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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
Murder and Robbery by
Bandits Add to Terror
in Algeria.
100000 NATIVES
WITHOUT HOMES
First Shock, Lasting Ten Seconds,
Followed by Milder Ones.
French. Soldiers on Guard.

CONSTANTINE. Algeria. Aug. s.
Following the terrible confusion OF the
earthquake that yesterday crushed out
the lives OF from 500 TO LOCO AIgerians
IN a score Of towns. came a reign OF
terror today from bandits, who, in their
attempts TO loot the ruins. have begun
butcherlng the defenseIess inhabitants
including a number of helplessly in
jured-
French troops. wherever available.
have rushed to the defense Of the earth
quake victims and are shooting down
the outlaws on sight.
Calls have been sent to French garri-
sons not included in the earthquake
zone, 10 send soldiers TO the stricken
towns to hold in check the lawless ele-
ment.
IN scores Of towns OF the province the
dead. are today being removed from the
ruins
Quake Lasts Ten Seconds.
OF the series OF uuakes that inter
mittently rocked a vast stretch OF Con-
stantine from shortly after 2 o'clock in
the morning until late IN the afternoon,
the first shock was the most violent
II lasted ten seconds and did by Tar Une
greatest amount Of damage, the follow
ing shocks serving only 10 complete the
work Of devastation begun by the initial
disturbance.
Almost without exception the vIC,IIns
are natives who lived in the poorly con-
structed quarters of the towns. In the
substantially built houses but few
deaths occurred, though almost with
out exception the houses were uadiy
damaged.
Estimates of the total number Of
dead are constantly growing as new
scenes Of havoc are encountered.
100000 Natives Homeless.
Two hundred thousand natives are
homeless with the problem OF caring
for them a serious one.
The shock in this city was less severe
than elsewhere, though the Arab quar-
ter was practically leveled. some et
the largest buildings IN the city were
damaged, including the theater, a hotel.
the bank, and the market house.
The suburbs Of Constantine suffered
greatly, and when the ruins are cleared
away it is certain that many bodies
viii be found, as a number or persons
are missing, The towns of Rouftach
and Conde Meuden suffered probably
the greatest damage. Hundreds OF
dwellings were wrecked in these places,
and the death list Will be heavy.
Reports OF heavy damage at Guelma,
son, Kurkuhen, and Bona are coming
in No deaths occurred at Bona, but
the people were thrown into violent
panic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
BAKER DESCRIBES
AUTO ACCIDENT
District Attorney and Wife
Miraculously Escape Death
as Car Turns Turtle.

For a few moments after that auto
mobile fell over the precipice and
turned in the air I thought il was all
over" said United States District At
torney Daniel W. Bake. who, with his
bride of a few weeks. and Miss Emily
Mcnamara and Attorney NJ. f. Man
gan, OF washington, and DR.. S. E.
Jeliffe. Of New York. had a narrow es-
cape from death on Walnut mountain.
in the Catskills. near Liberty, New
York. yesterday morning
Fortunately Mrs. Baker ana myself
escaped with a few bruises" continued
MIR. Baker today at his home, at Ger
mantown, Md. THE only thing that
saved US from serious injury was the
covering of the car, which prevented
our being thrown out when the auto
Joppled over the edge and fell into the
trees below. 1 am very thankful that
the accident did not prove more serious.
AS 1t was. the only one who was badly
injured was our chauffer. Harris Brad
ley.
The side OF his head struck against
a tree. and he was knocked uncon-
sci0us. fear that he may lose his
ear, for it was almost torn off.
Top of Mountain Reached.
THE party had started out to climb
Walnut mountain in the automobile.
which was a big 60-horsepower ma
chine said Mr.. Baker today, in re-
lating the story of the accident to a
Times reporter. Although the roads
were steep and turning. and very rough,
the TOP was gained easily enough. 1t
was on the descent that the accident
happened. The chauffeur was can
uousiy picking his way down the roads.
and even before the accident we were
somewhat nervous. Suddenly the front
tires struck some stones and the ma
chine skidded. The car ~semed to have
gone wild, and the chauffeur lost con-
troll Of it. In a second we were fiying
over the edge of the road and turned
upside down in the air, landing in the
tree tops.
II managed TO get out first, and then
helped out the others. I did not know
what TO think, and hardly dared hone
none of the others had been injured n
was a greaS relief when We found no
one was hurt. Then we found the
chauffeur lying under the tree. and DR.
Jenffe attended 70 his wounds as hest
he could under the circumstances
II shall never forget the sensatior, 7
experienced when that ear started al
break-neck speed down the narro,zl
mountain path. On one side the roa 4
dropped abruptly. in places for nifty
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
TURKISH MINISTER
MAY Be RECALLED
Mehmed Ali Bey Falls Un-
der Ban in New Turk
iSh Reform.

CONsTANTINOPLE, Aug. SIT was
reported here today that the Sultan had
recalled the Turkish minister to Wash
ington, Mehmed Ali Bey. II could not
be confirmed, though IL is generally
accepted.
Mehmed Ali Bey belongs 10 the old
Turkish regime, all the members Of
which probably will be dismissed from
public service before Abdul Hand COM
pIetes the reform which he has started.
Nothiag is known as to Who VII sue
ceed q the post at Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
THREE ARE FINED
IN HEALTH CRUSADE

Hong Fer Low. who conducts a
Chinese restaurant at S14 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. pleaded guilty TO a
charge of violating the health regu-
lations of the District and was fined
SO Inspector Stoy testified that Hong's
place was unscreened and that the
kitchen and utensils were ia an un-
clean condition,
Morgan Merritt and Mathew Merritt,
BARRIERS, were fned S. for conducting
their shop at 3041 NJ street northwest
in violation OF the health regulations.
The charge was brought by Inspector
Gallagher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
TRIES TO BLOW UP
CHICAGO SALOON
Nitroglycerin Wrecks Doorway and
Threatens Life of Proprietor
and Family.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-An attempt TO
blow Up the saloon of Jacob Tessler
and to Kill him. mis- brother, A. L Tess
Ter, the lattsr's wife and five children
was made early today.
A bottle Of nitroglyeerin was ex-
ploded in the doorway of Testers sa-
loon, completely wrecking the front Of
the place. A. L. Tessler, his wife and
i've children were asleep in their apart
ment over TIE saloon and were rendered
.Jy the Concussion, but were
not otherwise injured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
SIXTEEN AUTOS LOST
WHEN GARAGE BURNS
Machines Worth $4,000, Owned
by Physicians and Business
Men, Are Destroyed.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Sixteen autonnO.
biIes, valued at over s30,O00. were de-
stroyed today in a FIRE in the one-srory
frame garage at 76 Franklin avenue.
brooklyn.
The automobiles were the property OF
doctors and business men in the neigh
borhcad-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
TILTED BY SUITOR
GIVES BACK LICENSE
Pennsylvania Girl Tells Clerk to
Keep Fee, Because She In
tends to Wed Another.

WASHINGTON, Pa. Aug. 5.-'Here.
mister, is your marriage licen Ee; John
ran away with another girl and got
married, and I don't need this now"
This was the explanation given Deputy
Clerk of Courts Robb by Julia Liptak.
an attractive foreign girl of Arden.
Julia is seventeen years old. and secured
a license 'on March II to wed John
selry, of Arden. Selry, it appears.
shortly afterward married a Pittsbure
girl
you might as wen keep that license
money. III be back in a couple OF dsvs
Ia get another There's a fellow vi a
wants me and I'll bet he don't get away.
He's nicer than John. anyway
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
MISS SANDS TO WE'D
BROTHER OF AN EARL
American HeireSs Announces En-
gagement in London to
Hugh II. Ward.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-Miss May Emily
Sands, daughter Of B. Aymar Sands, or
New York. Is the latest American girl
Of wealth to decide on a member. OF
Englands exclusive circle for a hus-
hand.
Her engagement 10 the Hon. Hugh
II. Ward, brother Of the Earl OF Wick
low, has been announced. The wedding.
1t IS stated. will ulke place ct the
brides home. in the fall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-05
LONG IS DEFEATED
ON KANSAS BALLOT
Senator Loses Primaries to
Former Assistant PoStmas-
ter General BriStow.

Topeka Kan, Aug. 6-ExtremeIy
meager returns from the Kansas pri-
mary election last night indicate that
". r. Siubbs has been nominated for
governor By a majority OF close TO 1000
over Cyrus Leland. and that j. l. Bris-
tow has defeated United states Senator
Long for renOminaucn by a larger ma
jOTity.
J. d. Bodkin seems 10 be ahead as
The Democratic candidate for governor,
against ". II. Ryan and Russell Har-
risOu.
The returns are slower to arrive the
in general election. There were fort.
names on every ballot. Not a single
precinct made a complete count before
II o'clock.
Bristow has been fighting railroad
abuses for years. AS an editor he has
hammered away persisteptly at the
phrase OF a certain railroad attorney
who said, in regard TO the excessive
rates charged in Kansas;
The people are prosperous and can
stand It."
The defeat Of Senator Long Is ap-
parently another vindication for Sen
ator La Toilette, Of Wisconsin, The
Wisconsin man has been very strong in
ly. Soon after La Toilette came 20 the
Senate, Long and he became enemies,
La Toilette missing no opportunity TO
make clear his opinion that in Long
the Senate. Long was equally bitter
toward his critic.
Victory For La Toilette.
Recently La Toilette went to Kansas
to stump for Bristow, and the Long
people resented the intrusion. Being
accustomed 10 having his doings resent
ed. La Toilette didn-t permit this to
worry him much, Last Saturday night
he held = tremendous meeting 1t En-
poria. the home of William Allen
White, chief sponsor for Bristow IL
the long and hare fight. 1t was a mon
ster gathering, and csosed up La Fol-
Iette's campaign in the State. The de-
feat of Long. which seems certain
from such returns as have been re-
ceived is therefore regarded by friends
OF L. Toilette as a signal proof OF the
Iatter's real strength ia the West
There will be a good deal OF analysis
OF the general political significance OF
the Kansas result. 1t is the most strik-
ing proof. since the Chicago conYen-
ton. of the radical sentiment which
is moving the political waters OF the
Middle West, and which constitutes the
chief justification OF the democratic
claims that that part Of the country is
not going to accePt conservatism this
year when there Is radicalism In sight:
in short, that they are going to elect
Bryan by getting the Middle West.
Quit Postofice.
Joseph L. Bristow, who defeated
Senator Long for the Republican nomi-
nation for Senator from Kansas. is well
known in Washington. he was Rp-
pointed Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General at the beginning of President
McKinIey's first administration. He re-
signed January 20 last to accept an ap-
pointment as a special commissioner un-
der the Roosevelt Administration to
make an investigation into trade con-
ditlons and freight rates, n order to
determine the best policy OF managing
the Panama railroad.
It was reported at the time of Mr..
RristoWs resignation that his leaving
the department was due TO resentrrcnt
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Quit Postomce.

CONTINUED on Fourth PaKa1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders In Health.

1t is worth knowing that change
in food can cure dyspepsia. Il deem it
my duty to let you know how Grape
Nuts food has cured me of indigestion.
Il had been troubled with it for
years, until last year my doctor recon-
mended Grape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. | followed instructions
and now I am entirely well.
The whole family like GrapeNuts.
we use four packages a week. You are
welcome to use this testimonial as you
see fit"
The reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food. is that ii
is predigested by natural processes and
therefore does not tax the stomach as
the food she had been using: it also
contains the elements required for
building up the nervous system. If that
part Of the human body is in perfect
working order. there can be no dyspelr
STA. for nervous energy represents the
steam that drives the engine.
When the nervous system is run
down, the machinery of the body works
badly. /Grape-Nuts food can Ee>used by
small children as we'll as adults. 1t is
perfectly cooked and ready for instant
use.
Read THE Road to WelIville," in
pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
What is Pe-ru-na?
Is it a Catarrh Remedy, or Tonic,
or is it Both?

Some people call Peruna Others great
catarrh remedy.
Which of these right ca.
tarTh remedy than call tonic?
that a
there efectua
In order to thoroughly relieve remedy only
must have general tonic action on the system.
otherwise
circulation
Perhaps vegetable remedy the world
from medical writers HYDRAST CANADENSIS
OF this herb has been recognized growing hold
the medical profession When CUBEBS
trio Of medical agents formed Peuna which constitutes specific
caah that the of medical
proved This action reinforced by
SONIA CANADENS CORYDALS FORMOSA CEDRON
make ideal remedy
in the body.
theoretical
Peruna confirms this opinion Numbers
of the earth furnish evidence that this Judgment
enthusiastic When practical confirms theory
result is truth that cannot be shaken.
COMPANY Columbus
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
An Arabian EnrEler.

The usual Arab instrument for shay
ing, declares NJ. w. Hilton Simpson.
the author of "Al&iers and Beyond is
the ordinary sheath knife, on which the
Arab gets a very fine edge. He adds
that, when in camp in the Haouamed
country. he has seen Il man kill and
skin sheep, and be shaved with the
same knife in less than half an hour.
The BARRIERS in the market place at
Biskra are certainly most rougi-and-
ready lot, and the sight of one OF them
shaving Il head is not easily forgotten
One day | saw camel driver 20 up
to one of them with head of hair
quite as long and thick as an ordinary
well-groomed Englishman's. He took
a seat upon rickety chair, and the
barber. having moistened the hair with
water, proceeded to shave him as bald
rs a coOt with an old European razor.
without making the very slightest cut
upon the skin. No soap was used. and
the operation took only about three
minutes $
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
His Apprenticeship.

Yes" said Mr., Pater, with i'll con
cealed pride, my youngest boy makes
some smart remarks at times. Only
recently he asked me what it meant 90
be an apprentice. l told him that it
meant the binding of one person to an
other by agreement and that one per-
son so bound had to teach the other
all he could of his trade or profession,
while the other had to watch and learn
how things were done and had TO make
himself useful in every way possible =
What did he say to that?" asked
one of the audience
why. after a few minutes the Young
rascal looked up at me and said. Then
| suppose you're apprenticed 10 mother,
aren't you. dadT London Answers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
R.rss Shot with WATER.

Shooting humming bird with the
smallest bird shot made is out of the
question, for the tiniest seeds of lead
would destroy his coat The only way
in which the bird can be captured for
commercial purposes is to shoot him
with a drop of water from a blewgun
or a fine jet from a small syringe.
Skillfully directed. the water stuns
him. lie falls into a silken net and
before he RECEIVERS consciousness is Sis
pended over q cyanide jar. This must
be done quickly, for if he cones To his
senses before the cyanide Whit sn11ffs
out his life he is sure to ruin his pin
mage in his struggles 10 escape. Hum
ming birds vary in size from specimens
perhaps half as large as a sparrow to
those scarcely bigger than a bee. The
quickest eye cannot follow them in full
fight. 1t is only when. though still
flying furiOusly, they are practically
motionless oTer flowers that the best
markSman can bring them to EARTH,
New York Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
FREAKS OF STORM AS
TOLD IN DISPATCHES.

At Purvis, Miss. where sixty-two
bodies were fond 3-year-old child was
found Immediately after the cyclone stand
ing in front of the postofice ruins IN
harmed. Its identity is not known.
Near Church Hill. Miss. a negro baby
was caught in the wind, carried 300 yards
and deposited in swamp unhurt An
aged negro woman was whirled into the
air and her head almost severed by flying
timbers before she fell in a cotton field
100 yards from where her cabin had
stood. The body of a little negro boy was
found in a field with a piece of timber
driven through the heart.
Houses We're lifted bodily in the air at
Purvis, Miss. and carried along for great
distances and then dropped mass of
wreckage. G.. G. Autry and his wife had
a remarkable escape in one OF these aerial
flights. He was practically unframed,
but his wife sustained serious injuries.
W. G.. Mayhon. the station agent, also
sailed through the air in the depot and es-
capped unframed.
In Concordia Parish, La, negro bog
was found almost wrapped around a tree,
his left leg being broken in four places
and his right arm broken. His mother
and two sisters were killed His father
is dying FROM fractured skull and four
of his brothers are also fatally injured.
The usual freaks Were played by the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
DOG INTELLIGENCE.
How the Faithful Animal L


Trained by the Eskfmos.
The Eskimo begins to train his dog
for sledge work before it is a month
old One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the Eskimo villages are puppies
tied TO the pole of tent. They pull
on the rope with all their puppy
strength in the effort to break away
and join in the frolics of their elders.
Not until a dog bred for mail service
is one year old is it put in training for
the trail. 1t begins by running ten
miles with the team, then it is dropped
out. Next day. says st. Nicholas, it
runs the same distance. Gradually the
distance is increased until it reaches
its fifteenth month of life. when ii be-
comes part of the regular service. The
life of a small dog is from three to
four years. No greater punishment can
be inflicted than to lay a dog off from
service When unruly they are often
threatened with a lay-off, and with al
most human intelligence they seem to
understand the disgrace it implies in
the eyes of their fellow workers on the
trail. All fight to be leaders. \ con-
slant spur to an unambitious dog is the
outsider who will quickly take away
the leadership net only in the mail
service, but in teams maintained chiefly
for the pleasure of the sport. The in
telligence of the malamute is remark
able, its scent wonderful, its instinct,
as a rule, unerring.
Some dogs are better trail followers
than others, as some are better leaders.
In a blizzard the best of them lose the
trail. but invariably find it. When on
the trail they never eat but once day
then at the end of the journey. After
feeding, like weary children. they fall
asleep and are never quarrelsome. 1t
takes an average of twenty pounds of
food a day for a team of eleven dogs
On a hard route.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
Protest Meeting UnmoIestcd.

With about 200 of the New York po-
lice force present, some in uniform and
others in plain clothes, meeting of the
Socialists was held to protest against the
brutality of these same police in prevent
ing the Union Square meeting of the I'M
employed the week before. Algernon Lee,
editor of the New York Socialist, who
presided, said they We're glad to have the
police hear what va1 thought of them.
Morris Hilquit CAV notice to all the
forces of reaction hat il trying to make
the incident the pretext for campaign
of SANDER against the Socialist move
ment they had undertaken a fEuitless and
silly task. All the speakers said the po-
lice clubbing had made many recruits for
the Socialist cause.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14
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The spring meet at Benning track wa.

The spring meet at Benning track wa.
a great success.
First Baseman Arthur Brown of the
st. Louis Americans has been sold to Mil
waukee where he will supplant Jack
Flynn, who refused to report.
Race track gambling at Benning, the
Mecca of sports and bookmakers in the
spring and fall, is no more. In less than
four minutes the Senate passed a bill
making it unlawful to lay wagers on any
event in the District of Columbia. even
when the 'peripatetic' system of book,
ing is followed.
Battling Nelson has signed articles to
fight forty-fve rounds with "Boer'' Tn.
holz before a San Francisco club.
Sir Wooster. the grand looking son OF
Arlington and Lady Wooster. won the
great steeplechase at Benning. pulling up
from Blackstone and Beldemo. which
finished second and third, respectively
and four others
At Oakland. Cal. Cabin, ]. H. Bran
mons old gelding, won the San Rafael
handicap. He covered the mile and one
eighth in l 81 81, or 50 of a second
less than the track record without ex-
tending himself in the least
At Cleveland. Willie Hoppe. the 49,
balk-line billiard champion, easily defeat
ed George Sutton in a Hotpoint 1872
match by a score of 400 to 129. Hoppe
was in fine fettle. while Sutton played in
poor luck. The balls broke badly for him.
Hoppe made a run of III in the first in
ming and no in the fifth. He ran the
game out in nine innings. thus making
an average of almost 44l2. Sutton made
no good runs.
Jack Johnson. the negro. heavy weight
pugilist. will 90 to England and try to
force Tommy Burns to fight him. on rea-
sonabe terms. Burns has been demand
ing $4,000.
Jack Akin. the big southern sprinter,
won the Carter handicap in New York at
odds of to 1.
In a thrilling twelve-inning struggle
and in the presence of more than $4,000
fans" the New York High
landers won the opening game of the sea-
son from the Philadelphia Athletics by
score of / to 0, at New York