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New-York tribune., 1906-01-28
B y Z ID O U a r. ID
A. NJ a r 7 Ell
OF the French Alpine Club
OF the French Alpine Club

aDNSSeS the earth.
Bringing up the rear of our Cave-explorng caravan
come couple OF bullock wagons laden with our
somewhat elaborate paraphernalia This includes
ropes of silk and hemp rope ladders, colapsible
boats, croWbars. pckaXes, hatchets, poles portable
beds sacks, baskets cases of provisions Photographic
apparatus telephones and candles.
Often enough we have been taken for a travelling
circus and the village policeman has sterny asked
me as proprietor whether l had the Mayors
license. Arrived at the mouth, l drive in some iron
CrOwbars at the surface and put up a rope fence to
keep back the inqusitive natives These are always
a nusance-a danger to themselves and
Sometimes they assure me that devil lives the
bottom of the abyss Many times has he been heard
and occasionally seen If persevere with my iniqui-
tous Investigations, l am told, he VIII have me body
and soul Once in Spain old peasant woman
asked me anzouslv what I was going to do, and
when told her had spent fortune in the scientific
exploration of caves She replied pltyngly: Well,
well, there are fools O.. all sorts,"
The next thing to be done is to fasten a weight
to line. This weight may be a caunon-b ball weighing
SIX or seven pounds as it is less likely to catch
a ledge With this l measure the depth To do
this correctly needs great experience for often there
is d pyramid forty nifty feet high at the bottom of
the pit formed of stones that have been washed down
10y storms
Then we lower the required length of rope ladder,
and l prepare to descend. / put q strong webbing
sash over the right shoulder and across the body,
and belt of the same material Each has an iron
ring. A long, thin but strong rope passes through
these rings and IS fastened to a stout stick, upon
which l sit. II the mouth of the pit IS small lay
planks across 1t and rig up a windlass, but more
usually We have five or SIX men to pay out the rope,
under the direction of trusty assistant of my
l wear minlngsut with plenty of pockets. l
need these. for take down with q spare telephone
receiver whistle, horn SIX large candles, several
Candlc-cnds, some magnesium wire and a wooden
clip to hold it, matches too and flint and steel 4
tasl, of rum several cakes of chocolate, hammer,
two knives p1umb-line, ten-yard measure. two
thermometers, two baromcters, some pencils, and a
New-York tribune., 1906-01-28
Twenty Years Of
ve-E1PIO IOrimg 8

NLLNBINC1 down Is not usually considered an
| agreeable experience. at any rate in the social
or political sense. It's 7e-ar- however when
New-York tribune., 1906-01-28


one Is a born rrogodyte and as fond of bu-rowias
under ground as a badger
] was only seven years old when my father took
me 10 see the famous Grottoes of Han in the Belgian
a-deunes and AS ! stood awe-strucl. gazing down
--1a great height into the very bosom of the noun
-r. the Iny tOrch-lit surface of the subcrranean
lake. ] made up my bovish mind that I would devote
nT lille 10 exploring these wonderful recesses IN the
earth.
And my own country encouraged me: f0r two Or
--ee OF the Central Departments of France-csrccIav
the Lor-are fairly honcvcoubed with caves and
stl-erranean Passages, MANY OF them extending
10y miles underground. and containing strange. swift
flowing rivers and sinister lakes, filled with eveless
r-h and other queer creatures. Until ] made cave
exploring and climbing down generally Alpine
hobby IN France these thousands of had never
been explored save perhaps by some superstitious
peasant lowered by rope TO recover the victim of
accident o- crime.
And the more pursued my strange hobby the
more i fascinated me To lose oneself any ordinary
great cavern is ike getting out Of the world alto
Ee-le- The awful silence, the inconceivahle black
ness. the uuaccouurable sounds the fathomlcss
alE--e-. weird. cleaning forests of stalact-es and
--e~--hese make mp an experience which 10
Tie d-ra-ee lures as nothing on the surface Of the
earth la-es.
have comfortable flat IN Paris not lar from the
b-a-l-l.Eue Rationale. and am 4 lawyer bE pro-
-a-@ar u II friends tell me- however. that caves.
rather tlar caveats. occupy my attention. and the
l-l-I-l-ics Of the earth call me more loudly than
those 9 tile law i Is true 4 cave attracts
infinitely more than new peak attracts MY brother
-l------ He II least --- where he Is going
while am IN ignorance ot tie re--o-s Of my path
n -H.s reason ] 100 have - be rorei though /
-- crossing tie -reacherous sun-llssed glaciers Of
rle Dent 6u Midi
Between 5sSS and 1903 my diaries show that
CE.r-e- Two hundred and thirty great caverns IN the
countries II Europe from Northern gland To Eastern
Russia Since then have gone much farther a-eid
e-4u into China and the Bolivian Andes and will
tllu~aLa Rockies search
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-21
FOURTEEN Mile IN nnrR.

With motor buses the average speed
In London Is "a miles per hour: and In
outlying districts where traffic is less
congested, this speed is considerably
increased. The average earnings OF
each motor bus IN London are from $50
to $50 per day. Passengers are carried
On top as well as inside. the seating
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QUEER ENGLISH LIBEL SUIT
DUE TO PRINTERS "PIE."

Special Correspondence.
7 oNDON, April ll.--Libel laws In
England are enforced with great
- severity and accidents of the kind
that VIII happen I'm the best reg
ulated newspapers occasionally have to
be paid for just as though they were
the lNoducts Of vllIainy and malice
aforethought. An instance of this oc-
Cured the other day which has caused
a Surry newspaper TO be mulcted In $3.50
damages. Going TO press In hurry
two stories got mixed up, one relating
to Il woman's suit for divorce and the
other Ia a police court case.
The transition from one to the other
must have bafned a good many read
ers ct had been held in a very old
case" ran the report that when the
donor remained I'm possession. deed
of gift that the persistent annoyance
and blackmail would not be allowed
to go on. Witness had her under OBJ
servation." But the newspaper read
ers are hurried people in these days,
and probably many gave up the sem
tence as unintelligible, and saw moth
ing improbable IN the eventful fact that
'she"-the wrong ''she" was bound
over to keep the peace for six months.
But having failed to get a divorce, she
saw here a brilliant chance to obtain
financial solaCe for her disappointment.
Accordingly she brought suit for dam
ages, and I'm vain the editor and the
foreman of the composing room en-
deavored To make a stolid British jury
understand how easily such blunder
might happen, and how impossible IT
was under modern newspaper condi-
tons TO take such precautions as would
prevent It.
Meanwhile the French courts have
lust decided that the use Of geological
metaphor, rejecting on the mental ca
pacity OF student at school. is not
llbenous. schoolmaster in the De-
parment Of the Ariege sent "A boy
home with this inscription on his exer-
else book, This pupil is an ass" The
indignant father promptly summoned
the schoomaster before the "juge dc
paiX." He Contended that the use of
the word lass" constituted a libel not
only upon the boy. but upon his rela-
lions since II the pupil was donkey,
his whole family must, logically and 20
ologicaily, be donkeys, too. In fact
the application of the term, counsel ar
gucd. constituted a grave reflection up
on the genealogv Of the recipient. The
Judge took that view of It. too. and
gave verdict against the schoolmns-
ter The schoolmaster, however, ap-
nealed To the court Of cassatiop, which
reversed the verdict holding that the
word lass" applied by u schoolmaster
to dun pupil should be construed met
aphorically and not literally. The de-
cision has caused great rejoicing among
French pedagogues, who already sur
fer from the disadvantage Of being pro-
hibited from using cprporeal punish-
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"Trcvethck." said an inventor In a
bitter tone, "iuvcnted the first steam
locomotive He exhibited II In Lon
don ON circular track II ran fifteen
miles an hour. Trevethick, though,
made nothing out of his invention
People laughed At They'd have
none OF it-al TroycthiclS accom-
pllshed I'm his life was TO pave tho
way for Stepheuson's success. He died
I'm poverty. poor fellow.
"Koenig invented the steam print-
ing press. His partner Bcnsley. cheat
ed him. Kocnig, to support lifc had
TO sell his patents. He died a poor
machiulst working for about So n
week,
"Whllncy, the inventor Of the cot
ton gin, didn't make II cont out Of his
idea.
Howe, the inventor of the sowing
machine. sold his patent rights for a
passage to England. He was a mill
hand when his machine was putting
millions IN the pockets of other men.
jacquard. the inventor OF the ia
nous loom, might have become a bill
lionaire. This unsclfsh Frenchman,
though, gave his Invention Ca the gov
eminent, and all he got In return
all he asked In rcturn--was a pension
Of $1,000 a year
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Doom OF Slow Going Horse Omnibus Sealed
"FrontSe
Presre Has

ent. there are about 800 of them plying
over the l20 miles of roads which go
to make up the principal London thor
Oughtares.
THE OLD HORSE BUS.
People Of artistic temperament and
those who have plenty OF lime on their
hands. ma, look With certain amount
OF sadness on the disappearance of the
horse bus from the streets of dear
old Lunnon." II is true that human
interest" attaches to the bus OF the
early days, which dates back TO 1929,
when the first bus was seen in Eng
land. II was driven by man named
Shillibeer and-appropriately enough
its course lay between one London sa-
loon and another. The buses We're
hauled by three horses abreast-as Is
the case on some Of the Paris streets
i0day--and. the fare for four-mils
journey was % cents which included
the use Of ne Nspaper
As a substitute for the newspaper IN
modern times. American visitors will
recall with pleasure the laxative driv-
en-. ever ready--with prospective tip in
the ofIlng point out the names OF
public buildings or to dish up London
history at so many words per mile.
WILL CAUSE A VOID.
The disappearance of these horse
drawn vehicles from tn London streets
VIII certainly create decided void:
for all things considered the bus was
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one Of the most typical of London's
popular institutions. Every bus taken
from the streets means She emancipa-
ton Of u horses: the total number OF
animals now employed being o. 200. II
has been estimated that there are a2
linear miles OF horses non running on
the London roadway. The removal Of
this number win be an immense help
in affording much needed space In the
cougested thoroughfares.
The Introduction Of the motor buses
has not only relieved the horse, but
liberated the drivers by bringing their
hours Of labor down from IA per day
and sometimes II, to eight and 10,
while their wages have been proper
ticnately increased. II has been found
that tho old bus drivers make the best
motor bus chauffeurs, so the sentiment
that still cings TO the profession" OF
bus driver need not be shocked by
thinking the old drivers are 10 be en-
trely done away with.
MUST TALK NO MORE.
AT the same time. there is vast
difference between the driver Of q mo-
tor bus and one of the horse 'buses-his
Quiet talks" on the box must be done
away with, for the motor chauffeurs sit
quite away from the passengers, the
Isolated position being necessary owing
to the complicated mechanism under
their control, which requires all their
attention. The average wages OF bus
drivers and motor chauffeurs is about
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OVERHAUL TOMB
Of PAUPER KING
Strange Monument Of Monarch
Who Pawned His Kingdom
For Debt.
HAD ADVENTUROUS CAREER.
Captured Corsica Only To Meet Death
From Starvation In England
A Real Life Tragedy.
HAD ADVENTUROUS CAREER.
srecIal Correspondence,

srecal correspondence
ONDON, April il.-An ancient
monument which must be de-
scrlbed as one Of the most Curl
Gus and Interesting in London Is
iust now attracting attention, owing
TO the necessity of It's renovation. This
is the tablet which was erected by
Horace Walpolc IN 1857 to Theodore I,
king Of Corsica, who while in London,
distinguished himself by pawning his
kingdom for the benefit of his credit
ors
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Competition 10 InsvitabIs--snd Even
In Reading and Answering want Ads,
You Must Be Alert II You Would Be
First.
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II You Arc just waking Up" To the
Fact OF Want AdvertisIna--of ka
Possibilities for VOu--Why. Better
Late Than Nsvsrl"
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RARREp An sTAIRWAY.

But NJ. Bedor barred the way at the
foot Of the stairs A struggle ensued,
and the lamp which his master was car
rylng, fell to the ground. NJ. Bedo-
clutched At the swordstick, the chaut-
four plunged II into his body. and
kreeling on his chest after ne had faI.
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SINGULAR MONUMENT.

This very singular monument stands
IN the courtyard of st. Annes church,
Soho in the very heart of London At
one time, st, Annes was "a fashionable
fame. attended by the great of the land
but now. It Is tucked inconspicuously
away In Wardour street, not far form
piccadilly circus Tho curious lnscrip-
tion on the tomb of the hard-up mon
arch frequently attracts the attention
Of American visitors to London. Here
Is The inscription:
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- Nuen Walpole approached the au-
eotillcs of the church to put up the
aoi' several Of them strcnuously OBJ
gTe'eo to Theodore being given the IT,
wv ol klng. but, on going into the mat
WI Nalpole compelled them 20 adj
r'l the royal dignity Of the august
%upel The cost of the monument
NJ KING Theodore's grave would
s"St Kept him alive for many a day
sh1iggiently long, perhaps. Go have en-
,ba Thu MN to write home and raise
tor wihd But II Is rather late day
NJ, US To Indulge In heroics. However
"'spcTous Theodore may have been,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-21
MOTOR BUSES EVERYWHERE.

Almost at every turn In London these
swift travelling motor omnibuses may
be seen. heard. and-it may be said
smelt for the atmosphere IL beginning
to reek with the fumes OF petrol. And
though it may yet take some little time
TO replace the 1850 omnlbuses now In
London by these motor vehicles, tn.
work Is, progressing very rapidly, and
each day sees one or two new motor
buses on the streets. Up to the pres
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Special Correspondence.

7 ONDON, April 11-London is fast
losing what always has been one
of its chief attractions TO Ameri-
cans--the picturesque horse-omni-
bus. When, this years. Transatlantic
visitors arrive in the metropolis they
will have to look hard for this old
fashioned, rumbling and much bella
belled conveyance, with It's garrulous
driver and leisurely horses As a par
tial compensation, however. they will
be able TO get from one point of inlr-
est to another as fast, and perhaps
little faster than they would be able
to at home by means Of the new mo
tor-omnlbuses" which, before many
months have passed. are pretty sure to
have superseded the familiar horse
buses altogether,
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lcontInaed on page 49,
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
General Palmer Improving.

Colorado Springs. Colo.-Signed by
two Denver and two local physicians
in attendance, the following bulletin
concerning the condition OF Gen. w. J.
Palmer was given out Sunday night:
General Palmer shows continued
definite improvement In the control OF
his muscles and there Is plain evil
dence of the healing of his fracture"
General Palmer's appetite Is good and
he is able to transact considerable
business. He reads daily and con-
verses with members of his family
and friends. He is improving stead
ily."
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
sNoWsLIDE IN SAN JUAN.
Carries Away Buildings on Mountain
Queen Property.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Telluride Monday says: Sunday after
noon q big snowslide ran into Masto-
don gulch, and made complete wreck
Of the Mountain Queen property, which
is situated about four miles from Ami
mas Forks and not far from the Gold
Prince mine.
The slide carried of the bunk house,
blacksmith shop, boarding house. boiler
house, engine and compressor build
ings and machinery.
The damage will reach $4,000. The
new compressor had just been leveled
up and had just been put in working
order.
The entire plant was carried half a
mile down the gulch, and the marvel
GUS part Of the disaster is that not
man was hurt and all were comfort
ably quartered at Animas Forks last
night.
The Mountain Queen property Is
under the management of Fred v. Pod
fish, and extensive development has
been done on 1t this season. 1t is one
Of the best mines in the San Juan
country.
At 8 p. m. there was exactly thirty
seven inches Of new snow here and
more falling. The Silverton Northern
railroad has been blockaded between
Eureka and Animas Fork for three
days, but will be opened as soon as the
storm breaks.
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
Aspen Editor Shot.

Denver.-An Aspen special to the
Republican says: Sunday morning at
AIS o'clock as C. H. Pitney, assistant
editor of the Aspen Times. was shov-
cling snow in front of his residence,
he was shot in the neck by Joe War
ner. Pitney was at once treated by
DR.. Robinson, who discovered that the
bullet had entered on the right side,
going around the windpipe under the
skin and coming out at the left side.
Just as Warner shot Pitney put his
hand on his face, throwing his head
back. and this act undoubtedly saved
his life.
An alarm was Immediately given and
officers took the trail Of Warner, who
started down the river. He was fol-
lowed and captured and placed in the
jali st Aspen on the charge Of assault
with intent to kill. The trouble be-
tween Warner and Pitney, 1t is said,
has been Of long standing, and is al
legged to have arisen over attentions
paid by Pitney TO Warmers wife. Pit
ney is not seriously injured and will
recover.
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
PLUckY CONDUCTOR.
Captures Robber on AIton-BurlInaton
Train.

st. Louis.-Conductor Everett B.
Haywood, who single handed over
came q train robber on the Alton Bur-
nngton fast train, reached st. Louis
Monday. He said that the man admit
ted to him that he had robbed the Rock
Island passenger train at almost the
same place November 7th.
Conductor Haywood says that the
robber snapped his revolver at him and
that probably the only thing that saved
his life was that the hammer de-
scended on his thumb.
Surreldering his revolver to the con-
ductor, the robber made break for
liberty. Haywood followed closely, af-
ter firing one shot, and grabbed him
by the coat collar as the robber was
trying to jump from the car. The rob
ber slipped from his coat, and cling
ing to the side rail Of the car with one
hand, Haywood fought him into sub
mission on the steps Of the swiftly
moving car. After he had been dragged
into the vestibule again, the robber
continued to fight desperately and
Haywood says that he was compelled
to pound him over the head with the
captured revolver until he was sense
less.
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
Committee Of state Institutions.

Denver.-The senatorial committee
on state institutions appointed by the
president of the last Senate, started
from Denver Monday night on q tour
of inspection. This committee consists
of Senators Barela, Lewis. Anfenger,
Clayton and Taylor. The Normal
school at Greeley is the first place to
be visited, to be followed by visits to
the Agricultural college. the State uni
versity, the School of Mines, the indus
trial school for boys at Golden and the
industrial school for girls at Morrison.
After that the senators will arrange
to visit the deaf and dumb school at
Colorado Springs. the insane asylum
at Pueblo, the state penitentiary, the
reformatory at Buena Vista end the
soldiers home at Monte Vista.
The committee will make an elab-
crate report to the Sixteenth General
Assembly regarding the needs OF the
institutions. Members Of the Legisla-
ture will be informed regarding the
number Of attendants, the cost, the
equipment and also recommendations
regarding improvements.
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
Msxieo's President.

President Diaz Is now 76 years Of
Age. but he 10 equal to the administra.
dive tasks Of man Of Sc. For more
than 80 years he has been the central
agure In the national affairs Of Mexi.
co. and Of that time 80 years as an
active soldier. Since he came into
power the country has known absolute
psace, where before 1t was In constant
revolution. Railroads now run In
every direction. developing great in,
Austries and opening up the wonder
fsl mining districts of Mexico. Miles
npOn miles Of telegraph lines are
given In figures that astonish foreign
pfs. To President Diaz was given the
honor Of completing the great work Of
he drainage Of the valley of Mexico.
which has made the capital 30 notably
Aealthy In comparison to former years.
This important engineering problem
'was commenced 500 years ago. but
swing to insurmountable diniculties
~ project never materialixed until
~ present. era Of peace and enlight-
enment To President Diaz is also
Ane the Inauguration OF numerous
1reat port works. besides many other
|snterprises during recent years.
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
Aid coIored People.

New York.-The annual meeting Of
the Armstrong Association, which
seeks to stimulate interest In the work
OF Hampton and Tuskegoe Institutes,
and the general industrial education Of
negroes, was held here Monday at the
home Of the president, William ].
6chiefflein.- Booker T. Washington,
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, DR.. Felix Ad-
Ter and Principal H. B. Frixzell Of
Hampton Institute made short ad-
dresses. The report Of the executive
committees showed that the member
ship 10 mot far from . thousand and
that . committee has been created for
improving the industrial coalition Of
the neGroes In New York.
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
Unknown Negro Hero.

cheyenne. Wyo.-An unknown negro
nrovef himself a hero Friday night In
rescuine Miss Mabel Fincher. q Chey-
enne school teacher. from q watery
grave in Lake Minnehaha. Miss
Fincher and little girl skated across
a piece Of thin Ice and into the lake.
The water was not deep and MISS
Fincher lifted the child onto the ice,
INIT vas unable to save herself A she
vas about to succumb to the cold an
unknown negro skated up and plunged
IN after her. He raised the teacher to
the Ice, then climbed out Of the water
without assistance and skated away.
The Dolores star., 1906-11-30
Street Car Riot In Canada.

Hamilton, Ont.-Never in Hamil-
toms history were such scenes Of dis
order and lawlessness seen as were
enacted in the principal streets Of the
city Saturday night. Scores Of rioters,
sympathizers with the striking street
car men, felt the weight Of policemen's
night sticks and the keen edge Of the
soldiers swords in conflicts on James
and King streets. At a late hour street
cars were running at intervals under
heavy guards, but they did not carry
passengers, and continued to be the
targets for fusillades Of stones and
bricks from side streets and alleyways
Drastic as were the measures taken by
the authorities. 1t was plain that the
mob spirit had not been broken.