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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
Situation in the Cnnco,
lNle II Tho Trihnnn-

"N'ETlT I1VTe q Tho TTlhuno.
BRl SSELS, Dec ll,-Thc federation
ior the dolcns" al Belgian interests
abroad has sent an address of protest
10 th' archbishop uf cantcrHu"y. The
ih" Congo must hc Judged. not hv the
past but by tho declarations rcccrtIv
made by VI. EonSiu minister for Tho
colonies. and reminds the Irchbishup that
tue reforms announced Include 80 tLT
abandonment uf III" exploitation Of do
main lands fnr thc benefit Of th. state
% tn" collection "f taxes In money (GJ
IN" expenditure oi large sums for s0uI-
t3rN and humanitarian puypos"s and a.
ihr undertaking uf public works which
VIII lmproE" the economic conditions or
tho Congo. and therefore Of the natives.
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~ MI 0H M Emerald Isle Is in
#m NH N Readiness for the
Election
Who Is to Be Ruler of Monarchy;
Will it Be Peers or the People?

10 the house of lords was throngcd
The pccrcss S gallery was so crowded
that many ladies had 10 stand. as there
were not sufficient seats Tor the con
sorts of the threatened hereditary rul-
ers. The mustcr1of Tory peers was so
great that they had 10 find accommo-
dation on the other side of the house.
Only eight bishops wcrc present. but
among the interested spectators was the
young king Of Portugal
Dramatic Debate.
The dramatic pari Of The debate be.
gan al once. when Lord Crewe, as a
Liberal lcadcr. simply lifted speech.
For over three hundred years no budget
passed the house of commons has failed
20 become law Every Conservative
statesman, from Pit 10 Salisbury. has
recognized the control Of the commons.
but the peers were bent on revolution
ary action. They had thrown out the
education bill, they had wrecked the
licensing bill said the lord chancellor.
ms he brought his heavy Indictment
against the upper chamber "If we
Liberals fail in the coming election, il
can only Ire the beginning Of conflict
which can end in but one WAY We
have not provoked this conflict or de
sired II, but wc arc not afraid Of IT, -
Lord Lansdownc, who represented
the Tory peers, IS not M Impressive
personality. and is not an inspiring
speaker. and he gives one tho imprcs
SION Of being unfamiliar with the work
ing of the mind Of what Is commonly
called "ihc man in the street - Two
archbishops. tho bishops of London. of
Birmingham. Of Hereford or Norwich.
and of Dunham. favored ihc bill. ard
with such mon 10 support II at any
rate the church IS represented.
Provides for the Poor
The budget is ono Of social reform.
II provides for the poor: il viii do
much To deal a deadly blow nt the
drink evil. and II is therefore GOOD that
the representatives of orr great church
shonld give II their support.
Only y hundred and two years ago
seven bishops voted against thc aholi-
tion of the death penalty for stcaling
more than five shilIings from 4 shop.
Things have changed since then. and
nothing has changed 50 much rs thc
opinions Of the leaders of our church.
Meanwhile the grateful brewers are al.
ready preparing to thank tho peers. and
arc suggesting great demonstration
outside the chamber IN support OF the
lords. \ general election iS at hand,
and the coming struggle VIII be one
which has not been Cqualed i'm impor
tancc for many hundred years The
home rule bill has created a universal
interest. War has been declared. the
glove has bccu thrown down. the chal-
lcugc has been accrplcd.
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romance. II was as lecturer that Mr.
Hewlett FIRST became famous. and many
an amusing an"cdotc ne tells Of those
DAYS. Once. speaking M a small scot
llsb village. The chairman. having re.
ieUcd 10 the mon wha 8 come here tae
broaden oor intcllccts. - remarked that
a short prayer would not be oul of
place. And. Lord, - the good man
went on, PUT it jniac the heart o.
TINS mon tae speak raethiug but the
truth. and gac us grace lae understand
hlm. Then. with glance nj MIR,
Hewlett he added, "f'vc been Ice.
turur ,mc.clf -
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Friendly ONCE Performed.

81. Petersburg. and there communicated
what he had howrd
Friendly Office Performed.
And now W. IswoIslly became q
little nervous He was confronted with
the alternative Of .leaving the Balkan
Slays in the lgrch. and so DESTROYING
Russia S prestige among them for n
generation. or of rlslUing war with two
strong powers, aud again opening the
door ot n land dauudcd of troops To- the
revolutionary spirit After a brief
hesitation he sought out Count Pour
tales and. probably under the influence
of the more level headed NJ Stolvpin
and the grand dukes. anxious for the
DYNASTY, asked for German mediation
between the two east European en-
plros. The Turkish wish for German
intervention at Vienna had been disrc-
gGrdcd I'M November. on Herr Won
Holstolr : urgent advice that of Rus
sia WAS ful6llcd, No doubt was left
that L casus fncdcrs would find Ger
mauy 20 the side OF Austria. Int FOR
the time being mcdi2;iou was carried
on iu the spirit of a peaccablc arrange.
mcut b"lwcCq Vienna and 81. Peters.
bury, N Is not without Importance 10
establish the fact thl; 'hc German ON
plr" did not attcmpi 10 influence the
Auslro Russia crisis by threats and iu-
I iuuldatlon. bui performed ne Friendly
Offices which were requested from il nj
~. Petersburg.
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Revolving TurretS in New War
ship DreadnOugbt Is the
Cause Of Trouble.
THEY ARE TRIED AND
FOUND TO BE WANTING
Kaiser, ii Is Said, Insisted
Upon This Type of Turrct
Being Used.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
Leased Wire 20 Tic Tribune

BN Leased Wire 20 Trc Tribune.
BERLIN. Dec. ll,-Coustcrnatian has
been caused in naval circles here b,-
thr report that The revolving turrets
on the new German Drcadnouchts are
Of an obsolete type. tried and found
wanting in The American uav,. This
type Of urrct it it said was adopted
on inc ipsistence OF the KAISER. who
had been much impressed with il while
on \ visit TO American bnttlcsh'ps. II
Is next 10 impossible 10 get ANYTHING
out of the German naval office rs TO
The progress of the now ships or their
plans. but The story lis THAT he kaiser
insisted thai the American tr-pc Of rc-
volviug turret be used i'm the new bat
tlfshlps, although many Of the German
naval experts wore doubtful Of their ef-
hcicncv IN action.
II is now developed that the Amer
icans found that This type ot turret,
while first.ratc in theory, Was not only
exceptionally liable to become iammcd
in working. but that even n compare
uyelY light shot striking at certain
points would So disarrangc The rcyoly-
ing machinery that The turrct would bc
put entirely ont of action and beyond
repair under battle conditions As the
guns of the main batteries Of thc bat
tIcships arc mounted in pairs iu tur.
rcis. The effect of putting ono of them
out OF commission can readily he seen.
The Americans were quick 10 learn of
TINS defect and abandoned the type
shortly after The kaiser s visit.
Prosperity in Berlin.
The fart that Berlin is not suffer.
ing from any serious attack of the urub-
lem Of tho unemployed was evidenced
during the recent blizzard winch swcnt
over northern and central Eurnpr
hen the snow stopped and IN" ihaw
set IN the streets were almost impass-
able. Not even by morning rad tho
street scav"nger service taken measure
to remove the melting snow. Tho rea.
son GlVou for the seeming inactivity of
the scavcngcr department throws au in
lcreslmg light on TN" condition of fhc
labor market. The authorities wish io
engage 5000 men in the morning 40
shovel snow. but oply 1000 report. as n
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Be : ri | INl
Ireland Is Ready for the
Big Battle of the Ballots

of the country TO sec that it is forth.
! coming without delay
Horrible Double Tragedy.
! The little village OF E.nniscronc.
County Sligo. has been The scene of IL
double tragedy, which shocked all Ire
land. Michael Gallagher. a policeman,
secretly married Mary Knox. II bcauti-
full Young girl OF Collonl5esner, Cross
malina. He induced his young wife TO
go 70 the scashore with him and threw
her INTO the sea. lie was hunted By
the police. and when he was run TO
earth cut his throat with razor. Jeal.
ousy was thc cause of The crime.
Emigrants Leaving Ireland
Official returns show that 2199 emi.
grants left Ireland during October. an
increase of 4O3 over the same month
year ago. OF this number 200 went
to the United States. The departures
for the ten months of this year. is
much m excess of tho total emigration
last year, 26,SGG, rs against 23,295.
Only in ono month this wear did the
figures fall below those of last year
IN February. when decrease OF fifty
WAS recorded
Kept Great Seal OF Ireland
The death in the Francis convent
Drumshambo. Of Mrs O 'Hagan. known
N religion rs Sister Mary Frances 4
daughter ot Lord . 'iIagan who was
the first Catholic since the revolution
to hc entrusted with the great seal Of
Ireland, and the widow of Justice
. llaGan. who, although namcsakc.
was not related to her before marriage.
VIII render II Of interest 10 record hat
one of the daughters OF the late Lord
Russell Of killowcn, who Was the first
catholic lord chief iusticc Of England.
rs nun. and daughter Of he late
Lord Justice Mathew also embraced the
religious llfc. Two Of the daughters
of the late Lord Morris and Killaniu.
the first Catholic chief Justice Of Ire.
land since the revolution. arc Car.
mclitc nuns, and two of the sisters Of
Lord o ,Brlen' Of Kilfcncra. thc present
lord chief Justice of Ireland are nuns
Hanged Though Innocent.
The county council at Neuagh.
County Tipperary. has granted IN an
plicatior by Mr.. James o 'Bricn. solicit
or for leave 10 enter the old gaol prem
ises for the purpose of cXhuming the
remains Of William and Daniel NJ Cor
mack, who were hanged in 1853 for the
murder Of John Ellis, 4 steward Mr..
O'Bricn said II was well known that
these mon were innocent Of the crime.
and their relatives wished TO have them
rcinterrcd in LoUghmorc churchvard
He would apply 10 tho lord lieutenant
or home secretary for sanction 10 cZ.
hume the remains.
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In Memory of Sidney.

Special Cable Ia TIC Tribune"
ROTTERDAM Dec, IA memorial is
about 20 hc raised iu Iutph,n To The
mCmory of Sir Philip Sidney. who was
Killed IN uGhtiUg against the Suaniards
at the battlc OF Iutphcn in 1856. 4
Dutch committee has already been
formed, OF which Baron van Nagoll,
burGomaStcr of Warnsv,ld is chairman.
Count VAN Ald"uburc -Bentincl< van Mid
dtchton has consented tu net us honorary
president oil the committee.
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Politics in Turkey,

Np''IdI IdOTr n Tho TTiDUUC
CONSTNNrTNOPLE. Dec. IA va
uety of rumurs have lately. been cir.p-
lated as Il" The formation of nov parIIJ-
mcRtnry parties. TIcy appear 10 be- bnsn-
loss. or ~ best greatly exaggerated The
formation oi parties ON any hut purely
nhrurularlst platforms Is likely Ia hC
Il difficult task in on assembly where M
least 20 per cont Of The deputies profess
ton ui any coherent opposition REQUIRES
oi necessity lime as well as leadership.
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p 4 F2lIS
BY LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

Special Gable TO The Tribune
LONDON. Dec. 1.-Rulcrs-that is
the word that is on everybody's lips
and in cyerybody's mind. Who is TO
he ruler OF this monarchy. The peers or
the people! The reception Of the young
monarch Of Portugal, ruler on a
throne shaken by storms, rulcrs-arc
they 10 be men only, OF men and wo-
men! Aud the great burning question
OF msrulc by the monster who rules
the Congo. while far away across the
eastern deserts comes 10 MS the wall
of the boy ruler from the palace of
Tchcran. These have mainly filled our
thoughts for the last two weeks. MS
London. gay with bunting. bright with
the Hays OF many nations. and the old
wcll-bOrn decorations which we have
seen again and again, erected for CIV
cry celebrity that drives down Regent
street to the Mansion house. noatcd in
the autumn air.
The genial personality OF the late
king of Portugal was very familiar 10
US. and hc and the queen. who had
passed her gIrlhood in this country.
and whom ] we'll remember in her very
earliest youth, were among the most
welcome of our foreign guests. But tho
tragedy which cut him of in early life
and set the boy king on the throne
added much 10 the romance attached
10 his visit. and TO the affection of the
greeting which was accorded TO him.
Our streets have seen manv illuslri-
Gus crowned heads driving i'm state
professions. but perhaps nothing more
touchDg than he bov who sat beside
the king last week. The pale. nervous
face. with his dark cnloring and almost
srhoolhoy shYucss of his manner. gave
HIM nm added interest. and the staidest
veterans who have paid their court to
all the European crowned heads have
lost their hearts 10 the charming per
Sonality Of the young king.
Page in History Turned
But while great pagcants were enact
ed for our royal visitor. ono of those
strange pages in history was being
turned, which 90 10 make mp the blood
less revolution which often brings
about in England changes so vast that
none realize their Importance until the
hour is past and the battle has been
fought All the week men have been
coming 10 London. whose presence was
unfamiliar in Piccadilly and ihc parks
They had come 10 vote against the
revolutionary budget Probably
nothing else would have brought them
from the center Of their own littl"
Kingdoms, for ordinary politics have for
them bat little meaning. but their very
existence. they thought was throat
en"d. and they have come 20 protect
their own. Last night cvory entrance
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LIGHT Regarding controvarsv.

The controversy between Count
Achrcnthal and Nj. Isyolsky. the Aus.
TRAN and Russian foreign ministers.
rs 10 whether Russia gave consent Ia
Austria S absorption of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, aroused much interest
here ilorr Macmillan Harden. editor
OF Die Iukuufi, who generally has re
liable sources of information concern
ing such matters, makes nm interesting
contribution 10 the controversy. lIl
SAYS; conc evening i'm the second half
of March. at II bali given hv Herr ON
Tschlrsky 4 the German embassy in
Vienna. the chief or the Austrian gen.
cral STAFF and tho EuSsiaN military al
tarhc got into conversation. The i'm
prudence of ScrNian proyocatiou seemed
hardly longer tolcrablc TO the plCs
tiou whether there was anvthjn. fresh.
tho chief OF the general stat. Conrad
Won lIoctZncdort, replied in an indif-
fcrcnt tone. "All sorts OF things and
very important ones. The emperor
had already signed ap order for mo
bilizatiou against Serva. and for the
event OF the Russian Intervention tbc
assistance al the German empire was
assured. Very politely and very calm.
Iv the military attacDc quickly applied
for leave, Travelled the same evening to
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this, is th" noble lord as ne has painted
himself before lis CoUntTyncn during tho
last few moDthS-a melancholy vision Of
s"lnShncs#, spite. and undiguhcd puorl-
ity.
Tho noble lori is what hc Is because
his idc5l of himself is 20 be an Inferior
Taumauy boss. The Tammauv boss is a
rcEsos To his friends, finds them iubg
gives th"n AN occasional dpliIr-IlI. OF
course. out of their own money. Iu re-
iuru IN" asks for political power aud the
right 4" uIis" his pile out OF it, The
noble LORDS social ideal Is pretty much
the snmo. iic gives SOUP aud blankets
he distributes grouse, he gives his ten
ants dinu'r. IN return hc asks ror
no moro than Tho right TO run England.
free trade IN slums. SnccUTcs for his
family. aud taxes for ali outside the
circle of th, elect, Prnbahly nc never
pictures his ideal 10 himself quite ag
coIrS'ly as this. that ls because n" Is
AN inferior TJmmIny boss. The Tam
manr boss jS not born TO but makes his
position.
Th" Tammauy boss may he = s~oundrnl
hut hc D. human sort oC zooundrcl He
Is Ii grips Will reality. and he under
stands and f""l- with common humanity.
III" can flatter himself that hc is a noble
ana generous patron when ne OiGD rs lD
buy Ihc government Of England FOR -
hundred ot Goals. Il bargain which would
have shocked ShvIock IIo cnn prryuadr
himself Tint IL s. tho purc-t patriotism
10 mgk" tn" poor pay hlE taNCg. that IL
u The finest "hivgirN 10 vent his anger
Urou an unoTcndiuE hospital that ii Is
the TaDIs'st conservatism 80 smash the
cons stitutiop. These arc mcunnosscs and
would not bc guilty for tile Tammauy
boss knows tho mon with whom lac deals
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
Literary Man a Candidate.

Maurice Hewlett. who is mentioned
n, a probable Liberal candidate FOR a
Welsh constituency. is one of the many
famous literary men who have spent a
norton OF their lives in government Of
fees. II was. perhaps. from the
archives oi the land revenue cord
Office that he got his first taste for
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Thou Art the Pilot.

IL lis not often that the German Em.
poror allows himself 10 be snuhbcd by
On" OF his own subjects, hat an actual
instance occurred. His majesty was
on board the ilohcuzollsu, and ap-
preaching q certain German port on
thc North sea. the imperial Yacht took
on pilol, and this authority posted
himself at the wheel The emperor,
who regards himself a. q perfect mas
ter of steering. stationed hinsclF in
the vicinity Of the pilot. and suggest
od giving BIN q hand at the wheel
The rough sea dog. not recognizing
III" emperor turned around with n
smart. Are YOU pilot or am l?' he
@rowlcd. Amazed. Wilhclm II. retired
cresttulleu 10 bis statrroom But he
Thought better of it. and in q few min
utcs returned 10 the bridge and. i'm a
great humility laid "a box of cigars
beside The pilot, with the remark:
.. ILmm Art ihn MINI. -
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is stated that all available wurkmcu are
employed in Sndustrial undertakings
hor" and that the period of winter mn.
employment has not vet begun So That
IT is practically impossibl" To obtain
surplus labor in the greatest Of the
German cities because almost everyone
is rCmUneIatlyC. employed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
'0ne Hundred Thousand Politi-
cal Meetings to BE Held
In Great Britain.
NOTHING LIKE 1T EYER
BEFORE IN UNITED KINGDOM
|Statistician and Historian Pre-
sent Facts and Figures of
Unusual Interest.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

Spccial Cable 10 The Tribune.
n LONDON, Dec. ll.-With the Icicc-
|fiou OF the budget by the house of
lords, the consequent dissolution of par.
'liamcne and general election, the stat
'istician and historian is abroad in tho
land We are indebted To the stats
1lician for The statement That between
now and the time the general election
rs held not less than 100000 political
.mcetipgs will he held in Great Britain
.alono. To say nothiug Of Ireland 1t
|wiIl be the greatest tempest OF oratory
apd I doubt if anything like it has ever
beer secu, even during The prcsiden-
hal election. in the United States. Here
is a table showing approximately the
humber of meetings which probably viii
be inflicted on the ugsulrering Brit.
.ish public:
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of tho country TO sec that it is forth
coming without delaV.''
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-13
How to Float Flags of Japan
and United States Puzzle

Plans for decorating various public build
ings OF the city in honor Of the japanese
commissioners has occasioned a lively
scramble for facts as to the proper method
OF floating the flags Of the two nations.
"ShaI the Stars and Stripes be hoisted
above the colors Of Japan, or whether tbs
nobler TO float the foreign ensign above
the flag OF the United States army as
mark OF courtesy to the Imperial visitors"
is the question.
Telephone wires to Fort Crook to old
Fort Omaha and to the headquarters OF
the Department OF the Missouri have been
kept hot with queries regarding army
etiquette I'm the matter General Charles
Morton commander Of the Department Of
the Missouri; Colonel Cornelius Gardener
in command at Fort Crook, and Colonel
w. A Glassford. IN command Of the signal
corps at Fort Omaha, have been besleged
with requests for information. In all cases
their answer is as follows:
There Is no army regulation about the
matter, but custom prevails. The flag OF
the United States Is never lowered. No
foreign flag shall be hoisted above the ma
tional ensign. AS a matter OF respect 70
the japanese visitors Il Is a matter OF army
etiquette 10 float the colors OF the two
nations az the same level and this custom
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-13
LIVE STOCK MEN IN CHICAGO
DIR. A. T. Peters of Lincoln One of
Speakers at National Com
venttOn.

CHICAGO, Nov 12.-The National AS
sooiation of Live Stock Breeders and
Ralsers will hold it's annual convention on
December 2, in the hall over the Drovers
Deposit National bank, stock yards, Chi
cago. The subject of appointing a strong
committee to go before congress END urge
liberal appropriation for the Department
Of Agriculture bureau Of animal industry,
for the purpose of preventing and eradl-
eating tuberculosis hog cholera and plague,
anthrax. sheep scabies ticks, ETC.. viii be
Nagitated. 1t win also recommend proper
reimbursement to the breeder and raiser
for losses sustained by condemnation. Dr.
M. w. Ravenel, Wisconsin university, will
speak on tuberculosis" DIR. A. T. Peters.
Nebraska university, Hog Cholera and
Plague;' Prof. E. s. Good Kentucky Ex-
pertinent station, sheep Scabies and An
thraX;" Hon. w. c. Giltner, Eminence,
KY Cattle Ticks" Other prominent
speakers will address the convention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-13
Janitor of Bank
Under Arrest for
Aiding Robber
Negro Chauffeur Shot by New Albany
Bandit is Not Expected
to Live.


NEW ALBANY. Ind, Nov. 12-The jani-
tor Of the Merchants National bank was
arrested today pending an investigation
into his reported completely with Thomas
jefferson Hall. in an attempt to rob the
bank and the shooting Of Cashier Fawcett,
President Woodward and James Tucker.
chauffeur yesterday.
The condition of John X. Woodward,
president of the Merchants National bank
of New Albany, and James Tucker, the
negro chauffeur who were wounded yester
day by Hail. the boy bandit OF Louis
Vile, in the jatter's sensational attempt
to rob the bank, was practically unchanged
today. President Woodward is in serious
condition. The negro is not expected to
live.
Hall, the bandit, who was arrested later
for the murder of ]. Hungary Fawcett the
cashier OF the bank, takes his arrest
coolly. Els stepmother, who visited him
carly today, was asked what sort Of novels
the bov read.
"Oh, don't know their names" was the
reply, but he always kept three or four
new ones in he house, AS fast as one
was read, he would trade 1t for another.
He was never without them"
The boys father says the lad is not
insane. He is just mean"