Heppner gazette., October 13, 1910, Image 7

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KING MADE PRISONER
Portuguese Revolutionists Capture
City and Royal Palace.
Blue and Green Flag of Revolution
ists Placed on Palacs and Roy
al Standard Hauled Down.
London, Oct. 5, 8:40 a. m. Definite
news has .been received here that a
revolution broke out yesterday in Lis
bon, the capital of Portugal. Most of
the army and navy are with the revo
lutionists, warships having bombarded
the royal palace, and report has it that
the king, Manuel II, is virtually a
prisoner there. The royal standard
has been torn from the palace and the
flag of the revolutionists flutters in its
place.
The royal palace stands above the
river Tague in the western part of the
city, and the attack upon it by ships of
the navy is understood to have been
simultaneous with the uprising in the
city.
The Santander correspondent of the
Reuter Telegram company confirms the
report of the revolution and adds that
the rebels have .captured the palace,
taking the king prisoner.
A dispatch from Santander, Spain,
-says that the German steamer Capo
Blanco, lying off Lisboi., has sent a
wireless dispatch to the effect that the
rebels have hauled down the royal
standard from the palace and hoisted a
blue and green Republican flag in its
place. This report says warships began
the bombardment of the royal palace
as soon as the uprising in the city
began.
The Times, in its issue this morning,
does not confirm the report that the
king is a prisoner. It contains no dis
patches from its Lisbon correspondent,
but it prints the Matin's wireless dis
patch and says it has reason to believe
that the news of the revolution is true,
although the rumors that the king is a
prisoner are not well supported.
"We have given King Manuel notice
to quit. The coming revolution will
be a kindly affair. We shall kill the
least possible number of persons."
In these words Dr. Alfonso Costa,
the most advanced of the Portuguese
Republican leaders, warned the world
of the intentions of the revolutionary
party immediately after the general
elections at the end of August. Part,
at least, of his prediction seems to be
verified in the brief undetailed dis
patches at hand this morning.
TRAINMEN DISOBEY ORDER;
THIRTY-SEVEN ARE KILLED
Staunton, 111. Thirty-seven persons
were killed and from 16 to 25 were in
jured in a collision on the Illinois Trac
tion system two miles north of here.
At least three of the injured will prob
ably die.
The collision was between local train
No. 14, northbound, and an excursion
train, No. 73, loaded with passengers
on their way to view the parade of
the Veiled Prophet, at St Louis. The
accident apparently was due to the dis
regard of orders by the crew of train
No. 14, in charge of M. A. Leonard,
conductor, and John Lierman, of
Staunton, motorman.
Train No. 14 had orders to pass
train No. 73 at Staunton. The latter
train was running in two sections, and
the orders given to No. 14 were ex-
plicit that it wait for both sections.
The first section of No. 73 had passed
when the crew of No. 14 pulled out on
the main track and started north. At
Dickerson's curve, a sharp bend two
miles from here, the two trains met.
Hills rise north and south from the
-curve. Train No. 14 and the second
section of No. 73, both on the down
grade, were making 40 miles an hour
-when they met at the sharpest part of
the curve. Confronted with death, the
crews of both trains set the brakes and
jumped for their lives. All escaped
without serious injury. None of the
passengers had a chance for life.
Columbia is Largest "U."
New York Columbia is the largest
university in America, according to
the official registration, which was an
nounced after the new and old students
had been enrolled for 11 days. The
total number in the university to date
is 7,058, which is 456 more than were
enrolled at the final registration a year
ago, and 1,350 more than had register
ed at a corresponding date last year.
It is expected that at the end of the
present month, when the final regis
tration figures are in, the total will be
well on toward 8,000.
Fire Destroys SI, 600,000,
New York Fire in the vicinity of
Twenty-fourth street and Eleventh
avenue swept an area 600 by 300 feet,
causing damage estimated at $1,500,
00. Chief Croker announced that it
was the greatest burned area in his ex
perience in New York City. For near
ly three, hours the fire was beyond con
trol of the fire department and was
stopped at length by action of appara
tus which, combined, threw water at
the rate of 25,000 gallons minute.
Tax on Franchise Fails.
Atlanta. Ga. The Western Union
Telegraph company was held not liable
lor taxes on a Federal franchise valua
tion of $950,000 by an opinion handed
down in the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals here in the case of
the Western Union company against
W. H. Wright, controller of the state
cf Georgia.
PORTUGAL IS REPUBLIC.
Braga Proclaimed President King
Flee From Capital.
Lisbon, Oct 6. The capital is now
completely in the hands of the Repub
licans, who have formed a provisional
government, with Theophile Braga as
president. A,new national flag of red
and green is flying over all public
buildings, including the town hall.
This afternoon a proclamation was
issued by the provisional government
to the Portuguese people, announcing:
"The people, army and navy have
succeeded in proclaiming a republic.
The Braganza dynasty, mischevious and
disturbing to social peace, has been
forever exiled from Portugal."
King Manuel, with the Queen Moth
er Amelie and his grandmother, the
Queen Dowager Maria Pia, has taken
refuge at Mafra, 23 miles from Lis
bon. Already the Spanish minister, in full
uniform, has called to pay his respects
to the Republican leaders.
It is impossible to estimate the num
ber of those killed or wounded in yes
terday's fighting, but it is expected to
GOV. CHAS. E. HUGHES
Of New York, who haa been appointed Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
reach several hundred. The city has
been considerably damaged by the
bombardment of insurgent warships.
The buildings occupied by the minis
tries around the Praca do Commercio
and the Necessidades palace were
made the particular targets and today
show broken walls and turrets. The
tower of the church attached to the
palace was demolished.
Thus far, however, no attack has
been made upon private property and
it is reported that the banks are being
guarded by bluejackets. No word has
been received from the province, as
communication has been largely cut
off, and dispatches and messages of
all kinds have been suppressed.
REVOLT MAY SPREAD.
Spain is Badly Worried and European
Monarch Anxious.
Paris The Sud express train reach
ed Paris Wednesday minus its Lisbon
section. Crowds awaited its arrival,
hoping to get news of the outbreak.
Members of the Portuguese legation
were among those disappointed.
Travelers from Spam say that Bil
bao and Barcelona, Spain, are in a
state of effevescence. Republicans
and Carlists are following the trend of
revolution with undisguised satisfac
tion. General Weyler, captain general of
Catalonia, has taken stringent meas
ures to preserve order. He is hurry
ing troops to Republican and Carlist
strongholds, where an outbreak is
feared on October 13, the anniversary
of the execution of Ferrer.
The bpanish-Portuguese frontier is
the scene of extraordinary animation.
A stream of carts is entering Spain,
laden with chattels of the wealthy and
poor, all fearing pillage if they remain
in Portugal.
The presence of a British warship
in the Tagus greatly comforted King
Alfonso, whs feared King Manuel
would fall a victim to the revolution.
Today's train for Lisbon was crowd
ed, the passengers including represen
tatives of French business houses with
interests in Portugal.
New Anesthetic is Tried.
Spokane, Wash. The first operation
to be performed in Spokane with the
new anesthetic, stovaine, took place at
St Luke's hospital. For 45 minutes
Dr. S. E. Lambert operated upon Guy
Lemon, a cook, 40 years old, for vari
cose veins, one of the most painful
operations known to surgery. During
all of this time the patient was con
scious, exchanged words with the sur
geons gathered about, and occasionally
watched the progress of the operation.
Below the chest he had no feeling, and
suffered no pain whatever.
Business Men in Pekin.
Pekin The delegation of American
business men, representatives of cham
bers of commerce on the Pacific coast,
has arrived here. They were cordially
received at every stopping place, and
in each instance were tendered a ban
quet by the viceroy and members of
the provincial assembly. An elaborate
program of entertainment here has
been planned. It includes an imperial
audience, and a dinner given by the
members of the new imperial senate.
Fire Destroys Four Towns.
St. Paul The towns of Gracetown,
Williams, Swift and Roosevelt, Min
nesota, on the Canadian Northern rail
road, near the international boundary
line, have been destroyed by forest
fires. No loss of life is reported.
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GENERAL NEWS OF NATIONAL HAPPENING
GUARD TO ASK FOR PAY.
General Wood Says Congress
Will
Grant Request.
St. Louis The plan to ask congress
to place the National guard on the
army salary list, at rates of 5 to 25
per cent of the regular wages, was
adopted at a conference of National
guard officers here.
General Leonard Wood, who attend
ed the conference, said the War de
partment would support the bill to ap
propriate $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 for
pay of officers and enlisted men of the
guards. Every boy in the United
States more than 13 years old should
be trained as a soldier, according to
General Wood.
"I would out-German the Germans,"
said the general, "by instituting com
pulsory military education in all the
schools,
"Every boy 13 years of age or more
should be compelled to learn to use a
rifle as part of his Bchool course.
Then we would have a generation of
crack marksmen.
"I would have the boys instructed in
the rudiments of military science,
They should be taught to throw up
earth-works and to plan scientific lines
of defense. These studies would teach
them the initiative in combat which
modern warfare requires.
"Military drill would be part of the
compulsory education. The public
schools would be advisable in this
nection but not indispensable.
"Our standing army of 80,000 men
is far too small, and congress should
provide for its increase to at least
140,000 men. We have not only the
Philippines and Alaska to guard, but
the fortifications at the Isthmus of
Panama will soon have to be manned.'
He elaborated on his former state'
ment of the use of aeroplanes by say
inir that the aeroplane will be the
greatest aid to the army in the future.
Its usefulness, however, can be demon
strated only by young men who have
money and time, as the army is facing
an economical congress.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE RESIGNS
Fourth to Retire During Administra
tion of President Taft.
Beverly, Mass. Associate Justice
William H. Moody, of the United
States Supreme court, 'tendered his
resignation to President Taft, to take
effect November 20. The president
wrote to Justice Moody, who is at
Magnolia, accepting the resignation,
and expressing his high regard for the
retiring jurist. In retirement, Judge
Moody will receive the full pay of an
active member of the court, $12,000.
Justice Moody has been ill for more
than a year. Despite the fact that he
had known for some time that Mr.
Moody's retirement was inevitable, the
president said today that he had ac
cepted the resignation with great re
luctance. When he shall have appointed suc
cessors to the late Chief Justice Fuller
and to Justice Moody, Mr. Taft, within
two years of taking office, will have
appointed four of the justices of the
Supreme court.
MATURE SALMON DROP OFF.
Government Inspector Says Alaska
Fisheries Need Aid.
Astoria, Or. Harry Clifford Fas-
sett, inspector of fisheries of the Fed
eral department, has just returned
from Nushagak river, Alaska, where
he has been stationed during the fish
ing season. The government has en
deavored for a number of years to
count the mature salmdVi which go up
Nushagak and Wood rivers to the nat
ural spawning grounds. He says
while he is not permitted to give any
figures the number this season was less
than three-fourths of what ascended
those streams last year.
Mr. Fassett says the government has
practically decided to establish a
hatchery on Wood river and congress
is expected to make an appropriation
for the plant at its coming 'session.
He has selected the site for the pro
posed plant and is also ascertaining
what arrangements can be made for
taking in the supplies for the hatchery
to the ships of the cannery fleet.
Barry to Have Command.
Washington Rear Admiral Edward
B. Barry has been designated commander-in-chief
of the Pacific fleet;
Rear Admiral Chauncey Thomas, com
mander of the second division of that
fleet; Captain Thomas B. Howard,
soon to be a rear admiral, commander
of the third division of the Atlantic
fleet. Orders to this effect have been
announced at the Navy department
There will be no other fleet changes at
present in commanding officers.
Mail Order Man Is Arrested.
Chicago Alfred H. Monroe, presi
dent of the Globe association, a $300,
000 mail order house, was arrested by
the Federal authorities charged with
violating the postal law through an al
leged fraudulent mail order scheme.
Monroe is said to have made thousands
of dollars and to have swindled per
sons all over the country. The com
plaining witness is L. McBride, of
Akron, O.
Rear-Admiral Roelker Dies.
Washington Rear Admiral Charles
R. Roelker, retired, is dead in this
city. He was born in Germany in
1841; saw service in the Civil war as
an engineer and during the Spanish-
American war was a member of the in
spection board. His last active duty
was with the fish commission in 1907.
CHINA MUST WAIT AWHILE.
Japan Thinks Empire Not Ready tor
Constitution.
Washington Should anyone attempt
to press the Chinese government here
after for immediate opening of Parlia
ment the authorities should deal with
him vigorously, declared Count Okuma,
me iormer j apanese premier in a re
cent statement which has reached
Washington. Count Okuma refers to
the Chinese prince regent's refusal to
grant a parliament as prayed for dur
ing the turbulent times last summer,
Count Okuma, who has closely watched
the situation in China says he doubts
whether that country will be in a fit
condition to have a national assembly
for nine years at the present rate of
progress, but in its present unprepared
state it is "altogether too rash" to
claim constitutional rights.
"Thus 19 years ago," according to
his statement, "a decree was issued in
Japan, promising the nation to open a
Diet after nine years. Yet more than
20 years were spent in various ar
rangements before Parliament was
opened. In China not more than three
years have passed since the edict prom
ising a Diet was issued. The consti
tutions of various countries were in
vestigated, provincial assemblies
opened and the council of administra
tive affairs is going to be organized,
but national conditions hardly warrant
the empire in possessing a parliament
instantly. In China the central gov
eminent is singularly weak, owing to
the constant friction between Chinese
and Manchus concerning the Manchu
government, the imperfection of com
munication and the difference of dia
lects. It is best for China to develop
the provincial assemblies, cultivate po
litical ideas among the nation and
gradually move toward the desired
goal."
LAWS WILL BE CHANGED.
Interests Now Control Much Property
Through Pernicious Statutes.
Square miles of the mot valuable
mineral lands in Alaska have been lo
cated and are being held by men who
never moved from their Wall street
offices. Thousands of acres of mineral
lands are being held by speculators
who have not the shadow of right to
them, because the mining laws permit
the practice of fraud in puMic lands.
Until the mining laws "are changed,
wholesale fraud and robbery by the
"interests" will continue, declared Ed
mund B. Kirby, a leading mining en
gineer, while passing through Portland
on his return to St. Lotus after attend
ing the American.Mining congress at
Los Angeles.
"The repressive effect of the present
evils of the mining code in the United
States and Alaska is attracting atten
tion from mining men everywhere,"
said Mr. Kirby.
Only those actually engaged in the
business realize the extent to which
miners and prospectors are being shut
out from mineral territory. I know of
one man who has located and is hold
ing for purely speculative purposes, in
the United States, 560 lode claims, or
11,000 acres, in one block, and over
300 claims in another. The imperfec
tions in our mining laws are responsi
ble for the fact that such a man has
control and miners who would actually
develop the "property are shut out."
Because of the desire to unravel the
tangle of mining laws, and replacing
them with new and adequate legisla
tion, the mining congress adopted the
committee's report on revision of min-
ng laws. Mr. Kirby is chairman of j
that committee.
MUST BE APPORTIONED.
Result of Census Sets New Task
for
Congress.
Washington One of the first ( ques
tions with which the 'approaching ses
sion of congress will bo called to grap
ple will be to determine when the next
apportionment of members of the
house of representatives under the re
cent census shall be made.
While it is not actually required by
the constitution, that instrument im
plies that a reapportionment shall fol
low each decennial enumeration of the
people, and accordingly a redistribu
tion of seats in the house membership
has takenplace hitherto soon after the
conclusion of each census.
Apportionment in itself can be used
for party advantage only through the
manipulation of population fractions in
the various states. The size of the
house once determined, the represen
tation of each state is arrived at by di
viding the aggregate population of the
country by the total membership of
the house and then dividing the popu
lation oi any given state by the quo
tient thus obtained. Almost inevit
ably there ensues upon each of such
divisions a remainder, large or small.
Would Care for "Drunks."
Washington Public institutions for
inebriates are recommended by the In
ternational Prison congress. These in
stitutions have been tried during the
last ten years in various countries and
have demonstrated their value. The
congress also adopted resolutions rec
ommending that prisoners be allowed
pay for their work and that any sum
of money credited to them in such
manner should be available to their
families in time of need.
Sari Francisco; Over 400,000.
San Francisco There has been no in
timation or suspicion that San Francis
co's census returns were padded. The
best estimates put the population at
approximately 420,000.
RECIPE FOR SAUSAGE ROLLS
Various Kinds of Meat Can Be Used;
Chop Fine, Bake Fifteen
Minutes.
L-nop up any kind of cooked meat
very finely. Mix with it one table
spoonful of flour, one teaspoonful of
salt, and a little pepper. Put half a
cupful of water Into a saucepan, and
a tablespoonful of gravy, add the meat
and flour, and stir over the Are till
it comes to boiling heat; when the
flour Is cooked turn it out on a plate
to get cold. This mixture should be
made very tasty and nice, and quite a
thlok paste. Sift into a basin one
pound of flour, a pinch of salt and a
teaspoonful of baking powder; rub
Into them quarter pound of butter,
make it Into a stiff paste with cold
water; roll it out lengthways and
quite thin. Cut the sheet of paste into
pieces five inches square; wet the
edge of each square and place on each
a spoonful cf the meat; turn one side
of the paste over on the meat, and
overlap it with the other side; press
down with the back of a knife, and
place the sausage rolls on a greased
baking tin. Brush them over with
beaten egg, and bake fifteen minutes
in a hot oven.
SERVING TABLE A GREAT HELP
Moat of Them Contain Tray That Can
Be Lifted Out and 8ave One
Many Steps.
The woman who does her own work.
yet wishes her table daintily served,
must either detail one of the family
as waitress or must depend upon a
serving table close at hand.
Any table can be used for this pur
pose, but very convenient Is one on
wheels, that can easily be moved from
kitchen to dining room, heaped with
everything needed for serving.
These tables can be bought In con
venient form, some with single tray,
others with a shelf beneath, on which
can quietly be placed soiled dishes
at the end of a course. They are light,
easily handled, with a neat japanned
finish, and can be either square or
triangular In shape.
Most of them are finished with a re
movable tray that can be lifted to the
sink and save many steps. Plain linen
dollies can be made to fit the top of
each tray to make it more attractive
when used during a meal.
Apple Roll With Lemon 8auce.
Two cups of flour, one-half teaspoon
of salt, four level teaspoons baking
powder, two tablespoons of butter, two
thirds cup of milk, one cup chopped
apple, three tablespoons sugar, one
half tablespoon cinnamon. Sift flour,
salt and baking powder together and
thoroughly mix in butter with tips of
fingers. Add the milk, stirring it In
with a knife. Roll the dough out to
one-fourth Inch thick and spread with
chopped apple, sugar and cinnamon.
Roll like Jelly roll, cut in three-fourth
Inch Blicea and place in buttered pan,
flat side down. Bake 15 minutes in
hot oven and serve hot with lemon
sauce. Boil three-fourths cup of su
gar and one-half cup water five min
utes. Add two teaspoons butter and
one teaspoon lemon juice, dash of nut
-xeg.
Peaches a L'Angele.
FTeeze soft one quart of vanilla
cream, then beat In one pint of fresh
peach pulp ana tne juice or two or
anges; let stand two hours. Line
parfait glasses with thin slices of
peaches and fill with the cream, then
pour over all a thick, smooth, cooked
strawberry sauce. '
Another charming way of serving
plain ice cream is to fill a mold with
the frozen cream and bury It in ice
and salt for three hours. Make a
cold chocolate icing, rather thin, and
as soon as the cream is removed from
the mold coat it thickly over the top
and sides with the icing, and orna
ment with chocolate-coated almonds
Harper's Bazar.
Smothered Cucumbers.
Pare three cucumbers and cut into
quarters and lengthwise. Trim off the
portion containing the seeds, and cut
the firm flesh into half-inch pieces. In
s thick-bottomed saucepan put one
tablespoonful of butter, one scant half
of a teaspoonful of salt, one quarter
of a teaspoonful of paprika and the
cut cucumber. Cover closely, and set
over the hot fire for Ave minutes, then
draw back where they will cook slow
ly. They should be very tender in
from 12 to 13 minutes.
Chocolate or Cocoa Pudding.
One cup of milk, a scant cup of
bread crumbs, a tablespoonful of dry
cocoa or chocolate, a tablespoonful of
sugar mixed well with the cocoa, the
yolk of one egg. Beat all together and
bake in a greased pudding dish in a
moderate oven until firm. Make a me
ringue of the white of an egg and a
tablespoonful of powdered sugar and
spread this over the top of the pud
ding. Set in the oven long enough to
brown lightly. Serve either hot or
cold, with cream.
Dusting Apron.
One of the greatest household con
veniences Is a dusting apron, or rath
er an apron to wear on the days when
you are dusting and cleaning. It can
be made or denim oi s dark color,
with a long pocket for the feather
duster, another ror tne ousting cloth,
and still another for s small whlsk
broom. With these articles at hand
you are saved many a step to find
the duster needed for different arti
cles.
KILLED THE HORSE
XCITINQ
TE8T AT
8TEER-R0PINQ CON
A FLORIDA PICNIC,
ipt. Thomas Lindsay, the State
Cowboy King, Became a Hero,
but Lost Hit Famous
Horse,
Trenton, Fla. A picnic was given
at Fort Fannin on the Suwanee river
the other day and a steer-roping con
test was advertised as part of the
day's entertainment Capt Thomas J.
Lindsay, who Is known as the cowboy
king, and is the champion of West
Florida, was to contest with Bill
Sykes, the champion of Levy county.
Captain Lindsay arrived promptly
at ten a, m., mounted on his famous
pony. Greasy Streak, but Sykes had
not yet arrived. Many cheers were
given for Captain Lindsay, and hisses
given for Sykes, but Lindsay pointed
out that something might have hap
pened to prevent Sykes' attendance,
and proposed to wait 30 minutes for
his arrival. After waiting 20 minutes,
a messenger arrived and reported
Sykes was too sick to attend. This
was a great disappointment to the
crowd, but Captain Lindsay deter
mined to give an exhibition of his
own.
He went to the corral where a large
herd of fierce bulls had been penned,
and turning them out, headed them
for the river. Captain Lindsay thought
that when they reached the bluff that
they would turn and circle the en
closed Bide of the picnic grounds, but
the day being warm, and the bulls
fretted by their confinement in the
corral, they plunged over the bluff In
to the river. Captain Lindsay was
just tn the rear of a large bull when
the leaders .went over, and threw his
lariat with unerring aim around the
big animal's horns.
. All would have been well, but when
the captain stopped his pony, he was
going so fast that the animal skidded
cm his haunches to within three feet
of the edge of the bluff and when the
bull struck the water the treacherous
bank gave way, throwing both horse
and rider Into the river. Captain Lind
say Is an expert swimmer, and would
not have been In any danger If his
spurs had not become entangled, and
he was carried under with his strug
gling pony. Two men were in a boat
fishing near by. and went to his as
sistance, Lindsay succeeded
In cut-
ting loose just In time to
escape
drowning. His friends were
uneasy
about bis condition for quite
awhile,
but be came around all right in an
hour or so, and Is in as good shape as
ever. The people, however, regret
the loss of the 'captain's fine and
famous pony.
SENDS COUNTS HEART HOME
According
8paln,
to Inheritance Laws
Organ Is Neoessary as
Proof of Death.
of
Pittsburg, Pa. In accordance with
the usages and laws of Spain obtain
ing to the death of members of the
royal house of that country and lesser
persons of the nobility, Mme. Blanca
de Ovles, widow of the late Count
Julian de Ovles, former Chilean con
sul to this city, arrived here to ar
range for affidavits and documents
which will be sent to Spain with the
heart of her dead husband.
Numerous customs must be adhered
to to allow heirs of a dead noble to
Inherit property. One of these is the
sending to Madrid of the heart of the
deceased, with affidavits and other
data identifying it
Mme. de Ovles claims that her hus
band would have been one of the heirs
of many acres of property not far
from Madrid, embracing 24 parishes.
She has decided to comply with the
requirements of the Spanish law per
taining to the death abroad of scions
of royalty.
This includes the taking of the heart
from the body, after death, by the at
tending physicians and having it em
balmed for the purpose of sending It
to Spain, to repose In the special
sepulchre destined for it
In the case of the heart of Count de
Ovles, the necessary preparations
were begun shortly after death had
taken place, and in addition to its be
ing accompanied by the necessary af
fidavits of the attending physicians,
it has also been formally identified by
special officials sent from Washing
ton, D. C, for that purpose.
RAG SORTER FINDS RARE GEMS
New Jersey Man In One Week While
Working for $8, Found $1,800
Worth.
Newark, N. J. Herbert Streuble
finds the Job of rag sorter at a paper
mill in Whippany. N. J, a most re
munerative position. His wages are
only $8 a week, but, during the past
week, he has profited $1,800 from val
uable which he found concealed
among the old raps and waste which
dally passes under his rake.
Recently he picked up an old stock
ing which contained two diamonds
worth $500 each. Lately he came upon
a large sarphtre and a ruby tied up
tn a handkerchief.
As a result of the recent publica
tion of the finding of precious stones
In waste rags and paper, the superin
tendent has received several letters
from persons who say they have lost
precious stones.
A woman, writing from New Tort.
said she lost diamonds valued st
$1,000, which wer tied In tissue per-per.