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The Coconino sun., 1907-10-17
.clock of the Dead Kings

The most peculiar clock in the world is that in tower in the courtyard of the palace of Yer sailles. It has but single hand and is known as "IHorloge de la Mort du Roi" to the French people and to all other Europeans by words which signify "clock of the dead kings" It has no works, but con sists merely of a face and single hand, the face being in imitation of the sun. Upon the death of king in any portion of Europe the hand is set at the moment of his demise and remains in that position until another king passes away This curious custom is said to have orig mated in the time of Louis XIII, The clock of the dead kings is about the only relic of royalty in Yer. sailles that escaped the furious mobs of the time of the French rev olution.
The Coconino sun., 1907-10-17
Bureaus.

It is interesting to learn from one authority that the name bureau was derived from the days when ta- bles were the only writing desks. These tables were covered with a thick woolen cloth called "bure," and from this beginning the name has clung to the modern glorifed piece of furniture. It was not until the reign of Louis XIV. that either writing tables or dressing tables reached their height in beauty of design and comfort. Strictly speak ing, bureau is a desk, or what we call secretary, from which the term bureau, or department, is de- rived in broader sense. The arti- cle of bedroom furniture commonly called a bureau nowadays is really an improved dressing table combin- ed with chest of drawers.
The Coconino sun., 1907-10-17
Correct English
 How to use it.
A Monthly Magazine Devoted fa
 the Use of English
JOSEPHINE TURcK BAKER. Editor

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The Coconino sun., 1907-10-17
sponae Treatment.

A young housekeeper in one of the suburbs had just succeeded in getting a new cook, who came high ly recommended. One day Nora made sponge cake which was so hard it could not be eaten. The housekeeper said:
 "Nora, do you call this sponge cake? Why, it's as hard as can be-"
 "Yes, num-" replied the cook calmly. "That's the way sponge is before it's wet. Soak it in your tea, num-"
The Coconino sun., 1907-10-17
sarea.m In the Jury.

The second day drew to its close with the twelfth juryman still un- convinced.
 "Well, gentlemen" said the court officer, entering quietly, shall |, as usual, order twelve dinners?"
 "Make it." said the foreman, "eleven diners and bale of hay."- New York Press.
The Coconino sun., 1907-10-17

Caught by cavc-in and buried beneath tons of rock and dirt' David G. Williams, a miner em- plovcd ot the o. D. Keystone mine, met a horrible death at Globe.
The Coconino sun., 1907-10-17

The Tucson Star states tha' when the final cleanup IS made the stockholders ol the deceased Arizona Investment & Saving com panv will receive 65 cents on the dollar of the money they putin.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
JOE WILLIAMS
BEHIND THE BARS
FORMER NEGRO BANKER HAD TO
MAKE NEW BOND.
Minnie Durant, One of His Bonds
men, Asked to be Relieved and a
New Bond Had to be Made by VIII
Iiams-Again Released.

Joe Williams, formerly connected
with a negro bank here and who is
charged with the murder of an Of
fical of that institution but who has
been at liberty under bond, was
given up by one of his bondsmen yes
terday and placed in Jail.
The surety who gave Williams up
is a negro woman, Minnie Durant by
name, who refuses to make any state
ment as to her motives although she
denies the statement of Williams that
she gave him up because he refused
to loan her money.
The negro Williams has been under
$11 900 bonds in two cases-one on
the charge of murder and the other
for embezzlement of the banks funds
and having fixed those bonds he had
hoped to remain at liberty until the
November term of the circuit court
But the woman gave him up and he
was locked up.
However, he got busy through his
friends and late yesterday afternoon,
Deputy Sheriff Hoffman informed a
Daily News reporter that Williams had
been released on a new bond which
was really better than the old one.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
BURGLAR ENTERS
Y0RKE'S Store
TAKES TWO BOTTLES OF POP
AND SOME CIGARS.
Small Negro Boy is suspicioned-He
Was Seen Counting Pennies, But
Had Not Been Arrested up to Late
Hour Last Night.

Some time Sunday night the store
of ]. w. Yorke, opposite the Klondyke
hotel on Main street was entered, the
cash drawer rifled and some goods
stolen from the stock
There is no clue to the perpetrators
of the robbery.
When seen yesterday morning Mr..
Yorke said to Daily News reporter
that the store was entered from the
rear, a pick being used to break the
lock and afterwards used to pry open
the cash drawer by the side of which
it was left standing.
After taking the small sum of money
mostly coppers, which was left in the
cash drawer over night the midnight
visitors helped themselves to couple
of bottles of pop" which they left,
half-emptied, on the counter. Then
they took whatever they wanted in
the way of cigars and cigarettes but
in so small quanfityas to be hardly
noticeable and left. All Of which
showed that money was what the rob-
bers wanted.
Mr.. Yorke said that he was told by
one gentleman. Mr.. jon Barron, that
he had seen little negro boy on the
streets busily engaged in counting a
number of copies that he had in a
yellow paper bag and he is of the opin
zion that those were the pennies he had
lost.
The police were notified of the rob
berry but up to late hour last nigh
no arrests in this connection had beer
made.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
SECRETARY OF STATE is
ENJOINED BY The RAILROADS
state Statute Provides That Railroads
Forfeit Their Charters When They
Seek to Transfer Litigation From
state to Federal Courts.
Associa.ed Press.

st. Joseph, Mo-. October IA
hearing will be held tomorrow on
the application of the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe railroad for per-
manent injunction restraining John E.
Swanger, secretary of state from in
forcing the law providing for the re-
vocation of the license of foreign
railroad which shall remove suit
or proceed to any federal court from
a lower court A temporary restrain
ing order to this effect was issued
some time ago by Judge Smith Nc
Pherson of the United States circuit
court, and attorneys for the Santa Fe
railroad will appear tomorrow and
argue that the order should be made
permanent The decision in the case
is awaited with great interest, as it
is believed it will have profound eff
feet in the controversy now being
waged over state rights.
The case grew out of the intention
of the Santa Fe roads legal depart
ment to remove a damage suit brought
in the Macon county circuit court to
the federal court. The state law pro-
hibiting such action was passed at
the last session Of the legislature and
provides that If any foreign railroad
doing business in Missouri, shall re-
move any suits or legal proceedings
to any federal court or bring certain
suits against any citizen in the fed
eral courts, the secretary OF state
shall be empowered to revoke its
license. The railroad company asks
that this law be declared unconstitu-
tional and that the secretary of state
be restrained by the federal courts
from putting 1t into effect.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08

New York, October Formal an
nouncement of the engagement of
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt to Count
Laszlo Szechenyi of Budapest, is
made today. No date has been set
for the wedding, but it is expected
that 1t will take place at the Break
ers, the Vanderbilt mansion in New
port, some time this autumn. The
count, who is the youngest son of the
late Court Almerich Szechenyi, for
some years ambassador from Aus
tria-Hungary to Germany, is now in
Newport. He is 2S years old, rich
and good looking, has an hereditary
seat in the Hungarian parliament and
is one of the chamberlains of the
Austrian emperor.
Announcement of the engagement
will be received with great interest
both here and in Europe, owing to the
prominence of both families. Miss
Vanderbilt inherited from her father,
the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, a for
tune of more than $1000O,000. She
came into possession of this inheri-
tance last August.
Miss Vanderbilt is the youngest
child of Cornelius and Mrs. Wander.
bilt, and was introduced to New York
society three years ago.
When the count arrived at New.
port Miss Vanderbilt met him at the
railway station and drove him to The
Breakers, the famous Vanderbilt
palace, which was opened yesterday
for the first time in two years.
Miss Vanderbilt, the dispatches
state, spent the whole day with the
/ count in drives and walks and when
she was not alone with him, hei
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
negro MURDERER
BEHIND THE BARS
ED cURRAN CAPTURED BY CON-
STABLE DossETT.
Coon Was Wanted for Murder Com
mitted in Lawrence County in June,
1soe.-Was Arrested at Nicholson,
La, and is Now in Hattiesburs Jail.

Constable John Dossett returned
yesterday from Nicholson, La, bring
ing with him negro, Ed Curran,
wanted for murder in Lawrence
county and for whom the officers of
several counties have been looking
ever since June, 1906.
The negro Curran, killed another
negro at Prentiss in June, 1906, and
made his getaway and had not been
seen since, but the officers had not
forgotten him. When letter was re-
ceived here a few dsv ago asking
that the "time" due tff IN be sent
to Nicholson the fact beca,e known
to- Constable Dossett and that officer
Immediately made his arrangements
to get to Nicholson just about the
time that the remittance was due
there.
Sunday afternoon he arrived al
Nicholson and found that he had ar
rived on the same train as the mans
"timc" o0d after seeing the agent the
resro was notified that his money
had arrived and when he came tC
draw the amount due him he was
placed under arrest. He bitterly de
MED that he was the man wanted
claiming that it was his brother bu
he was brought to Hattiesburg never
theless and locked up in the count.
jail where he awaints identification b.
parties who can be sure of the man.
Constable Dossett says that Their
was only the statutory reward out TO
the arrest of this man and that he i
sure. that he has the right one.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
This Is the Prediction
St. Louis Balloon

Boston, Mass, October TT
that the ballons in the great inter
tional flying race at st. Louis will
not remain in the air for more than
twenty-four hours" says A. Lawrence
Rotsh at the Blue Hill Observatory.
1--WE knot so much concerning the
atmospherical conditions that l think
l am safe in making a prediction con-
cerning the races. The balloons will
be sent up on the afternoon of Octo-
Der 21 at about o'clock, as Tie gas
will not be heated before that time
Assuming that there is a southeast
wind blowing, the balloons will go
northeast at the rate of ten miles an
hour. At the end Of the first hour the
balloons will be 5000 feet in the air,
and will be progressing at the rate of
twenty-five miles an hour"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
SECRETARY LATTA
LOST IN SWAMPS
Associated Press.

New Orleans, La, October AS
sistant Secretary Latta left here this
morning to join the president near
Lake Providence, but has thus far
failed to put in his appearance in the
presidents camp 1t is believed that
it may be necessary TO send a rescue
party to locate him.
Advices from Stamboul, the tele-
graph station where the president and
his party are stopping indicate that
the sport is excellent. A number of
bears have already been spotted.
Assistant Secretary Latta carried a
number of personal letters for the
president, including two with White
House monograms.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
MISS GLADYS VANDERBILT
AND HER MILLIONS ARE WON
BYA HUNGARIAN NOBLEMAN

mother was an enthusiastic thir party.
The count arrived from Bremen
late Tuesday night. Alfred and Regi-
nald Vanderbilt met the count,
whisked him off in a motor car for
hasty supper at one of their clubs and
later saw he was installed in pri-
vate car bound for Newport.
Newports first impression of the
count, it is stated, was decidedly fav-
orable.
ENGAGEMENT MADE IN EUROPE.
Vienna, October 3.-The report
made public in the United States that
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, daughter of
Cornelius Vanderbilt was engaged to
be married to a Hungarian nobleman
has been cabled back here. 1t is now
recalled that when mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt and her daughter were
here about a month ago they spent
much time in the company of Count
Lasselo Szechenyi, and even visited
his estate at Porpace, in Hungary
Count Szecheyni belongs to an an
cient family. He is 2S years of age
court chamberlain and lieutenant
in the reserves. His eldest brother
Count Dyonis Szechenyf, married
Countess Caraman Chimay. 1t is be
lieved here that the counts engage
ment to Miss Vanderbilt possibly was
settled during the visit to Porpace.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
sLAcksMlTAs MEET.

Their Union In Session In MiIwau-
kee.
Milwaukee, Wis, October 1.-THE
eleventh biennial convention of the
International Brotherhood of Black
smiths and Helpers assembled here to-
day and was called to order by Presi-
dent ]. w. Kline. The convention will
be in session several days, traNsacting
routine business, listening to the re-
ports of the officers and considering
several proposed amendments to the
constitution.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
MAY BE UNLAWFUL.

Hamilton, Ont, October THE suit
brought to have the Dominion Whole
sale Grocers' Guild declared unlawful
will be tried at the fall assizes, which
opened before Chief Justice Falcon
bridge today. 1t, is expected that a
,aSge number of witnesses will be
ca,,yx and that the tria, OF the case
w,,, ,ss week or longer.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08

(Daily News Special.
Battle Creek, Mich, October T.
employers of labor and business men
from many states are present today
at the fifth annual meeting Of the
Citizens Industrial Association Of
America which has for its object the
promotion of industrial freedom" and
the open shop. c. w. Post Of this
city, is the leader in the movement,
and declares that the fight on the la
b3r unjsna har made great progress
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
MABEL CLARE BARRON.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N.
Barron are offering their condolences
on the death of little Mabel Clare
Barron whose funeral was held es-
terday afternoon from the residence,
524 West Laurel street, at o'clock.
A large number of sympathizing
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
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: DELEGATES REPRESENT =
:: ENORMOUS CAPITALIZATION. I:
Associated Press.

!: Atlanta, Ca, October T. >
: More than 500 delegates were I.
: present here today when the :
:. convention of the International .
:: Cotton Spinners was called to 8
: order. A majority of the dele :
: gates represent European mills :
: and are intensely interested in 4.
: the cotton producing industry in !:
: the South. A close canvass of I.
: the delegates today resulted in I.
: the startling disclosure that {.
: more than four billions of dollars 4:
: is represented, which makes this :.
: the greatest industrial conven- I:
I: tion ever before held in the Z,
! history of the world. =
!: Governor Hoke Smith de- I.
: livered the address of welcome !.
: and his remarks were frequently =
!: applauded by the European dele =
I. gates. He advocated the elimin- 1:
: alton of speculation in futures. =
$ Governor Conner was followed =
: by Congressman Thomas Hefiin, =
: of Alabama, who startled the !:
: assemblage by fiery speech in =
= opposition to the bucketshopr =
I: and closed with resolution .
: memorializing congress and the =
: British parliament to prohibit =
8 speculation in futures. During =
: the course of his remarks he :.
:. brought out the fact that the s
:. British parliament had once de- :,
: feated a bill seeking to make =
: such speculation illegal. =
: Other delegates followed and 8
I: several impassioned speeches {.
: were delivered on the desira- .
: bility of eliminationg the middle =
!: man from the cotton business. :,
: The spinners will adjourn late I.
:: Wednesday evening, when they !:
= will start on a tour of the cot !:
: ton belt, visiting Greenwood, I:
: Greenville and other points in :
: the cotton belt I:
: The longest stop will be made !:
:. at Greenwood, which Is the !:
: center of the long staple region I:
I: and the largest inland cotton ::
! : market in the world. I
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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08

bly, be another month or six weeks
before the case comes up. The post
ponement is due to the desire of Dis
trict Attorney Baker for more time
in which to prepare for the trial. The
accused woman, who underwent an
operation some time ago, is reported
now to be in good health.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
RIOTERS PUNISHED.

Chinese Government Makes An Ex-
ample Of Them.
Kanchow Flu, October 7.-For par
ticipation lin the recent riots here the
Chinese government has arrested and
punished twenty rioters. One hun
dred Boxers have been killed by the
government troops at Canan Flu.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
TWENTY-FIVE KILLED.

Tobolsk, Siberia, October IA gang
of convicts who were being escorted
here from eastern Siberia, attacked
the guards yesterday and wounded six
of them. The guards fired on the
convicts, twenty-five of whom were
killed.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
!. Ar. ADVERTISER. :

!. rha fqily News meets every :.
= ,oorn,ns rain out of Hattiesburg :
: II reaches each every town Within 80 =
!. miles Il t9e city bsfops noon cn :
: the dav j j Yhfcation. If you :
4 want tba of the smaller =
4 tnwps tr,hu to Hattiesburg, =
!. Won con sa, 3 it by using the =
: co,uuns 80 Daily News. q
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
Associated Press.

Atlanta, Ca, October with ad-
dresses of welcome by Governor Hoke
Smith and other prominent Georgians,
the International Conference of Cot
ton Growers and Manufacturers was
formally opened in the house of rep
resentatives today. All of the impor-
tant manufacturers of New England
and others from almost every state of
the Union and from England, France,
Belgium, Germany and other foreign
countries are in attendance, the dele
gates representing an aggregate capi.
tai estimated at $3.50, 1000, ,0O0 In ad-
dition to the spinners, all of the i'm
portant cotton growers organizations
and industries allied with the produc-
| tion, manufacture or sale of cotton are
represented, including the Southern
Cotton association, the Farmers union
and the Interstate Cotton Seed Crush
ers' association.
The conference win remain in ses-
sion through tomorrow and Wednes-
| day. Among the subjects slated for
discussion are: Advantages of south
ern states Of America for cotton grow
ing; closer relations between grow
ers and spinners; seed selection; i'm
proved ginning and compressing; uni
! formity of bales; country damage;
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
TO WELCOME TAFT.
The Chinese Guilds Pass Appropriate
Resolutions.

Shanghai, October 7.-Chinese rep
resenting thirty-four guilds of Shang-
hal have sent a welcome letter to
Secretary Taft, who is expected to
arrive here on Tuesday.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
!. 4. = : 49, : :. !:
, THE WEATHER. I

: washington, October 7.-For !:
= MISSISSIPPI: Tuesday fair with !;
= occasional showers in southern !;
= portion; Wednesday fair and !:
: colder. I
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
The Hague, October THE entire
Anglo- american peace project was ap-
proved this afternoon by the commit
tee on arbitration, the vote resulting
81 to 8 in favor Of the project. The
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
WON'T COME UP.

Trial Of Mrs. Bradley in Washington
viii BE Postponed.
Washington. October THE trial
of Mrs. Annie N. Bradley, indicted for
the murder OF former United States,
Senator Brown of Utah, was sched-
uled to begin today, but it willsproba-
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
JAPAN NEUTRAL;
GERMANY GERMAN hostile

dissenting governments sfe ue,-
many. Austria Hungary, Switzt laiu
Belgium, Roumania, Greece. TUT
Bulgaria and Montenegro.
Italy, Japan and Luxembourg "
not vote.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-01

sufficient time to prepare a report for
the paving OF the business district. The
recorder was Instructed 10 sign the
contracts OF Ben Gordon for the car
penter, frame, and mason work of the
proposed fire station providing bonds
are filed and everything made salts
factorily. Arthur Townsend was APP
pointed as member of the building
committee. The matter of repairing
Simper street and State street at 70
point near sam Stoffer's place was
referred to the road supervisor.
MEMORIAL DAY.
here, Memorial day was generally OBJ
served. Business houses were all
closed and the people thronged 10 the
cemeteries to do honor to those who
We're laid to rest The scene was one
OF respect and activity Everybody
was busy beautifyiug some spot
where perhaps lay a companion, rela
tive or friend, Al the close OF the day
ii was noticeable that a great deal
had been accomplished and evidenced
the regard in which the day is held
FUNERAL OF MRS. SARAH BIRCH.
The funeral OF Mrs. Sarah Birch.
who died the 2Sth inst, of pneumonia.
viii be held tomorrow at - O'Clock
noon from the Murray First ward
Westinghouse. The deceased was 65
years old and for 40 years has been
resident Of this community She is
survived by seven children, some of
whom are residents of this place.
Mrs. Birch was loved and esteemed by
a wide acquaintance and her death
is received as very sad news indeed.
Interment will be in the South Cot
tonwood cemetery.
NEWS BRIEFS.
Mrs. Walter Davis OF Backfoot,
Idaho. was visiting relatives here this
week.
George Ting1ey has his entire stock
OF goods carried by the Hub packed
and they will be shipped 10 Ely, New,
where MI. Tingley will continue in his
business
The baseball season has opened
here Two games have already been
played in MurTay's new park, result
ing in a victory for the local fans
4 program VIII be rendered tomor-
row evening under the auspices or the
NJ. J. association.
4 farewell party was rendered FL
der Chas. Walters Of South Cotton
wood LAST evening He leaves the fore
part Of June to m a mission