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New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
HAVANA SEWER CONTRACTS SIGNED
Uvalde Asphalt Company Will Complete
the Work of Paving City Streets.

Negotiations which have lasted for more than
month ended yesterday with the signing of con-
tracts for the completion Of the sewer system or
Havana Cuba and for the proper paving of streets
in that city Counsel for the McGlVney Rokeby
Construction Company and the representatives of
the Cuban Engineering Company completed the
arrangements for the work on the sewers and the
Uvalde Asphalt Company has agreed TO carry out
the contract for the paving OF the city. The orig
inaI estimate for the building OF the sewers ana
the paving OF the sl10oo.oCO. but addi-
tionaI needs IL is estimated will bring the cost up
to SIC 0o0.O0o
The original contracts for the work were made in
1902 but the city of Havana could not raise the
necessary funds for the completion OF the work
After a conference. in which President Roosevelt
Secretary Taft and Secretary Root took part a
second contract was entered into with the MctiiV-
ney &. Rokeby Company and the Republic OF Cuha
in which It was provided that 10 per cent of the
republics revenues We're be set aside 10 defray
the cost of the contracts.
Arrangements hs*o been made 10 have a force
OF engineers and wnrkmen so 10 Havana within 4
fortnight and work will begin immediately upon
their arrival
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22

His SON Charles Mcintyre. went up to the mouse
.t onre and saw that the burglars had not lei'
much but the walls and floors OF the house
Nearly every piece of jewelry and sverware ieii
r.>tnd when the family went to Woodmere for the
summer had been taken away Every room hau
heen looted and bureaus closets and writing desks
had been broken into and their contents streWi
ahout the floor The house had been visited by
the tbieves-fhe evidence showed there had been at
least three in the gans-somewhere between
O'Clock in the evening and in the morning Charies
MCINTYRE had been away all night, and found the
house upside down his return. The burglars Ead
entered the house through the skylight apparently.
after crossing several roofs The plunder had been
carried away back over the same route.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
GREETINGS EXCHANGED.
australia Message to President
Roosevelt and His Response.

oyster Bay. Aug. 21.-Upon the arrival of the
American battleship fleet at Sydney, the Presi-
dent received through the British Charge daft
flares. the following dispatch from the Governor
General and government of the commonwealth
of Australia:
Australians, hundreds of thousands of whom
are gathered on the shores of Sydney Harbor
to welcome the battleship feet of the United
States AT this moment entering the eastern
gateway of this continent unite in cordial
greetings to President Roosevelt. The people of
the commonwealth gratefully appreciate the
generous response to their invitation by the
President and citizens of the great republic, and
rejoice in the opportunity afforded by this dem
onstration of the might of American naval
power to express their sincere admiration of
YOUR sailors and their esteem and affection for
the country whose glorious flag they hope to
see aIways floating beside that Of their mother
land.
The President sent the following response:
oyster Bay. y. Y, August q. 1908.
The British Charge d'Affaires, Manchester.
Mass.
Through you / have Just received the cordial
and kindly message from the Governor General
and government of the commonwealth of Aus
traa and desire TO express in my turn 10 the
Governor General and government, and through
them TO the entire people of the mighty COM
monWealth of Australia. the appreciation which
the American people feel for their generous
Hospitality IA the American feet. The people
nf this republic hold in peculiar esteem and ad~
iniration the people of Australia, and IL was
a very real pleasure for me- on behalf OF the
nation 70 accept the generous hospitality prof
fered by Australia to the fleet on its voyage OF
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
SUPREMACY IN PACIFIC.
"The Telegraph,s" Vie7o of Aus-
traIia's WeIcOme to americans.

London Aug 22-"The Daily Telegraph in
an editorial this morning on the vast changes
in the politics of the Pacific portended by the
magnificent reception Australia has accorded
not to British but to American feet, says:
It means. and is welcomed by the Australians
mined to secure their position in the Pacific.
and the demonstration they giving OF the
means they intend to employ to keep their posi-
ton is extraordinarily complete What the peo-
pie at home have scarcely yet realized Is that
Europe practically has vacated the Pacific. Not
a single battleship belonging to European
power is TO be found in any corner of that great
ocean, while America has three great squadrons
there The mastery of the Pacific Britain S
only twenty years ago. The rise of Japan. on
the one hand, and the naval renaissance of the
changed conditions and revolutionized Aus
tralia's attitude toward problems for national
defence.
The Daily Telegraph" finds that Australia s
ambition to have its navy is only nat
ural one, but it thinks the American demonstra-
ton will show her how many millions the real
ization of such dream will require and con-
vince her that her naval interests can best be
secured by contributions to the British navy.
In conclusion "The Daily Telegraph thinks
that the principle Of a white Australia washed
by white Pacific, held passionately by the
does not doubt that the thorny question OF
Asiatic immigration be settled on perfectly
honorable terms.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22

stiff Ii 1f5sf tnk rf@nS eas tns yd s he H d Po @ '
will YOU deem 1t amiss n | nlnJ Snat , - snCgIa @
mission viii he? Your 96edlsn5 SsryznE1 ser AND
The President. Washington. D. c,
'Irr this letter" Mr.. Roosevelt continues. T
call attention to the fact that he expressly al
Iudes to the body which he was 70 serve as 4
commission. which does away with any oulDoie
as to the ternninOiogy- received this letter on
the 18th I Immediately wrote to a certain fed-
eraI judge asking him 70 be the third MEMBER
OF the commission; but during tne next I~o
davs I finally got both the operators and tns
miners to consent 10 the appointment OF ina
commission. which relieved me from the neces-
sitv of appointing it without their consent
endeavOTed 10 get the consent OF ootn
sides to appoint Mr.. Cleveland IN place OF one
of the men who actually was appointed, QUO
as he did not come under any or the caIesoriss
which they mad named and as they oscnned
to permit to appoint him in place OF one
OF the men included in those categOrles nad
70 ehandcu the effort . OF course, il
would have been not merely silly. but WICKED.
for me to have insisted upon the appointment
of any ere man. at the risk of jeOpardizing the
agreement of the sides to resume work and
to submit. the whole question 90 the Judgment
of the commission which was about 70 appoint
I therefore appointed the commission. and wrote
to Mr.. Cleveland as follows
The White House. Washington. October IS 1aoe
Nv dear Mr. Cleveland: / appreciate 50 deeply
your being willing 20 accept that was Very asId
for me to forfsG & the in oTSer SPGs 10 81 get the Italy ally P
sary agreement between the operators and miners
I found I had consult their wishes as 70 the
types of OF course. Z knew that y was 1hs
greatest relief to you not to be obliged 70 serve
but 1 did wish to have you on. In the zTst pace
because Of the weight your name would nave len.
the e9nisS1on, f Hno ar nr m pes os and e0eciII upon
our young men Of such example OF genuine
self DENYING patriotis-fOr dear sir. your ser
vice would have meant all this DO not know
whether you understand how heartily thank yel
and appreciate what you have done Faithfully
yours. THEODOFE ES1OSE@N Eli
Hon. Grover Cleveland. Princeton, N J.
that the correspondence shows not only that
Mr. Cleveland accepted my offer TO put him on
the commission. but that he actually accepted
it at a time when the appointment of this COM
mission not acquiesced in by either opera
tors or miners, and when. therefore, every
argument made by the ultra -cOnseTva tlveS
against the appointment Of the commission ap-
piled with a huudredfold greater force than
when the commission was actually appointed
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
EsHIp MoNTANNA TRIAL.

RockIand Me, Aug. H-The new battleship Mon
tana had p screw Standardization trial on the
Rockland course to-day and made two top speed
runs at 81 knots. Her average of five high speed
runs during her builders acceptance trial last
April was 220s5. To-day's failure to reach those
figures is ascribed in part TO new crew Ihe
Montana went over the measured mile ten times
TODAY making two runs east at TO- H. H. Is and Il
knots She was under forced draft a portion of
the time The battleship goes to Lamoine for coal
ing tomorrow Next week she will have announcer
test under deep draft
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
MACON coNFERs WITH WRIGHT.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Charles F. Magoon, Pro
visionaf Governor of Cuba, arrived here To-Day
He halled on the Secretary of War and had an ex-
tended conference with him. Governor Magoon will
go to Oyster Bay on Tuesday next and expects 10
be back in Cuba by September !. Governor Ma
COON said he saw likelihood Of difficulty IN
turning oyer the island to the Cuban government.
H. .noke in the highest terms concerning the gen.
eraI conduct of the Cubans.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
Y. M. c. A. QUARTERS AT Annoy.

Annoy Aug. 21-The committee in charge OF the
preparation for the entertainment Of the AIneri-
battIeship fleet has set aside adequate quar-
ters for the Young Mems Christian Association.
Messrs Beard and Mclaughlin, from Foo-ChoW'
assisted by the American missionaries at Annoy
will be in charge Of the local organization
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
DEWEY TO SAIL ON THE DOLPHIN.

Washington, Aug A.-Admiral Dewey will hoist
his flag on the Dolphin tomorrow, and sail from
Washington for Portsmouth n. II. II will be the
FIRST time since 1865 that the admiral of the navy
has flown his official flag a naval vessel on A
sea trip The admiral is going TO Portsmouth to
take part in the dedication of bronze tablet
nIaced on the commandments residence there. in
memory OF Admiral Farragut. Admiral Farragut
was in command of the Portsmouth Navy Yard at
tho ,in,a Of his death and he died in the house on
,,,;,ict, the tablet is placed From Portsmouth
Admiral Dewey will go 10 Newport r. l.. to attend
n,eeting Of the General Board OF the navy. Of
which he is the official head He will be away frcm
Washington about two Weeks
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
lHINTYRE ROBBED.
"Hoodo0" Seems To BE on Hams s
Connsel-Shag an accident

sone sort Of .'hoodoo' appears TO hover over
rho council Of the Halns brothers Joseph 4. Shay
was fsrred up IN al aGtomoblle accident gong
honn. nixnr before last. and yesterday morning
when John 2 Mcintyre rent 10 his office he got
q telephone message that his city home at No 1885
Hktaxsoa 22enus, hsa assn entered sDd iesssaa
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
SUICIDE A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

Columbus, Ohio Aug. 21.-John P. Reid. who COM
nnitted suicide in London England. yesterday. was
a fugitive from justice here. having been indicted
for assault his daughter He wealth.
contractor and fed the country after his indict-
uent. Reid was out on $1,000 bond.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22

peace for the American navy is a menace TO
no power, but is on the contrary as we oelleye'
an asset of high Importance in securing the
peace of justice throughout the world
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-22

ReIIlnghsm. Wash. Aug. PA forest hre last
rtent nearly wiped out Few. ion miles south Of
here The ssw aud shingle mill and drying kns
owned b. Daniel Cain with half a million shingles,
wore destroyed well five cottages belonging 10
-. 1all company.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1908-03-26

unpleasant sounds with their feet
Suddenly, when you are just beginning
to understand what 1t is all about, a
halt is called. No one says anything,
but every one stops. You ask why,
and some one says the exchanges have
been completed. You ask how $780,
100000 can change hands in exactly
fifteen minutes by the clock, and the
same person looks at you with pity
ing smile and remarks, "Why, you've
just seen 1t DONE"
There is marked silence for mo-
ment after the feet have stopped NOV
ing. The crowd in the room begins to
thin out for the delivery clerks are
going, taking with them the packages
of checks which have been deposited
with the settling clerks. The latter
1till have work to do. Their assistants
rescue the little tickets from the COM
partments into which they were drop
ped, and the settling clerks scan the
amount Of them to see If they agree
with the totals on the exchange slips.
When first he entered the room the
settling clerk gave the proof clerk IN
the managers gallery the amount OF
the checks he brought with him. Now
he ascertains the total Of the amount
deposited with him. Soon he Is able
to tell whether his bank has debt or
credit balance, and this information he
communicates to the proof clerk. Then
the clearing house knows exactly how
much cash will have to be moved from
bank to bank in adjusting balances.
Forty-fiye minutes is ., limit allow
ed for making the exchanges and prov
ing the balances, and fines may be i'm
posed If the allotted time Is exceeded.
But 1t Is rarely necessary to impose
fines, so rapid Is the work of the mes
sengers and so simple the system OF
exchange. Most Of the work Is done
before the messengers get to the clear
ing house. The checks for exchange
with other banks are inclosed in sep
arate envelopes, and these envelopes
are arranged in consecutive order in
the delivery clerks bag, so all needless
delay in depositing them IS eliminated.
To make the clearing finally complete
It is of course necessary to exchange
the cash. Accordingly" says James
G. Cannon in his book on Clearing
Houses" before half past ! o'clock
each debtor bank, in compliance with
the requirements Of the constitution,
pays into the clearing house the amount
of its debit balance and obtains re-
ceipt for the same signed by the as
sistant manager. After half past ]
o'clock the creditor banks receive at
the clearing house their respective bal
ances and give their receipts for the
same in a book provided for that pur-
pose, but in no case can a creditor
bank receive its balance until all the
debtor banks have paid in."-New York
Post.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1908-03-26
A MARKET IN MOROCCO.
The Best Place to Study the Ways Of
the Willy Natives.

the WHY Natives.
The place Of all places to see the
Moorish people is at their markets, for
every class and kind Of them Is there,
and when you have seen one market
you have seen them all, for there Is
racial similarity in the Moors the world
over.
The first thing about Moorish mar
ket that attracts the attention of
traveller is the farreaching odor or,
rather, the multiplicity Of odors, for
there is a composite character about
the smell Of Moorish market that can
not be equaled anywhere outside of
China. Before you can even hear the
continual wrangle and jangle Of the
market place you can smell 1t.
Once there the interminable tumble
Of things and folks is disconcerting,
and the evidence Of dirt everywhere
takes from an American all desire to
deal in eatables, for the Moors seem to
be wholly insensible to dirt Of any
kind and every kind and have no objec-
ton to fruit and berries that have come
In unprotected over miles Of dusty and
sandy roads.
These people are natural traders, Sec
ond to none in their ability to obtain
the highest possible price or equally
ready Willingness to let the article go
for mere pittance rather than miss
making sale.
They will begin the price Of lamp
at 3 shillings and after little haggling
will come down to 1 shilling, but if you
move on they will thrust the lamp into
your hand and ask you to give them
anything for it that you will, and it is
O sale, no difference how small may be
your offer.
In nearly all countries the every
where present and always the same
donkey is an inevitable adjunct Of
Moorish market. The whole animal
kingdom would be searched through In
vain to find any creature more wholly
devoid Of impulse and sentiment than
this imposed upon little beast.
Like a fatalist. philosopher, he is
wholly resigned to the order Of things,
and nothing can cause him to stir from
the even tenor Of his ways. Caressing
and even food do not seem to add any
to his satisfaction, and beating and
abuse do not detract from his tranquil
lity. His features are perfectly immo-
bile.
AS he stands in the market place one
may pet him and give him bits Of grass
or fruit and he will not raise his head
or even open his eyes, He is the su-
preme, ineffable resignation in flesh
and blood. And no Moorish market Is
complete without him by the score
Worlds Events Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
Cure Not Proved.

Louisville Courier-Journal.-It is
not everyone who proves the ineffeet-
ualness of insomnia cures at seven
years OF age. The father OF he lad
who was about seven years old was a
physician, and when the child found
di Guilty in getting TO sleep was
ready with advice.
I'll tell you something that will
soon put you to Sleep" he said. you
begin and count slowly ZIP to 100, and
then another hundred, and so on, and
before you know 1t you'll be sleeping
Try it tonight when you go to bed. >
Everything remained quiet that
night until the father went to retire,
As he passed he boys bed little
voice piped;
Papa"
eyes, my boy"
what comes after trIllions?"
But the wakeful youngsters query
was not answered; his father had
vanished into his own bedroom.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
Americas Earliest Anarchist
Man Who Invented the Cylinder Printing Press Father Of the
Guile of Peaceful and Philosophical Aaarchsm

Outing Magazine
ties as a manufacturer and inventor
Mr.. Warren was concerned in the
establishment OF several equity com
munities, the most famous of which
was that at Brentwood, Long Island
where a little soup Of indlvidualists
settled on desolate tract of land
covered with scrub-oak, and built q
village community which has had q
very considerable degree Of prosperity.
The original pioreers were hardy peo-
pie who believed thoroughly in Mr..
Warrer's Idea OF self help and indiyid-
ual initiative and who in a surpris-
ingly short time provided themselves
with homes and some Of the comforts
Of life Later as a result Of sensa-
tional publicity given TO the enterprise
by the New York papers. the colony
found itself almost overwhelmed with
cranks, ignorant OF the ideas OF. Winch
the village was founded. Tr;e. how
ever, to the principle of philosophical
anarchism which gives equal rights to
all in natural opportunities the pion-
GERS refrained from taking any steps
toward excluding the newcomers, SO
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
Hints From a Beauty Shop.

The proprietor of a little shop in
Paris where aids to beauty are sold
and advice offered about gowns and
ornaments and compilations, has the
following suggestions both for the
women who are pretty and the WON
en- who want to be:
Don't wear big beads around your
neck. Wear little beads and your
mouth will look more curving
Don't wear diamonds in your ears
nor at your chin They wiz outshine
your eyes every time.
Don't wear jet unless you want
to look wicked. Jet winks at you.
match the spots in your eyes in
some way 1t may be with your jew
els; or it may be with your gov 4.
But match them somehow.
BE careful about your hair. Don't
let it get out of wave. Keep it scai-
Hoped. Waved hair and hair thai.
looks careless'y curled is youthful.
Straight hair adds FIVE years to your
age
Don't touch your face. It bruises
your complexion, leaves an ugly spot
and makes your face deformed
Pressing your five fingers on your
cheeks is about the most disfgCring
thing you can do"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
NONSENSE VERSES

Miss MarCella had a cat,
The cat she had Teller,
Their backyard concerts so annoyed
Ma made Mareella sell her.
Miss lena weighed an awful lot
Pudgy, you should have seen her
But her new gown, striped up and
down.
Seemed 10 make Lena leaner
Louis pair OF bottles bought.
Though they we're number threes,
They pinched and so she changed
them for
A pair that gave LOO ease.
Miss Roxana we'd man
Whose cognomen was Hauna,
Their babe was named for grand.
ma. so
Roxana now rocks Anna,
Hepsihah is a mannish girl,
Kitty's more like her ma,
With bonGy Kate I'm deep IN love,
But as for Hepzi-Bah.
&C. H. W. in Boston Transcript,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
CHAPTER XIV.

Then" said Lord Charles 1t is al
his finger and smiling, in his eager,
impatient way-"there is the missive,
Charlie. Read the superscription
thereof"
Lord Charles took the letter gin
gerly, and shook his head
THE lad you picked out OF the
water" he said. What does 1t mean?
l wish you'd drop 1t, Ley"
LEICESTER shook his head.
This Is the last time shall ask
you to do me favor Charlie"
It'll the next"
you mustn't refuse. want you 60
give this TO the boy. You will find
him down at Btheridges cottage. You
cannot mistake MIN; he Is a fair, deli
cate-looking boy, with yellow hair and
blue eyes"
Lord Charles hesltated and looked
up with a grave light In his eyes and
faint flush or his face,
Ley" he said, in a low voice, she
IS too good. far too good"
Lord Leycester's face flushed.
IF II were any other man. Charlie.
he said, looking him full In the eyes,
Il should cut Up rough tell YOU
that you misunderstood me-and you
wrong me-"
"Then. said Lord Charles" 1t is al
most worse case Ley. Ley what
are you going TO do
4 am going to do what no man on
earth could prevent ME doing, SAID
Leyoester. calmly. but with fierce
hight in his eyes, Not even you,
Charlie"
Lord Charles rose.
Give NE the bsetsr." - Said,
quietly. AT any rate, Kp0w wuen
words are useless. Is there anything
else2 Shall / order a straight waist
coatg This, mark my words, Ley!-
| thls~--it il Is what ! conjecture it to be
this is the very maddest thing you
have ever DONE"
IT is the very wisest and sanest,
/ res bonded LEICESTER, No, there Is
nothing else, Charlie. / may wire Tor
you tomorrow II do. YOU vii.
come
Yes, will come said Lord
Charles.
Oliver knocked at the moment.
THE dog.cart is waiting. my lord,
ana thele is only just time,
/ teycester and Lord Charles passed
out down the stairs,
The sound OF laughter and music
aoated family through the parted cur
tains OF the drawiBgroom
what shall ! say 70 them." asked
Lord Charles, holding toward tbs
room.
Leycesfed smiled. srimly
TELL them" he said, ~that I hav4
gone to town on business" and hs
laughed quietly.
Then suddenly he stopped as Il S