meter, the policeman who was so seri-
ously wounded about midnight by a
burglar whom he caught at work at
the Boss Dye works at 1 and Inyo
streets, expired about noon today.
This morning he identified the man
who shot him down. He is Ernest
Silvers, formerly of Kansas City, Mo.
who claims to be boxmaker by trade
This is the man who did me up,
said Van Meter family, when the sus
! pect was brought hlto lis presence a
a private hospital. Van Meter sale
last night, not fifteen minutes aftel
the tragedy, that the man who die
the shooting was heavy set, weighing
about 165 pounds, and wore a white
hat. 1t was the white hat, one of a
peculiar shade, with the general build
of the man that makes Van Meters
identification so positive.
Van Meter was wounded three times
Silvers recently came from Riverside
Cal. The dead policeman is son OF
E. S. Van Meter, prominent in Demo
cratic and Populist political circles,
and leaves a widow and infant child
surviving.
Father, I am giving out now, but
they have the right man." were the
last words that Van Meter spoke be-
fore he expired. His father, E. S. Van
Meter, and stepmother were at the
dying mans side.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
STANFORD SUIT
BEFORE COURT
Widow Sues to Recover Money and
Railroad Stock Alleged to
Have Been Due Her
Husband
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-Trial of
the suit against the executors of the
estate of Jane Lathrop Stanford was
begun this morning before Judge Sew
ell in the superior court. Mrs. Asa
p Stanford charged that her husband,
who was Leland Stanford's brother,
was induced by the Misrepresentation
of Mrs Jane l.. Stanford and her ad-
wiser, Russell j. Wilson, to surrender
for $4,000 his claim to shares of Cen
trail Pacific stock worth $500,000 and an
allowance of $1,000 a month.
1t is alleged in the complaint of Mrs.
Stanford that in the year 1869 her
husband, Asa, was the owner of one
sixth of the property of the Central
Pacific railroad and was a director of
the corporation; that he resigned from
the directorate at the request of Sen
ator Stanford and sold him his inter
est in the road, the senator agreeing
to pay him $4,000 month during his
life and to bequeath to him Central
Pacific stock to the value of $500, 900.
The monthly allowance was paid
during the life of the senator. At his
death in 1893 it was alleged that he
left the 100000 worth of stock in an
envelope, sealed and directed to his
brother, Asa, but when the latter de-
manded the stock and continued pay
ment of the allowance from Senator
Stanford's widow it was alleged that
she denied the existence of the en-
velope and together with Russell ].
Wilson, assured Asa Stanford that the
Stanford estate was so involved that
the enforcement of his claim would
throw it INFO the hands of a receiver.
The Stanford estate at that time was
valued at $70,000,000. 1t is further al
legged that. on this representation Asa
Stanford. who was then n years old,
and broken in health, executed re-
lease of his claims for SIC, 0,O00 but dis
covering ten years later that the as
surances of Mrs. j. l.. Stanford and
of Wilson were false he sought to
reiterate his claims, finally compro-
missing in the face of starvation for
$3.50 a month, which was paid until his
death in 1908.
Shortly before that he assigned his
claim for $4,000 and for stock and
dividends Of the Central Pacific to his
wife. who thereupon commenced suit
against the Stanford estate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
DOCTORS REPLACE
WRONG STOMACH AND
TROUBLE FOLLOWS
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
= CLEVELAND. Ohio, Feb 21-- :
= Peter Jordan. fairly well dressed, 4.
= but lacking funds. Is fastening to =
= that dear Philadelphia. He wants 4.
+ his stomach. His brother has It. 4
= Jordan's trouble, as far as Cleve- 4.
= land Is concerned, started when he +
= told Judge Whalen In police court 4
= today that the reason he had been +
= hauled into court. was that he had +
= stomach trouble. Jordan cXh .bited 4
! all The symptoms of a man afflct- 4
= ed With n bad attack of "the morn +
4 ing after" 4
= THAT stomach trouble gag is :
! Old said the Judge. Five dol !
y lars, costs and thirty days in" 4
= May IT please the court" inter- !.
= rupted Jordan, you cannot justly Z
= Inn r'ison man because his broth :
= ers ttomach led him astray." I.
y Ana then he told his story. He =
+ and MS brother John lived I'm Phil i.
! adelphia. Both were stricken with 1
4 stomach trouble and went to I
! hospital for treatment. Z
= john was addicted to liquor and +
4 used cuss words" said Jordan. Il !
= was = church member and a tee 4
i totalcr. While we were uncon- :.
! scious in the hospital being oper- /
v ated on the boiler or something \
! exploded and the doctors and !
= nurses ran out and left us. Not !.
\ much damage was done by the I
j explosion and they came back. :
:. We both got better and later / /
:. found had contracted the liquor !
: habit, while my brother joined the 4
4 church. :.
i Il could not understand this !
= change In me. Neither could my :.
! friends. / became discouraged +
= and went west. l week ago. while I.
: | was out in Frisco / got a letter !.
= from the doctor who perfarmed !.
! the operation in the hospital Here :.
j it is. 1t says: !.
! :" In the panic during the ex- :.
= plosion at the time of your oper- I
! alton nurse has confessed to me I
= she mixed your brothers stomach :.
: Judge, I'm on my way back to I
= Philadelphia to replevin that stom- /
! ach and make the doctors put 1t !
! back where 1t belongs" I.
4 CO. said the Judge. !
= Z i + !.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
SHAW SAYS GREAT
CONFLICT Is COMING
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb 21.-"The time is
coming when our manufacturers will
outgrow the country and men may be
turned out of the factories" said Sec
retary of the Treasury Shaw in an ad-
dress last night before the students of
the University of Chicago. zone of
these fine days we are going to have an
excess of manufacturers. he said.
"Then the world will not come after
our manufactures. We pay out in
wages as much as the rest of the world
put together. Think of the hundreds of
thousands of immigrants that come
over every year to claim a part of this
great sum of wages. Where do they
go? To the farms? No. They go to
the factories. The factories are multi
plying more rapidly than our trade, and
we are going to have surplus shortly.
"Then will come the great danger to
the country. For these men will be
hard to deal with The last century
was the worst in the worlds history for
wars. I look for this century to bring
forth the greatest conflict ever waged in
the world. 1t will be a war for the
markets. God grant there may be no
bloodshed"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
MILLIONAIRE
WIFE KILLS A
CHICAGO MAN
Woman Says Threats
Prompted Deed
Mrs. Flora Mcdonald Calmly Enaets
Tragedy In Omaha Building, but
Becomes HysterieaI lmme-
diately Afterward
BY Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Feb 2l.--Webster II.
Guerrin. alias Louis Fisher, proprietor
of the Harrison Art company, was to-
day shot and killed i'm his office in the
Omaha building at La Salle and Van
Buren streets by Mrs. Flora Mcdonald,
wife of Michael G. Mcdonald, a mil
lionaire who was for many years po-
litical boss.
The motive for the killing is not eX-
actly known.
Mrs. Mcdonald became hysterical i'm
mediately after the shooting and was
unable to make connected statement.
From what she has said however, it
Is believed that Tor some time Guerrin
has obtained money from her by the
threat of making disclosures to her
husband.
The woman's husband, who came i'm
mediately to her call, declared extortion
was the only possible motive for the
shooting.
Mcdonald declared Guerrin followed
Mrs. Mcdonald to California several
years ago and attempted to force her
to give him money.
Mrs. Mcdonald has gone hopelessly
insane, according to physicians attend
ing her.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
HILL SEES HARD
TIMES COMM c
Railway Magnate Intmates Tide of
Prosperity Is Turning and That
1908 VIII Be a Bad
Year
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-James ]. Hill,
president of the Great Northern Rail-
way company, who has returned from
st. Paul, expressed the conviction yes
terday that the tide of prosperity is
turning and that there are indications
of significant recession in business
Mr.. Hill phrased it: THE hills of pros
perity are being reefed.'
General policies of retrenchment are
under way" said Mr.. Hill. Less money
is to be spent on new works. The ef-
feet of this movement is being felt al
the present time in the falling off OF
orders. The beginning of this move.
ment is very evident in Chicago.
while I would scarcely call 1t a re-
cession in business. it Is more of a
drawing in. The railroads are curtail-
ing their expenses and placing fewer
orders. On our lines we will finish
the work we have under way, and that
is all.
This movement toward economy Is
scarcely perceptible, but it should be
sufficient to relieve the strain from
congeSted business. In way 1t Is a
good thing. 1t is better so, as the cur
tailment Is gradual. Otherwise there
might be a sudden slump with serious
results.
THE first tendency is toward the cur
tailment of luXuries. There will be a
falling off in the amount of manu-
factured articles. This will continue
during the coming months. But so far
as concerns the future the year 1905
may be a hard one and then many men
may be out of employment"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-22
DETECTIVE AND
ATTORNEY
CLASH
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 21.-With the
jurors excluded from the court room,
Steve Adams attorneys fought today
to prevent the admission of the prison
ers confession of Fred Tyler's murder.
This alleged confession was made IN
DETECTIVE 'eEses atcftRt.45Ii al the
penitentiary at Boise.
The defense is striving hard to prove
that this confession was made under
duress and that Adams was coerced by
threats if he did not confess, and bribed
by promises of leniency and special fa-
Vors If he told the story the officers
desired.
Mcfarland was on the stand most of
the morning and underwent a sharp
cross-examination by Attorney Rich
ardson as to the methods used in OBJ
tanning the confession.
On conclusion of McPartland's exam
ination, as MCFARLAND passed in front
of Attorney Richardson, Richardson
was heard saying:
II don't want to converse with YOU
1 am not afraid of you"
Mcfarland replied:
II fear no man."
This caused a scene in court. The
spectators cheered Richardson and
Missed Mcfarland. 1t was some time
before order could be restored, and
Judge Woods threatened to have the
court cleared and fine the spectators for
contempt. Detective S. G.. Thiele re-
lated an alleged confession of Adams of
the murder of Fred Tyler.