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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-04
LIZARDS THAT LIKE MUSIC.
Tuataras of New Zealand Very Fond
of Rollickinq Choruses.

A curious fact has lately been learn
ed about the tuatara the large native
lizard of New Zealand.
It is a great fat, sleepy thing, from
foot upward in length, with meas
urement around it of about twelve
inches. 1t is kept tanned about rocks
Wild specimens are growing rare
though one island off the coast still
swarms with them
These harmless things come out as
rule only for food. But some one
in Christ church has discovered way
of bringing them out at any time. This
is by singing to them.
They have preferences in music, too.
They evince much more satisfaction
at rollicking chorus than at a solo
One day a song sung by a girl
brought some out, but only their heads
were visible, their sleepy eyes open
ing every few minutes. Then the
charmer tried Soldiers of the Queen"
and when all Joined in the chorus
there was no doubt about the effect on
the tuataras.
They wriggled about on the rocks,
almost dancing in their excitement
and joy, until the repertoire OF the
singers was exhausted, when the liz
ards sneaked back again to their homo
among the rocks.
New Zealand is the only place IN
the world where these great LIZARDS
are found, and they are said by biolo.
gists to be out of their place In this
stage of the worlds history, They be-
lorg to the coal period, and like the
mca ought by natural laws, to have
berome extinct long ago-New York
SUP.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-04

Frankfort, Ky-Judge Thomas H.
peals was nominated on the first bal
lot taken in joint caucus Tuesday
night to select a Democratic candi-
date for United States senator to sue
ceed j. c. S. Blackburn. The nomina-
tion carries with it the certainty of
election, as the Democrats have more
than two,thirds of the combined men,
bership of both branches of the legis-
lature.
Thomas II. Paynter was born in
Lewis county, Kentucky, December
10, 1851.
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deal, when they're in love"-and she
directed what ought to have been a
killing glance at the good looking
young man opposite her and breathed
sigh on her own account.
1t apparently missed its aim, but
something in this last remark seemed
to excite great derision in the breast
of Perkins. the housemaid.
"I- love!" she exclaimed. "Ha, ha!
| like that" and she, too, sent
glance, which might, in a sense have
been described as killing--if oks
could kill-across the table. I'm love,
indeedl'-with withering contempt
who with, I should like to know?
You forget there's never been sich a
thing as a young man as she'd look at
or touch with the tips of her fingers"
-there was a strong malicious en-
phasis on this)-"inside the door once
since they've been living here"
"Ah!" said the parlor maid, still
showing an inclination to hold her
own, "pr'aps not. But how about be-
fore that?"
Well" replied the housemaid
suddenly showing an inclination to go
over to the enemy and side with her
rival and invariable opponent to the
latter's vast astonishment, 81 don't
say as you maynt be right. Anyhow,
whether she's in love or whether she
isn't, it's no good if he amt her equal.
For you may be sure her ra'll never
hear of her marrying beneath her."
"And quite right, too" put in the
cook, who thought it was nigh time
she introduced another of her expert
ences. "Unekal marriages is most al
ways failure, as as bin proved over
and over again. But for all that
with startling and instantaneous
change of the subject should like
to know why that there will, as
'elped to drore up, should be called a
Testament which l thought there
was but two. the Hold and the New"
"Lor', cook!" cried the housemaid,
with a sniff, how your mind do run
on that will! Anyone would think as
it was the only one as ever was, and
nobody never signed their names to
nothing before
wills there may ave bin," answer
ed cook majestcally, but seldom one
as the cook were sent for, all of
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-04

that fhe dust witch II contained nYus,
have keen gold dust at the very lesgy>
At ans rate, he had his way, and bp
ried off with the articles as thoun
he were half afraid that she miy
change her mind. But, when he !,
rived at the basement, there was noA
ing but dust and flue left in the dn
pan. The pieces of paper mad dissA
peared!
That same night, in the seclusio,
of his own room, he occupied him
self in the seemingly vain and useless
task Of separating, sorting and past.
ing together some morsels of writinp
paper, which had been torn into ths
minutest fragments.
II was right when l guessed it "a
be no ordinary letter he was writing
he mutterod. This is only the head
ing of the document that he had beepI
engaged in drawing up; but it is sufi
ficient to enable me to arrive al
the purport of it's contents"
The true narrative and confession
of me. James Ferrers, of the strange
tragedy of the 25th of Ap-"
"Ah, James Ferrers, you were guilty
of worse than crime-a blunder-
when you contented yourself with
tearing up that sheet of paper into
particles, which you thought were toe
minute ever to be deciphered, instead
of burning them on the spot,
But why has he made this con
fession? Is it merely to relieve his
own conscience, or has he some other
object in view which | cannot al
present discern?
Whatever it may be, that docu
ment, that confession of his guilt. OF
which l needed no further conflrna
tion, cannot have left this house. II
is, no doubt, concealed in some secret
drawer or hiding place in that room OF
which | possess the means of entry in
the duplicate key. Next Friday may
settle that question as well as others.
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Funeral of Murdered Ex-Governor.

Boise, Ida.-The funeral of ex-Gov-
ernor Steunenberg was held Tuesday
in Caldwell, his home town. There
was very large attendance A spe-
cial train carried some 200 persons
from Boise. Among those present
were the governor and two ex-gov-
ernors, all the other state officers, the
justices of the supreme court, the
judge of the federal court, four of the
district judges of the state, a former
delegate to congress and great
number of prominent private citizens.
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TOTAL LOSSES
YET UNKNOWN
Slaughter at Moscow Bad
Enough. But Not so Heavy
as at First Reported.
Ten Days Revolt at Moscow Results
In the Death Of Many Innocent
Persons as Well as Participants
and Much Damage to Property.

Moscow.It is impossible to ascer-
tain the total losses resulting from the
ten days revolt, as many of the dead
and wounded have not been reported
at the hospitals, public or private, and
some of the bodies were incnerated.
But personal tour of the hospitals
shows that there were 54S killed and
/ 1.0G5 wounded. One hundred and
seventy-four of the injured taken to
hospitals have since died The troops
lost nine killed, of whom two were Of
ficers, and fifty-one wounded OF the
police force ten were killed and fif-
teen wounded. Among the killed or
wounded were a number of children,
the returns generally showing that in
nocent persons suffered the heaviest.
The final figures of the casualties will
closely approximate $500.
An eye witness of the surrender OF
the last batch on Sunday says that two
of the ringleaders were shot without
even the semblance of a trial.
The property of foreigners in the
Presna district has been damaged or
destroyed to a considerable extent.
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NO ULTlMATUM SENT.
France Waiting for Venezuela TO
Recognize M. Tagny.

Paris.-The foreign office says no
ultimatum has been sent to Venezuela
culation to that effect are the out
growth of the conferences between
Secretary Root and Ambassador Jes-
serand concerning further instructions
to be sent to Minister Russell at Cara
cas- The officials here say the re-
sumption by Venezuela of diplomatic
rotations with the French charge
dal,aires. NJ. Taigny, is essential as
preliminary to considering the other
questions in dispute.
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Boston,-The recent rise in copper
stocks on the Boston stock exchange
was an important contributing cause
to the suspension on Friday of the
stock brokerage firm of II. r. Leighton
& Co, which assigned for the benefit
of its creditors. Although the firm
is not member of any stock ex-
change, the assignment was adjudged
Of considerable Importance from the
fact that the firm has some forty
branch Offices, all but three of them
in New England cities and towns.
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Killed His Father-In-Law.

Northport, L. I.-At the inquest held
here Friday over the body Of BARLEY
r. Horner who was shot and killed
by his son-in-law, DR.. ]. w. Simpson,
a New York dentist, Simpson was
held on a charge of murder by the
coroner and was taken at once to a
prison at Rivers Head. Sensational
development came out at the inquest.
The autopsy disclosed that there were
two bullet wounds in the dead mans
body about four to six inches apart.
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Burlington Charged With Paying Re-
bates.

Chicago.-The federal grand jury
on Friday returned an indictment
against the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, Darius Miller. first
vice president, and c. G. Burnham,
foreign freight agent, on the charge
of granting railroad rebates. The in
dictment charges that the rebates
were all granted to the United States
Steel Products company OF Now York,
2 subsidiary company TO tho United
States Steel company.
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REJECTED LOVERS CRIME.
Kills Girl and Wounds Her Mother,
Sister and Himself.

Caledonia, Minn.-Infatuated with
Pearl Wheaton. daughter of S. N.
Wheaton, one of the richest farmers
In southern Minnesota, and rendered
desperate by her refusal to marry
him, Matt Styer, a dental student at
the University of Minnesota, broke
into the Wheaton home near here
Tuesday night and shot Pearl, her Sis
ter, mother and himself. Pearl is dead
The other injured are fatally
wounded
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17

'OUR1 COCONINO. NO. s96 INDEPEND. ~ ENT ORDER OF FoREsTERs
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17
PeOria'S Fast Crew.

A correspondent of the Republi- can says: Peoria's crew of hand sheep shearers IS one of the fastest crews in the west. It IS with in- tense interest that visitors from Glendale and Phoenix watch the fastest of these experts work. Many of the men made record for five days last week of over 200 head daily and did very smooth work. Last Friday MT. Batchilor, Kid Gould and Spider Kelly sheared 2o6 sheep each. A man namedMoreland, who holds th he championship of the United States is the only man who holds better record than these men. There are many other fast men in the crew, which numbers twenty-six in all. Last Friday the full crew sheared over 4,ooo sheep and got through at B. 50 o clock. This was an av- craze of over 200 head to the man.
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17
A Speedy Sheep Shearer.

In a contest arranged by the sheep shearers at Cave Creek re- gently a most remarkable record was established by a M Ri a n member of the camp. In ten hours work he caught, threw and sheared by hand 268 sheep. This was by far the best record made at the camp, lth ough other figures showed the men to be remarkably capable in their line of work. In addition to winning the prize and wing that his sheep were clipped as close as any of the other sheep used in the contest, his average fleece was heavier in weight than that shorn by several men who made records of 200 and over. The man making the record was Antone Madras, and he was born in Colorado. For years he has followed the sheep camps of Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona, and has always been noted for his great speed. He is less than five feet Tn height and weighs I5o pounds. For his work the day he made his record he re- ceived in pay SI6.o8 .o8-Republican.
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17
Experimenting With Onions.

An onion experiment On an extensive scale is being conducted by the Agri- cultural Experiment station at the dale fdtni Ill West Yuma. Nh acre and d hail Of onions were sowed in rows last lal and at this time the opions range from the size of pea to that of d mar. ble. The plants are being transplanted in specially prepared soil for the pur- pose of forcing them, and it isexpected that they will be ready for the market by the 3lst day of May. If this proves true, it will be demonstrated that Yuma can raise onions at time when they will bring the very highest price, and it is expected that the yield will be very large and the quality very fine. Yuma Sun.
 Despite of its odor, which is ob- Iectlonable to some people, the onion IS gaining in favor with the American public, and where they can be raised successfully prove a most profitable crop to the farmer. In the Nueces valley, in southwest
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17

Texas, where this vegetable grows to perfection a md is extensively cultivated, a yield of 30, 900 pounds per acre is considered fair crop, which readily sells on the farm at from I12 to cents per pound. The cost of cultivation, employing Mexican labor, is about S45 per acre. Should soil and climate in the valleys of Arizona prove favor able to the onion, our farmers will have another profitable crop to in- crease their revenues.
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17
Around Salton Sea.

After an expenditure of about $500, 900, the Southern Pacific off cials announce the final completion of new piece of track thirty-nine miles long in the Colorado desert, which will enable their trains to run without further interference from the waters of the Colorado river, which have filled the Salton Sink, and ruined about forty miles of their main line. The new track will become part of the main line unless the Salton Sink is finally rid of water by the proper control of the waters of the Colorado.
 The new track leaves the pres- ent main line at Mecca, a station thirteen miles east of Indio, and joins the main line again at a place called Volcano. It is fifty feet higher than the piece of main line it supplants and is about two miles away from the present level of the water in the Salton Sink.
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17
THE ANCIENT PUEBLO,
Tucson Claims Priority of European Settlement Over San Augustine
 and City 0f the Holy Faith.


 Treasure Land," valuable volume on Arizona, maintains that the city of Tucson is older than either of the two contestants for first honors- Santa Fe, N. M., and San Augustine, Fla. The book S statement in this connection is in terestlng. It says:
 Conceding Santa Fe's claim of I6o5, and also paying due venera- tion to the antiquity of St. Augus- tine, we claim priority for Tucson. According to authentic re ords Marcos de Niza and the negro Es- tevanico explored Arizona in I53o, passing through the Santa Cruz valley and the Gila settlements. He made such a wonderful report on the country, which he swore to, that the question of establishing settlement in that section was se- riously considered, and in 1852 the matter was reported favorably and the settlement ordered established.
 The proof of this is said to be contained in stained and time worn document written on vellum, signed by his Catholic majesty, Charles the First of Spain, and Fifth of Germany, the successor of Ferdinand and Isabella, the pa irons of Columbus, and counter signed by the Viceroy of Mexico. The document was discovered re- gently among the relics of the ancient mission San Xavier del Bac, nine miles south of Tucson. and was forwarded for safe-keep- ing to the librarian at Washing ton, in whose custody 1t now IS or ought to be. The date of the vel lum Is 1852, and allowing three years for good measure, the date of Tucson's settlement would be 1853, at which time San Augustine was merely strip of coast line and Santa Fe prairie dog village. Attached to the velIum is an inter- esting account of the founding of Tucson, written in the fair round hand of Marcos de Miza, of which the following is an extract.
 For years at a time Tucson was cut off from all official connection with Mexico and lost sight of. The church neglected 1t and the gov ernment ignored it. But the h. dians were friendly, and the Euro pean settlers, cut off from home and friends, dwelt among them and became almost as they were. When the missionaries, more than cen tury after Tucson's founding, en- tered the country again, they found many of thelr own race to welcome i and aid them, and this accounts for the easy manner in which the ! people were converted. Extract | from Special Cor. Bisbee Review. i
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17
The Best Physic.

When you want physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and certain to act, always use Cham 'berlain's tomach and iver ab- lets. For sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17

A new line of handsome pape- tries and tablets at the SUN office.
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-17
LODGE DIRECTORY.
MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. IS, K. OF P.

MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. IS. K. OF P. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every first and third Wednesday nighls of each month. Vis- tting knights are cordially invited to attend
 J. A. WILSON c. C R. F. BoNBERG K. pf R. and s
 A. E. FRANKFoRsER Nj HF. (oUR1 CoCoNINo. NO. sss. INDEPEND. ENT ORDER OF FoREsTERs. Meets second and last Tuesays in each montl in old Fellows Han. Vt>ttty members in yited to attend the ourt mee' ngs.
 c. x. BATY, C. R R. T. KIDD. Recording Secretary w. NORTON. Financial Secretary FLAGSTAFF LODGE, No. I99, BENEvo- LENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKs Meets every Tuesday night in B. P. O. E. hall corner san Francisco street and Aspen avenue Visiting brothers cordially invited to attend. DIR. E. s. MILLER, Secretary
  FLAGSTAFF LODGE. NO IS, A. o.U U.w. Meets every Thursday night in Elk's Hal Visiting members invited to attend. As ALvoRD, Recorder. c. N. BSTY Fin. FLAGSTAFF LODGE NO 2, F. & AM Regular meeting on first Saturday of eacl month at Elk's Hall Visiting brethren invited to attend.
 SAMUEL r. QUAY, w NJ F. $. MILLER, Sec. FLAGSTAFF LODGE, NO. II, ,LO.O.F Meets every Saturday night in Odd Fellows Hall Visiting members invited to attend
 JESSE GREGG, x. c l. F.. JONES, Secretary. F. S. CLARA
 ATTORNEY AT-LAW. Prescott Arizona REBEkAH LOD5E No I7 r Meets every Thursday evening at 6 o'clock Visiting members cordially i'm ited.
 SARAH HART. N. c. NAOMI LANDS Secretary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-01
A REMARKABLE CASE

The case OF John Armstrong Chan
Ter. the former New Yorker, alter
ward Yirginian, who married Amelia
Rives, presents one of the most re-
markable instances of bow man in
this country can be absolutely rail
roaded into a lunatic asylum by rich
relatives. In spite of the fact that
Chanler was citizen Of the State OF
Virginia and worth in the neighbor-
hood OF million dollars, he was en-
ticed to thecity Of New York in lS9e
and because his actions did not meet
with the approval of certain per
sons the unfortunate man was sworn
into Bloomingdale asylum by the tes-
timony Of two doctors alleged to
have been employed by his family,
and doubtless paid large fees for
their part in his commitment. Sub
sequently. escaping from Blooming
dale, Chanler after submitting him
self to inspection in two sanitariums,
returned to Virginia and started
legal proceedings in thecounty court
OF Albemarle county. In these pro
ceedings he was pronounced sane by
noted alienists. and after a thorough
Investigation was adiudged sane by
the Judge Of that court. Today,
therefore, CHAMBER stands legally as
a sane man in Virginia but as an in
sane man in New York, not daring
TO return to that State for fear oil
being reinearcerated. The case pre-
sents many interesting features and
serves to show how easy it is in this
great country, surrom' / by civili-
cation on every side, to Ve dragged
into a house OF lunacy and deprived
OF liberty in spite of money and
friends. The whole affair seems to
be q trayesty on New York Justice
and one that demands alteration so
that it may not be repeated either in
New York or elsewhere. Chanler has
nov pending in one OF the New York
courts suit against his New York
committee to regain possession OF
his property, the result OF which will
be to determine his sanity in that
State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-01
MINISTERS AND
LAYMENS INSTITUTE

The Ministers and Laymen's Institute
met with Oak Grove church in West
moreland county ON Saturday and Sun
day. Oct. , and -.
Rev F. ". Claybrook, OF Lancaster,
preached the Introductory sermon.
The subjects discussed We're: How may
we interest the Laymen in the prayer
meetings in the church? Discussed by X
J. Pullen and Rev. A. ID. Reynolds.
What means can we adopt by which
more compact fields may be- formed? j
.C. Hall. Rev. r. Benton Hill
How may we make the Ministers and
Iaymen's meeting more attractive? L.
NJ. L. Reamy, Rev q. ". Beale. d. d.
what relation does the church sustain
10 the objects the General Association!
Rev. j. NJ. Street, Rev. i. ". DEFAULT
John l.. Beale.
How may we enlict an interest on the
part of the careless church member!
Ohio Rock. Rev. q. NJ. Connolly, Rev. r.
W. ClaybrOOk.
A number of Others also took part III
the discussions.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-01
VIRGINIA NEWS

For Dougola. Louisa county. Emily q.
Lloyd has been appointed postmaster
vice Linn l.. Brooks, resigned.
Miss Marion G. Roy. daughter OF Mrs.
f. +. Roy. of Gloucester county, was
married 10 George W. Dunton, OF New
port News. at the home of her uncle, 4.
Ii. Roy, in Baltimore, Tuesday, by Rev.
". j. Mckenny.
A~hby J. Duke. Justice of the peace,
of Richmond. has been convicted OF sell
ing " hiskey on Sunday, and WAS fined
iour huhdred dollars in the police court
Hc viii lc tried in the CorporationCo Court
ON "a similar charge, having appealed an
other case from the police court.
GOV. swanson Tuesday committed the
sentence OF Littleton Young. of Kappa
hammock county. 70 confinement in the
panitentiary for lie. The man was con
victed several months ago of assaulting
a girl in the county OF Rappahannock,
and the victim, her parents. the Judge
and the jury united in "a petition 10 the
governor t0 send the man To the peniten-
tiary instead OF hanging him in accord
auce with the verdict.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-01
General Markets.

New YORK, oct. -.
FLOUR Steady but quiet: Minnesota
patents. Nl5al35: winter straights. sS.50a
$50; winter extras. g. S5a3.1O. winter pat
cnts. S. 70ai
WHEAT-The carly wheat market was
bullishly affected by higher cables small
northwest receipts. local covering and
rains in the northwest and advanced nc
during the first hour; December, dAa
Sl7sc: May. s3&aSS 1850.
CORN-Option market was steady on
higher Liverpool cables and lighter re-
ceipts: December. So 7-l6c.
BUTTER-Creamery. extras. per pound,
&c: frsts 2ia2Jc.; seconds. 1a2Sc.; held,
extras. 2Glkc: firsts. Aa&i1c.: renovated,
extras. AKa2c: frsts. lsiaa2Oc.; packing
stock. No. 1. 1Sikal9c: No. 2, 17ikalsc.
CHEESE-St full cream. large and
small. September. fancy. 13i4c.: October.
best. Pic: fair to good. l2al2ikc.; half
skins. best. small. 1OizalOhc.; large, lOikc
part skins, prime. 9ika92sc; fair to good,
7ssaSasc; full skins, 2%aS%c
EGGS-Fresh gathered. extra. per doz-
en-. 2Sc: nearby. fresh gathered, firsts TO
extra frsts. 25aZ7c.
MILK-The price of milk is s1Gl per
forty quart can.
TALLOW - Strong; city, &C.; country.
5%a6hc.
HAY 49, Steady; shipping, Soc; good to
choice. $lal.05.
STRAW Steady; long rye. 60a65c.
BEANS-Steady: marrow. S2S6f240: me-
dunn. sl.62kai.65; pea, $l.&; red kidney
g. 40a2.45.
WOOL.-Steady; domestic fleece. 3SasSc.
HOPS-Quiet: state. common to choice.
1906. 20a25c. 1905. 1oal3c: Pacific coast.
1906. 15afsc. l95. f2of4c.