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Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
INHALED ON A BUGGY SHAFT
Twenty Inches of Wood Penetrates a
 Boys Groin

A terrible accident befell 7-year-old Robert Johnston, a son of Harleigh Johnston of Montecito valley, last Wednesday afternoon. The child was impaled upon a buggy shaft by col lission of his saddle horse with an animal driven by E. Roe, local mer- chant.
 Robert and another small boy were racing their horses at top speed along one of the valley roads. MT. Roe saw them coming toward his rig and pull ed up his horse, raising the shafts of his buggy to some height. One lad whlzzed by, but Johnston's horse struck shaft and fell under the buggy. Roe was stunned by the shock, but moment later opened his eyes to see boy and saddle hanging in midsair above him. He attempted to free the child, but found this difficult, as twenty inches of the wood had passed into the little fellows groin. Of this fully a foot protruded above the hip bone. By main strength only was Roe able to drag the boy from his terrible position. The unfortunate child did not lose consciousness. The collision was of such force that the boxes of fruit in Roe's buggy were thrown forward, while his horse was thrown back. through the cross bar of the buggy almost over the dash board. The shaft is blunt and measures fully an inch and quarter across the end. It ran between the horse and saddle, through the saddle and into the child.
 Physicians from Santa Barbara are in constant attendance. The wound will probably prove fatal, though some hope of the boys recovery is held out.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
BRINGING TURKEY TO TIME
American Demands Likely to Be Com
 piled With

The sharp rejoinder of United States Minister Leishman to the ports is having the desired effect of hastening the carrying out of tine latter's engage ments for the settlement of pending questions. One of the American de- mands heretofore disregarded, namely, the return of a package of insurance policies seized by the authorities, was complied with Thursday, while indi- cations point to the porte being desi- rous of preventing further friction by settling the other matters, including the rebuilding of the American mis- sion house at Kharput, Turkish Ar menia, destroyed at the time of the Armenian massacres there, and the granting of permission to Armenian women and children to join their hus- bands and fathers who are naturalized Americans.
 No additional information concern ing the relations between the two United States legations and the Tur- kish government has been received at the state department. Among other difficulties which Minister Leishman has encountered is in negotiating with responsible authorities. His inter- course has been with the minister of foreign affairs, with whom he has reached an agreement on nearly every
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
SMALLPOX AT BARBADOES
Bodies of Many Victims Cast Into the
 Sea

The British steamer Trent, which arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, Friday from West Indian ports, brought news of an alarming increase of cases in the second outbreak of smallpox at Bar badoes, where the bodies. .of the dead are being thrown into the sea.
 The Trent also brought details of the murder of Mayor, Scotchman, by 150 riotous East Indian immigrants in British Guinea. During the rioting which followed the militia was forced to fire, killing twenty-one persons and wounding over forty.
 There have been 1876 cases of small pox at Bridgeton, Island of Barbados, since July IS.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
Rear-End Collision

In rear-end collision between the first and second sections of east-bound passenger train No. 4, which occurred in the Elko, New, yard Thursday morning, James Watson of Kokomo, Ind., and Miss Blanche Caine of h. dianapolis were bruised and cut about the body and face but not seriously injured. Both trains were carrying returning K. of P. excursionists. The first train was standing ill the yard while passengers were taking breakfast and was crashed into by the second section. The last car of the fist train and the pilot of the engine of the second section were badly damaged.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
TWO MINERS KILLED
Met Death in Separate Accidents in
 the Same Day

John F. Wallace and Steve Badeo- vich were almost instantly killed in separate accidents in the Douglas Island mines of Alaska, August IA. Wallace met death during the after noon in the Mexican mine, Badelovich was killed in the Treadwell workings during the forenoon. At the time of the accident to the latter another man, whose name is not given in advices, from Juneau, was badly shaken up but not seriously injured.
 While driving horse hitched to a car in one of the lower tunnels of the Mexican mine Wallace was caught between the car and the chute and crushed so badly that he died shortly afterward. The body was squeezed into fourteen-inch space and nearly every rib broken.
 Badelovich, Slovenian, was at work on the no foot level of the Tredwell mine, when he lost his footing and fell to the 200 foot level. He was in- stantlv killed,
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
As They Understood It

The Rome correspondent of the Lon don Daily Mail relates curious story of recent agrarian riot at Cassano- murge, near Bari, where 400 peasants seized large estate and began divid- ing up lands in accordance with their ideas of socialism. The rioters only relinquished their booty after a sharp conflict with the military authorities, in which one of their number was killed.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
Forming a Gould Chain

It is the opinion of western rail- road men now in Los Angeles that the new traffic agreements of the railroads east and west from Denver are more than closer alignment of the Harri- man and the Gould systems in their respective spheres. The agreement be- tween the Union Pacific and the Bur lington is taken as combination of the Hartman and James J. Hill in- terests against the Gould interests, but it is not clear what advantage the agreement is to the Burlington. Natur- ally enough the Missouri Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande Western roads would come toge ther in traffic agreement, since they are all Gould roads, and one supplements the other in the handling of freight and passen- gers from Ogden to Pittsburg.
 This bringing together of the Gould roads to make continuous haul two- thirds of the way across the continent is another move in the announced effort of George J. Gould to form a continu- ous chain of railroads from ocean to ocean. It is given out on what is con- sidered reliable authority that the Gould system of roads will be in Los Angeles within eighteen months. An other scene of activity of Gould is the southwest. Within the past few days he has purchased the Gulf and Brazos Valley railroad in Texas, short line north from the Texas and Pacific, little west of Fort Worth, to Mineral Wells, and already surveys are being made for a continuation of this line north through Texas and New Mexico to Trinidad, Colo, where connec- tion will be made with the Denver and Rio Grande al the southern ex- tremity of that road, forming another grouping of the Gould roads. The new road will parallel the Colorado and Southern for considerable dis tance, and will in measure be a com peting line, opening way from Mex ico to the middle west for the Goulds. Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
Workmen Are Scarce

T. B. Fitzsimmons, contractor, has returned to Monterey, Mexico, after trip over the republic in search of laborers for railway construction. He failed to secure single workman. At Tampico he found that local con- tractors had dispatched boat to Jamaica to bring over 1000 negroes. They will be insured employment for a year.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
PeIee in Eruption Again

Officers of the steamer Danhome, which arrived at Castries, Island of St.. Lucia, Friday, report severe erup- tion of Mount Pelee at noon Thursday. The eruption was followed by total darkness five miles away from the volcano. It was twenty minutes be- fore it again became light.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30

question at issue, but the grand vizer revoked or annulled the action of the foreign minister and negotiations came to naught. Minister Leishman is insisting that the person with whom he deals must be responsible, so that agreements reached will be carried into effect.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
FORMING A GOULD CHAIN
COMBINING SEVERAL ROADS IN A
 SOLID LINE
Distillers to Form Combination Col lision in Nevada-As They Understood it- Pelee in Eruption Again-Met Death on the Same Day in Different Accidents

The Supreme Court has granted a writ of error in the case against Frank c. Andrews, and order ed that Andrews be remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Wayne county until dis charged by due process of law. The effect of this action is to prevent An drew's immediate removal to Jackson prison.
 A plan is on foot to form combina- tion of the outside dstllers in Ken lucky and the outside distillers in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, the pro. posed consolidation being a revival of the so-called "Greenbaum plan," which was stopped in its infancy three years ago by tine formation of the pres ent combine.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30
Washington Notes

The Paul Jones, the last of the tor
 pedo boats built by the Union Iron Works, has been accepted by the gov ernment.
 A dispatch says that Senator Beve- ridge chairman of the senate com mittee of territories, has decided in the early part of November to consider the bill granting statehood to Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. By agreement this bill must be taken up in the senate soon after the opening in December, and must therefore be dis posed ot in committee before the reg ular session of the senate opens.
 It is admitted at the state depart ment that there is renewal of tension between the United States and Turkey, but the officials do not deem it pru- dent to disclose the present condition
 of affairs. They say, however, that the condition is in no way grave, but is of that strained character which has occurred from time to time with Turkey in recent years. It is gather ed that the present tension grows out of the long pending claims of Ameri- cans who suffered loss during Armenian outbreak. To some extent the Stone abduction gave added cause for irrita- tion. The American Minister, Mir. Leishman, has been given wide lati- tude 10 deal with the situation as cir may demand.
 Commissioner of Immigration Sar- gent has received information that large numbers of Chinese are arriving in Mexico for the purpose ultimately of crossing the border into the United States. Some time ago the state de- partment ruled that Chinese arriving at San Francisco en route to Mexico who could not establish their good faith in going to Mexico were not entitled to land. Since that time a scheme, it is said, has been evolved, looking to the establishment of steamship line to run directly from China to Mexico, landing its passen- gers just below the American border. Sargent will increase largely the force of inspectors at the crossing points on the Mexican border.
 Japanese Minister Takahira said, when asked as to the attitude of the Japanese government in regard to the Midway Islands and Wake Island, of which so much has been written lately hat the Japanese had no intention to claim sovereignty over the islands. md that when the United States gov- ,rnment made certain representations II relation to the Midway Islands in January, 1901, the Japanese govern nent at once declared to the same ,ffect. It can be stated from authorita- i've government sources that the most feeling exists between the American and Japanese officials as to he good faith of each and the pros- 'ects of harmonious adjustment of the question relating to Marcus Island.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-30

The little man who has been merci- fully spared cuffing for his impu- dence never stops to consider that the forbearance was because of his size, but goes about Dragging how he bluffed the big fellow.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
Nurses Experience.

Medical men say that a good nurse in difficult case is better than med icine, but when we can get a good nurse and good medicine, the patient stands much better chance of re- covery. The few words of advice given below by nurse Eliza King, are we'll worthy the attention of all readers:
 "I have constantly used St. Jacobs Oil in the various situations I have occupied as nurse, and have invariably found it excellent in all cases requiring outward application, such as sprains, bruises, rheumatic affections, neuralgia, etc. In cases of plcurisy it is an excellent remedy-well rubbed in. l can strongly recommend it after several years use and experience. It should be in every household"
 Sister CAROLINA, St. Andrews Hospital, writes "I have found St. Jacobs Oil a most effcaCious remedyin gout also in sprains and bruises. Indeed, we cannot say too much in it's praise, and our doctor is ordering it constantly"
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
EMPOWERED IN FLOWERS.
A Floral Surprise For the Club Women Assembled at Los
 Angeles, Cal.
CALLAS REPLACED BY CARNATIONS.
Thousnnds Upon Thousands of the Pink Blooms Filled the Great Au- ditorium With Their Fragrance The First Big Work of the Con- yention is Now On.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 6.-Cluh women were treated to a floral sur prise Monday morninf, for when they entered the great auditorium, which last week was decorated with 6000O calla lilies, they were greeted with the odor of thousands and thou sands of pink carnations which had replaced the lilies as a solid back gr5und to the platform and as bor- der to two balconies. The local com mittee was up at daybreak, and with a corps of assistants accomplished their tasks of decoration for the opening session at 9:30. This flower feature, which is such q distinguish inc work of the California conyen- ton. began by local committees meet ing trains at outlying stations with loads of bouquets. Almost every day during the convention punches of blossoms are handed around while the delegate who does not receive from some source a bouquet or a box of oranges at regular intervals belongs to the Order cf the Over looked"
 Mrs. Lowe's room, moreover, is q flower bower from morning until night.
 There was an air of expectancy on every delegates face Monday morn- ing, for there was a probability of the color question cropping out.
 The first big business session is on, and the report of the committee on reincorporation, headed by Mrs. Lockwood, may bring lively develop ments.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
Oracular Observations Upon Matters Which Are Not Confined to His
 Particular sphere.
A kiss in time makes nine.

A kiss in time makes nine.
 Two rounds never make a fight.
 Somehow the best cooks give us the worst indigestion, says q writer in the New York Press.
 A girl can get mad at you if you kiss her or if you don't.
 Company manners always wear out Ii the company stays too long.
 Most of us make our incomes go so far that we never see them again.
 Lots of people will forgive their en- emies, but won't stop lying about them.
 The higher we go the higher up seems to be the place we want to reach.
 The liver has as much to do with soul-sickness as with other kinds
 woman can stand stays or shoes being tight or most anything but man.
 It takes women to support foreign missions, reading societies and dude actors.
 We hate a cold winter in winter al most as much as a hot summer in sum- mer.
 The first baby makes man crazy with joy; the others make him crazy without it.
 A woman can imagine anything in the world except what she doesn't want to imagine.
 A man is emperor in his own house till young son comes along to de- throne him.
 Nothing makes a woman so suspi cious as to have her husband volun- teer to go to church.
 You can tell an engaged girl by the funny may she puckers her lips when she looks at his photograph
 You can never convince vain wom- an who has grown fat that she is until she gets stuck trying to get in a car riage door.
 When we hear angels wings flutter- ing around some people it is time to wonder what new deviltry Satan is planning for them.
 One of the hard things to understand is how such nice grandmothers as everybody has ever could have been mothers-in-law.
 Mental science is all right for heart aches and things like that but it has to take to the woods when it meets a good old-fashioned case of rheuma- tism.
 Proof to woman that you love is when she thinks you get miserable every once in awhile imagining how lonely you would be if she went to visit her mother.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
AS A MARK OF RESPECT.
resentative Otey's Funeral and Then the House Adjourned.

Washington, May 6.-In the house, after the transaction of routine busi- ness, Mr. Jones (Va.) announced the death of Mir. Otey and offered the customary resolutions of regret. In accordance with the terms of the resolutions the speaker appointed the following committee to attend the funeral: Messrs. Jones, Swanson, Rixey, Hay, Lamb, Rhea and Flood, of Virginia; Hepburn Qa.); Meyer Oa); Jenkins (Wis); Lanham (Tex.); Olmsted Pa9; De Armond (Mo.) and Mccall (Mass). Then at 1915 as further mark of respect the house adjourned.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
DECORATIVE SKINS.
Artistic Drapery Fashioned from tn e Hides of Calves Is Now Much
 in Vogue.

The decorative field is too wide to be entirely dominated by leather and novelty has recently appeared. This is calfskin in natural form-that is simply dressed without removing the soft and silky hair. Only the hides oi "baby calves" are utilized and it is the coloring and marking of the skin that, from an artistic standpoint. con stitutes much of their attractiveness The softest, most delicate skins are of beautiful shade of deep cream with markings in brown or black These are procured from the very young animals, the skins of the older calves showing less of cream and more of white tone with pronounced mark ings in black and deep brown. The natural shape is preserved and the whole skin is intended mainly for dec. orative use in the summer cottage oi the mountain ledge, says the Detroit Free Press.
 A decorative artist who is enthusi astic about these natural calfskins says: "They are simply ideal for Th, den in the summer cottage. the lodg. in the woods, or the bungalow, foi those cream and brown and black anc white tones will harmonize perfectly with the usual furnishings and the hairy skins will serve admirably a3 wall drapery, or to throw over table or tabaret.
 The use of these skins is not. how ever, confined to the summer home They have already found their way into the library and den of the city home and one of the most highly, prized possessions of a local bachelor is a table-an ordinary pine affair painted green-on top of which one of these skins in cream and brown is fastened with small bronze-headed nails
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09

Outdoor Weddings in May and June
 It is a growing custom to cele- hrate country weddings, in May and June, ut-of-doors. One of the prct, tiest of weddings took place last May in an orchard in full blossom. when nature seemed to have decked herself for a bridal. Garlands of foli. age suspended from tree 10 tree marked off the aisle-those of white flowers indicating the place where the bridal party was to stand For country wedding the invitations should give full information about trains. and carriages or c&rryalls be sent to convey the guests to and from the station.
 After an hour given to their friends the bridal pair retire to dress for their journey, and the formal guests withdraw. The bridegroom awaits the bride at the foot of the staircase with the family and inti- mate friends. At her appearance she holds aloft her bridal bouquet and then throws it among the brides maids. The one to catch it will be the next bride-so say the Fates!-- Ladies' Home Journal
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
Articles of Ineorporetion Filed.

Portland, Ore, May 3.-Articles of corporation have been filed of the Great Central Railroad Co.,, with a capital stock of S1o,oo0,000 The in corporators are J. Thorburn Ross, John K. Koloek and John E. Atchison, all of Portland, but it is understood that eastern capital is back of the movement. The articles of incorpora- tion state that the proposed railroad, with its eastern terminus at Salt Lake, will run through Utah, Idaho and Oregon to Coos Bay, on the Pa- cific coast.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
THE NEW CUBAN CONGRESS.
It is Assembled to Pass Upon the Credentials of Officers, Mem
 bers and Senators.

Havana. May 6.-The Cuban senate and house of representatives assem- bled at noon. Monday, in the palace. Gov.-Gen. Wood made an address wishing the legislators success in the work they were about to enter upon. He informed them that no legislative power would be vested in congress until after the formal transfer of the government. The work now was to pass upon credentials and to in- form the military, officially, who had been selected president and vice president. senators and members of the house of representatives.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
XenI and pnrsnip sfetr.

For this the knucllle of veal may be utilized. Scrape and cut into small dice two good-sized parsnips and half a dozen roots of vegetable oysters. Peel and scrape one knob of celery and cut fine-together with small onion. Put four or five thin slices of salt pork in the bottom of a stew lfet- tie. and lay on them the veal aud vegetables with boiling water to near ly cover. Simmer slowly until thor oughly tender. It will tal,e about two hours. Dish the veal and vege- tables on a hot platter, thicken the liquor slightly and pour over them Washington Star.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
A FuneresI Joke.

At the funeral of lawyer of state repu. tation, who lived and practiced in a town known among his friends whereabouts as an unbeliever, an eminent gentleman form Philadelphia reached the house after the minister had begun the sermon. Not know ing how far the services had progressed. he accosted a well-known Quaker of the town, who was a friend of the deceased, md who was noted for his great sense of humor, and, leaning over his shoulder, asked in a whisper:
 What part of the services have they reached 7"
 To which the Quaker, without a smile, replied:
 Lust opened for the defense ''-Phiadel- phia Times
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
TWELVE PERSONS DROWNED.
Foss. O.Ia.-Fhe Washita Riv- CT Rose Ten Feet.

Kansas City, Mo-, May CA special to the Star from Anadarllo, Okla, says: "A report was received hero this morning of a waterspout at Foss a town on the Ghactow railway, il Which it is said 12 persons were drowned. The Washita river is said to have risen ten feet. Anadarko people living in the bottoms fronting the river are hurrying to higher CrOuud v
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
TWO DESKS DRAFTED IN BLACK.
An Ins.suaI Event In the National House of Representatives
 Caused by Death.

Washington, May 6,--Two desks were draped in black and covered with flowers when the house met Monday. One was the old familiar place occupied by Representative J. Cummings, whose public funeral was held in the house Sunday, and the other was that of Representative Pc. ter J. 0tey, of Virginia, whose death occurred at Lynchburg Sunday, Dr Couden, the chaplain, in his invoca. tion. dwelt upon the double atfliction that had come on the house, and prayed for the family and friends oi Mr. Otey.
The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
4 Happy Passage.

Young man, said the resident physician at the hospital, "you have only an hour to live
 Iae white-robed nurses moved silently to and fro as the patient nervously clutched the bed covering.
 that you are going to that bourne from which no traveller returns; but all is hap piness there, the days know no night, and there IS rest eternal-sweet rest"
 The patients eyes flashed for q moment, and then he exclaimed joyfully:
 An! and l will not have to chase the lost-ping-pong ball?"
 Then they understood. He was one of the army of ping pong plebes.-Baltimore