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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

The sleeping quarters are in q boxllke contrivance that extends across one end
 of the living room. the floor of which Is the bare earth. The sleeping box is about 16 feet long. 5 feet broad and 8 feet in height A fire is made within 1t before bedtime. When the inclosure Is thorough ly heated the fire is raked out and the entire family crawl In. The door Is closed and cracks are stopped with clay.
 In thls superheated, smoky atmosphere the Igorots sleep, and one of the most pronounced consequences is prevalence of diseases of the eye. often entailing com plete loss of sight. The Igorots display fair degree of intelligence and have sound ideas as to morality. The family lines are closely drawn. and the aged. infrm and otherwise helpless members of a com munity are always well cared for The Igorots are industrious and exhibit promising talent In aericulture. The rice terraces with which their valleys are filled are wonderful constructions. In order to create the levels for the paddy
 fields. long stretches of strong retaining
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who ejects the mixture showing the least saliva is condemned. for. says the Igorot proverb, "a guilty man has dry mouth"
 The sun Is the great god of the Igorots and the moon Is his little younger brother. The unseen world Is full of demons who need to be propitiated by various rites
 The Igorots have a ceremonial dance, not unlike the war dances of the North Ameri- can Indians, which Is continued for days and nights with an accompaniment of feasting. Dog meat is the principal luxury, and 1t is point of etiquette not to cease eating whilst anything edible re- mains. Like the Zulus. of South Africa. the Igorots look upon the entrails of an animal as great delicacy. When an 1gorot dies one half of his possessions are consumed in feast, and the deceased oc- cupies a seat at the board In order to be sure that no enemy partakes of the hospi- tnlty of his house. In the highlands of Bontoc 1t is quite cold at night, and the houses of the Igorots are more substantial structures than is usual with wild tribes
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How Modern Torpedo is Worked.

The principle of the torpedo Is the plac- ing of a very large charge of high explo- sive in steel case fairly alive with mech anism, and so ingenious that the pissile fired from tube withs small charge of cordite or gunpowder will automatically direct Itself to a given target and there explode. The Whitehead torpedo of today Is a steel cigar or automatic porpoise- shaped weapon or projectile from 12 to II feet long and IS Inches In diameter at It's widest When ready for firing even small one will weigh over half q ton. They are delivered In five sections, which contain upwards of 2.000 pieces of ma chinery.
 The wet gun-cotton in the war head" Is inserted in slabs. each with hole In It's centre to receive the core of dry gun cotton directly connected with the deto- hating primer, which contains illuminate of mercury and percussion cap. In
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front of the primer is screwed the wnr "nose"-a very sensitive nose-which operates automatically when the weapon strikes and sets otf the whole charge. Behind the war head comes the chamber containing the compressed air that drives this singular projectile through the water. Into this chamber is pumped the air it a pressure of 1.5O0 pounds to. the square Inch. And this escaping through the valve leading to the little engines provides the motive power. Next comes the mecha- nism which automatically regulates the depth of the torpedo during its run. This ingenious apparatus has been kept n great secret and sold In turn to the various nations of the world. Not far from tho tail of the torpedo are placed the driving engines.
 There Is also controlling valve. which can be arranged so as to close automatic ally after the weapon has run . certain
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distance. thus obviating futile explosion in the event of the torpedo missing It's target.
 At the end of the tall comes the rudder. which keeps the torpedo straight But the most remarkable piece of mechanism Is the gyroscope. like child's top. It Is set automatically by the release of a spring moment or two after the torpedo Is shot from its tube. It is the duty of this little device to correct the torpedos course If It deviatcs In the slightest de gree from its instructions.
 France leads the world with her torpedo fotillas. Great Britain possesses about no torpedo boats of the first class. 114 'destroyers." no second-class boats and % submarines built or building. Every nation Is giving great attention to it's tor pedo boats. Even China has A of the first class and 60 second-class torpedo craft.
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in this center, but he has gained the com plete respect of the sayages and has thorough control of them. They are working under his direction and their children are attending his school and learning English. As soon as the gov ernment shall supply him with an assist ant he proposes to go Into the jungle for another batch of Bagobos to enlarge his settlement c. H. FORBES-LINDSAY,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
TiESUP BIG WATER WORKS
Receiver for United States Construction
Company of Milwaukee Gets Injunc-
ton in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI. O., May S.-Injunc-
ton against the Cincinnati water works
trustees. forbiddng the payment of $780,
600 on the contract for the new water
works above the city. was issued today
by United States Judge Thompson, on
application Of Martin j. Gillen, as re-
cever for the United States Construc-
ton company of Milwaukee. This is
under an ancillary proceeding following
a decision handed down in Milwaukee
yesterday, and the immediate effect will
be to tie UP work on the new $4,000,
900 water works now under course of
construction.
The work is being done by the Luenz-
mann Construction company of Miwau-
kee, which bought the contract from
the United States Construction com
pany when that concern went into the
hands of :: receiver.
1t is charged that the officers of the
United States Construction company
conspired to defraud their creditors by
selling the contract for $4,000. and at
the same time entering into secret
agreement with the Luenzmann Con
structOn company whereby the officers
as individuals would receive an amount
equal to the net profits arising from the
contract in excess of $4,000 up to $780,
600. and also so per cent. of the net
profits in excess Of 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
SPIER CASE A SUICIDE ?
New York Police Inclined to Doubt
Burglar Theory and Finds Evil
dence of Trouble.

NEW YORK, May S.-Police officials
who have been investigating the mystic
rious death of Charles l.. Spier. conf
Dental agent of H. H. Rogers, who was
found dead in his home in Staten Island
yesterday, reported today that the evil
dence indicated that Spier had COM
mitted suicide
The police have ascertained that one
month before his death Mr.. Spier had
insured his life for 5000 and had been
obliged to discount a note for S1351 to
pay the premium on one of the policies
when it became payable last Saturday.
The policies were payable regardless of
the cause of death and the beneficiary
had been changed from Mrs. Spier to Il
trustee of his estate.
The police have discovered also that a
Judgment in bankruptcy for S5O,S7O had
been outstanding against Mr.. Spier and
others since February last. These judg-
ments were entered after the Netman
Transmitting Typewriter company, of
which Mr.. Spier was president, went
into bankruptcy
Coroner Mathew Cahill said that he is
positive that the wound which caused
Mr.. Spier's death could not have been
inflicted by himself and that Mr.. Spler
was undoubtedly murdered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
MORE EVIDENCE FOUND.
Cambridge, Mass, Police Cause an An
alysis of Mineral Water Found in
Erich Muenter's Home

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. May S.-Sud-
den activity was shown today by the po-
lice in connection with the death of
Mrs Leone Muenter, wife of Erich
Muenter. for whom the authorities are
seeking on the charge of poisoning the
woman. The police ambulance was
driven to police headquarters and in the
vehicle were placed a carboy and a jug
of mineral water which were seized at
the Muenter home after the body of Mrs
Muenter had been removed to Chicago.
The ambulance was driven to the Har-
ward Medical school and given into the
care of Prof. w. Il. Whitney, who will
make a chemical analysis of the contents
of the vessels
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
OIL CRUSADE GENERAL
MANY STATE ATTORNEYS TO CON-
FER WITH ROOSEVELT.
Ohio May Take Lead in Gathering Evi-
6ence Which Will Be Used in
Big Prosecution.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May Sat
torney General Wade Ellis of Ohio will
not be the only official to hold a confer
ence with President Roosevelt in regard
to prosecution of the Standard Oil COR
pany, ard attorney generals from other
states will come to see if sufficient evil
dcnce is available to proceed against the
company.
COLUMBUS. O.. May S.-The Stand
ard Oil company continues to violate the
antitrust laws Of Ohio, declares Att1-t-
ney General Ellis in a report, despite the
decree of the supreme court OF ONO,
which in 1899 compelled Standard Oh
to reorganize. cancel all its trust certlh-
Gates, and put all it's property in ONO
into the hands of the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey.
The Buckeye Pipe Line company, he
says, does all the Standard Pipe Line
transpOrta ton. the Union Tank company
carries all it's oil by cars, the Solar Re
filming company does its manufacturing.
while the Ohio Oil company collects the
crude oil from the wells in the fields.
That these concerns represent the same
interests is shown by their tax returns.
The Standard absolutely fixes the price
of crude oil. Independent companies run
their bids up or down with the Standard
price. BY organizing fake or pirate"
companies the Standard manages to
drive out competition without changing
oil prices everywhere. which would be
disastrous to the Standard itself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
DIE IN CHINESE FLOOD.
State Department Learns That Human
Province Has Been Swept Over
by Waters.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May S.-Thc
state department today received the fol-
lowing cabIegram from the American
consul at Hankau, China:
Immense flood i'll Human province.
Great loss of life and property. All for
eigners safe"
EASTH Conn, May s.
Several families along North High street,
in the northwestern section of this town,
felt slight tremble of the earth early
today. the shock lasting about Il sec
ond This section of the town is located
on ridge and at different times persons
living thereabout have noticed qulver
of the ground underneath them.
The cause of the disturbance is not
known \ few dishes are reported to
have ratified in one of the houses, but
there was no damage.
SAN JOSE, Cal. May Slick OBJ
servatory reports that there have been
twenty-four earthquake shocks recorded
on the sesmograph at that institution
since the morning of April IS. Most of
these were exceedingly light. During
the first half hour after the big shake
there were eight distinct shocks record
ed. The new shocks We're on May :,
l. ) and 6.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
MINERS TOSTABT MONDAY
WORKERS NOT TO BE DISCRIMINATE
ED AGAINST BECAUSE OF AC-
TIVITY IN STRIKE.
PACT TO END IN 1909.
After Six Weeks of Idleness the Men
Sign Continuance of the
1902 Scale.

NEW YORK, May S.-The anthracite
miners, after an idleness of six weeks,
will return to work next Monday, the
operators and the officers of the United
Mine workers signing an agreement to
continue the award of 1902 until March
81, 1909.
The agreement was ratified by the tri-
district convention at Scranton today.
Today notices were posted by the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western and Della
ware & Hudson, Erie, Pennsylvania
Coal and Scranton Coal companies, an
nouncing the resumption of work next
Monday.
All miners who have not committed
violence against persons or property Will
be re-employed and no one will be dis
eliminated against because of any &C
tivity he may have taken in the strike
movement.
Text of the Agreement.
The text of the agreement reached at
the conference is as follows:
Whereas, pursuant to the letter of sub
mission, signed by the undersigned i'll 1902
All questions at issue between the respec
tive companies and their own employees.
whether they belong to a union or not.
were submitted to the anthracite coal strike
commission to decide as to the same and
as to the conditions of employment be
| tween the respective companies and their
own employees. and the said strike COM
mission under date Of March 10. 1903, duly
made and filed it's award upon the subject
matter Of tie submission and provided that
said award should continue in force for
three years from April 1, 1903, and the
said Period has expired.
Now, therefore. 1T is stipulated between
the undersigned in their own behalf, in so
far as they have power to represent any
other parties i'll interest, that the said
award and the provisions thereof and amy
actian which las been since taken pursuant
thereto, either by the Cancellation board OF
otherwise. shall be extended and shall con.
tinue in force for three years from April /,
1906-namely: until March 81. 1909, with
like force and effect as if that had been
WORK shall be resumed as soon as practical,
bic and that all men who have not commit
ted violence to person or property shall be
rc-employed in their old positions.
First Agreement Ever Signed.
The foregoing is the first general agree
ment that has ever been signed between
the operators and the miners. and the of
tcers of the United Mine Workers look
upon it. therefore, as long step for
ward in the fight they have made for
years to have regular working agree
| ments with their employers. The anthra-
cite miners did not gain the concession
III wages they sought but they did obtain
for the first time full recognition of their
| union. This they regard as a great vic
tory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
SHOOTS HIS SUPERIOR.
Philadelphia Patrolman, Angered at Sus-
pension, Fatally Wounds Lieutenant
in the City Hall Corridor.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May s.
John Dever, police lieutenant of the first
police district of this city, was shot and
probably fatally wounded today by Ed
ward Nichols, a policeman under his
command, in the corridor of the city hall
Nichols was under suspension for fight
ing on the street in uniform. Lieut.
Dever had gone to the city hall to at
tend meeting of lieutenants. He was
called into the corridor by Nichols, who,
without warning, shot his superior.
Dever was promoted to a lieutenancy by
Mayor Weaver following the political up
heaval in this city last fall. Nichols
was committed to prison to await the
result of the shooting.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
POLICY HOLDERS LOSE PREMIUMS
Probably Will Recover Only One-half of
Unearned Payments to Traders.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. May st is estimat-
ed that the failure of the Traders Fire
Insurance company leaves an indebted
ness of at least $1.5OO,OOO to policy
holders for unearned premiums. I'm
der favorable conditions it is expected
that 80 per cent. of these claims will
be paid back. the San Francisco claim
ants receiving no preference.
In Chicago and other large cities the
local agents will not stand the loss. In
smaller places local agents will stand
the loss to keep up the prestige of their
agencies, and assured will escape.
There were no failures yesterday i'll
the local insurance field, although La
Sale street was filled with rumors and
there were heavy cancellations of poll
ces in three companies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
TURMOIL OVER VETERANS.
Illinois Congressman Makes Sensational
Attack On "Army Pets" on the
House Floor.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May s.
The President regulates everything
from family matters up to criticisng
Judges" said Representative Prince of
Illinois in the House today after attack
ing an army appropriation amendment,
which he said was class legislation for
seven officers now holding desk jobs in
the war department.. The amendment
provides that officers of the Civil war
and now serving, and who have held the
rank of brigadier general for two years,
shall retire with rank and pay of ma ior
generals He said men who did more
work in the war than these pets were
getting So to $40 a month, and criticised
the sidetrack of the bill abolishing
the grade of lieutenant general. He says
he will fight the amendment as long as
he can
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
QUAKE CAUSES
FLOOD DANGERS.
landslide Has Bottled Up Many Tons
of Water Over Capay (CalD
Valley,

WOODLAND, Cal, May S.-The dam
ger of flood in the Capay valley, resulting
rom the slide of earth that has fallen
rom the mountain side and damned the
waters of Cache cheek, is growing.
Result Of Earthquake.
The slide was the result of the earth
quake and is 1000 feet wide, completely
closing the watercourse. The water has
been piling up behind it and now has a
depth of 100 feet.
Should the dam give way large area
of country will be flooded. The towns
IN immediate danger are Capay, with a
population under 400; Rumsey, with u
population of 200, and Guinda, with a
population of $50, all in the Capay val
ey. The inhabitants of these towns have
abandoned their houses and removed
their belongings to the hillsides.
Aid Syndicate Is at Work.
NEW YORK, May S-Conferences
are in progress in this city looking to
the formation of syndicate which shall
finance the requirements of San Fran
cisco in the direction of rebuilding the
wrecked city. Those attending are Sen
Rtor Newlands of Nevada, Frank A.
Vanderlip, vice president of the Ma
tional City bank; H. S. Black, president
Oh the united states realty q LII
provement company; Thomas Magee, a
large real estate owner of San Fran
| cisco. and ex-Congressman Lane of Cal
ifornia.
1t is the feeling of those interested
that large institutions would probably
not. in view of the recent earthquake,
deem it desirable to lend great sums on
single new buildings, and the raising OF
such sums could be more readily accom-
plished through a syndicate.
The syndicate probably will finance
rebuilding to the amount of SOC, OOO,OOO,
though estimates of it's operations neces-
sarily must be uncertain pending the re-
turn of Hartman.
Insurance Exchange Split.
Efforts to adjust insurance losses and
protect the reserves as a result OF the
San Francisco disaster, have resulted in
split in the New York Fire Insurance
exchange. The Continental Insurance
| company, through Henry Evans, its
| president, has served notice of its with
| drawal from the exchange.
| Further Withdrawals are likely and
may result in the entire disruption of the
exchange which has maintained an agree
ment as to rates and commissions which
all the companies doing business IN this
| city pledged themselves not to violate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
MOB FLAG DESECRATOR.
New York Tramp Kicks Stars and
Stripes in Mud and Gets
Sixty Days.

NEW YORK. May San unknown
man who walked down the main street
Of Uoboken kicking an American aag
along in the dirt was mobbed by indig-
nant citizens, dubbed by policeman,
sentenced 10y Il court and put to VOL.
breaking stones III a penitentiary before
the day was over. The man refused to
disclose his identity when question by
the court. but said he was the king of
Buns" and came from Nowhere"
When Recorder Stanton read Il lecture
to him in court for abusing the flag he
interrupted, declaring that is all it is
good for" The recorder imposed SEN
tence 0G six months
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
COL. D. F. POWELL
DIES ON A TRAIN.
Famous "White Beaver" Intimate Friend
of Cody, Stricken with Heart
Failure

Ell PASO. Tex. May S.-Col. D. Frank
Powell, a famous Indian scout,
known as White Beaver" died yester~
day on a train east-bound from Los An
geles. His body was taken from the
train here and an inquest was held, Il
verdict of death from heart disease being
found
Born in Kentucky.
Col. d. Frank Powell, or white Bea-
YER as lie was known for years. was
about 30 years old and was born in the
mountains of Kentucky. At an early
age he went west with his parents and
brothers and located on a ranch near
Eagle Allen stage station, Nebraska.
The three brothers were Invaluable as
scouts during the Indian wars of thirty
five years ago. Powell secured a medi-
cal education in Louisville, receiving
free scholarship by appointment of Sen
ator j. Milton Thawer.
Origin of Sobriquet.
Powell became known as white
Beaver in 1873. when he cured the
daughter of Rock Bear. chief of the
Sioux. who was seriously i'll. The pre-
sentation of q white beavers skin was
the highest honor known to the Sioux.
Col. Powell drifted about to various
parts of the country and while living in
La Crosse. Wis. he served five terms as
mayor of the city. For many years he
was an intimate friend of Col. William
+. Cody, Buffalo Bill" and for several
years past he was i'll charge of Col.
Cody's immense ranch interests at Cody,
Wyo.
Champion Pistol Shot.
Col. Powell was al intimate friend
also of Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Gen. Cor
bin and many other men of note. He
was an expert with firearms of all kinds
and for Il number of years he held the
worlds championship as pistol shot.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
SLAYER LIKE A BULLDOG.
Afro-Turkish Official Choked to Death by
Former Military Governor with
His Teeth.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May S-Ned-
Jim Edjin Bey, procurator- general of the
Vilayet of I'ripoli, North Africa, has
been murdered in highly sensational
manner by Ali Sahmyl Pasha, former
military governor OF Scutari. According
to the reports received here Ali Sahmyl,
who is Kurdish chieftain and who re
Gently was eXiled to Tripoli on the charge
of being concerned in the murder of Red
van Pasha at Constantinople was under
going an examination when he suddenly
rushed upon the procurator general, fixed
his teeth in his throat and held on like a
bulldog until his victim was throttled to
DEATH
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
DR.. HAUGH MUST DIE.
Physicians Declare Alleged Slayer of
Father, Mother and Brother Sane
Small Hope Is Left.

DAYTON, O., May S.-Dr. Oliver c.
Haugh. triple murderer. has been de-
clared by jury to be sane The only
thing that stands between him and cleo
trocution now is interference upon the
part of Gov. Pattison or the board OF
pardons, and it is not expected that
either will intervene. Haugh was de-
clared by experts to be shamming insan-
Ity. Last year he murdered his father.
mother and brother near here. then set
the house afre. The bodies were Gre
mated 1t is said Haugh had many
wives and lived with one of them in
Milwaukee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
POPE TO WARN HIS CARDINALS
Whites Banquet Subject for Note on
Alien Relations.

IF state, Cardinal Merry del Val. has
been instructed by the Pope to prepare
an important circular note to send to the
members of the sacred college The pom
Tiff will take the dinner by the Amer
can ambassador. Mr.. White, April -.
n honor of Archbishop Ireland at which
that nothing has changed the relations
between the Vatican and the quirinaI.
Therefore, the dignitaries of the church
must abstain from intercourse with per-
sonages attached or accredited to the
italian court