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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
DEPOSITS
OF GOLD
Are Close by in the
Cascades.

TACOMA. March Alas long ago
as 1850 when Washington territory
had only passed cut OF the control
OF the Hudson bay company. Il was
predicted by one OF the most eele-
hrsted biologists and mining experts
OF the country that the mineral
wealth ~ California, Nevada, Col
orado and that region would one day
be surpassed by the mineral wealth
OF the Northwest.
IL has taken ever n quarter Of a
century 20 demonstrate the views
entertained by the California writer
the Ronsiand district. the Republic
camp and other districts II only a
thing Of two or three years.
Up in the Cascades the prospects
are good for the discovery OF fields
as rich. on Kahchrts creek three
companies are at work. ore an En-.
giish syndicate. one a Spokane COM
pany. and one a Tacoma company.
OF which =. q. Crandaii II general
manager. and already enough has
been shown TO make as great a hen.
A8hths - tttFdHtt@ Ath ~ = AA@ -
ried of development.
This creek IL In the middle 81 an
extensive copper and soid district,
though somewhat Inaccessible. she
KahcheKz creek mines. however. are
tapped by a tramway only n few
thousand feet long. whence ten
mile lake carries the ore down Go
wtthln three miles of tho Northern
Pacific railroad track.
The mountains In which the veins
lay are from 5000 Co GOO feet above
the tramway. allowing the veins %
be worked from the bottom. the orr
20 be dropped into the tram ears and
rolled down a downward grade 10
the lake.
From the various veins In these
hills the ore runs up into 30 20 go
per ton I'm gold and about an equal
amount In copper. making. as the
English syndicate announces. an ay-
.rar. OF 800 per ton net
Over on the west side Of the range
the same character Of rock - found.
and over one thousand mining To-
cations wer. rtskei last fall. which
will be taken hold Of again this
spring for Developments
prospeetors are enthusiastic. and
predict as great an excitement here
this coming season as ~Rs causrd BY
the Republic last season
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
A Necklace of Human Fingers.

There IL In the National Museum
at Washington the strangca. most
curious necklace which the rnited
States government owns. II r. com
posed OF % human fingers. newed on
n strip Of bueksigiu. deliberately
beaded. ~ came from tepee be-
longing 60 a Yaaui Indian chief IA
the Sierra Madre mountains IN Mex
leo. and was an heirloom OF his
family.
The bits Of anatomy which 60 20
make up the necklace onne belonged
10 the enemies and other persons
slain by a famous Yaqul chief. and
are supposed 70 have been placed in
the position they now occupy upon
the buekskin more than a century
ago.
Owing 10 their present biackcned
condition IL IL Impossible 10 decide
definitely whether in the original
they belonged 10 Indians. Mexlcana
or white people. From their APP
peArAnce. however. Il Is Judged that
they were the property % men. wo-
mcn and children. the Indian
riAuFhterer evidently having made
up his rrewsome trophy from those
who for some special reason we're
worthy of undyinE remembrance.
The habit Of finger collecting ex-
listed about half a century ago
among nearly all Of the Southern
tribes Of Indians. There might be
disputes about EcaipS. the redmcn
argued. hut no one could question
the evidence % finger.
some Indian tribes combined the
hand and finger trophy. or rather
the use OF them. and possessed both.
In the early days Of the invasion OF
the western section % this country
by the whites. the story "a told Of
the mysterious DISAPPEARANCE Of a
wagon train. Of which nothing WAS
ever heard OF until a white man
who had escaped from the ApscheF.
by whom he had been taken prison
er. reported that the chief Of a
nelghborinE tribe had. about the
time tho caravan disappeared. sud
denly appeared one day with neck
lace composed entirely Of white HUI
man fingers, which had not long
parted company with their owners.
New York Journal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
SCANDAL
CROPS OUT
Washington officials Famii-
lar With Girls.

WASHINGTON. March si.--Few
copies of the testimony taken by the
comutitte. appointed 10 incatlgate
the bureau of engraving and print
ina have found their way into the
hands Of the public. Among the
witnesses who gave their testimony
before this commission was Annie T.
Phiipot Rhe WAS one Of the women
employed In the department some
Of her testimony In directed against
q. ". Castle. custodian % dies. rolls
and plates IN the bureau.
Castle t. married man. hut ae-
eosdins 10 tho testimony az this Wit
ness. he was in the habit AZ coming
to the oafce long before working
hours. ard frequently he was seen
In animated conversation with one
% the women. With this particular
woman he once had his picture TAX.
en-. haii the witness.
Mrs Julia Shields. another Wit
ness, once warned the woman % be
more careful The woman In qucs-
ton. she said. once told her that che
had sat In Castles lap, Castle also.
she said. left notes and flowers for
one Of the girls. lie frequently eat
down between two Of the girls ~
a tiina when 10 seemed impossible
that there should b. room for three
ON another occasion he pulled the
slipper OF the foot Of one % the girls
junt Ia fun.
Testimony concerning Claude NJ.
johnson. superintendent Of the ha-
reau. was 20 the effect that bis sal
AIRY wa. evcrdrawn as much as
yise0. Others we're also In the habit
81 getting money In advance. There
was a row about u and the practice
was stopped.
Major Morgan. another Of the Inn
portant men of The bureau. said one
witness. was in the hahi; OF enjoy.
ing fsnaiiiaritles with some OF the
girls In the department. Sometimes
girls would 80 IN his room ana
drink whisky there. He was the
paxtnartrr. The witness. Ernest q.
Gibbons. believed that theee little
occurrences may hn traced TO de-
sire Of the girls in question TO get an
advance IN their salaries Witness
saw Morgan frequently In rather at
feeiicnate positions.
The document carrying the tesu-
rnnny contains sTt pages. II covers
details 81 many transae tons. some
Of which seem TO carry a violation
Of the civil service rules. The Of
ficers Of the American Federation OF
Labor are particularly interested In
the matter because Of their opposi-
ton TO Johnston. chief of the hu-
rrau. they expect TO use some 81
the testimony In their operations 10
defeat him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
A Small Letter.

The smallest letter that ever went
through the New York postofflce
was sent last week. II was Just
the size OF a tWo-cent stRmp--not
the large ones. but the small style,
about MN4 OF an inch In size.
There was naturally no room on
the front side OF the envelope for the
address. SO It had 10 be written on
the back
II bears the address of Miss Bessie
Myers. No. 3e5 Amsterdam avenue.
and was written by $. II. Lewis. of
No. u West io3d avenue.
when the envelope Is opened, the
little letter that drops out Is Just
one-half an inch wide by l1-i6 OF an
inch long. II has four pages and is
neatly written and perfectly legible
without n microscope.
II contains Just lal words.
The letter was 80 small that II
looked just like a postage stamp in
the letter drop at the Eighty fourth
street branch postofIice. when IL
was discovered to be n genuine l.
ter, the cancellcr put It through ais
machine with great care. He hand
cd 1t 10 a carrier. who took especial
pains to see that II got TO It's address
safely New York Journal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
Was the First One.

M,.H Emma Arnold. the beautiful
81. Louis girl. heroine 81 the famous
uobsan kiss episode. II a bride.
Last Tuesday a wedding took
Mace In the exclusive Jewish set
in the west End. The bride was
Miss Emma Arnold. the groom Mt.
Charles 8. Erber. % TeNhrkanh'
Tex. The home Of the brides moth
sr. No. lsfs West Gelic street was
crowded with fashionables. The
brides dark beauty was set OF with
the froat-iiixe veil and gown Of her
wedding costume There were many
sifta and many teicErama or CON
graduation II was much like any
other fashionable wedding.
1-here was one noticeable feature.
That was the lack Of any reference
20 Lieut.. Richmond Pearson Hob
son This was out Of Difference to
me cxpressed wishes Of the groom.
Mr.. Erbof who IL leading jewelcr
Of Texarkana. was In the southern
city attending to the pronaic details
Of business when the newspapers IN
formed him OF Miss Arnold.s pretty
coup. They were not engaged at the
time. but became 20 soon atterwafd'
II ia said that the rumor OF the Eai-
iantry % the hero Of the Merrimnc
hastened the proposal OF the Texas
jewcler.
Miss Arnold was the bclle OF Long
beach. L. =. last summer. Lieut.
pob.on was the guest Of honor at a
reception given at the Long Beach '.
hotol The hero kissed two little
girIa. The landlord dared Miss Ar
mold TO kiss the hero. She was n
piucky young woman and took the
dare. The echo Of the kiss ran
around the world Appalled, at the
publlcity Of her siriish act, Miss Ar
mold said: How silly people are
what do care about Lieut.. Hon
son7 am a patriot and kissed ms
...trtotle dred-uot him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
THIS TRADE
DOESN'T PAY

WASHINGTON. March 2i.--For
20 years the wages Of glass blowers
IN this country have decreased and
the conditions Of their life and labor
have grown worse. These two inn
portant statements were made by
Dennis a. Hayes. president Of the
Glass Bottle Blowers Association OF
America. before the Industrial COM
mission. Men now earn 49, a week
for n period OF ten months, some
times only seven or eight months. In
year. he said. Previous to 20 years
ago they had better wages and
worked a longer period. The life Of
a bottle blower 20 years ago was
easier and he could work until go
years Of age. The work has become
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
PLAGUE Is
SPREADING

LONDON. March 2t.-Engiand's
failure 10 make the Egyptian gov
eminent put a stop % the pilgrim
ages 10 Mecca. where the plague has
broken out. has alarmed the Eng
llsh medical authorities. who believe
this negligence VIII cause vastly
extended outbreak Of the disease.
Cases Of plague are found now from
the region Of the Mediterranean. east
TO HongkonR. and south as far as
Mozambique. Il - impossible for
Egypt 10 escape the raYaRca % the
plague, which win make us intro
ductiop into Europe easy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
Cheap as Dirt.

MILLER. $. D.. March 2i.--John
wilson. north OF here. has solved the
problem ~ cheap fuel for himself
and his neighbors. lie hauls soil
from the creek bottom and dumps II
into his cattle corral during the
summer. and after II has been thor
oughly tramped and becomes dry It
is equal to the peat OF the older
ecuntrica and better than much OF
the cheap coal here. He sells great
deal of it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

crease the elastic limit and tho tcn-
silo strength OF steel while we de-
crease its expansion and contraction
That Is thc keynote Co the whole
business.
steel viii become practically In
deAtruetihle. Steel rails cannot
spread. The delicate machinery OF
ocean liners cannot break, you viii
hear no moro OF broken shafts. We
can make plates attn and strong
and thinner than anything yet made.
Take an armorcd cruiser. II we siVc
her moro buoyancy and yet give her
better arinor. win lt not be a gain 2
We can do that. IL IL my opinion.
too. that our new process viii enable
the government 10 turn out much
better shells than II does at the
present time"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
An Unorthodox Drink.

Al Fort Scott the other day the
prcsbyterians and the Metho1lsts
had an oid-fashloned spelling match.
with thirty-two on each siaa. One
by one the contestants were spelled
down until only two Preabyterians
and one Methodist remained. Then
the master gave out the word
'ptiEan.' and all three missed Il.
leaving a victory for neither side.
Ptissn II defined In the dictionary
as a mucilaRinous decoctlon Used as
a drink. and II Is not to be expect
ed that Presbytcrians and Method
ists would know much about drinks.
Kansas City Journay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
NEW KIND
OF ARMOR

NEW YORK. March IA COM
pany capitalized at 81 900. 900 and in
eorporatcd In West Virginia. viii In
"a short time. " It's promises are full
filed. revolutionize the hardening Of
steel. II will 1t II said. make n six
inch plate equal 10 power Of resist
aHce 10 n nfteen-ineh plate, treated
by the Harvey or Krupp process.
i will. iu fact. n It can support Its
claims. upset the present system Of
building warships. the present man
ufaeture ~ shells and many other
things besides.
The president n the new company
f. Thomas a. Edison, 1r.. the vice
president Is william Hoizer. Mr..
Edlson'e uncle. and the name Of the
corporation ia the Thomas A. Edi-
son. r.. William Holzer Steel and
Iron ProcesB company. Mr.. Edison
made great claims when asked In
regard 70 his discovery last night
gaid he.
eve can. by our new procers. in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
A PROFESSOR or NONSENSE
Chief Of the "Aunties" and His
Silly Talk.

Nonsense repeated perslstentiy
often assumes the color OF sense In
the eyes Of the public. This n our
excuse for again directing attention
TO the utterance Of Professor won
Hoist.
Professor Won Hoist on wednes-
day asserted that the so. 600 600 to be
paid by this country to spain was
the purchase price Of the Philip
pines.
The treaty OF peace and the proto-
col show that the so. Oo0. 900 In ques-
ton IL merely indemnity for moneys
actually expended In public i'm
provemcnts in the islands OF Spain.
Professor Won Hoist said that the
United States bought the Philip
pines.
The treaty and the protocol show
that the Philippines. with their In
habltants. we're coded TO us, with
out price. by treaty. the highest and
most binding expression OF interna-
tionai law.
Professor Won Hoist asked by wha,
right we assumed to control and
govern the inhabitants Of the Philip
plnss.
BY right OF sovereignty legally sur
rendered tn us. as the same right
was surrendered by France to Ger
many In the case Of Alsace-
and by Spain 10 the United States In
the case Of Florida.
Professor Won Hoist asked what
right we had 10 suppress the Philip
pine lnsurrcction.
The right Of sovereign power to
maintain Itself within It's territory.
reinforced by the obligation to pro-
tect the property Of its own citizens
and the citizens Of foreign powers
within the borders Of Its Jurisdiction.
What Is Professor Won Hoist try
ing 20 do. anyhow Does he seek
TO exchange the role OF public
enemy for that Of public clown7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
A BisaqreeabTte Melahbor.

'T notice a GOODNESS between you
and Mrs. Nextdore. What In the
trouble7'
she sent her little boy over yes
terday. for n stepladdcr We borrow
ed Of her two years ago. The artfui
woman let II stay here all that time
so she could send for II some day
and make me feel cheap"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
Voluntary Advance of Wages.

The advance in wages all over the
country has been spontaneous and
voluntary. The workmen did not
even have to strike 60 get It. or even
10 ask for IL. II came with the re-
turning wave OF prosperity as bud
and leaf with their promise OF fruit
come with the returning wave OF
spring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

Which American city n nearest TO
the center Of the United statess
When the Aieatian islands were
our "fartheEt west" Seattle Was
about halfway between the eastern
and western boundaries Now that
the Philippines are ours--Aguinaldo
notwithstanding central point
must be somewhere between Sc
attic and Honolulu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

Everybody VIII be pleased to learn
that the government now produces
a satisfactory smokelcss powder. but
nobody wants the stuff tested In an
other actual war right away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

Grover Cleveland has got back
home from his vacation. hut "A he
Is no longer president. no statistics
are furnished as 70 the number Of
ducks he killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

what's this. the Sultan helping us
out in the Phlllpplnssf Verify the
eastern question Ia transferring IT.
self from the Bosphorus to the Pa
cific.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

An eight-story bachelor apart
ment house 10 to be erected In New
York. 1t viii cover a multitude of
slnnerH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
THE ErrEc,TTvE APPEAL.

Man IL 30 selfish that no sermon
can be expected to reach him unless
II encourages him 20 lay up treasure
for himself somewhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
W0MAN'S WORLD.

The latest dress fad Is TO wear
colors that match the tone OF the
hair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

At a woman's luncheon there Is
generally one individual who APP
pareniy regards Il as her particular
duty to endeavor 70 entertain the
rest Of the table BY a recital OF the
happenings IN which they take no
possible interest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

An apologies, for J. Pterpont Nor
gan's billion dollar anthracite coal
trust says that IL h communistie in
principle. inazmueh as there Is "A
community % interests" The
trouble with Mr.. MorEan's organiza-
tIoa Is that "thc community II
strictly not In Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

A woman gets abou, as much sat
isfaction out of looking at fashion
plates as n hungry man does from
the doors emanatlng from the hotel
kitchen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

When hilgree silver has become
duh and black Il may be cleaned
b. thoroughly washing II In a bath
OF potash water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

While the Miles court OF inquiry
Is hearkening to the odorifcrous tes-
timony concerning embalmed army
beef. II might get right down 10 the
cause BY investigating the water In
which that beef was cooked. There
are good grounds for suspicion that
the embaImlnx fluid came out Of the
Chicago water mains.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

Oatmeal il a capital thing for re-
novating suede gloves. Fine oat-
meal IL the best.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

Sprinkle cayenne pepper In the re-
sorta Of rats and they VII leave the
premises.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

A NEW word applied to Americans is 'luinophagisis. indicating that they consume more quiuine than any other people in the world Tht total i'm ports exceed l,5oO,01O, O0D grains a year, an average consumption of 20 grains 10 each inhabitant. ltsprice toimporters within twenty-five years has fallen from B an ounce to l6,. Two.thirds of the quininc comes from the cinchona trees of Java, planted by the Intelligent Dutch gove?nDrs since 1852
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

ARIZONA is Il pretty swift territory. It is proposed to have wonlD suffrage, and Governor Murphy ruIs few laps ahead of some of the older states by making recommendation to that eI- feet. It is doubtful if Arizona women want equal suffrage. That our solpns will not make a iizzlc of it, why not let the ladies vote on the question the next election to decide the matter them selves.-prospscior.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

ONE solitary Rough Rider cane up for place before the present legislature. George C. Truman had the temerity to apply for the lowly position of assistant enrolling aud expressing clerk. George was ever rash and reckless. and these qualities inspired him to be among the first to reach the top of San Juan hill during pleasant little exchange of compliments between the Spanish and American soldiers down in Cuba on or about July list last summer. George has found out, however, that to be first in war and first in the hearts of his countrymen are two very different propositions. They turned him down by q vote of II to ll.Arizonian.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28
C, M. FUNSTON, Editor.
FLAGSTAFF. SATURDAY, JAN. 2s. 1899.

THE next army officer who wants to make savage remarks about the com manding general probably will obey the popular maxim to pause and count ten first
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

THOSE who are disposed to ridicule ihe Dame of lloilo should remember that tbe Filipinos may some day be moved to reraliate upon Paw Paw, Ponkwassett. Walla Walla and And roscoggin.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

THERE is evidently going to be trouble ahead for Congressman-elect Roberts of Utah. Representative Clarke of Iowa introduced u bill providing that no person living in or practicing polyg- amy shall be eligible to be member of either house.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

THE Globe Belt is having an inter. esting time just now. Week before last the junior editor was the victim of Il vicious assault by q prominent citi- zen of that place, and last week 1t had Il row with the board of supervisors. The life of an Arizona editor does not always run smoothly.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

along articles to set up housekeeping. The berths of ihe. men can easily be removed to allow ventilation. About seven weeks will be required for the voyage by way of the Suez Canal.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

THE United States transport Grant, week with 1900 regulars on board, is the largest vessel of the kind in the world. Many of the officers were ac- companied by their families and took
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-15
PLANT PRODUCTS OF ISLANDS.
Report on the Agricultural Resources of
the Philippines.

The department of agriculture has
recently issued an interesting report
on the plant products of the Philip
pine islands. The report deals with
the agricultural resources of the is
lands as they now exist, and shows
that although an agricultural coun-
try, the islands do not produce
enough food for the consumption of
the inhabitants. In order to supply
the deficiency, it is the custom to
draw upon rice producing countries,
such as Cochin China. About one
ninth of the area of the Philippine
islands, or 100000 acres, is devoted
to agriculture. When the natural
fertility of the soil is considered and
the large amount of the rich land not
yet cultivated, it can be assumed that
with better agricultural methods the
products of the islands could be in
creased tenfold. Rice forms one of
the most important food products of
the islands; more than 100 varieties
are grown; the annual production is
about 100000 bushels, This is, of
course, far below the actual require
ments of the population, even when
supplemented by other vegetables
and fruits. Maize, next.to rice, is one
of the most important of the grain
products of the Philippines, and
the sweet potato follows maize in
turn. Fruits grow in great abund-
anco, bananas heading the list. Large
quantities of sugar cane are grown,
but owing to crude methods of manu-
featuring, the sugar is inferior in
quality, and is sold for a low price.
Cotton is not as valuable a product
for the islands as it was once, owingto
the successful competition of British
fabrics. Formerly indigo was also
one of the important products of the
islands. Coffee plantations thrive
well, but the coffee is not of the best
quality and the plantations are not
well managed. In most of heislands
of the archipelago tobacco is grown,
aud over 100000 cigars are an
nually exported from Manila, and the
shipment of leaf tobacco averages
about 20,400,000 pounds. The is
lands also furnish spices and the
medicinal plants are abundant, but
most of them are little known.