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Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
CHOSEN 4 SECOND TIME
Voice of Republicans of
PinaI.
List of the Territorial Delegates
Selected.
Ringing Resolutions Passed In Con-
Yention Held Last Saturday
at Florence.

The Republicans of Pinal county are
staunch i'm THE faith and stalwart in
its practice. Owing ito the distance
that lies between Florence and the out
lying precincts, lit has for years been
the practice in presidential years to
call no county convention for the Sc
lection of delegates Ito the territorial
convention This course was followed
this year, but was objected ito by a
number of Republicans. Nothing
10th, the county committee called a
convention, which met in Florence
Saturday.
The main business of The convention
was embodied i'm the following resolu-
tions, reported from committee and
adopted:
"Mr. Chairman-YoGr committee on
resolutions begs leave to submit the
following report:
Whereas, The Republican central
committee of Pinal county, Arizona,
pursuant and obedient to a regular
call issued by the secretary of said
committee, did convene in Florence
on the 21st day of March, 1896, and
after filing with stauneh Republicans,
all vacancies on said committee, pro-
ceeded after due deliberation to select
six delegates to represent Pinal county
in the Republican territorial conven-
tion ito be held in Phoenix, Arizona, ON
April 29, 1896, and also passed certain
resolutions believed to represent the
views of the largest number of Repub-
,icans i'm Pinal county; and
Whereas, The aoton of said COM
mittee in so doing has been called into
question by the Florence Tribune, and
this paper has persistently and re-
peatedly asserted that said central
committee Hlsurped the rights, misrep
resented the views, and d.sregarded
the wishes of the Republicans of Pinal
county, in consequence of which 1t
represents that there exists great dis
satisfaction in our parity, and
Whereas, Certain newspapers in
the territory, relying on i-he truthful
ness of the statements of the Florence
Tribune, have passed unkind and I'm
merited criticism upon the actions
and motives of said committee; and
Whereas, The Republicans of Pinal
county repose absolute confidence in
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28

Ihe personal character, the po.itica.
integrity, and the stalwart Republi-
canism of their central committee,
and appreciate their prompt, prudent
and efficient management of the inter
es;s of the party, and realize that the
committee has been selected by THE
party from among its most loyal mem
bers, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Republicans
of iPinal county, i'm convention assem-
ibled, represented by delegates selected
by ballot alt regularly called primaries,
and i'm behalf of the Republicans of
this county, fully, freely and lunquali-
fiedly endorse the action of the said
committee on the 21st day of March,
1896, and in further evidence of our
approval we hereby select the same
delegation to represent the Republi-
cans of Pinal county in the territorial
convention to be held in Phoenix, Ari-
zona, ON April 20, 1896, viz: E. o.
Stratton, Thos. c. Graham, Jno. L.
Knudsom, H. u. Cleveland, w. J.
Sihulze and Will F. Cooper"
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Reported for the Arizona Republi-
can by Coggins & Brown, abstractors,
201 West Washington street. Phoenix:
J. B. Montgomery and wife to Rem
ME NJ. Curtis, warranty deed to lots
5, 6, block 27, Montgomery addition,
$3.50.
Roger B. Bryan to Lyman G. Bryan
warranty deed to u int. in VIZ, sell
ne14, se14, sec "a, tp 2 n, e, (cor-
reotive) $4,000.
Richard Williams to Isabella NJ.
Williams, deed ito VIZ, lot 4, block 20,
Phoenix, -ove and affection
Harry M. Kennedy to Charley c.
and Alilia Leslie, warran"y deed to
lots 9, 10, block %, Collins addition,
$780,
H. S. Searle ito Alice T. Utley, deed
to sec 26, tip n, r e, 81.
Jennie A. Springer and C. T., hus-
band, to Daniel R. Brigham, warranty
deed to 125x1371a feet in nv cor of
block Il. W. Tempe, S1,400.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
The Opposition as Usual Bolt
and Elect a Contesting
Delegation.
Tucson Delegates Attempt to Count
Out .he County Precincts and
FaiIingto Do So Hold
Rump Convention.

TUCSON, Ariz., April 27.-(Special
to The Republican. THE tactics en-
ployed by the bolters in Maricopa and
Yavapai counties was re-enlaoted here
today. There were forty-ene delegates
in the convention and Of this number
the bolters controMed the seventeen
from THE Tucson precinct.
The Tucson delegation attempted to
control the convention by counting out
proxies of legally elected delegates
from the country precincts This the
country delegates would not consent to
and a split ensued, the result being
that two conventions wers held, a reg
uiar convention consisting OF the coun-
Try delegates with uaenty-four dele
g3tes, and a runp convention of seven
teen delegates, consisting. IF the Tue-
son delegation.
The regular Republicans are for Me
Kinley in which they represent the
sentiment Of the Republican party of
the county The rump delegates are
for anything to beat Mckinley.
The following we'll known Republi--
cans comprise the regular Pima county
delegation:
C. W. Wright, W. c. Davis, H. E..
Lacy, A. Bird, Geo. Christ, c. +. Schu-
madher, J. c. Perry, R. H Paul, Jno.
A. Black, R. C. Brown, 7. y. Grindell,
Thos Borton and F. 4. Stevens.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
THE FUNDING BILL.
Contention of a Minority Member of
the Committee.

WASHINGTON, April ga MI
nority report on the Pacific railroad
bill was submitted to the house today
by Representative Hubbard OF Mis-
souri,. 1t deals exhausdvely with the
conditions of the companies concerned
in the proposed funding plan
1t argued that the majority bill
should mot be adopted Tor three reas-
ons: First, the committee have not
learned enough of the affairs of the
debtor companies to be able 10 ie,l the
house what it is best ID do; second,
the companies made offers before the
committee and are undoubtedly ready
to concede terms very much better for
the government than those embodied
in the bill; third, propositions i'll The
bill are neither goo3 nor safe for ffe
government.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28

esteemed locally. R. B. Burns, who fills
the responsible position Of resident
engineer for the A. & P at Williams,
arrived Sunday with Mrs Burns to
avoid the rush. Another Williams
delegate is George U. Young, principal
of the Williams schools end editor of
The breezy Williams News. Flagstaff
is again represented in Phoenix by
Hon. E. F. Greenlaw, who is renewing
the many pleasant acquaintances of
the last Legislative session.
Yavapai will come in force this az
ternoon.
The southern delegations may be ex-
pected to materialize this morning on
the 8 O'Clock train. Among those in
the city yesterday were two delegates
from Pinal. One of them is j. L.
Knudson, one of tihe stalwarts of
stalwart Republican community and
THE other is H. ]. Cleveland of Arizola.
The LATTER is a Republican of more than
local reputation, having in his old
Ohio home led the battles Of his party
and having served his constituents in
the senate of the state.
Naturally the delegates bring with
them ideas as ito THE work of the con-
vention and it is probable that the
platform will be practically agreed
upon before the opening of the session.
Protection will, of course, be supported
in the most emphatic manner, PROBABLY
with a reference ito Mckinley, protec-
u.on's most distinguished champion.
The money plank WILL be such that all
western Repu b1icans will not hesitate
ito endorse.
Two causes of contention will there
be. The first will be over that for
which THE convention has been called
the selection of delegates to the Ma
tionai convention at st. Louis. Re
publican victory is assured, hence the
desire of the many to form a part of
that body that will initiate the march
of political conquest. There are but
six places to be filled, six alternates
being also to choose. Every county
seems ito have sent a candidate, how
ever, and some of them have many.
But he contest thus far has in it little
of acrimony. The issue as to candi-
dates is plainly Mckinley with the
field opposed. Over this issue There
will be a number of contests, among
them from Marfcopa with twenty
seven seats, Yavapai with twenty two
and Pima with thirteen, comprising
more than half the convention with its
| total of LIZ votes. The mode of set
| element of these contests will be the
knottiest problem of the convention.
The convention will meet Wedaes-
day morning at 10 in the opera house.
Owing to the crowd expected admis-
sion will be by ticket Upon Chairman
]. H. Kibbey of the central committee
| will deTolve the duty of calling 1T to
order. The call, as made March II,
| provides also for the nomination of a
delegate to congress, if the convention
shall SO deem expedient, and for the
selection of a territorial central COM
mittee to take in hand the work Of tha
approaching campaign.
The full representa- tion of the coun-
ties, as set forth by the call, is as fol-
cows:
Apache, 5; Cochtse, 10; Coconino, 9;
Gila, 2; Graham, 8; Maricopa, 27; Mo
have, 2; Navajo, 4 Pima, 13; Pinal, 6;
Yavapai, %; Yuma, 8.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
STALWAlRT YUMA COUNTY.
Elects a Delegation Solid for McIlIn-
ley.

YUMA, Ariz, April 27.-tsoee.il to
The Republican, Republicans Of
Yuma county met in mass meeting to-
night to select delegates &c. the terri
torial convention. I. was . large and
enthusiastic meeting and thoroughly
in accord.
Hon. c. H. Brinley was chosen
chairman of the meeting, after which
voting was commenced for delegates.
The following were chose1: VIM.
Mimmack, Ben C. Heyl and Isaac
Levy. ALI are staunch Mckinley men.
In fact the whole meeting was blaze
of McKinleyism.
The delegates are not pledged, Dut
are true blue. Ninety-nine per cent
of Yuma county is for Mckinley and
they represent their constituents.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
KNAPP RELEASED.
Surrendered to the American Authori
ties by the Turks.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 97.--f.ey.
G. P. Knapp, the American missional Y
expelled from Bitis by the Turkish
authorities without trial, on a charge
of having incited the Armen ans to
rebel against Turkish rule. wis sur
rendered to the United States consul
at Alexandretta Saturday. The detail
of affairs which reached here today
show the step was not taken until a
United States warship had been te1e-
graphed for.
Knapp will probably, by the advice
of the United States repres 91n-a+ive,
come to this city and have his conduct
at Bitlis investigated before the charge
d'affairs.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
THE JACKSON MURDER.

NEWPORT, April 27.-ln the trial
of Scott Jackson, Detective Grim today
testified to having seen tracks on the
bank above where the body was found,
which seemed to have been made by
the rubbrs Pearl Bryan wore. He was
present when Jackson and Wall1ng
were arrested and also at the private
examination in the office of Chief
Deitsch. The defense moved to rule
out everything testified to which was
not he confession.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
HAMMOND PLEADS GUILTY.

PRETORIA, April 27.-Hhe trial was
resumed today of the members of iae
National reform committee of Johan-
nesburg.
John Hays Hammond, the American
mining engineer, pleaded guilty of
high treason, following the example of
other leaders of the reform committee.
Mr.. Hammond was prevented by I'LL
ness from being present at the time
the other leaders made their plea.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
NO CHINESE ALLIANCE.

LONDON, April 27-Under secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs, Cur
zon, replying to a question regarding
the alleged Russo Chinese secret
treaty, said in the house of commons
today that the government had been
informed by M. De S5ael, Russian am
bassador at London, that there was
not the slightest foundation for the
newspaper statements regarding the
existence of such treaty.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
AN UP TO DATE MAID.

Where are you going my pretty maid?
up to the drug store, sir she said.
What do you need at the drug store,
pray?
A package of Tea l need today.
Is that what makes your skin so white? !?
Certainly, sir, for 1 take it each
night.
Now, maiden fair, what may this be?
Why, silly fellow, of course, PARKS s
TEA. Sold by C. Eschman & Co.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-28
THE SILVER MARKET.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.-silver
bars, 6S1s; Mexican dollars, 54% @55A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

"wraiths,' and in Ireland as "fetches"
The meaning of the Irish name is suf-
ficiently obvious, pointing very plainly to
the fetching" or summoning to another
world of the person who sees the appart-
ton.
The following account of the cure of a
sick person in Holland by supernatural
agency may close this very slight sketch
of a large and interesting subject:
On the 18th of October, 1896, a certain
Dutch woman named Pesch Claes, while
in bed between l and o'clock In the morn
ing, was thrice pulled by the arm as if by
some invisible agency. Naturally greatly
startled, the woman who had long been a
confirmed invalid, cried aloud: ooh! Lord
what may this be!'' Thereupon a sweet
and gentle voice replied: 'Be not afraid;
your malady shall depart" Then sudden
iy, the sick room became flooded with a
soft yellow radiance, and beautiful youth
clad in white apparel, stood by the bed
side, looked for some moments upon the
invalid, and then gradually faded from
view. Next day the poor invalid had pain
fully dragged herself from her bed to the
fire and was endeavoring to cook some
food, when she felt her. strength and pow
er of limb return, and ran toward the
house door. Her husband, who was just
entering met her there, and in great
amazement exclaimed: Surely this is not
my Wife" To which the woman replied
with the happy cry: '"The Almighty God
himself hath made me walk again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

the name of Calamity Jane, and later her
fame under that title spread from the
Dakotas to the western line of Montana
In the Black HIS, between Custer and
Deadwood, she was best known, and when
that region was in most lawless stages
she was central figure. She was a lead
ing spirit in the vigilant committees, and
OBLIGATED at scores of lynching bees. She
always dressed in mems clothes and never
appeared without a revolver or rife. But
she didn't hesitate to use other weapons
when her ire was aroused
The tragedy which ended John McCaul' s
life showed this. McCaul was a stage coach
driver at Deadwood, and one day he shot
man called Wild Bill in the back. Bill
died. He was one of the choice friends of
Calamity Jane. When she heard of the
shooting she rushed out of her shanty, with
a butchers cleaver in her hand She gave
a whoop, which brought all the stragglers
in town to her heels, and they Joined ca
gerly in the chase for McCaul He was
found half drunk, and the cleaver in the
hands of Calamity Jane almost scared him
to death Some of the people proposed that
Jane should finish him with the cleaver,
but the milder spirits objected so he was
lynched in the conventional way attached
tothe limb of tree, with Jane standing
to the limb of a tree, with Jane standing
The curios part of all this is that six
life. She and six others were passengers
on McCauFs coach, running from Dead
wood to Wild Birch. Half way between
the two points the coach was surrounded
by Indians and McCaul was shot through
the back. The other passengers lost
their nerve at this, but Jane grabbed up
the rens and landed the coach safely at
Wild Birch.
Later Jane became a pony express rider
between Deadwood and Custer, and as the
country was then overrun with hostile
Sioux, the job was an exciting one. After
that she went to ranching at Miles City,
Mont, but raising cattle did not suit her,
so she opened a small hotel. She was her
own bouncer, and when any bad men drift
ed in search of trouble, she always met
them more than half way.
In 1885, she went to Ell Paso, where she
married. Nine months ago ago she re-
turned to Deadwood, but it was not the
Deadwood of old. There was nothing for
her to do except to go on the variety stage,
and this work dissatisfied her. So she
gave 1t up to plunge into literature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

the cabin with a whip. determiroa =.
nave 1t out with him '7u "
Den evidently knew what | was afto.
he stood up and faced me. looking a. w.
Win serious and yet friendly e,,nr l'
sion. Taking me by the hand he dre1y r 10,
70 seat on log. He then took noint
ca SUCK and in the sand drew nict,,r.
Oh crowd of armed men, with one man
IN front of them. He pointed n tbis a.
nre and then to himself. 7 undarstns,
him He meant that in his country Nv
was great warrior-a leader, you know
shook hands with him pleasantly and
walked back to the house after telling tbs
overseer not to bother him. '"'
IN the course of a few months Ben do.
Xeioped wonderfully He learned to sneat
English well enough to make himself nm
derstood, and made himself a power on
the plantation. The other negroes told
me that he had been a king in Afric low
and that he knew great deal about me5i,
cine and magic. They were afraid of him.
and obeyed him in everything.
l fully intended to keep on good terms
with him, and did so until after the van.
KEGS occupied Pensacola. One day LOST
my temper and struck him a blow with
my riding whip.
The next moment was on my back. and
Ben had my whip in his hand, and was
N0SAA4Ai5 0OWAl Oll me COQIeMDtuOuS-
ly, | thought. Before could rise the ras-
cal was on my horse and dashing down the
road.
Il never caught him. Before night he
was safe in Pensacola. And now comes
the meanest part of his conduct. About
six weeks afterward a confederate colo.
mel gave me a copy of the New York Her
aid containing a column interview, with
Ben. Would you believe it? That blasted
darkey told how 1 captured him and told
dozen lies about the way l treated my
slaves. He said 1 worked them too hard
and whipped them numerically. The i'm
pudent scohndrell
He told all he knew about the situation
in the confederate lines near Pensacola
and showed that he had kept his eyes
and ears wide OPEN"
Bat paused a moment and yawned
sleepily.
Ever hear of him AGAIN." 1 asked.
"Oh, yes. He interested some Boston
people in his behalf and he is now big
man over in Liberia. He is the only negro
that ever got the best of Bat Harris, and
you may just bet your life on that!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
PANTHER OvERLEAPED HIS PREY.
An Ugly Scar That Testifies to a
Hunters Narrow Escape.
Letter in Minneapolis Journal.

Letter in Minneapolis Journal.
That there are panthers in the forests
of North Wisconsin has now been settled
beyond a doubt The hair-raising cry of
this dreaded beast has been heard by hun
tiers and woodsmen frequently during
the past two years, according to reports,
but It has always been difficult to con-
vince people that the cries heard were
not those of some other beast or bird as
no one had, until yesterday, come in con-
tact with one of the animals, and 1t was
generally believed that they were extinct.
Yesterday a settler named John Hen
derson, living upon a claim out in the
woods, seven miles from Maple station,
on the Northern Pacific road, while hunt
ing partridges and other game in the
thickets of a dense pine forest, had an ad-
venture which proved beyond doubt that
there is at least one panther in this sec
ton. Henderson was walking about 300
feet in advance of his companion when
a piercing shrek, not unlike that of wo-
man in distress rent the air. Henderson
says the cry came from only a short dis
lance ahead Of him, and so terrorized
him that he stood rooted to the ground
for several minutes, unable to move
muscle. Finally he recovered sufficient
ly to realize that the cry was that of a
panther, and that it would be policy for
him to retrace his steps as quickly as
possible. He started to do so, but on turn
ing around cast his eyes slightly upward
and gazed upon a sight that paralyzed
every nerve in his body and rendered him
utterly helpless.
Perched upon the limb of a tree was the
cat-like panther. It's forepaws firmly
grasping a smaller limb, as IL prepared
for a deadly spring, and its eyes glaring
like balls OF fire down into the orbs of its
victim Henderson says he remained
thus spellbound for at least five minutes
and every second he expected TO see the
animal spring from the perch for the
struggle Of death. He wanted to shoot
but could not raise the gun, and wanted
to run, but could not raise foot, Final
ly a rustllng was heard in the under
brush, and in an instant the second hun
ter appeared on the scene. The panther
saw the newcomer, and, with another
piercing shrek, sprang from the limb over
the head Of Henderson, striking only
foot from the intended victim. Before
either could raise a gun to fire the animal
was out OF sight, and the hunters did
not feel disposed TO follow the trail Hen
derson bears painful scratch upon the
back Of his left hand which. he says was
inflicted by one OF the panther's paws
as the animal passed over his head.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
CHINESE CONJURERs.
People Cut to pieces by Them and
Then Put Together Again.
From St Nicholas


The court jugglers in the time of Kub-
looked on as if dishes from the table act
ually flew through the air. One of the
travellers who visited the regions of which
Marco gives us some account. says:
And jugglers cause cups of gold to fly
through the air and offer themselves to
all who list to drink" And Ibn Batuta,
Moor who visited Cathay century at
ter, gives this account of a similar Incl
dent:
That same night juggler who was one
of the khan's slaves, made his appear
ance, and the amir said to him: Come
and show us some of your marvels."
Upon this he took a wooden ball, with
several holes in 1t through which long
thongs were passed, and Qaying hold of
one of these) slung IL into the air. 1t
went so high that we lost sight of 1t alto
gether. Ut was the hottest season of the
year. and we we're outside in the middle
of the palace courO. There now remained
only a little of the end of a thong in the
conjuror's hand, and he desired one OF
the boys who assisted him to lay hold of
it and mount He did so, climbing up the
thong, and we lost sight Of him also. The
conjuror then called to him three times,
but. getting no answer, he snatched up a
knife, as IL in a great rage, laid hold of
the thong and disappeared also! BY and
by he threw down one of the boys hands,
then a foot, and then the other hand, and
then the other foot, then the trunk, and
last of all the headl Then he came down
himself, all pulling and painting, and with
his clothes all bloody kissed the ground
before the amir and said something to
him in Chinese. The amir gave some
order in reply and our friend then took
the lads limbs. laid them together in
their places, and gave kick, when, pres
tot there was the boy. who got up and
stood before usl All this astonished me
beyond measure. and l had an attack OF
palpitation like that which overcame me
once before in the presence of the Sultan
OF India, when he showed me something of
the same kind. The Kazi Afkharuddin
was next to me, and quoth he: 'Wallah!
It is my opinion there has been neither
going up nor coming down, neither MARI
ing nor mending; I is all hocus-poous!'