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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-12

DISASTER
in TWO WEEKS in
VIRGINIA COLLIERY

RELIEF TRAIN, BEARING PHYSICIANS, IS
RUSHED TO SCENE STRICKEN FAMIL-
les, WILD WITH GRIEF, GATHER ABOUT
SHAFT - INSPECTION MADE AFTER THE
FIRST ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL CAUSE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-12
(BULLETIN)

WEIGH, W. Va, 1.-The heat from the burning
gases is SO intense this afternoon that no at
tempt Is being made to enter the mine. 1t is
believed the death list will reach $50.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
Electricity on shlpboard.

AZ recent shipbuildiny exposition
held In Germany the greater part OF
the exhibits related to the use of cleo
tricity on shipboard, and large num-
Der OF new and interesting devices
were shown for the first time. One of
the features OF the electrical building
was a chandelier which Is thought to
be the greatest thing of the kind ever
constructed. 1t comprised large
octagonal arrangement of angle iron,
with some decorative material inter
woven. and from 1t we're suspended 16
flaming arc lamps. The light from
this great cluster was almost binding.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
THE ALAMO TRAGEDY

the church. II was butchery then and
no slaughter house was ever more com
pletely blood soaked. Still they fought
on with clubbed guns.
Crockett was still on his feet and
with him band of five or six. He had
nothing left but the barrel of his rife
and with this he laid about him. Gen.
Castrillon wanted to spare the lives of
the remaining Texans and besought
his commanding general to do so.
Crockett heard Santa Annals refusal
and, dropping his "a gun barrel and
clutching his knife. he tried to break
through the fighting Gordon that sur
rounded him and reach the Mexican
general, but fell. riddled with bullets.
Meantime Col. Bowie, who lay on his
bed in another room without being
able to take a hand in the fight. as
sumed command of the wounded in
this hospital room. and ordered them
to sell their lives as dearly as pos
sible.
The doorway to this hospital room
was scarcely more than a single per
son could get through at time Lying
on his bed Bowie used his pistol and
several other pistols that were loaded
and handed to him, for he was as great
shot with the pistol as Crockett was
with the rife. Every shot killed
Mexican Santa Anna saw he was sac
rificing man as fast as Bowie could
pull trigger, and he resorted tc
most horrible expedient. The cannon
that the Texans had used in their de-
fense was led up so that its muzzle
was right at the door of the little
hospital room and load of grapeshot
and canister turned loose that de-
stroyed every living thing in that
room. Even after this cannon shot was
fired Bowie .lcsped from his bed and
plunged his knife into Mexican, and
both fell dead together.
History records that four persons
escaped this massacre. and they were
all non-ccmbatants. One was Mrs
Dickinson, wife of one of the Texan of
ficers. and her daughter. Emily; the
other two were negro servants. Miss
Emily was an infant at the time. Aft
erwards she was known as the child
of The Alamo"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
APPEAL TO ASTRONOMERS.
Massachusetts Men Would Suppl,
Vacancy Left by Government.

Cambridge. Mass.-An appeal to
the astronomers of American to CO.
operate In supplying the vacancy left
by the United States government
when it recently abandoned the work
of following the movement OF newly
discovered asteroids or minor planets
has been issued by Prof. Edward C.
Pickering Of the Harvard observatory
and the Rev. Joel II. Metcalf. the emf
nent Taunton astronomer.
Prof. Pickering states that nearly
all the asteroids discovered in Ameri-
ca in recent years have been found
by the Rev. Mr.. Metcalf. Prof Pick
ering in his statement says:
THE discovery of the asteroid
Eros of the group whose mean dis.
tance is approximately that OF Jupi-
ter, and of the variation In light OF
several asteroids, has given a value
to this department OF astronomical re-
search which it did not ma previous
ly. For Two or three years much use
full work was done by the naval OBJ
servatory in following the asteroids
found by Mr. Metcalf and II is hoped
its abandonment by the naval OBJ
servatory is only temporary"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
Moore's Dream Of a Sanguinary Fight
in the ParIor Not Substantiated.

Bedford Station, n. Y.-George C.
Moore. who lives with his niece in
Church street here, said solemnly TO
her the other morning at breakfast:
well. they came last night-three
of them. It's all very well TO lecture
about air and one thing and another.
but when burglars walk in through the
open windows"
Who came last night, uncle?" she
asked
Three burglars. ] heard their foot
steps. | went down. | said: Halt.
They wouldn't do 1t, and so shot, and
they shot. | think | received slight
flesh wound, but it's no matter. One
of the burglars was wounded His
blood. maybe his life blood. is on the
front parlor carpet. AS | say. it's all
very well to talk about fresh air and
to have fresh air in the daytime. but
when windows are flung wide open
'Show me the blood. uncle
Mr. Moore showed his niece some
dark red spots on the front parlor car
pet. For some reason. she did not
seem impressed. He went down to
tell the Police about IT, Two or thee
were sent up to the Moore house to
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
~ E!
II Decentralization
BY G. MASON
Of 81
IcopyrIght. by shOrtstory Pub. Coz
BY G. MASON

A fair young thing. with tender blue
eyes. entered Woodworth's office and
calmly seated herself A glance at her
portfolio impelled him TO seek refuge
in the cool brick vault of his neighbor
across the passage, Barker, who called
himself banker, but the lady barred
the way.
No. he said, desperately, without
waiting to be interrogated, Il don't
want to subscribe for History of the
War. nor Lives of the Candidates,
nor Picturesque Anything"
But. honored SIR replied the mild,
simple and rather simpering young
person. Il do not ask you to subscribe
for anything, unless. indeed, you
would honor me by taking ticket"
Ticket nothing." again interrupted
Woodwork I've no leisure for
amusements. My time is all taken up
with my profession-and science
'Ah. that is what drew me hither,"
beamed the beautiful girl. Il perceived
by your sign that you were a lawyer,
and have heard that you are a mem
ber--a prominent one-of the Psychi-
cal Research society. In one or both
capacities | think you can do me an
inestimable service
Woodwork. touched at two vulner-
able points, unbent.
You see, kind sir she continued,
that am materialized spirit. My
manager. Mr.. Stockton. who is stop
ping al the hotel-here is his card
called me forth from the spirit world
by mistake for Martha Washington,
with whom was contemporaneous.'
Woodwork had noticed the antique
style and courtly bearing OF his love
ly visitor.
HE delayed so long In endeavoring
to correct his error" she went on,
that instead of remaining in the misty,
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18

indistinct form in which spirits are
preferably presented, became as
thoroughly substantial as when / was
before on earth, 130 years ago"
Upon my word, young lady--or,
venerable dame" the lawyer cor
rected with halting courtesy, this is a
very extraordinary statement. Do you
know that you render yourself liable
to prosecution for obtaining money
under false pretenses when you at
tempt to sell tickets on such a tale as
that?"
She smiled trustingly. NO, sir, |
did not know that. Indeed, / am only
beginning to learn the strange things
OF your wonderful century-but like
them very much Though my famili-
ariiy with the distaff and spindle, the
needle and quill pen will no longer
afford me a livelihood, have an ar
dent longing to learn the sewing ma
chine or the typewriter-and become
a New Woman. am most anxious to
resume the life permaturely cut short
in 1770, in my eighteenth year. when
l died from what was erroneously di.
agnosed as quinsy. have reason to
believe that, had | been properly
treated for diphtheria with an anti
toxin serum, I would have lived to a
good old age"
What is there to prevent you from
doing so now?" asked Woodwork,
touched and interested immeasurably
by his singular client.
Because my master-for so / must
call him-Mr. Stockton, who brought
me from the other world, is determined
10 send me back. ] fear that, from
mercenary motives, he means TO de-
materialize me at his very next
seance.'
Woodworth hurriedly thought OF all
known legal processes, but neither
habeas corpus. ne exeat, nor any other
writ with which he was familiar
seemed a remedy against the peculiar
form OF extradition proposed by Shock
ton.
Putting on his hat. he exclaimed:
You sit right there while I inter.
view this tyrant, Miss -, beg your
PARDON"
Amy Alright was my name before, $
she answered. sweetly.
Finding the spiritual manager in his
improvised Office at the hotel, the law
yer addressed him by name, saying:
Il warn you to deslst from your perse-
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
FISH CARRIES OWN LICENSE.
Louisiana Specimen Relieved of Docu
ment by Hunter.

Morgan City. LATHE first Louis
lana catfish that ever considered 1t
necessary to carry a fishing license
around with him has been found, and.
incidentally, he has been relieved of
his license because IL was made out
in the name of another individual
The catfish in question was taken
from the waters OF Upper Grand lake.
and was so large that the fisherman
who caught him thought he had a
shark on his line until he drew the
big fellow up and saw his fiat head
and characteristic fms. After a fierce
battle with the monster he was cap
tired and sold TO Kleinpenter's fish
dock at Morgan City. There the huge
cat was being prepared for shipment,
when the fishing license was discov-
cred. II was inclosed in a water-tight
tin box, and along with 1t was
hunters license. properly drawn and
signed by the parish officials The
licenses showed that they had been
issued TO people of this parish, and
bore the signature of the sheriff. They
were not damaged from being swal-
lowed and carried around. and were
returned to their owners after being
taken from the fish.
The tin box containing the licenses
had been accidentally dropped over
board ten days before it was found.
and the owners of the licenses had OBJ
tanned duplicates.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
pEppeRcoRn REr,T is PAID.
Woman Gives s675 and Clears Cloud
from Title to Land.

New York.-FaiIure on the part of
lessees to pay to Trinity Episcopal
church. at Newark. ~ j., one pepper
corn year as rental for three lots
at South Eleventh and Orange streets
cost Anna T. Nevison of this city
s675. She paid the money in order
to clear the title of the cloud that
overhung it because of the failure of
others to pay the peppercorn to the
church.
The property originally was leased
in the latter part of the eighteenth
century for a lump sum and one pep
percorn a year The lease was as
good as a transfer of property, as it
ran for ninety-nine years, with the
privilege of renewals. When the prop
erty was leased the church was un-
able. under the law. TO sell it out
right.
The lease passed into the posses
sion of Miss Nevison, and she sold
1t to Theophile We'll of Brooklyn.
When he tried to obtain loan on it
the trust company refused to ad-
vance money on the ground that the
lease has been forfeited TO the church
by the lesees. who had failed to pay
the peppercorn. Thereuron he threw
the property back on Hiss Nevison's
hands. She made an agreement with
the church whereby II accepted s675
in payment of the peppercorn it did
not get.
BY the payment of the money Miss
Nevison cleared the title to her lease.
which virtually is the title to the
property. In future. 1t is believed.
the peppercorn will be paid annually.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18


Lieut. oliver
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
roo ran 10 Gel a Wife.

Sayre. Pa.-Oscar Kraus OF Rich
ford has been here for several days
in final effort. so he says, TO get a
wife. He is handicapped by the fact
that he is only one-half inch less than
seven feet tall, and he has found that
the proposals he has made are all re
fused on account of his height and
slenderness. He is now advertising
for soul mate and offers good
home ON his well-conducted farm. He
tried advertising some time ago, but
while he corresponded with several
women all of them baked when they
either learned how tall he was or saw
him. If he doesn't win out this time
he says he will give up trying.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
The Building Of a BattIesbip.

The greatest single piece OF work
which can be given to navy yard is
the building of a battleship. 1t has
been learned from hard experience
that these ships cost from rs to so
per cent. more when built by the gov
ernment than they do when built by
contract In private yards. That Is,
there is loss to the government of
from 100000 to $l.500.O00 on every
one II builds.-McClure's.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
BLOODY MASSACRE OCCURRED
JUST 73 YEARS AGO.
Story of Slaughter of Americans by
Mexicans in Which Three Men
Met Death and Fame-Bravery
Of Frontiersmen

7 Austin, Tex.-Seventy- three years
ago three of the most heroic figures
in American history wrote their names
on their country's scroll of fame in
letters that time will never fade.
4 March 6, 1886, was enacted the final
scene in the tragedy of Alamo in
which David Crockett, William Travis
and James Bowie, with their handful
OF devoted and fearless followers.
yielded mp their lives. There were less
than 200 of these daring spirits within
the walls of the ancient mission in
San Antonio. Tex, and they were op
posed by an army of more than 5000
Mexicans, under command of Gen.
Santa Anna.
The Alamo is now little more than
splendid ruin in San Antonio. Every
one of the heroes of the Alamo was
an American frontiersman.
On February 20 Santa Anna crossed
the Rio Grande at the head of an army
for the purpose of putting down the
revolt that threatened to sever Texas
from Mexico. This invasion of Texas
stirred up all the fighting blood in the
gallant spirits. Gen. Sam Houston,
commanderin-chief, thought best to
retire across the Colorado river and
await reinforcements. Col. William
Travis did not agree with him and.
with the regular garrison, took refuge
in the old Spanish mission and deter
mined to make last stand against
the Mexicans. Col. James Bowie. ia
nous as duelist and as the maker of
the Bowie knife, agreed with his
plans. David Crockett joined them al
most Immediately.
The three intrepid commanders had
mere handful of men and only one
small cannon. Against this company
came the great Mexican army. The
doors of the makeshift fortress were
barricaded, and when on the last day
of February messenger came from
Santa Anna demanding surrender he
was sent back with words of defiance
The Mexican army surrounded the old
stone building and big gun was
wheeled into position and opened fire.
Crockett was asleep when a cannon
ball announced that the opening of
the last fight had commenced. Col
Bowie was bedfast from a wound, but
Travis was in active command
Crockett sprang from his bunk and
saw in minute that the gun was
within rifle range. Crockett was
dead shot and he picked off five " xxi
can gunners with rifles loaded and
handed to him as fast as the Mexicans
attempted to use their cannon. Finally
they were actually driven back by
Crocketts accurate aim.
Then the Mexicans let things settle
down to state OF siege. For five days
II continued, and then Santa Anna de-
cided to try to carry the place by as
sault. The storming parties were held
at bay by the Texan rifiemen on three
sides, but a column under command of
Gen. Castrillon attacked the weak
north wall and made breach.
Then came the most desperate hand
to-hand fight of which history makes
record The Mexicans were beaten
back again and again. but each time
they renewed the attack they made
better headway. The outer wall was
carried and the Texans retired within
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
Jam, Not Burglars Gore

look around. Mr.. Moore's niece took
one of the policemen aside.
Those dark spots are raspberry
JAM she whispered.
The police could find no marks OF
bullets in the house, nor did Mr..
Moore show any wound. One glass OF
Jam is thought TO be the total loss.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
Mot So Nav

"A chap came along yesterday TAX
ing orders for metal mothers"
What on earth are metal moth.
ers?'
"Incnbators
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-18
Unc,e Ezra says:

Never brag NV yewr fish ontil1 yew
git him. an then yew must hev wit
nesses."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-20

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|O|inW n0NudS |echdN en- ID LbedQ del BONdl MGgQlf
grandes apcaciones encuder~
encaadernado en- tel; Las Las
100
Eeaes Elssssidsd o5s
dernado enpasta, atlas
Bibioteca ingeniena
de construccones de Hormigdn B cemeno armada.
Rssstsnca de- Matsrses :acaadsrn:io $50
ssaeameno poblacion eaca:dernado 200
Minero e buscador minas tomo encuader- ''
del sobesane de obas pdbiicss tomo encuadernado ~
para Exploitation Aqua. Rdstica...>. rs
Bhliotaa del Mecanco
a.: Ss$$ S 's4s
Bibioteca INDUSTRIAL Agricoa Artes 0dcios
Manual para la crfa de
se vstsr s ae 100
vademeeam d del yeteao del sanadero encsder @
rratado os
Aerieanura cientdes. eaeaadernado os
longos sassss
Osticultura. encradernado oso
Manual Practice para eli culvo Agodoneo
general encuaderndo
Manual del lcois recetas pract'cs tono e1cu2
Tratado Complete Manipu.aci6n
rratado Practice d. f45qcacia de- Asuasdieases
Manual AGdco del Tao1e9o Sacansa:a
aoreasa sSs so::s Bessdas -;
Fabrication Chocolates galeas
encuadernado
Trstado de Fototipa tono encuadernado en- se1a go
Ell abogado de los Industriaes
de Con6terfa pastelera Repoterfa <ee21aa@a-
pequehas industries aeane toao4
Artes indusriales. =, u75
lTratado de la Tipografa ~* $50
Fabrication Aibdmina geEaina engeAos~
en-
IEtnogafla. O}o
IEnerg1
ICosmografla. " oSo
Estenotpa .Taqugraa Mecanca. eacade
Manual de Te1egana PrSctica 4 ono Rdstica -.. 900
Tratado del de Camisas too encuade1mado a rs
de Carpneria ~ 25o
IFormulao de Duarda Beaumetz-Gtiaa Edic6al tmno
Antropometra encuadernado tela-- 03o
tela
Are de cuidar alos enfernos = US
8snices colas
Bbdioteca para Fa2aes
Rasca
encuadernado o.3o
Sslud Beleza czetosde la Hygiene toca Rdsca
La Homeopafa simTNhcada. encuadenado en- teta
Manual de
de a Madre de fauna. - ---.-.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-20
IN A B o N A
TINTURA INDIANA
para ell cabello y la barba

para el cabello y la barba
S,ENORA: ipor que Sc apura
Existiendo csa TINTURA?
lie sale 4 usted una cana?
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iQne el pelo Sc desentona?
iPnes p6ngase la INABONA!
~ quien usted la destrona
De su solio conyugal,
Usando la sin igual
TINTURA INDIANA INABONA?
Consigala en- las Farmacias. -.
iY nos dara usted las gracias!
Inabona Indian Tincture
Company Inc.
{Capital $600OO)
ALLEN Al
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-20
MoYimientO maritime
ENTRADAs DEL KxTE1IcR

Bergantin espahOl Urbana DE Tri--
zlidad con papaS y cebOlaas.
Goleta americana Kate Feore de Mo-
villa.
Goleta americana Phineas w. Sprag.
ne de La Isla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-20
DE LA COSTA

Costeros CazadOr y Maria Artau.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-20
VELERos DE LA LINKA BKNNE1

GOieta americana. e. Star Jones.
Debe haber salidO de New York para
esta, ell "a del p'asade.
COnsignatarios, Sobrinos de Ez-
quiaga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-20
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ACCIONES
Banco Territorial y Agricola $50
Ranco de Puerto Rico 40 & Al
CEDULASs H1POTECAR1AS
Banco Territorial y Agr1cola:
Emisioues 8" Us" 500.
Ldem g. $Ioo.
The border vidette., 1909-01-16
Order to Show Cause on Sale of Req
 Estate.

In the Probate Court of Santa Cruz
 County, Territory of Arizona.
 In the matter of the estate of George Schryver, deceased.
 Frank Mitchell the administrator of the estate of George Schryver. deceas- ed, having filed his petition herein praying for an order of sale of all of tho real estate, towit: Lots 1 and 3 Block D. Patagonia Townsite, Santa Cruz Co.,, Arizona, of said deceased, for the purposes therein set forth, 1t is therefore ordered by the Judge of said Probate Court, that all persons in terested in the estate of said deceased appear before the said Probate Court on Monday, January 11th, 1909 at 10 o'clock a.. m. of said day, at the Court room of sald Probate Court, at Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, to show cause why an order should not be granted to the said administrator to sell all of said real estate, at private sale, and that copy of this oraer be pu blished at least four'successlve weeks in THE BORDER VIDETTE. a newspaper printed and published in said County and Territory.
 Dated at NogaIes, Arizona this 10th day Of December, 1908.
 M. MARSTELLER,
 12 19 It. Probate Judge.
The border vidette., 1909-01-16
Up-TO-Date Assay Office.

Prof. E. M. Wade, of the we'll known firm of Wade St Wade, Los Angeles, has esta ablished a first class branch laboratory in Nogales. Arizona, which will be under his personal management. The office is designated as the Uncle Sam As say Office. Prof. Wade will make a speciality, beyond the ordinary work, in the testing of rare metals and minerals the analysis of oils, waters, guanes; Cyanide and other metallurgical tests.
 He comes highly recommended by the secretaries of the chambers of Commerce and Mines of Los An geles, Hon. J. Ross Clark, of the Salt Lake Ky Co.,, and others. He is the originator and inventor of some very simple and easily mas tered chemical methods of assay ing, suited for the use of the or dinary mining man and pros- pector. The methods check up closely with the fire assay, and the outfit, with a book of instructions, is enclosed in an ordinary hand case that can be transported any where. Demonstrations will be freely given at the Uncle Sam As say Office, on north Morley Ave.
 Power has been installed for crushing large samples.
The border vidette., 1909-01-16
SummOnds.
1-9-4t.

In the District Court of the Second in and for Santa Cruz County.
 James $. Reddoch. plaintiff. vs. Josephine R. Reddoch.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Santa Cruz and the com plaint filed in said County of Santa Cruz, in the office of the Clerk of said District Court.
 In the Name of the Territory of Ari- zona, to Josephine R. Reddoch, de- fendant, Greeting:
 You are Hereby Summoned and re- quired to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaint- if in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for Santa Cruz County, and answer the complaint therein filed with the clerk of ttis said court, at Nogales in said county, within twenty days after the service upon you of this summons, If served :n this sad county, or in all other cases within thirty days thereafter, the times above mentioned being exclusive of the day of service, or judgment by default will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand and the seal Of the District Court of the Second Judi cial District, Territory of Arizona, in and for tine County of Santa Cruz this 4th day of January 1909.
 ALLEN T. BIRD, (SeaD Clerk Of said District Court
 BY c. N. BIRD, 1-9 1t. Deputy Clerk.
The border vidette., 1909-01-16
gasasaa, Ya9si River x Pacific
 RAILROAD Co.

To Connecting Lines:
 We take pleasure in announcing the open. ing to traffic, effective July 18th, of second section of the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pacific Extension, Potam to Corral.
 With completion of this section the line will be open to all classes of business between Empalme. (Guaymas junction with Sonora Railwav) to Corral Station at kIlometer one hundred and two,-siXty-three miles, of this line will give rail connection are Torin -Lencho Station-and Cocorit-Corral Station ia the Yaqui River Valley.
 For the present train service will consist of one mixed train each way daily, which will be operated on the following schedules: