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Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
Plague of Rats.

Lisbon has recently been subjected
to an unprecedented invasion OF rats,
which has disoredered the domestic
economy OF every household and made
life miserable. Cats were powerless to
check the invaders; poison seemed to
act as a stimulant to their appetites.
and traps only served to demonstrate
the helplessness of mans ingenuitysto
cope with the pest.
At length the aid of the bacillus was
invoked and the municipal doctors
were commissioned to inoculate some
rats with an infectious disease. A suit
able virus. harmless to man. was found,
few rats captured and inoculated and
then let loose. The bacillus triumphed.
The rats sickened and died with won
derful rapidity, and to-day Lisbon is
celebrating the conquest OF the vora-
cious rodent.
1t is now proposed to use the virus
on board ships. where rats are known
to be the carriers OF infection fatal to
man-notably plague.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09

, to have the force and effect of law only
after they have been approved by the
President ana Congress. 4
Next come provisions in regard to the
timber lands, which are not to be sold
or leased by the commission, who have
power only to issue licenses to cut tim
ber under the forestry regulations now
in force in the islands. The provisions
in regard to the timber lands are fol-
lowed by a number of sections as to
mineral lands. The mineral land see
tiOns covers also coal lands and saline
lands.
One of the most important provisions
in the bill is that empowering the Phil
ippine Commission to purchase the
lands of the religious orders and dis
pose of them on proper terms to the
actual occupants.
municipalities and the city of Manila
are authorized to borrow money and to
issue bonds for municipal improve
ments. There are two sections which
provide for the granting of franchises,
so that individuals or corporations can
go into the islands and construct cleo
trio and steam railroads and engage in
Industries and manufactures
Provisions are embodied for estab-
fishing a coinage system on the lines
of Special Agent Conant's report. The
final sections of the bill make provis-
ion for a banking system and author
iZe banks of the United States to be
established in the Philippines.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
. Care of Hand. In w,n,.r.

Any extreme temperature, or either
very het or very cold water, is not
good for the hands. Warm water is
more cleansing. than cold water. A
dozen drops of the tincture of benzoin
added to basin of warm water is ben
eficial to the hands. CASTLE or one Of
the fine toilet soaps should be used.
A generous lather- should be made and
the hands thoroughly rubbed with it.
A rubber hesh-brush is. a great comfort
A little bran or oatmeal If put in the
water has softening effect, and makes
the skin velvety and pliable. Almond
meal Is also excellent for this purpose.
Care in drying the hands is essential
to their good condition, especially in
winter. A soft towel will gather up
all the moisture and should be used in
between the fingers Of each hand SO
that every part may be thoroughly
dried. After drying the hands it is q
good plan to rub in a little cold cream
or almond oil. after which. If they are
particularly sensitive, powder may be
busted over them.-Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
REASONING POWERS OF CRABS.
This One Undoubtedly Showed 1t, Ac-
cording to Blackford.

This One Undoubtedly Showed 1t, Ac-
cordine to Blackford.
Eugene Blackford, the ex-fish COM
missioner. was standing in the door
of his Office in Fulton Market one day
last week when literary woman came
up to him and said: Mr. Blackford,
am gathering material for an article
on crabs. Do you think those little
crustaceans have the faculty of rea-
soning?"
We'll, madam" replied Mr.. Black
ford, according to the New York Times,
Il have never given the subject a
thought, but l have known crabs to do
some remarkable things. Last summer
l was fishing for founders in Jamaica
bay. The water was shallow and
could easily see the bottom. A crab
sidled up to my bait, picked up the
hook with one claw, took of the bait
with the other, ate it and then climbed
up the line hand over hand, tumbled
into the boat and went nosing around
looking for the. bait box. II that isn't
reason it certainly is a very high de-
gree Of instinct
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
WIN Ask Help for Boers.

Brussels, Jan. 1.-THE Rev. Mr..
Broekhuysen returns as a Boer propa-
gandist to the United States about the
middle of January. He will probably
be accompanied by Abraham Fischer,
the leader of the Boer delegates who
visited the United States in May,
1900.
The clergyman's accounts Of the sue
cess Of his mission and his representa-
tions in regard to important sugges-
tions from responsible American quar-
ters have created the belief among Mr..
Kruger's entourage that encouraging
results could be obtained by the dis
patch OF another delegation.
The Rev. Mr.. Broekhuysen says he
and other propagandists have collected
in America $4,000. This is more than
the Beers have received from any other
source. The clergyman also asserts
that a number of senators and govern
ment officials In the United States have
encouraged him to pursue his work and
charged him to congratulate Mr.. Kru-
ger in their behalf on the successes the
Beers have obtained against the Brit
ish.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
Suit Against Water Company.

Denver, Jan. THE trial Of the suit
OF Clarence II. Venner and others
against the Denver Union Water Com
pany, in which is involved the owner
ship OF more than half the stock Of the
Denver company, began yesterday In
the District Court before Judge Dixon,
who Is sitting In Judge Malone's place.
Venner and the others associated with
him in the suit own about $5,0O0.O00 Of
stock in the American Water Works
Company Of New Jersey. Their claim
Is that this company owns large part
of the Denver water plant; that the de-
crees entered several years ago under
which the property was sold and pur-
chased by the Denver Union Water
Company are void and were obtained
by fraud. The action Is to set aside
these DEGREES. Reading Of the plead
ings took up most Of the time yester-
day.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
MILITARY CAMP IN SIBERIA.
HOW -ths''ssussisns Pitch Their Tents
sturdy rand Happy Mem

How he''asussisns; Pitch Their Tents
~ Sturdy zand Happy Men.
On the Sunday morning wien all the
chuDch~be were Changing and good
Blagpyestchensk folks were fastening,
armed with prayer books, to worship,
took solitary walk along the Amur
side. On the way passed through the
camp where are stationed. some 5000
soldiers. 1t was well situated near a
wood. The officers quarters were of
timber, painted white, and there were
scraggy gardens in front. There were
great long sheds for the troops, but
most Of the men were under canvas.
Their tents were pitched on quite a
different plan to that adopted by Brit
ish troops. There was first built up
square of sods, not unlike a sports
mans shelter you see on the moors at
home, with an entrance on one side.
On the top OF this was fixed the tent,
which was really sort of square can
vas lid which would throw the rain
beyond the bank. In each were six
beds and there was plenty of room to
stand up. At every point was SOL
uier Ou Budru, DuSleS were cOnIlnu-
ously sounding, officers and their or
derlies were galloping about. For
eigner" was, of course, stamped all
over me. and, although Ireceived many
curious glances, strolled where l
pleased, with never word OF hind
rance.
These Russian white-bloused Tom
mics were just as '1arky" as their red
jacketed friends at Aldershot, says a
correspondent of the London News. In
one or two places men were put out on
parade, but most of them were spend
ing their Sunday as they pleased. From
some of the tents came the bleat of ac-
cordions, and young fellows were
laughing and singing. Then came
across group having wrestling
matches; next some young fellows were
testing their jumping powers; then
groups squatted in the shade of the
trees smoking and gossiping. l must
say that they were all sturdy, well set
and healthy men, clean and neat, and
quite happy.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
HOLE-IN-THE-WALL
TO BE A WAGON ROAD

Denver, Jan. IA Casper, Wyoming,
special says the county commissioners
Of Johnson county will appropriate
money with which to blow out a por-
ton Of the famous and notorious Hole
in-the-Wall wall. At present the en-
trance 70 the Hole-in-the-Wall valley
is 80 small that wagons cannot pass
and a portion OF the red wall will be
blown away and the roadway Wild
ened. The wall is n huge pile OF rock.
rising to n height of. several hundred
feet and extending for distance Of
several miles north and south. Its
sides are perpendicular in places and
there is only one way to enter the
Hole-in-the-Wall valley, which is now
settled by n prosperous ranching pop
ulation. This entrance. or cut through
the wall, was formed by the action Of
the water of small stream.
In the early days when bands of cat
tie rustlers and outlaws infested Gen.
tral Wyoming they used the Hole-in-
the-Wall valley as a rendezvous, the
stolen cattle being driven through the
narrow crevice In the wall. Once in
side the thieves were safe and while
one Of two outlaws guarded the narrow
entrance the brands We're changed and
the stock made ready to ship. As late
us 1897 the Hole-in- the-Wall country
was used as biding place by crimi-
nails, for here they were furnished
with food and horses By several ranch
men who were in league with the out
laws. During the past few years, how
ever, the criminal element hns dlsap-
peared and the Hole-in-the- Wall would
now be very poor place In which to
seek hiding place from officers OF the
law.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
ILLUMINATING OIL Is
STRUCK NEAR BOULDER

Denver, Jan. IA Boulder special
to the Denver News says: During Sun
day night oil was struck by the Head
light Oil Company on the ranch OF
William Arnold, half mile northeast
of the Mckenzie ranch, and three
miles from Boulder. Large bottles Of
the oil We're filled from the baler as ii
came up about 6 o'clock last evening.
Later there was considerable excite
ment in that locality and a large num-
Der of bottles We're filed with the fluid.
Manager Garfield telegraphed the good
news to President H. White and Secre-
tary Page of Colorado Springs and
they arrived here this morning. They
at once went out to the property where
the news was confirmed by more oil
being brought up. Oil was found at
depth of 2,120 feet in a hard shale
upon which but eighteen inches of sink
ing was done yesterday although the
drill was worked at full capacity. The
rope and drill as they came up were
reeking with oil.
1t is of the same high grade illumin-
ating quality which was found in the
Mckenzie well at depth of 2,51O feet.
In that well, it will be recalled, the drill
had not cut through the shale or cap
well, but the oil began to ooze into the
hole from the sides, and evidently from
seams or slips from below. The COM
pany was intending to go deeper when
they lost the baler and in subsequent
efforts to remove it from the hole the
well caved. The Boulder Oil Company
a majority Of whose stock is controlled
by Thomas E. Poole, Lee Reynolds, DR..
]. N. Chipley, the state treasurer, and
others Of Denver, then began the sink
ing Of the new we'll with larger drill
and are now down about 2,1OO feet.
To the northeast Of them for half q
mile the Consolidated Oil Company,
whose members own large amount Of
stock in the Boulder Oil. began sinking
on the Arnold ranch. Having passed
the depth at which Mr. Garfield struck
oil in the Mckenzie, the stockholders
were becoming Respondent, but insist
ed on going farther through the cap,
and last night their efforts were re-
warded.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
FIFTY Below at Dawson.

Vancouver b. O.. Jan. THE steam
er Amur, arriving Sunday from Skag-
way, brought fourteen passengers from
Dawson. They report that the weather
In the North at the present time Is very
severe, having been fifty degrees below
zero last Tuesday morning in Dawson.
Two persons are said to have died from
exposure near Dawson two weeks ago.
Around Skagway the weather has been
very stormy.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09

Grand total OF all dividends paid. 81. $40. GIG
Stratton's Independence, the leading
producer, is found Mt the head Of the
dividend list. Stratton's independence
Limited commenced the year with n
quarterly dividend of ten per cent.
or $122,0O0. The dividend rate for
December was Increased ut the recon-
mendation Of John Hays Hammond,
and the amount authorized for Decem-
Der was mt the rate OF eighty per cent,
or $244 600. The Portland company Is
second. The Consolidated Gold Min
ing Company and the Bull Hill Consol-
idnted were merged In May and ac-
cordingly the April dividend of these
individual companies passed. The
Consolidated Mines now has the proud
distinction OF having declared and paid
the largest Individual monthly divi.
dend by any one company. amounting
to $10O.OO0. This handsome sum was
distributed on Christmas day. The
sum represents ten per cent. dlvi-
dend on the entire capitalization.
The sum of $50. 900 was also paid by
the Nugget company in quarterly div
idends during the first half OF the
year. but as this sum came from the
original dividend of the Doctor-Jack
Pot company, It Is not included In the
total. In the same manner the Ing.
ham company distributed $4,000 In
monthly dividends. The money com.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09

The irreverent receive no revsla-
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
Ing from the original Doctor-Jack Pot

ing from the original Doctor-Jack Pot
disbursement.
The Doctor-Jack Pot. Consolidated
Mines, New Zealand Consolidated COM
panies, controlled and managed by the
Woods Investment Company, paid div
idends for 1901 to the amount of ST.
O29, 100.
Miscellaneous Statistics.
Cripple Creeks tonnage for 1901. 595, 2s5
value .........-..-.-:.. VS., 50o. OOY
Increase over previous year,. $4,000
Dividends paid from sale Of
Grand total of divid 4sio.sis
Miles of railroad In district....... 130
LeadvilIe's Leading Producers.
The heaviest producers In making up
Leadville's Tonnage for 1901, which
was S55, 600 tons, being the greatest of
any camp in the state, are the follow
ing:
Ibex-9O,OOO tons of sulphide, $4,000
tons of silicious ores.
Home Mining Company-1O2,O67 tons
of oxidized iron ore.
A. Y. and Minnie-924 tons of car
Donates, 1900 tons of sulphide, $50
tons of zinc.
Yak-2a,OOO tons of sulphide, 1852
tons of zinc.
A. NJ. w. Combination-102,OO 600 tons
of sulphide, 995 tons of, carbonates,,
2, 40. tons of manganese.
Midas-6S,O 600 tons of oxidized iron.
Golden Eagle. 400 tons of sulphide.
Chrysolite-1,476 tons Of oxidized
iron.
Rubie Lease-2.45O tons Of carbon
Penn Mining Company-2S4 tons of
bismuth, 81 AGO tons of siliciouss ore.
Fairview-S,0OO tons OF manganese.
Caribou-20, 600 tons OF oxfdizcd and
manganese iron.
New Monarch (six months produc-
tiop)-SS5Qo tons of splphide, 600 tons
OF 'silicious ores. ga
Greenback (six months pfuddction)-
1000 tons sulphide. -
|. fSnhll Hopes. .4O2 tons of oxidized
iron, 1.727 tons sof, carbonate, 2,2SO
tons of sulphide. t,014 tens of.zinc.
Morning and Evening Star-22, 600
tons of oxidiZed iron.
i Iron Silver-56, GOO tons Of sulphide.
$500 tons of carbonates, 3,4O2 tons
Va ~"s -s-s
Output of Lake County Twenty-Three
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09

: Note.-A number OF the rich producers
are omitted from this list. -ering TO the
refusal OF the corporations controlling
Them to give out figures at this date.
Cripple Creek Dividends, 100i.--"S-
The total distribution for the year.
amounts to nearly S5,OOO,OOO. OF this
sum $12S, 500 was dividends declared
from proceeds Of sales of property.
The rest was earned profits. The de-
tails follow:
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
Ole Buil.. violin.

Mrs. Ole Bull lives in Cambridge.
Mass. She has presented the violin
used by her husband to the museum
at Bergen. The violin is said to have
been made In 1882 by Gasparo di Salo.
It was bought by Cardinal Aldobran-
dini, who gave 1t to the museum at
Innsbruck, from which 1t was carried
OF as loot by one Of Napolcon's SOL
diers.
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THE NEws-DEMoCRAT PUB. CO..
Canton, Ohio.
DAILY NEws-DEMoCRAT.

Daily delivered by carrier. &c per week
Daily delivered by mail. .10c per week
Daily per year, by mail. .$b.oo
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COLOMBIAN TREATY 4!
TO Be Negotiated
Seer tary Hay and Colombian
Minister Have Arranged
the Pre- iimi n ries. -

Washington, July THE negotia-,
tions for the treaty between the
United States and Colombia under
which the former will acquire the
right to build the Panama canal viii
begin in about one week. Minister
Concha, OF Colombia, having con-
ferred with Secretary Hay on the pre-
liminaries. Mr.. Hay will be out OF
the city for the next few days, and
on his,return the negotiations will be-
gin. Minister Concha has been fully
clothed with authority to proceed
with the treaty. 81
The amount to be paid Colombia for
REIMBURSEMENT of exclusive rights
to the United States will Bz $1,000
900 In gold, and In addition Colombia
Is to receive an annuity at the enc
of fourteen years, to be determined by
mutual agreement at that time. TIA
annuity is expected to be 5000 900 a
year, as the immediate payment Of
81, ,000,000 covering the period OF the
next fourteen years is considered q
basis for fixing the annual rental at
$600, 900.
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FATAL SLEEP
Beneath Wheels Of q Train.

Alliance, July 7.-Lambert Royston,
aged twenty-one and unmarried. OF
Huntington, Ind, who has been EN-
ployed on the pile driver of the Lake
Erie. Alliance & Wheeling railroad
met death at Palmyra, few miles
north Of here. Saturday afternoon.
He craw1ed under the pile driver
car, unknown to the trainmen, and
went to sleep An engine was coupled
on and the train started. A few min
utes later the crew found Royston.
He lived only few minutes, but was
conscious and gave directions regard
ing the disposal OF his remains, as he
realized that he could not live.
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Foraker would like to circumvent
Hanna in the municipality control
scheme but he cannot. He is too
weak physically, and he has not taken
good enough care OF his friends lately
to make a stroSg fight. Time was
when Foraker's word to friend was
worth par, but it is the case now since
Hanna has beaten him SO often at his
own game that he has about quit fight
Ing and will give his word to friend
and then capitulate to Hanna.
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DIED OF LOCKJAW.

GAINESVILLE, o.. July 7.-Effa Lem
mon. the ten-year-old daughter Of a
prominent farmer Of this locality. Il
dead Of lockjaw. About week ago
she jumped from an apple tree. slisht-
Ing on some stubble. which penstrat-
ed the right foot. The family treated
the wound for several days but nnaiiy
called . physician. who found . WlDl
&aveloped cese q tptanuag The G1ri
suizerad untold agony. \
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$4,000, ,ooc more to follow soon.

$1,VVv,VUV more 10 IOllOW SOOn.
Mr.. Benton submitted other figures
of statistical character, which ere
interesting and instructive. The reim-
bursement of certain northern states
for interest on expenditures during tue
civil war was ordered at an expense
of $4,272,239, despite the fact that the
government auditing officers refuse to
corcede these claims. The total of tho
cash appropriations is $500, 1876, 900, and
the government has practically given
its note foor $260,0O0,O00 more, which
must be met at future sessions of con-
gress. The deficiencies for the session
just closed aggregate $2s,030,911, over
tapping appropriations for like pur-
poses more than $12,o00,000.
Twelve years ago when the Repub-
lican congress passed the billion-dol!ar
mark in appropriations by $30,O00,00J
the party was driven from power.
Today the country is confronted witt,
appropriations for one session of con-
gress going beyond the Fifty-first con-
gress and proposing to go it $2,0OU, 900
better.
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Semi Weekly per year by mail. 800
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The Strife In Stark.

Some Of the papers of the Eight.
eenth district see trouble in the Re-
publican camp in the event the nom-
nation does not go to suit certain
factions. In fact, It seems as though
no matter how it goes, the result will
be the same. In each county there
are warning factions, and in none OF
the counties Is this as true as it is OF
Stark
Alliance has lot Of nurtured bit
terness that was engendered through
the turning down of her favorite can
didates for county and district Offices
in the past. They are sore on the
last nomination when both their can
didates were turned down for COM
missioner II Phelps does not get a
fair show in the fight for congress
there will be a repetition of lastyear's s
bolt at the election, but in an aggra-
waited form
In Canton the two factions are lin
Ah6 UP uEuihot Cd'h otHCI' " hltih6
Fawcett, George Clark and others are
for Smith, while A. M. McCarty
Charles C. Upham, c. c. Bow and the
great bulk of the attorneys are work
ing quietly or openly for Grant.
When these two factions clash, the
Ratchet will not be laid down after
the convention. The situation is not
any better in Columbiana county. 1t
Is claimed over there that Speaker
is simply getting hold of the delega-
ton to turn it over to Kennedy or
some other candidate so that he can
get control of the patronage of the
county. There are others over there
who want to have something to say
as to who is to fill the postoffice and
other federal positions, SO that a bit
ter fight is sure to result.
All over the district organized Ia
Dor, which is beginning to assert it.
self politically, is interested in Phelps.
ice is getting the endorsement Of
unions in every county and what
strength this feature viii add to him
is being watched with great interest
by Republican politicians. They fear
the result, as the same question is to
enter strongly into the county cam
i aign this fall.
Following are extracts from the
editorial columns of Salem and
Youngstown papers:
If Mahoning Republicans are turned
down in the Salem convention they'd
have good reason to bolt the ticket.
They have been hewers of wood and
drawers Of water (beer, etc., for
nearly 30 years and never got smell
of the congressional fruit. The Re-
publican gentlemen of Stark and Col
umbiana may be honorable enough,
but il is certain they are neither
grateful nor generous s.-Youngstown
indicator
Mahoning county by order of sue
cession is justly entitled TO the NOM
ination; this fact has not been denied
By any one up to the present time.
Each campaign, Mahoning has gone
f6to the convention with a candidate
only to be turned down by Stark and
Columbiana, until forbearance has
ceased to be virtue. This year a
determined stand will he made 10
force the other counties to recognize
her rights, but the best opinion is that
these efforts will be in vain. II these
rights are not recognized then drastic
measures will be resorted to. -distaste-
full though It may be, and the result
may be the election of Democratic
congressman from this district.-Sa-
lem Herald.
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STARK co. DEMOCRAT.
(Issued Tuesday and Friday.)

ESTABLISHED. .1s3;
STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
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SHOP BURNED
Lisbon Is Visited by Fire.
(Stan Specially

Lisbon, July 7.--Saturday evening
between 7 and 8 o'clock, fire was dls-
covered in the machine shop Of the
Beaver plant of the American Tin
Flate company. The shop was de-
stroyed and damage done to the mills
to the amount OF $1,000. The dam.
age Is covered by insurance.