The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 6, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED‘ ESDAY, AUGUST -6, 1902. HEAVY REDUCTION IN GRAIN RATES Meetings of Farmers and Railway Men Bear Fruit, Ten Per Cent Decrease for Points in Washington and Idaho, Aug. 5.—More than e here to-day to meet . Mellen and Mohler of the rern, the Northern Pacific and Railroad and Navigation. As { a public meeting and a subse- iference, the railway presidents in rates from all polnts rn Washington and northern Idaho be reduced 10 per cent. The hew rate effe. on August 15. 1 was the first speaker. In e meeting he said: be able to reason together, as you are united with us. A railroad rests of the people which it runs. We ers’ interests without of others. ey by shipping products We earn our money by We are interested in st to do i to so adjust keep step. ght up the shipments , saying: kets have been opened at Liverpool > golng to do eyes to the East for new u can induce those export- gin of profit between For the last two crop has gone East. e wheat more valuabie bly we can help you le are glad to meet people and the rail- Ts and fair to each other. ng better than ‘for the > own the -raflroads reason why they of the Northern Pacific nt Hill. He said in part: the Northern Pacific ifficult one. The North- this city by probably the that with increased nd money in the im- ty. I believe we can of the present pros- h this disposition. nt between your de- we can’t meet your ,» let us meet again. of the Oregon Railroad in substance: e pleasure to meet you than ht on & car of wheat, which asure I have had for a long of the work done to im. nd called attention to the in passenger rates from Continuing, he said: intimated to you that we something—not _ We must have partner- Navigation Company will ttee this afternoon with Presi. 1 who have your inter- on of rates here means clsewhere —_— MACHINES COUNT UP THE CENSUS RETURNS Curious Contrivance That Does the Work Automatically and With- out Error. of counting the census re- ates is facilitated g automatically. The ing on card- f holes perforated at indications of the urns or bulletins. The placed in a machine, turns up the data e machine has a series of g to all possible posi- Wherever a by one of the cksiiver placed be- is contact com- five gorts of cards—for ingi- amilies, for mortality, for At the last cen- 0,000 mortality to 10,000 cards can be each machine without error. 2 thus described in its larger s has been perfected in many d i is regarded as fully successful. New York Sun. that acts on a | cards, 16,- | RAMPOLLA IS CERTAIN OF EARLY SETTLETMENT Papal Secretary of State Assures the Do- minican Provincial in Philippines. 3 P s, (A SR | e —Cardinal Rampolla, e OME, Aug. § | gave a farewell audience to-day to Father Santiago Paya, pro- vincial of the Dominicans in the by way of Spain and the United States and expects to arrive at Manila by the end of September. with Father Paya, limited himself to the statement that religious questions in the | archipelago would be settled astisfac- | torily to all concerned. Father Paya, in private conversation, expressed doubt as to the entire elimina- tion of the Spanish friars of the four or- ders under discussion, though their total number in the Philippines has been re- Guced to 300. The Augustinians are the most numerous, but the American friars | of that order are few in number. Continuing, the Dominican provincial said that the members of his own order in the Philippines had already been re- duced to the number absolutely necessary One Dollar and a Half for Ten Cents. "‘\W EXT Sunday’s Call will inau- | | gurate an entirely new de- £ U parture in modern journalism. It will present a feature absolutely unique in the history of the news- paper world. In two consecutive edi- tions of the Sunday Call our readers will get the latest revised edition of the novel “None But the Brave,” the literary sensation of the year, for ten cents; five cents each Sunday. In book form it is a $1.50 novel. The first half of the story will be pub- lished in our special book edition of August 10 (next Sunday) and the second half, completing the book, will be printed on Sunday, August 17. Nothing like this has ever been at- tempted in the West before, but this is only the beginning of The Sunday Call’s new literary policy. Bigger surprises are to follow. The next novel to be published in this form will be “Lazarre,” which has had a wonderful success in the East and also in Europe. Following “La- zarre” will come “Alice of 0ld Vin- »” “When Knighthood Was in etc., all 81.50 books, which you will get with the Sunday Call for less than one-tenth that price. The books and the price speak for them- selves. Not the least interesting feature of this new literary policy is the man- ner in which “None But the Brave” will be illustrated. Every character has been represented by living, breathing human being. This idea is also absolutely unique. In order to carry it out properly the full strength of the Frawley Com- pany, now playing at the Grand Opera-house, was utilized, because all the members have appeared in plays of that period and consequently are thoroughly versed in the customs end manners of the times. § Goldstein & Co. costumed the chai- |acters and gave their whole staff to the task tb insure correctness in every detail, while Goldstein & Cohn furnished the wigs. And then to carry this perfection of detail still further the pictures were made at the Stan- ford Studio, where the operator, Mr. Morrison, gave particular attention to the setting. The outdoor pictures— those on horseback—were taken un- der the supervision of Professor Dil- lon, riding master of the Park Riding School. Never before has so much effort been given to illustrating a book in any form. Alice Johnson for the indoor pic- tures and Eva Dennison for the out- door pictures alternated in the part ’of “Debby” Philipse. Miss Thais | Lawton was Baroness Riedesel, while the male members of the company as- sumed the parts as follows: Mr. Crane as Merton Balfort, Mr. Brewers as Lieutenant Hazeltine, Mr. Tracey as Lieutenant Curtis, Mr. Rob- ertson as Lieutenant Acton and also Jim Marvin, and Mr. Travis as Lieu- tenant Atherton. The pictures are masterpieces in photography. Remember that the first half of this great story will be out in The Sunday Call of next Sunday and the second half will appear in the Sunday Call of ’Augu't 17. The story complete will cost you but ten cents and you will have read one of the most popular | $1.50 novels of the day. There will be no waiting from week to week for the continued chapters of the story, as is the policy of magazines and newspapers heretofore in running se- rials. This arrangement will give you the complete book in two numbers of The Sunday Call and avoids that most unpleasant “Continued next week” that ruins a good story for the reader by appearing just at the most interesting point in the narrative. Philippine Islands, who will leave on the | 7th inst. for Manila. Father Paya will go | Cardinal Rampolla, in his conversation | the Papal Secretary of State, |ihe Philippines is not that | | o+ EMINENT CATHOLIC PRELATES WHO ARE CONSPICUOUS IN PHILIPPINE FRIAR LAND CASE. - to carry on the schools in their charge and that they had no desire to return to parishes, which they had never occupied in large numbers. It would be difficult to replace them in the schools, he sald, as a special knowledge of local dialects is re- quired in, order fo teach the natives. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.—Achbishop Ryan, who returned to-day from his visit to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, stated that he was misquoted in regard to his attitude on the question of the reten- tiog of the friars in the Philippines. He My position in regard to the friars in they should b expelled, which we have no right to_do, but that they should be left to the Pope and their generals to be exchanged for members of tionalities, especlally Americans, when this can be effected. I believe that the opposition of some of the Filipinos arises from the fact that some of the fralrs are Spanijards.” ————— ACCUSES THE ARMY. Bishop McFaul of Trenton Speaks of Affairs In Phillipines. CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—The American As- sociation of Catholic Societies met this afternoon and evening at the Y. M. C. A. Hall. It was evident from the tenor of the remarks made in the afternoon that the convention would not heed the man- ifesto of Archbishop Ireland warning them against a discussion of the adminis- tration’s methods in the Philippines. At the evening meeting Bishop McFaul of Trenton, N. J., was the principal speaker and directed his attention to the treat- ment of the friars and the schools in the Philippines. The Bishop said in part: ““The calm, intelligent observer must ad- mit that some of the statements made in the public d)resa regarding the situation in the Phillppines were either incorrect or exaggerated, There was, nevertheless, a very substantial foundation of truth in most of the reports which amply justified the strictures made upon those account- sble for the abuse of power. No one is foolish enough to admit thag In affairs of 8o important a nature mere denials are ccnclusive, particularly when made by iuterested parties. We had already veen warned to be on our guard by previous contradictions of reports which were af- terward proved true and found worse than at first suspected. When the news arrived that the Catholic churches in the Philtppines were destroyed and looted, of- ficers of high rank in the army attempted to refute the charges, yet the destruction and looting of those sacred edlfices are ncw so certain that clalms for damages to ecclesiastical property will be accepted by the Gavernment. “‘Reports, too, of the frightful spread of drunkenness and immorality after the oc- cupation of Manila by the American army were vigorously assailed. Is there now any one who has the audacity to question théir truth? Since then we have all heard of the ‘water cure’ and the murder- ous orders issued by an American gen- eral. The perpetration of thes outrages was not known for a time; they were, however, so flagrant that it was impossi- ble to keep them from the knowledge of the public. The introduction alone of the public school system was just cause for alarm.” The speaker then declared that the as- scciation is deeply interested in obtaining just treatment for the friars in the Phil ippines, who had suffered, he declared “‘under so many cruel calumnies.” Bishop McFaul charged that in selecting school teachers for the Philippines, diserimina- tlon had been practiced against Catholics gecause (;f !s (fixfll 1011 SFdl telbu:hers who had een sent to the islands, but ej nineteen were Catholics. Shtn e “The impression has gone abroad,” said the Bishop, “that America is furnishing educational facilities to the Filipinos for the first time and that the people were in a state of dense ignorance. This is another calumny. During centuries the friars dwelt with the tril of the Fili- pinos and it is to them that they are in- debted for whatever they possess of ed. ucation and religion. They were a chagte n;ld purte p’etmle,t;mawm;g orAmany of the vices of civilization uni diers occupled their sofl. T erican sol- The convention will meet in executive session at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. ——— Appointed Apostolic Delegate. ROME, Aug. 6.—Italia announces that Monsigneur Guidl, at present in the office of Cardinal Rompola, the Papal Secre- tary of State, has becn appointed Apoo. tolic Delegate at Manila. o Eoo——— Ncw a mere boy of 17 years, Cleveland Grover will attain his mljarlfy in State rison at Portland, Me., where he st week a term of twelve years for in- cendiarism. their orders of other na- | | | ? € | unanimously adopted. | the twen RAZE CHURCH AND BEHEAD TS PASTOR, gz Chinese Boxers Attack American House of ‘Worship. Native Clergyman and Nine of His Followers Are Massacred. Fanatics Burn Six Villages and Spread Reports Attributing the Outrages to Christians. Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 5.—Oriental ad- vices received to-day report that at Tlen- chu Chao, in Yalg Hsien district, the American Methodist Chapel was destroyed by Boxers, the preacher, Mr. Chu, was be- headed, and nine of the members killed. Mr, Vale writes from Moi Cheo that six villages have been burned by the Boxers, and that they are spreading the report that the foreigners are paying the Chris- tions to do this work. Japanese papers are republishing reports to the effect that Russia is fomenting trouble in Manchuria as an excuse for not withdrawing from that country, and that she Is acting with the rebel interests, sup- plying them with ammunition. Favored by conditions caused by the drouth, ““Boxers” are making extraordi- nary headway in Szechuen, says the North China Daily News. 8o far as is known, the first Boxers began their propaganda in a small way about the beginning of this Chinese year. Last month two battles took place between the, Viceroy's troops and the Boxers, the first at Tszyanghsiet, less than 300 li away, and the second near Anyohsien, not much farther away, in a slightly different direction. The result in each case was a victory for the Govern- ment troops. A dozen Boxers were killed and many others wounded, and later twelve heads were exposed at two of the city gates of Tszyang. The Boxer cause was supposed to have been dealt a severe blow by these two ac- tions, and so it was; but the outcome seems to have been a scattering of the seed to spring up with much more rapidi- ty in scores of market towns and villages roundabout. Officials profess zeal in putting down the Boxers, and so far there has been no rea- son to doubt their good faith, except that the cult seems to be making steady proz- ress, in spite of the two battles heretofore mentioned, several beheadings and two executions by slow torture. @ i o @ REPUBLICAN PRIMARY LEAGUE. —_— Continued From Page Five. Stewart; secretary, Willlam Hatman; treasurer, L. A. Schwabacher; sergeant at arms, William J. Kennedy. A meeting of the officers of the club, together with the executive committee and the cam- n committee will be held next Friday t to shape final plans for the fight. FORTY-SECOND DISTRICT. A joint meeting of the Republican Pri- mary League Club and the Roosevelt Re- publican Club of the Forty-second Assem- bly District was held last night at Sara- toga Hall with 200 members in attend- ance. Willlam J. Herrin presided. The report of the executive committee was Fifty new mem- bers were enrolled. After three rousing cheers for the success of the clubs the meeting adjourned. The Thirtieth Assembly District Demo- cratic Club met last night, J. F. Renault presiding, and nominated the following delegates to the State Convention: J. J. Crooks, P. J. Tomalty, D. S. O'Brien, H. H. Plant, J. F. Renauit, £dward McDev- itf, T. W. Hickey, Nicholas Morrissey, P. F. 'Madden, Edward Twomey. MARVELOUS FIGURES IN INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS Greater New York City TFxceeds Massachusetts, Once Leader in Everything. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of Mas- sachusetts has issued a neat pamphlet of “Statistics of Manufacture” of that State and comparisons are made with the fig- ures of 1900, obtained from the United States census flgures, with those of 1895 (State census), to show a healthful and inspiring growth and increase. As pre- sented by the bureau quoted above, the figures present a discrepancy with those of the United States census. This is due to the fact that in the comparative tables the United States Census Bureau ex- cluded all manufacturing establishments whose yearly products were of a value less than $500. Massachusetts, contrary to a widely prevailing opinion, is third in importance and is closely pursued by the fourth for place. There are four States so far in the lead over all others in manufactures as to be in a class by themselves, and of these New York is far in the lead, as the table below will show: P nig] Number of Capital Value Establishments. Invested. Products. New York.78,658 $1,651,210,220 $2,175,726,900 1,551,548,712 1,834,700,860 , 823,264,267 1,035,108,980 ..82,308 605,792,266 '832,438,113 Number of Wages Paid. New York .. $408, 855,652 Pennsylvania . 882,072,670 Massachusetts , 240,442 Ohlo 153,955,330 Examination of these figures shows that New York pays higher wages on the average than any other State, and that its percentage of population engaged in man- ufacturing, while equal to Pennsylvania, is less than Massachusetts, to wit: Average Per Cent of Wages Workers to Per Head. Population. Population, New York. -$482 Grgd 17 2,805,346 e 4,157,545 83 ‘What relation these four Btates bear to the total manufacture of the United States is shown In the following state- ment of the aggregate: IN THE UNITED STATES, Number of establishments : - 512,726 Gapital tnvested . ‘9,87:,804.081 umber Wagt . ,321,087 Total wages pald $2,330,278,021 Value of product 13,040,013, 638 The Borough of Brooklyn has a little over one-seventh of all the manufacturi establishments of the whole number l:fi New York; over one-sixth of all the capi- tal invested, over one-eighth of all the employes; pays about one-eighth of the wages and produces over one-sixth of the whole amount of product. New York City entire exceeds Mas- sachusetts in the number of manufactur- ing establishments by 10,000; in the capi- tJ invested by $88,611,814; in the amount of wage pald by 816781439, and in the value of products, $336,159,479, —— “The Chileans are a brave, stalwart, ambitious people. They are a mixture of the Araucanian Indians, who were never conquered, and the Spaniards, who con- Guered all the other Indians of South America save them. ———— Fifty per cent of all the strikes in this coun! are successful, 13 per cent succeed ia nfi ‘while 3 per cent fail completely. These flgm represent the averages o -year period from 1881 to 1900. & 1 | l —e————— - BONANZA DISCOVERER POSSE SURROUNDS TRACY AND RIFLES ARE POPPING Long-Range Battle With Outlaw Begins in a Swamp Near Creston, Wash. Tracy, escaped convict and murderer. is surrounded in a swamp near the Eddy farm, eleven miles southeast of Creston, Wash. For four hours before the special messenger left for re- inforcements a long range rifle duel between Tracy and the posse of eight men, headed by Sheriff Gardner, had been in progress. This news was brought to Creston by John McGinnis, a liveryman of Har- rirgton, who is in Sheriff Gardner’s posse. McGinnis proceeded at once to Davenport for reinforcements. Tracy lingered near the Eddy ranch house, which he had occupied for two days and nights. A young man who saw him there gave the news to Gardner #nd the Sheriff at once raced with his posse to the scene. A telephone message from Davenport at 12:40 a. m. said that McGinnis reached there shortly before midnight. Twenty-five armed men have already left in wagons for the scene of battle. Sheriff Doust of Spokane County was leaving at the time of the filing of this message. ten armed men. Another wagon load of In his party were eight or man hunters will leave before morning and more will go as soon as soon as daylight breaks. Sheriff Cudihee of King County is guarding the Sprague road, while Sheriff de Bolt is on the road leading to Edwall, RESTON, Wash., Aug. 5.—Harry Tracy, slayer of deputy sheriffs and prison guards, while intimi- dating into meek submission Farmer Eddy and his hired help, put in a half-day as a mechanic and hammered, lifted and grunted on the con- struction of an overhead railway into the Eddy barn, which is being fitted with a modern contrivance to more easily handle the hay and grain about to be harvested. Tracy also had a bath and a shave and added to his wearing apparel a new pistol holster, doing the work on the leather himself. Such is the tale brought by a youth to Creston. G. E. Goldfinch is the name of the young fellow, whose years number about eighteen. He was overheard dictating a message to the Sheriff over the wires to- day. After Goldfinch had informed the law’'s officer of Tracy's latest exploits he related his experiences to Creston eciti- zens. ENCOUNTERS THE OUTLAW. On Sunday afternoon, Goldfinch says, he was riding on the prairie about ten miles south of Creston and a few miles from Fellows. He sighted a rider coming his way and presently was hailed, but at first aid no attention to the stranger. When Ra'Svas again hailed, and in peremptory tones, he rode up to the other rider. The man who stopped him declared he was Tracy and asked Goldfinch the way to the nearest ranch. It was that of L. B. Eddy, on Lake Creek. “You go ahead and tell them I am com- ing,” said Tracy to young Goldfinch, and Goldfinch started ~immediately, with Tracy close behind. Tracy had two horses, one his riding animal, the, other a pack horse, and he proceeded leisurely. ‘When Goldfinch made the announcement on his arrival at the Eddy ranch there did not seem to be any unusual stir. Farmer Eddy and his son were taking their Sunday afternoon rest. Tracy and Goldfinch made four at the Sunday supper. Tracy to’;k a.p ath and shaved himself, the farmer and his hired men providin, the necessary utensils—soap, water an towels. TRIES HIS HAND AT WORK. When it came time to begin the toil of the new week yesterday morning Tracy discovered that Farmer Eddy was bulld- ing an overhead track in his barn, and decided to give the boys a hand. He di- vested himself of his Winchester rifle and one of his revolvers, but kept the other in a holster by his side. Then he heaved and hammered with the other toilers al- most all forenoon. The weapons Tracy put aside had been left with his traveling outfit. During the day he sent young Goldfinch for them and passed them around, allowing the farm- ers_to inspect them. “I am not afraid of you,” Tracy said, while his weapons were in the hands of the other men and he had but a single revolver in his belt. MAKES A PISTOL HOLSTER. In the afternoon young Goldfinch was asked to procure a plece of leather and Tracy and _Gold- finch set about to fashion a rude holster out of the materfal. In the evening Tracy told Goldfinch he could leave the farm, Ybut cautioned him, under penalty of death, not to tell of his (Tracy’s) where- abouts until Wednesday. Tracy left the Eddy barn, Goldfinch ssys, about 7 o'clock Monday evening. On his pack horse he had meat, sugar, coffee, a frying pan, bedding and a tar- paulin covering. The rope which has so often been said to have left a plain trail was dragging in the dust, but Tracy took it up after going a short distance, be- cause, as he explained, it “did not make a good mark.” He soon disappeared down the road in a southerly direction. Goldfinch describes the unwelcome visi- tor as a man about 28 years of age, wear- ing blue trousers and vest and a broken derby hat. He was coatless as far as Goldfinch kne: WARNING FOR CUDIHEE. SPOKANE, Aug. 5—C. V. Drazon, a farmer living a mile north of Ollassa, this morning found the following note pinned to a well on his ranch: To Whom it May Concern: Tell Mr. Cudihee to take a tumble and let me alone, or I will fix him plenty. 1 will soon be on my Way to Wyo- ming. If your horses was any good would swap with you. Thanks for a cool drink. HARRY TRACY. Drazon’s farm is not far from that of Mrs. Craben, who saw a mysterious man with two horses passing by her house last night. The scene of the great chase is slowly shifting toward the east. Apparently the outlaw is in no hurry, having taken five days to cover a distance which a well- mounted man might have- traversed in twenty-four hours. The officers appar- ently are working on the theory that he is trying to reach the Rock Lake country, in Northern Whitman County. D i S i e HOW DRESDEN CHINA WON ITS WIDE FAME Brief Account of the Origin and De- velopment of Its Manu- facture. The term Dresden china has become synonymous by now for all things deli- cate and fanciful, for the porcelain we know best under this heading is distin- guished above all for these qualities. To the first manufactory, established at Melssen, near. Dresden, belongs the honor of the introduction of, hur}i hpa.fl':eulnetro urope, its discoverer being John Bottger, pErol.eze of the elector of Saxony, Augus- tus, “king of china manlacs. a Bottgers' first productions were of re stoneware, specimens of which are very scarce and valuable. These were super- seded in 1711 by the discovery of the kao- lin which was necessary for the manufac- ture of fine white porcelain. The greatest precautions were taken against the reve- lation of the composition of this porce- lain, and for a while it was not produced outside of Saxony, but later on imita- tions sprung up in France. Bottger died in 1719 and was succeeded in the man- agement of the Meissen factory at Ho- roldt, and to his period belong the ser- vices decorated by Chinese figures and landscapes now so much sought after. This was, indeed, the golden age of the Dresden factory. Artists of eminence, such as Kandler, superintended the mod- eling of groups and figures, and showed much delicacy in the execution of wreaths and flowers, birds and insects. The factory suffered during the war, for in 1745 Frederick the Great invaded Dres- cen and several of the pleces were seized, the same thing happening again in 1750. When peace was restored Deitrich be- came director, but the factory was in low water, and made heavy demands upon the King’s purse. He himself undertook the directorship about this time, and thfi period is known as the “king’s period’ (l%)én followed the Marcolini period, one of rich ornamentation, where we got the admired deep blue (gros bleu) as a fre- quent ground floor. The Meissen rece- lain, in the pure white, undecorated, was Lighly esteemed, and was used by the King for the purpose of presentation to those whom he delighted to honor, but specimens sométimes left the factory in white, and were decorated outside. Baron Busch is one of these decorators whose name has survived, for he was the possessor of the secret for engraving rcelaln with a diamond and then rub- ing in black coloring, so as to give the effect of an etching. ‘uch of the present Dresden china is modeled on the old ex- amples, but both coloring and glaze are too exaggerated to please the connoisseur, —London Queen. NOW A POOR MAN Robert Womack, First Man on Cripple Creek, Is Now in Poverty. Robert Womack, the discoverer of Crip- ple Creek, was entertained there on July 4 at a celebration given in his honor. Wo- mack was a cowboy and stumbled on the rich deposits in January, 189l. The year of its first exploitation the Cripple Creek fleld produced $200,000 in gold. Last year its output was $23,000,000. Womack is no richer for his discovery. He sold out his claim early, and spent the money in true cowboy style, but he is said to have no Tegret for the wealth that might have been his, Poverty has been the common Jot of the gold pioneers. Marshall and Sutter, who found the preclous metal in California; Fairweather, the prospector of Alder Guich; Russell and Gregory, the ploneers of Colorado, all died poor. Com- stock, who unearthed the Comstock lode, $ho richest silver veln, committed suicide because of his hard luck.—New York Tri- bune. _————————— IMMIGRANTS DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR Nearly 750,000 in All, With Italy and Sardinia in the Lead. e Immigration Bureau has prepared n’l;ll‘atement giving the number of immi- grants whe arr.ved in the United States during the fscal year of 1902, is compared St doit ke total arrivals for ths last flasul vear were 648,743 immigrants and §2.055 other allen passengers, making a total of TN,TE. is an Inccease of 169,325 immigrants over 1901 Tollewing are the names of the coun- tries from which the largest number of | Tteaigrants came during the last fiscal Ttaly, including Sicily ‘and Sa:- dinta, 178,375; Austria-Hungary, 171983; Russian Empire and Finland, 107,347; Swe- den, 80,894; Ireland, 29,138; German Empire, fl.m;f;;’?lv. 17,484; Japan, 14,210; Eng- land, The emigration from Ireland decreased 1425, compared wiih last yeaa COAL MINING COSTLY IN GREAT BRITAIN Shafts Sunk to Great Depths as Com- pared With Those of Our Country. In Great Britain the coal lles at very great depths. In America a shaft of 200 feet is considered fairly deep, while one of 200 yards in England Is but a shallow pit, and some few workings are nearly 4000 feet deep. I do not know of a drift mine being worked at present in England, but in America, especially in Virginia and ‘West Virginia, they are exceedingly com- mon. The result of this is that the cost of hauling the coal and the pumping of large quantities of water from great depths make coal mining very expensive in Great Britain. A drift mine is also more cheaply ventilated than a shaft one, and the mines are much more flery in Eng- land than they are in America. The pres- ence of fire damp in British mines great- ly impedes the rapidity of working and adds to the cost in many ways. There are many stringent regulations to be car- rled out with a view to the prevention of explosions, which nevertheless occur only too frequently, and when they do they are usually of a very serious nature, causing large loss of life and property. Frequently several months elapse before the mines are in complete working order again after such an accident. The cost of this loss of life and property naturally is very great. —A. 8. E. Ackermann, in the Engineering Magazine. GIRL-WIFE SUES AGED HUSBAND Mrs. Thomas M. Lewis Asks the Court fog Divorce. Sequel to Marriage of Rich Octogenarian and Poor Maiden, —_— Spectal Dispatch to The Call, SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 5.—Geraldine C. Lewis has brought action against Thomas M. Lewis for divorce and perma- nent alimony. Failure to provide is the ground upon which the application for re- lef is based. Three years ago Thowas M. Lawis, a wealthy octogenarian pioneer of iht~ city, married Miss Geraldine C. Dowell, a mere girl, in comparatively poor circumstances. After the ceremony the wife insisted on returning home to her parents and Lewls returned to his ranch in Mission Canyon, near the city. Subsequently Lewis was injured in a runaway and was taken to the home of his wife’s parents, where he was nursed to complete recovery, return- 1lilg to the ranch immediately afterward, alone. A few months later his wife brought suit for separate maintenance and, after a sensational trial, lost the case. In May last she brought another action to recover $26,000, which, it was claimed, was due on three promissory notes, executed in her favor by her husband during his iliness. At this time Lewis was ill and was be- lieved to be dying, and all the property | was attached by his wife to prevent the possibility of his deeding it to other rela- tives. Lewis .recovered and appeared in court to contest the case. Mrs. Lewis lost, the court holding that the notes did not express the consideration required by law. With the settlement of the pending di- vorce proceedings one of the most Inter- esting cases in the history of the county will have come to a close. ACCEPTANCE OF STATUE FROM KAISER WILHELM May Make Strange and Inconvenient Precedent for This Re- ‘public. In commenting on the offer of the Kaiser to give a statue of Frederick the Great, to be set up at Washington, Hll:- per's Weekly remembers that the Kaiser's ancestor of Prussia waited to recognize our independence until Great Britain had done so. It says, furthermore: “We cannot blame him: he was a des- pot, and we were republicans, and why should he wish us well? He had not the poetic nature of his great descendant, and he could not imagine a ground of af- fection between a people who denied their Prince’s rights and a Prince who denied his people’s rights. But, on the other hand, wgy should we let a statue of him be put up in the capital of our commonwealth? It is all very well for the Kaiser, who likes keeping his fancy in constant exercise, to propose a thing of that sort, but we have other use for our fancy, and just now we might grefer to give it a rest after employing it so vigorously in belleving ourselves a uni- versal favorite with European sovereigns. “Besides, if this is to begin, where i3 to stop? What, for instance, is to pre- vent the King of England from offering us a statue of his great ancestor, George the Third. George and our friend Fred- erick were cousins and came very near being brothers-in-law. George was & farmer, and the great bulk of our popu- lation is agricultural. This is in itself a tie of remarkable strength; and then George was an excellent husband and father, as most Americans are, whether in city or country. He was very fond of music, and we pay more for grand opera than any other people in the world. He was a very kind man, and we are notori- ously amiable. It is true that for seven ears he tried to reduce us to the al- egiance we wished to throw off, and used every means to that end, buying Ger- man soldiers of their Princes on one hand and bribing Indian warrors on the other, to fight us. But there can be no doubt that he was perfectly sincere in carryin out what he believed a sacred duty, m.i wished us well; besides, he shortly after- ward went out of his head, and it is only charitable to believe that at the time his allies were shooting our troops and tom- ahawking our inhabitants he was not In his right mind.” e The following notice appears on a - board near Port Clinton, Penn.: “Notis— Take this roat to Port clinton. You cant trive over the Pinte creek Bridge. She is too Poore, and she is fentsup. “SUPROWISER." DOAN’S KIDNEY PILLS. WOMEN'S WOES. The woes of womankind are many; few are they who do not suffer from many aches and pains. 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