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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-06
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litical cliqrCs have succeeded in plum
teripg the state and there has been a
rcigH of general misrule
The young %ne's life was far from
happy. f-r,it Is no secret that hume
GUS plots have been formed aSain5
his Lie. This is rot surprising when
il is known that hundreds of people
were Implicated in The consniracy
which ended the life nf his father.
Sevcr,y-five per cent. of The popuia-
ton are illiteratc and easily swayed.
The educated portugue. {, however. Is
a deep thinker. hut OfttiwGs too much
OF a dreamer TO no practical charge
which is being brought AGAINST the
new ruler. Pre- sident Theophile Bragg.
For several wears The strong men of
the nation have been laying plans fpr
the foundation q, a republic All ;hi;
has been going on so quietly that few
people outside OF that country really
knew any thing of ITS plans and the
sudden move wa great surprise TO
the rest CT the world. The reign;ng
family kne- of these plots. especially
Queen Amelie who is in many respects
remarkable woman. a student in pol
itics and a graduate physician. Her
graciousness in some matters palled
on the Portuguese, even though she
devoted much of her time to charity
work and in many instances bettered
the conditions of the poor. She al
ways had a smile for even the poorest
and raggest street urchin. 1t was the
Queen Mother who first introduced an
titoxin into the country. A few years
ago there was an epidemic of diphthe-
ria in the land and Manuel fell i'll with
the disease. The Queen at once ad-
ministered the antitoxin. the young
King speedily recovered and the peo-
pie took to its use. with the result that
the epidemic was stayed. Queen Anne
lie was never on good terms with the
Dowager Queen, who is generally re-
garded as of unsound mind at times,
and her extravagances worried the
Queen Mother, who knew that the
throne was lettering and that the silly
actions of the Dowager Queen were
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dustry is handled almos: exclusively
by women The fish girl is one OF
the picturesque figures OF the land.
Each morning in Lisbon. Opcrio ana
even the smaller towns. these sturdy
young women will appear at your
door bearing a huge basket of fish
on their heads. The fish are usually
fresh and still wriggling about. a.
though the housewife must keep
sharp lookout as the fish girl is keen
to dispose of her goods even though
il should be a little. too long out oil
water. The basket is a large plate
like affair and piled up with fish OF
many kinds; the scales to weigh and
the knife to cut the large varieties
are placed in the center. The girl
handles the basket with the greatest
dexterity and can walk through the
most crowded streets without having
1t dislodged.
Few of the women are really pretty
for often their eyes are not on the
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same level Gan affliction very com
mon In Portueal and as they grow
older the hair on the upper lip be-
comes most prominent. They are us
ually dark skinned. dark eyed and
dark haireA and sometimes show
mixture of negro blood from intermar-
riage with people from their African
colonies.
Servant hire is very cheap in for-
gal and q large number are required
to keep a house in order. The wages
of the men are exceedingly small
Fer instance. the foreman in an en-
cheering shop gets less than 81 per
day. The standard CT life is not high
and they seem contented to live IN
squalor The Galacians are hard
workers and make excellent porters
and messengers and are noted for
their honesty The really rich people
of the land are returned Brazilians
or people who have made their money
in the Portuguese colonies. and the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-06

III, 10 work the deposits by glory hoies
or tunnel. The shafts arc from
three To FIVE compartments. with each
of these compartments of extra large
Size to permit of the operation OF I'M
,rensc ore cars. aud the installation
of mammoth pumping plants ana 'tn-
or machinery. The ore is mined ny
drifts and cross-cuts. very much IN
the same manner in which goid min
Ing is carried on. with the exception
that copper mining Is conducted on
a vastly augmented scale. Hundreds
of men arc employed IN the uncc'-
ground workings OF every great copper
company. with many employing thou
sands. The ore Is found in immense
bodies Of sulphidc or ofiodiZed rock
and after being removed the old work
inrs are permitted TO cave This
saves the expense Ct timbeEing. one
Of IN. costly items cf modern mining
When II il desired TO keep the WORK
ings open. a portion Of the ore BODY
termed pilcr. Is permitted to remain
IN order 10 support the tremendous
weight Of the overhauging ground A
the ore i broken. down i rests on
floor OF boards. I3eviousiy laid down
To prevent the mingiing Of the orc
VITA The waste rock.
IN many Of the copper mines the
water is 50 heavily imrregnsted with
sulphur and other minerals that ,,
becomes very valuable for chemical
purposes. and Is carefully saved
From this II obtained material for
4 sulphuric acid and many other i'm
uorrant compounds. Gold and silver
| Arc also often found with the copper
adding 10 the value 81 The ore and
Z enabling the company 10 disburse
. larger dividends.
Ancr the orc Is removed r. must
4 b. treated IN order 70 recover the COP
per values from the other base con
tent. such a. iron. sulphur. lead ana
other minerals. This j. sccompiis hes
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net adding anything toward str nyih-
cning it, So Q-een Ameiie did al
in her power tn save IT, kingdom Tor
the boy to whom she was so devoted.
for whatever may be said OF the royal
family the devotion and condolences
between Manuel and his mother will
never be questioned. Somehow, tha
leason for which is not quite clear,
the whole Braganza house was unpcp-
Mar. and its Punishment is no sur
prise TO those who know the Poriu-
guese people.
Portugal has not kept abreast with
the times, and her people have not
prosperad as they should. Agricul-
aure. which is the leading industry.
is far behind the times. and the most
antiquated machinery is used. The
country, too. has suffered from imml-
grafton. for the young men of the
land found ii easier to make living
in North and South America. Hun
dreds went TO Hawaii to work on The
sugar plantations, where they are by
far the sugar planters best workmen.
Brazil drew large numbers. while at
least so 900 have settled in the United
States.
Fish is the staple food and this in
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number Of these holes the width ~
the ore bods Is def, rsnincd conciu-
SIvciy. Hence. before a haft j. sunk.
= funne. ofiven or an opeQ cut made
the manager knows What lies under
The SURFACE and what viii be found
when the active workings reach that
point The assays 81 the driii core
dssaloscs the value Of the orc. and
bv comparing the results from a mum
hor ~ drill holes extending acros.
the "a 10 a. ftc vein II h easy ~ de-
icrniiuc The general average ~ the
value ~ fho icdrcS. With this i'm
norfaui fact demonstrated u b an
casv thing for the cugiaccrs ~ 60
ahead With nc plans for fnc develop
went of The great lndcs II copper
h,arinE orc.
Tho shaft MINING mcfhrd j. com
rofi,d phen fkr ore hr'iirs ro down
io great dcyih. a. q l. thcn imDoSst
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lesui; priests who are ropu'eu to ~
sxccediEgly veal by.
Wine making IS one os the greatest
indps,ri = Of the land. although iheic
$ little s-lnkenness. Sal "ns may
he cper~d without license and the
rnl- r, venue paid Is government
duty on tnc ctnal sale Oi liGucr Ihi'
ccrer untcr The police departmsni
aud graft in TINS Inc - iii tn run
riot suffice i - Say the government
receives little revenue from the sale
OF liquor.
Soso of the laws cf Portugal are
lneer-at icast 20 the American minu.
and the one IN regard 10 dogs has
strange results. The owner of a dog
must pay ST. a year license il he has
no yard. or 81 If he has a ya,d. Few
o f,hc poor people can afford ward.
nor are they able 10 pay the Sl2 tan.
consequently they take to eats as pets.
and the country IN rly teens with
felines- fclines of very description
and breed. and at night the streets of
Lisbon are fairly alive with thse AMI
mails. Fights are common with the
usual noisy prelude. which often
makes sleep impossible
The love OF childrenb ythe natives
amounts almost TO worship. with the
result that there is lot OF spoiled, IN
ruly Youngsters running about the
streets. There is no such thing as
Juvenile court, for policeman who
would attempt TO arrest a child would
be mobbed.
The fees Of lawyers and physicians
are peculiar. for when a patient o.
client asks for his bill he Is met with
what you please to give This gen
orally leads 10 dissatisfaction on one
side or the other.
On the whole the peole are an easy
going lot. so, as one would imagine,
cleanliness Is not one OF the great VIZ
tues of the country and bugs and feas
abound in the land. The working man
il content with chunks OF dark bread
washed down with cheap wine, but oc-
ca. ionally he varies his diet with big
meals of fish. In some parts OF the
country the dress OF the men Is as
picturesque as that OF the women.
Wide-brimmed felt hats with small
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HE Portuguese are totally
"a different race of people from
n any other European nation.
Some writer has said strip
Spaniard of his virtues
and you have a Portuguese" This,
however is rather. a strOng statement.
for. while the Portuguese are far be
hind the English. French and Germans
in intellectual attainments, he. never
theless, has many good qualities. For
years the mOnarC hal form Of SovCril-
ment has been distasteful to even the
best Clas. Of Portuguese but the motto
of the average native seemed always
to be Never do today what you can
put off until tomorrow" and plans for
the overthrow of the government went
slowly. The Dowager Queens ruth
less extravaGances ard the reputation
of her debts shocked the business
world of Portugal. Queen Amelie's
patronizing air and the utter indiffer-
ence of the young King 10 the affairs
of his country made both of them I'M
popular to a certain extent. Manuel
never wanted to be King, even as a
child he disliked the ceremony and
rigid etiquette of the court. and ii was
the dream of his life for his brother
TO reign while he should spend his
life in the navy of his country, but the
hand of the assassin changed this
when King Carlos ana the Crown
Prince were shot to death on the
streets of Lisbon. and Manuel was
forced to the throne to be the ruler of
a troubled. dissatisfied, uneducated
race of people. The whole country is
little more than two-thirds the size of
the State of New York, with a poula-
ton of less than six million and lit
tie more than 22,0O0,0 900, including the
colonies. The debt is $S,0G0,OOO, and
for several years the revenue has
come far short of meeting the expend-
lures. The church has been draw
ing large sums of money from the gov
eminent. with the result that the poor
people were taxed beyond reason.
Cabinet after cabinet has tried to rem
edy these things, but somehow the po-
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crowns. short cnats tight trnue crs and
often a scarf about tho waist Is the
joy of the Portuguese man. lie also
delights IN bushy whiskcrs az he
grows oder His amusements are fow
and simple. the cigarette is bis con
slant companion and the siesta under
the trees an essential part OF his ex-
istcnoc. lie loves to dance. and dur
ing the fiesta which are held ire
uuently there Is dancing day ana
night. The woman takes her place
beside the nan in his amusements.
Tho thcatcre IN the cities are fairly
good. and a circus performance Is al
WAYS popular. Lisbon boasts OF
large circus building of the same style
as the Hippodrome in New YORK.
where excellent performances are
giyon. Here again another strange
law crops up. for all theaters must
be closed before midnisSt-that Is.
even the players must be cut OF the
building, otherwise fine OF soo Is I'M
posed
The bullfight Is the national sport,
and Is really an enjoyable aFnir.
where unusual skill is displayed IN
placing the banderilos. Ii is unlike
the Spanish bullhght. for the animal
is not killed nor are the horses IN
jured. The horns OF the bull are pad
ded. and one OF the points OF the game
is to keep the bull from touching the
horse. The bull Is merely teased ana
goes through his part like star &C
tor. AT the close OF the show several
men padded like football players at
tempt to ride the bull with ludicrous
results. Both men and women enjoy
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bv smaiting in immense reduction
works provided for the purpose A
shelter consists Of a number OF FUR
naces. usually of two kinds, reve--
be-aiory and blast The bias: fur
mace is always found in the smeiter
and treats the principal quantity OF
the ore. The rcvcrheratory furnace
is mainly used for the finer ore which
would lose much of its value " dis
charged directly into the blast fur-
mace The blast furnace Is providen
with water jackets and wateE-jacseted
hoods which prevents the formation
of heavy crusfs of metal in the IN
tcriors Of the furnaces and assists the
smelling of the ore Before the cop
nor GRE i lnaded into the furnace u
is mixed with iux. consisting Of hne.
silica and other material Sometimes
IL is unnecessary to use much hHxi"S
material. as the ore carries sufficient
of this for the purpose desired put
usually II is imperative that heavy
percentage Of fux be added In this
work the preference Is for Zoic-oear-
inr silicious ores. as this Yields An
excellent profit TO the smcitcr com
pary. as well as saving the gold Fai-
ues for the owners Of gold mines. be
sides meeting the taking requirements
~ the copper ore Coke y added ~
Tho charge. the whole ixnited AID 4
powerful air blast turned on. To as
slsf the draft n the furnsces src
served nv mammoth smoke stacks
These are generally 200 feet or more
W height. with diameter Of aoo.s
~ feet. and arc constructed OF SCH
sustaining steel
After the charge II ore and G7x
hss been In the furuare Tor seFersi
hours. the copper forms into vast y
termed maiie and j. drawn In hrni1
state from he furnace ~ u-ans %
faps into mcaids provided for The pr
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each ~ the mammoth machines will
perform the work OF a hundred or
more men. When the orc IS TOO hard
10 b. easily dug ont by the shOvels.
drills are employed tn run hoics into
the rock and the mass iooSened by.
exploding heavy charges Of dynamite.
This shakes up the ore and enables
The shovcls TO handle " easily. The
walls ~ tho steam shovel pii arc kept
nearly perpendicular. 80 a. 20 prevent
ravinx - the width ~ the pit IN
crcascs and additional depth is a.
tanned nov lines ~ track are pvt IN
10 facilitate The work. The tracks
sre ~ arranged tbat she passing
trains ~ Ioadcdr cas- complete fhe
circui; II the pif and transfers fhcir
loads - The ore bins viii automatic
precision.
Before actual mining D. commenced
On aay Of he copper properties the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-06

Michigan. Utah. Nevada and Cslifor-
MIA are the II sat copper states and
produce Tostcf the copper mined in
America In Europe the great Rio
Tinto mines of Spain. which have
been worked for centuries. and vac
old when Columb'z saiied for the New
World. still hold premier rank.
TllA process of mining for scop2er
varisc greatly in the dii eren; districts
in shith the mines occur. IN Michi-
gan. the pioneer copper section of the
United States. mining IS mostly car
Tied on by means OF mammoth shafts.
some Of which. like the famoUs Red
Jacket shaft of the CaiumetHccia.
have been sunk TO a vertical depth
OF 5000 feet. This means Of mining
Is also generally uscd in the great
producers Of Montana and Arizona.
Within the past few years wonderful
deposits Of copper in Nevada and Utah
are mined by the o7en-cut method.
and The metal r. moved In enormous
quantities by steam shovels. As The
tendency Of the age is towards the
production % copper by che chcapcs's
possible practices. the opcn-cuf meth
cd. or glory hole mining. as II Is tech
nically termed. j. the most modern
version and commands paramount al
tcntson.
. In this mcthod the immense lorna
tion of rock everything the copper d.
Dos its Is stripped OF Nth a steam
shovel. much - one might remove
his coat. Railroad tracks are laid IN
the stcam-shovci Pit. which Is often
thousands If feet In width and length.
Three 70 Eve steam shovels are ON I
pIoycd in digging cuf The ore and load
ing u into the sisudar5 gauge CATS. /
which are hauled by locomotives IN 4
the mammoth ore bin The ihOfci- 4
handle thousands Of tons ri orc every /
hour and each If The mammoth sic1m I
digecrs vii load n standard railroad 4
~ar 10 a fcU nonienia The shovcis
weigh from % to - tons apiece, and
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INCE the Bronze Age. when
the hardy cavc-dwelirrS
awakened 20 the advantage
of mixing copper and tin I'M
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-06

- INCE the Bronze Age. when
the hardy cavc-dwe!irrS
awakened 20 the advantage
of mixing copper and tin IN
their weapons of peace ana wal COP
nor has been one of the most sought
after of all the treasures OF the Won
derfui kingdom of metals lartieu
Iarlv has this been 50 within the pas
20 YEAR. orr since the giantess hiec
,ricity has taken her throne AT the
head of the industrial world and hurts
her lightnings wherever man mas pen
rtratcd For without King Copper
Electricity would yearn in vain to'
new worlds to conquer. Consequent
". the exploitation OF copper re-
sources is progressing along ever-ih-
crGsSnz lines. and the seaS.h tor INC
rod metal was never as keen as Al THIS
time In 1909 the copper mines oi
the United States produced l-llf.Ss'.-
$50 pounds Of blister copper valued a.
SPA tfa 3s5. twenty-five OF the laFg-
est cooper companies in America PAID
dividends aKxrcgsfing xS2o.S0f-s4z IN
1909 making A total disbursement 10
stockholders for these companies IN
the years since their incorporation 81
sste. eso. 600. " placed end to end
these would reach S.S3s miles, or from
San Francisco to London and nearly
hack again to New York. VI All these
dollars we're stacked on each other
they world BE- higher than :" Of the
lofslcss mountains tn the world piled
on each other. as they would reach
into the heavens for distance Of
about az miles.
Tho greatest OF the copper nincS
IN this country. which a by FAR The
greatest rrd-mcfa! nation in the world.
Is the CaIumei-ficcia group IN Michi
gan. which has paid siis.ooo."oo inI
djvidcrds. Oihcr great prorori" are
the Champion. Wolverine. hnaconda.
Boston and Montana. United Verde.
Nevada Consolidated and other n
nous properties Montana, Arizona.
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ground for Thousands 81 feet below
the surface D. explored by means ~
diamond drills. These drills arc oD
Grated by'means ~ steam. -scctricity
or other motive rowcr. and by means
Of black diamonds. termed carbon Or
bort. bore into the solid rock Tor an
indefinite distance. The center 81 the
drin is hollow aud takes up the rock
through which 10 nasscz Every tine
tho drill b. Withdrawn ron the hole
the contents OF the hollow interior.
known a. the core. Is removed and
assavsd. Thi Eivss an accurate rec
ord ri every fpof " ground trsvcrssf
aud inc usarsrou~ni II the c0rnrsnv
troue csa~fiv the depth and character
NJ The ore body. iis distance from fhc
surface. ihr Mind OF rock oscri, in-
ard underlying fhc orc hoiics. ~hcr-
wafer g. found and p fhousaud other
important matters. By drilling =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-07

United States has lost good friend and
humanity the greatest peacenaker among
the worlds sovereigns."
The greatest interest was shown by
members Of the diplomatic colony in the
news Of the kings death. The French.
italian, Austrian and German ambassa-
doris were out of the city, but those who
were here hurried to express their con-
dolence to Ambassador Bryce.
Baron LUCINDA, the Japanese ambassa-
dor, declared King Edward was "the
foremost friend Of the worlds peace
The baron added that his death is q
great loss, not only to England, the
United States and Japan, but to the
Whole world
Prince Tokugawa - Prince Tokuga
wa, brother Of the Emperor Of Japan,
who Is visiting Washington. said:
The death of his majesty is great
loss to the world. To me the news comes
as shock. / had looked forward to
meeting him on my forthcoming visit
10 Engiand 1t Is great disappointment
and sorrow to me-
hold a reception at his home last night
for the prince. In view Of the Anglo
Japanese agreement this event probably
would have been cancelled out of re-
spect to the king had the news Of his
death been received earlier in the eveA-
ing. As 1t was. it cast gloom oveS
the brilliant assemblaGe.
Senator Cullom of Illinois Is one Of
the few statesmen In Washington who
recalled the visit of King Edward to
the United States when he was Prince
Of Wales. He met the prince at Spring
field, ILL.,
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ROOSEVELT Is GRIEVED.
Former President Expresses His
Sorrow for Kings Death.

STOCKHOLM. May Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt issued the following
statement this morning:
Il am deeply srieved and know that
all Americans will be deeply srieved at
the death of his majesty, King Edward
VII.
I'VE feel most profound sympathy for
the British people in their loss We in
America keenly appreciate King Ed
wards personal good will toward us,
which he SO frequently and markedly
showed, and We are well aware of the
devotion felt for him by bis subjects
throughout the British empire; while all
foreign nations have learned to see in
the king a ruler whose great abilities.
and especially his tact. his Judgment and
unfailing kindness of nature, rendered
him peculiarly fit to work for internatfon-
al peace and justice.
II et me repeat that l am sure that all
American people feel at this time the
deepest and most sincere sympathy for
his family and his nation"
Mr.. Roosevelt also sent a personal tele-
eram to the dowager queen.
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The following deaths were reported to
the health Office during the past twenty
four hours:
Jane Hunt, 81 years. Little Sisters of
the Poor, I'd and H streets northeast.
Clara G. Wiley, - years, 1914 Sd street
northwest.
Elijah beth EppS, 3 months 2O35 Dent
place northwest.
Julia NJ. Parker, As years, 1134 Dist
street northwest.
John Wright, 50 years. Government
Hospital for the Insane
Amelia Warren, 56 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Maggie Ashton, Co years. Washington
Asylum Hospital
Infant of Jason & Hester Robb, / day,
1G14 | street
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Notified by Ambassador.

The Secretary of State to-
day received from the Brit
ish ambassador the following
note written on black-bor-
dered paper:
Sir: | am profoundly
grieved to inform you that |
have received a cable mes
sage from Sir Edward Grey
announcing the demise OF
the king last evening at
11:45 O'Clock. 1t is my
melancholy duty to request
that you will bring the sad
intelligence to the knowl-
edge of the President and his
cabinet.
Il have the honor to be
with the highest considera-
ton, sir, your most obedient
and humble servant,
JAMES BRYCE"