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Iron County register., 1911-01-05

"The beginnings Of the troubles that wreck
Nicaragua at frequent intervals lie back to
its discovery by Columbus. small remnant
of Indians has recently been found living on
an island near Bluefields, speaking the Ian
guage of the Aztecs and having traditions of
ruling In splendid cities over the subject
tribes of, the coast.
These cities, Of which great ruins remain,
at once attracted the Spanards to the in
terror, so that from Panama to Yucatan not
an important Spanish settlement was formed
on the Caribbean coast and thus the coast
tribes, freed from Aztec domination re-
manned almost unknown to the Spaniards,
having no property worth looting.
Loot was plenty among the buccaneers, but
fresh food and women they lacked. These the
Indians supplied Commercial relations soon
grew up which speedily developed into an
alliance against the Spaniards by means of
which the Indians maintained their indepen
dence, until their chief was carried, In 1888,
with great pomp, to jamaica where he sur
rendered his authority to the duke Of Able
MARIE and was then crowned and received
back his insignia as vassal king, under a
British protectorate of all the coast from
Chiviqui lagoon to Yucatan, along what is
known as the Mosquito coast
Subject to occasional clashes with the Span
iards, matters went on thus for century.
each successive Mosquito king going to ia
ally in 1783 by the peace Of Paris, England
specifically abandoned Its protectorate over
all Of the Mosquito coast except for the part
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lnon Nohl o. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago
anu men from numerous smaller cities who
are interested financially in agriculture and
mining work in Nicaragua. Many are already
realizing on their investments.
Along the Rio Grande river there is a wide
stretch of territory covered with bamboo,
some OF which is planted in bananas. Ship
ments OF bananas were taken out of that Sec
tlon for IT,. first time few weeks ago by the
Pan-American company, Kansas City and st.
Louis concern. There are half dozen small
companies beginning operations and within
six months fully 100000 or 100000 acres of ba-
nanas will have been planted along that river,
which Is said to be the best for the culture
of this particular fruit of any in the republic
The bananas-about 5000 bunches-shipped
lately were the finest taken into the port of
New Orleans
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FIRST BATTLE OF REVOLT
Honduran Affairs Precipitated When
Lee Christmas, American, and
Ex-President BoniIa Arrive.

New Orleans, LATHE expected
revolution has started in Honduras,
according to private cable messages
here. 1t is declared that battle is
In progress on the Nicaraguan bor-
der, 20 miles from Cape Gracias, Mica
ragua.
1t is understood that General Lee
Christmas, an American, is in CON-
mand, with 1000 revolutionists, most
ly young countrymen of Christmas, to
whom he carried provisions to last
more than month.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras.-With the
arrival Of the warship Hornet off the
Atlantic coast of Honduras, a blow
was aimed against President Miguel
Davila, and an army of 1900 or more
men under ex-PTesident Bonilla is
marching on the capital.
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in the northern part Of the Republic and
founded the Lone Star mine Today he Is
several times over millionaire Joe La Pere,
French Canadian, discovered the Bonanza
mine from which millions in gold have been
taken. The Topaz Mining company is an
other paying venture. The chief difficulty
with the mining is the matter of transporta-
ton.
While the earnings of the various mines
have proven satisfactory, yet 1t is In the ba-
mana business that the figures presented by
American experts prove amazing; they snow
payment for land, cost of clearing, planting
and harvesting at the end of the second year
with an additional profit of so per cent. on
the investment. They are indeed startling, but
the men who make them point to the United
Fruit company, having started business on
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the store, Paying off labor in Nicaragua is
much like taking dollar from one pocket and
putting it into another. That's all right, so
far as it goes, but when the laborer-generallyi
an Indian or a Jamaican-thinks he has tool
much to do he quits. He can live without
work, and works merely to please his foreman.
The foreman who can get the good will of the
Indian is the valuable man. The superin-
tendent of coffee plantation has been trying
to get 800 men to work for the last two years.
At one time he had 130-and he is man the
natives like, too
The manager of a big banana plantation iss
having the same trouble. A month or two si
frequently spent getting half hundred mem
together Indians stay close to their villages
and the hope of the planter is the buildingl
Of these conglomerations of huts Give thei
workers bamboo covered shed In which to-
live, build them church Of the same ma
terial and secure for them preacher even
though their morals seem lax, and the natives
will probably spend their lives on the planta-
tion-working when they feel SO inclined. Now
and then they want to wander away and get
all the bad whisky they can buy, but they
return in time to again take up the machete.
Good treatment appears to be the only secret
If there be any secret of getting labor in
Nicaragua.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05
COPS FIRE ON CAR CREW
Official of New County Company En-
counters Trouble in Chicago
Double Fare Conflict.

Chicago.-The first shots in the
struggle between the County Trac.
ton company and 100000 citizens OF
nine suburbs fighting the double fare
to Chicago blazed from police revolv.
ers in Forest Park, when a traction
supervisor and two aids tried to run
an empty car along the lines to hold
the franchise.
Meanwhile the Chicago Railways Of
ficials offered restoration Of scent
fares for 80 days until a working
agreement can be established. This
was Endorsed by Chicago officials and
discussed by suburban officials. AL
derman Milton j. Foreman and others
suggested the towns solve the prob
lem by being annexed to Chicago.
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Of the coast claimed by Honduras, while TO
Nicaragua she agreed to surrender her pro-
tectorate and recognize the sovereignty of
Nicaragua.
Nicaragua in turn agreed to grant complete
local self-government to the Mosquito tribes,
then Of blood largely diluted with strains OF
white and Jamaica negro, and using Eng
lsh as their official language Nicaragua
also bound itself to make free port OF
Greytown, at the mouth Of the navigable river
by which the great central lake Of Nicaragua
discharges into the Caribbean sea, and for
ten years to pay annually to the Mosquito
Indians subsidy Of $1,000.
After 10 years less than half of the sub
sidy had been paid, while In violation of the
treaty Nicaragua had imposed duties at Grey
town under the pretext that they were to
pay the subsidy, and had introduced gov
ernor and garrison at Bluefields, the Mo-
squito kings capital, and was otherwise vex-
ing the Inhabitants 30 as to force them to
abandon the English language and their local
self-government. Finally, after most inso-
lent treatment of the British consul at Grey
town, who had been appointed the Mosquito
kings agent to receive the arrears, England
sent warship to Greytown. Nicaragua pro-
tested that, as the British protectorate had
been withdrawn and Nicaragua's sovereignty
recognized over the coast, It was none Of
England's business whether Nicaragua fulfill
ed the treaty stipulations In favor Of the In
dams But the captain Of the warship was
not moved by this, and after much parley the
entire matter was submitted to the arbitra-
tion Of the emperor of Austria.
On two points the Nicaraguan contentious
were upheld, firsC that the subsidy was Of
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knew better than any other diplomatic official that,
left alone, they would never cease fighting.
AS the result Of his work in the service, the
United States has virtually established protec
torate over Nicaragua At all times an American
An American postage stamp is as good in Mica
ragua as it is in Louisiana. Mail for the United
States goes through the American consulates and
is carried in sealed sacks to New Orleans and Mo-
bile, or to a port on the Pacific coast in another
1t is not handled by natives There Is no opening
of mail addressed to the subjects Of the United
States these days. as was common in the past
That is one result of Minister Merrys work
and today he is in the diplomatic service in Costa
Rica, watching his labor bear fruit,
President Estrada is a good fellow as Nicara-
guans go-but he couldn't last twenty minutes as
the head of people who love to fight, If the Unit
ed States department at Washington wasn't hold
ing his hand over the rough places They are
going to send commission down there In
short time to straighten out affairs and con-
duct the first honest election the country ever
had. Then ]. P. Morgan & Co. will handle the
refunding of the $20,OOO,O00 bonded debt BY
that time the United States will be well in
charge, probably with Consul Moffat as minis
ter and real head of the government
Just as rapidly as possible Nicaragua Is
being made a good place In which to live.
American capitalists and investors are crowd
ing into the country with rapidity. Now that
the days of the revolution are ended-the ma
chete made an implement Of agriculture in
stead of war-the future of the little republic
looms bright Mines are being developed, for
ests cleared lagoons drained and homes built
Men from the north and middle western states
are causing the hustle There are business
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beating Of wings, a melancholy
squawk, and then, tumbling and roll
ing head over heels In the air In
confused mass, eagle and lobster
came down again into the pool.
The men rushed forward thinking
that they could, perhaps, in some way
obtain both combatants. as the splash
ing Of the, conflict continued in the
shallow water But they had hardly
time to pick UP stone apiece to
throw at the eagle before the lobster,
feeling itself sufficiently at home
again. let 60 its hold.
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the nature of gift and therefore that inter
est should not be added to the arrears; and,
second, that the vessels belonging to the
Mosquito coast should hoist the Nicaraguan
flag, though against Nicaragua's contention
they were allowed to hoist their own along
side of it, but on every important point the
decision was in favor of England
Under this decision settlers began to coMe
in, especially from Canada and Jamaica. and
business became quite brisk Nicaragua
failed in another attempt to induce the coast
to vote in favor of full citizenship, and mat
ters went on merrily till few months after
Zelaya's rise to the presidency, when, in
January, 1894 a Nicaraguan army suddenly
appeared at Bluefields, kidnapped and sent to
the interior the chief justice and all the lead
ing men Of the coast, and In their absence
ordered an election, with soldiers at every
polling place. to determine finally the status
of the coast
In this election there could be only one
result, and Nicaragua announced that the
coast had accepted full citizenship in Mica
ragua, and, therefore, British interference
was at an end.
For ten years, in spite of occasional at-
tempts at revolution, one nearly successful,
matters went on fairly at bluohelds and
business grew, but In 1904 there began sys-
tematic attempts to oppress this coast.
AS further veXation Of foreigners the
Moravian missionaries and the Church Of
England rector at Bluefelds, who, since the
Catholic churches have been harred out OF
existence, are the only representatives Of
religion Of any kind in all this region have
had their schools closed because tuiticn was
in English.
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barnacles shining white in the sun
light.
Only for second, though. The
ripples on the pool had not vet died
away, the large drops Of water had
not ceased to fall upon its surface
from the soaring eagles feathers,
when the lobster suddenly awoke to
the seriousness Of the situation, and
to think with that apparently help
less creature was to act. Up came
the white barnacled claw and seized
the eagle around the neck.
There was furious fluttering and
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Now, with its neck all torn and de-
void of feathers, away few the bed
raggled eagle to neighboring cliff,
while, still brandishing Its enormous
claws in defiance, the lobster remain
ed at the bottom Of the pool.
The Strenuous Ticket.
IA lot of people are complaining
that they don't get their money'st
worth from this railroad" /" said one ON
cial.
Well said the other, wen reni.l
edy that Well make the tickets yard
and a half longer"
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

California is one of the western
states which shows rapid growth. The
census figures just announced give
California a population of 2,377,549, a
gain of COL per cent over 1900. This
is the largest increase made by any
state from which the final census
returns have yet been received, and
shows that "the glorious climate Of
California" and other allurements are
attracting settlers quite as numerous
ly as did the gold fever of 40 and
later.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

That Long Island judge who ruled
that $4,000 a year is enough for the
education of sixteen-year-old girl
doubtless had in his crude masculine
mind only the useful things. Other
kinds cost more.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

The story from New York that
loans to the aggregate of $5O,OO0,OOO
have been negotiated abroad indicates
that American credit is excellent, and
also that the money is likely to be
put where it will do the most good in
promoting American enterprises. In
cidentally 1t is proof that the money
market is by no means as hard" as
had been supposed.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A Gotham magistrate, who is Sol
omon in his way, has decided that a
man may take second look at a
pretty woman without being amena-
BE to the law for staring. This deci-
sion is doubtless based on the great
human fact that no law made by man
could ever prevent normal, sensible
man from taking second look at q
pretty woman.
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Fierce Old shellfish Fights His Cap
tor In the Air and RegaIns His
Liberty.

THE disappearing lobster as fish
commissioners have termed 1t, might
not only remain but would flourish
and increase II 1t always resisted cap
ture like one in Newfoundland
A New York man and his guide
we're sitting on the rocks BY the sea-
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Death Of Ren Pittman.

Cincinnati, O.-Ben Pittman, known
throughout the world for his activity
in the development Of the system Of
photography which bears his name, a
man Of marked artistic talent and at
'tainment, died at his residence here
He was 50 years old
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A Chicago woman, in suing for di-
vorce, declares that her husbands
stenographer looked at him longing
ly, lovingly, sweetly and invitingly."
That stenographer certainly must
have been a good locker.
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An Indiana man died recently after
having lived for ninety years without
ever having had his face shaved or
his hair cut, so he claimed, but the
story seems incredible. Surely his
mother must have cut his hair when
he was too young to put up fight.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

If shoveling in coal and carrying
out the ashes were all there is to rum
ming furnace it would be excellent
exercise. But many man becomes
dangerously fatigued when it comes to
writing out checks for the coal mer.
chant.
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Lobster Worsts an Eagle

shore watching big white-headed
eagle soaring around in circles, when
suddenly they saw 1t dash down into
a pool Of water close by them on the
beach and reappear, holding an enor-
nous lobster in its talons It was an
old lobster, with huge claw white
with barnacles, but the eagle had II
clutched firmly around the back, and
at first the onloohers could see the
claw hanging helplessly down, the
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A motorcycle ran against the rear
end of an Indiana mule the other day,
and it is reported that two or three
pieces of the machine were afterward
found almost intact
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

Boy With Part of Brain Gone Lives.
Independence, Kas, Although five
square inches of his skull and part
of his brain are gone, Claude Stat
ford, 19 years old, of Peru, Kas., ap
parently is recovering in hospital
from bullet wound.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A Mississippi man who put stick
of dynamite in his pocket and then fell
down with 1t will recover from his in
juries. A man so favored by pure
dumb luck" as this ought to be in
steady demand as a mascot.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

The latest thing at Newport is
rag-time bear dinner. A bull and bear
dance would look pretty lively, only
It would be unpleasantly suggestive
Of SHOP"
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A hobble skirt in which a disguised
burglar tried to escape assisted
greatly in his capture. Thus we see
that even the hobble skirt hath its
uses
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

While it is true. that one makes ac-
quaintances with queer people on
ones vacation, it is not always nee
essary to go on vacation to achieve
that end.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

Meat prices have come down, ac-
cording to market reports, but some
of the local dealers evidently don't
read the papers. Somebody ought to
tell 'em.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

One of the Harvard professors Pa
thetically declares that Yankee blood
is dying out. We suspect that the
trouble with him is that he hasn't been
away from a big town lately.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A man in New York bet six months
in Jail on the election and lost. Now,
despite his efforts, he can't break into
Jail to pay the debt. A worse hard
luck tale cRlld scarcely be told.
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Noted TennIs PLAYER Dead.

London, Eng Reginald Frank ID
herty one Of the Best tennis player
in the world. died here, With hi
brother, III u Doherty, he was Z
worlds champion In doubles
Iron County register., 1911-01-05
TO Rule spokane.

Spokane, Wash.-The commission
form of city government was adopted
in Spokane. With only one small pre-
cinct missing, the vote stands CABS
for the charter and ALL against it,
majority Of 2,327.
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shoestring, so to speak a few years ago, and
being worth few dozen millions today
They have tried rubber and made fail
ure, cocoanut plantations bring forth fruit
slowly, pineapples grow large. as do grape
fruit and oranges, but they ripen SO quickly
and the import duty is SO heavy that exportar
ton under present conditions is hardly to be-
considered Rice does fairly well, while cof-
fee on the west coast reaches high grade OF
perfection The coffee, diplomatic and other1
officials assert, is the finest in the world.
The chief trouble on the east coast Is find
ing hillside level enough to stand on and
cultivate the product.
The labor question in Nicaragua has the
servant girl issue in the United States beaten
nautical mile. One man will tell you he has
no trouble in getting labor. If he means real
work there is plenty to be done, but from the
standpoint of the employer, the task is no easy
one Money means nothing to the average
native One plantation manager told cor
respondent he had 60 men working for him
and that he transacted business on 500 soils.
monkey money, they call it-a year. This
plantation conducts store, as do the major
ity The men are paid in the national cur
rency. which just as steadily comes back into,
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A Swiss doctor says that drunkards
live longer than total abstainers.
Still, even this is no excuse for being
one.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

That New York professor who de-
clares college women have not made
good" cannot successfully maintain
that they have not made good fudge.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

Montenegro is a kingdom now in
stead of mere principality. Over in
Montenegro there are people proba-
bly, who think we care.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05
DIN CAT PTUREs
A STRONGHOLD
MEXICAN TROOPS TAKE mALp..
so, ACCORDING TO GOVERN
MENT ADVlcEs.
BLOW TO REVOLUTIONISTS
Insurrecto Attack on Cordoba, Vera
Cruz, Expected-Col. Guzman Dies
From Wound-Gen. Navarro
Is Reported Killed.

City of Mexico.-Malpaso said to
have been TIE stronghold of the revo-
lutionists in the state of Chihuahua,
has been captured by the federal
forces, according to kilograms re-
ceived by government officials here.
Officials stated that as soon as the
troops under Gen. Luque joined those
of Gen. Navarro, near Pedernales
plans were made to advance upon the
position held by the rebels. In ac-
cordance accommodating party, un-
der Gen. Cordilla Escuedero, of about
100 men, was sent out to locate the
position of the enemy.
The troops advanced toward Mai
paso and were fired upon from the
sides of the canyon by the revolution
lists. Col. Escuedero ordered his men
to advance upon their position, and
after a sharp skirmish the revolution
lists fled, leaving the pass in the pos
session of the federal forces.
Officials here said the taking of
Malpaso was death blow to the in
surgents, as that was always consid-
cred the strongest position they held,
and by its capture the government
would be able to supply its forces op-
Grating toward Ciudad Guerrero. II
is believed the next encounter will oc'
cur at Guerrero.
Col. Martin Guzman, who was in
command of the troop train which
was shot up at Malpaso recently, died
Of his wound He was one of the
best-known soldiers in Mexico.
A special just received from Cor.
doba, state of Vera Cruz, said an at
tack Of that city was expected at any
moment. The telegram stated body
of armed men, numbering 100, at
tackled and took San Felipe de la Pun
ia and Omealca, two mountain towns,
during the day.
According to the dispatch, the gov
ernment offices were looted and arms
were taken from private persons. The
two towns mentioned have about 500
inhabitants.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

Mining throughout
the country, while be-
ing pushed, is not
bringing the money
returns of fruit. Many
men, however, have
struck it rich in the
mining region. A Ca
madam by the name
of McGinnis, located
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

The man who introduced moving
pictures into this country is dead, but
whether he died remorseful or unre-
pentant the dispatches do not say
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

1t is planned to unionize the hoboes.
Excellent. And then stop them from
working other people after union
hours.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

oh, no, II train load of prize ap-
pies we're wrecked while passing
through a city the small boys would
not know what to do.
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Navarro Reported kiIIed.

San Antonio, Tex.--That Gen. Ma,
varro, head of the Mexican troops,
was killed in one of the recent en-
gagements between the federal troops
and the supporters of Madero, and
that the fact is being concealed from
the army and the public, is the state
ment of a courier who arrived hero
from the Madero camp in Chihuahua.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05
There is still a place for the horse
m this auto-fiying age.

Progressive farmers are now plow-
ing by gasoline. thus having more
hay to sell.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

win the international school Of
peace organize football team and
90 out after the championship?
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! thatAhadfbeen washed

A banknWS thatVhadT beeh Washeu
and ironed ~ fastidious woman was
pronounced a counterfeit The public,
evidently, is familiar only with filthy
lucre
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

A Winsted Comm farmer has
trained a rooster to ride bicycle.
This is something to crow about.
Iron County register., 1911-01-05

through the streets of Managua by the soldiers Of
President Zelaya, but conditions in these three
years have wonderfully changed. Perhaps no man
saw farther into the future Of these LatinAmeri
can Republics than did Minister Merry A sea
captain on a Pacific Mail liner, he became stu
dent of the native and his country. He probably