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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-08
CRIPPLE CREEKS WAR.
Troops, Strikers and Deputies
All at Odds.
CRISIS MAY END IN BLO0DSHED.
Miners VIII Surrender to Militia, but Not
to Deputies-Mob of 4, 700 Miners March,
ing on Manown, Pa, Where Deputies Are
Protecting Negro Laborers.

n1hheTb =" IA SURRENDER 20 out NOT
to Deputies-Mob of 1000 Miners March
ing on Manown, Pa, Where Deputies Are
Protecting Negro Laborers.
DENVER, June Sunless some excited
posse of deputies or band of reckless
miners persist in making trouble the crisis
at Cripple Creek is over. The most au-
thentic facts out of great mass of excited
telephone dispatches indicate that the
miners are willing to lay down their arms,
come into the camps of the national guard
and become good citizens once more. The
militia made q forced march from Mid
land, reaching the scene of trouble none
too soon to prevent q clash between the
miners and the deputies.
When General Brooks reached the camp,
he requested the deputies to withdraw
their picket line, aud he would substitute
his men, To this the deputies demurred.
A squad of deputies marched through the
main streets in military order. Mayor
Lindsey took occasion to tell them they
must not enter the corporate limits of the
city any more. They passed on, evidently
intent on making some point of vantage
before dark. Sheriff Bowers was waited
on by large delegation of deputies, who
urged him to allow them to accompany
him to Bull hill. This may precipitatc
row. The town is still intensely excited,
and there was little sleep in camp last
night The presence of the militia does
not bring any relief. The deputies want
none of their aid, and strikers stand ready
for a scrimmage at the drop of a hat.
All day rumors of conflicts between dep
utics and strikers have been current but
in no instance have they been confirmed.
One engagement was reported to have oc-
Cured in which one or two were killed on
each side. Another engagement is report
ed to have occurred last night; but, like
the other report, it lacks authoritative
confirmation. Captain Locke, with 100
deputies, advanced beyond Gillette and cut
down all Geographic communication so
as not to receive restraining orders from
Adjutant General Tarsney and to prevent
press dispatches from going out.
The latest report is that in the first sup
posed conflict one minor was killed and
two deputies slightly wounded. The war
fare continued throughout the day and
was carried on in guerrilla fashion. No
direct communication can be had with the
camp.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-08
Wants, For Sale, To Rent.

EOR SALE Bed Clothing. pillows. etc. IS
L High street.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-08

w men boarders in private
w family. $3.50 per week. InQuire at this
office.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-08
1850. Main0t,
ODD. SCOViII St.

The Salvage Stock from the
late Fire will go on Sale Satur-
dav, 9th inst. at 9 a. m.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

they have srnellcd blood. What Il
terrible burst. Black Terror'S leap is
as long as the bucks. Old Spot roarS
again. They are out of sight. That's
Lacks yell. Hark. his horses feet al
ready. He is coming. furious because
did not stop the buck.
.tnd furious he was sure enough.
began to exclaIm at the top of my
voice before he came in sight. but it
was of no use. He comes Gathering
up and nearly rides me down.
why the deuce didn't you stop that
deer: Are the dogs gone: Black Ter
ror will never stop. Confusion. man.
were you asleep"
''llc was as big as an elephant. Jack.
Here's plenty of blood" said |, trying
to appear cool and pointing to the
ground with my gun: hes done for"
Jack Sprang to the ground and cX-
nmincd the signs. "Oh, thunder, you've
shot him too far back and through the
loinS: he will take to the river. What
Il track, 1t must be the big buck I
shall lose Black Terror Come ahead
and let's cut him off before he gets
there if we kill our horses And
away he dashed through the wood
| followed as fast as possible. and
such Il ride as that was. Through vine
matted thickctS. over dead trees. leap
ing at brcakncck speed the wide Ia
Gn0nS-aWay. away we clattcrcd. foam
ing through the dense swamp like wild
men possessed of demons.
At length we burst upon open ground
and Jack gave Il yell that would have
walked the dead TOO late. too late.
the Big Buck. by old Bell Mouth. he'll
take the river"
Jacks yell had slightly startled the
buck. which was making for the river
along the bank of IL wide lagoon. He
turned sharp and attempted to leap
the lagoon: he diS,ppears-on we rush
at mad Sprc'l-but Jack knows what
he is about. and his horse. too-while
my mare leaps. Plump we land in the
middle of the lagoon. followed by Il
roar of laughter from Jack.
Next time shoot further forward,
if you please old boy
But it was no joking matter for me
we had landed in quicksand.
looked around with an expression of
terror ut Jack. for feh my mare sink
ing under me.
"Catrh that limb above you" shout
cd he. and tie your bride to it. or you
will both go under"
There was no time for mincing mat
tcrS. | let go my gun. which sunk out
of sight forever. Rising in my saddle
with Il desperate effort | reached the
stout limb of Il bending cottonwood
tree. which | dragged down. and to
which | managed to secure my bride
by strong knot. | succeeded finally
by the aid of the cottonwood in reach
ing the bank. and by this time. when
| looked back. | found that my poor
mare had sunk nearly up to her eyes
| now looked around. and saw Jack
busy enough between beating off the
dogs and attempting to secure the
buck. which had stuck fast also in the
quckSand. He succeeded in throwing
rope about his horns. and when the
'drivcr came up we dragged it out at
our leisure. after having rescued my
poor Celeste. which from hanging so
long by her headstall had grown quite
black in the face.
The buck was a prodigious animal
and had several times before been
chased by Jack. when it always took
to the river and had thus lost him Sey-
erll 'inc hounds.-Romance
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27
Facts About the Heart.

The human heart is a hollow muscle
of Il coniclc form placed between the
two lungs. and inclosed in the prrcnr-
dunn or heart sac. The ordinary size
of the heart in the adult is about )
inches in length. 3E inches in breadth
a1 the brOadcst part, and ~ inches in
thickness. Its weight is from 10 to II
ounces in men, and from s to 10 ounces
in women.
DIR. Bcnrckc of Marburg. has made
known his observations of the growth
of the human heart. the fact appearing
that the increase is greatest and most
rapid during the first and second years
of life its bulk ut the end of the sec
ond year being exactly double what it
originally was. Between the second
and seventh years it is again doubled
in size. A slower rate of growth then
sets in. and continues during the per-
iod of maturity of other portions of
the body After the fifteenth year up
to the tifticth the annual growth OF
the heart is about O61 of Il cubic inch,
the increase ccaSing about the tifteth
year
The heart. although so small. is Il
wonderful piece of mechanism, and OF
great power With each stroke or beat
it projects something like two and a
half ounces of blood into the conduits
or channels of the body. throwing it
for Il distance of nine feet This is
done 80 or 40 times minute. The
number of its pulsatiouS varies in the
sexes. and according to posture In
the male ii beats 81 times a minute
when standing. II when sitting and GG
when lying. In the female il is 81, 81
50 in the similar positions respectively,
Leisure Moments
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

correspondent of the New York
sun writes: In your notice of the lIfr
Oh lhe late sam Houston. and in Sry-
er;l communications. much is made,
or the reason why he and his wifi,
parted directly after their marriage.
nave always supposed the cause wHS
generally known. OF course, in a mat
Ter or that nature you are sure to meet
plenty of people who know all about
H. ana are prepared to explain any
ana every thing you may wish to know.
never saw Sam Houston, but | have
met those who have been his Intimate
friends. one of these was Il former
banker III Galveston. well known i'm
New York. and Il gentleman held i'm
lie highest respect by all who know
INN. He was with Davy Crockett. the
Bowie brothers (and. by the way. the
D"Wle knife was the invention of II, zin
boWlc. and not of his brother Jim.
sidney Johnston and Houston in the
struggle for Texan independence i'm
1886. This gentleman told me that
once i'll Il conversation with Houston
the latter revealed the secret which
caused so much speculation. He said
that ON the wedding night his bride
told him that. while she respected hin,.
she had not particle of love for him:
she had married him simply to spite
the one whom she did love. and with
whom she had had Il quarrel. Very
well. madam said Houston. donnin-
ms big Slouch hat 'good-by,' and so
tnry parted forever This same YER
SION heard from other and seemingly
reputable sources, and to me it sounds
reasonable"
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

The young man wanted to marry the
girl. but he was il reckless chap, spend
ing his salary up close, and the girls
father didn't like to take such Il risk
About how much do you save each
year, Ii" asked the youth. who had
approached him on the subject.
Il should say about 81 year." lie
laughed, for he was the kind of IL
young man who thinks it's II wifc's
duty to teach il young man how to
save
"l'm-um-er." calculated the Old
man. -Four dollars il ycar-fom dol
lars II year. Well. you can have the
girl" he went on brisllly and in buSi
ness tones, but you've got to wait
for her until you have saved S10O,OOO.
That's the amount | determined hcI
husband shall have. OF course. it will
take you $1,000 years and Il good deal
may happen in that time. but your
kind 0f economy, my boy, is bound to
get there by and by. Good-morning. -
Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27
The Watch was Loaded.

The examinations at certain
prep" school were in progress. The
boys were working busily over their
papers, and the grim old professor was
watching sharply from his desk.
Presently he noticed that one of the
students, prominent ne'cr-do- well,
WAS consulting his watch with consid-
cradle frequency. The professor stud
led him. In five minutes he had look
rd at the timrpiccc three times.
This WAS enough for the guardian.
He called the student to his desk and
demanded the watch. 1t was given
him and he opened it. Across the face
WAS piece of paper bearing the le-
%Cnd "Foolcd."
But the worthy professor was not to
he 81 easily deceived. He gave the
student Il sharp. knowing glance. turn
'd the timcpicce over and opened the
back cover. 1t opened with consider
able difficulty. and, behold, there was
another slip of paper bearing the in
formation, Fooled again, old fogy."-
Boston Budget.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27
BABYHOOD.

Heigh ho! Bahyhood, Tell me where you
linger.
Let's toddle home again. for we have
gone aStray:
Take this eager hand Of mine and lead
me by the finger
Back to the lotus lands of the far away.
Turn back the leaves of life; don't read the
Let's find the pictures and fancy all the
rest:
We can fill the written pages with n
Than old Time. the story-teller. at his
best.
Turn to the brook, where the honeysuckle
tipping
Ger lis vase of perfume, spills it on the
breeze.
And the bee and humming bird in ecstasy
are slipping
From the fairy fagons of the blooming
locust trees
Turn to the lane. where we used to "teeter-
tuttrr,
Printing little foot palms in the yellow
mold:
Laughing at the lazy cattle wading III the
water.
Where th" ripplcs dimplr round the but
l"rcupS oI gold:
Where the dusky turtle lies baskng in the
OF lhr sunny Sandbar in the middle tide.
And the -h"Sty drag"n-iy pauses III his
To resi- like blossom where the water
lily died.
II"igh:ho: Eahyh""d! Tell me where you
Let's tnll'r home again, for we have
~" a$raN:
Fake Mis- eager hand Of mine and lead me
I;ark to l!ir lotus lands Of the far away.
James Whir""mb Riley. in the Inquirer.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

A correspondent lately Witnessed Il
strange duel on one of President C'rcS-
pos big cattle ranches in the interior
of Venezuela. Two vaqucroS. or cow
boys. were cnamorcd of the same dark
eyed little Indian girl of the great
Orinoco plains. and they decided to
settle by Il duel with the lasSo which
of them should take her to wife \
dozen fellow-vaqucroS assembled to
witness the fray.
The lovers soon appeared mounted
ON mrttl"Somc mustangs, each with Il
long. powerful lariat of tough cow
hide. They were both experts with
the lasS". and their horsemanShip was
Il marvel. They approached to within
forty and fifty yards of each other
then began to manOeuvrc for IL decid-
ing east. After several feints the larat
of the younger of the rivals. Il hand
some. sun-bronZcd fellow from Cara
bobo. went whizzng through the air
50 swiftly that the eye could scarcely
follow it. The other sank his spurs
deep into his mustang The animal
Sprang forward Just in time to save
his master from the moose, and as he
did 81 the second lasso rose in the air
and settled round the shoulders of the
man who missed. pinning his arms to
his sides aS in Il vice. He was jcrkcd
hradlong out of his saddle.
His successful rival drew him along
hand over hand. half lifting him from
the ground by the tenacious thong. and
put II bullet square between his eyes.
He then turned and rode directly to
the camp where lived the cause of this
barlaric scene.
She mounted behind him and he
cam" galloping back swinging his SOM
bruro.-Elorida Times Union.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

Swinbume is Il descendant of Celtic
and Scandinavian stock. Tcnnyson
seems to have been equally of Danish
and Plantagenet ancestry, with Il slight
mixture of French blood. William Nor
riS is Il descendant of Welsh and Anglo
Danish stock. Robert Browning s
grandfather. who was of Welsh
Saxon origin, married a creole. while
the poets mother was of German and
Scotch parcntage. ROscti is % per
cent. English. and northern blood
minglcS with his Italian ancestry. The
comminglng of races in the literary
SrniusrS of France is more remark
able still. The grandmother of the
senior Dumas was n black woman Of
st. Domingo. Flaubert had Iroquois
blood in his veins. The father of Vic
tor Hugo came of the Germans of Ior-
rainc. while his mother was descended
from the BretonS. Greek, French and
Italian blood exists in Zola His father
waS an Italian mathematician Ibsen
is of German and Scandinavian an
ccstry intcrmiXed with Scotch.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27


The Browns have il daughter who
has been brought up with IL due rep 'ct
for the clergy The other night the
minister was coming to tea. She was
carefully instructed as to her brhav
ior: she was to say nothing unless ad-
dressed: she was to speak with the ut
most politcncSS when spoken to; if it
became absolutely necessary for her
I" ask IL question she must do it in the
most respectful manner. All these in
functions she carefully obcypd until
the festive meal was nearly over. Then
she fixed her solemn eyes on the guest
and said: DR. Blank, for Christ's sake
please pass me the butter
The little girl had been taken to see
II wartime drama in which Abraham
Lincoln makes Il momcntary appear
ancc. When he came upon the stage
the audience was startled to hear Il
shout: oh, see the man out of our
histry book, Mamma. mamma. see
the man ont of our histry book!
Here is IL story which many women
wilt recognize us Il dear old friend. 1t
is about the little boy whom Phillips
Brooks helped. The great preacher was
Walki: Z along one of the Back Bay
streets when he SAW Il chrrubc-loOk-
ing little fellow vainly trying to reach
the bcll-knob on Il door shall | ring
it for you. my little NAM inquired
DR.. Brooks cordially. "Icth. thir,
plcath." liipcd the cherub. The rcvcr-
end gentleman gave the bell Il jerk
that sent the echoes sounding. Then
til" chrrub. looking glecfully up as he
started for the corner, shouted: Now
lets run like fun
The country clergyman has been cX-
amining the little boys class in regard
to the process of creation. They had
stumbled through the first six days as
recorded in Genesis fairly successful.
Then he asked Il little boy what God
did on til" seventh day. please, sir.
replied the lad. that was his day off. -
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

1t is stated that French builders. who
have carried the art of hardening plas-
ter to where it is used for flooring
either in place of wood or tile. en-
ploy for this purpose six parts of good
quality of plaster intimately mixed
with one part of freshly Slakcd white
lime finely Sifted. The mixture as thus
composed is laid down in as quick time
aS possible. care being taken that the
trowcl is not used upon the surface
for too long a time. After this the
floor is allowed to become dry and is
subsequently saturated in Il most thor
ough manner with sulphate of iron or
zinc. the iron giving the strongest sur
face. lis resistance to breaking being
found to be twenty times the strength
of ordinary plaster. 1t appears that
with Sulphatc of zinc the floor remains
white. while when iron is used ii be-
comes the color of rusted iron But if
linSced OIL boiled with litharge. be ap-
piled to the surface it becomes of an
attractive mahogany color. this being
especially the case if coat of cOpal
varniSh is added
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

His Honor Judge Gibbons came to
the front one morning recently with
IN account thrilling in its details of the
killing of an immense sea- monster at
Mayport. The creature was seen from
the docks by several fishermen. who,
upon its first breaking water. spread
the alarming information that IN i'm
mrnSc sea serpent was making for the
river ut Il speed at once easy and
digniticd.
l'pon receipt of this hair-raiSing in
trlligcncc the entire arm-bearing popu-
latiun secured whatever kind of shoot
ing iron was accessible and hird them
to positions commanding the rivers
mouth. Nearer and nearer came the
awful visitor. and as soon as he got
within range the troops along the beach
opened fire. 1t could easily be seen
that the first vollcy had taken effect,
rs his aquatic nibS was seen to leap
high above the water and thrash the
sea into foam with gigantic arm-like
fins. The fuSilladc continued until it
was evident that the monster had been
killed. its great body floating notion
less upon the surface of the water
\ boat was manned by sturdy oars
men. who went out to recover the car
'"'"' '"' u was H''ii lt'tl Ht'i tliil IL
could not be landed by such method
Then II large seine was brought and
the dead monster hauled ashore.
1t proved to be an octopus. Il vcri-
table counterpart of that described so
thrillingly by Jules Verne in his
"Twcnty Thousand Leagues Under the
SEA. and its tcntaclcs. or arms. meas
ur"d about eight feet in length. The
estimated weight of the crp:I tllrp is
LOCO Florida Times Union
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27
ROyalty's Cigars.

When | was in Havana | saw two
orders of 5000 cigars each that had
been made up for the Car of Russia
and the Prince of Wales The high
class foreigner smokes cigars about
double the size that the American does.
The cigars made for the Car and the
Prince of Wales were six inches long
and cost 81 apiece in Havana. The
labor of making each cigar cost 20
cents. and on account of the great
care necessary in the selection the
wrappers cost II cents apiece. The
wrappers We're the finest leaves from
the Vuelta Abago district, small sec
tion of property which produces the
finest tobacco in the world-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

Prof. Blackir was lecturing to Il new
class. with whose personnel he was
impcrfcCtly acquainted. A student
rose 10 read II paragraph. his book in
his left hand. Sir" Numbered Black
ir, hold your book in your right
hand."-and us the student would have
Spok"n-"No words. sir. Your right
hand. | say" The student held up his
right arm. ending pitcously at the
wrist. Sir, hac nae right hand" he
said Before Blackie could open his
lips there arose II storm of Misses, and
by il his voice was ovcrborne. Then
the professor left his place and went
'lown to the student he had unwittin.-
iy hurt and put his arm around the
lads shoulders and drew him close,
and the lad leaned against his breast.
My boy said Blackic-hc spoke
very softly. yet not so softly but that
every word was audible in the hush
that had fallen on the clasSroom-'hy
boy. you'll forgive me that was over
rough. | did not know did not
snow He turned to the students,
and. with a look and tone that came
straight from his heart. he said: And
let me say to you all. am rcjoic,I to
be shown | am teaching class of
gentlemen" Scottish lads can cheer
as well as hiss, and that Blackic learn
cd.-ScotSman.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

Arizona is plrntifully Sprnlllcd With
the ruins of strange habi1ationS. Most
of them are constructed of concrete or
abode. and the mystery about them is
the identity of the people who design
cd them. How they could be built is
not Il matter of con lecture. as the ma
tcrialS are CLOSE at hand. But there is
one ruin. although still in Il good state
of preservation, which is IL mystery.
no matter in what light it is cunStl
cred.
1t is in the IIuachuca Mountains. not
far from til" military reservation. in
Il nGrthraStrrly direction. Nothing is
known of its origin. and the wonderful
part is the material of which il is con-.
Structrd. 1t is about 200 miles from
the ocean and surrounded on all sides
by hills of sand and rocks covered with
cactl There is no water for miles. cN-
crpt the excuses for rivers that run
during the rainy season. There is not
even the suggestion of water and yer
the house is built of sea shells laid in
sort of cement. Where the shells
We're obtained is Il mystery that may
never be solved. 1t does not seem
possible that the builder of the house
would carry the material over hun
drrdS of miles of desert when there
were plenty of rocks near by that
would answer the purpose just as we'll.
even though they were not SO unique
The house is built in the shape of the
straw hut> of the Papago Indians and
is about the same size. There is room
inside for five or six persons. but at
present nobody occupies it. except. per
hApS. some pinSpcctor who uses it for
temporary shelter in cold weather.
There are Il dozen varieties of shell in
the walls. and one over the door is Of
extraordinary size.
The age of the building will never
be known but there is little doubt that
it is as old as the oldest in the terri
tory.-San Francisco Call.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27
Only a Plumbers BilI

The jokes innumerable that. have
been percptrated on the subject of
plumbers bills pale before an episode
in real life which happened in Wash
ington. Bills to an enormous amount
having been frequently rendered by Il
plumber of that city on a piece of
property without the result of liquda-
tion. law proceedings were finally in
stitutcd. AS result the house sold
under the hammer failed to bring the
amount charged in the bill of the dis
gruntled mechanic-Savannah News.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27
Weight of a NIilliOn Dollars,

Have you any idea how much mill
ion dollars would weigh? Reference is
here made to the 'coined money of the
realm" either gold or silver, If in
gold 1t will weigh 3,6S6 pounds and Il
fraction. If in "70-cent silver dollars
dupois, or nearly 2SA tons.-St. Louis
Republic.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27
Wei OuaIIIlnd.

He was an applicant for a position
as street ear conductor. What are
your qualifications for the placer
asked the superintendent Il used to
work in IL packing establish
ulcut, ,--PhiladelDhia Record,
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-01-27

On the hillside of an islct. off the
Grand Canary, several hundred feet
above the level of the sea. is erected
probably the largest advertisement in
the world. 1t is as follows: Grand
Canary Engineering Copany." Each
letter is so feet long and IL feet wide
and each bar of the letter is 3 feet j:
inches broad, 1t is about 80 yards
long.-I.opdon Million.