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New-York tribune., 1908-09-16
NO CHEERS FOR PARKER.

Five minutes later ex-Judge Parker came
SLOWLY I'D the aisle talking with William F.
Sheehan but not hand was raised 10 greet
him why they don't know who II is was
the comment. Of one Of the delegates. Not so
with William J Conners chairman Of the state
committed who had a few man-sized cheers
nassed to him as he walked on to the stage. He
bearned with pleasure. In his hand was gavel
oF the proportions Of bung starter. Just here
a large floral horseshoe Of the variety they send
~ funerals was brought 20 the stage and placed
on the desk In immortelles, In the piece where
the word Father or Mother" is usually placed,
was the name "w. J. Conners" This tender
tribute was the gift of George Schoen, Of
Rochester Some OF the delegates laughed, and
before the convention called to order the
funeral token was quietly dropped on 10 the
floor Of the auditorium. The police arrange
rnents were almost perfect. and in spite of the
fact that more tickets had been issued than the
hall could accommodate there was no crowdfng
or disorder Mrs Conners the young wife of
the state chairman, the Misses Margaret and
Anna Jordan her sisters, and two women
friends had seats just TO the right of the stage,
and were the only women on the main floor.
At the direction of Chairman Conners Judge
! O'Brien was escorted to the platform by John
Fox president of the National Democratic Club.
and Robert Maxwell, of Poughkeepsie. At the
end of the temporary speeCn john A
Mason clerk of the committee, read the tenn
porary roll BY some mistake of the printer the
names OF the McCarren delegates in the 9Th
District Kings County. who were shunted aside
on behalf of the anti-McCarrenites on Monday
night appeared on the roll Mr.. Mason did
not realize the error and read them Where
upon William A Doyle whose delegates were
ordered on the temporary roll asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. He told II error and
would be corrected
When the name of Senator McCarren was
read as delegate from the 14th District, the
applause that came from all over the hall was
as loud as that which greeted the name of
Brvan The band received signal to play
something TO drown out the McCarren demon
stration.
When the reading of the roll was over George
Y williams, chairman OF the general COM
,o,ttee of the anti-McCarren organization,
walked up to Chairman Conners with a bundle
of papers in his hand announcing that they
xvere urotests against the seating of the Nj
Carren delegates from the Sd, 7th, Sth, 1911,
18th 18th 18th and 21st districts in Kinlr
Countv There were Kisses and boo-hoos aiu
cries OF yellow dog" from various parts of the
hall
When the name of Charles F. Murphy was
reached a big red faced, leather lunged man
stationed on the platform got up and, waving a
New-York tribune., 1908-09-16
GRAVES CHALLENGES KERN.

fBy Tele Taph 90 The Irloune-I
C,battanoogr Tenn. Sept John Temple Graves
,oda,. challenged John w. Kern TO joint debate.
II the challenge is accepted hey will meet in Louis
Vile tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Demand for Ordnance and Engineer
ing officers Is Large.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.1
U-osb{p0+or, Gar,fe


Washington. September IS.
FLEETS RETURN AwATTED.-The Navy Des
partmenr will take UP the question Of the de-
tail of additional line officers Of junior rank for tbs
special duty Of ordnance and engineering officers
There IL great demand for officers. and nothing
be done in the matter, at least until the return
TO home waters of the Atlantic feet II will them
be ascertained whether there may be detach1nenrs
from duty with the vessels and the assignment OK
the officers 70 the special course of advanced IN
struction. mostly in washington. in ordnance ana
engineering The interruption in this work has
served to make break in the plan Of selecting
officers each year for duty ordnance officers on
shipboard and in the bureau Of ordnance, and as
engineers in the Navy Department and az navy
yards The authorities realizing that there -
special training in both the teennicaL
lines, and they anxious TO obtain the on1cers
who are willing to devote themselves to these sub
jects.
ORDERS IssUED-The following army and
navy orders have been issued.
ARMY
ColoneI PETER s ROMUs 9th Cavalry, retired from
active service. to take eject November 20. after
Major EDWARD 4 MILLAR 5th field artillery. 70
army star College Fort TssTsnTorsh Until Oc'0>
Retirement OF First Lieutenant FRANCIS A HALL
First Di LI:uPenans s E9Rf H BFSNs medical corps.
First Lieutenant ALEX II HALL. 2sth Infantry to
Second Lieutenant CYRUS r STREET. 18Th infantry.
incapitated. be retired at expiration OF
RESIGNATION OF second lieutenant JAMES J. WALSH.
Philippine scouts. accepted. 70 take eject Octo-
81
second Lieutenant EMIL P. LAURsoN. 11th Cavalry.
Philippines -
ADAMS. 18th Infantry. and Captain PAUL A
tenant DAVIS g ANDERSON 6th infantry two
months; First Lieutenant WALTER II DADE,
medical reserve two months and hrteen days
NAVY
Captain ? FLETCHER. detached special board on
naval ordnance Navy Department to command
Mfdsbipman E 3 WILSON 10 the Colorado
Surgeon z II MASTELLER transferred 20 rrrfred
list detached recruiting station Baltimore; home
Chaplain w r HELMS. to the Independence
Second Lieutenant C. H WELLS. appointed in rnaTtns
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS-The following
movements of naval vessels have been reported TO
the department:
Sept 13--The Dolphin. az Philadelphia the Yankee
the Hist. the Cuttlehsh. the Octopus. the Tarsn-
tula. the Viper. the Strtashan. the Barney. ths
De Long. the Thornton and the Tingey. st New
port. the Idaho. Norfolk
Sept. 12-The idaho. Philadelphia for Norfolk:
the Yankee. the Hist. the Cuttehsh the Octopus,
the Tarantula, the Viper. the Strinzhann. ths
Barney. the De Long. the Thornton and the Tin
from Bay Newport the Nero.
shire Tompkinsvflle for Newport
The Dolphin the New Hampshire the North Carolina.
the Montana. the Idaho the Mississippi. the Yan-
kes the Stringnam. the Barney the De LonS, the
Tingsy. the Thornton. the Piunger the Octopus.
Cuttlehsh. the Viper the Tarantula the Hist
and the Nina Philadelphia for Founders Week
celebration. beginning October 4
The New Hampshire. 70 celebration. Fort Lee. Sep
New-York tribune., 1908-09-16

"a <a-N n AZ
lsaaoeSrasst lommoner has been chosen 10 lead the
.tatfsi1s,s- hosts IN the coming struggle against
FiriIees -.n of power extravaganza and special
f-fpoa9 mike his opponent, whose principal
etf snS = rom those who have proflted by the
ae :. Oh tederal Oflceholders instructed by
n sB-os.-l, VINO was determined 70 choose his
: Is ~. ~. William Jennings Bryan was select
3pon hs,ss people themselves wanted and insisted
arney r.---s MN lie was nominated for the Presi-
~ b So So platform which he has pledged him
ans srs 80 IN respect both to what IL con-
ntativss urlanitnity by the accredited rep
.on. sns : Or our party at the national conven-
10 caijs hoW becomes the duty OF every man
ss,2 ticlss unset 2 Democrat 10 support the ma
We ara - with earnestness and enthusiasm.
ssis ossos.-t 10 nominate Governor and other
STATE 49, " the Empire State and 10 formulate
ri ibs .ayIn Tor submission to the electorate
= TIE psssaslofai ticket viii be aided or injured
Rp-oseh ,ItsPolnted task is obvious. We should
y . d - - task rot only with an earnest de-
= fses 49, best but with frank recognition of
,s1iEhsB. -. We are here not 10 create public
tepressa. 70 mo out Y hat the people whom
= Us n want and have right 10 demand
thsir a.e are the representatives of the peo-
- HjH wants, not their masters. and our
sfse ~ vel or badly done precisely in the
SAig errr.s" nave intelligence courage and
y oenlan6s 70 satisfy and comply with their
- eise5es not mistake the tenlper oF the New,
sne ir-.., tiley are weary of hara nc1la rhef =
49, q - 1-lFe They want an equal enforce
out tlle, ~ - ahd the punishment of lawbreak-
u wsrs ~ 10 hpt &pproge Of Vicarious sacrifice
tuf !. me public protected aragnst ,sono'oo
.'ation ~ Ntltt such protection through The
Il -fliiea neral laws, independents entirely of
H. rr-iars -, Potentnte or nHrea fcras They
sq-sse ca, but IN determining .l,sf deals
"Hzt criminal they went tie laws
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13
EIFFEL DINNER TOWER.
Tin Structure on German Trains
Amuses and Amazes Tourists

Tin Structure on German Trains
Amuses and Amazes Tourists
The tourist who takes his Germany
through a car window in long ten
hour Journeys need no longer store up
scenery on an empty stomach, says
the Leipzig correspondent OF the New
York World. The Teuton has solved
the problem of dinner en- route in his
peculiar way.
At a. midway station a waiter In
dress suit appears, places before the
passenger a tin Eiffel tower, in which
through its various stories the courses
of "mittagessen" are concealed, and
vanishes again like magician.
The tower which in contour some
what resembles a fire grenade, stands
about the height Of an ordinary table.
If you are a man you secure 1t firmly
between your knees to Withstand the
see-saw Of the express before proceed
ing to investigate. If you are woman
YOU brace it at one side and take the
consequences.
A door just wide enough to admit
plate, and opening down the rounded
length of the armored commissariat,
reveals a series Of racks. From the
lowest Just above the floor level, Is ex-
tracted the soup, piping hot. From
the second energies the fish. Mount
ing higher, deliciously roasted chicken,
with all the extras" is brought to
view, and on the topmost round the
pudding, the ice, or in season, the
enormous German strawberries serve
for dessert.
On the turret of this remarkable
Eiffel the ct ceteras are neatly fitted
into appropriate niches-salt, pepper,
sugar, a drinking glass; while rising
from a rack at the side like an invad-
ing warrior on a scaling ladder the neck
of a bottle of Rhine wine stretches up
ward.
Hunger appeased, the tower Is drop
ped at the next wayside station.
This epicurean feast costs the mod
est sum Of marks (75 cents), and the
Eiffels are in great demand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13

this and through past suffering az
well-however it may be, am strong
today-stronger than 1 knew, doubt
less" He moved toward the door,
whilst keeping his eyes fixed on Julian.
Il will write you just what 1 think
best for you to do-where you had best
live-how the secret may best be kept.
Goodbye"
Sydney" Julian cried out, hurrying
toward him, your greatness seems al
most God-like 1 hate to accept at
your hands"
The door closed behind Sydney's re-
treating form. Julian sank into
chair, trembling with terrible violence.
So intense a paroxysm possessed him
that perhaps if a new fear had not
suddenly dissipated, as it were, the
effects of the first shock, he might
have remained hours in this over
wnelmed condition.
As it was, he abruptly sprang from
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13

lips. He had just uttered the SEN
tence, "On some of her garments
found the initials c. b." when a half
smothered yet wild cry caused him to
turn alarmed eyes toward his friend.
Sydney's face had become lividly
white, it's pallor making more evident
than ever the ravages Of those eleven
intervening years. He rose, a little
totteringly, from his seat as Julian's
eyes fell upon him.
I'm mercy's name!" Julian cried
what have 1 said to affect you so ter
ribly?"
Have you any picture Of this wo-
man whom you saved?" Sydney asked
Each word seemed a separate struggle.
A dreadful fear, nameless as yet,
had begun to lay in it's cold clasp about
Julian's heart He now rose also, and
unfastened from his watch chain a
small locket, which contained a tiny
likeness of his wife, taken since their
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13
KRUGER'S MILLIONS.
Said to Be Buried In the Hold Of the
Baroue Dorothea.

In South Africa there Is a wide
spread belief that the late President
Kruger's fortune lies buried in the
holds of the barque. Dorothea, hope
less wreck on the Zululand coast.
Some of the circumstances associated
with this impression were related in
The Daily Telegraph of Tuesday last,
and now comes the version Of Capt.
Charles Gardiner, recently the COM
mander of the exploring ship, Alfred
Nobel, who Is at present In London.
Capt Gardiner has twice visited the
wreck of the Dorothea, and, accord
ing to his account, she is indeed a
treasure ship worthy of attention.
But he discounts the theory that the
gold beneath her matches ever belong
ed to President Kruger. On the con-
trary, he states that, although for
tune was shipped in the vessel, Pres
ident Kruger had not only no inter-
est in it, but had no knowlege Of it.
Still, there the gold lies, apparently
awaiting any man who makes a de-
termined effort to get 1t.
Capt. Gardiner, young and enter
prising mariner, with obvious re-
serves Of capacity for daring deeds,
states that he first visited the Doro-
thea three months after she was
wrecked on the coast, about a couple
of miles from Cape Vidal. "At that
time" he says, lone Of her masts was
still standing. I had heard that
quantity Of gold, worth about $4,000
pounds sterling, had been placed in
her, afterwards I learned that the
value was not more than 100000
pounds sterling. The story, as 1 in
vestigated it, shapes something like
this. Certain officials of the Trans
vaal government, seeing that things
were going to pieces, and desiring TO
feather their own nests, Issued per-
mits to several individuals, permitting
them to engage in Illicit gold buying.
That is to say, they armed them with
authority which enabled them, with
out fear, to buy gold from mine man.
ayers and others at their own price,
with a view Of getting it out of the
country. Apparently these officials
were looking to make fine proht
between the purchase price plus the
cost of shipment and the figure Whlch
the gold would fetch in Europe.
That there was something shady
about the business Is clearly suggest
ed by that fact that, when one or the
men engaged in the enterprise was
arrested, he openly dared the Trans
vaal government to prosecute him.
But the public persistently believes
that the gold was the property OF
President Kruger
II know that but Kruger doesn't
come into the story at all. He was the
one who got left over it. The gold
was taken to Delagoa bay, and there
a sailing ship was purchased for its
TRANSPORT. She was then called the
Ernestine, but they changed her
name to the Dorothea. She had been
condemned by the authorities as un-
seaworthy. on account of some acid
having been split in her lower hold.
She was made seaworthy, and theh
twelve big boxes Of gold bars were
brought down and placed In the hold
abaft the foremost. Afterward they
were cemented over, and 200 tons of
sand ballast were dumped into the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13
HOW THE NATIONS SLEEP.
Great Diversity In Their Methods OF
Obtaining Needed Rest.

| There is great diversity in the methods
Of sleeping among people Of different
nations says the Boston Post. Indeed
the things necessary to procure sleep
for one individual appear frequently to
be just the things that would keep an
other awake all night.
The European or American, in order
to sleep we'll, ordinarily requires a soft
pillow under his head; but the Japan
ese, stretching himself on a rush mat
on the floor puts a hard, square block
of wood under his head, and does not
sleep we'll if he does not have it.
The Chinese makes a great to-do in
| the matter Of his bed, which is very
low, indeed scarcely rising from the
| floor, but is often carved exquisitely of
wood and it never occurs to him to
make it any softer than rush mats will
render it..
While the people Of the northern
countries cannot sleep unless they have
plenty of room in which to stretch their
| legs, the inhabitants Of the tropics Of
ten curl themselves up like monkeys, at
the lower angle of suspended ham,
mock, and sleep soundly that way.
The robust American will cover him
self with a pair Of blankets and throw
his window open to the air, even in the
dead of winter, and he will not some
times complain If there Is a little drift
of snow across the sill in the morning.
The Russian, on rhe contrary, likes
no sleeping place so we'll as the top Of
the big soapstone stove in his domi-
cile Crawling out OF this blistering bed
| in the morning, he likes to take a
plunge in cold stream, even II he has
! to break through ice to do so.
While the American clings to his
| feather pillow, he has long since dis
carded his old fashioned feather bed In
favor of the hair or straw or felt mat
tress. The feather bed has been rele-
gated to the country. and many people
| that slept on it in their childhood found
It uncomfortable in their later years.
The Germans not only sleep on a
| feather bed, but underneath one as
| well. The feather covering used in
Germany, however, is not so large or
thick as the one used as mattress,
and the foreigner that undertakes to
| sleep beneath it often finds his feet
suffering from cold while his shoulders
are suffering from heat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13

the chair and glanced at his watch. 1t
was long past the hour at which he
had directed his wife to call upon Sgd
ney. What if? But Julian left the
thrilling question unfinished within his
thoughts. He hurried from the room.
Reaching Mrs. Bleekers apartment, he
met maid on the threshold. He in
quired whether madame had left the
house About an hour ago, mon
sieur" was the answer. A cold sweat
broke out on Julian's brow, he scarcely
defined to himself why. Sydney had
already been gone nearly an hour.
Had these two met? And if so, who
could say what had resulted from such
meeting? Julian realized with a shuG-
der the enormity Of Sydneys noble
sacrifice, whilst he realized, at the
same moment, how deep was his own
love for this strange-fated woman. A
little while later he was being rapidly
driven toward Sydney's house. When
he arrived there, and was admitted, he
only dared to ask the concierge If DR..
Brentford was at home. Any other
question he found it impossible to
frame. Being shown to Sydney's
apartments, he was received with
promptness, in a small and charmingly
furnished room, by Sydney himself.
Their eyes met, and remained fiercely
riveted each upon each. Julian tried
Il; SvHn
| to understand it. He made a slight
motion toward the half-open door Of
an adjacent room-the one from which
he himself had just come. Then he
following. A quiet figure lay upon a
bed Julian saw a deathly-ashen face
and glimmer of auburn hair. A low
moan burst from him, he sank crouch
ingly beside the bed, and yet averted
his eyes for a moment from the truth,
as though afraid to receive its last
pale, awful testimony!
Sydney was speaking. presently, with
low toned tranquility.
Il found her waiting for me when ]
came here" he said THE meeting was
fearfully sudden. What passed be-
tween us had completely destroyed all
thought Of her intended visit. She
reeled for a moment when she saw ME.
| believed that great tide of memorJ
surged upon her soul, for she stood
ghastly pale, yet well erect. for a very
brief space, and pronounced my name.
very little while after this she was
dead. l think that when my arm caught
her in falling she had already ceased
TO breathe"
Julian raised his eyes at this point
and scanned the white, repOseful face.
\ slight while later he rose up with
haste: turning toward Sydney with a
strange half-thankful look.
Il think that l know" he murmured,
what made your sacrifice easier at
frst-what lessons your agony now. l
have read it on her face-the new
something there, which that instant OF
returned memory brought her"
A faint smile touched Sydney's lips.
! He drew nearer that still form; his
hand fondly smoothed one low-hang-
ing tress of the floss like auburn hair.
Her great love-" he said. yes, this
is true l knew that it would outlast
time. l knew that l should soon be
waiting for it-nO doubt in some other
life" He turned suddenly toward Ju-
liam and added, moment later: "And
now it is waiting for me, after all.
, Well, perhaps better so. Who shall
say?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13
TO SAVE THE BIRDS.
Mississippi Audubon Society Takes Ad'
vanced Position.

William Heminway, president; An
drew Allison, secretary, and H. H.
Kopman, special agent, Of the Audu-
bon society Of Mississippi, have issued
circular letter from Jackson, Miss,
under date of September Is, setting
forth some Of the purposes OF the So
ciety. Besides being educational, the
circular says:
1T will strive in every legitimate
way to improve the laws for better
protection Of every useful species or
bird. endeavor to build up a better
and stronger sentiment in favor OF eX-
listing laws, urge their enforcement
and cooperate with officers OF the
law where violations are persistent, It's
primary object will be to demonstrate
the necessity for more complete pres
ervation of bird life and to secure
compliance with the law by rational
rather than punitive methods.
'The work of the Audubon society
is based on that wonderful relation
in physical life known as the balance
Of nature In a primitive state the
various forms Of life, man included,
maintain an average degree of abund-
ance and distribution from season
to season. But as civilization pro-
crosses, mans use or removal of GER
tain species results In an unbalancing
of the system of checks by whlch
nature prevents too rapid an increase
of one species at the expense of anoth-
er
"The most notable of such changes
in this and other countries has been
the increase Of insect life following
destruction of great areas of forest
and consequent decrease of bird lie
that formerly preyed on the insects
Not only has the partial disappear
ance Of bird life brought about THIS
abnormal increase of insects, but the
new conditions developed by the prac-
tice of modern agriculture are very
favorable to insects, and render the
birds more necessary than they have
ever been before.
Probably no one factor has so
greatly deferred the progress Of the
Audubon movement as the notion that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13

Net cost lint cotton ....."..$ 9S6
Putting the lint cotton at one-third,
or 10000 pounds it will be seen that the
actual cost is eight and one fifth cents
per pound.
In some Of the eastern counties Of
the state, where they make a bale to
the acre, the cost may be somewhat
less than it is in the Piedmont When
the farmer does all the work with his
own family and hires no help the cost
Is about the same. Let farmers figure
the cost out any way they please they
will come to the conclusion that max
ing cotton under ten cents Is nothing
but swapping dollars. Small grain,
corn, all sorts Of truck that can oe
used on the farm, by man or beast Is
the hope Of the farmer.-Capt. Charles
Petty in News and Courier.