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Mesa free press., 1893-08-10
ACHANGEOF TEXT BOOKS
And Forty per cent.
Saved per Annum.
I'm The Purchase Of Books.
Territorial Diplomas. New Rute on
the subject OF Corporal Punish
ment.

GOVERNORS OFFICE, July 20, 1893.
The Territorial Board of Education
met at 10 o'clock, a. m. at the above
Office on this day, pursuant to the
following call of the Secretary:
Office of the Superintendent Of
Public Instruction,
Mesa May 26, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that meeting Of the
Territorial Board of Education will be held IN
office Of the Governor, Phoenix, on Saturday,
July 20, 1898, for the purpose Of selecting and
adopting a series of text books for use in the
public schools Of Arizona.
f. j. Netherton,
Secretary Territorial Board Of Education.
There were present at the meeting:
Governor l.. G. Hughes president, F.
j.. Netherton secretary, Edgar L
Storment member.
It appearing that the notice re-
quired by law had been given to all
the county superintendent and the
other requirements of the law COM
piled with, the board proceeded to an
examination of the various text books
submitted for inspection and adoption,
after which the report Of the advisory
committee of teachers, which had
been convened July 10Th, to examine
the various books offered, was opened
and read. The report was as fol-
lows:
The Honorable the Boa-d Of Education.
Phoenix, Arizona Territory, Gentlemen:
The committee OF teachers chosen BY you to
advise in the matter change of text books
for use in the public schools of the territory,
m 1t as per call at the Governors Office Satur-
day July Is, 1893.
Present: DIR; T. B. Comstock Tucson, Hon.
sF. J. Netherton Mesa, Prof. A. H. Fulton
Tempe, Miss Mamie Garlck Phoenix Mrs.
Alice G. Varnum Mesa. Prof. G. o. Case Mesa,
Prof. w, 8. Varnum Bisbee
e4On motion T. B, Comstock, was elected
chairman OF the c3mmittee and w. S, Varnum
secretary,
After discussion and careful examination Of
text books submitted and discussion OF their
merits by each member Of the cCmmittee and on
motion, the following were unanimously recon.
mendsd to your honorable body q. being In our
Judgment the most suitable text hooks for use
| in the public schools. viz:
New Franklin Readers
Le9gs LANGUAGE lessons, NOS: and ?,
Mesa free press., 1893-08-10
.ZGlOS :: CO-OD.
The Finest Line Ever Opened in
Mesa can be Seen in Our
Dry Goods Dept,

Which contains new, neat and
fashionable dress goods, aannels,
ladies' and gents furnishing goods
and everything usually found in a
well furnished establishment.
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GIVE THEM A CHANCE.
Foreign Commissioners TO Go on
an Excursion.
There Is a Generally Expressed De
sire to See More of the
Country.

CHICAGO. Sent. 22.-After last nights
storm the weather was bright and brac-
ing
This was State Commissioners day. The
general officials of the fair visited the
various State buildings and congratulated
the Commissioners on their part in max
ing the fair a success.
The fishermen concluded their exercises
to-day. The principal event was the long
distance flv-casting. which was won by A.
c. Leonards of New York. who cast line
991a feet.
Another excursion to the far West for
the foreign commissioners is being planned
by Mrs. Hought0D, one Of the lady mana
gers from the State of Washington. A
great many foreign commissioners have
signifed their wish to see more of the
country, and the excursion is organized to
give them a chance. The excursion will
travel through Montana. Idaho and Wash
ington, returning via Salt Lake.
The attendance at the fair to-day was
200.763. of which 10000 paid.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. was the
principal speaker AT the Parliament of
Religions to-day. Religion and Wealth"
was his subject. Professor Philip Schaff,
Kew. Joseph Cook aDd Judge Hanna of
Boston were among the other speakers.
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LIES UNDER THE SEA.
The Strange Fate of a Haytian
Man-Of-War.
She Went Down SO Suddenly That
Only One Sailor Escaped
With His Life.

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-The steamship
PrinZ Wilhelm, from Port au Prince,
brings news Of the laundering off Cape
Theron of the Haytian warship Alesan-
Dire Petion with crew of thirty men and
the following Haytian diplomats en- route
10 Santo Domingo TO negotiate a treaty {:
General M0lini. NJ. Cohen. Haytian ex-
Minister TO Mexico, and NJ. de Jeans, Hay
tian COnsul-General. One sailor was
saved.
The disaster occurred September 6
about fifty miles south from Cape Tib-
eron.
The cruiser had just been put into COM
mission. She left Port au Prince on Sep
tember 4, bound for San Domingo, and
the suddenness and completeness of the
disaster, only one sailor escaping. makes
the affair most mysterious.
1t is probable that the real cause of the
wrecking of the ship will never be known.
According to the testimony OF the sole
survivor there was absolutely no warning.
Neither collision with another vessel a
submerged coral reef nor storm can ac-
count for the occurrence.
The day was fair and the passengers
were enjoying themselves in the cabin,
when suddenly the vessel began to sink.
The officer of the watch ordered the men
to pass the word in the cabins and fore
castle To reach the deck quickly and Jump
overheard. 1t was already too late. There
was terrible confusion in the cabin as the
panic-stricken passengers struggled to
reach the deck, and in one minute from
the time she began to sink the vessel was
entirely under water.
One of the sailors. as the ship sank
under him, snatched a pair of oars from
the lifeboat and threw himself into the
water. He caught a plank, upon which
drlfted for thirty-six hours. with nothing
to eat or drinB, and was picked up about
fifty miles to tho southeast of Port
Pument. For a long time the castaway
was unconscious and could not speak.
The lost vessel was doubtless of the
mitrailleuse type of gunboats so popular
with the Haytians.
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DEFENDS HOKE SMITH.
Commissioner LOChren Submits
His Annual Report.
A Claim That Pensions Were With
held Strictly in Accordance
With the Law.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22-Pensiop CON-
report 10 the Secretary of the Interior TO-
day. 1t shows the pensioners on the rolls
amber 966, 012; net increase Sc, 944 during
the year. The claims for increase OF pen
sionS allowed were 24,715; for additionn
pensions under the act of June 27. 1870.
there were allowed 1880 claims Under
both heads 1922 claims were rejected
The number of claims pending is 711,150.
The money paid for pensions during the
year amounted to S156. 6.740.467. The bal
ance at the close OF the year was So, 49,. 81.
The Commissioner thinks the appropria-
tions for the next fiscal year are ample.
The estimates for the fiscal year of 1895
amount to S162. 631. .55O. He thinks from
1895 on the pensiOn-list will decrease.
through the fact that the number of appli-
cations will decrease, owing 10 lapse OF
time since the war. The tendency in this
direction is already manifest.
The Commissioner then defends his
course IN suspending certain pensions
granted by the former Commissioner under
the act of June q. 1890. saying he sought
honestly and fairly to carry out the pro-
visions OF the law, citing instances aud
declaring that they and other such were
granted in evident violation of that law.
The Secretary of the Interior TODAY
issued requisition on the Secretary of the
Treasury for 81, 1856, $50 for the quarterly
payment of pensions
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LOOKS LIKE CHOLERA.
A Hamburg Steamer Held in the
Stream at SOuthamDtou.

clESdlH at southampton.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-The Worlds Lon
don special says: The steamship Berlin of
the American line was hardly made
fast TO her dock at Southampton
this morning before the offices of the
line were visited by score or more of
passengers, who were booked to sail
to-day by the Hamburg-American
steamer Augusta Victoria, but were
informed on the arrival on the
company's pier by special train
from London that the steamer would be
detained forty-eight hours off Southamp-
ton.
The only further inform alton the local
officials of the line could or would give was
to post telegram received this morning
from the home Office at Hamburg telling the
Southampton agents To instruct the cap
tain of the Augusta Victoria to await the
arrival of DR.. Nash. who will reach South
ampton within forty-eight hours.
Inquiry developed the fact that DR.. Nash
is resident American medical inspector at
Hamburg, appointed under the law after
the experience of the steamer Normannia
of the same Hamburg line, which vessel,
it will be rememb bered, was detained
at New York in quarantine for long
period. The passengers by the London
special were sent back from the company's
pier to Southampton town, together with
their luggage, and will be kept at the
leading hotel at Hamburg at the COM
pany's expense until DR.. Nash's arrival.
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STRENGTHENING THE FORTS.
Peixoto Industriously Preparing for
Defense i'm the South.

MoNTEvIDEo. Sept. 22.-The report that
the Republicans. the flagship OF the rebel
squadron. was repuIsed in the fight at
Santos has been confirmed. Considerable
damage was sustained by the flagship.
The Government Is now engaged in
strengthening the forts in Santos and Rio
Grande City to be ready for fresh attacks.
No direct news of the situation in Rio
Janeiro is received from that city be-
cause of the rigid censorship of all tele-
grams.
Owing to the lack Of facilities for getting
the necessary supply of coal the United
States cruiser Charleston was unable to
sail for Rio Janeiro until to-day.
The police are guarding the Government
cruiser Tiradentes. which is In the dock
here. This is done at the request of the
Brazilian Minister, but III spite OF all these
precautions several of the crew of the
Tiradentes have deserted.
An absurd rumOr was put into circuls-
ton to-day TO the effect that President
Peixoto has asked President Cleveland to
send the United States cruisers Yorktown
and Charleston to the Brazilian Govern
ment.
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ure in the contests rests is the fact that she
has been specially designed to beat the
Yarana as a keel boat. To do this more
lead. more spars and bigger hull were
wanted. In fact, the Valkyrie at the best
is a compromise between keel boat and
ceDterboard, and like other compromises,
the sacrifice made to one principle may not
balance those made to another. As keel
boat, W ith about double the ballast of an
American centerboard of the same load
water line and a larger displacement In
consequences. the Valkyrie may not attain
to corresponding speed under her ex-
cessive canvas. Indeed, 1t is difficult to be-
lleye that an American centerboard, draw
ing only nine feet of water and carrying
only thirty-fve tons of ballast. will not
get away from the Valkyrie with both
yachts carrying about the same area of sail.
The best prospect for the Valkyrie would
be such breezes as would oblige the Ameri-
can centerboards to snug down canvas to
prevent a capsize. After the experience
OF the Volunteer and Thistle there Is no
opportunity to be sanguine over the success
of the Valkyrie. and this is the clear
opinion OF the contingent of yachtsmen
who witnessed The contests in New York
Bay.
The Valkyrie is S6S2 feet on the water
line. 120 feet over ali. % feet beam, has
sail spread of 10. 2O7 feet, and according to
yacht-racing rules measures 147.70 tons.
She has draught of about 16 feet. Her
lead, which weighs in the neighborhood of
rs tons. is carried we'll forward with
gradual rise, while aft she is finely tapered
in the way OF q IN down to the heel giving
her treme mendous grip. The spar anu sail
plans are very large. her boom being over
so feet long. The mast is stepped well
forward. and all of her propeling power
will be in the mainsail. Her bowsprit only
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IN PORT AT LAST.
VaIkyrie Sails Into New
York Harbor.
WINDS AND HIGH WAVES.
She Fought Against Both All the
Way Across.
WINDS AND HIGH WAVES.
BUT RODE THEM OUT CALAMITY
Looks Like a Compromise Between
the Cutter and the Center
board Types.

New YORK, Sept. 22.-The long agony
is over and Valkyrie is in port at last.
The stanch little yacht was sighted early
this morning, and the news spread all over
the city within a few hours afierward
At once there was hurrying to and fro, and
gay crowd OF jaunty yachts and noisy
tugs went down this bay to greet the
stranger, saluting her as she came on in
all sorts of seaman fashion.
The yacht sailed from Southampton
August u. She was delayed by head
winds aud high seas, but came through
stanchly without accident.
AS the Valkyrie swung at anchor after
The morning call., 1893-09-23
POLITlC WILLIAM.
His Message to Bismarck Has Made
Him Many Friends.

BERLIN. Sept. 22.-According to the re-
ports of his physician. Prince Bismarck is
regaining strength. ultimate friends of
the Prince say that the old statesman was
greatly pleased and touched at receiving
the Emperor's message of sympathy and
the offer of residence in any imperial
castle. The Emperor's telegram to the ex-
Chancellor is still largely discussed, not
only by the newspapers in every part of
the empire, but at public gatherings every
where. Nothing the Emperor has done
since bis accession 10 the throne has con-
tributed so much 30 his popularity as ba
this recognition of the man who did SO
much for the building up of the empire.
and the reconciliation between the Kaiser
and the eX-Chancellor has produced an
especially excellent impression in South
Germany.
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HE DESIRES TO KNOW.
Congressman Loud Insists Upon Two
Awkward Questions.


- WAsHINGToN. Sept. 22.-In the House
to-day the report OF the Committee on Ac-
counts abolishing clerks to unimportant
committees was agreed 10.
Loud Of California, rising to question
=: OF privilege, called the attention of the
: House to the fact that two resolutions of
INQUIRY which he introduced over one
week ago had not been reported to the
House. The first was a resolution calling
upon the Attorney-GeDeral for instruc-
lions given the United States District
Judges and United States Marshals relat-
ling to the Geary Chinese exclusion act,
Loud explained that he had pursued an
y. unusual course in calling this resolution
as privileged question because of the
near approach of possible legislation on
the subject-the Everett bill-and the
House had the right to know what stems
had been taken to enforce the present ex-
clusion act. Resolutions of INQUIRY ad-
dressed to heads Of departments must
under the rules be reported TO the Rouse
within one week.
Continuing. Loud said: "Ths resolu-
ton simply asks for information. If the
act has been enforced Of course no person
can object. If it has not and the law has
:, been nullifed surely this House desires to
: become possessed of the facts in the
matter"
= Here there was a collOQuy in which Loud
and Reed of Maine took part on one side
and McCreary, Springer and Oates on the
other. McCrearY declared that the resolu-
lion had never come before the Foreign
Affairs Committee, whereuDOn Loud de-
clared that it had been so referred. Me
:.Creary asked Loud not to be impatient as
the Committee on Foreign Affairs would
meet Tuesday to consider Chinese affairs
:. Loud said: There is another resolu-
tiOn introduced by me which was referred
TO. that genteman's committee, which l
desire to call up"
=. Well. il has never been received by the
: committee" said McCreary
Reed said. sotto voce. at this, "This
looks ike fatality" TLaughter.1
Wilson of Washington then said: "Mr.
Speaker. hope these resolutions have pet
been suppressed"
Crisp held that as one week had elapsed
The morning call., 1893-09-23
DUNRAVEN'S RACER.
The Yacht That Will Compete for the
America Cup.


There was vast deal of secrecy OBJ
served in the building of the Vaikyrie
after Lord Dunraven had issued his chaI-
lenge to race for the America cup. Lord
Dunraven himself is rather a new hand al
yachting, but he starts with the advantage
Of having had his enthusiasm stirred by
the most experienced of yachting men.
He has been sailing with the Messrs.
Jameson of Dublin, owners of the famous
Samoena and still more famous Irex. In
no yachting school could Lord Dunrayen
have seen better sport. Mr.. William
Jameson is not surpassed by any amateur
sailor in British or Irish waters for q
steady hand on the tiller and bright eve
on the canvas.
Lord Dunraven undoubtedly got his in
spiration to challenge for the cup from the
JamesOns, ana the cash from the eollieries
sold to Colonel North gave him ample
means to do it. Lord Duurayen likes
America and desires TO be thought well OF
here.
The dead secret" OF the Valkyrie's
construction is no secret at all TO any COM
petent critic of yacht-buildings progress
and the phases through which the sport
had been passing during the past quarter
of century. The introduction of lead
ballast burst through the English yacht
racing rules in later years and narrowed
the problem of speed to factors which left
a small margin to chance. The siXty-ton
cutter Yarana, built at Southampton last
year, concentrated these factors to such a
limit that further improvement involved
some new idea, and after the Thistle's ex-
periences the centerboard was the newt
able suggestion. With the recent altera-
ton OF the Yacht-Racing Association rule
admitting centerboards to race at British
regattas, the adoption of a eenterboard
was not only permissible but was ineyita Bile.
To premise that the Vakyrie would be
constructed as a centerboard was as safe
TO one who had competent knowledge as it
was 10 pr0phesy that she would be fitted
with a rudder. There happens TO be ONLY
three or four yachting correspondents in
connection with the British sport, and not
one of these required 10 wait upon Lord
Dunraven or interrogate Mr.. Watson as to
the sort of vessel to be constructed that
would be faster than any British keel
cutter OF similar dimensions. They knew
that If a centerboard could be adopted n
would be adopted, and when Lord Dun
raven or Mr.. Watson affirms that the Val
kyris will be raced for the America cup
without her centerboard they say what
any one who saw the racing between the
Thistle and the Volunteer know ws is absurd.
Where tile chance Of the Valky les fail
The morning call., 1893-09-23
STRONGLY OPPOSED.
Van Allen Not Likely to Go to King
Humbert'S Court.

WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-There was con-
sidera bic talk to-day on tho floor of the
Senate regarding the appointment OF J.
Van Allen 20 be Embassador to Italy, and
while the appointment has not been before
the Senate sufficient length OF time to
permit thorough canvass OF its fitness,
the sentiment so far developed is certainly
adverse 10 Van Alien. 1t has become evil
dent in fact that his confirmation will be
strongly opposed.
Van Alien. 1t is said, is more an English
man than an American, though born in
New York, and il is said has openly
bOasted that he gave S60Oo0 to the Demo-
cratic campaign fund upon the understand
ing that in re turn he as 10 be made En-
hassador 10 Italy.
The morning call., 1893-09-23

since Loud presented his Chinese reso!u-
tons they had become privileged ques-
tons and Loud WAS then accorded the
floor. and after an explanation of the pro-
visions The resolutions were passed.
The other resolution calling upon the
Secretary OF the Treasury for instructions
forwarded to Collectors of Customs and
other officials of the department with ref
erence to the enforcement OF the Geary
law; also, for information as TO the num-
bsr of Chinese in the country. the number
deported and the number registered under
the act. WAS also agreed to.
The House then adjourned.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
FAVOR EXTENSION.
The Los Angeles Chamber of COM
merce Upon the Geary Law.

Los ANGELES. Sept. 22.-Tbe board of
directors OF the Chamber Of Commerce to-
day passed resolutions fayoring the extern
sion of the time for registering Chinamen
under the Geary act for three months, in
dorsing Geary's bill suspending all immi-
grafton for five years, setting forth that
there is no demand for outside labor in
Southern California at the present time,
and protesting against the repeal or modi-
ication of the duty on crystallzed fruits
and similar products.
BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 22.-United States
Marshal Gard arrested two Cinnamon here
last night, charged with not registering as
required by law, and took them to Los
Angeles. Their names are Chew Yoke
and Chew See Ling. They are bad char
acteTs and hghbindprs.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
The Only Way That Cyclone Finley
Can Come Back HeSe.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Some Califor-
MIA friends of Lieutenant Finley have been
trying TO secure his reappointment as chief
Of the Weather Bureau at San Francisco,
vice jenkins, suspended. Senator Perkins
and Representative Loud have been taking
an active interest in Finley's behalf. Mr..
Loud, however, received letter from Sec
retary Morton to-day saying that Lienten-
ant Finley could only be appointed to this
place in the event of his name appearing
on the list of those eligible by the Civil
Service Commission. as the bureau is now
under civil service regulations.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
THE VALKYRIE.

her arrival it could be seen to the average
eye that she was decidedly a compromise,
and that Watson bad taken a large leaf out
OF the books of the American DESIGNERS.
She looked like a cross between a devel-
oped cutter, as shown by the Thistle, and
newer ideas brought out by HerreshUff.
She looks like no other yacht which has
come to this country from England, and
seems rather TO resemble American boats
in good many ways
The morning call., 1893-09-23

VALPARAISO. Sept. 22-A correspond
ent in Buenos Ayres telegraphs that the
revoltsrs from Tucuman have entered the
province of Santiago and are cutting tele-
graph wires and tearing up railroad
tracks.
Orders have been sent to the Governor
OF the province to resist the revolters
by every means in his power until Cen
eral Bosch arrives with troops.
Dispatches from correspondent in
Santa Fe say that the Radicals in that
city got up great demonstration. Many
arrests were made by the police, the pris-
oners being thrown into Jail.
1t is reported on change that the Argen-
tine squadron favors the Radicals. Fed
eral troops have been sent to Santa Fe and
cavalry has been ordered TO La Plata to
maintain order there.
At meeting of ex-officials of the Gov
ernment held in Buenos Ayres late last
night it was decided to demand the resig-
nation of President Pena, aud it was re-
solved that If he refused 10 resign he
should be impeached and ousted.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
SIGNIFICANT GRESHAM.
What Else Would the Warships Be
There For

CHICAGO. Sept 22-Secretary of State
Gresham, who arrived in this city to-day,
was questioned about the situation In
Brazil "We have got some warships at
Kio," he said, when asked about the bom-
bardment, and he added, significantly,
"They have instruction to protect Amer
lean interests"
The morning call., 1893-09-23
REIGN OF TERROR.
Prominent Men Arrested Upon a
Charge of Cattle. Stealing.

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.--A Record special
from Sioux City. Iowa. says that Mo
brara, Nebr., is undergoing reign of ter
ror tonight.
elew recently obtained led to the dis
covery of the cattle-thieves. who for five
wears have been operating along the
Missouri and Niobrara rivers, and nine of
the most prominent men in Butte City and
Niobrara were arrested yesterday for the
thefts and lodged in Jail at Niobrara.
To- day there were several hundred ranch
men in the city, and the talk of lynchmg
wa9 strongly INDUCED in. An assault
upon the Jail is momentarily expected,
and fifty deputies have been sworn in and
armed with Winchesters.
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THE GOVERNMENT BEATEN.
Steady Advance of the Rebels i'm
Argentina.

BUENos AYREs. Sept. 22.-It is said the
rebels destroyed the railroad bridge at
Santa Fe on the line to Tucaman, and
thus prevented ex-President Pelligrini,
with a force of 1900 men, from reaching
the disturbed districts and placed the
government forces in a very unenvia bic
position. The rebels also have control Of
the telegraph lines. and by the movements
just mentioned upset ali the calculations
of the government generals.
The feeling of the Radicals against Pei
ligrini is intense and it is regarded as GER