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New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
TONY" BIDDLE'S "TIN EAR
Placed There by Jack oBrien
in a Society Bout.
- TeI.srarh 10 q Tribune- ]

Philadelphia. Jan. 3l.-Anthony J. Drezel
Biddle got tin ear" usually the siori-
fvine mark Of prize fighter. as the result
of a three--oupd bour with Jack O'Brien
tonight TONY" and Jack had agreed
70 box three rounds for the edihcation Of
the members of local society who tonight
attended the Athletic Party given nv
Mrs Theodore Armstrong. tr.
Among other numbers on the programme
was the appearance Of several members of
society IN boomers They did trapeze acts
and showed their skill on the horizontal
hars. But the real thing was tho wind-up
bout between Biddle and Brien. iu which
Biddle started ont 10 give his Instructor
tho trimming Of his life
Jack" stood tho srueIlng until nearly
the end Of the third rourd, whom q vicious
fab in the stomach made him Crunt He
anparentv lost his temper. for no vent
after Biddle. with rho result that there was
ina looking ear on tho millionaire boxer
u.reo tho referee called time.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
JANE ADDAMS H0N0RE0
Manv Workers Couldn't { =
Dinner Was So Crowded.

Misc lane Adams. Of Hull House. Chi
caeo. was the guest of honor last night at
= dinner the Association Of Neighborhood
Workers OF New York City gave at the A.
dino club. Nearly six hundred men ana
women touched elbows at meat, and more
than a hundred would-be guests went
,,ro,. Borrowing because there was no more
room
Miss Adams. whom Borough President
George McAncny in his words OF welcome
IN New York referred TO as the leader OF
social workers in tho world came 10 this
civ last week TO speak at the Child well
fare Exhibi. last SUNDAY. The settlement
y.,rl,ers of the metropolis said they could
no, pernjt her 10 return 10 Chicago with
out presenting her to gathering OF WORK
err here The dinner began late, ana SIX
sneakers were down. 20 lead up very
gently 10 Miss Adams. consequently II
was nearly l5 when the founder OF Hull
House arose to speak
In her opinion, Miss Addams said. there
ra,.er would be a time when the city would
NOT no in need Of the settlement. although
Nc idaal CITY Of the future ought not 70
stand in such need There always would
be a time when groups OF peoP'' ""
take up their abode in the "neighoor-
hoo,,s" 20 teach the people how TO use the
good things Of life Indications Of this she
said were n be seen in Chicago already
vbere workers had settled down to live on
the edges Of the parks TO direct the people
in tho use Of the parks
Other speakers We're GAYLORD :. White
nreeideut Of the Association Of Neighbor-
hood Workers: James 2. Reynolds AS
sistant District Attorney. Borough Fresl-
dent NlcAnery: Lillian u Wald, Of the
Henry Street House, Mrs. Florence Kelley
of the National Consumers League; Robert
4 Woods. OF South End House. Boston, and
Edward r. IeyIne. of the Charity organ
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
REBEL VICTORY At CEIBA
Seventy. FIVE Killed and 10000
Shots Fired. Says Eyewitness.

Nsv Orleans. Jan. Sl-Detsils o. the ost-
.le a. Ceiba. Honduras, on January ., N
which -he revolutionists under General LIE
Christmas were victorious, we're given ont
,ss- night bv ? q Masquelette. II Ne"
ORLEANS o-ho was an eyewitness Mas
r, e'e+ts arrived from Ceioa on the steam
s- Karen. which locked here late Tester-
dsv
Mr. NIasouelette says he vas on me lohE
,yra~s a. Ceioa when the battle began and
Immediately started toward the c''y 70
witness the eghting. hut beat quick re-
treat when bullets began 70 fall al arouno
him
General Guerrero, the Dsvila commander
defended the town heroicaly. Masalelette
said. and ~ the time he vas shot was on
-sqs6 In irving 70 force his men 70 al
TACK tns revo'utionists The men deserted
and loft him alone or his mule. waving MS
-ovoiver He started TO frs, but before ~
oorl5 do so fifty insurgents in the trenches
ope0ed fire on him with rifles. his mule
ran back 70 the British Consulate. There
the gareral IN dying condition, dropped
from the animals back After the battle
General Christmas called ~ the hospital
10 congratulate General Guerrero for me
bravery he displayed during the engage
n,ert General Guerrero died shortly after
ward
Louis Bier. the only American killed. &C
cording 10 Masquelette. met his death in
4 peculiar manner. His house was directly
IN ,he firing line of the attacking. party.
In which he and two companions were ly-
ing on mattress on the second floor, when
bullet struck the window sill. landing In
Piers stomach. lie did not know he was
wounded until ne saw blood flowing from
the wound Masouelette continued.
There must have been ten thousand shots
fred and me battle lasted four hours.
The steamship Harold. lying IN the har-
ror. was hit twice, and bullets fell on tho
eunbOats Marietta and Tacoma lefOre they
no1 ed out OF the haroor.
The insur gents had better arms and q ere
mech better drilled. the government troops
beiuc composed q raw cousrrlpts and
thcy grew pant ky at the frst sign OF bal.
~ ,.,.iar the day before ran into fhe once
where [ was and begged 10 be protected.
Half 0f the government soldiers went over
- the revoutionists.
American. a dozen bullets were swept ont
4fter the battle How more uou-com-
Tatarts escaped being killed ie a mystery
70 me In the American hotHI near "here
risr was killed were thirty women and
rFiIdreu None was hurt. bur the roof Of
the MOTEL was rldd.ed and several cannon
nails passed through it
when We lcfr Coiha they were bringing
,. tIa dead and wounded There We're said
- be many dead In The brush who prob
afly never would be found. estimated
the total number Of dead as fully serent.-
one of the first things Genera Christmas
afd arter the fall Of CebG was 70 post
riacards. in which IL was announced that
a Are OF .00 soils would be imposed upon
INV fou0r dealer selling bis wares that
niobt There was no disorder. and II is
&c "a sav that Ceiba never was so quiet
"a jrrnnediately after tho battle
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
.uo an TRACK PeRmlTs"-wlLLcox

The report -ha' the Public Service Com.
mission had come Go an agreement "'tN ''''
Irterboroueh Rapid Transit company CIV
.-g IL Cd perpetual franchise for miro rack
.n rs elevated lines and for ele'aied eN-
ts,s,ops was fatty denied oy chairman
,y..lcoN 40 agreement 49, 10 franchises
,or trird tracks on Tho elevated lines or eE-
...,sior. ~ the same has bc'n rca .hed pe-
,,...o tb.. Internorousn Rapid Transit COM
...r,. md tbe Public Service commission.
lid no nor has the commission -d'p'e'
,-, certificates for either the thri track
.,, o- IN. elevated extensions
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
GERMANS QUELl REVOLT
Police, Aided by Cruisers, Storm
Heights in Penape.

Berlin. Jan. 31-The Official report OF
the rising OF natives IN Penape, Caro-
line Islands. month ago. In which four
Europeans and five friendly natives were
killed. SAYS that on January II the po-
lice stormcd the cliffs on which the in
surgents we're fortified. The German
cruisers Cormoran. Planet and Emden
ce.-cperated with the police. covering
their attack with a bombardment one
German was killed and two were Sc
riously wounded
4 German column since then has been
hunting down the insurgents. Of whom
rot more than nifty are active.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
BULLET ENTERS CHILD's HEAD
Shot Supposed to Have Been Fired at
Mother Police Make Arrest.

,ruiam P,- tlo ,wo and % han year
.,5 sor ,t Mr.. katarzyus Peic. Of No l0
rae- 3a street. died last night In Bellevue
Hospital from a bullet woHad In bis a'''.
Tho b,,Ilet is supposed 20 nave been meant
for tho infants mother. A man went 70
tpe apartment yesterday afternoon ana
.a,,arreled with Mrs. Pelc. Two shots were
.a-.d and one ~ them entered the baby o
head. ..., ,
Central ofc- detectives later arrested d"
man who said he was Demefer os'f""SA' .
lie was uointed ont hy q girl VINO SAID
She saw him running from The A'use aiie'
tbe shooting. Mrs Pclc refused to IDENTIFY
INN Ostrowsky was locked up at Head
,.,. r,.rs as d suspicious person
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
NO TAX ON SOVEREIGNS
Reichstag Passes German Bill Regard
ing Property Values.

Berlin. Jan G-The Reichstag to-day
u.,--ed the thlrd reading of tn" govern
meuf's un-aruei increment taV ulN and
r..yarse3 jts recent decision subjectiug tue
,-iuce- to Cd taE. This appeared .u The
D., rt, of "A. 4I.rubm-ut tO fnt original bill
and yy.s adopted by thc Reicnsiag on Jauu-
arv % The German sovereign houses hy
he new ruline are move entirely freed from
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLIES
Gerald Lowther Reelected Speaker
Measures Before Houss.

r.ordor. Ian 3I-THe -eronl Tarl'am'H'
- King George assembled to-dav with tt'le
cero~ony the spectacular function He'ns
~ss-r,od for next Monday when ID" King
and ON en- VIII open the proceedings. Mr..
r.,--ror vas reelected SpeaKeI.
The week will uc devoted to The swearing
.,r az members and to meetings OF poiiticd.
actions 90 decide tho course which t.'F
,.',Il rursu. with regard t1 'Gc veto hIl and
.,.r LEADING measures of tIe session.
o.ir'|r In is expected. viii have a notable
rlsca iu British history.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
RoosT RoCKEFELLER S TAXES
n. -r-Tr--.Do ~ The Tribune

b. Telegraph 20 The lriouhe.I
Cleveland Jan 3l.-John L. Eocke1eller
is protesting against boost In the tax
valuation On his Forest Hill estate OF 800
acres from S9S.2-0 in 1900 TO S9e7 16o, or ap-
proximately 900 per cent Rockefelier,- =; oo-
iecrion. through J G " Cowles, of CleYe-
land. was Communicated TO- me co.nLs
%,-aGrenni4 board OF equalization. The
5oaTd viii keep the oil kins IN suspense
urtil april Is, when he probably vii be
called before the board % explain Wny a
reduction IN the TAX value snould De H41-7'
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
oepEw AND DAVIS SHAKE HANDS

Washington. Jan M.-SeraIor- Chaunccy
Al parew and Jen Davis -Iooe hands in
ne senate to-day. showing tEst uo per-
eopsl enm.tv mad resulted f.om the Arhan-
sse senator attack yr-terda, Mr. Depew
7vsrt over TO Mr. Davis's seat soon after
,he beginning OF the session. ana was
erected a. II No. had ius' returned from
lie foreign residence the Arkansan urged
b., sbould establish. Tho solutaton was
,o,dtallv acknowledged. and 'le Senator'S
s,,iled as they parted
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
nAl1 Road MAN PROMOTED.

tf.rr,- " Thornton. superintendent of me
Erie 4 Ashtabuia division oi me rel',.,
varia Lines West. with heaaquar'e'' q, -'e'
castle penn mas been appointed aaals''i',
general superintendent OF the Long ls'a"'
Rsifroad effective to-ta, This ls ne"
Mace and Mr Thornton headquarters
will no In Long Island Dl'y Tie VIII nav"
..barg. of ar matters pertaining 10 ram
movement station and police sri'l-7 d""
the handling Of equipment
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
RELATIVES VISIT PEABODY
Presence in Baltimore Thought to Indi-
cate His Critical Condition.
Thy Telegraph 70 The Tribune :

Baltimore, Jan. 31.-George Lee Peabody,
The Boston banker, is still in a critical con-
dition al Johns Hopkins Hospital with two
wounds in his h>sd. made in operations for
the removal of soft tumors His dancee
Miss Edith Deacon. his brother. General
Francis Peabody. and his sister, Mrs. John
Lawrence. all visited him to-day. He was
conscious. and spoke a few words to each
of them
Their continued stay in Baltimore within
close call Of the hospital Is taken as an
indication Of his serious condition. II the
hospital he Is reported a. resting easy.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
TO INCORPORATE G. \. r.

washington. Dan 81 THE Incorporation of
abb. Grand trwe ot rh' E.prrlic is pro-
,..s.il s iri ra--eG .t f.. senate to.dJ,
Il .a5 n.l passed The Hyas,.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01

ORDERS IssCED.-The following o'1'
have been issued
r,.u,sn,n, Colonel HERBERT p TrTHEsS
" retired from duty WIN o'HiN'"7N
militia of New Hampshire ..,,,
Following assignments OF oMc ,prre
6coNNoR. 20 s,h cavalry. e.,-I Lieat+n'o, a,
colonel EBEN SWIFT. 70 sth sava.!' .,
Philippines Major FARRANp "a Tr Trrx,
a,h cavalry. Captain WILLIAM }. 49,
DPrCR 20 sth Cavalrv FIRST Li.ltsnsn-
TP4TK 2 DAVIS. 70 7th Csvalrv' -
P9ispp.ns ,apT,,ensnt DUNCAN ELLIOT. 9Th cac.
alrv upon expiration OF pres.nt leaNe
absence 20 san Francisco. fnsuSS
Troop e sth Cavalry 70 f'''''''"'
rir,t Lieatenant EMORY J PIKE. ioth S.y, az,
piisv to station 70 which h. may D. as
signed signed b BY hi, r.sinentaL :omm.ndsr s,-
r.,ye ~ absence Captain COsAM j. BAFr-
LETT medical corps. Twelve Gays
NAVY
-a-,a,, = LOPEZ. Lieutenant cornnlantsr
7. PETTENGILL, Lieutsnann
pURR and W LIGHrtE LIE En"s"
i RAgc9eK;c RAg4 ee 6 ;. ; sgsr s. sTES " D peH:
T6N' j., 4 G 5,PE7 PERRELL % q. coyeEs q 6ES,
EpssiESbER. B S5REEs 3. i I ExTESsoS E fEssS Z. J.
EsTEss, z. GUTHP5IE GUTTPg5 .. I HJkyTs. JXxEs
Z Z Si iEcKIE1RE: 3TAI!ssES i 3. f&bEaSSI :.
3 LE E,dogT 59TRGEo!S = oIsEI IS r J atNSeE. = Tei:
sVH7 sTE-E : !. : e Z. STARK. J. D. SMITH ara
r. z ROGERS. Passed Ass'stant sur
zaors H 4. GARRISON and G. J. HOLE-
SA%. Assistant surgeons .. Nj. GEORGE
snd L. SHELDON. Jr.: Payna.ters ". c.
FTTE and J. A. BULL: Passed Assistant
Paymaste- T P BALLENGER, Asgtsrant
Paymaster " CLARK. Chaplain L y.
TAYLOR Chief Boatsvain A. MApsEN
and chic, Machnist A. T. PERclVAL.
com rr1issiOns6
Lieutenant H. r LEART. detached naval
proving ground. indian Head 20 duty ss
assistant Inspector ~ engineering Bat
Iron Works Bath. connection ft'ins or
1.i.uteHant I F DoRrCH detached the Del
ravrnaster's clerk r HUNT. appointed. duiv
on me New jersey and he Missouri
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPs.-Ths tol-
lowing movements OF vessels have oeen
reported 70 the Navy Department
ARRIVED
Jan 2s-The Tacoma. ar Port Bar-io,
Jan 30-rhe Birmingham. the chester s7t
~ santiago. rho Baltimore a. Charleston, J,
., the Hector ~ Newport NeVS, ths Pauid-
ing. -he Roe. tAe Ter~v III the pravto7.
81 Ia ana.
Jan 2s--he Tacors. rom Livingston.
Guatemala for Port parrios Guster-a.a.
ian 3o-The Yankton. from Guantanamo fc-
Santiago d. cuba. -he iayf0ver. rom
Washington for Hampton Roads ~
S'.reft. from Norfolk for Charleston. tNs
pauldi7s and tHe Roe ron Hayana' ant
ths Terry end h" D-aN TOT. from ker
Wet f1r aviation 'eSf. the destroyer
T@rr, from Havana. % nav ysrf. Nor
folk
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
oceAn NAL VOTE TO. MORROW.

Washington. Ian - TIE senate to-day
agreed unar.mouslr to .otN on me ocean
NJ -s..l-tt.n IIt oU lenruary Ih"
e. ..tz- va made g.. senator GaIl!us-f.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01

Washington. Jan. @t.-Gu~tave 4. Ma
Zero brother ~ fEc rebel leader in Mexico.
arrived r Washington to-day from san
antonio. where he has been 10 close com
r-n.osgrr with the Mexican rebels.
sefo- Madero declared mat within the
'ast month the army of tho insurgents had
Increased from 900 10 1000 men. lie also
''pre-se1 Indignation az tho alleged tort
ore ~ prisoners by General Navarro of the
feler. -
New-York tribune., 1911-02-01
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

ORDERS 1ssUED.-The following orders
have been issued
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
THREE CURED OF ECZEMA

when a child, suffered eight
years with eczema. | could not sleep
at night, and had sores all over my
chest. We had doctors and none could
do any good, until my mother saw the
advertisement of the Cuticura Rem.
edies In the paper We used the
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resol-
vent, and they cured me of eczema.
] also used them on my five children.
Two Of them had eczema very badly.
When my children had eczema, was
not worried at all, as knew the Cuti-
cura Remedies would do their work.
They had sores all over their heads,
their hair would fall out, and they
would scratch all night and day. They
had 1t on their heads, face, and in
back of the ears so that | thought
their ears would drop of / washed
their heads and bodies with Cuicura
Soap and they are as clean as the
driven snow.
"Cuticura Soap and Ointment also
cured my children of ringworm. |
would not be without the Cuticura
Remedies. They are wonderful"
(Signed) Mrs. Violet Cole, 26 S.
Redheld St., Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 20.
1910. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere, a sam.
pie of each, with S2-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. l., Boston.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
SOMETHING NEW IN LODGES
In View Of Extraordinary Occasion
"PInkey" Might Well Be Ex.
cused for Absence.

"Pinkey" is the nickname Of the
hocolate-colored Chesterfield who pre-.
sides over the bar in a small, unique
and out-of-theway liquid refreshment
establishment in Washington patron
lied by newspaper correspondents,
visiting celebrities and government
officials. He is a great 'jiner," and
devotes his one evening OF" a week
to his several lodge duties Being
missed on one of these occasions by
one of his friends and patrons. who
had lugged to his place n suit Of
evening clothes which ne thought
would fit the Pinkertonian form, on
the next evening regretful reference
was made to K, the suit having been
bestowed on another, a waiter in a
rival hostelry.
Use mighty Obliged to you. sab"
groaned Pinkey, mighty obliged ies'
the same. This'll teach me a lesson
to stay on the job"
Attending one Of your lodge meet.
ings, | suppose?" queried his friend Of
the dress suit.
We'll, not exactly, sah," replied
Pinkey, mot exactly, sab. You see,
we was jes' organizing the colored
Hibernians."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
Begaar Suspected Of Shammlna
Seorns Tempter and Goes
20 Jail.

Cleveland, o-How to determine
whether a man Is deaf or is merely
pretending to be is the problem that
has engaged the attention of Police
Judge Levine and Probation officer
Vining since John G Grownest, 46,
was arrested on the charge of being
a common beggar
For Grownest used the plea when
he was begging that he was deaf aud
dumb, the police say When the pa
trolman who arrested him brought him
into the station to enter his name on
the blotter Grownest whipped out a
pad and pencil and wrote his name on
that. All efforts on the part OF the po,
lice to surprise him into speaking laiI
ed At every attempt Growuest would
shake his head and rapidly scriooie
on his little pad the declaration that
he could neither talk nor hear The
police believed that he was feigning
and locked him up.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
Baltimore French.

A Baltimore boniiace tells Of a
waiter in that city who lately an
nounced that he had taken up the
study of the French language.
DO you find It necessary here?"
asked the patron to WHOM the man
confided this bit of information.
Not here, sir" explained the wait
er; but I've been offered a steady
job in Paris at one of the hotels If !
can learn French"
"But Paris is full of French wait.
ers," said the patron. I'm afraid
you're being deceived"
NO. sir" said the man. with much
earnestness and absolute simplicity.
THE propositions a straight one. The
proprietor of the hotel says that the
walters he has cant understand
French as we Baltimoreans speak IT,.
and that's what he wants me for, you
see. e."-Lippincotts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
Meant to Be Real Bad,

Two little girls residing in East
Eighty sixth street, Virginia Clough
and Clairie Feldman. who had long
envied their boy paymates for their
ability to enjoy such badness as in in
herent in boys. resolved to be bad
themselves. To this end they shut
themselves up in Vlrginia's room and
proceeded to be naughty In fact,
they practiced swearing just to see
what would happen
When they were quite sure that
none would overhear them each pro
duced a slip Of paper containing the
swear word and fired away
Bulldog" said Virginia
Cigars" was Claire's reply.
But the ceiling didn't drop. and
there was no earthquake to swallow
them up, and the two resumed their
play trihe disappointed at the tame
termination of their badness. s.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
Unique Outcome Of Barb Wire Hit.
ting Gun Trieger-Canlne Fastens
Teeth In Mans Cheek.

Bristol, Pa-Edmund Phlpps OF this
place was out cunning with friends
between Tullytown and Emile They
had trailed a rabbit up to barbed
wiro fence, against post Of which
Phipps carefully set his cooked gun
as he climbed through the wire fence.
He was about to reach for his gun
when his fine dog, which had been
some distance behind, suddenly dash
ed up and jumped through the fence.
AS he did so he Jared the tightly
strung wire enough to topple the gun
over. In falling the trigger of the
weapon caught and the gun was dis.
charged so that the full charge of
shot struck the dog, fatally wounding
him
The dog was great pet OF Mr..
Phipps, and as soon as he saw the
animal lying apparently dead he
thoughtsssly rushed over and picked
1t up IN his arms.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
TELLS OF HARDSHIPS

labors hear the word from round
about sources that my wife has sued
for a divorce.
Il wish TO impress upon your mind
that my home has been my first ana
last thought every day since first
landed here. in 1898. and that love
my wife and family dearly. visited
home for some time In 1901. and again
eighteen months ago. and had /
thought then that there was anything
OF this kind I'm her mind ! would have
given up my claim and suffered the
loss OF all my hard work rather than
see my family rent asunder | cannot
help but believe there is some kind OF
conspiracy or some one has per.
suaded my wife to do as she is doing
or that her mind has become confused
through the loss of her daughter.
Miller had negotiated sale OF a
half interest in his claims to a syndl
cate at Seattle. but says his wife
wrote to the Seattle firm handling the
trade and spoiled the deal. lie as.
serts his claims are valuable. and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
Alaska Gold Miner Sends Plea to
Judge.
William r. Miller Of Glacier Creek I'm
plores Jurlst Not to Grant a Dl.
vorce to Wife for Desertion-
Writes Of Struggle.

Spokane, Wash.-William X. Miller.
a placer gold miner OF Glacier Creek.
Alaska, gives an inkling OF the strug.
giles OF prospectors In the North coun.
try In a pathetic letter to the probate
Judge OF the Spokane county superior
court, protesting against the granting
of decree TO his wife. Mrs. Jane Nil.
Ter. a nurse. in Spokane. who instl-
tuted proceedings Tor divorce, charg.
ing desertion in 1897 and failure to
provide for his family.
Miller says in his letter that he
has received no notice OF the pen.
dency of the divorce case from his
wife or her attorneys, but heard OF
the case from roundabout sources. lie
recites numerous reasons why the di.
vorce should not be granted and
makes a pathetic plea for the preser.
walton of his home and tireside. TO
combat the charge OF negecting TO
provide for his family he has sent
postal receipts to show that he has
sent $500 at various times. Part OF
the letter follows:
Il have slaved and worked for
years as no other man I'm the Yukon
has ever labored, always looking for
ward to the time when ! could again
Join my family in circumstances that
would assure our independence in the
declining years of our lives.
-Four years | worked in the ditch
to build canal to my claim, and
when had finished the work and was
about to start to wash out the gold a
terrible food came and washed away
a good part of my labors Another
year and a half was then spent in re.
pairing this damage. when the news
came last spring that my daughter
had been accidentally shot and killed
last February near Spokane. THIS
news so upset me that It brought on
heart trouble, and Tor months was
unable to do a thing. Last July |
again began work, and when about to
reap the reward Of the years OF my