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The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20
FOR A NEW PARTY,
Omaha LabOring Men INACCURATE a N
tiOnal Labor MOyement

tTUH"' LaUUr HOVement.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. IA new ma
tional political party was born in
Omaha Saturday night. Two hundred
laboring men organized it. Gen. Kel-
ly, of industrial army fame, presided
Following is the pledge: Recognizing
the necessity of labor organizing for
its protection, we, the undersigned, do
pledge ourselves to support no political
party other than the party of labor,
and we hereby renounce any and all
political utilization with the republic
an, democratic and populist parties.
A state and national organization will
be pushed at once.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

A NEW national seEi-military organi
zation has been formed at Washington
by Gen. NJ. A. Dillon, foundes. of tn,
Union Veterans union and itls, Media
Of Honor legion. The organization il
called the Oriental Order of Zos1aves
and its principal OBJECTS are to cult
vate among citizens of all classes ant
ages strong spirit of Americanism
with special view to q rigid enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine. Til
uniform of the order is very at,ractiv'
In design, combining the nationa
colors- The order has an Ella bora,
ritual and installations will oe cor
ductra ip public.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

THE Chicago Inter Ocean says that
Gomez and Maceo, the Cuban insurgent
generals, will go down in history as
not only great generals, but as patri-
OTIS. They head an army that is half
fed and half way armed, and which
confronts the army of one of the, oldest
nations of Europe
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

THOMAS A. EDLsoS, the electrician
said in an interview ct New Y ork tina,
he believed that Roentgen's rays
would effect marvellous cures and tina,
we shall be able to put a stop to the
effects of mad dog bites. With
regard to typhoid fever, yellow
fever, malarial and other fevers he
said we may be able to reach the
bacterii and destroy them by the
rays. The result of Roentgen's dis
covery, he thought, would be god.
send to those suffering from incura BILE
diseases He also believed he had ac-
acknowledgements process for hard
ening aluminium by means of the. rays.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

THE Aeronautical society, of Boston,
has offered prizes for apparatus which
shall tend toward making ''man-fight"
possible. One is for the kite showing
the maximum lift to the minimum OF
drift in breeze having a velocity of
Is miles per hour. Another is forthe
soaring machine in free fight, which,
after gaining velocity, shall make the
best, course, the excellence of the
course TO be judged by the maximum
of length and the minimum of undula.
ton. Energy may be given to the
machine by carrying it to a height
The last is for the best self-propelled
machine,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

The pension appropriation for the
ensuing fiscal year amounts to Sl4l,
OOO 600 in round figures AS the reduc'
ton from the previous year is nearly
50, 900, 900, the indication is that the
maximum has been reached unless new
legislation is adopted extending the
pension system.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Representa-
tive Little has introduced bill to au-
thorize certain persons who have inter.
married with the Cherokees to bring
suit in the court of claims to deter.
mine their interests in certain moneys
OF the tribe in which they have been
heretofore excluded.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

A STATEMENT prepared at the treas
nry department under the direction of
Assistant Secretary Curtis showed that
the government would realize from the
new loan of Slul, ,S36!9Z. The aver
age rate therefore paid for each 500
was Sill, 37Ss..
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

THE women of Lexington want the
Kentucky legislature to pass bill to
prohibit the manufacture or sale of
cigarettes in that state. They said
that the use of cigarettes by young
men had caused young women to COM
mence the smoke he bit.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

AMERICAN accident insurance compa.
MES have decided that bicycling is a
hazardous occupation and will charge
cyclists double rates for accident in
surance hereafter.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20
LOCATED A NEEDLE
Value to Surgery of Roentgen's Discovery
again Demonstrated,

TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 15.-In Grace
hospital the value to surgery of Prof,
Roentgen's discovery was again demon.
strated. A woman patient, whose foot
had caused her intense pain, was su b.
mitted to the cathode rays and the
photograph revealed the presence of a
needle. Prof. Wright, of University
college, who conducted the expert
ment, pointed out to the surgeons the
exact location OF the foreign body and
an operation at this point proved the
photograph to be a true one.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20
Sifted from the Blood

By the kidneys, impurities pass off harm.
lessly. The inactivity Of the organs named
not only cause these impurities to remain
and poison the system, but also leads to the
degeneration and destruction of the organs
themselves. Prevent Brights disease, dia
betes, dropsy, gravel and other ailments
which affect the kidneys and bladder with
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, which likewise
overcomes palarial, dyspeptic, bilious
nervous and rheumatic complaints.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20
Our Growing NAVY,

WASHINGTON, Feb. flowing to the
rapidity with which the work of con.
structing naval vesselsis being pushed.
eight ships will be added to the naval
list for commission before the first of
July.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. l7.-John
Wright has died at his home in Santa
Rosa county, aged 1928 years. He had
been blind for many years, but was
mentally sound. He leaves four gen.
erations of descendants.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20
COME WEST FOR YOUR err,

That's what we say, because il,s :,
best; salzer's wisconsin grown Seed
are bred to earliness and produce se. ~
earliest vegetables in the world p;sa
alongside of other sediments earI;sl.
his are 20 days ahead! just t,r y,
earliest peas, radishes, lettuce. cabS.aa
etc! He is the largest grower of fssT
and vegetable seeds, potatoes, erase u
clovers, etc!
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT Ann sr
1t to the John A. Salzer Seed Co r.
Crosse, Wis.,, with 1Oc postage. Won w;I in
getsample package of Early Bird Radish
(ready in 16 days. and their great ca,a
logue. Catalogue alone SC postage GrI
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

A sEAMsTHEss in Berlin Swallowed
needle and it was located in her stom-
ach by means OF the cathoaegrays and
then extracted by surgeons.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

QUERIcUs-"How did such a place eva,
get the reputation Of being a great beaItb
resortW Cynicus-''Two or three prom.
inent men died there. Wit Bits.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

=. FITS stopped free by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer Motifs after first DAYS use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial hot.
tie free. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch St, Phila Pa
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

SHE-"Do you think we are going to have
ware" Hc-"Yes, / do" "What do Won
think we are going to make war on!n ION
paper "-Y onkers Statesman
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

WAYwoRN WATsoN-"Pardner do YOU
eat pie wit knifef" Perry Patettic-
"Wot pier'-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

EVERY human being is intended TO have a
character Of his own; TO be what no other
Is, and to do what no other cau.-Chanu!ng
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-20

SEE the young woman. Is the vor,u
woman being suddenly and unexpoctedisg:
kissedi An, yes. And does the v onn,
woman raise hue and cryl The yy ounss.
woman raises slight hue, but no cry'Nnss
troit Tribune. ~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
DvNRAvEN;S EO0LiSHHsSS.

The verdict Of the committee which
conducted the investigation Of the out.
rageous charges made by Lord Dun
raven presents II complete rcfutatlon.
which IL expressed In terms more cOur
tcOus tlinn his petty .lOI,lslilp deserved
to have applied to him. They say:
Upon u careful consideration of the
whole case the committee are unanl.
nIOusly OF the opinion that the charge
made by Lord Dunravcn. AMI which
hns lHen the subject Of this investiga-
tlOn. had Its origin In mistake; that II
IL not only not sustained by evidence.
hut IN completely dlsprOved: AMI that
all tho circumstances indicated by him
~ giving rise to suspicion are entirely
and satisfn ctOrlly explained" While
the committee are charitable enough
tn attribute Ills charge to mistake.
their report places Lord Dunraven In
q position where he will forfeit the ~
spcct Of his fellows unless he takes ac'
tlon to purge himself. The only action
h. can take that will meet the necessl'
ties Of the cusr In ~ confess his wrong
doing and make am ample apology. u
hc falls to do this he will have ~ face
the contempt Of the two nations Inter
ested as q malicious fmlsliler.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
TRIUMPH FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.

Tho experiments made ut Harvard
College with tho llOentgen process re.
move the last doubts Of the possibility
OF effective photography through con.
siderable thickness Of wood. lsut a
stIli greater triumph Of tho system IL
that announced 10y cable from Vienna.
where DR.. Ncusser. of the Vienna Uni.
vcrsity. has succeeded IN photograph.
Ing through the body the calcareO,is dc.
posits IN various internal organs OF a
human subject. The new process prom.
iscs TO bc greatly useful In medicine
and surgery. Us It will make tho ,liag.
nosis OF many forms Of disease Of
lungs. stomach ana other organs u
matter Of much greater certainty than
Il IL now. The simplest OF the principle
OF the discovery yet given In thar many
substances seemingly opaque are trans.
parent to lIght-vibratiO Of when I'M.
man eyes take no cOgnIxance. If win.
dow glass " transparent IL light ut a
certain ratio Of vibration AMI wood to
rays vibration ut different rate. II Is
easy to SEQ that to photograph through
the wood rs II II were glass Il IL only
necessary to get plate Of the proper
degree OF scnsitivcness. a new Held In
tho x,'Icncc Of the physics Of vlbratOry
force has been opened NJ. The results
OF experiments along the lines now
clearly indicated must be fAr-reacling
In many directions. 1t Ia now "a dem.
onstra,ed fact that great discovery
has been made.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22

In America Il Is the fashion 10 give
pr~. cnts 10 servants at Christmas time.
hut Il has by no means reached the
pitch M a nulsance to which It has ar.
rived In England. There n man Is
hcsiegcd by every human being who
Inns done anything for him. from the
railway guard who takes his ticket to
the man who hands him his hat ut
his club. hut oppressive as the tax II
now. Il seems that one hundred years
ago II was even worse. At that time
the servants demanded ChrIstmas.box.
~ from the tradesinen who ptrvcycd
to their employers. 1t Ii still the case
In the large fashionable households Of
England. AMI a butcher recently wrote
to u nohlcman there. his letter being
marked private" and reading: "Your
cook has ~ enormously Increased her
commission terms this Christmas that
I shall have no alternative but to In.
crease my prices to YOU during the
ensuing year. II had not compiled
with her demand. she would have com.
planned to you Of my meat" This re.
calls the fact that In 1905 the butchers
living within the parish OF Hackney.
London. were forced TO advertise In
the Times that they would liz obliged
to discontinue the practice Of giving
Chrlstinas.bOXcs to servants. otherwise
they would lose all their profits on the
sale Of meat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
A GOOD SCHEME.

Another one of the many devices by
which the French Government seeks to
encourage the increase Of population IL
to l,e found IN tho new income tax
scheme Just submitted by which u levy
IL made upon every one with VII income
Of $500 and upwards. One per cent II
levied on an income Of $500: = per cent
on $1,000; = per cent ON $2.Ot'O: 4 Per
cent on $1,000. ana . per cent ON $5.WN'
and upwards. The significant feature
Of the scheme. howe, er, " the deduc'
lions which are to TH made In proper
tI0n tn the number OF children which n
man may have. and which In case OF n
large family would wipe ont half the
tax. Numerous schemes have been
tried In the past To ipcrrasc the popn'
laiiOn Of the republic. which. after be'
Ing comparatively stationary for many
years. IL now slowly Int steadily himin'
ishing. but none of them succeeded. ],
now remains 10 he seen whether u mon
ey premium will offset the moral dis
comnt In encouraging the domestic vir
tues ana In helghtening respect for thu
the wel!-known scriptural injunction.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
THE NORMAL SCHOOL Transfer.

The transfer of the Cook County Nor
nal school the city Is III Incomplete.
rs the city Council failed last Monday
night to accept the deed of the County
Board. The school Committee. owing
~ the political excitement. has not had
a meeting for several weeks. AID.
Noble. the Chairman Of the committee,
Is said 10 be inimical to the school, but
there Is little doubt he will ultimately
n port In favor Of the transfer. aud
that the Council will adopt the report.
In spite of this temporary quiet those
familiar with The affairs of the Board
Of Education are apprehensive of irou-
BILE The main objection of some Of
the members of the board TO accepting
the school was, as they said. the cer-
tainty of Introducing into the board
"the Parker fcud." which lasted TWEEN
~ years aud rent the County Board.
The question which 1t Is expected will
pr,clpiIatc the trouble Is the retention
of Col. Parker, ana the Endorsement
next June Of his system of pedagogy.
The immediate point of attack will bc
the practice school connected with
the Normal School, This Is the gram
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
AFTER MORE CASK.

The success OF the bond Issue has
penetrated the businesses Of the Ogalal.
In Sioux Indians In South Dakota. ai,l
they have decided to send a few braves
down TO Washington to have talk
with the "Grcat Father and lay IN II
fresh supply Of cash. In these days Of
agitation AMI unrest II II refreshing TO
learn that these cheerful relies are not
bur,lcncd with any vulgar discomfort
AZ the report says. they merely have
a "vaguc. underlined feeling That there
are u few minor grievances 10 In cor.
rectcd. the principal ono OF which IL
they want their annultics In money"
II II credited Ms an aimlcss wlim On
their part. a prcteXt for little junkct
for a few frisky bucks. that they seek
to change the present system of rccclv.
ing old iits-nny size blankets, tomato
cans. ctc.--to one In which the coin Of
the realm may be more conspicuous.
Tho delegation II To lc chosen at a
council at Wounded Knee. nnd the prl.
mnrles have already been fixed. Il il
limited. To give Red Cloud the place NJ;
honor ut the head. lie Inns expressed
q desire 10 press tho hand III the Great
Father once more and then return hOni,
and die. and u In In the "In'lian pins.
M the Ogallalla hcelcr expresses u.
Tint his crcdltnblc ambition In to lc HI,
isficl. The information. as II lms come
out Of the West, has this uncomfortable
climax: ''Tlc council IL to conclude
with feast at which 1886 dogs will bc
served" \ hOwling success IL pre-
lictcd for the entire Ognlalla program
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
ONE OF THE BRAvEST OF THE
BRAVE.

General John Glbbon, one Of the
most distinguished commanders Of the
Iron brigade In the army Of the 20
tOnlac, died In Baltimore the 9th inst.
after a brief Illness. General Glbbon
was O0 years old and was retired from
the regular army Ave years ago. He
was elected In 1905 commander In chief
of the Loyal Legion, an association Of
former commissioned officers II the
Union army. When his fatal sickness
began he was about starting for the
various Loyal Legion Communicates.
General Gibbon Is the only commander
In chief OF the Loyal Legion who has
died In office. His predecessors were
General Ornnt, General Sherman, Gen.
crai Sheridan. General Hancock, Gen.
cral Hayes. and General Lucius Fair
child. lie was one Of the bravest and
hest soldiers Of the war and was re-
gartled az hero by the many thou.
sands Of men who served In his various
commands. The iron brigade which he
commanded was composed Of three
Wisconsin regiments, one regiment
from Indiana and one from Michigan.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22

Apparently the Snlvnion Army has
lived down tho dIstrust and bIgOtry
nnd rll,ald jccrs which greeted II upon
its invasion Of the United States few
years ago. For long period Its meet.
lngs were broken up by rioters, It's
public professions were cggel and
stoned; Its members were privately
prosecuted In every possible way; and
public opinion was violently uunni-
nous that 1t not only accom- lislled no
good. hut WIS II positive injury to tho
cause Of Christ. Hut times are changed.
AMI now. when II II proposed to recall
Commander and Mrs. Booth to Eng.
land. u public meeting In New York
makes protest. and the Mayor OF the
city. such influential citizens IN Chaun.
cey NJ. Dcl1w. and such clergymen as
Bishop Andrews take prominent part
In the proceedings. Seldom las there
been sucl, triumph for earnest zeal
over adverse conditions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22

An exchange calls attention to the
fact TINT u man weighing 40 pounds
Gun travel rapidly on II safety" bicycle
only one.seventh as heavy rs himself.
while the vcstlbulc train must carry ut
least twenty times the weight OF its pas
sengers. For equal rates Of speed, and
to carry the same weight Of passenger.
the train In fully II hundred times henv-
Ter than the bicycle. Since the latter
IL eminently n practical machine II fol.
lows that n the train be not now pro.
nOunced unnecessarily heavy 1t prOba.
bly, will he 30 esteemed few years
hence. with the result Of earnest sciei.
tifc effort to reduce II. II may bc i'm.
possible now to say how the reduction
Is to be effected. but science may be
trusted TO. flnd the way.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
STEEL BUSINESS A0AIN PROFIT
ABLE.

The Illinois Steel Company will ~.
sumo the payment of dividends after
the lapse Of three years. The balance
sheet Of Dec. ~. 1894. showed II deficit
OF x:.lS.Sti5. but that of Dee. ~. 1875.
showed net profits Of NM. lcav-
Ing undivided profits OF x'l@.lOi after
wipIng out the deficit Of tho preceding
year. The directors OF the company ut
III, ir meeting recently, therefore. felt
warranted In declaring u dividend Of
~ per cent on the capital stock. pay
allie April I. establishing an annual
dividend rate of u per cent.
The increase In production IN 1SsL5
over that Of the previous year was very
marked. though the gain to the conn
pany WIS caused more by the advance
In prices Of iron ana s;eel than 10y In
creased output. The tonnage Of raw
materials received IN 1875 was 4.:sII..
3l:,; tons OF finished product shipped.
S7j,ta,S. In 1884 tho tonnage Of raw
materials received was only :.:rn',i7O
AMI the tons Of finished product ship
ped Ies.l4i. In. 1874 tho company paid
out In salaries and wages x3.07i.M'4. as
against x'i.:I.k 105 In 1873, and employ
ed on an average 800 men n day. rs
compared with 1O.:IS2 In lS:'5.
These figures are their own evidence
OF the return Of prosperity. at least IN
certain lines. They are especially en-
cOuiaging for the reason that the con
dition Of business IN the iron ana steel
Industry II very generally cOnsiderr,
'thp barometer of trade"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
LET THEM GET orr THE EARTH.

Prlzc-nghters have been driven from
one State to another until their brutal
spectaclcs have been outlawed In all
Texas. the last State to he sought by
the lighters, rose and put stop TO the
COrbett- Fltzsimmons contest. which
was to have occurred within Its limits.
Now n group Of sluggers have gath
cred at III Paso. where they are con-
venlcnt to Mexico, or New Mexico,
whichever shall prove to be available
for fighting purposes. hut Congress
has passed Il law to prevent prize
fighting In the Territories. and Federal
officials say the law shall be observed.
Mexican authorities. on the other han,l,
insist that that republic, although it
may endure bull-fghts, will not he dis
graccd by brutal contests between h,l-
man beliNs. Tho degrading prize-flght
ought not to he tolerated In any civ
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
the WONDER OF WONDERS.

The early reports Of the astonishing
invcstiga lions made. by Prof. ROentgen
Of Wurxburg seemed almost Incredible.
but there Ii little reason to doubt longer
that the German scientist Inns made q
discovery Of prime Importance In the
world Of science. Since the news reach
cd this country number Of American
students have been Investigating and
experimenting for themselves rs TO the
pisact'cability Of photographlng tho In.
teriOr OF Opaque substances and the
result OF their efforts more than con.
firms the Importance Of Prof. Roent.
gems discoveries. Prof. John Trow.
bridge. OF Harvard University. and
rrof. a. W. Wright, of Yale, have both
succeeded In Photographic with the
the Cathode rays. md Edison annOun.
COS similar results from his own invcs.
tigaticns. l'rof. Trowbrldgc. with i'm.
perfect apparatus, has succeeded l..
photcgraphlng not only the bones Of q
human hand but the graphite In lead
pencil and two dimes through an inch
Of wood. lie also succeeded In photo.
graphing coins In q pockctl,Ook through,
three thickncsses Of scalskin leather.
The explanation Of tho phenomenon by
which these rcmN rkablc results arc oh.
tanned II not easy 10 make clear. An
Edison says. this now work Of photo.
graphing through opaque substances Is
not nm invention but ~ new develop.
inent In tho Geld Of physics" which Ii
now In Its infancy and may yet grow
to bc Of incalculnblc practical impor.
.aEcc. Tic medium hy which the :hc
togfaphs arc obtained -ihe so.callcd
cathode rays"- are the rays Of energy
cmanating from the cathode or part Of
gnlvanic battery b, which, the cleo.
tric current leaves. ROcntgcn's discov.
cry was that u sensitixcd plate placed
near cathode pole will bc affected by
the cathode rays when tho latter are
passed through substances opaque TO
| ordinary light. If q scnsitlzcd plate bc
placed In a camera ODscura. and IN
front of II there bc suspended an object
| impervious to light rays. there II shown
on the plate a shadow duc to the sun
rays. Substitute for the suns rays tho
rays Of energy from n cathode and let
wooden instead Of 4 glass plate bc
placed before the sensitized disk and
the cathode rays penetrate the board
as the sun does glars. Tie experiments,
important M they may bc In their prnc-
teal application. have an additional
value nv demonstrating the existence
Of force which has long been known
only In theory. This force Ii itself hut
q form Of energy. or. M Edison terms
II. a disturbance Of ether analogous
to the ethereal agitation or vibration
which IL known M electricity. AMI M
little understood M the motion of ether
which results In what We call light.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22

The careful avoidance of n battle In
Cuba indicates that the war Is not near
M end. 1t IL claimed that there are
over $4,000 or $4,000 armed Insurgents
In the field. while reports allege that
10, 600 to 10000 Spanish troops are In
the armies commanded by General
Weyler. II General Weyler has this
number of soldiers why does hc not
find the insurgents somewhere ana
fight them? II the Cubans have sin
gle army Of G.O0O men. besides other
forces, why do they not fight Il battle!
When both armies systematically dodge
each other throughout tho campaign
the war Is likely to he long one.