The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 10, 1905, Page 2

2 PRINCE VON BULOW IS SCORED BY BEBEL Denounced for Forbidding the French Socialist, Juares, to Speak in the German Capital. il OO 111 CO0MID 5 COCKORCEERD - O00CCKA I 40 Qo000 00O l 'E APICATSTRD o d Duchy of Baden, Socialist Con- v refused to | Herr Bebel, the he prohibit speaking the gen, the foreigners to speak —_———————— LIBRARY PLANNED FOR ROME ACADEMY Two Hundred Thousand Dol-| | lars to Be Raised for | the Purpose. N SOCIALIST LEADERS, THE LATTER ATTACK- BULOW YESTERDAY _FOR DENYING THE FRENCHMAN THE RIGHT TO SPEAK BEFORE SOCIALISTS IN BERLIN. CENT STRIKES MAN SLAIN IN SOUTH DISRUPT UNIONS A DENVER PIONEER Aylmer D. Keith Remem- bered for Brilliant Rec- ord in Civil War. YORK July f 8.—Now that the for the main- | he American Academy of | n Rome has practically been by the subscription of $100,000 Frick, it is proposed to raise | re for a library for the institu- | D. Millet, secretary d t a nu -3 = Organizations Suffer Heavy Losses in New York State. ALBANY, N. Y., July 9.—In its quar- ¢ bulletin, which is the first since joner Sherman took office, the tment of Labor speaks of pledged for t said that a Special Dispatch to The Call. DENVER, July 9.—Aylmer D. Keith, 0 was found dead near San Dieg | Cal., on Wednesday with a bullet wound | under i soon. Th : 3 his right eye, was a Denver 3 ‘1’:?‘ ;))ganlzallO}\S. | pioneer. Keith came to Denver in 1861 ed 3100000 Jam ire of the strike on the| i cast his fortune with that of the and Columbia Uni sit system of New York,”| siruggling frontler village on the banks the University | & ¢ department, “resulted in the| o Cherry Creek.:: The young man was niversit o ~ali- 0os nic raci 1 : % y of Cali etoe s X p\,‘f,".mjm:ml?:-;;"fiena- favorite among the rough frontiersmen. e iusters Seas CoHOuIL. BY In the early part of 1864 the sparsely populated territory of Colorado was called upon to contribute its quora to the Civil War forces. lution of a union of 500 men; disputes among the Ful- DROPS FROM BALLOON O QA VR Y0 e | 15 siove nat i | Among the first to go t T'0 SAVE WOMAN’S LIFE | 105, Squnty, glove manutacturers also | gront was the Second Colorado Gavairy, dustries trade has only recently re»‘]‘.""h K‘““"’d kst S e bril- = : D covered from the recent depression, | ‘27t record Wwith his troop in Missouri Aeronaut Makes Parachute|which greatly sweakened the work- |20 the Indian Territory. | men’s organizations. | Keith served as commissary. sergeant “Between October 1, 1504, and April 1905, 165 organizations in this State dissolved and twenty more amalga- mated with other unions of the same trade. On the other hand, only ninety- 4 | nine new unions w organized, ~With a straight | cuusing a net decrease of $8 and leav- » what seemed certain | Ing 214y organizations in existence at ifield, a Boston aeron- | the end of March. The aggregate num- his balloon over Lynn | PeF Of members of unions was then Jump When Directly Over a City. 1 fought by his side were General George Wiest and Captain E. L. Berthoud, both of whom reside in Golden. They were { close friends of Keith and do not believe he killed himself. After living in Den- ver for some years Keith moved to An- kansas City, where he became the first Mayor of the town. He later moved to 8an Diego, Cal. and from there to » o The Call Rpr iy rer | 374,262, signifying a net decrease of | Healdsburg. ~Keith was born ‘on April o heymave Mrs- | 17,414 since September. New York | 16 ‘1835, :at Riga, N, Y. s City lost 8741, or 3.4 per cent of its re escaped un- | . e 2 , | membership, but still has 245,978 W il ;23;::‘%“}:’5— | unionists. OUrJ:\Ith{I]:‘AV’II‘IIKIER TAIAK s | k5 ="y | pomsemcn e ) N 24 his| TAKES STAND AGAINST SMOOT. N THAN WOMEN leaped was over the most thickly EPWOTth League Also Favors a Uni-| Rey nna S ay! . It was { form Divoree Law. “,.‘\‘ Shaw Says Her s combined weignt | DENVER, July 0.—The seventh inter Sisters Are Only Hats sa®w the only way | national convention of the Epworth ] was for him to eut and Feathers. | League closed to-day with meetings ia the downtown churches and auditoriums at which was read the report of the cofn- mittee on resolutions, previously adopted | by the board of control, the governing body of the league. The report refers to the Smoot case as follows: “Inasmuch as Rced Smoot, Senator of | the United States from the State of Utah, is subservient to authority that is an- tagonistic to the purity and Integrity ot | the American home and subversive of the | Of hats and feuthers. She said that the laws of the lund, by reason of his officlal | D°40s In the rows reminded her of ten | relations to the Mormon Rlacarehy. e i, and Wit i U G j carnestly and solemnly protest against| Snc Reos ausing the oosmen o2 paren it { his admfssion to a seat in the supreme| one ooy JUITE the course of her sermon ‘{fr‘!f‘““" g""y o o nation, aniSwe | ny thik Dr. Shaw #aid le!l:te ’:r‘.:gsfi” upon Congress the need of passin J 1] laws making it an impossibility for repre. Z'fy,':f:d ot d oW g o 8 T ) sentatives of such a treason-working sys- | oo m“‘“ A e ry SothsmERe tem to obtain seats in the legislative body | forover meRICE coneisalons (o it Are of the United States. And we urge the | Chpjst. ana now. they have roacoes 9k Congress of the United States to submit ' gizin to the people a constitutional amendment L0 Where they are apologiaing for sin. prohibiting polygamy or plural marriages e woman remained with the balloon til 1t passed over the meadows, a mile PORTLAND, July 8.—Rev. Anna Shaw, president of the National Woman's Buf- frage Association, spoke this afternoon to the memlers of the Y. M. C. A. By way of introduction Dr. Shaw said that she !led to talk to men better than she did to women, for when she was talking to men she was talking to heads instead CUBAN LABOR UNION VOTE FOR A STRIKE Practically Every Urban: In-| dustry in the Island Threatened. Dispatch to The Call. July HAVANA, S.—Another general rike is threatened in Cuba, owing to the wgitation of the American Federation of abor, which has had a representative named Falles of Key West here for some t for the purpoge of getting Cuba’s within the territory of the United symp: cuphonnl. Shioss Dt Matholinits Satboed The report favors a uniform divorce ness prevented his attendance at the con- law; heartily commends the work of the ' National Bureau of Reform, the Lord’s | : Day Alliance of Canada ‘and similar or- ' ganizations; pledges incessant warfare against all forms of intemperance and ex- ' gratification at the progress of ' the work of the Anti-Saloon League ot the United States and Canada; declares | uncompromising opposition to the sale of | intoxicants in the army canteen and in- | dorses the Hepburn-Dolliver bill for the prevention of interestate transportation of intoxicants in violation of prohibitory vention. During the day divine services were held in nearly all the churches of Denver, the sermons being preached by the visit- ing Methodist minfsters. persuading the leaders to give up their mand for an eight-hour law. With few exceptions, all of the unions have egreed to join the Federation. It was re- bolved to-night that strike should be de- | tlared to-morrow. —_————— An appeal to your fairness is made when we ask you to drink Ralnier Beer. The men walked out when we had + great deal of manufactured product on hand and forced us to get other men to take their places. . rado Ch numbers the Portland in Company G. Among the men who! | crime hacked the body with a ha EICHT PERISH IN BIC BLAST Laborers Killed While at Work on Improvements for the Pennsylvania Railroad ALL BLOWN TO .PIECES Accident Occurs Near Spot Where Score Lost Lives in a Recent Train Wreck Rl ke ST HARRISBURG, Pa., July 9.—Eight men were blown to pleces and two others were injured by the premature explosion of a big blast of rock powder on the Penn- sylvania Railroad improvements near New Cumberland at 7:30 o'clock this morning. The accident occurred directly across the Susquehanna River from the scene of the Pennsylvania Railroad wreck of May 11, in which twenty-three persons were killed and many others injured. All the victims of to-day’s disaster were employes of the contracting firm of P. 8. Kenbaugh & Co., who are now bullding the double tracks for the Penn- sylvania Railroad to connect with the Enola yards. The bodles of the men were terribly mangled and particles of flesh and bone were scattered for a dis- tance of 200 yards from the scene of the explosion, The dead: JAMES WISEMAN. ARTHUR GREEN, ROBERT THOMPSON. FRANK MULLACH. Three Italians and one Slav, oniy by numbers. BARS BANK " FROM SING THE MALS Continued from Page 1, Column ) known rowed from the bank $346,163 and the stock of which, to the extent of 1277 shares, Mr. Lewis sold to the bank, is shown to have assets consisting for the most part of land purchased for $200,000 as a speculation in suburban property and upon which Mr. Lewis stated about $150,000 had been ex- pended in improvements. Its liabilities are shown to be $674,700. “On April 8, 1905, the cashier of the bank told the inspectors that 4381 shares of the increased capital stock had been issued and in every instance the shareholders had signed a proxy appointing Mr. Lewis to vote the stock. “On June 5 last John E. SBwanger, Secretary of State of Missouri, made a number of demands upon Mr. Lewis as to the future conduct of the bank, which ;corroborated the report of the inspectors as -to the condition of af- fairs here outlined. Since Xhese de- mands, which among other things re- quired immediate return to the bank of all funds borrowed by Mr. Lewis and his enterprises, Mr. Lewis has falled to repay the loans. Mr. Lewis is receiv- ing a large number of remittanées for stock in the bank in his own name. It further appears that it is the intention of the bank to increase its stock to $5,000,000 and remittances are being asked for on that account. It is im- possible to separate the bank from Mr. Lewis in this matter.” The announcement quotes an opinion of the Attorney General, to whom the Postmaster General submitted the mat- ter, sustaining the action announced to- night. The order was issued on July 6, but the fact has been kept secret until it took effect. ST. LOUIS, July 9.—The People’'s Unit- ed States Bank was incorporated on No- vember 14, 1004, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. The capital stock was increased on March 15, 1905, to $2,500,000, of which $2,000,000 was paid in. The originai capital was divided into 10,000 shares, 9815 of which were held by |E G. Lewis. The remaining 8 shares were shown to be held by seventeen oth- ers, each of whom held five shares. | The men chosen for the first board of | directors were Edward G. Lewlis, Frank J. Cabot, Augustine P. Coakley, Eugene | W. Thompson and Guy A. Arbogast. | E. G. Lewis began advertising the bank in the February, 1904, eéu.tion of the Wo- man's Magazine, a publication which he owned and controlled and which he had been publishing in St. Louis at the time for about a year. This publication has ‘Continued to carry the advertisements of the hank since that time. Early statements regarding the bank were filled with hope and promise. In the Woman's Magazine for July, 1904, it was stated by Lewis: “Since my article appeared in our last issue over 10,00 subscriptions to the capital stock of our bank have been re- ceived. * * * I am to turn nearly everything 1 have into cash, outside of my stock holdings in my present publish- ing business, and expect to subscribe for | at least $1,000,000 of the stock of our bank. I must pay cash, exactly the same as you do, for my stock, as there is no ‘promoters’ * stock in this ban<. When it opens its doors there will be a dollar in cash in the 'vaults for every dollar of capital stock, and every dollar of my profit will go to increase the reserve of the bank each year, “*Already the enormous success of the, bank is assured. One banker of Chicago has offered to place a miuion dollars of our stock in a single day. A San Fran- cisco banker subscribed for $500,000 of the stock, but was permitted to have only 8500, and if any of my readers fail to get in before all the stock is subscribed I shall not let this ban..er have the $500,000 of stocs. ——— BODY OF MURDERED WOMAN DISCOVERED IN A CELLAR German Who Recently Died Believed by the Police to Have Taken Her Life. PHILADELPHIA, July 9.—With the back of the head crushed in, mutilated from head to foot and several bones broken, the body of a woman known as “Annie” was found to-day buried in the cellar of a house in the northeast- ern part of the city, formerly the home of Charles Bluhm, a German, who died in a hospitul on May 18. 3 The police belleve that Bluhm mur- dered the woman, who was his house- keeper, and buried the bedy in the cellar. A hole had been dug in the middle of the cellar and a quantity of quicklime thrown in. The body was then placed in the hole and covered with earth. After an investigation the gnuoe came to the conclusion that luhm killed the woman during a quarrel and in his frenzy to hide the an.-—umu the | peared. THE. SAN FRANGISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1905. DOSSESSION OF SAGHALIEN CIVES JAPAN STRONG HAND IN THE PEACE GAME. First Invasi'on of Russian Soil Dur- ing War. SRR L Island’s Loss Means the Payment of Indemnity. —_—— ST. PETERSBURG, July 10, 2 a. m.— With the Japanese flag hoisted for the first time on Russian soil after eighteen months of war, the importance of the landing on the island of Saghalien s generally admitted, both in newspaper comment and in Government circles. Complete occupation of the island is re- garded as @ foregone conclusion. The Novoe Vremya voices the general sentiment in holding tuat control of Saghallen puts a powerful lever into the possession of Japanese diplomacy, which finally has something tangible in its hands to throw upon the scales with the sword in the coming conference. There is a divergence of opinion with regard to the effect it will have upon the negotiations in Washington, some of the irreconcilables declaring that it makes peace at the present juncture more im- possible than before, as Japan will be able to demand the cession of the island and a heayy indemnity as well, at which terms peace will be too costly; but the more prevalent view is that Japan has now in her hands enough trumps to take the game. * The attack on the island certainly dis- sipates one of the hopes of the peace ad- vocates, who have.been suggesting that its voluntary cession might be an offset, with Port Arthur and the Chinese Rail- road, against the payment of a large part or all of a monetary indemnity. No further report of the landing opera- tions has been received. M, Muravieff, the Russian Embassador at Rome and one of the peace plenipo- téntiaries, has arrived in St. Petersburg, and called upon Foreign Minister Lams- dorff yesterday. His salling arrange- ments have not been perfected, as they are dependent upon the date of his au- dience with the Emperor, which probably will take place on Tuesday. His suite has been completed by the selection of two secretaries from the Foreign Office. The Novoe Viemya joins in the press chorus against M. Muravieff, saying it is hard to tell how good a diplomat he will prove, as he certainly was not a success at The Hague. The paper says that Bar- on Rosen, the other plenipotentiary, on the contrary, is a skilled diplomatist and has been socially successful. et asgid by COUNa2 CASSINI DEPARTS. Retiring Russian Embassador Speaks Regretfully of His Going. ‘WASHINGTON, July 9.—Count Cas- sini, Russia’s first Embassador to the United States, after seven years’ serv- fce here left to-day for New York, when he will sail on Tuesday for Eu- rope and will later go to his new post at Madrid. Gathered at the station to bid him good-by were nearly every diplomat remaining here and a number of the Embassador’s personal friends. Count Cassini was frank In his ex- pression of regret at leaving his friends here and took occasion to reiterate to them the kindly feelings he cherished for the country which has been his home for the last seven years. The Embassador will go to St. Petersburg direct to see the Emperor and later to several watering places in Europe for a rest. He probably will not take up his duties in Madrid before late in the autumn. — e TURFMAN EJECTED FROM ACTRESS’ ROOM { Millionaire Thomas Proves Too Attentive to Miss Fitzhugh. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK. July 9.—The Journal says: Millionaire E. R. Thomas, the so- ciety turfman, has been attracted by Miss Fitzhugh's dcting during her en- gagement at Rockaway Beach. The | young actress has been living at Shilling’s Hotel, opposite the theater. Each after- noon and evening, Thomas, in his big red touring automobile, has called at the ho- tel for Miss Fitzhugh and taken her out for m spin. 1In addition, Thomas has at- tended every performance at Morrison's Theater at which- Miss Fitzhugh has ap- He was on hand as usual on Saturday afternoon and heard the young woman sing. When she retired to her dressing room, Thomas left the theater. Manager Morrison and the employes of the theater supposed that, as was his habit, he would go around to the stage door, and there wait for the actress. Some one heard the sound of a man’s volce issuing from Miss Fitzhugh's room. Oscar Friedlander, the property man, rushed to Manager Morrison and sald: “There’s a manm in one of the dressing rooms for ladies. What shall I do?” “Pyt him out quickly,” was the reply, and Friedlander, reinforced by half a dozen of his assistants, made a search of the rooms. In Miss Fitzhugh's room they found Thomas. He was fautlessly attired in white duck. Thomas refused to leave and a policeman was called. Morrison, by this time thoroughly angered, went personally to Miss Fitzhugh's room and insisted on having a policeman accom- pany him. Then Morrison directed one of his employes to put Thomas out. The policeman stood idly by while the em- ploye took Thomas by the shoulder and shoved him through the stage door into the street. Though Thomas protested angrily, he offered no resistance, claring that he would seek redress through the courts. Thomas is married and he and his wife are prominent in so- ciety. —_——————— A WONDERFUL BUILDING. “Without doubt one of the greatest bulldings in the world is in ..e strange and remote part of the globe which is Loften alluded to as the ‘Forbidden Langd,’ " said Thomas Dawson of Eng- land at the Ebbitt House. +This i5 the palace of the Great Lnma, in Shosa, the capital of Tibet. This dignitary's castle is 900 feet long and 437 feet in height. In stately grandeur and massiveness it is ene of the most imposing structures reared by man. The building contains 8600 rooms, many of them being of great size. It is painted white, except a central portion near the top, which includes the apartments of the chief inmate. It s reported on good au- tuority that the roofs are covered with plates of solid gold that present a dazzling effulgence under the rays of the sun. Except for its vastness, how- ‘ever, there is nothing about the palace of any special interest except the pri- ‘vate apartments of the Great Lama.”— ‘Washington Post. de- | WILL HAVE NO VOICE IN . CONFERENCE China’s Request to Be Repre- sented During the Peace Negotiations Meets With Japan’s: Firm Objection 1 | WASHINGTON, July 9.—China's re- quest to be represented in the Wash- ington conference, on the ground that she is vitally interested in its proceedings, has been received by the President and informally transmitted to the belligerents. Whether the President has recelved the formal replies cannot be learned, but it can be stated that, while Russia is in- clined to favor the suggestion, Japan wfllx not consent to it. Japan has already made public her as-| surance that Manchuria Is to be restored to China. That is one of the principles for which, she says, she has been fight- ing. Japan regards herself as fully capable of the execution of that promise without the assistance of China, and, in view of China’'s inability before the war to cope with Russta in Manchuria, the Japanese Government is unable to see of what possible service a Chinese repre- sentative would be in the Washington conference. Moreover, the Japapese have all along taken the position that when peace negotiations were oegun they would be conducted directly with Russia. 1t is altogether unlikely that the Wash- ington Government will press the eclaim of China, and the official view here does not sympathize with the idea. The past week has seen few develop- merits in the plans for the negotiations. Negotiations for an armisticé are not ex- pected to be cdncluded until after the plenipotentiaries meet. It is pointed out again that the beginning of the rainy season In the war zone removes the ne- cessity for the immediate signing of an armistice. Little doubt is felt, however, that this will be the first subject dis- cussed by the plenipotentiaries, and prob- ably their initial act will be the signing of a prasocol providing for the cessation of hostilitles for a limited period. Baron de Rosen will go to New York within the next few days and thence to Oyster Bay, to bg presented to the Presi- dent. Meantime he is in daily conference with the attaches of the embassy and has had several long talks with Count Cas- sini, who posted him on each step in the negotiations up to this moment. BUDDY RYAN ARRIVES TO FIGHT PETERSON Welter-Weight Champion of World Pays First Visit to the Coast. The fighters who furnished amusement for the Independence day celebration at Butte arrived here yesterday. In the party were Buddy Ryan and his man- ager, Johnny Reed, Tim McGrath and George Herberts, who met defeat at the hands of Ryan in their bout in the Mon- tana town. Ryan is a new one for the followers of the pugilistic game to gaze upon. At present he holds the welter- weight champlonship of America, and is matched to meet George Peterson at Colma on Wednesday evening, July 19. There is sure to be a lot of interest taken in the battle between these two boys, as they will be fighting for the welter-weight championship of the world, and Tim Mec- Grath, who has seen both men at work in the ring, says it will certainly be a great fight. Ryan is of a stocky build, with broad shoulders, and a couple of inches shorter in stature than Peterson. One thing in particular that will meet with the approval of the fight fans is the fact that the bout is scheduled to go twenty- five rounds. The men have signed arti- cles of agreement and the forfeits have been posted with Harry Corbett. Peter- son is in training across the bay, and Ryan starts in at Sheehan’s Beach Tav- ern to-day. Kid Suilivan’s gymnasium at San Ra- fael was packed with fight fans yester- day. Sullivan went through his work with much vim and dash, and showed his visitors he could “step” some when it came to punching. He first put on the gloves with Rudolph Grossman and four rounds of hard slugging was induiged in. After the boxing the Kid tackled the fast punching ball for fifteen minutes without a rest, and he kept the feather rattling against the*ceiling like a rapid- fire gum Sullivan next did some shadow sparring and he then worked with light dumbbells and skipped the rope for six minutes, which concluded the afternoon’s work. —_——— Faithful Mother Bird. | Three weeks ago a freight car came into the yards in Chillicothe, ‘Ohto, ana the railroad men discovered on the foot- rest through which the brake protrudes at the end, toward the top of the car, a robin had built its nest. In the mest was one egg. The car had made a con- tinuous trip from Michigan and stood here a day or so and was sent to Ripley, Ohlo. Upon its return here two eggs were in the mest. It was again sent to that place and returned with three eggs. In this time the mother bird had hatched the eggs out, ever following the car in its meanderings. The railroad men had kept a strict watch upon the nest and saw that nobody molested it. Orders came to send the car to Michigan and the men held a consultation, and it was decided to remove the nest to a nearby tree. It was carefully tied fast to the tree with strings, the mother bird watching the proceedings from a nearby limb. As soon ‘ as finished she resumed the faithful ywateh of her flock. Investigation has | ’proved that the mother bird traveled | hundreds of miles in following the nest i from Michigan to this part of the coun- try.—Youngstown, Ohio, Vindicator. . ——— A Dog Deserter. A dog trained for war purposes, and | attached to a German t, “de- regimen | serted”’ the other day and made its way into France, where it was arrested. These “dogs of war,” which are trained to carry outpost and even con: sagacious Scotch blood, and are attached to the rifle battalions posted on Germany's east- f | writes ! SKIN OF NECRO TURNING WHITE Freak of Nature in Colusa Causes Amazement Among Doctors Who Hear of Case SAY DEATH WILL ENSUE Specialists Claim Changes - When Completed May Have Fatal Result for Porter Special Dispatch to The Call. COLUSA, July 9.—The latest freak of nature and marvel to the medical scien- tists is the change of color which is gradually creeping over the body of a huge negro porter in Colusa. Mutation began several years ago. The spots of ‘white have spread to the face and hands. Although the victim of this strange dis- ease suffers no {ll effects at present, he has been advised that as scon as the complete change takes place death will ensue. At present he is employed at hard labor and enjoys life, but is the cbject of much curiosity. In 1901 Charles Hugo Bell, porter of the Colusa County Bank, was afflicted with serious throat trouble, which necessitated the removal of the thyroia ‘gland. After the thyrold gland was removed slight in- convenience was caused to the porter, but no sickness resulted. A short time after he had left medical care, however, a series of white spots showed on the palms of his hands. Blotches of blood gathered under his finger nails and his feet turned a lighter color. In a few weeks the spots grew in size and number until they began to attract the attention of people with whom he came in daily contact. The attending physician claims that the change of color is due to serious nervous trouble and sure death awaits Bell when the transition is completed. This does not seem to worry Bell Great blotches of black skin are grow- ing pale on his back, the change being quickest on thé groins and around the elbows and knees. His hands could not be told from a Caucasian’s were not the remainder of his body seen at the same time. Spreading spots of white are start- ing to grow upon his face and the eyes are surrounded with rims of white. The end of his nose presents a queer con- trast to his cheeks, which so far have been unaffected. White skin is plainly geen when he removes his hat. Charles Hugo Bell was born in Co- lumbia, Ga., in 1863, but has made Colusa his home for the last sixteen years. His parents were full-blooded negroes and came direct from Africa as slaves to the United States. —_——————————— A CROCODILE SUPERSTITION. The - superstition that deaths by crocodiles are the inevitable result im- mediately after a curtaln has been washed in t.e river has beon coustantly confirmed. A curfous note upon this superstition appears in the monthly report of W. B. Smith, district officer at Timbang Batu, North Borneo. He says: “Two crocodile fatalities have been reported and there have been several parrow escapes. Toward the end of December the enlightened authorities at Pangkalan Banlau sent up an aged Chinaman to Timbang Batu under ar- rest for having washed his mesquito net in the river. A woman was taken in the same place by a crocodile a tew hours later. a coincidence which greatly enhanced his ‘guilt,’ while adding. I am afraid, fresh authority to the super- stition. North Borneo Herald. —_———————— Market for Tree Stumps. A new industry in the region at the head of the lakes is the gathering of the tree stumps for use in the Maine ship- vards. A large number of wooden ships are built every year and it has been found that the most efficlent corner braces are those made from tuese stumps, and hundreds are shipped East every day. The roots of the trees and a short section of the stump are used in making the braces, and stumps from trees about a foot in diameter are found to be the best, The stump is taken from the ground and roughly hewn into shape before being shipped. After its receipt at the shipyards it is made Inte a perfect brace. The cost of a carload of the stumps is close to $100 and the freight charges run over $100 a car.—Mlilwaukee Sentinel. —_— 'S RELIEDIES. DANGER SIGNALS. No eugineer would be mad enough to run by the flag which signaled danger. It is differeft with the average man or woman. They attempt constantly to run by the dan- r signals of Nature and that attempt costs thonsands of lives every year. When the appetite irregu- is hoisting the danger sig- nal. The stomach and its allied organs are failing in their work and the body losing the nutrition on hi its strength de- rgans digesti nutrition, purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the body with sound, solid flesh. “ I have had so much bene- lnmmroumenfldnesmg:a t0 say a fow M . R Dowhes, Crysial Lake: Conp, Hed bo'e:' ;xxl:blled with 3 bz;omfi:‘wnm of diseases wo years, but liver bothered me most. allments were headache, heart ander