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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-18
Miners Feel Grateful to PreSi- dent Roosevelt for the
 Settlement
WANT MORE WAGES AND
 SHORTER HOURS FOR WORK
Poor Underpad Miners Taught Opera tors a Needful Lesson In Civic and Social
 Duty. E

is the same, no better and no worse, among the half million people dependent upon us in the coal fields as it is every where in our country The pretense of the operators that they were unable to produce coal because intimidation kept from work men who were willing to work, has been proven false by the fact that the protection which they demanded has decreased rather than Increased the number of men mining coal A hundred thousand troops could not have enabled the operators to start their mines for the simple reason that the men who work them are members of the United Mine Workers of America men who were de- terminsd to stand to the last for their right to organize and through their or eanization to demand better wages and improved conditions of employment. De- privation, misrepresentation and troops, together were not sufficient to drive the men into surrender. They stood shoulder to shoulder to the last. The operators declared that they would have nothing to do with the United Mine Workers of America, but they have found it neces- sary to recognize the power of the United Mine Workers of America through you, MT. President and to seek terms of peace which will enable them to resume their business in mining and selling coal The recognition of our strength thus forced upon the operators by stern necessity, we exult over, not in any narrow spirit, but because we believe it marks a for ward step toward a new era. Upon the foundation laid through war we are ready to join with them in building for better conditions and long and lasting peace. The United Mine Workers of America, since it's organization in the an- thracite field has constantly sought to establlsh
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
Bones For Bread.

There is an interesting child's story
called 'Jack the Giant Killer" in
which one of the giants is supposed to
use the expression "fe-faw-fum," or
something like it, when Jack has climb
ed beanstalk and been hidden by the
giants wife, the rest of the growl be-
ing, II smell the blood of an English
man, but be he alive or be he dead I'll
take his bones to make my bread"
Possibly it has not occurred to many
TO ask where the idea of making bread
out of bones originated, as we do not
often seriously investigate fairy tales
1t is historical fact that during the
siege Of Paris by Henry ", owing to
famine, bread. which had been sold
while any remained for more than 81
a pound, was made from the bones in
the eharnel. house of the Holy limo.
cents. This occurred in 1594.-NeW
YORK Press.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
They Use Morphine.

Snakes OF many poisonous varieties
can be handled without danger if the
handling is done properly" says deal
er in animals. ''Most people imagine
that snake charmers handle only nom
poisonous snakes or snakes with the
poison sacs removed, but such is not
always the case. / have seen snake
charmers fearlessly handle reptiles Of
the deadliest variety without apparent
danger to themselves, the snakes in
fact making no attempt to bite. A
snake does not bite unless angered,
and snake charmers are careful in
their handling to soothe the animal In
stead of alarming it. They generally
begin their manipulation by stroking
and avoid all sudden movement In
handling the snake. Most snake charm
ers have come in contact with were
morphine fiends, and by the absorption
Of this poison they were impervious
to the poison of any but the most
deadly variety Of snakes"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
LEGAL. ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF PIMA, TERRI
TORY OF ARIZONA.

In the matter of the estate of Juan
Elias, deceased. M
Notice is hereby given that Miguel
T. Carrillo. administrator with the
will annexed of the estate of Juan
Elias, deceased, has rendered and pre-
sented for settlement, and filed in said
court his annual account of his adj
ninistrarion of said estate, and that
Thusday the 9Th day of November,
1902, at 10 o'clock a. M, at the court
room Of said court at the county court
house. in Tucson Pima County, Ari-
zona, has been duly appointed by said
court for the settlement of said ac-
count, at which time and place any
person interested in said estate may
appear and file exceptions in writing
to said account and contest the same.
Dated, Tucson, Arizona, November
Is, 1902
S. w PURCELL,
Ext 0ficio Probate Judge
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
SIDE LIGHTS ON HISTORY.
Curious Letters by q Harvard Man
Who Served Under Washingfom.

Curious Letters by o Harvard Man
Who Served Under Washington.
Some curious side lights on history, as
valuable in their way as the more seri-
GUS studies. are found in a little collec-
ton of letters from a Revolutionary
soldier which are preserved in the Har.
ward library. They were written to
relatives and friends in New Hanp.
shire by one William Weeks, Har.
yard graduate, who was an officer in
Washington's army.
Homesickness must have been severe
at times, though in one of his letters
from Valley Forge this soldier seems
to have had hard struggle between
his natural pleasure at the honors
which he was fortunate enough to be
accorded and his nostalgia. s'This
Suiiivan's to take Dinner with him, the
other day had as great an Honour
confer'd upon mel had the Honour
to take a Glass Of Wine with Gen'l
Washington & his Lady-But at the
same time ! should count as great an
Honour to have the satisfaction of see
ing, conyersing & taking a Glass of
Wine with my--F Friends at Home
There is a curious indication OF the
state of mind in the Continental army
at times during the war In another
letter, where Mr.. Weeks says, eff my
Wages were not higher than / expected
when at HONS, would by no means
tarry, but as they are rais'd; and for
the Love have for the Country, can
by no Means think Of leaving the
Army" erszs-sssTE.- .ssssa%#-@
That the manner of obtaining Her
ward degree has changed radically In
the last hundred years appears in a
paragraph written at Valley Forge in
177S. Weeks had taken his A. B. three
years before that, but evidently was
anticipating an A. NJ. "As the cam
paign is coming on" he wrote, 81 have
but little expectation Of coming home
for my degree" But it appears that In
consideration Of the $40 which his fam.
lily forwarded to the college in response
to this request the desired honor was
conferred.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
Two Gifts to the Orchestra.

On one occasion, when Won Bulow
had to conduct an orchestral concert
at which a piece written by an aristo-
cratic amateur was to be performed,
the composer requested permission to
direct a rehearsal and on obtaining it
opened a parcel containing seventy
pencils, which he handed to the men,
bers of the band, asking them to mark
his intentions in their parts. as he
would give them by word Of mouth.
Hans Won Bulow noted this matter Of
detail and left the hail. Presently he
returned, also with parcel, and on re-
suming his place at the desk gravely
handed out seventy pieces of india rub.
ber with which the players were to
erase the directions which the compos-
err had given them.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
The Cocoa Plantation.

A traveller in South America, where
the cocoa tree is largely cultivated,
speaks OF the great care with which
the young plants have to be protected
from the sun. which, If very strong, is
fatal to them. To secure this protec-
tion the planters shield them by ba-
mana trees and plantain trees, the
broad leaves of which give them the
needed shade. And even when they
ere fully grown they need protection.
which is given by trees known as elm
mortels." or. as the planters call then.
"the mother "f the cocoa" Thus the
whole cocoa plantation has a sort of
canopy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
STAGE LIFE, TEN YEARS.
Sew Crop OF Minor Actors Harvested
Every Decade.

Sew Crop OF Minor Actors Harvested
Every Decade.
A new crop OF stage people is har-
vested in the United States every ten
years. Each decade marks the begin
ming Of new epoch In theatrical his.
tory.
This fact does not apply so aptly to
ttars and stage people who dominate
the profession, for the life of these,
30 far as the public is concerned, is
usually somewhat longer. But with the
rank and file-those who never rise
higher than the level Of minor roles
ten years Is about the limit of endur-
ance. After having served before the
public for that length of time without
doing anything sufficiently meritorious
or novel to attract unusual attention
the actor or actress, as a rule. passes
away in so far as the profession la
concerned, and new crop is harvest.
ed among the many anxious recruits
On the waiting list to ill the depleted
ranks.
Men who deal in the talents of stage
POOPAC w AnC CAACAb vi
cial return from their labors are better
qualified to "size up" the situation
than others, and their experience
teaches that few ordinary people of
the theatrical profession remain longer
than ten years in the business. They
either achieve distinction-althou
this is the exception rather than the
rule-or else drop into other lines after
having been convinced by experience
that the stage. so far as they are di.
rectly concerned. offers practically no
opportunity for advancement. For this
reason the rank and die of the profes-
sion Is constantly changing, and the
popular idea ''once an actor always an
actor is easily disproved.-
Tribune.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
Mushroom Tests.

There are two sure ways of telling
the difference between wholesome
mushrooms and the poisonous fungi
which so closely resemble them. If they
are to be boiled, put an onion with
them, and If the onion remains white
there is nothing to fear. If it turns
black, throw away the contents Of the
dish, for poison turks there. A common
test is to sprinkle little salt on the
pink underpart, and if it turns black
you have real mushrooms. If the pink
changes to yellow, you have danger
signal before. If precautions like these
were taken with all mushrooms. fresh
or canned, there 1ld be less sickness
in the world.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
Reporters and Humorists.

Inquiring Boy-What is a reporter?
Father-A reporter is man who
writes up an Irish parade as If he were
an lrishman and then turns about and
writes up an English celebration us if
he were an Eng'ishman.
Boy-What is humorist?
Father-A humorist is a man who
writes up an Irish parade as if he We're
an Englishman and an English cele-
bration as If he were an Irishman.-
New York Weekly.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
A WINNING TRICK.
NE Lost All His Bets and Made
Money by Doing So,

Money by Doing So.
The captain Of one rather old and
slow steamer of years ago, finding that
he would have to be long time in
China before he received O full cargo
of tea and would have probably to re-
turn in ballast, began, to every ones
astonishment, to say that, owing to the
repairs that had been done to his en-
gines, he hoped to make racing pas
sage back to England. Then, still more
to the astonishment of the captains of
the fast steamers and the world at
large, he commenced to back himself to
make the fastest passage home.
In such very considerable sums of
money did he wager that people began
to think there was something in it, and
the merchants sent their tea almost en-
tirely to his ship, arguing that as the
captain stood to lose $500 the repairs to
his steamers engines had probably put
him in a position to bet almost on
certainty.
OF course the steamer, whose great
est speed was eight knots an hour, ar
rived in England weeks after the 9th
ers, and the captain lost f250, but in
stead Of having to lie in China waiting
his chance of cargo coming in from the
interior, a probable delay Of weeks, he
had cleared in few days after his
bets became known to the public with
a full ship, thus recouping to his own
ers, who of course paid his betting loss
es, q considerable number of thousands
of pounds profit.-Blackwood's Maga-
zine
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
Napoleon III. and His Cigarettes

NApOAcUA AAAs anu nk@ AA&AEGAaeAs
The most obstinate of cigarette
smokers was the Emperor Napoleon
III. 1t is an error to suppose that he
was ambitious. A fatalist,% he fol-
lowed a plan which he imagined had
been traced in advance. At Sedan.
when the end came. he calmly lit a
cigarette. Hugo's epic anger against
him had large element of irritation
at the mans supreme calmness. Hugo
was not cigarette smoker. He never
understood, he could not understand,
him. Zola, who was a cigarette
smoker and who ceased in order that
ne might become great workman,
understood and described Napoleon
III. in La Debacle" perfectly.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
Turkex,a Sacred snot.

The Chirkau Scherif, or hall OF the
Holy Garment, is the most sacred
place In Turkey. for it shelters the
mantle of the prophet Mohammed, his
staff. his gaber. his standard and,
among other relics. two hairs from his
venerable beard, which are inclosed
In casket of gold.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
A Terrible Threat.

Customer--That tea service costs &C
marks. That is more than / can pay.
His Wife (whispering)-If | should
have a fainting spell among all th.a
china, it would cost you far more
Ellegende Blatter.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
LUCK IN THIRTEEN.

By sending thirteen miles William
Spirey, of Walton Furnace, Vermont,
got a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
that wholloy cured horrible fever
sore on his leg. Nothing else could.
Positively cures bruises, felons, ulcers,
eruptions, boils, burns, corns and piles.
Only 25 cents. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
defined,

Authors Little Boy-Papa. what is
magazine editor?
Author (of some repute)-Why. he Is
the man In the magazine office who
prints the articles he ought to send
back and sends back the articles he
ought to print.-Llfe.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
Helping the Hen.r,en.

Aunt (seyerely)--How dare you fakp
the money from your missionary box?
Willie Didn't you say was a rcgu.
tar little heathen2
You are far wosse.'
swell, was saving the money for
the heather, and FIRST come frst
served"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-09
Foreign Gossip.

The revolution in Venezuela grows in
strength daily.
Russia plans to increase her indus
trial importance.
The chances for peace in South Afri-
ca are greatly improved.
The British loss at Zeefontein aggre-
gates large number.
The Ban Rlgh, an English ship, has
been declared pirate by Colombia.
Germans navy awaits orders to make
a demonstration against Venezuela.
The general situation in South Africa
shows considerable improvement from
the British standpoint.
A Boer envoy tells that the generals
in the field are stage managers, who
manipulate public sentiment.
All the foreigners in Pekin. Ameri-
cans excepted, are preparing for treach-
cry on the part of the Chinese.
The French an,ba dor. NJ. Camille
in an address in Rome. complimented
Italy upon the material rrogra ass made,
and said that the Mediterranean ques-
ton between France and Italy no long
er existed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-09
THOMAS BENroN's GRANDSON.
Son of a Former French Diplomat
Commits Suicide.

Son of Former French Diplomat
Commits Suicide.
London, Jan. 4. A verdict of suicide
during temporary insanity was returned
by coroners jury this morning in the
case of Baron Charles Cauldre Boilleau,
who was shot in a railroad carriage at
Loughborough junction Sunday.
Baron Boilleau's father was formerly
first secretary of the French legation at
Washington. lie was appointed by EN-
peror Napoleon Ill, and held the addi-
tonal office Of Canadian consul general.
While in Washington he married Senator
Thomas H. Bentons daughter, thus be-
coming brother-in-law of Gen. Fremont.
The elder Boilleau later was French min
lister to Peru and married again. His
widow is now living at Pisa. The sui
eide was the elder Baron Boilleau's
youngest son by his first marriage The
deceased has two brothers in America.
The eldest, Baron Boilleau. resided at
New Orleans. The suicide was wealthy.
but lately he has spent large sums in
endeavoring to get the Iceland parliament
to permit English vessels to fish within
the three-mile limit. With this end in
view he was getting up a wealthy Eng
fish syndicate. He recently sent to Amer
fca' for 100000, but only received POO.
and appeared respondent at the delay of
the Icelanders in coming to an agree
ment The baron had many wealthy
friends IN London who would have will
ingly advanced him any sum Of money
needed. Baron Boilleau, however, kept
his troubles to himself, and when found
dead in the railroad carriage he had only
one penny in his pocket. His estates in
Iceland and interests in America which
are intact are valuable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-09
Sins and Sinners.

Several hundred chill lren had the OPP
pcrtunity recently to see, at Trenton,
n. j., the hanging of the negro, Robert
Herson, who murdered Mary Van Lieu
and her child and then burned the home
to cover up the crime. The hanging
took place in the yard of the old Mercer
Jail.
I Two more warrants have been sworn
OUT against George W. Moore, president
! o. the Continental Security Redemption
company, in Birmingham, Ala, one al
leging false pretenses and the other the
keeping of false accounts. Moore's to-
tai bond is $4,000. He failed to secure
bail, and is now in Jail.
| Frank Morning and Frank Wilson.
who live three miles from Ironton, O..
quarrelled. and Monning shot Wilson's
r4gh arm off with shot gun. Wilson,
W'th his left hand, drew revolver and
shot Monning through the heart, killing
him instantly. Wilson was some hours
in getting medical attention, and will
die They were cousins.
News has reached Bisbee Ariz.. Of
the killing of George Ashton and Carl
Benningfeld. we'll known cattlemen,
Dy Mexican "SOucLOppeFS III tHe f1ud-
chuca mountains. The trouble grew
out of Benningfeld's effort to remon-
strate with the Mexicans, who were
shooting holes in his tent. The Next
cans escaped to the border line, pur-
sued by the dead cattlemen's friends.
Burglars blew the safe in the post
Office and general store at Nottingham,
suburb of Cleveland. The explosion
awakened Postmaster Hoose, who, with
several citizens, opened fire on the rob-
bers, as the latter were leaving the
building with their booty. The burglars
returned the fire, ard, after long run
ming fire, escaped. A bloody trail indi-
Gated that at least one of them was
badly wounded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-09
Resume 81 the newS.
Washington Note..

Interest IN the penny postage project
Is revived.
President Roosevelt smarts under
Miles episode criticisms.
The report that President Roosevelt
publicly rebuked Gen.. Miles is denied.
The New Years reception at the
White House was an unqualified sue
cess.
a plebiscite is proposed anent the sale
of the Danish West Indies to the United
States.
President Roosevelt opposes the plan
to make him the arbiter of the canal
route.
The Philippine tariff bill passed by
the house would exclude hemp from
our market.
Another effort will be made to settle
the controversies between Canada and
the United States.
One of the smallest Inoian appropri-
alton bills in recent years will be
passed by congress.
Admiral Schley has concluded to
make no further effort to have his case
reopened OF reviewed.
Gen. Chaffee denies that there is fric-
ton between the civil and military au
thorities in the Philippines.
President Roosevelt desires to include
consuls and third-class postmasters in
the civil service classified ton.
President Roosevelt may ask Grover
Cleveland to be the American repre-
sentative at King Edwards coronation.
The refusal of Maso's followers to
vote in the Cuban election is looked
upon in Washington as a forerunrer of
trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-09
COLD FLOODED FERMENTATION
THE, SUDDEN DIsAPPEARANOE OF
TIE MEN AROUsEs sus-
PICION.
MURDERER MAKES MS ESCAPE
SCENTS DANGER WHEN HD SEES
PARTY HEADED FOR SCENE
OF CRIME.

Chicago. Jan. 5. After q fruitless
search throughout Chicago covering q
period of seven days, Constable John
Allen of the provincial police of White
water. Manitoba, left Chicago last
night for his home. In his weeks stay
in Chicago Constable White, aided by
local detectives, sought in vain for
Walter Gordon, who, though only
twenty-five years old, is charged by
the Canadian police with perpetrating
two of the most atrocious and premed-
itated murders known in the career of
the Canadian officials, and as a result
E. j. Elliott, chief of the provincial po-
lice at Winnipeg, on behalf of the Cam
adam authorities, has offered
A Standing Reward
of $1,000 for the apprehension Of the
young man. Gordon, according to the
story told by TIE Canadian police Off
Ger, was born and raised in White
water, a short distance from Winnipes.
He left there, however and after trav-
cling through Chicago and other West
ern cities in the United States, returned
last July to Whitewater. There he OBJ
tanned employment from two men who
operated a large farm. He became I'M
innate with his employers, and one day
in August he left with one of them for
Winnipeg. Gordon returned i'll the
evening, but his companion failed to-
appear. When Gordon was questioned
by his other employer as to the where
ahouts of his partner, he answered
evasively that he had
Lost Him In Town.
A few days after, Gordon and his em-
plcyer went in search of the partner.
FL ON this search only Gordon returned.
The absence Of the two men created
some comment on the part of neigh
hors and citizens, and when Constable
Allen visited Gordon at the farm and,
made inquiry he was told by the man
that his employers had sold out to him
and had left for the United States. This,
seemed suspicious to Allen, and when,,
few days later, a citizen reported to
him that he had heard shooting in a
ravine several miles up the country.
he organized a searching party and
started an investigation. On the trip
the party passed the farm. After
searching several hours the party came
upon boot on loosened sod
In One of the Clutches.
The sod had the appearance of having
been recently dug and resembled a
grave. The searchers began digging,
and after having cleared away four
feet of the newly loosened earth. they
came upon the remains of Gordon's
former employers, one body lying
across the other. Both men mad been
killed by bullets fired through their
hearts.
The discovery created thea greatest
excitement, and a party started at
once to arrest Gordon. When it arrived
a. the farmhouse, however, he had dis
appeared, taking with him everything
of value that was available. An alarm
was given throughout the entire coun-
try, and descriptions of the fugitive
were flashed across the wires, but all
to no avail.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-09
LIKE A WITCH OF OLD.
Girl With Abnormal Power II
Driven From Her Home.

Girl With Abnormal Power 10
Driven From Her Home.
Eikhart, Ind, Jan. 5.-Like a witcn
Of Puritan days, pretty thirteen-year-
old Bessie Currier. who Is credited with
abnormal power to cause plates to float
through the air, water pals to upset.
bedsteads to come asunder and other
startling phenomena, has been driven
from her home. Her sister-in-law. MRS:
William Currier. with whom she ana
her mother. Mrs. Mary Currier, nVeo'
declared that the girl should no longer
be harbored under her roof, and she
has accordingly gone to another sister
in-law, Mrs John Currier. some as
lance from the city. Mrs. William
Currier, however. does not regard the
girl with supernatural awe, but thinks
the phenomena the result of trickery
on her part though the child maintains
that she is not responsible for the man
ifestations. The story Of the remark
able manifestations at James NC
Carthy's residence in this city has
stirred up much comment. Many ridi-
Guile the story. but the scores who VS.
tied the house We're impressed with the
evident sincerity of the family. board
erS and neightOrS,