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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
IRENE TOWED
TO DOCK BY FOUR TUGS.
Except for Broken Rudder
Post, Vessel Is Little the
Worse for Experience.

NEW YORK. April 1O.-Displaying two
black balls, the usual mot under contror'
signal. the steamer Princess Irene today
safely reached and passed in the harbor
entrance which she missed last Thursday
morning in the fog. burying her nose, in
stead. in the Fire Island sandspit, where
she was held a prisoner for the better
part of four days.
Except for a broken rudder post. the
Irene was believed to be none the worse
for her Imprisonment off the Lone Hill
life-saving station, from which she was
so fortunately released yesterday after
noon, after her 1.720 passengers had
been taken off and landed Saturday
morning.
Surrounded by Tugs.
Because of the arrangement of her
steering mechanism, however, the big
liner was not privileged to come in under
her own steam. She was surrounded by
a fleet of tugs, which had escorted her
from Fire Island waters to an anchorage
outside the bar late last night, and which
at 5:25 o'clock this morning took up the
slack of their hawsers and resumed the
work of getting the liner into port
At Gas O'Clock the Irene passed In
her dock she will be examined by divers
and then sent to Newport News for ex-
animation in dry dock. The greater part
of the cargo is still on board, and 1t will
be discharged at Hoboken as soon as
possible.
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AT DALTON, GA,
CAUSE $25O,0OO LOSS
Main Business Block Wiped
Out-Man Injured Descend
ing From Window.

DALTON. Ga, April 1o.-The main bust
ness block of this little city lies mass
of ruins today as a result of the most
disastrous fire that has occurred in this
section. It was estimated that the loss
will reach a quarter Of million dollars,
with insurance Of about $4,000
The fire started at midnight in the local
hotel, on the third floor, but the exact
cause probably never will be known, as
the building was in flames from one end
to the other within few minutes after
the first alarm was given. At $3.50 am.
the fire was practically extinguished.
Among the losses are the following:
Hotel Dalton, McWilliams Bros. three
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Regal Store Wagton-IOO3 Pennsylvania Aue (For Men

Orleans he crossed the country to the
Ouchita river, near Natchitoches, where
he is supposed to have made arrange
ments for seizing Texas. In the meantime
Gen. Wilkinson and Gen. Herrera met in
secret consultation and agreed upon the
neutral ground.
Betrayed by Wilkinson.
1t is believed that Wilkinson betrayed
Burr's revolutionary scheme to Herrera
for a bride Of 5000. 600, and received $780,
600 down, which was all the cash the
Spaniards could command at that time.
Wilkinson sent his orderly, named Bur-
ling, to Saltilo, Mexico, to receive the
remainder of the money. which was paid
in golden Spanish doublOons. Packing
the money in leather sacks and flashing
them on the backs Of burrows Burling
started from Saltillo northward across
the Rio Grande. When he reached the
Attoyac river he discovered that he was
followed, and, being suspicious, buried the
leather bags in the bed OF that stream,
made map of the surroundings. SO that
the cache might be identified, and man
aged to reach Natchitoches alive.
Five years later q man who claimed
to be a relative Of Burling appeared on
the scene with a map to search for the
treasure, but was unable to find il. Be-
coming discouraged. he sold the map and
the story to a citizen Of Nachadoghes,
who went to the Attoyac river, built a
dam to divert the course Of the water.
and eXcavated up and down the river
bed twenty-five feet deep, but did not
find anything but an old-fashioned Span
ish pack saddle. This discourag1ng ex-
perence was the foundation of a story
that Wilkinson or Burling went back
secretly and recovered the bags OF
dOubloons many years before.
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Poor Pressure in Water Pipes.

Lack of pressure in the water pipes was
for the fire getting beyond
control. Practically every telephone in
Dalton is out Of commission. Plans are
under way for the rebuilding of the
burned district.
c. v. Downing of Atlanta was the only
man injured during the fire. He was seen
to climb out of the window of the hotel
when the building was mass Of flames.
A ladder was being raised to take him
down, and the crowd urged him not to
jump. Unheeding the frantic voices he
swung from the window. grasped for a
water pipe, missed it and went tumbling
to the ground. In his descent he struck
q mass of telephone wires. which broke
his fall, and he landed, badly bruised, but
not seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10

Joel kreps Whip. the young son of
David C. Whip, who was being treated
at the Washington County Hospital,
Cumberland, Md. with the newly discov-
cred serum for cerebro-spinal meningitis,
died Friday evening. The boy underwent
an operation for appendicitis ana cerebro-
spinal meningitis developed.
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Because he was refused admission to
the jamestown race track Saturday, j.
Sidney Smith, Norfolk lawyer, threat
ems to sue for damages. Mr.. Smith has
been representing Gov. Mann in the eff
forts of the latter to prevent betting on
the races.
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Joined With Texans.

At first the outlook was encouraging
and they prospered, although an epidemic
of cholera carried off many of the
colonists, both old and young, and, as
time went on. the national sense Of JUS
tice and independence of spirit began to
manifest themselves. They resented the
hnpositions practiced upon them by the
Mexican officials, and their sympathies
were strongly with the American patriots
who undertook to emancipate Texas. from
the tyranny of Santa Anna. In Janu-
ary, 1896. a regiment Of Mexican soldiers
was sent to administer the discipline to
the rebeIlious Irishmen. who abandoned
their homes, sought shelter within the
thick stone walls of the mission at
Refugio with their wives and children
and turned their cattle loose upon the
range. The Mexicans burned the village
and followed them to Refugio. A courier
was hurried to Col Fannin, commander
of the Texan troops at Goliad, thirty-five
miles away. and the latter sent q COM
pany of soldiers under Capt. Ward to
the mission. When the Mexicans saw
the soldiers they retreated to the west
and raided several ranches. Ward fol-
lowed in pursuit, but their retreat was a
ruse, and. eluding him. they returned to
the mission and laid siege. Another
messenger crept through their lines to
ask aid OF Col. flaming, but It was slow
in coming and the Mexicans with one
cannon were gradually knocking down
the mission walls.
" lille the Mexican soldiers were sleep
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Colony of Irishmen.

You will notice that these are, all Irish
names. The eight millionaires at Vic
toria and most of the other rich men
in this vicinity are descendants of
colony of Irishmen who came over sew
enty-five or eighty years ago direct from
the Ould Sod.
Shortly after Mexico became independ-
ent, James McGloin, John McMullen,
James Power and James Hewetson from
the neighbOrhood of Limerick, learned
that land was to be had for the asking
in that country and came over to learn
the truth. In the City Of Mexico the gov
eminent offered them liberal grants along
the gulf coast of what is now the state
of Texas, provided that they would bring
from Ireland farmers of good moral char
acter, of the prevailing religious faith.
and that the cOlonists should take the
oath of allegiance to Mexican authority
The Irishmen went back to Limerick and
made their report. Within the next year
McGlOin and McMullen organized a COL
Ony, and Power and Hewetson another
altogether about 800 souls. After a tenn
pestuOus voyage they landed on the
shores of the Bay of Corpus Christi and
at once set out for their new homes, in
the neighborhood of the mission of Our
Lady of Refuge" founded by the Fran
ciscan fathers in 1870. This was the last
of the chain of missions established by
the Spaniards between the Gulf of Mexi-
CO and the Gulf of California as fort
resses to protect the settlers and hospices
to shelter travellers and to be a nantes
tation Of Spanish authority along the
northern boundary of Mexico.
Each head of a family was given one
square league OF land. three miles in each
direction. and each minor member, both
girls and boys, was given section of
one mile square. They called their set
Element San Patricio de Iibernia, which
is the Spanish for st. Patrick OF ireland.
The coionists were all farmers and cattle
men, and they brought their implements
and food supplies and clothing to last a
year, expecting to get cattle and other
live stock from their neighbors
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stores: w. A. Robertson. Fincher e.
Nichols, Thomas DrygoOdS Company,
Garrett Bros restaurant. A. J. Showalter
Company, Dalton Opera House,
Ogiesby building.
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cneated; but the Chinymen swear that
it was all fair play. Mike leaves a
dollar on the table. accordin' to Hoyle.
and saunters off with the balance.
and Jack Taylor cries out that he is
q ruined man and falls down in ht.
1t was after he had recovered that be
comes crawlin' down to the Red Dog
and hear bis wall from the darkness.
"Feller citizens. thar is no more to
be told. If any OF you can't see that
Jack Taylor is a squealer you've got
patches on your eyes. You must also
realize the principle at stake. The
noble game Of poker is totterln to its
fail, or would be totterin' if this we're
court wasn't here to extend bracin'
hand. We may steal each others
bosses. but we must not steal the
foundation stones Of poker. The man
who loses has to pay. and the loser
who squeals can't abide among men.
Jack Taylor. if you had anything to
pay with I'd fine you $40 and costs.
but as you are busted all l can do is
to advise you to take walk. Walk
in any direction. but walk fast ard
keep goin'. If you show up in Sandy
Bend agin within a year | wont be
responsible for what may happen.
Poker ard Sentiment.
"Poker was invented not that one
man might skin another. but that the
nobility of soul of all men might be
drawed to the surface and made bet
ter. The man who has stole bosses.
abandoned his wife. driven his cEil-
dren out into the world and become
thing of evil can't sit in 4 game Of
poker with $50 in the pot and four
aces in his hand without sentiment
bubblin' up in his soul and carryin
him back to the happy days of child
hood. I've krowed EN- right in my
Red Dog saloon to rake III the pot and
resolve to lead better lives thereafter.
Poker built up the west and made it
the noble and glorious country it is.
Abolish the game and what becomes
of us? In Il year we would be wearin'
tan shoes and eyeglasses and the gun
would be relegated to the scrap heap.
Mike. stand up. You've got all the
money and Jacks guns besides. You
haven't done anything to be fined for
but you've got to pay Sc costs alice
samee, and I'll take advantage of the
occasion to obsarve that if you'll drop
around to the Red Dog saloon this
evenin' I'll start little game for you
and do my best to take them shooters
off your hands. 49,,
Booze and the Law.
s'There's a little matter this yere
court wishes to- refer to this mornin' =.
Sartin individuals in Sandy Bend have
been heard to say that it don't look
quite the thing for man to keep the
Red Dog and run hall Of jeStce at
the same time. can't see where
there's anything wrong. When | am
in the Red Dog I'm one Of you. When
am in this hall Of jestice I'm repre-
sentins the majesty and dignity OF the
law. I'm KNOWN none you to "a
vor you over another. IN lookin' to
lodIe ont ipstice and give YOU q square
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Had Experience.

"Be truthful" said the teacher.
"Always?" asked the boy.
"Always,' answered the teacher.
Never tell lie?'
Never T.
"Not even 4 white lieT
"Not even white lie.'
Hub" CALCULATED the lad scornful'
ly. "It's a good thing for you You
amt boy with my dad for father
"Why?" asked the teacher.
Because" replied the boy, IF you
was my dads little boy. an you heard
what he said about Aunt Eliza comm
to visit us with her children. an Aunt
Eliza had asked you if you weren't all
glad to see her, an you told the truth,
like I did. you'd think there was
a place where your trousers was mighty
thin after dad had finished with you"
He went back to his desk, and as he
sat down with great care there was
an expression on his face that showed
the great lesson Of truth had been. at
least in a measure, lost on him.-Tit-
Bits.
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WHY He WAS PARTICULAR.
SirIoin Steak Had to Be Of the Finest
For Hortense.

For Hortense.
VKYEARING a brand new outfit and
w suspicious smile. a man en-
tered the corner butchers.
'My first order" said he gravely, is
for one-haif pound of the finest and
tenderest Sirloin steak you have. 1t
must be very tender, mind you. and
without bit of fat on it. My next
Is for Il pound Of round steak. but as
that is Of less consequence please
make sure about the sirioin frst.''
stranger in the neighborhood. aren't
you?" inquired the genial cleaTer
wielder, smiling in patronizing way.
"Yes. Slice that half pound evenly
please"
IF I'm not amiss you're-you're just
married. aren't you?"
Eyes, but how did you guess that?"
"Ob, you're like the general run OF
newly welded men. For a time
they're all very particular about pleas
ing her in everything I'll do a nice
job on this half pound, sir, don't
worryw
"Say, you're certainly Judge OF hu-
man nature, Mr.. Butcher. This special
piece is for her Now, If you please.
do that half pound up as neatly as pos
sible. Thank you. Now for the pound
of round steak. Oh, any old piece will
do! My wife and I will enjoy it, so
long as the other suits her"
But, sir" stammered the butcher.
pausing with the long meat knife stick,
ing up into the air, II thought the
tender sirloin was for her-your wife.
you know"
"Oh. my dear sir, not at all! The
round steak is for my wife and me.
The sirIoin is for Hortense, my wife's
pug dog."-Lippincott's.
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deal. and the Chinyman who so for
gifts hisself to spit on the stove never
gifts outdoor without fine Of at least
So.
Here in the hall Of jestice my chest
swells out. 1 am the it l rule the
roost. l represent truth. integrity, law.
iestice and several other things.
"At the Red Dog l humbly set out
the best drink for Is cents to be found
west of Chicago. and If take hand
in a poker game it is only to be a
good fellow and show my.love of coun-
try. separate one position from
'tother as wide as the poles. but any
critter findin' any more fault will find
himself sandwiched between the Red
Dog and this yere court and both doin'
their best to use him up.
The calendar bein' clear. we will
now disperse until jestice calls us to-
gether ag'in to dispense her favors to
rich and pore alike, no matter in what
cline they was born in or what par
ticular objeck brung them to Sandy
Bend"
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three years, and it's been generally be-
lieved that he was a handy man with
a gun. I've been one who believed it.
and when think Of it could weep
tears Of chagrin.
Issued Warrant For Mike.
Eyes, Jack Taylor stood thar and
walled out that he wanted jestice. and
it was my opinion that he must have
bin terribly wronged. He tells me
what seems to be a plain story, and
my judicial sympathies are aroused.
and issue a warrant for Red Headed
Mike and tell the constable to bring
him in dead or alive.
That's Mike over thar. He don't
know one end Of gun from another.
and every Chinyman in town has given
him the boot dozen times over. Hes
red headed. but be hain't got no more
fight in him than jack rabbit.
"Jack Taylor tells me that as he
was goin' up the trail that night to his
shack somebody holds him up with
two guns under his nose and goes
through him for $40. He recognizes
that somebody as Red Headed Mike.
He makes an awful struggle to save
his dollars. but is knocked down, and
/, left for dead. When I heard Of that
bold faced robbery and assault within
eighty rods Of this yere courthouse
made up my mind to give Mike sich a
sentence as would make his hair curl
in knots. He was found by the con-
stable and brought in yesterday. and
I don't think that any Of you are
gain at desperate when you look at
him.
Is All Right on Poker.
"Now for the other side Of the story.
Mike was lookin' round for free
drinks the other night when he runs
across Jack. Jack asks him to come up
to his shack and play poker. No mat
ter what sort of critter Mike is in
other directions, he's all right on
poker. This court has tried him to its
sorrow. His trick of holdin' full houses
and fours is simply remarkable. He
goes along with Jack. He hasn't red
cent, but he has an old silver watch to
make pot on. He wins three on the
very first pot.
''Then two Chinymen drop in and
see the rest Of the game, and they tell
the same story. There's five dollar
pct on the table. and Jack gifts threes
and draws down to his hand and bets
81. Mike getstwo pairs and draws an
other queen to make a full house. He
sees the dollar and goes Que better.
They see and raise. and when Jack
finally calls he's beaten man.
''The next pot is a leetle better for
Jack. He stands pat on an ace full,
while Mike holds up three tens and
catches the fourth. Then it was good
thing to see. Mixes watch and win
MINIS and clothes was in that pot, and
so was Jacks money and guns. When
the call came he was a busted man
and chills was gallopin' up and down
his back.
Says He Is Ruined Man.
"F.ee yells. ort. that he had heAn
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The last time President Taft was
travelling in Texas he was invited to a
dinner of bacon and boiled cabbage.
The invitation was telegraphed from
the citizens Of a small town to the
presidents private car, and was re-
ceived by Captain Archibald W. Butt
the presidents aid. After consulting
with the president the captain tele-
sraphed this reply:
The president accepts your invitation
with pleasure. BUTT.
This is the way the message read
when the prospective hosts received it,:
The president accepts your invitation
with pleasure, but
Popular Magazine.
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guns and opened tie door. Thar stood
the critter who had uttered the cry.
and as he saw me he walled out again:
"Jestice! Jestice! Jeshcer"
Not to git an. body worked up to a
snarvous state,lct me tell you that Jack
Taylor stood tlar before me. The cry
had cum hcr1 his lips. He sits over
thar ON a bench, and his mug is famn.
lar to al OF US. He's been hangin'
around Sandy Bend for matter of
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Merchant to commercially - Why,
what's the matter with your nose?
Some ore run over it?
Traveler-No: you said I wasn't to
show my nose in here again, SO I've
covered it up. tGets un order.)-Com-
ic Cuts.
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There You Are,

"Why is it that so many men are
frankly in favor Of letting their wives
vote and hold ofice?"
Because of the unconquerab!e mas
culine,' replied Miss Cayenne. ~
man thinks that woman who can
manage him is equal to any test OF
executive ability."-Washington Star.
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A Siah For the Plumber.

BLESSINGS brighten as they take
their fight" said the ready made
philosopher.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Growcher, I'D
give a good deal to go home now and
have them tell me that the water
pipes are frozen. n."-Washington Star.
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Poker AND LAW
Judge Hoke of Sandy Bend Ex-
plains Relationship.
LOSER YELLED FOR JUSTICE.
Chinese Witnesses Said Game Had
Been Square and Redheaded Mike
Had Won Only Because OF His Great
Luck In AeeumuIatins Full Hands.
BY M. QUAD.

ny W. SORO.
copyright, 1911. by Associated Literary
PreSs.]
~WEYHAT Is the cry that comes
O to me an hour after mid
night, when the Red Dog
saloon has been closed
and I have sought my bed:" asked
Judge Hoke of Sandy Bend as be
opened court and looked over his au-
dienee. us it the cry of hungry coy
ote. of a prowlin' wolf. of a steer
which has broken his leg in stam-
pede? Is it the cry Of a night bird,
lost woman or a wounded man?
Three nights ago such a cry came
to my ears as dozed, and I felt shiv-
ers go over me. I got up. seized my
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His Theory.

"Why do you want to take sides in
a feud that doesn't concern you? You
run great risks"
'1 know | do, pard. But it's safer
than being an innocent bystander."-
Louisville Courier Journal.
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"And phwat's ancistors?"

"Why, people you sphrune from"
Listen to me, Mrs. O'Brien," said
Mrs. Kelly impressively. "Oi come
from the rale sthock av Donohues that
sphring from nobody. They sphriag at
thim."-Catholic Tribune.
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Flying High.

Pop, can you fy?'
why. Of course not. What makes
you ask such foolish questions?'
"Well. pop. why did Mrs. Bsbb!e tell
Mr.. Jaggsby the other night that you
were q abird?'-Baltimore American.
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Better Than q Gun.

Desperadoes who tried to rob
a man In Seattle recently ran
away when their intended vic
tim began to read poetry. 1t
may pay you to read poetry
Chicago Record-Herald.
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His Rudder.

"The dog" said the scientific gentle
man, "sometimes steers himself with
his tail"
uses it to guide his wandering bark.
does he? asked the irresponsible hu-
morist-Christian Register.
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Useful.
Briggs-Have your daughters accom-
plished much in music?
Griggs-Yes; their playing has rid Us
of two very undesirable neighbors.-
Boston Transcript.
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Spring Styles.
"Have you any ancestors. Mrs. kel'
ly?" asked Mrs. O'Brien.
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Usually the Case.

} Usually the Case.
Z The husband may be boss of
5. his own house. but his wife
I usually conceals the fact from
his knowledge until he forgets
about it.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
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Prosais.
Elsie-Elsie's marriage was dread
fully unromantic.
Ida-Yes: even the man she married
was the one she was engaged to.-Chi-
cago News.
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copyright, 1911. by Associated Literal
PreSS.1