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The Coconino sun., 1900-01-13
A Night of Terror.

"Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the brave General Burnham of Machias Me-, when the doctors said she could not live till morning" writes Mrs. s. H. Lincoln, who attended her that fearful night. All thought she must die from pneumonia, but she begged for Dr.. Kings New Discovery, saying it had more than once saved her life, and had cured her of consumption After three small doses she slept easily all night, and its further use complete ly cured her." This marvellous medi- cine is guaranteed to cure all throat, chest and lung diseases. Only 5Oc and $l.OO. Trial bottles free at Pioneer Drug Store.
The Coconino sun., 1900-01-13
THE COCONINO SUN.

cials, and no action, so far as know, was ever taken. Judging from the in- difference shown by the officers above mentioned, it is my belief that they all sanctioned the brutality shown my child. J. w. GREENLEAF.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this l2th day of January, A. D. 1900.
 My commission expires, Feb. 5, 1901. [sEAL.l E. s. CLARK, Notary Public.
The Coconino sun., 1900-01-13

and says: That in the month of De- cember, 1898. her daughter, Gordie Greenleaf, aged II years, was attend
 ing the public school of Flagstaff, of which M. Dimmick was then principal That on account of sickness her daugh- ter had been absent from school on Monday preceding the date of the trouble hereinafter mentiOned: that on Tuesday she was tardy by reason of not having been called in time for school. On her arrival at school she | was directed to furnish an excuse for her absence and tardiness. At noon of that day she took the excuse required, over my signature. She was told to take the excuse to Dimmick. She did so, and after presenting the excuse, started to return to her own room. On her way out of the room, some of the pupils did something that caused her to laugh, which was noticed by the principal. He stepped quickly to her and struck her heavy blow in the face, knocking her to the floor, and then held both her hands tightly while he slapped her in the face She at once came home. Her face showed large weIls or prints of Dimmick's hand where he had struck her, and on the back of her head was large bump. probably the size of a walnut. Her eye was black and blue for q week afterward, and in about two weeks she became partially deaf in one ear. the result, as believe, of the blow she re- ceived. She has not attended the pub lie school since, and will not so long Us such principals are employed.
 On the same day of this occurrence, sent her to the county superintendent of schools, and from him to T. k. Pull liam, one of the school trustees, and afterward to the principal himself. in order that the extent of her injuries might be shown to those in charge of
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
Experience Under Fire.

One of the ladies who went out to
see the fighting at Ladysmith has de-
scribed that experience in lively let
ter. A shell landed not many hundred
yards away, and she ran to get piece
of 1t.
"Off l scampered. Spoke to the first
soldier came to. He said Come
with me; l can warn you in time to
clear before another comes So went
gayly, talking away. Another soldier
said: Here comes another and be,
fore we had time to think the awful
booming and shrieking caIue--and |
wish you could have seen your younger
sister l just shut my eyes tight and
clung to barbed-wire fence, and whis.
pered: Good Godp 1t exploded about
twenty feet away; perhaps not SO
much; the earth shook under me, and
my legs felt hot all over"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
Take This Man. Measure.

Lets see whether there are any peo-
pie to be saved" cried plucky Capt.
Watt, of the Jersey City fire depart
ment, as he led the way into a burn
Ing building.
When he staggered out of the smoke
and fame again 1t was to fall into the
arms Of his men, overcome.
I'm sure, boys" were his last words.
as they carried him to the hospital,
that nobody's been lost in this fire."
That was the message of a dying
hero to every one of us.
One man with so high and noble a
sense Of duty as that, Is worth more to
his country and race than a thousand
millionailes who grovel after gold, or
selfish spoilsmen in office who figure as
prominent citizens.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
Red rane In Washington.

A correspondent passing hurriediy IN
TO the room Of the Committee on Rivers
and Harbors to see Representative Bur
ton pulled the knob or the door. says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
How can l get that ixed, do you
think?" asked Burton. shall get the
carpenter or the locksmith"
"The locksmith, suppose"
"No, sir. Were to send for the. lock
smith he would tell me to consult the
architect of the capitol. He has no
authority to fix doorknobs. Doorknobs
are permanent fixtures and are solely
within the Jurisdiction of the architect
of the capitol"
"Do you see that bookcase thereT'
said Secretary Ellis. II caused the car
penter to paste some cloth on the inside
of the glass doors in order that the
books might not show. He did the
work, but whe he had finished noted
that he had n cleaned the glass before
he put the G. tn on. The thing looked
so disreputs lie that l asked him why
he had not aaned the glass.
"He told re that the glass was a per-
manent fix ire and that he had no au'
thority to touch 1t, but that the placing
of the cloth upon it was a temporary
matter and was entirely within the
province of his labors. The whole
things got to be done all over again"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16

nails and opera ors will continue as now,
but the train dispatcher will know from
personal observation the exact location
of each train. Thus, In the train dis
patcher's office will be working model
of the division over which he has juris-
diction. On each track Is a miniature
duplicate Of each train speeding across
the country. These miniatures start,
run and stop In exact synchronism with
the trains on the big tracks, so shat the
speed, location, progress and condition
of every train on the division is known
to the dispatcher at a glance. On the
table In front of him are number of
keys" II train passes a tower
against a signal he is able to bring 1t
to standstill simply by pressing the
proper key, thus cutting off the current
from the offending train and preventing
collision. 1t Is only another means
whereby the controlling mind is more
effectually employed to still further re-
duce the number Of accidents, which
are now but one passenger killed to
100000 safely carried.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
Natural Soaps.

From time lmmemorial the Egyptian
soaproot and the Spanish soaproot have
been employed for washing in Southern
Europe and Egypt, and are, to some
extent, exported for use In cleansing
fine articles. In the West Indies and
South America pulpy fruit, which
grows on tree known as the soap tree,
is said to have such cleansing properties
that 1t will clean as much linen as sixty
times Its weight of manufactured soap.
There Is also a tree In Peru, Quillaja
Sap0narla, whose bark, In infusion,
yields soapy liquid much valued for
washing woolens, and is largely import
ed to England and other countries for
this purpose. The juice Of the soap
wort, or, as 1t Is commonly called In
the United States and Great Britain, the
Bouncing Bet" strongly possesses the
saponaceous qualities. In California
the roots of the Phelangium Pomardia-
mum, which grows there abundantly,
are much used for washing. This plant
has a strong odor of brown soap in its
leaves and stems, as well as the roots.
The South Sea Islands and the islands
Of the Caribbean Sea also produce
plants which are used as soap substi-
tutpS
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
s1RENeTH OF STAPLES.
Leading Feature OF the Trade Situation
This Week.

Bradstreet's says: The strength OF
staples, and particularly those of agri-
cultural origin, is the leading feature
this week, at least. In general trade,
weather conditions have not favored a
big distribution. but, compared with
year ago, are still quite favorable.
Enlarged speculation is reflected in in
creased bank clearings, and COMPARE
sons with last year are again encourag-
ing, while gains over years previous to
1899 are very marked. In strength OF
demand, and size of advance, cottons
are still easily first. Although the crop
movement has noticeably enlarged 50
active has been the demand for foreign
spinners that fully 38 cents advance is
shown.
The strength of the raw sugar posi-
tion has been further increased this
week by bullish reports from European
beet markets, and the expectation that
receipts OF cane sugars are apt to be
light in the future.
Fine grades OF wool are quiet, but
there is still an urgent demand for me-
dium grades, and quarter-bloods sell
better, considerable imported wools
having changed hands in Eastern mar
kets.
A further gain in blast furnace ca
pacity is noted. Current production
is now little below 10000, 900 toni
yearly, and some increase of stocks il
shown.
Wheat (including four shipments
for the week aggregate 2,902, 1857 bush
els, against 2,724,93 bushels last
week, $3.50. 500 bushels in the CORE
spending week of 1899.
Business failures in the United
States for the week number 23l, Al
compared with I'll last week, 1873 il
this week year ago, 278 in 1893, 30.
in 1897, and 381 in 1896.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
Portland Market.

Wheat - Walla Walla. 63@54c;
Valley, 53c; Bluestem, SAC per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $2.90; graham,
$2.2 superfne, $2.l5 per barrel.
Oats--Choice white, 85@86c; choice
gray, 84c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $14@15.00;
brewing, $17.50@1S.60 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $13 per ton; mid.
dlings, $40; shorts, SIS; chop, $14 per
ton.
Hay-Timothy, $lO@11; clover,
$7@S; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 50@65c;
seconds, 4216@45o; dairy, S0@87 hc;
store, 2219 @271ac.
Eggs-l4@15c per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 1876;
Young America, lac; new cheese 10c
per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $1,000
400 per dozen; hens, $3.50; springs,
$a.60@S.5O; geese, $7.O0@S.00 for old;
$4.50@6.50; ducks, $8.00@7.00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 12ho per
pound.
Potatoes-55 SOC per sack; sweets,
2@2kc per pound,
Vegetables-Beets, 81; turnips, 90c;
per sack garlic, 7c per pound; cab.
bage, | l9c per pound; parsnips, 81;
onions, $l.b0@2.00; carrots, 81.
Hops--7@10c; 1898 crop, 5@6c.
Wool-Valley, l2@lSo per pound;
Eastern Oregon, SOLO; mohair, 27@
soc per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 414c; dressed mutton, 7@
TIC per pound lambs, Z 1Sc per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $500;
light and feeders, $3.50; dressed,
IS. so 90 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $4,00@4,60;
cows, $3.50@4,00; dressed beef, 8 u a
7Ac per pound.
Veal-Large, 1880; small, SIC
91So per pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
INTERIOR OF THE TOWER.

block before another was permitted to
enter the same block. But as time In
terval and not a space interval was the
unit of safety between running trains,
obviously 1t didn't protect.
In the telegraphic block system the
operator is supposed to keep his signal
set at danger" until notified that the
train had passed into block ahead.
But there is nothing to prevent a
"clear" signal being shown through
mistake or carelessness. This Is more
or less overcome in the automatic"
system, by which the passing of the
train itself into the next block sets the
signal at clear. 1t is necessary, how
ever, to allow the following train to
proceed after a time even against a
danger signal; for 1t is impossible to
know whether the signal indicates dan
ger because train remains In the
block or because Of the failure Of the
apparatus to work properly.
The latest and by far the best system
in use Is combination Of the manual
and automatic. In this system the sig
nails are set by hand, but are locked
and released electrically by the opera
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16

"Rumors reach ones ears that the
power Of quarreling within certain
church choirs can only be exceeded by
the high spirit Of body of Irish pat
riots, and that there is almost nothing
so trivial and invisible but that 1t will
set choir by the ears" writes Ian Mac
laren In the Ladies' Home Journal.
ut may be the place In the stall, or
the singing of particular part, or a
correction of the choirmaster, or word
Of approval to another chorister, or a
remark dropped by one of the choir-so
tender are the feelings of a chorister-
anything, or for that matter, nothing,
will hurt. He will sulk, or make un-
pleasant remarks, or resign, or drive
some other persons out, and then on
some great occasion all the members
of the choir will resign and take them
selves so seriously that the event will
be considered equal In interest to a war.
Upon the whole, the choir rather en-
joys a crisis Of this kind, for 1t gives
stimulus to the artistic temperament.
But there are some who do not enter
wholly into the enjoyment"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
Pacific Coast Chat.

Canemah levies O 1l-mill school tax.
Reedville school district votes q
mill tax this year.
Nine workhorses, AT Elgin, have
brought $85 to 500 a head.
Hon. M. Baker, pioner OF La Grande,
has been quite i'll with bronchitis.
At Stafford, Clackamas county, the
mercury recently went down to rs de-
grees.
r. Hull has sold his farm near Le-
banon to an Albany man.
A dog-poisoner ia at work at Glen
coe. One man, q physician, has suf-
iered the loss of five dogs.
George Childer's 2O0.acre farm, four
miles from Island City, has been sold
to John Blochland for $S, S,600-all cash
but $4,000.
The discovery of two cases OF scarlet
fever at Weston brought attention to
the fact that the town had no Quaran-
tine ordinance.
AT Lower Cove a disturbance in a
chicken house caused boy to go out,
close the door. and iasten 1t with a
string button" Next morning the
door was open, with hole in it large
enough to admit mans arm. y
boy had locked in chicken thief, waie
had to cut through the door to reach
and turn the button"
A logging railroad, projected along
the Clatskanie, will not be built be'
cause one or two ranchers unwisely
asked much larger sums for right oi
way over their lands than the enterprise
would warrant.
The people of Tillamook county are
urging the extension of the Astoria 8
Columbia River railroad from Seaside
to their county, but President Ham
mond has stated that work will not bC
commenced until 1902, when it is his
purpose to extend the line down tht
coast and connect with the Corvallis 8
Eastern at Yaquina bay.
In the year 1899. 2s divorces were
granted in Walla Walla county, none
being denied.
The United States pays $65.S6 a year
for rent in Spokane.
Tacoma's receipts in January were
$s4,8s7; its expenditures, SSS,574, and
the cash balance ON February wa'
$205,2s
About 90 Occur d'Alene Indians were
entertained at feast at Tekoa the day
after the close of the recent farmers
institute.
Europe's national debt is $2S, ,O00,'
900, 1000.
OF Walla Walla county's total tax oil
$i62.ss2,27 for 1898, all but "a, ,955 SO
has been collected. The tax for 1898
will be due soon.
The United States secret service
department has undertaken to ferret
out gang OF counterfeiters who are
making life a burden for the owners OF
slot machines throughout Seattle. The
town is becoming flooded with spurious
5.cent pieces, which go into circula-
tion through the medium OF nickle-in'
the-slot machines.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
Startling.

A Kansas exchange reports the fol-
lowing incident as having taken place
in one of the villages near Topeka:
A woman, In making her usual prep
arations for supper, took teakettle
to the cistern and pumped it full Of
water. Then she carried it to the kltch-
en- and set 1t on the stove. In a few
minutes she heard most remarkable
splashing in the kettle and turned from
her work to examine into the cause.
Just as she was about to raise the ket-
tie, snake stuck its head out of the
spout.
With an excusable scream the woman
seized the kettle, ran out into the yard,
raised the lid and poured out the water,
and with 1t the scalded snake. The rep
tile writhed slowly away, but whether
1t survived its hot bath is not known.
If it did, and IL 1t knows anything, it
will stay out Of cisterns In future.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
The Wilv Native

Nothing" says man who spent
many years in South Africa, gives q
native greater pleasure than to read
the countenanee Of white man when
he knows the latter wants information.
For piece of tobacco he will trump
up an exciting story, and for an extra
quarter he will lay 1t on thlckly. have
often seen them at this game, their eyes
twinkling with delight while they have
been imparting some confidential state
ment to myself and others; and it Is
quite clear that they are making wild
statements as to these supposed battles
and the terrible loss of life which has
been inflicted upon the enemy"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16

trains, is stationed, are a number on
levers attached to the signals by means
Of long pipes, a lever and a pipe for
each semaphore. But none Of the sig
nails can be set until unlocked electric
ally from the next block By the passing
train. 1t will thus be seen that clear
signal can not be shown unless all
switches are properly set and the train
has entered the next block ahead. A
collision is, therefore, impossible If the
engineers obey the signals.
The installation Of the system repre-
sents a large invested capital, but SO
efficient is the apparatus and so reliable
the service, that It has been found to
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
WONDERFUL SYSTEM.
RAeEWAY ACCIDENTS PREVENT.
ED BY SEMAPHORES.
Three Types of siRna1s-When Third
Rail L. Used the Running Of Trains
Will Be an Easy Affair and Safety
will Be Assured.

In no other corporate industry have
organization and efficiency been more
highly developed than In the railroads
of the United States.
The most perfect illustration Of this
is the enormous amount Of passenger
traffic which Is safely handled every
year over the thousands Of miles of rail-
glrded country. This has become posi-
BILE only by the development of sys-
tenn whereby accountability Is clearly
and accurately defined, says the Scien-
tIhc American. Presiding over the
great army employed are men OF the
highest order of abllity-men competent
to deal intelIigently with the varied
conditions incident to the smooth and
safe movement Of trains. The recent
establishment OF a schedule Of mile
a-minute trains between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Rocky Mountains
certainly indicates the utmost conf
dence by both railway officials and the
travelling public In the devices employ
ed to safeguard traffic.
These consist, so far as the public
sees, of what is known as the "block
system" That is, the entire road Is d.
vided into short lengths or blocks mark
ed by towers, each under the immediate
charge of a signal operator. Three dis
tinct types of signals are recognized
|. e., telegraphlc, automatic and manual
controlled. the primary purpose Of each
being the same-namely, the protection
of trains from derailment and collision
The earliest and now obsolete form was
the time block" In the operation OF
which a certain interval Of time had to
elapse after a train had passed into q
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
San Francisco Market.

Wool-Spring-Nevada, l2@1 100 pei
pound; Eastern Oregon, LAG leo; Val
ley, a0@22o. Northern, l0@l2o.
Hops-lS99 crop, l1@lSc per
pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery 27@2Sc
do seconds, 25@s6c; fancy dairy, 81
@s6c; do seconds, lS@2lc per pound.
Eggs-Store, l6@ Ice; fancy ranch
Ice.
Millstuffs - Middlings, $500 q
81 90; bran, $l4,50@15.00.
= Hay-Wheat So. SOC so; wheat and
oat $6.50@9.00; best barley 5000
100; alfalfa, $6,00@7.50 per ton
straw, 500 45o per bale.
Potatoes-Early Rose, 90c @$1; Ore
gon Burbanks, 75c@l.l0; river Bur
banks, SOC 75c; Salinas Burbanks,
S0c@l.10 per sack.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, Valencia,
$s.75@3.25; Mexican lines, $4.00@
500; California lemons 75c@$1.50i
do choice $l.75@2.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $1.50@
$50 per bunch; pineapples, nom
inal; Persian dates. 6@6kc pei
pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
A Parting Shot,

She had presented him with the mar
BILE heart, and as he was about to re-
move his hat from the hall rack for the
last time he said:
perhaps it is better so and but for
one thing l should not regret your de-
cision."
"Indeedg she exclaimed In surprise,
"and what is that one thing, pray?
listen, cruel one, and | will tell
you," he answered. "Had we married
and gone to housekeeping l should have
been spared the expense Of buying a
refrigerator"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
aeattla Markets.

behtGo HlAEAotas
Onions, new, $2.5@2.50 per sack.
Lettuce, hot house, 40c per doz.
Potatoes, new, $l8@20.
Beets, per sack, 75@85c.
Turnips, per sack, 60c.
Carrots, per sack, 50c.
Parsnips, per sack, 75@85c.
Caulihower, 75c@$l per dozen.
Cabbage, native and California,
$1.00@1.95 per 100 pounds.
Apples, $1.25@1.50 per box.
Pears, $1.00@1.25 per box.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Butter-Creamery, Sic per pound
dairy, 17@22c; ranch, 20c per pound,
Eggs-20c.
Cheese-Native. Ice.
Poultry-18@14c; dressed. lac l6c.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy, $l2.00i
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$1S. .00@19.00
Corn-Whole, $4,000 cracked, $2Si
feed meal, $28.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton
$21; whole, $22.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, $S.25
blended straights, $500; California
1926; buckwheat -four, 5000; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.50; whole whear
-four, So. 90; rye -four, $3.80@4.00.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $l4.00
shorts, per ton, $1,000.
Feed-Chopped feed, $4,000 per ton
middlings, per ton, $40; oil cake meal
per ton, $4,000.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed bee
steers, Az @5c; cows, 4@4Ac; pork
41ac; trimmed, exc; veal, small, &C
large, 4c.
Hams-Largc, 18c; small, 1871
breakfast bacon, l21ac; dry salt sides
30.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
worId,s Gre.te.t stockr.rd.

The largest stock yards In the world
are in Chicago. The combined plants
represent an investment of over $1O,-
100000. The yards contain twenty
miles of street, twenty miles of water
troughs, fifty miles of feeding troughs,
and seyenty-fve miles of water and
drainage troughs. The yards are capa-
bic Of receiving and accommodating
daily 10000 cattle, 10000 sheep and
10000 hogs.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
sLncrative Poaitions.

Pellucid Pete-Yep, lady, me profess
sion Is Of de highest order. l am sur
rounded by sweet odors, and fair wom-
en- lavish der smiles on me Greek pro-
file. But, alas! l am busy only a
short time each year.
Lady-And what is your profession
Pellucld Pete-Soda water clerk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-16
His Hint for q Raise.

I could not help listening to the stories
told by group of commercial men ID
the reading room of one Of the local
hotels. One story in particular noted
told by a young hardware drummer.
There is in the employ Of our house,
he said, "a young man who Is assistant
bookkeeper. He's steady chap, minus
his own business, and as shrewd as they
make them. The other day the senior
partner of the firm, who seldom comes
around, made tour of inspection, ana
as he approached the assistant poOh'
keeper he noticed the solemn expression
on his face. Desiring to be congenlai ns
said:
How are you, young man? l see you
are at your work. That is good CLOSE
attention to business viii always Drins
its own reward. Tell me, what are you
earning now per week?' :,
The young man, without momen'
hesitation, answered: Twenty dollars
sir, but 1 only get half Of that.
adelphia Call
Although the bass drum Is frequeDs