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Wonderful Love W It demands so much and it By Beatrice Fairfax 4 HAT a wonderful thing is lore! thrives on so little. Dante loved Beatrice with the purest and tenderest love from the moment his eyes first rested on her, a little maid of nine years. Through all his lifetime he saw her but once or twice, but his love never wavered. She was the dream, love of his existence, an inspiration to his best works, a never fading vision of love and delight. Materialists of the present day scoff at love at first sight. trat Dante, ne of the greatest men the world has ever known, fell madly in love the moment he saw the lovely child Beatrice. t Think of the endurance of a love that subsisted on nothing for all those years, and then think of all that we moderns demand of love. We are exact ing, and, alas! we are unforgiving. Our faith is not always strong beyond Ioubt, and we are too prone to be influenced by appearances. Dante saw Beatrice through the pure crjrstal of love's eyes; he knew her at nce for the guiding star of his life, and though the star swung in its own orbit far away from his, he worshiped it from afar and lived his great and noble life serene in the thought that even though the star was not for him, life was fuller and more beautiful because of its gentle radiance. And even if we cannot always have the one we love, are we not ten thousand times better off for having loved? New York Journal. Man, Irresistible Man Ey a Woman Cynic XD now for the man who feels, that he is so irresistible tiiat every woman is at his feet the moment she meets him. He isn't uncommon, alas; he is all too numerous. He is afraid to be more than half-way civil to a girl for fear she may misin terpret his attentions. If a girl makes a pretty little complimentary remark to him he first swells up with conceit and then instantly collapses through fear that she is after him. He keeps a guard on his every look and action for fear the girl will think he is iu love with her. He does not, of course, know that in all probability the girl would not have him if he were to go on his bended knees and beseech her ever so hard. And such is masculine contradietoriness that if he did know it he would frery likely turn around and fall in love with her. I remember once meeting a man of this class. He was showering his Taluable (?) attentions upon a pretty little rose of a girl All went well until some teasing friend remarked on the friendship, taking it for granted that the gay Lothariols attentions were serious. At once his fears were aroused and he exclaimed: "I assure you there is nothing in it. She is a sweet girl and I am willing to do all I can for her to give her any pleasure I can, but this dear self never." The fact that the girl married another man a week later did not in the least disturb his colossal conceit. He simply thought she married through pique and blighted affection, and for some time spoke of her as "poor little Mary." It is well for all men to bear in mind that a sensible girl does not look on every man she meets as a possible husband. New York American. Women Are of me K Sex By Alice Bentlf y li. isxijLU says tnat tnere are only three privileges or my sex namely, that in going in or out of a room the woman goes first; that she is served before man at a meal (a state ment which is quite wrong, by the way, only one woman at table having that distinction, the one on the host's right; the other guests, whether male of female, in every house hold above mere middle class being served in regular rota- tion), and that in a train a man gives up his seat to her. I fcould give Mr. Stead many more. Our bills are paid for us when our male fcelongings have any money to pay thera with; we are made love to, which may be despicable, but is distinctly enjoyable; we are admired, which is no cloubt foolish, but none the less gratifying- to us. In spite of the preponder ance of our sex the majority of us are so pleased with ourselves that we have no desire to visit the republic in the neighborhood of the Mountains of the Moon; and considering that we can do anything we like in this year of grace, and that we rule all your" sex as it. is, dear Mr. Stead, why call us "despised" and rail at the world for not making us "supreme," when it had never occurred to us that we were anything else? .... . JZ? j? J? ussia Kuie A Serious and Urgent W arning But tfie Problem is So Big Tnat the Small Local ized Mind Does Not See It By John Brisker Walker SfKSKJH&iagtE are probably on the eve of the greatest war the world has jfcjn'Tii n i i i IC;?- x ciji jlijzja m uui, x uu nu l ut?nee ill war; WIUK the World? $33 w d I hope there never will be another war. gj$ a just war, it is called for now. Either But if there can be America and South- IPfe ern Europe must ficrht Russia at this tim or pnnppilA all of Asia. Few people understand how insiduously Russia has been moving her forces up against the barriers of Persia, India and China. Year after year Russian army posts have been advanced, reinforced, built into large commands, until to-day Russia is ready to attack not China alone, but along her entire frontier line in Asia, and is probably in a position to capture China, India and evVm Persia, unless a determined front is put up by the rest of the world. It is astounding the lethargy which has been exhibited toward the occu pation of Manchuria. Every one in the least familiar with the situation has recognized that once Russia became intrenched in Northern China, with the Trans-Siberian Railroad completed, her battleships in sufficient numbers, it tsvould be almost impossible to dislodge her. She came into Manchuria deliberately, she never had any intention of leaving it, and she is quite ready today to begin battle. During a discussion with a Russian who was visiting me several years ago. I asked the question, "What part of China does Russia want?" He re plied, "Russian wants no part of China." Then added after a moment. "She wants it all." The Manchurians and Mongols furnish splendid fighting material, at least so far as private soldiers go. They can live on almost nothing, make long marches, sleep on the ground, obey orders and learn to handle firearms with accuracy. In other words, they have all the elements of first-class private soldiers. The Russians have the officers ready to pu over them. It will not be nec essary for Russia to move vast numbers of men from Europe. Russia is now established, its forts built, its navies are in the eastern harbors of Asia, the officers have arrived, and vast quantities of stores and arms have been shipped in. It only remains now to drill the natives in order to organize an army large enough to sweep down on Pekin and over Northern China. , Whence will the force be brought to combat the army that Russia has even now on the ground? This is estimated in the daily papers at S0,000, with another 100,000 comparatively near by in reserve. The brave little Japanese fiave neither the numbers nor the wealth to combat a nation such as Russia. The Chinese are unorganized. The English will have enough ' to do to de fend India. Meanwhile; French, German, English and Americans are too busy with affairs to reflect that if Russia adds another 400,000,000 to her subjects, and then, with her low-priced labor, builds armaments, she will be a threat to the Test of the world. Even America, vain as we are of our strength, might jsvell find occasion in the future to regret our present indifference. Manchuria is but a stepping-stone to China. China captured, the balance of power is forever determined. Napoleon said that in a hundred years the world would be either Cossack or Republican. We have been so intent on our own little corner of the world that we have failed to reflect what a Cos sack world would mean. The Manchurian question is the most tremendous matter before the world to-day, but it is all so distant and Russia is doing her will so quietly that we are like children without comprehension of what the future will Stold. , - - - 1- 1 TEN FELL FROM 6th FLOOR. Eight Killed and Two Injured By Accident. St. Louis, Special. A crowd of .em ployes pressing against the elevator gate on the sixth floor of the Brown Shoe Company-, building, at Seventh street and Washington avenue, caus ed the gate to give way, and ten per sons were plunged down the shaft. Six were taken out dead and the other four, seriously injured, were hurried to the city hospital. Two died short ly after reaching the hospital. One of the injured died soon after reach ing the hospital, without, regaining consciousness. The employes had as sembled at the close cf work in the corridors on the different floors, wait ing for the elevator to take them down. The elevator was at the seventh floor receiving pasengers when those on the sixth floor, eager to get near the door and be first into the cage, began to push toward the gate. Sud denly the gate gave way, just as the elevator started to descend, and ten of the employes plunged head first down the shaft. The dead are: Joseph Provazenik, George Rothmann. Frank Weinberger (died at hospital) Antonio Giacoma, and three unidentified. James John son, the elevator operator, was taken into custody by the police, pending an investigation. Johnson said the eleva tor gate did not break, but that it had been raised by employes while wait ing for the car to descend to the floor, and suddenly employes in the rear of the crowd began pushing, precipi tating them down the shaft. Super intendent Fray corroborated John son's story. LAID TO HIS REST No Alarms of War Now Disturb Gen. John B Gordon THE FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY The Great Chieftian Laid to His Rest Amid the flourning of South ern People His Funeral. Gen. Gordon Lies in State. Atlanta, Special. Banked in masses of flowers, the offerings of loving friends, and covered with the Con federate flag, the body of Gen. John B. Gordon lay in state from early Wed nesday morning until a late hour at night in the capitol of the State he loved. Through the long hours un ending lines of veterans, citizens, men, women and even children, trooped past the casket, catching a fleeting glimpse of the dead commander. If one would know the love and venera tion and grief of Geoitgia's citizens, ho had but to watch these people. Sad faces were wet with tears. Old men who remembered the towering form in the prime ot life, and on the field of battle, grasped hands in silent sympathy, for words were powerless to express the feeling cf loss that per vades the South tonight. Stationed as a guard of honor about the remains of the body, details from the State militia stood immovable and yet the discipline of the soldier did not prevent these stern men involun tarily from brushing aside unbidden tears as they witnessed some of the expressions of grief. The body arriv ed at. Atlanta this morning from Mia mi, where his last struggle ended Sat urday night. At the State line of Georgia it was received from the hands of Florida's citizens and sol diers by an escort from the friends in his own State. At the station here it was received by a military escort and, despite the cold of a Georgia win ter day and the early hour, hundreds had gathered to receive the remains. The body was taken at once to the rotunda cf the State capitol, where a place of honor had been provided near the picture of the dead general, placed on the walls of the capitol when he was Governor of the State, which looked down from its draping of black. Quickly the guard was stationed and even at the early hour, when these arangements had been completed, be gan the procession which has teen unbroken for 15 hours. No Truth in Rumor. New York Special. A statement tvas telegraphed from New Orleans Wednesday afternoon to the effect that prices on the cotton exchange were affected near the close by a statement that the Associated Press had issued a war bulletin. As mem bers of the Associated Press are aware, no such bulletin was issued by the As sociated Press during the day, and if the name of the Association was used under such circumstances any such statement was false, and any action oi this character was reprehensible. Freedsnsn's Aid Society. At a meeting of the board of man agers of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educational Society, held in Cincinnati it was decided to rebuild Walden University at Nashville, Tenn, which was recently destroyed by fire. Plans will be formulated soon for the raising of funds for rebuilding purposes. Missing Boy flurdered. Charleston, S. C, Special. The body of young Howell, who disappeared from his home in Columbia on Christ mas day, and for whom such exten sive searches have been made, was dis covered by hunters this afternoon. He was murdered and the axe with which the deed was committed was found nearby, Howell had been struck from the rear on the crown of his head, which was crushed. Howell went out with a negro to cut holly bushes. The negro, who has since disappeared returned to the city without him andjbjmd. Sixteenth United states Infan. Atlanta, Special. Thursday was a day of mourning throughout Georgia and all people of the State joined in paying te last ributes of respect and honor to the memory of Lieutenant General John B. Gordon, whose mortal remains were laid in their final resting place. In every part of the Southland business was laid aside and tens of thousands gathered in memorial meetings in honor of the man who was loved as much for his personal worth as for his record in public life. An honored leader in the civil war, twice Governor of Georgia, three times rep resenting the Slate in the United States Senate and since the war lead ing the struggle back to prosperity, his memory is revered as that of no other in all the South within the last decade. Few men have been borne to their last resting place amid such surround ings and with such concourse from every rank as was the body of General Gordon in Atlanta. The bedy had laid in state in the rotunda of the State capitol from early Wednesday morning till the hour of the final services at noon Thursday. During those hours 50,000 veterans and citizens gazed on the features that were familiar to so many, lien, women and children of both races have joined in the tribute of respect, and the demise of the Con federate leader has been the occasion of the gathering of more old soldiers from every part of the South than has been seen at any but the anual meet ings of the United Confederate Veter ans, of wThich General Gordon was the first and only commander since its or ganization, thirteen years ago. Everywhere were seen the signs of mourning. On all public buildings flags have flown at half-mast, from S o'clock in the morning till 4 in the afternoon guns have been tired at half-hour in tervals, making seventeen guns, the lieutenant colonel's salute. During the hours of the funeral business generally was suspended, and during the day bells on the city buildings and the churches were tolled at minute inter vals. The streets were thronged with citizens and visitors from a dozen dif ferent States. The first exercises were held in the hall of Representatives at 10 o'clock, over which Governor J. M. Terrell, of Georgia, presided. The great hall was crowded to its limit and in the audi ence and on the speakers' stand were many of the leading men from all parts of the South. Addresses were made during the two hours by Gov ernor Terrell, General S. D. Lee, who succeeded General Gordon as crief commander of the United Confederate Veterans; General Clement A Evans, commander of the Department of Ten nessee of the same organization; Judge Thomas G. Jcnes, of Alabama, who was a member of General Gordon's staff in the civil war: Governor Heyward, of South Carolina; Chaplain William Jones, of the Confederate Veterans; General Bennett H. Young, of Ken tucky; John Temple Graves, of Atlan ta; Governor W. S. Jennings, of Flor ida, and Albert H. Cox. of Atlanta. The burden of these addresses was the worth of General Gordon as a private citizen and as a leader in civil life and in public endeavor. At the conclusion cf these exercises the body was taken from the capitol to the Central Presby terian church, across the street from capitol, where the religious ceremonies of the day were held. The capacity of the church, 1,500, necessarily limited the number of the attendance and after the family, the near friends and the noted visitors from other States had been admitted, the remaining space, by request of Mrs. Gordon, was given to veterans and the doors were closed and guarded by police. The casket was laid on a bier covered with a profusion of flowers sent from all parts of the South. Among these contributions was a magnificent wreath ordered by the ex-Confederate members of the present Congress. A double quartette sang, "Lead, Kindly Light," "Just As I Am" and other selections that .were favorites with General Gordon. The services were conducted by Rev. Orme Flinn. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. J. Trobridge, and brief ad dresses were delivered by Rev. Chas. R. Nisbet and Rev. Theron Rice, pastor of the church. The more personal char acter of these services, which were at tended largely by those who had had personal acquaintance with the dead general, were pathetic in the extreme. The benediction was pronounced by Chaplain Jones and the procession to Oakwood Cemetery was begun. The order of the procession included military and civil organizations, be sides hundreds of private citizens. The long line wras headed by a detachment of mounted police, which was followed by numerous other bodies. These were the Srxteeth United States Infantry- weight of years came from long dis tances to join theoir tributes with oth ers to the dead commander. The throng that watched the procession numbered nearly 20,000 and included strangers from distant cities and States. The ceremonies at the grave were simple. As the body was lowered in to the earth a squad from the Fifth Georgia Infantry fired three volleys and baps was sounded. Prayer was of fered by Rev. W. G. Woodbridge. pas tor of General Gordon's church al Kirkwood. his suburban home. The hymn, "Near, My God, to Thee," was played by the Fifth Regiment band and this was followed by prayer by Chap lain Jones. CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS, What the House and Senate Talking About. Are POINTS AT ISSUE. Russia and Japan Cannot Terms Agree On STATUS OF FAR EASTERN QUESTION Russia Refuses From Japan, Imminent. to Accept Wctatkm and An Eroihrogiio More Snioot Testimony. The Senate committee on elections and privileges met for the purpose of hearing the representation of the attorneys on both sides of the case involving the right of Senator Smoot of Utah to occupy his seat. Former Representative Taylor of Ohio, ap peared for seme of the protestants and T. P. Stephenson for those who are represented by the Naticnl Reform Association. S. A. Worth ington and Waldemar Van Cott were present in behalf of Senator Smoot, who also was in attendance. The first presen tation was made bv Mr. Taylor, who began his argument by saying that he did not know that any proof would be presented in support of the charge that Mr. Smoot was a polygamist. Mr Taylor said the protestants expected to prove the following charges: "That the Mormon priesthood as sumes to exercise supreme authority in all things, temporal and spiritual, civil and political: that the3r promul gate the doctrine of polygamy without reservation; that the president of the Mormon Church and a majority of the twelve apostles now practice poly gamy and polygamous co-habitation and some of them have taken poly gamous wives since the manifesto of 1S90; plural marirage ceremonies have been performed by the Church and Mormons have taken plural wives since that time." Mr. Worthington in replv laid down the general proposition that the Sen ate was without jurisdiction of offen ses which may have been committed before a member in connection with his election. "Do you mean."' asked Senator Pet- tus, member of the committee, "that this body is not permitted to inquire as to any moral quality of one of its members with a view to his expulsion; that, no matter what he did or said puri- renorted that. Howell had eone to his home. . i Officials to Attend. The South Carolina Legislature convened at noon Tuesday, and after the reading of Gov. Heyward's first an nual message, the step taken was the passage of a concurrent resolution, -designating the Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, three members of the Senate and five of J the House to attend the funeral oi RGen. Gordon as representatives of the State of Georgia. Gen. Gordon is gratefully remembered in South Caro Una for his, co-operation with Gen. Wade Hampton In 1876. try, under Colonel Butler D. Price; State militia, led by the Fifth Georgia Infantry, with regimental bands; com panies from Brunswick, Macon and other cities of Georgia. The honorary escort followed the hearse. Following these were the Confederate veteran camps from Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and other Southern States; veterans from the Soldiers' Home, Daughters of the American Revolution, posts of the Grand Army of the Repub lic and the procession was ended with a long line of private citizens. Among the veterans were seen some who in sisted on joining the march, though their progress was slow and crutches were needed; olmen broken with the before his election the election fied him?" Mr. Worthington replied that such was his meaning. In reply to a ques tion from Senator Hopkins as to what, would be the effect if the offenses should be of a continuing character, Mr. Worthington admitted that the Senate would have jurisdiction. Mr. Van Cott made a statement in Senator Smoot's behalf. He invited the fullest inquiry into Senator Smoot's life. "We throw down the bars," he said, "and invite you ta in vestigate his entire career." Seaboard Train H?Ed Up. McClenny, Fla., Special Pessenger train No. 76, east-bound on the Sea board Air Line, was held up one mile east of Sanderson, at 7:45 Saturday night, by four white men. The door of the baggage car was blown open with dynamite, the robbers mistaking this car for the express car. The engine was stopped by a vol ley of shots fired into the cab. The fireman and engineer were taken off the engine and escorted to the second class coach, and the robbers ran the train ahead about a half mile, when they blew open the baggage ear. The train conductor went forward, but was fired on and driven back to the coa ches. Conductor L. S. Speck was dead-heading over the line, called for fire-arms and volunteers. N. H. Har rison, claim agent of the road; B. B. McCall, traveling auditor and J. C. Williamson, traveling freight agent, responded, and the four went forward, opened fire and drove the robbers off. Conductor Peck took the throt tle and ran the train four miles down the road. The robbers secured no booty and made no attempt to rob the passengers, but there was great excitement in the passenger coach. The sheiffs of Duval and Baker coun ties went in pursuit with bloodhounds. Editors Endorse Roosevelt. St. Joseph, Mo., Special. The Repub lican editors of Missouri, in convention here, adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, That the president of this association be instructed to telegraph President Roosevelt its. congratulations upon his patriotic, consistent attitude in connection with the Republic of Panama, and inform him that the Re publican press of Missouri is a unit for his renomination at Chicago next June." Mercantile Fleets. Compared with the year 1901, the German, English, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Greek flags show an Increase, espe cially the two latter; the Norwegian, Russian and Spanish flags show a de crease. Non-European flags are sel dom seen at Hamburg. In 1902 only one American ship, of 2,147 tons; one Brazilian ship, of 121 tons, and oroe Argentine ship, of 1,068 tons, entereljl the harbor. ) f t rirtM foMo Tn what it claims is an authoritative statement, The Daily raphic Monday morning an nounces that the negotiations have ar rived at a stage leaving two poti upon which neither Rusisa nor apart i: mciined to yield, and as to v,uin iiit-ciia l l iX C'JixiJJiuniioc iit j .- found. Both these points concern Man chpria and their acceptance would nor in the slightest modify the legal status quo or change the administrative sit uation in Manchuria, but apan insists "that they be embodied in a treaty be tween apan and Russia, while Russia, as a matter cf amour piopre, refuses tr? accept such dictation at the hands of Japan. Much, however, is still hoped from the Czar's influence. The state ment adds: "Cf course any attempt of Rusisa to increase very largely her naval forces in the far East by moving her Black Sea or Baltic fleets, would make war a question of only a few hours." This statement seems to be borne out by the Associated Press dispatch from Tokio yesterday that Japan had re ceived Russia' scommunication, saying that Russia would extend the rights and privileges already acquired by the powers in Manchuria under the exist ing treaties with China, except in the case of the establishment of foreign settlements, which shows that negotia tions are continuing on the question of Manchuria. The Daily Mail's Tokio corespon dent says that M. Payloff, the Russian minister at Seoul, has notified the Corean government that Corean troops have crossed the Chinese boundary re peatedly and committed excesses on the inhabitants. Th Russian customs officials cn the extreme northeastern border report similar occurrences and assert that the Coreans are burning villages and killing people. Minister Pavloff warned the authorities that such proceedings will necessitate se vere measures. The correspondent says that riots have broken out at Chyung Chyongdo, in the province of Pyongan, Corea. The Daily Mail's Seoul correspon dent, cabling yesterday, makes no mention of these disturbances, but ac cording to The Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent the Seoul corre spondent of The Jiji Shimpo learns that a general rising is imminent at Phong Yang and that Corean soldiers are co-operating with the rebels. Phong Yang was the scene of the ris ing which led to the war between Japan and China. The Daily Mail's Seoul correspon dent says that an armored train with quick-firing guns from the ships is ready at a moment's notice. The cor respondent says that the Japanese have secured control of the Corean court and that the Emperor has wired Pekin and Tckio advising: a triule offensive and defensive alliance, and promising not :o have Seoul. According to the correspondent, Mc Lrnvy Brown, supervisor of Corean customs, secured possession of Corean field truns on the pretense that they needed repairs, and locked them in the customs house. The Daily Mail's Pert Arthur corre spondent estimates that the total num ber of Russian troops now in Man churia 13 200,000, half of whom art guarding the railway. The corre- "China's firm stand since the re- occupation of Mukden has complicated the Russian arrangements in Man churia for defense and doubled" the dif ficulties cf guarding the long line of communication along the boundaries and the coast line. The council of war is sitting daily. The Poit of New Chwang and ports ou the Yalu river are ice bound. Suit Compromised. Pensacola, Fla., Special The suit of Judge W. A. Milikan, of New York. gainst Martin H. Sullivan, of thi city, for $100,000, claimed as com mission for the sale of a large body of land to Russell A. Alger and others, was settled, Sullivan depositing a check $55,000, subject to the order of the United States Court. The sale was made several years ago, and since that time several judgements have been rendered in favor of Judge Mili- ken, the most recent one by the Sup reme Court of the United States, auour. two weeks ago. The result of the com promise. A $110,000 Fire. Scranton, Pa., Special. The Olv- phant breaker and washery of the Del aware & Hudson Company at Olyphant was totaly destroyed by fire Sunday A hot journal is supposed to have started the blaze. The breaker was oth of the largest and most modern in fciu- tate, having a capacity of 2.200 ton a day. It prepared coal for six open ings. Upwards of 2,500 hands will be thrown idle for two months or more Lo3s estimated at $110,000. firs, fiobson Dead. Boulder, Col., . Special. The mother of Capt. Richmond P. Hobson died at the home of Shirley Davis' Sunday, after a long illness. Her son was with her when she died and will leave with the remains tomorrow for Greensboro, Ala., where they will be interred. Mrs. Hobson came to Boulder last summer for her health. She was 70 years of, age.