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New-York tribune., 1908-09-20

ton. He felt that this fountain direct blow
at his authority; almost, indeed. crime Of lese
majesty.
saw good deal of him at this time. and tried
to reason with him. but he flew into rage and i'm
posed silence upon me-
This fountain drives mad" he cried in
French. (IIe always drops into French when he
wishes to use violent language) 1T is a socialist
plot! Mark my words, socialist plot'
tried to calm him.
by heaven, you are a socialist. too! Everybody
is a socialist nowadays he shouted
But they had better take care!''
Imagine the surprise of the crowd and OF the
officials when, on the day of the unveiling, they
saw the Emperor appear. His face was somhre
and threatening. and his mUstaches were more
warlike than Hurting himself upon the plat
form ne interrupted the good man who had hap
pened to be expatating upon the virtues of the
donor
AN evil spirit is lowering over this city, cried
William. Socialism is lifting its head I will not
tolerate it, wish every one to know that have
given orders for an immense barracks to be built
nv loyal troops and my faithful cannon If the
socialists stir I will not hesitate to NOW them
down Let them look out! I will NOW them down
I have had enough OF it..
With this he turned his back the crowd and
looked scornfully at the fountain
LAS for this fountain he said, addressing the
dignitaries on the platform. with shrug Of his
shoulders lit is simply ridiculous-absurdi So
saying he went as he had come, like a tempest,
leaving the crowd stupe1ed
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
UNIQUE WEDDING PRESENTS.

There is usually such Tnonotony in lists of
wedding presents that it is quite refreshing read
that among the gifts 70 a. young couple. recently
made at Hampton Wick, was a bag containing:
three hundred threePenny pieces the present OF
Thomas Whenman, late parish clerk OF Hampton
Wick.
This unconventional nuptiaI present reminds us
of others, many of which must have been as
welcome as they original. It is not long since
the proprietor of the Russian newspaper. "Novoe
Vrenya" lowered his daughter on her wedding day
with the profits life of OF the advertising
pages of his paper which represented an income Of
about $4,000 a year.
Another generous parent, Mr. Henry Hodgson Of
St Louis, gave to the first of his three daughters
to find husband her weight in gold 70 The sec
ond her weight in silver. and to the third and last
10 be led TO the altar her weight in copper
When the daughter of Frau Becker. a menagerie
proprietor. was married to Herr Schneider few
years ago she took him dover elephant a
lion, and several other wild animals to form the
nucleus of rival show.
But perhaps the most original of these unconven-
tonaI gifts that of well-to-do London trades
man VINO presented to his son, on the eve of his
marriage, small and modestly bound volume. It's
appa rent value shilling at the outside, but,
on opening It. the lucky recipient found that each
OF its pages banknote for 100. The use
of the volume explained in the preface which
directed that note was tc be removed and spent
~ will on each anniversary of the wedding day
Tit-Bits.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
MAKES MOTHER PRISONER.

II was to demand Of hls widowed mother the
journal which he termed memorial
The Empress feigned ignorance. william IN
eisted He spoke as master, giving his mother the
order n obey She persisted in declaring that she
knew nothing of the papers. Her son menaced her
nr11talv with his wrath To his dry eyes her tears
we're only stratagem. The more she resisted the
moro determined he necame II seemed to MIN tnat
the irnportance of the papers might he measured
b,, the stubboruness OF her opposition; besldes
which he was enraged that in the-frst hour OF the
reie, he had so feverishly awaited some one dared
thwart him
was not his mother merely q princess OF the
ro,,sa of which he was the head? Was she not
merely lady-c0lonel of one Of his regiments? as
she not his subject? Anger drove him stark mad
We'll" he commanded. purple with wrath you
u,in remain under close arrest until you nave
obeyed met
T7ismarck. arriving at Potsdam two hours after
This found the palace surrounded by squadrons OF
armed cavalry -,
rrbe Fmneror whom he found still exalted. told
the n3 Chancellor how he had met the disonedience
Of his mother.
And she need not expect pity or consideration
until she has obeyed me' he declared You uh-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
Sunday There Is Not Like That
of ANY Other Similar Town
i'm the World.

Cobalt. Ontario Sept. 1s-This town has other
,orts o4 interest besides its silver output Cobalt,
for instance has its vices. for, somehow, there is
t these shadeless grassless towns something which
makes strong men yearn for things which they
would snun In Fifth avenue or in the little New
F-nelend villages whence many Of the silver seek
ers hail Cobalt in its excesses. however, Is In
,,s,,+ie rather than initiative, and although the
cann IS only FIVE years old 1t already has invented
.,o ,,evy methods Of debauch entirely unknown at
Creade or Cripple Creek or any other mining
-, Already in twenty buildings and shacks
80 log huts the high priests OF the new mining
80 yninister 10 the votaries. This makes one
s,,b Mace for every seven hundred and fifty men,
arner and children within five miles OF silver ore
- ,be traffic which is enriching American, Eng
,,t Cansdian French and even Polish puTveyors
=. --;es an with fragrant openness The evidences
=, the previous nights excesses are piled hlsh 0h
.ta -ouph board sidewalks for ali 10 see
rh he hit seizes not merely the rough miners
- College men, the mining engineers or the
- srions of great families, and graduates Oh
- uorId's famous archaeological SCHOOLS can DC
Zen furttvely chewing the thing they nave oousht
-, the urosperous twenty. The other uing
Ives &, hotties OF this traffic the Canadian gov
aent must have eognizanee; some OF It's schooi
teachers have it, the people hint, ont tne govern
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
MONUMENT ARoUsEs IRE.

The struggle between the Empress Dowager and
her eon lasted for several months: six at least
Finally, the Emperor obtained the manuscript and
the Empress her money.
Was it not a worthy debut, I ask you, for an
Emperor who. despairing OF ever attaining the
glory of having made Bismarck discerned that
the glory Of daring to dismiss him was the only
thing that could be thrown into the balance?
Do you know the large fountain which stands
In the SchlosspIatz7 1t bequeathed to the city
of Berlin by q very rich gentleman The Mayor
in accordance with the usual ceremonial custom
invited the Emperor to take part in the dedication
exercises. The Emperor was absolutely outraged
He could hardly believe that they would dare to
erect in Berlin a monument which had net origt
mated with him.
He exhausted all tho administrative and 1ega-
tricks that he could think of to prevent the ac-
ceptance OF the legacy and. failing to arrest the
project sent a curt refusal to attend the dedica-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20

candy or smokes. and listens TO the Salvation
Army. In the forenoon IT goes to the five churches
in the town Many go excursions 70 fish at
Terna gami. run up TO Haileyburg, and at train
time the stations crowded. The returning trains
in the evening, however. bring riotous. drunken
crowds They are orderly when they went
And IN the history Of the town there has never
been a of larceny involving as much as sloo
The jeweller leaves his out all OF Sunday In
an unbarred window.
This seemed incredible. So the visitor to Cobalt
tried to trap one OF the engineers at La Rose who
showed him rich vein recently uncovered by a
trench.
Il suppose when you ran across that you had a
large celebration"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
ABOUT THE KAISER
Some anecdotes Which Man or May
Not Be Strictly True.

Octave Mirbeau in The American Magazine
am going to be indiscreet enough to tell you
little anecdote about Emperor william 1t was
told TO me one night at Friedrichsruhe by the late
Bismarck who had been drinking. That is to say
that it be believed. for there was never any
one more brutality sincere than he was under the
influence OF wine
Hardly had the old Chancellor told me the story
which going to relate than I seemed to read
In his stern face that ne would have given any
thing to have It unsaid. But he not ths man
to openly regret aot-even n1istake-and he
was too much enemy of useless words to ask.
after realizing his error that / keep the story
secret. Nevertheless. each time wanted to tell it
have seemed TO his fiery eyes in their wrinked
pockets. and have kept silence.
The tale deals with Williams first act Of author
ity.
To begin with, you probably know of the feverish
anxiety he showed when. as son of the heir ap-
parent. he watched the progress Of his father s
illness at San Reno. while the old grandfather
slowly petrifyng the throne. You have
heard, too. OF his parrcidal fever during the hun
dred days reign Of his poor, caneerous father.
Frederick. All. William had escaped his parents
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20

do you speak any English. JAM asked tns
visitor.
II say good e-svsning" he replied. with zntss
that lifted the strasy mustachs his Sensitive
lips.
How do you feel today"
mo good. Aveerything seek"
He is a little under the wsather today" ~r.
pIained the interpreter.
You have a great part-tae cause you repre-
sent"
Maybe I don't know"
There was far away look IN his g-aytsh eyss
and tone OF sadness that seemed 20 reach beyond
the immediate situation What he thinking of.
what II meant to be q Russian rsvoutton4sr- sud-
denly came into the visitors mind with the recol-
lection Of an item IN the Dourna committes's
port tortures at Riga: They beat the eight
year-old Anna Pouren demanding OF her shs
should tell the whereabouts OF her father" Ths
visitor thought also Of the prisoners wife. who
cast into Jail three times for no offence: OF the
aged parents terrersed into bstraying thei- sons
New World address through his letters 20 them. Of
the neighbors fogged BY Cossacks because they
had the misfortuns to live near PoUrea-
Where Is your little daughter now-ths they
torturedT'
But # was not necessary 70 harass the father
with cruel reminders. for one OF the party could
tell that little Anna was home with her mother IN
the distant Baltic village. and the family Is not
being prosecuted at least while the extradttfon
proceedings pending II IS early yet 70 plan for
reunion the basis OF the fathers liberation
DO you know about the Cooper Union meeting.
Jan7'
"Ah, yesr' HIS eyes bIazsd and his soft veics
poured vfvacious torrent that occupied both n
terpreters. 1T splendid. as Mr.. Pollock tells
viii read about II IN the Lettish paper atts-
ward appreciate deeply the efforts OF the Araerf-
can people in my behalf and IN behalf os al po-
Htical refugees know my case Is useful 20 Hh-
erty At the same time cannot help being disap-
pointed at Commissioner Shfelds's decision against
me- You have read; you know the unsworr tssti-
mony brought against me, and that the netyhbors
testified IN fear OF their lives"
'If you went back you wouldn't lave much os =
trial. would you7''
attorney could not see me alone. except IN tbs
trial Half hour after the trial It is the firing
squad
You have already missed several eugagsnenta
with the firing squadT'
Pouren's eyes twfnkIed with soft nsrrtns1t- az
SisegaI few months before took ship for Amer
ica. I was TO be executed in two days. Il hap
pened that had some money In jail with ma 7
gave the money to the guards. and they all got
drunk on vodka So 1 was free 70 walk cut and
return to my companions in the woods ASterEz-t
happened two narrow escapes from arrest Ons
time the house where 1 was staying
rounded by soldiers. There was fine pear tres
in front OF the house. and the soldiers. who lived
on poor rations stopped to eat those pears This
allowed me 10 walk away by the back door Tho
other time there was hot skirnish in the woods,
and the soldiers shot two OF nv nearest COM
panIons Jan Ackeruan and Martin Luss- Right
at my elbow were they shot Afterward the people
dug up their bodies and gave them an honorable
| public funeral
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20

Pourens shoes The question is. Are they safe
here or not? I have abiding faith that they are
safe and that Pouren is safe
The visitor to the Tombs prisoner tried TO mag
inc the meaning Of ii all and to realize the emood-
Inlent Of a great issue in the little man who sat
opposite him a table in the barred reception
room The circumstances were favorable for an
interview since there were no alien ears IN the
private chamber and the prisoner knew that ne
was among friends On the other hand, an inter
view conducted through a veil OF two languages
translated by two interpreters has tendency TO
be somewhat foggy. Although Pouren understands
Russian fairly. knows something OF German ana
has pIcked up a trife of English, his mother
tongue IS Iettish. 1t deemed desirable 70
have Lettish interpreter turn his natural speech
into Russian which then put into English by
his counsel Mr.. Pollock But while words might
he foprv and transIations inexact. there little
difficulty in getting the meaning Of fraternaI
smiles and soft infections ana the aHectionate
hand clasp continuously maintained across the
,ab1A with the hgh-cheeed rnustached interpreter.
secretary Of the Lettish Social Democratic Society
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
e {. HEWITT CALLED
MAN 0F MYSTERY
ODDITIES OF BENEFACTOR
OF MUSEUM.
1;-ed Alone an O7cego Mansion and
Had Fe7o Intimate Friends
DISPENSED Charity Secretly.

-, Y SEPT T7.-FTederick Charles Hewitt
=. si.s here the other day, bequeatEing s2.eoeoao
-. N-a-v York POSTGRADUATE School and Hospital.
"a asa n the Metropolitan Museum OF Art besides
-.ss,r his association his residuary legatee over
"a 20 charitable institutions and over 100000 to
,s,svss was known here the Man Of Mys-
- Although he had spent the greater part Of
= ,x-r-nine wears OF his life in this village, he
= -saicaiiv different from any man here. ana,
.. &c said the town possesses more than hfty-seNen
s,---r-1x different varieties. He had few intimate
S1ss here although he gracious in man
- .os-6 all with whom he came in contact I'm
- ,,s+ very wealthy men. he was known 70 COM
-s++vslv few outside this village He was ex-
.-e-,elz modest and retiring in manner, seeking
,he BACKGROUND n preference 10 the spotlight he
- sought power or fame with his riches. pre-
s.--,nr 70 enjoy himself in his own unobtrusiVe
snd unoHendiag way.
.. -s-ad nothing for display. politics society
zss never married. but lived alone in the stately
- horse situated across the street from the All
,-sra House. where he was fatally stricken with
,s-alvsis caused by Bright's disease while call
trr IN an old friend and where United States Sen
,-o- Thomas c Platt stin retains his voting resi-
&C During the last seven years Of his life Mr..
zzsv-=+ became an ardent and discriminating art
,r,ar.o~ I5Is home contains remarkable collec-
,ion # paintings. ceramics. ETC. in the gathering
~ which he had expended about s15o,ooo. In his
.ol,.--;o, are oil paintings by Tibert, Corot
7ss1laco,,r and the works Of other noted modern
F7rrnrezn artists. America is represented by hne
.,scf-pens Of the work OF Edward and Thomas
Mora. D Ridgevay knight and several other
s--isrs f e1ual note Some of these were executed
On NJ HeEirt's order. Some Of the foreign pct
es were never exhibited in this country except In
his parlors and then only few Of his friends
one marine by Edward Moran was painted at
Nr HeRitts order and delivered 10 him just after
the uairters death AZ Hewitt took special
--jde n his collection Of japanese and Chinese
carved fvories which is particularly rare and valu-
able He also owned large number Of sats1lr1a
,o-celai1s carved jades. bTonzes enamels. fnlaid
csb!nets old tapestries and modern japanese tap
as-r5as large silk rugs and a multitude Of other
ART treasures many OF which were collected for
him abroad by experts His will directs that all
Of these articles be sold. Francklyn Paris. the
artist served MI Hewitt in the capacity OF ao-
wiser IN his purchase OF paintings OF the Barozon
school In his last illness Mr.. Hewitt sent for the
artist who arrived IN, the village two hours after
NJ FeRitrs death Mr- Paris does not know Tor
what PURPOSE Mr.. Hewitt summoned him
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
MINING TOWN WITHOUT CRIME.

mot so that you'd notice it, was the reply.
.This carnp is mining on Industrial rather than
a arewater and six-shooter basis. And if you
wanted TO celebrate In the ordinary sense OF the
term you'd have leave Cobalt unless you can ac-
ouire a soda water jag If you please. this camp ts
mart and parcel of the effete East. Why, about a
year ago. when there was strike OF the men at
some az the mines one OF the superfntendents who
had Gonna from the West wanted 10 put In an
ARMED force to protect his property This idea was
generally regarded being a good joke There
wasn't apy attempt at violence, and you had to
read the local newspaper TO know that the strike
was still on Candy? Sure they ali eat H.
The visitor had had policemen tell him that there
MAS ..nathing in II" before he Cobalt so he
,ook a look for himself Up and dawn the strange
strests where sheet tin shack crowded a log
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20

siderable surprise expressed when II became
Known that Mr.. Hewitt had directed the sale Of
two OF his trotters. at his death.
The death of Frederick c. Hewitt is severe
blow to Owego, II for other reason than the
amount he paid each year In taxes betrayed no
small amount of the expense OF maintaining the
local government. His estate, estimated TO be
worth between 5000 600 and S. coo oo consists prin
cipally of stocks and bonds He had little real
estate: There seems to be disposition the
part OF the heirs to contest the WILL for in the
event CT contest the will directs that the amount
bequeafhed TO the contestant shall be given to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
TWENTY CANDY STORES.

What are these strange, uncommon vices OF
Cobalt camp? Simply candy and soda water For
Cobalt which tenderfeet approach with the idea
that they are to be made TO dance TO the tune OF
rAvolvers ontthe very railroad stations. Is distn-
v,,,sbad nv the number Of candy and soda water
stores patronzed by the dssipating silver miner.
F7v actual count there twenty candy stores IN
cobalt. in places five and six TO a block, OF as
near a block as the infrequency or cross streets
auoxrs And they orderly. quiet, Ia"-aoldihs
candy stores without even much as an auto
y,atic pano in them to grind out irreverent music
The stranger in town asks TO be directed TO llo
miners, dance halls and groggeries, He is foid
that there are no such places II ne Wishes e4-
ctenent he may go TO the Salvation Army par-
racks or 10 the three moving picture stores
II he wants inward exharation. he has the
choice OF nut sundae, chocolate soda' or
ho,tIe OF ..sassprla" or candy And IN the candy
line he can get anything. from the lolypop on a
stick TO the bonbons he sends his best girl on
Christmas Liquor saloons are not allowed IN CO.
halt: the dives were driven out years ago Ihere
are a few blind pigs you are told, but they are
fav and far between. On Sunday. when the
mines are closed and ten thousand men are anus
ing themselves the crowd gathers ABOUT the drug
store across the street from the pahk- huhehes
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
EVIDENCE" GAINED BY TORTURE.

Heroes are not the same behind the bars as in
the field OF action. Even Napoleon drooped at St
Helena The mere lack of sunlight. OF surfclent
evercisa and of liberty for nine months has worn
av-av the man who was the gay. rugged. dashing
little Robin Hood of the Baltic insurrection- the
gavetv and the daring fash out at moments from
a face of paIid WEAKNESS and gentle resignation
Muscles in the large peasant hand have become
weak Vigor is lacking in the arm that once snoul-
soa4 = revolutionary rife Bur the sweet. feminine
voice Is probably not much changed from the time
II cried bugIe commands 10 the companies OF the
peoples army
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
CAREFUL SANDY.

Two Scoth travellers merchant. and a farmer.
were discussing political economy in a railway
carriage.
After ! while the merchant filed his pipe. nt f.
and settled back for comfortable smoke. The
farmer his pipe from his pocket ard. after
gazing lengingiy az his empty bowl asked his
paniOn for match The merchant selected oas
from large boxful and handed IL over.
said the farmer.
pouch"
Well" said the merchant, holding cut his hand
then yelI De In need OF that match."-Pisk-
me-Dp.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20

mont raises no finger to prevent, and allows the
rrerniskarning & Northern Ontario Railroad to
make good freight returns from the traffic Even
~ IS said the little children in the public schools
uatronize these places, and the teachers Recognizes
- -, .arlz rotting teeth and upset stomachs and
.z,-Ive
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
BLACK HAND EXPERIENCE.

Mr.. Hewitt being out Of town. the letter was
handed to his local attorney, who, following in
structions from Mr.. Hewitt, discharged the New
York sleuths and hired local detectives TO solve
the mystery. Another bag, containing SIS in marked
bills was deposed according to the letters instruc-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-20
WOULDN'T SELL HIS HORSES.

For more than fifty years Mr.. Hewitt never per-
rnitted any of HIS horses TO be sold. When horse
became too cid or lame for it was turned out
ITO pastre on the farm where it remained until It
died Either Mr.. Hewitt OF his servants
went daily to the farm and fed the horses, there
being no caretaker at the farm. Consequently, con-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-31
BRYAN NOT SEEKING HONOR.
VIII Take Nomination il O6ered by
Rank and File, However.

Lincoln, Nebr, Jan. 50.-W. J. Bryan,
in the issue of his Commoner Of to-mor-
row. says ne stands by his first state
ment of November that he is not seeking
and will not ask for the Democratic NOM
ination for the Presidency, but he Will
take it if the rank and file of the voters
want him to. He says
several newspapers recently printed a
statement that Mr.. Bryan had written to
a friend in the Feast that ne would de-
cline the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency should it develop that a GER
tain portion Of the delegates TO the Den
yer convention were opposed to him. Mr..
Bryan made no such statement His po-
sition was clearly described in state
ment printed in the Commoner OF No
vember i.
1T may be added that Mr.. Bryan does
not regard the plutocratic newspapers
that have habitually misrepresented him
as being qualified to speak even for a
minority of Democrats. These newspa-
pers speak for the system. The rank and
file of the Democratic party will shape
the party's course at Denver"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-31
THE TWO THAW TRIALS.

The fTst trial consumed nearly three
months. and is supposed 10 have cost the
State about ss80o0.
The trial past closing has taken only
nineteen e1mt days. and tie cest VII Be
les in proportion. Fever experts were
called a. witnesses.
The conduct and argument for the TFuse-
cltioH and defense have vastly differed
At the first trial Dolphin NJ Delmas de-
voied most Of his time to painting WoTd
pictuTes, and finally terminated his argu-
meut 10 de Eiry with the announcement
that the kind Of homicide Harry Thaw had
committed vas "dementia Americana ard
vas ezcusable.
There was nothing Of that kind laid be
fore the jury st the present tiaL L Was
the plain. unEarnished statement by Martin
W Liltleton that Thaw vas insane when
he was bora; vas insane al his life. and
that there vas nothing left for the jury 70
DO blt declare ThaW not guilty because Of
his insanity
District Attorney Jerome has questioned
the insanity Theory. bat be has admitted
probable alstiscati5a for the murder; has
acknowledged the wrongs borne By the
young wife Of the defendant. ana has III
ierred his belief that White met a merited
end. To that extent he has helped the case
Of the defense.