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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04

Another spot in which lovers of poetry
cannot fail to be interested is the house
at Marblehead, Mass, where lived the
man given unfortunate immortality by
Whittier as
Old Floyd IreseiIn, for his hard heart,
Tarred and fesAthered and carried in cart
BY the womefn Of Marblehead.
According TO Helen Reed, the Quaker
poets ACCOUNT is faulty. 1t was not the
women, shS declares, but the men who
did the tssrring and feathering. Ireson
was published, it viii be remembered,
because he had passed o ship in distress
without offering help. The crew of the
ship persisted, and only the captain sur.
viw'ed to tell the story of Ireson's neglect.
I.feson bore his punishment without q
word save at the end. ~ thank you
for my ride, gentlemen, but You will
live to regret It,"
It was sfterward proved that Irsson
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04

had wanted to 20 to the s. liking ship,
but his own crew to a man 'efused 10
go in the face of the desperate s.ale then
blowing. But true or not th0cgh the
story be, the house Of Skipper Ire on is
great attraction to sightseers. The
incident narrated by Whittier Occur led
in 1903, and the house itself was prol A.
bly, built somewhat earlier than TINS.
Jealous though the people Of Marble
head are to defend the good name Of
their women, it is true in forincr times
they had reputation for masculinity
and for marked originality of demeanor
and speech.
Years ago Tennyson wrote of his birth
place:
Here thy boyhood sung
Long since its matin song, and heard
The low love language of the bird
In native hazel's tassel hung
Somersby is the name Of the estate,
and it is in one of the most beautiful
sections of the Lincolnshire region. In
that pretty pastoral district of softly
sloping hills and large ash trees" Tenny-
son was born in 1909, and throughout his
early verse, observes an admirer, we are
constantly brought with loving minute.
ness in contact with some one or other
feature of the landscape. Now it is the
manor house, portrayed for us as the
"Moated Grange" now the church
where his father officiated, and now the
rectory, and
rpt a A.. . Ii a.. 4
The seven elms, the poplars four
That stand beside my fathers door.
The brook that loves
To purl DER matted cress and ribbed sand,
Or dimple In the dark Of rushy coves.
Considerable interest then was natu-
rally excited in literary circles by the
announcement that the Somersby estate
was for sale. In the catalogue the
"Moated Grange" was described as a
comfortable gentleman's residence,
pleasantly placed in charming pleasure
grounds, sheltered by magnificent forest
trees, and overlooking beautiful shrub
berries, lovely lawns and gardens,
verdant meadows sloping to the wind
ing trout stream, the River LYNN, and
the pretty pastoral country in the dis
tance," while the rectory was made the
subject of burst of fine sentiment on
the part of the vendors.
All in vain, however. The property
was put up at eos, 900, when it advanced
by many bids of $500 and one of 81, 900
to e36, 800, where it stopped, although
the auctioneer declared that some years
ago he would have got people to bid
100000 for the property. The owner
refused to part with it for the highest
bid offered, and the estate was with
drawn. The reserve price, so the re-
port ran in the mart, was 10000.
F. X. WHITE.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04

in the business now" he said sadly in a
recent interview. "Old Jimmy Fergu-
son was killed not long ago. He slipped
off the tower of the Albany penitentiary
and was mashed on the ground. But
Jim was too old for this business. / say
that when a man gets to be fifty-six
years old he wants to quit climbing
steeples. Charley Shaw was another.
He dropped too. He worked on the
stack of Clark's thread mill at Newark,
and the papers were full Of it at the
time"
Aleck went to sea at the age of thir-
teen, and soon became noted even among
sailors as a climber. His first exploits
on land were so well paid that he quit
the sea and now for twelve years has
been doing "steeple work." as it is called
by the profession" His achievement
on the Manhattan Athletic clubhouse in
New York was the wonder of the time.
The flagpole is forty-fve feet long, and
it starts from the crown Of cupola
forty feet high, so the top of the pole is
Just 800 feet above Madison avenue. He
painted the pole entire in two hours and
got twenty-five dollars for it, Speaking
of his method, he says:
81 use what's called the boatswains
chair in going up. It's board with
rope through it. The rope comes up and
winds around the pole. Then have a
strap down under the chair for a foot
rest. This strap goes around the pole,
and just push myself up and then
fasten the rope that holds the boat
SWANS chair.
Liberty pole in Philadelphia was a
good job. That is 1877 feet high and the
pole is only four inches through at the
top. / went up that, and Logan square
was full of people expecting to see me
slip off, but / fooled them. / finished
that job in three days and got seventy
five dollars for it,"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04
FLOYD IREsoN's HOME.

pike road, just at the foot of small
mountain almost small enough to be
called hill), and fronts squarely to the
south. The barn is just opposite, nestled
among four or FIVE oak trees, and for
over three-quarters Of mile there is not
another house in sight. While the ex-
terror of this tavern is attractive--the
large rectangular main building, two
stories, with huge attic, square, mass
i've chimneys and an l. to the right,
barely joined to the main structure-it
is the interior of the tavern which has
the greatest charm for the visitor. both
because Of its intrinsic antiquity and the
memories which cluster about particular
rooms.
The principal entrance to the inn is
by hinge oaken door in the front of the
house. AS the big panel swings on its
creaking hinges, one can see the fiuted
Greek pillars Of wood on the sides, and
once inside those lines of Longfellow,
even more appropriate now that they
were fifty years ago, flash into ones
mind.
A Kind Of old hobgoblin hall,
Now somewhat fallen to decay,
With weather stains upon the wall,
And stairways worn and crazy doors,
And creaking and uneven floors,
y And chimneys huge and tiled and tall.
A farmers wife welcomes the occa-
sional caller who makes a sentimental
Npilgrimage to the spot and exacts the
sNnall fee Of ten cents. She is an intel
ligSnt woman, thoroughly familiar with
the Roetry and romance of her habita-
ton, Apd, as she says, charges for her
serviceslthat she may be able to contrib
ute fem extra shillings to the support
of the local\church.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04
POETS SANG OF THEM
THREE HOUSES RENDERED FAMOUS
BY VERSE.

Longfellow's "Wayside Inn" the Resi-
dence of Captain Floyd Ireson In Mar
blehead and the birthplace of Poet
Laureate Tennyson.
There is more or less of romance about
every house that has been the home or
refuge of man. The residence and the
inn-each has witnessed scenes of joy
and woe or episodes of tranquil happi-
ness and grief sustained with heroic
philosophy.
In greater or less degree these condi-
tons apply as well to the hut of the
savage as to the palace of the prince; to
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04
THE MONUMENT.

belt plates worn by men and officers,
bayonets, canteens, bowie knives used by
the Louisiana rangers, exploded shells
from different fields, cavalry equipment,
spurs and buckles, incorporated in the
design with great skill and intelligence.
Every bullet, every broken remnant of
shot and shell, every belt plate and
epaulet could tell of inspiring scenes
and events. The story of the war is
told in metal. The great armies Of the
north and south occupy opposite sides.
The national government is represented
in the letters U. S., the combination be-
ing made from mimic balls from Peters
burg. The Confederacy, on the other
hand, is represented in the letters G.
S., which are composed of bullets from
the southern lines. The battle selected is
not on southern soil, but in the state of
Pennsylvania. Gettysburg has been
chosen because that represented the
high tide of the Confederacy.
The centerpiece on the Federal side is
a revolver which exploded in the hands
of soldier named Williams; on the
Confederate side it is Confederate
canteen pierced by four bullets. The
Union canteen on the other side was
found near the Mcpherson monument
at Atlanta. On one side are crossed
bayonets, while the opposite is signal
lied by bowie knives that were carried
in the belts of the Louisiana tigers
The Confederate belt plates cannot be
duplicated easily. They represent the
styles worn by officers and men. A
couple of these belt plates are of Pc
culiar significance, telling of blockade
runners that were intercepted and deeds
of daring that were wasted. Both are
Of British origin, one bearing the coat
Of arms of Great Britain and the other
the cad of the British lion. Both We're
captued before the blockade runner
had Penetrated the Union naval lines.
The monument is surmounted by a
32-poundeAshot. Such are but the most
salient features of a production too
unique for description.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04
THE STORY TOLD IN METAL.

A Connecticut Mans Remarkable Memo
rial of the War.
Mr.. A. Il. Brooks, of Hartford, has
been collecting relics of the civil war
ever since It closed, and has now com
bined 1900 bullets, shells and frag-
ments of shells, bayonets, broken guns
and the like into monument which
certainly has no parallel. Singularly
enough. he has succeeded in making it
at once beautiful and terribly suggest
i've. 1t is five and half feet high, the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04

London is T. sntsrtain various inter.
national congr assas airing the next few
years, and the latest Nsitors announced
are the dermatologists, who viii hold
their meeting in the Enelish capital in
lsN. DR.. Hutchinson willISe president.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04

on the Worlds
fair buildings ne
went there at
once. The man.
ayers were de-
lighted to see
him, as no one
else had applied
for the job. He
has a monopoly
! indeed, but not
what people gem
orally would call
q "soft snap"
though he earns
fifteen dollars a
day. 4" T h ere
oren'tman of M
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04

inner frame be-
ing of lumber,
on which the
relics are fas-
tened in such a
way as to com
pletely conceal it
and make the
monument look
like a solid mass
of relics.
mere are l,ooJ
bullets collected
from the princi-
pal battlefelds,
and l24 Union
and Confederate
buttons. There
are also revolv-
ers, epaulets
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04
He DOES "s1eEpLr woaK.n

Chat with mn Expert Climber About His
business.
Aleck Virgins wears the belt as the
champion climber of Chicago. A New
York man too. He had been doing all
sorts of high climbs in New York for
years, and hearing that man was need
ed to pat up and paint the fagpoles
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
MANSFIELD MELEE.
AsFREE- FOR-ALL CHRIST
MAS "SCRAP."
Factions Of Nationality Decide
the Question Of Nation
al Supre macy.
The Decision IL Not rar-rcashiug. However.
An unIucky "Exponent Of the Law
was tho only Participant Reeeiv-
ing Dangerous lniufy.


Peace on earth; good will toward
men," Is n very well selected and pretty
quotation 10 couple with the advent OF
a merry Christmas day, but IL cannot be
said TINT such delightfully."- blissiul
frame Of mind is "a characteristic OF all
men on that occasion and sometimes
whole communities are destitute Of that
sou-rcyiylng peace and good viii that by
time-honorcd custom has attached
itself 10 Christmas day. The DIAMOND
DRlIL cnn cite one instance at least
where the truth OF these statements was
excmplified and thatia in tbclittlc village
OF Mansfield, about eight miles from this
city. There free.forall fight was insti.
tuted early Christmas eve and continued
to make night hidoous until the "wee
sma' hours of morn.'' The difficulty
originated in Corbett's saloon by Con-
stable John Bease and Thos. Bates be-
coming involved in controversy ov,r
their work, both being bosses in the
Mansfield mine. They finally resortcd TO
blows, and chairs, cuspidorcs and oth,r
saloon furniture was brought into active
service, but happily no one was killed.
although the infuIiated constable came
out "much the worse for wear" Later
at night they all repaired to tho saloon
Of Joe Endrcza, whore goodly number
Of the sons ofsunny Italy were assembled
the subject OF the late unpleasantness Tin
Corbett's saloon) was broachsd aud -
il to decide the question dip 49, =,
supremacy, the two iaction,l ..,' a''o.",
American, sprang tgyy IL, 60 $500 la a ,ra
merry war was ssert 4 onupnro,ed Il earnest.
80, a. We're freely used and every
sipant's chances for longevity "
= Fay below par. The fracas finally
'abatcd, however, and when the smoke
OF battle had cleared away it was four d
that the only person wounded was the
unfortunate constable, who had re-
ceived bullet in his leg. The wound il
not dangerous. Deputy Sheriff Burns.
who had repeatedly attempted TO qucII
the riot during the night with fruitless
results, being zone man among the
Million" was returning TO view the battle
field at late hour, when one OF the
participants in the late fracas opened
fire on him. lie returned home and pro-
cured his shot gun with the firm deter
mination Of becoming master OF tho
the situation or dy Ing in mn attempt to
ELL. ..t.t 10
difficulty, however, for when ho returned
all was quiet, and the Christmassun rose
to shine over the little hamlet Of Mans
field, clothed in its allotted amount OF
"peace and good will,' which is not
saying much for the amount, at best
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02

vus ue|1 80 b o'clock a. ~ C6r|stInor
day. high mass az ten Of clock and vespcrr
at O'Clock In the evening. following
which was the very entertaining Christ
mas tree exercises.
On Christmas eve. Mesdames H. 4.
Jennings and Shcehy. the Missps Fits.
geralds and Cross and Messrs: John and
Fred Shechy prepared a Christ tree
for the children OF the Shnfcl1 l6cality.
Every child received a present and fine
time was had by all participants.
The dance advertised to be held in the
Crystal Falls opera house last night was
worthy OF note (had il occurred) II
was grand affair but nobody attended
1t.
A dinner was given at the residence 81
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. q. Clark in honor Of
Mrs. Clark, yesterday, IL being the ami
versary OF her birth Twelve invited
guests assembled at the board at noon
and dinner eft for the gods" was i'm
dulged in, after which a pleasant hour Of
music and social chat was enjoyed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
CLARK-BRAY.

cI>tk. Of this City. Joined in wedloek
6lH< Ella M. Bray. o. fghpeming.
mptlal ceremony OWN A. Clark,
city. aud lzih Fin NJ. Bray, Of
.jnr 40 Performed at tho resi-.
.'<nt brides parents, No. $50
Pine street, Ishpcming, by the
1m Galpin, on Tuesday evening,
xccIE at 7:o0 o'clock.
an<I Mrs. Clark left Ishpoming the
hIe afternoon, arriving here IN the
t ind cnn now be found mt home
MI coxy cottage on Marquette ave
1fr. Clark IN one Of the proprietorr
x l,opulnr Supelioravcnuc tonsorial
~. and has many friends TO con
|.h,le him ON the happy event. The
4 lsI-o'hnh mnny friends in Crystal
(. having spent several weeks visit
friends here last summer. Their
\ IrIcu,ls join with TnE DIAMOND
n III Wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
N years o. happy and prosperous
lb|uI existence.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02

||ng spell Promised in
Protracted Homa
Mead Difficulty.
ne Now awaiting Trial FOR Shooting
Iovcrnment scaief--mrs. patter-
~ Homestead the Scene Of the
Array Other Local Lore.


||>f chapter IN the history o; the
|etIfs fued between the Metropoli-
onabcr Company and the home
~ III the vicinity Of Iron Riverwas
NJ 10 a close on Wednesday with
@<>st of three Of the law breakers as
|nl Icnturc.
arrests were made by Deputy
NJ Kelly on Mrs. Patterson's home
the scene Of the late horse
.1ht<r ~ reported in these columns
<xccks ago The homestead shanty
ss. Patterson was burned a short
aGo, as she claims, by incendiary
ne- On THURSDAY two men named
~ lively Louis Gonyou and Edman
" we're al work rebuilding theshanty.
coler employed by the government 20
~ the logs cut by the Metropolitan
Qpany was also at work in the vicin-
lie heard several shots fired during
Iorpnoon, some Of which struck I'M
Hllortahly near him, but was unable
cIl from whence they came. Deputy
Min Kelly also heard the shots and
lived at the scene OF the shooting Just
cho scnlor had returned from his din
\ 70 work. The deputy sheriff saw the
M men employed in building Mrs.
ltterson's shanty with Mrs. Patterson
irom behind a wood pile and fire
ec shots NJ the scaIcr, then quite a
Rnce away. lie then 'coralled his
FL and placed the trio under arrest.
deputy sheriff started for Crystal
y with his prisoners, but when Iron
n was reached, tho woman COM
ped 81 being i'll. Medical advice was
lined and the woman was left
The two men werg brougt to
city and landed in Jail
he arrests may result lin cnrtniing
amount OF reckless shooting and
Ic-devil work that has ragged in that
W for more than year past. IL
" Y hoped 50 atieast
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
Hess Furnace.

The Crystal Falls Hardware Company
has secured the agency OF the Hess fur.
mace and is prepared TO put in this, the
best heating apparatus in the world, on
short notice and beyond all competition
az TO price. An investigation is respect
fully solicited.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
ssAGLTA AND BATTERY.

<he Charge Preferred Against Charles
cnstafaon BY Jennie Brown.
y. Gustaison, Swede, was ar
1d before Justice Morrison on Mon
pm the charge ofassaultand battery,
frcd by Jennie Brown. who lives
Der sister on Railroad street, near
|d Jail. On Christmas eve the girl
er homo to summon a doctor for
<|atcr, who WINS i'll. She had pro-
bnt a short distance when she dis
M that two men were following her.
ID little attention to them until,
pcrior avenue railway crossing was
when one Of the brutes seized hex
Elnatcd his devilish designs. tn
Woman succeeding in liberatrhs
pm bis grasp, howcvcrIn1sh .ltinG
Infiuencc Of liquor NJ, no being
81 was iriqbr nd by hel
n. "a. ny sx hatcned him away
$ninsuIH 4 be- spfiff Tully and Mar
Ia future. ysccompanied by the as
Min libororcstcd two men in a Super
bf sspoterA ooh whom the girl posi-
Mi otht tied as her assailants. On,
slcome subsequently released, how
6~ntri4ground Of mistaken indenti
We ~ latter, Gustaison. was
vpon his Arrangement Monday
IN 2 uflibi. notwithstanding The
bX woman sworc positivel,
as her nssaiIant and that sh'
De mistaken in big identity. Il
(rangc proceeding to say th,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-24
FRUIT SHIPMENTS.
Amount Sent East During the Present
Season.

Amount Sent East During the Present
Season.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-Figures were
obtained to-day from the traffic officials
of the Southern Pacific Company repre-
senting the exact amount of the ship
ment of California green fruit this season.
Two thousand nine hundred and sixty
carloads of fruit had been sent East up to
last Saturday night, and the officials state
that fully 700 more will go in the next
thirty days, which will aggregate IS, S40,-
600 pounds of fruit. The trains that have
climbed the mountains up to last Satur-
day night have numbered 372. against 292
for the same period last year. The rail-
way charges on these shipments is 81 %
per 100 pounds to Chicago, or 81, 1l0, 500
on the seasons shipment. They derive
more than this sum, as the rate beyond
Chicago is 81 80 per 100. The officials
state, however, that the business has not
been a profitable one, owing to the fact
that large quantities of ice were hauled,
and that the peculiar cars used for fruit
had to be brought back empty.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-24

Copyright 1892 by n. Y. Associated Press.T
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The placidity on the
surface Of political affairs is altogether
deceptive as to the real state of the Lib
eral elections. The greatest danger men-
aclng the existence of the Gladstone
Government is the formation of strong
Radical cave. Some of the stanchest
Scotch members of the House of Com
mons supporting Gladstone declare the
time is near when they will refuse to con-
tinue adhesion to Gladstone if he does not
subordinate home rule to what they con-
slider more important planks in the New
castle programme. An Associated Press
representative had learned that there con-
Cured in this determination forty-five
members. enough to make havoc in the
party if Gladstone persists in his deter
animation to push home rule at all hazards,
The Associated Press has authority to-
state that though Mr.. Morley cannot adj
wise wholesale release of prisoners con-
victed under the Coercion Act, he is con-
s1derlng every case in itself, and is hope
full OF overtaking every conviction within
month. He has also decided to release
every one of these prisoners unless he
was an offender under the common law.
Concerning Government protection of
tenants who were evicted from holdings,
practical steps will be taken in October.
In view of Morley's decisive interveu-
ton in the eviction campaign, the Tory
landlords show signs Of cessation.
The corporation OF the city Of Dublin
decided by a vote OF seventeen to sixteen,
not to present an address OF welcome to
Lord Houghton, the new Viceroy of Ire
land.
The disastrous results of the fall in the
price of silver on the financial position
of India was shown in an estimate madi.
public to-day. This shows a probable
deficiency of so, 600 to $50, 900 laos of rupees
in the next budget.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-24
THE STATUS UNCHANGED.
Chinese Naturalized in British Column
bia Not Entitled to Admission.

Chinese Naturalized In British Column
bia Not Entitled to Admission.
WASHINGTON, Sept. pa short time
ago the Collector of Customs of Port
Townsend, Wash, wrote the Treasury
Department for instructions in the case
of one Ching Yon, a Chinese who claimed
to be British subject, and applied for
admission to the United States as such,
exhibiting certificate of naturalization
issued at Vancouver.
The Collector expressed the opinion
that this was a test case, and if the man
was allowed to enter the authorities on
the other side of the line would begin at
once to make British citizens of Chinese
to evade our restriction law.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding, in re-
ply, informs the Collector that the nat
uralization of Chinese person by an adj
jacent country would not qualify such
person to enter the United States, and in
structs him to decline to consider the
papers mentioned as in any manner
changing the status of such person as far
as admission into the United States is
concerned.
An official of the Treasury Department
said this afternoon that it was debatable
question if this action of the department
in refusing to recognize British naturali-
Zation of Chinese persons is not in con-
f1lct with the treaty with Great Britain,
whereby its subjects are allowed to enter
and leave the United States at any time.