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New-York tribune., 1907-02-10

T7IIlS excursion to Prinkipo had been taken from
ConStantIncple, not from Thcrapia The
garden party of the MavroCorthatoS had
marked the ending of the season there soon after
ward the Greeks had moved back to town and when
they went away nearly the last OF the foreigners had
4ready fitted from the shores of the Bosporus
The hotel Petala was closed. and for Weir to have
fingered ON would have certainly made him an object
of suspicion
Two incidents of the last few davs of his stay in
Iherapa had made him wonder ii he Was not already
obnoxious to some Turk On returning one nipht
from call on Mrs. Blake in his kIlck another boat
had shot suddenly out of the darkness and struck
his own audShpS, with apparent attempt 10
slacken speed 1t had backed of without excuse
explanation. Fortunately his own boar ,yas
stouty built and had not been badly injured al
though the temper of his boatman was entirely
demolished.
Two nights later similar mishap had occurred
The night had not been quite dark on this oc-
C;'Nion, and the intention had been more evident.
Two men were IN the attacking boat. Weir's
eVeed revolver was hesltatIng only an instant be-
tore speaking when IT comes to the point a man
with the ordinary feelings of humanity has strong
feelings OF repugnanCe at shooting another even if
considerably provoked, when the man nearest HIM
a powerful fellow. swung his oar with incredible
sWlttneSs and struck Weir on the arm The
revolver was not quite knocked from his grasp bur
his arm was SO parayzed that he could not pull the
trigger lie shifted 1t To his left hand and fired
strange that he hit no one
For all these reasons the American had thought it
pest 10 return 10 ConStantlnOpe with the rest of the
summer visitors much as he dSliked the Thought of
being SO far away from the neighborhood Where
Rhasneh lived.
Immediately after the closing of the summer sea
son at iherapa, that happened which Rhasneh had
dreaded: Her father came 70 her and told her that
Her marriage was definitely set for two weeks from
that time. TakShan PaSha was nearly as unbaDr,-
to have To tell this unwelcome news to his daughter
as she was to receive it. But things were going
padiy with him-or rather, we'll Too many
marks OF favor being showered on him nv IN.
sultan and he yearned to have Rhasneh safely mar
RED before he should be ordered to give her TO the
sultan Her betrothal TO Haeb Bev of which news
eoulu not but nave reached the ears of the Sultan
was quite ignored by him; and when the sultan
chose to ignore state of affairs it was not we'll for
one OF ms subjects to call attention To it
1t would have been better for both Takshan Pasha
and ms daughter if they could have talked over the
situation together, young she was but the i'm
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let him know her plight and then h, -..-. ..- and
soon. or she would be lost to him for NJ the
thought. her blood quickcucd .uG doubts
leSSened She picked up her pen and
In few d4ys shall bc the wife IF a man. ..e ua-
less YOU Mvtather has told meth. --arr,lsr
IS 10 take place two weeks from to-day a-s knows
that my heart belongs TO another But rs, n''
think i'll of hint only because he j.
know, and believes that he act~ tor my te--
Another part OF her letter read thus
l do not know the WAYS Of Your world . f. -,r,a
alone that / trust my hc. Us l should hs. q The
Prophet of my land If He ya--. -. n'u-
sIeur II IN my ignorance write WHAT u1.ly
wrong. do not think that / irluodr~t r1-ulv,
or or that do not respect the wishes Of my Mas
wrong IN my heart
Rhasueh sat with her little feet ct,-.e. In ..r her
and composed her letter by the >oiJar, --.- ot 3
candle while Decentralization croucl,.l l,nS
outside the door, as her mistress had ..#'-D her
khaSnch wrote long time. pouring her ..-c heart
out 10 the wonderful stranger who had ,.H.lred T.
In every Way except by direct asking. Sic legged
hm 10 take her away and cherish her for He rest ot
her hte. She repeated herself often though nor
half often enough. 1T seemed 70 her in her cS-
she tai u touch hm). and often >traycd away into
language that even Weir. lover that hv u.l~ found
sentlmentalIy howery. BUT in it all Sic showed
her love for hum and her dread of being gwen 10
another.
As Rhasneh had hoped Nenv came To Isl. her
next day. and brought her letter from her lover.
But the little postmau WAS amazed 1T ,ae-vo.u-
mlnouSneSS OF the letter that she eNt y--cd 10
take back with her
oh, Hanum Rhasnch," She exclaimed how am
1 70 hide such big package: 1t VIII uut - into
my corSelet. and YOU tore up my bal-lny yNuy. thai
would have been too small.
In dlSmav at this new difficulty KhasucA .ooAtd
around the room, and her eyes fell upon s, box She
kept her Jewels IN. Ii was OF mother of pearl m
LAID with precious stones, and was itself nearly Is
valuable as the Jewels 1t contained She caught u
up Here, Ct,Tit, see II YOU riud ont 81 WAY
To open it
Neny examined it with interest. Then she
handed 1t back e. Ii does not open, it is an orn'-
ment, she said.
Rhasneh put the tip of one slender toretinger on
the round turquoise petal OF a flower. apparently
as firmly fixed any other part, and turned i
round The box then opened easily. She poured
the ghtterng contents into her lap and put the letter
inside
But they will ask me about 1t at home, Aeny
SAID, after she had made she understood the
mechanism of the box
Forget how 10 open it until YOU NonseU'
Weir, Rhasneh suggested with Turkish dpo
macy
Aeny fondled the glittering casket, and her htie
BRAN busted itself with another aspect OF the ciSe
When the letter Is taken out, do | bring you tAe
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teach him lesson!
will shame him be
fore all these people Dog Cur! Hound" Haleb
Bey was ashng himself into a fury the fury
a Wild beast
Sal-a-,lin regarded his companion with pleasure
There was Yusuf of the Anatoun infantry. two
years ago, who became famous by kissing the beau
tful wife of the Armenian banker Galukian Etfendi "
ne, suggested slyly " But he was a daredevil
Who says | fear" Hacb Bev turned savapelv
on his friend, Ills mind was not clear enough
to discriminate between the fly. and feathers and
hook
We could close in behind YOU to prevent pur-
SUIT the way ms brother officers did with Iusuf
one of the other Turks said the underlying hatred
OF the Mussulman for the Christian alght while
you made your escape with the of the English
woman kiss on your lips You would be the most
famous man in Pera tomorrow"
1t takes man like Nusuf for such a prank
though The fourth man laid his fagot on the
hre: All had been partakng OF the same inhaming
Sa-a-din grinned He was in a peculiarly happy
position. If Haleb Bcy should shame the infdels
by insulting their women with impunitv then he
9al-a-dln, could rute sharcr in the deed On
the other hand, If repulSc and modification came
to the handsome Iialeb Bey under guise of syrnpa-
thetlc telling he could spread the knowledge OF il
wide IN those haunts where Haleb Bey had been
accustomed TO Iording 1t over his less favored friend
-and Haeb Beys arrogance had been such that
oaIa-dln could be sure of many pleased for his
Haleb Bey steadied himself on the edge Of IN.
table, and again his eyes swept the crowded table,
about hlm-tabes careless of him and his looks
another insult, he felt III his exalted condition
Soon they should all what he Haleb Bev. son
OF Osman Pasha, son of Basb Bev. would do L,
this lnterloper Haleb Bey, before whom the hearts
OF the lnhde women in Paris had fallen like ripe
cherries, would teach this clumsy American what
1t to atfront hm
He walked with that exaggeratedlv straight
sWlttness of which some tipsy men are capable to
Weirs table and stopped to plant a kiss on Grace
Blake mouth, his companions rising at the same
time to see and to cover his retreat
The Americans looking out over the water
and did not notice Haleb Beys approach Only
Weir happened to glance around, when Haeb Bev's
face within a foot of GraCes
Stephens was lying the table in front of
him, nearly extended He had not time to draw
II back to strike He could have called in time
TO warn Grace There is straight push with
the open hand, which football use to keep
OIL players trying to tackle them Weir had only
just time to raise his and let the ivory com
pleXlon of the Turk impinge upon his open hand,
which, with a stiff arm and the full weight of his
powerful shoulders behind it sent Haleb Bey reel
ing back under the impulse OF what insulting
as slap in the face and nearly as powerful
honest left hook.
Before the son OF Osnan Pasha, the son OF Basib
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Jewel Box

TIIIS excursion to Prnkipo had been taken from
ConStantncple not from Thcrapia The
garden party of the Mavrocorthatos had
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-07
News of the Day.

To-Day is the third anniversary Of the
disastrous fire. 10 Baltimore.
VIM. J. Oliver, yesterday put 10 bis
completed bid for the Panama canal
contract, The Fidelity Trust and De
post Company Of Baltimore ID given 81
surety for s400, 600.
Mr.. Richard Oluey's argument in a
lett-r to r. preventative Mccall that tho
Uoited States cannot under the japanese
treaty exercise jurisdiction over the
school regulation Of California, or any
State is attracting much notice. More
over, the belief in Washington is that
the administration realizes that the legal
points 10 this controversy are not against
the California ptople- The President
and Secreta Root are not hopeful OF
winning in the courts the case involving
the right of the San Francisco school
board to segregate japanese pupils.
Twenty persons we're injured, five
seriously, last night when an electric
car on the Plusburg Railways Company
line between East Pittsburg and Trait
ford City jumped the track and plunged
over a 15-loot embapkment at Wall
bridge, near Wilmerding, a suburb OF
Pittsburg. The car was bound for Traf-
ford City with a load of employees from
East Plttsburg. Without warning it
plunged down the .embankment, where
it struck ditch and stood on end,
throwing the passengers in o hesp at the
front end. Most Of the injuries were due
to the victims struggles 10 escape from
the car.
In view of the fact that the triennial
meeting of the General Convention Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church is to
be held this year at jamestown, Va, a
number OF Episcopal bishops have joined
in formulating protest against the al
legged intention OF the management oil
the jamestown Exposition to make that
exposition "the greatest military specta-
Gle thesworld has ever SEEM" This pro-
test lie signed by the bishops of New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Colorado,
Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Western Michigan and
Asheville and the Bishop Coadjutor OF
Nebraska. It has been forwarded TO the
exposition management.
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is being opposed by all three District
Commissioners, many OF the business
men Of Washington and by many near
by residents Of Virginia and Maryland.
The opponents Of the bill have placed
their cause in the hands of Senator
Daniel and seem confident that he will
defeat the proposed measure.
John g. lockwood, Secretary TafPs
personal stenographer and confidential
clerk died suddenly early this morning
at his home 1915 East Capital street.
During the past several years Mr.. Rock
wood has been associated in a cooiden-
tisl capacity with Mr.. Taft. He was
% yeats old.
ii ia announced in Washington that a
special session OF the Senate will be
called after March 4 and that a new
commercial treaty with Germany, the
Dominican treaty aad possibly a new
convention with Japan will be submitted
The democrats in the Senate bave served
notice on the republicans that any at
tempt to press the Santo Domingo treaty
at this session will fail. II it is to be
ratified at sll they say 1t must be done
By republican votes aud the republican
party must take the responsibility.
Ii is hoped that a new japanese treaty
or protocol covering the exclusion Of
japanese lsborers from this country may
be negotiated in time for submission to
the Senate 10 its special session but this
is as yet uncertain.
W. !. Oliver, the lowest bidder for the
Panama canal contract, and who submitted a
new proposal TO the Isthmian Canal Com
mission yesterday afternoon, called at the
Isthmian Canal Com mission this morning
and, finding Hartman Shonts had not yet
returned fir m New York, called on the Sec
rotary Of War. After visit 10 the White
House Sec etary Taft stated that no decision
would be ma on the merits Of the bid to-
dav, hut later he would probably announce
when the Fl al decision might be expee ed.
An official statement issued at the White
House today saws that further consideration
will be given TO the Oliver cDOnald-Pierce
bid for the construction Of the Panama canal,
as vel as hearing 10 those interested in the
Macarthur Gillespie bid.
Plate printers and others employed in the
BUREAU of Engraving and Printing will ap-
pear before the House committee on public
buildings and grounds tomorrow to urge the
movement TO erect new building for this
work They claim that the present building Is
as bad as a sweet shop, is overorowded and nm
ventilated, and that these conditions are not
only reflected in the character Of the output
but impair the health Of the men, and women
employed there.
DR.. J. +. ones, !. s. Consul at Dalny.
Manchuria, who is in this country on leave
of absence, called upon the President today
TO present him with rifle found in the hands
of the skeleton Of a dead Russian on 2O5
Metre Hill. DR.. Jones discovered the re-
mains of the soldier several months after the
surrender Of Port Arthur.
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Ex-secretary OIney,s Views.

Boston, Feb. 7.-Rlcbsrd Olney, ex-
Secretary of State Of The United States,
declared today in an interview:
Japan has perfect right TO declare
war with this country if she so chooses
as result of the school troubles 10 Cali
fOrnia, although, on the other hand, Cal
ifornis is perfectly justified in the stand
she has taken on the question, and the
national government has no constitu-
tional right 10 interfere with California
sovereign rights" la other words, the
ex-Secretary of State, 4 recognized au.
lhority in international law, says that
the golden gate state has perfect right
to make any laws it pleases for the gov
eminent of its schools, even though they
cause Japan to declare war, and yet the
nation, the other 46 states, must be re-
sponsible, even to the point Of going to
war, for one states acts
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Take steamer Believed to be Lost.

Chicago, Feb. 6.-Two Of the biggest
steamers of the Goodrich line are lost 10
the ice foes of Lake Michigan and 200
persons, passengers and crews, are fac
ing danger of death as the result of the
inability of the captains to bring their
boats into Chicago hsrbor The vessels
are: The Iowa, aud the City of Racine,
each carrying about fifty passengers.
Mem Ners of all life saving stations along
the lake shore have oeen notified to keep
sharp lookout for distress signals. 1t is
nov believed that both boats are in the
middle Of the lake. General Manager
H. w. Thorp of the Goodrich Line said
today that every expedient has been
vsinly used to get some news OF the
whereabouts Of the vessels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-07
The TlaW Casc,

Evidence of The highest importance to
the defense WIS brought out in the Tha@
trial in New York yesterday and ofequal
significance was the marked contrast OF
the proceedings with the fssco Of the
day before.
This served to focus attention on Del
phin N. Delmas, from California, under
whose guiding hand the conduct OF the
defense assumed "safe and sane" as
pect, such as vas highly encouraging to
Thaw's friends
District Attorney Jerome's methods
were much less strenuous, and 1t almost
seemed as though he felt that lie had
met worthy foreman in the calm and
courteous, but cunning, man from the
West.
When he started to browbeat wit
ness Mr.. Delmss appealed to TIE court
for courteous treatment Of witnesses and
the court agreed with him.
A threat on the part OF Stanford
White to find and kill the "Pittsburger"
was testified to, Attorney Delmas an
swering Mr.. Jerome's objection with the
statement that he intended TO take ad
vantsge Of every legal defense allowed
in the State of New insanity,
self-defense or any other Legitimate
Justification of the taking Of a human
LIFE"
That Thaw was considered "irration-
aP' by several witnesses at the time
of the shooting; that an uncle was in
sane that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw passed
note to her husband during dinner the
evening of the shooting, and that Dis
trict Attorney Jerome has this note and
refused to produce it at the demand OF
the defense, were also established by Wit
nesses.
Mr.. Jeromo's refusal TO heed the re-
quest for the note brought forth yelled
rebuke and a hint Of discourtesy from
Mr. Delmas
The defense announced that either
Thaw's wife or mother will be the first
witness this morning,
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The Book InYestIgation

State Librarian John P. Kennedy was
again before the legislative sehoolbook
investigation committee in Richmond
yesterday. Before entering into his dc
tense he caused the room TO be cleared
OF all library assistants, with the excep-
ton of the resident travelling librarian,
F. 3. Berkeley, who was called upon
from time 10 time by the committee to
give additional figures in connection with
the testimony of Kennedy.
The nature of the defense was an at
tack upon the testimony given yesterday
aud St previous hearings by r. 0. Bell,
presid Mt of the Bell Bpok and Stationery
Company. The conclusion as reached
by Kennedy seems to be that the state
ments made By Bell show a lack of
knowle Ige and sonnd judgement, and
that they are not in accord with the facts
in the case.
A dozen or more young ladies, mem
bers Of the class in library work, which
is instructed by Kennedy, were among
the most interesting spectators at he
inquiry, but these, too, suddenly found
that they must depart with the male
library assistants, at the request of the
librarian. for reasons best knoEn TO him
self. Assistant Librarian Evans approach
ed them in quiet way and in the most
courteous manner conveyed the informa-
ton that Kennedy desired them to with
draw. The young women, after retiring,
expressed some Indignation and q great
deal of disappointment. Several, who
were not members of the library class,
we're allowed 10 return to their seats.
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COURT OF APPEALS.

TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Uoited States Mineral Company vs..
Camden & Discol. Fully argued aud
submitted
Pennsylvania Railroad Company ys.
Smith, agent. Argued and submitted.
Next cases to be called; Austin ys,
Minor; Town of West Point vs. Bland
Howard vs. Landsbergs committee;
Woods administrator VS.. Schaaf, and
Security Trust and Life Insurance Com
pany vs.. Schaaf, being Nos. As, ~, 80,
81 and SO on argument docket.
The court granted a writ Of error in
the case of S. T. Hanger versus the
Commonwealth, which comes up from
the Hastings Court of Portsmouth on a
Judgment rendered November 20, 1906.
The construction of section 9799 of the
code of Virginia, governing Sunday OBJ
servanee, is involved.
The court was engaged yesterday in
hearing arguments on the Eastern Hos
pital case.
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Cruesome statistics,

An accident bulletin Issued yesterday
by tie Interstate Commerce Commission
for the three months ended September
80 last shows the total number of cas-
ualties to passengers and employees while
on dAy to have been 10, $50, as against
l6, 997 reported in the preceding three
months. The number of passengers and
employees killed in train accidents was
267, against 1874 reported in the preced-
ing three months. Fifty-two passengers
we're killed.
The total number of collisions and de-
railments in the quarter was S,672
q, sol collisions and l,7Sl derailments),
of which 269 collisions and POI derail-
ments affected passenger trains The
damage to care, engines aud roadway by
these accidents amounted to 81, 9S2, 200.
The number of employees killed 10
coupling and uncoupliDg cars and en-
gines was 81, being an increase Of ~
over those reported killed in the last
0cArteT
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The REESE Of Jerlcho.

The late Professor Schele de We're OF
tho University of Virginia, in his
Leaves From the Book of Nature"
draws a>beautiful picture of the "Rose
of Jericho" considered In the East to
be on emblem of the resurrection.
The professor had expressed 10 an
Arab Sheik his doubt of the Sheik 5
belief in the Immortality of the soul.
The Sheik made answer
-"Oh, brother; oh, brother, thou
wrongest me ~ and, quietly rising, he
seized upon a little shapeless mass
that lay half hid in the fragrant herbs
at our feet, and gently pushing il
into the purling stream, he added
"Has not God of our fathers, whose
prophet is blahomet, given US the
Rose Of Jericho And does not my
brother, who reads the books of the
wise men Of the Franks, know that
he burning sands of the desert are
cts home, and that it delights in the
fery winds Of the West, which scat
ter the caravan and strew the sands
of the Sahara with the bones of the
traveller. There it grows aud blossoms,
and our children love it. But the sea
son comes again and it withers and dies.
And the dread SIMEON rises and seizes
the dry, sbriveled roofs, that my brother
beholds there, and on the wings Of the
tempest the Rose of Jericho rides far,
tar East until it falls upon holy soil.
Now let my brother wait, and he she'll
seep' And so those philosophers waited
unul the shadows grew long and dreamy,
du-k covered mountain and plain. Then
at last they saw the little shapeless mas
return to life. The roots expanded, the
leaves unfolded; ellie aud breath bad re
turned to the dear child of the Sahara,
and the very blossoms began to show,
and 10 rival the faiut rosy tints Of the
evening SUP
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ChInaman Causes a Panic.

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 7.-Kiugs-
ton was thrown into panic last night
by the unexpected toi,ing Of the great
town bell, although the occurrence really
was an occasion for laughter rather thsp
fear. A Chinaman, believing thats the
government had offered a reward OF SO
pounds to any one who would ring the
bell without causing the tower, in which
il is located, to shake, undertook the
feat. choosing the midnight hour for the
performance. At the first tap Of the bell
the residents lesped from their beds, mag
lining some fresh calamity impended. A
few holder spirits rushed to the tower
aud arrested the Chinamau.