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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
coNSPiRE AGAINST CUBA.
Rumors Are Again Rife Of PIotters in
New York.

The New York Tribune says: Ru-
mors of a conspiracy against the peace
of Cuba are again rife in this city.
Three persons mentioned in connec-
ton with the plan to start trouble in
the island were officeholders of the
Palma administration. two Of whom
are now in New York and the other in
Europe. According to these reports,
arms and ammunition have been ship
ped clandestinely from this port to
Cuba, for possible future use. Some
of these contraband articles, it is said,
were buried near Madrid, not far from
Havana. This fact became known to
Athe American authorities and a COM
pany of soldiers were sent to search
for the rifles and cartridges, which,
however, had been removed to another
hiding place.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
SPORTING NOTES.

f. According to Montana report
President w. H. Lucas of the Moth
western league has been offered a
number Of fine berths in other lea
CUES. all Of which have been turned
down.
Terry .McGovern, once the worlds
greatest featherweight fighter, win
ner Of 1877 battles in the roped arena,
is dethroned. He is a physical, men,
tai and financial wreck, and confined
in a sanitarium at Stamford, Conn.,,
with little prospect of recovering. His
friends are planning an enormous
benefit to take place in Madison
Square Garden on the evening of jan
uary %, 1907.
Cans walked off with the purse. He
had 1t before he went into the ring,
but still many put up good coin to see
him get it.
Jim Jefferies may become as bad as
Bob Fitzsimmons about retiring from
the ring. Jim came out positively
with statement that he could not be
induced to fight again. Then he comes
out with the announcement that he
will fight for $4,000 to win, lose or
draw. Who wouldn't?
Dan Kelly, the Oregon Splinter who
established the worlds amateur rec
ord in the 100 yard dash at Spokane
last June, has decided to go to the
jamestown exposition with the Multi
nomah club of Portland.
Coach Warner of the Cornell foot
ball team declared recently that he
was in favor of having IL men COM
prise a football team. says an Ithaca,
N. Y, dispatch. He said he had found
it difficult under the new rules this
season to formulate plays with IL
men and that he was convinced that
better game could be played with
12 men.
Seattle is out of the Coast league as
far as the Seattle end Of it is concern
ed. Unless the league sees fit to con-
test for the territory the Seattle team
this year will be managed by D. f.
Dugdale, and will be in the Northwest
ern league, while Russell Henry Hall
takes charge of Butte in the same lea
que.
While Saturdays exhibition of Rug
by between the Stanford and Victoria
teams at Seattle was a dismal fail
ure from financial point of view, as
an exhibition of football it was very
fair, although the light Victoria team
was outclassed by the collegians. The
score was II to in favor Of Stan
ford.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

There Is a plant, native Of Borneo,
which Is known as the "clock plant"
The name Is derived from the action
Of the suns rays on the leaves, which
are three In number, large one ex-
tending forward. with two small ones
at the base pointing sideways. These,
coming in contact with the rays Of tho
sun, osclllate like the pendulum Of
clock. the larger leaf moving upward
and downward. going Its full length
every forty-five minutes, the smaller
leaves moving toward the larger. COM
pleting the distance forward and back
ward every forS-fve minutes, thus re-
sembling the hour and minute hands
Of a clock.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

S..Jo, .~u.-,.-~- A.oni when we
formerly obtained the greater part Of
our foreign population and which are
inhabited by races nearly akin to our
own, have supplied us with smaller
number during the past year than
during 1905-Ireland, 1850; England,
1928; Sweden, 1881; Germany, 3010;
Denmark, 1929, and Scotland I'LL less.
On the other hand, the four most con-
siderable gains are: Italy, 51,641;
Russia, S0,76S; Greece, 1914, and Tur-
key, 5165.
Italians, Huns and SIavs Lead.
The immigration from Austria-Hun-
gary amounted to .265,13S; Italy, in
GLIDING Sicily and Sardinia, 273,120;
Russia and Finland. 215,665; China,
1914; Japan, 1885, and the West In
dies, 1866.
Lower Grade Of Citizenship.
The immigration from southern and
eastern Europe, the commissioner
says, is a result of general unrest ex-
listing among the laboring classes. The
commissioner says that drastic meas
ures are required to effect discon-
tinuance Of these steamship practices.
That the physical and mental quail
ity of the aliens we are now receiving
is much below that of those who have
come in former years, he says, is evil
dent.
The north Atlantic states and north
central states, together received 80
per cent Of the entire immigration Of
1906. the south four per cent.
Schemes to Secure Foreign Labor.
The report refers to what the COM
missioner believes to have been ex-
tensive schemes to secure foreign la
Dor brought to light in the past year
and now being investigated. The evil
dence is already at hand, the report
says. to show that some individual or
corporation is engaged in importing
numbers Of Japanese laborers to work
on the railroads Of the northwest.
These Japanese come to Hawaii de-
stined to hotels" kept by labor agents
who claim they are merely seeking la
Dor that may be secured in the islands.
They are admitted to the islands and
after remaining a few days or weeks
there, they ship for the northwestern
main land ports. Having been ad.
mitted at the Hawaiian ports their
voyage thence is "coastwise" and they
can not be examined on arrival at the
main land ports under the alien labor
contract or any other provision of the
immigration laws. Japanese immigra-
ton direct to San Francisco from Jap
an dropped during the yea. to very
small figures, doubtless. thr report
says, from causes similar To- those just
referred to. The immigration COM
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
HIS GREETING.

Do you know why the sun Is bright today
Why the flowers are decked in SO fair arrayi
Why all this wide world Is 50 glad and gay7
Ny dearest is coming home!
Did you hear the mockingbird's gladsonle note1
Such a world Of Joy from SO small throat!
message to me his carols float
My dearest Is coming home!
Do you know why the same glad song is mIne1
Why my face is rejecting Gods own sunshine1
Why my being is filled with Joy divine?
My dearest Is coming home!
He Is coming home. From the toll and stresA
Coming to cheer all my loneliness,
And to list to the love that my lips confess
My dearest Is coming home.
He is coming home to tine arms that wait
To clasp him forever whate'er his fate
To guard him in high or low estate!
My dearest Is coming home
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
Grau Wanders PenniIess.

New York.-Robert Grau, impress
sario and theatrical manager, whose
mysterious disappearance for two
weeks gave rise to the rumor that he
was either dead or mentally unbalanc-
ed, today communicated with his
friend, Freeman Bernstein. He said
he had been wandering around New
York during the two weeks he has
been missing. He declared in his let.
ter he was penniless and friendless.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
Help Millions Who Suffer.

Stories Of great suffering by reason
Of floods and famine are coming from
China, and the American Red Cross
society has appealed to the people of
the United States to contribute to a
relief fund. The people Of this coun.
try have never turned a deaf ear to
such appeals and will not do SO in
this case. People in Washington de-
string to contribute are requested to
send their donations to the treasurer
OF the Washington Red Cross. L. w.
Pratt. secretary Of chamber Of COM
merce, Tacoma.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
Bronze Statue Of Mckinley.

James B. Duke. president of the
American Tobacco company, who has
one of the largest private collections
Of bronze and marble statuary in
America at his home in Somerville,
N. j., is about to add to 1t a life size
bronze statue of the late President
Mckinley. The casting of the statue
will be made at the famous foundry
at Florence, Italy.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

Mrs. Newrich lived In an expensive
and luxurious hotel. She knew that
well-appointed equipages Of many sorts
were to be had. and proposed to show
that she knew what was suitable for
each occasion.
"Chawles," she said to Mr.. Newricb's
valet one afternoon, with great dignity.
II am going to return some calls this
afternoon, and you may 20 to the sta.
BILE and tell them to send up the best
cart-de-visit they have"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

I'm lraaerS VeranOa at MauurO, one
OF the Marshall Islands. The
night was brilliantly moonlit and the
hull and spars of a little white brig
tina: lay anchored in the aguon about
Il mile distant from the trlder's house
stood out as clearly and distinctly as
II she were but 90 yards away from
where they sat.
Three OF the men present were WIS.,
itors-Ned Packenham. the captain I;
Harvey, the mate, and Denison, the
supercargO of the Indiana. lhe fourth
was the trader himself, grizzled old
wanderer of past 60.
1t was long past midnight, and the
old traders numerous half-caste family
had turned In to sleep some hours be-
fore. 1t SO happened that the old man
had Just been talking about Il stalwart
son OF his, who had died few months
previously. and Packenham and Deni-
son, to whom the lad had been well
known, asked the father where the
body had been buried.
"In there" replied the Old man,
poInting to 4 small white-walled In
closure about a stones throw from
where We were sitting. There's a
good many graves there now. Let me
SEC. There is Dawney. the skipper Of
the Maid OF Samoa, and three OF his
crew; Peterson, the Dutchman-him
that got bullet into him for fooling
around too much with a pistol in his
hand and challenging natives to fight
when he was drunk; two or three of
my wife's relatives. who waited to be
buried In my boneyard because they
thought to make me some return for
keeping their families after they were
dead; my boy Tom and the white wom-
an."
white woman" said the mate of
the brig. Did a white woman die
here?'
1"I'll tell you all know, ard very
leer yarn 1t Is. too. In those days |
as the only white man here. | got
very we'll with the natives and was
Ding big business. There were not
any whaleships here then, but every
N months or SO a vessel came here
ON Sydney. and was making money
md over fist.
THE house in which then lived
oo1 farther away toward the point.
rather a clearer spot than this. You
n see the place from mere and also
that house standing IN such a po-
ton would be visible not only from
parts Of the inside beaches OF the
COON. but from the sea as well.
MY wife-not the present one, you
low-was q BONN island half-bred
)rtug,iese woman, and as she general
talked to me in English and had no
itive ways to speak Of, we used to
outside In the evenings pretty often
I'd watch our kids and the village
.ople dancing and otherwise amusing
iemselves on the beach.
"Rotau. the head chief Of this lagoon,
lie night told MS that canoe had come
ON Mill. an island about three days
all to the leeward OF Walters place.
nd reported that a ship had passed
ute close to their island about q week
'efore.
After We had sat talking for awhile
my wife called the children in and put
them to sleep. and Ratou and I and
his wives sat outside bit longer smok-
Ing. 1t was moonlight night, al
most as bright as 1t Is tonight, and
the sea was as smooth as a n I'll pond
% smooth, in fact, that there was not
even q break upon the rsef, and. the
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09
REPORT OF
IMMIGRATION
DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR
over A MILLION Aliens
CAME TO The j. 5.
One Hundred Thousand More Than
Previous Year-About 200, 1000 Were
Sent eack-ltaly Sent Over the
Most, While Scotland Sent the Least
Atlantic States Receive Most.

Washington, Jan. THE fiscal year
ended June 80, 1906, produced rec
ord eclipsing all former figures on the
subject Of immigration, according to
the anrNal report Of Frank Sargent,
commissioner general OF immigration.
During that period, the report says
the population of the United States
was increased by the admission of
1,100,735 immigrant aliens aAd 65.61S
nonimmigrant aliens entered at its
ports. making the total admission l.
4
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

They say yen are but the servant
Of the trusts" said the reprovins
friend.
"Well." answered Senator Sorghum.
The position has its Advantages. OF
course, It's more agreeable to BE- ths
boss-but after all, the servant Isn't the
one the grand Jury goes after."-wash-
ington Star.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

About the hardest thing in this
world 70 handle Is a Jealous DISPOSE
ton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Divorce Statistics.

The census Office is busy gathering
divorce statistics, and when they ar
compiled and tabulated, and printed,
some very interesting conclusions can
be figured out from them. We have
always admired the type of mind
which attempts to tabulate human
emotions, there is such a fine audacity
about an effort like that, such a splen-
did refusal to recognize the limita-
tions Of mathematics. And we admire
tEat kind of statistics for their own
sake; they are so accommodating, so
willing, so good-natured; they let you
work out of them any conclusion
which you are minded to put into
them; they exist for the convenience
vi the man who has case to prove,
and they are so liberal and catholic
that they would just as soon help him
prove one case as another. There
are few other things on earth that
have so lovely disposition as scut-
tleful Of statistics, says Uncle Remus'
Magazine. These particular statistics
Will probably enumerate the number
of cases of infidelity, the number of
cases of cruelty, and the instances
where desertion, drunkenness, and so
forth, led to divorce; and the optim-
lists will take them and be optimistic,
the pessimists will take them and be
pessimistic; the advocates of laxer d.
vorce laws will prove their case, and
the advocates of sitter divorce laws
will prove theirs. and everybody will
be happy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

this adventures with nerves of steel.
But 1T was the woman, the lover, who
looked up at me. She loved Ferdi-
nand; 1 read it in her anguished face.
l made my last appeal.
Cast off that scoundrel before it is
too late-before he betrays you. Help
me to bring him to justice before he
dooms to death the prince you
worship. Make to me a full confes-
sion-help me to rescue the great
name of Sir Mortimer Brett from the
dishonor that you aver (but have in
no way proved) besmirches it-and
swear to you that you shall be spared"
She laughed at my appeal If the
laughter was historical, it was also
defiant and fearless.
My dear Monsieur Haddon. YOU are
too delicious. Do you think L have
played my last card? Do you think
am so easily frightened by your scowls
and loud voice? The dishonor of Sir
Mortimer Brett not yet proved? It is
proved only too surely, and you are to
see those proofs presently. You have
called me fool more than once: per-
NIT me to return the compliment in
all sincerity. I have told you much
enough to send DR.. Starva and myself
to jail for many tedious years. But I
can trust you with my secrets because
| know only too surely that Won dare
not betray them. You will realize
that presently; have no fears. You
see can threaten as well as yourself.
and behind my threats is something
more formidable than a scowling
face
Very WE'LL cried. not without sat
isfaction tfor / had offered to snare
her because I pitied, rather than be-
cause thought 1t wise). AWe under
stand each other thoroughly. In "a
hours shall have done my best to put
yon and your dear comrade behind the
bars And you
i shall drag you with us II ron bv
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

any cnance are successful. you say
you did not take the drug-that you
were acting that you might keep
watch on our movements. Who win
believe you? Captain Forbes? Think
not. You will find it difficult, my dear
monsieur. to extricate yourself from
my net"
Say that grant that" 1 said con-
temptuously, you have still the posi-
BILE treachery Of DR.. Starva to deal
with"
This time she controlled her agita-
ton, though in her eyes lurked terror
and fear.
For the present DR.. Starva is pow
erless. Had I remained in ignorance
of the meaning of that horrible stamp
I might have listened to your warn
ings with some misgivings. But since
you have deepened my suspicious con-
corning him, have been able to re-
arrange my plans. DR.. Starva is no
longer necessary to me. Even If he is
member of the Committee of Free
dom, he is no more dangerous than
any other member, and with them he
will be punished presently. In the
meanwhile their intended victim is
warned. No. Monsieur Haddon, your
threats do not brighten me. On the
contrary. it is time for me to threaten"
1 have waited patiently enough,
hope, madam"
l Hung myself into my chair again
with a careless assurance 1 did not
feel. I remembered Locke's warning:
look out for the Countess Sarahoff.
She was about to scratch, and was to
feel her claws. For this woman, ex-
qusite in feature, was at heart bar
barrie; the fierce cunning and treach-
cry of the tigress were hers when
aroused.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

An appeal is being made in England
for funds to undertake the great task
Of excavating the ruins of Memphis,
the work to be done under the aus
pices Of the British school of archae-
ology. 1t Is strange that the explora-
ton Of the ancient Egyptian capital
has been deferred so long. and it is
expected THAT England will now do
for Memphis what the French govern
ment has done for Delphi and the Ger
mans for Olympia. The sites of the
four great temples are plainly marked,
so that exploration can begin at once.
This mass of ruins covers 100 acres. as
much as the whole site of Karnak, and
1t Is estimated that $4,000 will be
needed annually for Is years to ac-
complish the work. Important ma
terial is believed to lie within a few
yards of the surface. SO that results
should be reached promptly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
b. ApZHZR HE7N2Y. NgSEI


Had the treachery been absent
had the foul play Of thugs and muir
derers not been resorted to-I should
still have refused to aid you. But
when I find myself secretly watched
while l am your guest-when I am
perfdiously offered drug, which, by
the way, did not take-when I see
an English gentleman treated with
the violence of the Middle Ages-last-
ly, when the woman whom I have
sworn to help is shot at by a lurking
villain-I have a right to my revenge.
shall have it. Be sure of that"
You say that Starva attempted to
murder Helena Brett?"
Scarcely two hours SINCE" I re-
turned, trembling with rage. "Now,
Madame de WARMER, have listened to
you patiently. Listen to me. I shall
have justice. You have chosen to ally
yourself with forger, thief, and a
would-be murderer. You will be
dragged down with him unless you
throw yourself on my mercy. Great
God, your madness reaches it's apoth-
costs in this: you resort to every crime
that you may bring freedom a little
nearer to your precious Macedonians;
and know, as absolutely as if he had
confessed to me, that DR.. Starva is
one of the band of assassins who has
doomed to violent death the very
messiah you look to for succor."
She stared at me full half minute,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

no fear that am to play you trick.
l shall give him my message before
YOU"
Pardon me If 1 refuse. I am I'M
armed, and Alphonse would have me
at his mercy"
Bah, begin to think should call
you by your true name If you forbid
me to speak to Alphonse, l shall be
dumb. Now what have you to say?''
She lighted cigarette, smiled de-
fiaEtly and regarded me between half
closed eyes.
TT looks like a deadlock" ! said
cheerfully. IF you are obstinate I
can be obstinate as well. At any rate
shall not open that door until 1
have seen the proofs of Sir Mortimer
Brett's dishonor. If time is valuable
to me, allow me to suggest that it is
even more SO to you. You tell me
that the interview between Sir Morti-
mer and the banker was to have taken
place to-day"
| mad spoken with downright assur-
ance. But / had my misgivings as 1
noted the sullen defiance of the wom-
an. Five minutes passed; she smoked
furiously. / began to pace the room.
Fl listened at the door of the little
chamber in which she had said Cap
tain Forbes was imprisoned. / did
not again knock at this door. I
thought it impossible that my voice
could be heard Presently I opened
the door of the oratory and looked
down in deep thought at the calm face
of Sir Mortimer my back to the
woman.
Was he indeed guilty as she had
said? 1t seemed incredible that the
heart of this noble gentleman had
been black with guile. The face, pal
lid in death, had the majesty of death.
1t had, too, that same noble serenity
that had SO impressed me when first
saw Helena Brett
Nv reflections were rudely disturb
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MEDICINE LODGE,
KANSAS.

Commercial Opportunities Abroad.
More suggestions to American man
ufacturers and dealers that if they
VIII get busy there is chance to ex-
tend their trade abroad. They are to
be found, where many similar hints
have been given, in the consular re-
ports. A sample Is the statement by
Consul Dunlap of Cologne, Germany,
who has been to the farmers fair at
Dusseldorf and evidently kept his eyes
open while there. Consul Dunlap took
particular note of the agricultural ma
chinery on exhibition and which was
put to test at the fair. He noted that
the only American machines on exhibit
ton were of minor Importance, and
adds: IAN American-made harvester
with self-binding attachment sells
here for about 5000 There was an
endless variety of plows, but no
American-made ones were noticed.
The plows look heavy, awkward and
poorly made. If American manufac-
turers want German trade, they viii
have to make plows to conform to
German ideas Of size, shape and style"
Here is much the same advice that
has come from other consuls, all
given with earnest desire to help
American interests American farm
ing implements and machinery are
justly famed for superiority in the
qualities needed for effective and eco
nomical work, and when properly
pushed they invariably find customers
abroad. At the same time, remarks
the Troy Times, due attention must
be given to local tastes and prefer
ences, a matter which is too much
neglected by American manufacture
ers. Old-world manufacturers sue.
coed in such markets very largely be-
cause they are careful to ascertain
what is wanted and then to cater to
the demand.