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The Washington times., 1908-11-16

the African experts. that the country
which the Presidents party viii invade
is the habitat Of the famous man-eating
lions. Within a very recent time. the
effort to build railroad through this
section was indefinitely stopped because
these beasts, which are the most feroci-
Gus lions in the world, repeatedly at
tackeG the camps of coolies, and killed
so many labOTers that the men refused
to continue on the work,
r wish, observed one Of the Presi-
dents guests that 1t were possible to
induce people not to write and talk
about the tigers the President is going
to Kill. There are no tigers in Africa
There never was one; at any rate there
are nc remains of them known in Al
islands off the Asian coast. Doubtless
the President would get EN- II they
were there; but he'd have to import
them IN order TO shoot Ihem.''
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NO TOOA IF DESIRED
BY THOMAS TAOGART
Indiana Statesman Declines to
Enter Race for Heming-
WAYS Rerth
ways Berth.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
Hon Tom Taggart, Democratic national
committeeman from Indiana, announced
today that he Is not q candidate for
United States Senator TO succe,i Sena-
tor Hemmingway
Mr.. Taggart has received many let
ters from friends urging him to enter
the contest when the Legislature meets
this winter.
The Washington times., 1908-11-16
RUFF PROSECUTED
IN BITTER EARNEST
Brilliant Lawyers Step Into
Breach Caused by Heney
Shooting.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. I6-The bull
let was removed from F. ]. Heney's
neck today. The operation was en-
tirely successful, and the patients
condition is now greatly improved. He
is practically now out Of danger.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1G-The in
domitable spirit Of Francis J. Heney,
the relentless prosecutor Of the graf,
ring, prevails in the courtroom where
the trial Of Abe Ruef, the ''high priest
Of tribute, was resumed today.
The Gordon Of police separating the
spectators from the nudge, jury, and
counsel harks back 70 the feudaI days
when outraged partisans repudiated JUS
tice for the shorter, more certain, pun
ishment
Attorneys Mat I. Sullivan, J. J. Dwyer
and Hiram Johnson, who compose the
brilliant array Of counsel that has
stepped into the breach caused by the
shooting OF the prosecutor. has exerted
a wholesome influence upon the state
Of mind Of the audience,
simultaneously with the RESUMPTION
Of the trial this morning conflicting RI
mOrs concerning the future course of
the prisoner at bar became current in
the courtroom.
The report Of the contemplated plea of
guilty by Ruefs counsel, implOring the
mercy Of the court, has not been con-
firmeds and no act of counsel can be
Interpreted as indicating such a move.
Loses Confidence.
1t is known. however, that Ruef is in
a desperate state of mind and his de
meanor when usfered into the prison
ers box this morning lacked the usual
air OF confidence. His firm smiling coun-
tenance has given way to an expires
sion Of fear.
Attorney Frank 3. Dozier, associate
counsel for the prisoner, has fastened
upon the hope of bringing the trial 20
an end with a plea to the court setting
forth that the jury after Witnessing the
assa ssin's act could not restrain a feel
ing Of prejudice. The consensus Of Opin-
ion, however, presages the defeat Of
this cunning move and many believe the
attorney may not enter II.
The suicide OF the assassin, Haas, has
injected a new angle into an already
complex situation, and constant rulnOrs
Of dissatisfaction with the attitude Of
the police are heard on every hand.
Brother Arrives.
Benjamin Heney, brother Of the
stricken prosecutor, has arrived from
Arizona and is a constant attendant at
the bedside. He is satisfied the opera
tion scheduled for tomorrow Will place
his brother out Of the reach of danger.
Resolutions Of sympathy are pouring
into the sick room from Oakland, Ber-
kelley, San Raphael, San Diego and far
away coast cities, where mass meet
ings have been called TO give express
sion TO the public feeling.
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.BUELOW THREATENS
TO DISCLOSE TRUTH
Chancellor Will Resign UG-
less Kaiser Pledges Cur
tailment of Prerogatives.

BERLIN, Nov I6.-An official COM
municatiOn was issued at noon today by
the imperial chauceHery that Chancellor
Won BuelOw has determined 10 tell En-
peror William the whole bitter truth
g concerning The national discoutent' at
tomorrow interview between the two.
The chancellor VIII resign unless the
Kaiser pledges a remuneration OF some
Of his personal prerogatives, and au-
thorizes the publication Of manifesto
informing Germany that henceforth the
monarch's powers viii be limited.
The interview between the chancellor
+ and the Emperor was TO have taken
place today at KieI. but owing to the
death Of General Count Huelsen-Haese-
+ ler, chief OF the German military Cabi-
net, the Emperor teIsgraphed that the
interview would have TO be postponed
until tomorrow, when the Emperor viii
return 10 Berlin.
Count HueIsen-Haeseler was in the
Emperor's party at Prince Fuersten-
bergs Eschingen Castle, and died sud
denly of ap0pleXy.
May Declare Dictatorship.
The Mittag Zeitung charges today that
one of the court cliques is trying TO
induce the Emperor TO declare q mill
tary dictatorship, and attempt to quell
The discomfort by blood and iron
methods.
"Petticoat influences are at work on
the Emperor, according TO the latest
word from Eschingen. 1t is said that
Princess Fuerstenberg and other women
In the royal retinue are most active in
urging upon the Kaiser that his absO-
Iutism is necessary for Germany's vel
fare They have counssled him against
permitting the Clamor Of the people 10
move him.
Awake to DisfavOT.
There is accommodating evidence that
the Emperors expressed indifference to
the reiChstag debates and the wave OF
popular Indignation Is waning and that
he is at last becoming sensible to the
seriousness Of the situation.
The Kaiser spent last night in read
ing hostile press criticisms. He re-
turned from an excursion to Baden
Baden late Sunday evening, and i'm
mciiately settled down 10 read a mass
of reports that had accumulated while
he was on hunting trips, attending fes-
tivities, watching variety performances,
and otherwise disporting himself.
Peruses Reports.
There were four separate reports from
Chancellor Won Buelow that the En-
peror spent several hours in perusing.
one was the report that the committee
OF the federal council on foreign af-
fairs, had unanimously condemned the
Kaiser's abgolutism; another that the
entire Prussian cabinet would resign
unless the Emperor promises to re
nounce his absolute powers; a third,
the report OF the reiChstags unanimity
of opposition, ana the last report sum
marlzing their opinions. Won Buelow
also sent the Emperor a batch of 5000
newspaper clippings, all antagonistic.
The Emperor was aghast at the mag
nitude of the evidence Of disfavor.
What hurt him most was the re-
proaches of his seeking pleasure and
frivolous amusements during the reichs-
tag crisis.
Twenty-eight public meetings were
held in various German towns yester-
day and every one adopted resolutions
against the kalser's absOlutism.
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This was promptly and earnestly denied
by the Administration friends, who
secuted such an idea.
However. this notion had gained cir
cuiatiOn. There were broad intimations
that the President was willing 10 hit
good square blow on the wedge al
ready started in the American Fedora
t'on, Ia the hope of splitting the Comp
ers and anti-GOmpers crowds.
II there ever was such intent-and the
friends OF the White House say posi-
lively there was not-it was doomed 90
disappointment The supposed anti
GOmpers labor people declined TO attend.
and the Denver convention Is lined up
10 give a thorough Endorsement TO
Gompers.
No Sign of Embarrassment.
But the Presidents dinner will come
Off just the same, Not a suggestion OF
embarrassment or uncertainty has been
observable at the White House. There
viii be plenty Of labor leaders on hand,
ard the original program will be car
riad out. The close friends Of the Presi-
dent in labor matters, such men as La
Dor Commissioner NeiII. James B. Rey-
nO!ds, Interstate Commissioner Clark
and Secretary MOseley of the commits
sion, have been assisting in the DreIim-
lHarles, 10 Is understood, and there is
no doubt abOu- the dinner being an
entire success.
However. there Is st!ll great reticence
about announcing the list Of guests. A
number Of judges and group of people
connected with the Administration are
10 attend, and finally there will be the
labor representatives. about whose ideu-
uty much speculation has been in
dulged; but the list will not be given
out TIL tomorrow evening.
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WEATHER REPORT.

There have been light SHOWS from the
upper Mississippi valley and upper lake
region eastward, and rains on the north
Pacihc coast elsewhere clear weather
prevailed.
The weather will be fair tonight and
Tuesday in the East and South. except
along the lower lakes and the ST
Lawrence valley, where there viii be
snow fiuTrie5.
II viii be- slightly warmer tonight I'm
the mountain districts of PeunsyIvania
and IN the District OF Columbis
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light to fresh southwest
erly. and on the south Atlantic and
east gulf coasts light and variable
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports viii have light To fresh
souJhwesterly winds with generally fair
weather to the Grand Banks.
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Will ADDRESS CONVENTION

The Rev. DR.. c. p. Stealey. of the
West Washington Baptist Church, will
deliver the opening address at the thir-
ty-frst annual convention Of the Colum-
bia Association, which will begin at 1880
O'Clock tonight in Grace Baptist Church,
Ninth street and South Carolina ave
nue.. It is expected that more than a
thousand delegates Will register for the
cOuVentin9
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DUCHESS DE CHAULNES
GIVES BIRTH TO BOY
Happy Event Occurs in Paris
Home This After
noon.

NEW YORK, Nov. ia private ca
blegram received this afternoon from
Theodore p. Shonts announces that his
daughter, the Duchess de Chaulnes,
gave birth to a boy in Paris today. Mr..
Shonts and his wife went abroad six
weeks ago.
The Duke de Chaulnes died in Paris
last spring.
The Washington times., 1908-11-16
BLIZZARD IN ADIRONDACKS

UTICA, n. Y, Nov ia genuine
blizzard is raging in the Upper Lake
region of the Adtrondacks, and a foot
Of snow has been added 10 the covering
OF the mountains.
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TAKES OVER CONGO STATE.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 16.-Beine King
Leopold's fete day, Belgium formally
assumed control Of the Congo indie
pendent State. The official gazette an
noUnced that the new ministry Of the
colonies would begin its duties today.
The Washington times., 1908-11-16

NOFEOAoI tDFt IT = DISIKICI
For the District OF Columbia. fair,
warmer tonight. minimum temD6ratlIre
about 80 degrees. Tuesday fair. light
southwesterly winds
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High udes-i.43 a. m and 2I7 o. N.
Low tide5-S:2S a. II. and SIS D. IN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-21
An Editors Gentle Crouch,

We always much pleased to hear from those of our
readers who know so much better than we do how we
ought TO tie paper Usually regret to say that
such persons fail to sign their that are unable
thank them by personal communication for their highly
Valued advice But appreciate it just the same The
newspaper profession unique in this respect that every
knows better how should be pursued than those who
actually give all their time and rought to pursuit 1t
never occurs, believe to the layman to tell LAWYER
just how he ought to conduct court or to inform
physician of the right method of treating patient or
manufacturer what the method of conducting his
business should be- But any reader give advice to an
editor about every feature of newspaper enterprise The
editor therefore is the most fortunately situated of all
professional workers. He my be trf annoyed some.
times by the patronzng tone Of superiority that Old
Subscriber Regular Reader assumes in his letter of
Instruction But that is only passing emotion, quickly
succeeded by of profound gratitude that his cores
pondent should have been willing to take time from his
own busy affairs to set him right He turns to his task
with new eciaton of his limitations and more than
convinced that of his readers that never were
inside newspaper office know infinitely about his
profession than he ever hope to know. Indianapolis
News
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-21
Catholics Raps Liquor.
No Apology For Abstainers.
Total Abstinence Union Urges Rigid Enforcement Of Rules in OQaRi
zatONS That Exclude SaIOOnKceDcS

New Haven Aug. l3- Denuncation of the LIQUOR traffic
an appeal Tor sanctcation OF Sunday and the exclusion
membership in Catholic societies Of those engaged in
the liquor traffic the striking features of the resoll-
tlons adopted by the national convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union today.
The resolutions declare that mot in drukenness and
rotous living make effective profession of the
Catholic tath. With Indignation the union protests
against the aunts of its critics 1t does not feel that n
should stoop to contest the claims for utraorthoxv which
have been batent made by those who have tried to
substitute the beer mug for the standard of the cross The
day for apology for total abstainers is over"
The also declares its allegiance to the Catholic
Church and adds. with all souls We welcome the
encyclica of our holy father, Plus X on modernism"
The resolutions also say
Catholic periodicals that can not live without iouor
advertisements should die Let them not DRAG down the
Catholic in their greed We earnestly suggest that
Catholic organization which exclude saloon keepers from
membership and which forbid the of liquor at their
meetings should not tolerate the formation of clubs Within
their membership which despise the letter and spirit Off
these laws that have been made by their organization for
the honor of the Catholic name
The following cabegram reeived from Rome in an
swer to message sent by the convention
Bishop of Hartford-Hoy father thanks convention
for their congratulations. Willingly blesses all members
CARDINAL MERRY DEL Val. /
The invitation Of the Rev. 2. j. O'Callahan. c. S p
10 hold the next convention in Chicago was accepted
The Work of the convention closed with the elect ion of
the following officers President the Rev James T. Cof-
fey, st. Louis; secretary Edwin Muready Rockand /
Mass.
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was og red-headed girl sweeping out the schooIhouse
ana ana Dulldng hre She was frecked as guinea egg
ana strong as harvest hand She looked Boggs over de
hDera5ely {. ate va, and ., then burst out laughing.
be you the new teacher% she asked with twinkling o.
ye Why theyl throw you out the first dav little
fqn{ Ike you wouldn't even make good picnic for smoky
Boggs had sand and only said that he would do the
pest ne could Sure enough things broke loose while he
was reading chapter from the bible that morning Or
BOY Ared chunk OF coal and another began to whistle
Boggs seized hickory Lonter and sailed in but he
nadnt show on earth. When they had him almost to
the door there was mad rush of red hair freccs swing
ing arms and flashing blue eyes 1t was the girl of the
proom ana she was an animated horror let loose She
knocked the Smoky Hollow gang in every direction res
cued Boggs took him back his desk and served notice
mat ne was going to run that school, With her assistance
ne od l5ey studied together, taught school together
are as happy as two turtle doves But to this day if does
not pay Tor any to try to get the best of Boggs when she
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-21

All Of Washington takes keen
Interest in the announcement bv
Colonel Bill" Sterrett. of Dali
las, of his candidacy for Congre S
against Jack Ball. As CORE
pondent of the Texas newspapers
tor years in Washington, Colonel
Sterrett became as widely known
as any member of Congress
Should Bill" happen casually
into any large city OF the country
he could not walk five blocks
along a principal street without
running into some acquaintance.
On Broadway, New York. the
number of his friends make it
positively unsafe for him there.
In Washington the police have to
clear the streets Of the crowds
that collect around him.
Colonel Stsrrett is the man
who made Alfred Henry Lewis
famous. The stories that Stsr-
ratt tells, Lewis has rushed into
print and sold at 5 cents the word
up. The origin of Sterrett lies
in his editorship of a Dallas news
paper in the old days. And
thereby gangs one of the most
famous OF the Sterrett yarns.
Il was slttin' in my office one
says Bill when in
tonnes my three printers. They
nave their hats in their hands
and are lookin' mighty serious. |
vas a little bothered myself. Z
having to produce for this paper 4
If mine, and was not in a pro-
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ducing state of mind. | saws to
EN- testify What dye want
noW?"
-. We're walkin' out, says one
OF them. We're going to strike :
1t hit me all in heap for a
moment. But came to quick
All right, says |, III strike
too. Wen all strike I'm tired
of work, anyhow. Come on.
Nets go get a drink.
An | led the procession cross
the street to the bar where We
announced that the strike was
on Then | took them printers
into the back room. where i
skinned them playin' seven-up.
| won all they had at seven-up
The strike lasted just a week.
Come along next Monday. them
printers come to my lodgin' and
announce that they're tired o
strIkln', and would it be all right
II we went back to work. | said
| liked the strike well enough
but if they were real ANXIOUS
about 1t, I'd surrender. especially /
as couldn't strike by mvself /
50 we opened up again. There
was only one thing hurt me about
that strike. My subscribers nev-
er knew there'd been one The,
dldn give a damn whether they
got their paper or not.
Bill talks Texas fashion. but
ne writes the Kings English as
we'll as nine-tenths of those who
.ry, can't.
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She Stands By Boggs.
Her Broomstick Saved Him the Day in the
School at Smoky Hollow.

Did you notice how Boggs wife blushed up when you
talked about old-mad school teachers?"
Yes. What in the world is the matter with her? She's
woman that admire vastly regular amazon in sta
iure and yet so refined and Intellectual Magnificent is
Just the word for her, Detroit Free Press story
on called up some memories when you spoke as YOU
qd and half suspect she thought for moment that YOU
Id It on purpose Boggs poor boy had bad health
MS lessons and while working himself through
college One time he got district school down in Penn
ana Three teachers had been thrown out bodily that
winter and the directors took Boggs with the confident ex
lectation that he would not last a week
When he appeared the scene the first moxng there
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-30
CORNELL OR PENNSY
Yale Fails to Show Up as
Strongly as Was An
ticipated.
ONE RECORD IS EQUALLED
Shaw. OF Dartmouth. Touches Kracnz.
lcins Mark I'm f20-Yard Hurdle
--Cooney Doesn't Qualify.

Philadelphia, May 29.-one worlds
record was equalled and two intcrcol-
legiate records were broken in the pre-
liminary trials of the annual intercol-
legiate. championships which were held
this afternoon on Franklin field. uni
versty OF Pennsylvania. With the
pick of the college athletes of the east
participating, today's events were of a
high order and tomorrows finals in tho
blue ribbon event Of the college athle-
tic year promises record performances.
So keen was the competition for quail
ficaton in the finals that the crack
men were pushed to keep the newer
men from beating them. Undoubtedly
the best performance Of the day wac
the equallng Of the worlds record of
t5 1-5 seconds in the 800 yard hurdle
race by "a. B. Shaw Of Dartmouth. His
feat of duplicating the figures made
several years ago by the marvellous
Kraenzlein was received with much en-
thusiasm. In equaling these figures
he broke Kraenzleins intercollegiate
record of Is % seconds.
With the preliminarles out Of the way
and the semi-hnals yet to be run, ex-
perts figure that the intercollegiate
championship lies between Pennsylva.
MIA and Cornell, with Yale and Mich.
gan close W. Michigan and Yale did
not come up to the expectations Of
those who follow the sport for some of
the smaller colleges beat their entries
in several events. Pennsylvania pra?-
ticaly did all that was expected of hel
men and Cornell probably did a little
better than anticipated.
| The preliminaries In II Of the ],
events were disposed of today, there
being no preliminary heats in the one
and two mile events which will be run
tomorrow. The number of men each
college will have tomorrow in the elev.
en- events for which preliminaries wer,
held today is as follows
100 yard-Pennsyvania, Yale, Har
ward, each two; Princeton and Dart
mouth, each one
220 yard dash--Pennsylvania, Yale
Dartmouth each 2, Harvard anC
| Princeton each one.
440 yards--Harvard 2, Pennsylvania
Cornell, Princeton and Swarthmore
each one.
$50 yards-Pennsylvania 3, Cornell
Yale, Harvard, Michigan, Princeton
Amherst and Columbia each one.
800 yards hurdee-Yale 8, Cornell
Harvard, Michigan and Dartmouth
each one.
High jump Harvard 5, Pennsylvania
and Dartmouth, each one.
Broad jump-Princeton 2, Cornell
Michigan and Dartmouth, each one.
Pole vault--Yale 4, Cornell /.
Hammer throw--Cornell 3, Pennsyl
vania and Syracuse. each one.
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PARKER ALLOWS TWO HITS.
O'Neil's Young Pitching Wonder
Smothers Mcriden.

Meriden, May 29.-With Parker In
the box Springfield had no trouble in
trimming the locals here to-day by the
score of 10 to /. The locals were UNI
able TO hit Parker, getting only two
safe ones off his delivery, Walsh
started to pitch, but was taken out
after four hits had been made off
his delivery in two and one-thrd In
nings. Halligan took his place and
was hit for six safe ones, two Of
which were doubles. Five errors and
dumb playing by some members Of
the local team contributed to SPRING
fields victory.
Tho ecoree.
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NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

At Worcester-Worcestor 4, Brock
ton 2.
At Lawrence-Lawrence A, Haverhill
8, 90 innings).
At New Bedford-Fall River 9, New
Bedford 0; Corrected because Of dis
pute over umpire's decision in Sth.)
At Lowell--Lynn Q, Lowell /.
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ANOTHER OVERTIME GAME.
Bridgeport and Waterbury Play Eff
teen Innings, Waterbury Winning.

Bridgeport, May 20. There was
plenty Of hitting on both sides for
seven innings to-day; after that for
eight innings more, after Waller had
succeeded Abbott In the box for the
Bridgeports and McNulty had settled
down to earnest work. the safe drives
were few. McNulty won his own
game In the fifteenth inning with n
long, safe liner, scoring Singleton
who had made a hit and been ad-
vanced to second by sacrifice. The
fielding was very sharp on both sides.
The score:
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Philadelphia.

Boston .... 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 90
Philadelphia. o 2 0 IS
Hits, off Young 0 In innings, off
Ferguson In inning, off Pfeffer 3
In innings; two base hit. Dooin;
three base hit, Knabe; sacrifice hits,
Jacklitsch: stolen bases, Titus, Os-
borne, Doolin; left on bases, Boston
5. Philadelphia 7; struck out by
Young 8, by McouIllen /; first base
on errors, Boston q first base on
balls, off Young 2. off Mcouillen 2,
Off Pfeffer Z; wild pitch, Ferguson.
Time, l:45. Umpire, O'Day
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BATTEsT At HoLYoKE.
New Britain Badly Beaten by Jack
Tighe's Sluggers.

Holyoke, Mass, May 20.--Holyoke
pounded Treat all over the lots this
afternoon and won easily to 8, The
home team made numerous errors, but
with the exception OF two slips in the
eighth when New Britain scored its
only runs the misplays did not do any
damage, The features were the bat
ting of zamlech, Massey, Rodgers and
Kerr for Holyoke and the fielding of
Marsans. The score: