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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-23


rising wind sang in the rigging of the
ships. The weather horizon. dark and
brilliant, in ominous alterations
showed sky Of piled-up cloud inter-
spersed with inky patches whore
squalls were bursting. To leeward
the broad lagoon. stretching for q
dozen miles to the tree-topped rim Of
reef. smoked with the haze of an i'm.
pending gale, Ashore. the palms bent
like grass in the succeeding gusts. and
the ocean beaches reverberated with
. furious surf. The great atoll of
Maxim, no higher than q man, no
wider than couple of furlongs, but
miles or moro. lay like snake on the
boisterous waters Of the equator and
defied the sea and storm.
Within the lagoon, and not far on
the settlement, two ships rocked at
anchor. One. the Northern Light.
was powerful topsail schooner Of n
hundred tons; straight bowed, low In
the water. built on fine lines and yet
spared for safety, the sort Of vessel
that does well under plain sail, and
when pressed can fly. The other, the
Edeiweiss. was miniature fore and
after of about 20 tons, toy of dell
cacy and grace. betraying at a glance
that she had been designed a yacht,
and in spite Of fallen fortunes, was
still sailed as one. The man that laid
her lee rail under would get danger as
well a. speed for his pains, and IN
time would be likely to satisfy a
taste for both by making a swift trip
to the bottom.
The deck Of the Northern Light
was empty save for the single tall fig.
ure of Gregory Cole. captain and
owner. who was leaning over the rail
gazing 1t the Edelweiss. He was q
man Of about 80. his tanned. hand
some face overcast and somber. his
eyes. with their characteristic hunted
look, fixed in an uneasy stare on his
smaller neighbor
He had never known how passion
ately he had loved Madge Blanchard
until he had lost her; until after that
wild quarrel on Nonootch. when her
father had called him SLAYER to his
face, and they had parted on either
side In anger; until he had beaten up
from westward to find her the month
old wife of Joe Horrible. Somehow. in
the course of those long, miserable
months, he had never thought Of her
marrying; he felt SO confident OF
that fierce love she had so often con-
fessed for him; he had come back re-
pentant ashamed Of the burning Of
tense he had then taken, determined
to let bygones be bygones, and to be-
gin. II need be, q new and more
blameless way Of life.
He had to see her. He was mad to
see her. The thought Of her tortured
and tempted him without end. Sup
pose she. too, had learned that love
II stronger than oneself; that the
mouth can say Yes when the heart
within 10 breaking; that she, like him.
self, had found the time to repent her
follyf Was he the man to leave
her thus: to acQuiesce tamely In a
decision that was doubtless already
ahhorrent to her; to remain with I'M
hfted hands when she might be on
IRE for the align to come to him?
No. nevsri he'd beg her forgiveness
and oksr her the choice. Yes or no!
Il was for her to choose.
He Jumped into the dinghy and
pulled over to the schooner. Small
- = Sa~<~.~~ - $1,000 - shr{nk Al
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
TINY MARINERS TO
MAKE EXTENDED
VOYAGES
CRAFT ARE SIMILAR IN CON-
srRUcTioN TO TUG BOAT
TRIPS OUTLINED ARE SELDOM
UNDERTAKEN BY LARGE SHIPS.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE ocean
going marine planters, Major Samuel
Ringgold, Colonel George ArmisteaG.
Gen. Henry J. Hunt and Gen. Henry
Knox, all OF which have for several
weeks past been lying at the piers OF
the Theodore Smith Boiler Works. a.
the foot OF Essex-st.. Jersey City. viii
be transferred today TO Governors
island for supplies and taking on their
crews. preparatory to ocean voyages
which are seldom undertaken except
by steamships and large sailing craft.
The Hunt and Knox will take tho
l6,000-mile course through the Straits
OF Magellan to Seattle, on the Pacific
coast. while the Ringgold and Armi-
stead will cut across the Mediterrap-
can and through the Suez canal tn
Manila. 10000 miles.
These comparatively tiny sea tray.
e!ers are similar In construction To
tho ordinary sea-going tug and no
larger, yet their officers resent indig-
nantly the application of the term tug
boat" explaining that the craft were
built fer the specific purpose CT mine
planting. and are superior In every
particular TO their despised prototypes.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
RADIUM is FOUND IN
BLACK HAWK MINE

BLACK HAWK. Col. Nov. IA
large strike OF pitchblende IL reported
from the Belcher mine on Quartz Hill
The property Is owned by Hugh G..
Campbell. OF Denver, and Is being
worked on lease by Frank White.
OF Nevadaville, and William II. Malet.
Of Black Hawk The ore was found at
a depth Of about lao feet In drifting.
The sheet runs from west to east. The
streak Of pitchblende Is about twelve
inches wide and has been opened up
for length. OF fourteen feet. Samples
brought down TO be assayed showed
values OF between 35 and 80 per cent
In uranium. which would make, the
minerals worth between $4,000 and
So, 900 per ton. The lessees are keep
ing watch nights on the ore. They
will make a shipment In a few days TO
German buyers in New York.
The Gilpin county pitchblende car
ries a larger portion Of radium than any
other pitchblende ore found, either
In the United States or Europe. and
IL the new shoot be found continuous.
II may lead TO a big demand for II
from the German purchasers.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
Waits 4S Hours For
His Nissine Wife and
Kiss and Forget past

CHICAGO, Nov. 17-An erring
wife's plea that she was sorry for run
ming away with handsome affinity
last night touched the heart Of the
husband who had pursued her since
Sept. 22.
The husband kissed his wife. who
was a prisoner in the hands OF the po'
lice; she was released and they board
ed a train on their way home to New
York. The affinity is still missing.
The husband. b. II. Barr, New
York bookmaker. found his wife. Bella.
at the general delivery window at
the postoffice, after he had waited
there for about 4S hours with detec-
tives. Bella appeared to get a decoy
letter sent to her from New York b.
woman friend. Barr and his wife
went TO the central station and the
reconciliation occurred In Capt.
O'Brien's office.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
DESPERADOES STOLE
MEXICARS WIFE

SANTA ANA, Cal, Nov IA
Mexican named Ecerra, from Placen-
tia. complained to Sheriff Lacy that
two hold-up men had robbed him Of
his wife,. rig and some groceries.
He said he was driving between
Orange and Olive when the two men.
who were ON bicycles, stopped him.
They dragged him from his seat, one
man rode of on a bicycle. leading the
other wheel, and the second man took
his seat in the rig and drove of with
IL and Ecerra's wife.
Early next morning the Mexican
telephoned TO the sheriff that he had
found his horse and rig In the river
he'd near Olive. and his wife In the
same neighborhood.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
STREETS GUARDED
I by 5000 ARMED
TROOPS
EXCITEMENT INCREASES IN CHI.
NEsE CAPITALIZE DECLARED
~ SOME THAT EMPEROR WAS
POISONED.

PEKIN, Nov. 17.-Three thousand
gendsrmes guard the streets TO quell
any disturbance that may arise be-
cause Of the deaths OF the emperor
and the dowager empress.
Prince Chun. the regent OF the en-
pire. In fear Of the increasing excite
ment and revolutionary movements.
has taken q firm grip on affairs and
has adopted stringent measures that
will result In the maintenance OF
4 peace for q time ut least.
Every precaution was taken to pre-
vent recurrence OF the revolutionary
tactics of last April and May. which
were marked by widespread incen-
diarism.
The foreign legations are under
guard, special detachments OF Chi
nose troops keeping watch at the ap-
breaches and In some cases the regu'
lar legation guard was augmented by
endorsements from other places.
Fifty Highlanders from Tientsin were
added 20 the British forces.
The statement was made however.
at the legations. that there was no
.4oar that the Chinese government
would be unable to afford ample pro-
tection.
Serious runs on banks occurred yes
terday and today and IA native banks
closed. The crowds were wild with
settlement and toward the close OF
the day the police interviewed and
drove them back. One foreign bank,
the Yokohama Specie bank, suffered
r. BIC run on its Tientsin notes, but the
British, Russian and German banks
we're not affected. II IL probable that
tomorrow q number Of other native
banks Will be closed. and It n believ-
"a that the government win step In In
m ondeavor TO stop the financial panic
among the poorer Glasses.
There II no reasonable evidence to
show that death In either case was the
result Of anything other than natural
eouDou. The emperor had been ailiny
lpr : long time and had been in feeble
hoalth during the latter half Of his
HI.
The dowager empress had carried
burdens OF state for many years and
IA the last few months had shown
signs Of declining health.
While matters have an appearance
~ tranquility, there are reports OF
d1safEection among the adherents OF
Aalf q dozen rival candidates for the
throne. and to the minds OF the for
elgners the government itself IL dis
Affected. II IL commended by some that
the eldest Pu. that IL. Pu Lun, IL the
legitimate emperor and that therefore
the selection OF Pu VI was another of
the dowager's illegal acts.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
BISMARCK LIMIT
100000 CIGARS

BERLIN, Nov. 16.--ln the New Bis
marck "reminiscences" just issued by
Prof. Won Eiering. there is record OF
how many bottles OF champagne and
cigars Bismarck consumed before tho
great breakdown OF his physical sys-
TEN some 10 years previous 10 his re-
tirement from the chancellorship.
"Dr. Schwenniger had just taken the
sick prince in hand, trying to save him
from an untimely grave" says the au-
thor. "when | called upon him at his
country place near Hamburg
Bismarck told me OF the strict reei-
men as 10 food and drink to which he
was now subject, and added We'll
suppose 10000 bottles OF champagne
and l00. 900 cigars are all mortal can
stand. | have always been giant as
TO stature and stomach, and such, |
now find out, were my limits. Mores
the pity
why. your grace said. you can
not have drunk as much as that In
your busy life
"'Oh, yes, I've been figuring up" re-
piled the chancellor. During my long
diplomatic service and my career as a
statesman. never drank less than two
bottles OF champagne for dinner. That
counts up In the long run. and imagine
the, quantities Of brandy. beer, red
wine and white wine and cordials that
put away besides-enough to float a
battleship.'
LAS to cigars. before this sickness
came on. l never threw away a stump
until new cigar was lighted When
travelled from Hamburg to Berlin. or
never left of smoking for single
moment"
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
SNAKE IN ARCHIVES
KILLED ONE OF MOVERS

LISBON, Nov. 16.-Librarians en-.
gagged in removing a large stock Of
documents belonging to the archives
81 the ministry OF the interior were
badly frightened by finding several,
snakes among the papers. One man
was not quick enough TO get away.
and a big, fiat-headed snake sprans
at him, burying Its fangs In his lip.
The man died soon after. his body
growing black and swelling TO twice
its size. The doctors cannot agree on
the species OF snake that killed the
man. the reptile escaping immediate
ly to its hiding place among the
archives. and the minister OF the In
terror being unable to persuade any
one 10 venture near the archives.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
COT 100000 BY A
UNIQUE SYSTEM
Of GRAFT
ENDLESS CHAIN OF FoRoERiEs
FINALLY SWAMP REAL ESTATE
pEALER-To SPEND A TERM IN
JOLIET PRISON.

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Confessing his
authorship Of an endless chain OF for
gerry involving more than 100000.
Peter Van vlissingsn, for many years
q prominent real estate man and once
reputed wealthy, was indicted, tried
and sentenced to the penitsntiary yes
terday afternoon. Last night he
lodged In the county jail. and today It
Is planned to take him to the Joliet
prison To begin serving q sentence Of
from one to fourteen years.
The confession OF the real estate
dealer revealed scheme OF system.
attic and cunning forgery Of notes and
real estate trust deeds and mortgages
extending over a period Of eighteen
years. The genuine paper and secur.
tiles he counterfeited 80 artfully as TO
defy detection, and both the genuine
and the spurious he sold in widely
scattered parts OF this country and In
Europe. The forgeries were tracings
made with the aid Of an electrical
tracing device.
For nearly two decades he managed
to liquidate the fraudulent paper when
Il fell due and in that way avoided ex.
posture. but recently he became un-
able to meet the demands OF this end.
less chain, and. despairing OF further
immunity, confessed his guilt TO two
friends he had swindled. II Is esti.
mated that the spurious paper and Sc
curities outstanding at this time are
scattered among about twenty-five
holders and amount to about 500, 900.
Van VlissIngen would loan q sum
of money and take a mortgage or a
trust deed as security. The notes and
securities would be made out In due
form, signed by the parties. and re-
corded with the county recorder. Tho
real estate man then would lock him
self In his private once, where he had
a desk especially designed to aid his
forgeries.
In the top of this desk was q large
hole covered by a piece OF plate glass
and beneath which was an incandes-
cent electric light.
Placing the genuine mortgage on
the glass he would cover II with a
similar blank form and turn on the
light beneath the desk. Instantly the
signatures and notations on the gen.
uine instrument would be outlined on
the blank. II then was a simple mat
ter for Van vlissingen TO trace the
signs on the blank and turn out copy
that even he himself had great din.
Guilty in distinguishing from the orig.
inal.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17

and fined In the contempt proceedings
against HIN at Washington, he would
60 to, Jail before he would pay his fine.
This statement was made by Com
pers during discussion or the repor.
of the committee ca the treasurer's
report The committee recommended
that Immediately following the ad-
journment Of the convention. the ex-
ecutive committee shall take up the
proposition Of placing its funds where
they may be removed from danger
OF attachment.
d. G. Remsey. Of the electrical work
ers, was applauded when he declared;
We had chance TO place our funds
beyond the reach Of those who would
take them. but We let II pass on
Nov. 3. The only way TO protect our
money IL TO change the laws"
Gompers warned the delegates that
IL way were found TO hide the
funds. the courts would thereafter APP
point a receiver, not necessarily TO
secure In some way the hidden funds,
but to get the money being contrtbut-
ed.
BY request Gompers explained the
status Of the Danbury hat case. The
lower courts held that there was no
case under the Sherman antitrust law,
but the United States supreme court
reversed this decision and remanded
the case TO the lower court for re-
trial. Continuing, he said:
Our standing Is menaced by the
courts OF law. The matter OF the APP
plication Of the Sherman antitrust
law to unions has reached final adjust
ment by the United States supreme
court. No matter how the Danbury
case Is decided that will not alter the
status one jot. The supreme court has
said the Anal word and the law OF this
country IL that labor organizations are
now conspiracies and combinations IN
restraint Of trade. Under the Sherman
antitrust law honest business can
not be conducted, much less honest,
straightforward labor organizations.
With reference TO the case against
me In the District Of Columbia.
want TO say I will never consent that
the American Federation OF Labor ever
pay one cent OF fine for me. | don
want to go TO jail. but will not tame
~ submit to the federation being
mulcted for me. | am not pleading
poverty, but II l had the means
would not use them in payment OF any
hne imposed on me for exercising my
rights as an American citizen. ~
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
FEARED THAT WANDERER
MAY GO INSANE

PITTSBURG, Nov. l6.-"Look out
for and detain James Mongon. one
armed man. He may be found suffer
ing from hydrophobia."
This order went out TO every police
station in the city following the start
ling discovery that a dog which Sc
verely bit Mongon had been suffering
from hydrophobia- Mongon's legs
were badly torn by the maddened an
imal, and he Is now at large, home
less and friendless.
The animal was killed by workmen
at the Painter mills. in West Carson
ST., after he had bitten Mongon and an
other man. Mongon roamed about the
south side all afternoon and In the
evening he applied for lodging at the
Center-ave. police station.
He told the sergeant OF being bit
ten and the latter detailed Patrolman
Stadelman TO take him to the Passa.
want hospital. Here both legs were
cadterized and bandages were applied.
Mongon was returned TO the police
station and discharged.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
JAPS TURN C0REA
INTO A SHAMblE;
1904. KILLED
MILITARY OFFICERS SAY THAT
MIkAoo's TROOPS ARE KILLING
NATIVES az WHoLEsALE-JkP-
ANEsE OFFICIAL FIGURES

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.-Pas-
sengers arriving from Manila in the
transport Buford quote military Of
ficers who have recently been in Jap
an as authority for the statement that
thousands of Coreans have. been kill
ed by Japanese since the mikado 90
cupied the hermit kingdom with his
troops. The Coreans killed up to the
end Of August last, since the conclu-
sion Of the Japanese protectorate
treaty Of July, 1907. number 1904, OF
whom 1864 are certified to by the
Japanese garrison. 1876 by the gen.
darmerie and $50 by the native police
corps, while $500 surrendered. The
oflicial returns OF the Japanese casual
ties amount to only 169 killed. 254
wounded and s.162 invaded, Of whom
79e subsequently died
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
ALEXANDRA'S KODAK
FOUND BRIDGE DEFECT

LONDON. Nov. 16.s-Apropos Of the
queens passion for the kodak 1t Is re-
lated that on one occasion when pho
tographing In the open county In Nor
folk her majesty took the view OF a
bridge In the vicinity OF Sandringham.
When 1t was developed the photograph
showed the bridge to be out or level
The queen took another and yet
another snapshot, and still the bridge
presented the same appearance. 1t
was then thought desirable to- have
the structure examined. with the re-
suit that there was found to be sub
sidence OF one part OF the bridge,
which. II IT had not been remedied.
might have had disastrous result
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
N ears Carl of Cleric and
Passes WorthLesS Checks

Northern and the Stratford.. The po-
lice expect TO hear OF number OF
other victims today.
The checks were drawn on the Ma.
tional Bank OF Nebraska City and
made payable 10 the Rev. p. T. Ri.
ey." Telegraphic information says
they are worthless and that Rev. p.
T. Riley Is not known In the Nebraska
town.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
MISS LAWSON HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Miss Marion
Lawson, daughter Of Thomas w. Law
son, the Boston fnancier and million
aire. and her hostess, Mrs. Prentiss
Coonley, narrowly escaped death yes
terday when an automobile In which
they were speeding to the Northwest
ern Railroad station In Lake Forest,
Ill, at the rate OF almost 60 miles an
hour was wrecked, hurting the occu-
pants almost In front of an approach
ing fast train. Two men and the
chauffeur were bruised and shaken
lup.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
SPEAKER OF HOUSE.

LANSING, Mich, Nov. 17.-It looks
like Representative Colin p. Campbell.
Of Grand Rapids. a Warner man, will
be the speaker OF the next house OF
representatives. He says he has sew.
enty votes pledged. Mr.. Campbell at
tended Albion college and is a grad
uate of the University OF Michigan. He
practices law In Grand Rapids.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
| WILL NOT PAY A
FINE THAT STRIKES
At LIBERTY
LABOR LEADER DELIVERS HOT
TALK ON SUIT NOW PENDING
PRISON IF NECESSARY.
SAMUEL GoMPERs.

DENVER. Colo. Nov. Ill am not
pleading poverty. but II ! had the
means l would not use them In pay
ment OF amy fne imposed on me for
exercising my right as an American
This remarkable declaration.
was made by Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent or the American Federation OF
Labor, at yesterday afternoons SEES
sion OF the federation in this city. He
added that II he were found guilty
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
Watched Fifteen Years.

For fifteen years have watched
the working OF Bucklen's Arnica
salve; and Il has never failed to cure
any sore. boil. ulcer or burn to which
II was applied II has saved Us many
doctor BILL" says A. F. Hardy. OF
East Wilton. Maine. At +. G. Kinsel.
Central Drug Co.. Gray q Worcester's
drug stores.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
s2.4s IN FIVE MONTHS.

PORT HURON. Mich, Nov. IL
Suit for separate maintenance has
been Instituted against her husband
by Mrs. Evelyn Wonnacott. a society
leader OF Port Huron. The young
couple were married on June last
The plaintiff says her husband gave
her only SEAS during their married
life
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17

CHICAGO, Nov. l7.-Taking adyan-
tage OF the presence OF several hum
dred Roman Catholic priests In the
city who are In attendance at the
Catholic congress. a. confidence man
wearing the garb OF cleric Is reap
ing a harvest by passing worthless
checks on hotels and business houses.
Among the hotels that have been
swindled are the Lexington, the Great
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
coNEEssEs ON STAND.

Mamie Noredequest, on the witness
stand In Justice Bowen's court yes
terday,5 broke down and said she was
not married to Fred Z. Russell. She
said they had been living as man and
here from st. Paul. MINI. Russells
real wife was present from Iron Noun
tain. The case was adjourned for de-
cision.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
susPENps INDICTMENT.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Nov. IL
Judge Knappen yesterday handed
down an order for suspension OF judg.
ment on the twenty counts OF the
original indictment on which there
was fine of $4,000 imposed. This Is
provisional upon the Stearns Salt and
Lumber Co. coming into court and
pleading guilty 10 the six counts OF re-
hating still pending against II. The
company IA charged with taking re.
bates on lumber shipped from Luding-
ton TO Toledo.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
UPWARD START
~ changing From Coffee TO Postum

Many talented person Is kept back
.nn1aoo Of the Interference OF coffee
- he nour1shment OF the body.
&1a - especially SO with those
80 nerves are very sensitive, as is
- The case with talented persons
Hto q . simple, easy way to get rid
cn1coo evils and q Tennessee lady's
rlonce along these lines Is worth
f1oring. She says:
A1most from the beginning OF the
va ~ coffee II hurt my stomach. BY
t1ma was Is was almost a ner-
- wreck. nerves all unstrung. no
@1nnkh to endure the most trivial
1mun. either work or fun.
~ here was scarcely anything
<114 eat that would agree with me.
|n little did eat seemed to give me
- trouble than II was worth. /
|n11y quit coffee and drank hot water,
t thoru Was 80 little food could d..
~ I Was literally starving: was SO
Dnk could not cit up long at a
III Vas then a friend brought me a
- cup OF Postum, | drank part OF
800 nfter an hour felt as though I
had something to eat--felt
rne<hened. That was about Ave
@.6 neo and. after continuing Pos.
n a place Of coffee and gradually
~ Stronger. today can eat and
6t anything want walk as much
oont. Ny nerves are steady.
1n1love the first thing that did me
noo6 and gave me an upward
<>os Postum, and use Il alto
70 now instead Of coffee. J" tsThere's
- given By Postum Co. Battle
mlch. Read The Road. to
~ ~ she shove lsttsr7 A new
rnooso from time 70 time. They
onole4 trvs. end full Of human
The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
ELECTRIC ROAD GOLD.

MONROE. Mich. Nov. 17.-valen-
tine II. Surghusr and Curtiss NJ. Stei-
dell, of Chicago, trustees, yesterday
bought that portion of the Toledo, Ann
Arbor and Detroit electric road. lying
within the state OF Michigan. The
purchasers represent railroad men and
say that cars will be running over the
line between Monroe and Petersburg
within ninety days. About 100000
has been expended and there is bond
issue OF $1,500,000. Willis Baldwin.
special master In chancery, sold the
property.