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1EWS FROM ALL PARTS OF N0RTHIAND

birthday July 24. has surprised he,
 friends by growing a new head oi
 hair.
 For fifty years Mrs. Jaspers hail
 has been as white as snow About .
 year ago 1t began to come out, and ir
 little while she was bald. Now the new hair. thick. black. ant curly is coming In. and it promises tt be luxuriant growth.
 About twenty years ago Mrs. Jas pers lost her last tooth. Since ther she has worn false teeth. Now. with the growing of the new hair. she Il cutting new teeth. Four front teeth already have appeared and she Is now cutting two molars. Mrs. Jaspers is the widow of a former mayor of Ket- chikan and Is in excellent health.-- Seattle Post -Intelligencer. JUNEAU-Lieut Floyd and bride are South bound passengers on the Ad- miral Sampson. Mrs. Floyd is a niece of Col. ONeil. the commanding ofIicef of Fort LIscum. near Valdez. After a short honeymoon Journey through the States. Lieut.. Floyd. accompanied by his bride will return to his post at Fort Davis near Nome. KATALLA, Aug. 3.-The govern ment mined coal from the Bering riv- CT coal fields. consisting of 761 tons, has all been transferred from the mine down the river. and is now on board the United States cruiser Maryland.
 The coal came from three tunnels. Numbers 3. 1. and 5. Tunnel No. 1 was driven by the government and is about 500 feet east of the Cunningham tunnel Number 6.
 About 75 tons of the coal aboard the Maryland has been cleaned. and it will he shipped to Annapolis under guard and there will be given m ex- haustive test.
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Euos 7Se and chickens. at Prosssrs Harness shop. Phone Black 6
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Judge Fred M. Brown, of the United States district court. has appointed Representative Robert D. Gray. of Ka-
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xErCHlKAN.-Mr Mary Jaspers of ,bis place. who celebrated her a7tf
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MINING MEN BuSIN ESS MEN

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12 AMERICANS ARE SEIZED

Tho Peoples Papsr"-Noms Nvsos
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-05

Of that Los Angeles mob of Mexi-
cans who roared death at him, Gen.
Diaz says: 81 observed they were
persons of little significance" One
thing that ais Mexico, Felix, is that
its persons of little significance have
got sick of its persons Of big signif-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
CHAPTER xxxIlI.
The Fight In the Hall.

Scarcely comprehending that Claire
had escaped from the room, was
swept forward by the onrush OF
bodies. The preacher was knocked
headlong beneath the table, but Faeln
lay motlonlcss underfoot. Jones and
Grant turned to a door at the right,
and leaped after them. Ono of the
two fired, and the ball struck my
shoulder the impact throwing me
back against one Of my men. An in.
slant felt sick and dizzy, yet real.
ICED was not seriously hurt. and
managed to stagger to my feet The
door was closed and locked, and. al.
though my head reeled. began to
think clearly.
THE other way, lads!" cried.
Quick, into the halt"
We tumbied out through the narrow
entrance, and found myself next to
Eric. But We were too late to head
on the fugitives, or prevent their
schieving their purpose. In through
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

More water, Mike" said a voios
close at hand. Yes. that will do
Where is Farrell? Oh, Dan. this ia
Major Lawrence"
. One OF the Dragons said he was
In command. Hurt badly"
NO, | think not; but utterly eX.
hausted, and weak from loss OF blood
They put up game fight"
only three on their feet when We
got in. Hullo, Lawrence, getting back
to the world, lad?"
Yes" | managed to answer, feeling
strength enough to lift myself. and
vaguely noticing his features as that
you. Furrell?"
1T certainly is." cheerfully. "Duval
has his arm about you, and the Cam
den boys are herding those devils
down below. You had some fracas
from the way things look. How many
men had you?"
! rubbed my head, endoavorlng to
recollect, staring down into the hall.
1t was filed with dead and wounded
men, and at the foot OF the stairs was
a pile Of bodies.
Twelve, altogether" ! replied final.
ly. "They-thcy were too many for
US"
Three TO one. or more, should
Judge. We got here just in time"
| was up now, looking into their
faces, slowly grasping the situation
Yes" | said. feeling the necessity
Of knowing. How did II happen?
What brought you? Washington"
All natural enough. Clinton got
away night before last with what was
left of his army. Left fires burning.
and made forced march to the ships
at Sandy Hook. Left everything to
save his troops. Washington, realiz.
ing the uselessness of holding them
longer sent most OF his militia home
About six miles out there on the pike
road n half-crazy preacher named
jerks came up with US. He was too
badly frightened to tell n straight
story, but we got out Of him that there
was a fight on here. and came over as
fast as our horses would traveIl" His
eyes swept the hall. Five minutes
later would have been too late"
But Farrell. the girl! Do you
know anything about the grip"
What girl? DO you mean Claire
Mortimer? Is she here?"
Yes. her father is lying helplessly
wounded up stairs, and she must be
with him. Eric is somewhere in the
hall. either dead or wounded. saw
him fall Just as we retreated to the
stairs"
Farrell leaned over and called 10
some one below.
Not yet, sir" was the answer.
Well. hunt for him. Now, wen 20
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
BUT SHE DID NOT VISIT HIM
Little Chance That Voiee-Culture Stu
dent Attempted 10 Crafty Old
Gentleman's Friend.

Patiently the old gentleman had
been sitting through the ordeal Of
hearing the yoice.culture student In
the hall bedroom below practlcng
with "A zeal which left no room for
criticism, but with talent by no
means so kindly described
Finally, he crept down Ghe stairs
and raped at the door of the young
Toman's room.
Il can't come in" he said in re-
Spouse to an invitation, but | simply
came to tell you Of friend OF mine
who would. know, be willing to pay
almost any amount of money to hear
you sing"
Overwhelmed with Joy the young
woman begged the kind old gentleman
TO write his friends name and ad-
dress on piece of paper
When he had gone upstairs she
looked at the slip of paper which he
mad handed back to her inscribed and
neatly folded. 1t read John w.
Jones. Asylum for the Deaf"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
MLADY DOUBT
BYRZANDALL PARRISH
W5R5S5@S ~y11H1y Lady Critic N0tzhcE
Copyright nc,rc,poa m s, Illustrations by tENRY IHfDH

into rags; the other three were above
pistols In hand.
Are they loaded?" | gasped.
Yes. sir"
Stand ready then. but look out fol
above; there was a guard up there
Tom"
He turned his face slightly.
Move back n step or two more;
we've got to hold them"
All right. SIR"
felt weak from loss OF blood. my
head reellng. and had to hold to the
ran Below us, growing like wild
beasts, but seemingly leaderless, the
mob crushed forward to the foot of
Tho stairs. Suddenly saw Grant. and
the sight Of him gave me new life.
You blackfaccd hound" called
down angrly. you've kept yourself
safe so far. Now come on"
| lie snarled some answer. what. !
know not. There was an empty pistol
In my belt and ! flung II at him with
all the force of my arm. He lodged,
th" weapon striking the man behind.
With howl Of rage the fellows leaped
toward us, bearing Grant on the crest
OF the waye. The pistols Of the Ora.
goons cracked; three fell, blocking the
stairs with their bodies. We had room
now In which to swing our iron bars,
and we battered them like demons.
lost sight Of Grant, the red drip of
blood over my eyes making all before
me a mist. only knew enough to
strike. Yet fight as we would there
was no holding them. We were forced
to give way. Guns began to spit fire
| saw the wounded Dragon dragged
down under the feet OF the mob;
hands gripped my legs. and kicked
at the faces In my effort to tear loose.
Tom reelcd against the wall, his arm
shattered by blow, and one of the
men above came tumbling over mo,
shot dead. The fail OF him cleared
the stairs an instant; then the rail
broke. and several toppled over with
1t. ] stumbled back almost to the top,
sweeping the hair and blood out Of
my eyes. What--what was the mat.
ter? They were running, those fellows
down there-struggllng, fighting
among themselves to get away. Oaths,
yells, cries of sudden fear. made a per.
feet babel could not understand,
could not grasp the meaning Of the
sudden panic. Who were those men
surging In through the front door,
pouring out through the library? Then
a voice roared out:
"Bedad. they're Fagln's hell.hounds,
byos-tcr hell wild 'em!"
Where had heard the voice before?
sank down, too weak to stand. my
head hanging over the edge of the
stairs. Some hand drew ME back, but
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
SYNOPSIS.

tf,t,r ,,.--
r.,,cs LL:nMTehce, son OF Judge Law
Ia s5,t 1' m TE'mla, whose VII Was Lee
Wnshin,.tmm, ,'m!ns mission w zen.
lev I&nrS.h j'ai nil"I thc winter NJ va
fnr,, "a r,. l''S.ula'd IN Frll7h UNI
i,nr'' I'n,, arrives within the en- my. q
ana .otns ~, nHJ.r az. hIs q gregg I"'G
NJ" ~. W Vln lhbE OF tho b'"ha.l
NJ ,,fI" H'Ib ne inter meets '." g'l!
"y,r W. .''inn' n'iL IInuh" Us H.a'. d
IL 100, M"''| ana Ih"Inu." TX Nis'l lN
81 ~ M'rl I'', N"rtw.T 'I." lazy
l.,t,r...''...,' ''u' N'r. Z" mah' H.N escape.
Cr.,t "'r'..i as 'iF 'r 'ip'1 %
To- ,r.'' VI, hi'N.. AlHt wa" ltr.rh
Cri ~" "'. O." '.npl"l by Grant -
in., '.. ..'' .pt inAh-a dash iH'
T.v '"...E % !u'T FOLLOWING h.i.
nh '' alH..F "iI'. 10 iu.
It... .' ~ ''5 h-'''. p, ,"1 j. 'i.h u.s.. ana
Crrt .,. '.'lh OF lt" i...' J la..".
fD.'.I VI, 'I' 'Mt AuH i9hf"T. 'N.H t.l'a.
en- ' :" WIN ~ '' rI.r law
a. '.' h.'t'. ~. '' 90 "Ni
! .,..l.'.... ..' aI .'E'd ht ~. n.' hI.n
ma t,. ''.H' I" '"'' ' Dr. IlaN
ui,... % "., I"'H, WHO t.. " 3H I'D
g. ., . ''"' "d' I."Ia"" h.'
y....r .'' =" 400" 100 r.H. Hn.
MI. ... .'' h,.H. .'I" .HrH'.'
Cu,,..,',. 10 I'" CONT '."H mI go.
l.HNI"N., ur..H U.sts Tho
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

up and find Claire. Major. can w.
climb the rest OF the stairs? Help him,
Duval."
CTO BE CONTINuEpO
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CHAPTER xXxll.-(continuedA

heard II this way. You were en-.
Eagod until n few weeks ago. Then
you met damned Continental. a spy.
an Imagined ger fell I'm love with him.
Now dc yCr know what interest I've
got? I'm with the Rcd.coats, an II |
can turn q trick fer that sldo I'm
a.goin' ter do It, Youll be blessln me
fer IL some day. Now, see here, girl.
I'm aGoin ter marry yer of before
leayin' this house. reckon yer amt
intcndin' TO make no fuss about H..
are yer?"
She did not appear to comprehend.
to realize the man was IN earnest; she
even smiled slightly.
rs this some Joke, sir that fail
TO grasp she asked. "WIl you not
eNplain?"
Explain, hell" and Fagin clappod
his hat on his head. uttering a rough
oath. Il spoke plain enough. Yer
a'goIn ter marry Grant, here an now.
an there's the parson, waitln' ter do
thc Job"
She partly turned, and as she
recognized jerks, tho color deserted
her checks, and her hands grasped the
side OF the door for support.
Marry Captain Grant! II" she OK.
claimed, Mortified. mo, never!"
"Oh, | guess yer will, my beauty.
Good Lord, why not? He's not so
bad; there's many FIrl would jump
at the chance. Your plantations Join.
an he's a Kings officer"
Listen to me, sir" she broke In,
now cool and determined. III give
you my answer have already given
It to Captain Grant. will not marry
him-not even to save this house from
destruction; not even to release my
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Occasional Visitor.

A notable housekeeper OF the past
generation, before tho days OF screens.
had just announced with decision that
she never had any files.
But, Aunt Augusta" faltered the
timid visitor, 1T seems to me that
saw few in the dining.room."
"Oh. those" replied her aunt. with
majestic wave of the hand, were the
neighbors' flies. They will come In
occasionally. But | was saying. we
never have any Of our own. Youths
Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

brother from your hands. We can
suffer, II necessary, for we are of q
fighting race, but shall never yield
TO threats"
She swept past him, around the end
Of the table, and confronted Grant.
who drew back step, scowlIng.
so this is your way, is It. to win q
woman you cannot gain by fair
mcans7 No. there is no need OF your
answering; understand the whole
desplcable scheme. You masquerad.
ing as prisoner Of this creature!
You are his puppet. I've known It for
months, ] learned the truth from
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Demand for Black Fox Skins

According to government reports
there are only few dozen genuine
black fox skins in North Americ,
each year In the wild state and there
ia great demand for the skins IN Eu
rope. As the black puppies usually
fall prey to the red females In tn,
wild state. the market is almost de
pendable upon the animals raised &
captivity. A farm OF twenty nairs q
grown foxes should produce from u
10 60 pupplaa IN q yssr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
lncompetent GeornIe.

Little George was six years old, and
the family was much interested in
having him start TO school, but he In
sisted that he was not going.
One day his grandmother said to
him: George, you are going to school
with sister this winter, aren't your"
No. grandma, I'm not going to
school at all. can't read nor can't
write. nor l can't sing, and Id like to
know what good Id do at school,"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

you. White I believod vou nm honor
able soldier was able IN iron, van
with outward respect. hut M lonror
You threatened me with a forced mar
rlage once before and failed Now
you ondeavor TO succeed with the helm
Of tris outI,w pr, ,o,, no " ~ at -
No, do not spoak! do not hold out your
hands to me! You are not n prisoner
| These men are here ot your instipo.
ton; you are concerned in their in.
fanny ! would rather die than have
YOU touch me-"
She turned her back upon him. her
face white. her eyes blazing, but Fa.
gin stood between her and the On.
trance, ErlunIng gayapcly.
Let me- pass, sir, this Is my IA
Tiers house
mot while am here, Mistress" he
snarlcd. without moving "Thc old
man isn't ridn' after me with a fpuad.
ron Of cavalry today. This happens
TO be my turn to give orders, and yer
TO obey! DO Yer hoar-yerTl obey!
Those were nj pretty words yer spoke
to Grant, but they don't hurt me none
You damned little apltfire. I'd marry
yer myself If could. Just TO break yer
spirit, As ii is. III show yer yer mas.
ter fer once. So It's the SPY yer want
is III"
She stared at him without word,
n depth Of hatred but no fear in her
level eyes
Lost yer tongue. hoye yer7 VOL
wen find It fer yer fast enough
What's the fellows name?"
TO whom do Won refcr?" she osked
her passage blocked
THE Continental who, rrt Grant
ont NJ tho rrprI,,2n
81 prosrro CON man, ,,,,o. ru,
ROMEO oltLoroh w. an" ,'"'o, l',"
IN connIa ,n, 80 ~ va" '',., ""1 "u''''''''
"Oh irdocd, Iu a,a ',,p
Itv in nIentv ,tis,raaa g., "","o ,,
Pm done dioc,ostna ,tia at. -, NV,
Iong no yar fa,hnm ,a s,.' 10 NEE 40
tend ter this affair 7 nm o'oo,n, ,or
no rfrV
marriage nv Codr an, ha,.a I, ,a,,,
Come move vor coyoto Iona. bna,Io
him aIopr Nov cor,,in 49,
good placn tor stnnd IN ho,uoan ,,,ooa
windows Nustroso Ci,Iro "
woe all ro,d, n,.,aI t. ,, 49,,
inc with - da,a.,i r,s.I, - l'i,'I' Jun
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and enorr,,I az ,,,,,, w, 80
tIts 49,, aa,, =, -. NV SI''Soi' "
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into hor avoo ,nna,, 80 sc ,S''ou
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opoIv "Iu sbnw yor"
uo roocbod cor,h ono u., -,
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
More Deadly Than the Gun,

A small country boy was carrying
dead cottontail by the ears.
Hello, son. did you shoot that rab.
bit?" inquired a city man who had
hunted all day with no success.
No sarcastically replied tho ur-
chin, 81 seolded It and It died OF
modification
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

| had no strength left. Only could
think-and tho truth came to me.
Camden milltia Camden mIlitial BY
all the gods. Farrell was there! II
was the voice Of the Irish minute man
l hear the night We captured Della.
vans raiders. Then closed my eyes,
and forgot
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
CHAPTER xxxIv.
Searching for Claire,

o'S""h w ~'e"Ss
l was unconscious, yet not for long.
The first touch Of water served to re-
vive me. and l became aware that an
arm supported my head. although
everything was indistinct before my
eyaS.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-06
Cable News
JUROR
THREATENED
I Associated Press

NEWCASTLE. Pa, Jan. Frank
Dare, who was foreman of the jury
which found Ryan. Tveitmoe, HOckin
and thirty-three other union labor
leaders guilty Of conspiracy to trans
port dynamite, with which to destroy
work being done by nOn-uniOn labor
and who came here from IndianapO-
lis after the trial, has received a num-
Dor of COMMUNICATIONS in which he
is reviled for his jury'S verdict and
his death from violence predicted =.
Dare is being guarded by plainclothes
men.
Another Trial Soon.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1.-Ortie Nc
Manigal, upon whose testimony the
government leaned in its prosecution
of the Mcnamara brothers and the re-
Gently convicted union leaders at In
dianapolis, was brought back to this
city yesterday. He will be used as the
principal witness against Johansen,
against whom other charges of dyna-
hitting non-union buildings are pend
ing
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Arrive Honolulu from 6abuku, Wal
alua and Waianae-'S:36 = m, '5:S1
p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl Ctty-t7:45 g. m, 1886 .. m.
'11:O2 a. M, "1:4O p. M, 1925 p. m,
1871 p m. "7:30 p. m
Arrive Honolulu from Wehiawa and
Leilehua-9:15 a. m, t1:40 p. M.
1871 p. IN, t1G:l0 p. E.
The Haleiwa Limited, q two-hour
train (only first class tickets hon.
o.ed), leaves Honolulu every Sunday
at 1886 a. m; returning, arrives In
Honolulu at 1910 p. m. The Limited
stops only at Pearl City and Waianae
outward, and Waianas, Waipahu and
Pearl City inward.
DAILY. tSunday Excepted tSun-
day Only.
G. P. DENISON, =. G. SMITH,
Superintendent g. p. A
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MOVEMENTS OF.
MAIL STEAMERS
VESSELS TO ARRIVE

Monday, January 6
HOngkonc Via Japan ports-M Man
churla. p. NJ S. S.
Tuesday. January 7.
Hilo via Observation-Disclosures kta. stnr.
Wednesday, January 8.
Kauai ports-W. G., Hall, stmr
Thursday. January 9.
Maui ports-Claudine stmr.
Friday. January 10
HOngkong Via Japan ports Chiyo
Maru, Jap. stmr.
San Erancisco-Stinyo Maru, Jap
stmr
kona and Kau ports Kllauea, Stmr
Saturday. January II
Hilo. via way ports-Mauna kea,
stmr.
Sunday, January -
San FranCisco-Transpo L. S. A
T.
Maui, Malokai and Lanai ports -
Likelike, stmr.
Kauai pOrts-kinau, stmr.
Tuesday, January "a
fIilo, via Lahaina-Mauna Kea.
Stmr
San Francisco-Mexican, A. H. S. s.
Wednesday, January IS
Kauai ports-W. G. Hall, stmr.
Thursday, January is
San FranciscO-Siberia, P. NJ. S. s..
Maui ports-Claudine stmr.
Saturday, January 10
Hilo, via way ports-Mauna Kea,
Stmr.
Monday, January 20
San Francisco-Ventura, o. s. 8.
Tuesday, January p
Hongkong via Japan ports-Nine, P.
NJ. S. S.
Thursday, January %
San Francisco-China, P. NJ. s. s.
Friday, January -
Sydney via Page Pago-Sonoma, o.
S. g.
Salina Cruz via San Francisco and
Sound ports-Arizonan, A. H. 8. s.
Tuesday, January %
Sydney via Auckland and Suva-
Makura, C. A. s. S.
Hongkong via Japan ports-Mon.
golia, P. M. S. S.
Wednesday, January 20
San Francisco-Manchuria, P. M.
S. S.
Vancouver and victoria-Makura.
C. A. S. s.
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doris look for an order tomorrow en-
anating from Constantinople authoriz-
ing Reshid Pasha, under pressure,
to consent to the stipulations as to
the surrender of Adrianople and the
Aegean islands. The ambassadors
held an informal conference at the Of
flee of Sir Edward Grey this afternoon
and will canvass the situation among
the confreres at st. James palace Of
ficially tomorrow.
Dispatches were received at Athens
today that three Turkish cruisers and
four destroyers steamed down the
Dardanelles this afternoon and engag-
ed the Greek squadron. The fighting
lasted Several hours. No reports re-
garding the damage have been re-
ceived.
Butchered by natives in New Gui-
nea, was the fate of two planters
named James and Hermann Weber.
The men, who were brothers. had their
plantation in the heart of the "nigger
country" and were set upon by saw
came from the UNEMPLOYED regions in
land No trace of their bodies has
been found and it is believed that they
were devoured by the blacks.
French officials on the ivory coast,
West Africa, are in future to make
their journeys in wheelbarrows This
is the announcement in the official
paper of the French African colonies,
which points out that the natives are
showing an increased Discrimination to
cary either baggage or travellers on
their heads.
President Taft and Theodore Roose-
welt were under the same roof today
for the first time since it was an
nounced that both would seek presi-
Dental nomination at Chicago. The
last time they met together was Octo-
Der Is, 1911, at the celebration of the
jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons at Balti-
more. Today they sat just across the
nave from each other at the funeral of
services they were within five feet of
each other they did not meet.
The political situation in Portugal
daily becomes more threatening. Ru-
mOrS are current that one side or the
other intends to overthrow the gov
eminent and force either the proCla-
nation of a dictatorship or the ap-
pOintment Of provisional cabinet.
The secret society of the Carbinarios
is increasing in strength and now
numbers 10000 men.
Despite the misfortune of having
only one leg and now, by reason of
an accident today, one hand. Frank
Griffin, who lives at Buckeye. Califor-
mia, considers himself a lucky man.
Griffin lost his leg twenty-five years
ago, but was able to get about with
the aid of a CrutCh. When fOOling
with a stick of giant powder this
morning it exploded, tearing off his
right hand.
A sensation has been caused by the
speech of Louis Cabrea. leader of
the prOgressiveS and the extreme pro-
gresSive wing in the Mexican chamber
OF deputies, in which he declares Ma
dero was deceiving the foreign bank
erS by not admitting that real revO-
luton exists in Mexico. which cannot
be settled under three years. and that
conditions have gone from bad to
worse since 1910.
Capt MoratcrON. commanding the