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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
RUSSIA AND CHINA
Some Important Concessions
Made by the Latter.
Evidence Of ChInR'- Gratitude for the
Aid Afforded ucr at the close Of the
war with Japan.

Toxic, Japan, Nov. 1T Is post.
lively stated that Immediately before the
departure Of the Russia representative,
Count Cassini, from Pckin, September
50, he succeeded in concluding with the
Chinese government a convention of
great importance.
The document sets mi by declaring
that the concessions made t It are by
way Of evineing China's gratitude for
the aid accorded by Russia at the close
Of the val between the former power
and Japan. II gives Russia the right to
carry her trans.Siberian railway to Klr.
lin from two points. namely. westward
from some station In Siberia and east.
ward from Vladlvostock.
It provides that the Chinese system Of
railways Is to be brought into eonnee.
ton with tho Russian. to which end.
should China find It lnconvenient to
construct her contemplated lines from
Kirlu to Shanhalkuan and Port Arthur.
she may delegate the task to Russia. II
eommlsslons Russia to provide for the
security Of any lines built by her In
Chinese territory by stationing troops
along their route. II provides that
lines forming part Of the Russian sys.
TEN, but running through Chinese ter.
ritory, shall be purehasable Ly China
after a period Of ten years. ~ltconcedes
"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
ILa--eed = I.ncnmniIyr.

East Liverpool. o., Nov. Io.-A loco.
motive was lassoed here yesterday.
While hoisting the heavy steel beams
for the new bridge over the Ohio river
a large heavy cable was allowed to
slaeken so tina, It almost touched the
rails.
a freight train came on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad down a very heavy
grade. The bridge workmen tried to
raise the cable out Of the way, but
when I, was high enough to catch the
smokestaek the locomotive struck the
cable; carrying II with the train about
GOO feet. Telegraph poles, slgnaltowers
and telegraph wires we're snapped oil
like pipe stems. The travelllng.eran
cars on the new bridge hung In the air
from the steel cables. The workmen
saved themselves by hanging to the
drop lines. William Stevens fell from
the bridge, breaking both legs, and will
die. The loss to the bridge and adjoln.
Ing property was large.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

ulation Is now a. miles southeast Of
Parkersburg, which Is now in the state
OF West Virginia.
When the census of 1860 was taken Il
was found that the center OF population
was at a spot In the middle Of the Sloto
river, 40 miles south Of Chillieothe, o.
In 1870 Il was still In Ohio, but had
climbed out Of the river and moved to
a spot IS miles north from Cinnclnnati.
Between 1870 and 1880 the center Of
population passed almost directly
through Cincinnati, moving west by
south, and when the census was taken.in
the latter year It was located eight miles
southwest Of the city above named.
Between 1880 aud tSgoi II moved into
the Hoosier state, and was found, when
the last deeennlal census was taken, to
be 20 miles east OF Columbus, Ind.
The greatest distance the center
moved during any ten years was be.
tween 1870 and 1850, when Il travelled
IS miles, The least was between r7go
and 1900, a. miles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Why Fnl,. chang, Color.

Below will be found the opinions Of
the leading scientists OF the world on
the subject OF changes OF eolors In
fruits during the ripenlng process;
l. II Il known that a. fruits come to
maturity there Is a process started In
their tissues which absorbs materials
from the trees sap. This starts up a
cell growth within the fruit itself. a
That the absorption Of oxygen and Civ
ing OF OF earbonle acid gas Ia an action
strictly analogous 80 the act OF breath.
ing In animals. J. That there Is a trans
formation OF the vegetable fibre OF the
fruit Into sugar and water. The rapidity
and perfection OF these processes de.
ponds principally upon the amount Of
sunshine to which the fruit IL exposed
while the %ripening process Il going on.
The outer membranes Of most all fruits
assume a positive color when the rIpen.
ing change Is coming on, but why one
plum IL green and another red or blue,
one apple red and another yellow, the
most rigid research IA tailed TO dis
eove,. hut that the primary causes are
due to some Of the reasons given above
there IL no doubt. When fruit has
turned all lts fibre to sugar and water
the absorption Of oxygen must be
checked by cutting ca light and air.
This ia done by the skins Of the fruits
thick enlng and the pores filling with
sugar otherwise the next change would
be decomposition OF the sugar and the
fruit would become rotten. The action
Of frost upon fruit IL to erystallEe all
the remaining watsr. II this can again
be slowly transformed Into water the
fruit will be uninjured by the freezing
process.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Botanical Wonders.

The kernel Of the snake nut, a Brazil
Ian oddly looks exactly like a eolled
serpent.
Bishop Culver, In his pamphlet en-
titled "a Million Pounds Sterling Tor a
Black Flower" aays that no. perfectly
black flower has ever been produced.
Roses discovered In tombs containing
Egyptian mummles often have their
eolors perfect, even though some Of
those thus found must be over 1000
years old.
Seven hundred and sixty-two different
kinds OF plants have been found within
the Arctic Circle. Nlnety-hve per cent
OF them arc pale or absolutely %eolorleSs.
A eurlous.shaped plant growing In
Arizona aud other desert regions OF the
great southwest Is called sour Lords
Candlestlck."
The leading botanists Of the world
are unanimous In the opinion that plants
grow faster beween and Q o'clock a. M.
than at n other time.
Eyerg head of red clover consists Of
about 90 flower tubes, each Of which
contains an lninl,eslmal quantity OF
honey.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
VIII watch the Count.

Cincinnati, o., Nov. a4.-A special to
the Enquirer from Lexington, Ky, says
Seventeen Of the twenty.three members
of the democratic state central and ex'
committee held a joint session
in secret for six hours today. No Off.
clal information has been given out. 1t
is learned, however, that attorneys we're
appointed to appear before the state re
turning board at Frankfort tomorrow
and represent the committees at the
count OF the vote for presidential elect
prs. The committee Is In favor OF a
contest, IN the belief that investigation
will give twelve of the thirteen electors
10 the democrats.
A resolution declaring Ineligible to
vote at the primary elections or precinct
meetings all who did not support the
Chicago presidential nominee was
adopted.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

Henry Jacobs, Tor many years In the
clothing and furnishing business at
Front and York streets, Philadelphia.
has made IN assignment. Liabilities
100000 assets not stated.
The condition OF James II. Roosevelt,
first secretary OF the United States en-.
bassy at London, who has been III for
some time with nervous p%rostratlon, 10
regarded as serious,
II. Sherwood, title examiner Of a 81.
Louis trust company, committed suicide
by shooting himself with a revolver. III
health Is thought to have been the
cause.
Mrs. Rosa Gerson, who conducts one
OF the largest retail mllliaery stores In
Philadelphia confessed judgment at the
sum OF $4,000. Executions were Issued
and the sheriff is In charge Of the store.
The jury In the trial OF Ned HemPhill
at Bloomfield, Ia, for the murder OF
Mamie Peterson at ~Lucianville, la, May
aSth, found a verdict Of not guilty.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Edward d Dead.

Denver, Nov. 74.-Edward Eddy, mil.
lionaire, died this evening. lie was one
OF the best known mining men In the
United States, who made millions as an
ore buyer and mill owner. lie was born
tn Cornwall, England, 81 years ago, and
removed to the United States, locating
In the early days at Georgetown. where
the foundation OF his fortune was laid.
lie was greatly interested In western
railroads and smelters. lie was looked
upon as the best posted authority on
mining In the United States, and espe.
cially with reference to Colorado. His
death was due to heart failure
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
FATAL MINE EXPLOSION
Two Men Killed in the ellison
Asphaltum Mine.
Charles Anderson OF Ashley and
Andy earns OF Park city were
Kiued Three others from Price.
Utah. wounded.

Price, Utah. Nov. sl-A heavy eS.
plosion occurred at the st. Louis ellison
Asphaltum company's mine, three miles
from Fort Duehesne, at $50 this after.
noon. In which two men were killed
and three others slightly injured. The
Killed are Charles Anderson, aged 90.
of Ashley, Utah, and Andy earns, Of
Park City, Utah. Anderson leaves a
wife and four young children, earns 4
unmarried. Both were working In the
mine when the explosion occurred. The
injured are three frelghters from Price,
Utah, named Warren and Bunce, the
name Of the other not being known.
They were standing about $50 yards
from the mine and were struck nv fly.
ing timbers. Their l%njurle. are very
slight.
The explosion was tertif the report
being heard distinctly at Ncrnal, thirty
miles away. All the buildings at Fort
Dusehene were shaken and many OF the
window glasses broken,
The explosion was caused by the
combustion Of asphal,um duet and gas
The mine Immediately took FIRE. The
heat was 40 intense that Il l. impossible
to get near It, flames rising from all
three OF the shafts, one hundred feet In
the air, and there Is no possible way Of
estinguishing them.
1t Is not probable that the bodies of
Anderson and earns will cyer be re-.
covered, as they must have been crema.
ted by the flames,
The entire command from the fort
were mounted and hurried to the scene
Of disaster, but were unable to render
any assistance. The nearest water Is
two miles distance, and Il It were possible
10 turn the Duchense river Into the
mine It Is doubtful II It would extin
guish the flames. At 6i5o, after burning
three hours, Il showed no signs OF abate.
ment.l
Mr.. Bert Seaboldt, the mine superln.
tendent, and Tom Taylor, manager,
were returning from Salt Lake, where
they had been summoned as witnesses
In a suit for damages caused by a similar
explosion abou, WI years ago. They
have not yet reached the mine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

One Of the most extraordinary liquids
In existence Is hydroaourle acid, well
known IA a glass etching fluld. II Ia
perfectly colorless, and looks as harm.
less as water but II you happen to let a
drop fall on your skin you will wish that
you had been bitten by lions and tigers
Instead. To lnhale II Is certain death,
and II has put an end to more than one
scientist.
II placed In the tiekest glass bottle II
will cat lts way out In a very short time.
II has. therefore, TO be kept In bottles
made Of India rubber, lead, platinum OF
gold. But the last two named are the
only perfectly safe reeeptaeles.
Even when In a gold bottle, great pre-
caution must be taken to keep II there.
A. II Is volatile, a plate covered with
parahne has to be securely elamped over
the mouth Of the bottle, and the TEN.
p%erature OF the room must never ex'
coed 90 degrees or the bottle will burst
Hydronouric acid Is chiefly used for
etching the scales on thermometers and
work Of that Kind,
curIously, n the glass Il perfectly
dry. the acid will not act, but let there
be TIE smallest possible trace OF mois.
ture, and II will eat the hardest glass Al
II Il were 30 much butter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

Everybody Ia familiar with the rasp-
Ing notes known As the katydid's song.
II Is the male only that Ia capable OF
emitting the %well.known sounds. His
"yoeAl organs" are at the base OF his
wings and consist Of two fat exeres-
eenees Of thin dry membrane. II Ia the
rubbing Of these W membranous plates
together which produces the song"
II your shoulder blades were 10 loosely
put together that one could be slipped
under the other, and the under side Of
one and the upper side Of the other were
40 rough that the operation OF slipping
them past each other would cause
a rasplng sound, YOU could Initiate a
katydld's musical notes very nicely.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
a Receiver Asked For.

Philadelphia, Nov. a3.-A bill In
equity was filed in the United States
circuit eourt today by Geo. A. Lee
of New York against the Pennsyl.
vania Traction company OF Lancaster,
Lee says he Is holder Of $4,000 bonds
Issued and secured by mortgage Janu'
AIRY s, 1894, and Of bonds to the aggre-
gate amount Of 100000, secured by
mortgage April S, 1894. Lee claims the
company has deiaulted In interest and
asks that a receiver be appointed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Inmnt slaughter, House.

Chicago, Nov. ~. - The police are
closely investigating charges against a
maternity hospital conducted by Mrs.
Benson III Monore street. The sworn
statement Of Miss Alice Martin, who
with her infant Is now a, the county
hospital, Il as follows;
"While ! was In the house there were
probably twenty-five cases OF maternity
handled. The children never had to be
cared for. was a witness to the ere.
nation Of one Infant three weeks ago"
Miss Grace Donoghue Of Michigan,
who Il harbored temporarily In the
Young Women's Christian association
home, said "The treatment my Infant
received brought about it, death. We
found two babies In a bath tub one day,
and knew OF one which was thrown
Into the furnace.
Mrs. Benson was called upon by the
police and was closely questioned, but
was not arrested.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

The race OF African plgmies which
have been known In tradition since the
dawn OF history, are now known Il have
an actual existence, thanks to the lnyes.
legations OF Emln Pasha and Professor
Fowler. The skeletons sent to the
British Museum by EmIn and measured
by the expert osterogit, OF that lnstltu.
ton, we're all found to be under four
feet In height, aud some that were
known to be the bones OF adults were
shown to have formerly belonged to
persons not over three feet three inches
In height.
This wonderful race Of Lillputlan AZ.
r'eanS are true negroes, to which Han.
ley, the ethnologlst, has given the very
appropriate name OF Negrlllo. They
live In the Interior OF Africa on both
sides OF the equator, dwelling apart
from the iull.slzed negroes In the same
region,
Prof Fowler says zone very inter
estlng and almost unexpected result OF
a careful examination OF the skeletons
sent from Africa by Emin Pasha Is that
they conform In relative proportions OF
the head, trunk and limbs, not to dwaris
but to full.sIzed people Of other races,
They are, therefore, s%trikeingly unlike
the stumpy, long.bodled, lArge.bodied
plgmles so graphically represented on
Greek vases"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
ncIIoYed 20 De Poisoned.

Cheyenne, Nov. s3.-The preliminary
hearing OF John Mollburg, charged with
poisoning a eolored man named Reeder.
was commenced today and attracted
much attention. Damaging evidence
against Mollburg was given by Reeder's
widow, who testified that when her
husband was taken sick he said Moll.
burg had given him a glass Of beer that
had "hxed" him and that he knew he
would Gle. The hearing was continued
until tomorrow, to hear the testimony
OF a witness who attempted to leave the
country, but was captured In Denver
today.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
ChIcngo Hold. Ips.

Chicago, Nov. a4.-Five men boarded
state street cable car at 6i3o this
horning, right In the heart Of the retail
|ry goods section Of the rity, and while
Inc at either end prevented escape from
be crowded car, the others seized l.. c.
Barber and another man, from whom
hey secured watches and a small sum
Il money. The cry of "robbers" was
flised and the conductor gave the signal
pr a quick stop. As the train halted
he thieves jumped from the car and
Though followed by a couple OF po.
'eemen and other passengers, escaped
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Old Farm err Robbed.

Sacramento, Gel, Nov. a4.-John Gas.
coylgn, an army veteran rs ysars old
who lives at Oak Park, Informs the oil.
GERS that on Saturday night, he went to
his barn to see what was the cause OF a
noise there, when two men seized, bound
and gagged him and then robbed his
house OF $50. After several hours he
managed to free himself and went to a
neighbour, Sheriff johnson said to.
nigh; that he has not been able to learn
anything more than the old mans
story, but will investigate further to.
morrow.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
retroIeum a. a MolIve Power.

New York, Nov. 25-Another motive
power-petroleum-ls to be experiment.
ed with on the Manhattan Elevated rail.
road. The system has already been used
on one Of the government torpedo boats
and is now being put Into the govern.
ment tug Nina. MrJ.S.Zerb the Inventor,
says that a locomotive engineer could
learn TO take charge Of an engine fitted
up with the system within three days,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Missouri Bank CLOSES.

Gallatin, Mo, Nov. sI.-Thc Davies
County Savings association, the Oldest
banking institutionln this county. closed
It's doors this morning. Liabilities, Sioo,.
ooo' assets, about $4,000. Depositors
will be paid In full. r. u. Yates and
Milt Ewing are the asslgnees. The bank
was founded by Colonel ]. b. Ferron,
and Is noted as being one Of the first to
be ralded and robbed by the James boys.
This was In December, 1869, when they
Killed the cashier, Captain John Sheets.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
a Human Nose Two r..,m Length

E%lephantiasls Is peculiar form Of
leprosy In which the limb and features
swell to horrible proportions, and out OF
all semblanee to the legs, arms and faces
of human beings. Cases are known
where the legs have become so swollen
that they measured four and a half feet
In circumference. The ears OF the same
victim, Walter Brisbane, al English
sailor, were rs inches In length, and his
nose elongated TO upwards OF = feet
when In the last stages Of the horrible
malady.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

st. Johns, n. r., Nov. a3-The Hon.
George Emerson, a member OF the cab.
met, will succeed to the vacancy on the
supreme court bench created by the
resignation of Sir James Winter, owing
to a reduction In his salary through
the government %re,renehment policy,
Mr., Emerson's appointment was a per.
sonal defeat for Premier whiteway,
who sought the position for his law
partner, Mr. Johnson.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
A Grateful Animal.

New York Journal "There arc A.
many phases Of disposition aud eharac.
ter In a dog As In a human being" re.
marked a veterinary surgeon to a group
OF friends.
"About a block from my office a man
lives who owng a fine st. Bernard dog.
A few months ago he reported a series
of robberles. First a watch was stolen
from his then a 10, OF sllyetware
disappeared, then some jewciry belong.
Ing to his wife.
1.-THE robberies were reported to the
police. who became convinced that some
one of the servants was the eulprlt, but
they could secure no evidence and no
trace Of the missing articles could be
found. All OF the servants were dis.
charged and others employed, but the
theits continued.
"one day the St. Bernard dog had a
leg broken by n street car and his owner
brought him home. dressed the limb,
and each day the dog Sas brought to
the office for treatment. lie was soon
well and one morning he brought In a
gold watch, In a few minutes returning
with a silver cake stand, then a gold
thimble. and | followed him. lie wen
to a corner OF his masters yard, ant
scratching the loose dirt aside, selected
a spoon with which he started for th'
Office. The dog was the thief, and h,
was paying me everything he had stoler
for relieving his pain"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

Moab, Utah, Nov. a4.-The postoniee
wal broken Into last night by burglars
and all the money In the cash drawer
taken, amounting to SIS or Sac. En-.
trance was affected by cutting on, the
glass In the front WINDOW, Nothing
was disturbed but the cash drawers. II
was evidently the work Of noviees. The
safe containing the registered matter
and considerable money was undls.
turbed. No arrests as yet. The Fed.
eral authorities will undoubtedly take a
hand In running this down.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
How Population Moves Westward,

Nothing illustrates the marvellous
growth Of our country more graphically
than the rapid yet steady pace which
the center OF population In the United
States has made In liz westward march.
In 1900, the time of taking the first cen.
sus, the center Of population was az
miles east Of Baltimore, In the upper end
OF Chesapeake Bay. Between that time
and 1900 II moved a. miles, or to a spot
rs miles directly west OF Baltimore.
During the decade which ended with
1910 the westward movement was not
o rapid, being only 90 miles, which 10.
Gated the center Of population at that
time 40 miles northwest by west Of
Washington.
Between 1910 and 1870 It made mar
yelous strides, landing 70 miles north Of
Woodstock, Va, which wal so miles
from the spot occupied by the "eenIer"
In 1910.
During the decade which ended with
1890 It moved only % miles, this taking
II to a spot 70 miles west southwest OF
Moresfeld, w Va.
By 1870 II had moved west by south a
distance OF IS miles, or to a place "a
miles south Of ClRrksyillc, w Va.
Between 1870 and 1880 another move
of Is miles was made, and the census
report Of the latter year informed the
r1rioH readerth "the center Of pop,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27

county and his deputies for three weeks.
Bulls employers kept their valuable
papers and money In a tin box, which
was buried under the front porch. Be
aus Henry Rastede's wife objected to
so much monev being kept In the
house Bull saw him come from under
the porch, stole the treasure when his
employers were absent, and buried It In
a corndeld.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
ArbuckIe's Body En- Route.

New York, Nov. 73-The body Of
Frank p. Arbuekle began It's journey to
Denver tonight In charge OF his widow
and r, II. Porter, Mr.. Arbuekle's bust
ness agent. a stop OF a few hours will
be made at Erie, Pa, VIII ere the dead
mans father and mother, both over SO
years, are living, Then the party will
go to Denver, where the lnterment will
take place.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Gave Him n New suit.

Caldwell, Ida, Nov. 33-Geotge
Chadsey, a man around town, II Is said,
had been making an Indecent show OF
himself In the presence OF young school.
girls on several occasions lately. This
morning a number II the fathers Of the
girls took the rascal to an out.oi the.
way place and treated him to a coat Of
tar.and.ieathers and served him with Ell.
ieetual notice to leave the town, which
he did In shott order.
TIE prisoners who escaped from the
Caldwell jail yesterday are still al
large.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
Instruci.d TO Cnmnlnin.

Madrid, Nov. sJ.-The Spanish min.
lister at Washington, DE Lone, has
been instructed to complain strongly OF
the flag Incident at New Castle. Del,
Wednesday last, when young men In
the armory Of company II OF the state
militia tore down the Spanish flag and
set fire TO Il.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-27
noonrYeIt L. Very III.

London, Nov. a3.-Mr. James r.
Roosevelt. secretary Of the American
embassy, Is suffering from nervou,
prostratlon, lie has not been present at
the embassy for some days, and his con.
dltlon Is such that he will not be able to
attend the. Thanksgiving dinner to be
given by by Ambassador Bayard.