Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-08-29

December and Monday he died Of old
Gge. He had passed through all the in
| tellectual phases that are common to
| mankind, but SO rapidly that he had not
time nor opportunity to gather the
knowledge that comes of experience and
precept or the wisdom born of thought.
His brain developed and then withered
with rapidity comparable only to the
growth and dc cay of Jonah's gourd.
The face and head Of the child made
a striking feature. The head was wedge
| shaped, broad ct the top snd tspering
| to point at the chin. 1t was surmount-
| ed by crop of dark brown hair, rather
| scsnt but strong and Of full sizs. 1t was
| not such hair as grows on the head of
| an S-months-old baby. 1t was strong
| and coarse as that of a man OF mature
| age. 90 the upper lip was a slight
moustache plainly outlir ed, while all
over the face struggling beard was dis
cernible.
1.-THE baby was unusually bright,
said the father. 'He began to notice
almost as soon as he was born and by
| the time he was week old he seemed
to know as much as his older brother
who was q year old. He didn't try to
talk, but would look ut you as though
be knew what you were thinking about.
He never did look like child nor acted
like one. He was little old man."
VALLEJO, GAL, Aug. DIV. H. Prick,
chairman of the third congressional re-
publican committee, called the third
district convention to order at 11:2O
o'clock this morning. W. r. Davis, OF
Oakland, was elected temporary chair
man. The programme is to reDominsts
the Hon. F. G. Hilbourn for congress
by reclamation.
HcJsToN, Tex, Aug. 22-A. E. Ely
anda Elijada, agent of the Spanish gov
eminent, has arrived here to buy 2000
head OF bronchos for the use OF the army
in Cuba.
Los ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 22-J. b.
BojoI ques committed suicide this morn
ing by jumping over q bluff ECO feet
high, at Santa Monica.
CANTON, O., Aug. 22-Two thousand
| farmers, mechanics and other citizens OF
Newcastle, Eilwood, and other parts OF
Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, start
cd for Canton this morning on special
trains over the b. & o., to call on Msjor
Mckinley. They reached Canton short
" before noon. When they paraded to
the Mckinley home, 5000 people crowd
I'd over the lawn and surged through
the streets. The bands played and
thousands of enthusiastic voices cheer.
ed; cannon doomed and steam calliopes
added noise to the medley. People
stood in the rain for an hour waving
banners and beating tin helmets. The
notices on the banners were: "We
want back good old Mckinley times u
ave want furnaces and factories start
ed, not rich mems silver mines" "Hon.
| est money and a chance to earn IT,
| Presentation was made by ex-CoDgress-
man Oscar L. jackson, who said: "Your
nominal was not obtained by SELF
seeking; neither was it the result OF &C.
cidert or the impulse OF moment. So
certainly had public sentiment designAt-
ed you as fit man for the place that
the convention seemed to meet only for
the purpose OF rstifyIng the nomination.
We are here to honor you as the most
distinguished friend OF the Amerioao
system of production. We know this
system benefits all classes"
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Aug. 22-Re-
ports from the heavy storm last night
show q number of houses demolished
but no lives lost. A cloud burst accom-
panied the storm. Rsyines dry for
months were soon rushing rivers. Con-
siderable hail fell.
MILWAUKEE, Wiz, Aug. pa spec
,al from Boscobele Grssn tcounty, Wis
consln, says the heaviest rsinstorm for
many years was experienced In that
section slast night. A small stream
which winds through the village over
flowed and swept away bridges, side
walks, and many small buildings. Re-
ports from BLOOMINGTON, Patch Grove,
and surrounding towns, say much dam
age was done by water and lightning.
HUNTSVILLE, Ont, Aug. 22-Mrs.
Spencer Ouafe, Mre. 81. Phillips and
one Of Mrs. Qusfe's children were burn
ed to death in q fire which destroyed
Mrs. Phillips cottage last night. A boy,
Jesse Phillips, is likely to die OF burns.
LIMA, O., Aug. 22-The coach depart
ment Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il
Dayton shops burned today; ALEC the
freight car department building with
number of care. The fire was checked
with the loss OF $50, 900.
LONDON, Aug. 22-Li Hun2 Chang
took special train for Southampton to-
day. where he embarked on the st.
Paul, for New York.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Aug. 22-Slayden,
Clarkson & Richards, the oldest and
Target cotton merchants OF Southwest
ern Texas, assigned last night.
CINCINNATI, O., Aug 22-The T. T.
Haydock Carriage company assigned to-
day. Liabilities $4,000.
UPPER RED Hook. N. Y. Aug. %
The democratic presidential candidate,
w. j. Bryan, spoke at Iivoli late th,s
afternoon. 1t was the first speech OF
Importance he has made since Madison
Square Garden. Bryan's list OF callers
has increased every day. This morning
q perfect stream kept coming and going.
His mail too assumed tremendous Pro-
portions.
LONDON, Aug. 22-Albert George
Whitehead, an Irish political prisoner
was released from Portland prison this
morning. Whitehead is an American
oitizsn, and before coming to this ooun-
try he resided in New Jersey. Reports
from confidential source on the other
side to men working for an amnesty
association in this country say that
Whitehead is mentally unbalanced IN
consequence of the severe treatment he
received in prison.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-The Associet-
ed Press is in position to state definitely
aud certainly that Secretary Hoke
Smith has resigned hls cabinet port
folio and that his resignation has been