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New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

THE next day. as Astro and Valeska were
driving up town. returning from a case
that was then puzzling him. he proposed that
they rest at Sherry $ and take tea there 1t was
not vet four clock. and there was no one else
IN the room when they entered Tea, mullins
and lam had hardly been ordered, however
when NaleSka suddenly exclaimed
Why, there's Mr. ASkerson nOwi''
And there's Mrs Stellerv as welll' AStro
added
Master and assistant gave each other quick
glance. then turned TO the approaching couple
They were earnestly ConVcrSing. and did not
apparently. notice that there was anyone else
IN the room as they walked across to the oppo-
site side and sat down. Then Mrs. Stellerv
cast her gray eyes slowly about the room and
met AStroS. He and Ealeska could see the
color mantle her cheeks as she turned away
AskerSon was slower at perceiving who was
present. but when at last he noticed NaleSka.
he turned suddenly and said something 20 Mrs
Stellerv The latter was too well bred TO turn
perhaps she was too busy IN attempting 10
mask her thoughts in her naughty. cold ex-
preston. They did not look over again.
Well If Mr.. AskerSon has written those let
ters, it's about time for him to explain now
said Naleska " | think he's dearl But why
should he take such elaborate method Of
making love to her when he can meet her like
this whenever he wants to2''
Perhaps he can't"
There's reason whv he shouldn't. Is
there2 It's all right"
Do YOU think he wrote themo"
Il don't know If it hadn't been for your
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

it's different Then. there's DR.. Primfeld-
why DR. PrInfed more than another
Astro laughed There doesn't seem 70 be
anv other. vet, perhaps because | have 'nvet-
crate faith in my luck, but more from the way
he looked at her
How did he look at her
This way"
But NalesSa, seeing too well what was III MS
eyes turned away her own Well I'll read
the book" She remarked. leaving.
And II read the letters again.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

the Japanese zone of influence. Both
terminals will be in Manchuria, but a
considerable portion Of the line will run
through Mongolia, the province to the
west of Manchuria. The Importance of
the proposed line lies in the fact that
Il will connect at Tsitslhar with the
mated that Japan feared that the road
would divert traffic coming from Eu-
rope over the Transsiberian railway
from the South Manchurian railway
which road is owned by Japan. So
much for the feature In the railroad
situation.
China and Japan's Manehuria Mines.
In the treaty between China and
Japan. regarding the development of
mines I'm Manchuria Secretary Knox Is
or has been much more Interested
Copies of the agreement between China
and Japan on this matter have been
studied by the American secretary of
state. The article in the agreement
which Il Is believed the secretary has
been chiefly interested in is as follows:
"All mines along the Antung- Muk-
den railway and the main line OF the
South Manchurla line, excepting those
at Fu 1han and Yuentai, shall be ex-
plotted as joint enterprises OF japanese
and Chinese subjects on the general
principles which the viceroy of the
eastern three provinces and the gov
ernor of Shinglting province agreed up
on with the Japanese consul general
in 1907"
1t was charged that Minister Cranes
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

sian settlement at Cook inlet They
called II Bulshaia. the translation Of
which Is "big"
Inaccessible and remote as the noun
tain is, the country about 1t is beauti
ful and singular I'm its desolation. Sull,
in season, Wild flowers grow there in
wonderful profusion below the snow
line, and those who have reached that
distance, which lends enchantment
found in the vicinity an abundance of
game, grouse carabou and bear pre-
dominating
Prior to the time when Dickcy saw
the glittering peak there was nothing
on the government maps to indicate It's
existence, After he beheld It and
named 1t he notified President McKin-
ley of the honor he had conferred on
him, and the president and his secre-
tary, John Addison Porter, replied with
congratulations and suggested that
Dickey get as good "a map of the dis
trict as was possible for the National
Geographical Magazine. This Dickey
did, and II was printed, with an article
describing the country and the noun
tain, in 1897. Dickey returned to the
country the same year.
Probably the most scientific meas
urement of the mountain yet made was
that by Alfred Brooks who went there
FOR the United States geological sur
vey at an expense of more than 500, 900.
He was fully equipped for the expedi-
tion. 1t left Seattle in Nay 1902. His
method for measuring distances has
proved the most satisfactory yet at
tempted by the government expeditions
| into Alaska. on the expedition I'm 1902
movable cross hairs I'm the eyepiece Of
a telescope We're used, the amount OF
| motion Of which or the angle subtend-
ed was measured by 2 micrometer
screw, and by this means It was possl-
bic 70 observe directly distances far in
excess Of anything possible with the
stadia, heretofore employed, and much
more accurately for the distance.
! Muldrow measured the height while
he Was exploring the Sushitna river in
company with members of the United
states geological survey His method
was running "A stadia line up the river
| and measuring elevations and dircc-
tions with the transit instruments
reading to minutes Six angles for To-
cation and elevation We're obtained
upon the mountain from points on this
/ line, and in this way Muldrow arrived
at the position and height of the noun
tain.
/ The conclusion OF the Brooks-Res-
burn report shows that the entire slope
OF the great mountain mass at all
! points, above the snow line of 1000
| feet Is under mass of snow which has
/ been consolidated into a permanent
glacier, so that the whole range may
be said TO be capped almost as the in
/ terror of Greenland.
/ IL Is also the opinion OF these two
/ government officials that the country
/ about the mountain will in the course
OF time be the paradise of the conu-
/ nent for hunters.
LOGAN CAMERON.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
y |

IA II CUNT NJ klNl.E1 Is loolllhb
NH up on the map just now as
IV It must have loomed up or
i v II the vision OF w. a. Di-Fey'
tie prospector, In 1885. aiter ne ''"-
-afted his way from Cook inlet to iL-
foothills of the snow capped al'st''s
(which he named Mount Mckinney
Interest ia the eliminating poiGt OF
the North American continent .&s
Leen intensified since the return or
Or Frederick 4. Cook from his ls'cst
dash into tie FrCtic. Dr. Cook -sL
preyIous to his reccrt north pole We
fure proclaimed that he had been .he
Srst to ascend to the pinnac.e OF
Mount Mckinley This claim has re-
Gently been denied by one who accoiI-
panied or Cook i'm the latter's eNpe-
ditlcn t. the peak wEi'h Dickey named.
This Is what has rcNiycc interest IN
Mount Mckinley.
Professor IT, g. Parker Of Columbia
university announces that he viii make
another trip 20 Mount Mckinley next
year with the object Of reaching the
goal Of mountain explorers. Belmore
II. Browne OF Taco ma, Wash, VINO vas
WITH CsllS and Parker I'm 1906, promises
that ~ viii accompany Professor
Parker
The first who attempted TO reach ;he
mountain vas Robert nuldrow In lS's'
Lieutenant Heron tricd it the year
after Alfred L.. crooks and Il. l..
Resbnrn of the United states gecloS-
ical survey mace reconnaissance IN
1902. Judge Wickersham of the United
states district court In Seattle AID Or.
Cook went there H. 1903. and Or. cook
made his second expedition iI 1896.
That was the year in Vhicn re- cldims
40 have succeeded iIi reaching the
summit
There Is n disagreement as to the
height of the mountain by those who
made measurements, Muldrow made
II 20 AGA feet; Brooks and Resburn fixed
IL at 20, zoe; Or. Cook made IL 22,SO0
Either altitude would still leave Mount
Mckinley the highest point of land o.
the American continent Mount Logan,
also I'm Alaska, IL 1880, and ST. Elias
is lS,O24 feet The other towering
mountains of the continent are Oriza-
ba, 1906; Fopocatapetl. 1876; Mount
ForalIer, 1900. Mount Logan Is the
highest peak in the world above per-
petual ice. 1t has from 5000 to 6,00C
fee more OF perpetual snow than
Mount Mckinley. on the latter horses
can go up for 5000 feet, but on Mount
logan baggage, instruments ana every
ching needed must be carried o. the
hncks Of men.
The highest mountain I'm the world so
far as known is Mount Everest, OF the
1Imalayas. II Is 29,002 feet above the
yevel OF the sea Aconcagua. In the
Andes, is $4,000 feet Humboldt and
Whymper climbed ChimbOrazo, esti-
mated to be from 10000 TO 10000 feet
above sea level Sir Martin Conway
reached an altitude of $4,000 feet IN
,lndia.
Mount Mckinley lies 200 miles from
Co,lS intent, on the edge OF Americas
grea test wilderness. The plateau on
which II stands feeds four OF Alaskas
largest rivers, SuShiina and Copper
being the principal ones. The nearest
ynountains TO the Alaska range are the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

publicity of tho fact that Secretary
Knox was preparing Il protest TO this
resulted in Mr.. Cranes recall. Undoubt-
edly Mr.. Cranes utterances had much
to do with the canceling of his exequa-
tur. Nevertheless, other reasons have
been hinted at. One of these Is that
he had selected as his counselor and
adviser the former vice consul at Muk-
den. who was persona non grata to tho
department OF state.
1t is the opinion in some quarters
that China is looking e the United
States for assistance, and that this ad-
ministration is inclined to help China
Is the opinion in other quarters, and
this opinion is based upon the utter
ances of President Taft upon Chinese
matters and that China hss already
shown It's appreciation of this fact by
admitting the United States to equal
participation In its recent railway loan.
The interests OF the ole empire that
is awakening to the In Importance OF
linking its destiny with the commerce
of the age are largely in the care of
Yuan Shih Kai. "the grand old man OF
China" who is in line with his distin-
guished predecessor Ii Hung Chang.
who long before he closed his career
had foreseen the needs OF his country.
In this work Yuan Shh Kai has the
confidence and aid of Prince Chun.
regent Of the realm during the coming
to the throne Of Pu vi some time re-
mote from the age IN which he will
take up the burden that awaits him.
CLIFFORD GLENN.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

incident was closed, and the transpa-
cifc situation was declared to be acute.
IN other quarters it was asserted by
Mr.. Cranes friends and some others
that the resignation of Mr. Crane was
the result of political intrigue.
The curtain raiser of the trouble was
the construction OF n railroad in Man
Churia, and mining interests In which
China and Japan were concerned were
also potent mischief breeders. The
United States instituted n special in
vestigation as n preparatory measure
10 determine what should be the atU-
tudc Of this government In several
diplomatic questions that VIII become
the subject OF official adjustment in
the next faw months. The United
States prepared quickly 10 protest ear
nestly against anything that threatened
gravely what IN diplomacy is termed
"thc principle OF equal opportunity"
Reduced q r commonplace term. this
meant protecting "the open door pol
icy OF this government.
one OF the questions in the situation
arises out IF The efforts Of n syndicate
Of American ard British capitslists T.
build o railroad H. western Manchurla
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
Rescue Of the American Bison

cost Of the land was about $4,000, and
the fence was tuilt for 10000 The or
ganization which brought about ,hs
passage of The bill by congress was tho
result Of a national movement begun
In 1904 Tor he express purpose OF de-
vising ways and means for the praser-
walton of the buffalo. The society was
organized in New York city in Decem-
Der, 1905. Many distinguished ana pa
triotic citizens responded to III. move
ment, and when the society was tcrmeo
President Roosevelt was elected hon
orary president. and Earl Grey, sgy,
ernor general Of Canada, was electea
honorary vice president.
That the plan to restore the bisor. ,.i
succeeding is attested by the fact thar
In 1906 there were only. by actual CEN
sus, 943 In the country. In 1908 thee
were 1902, all pure blooded
The last great slaughter took place
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

million. In 1908 they had dwindled to
1902 in the United States. The same
year there were 47O in Canada and 100
In Europe.
The Montana national bison ranch Is
an accomplished fact In addition to
the herd on the range, more animals
have been promised and will be de-
livered by next spring. The govern
ment's construction party finished the
erection of the fence about the range
several weeks ago The range and
work were inspected by the purchasing
committee OF the American Bison so
ciety consisting of DR.. W. II. Horna-
day. president of the society, and f. IL
Kennard of Boston. They reported
that the range Is as nearly perfect as
can be conceived for its purpose and
will support 1.500 animals. With this
start the American Bison society hopes
TO restore the nations animal TO some
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

arrange matters previously with Japan.
British capitalists. finding themselves
thw1rted by this move, allied them
selves with an American syndicate and
proposed the construction of a railroad
from Chinchowfu to Tsitsihar with an
extension TO Algun China manifested
no opposition to this at the time and
has not since shown any disposition to
oppose IL. on the other hand. news
dispatches from pekin are 10 the effect
that Japan has served notice on China
that the Japanese government reserves
the right to be consulted with respect
to he proposed railway project.
The line of the proposed road is in
the extreme western part of Man
churia, outside of what is regarded as
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
Mount Mckinley Is a. Wonder

Chugach. Between the two ranges IS
valley $50 miles broad, anu this will
1srn-ss is drained by the Sushitua
".ver and its tributaries. Mount Nc
ninley is .ituat=G In The heart OF the
Llaskau range. II is dome shaped and
has two submits, two miles apart. diff
ferihg about / 900 teet in altitude. the
southern being the highest. Its north
western slope Is drained by a large
hracier whicG discharges into river
tributary 90 ,ne TOKlat. About it's base
an ABUNDANT growth of spruce,
wa,ai hourisnes 10 dn altitude Of $500
"uct, and aDove that Is willow 20 Il
limit uf 1000 feet. The route taken
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

trial and commercial awakening in
China. The earnestness of Secretary
Knox was shown I'm the manner In
which he insisted .hat the United
States should have an original share in
the Hankow Szechuen railway loan
that was negotiated not long ago for
the benefit of capitalists in Great Brit
ain, Germany and France.
Obstruction by Japan.
Several months ago japan obstructed
the Efforts Of British capitalists TO con-
struct Il railroad from .islnmuntun o
Fakumon, in Manchuria Last Sc -
tember an agreement was signed Il
JalHy by which China promised, i'm the
event OF undertaking to construct n
reiiway between, these two points, to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

from Chinchowfu TO Tsltsihar. An
other question is to determine whether
certain exclusive mining concessions
recently obtained from China by Japan
are in violation Of this country's open
door" policy. Before Mr.. Taft became
president 1t was known that he was
greatly interested in oriental policies.
lie realized that China was on the eve
of important commercial developments.
lie knew that within the next ten years
the old empire would build many mites
Of railroad. Tho president ara his
secretary OF state were in accord on
the question OF oriental expansion
Secretary Knox has been anxious
that American merchants ana .srlta'
should have a fair share Il. tas .. 3Is-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
T is an interesting fact that tht

n T is an interesting fact that the
present diplomatic questions
which affect the relations OF the
United States with China and
Japan directly and some CT the Euro
pean powers indirectly came 10 the
front while the president of the United
states was on n pleasure trip in the
west and southwest and the head Of
The department of state was enjoying
his vacation at his country home at
Valley Forge, Pa.
The publicity resulted. as everybody
knows, i'm the recall of Charles r.
Crane just as he was ready tC sail from
San Francisco to his newly appointed
post at Pekin as the accredited min
lister from this country to China His
return to Washington was followed by
mis- resignation i'm cipher to President
Taft.
Following the dispatch Of President
Taft to Secretary Knox touching the
resignation OF Mr.. Crane the secretary
OF state announced that the incident
was closed. Following this announce
ment the press of the country opened
the case, or, rather, it denied that the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

by most OF those who went to the vi
cinity is from Cook inlet, up the Su-
shitna river. Cook inlet Is reached by
ocean steamer from Seattle. or course
it can be reached by other routes, but
the quickest and most comfortable
journey is from Seattle, as described.
From Seattle 10 the foothills of Mount
Mckinley requires from six TO eight
weeks. If the atmosphere is clear the
peak OF Mount Mckinley can be seen
dazzling in the sunlight at distance
of l2j miles.
The lofty pinnacle was probably first
seen by the Indians but the first mem
ton of its sight WAS made by Rus
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
Petroleum In Asia.

Petroleum has been found in Kolan-
tan and other parts OF tho Malay PEN
insula In the north OF Siam small
quantities OF the oil have come TO the
surface In Muangfang and other places,
but so far no attempt has been made
to ascertain It's commercial value.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
w 7

w ..5 55 si6sss S ss%s g %S s;i:
" Montana for buffalo
range for the purpose of aiding in the
preservation of "our national animal
1t did something that appealed nightly
10 the hearts of Americans. The eX-
pertinent is bearing fruit. Acquisitions
are coming In from many quarters. Re
Gently thirty-four animals were turned
In on the reservation. They were pur-
chased from the Conrad herd by the
American Bison society for 1915 per
head, Grated separately at the place
where they were purchased. shipped
down Flathead lake by boat to the
place where they We're disembarked
and then hauled on wagons to the
range. a distance of twenty miles.
Less than fifty years ago herd of
thirty four buffaloes would not have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

thing like It's former glory, although
conditions are such that no living man
or any that Is to come will ever see
what has been seen.
The range Is on the Flathead reser-
walton. II is In the county Of Missoula.
Mont, eighty miles west of the town of
the same name. six miles from Reyalli.
a station on tha Northarn Pacific. Tha
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06

In the Indian Territory in 1878. A band
of Cheyennes and Arapahoes was per-
mitted by the government to go out to
this determination, In the course of
few hours more than 1000 bufaloes
were killed mercilessly and their bodiea
torn to pieces after the fashion of tha
Indian after he had killed his game.
KENEsAW DAVIS.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-16
The Trades Extravaaaaza.v

The Trades Extravaganza" given
under the auspices Of the Woman's
Guild Of Holy Trinity church at the
New Baird last night. was the most
interesting production Of its kind ever
seen in the city
Every business firm was represent.
e.. by some character and the novel
way in which the ads. were prepared
was catchy and pleasing. Some very
handsome costumes were shown. and
the affair was one OF the greatest sue
cesses ever given In Gainesville.
Both floors OF the building were
filled with spectators and the cOntin-
uOus applause showed that It met
with hearty approval
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-16
RoBINsoN-Ho55s.

License was issued here on the 18th
inst. for the marriage Of Mr. r. X.
Robinson Of Naylor. Ca. and Mrs.
Alice Hobbs OF High Springs. The
ceremony was performed at that place
yesterday and the happy couple de
parted at once for their future home
in Georgia.
The bride Is a native OF Florida.
reared in Citrus county, and a resi-
dent OF High Springs for a number OF
years. and is a lady of sterling worth
and amiable character.
The groom. who has visited this
section several times recently. mainly
in the interest OF Duncan Jordan. a
relative. under Indictment for the
killing Of George Bryant. has by his
straightforward and gentlemanly de
meanor gained a host of friends who
join us in wishing him and his bride
a peaceful and prosperous journey
through life. A FRIEND.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-16
THE NEWS FROM WALDO.
Milliean's sawmil Nearing Completion,
Personal Notes.

WALDO. April 80. b. Weeks has
moved into the new Ambrose cottage,
which is a very pretty and coy home
near the Waldo House. lie has in
stalled his own gas lights.
d. Wymer of Fernandina visited his
sister. Mrs. Judge Kennard. and other
relatives last week He knew Waldo
when IL was first settled and pointed
out where the first log houses stood.
Nathan p. Cauthen. injured by a
skidder seven weeks ago. and who
has been in ST. Lukes Hospital since,
was brought home Monday and will
be- laid up yet some time He suffer
ed the fracture of a thigh bone.
Our town Is scOurged again with
merry go-round. Some are seen rid.
ing who owe their nickles in stores.
MilliCan's sawmill is nearing com.
plction. but will not run full time un.
10 prices are more encouraging
r. X. Cooley is shipping potato
llaut- 20 other States that can't get
lnnw so early
Charley Strickland has a position
in the store Of W ID. Fiulayson a
co
Mrs John Rollins continues very ill
The town council met Monday
night and routine business was az
tended TO- Manor Duare made a verb
al report which Wa. encouraging
Some fines had been imposed and
some cleaning zap of tho town.
Mrs Joel r. Weeks was improving
At last accounts. but has been very
800
Miss Emma Entcuza Is attending a
boy. Wynn. as trained nurse.
Vegetables and strawberries are
cheap
Albert Atwator is on cruchcs on the
street
Rev. T.. l.. 4 Barr preached au eN-
cellput Easter sermon sunday The
choir rendered appropriate music aud
the church was deliberately decorated
with ferns and cut flowers Al night
the Epvorrh League rendered 400 Boo.
tDr,-tiug urlsram led hy Miss Poole
Readings and special SONGS and au adj
dress by thr pastor were feature of
thr eNnrci-,-
G. ". BELL has rented q part of
4. L. King residence and haz moved
m Mrs BELL b. thus az her former
home again Miss julia King b.
with them
Mrs Geo. = Morris Of Gainesville
spent several days visiting relatives
here last week