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Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-12-05
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Arizona republican., 1903-08-14

through a trimming machine, where by
the blows of a heavy knife they are cut
into rectangular shingles" Then they
are piled up into squares ready to be
used for roofing purposes.
When slate is cut up for use in other
ways the procedure differs. The huge
horizontal saw, with its scores of dia-
monds. in the factory, is called into
play; it is lowered upon one of the
block of slate by a ratchet at the rate
of the quarter of an inch a minute. The
saw would cut through iron or steel
at the same rate. The workmen play
a stream of water upon the slate to
keep it cool, ana wash the dust from
the cut After the saving the block is
planed by being moved back and forth
by machinery under a firmly fixed
chisel 1t is afterward polished, much
as marble and granite are. The value
of the slate quarries runs into the mil
lions-Philadelphia Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14

occasionally of both. Lord Macaulay
and Lord Bulwer Lytton, the novelist
The youthful Gladstone, after he left
Oxford, became one of the bachelors
of the Albany" as they We're called,
and other former residents We're George
Canning. the statesman and orator;
Lord Brougham. and Sir Charles Ma
pier, the great general. Today the his
toric apartment house still is the home
of genius. Henry Arthur Jones, the
dramatist, lives there. and SO do Beer
bohm Tree and Arthur Bourchier: ana
Zeke Claude Lowther. the member OF
parliament and Beau Brummel who re-
Gently tried his hand at playwriting-
with rather disastrous results.
The Albany" began. not as an apart
ment house, but as a nobleman's resi-
dence. Lord Holland built it early in
the eighteenth century, but sold it in
, 100 to Lord Melbourne, the prime min
lister. Then the Duke of York bought
it. and it was his royal highness who
enlarged the Albany and fitted it up as
gentlemen's quarters. It then accom-
modated sixty; Lord Byron starting
housekeeping there in 1914. taking
rooms that had formerly been occupied
by Lord Althorp. chancellor of the ex-
chequer. Monk" Lewis. the play
wright. also was an Albany bachelor
at that time, and he gave several din
ners in honor of Byron. The poet, how
ever. was not pleased with the other
guests. several of whom We're young
naval officers, and he told Horace Smith
that he would not go again. as he did
MT choose to dine with a middle ged
, ensigns.'
Lord Macaulay took rooms at the Al
bany in July. 1871. and regarding his
| new home wrote to a friend: | have
secured a very comfortable set of cham
| bers in the Albany: and [ hope to lead
during some years. sort OF life pecu-
liarly suited to my taste-a college life
at the West-end of London. l have an
entrance hall. two sitting rooms, bed
room. kitchen. cellars, and two rooms
J for servants-all for ninety guineas
! ($450) year: and this is u situation
which no younger son Of u duke need
! be ashamed to put on his card"
Bulwer Lytton wrote several of his
! most famous novels al The Albany
And there is racy little story regard
! ing his beguilements there. 1t seems
[ that once while Lady Lytton was on a
! journey, the novelist wrote to her, be-
moaning his lonely state. Touched, her
ladyship determined to pay him a sur
prise visit and did SO. But when she
| arrived she found her husband with a
delightful young lady sitting on his
knee,
The entrance to 1.-THE Albany" comes
! as rather a shock to any one who has
! heard of the glories of the famous
| apartment" for all that is to he seen
is 4 sign bearing the name of the build
| ing, apparently surmounting a colec-
ton of small shops. Then. however
| YOU discover that, huddled between q
draper s. store and u tobacco shop
! there is an old-fashioned little porter's
! lodge. through which one gains admit
| t2nce to a large court. upon which The
Albany frontS.-Special correspondence
Of the Sunday Post.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14
SOME COSTLY SAWS.
Those Used in Pennsylvania Slate
Quarries Have Diamonds in Them.

Probably the most expensive saws in
use anywhere in the world are those in
the factories of Pennsylvania whare
various articles are manufactured Of
slate. In one of these factories there are
500 horizontal saws, II feet in length.
each of which is furnished with IS cut
ting diamonds, each saw being worth
$1,000. The slate land which furnishes
the material for these costly saws 20
work upon was once SO little valued
that the tract upon which the famous
Chapman quarry III Pennsylvania is
situated was sold for q. pint of whisky.
Its subsequent owners have taken mil
lions of dollars from the land.
The most valuable slate deposits in
the world are found in the central and
eastern parts of Pennsylvania. In the
neighborhOod of the Pennsylvania
quarres there are houses whose walls
are entirely of slate. The blocks of
which they are made are smoothly saw
ed and are certainly most substantial.
When slate is blasted in the quarries
the rough slabs are taken to the sham
ties of the 'splitters.' The stone forms
naturally the layers, and the splitter
following the grain or ribbon" with his
large chisel, separates the blocks into
strips. Then these strips are passed
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN.

To the Editor of The Republican
Sir: In many of the states the ma
tional guardsmen are enjoying their an
nual outing. Whether any of the Ari-
iona militiamen will go to Wyoming
seems to be IS yet undetermined.
The District of Columbia guardsmen
had their annual encampment at the
village Of Leesburg, Va. Twice the
officer in command had selected a site
for the camp, and as often the sur
geons of the regiment reported adverse
ly as to sanitary conditions.
part Of the equipment of the SOL
der is a haverSack, Il thick quart tin
cup and a rifle. Their beds are long
bags filled with straw. Leggins must
be laced up entirely, pants brushed,
coat buttoned to chin, handkerchief
tied neatly about neck, hat set straight
on head, rife shining-that is the dress
parade. Leesburg is a local option
town and there is no canteen. Reli-
gious services are held by the plain
almost every evening in the Y. NJ. c. A.
| tent.
The 4Sth separate company of Os-
wego. n. Y, which was Governor
| Odell's guard of honor at St. Louis, is
in camp at Farnham, n. Y, with sew
eral other companies forming the Third
battalion. The days work begins with
reveille at 5:5J 4. m. and closes with
taps at II p. m. Extended drills anG
practice in all the tactics of actual war
fare will be practiced during the stay
/ in camp, and on the last day the 65th
regiment will defend a position against
the attack of the five separate conf
panes.
On the rifle range not long ago, OF
the ninety men of the 4Sth separate
company participating, eighty nine
qualified as markSmen. The only abb
sentee was Il member who was absent
on sick leave. Twelve qualified as
| sharpshooters. Private Murray made a
score of 6S out of possible IS, at one,
two and three hundred yards. H.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14

discipline the eye and keep the muscles
1.-THE and supple"
Laurent Delarue is also a great cy-
clist. and on his free wheel chainless
bicycle of American make he covered
was his invariable custom never to
commit two successive burglaries with
in ten miles of each other. To appre-
ciate the extent OF his operations. ii
should be noted that at the moment OF
his arrest the value of the gold coin.
bank notes and jeWelry found in his
cottage was estimated ct $4,000.
Through the courtesy OF the author
tiles at Versailles. where the nsation-
al trial will soon take place, l was en-
abled to see this remarkable criminal
and TO obtain 2 brief conversation with
him.
Laurent DeIarue. who breaks the
worlds record as a burglar, is a man
OF slight but graceful build and of
scholarly appearance. He might readily
be mista ken for an art student. He is
fond of sletching. and carries with him
on his bicycle a note book. an easel and
box of colors. Adroltly concealed in
his box of colcrs. however. are a COM
plete set of burglars tools. skeleton
keys and the latest implements OF the
cracksman's calling. He is q handsome
fellow. with dark hazel Rembrandt
eyes. His curly raven locks are sug-
gestive of those to DE seen in the pOr-
traits of Lord Byron. His tapering.
nervous fingers might we'll be those of
some eminent pianist. An idea of this
strange mans quaint. picturesque
character may be formed from the fol-
Lowing random conversation:
"You earned a living honestly when
n boy of Is by your work in an iron
foundry Why was it that you aban-
doned such a promising calling to be-
come a burglar
ooh. the work in the foundry was too
regular, l felt an irresistible craving
to be q tramp-to wander about in the
fields and TO be my own master. 1 read
books about tramps and celebrated
criminals which 1 obtained from the
public libraries. I once saw at the
theater u performance of Jean Richie
pins Les ChemineuX" C'The Tramps'l
i was this play that induced me to be-
come 4 burglar
How did it come about that you
committed your first burglary?'
~ was returning from work at the
foundry one September evening. 1t was
dark, and I noticed that the window OF
an apartment on the ground floor was
atiar. l walked up and down before the
house. and noticed that the family were
seated in the dining room eating and
drinking. At = glance l saw that the
open window belonged to the room used
as an office. or library. Without hest
tating a moment l drew myself to the
sill an slipped through the window Of
the little suburban villa-it was at
MaisOns Laffitte. ! grCped about, and
with a, piece of w;re-I had already
served apprenticeship with locksmith
succeeded in opening the right hand
upper drawer of the writing desk. 1T
| is 4 curious coincidence that in nine
times out of 10 ii is always the right
hand upper drawer CT q. writing desl,
that contains the objects of the great
est value. l found in The drawer seven
gold - franc pieces, which l at once
slipped into my socks. Just as I was
about to jump out of the window l saw
q policeman walking by. | slipped bold
! ly into the hall. and proceeded to the
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14
KING OF BURGLARS
A Frenchman Who Stands at the
Head of the Profession.

There was great excitement and sat
isfaction last Saturday in that pictures
que region TO the northwest OF Paris.
extending along the Seine valley from
Saint German to Vernon. when il was
learned that Laurent Delarue. popular
ly known as the King os the Burg
lars had been arrested in his myster-
ious home at SartrouNille. For l. years
the inhabitants of the Department of
the Seine and Disc, which contains in
Vulnerable chateaus. sumptuous villas
and country residences, have been
amazed by the frequency and audacity
with which houses had been entered
and ransacked with impunity. for tho
housebreaking had been carried on so
skilful!y and systematically as to defy
detection. Real estate agents declare
that the operations had been executed
on such a grand scale as to cause gen.
eral depreciation in the value of subur-
ban dwellings.
The police have now aScertained that
this wholesale burglary had been ac-
complished not by band of robbers.
as every one had supposed. but by one
man, Laurent Etienne Delarue. who is
only - years old. and who began his
says Paris correspondent of the New
York Tribune. Delarue confesses that
he has committed 4,G00 burglaries. and
the police authorities state that this is
not an exaggeration. This is at the
rate of one HOUSEKEEPING for each
working day in the year. Singularly
enough. the King of Burglars is to
all outward appearances Il model OF
respecta bility. He is married to an at
tractive young woman of good family
and is the father of two children. whose
education he supervises with keen par
entail interest. His little cottage at
Sartrouville is neat and picturesque.
and is surrounded by Well kept vege-
table garden. and there is i lawn ten
mis- court On the grounds. where he
plays tennis with his wife. both being
experts at the game, which he declares
to be the best sport in the world 20
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14

front door. opened it silently and in
moment was in the street with my sew
en- Louis
such an exceptionally favorable OPP
portunity no doubt encouraged you?'
Yes; but, once having succeeded in
such an operation. | found :aat any
other occupation was tedious and dis
tasteful From that September even
ing | became a regular CraChsman-
cambrioleur- felt impelled To break
into houses by an irresistible passion
beyond my control | kept it up for Il
years without detection. and | would
have been free now had not my own
brother denounced me. I may add that
during all my burglaries l have never
taken a human life"
The cottage that Delarue had built
with the proceeds of his burglaries was
sumptuouH httle house. with eXcep
tionally thick walls. Deep slanting
holes had been made in the wood work
and stopped up by cork. These holes
'-ined bank notes neatly rolled to-
Setner. bonds, shares and little piles of
gold and silver coin. The corks We're
concealed by wall paper. Secret pigeon
holes were found in the beams, contain
ins gold watches. bracelets. rings.
brooches. gold purses. pearl necklaces
and jewels of every description.
The exploits of the "Burguar King"
are remarkable At Dieppe one night
disguised as a waiter, in white tie
and dress coat he entered the room Of
hotel, and walked off with jewelry
valued at 100000. At Rouen he succeed
ed in robbing d jewelry shop and riding
with SA0 600 XvOr. h nj Jewels his
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14
NOTABLE LONDON HOUSE.
The albany. Where Byron and Bulwer
Wrote, to Be Torn Down.

London-American tourists presently
will look in vain for The Albany" the
famous building just off Piccadilly
which in its time has housed so many
geniuses. 1t is about to be pulled down.
and with it will perish a most interest
ing part of literary London
If one mistakes not, il was at The
Albany where dwelt Raftles. E. W.
Hornung's fascinating Amateur
Cracksman.' The point hardly matters
however. for the great buildings ros-
ter Of real flesh and blood celebrities
who have fiourished within its walls is
long enough to make its name remem-
bered long after il has fallen. TO make
room for, say a faShiona bic restaurant
or hotel. Every since 1901, The AL
bany, as the place has been called af-
ter one f the names of the royal FAM
ily-has been renowned as 4 residence
for unmarried men of talent or title
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14
II E M p E
Frank w. Griffen. Mgr.

Halbert Miller has returned from
California.
L. 3. Johnson of Mesa was a bust
ness visitor here yesterday.
The Misses Hale left last evening for
a months trip to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Pierce of Walnut
Grove are visiting Mrs. Pierce's moth
er, Mrs. Rumberg.
Mrs. E. L. Thew returned from Cali
fornia on yesterday mornings train.
Drace Jepsen and a Mexisan were
arrested yesterday for interfering with
the headgates OF an irrigating ditch
southeast of town. They were fined $40
apiece.
Lon Harmon shipped two cars of
three-year-oId steers down from Del
Rio yesterday. They were sold to Mons
Eliingsen.
telegram from Iron Springs an
nounced that Price Brown is the faith
er OF daughter. Both mother and
Child are doing nicely.
Professor Benjamin Scudder of the
Normal faculty came in on yesterdays
train. He was accompanied by his wife
and children. They went on to Mesa,
where Mrs. Scudder will teach the COM
ing year.
Mrs. Nielsen. wife of one of the In
dian teachers on the Pima reservation.
was thrown from a buggy yesterday
i'll front of the postoffice and quite seri-
ously hurt One hip was dislocated and
other minor injuries resulted.
A hayrack will be at the elem resi-
dence on Normal street tonight for the
benefit of those who wish to attend the
social and dance at the Redden school.
Admission to the dance will be so
cents; ice cream and cake, 10 cents
two for j quarter.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14

The Bank Exchange saloon. John
Hartman, prop, has secured from the
Western Union Telegraph co. full and
complete returns of the Jeffries and
Corbett fight, also the preliminaries.
grand free lunch will be served and
all reports OF the fight free of cost.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14

The Glass Bottle Blowers union Ia
financially the strongest trades union
in the country. having 100000 surplus
in its national treasury and as much
more in local treasures
Arizona republican., 1903-08-14
OFF SEASON.

The summer poetry season is almost
over Very little of it has been worn
this season. When worn by editors 1t
Is usually cut bias between the first
and second Standardization Trans
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
A Marvellous Invention

Wonders never cease. A machine
has been invented that will cut, paste
and hang wall paper. The field of in
v~entlons and discoveries seems to be
unlimited. Notable among great dis
coveries is DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. It has done q world
of good for weak lungs and saved
many a life. Thousands have used it
and conquered Grip, Bronchitis, Pneu-
monia and Consumption. Their gen.
eral verdict is: Its the best and most
reliable medicine for throat and lung
troubles. Every soc and S1.0o bottle
is guaranteed by Brown Bros, Drug
gists. Trial bottles free.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
WYOMING

Charles G. Conner of Greedy, Colo,
and Peter Sarue, a French-C Canadian,
both employed by the Boston Smelter
Co. at, Grand Encampment, were
caught in a snowslide four miles out
at Station 8 and killed. The slide was
80 Ofeet long, $50 feet wide and Is feet
deep.
The action Of the union leaders in
refusing to submit to President Burt's
piece-work proposition at the confer
ence in Omaha yesterday, met with
the approval of the Cheyenne strikers
and they announce their readiness to
carry on the fight against the rail-
read indefinitely.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
Tried To Conceal 1t

It's the old story of murder will
out" only in this case there's no crime.
A woman feels run down, has back
ache or dyspepsia and thinks it's moth
ing and tries to hide 1t until she nm
ally breaks down. Don't deceive your
self. Take Electric Bitters at once.
1t has a reputation for curing Stom-
ach, Liver and Kidney troubles n
will ~revivify your whole system. The
worst forms of those maladies will
quickly yield to the curative power OF
Electric Bitters. Only Soc, and guar
anteed by Brown Bros, Druggists.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
More From Niagara.

1t has been decided TO build a large
power plant on the Canadian side OF
Niagara Falls, which when completed
will enable the operators to furnish
200, 600 horse power. A few years ago
the idea of using Niagara's power
would have seemed ridiculous, but the
progress OF invention during the past
century a now made it possible.
There has also been wonderful pro-
gress made in medicine during that
time. the most noticeable being the
introduction Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters about nifty years ago. This
family medicine is for everybody, but
more especially for those who are weak
and sickly. It will strengthen the
stomach and nerves and cure indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, insomnia, constipa-
ton and malaria, fever and ague. Try
it and see for yourself.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
CULL!NGS OF
COAST NEWS
important Happenings of Today
In the States of the
Far West
CALIFORNIA

The fight between the Mountain
Copper Company, limited, and the
Western Federation Of Miners was
precipitated by a ~well-defined at
tempt on the part of the British cor
poration to prevent the existence at
Keswick of a union of smeltermen.
Weinstock, Lubin & Co.'S depart
ment store, the largest establishment
OF the kind in Sacramento valley and
n of the largest on the Pacific
Coast, was completely destroyed by
fire Saturday morning.
Armed with knives, two men fought
to death late last night in a little
cabin at Silverhorn's Ferry, over the
Pit river, twenty-six miles from Red
ding. AS a result of the ARRAY, Geo.
Silverthorn is dead and Lee Barnes
cannot live.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
WASHINGTON

Safe-blowers visited the little town
OF Lind, Wash, Saturday night. The
safe in j.. F. Melton's saloon was
blown open and $3.50 in silver, besides
some gold and paper, taken. 1t is
thought there were three men in the
gang Two explosions were heard by
people living near, but the robbery
was not discovered until morning.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
SOL Cent Column

Reading notices not to exceed nv
lines inserted in this department for
fifty cents a week, payable in advance.
WANTED-Five young men from
Winnemucca at once to for
positions in the Government Service.
Apply to Interstate Cores. Inst,
Cedar Rapids, Idaho. d2m2.
CABINET AND CARPENTERING
work of all kinds done. Furniture
repaired. Shop in e a of residence.
F2tf CHRIS WOLF.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
M usical Recital

The opera house has been engaged
for the evening Of February 10th for
a recital by Miss Beulah George. She
will be assisted by the talanted chill
dren of Prof. Passmore.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
WinnemucCa Lodge No. 10, F. & A. NJ.

Stated communications of Winnie
mucca Lodge No. 10, F. & A. NJ, will
be held at their hall in the Silver
State" block until further notice at
7:30 p. m. on the first Saturday even
ingeach month. All Master Masons In
good standing are cordially invited to
attend. w. A. BROWN. w. M.
CHRIS WOLF, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
ID DIRECTORY.
Humboldt Chapter No. o, R. A. NJ.

Stated convocations Of Humboldt
Chapter No. 8, a.. A. NJ. will be held in
their hall at s p. NJ. on the first and
third Wednesday evening of each mon
tn. All companion Royal Arch Ma
son in good standing are cordially in
vited to attend.
THOMAS SHONE, H. p.
CHRIS WOLF, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
SILVER STATES
MARCONIGRAMS
And Specials by "Grapevine"-.-
Shortest Leased Line
In the World

Brazil expects a fight with Bo-
livia.
John d. Rockefeller is the happy
grandfather of a bouncing baby boy.
The distribution of bituminous coal
at cost price by the city of Chicago
was i~nuagurated Saturday.
The Chinese authorities have cap
tured arms and ammunition and COM
missary stores solicited "for the re-
formers"
There is keen interest in society
circles over the news that the Earl
and Countess Carnarvon intend maxi
ing a tour of the United States in their
automobile.
c.. B. Allison, a well-known cleo
trio contractor of Pittsburg. was call
ed to the front door of his home at
LAS o'clock yesterday morning and
shot down by an unknown person.
The British cruiser Pioneer ran into
the torpedo boat destroyer Orwell.
near the channel of Corfu yesterday
and fifteen persons are believed to he
drowned. Only two bodies have been
recovered.
American interests have obtained
three contracts within the last few
days for the construction of electric
traction systems in Russia, England
and Holland, which will represent an
expenditure Of $65, 900, 900.
France will insist upon her rights
in the Venezuelan matter. There is a
Franeo-Venezulean agreement con-
summated one year ago, prior to the
accession of President Castro, which
was brought about by arbitration, by
which Venezuela agrees that France
shall receive one-eighth of her Gus
toms duties until such time as the
claim of France has been discharged.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
IvanhOe Lodge No. I8, K. of P.

Regular conventions every Monday
evening of each week at their Castle
Hall in the "Silver State block at
1880 O'Clock. ]. RoUGON C. C.
c. B. BROWN, X. of r. & s.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-02
w. L. SAMUElS

y PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Residence, Fourth and Baud
fstreets. Office, opposite Eagle
GDrug Store. Hours, l to 3 and Z
Gto s p. m.