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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-30
At Wilson Park
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
The flies are little troublesome In
the woods, but their attentions are
accepted In q spirit Of cheerfulness.
one day last week q young gentle
man who is evidently q disciple OF
Professor Darwin, while saving away
was overheard singing rs follows:
Would possessed that long lost tail
To brush the flies away.
I'd whisk them to that torrid zone
Where fans are used all day.
I'd swish 1t round from side to side,
Without . single kink:
Glad 70 be thus Darwinifed,
And be the missing link.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-30
Good Roads, Etc.

The now coaches for H. P. Spurlock
have afrived, and those now taking
the stage for the White River coun-
try con ride in the best The journey
10 Mssker u . long one ut best, and
patrons will appreciate good roads
and good conveyanoes.-Rifie Tele-
gram.
Now let us have . good road on
which to run these fine coaches.
TheHayden Republican says: 1.-THE
biggest, surest asset . county can
have h good road system" And
the Republican IL right
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-30

II IL the composition Of forces that
constructs strength.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
For Sale by s. Jacobs Co.
Elko.. Nevada -
STRIKE SITUATION

The strike situation remains
about the same. The freight here
tofore coming by the way of Nina
from San Francisco is arriving over
the southern route via Goldfield.
1t is estimated that the strike is
costing the Tonopah and Goldfeld
railroad company at least $1,000
a day over the old scale of wages
paid the Brotherhood employees, or
$50, 900 month.
The local formerly run from
Tonopah to Goldfield in the morn
ing and returning at Cos o'clock
in the evening is now running via
Millers where switching is done.
The train arrives in Tonopah about
8 o'clock in the evening, two hours
late.-Tonopah Bonanza
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
Tho UnheroIc Ace.

Somebody asked Frank Keenan, at a
woman's club at which he spoke the
other day If he thought there were
any embryo Keans or Booths waiting
to burst forth from obscurity There
may be-" he said. but there's no
chance for them now. The conditions
Of the stage to-day don't call for act.
ing or encourage It. But believe that
when the time and the opportunity
come the man appears. During the
Spanish-American war I was standing
with n Wall street man on a corner
in the lawer part of the city while an
outward bound regiment went march
ing by I CHANGED to glance at my
companion as the soldiers passed,
flags flying and music playing. and
there he was with his face drawn up,
blubbering like schoolboy with emo.
ton. And in business he was one of
the toughest propositions in Wall
street n somebody had come along
that minute, though, he could have re.
cruited him without the least trouble.
] tell you. the feeling is always there,
deep down, and they appear--gen.
erals. actors, what not-when the con.
ditions call them out" -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
DARING FEATS OF SWIMMERS
Two Remarkable Aquatic Perform.
ances That Have Aroused the
Worlds Admiration.

The aquatic feat performed by Jules
Gautier recently is one of the most
remarkable on record With hands
and feet manaclcd and his move
ments hampered by a rope attached
round his waist to waterman's
skff, he swan over the varsity boat
race course from Putney to Mortlake,
London, England. n distance of four
and a quarter miles. in an hour and
a half. He finished quite fresh and
clambered into a boat without assist.
ance at the end of the swim.
IT is not the first time, however.
that Gautier has swum long distance
with hands and feet tied. Five years
ago he swan from Putney Pier to
Tower Bridge. distance Of nine
miles. In just over two hours, with
wrists and hands manacled together.
and has dived from London bridge
at high water similarly handicapped.
Particularly daring. however, was
the feat Of a certain music hall artist
who In October last. jumped from
Westminster bridge into the river
while manacled with an iron band
round his neck, linked with an iron
chain to leg-irons. and five handouts
stretched across his arms. He could
not swim stroke. but was quickly
hauled into a boat waiting for him
after he had struck the water.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
PROPOSED TO Tx WESTERN LANDS

The senate committee on public
lands purposes to make unpatented
railroad grants subject to taxation.
Senator Hughes has reported to the
senate the Nelson bill, which re-
quires the railroad to supply the
money for resurveys of such lands.
There are between four and five
million acres of these railroad grant
lands in the United States, of which
about 2O,OOO,0OO acres are in Mon
tana and 100000 acres in Oregon.
The states could not tax the lands,
and no one has any benefit. The
railroads having property not tax
able have been content to hold the
lands for natural increase in values.
H d i
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
MINERS POISONED BY ORE

With some half dozen cases of
poisoning from handling ore in the
Belmont mine under treatment by
local physicians at present, a job in
that promising producer would
seem to enrail certain penalties. S.
Nj. Blackmore, C. A. Donedro and
Henry Hughson are among the half
dozen or more cases of the kind at
present under treatment and they
have been on the sick list or vary
ing periods-from a few days in the
case of one to several weeks in the
case of another. They all tell the
same story of the danger of poison
ing from handling the ore. '-,":
This danger seems to exist only
as regards the ores found between
the 1000 and 1100-foot levels, and
then only when there is an abrasion
of the skin. But if the ore in the
locality indicated comes in contact
with an open cut or bruise serious
consequences may ensue.
AS one of the physicians treating
the cases remarked: Poisoning
from this ore is no trivial matter,
if neglected. A slight swelling of
the finger, for instance, is quickly
followed by acute inflammation of
the entire arm, with some symptoms
of blood poisoning, and then the
symptoms become alarming and
dangerous. Early treatment, how
ever, judging from the several cases
l have handled, is followed by
easy recovery.
What aggravates these cases, as
a miner employed at the Belmont
puts it, or what increases the danger
of infection, is the heat that
prevails in the lower levels. The
water drips from a man from the
heat, he scratchs his skin and abrades
it, and then he gets poisoned from
the ore. And it means a lay-off
from one week TO a month or more,
with the incident sickness and con-
sequent doctors bill.
No analysis has been made, so far
as known, which indicates what is
the nature Of the poisonous sub
stance in the ore. Most likely,
however, it is one Of the many
forms of arsenic, but this is rather
an infrequent occurrence in silver
ores, but somewhat common in
native lead ores. And peculiar
feature of the case here is that the
ores which cause the infection are
found only in one section of the
Belmont. No trouble is had from
the ores in other parts of the same
mine.-Tonopah Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
RATIFYIRG COHSTITU-
~ .5':~' = TIONAL AMENDMENTS

There seems to be deal of con-
fusion as to the processes which
must be observed in ratifying an
amendment to the federal consti-
tuition. The legislature of South
Carolina in sending it's resolution to
the United States senate, instead of
to the secretary of state, finds itself
in strange tangle. Kentucky is
in similar dilema because the
legislature, in passing the ratifi-
cation resolution, failed to quote
correctly the words of the amend
ment.
The constit ution is unfortunately,
vague in describing the conditions
under which the states must approve
an amendment, and has fixed no
limit of time within which they
must act, says the Butte News. Yet
it would seem to involve an absurdity
if state should be free to wait for
ten, twenty or thirty years before
voting, possibly giving the deciding
vote on an amendment pending for
all that period of time,
1t has been decided by precedent
that state cannot ratify an amend
ment and afterward recall the ratifi-
cation. Some states tried to do
this in the case of the war amend
ments, but since the original papers
in the transaction had long before
passed to Washington, the secretary
of state held that there was no
question of ratification before the
legislature of the reconsidering
states, and refused to receive the
multiplying resolutions.
When the original constitution
was submitted, on September 8,
1877, no time limit was fixed for
ratification. The instrument was
to become effective when ratified by
nine states applying to those states
only. The ninth state, New Ham,
pshire, voted affirmativeIy on June
n, 1888. Two states, Virginia and
New York, expressed tardy ap-
proval, the former on June 26,
1873, and the later on July 6, 1888.
Two other states held out much
longer-North Carolina until Nov
ember FL, 1889, and Rhode Island
until May 8, 100. In North Caro-
lima second constitutional con-
vention was called to secure ratifi-
cation, thus apparently setting the
precedent that original negative &C
ton by state is not final. But how
long does the opportunity for re-
versal continue? That is question
which has never been decided and
which is likely at some time to cause
discussion among our ingenious con-
stitutional lawyers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
Would Not Spoil the Moment.

Good gracious, we've been sitting
on a newly.palnted bench" ..
IL know" ...
You know. and didn't say any.
thing!" ,.... Es.. a,..
Don't be angry, dearest. You
were just telling me you loved ME,
and wanted you to finish FIRST
F1iegende Blaetter. .nsss ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22
Yet Uncertain.

Tbeorist--W What is the fruit of all
this political work?
Politlcian-Too early to tell yet. II
may be a lemon and II may be soms
plums.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-22

we'll Named "Peach King"
>. Il. Hale of Georgia, the Peach
itiag," has $4,000 trees in his south.
ern orchards alone, a.t>. ~. ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-05
PE0NAGE, WAS
.G0MPERS' Charge
Continued from PAGE ~

their inspection was as strict as the
law dire cts. Mr.. Gompers' letter by
interference reflected on territorial
officials.
The full text of the letter follows:
June Z. 1910.
Sir:-An appalling state of affairs.
which for some time past has been
existing on the Territory Of Hawaii
has been brought to my attention. 4,
understand that your Department
is now investigating the facts report.
ed to you through a petition present.
ed to you on behalf OF over one thou.
sand Russian peasants lured into the
Hawaiian Territory by the sugar
planters of the Islands acting under
the cover of the Hawaiian Territorial
Board of immigration.
Taking advantage of the provision
of Section 9 of the Act Of Congress OF
1907. referring to the prohibition Of
Contract Labor Law. whereby the
States and Territories under the jur
lsdiction Of the United States are
exempted from punishment for adver
Using in Foreign Countries. the sugar
planters of the Islands procured the
passage Of an Act by the Hawaiian
Territory on the 22nd Of March. 1903
whereby they have permitted them
selves to be taxed special two pei
cent income tax under the high sound
Ing title ITO promote the conserva
tion and development Of the natura
resources of the Territory through i'm
migration and other means.
Prior to the passage Of said Ac
a public hearing was called by tn,
Committee on Ways and Means OF th'
two houses Of the Hawaiian Leglsla
| ture.
The Chairman Of the Senate Com
mlttee was Mr. Fairchild. who. at the
time. was and | believe still IL. tn,
manager and part owner OF Col
Spaldlng's sugar plantation; tn
Chairman OF the Committee of the
House OF Representatives was Mr.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-05

minated by exploites OF labor. will
not be tolerated by your Department.
IL the sincere hope OF American Or
gnnized Labor. which ! have the hon
or to represent. And with this sin.
cere belief. | take the liberty OF lay
Ing the matter before you.
trust that immediate steps will
be taken by your Department for the
prevention OF the continuance OF the
peonage system practlced upon our
Territory, and that those who have
heretofore violated the law will be
legally prosecuted for the violations
OF laws by them committed. and that
legal action will also be taken In be-
half of the victims of fraud and mis-
representation. pursuant to Section s
Of the Act Of 1907
Very respectfully yours,
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
President American Federation OF
Labor.
HON. CHARLES NAGLE.
Department Of Commerce and
Labor. Washington, ID. c.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-05

done for the people, and the owners
Of the plantations evidently took an.
other course to drive the people into
submission.
II started with the arrest of their
three leaders, a. vasilieff. Bilon and
Surupoff. who charged with vagrancy
were sentenced TO three months i'm,
prisonment; then came ten more ar,
rests for alleged vagrancy. and six OF
them were sentenced to six months
Imprisonment.
At the time Vasilieif was arrested
the people rose In Indignation. de
handing an explanation for the arrest
of their leader, but they were brutal
ly attacked by the police, woundinl
many of the men. as well as the wo
men and children.
Rumors have been spread through
the press dominated by the planters
with View OF overawing the peas
ants and forcing them into submis
sion; the Police Commissioner of Ho
nolulu had ordered the police to shoe
to kill.
From the examination OF the abov'
1t seems very clear that diagram
violation OF the contract labor provi
sions of the Act of Congress OF 1907
; Sections and 5. has been continu
ously and systematically carried oil
by connivance between the authori
ties Of the Hawaiian Territory an,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-05

but the money they brought with
them, realized from the sale of their
real property and other belongings at
home, the men revolted; they left the
plantations and went to Honolulu
with a view Of informing the Ameri.
can Government, through its regular,
ly constituted authorities.
The people looked for work else,
where, but could find none.
The Governor of the Territory was
Informed by delegation sent by the
men, of the unbearable conditions
but the only answer that they recelv'
ed from the Governor was that they
were to return to the plantations, and
n promise to improve the conditions
Of their life was made.
The people returned to work. but
found no fulfillment OF any OF the pro
misses made, and the people began ia
appeal for assistance from the outside
\ world.
The people rose In protest. then
| they were driven from the planta
tons.
Some have found employment work
! Ing on Japanese vessels,
Hundreds Of others were left bread
less and homeless, all OF them hav
| ing been driven from their shanties
their belongings having been thrown
out into the open fields, where Tho
men, with the women and children
are now rowing under the open sky
pleading and crying for help.
They have sent two delegates to e
to Washington; on their way thes'
delegates stopped at the lmperia
Russian Consulate at San Francisco
and they were there assured by thu
Consul that there was no necessit!
for them to go to Washington, ad
vising them to return to Honolulu, thu
Consul having referred them to a Rus
sian representative, one Kerberg, who
he assured them, would take care o
their grievances and remedy al
wrongs.
The men returned, but nothing wa
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-05
HEDEMANN WILL
DO PROMOTION

Manager lIedemann will leave for
the coast on the Korea on his way
to New York to place a part of the
contract for the new Formosa sugar
mill with eastern foundries.
Accepting his offer to do anything
In the line of promotion for the is
lands while he is on the mainland.
the Promition Committee has asked
him to "sIze up" the situation at At
lantic city us regards Hawali's ex-
hibit ON the board walk.
Secretary Wood, OF the Promotion
Committee will arrive on the wilhel-
nina next Tuesday.
Bulletin Business Office Phone 256
prlletin Editorial Room Phone 185
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01

destroyed was located between two
frame buildings and appears tn have
neen sucked out and demolished, while
the two slighter built frame structures
were left unhurt and not moved from
their foundations. The onIv persons
killed were the old man and bahy on
the outskirts of the town. Their
names were Halvor Thorinson and the
enid was daughter of Albert Alison.
None OF the other people of the town
were injured seriously except the de-
pot agents wife. Rev Saunders was
slightly bruised about the back The
congregational church was twisted
around and left standing side WAYS
ana the force of the twisting wind
was so great that the concrete steps
OF the church were broken in two.
several other houses were twisted
and turned on their foundations the
buildings facing the south. being left
facing the northeast.
Whlle the clouds were forming rain
was falling in quantities, but after
the storm had passed the rain ceas-
ed. Three box cars of the railroad
company overturned
The wonderful part of the storm is
tnat no one in the town, where the
greatest destruction occurred was kill
ed out right, but escaped death, what
scenes a miracle chance. The storm
dld little other damage elsewhere than
in the town itself.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
FOR SEWER

The City Auditor of the city of
Fargo, North Dakota, will receive
until the hour of five o'clock, p. M,
the 18th day OF September, 1910. sealed
proposals, upon the basis of cash pay
ment, for the furnishing of all mater
ials for, and the construction of,
15-inch lateral sewer on Fourth street
north, from line of alley through
blocks 2 and of Keeney & Devitt's
addition to the City of Fargo, to First
avenue north, in Sewer District No. 2
of said city, according to the plans
and specifications therefor on file in
the office of the City Auditor
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to begin the construction of
said sewer within 80 days after sign
ing contract, and to complete the same
within thirty (30) days thereafter.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check as required by law and
in accordance with the specifications.
Each bid shall be securely sealed
and shall have endorsed upon the out
side thereof a statement of the work
such proposal is for.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated, Fargo, N. D., August 25th,
1910.
E.. ORCHARD,
City Auditor.
(Aug. rs, Sept. /. 1900
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
HEATON STORM
A REAL CYCLONE
MRS. HUBERT, HURT WHILE
RUNNING TO NEIGHsoRs-HER
HOUSE ONLY ONE IN TOWN
NOT DAMAGED-oUEER FREAK
OF THE TERRIFIC BLOW.

The first real cyclone that ever
struck the state appears to be the
Heaton storm, as all of the other de-
structive winds have had more of the
features of a steady blow, or sweep
OF wind with not so much of twisting
or turning as the Heaton storm, says
the jamestown Alert in giving details
of the disastrous blow.
The people of the town saw the
cyclonic clouds forming to the south
west, and the cyclone came so sudden
ly that they had no chance to flee
from the places they happened to be
In at the time. The storm hit the
village, practically destroyed 1t. and
all was over in 80 seconds.
Many queer, freakish incidents
happened as with other storms of that
kind. The big Monarch elevator.
standing $50 feet from the railroad
track, was split in two. Half of the
building was carried across the in
teryening space, and set down on the
main line track crashing through the
west end of the depot building.
smashing the freight house end, but
not tnjuring the office end Of the de-
pot. The agents house was in diff
ferent part of the town, and his wife
was hit by piece of flying scantling,
as she was crossing to another house
to get away from the storm. Her
own home was the only one that
was not damaged in the town. Had
she remained in her own house she
would not have been injured in any
way
The Occident elevator, on the other
side of the track, was lifted clear off
the foundation and smashed to pieces.
There were three persons in the ele-
yator, and they were left on the floor
unhurt. There were no persons in the
Monarch elevator at the time.
One of the strangest incidents of
the storm was the escape of the peo-
pie in the house of Louis Falk. The
house was completely lifted from the
floor and carried away some distance.
There were eight or ten persons in
the building. They were lifted with
the floor, and followed the house. and
were let down again some 800 feet
away no one being injured except by
a slight scratch OF two Al baby in
the house was soon found to be miss
ing. The mother, who was one of the
persons carried away with the floor,
began searching for the child and soon
after saw the little one coming to-
wards her from the direction or the
house. How the child escaped Is still
a mystery.
The brick bank building that was
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
FOR SEWER

The city auditor of the city of Fargo.
North Dakota, will receive, until the
hour of Ave o'clock .. M. the 18th
day of September, 1910, sealed pro-
posals, upon the basis of cash pay
ment, for the furnishing of all ma
terials for, and the construction of,
a 15-inch lateral sewer on north and
south alley in north part of block /
of Roberts Addition. extending from.
east and west alley in said block to
First avenue north, in Sewer District
No. of said city, according to the
plans and specifications therefor on file
In the Office of the city auditor.
The successful bidder will be re-
CURED to begin the construction of
said sewer within thirty (3Ol days
after signing contract and to complete
the same within thirty 500 days
thereafter.
Each bid must be accompanied by q
certified check as required by law and
In accordance with the specifications.
Each bid shall be, securely sealed
and shall have endorsed upon the OUT
side thereof statement of the work
such proposal is for.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated, Fargo. N. D., August rs, 1910.
E. r. ORCHARD.
City Auditor.
(Aug. rs. Sept /. 1900
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
PROPOSALS FOR SEWER

The city auditor of the city of Fargo,
North Dakota, will receive, until the
hour of five o'clock p. M, the 18th
day of September, 1910, sealed pro-
posals, upon the basis of cash pay
ment, for the furnishing of all ma
terials for and the construction of,
12-inch lateral sewer on Eleventh
street south, extending from Eighth
avenue south to Tenth avenue south,
in Sewer District No. of said city,
according to the plans and specifica-
lions therefor on file in the Office OF
the city auditor.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to begin the construction of
said SEWER within thirty (30) days
after signing contract, and to complete
the same within thirty (30l days
thereafter.
Each bid must be accompanied by =
certified check as required by law and
in accordance with the specifications.
Each bid shall be securely sealed
and shall have endorsed upon the OUT
side thereof statement Of the work
such proposal is for.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated, Fargo, NJ. D.. August rs, 1910.
r.. R. ORCHARD,
City Auditor
(Aug. rs. Sept. !. 1900