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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-28

ended forever the hopes of the Indians and the
half breeds and finally gave Canada to civiliza-
ton 1t is a story full OF tragedy and of hero
ism. Worthy. by the way, to rank with the
brave deed of the wife OF Merrill. the Ken
tuckian. was the vaIor of Madeleine de Yer
cheres the French Canadian girl of fourteen.
the daughter of the seigneur of vercheres. Let
us rehearse the tale:
One morning her father absent at Quebec
and all the farm folk working in the fields.
To guard the fort her father had left two sol
ders, old man eighty years old. her two little
brothers and herself. Suddenly the terrible war
whoop of the Iroauols pierced the air, and scarce
time had the soldiers to barriCade the doors and
windows before a mighty host appeared before
the fort. So fierce their fire that the soldiers
deemed IL useless 10 continue to struggle But not
Madeleine. Selling musket. she ordered the
falterers to their posts. Day and night for whole
week did this heroic girl hold the band OF Iro-
quois bay She taught her little brothers to load
and fired so rapidly that the Indians fanoed a
garrison of twelve men at least held the fort AT
last a reinforcement arrived and the IrOquos heat
retreat The gates OF the fort flung open
and the pale, weary girl. captain OF the garrison
Of Vercheres, flung herself into her fathers arms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-28

mond as saying that there is "a great mass OF
amateur work exhibited as consummate snort.
hand, much praised and priced by persons u
strangely distorted taste" Without specihea
tons we are left more or less in the dark, out We
fancy that we know the kind OF work tha' ei'
William Richmond is talking about, and We ieai
that we would not find 1t amateurish- ho"eFSi
1t is useless to argue about the BRITISH poin' -
view where water ,lors are concerned. IL Is AT
least 10 be said for Mr.. CHndall that ne mas
treated his subject dispassionateIy and we are
grateful for his well arranged information The
Illustrations 100 well reproduced in colors efec-
lively round out the record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-28
WATER COLOR PRINTING.
H Useful History Of the art IN
Great Britain.
A HISTORY OF BRITISH WATER 90

PAINTING, VIII Biosraphtcai List Of
with ffty-eight coiored Illustrations syo. PIP.
xiii, 27s Z. P. Dutton & Co
Mr.. Cundalrs History of British Water Color
Painting" makes admira BILE work of refer
ence He begins with the earliest Nominations
passes to the miniatures of HoIbein. Nicholas
Hiiard, Oliver and Cooper, ana then briefly
traverses the painters who have used water
coIors in the making Of pictures in our modern
sense Their ministrstions date from the eigh-
teenth century, when Paul Sandy and others
were prolific of careful Typographical views"
and illustrators Of social life produced elaborate
scenes like the st. James's Park OF Edward
Dayes. well known through Soiron's charming
engraving; but British water color painting re-
ceved its first substantial impetus from men who
handled the medium with a breadth and en-
ergy fostered by work in oils. Turner and Con-
stable achieved effects beyond Sandby's widest
dreams. Curiously however. It is his smooth
meticulous method that has since ruled. Richer
color and more romantic feeling went to the
making OF those water coors which were pro-
duced by the pre-Ra phaelites, by Sir John Gil
bert and by others who might be cited but the
school has never shaken eff what might be de-
scribed as the conservatism Of the founders
Even so personal painter as Fred Walker so
exquisite a painter as Albert Moore may be
traced back in grain, TO the patient craftsmen
who in the eighteenth century went about MAX
ing portraits Of noblemens mansions
There is something in the British nature
which balks at the freedom which water color
lists elsewhere have found indispensable Mr.
CsIndail fear. that some critics may re inclined
~ carp al his inclusion Of a work b. whistler
IN mi. book Naturany they viii carp Whistler
has nothing % do with British water color
painting the author quotes Sir william Rich
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-28
IAN M4CLAREN's ASECDorE.
From The London Star.

From The London Star.
one Of Wstson's stories illustrates the ditar
ence between the temperament OF the High
lander and the Lovlander Two stud@nts wsrA
at evening party. Angus said ths ~
lander. hoo are ye gettin' on I'm daetn' dpA
The girl j have appears 10 be greatly plAasaa
with me, and shes no ill-lookin'" .Ioct " ssjS
the Highlsn9er. the Young LADY, who mas 81
good as 10 speak 70 me, and whom an, dasirous
- serve, asked ne To get her What she rans3
plackmanEe am willing to do her bidding
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
ARCHBoLD ON GRILL
OIL Magnate Subjected to Severe
Cross-Examination.

New York, Dec. 2.-Seeking to un-
ravel the puzzling ownership of the
Standard Oil Company of Texas and
other oil companies, which the gov
ernment charges are controlled by
the Standard Oil company, Frank. B.
Kellogg, federal counsel in the United
States suit to dissolve the so-called
oil trust, subjected John D. Archbold
to grilling cross-examination. Mr.
kellogg also sought information re-
garding certain mysterious loans of
$2,700,000 made to James Mcdonald
by the Anglo-American company, a
Standard subsidiary, but Mr.. Arch
bold, director of the Alglo company,
was unable to throw any light on the
question For over year the gov
ernment's counsel has been trying to
obtain information regarding these
Mcdonald loans, but has failed. The
government alleged that the loans
were made to enable the Standard to
secretly purchase the Manhattan Oil
Company. of Ohio Mr.. Archbold said
that he and Henry Rogers resigned as
directors of the Anglo-American COM
pany shortly after their election
year ago. The vice president of the
Standard denied that the designations
were brought about by the present
government proceedings.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
SEVEN TRAINMEN INJURED
Great Northern Flyer Crashes Into
. Freight.

Seven men, members of the train
crew or postal clerks, were severely
injured at Clontarf Station, five miles
northwest of Benson, when Coast
flyer No. 4, running east on the Great
Northern. crashed into the rear end
of freight train which was standing
on the main track
Those injured were Engineer Ira
Denney, st. Paul, OF the passenger
train engine; his fireman, two bag
gagemen and three postal clerks. Den.
ney was caught under his engine
which was overturned by the shock
of the collision. and was badly scald-
ed, but in the opinion of the surgeons
will probably recover.
The engine of the passenger train
plowed it's way, before it was derailed
and fell on it's side, through the ca
boose and two freight cars. The bag
gage car. mail car and three passen-
ger coaches were mingled in one ruin.
Fire started up almost instantly and
all the passenger train cars, as we'll
as those of the freight train which
had been telescoped, were quickly
burned
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Heart to Heart
Talks.
Dv EDWTN A NYE
KILLED-AN AMERICAN MOTHER.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908. by Edwin A. Nye.

KILLED AN AMERICAN MOTHER.
+ This is the true story OF John
Sweeney, of John Sweeney's mother
and Of the naval department.
, John Sweeney deserted from the
navy, and the department KILLED
JOHN sWEENEY'S MOTHER.
What? 1t is true. Not Intentionally.
abut they killed her just the same.
John Sweeney was the son Of Mrs.
Mary Sweeney of New York About
| two years ago John disappeared from
home and enlisted in the navy.
/ Some time ago his mother learned
/ her boy was quite i'll in the naval hos
pital at San Francisco
| The mother also learned she could
buy her sons release for certain
sum of money. At great sacrifice she
raised the money, sent it to her son
and awaited his Homecoming.
And then one morning the mail car
rier brought her a letter She looked
at it and tainted. 1t was her own let
ter returned. and across it's face was
stamped in large letters:
''DESERTER.n
From that moment she faded, and In
few days she died, the doctors said.
Of BROKEN HEART.
And that was murder:
Had Mrs. Sweeney lived In Russia.
where bureaucratic government rides
cruelty over human hearts, one might
expect the red tape rules OF barbarity.
But in the United States!
1t is all right to punish deserters
from the navy. That is necessary for
discipline. But it is not all right to
break the hearts Of mothers by cruel
customs. 1t is not all right to punish
the innocent for the guilty.
This branding of letters Is part Of
the eighteenth century procedure that
used to tie sailors to the mast and lash
their bare backs with the cato mine
rules.
The sufferings Of the poor mothers
of deserters are sufficiently acute-vica-
rious victims Of wayward sons-with-
out this pitiful branding of their moth
erly missives.
The thing is a relic Of the dark ages.
We hear much about the ineficiency
of our naval bureaus. Certainly re-
form is needed as to their needless
cruelty.
1t is no less crime to kill loving
mother because 1t Is done by bureau
cratic brutality.
The heartless custom of printing DE
serter" on the envelopes OF friends
should be stopped.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
America In the Sky.

A remarkable celestial photograph
was taken some time ago by an astron-
omer at Heidelberg, Strange as it may
seem, it is the picture of nebula in
the constellation .Cygnus (the Swan
that closely resent bles the outline map
Of North America The glowing nebulc
represents the form Of the continent.
with the dark background of the heav-
ems surrounding it as the ocean sur
rounds the land, The tapering toward
the south. the great gap made by the
gulf Of Mexico and the curve Of the
coast Of Central America and the
isthmus are all to. he seen. The as
tronomer that took the photograph has
named it the America nebula" This
is the hrst celestial object that has
been named after one Of the great -di-
visions Of the earth.-Chlcago News
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
TO CONTROL GRAIN TRADE
Canada Spends 100000, 900 for Rail
roads and Canals.

Chicago. Dec 1.-Quietly and de-
liberately Canada has been spending
something like S2O0,000,000 for canals
and railroads with view to handling
the great wheat business of the North
west. according to r. F. Sutherland,
speaker of the Dominion house of
commons.
And now, says Canada's Uncle
Joe," the Dominion is in a position to
demand some of the attention which
it's natural resources deserve. The
result, he intimated. would be that
the United States would lose the
grain business which has meant so
much to the Northwestern states in
years past.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Supreme Court Defines Gross
Earnings Of Railroads.
ADDS MUCH TO THEIR TAXES
Decision Involves Large Sum Of
Money Annually.

The first definition of gross earn
ings' of railroads in the history
of the state was given by the
supreme court in a suit of the state
against the Minnesota and Interna-
tionaI Railway company for taxes on
unreported earnings. The state wins
on a majority of it's claims and those
involving the largest amount of
money and in the establishment of
the principles will enable the state to
collect thousands of dollars from a
number of the thirty-five railroads
doing business in the state.
The decision says that the earnings
of a railroad, for the purpose of taxa
tion, should not be confined to the
returns on the actual traffic earnings
The lower court gave the state taxes
upon two items involved in the suit
and the higher court adds eight addi-
tional items to the seventeen claimed
by the state.
The court holds that the road in ad-
dition to the receipts for transports
ton should pay taxes on receipts
from lumber companies for loading
cars for the companies, for the use Of
railway equipment by construction
concerns and for the use of work.
trains by other roads. Income de-
rived from interest on deposits, from
the sale of old material and what
might have been received from charg-
ing for hauling its own supplies is
not taxable
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Oyster She'll Window Paaes.

On the west coast Of India is found
species OF oyster, Placuna piacenta,
whose shell consists of pair Of rough.
ly circular plates about six inches In
diameter. thin and white. At present
these oysterse are noliected for the
pearls which they often contain, al
though few are At for the use Of the
jeweler. But in the early days Of
English rule in India the shells were
employed for window panes. Cut into
little squares, they produced very
pretty effect, admitting light like frost
ed glass. When the Bombay cathe-
dral was built at the beginning Of the
eighteenth century it's windows were
paned with these oyster shells. In Goa
they are still thus employed.-Youth's
Companion.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Boy Bandits Busy.

! Four young men, described by
their victims rs nothing but mere
boys, are terrorizing Minneapolis
with their bold and uninterrupted
series of hold-ups. During the past
week they have entered at least
half dozen places, mostly grocery
stores, and with fearsome display of
fevolvers ordered the pr0pfietors to
stand aside while they rihed the cash
drawers In only one or tive instances
were they successful In obtaining
money.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
STABBED DURING QuARREl
St. Paul Man Carved by Former
Employe.


While two score people, patrons,
walters and other employees, stood In
horrified inertia Otto Bradesh, propri-
etor of the Baltimore dairy lunch at
st. Paul, fell writhing to the floor OF
the restaurant, the blood squirting In
streams from Ave gaping wounds in
his body.
AS he fell unconscious, his assail-
ant, Charles Avis, eighteen years old,
fed from the scene.
Men rushed to the aid of the bleed
ing Bradesh and others pursued the
fleeing Avis, but he had made good
his escape.
Bradesh, unconscious and bleeding
freely, was hurried to st. Joseph's
hospital in the police ambulance and
although in critical condition he is
expected to pull through.
Alvis was arrested half an hour
after, the crime. He admitted stab
bing Bradesh and was taken to the,
central station
Avis had been discharged by Bra
desh a few days ago. Avis returned
to the restaurant and In the course of
quarrel with Bradesh, pulled a knife
and stabbed the latter five times.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Body Found Under Bridge

The body of John B. Gedney, a
brother of M. A. Gedney, Charles B
Gedney and Isadore V. Gedney, pro
prietors of the NJ. A. Gedney com,
pany of ST. Paul, was found under
the bridge of the Minneapolis aud
st. Louis railway at Minneapolis
with his. skull fractured. 1t is sup.
posed that he had been robbed and
thrown over the bridge by the high.
waymen or that he accidentally fell
from the bridge.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
FLEET SAILS FROM MANILA
Bis 7ateleships Start on Their Home
ward Journey.

Manila, Dec. with no ceremonies
other than the cheering thousands of
people. thronging the waterfront
marking the departure, and accompa-
MED by several coast guard cutters
and a few launches from Manila to
exchange final farewells and salutes,
the Atlantic battleship feet under
Rear Admiral Sperry promptly on
schedule time started on its homeward
Journey and sailed for Colombo, Cey-
lon. the first port that the feet Will
stop at on the second half of the
world-encircling voyage.
The fleet will arrive at Colombo in
two weeks, where it will stay for six
days and then proceed to SueZ without
stopping.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Minneapolis Man Killed.

Caught in the gearing of 40-horse-
power electric motor Magnus John
son, fifty-five years OF age, received
injuries at the Merchants elevator
at Minneapolis from which he
died three minutes after reaching the
city hospital Johnson, who was en-
ployed as an oi1er in the elevator
was cleaning up around the motor.
when the sleeve on his right arr
canght in the teeth of the cog gearing
one one side of the motor and the armN
was torn off.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Aged. Man Asphyxiatsd. b

Herman Langeberg of ST. Paul,
sixty-fye years of age, was asphyx
lated at the home of DR.. Schwarzman.
Langeberg was well known figure
about the st. Paul streets and for
years has been a special policeman
in the employ of merchants about
Sever Corners. He roolned at the
Arlington hotel until a few days ago,
when Dr. Schwarzman offered him
room and board if he would tend the
fyrnaca
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
SUPPOSED SAFE CRACKERS
Nine Men Captured in Raid at Min.
neapoIs.

Nine men, supposed to be members
of gang of professional safe crack
ers wanted in various Wisconsin
towns were captured in Minneapolis
in a raid on their rooms at 27 East
man avenue, Nicollet island, by Pri-
vate Detective Ole Ringdahl of st.
Paul and Detectives Morrissey, STAY
10, Martinson and Wirtensohn of the
Mill City force.
A complete outfit of explosives and
various accessories commonly used by
safe crackers was confiscated The
catch is considered by the police of
the Twin Cities to be most important
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Minneapolis Faces Deficit.

Minneapolis city departments have
expended s1,327 ,61s.12 of the s1,4s1.-
230 appropriated for current expenses
for the year 1908, which leaves only
$120,89G.66 to cover the budgets for
November and December and it is
feared that there will be more deficits
at the close of the present year than
ever before in the history of the city
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Tao Day In Twin Cities.

Minneapolis raised $4,000 and st.
Paul $4,000 ON tag day, the money to.
be used in fighting the white plague.
Free dispensaries will be established
where medicines may be had by those
afflicted with the white plague who
are unable to provide for themselves.
Trained nurses will be engaged and
will journey about the city attending
to those afflicted and teaching them
to care for themselves as far as pos
sjble
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
POPE HAS SLIGHT FEVER
Physicians Feel Sure Ne complica-
tjons viii Arise.

Rome, Nov. 3U.--Pope Plus K has
a slight fever and is obliged TO re-
main in bed Doctors Petaeei and
Marohiafava, after. q careful examina-
tion, announced that with proper care
and rest they felt sure that no com
plications would arise.
All audiences have been suspended
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Carlisle Defeats Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3.-Outclassing
Nebraska state university, the Car
Isle Indians won brilliant gridiron
victory at Antelope park the fin41
score being 81 to s IN favor Of the
visitors. The Indians made sensation,
al gains through the line and were
aided at critical times by Hauser's
kicking.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
WILL REPAY FULL. AMOUNT
Former Minnesota Oil inspector Sued
hx State

Former Minnesota Oil Inspector Sued
by State.
All the charges against Fenton
G.. Warner of ST Paul, former state
oil inspector, who was sued by
the state for $9,353.35, which it was
claimed he collected In fees and failed
to turn over to the state, are dis
missed by the terms of stipulation
filed in the Ramsey county district
court.
Mr.. Warmers .misconstruction of
the laws relating to Inspection are
given as the reasone why he failed to
turn over the fees collected by him
to the state.
BY the terms of the stipulation the
state will recover the full amount
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Fall Proves Fatal.

George Peterson of Minneapolis,
formerly an alderman, fell while
alighting from a wagon and received
injuries which proved fatal shortly
after being taken to the city hospital.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Ends Her Life With Acid.

Mrs. Charles Smith, who was also
known as Helen Monier, took car
bolic acid in her room in Minneap-
oils hotel and died a few minutes
later at the city hospital. She had
luarrelled with man whom she
loved.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
DIES IN FALL FROM. LAUNCH
Chief Of Police Biggy of San Fran
cisco Drowned.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.William j.
Biggy, for more than year chief OF
police of this city, was drowned in
the bay and his body has not been
recovered. Chief Biggy was return
ing to the city from Belvidere in the
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Veteran Newspaper Man Dead.

Frank J. Mead. aged seventy-three,
we'll known Twin City newspa-
perman, died of heart failure in
the Swedish hospital at Minneapolis
Mr.. Mead arrived at St. Paul In 1857
and became associated with the Pio-
neer. At the outbreak of the Civil
war he served against the Indians.
Later he returned to the Pioneer and
then published papers in Pennington
Neb. He returned to the Twin Cities
and became editorial writer on the
Minneapolis Tribune. For several
years past he wrote for the Boston
Herald and New York Journal.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
CONFESS MANY ROBBERIEs'
Four Men Rounded Up by Minneap-
oils Police.

=
oils Police.
A full confession Of more than
score of burglaries which have oc-
Cured in Minneapolis during the past
two months was made to the police OF
the central station by four men who
are under arrest. w. w, Wood, the
first of the quartette, was arrested
several days ago and, according to
the police, the prisoner broke down
and confessed to taking part in a
number of robberies and burglaries,
giving information which resulted in
the arrest of three others who gave
the names of Jim Walters, Harry Will
kerson and Walter Mason All worked
under the guidance Of Wood, it is be-
lieved, and all are under thirty years
of age I"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-09-01
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09
MONETARY COMMISSION.

(Ry s. W Press Assocfaton.O
WASHINGTON. Nov. s.--The ma
tional monetay commission. appofntcu
at the last session Of congress to de.
wise plans for currency legislation,
will hold a meeting in Washington 10
morrow.
The subcommittee viii present re.
ports to the general committee. One
of these, consisting Of Senator's AID.
rich, Hale, Knox and Daniel, and Rep.
resentative vreeland, oyerstreet,
Burton and Paggett, made thorugh
examination Of the monetary and
banking systems OF the commercial ma.
tons Of Europe. The other sub-com.
mitee. consisting OF Senators Allison,
Burrows. Teller. Money and Bailey.
and Representatives Bonynge. Bur.
CESS, Smith and Hugo Weeks, was ap.
pointed to take UP for immediate con.
sideration the question of necessary
amendments to the administrative fea.
lures Of the national banking laws.
Although the campaign interfered
somewhat with the progress Of the in
vestigation, much material has been
secured which will probably throw
light on needed Improvements In con.
Quoting the financial affairs on the
country.
It was learned to-day that the full
commission does not anticipate the
presentation of any general law at the
next session OF Congress, but expects
to propose certain amendments having
to do with the administrative features
OF national banks rather than the cur
rency.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09
ARIZONA FAIR OPENS.

PHOENIX. Ariz., Nov. S.-what is
perhaps the biggest exposition ever
held in one df Uncle Sans territories
was opened to-day and will extend
through the entire week. This is the
fourth annual Territorial Fair and far
SURPRISES its predecessors in the num-
Der and scope of exhibits and amuse.
ments. The races are for $4,000 in
purses. and this liberal offer has at
tracted some of the best horses ever
Eeen on a Southwestern track. The
live stock show illustrates the great
progress made in that industry in the
last few years. and the display Of the
mineral and metal wealth Of the ter.
ritory is very complete. Many ter.
ritorial societies and associations will
h:ld conventions during fair week.