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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18
No Tarln on SILVER.

Washington, Dee. 10, - Members OF
the house ways and means committee
say the report outlining an elaborate
scheme for tariff on silver In the new
bill IA merely fiction. No such propo.
siilon has been considered, although Il
Is generally understood there will be a
duty on all ores Of which silver il a big
product. Members OF the committee
said today; "a duty on silver would be
a. useless as a duty on rain water, for
the reason that no silver Il imported In
to this country. The only thing we can
do for silver miners will be to put duty
on Mexican lead ore, Of which silver Is
a big product BY doing this we give
protection to the lead interests, and Incl
dentally to silver miners"
Chicago, Dec. t6.--A Posts Washing
ton special says; The American Protec
tive Tariff League Is promoting q
scheme to put an important tax on sll
yer There IA every reason to believe
the effort will be successful. The move
Il a surprise to ree.eoinage repu lleans
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

tariff bill will be enacted at an extra
session Of Congress, a spirit Of eonces.
sion deems It advisable to interposs no
objections to the passage Of the bill "
the amendments specified In the resolu-
ton are made.
The date otthe meeting In January
was subsequently changed. from the 9Th
to the 4th Of he month.
The wool Interests are TO have a hear.
ing by the WAYS and Means committee
ON the OH OF January and the associa-
ton will assemble two days earlier for
consultation upon the masters to be pre-.
scented TO the committee.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18
Forged Passes.

Topeka, KAN Dee 10 a forgery
scheme by means Of which free trans.
portation has been secured over mum
Der Of the Western railroads, by certain
parties as yet unknown, has been dis
covered by The officials Of the Santa Fee
The name used III the forgery was that
Of J. A. Naugle, general manager ofthe
Sonora railway, a branch OF the Santa
Fe, and all requests Tor passes were
mace over his signature. The swindlers
had secured a supply of Sonora railway
letterheads.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

In the year i55s various parts OF Creat
Britain were visited by remarkable me
neurological phenomenon, which the
old authors refer to a. "tho visitation of
the FIRE brakes or dragons" The author
Of Contemplation Of Mysteries" says;
ain ye latter part OF ye yeare (IS5s) ye
6erl dragons appeared flying by foeks
or companies In ye ayre, having swlnss'
snowtesi and sometimes were they seen
ioure hundred 6yIng togither." In speak-
Ing OF the fire dragons In another por-
tlon Of his work he says "Common
people ,hlnke FIRE brakes to be spirits
which watch over hidden treasure, but
the philosophers affirm them to be Je
result OF poisonous yapors which are
spontaneously lighted In ye ayre."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

Washington, Dec. EX-SENATOR Teller
reached Washington yesterday. Fors
hour he was eloseted with Chairman
Jones Of the national Democratic com.
mlttee and Senotor Dubois of Idaho.
After the conference Mr.. Teller In
sisted that they had met In a social way
only, It being the first they had seen each
other since the election. Senator Teller
stated that II he had been here he should
have declined to go into the Republican
caucus this week, as did his silver col.
league who left the StLouls convention
What policy he should pursue In the iu
ture he declined to say.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

No phenomena Of nature have excited
more widespread CONSERVATION In either
ancient or comparatively modern times
than the so.eallcd Grains oi blood" The
people Of antiquity regarded such oc.
rurcnccs a. dire wandcrngs aud por.
tents, and In the present century their
occasional happenings have given rise
20 much wonder, and, In some cases
actual fear. However modern science
has been able To cope With the "hlood
rain" question just a. II has with many
of the other knotty problems which
bother the wise heads Of oldcn times.
The mrtcorologists Of these latter days
have been able TO ascertain the causes
which produce these remarkable ptoeip.
itatlons, and have accounted Tor them by
giving reasons which prove shuch
showers to be very commonplace phe
nomena.
In i67o there was a"rnn Of blood" a
Turin. and In 1901 such a shower wa
reported along the Mediterranean. Ac
cordlng to the ancient wondermongeri
such phenomena were compartlvel,
common during the Dark Ages In al
parts OF Europe, but the accounts o
them which have been preserved are &C
meager a. 20 be OF no value whatever tC
the compiler Of data on odd things II
nature.
In 1871 a "bloody rain" fell In Paris
and It {, from that "iall" that We get our
first scientific data on such occurrences
Every body In the French capital wa
badly scared except one hard.heade'
old physician named Louis Dumont
| lie calmly collected some Of The crimson
fluid and made a careful microscopic ca
animation Of II. lie iouad that II wa
really red, but the cause was no, one Il
make one quake with superstltlous Tea
In fact, he found that the fluid wa
literally teeming with millions Of blood
red anlmaleulae.
Since 1911 there has been dozens o
bloods rains In different parts OF th'
world, but In all Of them the fluid hal
been found to he eolored with elthe
vegetable, animal or mineral matter
This being the case, they no longe
excite superstItious fear among any pee
pie except the most ignorant and de
graded
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18
The ununIIsnInnntIen.

The desk sergeant was busy when IN
man approached.
"There's a man been missing for hv
days" said the man.
"From where" asked the desk SER
geant.
"From his home In Chicago" replied
the man.
"Whars his name" inquired the desk
sergeant.
"Murphy," answered the mau.
ooh, WE'LL" said the desk sergeant.
with the all. OF man who knew just
how to explain mysteries Of that de-
serlPiion, "he's probably in an EngllEh
PRISON. Chicago Post.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

There Is a series of small and large
caverns In the marble rocks Of The Gu.
han Mountains which are being gradually
filled up. and that. too, In most remark.
able manner, The common land snalls
Of which there are many species and
varieties In Cuba, make these caves a
resort during the dry season. They con.
gregatc on the floors Of the eavcrns In
immense numbers aud millions Of them
never leave. The reason Is thlss
The water which drops from the roos
or ceilings Of the different caverns con.
talns a large per cent Of carbonate OF
lime When the water cvaporates the
lime Il left behind, and. acting a. = Gem
ent, Il CLUES great layers Of the small
hclls together every year. This pro
cess going on season after season I,
gradually filling mp the Cuban caves
and Il Il only a question Of time wher
here will not be a single ca ern left on
| the island
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

Dubuque, la, Dec. i6-The Chicago
Great Western Railway company has
etc ted a settlement with the insurance
companies and lumber firms Of this
city which were burned out over two
years ago The claims were for $500.
600 and the company agrees TO pay Is
per cent Of the loss II was alleged that
spark from an engine caused the FIRE.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

In Mexico are found ruins Of ancient
Aztec tcocallis, or "god5 houses" some
Of which are thousands Of years old.
One Of these, near Cholula, IL In the
form Of a uunea,ed pyramid. Each
side Of the base OF this pyramid ia i,As5
feet, which Il twice the length OF the
great pyramid Of Egypt The height
Of this Mexican wonder Il III feet and
its base covers an area oi a acres.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

Havana. Dec. i6-Thc correspondent
of the Associated Press Is authorized to
deny the reports from Madrid that Gen.
Marin. governor OF Porto Rico, T. to
relieve Captain General weyler. The
latter has not resigned nor does he
think Of resignIng, and he has the con.
fidencc Of the queen.
The belligerent propositions contained
In Mr.. Morgan's resolution In the sen
ate are received eoolly by public opinion
here.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

This has been denied by the medical
fraternity time and again, but It IA a
known fact that there Is a portrait Of the
Queen In existence which was taken
after her hair had changed color, md
which Il inscribed with the following In
the Cue MS own hand 'llair whiiened
by anliciion."
The beard and hair Of the Duke of
Brunswick whitcncd within twcniy.iour
hours, upon his learning that hi, father
had been MORALLY wounded in the bat
de Of Amstadt
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

In the parish register Of kiron-le
Moor, Cumberland, England, under dat
Of July 81, 1851, mention Is made Of
man and wife who, together with their
thirty children, walked to church 40 a.
to be present at the christening of their
thirty first child.
Thomas Greenhlll, "surgen" to the
duke Of N)riolk, In 1903, was the sew
en,h son and ,hlrty.nlnth child OF one
father and mother.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18
To U,,,,.e the Rartn's Heal,

According to the late expression of
the trade and technical journals, the
utilization OF the earth's heat will be
one OF the next triumphs Of the engl.
neer. It Is now pretty generally be-
lieved that this can be done by sinking
wells or shafts to the depth of $4,000
to $4,000 feet into the bowels Of the
earth, thus getting down to the central
heat OF the globe. Some argue that so
great depth cannot possibly be attained
but admit that II may not be impossible
to penetrate even to 10000 or 10000 feet
with the improved machinery which the
coming engineer will have at his com
mand. Water obtained from a depth OF
even $4,000 feet would have a tempera-
ture of 400 degrees eentlgrade, which
could be used TO heat dwelling houses
and public buildings, to say nothing OF
the immense amount of power It would
supply.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

One of the piscatorial wonders des.
serlbed by the naturallsts is the gunner
or shooting fish," which is 80 called on
account Of the novel and wonderful
manner by which It supplies itself with
food. OF II Bufioon says
"On observing a Hy or other insect on
a limb or reed overhanginR.t heIwater,
the fish retlres to a distance OF four or
five feet, and, after appearing to take
careit1 aim, eject single drop OF water
from It's tube.llke snout. This Is done
with such surprising force and accuracy
that the insect is invariably preeipltated
into the water, where the keen eye OF
the shooting fish soon detects It and ends
IT, unfortunate career"
A dispatch to a news agency reports
the death at San Reno, Italy, of Al,
fred Noble, a Swedish engineer and
chemist, lie was the first to recognize
nltroglyoer.he and was the inventor Of
a number of explosives.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

-
Many queer instances are recorded Of
hair turning suddenly white by grief or
terror. These Instances, n they could
be established as facts would prove one
Of the oldest reputed phenomena at.
tributed 10 any portion of the human
make up. Sir. Walter Scott mentions
grief of sufieient1 poweriulness ITO
blaneh at once the hair" and most all
the other writer's OF eminenee mention
Il some place In their works. The hair
OF Ludwig OF Bavaria, who died In 1904,
on learning Of the innocence Of his vile,
whom he had caused TO be executed on
a suspicion OF lnfdelity, became almost
suddenly white as snow The same
thing Is said to have happened to Van
ylllIers, the Hellenist In consequent Of
a terrible dream. II IL also told Of the
French commedian BLIZZARD that he fell
into a stream and remained for some
time In imminent danger, clinging to an
iron ring In a bridge pier, and that
when he was finally reseues his hair
was perfectly white, although It was
raven black an hour before. A like
change, " we are to believe the old his
torihns, was wrought in the case OF
Charles !. In a single night, the oeea'
sion being the one upon which he at
tempted to escape from the Cairosbroke
Castle. Marie Antolnette, the uniortu'
nate Queen of Louis XVI, found her
beautiful head of hair suddenly changed
J to almost perfect white by her distress
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18
Murdered and nnr,.a Win u nuI.

Knox, Ind, Dec. I3.-The body Of Ed
Fetters, horse dealer, was found buried
with the carcass Of a mule near here
Friday, and today Fetters's partner,
William Sutherlin, was arrested, charged
with the murder. The grave had been
carefully dug and the animals body
placed so as to conceal that Of the man
In case the grave had been earelessly
opened. 1t Is claimed by the auihori'
ties that several people are implicated
In the crime.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

The article headed "Basillsks and
Dragons In this instalment Of "Notes
for the Curious reminds me that the
unicorn was another of the tabled
monsters of antiquity. 1, was, accord
ing to a summary of the opinions oi
several Of the old-tlme writers, beasi
about the size OF a common horse, hui
with very short legs. The people OF the
Middle Ages believed In the existence
of three kinds Of unicorns; The
magnificent white unicorn, which had Z
purple face and blue eyes, and single
horn a yard In length the egiisserion
which resembled a gigantic deer ant
had very sharp horn growing from
the middle Of the forehead, and the
monoceros, or common unicorn. Th'
white unleorn's horn was Of three differ
ent colors, white at the lower part
black as ebony In the middle aud red a
the point Common unieorus were
said to have had horns about rs inehei
In length, but so strong that they eoul'
easily Kill an elephant
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

The existence OF hills and mountains
Is accounted for In legendary lore In
this wise When the Lord was about IL,
fashion the face OF the earth he ordered
the devil to dive into the wstery drplha
and bring up his hands full Of earth he
might find at the bottom. The devil
obeyed, but when he filled his hands Re
filled his mouth also. The Lord took
the soil and sprInkled II around and the
earth appeared, but was perfectly fiat
The devil, who still had his mouth fail
OF earth, looked on for some time In
silence. At last he tried to speak, but
chsked and ned in terror. After him.
followed the two demons, thunder anc
lightning, and 20 he rushed about over
the face of the earth, splitting earth as he
went each portion of the earth forming
Itself into hill. Wherever he took
violent NJ of coughing and splitting, sky.
eleaylng mountains leaped into view.
Coal miners and operators Of the Pitts
burg district are entirely unable to
] agree.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18
Turning ~. man nodIe. to stone.

A Chicago dispatch sVs that Chorles
d. and Frank I. Boydston Of this city
think they have discovered method OF
turning human bodies into stone and
preserving them forever,
In the basement Of their establish.
ment there IL the body OF young wo.
man who died on July 18th last. This
body, since II was treated by them, has
turned To stone, or to a substance re-.
semblng Il, and appears TO be lmperlsh.
able. In an upper room Of the establish.
ment IL another body of a woman, who
died August l7d, which appears also to
have become petriGed.
The brothers have been experiment.
Ing for years, but. the discovery Of a
process Of petrifcPtlon was In some
respects an accident. Eight or ten
months ago they began to treat bodies
with a preparation similar to the one
they now belley has pelfiiying prop.
critics, with a. q encouraging results
that they ker ap their experiments.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

Joseph L. Bonesteel of Butte, sen.
fenced to fourteen yearspenal servitude
for the murder of Frank Cole, a
rinter. The murder was cold-bl CODED.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

The Turkish minister at Washington
talks az imperiously "a the foreman of
a composing room.-Delrolt Tribune.
Bayard In England may have to run
a whole gauntlet OF banquets, including
one by the lord mayor That country
seems determined to give him some,
thing, liirs only indigestlon.-Ph lladel.
phia Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

The first horse tax In England wa,
established In 1884.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

Senator Teller declares the effort Tor
International bimetalism will fail,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-21
The .'Indiana" Silver Service.

New YORK, N. Y, September 21.-
Governor Mathews, of Indiana, and
the party of distinguished citizens who
accompanied him to this city for the
purpose of presenting silver service
and library to the battle.ship ssIndi-
ana" boarded the United States des-
patch boat "Dolphln," OF West Thirty
fourth street, shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning. Captain Evans received
his visitors at the gangway Of the SIN
diana" Tho services were brief and
consisted in the presentation of the SER
wee by Governor Mathews in behalf OF
the state of Indiana, and short speeches
by ex-Prosident Harrison aud repre-.
sentatiyes of the navy department. Al
ter the ceremony, the guests were given
an excursion on the "Dolphinu to
West Point.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-21
THE ODD FELLOWS.


DALLAS, Tex, September 21.--The
seventy second annual session Of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, |. Q. 0. F.,
opened auspiciously, to-day. Ten
O'clock was the hour designated for the
opening reception, but an hour earlier
the spacious opera house was filed to
overflowipg. There was great applause
when Governor G. A. Culberson, arm
in.arm with John w. Stebbins, of
Rochester, grand sire of the sovereign
grand lodge, appeared upon the plat
form. In few felicltous remarks, Mr..
Stebbins introduced the governor, who
bade the visitors thrice welcome. Other
addresses of welcome were delivered by
Mayor Holland, Hon. w. L. Blanton,
grand master of the Texas grand
l ,dge, and Col. Howard Schwartz, of
Baird, patriarch OF the encampment OF
Texas. After patriotic music, the
speech making was resumed, and final
ly Grand Sire Stebbins replied to all
the addresses of greeting, and with the
singing of "America'' and hearty
cheering, the opening exercises were
brought TO close.
DALLAS, Texas, September 21.-
Following the public exercises, the
seventy. second annual session of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, |. o. OF,
was called to order in Turner hall, by
Grand Sire Stebons. In his annual
address the grand sire stated that there
were nearly sixty subordinate grand
encampments and seventy subordinate
grand lodges; while the membership
of the encampments aggregated, in
round figures, $4,000, of the lodges,
$40. 900, and of both sexes Of the Re-
bekah lodges, 100000. The order is
rapidly growing in the Indian Terrific
ry, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Sweden,
Cuba, Chilli, Japan and other countries
In Switzerland, Australasia, Denmark
and Germany there are Independent
grand lodges. There are twenty Odd
Fellows Homes in the United States,
an aggregate expenditure
of 81 800 900. The grand sire pro-
ceeded to enumerate the questions of
which the delegates were
to consider, after which be gave place
to Grand Secretary Ross, Of Philadel-
phia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-21
TRACK AND TRAIN.

Fireman Bowen is laying off.
Engineer Eames IS taking short lay off
No. 312, the Las Vegas switch engine Ii
In the shops.
Fireman A. A. Schubert Is laying off
nursing very sore finger.
G. M. Taylor, master mechanic, came
down from Ration, Saturday evening.
1t is rumored that Homer A. Shull will
not return to this city from Topeka alone.
Two train loads OF stock passed throu b
Las Vegas to-day, bound for eastern points.
Switchman Hannigan has fifteen day Is
lay Off, and accompanied by his wife he
left for Denver, last night.
W. 2. Mott, superintendent Of the Har-
vey eating house system, came up from
southern points, this morning.
Chss. M. Fisher, who has charge Of the
Atchison coal chutes between Topeka and
Los Angeles, was in the city over Sunday
Some narrow gauge box and fat cars, for
a newly constructed road in Old Mexico,
passed through Las Vegas yesterday, load
ed on fat cars.
Conductor J. E. Pond left San Marcial
for San Luis Potosi to visit the contingent
Of ex-Atchison employees there while en-
joying vacation.
General Manager W. P. Mott, of the
Harvey system, has decided to establish n
the Harvey house at San Marcial general
ahnr -ordap lruch oouufar si ini1ar m th q
one In Albuquerque, and serve dinner to a |
comers. In couple of weeks the plan
will materialize.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-21
Died Soon After Yindication.

LoNpoN. Eogland, September 21.-
A dispatch from Badnauheim, in the
grand duchy of Hesse, announces the
death there, on Sunday. of Valentine
Gadesden. He died suddenly Of heart
disease. Valentine Gadesden was the
name of the real estate dealer OF San
Francisco who was made correspond
ent in the suit for divorce recently
brought by Walter Yarde- Butler, brother
of Baron Churston, against bis wife.
the daughter Of the late General Kirk
man, OF San francisco. The case
against Gadesden was dismissed aud
be was allowed the costs. The verdict
rendered was that Mrs. Yarde-Buller
was not guilty OF cruelty or lnfidelity,
and that decree Of judicial separa-
tIon be granted 70 her, With costs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-21
RIOT IN LEADVILLE.
Striking Miners Attack the
Coronado" Mine Operators
With Deadly Results.
MILITIA OF COLORADO OUT
Bryan's Comfort Not Considered
When a Public Exhibition
Is to be Given.
|. O. o. F. SUPREME LODGE

LEADvILLE, Colo. September 21 =
Leadville was battle ground early
this morning, and the "Coronado'
mine was the scene Of desperate en-.
gagement between strikers and twenty
men working and living at the mine.
The lawless rioters, by the use of dyna-
mite bombs burned the shaft houses
and made forced atteck on the men
but were driven from the ground with
three mortally wounded and two
seriously injured. Jerry O'Keefe. a
fireman, while trying to save the burn
ing dwellings, was shot by the coward
ly miners and died in the hospital at
10 O'Clock this morning. The mob
also attacked the "Emmet", "El Paso"
and other mines but did not do great
damage. The men killed at the
"Coronado" were all union workers,
and all single men. John Mahoney,
who was fatally wounded, was work
ing lease, and did not know be had
walked into death trap till ball had
pierced him. He will likely die to-day.
From 1 O'Clock this morning until day
break the town was in state of terror.
LEADvILLE, Colorado, September 81.
AT 10 O'Clock this morning, all is
quiet. The streets are thronged but
there are no new outrages. 1t is now
charged that last nights lawlessness
was due to mob of strikers from
Couer de Lion, who have long been
breeding trouble. No doubt the strike
is now broken, and many miners bit
terly denounce the work of the e1trem-
tsts, and say it has lost them the strike.
The first attack was made on the
coronado" mine, which was blown
up. The arrival of the militia Is anxi-
ously awaited. Armed citizens are
patrolling the streets, and the local
companies have been sent to the hills.
Two dead, two dying. two reported
dead, and three Injured, are the results
Of last nights trouble.
DENVER, Colorado, September 21.-
Troops left for Leadvilie at $50 this
morning on special train. Other
troops will arrive there this evening.
There is no further news of rioting
among the miners, this morning.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Septem-
ber 2l --rhe local militia left here this
morning on spec al train fo' Lead
vile.