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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Many Parties Hunt Treasure

At present the island Is guarded by
Capt. Matthews. its governor and part
owner. He Is directing the search.
Harold Gray. OF ireland. claims the
concession TO hunt the treasure. but
the claim Is combated by others An
armed expedition under Lord Fitz.
williams OF England had a brush with
the Gray forces last year and the
Costa Rican government was com
PEELED 10 send a gunboat 10 restore
order. As far as known the Cocos
island treasure remains undiscovered.
Most treasure hunts are being con
Quoted by companies which provide
capital as a speculation. Now and
then. however the story comes TO
light OF some gold-dazzled individual
who sinks all his possessions In chas-
ing the golden will-o -the-wisp.
one such man-william S. Meade
died recently. penniless and alone in
New York Early in life he made a
fortune through an invention. but
spent Il all chasing the ignis fatuus
OF hidden treasure.
Meade asserted he had fallen heir
20 maps and directions that would
lead % buried wealth that would run
mp into the millions. He purchased a
large and expensive steam yacht.
manned Il with a large crew and ma
chinery for raising sunken ralleGns
sunDOsed 10 be full of Suanigh cold
and soon after the civil war set sail
for the south seas.
Disaster. wreck and priyation fen
10 the lot OF the first cruise and
Meade and his companions we're
forced 20 return without a single fnd.
More money was sunk in fitting out
another expedition. but this. too, was
a failure that ended in a sh.pWrCck.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Seek Armada rreasur. Ship.

Seek Armada Treasure Ship.
At present a golden thread Of ro-
mantle interest Is being spun like a
shlmmering spider web over Tober-
mory bay. one 81 the loyeliest inlets
on the west coast OF Scotland. This
bay offers shelter 10 mariners and
fishermen on the northwest corner OF
the Isle Of Null.
At that point a determined search
Is on for treasure. which. Il is be-
lieyed. has lain quietly under the wa.
ter for more than three centuries.
A halo Of romance and tradition
surrounds the gold which is supposed
20 have gone down with the Admiral
OF Florence. or Flcrcntla the treasure
ship Of the Spanish armada in 1855
Legend has II that In September
% that year a large Spanish galleon
the Florentia. In trying to avoid the
storms and save the treasure on board
until suitable weather made possible
her escape southwark took refuge In
the safe. laud-locked bay Of Tober-
mOry
According 10 reports. the Florentia
had on board sl5.O0O00 In English
money. The officers and men. who
were starving. demanded food from
the McIeans OF Null
In return for supplies after due ne
COLLATION.. the admiral agreed to land
100 men to assist the Mclean clan Of
Scotland. which al that time was al
swords points with the McDonalds
lie was also 10 pay the McLeans a
large sum OF money a well n they
would assist him 10 repair his ship.
This promise OF money Is taken 10
show the presence OF considerable
quantity OF specie on board and as
the vessel was a flagship Il Is prob
able that she carried the treasure OF
the entire Armada.
The 100 men we're landed and as
sisted In defeating the McDonalds
They we're aftprward allowed 10 return
20 the ship. but the McLeans held
three officers as hostages until the
debt BE- paid
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Self-Igniting Mantle.

Platinum sponge becomes incandes-
cent IN contact w.ih gas and causes its
ignitlDu This phenomenon has given
fucing the flame direct NM Rouxe-
Vile ind Michaud have patented ir
france a process Ia which the addition
Of any foreign apparatus 10 the mantle
Is avoided They have recourse simply
ID , mixture in which platinum sponge
Il the essential ingredient. composed Of
refractory and altering substances
Impreruated with this mixture In its
upper texture. the mantle has the DOW
or ot Ifuiung the ems. mi of thus be-
coming iuantcscenf The stem Day
also be Xrai with tie compo siti1n.
and the Eme result secured.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
On Island Of Mauritius.

On lslanu OF MalIltlua.
For some months an army OF labor
ers has been digging on the island OF
Mauritius. in the Indian ocean. search
ing for treasure valued at $780,
OOO. 600 or more. supposed TO have been
buried al the time Of the British con-
quest or some time before. by the
French officials This expedition Is
being directed by company formed
for the purpose OF unearthing the
treasure
England Is excited Just nov over an
attempt 10 recover the royal jewels
and treasure lost by King John In the
Wash. when he fed across the marshes
In 1916.
In preparation for the search St
John Hope. assistant secretary OF the
Society Of Antiquarians. has made a
study Of the tides and land shiftings
from the time King John lost his bag
gage and his wealth until the present.
The Wash has changed In Us course
since 1916 and Mr. Hope calculates
that the treasure wagons viii be lo-
Gated al Sutton bridge where there Is
% feet Of silt
Another search FOR wealth long hid.
den beneath the waters Il being con.
Quoted az Sebastopol In the Crimea.
Armed with government authority.
salvage experts have undertaken 20
raise from the bottom Of Balaklava
bay a large British man-ofwar sunk
by Russian gunfre directed against
the British. French and Turkish op-
pcnents Of the ear
II Is stated IA members Of the Rus
sian admiralty possess Trustworthy
information 20 the effect that the
sunken man-of-war contains a large
sum ~ money originally destined FOR
the payment 81 the British forces.
The present attempt Is progressing
under the supervision Of a we.l-known
specialist in salvage. sig Restucci.
an italian.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
az rEETm oF ~ nAIR.

then move In the direction OF the roo,
end
A glance AZ the magnihed hair Fig.
?. will show the cause Of this motion.
The teeth along the sides Of the hair
act like ratchet teeth and allow e. TO
move only In one direction. II II on
account Of the teeth. says Popular Ne
chanics. that the horse hairs used In
the manufacture 81 violin bows are not
all lail In one direction. Half OF them
are turned end for end so that the bow
will produce the same volume Of sound
on the up AMI down strokes
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20

s-ting pictures were obtained with the
device. which proved 10 be the equlya-
lent II lens having a working ang .
II $50 degrees There was u course
A good deal Of distortion near The cir
conference u the circular picture
zig shows Mt Vernon place as Il
would appear to a FISH submerged in
\ pond near the base u the lion"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Ervnt.nn norrnwers

Toe Egyptians had very rcmlrka-
Die ordinance %" prevent persons from
borrowing impruientIy An Egyptian
vas npf permitted to borrow without
Swing to his creditors in pledge the
ivlf, of his father % was deemed both
an mDiefy and lu infamy not to re-
oram -p sacred 1 please a person
va1 died without fulfilling that dng
Wis deprived oi .ae usual h1u0r Job.
o. le inll
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
HAIRS HAVE TEETH.
A Curious Fact Which Only the Nj
eroseope and Careful Testing
Will Reveal.

A person who does not know how a
hair looks when magnihed. would be
very muc5 surprised 10 know u Is pos
sible to ell which was the root end
Of a hair that had been broken or cut
This may be easily done by holding
the hair between the thumb and finger.
as shown In Fig. !. and moving the
thumb up aud down. The hair will
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
- chIsf,nIn a Prlsnner.

They also sent one Of their chief
fnfus. Donald Glas Mclean. on board
the vessel to collect the price agreed
unou. but the Spanish admiral dis.
armed him and kept him a prisoner.
During the night so the story goes.
Mclean discovered the position OF the
powder magazine. The next morning
AS the ship was getting under way
the chlcf,ain was brought on deck 20
take a las, look az his native land.
Breaking away from his captors. he
rushed below and blew mp the ship.
perishing with most Of the crew.
Since then a number Of endeavors
have been made 20 recover the treas
uro. In 1871 and again In 1855 the
dukes of Argyle attempted salvage on-
crauOus. but without success In 1880
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
RESULTS OF SMALL FIRE.
Terribly Destructive Power Of One
Of the Modern MIssiles Of
Warfare.

The accompanying picture. which is
from the Journal OF the United States
Artillery, shows In a vivid way the
probable results OF the bursting Of a
single shell. by depicting an assemb-
lage OF the fragments made in an ae-
tual proving ground test. which were
gathered together and photographed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Knows Of Pirates Hoard.

4 few weeks ago a Boston woman.
who signed the name Sadie J. Ma
son" AZ the bottom Of a newspaper adj
vertisement for hackers for her en-
terprise. asserted that she had learned
the hiding place OF millions OF treas
ure which was captured by the cut.
throat crew OF a ship that few the
Jolly Roger" FOR a number % sue
ccssful years and was finally burned.
three, quarters 81 a century ago. on
an isl md IN the 81 Lawrence gulf
Miss Mason asserted that ia the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Paid on Merit

Hereafter in the public schools %
Lynchbgrg. Va. the increase OF teach
ers' salaries is 90 depend on efficiency.
This is 90 be asccrtalned By having
the superintendent and supervising
principals report on The work % the
teachers as OBJ six points. discipline.
knowledge of subject method and
manner. moral influence. prof sslonal
interest and heat
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Velocity OF underrround W.T.,

The highest recorded velocity u
underground water is said Co De ltt
fa,t u % hours The new record is
Tor water flowing through gravel near
Tucson Ariz The observations were
made during the last Christmas holt.
fay by Nr o. C. Wo'H OF me depart.
rur ot mathematics OF the University
ol Wisconsin.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20

a diving bell vas employed
Al that time a fine bronze cannon
was recovered. with many gold and
silver coins Since then other guns
and relics have been brought 10 the
surface. but the strongroom supposed
TO contain the treasure has never
been reached.
Among the articles already recoy'
cred are sword blades and scabbards,
pistols. large and small: peculiar
taperlng-necked bottle OF crude work.
manship and bones Of drowned Span
iards. The sword blades and scab-
bards were heavily incrusted with
lime and the bottle covered with
crustacea.
One OF the early divers found that
the deck Of the vessel from the miz-
zen mast forward was blown away
and that cannon and other contents
Of the ship we're scattered about for
a distance Of 20 yards. The poop
from the malnmast aft. however. was
intact Here. Il Is believed. the treas
ure room Is located.
Since then the vessel has settled
considerably aud formation OF sand
and mud now covers IL. To get
through this a wrecking crew is work
ing under direction Of Capt. William
Burns. who has had considerable e1'
perience in salvage work.
Sand pumps are being used and the
divers work by the aid Of 1000
candle power electric light. They
have brought mp candlestIcks. hagons.
copper pans. coins, a gold ring and
number % metal and stone cannon
balls
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
Railroad Notes.

]. \. Benton and Mrs. Benton made
a brief visit to Ogden yesterday.
Tho Woodmcn Of tho World will run
an excursion from Logan to Lagoon OH
Saturday. June. 90
Nat c. Goodwin and company arrived
in ogden from Omaha over the Union
Pacific last evening In a special car and
also carrying two special baggage cars.
On Saturday night they leave Salt Lake
for Spokane.
Henrietta Crossman. and company left
over tho Oregon Short Line for Spokane
at 11:4S last ni-ht, She and her play
ers travelled in special car "Sousa." two
sixty-foot baggage cars carrying the
scenery.
The State Railroad commission of
Kentucky yesterday announced It's
ruling In the matter OF freight rate reg
ulation, which has been under investi-
cation for several months a reduction
OF 25 per cent was ordered The opinion
of the commission sustains the conten-
tion OF shippers in all sections of the
State that they have been Disseminated
against and that the entire State has
suffered
The board of directors of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad company yesterday de-
cared the regular semi-annual dividend
of per cent on the common stock and
5 per cent on the preferred.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
STORING COAL
FOR The WINTER
Dealers AvaiIing Themselves of
Reduced Rate Made by the
Railroads.
WYOMING AND UTAH
MINES IN FULL BLAST
People in Idaho and Northern
Utah Are Also Laying in
Supply.

Already local conl dealers are availing
themselves Of the reduced rate made by
the railroads and arc beginning TO store
coal in preparation for the early fall
demand for fuel 1t is a wise provi-
sion and one which shall have bench
cial results when the cold weather
descends upon us and the lce-cream
suit and Panama have been locked
away In the wardrobe.
There Is also great activity at the
Union Pacific mines In Wyoming. AT
Kemmercr, Cumberland and Diamond
vile, Wyo., mining operations are in
full blast and over 1000 tons OF coal are
being produced daily, The same active
work IS being carried on at the mines
In this State
Word comes from Idaho and the
northern part of Utah that the people
In these localities intend to make full
provision for the approaching winter.
One Idaho dealer, in one of the small
towns In that State, while IN Salt Lake
a few days ago. stated that he intended
to lay In a supply Of 1900 tons, and
Logan dealers expect to have on hand
when chill November comes a reserve of
1000 tons.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
ROUGH HOUSE STARTED
BY JAPS AT CAl|EATE
In Trouble That Follows Deputy
Sheriff Monohan Is
Killed.

Clubs. stones. knives and guns IN
the hands OF twenty infuriated Japs
routed the crew OF a Salt Lake line
train at Calientc. New. al 10 O'Clock
Tuesday night. and resulted in the
fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff j, j.
Monohan OF that city.
Tho Japanese were railroad labor
ers travelling eastward Half a mile
on the other side of Caliente a num-
Der OF them became very boisterous,
and. when cautioned by the train crew.
attacked and drove them from the
train.
When the train pulled into the
town. the crowd of Japs piled out and
began TO terroriZe the place. The au-
thorities were called upon to quell tho
riot and in the fight Monohan re-
ceived the shot which killed him.
After a hard fight, In which officers
and rioters were wounded. the Japs
were all Imprisoned. with the exception
of one understood man named Fugati
suspected OF having fired the shot
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
SCHEME OF REORGANIZATION.
Amicablc Settlement VIII BE Made In
Eastern Railroad Affairs.

NEW YORK. June Pot is under
stood that developments are now un-
der way In the reorganization Of the
complicated affairs of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton-Pere Marquette
railway system by which all the pend
ing litigation viii be adjusted, the dis
putes over leases amicably settled and
the property subdivided. the units be-
ing turned over to the other railway
systems, 1t Is expected that these ar
rangements Will be completed within
two weeks, even before the arrival of
]. Pierpont Morgan from abroad.
These plans contemplate turning the
Pere Marquette railroad over to the
Erie. while the Cincinnati. Hamilton
& Dayton probably VIII be linked with
the Chesapeake & Ohio. Steps Will
be taken to effect a compromise with
William A Bradford. Jr.. by which tho
latter will reassume the entire own
ership of the Chicago. Cincinnati &
Louisville road The Toledo Railway
and Terminal company Will become
the joint property Of an association of
railroads. composed principally Of the
New York Central and Pennsylvania
lines
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
OLD.TIME COWMEN
HAVE A Big FEED
They Meet at the Cullen Hotel
and Indulge in Remi-
niSCenCeS.

A happy party OF old-tme cattlemen
OF years ago met at the Cullen on
Wednesday evening and renewed, over
Widespread table. the incidents and
memories Of days long ago. Ben Hey
wood, the genial host, called them to-
gether from all points in reach TO meet
his old friend. j. d, Ryan of Los An
geles who Is here to purchase beef
cattle for that market, and who con-
ducts a wholesale business in that line
I'm the southern metropolis. Speaking
Of the meeting and those who attended
II, Mr.. Ryan said:
I'VE are lot of old-time cow
punchers who rode over these hills and
plains In the Northwest when things
were vastly different from now. Some
twenty OF us renewed memories OF
those days and had a grand time with
Mr. Heywood. Ben, as we call him
is a great story-teller, and told us Of
the great feat that made him famous
for n day, wnen he rode three-year-
old Texas steer up hill against q gallo
of wind. without spurs, and beat a
two-minute mustang. But the treat Of
the evening was his great story of "A
Beefste0k With Mutton Chop
Chaser" When he puts 1t on the mar
ket I'm book form 1t Will make a sensa-
ton
Los Angeles, In common with the
investigation and many q feeder and
cattleman Will be ruined by IT. 1t was
ill-advised, and II there was q chance
OF doing more good than harm 1t might
be excused, but there is nothing but
harm I'm it all the way through.
In Los Angeles the vegetarian res
taurants are doing a rushing business
and retail meat trade has fallen off
remarkably. We cannot see the end.
but the consumer will feel the force
of the blow as we'll as the dealer.
"Yes, we punched cattle when thera
WAS not roilroad In all this country,
and stage coaches were the only means
of communication. Out of the whole
bunch OF us tonight not one has failed
in life, and 1t was good To know that.
or course VIC missed old, familiar faces
but we made no alluSion to them I
am pleased TO see your prosperous con-
ditIon In Salt Lake, / shall buy cattle
here for the southern market"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
STATE OF NEVADA
Is COMING COUNTRY
Boom in Mines and Railroads
Beats the Old ComstoCk
Days.

W. H. Edwards, who holds leases on
the old Manhattan properties in Aus
tin. New, is a guest at the Knutsford,
and Is enthusiastic over the outlook In
that section. In n general chat he said
Times are looking UP In our section
I'm such a way as to bring up recollec-
tions OF the old Comstock days. one
OF the very best signs of real prosperity
in Austin Is the taking down OF signs
To Let and another is the remarkable
building boom now going on, This Is
bound TO continue, for all men now
agree that Nevada is the greatest min
eralized State In the Union,
But the best test We have is the
boom in Nevada Central railroad af
fairs. They are making new rOadbed,
new cars. coaches and engines new
everything that goes to make a first
class road. and they haul more passen-
gers and freight now than ever before.
People are coming i'm from all points
OF the compass, and from every coun-
try under the sun.
THE Nevada Con, at Ely. and the
Tonopah are the largest mines in the
world, and throw the Comstock into
the shade We have twenty great
teams constantly hauling machinery
from Austin to the several mining
camps In that section. Property values
are coming up rapidly. Where We had
800 population two years ago we have
1900 today. and year from today we
expect to have 5000 people. We are the
distributing point for the whole region
round about. 1t Is a matter of great
interest that the Nevada Central road
cuts off 261 miles between this city
and Tonopah.
"Our camp, and its new finds all
about us, knock the props from under
all the old conceptions of geologists,
and mineralogists, in that the general
belief that gold could be found only
In certain formations IS proven to be
untenable. We have found gold IN
these new discoveries in all sorts OF
formations. from the common country
rock up to quartz and even In shale
The textbooks on mineralogy must be
rewritten for the next generation OF
students"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
THEY LAUGHED
At the Arguments on the Packages

The husband OF an Ohio woman
brought home some packages of
GrapeNuts one evening and there
was much discussion. but let her tell
the story
Two years ago l was thin and sick
ly and suffered so from indigestion,
was very nervous, and could not sleep
at night. / was not able physically or
mentally to perform my duties and
was constantly under the care of our
physician. had tried plain living
and oil the different remedies recon-
mendcd by friends, but got no better
"One day my husband brought
home two yellow boxes and said, The
grocer wants us TO try this food and
report how we like IT; he thinks II Will
help youi I read all it said on the
boxes about Grape-Nuts, and / re-
member how 1 laughed at It, for [
thought 1t foolish TO think food could
help me. But the next meal we all
ate some with cream. We liked and
enjoyed the deliciously crisp and new
flavor. so we kept on using Grape
Nuts. not because we thought ii would
cure me, but because we liked II
''At that time we had no idea what
the results would be, but now am
anxious to have the world know that
today am we'll and strong woman
physically and mentally. / gained
over 80 pounds. do not suffer from
any Of the old ails, and know that n
is to Grape-Nuts alone that l owe NV
restored health. They call me Grape
Nuts here In the home. and all of NV
friends have asked me the cause of If
all i have persuaded several Of them
10 use Grape-Nuts and every one of
them who has done so has been bene
fitted. and I wish 1t were In my power
TO induce everyone who is sick to give
this wonderful food trial We still
have Grape-Nuts three times a day
and never tire of It," Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich
Ten days on this nourlshing and
completely digestible food Will show
anyone who IS run down from improp
er feeding great change. sometimes
worth more than a gold mine, because
ii may mean the Joy and spring of
perfect health In place of the old alls,
Trial proves. There's reason"
Look In pkgs for the famous little
book. THE Road 10 Melville"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-21
TALK FISH AND GAME
Members OF Protective Association
Hold Another Meeting.

Members of the Utah Fish and Game
Protective association held another IN
terestlng meeting at the Commercial
club last evening and discussed mat
ters that relate TO the purpose and aim
Of the, organization. One of the mem
bers reported that he had interviewed
local county commissioners regarding
the recent public statement of State
Fish and Game Warden Sharp to tho
effect that County Commissioners gen.
orally were Indifferent as TO the fish
screening proposition
Mr.. Miller OF the local board was
quoted as saying that during his term
OF Office the matter has not once been
called to his attention; that he did not
even know that there was law maxi
ing screening compulsory, but, now
that he does, he Will Insist on Its en-
forcement
At last evenings meeting 1t was
voted that letters be written County
Commissioners throughout the State.
notifying them of the law and urging
that they work for It's enforcement.
The membership committee was In
structed to get out and canvass the
town, The present enrolment reaches
over the 200 mark.
At last evenings meeting a design
sketched by A. L. Lovey was adopted
to go on the membership badge. In the
foreground is a basket of fish. with Il
rod and gun crossing behind. 1t is a
good piece of work.