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fine. of the nature of sanitary conditions;
though they chiefly affect the health OF
the spirit, and by that have no municipal
functionary appointed to look vigilantly
after them. Nor in fact. do they need
any such. since Providence has been so
kind as to see to it that illusions we shall
always have.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK, May q. 1910.
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who'd lay against Lochiel in that first
race would be a smoker from the Ran
COON land. but he was there with the pig
top and I couldn't get by with the ar
gument.
'Logeel can't VIM was the comeback
every time. We lay against him. We lay
two points de best. We double de roll on
de first race. You taig it from me. Pc
good. Diss is we're know Something's
when l told him that I felt heap
like not going on the block at all unuer
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"She was so blinded with tears that
she could hardly see where she was
walking. and IL I hadn't caught her she
would have stepped off the platform on
or another / was pretty dense on that
occasion. l wasn't hep at all to what was
coming of.
Head UP. my girl says / to the
little woman. Your boys due down in
a month or so now, with his good time
off and
Then she looked up and recognized
ME as the man who'd taken her boy up
to the pen.
lies in there was all she said. and
she pointed trembling finger at the box
the baggage handlers were carrying into
the baggage room; and she went on a
stumbling after them into the baggage
room; little slight thing, too, she was.
that ought to've been sitting on some
front porch a-playing jacks with her girl
friends!
IA good many fellows will ask to stop
off at some Juice mill across from the
station for last drink: and 1 don't often
deny 'em that, either.
They have queer remarks to make
about the drink when they're taking
that last one. too. As they heave ii in.
sort o refiectively at the empty glass.
We'll. that's the last for good and all.
If IL hadn't been for that old bilge water
I'd never be on my way to the Stag
heap now
Riding up on the train most Of 'enl
gulp in the flying scenery eagerly, espe-
cially those with long bits ahead of 'em.
Lot O robins this year. en-? a first
timer said to me on the way up i'm
the train last month. and he pointed out
of the car window to lot of the red
breasts flying among the trees at the ap-
proaCh of the train.
That 500 said t. Il hadn't noticed
EN-
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Ibid L? Well, don't get it into your
conk that I'm Butch the Bite just be-
cause I'm a fly cop. 1 understood all
right. even before he'd finished asking
me. 1 hadn't any sooner slipped the
bracelet off Of him. either. before his
wife, happening to rubber around to
glance at the door, caught sight Of him.
and she rushed over to him-she was O.
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thus they go on doping out what men,
bers of the old bunch they'll meet up
with when they get there.
But it's all different stuff with the
first-timers. 1 don't fall very hard for
the sob-music stuff. after playing this
beat for about a quarter of a century,
but at that I've got to admit that I've
felt some gulpy over a lot of the new
ones on their first trip with me to the
pen.
"a while ago I took up to Sing Sing a
boOkkeeper who'd dipped into the till
for a few hundreds to try to squirm out
Of a pinoclle-playing hole. He'd been
staked to a three-specker for the job,
even against the desire expressed by his
fOrgiving employers to see him turned
loose.
"Well. I lost my goat a little over
some stuff that was pulled at the station
in connection with that chap. AS soon
as / got him inside the station door he
began to peer around as If expecting to
see somebody. and then in ten seconds
he was asking me If it'd be all right for
me to unlock the wriStlet that bound
him to me just for minute or SO.
Over yOnder's the wife and kids,
said he to me, pointing to a little group.
a woman and three young children. sit
ting down with their backs to the door
some distance away, and, say. If it'd be
all right-if it wouldn't get you into any
trouble or anything-well. say, / kind o
hate to have the kids and the little
woman see me with this cuff stuff on.
Understands
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STARVED TO DEATH
THROUGH FASTING

Los Angeles, August N..-Lying on pal
lets, too weak to move, detectives found
today in an Arroyo bungalow four men,
bers of queer new sect, who were de-
liberately starving themselves to death In
anticipation of the end of the world.
There were two men, a woman and a girl
of &c. They had not touched a morsel of
food for six weeks, and for the last ten
days had not stirred from their couches
on the floor Of a room that had not been
aired since the long fast began.
Last night officers forced them to take
their first nourishment-a pint of milk
divided among the four. John Irving
O'Neil, one of the four. said he was the
leader of the sect. which he called Dis
ciples of the Holy Ghost, with the gift
of tongues, and invited the curses of
heaven down on those who compelled him
to break his fast
THE appearance of the comet was the
sign of the end of the world" he said
We were starving because fasting will
gain us heaven, and there is no better
way of getting to heaven than starving
to death"
His companions, Mrs. Nellie E. Doyle,
aged 40, and James e. Butler, an old man,
declared that they had willingly entered
the death fast, but the girl, Alice Prif-
fon. according to the detectives, said she
had been forced to starve, and that she
was quite willing to live.
O'Neill died today.
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HUMPHREY WILL
OPPOSE CANNON

Seattle, Wash, August 20.-Congressman
e. M. Humphrey, one of the stanch sup
porters of Speaker Cannon in the House,
said tonight that he would not vote for
the reelection of the Danville congress-
man as speaker. Mr.. Humphrey Is being
opposed for reelection by the insurgents
of his district.
The congressman says: "Press dis
patches in the last few days have stated
that Mr.. Cannon had announced that
he will be candidate for the speaker
ship In the next House of Representa-
tives.
IT do not believe he will be. I have
waited several days for an authoritative
denial from him, but he has not seen
fit to make one. This action on the
part of Mr.. Cannon, which I regret very
much, makes me feel that 1t is my duty
to state publicly that think it Is not
to the best interest of the republican
party for Mr.. Cannon to be candidate
for speaker of the Sixty-second Congress
and II he is that I shall not support
him.
There is a strong public sentiment just
or unjust, against his reelection. 1 can
not believe 1t would be to the best in
forests Of the republican party to again
elect Mr.. Cannon to the speakership."
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SHERMAN AND CURTIS ARE
EXONERATED BY COMMITTEE
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brought out also that when McMurray
received his s75O,O00 fee in the citizen
ship cases a claim of 100000 of the
fee was made by NJ A. Low, an at
torney of Topeka. 'Kas., and w. Z.
Evans, an attorney of st. Louis.
McMurray said he had talked to both
of these men concerning the case, but
he had not agreed to give them part
of his fee and they received no part.
McMurray denied he ever had made any
loans to Representative C. e. Creager
of Oklahoma, but admitted that Creager
had asked for loan.
Before leaving Senator Gore said:
THE investigation is nearing COM
pletion. l am entirely satisfied with
the result. 1t will eventuate in inf
mite good to the people of Oklahoma,
both to the white man and to the red
man. The affairs of the Indian will be
wound up and without chargesor cost
to him.
Whatever sacrifice may have been
entailed on my part l submit to cheer
fully. public official must discharge
his duties at any cost and at any sac
rlnce. l am content. Whatever abuse
and calumny may be poured out on me
Is but one of those things which must
be expected by public official In the
pursuit of his duty"
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DEAN MATHEY BIG
TENNIS SURPRISE

Newport, August 2o.-(Special.)- burst
ing full upon the lawn tennis sky like a
meteor, Dean Mathey, young Princeton
wielder of the racquet. recorded a SEN
sational upset of the thirtieth all-comers
national championship tournament today.
While a great weekend gallery looked
on dumbfounded. this boy, who is now
the youngest in point OF years of the
eight survivors of the field Of 1S1 that
began last Monday on the turf of the Ca
sine, defeated the holder Of the New York
state and Florida championships. Fred
erick C. Inman, 60, go, 6-2.
For the time being Mathey has eclipsed
the performances of the phenomenal Cali
fornian, Maurice E. Mclaughlin. and the
ex-champion. Beals c. Wright. Coming
as it does to emphasize Mathews defeat
of the Crescent Athletic club expert
Charles NJ. Bull, Jr., on Thursday in the
fourth round, 1t reveals player who at
a bound displays championship possbili-
ties of no uncertain caliber
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BRITISH BOATS
BADLY BEATEN

New York, August 2O.-(special.)- None
of the British challengers could make
good in the motor boat race for Harms
worth trophy off Larchmont this after
noon. Nevertheless the British would have
taken bit of carved silver back to their
island if the Duke of Westminster's Pr
oneer had not broken down.
The speedometer showed that this SEQ
horse power hydroplane was making bet
ter than Al sea knots an hour, when
drop of water in the mechanism spoiled
her chances by setting her carbureter on
IRE.
After this the race was all in the hands
of Dixie II, driven by her owner, Vice
Commodore Frederick X. Burnham. pres
ent holder of the trophy. There was no
other American competitor and the Brit
ish Zingarella, owned by Daniel Hamburg,
was completely outclassed.
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LIVELY FIGHT In
MINE CONVENTION

Indianapolis, August 21.-In a fight
that threatened to develop a riot in
the convention of the United Mine
Workers at midnight, delegate from
the southwest was struck on the head
with a soda bottle and his scalp was
cut. His friends hurried him from the
hall.
Debate on q substitute. submitted by
william Green of Ohio, to the special
committees report had continued since
early last evening and had been marked
by many personal clashes. The espe-
cially violent outbreak. in which del
ogate was injured, had quieting In
fuence and the convention settled down
into filibuster, with no prospect OF
reaching vote.
out the leaders of both sides set up
their most vigorous orators to con-
tinue the debate.
whether or not the organizers employed
by President Lewis and tho interna-
tional board should be dismissed.
Delegate Green and the ''anti-Lewis''
faction proposed that the salaries OF
the organizers should be converted to
the strike benefit fund.
The special international convention
of United Mine Workers adjourned sine
die at 1880 o'clock this morning after
adopting the substitute report with two
amendments. Before the vote President
Lewis announced that all points In
the substitute conflicting with the in
ternational executive committees ac-
ton would not become law.
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WOMAN WINNER
IN SWIMMING FEAT

London. August 2o.-The annual
Through London" swimming derby Of
Is miles down the Thames from Rich
mond to the Victoria embankment was
contested today and was won by It. r.
Battersby and Miss Olive Carson, who
took respectively the purse of 800 and
the gold cup awarded to the winners in
the mems and women's sections. There
were 40 starters. including IA women.
Among these was Miss Elsie Ackroyd, the
New England amateur, who led the field
early but lacked stamina, and before half
the distance was covered was hopelessly
out of the race. Battersby's time was .
hours p minutes and q seconds, which
is a record for the course. Miss Ack-
royd retired before completing the eighth
mile
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N|CARAGUAN WAR
NEARING AN END
Estrada's Army Is Approach
ing the Capital
MADRIZ TO TAKE FIELD
Report Tint Estrada and Mndriz Fac
lions Had Arranged Peace Terms
Is Pronounced Absurd BY
Nicaraguan
MADRIZ TO TAKE FIELD

Washington, August 20.-Estrada's
army succeeded yesterday in crossing the
Tipitapa river in Nicaragua after IA hours
fighting with the government troops, and
is now encamped before Granada ready
to advance upon the capital, Managua,
less than so miles away, according to cable
advices received here tonight from Blue
fields by Senior Castrillo, Estrada's repre-
sentative in Washington On the other
hand 1t was announced today by Mad
riz' peace commissioners" here, DIR. Bar
rios and Sebastian Salinas, that they
had received a disptch from Madriz stat
ing that the insurgents" had been de-
feated yesterday in attempting to cross
the Tipitapa at Pana Loya. The dispatch
added that band of insurgents had
crossed the river below Pana Loya and
had appeared before Granada.
Thedefeat of another band of 'insur-
gents yesterday at Naindaime also oc-
CURED with heavy losses to both
sides according to Madriz. Madriz
announced in his dispatch that he intend
ed to take the field himself to assist in
repelling the Insurgents " advance in
Managua.
Senior Castrillo said tonight it was only
a question of a few days before Estradas
army would be in possession of Managua,
and then would be in position to dictate
terms of peace. He regarded the report
ed crossing of the Tipitapa as a most i'm
portant event, and ridiculed Madriz's con-
tention that the main ''insurgent' army
had been repulsed. He made public the
following dispatch which he received to-
night from Bluefelds:
"All our army forced a passage to
Pana Loya.
1.-THE enemy was routed after IA hours
fighting, leaving in our hands one gun.
more than 100000 cartridges 200 rifles, pro-
visions and prisoners"
The report from New Orleans to the eff
feet that the Madriz and Estrada fac
lions had agreed upon terms of peace
was pronounced absurd by Senior Cas-
trllo, who explained that Estrada would
not treat with Madriz until he had cap
tured Managua or unless overtures were
made through the representatives in
Washington.
A statement was issued by the Madriz
representa- tives that they had been ad-
vised that Estrada had been unable to
raise money to pay for the former Amer
lean gunboat Hornet. which was reported
to have been sold to him, and that the
vessel was to be returned to the United
States Senior Castrillo later denied that
Estrada had ever intended to buy the
Hornet. He said the boat had been mere
ly chartered to make voyage from New
Orleans to Bluefields with ammunition
and provisions for the "insurgent army.
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MORE SECRETS IN
GRAFT CHARGES
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asked for the warrants. We want to
appear before a judge who has no pre-
vious knowledge of the case"
Attorneys Walter Fisher and Murray
Nelson, Jr., who will assist Assistant
States Attorney Barnes in the prose-
cution, were in conference In the former s
office when they heard of Judge Olsen s
surprising move.
1--WE are not ready to go to trial on
Monday at this short notice." said Mr..
Fisher. "Our witnesses will not be on
hand as they have not been notified.
am sure there is some mistake"
They finally decided that Judge Olsen
simply wished the case transferred to
the Michigan avenue court and on Mon
day he would again assign it to some
other Judge and court suitable to the
prosecution attorneys and the state.
There were rumors during the day of
additional arrests but none developed.
President Harahan declared that he
would sign no more warrants and that
IL further arrests were deemed advisable
the men wanted could be brought into
court on bench warrants under the "di-
yers other parties" clause in the con-
spiracy complaint. Assistant States AT
torney Barnes declared there would be
no arrests until next week.
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DAVE STRIVES TO
TALK ESPERANTO

Washington, August 20.-(Special.)-
Grosvenor Dave, director of the Southern
Commercial congress, who wants the In
ternational Esperanto congress to hold its
next convention in New Orleans In 1915,
when, Mr.. Dawes hopes, the National
Panama fair will be In full blast In the
Crescent City, sat up all last night with
wet towel around his head, studying
the new language so he could deliver the
invitation in real bona fide Esperanto be-
fore the convention today.
AS New Orleans boomer, Mr.. Dave Is
progressive and intrepid. but he failed
as a linguist. The best he could do was
to have his invitation printed in the new
tongue and deliver the verbal invitation
speech in English. However. he did him
self proud and made the greeting SO
warm that the convention gave him a
hearty burst of applause. Then he was
informed that the meeting place would
not be selected for two years.
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FOREST FIRES ARE
WORST In HISTORY

Kalispel1 Mont, August 20.-The forest
situation in northern Mantana is the
worst In the history of this section as the
result of high winds which set in this
afternoon.
Three big new fires were reported to-
day together with the destruction of two
ranger camps. The men have fled and
their whereabouts tonight are not known.
Forest Supervisor Haynes will meet two
companies of soldiers at Olney and ell
deavor to rescue the men.
Forestry officials are fighting with alb
solutely no chance of accomplishing any
thing unless there Is a heavy rainfall.
On the Blaokfoot forest alone there are
10 distinct fires. 1t is reported that a
fire has broken out near Smead a sta
tion on the Northern Pacific, west of
Thompson. The fire is burning so close
to the track that traffic has been stopped
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of the machine. The body OF the struc-
ture reminds one of a double-decked
street car on a slightly smaller scale. A
saloon for the passengers takes up the
whole of the top portion, and below Is the
engine room in which will be installed
two 6O-horse power steam engines.
In front the machines tapers to a point
like the stem of boat, and ends In
beak or forward vertical rudder, which
governs lateral direction. At the oppo-
site end 1t is fitted with a horizontal rud-
der corresponding to the tail of bird,
for controlling the elevation and equilib-
rum of the machine. The rotary filters
of horoscopes are sufficient, the inventor
maintains. to raise a weight of ten tons
from the ground.
To satisfy himself as to the lifting
power of the horoscopes the inventor
built a full-sized experimental machine
In Colorado in 1907, and the series of tests
which took place in May of that year
were entirely successful.
A strange story of a legless mans at
tack on the police delighted large audi
ence at London police court when Fred
eric King, a yesterday cripple, was
charged with being drunk and disorderly
King sat on the floor by the side of the
dock
Early the previous evening policeman
found him sitting on a wheelbarrow IN
Old Quebec street. He was very drunk
and shouting bad language an dwhen re-
quested to go away he slid smartly Off
the barrow, kicked one constable with
the stump of his legs, and twisted one
constable round his leg and threw him
to the ground
All of sudden the prisoner threw the
constable to the ground by twisting one
of his stumps round the officers Leg and
scrambled on top of his back like a cat.
The combined strength of four consta-
bles were required to get the cripple on
the ambulance and take him to the sta
ton.
The prisoner was sentenced to six
weeks Imprisonment with such labor as
the authorities thought fit.
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GAYN0R PASSES
THE DANGER LINE

New York, August 2o.-(special.)- Mayor
Gaynor sat up in a big arm chair In st.
Marys hospital In Hoboken this after
noon and read Epictetus. He ate heartily
of the food allowed him by the physi-
clans and said through his secretary,
Robert Adamson. that he was feeling
fine.
DR.. Stewart issued bulletin saying
that the mayor has now passed the dan
ger line and it Is only matter of time
when he will be out and about.
The mayors friends fear that his vocal
chords may be injured by the bullet
which passed into his throat so that he
will find 1t either very difficult or i'm
possible to make speeches In the future.
The doctors say that after the inflam-
nation has passed away the speech i'm
pediment will leave the mayor
Even if the mayor Is compelled to- fore
go public speaking in the future, 1t Is not
believed that this will hurt his political
chances.
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Captain Manly Speaks Today

Capt r. F. Manly VIII make a spe-
cial address to men at the Pastime the
atre this afternoon at the Y. NJ C. A.
mems meeting. Perpetual Personal
Providence" will be the subject of his
address. Captain Manly is a thought
full and helpful speaker and his ad-
dress on this vital subject will be of
special interest. The association or
chestra will render several selections
and assist in the song service. o. r.
Magill will be the soloist. The service
begins at $3.50.
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BEVERLY SILENT
ABOUT THE BREAK

Beverly. Mass, August 20.-Beverly was
as silent as ever today concerning the
tangled condition of affairs In New York
state politics and the reported break In
relations between President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt. There still appears to
be disposition in administration circles
here to minimize, II not to disregard en-
tirely, the newspaper reports from New
York and Oyster Bay
President Taft was up at $50 this
morning working on the letter he is to
contribute to the republican congressional
campaign textbook and at II o'clock he
boarded the yacht Slyph and went out to
see the little American Sender boat Har-
poon win the Taft cup in the Spanish
American races.
Next week the President will present
cups to the Sender winners.
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This seemingly marvellous cure was re-
ported Saturday to Gray, tho Quaker
health teacher. at Gums Pharmacy, by
Mr.. e. r. Green, who resides at McCalla.
Ala. He said to Gray: Five weeks ago
wrote you to send me two bottles of
Quaker Herb Extract and two OIL OF
Balm. At the time I was Just about dis
couraged for could not even walk with
a cane. have been Troubled for some
money. but never found anything that
seemed to reach my case until was told
by a friend about Quaker Herb Extract
and Oil of Balm, and when they arrived
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FINAL CHAPTER IN
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY

Asheville, N. c., August 20.-The
final chapter in the Deaver-Taylor
tragedy at Murphy. this state, was
written this afternoon at that city
when DR.. J. r. Beaver was found
guilty of manslaughter and sentenced
to seven years hard labor in the state
penitentiary.
DIR. Deaver shot and killed his
brother-ln- law, N B. Taylor, in 1902,
the shooting 1t is said. being the out
come of domistic strife. Beaver sue
ceeded in GLIDING capture until last
July, when he was caught in Kansas
and brought back to Murphy for trial
He has wife and four children.