The National tribune., 1909-12-30

victim OF his own diseased lTndSlndtlOn
1t is very difficult for many people t.
believe that the whole thing wa!
planned by him in cold blood to de-
ceive the world at least long anough tt
make some money, tho it certainly look:
that way. His utter silence and hi:
remaining in hiding seem to confirm
the recent disclosures. He who was
the foremost man in all this world
but a few short weeks ago, now, like
Cesar, has none so poor to do him
reverence" His autograph, which he
had himself presented to some clergy
man in Minneapolis, who priced it more
than anything in his possession, was
sold the other day by the reverend
gentleman at auction for two cents
and at the New Years celebration tC
be given in San Francisco a float which
had been prepared representing Cook
at the North Pole, has undergone the
slight change of substituting for the
figure of Cook that of Peary. Well, il
was mighty sweet while it lasted, if
Cook can take any comfort out of that
The awful tragedy which has just
occurred at the home of Mark Twain
calls forth a great wave of sympathy
from the whole American people for
the aged humorist and writer. On the
day before Christmas his youngest
daughter, Miss Jean Clemens, who has
been her fathers privite secretary and
literary helper for some time, was
found dead in a bathtub with her head
under the water, which pretty well
filled the tub. Miss Clemens was &c
years old, and had been a good deal OF
an invalid all her life, having suffered
from epilepsy since her girlhood and
subject to the attacks which are the
manifestation of this disease. She was
quite well between these, however, and
realizing that so much depended upon
her general health kept much in the
open air, indulging her love for horse
back riding as frequently as possible
OF this her father did not approve
fearing that one of these attacks might
seize her while she was on her horses
back with tragic result, and to humor
him she had nearly given up her fav-
orite pastime. She inherited from
her distinguished parent decided
taste for everything literary, and had
the entire charge of his correspond
ence, both business and personal, TAX
ing great pride and delight in her work
She and her father were the best OF
comrades, and it was difficult for him
to induce her to leave him ever, tht
similarity of their tastes making each
a delightful companion for the other
They had planned trip to Bermuda
some time in January or February
The tragic death which the fathers
love ard care tried to spare her came
after all. and the near friends and
family of the aged author feared great
ly the effect of the awful shock upon
him. Mr.. Clemens received the new.
of his daughters death with remarka.
BILE fortitude, expressing himself as
grateful that at least she had passed
away in her own home. The eldel
daughter, Miss Clara Clemens, who
married the Russian pianist, OssiI
Gabrilowitsch, last October, is now il
Berlin with her husband.
It seems this new anesthesia, called
stovaine, which the Roumanian sur
geon, DIR. Jonnesco, recently brought
over to this country and from which sc
much was hoped, has not proved itsel
TO be success. Of four patients upor
whom It was used lately preyiOK tt
operating upon them, one died, one be-
came partially paralyzed, and two were
snatched from the very hands OF
death thru the heroic measures re-
sorted to by the doctors. One Of the
four operated on evidently felt the pair
of the knife before the operation wa!
completed, which fact will undoubt
edly settle the fate of stovaine with {
great many people. One man became
as unconscious as If he had taker
was injected into his spine, in IL min
utes after he was suffering from abso
lutte collapse. and for "a hours aftel
he was seized with occasional fits o
such serious delirium that a strai
jacket had to be put upon him, bu
his life was saved and he finally recov
cred Many of the operations per
formed under the influence of stovain'
| by DR.. Jonnesco have been entirely
successful as regards the patient ex
periencing no pain, ana the heart ac
ton apparently being unaffected. bu
there have been some after results no
satisfactory to our doctors. One grea
danger in the use of stovaine is hemor
rhage. 1t seems to be agreed, there
fore, that while used by DR.. Jonnesc'
it might be safe and advisable for Ger
tain operations, it would be very dan
gerous in the hands of a surgeon les
experienced than he, so for the pres
ent, at least, the American medica
profession Will stick to ether ant
chloroform.
No wonder ZeIaya hated to 'loosel
up on Nicaragua. To be cut off from
the tidy little sum of $4,000 a montl
in good American money is no joke
He seems to have had a hand in every
thing in the country out of which an
money was to be made. The willy eX
dictator controlled everything from tn
lmOnopolies on alcohol and tobacco [
the street cleaning of his capital city
Nothing got away from him. Even tn
national finances did not escape hi
itching palm. For one thing, he com
PEELED the payment of custom due
thru compulsory purchase of Govern
ment bonds, which could only be oh
tained from him, and which he sold a
so per cent over par, having bough
themself at 40 per cent under par
which was a rather neat little arrange
ment for him. 1t is unbelievable, al
most, the various ways in which Zelay
added to his pile. He and the com
mander of the penitentiary divided III
profits of the convict labor, the pris
oners receiving nothing in compensa
ton for their work, and only 20 pc
cent Of the salaries of the State off
Gals were paid them. Zelaya retainin
30 per cent as a commission. oh, h
had mighty soft thing of it did III
President of Nicaragua.