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headquarters at the beautiful Shwe XVI
Myin Temple in Mandalay. Originally he
intended to go to Japan from Burma. and
perhaps might have proceeded thence to
the United States. But the foundatio OF
branch of the International Buddhist
Society I'm London. with headquarters near
the British Museum, decided him to come
first to Europe and to open his mission to
the west in the city of his birth. In Octo-
Der he returns to Burma to complete his
ten years in the priesthood. after which
he will himself be qualified to ordain 9TH
ers
Has Very Few Valuables.
During his stay in London the task of
reconciling the rules of his order with
the environment In which he finds him
self Is by no means easy. Happily for
him. 1t is Lent. corresponding to the we:
season in India. during which time every
monk must sleep each night in the same
place. The house at Barnes is. there.
fore. his retreat. and there is no necessity
to live the life Of wandering mendi-
cant, with no permanent shelter and only
eight possessions In the worid-the three
robes, the begging bowl. the filter, the
razor the rosary and the umbrella. sup
plemented sometimes by a high palm
leaf fam
But there are the 30 ordinances to oo-
serve dealing with all departments of
life-waking. sleeping, eating. talking.
dressing. etc. etc. down to the m.nutest
points The monk may, in England. be
able to abstain from food after noon
every day to refuse any meat especially
prepared for him Git is rather a conces-
sion to have any meat at alb. to take no
intoxicants, to wear no extra clothing
ND a oor rNs
nor possess any money. But 1t Is harder
In this country, except for the entire
recluse. never to look upon the face of
any woman Here certainly comes in
the use OF the fan IL the words Of the
Buddha to his monks are to be strictly
obeyed when he said: Beware Of look
ING on a woman. If you see one let IT be
as though you saw her not. If you must
needs speak to her. let II be with a pure
heart and upright behavior. Is she old
Regard her as your mother Is she
honorableo Regard her as your sister.
Is she of small account? Regard her as
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to a hue intermediate between the aver
age white mans. and that which one sees
i'll the Chinaman and his nelghDors IN
Asia: pair of intense hazel eyes under
dark eyebrows. which stand out the more
prominently for being surmounted by a
perfectly c,ean-shaven SKULL long. thin
nervous fingers. slightly stained with to-
hacco-such are the most striking outward
characteristics of the Bhikkhu Amanda
Metteyya. the latest apostle come to these
shores in search of converts
His British Birth.
He looks a curiously inccngruous indi-
vidual against the wallpaper of the villa
in suburban Barnes; an oriental growth
torn violently from its soil and planted
amid surroundings which harmonic Ill
with its nature. But the stature and the
hazel eyes. and q nose whose contour is
strange to eastern peoples betray that
the Burmese monks robes clothe no real
Burman; when the voice is heard the lis
tener recognizes that he who talks is a
Briton And. indeed, the Bhikkhu. or
mendicant monk of today was until seven
years ago known by the name or Allan
Bennett Macgregor. In spite of his pres
ent appearance. he was porn IN Hou, n
London. not many miles from where he is
now spending the Buddhist Lent in the
retirement enjoined on him by the rules
of his order.
II is only natural that such a person
age should have become nine days
wonder and that his temporary monas-
terry should be the resort of intarvieWers.
But while receiving them all courteous
~. the monk has snlilingly but nexorably
put aside all inquiries about himself. IL
is not the individual who is of interest.
he declares. although he admits that the
press clippings have amused him. He
has a sense Of humor. II do not know
where they got their information from
he says, and does not mind admitting
that much of it is incorrect.
Began Life as Scientist.
His friends. however. who knew him
in Burma are not unwilling to tell what
little they know of his early life. Born
in 1872 the son of a civil and electrical
engineer, the young Macgregor went to
Bath, in the west Of England, to be edu-
Gated, and his tastes soon led him in the
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understands general work and the care Of
'ae young, and brought good references
from his former employers In Indianapolis
when he first came to us, and never has
any stubborn opinions. of his own, or any
ether kind, SO far as I've noticed. and on
the whole I think we might go a good
deal further and do worse. Oh. yes,
know he has his vice. but I'm given to
leave it alone
Thank you says the spokesman of
the delegation in a tone in which graft
tude and admiration conflict with sew
eral other emotions. Thank you, sir he
says. Was there anything else. sir?'
We'll says the President in a kind
voice, L don't think of anything more at
this time but if / do. I'll drop you a
postal. And in the meanwhile, let us all
remember. gentlemen. tn we have the
destinies of great party in our keeping.
It had to be great party or 1t never
could have produced Lincoln. Grant. Car
field. Mckinley and Me. especially the
last named. AS an added starter. we
might include Mr.. Nicholas Longworth
of Ohio, my son-in-law, who properly be-
longs in this ilustrious category, having.
as you might say, been married into 1t.
tbs, as l say. a great party and amply
able to manage its own affairs. II compe-
tently directed So, with these few words
I guess you had better be running along
out to Chicago and rolling your own little
hoops and not bother me any more. be-
cause l have on my mind several affairs
OF state and an engagement to take Elihu
Root out for a walk and tell him a few
helpful things about the practice Of law.
Gentlemen. good day; here's your hats:
kindly close the door firmly on the out
side as you go out
-
That's the way it is. Larry. The Pres.
ident is taking no active hand in the con-
vention because he had many other
matters to engage his mind For in
stance there's the case of Col. Stewart
of the regular army which is so called
because it's not. The President die
everything to keep him quiet short OF
strangling him with pillow line. AS long
ago as last fall he sent the colonel out tc
Fort Grant. which is in a desirable sec
ton Of Arizona to any one desiring al
kali, and commands an uninterrupted
view of a stretch of country greatly re-
sembling Death valley. only perhaps not
so densely populated. 1t was generally
believed at the White House that the col
onel should have been happy and con-
tented with his new post. He had abso-
lutte control over a garrison consisting OF
a sick teamster and a deaf cook, and in
his leisure hours he could go out and sit
on the borax and tame the winsome ella
monsters, which abound freely in the
vicinity. The ella monster ought to make
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laths Yet in the face of the danger
Mr.. Hill says he sees men using as many
as four matches lighting one cigar and
mothers wearing oat poplar shingles to
spank their children with, when CORFU
gated roofing would do just as well. So
far as he knows there's nobody trying
to husband our coal supply and save 1t
up. But he's wrong there, Larry. / know
of one conscientious guy who was trying
all last winter to save it, and he did
WHO wuz that?" asked the house de-
tectye.
THE janitor of the fiat house where |
live said the hotel clerk 1 think may
be I'll send his name to Mr.. Hill
.'D'ye think the convention will be
purity lively?" asked the house detective:
Well. l don't know. said the hote,
clerk Most of the young presidential
booms of the early spring have become
reasonably quiet. If the Joe Cannon
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boom was properly embalmed it will
probably not attract any undue atten-
ton unless the weather should turn un-
seasonably warm at Chicago. The PHI
lander Knox boom has dope as well as
any boom could be expected TO do that
had a first name like PTilander. but 1
look for it to go down for the last time
with low. gurgling cry when the roll
call gets as far as Pennsylvania. Moth
ing remains visible of the Hughes boom
at this time except a fringe of whiskers
protruding from beneath the cone that
was used In administering the ether. The
Fairbanks boom was last seen alive in
the vicinity of Laporte, Ind, and Tire
parties engaged in digging up the COW
farmyard of the late Mrs. Guinness have
been asked to keep a sharp lookout. But
Teddy is taking no active hand. Bear
that in mind"
When Teddy plays politics it's a great
game said the house detective.
Yes" said the hotel clerk "a game
Of solitaire"
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By IRWIN :. COBB.

- SPOSE Teddy'll be the whole
- works out at Chicago durin'
the convention remarked the
house detective.
Not at all said the hotel
clerk of the S.: Reckless. mot at all. All
Teddy wants TO be is the full-jeYele
movements and the hour hand and the
minute hand and the split-second attach
ment and tine gold-filled case, warranted
for four years more. and the correct like
ness of a true friend pasted to the back
i'd and the little dingus you wind her up
by That's all Teddy wants TO be. Big
Bill can be everything else. He can be the
gun metal charm that hangs down on the
outside of the fob pocket.
mo. sir. Larry, on this occasion the
President is in the background. lie has
taken a place in the background and
moved il well mp front. so that il lops
over the footlights and entirely obscures
the leader of the orchestra, which Is
where it properly belongs under such cir
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a fine pet, Larry. being far more inteiii-
gent than the singing lizard and so much
more sociable than the black-banded
ground RATHER that he often crawls into
bed with person who's asleep ana mes
ties up, not to say cuddles.'
We'll. all l can say is, l don't blame
him for kickin' if that's the way 1t Wuz
commented the house detective. Any
time I ketched one of them things per-
vading my boudoir one of would be
leavin' purity SOON"
That's the way-Col. Stewart felt" said
the hotel clerk. 'and the President said II
it'd ease the colonels feelings any he'd
transfer him down to Florida. The Flor
ida location was right in the heart Of a
lovely swamp having clustering popu-
lation of microbes big enough to eat off
the hand and coming readily when called
Ponto. Rab. Towser or by other suitable
names Out In Arizona he didn't have
any water at all. and down in Florida he
didn't have anything else. and still he
wasn't satisfied So now | don't know
what they'll do with him unless they get
an army mule to kick him to death.
"Wot had this here Col. Stewart been
doin' to get hsself SO unpopular! asked
| the house detective.
The way the President EXP iains IT. he
| said the hotel clerk. Col. Stewart quar-
rels with civilians and he calls people
| names and he talks all the time.
$50 it looks like professional jealousy
| to me, Larry. You know Teddy never
could stand opposition.
1.-The President had other things in his
mind, too. There was that conference OF
| the governors of all the states the other
day. Anyway. that's what they called II
"a conference.-the it seemed to me II
tod 70 mOn0lOSllp \
the President advised them about nearly
everything many of the governors went
away disappointed. You see. they'd come
| to Washington full of speeches. and there
they sat, with all that language bottled
up In their systems perfectly silent, ex-
| cept for the low. seething sounds where
1t was scaping from their ears
why didn't some of EN- git up and
say something:'" asked the house de-
! tective.
They didn't want to interrupt" said
| the hotel clerk The only one that
seemed to break in was James j. HILL
| guess maybe Hill has loud voice and
| no manners. and that's the way he got
| his chance to be heard. He talked about
/ our resources. Larry.
AFTER reading what he said about the
waste of the forests | feel that / will
| never be able to look a plank walk in
the face again. And I've cut out using
| wooden toothpicks- Hereafter the quill
kind for mine From what Hill says.
we're liable to run out of standing timber
| before we run out of gander feathers.
He spoke of the falling coal supply. too.
With tears in his eyes he said that in
| less than eleven thousand years our coal
| will be exhausted. So it looks almost
as gloomy for the coal business it
! does for the manufacture of ten pins and
| hickory hoe handles. In those days
| Tiffany will be selling anthracit. by the
carat. and pine laths will be accepted as
| legal currency, in amounts up to ten
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NEW Kind of Buddhist
Priest Plans to Convert
Heather America and Eng
land From Their Ways-He
Has Only Eight Possessions
in the World, and Must Not
Look On the Face of Woman
or Touch Food After Noon
Collects Edibles From the
Faithful in Begging Bowl
-Bhikkhu Amanda Mettey-
va Has Now Made Start
in England and Hopes Soon
, to Establish a Monastery in
America.
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Special Correspondence of The star.
LONDON May 2S 1905.
EGLAND has strange new mis-
sionary, whose preaching begins
in June. and if his hopes are
- realized London in the near fu-
ture will become the center of
general mission to the west-to the coun-
tries of Europe and to the United States
OF America.
Dwelling in small house in the quiet
suburb of Barnes is a westerner who has
for seven years lived the life of an east
ern monk in order to be able TO tell to
those whose manner of existence he has
abandoned how much better the world
would be, according to his belief, II they
were to accept the faith which he has
now brought back to them, the Buddhism
which he holds to be the religion of the
future for the west as well as the east.
A tall. spare figure, enveloped in a brill
liant orange-colored robe giving glimpses
beneath it of two undergarments of a
slightly different shade of orange-yellow;
a smooth, hollow-cheeked face, tanned
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And what will that beg timldly IN
quires one of the chaps who would De
subleader, if there were any subieaders.
Why. let me see says the President
surely there's something else. Yes, no"
l have it-you boys shall pick out the
candidate for Vice President. WINE
were on the subject. ! might suggest
merely in passing. that the party now
holding the job would give. reasonable
satisfaction True, he's not what you
call a fancy Vice President. He mas
figure like two sections Of split-bamooo
fish pole and he combs his hair from I'M
der the left shoulder blade, ana ne II
never be a really stylish dresser until the
new sheath SKIRT comes into general use
for male wear, but. when ais SAID ana
done, he's a good, faithful creature ana
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but Kermit will be needing il for his pet
snake. You. gentlemen, may look after
everything else with the exception OF
these few details l have mentioned.
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Copyright by Curtis Brown
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
LUvERNr MIIdTARY INSPECTED

Luverne. April 25--(Special. )-Tha inspection of Company I. Alabama Ma tional Guard, took place Friday night at the Luverne Amusement Company hall.
 colonsis c. R. Bricken and Hayne. General Bibb Graves and Major c. O. Dlckey, were present and took part in the inspection.
 The Adjltsnt General congratulated Captain W. H. Stoddard on the good - showing which his men made
 There were sixty-nine men in line to stand the inspection under the rules and regulations of the United States Army.
 4 game of ball was played Friday evening at Luverne between Green vile and LuvNrne. The score was II to { in favor of Luverne.
 Mir HI H. Powell one of the best farmers and oldest citizens of Cren- shaw County, was thrown from a young mule into a mud hole, his foot hanging in the stirrup and 1t was with great difficulty that he extricated him self Mir. Powell was severely shocked but not seriously injured.
 A severe wind and rain storm passed over Crenshaw County Friday night Torrance were broken and the lands from every section of the coun- ty were greatly damaged by the rain. Many of the farmers he'd commenced to chop cotton and 1t looks as if they would have to plant their cotton again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
CARS NOW RUNNING
COMPANY RESUMES OPERATIONS
 AT NIGHT.
Cases Against Men Charged with vio- fence Are Continued--Terpedo Hont FIotiila Goes
 fa Mohtie

Hont FlotiIla Goes
 to Mobile,
 !. Pensacola. Tla.. April 25.--(SpeciaL) Tonight for the first time in three weeks cars for the Pensacola Electric compan were operated after [ o'clock. city having sworn in a sufficient num- Der of men to take the places of the officers who went on a strike yester- day, when ordered to board the cars.
 This afternoon a brick was hurled into belt line car as It was passing along East Government Street. The pesrons throwing the brick was stand ing In front of a pool room and quick ly ran into 1t. getting lost from the officers In the crowd.
 With this exception there were no attempts at violence during the day.
 The cases of Charles. Burr. the strike breaker. and the eighteen strikers and strike breakers. who were to be tried In the recorders court this morning. were postponed until Monday evening. owing to the fact that attorneys were not ready
 On account of the strike and unset tied conditions prevailing here four of the vessels attached to the torpedo boat notilla left here today for Mobile where they will remain for week or more. giving the blue jackets shore leave. t
 The navy does not permit any of the enlisted men in the city during. the strike and as the blue jackets on these vessels have not had shore leave for more than q month the boats were or dered to Mobile.
 The Tlnget and scornion remained here and will go back on the target range Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
summnrx of Senate.

Washington. April 25,-Another day was spent by the Senate in consider ing the -four battleships" amendment to the naval appropriation bill. but a vote was not reached at the close of the discussion, which was participa ted in by a dozen Senators. Mir. Hale se- cured an agreement for a vote befors adjournment of the Senate on Monday. A canvass of the Senate made during the day indicates that the four ship program will be defeated and that the debate has changed Several voters. Much of the discussion today was de- voted to the improbability of war be- ing forced upon the United States
 Senators Beveridge and Porter were sharply criticised by Senators Aldrlch, Perkins and Mccumber Tor their state ments on yesterday and eeveral heat ed colloquies occurred. Mir. Beveridge will reply on Monday. At the conclu- sion of the debate a number of minor bills were passed and at $40 p. m the Senate adjourned until Il o'clock on Monday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

has approved a motion that the Gov ernor of the Province be arraigned be- fore local court on charges of trea- son, and the press predicts that an- archy may be expected in Corrlentes. Furthermore. a revolutionary outbreak has taken place in the Province of Sam tiago. A band of revolutionists att tackled the Governor of the Province. drove him and his ministers from the State and proclaimed provisional government. The Governor was wound- ed and his brother was killed In the encounter. Troops were summoned and put an end to the uprising. The revolutlonists have been disarmed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
LOTHIAN WHITE MEN
 ARE ALLOWED BAIL

Dothan., April 25.-(Special )-The preliminary trial of Carr. Reeves ard Coon Baker. the white men accused of complicity in killing Jack Oates. a negro. was held today. They were sl- lowed bail of s2.o0o each which they made and were released.
 These white men were accused of taking the negro from his homo sev- eral nights ago and putting him to death.
 The body of the negro was found His wife testified that the white men came to his house and took the negro away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
HOFFMAN IMPROVES
PENSACOLA sTRIKEHREAKER WILL
 RECOVER FROM WOUNDS.
The Two Bullets Which Entered the Mans Neck Have Never Been
 Located-Odd Fellows
 Return Home.

Pensacola. Fla. April 25.-(speciaL) Conductor c. Hoffman. who was shot Tuesday afternoon while in charge of Park line ear, Is improving from the numerous wounds he received.
 Physicians who are attending him at St. Anthonys Hospital. state that for two or three days, it was impossible to tell what the outcome would be, but this morning the man shows marked improvement, and 1t Is believed that he win recover. The wounds in the neck are the most serious. but these are healing. The two bullets which entered the neck of the man have new or been located. The one In the arm has been removed. having almost passd through the arm. lodging under the skin. N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
CASES INCL PR0SSED
PENSACOLA LIadoR DEALERS ARE NOT TRIED.
City Attorney Said Recorder Had no Jurisdiction in Cases and They ', Were Transferred to
 County Court.

Pensacola. Fla. April 23-(special. ) --six liquor dealers who were recent ly arrested on the charge of violating the proclamation of the Mayor two weeks ago, closing the saloons and ordering all not to sell. give away or dispose of liquors, were arraigned in the Recorders Court this morning for trial.
 It was expected that the cases would be tried, but when they were. called the City Attorney stepped forward and ordered ali of them mol pressed. stat ing that the trial of such cases was beyond the Jurisdiction of the City Court.
 The cases were then ordered trans ferred to the County Criminal Court, where the dealers will be arraignsd. It was explained by the City Attorney that while the city has Jurisdiction to punish for the sale of liquor on the Sabbath that 1t has not Jurisdiction in the case of rioting which neeessitates a proclamation by the Mayor closing the saloons. and that violations of such proclamations can be punished only by the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Day is Observed at Enterprise With
 AuprOprfate Exerefses.

Enterprise. April 25.-(Special. )-The memorial exercises under the auspices of Camp Clayton. U. c. ", were enjoyed by a large concourse of people.
 The school marched in body to the Conrt House where the public exer- cises were held. The feature of the day was a reading by Miss Tomlinson Talks were made by Hon. E. W. Chapman and Prof. W. T. Wynn. Ma jor T. J. Carlisle presided and was happy in his manner.
 At the cemetery the military commit tee fired salutes over each grave and flower girls under the leadership of ladies decorated the graves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
TWO NEGROES ARE LYNCHED Enraged Mob Acts in Millville, Fla. HAD SHOT A WHITE WOMAN taken from Officers and Hanged
 to Tree. Much Excitement Prevsils and There is Fear of an Uprisins of the
 BIacks-DetaiIs Are
 Meagre.

Pensacola, Fla. April 25.-(special.) IA special from Millville. . small town on the coast near St. Andrews. where the plant of the German Amer ican Lumber Company is located. states that two negroes were 1ynched there Friday night by a mob of infu- riated white men.
 The negroes entered q store and be- gan firing at a white man because of some act of his few hours prior. A white woman was in the store and she was shot and seriously wounded.
 The negroes fled. but were captured shortly afterwards by officers, who were taking them to jail when met by q mob which had been hurriedly form ed. The negroes were taken from the officers and hanged to the first tree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
NFurSerer coufes.e.-

Roanoke. Va, April 25.--John Ham lit Phillips. aged 90. was tonight ar- rested. charged with the killing last night of Walter Bell and the woundins of Hunt Leste-. Phillips confessed. saying he shot the men in self defense. Phillips was with a woman when 1t is said Bell and Lester sccosted her and their conduct was resented hy her com panion.