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The oasis., 1909-09-25
MINING NEWS.

Prescott Courier: Charles Wal lace has purchased a six horse power gasoline hoist which he will erect on his property near the head of Government Canyon, three miles west of the city. The hoist will be installed at shaft so feet deep, which MT. Wallace intends to sink several hundred feet deeper. Mir. Wallace will leave tomorrow for a group of mines owned by him near the Bodie mine, where he has a small force engaged in develop ment
 Daily Globe: The Miami rail- road will be steaming into that great mining camp on the first day of October. This will be a gala day for the camp, and also for Globe, as it will mark the opening up of one of the greatest mineral districts in the world. There are about three hundred men at work in the mines there at the present time, but when the railroad reaches the town 200 additional will be set to work. The new concentrator which will have a capacity of 200C tons daily, will be erected soon and the railroad will be in readiness tC haul the plant to its location.
The oasis., 1909-09-25
BROS.
 General Merchandise

Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes Groceries, Hay, Grain, Flour, Etc. Liquors. Family Trade Supplied.
The oasis., 1909-09-25

Bouse Times: The Planet Mines Company has placards post ed about town calling for gasoline hoist men and miners. There is great amount of work being done at the Planet now and every freight team in Bouse is pressed into service hauling supplies to that place. The Winters are adding to their freight outfit and still there seems to be a shortage. The Little Butte has had some little difficulty in securing teams to haul supplies, aud others are complaining along the same line; however, the demand is being met as rapidly as possible.
 Daily Globe: Most of the Arizona COmercial mine force is now at work on the sixth level making ready to begin breaking ore as soon as the smelter is ready to handle it. The drift from which the ore will be taken first extends between the Eureka and Black Hawk shafts on the sixth level, a distance of over $50 feet. The new 1000 gallon Prescott station pump that has been installed recently will be set to work on the sixth level, and In the near future mining for pro. duction will be commenced on the seventh level, where the drift has already been started
 Tombstone Prospector: T h (
 marble prospects in the Chiricahus
 montains, in this county, were
 investigated by Sidney Page of the United States Geological Survey In 1906, at the request of tn, supervising architect of the treas uFy. The two groups of depositi examined are accessible iron
 Bowie, Arizona, and Redeo N. M
 The rock is practically nearl, pure carbonate of lime, of medium gFaloed crystalline granular struc pure, and is white with pinkisl tones. It is probably available flo exterior building and interio uecoratlve use. Tests of the marbl were made at the Geologica surveys structural materia @ooratory at St Louis.
 Yuma Sentinel: A. A. Rose re turned Thursday morning from LTD tO hic ,Nlooar olo iDoo n hnx,
Evening star., 1909-04-12
RICH GIFTS FOR EDUCATION.
Late Senator Villas Left Big Requests
to University.

ST. PAUL Mimi, April 1.-THE foreign
will of former Senator William F. Villas
of Wisconsin, Postmaster General under
President Cleveland, has been filed in the
Ramsey county probate court here by
Harris Richardson. attorney for the
estate, which amounts to about $4,000, 600
The reason for filing the will here is that
the estate includes several residence lots
in st. Paul and also about 10000 acres of
valuable land in the northern part of the
state.
After providing for members of his
family. Senator Villas left practically all
his estate to the University of Wisconsin
for fellowships. professorships and
scholarships In order to attain the ends
he desired with his property he made pro-
vision that certain amount of the in
come shall be added to the principal each
year until the total is 3O.OOOOOO.
The professorships are more for re-
search than instruction of students and
the will provides that each professor
shall draw a salary of 5000 to SO 600 a
year and shall not be compelled to teach
more than three hours week nor more
than one hour in single day. There are
ten scholarships of $500 each and ten
fellowships of $500 each. Provision is
also made for travelling fellowships of
81. 500 each and pensions of $500 a year
for professors after fifteen years service
Senator Villas died last fall at his home
in Madison, Wis.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
PRESIDENT Arp Mrs TAFT In CRcH
DEAF EAR FOR PENSION PLEAS
PLAN TO LIMIT SPECIAL LEGIS
LATION.
Senator McCumber Proposes Joint
Meeting of Committees to Adopt
Curtailing Policy.

An effort to limit the volume of specia
pension legislation will be made by Sena-
tor McCumber, chairman of the committee
on pensions, before adjournment of the
present extra session of Congress.
Such legislation has grown rapidly until
during the last Congress, about 5000 bills
the object of most of which was to in
crease existing pensions, were passed
During the present session about 1.OOt
bills providing for pensions not obtainable
under the general pensions laws have
been introduced in the Senate alone.
The reasons urged for such legislation
have been in the nature of exceptional
conditions either relating to the necessi-
ties of the applicant or to a failure on his
part to satisfy the technicalities of the
law. although he could prove to the salts
faction of a committee that he was en-
tion has grown SO rapidly that either ii
must be limited or the pension commit
tees of the Senate and House will have to
be given an additional force. making them
in fact pension bureaus of considerable
size.
To meet this condition. and to place
some limitation upon pension legislation.
Senator McCumber proposes to arrange a
joint meeting of the pension committees
of Congress when some plan with this
purpose in view will be considered. Mr..
McCumber believes that 1t may be possi-
BILE to reach agreement by which the
House and Senate practically will pledge
themselves that they will pass a given
amount of pension legislation in one ses-
sion and no more.
He expects this meeting to be held be-
fore the adjournment of this session, so
that some agreement will be in force when
Congress meets next December in regular
session: until which time no pension legis-
lation will be acted upon by either house.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
ELECTORAL REFORM IN ITALY
PREMIER GIOLITTI CONSIDER
ING CERTAIN CHANGES.
Proposed Redistribution of Seats and
Stringent Enforcement of Cor
rupt Practices Act.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, April 12.-The numerous dis
turbances and irregularities which oc-
Cured at the recent general election have
led Premier Giolitti to consider the de-
STABILITY of amending the present cleo
toral system. The chief features, of this
reform will probably be redistribution
of seats in conformity with the last CEN
sus, an attempt to prevent corruption by
heavy fines and the institution of scru-
tin de liste for each of the sxty-nine
provinces, instead of the present plan
OF scrutin d REIMBURSEMENT.
1t is claimed that the present method
of election increased the bitterness of
elections, because the main issues are
purely parochial. and therefore petty
and personal. For example. no contest in
Italy was more remarkable in this re-
spect than that for Albano, which re-
solved itself into a violent loca, conflict
between the little towns of Albano and
Frascati, both forming part of the con-
stituency. the one radical. the other cleri-
cal, and each loathing the other with the
ferOcity of two ancient Greek states. 1t
was not however. found that scrutin de
liste. which existed in Italy between 1882
and 1891, produced the results which were
expected from it. But there can be little
doubt that stringent corrupt practices
lie life, especially If it gave the power of
disfranchising thoroughly corrupt con-
stituency for several years. Direct brib-
cry still survives in some parts of Italy.
Instances have been given by politicians
during the last few days of how much q
vote cost In certain constituencies. In
one or two cases the figure was high.
AS for the redistribution scheme. the
difficulty is that the last census is al
ready eight years old, and during that
time emigration has still further increased
the difference between the depleted south
ern districts and the much less affected
regions of the north. Even in Rome
there is great lack of proportion be-
tween the size of the various electoral
divisions. the second containing twice as
many registered electors as any of the
other four. What would have more effect
upon the character of the chamber than
most reforms would be. as Signor Crispi
long ago suggested, the reduction of the
legal age. at present thirty, at which a.
man may become deputy. Italy Is gov
erned by the old. and minister of
forty is looked upon as stripping.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
PRESSURE OF SUNLIGHT.
British Astronomer Declares Weight
on Earth $50, 900 Tons.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, April 1.-THE pressure Of
sunlight falling on the earth's surface
represents weight of 10000 TONS" said
Mr.. A. s. Eddington, chief assistant at
Greenwich Observatory. in lecture at
the Royal Institution, but 1t Is insuf-
ficient to make the earth bulge q hairs
breadth from It's path
This fact was used by the. lecturer
to explain the mystery Of comets tails.
"The tail of comet streams out in
a direction nearly directly away from the
sum-" he stated. TT is not simply left be-
hind by the comet, it is driven away from
the sun.
I'VE are accustomed to regard the sun
as the center OF an attractive force by
which the planets are kept In their
orbits, and comets heads also move under
the same law. but the tail particles of
the comet do not seem to recognise this
force. For them the sun behaves AZ .
center Of repulsion and urges them away.
ut was for long a puzzle to understand
how the Snu can thus play q double
role, but probably the most popular ex-
planation Is that which aSCribes the
streaming away from the sun to the eff
feet of light-pressure. When radiation
a fre-falls on a surface IL exerts a
pressure on that surface tending to drive
it back
Mr. Eddington added that the photo
graph obtained at Greenwich last year
of Moorehouse's comet formed q cinemat-
ograph record of the marvellous motions
Of its tail
Evening star., 1909-04-12
EGGS GALORE FOR VISITORS
Seattle Broker Places Order fo1
Fifty-One Carloads in Iowa.

SEATTLE, Wash. April 12-Orders
for fifty-one carloads of eggs. or ap-
proximately 7.344,OOO eggs. have just
been placed with two egg-packing es-
adjustments in Iowa by Seattle
broker. The Alaska -Yukon-Paciic ex-
position. which will be held in Seattle
from June / to October 15, is expected
to attract hundreds of thousands of visit
ors from the east, and particularly
Missouri, Illinois. Minnesota. Wisconsin
and Nebraska, and the Seattle broker
declares that he not only expects to sell
every one Of the eggs for which he has
just let the contracts. but asserts he is
in the market for more. The shipments
from Iowa began the first week in April
and consignments will be made weekly
following that date. The contracts stipu-
late that the price to be paid for the eggs
will be the prevailing rate on delivery.
The huctuation of a single cent a dozen
means a difference Of So, 12O to the Seat
tie broker. II the market drops to Is
cents a dozen in Iowa, these contracts
will call for the payment of $71. 800. A
20-cent price would mean the payment of
$122, 400 The eggs will weigh 672. 400
pounds, or 336 tons.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
CURB ON THE NATIVE PRESS
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT TO RE-
vIvE OLD LAW.
Virulence Of a Certain Glass Of Pub
lications Said to Have Become
a Public Danger.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
CAIRO. April 12.-In consequence OF the
extreme virulence which has lately char
acterized section OF the Arabic press
and the danger to public security thereby
involved. the Egyptian government has
decided to revive the press law OF 1881,
which has been allowed to fall into abey-
ance since 1894
In recent years both the general assem-
bly, and the legislative council have
asked the government to take steps to
control excesses in the press. and the
opinion of all respectable natives is
strongly In favor Of the efficient meas
ures taken to remedy the evil. Appli-
cation of the ordinary law has proved
insufficient to repress these offenses. and
under the capituations all newspapers
can place themselves outside local juris-
diction by engaging a foreigner as nom-
inal editor.
Under the press law all newspapers
will have to be registered and deposit
security. They can be suspended after
two previous warnings have been given
or by a decision of the council Of min.
listers for offenses against public order
in any way interfere with the freedom
of political discussion or with the higher
class of European and Arabic newspa-
pers published in Egypt, but will mod
crate the excessive license and virulence
of the local gutter press. which Is be-
coming not only public scandal, but .
public danger.
The decision of the government will
be doubtless severely criticised By the
section OF the press aimed at. but such
criticism need not be taken into account.
nor is the view, held I'm some circles, that
the revival Of the press law ID due to
the influence Of the khedive, and 10 cer-
tain to be abused by the viceroy or min
isters likely to be borne out by facts,
since the British occupation OF Esypt, AZ
long as 1t continues, is guarantee
against any such abuse.
The majority of Egyptians. from the
ministers downward are more sensitive
than most Europeans to attacks from
the baser class of journals. which fire.
quently inf1ict the worst insult known to
orientals-namely. attacks upon the honor
of the harems-upon their victims, and
the energies and courage Of native Of
ficials, not excluding Judges. In some In
stances tend to collapse before such At.
tacks.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
AcD5ApPolnTED CROWD
WA1rlne AT AHLc3qY5@ Pek =. NJ

secretary; ]. S. Douglas, jr., s. P. Fisher
and ]. r. Cation, jr.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Anacostia Real
Estate Company, incorporated. of WASH
ingtOn and Ballston, Alexandria county,
with maximum and minimum capital
stock of $4,000. The objects of the COM
pany are to engage in the real estate
president: w. N. Miller, vice president;
w. P. Harlow. secretary; H. NJ. Spohr,
treasurer, all of Washington.
The younger generation today INDUCED
in egg rolling. and the George Washing,
ton Park. west of this city. attracted
hundreds of youngsters this afternoon,
many of whom. accompanied by their
elders, spent the afternoon picnicking g
on the grounds. Many also went to
Washington to the White House lot.
Police Court Cases.
A fine of $5 each was imposed today in
the police court in the case of r. B. Mace
and Charles Willett, charged with disor-
derly conduct. Nick Brown and James
Filsse were charged with disorderly con-
duct and fighting at the Braddock House
yesterday. They were also fined 81 each.
The funeral of Augustus N. Butts. who
died yesterday afternoon, will take place
Wednesday at noon from his home, 424
North Columbus street. Mr.. Butts was
eighty-twO years old and is survived by
was painter by trade. He was one of
the oldest members Of the Friendship
Fire Company. Members of that company
will attend the funeral.
The annual inspection of Company G.,
1st Virginia Regiment alexandria Light
Infantry. will be made tonight by Maj
]. s. Mallory, U.S.A. The company will
be in command of Capt. F. L. Slaymaker.
number of city officials have been in
vited to be present.
Rev. w. f. Watson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, left today for Marion,
N. c., where he will spend the next ten
days attending evangelistic services. Dur
ing his absence the pulpit in the local
church will be filled by Rev. T. v. Nc
Call Orange, Va.
terday afternoon Albert Mcknight, col
ored, fell from a light runaboht and the
horse. the property of p. T. Harrington,
liveryman, ran away and returned to
the livery. Mcknight escaped injury. The
lap robe and whip of the vehicle were
lost as the horse ran to this city.
Notes.
John Thomas, colored. thirteen years
old, died yesterday morning at the Alex
andria Hospital from tuberculosis Of the
throat.
The Easter services at the various
churches yesterday were largely attended.
At most of the churches the resident
clergy filled the pulpits.
business meeting of Alexandria Lodge,
No. 75S B. P. 0. E., will be held tonight.
new subdivision consisting of ten
acres near Fort Myer. Alexandria county,
know as PenrOse. has been opened by
r. c. L. Moncure and Judge Richard H.
Tebbs
The April term of the circuit court for
Alexandria county, Judge J. B. Z. Thorn
ton presiding, will convene Monday.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
Charged With Selling Short Measure

1gnazio Amato, a merchant of '144O p
street, forfeited $40 collateral in the Po-
lice Court this morning upon charge of
violating the weights and measures reg
ulations in the sale of short measure in
strawberries.
Amato was specifically charged with
selling about four-fifths of a quart of
berries for full measure. The charge was
the result of an inspection last Saturday
by Assistant Sealer of Weights and
Measures George X Howe. Policeman
Coffin of the second precinct made the
arrest
Evening star., 1909-04-12
HINDU LAWYER ON COUNCIL.

appointment at Calcutta Arouses
Criticism. From Agitators.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
CALCUTTA, April 12.-The important
announcement of the appointment of Mr..
Sinha Hindu lawyer. to the viceroy's
council was followed this week by the
holding of a small public meeting of
agitators, who expressed disapproval of
the "class representation announced by
Lord Morley" and urged the reunion OF
the two Bengals. Mr.. Surenderanath Ba-
nerjee congratulated the government and
the country on Mr.. Sinha's appointment
Europeans. while viewing the appoint
ment with Indifference, consider that Mr.
Sinha is well qualified and the least OBJ
iectionable of the candidates. The Mo-
hammedans present at the meeting op,
posed the object with which 1t was called
and, on the Bengalis carrying their reso-
luton. left the town hall in a body.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
Evangelist Arouses Audience.

WINSIDE,. Neb.. April l2.-Because
Miss Elizabeth Barth. a Sioux City. Iowa,
evangelist. who is conducting revival
meetings in the Winside NJ. e. Church,
has introduced whistling into the services
and the men whistle instead of sing a
few of the church members are holding
up their hands in horror. bbut the men
continue to whistle and are having an
enjoyable time. Miss Barth has been
sparing none in her sermons and is MAX
ing the sinners fidget in their seats.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
Heroism Of Nurses In Tropics.

The heroic services of nurses at the
front and in the fever hospitals of the
tropics. and the work of patriotic women
in 1895. will be the subject of addresses
at a meeting of the Legion of Spanish
War Women. to be held tomorrow even
ing, at TO Sth street.
Mrs. NJ. A. Wood, secretary. has in
vited number of patriotic women to be
present and affiliate with the new or
ganization
Evening star., 1909-04-12

W. II. Irwin died at his home at Roa-
noke, Va, aged forty-four years. He had
for many years been in the employ of the
Norfolk and Western railway He was a
native of Amherst county and his body
will be taken to Lynchburg for interment
Miss Violet G. Stottlemeyer of VOLTS
vile and Joseph H. Martin of Hagers-
town were married at the latter city.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
COMMISSIONERS MAY APPEAL
LOCAL GOVERNING BOARD TO
TAKE ACTION IN GAS CASES.
Mr.. Macfarland Will Probably Move
Approval of Recommendation by
Corporation Counsel.

Opinions expressed by two of the Dis
trict Commissioners today indicate that
in the cases against the two local gas
companies charged with failing to supply
gas of standard purity or power. an
appeal from the judgment recently rem
dered by the District Supreme Court in
favor Of the companies will be taken.
The formal report of Corporation Coun-
sci Thomas was not submitted to the
Commissioners until late this afternoon,
and after 1t has been considered by Com
missioner Macfarland he will suggest to
his colleagues the next step to be taken.
The corporation counsel recommends that
the Commissioners appeal either to the
higher court for a change in the courts
Interpretation Of the law or to Congress
for change in the law.
Mr.. Macfarland's Views.
II shall ask the Commissioners Com
missioner Macfarland said today, ito con-
slider the recommendations of the corpo-
ration counsel at an early day. My mind
inclines to approve the recommendation
for an appeal, so that we may have
final decision by the highest court that
will settle the legal questions. Then we
shall know whether further legislation is
necessary and what shape 1t should take.
There could be no legislation in any
event before next winter"
Commissioner West declares that mas
much as an application could not be
made to Congress for many months, he
would favor an appeal to the higher
court for a new ruling. That course, he
said would give the Commissioners the
benefit of the highest legal Interpretation
of the law before they recommended any
changes to Congress.
Evening star., 1909-04-12
Cemetery for Dogs and Cats.

LOS ANGELES. April PA twenty
acre cemetery for dogs and cats was
dedicated yesterday. New York, Lon
don and Paris are the only other cities
having similar cemeteries.
Evening star., 1909-04-12

Miss Mary Matheny of Thurmont and
Grover j. Kaufman of Waynesboro were
married in Hagerstown.
Frostburg mining journal., 1909-05-22

"Seamcn'S return" tickets are issued
by most British railways ut seaport
towns to sailors at reduced rates. y
rather we'll groomcd young man de
mandCd one to birmingham; the book
ing clerk ut Hull dcmurrcd
"'Scamcn's returns are only issued
to sailors" he snapped.
"Well, I'm sailor was the reply.
Il have only your word for that"
said the clerk. How am | to know it
Is Corrcct:"
"IIow are you to know" came the
answer. "Why, you leather neckcd,
swivel eyed son of sea cook, if You
feel my starhoard boom running foul
Of your headlights you'll know I've
been doing more than sit on Il stool
blcating all my life, and you'll haul in
your jaw tackle bit"
Give him the ticket" said the pas
scngcr superintendent, who had over
heard the dialogue; hes a sailor, right
enough. h."-London Scraps.
Frostburg mining journal., 1909-05-22
A Real JOHN Doe.

''Thcre goes a man who would be
justified in changing his uame." sail
the city salesman Ills name is real
ly Doe, and John in the bargain John
Doe. Moreover, he las sister Jane.
| wonder what kind of joke their par
entS were trying to pcrpctratc on those
helpless mortaIs. Doe as surname
was bad enough without adding to the
ofcnse by tacking on John and I1no.
When | first met john Doe | didn't
take his name seriously. | Thought
the man who introduced us was en-
joying a little pleasantly at my cX-
pcnsc or maybe at the expense of John
Doe. | smiled. John Doe did not
smile
"'You don't believe it, he said but
unfortunately 1t is true | am the fa-
nous Doe
Later l met his sister Jane and the
rest Of that particular Doe family.
They assured me that there are Il num-
Der of Does In town. ! presume there
are, but | trust that in most cases the
old folks had sense enough not to
christcn their offspring John and
Janc."-Ncw York Press.
Frostburg mining journal., 1909-05-22
Seeinn and 1hinkinn.

Most people see an object when they
think of it. They can see before their
eyes a geomctrical drawing or the fig
Ires on n chcssboard when they think
Of them. In order to think at all most
men make use of images, though they
may be of different kinds. Thus one
man when he thinks of Italy" sees
just the printed word; another sees the
cOuntry's outline on a map; another
may see the country spread out before
him, with its villages and towns.
Psychologists are beginning to classify
the different aids or images of which
men make use. Some, for example,
hear the words of their thought within
themselves; others read them, as II
the words were written generally in
black on a white ground. d.-LOndOn
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