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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-09-05
SEAMAN olven PrlvIleaea.

A marriage bill introduced in the
British parliament allows the mar
riage OF seaman to take place by H.
cense In the diocese OF the port where
his ship is lying. II he has been res
ident for Is days on the ship or part
ly on the ship and partly on shore
within the diocese.
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Good Governor.

Sir William Macgregor. governor OF
Newfoundland. is one Of the most re
remarkable men OF the British
colonial service, both physically and
Intellectually; and. indeed. his her
culean strength has contributed In ne
small degree to impress the savagei
over whom he has been called upon
TO rule in the past with sense Of
power Of the British empire.
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Journalistic Museum.

At Aix-la-Chapelle there is a news
paper museum founded by Oscar Won
Forckenbeck. which contains files OF
specimens Of more than 1900 differ
emit newspapers,
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shirts into a thin tape line and low
cred It 154 feet to the bottom OF the
chimney. With this they drew up an
inch rope, their idea being TO slide
down on II on the inside after throw.
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FRANCE AND GERMANY
 BOTH PREPARE FOR WAR
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the military methods of M. Berteaux, the late minister of war, to those of M. Etienne, the present war minister. M. BerteauX belonged to the socialists, whose cardinal principle is opposition to war and a reduction of military ex- penditures. This naturally resulted in inactivity in military preparation. M. Etienne, on the contrary, is not aff1liat- ed with the socialists, but represents the energetic element, which maintains that the country should prepare to meet every eventuality.
 M. Berteaux's precipitate resignation on November 10 brought M. Etienne into control of the military administra- tion, and he immediately adopted a vigorous policy He appealed to the budget committee of the chamber of deputies for exceptional military cred- it's, the details of which were discussed behind closed doors, and he also insti- tuted careful inquiry into the require- ments of the fronties defenses, which the last inspection of General Negrier disclosed to be in lamentable state of inefficiency.. M. Etienne proceeded sys- tematically to remedy these and other defects, thus placing the army and all the equipments and defensive works in a proper state of efficiency. This com ing coincident with the Franco German issue over Morocco led to a widespread impression that the military prepara- tions were designed to meet eyentuali- ties arising from the Moroccan contro- versy. While Morocco may have ac- centuated the need for military alert nett, yet the chief cause of the recent military activity is the adoption of M Etienne's energetic policy of having the army ready to fulfill it's functions when- ever required
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POLICE AJAX IS INJURED.

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 forefeet, which trampled on his head and chest, Both wheels on one side of the wagon went over his legs.
 The runaway went to One Hundred and Thirty-iifth street, where, tiring, it slowed up and was easily stopped by Patrolman Ward, who secured it, and then attended the unconscious Whit | man, who lay, covered with blood and dust, where the runaway had crushed him. Ward called an ambulanca from Harlem hospital, and Dr. Berlner, who responded, said that Whitman's inju- rles were very serious. Rudolf was arrested on chargeof criminal regli- gence.
 Whitman, or Ajax" as he is general ly known, joined the force in 1894, when he received his appointment at the hands of President Roosevelt, then a police commissioner. Before that Whit man had been a vaudeville performer, billed as Ajax, the Strong Man" As soon as he got his name on the police eligible list he began to haunt head quarters in Mulberry street, waiting for his shield and club. While doing this he "got in with the police reporters and by doing what he called toying with heavy articles of furniture in the offices of headquarters, Newspaper Row, he established reputation that later gave him many columns of free advertising.
 No sooner had he secured his uniform than he Issued a challenge to the force for a competition sn tests Of strength, but this never came off. He often gratifed his desire to exhibit his strength by taking part in benefit per formances. In every big police enter talnment Ajax has been feature.
 "Ajaxs" chief strength lies in his jaws and teeth, though, of course, it is far above the average in other respects as we'll He has often boasted that he once pushed big freight car up a hill unaided. Several years ago, at a small fire in the London theater, he had an opportunity to display the enormous grip of his jaws. An awning was burn ing and he could not tear it down at first, as both hands were occupied in holding on to the framework. But one of "Ajaxs" tricks came in we'll He simply seized the frace in his teeth and thus supported his body, while with his hands he tore down the burning cloth
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STATEHOOD BILL DELAYED.
House Committee Will Not be Able t
 Do Much This Week.

House Committee Will Not be Able to
 Do Much This Week.
 Washington, Jan. Slowing to the absence of several members of the house committee on territories, it is not likely that much progress will be made with the joint statehood bill this week. It was the intention of the house man agers, if the bill was ready to be re- ported, to make arrangements to con- sider it at once under a special order. Chairman Hamilton, of the committee on territories, has been working on the measure, but other members of the sub committee are still absent from the city and little progress can be made This subcommittee must report to the full committee before action is taken. There are a number of details in the bill to be perfected, relating principally to di- vision lines for court districts. Nor has
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philosopher of his time. He was hailed as the confdant of nature-the playmate of lightning, a Prometheus unpunished. The brightest construc- tive and critical energies of the best minde were devoted to the solution of political problems. And here, they said, was a man who had founded states upon the principles of abstract justice, and had consolidated them at last into superb model republic. For this nasty generalization had seized the foreign mind, always too apt to regard leaders instead of masses, and it was long before the millions of Americans got their due abroad.
 Thus it came that the great heart of liberal France went out at once in a quick rush of welcome to Franklin. He was the point that attracted inc oyercharged electricity of that vast and stormy mass of active thoupht He became the talk of the town rbev made songs about him. They published more than one hundred and fifty en- cravings of him, so that his mur can ana speetacles became as familiar as the face of the king on the louis dor. The pit rose when he entered a theatre. These are not trivial details. Those spontaneous honors paid to an alien cltlzen by people so long the victims or degrading tutelage, showed the pro- gress they made toward liberty. In honoring him, they honored them serves They vaguely felt he was fight ing their Ibattle. They read in his se- rene and noble countenance the nron7- lse Of better times. John Hay's
 Franklin in France in the Century.
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SECRETS OF MEXICAN INDIANS.
They Carefully Conceal Finds of Mir
 erals That Thay Molya

They Carefully Conceal Finds of Min. erals That They Make.
 some two weeks ago a Mexican of the buscon class offered to sell me q considerable quantity of placer gold which he claimed he had found within lVo Kilometres of Tepisco, but he re- fused to tell where he had got it." said T. c. Gibson of Tepisco. Sonora Among this gold was one nugget as large as an ordinary sized marble. A | friend of mine bought this gold for $500, and a day or two later sold it for $565. - Aol
 It is no uncommon thing to find the buscones of that part of the country with gold for sale. This nugget,- here he exhibited a piece of smoothly worn wash gold of irregular shane and about an inch long by a little oger @ quarter of an inch wide with q niece of white quartz running crosswise through it-"I bought from buscon some three years ago in Tepiasco. He had several pieces of fine gold ore. but as was not interested in mines. I bought this simply for the purpose of making pin out of it.
 About eight months ago a buscon brought into Tepisco mule load of silver ore, which he sold for $2OO to one | of the local ore buyers. All efforts to induce him 10 reveal the place where he obtained the ore proved of no avail. | When he found he was watched by spies of mining men he went back to work up a little corn ranch that he had in the neighborhood, and there he stayed until those watching got tired About two months ago he suddenly dis appeared, and had not again been seen there at the time of my departure two weeks ago. It is my opinion that he is again on the hunt for the mine from which he got the ore. Or. if he is taking ore out of it on the quiet: for he sold out all his corn and realized on his other crops at a sacrifice before he left.
 It may be that he is taking out de- nouncement papers. But this I doubt. as an Indian in that country rarely does that, for it means the payment of tax es, and incidentally the revealing of the place where the mine is situated. The Indian about there has been so badly treated and cheated that he is afraid of every one, and suspicious of even the mining authorities
 The silver ore which this Indian brought into the town was an oxide almost jet black, running like a great seam through a wide vein of hard lime formation. One of the pieces of ore brought in by the Indian assayed $1,- 800 to the ton in silver and $1, BOO to the ton gold. Very little of it ran much less. The man who made the assay has | tried every means in his power to in- duce the Indian to tell him where the hidden mine is, But the best he could get out of him was that it is in the north, at a considerable distance from Tepisco, and that the whole region, which is on the borders of the hot lands, is scanned with veins of silver ore.
 Many buseones have been seen on the hunt for this hidden mine ever since the Indian brought in the famous ore some months ago. o."-Mexiean Her aid.
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COMMANDER YoUNG's CASE.

Secretary Bonaparte Approves Judge
 Advocate Generals Recommends tions on Courts Findings.
 Washington, Jan. 3.-Although not concurring in the finding of the court In the matter of the blowing up of the Bennington at San Diego, which found Commander Lucien Young guilty of
 'remissness in the performance of his duty and failed to find him guilty of the charge of neglect of duty," Secre- tary Bonaparte in his review of the case made public to-day approves with out comment the recommendations of the judge advocate general The latter ln announcing his non-concurrence in the findigs of the court. says:
 After careful and painstaking consid- eration of the evidence adduced this office does not concur In the findings of the court, nor in number of the courts rulings upon the admission of evidence. In order, however, that Con- mander Young may not go wholly un- punished, it is recommended as best subserving the ends of justice, that the proceedings, finding upon specification and the sentence be approved, and that the finding upon specifications 1, 7, 3, 4, and 6, be disapproved
 The remissness in the performance of duty is based on the finding upon speci- 1ication 5, which alleged that Com mander Young failed to approve the smooth steam log of the Bennington for the months of November, Decem- Der, 1904, and January, February, April May and June, 1905, prior to the ex- plosion on board that ship last July.
 Secretary Bonaparte is now prepar- ing the letter of reprimand to Com mander Young.
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 tendent of insurance, stated that he is not ready to announce his future ac- tion in regard to the custer proceedings which he has instituted against the company. He said:
 T will consult my attorneys before making any decision in the matter. The officers whose resignations I demanded have all resigned, part of the funds demanded to be returned President Me Call puts back and the other part I understand, may be restored as there is a suit pending in New York to test the question; l am not yet informed fully as to all the changes in the manage ment. l am expecting more explicit in formation from New York in a few days"
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GOV. vARDAMAN ON THE NEGRO
Says the Race is Deteriorating Morally
 Every Day.

Every Day.
 Jackson. Miss, Jan. Ex-Governor James K. Vardaman in his annual mes sage to the Mississippi legislature, which assembled yesterday, again took a strong stand against spending public money for the education of the negro, He said in part:
 As a race the negro is deterlorating morally every day Time has demon strated that he is more criminal as a free man than as a slave, that he is in- creasing in criminallty with fearful rapidity, being one-third more criminal in 1890 than he was in 1880.
 Tn the south, Mississippi particular ly, l know he is growing worse every year You can scarcely pick up a news paper whose pages are not blackened with an account of an unmentionable crime committed by a negro brute, and this crime, l want to impress upon you is but the manifestation of the negro's aspiration for social equality encour- aged largely by the character of free education in vogue, which the state is levying tribute upon the white people to maintain"
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ALFONSO AND PRiNcEss ENA.
Vatican Not Yet Notified of Their In-
 tention to Marry.

Rome, Jan. 9.-Reports to the effect that negotiations are proceeding at the vatican regarding the forthcoming marriage of the King of Spain to Prin- cess Ena, of Battenberg, are without foundation The vatican has not yet been officially notified that such a mar riage is to take place. It Is supposed here that the princess is being instruct ed, with a view to her conversion to Catholicism, by Father Bernard Vaughan, of the Jesuit order. It is ex- pected that the princess will come to Rome, after her conversions and before her marriage, on 8 visit to the pope, as she will be unable to do so when she becomes Queen of Spain because of the relations between the quirinal and the vatican.
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FRANcE ANn FRANKLIN.

To the sight of the world Franklin came as the agent of certain revolted colonies of England to seek material aid to sustain the hard-pushed rebel lion. But to the enlightened eye of his tory he is an envoy from the new world to the old, addressing to its half awakened heart and conscience the soul-stirring invitation to be free. No filter choice was ever made by any na- ton in any age. There was too heavy a sea running to have any incompe- tence on the quarter-deck.
 An interest which we can scarcely comprehend was taken in that day in natural science. Franklin was, by. un- iversal consent. the greatest natural
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DEPEW'S RESIGNATION.
Resolution Demanding It is withdrawn
 in New York Senate


 Albany, N. Y, Jan. S.-The New York state legislature started off with a rush to-day and veterans of both houses say they recall no session the opening day of which would compare with this in volume or importance of proceedings. Both houses adjourned late in the afternoon untl next Wednesday evening, January 10, when the session will begin in earnest,
 Aside from the reading in both houses of the annual message of the governor the most important develop ments of the day were the elect on of Speaker James w. Wadsworth, jr., thus finally closing out one of the most sensational speakership campaigns of recent years, long debate in the sen ate in the senate over Senator Brack- ett's resolution requesting the resigna- tion of Unitel States Senator Chauncey M Depew, on the ground of the dis closures of his connection with the Equitable Life Assurance society, which ended in Senator Brackets $ withdrawing the resolutions for the time being, and a still larger one in the assembly preciptated by a resolu- tion of Minority Leader Palmer looking to the abolition of the famous commit tee on rules. into whose hands, under the present rules, virtually all legisla- tion passes during the last ten days of every session.
 A report gained currency tonight that Senator Brackets action in some way represented the wishes of Presi- dent Roosevelt. Senator Bracket re- quests the Associated Press to contra dict this rumor.
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M'CALL RESIGNS FROM
 NEW YORK LIFE INS co.
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Mutual Life at the close of it's sixty second year, and is very close, indeed,
 o the outstanding insurance of the Equitable at the close of it's forty-sixth year.
 The achievements of a lifetime, if judged by ordinary standards, have been crowded into that period of four teen years
 T believe my retirement will make all tasks easier, all burdens lighter, all problems simpler"
 President Orr said that the fact that the presidents salary had been reduced to $50,O0O did not mean that the salaries of other officers would be reduced in the same proportion. He added:
 The resignation of MT. Mccall was passed unanimously because it was his desire that it be so accepted. I have never attended a meeting of trustees who expressed more genuine regret at losing the service of such a commenda- ble president"
 Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. S.--When in- formed by The Associated Press to- day that President Mccall of the New York Life Insurance company had re- signed, w. D. Vandiver state superin-
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came back to this city year and a half ago on account of the feeble health of his mother, and her advanced age, and has since resided at the Hitler homestead on College street.
 The house in which the shooting oc- cured is the old Hitler homestead on College street. It is occupied by Charles Hitler and is also used as an office by Attorney A. Maxcy Hitler.
 Mrs Edwards came to this city from New York last evening.
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RAILWAY RATE LEGISLATION
Senate Committee to Meet Friday tc
 Take Up Pending Bills.

OSAAASSS
 Take Up Pending Bills.
 Washington, Jan. 3-Chairman FL bins of the senate committee on inter- state commerce has called meeting of the committee for Friday to consider railroad rate legislation. Senator FL kins has been preparing a bill to sub init to the committee, which will be up- on the lines he announced some weeks ago. There are a number, of measures which the committee can consider, among them being the Interstate con- merce commission bill, the Deliver bill, the Tillman bill, and the Newlands bill. Senator Clapp of Minnesota is preparing a bill which he will present to the committee. It will follow closely the suggestions contained in the mes sage of President Roosevelt upon rate regulation.
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Percy" said the Rev. MT. Goodman. T hear you are going to marry one of the charming young members of my flock. 1 congratulate you" Thank you said the young man. By the way-er-Mr. Goodman, I con. graduate you, too"
 "Me?"
 "Yes, sir. We're going to get you to marry us, you know. Chicago Tri- bune.
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GERMANY'S VAR PRECAUTIONS.
Orders 10000 Freight Cars to Cost $50, ,OOO.

Berlin, Jan. S.-The railway adminis- tration placed orders last week for 20,- GOO freight cars, at a cost of $50,00O, ,000, with manufacturers of five countries, stipulating delivery by the middle of February, besides utilizing the car works of Germany These contracts were distributed among makers in Bel gium, Holland, Switzerland and Italy, which would not have been done unless some reasons for haste exicted.
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TRIED TO BLACKMAIL CARDINAL.
Man Arrested in Rome Who Called for
 Reply to Threatening Ietter

Reply to Threatening Letter.
 Rome. Jan. 3.-Cardinal Vincent Van nutelli, archpriest of the Liberian Ba- silica, received a note, which was post ed in Rome on December 30, threaten ing the publication of compromising letters, said to have been written by the cardinal, if he did not send LOGO lire ($200) addressed to the initials 'C. B." to be left at the postofIlce until called for. The cardinal handed the letter to the police, who this morning arrested a well-dressed man who asked for a letter with the initials e. E" The prisoner, whose name is kept se- cret and who protests his innocence, proceed that when the blackmailing let ter was posted in Rome he was in Genoa, where he landed on reaching Italy from New York.
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M'CURDYS RESIGN,
Father and Son Leave Mutual Life's
 Trustee Board.

New York, Jan. S-Richard A. Me- Curdy, former president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, and his son, Richard H. McCurdy, to-day resigned as trustees of the Mutual, The resigna- tions were accepted by the board of trustees. This office was the last one remaining to either the former presi- dent or his son in the company.
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the proposed amendment relating to prohibition been agreed upon. It is the intention of MT. Hamilton to re-in- troduce the bill when it is amended, so that the amendments will not have to be considered in the house. The pres ent outlook indicates that the bill can- not be taken up before next week.
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King AIfonso Has n Fnn

Madrid, Jan. S.-King Alfonso fell with his horse to-day as he was Ieav- ing the palace to attend a review. His majesty was not injured, and was able to remount his horse and proceed.
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FEAR FOR SHIPS SAFETY.
San Francisco Underwriters Send Tug
 to search for PuebIa.

Seattle, Wash. Jan. S.-The steam ship Queen arrived in port to-day from San Francisco, but did not sight the disabled steamer City of Puebla Cap tain Preble, of the steam schooner Charles Nelson, spoke the Queen last Monday, and told Captain Johnson of the accident to the Puebla. The Queen went fifty miles off her course in search of the Puebla. The steamer Edith, which arrived this morning from the south, reports that the Puebla was not sighted.
 San Francisco, Jan, S,-Realizing the imminent peril of the disabled steamer City of Puebla. the local underwriters have dispatched tug in search of the ship.
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Horse Clippers.

for sharpening clippers, and a1 warranf 2 work perfect. Saws repaired. Gen eral grinding. 1S1 St. John Street. op posite new engine house. JAMES BARNACLE,