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Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

For Advertisisg rates Or Job Printing prices inquire at the Business Office of the Hsrold, No. 16 North First Street. Tel ephone No. 50.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22
BUTLER HANGED.

He Confesses to Many Shocking
 Crimes.
 SIDNEY, N. s. w., July 16.-John New man, alias Frank Butler, convicted of the murder of Lee Weller and who was cap tuFed in the Bay of San Francisco. was hanged here yesterday. He broke down at the last minute and confessed to the murder and others of 8 shocking nature
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

WORD reached here yesterday that Mr. J. o. Henry of this valley, who is mining in the vicinity of Walnut Grove in Yavepai county, has struck ledge of cinnsbsF. If this turn out to be fact, and quicksilver ore Is found in sufficient quantity to work, 1t is one of the most
 importsnt mining discoveriese evsE made in Avizone. From time to time in the past reports have come in of discoveries of tin ore. alluminum, ciunebar, but they have proved Go be mistakes on be- ing analysed; it is sincerely hoped that MT. Henry has found all that he thinks he has. Large quantities of quicksilver are used in the Territory in milling gold ores and it comes almost entirely from the New AlmRden quicksilver mines, Santa Clara county, and the Johntown and Knoxville quicksilver mines in Lake county, California, the most prominent and successful quick silver mines in the United States. The discovery of new supply of that metal in Arizona would be boon to miners, in the southwest, and 1t would be better than gold mine to the discoverer.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22
FIN PLATE MILL CLOSES.
Heaters Refuse to Work and Every-
 thing Shuts Down.

CLEVELAND, July 15.-The Crescent tin plate mill closed in every depart ment this morning the heaters having refused to work and it bsing impossible to operate the mill without them.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22
WATER TURNED ON.
The Great Yaqut Canal Carrying
 Water.

SONORA, Mex, July 14-WsteF has been turned on in the great Ysqui Canal designed to irrigate the lands of the valley of the Ysqui River. The great enterprise promises much for northern Msyioo
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22
The Nj arkets.

NEW YORK, July 16-Bsr silver COL Mexican dollars 467s.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

THE HERALD has always been friendly to the railroads and continues so. Ia she disousslon of some prevail ing local freight rates it attempts to inc dioste what is believes to be the inter- est of the road concerned. But the HERALD is equally interested in the de- velopment of the trade of the Salt River Valley and will be found advocst- ing such measures as is believes will de- velop that trade. st all times.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22
GREAT PLAOER FIELDS.
A Rich Discovery Near Forty-mi.
 Camp, Alaska.

Oamp, AI8bk4.
 SAN FRANcIsCo. July 15. - The schooner Excelsior, from Yukon, Alaska, brings back wonderful tales of new placer field forty miles from Che Forty mile camp. One man brought back S65,000 in dust, the result of three months work
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

Mir. R. N. Fredericks of who arrived issb evening returH 6 Prescott on the special today.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

THE armistice between Greece and Turkey is at sn end but there IS little disposition to continue hostilities on either side; on the part of Greece be- cause 6 great name has proved not Co be great physical strength, and on the part of Turkey because she knows she will forfeit the friendship of "the powers" should she resume her victori- ous march through Thessaly to Athens.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

LETTERS are beginning to pour in from Phoenieisns in the east and in every instance they express desire to return to the Territory ss soon as pos
 sible. They say their spffsring's from the heat there are entirely beyond any thing ever experienced in Salt River valley and they "want to come home. "
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

THE Alaska gold fever seems to be setting in about Phoenix in good shape and this city bids fair to have colony in the gold fields of that hyporberesn region next winter A hundred and ten degrees above zero to sixty below is good deal of @ change of temper ature even if there is gold at the bottom of the thermometer.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

OUR brilliant" Adams street cotem- porsry exposes another of it's bright glesms, when it writes: 'It Is an in- justice to the Territory, in view of the facts as the disposal of the weather buFesu that the temperature reports are not revised so as to show the sen- sible temperature" The HERALD pub fishes the sensible temperature daily snd has for several years past. Evi- dently the "bRillisnt" cotemporsry don't know sensible temperature when it sees the figures. It may be less critical of che Signal Service in this matter when it learns thss the wet bulb readings of the thermometer are the "sensible tem- persture" figures. Get somebody to read it to you from the HERALD, that publishes todsy's news today.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

VERY much surprise is expressed at the appointment of a total stranger to the Territory to the management of the Colorado river Indian agency. There seems to bs a screw loose in QUE home rule plank somewhere. Arizona hes hundreds of men vastly more capable of filling her offices than any stranger could possibly be and she is es equally entitl- ed to the positions within her boaPders as is Ohio, Illinois OF any other state. So far we have not heard of an Arizonsn occupying 8 federal position outside the Territory.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
Cuban Advices.

HAVANA, via Key West, June s.
After months passed in compiling data,
which is confirmed by competent, we'll
informed, impartial parties, the cores
pOndent of the Associated Press is able
to announce that in the country COM
prised between Cape San Antonio,
Pinar del Rio and the Jucaro-M Moron
military line Of the province of Puerto
Principe, there are 5000 insurgents,
we'll armed with rifles and subdivided
into small bands. The latter live
during the e'best part of the year in the
woods and mountains. Besides these
bands there are many thousands of
Cuban natives in the insurgent camps
who are either unarmed or only armed
with machetes. In the Concentrated"
towns there are only small numbers of
men, the greater part OF the inhabitants
being women and children.
A certain amount of dissatisfaction
is felt among some of the battalions of
the regular troops on account of the
paper money question, but no troubles
have occurred, and it is believed
Captain Weyler will shortly settle the
monetary question. In the meanwhile
the financial question is becoming more
depressing.
While Captain General Weyler was
at Placetas recently, the insurgents at
tackled the town of La Quinta during
the night. The insurgents were
repulsed, with slight losses on both
sides.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
A Conductor Attacked by Negroes.

RICHMOND, Va, June AT Spout
Springs, on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, this evening, Conductor Rob
nson, of the west bound passenger
train, had difficulty with a negro.
which came near resulting fatally, and
which left the negro with a broken
head. he negro, Charles Staham,
boarded the train at West Appomat-
toX, and though he had a second class
ticket, insisted on riding in first
class car. The conductor ordered him
out at Spout Springs. The negro curs-
ed the conductor and showed fight,
Whereupon the conductor struck him
a terrific blow over the head, causing
the blood to flow freely. A general
fight ensued, in which the negro was
considerably worsted. Finally, several
negroes coming to Staham's assistance,
he picked upa large stone, and the
conductor drew pistol which put an
end to the difficulty Several pistols
were drawn by trainmen and passen-
gers, which probably prevented the
plueky conductor from being i'll treated
by the crowd of blacks.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
Trial of the Tobacco Trust People Begun.

New YORK, June THE trial of the
case against the officers and directors
of the American Tobacco Company
who were indicted fifteen months ago
for conspiracy, was begun in the court
of general sessions today before Judge
Fitzgerald. The ten defendants in the
case are James B. Duke, president;
William H. Butler, vice presidents;
Josiah Browne, secretary; Charles G.
Emery, treasurer, and William A. Mar
burg, Lewis Ginter, George Arents
George w. Gail, Benjamin F. Duke
and George w. Watts directors.
Josiah Browne was the only defend
ant in court. The others are scattered
all over the world, but the case can 90
on without them, as the offense is only
a misdemeanor, and their presence is
not required.
Papers on behalf of the defendants
not present were fl led giving Mr.. .Choate
power of attorney to represent them.
They pleaded not guilty.
The work of choosing a jury was
then begun and when court adjourned
for the day four men were in the jury
box.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
The Deeds Of a rIadman.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Charles
Barber patent attorney, who had
gained much notoriety of late by his
eccentric actions, shot Miss Dorothy
Il. Squires this morning as she was on
her way to the office where she Is
employed as stenographer and
typewriter, and, thinking he had kill
ed her, blew out his own brains. Miss
Squires was shot in the back of the
head and the hand. She will recover.
Miss Squires formerly worked for
Barber as a Stenographer and upon
leaving his employ, he annoyed her
with his attentions, threatening to
injure her if she would not permit him
to call. Finally the matter became so
serious that she had to appeal to the
courts for protection, and he was placed
under bonds to keep the peace. He
seems not to have desisted, however,
for since then the girl had received
several threatening letters from him in
the last of which he announced that he
would do something which they both
would regret.
Barber's present attentions to the
young woman have caused several
scenes. a few weeks ago her brother
him on the street and admin.
iStered sound thrashing.
Barber was a hard drinkerand an in
veterate gambler who made several
futile efforts to reform at the instance
of friends who recognized his brilliant
talents, but also his lack of steadiness
and purpose in life. He left several
letters showing that he had pre-
today's tragedy. He loved
Cotoriety.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
The A. &. n. Alumni.
News and Observer.)

The strength of college is its
almuni. They are at the same time its
jewels and it's servants. Such an
alumni has The North Carolina College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
Tuesday morning at II o'clock the
Alumni Association of this great in
stitution held public meeting in the
college chapel Two of the most gifted
members of the Association delivered
addresses.
Mr.. Pearson, the president of the
association introduced the first orator
of the day, Mr.. w. K. Davis.
Mr.. Davis expressed his gratitude to
the association for selecting him as one
of the orators. He could think of
nothing more appropriate for this
occasion than to impress upon the
people of the State the necessity of
perpetuating the history of North
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
nANY PEOPLE INJURED.
Explosion ina Fireworks Factory at Chicago
The Prosperity Loss Estimated at 500, 900.

CHICAGO, June S.-A match, care.
lessly dropped by one of the workmen
in the fireworks factory of M. Shure,
at the corner of West Van Buren, and
Halstead streets, caused terrific ex-
plosion few minutes after 6 O'Clock
tonight.
1t was shortly after the closing time
of the factory and many of the work
men had gone home, otherwise the
loss of life must have been very heavy.
AS it was number of the employees
were badly hurt and the flying rockets
and candles struck several people who
We're passing On street cars and on the
sidewalks.
The force Of the explosion was so
great that nearly all the windows in
the block were demolished, and the
Shure building, which is q four-story
structure, was badly damaged. Imme-
diately following the explosion the
building was ablaze from cellar to roof,
and the fire department had a desperate
struggle before it succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames, The building was
almost entirely destroyed by the fire,
however, and such portions of the large
stock Of fireworks as had not been
scattered throughout the neighborhood
by the explosion were destroyed, caus-
ing heavy loss to Shure.
The explosion caused a wild panic in
that portion of the city for time. 1t.
when the street was crowded
with people going to their homes and
the street cars which pass the front of
the building every minute were packed
with passengers. The flying missiles
from the factory struck a number of
people on thu cars, and one man who
was gazing into q store window, fully
four hundred feet distant, had his at
tention attract, d to other matters by q
rocket which hit him squarely in the
back. He fell to the sidewalk uncon-
scious, and was carried to the hospital
before he was able to give his name.
The majority of those injured have re-
ceived but trAing hurts and will be
around within day or two. The loss
to the building and contents is esti
mated at 100000.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
LODGES.

Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge No. 1I7 A. F. & A. M. are held
in their hall, corner of Nash and Colds
boro streets on the Ist and 3rd Monday
nights at 7:3o o'clock + M. each month.
J. d. Bullock, W.. M.
Regular meetings of Mt, Lebanon
Chapter No. II are held in the Masonic
Hall every end Monday night at 1890
O'Clock P. M. each month.
Lat Williams, H. P.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Commandery No. 7 are held in the Ma
sonic hall every 4th Monday night at
1880 o'clock each month.
r. S. Earnes, E. c.
Regular meetings Of Wilson Lodge
X. Of H. No. 1894 are held in their hall
over the First National Bank every Ist
Thursday evening at 3:3o o'clock. PM
B. F Briggs, Director.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
DUTY ON RAW COTTON.
The Senate Places Raw Cotton on the DutiabIe
List

WASHINGTON, June S.-By the deci-
sive vote of AZ to 10, the senate today
adopted an amendment to the tariff
bill placing raw cotton, the great pro-
duct of the south, on the dutable list
at 20 per cent, ad valorem. 1t is the
first time in the history of tariff legis-
lation that duty on cotton has been
incorporated in bill. The amend
ment was proposed by Senator Bacon,
democrat, Of Georgia, on his individual
responsibility and without the approval
of the finance committee, which thus
far has been requisite to the success of
every amendment except minor one
which went through by default.
The amendment led to a spirited de-
bate, democratic senators disclosing a
wide difference of views and at times
exchanging sharp personal criticisms.
On the final vote six democrats
Senators Bacon and Clay, of Georgia;
McEnery, of Louisiana; McLaurin and
Tillman, of South Carolina, and Raw
lins, of Utah, voted with the republi-
cans for the Bacon amendment, while
the negative vote was solidly demo-
cratic, with one exception Kyle, pop
ulise.
The debate on cotton took up most
of the day and but little progress was
made on the bill.
Early IN the day the sugar schedule
was passed over and the agricultural
schedule taken up. Less than two
pages wese disposed of during the day.
The paragraph on cattle went over,
but the balance of the agricultural
schedule up to and including para
graph 22S was agreed to as reported
all amendments except that Of Senator
Bacon's being rejected.
When the tariff bill wass taken up,
at 1920 o'clock p. M, Senator Allison,
of Iowa, requested that the sugar
schedule be passed, stating that it
would be considered tomorrow. The
agricultural schedule being next in or
der, a number Of amendments were
offered by democratic senators, but all
were rejected until Senator Bacon
offered his amendment, to be known
as paragraph 22h placing a duty Of 20
per cent. ad val6rem on raw cotton.
Senator Bacon said the omission of this
article from the dutiable list was
Of the principle of the dem
ocratic platform that tariff taxation
should be so imposed as to discrim-
nate against no section. The tariff as
. whole fell like dead weight on the
producer of cotton, raising the price
If all article essential to his use, and
Iet on his article of production, raw
cotton. he Was "left in the lurch. uLast
'ear the Statistics showed that 550OO,-
100 pounds of cotton were imported
nto the United States valued at &C.
100000. The arrivals of foreign cotton
we're increasing constantly. Senator
Bacon said he addressed himself par
icularly to his democratic associates,
Why should cotton be excluded from
he benefits Of revenue duty if all
ther agricultu' al products were to
ave the benefit of such duty. Under
he rule Of consistency there should be
unanimous vote in favor of duty on
otton.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
CHURCHES.

ST. Timothy's Episcopal church,
Rev. F. c. Bayliss, Priest in-charge
Services: Sundays at a. m. and 7 sc
p, M, Sunday School at p. M, Week
days-Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 p,
m. Holy days at 10 a. m. Celebra-
ton of Holy Communion on Ist
Sunday in each month at II q. m.
other sundays at 7:45 a. m.
Methodist Church, Rev. ]. B. Hurley
Pastor; services at II A. NJ. and 1880
P. M. Sunday School, S P. NJ, J. F.
Bruton, Supt. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday night at 1880.
Disciples Church, Rev D. w, Davis,
Pastor; services every Sunday 11:OO a.
m. and 7:30 pm. Prayer meeting every
Thursday night. Sunday School at 3
O'Clock, P. M, Geo. Hackney, Supt.
Presbyterian. Church, Rev. James
Thomas, Pastor; services on the First,
Second and Third Sunday in every
month and at Strickland's church
every Fourth Sunday. Sunday School
at 5o'clock, P. M.
Baptist Church. h.-Service as follows:
Preaching Sunday morning at II
o'clock and at $50 p. m. Rev. ]. A.
Rood Pastor, Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday
School at S p. m. D. S. Boykin, Supt.
Primitive Baptist Church, preaching
on end Sunday by Elder Jas. Bass; on
3rd Sunday by Elder Jas. S. Woodard
on the 4th Sunday and Saturday before
by the pastor, Elder P. D. Gold. Ser
vices begin at II A. NJ.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11

There was head-end collision of
freight trains on the Richmond, Fred
erisksburg and Potomac railroad near
Ashland, Va, Tuesday. The engines
were badly damaged and FIVE cars were
smashed. The crews jumped and es,
capped injury.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
A June Snow Storm.

LYNN, Mass. June 9.-There was a
slight but we'll defined snow furry
shortly after noon today. The fakes
quickly melted after reaching the
ground: It was the first snow ever re.
corded in this city in the month of
June.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11

General Nelson A. Miles, United
States army, paid long visit Monday
to the Italian minister for war, at
Rome, Italy. The General started for
Isondon Tuesday, where he will repre-
sent the United States army at Queen
Victoria's jubilee celebration.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11

Subscribe to the WILSON TIMES on
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The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
POLICE

d. P. CHRISTIAN, Chief.
IvEY HARRELL, FRANK FELTON,
EPHRIAM HARRELL.
AMEs MARSHBOURNE.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11

JACK CHERRY, Sheriff,
J. d. BARD1N, Clerk of Superior Court,
G H. GRIFFIN, Register of Deeds,
S. H. TYSON, Treasurer,
f. w. TAYLOR, Standard Keeper,
VIM. HARRIss, Coroner,
]. T. REyEL, Surveyor,
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS;
R. S. CLARK, Chairman
JOHN c. HADLEY, THos. FELTON,.
SHADE FELTON,, ]. H. NEwsoM
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
DIRECTORY.
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS.
LOCAL TRAINS:
N. Bound. S. Bound.

LOCAL TRAINS:
N. Bound. S. Bound.
Between Florence and Weldon,
No. IS. No. 2,.
1:42 P. M. Leaves Wilson 2:o5 P. M.
Between Wilmington and Norfolk:
No. 4S. No. 40.
1916 P. M. Leaves Wilson, 2:12 P. M.
'Shoo Fly" Wilmington to Rocky
Mount:
No. 40. No. al.
1923 P. M. Leaves Wilson, 6:I5 A. M.
THROUGH TRAINS:
Between Florence and Weldon:
No. 80. No. IS,
1922 P. M. Leaves Wilson, II:1S P. M.
LOCAL FREIGHT-NORTH BOUND:
Leaves Wilson 7:o5 A. M.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-11
THROUGH TRAINS.

LOCAL LFREIGHT-NORTH BOUND.
Leaves Wilson 7:o5 A. M.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
DOG whippcrs I'm Churches.

In former days almost every church
in this neigh borhood York; had an Off
cial who discharged dog-whipping
functions; it was in many cases the sex
ton, though sometimes person was ap-
pointed to the post who filled no other
office. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
William Dobson was the church dog
whipper at Kirton-in-Lindsey. At the
same place, in 1868, the church
wardens' accounts show a charge of
two shillings for whipping dogs. and as
late as 1917 Robert Robinson was paid
six shillings eight pence for discharg-
ing similar functions. In plan of the
seats in Alkborough church, made in
1881, pew near the south door is
marked 1.-The dog whipper." The dog
whlpper, however, was not unknown
over the sea. A writer in the Ecclesiol-
ogist for 1852 remarks. in regard to the
Church of ST. Bavon at HARLEM, that
1.-The windows of the north aisle are of
three lights. The fifth bay opens into
the pretty little Hondenslagerskapel
These similar functionaries-the dog
whippers-had similar honor in other
countries. In Portuguese cathedrals,
for instance, Capella dos EnXutacanes
will often be found.-Notes and Quer-
les
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

The West Indian cook always likes to
have a pawpaw tree growing near her
kitchen. When steak or chicken are
tough they are left for an hour wrapped
in a papwpaw leaf. The meat is then
tender. Newly-killed meat, rubbed over
it's surface with handful of the leaves
is rendered palatable. Papain. or veg
etable pepsin, is secured from the un-
ripe fruit. The ripe fruit serves as a
substitute for melon, or, cooked, is con-
sidered to possess characteristics of the
vegetable marrow. The authorities OF
the Kew gardens, in England, are urg-
ing the systematic cultivation of the
pawpaw in India.-Chicago Inter Ocean.