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U. S, SLEUTHS ARE
SPREADING BIG NET
Federal luquisuion In Progress
at Denver, Colo.
ttREAT SURPRISES PROBABLE
Investigations Now In Progress May
Involve Some of the Largest Cor>
porations In America and Men In
High Places.
Denver., Colo., May 2S.—The
Rocky Mountain News says:
“The federal inquisition now in
progress in Denver involves some of
the largest corporations in America
and that indictments will be returned
against men who are rated as multi
millionaires and captains of industry,
known as well in Wall street as in
Colorado, is the latest development
In connection with the probing of the
grand jury.
No less than 120 secret service men
now make their headquarters in Den
ver, this small army of government
sleuths having rented a larg" portion
of the fifth fioor of an office building
from wbeie they are spreading the net
that It to gather in about the victims
In high places. T. C. Wheeler, in
the service of the department of jus
tice at Washington, is in charge of
the secret service men and expresses
th belief that there will be some start
ling revelations in the near future.
Thaws Leave Hotel Lorraine.
New York, May 2S.—Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, who has made the ho
tel Uirralne, her home during
many months her husband, Harry K.
.Thaw, has been In the Tombs for the
murder of Stanford White, has left
the hotel, according to an annouuce-
meut, and with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. William K. Thaw, has taken
tip her Lon e in a houae on Park av
enue, near Fifty Ninth street. Here
the two women whose devotion to
the prisoner T\as a feature of
his recent trial, will remain in se
clusion for the summer, it is said,
so as to be within call of the prison
er and to await events in his case.
The second trial of Thaw will not be
reached unitl fall.
Killed in a Runaway.
Alexander City, Ala., May 28.—
Monday afternoon while returning
with Lis oil delivery wagon from
Hackneyville, John Johnson, the
aalesrr.an of the Standard Oil compa
ny, at this place, was instantly kill
ed in a runaway by his horses. It is
reported that the team broke to a
run near town, but Johnson lost
control of them shortly after they
gashed, and from all appearances, fell
forward under the feet of the running
horses and his head was horribly
crushed by the heavy wheels of the
vehicle.
Fame.
President Roosevelt likes to leave the
White House at times and make In
formal calls on bis friends. One night
last winter he strolled up to Attorney
General Moody's house and rang the
bell. The negro bntler came to the
door. He peered out suspiciously and
asked. "What does you want?” '1
should like to see Mr. Moody.” “Mr.
Moody ain’t In to nobody.” “Oh, I
guess be will see me. Tell him the
president is bere.” “The president?”
•aid the butler suspiciously. “Yes, the
president.’’ The butler pulled the door
almost shut. He looked at Mr. Roose
velt’s slouch hat with disdainful eye
and inquired scornfully, “President of
what?”—Argonaut
OUR WARSHIPS TODAY.
To Shoot and Penetrata Armor at Sis
Miles Is Nothing Nowadays.
The wars! J»s of today are, as most
people know, armored; but, contrary
to the popular idea, they are nf pro
tected all over.
A recent authority has said that the
improvement in rapid firing guns in
late years has resulted in armor pro
tecting more of the side of the ship
and in increasing the number of guns
protected by th* 5 armor. The armor is
not so thick as formerly, but this is
made up for by an Improved kind of
material whose resisting power is
greater. The modern battleship is in
tended to combine In one vessel the
most powerful offensive and defensive
weapons of floating warfare. These
battleships may be divided Into three
portions—namely, the part under wa
ter, the part near the water line and
the upper works. In the first named
parts are carried the machinery and
boilers, coal, the steering gear, the
submerged torpedo tubes, the ammu
nition and the greater part of the
stores. These parts are the most vul
nerable parts of the ship. Attempts
have been made to armor the bottom
of battleships against explosions of
torpedoes, but they have not been suc
cessful owing to the fact that to have
the armor effective it would have to be
very thick and therefore very heavy,
an objection that engineers have not
successfully overcome.
To prevent the penetration of pro
jectiles from above there Is a protec
tive armor deck, usually from two to
four inches thick, the middle part of
which is a little above the water line.
This deck slopes down at the sides to
the bottom edge of the armor belt,
from four to six feet under water.
There is sometimes a second protec
tive deck below the first one to catch
fragments which might pass through
the first, and this is sometimes called
the “spllntor deck.’’ The part of the
ship immediately above the protective
deck in the vicinity of the water line
is sometimes called the “raft body.”
It is protected from the enemy’s pro
jectiles by a heavy armor belt. In
modern battleships this armor belt ex
tends over the whole or over the great
er part of the length. The gun posi
tions are all well armored. So Is the
conning tower, which is the place from
which the captain directs the fighting.
This tower is connected by telephones
and speaking tubes with all the im
portant parts of the craft
The guns mounted by a modern bat
tleship are generally two big twelve
inch ones at each end, protected by
armored turrets, and a large number
of eight and six Inch ones, in case
ments also armored. Just now there is
a constant battle between guns and
armor. As the penetrating power of
the guns Is Increased so Is the resist
ing power of the armor increased. Ln
the new British ship Dreadnought
the smaller six inch guns hare disap
peared, and instead we see a battery
of ten twelve-inch guns. This vessel is
supposed to have been constructed in
consequence of the lessons learned
during the late war between Russia
and Japan.
Our own ships now generally seem
to have a displacement of about 16,000
tons, but the rate is constantly in
creasing. ?t is bigger, bigger, bigger,
all the time, and each new design
shows a greater displacement To
shoot and penetrate the armor at six
miles Is nothing nowadaya^-Frank EL
Chaim on In St Nicholas.
MIL OFJILHOS
Importance of Proposed Restora
tion of River Traffic.
FLEET FOR THE MISSOURI.
Paper Kettles For German Soldiers.
It is stated that preparations are be
ing made to furnish the soldiers of
the German army with paper kettles,
which are a Japanese Invention. Al
though the utensils are made of pliable
paper, they hold water readily. By
pouring water into them they can be
buug over the fire without burning for
a length of time sufficient to boil the
water. One kett!<* can be used about
eight times, and the cost is low.
No Kiaaing In Church.
Twenty Uutheuian peasants lielong
ing to Ispas, in Galicia, have been sen
tenced to various terms of imprison
ment from n week to a month for kiss
ing each oilier iu church. A feud had
arisen between two parties in the
town, aud the priest preached a ser-
mou in which he urged the peasants
to make fneads before they came to
church again. 'They took him at bin
word, and on the following Sunday the
two hostile parties marched up the
church side by side aud kissed the al
tar. They then solemnly shook hands
and kissed one another on Ijpth cheeks
iu the Polish fashion to seal the recon
eiliation. The kissing scene excited
loud laughter among the members of
the congregation, and the priest prow^
cuted the peasants for unseemly con
duct In church. The court held that a
church is no place for kissing and
found the i>e«sants guilty. — Vienna
Cor. Loudon Emress.
Great Interest In First Trip Between
St. Louis and Kansas City—Pictur
esque Period F.ecalled—Revival la
Chiefly For Freight.
The enthusiastic encouragement giv
en by the cities along the Missouri
river to plans for the re-establishment
of steamboat lines for freight traffic Is
a promise of revival of one of the most
picturesque features of early western
life. The course of the immigrant was
not all on land. Thousands made much
of the westward Journey on the double
decked stern wheelers that noisily pad-
died their way up and down the Mis
souri aud other interior rivers. Valua
ble cargoes of furs and buffalo robes
were carried on these boats, and the
traffic was a strong rival to early rail
way lines.
Of late years the steamboats have
been abandoned except on the Obi"
and Mississippi, where one may yet
find a touch of the old time pleasures
and the flavor of eighteenth century
romance in thb troublous passage of
the little fleets, says the Independent.
But as a factor on the other streams
so far as freight is concerned the pres
tige of the boat lines has vanished.
Where over fifty packets ran regularly
between St. Louis and Sioux City not
one remains. It seems to have been
accepted without argument that the
railroads were all sufficient for any
traffic that might be needed
Of late the political econc nlsts of the
west have been studying the railway
rate problem and have nr :ed the vast
expenditures in the east 1 >r canal con
struction and river Impro ement to the
end that there might be ( cured a rival
for the railroads that w ild compel a
lower rate than would be charged if no
competition existed.
It has dawned on them that the
western rivers furnish the basis for a
remedy, and they have begun In a
practical way to bring about the old
river traffic, once so important
A few weeks ago the first steamboat
In years made Its way from St Louis
to Kansas City. It was received at
every landing by crowds, and when it
arrived at its destination speeches of
welcome and cheers of thousands were
Its greeting. It was hailed as the be
ginning of a new era—or the return of
an old flegline.' Plans are being pushed
to completion that look to the estab
lishment of a fleet of these steamers
for the run between the two cities.
Other Hues to the farther northwest
with larger fleets to the gulf, are in
prospect. Ship canals are planned, one
In particular to connect the Mississippi
and the great lakes, all of whleh means
a new method of regulating freight
rates for the vast output of the west’s
granary.
The west is not particularly anxious
to see steamer smoke. It promotes
steamer lines for the same reason that
New York voted for deepening the Erie
canal—to bring about water competi
tion. The saving of a few cents per
hundred pounds on the grain and beef
sent out of the middle west means
trips to Europe and automobiles for
producers. If the steamboat can bring
this about it Is exactly the tblng for
which they are searching.
It is a curious fact that despite the
immense sums spent by the federal
government on the improvement of our
rivers the past two decades have been
a period of absolute and relative de
cline in river shipping. A quarter cen
tury ago there were on the western
rivers vessels having an aggregate ton
nage of 394,048. Last year the corre
spending figures were 174,319. less
than half. The decline was steady dur
ing the period except for a slight rally
In the early nineties. The average ton
nage last year was only seventy, and
but two vessels of over 1,000 were reg
istered as built ou the western rivers.
To such decline has come the once Im
portant feature of the nation’s internal
transportation.
It is doubtful if ever again shall w#
see the old time passenger trade that
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was so great a feature of travel in the
sixties. The floating palaces, with
their social delights, were pictured in
novel and rhyme. The races when ne
gro boys were supposed to be used for
weights on the safety valves and when
disaster usually closed the contest fur
nished the motif for many a tale.
Charles Dickens found in such a trip
many discomforts, to be sure, but oth
ers did not.
One mar today enjoy a delightful
ride up 9ie Mississippi from St Louis
on the freight and passenger steamers,
stopping at the busy towns and float
ing through the beautiful country be
tween, or be may sail away down
through “the land of cotton” to New
Orleans, securing a rest and a varying
panorama of beauty that will do his
soul good.
But these are not what the new idea
in western transportation means. It is
a very utilitarian theory that animates
the movement for boat lines. It is pre
sumed to return large financial divi
dends. As the waterways were evi
dently meant to be used, it is hoped
that the revival of old steamboating
days will be satisfactory and profita
ble. It will add variety and pictur
esqueness to our internal shipping In
terests.
BRYAN AS PHILANTHROPIST.
BALLOON STATION FOR ARMY.
Complies with all requirements of the National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041, fileo at W ashington.
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“ Our food was good — Bear ,
steak, flapjacks, fresh bread, etc.,
but nothing seemed to warm and
strengthen us as much as a cup of
ARJOSA Coffee, which we kept in
the original package and groui.d as
needed.'’ From • arntleman Dow 10 Betklekeiu
Arbocklet’ ARIOSA the 6fS touted
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pfotectMB and the pores of each berry sealed
after the roasting with fresh egg* and augar to
keep the good near in and make the coflee aettic
dem asd qmuldy.
Will Be In Charge of Lieutenant Lahm
at Fort Leavanworth.
Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, wtuse
victory in the international balloon race
last year gave the Aero Club of Ameri- '
ca the custody of the Gordon Bennett
cup for the present year, will return
to America in a short time to take
charge of the government balloon ata-
tion now being established at Fort
Leavenworth.
Lieutenant Lahm is an officer in the
Seventh cavalry, U. S. A., and ever
since last year’s race, which started
from Paris on Sept. 30. he haa been in
France on a leave of absence from the
government making a study of French
methods in utilizing balloons for mill- |
tary services. For several months he
has been stationed at the main French j
station near Paris, where he has been j
granted exceptional opportunities to
study the subject carefully.
The war department has been devot
ing a great deal of attention to the j
subject of military ballooning during
the past few months. A large military ,
balloon has been ordered from France, !
aud Leo Stevens has also been building j
one in New York city for the govern- |
raent. It will be the largest balloon :
he has ever constructed and will bs of
80,000 cubic feet capacity.
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The first bottle ended the terrible
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Fully guaranteed by Cherokee Drug
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He Tells Presbyterians of Scholarships
He Maintains In Asia.
That William J. Bryan is a philan
thropist as well as a political leader
was disclosed the other afternoon
when in the couise of an address at
New York to mem)>ers of the Presby
terian board of foreign missions he
said that he was maintaining eight
scholarships in American colleges In
Jtpan, China and India.
“I created them during my recent
tour of the east,’’ he said, "and expect
to continue them as long as I am able,
which I rather believe will be for some
time.”
Mr. Bryan’s appearance before the
Presbyterian mission workers was the
fnlfillment of a promise made by him
on the slopes of Lebanon a year ago,
when he met a mem Iter of the foreign
board, says the Ns.v York Herald. He
delighted his hearers with a descrip
tion of the work of American mission
aries as he saw it and gave his hearty
support to the work.
“As 1 told an Englishman whom I
met Ju the east," he said, ‘‘America
cannot boast that the sun never sets
on her possessions, but we can make
the prouder l»oast that the sun never
■eta on American philanthropy. What
America has done for Christianity in
the eastern parts of Asia has been
equaled by no other country. Wher
ever one goes he finds the American
workers and sees the beneficent results
of American Influence When the ori
ent Is redeemed, America will get the
greatest credit.
“While In the east I bad a discussion
wtth an Englishman over the erase of
money madness and the spirit of com
mercialism which has swept over the
world. The Englishman expressed the
opinion that Americans have become
slaves to commercialism and never
have a thought of anything else. I
called bis attention to the fact that
without receiving one penny In return,
America contributes more every year
for the redemption of India than does
England, which takes $100,000,000 out
of that country each year. He agreed
that this was pretty good proof that
America was not what be had believed
it to be.
“In my opinion the greatest work of
the next few years should bo done iu
Japan. That country Is the gateway to
the east. Send your i*est men there.
Send older men than those now encoun
tered, men who have been trained In
the work of spreading Christianity.
Interest the government officials, and
when that is done the beginning of a
great triumph will have been achieved.
Japan Is practically without a religion.
■ nd Christianity can be taught to the
people, who are of brilliant intellect.”
The hovreet Senator.
Senator Money of Mississippi wss
addressing the chamber in support of
tbs bill to Increase the salary of con
gressmen. “I am the poorest member
of this body,” he observed, whereupon
Mr. Carmack arose. “Does the sena
tor from Mississippi yield to the sena
tor from Tennessee?” Inquired Vies
President Fairbanks. “With pleasure,’*
replied the Mlsslsslpplan. “I merely
arose,” said Senator Carmack, “In or
der that the statement just made by
the senator from Mississippi should
not go unchallenged.” Mr. Money
bowed to his colleague as he replied,
“I am always glad to be corrected
when wrong, and I feel especially
grateful that on this occasion the cor
rection comes from a senator who so
ably represents a southern constitu
ency.”
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L. T. COOPER.
NERVOUSNESS.
MKS. W. J. SCHALKtR.
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