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New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
SEPARATE IRISH TRADE STATISTICS.

London April Correspondence X published
hs~e te-v-Ae- John ? Bolard Nationalist. II. p
20 t1e Soutr Division Of Kerry, on behalf of Mt
Red-ond's party. and. President Roosevelt The
SAFE Department at Washington accedes 70 Mr.
Hoznls request 10 publish The statistics Of Ire
land trade uith the United States separately Mr..
Bols-5 AFTER 10 the President on Friday last
expresses his thanks for the prompt attention,
which he says, viii BE- = valuable stimulus to Irish
t-efl
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
500 900 EMBEzzLED IN SPAIN.

Ns6rid april One Of the principal TAX coIlec-
tors of 1he province of AIrnerta has fed from the
courr-- having it is charged enbezzled s4ooeoo of
the public funds
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
NEW HAVEN ROAD HAS BIG FIRE
~ reIegraph % The rrlhun. |

South Norwak, Conn. April 5.-Fire DESTROYED
the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroads
freight house and eleven loaded freight cars here
this evening, causing a loss estimated 800 600
1t started at the windward end of the station and
was under such headway when the fre department
arrived thar the hTemcn were almost bepless
Patrick Churan. in charge Of the switch engine
saved more than one hundred Sars
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
STOLEN RusT oF POPE RECOVERED

Rome. April After a diligent search the DO
Ice have succeeded in finding the bronze bust of
Pcpe clement VII which was stolen from the
Villa Aldohrsndini March 20. The bust wlTich
ghs rye hundred pounds. found buried
about half mile the villa. II was. appar-
entity the intention OF the thieves keep there
until IN opportunity Tas afforded to snip abroad
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
FIGHTING IN SH4N-SE.
Rebels and Government Troops in
IudeciSiI'e .4CtiOn.

Hong Kong. April 5.-There has been re
vival of insurgent activity At Yun-Chov. in the
province of Shan-Se. several hundred miles
from Peking. Reports received here say that
the provincial troops and the insurgents have
had z ssnguinary conflict lasting forty-eght
hours TIE engagement was not decisive
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
AN OLD ITALIAN VOLCANO ACTIVE

Naples April 5-Sofatara a semi-extinct volcano
near Pozzuon, has opened a 25O feet
from the ancient 1t is emitting ii large col
urnn OF sulphurous gases. The activity of Sol
fatara always is supposed to coincide with the in
activity OF Vesuvius.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
sroY DECLINES HoNoRs.

rr,,.en 10 the ToIstoy birthday committee ex-
messing appreciation OF the honors which be-
irp arranged for him. but declining TO accept them.
AZ consequence the birthday committee has
ceased its preparations.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
szEcHEnYIs LEAVE BUDAPEST.

E,danest. April 5.-The Count and Countess
czecben,i eft mere to-day for Ormezoe Castle.
mir new home 1t is expected that they will re-
,,,rn here early in May
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
oesree SURPRISES EVEN BOSTON.

fBy Telegraph 10 TIE Tribune J
F2oston April 5.-A three-foot tWenty-pound lob
s,.r worth s. In market now, and the biggest ever
zen in Boston. was brought in to-day by the
ashing schooner Lueana' 1t gave Two men haFJ
axht shen caught
New-York tribune., 1908-04-06
MONEY TIGHT; KILLS HIMSELF.

James P. Rasmussen, a builder OF Bronxville
shot and killed himself yesterday in his home He
had not been successful in collecting outstanding
debts While his wife was entertaining company
he excused himself, went to his room and shot
himself
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
Locomotive Nestina Places.

The sparrow which was discovered
a few days ago sitting on a nest among
the coal of Great Eastern company's
engine running between st. Margaret's
and Buntingford has had several
predecessors in her preference for a
locomotive nesting place.
year or two ago thrush's nest
containing two eggs was found snugly
ensconced on the Westinghouse brake
pipe of a carriage on an express train
which had just returned to York from
a trip to Newcastle. The nest we are
told was quite warm and comfort
able"
About the same time a couple of
robins built their nest on the axle Of
a colliery wagon which was standing
idle for few days at Seghill, North
umberland. Six eggs were laid. and
then the wagon was started on it's
journeys again. The parent birds fol-
lowed it all the way to the Tyne, and
it was their excited lowering over the
wagon which led to an investigation
and to the discovery of their strange
nesting place. ce.-Westminster Gazette
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06

of beautiful and odd specimens Of
deep sea life from the Bermuda is
lands. This year the display seems
finer than ever because arrangements
have been made 10 supply the tanks
of the aquarium where these delicate
visitors are to be kept with pure salt
water brought direct from their ocean
home. The water is shipped from
Bermuda in tanks and stored at the
aquarium in reservoir. 1t will be
pumped continually into their quar-
ters, then pumped out, filtered and
sent back TO the reservoir, to be re-
turned again to the tanks. Thus
housed in their glass homes filled
with the water they are accustomed
to in their coral haunts on the Ber-
muda reefs, it is thought they will
live and thrive longer than heretofore.
Few of the hundreds of thousands
of visitors who annually view the
great array of fishes at the New York
aquarium appreciate the difficulty of
keeping up the supply. OF all the in
habitants quartered there the most
generally admired are the gorgeous
tropical fishes from Bermuda, but
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
GORGEOUS FISHES

they are also very delicate. Every
spring a fresh supply has to be
brought north to take the place OF
those which have died during the
winter.
Most of these fantastic sea dwellers
are captured by the colored fishermen
of Bermuda. Their sailboats are of
about the size of the New England
catboats and are made of cedar grow
ing on the island, about the only wood
found there. The main feature of the
boats is the deep we'll In the center
for holding the fish.
The most important equipment of
the fisherman is the trap or pot. Every
specimen sent to the aquarium is
first lured inside one of these.
The traps are built up commonly Of
small cedar limbs and wire netting,
securely lashed, and they resemble
the ordinary crockery crate, one end
being cut V shaped. Here there is
funnel-shaped opening where the fish
enter The traps are about five feet
deep. When baited heavily it takes
all the strength of the brawny fisher
man to lift and heave 1t into the sea.
Among the pictures is one showing a
Bermuda fisherman and one of the
traps.
Out to selected points on the reefs
the fishermen sail early in the morn
ing, Their boats are of shallow
draught, drawing only two feet of wa
ter, so as to clear ahe tops of the
sunken reefs over which they have to
pass. Every boat is manned by two
men.
The haunts of the various species
of fish are all pretty well known to
the fishermen. To bag colony of the
dainty and many colored angel fish,
the queen trigger, with it's long stream
ers, and other similar beauties which
are valuable for exhibition purposes,
the fishermen place special bait in
their traps, such as muscles, tiny
minnows, fine strips of the moray. lob
ster meat, etc.
Most astonishing to the white visitor
is the manner in which the fishermen
are able to keep track of their traps
without using buoys or other anchor
markings. They will drop so or more
traps to a depth of so or rs feet. scat
tering them over the ocean bottom for
distance of several miles perhaps,
leaving no sign to mark their where.
abouts on the surface. Yet they are
able to pick up the traps again with
certainty.
The catch is quickly deposited in the
well of the boat After being rebaited
the trap is again dropped into the sea.
Watching the bringing up of these
traps, every one with a different col.
lection or marine specimens, is a 70
maTkable and exciting sight.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
WHY PAYDAY WAS LATE
Copyright. by shortstory Pub. Coz
By IRVING WILLIAMS

'T was a fool to try it." the man
rnuttered as he dragged himself to
mis- feet, glanced over his dripping
clothes, and then grimly at the whirl-
Eng torrent from which he had es-
capped
Suddenly, with nervous fingers, he
1gumbled about his waist. An express
sion of relief followed the inspection,
and he began to walk rapidly down
the stream keeping as close as pos
.sible to the banks which confined the
yellow turmoil, and pushing his way
Through the brush and underground
with a sturdy disregard for scratches.
The man stationed himself at the
spot where the landing would be made,
and soon his companion in peril, a
strong bay mare splashed wearily
ashore and joined her master with a
little "whicker" of recognition and sym
pathy.
Wet and mud-stained, the pair made
their way through the underground
until they reached more open ground
when the man vaulted into the saddle
and brisk canter brought them to
the road by which they had been trav-
cling until they reached the fiood-swol-
Yen creek and their overthrow
Accepting the impracticability of con-
Tinuing his journey, the man turned
his horses head on the back track.
Although darkness closed in rapid
ay the horse logged along with the
surety of a thorough knowledge of the
way. The man sat easily in the sad
die. Miles had passed without change
sn the nature of the surroundings nor
o word of command to the horse when,
without warning, the animal gave a
fierce snort of fright and sprang far
10 the side of the road The man, al
most unseated, recovered his balance
immediately and without further ado
threw himself fiat against the horses
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06

formed by big white villas, each one
standing in a beautifully kept garden,
each one fronted by cool-looking
veranda, which is apparently a favor.
ite room, for it is always furnished
with rocking chairs and lounges and
decorated with pictures, china orna.
ments and Towering plants. 1t speaks
volumes for the honesty of the natives
or the awe they feel for the Dutch
that such easily transportable arti.
cles can be left with perfect safety in
the open road.
1t is in Weltevreden that the Dutch
and European population reside One
is compelled to admit that life in such
surroundings must be singularly agree
able in spite of the heat And it is
easy to believe the assertion that the
Dutch officials at the end of their term
of service return regretfully to Hol.
land, and that the Dutch merchants
never leave Java except for a short
visit home"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
OF THIS "OUEEN
ISLAND OF THE ORIENT"
Place Where Big Game Abounds and
Where Noble Architecture and
Ancient Arts Can Be Seen
in Profuson.

Foreign visitors to Java are far from
numerous, and yet it is one of the
most interesting and attractive places
IN the world for the tourist. In fact,
the resources of this queen island of
the Orient as regards objects of inter
est and means of recreation are too
great to be exhausted in few weeks,
indeed months. There is something
here for every taste. The sportsman
VIII find excellent big game shooting
in the southern province of Preanger.
The admirer of noble architecture and
the student of ancient art and ancient
civilizations will delight in exploring
the ruined Hindoo temples of Pramba-
nan and Boro Boedoer. Those curious
about social conditions and the Gus
toms of primitive peoples will find an
lnexhaustible mine in the native quar-
ters. or kampongs, in the Javanese
villages, the Malay communities. the
Chinese settlements. Those interested
In the political problems that result
from colonial possessions can study
here in full operation one of the most
successful systems that human in
genuity has yet devised the Dutch
residents governing a subject race
through the instrumentality of native
regents. The geologist will grow en-
thusiastic over the majestic chain of
volcanoes, active or quiescent. that ex-
tends like a mOnStrous back bone
through the center of the island from
east to west and provides an unrivaled
series of craters for the investigation
OF the scientist. At Buitenzorg, an
hours journey from Batavia the bot
anist has at his disposition the biggest
and most famous botanical garden in
the world, containing specimens of
some 10000 species OF trees and
plants
And to close this incomplete list of
Java's advantages, it is singularly ac-
commodating as regards climate
Thanks TO the mountainous character
of its physical conformation and the
different attitudes of its towns and
hill stations, the visitor can select the
climate best suited for his constitution
In few hours he may change from
the tropics to the temperate zone. may
migrate from Batavia to Sindanglaja.
3,4S3 feet above the sea level, or from
Soerabaja to Tosari, at an altitude of
5,776 feet, and famous for its bracing
air
The visitor to western Java disem-
barks at Taniong-Priok Batavia is
situated some six or seven miles in
land. The road to it lies through a
richly fertile country, intersected, in
true Dutch fashion, by canals. There
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
The Animal Gave Fierce Snort and
Sprang Far to the Side of the Road.

neck and dug in the spurs. At a bound
the steed regained the road and took
the course at full speed.
Two riders emerged from the forest
into the road. Each carried a rifle
and as they came into the half-light
OF the paths clearing one threw his
piece to his shoulder, aiming at the
fast disappearing rider.
Don't shoot, you fool" growled the
other. 1T may be someone else"
whats the difference?" snapped
the man, with his cheek to the gun
stock, but he lowered the weapon as
he spoke.
After brief conference they turned
their horses to follow the single rider
at leisurely pace.
At a late hour hatless and be-
draggled horseman guided a winded
mount as quietly as possible through
the muddy streets of a struggling Ar
Kansas railroad village. There was
caution in his every movement When
he reached certain stable door he
opened it slowly to keep the hinges
from complaining. When he emerged
a few moments later, having cared
for his horse, he was as regardful OF
the hinges. He tiptoed as noiselessly
as heavy, water-soaked boots would
permit, across the back porch of the
house that occupied the same lot with
the barn. With the same caution he
unlocked the door and let himself into
the house. He passed through the
rooms, peering about intently, seem
ingly to make sure that he was the
only person under that roof
Completing his careful inspection,
ne set his lamp on a little cupboard
washstand in the only bedroom the
house afforded and began to prepare
for bed.
''Td give a pretty penny to know for
sure what it was Dolly SHE'D at Must
have been hog" he soliloquized "If
st had been any of the Reed gang
they'd "a sure shot"
Gust so nobody knows | was driv-
en back I'm safe enough here for the
night, but I'd hate to be caught in
this corner without gun" He put
his hand mechanically to his hip
pocket as he had done hundred
times since his escape from the
stream; but the "gun" was gone be-
Rond all chance of doubt.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
FASCINA TING ia VA

is something touching in their pres
ence here, embarked and bordered
with trees as in Holland.
Batavia itself is divided very sharp
ly into two cities, one Asiatic, the
other European; the first animated,
dirty, picturesque; the second quiet;
clean, commonplace. The first is
where the visitor will find interest;
the second where he will find COM
fort
The "old town." in fact, is kaleido-
scope that presents an inexhaustible
variety of interesting scenes to the
gaze of the idle visitor. The new town,
or "Weltevreden," as it is called,
would be insipid were ii not so miracu-
lously clean, so neat, SC comfortable,
so well fed" in appearance. Long
avenues shaded by noble trees are
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
American Locomotives in Europe.


In the details of locomotive con-
struction the practice of Europe fol-
lows later, but surely, the results of
experience obtained in the United
States-which are the pioneers in the
production of forms suited to large
units. In the adoption of the pilot
truck outside cylinders, large boilers,
Hanged smokeboX tube plates, wide
fireboxes, sloped front water legs,
sloped boiler heads, vertical gussets
and diagonal rods for staying the lat
ter, American wheel arrangements and
the reintroduction of bar frames, Eu-
rope has learned the fitness of Amer
lean arrangements. But not until
faced with urgent necessity have the
transatlantic forms been adopted for
and it would be foolish to conceal
the fact-European experience of
American materials, American work
manship and American design of cyliu-
ders, and all that belongs to the mo-
ton, has been such as to prejudice the
mind greatly against American types.
The most progressive designers and
makers have reasoned that the Amer
ican system was good, but that the
construction materials or details in
the form were susceptible of improve
ment.. Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
HELD POSITION WITH RIFLES.
Early Day Incident of Construction
Isn't Likely to Occur Again.

Probably there will never again take
place such a tremendous railroad bat
tie as that which occurred during the
late '10s between the Denver & Rio
Grande under Gen. Palmer and the
Atchson, Topeka & Santa Fe, says APP
pleton's. That was a war typical of
the early western methods-a battle
royal for the state of Colorado. Force
and subterfuge counted for more than
the mandates of the court At that
time an engineer of one line on going
to occupy a pass through the noun
tains found it already held by rep
resentative of the rival line, backed by
a hundred men armed with Winches-
ters.
by what authority do you occupy
this pass?" was the question.
by the authority of these rifles and
the supreme court" was the reply, sig
nifcant in that the rifles came first.
And it was typical of the times. The
tale of the struggle for the now IA
nous Royale gorge between these two
lines, which later spread into a fight
throughout the state, is in itself a
most amazing story. Then it was that
Gen. Palmer, fighting fire with fire,
looped the telegraph lines into his
house and sat all night listening to his
enemy's plans. Then it was, too,
that a since famous westerner in the
employ of the Santa Fe held fort
against the Rio Grande claims. But
though famous as a killer, the bad
man was also anxious for money,
and eventually the Rio Grande crowd,
who could not dislodge him by force,
accomplished this end with gold.
Romance of this sort is indeed gone,
and happily so. But a new romance
has succeeded the old. Railroads still
differ, but their battles are battles of
brains, not of force. The fight is
fought with the skill, cunning and sci
ence of the engineer and traffic expert.
shown in the wise selection of the
right route at the very start and Sc
curing advantages in construction and
strategic position which shall be abid-
ing for all time.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
Kindly Turn Kills Him.
Relic Is for Sale.
Who wants an old locomotive?


The Pioneer the first steam en-
gine to come putting into Chicago and
the forerunner of the present great
railroad traffic of the city. is in the
scrap heap of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroads yards at Martinsburg, Va,
where it was abandoned after being
exhibited at the jamestown fair.
Officials of the Field museum are
looking for some historical society
that wants the relic. The locomotive
was formerly in the Field museum
but was sent to the st. Louis fair and
from there to jamestown. The Field
museum has changed its system and
now has nothing but natural history
exhibits, so the Pioneer" is not
wanted there.-Chicago American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
Russian Railroads.

During the year 1907 the additions to
the Russian railroad system amounted
to 1,167 miles, an increase of three
per cent, bringing up the total to 40.
43S miles. OF the whole mileage, 81
per cent. belongs to the state At the
end of the year there were 1000 miles
under construction, included in which
is branch of the Transcaspian line
(Asiatic Midland), lis miles, to the
Persian border.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
LARGE ENGLISH LOCOMOTIVE

The huge engine Just installed in
service on the Great Western railway
of England is by far the largest in
size and weight of any in that coun-
try. 1t is of the Pacific type and is
called THE Great Bear" Unlike loco
motives in this country it is gaudily
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
TALES OF THE RAIL
GOOD WORK OF MEN WHO RIDE
IN CAB AND CAR.
Engineer Leaves Post to Rescue
Drowning Boy-Brakeman Loses
Life in Saving Passenger
Train from Wreck.

Fond du Lac.-Bringin9 his fast ex-
press train to a sudden stop to leap
from his cab and plunge into the wa
ters of Mud creek, Engineer J. a.
lyman, by q quick swim and dive,
achieved a thrilling rescue of a drown
ing boy.
lyman is passenger engineer on
the Wisconsin Central When ap-
preaching Mud creek, near Hilbert
junction, on his run from Mantowoc
to Neenah, he caught sight of the lad
seated on the bridge fishing, wholly
oblivious to the approaching danger.
There was an instant closing of the
throttle and an application of the air,
but before the train could be stopped
tie bridge had been passed The boy
in his fright either jumped into the
water or was swept off by the train.
When lyman leaped from his engine
the little fellow was struggling in the
stream below, absolutely helpless
The engine driver plunged down the
bank into the water, wading, swim
ming, and finally diving to reach the
boy, and emerging a few moments
later with his victim almost exhausted
The boy, whose identity could not be
learned, was placed on the train and
taken to Collins and turned over to
the care of physician, while lyman,
after finishing his run at Fond du Lac,
reported the affair in a perfunctory
way to hi superintendent.
Freight Train Runs Wild.
Buffalo, n. Y.-Lehigh Valley engine
7O3, hauling a string of freight cars,
ran wild through the yards at North
Tonawanda with the engineer, Henry
Mutter, unconscious in the cab. AS
the train entered the yards a mis-
creant threw a stone through the cab
window and knocked Mutter senseless
to the floor. The engineer regained
consciousness just as the train was
leaving the yard He lost much blood,
but stuck to his engine, directing the
fireman how to run it, until he
finished the run to Suspension Bridge.
Then he went to bed. He will recover
Saves Train Loses Own Life.
Paris, Ill.-Lawrence Friend, a
brakeman, was mangled beneath the
wheels of the Knickerbocker special
after he had saved scores of lives by
preventing the fast Big Four passen-
ger train from crashing head-on into
row of freight cars. Friend turned
the switch just in time to swing the
passenger onto a side-track, but not
quickly enough to get out of the way
of the engine. He was decapitated
and his body dragged several hundred
yards before .Ae engineer was able to
stop his train.
Kindly Turn Kills Him.
Norristown, Pa.-Doing brake
mans turn shifting cars loaded with
pig-iron in the yard at the Eeckscher
furnace at Swedeland, John Megilli-
gan, the yardmaster, aged 35 years,
was instantly killed.
I'll take this car to the other end
of the yard said Megilligan to the
regular trainman as he jumped on the
car. He had not ridden far when he
slipped off and four wheels passed
over his body, cutting him in halves.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-06
CaterpiIIars Stop Trains.

kilograms from Kiev state that
there is a plague of caterpillars in
many parts of southwestern Russia.
In some places the railway tracks are
covered by swarms of the insects and
traffic is being hindered owing to the
state of the rails.