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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-22
Making the Arrest.

In the midst of the commotion two
Of the San Jacintos men took Mr..
Mason by the collar and led him to
the boat, assisting him on board the
same operation being performed in
the case of Mr.. Slidell and the two
secretaries, Eustis and Mcfarland.
The families Of Slidell and Eustis were
on board, and the officers of the San
Jacinto offered to accommodate them
If they desired, but the invitation was
declined. Commander Williams after
his return to England told story Of
Miss Slidell having struck Lieutenant
Fairfax repeatedly in the face, but
this was afterward denied by Fair
fax, who said the only basis for the
story was that lurch of the ship had
thrown the lady against his shoulder.
There was one phase Of this affair
that seems little less than providential.
Captain Wilkes, in writing, had in
structed Lieutenant Fairfax as fol-
lows:
SHOULD Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Slidell, Mr..
Eustis and Mr.. Mcfarland be on
board you will make them prisoners
and send them on board this ship i'm
mediately and take possession Of her
(the Trent as q prize"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-22
An incident That Averted Var.

This part of his instructions Fairfax
chose to ignore. Not only so, but he
was careful to give no unnecessary of
fense to the commander Of the Trent.
At one time, when that vessel was
drifting into shallow water and Cap
tain Moir warned the Americans to
hurry or he would not be responsible
for the ships safety, Lieutenant Fair
fax signaled for the San JacintO to
draw away, so that the Trent might go
more into the channel. Upon return
ing to his own vessel with the prison
ers Fairfax told Captain Wilkes what
he had done and urged that the Trent
be not taken as prize, advancing as
an argument that it would delay their
movements and divide their crew, thus
making it impossible for the San ia
cinto to participate in the attack on
Port Royal, as was then planned. This
argument seemed to convince Captain
Wilkes, and he consented that the Brit
ish vessel go on her way. On such
small incidents does history sometimes
turn Had the Trent been taken as a
prize it is scarcely possible that war
with Great Britain could have been
averted.
1t is surprising that Captain Moir
did not insist on the Americans TAX
ing command Of his vessel and thus
have forced the issue, He himself said
later that the British admiralty was
"very much disappointed and dlspleas'
ed" that he had not done so. His re-
ply was that it had never occurred to
him, Lieutenant Fairfax having been
so courteous and having engaged him
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-22

30 in conversation about other matters
that he had "failed to see what after
ward was very plain"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-22

copyright by American Press Associa-
ton, 19l1.l
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
WIDESPREAD RELIEF NOT AL.
LOWED SETTLERS ON
HOMESTEADS.
PROBLEM IS SERIOUS
MERE CLAIM OF NO MONEY NOT
CONSIDERED SUF-
FICIENT.

Washlngton.-Since the enactment
of the Curtis bill empowering the Sec
retary of the interior to modify and
rearrange specific payments to the
Reclamation Service, with a view of
affording relief to needy settlers un
der reclamation projects, a steadily
increasing number of applications
have reached the department through
members of Congress. The disposi-
tion of these cases presents a serious
problem to the secretary, who has
thus far announced no definite pro-
cedure to govern this class of cases.
From members who have taken
these matters up with the secretary's
office it is learned that it is not the
intention to grant wholesale and wide
spread relief under this act, and that
only upon an exceptionally strong
showing will isolated individual cases
be granted relief. The department con-
of communities where unfavorable
conditions prevented the raising of
crop. On some projects the late de-
livery of water, or lack of water
caused by repairs to bitches or canals,
are given as justifiable cases warrant
ing the application of the Curtis act.
Severe and unusual frosts or other un-
favorable climatic condition, whereby
the settler was prevented from real
izing on the product of his land, are
other worthy considerations emitting
relief.
The mere claim that settler has
not money to meet his payments will
not of itself be ground for relief, and
isolated cases must prove some fur
ther claim in order to receive the ben
eft of the law.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
WASHINGTON.

National banks of the country are
shown to be in a condition which
treasury officials consider favorable,
from recent reports.
The national forest reservation COM
mission is ready to begin purchasing
land for national forests in the Ap-
palachian and White mountains.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated forty-five additional post
offices as postal savings repositories
in as many states and territories,
mostly industrial centers, where there
are many wage earners.
Samuel Frank Emmons, a noted
geologist, died at his home in Wash
ington, D. c. He continued until his
death his duties as geologist of the
United States geological survey, with
which he had been connected since
1867.
The annual battle practice of the
Atlantic fleet off the Virginia capes
has begun and eleven of the sixteen
battleships under Rear Admiral
Schroeder will direct their big guns at
targets representing warships of a
supposed enemy.
The governments charges of GRIM
inal libel against Joseph Pulitzer of
the New York World and Delevan
Smith of the Indianapolis News, for
publication of charges of graft in con-
nection with the Panama canal, have
been formally dropped.
The fight over the removal of the
capital of Oklahoma from Guthrie to
Oklahoma City began in earnest in
the Supreme Court of the United
States in Washington when Guthrie's
claim was presented to the court in a
printed brief. Both sides are to ar
que the case orally.
James Bryce, the British ambassa-
dor, held lengthy conference with
Secretary Knox regarding the pro-
posed arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain. The
negotiations are still in a tentative
stage. 1t is said in official quarters
that no hitch has been encountered
and that reasonable progress is being
made.
Since the enactment of the Curtis
bill empowering the secretary of the
interior to modify and rearrange spe-
cific payments to the Reclamation
Service, with view of affording re-
lief to needy settlers under reclama-
tion projects, "a steadily increasing
number of applications have reached
the department through members of
Congress. The disposition of these
cases presents a serious problem to
the secretary, who has thus far an
nounced no definite procedure to gov
ern this class of cases.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
GEN ERAL.

Coral jewelry has been growing in
popularity of late, according to New
York dealers and importers.
The long hatpin with the sharp
point exposed now is officially and
legally barred in Kansas City.
B. F. Bush, president Western Mary
land Railway, has been selected to
succeed George J. Gould as president
of the Missouri Pacific.
Four Thousand carpenters will quit
work in ST.. Louis because the demand
of the union for an increase OF five
cents an hour in wages was refused.
Snow was general in Nebraska,
South Dakota and northeastern Mis-
souri, last few days. At Omaha four
inches fell
Dates for the meeting of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs, in
cluding board meetings, to be held in
Memphis, Tenn, are April 1922, in
elusive.
Herbert George Lee, aged 38, said
to have been prominent dentist of
Des Moines and of well-to-do family,
was captured in Lafayette, Ind, after
series of bold daylight robberies,
and sentenced to the state prison for
fourteen years.
A new high quotation was made on
the gold dollar of the issue of 1863
at the auction sale of old American
coins held in the rooms of the Chica-
go Numismatic Society. The new price
is $3.50, the former record being $35
for that coin. .G
The California Supreme Court de-
MED the petition of Abraham Ruef
for rehearing of the motion vacating
its original order to rehear his ap-
peal against the judgment and SEN
tence of the trial court sentencing him
to fourteen years in San Quentin on
a charge of bribery.
Prosecution of alleged bucketshop
operators in Chicago by the federal
government will not be affected by
decision by Justice Wright of the
District of Columbia Supreme Court
that amendments to the law there
were unconstitutional, if the govern
ment attorneys understand the situa-
tion.
February 26, last, Patrick Cudahy,
the Milwaukee packer, gave out an in
terview in which he expressed the be-
lief that provisions would sell much
lower That day May pork closed at
Sits. Recently that option was quot
ed at $15.15. This is drop of $3.50
in a little over one month. May lard
has declined over $100 in the same
period.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
FROM TELEGRAPHlc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST RTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
WESTERN

Denver spent approximately $780,
900 in the month of March for auto
mobiles.
Instruction has been suspended at
the Washington State College at Spo-
kane, as the result of a strike of stu
dents.
James Charles, farmer who lived
near Lawrence, Kans., committed sui
eide by jumping into the Wakarusa
river
AS forecasted recently, the first
steps looking to the restoration of
peace in Mexico are proceeding with
all possible speed.
According to Japanese papers just
received at Seattle 100000 coolies
have lost their occupation in Manchu-
ria through the plague.
Good roads for Jefferson county,
Colo, and the proposed foothills park
for Denver were given hearty boost
at the first meeting of the Jefferson
County Good Roads Association.
Aviator Charles IF. Willard will
leave Los Angeles at once for Salt
Lake City to meet party of New
York business men and arrange for
world record long distance flight from
New York to Denver.
The Panam canal will be complet-
ed within the time stipulated and
ready for operation by Jan. 1, 1915, is
the opinion of George G. Anderson, a
prominent civil engineer of Denver
who has just returned from a visit to
the isthmus.
At least 5000 delegates, represent
ing 175,000 members of the National
Association of Retail Grocers, will
come to Denver next June to attend
the fourteenth annual convention of the
organization. 1t is expected that the
Denver meeting will be the largest
ever held.
Seventy-five of the most prominent
society girls of Denver witnessed
fast six-round boxing contest between
Young Abe Attell and Charlie Fogel
son, lightweights, at the smokeless
smoker given in the School of Mines
gymnasium by the athletic board OF
the school.
A deranged man, under the impress
sion that he was bandit chief whose
business it was to hold up a Santa Fe
flyer, boarded a switch engine in Pu
eblo, Colo, smashed the lights in the
cab, knocked the fireman unconscious,
and attempted to thrash the entire
train crew before he was Overpowered
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals, sitting in st. Louis, upheld
the temporary injunction granted
against the corporation commission of
Oklahoma by United States Circuit
Judge Hook nearly year ago, by
which the state of Oklahoma is en-
joined from enforcing the two-cent
passenger fare law and reduction in
freight rates.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
National Retail Grocers.

Denver.-At least 5000 delegates,
representing 175,000 members of the
National Association of Retail Cor
GERS, will come to Denver next June
to attend the fourteenth annual con-
vention of the organization. 1t is ex-
pected that the Denver meeting will
be the largest ever held in history.
Golden-Good roads for Jefferson
county and the proposed foothills park
for Denver were given a hearty boost
at the first meeting of the Jefferson
County Good Roads Association.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
SPORT.

Tommy Mcfarland of Chicago lost
to Jake Barada in the third round
at St. Joseph, Mo.
Announcement is made at Salt Lake
City that work will be commenced to.
morrow on a mile race track at La
COON, half way between Salt Lake City
and Ogden. 1t is planned to have the
track completed so that a forty-day
race meeting can be started May 80.
Mrs. Helen Hathaway Robson Brit
ton, niece of the late M Stanley Rob-
ison, principal owner of the ST. Louis
National league; baseball club, who
died in Cleveland recently, will be the
next president of the club. Mrs. Brit
ton inherits her uncle's stock. under
his will. probated.
George Hackenschm1dt, who is &C.
knowledged to be the only legitimate
contender for the worlds champion.
ship wrestling title against Frank
Gotch, the present champion of all
champions, sailed from New York for
his home in Germany. Hack" is a
German, although he is called the
Russian lion.'
Knocking out Mike Schreck. the
Cincinnati heavyweight, in six rounds
at Sapulpa, Okla, Carl Morris kept
himself in the running as white
hope" That was about all he did
however, for his showing was not
such as is calculated to indicate that
Champion Jack Johnson is in immi.
nent danger of losing his title to the
ex-engineer of Sapulpa. N3
f..a
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
New York-to-Denver AeropIane Flight


Los Angeles.-Aviato Charles F.
Willard will leave Los Angeles at
once for Salt Lake City to meet a
party of New York business men and
arrange for world record long dis
tance flight from New York to Den
YER
Mr. Willard said:
81 have had the idea for this flight
in my mind for some time and have
been working on the plans for it for
more than year. Several monied
men of New York, whose names l am
not at liberty to disclose as yet, have
discussed it's possibilities with me and
with Mr.. Curtiss and we have about
agreed that the flight is practicable.
81 expect to start from New York
some time during the summer and
hope to make the trip to Denver in
record time"
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
OVER HUNDRED MILLION DOL
LARS INVOLVED IN
SUIT.
CASE WILL Be DROPPED
GOVERNMENT HAS LITTLE HOPE
OF WINNING FUTURE
CASES.

Seattle.-The government lost it's
first battle in the effort to punish the
alleged fraudulent locators of Alaska
coal lands.
Judge Cornelius H. Hanford, in the
United States District Court, in over
ruling the motion to instruct the jury
to acquit Charles F. Munday, E. E..
Siegley and Archie Shiels, sustained
all the vital points contended for by
the defendants.
The ground on which the court re-
fused to grant the motion to acquit
was not raised by counsel for either
side in the suit, but by the judge him
self.
1t leaves the government so little
room to stand ond that it is said to be
practically assured that the prosecu-
tion will be dropped.
The lands in question are the Eng
lish, or Sir Edward Stracey group.
They are the most valuable coal lands
in the world, being richer even than
the Cunningham claims. Estimates of
their value range from one hundred
million dollars to a much larger sum.
The defendants, together with Alger-
non Stracey, a brother of Sir Edward
Stracey, were indicted at Tacoma last
fall, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government. Stracey re-
mained in Vancouver, B. c., and avoid
ed arrest. After the jury had been
completed counsel for the defense
moved for Instructions to the jury to
acquit the defendants.
The argument of the attorneys for
the defense was based almost en-
tirely on the contention that the 1904
law applied to Alaska coal claims in
stead of the general land law of 1873,
while the attorneys for the govern
ment insisted that the prohibitions of
the law of 1873 should be read into
the law of 1904. Inasmuch as the
law of 1904 in terms permits the as
signment of coal claims, the defend
ants counsel argued that it was not
illegal for the defendants to agree to
assign their coal claims.
Furthermore, defendants counsel
contended that if it were legal for
locator to assign his claim, it was
equally legal for any person to buy
as many of such assignments as he
could pay for, thus removing the very
foundation from the indictment upon
which the defendants were indicted.
"a foreign corporation" said the
court, cannot lawfully acquire or
hold a coal claim in Alaska, either
in it's corporate name nor in the
name of any agent or trustee. There
fore, for the reason that the indict-
ment charges a conspiracy to acquire
coal claims or proprietary rights to
coal claims in Alaska for foreign
corporation, it must be sustained as
valid indictment and the objection
to the Introduction of evidence must
be overruled.
''The court will, however, instruct
the jury that to justify a conviction
of the defendants under it, the evil
dence must prove that the object Of
the conspiracy, if any, must have
been to perpetrate a fraud by secur-
ing coal claims or proprietary rights
in coal claims in Alaska for the Pa
cific Coal and Oil Company"
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
Libel Cases Dropped.

Washington. = The governments
charges of criminal libel against Jo'
seph Pulitzer of the New York World
and Delevan Smith of the Indianap-
oils News, for publicat6 of charges
of graft in connection with the Pana-
ma canal, have been formally dropped
at the request of the attorney general.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
Provisions Coming Down.

Chicago.-Feb. 26, last, Patrick Cud-
ahy, the Milwaukee packer, gave out
an interview in which he expressed
the belief that provisions would sell
much lower That day May pork
closed at SITS. Recently that op-
ton was quoted at $1515. This is
drop of $3.50 in a little over one
month. May lard has declined over
S10O in the same period.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
Turkish Revolt Increasing.

Rome-mformation received at the
Quirinal indicates that $4,000 Alban
ians are already in revolt and that co.
900 more are preparing to take the
field. Montenegro and Bulgaria are
said to be encouraging the rebels
with the idea of making reprisals
against Turkey.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
New BattIeship Commissioned.

Washington.-In accordance with
the plans of Secretary Meyer for the
Atlantic fleet of twenty battleships
after July 1, 1911, the battleships
Maine, Missouri and Ohio have been
ordered in commission June 1. They
are now in reserve in the navy yards.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
Aoed NAVY Hero Dead.

Philadelphia.-Co Edward
B. Latch, U. S. N, retired, died at his
home in Merton. During the Civil war
he served on the Hartford, and was
retired in 1873.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
Major Georae Rue Dead.

Hamilton, O.-Major George w.
Rue, who is credited with capturing
the guerilla chief, John Morgan, dur.
ing the Civil War, is dead.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
Bush Succeeds George Gould.

New York-B. F. Bush, president
Western Maryland Railway, has been
selected to succeed George J. Gould as
president of the Missouri Pacific.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
Coral JeWelry Popular.

New York.-Coral jewelry has been
growing in popularity of late, accord
ing to New York dealers and import
ers.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
New Mexico.


J. C. Dunn has struck pay dirt run
ming more than $40 ton on his claim
in the Sacramento mountains near AL
amogordo. He is down 135 feet.
According to the latest information
the total developed tonnage at Santa
Rita has reached the enormous total
of 44,957,333 tons Of twenty-three per
cent copper. On 121z cent copper this
gives Chino shares market value OF
$95 each.
A mining deal which it is believed
marks the beginning of new epoch
of prosperity for the Socorro district,
was consummated when A. D. Coons
sold the Dewey group Of mines in the
Socorro mountains to H. Ralph Brown
of Providence, r. l., for considera-
tion said to be in the neighborhood OF
$1O0,O0n
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-08
w E s TERN
MINING NEWS
IN 3 RE

THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.
SllNer .................. s0529s
Copper .............$12 2.0O@12121s
Lead .................... 81 4.00@450
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-25
PoMPoUs BISHOP MaNsELl
Great Prelate Of Peterborough Was
Thoroughly squelched by Sir Blu
sick Fafwood Of Cambridge.

He was the last pluraiist head. hold
ing as he did the hishopric of Peters.
borough and the mastership of .Trin-
ity at the same time Small OF stat.
ure. but of pomposity which b. nc
means served to conceal the mean
ness of his understanding, he cher
ished in particular that vulgar error
which confounds a lord of parliament
with a peer of the realm. 1t is re-
membered of him that, offended with
the place assigned him at the table
OF a Cambridge host, he left the din
ing room without comment or dis
closure made, ordered his carriage.
and drove back to Trinity. Next morn
ing his host-Sir Busiek HARDWOOD the
then professor of physic waited
upon him at his lodging to inquire in
what particular" he had incurred the
masters displeasure Mansell with
much stateliness proceeded to address
his visitor in these words: Sir Bu-
sick HARDWOOD, am. by the grace Of
Almighty God. a peer Of this realm
how unworthy one, God knows
Yes, master" interrupted Sir Busiek.
and I know, too. Saying which the
professor of physic turned suddenly
on his heel and the right honorabls
and right reverend the lord bishop Of
Peterborough found himself alone. =
London Nation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-25
TOM MARsHALL's sPlTTooN
Famous but Uncieanly Orator Of
Kentucky.

Tom Marshall, the great Kentucky
orator, was also great n1asticator OF
tobacco, and one OF the most ttnelean.
" of men in the disposition Of the
saliVary Juice an abundant deposit
of which usually decorated his ample
shirt bosom The contrary Of Mar.
shall in this particular was Return j.
Meigs, clerk of the national supreme
court. whose person and Office were
always models of neatness and clean
Illness. One day Marshall entered the
clerks Office. as usual masticating g
great guild Of ''dogleg, and before he
had finished his business found it nee
essary to unload, Where do you keep
your spittoon, Mr.. Meigs 2" asked the
advocate, after a fruit1ess search
the desired utensil Il do not keep
one" said the clerk Where do you
spit" Il do not spit Il mean.
where do / sptt?--I ehaW, Mr.. Meigs.'
Generally, you spit on your shirt
bosom, Mr. Marshall The great adj
vocate left the office. discharged his
cargo of tobacco, and returning, re-
sumed his examination OF the records.
with complete serenity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-25
WAYS OF CARRYING MONEY
Englslrnan and American Usually
Sccrns Pockettook, Which Is
Used in France and Germany.

+ I I q ! Ls 4
1T is Interesting 70 note, says an
observant New Yorker the various
methods ia which men of different ma
tionalities carry their worldly wealth.
The Eng.ishman carries gold. sill
yer and copper all loose in his trous-
ers pocket. pulls out handful OF the
mixture in an opulent way and selects
the coin he needs.
The American carries his .wad' or
roll in pretty much the same way,
the average man here looking with
contempt upon the poeketbook as in
dicative of tight disposition.
The Frenchman makes use OF a
leather purse with no distinguishing
characteristics The German uses
one gayly embroidered in silks by the
fair hands of some Lottehen.
THE half-civiized capitalist from
some torrid South American city car.
ries his dollars in a belt with cunning
" devised pockets to battle the gentle.
men with light fngeFs, Some Of these
belts are quite expensive.
The Italian of the poorer classes
ties up his little fortune in a carly
colored handkerchief secured with
many knots, which he secretes in some
mysterious manner about his clothes.
"A similar course has charms for
the spaniard. while the lower class
Russian exhibits preference for his
boots or the lining Of his clothes as
hiding place for his savings.