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GQSS1P FI
L DIES AS FORETOLD
Senator Ciark5s Retirement from the
Upper House-““New Experiment
by Agricultural Department.
Washington.—Senator Clark of Montana has an»
nounced that he will not seek a reelection, and he will
remove from the United States senate a rather pictur-
esque and more or less interesting personality on the
3d of next March. It is understood that Senator Clark
has not met with the success in Washington that he
anticipated would be his on account of his almost untold
millions. He has cut no figure, worthy of mention, in
national legislation, and does not find his surroundings
congenial. He is too rich to be in sympathy with the
majority of his party, the Democrats, in the senate and
politically, of course, he cannot affiliate with the Re-
publicans.
The senator has been faithful in attendance on his
duties, but no one has recognized in him any marked
ability as a legislator, and in reports of big debates and
controversies in the senate he has usually found a place in the paragraph
that says: “Senator Clark, among others, spoke.” He has not impressed
himself upon the senate, neither has he met with the social success that he
may have imagined awaited him when he came to Washington with an in-
come estimated at $T,000,000 a month. Certain sections of Washington so-
ciety anticipated the coming of this western Croesus with delight, for they
imagined that the lavishness and extravagance that had characterized other-
rich senators from the “wild and woolly” west would be repeated and far
eclipsed by the display Senator Clark would make.
Society was disappointed, because Mr. Clark has done no great entertain-
ing, and he has been noted for his parsimony rather than his extravagance.
WAS NOT A GREAT SPENDER.
If Washington society aid not take to Mr. Clark,
the latter made no great effort to get into it. He found
few congenial spirits, and among .the spenders he be-
came known as “Mr. Tightwad.” He did not attempt
princely entertainments, like those given by Mr. Thomas
Walsh, of Colorado, but his life in Washington has
been.that of an ordinary senator, one who does not live
at the rate of more than double his salary.
Mr. Clark attracts attention on the streets or wher-
ever he is by his striking appearance. He is a man
scarcely up to the average height and of very sparse
form. His head, however, is rather large and is cov-
ered with a wonderful suit of wavy brown hair. His
face is concealed by a full beard of sunset whiskers.
It is his hair, however, that people stare at and which
the ladies in the gallery admire when the senator is at
his desk. It is of very fine texture and is worn long and in fluffy waves
which exhibit the best attention of a scientific hair dresser. His slender
form is usually clad in a tightly buttoned Prince Albert coat and gray
trousers. He walks a great deal, but really not to save cab fare or car fare,
but as necessary exercise.
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT’S DOUBLE.
Every president has his double. Cleveland had one
and Mr. McKinley had several, while the number of
people who resemble President Roosevelt is quite large.
There are some two or three men in Washington whose
likeness to the president is so strong that people turn
around on the streets to look after them. There is
one, however, whose resemblance to Mr. Roosevelt ij!
so startling as to cause him a great deal of annoyancwp
This gentleman is Theodore G. Stoner, who conduces
one of the most fashionable bars in Washington, and
who is therefore constantly being reminded by visitors
and guests of his likeness to “the man in the White
House.” He is about the same build as the president
and there are only a few pounds difference in their
weights. Stoner in commenting on his likeness to the
president said the other day:
“The first time I particularly noticed the resemblance was in casually
looking at the photographs on Pennsylvania avenue I had had some photo-
graphs taken and distributed them among n^BW^Ts. I was at first flattered
and then surprised to see so many of my pWures in the windows. I finally
discovered, however, that the photograph ft which-V 1 \yas looking was one
of the president which he had happe\—
Tjose used in. the photograph ol myseif.
“So marvelous was the resemblanc^Tnh^ I had been deceived in suppos-
ing the pictures were my own. I purchased due and took it home with me a3
a joke. My family praised the picture immensely, regarding it as a good
likeness of myself, and never dreamed that, the photograph they were lookin'”
at was one of the president of the United States. I naturally felt flattered
^theresemblapce and for awhile took Pains to make it as marked as pos-
sible by dressing my hair in the same characteristic way and wearing the
same style of clothes as those used by the president.”
TO RAISE CAMELS IN UNITED STATES.
is now proposed to attempt the introduction of
the camel into the Rocky Mountain states. Plans are
being considered by the experts of the bureau of animal
industry^ of the department of agriculture to encourage
the raising of the camel in this country, particularly
in the great southwest and the territories of New
and 4rizona- Tke experts believe that by
scientific breeding the camel can become the most useful
and profitable animal in the United States. They ex-
pect to establish a new industry in the production of
camel’s hair, which is now imported into the United
States annually to the value of about $32,000,000.
There have been former experiments with the camel,
the first having been made shortly after the war with
Mexico, when Jefferson Davis, then secretary of war
secured an appropriation for the transportation of two
herds of camels into what was then known as the great American desert
Soon afterwards another herd was secured in Arabia and they were re-
ceived in 1858. An army officer and a company of men were sent to make a
topographical reconnaisance of the then unexplored region between the Rio
Grande and the Pecos. The command was equipped with 24 camels and the
latter proved their thorough adaptability to the conditions in the arid west
Several hundred miles were covered by the expedition over a wild rough
desert country which knocked out men, mules and horses but the’camels
stood it without injury.
WESTERN EDUCATOR EXPIRES
AT APPOINTED TIME.
HIS MYSTERIOUS WARNING.
Map of Life Was Unfolded in Sleep
a Year Ago and Voice Whispered
When Fatal Illness Would
Begin.
Omaha, Neb.—William H. Allen,
formerly a well-known and popular
educator of Omaha, Kansas City and
other western cities, who died the oth-
er day of apoplexy at Edgemont, S. D.,
where he was superintendent of the
public schools, had a strange dream a
year ago in which he was forewarned
of the precise time of his death.
In his dream, as Mr. Allen related it
later, he saw a map representing a
review of 50 years, or all but one
year of his life. The map was divided
into five sections, each section rep-
resenting a decade of his life, all the
principal events and many of the in-
cidents of which were clearly revealed
to him. He examined the map sec-
tion by section, smiling here over
some bit of comedy in his life, weeping
there over some bit of tragedy, and
living over again the years that were
gone. When he was done with the
fifth section of the map, he laid it
aside and reached for a sixth. But he
found no sixth.
Again picking up the fifth section,
he discovered in bright red letters in
a corner thereof a command to turn
it over and read ,what was written on
the reverse side. He did so, and there
found a map representing a clear view'
of the last, or fifty-first year of his
life, and a forecast of the next, or
fifty-second year. The forecast told
him that a sickness would befall him
at the end of his fifty-second year and
besought him to be careful of his
health lest the sickness should end his
life, and then a voice whispered in his
ear, telling him that he would fall ill
on his fifty-second birthday, and that
if he did not die then he would live
to be 80 or 90 years of age.
Mr. Allen was amused rather than
depressed by the dream and treated
it lightly when he related it to his
family.
Mr. Allen, on his fifty-second birth-
day arose apparently, in excellent
health.
“Do you know,” he said to his wife
at the breakfast ta.ble, “Waat I never
thought' of that stra&ge dream of a
i
Mr. Allen -went to the school, but in
a short time returned to his home and
complained of not feeling well. The
family physician came and assured Mr.
Allen that he would soon be well
again.
A short time later Mr. Allen was
sitting in his armchair by a w'indow
reading his morning paper. Suddenly
the paper fell from his hand and he
tumbled forward upon the floor. His
wife heard the sound made by the
falling body, and hastened to her hus-
band’s side, but he was dead. Physi-
cians who were summoned pronounced
the cause of death to have been opo-
plexy.
Twenty years ago Mr. Allen’s infant
son died, and a psychic expert, a
friend of his, to whom the story of
the dream was related, said: “It was
Mr. Allen’s son who whispered to him
in this strange dream a year ago. The
son was old enough to wrnrn him. He
could not tell his father that he would
die at the end of a year, for he was
earth-bound and was not permitted to
do so. But he gave him all the warn-
ing he could, so that when the sum-
mons came he might be prepared to
die.”
COEDS SHOCK TRUSTEES
WITH NIGHTGOWN PARADE
White Robed Missouri Wesleyan
Girls Are Proud of Their
Moonlight March.
Cambridge, Mo.—The Missouri Wes-
leyan college, board of trustees has
been severely shocked. The peaceful
atmosphere about that institution has
been violently disturbed by the acts
of the “co-eds,” who room in the North
hall. Under the very eyes of their pre-
ceptresses these daring maidens de-
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MARCHED IN THE
LIGHT OP THE MOON.
PALE
FUN ON THE ROLLER SKATING RINKS.
The roller skate craze seized hold of Washington
this winter, and all grades of society were bitten by it
The diploatic corps took to it with great avidity A
very large hall was turned into a roller rink, and three
daily seances have been held there for weeks. Repre-
sentatives from all the embassies and the legations can
be found there, particularly on two nights of the week
when the price of admission is placed high enough to
keep out the hoi polloi and make the attendance more
exclusive.
About a month ago one of (he leading secretaries
of the CHinese embassy visited the rink at a morning
session. He is a short, rather fat Mongolian, with an
ever smiling visage. He took a seat with the staid
lookers-on and for a long time resisted the importunities
ol'“-—-1 . of y°unS attaches of other legations to put on a pair of
skates and have a try at the American sport. At last, however, he yielded.
The secretary wabbled like a run-down top and his legs refused to support
him when he tried to stand perfectly upright, but he was game and gave the
thing a dozen trials. His flowing green silk garments were of the color of a
mop rag when he finally had the skates removed from his feet. The other
legation people had lots of fun with him, but the secretary got even He
began taking private lessons and the next week when the party again visited
the rink Mr. Secretary put on the skates and was led out as before by the
instructors. His diplomatic friends were prepared for a repetition of his pre-
vious performance and their faces were wreathed in smiles, but a look of aston-
ishment came over their countenances when their Chinese friend began to
do all sorts of fancy stunts and to exhibit the gracefulness of an experienced
roller skater. "The joke Is on us,” they admitted when the
fully rolled up to where they were standing, after having gone through all
the fancy tricks the instructor had- taught him. ^ J
IN A DREAM THE MAP OF LIFE WAS
UNFOLDED TO HIM.
year ago until I got up this morning.
It came into my mind again when I
was dressing. I netfer felt better or
less like dying in my life than I do
this morning.”
Mrs. Allen then told of her worries,
and urged her husband to be careful
about his health.
cided to celebrate their annual spring
initiation by a “nightgown” parade.
Clothed in flowing robes of snowy
white and headed by a trumpter, they
marched about the grounds in the pale
light of the moon. Awed by the un-
usual sight no one molested them
this in spite of staring men admirers
attracted by the notes ofjihe bugle.
The parade has caused consternation
among the members of the board and
the college authorities want to repri-
mand the girls. The “co-eds” are
stubborn in considering themselves
anything but wrongdoers and are as
one in meeting the actions of the fac-
ulty. The girls claim as twentieth
century American “co-eds” they have
the unquestionable right to indulge
in as many moonlight “nightgown” pa
rades as they desire.
The college authorities are at a de
cided loss as to what they should do
in handling this delicate matter and
for the present action is suspended.
Coaling on the Run.
An American railroad is experiment-
ing with a device for coaling locomo-
tives while traveling at full speed.
The trials so far have been very suc-
cessful.—Four-Track News.
RUSSIA’S PREMIER
WITTE’S SUCCESSOR AS HEAD
OF GOVERNMENT.
M.
Goremykin’s Career—Long
Enemy of the Deposed Pre-
mier—Said to Be a
Weak Man.
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M. GOREMYKIN.
INDIANS GROW CARELESS.
Inspectors Sent by Government
Get Baby Population for
Enrollment.
Muskogee, I. t.—The passage of the
Curtis bill has stimulated work on the
Dawes commission. As soon as the bill
is signed by the president there will
be seven field parties sent into the full-
blood sections of the Choctaw, Chicka-
saw, Cherokee and Creek nations to
enroll (he babies who were admitted
by the Curtis bill. These field parties
will be out two or three months. They
will work exclusively among the full
bloods.
The mixed bloods will hasten in to
the land offices fast enough to get their
babies enrolled. The full-blood parent
does not know t*vre is such a thing as
the Curtis bill, and he does not care
whether he or any of his children get
land.
Schedules of the babies will be made
and forwarded to Washington as fast
as they can be secured. As soon as
they are approved alloting will be
done. This will be rapid work. Those
who come in to the land offices will get
selections of land, and those who do
not come will get, arbitrary allotments
wherever the commission sees fit to
locate them.
This new work will mean an in-
creased force on the commission. There
will be three people in each party, and
they will go to the post offices and
small towns. It is not believed that
they will have to camp out, as did the
field parties when the commission en-
rolled the adults.
Russian Prince’s Penalty.
Prince Kotchowheff, a Russian, has
been ordered by the Berlin courts to
pay $780 a year for life to a waiter
whom he assaulted. During the Russo-
Japanese war the prince while in a
Dresden hotel called for a newspaper.
The waiter handed him the Kladdera-
datsch, and as it contained a cartoon
ridiculing the Russian army, the pa-
triotic prince so belabored the waitei
as to disa£^ him for life.
appearance as well as capacity. He
wears side whiskers and looks like
an English butler. While for some
time he has been called a liberal, it
was only in contrast with such men
as Von Plehve and M. Sipiaguine, re-
actionary leaders, both of whom were
assassinated. He began bis career in
the ministry of justice, becoming
assistant minister, from which post
he was called in 1S'95, as a protege
of the dpwager empress, to become
minister of the interior. The student
troubles were just beginning, and
Goremykin proved so lacking in en-
ergy in suppressing them that he was
removed and M. Sipiaguine given his
place. Sipiaguine was a victim of
his own liarsh energy, for he was
killed by a terrorist bomb.
While Goremykin was minister of
the interior he had made a report to
the emperor to the effect that the sto-
ries of famine and suffering which
were said to exist in certain provinces
were untrue. De Witte, who then was
minister of finance, thereupon pro-
duced documents to prove that the
conditions in the interior wer.e as bad
as they had been represented to bs.
When confronted with this proof,
Goremykin is said to have fallen on
his knees before the emperor, to have
wept, and to have begged forgiveness.
The minister was so overcome that
the emperor himself brought him a
glass of water.
Goremykin, dismissed from office,
nursed his hatred of De Witte. Ho
joined the Von Plehve faction and was
a part of the cabal which overthrew
De Witte as minister of finance in
1903. He was rewarded with the
chairmanship of the agrarian commis-
sion. When De Witte became premier
he removed his old enemy from office.
The wheel of political fortunes has
turned again and once more De Witte
is down and Goremykin is up. De
Witte, unquestionably the biggest man
in public life here, goes out unwept
and unsung and amid the rejoicings
of the reactionists, who hate the lib-
erals and who distrust him. Yet even
to-day it is predicted that when the
next great crisis comes the emperor
will be forced to summon De Witte
from his retirement.
The London Daily Telegraph at-
tacks M. Goremykin as a bureaucrat
of bureaucrats, and as the high priest
of pigeon holes. Heaviness, cunning
and indolence are his main character-
istics. He dabbled in company pifo-
moting, for which he might have been
prosecuted had it not been for the
late Von Plehve, who refused to move
against him. His appointment is cal-
culated to fill the friends of Russia
with greatest apprehension. EVert the
dull observer can discern that a fate-
ful step has been taken and that seri-
ous consequences must be faced.
On the Contrary.
Bessie—Why, that man’s too old for
you to marry!
Jessie—He’s too rich not to.—Cleve-
land Leader.
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The news in America of the down-
fall of Witte and his conservative
policy for Russia has caused wide-
spread interest, for the Russian dip-
lomat quite won the admiration of
the American people by his able and
dignified conduct during the Russian-
Japanese peace negotiations. Witte’s
overthrow is accepted in Russia as a
victory for the reactionaries, and peo-
ple in this country are asking what
kind of a man is to be his successor.
M. Goremykin, the new premier, is
not only regarded as a reactionary but
the general opinion is that he is not
equal to the task of facing the coming
crisis. His elevation to the premier-
ship has created amazement. He has
long been an untiring enemy of De
Witte. He is largely interested in
dairy farming, and, in fact, as a milk
dealer supplies most of the milk used
in St. Petersburg, and has been
dubbed “The- Milk Dealer.”
M. Goremykin is considered a
mediocre man, and is of insignificant
k.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 713, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 26, 1906, newspaper, June 26, 1906; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth894704/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.