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AN ARIZONA RAILWAY.
Stockholders Meet and Elect Directors
and Officers.


Prescott (Ariz.). Dec. 1.-The annual
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Santa
Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railroad was
held to-day. The following directors
were elected: D. B. Robinson, J. w.
Kretzinger, \. *. Fairbanks, Z. NJ.
Dickey of Chicago, d. NJ. Ferry Of De-
troit, w. 4. Bissel of san Francisco, +. NJ.
Murphy, G. W. Vaughn and w. c. Bash
ford OF Prescott. 1ne following officers
OF the company were elected ID. B.
Robinson, PRESIDENT G. ". Vaughn.
Nice-President and Chief Engineer: f.
Nj. Murphy, Secretary; E. Nj. Dickey,
Treasurer; g. w. kretzinger, General
Counsel.
A large force of men has been placed at
work on the road at Point of Rocks. seven
miles north of Prescott, and the company
expects to have the road in operation he
tween Prescott and Ashfork by the lst of
February.
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POSTAL MATTERS.
Annual Reports of the Postmaster
Generals Assistants.

Annual Reports of the Postmaster
Generals Assistants.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The annual re-
port of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Rathbone shows 4,l05 new Post
offices established during the year, a
greater number than for any previous
year except 1890, when it was 4, ,427. The
year closed with 7,119 Postoffices in the
United States. The largest increase in
Southern States. Mr.. Rathbone sup-
gests an amendment to the law making
the mailing of green-goods circulars an
offense from the time of its mailing to
the place of its destination, so that prose-
cution can take place at either point. A
similar enactment in regard to lotteries
has about swept them out of existence in
two years, and he believes the same
effect would follow in the cases of the
green-goods swindlers.
THE SECOND ASSISTANTS REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The annual re-
port of Second Assistant Postmaster-Cien
eral Bell for the year ending June 3Oth
shows the total cost of the inland mail
service to be S335,372; foreign mail serv-
ices, 1906, JAS. Compared with last year
there is an increase in the star service Of
l,2l5 routes, showing 5,817 miles in lengh
and $l96,O6l i'll annual expenditure. The
mail messenger service showed an in
crease of 204 routes and 1854 in expend-
iture. The railroad service increased I54
routes, 5,0jS miles in length and 81 81, ,46l
in cost. The railway Postoffice clerks in
creased 5S5 and S4ll ,6l6 in expenditures.
The special facilities on the trunk lines
showed a decrease in cost of sos 307
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VIII Compete for the Americas Gun

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Royal Yacht
Squadron's challenge in behalf of Lord
Dunraven will reach New York on Sat
urday. 1t complies with all the New
York Yacht Clubs conditions, so that the
race for the Americas cup in August or
September seems assured. The chal-
enger will again be christened the Val
kyrie.
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THE RAILROADS.

Round-Trip Business With the Union
Pacific at an End.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Beginning to-day
the Atchison, the Burlington, the Bur
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WEATHER MOTIFS.
Heavy Wind and RainStOrm in
the LivermOre Valley.
TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF RAIL
ROAD TRACK WASHED OUT

a Trunk Containing Six Thousand
Dollars Worth of Opium Seized at
the Oakland Depot "A Prisoner
Saws His Way Out of the County
Jail at Red Bluff, Making Good His
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COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
California Shows Tagging Spirit
as to a Mining Exhibit.
SHE MAY LOSE HER SPACE IN THE
MINES BUILDING.

Jay Gould Lying at the Point of Death
at New York HoteI-Not Expected
to Live More Than a Few Hours
a Vigorous Crusade Against Fallen
Women and Keepers sofDisreputable of
Houses in Pittsburg.
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steamer Detained in Quarantine,

TACOMA (Wash.), Dec. 1.-The Northern
Pacific steamer Victoria arrived from
China and Japan this afternoon, but was
not permitted to land her cargo or pas
sengers. The Collector of Customs re-
fused to enter the vessel without a GER
tihcate from the United States Quaran-
tine Officer at Port townsend. The Vic
toria put into Port Townsend yesterday,
and it is claimed waited nine hours for
the Health officer. The Quarantine Ohi-
Ger has been telegraphed for and is ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow morning.
The vessel has 2,U01 tons of cargo. includ-
ing eco bales OF silk for New York, sold
to arrive, and time is very important.
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A Mexican killed by a Train.

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 1.-Vincente Valdez,
Mexican, was found dead on a bridge at
Rincon, south of here, Thursday morn
ing, where he had been run over by
tram. lie was seen drunk the night be-
tore. lie appeared to have taken oil his
coat, laid down on the track and went to
sleep.
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Special to the R:coRD-UN1ox.

| Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoS.
! LONDON. Dec. IA special correspond
ent reports the Committee Of the Brussels
international Monetary Conference voted
last night against the Rothschild scheme.
| This, however, the correspondent says, is
not taken as bimetallist defeat. The
committee will now proceed to decide
upon the combined Rothschild and Soet-
bierrs plans with notifications as pro-
| posed in behalf of the Latin Union. Tho
expected majority and minority reports
will be presented tomorrow. The pros
poets of an early agreement by the con-
ference are considered remote.
1t is understood the special committee
will explain tomorrow that the commit
! tee cannot come to a formal decision, and
the views of individual members will
he given. These are generally unfavor-
able to Rothschild's plan, the chief diff
culties being the price at which silver is
to be purchased, the duration Of the pro-
| posed agreement, and the attitude of the
| Latin lnion. Nobody now thinks the
Rothschild plan will lead to a working
scheme.
RoTHSCHILD's SCHEME INIPRACTICABLE.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The ,Standard'S Vi
emma correspondent says: The whole
Austrian press, without exception, re-
CARDS Rothschild's silver scheme im-
practicable, believing it would increase
the overproduction of silver, retard the
creation of fixed ratio and leave the
| situation at the end of five years far
worse than now. The Austrian papers
prefer the scheme of julius Wolf of Zu-
rich, 20 appropriate the mines, prohibit
| the opening OF new ones and declare the
production Of silver a State monopoly.
| This plan has the merit of throwing the
| burden Of rehabilitation on the silver
| producing countries and the defect of
| supporting countries like Bolivia and
| Mexico, which are able to appropriate
| mines or stop illicit mining.
| The India Currency Commissioners will
resume their sitting early in January,
whether the Monetary Conference has or
| has not by that time been brought to a
close. The members Of the commission
| are certain to have by January some deti-
mite idea of what the issues OF the Brus-
sells meeting are to be, and how they may
affect currency in India.
! The Associated Press has already re-
/ ported that the Indian Commission had
under consideration proposal to declare
a gold standard for India. There is no
doubt as to the fact that certain strong ad-
herents of the single standard tried to
snatch the vote from the commission in
| favor of the gold standard for India.
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AMERICAS BEST COURSE.

y EW DIRK, Dec. lion. ii. w. Cam
non, President of the Chase National
Bank of this city, is an American mem
Der of the subcommittee appointed TO
consider and amend the plan proposed by
Rothschild to the Monetary Conference.
1t is understood that Cannon will prob
ably vote that the conference consider the
proposed plan in an amended form. Can
mons views are that if no monetary
agreement is reached through the efforts
otthe conference, and if the United States
finds a responsive voice in Europe TO its
appeal for the restoration of silver, our
best course would be to repeal the law OF
July, 1890, and 90 out OF the market as
purchasers OF silver for currency pur-
poses until such time as an international
agreement is made. If gold mono-
metallism is to prevail among the prin-
cipal commercial nations, the United
States, with its enormous and increasing
foreign commerce, its high credit, its
large stock of gold and rich mines of the
same metal, will be compelled not only
to cease purchasing silver for currency
purposes, but to take such steps as are
necessary to maintain the stock of gold.
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RfSi shs. sSs sane
confirmed Slosson's assertion that, proper
stroke was the prime requisite for all good bill
sa Han Pest
perfection. for It is the wrist stroke. Schaefer
sways his wrist instead Of his forearm while
curary OF aim. For It stands to reason that n
PLAYER can aim truer ct An An object ball where
paratively slight motion than where he draws
s Of o an he
curacy in aim. The wrist stroke is also the
more graceful and easier requiring much less
exertion; and yielding better results on the
All amateurs who have watched profess
SIGNALS play are amazed at the ease with
which the latter execute complicated cushion
thoy are Obliged frequently to exert ali the
tai travs the same distance around the taSe
The greater facility % the professional eyer oyer
eas Result Of
perior stroke. An authority on the game has
ths s2 say Ii ssgan ar good navar will
make a shot OF seven cushions with less ap T
rent force than q beginner Will exert In getting
ment. It's the same way with viol u playing;
MANIPULATION. So with curying base ball:
movement on the pail as It leaves the hand.
1t Is wonderful what a part the wrist plays In
are required. After man learns to play bill
lizards we'll enough t. be familiar with The
to cultivate lie his stroke ~ 49, wa 'A ''''A
Billardist slosson. however. declares that
while this theory Is a pretty one. as explained
So addpd w isFg
Si the Feat Feat Of drvns the cue 3
cushions. That depends upon the skill OF the
cushions does not in itself constitute tn. marx
OF good playing, sometimes superior mus .ular
another man. The prime thing TO acquire in
%rdsr to dva2ce n is to master the
ne folow. the drive. and the masss, The
the draw shot is that they draw their cue away
from the ball too. soon. The cue should ne
h sh a follow s"s "f E" an" an h the
~ diagram Of a typical draw shot for post
ca" ball to tho black line represent the differ
travel before they draw it back. The dotted
line beyond the black line indicates tho dis
lance tho cue ought to travel The tlaek line
"inatsur alInws it to trayeI. Wien It goes sa as
far as the iurthest dotted line there is no need
been expended. This is the true way. to
1ns wssn the f4a ssf sedr
u billiard playing. for he has learned
the stroke that is the foundation Of good hll-
lizards. he wrist movement has little or moth
ing to do with 1t. The wrist stroke Is merely q
popularity. graceful IN itself; bnt 1t no par
hut two players who employ the wrist stroke
Schnefer and DAILY. Ives's stroke is n combi-
nation 81 both wrist and forearm stroke All
NiGnauX has u magnificent forearm stroke.
Garnior Plot. Fournl, all play, tho forearm
stroke. and Cbassy. whose stroke Americans
tried to copy. had "a superb forearm stroke"
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Cold Facts for n Fortune Teller.

The lady who entered the apartments OF the
fortune tee shortly before noon had red hair
striking 1t was evident that the business on
hand was of tho deepest moment to hor.
rs Hs ha ted
ed herself stinly. and extended her hand to
-" Reveal 10 me- she loftily directed. my
future"
The fortune teller darted a swift glance into
tine strong face before her and bent attenttvely
over the outstretched pa III.
M is yG Gs ym naind w shs ue'ly observed
The brow beneath. the clustering auburn
Yes" tho cIairvoyant continued. there u
a break in tho line OF hymen. You are destined
to p yss two men with your wi'ely love-"
Tho red haired lady Us tone was hard and in
q, sdfs wpi 51 under
and harry in III; Devotion ?, the seco9 ,l, ~.
Tended wfhnTyt beside the shsl nae ,ss
play of dancing sunlight.
but viii make sure"
The red haired lady watched with unfelgnsd
eagerness while the fortune teller consulted
ana pagE q ia aasd bsv. ,noksn you
III The red J. haired aired lady broathed hard.
Az have their sorrows' gently suggested
The red haired lady bit her finger nail
one dollar. please"
"Heyf'
One dollar"
Not by a jugful"
As the red haired lady rose from her seat
her manner had not lost it's majes,y.
One dollar. indeed! Well. guess not Do
OF old information Two husbandsl The ideal
Why mysr!f know Of more than that without
DO Interested 70 learn that buried my fourth
husband as long as six weeks ago. Married
thing they don't know already7 You make
me drowsy 1Gu SasRt bs to sa tS LIVED
The sunlight kept dancing. but the red.
haired lady was gone like dream that has had.
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Suicide or Miss Alice Taylor.

NEWARK. June 2a.-Miss Alice II. Taylor. ag ed
Al. sister OF Village Trustee Edgar Taylor
OF South Orange. committed suicide yesterday
afternoon while suffering from melapcholia.
Miss Taylor lived with her mother In a pretty
home at the corner Of South Orange avenue
and Cottage street, She was a teacher in the
SUNDAY school OF the, First Presbyterinn
Church but remained at homo Yesterday.
Her mother, who WAS about to take nap
after dinner observed Miss Taylor tiptoeing
through the room ana behaving in an unusual
manner. She twice asked her what was the
matter and was told nothing. shortly after
ward Mrs. Taylor was awakened by groans
from her. daughters room. She found Miss
raylor In agony and apparently dying.
Or, tuny1n. the family physician was
called and quickly responded. but his
efforts to relieve Tho dying woman were futile
After she led County Physician Wright sonwas
called. and. after m examination. declared it
as his opinion that she had taken n quantity
OF strychnine. Tho relatives OF the dead
woman would say nothing about the cause Of
the act DIR. Runyon sale that Miss Taylor had
been suffering from me ancholia recently. and
to this Is assigned her desire to die.
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TESTIMONY For SCHLIPF:
AAdnvits from Men Who Saw Hin on III c
Dny of Mary Anderson's Murder.

Lawyer George Berdino Of New brunswick
showed a reporter yesterday thirteen afflda-
Wits. which he said would soon get his client
Schlipf. out OF Jail II other developmen In
the Mary Anderson case did not release him
before these documents could be used.
These aflldavits were made by employees Of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad and affirm that
Schlipf was not absent from his switch during
the afternoon OF June 9. the day OF the murder.
Engineer Robert Retzeg Opposes that he set
his watch by the clock in Manager Tees
Office Mt 500 o'clock. Not two minutes later
he saw Schlipf. James Cluny swears that he
saw Schlipf shave his upper lip several times
during the weeks previous to the murder. and
asserts that the accused shaved on the morn
ing Of the murder.
George Goodman. . brakeman. came into tho
yard on a train at $50 o'clock. He swears he
saw Schlipt at that time.
John Dingley. assistant yard master. Opposes
that no put Schlipf to work at 80 o'clock. and
saw him every three minutes until 1857 o'clock:
Various trainmen swear that they saw Schlipf
between and clock on the day OF the muir
der.
Lawyer Berdine declined to say what use he
intended to make OF these statements. but
said he would not present them at any near
date.
The chemical analysis OF the knife found in
the woods has determined positively that tho
spots upon it are OF human blood.
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1HEY LIVE IN CONGO BOATS.
A Native Tribe that Has Abandoned tn
Land for Life ON the River.


Recent travellers on the upper Congo say
that the large tribe near the mouth Of the
Lomami River. who. In the days when Herbert
Ward was padding UP and down the Congo.
were living entirely In canoes on account OF
their fear OF slave catchers. still continue to
live in boats. and seem permanently to have
abandoned the land rs q residence. One OF
the agents OF the Congo State writes that their
fotilla Is composed Of several hundred very
large boats They always keep quite near one
another. and usually cover the river for a dis
tance OF about two miles. The boats they now
use are not tho ordinary canoes, but are rather
Spacious barks. with sides skilfully hewn and
carved. and made for the social purpose OF
serving MS u hrme. At tho centre OF each
bark is little st: ncture with II roof to serve as
shelter in time OF rain.
The people rarely visit the land. but devote
most Of their time to fishing. They exchange
large quantities OF fish with the people on The
most important element In their diet. There
Is really no reason now why they should con-
tinue to live In boats inasmuch as the neigh
boring stations of tho Congo State are sum-
Client to protect them from outrages by Arab
slave catchers. They have learned. however.
to love this new mode OF life. and therefore In
Central Africa may now be found some thou
sands Of people. who. like myriads on the
Chinese rivers. live wholly in boats.
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TUE STROKE IN BILLIARDa
II IL the Secret OF All Great Play. saa Esse,-
tial TO Amusement.


While George slosson was spinning the
worries about his table In Columbia Billiard
Hall recently, lover OF billiards watched the
globes with eager interest They skipped
around the cushions and came back always In
position that permitted carrom TO be exc
cuted easily. Now. why Is It that can't
begin 10 do anything like thatT the Same
billiard lover asked. Il spent couple OF
thousand dollars In tho last eight or nine years
trying to develop good game. and can't get
further than making an occasional run OF
twenty at the three ball game. Generally my
average In game OF 100 points Is about ono"
Slosson smiled at the remarks. and said:
Tho secret OF 1t all lies In what we call tho
stroke: that Is. the method by which the cue
Is swung while taking aim. or course rro-
fessionals make q careful study too. OF what
is called position play which is acquired By
remembering the position produced by strik-
ing tho object balls In different ways. Tho
idea is to always keep the balls In front OF you
as you stand at the table, and to bring them
are sure to bring tho object balls into this
favorable position whom they stop rolling.
Patient study will enable you to acquire q
knowledge Of Just how the balls will
then avoid attempting those carroms which
invariably leave the balls separated widely.
and select those that bring them together In
stead. But before you can do this sort OF thing
well you must develop good stroke. With
out the proper stroke no PLAYER can ever be
stroke is open to Improvement. It has the
right bnsiS. though. and lie will improve Il"
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watched every movement. Quick as an arrow
from the bow the left leg Of the rooster shot
terms and PASSED harmlessy over the hawks
head. for the willy hawk had lodged. The
hawk showed such evident signs OF fear thaS
But interest in the fight was Iuickened again
when the ROSTERS right gan swept like .
wasa narrow escape. and the hawk seemed to
realize IT. 1t raised upward and bent forward
like n cat about to spring Everybody felt that
the crisis had come. Tho rooster thrustforward
It's head. when. quicker than the eye could fol:
low. the cruel bcak OF the hawk seized Its small
left foot were buried in tho ROSTERS shining
back. while the right talons had seized tho
game cock was headless. Tho silence OF the
amazed group was broken by Patsey Fogarty.
who said:
by my sowkins. but that Ballyscuttry bird
has mi hty fine grip with his lshtv'
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Most GET CURRAN BACK.
Central Once Detectives Put On Their N otile
by His Escape.


worried man was Detective Sergeant Mo
Cnuloy yesterday. He appeared ut Police
Hondauarters long enough to tell Sergeant
Bird that he would report some day with James
Curran. tho burglar who escaped from him at
the entrance to Police Headquarters on Sunday
morning. Then no went out When Sergeant
Bird was asked when he expected McCauley
back he said sententiously:
"When he gets Curran."
Several additional men from the Central
OAlce have jolnod McCauley in the hunt All
the precinct detectives are looking for Curran.
and the Headquarters mon. fearing that their
precinct brothers may capture Curran and get
the glory. are working earnestly. McCauley
is not blamed 10y the police. The answer to
the question asking how l'urran got away Is:
IIe hasn't got away We will have him yet !"
McCaulev arrested CMrrnn at l2:3O o'clock
on sunday morning at Houston street and the
tectives Of the Central ONCE had been looking
Police Headquarters. Curran asked leave OF
his captor to stop and light o cigar The de-
tective gave him permission, and then CurIan
darted away toward Blsecker street Nc;
shoot unless the thief stopped. He didn't
stop. and McCauley fred four shots; One OF
| them shattered a plate glase window In
neighboring store. and the other three went
Curran ran through Shinbone alley to Bond
street and escaped Into Broadway.
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The Carp Went Crazy.

SCRANTON. June 25.-A mammoth German
carp. that thousands OF persons have seen
sporting In Druggist John II. Phelps's aqua
rum at the corner OF Wyoming avenue and
Spruce street since last fall. had to be BUTCH
cred this week. Until few days ago the carp
was as peaceable and orderly as sheep He
wasn't q bit Iuarrelsome. and he never offered
to modest the brook trout, perch. bass. dace.
and minnows in the tank but they all had to
get out OF the way when he swung his big tail
around. There was a pugnacious black bass
In the aquarium last fall. that displayed a
great enmity toward peace-loving and harm
less little goldfish. He chased the gold
fish until he made, its life miserable
and after while the carp got in the
notion OF shielding it from the Imeddle-
some bass with his big body, Blu. the
goldfish when the carp wasn't looking. and at
last Mr.. Phelps was obliged to take the gold
act as mean as an English sparrow though he
knew better than to tackle any Ash larger than
nms "pd he eHt so phn y rsS
down cellar. The presence Of the carp had !.
good effect on the other iiSh in the tank, and
who looked in tho window at him.
A few days ago tho carp got on regular
gan by roofing in the gravel At the bottom OF
the tank; and he kspt it up until the water was
$50 net e spns On ha
rooted as long a. no cared to- he started to
thrash around and splash the water out OF tho
glass until 1t was sore. and afterwnrd against
the wastepipe until 1t was sorer. He was get
ting crHzi" RI al the tIws and on Monday he
knocked ono q his eyes out He wa, evidently
day evening Mr. Phelps caught him in a land
ing net and knocked him in the head.
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Trouble at Chick u M uga Park.

CHATTANOOGA. June 26.-The old Chicka-
manga battlefield Is the scene OF q disturbance
which may end In bloodshed. Contractors for
work on the Chickamauga National Park
agreed to furnish unskilled labor at lilo q
day, and recruited negroes from r, Alabama n;,
shanties for tho negroes, and rented them at a
large gain and conpelled the laborcrs to buy
their provisions from the commissary. Not
satisfied with their profits tho contractors in;
formed the men that only ~ cents u day would
be paid.
ignorant and those who were Indebted to the
commissary remained. The white men em;
Rloyed took up the cause t OF the str,Sels ana
the contractors purchased In this city a lot OF
Winchester rides and distributed them among
their foreman. Gen. Stewart directly. In
charge of the Improvements in the park. Is
angry at the treatment OF the negroes, but has