The Searchlight (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 394, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1906 Page: 3 of 8
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reaches the Senate he should not have
accepted the Senate statehood bill,
then Mr. Foraker would endeavor to
have the statehood bill made a part of
the sundry civil bill. Once that weld-
ing were made Mr. Cannon would And
it impossible to separate them.
May Be Used as Rider.
Under these circumstances, there-
fore the situation seems rather to
favor statehood for Indian Territory
and Oklahoma, for it is regarded as
certain that if the conference report 13
not accepted and statehood thus as-
sured, then the measure will be put on
the sundry civil bill, for several sena-
tors who will vote to accept the con-
ference report would, if that should
fail, vote to resort to the expedient of
using the sundry civil bill.
In the Senate there is much horror
of the legislative methods that obtain
in the House, and especially does the
Senate feel that the course of the
Speaker in making the House bow in
servile submission to him in the mat
ter of the statehood bill, and these are
considerations which prompt several
senators to pursue a course which will
humble him. It may suggest the de
gree of the Senate's indigation to say
that while last Saturday Mr. Foraker
claimed only forty-nine votes, he now
declares there are fifty-three in favor
of rejecting the report.
era. far -houses In if path, kllllng'hardground Hera it
some cattle and horses and injuring a
negro woman so badly that she died.
This particular twister came within
six hundred feet of the western out-
skirts of the town. Near the town the
storm was seen to pick up e two-story
framo house and dash it to fragments
as though it had been constructed of
straw.
Two other twisters were sighted
from Bridgeport within an hour after
the tornado above described had pass-
ed, one to the west and another to
the south.
WOMAN KILLED BY STORM.
A dispatch says that one life lost,
hundreds of head of live stock killed
and incalculable damage to property
are the sacrifices exacted by a heavy
wind and hail storm which swept over
western Oklahoma and southern In-
dian Territory last evening about G
o'clock. At Bridgeport a colored wo-
man was killed, at Minco a number of
persons were injured and one side <?f
the Midland hotel, at Chickasha, was
blown in.
Telephone news from Claremore, 160
miles east of here, in Indian Territory,
gave the information that & water-
spout broke in that town, deluging it.
Water rose four feet in the center of
the street, driving the people to the
high points of the city. Business
houses and residences were abandon
ed. The telephone girls in the city
exchange offices were driven from
their quarters and the news of the
town's plight only come through the
pluckiness of a lineman who volun-
teered to 'phone the outside world. Up
to the present hour no loss of life has
been reported.
According to the story of the tele-
phone operator at Bridgeport a terri
DIAMONDS BY THE TON-
New York, Juno 4—"Here be dia-
monds!"
This alluring inscription appeared as
long ago as 1750 on a map of south-
ern Africa. It was not until 18C7,
however, that a Dutch farmer, finding
some Boer children playing with a
heavy, bright stone, had It examined
and discovered that it was a diamond.
The result was a mad rush to
South Africa. There were so many
prospectors and such confusion of
claims that in 1871 the British govern-
ment operated the mines under leases.
In 1889 Cecil Rhodes and Barney
Bernato headed the famous DeBcers
Consolidated Mines company, which
camo into possession of the richest
gold fields in the world, valued at
$120,000,000. In 1903 the DeBeers com-
pany mined $25,000,000 worth of dia-
monds at an average value of $9 a
carat.
Of this output America purchased
$23,000,000 worth.
Diamonds are found in the large de-
posits of lava, or "blue ground," that
have been forced up from the depths
of the earth through vast craters in
past ages.
Eaich mine consists of a large basin
like crater on the surface, gradually
tapering downward to an unknown
depth. Within a radius of three and
one-half miles, five of the world's lead-
ing diamond mines are located. Many
more in the neighboring district are
yet iunworked.
At the present time, say3 the Busi-
ness Man's Magazine, tho Kimberley
mine is 2,ICO feet deep and the De-
Running at
depth of not exceeding ten Inches and
allowed to remain from three to six
months, according to tho rabidity with
which it disintegrates. During this
period it is turned over occasionally by
harrows drawn by stationary engines.
When finally sent to tho washing
machines it is mixed with water and
passes through a set of revolving
screens perforated with hole3 of dif-
ferent sizes. It is then assorted by
gangs of white men who, with a tool
like a trowel, pick out the diamonds.
The remaining earth is then examined
by natives for stray stones.
This method of handling tho stuff
is being superseded by mechanical aa-
sorters, which consist of several in-
clined, perforated shelves coated with
grease. All material other than tho
diamonds passes from one shelf to an-
other. The diamonds alone stick to tho
grease.
One of the safeguards against theft
is the engagement of all employes for
a 'period of three months, during which
time they are kept under close guard
and when not at work are confined
within a largo compound surrounded
l>y several high fences, the edges of
which are covered with fine net, thus
preventing anything from being
thrown outside.
A central store is located in tho com-
pound, where all necessaries can be
purchased at a very reasonable cost.
The men depart for and return to
work through a long subterranean
passage leading from the compound to
tho mines.
On the extensive drying floors,
which are encircled by a barbed who
fence, high tower3 are located where
juards are posted and from which
powerful searchlights operate at night.
Even with theso precautions the em-
ployes are searched every evening
when returning from work, each one
mdressing and hanging his clothes
upon pegs. The clothes are carefully
examined while tho laborers then pro-
ceed to another examine- who In-
spects every part of their anatomy, ex-
amining most closely tho interior of
ruts, the arm pits, mouth, toes, teeth,
jtc., after which the men return and
dress.
In spite of these rigid precautions
10 to 15 per cent of the diamonds
In order to dis-
port cutters in America and do an ex-
tensive business.
The DeBeera company operates 7
mines and employs 1,400 white work-
men and 7,200 blacks. Tho floors of
tho miues often contain 3,000,000 tons
biuo ground at ono time.
The annual output is from 6,000,000
to 8,000,000 carats, or from ono to ono
nd one-half tons per day. It ia eight
months from the time tho rock is drill-
ed and blasted until the extracted dia-
mond is ready for dio assayer'a exami-
nation.
At present the largest known dia-
mond is tho Great Premier diamond,
found at tho Premier mine, nocr Pre-
toria, South Africa. It welghJ 3,000
arats, or about one pound six o ncoa
avordupols. It is v:lucd about *2-"
500,000.
CHANGING CUSTOMS IN HAVANA.
Young Married Women tho Best Gown-
ed and Most Popular at En-
tertainments.
(From New York Herald.)
Havana, May 8.—Tho Spanish Mia-
in honor of King Alfonso's twentieth
the Spanish legation on Thursday la3t
cards out for a reception and dance at
ister and Mmo. Gayton do Ayala had
parations to decorate tho grounds of
the Villa Gloria, but tho raia inter-
fered and and confined the guests to
tho house.
The rigadon de honor was scheduled
for 9:30 o'clock but it was after 10
before the artillery band, in one cor-
ner of the piazza, struck u.p the fami-
liar strains of tho ''Bayamesa," an-
nouncing the arrival of President Pal-
nia and Mrs. Palma.
Shortly after tliat the rigadon was.
danced in the ballroom, and then fol-
lowed the regular programme of
waltzes and two steps, danced in the
ballroom and the corridor adjoining.
All the diplomatic corps with their
wives were present, and there was an
imposing display of medals and orders
worn by the ministers of Spain, Ger-
many, France and Belgium. Promi-
nent members of fashionable Havana,
a .sprinkling of the best Spanish cle-
ment, mingled with the diplomats, -and
gave a courtlike atmospliero to the
reception, which is rapidly making
Havana a most agreeable city in which
Beers 1,720 feet deep. - _
mHpq to these shafts are main | mined aro stolen.
Irives' extending across the strata of ' courage the buying of stolen gems c to dwell
[ n„n i it a distance of GO to 120 ! act is considered far graver than homl- , Tho COSmopolitan air of the place Is
; nnart ^om he end of these | cide, and a penalty of from five to fif- Laming more pronounced, and the
drifts of offslioots about 22 1-2 feet jteen years imprisonment is enforced L,, .^itv and res-
apart are dug through to the rim of upon the buyers. Be fore being P"1™
,. i((1 oMp ted to leave the compound, at the c..
^Before reaching this rim, However, plratlon of Hie three months, (ho men
phone operator at Bridgeport a tern- the, are widened out Into chafer*I are^ kept In
^ ^
",g v'wily "etToek "SI I anTblastag the |, relies Trowa'd ol 30 cents per ! Mw comprlsc the prettiest, tho best
storm of giea \ j ' . lin(jer the direction of and tho natives 6 cents for i gowned and the most popular women
town, accompanied by rain and Mto btaook, nndertto dire ,at, aadma ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ enlertalnlnents.
^ryh'm rags' Tmmed'ia'.e'y attor thla 'mill'they break through Into another „hli, dmlble this Is paid for stones j Th0 llm(. fallacy about a woman
nary lien eggs. iin y , ' ; turn their {ouml in the mines. It costs in the , th t ic3 being olJ whcn she gets
ZZXTZZX coming f'oal jrnacbhtes upon the celling, neighborhood o, 50 coal, per load to | u„„tk, doc„ not Lola good In
the southwest aad at fast movea la a Here they continue until the, break mlne. deposit wash an,1 assort this
northeasterly direction, then it ap- through Into the level above. A soon I earth-eight to nine tenths
neared io halt tor a moment and then as the higher level is struck and tho beIne tte average y.old ol diamond
pectlCU 11 frnm thfi onen
old fashioned simple dignity and res-
t-no of tho Cubans is giving way to
customs which prevail in most Euro-
pean capitals. This ia particularly no-
ticeable in tho attitude of tho young
married women, who ycar3 ago would
not have dreamed of dancing with men
other than their husbands, and who
moved directly northward. Again it debris that has fallen from Reopen
turned and moved due south for about I workings fills the chambeis th0
half a mile, then turned to the north- retreat to tho next chamber, blasting
per load.
A Lon <cn syndicate buys the entire
yearly output of th3 South African
Cuba, where the women of that ago
seem to be but in their prime.
killed at a telephone-
Tinriisscll, Mc
daughter of T.
June 4.—Edith Sutton,
J. Sutton, a farmer ro-
mile then turned to tne norm- retreat to uiu > " -Vi' , .
ward up the river and'afterward dis- [ the remaining pillars at the same time. |mines. ih° .li.m.om s com ^ ^ bQ I of" stotts city, was instantly
appeared from view in\ northeasterly . Upon being received at the surface the in „ie rough ho*evi - 11;nu,, ,,y u -htning this morning ^-hiie
, Urecious earth is automatically con- sent to Amsterdam and Antwerp to Dt. i nswerlnB a cnU ovcr thQ Farmer's Mu-
dlrection. dumping grounds, which cuti although most of the largo Dutch tual Xelorhono line during a severe eieo-
halfa mile inwidth. It destroyed sev-' consist of acres and acres of smooth, flrI11s now have branch houses and ox- trlcal
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