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Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
MRS. CONGER GIVES HER
VERSION OF THE SIEGE

Chicago, Sept. ga letter from Mrs.
iE. III. Conger, wife of the United States
minister in Pekin, was received yester-
day by Mrs. j. S. Mcconnell, II sister
of Mrs. Conger. who lives in this city.
1T was the first mail communication to
come from Pellin since the siege and
recounts briefly the horrors endured by
those who We're imprisoned. The letter
came through the State Department.
Mrs. Conger refers to Mrs. Wood
ward for n detailed account of the
siege, and speaks of her as about to
leave for home. Mrs. Woodward is eX-
pected to arrive in San Francisco on
the steamer Coptic on Saturday. Mr..
Woodward is in San Francisco await
ing her coming. Mrs. Woodward is ac-
companied by her daughter, lone, and
Miss Cecile Payen of Milwaukee. Mrs.
Conger's letter is as follows:
"Pekin, China, Aug. 16, 1900.-We
are alive and safe. Our troops arrived
the 1Ith. Oh, what n rejoicing. What
n day it was If you could only have
seen us you could realize a little the
true feeling of the heart. Heart spoke
to heart.
1--WE had been besieged in the British
legation ever since June Goth, under
fire day and night. At times the battle
would be terrific. 1t would seem that
they We're right upon us. But they were
not. They tried to shoot us and kill
us with their bullets and shells, then
to burn us up, then to blow us up with
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 3.-The pa
rade and mass meeting of the striking
miners in this city to-day was the
greatest labor demonstration ever held
in northeastern Pennsylvania. The
buildings along the route of the pa
rade We're decorated with flags and
bunting and the city presented hOl-
iday appearance.
The parade, headed by President
Mitchell and the officers of the Ma
tional Executive board, started n lit
tie after O'Clock and it required an
hour and twenty minutes to pass Il
given point. 1t is estimated there We're
fully 16.OG0 men and breaker boys in
line. The music was furnished by
about forty brass bands and drum
corps.
AT the West Side park big mass
meeting was held and it was estimat-
ed that nearly 10000 people We're
massed in front of the stand when
the labor president began his speech.
In opening his speech Mr.. Mitchell
assured the strikers that in their fight
they command the respect of the cler-
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

their mines, and at last to starve us
out. No, this is not all; they kept lay
ing traps to get us to come out of our
fortified city with promises to escort
us to Tien-Tsin or to go to the Tsung
Id Yamen to be under their protec-
ton.
1--WE did not listen to them. We ate
horse and mule meat, and it was good;
we ate rice, rice, and rice, and it was
good. l will tell you that we are CRATE
full; we know how to be. For two days
we killed dogs for the Chinese
"The night of the 18th was the most
terrific night of all. We We're under
fierce and angry firing the night
through. They again opened up their
cannon on us. 1t seemed as though
they would break through and come
down on us. The bell in the tower of
the legation tolled for every man to his
post. A general attack was upon us.
81 cannot tell you how dreadful all
of this has been. But the Almighty
hand of God alone has saved us. No
human power could. OF course, / de-
pend upon Mrs. Woodward to tell you
Mr.. Conger has much to do here and so
have most of the other ministers. All
have worked with Il will. Our barri-
cades, bitches, etc, are wonderful. The
troops came into the city with little
firing at last.
"Your affectionate sister.
MRS. T.. II. CONGER."
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
British Conservatives Win

London. oct. 3.-Yesterday's pool
ings In the parliamentary general
election leave the state of parties at
present ns follows:
AIinisterinlists, III; Liberals, 30;
Nntionalists. 10.
SO far from Henry Labouchere los
Ing his seat In consequence of his
correspondence with Mr.. Kruger,
northampton Is now represented by
two Liberals. Among the interesting
new Liberals is Henry Norman of the
London Daily Chronicle. elected mem
Der for Wolvcrton. The announce
ment of John Burns return was re-
ccived with the widest enthusiasm In
Batteries.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
Operators In Doubt About Next step.

New York. oct. 3.-Nice President
Sayre of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company said to-day, regarding the
strikers refusal 10 accept the ten per
cent. Increase in wages offered them
by some companies:
II canot tell what our next step will
be in case the striking miners definite
ly and absolutely reject our conccs-
sions. II Is Il contingency which we
have not had occasion to discuss much
ns yet. This much Is certain, however,
the companies will wait some little
time before taking any further steps,
and will give their former employees
time to thoroughly understand the
situation"
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

At recent meeting of the Royal
Society OF Canada. Sir James Grant,
M. D.. presented a paper on the nell
rons and cells of the brain in their
relation to the faculty of memory, and
after stating that, as with the other
tissues OF the body so with the cells
of the brain, evidence of lesseuing
power and activity appears witt the
passage Of years. he added the very
interesting statement that the line OF
present investigation demonstrates
that the electrical current through the
brain rotates its molecules to such a
degree as to produce a most noticeable
physiological response in the direc-
ton of improved memory.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
RurIed Alive for Ten HOnrs.

Vernal, Utah. Sept. 29.-Ilarden
Spencer. n well-known Brush creek
rancher. and Mark Mcclure, his hired
man. were buried alive ten hours to-
day.
They were excnvating cellar in n
bank near the house and We're caught
in Il cave-in. They succeeded In get
ting their heads uncovered enough to
breathe and remained helpless this
way until discovered in the evening
by ncighboring ranchman.
Both men are paralyzcd and their re-
covery Is doubtful.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

Ihere Is far more widespread in
terest in politics among the women
OF England than among their sisters
on this side of the Atlantic. The
smart set in London all take an active
part in affairs. There is a Tory wo-
mans club in the English capital
known as the Primrose Danes. and a
more serious body. the Women's Lib
eral Federation, makes its influence
felt in constituencies Then there
are large numbers of women who do
not register under any banner, but
they can be counted upon to forward
such political questions as appeal to
them.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
GERMANY HACKS Down.

London. Sept 20.-Appnrently Ger.
many's retreat from an untenablc posi-.
tion has been virtually accomplished.
The Paris. correspondent of the Post
says:
AN agreement on the Chinese pro.
gramme has been arranged between
France. Germany and RUSSIA. 1t will
be submitted TO the other powers with
in few days. The action recommend.
ed will be mllder than Gcrmany's
original proposal. ana 1t Is expected
That all the powers Will accept the
program"
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
Yerkes Gets Underground.

London, Sept. 29.-Charles T. Yerkcs
of Chicago and New York was yester.
day elected chairman of the new board
of electors of the Charing Cross, Eus
ton Il Hampstead Underground rail
way.
The formalltles We're completed in
London In n few minutes. Mr.. Ycrkes
handed II check for 100000 to the old
company, representing fIOO,O00 for the
charter and 100000 which the old com.
pnny had deposited with the authori.
ties ms guarantee Tor carrying out
the work.
Mr.. lerkcs today refused the offers
of two banks 90 buy his rights.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

Australian sheep ranchers have
spent millions in vain efforts to ,exter-
inmate rabbits, but apparently Kan
sas farmers are unaware of the fact.
man out there is doing well selling
a compound which, when injected
into the flesh of prairie dog, is said
to give him fatal disease and infects
other prairie dogs. This is one of the
plans which was given thorough
trial in Australia and failed to do the
deadly work expected
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
To Interest Soldier. In Their wor.,

Washington. Sept. 29.-Licutenant
General Miles has issued n general or.
der to the army intended to secure a
general improvement in the moral and
physical condition of the force. The
order particularly directs the inculc,l.
ton of patriotic principles. the cclobra.
ton of national holidays by patriotic
readings. strict attention to salutcs. ~.
spect for the flag and attention To
good music, especially vocal music. II
1t ordered that there he frequent
marches and sports calculated TO devci,
op the military spirit.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
More Companies Post the Ten Per Cent
Notlcc.

Scranton, Pa. oct 3.-The Della.
ware. Lackawanna and Western com.
pany to-day posted notices that the
wages of its employees would be ad.
vnnced ten per cent from October LIST
and that the price of powder would
be reduced To S1.JO.
Similar notices were posted to-day
by the Hillside Coal and Iron Com.
pany and the Temple Iron and Coal
Company.
General Superintendent Ross OF the
Delaware and Hudson company said
his company would undoubtedly issue
the same notice. 1t has not done 50
yet.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

The peasants living on the bound
ary OF the provinces of Jaen, Cordcva
and Granada in Spain, have been
much excited by the fall of a thunder
bolt, broken into small pieces. They
heard series of loud thunderclaps
and then twleve fragments of an aero
lite fell, fortunately without injuring
anybody. One fragment weighing
about a pound which was picked up
was hexagonal in shape, had a gray
surface and WIS of a greenish color
inside.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

A. R. Julian was preacher at Cha
dron, Neb., three years ago. In the
estimation of his flock he was doing
good work, but was unable to reach
his own ideal of what pastor should
be. Therefore he bought newspaper
which he ran in vigorous, clean style
for over two years. And now, feeling
confident that his editorial experience
has left him better fitted for pulpit
eering. he has sold his paper and will
re-enter the ministry.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04
Mcxicans Tear Down Our Flag.

San Antonio. Texas. Sept. 20.-Unlt.
ed States Consul w. w. Mills OF Chi
hualun, Mexico, has notified the State
Department of nm insult to the Ameri-
can flag over his consulate, September
10th. the anniversary OF Mexican inde-
pendcnce. by n mob of Mcxicans. lie
had holsted the United States and
Mexican flags In honor of the day and
cEiors.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

An oath of Office has usually con-
servative influence. Administrators
hesitate to do what they would freely
do as private citizens. Running for
office, on the contrary, sometimes
seems to make men throw prudence
and honor to the winds. One afflicted
with the office-seeking mania might
sober himself by thinking of what, II
elected, he will promise before God to
be and perform
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

A few months ago, at little chill
dren's party in Tabriz, Persia, lady
asked child of years If she ever
knew any foreign missionaries. YES"
she replied, simply, my papa and
mamma, and both my grandpapas and
grandmammas, and my greatgrand-
papa-and-mamma."
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

The Taft commission has appointed
a supervisor who in a short time will
begin to take n census of the Philip-
pine Islands. The purpose is not only
TO determine more accurately the num-
Der OF inhabitants, but also to discover
the mineral and agricultural possibil-
tiles. and the social conditions which
prevail In the islands. Those emu
merators who think they had a hard
time gathering facts for the census
Just completed in this country Will
sympathize with the enumerators in
the Philippines, where there are "a
tribes, speaking nearly as many dia-
iects. and where many of the natives
still have their mausers and their boz
los hidden In their huts.
The French scientific journal. La
Nature, warns its readers against the
time-honored custom of using spiders'
webs to stop bleeding. Remarking
that old webs from stables are pre-
terred by those who resort to this
remedy. II points out that such webs
are peculiarly liable to be infected
with the microbes OF various diseases
which may be communicated from
animals to man. Among other af.
aictions that have been traced to the
use OF old. dusty spiders webs bound
1pon wounds is the dreaded tetapus OF
tockjaw.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

The sterlet, caught in Siberian riv-
ers, competes with the pompani, from
the Gulf of Mexico, as the most deli
cious fish in the world.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

Missionaries in China have Cancelled
orders for 100000 religious books since
the trouble began.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

Laborers are so scarce in Switzer-
land that they have to be imported not
only from Italy, but Bohemia and
Silesia.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-04

Alaska is paradise for sportsmen.
No other such hunting domain exists
In the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
WITH DOLLAR AND TACK
How Circus Bill Was Made to Hang
 Suspended from Ceiling.

How Circus Bill Was Made to Hang
 Suspended from Ceiling.
 "0f course we used to put up small bills wherever they'd catch the eye" said a bill poster who travelled with circus making one-day stands, and one thing we used to do that always pleased folks was to hang bill from ceiling. You had to have a wooden ceiling, to start with, and then all you wanted, besides the bills, was a tack and a silver dollar. It took practice to do it, but when you'd got the knaek it was very simple and easy. You attached two bills together, one at the foot of the other so that it would hang down when the first one was attached to the ceiling. Then you folded the bills up, with a tack thrust point upward through the top of the bill, with sil- yer dollar under it, up against the head and between it and the other folds of paper finder it. Then, sometime when the room was full of people-this might be a hotel office or perhaps barroom-you tossed the bills up and there was weight enough in the dollar to drive the tack into the ceiling far enough to hold. Then the weight of the paper itself and of the dollar would open the bills out, and the coin would drop and you catch it as it fell. The bills would be seen, fastened up there somehow. most of the people wouldn't know how, and opening out with the lower bill hanging so you could read it. This was not the greatest thing in bill posting ever was, but, as said before, it always pleased folks. ,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
A Romance of the peeraee.

The death of Lord Dunboyne recalls one of the romanees of the peerage. The twelfth Lord Dunboyne was Ro- man Catholic bishop of Cork, when the peerage unexpectedly devolved upon him through the death of a nephew Wishing to perpetuate the family and the title, he applied to Pope Plus Vi for a dispensation to retire from the episcopate and to marry The reply he got from the vatican was couched in the severest terms of eensure. He thereupon broke his VOW of celibaey and married Protestant young lady, afterwards publicly seeding from the Roman Catholic church. There was. however, no issue to the marriage, and shortly before his death, he was re- ceiyed bac, into the Roman Catholic church by the Rev pr. Gahan. The widow of the eX-bishop survived him for sixty years, dying in August, 1860, at the great age of 96.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
proeress of American Commerce.

MT. Mulhall, the distinguished Eng fish statistician, has this to say about the progress of the trade of the world: If during the next twenty-five years Great Britain loses her trade as rapid ly as during the quarter of a century from 1870 to 1895, she will have yield ed her primaey as the greatest of the worlds commercial powers. If in the quarter of a century ending in 1924 the same industrial progress is held by the United States as has marked the closing years Of the present century, the United States will lead the world in export trade, with Germany second and Great Britain third" As the progress of the United States is the result of national and individual qualities, it is hard to see why it should not go on as rapidly in the future as in the past. New York Evening Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
ChIcgzens in Haiti,

The natives call the island "Eye-te !" Nearly every one have met who can speak English at all drops the 'sh,' and picks it up after the manner of the London costermonger and his cousins, the cockneys and 'Arry boys. Apples in Eye-te are happles. It is a great chicken country. the variety of poultry depending entirely on the color of the complexion of the incoming president If he be yellow. the syal1er legged Dominique is permitted to thrive alone in his glory Every blaek-legged chicken is killed. and any person caught harboring one is bound to suf- fer. On the other hand, if the presi- dent e black, only blaek-legged poul- try m in fashion The s'yaller-legss are destroyed. Similar conditions pre- vail in santo Domingo.-Victor Smith, in New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
An Historic Bell

Chester (Pa.) Special Philadelphia Inquirer, John Wetherill has found and will have placed in tower on the Oak Grove schoolhouse bell with a luminous record. It is said by the his torian that when the people of Chester heard that the Declaration of lnde- pendence had been signed they ran to the courthouse, where this bell then hung, and rang it most of the day, much to the discontinue of the many tories. The old bell was cast in 1729. h 1850, when the county seat was moved to Media, the borough of Chester purchased the buildings and the bell was removed to the old school houses In 1885 new building was erected, and the bell was placed in the loft of the new building and forgotten. There is now movement on to have great ceremony over the moving.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
IDEAL COVER FOR THE FEET.
Advantages of Moccasins Over the Or
 dinary Shoes or Boots

dinary Shoes or Boots.
 From Harper's Magazine: The moe- casin is the most rational and com fortable of all footwear. In moceasins the feet have full play; they can bend and grasp; there is nothing to chafe them or impede circulation. In moc- casins one can move like an acrobat, crossing slender and slippery logs, climbing trees, or passing with ease and security along dizzy trails on the mountain side where a slip might mean sure destruction. The feet do not stick fast in the mud. In the north, where the mercury is far below zero and no civilized boot will protect the feet rom freezing, the savage suffers no in convenience. His moecasins, stuffed With dried grass, let the blood course freely. The precipitation may freeze on the hay in solid lump of ice, but the feet remain warm and dry. The buck skin moccasin, Indian tanned with deer's brains and wood smoke, always drys soft after a wetting In autumn, when all the leaves and twigs are dry as finder, a man wearing shoes makes noise in the forest like troop of cavalry, but in moccasins he can move swiftly through the woods with the stealth of panther. The feet are not bruised, for after enjoying for time the freedom of natural covering, these hitherto blundering members become like hands, and feel their way through the dark like those of a cat, avoiding obstacles as though gifted with a spe- eial sense. Best of all, the moecasfn is light. Inexperienced sportsmen and soldiers affect high-topped laced boots with heavy soles and hobnails, imag- ming that these are most serviceable for rough weather. But these boots weigh between four and five pounds, while pair of thick moosehide moc- casins weigh only eleven ounces. In marching ten miles man wearing the clumsy boots lifts twenty tons more shoe leather than if he wore moccasins
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
Electric Ticket Selling Machine.

There is at present under eonstruc- tion in the workshop of George Kirke- gaard an electric machine which will be used on the elevated stations for selling tickets The machine referred to is to be constructed in such way that when you drop your nickel in the slot you will receive a ticket in ex- change. There will be four of these on each of the larger stations. The reason why this system has been adopted by the railroad trustees is to do away with the expense of having an agent on each station.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
Negro Population Of Baltimore.

Baltimore is said to coRtain ths largest negro population of any city in the world. The coming census is ex- pected to show at least 125, 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
WORLDS LARGEST GRAPEvINEs
One Thing in Which Southern California
 ExceIs,


 Excels.
 From the San Francisco Chronicle 1t has been already announced by tele- graph that old age is telling upon the big grapevine in Fl Monteeito valley, a few miles from Santa Barbara. The vine has the distinction of being the largest in the world, but it is rapidly dying, and the owner of the property upon which it stands, Albert McGee, has offered it to the Santa Barbara chamber of commerce. 1t is to be cut down soon and the trunk and so much of the branches as can be accommodate ed in the building will form perma- neEt ex7 ibit in the chamber of com r2eree ieoms. The original mother -, it was called died in 1875, ana te year following it was taken to the centennial exposition at Phila- delpl4ta, where it was viewed by thou sands as remarkable illustration of California; S productiveness. The old vine stood near the younger one. It was three feet ten inches in circum- ference of the trunk and the spreading branches covered a trellis seventy-fve feet square, The present vine is only three or four inches smaller in cir cumference than it's parent, and it covers nearly as much space. It has produced four tons of grapes in sin gle season in it's prime. It is now nearly 100 years old. When the Monte cito vine is gone Santa Barbara county will still claim the largest grapevine on earth, for on ranch in the Car pinteria valley there is growing thrift fly double vine said to come from a single stock below the surface of the ground This double vine at Carpin- teria is over six feet in cireumferenee. All of these big Santa Barbara vines are of the Mission variety.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
Uncertainty of the Horse.

Horse Owner-Suppose the motor of your automobile gives out when you are halfway between two towns. What then? HoEseless Carriage Owner We'll, I wouldn't be any worse off than if I were halfway between two towns with a horse and buggy and the horse should die
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
The Ma gYar Moon.

There is no people in the world which has not yet achieved it's inde- pendenee that loves liberty and na- tionalism more intensely than the Magyars of Hungary. In his Throne Makers" William Roscoe Thayer dwells upon the spirit which is univer- sal among them. Like any Magyar patriot, Kessuth could count on one of the most powerful Of a1lies-the race hatred between his eountrymen and the Austrians. In the Magyar Ian- guage the very word German signi- fled vile, base, despieable. There was a Magyar proyerb to the effect that German is the only language God does not understand. ]" The proprietor of a Hungarian theater once produced what he considered a fine piece of seen- cry, in which was represented full moon with a round, fat, clean shaven face. When it rose. the audience hfssed and shouted Down with the German mooni" The manager took the hint. Next night there rose a swarthy checked, black-mustaehedo orb. Hurrahs burst from every mouth, and all cried: Long live our true Mag var mooni"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-03
Samoan Girls Want Husbands.

Apia seems to be pretty well sup piled with some exceedingly beautiful and well-edueated half-caste girls, who who would make excellent wives for the right sort of young men. Many of these girls are daughters of well-to-do parents, and not few would be able to start out nicely as far as funds and good looks were to be counted These girls are all unwilling to marry native husbands, and there are certainly not enough foreigners to go round Gen. orally Samoan and half-caste girls make excellent and faithful wives. unlike the natives of spanish-Ameri- can countries, they hold their good looks for many years.