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The Arizona sentinel., 1897-06-12
SANTA FE, PRESCOTT
 & PHGNIX R. R,
IN EFFECT DECEMBER g, 1S9

MOUNTAIN TIME IS STANDARD USED
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-06-12
W. A. BROWN, [sEALl
 A. c. MERRYMAS, (sEALf B. D. BARNHART, TsEAI.I

STATE OF WISCONSIN, ! County of Marinette. Before me, Chas. J. Ellisr Notary Pub lie, in and for said County of Marinette, CD this day, personally appeared W. A. Brown, A. c. Merryman and P. D. Barnhart, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office, this first day of March. A n 1897
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Hl.is depends on what one expe Us ia d hpge, l.arso5v ,ot,led Territorr of monnt
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-06-12
RAIN.

Showers, and indeed heavy rains are liable to occur iu every month of the year; bat the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small. The average rainfall in Southern Arizona, as shown by the Government observations, is but 611a inches per yea:.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
SEVERAL CONTRACTS LET.


Kansas Textbook Commission Makes
Selections at the Maximum Rate.
TorEKA, Kan, May IS. The school.
book commission, after ten days sitting,
arrived at partial conclusion last
night and made a selection Of some OF
the books that shall be used in Kansas
schools during the coming FIVE years.
All the books selected were taken at the
maximum rate prescribed by the new
law, and were selected on their merits.
The rate is about 80 per cent. OF
what schoolbooks cost under the old
prices. The books selected are:
Spoilers at 10 cents: intermediate
arithmetics, % cents; complete arith-
metics, S5 cents algebras. 80 cents;
histories, so cents; Introductory geog-
raphies, Is cents grammars, IS cents,
and mental arithmetics, 90 cents. The
board will reconvene to-day and Sc
lect the following, the prices being
fixed by law: First reader, 10 cents;
second reader, II cents; third reader,
% cents; fourth reader, 30 cents; fifth
reader. 40 cents; physiology, 50 cents;
philosophy, 80 cents; bookkeeping, 40
cents, primary grammar, 20 cents, con-
stitution, 40 cents; physical geogra-
ply, 50 cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
MAY GO TO SPAIN.
Ex-President Harrison May BE Called Upon
to BE an Ambassador.


WASH GToN, May 2S.-President Nc
Kinley's Cuban policy is rapidly COM
ing to head. 1t is asserted that in
view of the tremendous Importance of
the Spanish mission in the near fu-
ture, he has decided to raise it to an
embassy, and to offer the place to
ex-President Benjamin Harrison. In
doing this, the president has set aside
any consideration of the political
prominence that would be given the ex.
president in this connection. The
president has received positive assur-
ance from representatives of President
Cisneros, of the insurgent government,
that the insurgents would be willing
to treat for the independence Of the
island with prospective indemnity
in the background. They will also
accept the offices of this govern.
ment as mediator. Thomas Estrada
Palma, head of the Cuban junta in
the United States, is here. He, too, is
willing to treat for independence with
an indemnity for Spain. Very soon
the president will submit PROPOSE.
tion to Spain. 1t will be made after
the Spanish mission has been filed
and Commissioner Calhoun has report
ed. 1t is probable that the United
States will suggest absolute freedom
for Cuba, with an indemnity of $780,.
900, 900 for Spain
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
OFFICERS CHOSEN.


selects New Leaders.
NEWTON, Kan, May as.-The state
Sunday school convention was more
largely attended to-day than at any
time since it convened here. Officers
were elected this morning as follows:
President, J. b. Larimer, Topeka: vice
presidents, L. K. Moses, Great Bend:
$. b. Wood, Cottonwood Falls, and
Mrs. Eva Nall, IIiawatha; recording
secretary, Mrs. Anna Foster, Topeka;
treasurer, R. M. White; superintend-
ent primary work, Mrs. r. b. Preusz-
ner, Lawrence; superintendent nor
NAL work, Prof. L. Stanley.
Abilene was chosen as the meeting
place next year. J. B. Larimer de-
clined by telegraph to accept the pres
idency of the association on account OF
other business, and Martin Mohler, ex-
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture. was elected to fill the vacancy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
A FRUlTLESS MEETING.

Conference Between Kansas Railroad
Board and Railway Companies Comes to
Naught.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 2S.-The freight
rate hearing has come and gone, and
yet nothing has been done. 1t opened
in the senate chamber yesterday and
closed after two hours of gentle plead
Jugs on the side of the commissioners
and of gentle EXPLANATIONS on the side
of the railroad representatives. Plain
ly, the hearing did no good 1t must
be confessed the railroad men were too
smooth or the commissioners were too
timid, or both, for an indefinite ad-
journment has been taken by the
board that it may locate itself, find out
exactly what it wants and why it
wants il.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
HEAVY ILLINOIS SHORTAGE.


CHICAGO, May 2s.-The Post say
Bradford X. Durfee, late superintend
ent of the department Of insurance for
the state of Illinois, has not yet set
tied with the state. He went out of
office May 5, turning over to James r.
B. Van Cleave, the new superintend-
ent, all the books, records and furni-
ture of the office. He held receipts
from the auditor showing he had
paid into the treasury about 100000,
the cash income of his office. In the
four years of his incumbency he re-
ceived of public moneys S7sS, 1874. The
difference between the receipts and
the 500, 9OS is the amount of cash still
remaining in Mr.. Durfee's hands-or at
least withheld from the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
PROVEN FALSE.
Affidavit Of Theodore Durrant's Old Soldier
Is Absolutely Without Foundation.

SAN Francisco, May ga letter
was received from W. 7. Bryant, the
old soldier who recently swore to
sensational affidavit to the effect that
he saw Rev. j. G. Gibson, pastor Of
Emanuel church, carrying the body of
woman up to the belfry on the date of
the Blanche Lamont murder, which eff
fectually disposes of that document and
proves the unreliability of the writer.
Although this letter was mailed at Mon
tevista, Col, four days after Bryant
made his affidavit, he states he never
saw either Gibson or Durrant to his
knowledge, but that two women,
Hester Hicks and Henrietta Bigsby,
had offered him $1,000 to swear that he
was in the church at the time when the
murder was committed and that Glib
son committed the crime, Nothing is
known of either women, and in the
light of recent events Chief Lee has no
hesitancy in pronouncing Bryant a
prodigious liar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Opens a Fight on Harris.

TOPEKA, Kan, May ss.-The fight on
United States Senator Harris, within
the peoples party, which has been in
evitable since Mr.. Harris, as state SEN
ator, abandoned the maximum rates
plank of the Abilene platform, has
been opened by ex-senator W. A. PET.
fer, whose seat in the national senate
was taken by Mr.. Harris Mr.. PETER
seizes as provocation Mr.. Harris bill
to supplant the Foraker pooling bill.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
BELLS OPPONENTS ACTIVE.
Representatives Of 100 Telephone Com.
panies Meet tn Orpuniye

Representatives OF 100 Telephone Com
panies Meet to Organize.
CHICAGO, May 2s.-Nearly 100 repre-.
sentatives of independent telephone
companies throughout the central and
western states arrived in Chicago for
the purpose of participating in a con-
vention called for the announced pur-
pose of forming an organization to
fight the Bell Telephone Co. The pur-
pose of the convention is to effect a
national organization of all the indie
pendent telephone companies in the
United States to combat the Bell COM
pany, and to protect the smaller ex-
changes against any action that might
be taken in the courts by the Bell com
pany in reference to the recent Ber-
liner decision by the United States
supreme court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
DIED IN THE POORHOUSE.
Nephew OF Russell Sage Worries Himself to
Death Over 10 $50 Debt.


JOLIET, ILL.,, May 2s.-Last night, at
the poorhouse in this county, George
Sage, aged 81 years, son of Elizur Sage,
of Shannahon township, died of con-
sumption, fastened by worrying over
the affairs of his parents. His father,
after paying his uncle, Russell
Sage, the $50 on the mortgaged
house, could not afford to give
George any of the delicacies needed.
George also worried greatly over the
attempt of his mother to commit sui
eide couple of weeks ago. The SUI
pervisor Of Shannahon wrote to Rus
sell Sage two years ago asking him to
make provision for the young man to
keep him out of the poorhouse. The
appeal was unanswered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Accidentally Killed Ills Nlece.

PERRY, Ok, May IS. Near Tecumseh
John stibbins accidentally shot and
killed his two-year-old niece, Stibbins
had started out of his dug-out with his
gun and the hammer hit against bed
post. The gun was discharged and six
shot took effect
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
WILL RUN EXCURSIONS.
Railroads to Aid In Making the Kansas City
Home Products Show a Success.

nome ffOducts snow success.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May 2s.-In few
days the store windows of several hun
dred villages and towns in Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma will be red and
green and yellow with posters adver-
Using popular excursions to the Home
Products show in Kansas City, which
opens next Tuesday. The railway Off
cials have caught the Kansas City
spirit which organized and is carrying
out the Home Products show and will
run excursions during the show at a
general rate of one fare for the round
trip, and, in some instances, at a much
lower rate than even that.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
California Honey Output.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, May 2S.--A total of
40 car loads of honey will be exported
from this (San Diego county this year.
Not in many years, If ever before, has
the product been as great and the
quality as excellent At least five car
loads this year will be of the water
white grade and will command fancy
prices Most of this honey will even
tually reach England and other Euro
pean countries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Wilson Defends VIvisectIon.

WASHINGTON, May u.s. Secretary
Wilson has sent to the senate commit.
tee on agriculture and forestry COM
munication in which he declares his
opposition to the senate bill regulat-
ing vivisections. He says the passage
OF such law would have most in
furious effect upon the scientific in
vestigations of the department and on
the various agricultural experiment
stations in the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

filled with eating sores; my tongue was
almost eaten away, so that for three
months was unable to taste any solid
food. My hair was coming out rapidly.
and l was in horrible fix. l had tried
various treatments, and was nearly dis
couraged, when a friend recommended
S.S.S. After had taken four bottles, l
began to get better, and when I had
finished eighteen bottles, was cured
sound and we'll, my skin was without
blemish, and l have had no return Of
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from life
Of misery" S.S.S. guaranteed purely
vegetabie) will cure any case Of blood
poison. Books on thedisease
e !: !: =: !: 8 .: {: S
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

CHICAGO, May 2s.-The National Re
publican league has served notice upon
the league in the western silver states
that delegates to the National Repub-
lican league convention in Detroit in
July must be in accord with the party
platform.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Residence OF u Kansas Cityan Entered by
Burglars, Who Make Rich Haul.


KANSAS Cry, Mo-, May 2s.-0ne of
the boldest robberies that has been per-
petrated in Kansas City for many a
long day was ut the residence Of II. w.
Evans, vice president of the Evans
Smith Drug Co., 1898 Troost avenue,
ut an early hour Wednesday morning.
Two burglars, with all the modern APP
planes of their craft, covered Mr..
Evans and his wife with revolvers, held
them under cover and secured 5000
worth of jewelry and silverware, and
$40 in cash, after which they quietly
decamped, bidding their victims q
pleasant good morning."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
DAWES COMMISSION QUITS.
Says 1t Cannot Reach an Agreement with
the CherOkees Now.

the Cherokees Now.
TAHLEouAH, |. T., May est was
given out by Gen. Armstrong that the
Cherokee and Dawes commissions
would adjourn for an indefinite time
to-day. He stated that he saw no
chance for an agreement at this
time, owing to Cherokee politics.
1t is expected that the question
of allotment will be the issue in
the election to be held next August
and on the result Of this election will
depend the advisability Of a return Of
the Dawes commission. Great disap-
pointment prevails among the half
breeds and the adopted citizens, while
the full-bloods are chuckling gleefully.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
MADE A MANIAC BY ROBBERS


Topeka, Kan, May William
Maddox, the Valencia farmer who
mysteriously disappeared while re-
turning from lodge one night two
weeks ago, and who came home after
week unbalanced mentally, has be-
come raving maniac and has been
placed in the Topeka asylum. His
mania is that some one is trying to kill
him and it is believed to be the result
of the attempt of highwaymen to rob
him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
RECOVERED HIS LOST VOICE.
Michigan Man Claims to Have Been the
subject of n Miracle.

La GRANGE, Ind, May YES, -Frederick
Markley, living near Church, Mich,
lost his voice when boy He spent a
fortune in an effort to regain speech,
finally abandoning medical science
and trusting wholly to the efficacy of
prayer, Yesterday miracle was ap.
parently wrought, the power of speech
returning to Markley as mysteriously
as 1t left him nearly half a century
ago. Markley attributes the recovery
of his voice to Divine interposition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

GUTHRIE, Ok, May 2s-Gov. Barnes
has appointed Judge Harper S. Cum
niagham' OF thi, city, for attorney.
general anvil narles II. l'ilson for pr.
va'e ateretary 20 the governor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

Thomas Z. Kinney, steward in the
Goodlander hotel at Fort Scott, Kan /,
committed suicide while travelling near
Nevada. No.. because Of Door health.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
VICTORY FOR WOMEN.
Mrs. squires Wages a Successful Fight Re-
fore a Presbyterian synod.

CHICAGO, May 2s-Women scored a
point yesterday at the general assem-.
bly, of the Cumberland Presbyterians.
1t was on the question as to whether
Mrs. squires, of Kansas, should be
recommissioned as a ruling elder Of
the synod of the church. Mrs. Squires
won her fight before the judiciary
committee, which made a special re-
port on her to the afternoon session Of
the general assembly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

ington, D.C.,says:
/ was for a long
time under treat
fnent of two of
the best physi-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
CENSURED GOV. DRAKE.


Passes Resolutions Against Liquor
WEBSTER CITY, Ia, May 2s.-Yester-
day closed the most successful north.
western Iowa district convention of
Christian churches ever held. The
committee on resolutions severely CEN
sured Gov. Drake and the state legis-
lature for the part they had taken in
compromising with the saloon ele-
ment in passing the manufacturing
bill and making it law.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Blood Poison,

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap.
propriately called the curse Of mankind
1t is the one disease that physicians can.
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank B. Martin, a prominent
ieweler at o26 Pennsylvania Ave Wash.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-11-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

POSTMASTER GENERAL GARY Is pro-
bounced candidate for United States
senator in Maryland to succeed Arthur
Z. German.
MRs. CELIA WALLACE, who resides at
the Auditorium at Chicago and is Il
shildless widow, has taken fancy to
Evangclira Cisneros and has offered to
adopt the Cuban maid and make her
an heir to u fortune estimated at $500,
200.
The New York Herald published n
letter from Hannis TAYLOR, late United
states minister to Spain, in which.
after telling of his strenuous efforts to
prevent n rupture of diplomatic rcla-
tions between the two countries dur
ing the dark days of the Competitor
ease, he asserts that the ruling classes
Of Spain are determined to refuse any
concessions which would be accepted
by the Cubans-
THE official count of the ballots east
in the election in Maryland leave no
room to doubt that the republicans
will control both branches of the legis-
lature and that a republican will sue.
cecd Arthur T. German in the United
States senate.
The Georgia senate ON the 5th de
featcd a measure which, If passed,
would have had the effect of making
Georgia prohibition state.
SIR JULIAN PAUSCEForE, the British
ambassador who has come back from
London to Washington, will confer
with Secretary Sherman at an early
day concerning the reopening Of ncgo-
tiations for an Anglo-Amcrican arbi-
tration treaty.
THERE were no further developments
in the legislative situation in Ohio on
the 7th, the democrats having appar-
emily abandoned all efforts to contest
the election of republican representa-
tives in close counties and the rcpu b.
lican majority of five on joint ballot
will not be changed, unless the fusion
ist members vote with the republicans.
IT was reported that the democrats
in the Ohio general assembly had de-
termincd to cast their votes for Gov.
Bushnell for United States senator,
provided he could get enough repub-
licau votes to aid in his election. and
thus down Senator Hanna
lr was reported that the Mexican
government had decided to send to the
Washington authorities Il note favor
ing Intervention in the affairs of Cuba.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-11-12
OPENING AN AccouNL.
woman ina Bank for the First Time
Makes Trouble.

Makes Trouble.
"A woman opening bank account for the
first time is peculiar creature, said one OF
the clerks in a national bank; "one came IN
ciously. then she ambled up to the window
and said:
...If YOU please, l want to deposit some
money.
Y es m: just go to the next window. :.
..She stepped over in careful way, as Il
she was breaking some rule or other, and' al
most in whisper, said;
as this where they deposit money!
"'Yes, ma am. Do you wish to open an
ION. no. she said. 4 don't want to have
ANYTHING charged. Just want to deposit
my money l..rsd !. shs 'ahs sbat fsas { Ms. sae
This bank is as firm as Gibraltar,
madam. You have come TO the right place.
We will have to have your autograph. Just
write your name right there
".Oh, | can't write without STUB pen.
Haven't you got stub pen and some nice
violet INK
"She was fitted out. and in the most care,
full way imaginable she wrote out her full
name Then she was provided with de
post book, which she looked at in an IN
auiring way. She produced her money hung
on to it for minute, and then handed it
in. all rolled up and tied with thread. The
receiving teller counted it in rapid way
and threw it in with the other receipts.
"'Now,' she said, this amt good bank.
You've Just gone and thrown my money. in
with all the rest, and you can never pick
it out again. Take your old book and give
me my money. And scratch my name of
that big autograph album. Mother said you
couldn't tell anything about bank
"She was given her little roll, the auto
graph was scratched off and the deposit
ticket destroyed. She founced out in de
cisive way, as much as to say: They can't
cheat me, if | am woman. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-11-12
SOLDIERS HOMES.
The Inspector General Has Plan TO
Monthly Allotment to Veterans

The Inspector General Has Plan for
Monthly Allotment to Veterans.
WAsHISGToN. Nov. 9.-The annual
reports of the board of managers of
the United States soldiers homes, soon
to be submitted to congress, will show
that all the homes are filled to the full
limit of their capacity and that in GER
tain localities there are many worthy
and dependent soldiers entitled to
these privileges who have to be turned
away because of the present over
crowded condition of some of the
homes Additional appropriations for
new quarters consequently will be
asked for by the board and will. of
course, receive the earnest support
of those representatives who have
homes located in their districts But
these recommendations will run coun-
ter to a new proposition which In
spector General Breckenridge will
submit when this subject is taken up
for consideration. This contemplates
the use annually of about 100000
from the regular appropriation for the
support of the homes for allotments to
those dependent soldiers who can
not be provided for in the homes be-
cause of lack of accommodations A
number of men at present are in homes
who would much prefer to go outside
and live with their families If they
had an allotment of SIS or $40 month
the equivalent of what it costs to
maintain them in the homes. In this
way, Gen. Breckinridge figures it ont,
a sufficient number of vacancies will
be made in the homes to pro-
vide for those who are unable to OBJ
tain admission.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-11-12
Bu.inees Partuer Hhot.

ABERDEEN, Miss, Nov. "a tragedy
occurred in the Aberdeen Ledger office
Saturday night which resulted in the
death of George S. Jackson. one OF its
publishers, at the hands OF his part
ner, E. v. Yongue. They had been
associated in the publication of the
paper about two months and the killing
was the result of - misunderstanding
incident to partnership business 1t is
said that jackson advanced in violent
manner with . piece Of iron bar, when
Yongue fired two shots from revolver
one of which took effect In the shoulder
and the other entered. the neck and
passed entirely through.