ALL GOES TO JET1
No Moro,, Money lor Dreilol
; Coluniiila Klvor liar,
CONTRACTS WILL SOON HE LET
OIk Dredge Chinook Will Not Con
tlnu Operations On Uar Dur
I tR Coming Season,
Wnijl'liiKliii March 23,-i liu work
il improvement nt tlio inftutli of tli
voiiiiiiiha river tint summer will
ciinlUUnl inclusively to Jvtty uxtcnslon
In ncconlntii'u with Hie provision o
ilia mn river unit hurlior Mil, Tl
clilcl u engineers will anon nwiinl tl
xiitrH fur furnishing Mono for tl
Jetty mill as soon a oiwllilo thereafter
iiiiivtjry will commence mid the Jetty
wlll'bo pushed seaward,
II has Im'uii finally determined tn
nlsindori dredging mi tlm Columbia
rlverjr. Muliir Unglltt In not lm-prot-sI
with what UAH accomplished hy
me uriyigti (.wiinook lust season, mm In
-in' 10 tlio opinion thnl tliu money
required for njicralllig t ti 1m dredge,
might letter lu wtK'iii!cJ on permanent
work on inn jelly, tins view 1 now
concurred ill liy tliu deptrlmciitolllclals
What will ho ilime with the Chinook
lias lint been determined. Hho limy II
li nt n dock or lie rout to somu othc
locality wheto dredging produces bette
tcstill.
I lie government will have to pay
more lor mono tin yenr than It did
iimler tint former onntmrt, lint th ei
not llgure In nut yet known, in all iltit
la not now ut hand.
Tlu engineer nro not ready to com
iitenre construction nl tlm Dullcs-Cclilo
vttnul. Mnjiir I-iinglUl ha lieen direct
l lo mi Inn It to tlm War ileimrtnmnt
plan (or utilizing tlm 1.100,000 carried
ly tlio rhir ami harbor hill, - It I 1h.
lie vel thin ninniint will bo ample to
-construct tlm first or lower lock.
i ! -77'
-SAY IT IS NOT A' SQUARE DEM
Canal Commlisloneri' Heads Will Qo
pir Under Protest.
Washington, iVC. , Marth 2S. Tl
president ami HYvretary of War Tuft are.
"(inferring tonight on proponed changott
In tliu pcrteuiicl of the isthmian utiiul
ypinmImIon. It Ik thoti(lit that an ml
iiniiueciucnt of tliu removal o( tliu pre
en l mcmlier ami tlio apjsilnlmcnt o
their successor may bo iniiile tomorrow
Chairman Walker and tliu members
-f the roinmliHiloii liavo practically de
cided that they will not tender their
resignations until requested to do ro hy
the president. They feel keenly Iho fact
that during the recent criticism of their
inamigrineiit of affairs they Imvo not
Ix-vii requested hy tlm president to pre
rent their side of tho case. Their
friemlit decluru that truth Judgment I
lielng tiiken mul they aru quoting
ngalnsl tliu president Iilit fuinoim motto:
"A upmro ihsil for every man; no more
Jinn no umi."
HAY IS WORN OUT.
Health Will Never Permit Him to Re
turn to Duty,
CIiIorko, Mnroli I'll. I'rivute mlvli e
Tirelveil in CIiraKo from Irleiidn of Bee
retary of Hlalo John I lay Indicate inoru
fiilly'thmi rvrent proM illepatelieH that
tliu (limiiiL'iilHliril American, now on
lila woy to I! n rope, Ima no xvctntton
of ever rcwtinitni; liTn otriclnl dutlea mid
that hu feels Ilia phytilcnt condition to
Im ipiltu iTioiit. ThtiKt iKTcoiml let-
tern U) ChleiiROanii, ono from tho neero-
tary lilniKuir mid two from close pernon
nl friemU of liln, ehow tit Id.
'Tneeil a lonn, Ioiik rrt." hu him
fell wrote to mi old-tlmo ncoiiaintaneo
here, "mid I inimt Imvo It, ovoii ut tho
cost oi many nniliitlnim lor tlio work
Imvo under' way. I tun very :tred ,nnd
not well,' thu pprinitH of youth nro not
wlnit they were. Homo ono ulno iniint
3S on with what Iiiih hoon etarted dur
1 ik my time hero."
Pnpfw.Pniif Apm fitlll MUslnir
llriK-kton,, Slaw,, March 2.1. Tfl
I....K.'- t.-i... I , I..
jiiuiu mul,?! jinvu iieen luuuii in urn
rniiiH of J)io It, II. flrovcr compitny'H
nhoo fiietory ttilay. Tho iinmhur of
IhhIUmi recovered I fili, Ijite lust night
City iMarehal Ikiyden Imned n tato
meiit to tlio oUect that 44 pumin Mini
wero employed in tlio factory worn Mill
inlfnliiK. rractirally nil hiislnetfi
throiiKhout tho city will bo' mispendod
today durliiK tho fmivrnla. Tlio Hchoola
nro cloKed, and bo far as ponslblo all
tralllc will lie dlHcoiitlmivtl us tliu cor
tege passes through tho HtrcoU,
, , . i( f-, ,
Panic Due to Flrii In Skvicrnnar.
Now Vofhfaroh- '2.1 Jlimy llvtia
ivero eiitniNKcri'ii una (iiiiiihko 10 ino ex
tent of $50,000 was done hy a tiro in
tho ulno-story Kmplro fitnto )Millding
nt jiroiiiiwny aim nieekor utreots today,
Si'oren of girls employed In tho upper
portions of the Jmlldlngs ;ere thrown
Into it 14nl fvht'n thiiljiiniM swqpti up
Irom lio seventh flbor, wliero tho. Are
ntnrted, and' it was only hy tlio greatest
good fortune that all escupod, As1 It
'MtiH, many wero moruor lens hruised,
Japanese In Front of Him.
patch ttau (TommimM .lated
March 21 eajTO, ,4" pijtilftylwiipiiiieBii,
cavalry doTucfiiiieiitg lippearedJn froin
of our ndvunco poats, jtuhlnd tlio cav
alry woro Infantry whq .littlod(at'(lio
vlllngo of Machantzy,"
DEATH ROLL-qnoWS,
One
HuHdretl Dd"'hd MTstl
Urockton, Matiachuiatti,
llrockton, Alans., March 22p-paUs
iml that lliero wh no clmirtLi7 reWv
ryigLlltltiiiliafSi fWiifllft ffiillis
flltjlf. II. t1r1ifr(.itnfs TllLt
wtory, rtttrch was nliandoiitHl at 1 1
llrockton, Mints., March T2--ti
fni
o clock tonlglil liy . t small tinny
of
volimtetirs nfltir .'17 ImurH of mnstant
loll. Although tljutmllco uijil Xetllcnl
Kxiitnlnvr PhIiio I fit that they liavo ro
iiuivtil from tlm llelirls nil' rnirilhn
which wero not reiluccil to itshin, a !
ond neuri'li shortly t 1 11 ho llnitltiltiif lo
satisfy relative mid frleiuls of tl
victims,
Tho ruvired list as given out liy (lie
ponce at II :;w o clock loitlglil wits
follows:
"iVttllwi rccovcntl, B5: lileutlfleil
14 1 iiilMiri(f,)4n triorjaL lutjjmiliV
vn.. u now seems proliitiilit that but
14 bodlos will lie liiirliih wltli the,!
Idtln(ity;islt(Yli''.itlahlliiIid.l
An Imiiiest will Ihi held shortly.
Tliu day saw tliu first moveiiicnt.'oii
tho part of tho workmen In trades slm!
liar to that pursued hy tlm victims to
ralso a relief fund for tho hereaved
families. It Is expected that several
tliotisaua HOliars.'wlll'Jie.'siilirllicil.
' i tin. .? ft 2 ti.Jtt... .1-
,it?inv ritiiinjuiiiiKiiiiiiiivretiiioi ptcn
irenched trf tltn-skln liy tlnTraln tolIPd
iineeaslngly nuild tlm Imlf-litirned tlm
Ihtn for fragments of flesh and 1k)iiu
which, when found, wero hurried to
tint itiorgtiu to lw M'annetl hy those
waning ineru, inai ino mi tieaii re
siint tlief total iHjmbor Of vlttltn
mio aiiifllarjwjth tWjHsflrtelitl
It'Is exTreiiiely ilonhlftil, 'ltow0ver.
waiting there. That tliu no deitil retire.
iiymlmr Of victims n5
.l.aF
luoru than fragmnnlnry 'piecoj of 'Other
oodles will ever Ut ioun
VORST FLOOD IN YEARS,
Swollen Rivers Swamp th PilltbUrg
Mills and Driva People Away,
PltUhsrg, March 22. rittahtiro fs
threutenrd with ono of tho worst flood
In years, At 11 O'oloek toiilght l'oro-
rasierl'rsnk Itldgway pndlctt-l ovtr'30
ft't of wnttir In the river, JIIuilov not
ttxitect ill er 35 feet. If that much.
During tlio early hours today the
waier He win to recede Irom tho rise In
tlm Allegfteny, hilt a fresh luiiiettis was
irlvfn to the rlishlnit torrents by a rain
fall w Jrly two Inrhtu over the entire
watershed til tho MonongahttU river.
Tiniliiht alHiut 60 mil sbovu I'lttshuri;
tho .MotiongalHtla rising eight inelies nu.
hour, and at tlio harbor IienvthoKmiirsn
show a rife o pearly thrno Inched mi
hour.
Already a niimlier of mills have stint
limn as n riMiilt of the water puttliiK
out tlio llrwt. Kroul three to flvo fee
moro uf water luexpectol tip the valley.
mid a total of 20,000 men are liable to
Idleners,
Hundreds of houses on tho South title
ami In Mchnlirt and oilier suburbs
of this city aru surrounded by from two
to eight feet of water, the ,f.oeHpnnU
living in iu sccniiu stories. in, some
places the water has entered tho npper
room ami Homes aw tielltg' ulinmloned
for tho time U'ltig. o fatalities have
Ihh-ii reiiortiil.
TORNADO TAKES NINE LIVES
Tears Through Alabama, Wrecking;
Houses and Slaying Occupants,
Itumiuktt, Ala., March 22. Keports
mve reitcliwt Here of ono ol the most
limistrous storms that ev'er Visited that
section, whi.'h swept across the south
em Ixirt of ltundolph county late last
night. Klght or nine lives are known
to have been lost, mul tlamauo amount
ing to thotisttiids of dollars was done to
trplwrtyt ilm tornado surtetl nt n
K)1nt near Double, lleadsUud procrwled
Hi nortliwesterly courje,
llto resilience ol .Mack Carlisle was
Umollshed and' It. 0. llnynef.of I!o:n
oke, was killed, Three negrtiett wero
killed and several Injured otr tliu
Wilson plantation, Three of four
eijroes wero killed On the IlollV fdan
tatlou, near, Iloek. ,Jllls. , At ,Mm
osiouieu a autre was uemoiis khi nun a
,111110 wniie giri, uuiiguter pi ,a .au
Lucas, was killed and bur mother seri
oiisly I ii I tt rod ,
l)efi
s of the storm aru dilllcult to
.. 'IT'
obtain on account of ,tle. .wires jlfi'ing
tun II,
Are Suspected of Polygamy.
Honolulu. March 22. It. W. Itreek
ons, I'lilltsl Stales atltfrney, if A-iMtrltHl
n fiiRtrii:tfotHffiin hiiigton. Mr
I
ifftuD. Mk-2
ureckons KiiustMtio con
I III IT IH'IIV IIHT
report. A.T. Atkinson, superintend
ent of public Instruction, and father of
Territorial hecrelury Atkinson, hits re
signed ut tho rotjuest o( Governor Car
ter, wl'VP'V.'l'f lilsi' idmiiiisttitton
unsa(isfiu;tt)'ry4 liOus!Wtteff,S( lesig-
itlon, Muperinlenileut Ajkinsoii do
amis a publlu liiVeitigutloii, , '' I
CaTilneT Considers ' CihaT."
Wnsbiiigton, March 22. Questions
mniiiiig ii inc. yuiijiiiiiii cjitai aim. my
inclusion of tho meeting rCKitrdtnu the
canal pietqi)'(tJierT than t)tat n stuto-
meiit on tho general subject of the do-
islons reaeliett will lo maio prior to
tho prvsldefitV dupur't
ft lire on (tls soutli-,
,) n
Must Not rake Manchuria,
Kobo, Miircll j. 'XccordlnK to tho
ckin correspondent of the Mainlcht
imiliunjOij of tlio loading Tokio pa
'n'UiiTleil tStntes Minister Concor has
iotJ,lled, the Chliiesa goveruinent Uit
iji futu.ro no powjyjwiljjbo rnjltteH to
iciiiiJrjo'torrltojyfiiIuneUimaJL. iu Is
iso sain mat in tins policy America la
imported by ttrcut Ilrltain, Franco.
(Jiir;iinoy,jIlelginj, ,iuitrlii, Hungary
and Italy.
iiiiiiiiun oi w emiiti'iuiiiiniission
t)ccuplil niucJi pqttiu nttohtlpil ( tho
Ctiblnei'ut tbdayt'f pieetln'g M.?i$lf.
into announcement wus mudo at tliu
IPLODING BOILERS
Hill ac Least Sixty Persons at
liro'cliloii, Massachusetts.
THEIR IIODIES ARE CREMATED
i .
Shoo Factory 8warm'nj; With Poopd
Ripped Atunder by Burning
Uoller and Burned,
11-nnklMM 1nu. fnr..l. O I All...,
. '"Jivivii .'l-ni, .'iniuii ,,,,
(10 iiersons wero killed 'earlV today by
tlio explosion ol a Imllcr In a law
sjioo. maniifncttirlng establishment In
Ilia Uampbell district conducted by tl
I. II. (Irovor company. Tho explosion
Was IjiiiiuvKatey followed by a flash of
llama which consumeti tlm factory.
long, four-story structure, as if It were
a liouso of cards, ami Incinerated
unknown numlier ol men and women
who were." iinablo to extrlcntu them'
selves f rum the mass of tangled wreck.
ago formed by tho terrific upheaval 1
the boiler room. More than CO of tho
employes In the building were mulmcd
burned at 'bruised by the time they
reached sale ground.
The lira extended from tho factory to
seven other buildings in the vicinity
and destroyed them. Ono of theso
JuiMlliugf was a three-story wooden
block, the others being cottages of
small value and a blacksmith shop
Th4 wootlen dwellings near tho engine
room wero practically demolished by
Ilinliyinz boiler, but none of their oc
cupnnts were seriously Injured, Tho
total financial loss Is estimated at
IWO.OOO, (200.000 of which falls on
tho It. 1), (trover company.
It may never Iks known just bow
many jvrsona ierlslied In the w reckage
No one knows exactly how many tier
sons were In tlio factory. Tho niimbe
lias: been estimated at 400, but Treas
nrer Cl&trles O. Nelson said tonight he
doomed whether theio'wero ro many nt
wurk. Two hundred and fifty survivors
Imvo been accounted for, and at nld
night the remains pf SO bodies bad
Wil recovered from the ruins, the
senrcJi being continued all night.
SAY AMOUNT IS EXORBITANT
America and Britain Hold Out Again!
Paying Samoan Claim,
l.ondon, March 21, The Associated
I'rcss understands mat mere arc no
prospects of an early settlement of Ocr
mauy's Buiiumn claims'. A tentative
offer of $40,000 has lieen declined
Germany's claim of $120,000, when
illvltled betweed the United States and
Croat llrltatn, is conceded to be not
worth haggling over, hut tbo two rov
emments stand together on principle
in mo refusal to settle.
The claim for $120,000 Includes
moral daiuago,, and the American and
Ilrltlsli experts to whom tho accounts
were submitted rejiort that the claim
represents ten times the actual losses
Germany has lieen Informed that the
two governments are anxious to settle,
and would be willing to pay any rea
soluble sum, ns other claims aru await
ing the result of this settlement.
BIO GUNS MAY TALK.
French Warships Ordered to Proceed
At Once to Venezuela.
Wavhlinrton. March 21. Tho French
Cable company complications have
reached a crisis, and Minister Ilowen
tits informed the ntate department that
the rrench minister at Caracas, by in
stritctiptis nf his government, has not!-
(led the Vetineiuclan government that
there must be mi further proceedtnes
on its part toward the cancellation of
the oompuiiy s franchise or interference
vMtli its pioperty.
I'irthur, Mr, Uowen rciiorts that two
relicli warships, tlio cruisers Dupleix
and Jurlen do lit (iraviero, Imvo been
ordered jiost hasto to Venezuela to act
f accord with, tbo instructions of the
"refieh minister. The warships are
now tn tlio i ariiiN'ittt pes.
iffmhtlnt Hawaiian Foratt Fires.
Honolulu, March 21. I'lvu bundrnl
tfr iltore persons, mostly plantation, la-
iffirviit, wvrt? tmiiiy ittliltlUK IHO llircttv
res ut uiiiiiwn, t, no n io is now pe
eved tube under control, About 2,-
000 acres wero burned, bolng moatly
anil recently nrouiretl by tlte United
StiiteH for n military reservation, A
trull 30 feet wide was burned nround
it. Tlio forest Is being patrolled to-
nlglit. Tliu' llres, In Olua and Kona aro
alio' believed to bo under control.
Haiti bullied to extliiLMsh tbo fires in
tlftt 'Una district.
Extra Session In October.
He Mollies. March 21 .Senator Al-
lisn Is authority for the statement that
i'rciu'dent Itoosevelt will call congress
In extra session October 1, two mouths
In ndvunco of tlm regular session, for
the purposo of considering tho railroad
rate ilnvostlgation. Senator Allison
lsoiespressod Ills own views relative
loiflm ratu question. Ho ptaiids for
linpjnVerlh thO colninlsslon to udjiist
Vales, declaring that thu.ro are many
abuttoi Which aro subject to correction.
vyltta Asked Peace Discussion.
ritri8,tMarch 21. In tho course of
an litervlew In tlio .Matin today, Vis-
coui(t,.lliyafllil stilted that M. Wltto,
when .lii, .llqrlin. JaBt July, sent an
nlsttary to London asking the Japanese
ulster there to meet him to discuss
pence. .Minister!. Jlaynshl consented,
Imt received no
further communlca-
Hon.
CONFERENCE ON IRRIGATION
Experts from Wetlern Qovernment
Stations Meet In California,
Han I'ranclsco, March 21. At a small
but very significant conference of half
tlor.cn Irrigation oxjierts connected with
the experiment stations of tho United
Htates Agricultural department on the
J'aclllc coast, held yesterday and today
ot the Unlversllj of Callfornio, Import
ant plans were made for the future
Irrigation and drainage Investigation I
all the western states. The meeting
was attended by Professor Klwood
Meat), chief of the Irrigation bureau o
the Department of Agriculture; I'rofes
nor Sumuel Fortler, of MontanA; Pro
fessor O.II. True, of Nevada; Professor
O.I,, Waller, of Washington ; I'rofes
sorj, II. Withycombe, of Oregon; and
Professors K, W. Ililgard, It. II, IukIi
ridge, and K, J. Wickson. of tho nirri
cultural experiment stations at Ilerkley.
ino cnici task ol llio conference was
the preparation of plans lor expert
ments to determine thoipjallty of water
which will give the best results in Irri
gallon under (liferent conditions. This
Is mi undertaking almost limitless I
exieiu. in addition to Hits, a cam.
palgn ol education is ling arranged.
Professor Klwood Mead, who has lust
arrived In California to commence bis
scries of annual lectures at the State
university, Is very hopeful over the
future of Irrigation on the coast.
Professor Withycombe reported on
mo work ami Its possibilities In Oregon
no win return north and continue tb
measurements of streams.
Today's conference is considered as
opening new possibilities in Irrigation
on me racllic coast,.
SLAUGHTER BY BULGARIANS.
Greek Village Attacked and All Mai
Inhabitants Slain.
Constantinople, March 21. Advices
received from Salonlca stato that the
Ilulgarlan bands are again causing
trouble, and that reports of outrages
aro coming In rapidly. The result ot
this is that the relations between
Grecco and Ilulgaria are again stretched
near to tbo breaking point, the former
government alleges that the Ilulgarlan
government la not making any effort
lo keep incise bands under control but
ftermits them to ravage at will on con
ditlon that they confine their assaults
to Greeks and Turks.
At a monastery near Vodcna a band
of armed Ilulgarians attacked a party
of Greek priests and the latter must
Have been killed bad not a party of
(j reeks come to their resue and at
tacked the Ilulgarians. Tho latter were
beaten back, leaving 15 dead behind.
Angered at their losses the Ilulirar
lans attacked tlio villages of Mossi
merlon and ruthlessly massacred all of
the male Inhabitants and carried off
the women and children. They then
terrorized tlio enttro district of Vodena
and ho far have managed to escape the
troops that wero sent to punish them
CASTRO SEIZED COAL MINES.
Protest Entered by Italian Government
for Operating Company.
New York, March 21. The Herald
this morning prints the following die-
natch from Port of Spain, Trinidad:
News has reached Port of Spain that
tho governor of Itarcelona, Venezuela,
has received from President Castro or
ders to take possession at onco of the
coal mines of Guantanarlcual, situated
near Itarcelona, and leased In 1808 for
33 years by the Venezuelan government
o an Italian company.
The same day the Venezuelan troops
took possession of tho mlnes-by armed
force, as In the similar caso of the New
ork and Ilermudeso company, this.
notwithstanding the protest of tho Ital
ian government. The action has been
tukeif without a judgmnt ot tie court
f Caracas.
Tho Italian legation lias been notified
and Huron Aliotti, Italian charge
nltatres, is represented as having
entered a protest.
Spartan Runs on a Rock.
lilock Island, It. I., March 21. Tho
steamer Spartan, ot tho Boston and
Philadelphia steamship company, ran
ground on the southeastern end ot
lilock Island during a fog early today
whllo on her way from Providence to
I'll la lolphla. A 15-foot hole was
stove In the ship's bow and soon the
essel sank so her decks were awash.
Tonight the vessel is rapidly breaking
1 lie crew ot L'J remained aboard
tbo ship during tbo day, but were taken
off tonight. Wreckers liavo been sent
to lighter the cargo.
Mistake Over Damage Claim.
St. Petersburg. March 21 .The Hus-
slan press is bitterly attacking the
claim for damages for the sinking ot
the Ilrtlsh steamer Knight Commander.
on the theory that the (leiniiiul is for
exemplary damages put forward by the
Ilrtlsh government in violation of Inter
national law and entirely apart from
tho owner's claim, whereas the fact is
thut It Is simply the owner's claim, the
iBapprclionston having been created
by erroneous report In English papers.
Meat Too High for the Poor.
Moxlco City, March 21 Meat deal
ers are exercised over the rise in the
prlco of meat, which has been advanced
from 25 to 50 per rent in the last
month, and charge that there Is a meat
trust at work. The situation is serl-
oiib, as meat is almost beyond the
means of the lower classes.
WHERE FOUR
TJII3 TIPTON (INU.) STATION, ON THE LAKH KHIK & WKSTE11N It. It,
Tipton, Ind., enjoys the distinction of bolng the dally meeting place of
twelve passenger trains under very unusual circumstances. Kour train
on tlio Lake Krle and Western Itnllroad arrive from, and depart for, the four
principal points of the compass, thrco times eadi day passing at this point.
Three times a day during six days of the week the four ateel chargera
aro seen drawn up at tho station crossing, at shown In the accompanying
Illustration, which It reproduced from the Four-Track News. They exchange
paiuengers, baggage, mall and express from the north, south, east and west,
then pass each other nnd follow the rail In their several directions. Twice
during daylight they stand tlicro and snort at each other, and once In tho
dark they come together, each trying to outdazzle the other with lta big,
bright eye.
PICTURESQUE ANTIQUITY.
Ilulua ofa Civilization KxUtloc Ilcfore
Col u in hum Lauded.
With the entrance of New Mexico
and Oklahoma (Indian Territory being
Included In the latter) as State. thro
will be admitted many copper-colored
voters. The Pueblo Indians of New
Mexico and Arizona are full-fledged
citizens even now, under the terms of
the treaty by which th6 country they
oecupy was acquired from Mexico. In
Oklahoma are a number of tribes
which, having recently accepted allot
ments of land In severalty, are en
dowed with the privilege of the fran
chise; and, though the so-called "Ave
civilized tribes" of the Indian Terri
tory are a yet a nation separate and
typical qtrw UEXICAX TOWK.
distinct from our own, they will like
wise possess the right of ballot when.
In lDOrt, the region they Inhabit Is
opened to settlement.
Some of these peoples, voters and
non-voters, comprised within the area
mentioned, are very curious and Inter
esting. For Instance, there are the
Ilavasupl, who llvo deeper down In
the bowels of the earth than any other
known human beings. Their dwelling
place Is Cataract Canyon, an offshoot
of Grand Canyon, which la called the
Place of the Ladders, because the
town at the bottom can be reached
only by such means, descending the
Tcrtlcal cliffs. These strange folk tan
buckskin and make beautiful baskets;
and they own wonderful deposits of
copper ore and red earth suitable for
the manufacture ot paints, which are
eagerly sought by the Mokl for color
ing their weird masks and other para
phernalia for ceremonial dances. The
Mokl nro such marvelous runners that
frequently they make a trip on foot to
the canyon, a distance of 100 miles, In
a single day.
The Mokl of Arizona and the Zunl
of New Mexico are called Pueblo In
dians the word "pueblo" meaning a
town. They are builders of towns of
most peculiar pattern, which are
OLPUT IIOISE IN AMCIUCA.
constructed much after the manner of
beehives, an entire city being prac
tically under one roof, with a multi
plicity of rooms arranged in suites.
ntrance to the apartments Is accom
plished by ladders. These aborigines
are sun-worshipers, and the orb of day
Is their great god. Next In Import
ance In their cosmogony Is the snake
god, who controls the rain supply. In
honor ot various divinities are held
elaborate dances, the most remarkable
t which Is the famous "snake dance,"
ltlwlilch some of the participants act
ually carry Ave live rattlesnakes In
their mouths. Another odd custom of
theirs obliges the young girls to wear
their hair done up at the sides of their
heads tn such a way as to Imitate
squash flowers, while the tresses of
the old women are braided to repre
sent the withered stalks of the squash
vine.
Krom an antiquarian standpoint this
southwestern region Is the most won
derfully uitcrestlug on the continent
Here where snakes hiss and rattle and
the coyote howls was a civilization
long before Columbus touched these
shores and relics of It are still blis
tered by the sun In their derest lone
liness. Hundreds of ruins are to be
found of a race ot men who, scien
tist tell as, were 7 and 8 feet tall
TRAINS MEET,
and who lived In houses cut In th
solid rock. Here the cliff dwellers had
their seat of power and here are the
links which bind the old Spanish In
vaders with the civilization of to-day.
A one walks about Santa Fe, or any
of the other cities, scene of the cen
turies past greet his eye. Santa Fe 1
the site of an ancient pueblo, or town,
rulna of which ar still visible, and
which present a singular contrast to
tho street cars, electric light and oth
er feature of modern dty life to b
found In this second oldest city of tho
United States. One of the Interesting
pot Is an old house of crumbling
stone and mortar which Is reputed to
be the oldest house In tho United
States. Not far from Santa Fe are
villages which present all tho aspect
of the aborigine practically as they
appeared to Cortes and Coronado. Of
the adobe towns, or pueblos, the most
noted In Taos, which lies In a beau
tiful valley, watered by branches of
the nio Grande. It ha two great
adobe buildings Ave stories high, sur
rounded by prosperous ranches.
The pueblos of New Mexico are
nineteen In number and are very simi
lar In appearance. Each accommo
dates from 100 to 300 persona, the
pueblo Indians being communistic In
their manner of living. The bouses
are built one upon another. In a suc
cession of terrace, sometimes Ave la
number, the upper stories being reach
ed by means of ladders. The wall
are very thick and the Interior la eln-
eo. not tnrongn doors, but by entranco
ways cut in the roof. The Pueblo In
dians have been pronounced by eth
nologist to be the oldest race on th
continent
COLD CAUSED BY MICROBE.
Popular Notion that It Is Canted by
lixpoanre a. Failure.
The common theory that all cold
are the result of exposure of some sort
U a great mistake. Exposure la not the
direct cause of the disease. Scientist
say that cold are caused by a hostile
microbe, which gains a foothold when
vitality Is lowered by exposure, and
that If one Is Inured to exposures ha
has an effective remedy against the ml
erobe ot cold as well a many others.
There are mauy evidences to prove this
theory. There are many places where
It Is Impossible to catch cold, because,
there Is no cold to catch.
Nansen and his men, during the three
years they spent In the arctic regions.
wero immune from cold, though they
were constantly enduring exposure of
every kind. They passed day after
day In clothe so saturated with per
spiration that by day tbey froze Into
a solid mass, so that they cut Into tbo
flesh. And at night In their sleenlng
bags, the first hour was spent In thaw
ing out. They returned to civilization
none the worse In health, but soon
contracted severe cold upon reaching
there.
Then there Is the remarkable In
stance of St Kllda, that lonely, rocky
Islsud n hleh was visited by Dr. John
son when he nnd Hoswell were making
ineir ruinous tour of the Hebrides.
There are about 100 Inhabitants on the
Island. The coasts are so precipitous
that for eight months of the year .It
Is practically Inaccessible. Jieveral
vessels from the mainland call there
during the summer. Aud. strange to
say. whenever a ship reaches the Isl
and from tho mainland every Inhabit
ant even to tlio Infants, Is seized with
a cold. This fact has been known fot
more than 200 years and was of great
Interest to Dr. Johnson, who was skej-'
tics l concerning it.
The question of this St Hilda cold
long puzzled men, who never dreamed
that It was ail Infectious disease and
that without the possibility of Infec
tion It Is Impossible to catch It, no
matter what the exposure may be.
That Is to say, It Is duo to a micro
organism, and without the presence
ot this micro-organism the disease can
not be contracted.
What It Signifies.
"When a man writes poetry to a
girl It's a pretty good sign that he
truly loves her,. Isn't It?"
Not necessarily," answered Mlsa
Cayenne. "It may be that be merely
happened to think ot a lot of words
that rhyme with her name." Wash
ington 8tar.
Those women who look "aii If a wind
could blow them away," can usually
sweepanddust all around their heavies
sisters.