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Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
THERMoPoL1s IS BOOMING.
Phenomenal Growth of a New Town
 in Wyoming.

Lander, Wyo., Oct 1S.-The new town of Thermopolis, which has been plated on the ten-mile square of land surrounding the Big Horn hot springs ceded by the Shoshone Indians to the United States government, bids fair to outstrip all the towns in northern Wyoming. Buildings are going up in all parts of the townsite, and if lum- Der could be had, more than 100 houses would be built before Christmas. The townsite is within three-quarters Of a mile of the Big Horn hot springs and accommodations are. being made by Gregg & Adams to care for all the winter visitors to the springs. Out of 700 lots plated in the townsite, over 400 have been taken and every day new ones are being added.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
THE TEACHERS OF ARIZONA
First Days Session of the Joint
 Institute.
A Good Attendance With Many Teachers Yet On the Way-The Beginning of Programme of In teresting Papers.

Flagstaff, Ariz., Oct. 18.-(Spec al )- The joint county institute was called to order by Hon. N. G. Layton, county school superintendent, at 10 a. m. AS the morning train had not yet arrived a recess was taken until 1:3O p. m. At that time large attendance of teachers and others was present. Judge Layton presided and Professor J. Curtis Wasson was elected sec e. tary, and Miss Laura Dobbs, assistant secretary. After singing America" prayer was offered by Rev. P. Corse ser of Flagstaff. Dr. D. J. Brannen, on behalf of the people of Flagstaff, then delivered an eloquent address Of well come tc the visitors The IoIl was then called and the attendance note5.
 Mrs. N. G. Hood, teacher of methods at the normal, was then called upon for an impromptu address on Teach ing Drawing in the Primary Grade" Her remarks were well received and it was apparent to all that the lady fully understood her subject. In the ab- sence of Dr. McNaughton, who was on a trip to the canyon, Hon. A. P. Shew- man, superintendent of public in- struction, was called upon and deliv- cred an address. In the evening Pro- lessor F. s. Hafford of Prescott de- nvered an able lecture on Our Boys and Girls.' An informal reception was then held
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
COTTON PACKERS NEEDED.
Farmers Offer Half of the
 Crop to Get the Picking Done.

Perry, Oct. 1S.-Oklahoma farmsr srs are making great efforts to get CO., ton pickers. In one county alone the farmers are asking for 5000 cotton pickers. Cotton will make a bale to the acre in many places. Although nearly all is open, but little has been picked.
 Eighty Sac and Fox Indians have been induced to go into the cotton fields, and one chief has become an expert and picks 300 pounds a day, thus making from $2 to $3, but i5 takes all five of his squaws to pick that much. Many of the farmers are offering half of the product of the field to get the picking done.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
EXPLORE ROUTE TO YUKON.
Boston Syndicate Will Build a Rail
 road if Practicable.

San Francisco, Oct. 1S.-The Call says a party sof twelve engineers and surveyors, including Capt. Smith, w. J. H. Fagelston, A. w. Blake and A. E. Shearer, has started for Seattle, where they will be reinforced by about 750 men, A steamer will be charter ed to carry them to Chilkoot inlet and from there they will go to Fort Selkirk.
 One of the objects of the expedition is to determine whether the 300 miles that separate the Yukon at Fort Sel kirk from the ocean at Chilkoot af fcrds practicable route for ralll road or not. It is also proposed to thoroughly prospect the Yukon coun- try for gold.
 The parties who have organized the formidable expedition are from Boston, San Francisco and Puget Sound, and to thoroughly equip $20O,- 900 has been subscribed and paid in.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
LOCAL OR BROADER
Ez-PreSident Harrison On the
 New York Election
ANALYSIS OF THE FIELD
Narrowed Down by the Low
 Men to Greater New York.
Tho George Democrats Involve the theories of Bryanism-The Wiser Demo crats Arc Introducing Only Issues which Are Imminent.

New York, Oct 1S.-Ex-Pl e ident Harrison touched upon truth re- garding the New York municipal cam paign in an interview with Murat Hal stead, which is published today Sa;t he: '"The subject is as ts beyond a purely local one The question thus prese nted divides democrats and republicans alike. the latter, perhaps, more strongly than the former, as to both national and state issues. The strength of the Low independent citizens union peoo pie Is principally among the repubIi- cans who hold to the proposition that local issues should be paramount in a city campaign, while the republican, organization insists that the fight be made upon the St. Louis platform Of the party, and particularly upon the financial plank of that document The declaration in the Low platform that franchises granted, such as for street railways, is but one of several at tempts by men who are for the most part republicans in presidential years to have the campaign fought on local lines.
 The free silverites among the dem ocrats have from the outset been az gressively favoring the exploiting of their theories of finance in the city canvass, but these are in a minc rity and were completely oyerruled in Tammany or the regular democratic } convention and had small considera- tion in the councils of the Thomas Jef- ferson party, which has made Henry George it's standard bearer The dem ocrats, however, have practically ig- nored national Issues and are doing. some effective work On the subject ofN excise laws, even elevated and sfreek railway cars being pl;tcarosd with queries as to the justice of a Ixw which levies a tax upon the larger e11- ies, a portion of the proceeds beu9 bestowed upon the country dis rictz This question of excise will enter also and naturally into the election of members of the state assembly, of whom sixty-one in a total member -ship~of 15O are to be chosen from Greater New Ynrk's .terjNcry he effect of this, . Atate issue in thA main, is likely to be felt in vote for the offices of the city,
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
CUT TO PIECES
Shocking Accident on the Third Av-
 enue Trolley in New York

New York, Get. 1S.-A most hcrri- ble trolley accident occurred in the annexed district this afternlcn On Third avenue, ncrth of the Ha, lem river, overhead trolley cars run at 0 very fast rate. They are not allowed this afternoon a 14-year-old boy nam ed John Barkley was walking along Narth Third avenue in the neighbor
 hood of One Hundred and S;xty- first street. He was employed by. a laundry in the vicinity, and had sev- eral packages which he was about to deliver There is a sharp curve ol the trolley tracks at this point. The boy started to cross the trac.s when a flying uptown trolley car ht him The first blew took off one of his legs, and the impact was such that his body was thrown forward fifteen feet, and before the mosorman could sop the car it had gone over him again This time the car cut his head from his body like circular saw. After the car passed the b-y's body lay on enc side of the track, his head on the other, and one of his legs some distance back. The moJorman and conductor were arrested, but they claim it was not their fault. North Third avenue on the straight run practically ends at One Hundred and SiXty-first street. That fs, 1t runs into house, so to speak. The tracks therefore take a sudden and sharp turn to the right, and run about two blocks until they strike the next straight road, which is called Third avenue also, although it is two blocks east It was at the sharp turn If st referred to where the boy was killed
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
INVENTOR KILLS HIMSELF.
Act Due to Failure to Solve Perpetual
 Motion Plan.

Chicago, Oct .18.-Morton F. Ericson, a young recluse, hanged himself at 146 Milton avenue, because he could not solve the problem of perpetual motion. The police found his body yesterday. He had been dead for some time.
 The body was suspended from door in rear room of the mans home. Numerous models and devices were found in the room, one of them a fruit cleaner and another a boot backing machine.
 Ericson made application for several patents pending for a life-saving de- vice, for use in an elevator shaft. It consists of a series of floors in the shafts which the elevator opens and closes as it passed up and down the shaft.
 Ericson's perpetual motion machine is a bulky contrivance, made up of cogs and weights.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
THE PLEXUS BLOW
School Boy Killed by Companion in
 Sport.


 Lansing, Mich, Oct. 1S.-Fj zsim- mons famous solar plexus blow was the cause of death at the state in dustrial school for boys today. While playing, John Carson, Is years old, drew long breath and asked one of his dorrnitory mates to strike him in the chest. He was accommodated and wanted more and requested Frank Martin, an inmate from Albion, to strike him. Martin responded with a back-hand blow over the heart. and Carson dropped dead. The institution physician says the blow produced paralysis. Martin, who is but IA years of age, is held blameless, inasmuch as the blow was struck in sport.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
TYPHOID FEVER.
Spreading Rapidly at Kingston, Ja.
 Fifty Gases on Ship Urgen..

Halifax, N. S., Oct. 1S.-Rumors of a grave condition of affairs at Kingston, Ja., on account of typhoid fever, are rife here today. It was stated that a cablegram had been received announc- idly. Officials at the naval dock yard deny that they have any information of typhoid on board any warship at that station, but it is reported in other quarters that the fever has broken out on the ship Urgent, fifty sailors and one lieutenant being at tackled, and one death resulting there from. The fever is said to be of a most dangerous type.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
DEATH OF A HERO.
Admiral John B. Worden of the First
 Monitor Passes Away.

Washington, Oct. 18.-John E. Wor- den, the famous admiral who com manded the first monitor, is dead, Pneumonia was the immediate cause of death. He was 80 years of age, and up to last Saturday was in very good health. Admiral Worden was one, Of the few remaining heroes of that old regime which made the United States navy so glorious in it's achievements.
 For nearly two-thirds of a century ie was naval officer, having been appointed midshipman from FishkilI, Duchess county, N. Y., January %, 1884.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
ENGLAND'S NAVAL ACADEMY.
To Be Transferred from the Ship
 Britannia to Dry Land.

London, Oct 1S-The British gov ernment after much hesitation has decided to do away with the Britan- nia, which for a number of decades has constituted the English counter
 part of the American naval academy at Annapolis, and to transfer the in- stitution from which so many pros college on dry land, which is to be erected at Mount Boone, above Dart mouth. The college will occupy the
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
A SENATOR'S EXPERIENCE.
May Result in Legislation Upon ED.
 demics

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Senator Caf- fiery of Louisiana, who has just come to Washington, passed through New Orleans. His trip from that city north until he reached Atlanta was interrupted very frequently by state agents, who inspected his bill of health and asked him many questions.
 He will confer with Surgeon-Gen- eral Wyman and endeavnr to prepare bill which will place under federal control all quarantine regulations and the management of epidemic diseases.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
PRICE OF MONEY.

New York, Oct. 1S.-Money on call, easier, at 2@21k per cent; last loan. 21z; closed, 2@21k per cent; prime mer- cantile paper, 4A@4s4 per cent; stsr- ling exchange, easy, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills, SASHA for de- mand, and $4S1A @4S2 for sixty days: posted rates, $4.S2k @4.S31s, and $4.S5, commercial bills. $4.S1; silver certif- cates. 5S1a; bar silver, 5SA; Mexican dollars, 44a4.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS.
Could Carry 1000 to Key West in
 TweMHtty-Hours.

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. 18.-In re- sponse to an inquiry from the war de- partment as to what facilities the transportation lines of Florida could afford for the transportation of sol- diers, the mana cement of the Florida East coast railway has informed Ad- jutant General Houston that on forty eight hours notice they could furnish four steamers and could deliver 1000 troops at Key West within ten to twenty hours.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHY.
British Ship Captain Succeeds
 Without Crookes Tube.

San Francisco, Oct. 18.-Capt. T. Y. Powles of the British ship James Kerr declares that he. can photograph an object through a solid body without the aid of Crookes tube. All he uses is the lens of the ships mast head light and a mirror. With these he has photographed objects on the ships deck through the body of his greyhound. As he develops his own plates, he says he knows whercf he speaks, but he cannot explain why the plates show what they do. The pie lures do not show the dogs ribs, but they show clearly bags of wheat seen through the dogs body.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET.

Kansas City, Oct. 18.-Cattle re- ceipts, 10000; best natives strong, oth- CTS steady to 10 cents lower; Texas steers, $2@4.15; Texas COWS, $2@3; native steers, s3.65@5.15; native cows and heifers, $1@3.S5; stockers and feeders, $2.90@4.3O; bulls, s2@3.25, sheep receipts, 5000; market firm; lambs, $3.5O@5.25; muttons, s3@4.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
Uncle Sam and the Bear May Have
 Ambassadors in the Future.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The cordial relations between the United States and Russia are to be further fostered next winter, perhaps, by raising the representatives of each country to the rank of ambassadors, which has been contemplated for some time and aI- ready authorized by congress.
 It is announced that Mr F. de Kot- zebue, the present minister of Rus sia, will not return on account of i'll health, and it is thought his sue cessor will be selected from the no- bility.
 The seal question, upon which Rus sia sides strongly with the United States, and the common interests the two countries have in the north Pa cific, renders closer friendship and
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
WON BY PALMER.

London, Oct. 1S.-"Peddlar'' Palmer and the bantam of Boston met this evening at the National Sporting club at 116 pounds to compete for the ban tam championship of the world, a purse of $35,OOO and side bet of $1,0O0. The contest was won by Palmer in twenty rounds.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
FATAL EXPLOSION.

San Francisco, Oct. 1S.-By an ex- plosion this evening at the Colusa fuse works at Colusa, twelve miles dis tant, Mary Helm was killed and a Chinese was fatally injured.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
CHICAGO SCHOOL FUND.
More Than s1,65O,OOO of It Has
 Vanished

Chicago, Oct 18.-Over S1,650 900 of the school funds money has vanished, and the account has been overdrawn to the amount of $117,00O This is the startling state of affairs that con- fronts the board of education, accord ing to the story of one Of it's em- ployes. The discovery of the alleged shortage was made by this employe September g, when he went over to the office of the city treasurer to as- certain what actual cash stood to the credit of the board. The employe, willing to back up his statement with afidavfts.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
DEPARTMENT OF MINING.
An Important Meeting of the Califor-
 nia Mining Association.

San Francisco, Oct. 18-The annual association was called to order by President Jacob Neff today at 10 o'clock The convention was fraught with more than usual interest from the fact that some action was pro- posed that will materially change the federal mining laws, which are con sidered faulty and lead to the estab- Gshment of a mining department in the federal government
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19

site of the mansion where Sir Hum phrey Gilbert, the discoverer of N " foundland, was born, and which sub sequantly belonged to Sir Walter Ra1- eigh.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19

more extended reciprocal negotiations of considerable importance, and the present administration would well come overtu-es in that direction.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
THOMAS HUGHES COMMISSIONED

Washington, Oct. 1S.-(Special)- Mrs. Lola M. Willis was appointed postmaster at Shumway, vice James Pearce, resigned. The president com missioned Thomas Hughes postmaster at Tucson today.
 DIED AT SEA OF YELLOW FEVER.
 London, Oct. 1S.-The British steam CT Medway, which arrived at Plymouth from Barthados, reports the death of two of the crew on the voyage from yellow fever.
Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
GEORGE BARKER PARDONED.
Man Who Killed Ben Wells Given His
 Liberty

Topeka, Kan., Oct. 1S.-Gove- nor Leedy has issued a pardon to George Barker of Miami ecunty, who was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
 Barker killed Ben Wells while n @ drunken stupor, and under extenuat ing circumstances. He has served one year.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

cut 21a inches in width and 6is inches
in length, tapering on the sides from
each end for 21s inches, thus leaving
the center 11s inches square. Now
score them for folding. To put all to-
gether take three by three-quarter-
ing, any length you wish, tapering the
end to correspond with the taper of the
box Fasten n plate Of iron on the top
so that the tacks will clinch. Make
hoop of wire 10 slip over the end to
hold the splints while the hoop is
wrapped and nailed. The hoops should
be three-eighths of am inch wide and
ten inches long.
Made in this way the boxes will nest
together, and can be made at any time
for future use. The cost will not eX-
ceed 25 cents per 100 boxes. Material
can be had attany basket factory.
Such q box can be used for layering
strawberry plants. 1t makes cheap,
reat package, and people like tosbuy
plants put up in this shape. They can
be then transplanted into the garden
without a setback. put up thousands
Of tomato plants in boxes, each hold
ing half dozen or a dozen, and also
do up single plants to put on the mar
let. Vegetables grown in pots are too
expensive to the grower. This box is
also package that your customer can
take home easily, and he does not have
to set it out until his soil is in lit con-
dition. There is no patent on this
give it for the good Of the plant cul-
turist. AS shown in the sketch the
plant is small for the size of the box
Z. w. Turner, in American Gardening.
The advocate., 1897-08-04
The ADVOCATE and B. o. Flowers new
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The advocate., 1897-08-04

Just the Thing for TransplOnting All
Kinds OF Vegetables.

Kinds of Vegetables.
The new style Of box shown herewith
have been using for a number Of years
and find it just the thing to transplant
tomatoes, peppers or, in fact, any veg
ctable plant that is desired to put on
the market early and get an extra price
for. use the boxes principally for
early tomatoes, traDsplanting into
them about ten days before wish to
market the plants. Tomatoes; peppers,
asters and phloxes are transplanted for
the third time into these boxes, and l
get from three to five cents apiece for
them, whereas If | sold them out of
flats would only get IS cents per
dozen. AS to the cost of this box: The
material is such as is used in making
the common market basket. Have it
The advocate., 1897-08-04
Published August 4, 1871
Appellate Court SyIIabi.
Kansas Court OF Appeals, Southern Depart
ment, Eastern Division.

Kansas Court OF Appeals, Southern Depart
ment, Eastern Division.
No. 2l6.
Q. W. GoodIn and R. T. Darby, plaintiffs in
error,
vs..
7. L. Newcomb, as assignee Of A. e. Gsyer, de-
fendAnt Ia error.
Error from Franklin County District Court.
AFFIRMED.
SYLLABUS. BY THE COURT. MILTON, J.
l. Where schedule OF liabilities Of en- lnsol.
ventdebtor was fled two days after the deed
OF assignment for the benefit OF all his cred.
itors was filed, and where the trial court found
that the assignment was made In good faith:
Held, that such assignment is valid as against
an attachments levied after the filing or the
schedule, where the ground OF said attach.
ment Is that ouch an assignment had been at-
tempted.
9 Where, in such case, the attaching ored-
itor caused the assignee TO be summoned ss
garnishee, and whore the assignor lled mo-
tiOn TO discharge the attachments, and the
Justice OF the Peace, after final Judgment In
favor OF the creditor and against the aaaignOE
was rendered, oyerruled such motion and aus-
tatned the attachment, and no appeal was
taken from such rulings, and whore the as
signee was present at such hearing and testi-
fed as a witness In the hearing upon the mo.
ton, but was not required to answer and did
not answer 40 garnishee: Held, that said pro-
Ceedings and rulings did not become res dd-
judicdtd as TO the assignee.
B. Where, In such case, the assignee had,
prior TO such hearing, served on the Constable
who made the attachment levy aud che at
taching creditor written notice that he
claimed the attached property by virtue Of %.
signment, and that trial OF the right OF prop'
erty would be had az day named In such no.
tiCe but such notice was not filed with enc
Justice and no trial Hereunder was had:
Held that the assignee was not estopped by
reason Of the giving OF said notice 20 institute
an action against the parties so notified TO re-
cover the value OF the property which was
taken and sold under such attachment pro-
ceedlngs.
All the Judges ConcuTnng.
true copy
Attest: w. o. CHAMPE,
IsEALI Clerk.
By E. l.. EATON, Deputy.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

which will be recognized In the mar
kets, and they point to st. Louis and
Chicago as the places where all grades
are fixed. The fact that no No. l
grades are quoted on either market is
cited as proof positive that Kansas
grades can never be forced upon buy.
ers. Years ago the rnillers and farm
ers Of Minnesota established two grades
known as "NO. Northern" aud "No.
/ hard, f" and the same objection was
made, but to-day those grades have
come to govern the final cash price Of
all the Northwestern hard wheat In
spite Of the fact that they are never
quoted In the mammoth gambling Op-
erations of the Chicago Board Of
Trade. Nobody expects that Kansas
grades can be established which will
supersede the so.called speculative
grades" which rule the gambling cen
ters, nor does anybody wish to attempt
that jcb. What is desired is the es-
tsblishment of grade of No. 1 wheat
which, under uniform State inspec.
tion, will guarantee the top price to
the producer and at the same time
prevent the blending and adulteration
Of the best wheat grown in the State,
There are millers in the East who
would be glad to use wheat which had
the guarantee of State inspection as
No. l, and would be willing to pay
good prices for it.
There was never better time to es.
tablish the grade than this year, when
we have at least S5 million bushels. of
wheat which will grade as No. / If a
60-pound or even 6l-pOund weight is
put upon the grade. Samples Of this
grade can be placed at all the great
grain Centers, and the mere fact that
we inspect out this year such enOr-
NOUS amounts of grain equal to sam
pie will be such an advertisement as
Kansas has never had heretofore,
We have already established No.
grades of soft winter wheat, spring
wheat, corn, oats, barley and rye, and
there is no good reason why the State
should not continue these grades and
make q No. grade for the great bulk
of the wheat grown In the State, which
now seems to be uDjustly discrimi-
mated against. G. E. HATHAWAY.
Topeka Kas.