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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-11
WORK OF AGITATORS.
Governor Allen Explains Petition to
President from Porto Rico.

president from Porto hlco-
New York. April 1O.-A special TO the
Herald from Washington says; Gov
ernor Charles II. Allen of Porto Rico
when asked TO make "A statement re-
gaTGing the petition said to be from
AyOrkinEmen of Porto Rico asking the
president for work and asserting that
the inhabitants of the island We're at
the point of starvation. replied:
Il have not seen. the original petit
ton, but copy of il came to me in
my mail from the secretary of Porto
Rico. who said that he understood it
was the work of a malcOntent who has
beer consistently opposing American
administration ever since our occupa-
ti0n of the island, and that any num-
Der of signatures could be added to the
petition in the Office where il was writ
ten. / think it would be comparative
u easy to secure signatures to a pc
tition asking fer government aid
yvh$re such aid hao been so generously
distributed.
THE conditions described in the
petition are not truthfully stated. The
facts viii show that more persons are
employed in Porto F.iCo today than
ever before, except Wnen government
relief work was at It's height The
United states government has already
distributed Sl.250.000 to the workers on
public roads, and the army distributed
100000 pounds of food in the island.
My san Juan informant is incliaed
10 aAiiiD tA1 Jt1StlN dSitdLlDu 10
Nuncz Rivera, who has been d leader
OF the opposition to the American adj
ministratioo-
'Civil government is established in
Porto Rico Much has been accom-
plished and every day marks progress.
il the people can be relieved Of their
agitatOrs and allowed to work out
their own salvation, and American cap
ital. with the thrift and energy which
follow it, be directed toward Porto
Rico, with the assurance that it will
be welcome and given adequate return,
then. indeed, viii come prosperity and
development which every American
citizen hopes for every dweller under
the American flag
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Smallpox Reports.

Three new cases Of smallpox were re-
ported to the health department yester-
day. as follows: Thomas Davis, aged AZ
years, residing at T54 West North Temple
street; Neils Christensen. aged Is, taken
off the street, and Miss Kelsey, aged 20
at Is East Eighth South street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-11

WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE not
only effectually destroys worms, it also
increases the appetite, aids assimila-
ton and transforms a frail infant into
one of robust health. Price 20 cents
Van Dykes Drug Store, corner Main
and Third South streets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-11

White House.-A. w. Bullock. Bingham:
}. II. Erickson, w. Erickson, John t1r-
Ickson. Mt Pleasant; b. r. Meek, ORA
worth, Eureka; p. Flood. Cotton UUah:
Ed Cassidy, Park City; Mrs. J. p VIII
cox, Denver; Mrs. Carr, DeadwOOd S d:
Joe Larsen, Rlchheld; Ole Johnson. Span
ism Fork; r. ). Mullener, Fairfield: f.. A
DalIon, Miss Emma Dalton, Tooele: X
=, Rogers, F. HOSking, O. Devore and
wife, Bingham; J. w. O'Brien. Mercl1r-
MIS-. Ida Hopper, Mrs Hugh Deprizen.
ard, Spokane. Wash; John Mcdaniel and
wife, Bonner Springs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-11

The Wey.-D. J. Stillson, H J. Smith
and wife, Mrs F. a. Lines. Anovnia
Conn; Professor A. o. Wright Topeka
kan; Charles c. LasSelle, san Francis
co. Mr. and Mrs TTavelle New York
Ben T. Alien, san Francisco: Emile SAKE,
Buffalo, n. Y; John ID. Griffin W C.
Brockmeyer, Joseph l. TreacE, Miss Nil
dIed Lawrence, New York
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The yCullen-R. c. Lund. St. George.
j. a. Coates, Denver; W. Il. Morrow ana
vie, Woodland, Cal; d. B. Crown. tiu-
berry, Provo; c. h CrandalI and wife
Quincy, Ills; E A. Grove, SpringvilIe; ]
II. Tuney, Diamondville.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08

The eastern part of Dubois coun.
lty contains many natural objects ol
Interest. II is one of the best fields
in Indiana for the naturalist, geolo'
| gist and botanist. Perhaps the
most interesting natural object in
Dubois county is Vowell's Cave
near the center Of section twenty
two, in Columbia township, on the
lold State road and about one and
one-quarter miles from Crystal.
The bill containing the cave is oi
|crystallized limestone formation.
The stone has no technical name,
mot being pure enough for calcite.
lon the summit are many sink holes
|or depressions which collect the wa
ter that falls within their reach, and
permit it TO perneate beneath the
surface. The limestone in this hill
has many crevices, and the water,
by constantly finding its way along
and down these crevices, has caused
several rocks towear apart and thus
reveal the cave. The hill is covered
with fine specimens OF all the ma
tive trees, hard and soft wood, per.
ennial and deciduous. They stand
to-day in all the grandeur Of nature.
A few nights ago "Uncle" Martin
Mickler, . mighty pioneer hunter,
seventy eight years Of age, Lieut..
w. w. Kendall, and the writer, as
sisted part Of the time by VIM. s.
Wineinger, Jerome B. Vowel, the
proprietor, and his sons, John B.,
J. Andrew and Jerome Raleigh.
formed an exploring party for the
purpose OF finding out all we could
about the cave. We were in the
cave ten hours. The perimeter Of
our explorations is fully one-half
mile. The figures mentioned in
this article were obtained by actual
measurements. The names given
to various parts Of the cave are at
tached without apologies, and at the
suggestion Of parties present.
The limestone in the cave shows
plainly that the rock is composed
Of the skeletons or shells Of animals
which lived in water. Names were
attached to various parts Of the
limestone, a. we'll as to rooms and
halls. The mouth of the cave is an
opening just large enough to permit
us to scramble down, one at time,
for . distance Of thirty.five feet and
at an angle Of about twenty degrees
from the pcrpendicular. At twen-
ty.6ve feet from the surface appears
Z tall cssvics In The limestone rock,
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which we called Lawton's Tower
At forty feet are many unique
rocks; one we called Tailor's Goose
and one Mollie's Reclining Chair
These rest on what is the general
floor of the cave, and nea. the
stream of water that flows on one
side or the other of the cave. The
temperature of the water here was
fifty EIGHT degrees, Fair. At Maid
ems Spring it was fifty-six degrees,
and at Roses Spring fifty.five de-
grees.
Beginning at the "Tailor's
Goose" and going north is the
Grand Reception Hall, one hundred
feet long, thirty feet wide, and ten
feet high. In here, as at various
other places in the cave, are many
"bear wallows," or bear nests, or
lairs, in which they hibernated
many, many years ago. The bears
have clawed them out the size Of q
large wash-tub. The prints Of their
monster claws can be seen very dis
tinctly. In the wallows are de-
bris Of a bear nature, including what
"Uncle Martin" pronounces bear
feces, and be, ought to know, for he
has hunted wild animals all his life.
AT one hundred thirty-five feet is
Maiden's Spring and its picturesque
basin and walls. Here also are the
Towers of Babel. These are tall, ,
circular crevices in the limestone,
about four or five feet in diameter
and so tall that we were unable,
even with powerful flash lights, to
see the tops. There are many sur
face rocks and pieces Of timber at
the base which have dropped in
from some opening, on the summit
of the hill, now closed and lost.
AT one hundred fifty-five feet is
Roberta's Rock Bell which, when
struck with q small rock or ham
mer, rings throughout the cave. 1t
is splendid specimen Of suspended
limestone. Here also is Roberts's
Grotto, a circular cavern east Of the
bell. A stream Of water flows be-
meath the bell and around a pillar.
Near here are the finest specimens
Of stalactites, stalagmites, and stall
acto stalagmites we found in the
cave.
AT two hundred twenty-five feet
the stream flows in a deep crevice
in the floor Of the cave. This We
called Hudson River. II is one Of
the prettiest sights in the cavern.
Mickler's Hall begins here and runs
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JASPER INDIANA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER g. 1901

Some places on the roof, stalac.
tites hang similar to quill-like tubes
fragile as glass, each tipped with 9
drop Of water which sparkles in the
lamplight like crystal jewel
Some parts of this cave are double
hoored, the upper being dry, the
lower one having q stream of water
flowing through the greater part ol
its length.
In the cave and in the crevices oi
the limestone are deposits Of a
sandy substance, resembling what il
wrongly called "soap stone" mixed
with wet sand. II is probably a
siliceous shale: that is, a shals con
tanning large percentage Of sand
or silica. Sometimes these expos
ed deposits are fifty feet long, ten
ieet wide and two or three feet
thick. 1t is on these that the bears
clawed out their nests, their claws
cutting fearful gashes in the banks.
Occasionally small pieces OF sand
stone are found in the stream.
They must have been washed in
by water.
This cave, like most caves, is an
uncanny place to the average visi-
tor. Here eternal darkness reigns
and the fabulous Cim-
merian people Of old could have
dwelled within it's confines in a
darkness to suit their most fastidi-
Gus nature. The walls and ceilings
are of terra Gotta color, occasion
ally.covered with a mineral deposit
which Plistened under the rays OF
our reflectors and lamps.
Vowel Cave has a full quota ol
weird stories, such as being the der
OF highway robbers, horse thieves,
lost women and wild animals, but
we saw nothing blood curdling.
The cave, no doubt, has it's origir
in the slow, unceasing action OF
rain water upon the limestone straits
in which it occurs. A hundred fee
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08
New DANCE r from Beer.

The discovery of Prof. Tunnicliffe
and DR.. Rossnbaum Of very stroug
evidence that the recent epidemic
of beer poisoning was not due who'll
ly to the presence Of Arsenic in
brewing sugars, has been followed
by the definite announcement that
the presence Of the highly danger.
Gus poison, known as selenium has
been detected in nonarsenicsl brew.
ing sugars and in beer.
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|or more from its mouth IL a spring
fed by the water in the cave, and al
times, after heavy rains, the water
|gushes forth with enough force to
wash away the milk and butter
from the spring house. Then the
water is "soft." After long dry
"spells" it becomes "hard. "
The writer has known of this cave
for many years. Part of it had
been explored before, but never
measured nor thoroughly studied
No mention was ever made Of it ir
print before this article appeared,
though descriptions Of caves ol
smaller dimensions and far less in
teresting formations grace the pages
|of government reports.
When we had completed our ex.
plorations "Uncle Martin" sang fol
US his favorite song, some lineo Of
which as we'll as | can recall, run
as follows:-
"When we are twenty-one, boys, when
we are twenty one,
Well cast the fetters of, boys, our pu-
pilage is done,
Before US is the world, boys. wen try
what it can do,
Its promise is 80 fair, boys, well prove
1t false or true.
But bark I hear a voice, boys, that
whis, ,,ers youth beware"
Before we're twenty-one, BOYS, the
dream may disappear,
The blooming cheek grow pale, boys,
and dim the sparkling eye,
And in Deaths cold embrace, boys, the
active form may lie.
ris madness then to sing, boy, and
boast OF years to come,
Wen quaff it long and deep, boys, with
happy, jovial tongues.
Now while the harvest waves, boys, the
Reaper's earb put on.
And!gather sheaves for Heaven, boys,
before we're twenty one."
The cave il. no doubt, longer
than we have explored, but being
without picks or shovels We were
forced 10 return, aud when we
reached the outside Of mother earth,
the crescent OF a n idnight moon
shown over our heads, in all the
splendor Of an unclouded October
night, apparently extending a glad
welcome to our successful return.
Gro. r. WILSON.
Nov. 1st, 1901.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08

Give some people . chance 10 talk
for 20 minutes and they will tell all
they hnow--and perhaps more.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08

Not only shut the Sunday 90.
lo,n, but destroy the lsgalised week
day saloon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08

The Ministerial Association OF Lo-
rain, Ohio, recently adopted reso-
luton asking the papers Of the city
to refrain from the publication OF
liquor advertisements. The Demo-
crat looking over the list of minis
ters who belonged to the association
and found that all Of them, except
one, Systematically voted the Re-
publican ticket. Then it proceeded
to recite the history Of temperance
Legislation in Ohio, and held the Re-
publican party responsible for the
enactment Of the Dow law which le-
galizes the saloon. And then il
says to the ministers:
"But you, gentlemen Of the cloth
in Lorain, you have voted for il and
given it life; you have taken its
money in the shape Of tax fees, and
with your ballot reiterated every
year that you wanted the preyaiiiog
condition to continue, so that We
cannot see how you are in position
to consistently object to it telling
the people what il is doing through
the public prints. If it is such a
bad thing why do you vote for it?
The Republican party says, we
point with pride to the Dow law
and that it will forever abide by the
principle of taxation. In other
words, it says to the saloons:
"Stay here and pay us your Dow
tax" And you say tv the Repub-
lican party: We are with you.'
"Now, honestly, il the saloon is
bad, which is the greater sin-to es-
tablish it in the community, or only
tell that it is established after il had
been done?
"You preachers who vote the R.
publican ticket have established it
and made il a lawful business the
only tell what you have
esta blished. ."-Ex.
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w. C. ~. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. N. L. HOBBS.


Disregard for law has long been
characteristic Of the saloon. In this
respect it has been growing bolder
and bolder. Liquor papers have
ridiculed both restrictive and pro-
hibitory laws. Liquor dealers
leagues have combined to shield
their members from conviction and
punishment for law violations. and
with much success. Executive Of
ficers have in some instances been
held back from enforcing such laws
for political reasons; in others by
systematic payments for protection
by the saloons. To such an extent
has this been carried that in most
cities the license laws, except in the
one feature Of payment OF the an
nual license fee, have become al
most dead letters.
And now comes the boldest move
Iof all on the part Of the saloon
forces. In case at Chicago a few
days since, where a saloon keeper
was put on trial for selling on Sun
day, this condition OF non. enforce
ment Of law, having become a Gus
tom, was set up as the only defense.
Sales were not dc MED, but the con-
tention Of defendants attorney was
that the Sunday saloon=closing laws
had been declared dead letter by
custom And the jury so held and
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
The result may be far reaching.
In criminal cases the people do not
haze the right to appeal to . higher
court, SO it may be that we will find
Officers and packed juries shaping
custom and ignoring all laws for the
benefit OF the rumseller, gambler,
brothels, and other persistent law
violators. By such ruling prohibi-
tior and local option laws would be
destroyed where public SCI, timent
was not constantly kept up 10 the
enforcement point. 1t is q real dam
Iger which confronts the country.
Perhaps the Chicago case may prove
one Of those last straws, which
seems to be needed, to make people
realize how the saloon power has
practically set law at defiance and
now insolently asks: "What are
|you going to do about it?"- Phal.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03

London, July / The long continued
drouth in Great Britain has been
broken. Violent thunder storms oc-
Cured Saturday and yesterday, accom-
panied by torrential rains and light
ming which wrought much havoc. Many
parts Of the country have beon suffer-
ing from heat waves In Portugal
much damage has been done by floods
and hail storms. According to dis
patiih to the Daily Express from
porto. twenty persons were drowned
by floods in the Cnrrazeda distr ct and
five killed by lightning at Gouvlnhas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03

Chicago, July 1.-THE heat in Chicago
yesterday broke all records for June
since 1872. For three hours in the af-
ternoon the government Thermometer
in the weather bureau at the top of the
auditorium tower registered 81. In
many places in the street it was 1O4
and LOG. A northwest breeze brought
some relief after nightfall but at II
o'clock the mercury was again soaring
around 80.
There was intense suffering through
out the city. especially among the
poorer classes. and the police ambu-
lances were kept busy picking up vic
Tins who had succumbed to the heat
No fatalities were reported but several
of those who were prostarated are in
serious condition. Forecaster Fox
says it will be hotter today.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03
NIneteen penth. b New YORK..

New York July 1.-The relief from
the killing heat of the last week,
which was promised today, in the
shape of thunder storms, did not ma
terialize. Instead the temperature in
creased and there was less breeze than
the day before and what little air
did stir was surcharged with heat
There was carcely cloud all day to
shield the city from the sun. There
was an increase in the fatalities today
over yesterday the number of pros
trations was not large. Up to mid
night nineteen deaths had been record
ed and twenty prostrations, The
deaths the day before numbered eleven
Yesterdays maximum was 49,.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03
nnxIng holl weeylls.

La Grange Texas, July 1.-Ambarg
Bros, merchants Of this city, on yes
terday bought 81 pounds of cotton
squares which had been stung by the
boil weeyil, paying 4 cents per 100 for
them. Figuring the above purchase at
100000 cotton squares and that each
square contained at least $50 eggs it
will be seen that an equivalent Of
about 10000, 900 boil weevil were de-
stroyed in this one lot Messrs. Am
berg Bros have been very enterprising
in this matter and have been buying
weevil and punctured squares ever
since their first appearance this season.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03
Fourteenth Gusher.

Beaumont, Texas, July 1.-Higglns
No. spouted yesterday morning be-
tween s and o'clock, making the
fourteenth gusher in the field. The
aim of Mr.. Carroll, field manager for
the company, to bring in an eight
inch well, was defeated by heavy pres
sure of qucksand against the eight
inch pipe making the substitution of
six-inch necessary. However. the
well was finished in most satisfac-
tory manner and is one of the best
in the field 1t is the intention of the
company. Aspout the well today. The
new wei was almost surrounded by
gushers and does not enlarge the
proved field in any particular. 1t sim
ply increases the number of gushers
that seem destined to supply the world
with large portion of its fuel.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03
Tweafth cavalry hecr,nIted.

San Antonio. Texas, July Lit is
announced at Fort Sam Houston that
the ranks of the Twelfth cavalry. the
new regiment organized under the re-
organization bill are now full, the last
squad Of recruits needed to complete
it having reported yesterday. The reg
iment is at present commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel e. s. Godfrey,
Colonel James Wheelan being in COM
mand of the department of Texas. The
personel Of the Twelfth cavalry is
claimed to be equal to that of any
regiment in the service. the men be-
ing selected from recruits from a
dozen States
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03
Trolley Car Aoclden /.

Chicago, July IAN infant was
killed and nearly score of other per-
sons were injured in collision yes
terday between an electric car on lrv-.
ing Park boulevard and two wagons
loaded with picknickers. The wagons
We're overturned and the occupants
were crushed and bruised by the
heavy wagons and stampeding Of the
frightened horses. The motorman and
conductor of the car We're arrested.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03
Death Rate Increased.

Pittsburg, July between midnight
Saturday and midnight Sunday eleven
deaths and fifteen prostrations directly
traceable to the heat were recorded.
In addition to this many children have
succumbed as is evidenced by the
burial permits issued In the past
eighteen hours fifty-nine permits have
been issued, three-fourths of which
were for children under years of age.
The normal death rate is sixteen. The
maximum temperature today was "a
degrees.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03

Fort Worth, Texas. July Late
last evening there was three-cor-
nered shooting affair at John Phil-
lips railroad camp mile from Ar
lington. in which three persons were
injured John Scott. a stranger, came
to the camp and demanded that he be
given lodging. He was told there were
no accommodations for him. Sharp
words ensued, when Scott drew a pis-
tol and fired four times at Phillips
sonrin-law who also shot four times
at Scott Scott's right arm and hand
were badly shattered a portion of the
hand being torn off. Several shots
took effect in different parts of the
body. The wounded man refuses to
tell the officers where he lives but adj
mits coming here from Shreveport, La.
During the general fusilade Emory re-
ceived a slight wound on the right
cheek and child lying on a cot was
hit on the hand by bullet Scott is
in jail.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03

Kingston, Jamaica, July 1.-The
steamer Orinocco, which arrived here
yesterday from Colon. Colombia, re-
ports that martial law has been pro-
claimed in Panama owing to report
that the rebel forces are being reor-
ganized II also appears that consid-
cradle fighting is in progress in the
interior and that the government is
dispatching reinforcements. arms and
ammunition to the garrisons in the in
terror and also to certain coast towns.
1t is further reported that stringent
precautions are taken in Panama in
consequence of the fear that rebels
will attack the city Similar condi-
tions obtained at Colon when the Or
inocco left The governments alleged
cruelty to. political prisoners is said
to be the cause of the refusal of the
liberals to accept the peace terms.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03

The Southern Pacific Sunset Route
is out again with decided Innovation
ing the people of the country how TO
for Preparing Rice" is the title of the
rice cook book just issued by Passen-
ger Traffic Manager S. f. B. Morse
and perusal of the unique volume
will, of a surety, make the mouth of
the reader water for one or more OF
the delectable dishes set FORTH ia
which rice is entirely or In part used
Fifty thousand copies of the books
are being distributed at the Buffalo
Exposition by the Southern Pacific,
and copies will be forwarded on re-
ceipt of ten 2'cent stamps, sent to Mr..
s. r. B. Morse, passenger traffic mana
ger Southern Pacifis, Houston, Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-03

Sir Thomas Upton, the London tea
merchant and yachtman. offers re-
ward of $3.50 for the best essay in
Brse on Brian Boru. A similar prize
will be given for the best essay written
in English on The Early Institutions
of Ireland" The Irish Literary Soci-
ETY. of London is to be arbiter.