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Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
NONE BUT AYERS AT THE
 WORLDS FAIR.
NONE

Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the ex- traordinary distinction of having been the only blood purifier allowed an ex hibit at the Worlds Fair, Chicago Manufacturers of other sarsaparillas sought by every means to obtain a showing of their goods, but they were all turned away under the application of the rule forbidding the entry of patent medicines and nostrums. The decision of the Worlds Fair authori- ties in favor of Ayers Sarsaparilla was in effect as follows: Ayers Sarsapa- rilla is not patent medicine. It does not belong to the list of nostrums. It is here on it's merits"
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
NOT GOOD BUSINESS.

In view of the present condition of the national revenue congress ought to go slow in the matter of appropriations for public buildings. Despite financial conditions which are obvious, however, the house committee on public build ings has reported favorably on twenty bills, calling for appropriations for public buildings aggregating $4,340,- 900, aside from an appropriation of S175,000 for the purchase of ground in Baltimore in advance of an appli- cation for a building, and aside also from an increase of the former Omaha limitation to $2,0O0,O00- original figure we do not now recall.
 This report foreshadows heavy call on the treasury; call which we do not believe is justified at this time, however desirable it may be to house Uncle Sam properly everywhere. Ger tainly no final action should be taken on any one of these bills, affecting cities in all parts of the country, until more important needs, such as coast defense and the navy, have been pro- vided for The way to guard the rev enue is to guard 1t, not to talk inter minably of how it should be guarded And one way to secure sufficient mon, ey for things which are necessary is not to expend our money on those things which are not necessary.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

The lumber convention at Cincin- natl is developing more lumber tariff sentiment than has been manifested in that quarter heretofore. The south ern members who have professed in difference to any kind of protection against the Canadian mills have come to the conclusion that moderate pro lection for their industry is a pretty good thing, and if they want it, how much more necessary must it be to the industry on the Canadian border.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

With Comptroller Eckels urging an enlargement of the scope of the nation al banks by permitting those institu- tions to establish branches, and MT. Cleveland and MT. Carlisle committed to a currency policy that would ulti- mately drive those banks out of exist ence, the administration would seem to be somewhat out of joint with re- gard to this important issue. There are several sides to the question, and it seems to be the desire of the presi- dent and his associates to get on all of them at once.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

Count von Moltke-Hvitfeldt, Danish minister to France, died in Paris Mo- vember 2S. His son, Count Adam von Moltke-Hvitfeldt, is engaged to be married to Miss Bonaparte of Balti- more, great granddaughter of Jerome Bonaparte. According to the Paris Figaro J. H. von Hegermann-Linden crone, Danish minister to Sweden and Norway, will be transferred to the le- gatiOn in Paris.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

MT. Stilson Hutchins evidently has a liking for Washington journalism. He made a very snug little fortune as proprietor of the Washington Post, and now he has bought the Times of that city, which is already a good piece of newspaper property. There was a time when there was not much money in publishing Washington newspapers, but that time seems to have gone by.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

into the idea of municipal ownership of gas plants. The proposed departure probably will be popular among the politicians who care little about the price or quality of gas and a great deal of the places created by the ac- quirement of extensive gas works. The expediency of bringing more plunder within reach of the spoilsmen is doubt full. The city that looks after it's fran chises properly has no occasion to take the manufacture of gas or cleo tricity out of the hands of private cor porations.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

Senator German threatens to issue an address on the future of the Demo- cratic party In the absence of defi- nite information, it is an even guess whether the forthcoming utterance IS to be prophecy or a funeral oration.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

Another grab game is proposed in congress, by the preparation of a bill providing for an increase in the sal ary of senators and representatives from five to seven thousand dollars a year. Congress tried that kind of a grab game once before, and made it. self a laughing stock.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
NOT OBLIGED TO KEEP THEM.

During the past three years Presi- dent Cleveland has taken 42,000 offices out of the hands of various secretaries of the cabinet and placed them at the disposal of the civil service commits sion, which has taken these appointees
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

Congressman Newlands of Nevada for the committee of ways and means? We'll, hardly, if Speaker Reed knows himself.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

The Tucson Citizen man has seen a mysterious star which appears night ly at Il o'clock in the south, and changes it's color to blue, red and green" It must be post cafe.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

Nebraska is all right, as Senator AL len so virtuously asserts, and nobody ever said she wasn't. It is only her enormous output of cheap statesmen that exposes her to criticism.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

Congressman Barrett's bill relating to the selection of cabinet officers ap- pears to be about ready for the services of the coroner
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

Joseph H. Choate as a candidate for the senate against Tom Platt? Fool ish man,
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

As usual, the Bell Telephone stock holders get an extra dividend for Christmas. Their stockings must be plump.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
CAUGHT AFTER One YEAR
Detectives Located Edward Nc
Laughlin for an Old Theft.
Several Pieces of Jewelry in
This City.

An example Of skiIifui detective work
was furnished last night by Detectives
Carter and Gallagher, when they arrested
Edward Mclaughlin, after chase of
nearly a year.
McLaughliais is charged with having stolen
a diamond pin and n gold thinble from
Miss Mary e. Paften, Of No. 2122 Massa-
chuSetts avenue.
He was employed as coachman by the
PattenS. Miss Patten and the other
members of the household attended a
reception on the afternoon of March 20,
1895. Mclaughlin did not drive on that
day, urging illness as an excuse.
During the absence OF Miss Mary Nc
Laughln he invaded her boudoir- He
inspected the furnishings Of the room.
He appropriated several photogra phs which
The Young lady held dear, and tore several
letters into. hits. From Miss Mary's
workbox he took gold thimbIe, which the
young lady used in embroidery. A brilliant
diamond pin sparkled on the dressing case
and he took this.
The losses were reported 10 police head
quarters that night. Mrs. Patten sus-
pecied Mclaughlin and dismissed him.
He wrote TO Miss Paitcn, asking TO be re-
| tanned, but his plea was useless. He
| gave the Jewels 10 4 person from whom
| the detectives recovered them. McLaugh
| lin fled. He was heard of AT New York
Buffalo, Montreal, and other cities. A
| few days ago ne was seen in the vicinity
| OF the Patten residence and arrested. He
| is locked up al police station No. 6.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
The Annie That webster Gave

There is an old apple tree back of the
old Doty homestead, on Doty Island in
Neenah, Wis, which has history. 1t is
tree which grew from apple seeds planted
by ex-Ciov. James Duane Doty., When Mr..
Doty was appointed Territorial judge Of
wisconsin by President Fillmore, and was
about to leave Washington, the great Daniel
Webster shook hands with him and bade
him goodbye. at the same time banding
him a big red apple. Webster then split
the apple in two, and he took one half and
Doty the other. The seeds from Doty's
half were brought to this place and planted.
and all there is left now is an old withered
tree, almost ready, TO fall.
The Doty homestead across the river
still remains and is in good state of preser-
vation 1t is an old log house. and before
the new Roberts summer resort was built
it was used ds d summer hotel. An old
register which, was used in this hosiery
is still preserved by Mrs. Roberts, and on
on its pa ges are the autographs of some Of
the noted men of the country who used
to come here to catch fish in Lake Winnie
bago. Among them were the names OF
Gen. Philip ii. Sheridan, Gen. Anson
Stager. Gen. w. T. Sherman, Walter Q.
Gresham. William Pitt Kellogg, George
Jay Gould Emmons Blaine, John B. For
aker, Perry ii. Smith, and a score of Others
not quite so Observation-Disclosures Sen
tine.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
SsNNs shoes
COAT CAUGHT The GAS JET
Singular Accident Which May Cost
Isaac ownsend His Life.
Retired for the Night After Arrang-
ing the show window in HIS Lit
tie Cigar store.

Isaac W. Townsend, who keeps a cigar
store and news stand on Fifth street, a
few doors above ID street, owes his life to
the fact that several people wanted Sun
day papers yesterday morning.
Had yesterday not been Sunday, when
there is an unusually large demand for news
papers, Mr.. Townsend would now be dead
instead OF lying al the Emergency Hospital
in very critical condition.
MIR Townsend, w-Io is well advanced in
years, opened a cigar store and news stand
in little room on Firth street, near ID,
several years ago. He has done very
good business, his principal customers be-
ing the lawyers and brokers who have
offices in the neighborhoud-. The Old gen
tlenlan had a partition which reached half
way to the ceiling built across the rear
Of the store ana used the enclosed space
as a sleeping apartment.
Last BiEht before be retired he went
TO the small show window, which contains
a few boxes or cigars, to rearrangc the
display. Having done this 10 his Satisfac-
ton he turned Off the gas and then reached
back into the window TO change tie pc
sition Of a box. As he Strengthened up
his coat caught on the key OF the gas jet
and hair turned IL, SO that the gas could
escape. Mr.. Townsend did not notice that
the gas was escaping, and after locking
the door he Went into the rear Ioom and
retired. About $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning a man who wanted Il Sunday
paper tried the store door, and finding it
locked peered in al the window to see if
any one was about The store. He noticed
the half-turned key on the gas jet, and
suspectiDg that all was not right, tried
the door again. He stopped 10 the keyhole
and detected the odor Of gas.
Fastening across the street he notified
police headquarters. Detectives Weedor
and Rhodes Immediately went to the store
and failing TO arouse anyone, burst in the
door. Mr. Townsend was found lying
on the bed in the back room in an uncon
scious condition.
A call was turned in and he was hurried
to Emergency Hospital in the police ambu
lance Life was almost extinct when
the old gentleman was placed on the
operating table, but after several hours
hard work the doctors managed to ktndie
the faint spark and toward evening tht
patient regained consciousness.
He is far from out OF danger and il wa
said at the hospital at late hour las
night that his condition VAS eXtremei
critical.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
POKER FLAT TODAY.
Its Census Numbers Eight Persons
AboveGroundan ii nd Eighty Beneath.

"A
San Francisco Call.
Half an hour of slow descent and we reach
the head of the canon by sharp turn in the
trail AT last we are in z Poker Flat, the wild
mining camp of 1852, that turned out
$T00 900 in gold bullion in a single month
and then celebrated the event with triple
hanging 1t was Poker Flat, too, that
experienced a spasm of virtue soon after
the tragic affair, and under its regenerating
influence sent forth the outcast wanderers
OF Bret Harte's story to die OF cold and
starvation on the snow bound road to Sandy
Bar. There are no Oakhursts at Poker Flat
now, and ''Uncle Billy" has no counterpart
in the present population, for the very simple
reason that there are no sluice boxes to rob
and no money to win over the gambling
table,
Our greeting was not cordial MFR. Rugg
laid it all TO the snow plants which we had
gathered and, going into mountain lore
told of families that had been separated by
| taking this bulb of evilomen into the sacred
precincts OF the home. To carry a snow
| plant is TO have bad luck. Conceal it as
! you will, those with whom you come in
| contact will somehow divine your secret
l ana Sllun you IouI StFSdh
] will peter out, you will never hold more
| than one small pair the slickens men from
| Marysville will catch you mapping over a
monitor and most likely your wife win run
| away with a tin-horn gambler, who will
| turn out later as confirmed siuice rob-
| ber-ali of this if you carry snow plant.
! So runs the folk lore of the hills.
Gold was discovered in Poker Flat in
| 1852, and two years later 1000 people had
! gathered in this rich canon There were
| fifteen stores, five hotels, three dance halls
and seven gambling houses. In 1856 q
circus came to town and sold 800 tickets
| at $40 each. The following year a man
named Joslyn picked up a nugget worth
| $4,000. To celebrate his good luck ht
got full and offered the whole piece to his
partner in exchange for the latters wife
The man accepted, and, without the for
mality of divorce proceedings, Joslyn anG
the woman were married and left town
Two days after he committed suicide al
Gibsonyille. His former partner also lef
town and bought some land near San Jose
Two years ago, on August %, he died
wealthy and respected, at a good old age
but it is doubtful If more than half dozer
people In the world knew how the founda
ton OF his fortune was laid.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
VOICE OF LABOR HEARD.
Mr.. Il. A. Maupin's Address Before
the Anti-Saloon League.

MI. l. A. MAupinS Address Before
the Anti-Saloon League.
A well attended temperance meeting was
held last evening at the North Presbyt erian
Church. on n street, between Ninth and
Tenth streets. The meeting was under the
auspices OF the local branch of the National
Anti Saloon League. The music was by
the choir of the church, composed of ten
Florence KidweIl, with Mr.. Danzenbaker
as Organist.
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
j. s. Blacksford, treasurer OF the league,
and the opening address was by Mr.. T..
A. MaupiD of the Order of Good Templars.
The country, he said, was being moved
by the unrest OF the laboring classes; they
! were demanding the government owner
ship of railroads, telephone and teIe-
graph The labor question is OF immense
Importance and magnitude aud woul Id
one day shake the country from center to
circumst taqne. like the French revolu-
tion OF 1879.
| Mrs. Margaret B. Platt, president OF the
/ District W. G.. t. q, was announced as the
neXt speaker. but she declined in favor oi
| Criuenton Help and Home Mission. Mrs
Edholm explained the purposes OF the
Help and Home Mission,
Preceding the meeting the annual cleo
! ton of officers of the North Church Temper
ance Society was held and resulted as fol
| lows: Pr resident, w. F. Works.; vice
president. Joseph Fl Fisk: secretary Miss
Kate Hendricks: treasurer, Miss SeIby.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
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BIRTHDA OF POTATOES.
That Is, lit Is 400 Y ears Since They
Appeared In England.
New York Press.

How about the potato? How about to-
bacco? Has the civilized world become SO
ungratefui? Has il forgotten it's true beIe-
factors while 1t reared monuments to ami
mate things?
Alasl it seems SO. It remained for an
Australian to recall the fact that in 1896.
just 800 years ago, Sir Walter Raleigh
brought to England the tobacco plant and
the potato plant the one a luxury that
man never tires of, the other food that
nobody ever tires Of AT first only aristo-
Gratis might enjoy them.
Now tie pUtato and the tobacco plant have
conquered all the world. The potato has
made man strong, the tobacco plant helped
to keep him sweet tempered.
Australia says we should celebrate this
anniversary. Australia is right. We should.
Let us have potato conventions, potato eX-
hibitions, potato poensl Let us have to-
bacco plays, in which, on first seeing Sir
Walter Raleigh with feet outstretched as
he blew out great puffs in gentle re1-rie,
the servant dashed pail of coid water over
his master.
This is the year of the potato. Three
cheers for the potatoi May thoughts or il
| asSuage British greed and a potato pnnltice
cool the fevered brow or the Gertnan EN-
perorl
Apropos OF the anniversary, II IS in er'
esting TO know that the Roanoke county
| Memorial Association appeals for aid from
| the smokers, chewers and other users oi
| tobacco. The aid desired takes the form
| of the coin OF the realm, but the purpose for
which it is wanted is unique. 1t is to mark
| in a fitting way the spot where tobacco
was first found by civilized people.
| The ground has been surveyed, and pre-
| parations for the monument have been be
1 gun, but money for its completion is lack
! ing. Therefore the association sends fortl
it's plea TO every man who has in smok'
| found surcease OF worldly care. 1t is sug
| gested that each smoker deny himself o
| one cigar, and forward the amount to
| Graham Dawes, of Newbern, N. C.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
Was STRICKEN in HIS STUDY
Rev. DR.. Patch Attacked by a
Stroke Of Paralysis.
His Condition, While Grave, Is Be-
lieved to Warrant the Hope
of Recovery.

The Rev. George B. Patch, pastor OF
Gunton Temple Memorial Church, Presby-
terian, was stricken with paralysis shortly
before IL O'clock yesterday morning while
in his study at his residence, 1928 street
northwest. His condition Is serious, but
the physician in charge is hopeful of his re-
coyery. His right side, including the brain,
is affected.
DR.. Patch had just removed his slippers
and was leaning over while seated in an
easy chair putting On his street shoes, pre-
paratory 10 going 10 his church, when over
come.
He fell heavily to the floor The noise
attracted the attention of the housema id
who was at work on the floor above. She
hurriediy ran to the study and there found
the doctor prostrate.
She spoke TO him but he did not answer.
Seeing the doctors condition she hastily
left the house and went next door, where
She notified Mrs. BoyntCn, wife OF Gen.
Boynton, who Immediately went to the
sick mans aid. DR.. Carey of No. 1907 r
street was summoned and he rendered med
ical assistance and succeeded in resusci-
tating the unconscious pastor. Mr. 7. ID.
Whyte, another neighbor, was called in.
Mrs. Patch was teaching her class in
Sunday school when informed of the mis-
fortune that had overtakeu her husband.
She Immediately returned home, but be-
came dazed when she entered his room.
He recognized her only for a moment.
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage called at
noon His voice was recognized by DR..
Patch, who tried TO engage in conversa-
ton. His remarks were audible and sensi-
BILE at times, but there would be long in
tcrvals OF incoherency-
During theday nearly every member the
congregation called and expressed their
sympathy.
DR.. Patch is a native of Vermont and is
about fifty nine years of age. He has
been actively engaged as pastor in this
city for the last twenty years. He has
preached TO his present congregation FOR
fourteen years.
Both at the morning and evening services
yesterday. the Rev. DR.. Colquitt Pratt.
formerly an Episcopal rector, and now a
member of the congregation. officiated in
| the pulpit. DR.. Talmage will preach next
Sunday morning.
Alta alatehour la stnightit wa srcported that
Dr. Patch was resting quietly, and that the
doctor thought his condition would be great
| ly improved in the morning.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
BOND BIl[Ih The HOUSE
1t Vii. Be sattAio Conference
With a Motion 10 Non-Concur.
WHAT THE WEEK PROMISES
House VIII be Busy With the Appro-
rriation Bills and Routine Matters.
Prospects of Some Debate In the
\ Senate Over Cuba and Other Meas
ures Ready for Considerations.

= ss,
When the bond-sale bill, with the Senatc's
free coinage amendments is reported In
the House OF Representatives, TO-DAY, It will
probably be referred to the Committee on
Waysand Means, and If So on Tuesda ynext,
when the committee meets, IL will undoubt-
edly recommend non-concurrence III the
Senate amendment
But whether or not this bill so amended
shall be permitted at once TO engage the
attention OF the House to the exclusion OF
other business, has not been determined.
The probabilities are said To be that it
will be sent TO conference without much de-
bate and the House will proceed with the
appropriation bills.
The District OF Columbia appropriation
bill will come up Monday for further, and it
is hoped, final consideration.
The agricultural appropriation bill is
already on the Calendar. and The Indian and
military Dliis are simply waiting TO be re-
ported from the Committees having charge
OF their preparation.
BAYARD RESOLUTION.
The Foreign Affairs Committee will be
ready at some time during the week 10 re-
port the resolution censurlng Ambassador
Bayard for his speeches at Edinburgh and
Boston, England, and an interesting debate
VIII doubtless occur, when that matter Ii
| called up for action.
| The Senate does not convene again until
| Tuesday. 1t has no unfinished business
before 1T. and consequently the course oil
| procedure during the week may depend
largely upon the action OF the Finance Com.
/ tnittee upon the tariff bill.
Republicans hope to be able TO report
| that measure Tuesday, bat Mi. Jones OF
/ Nevada, who holds the balance OF power In
| the Senate committee and who has IN
| sisted upon the sugar schedule being raised
| In the same proportion as the other schedules
stated yesterday that he thought the bill
would not be ready TO report on Tuesday
CUBA MAY COME UP.
Mr.. Dubois has kept bis resolution pro
vidiDg for distribution of the appropria
tion bills among the various committees
! In the background because of his desire
not 10 antagonize the silver bin. That
| being now out Of the way it is not un
| likely that be may call this resolution up
at an early date.
| The Cuban resolutions adopted last weel
| and the Davis resolutions on the Monro
/ doctrine, both OF which are on the calendar
may possibly be taken up, and If so viii
| afford abundant opportunity for debate
| The ma jority and minority report in tn
| Dupont case, involving the seat of
Senator from Delaware, viii be calleC
| up as privileged question 10y Mr.. Mitchell
| chairman OF the Committee on Privilege
and Elections, at the first opportunity.
For routine matter the Senate has tn
urgent deficiency and pension appropria
| ton bills ready for consideration. Neithe
| of them is likely 70 call out any grea
| amount OF discussion.
The morning times., 1896-02-03
THREW HOT WATER ON HEB
Edward Burl in a Fit Of Rags
Brutally Soalded His Wife.
supper Was Not Ready and He Dashe4
the Contents of the Kettle
at His Helpmate.

Edward Burl. colorcd, drenched hts win
Bette with boiling water last night, and tha
woman now lies at Freedman's Hospital
in preCdFiouS condition
The BurlSIive at No. 343 Van street south.
west, and last night the husband returned
home drunk. supper was on the tabls
and kettle OF water steamed on the stove.
The wife reminded the husband OF promise
he had made to return sober. This pricked
his conscience and he grew wrathy.
He knocked her down with his fist, and
while she was prOstrate, the man took tha
kettle from the stove and fiehdiShly poured
the boiling water over the head, face and
breast of the shrieking woman She stag
gered from the house, aroused the neighbour
and the police of the Fourth precinct sem
in a call for the police ambulance, whicl
conveyed the woman to FFeedman'S- In
the excitement the man escaped, but viii %
captured today.