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Ksi 4 Vf i A SlC i STATE I Ms Asst fiT 5w rt a Ay St I rv jy itpbsw i Ik 1T 3V 4 5 ft it 5 JTj 3 JlvX SESSIONSf TEAeHERS i TJ AM MMM Mfc 7 stwe ASSQGIATION Methods of Hisprj in Btructioi IHsi cussed sr 5 Drawing and Manual TrauiifiginHlie Schools XS 1 sm ACIFIG1 bjlOVE Januarr 3 aunpy amea agraln Invited stu denta of natural hlatory tofleld work on this the laat day of thi TeaQhers Convention Xhe lead crawere Profeasor IV Jenklna Dudley Price McFarland Heath Koford BattanandGrlnnellandanlnvalaable opportunity va thua attohledto the i assembled teachera at once to enjoy the exhilaration 0t outdoor work ot ad vancinsr themaelvea In profewiional knowledge and to associate with enu pent specialists and receive Inspiration for the future school term Other ape dal attractions were sessions la the Hlb School of those Interested in draw jlna and manual training under Prof es sor James Addlott of the State Nor mal School at San Jose a meeting of kindergarten enthusiasts where Mrs Pauline Dohrmann of Stockton held sway and where Dr Burk Professor OSheaand Cr Van Uew had at tentlve hearers and of those Interested In primary reading in Guild Hall under 1 Flora COnover of Pacific Grove In the kindergarten department Dri OShea professor of pedagogy In Wisconsin University made his fare well address Defore the members of this convention speaking of the kindergarten as an organic factor In elementary education He said that tbeklndergar ten In this country Is at the crisis of its existence and that In his opinion the devotion Of Its teachers would carry It through Dr Van I4ew of the Cbtco State Normal School also spoke upon thesame subject Great interest was aroused among members of the association this morning by the develop ments of history department paperal Vnstlnted criticism was pronounced 4 against the notebook system now In ruse this State especially with refer ence to tne TeQUiremeni joreniranoe 3rd university Edith Jordan daughter of David Starr Jordan read a paper on The Hls itory Note Book4 The note book she said adda Interest to text book work but It la sometimes overestimated as 1 a requirement for entrance to universi i i tiesWthurMXEllls otJAlamedacon 3 tinned the discussion onVThe Use and i Abuse of the NotesBook Individual i Straining is attained by use of notebooks hft though Vlbutsometime it use is overemphasisedrhe ordinary teacher tlriea to Include1 todvmuch In theinote 3 fbookiMt should assist the pupil only In gettlnggrasponhl8torlcalfacts To this end no copying from text books a should te approved Notes should ibe broughf up in class and made subjects of recitation Note book topics he be 3 lleved should not Jbe too wide i MCpx of Santa iRosa said oneof the troubles was that university pro feeaors exoected theirInwrthods tobe onrrest in nigh school If high school 1 tweeny manual teacners couia gei logeser mere wotuq be no rebellion He was opposed to fill lug note books with stuff usually de mandedrHe wanted to know if it was not possible for our high school pupils to be allowed to read with pleasure Instead of being compelled to be eternally ipushlnspen or pencil acres the WiiPijM virirt Aim rtf TAArhliur TrfW caliHistory She gave specimens of work of her classes in making loeal Investigations in Monterey This line of work she thought gave the child the relationship between all that la past and all that Ja comings It must not be done In a perfunctory way or without real loye for this class of work Professor DAHunt of the University of the Pacific took up the subject of supplementary work In Jocal history as an aid to the study of general history History he said Is the study of developing humanity and Is second to none in value Substantial progress is being made In this study Superior text books multiplied leaflets source books maps and the utilisation of the art idea all assist Cox of Santa Itosa tbokfor his subject The History Recitation in the High SchooL The work of the schoolroom should be the work of the pupil not of the teacher The fact is constantly overlooked that the very crude statements of events from pupils are of more value to them than the highly polished narratives of the same events by teachers History should do much to nil students with enthusiasm Map study and drawing should be the constant accompaniments of history The pupil should not be receptive but active He must get facts Inspiration and enthusiasm should be the result of his work Miss Goldsmith of the Mission High School San Fran Cisco said that local history Is taken up In San Francisco as also Is civics Miss Allen and others added to the In terestlng discussion Perhaps more animation and general Interest was shown in the department of drawing and manual training than In any other one meeting Snyder of Alameda opened the session on The Development of the Artistic Side of Manual Training The artistic la to manual training he said as the soul to the body The child Is not to fit into education but education into Gods plan of child development Ednah Rich a pioneer in manual training in public schools exhibited some fine ahdvaried paper work She said that since the making of pocket comb cases there has beenra marked Increase in the percentage of boys with their hair combed In Santa Barbara Ei Addlcottof San Jose gave a brief history of the growth of manual training work in this State Miss Gearhart of Berkeley gave a spirited talk on the way to make a student see simply Mr Meeker gave a talk on The Language of the Line upon the interpretation of which depends all Industrial art Mrs Jackson exhibited drawings done by pupils in Hay ward and samplea of beautifully beaten brass workr cpyV ry M1S8 Vivian of the 8ah Jose Normal underthe head of What Should Be the iAlmJnTeachlng Artkln the Public Schools propounded some pertinent queries She gave briefly some of the methods used at the State Normal and made a plea or broadening culture In art lines which could be managed without sacrifice of any time so sorely needed for actual practice She asked for a personal expression from each teacher nfnr KiursActtans and Diana A oiS niin fnimwd on the relationship be nuat training i ana niw tralnlar 341ss Ball spoKe vivaciously on the aeveiopcjent or tne esHMuc where and how its growth should come She urged simplicity as necessary to repose and advised the throwing away of baby ribbon decorations drapes frills and flounces Proresor Clara or Stanford exemplified What Not to note book Mrs Hickmanapoke on Do Professor Meeker and Mr Brown acn caiiea umra iue luciuwi ui uic department to explain what should be done When manual training leacners demanded the utmostexactnesa from a child and his instructor in the rawing deoartment asked merely for effect A merry warf are followed the throwing of this apple of discord The session was closed by an interesting talk by Professor OShea of Wlsconsinon the value of twofold training upon the childs life Mn the department of primary reading SuDerintendent Chope spoke first Class demonstration followed by Miss Flora Conoyer of Pacific Grove Bhe scored a success In arousing and retaining the enthusiastic interest of the little folks Miss Conoyers workshowed originality and the wonderful results obtain able from inspirational teaching Mrs Coleman of Palo Alto spoke of the oen efits to be derived from judicious com blnatlona of things educationally de sirable Miss Edna Locke of Santa Rosa reviewed different methods used In leading cities in the East The session closed with a strong and highly interesting discussion led by Doub Superintendent of Schools in Kern county and participated In by Miss Minnie Coulter of Santa Rosa Pro fessor Perbam and many others At 2 oclock Milton Lawrence dl fected ademonstratlon of the primary and grammar grades In music closing with a chorus of children from the pup lie schools of Pacific Grove and Mon terey Secretary Fitzgerald read the report of the association announcing 357 members from other counties and 173 received through Superintendent Chone ThV total membershin is 70A A resolution of thanks to the officers of the association and all others who had helped In the wprk of thecpnventlon notably Benjamin Andrews OShea Presidents Jordan and Wbeeer to the press etc was unanimously passed It was agreed that It was desirable in future conventions to give more attention ito the needs of the teachers of ungraded schools Reports oi iwo conjmjuees on proiessionai ein Ics were adopted i Retiring President Faulkner with a few appropriate remarks nanded the gavel to Presidentelect Shumate who read a list of new members of the Council of Education and their terms of office as follows tW Erlewlne Sacramento Faulkner San Francisco A LfMann San Francisco CE Key es Oakland CC VanLlew Chlco Sandwich Pacific Grove Cox SantaTRosa Raijey San Jose CxMoore Berkeley Black San Diego Thus ended the session which the veteran John Swett pronounced the most suc cessful from aa educational stand point of any he had ever attended iThe four th annual meeting of the Huts ane Educational Association was held lorpaciflc Grove to day and trustees elected as follows Samuel Black Hi Webster Hiss English Dr Jacob V0orsanger Miss Ball 8an Francisco Drf Edward Pierce Miss Gay Frank J3rown a Chipi maniDr Dressier Rev ER Dllle Mis8AHIeM Felker Dr Martin of Oakland GFPerklns IGENERAL SEAMANDIES MiTJOKAL APifAlH to Ififlammatory iBheurriaUarh Af8horltinessi71 WA8BTOGTONJanuaiSBraler iGeneral WUUaniHa Beamansj Adjutant Iceneral xfCallfornladiedi In this city to day after an Illness of three yearsThe Immediate cause of death was lnflamma tion of the heart andlungsVwhlch followed au acute attack of Inflammatory rheuina ttlsm He Is survived by a widow and married daughter Mrs Grove Barnes of itjacramerno ino remenns accorapaniea joy tne wiaowanaunaeriDceBcorioi uougias wmieoi uan irranascowiiioe taken to thaticltVi ThelntermentwUl Iprobably be InttheiNatlonal Cemetery at the Presidloir 1 i wtlw I la iAHnff utntrn wyxx wainain cuwcu mc uiiii iary service ot me uniiea maiea isox am First Lieutenant of the Thirtieth Massa jchusetts Volunteer Infantry subsequently serving asCaptalnvof the Fortythlrd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and of the Third Massachusetts Cavalry He was lalson the division staff of the Nineteenth iAxmy JSorpsijln the War of the RebelllMi Re was admitted to practice In this 8ta te by theSupretoe Court In Januarys lsaO iheiwas eompalssloned byPresldntHarrl Angeles He was appointed taryijoi tnavHtatetAiUnaey uovernor uage ana on aDPOinted Adjutant Qen 111b was a member of the mlliury order pf theXoyal Legion of th TTnitl states and commander in chief bf the Army and Navy Republican League 4ptCaurornia son as jOfflce a aislrtant Commlsi irlJ erst or Mn ilNh SURVEYJ FOR THE RLINOR ENSIpNj By New Roulo Frbrn Biflinas Greiif helLetravpTw Cojlatl ConneQtionsi OMAHA JanuTiryr Gf nersl Manage HotdredgeofJtheBurllngtotoayftatctl i that the onlMWorlfhlsf road had done bit the extensldnJfrom Billings to Great Fallsi MonWrwas Jn theway otftVprellmlnsry fuivey TWC9ursWaavfirstJsuryeyed sveiearB agoBai4HoldredgebUt inrmnnthtn Wr nut cndllMrS tKatA rr -In the field to go over it again ana reiocaia the line to the best advantages iTbat was done in order that everything mlot rbe in readiness the moment anydeternii batlonto build was reachedTberouta as nt nnmiMl will i nnnnrt hweSt from Blllinirs itheead of ourllneynow toOreatSFai a distance ot about ilTemtlesas me g4 rki win irlvn us tiro connections cor the coast one which1 we ialreadyhaye at BU iings with the NorthernPaclfioand an other wlth thAGreatiWpnnernM iffalhyf VYJUTuflil State vdnoe 0 sa GRANt RAPlDJCMlcteyV5anHarSi i It developed te dayttiWt Bttlsonj VijMc Lebdamlleted 4a Jjjrrfley La at Ri ilSWTbesJtirjiTKHeary Wlssfeot Neirorfc aaaothers Joron splrsyer In th ttesBt tof oiam 4W8flS water coatraea upon ithevnitr ceafesaed htaetero in the affair to the ProsecuUn Attowey on lt Tuesday and has asreed to tttra Butes evidence to the trtela of Jlerrr nd Taylor a5huryhatal i reaar been cenvlcted The case against JUoLeod la tQ be dropped in ooBWeratlon of jJaetlon i tWS Dj dlSs iBOTPNiBuaryd5fof W4hlngton shows ttetCnMRahard LeTPaitid States Navy lMdId at 4irit recently ifltearai rpducers Refinery FORlOIL IN ltOSANGELS RETURNED Ta FIND HERSELiESERTED iUt Arranpements Perfected Vyherebyv Its ft Hoped vAdyw CrudeXPelfbieum i 1 LO AWKLEsB January x3k Vpr dueers refinery whlch willTuseOuM barreU of crude jollmoiathlyvnsHrlng a muehibetter price for petroleum Is a feature fbfthei local sHuaUon rwhen this refinery Is put in Operation the prjee of crude oil In Los Angeles will not be less than 73 cents a barrelKaaldvanoirauV thorlty to lay The new concern will operate the Franklin Refining Companys plant wth offlcfera as follows Hi Dunhamv president GParker vlce president AvCi EustonsecretaryrFH Dunham George Easton Peter Kehl Lv Garker aad Knima II Summers drectr ora i S4 It has been an onen secret for sometime that ould the production of the Eastonf mornings But her home was desolate The A San Djego Woman oaArrivina Home Froma Visit Finds Her Husband and Furniture Gone SAN DIEGO January 5 Mrs JcJuY Menke of US Seventeenth street arrived home thU morning frohva visit to Pasadena to Tflnd that she was at deserted woman Some weeks ago her husband urged her to make a visit to her daughter who resides Pasadena andwhen she left purchased her a ticket promising to send her money with which to come home when sh sot sready to come She wrote for money and receiving no answer she wrote aealnand the letter was returned tocher in five days accordlngto theire quest on the outslde of the envelope She secured enough moneyXromVher daughter to pay her fare and came home on ines steamer state or California this Eldrldre and Parker oll uroDertles be se cured by the oil storage eomblne the price of petroleum could be easily controlled AVhUe thetwo companies named have not Jolnedi the storage companys movement the acquiring of the interests in the reflnr ery means the handling of i their produce tions by this means The final consummationconsummation otlhe fplauijs theresult of several months of Iabor aad In order to complete It Major Easton made a trip to New Vorkr where arrangements were made for handling alj the output of thereflneryi FURtHEBSpHARGE Qf 1 household was torn upleyery bit of per 1 sonal property belonging to Menke was tgone and he had not been sem about the piece rorytnree weeicsThe neighbors hought i that he hadgone to join her In Pasadena and no one knows where he reaiiyis SOCJlllSTDFMANIi FEAirrr tqithe party Ce Petit PharePrints More Letters AHeg qNTES fFrance January 3v LeJPtit Pbare iVubUshes a leading afUcle to ay entitledtheWhlte Slave Tradeln which the paper folio ws up the chargSvbfrcrlmpi ing methods employed at PortlandfiOrs contained In a letter signed by Height FrenchTcaptalhs and datedPortlahdiNo vember 22d and published by this paper fX cemberSSth in which the writer asked the French eonsul Generalat 6an Fran dwo to interment and demand a Oovern ment Inquiry Into the subjects To days article cntalnseitracts from letters of raptalns showings that eighty seven French sailors were beaten and deserted thelrvshlpsiarportlahd during the month it i November LePetltPhare urge thatFrerich dlploV luatic action be takenin this matter and says ThU scandal must cease llt ex tends even to 8aniPrancisco It Is not worth the trouble for thetFrencbPar jueui io vuie premiums to pur meixna marine simply to fatten these pirates and permit them to sell French seamen like eale atsfalrvJrh jjP PEEilbETERMINED diaxsal iws a pwmoitonwhich he hadoowr iVttol Wlweaf belBg conscious of is It laKaWf kfn lullIWtllJBC iwhleJi trouWehlmJn his laJBseaUL Jfcapiwinuneat was made the same day t4 bat itiaraa miiiiivius Ma brother Dr Iwta returned from bis fnperat wMvoissAitati the apemsas hm 3S i i rr jir fe jiiiSt eioas areU flsnstsr JJBtcftroeBs have eagan SSSTujSb The ker sJMeetino Beldin I tJvvcVyiltiBe Effected iDENVEBi January iFjuiiyJ aoea it4i sens of Denver held Sn1nass meetlnfirltt Mm AnyMemberlndorsina or Supporting Any pitaiiistfc Noninee toJf iff8 SBEPlldi rWoSt ANPELESJanuary 3 The Social istcphUnuedTinCconyentlonccupyirg the day in a dlscussipnof thenew State constnution One impbiftantrsectlchf to the constitution that was adopted to day is tompeljeaUytb thepartyr iThe isectloh provideshAt any member QLjhesaibtpayhofiindprsesCa Tibminee of lanyTothcr tnartvi or oflie inr gives personal ndorsementor support to may beexpelled and heshall be forever bt rredeftoni membership In the Socialist imrty of thei SUte Altflough there was much speechmaklng against the section as well as vf or ltrwhen the subject was voted ou there was almost a unanimous voice for the section ii Another section tljat was adoptedpro vldes that all persons admitted to the Soi ciallsf Tpartymustisbjn their names to a card upon which on the reverse side is printed the platform of the partyto which they pledge support iyernoWurthJi4eroer i liOlSti Maho januaryi irSbveYhor Kathaa Teturne4oiVbintemeitUnigof Gbyerhbrsatllelena Theiasked lfslt wiebisVJsteaUont6takVnyTacti6nia thimatterfot the proposed consolldatiott of Northwestern railways he said I No actlonwlll be taken in thie courts of Tdahorto fight the proposed mergerThre Is no law In thtsStateonwhich tohasea contest and It Is not my purpose to call the Legislature in extra session to make a law fccpyerlug thecasei s1iVvtfiei Bet vjMnf aXjANaiSLES January lWbrkvisto be Inaugurated lo morro won the belt line of itbe RuntingtonTliellman syhdicatei Idatt rialstntcfssary for the construction the overhead jpart of the system are LtacobParktcnlghtSitP efiecUiig an organisation to aid In ridding EjpeRndorph hasprom46td tornsh the thitriivirfth ttitiM iht itiAiiivrork ot construction as fsstasoossible tast two vears matntsinVrt nrfert wim Wifeleforeiherartpt PubaaWoTks SerroVfbynfaeobbrieifs tmaults oommltted in all oarts of the city 1 yflmpe cgmmcua sou in operauon wub The lmme4ltecane offhmMtJnwaaimXQurTaioninsi vV rTi a jij i11 assault onimalsUteen vearHBU sfaOer oa i CbSntl drruRal rnpapnv the nJghto December sist Br Stephen ASHmaTONSJahuaWiW TllecondlJ erh1cthee tkl ln juiia Arthur to SuiHlivvafteriionitTMMiiSiHitfcS lW2tFll imm BiAinV1mrirKST7dE 1 eierfsiS xiw imwwTOpraw mm ooia Jr VUW sA expected that a permaneet organiaatloti WlU be efftctedv lng to that already puWlafcedcoocerplng the syttptoma otsis malady Te sestsae immw Star miums saesea vvmmmmry te ams uucsau i RSattl Issjaiiitle i wsBaa Wi4 lV tw fi lit it TmifftoZm rrrni HesUjOi thta eUyad tr pbyalAaa bO have Snlmi aae batted seatM sstlibW see been called te attend her fear al has ap Uina state war istt Is St mmSn MsdieitlSw rJa this eveat persrtlon tj vseetito as th sestsl aaitos tserai aaay sawepwaryjf i ssa ii9 cmts OMIKJSBi 1 BILL FAVORED San Franciscos Chances of Getting Nfew Building Ai 3rihm oP JAND OFFICE TQ LOOK JNTO DESERT ENTRIES COMMISSIONER HERMANN 3AYSTHE PECULATORS ARE GOB 5 IBUNQ CLAIMS jJL The Labor Delegates Want the Philfppine Chinese KeptOut of the United States byExciusion Measure Jt Special DUpsteate the Cbrealele WASHINGTPI January 8 The Senate Committee oh Public Buildings ands Grounds Incharge of the San Francisco Custom bouse bill has agreed or a favorable report which will be presented immediately after Congress convenes It is proposed in the bill which has been Introduced by Perkins to appropriate 11500000 for a new Custom house not mentioning the site Representative Kahns bill appropriates 19000000 the cost of the new site if se lected not to exceed 11000000 Both Mils provide that a skilled architect Jhall be employed In San Francisco to assist the supervising architect in preparing the design for the building and for supervision of the construction at a cost not to exceed 125000 Senator Perkins thinks he can get his bill passed through the Senate within a couple of weeks and Representative Kahn is equally confident that it will pass the House Chairman Mercer of the Pub lic Building Committee has given the bill his indorsement Land commissioner Hermann to day ordered an investigation into the numerous entries on desert lands that havebeen made In Southern California during the past few weeks These lands have been entered upon In large tracts and It Is suspected that only a few parties are at the bottom of the business i Commissioner Hermann said to day We do not say that there is any fraud In these entries but the fact that so mych land has been suddenly entered upon has called for an investigation in vleWot the report that has reached this office that certain parties have made entriesand are borrowing namea in order to secure large tracts in anticipation of the passage of an arid land reclama tion bill which might make these lands very valuable Within a month we will be In possession of the facts and if an attempt Is being made to gobble these lands for speculative purposes it Will be stopped We will not permit any such business WANT NO CHINESE FROM PHILIPPINE fe vi Tha California Committee Would Prevent These Asiatics From Coming tQ America WASHINGTON January lThe com mittee in charge 6f the Chinese exclusion bill Is considering the question of inserting a provision regulating the coming of Chinese from the Philippines into thi country Andrew Furuseth chairman of the commission from California sent to assist In getting legislation through has withdrawn his opposition to the Kahn bill in a large measure but to day he asked that something be done to prevent Chinese In the Philippines from coming to this country In view of the Buoreme Court decision that the Philippines are part of the United States there is a question Whether any law can be nassed nreventlnr insular Chinese from coming to the mainland The matter is now beinsr looked Into and a decision Is expected to be reached within a short time ii Pensions in Coast States WASBJaTON January 8 Pension have been Issued to residents of Pacific Coast States as follows California Original Ed ward Gibson Soldiers Home Los Angeles JS Patrick A Graham Escondldo J6 Ten yearaser vice Yu TongfValleJor War with Hpaln Sdwin JS Williams ixmg Beach Increase restoration reissue etc Thomas PTaster San Luis Obispo JS William Wltsell Table Rock 10 Special December 10tlw Nicholas A Phllhower Brenti wood Jit i Special December 12th Michael Bauznaf San Francisco IS Oregon Increase restoration reissue etc SamuelD West Manning 10 Washlngton OrlgInal1Albart Carri SeatUefOriglhal widow etc special accrued December J3th Alexia A Taylor Blaine J8 jv i Case ofiFruit Shfppers Long Delayed iWASHINGTON Jahiianr i the case of the California Jfrulf forwarding cbm panles agairi8tther transcontinental railroads demandingrelief in the matterof thelcar stringency Ihi handling the California fruit cron7 Is still haturln Are bei forei thifc Interstate Commerce Commission Amtmber of the Commission said to daythat nodecgion had been reachtd andAWOuldnotbe for severalf months though he admitted Vthat the caset was Bubmittea neanytnree years ago ana tnat thev rultiShippers were entitled tohavt anfearlydeclonRia ri WV l1 7 sf eee iRMraNiftp 4 A WASHINOTQNilJahuamii ders ilrst Lleutenaht3aobrFalla Tentl Infantrw KOrt Nlaicara oraerea la the PhUlpptnesfliContracfi Surged Albef ii0 BlslngJerseyiCltyi NJorderea tothe Philippines Xeave of absence granted PrahdsrKsterFifteenthCavalryiIe twrtment qfK California extendedisXtW months it i 7 iifcJV ji A Naval orders Huriteon tt rtoicomD detached from Qavlte station andrdered home to waiv oraersBUTB eon ju Young detached from the Constellation to the Asiatic statlonas rellef to Assistant Rurcreon Molcamb via the Rainbow Lteu tenant Comma nderVJobn Fremont ide taebedrrom savite Btauoniotiuirasin spectoKotcolllerBepala WiresJrm iStiPiacda tNACPNOA Wont January igir A crewpf fifteen linemen ofithe Western Union company yesterday arrived in Ana conda haying walked all the way from StiPauland strung a newwlreironi that city jto this place The newdrcujt wlllhe completeJiWhen the wire has been run to Btuart iSBe start irom ocraui was mane earl in Sentember and an a Venice of nine miles pfjWlre waastmngdallj i i iBoyai browned i SNiufc Icatcii PBQTirdAirtaWiJanua andiBayXphaagvWan4iigiyears reapectlvely broke through the ice while skating near the shore of Utah lake and bforeasistancecOull reach them both weredrowpediThe bodies were recovered 11 wi sj i i fcppasssiwwi sti fift Ete 1rtiijoa granUagjWaBdfCallHartaeflia frauehfcseto Ceiruct JM BsaintafBCaB etoeUie str rallraaei elty aU oiin i A mill inUiinnj TVm JWMM4 iEJA IESSA i INAMTTIE 5t nnvTJoOMlNGTONIlJIJan I of over 10000 miles a bot tle which was throwtiinto the Mackinaw river tenmiles west pf here on July 27 1900 has been found Walter Koederof thl clty whileTcamping along the Mackinaw at the time stated wrote a message asking the finder to write him when and where thfr bottle was found The bottle rnusthave followed the Mackinaw flyer to its Junction with the Illinois thence down the latter to the Mississippi and from thence to the gulf and At lantiqocean The long Journey around CapeHom followed and then came the trip up the Pa cific coast Two weeks ago I Jesse Wilson of Santa Monica 4 CaL plckedup the bottle with wrote to Boeder OlMl fll FI tIHHIMO PR0FSS0R AWSMITH 1 TO RETURN 0 STANFORD After Two Years Absence He WH Again Assume Charge of Department of Mechanical Engineering STANFOBD UNIVERSITT January It was announced to day that Professor A Smith head of the department of mechanicalengineering will return to Stanford next September This la his second years absence on leave and it was feared that the tempting offers made him by engineering firms In the Bast some of them being nearly double his salary as a member of the faculty might lead him to resign his position here lie Is at present In NewiYork with Westinghouse Church Coi Uponhis return to the university Professor Smith will be able with the added equipment of the new engineering laboratory to make his department here one of the strongest of Its kind in the country Mrs Mary Boberts Smith who Is now with her husband will also return to resume her position in the department of sociology Mrs Smith acted as head of that department and of economics after he resignation of Dr Boss last year In May Bhe secured a leave of absence for one year and has since been Bast The news that professor and Mrs Smith will return la received with pleasure by the studentsas they are both very popular EXECUTION OF A SEATTLE MURDERER William A Seaton Who Brained Hia Uncle and WbundedFourChersV Goes to Gailows Unmoved SEATTLE January 3 William A Beaton was hanged at oclock this morning forthemurderbfhls uncle Daniel Blth ards December 1900 Seaton died claiming that he wasnbresponsibleforthe crime The execution was devoid of sensational features The condemned man walked up the three nighta of steps from his cell with hia keeper James Mullen on one side and a minister of the gospel on the other Hls facewasunmoyedhia step Arm anelast At Soutiparki between and eciock on the afternoon of Decembers 1900 Seaton armed with an ax brained Ms leep4 lng uncle Daniel iBlcbarda severely wounded Myrtle Hapgoodcagedj 7 and Hasel Hapgood agedi 5Jtnd serlousr Iy cut Vhls sister Mrs Boy xClarke aged 21 known In South Parle as Anna Beaton He slightly wounded a neighbor John Kennedy and received pistol wound in the neck while resisting arrest by Deputy snenn suae veuyj CLAIMED SHE WAS HARSHLY TREATED Mrs Mary HortH Secures aDivorce After an Unhappy Wedded Ufev BAN JQSB January After a jw longed Shearing Mary Jlorton was to day graoteda decree of divorce frem Elbrt Hprton by Judge Lorlgan The Horton famliyare prominent residents pfvMbunf tain yiewahdtbe cSsetpgetherwJUi the domestlCturmbll thafprecededlitfsetthe tongue of scandal iwaggtngjat a fe rapid rate The dlvorcewas granted on the grouhdsjaskedvcruelty and failure topro vlde7iijx ii xfJfF twJX Thecoupierwere married in Wiscohsin in 1S92 and a fewyearsago removedtp this State buying a small piece of orchard land near Mountain View iOnechUd was born to them a Uttleglrl now 6 years old which was glvenintothe custody of the motheiv Mrs Horton charged thater husbaud had threatened to kUl herandahat his treatment of her was mostbrutal tQnone occasion she statedorton threatened her with a knife and revplverfand again bad steW that he wouldcutherifaeart ouUv 3Su fH74v7 1 ANJQEEN SWITCH CAUSES ifc tt Two JWBEC Fe Limrted Engines CUsh Santa taTndttoppfe Pyer Barstow rat SANBBBNABbiNfr open Switch causedithe Santa Fe limited iralnttrest bbuhd3 ttfieaycthetrackat Baratow earty toaylAathe engine toppled 5vc rV itstruck thejenglheTflfithe ilmted7south btund or Los AngelesV oaUslngilttOitopplft over jTne trains werer pejayeci put no one wainjureu The damage done by the wreck Was not iieavyt J1Z i i A 4 i i 3t fc Woman7VliofHSaewijrty 0i8aNqELESanuar4ctlon iitlng of game later than halfanr hour after sunsethasbeehprokelisofreiauept lly TatElsinorel that Hi IPrlchard1 tl deputy State FlshCommlssloner of Santa Monica wassent Joryand iquktlywent to Hhat place tn arresttthe ffendersMlss Kate Sadleri Jap enthusiastic English sportswomarefrom Tolucaywas rthefirst one caught Deputy Prichard concealed himself near her shooting box aodcaught her red ha ndedot01speak aa se was tlrlngjat a spoonbills tShe pleadedgullty bef ore JusUce Bonds andvwas nriediSfj ther least penalty allowables Mtsa Sadler is reputed to bean old offender She was arrested once before byPrlchardnear 8antavMqnlca far shpotlBgauaHsoutvof season Baelj jndian5 Hi by XraSry SONOMA JanuaryX bldioaqulh the notorious halfbreedwellknown hi tbU utityf iHrMckfyitfieouthibound traliL tbiiafterhoon andreceiyed probaKy faUVinJurleajfBei was drunkt the tlme and probably never knew what struck him He was an all round bad character having served a long term lei the pnltentUryHi fathersrname0waaMansenHeiWHs4 Swedet and oneofi the earliest settlers among Itbe Indians TheiinMsmanst faeadiwas frlgBUUuycrueneo ACreMtC fSaWeao rthirthirdffannuai ganDlega union comesforwaraTmllne Ia1tPrwMiBwjittrM tlve form unerianHIustrte oovevr It i Intereetrne matter relarina to Saa Dtego oeunty VWTwtedirjgwst paspfbiHSwi and pil8v asd tlMsMUs4Hft anTsrthyr bxfoin crtaJih3Fta nst vmiue iwyriwe iraptwre nam jv tr 4 orj 5 itf OFFASStEPtf A Smelterman at Xeswick YicfimofaFiendisIi Murder i DYNAMITE EXPLODED ON SCK 3 MANS CHEST BELIEVED TO BE THE VICTIM OF A MINER WHOCLAlMED CABIN THAT HE OCCUPIED The Suspect Who la Said to Have Made Threats Against His Enemy Has Placed Under Arrest Been Special Dlipstch to theJClirwilele BEDDING January 3 Because a man representing a rival claimant slept In a cabin to which John Metcalf lad claim he is alleged to have placed a stick of dynamite on the chestot ths sjeep lng occupant of the disputed building Thursdaynight and discharged the ex plosive sending his Innocent victim Terry Rogers a smelterraan into eternity The charge tore away the head neck and a portion of the shoulders but the body was not thrown out of the bed In which it lay The mutilated remains of Rogers who was a single man 35 years of age were fourid Fridays afternoon In the building the ownershipof which is thought to have caused the terrible crime The cabin Is situated half way between the town Of Keswick nd the station of that name on the railroad The case at first was thought to be one of suicide Rogers had been sick as a result It Is raid of overindulgence in alcoholic stimulants and self destruction as the result of melancholia was thought to have been the cause of death His friends however said It was impos slble and asserted that murder had been done An investigation resulted in the startling disclosures narrated The ownership of tne cabin and tbe mining claim on which It stood was found to have been disputed byJohn Metcalf a carpenter at the Iron Mouni tain mine and George Craig a saloonkeeper of Beddings outskirts Bogers occupied the cabin and looked out for Craigs interests Metcalf was In Keswick Thursday He Is said to have sworn that he would blow up Rog era The dead mans friends believe Metcalf stepped Into the remote cabin Thursday night laid a piece of the ex plosive across the slckandf8leplng mans neck or chest lighted the fuse and fled toi a place of safety fc Metcalf was arrested on suspicion by the officers as soon as theibodjrof the dead man was found He hadthree stick of dynamltelin his pocket The Coroners Jury rendered a verdict of deatbXt the hands of unknown parties AMAL3AMATEDC0MPANf A LEG AURgXn gATI 0 Ni Tho United States Court pissohrtstah InjuncUon Whichi Distributer Severa Millions BUTTE Monffc January Xr 3tule4 Knowles of i the United States Court jio day dissolved tbeinjuniftloniwhlchipm vented the payment of several million dot iars In dividends itofheAmalgamated Company and other Stockholders and de cldea that the Amalgamated Company Is a legal organisation and legally holds the sock of MontanaJmlnlng corporations BUTTE MontO January 3 Afspeclal to the Miner romJVirglnla City Mont says that B0 Da vleofiBoetonreprer senting the Amalgamated Copper Company to day made the Mnal payment of J4CCOO0 for the Cllpper Bross Tweed group of mines in that district XS 1 ii Section iHanidi edtiHorsoriMeat SALT IkEJanuaiTii Wiid horse meat is the principal article of food for the section men on ithe desertdlsfrlcts of the railroads Southern Utah according to reports which come fromthereri The sectlonemen say the meat is not bad especially when It Is the only fresh meat obtainable sS IL i i i ij Jeyvelrygfundpfv Exhyrets SacrameitOJ rjahuarjrl i Twb xi eonvlctstrom San Quenttnugene Cereg hin6andCharles Lowell whogotouton writ on December 15UI01 have been ar Tested here on suspicion of burglary A lot i ofc Jewelry1 supposed to have been stolen in Ban Pranclsco Was taken from them4Tc wrnpinpOutfther Smallpox ItinJSBUB0Jah7aryij34Thesn PCsltuatloniilsHirtprovIngAf Thorough Quarantine Is maintalneoVevery house suspected has a yellow flag attached and nq Intercourse lsVallowed with outsiders There lhavea been rJojnewcasesf or the rsutwoiaaysvi Leavesaiii ortune ana i ieirs ANTAiBABBAKAiJanuary Mbses Fi TJofabsiaipIoheer of ljbmpoc valley dled suddenly today aged70yeant He IcavesAfortune but no known relatives Jft4i jr xmnTmmmuztt A NlFiHINMi rr as i Qe It 9 NEW TORKJanuary 8 i VTiat Is regarded by tn doctors as a remarkable ase of sudden acaulsltlon of the poer 0 speecn snmoy tne neighbors of the family in which ii occurred asmiracleis re ported from Shadyslde Just be low FortXee onthe New Jersey shore bf the Hudson On Tew i Tears day Mary funski years old born deaf and dumb saw a playmate passing herJiome with an orange and ran forward and by means of inarticulate squncur i made known her desire jtor the fruit The sense of bearing ls rapidly coming to the little ohe and she has already beentaught to pronounce a few words The chll Is bright and well knowni Hundreds have flocked to see her a 0 Si 1 zmxi zzhm mii SJ AFTER JHE L0S MINE iy ofuint ah mountains i If I The Joker Which the Proposed Lease ot I utan Mineral Lanasis oup posedContkin JL SALTLAKBCITT January3bxrer nor Wells and other prominent resident AIL of Utah who are fighting the proposed tease ofajarge area of mineral lands oa theUintah Indian reservation to Jlenryy Payne and his colleagues express thct opinion that the desire to rediscover the famous lost mine of the Uintah mountains has much to do with the anxiety of the syndicate to effect the lease The mine was discovered more than thirty years ago by Caleb Rhodes one of the early Mormon settlers who after a trip to the scene oft his discovery exhibited to his friends a small pouchhiled with gold dust and nug gets With a portion of his find he paid his tithing and Brlgham Young who was then president of the church calledV Rhodes into his presence and in pursuance of his policy to discourage mining in order to promote agriculture and other similar Industries commanded him to cease mining The command was ostensibly obeyed although neighbors oft Rhodes declared later that they had seen him with abundance of the yellow metal In later years every effort was made to induce Rhodes to reveal the exact location of the mine but he declined even when offered a fortune by a wealthy mining man Jr SK i fifJ it alSt SAi iTs Sfi DEATH OF PIONEER HOTEL MAN AND STAGE OWNER George Coulter After Whom Cbulter yille Was Named Passes Away After a Short Illness JAM13STQ V7N January Qeorge WI1 spn Coulter one of the best known hotef and stage men in this section died at his hpme this morning in his eUrhty fourth year In 1850 the town of Coultervllle was named after him He returned Sunday from Madera where he spent1 the holidays With his daughter Mrs George Kenney and complained of feeling 1U He took to his bed and steadily grew worse until the end came The remains will be taken to Coultervllle for interment beside his wife and children vCoulter was a native of Westmoreland county Pai At the breaking out of the Mexican War he enlisted in St Louts and served under General Kearney until peace wasdeclared While living In Santa Fe the hews of the California gold strike reached there and he started with the first party for this State locating In MariposaMariposa county In 1850 he opened the first store lm Coultervllle It was as a landlord that he was best known having conducted hotels IniSanj Francisco Merced and CoultervlUe Coulter was one of the first white men to visit Yosemlte Valley He served as guardian and also as a Commissioner He was an enterprising energetic citizen and gener ou to a fault Major pjcbr IClatm Attached SACBAMENTO January Major Ba mon Jose Pico has drawn his claim JSlll 15 allowedby the last Legislature for Serv iceih rendered lnorganlslng an4 equlpplnr a company of volunteers during the Civil War Frank Moore of Sacramento haa attached the sum to secure tSOO on a note Very ilttle of the money will reach Pico he having made assignments to various 4 parties Pico had been fighting for the money before many1 sessions of theLegls latnre jX 3 JpsslAhfleles to Have a Smelter LOS ANGELEa January Los An geiesiiwillt haveilts first smelting plant 4 within a perfod of two months The yul cani Smelting and iBeflnlhg Company of jm San Francisco Is preparing the machinery4 and furnaces qr a thirty ton plant Mnf lng companies have long declared the necessity for asmelter In the Los Angeles district to take care of the productions of S1 lfJ 1 fil 5 the mlnlngsclalms fieldiv of the southwestern ntedlTjo Beat av Lbvina Glrl iSANTA CBU January i Jphn Belser wentvto theSherlITs onlce yesterday with apiece of rbpehnd aciubaylngihat aglrl was In love with him and he wanted a rope to tl her iiands and the club tor beat herlf she refused to go to theofflce of the Sher fw Onhls personiwere found several matrimonial papers Hewas committed to Agnewar fig ja jv fe wmitM The Kind You Have Alwavs Bouelit has borno the al ana tnreiofcChas Hi Fletcher and has been malo under hia personaltsuperyisiott for over 30iTeaLUbw Ttojono to deceive yott lntbis Counterfeits imitations andl Just as good if are but Experiments and endanger the health of ChUdrenExperienc BeTiIterimeHt Castoria is a harmIesswsuBtitotef6rCastor OH Pare gric Drops and Soothina jSyrnpo Jt is Pleasant It contains neither Opium iMorphine nor other Narcotio substance Its ae is it eiiarantee It destroys Worma and allays Feverishnesg rj Lt cuTeelMarrhoaa and Wind CoWe It xUevea Teetlibaf Troublesjicureei Constlpatioa and FlatnlencT It asunuates the Food regrhiates the Stomach and Bowels jrivinr healthy and natural sleep vLssi Bari tk aiaiiatiire of SI a aT 5r aBaVsi iL mm mLmKm mm 5 im i iWjmr zzz i ipsi sfii rsv JT Mln Vm lfyoVei3 Vmv yfjsssMssajjasas Su 33 ft ii xm Jt 3 Mm frv Ws.

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