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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
San Francisco Is Chosen as the Next
Place for Holding Annual
ConVentiOn

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3l-The Califor-
MIA Teachers Association to-day elected
officers for the coming year. They are:
President Q. W. Erlewine Sacramento:
vice presidents-Edward Hyatt (River-
side). Mrs. J. E. Chope (Salinas); secre-
tary, Mrs NJ. NJ. Fitzgerald. San Fran
cisco; assistant secretary. Charles c.
Hughes. Alameda: railroad secretary,
JOHN A Wood, Sacramento, and treas
u-er, Philip Prior, San FRANCISCO.
The second vice president. secretary.
assistant secretary and treasurer were re-
elected.
San Francisco was chosen as the next
place Of meeting.
A reception was rendered the visiting
teachers by the Los Angeles Teachers
Association this evening at the Comnock
School Of Expression.
Nc meetings will be held tomorrow, but
The teachers will take an excursion
around the kite-shaped track. will go to
ore Of the beach resorts or to Pasadena
The sessions will be resumed Friday
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Oil Land LOcatOrS
Guard Rights
With Guns.
Failure to Do Assess
ment Work Leaves
Claims Open.
Great Rush of Men to Field
to Drive Stakes Causes
Apprehension

EVANSTON, Wyo. Dec. Sl.-The next
few hours promises to bring to Uintah
County scenes of excitement never before
equaIed in the history Of Wyoming AS
the first DAY of the new year approaches
plans are being carried out to seize every
foot of oil land which has not been al
ready protected by the required assess
ment work
Up TO few days ago il was believed
tEat practically all the land would be
thus protected, but closer investigation
shows that al least one-third of the oil
field. or an area of 500 square miles. will
be open FOR rehIing at 1901 tomorrow
morning. il evidently being the intention
OF the original locators TO protect their
rights by the use of firearms il the occa-
sion requires.
Evanston has been practically dlvested
of its male population. and nearly all
places Of business have been closed the
men being stationed throughout the oil
belt ready 10 commence driving their
claim stakes al the dawn of the new
year. All sre + liy armed Tfth Wiasssss-
ters aud shoJg sins. and 0loodshed may
follow. Sheriff James and several depu-
ties viii attempt to duell any disturbance
that may arise in the vicinity OF Spring
Valley, but it is believed that his small
force of officers will be unable to cope
with the situation
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
DECLARE THEY WERE
DECoYED TO MINES
Workmen Put Into Strikers Places
File Suits for Heavy
DAMAGES

NEW YORK, Dec. 3I.-Suits have beon
brought by twenty-five residents Of this
city who cain that during the recent
coal strike they were decoyed to coal
mines IN Pennsylvania by agents az the
EKle tRailroad sad Of the Pennsvlvants
Coal Company. Damages Of $50 900 each
amounting 70 sl,leO.OoO IN all. are sued
Tor, and the attorney for the plaintiffs
consulted with an assistant District At
torney to-day about bringing the issue
before The Grand Jury TO be sworn in
next Monday.
Tie plsinsiffs claim that under the pre-
tense that they would be given work for
the railroad company or coal comnanv
they we're 6ecoyed 70 Hoboken whore
they we're locked IN a car ana carried
against fheir will to the coal regions of
Pennsylvania and compelled 10 act as
'strIke breakers under threats Of che
ing turned over 10 the fury OF the min
ers." The men say they finally suc-
ceedeo in making their way back Ia the
city, but declare that on their wav home
theY had barrow escapes from being
tlohbed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
.P|ERPONT MORGAN
AND HIS RIGHT HAND
Man PART COMPANY.
Climax to Disagreement Re-
sulting From North
ern Pacific Stock
Corner.

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-Wall street was
surprised to-day by the announcement by
J. Pierpont Morgans office that Robert
Bacon, for years Morgans right-hand
man in all things had severed his con-
neotion entirely with the Morgan houses
here, in Philadelphia and In Paris.
Bacon's retirement Is said to be the re-
suit Of tiff between Morgan and Bacon
over the Northern Pacific corner" which
Morgan believed Bacon could have pre-
vented had he used proper judgment in
time Morgan himself says Bacon's re-
tirement is due to i'll health.
Morgan was in Europe in May of last
year, at the time of the Northern Pacific
corner and its resultant panic. Bacon
was here in charge Of the business. When
Morgan returned. according to reports fa
rriIiar to>eFepyho hoha An0N29il Sheet he took
his parFher Severely TO task fcS not dis
covering HarrjmsFs fging Of Northern
Pacific Stock and preventing the Y'corner''
and panfcS -
George NS~PerkinsA VIII become Nor
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
HOUSTON FIREMEN FORM
UNION AND WILL STRIKE
Notify the Mayor That They Will
Cease Work After Forty Eight
Hours

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3L-The fire
men Of the city notified the Mayor to-
day that they would cease work tonight
for the present wages, but would stay on
duty for forty-eight hours free of cost.
The fremen recently organized a labor
union and yesterday made a demand for
an increase in wages. The strike was
precipitated by a report that the com
mittee having the matter in charge will
recommend only a partial increase
Seventy-three men are affected, the Of
ficials being included. A special session
of the Council will be held to consider
the matter.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
SLEEPS FOR FOUR DAYS
AFTER GETTING MARRIED
Morpheus Overcomes Groom at Wed
ding Supper and Physicians Are
Unable to Arouse Him.

REDDING, Dec. S1.-James Purkins.
who is we'll known in Redding, went to
chico last week and on Friday was mar
RED To Miss Rena Davis After the mar
rage service the wedding party sat down
70 a supper Purkins went to sleep be-
fore the supper was served and 1t was
not until Tuesday morning that he was
aroused from his strange slumber.
IT was at first supposed that Purkins
had tainted but examination by ply
sicians showed that he was sleeping. A
year ago Purkins was hypnotized and he
Welded readily to the power of the hyp-
notist. His strange sleep cannot be ac-
counted for, as it is not believed any
one in the wedding party was possessed
of hypnotic power
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
BRITAIN WILL PUNISH
THE EMIR OF KANOV

LONDON. Dec. 31.-In consequence of
the menacing attitude OF the Emir of
Kanov, a powerful Mahommedan ruler
of northern Nigeria. who has placed
price on the head of Captain Abadie, the
British resident Of Zaria, the British
Government has decided on the immedi-
ate dispatch of a punitive expedition of
100 men belonging TO, the West African
frontier force The Government has re-
ceived news Of the death in October last
of the Enir of Sokoto, who had caused
serious trouble in the past.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
EXPECT. TO CROSS
THE SAHARA DESERT
IN LARGE BALLOON
French Explorers Will First
Test the Prevailing Di-
rection of the
Winds.

PARIS, Dec. 3l.-MM. de Bureaux and
Castilleon de Saint Victor embarked at
Marseilles to-day for Tuns. where they
purpose sending up two small balloons to
ascertain whether the winds which pre-
vail in winter will carry airships across
the Sahara desert. If this experiment be
successful the two explorers will attempt
TO cross the unexplored portion of the
desert ir a big balloon, This plan receives
the support of the French Government
which supplies the balloons.
The airships TO be used first are SUM-
piled with automatic registering instru
rnents and carry requests. written in sew
eral languages. asking the finders 10 re-
turn them to the authorities in Tunis.
Major Marchand, of Fashoda fame. is
to meet the explorers at Gabes. at which
point the two balloons will be sent off.
q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q
gan's chief partner and adviser. Bacon
retains his place as director in the va
rious Morgan corporations.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Big Winnings in Corn Deal.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. I--Thomas A. Cleage
closed his big December corn oeal at noon
to-day, a heavy winner. He made settle
ments on all deals at 46 cents. which was
two cents over the corn quotations at
Chicago. He estimates that between five
million and six million bushels of con-
tract corn were involved in the deal and
that his average profit was six cents to
the bushel This makes him ahead on
the deal $4,000 TO sS6O,OCO
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
UGANDA CANNIBALS
MURDER AND OEVOUR
FRONTIER GARRISON
Awful Fate Of Belgian
Lieutenant and His
Men at Port
Boni.

BRUSSELS. Dec. S1.-The Congo admin
istration has received news that Lieuten-
snt de Magnse and his party, who were
in charge Of Port Boni, on the frontier Of
Uganda. were attacked by cannibal
tribe on June IA last and that the entire
party was murdered and eaten.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
HANNA SIGNS CONTRACT.

The Cleveland. Ohio. City Railroad
Company, known locally as the Little
Consolidated through its president, SEN
ator NJ A. Hanna, to-day signed one
wear contract with the Amalgamated As
sociation Of Street Railway Employees OF
America covering the. scale of wages to
be paid to its motormen and conductors
The hundreds of employees of the company
are much elated over the successful out
come of the negotiations that have been
in progress for some time. The Little
Consolidated operates nearly dozen diff
ferent street railway lines
From Connellsville. Pa, comes word
that 5000 miners and coke workers of
the Conneilsvllle, Lower Connellsville and
T.atrobe regions got 10 per cent wage
advance for New Years gift. The in
dependent concerns followed the example
ser nv the H. c. Frick Coke Company,
and virtually the same scale will go into
effect all over the coking country the first
OF the year.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
MRS. W. A. CLARK JR.
is NEARING THE END
Physicians Say the Young Wife of
Montana Millionaire Cannot
Recover.

BUTTE. Mont, Jan. lat / o'clock this
morning the physicians at the Clark home
reported Mrs. w. A. Clark Jr. dying and
the end but matter Of short time.
Paralysis of the bowels has set in and
her recovery is impossible. Since the
birth of her babe, December 1, Mrs Clark
has suffered. Puerperal fever developed
and for. several days past her life has
been despaired of.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Miner killed and Companion Injured.

REDDING, Dec 31.-Word reached here
to-day of an accident at the Chloride
Bailey mine in Trinity County Monday. in
which Frank /. Douglas was killed and
Charles Mousse was badly injured They
we're working in cut thirty feet deep
when, without any warning, the bank
cayed in on them. Mousse quickly re-
vtxed when rescued. Douglas was found
dead under fifteen feet OF tailings.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
BIC V7ilI Keep Omen H,n.,

VALLEJO, Dec sl--vaIIejo I,odre nxo
80, b. p, Q, p, held Asiliant reeention
t-nisht jn honor Of the iarInsl openiy,e
of their neT clubrooms. he EIks viii
tssp ''Opru house" to-morrdw.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
RAILROAD RAISES WAGES.


ResfanInz s0ssanginose =sssleu' seiless'ia Of
wages will go into effect on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad that
will increase substantially the pay of a
large percentage of the employees in all
departments of the road. The percentages
of increase vary in different departments
and with different men or classes of en-
ployes According to an official state
ment the new schedules. taken in connec-
ton with previous increases made during
the year 1902. will make the total in
creases approximate what other roads 10
Gated in the territory through which the
Iacba wanna road runs have done in this
direction. The increases will approximate
$500 600 a month
Milwaukee advices state that all of the
regularly employed locomotive engineers
and fremen connected with the Wiscon-
sin Central road, numbering between 600
and 200, will receive a New Years greet
ing tomorrow from General Superintend-
ent E. F. Potter of the company in the
shape of an official announcement of a
general advance in their wages. accord
ing TO the present mileage schedule in
effect. This general advance will become
effective January l. 1903. and will range
from 10 to % per cent, according to the
nresent schedule of pay.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Starving Redskins
Make Stand in
Foothills.
Dozen Braves and Six
Soldiers Die on the
Battlefield.
Indians Are Finally Routed
and Make Off to the
Mountains.
special Dispatch 10 The can

TUCSON. Ariz. Dee 3f-The most
desperate hghts between EaqUi Indians
and Mexican regulars since the battles
climinaung in the massacre al the Iva
lama Canyon have taken place the past
Tew days in the mountains back OF Quay
mas. A little more than a week ago
band of about fifty Yaoui warriors, sc-
compsnied by a number Of women. made
an attack on the Palo Verde ranch. three
miles from Lamisa. where the Fifth Reg
iment of Mexican regulars is stationed.
A parole party Of five soldiers. under
Lieutenant Rocha, happened 20 be at the
ranch when the Starving Gsquis swooped
C0Nn lIoni & mountains. Together with
the lsborers and Others who could bear
arms the soldiers turned the ranch house
into a fortress and. barring the doors,
kept the Indians al bay until a mes
senger made his way 10 Lamisa and gave
the alarm. a detachment Of 100 soldiers,
under Colonel Navarro. hastened 10 the
scene and easily routed the Indians who
sVere exhsusied By their futile astack 90
~ fsach :. usc
INDIANS MAKE A STAND
TIE Indians fed toward tn mountains.
pursued by Colonel Navarro and men.
VINO aimed 10 capture tie YaQuis. as they
s,t~e part n an unpacifed bard that have
been slging &c ranchers n Ich trouble.
The Indians made a stand a Aqua Alta,
but were again routed there, leaving
number OF wounded. from y nom Colonel
Navarro learned that the enemy were
starving and had been compelled TO kill
their horses and mules for meat.
The NaqUis finally reached Los Coyotes
4 place fifteen miles back Of Lamisa in
- foothills Here they had left a store
~ re fsionz in case Of an emergency,
81 q rcre the = we're surrounded and com
PEELED to make desperate fight TO avoid
being captured. The Yaquis had the ad-
vantage Of position and the odds were
greauy against Colonel Navarro, who
Commanded the small force Of Mexican
sdIdiers- Tho soldiers themselves were
wtsk from the six days pursuit OF the
lidians However, they made a brave
assault or the Indians position and ad-
rauced right upon them.
HAND 10 HAND FIOHTING.
Then the bloodiest part OF the conflict
took place In the assault and hand-to-
hand conflict which followed the Mexicans
lost six dead and number wounded The
total Indian dead numbered twelve.
The YaQus could not Withstand the
fierce attack and were finally successful
in breaking through the small Mexican
force. leaving their women and wounded
on tbe field. These were taken prisoners.
bot he Ysqui warriors whose capture
vas Qost desired made their escape into
the niountaius. where they we're not pur-
commended By mis- superiors for his brave
defense Of the Palo Verde ranch.
A united effort viii be made to subdue
ali Of the rowing bands Of Yaquis who
make their headquarters in The Sierra
Madres and harass the rsnchers in the
foothills.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
NEW YEARS
CHEER FOR
WORK|NGMEN
Numerous Corpora
tiOnS Increase
Wages.
New York Street Rail-
way Adopts New
Scale.
Employees Pay Will Be Regu-
Io4od br Thoir TorTI1
Employees Pay Will Be Regu-
lated by Their Term
of Service.
Special Dispatch to The calI.

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-The Metropoli-
tan Street Railway has announced an in
crease in the wages of its mOtormen and
conductors. The pay of the men will be
regulated by their terms of service. The
management of the roads claims the new
scale will be higher than that of any sim
liar corporation in the country
Each employe of the clearinghouse of
]. P. Morgan & Co. received to-day a
New Years bonus equal to 100 per cent
of his yearly salary. This duplicates the
firms New Years distribution year
ago There were also a number of in
creases in salaries. ranging from 800 TO
$250O a year There are between 130 and
40 employees. and the bonuses and ad-
vances in salaries represent an aggregate
New Years gift by the firm of about
S150Oo0.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01

Continued on Page 2, Column 1
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
An Air Tight Fit.

Mrs. Jennings aud her city cousin
We're exchanging news Of their old
school friends. "Now about Lucy
Morse" asked the cousin HAS She
kept Oh growing fatter and fattrr?"
"W"N. MI I'll say is this" said Mrs
Jennings. "Annie Fall told me last
year that when Lucy sent home from
Nashua. where she WAS nursing her
uncle. 10 have a silk waist made. Annie
realized she hadn't got any measures
and then she remembered that the last
time Lucy WAS there she stood up by
the n!c mir tight stove. and Annie re.
marked -- 10 herself -- the resemblance
between EN-. And she took the meas.
ure Of that air tight and cut in a mite
for the waist line bout as much as q
knife marks warm molasses candy
and made the waist accordingly. sent
II OF, and Lucy wrote back II was an
elegant ht."-Iouth's Companion.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
toufedcratc Flag.

In Marcia. 1851. the Confederate con-
GresS aioptr.: As the national emblem
the "StA"> -',u bars" II was made up
OF three Ey";IvutAl bars OF red. white
and red. with a blue union in the up. "
left hand corner. on which were dis
played thirteen white tArs In circle
thus giving the historic red. white and
blue. which Wirolor appeared in AL
the >urtrrdiNG changes
The resemblance OF this to the stars
and stripes led to rontuSion mistakes
and loss ~ Nfr N the battle OF Ma
naSsas, and shortly after that action AN.
other flag was born 10 the Contt~icrAry
IN September. 1861.
The NAt;ir flag WAS then adopted
This. in thr language of herAldry. was
a red tvid charged with blue SAltirr.
with q narrow border uf white. OIL
which Wrr" displayed thirteen white
stars in other words. blue st An.
drew'S CROSS on q red ground This
was easily d!>tinGui>haNle and was
never changed
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
For Flnnnciul PurDOscn.

Betorr the collection was taken up at
negro place of worship the minister
announced that he regretted to state a
certain brother had retired to rest the
night before without locking the door
or his fowl house to find in the morning
that all his chickens had vanished
Il don't want to be personal" he con
unucd. "hut hah my suspicious az to
who stole dem chickens. If I'm right In
dose suspicious dat man won't put any
money i'll de box which will now be
passed round"
There was grand collection. not n
single mrmb' OF the congregation
feigning sleep.
"Now. brederen,' announced the min
lister, 81 don't want all yoah dinners
spoilt by wondering where dat brother
lives who don't lock his chickens up al
night. Dat brother don't exist. nah
friends. He was n parable foh purposes
Oh finance"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
THE TREATING HABIT,
1S Costs Ets Victims Many q Dollar
and Many n Pang.


and Many n Pnng.
Is It not fact that men really spend
IN treating amounts that they would
hesitate TO give away no matter how
deserving the charity? 1t Is Al trait OF
human character that comes through
this all absorbing disposition to "hoid
your end up when with II friend Hun,
dredS OF men take thousands of drinks
that they do not want, and other hun.
dreds pay for thousands that are not
desired.
Tw" men meet. and one says: "Mirhty
glad ~ see You. Let's have somrthing." ."
Neither generally needs or even wants
drink. But the man who offers II
wants tu show that he IS generous He
takes this method OF proving that he is
glad TO meet his friend. The trirud
after he has taken the drink that hr
Gid not want. TO prove that he. too i
good fellow. insists upon second
round
The German custom Of entering a 81
loon. taking Il drink and paying Tor Il
and Tor II" Others II adopted in Amer
lea would prove blessing. The Amer
lean custom ~ treating Is decidedly II
curse. What we do for trirndShipS
sake costs us many \ dollar and many
panS. Springfield Union
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
Wall Street and Clothen.

The best dressed men in New York
are the Wall streeterS. There ip one
young member of the stock Exchange
who is famous for his clothes. He has
a wardrobe in his private office and
changes his suit three times day-at
10. al noon and At 3 o'clock. a busy
session on the floor viii wreck any suit
Most OF the brokers wear an old otiic
coat in the shuttle and turmoil. and
there Is scarcely an active member but
has an extra pair Of trousers to put on
after the close Of business. Scores OF
little tailors in the financial district
make Il good living pressing trousers
at 30 cents a pair.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
The SDeCtronConn.

Originally the Spectroscope was ap
piled only to chemistry and In that
limited field proved itself an Invaluable
aid in accurate analysis. by holding In
bunS"n flame platinum wire mois
tened by contact with the skin the
presence Of few grains OF salt swal-
lowed few minutes previously can bo
detected with the spectroscope. In
deed. so wonderfully refined Is the
work OF the Spcctroscopic chemist that
he can discover in substance the
presence Of one three-Inilionth Of a
grain Of metal
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
Jhp Afraid and Mews
ASSASSIN IN TEXAS. CAPITOL.
Him to Death. Texas Comp
trOllcr Is Slain.

Austin, Tex, June 30 ---Frenzied
by supposed wrongs, w. G. Hill, an
exattache of the State comptroller's
office, this morning, Il few minutes
past 10 clock, entered the private
Office of State comptroller II. NJ Love
and killed him by means Of two we'll
directed shots from q large calhre
revolver. AS Hill turned to flee, he
WAS intercepted by Chief Clerk Ste
veins Of the department, who Engaged
him in scutile, during which his
revolver was accidentally exploded.
The bullet entered Hills abdomen
causing wound from which he died
at o'clock this afternoon, three
hours after the death Of the man
whose life he sought
Thus, in brief, is told the story Of
the double tragedy, the first assassi.
nation ever chronicled in the Texas
capital. The shooting has thrown
tn" town and State INTO u rommo,lon,
but the death Of the assussn, rs we'll
rs hlS victim, has closed thr story in
one chapter.
As to what caused the shooting
none can explain, uth her than that it
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
cnuBe OF Yayning.

fawning is commonly caused by q
temporary deficiency OF the air sup
ply In the lungs. When the body is
weary with hard ana continuous work
or mental study. lassitude from the ef-
fects OF close, heavy air or intense heat.
or perhaps from the peculiar state OF
the health the respiratory process Ia
sometimes invOluntarily stayed FOR a
rev moments. TO compensate for this
stoppage OF breathing nature steps In
to the rescue and sets up a spasmotiic
action In the muscles Of the mouth,
throat and chest, which produces Il
deep inspiration which takes the form
of q yuwn.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
Moral Law.

The moral law ,ies at the center Of
nature and radintes to the circumfer-
enrr. II is the pith and marrow of cv-
cry substance, every relation and every
process. All things with which we
deal preach to us. What is a farm but
a mute gospel? The sailor, the shep-
herd the minor, the merchant, In their
several resorts have each an expert
ence precisely parallel. Emerson.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-03
An Old Church KnocleP.

The grotesque knocker on the sane
tuary door Of Durham cathedral,
which bears a rather distinct resem
blance to a lion, is said to be Of the
twelfth century. The hollows for the
eyes may have been formerly filled
with '"ystal or enamel. or, as 1t had
been suggested, the open eyes may
have been contrIved to emit light from
within the church, 80 as to guide the
hapless being seeking sanctuary by
night to the welcome haven Of safety.
--Chambers' Journal