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Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
VALIDITY OF THE BONDS.
An Important Opinion by Attorney
 General Frazier.

Attorney General Frazier yesterday garding the validity of the funding bonds issued by the Franklin admin istration ard which were not disposed Of The question was raised once be- fore i'm the matter of what is spoken of as the Seasongood & Mayer bonds, that is, bonds sold during the admin istration of GoveHmor Hughes to Seasongood & Mayer, who had de- posited a forfeit of $1O,O0O Those bonds had been issued during hhe preceding admin istration and bore the names of it's officials.
 John Dillon, the great corpoG at.on lawyer, adtormey for S,siasongood S Mayer, rendered an opinion that the bonds were invalid for the reason that they had been executed by per- sons other than those with whom the brokers were dealimg. MT Dillon's opinion was not supported by any authorities and it was charged at the time it was the kind of advice wanted by Seasongood & Mayer, who on ac- count of the panic which had risen since the negotiation was begun, found it inconWemient to conclude the inc vestment. At any rate they did not take the bonds and the famous suit against Treasurer Fleming to recover the forfeit was begun.
 Attorney General Frazier's opinion which is backed by numerous author ities and is opposed by none at all, is that the bonds are valid. As has been published, $25S, ,0O0 of these bonds have been sold by MT. F. M. Murphy to eastern brokers. It is beEevsd that they will be accepted as valid and tEe present. administration will be spared the expense, not less than $1 900, of executing new ones. However, should ! they decline to do so there would be | left nothing to do but comply with
 their wishes. The opinion, though of AJsogme ev- General Frazier, is so clear and so well supported that it is im>
 probable that the territory will hnWn Itu undertake this expense
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
MISSISSIPPI TRAGEDY.
A Mother and Five Children Murdered
 by Unknown Parties.

Wesson, Miss, Dec. 9.-A telephone message has been received here an- nouncing terrible tragedy eighteen miles east of this place. Just across Pear river the wife and five children of Mir Brown Smith, were murdered by unknown parties late yesterday while MT. Smith was absent from home An infant child was spared. Sheriffs Thomson of Copia and Mo Nair of Lincoln counties have gone to Gl.e, sce-e with b-c'-A,r,ounls. MT Smith is q 1c1 of ax-Repccsa sentative Smith of Simpson county.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
STAINS BOLD TALK.
Sagasta Says They Are Ready for a
 Mix-up.

Madrid, Dec. 9.-At the cabinea courcil today, the queen regent pre- outlined the opinion of the European press regarding President McKinley's message, a majority of whom are favorable to Spain. He further de- States attempting to intervene in Cuba it would find the gcvernm ent prepared to defend its rights and the honor of Spain.
 As to military operations in Cuba, the premier announced that the re- suits obtained were satisfactory.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10

W ment to meet its obligations. The trouble is that those who indulge in pessimistic prophecies about the gov ernment's finances do mot take into consideration all the elements of the situation. It is beyond dispute that the treasury will have ample funds within the next year to conduct all its operations.
 There is a feature which seems to have escaped the attention of those tryi to figure out deficit. The re- ceipts from the, sale of the Union Pa cific railroad will be $58, 900 O00 AL ready there is $5,0OO,O00 in the treas ury to the credit of this account and the balance vii lbe paid in ten days installments of S8,5O0,0 ,0O0. The Kan sas Pacific, which is to be sold on Dec. 15, will bring in 13,0OO,G0O. If the Central Pacific should default on Jan. 1, in it's payment of $10,000,000 to the government, then due, and should be sold under terms like those in the Union Pacific sale, the tran saction would bring in $57,000,000 more. The only set-off against the returns from the sale of the Pacific $30.00O,000 of currency 6s, which will soon mature. But even with this deduction the treasury will be in healthy condition, as the deficiency is gradually being brought within bounds.
 Chairman Henderson of the house Judiciary committee said today:
 II propose to introduce a bank ruptcy bill, which will be subs. anti ally identical with the one passed by the house in the last congress There has also been referred to this con- mittee bill passed by the senate. There will be meeting of the com mlttee early in the week, and we will exchange views and see what pros pect there is. Then a -committce e will take the matter up and frame a measure, either a substitute for the senate bill or taking that as a basis propose Amendments to it.
 
 H'I believe there will be strong pres- sure brought to bear in favor of such legislation properly framed and guarded. During the hard times of the last administration thousands of men went to the wall, and their ensr- gies were bottled up, who, if they could find legal release from the chains which now bind them, would again and immediately resume the activity of business life, and add im- mensely to the leverage in favor of ! general business prosperity. And yet g continued General Henderson, "strone resistance will undoubtedly be offered to the enactment of such legislation and no man ought now to attempt to predict what the outcome may be-"
 A strong endorsement of the work of the monetary commission is likely 1 to result from the annual meeting o1 the national boards of trade here on Dec. IA. The Indianapolis convention,
 which authorized the appointment oi
 commission, was in large measure
 the product of local boards of trade
 and it was before the Indianapolis board that H. H. Hanna first laid his
 plan for the union of business mer
 in favor of currency reform.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10

Denver, Dec. s.-LorenZH D. Ron debush, the well known mining man, died early this morning, He was born in Blooming Valley, Pa, and was 51 ysnrs old. He leaves a daughter, who is the wife of Harold G. Henderson an Eng6shman, and lives in Sussex, Eng, and a son, J. H. Rondebush, who is a sculptor and lives in Paris.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY
Said to Be Yelled by the -Mevemen
 in Favor of Captain Dreyfus.

Paris, Dec. 9.-La Parie today prints a sensational statement, the substance of which is that the Dreyfus agitation is iShle outcome of an inter national plot ito divert Frances a. tention from events abroad, and add ing that an international syndicate with this object in view, backed by foreign gold, commenced oper aitio1s in Belgium and developed them in Germany,
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
THE PHILLIPS ARSON CASE.
The Arguments Were Half Finished
 Yesterday.

The Phillips arson case is still un- finished. Proceedings were opened yesterday morning by the introduc- tion of testimony calculated to reflect upon the reliability of the ihloodhounds which bayed at the door of the de- fendant on the morning of f.September 30, a half hour after the discovery of the fire in his confectionery store There was some evidence in rebuttal { put in, intended to demolish the alibf established fby the defense the day before. After noon the argum ents were begun by Judge Kibbey, assistant dis trict attorney. His argument was di-- rected against the unreasonableness of considerable part of the tessi- mony, of which the alibi was con- structed and he sought further to show that even if it were true there was still sufficient time after the re- turn of the defendant at half pas. two for him to go back to his store and set it on fire. The testimony covered only scraps of time a. an hour in the morning when the wit nesses were asleep part of the time.
 Rega rdimg the statement of Mrs Phillips that she had examined the hair, eyebrows and mustache of her husband and had fould them un- singed, as the prosecution said they were, Judge Kibbey merely asked the jury if it were likely that she would have gone to the jail and made an ex- animation with microscope as she had described. The defendant had sworn that between the time he closed the store on Sunday night and when he returned with the officers after the fire, that 1,500 cigars in boxes of twenty-five had been stolen, thereby | leaving an inference that burglary had been committed and that arson | had been resorted to to cover it.
 Judge Kibbey described what he rep
 resented to be inconsistencies. The burglar must in the first place have
 carried away sixty boxes, itself an ! impossibility on account -of their | bulk, He must also with the cigars ] in his arms have applied the match
 to the combustibles and still with the 1 cigars in his arms must have locked
 the. door after him.
 Judge Kibbey was followed by
 George P. BullaGd, who said, among
 other things, that the prosecution
 from its beginning had been conducted
 with the greatest bitterness and that
 the motive of the police officers Vas
 a desire to prove theory established
 by the dogs They were WIl1ing to
 wreck an innocent man airu crush his family that they might build up on , the ruins a reputation for the blood } hounds. es At the close of MT. Bul1ard's ad. dress, court adjourned for the day } The argument will be resumed fo. thu defense by Judge Baker this morning Ju( ge Kibbey will close for the pros : ecutfOn.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
TO QUIT FOR THE WINTER.

London, Dec 9.-According to dis patch to the Morning Post from Bom- bay, l.he operations of the British punitive expedition, under Sir William Lockhart, on the northwestern from Itier of India, which began about the middle of September last, will cease presently and be resumed in ths spring.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
QUIET IN HAITI.

Port Au Prince, Dec. 9.-The night has passed very quietly and this morning all stores were reopened and there is no excitement apparent among the people A French cruiser and am Americam vessel came to port this morning. | 3I
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET

Kansas City, Dec. Seattle receipts, 5000; market slow to weak; Texas steeus, $2.55@3.60; Texas COWS, $2.50@ 3.15; native steers, $3.25@4.S0; native COWS and heifers, $1.75@4.10; stockers and feeders, $2.75@4.4O; bulls, $2.50@ 3.65; sheep receipts, 5000; market strong; lambs, $9.5O@5.7O; nut -cns, SnHaA 7S
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
SIX YEARS IN STATE PRISON.
Mail Box Thief Morgan Sentenced
 Mrs. Atwood Released

Boston, Dec. 9.-Eugene H. Morgan, alias William H. Matthews, the leader of the gang of mail box robbers who were arrested in this city recently, was sentenced by Judge Aldrich today in the United States circuit cour5, upon his plea of guilty, to serve term of six years in the state prison at hard labor.
 Mrs. Agnes Atwood, alias Barnum, wife of Atwood, another of the gang, who is now serving a fve-year sen- teuce, was released from custody, he indictment for receiving a check from mail box, to which she pleaded guilty, being placed on file by District Attorney Jones.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
WHEAT.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-December wheat closed at SLOT; May. 92x.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
A YOUNG BRIDES SUICIDE.
Husband Out of Work and a Dispos
 sess Notice Served on Him.

New York, Dec. 9-Mrs. J. Wilkins, a bride of two months, committed suicide in itihe Oriental hotel last night because her husband was out cf work and "a disposssssion notice had been nailed to the door of their home yes- terday. When Wilkins learned of his wife's death he was seized with con- vulsions and it is believed will die.
 Wilkins, although e0hi bi.Hng symp- toms of severe sitrychnine poisoning, recovered rapidly under medical treat ment, and it now appears that his con- vulsiOns were due to natural causes and not from an attempt at suicide as was at first supposed. He was dis charged from GIhe hospital.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
DENVER MINING MAN DEAD.

s2.50IM4.75
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

Anwho Heard His rashstis farewell 80
the senate Were Moved 40 Tears.


AL Who Heard nis rathstis farewell 30
the senate We're Moved 20 Tears.
John r. Coyle writes OF Henry clay's
farewell TO the senate In the Ladies'
Home Journal, regarding II as the most
dramatic event ever witnessed In the
United States senate, Almost from tho
opening words Of the famous valedie.
tory che vast assemblage Of people
were In tears. and the Great Common.
or" vas frequently interrupted by the
g0bs Of his auditors. THE scene was
indeed impressive az Mr.. Clay pro.
n0unced the concluding words OF his
farewell TO public life." says Mr.. Coyls
'lIe stood for a moment after In rever-
eStial sttitude. while all about him
strong men. swayed by tho magnetic
power OF the great orator. wept In ST.
lence. The huahed suspense Of intense
feeling and attention pervaded the
crowded assemblage rs the famous
statesman. with lowering eyes. re-
sumed his seat For several moments
the silence was unbroken: senator's sat
as II In the shadow OF some impending
calahnlty: men Of all parties seemed
equally overcome by the pathos and
majesty Of the great statesman's fare
well. As Mr.. Clay rose 10 leave the
chamber after adjournment. which d.
rectly followed his address. and after
he had said farewell 10 all the other
senator's. he encountered MT. Calhoun.
The eyes Of the whole assemblage
we're fi1ed on these two old friends and
old political antagonists. There was a
pause IN the demonstration which
awaited Mn Clay-the moment OF suS-
pended anticipation was almost pain
full For Eve years they had been es-
tranged. and the only words which had
passed between them had been those
harshly spoken In debate. But now. a.
they met, the old time came over them
They remembered only the political
companionship OF twenty years stand.
ing. The intervening differences which
had chilled their hearts toward each
other we're forgotten. The tears sprans
IN their eyes They shook each other
cordially by the hand. lnierchanged q
God bless you. and parted. The re-.
leased suspense which awaited this
fearful scene found vent In shouts and
cheers. which were taken up by the
crowds outside the senate chamber. ex.
poctlng Mr. Clay's appearance. he wa
surrounded by the waiting thousandl
ON his way 20 his carriage, and thIongI
followed him even 20 his hotcl'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

I ssssssuri salTrs ua~rissrz zs-
which ths Sary nsapsstsd.

4 s-i--ouri suly-'r tu~rits~= A==
which ths jay nsapsstsd.
Judge FaIconer. Of Kentucky, whe
gave the "unwritten law" decision Il
the murder hearing Of a man who shol
the despoiler Of his home. u but oni
Of several men who have held openly
on the bench that homiclde Is not 8
crime when committed 70 avenge one'i
honor.
Some years ago In the Criminal cour
OF 50. Louis. Bill Smith was on tria
for an attempt 70 murder Mrs. Sterling
a reputable woman who had the man
agement Of her husbands farm durinf
his absence. The Sterling farm wal
In Illinois. Sterling was In californis
At the time OF the attack His wife
was an attractive woman. One Of the
men on the farm was Bin Smith. Hii
attentions 20 Mrs. Sterling we're more
emphatic than discreet and he was dis
charged He went to 81. Louis ane
arranged a plan by which Mrs. Sterlinl
visited that city. though she was ignor.
ant OF Smiths connection with the
scheme. He met her, 70 her surprise
soon aften her arrival, and demanded
that she sell her farm. which she could
have done At the time without the
consent of her husband. and go with
him ont Of the country. The womar
declined. Smith forced her into hall.
way and nearly succeeded In euttinl
her throat with a pocketknife. The a.
tack would have carried but for the ar
rival Of help.
Smiths immediate arrest followed
and he undertook to justify his act b
the statement that the woman hat
irifed with his affections. Sterling ar
rived from California 20 assist thi
state In Ia prosecution. During IN
trial II was noticed that Sterling sci
dom took his right hand from BIT
pocket. Laughlln. the Judge. directel
the jury 10 ind Smith guilty. and tibet
said:
II Mr.. Sterling had taken a double
barrelled shotgun on his return 20 TIL
city and unloaded both barrels into M
carcass Of this man Smith. even II b
had done Il n this courtroom. the &C
would have been not only jusiihabl'
but proper and to Mr. sterllng's cred.
But a. he did not. gentlemen Of n
jury. you viii pass upon the defend
ants guilt. and I will assess the punish
ment. assuring you that Il viii be Z
the full extent"
o. course the verdict was guilty. !
passing sentence. which was ten year
Iaughlln scored Smith and repeated h
shotgun instructions. When this va
done Sterling took his hand out Of b
pocket He had resolved 10 kin smii
n the verdict was different
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

Editorial In New York Sun: The sta
tisiics OF rowdylsm on the Aaae ball
field this season. which are 10 De- found
IN another column. show q very dis
creditable state Of Affairs. The play
ers In the National League appear
more like rowdies. pugilists and foul
mouthed rufIans than ball players
among whom a carefully made set OF
rules might be expected to insure per-
feet order and decency Of behavior.
We believe that. as between the mis-
conduct Of the players and that Of the
crowds seeing TIE game In the various
cities. the players have been the cause.
All this rowdyism is useless. The
rule OF the game forbids an umpire 10
reverse his decision. and yet the cap
talns and other members Of their clubs
regularly demand Of the umpire. al
ways with abuse and sometimes with
threats. 10 violate the rule.
OF course the responsibility for thiH
lies with the owners Of the clubs. and
not with the players Let the ownerH
positively forbid these brutal interfer-
ences with the game and its discipline
and the sport viii get back the good
repute which Il has lost. Make the
umpire like the man at the wheel. No
talking 10 him!
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

A California widow would Have = Road
Paved win Gold.

A California widow would Have Road
Paved win Gold.
Notwithstanding the fabulous wealth
OF the Klondike region Il can2ot boast
OF a road paved with gold. a. can ell.
fornla. The Bear state has plenty OF
extravarant citizens. but q remained
Tor widow and widowor Of sonoma
county TO commit the browning act Of
folly. which furnished that locality
with a public thoroughiare % the New
Jerusalem style. II was a case % sheer
obstlnacy. John johnson. a widowcr
Of bloomfield wished TO improve the
road from bis home to the village ui
Valleyford. For this purpose he re-
celvcd permission from Widow Martha
Jones 10 take rock from a hillside on
her farm. while carting the rock he
noticed what seemed 10 be apeeks Of
gold shining In the sunlight Seeming
wealth. he sent samples 10 San Fran-
cisco to be assayed and learned that the
stone he was building his road with
was gold-bcarlng quartz worth from 8
10 $40 a ton, Then he sought the
widow and polnting out the fortune
which seemed to be hidden In the hlll.
proposed 20 share the cost and proft
Of development. But the widow was
COY financially a. well a. sentimentally.
She aid not believe In Johnson or his
gold-mlne yarn. and In the language
OF the nowery "trun EN- down hard. %
Her permission had been given to put
the rock on the road. and that was
All she cared to have done with Il.
Johnson was furious. but he saw his
opportunity. The widow had given the
rock for the road-on the road !,
should 20 even Il were worth 800 q
ton. so all summer Ions Johnson's
wagons worked until four miles Of
road were built. but the widow didn'i
/ weaken.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
BULLET PROOF.
= Rs~arhsbls Cloth Tested TAa, Come.
vsry cioss % n.

a RsaarhabIs Cloth Tested That Come.
vsry Close 20 n.
This week there b 10 be a further
test In Chicago Of the power Of zeg-
lers bullet-proof cloth to resls, the
steel-jacketed missiles OF the KraR-
Jorgensen rife. The test will be made
In the presence Of the German and
Austrian eonsuis BY their request Last
week the frat test was made By two
soldiers from Fort sheridan. Col. Han.
the eommandRnt OF the post: Lieut..
Col. Carpenter and a number OF other
onicers were present. Il was the ilrst
time that the army's new rife had
been tried against any OF the so-called
hullet-prOoi cloths. and the officers
were quite confident that the gun
would win. Lieut. Saraneckl attached
the cloth. which measured twenty-four
By sixteen inches. 20 the wooden aEure
Of a man which ls used BY the soldiers
Of the fort a. a target The arst shot
ared was At 400 yards distance. and the
bullet fell to the ground twisted after
tearing a hole half an inch deep In
the cloth. A. $50 yards the bulle,
penetrated the cloth a quarter Of an
inch and stuck. Al 800 yards the hui
let went In deeper. and AZ $50 yards /,
went halt way through. Al 900 yards
the bullet passed through. 10 head pro.
iectlng a sixteenth Of an inch. The
army ofhcers were much impressed By
the tests. but say that the cloth can.
not be made into uniforms on account
OF rs weight The piece used In IN,
tests weighed fourteen pounda Be
sides. the shock Of impact would be sui
hcient 10 KIN a mHn. even though N,
ball did not break the skin The Krag
lorgetsen Is the most powerful Of mod
ern rifles and will XIII a man two mile
away. Il Il thought that Zegler'
cloth may be utilized 70 make shield
Tor Calling and other machine guns
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
The csisssls Isssassvs.

TIE LOuisvilles play a shappy. clean
game Of ball. and are In Il from N,
start TO the finish. They may form .
stumbling block 10 some OF the East
ern clubs on the last Eastern trip. Tbs
Colonies steady work In face Of mani
discouragements has been the surpris,
Of the season. The explanation has
been given BY Manager Clarke In .
tAik with Harry Weldon Of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer last Sunday.
We are different from any Other
team In the league said Manager
Clarke. We don't have 10 finish In.
side the Temple Cup series to make q
whole lot Of money"
How IL that"
we have q contract with our club
management. n We hniah ninth We
win get 81 900 to divide among the
players. II Ne come eighth. 1900.
seventh. 5000. In fact. 1900 addi-
tlonal for every notch IN the race ~
move up. We will got 5000 n Ne win
the championship. and 5000 II We an
lsh a. good a. second. Now. We know
that hrst, second or third money is OUT
Of the question. We win work down
IN the last game TO improve our posi-
ton. a. Il means a great deal Of mo"
20 US"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

"Finlsh the season In the West: tnet
trips East and West" will be the slo
gan OF an the Western maguales a.
the next annual meeting Of the Ma
tional League. Stanley Robson. Of the
Cleveland club. said the other day that
the schedule a. Al present arranged VA
not satisfactory. Il DO not think .
team should b away from home -four
or i've weeks In a stretch" said Mr.
Robson. ION the other hand, u h
a bad plan 10 have the team play from
tvcnty-three 20 twenty-five games on
the home grounds without a break. J
would liks 10 see the schedule hxed %
that the Eastern teams viii MAXI
three trips 10 the west instead Of two
and the Western teams make thre'
trips 10 the Eastern cities III not vote
Cor q schedule that does not call Tor I
fourth m the Wet"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

Dr. Conignon. an eminent French
psychologist. after helping to usher in
20 the world several infants Of uu-
doubted African percentage. declares
the newborn babes TO be Of a delicate
iawn and pink complexion. Though
the pigment cells begin to change In
hue very speedily, the skin does not
assume the color OF powdered cocoa for
ten days. and some weeks elapse before
q turns 20 a decided chocolate tinro
Exposure 20 sunlight hasicns this
change. and IN some cases a couple OF
hours viii sufice TO convert the
whltey-brown bantllng into an unim-
peachable "darkcy." The hair. how
ever. Of the new born plckaninny Ia
soft and silky. without any OF the crisp
curlinoss that characterlzes the race.
ny rearing negroes In the dark Il Il
Jus, possible that after several gen.
eratlons We might make them as fair
a. the lily.