HE GUARDED JEFF DAVIS. SOLDIER WHO WATCHED OVER CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT. 'Was on Duty at Fortress Monroe When Davis Was a Prisoner There —He Served Thirty Years in the Regular Army. St. Louis.—S. A. Trask. who re cently resigned as assistant marshal «of Webster Groves, Mo., and who served many years in the United States regular army, was at one time a guard over Jefferson Davis, the leader ot the confederacy, while the iatter was prisoner at Fortress Mon roe, Va., soon after the close of the •civil war. For 35 years, he has been a wearer ■of the blue, having served for 30 years In the regular army and for two years and fclx months served as conductor on the Suburban railway in this city. He has occupied the position he lately resigned for a period of two years and four months. lie removed to St. Louis on his re tirement from the army, and has lived here up to the data of his ap pointment as assistant marshal of Webster Groves, when he moved, with his family, to that place. Traek participated in many of the most important campaigns and en gagements against the hostile tribes -of Indians in the west, notably the great winter campaign in the Big Horn country, under Gen. George ■Crook, and which terminated with the battle of Red Rock Canyon, on the north fork of the Powder River No vember 25, 1876. In this battle there were engaged from 3,000 to 5,000 :Sionx and Cheyennes under White Antelope, and 13,000 cavalry under K3ol. R. S. MacKenzie. The fight re sulted in breaking the spirit of the ired men, who had slaughtered Gen. •Ouster and his brave band. Trwek served under Gen. Crook la Arisena during the campaign of 1872 and 1873, when six months' of scout ing and skirmishing subdued the Ton te Apaches. His troop, under com mand of Capt. George Price, was the firs* that ever succeeded in marching through the Tonto basin, which for -ages was the stronghold of the Ton tos. He was at Fort Grant, Aria., when the Tonto chief surrendered to •Gen. Crook. He was also present at Fort Lar jrime, Wyo., when the great Chief Red Cloud made his last treaty with ■the government, and was selected as •orderly to the Indian commissioner when 3,000 feathered and painted braves, the picked men of the Sioux -Nation, came to the fort to listen to •the speeches of their chiefs and the ■commissioner in regard to that treaty. Scouting, escorting and campaign ing took up the first 15 years' service of Mr. Trask, and he can relate many hair-raising incidents in which he participated. BEST-GUARDED MAN IN EUROPE ■He Is "Abdul the Damned," the "Sick Man"of Turkey. Constantinople.—ln the Turkish budget for the coming year several THE SULTAN OF TURKEY. Thousand Spies Are Em ployed to Guard Him.) Tnitßon dollars are set a">ide to pro vide for the personal security of the ■sultan, Abdul Hamid. It is well known to people who have traveled in Turkey that the sultan has at his per sonal service a regular army of spies PRIEST A NOTED COMPOSER. Produced Many Celebrated Oratorios That Have Brought Fame. New York.—Rev. Father Hartmann "von an der Lan-Hochbrunn, a member ■of the Franciscan Order of Friars, •who is a celebrated composer of ora lorios, and who has the distinction of ieing the third musician selected as A member of the Italian Academy of Immortals and the fourth German ad mitted to membership, is in this coun try. Father Hartmann is a native of Salurn, Tyrol, and comes of a German family which was admitted to the no bility by King Leopold 1., in 1694. If he were not a priest he would bear the title of count, to which he is entitled by virtue of his ancestry. As a mu sician he is regarded as among the most talented of the European com posers, and bis oratorios "St Peter," dedicated to Cardinal Parochi; "St. ! Francis of Assisi," dedicated to the emperor of Austria; "The Last Sup per" and"The Death of Christ," dedi cated to the German emperor, rank among standard musical productions. He was educated in the Conservatory of Music of Posen, under Busch, Zlp pcrle, Deluggi and Auzoletti. Mr. Trask served 15 years as post quartermaster sargeant. lie was ap pointed from regimental quartermas ter sergeant, and was among the lirst to fill that important position. He was on duty at Fort Bowie, Ariz., when the noted Chief Geronimo surrendered. He took an important part in that eampaign by supplying and issuing storiea to the troops on the field. He was on duty at Fort Abraham Lincoln, N. D., in ISB7, and under Lieut. A. C. Sharp, wound up the busi ness of that post after it had been ordered abandoned. Ho lowered the last flag that floated over that histor ic post, and has it as a sacred me mento. He was then sent to Fort Bennett, S. D., where he took a similar part in A/TRASK. A/TRASK. (An Old Soldier Who Has Remarka ble Record.) the abandonment of that post, and with his family went through some thrilling experiences with the treach erous Mission River and Dakota bll»- sards. For his faithful services he was or dered to duty at West Point, where he served for two years and a half in charge of the quartermaster stores. He can relate many interesting anec dotes of that famous "military school. At his own request, ho was then or dered to report for duty at Fort Meade, S. D„ at that time one of the most important points in the north west. There he served for five year 3, and for his faithful service during that time received special mention from the inspector general. At the close of hostilities with Spain Mr. Trask, having reached the period of 30 years' service, and hav ing a family of interesting children, applied for his retirement from active service. Ilis request was granted, and with his wife and children Mr. Trask came to St. Louis to take up his residence. Though 58 years old, he is still hale and hearty, and looks as rugged and active as a young soldier. who are said to number 43,000. Three thousand of these are employed near the sultan's palace, while several thousand more are scattered through the capital, some of them making a special object of their espionage the foreign ambassies. All over the Turkish empire are the sultan's spies, scattered so that even high officials do not escape their vig ilance. Besides, the bodyguard of the Turkish sovereign, which numbers 35,000 men, is like a living wall which surrounds the sultan in moments of danger. These soldiers are paid be tween S4O and SIOO a month. The sultan leads a very regular life. He rises at five or six every morning, and after a walk in the spa cious gardens of his palace he is ready for breakfast, which lie generally eats all alone. Osman Effendi, his special secretary, tastes all food before the sultan partakes of it, and he is the only one allowed to be present at the morning meal of the Turkish sover eign. After breakfast the sultan spends an hour or two in his libra ries, of which ho possesses four, well stocked with books and manuscripts in all sorts of languages, among which are thousands of works of great value which have never seen the light of publicity. After becoming a friar his work as an organist attracted the attention of Peter Singer, a celebrated European musician, who at once marked him out for promotion. In 1893 Father Hartmann became the organist of tho Catholic church in Jerusalem, and waa director of the Philharmonika there. Called to Rome in 1895, Father Hart mann became organist of the Church Ara Coeli, and two years later was appointed a director of the Conserva tory of Music of St. Chiara in Rome. Because of his musical triumphs Father Hartmann was decroated by the pope with the Golden Cross, first class, Ecclesia et Pontifice. The em perro of Austria has conferred upon him the Golden Medal of Merit and he is also a Knight of Austria. He has also the decoration of the Frana Joseph order, founded in 1848. Cute. In peek-a-boo time she waa fond Of porous plasters, she Laced baby ribbon through their holea And then, real prettily. Tied all the ends In (luffy knots Till each one was a gem Seen through a peek-a-boo; no won« Der she was stuck on them. —Houston Post. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1906 MR. METCALF Goes to Frisco as the President's Agent. BOYCOTT OF JAPS By the People of that City Causes Alarm in Official Circles, as It Violates Treaty Rights. Washington. President Roos®- velt on Friday night directed Victor H. Metcalf, secretary of the depart ment of commerce and labor, to pro ceed to San Francisco and make a thorough inquiry into the situation af fecting the exclusion of Japanese chil dren from the schools provided for white children and the determination to place Japanese pupils in separate schools. The president is anxioas to obtain at first hand from a cabinet of ficer who is acquainted with local con ditions in San Francisco full informa tion affecting every phase of the sub ject. The determination to send Metcalf to San Francisco was one of the re sults of the request made by Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambassador, who at a conference with Secretary Root on Thursday asked in behalf of hia government that the Japanese sub jects in California be accorded their full rights under the treaty of 1894, Including that of the children to at tend the public schools of San Fran cisco. This request was the subject of earnest discussion at the cabinet meeting Friday, when the conclusion was reached that the best thing to do was to send Mr. Metcalf to secure all the data which could have any pos sible bearing on the situation. He will leave here to-day. Incidental to the inquiry into the •chool question Mr. Metcalf win pay some attention to the charges made by Viscount Aoki that Japanese res taurant keepers in San Francisco have suffered indignities. Seven or eight reports have been made con cerning a boycott inar arated against these restaurants ; *hese reports state that agents h,».v °n posted to prevent patrons fr T Altering the restaurants and in several instances stones have been thrown and windows broken. A member of the cabinet said after the meeting that the general opinion of the cabinet was that the situation was exceedingly grave and would re quire the most delicate treatment to prevent an open rupture. A BLOW TO MR. HEARST. New York Supreme Court Says that Many Candidates of the Inde pendence League Must Get Off the Ticket. New York.—The appellate divi sion of the supreme court, review ing the decisions of the board of elec tions on contested nomination cases in New York county, handed down a decision Friday removing from the ticket a majority of the candidates nominated by the Independence league for congress, the state senate and the assembly. In a few instances contested candidates will have places on the ballot for the reason that ob jection to their candidacy was not made within the prescribed time. To the£e will be added several against whom 110 protest was entered and who still will be placed, not under the balanced scales, the emblem of the league, but in another column be neath a distinctive symbol. The decision affecting these local nominations is based on technieali fies, the petitioners in each instance failing to observe the letter of the law. FINANCE AND TRADE. Commercial Progress Is Not Checked by trie Few Adverse Factors that Appear. New York.—R. G. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade says: Traffic delays, high money and some unrest in the ranks of labor have not checked commercial pro gress 011 the whole, although in spe cial industries the restraining influ ence of these adverse factors are felt. Some irregularities of temperature also provide the week's trade reports with less glowing descriptions of re tail distribution. Wage earners are agitating for more pay or shorter hours in several industries, especially in the railway service. Manufactur ers and dealers are making plans for the greatest business on record in jewelry and other holiday lines. A further advance of about 50 cents per ton *.n the price of pig iron is the best evidence of continued prosperity in that industry. There is little specu lation beyond what might be called legitimate provision for future needs. Gave His Life for Others. Spartansburg, S. C.—Newton Til lotson, 55 years of age, for 22 years in the employ of the Southern railway, was killed Friday by plung ing in front of a passenger train in a successful effort to save an aged man and woman who were crossing the track in a buggy. Found Four More Corpses. Kansas City.—Four bodies were removed on Friday from the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce building in Kansas City, I<4in., making the total known dead to date eight PERISHED IN FLAMES. People in an Apartment House at Kansas City, Kan., Are Roasted to Death. Kansas City, Kan.—Four persons are known to be dead, eight others are missing, two are fatally in jured and 50 are suffering from hurts as the result of a fire which destroyed the Chamber of Commerce building in this city Thursday. A single body lias been recovered from the ruins, that of D. It. Young. It is known that Charles A. Lynch, a laborer, and the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sparks are dead, but their bodies have not been recovered. J. P. Branham, a wagon maker, died at the hospital, it is thought that the total dead will be about ten. The Chamber of Commerce building was situated at Park and Central streets, in the Riverview district of this city. It was at a junction of the elevated railways two blocks west of the Kaw river and a mile southeast of what now is the business district of this city. It was erected 14 years ago at a cost of $85,000, to be used as a board of trade. The city grew away from it, however, and it was never used for its original purpose. When the firemen arrived at the burning building they saw men hang ing from window sills on the upper floors, and frantic women with babies In their arms and children clinging to them loaning far out from the win dows, unable to find any means of es cape and yet taking advantage of the little fresh air which the windows af forded. The firemen quickly ran their ladders up, but they did not reach above the third floor. Many persons were on the floor above. The firemen first devoted themselves to the people on the second and third floors and did not heed the screams of the people iftbove. Many persons in the interior tof building were already over come \y the dense smoke and had to pe mrt)o4 out by the firemen. But taany ware able to escape down the laddtca without assistance. After getting everyone they could Bad out of the second and third floors, th« Bremen turn«d their attention to the yeople above. As the ladders did bot reach above the third floor, the «aen on the fourth floor literally pitched their wives and children down to the firemen on the ladders and then jumped down themselves. RESCUED FROM A RAFT. Five Survivors of the Wreck of a Houseboat on the Florida Coast Are Landed at Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va.—Counting the minutes, which seemed to them to be but few intervening between them and death, bruised, bleeding, hunger ing and athirst, five men adrift on a bit of wreckage off the Florida coast saw one of their companions whose sufferings had driven him mad throw himself into the sea to death and not longer afterwards a ship which was coming saved thoir lives. The five survivors of one of the greatest tragedies which has ever oc curred on this coast were landed hei— Thursday by the British steamer Heatherpool. The survivors are Frank Revely, foreman, of Marianna, Fla.; Gus John son, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Ben Clarke, of Somerville, Mass.; Abuer Bell, of Kissimee, Fla., and John Campbell, of Philadelphia. They, with about 145 others, were constructing a concrete viaduct for the Florida East Coast railway, through the Florida keys, and were aboard houseboat No. 4, which lay anchored off the coast 011 the night of October 17. The great hurricane which swept over the coast struck the houseboat about 1 o'clock on the morning of October 18, and No. 4 broke adrift. The houseboat soon afterwards foundered and all of the 150 men aboard were thrown into the sea. The houseboat was dashed to pieces by the waves. Many of the men were kliled by heavy timbers which struck them as they were struggling to find means of rescue. Six men lashed together two timbers, one 10 by 20 inches in thick ness and breadth and the other G by 14 inches and both 20 feet long, and lived on this raft until one man be came mad from suffering and injury and threw himself into the sea. On the morning of October 19 Capt. Grieves, of the Heatherpool, standing upon the bridge of his ship, heard cries for help and discovered the raft. TRAIN STRUCK A CAB. Three People Killed in a Collision at Woodside, L. I. New York. —Three persons were killed and three seriously in jured in a collision at Woodside, L. 1., Thursday, between a Long Island rail road train and a coach which was re turning*to New York from a funeral at Calvary cemetery. The dead: Patrick Healy, 44 years old. Anna Healy, 3 years old. Eleanor Healy, 2 months old. The injured: Mrs. Patrick Healy, spine injured. Thomas Lynch. Edgar Griflln, driver of the coach. Griffin drove the vehicle directly in front of the rapidly approaching train. Has Evidence of Municipal Corruption San Francisco, Cal.—F. J. Heney, assistant district attorney, an nounces that he has evidence tending to show corruption in municipal af fairs, and has advised the indict ment of municipal officers by a grand jury. Rejected the Compromise. Chicago, ill. —A compromise of two cents an hour increase in wages offered by the railroads was rejected Thursday by committees representing the Switchmen's union all over the country. j Balcom & Lloyd. | I| WE have the best stocked M general store in the couDty * S I and if you are looking for re- m 1 liable goods at reasonable ** I prices, we are ready to serve A. I you with the best to be found. 1 Our reputation for trust- !i 2S worthy goods and fair dealing jji H Is too well known to sell any f| fi but high grade goods. S H Our stock of Q,ueensware and jl H Ohinaware is selected with H |! great care and we have some H 9 of the most handsome dishes !| h ever shown in this section, H both in imported and domestio B n makes. We invite you to visit ||, g us and look our goods over. | I f 1 1 Balcom & Lloyd, j FWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW*liri|l*iirWW*|irwwWlilM ********* ** *K. **. 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