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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

FAMOUS RUSSIAN PRIEST.
How Father John Of cronstadt Was
Revered by Peasantiy and Royalty.

How Father John Of cronstadt Was
Revered by Peasantty and Royalty.
Although broad minded man and
a scoffer at superstition, the late
Father John of Cronstadt, Russia, by
his zeal and devotion to the church
made such a deep impression on the
people of Russia thatshe was univer-
sally known there asspthe holy seer
and miracle worker of the empire.
A medieval spirit pervaded the
Russian church, and largely the life
Of the people, at the beginning of his
ministry in 1855, but by his unique
methods, his life and his personality
he intrenched himself firmly in the
hearts of the Russians. His fame
spread, healing powers were ascribed
to him, the raising from the dead Of o
girl in a cancer hospital at ST. Peters
burg was attributed to him, and nis
house soon became the Mecca fcr pill
grimages by the faithful.
1t was not merely among the lowly,
however, that Father John was re-
yered and adored. The late Emperor
Alexander III. admired the sterling
qualities of the priest and constantly
honored and befriended him. 1t was
for him that he sent when he lay dy-
ing, and it was fsom his hands that
the last sacranents of the church
were administered Father John also
appeared as conspicuous figure at
the solemhities attending the corona
ton Of the present czar.
The faith which the present empress
placed In Father John was shown
when she made the pilgrimage to the
shrine of st. Seraphim to pray for the
desired heir to the Russian throne.
The surname of the dead priest was
Sergieff, but 1t was known to only a
few Of his followers, he being Father
John to virtually all.
The ignorance and the religious ia
naticism of the Russian peasantry are
illustrated in a striking manner by the
almost blasphemous generation of
which Father John, much against his
will, was made the object. Some time
ago a peasant In the government of
Kostroma wrote a hymn in honor of
Father John, placing him almost on an
equality with the persons of the Trim
ity. The Kronstadt priest wrote Sc
we're letter to the peasant, rebuking
him for his blasphemy, but this had
no effect, so he was compelled to go
in person to Kostroma in order to
put stop to the growth of sect
which was being founded to worship
him. This is only one case out Of
many. There are cases in which peas
ants openly maintain their conviction
that Father John was the Christ, the
reincarnation Of the divine spirit.
One aged pilgrim who holds fast this
belief when he was arrested and
threatened with punishment declared
with enthusiasm that he would gladly
die for his savior. Portraits Of Father
John are frequently used as icons and
are venerated in the same way.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

See here" said the latter, who had
just begun to use spectacles. s'See
what you have driven me to with your
attacks on my character and motives.
You have forced me to take to- glass
es.''
'sWell," replied Tillman, with CLINT
In his eye, II hope that now you viii
be able to see the constitution"
A Shakespearean Scholar.
Senator Tillman is a Shakespearean
scholar, and whenever he uses a quo
tation from the great master it is cor
rect. Not having been in college. he
never studied Greek and Latin, but he
has pursued those studies independ-
emily since and frequently astonishes
cultured men by the correctness OF his
quotations.
Senator Tillman's great delight out
side OF the senate and political life is
the cultivation Of flowers. At his home
In Trenton, s. c.. he leaves the man
agement Of the farm almost entirely
to others and while there superlntends
the cultivation Of flower beds. He has
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
PossUM FINE, TAFT VERDICT.
President Elects Digestion and Sleep
Not Disturbed by Famous Dish.

President Elects Digestion and Sleep
Not Disturbed by Famous Dish.
The chief feature in southern eyes
of President Elect Taft's recent visit
to Atlanta was his unqualified indorse-
ment of that typical dish of the south,
roast possum, which was served at a
big dinner given in his honor OF the
results Of his initial introduction to
this dish Judge Taft said:
II ate and ate and ate, and want to
say that roast possum is fine. / can
truthfully say that 1t never hurt my
digestion nor my sleep. am for pos
sum first, last and all the time. take
this stand despite opposition, for just
before attending the dinner received
letter from much worried Chicago
man who urged that for my sake,
for the country's sake and for Gods
sake, quoting his words, should not
eat the toothsome marsupial; but,
though he directed my attention to the
eleventh chapter of Leviticus, I can
say with Lowell, In the Biglow papers,
We'll, they didn't know everything
down In Judee'"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

litical meeting in any part of the state
that the women were not in state Of
terror lest their husbands should be
shot down and killed There were
riots, but these were not extensive in
fatality, and when Tiliman had com
pleted his program he had provided
for the primary system in the state
for the nomination Of county and state
officials, he had established the Glenn
sen college for the technical education
of farmers sons, he had regulated the
sale of liquor by making it state in
stitution, he had adopted new state
constitution which eliminated the ne
gro as a voting factor, and he had
compelled the railroads to pay their
taxes.
His fighting against the railroads
was very dramatic. The railroads APP
.pealed to the national authorities. The
governor ordered the attachment of
rolling stock. Federal authorities ap-
Bealed agRinst the state. AT one time
i've sheriffs were arrested for tying up,
locomotives on the tracks and locking
their wheels.
In the dispensary fight the Darling
ton war" broke out. The governor Or
dered out the troops to enforce the
dispensary law. The troops refused
to respond, and he called for vollin-
teers. All of the farmers tn the state
rallied to his support, and the dis
pensary law was upheld.
A dramatic incident that is recalled
by Tillman's friends occurred at Co
lumbia in 1890 in the campaign for
governor. Judge Haskell, Confed-
crate veteran and an independent can
didate, asked from the platform what
Tillman's record had been in the civil
war
"The gentleman knows what my rec
ord would have been in the civil war
If it had not been married by misfor-
tune by which / lost my eye. If he,
means to impugn the bravery of the
Tillman family in the war, would
ask Bishop Capers, who is in the au-
dience, to come forward and say what
be knows about the fighting qualities
Of Jim Tillman."
Bishop Capers is the Episcopal bish-
op at Columbia. He was one OF the
fighting Confederates and happened to
command the regiment in which james
Tillman was captain. He mounted
the platform and said that while he
disapproved politically of the candi-
date for governor he must say that
James Tillman bore "the orifiamb Of
his regiment"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

By WALTON WILLIAMS.
/ RESIDENT RoOsEvELT's

~ RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S re
~ cent charge against Senator
Benjamin r. Tillman of South
Carolina came as a thunderboltS
Without any attempt TO spring SEN
sation, the details of a recent investi
CATION by postoffice inspectors and
secret service agents have been made
public, and on their face they seem to
indicate that Mr. Tillman has used his
influence as a senator to induce the
government to compel railroad cor
poration to relinquish its control of
land grants from the United States in
order that he and his family and his
secretary, J. B. knight, might profit
through the purchase of some of the
land. In addition to this, 1t is charged
that the senator has used his franking
privilege in numerous instances for
the conduct Of his private business.
Heretofore Mr. Tillman has been the
challenger. AT no time during his polit-
ical career has he lapsed into even
temporary obscurity. He is SO essen
TALLY man of public affairs, so vital
a part Of the business of legislation.
so insistent a~participant in congress
sional activity of every description, SO
unrestrained critic Of public men and
measures, that his name is familiar
throughout the land, and his utter
ances and doings are Of real interest
to all men. In view of his wide repu-
tation for personal integrity 1t is little
wonder that the outcome is matter
of universal moment.
Good Early Training.
Senator Tillmans father died when
the boy was two years old. His moth
err had a plantation of between 1900
and 5000 acres and between 200 and
$50 slaves The senator's early edu-
cation If it could have been continued
on the lines mapped out would have
been an ideal education for southern
boy who was going to cope with ma
tional questions. His governess was
a sister of General Chester A. Arthur,
subsequently president of the United
States. Her instruction lasted only
about three years, when young Till
man was sent to the Bethlehem acad-
envy. Following the lighting instincts
Of his race, he fed from the academy
when he was sixteen to join the Con-
federate army. He did not join the
army, because he was taken Ill and
during that illness lost his eye. He
had to return to the farm, take charge
of things for his mother, and from the
time he was eighteen everything in
connection with the Tillman estate de-
volved on Benjamin.
Young Tillman had very good
head for business and fair executive
ability. He can get more work out Of
three or four clerks in the committee
room today than any other man In
congress, because he maps 4 ont and
knows exactly what he wants There
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Suede Muffs Society Fad.

Young women recently returned from
Europe are wearing suede muffs,
which are said to be one of the latest
conceits of fashion in Paris and Lon
don. They are dainty little things,
and some of them are ornamented
with clusters of violets, roses, gar
denias and sprays of holly and mistle-
foe
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Al Complicated system.

$50 you have decided to economize
this year?"
Yes" answered young Mrs. Tor
kins. Charley has promised to give
me all his winnings at poker. 50 that
l won't have to use any Of my house
keeping allowance to play bridge,'-
Washington star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
PAPER OF SUGAR CANE.
Texas Doctor Conducts Experiments
In Mill at Newington center, Conn.

In Mill at Newington center, Conn.
DR.. James House Butte of Houston,
Tex, has been conducting an expert
ment on large scale in making paper
pulp from sugar cane at the old mill Of
q paper company in Newington Gem
ter. near Hartford, Conn.
Fifty pounds .-ef pulp have been
made and suare-. being bleached. The
fiber is fine and very tough. In its
Hrst stage the pnlp Aszpe dirty yellow
color. but beaches out to a pure
white. The foreman at the mill says
the pulp can be "beaten" into a very
fine state and be used for high grade
paper. The process of treatment Is
not divulged, but DR.. Butte is much
encouraged by his experiment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Wise Step.

Don't you think Clubman, the au-
thor, was foolish to marry"
mo, indeed. With man Of his hab-
its marriage is sure to result m the
creation Of great deal OF iiction.r--
Kansas City Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
tn. First ThousHt.

1.-THE frst time he, went out IN his
new auto he ran across few friends.
and
/ "Did they leave families Y'%Baiti-
more American.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
JOINS HIS fAM|L\
At SUMMER
HOME
PRESIDENT TAFT LAYS ASIDE
BUSINESS CARES AND
GOES TO BEVERLY.

It'trIy, Mass. Aug. 1.~-presihrnt
TAFT reached his summer nome at
Woodbury. point at $50 ii. IA. today
being greeted by his entire FANNY,
Ihc President came from Washington
in u private car attached t. the red
eral express. and was accompanied hy
his fuTate secretary and Captain
Archibald Butt, his military aide.
A. ne stepped from the train the
president Ms greeted by the erthuS-
l@stic crowds u. Etverly people,
lie entered aH automuLilo aud Vas
taken II Woodbury. i+ofnt, halt Il miie
away The presiioE, aid he had no
Etans FOR the summer except IL nb-
tain Tie Inaximuns amount pf rtcrea-
tion with the minimum amount Of
state business.
The president will seek recreation in
golf II nearby links. motoring OYER The
smooth roads uf Essex county, few
excursions ON tn converted Yacht
SNiph and possibly a couple Of fishing
trips with The children
President raft whs particularly de-
lighted L. fia1 thai MIR. TAFT WAS lit
such improved health and MAS abb to
come 10 the station TO meet hem. He
oarely allowed the train to come L.
ii stan,lstitl before he ran down tnc
&t@ps ri the 1hss rv4ti0n piatturn,
Fastening to the bis touring ca~ In
which his vile and har sl>t"l acre
seated and sairly leaped into tie car
The president embraced Mrs. Taft III
fecttonateis and his heaminG face
.towed his happiness at beIn@ freed
from official caTe> ard uuited ~3tb his
family.
The executive free. which accom-
panied President Taft srum Washing
ton has taken possession ot the rooms
assigned aS the executive offices In
the f.uard Of Trade building.
II ts understood President Taft ~Gil
Tag as little attention IL official nat
f@=s ~ ne possibly cun-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
RELIEVED OF MONEY
BY CROOKS
BUTTE MAN is GIVEN THE
"RUsH ACT" AT PosToFFicE
AND ROBBED.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Butte, Aug. MARK Herak, saloon
keeper. was robbed of $50 al the en-
trance of the federal building this
afternoon by smooth crooks. Iprak
had. a short time before drawn the
amount from tine bank for the rur-
pose of sending Ii part ef it to Idaho.
With the money in his Pocket. he
walked to the federal building and
VAS just entering the door Of the
postofiice when he encountered four
men, two coming out Of the door and
two going in.
They gave him the rush act" Hertk
was in the center Of the four men
in the doorway and they all jostled
against him in am effort ta get in and
out. The two suspected to be in the
act of coming out endeavnred IL push
the saloon man out SO that they might
pass, while the two accomplices I'M
deayored To push Herak aside IL or
der that they might get into the build
ing, Will" the four men We're thus
giving Hcrak the rush act" his money
MAS taken. Later two men We're ar
rested and they are believed to he the
right men, although little money was
found upon either Of then.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
SWEDISH SOLDIERS
JOIN THE STRIKE
MOVEMENT
TROOPS IN NORTHERN PART OF
KINGDOM MuTINY AND SIT
uATIoN Is SERIOUS.

Stockholm. Aug. s.-SNcdish troops
in the northern part of the country
have mutinicd and the government Is
much concerned. Two regiments. one
1T Falunfalur ard the either at Soll.f-
tea, arg affected. They are stationed
in the northern country. where thu
labor disturbances iirst broke out In
tho timber trade, and the government
has been haunted by the fear that
the soldiers sympathies were with the
strikers.
The executive committee Of :hc
swedish unions today decided tn call
out all the printers throughout the
Kingdom. Many of the grave diggcrs
have defied the orders of their labor
union 10 return to work and have re
joined the strikers, The f5od situa-
1iou in Stockholm shows no improve
ment to-day and the strike continues
The hopes Of yesterday that the men
would Withdraw from their extreme at
titGie have not yet been fulfilled.
a railway train Was fired upon in
tho suburbs this evening. hut on Die
Was injured. The troops have searched
tne country for the culrrits without
any trace of them.
The government has published q
proclamation enj1ining both sides to
avoid further viol ,tions OF contracts
After resreiting that the government
offer Of meditation had not been ac-
cepted. the proclamation expresses the
nope that the leaders themselves will
settle al' difficulties.
The presidents ri the employers ns~
snciations and tho federation of trada
Unions were given an audience ny
King Gustav today. but nothing re-
suited. ~~~
Bakeries DECLARE that the hread SAP
ilv is "khafste5l. Tho farm lahnrers.
union aanaimeaa to-day that lis 7,o1n
members .oull strife u SOON as tha
rye erap is ready for harvesting.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
ARRIVAL AT SALT LAKE CT GEN.
ING OF BIG GATHERING.
THOUSANDS ARE COMING
On Monday Morning Fifty Trains Are
Expected to Arrive in the Mormon
City Bearing Delegates to shs Re
union-campaisr for Next Meeting
Place Has Already Commenced.

salt Lake City, Utah. Aug. The
forty third national encampmeut ri thu
Grand Army Of the Republic began
tonight With the arrival of General
Henry II Neyius. e1mmsn.lar-.n ci3,.i.
accompanied by his uftls tal staff ana
members of the executive committee
of the national council OF admin!stra-
tiun.
The commanaer-ir-Ch was Esat by
q delegation from til. department o.
Utah ands rearess natives frart the
various wnnian.s auxiriary orEaniza-
tiurs. From the depot General Nevius
was driven TO his headquarters where
he assumed the direction of the en-
campment.
The last day 3f pr paration IVES a
busy one and when nfrnt grit the ctty
was adorned in holiday garments an
reaiy I" reie, ma ard entertain lter
thousands OF guests,
TIL advance guard III visitors leg s7
arriving early IN Ill. aatr @"3 bFi Mon
day morning 30 trains ~. haze
brought frnm every direction tlesr
quota Of veterans and exeursisnists.
The campaign for the next place ~
encaInpment has already begun, The
two principal clai nants for the honor
are 1T. Louis and Atlantic City. Both
cities haze opened headquarters and
begun altlse work.
For the next commander-in-ch
two candidates are mentioned thus far.
foralsr Governor Samuel II. Van Sant
cf Minnesota and former Attorney
General William ketcham Of Indiana.
Governor Van SAINT has already ar
rived and on next Monday he will open
his headquarters after the arrival Of
the Minnesota delegation.
The contest promises to be very
lively one As friends and supporters Of
ench candidate will make n strong
fight for their leader.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
HARRY THAW'S FATE
IN HANDS OF
JUDGE
SLAYER OF WHITE is IN JAIL
AWAITING DECISION AS
TO HIS SANITY.

White Plains, y. y. Aug. Tn "A
cell AT White Plains Jail Harry X.
Thaw awaits decision as To his sanity.
The supreme court hearing In the
hsheas corpus Proceedings against, the
state ot New York ended this after
noon when his attorney. Charles Mors-
ehauser. summed ~ his case District
Attorney Jerome preceded Mr.. Mars-
"heuser this morning. Justice Isaac y.
Mills said he would try II hand down
Geclstcn Thursday next.
The prisoners mother with her
daughter Alice formerly the Countess
nt Yarmouth. and her son and haugh-
tef-tn-laW, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Thaw
VIII remain here until Harry Thaws
fate l. settled. Mrs. Thaw's state
rtnats show that IL this case goes
against her son she will inse no time
In trying to free him by other means
The addresses Of District Attorney
Jerome and Nj. Morsrhauser today
wire alike free from the outhursts of
uratarss that characterized the two
homicide trials. The district attorney
WaS particularly temperate and of
fhaw Ar. jerome spoke pityingly as
that poor boy"
only two. witnesses among several
that testified for Thaw at his trials
and Esarings were picked out by Je-
rome Tor rehuke. These were Evelyn
Neshit Thaw and Dr. Brlfton d.
Evans. Thaw's @hief alienlsf. Ths
district attorney said that In his he
lief rhaw's wife had deliberately and
wiifully falsified."
Mr.. MorschaGser revived the testi-
mony more In detail, Evelyn Thaw
came in for cande ennation from hutl
attorneys. Mr. Morscnauser said that
tine reluctance size expressed IT, tes-
ttfy Of ThaNs alleged threat to shoot
her vas assumed. He said that on the
night before she testified she had con-
suited with DR.. Austin Flint in MIR
jerome+s office and had formed cont
alnatfon with ;hr allenist against her
husband NJ. Mnrschause. concluded
with denmciatlan or stanford Whit
and an appeal for Thaw's mother that
left tears on his own chteks
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
OBL|GING ATTORNEY
BUNCOEO
SMOOTH STRANGER WORKS CON.
FiDENCE GAME ON WELL
KNOWN LAWYER.

The sheriffs officers. Northern Pa
cific detectives and police officers Of
the city are looking for a smooth
stranger who on August 3 registered
at the Savoy hotel as William H. PAS
sage Of Alaska and later buncoed A.
]. Niolcttc. Il well-kuown attorney of
this city. out of si00 by means of 4
draft, which was later found To have
been stolen from the real AIR. Passage.
According tn the story told the offi-
GERS, the real William II. Passage was
Il passenger on ii Northern Pacific
train out uf Spokane. and had In his
possession several thousand dollars In
drafts and gold. While ON board the
strange man and had an extended
conversation with the feIlnt The man
left the train AT Aissoula and Mr.
Passage continued his journey.
Some time later Mr.. Passage noticed
the loss of his vJiuables. and ut once
wired io Seattle and stopped payment
on the drafts. The continuation Of
developments diseloses that ON tho
same day man registered at the
Savoy hotel as William IL. Passage
of Alaska and deposited several thou
sand dollars in drafts and guild in the
hotel safe Then the bogus Passage
went To Mr.. Fiolette and in Il conver-
sati3n showed that he wus familiar with
the original Passage. He did not pose
As Passage Ia Mr.. Eiulette. As Mr.,
Niolette and Harry IL. Parsons of this
city were old law schoolmates of the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
ILLS AND WOUNDS
|. THREE OLD SOLDIERS

Dayton, Ohio. Aug. Captain Oscar
k1stnond. of Barracks No. 4. general
ranch CT the national soldiers home
as snat and killed t,day BY Edward
|eanard another veteran. VINO later
bot and wounded two other men. The
ur6ered man Was colonel Of the First
|arolina infantry In the civil war. H..
hd been experimenting Of. the Home
ptel.
EastmonI Was sitting in his office.
kasfing Il NEWSPAPER when Leonard
ktered ana shot him.
Leonard. who is said Ia have been
|alous becau,e of recent appointments
kd promotions. proceeded t. tn. flosr
|,aye, WHERE he stot Saarseant
borg. W. Arnold. but not fatally. He
|nuntci another stairway and III the
,Iar squad room shat Warren
fright. private. Wri.ht's injuries
Re not serious. BY that time thu
|pards had arrived and took the nlur-
red into custody.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
QUEER ORGANIZATION
EXISTS IN SPOKANE

Srnharn. Aug. ---Th8I secret lsa-
iiticai society known As the ---'anza
Paulsrs.~ and numbering an4or : IT,
neGnters three @uEerjor court l~@ges,
pstice judge. i "ity c"msa- s;ons~.
republican AID Democrat c"ans tEm -.
nnlice officers AMI iuflueutiG .alnan
he@G*rs, exists here for tia pa+p~ts =
- @cEtrulitn- lptl TIN" ~o4nty Ce3g1
house and the oily hail. "a ta.. @u2-
stance ri e1ars* mali ta@Ay 1N
Police Commissioner Turk, Who a>strt~
Le WAS expelled liam the grd~r f3r
refusing L. rremeta two tetl.'~- me:o~
bars t. Ia As4tatn>. The county sraH,5
jury viii b~ satte3 up"n I" iE.vest.-
gate.