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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
Would Honor the Mothers.

Senator Plot, who is head of the
movement whose object 1t is to arrest
the decrease in the population OF
France, has made novel suggestion.
In letter, which he has sent to the
prime minister, he suggests that a
medal should be struck and special
order founded for mothers of large
families. Soldiers, and sailors and
even fremen, are decorated he says,
and why should not the mothers, who
perform the greatest of all services to
the fatherland, have some recogni'
tionr"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24

regiments Of artillerists and engin-
GERS, two companies of Light dragons
and four regiments of infantry remain
ed; and of these James Wilkinson
again took command as senior officer.
The army consisted then of SlS Off
GERS and Ais men, but only a year
later this number was further reduced
to one regiment of artillerists and two
regiments of infantry, with strength
Oh 241 officers and 3,046 men,
The army remained at this size for
six years, with Wilkinson still in
command, until on April ~, 1903. the
strength was placed at ia officers and
9,147 men, divided among a regiment
of light artillery, a regiment of artil'
lerists. a regiment of dragons. seven
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
UNCLE SANS FORCES
OF THE ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Enlarged and Reduced at Neeesslty's
Demand, II Has Gone Through Many
FIuetuatlons-The Various Com
manders.

The army of the United States, de-
pending upon and governed by the
national legislature more directly than
the army of any other country mas
from the very beginning OF our nation.
al existence reflected the necesSrfies
of the country by the way-1,I which It
has expanded r-co6tracted to meet
Exiting conditions. 1t may be doubt
ed IL any other army went through so
many fluctuations of size as ours has
done.
After Washington gave up his com
mand at Frances Tavern in Decem-
Der, 1888, Gen. Henry Knox as senior
officer became commanderin-chief,
holding office until June, 1884, when
he was mustered out along with most
Of the army. The rest, consisting Of
q regiment Of infantry and battalion
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24

Locked and barred, while around them
the tombs of the poor, rising three or
four feet at most from the dust, seem
to differ only in size from the stones,
potsherds, and battered tins, all the
meaningless litter that the sand and
dust have not yet quite covered.
When at last you find your way
among the houses and shake the dust
of the graveyard from off your feet
and clothes. you find yourself in mar
row streets full OF sharp turns and
crowded with beasts and men. Under
foot the road is nothing but dust in
one place, but in another slippery
with trampled green stun, orange peel
and the slops that are thrown from
the houses. The smell OF manure and
wood ashes fills the air, save where
now and again you catch the acrid
smell Of long unwashed clothes,
There are no buildings here that
strangers come to see There are only
mean streets and little Cafes. with
rows of brown men sitting with their
knees up to their noses on the road
side, and shop fronts where marvel
ously tawdry handkerchiefs hang In
rows on clotheslines. In. this quarter
Europeans are rather infrequent visi-
tors, and the native population is
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24

OF foot artillery. was placed under the
senior officer Major Josiah Harmer,
commander-in-chief by brevet as lieu
tenant-colonel. There were 700 men
in the army then.
In 1889, after the constitutional gov
eminent had got into working order,
the army was enlarged to forty-six
officers and $40 men. In March, 1871,
the army was still further increased
until 1t consisted of 104 officers and
2,12S men. Arthur St. Clair was com
missioned Major General, and ipso
facto became commandments,
wbereupon Col. Harmer resigned.
i'm March, 1893, the legion was
arought into our army. It consisted Of
turssof dragons dragon gInai4YiH at four com
les OF rifemen. with a total of 25S
officers and 5,136 men. Major General
Anthony Wayne became general-in-
chief of the Army of the Frontier a
post which he held until Dec. 10, 1895,
when he died. He was followed by
Major.Gen. James Wilkinson, who re.
udl0Gu uHlll July 100
There was fear of war with
France, and Washington, who had left
the presidency fifteen months earlier,
was made Northumberland and com
mander-in-chief; and on March 3, 1899
the army was enlarged and the rank
of general was created for him. He
never was commissioned in that rank
however, and died Acknowledgement
The army had been enlarged mean
time, it's authorized strength being
placed at two regiments of artillerists
and engineers, four regiments of dra
goons, forty regiments of infantry
and one regiment and one battalion o.
rifiemen It's total was 2,447 officer!
and 1924 men. Major-Gen. Alexander
Hamilton was senior officer.
When the danger of war was owe
the army was cut down with great re-
pidity, the act of May IA, 1900, loppini
men off right and left. until only tw,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
IN THE MAGIC EAST


blade of grass in the cemetery. moth
ing but ankle-deep dust, on which
square dirty-white buildings and mis-
shapen whitewashed tombs are flung.
The bulldogs contain the burial
places of the rich, and within their
walls it may be possible to see some
thing beautiful, some token OF love
for the depar'ed fab' a gracious
shape in granite or marble. But the
outer walls present only horrid and
unrelieved baroness to the eye, and
the doors and shattered windows are
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24

regiments of infantry and one regf
ment of rihemen.
Gen. Wilkinson was relieved As COIN
manderln-chief in January, 1912. Cen
Dearborn succeeding him for the war
with Great Britain. Many additions to
the army were authorized during that
war. the greatest strength reached be-
ing S.4s5 officers and 59.179 men, in
one regiment OF light artillery, a corps ,
of artillery. regiment of rangers and
sea fencibles. 6onk
At the end of the war~tm
was fxed at s7a.sSshe strength
~ IN oi6cers and lilo
mani osefofps OF engineers. a regi-
,ut.s~ssf Tight artillery, a corps OF ar
sssRery. eight regiments of infantry.
and one regiment of rihemen; and
Major-Gen. Jacob Brown became
senior officer.
After another six years the army
was recognized, with a stan corps.
four regiments of artillery and seven
of infantry, the total strength being
$40 officers and 5.5Su men. When Gen.
Brown died in 1928 Gen. Macomb was
directed to take command of the army
the first officer ordered to that duty,
the earlier COMMUNICATIVE ex-
cepL Washington, being merely seniors
for the time being
Macomb held office for thirteen
years. In 1882 a battalion OF mounted
rangers was authorized, the strength
of the army being $50 officers and
6,540 men; in 1888 the ri6emen we're
discontinued and a regiment of dra-
goons enlisted, the authorized strength
being placed at 500 officers and 6,595
men; three years later, when a second
regiment of dragons was provided.
the strength became CAT officers and
1910 men, and two years later stlll in
1888 anotheru (eighth) regiment OF
infantry having been formed, II was
placed at 1856 officers and II, SO4 men.
The Mexican war was fought very
largely by volunteers, but the regu-
lar army was increased until It con-
sisted of / 1853 officers and 29,512 men,
in three regiments of dragons, a regi-
ment of mounted rinemen, four regi.
ments of artillery, sixteen of infantry,
and a regiment Of volunteers. This
last body was not the same as the
state volunteer organizations. Gen.
Scott had succeeded Macomb in 1841,
and held Office until Nov. 6, 1861, when
he retired.
After the Mexican war the piping
times of peace returned and the army
was cut down by two-thirds, so that 1t
consisted of S82 officers and 9,435
men. In 1855 1t was increased to
1040 officers and 1928 men. This
was the strength of the old army.
1t was just about doubled for the
civil war, reaching a total OF zoos
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24

Nothing In Cairo is so eloquent of
change as the streets. Fifteen years
ago one could see in the Mooski
Bazaar the true Eastern city. with it's
narrow crowded lanes, it's aocumula.
lions of filth and rubbish, its brilliant
splashes of color, and it's strange, un-
mistakable smell. So the old resi-
dent will tell you, but now in the
Mooski end the lanes leading off 1t,
as well as In the warrens behind the
Khedival library, you will see puffs
of patent medicines, sun helmets, and
Greek shops with polyglot inscrip-
tons and glass fronts. Even now
there is much that is Oriental surviv-
ing in these quarters, while a few
hundred yards away you are in wide
aud airy thoroughfares swarming
with the same mixed population that
clogs the Mooski, but in all else diff
fering little from many Mediterranean
cities.
There is a difference, to my mind
happy Inference, between Cairo and
London, not to mention other Euro
pean capitals. There are newspapers
in Cairo, 1t is true, but they hide their
light under bushel, and you are often
compelled to seek them instead of
sheir pursuing you. There are news
boys, and newsboys who cry their
papers at nightfall in Cairo, but as
far as my own experience goes they
are generally only 10 be heard around
certain streets, and, having no win
ners, no latest betting to shout, their
voices lack that frenzy which is char
acteristic of the camelot But If there
are few newsboys In Cairo, the city
has substitutes in the art of produc-
ing noise in its donkey boys, who
shout by day, and its musicians, who
celebrate wedding feasts by night. To
the unframed European ear each of
the performers on the tom-tom, or
darabukeh, drum, tambourine and
flute appears to be extemporizing in
cependently and the combination of
extraordinary sounds cannot be said
to have a tranquillizing effect, especial
ly between the hours Of IL at night
and o'clock In the morning A mar
riage among the better-class Moslems
is the signal for a musical orgie
which may last for an entire week,
and the stranger. after listening with
a tolerant interest to the festivities
-TMonday and Tuesday evening. feels
a certain impatience when the quaver-
ing cries OF singers and the thud and
clash of brass and parchment disturb
his first sleep on the third and fourth
nights.
To the tourist the native quarter
OF Cairo means Cairo and the Mooski
Bazaar, but these two districts are
by no means as Oriental to-day as
other less-known divisions Of the city.
A tram runs through Old Cairo, and
the Mooski Bazaar is changing, but
west and southwest of the citadel
there Is a maze of lanes and alleys
which bear but little trace OF Western
influence The ground without the
walls is one gigantic rubbish heap, an
amending series of mounds Of broken
potsherds and crumbled brick, hide
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
Scotch School Luncheon.

The fact that Edinburgh school chill
dren are below the average weight and
height is ascribed by the "five-meal
meat-fed men" of England to the meal
time system there prevailing. Only
twenty or thirty minutes are allowed
at luncheon for the consumption Of
piece" or Slice" of bread and but
ter. AS the school classes are not dis
missed till p. m. the children have
practically no nourishing food between
$3.50 a. m. and $3.50 p. m, The Edin.
burgh Merchant Company, which pro
vides excellent secondary education to
some 5000 children, has resolved to
adopt the English system of meal
hours.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
,ovn -, "a Airah 10 burn your father,

the favorfte curse lnf ms country.
After long wanderings In these streets
Won get back with some relief into
the better quarters. They may be
de6Ied I'm the eyes OF the yurist by
European advertisements, but they
are cleaner. THE Magic East has
been celebrated by scores Of poets as
captivating and luxurious goddess
the spell OF whose beauty is more
powerful than the wisdom of the West.
II may be. but does not the goddess
at times appear to us In the guise OF
a slatternly general with more than
partially to dirtY
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
Not for Public PerusaI.

At one time Mr.. Cary was lunching
at the University club with an old
friend who had lately been married.
During the conversation the friend
said by chance that his life was an
open book. well, you'd better not
leave it open when your mother-in-
law is around, unless It's an expurgat.
ed copy" said Mr. Cary promptly
New York Times.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
Also Honored.

Here's an American traveller dat
must be purity prominent" remarked
Weary Walker, glancing up from the
scrap of newspaper he had been read.
ing. 81 see dey'ye gev him de free
dom of de city o London"
Oats nothin'," replied Rowing Rag
sey. 81 got dat onct after bein' locked
up in Wbitechapel police station"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
Pencil Making.

e. Faber (Eberhard), Of the family
who have made pencils in Germany
for 144 years, began the business, in
America in 1861. and now manufac-
lures his pencils in Newark, N. j. The
graphite is given various degrees Of
hardness by the admixture of clay,
and the best red cedar for use in PEN
ellis is that from Florida.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24

the kirk coming away from the vicin
ity Of the imposing mass of masonry
so he said to him:
"Weel. Dauvit, we've been up seein
that gran erection o. mine?"
Deed. hiv' I, sir?'
"Gey strong place that. isn't It? I'll
TAX man a his time tae rise DOT O.
yon at the day o. judgment"
"Hoots, ma mon," said David. "ye
can e&~g-----i -,aA--->a--s.s,n oUvo, s5fff
gin that day comes. They'll TAX the
bottom DOT ut tae let y[s ia doom"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
Mo Need 10 Rise.

In one of Glasgow's finely-laid-out
cemeteries a rich citizen, who was mo-
.torious as skeptic, had erected a
massive mausoleum on, what he tsE-dr-
ed his ancestral plot"
One day he met worthy elder OF
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-10-24
Mice cauaht on Ely Paper,

A woman in South Deerfeld, Mass,
has discovered a new use for the
sticky fly paper She found that II a
mouse put his foot on the paper he
would put the other foot on and II
would hold him fast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
TRUE BILLS CHARGE MURDER.
Men Who Killed Man In Bed at Wilson,
 N. C., Are Indicted.

Wilson N. C.. May 15-The grand jury of Wilson county today, after investigat- ing the killing of A. Percy Jones, found a true bill for murder against George Whitley, Gilbert Ward, w. H. Richard, John Allen, J. B. Piver, w. w. Barnes, w P Groom, Lawrence Morgan, J. T. Bass John Pittman and Samuel J. Walls.
 The funeral of Jones took place today. He was buried by the Odd Fellows, of which order he was a member.
 It is said that the dead man was re- lated to former Senator J. K. Jones of Arkansas.
 Fearing an effort on the part of the prisoners friends to attempt their rescue, the sheriff of Wilson county telegraphed Governor Aycock for permission to call out the troops. This was promptly ac- corded and the Wilson Light infantry is now assembled in the armory, holding itself in readiness for call. A few groups of people are seen on the streets. The town Is otherwise quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
RAILROADS LEASE
 THE COMPRESSES
IT IS UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE CONCERNS IN MEMPHIS HAVE BEEN RENTED BY THE ROADS ENTERING THAT CITY.

Memphis, Tenn. May 15.-The commer- cial-Appeal tomorrow will say:
 It may be stated on reliable information that the railroads entering Memphis have closed a deal whereby they secure i've year lease on the cotton congresses Of this city, two In number, and that here after the railroad companies will operate these congresses themselves.
 The terms of the deal have not been an- nounced, but 1t is said 1t was brought about by dissatisfaction with the old ar rangement between the railroads and the congresses. and the charges of discrimin- ation that have been made by the various shippers, whose cotton passed through the Memphis gateway. because of the ne- cessity of compressing in transit the ex- port cotton.
 The two congresses leased have handled over 500.000 bales of cotton thus far this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Fierce Race War Occurs Near Burns, Smith County
 Miss.
WHITE MAN WOUNDED
 SEVERAL NEGROES KILLED
Trouble Started By a Negro Jumping Crop Which He Had Pitched for the Bruce Boys-Party
 Ambushed.

Laurel, Miss, May 15.-The fiercest kind of race war occurred near Burns, in the northern part of Smith county. Parties in Laurel from a neighborhood near that section state that the whites are up in arms and are whipping and killing ne- groes wherever they find them.
 Up to this writing one white man had been mortally wounded and several ne- groes killed. The trouble started by a negro jumping a crop which he had pitched for the Bruce boys, and the latter having advanced the negro a consider able sum on his labor. They went after the negro to pay or resume his work The negro was found among friends who with him, threatened the Bruce boys The Bruces went home and gathering some of their neighbors went back after the negro. On their way to where the negroes were first found the party was ambushed and the negroes, firing into them, mortally wounded MT. Craft, a farmer The white men returned the fire began Tuesday and 1t is said that the enraged white men of the community are still in the saddle searching for the negro who instigated the trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
COTTON SINNERS VOTE TO
 CUT DOWN PRODUCTION

Charlotte, N. C., May 15.-The Southern Cotton Spinners' association this morn- ing listened to addresses by H. J. Weber of the plant breeding laboratory of the United States department of agriculture and by F. w. Thomas. former president of the New England Cotton Manufactur- CTS association MT. Thomas discussed the 'Diversifying of Manufactures in the South'
 The association changed it's name to the American Cotton Manufacturers Asso- eiation' The officers elected are:
 w. C. Heath, Monroe N. C., president; Thomas M. Swift. Elberton, Ga; vice president; Clarence B. Bryant Charlotte secretary and treasurer.
 The following report of special com- mlttee was unanimously adopted "The cotton manufacturing world using Amerl- can short staple cotton, is facing condi- tions that are likely to continue, so long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
NEGRO CHURCH IS WRECKED.
House of Worship at Evanston is
 Blown Up.

Chicago, May 15.-Another negro church was wrecked by dynamite tonight A bomb was exploded under the pulpit of the African Methodist church at Evans ton. The interior was demolished and the front of the building was blown out.
 Two motives are ascribed for the de- molition of the building. The first Is that certain colored people are incensed by a sermon preached last week by the pastor Rev. L. N. McDaniels, who said this was the white mans country and the colored might as well make up his mind now and get along the best he could. The other Is that the members were incensed at the position taken by the pastor and a guest from Chicago who had spoken against policy
 The Institutional church in this city was wrecked by dynamite last Sunday night, after the sermon against policy" Dr. Daniels approved pr. Ransom's stand against the evil. and spoke against pol icy" at the Institutional church from his own pulpit in Evanston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Rice Deal Not Mentioned in Conference
 of General Bell and Sec. Root.

Washington. May l5-General J. Frank lin Bell, who recently returned from the Philippines. had a long conference with Secretary Root today. General Bell has been assigned to command the military school at Fort Leavenworth Kan. The sale of rice during the campaign in Bat angas, and which recently has been the subject of. comment on account of criti- cism in the report of General Miles, was not mentioned during the conference to- day.
 Secretary Root considers the whole rice transaction a closed incident He has been eognizant of all the facts for some time and regards the action of General Bell as one of military necessity, and holds that General Bell would have been remiss in his duty had not he acted as he did. The secretary says the action was no unprecedented, as has been charged, but was similar to the action taken in Porto Rico after that island was swept by the hurricane The secretary found when the rice matter was first in- vestigated by the department that it had the approval of the officers in command of the civil authorities in the Philippines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16

as present artificial influences dominate the market for raw material, and these conditions are so serious that action by the Southern Cotton Spinners association is deemed imperative, and your commit- tee, to whom this subject has been refer red, would recommend that the whole in- fluence of the association be used; first, to bring about an entire cessation of night work; second operation of mills not over four days per week; third, these recommendations to take effect not later than June 1 to Is, 1903.
 Your committee Is of the opinion that by proper effect the cooperation of the majority of the mills in the Southern states can be secured. and believe that an appeal should also be sent out to banks, as well as commission houses, to throw their influence In the same direction, If favorable action Is taken by the con- vention Your committee recommends that the American consul at Manchester be cabled to to communicate these actions to Liverpool and Manchester exchanges"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
TIED TO MULE AND
 DRAGGED TO WORK
ITALIANS ALLEGED TO HAVE RE CElVED CRUEL TREATMENT IN THE MINING REGIoNs-sPER- ANzA INVESTIGATES.

Washington, May 15.-Mr. speranza, sec retary of the Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants of New York, who has been in West Virginia for several days Investigating complaints of III treat ment made by number of Italians, who went to West Virginia to work on a rail- road, stopped in Washington today on his way back to New York and acquainted Senor Mayor Des Planches. Italian ann ascertained. Speranza in all spent three weeks in various portions of West Vir- ginia in which Italian laborers are em- played. Investigating complaints which have been received by the society, dating as far back as January last.
 In the Piney Creek region MT. Speranza investigated allegations to the effect that a number of Italian laborers who had been sent to work on a railroad near Brickley, had been subjected to cruel treatment Mir. Speranza asserts that he has corroborative evidence to support the charge. These laborers said they left the work and went to Brickley. and were tied to a mule to be again drag ged to work"
 speranza says the laborers' hands were tied in a grand jury room, and that this was done under the direction of MT. T. c. Harmon. a sub-contractor A justice of the peace is said to have used the ropes. The district attorney he added had promised to bring the matter to the attention of the grand jury.
 In other places he visited, Mir. Speran- ga secured affdavits supporting scatter ed charges of brutality to laborers.
 MT. Speranza says the society in whose behalf he has been making the investiga- tions will seek by giving publicity to his findings to aid intended immigrants and others who may arrive in this coun- try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Track Meeting al Atlanta.

Atlanta, May 15.-The Southern Inter- collegiate track meet began here today, the preliminary events in the 100 and 22O-yard dashes and the 120 and 220-yard hurdles being run. Good time was made. notwithstanding the fact that the track was slow, cwirg to protracted rain. Smart and Andersen of Vanderbilt and Baxter and Dearing of the University of Georgia made splendid showing in the dashes and hurdles. The final twelve eYents will De ds cided tomorrow.