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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
THU SITUATION IN INDIA.
all Of the Tribesmen Reported To
Up in Arms.
THE AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN
MAKES A STATEMENT.

Claims That His Troops Are Not Parti-
cipating in the Revolt-A Startling
Rumor of the Capture of British
Strongho1ds by Brave Indian Troops.
London, August ga dispatch to the
Times from Simla says: The following
official communique was issue tonight
(Monday):
''The Amer has promptly replied to
the letter In which the Indian govern.
ment called his attention to information
received by it to the effect that Afghan
subjects had joined Haddah Mullah. The
Ameer distinctly denies the truth of the
reports that Afghan regulars have Joined
the Mullah. He engages solemnly and
personally on behalf of Gen. Glolam
Haidar and the regular army that no
such act of hostility will ever be commit
ted by them. He alleges that if the tribes
men have joined at all, they must have
joined secretly, for they would not have
dared to do SO openly because of fear of
him. He attributes the disturbances to
the action of the Mullahs, especially
Haddah Mullah, who in former years have
excited his own people to rise against him
in Afghanistan, and he denounces their
conduct"
''This is a most important pronounce
ment and if published broadcast on the
frontier may have great effect upon the
tribesmen. Gen. Files will endeavor to
induce the Afridis to leave the hills and
venture into the open, but it is feared
that they will cling to the various spurs
running out toward Jamrud and Pesha-
wur. This may delay their dispersal and
they may become troublesome by demon
strations against the Kuki-Khel villages
lying near the hills. Kohat and ths
Mohand borders are still quiet.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
The Yoke That Calls.

Rome, August 23.-There is consider.
able agitation among the peasants in the
Lair district in favor of a redistribu-
tion of the vast uncultivated estates of
the patrician families.
and children, carrying the national flag
and headed by band playing the royal
march, started from Marino, few miles
southeast of Rome, intending to seize and
divide the estates of Prince Colonna at
Lefratochie
The authorities interviewed and per.
suaded them to disperse. Troops have
been dispatched to prevent further distur-
bance
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
BRITISH HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL.
The Tribe Men Are In Arms and Attack
ing Indian outposts.

Pesaawur, August 23.-The Afridis be-
gan their attack upon Ali-Musjedat
O'Clock this morning and upon Fort
Maude shortly after 10. Both are gar
risoned with Khyber native levies. The
enemy is also entering Kyhber pass. Gen.
Westmacett has sent artillery to the
mouth. of.theSpass to shell them If possi-
BILE. The artillery was accompanied by
the Ninth Bengal Lancers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
smitten with Gold Fever.

Tacoma, Washington, August 2s.-The
steamer Rush reports that while at Dutch
Harbor, 1t was learned that three of the
crew of the revenue cutter Perry, fired
by the news from the gold fields, deserted
and, stealing boat from the North
American Commercial company, started
across the open sea on seven hundred
mile journey. They stole sails and pro-
visions from the Perry, but it is feared
that they will never reach their destina-
tinn
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPIRE.

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPIRE.
Which the British Government is Now
Facing in India.
Simla, August 23.-A large force OF
Afridis has just been reported to be ad.
yancing down the Khyber Pass and the
so-called Mad Mul,ah, or fanatical priest,
who is melting the natives of that terri
tory, against the British, is said to have
collected the Mohammads for an attack
upon Miohni and Shabkadar.
The Royal Irish regiment and repre-
sentative native infantry, with battery of
mountain artillery, have been ordered to
Kohat.
Fighting is reported to be proceeding at
Ali -Musjed between the Afridis and the
British garrison at that place.
London, August 23.-An official de-
spatch from Peshawur announces that the
Afridis attacked Ali-Musjed this morn
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
Horrible Murder in Berlin.

Berlin, August ga sensation has
been caused here by the discovery of the
murdered bodies Of a miserly widow
named Sohultze and her daughter in the
cellar of their residence on Koeniggraetz
Strasse Schultze, the deceased husband
of the murdered woman, was mine-own-
er and several times a millionaire, and
Frau Schultze was believed to be in pos
session OF considerable wealth. A shoe
maker having a store on the ground floor
of the Schultze residence is suspected of
having committed the murder.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
We Were Moderate in Our Language.

Madrid, August 23.-The Duke of Tetu-
an, the minister of foreign affairs, de-
clares that the only claim presented by
the United States in connection with
Cuba, this being demand for the pay
ment of an indemnity to the family of
DR.. Ricardo Ruiz, the American citizen
who net his death in the Jail at Guiana
bacoa under suspicious circumstances, is
couched in pacific language.
Captain General Weyler, 1t Is further
announced, has not resigned, but the
government will shortly consider the re-
suits obtained by the campaign in Cuba.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24

ing, and adds that they were attacking
Fort Maude at 1890 a. m. today. The
enemy's line is a mile and half long.
Another body of Afridis, the despatch
continues, is moving towards Kadam.
All the Afridis are said to have joined
in the uprising. The news contained in
this official despatch is most important,
probably meaning protracted campaign
and desperate fighting. A general revolt
of the Afridis was what the Indian gov
ernment feared the most. and 1t now
seems to have taken place.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24

Concord, n. H, August 23.-Alexander
McHang, tax collector of the town of
Bow is being prosecuted. probably By the
people whom he has offended in his
official capacity Saturday one of his two
valuable horses WAS poisoned and today
another also died Arsenic was mixed
with their feed. There is no reliable olue
to the perpetrators Of the deed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
Japan VIII Arbitrate.

Washington, August 23.-The State De-
partment has been officially informed of
Japan's acceptance of the offer made by
Hawaii to arbitrate the immigration con-
troversy between the two governments.
So far as the administration has been in
formed, the details are to be arranged be-
tween Minister Sihmamura and the Ha-
waiian foreign office.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24

Brunswick, August 23.-Mr. Peter Nc
Kinley,a switchman in the yard at Bruins
wick, was badly iammed Monday morn
ing while coupling the engine on to q
passenger car. He was taken to his
home where Drs. Fandniz and Cumston
attended him.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
WILL PAY THEkINDEMNlTY
Providing the Control of Greecian
Finances To Given as Security.

Constantinople, August s3.-It is un-
derstood that the Imperial Ottoman bank
has notified the ambassadors of the
Powers of it's willingness to provide the
entire amount of indemnity agreed upon
between Greece and Turkey, it the control
of the Greek finances is assured as securi-
ty
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24

Lewiston, August 23.-The annual con-
vention of New Hampshire Grand Court
of Catholic Foresters will be held IN Lew
iston tomorrow. 1t will be an important
session and much business of interest Will
be transacted. Lewiston Court OF
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
Dolphin to Meet the Fleet.

, Bar Harbor, August 23-Dispatch boat
Dolphin went to Northeast Harbor today
and will return with the North Anttlaic
squadron tomorrow morning, which she
will meet outside.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
STARTLING RUMORS.
British Forts Said to Have Been Captured
by the Afridie..
by the Afridis,

by the Afridis.s
Sinla, August 2S.-There are persis-
tent rumors here tonight that Fort Ali
Musjed and Fort Maude, which were at
tackled this morning by the Afridis, have
fallen into the hands of the enemy, but
there is no official confirmation of these
reports.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
fHE WEAT HER.
w a s hi n @ t on.

w a s hi n It on.
] Aug. %. Forecast
for Tuesday for
Maine, New
Hampshire and
Vermont; Gener-
ally fair, variable
winds.
Boston, Aug %.
Local Forecast:
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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
Weather Conditions.

VcdbnVr SohuAoAoAios
Washington, August pa storm has
developed over the Middle Atlantic States,
causing rains there and in the South At
CURED In the Upper Mississippi valleys.
The pressure is high over New England
and off the north Pacific coast and q ridge
OF high pressure extends from the east
gulf to the west gulf and thence to Ne
braska. The temperature has risen in the
lake regions and nothern plateau and has
remained nearly stationary elsewhere.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 23.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s a. m.-Barometer. 3O.O46 thermo-
meter, $50; dew point. 46, humidity. 50
wind. NE; weather clear.
8 p. m.-Barometer. 30.034; thermom-
eter. $50; dew point, 4S. humidity, z.
wind, SW; velocity, 5: weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, So; maxi
mum thermometer, 65; minimum ther
mometer. So: maximum velocity o.
wind, IS NE; total precipitation, 90.
Weather Observation.
The agricultural department. weather
bureau for yesterday, Aug. %, take1
at p. m., meridian time, the observa
ton for each sectipn being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind
state of weather:
Boston, 60, E, cloudy: New York. 66
E. rain; Philadelphia, 10, Sc, rain
Washington. 72, NE, cloudy: Albany
ee,. N, cloudy; Buffalo, 80, NE, cloudy
Detroit, &c. S, clear; Chicago
68, Sc, cloudy: st. Paul. 6S N
. cloud,r, Huron. Oak. 70, n, clear
Bismarck. 76, NV, clear; jackson
vil5, so, SW, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24

The Ameer Says He is Not to be Rlamed.
Simla, August 23.-The government
has received written communication
from the Ameer of Afghanistan in which
he denies all responsibility for the risings
of the Mullahs or fanatical priests of the
different tribes
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
PORTLAND MAINE TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST "a

~ o"onoilo Foresters is the only one in the
o'A'o VI Maine, and so comes under the
Juris.'lctlon of the New Hampshire Grand
Court,
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24

ably with light showers, easterly winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
.sVIVE LA FRANCE
Shouted the People Of st. Petersburg
to President Faure
AS HE RODE THROUGH THE
STREETS WITH THE CZAR.

The Ruler of All the Russias Honors the
President of the French Kepupue 9
While His Subjects Are Wild In Their
Demonstrations of Welcome-Cere-
monies Attending the Visit OF the
French President to st. Petersburg.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14
THIS BUSY WORLD.

The London correspondent of the sible for the statement that the arch bishop of Canterbury is learning to ride a wheel.
 Schlatter, who fell down on his scheme to marry a rich widow in Can ton, may as well give up trying to heal other people since he has failed to heel himself.
 Probably Paul Revere would have been staggered had he anticipated that Boston would one day pay $24O,- 900 for a site for a school house to be named in his honor. Governor Black of New York and Thomas c. Platt participated in the memorial day exercises at Austerlitz, N. Y. by riding in a gaily decorated OK cart, driven by a farmer. The Norfolk Landmark prints the following news item: 'Mr. Quarth, the socialist candidate for governor, was seen upon the streets of Rich ! mond on Wednesday last peddling suspenders."
 The fourishing city of Mishawaka, Ind, is about to have added to its industries a manufactory of rubber goods, strongly backed by eastern cap ital, which will give employment to from $50 to 400 persons Sweden is to receive new fortifica- tions. A commission appointed by the king is now selecting the most suitable localities. The cost of the plants, if they are carried out in full will exceed 3O,O00,000 crowns.
 The fact that the Germans are the largest buyers of the photographs of French actresses is confessed by a Parisian photographer and the peo- pie of the Limited States, according to the same authority, rank only third
 The emperor of Austria has In his private library a collection of 90,000 portraits in 73S albums. The collec- tion includes 22S different pictures of himself Of the empress it is said that no portrait exists of later date than 1870
 Another woman has been found who was kissed by General Lafayette when he visited this country in 1874. She is Mrs Margaret Belyea, who is an inmate of the Home for Incur
 
 In the fashionable thoroughfages on the South Side of Chicago dogs have been warned to keep off the lawns, and paris green, strychnine ard cya- hide of potassium have been put out for the consumption of predatory CUTS.
 Justice Kennedy of England has just decided that a wife may sue her husband ,pfor libel. The parties were living apart under a separation or der, the wife earning her own living, and the husband kept sending de- famatory telegrams to her.
 Drunk or sober, man who accosts decent women on the street is a loaf er," said a New, York magistrate n9s,ff dhe bench. Every one of yo1 mash CTS that comes before me will regret it. You are sentenced to the island for six months.''
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Postmaster General Gary is

Postmaster General Gary is re- ported to be interesting himself in the subject of postal savings banks. If he contemplates asking the next ses- sion of congress to authorize the use of the postoffices of the country as agencies for accepting the savings of the people, he will find that Postmas ter General Wanamaker collected a great deal of information upon that subject and upon the other subject in which he apeared to be more inter- ested, the establishment of postal tel egraphs.
 ''It has never been apparent, since postal savings banks were first sug- gested fer the United States" says the New York Times, "that there was any hostility to the idea of accepting savings at postof1ces. Not until the matter of interest was considered has there developed doubt that was as effective as active hostility to halt legislation. There would be much trouble about making the arrange ments fer collecting the savings, cred iting them in some prompt and speedy way, and paying them out when need ed. Whatever small obstacles to suc- cessful administration were discover ed in practice would soon be over- come. But what about the interest It is assumed that it will not be a large per cent, 2 to 21a Is commonly mentioned as the rate that might be paid. But whatever the rate, it Is the consideration of that rate and where it is to come from that has a. ways been the prime obstacle to the establishment of postal savings banks. The government cannot lend the money it accepts from depositors; it cannot borrow it without obtaining authority from congress to make such loan, and if the loan Is author ized, the whole body of taxpayers, in- cluding the depositors, must bear their share of the burden assumed by promising to pay per cent to all depositors of savings in postal banks. If Postmaster General Gary is to present any plan for postal savings banks to the congress that is to meet in December, the most important part of the plan to be considered is that involving the payment of interest on deposits
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14
THE GRANARY OF THE WORLD

In our national jubilation over the prospects of big prices fer and big exports of wheat, we have been over looking a growing export trade of corn that in some respects is of far more importance to us than cur wheat trade. There is a larger sec tion of the country interested in corn. and if we could once get the price up to a profitable figure we could count on still greater agricultural prosperity than we have yet seen.
 The Chinese, and, in fact, the rice eating nations of the east, have never yet taken to our white bread as we should like them to do. Europe on the other hand has not learned the virtues of our corn bread. It is the ideal bread for the poor of the world because it can be had cheaper than wheat bread, even though the price for corn should double; it is nutri- tious and it is healthful. To induce the nations of Europe and the east to adopt our corn bread would be an nually worth millions to the Ameri- can farmer.
 That this result is gradually being accomplished is apparent from a bull letin recently issued from the bureau of \ statistics at Washington. The comparison is made between the ship menAS of corn abroad for the year endin& dune 30 1896. and those fir the yeAr ending June 30, 1897, or< as they arA generally put in the reborts for 1896 Nend 1897. Here are the fig ures and hlaces of export:
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

The conference on convict labor which is to be held at Nashville is likely to be an important gathering.
 Hhe problem it has to discuss has never yet been satisfactorily settled. In states where the convicts. are kept in idleness all the evils which might chain gang system there are Objec- tions quite as pote- t. Something to occupy them must be found, and with as little injury as possible to labor in general. Road making, in our opinion, would solve the problem. It will be useful to have an inter change of ideas upcn this subject by experts.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

Rvy rains this month with
 par ying damage to the
 6 private property ought to
 htiment in favor of draining
 Ewing the city. Phoenix now is gentially a mud town. After every ain the streets present fresh evidence |of the lack of enterprise which stands in the way of up-to-date municipal improvements. The advance guard of winter tourists soon will be here. The city ought to be furbished up in anticipation of a prosperous winter. People with means do not care to travel across the continent to stay in a town that is little better than a morass after every rain. It would not cost much to drain the town prop erly, and the city council ought to take immediate steps to have the ! work done before winter sets in.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

Mining on the Klondyke may or may not pay. The only sure road to affiuence in that region is to run a saloon, a dance hall or a faro bank.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

Totals =. 64,056,612 115 500 15e
 An increase of more than 50 OOO. 900 bushels in exports of this staple. in one year, is certainly a remarkabl showing and indicates a rapid growth Tn popular favor abroad of our Amer 1can corn as food product for man as well as beast. Is it too much to expect this foreign movement, once hegun. to grow in volume from year to year? And, so growing, is it too much to anticipate the gradual rise in price in response to a demand for our surplus?
 There are other great wheat grow ing countries, such as Russia, Hun gary, Argentine and others of less inn portance, but the world cannot com pete with us in corn growing. What a tremendous effect it would have up- on American agriculture and general prosperity if the balance of the world should at an early day take as kindly to corn as a food as we do in America! The old world population is becom- ing daily more and more in that con dition predicted by Malthus where men grow up and find no plate for them at natures table. It must fall to America for hundred or two hun dred years to supply this deficiency from it's agricultural surplus. After that we may consume our own pro-
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

The people who talk of arid Ari- zona need to take a new start A lit tie aridity just now would be well comed by. the people who are .esti- mating the damage done to their property by the last downpour.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

It is not unlikely that the British anti-lynching society will soon have its hands full in reforming the Klon- dyke The memory of '49 is yet green among the old Californians.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

iously in Phoenix. The registry was
 unusually large, and the majority of ~-the school children enthusiastic. The school population of Phoen;x is
 growing, which Srs:aks yol,iiiE,iies
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14
duct, bh 1t until them-everything must gradually and profitably come our way.

The local restaurant and hotel peo- pie ought to organize against the dog killing nuisance. If the killer is per m1tted to continue his wholesale op- erations and leave his prey scattered about the streets such thing as an honest appetite will not exist in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

When Mrs. Charlotte Smith said that every man ought to have a wife, she should have qualified her re- mark by adding, 'this own wife,
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

The Spanish government is send ing 27,000 fresh troops to Athe 'paci- fled" provinces of Cuba. Between the activity of Gomez and Bronze John, the old troops rapidly get stale-and stiff
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

It is one of the humors of the cam- paign in New York to find the Sun calling the Tribune and the Press ..mugwump" newspapers.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

What pity that the damage re- sulting from the rain of Saturday could hct fall alone on the rich prop erty qwners who stand in the way of municipal improvements.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

An American circus that is about to do" England announces that it will go over in two ships. The show will go on a freighter and the proprietor on a liner
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

Chicago /undoubtes'y has great selsation( in the L9esert trial. The dispatcAd which e MI there about tf case are Be, cap able of prAQducia--rema ble sensa- tions in all Me cities of he country where they are read.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

Let every republican work and talk for Statehood. Arizona ought to be
 <ed among the republican Ses inside of two years.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

However, the city council is bound to muster quorum before Christ mas.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

PHGNIx sEpTrMnER,o ,xo-
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14
Nicto Napto. Death to
 Lice.

only powder that kills lice without injuring eggs or chix. Ask your dealer for it or send us 9 cents for S1 box. Sample free to a,y ad- dress. THE HAYNES SEED CO.,,
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Arizona republican., 1897-09-14
The Arizona Republican.
Tho Treasure TerritOry'S Chief Newspaper.
oHARLES c. RANDOLPH.
 EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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Publication Office: 3s Adams Street. Tel ephone No. AT.
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The Official City Paper.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

Entered at the postoffice at Phoenix, Arizona, as mail matter of the second- class.
Arizona republican., 1897-09-14

BY CARRIER. Daily, per month";. ............s 50
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Washington Bureau, 5O9 Fourteenth St. N. W.
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LESTER OSBORNE. 15O8 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles,
 Pacific Coast General Agent