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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
Peonage Cases in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville. Fla, December 2.-Ben- iamin Wilensk and Samuel Fink, "de- tained witness" for the United States, arrived here from New York tonight in custody of deputy United States mar shal to testify in the ease aginst F. J. oIIara. charged with holding lahorers in peonage The trial will begin this week. A large number of government witnesses are detained in jail here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
May Postpone Conslstory,

Rome, November 2.--It is probable that consistcrY, which was scheduled for December 6, will be postponed ow- in gto the illness of Mgr. Joseph Sa- massa, archbishop of Rigonla, Hun gary, who was to receive the red hat on that date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
IoWAN SHOULD CHALLENGE REEL. WHO CONQUERED GoTCH sATuRpAY-HIs CHANGES SEEM GOOD.

In local sporting circues where Farmer Burns's ability as professions al wrestler is considered phenomenal, the question is being asked:
 Cannot the Iowa planter again as- sume the championship laurels, which were snatched from his head by his for mer pupil, Frank Gotch?Y
 This question became current as soon as The AgelHerald yesterday morning fold the story that Frederick Beel had conouered Flank Gotch, and that Amer ica had new champion.
 Now, the proper step Tor the farliei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
Pope to Have Railroad Car Repaired

Rome, December 2.-The state railroad department has received orders to recon struct the Popes railroad carriage This car has not been used since 1870. This news is commented upon with much inter est and people are wondering if it means that the Pope is able to leave the vatican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
DO YOU KNOW.

The highest class of electric work. from the installation of wires to the manufacturing of fixtures. is done by United Electric Go.
 l0S-410 N. 18th St
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
pr. Lapponi Very LII.

Rome. December 2.-The condition of Dr. Lapponi, physician to the Pope, is growing. more serious. He now has a fever apparently caused by the be- ginning of blood poisoning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
Cincinnati Southern Official is Dead

Covington. Ky, December 2,-Georse B. Nisholson, chief engineer of the Cincin- natl Southern railway, died at his home here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
BAD NEGRO CAPTURED.
Two Cases of Burglary Against Will
 liam Wells.

William Wells, negro, is confined in the city jail charged with burglary and grand larceny and assault with intent to murder.
 The negro was arrested on suspicion by Policeman Childers of Bessemer. and when examined by Detectives Bodeller and Hamilton of Birmingham it was found that he was badly wanted in this city.
 The detectives state that they have two cases of burglary against him, and that some of the goods stolen from Birming- ham firms have been recovered. They are not ready to tell from which estab- lishments these goods were taken, be- cause they think that some of the negro $ confederates may be later captured.
 The prisoner is charged with shooting at Frances Pool, colored and the night watchman of the Illinois Central depot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Answer-Districts. 10; parsonages. 10.
 Question 4t-What is the value of district parsonages. and what is the indebtedness thereon? Answer--Nalue, S4O.O0O; indebtedness, nothing.
 question 42-What number of churchs have been damaged or de- stroyed during the year by fire or storm, and what was the amount of damage? Answer-Number, 5; amount of damage, s9i1.
 statistics. Answer--Insurance carried S416,610: premiums paid, s2909.09.
 Question 44-What are the educa- tional statistics? Answer-lnstitu- tions, 2. (colleges at Owenton and Athens); value of property, s20o,000; teachers, 23; pupils, S32.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
Ordination of Deacons.

Following the sermon. came the or dination service of deacons and elders
 Dr. l. w. Newman, the secretary of the conference, in the name Of that body, presented to the bishop the classes for ordination. The scripture lessons appointed for this service were read by pr. ] w. Newman. pastor of the Gadsden church, and by Rev. l. F. Hawkins, presiding elder of the dis trict. The bishop, following the rubric of the church, propounded the appoint ed questions, and proceeded most lm-
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
MAIL MATTER GOES WRONG
Causes Much Delay and
Trouble.

South McAlester, 1. T-As soon as
the post Office department authorizes
a change in the name of the post office
here from South McAlester to McAles-
ter. in conformity with recent act Of
congress merging the two towns, more
than score of local corporations will
be required to hold meetings of their
stockholders and vote on the question
of dropping the word South" from
the official title of their institutions.
One of the local national banks mas
already called meeting of stockhold-
ers to take this action Confusion in
mail, freight and express continues, as
the railroads have taken no cognizance
of the change in the city's name, and
until the postal authorities and rail-
roads recognize the abolishment of
South McAlester, all matter addressed
to McAlester goes to the old town by
that name, and is then carted back to
South McAlester.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
tury. At that time it was evident
ly used in travelling.
ARE AT HOME IN WATER.
Nature Has So Equipped the Carbon
That Swimming Is No Task
for Him,

Clad with a coat of oily wool next hi.
skin, the caribou is covered exteriorly
with a dense pelage of fine quills.
Every caribou. indeed, wears a corh
jacket, and when this is prime the crea.
ture seems on the water rather than in
the water. No other quadruped that ]
know swims as high as the caribou.
Their speed afloat is so great that II
takes the best of canoemen to overtake
vigorous buck. A good paddler is sup
posed to cover about six miles an hour,
SO the caribou probably goes FIVE. There
are many kinds of woodland and rough
country over which the caribou cannot
travel so fast as this.
What wonder, then, that they are SC
ready to take to the water as soon as
they find 1t in their course. Mr.. Mum
assured me that several times he saw
caribou swim broad bay that was in
their line, though a trifiing DETECTION
would have given them easy walking
along the shore to the same point, ard
with but little increase of distance.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
RETURN TO IDOL WORSHIP.
Russian Tribes Take Peculiar Advau-
tage Of Recent Edict Issued
by the Gear.

-Four villages of Uschum circuit In
Russia have informed the govern
ment that in accordance with the
cars edict, guaranteeing freedom OF
worship, they returned to their old
religion, the worship of the idols.
These people call themselves Tschere.
misses and belong to an ancient Fin.
nish tribe. Their chief idol Is . curl.
GUS rock Sacred to the god Chum.
balat.' 1t Is situated near public
road. and the travellers in the post
chaise can witness the worship paid
to this ancient god by slaughterina
chickens and small game at the foot
Of the holy rock, allowing the earth
to drink the blood.
Chumbalat the heathens esteem the
chief of their many godsj he is said
to be able to send one suffering, sick
ness and even death. The name
means "O1d Man on the Mountain"
The god is supposed to reside under
the great rock. III the tribe should
ever be in danger Chumbalat will
rise from beneath the rock and de
fend u.s." say the people. He wears
golden armor and rides a mighty war
horse"
Nicholas is distressed that his edict
should have resulted in the revival OF
heathenism, but cannot forbid idola
try under the terms of the published
ukase
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
LOST LEG is RESTORED.
Missing Wooden Member Returned
to Owner by Railroad
Company.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-The leg which
Louis Felter. Of Nanticoke lost in
the Pennsylvania railroad wreck near
Pottsville when the locomotive left
the rails and turned turtle down an
embankment, was returned to him by
officials Of the company.
1t was scratched. bruised and dent.
ed. but was otherwise sound. and he
can use 1t again.
Felter wSs hurled from one end of
the car to the other, and had hard
struggle getting out of the wreckage.
Not until he was extricated did he
miss his leg. He notified the COM
pany. and 1t was found and sent to
him.
1t was wooden one which he had
Just purchased in Philadelphia and
was taking home.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
LIVE DUCKS FOR DECOYS.
Which Brings the Best
Of Results.

J. F. Berger. OF Anthony. who II
an enthusiastic duck shooter. has Sc
cured two pairs of domesticated nal
lard ducks for decoys.
The ducks are taken to ths hunting
grounds In small covered baskets. Tt
ketp them from flying when in use I
light leather strap with bucklet
noose attached to long shore core
is placed about their necks and
weight or anchor tied to one foot.
This. however. does not diminis,
their ability to swim, and when place,
In the water they go to the limi: o
their shore cord. For results tae,
make the old.fashioned wooden de
cows look like 80 cents.--Arkansas Gu
Traveller
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
GREAT RIVER DRYING UP.
The zambesi, in Africa, Reported to
Be Rapidly Decreasing in
Volume,

Zanzibar, East Africa.-There are
signs that the greatest river in Africa,
the Zambesi, is drying up. Navigation
in that portion of the river which is
free from rapids and cataracts is be-
coming increasingly difficult. A num-
ber of vessels are lying on the mud
at points which ten years ago were be-
low water for eight months OF the
year.
Commerce is greatly hindered, goods
sent by water up-river having occu-
pied three months in travelling the 375
miles to Blantyre, the capital of Brit
ish Central Africa.
AS a remedy for this phenomenon,
which is certainly not the result of
drought, it is proposed to construct a
railway from the port of Quilimane to
Port Herald, British trading station.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
FIND sUBTERRANEAN LAKE.
Body Of Water Under West Virginia
Town Causes Fear Among the
Residents.

Richmond, Va.-Charlestown, w.
Va. located just across the state line
from Winchester, is in a ferment of
excitement over the discovery of a tre-
mendous subterranean lake and cav
ern directly beneath the town and
near enough to the crust of the earth
to make the situation precarious to
the inhabitants.
Men blasting made the discovery of
the lake cavern when the discharge
caused the earth to crumble and fall
in, leaving great hole. j. M. .Mily,
OF the Standard Oil company, together
with a party of the workmen, ven
tured into the cavern, exploring it
for a considerable distance. They dis
covered the presence of a lake, and,
returning to the surface, procured. a
small boat in which they rowed about
for several hundred yards. They
were afraid to venture farther into
the bowels of the earth without pro-
curing lights and taking proper pre-
cautions and safeguards to facilitate
their return.
Mily in an interview said that there
ern similar to those in the noted
Luray caverns. The water of the lake
is remarkably pure and is cold and
sweet to the taste.
An expert with electric lights made
a further exploration of the cavern,
confirming the report previously made
ly Mr.. Mily. He was unable, how
ever. to go across the lake, the extent
OF which is therefore unknown. Since
the cavern runs from the point Of
discovery directly under the city of
Charlestown, the inhabitants are in
n ferment for fear lest the ground
fall in, burying or drowning them and
destroying their property. Many peo-
pie have already left the city and
sought temporary homes in other To-
calities.
A systematic exploration of the cav
ern will be instituted and continued
until the work is done In the mean
time experts will be called upon to
solve the problem as to whether there
Is any danger to the city
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
NEWS FROM THE Mines and Mills
Prevention of Accidents.

From the earliest times. in the his
tory of our Leadv:lie mining camps, ac-
cidents of more or less serious ma
ture have occasionally been in evi-
dence, says the Herald Democrat. To
guard against such has been the object
of all employers of labor, and
their efforts in this direction have been
fairly successful. Nothing has been
spared in the more dangerous situation
either in mining or railroading to safe
guard all classes Of employees. Not
withstanding all precautionary meas
ures accidents still continue to happen
which in their very nature cast a
gloom all around.
The question now arises, can any
thing more be done in the direction of
safety? The assertion that accidents
should not occur might be bold and
uncalled-for one, still it carries a
weighty consideration. When certain
rules and regulations are made, and
laid down for guidance, all intended for
the public good, as a matter of general
concern they should be carried out to
the very letter. Such rules and regula-
tions, II they meant nothing, would
never been been formulated and sane
toned by the constituted authorities.
That such have been called into exist
ence, sanctioned and authorized, show
at glance that they have been the re-
suit of combined wisdom, and intended
for strict observance.
In civic and state matters we are un-
der legislative rule, yet we have among
us those who either unwittingly or
carelessly fall victims to it's non-ob.
servance. What is the result? The VIC.
lator Is obliged to square accounts, in
other words he Is obliged to give a quid
pro quo.
In mining and railroad regulations
the transgressor frequently renders an
immediate settlement by one or more
of the many accidents that may be the
result of imprudence, or as sometimes
happens, forfeit his life.
Miners who are obliged to operate
with explosives cannot be too careful.
In this direction where the very utmost
watchfulness should be observed, this
seems to be where the greatest danger
is apparent. When, for instance, sew
eral holes are drilled into which ex-
plosives are placed and fired, it fire.
puchtis HapPehS thdl dil thdt nave
been fired have not been exploded. To
return to the scene of operations be-
fore IA holes fired have been exploded,
or before all possibility of danger has
passed, is largely carrying ones very
life in mis- hands.
Yet 1t seems to be our best men,
those OF years of experience who fall
victims. 1t must not be presumed that
because any particular calling is haz-
ardous or extra-hazardous that people
should not engage in 1t. All avocations
of life are subject to their dangers, but
strict observance of all rational
rules of safety will undoubtedly reduce
in every case the danger to mini
mum. The old saying. AN ounce of
prevention is worth pound Of cure
still holds good.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Cripple Creek Drainage Tunnel.

Since the Ell Paso workings tapped
the water channel of the Cripple Creek
district it has been found that the flow
of water from the Elkton drainage tun-
mel has been more than doubled From
the one tapping of the water at the
Elkton shaft the flow has been running
about 1000 gallons a minute for sew
eral months. The discharge is now
1900. 1t would have been surprising
had not this result come. The new
is equivalent to punching a second
hole into a leaking bucket filled with
water. The Ell Paso taps the under
ground lake at a point. counting the
continuation of its vein up to the Ana
conda Gulch section, almost mile
north of the Elkton, and will therefore
drain a wide section of the district
wholly Independent of the Elkton open.
ing, greatly facilitating the draining
OF the camp and shortening the time
when the entire area above the tunnel
will ne available for all the mines.
The experience helps to show how
closely allied are the interests of all
the hundreds of individually owned
properties that go to make up the
Cripple Creek district. 1t shows how
desirable 1t is that all should get to-
gether on the deeper drainage tunnel
it is proposed to drive. There has been
subscribed to the fund to make the
project possible enough to complete it
to the Elkton shaft. but active support
ers have concluded that nothing will
be done until the properties lying be-
yond have agreed to share their pro-
portion of the expense.
1t is right and proper that every
mine in the district be required to pay
its part. The few on the edge of the
belt should not be expected to unwa'
ter the entire district. The point is be.
ing established, however, that there
is a limit to the territory that one open
ing into the flow will drain. 1t is alto.
gother unlikely that the stoppage Of
the deep workings at the Elkton would
drain, for instance, the properties on
part of Bull hill.
The formation of the underlying
rock does not appear to have been
shattered in way to make this possi-
BILE. 1t will probably be necessary to
camp for drainage purposes, even II
there would be no utility in them as
ore outlets. and so there Is no assur
ance that the mine owners who are
Withholding subscriptions would be ben
Gifted by a tunnel that stopped ut the
Elkton shaft.
Why would 1t not be good plan for
those who are interested In seeing the
.unnel driven into the heart Of the
Raven hill channel to start work at
)nce with the funds Immediately avail
able and rely on securing the passage
through the coming Legislature OF n
bill that will authorize the inclusion OF
all In drainage district on the plan
III which reservoir districts are Gre
sted In farming sections and paying
and grading districts in cities? The
district could then be created and all
'utlay covered with the bond issue
nade later.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
HE WAS A MASTER.
THAT IS, IN HIS OWN PAR.
TICULAR LINE.
Freeman Griggs, A. M, Proved Right
to Title He Had Conferred Upon
Himself-Had Henshaw at
Disadvantage.

Henshaw is one of those men who, II
not exactly dishonest. certainly justly
wins the reputation of being SLOW
pay" He hates to pay a bill-especially
a small bill; it's like pulling teeth to
extract money from his purse, and he
therefore has a well-defined suspicion
that every unknown visitor to his office
Is dun. He has hedged himself abou-
with more guards and has made himself
more difficult of approach than ]. Pier
pont Morgan. He always sends out front
to see If the way is clear before he ven
lures out of his Office to go home, and
when close pressed has private egress
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

IT AM FREEMAN GRIGGS, A. M
AFTER MONEY"
into a back hall and SO escapes by the
rear stairway and the freight door Of
the building.
The other day the boy brought in a
card which he read with suspicion.
Freeman Griggs, A. NJ" he repeated.
"Do know the man, boy?"
Il don't think So" replied the buffer.
II never remember of seeing him be-
fore"
Hem! Freeman Griggs. A. NJ. re
peated Henshaw Master of Arts.
College man. Look like a professor,
boy?"
well, he's got eyeglasses on" admit
ted the doubtful youngster.
Now, If Henshaw has a weakness at
all, it is for education. culture and the
ong-haired cult. He has written and
published pamphlet himself on some
thing that nobody else is interested in.
and therefore feels himself equal to
fraternizing with men whose names
carry any weight of abbreviations after
them.
Send him in," said Henshaw.
In hustled a wideawake looking
young man. He had removed his eye
glasses before he got to the door. and
he bore down on Henshaw, drawing a
billcase from his pocket as though pre-
pared to hold him up" at the point of it.
I'm collector for Campbell & Gore.
Here's a little bill against you. My
clients want their money" he said,
slapping the document down upon Hen
shaw's desk.
Henshaw bristled and stared from
the card to his visitor. who let you in
here?" he demanded.
why, the boy. Just sent in my card,
you know. You've got it in your hand.
there
Huh. This your card?" grunted the
disgusted Henshaw Freeman
Griggs, A. Mp"
That's me. Freeman Griggs."
''I'd like to know where you took your
degree, young man." said Henshaw,
with scorn.
Degree oh, you mean those let
ters? Rather bright idea, don't you
think? My own. I'm Freeman Griggs,
A. Mater money. And I'm after
money now; do get it,"
He got it.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
OWL AND MINK IN FIGHT.
Bird Had Seized Prey, But Found
Itself Unable to Carry
It or,

While hauling wood on the Malta
wamkeag river A. w. Rollins, OF
Wytopitlock, discovered a moving OBJ
ject short distance from the road
and leaving his team he hastened to
ascertain what 1t was when, to his
surprise. he found It to be large
owl in combat with good sized mink
'ays a lewiston (Me.) dispatch.
After struggle OF several moments
he owl attempted to rise with It.
'rey. b"t was able to ascend only a
''w feet when the mink fell to the
'oun'. VIII re It was soon killed by
'"rh' "'ell-directed bows from Rol
"a' whip.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Noted War Veteran,

Col. Thomas Johnson. veteran Of the
Mexican and civil wars and said to be
the last surviving member of the
confederate congress. died few days
ago in Mount Sterling. KY. aged 80
years. He had served several terms
as state senator and representative.
Col. johnson. who leaves large es.
tate. was born in Baltimore, his fam.
lily moving to Kentucky when he
was \ child.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

The outlook for Empire and Lawson
for the coming year is one of unusual
activity, says the Denver News CORES
pondent. With the new smelter using
the Mcdonald furnace. two cyanide
mills-one for the Mint property and
one for the treatment of custom ores
work on all three to be started at once
Also two large storage reservoirs un-
der way, one four miles west of En-
pire. owned by Denver parties. and the
other two miles southwest of Empire
station, being built by Georgetown
parties.
At the mill OF the Cactus mine,
Beaver county, Utah, improvements in
practice have reduced the cost of mill
ing from rs to about AZ cents per ton
and 1t is expected eventually to bring
the cost down to 80 cents per ton,
which would be low figure for west
ern practice, says the Engineering and
Mining Journal. The mill saves about
elghty-five per cent. of the copper In
the ore. The ore Is a pyrite. dissent
mated In soft porphyry. The concen'
liate contains about twelve per cent
copper. The ratio OF concentration is
ten tons to one. The mill treats about
900 tons of ore daily. At present the
cost of mining is about $l.50 per ton,
but steam shovels are to be introduced.
which are to reduce the cost of mining
to about 40 cents per ton.
Joe Pittman Of Gold Hill, who has
opened vein Of rich gold ore in his
front yard in that town. says that II
was by the merest chance that he
made the strike says the Boulder cor
respondent of the Denver Republican
There was place in his front yard
which he thought needed fixing. II
was too sloping and too bare. so he
started in to get foundation on which
to put rocks which he intended to I'LL
In with dirt. AS he cut down the slop
ing rock to get nat surface. the rock
looked queer. He took some of 1t. pow
d,rod and dried It, and out of small
handful panned over dollars worth
of gold Then he dug in earnest. The
vein matter is about two feet wide, is
very porous and Is free milling. H'
brought some Of 1t to Boulder to-day tc
have It tested. The find Is In the hear
OF the residence portion of Gold Hill.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

SANDS VINO 6uner
from kidney trou-
bles brought on by
daily work. II first
noticed 1t eight or
ten years ago." said
Mr.. Lightner. THE
dull pain in the
back fairly made
me sick. 1t was
hard to get up or
d o wn, hard to