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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-10-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-10-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-10-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-10-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-10-22

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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
|. O. O. F..

belmont LODGE, No. "a, l. o. o. F. meets
ID every Wednesday evening, at s O'CLOCK
D. m, at Butler Hall. All visiting Brothers In
good standing are cordially invited to attend
f. NAUGHTON, f. l.. SELSTROM,
Secretary. Noble Grand.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
Brazil Acquires Bolivian Land.

Special from Washington, D. c.
The state department has received a
cable dispatch from Minister Thomp-
son, dated Metropolis, Brazil, an
nouncing that he had been officially
advised that the Acre boundary
treaty would be signed
Bolivia is to cede and quit title to
$4,000 square miles. Brazil is to
assume the question with Peru and
give $4,000, 900, build railroads around
MADEIRA Rapid, admit the perpetual
right of Bolivia to free transit, per-
NIT the establishment of Bolivian
custom houses in Brazilian ports and
to cede territory for port In Para
quay.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
Cost OF Irrigation.

The report of the Industrial Com
mission gives some interesting and
pertinent information regarding the
cost of irrigation. This is shown to
have been not more that from So to
S. per acre in the original pioneer
bitches, but the cost has increased
with the necessity for storage and
for long canals to about $l2 an acre.
The average annual cost of convey
ing the water has been about 81. Is
per acre, including all costs OF re-
pairs and maintenance. The report
advocates national control OF all
sources of water supply upon which
two or more states depend for irri-
cation. This would seem to be the
only just and equitable solution of
this difficulty. The livelihood and
material welfare of the whole agri-
cultural community of the irrigated
districts depend so absolutely upon
the water supply and distribution
that it would be grave mistake to
allow the sources OF supply and the
reservoirs at the headwaters to fall
into the hands of private individuals.
Vested riparian rights must be re-
spected, but the sources of water
for purposes of irrigation are so vital
to the people at large that they must
always remain in the hands of the
people themselves. Sunset.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
A Natural Razor.

The Carson Appeal is responsible
for the statement that Hy Downs,
Waterman OF the V. & 7. railroad
tunnel at Lakeview, has discovered
a stone razor mine near that place.
The sample brought to Carson re-
sembles pumice stone, the edges Of
the small holes in the formation being
armed with crystals, which, when
passed over the beard, removes it as
effectually as safety razor.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
SOME FIGURES
ABOUT RAILROADS.
POOr's Manual Gives Information
of General Interest.

POOr's MANUAL Gives Information
of General Interest.
The total gross earnings from
traffic on 1917, 1897. SO miles of railroad
in the United States for the year
1902 amounted to 81, 72O, 8l4, 900, as
against 1872, 44s, 1926 for the pre-
ceding year.
This fact is shown by the advance
copy OF the introduction to Poors
Manuel of Railroads, which has just
been issued. The edition of 1902,
which is issued somewhat latter than
last year, contains 1870 pages more
than the manual of 1902, and comprises
the latest information available up to
two weeks ago.
1t is shown that the total mileage
of the country is now 203, 131 81 miles,
OF which 1899, 68464 miles made re-
port to Poor's upon various subjects
connected with operations and earn
ings. The mileage shows net in
crease of 4, 1854 So for the year.
The statistics of earnings show
that the surplus over fixed charges
and miscellaneous payments for the
year amounted to $lO9, l66. 434, as
against $l11, 1903, 1874 for the previous
year. The total revenue available,
however, exceeded that of 1901 by
SAG, 606, 051, the amounts being $685.
269. 592 and $588, 663. 541.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
Benevolent COMPANY,

The outright gift to employees Of
stock worth thousands OF dollars was
announced by stock holders in the Nc
Cormack Machine company of Chi
cago. Stock will be given away to
employees who worked faithfully for
the company. Each employee will
receive 5 per cent OF the amount paid
in wages for five years. The total
gifts amount to $3.50, 600.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
Witty Response of a Lecturer.


A professor who acted as chair
man of a meeting at which Max
O'Rell was to lecture introduced the
Frenchman in the following manner;
Ladies and gentlemen, when we
wish to see ourselves as individuals
we have recourse to mirror. This
we cannot do as a nation. | take
pleasure in introducing gentleman
who will act as French mirror, by
means of which you will, am sure,
obtain an adequate and pleasing view
of yourselves as a nation"
The introduction pleased O'Rell,
and he responded in vein as jovial:
81 am requested to reflect on ma
ton. However, | must take second
place to the man in the moon, for he
reflects on the earth. AS an imported
French mirror | shall do the best
can to give you a correct picture of
the nation. And If your chairman
remains where he is, in the back
ground, he will add greatly to the
reflective power OF the mirror"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
NEVADA LOSES
TO WASHINGTON
Great Game on a Very
Muddy Field
Washington Now Holds Coast Cham.
ship. Reno Wins Game Over
Charlottesville.

The Reno Gazette is sympathic
over the defeat of the Sagebrush
eleven in the far northwest, but drains
a drop of consolation from Reno's
victory over Gardnerville, as the
following accounts OF the two games
Indicate:
There is gloom in the hearts Of the
varsity boys and sorrow in the town.
Nevada's great eleven went down
before Washington last Saturday at
Seattle in a closely contested game
upon muddy field.
Score-Washington 2, Nevada o.
As result of the victory Wash
ington claims the coast championship.
The field was like a mud puddle,
and while Washington was blowing
away in her native element, Nevada
was encountered with new and I'M
comfortable handicap-mud. Had it
been dust we would perhaps have
showed them thing or two about
football, but mud is not our element.
So after a gallant battle in which
Friezell showed the amphibious Wash
ingtonians how to punt and kick, we
lowered our colors.
Washington scored near the end OF
the first half. Nevada had been
forced down near their own line and
were forced to kick
Leavitt fumbled and Washington
downed Friezell near the line. On
the next attempt to kick SeigriSt Of
Washington broke through and down
ed Frezell back of the goal line
before he had time to kick, scoring
two for Washington.
RENO VS.. GARDNERvILLE.
Last Saturday the second elevens
of the Gardnerville and Reno High
Schools played very closely con-
tested game of football on the uni
versity gridiron.
Both teams played good ball in the
first half and at the end there was no
score with the honors about even.
When the whistle blew for the
second half Gardnervile kicked off to
Reno and the ball by line plunges
and end runs was soon forced over
the Gardnerville line for touch
down. Sparks kicked the goal max
ing the score Reno 6, Gardnerville 0.
The score at the end Of the game
stood Reno 6, Gardnerviile 2.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28
Van Duzer Recovering.

A letter received by W. B. Pitt
man from the secretary of Hon. G..
d. Van Duzer stated that, although
the congressman is still in the hospi-
tai, he is improving and will shortly
be out. He will then look after the
affairs OF the Lone Mountain Mining
and Development company, which he
is representing in the east.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28

Casey & Arden should take just
pride in the knowledge that their
reputation as ca terers is extending
throughout the state.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28

Judge L. o. Ray spent several
days in Tonopah last week, return
ing to his home in Ray district on
Thursday.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28

Geo A. Bartlett will returned Sat
urday from Hawthorne, where he has
been for the past week attending to
legal business.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-11-28

f. A. Clark departed last week for
Salt Lake. His brother is very i'll
in that city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
TO FIGHT
I Cd A Y
coRBETT AND JEFFRIEs GETTING
INTO FoRM-FlTZ BACKS
THE LATTER.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 12.-While
betting has been rather quiet on the
big fight about to take place between
Corbett and Jeffries the lack of inter
est in this respect is more than made
up by the enthusiasm which is being
developed all over the country in the
coming contest. The sale OF seats for
the contest will be the largest in the
annals of pugilism in this city. The
fight receipts, it is said, will amount to
$4,000 and 1t is expected nearly a
third Of the audience will be made up
of visitors from out of town. Both men
are now tapering off in their training.
Corbett still does fair amount oil
work but it is principally limited to
physical culture movements. AT Har
bin Springs, Jeffries is finishing up his
work and he will arrive here on Thurs,
day to enter the ring on that evening.
Both men are said by experts to be in
the pink Of condition.
Fitz Makes Big Bet.
One of the biggest bets on record
in connection with the prize fight was
made this morning, when $4,000 was
wagered against $4,000 that Jeffries
would win the coming fight. The long
end was taken by Fitzsimmons, while
George R. Webster of the Central thea.
ter placed his money on Corbett. The
checks were signed and placed in the
hands of a stakeholder to await the de
cision of the referee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
SECRETARY OF WAR INTENDS TO
HAND IN RESIGNATION AT
AN EARLY DATE.
REASONS ARE PERSONAL
He Has Done Much Valuable Work
During His Term of Office and
Wishes to Return to Law Practice
Taft Will Probably Succeed Him.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Before Sec
rotary Root leaves for London to sit
with the Alaskan commission he will
place his resignation in the hands OF
President Roosevelt in order that the
president may appoint secretary OF
war if it is deemed necessary during
Mr.. Roots absence.
Will Wait for Congress.
1t is expected, however, that the
resignation will not be acted upon I'M
til after congress meets. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Roots successor will de-
pend somewhat upon the length of
time that Secretary Root will be en-
gagged upon the Alaskan boundary
commission.
Governor Taft for Secretary.
1t has been known for some time
| that Secretary Root intended to re-
! tire, but he did not wish to leave the
department until the general staff bill
was in operation and other matters
| pertaining to the department were
well under way. 1t is understood that
the matter of his successor has been
discussed, and while nothing official
can be obtained, it is believed that
! the position will be rendered to Cover
nor Tart.
While Secretary Root is in London
he will remain in communication with
| the war department and matters per
tanning to the general staff and other
| important affairs will be referred tc
him If the sittings of the Alaskan
commission extend beyond December
| / it is likely that the secretary's resig
nation will be accepted and his sue
cessor appointed at that time, and i
i the situation in the war department
/ becomes such that the secretary il
i needed to take charge Oh affairs, one
4 will be appointed early.
4 Reasons Are Personal Ones.
i Secretary Roots desire to leave pub
lie life is based largely on persona
grounds. His family does not like tht
4 life in Washington and the secretary
1 desires also to return to his law prac
tice in New York.
Has Done Much Work.
The great questions that were pend
ing in the war department, relating
mainly to the administration of the
1 islands acquired from Spain and the
4 establishment of a government il
4 Cuba, have been accomplished during
i Secretary Roots administration. Tht
i organization of the army under the
general staff plan is now under wa,
and the secretary feels that he has ac
complished the work that he was call
ed upon to do when he became sec
/ rotary of war.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Conditions Were Favorable For Field
Work in Iowa.

Work in Iowa.
Des Moines, Aug. 1.-THE tempera-
ture of the past week was nearly nor
NAL, but the nights were unseason-
ably cool. The rainfall was ample
in all sections, and some heavy and
damaging local storms occurred in
the north central and northeast dis
tricts.
In the larger part of the state con-
ditions were favorable for field work
four to five days during the week. Fair
progress has been made in threshing
and stacking small grain. Reports as
to yield of wheat and oats are gen
orally unsatisfactory, but as to the
weight and measure of the output.
condition of the grain, however, is
very much better than the average
of last year.
The corn crop has made as much
growth as was possible under abnor-
NAL conditions, the soil being general
ly wet and cold and the temperature
of the air unseasonably intermittent.
Some portion of the early planted
corn on dry and warm land has reach
ed the roasting ear stage, while the
bulk of the crop is struggling in the
rear, and much of it unpromising.
There is great need of a long period of
warm, dry, ripening weather to make
good yield even of the most advanced
portion of the crop. The hay crop
bids fair to break recent records as
to bulk and quality. The pastures are
fine, and the meadows are bearing a
heavy burden Of aftermath. The minor
field crops and apples are doing fairly
| well.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13

NEAR CUBA
BIG STORM EXPECTED in SOUTH
ERIN WATERS THIS AFTER
NOON.

Washington, Aug 1.-THE weather
bureau this morning issued the follow
ing bulletin: "The West Indian storm
will set in over the southwest part OF
the gulf, southern Florida and the
western part of the Bahamas this aft
ernoon and tonight. 1t will probobly
range over the northwest part of the
gulf of Mexico and along the south At
lantic coast Thursday. 1t is impossi-
BILE now to determine whether the
storm will reach the middle and north
Atlantic coasts Vessels have been
warned not to sail southwark from the
Atlantic ports"
Hurricane at Jamaica.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 11.-(De-
layed. IA hurricane struck Jamaica
this morning with full force, inflict-
ing damage which it will take years to
repair. Owing to the interruption of
telegraphic communication it is impos-
sible to estimate the amount of the
losses, hut they must reach millions
of dollars. Every banana plantation
in the eastern half of the island is
devastated. The situation in the
western half of the island is unknown
| Considerable injury was done tc
property in Kingston and its suburbs
There was no loss of life.
Italy Feels Earthquake.
Rome, Aug. 12.-An earthquake hav-
ing the region of Mount Etna as a
center was felt yesterday throughout
Sicily and southern Italy, and to a
smaller degree in central Italy. Little
damage was done, although in the
zone of the greatest intensity the
movement lasted two minutes. The
Fiume Caldo. a stream near Mount
Etna, became turbid, and the tenn
perature of the water rose to ~ de
| grees.
Vesuvius in Eruption.
Mount Vesuvius is again in erup
ton, it's present activity being consid
cred to be connected with the earth
quake shock.
Shock Felt in Crete.
| London, Aug. IA dispatch from
Gambia, island of Crete, says that an
earthquake occurred there yesterday
and that it's duration was thirty-twc
seconds, but that there were no cas-
| ualtieS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
JAPAN URGED TO SEEK PEACE
Prominent Public Men Seek to Enc
Trouble With Russia.

Toxic, Japan. Aug. pa number of
public men, including Prince Konoye
president of the house of peers; Count
Itagaki, former minister of the inter-
ior and Count Kuma have formed a
nonpartisan association for the pur-
pose of urging the government to in
yite Russia to terminate the causes of
the present international complications
and establish full guarantees for
peace.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
DREAM SHAKEN.
Sioux City Man Finds Supposed Dia-
mond to Be Glass.

Sioux City, Aug. 12.-Having kept
what he supposed was twenty thous-
and dollar diamond for twenty-five
years. Thomas Elias, an Englishman,
discovered today that he had been
cherishing worthless piece of glass
Somewhere in the history of the dia
mond "phoney'' was switched on
him. Elias bought the stone in Liver
pool when he was worth 100000. I'm
fortunate speculations lost him his
money He came to New York broke
To obtain money he sold the ring in
which the stone was set. The jeweler
took it into back room to remove the
stone. The superstition is the stone
was changed then.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
RUSSIA APPALLED,.
Spread Of Strikes Causes Uneasiness
in Cars Domain.

London, Aug. 12.-With fully 500,
900 men affected by the strikes
throughout South Russia, and the
movement is constantly spreading even
M. Won Plehve, Russian minister OF the
interior, is appalled, by the extent of the
industrial war raging in the empire
according to the Kieff correspondent
of the Times.
The minister's intention, the cores
pondent continues, was to play off la
Dor against capital in order to wean
the working classes from the socialistic
party but the experiment has ended in
his complete discontinue.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
MRS. CLYDE PARK FATALLY
INJURED IN EXPLOSION OF
GASOLINE.
BRIDE OF A FEW MONTHS
While Cleaning Hat With Gasoline
Flames From Stove Cause ExpIo-
sion-cIothes Ignite-Is Lying at
Point of Death.

Suffering intensely from burns
which extend from her waist to her
neck, Mrs. Clyde Park is lying at
her home, $50 North Jefferson street,
at the point of death. This afternoon
about 2:S0 o'clock she was cleaning
hat with gasoline near a gasoline
stove when the flame reached the
gasoline and an explosion followed.
Mrs. Parks clothes caught in an in
slant and she ran screaming to the
street. A colored man who was pass
ing at the time tore off her waist and
extinguished the flames. The suf-
ferer was carried into her home and
the neighbors fastened to do all in
their power to alleviate her sufferings.
Several physicians were summoned,
but it was twenty minutes before
any of them could be secured.
Body AwfuIly Burned.
Mrs. Parks body is frightfully burn,
ed. The fire spread swiftly and she
appeared to be a mass of flame when
she ran out of her home. The arriv.
al of the passing pedestrian on the
street was timely, as otherwise her
entire body would have been burned
before the neighbors could rally to
her assistance.
Life in Balance.
\
| The physicians upon their arriva
labored jealousy with the sufferer
but as the Courier goes to press the.
have not been able to determine wheth
er or not it is possible to save her life
Mr. Park is a mail carrier and h
| could not be reached until some tim
| had elapsed. Mrs. Park is the daugh
| ter of Mrs. Catherine Giles. She ant
Mr.. Park were married but few
months ago.
The fire departing t was called t
extinguish the blaze in the home, blu
this was done with buckets of waite
before the arrival of the firemen.
Doctor Says She viii Die.
DR.. A. o. Williams, who witt
DR.. l.. j. Baker, attended the injuret
woman, stated at A O'clock that Their,
was not one chance in thousand TO
recovery. He stated that one-half o
! her body was blistered from tn
! flames, while a loss of one-third of tn
/ skin would cause death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
BIG CHANGES
FRISCO MAN AND OTHER PROM
INENT CAPITALISTS CON.
TRoL sEABoARD LINE.

New York, Aug. 12.-Ladenburg,
Thalman & Co., announces that they
have completed negotiations whereby
new and important interests have be-
come Unidentified with the Seaboard
Air Line railroad, B. f. Yoakum, pres
ident of the St Louis & San Francisco
Oakieigh Thorne, president of the
North American Trust Co, H. Clay
Pierce and S. B. Van Worst have been
alantad directors Of the Seaboard Line
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
GIVEN WATER CURE.

Prisoners Mutiny at Carthage, Mo.
But Change Their Minds.
Carthage, Mo-. Aug. 12.- Fifty pris
oners in the county Jail mutinied al
midnight and made demand for bet
ter food. The fire department was
called out and turned stream of wa
ter on the prisoners, who, after turn
ing out the lights in the corridor
hurled empty bottles at the firemer
and Jail officers. One deputy was GU
in the face. The prisoners were finally
Subdued,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
YOUNG LocHINvARs IN JAIL.
Circus Performers Run Away With
Girls and Are Arrested.

Carlyle, H., Aug. 1.-Two gay
young Lochinvars are in Jail here
charged with horse stealing, while
the girls with whom they ran away
are detained until their parents can be
heard from. Rosa and Flossie Will
liams of Carmi, ILL.,. are the girls.
The youths, who give the names OF
Harry Williams and Paul Holland,
were until recently performers with
John Robinson's circus. They hired q
team and carriage in Vincennes, and
accompanied by the girls, whose par.
ents are well to do, started for St
Louis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
FARLEY HoNoRED.
Archbishop of New York Receives the
PalIium Today.

New York, Aug. 21.-With all the
ceremonies which the Roman Catholic
church assumes on festival occasions,
Most Rev. John M. Farley, archbishop
of the New York diocese was invest.
ed with the pallium at the hands of
Monsignore Falconio, the apostolic del.
egate to the United States, in ST. Pat.
rick's cathedral today. Every effort
had been made to enhance the dignity
and splendor of the ceremony.