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The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26

in this mountain prison. Although dug
through the heart of hill, with rock
above, below and On all sides, this prison
Is perfectly dry, and the outlaws of Cliff
ton much prefer this natural Jail to any
of the artificial structures. 1t is quite a
thing to be sent to "the Hill," and a
former convict from there lords it over
desperadoes from other less pretentious
jails.
Clifton jail has one big advantage over
Its fellow prisons; it is absolutely fire.
proof. There are four men, now respecta-
Bile, law-abiding residents of Clifton, who
look back with gratitude to the night
of May 16 1890, when they were locked
up on the hill for disorderly behavior
These four were at that time travelling
statesmen, and, stopping over at Clifton,
put up at the only hotel in the place
Too frequent visits to the bar led to
their arrest, and they were hustled off
to the jail to sleep off the effects of the
cup that cheers. That night the hotel
burned to the ground, set fire to several
adjoining properties and caused a great
loss Of life. Clifton jail stood unscathed
and when released in the morning the
four looked with gratitude upon their
rocky lodgings.
In the spring of 1891 there was another
catastrophe which brought the jail into
notice. A sudden thaw caused the snow
to come sweeping down the mountain
siles, flooding the rivers and streams and
washing away towns. The San Francisco
river, which flows but short distance
from Clifton, rose and rose until it over
flowed its banks, and as it rushed on
to the sea swept bridges and buildings
from its path.
Hundreds of lives were lost and the
town of Clifton was almost obliterated
The outbuildings of Clifton jail were car
ried on with the rest and the jailer was
tossed about like loose log" and car
ried to the other side of the river.
miner named Friday was confined in
the Jail at the time, and the only way
to rescue hin1-the prison was flooded
was to blast a hole in the side of the
rocks away from the rushing torrent
This was speedily done, and after much
difficulty the man was hauled out-just
in time. too, for the water was up 20 mis-
chin. This aperture is q thing OF interest
today, and each new prisoner IS told its
history, as he Is taken to his cell. 1t
forms the larger OF the two ventilators,
and through 1t streams the welcome sun
shine.
The door at the entrance to the jail ,s
composed of thick steel bars AS a means
of further protection. and TO provide ac-
| comm oda ton for the sheriff and his Of
| ficers, an artificial wing OF yest;bUie was
constructed of rough masonry, the stone
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ROCK-RIBBED CLIFTON .IAII
STRONGEST OF PRISONS

That anything so gloomy as jail can
deserve the name picturesque seems in
credible. The Clifton penitentiary, be-
sides being picturesque, is one of the most
interesting institutions of its kind in ex-
istence. To be locked within its impreg-
nable walls is considered something of an
honor out in the West, where few
months "up'' is trivial incident in a
mans life.
Clifton itself is a quaint little village
in Arizona, lying at the foot of chain
of hills which rise to an eminence very
little short of a mountain height. Up
the side Of one of the rocky hills creeps
the town of Clifton, and its housetops
look eastward to their seat of justice,
Jail Knob the walls of which are Of
solid quartz, jagged and unhewn. jutting
out from the hillside just as they were
carved by Mother Nature.
The Longfellow Copper Mining COM
pany was given the contract for the
building-if such work can properly be
termed building, of this interesting jail
in 1880. A tunnel was made through the
hill by means of explosives and the hol-
lows made by the successful excavation
of unusually large pieces of rock formed
the cells of the prison. Ventilation Is
at the top of the tunnel and a few rays
of light creep into the cavelike rooms
through narrow Sits, cut with great care
through the rocks. These openings, small
as they are, are heavily barred. 1t would
be the labor Of years to enlarge any one
of these slits, but there have been some
desperate characters confined in the Cliff
ton jail, men capable of tremendous feats
of strength. to whom the breath of liberty
is sweeter than aught else and who would
take any risks to secure freedom.
The ascent to this jail is steep, and an
unruIy prisoner causes the guards a great
amount of trouble. The captives are
usually marched to the place of confneI
ment between four armed men, and there
are records of desperate fights being
made before the prisoner could finally be
forced into the entrance of the tunnel
Down narrow passageway, dark, but
dry, the captive Is hustled to the en-
trance to cell. where perhaps four or
five men are already confined. A pris-
oner seldom pines for company in the
Clifton Jail.
There are but four cells in this re-
markable jail, but each compartment is
large enough to accommodate six or
seven persons. AS many as thirty-one
persons have been confined at one time
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26
BOY INCRIMINATES
HIS ACCUSED PARENTS
Julius WiItrax, Aged II, Tells Story of
Murder of His Playmate.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, July 25. = Mounting the
witness stand in the breathless sus-
penSe Of court room crowded to the
doors, Julius Wiltrax, eleven years old
coolly took the seat on the ele-
waited platform and dramatically gave
testimony which the state believes will
convict his mother and father of the
brutal murder Of playmate of their
son, whose body was found buried on
the prairie on the western outskirts
off the city three weeks after the boy
had been reported missing by his par
entS
The boy told his story in straight
forward manner, and the severe cross
examination did not change it ma
terially. The mother Of the murdered
boy, Mrs. Anna Paszkowski, threw the
court room in confusion when she
leaped to the side of the accused man
and woman and heaped curses on them
for Staying her son.
According 10 the story OF the boy he
was awakened one morning by a shot
and going into his fathers saloon saw
the murdered boy lying on the floor
with bullet hole In his head. His
mother was standing over the pros
trate form and his father was putting
away pistol behind the bar. The fa-
ther then carried the boy to the base
ment and gave the son $5, instructing
him not to tell word of the horrible
picture he had seen
Following the discovery of the bows
body, the saloonkeeper and his wife
and their son were locked up. The bow
had not seen the parents again until
he identified them on the witness stand
as his father and mother. The parents
have persistently denied any connec-
ton with the death Of the victim. The
police secured a confession from the
boy by telling him his mother had told
the story Of the crime. The cause of
the alleged murder was a trivial quar-
rel between the two boys.
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cause is more than $4,000, 900, and a
considerable proportion of that falls
upon this state. Beside that which
can be counted in dollars and cents,
there are also losses of an indirect
character of which no estimate can be
made, but which are nevertheless of
most serious cost in consequence
Among these results may be reckoned
the destruction of young trees and the
ruination of the forest floor, which has
been centuries in forming, with a con-
sequent liability of periodic floods, and
arrangement of the water supply, for
forest soil, with its spongy compost
ton, holds moisture in suspension and
gives it out gradually. Even when re-
generation follows destruction of a for
est by fire, the new growth is, In many
cases, of inferior scrub species or weed
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26

Among the numerous and rich natu-
raj resources Of Minnesota few have
formed SO important a part in the
building UP Of the state as the vast
forests of timber. with which a great
proportion of it's area has been COW
cred. To none of these valuable poses
sions does the state more directly owe
it's marvellous growth in the past and
it's present great wealth. Therefore,
forestry, and particularly protection of
forests from destruction by fire, is
vital question with the people Of Min
nesota.
Every year in this state hundreds of
thousands, and at times even millions,
Of dollars worth Of property are de-
stroyed by forest fires. 1t is estimated
that the average of annual loss
throughout the United States from this
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26

els Cook were the only English per-
sons permitted to land with kindly feel
ing in the country. Our house anu
place would have been burned but Ior
the way the people respected us.
Throughout Portugal l became
know as The Little Mother'-a title
which the simple people thought mt 10
give me.
"Sir Francis had number of plans
in his mind before his death for benefit
ting and aiding the poor and distressed
Of all classes For instance, he propos-
ed to build, near Richmond. home Tor
poor women who had been abandoned.
When the matter came up for discus
sion, however. we met with consider
able opposition on the ground that we
might be encouraging vice and we
abandoned the movement for the time
being.
Zone cannot go into those social
questions without being prepared to
meet opposition.
Il do not care greatly what people
say about me if, in the end the good
object for which have given my life
be attained.
"As to the Wallace charge. it is
palpable falsehood on the face of it.
Wallace mentioned the fact that had
obtained 100000 from Sir Francis on
the ground that if he did not give it to
me 1 would expose an enormous in
trigue' which he had with another
woman. He said that Sir Francis had
paid me with a check for this large
amount Of course. the check was
never given. and at the trial no evi-
dence of it's existence could possibly be
produced.
Will Resume American Work.
Since my husbands death have
been able to do little work along the
lines of my early life. My health has
been affected both by his death and the
iniquitous lawsuit Instituted against
me by Wallace.
However, before long I hope once
more to resume the work which has
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world and to the profession. And so 1
shall make no effort to take out pat
ents upon this process. 1t is for any
one who can do it. Because I have
found it does not make it mine"
DR.. Rosett is at present preparing a
series of scientific articles treating of
his discovery.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26
TENNIE G. CLAFLIN, DOWAGER LADY COOK

been Interrupted for some years.
Il intend soon in America to open
schools and conference halls for practi-
cal charitable work. and for teaching,
the principles which my essays have
enunciated. intend also devoting a
large amount of the wealth left me
by Sir Francis toward advancing our
ideas and improving social conditions"
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26
EvADE KORAN AT THE
LAUNCHING OF A CRUISER
American Woman chrIstens the Turkish
Sea Fighter MedlldIa.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 25.-In the
presence of a distinguished gathering Of
diplomats, foreign and American naval
officers and prominent citizens of Phila-
delphia. the Turkish cruiser Medjidia, the
toman empire, was launched here today
at the Cramps shipyards. The sponsor
Cramp, and the baptism was an evasion
of the Korans teaching turned into
graceful compliment of the American peo-
pie. The Koran forbids Turkish woman
from participating in a christening at
overcome by the selection of an Amer
Jean woman, Mrs. Cramp, TO break the
bottle on the bow Of the sea fighter.
CAMDEN, N. j.. July 25.-The steam
ship Mongolia, built for the Pacific Mall
Steamship company, was launched today
at the yards of the New York Shipbuild-
ing company. The Mongolia is the second
largest ship ever built In the United
States She is to be used in the Philip
pine and China trade. Her sister ship,
the Manchuria. will be launched in Oc-
tober. Miss Lucy Bell Kennedy, Of Pitts
burg. christened the Mongolia.
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have spent many years searching
for it.
That have found it in a little more
than two years is a surprise to my
self. Others may make Improvements
upon it. Others are on the right road
I believe that it is the duty of all sci
entists to give their discoveries to the
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26
All Around Catcher.

Mickey-who was DO catcher on do
Goat Hill team?
Iimmy-Rilly MifIns.
MIckey--SYas he 4 gocG catcher?
JIMMY should say SO. He caught de
first ball. der lie caught dc measles from
swipesy SIn:th,- ar when ne got home
hs caught u lichin'.--Chicago News.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26
Too FIImsy.

It was in the year 1925.
No., said the tourist II don't think I
shadl siasn travel @ on the Jupiter line of air
why. not2" asked his friend.
Oh, because their life preservers are
nothing but japanese parasols, instead of
heavy parachutes'' :.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26
The Modern Advantage.

Congressman Lobbieum-A senator or
congressman is not considered half SO
great now as he used to be-
Congressman Grabber--That may be.
but think of what an opportunity we have
now tc make something on the side
Baltimore American.
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of law have been altogether unique. De-
Tended by one of the most brilliant
legal minds of the English bar, she lost
her case against a man who accused
her of murder, blackmail, slander, big
amy, plagiarism, and other unpleasant
things.
Lady Cook took her case to the court
of appeal, where three of the greatest
judges in England pronounced the first
verdict iniquitous.
The three judges concurred in the
opinion and strongly expressed it in so
many set words that Lady Cooks ac-
cuser was a blackmailer of the worst
type They went further than this.
They roundly scored a kings counsel
for breach of etiquette and insulting
the honor of the English bar by at
tacking Lady Cook without shred of
evidence.
Of course, a good deal of the story
has been cabled to America. but some
of the inside facts" are yet to see the
light of print.
Behind the whole story there is an
element of romance that Charles Reade
or Bulwer Lytton would have reveled
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Lady Cook Accused of Murder.

Lady Cook, who had been devotedly
attached to Sir Francis, was accused
by Wallace of killing her husband
Wallace had the audacity to impeach
the death certificate. and produced a
diary in which he had made the entry
that a few days prior to Sir Francis
Cooks death Lady Cook had struck
him in the dining room.
: at one time Lady Cook thought seri-
ously of having her husbands body ex-
humed by the English home secretary
in order to prove that he died a per-
3ectly natural death. Sir Francis Cook,
having been a man of great wealth, had
employed the most distinguished ply
sicians. all of whom had concurred in
the opinion that the kindly old gentle
man had died perfectly natural death
from "seniie decay
y Wallace knew Lady Cook was an
American woman. She had raade for
herself distinguished place in English
society. It was reasonable to assume
rhe would pay almost anything rather
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-07-26
Wallace Bens for Work.

The late Sir Francis Cook was one
of the wealthiest men in England. In
1874 few years before his death
he took into his employ man named
John Henry Wallace. This man had
come to Sir Francis and begged for
any sort of position to save him from
penury. Being a kind-hearted man,
the baronet had given him a position
to do odd chores about Sir Francis
Cooks country estate, Doughty house,
Richmond.
Wallace attended on the baronet as
sort of body servant. Gradually, he be-
gan to assume himself the euphonious
title Of private secretary. Now and
then he answered letter or called for
one at the postoffice.
1t came out in the legal proceedings
that Wallace was illiterate and not en-
titled to call himself private secre-
tary." Wallace prospered through
presents from Lady Cook and Sir Fran
els and began to consider himself in
dispensable. He was getting along
nicely, thank you" when Sir Francis
Cook died from old age and general
breakdown.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-12
Mr.. G. HOGS ROOM
WAS ON SUNNY SIDE
Unfortunately Given a Sleeping Apart
ment Where the Sun Stole In.

The indianapolis News i'rr relates the re-
this fashion:
!, Nj. G. Hog. sausage-visaged gen
-teman, registered at Hotel Claypool this
Of rooms, on the east sf5e Of the hos
telry. and was disturbed Isl the day clerk,
0 Igc sol, VINO entered his apartments and
My do you invade my apartments
with such impunlty?'' grunted Hog.
came in to look after the light" re-
pied sol, as a sunny smile stole over
Il didn't ask for light! ibid l ring for
nght. Get out of here's Sneak!'' Mr..
Hog was evidently angryre-b1t it grew to
sulphuric wrath when Old Sol smiled
again, and the smile was So sunny that
Elections. Y9T1
Hog jumped back into bed and covered
up mis- head. Sci laughed-again and went
out Ct the Room. After he had disap-
down the curtains. and then penned this
notice; which he tacke5 On the door:
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
am going to bed for six weeks. Any
person caught disturbing me will be pros
ecu f.s TO the full extent of the law by
fouFs. Ground Hog.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-12
MAKING OF BRITISH BRANDY.
Startling Facts in Regard to EngIand's
FaVorite Stronu Drink.


The following dialogue between the
judge and the witness in an action
brought to recover Sc 15S, the value of
three cases of cognac" took place in
Southwark county court:
The Judge-Do you know what brandy
is?
The Wttness-Yes; 1 have been brought
The Judge-What is brandy distilled
from?
The Witness-From spirit.
The Judge-But how is the spirit OBJ
tanned?
The Witness-some is potato spirit,
some rice, and some beet root
Inc Judge-What about the grape?
The WEtness-For Ass we do not put
many grapes in, but a sort of cheap grape
grown like currants
The Judge-Not grapes like one sees
in English hothouses?
The Witness no; wild, cheap
grape. Cognac brandy is up to e5
of which I have to lay out 22s for duty
and carriage before 1 sell it.
The Judge-How is British brandy
made?
The Witness-From potato spirit, which
is the cheapest.
The Judge-But what is added to give it
flavor?
The Witness-Some people put sherry
and others cognac essence, which is
made by chemists.
The Judge-From grapes?
Inc Wltness-l can't tell you. | never
use the stuff.
The Judge-And this is the stuff the
great 'B. p" get when they buy brandy.
The officers of the court generally look
at things and sample them for me; but
they tell me they don't taste brandy and
l am glad they don't nOW.-The Lancet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-12
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

Milwaukee, Wis.-F1our dull; wheat
lower lowe a.. No 70j | northern 8O@S0Ac; No
rye steady; No. 1, 51@52c; barley. steady:
No. 2, 64kc; sample, 43@55c; oats
bid s.,-l1ta9 49, - -. = q
Toledo. Ohio-Wheat fairly active,
7 4STnn cash cash 77Ac; May, SGc bid July,
May. 1850; oats dull, steady; February,
S S3,ii May, 37%c; rye. No; 2 58a4c; seed
Sr;O bid, BID; prime timothy seed, $1.85;
Kansas City, Mo.-wheat, May, ssbc;
July, 661s @66Ac; cash, No. 2 hard, 67h
s $685. No. z red, 69@7Oc; April corn,
381s Q38Ac; May, 3S14c; July, CSC; cash
Ne 2 mixed, SS34 @591lc; No. 2 white.
4O74 @4172c; No. 2 white oats, 35036c.
Liverpool-Spot wheat No 1 northern
spring, quiet, IS 97Sd; No. red western
winter steady. IS led; No. California
quiet, IS lid; futures quiet; March, 6s;
May, IS 214d; July nominal; spot corn,
American mixed, new, As Sad; American
mixed, old, no stock futures quiet:
March, As 55sd; May, As 35sd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-12
WATCH SMALL AS A NICKEL.
Triumph Scored by an American Maker OF
Chronometers.

The smallest watch yet turned out in
this. country has just been put on the
market, although few are on sale vet
The new watch is the size Of a scent
piece.
The smallest watch which American
watch factories had hitherto succeeded in
making had been as big as a quarter so
the new watch is looked upon as marking
a distinct advance in the industry in this
country, where watches have only been
made for little more than half CEN
fury. Watchmakers also regard it as in
d1eating that the time is not far distant
when Americans will soon overtake the
old worlds Watchmakers, the Swiss, in
turning out watches Of minute size.
The Swiss still make watch smaller
than the Americans, but the watch Just
put on the market here by both the Wal
than and the Elgin companies, the two
largest matchmaking concerns in this
country, will have the advantage over the
Swiss watches that all the other watches
made here have possessed, namely that Of
being turned out in quantity. Under
American methods the daily output in one
factory is $500 a day.
The new watch is the result Of months
of patient endeavor by the watchmaker5
and machinists. For every new sized
watch designed new machines have to be-
made. and as the size of the watch is re-
duced by so much more must these ma
chimes be made more delicate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-12
Bank CIearinds.
STOCKS AND MONEY ABROAD.
Keen Demand for Moneyfin London, With
Scarcity Increasing.

\ LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE demand for
money was keen today and there were
indications. in the market that the scar
city was. increasing. Discounts sympa-
th1zed with the money conditions. Bust
ness on tne stock exchange was steady
and the home departments were active.
especially home rails, which were buoy
opened weak and hardened Americans
at the opening were duH,> irregular and
mostly slightly under parity. They were
practically neglected and cIoseG
steady; Grand Trunk was in active de-
mand on the traffic increase exceeding
the most optimistic estimates. KaffirS
We're firm and more active.
Paris-Three per cent rentes 1O0
francs 21a centimes for the account: ex-
change on London, 25 francs, 16 centfmes
Berlin-The rate Of discount Of the
Imperial Bank of Germany was reduced
today from to 31A per cent; exchange on
London, 20 marks, 40 pigs for checks.