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Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
SAN DECAYS.
The San Diego & Phoenix Railroad
 Is Assured.

SAN DIEGO, Cali, Dec. 7.-An en. thusisstic mass meeting was held at the opera house this afternoon to devise plans for helping along the construction ot the first ten miles of the San Diego & Phoenix railway. when the funds will become available under the conditions of the bond mortgage in favor of the Metropolitan Trust Co.,, of New York. which was lately recorded in this county for the completion of the road.
 The house was full to overaowing and numerous speeches were made in the interest of the new transcontinental line. A large part of the money re- ceived was subscribed and assurances were given of raising the balance. President Carlson leaves at once for New York to confer with the capitalists who are pledged to build the road.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
found concealed in his bed room. The money by the sackful was carted off to a bank.
AGUILAR'S VICTIM DEAD.
The Brute Stands in Danger of Popu-
 lar Violence.

The Brute Stands in Danger of Popu-
 lar Violence. -
 Los ANGELES, Dec. Mrs. Aguilar died from the effects of her injuries by burning oil thrown on her by Aguilar, her usband. Before she died she made an ante mortem statement in which she said that her bus band waited for her to come out of the house and then confronted her with a glass filled with the burning liquid. He said to her that he was going to burn her. She started to run and he threw the burn ing oil on her.
 She suffered excruciating agony. Peo- pie here are indignant over the matter and threats of lynching are freely made. The officers in charge of Agui- lar will take the prisoner to jail from some station near the city and bring him to jail by carriage.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
BADLY NEEDED.
A Line of Tourist SleeperS Through
 Southern Arizona.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 7.-The Missouri Pa cifc on December 10, in conjunction with the Chicago & Alton, will inaugu- rate line of through Pullman tourist sleepers from Chicago to Los Angeles. The cars will leave Chicago at Il a. m. daily via Alton, and St. Louis at g 80 p. m. the same day, by the Iron Mount ain route via Texarkana, Dallas, Fort Worth and Fl Paso to Los Angeles, ar- irving at the latter point at p. m. on the fourth day out.
 This line has been established to meet demand from the east and north for better through facilities via the ev- treme southern lines.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
WASHED ASHORE.
Mystery of the Death of an Entire
 Family.

EUREKA, Cal, Dec. News reached
 here of an accident last Saturday by which three persons lost their lives. Capt. Fowls middle-aged man, who lived in cabin on the west side of Salt river, went with his wife and little f. year-old child to Table Bluff landing, a settlement on the coast. where they bought load of provisions and started
 on the return journey. When they left Table Bluff landing the captain and the little boy were in one boat and Mrs. Fowls in another. which the captain had picked up and was towing astern. On Sunday morning the lifeless bodies of the captain and his wife were found
 on the ocean beach half mile north of the mouth of Eel river. The body of the child was not recovered. One oi the boats was also found on the beach.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
After IndianLands.

The house committee on Indian af- fairs has number of bills before it and the inten ton of Chairman Holman is to commence active work as soon as possible. Probably the most important measure is the bill introduced by Dele. gate Rawlins, of Utah, Nfor the relin. quishment of portion of the Uintah and Uncompahgre reservations in Utah. It is claimed that asphalt deposits which are very valuable, are found on the lands proposed to be ceded.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
Our Duelist Coming Back.

NEW YORK. Dec. "A dispatch to the Herald from Paris says: Ricardo Cordilier, an American citizen, who ar rived at Mariend Werder in July, 1891, and was arrested on charge les majeste for having sent challenge to Emperor is among the passengers who left Bremen December by the Havel for New York. He was released at the request of President Cleveland.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
French Election Bribery.

PARIS, Dec. 7.-The chamber this evening engaged in verifcation of cleo tion of mem bers. When the name of De Vogue was called the radicals set up shouts of dissent. De Vogue indig- nantly declared that no act of bribery could be laid to his charge. Boissy de Anglais violently denounced De Vogue's election as secured by clerical
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
Fell SeVenty-FiVe Feet,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "A workman named Prickett while tarring smoke stack on the Union club building fell distance of seventy-fve feet to the roof below. The only injury he sustained was a sprained ankle and few scratches on his fingers.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
Mexican Soldiers Turn Rebels.

FL PAso, Dec. "A Deming special to the Times says that last Sunday be- tween Chihuahua and Ascencion small body of regular troops was at- tackled by the rebels. One officer was killed and twenty-five soldiers joined the insurgents,
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08

evening in front of the house by man with whom she had been walking He suddenly turned upon her and cut her throat from ear to ear. He escaped. The police are looking for her husband and a street railroad man with whom she had been much in company.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
Will Cleveland Refuse?

Some members of the senate have been asking themselves what the sen ate will do in case Cleveland fails to take notice of the request for informa- those spoken to upon the subject say it is not a probable contingency. They admit, however, it would not surprise them if Cleveland declined to transmit further information uDtil the next steamer shall arrive from Honolulu.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
pressure and bribery and demanded an inquiry, which was agreed to after lively scene,
His Carelessness Was Criminal.

PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 7.-Edward F. Terry, the motorman of a car which plunged through the Madison street drawbridge on November 1, and killed and drowned seven people, was today indicted for manslaughter. His bonds were fixed a; $3,OOO.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
In the House.,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-At the expira- tion of the morning hour the house re- solved itself into committee of the whole on the bankrupcy bill. Bailey of Texas spoke in opposition.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
River and .Harbor Estimate.

The secretary of the treasury has sent to congress an estimate of the im- pro vements of rivers and harbors amounting to $3, ,415. .OOO in addition to the estimates heretofore furnished for the year 1894-95.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
ZanardelIi is Out,

ROME, Dec. 7.--Zanardelli has aban- doDed the formation of the cabinet after a conference with the king. Farini, president of the senate, after wards had an audience with the king and will probably be the new premier.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
Xirginia's Senator.

RICHMOND, ea., Dec. 7.-The Dsmo- cratic members if the legislature in caucus tonight nominated Gen, Eppa Hunton for the Uuited States senator for the short term by exclamation.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
Free Coinage Demanded.

BATTLE GREEK, Mich., Dec. "A con- ference of the Michigan federation of labor passed resolution favoring the coinage of both silver and gold at a ratio of 16 to l. It was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
National Bank Circulating Notes.

The subcommittee of the house bank ing and currency committee agreed to report favorably the bill allowing na- tional banks to issue circulating notes for the amount of bonds deposited to secure circulation.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
Wasting Ammunition.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretarv Levy today received the following dispatch :: ''Rio de Janeiro. Dec. 7. 1893. The sit uatuation is unchanged since the de- parture of the Aquidaban. Firing be- tween the forts and the insurgents ves- sels and guns on the Nictheroy side continues daily. The insurgents were forced to anchor farther from the shore. Signed Picking.
 Ths Nictheroy seferred to is a town on the. other side of the bay from Rio and not the vessel fitted out in New York,
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
A Sick Actor,

CINCINNATI, Dec. 7.-Richard Mans field was compelled to break an en- gagement here last night on account of an attack of grip.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
The Meyer Poisoning Case.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-The jury in the Dr. Henry Meyer poisoning case was completed this afternoon and is com- posed of exceptionally intelligent busi- ness men.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
A Dead MiSer

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 7.-Jost Deitch, an aged Hebrew, died here or Monday. Today 94,000 in gold wat
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08
The Report Not Unexpected.

NFw YORK, Dec. "A well-known Wall street man said this afternoon that President Reinhart just before leaving for London told him his mis- sion abroad was to obtain needed rest and incidentally to make the personal acquaintance of leading foreign secur- ity holders of the Atchison. He fore shadowed attacks during hls absence and that possibly while in midocean a receivership and other dire results would be prophesied. There is nobody who can give definite statement of the status of Atchison affairs until the president returns.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-08

Murdered by Her Companion.
 CLEVELAND, Dec. Mrs. Julia Hoff, a young woman employed in the family of M. H. McArthey, was murdered this
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29
pion wrestlers who visited our city in

pion wrestlers who visited our city in
my vest pocket.
Sixth question, Are you a family
man, and if so, how many children
have you had9"
A.-'You bet I am, but 1 never had
any children, but my wife has had two
sons and four daughters, which for
slze' weight, color and speed can't be
peat In this state. All of them have
long since left our parental care and
roof, soughtnew homes and avocations,
more or less remote from us and each
other IN this bread land"
Seventh question: Does largeness
run IN your family9"
Ayes, my grandparents on
mothers and fathers side we're cor
pulent people"
Eighth question. Are any of your
family large men9"
A-'"Three of our daughters are
large women, and models of health.
One daughter and two sons ave ordinary
sized people,"
Ninth question: what is your
opinion of the cause of Cleveland's
fatness?''
A.-Not having any personal &C.
quaintance with and never having
met the gentleman, I would most re-
sp%ectfulIy decline to express an opinion
further than that certain effects, not
only in the animal but vegetable king
dom also. I venture the opinion, how
ever, that before he succeeds in foisting
his financial policy upon this nation he
will become very much reduced phys
ically and mentally"
Tenth question: "Do you believe
your system would aid him?"
A.-"Most a~ssuredly I do, and would
advise him to try it at once if he de,
sires to live long become happy"
Eleventh question: ''What is your
advice as to the way Cleveland should
live in order to reduce his weight; also
after he is once reduced by your
system9"
A.-Eat sparinly once in twenty-four
hours of plain food; abstain t~eetotally
from drinking water and follow as
near as possible in the footsteps of my
illustrious self"
Ever thine,
JED. SPALDING, 819 Howard St.,
Port Huron, Mich.
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COMIC CHATTER.

Mrs. Frothingham-Do you know, I
think the Rev. Mr. Smallpay delivered
rather a striking sermon this morning.
Frothingham-Yes, it seemed to me
that he limited several times in it if he
wasn't given a bigger salary he'd quit.
Modern Comparative got a new
stage song that's bound to make a
hit. Manager-"Any sense in it,"
None at ALL" "Any fun in it9"
'Not a bit" "Any music in it9"
mot a note" "Whoop! Well take
the town"
Jimson-Where are you going9 Bill
son-OnIy off fer a days shooting.
Jimson-Great snakes! With that car
load of freight9 Billson-Those boxes
contain books, the latest and most
complete compendiums of the game
laws of the State. 1 don't want to
shoot anything out of season.
Youth-Wha-what is your Father
stamping around fora Maiden-I told
him you wanted to marry me, and I'm
afraid he's looking for his ane Youth
Zoo! Go tell him it's all mistake,
and I don't want to marry you, Maiden
Horrors, no! Then he'd go rushing
around for his gun.
First Train Robber- Well, what did
you git9 Second T. R.-Lemme see.
Twenty seven pawn tickets, a half
peck of picture cards, sixty cents in
silver, and a plated watch chain with
a nail tied to the pocket end of it.
That's all. First T. RI told you it
wasn't no use to hold up a train comm
from Chicago.
"How did the oarsmen come in this
morning." asked Mrs. Hooglesnapper
of her husband. ''They came flying
through the air each man bestride of
an oar" replied Mr.. Hooglesnapper
with great contempt for the foolish
ness of the question. 90, said Mrs. H.
thoughtfully, then they must have had
their oars feathered. Tread something
about that in the paper" And Mr..
Hooglesnapper breathed hard and
looked ut his wife closely, but she
never turned a hair.
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A HARD-TIMEs STORY.

Journal Of Finance: A man en-
tered a pawnbroker's shop in the
Bowery, and laying down a $50 bill
asked if he could be Accommodated with
a dollar on it. The pawnbroker was
an excellent judge of money, and saw
at once that the bill was genuine. So
he turned and said to the stranger,
showing the bill toward him as he
vas in no mood for nonsense. But the
stranger, showing the bill bill back re-
Joined in earnest tones that he meant
business; that he couldn't get any con-
ductor on a horse car to change the
bill; that he had already been put off
three cars; that his boots were awful
tight, and that unless he could get a
dollar on the bill he would be COM
PEELED to walk to the Battery. Well,
the pawnbroker couldn't but feel that
the stranger meant what he said. So
he took up the twenty dollar bill,
toyed with it a few moments and then
said to him: "Well my friend, I'd
like to accommodate you, but owing to
the financial stringency 1 can only
give YOU rs cents"
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the young rioters tear it to tatters, ,
and themselves, too, in a painfully
short time.-NeW York Times.
HOW A BOY GOT BACK HIS BALI.
Some boys playing baseball in the
street knocked the ball against the
window of a house and smashed a pane
of glass. The ball fell into the yard,
and n of the urchlns started to re.
cover it when a woman appeared and
screamed:
"You boys can't have that ball.
You've broken one of my windows"
The boy at the gate pulled off his hat
and made a bow expressive of the most
profound respect.
"We'se didn't do il, lady" he said.
1T was de ball. See2"
They got their ball on the strength
of this argument.-NeU York NeUs.
HOW GRANDMA HURT EDITH's FEELINGS.
Edith took her grandmother, who
has come on from Maine for a visit,
into the parlor and showed her the
AOON Va q HUI OOAO Al C1dS Ous NulUu
made the picture and is proud of it.
Grandma adjusted her ~spectacles and
gazed admirably at the drawing.
"You don't know what it is, grand
ma," Edith said.
Don't know what it is!' responded
the old lady testify. Lived on a farm
go years and not know a Calls head
when I see it. Guess you amt got a
very high opinion of your grandma,
Edith. "1Ne1U York Times.
NAMES OF JAPANESE GIRLs.
Many of the pretty and suggestive
little words that serve as names for
japanese girls are as charming in Eng
lish as in japanese. It is not uncom-
mon for a Jap girl to bear the name of
a flower. Onthe other hand, however,
many girls in Japan bear the names of
some domestic utensils, as frying pan
dustbrush. Doubtless this results
from the custom common among some
peoples Of naming a child for the first
that strikes the eye after the
little one has come into the world
Frank HaTTiSOn's Family Magazine.
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FOR LITTLE FOLKS.

LITTLE WILLIE's GREAT SORROW.
One of the most pathetic incidents of
the terrible storm which passed over
Pomeroy, Ia a short time ago was the
great loss which fell to the lot of a lit
tie boy. The entire Maxwell family,
consisting of father, mother and four
children, were killed with the excep-
ton Of Willie, aged s.
Their home was torn to splinters,
and also a portion of the stable, in
which was kept a COW, a calf and a
horse, Little Willie got away from
those who had him in charge just after
tne storm and wandered over to the
spot where once stood his home. There
was nothing left of it but a small por-
Ion OF the shed, the sole occupant Of
which was the calf. The COW and the
morse had been killed.
Willie wound his arms around the
calt8 neck and wept. He refused to
De comforted, and his guardians could
only get him away from the animal by
force.
DON'T OVERDO PLEASURE.
u Seems impossible to impress it
up0n the average small boy and girl
tnat there is actually more enjoyment
IL eating slowly and taking small
ulOutnfuls than in gulping down food
~ enormous chunks" and emitting as
Lar as possible the process Of mastica-
ION trat there is more pleasure in
playing ball at the rate of one game
VI TWO each day than in playing all day
oon8 Tor a week Or two, going to bed
|osS and exhausted every night and
"earlng OF the sport before the vaca-
sOn Is half gone, and that there is,
SoueralIy speaking, more solid "fun''
InoC overriding a pleasure than there
"ln rushing into it at such a rate that
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HOUSEHOLD.
STEWED FISH.

JEWEL F1Shs
Cnt off tails. heads and fins, season
inside and out with salt, pepper and
mace. Place the fish in stew pan with
one onion chopped fine, a tablespoon
fnI of chopped parsley, a little mar
ioram. a cup of cream, a lump of but
tor rolled in -four, and water enough
to cover the fish. Cover tight and
simmer gently until done.
BREAD CRUMB OMELET.
One pint Of bread crumbs, a table
snoonful of finely -chopped parsley,
onn-half a small onion chopped fine.
Reat two eggs light, a teacup of milk,
a trace of nutmeg, pepper and salt
literally, also a lump of butter the size
of a small egg. Mix all together and
bake on a buttered pie plate in slow
oven. When light brown turn it out
of the plate and serve at once. 1t may
he made with waste lamb or veal.
CHEESE sTRAws.
Six ounces of flour placed in a little
beap on a mouldgin board; put in the
centre three ounces of grated cheese,
the volks of two eggs and four ounces
Of butter. Season with a saltspoonful
Of salt and as much cayenne pepper as
can be taken up on the point of a pen
knife; alsot two tab~lespoonfuls of cream
or milk. Mix the egg, seasoning and
cheese first; work in the butter, then
the cream, kneading we'll. Roll out
thin. cut in narrow strips about a
finger long and bake a light brown.
Keep in a glass or tin.
BAKED TOMATOES.
Take twelve large, smooth tomatoes,
scald and skin. Arrange in baking
pan, cut a small hole in stem ends,
into which put a good sized piece of
butter, a little sugar, salt and a liberal
amount of pepper. When all have
been treated this way, cover with
bread crumbs, generous bits of butter
and the seasoning. Bake slowly for
two hours. Slide the cake turner
under the tomatoes and lift carefully
on to a fat dish. Pour the the liquid
that remains in the pan around the
tomatoes. and serve.
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
Two quarts Of cream, half pint of
milk, four ounces of Bakers chocolate,
one pound of sugar, one tablespoonful
of vanilla and the yolks of four eggs,
Scald milk and one-half pint of the
cream, add the grated chocolate. Beat
yolks and sugar together till light, add
to scalded milk, stir and beat till
smooth. Strain while hot through fine
muslin bag, add the remainder of the
cream and the vanilla, cool and freeze.
MARY MASON.
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PLoUGHED BY LIGHTNING.
Freaks of the Current That Astonishec
an Honest Laborer.

Freaks Of the Current That Astonished
an Honest Laborer.
The man with the ginger beard was
watching his neighbor l~aborously dig
ging post holes, says the Indianapolis
Journal.
'They didn't dig 'en that way out
in Colorado, where 1 lived" said he.
The neighbor, who was a hired man,
dropped his patent digger, looked
looked around to see if his employer
was visible, found he was not, and
took a seat on the ground. ready to
listen.
Glow did you work it9" he asked
''by steam9"
"5team!' said the man with the
ginger beard.
"Naw-done it by lightning"
"Lightning9"
"Yas. You see, in the part of the
State I was in they is no metals of any
kind in the ground and no trees. I've
often watched the lightning ~cavortin'
around in the heavens fer a hour at a
time, jist achin' fer somethin' to strike
at; but not bein' able to do so, cause
they wasn't nothin' it could take a
start at-no attraction, you see Well,
one day I was a sweatin' away, just
like you would be if the boss was
around now, when a old teller that
lived there before I, come along and
says he'd show me a scheme to save
all that work.
you can bet I was willin', so he
sends me to the house fer a bag of ten
penny nails, and he plants a nail in
every place I had marked fer a hole.
They is a storm comin',' says he, and
if I amt mistakened she is a-goin' to
do the job in one whirl.' I didn't say
nothin', fer honest, I thought he was
crazy, an l lowed I'd better humor
him.
"After he got the nails all planted
he dragged me away to a safe distance
an told me to watch her work. Pretty
soon the storm came along, with more
thunder an lightnin' i'll it than you
will see here in a month O. Sundays.
Dreckly it got over them nails. Then
-bliff!-blam! 1t went to pluggin'
away at them there nails stuck in the
ground the most delighted lightnin'
YOU ever see to git somethin' to shoot
at. An ev'ry time she hit there was
the neatest post hole dug out you ever
see. did hat to trim a few of 'em up
with a spade, but, as a general rule
they was as neat as a body would want
to look at. Natur' is mighty useful if
YOU know how to handle her."
The hired man said "Goshr' and
resumed work in the automatic man
ner of one in a quandary.
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Poetry
FISHING AT BUzZARD BAY.

The sun is shining brightly,
The farmer makes his hay,
And President goes fishing,
Down on Buzzard Bay.
This hanks are bursting daily,
And moneys scarce they say,
O1r Grover he is fishing,
At coy Buzzard Bay.
Vet Congress fighting gay,
The old man quietly fishing,
At lovely Buzzard Bay,
The creditors are smiling;
! In gold you'll have to pay,
,Tr President is fishing,
On the shore of Buzzard Bay.
THE men are going idle,
And m cry and pray;
And still he's quietly fishing,
At the beach Of Buzzard Bay.
When knaves and fools are ruling
'Yon'1 soon see judgment day
For P~Othschilds, Shylock, Cleveland,
At roval BuzZard Bay.
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There are 57,179 FEDERAL graves in
the seven national cemeteries in Ten
nessee, and there are perhaps the bones
of many hundreds lying beneath the
sod whose resting places are forgotten
and unknown.