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New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
CYCLONES AND CYCLONE CELLARS
WEST-FREQUENCY OF WINDSTORMS
DECREASING.

Recent disturbances by volcanic eruption in the
island of Martinique bring in full measure the
sympathy of the residents of the cyclone district
of the Southwest. The cyclone is by far the worst
form of disaster that visits this country, coming at
unexpected times and dealing death and destruc-
tion in such widespread manner.
When the summer days bring waves of heat
across the stretches of hot sod then the residents
of the prairie West begin cast their eyes to the
windward They are watching the formation or
the clouds and he who could not distinguish
cyclone bank from any other is indeed a tender
foot. Then the cry of warning is carried across
the plains and the members of every family make
for their cyclone cellars These cellars differ in
various communities. The popular cyclone cellar
the plains of Western Kansas. where cyclones
a few years ago were almost daily occurrence
ordinary sod houses, built low and strong
In the Russian communities OF Kansas these
cyclone houses serve the family residence the
year around They about seven feet hign
and built exceptionally strong. Ihe ROOFS are
santing, and the houses set to the wind, that
is the ends are faced toward the east and west
In Oklahoma every farmhouse Is backed up by a
cave. a hole dug into the ground and covered ny an
earthen roof Some farmers have gone so lar III
protecting themselves against cyclones that theS
have a small cannon loaded with salt and buck
shot which is fired into the whrltng CLOUDS as thy
approach. This has been known 10 turn the course
OF storm II is a common event 10 dismiss school
on the plains of Oklahoma when bank OF clouds
begins to arise in the southwest. THESE wlnu ana
dav and II is believed that the planting OF Ire@S
and settlement Of the barren sod has had much 20
do with H. Before oklahoma was thoroughy Wen Wen
dozens of cyclones were reported every ddS
I'm the hot months The writer was in NewkirK
one dav in the early period Of that town existence
and saw seven cyclones form in the afternoon, All
River and struck In the Usage Indian reserVa-
tlon. far To the westward
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
HE WENT TO BED ABSENT MTyDEDLT

This is not the story Of the man who thought ne
had left his watch at home and took IL out or his
pocket to sec e he had time 10 go back after H. II
is not the story OF the man who. when his wife
had tied a string around his finger to make MIN
remember her errand. sent home messenger boy
to ask why the string there; II is not even the
story OF the who put his umbrella to bed and
stood himself up behind the door for the night; II
Is the story of a reporter who went to bed absent
miudedly.
The reporter lives In the West End OF Boston and
was sent Chelsea to interview p man. which
should be taken into account. When the reporter
succeeded in finding the house where the man was
supposed TO live in Chelsea. he learned that he had
moved in TO Boston, boarding house in the
West End. Back went the reporter to the West
End, reaching the street where his man lived
late In the evening. He found the house to be the
very in which he lived himself Walking up
the steps, he mechanically took out his latchkey
and let himself in The familiar process called up
the other half unconscious acts that regularly fol
lowed the unlocking OF the door and he oheyed the
suggestion. Walking upstairs. he entered his room
lit the gas took of his clothes. turned the out,
got into bed and went to sleep.
The next day his city editor called him in and
asked him what became of him the night before,
and why he didn't AZ least send in some word about
his story. He explained truthfully. That his
mistake He is now in a different business.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

had ndistinct recollection of having performed
the ceremony. the record of il was finally found
Copies of it made and certified to by notary
public. All the evidence being collected, II was
mailed to Australia. To England it went and
thence to Australia Then back to England It
came only be reforwarded TO Australia Back
and forth between England and her continent col
ony it in slow sailing packets for eight long
years. Then il back TO the United States
10 the DEAD Letter Office, whence II was 10 be re-
turned TO the sender In Wallingford. That was
than thirty years ago.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
MAYOR Low on LAUGHTER.

jolly sort of philosopher, and the quick twinkle in
his eyes shows it. says "Leslie's Weekly" Talking
one day about laughter, which ne declared, with a
noted writer has a basis of malice. Mayor Low
said: The more | ponder the | marvel at the
sinking, double eyed, sinister villany of the
Urctched. laughter making Mark Twain. who. so
far as know does not repent a single Joke in his
long career Of crime"
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
HOTEL WElMAR,
Marienbad.
MARBEN BAD
BOHEMIA

Most celebrated hrSt-claSS Health Resort
account of its strong sffiCaciouS Springs. con-
sisting OfpOtasSium OF SUI Phatc iron, and msSt
invigOrsting Mineral Mud.
The position of Maricnbad surrounded as ID is
by vast Forests IS UNEQUALLED- A specific
against disorder arising from impaired
digestion, Liver complaints. GallStOncs. disease
of the bladder, female msladics, COrpulcncy.
Stssis of the Ncna POrtac, Gout Anaemisc Dia-
bctcs. and ordinary illnesses The CENTRAL
BATHS NEUBAD, and a splendid CURHAUS.
are of recent construction, and fitted with every
luxury and comfort
There Carbonic- acid, Steel. Mud. Gas and
hot air baths. HydrOpathic Massage and SWed-
ish gymnastics, MedicO- mechanical lander
Institute. Electrical separated baths. newly
built Collonadc. Salt distillcries- The Town is
illuminated by electricity; Pure water from the
hills Theatre; TOmbola: Dancing reunions;
Huntiug, Shooting, Fishing, Riding and
BiCyCling-Ciub; Covered and open riding Alice.
Livery stables; Especial places for juvenile
players; Golf; Lawn Tennis Telephone
SEASON from MAY Ist to SEPTEMBER goth.
annual visitors exclusive of tourists
Prospectus gratis by addressing the BURGER
MElSrERANT, Marienbad. Austria.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
european aopernssmenIs.
Americans Visiting Europe This Year

Will find THE NEW-YORk TRIBUNE
for sale at the boOkstalls of the lead
ing hotels throughout the Continent of
Europe and Great Britain, as well as
on the Reading Room tables. 1t may
also be obtained at the principal railroad
stations. Persons unable to procure The
Tribune conveniently will confer favor
by notifying The Tribune's European
Business Office, No. l49 Fleet Street,
London.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
TRIBERG,

Central point OF the Baden BIackforest Railway
o,,,- r~,r.. tlrSt Class Climatic Cure.
LOUiS BlERlNGERS SCHWARZWAI D-HoTTI
r,,-.. 2l45 FEET ABOVE SEA Level.
HSt lass only hotel the
OF the Pine Forest Electric light in an rooms FsvSss
issueq IN Atote Parcel delivery. Omnibus 10 All
carriages fOr Excursions.
season commences 1st OF May The beaurif5r
9uet sltuaon OF the Hotel I'D above the town i-
a11 view over Jhe Mountains. offers agreeable resi-
BRANCH: HOTEL. SOMMER BADENMEu.ER
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27

arrogance of the coal operators was nothing to him; no more was the ob- stinacy of the miners. He knew that the strike would have to cease. and he bent his efforts to that end until he was rewarded with a triumphant success.
 This indomitable display of honest purpose and this utter absence of fear in their president are a joy and de- light tO the American people. and to their enthusiasm over these superb retural gifts of character they arc able to add the high felicitation which they feel because of the presence in the white house of q gentleman of learning breeding and distinction and of those excellent antecedents which fit the president for the social duties of his place. as we'll as for the high require mcnts of statesmanship which he meets with such complete satisfaction to the HatiCn.-Kansas City Star.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27
An Ideal Ere esident.

The impulse Of any professional poli- tician in the position of President Roosevelt would have been to shy away from the Pennsylvania coal strike, and to keep hands off The one thing that most public men are more afraid of than anything else is intervention in the differences which frequently arise between capital and labor. It is not desirable for man whose position rem ders him dependent. to a degree, on popular favor to antagonize the ele- ment which controls the industrial in terests of the nation, nor is it expedi- Cnt to invite the displeasure of the great army of voters who earn their living with their hands.
 The first thing which excited popular admiration in the act of the president in seeking to hasten a settlement of the coal strike was the fine courage displayed, and his lofty disregard for every consideration excepting what he believed to be his duty in the affair He was not afraid. and if there is any quality. which the American people hon. or and admire, it is that. Nobody has ever seen Theodore Roosevelt beating around proposition which he held it to be his duty to grapple. What really delights him more than anything else is to try those fine, positive and masterful powers of his on questions and situations which would intimidate less rcsolute natures. His confidence in his ability to achieve whatever he undertakes is justified by results and Is grateful rather than distateful t1 the people,.
 While President Roosevelt is in no sense pertinacious or unduly oficious. be is. under all circumstances, alive to his official and personal obligations and is ever ready to fulfill them what ever the political results may be- This sort of fiber is found in statesmen-not in mere politicians. MT. Roosevelt took uro1 himself the task of ending the, strike. because it was imperative that the hardships by which it was attended should cease. It was with nc thought as 10 whehter it would aid or mar his political fortunes. That cut no figure in the affair. The result makes his election to the presidency in 1904 ab- sclutely certain, but his line of pro Cedure would not have been change.fl the breadth of a hair had he known that the policy he pursued would de- feat him. Having put his hand to the plCW. he had no idea Of turning back. | He knew he was right and that with | Theodore Roosevelt, is to go ahead. The |
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27
A Triumph of the Conauered.

For beaten men, and men who on all occasions are ready to admit that they were beaten, the three great generals Botha, ,DeWet and Delaney, are enjoy ing a most extraordinary triumph They are being feted from one end of Europe to another. They had a popu- lar reception in London which was
 more cordial than that given Lord Kitchener. Their welcome in Paris
 was an ovation, and so is their wei come in Berlin. though it is without any official character.
 Morally, only, however; for they take pains, as we have said, to declare to the world that they were beaten. Their sentiment is practically the same as that which the soldiers of the confed- eracy have held in this country ever since the civil war. They are under the flag they fought against, and pro- pose to be loyal to it, but they abate none of their rebel pride; they con stantly honor, and teach their children to honor the cause they fought for. But our ex-confederates enjoyed none of the sweets of a moral victory, and had no ovation after they had laid down their arms.
 The future of the Boers will un- doubtedly repeat the leading features If the history of our eX-confcdcrates. They will devote themselves earnestly to the upbuilding of their country, and welcome the assistance of their con querors in it's material development The South African Beers will trek no more. Why the British flag does rot wave in South Africa the flags of Ger many and Portugal are found, and to each of those they are really nco~e for eign than they ere to the flag of Brit ain.
 One Of their unofficial representatives in this country, Commandant Snyman. a Cape rebel" is understood to be ne- gotiating for homes for refugee Boers in Mexico. That country has an unda- velOped Transvaal or two, Rand and all, in it's highlands. South Africans would he at home there. But there will be no movement Of them thithcr. Tho Bcers will devote themselves to the de- veIopmcnt Of a great prosperous and autonomous Boerland under the union jack. Their captive but triumphant generals are working well toward the cccsur7Taticp os an idea not less nob!c than that for which they fought at
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27

Ier' under such rapid changes these who would escape illness must keep warm.
 In addition to this. we are. as a peo- ple made nervous and quite sensitive to cold by the dryness of air peculiar to the United States. The European pop- ulation dwell in a far damner climate and many live in cold houSes and drink
 lcohClic liquors with a freedom we cannot initiate without disastrous re- suits. The acceIeration of the circu- lation and all bodily and mental pro- cesses by the rapid evaporation of moisture from cur bodies causes us to need higher tenn erature, because we are thus made more nervous and sensi- tive to outside influences. This effect of dryness of atm 95phere is observable Tn many ways. The residents of the dryer western states are more subject to nervous diseasc5 than those in more moist climates, tho effect of alcoholic liquors is markedly increased by the change from Europe to this country of. foreign-born peoples. students of ner- Yous diseases gre inclined to believe that coffee and tea drinking is decreas- ing among. our native-born population because Of the sensitiveness of the peo-
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27
ARE OUR HOUSES TOO WARM ?

The fact that European houses are kept about ten degrees cooler than ours during the winter season has caused a good many people to conclude that we have our rooms too warm and a scarcity Of coal which would cause low e temperatures to prevail might be good for our health But it must not be forgotten that we are not Europeans We are reared in g quite different cI- mate. The hot, almost tropical sum mers we endure such as those who dwell where such hot seasons do not occur are unacquainted with. The melting heat or cur autumn often yield suddenly to zero weather of early wint-
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27

"The archipelago is a great place for young men" says Major Littleton Wal Ter of the Marine corps. Good, hon. est, steady Americans have no trouble in getting employment. The wages. however, are not much better than are paid in the large cities of the union. The Filipinos as class are not ex- ceptionally hard workers. At the pres ent time there is a great demand for stenographers. Both men and women are engaged as fast as they can be secured"
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27
Convict Labor Problem.

There are now in the field some sev- enty-five candidates for the Twenty second legislative assembly. Of these, twelve will be elected to the council and twenty-four to the house of rep resentatives. There is, for some one of the thirty-six to be elected. a great field in which to prove himself a states man. The opportunity is open for all corners, and republicans and democrats have an equal show-the question pre- sented has no partisan features It is only necessary for some legislator to devise practicable plan for the en- plCyment of the convicts in the terri himeslf famous. Not only that, but he will find the people grateful. But it IS no easy problem.
 The territorial prison is the heaviest burden the taxpayers of the territory have to bear. Three hundred convicts are supported in comparative idleness. The present territorial administration and preceding administra tions have done all possible to curtaiI expenses. The prison is in able hands. and the management is all that could be de- sired. The institution is conducted on economical lines, and with good busi- ness ability, by Superintendent Griffith and the board of control Not a dollar is expended uselessly, and the expense per prisoner is as low as at any time in the history of the prison. The great question is how to make the prisoners self-sustaining.
 In our opinion legislators would not solve the problem by removing the prison to some other point in the terri tory. Were the institution anywhere else the same problems would confront the management. Moreover. after years of agitation, the conclusion has been generally reached that the prison is of no especial benefit to the com munity in which it is located. On the contrary it is conceded that in some respects it is a detriment to have q prison in the neighborhood. The cities of Prescott, Phoenix and Tucson, which at times in the past have mani fested some desire to have the prison located near them, no longer take any interest in the question-they have out grown any ambitions in that direction
 It is possible, therefore. for members of the legislature to approach the sub ject free from all partisanship and free from all selfish considerations. The single question is How can the burden of taxpayers be frightened? The answer requires that some plan be devisd for the employment of the convicts in an | industry or industries which will yield | profitable returns and at the same time | avoid competition with citizen wage | earners. It is just as easy to solve the | question for the prison at Yuma as for | 9 prison at some other point in the ter ritory
 Arizona is not alone in facing a most | perplexng difficulty. Many eastern states. notably New York and Illinois, are more CT less troubled in finding proper employment for their convicts. |
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27

Kansas, two years ago, embarked upon the manufacture of binding twine. with results which have been fairly satisfactory. The argument was used that the state should select some in dustry dominated by a trust" and since no twine was manufactured in the state, there was no embarrassment in the matter of competing with citi- zens. It appears that twine has not been cheapened materially to the con- sumers of the state, but the convicts are employed in a business which yields revenue.
 Perhaps some Arizona legislator will be able to suggest an industry in which the three hundred husky convicts at Yuma can be worked.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27

If MT. Bryan had been president during the coal strike he would have called an extra session of congress to handle the matter. Congress would have appointed a committee to con- slider it, and the matter would have dragged along through the winter be- fore it would have been ready to report and then everybody would want to make a speech on it. This would go into politics, the democrats would have advocated one plan and the re- publicans another, and we should have had an interminable wrangle As it is, Roosevelt took the matter in his own hands, brought the contending parties together, listened to both sides, com pelled the coal operators to submit their case to a board of arbitration, selected the board with careful atten- tion to the claims of both parties. and as result the whole question is in a fair way of settlement on the grounds of justice and good sense. This is the difference between a practical man and doctrinaire. Roosevelt went to the root of the matter without palaver and without delay, using the great powers entrusted to him to promote peace and amity, and settle question that is puZzling the whole nation.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-27
Current Comment
Commissioner Wright's Suggestion.

| In his report, some weeks ago, to the
 the coal strike, Hon. Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, suggested that one great obstacle to harmony would 1 be removed if the labor unions were | incorporated, like other industrial com binations. He pointed out the import ance of this expedient and left us to conclude that it was indispensable to any genuine cooperation as between capital and labor. In the business world. credit and responsibility are in dispensable to recognition. It is very
 true that individuals and corporations
 often deal with parties who have no financial standing in the law. But it is equally true that they are at all times free to refuse to deal with such parties
 and this refusal will be sanctioned by every commercial precedent and rule
 The great labor unions have abundant means at their disposal. Nobody doubts that they are morally responsible in every way. The fact remains however, that they are not regularly incorporat- cd like other business concerns, and this fact furnishes their opponents with a pretext for refusing to deal with them on equal terms.
 It is safe to assume that Mir. Wright will renew the suggestion to the board just appointed by the president. Evi- dently he regards the incorporation If the labor unions as of the highest inn portance in the solution of the strike problem. Everybody knows that the real question at issue in the Pennsyl- vania strike was the recognition of the miners organization by the coal oper- ators of the anthracite region. There were other contentious, but none that could not have been settled easily. The whole trouble hinged, as we have shown. on recognition. MT. Wright re- aliZed this and. in the course of his re- port to the president, he made very strong argument in favor of incorpOra- tion. It is plain that, in his opinion, this would put the unions in position to secure what they now unsuccessfully demand They would then be upon the same footing of responsibility as other corporations and legally entitled to the same considerati tion. Whatever dis agreements might arise between the representa- tives of capital and labor, there could at least be none on the score of recognition demanded and re- fused. The unions would occupy a thoroughly dignified position and have rights which no one could ignore. h. deed. those rights would be cf such a character that no one would wish or endeavor to ignore them.-Washingt Pest.