The Washington herald., 1909-02-08
AT THE HOTELS.

AEc JtG4lC army q Adktvud- nyASs
OF even delegation OF the national or
ganization, win not participate at the
inaugural parade" said Mai. Charles P.
Battelie, Of Boston. an old 9. A r.
veteran, at the Raleigh. yesterday.
The old boys are too old to march
now for hours" continued Maj BatteIle-
And another reason is that about % per
cent Of them are too poor 10 defray ths
expenses which q trip 70 Washington and
return would entail
Although there IS no politics n the
Grand Army organization, it Is generally
understood that Mr. TAFT is very popular
with them, and that he viii take an
interest in their welfare
I'VE are simply getting too old. and
most OF US have no money TO Indulge IN
trip to washington"
Daniel Boone neglected his many oppor-
tunities and might have died rich, accord
ing to Warren c. Warren. OF Kansas
City, who is at the New Willard Mr.
Warren Is a lawyer, and IS here on busi-
ness before the departments.
"If his greed OF possession had borne
any sort Of relation 20 his greed OF dis
covery," continued Mr.. Warren, Daniel
Boone might have died the greatest land
owner in America When he died in 10
he owned not land enough 20 be buried IN
The grave was provided by his thrifty
/ and prosperous sOn-in-iaW. Flanders Cal
/ laway. with whom the old pioneer spent
his declining years. the ruling passion
/ for wandering in the woods remaining
! with him 10 the end Boone was the
I first white man 70 penetrate and explcTe
( the forests of the Dark and Bloody
Ground the hunting grounds on which
I the Indians from north Of the Ohio
1 fought so hercely with those from East
/ Tennessee and Mississippi that none o.
/ them could stay there in peace
There are conflicting stories Why Boone
I died Iandless. One % them Is that he
sold his grants Of land il Kentucky for
scrip that proved 20 be worthless An
other adds that ne held much Of the
i land until Kentucky became 2 state and
4 then Il was he found he had neglected
] precautions Necessary 70 make his title
good. At any rate. he quit Kentucky ss
/ landless as he had entered Il, and cams
TO Missouri eight years before the coun-
/ try west OF the Mississippi passed into
! American possession.
The Spanish governor offered him
grant Of 1000 acres. but he scorned the
/ trip 70 New Orleans that was necessary
TO get the grant confirmed by the Spanish
governor there. Later, Congress voted
/ him q grant OF leo acres. but that also
slipped through his hands.
Boone was negligent In looking after
I his landed possessions because he was
more intent upon exploration than upon
occupation he must have felt also that
/ land could be had anywhere IN those
g. - 80 -.
/ for Boone that Flanders Galloway, who
had rescued a daughter of Boone from the
/ Indians in Kentucky before he married
her. was a better man OF business. and
provided well Cor the veteran vanderer
Of the woods"
Baker F. Murray. OF Mexico City. Is al
the Arlington M Murray IS a banker
and broker. and has connections IN New
York
What's new and interesting in Mexico.
Mr.. Murray he was asked.
"a final settlement has Just been made
IN 3 lawsuit which had been pending IN
the courts of the State OF Oaxaca. Mexico.
for 80 years That's interesting. isn't IT.
The dispute arose between the local
authorities OF the towns Of Yodocorno and
boundary line between the two villages.
Both towns held titles 70 the same land.
the conflicting grants being made By the
( colonial government The titles held BY
private parties were also involved, and
each town brought suit against the other
for the land claimed to De Justly due f.
The suit dragged along for the first 10
years, one legal step after another being
taken by the cOntending towns Another
century passed. and then another, and
still the suit was undecided. During al
this time the people OF the respective
towns were sTrayed against each other in
bitter enmity, and many have been the
armed eenfiicts that have taken place
between the opposing factions
The father Of President Porfrio Disz
was q native OF TodOcomO. and stood
high IN the little country community be-
cause Of his mental ability. He took. an
active interest IN the long-pending suit.
and during his life tine made every ef-
fort 70 get a final decision OF the case.
He was unsuccessful and the years
dragged By. President Diaz gave the
matter his personal attention not long
ago, and the ancient records relating 70
the land grants and the conficting boun-
dsTy were carefully examined The nat
ter was then laid before the people OF ths
two towns. and after many conferences a
settlement OF the case was reached and
the suit in court was formally dismissed.
It is said 70 have held a place upon the
court dOckets longer than anv suit in the
worlds history.
The new boundary line between tbs
two towns is to be marked by the ereo-
: tio1 Of 8 stone monument 4 great cele-
bration to be held BY the people OF .Yo-
docomO and Nunu % commemorate the
settlement OF the dispute IS to be called
the feast OF peace
Few persons not directly interested
n mining realize the extent to which TN
Der is used in this very important in.
dustry. said NJ 3. Craig. Of Denver.
Colo, al the National. yesterday. Mr
Craig is practical mine operator.
The average man has only a vague
understanding Of the Importance of tbs
part that timber plays in the rninins
industry, and seldom thinks OF the enOr-
nous quantities required each year tc
prevent the caving-in OF the overhsngine
ground, and 20 keep open the main work
ing passages OF the mines.
, There are two general classes OF such
timbers- The first is used in 'bracing the
Slopes as they are called. where the ore
is being taken out As the ore is mined
the surrounding rock IS held IN plscs
by brscing = with heavy tirlbers
framed into rectangular sets. When
ore directly above the first set is re
moved. & second set Is built in on top
and so On The service Of these timbers
ends when the ore is exhausted and
the active mining IS transferred 20 an
other vein or body.
After q tine these timbers decay 4
! q point where the pressure OF the rocb
, walls crashes them, and a 'cave-in' oc-
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