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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-08-09

Every age has It's problem, IN soiSI
ing which humanity is helped forward.
--Helpe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-08-09
uiccnnrh nt Dinner.

The people in the fat above seldom
call the baby what the fond parents
do.-Someryille Journal
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
BIG HIGH PRESSURE PUMP.
One Used In Hydraulic Mining in
Oregon "a Wonder.

Prom Technical World.
The biggest high pressure pump in the
world is installed in the Dry Diggings
placer fields Of Southern Oregon on Rogue
River. and is used to operate a battery Of
hydraulic monitors in the mines. This
pump is one Of the largest pieces Of min
ing machinery ever manufactured, and
could never have been installed but for
the fact that it was dumped directly from
the cars 10 the foundation prepared for it
at the mines
The pump was built in San Francisco
and Was one Of the last big jobs done by
the company before the earthquake and
fire The pump is Of the fiye-step centrifu-
gal type. and it weighs. aside from bear
ings and gears. just rocco pounds. Other
pumps have been built that lift as great
a volume Of water as does this one, but
they do not deliver il under such enor-
nous pressure. This pump is tested 10
Withstand a maximum pressure Of 20
pounds TO the square inch.
It's capacity is 100000 gallons in
twenty-four hours. OF 5000 gallons a min
ute. This enormous volume Is delivered
through a half-mile of pipe line. the pipe
being Of steel. twenty-five inches in diam
eter The water is lifted TO a height of
100 feet and forced through two four-inch
nozzles. hurting streams a distance Of 500
feet These powerful streams are played
upon the mountain walls to tear down the
gold-bearing gravel.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
Dnkotn's immensely.

From the Providence Journal
Sir Thomas Upton at a dinner in CHI
cago praised Americas bigness.
Il once heard" he said. "a Dakotan
talk about the big farms they have out
there.
We have some stable farms, he said
thoughtfully. Yes, sir; pretty stable.
I've seen man on one of our big farms
start out in the spring and pillow a
straight furrow till fall. Then he turned
around and harvested back
Wonderful said 1.
." on our Dakota farms. he went on,
it's the usual thing TO send young mar
ried couples out to milk the cows. Their
children bring home the milk.
q" Wonderful I repeated
Once, he said. saw n Dakota far
mer's family Frustrated with grief. The
women were weeping, the dogs were
barking, the children were squalling. and
the tears streamed down the mans face
as he got into his twenty-mule team and
drove or
- Where was he going?' said l.
=" He was going halfway across the
farm to feed the pigs, said the Dakotan.
'' Did he ever get back?' asked.
1t amt time for him yet was the
reply"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
Criminal Court No. 2.
JUSTICE BARNARD.

Assignment for Wednesday, January 2 1907:
No ~. Nordlinger Phoenix Attorneys, y. o.
NoTdlingcT-F A. fleming and c. A. Barnard
No I32 B0wen w. Williams Attorneys, p a.
Bowen. IT, and f. G. Hsndy-C. II. Wilson.
No 80. Sohafer Cunningham Manufacturing
Company Attorneys, H. l. b. AtkinsOn-Douglass
& Douglass.
No. 49, Kimball Davidson. Attorneys, Z. Z.
Dutton, 5 c. Peelle-M y. Richardson and J. A.
Cobb.
No lJ7. Knox Express Company rs. Washington
Railway and Electric Company Attorneys. &. Ii.
Syme-C. A. Douglass and George Z. Hoover.
No. lS Horning Crowley Attorneys, Z. S.
Bailey-L ]. Mather.
No j. Rosers vs. Cook. Attorneys. f. s. stitt-
Handy. TindaIl d Bowen.
No Il. Scott vs.. Healey Attorneys, W, H.
Sholes-W J. Lambert
No q Stewart vs.. Jenkins. Attorneys. Leo SIM
mons-E. a. Jones.
No. "a Knott vs.. Kelly. Attorneys. Leo Sim
mons-E. A. jones.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
SINKING INDIANA LAND.
Railroads Have Hard Work Preserv-
ing Grade in Mysterious Region.

Prom the Chicago Daily News.
: report has been received In Chicago
that a constantly sinking depression 1.0o0
feet wide. running north and south
through Lake County. Ind, which already
has cost three railway companies thou
sands Of dollars. has begun to droop
worse than ever.
The latest downward movement OF this
mysterious sinkhole was observed early In
the week by employees OF the Erie Rail-
road at the point where that line crosses
the strip. Hundreds Of thousands OF tons
Of gravel and earth have been dumped IN
the crevlce. which continues for dis
lance OF twenty feet on each side Of the
track, but the depression is now lower
than ever. and the engineering depart
ment OF the road is bafiled.
The sinking of the earth at this point IS
an annual event. and has occurred about
this time Of year since the first railroad
line pierced the region twenty-five years
ago. II is believed that some subter-
ranean cataclysm takes place in Decem-
Der which weakens the crust and causes
ii TO sink under the weight Of the heavy
steam traffic. So serious is the condition
that trains are compelled TO slow down in
passing over It.
lie HAnnAuUle ana tUuEdNd E1afDNI kat4-
roads also have suffered from this bot
tomless pit the influence Of which APP
parently reaches about fifteen miles north
and south It was stated by an official OF
the Indiana HarbOr line to-day that since
they have erected fifteen-foOt embank-
ment across the strip the tracks have not
sunk although depressions are noticed in
the low land surrounding for distance
of 1000 feet.
The strip begins about eight miles east
OF Lake Michigan, at the termination OF
the water shed and the northern limits OF
a region Of low swamp land. The first
evidences of unstable soil are to be seen
at spot twelve miles east of Hammond
Ind, and eight miles west OF Crown
Point.
It apparently is n product Of modern
| civilization" for prior to the advent OF
the railroad ia that region twenty-five
years ago traffic on the wagon roads was
not heavy enough TO break through the
crust
It is limited among old residents in the
neighborhood about Hammond that the
Pottawatomie Indians, who lived in that
region as late as the '30s. circulated ar
ancient legend that somewhere in the
swamp lands there was an entrance &c
the center of the earth. The old Indian
trail, which ran from the site Of Michigan
City to Chicago. narrowly avoided-possi-
bly, by design-the northern limit of the
| "shaky'' strip which has become so trou-
blesome to the railroads.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
LARGEST OWNER OF LAND.
Seanny Young Scot Refuses an oTer
of Five and One-haif Acres.

of five and one-haIf Acres.
From the Grand Magazine.
Just forty years ago, in the Scot
tish village Of Cupar Angus. word was
passed round that young Bob Reid the
carriers son. was going out to Aus
sralia to seek his fortune
Eth. lad" said one local worthy. but
it's a MIGHTY puir outlook for ye. Ye'd
do far better to stick here in the hopes
O. gettin' your unele's cottage and bit
o land"
The uncle Of the prospective emf
grant heard the news and sought Bob
out
What's this I hear about your gaein'
70 Australyy'
Young Reid told him.
Now. look here" said the uncle,
retired blacksmith. stay on in CuDar
Angus an III gle We a piece o land for
your ain. Now. what do ye say2"
I'm fond o land" said the boy, but
I want more than ] can get in this vii
lage I'm going out to see bit o. this
world"
ven live to repent IT," said the
uncle.
7 hope not" replied Bob. but many
thanks all the same"
Thirty years later Robert Gillespie
Reid. a prominent Montreal railway
contractor. sat in his office in the
Canadian metropolis. large map OF
North America hung before him on the
wall Having migrated 10 Canada. he
had as a contractor built large portions
Of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and
was still looking about for new fields
Of endeavOr
He picked up a letter from HIS desk
II was from the government Of New
foundIand accepting his tender for
building a railway across the island.
By the terms Of the contract. now about
20 be signed, Mr.. Reid would build the
road at Sl5,6O0 mile. As a railway is
useless unless engines and carriages
run over it. the contractor agreed to
operate 1t for a grant in fee simple OF
5000 acres Of land for each mile for a
period Of ten years"
The government accepted this offer.
Mr.. Reid smiled, his thoughts at The
moment going back to his boyhOod and
10 HIS uncle Henry. BY single stroke
OF the pen he became the master of
100000 acres.
He was the greatest private land
owner in the world But that was not
all He became possessed of an ad-
ditional estate. His uncle Henry died
and bequeathed him the five and half
acres in Cupar Angus
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31

was heavier trading than on any day
since 1901. and the market held strong
throughout the rest Of TIE month despite
the failure Of the Real Estate Trust Com
pany, of Philadelphia, for S7,0oo.eoo.
As September began the money situa-
tion doomed up as the one important in
iuence that the market had TO deal with.
Although there were further large inn
ports OF gold the local clearinghouse in
situations reported the Iargest deficit In
their reserve holdings recorded since 1858
Time money rates advanced TO per cent
and the stock. became weak. the political
campaign in this State playing some part
in the decline 1t again rallied almost as
much as it had previously declined, but
was stin unsettled and fell violently in
the middle of October on the news OF
the advance in the Bank of England's
discount rate to per cent.
Close of the Year.
Recoveries, duliness, sharp advances,
and declines. were since intermingIed in
heterogeneous manner up to December /,
and during the present month the ten
dency of the market has been rather
steadily downward. During all this time.
or. AT least, until the very end Of the
year, there was no diagnostieian of mar
ket conditions who was not impressed
with one salient fact. namely, that the
market was always and continually un-
der the perfect control of the great finan-
cial powers 1t never passed ''out Of
hand" and its residence was so effect
lively displayed that it afforded not the
slightest temptation for speculative Ven
lures for a fall in values.
Again, while the security market was
Wabbling about in this way. business
throughout the country WAS mounting
without any cessation OF reaction what
ever to new record heights of prosperity
and aflUence. The cumulative output of
the country's crops was never exceeded
and their value rose to the mark Of 5000,
000,000. never before recorded. In the last
quarter of the year there was added to
the wages of railroad employees alone an
annual distribution at the rate Of over
Sl0C OC0. COO
Only superlative expressions could be
used to describe the state Of the iron
and steel business and manufacturing in
dustries of every description. the influx
Of immigration, the enormous bank clear
ings. the output Of the mines. and the
general demands made by business upon
the cOuntry's supply of labor, while the
only stories heard from the country S
railway organizations was their inability
to handle the huge volume of business
that they were asked TO take care Of.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
INCREASE FOR STEEL MEN.
Midland Company VIII Advance
Wages 10 Per Cent Tomorrow.

Midland Company VIII Advance
Wages 10 Per Cent Tomorrow
Pittsburg, Dec. 3O-The Midland Steel
Company has decided TO advance the
wages Of all its employees, dating from
January l. The Midland is an independ-
ent company, and its principal works are
located about ten miles below Beaver, on
the Ohio River This advance in wages
is in line with the recent announcement
of a 10 per cent increase made by the
United States Steel Corporation. It is
stated on good authority that the Jones
& Laughlin Steel Company has fallen
I'm line also. Officials Of the company
would neither affirm nor deny the report.
Including the men employed in all plants.
about 1850 men viii be affected by the
advance 10 be put into effect by the
Midland Steel Company The property
Of the company adjoins that Of the Jones
q Laughlin Company, on which the
latter firm is planning to erect a large
steel plant.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
II Talked.

Prom the Boston Herald
A few years ago Waltham's hand tub,
the Watch City, captured the champion
ship and a big purse at the playout in
Hartford, Conn
When the victorious crew arrived home
late that night a large crowd was in
waiting at the station. A parade was
formed and amid great enthusiasm. red
fire, &c, the line proceeded to the engine
house. Some one called on the foreman,
Barney Harris, for a speech.
Barney mounted the old tub, but the sea
Of faces gave him stage fright.
Boys. he finally bluTted out, Il can't
make a speech, but l have the money in
me fist"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
The Dynamic Connection.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The difference between Mr.. Roosevelt
and all other contemporary leaders lies in
his superior power to divine just what the
people are thinking and just how far they
are willing TO go. this year and now. II
he should misread the popular viii, he
might be dropped as quickly as Mr.
Bryan was last summer. or Admiral
Dewey at the height OF his popularity.
The motive power is not Mr.. Roosevelt,
but the people. Mr. RoOsevelt's distinc-
ton Is that he has never once broken the
connection between the main dynamo and
the trolley car Of his own administration.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
The vindication Of Nautilus.

From the Chicago Tribune
odd Nautilus was right" muttered the
bewildered stranger. who had been stand
ing for fifteen minutes at the intersec-
ton Of State and Madison streets. wait
ing for the procession 10 pass. There
are too many people in this world"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
Washington
Loan q Trust Co.
OFFICE COR. 9Th AND F SITS.
PAID-UP CAPITAL. sI,OOo. coo.
"sURPLUs. $50. 90 EARNEDl -

Loans IN any amount made on approved real
estate OF collateral az BILE rates
Interest paid upon deposits On monthly bal
= ances subject 10 check
This company acts as executor a6mInistrs-
Tor. trustee, agent treasurer, registrar, and IN
ali other nduclary capacities
Boxes for rent IN burglar and fTeproot vaults
for safe deposit and storage Of valuable pack
- ages
= Real Estate Department Is prepared 10 as
p sumo the management Of your real estate.
. Careful attention given to all details
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
DAILY COURT RECORD.
Circuit Court No. 1.

alNiA r " iNltHElA
Assignments for "Wednesday January 2 1907:
No. Hs Falls vs.. Gurlcy. Attorneys, ]. F.
Scaggs. W. ]. Lambert. and H. E. Davis.
No. 3. Wright vs.. Baum Attorneys, W. Z Am
hr0se-Ormsby 1CCamm0n
No. III. Dodge rs. Rush. Attorneys, Smith
Thompson and C. T. HmdlG-WiIliam Henry
White.
No. 49, Easterling Us. HomiRg Attorneys VIII
son & Barksdae-Tucker. Kenyon, and Bailey
No. I55. Wescott rs. Benet Attorneys. Blair x
Thom-J. J. Darlington.
No. I5l Rutherford vs. johnson. Attorneys, Biz
ney. Woodard & Tralles-W. J. Lambert.
No. l65 Magruder VS. Luttren- Attorneys. Rails
ton & Siddons and W. L. Richardson Hamilton,
Colbert & Hamilton
No. ls7 Louis vs.. Bristow. Attorneys. H E.
Dsvis-AI. H Beach and Chaplin Brown
No. l69 Howard vs.. GaTyey. Attorneys. 1. O.
Ii. Elward-Nauck & Nauck.
No. III. Jones IS Sewers. Attorneys. ]. G.
Rogers and G.. c. Aukam-James T. Hunter.
Circuit Court No. =.
JUSTICE ANDERSON.
Assignments for Wednesday. January ?. 1901:
No. Co. Kane vs.. Deyine. Attorneys, Bendheim
& Rothschild and Burke-Is. Ross Perry & Son
No. l52 Riston vs. Carter Attorneys, L. H
David-Hamilton, Colbert & Hamilton
No. l8S. Ewing Chase. Attorneys r. r. Perry
& Son-Wilton J. Lambert
No. S. Scott vs. Herren. Attorneys, Maekan &
Maedel-IrFing Williamson and " NJ. Williams.
No. s. Cross vs.. Jayins Attorneys, ". =. Les
ter r ocaEEs ana Aloluiofu * i-tshe9-
No. u Totten vs. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. Attorneys. Thompson & Laskey-Ham-
ilton. Colbert & Hamilton.
No. s. Ransom vs.. Capital Traction Company.
Attorneys F. W Hackett-R. r. Perry * Son and
G. T. Dunlop.
No. y Totten vs.. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. Attorneys Thompson 4 Laskey-Ham-
ilton. Colbert & Hamilton.
No. 100 May Metropolitan Railroad Company.
Attorneys Taggart & Budlong-J. J. Darlington
No s9s. Taylor vs.. Washington and Rockville
Railway Company. Attorneys, \. Y Bradley. J..
Darlington.
No l34 Richards vs.. ZurhOTst. Attorneys, w. G.
PreHtiss- Hamilton Colbert * Hamilton.
No g. Wylie, Harker x Camp Company vs.
Riley. Attorneys. G. NJ. BTady-Douglass & Doug
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
TRADERS END LOSERS
Years Market Too Hard for
Operators to Read.
MONETARY OUTLOOK HOPEFUL

GIimpses of 1906 on the stock Ex-
chanse-Opens with Violent Break
in january, Followed by Success
sion of Historical Rises and De-
pressions-The Close Firm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31

MoEeT 70 LoEE At LOWEST RATES eF INTEREST
On Real Estate IN District Of Columbia. No delay
N closing loans
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31

Quietness and irregularity again pre-
vailed up to the middle of August. when
the entirely unexpected announcements Of
the 10 per cent dividend rate on the Union
Pacific common stock and 3 per cent on
the Southern Pacific shares caused a hys-
terical rise in prices. On August 20 there
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-31
Indians Are stin Indians.
Drifting to state Socialism.

1.-THE country is now entering upon an
era drifting toward a larger measure of
state socialism," continued Commissioner
Leupp. Existing conditions have caused
this to come about in the ordinary natural
processes of national evolution. There is
no telling how far this is going, or how
long the movement will continue. If it
goes on. and the country seems to thrive
under the conditions gradually evolved, it
may De continued indefinitely. IT. on the
other hand. by the time a new generation
has come to the front of the stage there
is disposition among the people to call
a halt, and a backward movement results
to some extent, this proposition Of mine
leaves the question open. as far as gov
eminent control Of these big deposits is
concerned.
should the present movement Of hav-
ing the government keep control of great
natural resources. and perhaps having the
government acquire public utilities con-
tinue, it would be a simple matter to ex-
tend the life OF this corporation. still re-
tanning government control of this great
mass OF subterraneous deposits"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-01-11
KISSES FOR PIANIST.
Rubenstein Played While La Tour
aine Fought Waves.

Rubenstein Played While La Tour
aine Fought Waves
The enthusiasm of one woman over Ar
thur Rubenstein, the young Russian
pianist, who arrived at New York on the
French liner La Touraine. assumed such
proportions that Mr.. Rubenstein was al
most carried from his feet, when q tall
and beautiful creature robed in ermine
from head to foot, who also had been a
passenger on La Touraine, rushed to him
just Gs he was leaving the pier and,
throwing her arms around his neck, kiss
ed him. Her example was followed by
several other women on the pier. They
said it was just to show their apprecia-
ton Of the young musicians heroism in
sitting for an entire day at the piano
while La Touraine was buffeted about by
the high seas and winds, thus soothing the
frightened passengers.
Never was such a marvellous piano con-
cert given. 1t was striking side incident
of the storm which La Touraine encoun-
tered all the way from Havre to Sandy
Hook. The gale was the worst in the ex-
perience of Capt Fajolle, or any member
Of his crew. The violence of the wind
was so great that six passengers were Sc
-erely injured
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-01-11
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON.
DENSEO FORM.
More Lille Case Letters New York
Man Writes Nebraska Pete" Con-
legged Murderer Drunk at the Time

There is a good deal of speculation
among Lincoln citizens, who have been
interested in the case of Mrs. Lena Mar
garet Lille, as to the origin of two let
terS which have purpOrted to come from
persons who know that she is not guilty
of the crime. Friday one was received
by Lincoln paper alleging that the writ
er had committed the crime and had
come forward to tell the truth about the
murder, while Sunday Gov. Mickey dis
closed another letter received nearly
two months ago by Mrs. A. ID. Beemer,
in which it is alleged that Nebraska
Pete" roomer i'll one of the cheap
Mills hotels in New York had confessed,
while drunk, that he had committed the
murder and tried to kill Mrs. Lille. The
letters are in totally different handwrit-
ing, although about equal in illiteracy.
The one printed Friday was written in a
large, round hand OIL note paper, while
that made public at the executive office
is written in a much smaller hand on a
piece Of yellow wrapping paper. One
thing which attracted attention was the
shape of the letter X, which is similar to
that used as the photographers X" The
letter was dated Nov. , and was en-
closed in an ordinary newspaper wrapper
with page from a Sunday paper with
lurid account Of Mrs. Lilies industry i'll
making fashionable gowns for the society
women of Lincoln. The superscription is,
"Mrs. Beemer, Lincoln. Neb.'
1t is not believed the letters could have
been written by the same individual, but
they are not wholly at variance. The
letter of Nov. 3 states that Nebraska
Pete" said that he was going west and
the letter printed Friday was dropped
in a lincoln mail box, so far as the
marks indicated. The writer alleges that
the man would kill him if he knew Of the
letter writing.
The amount Of money stolen at the
time Of he murder was slightly in ex-
cess of $500. The statement Of the let
ter that $500 was taken tends to cost
discredit on its authenticity.
Judge Hamer, the attorney for Mrs.
Lille, expressed his surprise and suggest
ed that cranks may have written the let
tiers, although he suggested significantly
that crazy people sometimes commit muir
der
He refused to make any reply to a
query as to whether he cOntemplates fur
efforts to secure a rehearing in the case.
1t is generally believed, however, that
such an application will be made early in
the year.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-01-11
FIRE At WEST POINT.
Residence of Oh ries ZSng Burned,
Causing n Loss 900.

Just before noon Sunday the dwelling
house of Charles Zeng. located in the
Third ward at West Point, caught fire
from defective fue. and, together with
its contents, was totally destroyed. The
loss on the building is about 1000; on
furniture. $500; no insurance. The prop
erty being beyond the reach Of the city
water works, the destruction was com
plete.
The material improvements made dnr-
ing the last year throughout Cunning
County generally. and especially in the
city of West Point show wonderful
growth and development of that portion
of Nebraska Over fifteen large, modey'n
houses have been erected in town, and all
equal number are projected for the COM
ing season, while in the country it is diff
cult to count the number of new farm
houses Of the best class that have been
erected besides innumerable fine barns
and other substantial farm improvements.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-01-11
SEIZE RIGA FACTORY.

Workmenf Soon Surrender and De-
liver Up Leaders.
A dispatch from Copenhagen Thursday
says the workmen who seized the Pro
vodnik rubber factory at Riga Tuesday
surrendered and delivered up their lead
ers to the commander of the troops. The
prisoners will be tried by courtmartial.
Riga advices state that about 5000
armed workmen, before daylight Thurs
day morning, invaded and took possession
Of the Provodnik rubber factory. The
revolutionists killed the policemen guard
ing the building and the detachment then
crept into al adjoining structure where
a patrol Of pragoons was asleep, and muir
dered eight Dragons, six stsblemen and
wounded eleven Others