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Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-01
CHURCHES WILL UNITE.
AZ the Details Of the Union Nave
Seen Agreed Upon.

ST. Louis. Dec. 30.-intense inter.
est In Ioday's proceedings was mani
Tested by the various members OF the
committee Of the Northern Presbytc
rian AMI Cumberland Presbyterian
churches a. they sat In the parlors OF
the Southern hotel today. patiently
awaiting the nnal report of the sub
committees which would mark the hrst
step in the organic union OF the two
churches.
Before the day Is over the churches
will be united. All details have been
agreed on.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-01
Children Destroyed BY caxotes.

San Antonio. Ten. Dec. 30.-Ireat
loss Of domestic animals IL being sus.
'aincd IN northern Mexico from co.
men from IT," Rio Grands country say
practically al. Ne coyotes beyond the
river or" mai. and The ca'tlemcn are
securing the country and exterminat-
iug th.m several MeNiran children
in CoaAG;,a have been b!';cn and died
The spread Of the rabies TO Texas Is
feared
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-01
Three Killed by Engine Explosion.

Huntington Ind, Dec. 3O.-E3y the
blowing up Of an engine attached to
freight train on the Chicago and
Erie railroad near Disco Hill today.
Engineer John J. O'Brien. " Kouts.
Fireman JOAN J O'Brien. Of Louis.
and Lemuel F!sner. a brakeman. Of
ROch Ster. Ind. were Instantly Killed.
The wreck tacn caught fire. The
train was composed ~ refrigerator
car ,Oa lad with meat and was run
riug to New YOrh as 4 special.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-01
TWO MEN INDICTED
BY FEDERAL JURY
Banker and Bartender Charged
With Misuse OF Nails.
SOLD FRAUDULENT OPTIONS
Bought 1000 Acres Of Louisiana Land
at $50 per acre and sold the Land
Cut Up Into Lots 20 Feet Square for
s2o-$5. 900 Instead Si5o.ooo Assets.

Chicago. Dec. 3O.-Tae fedora.
grand jury has returned indictments >
against Louis \. GourIaIn. proprietor
Of the In. p,rial bank Of Dearborn and
Madison street. and John Il. Dalton.
former proprietor Of NoriL Side sa.
loon. bo'h acused Of using the mails
TO defraud.
The indictments accuse them ~ sci
ing frauGu.cnt options on alleged oil
lands In Louisiana. The indict met :
state that Dalton and Gourdai acting
under the name OF the Louisiana Stale
Loan and Trust company Of New or.
leans. purchased 1000 acres Of land
in Winni parish. La. a 81 80 an acre.
plated the land into land 20 feet
square and offered options on tnese
plots for $2o each down TO 50c eacl
These option certificates were made
10 resemble lottery tickets and Ger.
tain prizes ranging from soc to s.
were paid as bait.
Monthly lists. purporting 10 be the
lists OF prices b'd for The oil land ,
were sent out To the purchases of Op.
tons The Indictments state that
The enterprise Was a fraud: that the
lea>sS were worth no more than i2c
each: that nO oil ever was founL on
the .dnAs, thar no bids had been
made; thai The assets ot tne compa.
ny were 81 100 ins', ad OF sI.5o1. 600.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-01
Millions in Revenue.

Albany. y y. p.c. 3O.-Over ave
ni'nJu do..s.- r.Srnl" will he pro-
.ucc! "a -, g.. oi ,Ac first year,
~. .yaf.na 81 '.e -tOck transfer tax
law acor * % tAe sun mary of tho
work of the .'lte comptroller's depar-.
men, for the year. Issued today.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-01
joint STATEHOOD
BITTERLY OPPOSED
Rich Ar!zonian Says States
Should Be Single.
or srArEs UNFIT


teo--Artxona would Dc Outvoteo.
New York. Dec. 3O.-Jamcs Doug.
lass. who Is the executive head Of the
mining enterprises In Arizona grouped
as the Phelps. Dodge Il Co. interests.
Is quoted regarding his views upon tho
proposed joint statehood OF Arizona
and New Mexico.
Mr.. Douglass says among other
things:
To force Arizona into o union with
New Mexico Is TO DO a great wrong TO
the people Of the former territory.
VINO In racial antecedents. religious
preferences and Industrial interests
are wholly unlike the Inhabitants 0e
New Mexico. New Mexico has o pop
ulatIon sufficient to justify her admis
sion as q singie state and the people
OF Arizona. among whom have speas
more than Is years OF my life, wouli
rather xah ten years for statehood
than he joined In to New Mexico.
In the event Of joint statehood the
vast interests in Arizona would be cut
voted and SO controlled In the matter
OF taxation by the grt a;er population
Of the present territory Of New Mexs-
co. which Ia vastly less important In
the value Of les taxable property.
Il can well understand that II may
seem desirable TO substitute q state
government for the territorial foEmau
whenever II can be wisely accomplish.
ed. AMI I can appreciate the present
considerations that are involved In
the contention for joint statehood. but
neitaer should outweigh the injustice
that would be involved In suca an un.
III alliance as that Of Arizona ami New
Mexico"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
Ants Are Tough Ones.

Ants are really very long lived. con.
sidering their minuteness Janet had
two queens under observation for ten
years, and one of Sir John Lubbock S
ant pets lived into her fifteenth year.
Ants are very tenacious of life after
severe injury. Following loss of the
entire abdomen they sometimes live
two weeks. and in one case head
less ant, carefully decapitated by an
tiseptic surgery. lived for forty one
days. 4 carpenter ant after being sub
merged eight days in distilled water
came to life upon being dried, so that
they are practically proof against
drowning.
They can live for long periods with
out food; in one case the fast lasted
nearly nine months before the ant
starved to death.-Scientitic American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
"The American Lady"

The home life Of typical American
lady is the sincerest index of her ego
In it she indelibly expresses herself
Here it is that she exercises to the
maximum her potentiality and that hel
personality scores. Presumably she is
Il wife and mother. Her age? Pouf
a lady of cleverness nonpluses Time.
She is her sons best girl. her daugh
ter's chum, a hostess sans reprOche
She rules her home with thrift and
skill. Her husband safely trusts in her
and her price IS above her birthstone
Her house is beautiful. its atmos-
phere fine and clear. She is never too
busy to listen to her hoy" or advise
her girl or read to their father
Young people en- masse delight in her
She is their ideal mother and friend
Laughter is never hushed in her home
Music is welcomed and budding merit
of whatever sort finds in her an ear.
nest and sympathetic ear.-Thomas An
trim, in Lippincott's.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
MINE FOUND By A BADGER.
PrOspectOrs Digging Him Out Dis.
covered a Rich Claim.

PrOspectOrs Digging Him Out Dis
covered "a Rich Claim.
N. II. George, Santa Fe yarlmaster,
has taken layOff Of three weeks and
gone to Nevada to develop a gold min
ing claim which he has there. There
is quite story back of his going.
Mr.. George grubstaked an old miner
who had struck streak Of bad luck.
This miner finally found some excel
mountains and staked his claim. The
prospects We're so good that Mr.. George,
his brother and his brotherinlaw took
three adjoining claims. The old griz-
zled miner worked away all winter on
the funds supplied him by Mr.. George.
His developments We're encouraging,
but did not pan out large quantities Of
the yellow metal.
A short time since another old miner
In hard luck came past the first miners
claim carrying his kit of tools with
him. Mr.. Georges friend was natural
ly lonesome and invited the stranger
to take claim. After looking over
the situation this stranger decided to
do so. An evening or two later the
two miners sat on ledge of rock talk
ing when badger came into sight.
The miners gave chase and the badger
ran into hole on the strangers claim.
They went to work with their picks
and soon dug the badger out, and in so
doing they made remarkable discOv-
cry. His bed in the bottom Of the hole
was made on a big chunk of the very
richest of gold ore. The gold in the
stone on which he lay was worth $10,-
600 In this way they discovered a
rich vein Of gold bearing quartz which
runs through both their mines as well
as those belonging to Mr.. George, his
brother and the brotherin-law. Mr..
Georges trip to Nevada Is for the pur-
pose of fully investigating his new gold
mine.-WellingtO Mail.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
STATE RAILROAD Commission HAS
IT READY.
Expected that All the Railroads
Will Make Schedules in Ac-
cordance with Table Prepared.
Have Been Consulted in Its
Preparation.

Olympia, Sept. 15.-The state board
of railway commissioners expects to.
day to announce its distance tariffs
covering the whole state. Commits.
sioner Lawrence said yesterday:
'In some ways this tariff is abso.
lutely unique. 1t is the first of its
kind ever issued in the United States.
While it is not an exact resume OF
the views of the commission with res.
pect to rates, we found conditions
made it imperative that we use the
form we have.
"This tariff has this merit. at least,
that it is thoroughly consistent and
cures inequalities and errors of exist.
ing distance tariffs that the railroad
men themselves on the stand at our
hearings admitted.
"The tariff is made up with thor.
ough working out of classes of freight
and of the relationship of distance.
Throughout the smaller classes are all
figured, each with its set relation OF
proportion to first class rates.
"Of course this distance tariff does
not supersede the class and commod.
ity tariffs, under which the bulk Of
the freight is moved in this state.
Assured Against Trouble
"We are assured there will be nc
trouble over putting these distance
tariffs into effect. The Northern Pa.
cific and o. r. & N. have had repres.
entatives present when the matter was
discussed and understand have al.
ready prepared tariffs to carry out our
orders.
"In fact we have received tele.
grams asking how soon we would issue
the order, so the roads could announce
the tariffs they had prepared in car.
rying out the same.
"The order will probably be in
effect within twenty days, possibly
sooner, if the railroads get out their
new tariffs at an earlier date
Provide Maximum Rates
These distance tariffs to be issued
provide the maximum rate the rail-
roads will be permitted to charge for
handling certain specified classes OF
freight for certain specified distances.
In the event lower tariffs are made
bv the railroads under their special
class and commodity rates, the ship
per will get the benefit of those lower
rates, but where no rates are specified
for the class of goods for the distance
to be shipped, then the railroad COM
ission's distance tariffs fix the maxi
mum that may be charged.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17

each plant will produce there are no
data to base an estimate upon.
Although the landolphias form the
main source of the African rubber sup
ply, yet there is at least one family of
trees which yields a supplementary
contribution to the sum total. The
funtumia or kicksia, of which there are
two species, elastica and Africania,
was worked to considerable extent
quarter OF century ago, but it does
not now seem to be a fashionable plant
to cultivate close associationship
with. 1t resembles the hevea to some
degree. but Is smaller, Of softer growth,
and requires little less rainfall to
luXuriate.
Turning to India, and to Asia gener-
ally, it will not be found that the con-
tinent is rich in indigenous rubber
bearing plants. The ficus elastica, the
Indian rubber plant of the window
gardener, is found in Assam and Bur-
ma and the federated Malay states, but
its produce Is Of very inferior quality.
Certain climbers also yield rubber, the
three chief ones being the urceola,
chonemorpha, and the Willoughbia.
The fact that Para and other rubbers
are being cultivated in India, etc, is
sufficient proof Of the poorness of the
continent OF Asia in indigenous rubber
bearing plants.
Ceara rubber is collected by stabbing
the tree in a number Of places close
together, and as the juice eXudes it
coagulates in the air, and is rolled up
into balls by the collectors. 1t is
usually in a dirty state when it comes
to the market.
The product of the ficus elastica and
the other Asiatic plants is usually sim
ply sun-dried; the rubber from the
former can be identified at glance by
its peculiar red color.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17

Professor Ernst Haeckel's important
work, THE Riddle of the Universe"
has. recently been translated into Jap
anese, Chinese and Hebrew. At differ
ent times the volume has appeared in
twelve other languages, while more
than 100000 copies of the German
original have been sold.
Rev. John Francis Lee, pastor Of the
Metropolitan African Methodist Epis-
cOpal Zion Church. of Norfolk, Va, is
attracting much attention in the South
as Il poet, many believing that he is the
coming negro poet Of America, taking
up the minstrel harp dropped by the
late Paul Laurence Dunbar.
The Russian military commander,
Gen. Kuropatkin, has finished his his
torical work in relation to sthe causes
of the Russian defeat in the far east
and the English translation will doubt
ropatkin undertakes to prove that his
plans were repeatedly upset by orders
from st. Petersburg.
The astonishing fact has just come
to light that Professor Richard Gar
nett, librarian of the British Museum,
who died recently. for years had de-
voted much time to the BLACK art" of
astrology. Even more extraordinary is
the circumstance that the business men
Of New York and other cities regular
ly consulted him regarding contempla
ted ventures.
The novel.reader who fondly believes
that his favorte 'refreshers" are Of
imagination all compact is much de-
ceived. The novelist of genius is even
more given to the taking of notes than
is the lesser writer who turns off sto-
ries lin the way of trade" Balzac, his
sister has told us, wherever he went
studied what he saw, setting down
everything which revealed character
or painted situation. His meat
safe was the odd name he gave to
the book which held these notes. Dick
ems recorded diligently his observations
Of popularity in person as we'll as
strange incidents, suggestive names,
available scenery and the like. Even
one so little given to realism" in the
modern sense as Hawthorne had an
ample store Of useful notes. Wilkie
Collins Is quoted by an old acquaint-
ance, in Chambers Journal, as declar-
ing that he founded nearly all his
plots on facts, on incidents he had
heard Of or read, or ON desire to ex-
pose or correct some abuse Of his time.
Great was his wrath when he was ac
cused Of introducing sensational and
improbable episodes In his book, "'rhe
Woman in White" lie knew, he said,
Of very few instances in which fiction
exceeded the probability Of reality and
then he revealed the source Of many
Of his plots In the shape Of dilapi-
dated collection Of records of French
crime picked up on an old boOkstall in
Paris. Here Is Il prlZe!" he eXclaim-
ed, and SO it turned out to be- "'rhe
Woman in White" was derived from
those Wondering records. 1.-The plot
of that" said Collins, has been called
outrageous the substitution and burial
of the mad girl for Lady Clyde, and
the incarceration of Lady Clyde as the
mad girl. 1t was true, and it was
from the trial Of the villain of the plot
Count Fosco of the novel; got my
story"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
SEARCH GLOBE FOR RUBBER.


From Southern Mexico in the north
from the Atlantic on the east, right
through the devious wandering of the
many branches and tributaries of the
mighty Amazon and right on, out to the
Pacific, OH the west; through the mys-
FERROUS, trackless and utterly unknown
solitudeS of the Paraguayan and Bo-
livian Chocos out into Peru, the rub
Der hunters are at work on the plants
and trees put ready to their use by the
bounteous hand of nature. Where they
go on their journeys or precisely what
they do. no white man knows to this
day, or is ever likely to know, says the
Philadelphia Ledger.
Less than a year ago l met with and
spoke in English to an Italian mer-
chant in the wlds of Matto Crosse, the
northwestern province of Brazil, whose
capital city Is five weeks journey from
the seat of government at Rio de Jane
iro. For twenty years he had not heard
the sound of English voice and during
all those years rubber has been flow
ing through his hands. down the giant
River Paraguay. on its way to the mar
ketS of the world, via Buenos Ayres or
Montevideo. Yet Of its actual produc-
ton he knows little.
To skip, in spirit. from the north
east coast of South America across the
south Atlantic to tropical Africa, the
Congo, the Gold Coast, the Zambesi,
Uganda and other parts, is not diff
ticult undertaking. But here all is
changed, and, instead of having noble
forest trees at his disposal the rub
berhunter finds himself dependent on
snaky, climbing, twisting vines for his
rubber supplies, vines which usurp ev-
cry inch of territory they can invade,
and render passage through the for
ests matter of great difficulty and
some danger.
These vines, known as "landolphias,"
Of which there are several species, are
members OF the natural order apocy-
nacen and are common to the whole
Of tropical Africa. They differ from
the American trees, in that they pro-
duce rubber in the center of the stem,
s we'll as from the cells underlying
the inner combiuln, but what quantity
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
State Nominations Made
Port Townsend Southern SURVEY

Port Townsend, Sept. 12-Announce-
ment has been made here that the
Northern Pacific will have a force of
surveyors in Port Townsend Septem-
Der "a, whose work will be to arrange
for the construction of the Port Town
send Southern lines into the city.
The terminus of the road, which now
extends between this city and Quill
Gene is two miles from the business
center of town. With the fact that it
will be necessary for the road to have
tidewater connections for advantage
in extending the present road, the
present building order is taken to
mean that work on the extension will
be commenced forthwith.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
TO Defend HAVANA
PROBLEM FOR PALMA

Havana, Sept. 12.-The city of Ha-
vana is in a practical state of siege.
Communication with the interior was
never so difficult during the Spanish
days.
President Palma issued decree last
evening prohibiting vehicles and au-
tomobiles leaving the city without spe-
cial permit from the government. All
outgoing trains are inspected by detec-
tives.
Havana is to all intents and pur-
poses isolated. The price of produce
and fruits has risen nearly 100 per
cent in the past twenty -four hours,
and great anxiety is expressed over
the situation. There is no immediate
danger of shortage in the food sup
ply, but even famine is not impossible,
and so long as present conditions con-
tinue great inconvenience and suffer-
ing are sure to result.
The troops now in the city and
available for the defense of the capt.
tai were reviewed yesterday by Presi-
dent Palma. Later they paraded the
principal streets. They were only 600
in number, and are deemed INSULT
cient to protect Havana. They are
composed in part of raw recruits.
The review and parade were intend
ed to bolster up the spirits of the pop
ulace, but the undertaking was dis
NAL failure. There was noticeable
lack of enthusiasm. The crowds were
silent and President Palma received
no applause when he appeared.
Capt. Reno, the American who was
formerly chief of the revenue cutter
service, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Palma to the command Of a bat.
terry. This battery is intended for the
protection of the palace and govern.
ment buildings, so that Reno will be
the commander of the presidents body
guard.
Havana is surrounded by rebels,
and bands of them make raids into the
suburbs every evening. The residents
of the outlying portions of the city
are in state of alarm, and have asked
in vain for protection. So far no out
RACES have been committed by the ma.
RAIDERS.
The rebels under Guzan have been
breaking telegraph apparatus in rail.
road stations in Santa Clara province.
They have also seized train of food.
stuffs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
TAFT GOES TO CUBA DISTANCE TARIFF
SECRETARY OF war TO IMMED.
lately VISIT ISLAND.
President Addresses Important
Communication Through Min.
lister Quesada, to Cubans.
Plea to Realize Responsibility
as Self.Governing Republic.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 15.-After a pro-
tracted conference with Secretary of
War Taft, Acting Secretary of State
Bacon and Secretary of the Navy b.
naparte, President Roosevelt adore ,sed
an important communication to Cuba
and arranged to send Messrs. Taft and
Bacon to that island on Sunday to
make thorough investigation of con-
ditions there and lend their influence
to restore peace. The communication
is addressed to the Cuban minister to
the United States, Senior Quesada. 1t
is an impassioned plea to Cuba to re-
alize her responsibility as self-gov-
erning republic and to restore peace
in the island.
Secretary Taft and M. Bacon will
leave for Cuba tomorrow. They will
60 by rail to Key West, Fla, and
from there the journey to Havana will
be completed on naval vessel, proba-
bly, the cruiser Des Moines.
After Long Conference
The conference which resulted in
the Cuban decision began at Sycamore
Hill shortly after 3 p. m. yesterday
and continued until 10 O'Clock at
night. At its conclusion Messrs. Taft,
Bonaparte and Bacon left for New
York, going on to Washington today.
Secretary Taft said he had no idea
as to the length of his visit to Cuba.
He indicated there would be no haste
in the investigation, which would be
thorough.
Aside from this no information will
be divulged by those attending the
conference, the statement being made
that the letter of the president was in.
tended to cover the whole Cuban stu
alton as far as it was desirable to do
in the public prints.
Senator Albert Beveridge, member
of the senate committee on Cuban re-
lations, also participated in the con-
ference.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17
ATTACKED BY MOB
Strike Breakers at San francisco Are
Attacked by Union Sympathizers

San Francisco, Sept. IA disturb
ance that at times assumed the pro-
portions of riot marked the departure
of $50 nonunion men imported to
break the strike of the United Rail-
road employees. Surrounded by armed
guards the men were marched half
way across the city pursued by mob
of sympathiznrs, who hurled bricks
and abuse. Becoming frightened, the
guards and nonunlon men lost their
heads and began shooting.
The affair ended at the Ferry build
ing, where twenty of the armed guards
we're arrested. Reports from the hos
pitfalls of the city indicate that half a
dozen persons have been wounded, but
none seriously. The mob was dis
persed by the police after the non
union men had been hurried aboard a
departing ferry boat.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-17

81 see Prof. Reid says the earth has
a big hole in its CENTER
"Ah, perhaps that explains why the
world is such hollow mockery.'