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The Florence tribune., 1898-06-25
CONSTIPATION

CONSTIPATION
 SHOULD not be regarded aa a trining ailnent--in fact, nature demands the utmost regularity of tne bowels, and any deviation from this demand paves the way often to serious danger. It IS quite as necessary 10 remove impure accumulaiions from the bowels as it is 10 eat or sleep. and 10 health can be expected where 6 eostiye habit of body prevails.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-25
pRonucrs or rnE vALLRY.
THE EARLY MARKETS.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews IS unsightly scale-bng, and the fruits Of the valley are all bright and clean. All the agri- cultural products of temperate and semi tropic zones are easily grown here, the iQhg double or treble the productive value of the
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-25
PRICES OF LAND.

Improved lands, with government title and water right. can be bought for from SzV to ,S50 Der acre. according to location and i'm nroyements, In the immediate neighbor- hood and to the south of the Casa Grande ruins there are thousands of acres covered with a heavy growth of mesquite timber yet omen to settlement. These are among the choicest in the valley Water in inexhagstl- bIe quantity is found Ut depth or from twenty to thirty feet; in fact river seems did oDportiInity to take up and improve land with a pumping system of irrigation, which is said to be successful on small tracts.
 However, with the completion ot the putte i past, and It is only mentioned here for the purpose of showing what can be done, and e magnify the further fact that what was once In1.rd
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-25

First publication May iith, 1898. z
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-25
THE CASA eRANpg VALLEY.
information for Those Seeking Homes
 In the Garden Spot of the West.

Pinal county was organized in 1875 iron, portions of Pima, Maricopa and YaVapai counties, and contains area of ,3os square miles. or S,4 520 acres, oRe-third oi when could be made productive by systematic storage ef the surplus water now running to waste. Next to Marleopa IL IS the most lla- portaut agricultural county lnthe 1erritors. It it traversed from east to west ny tne Southern Pacific railroad. and a branch of the great Santa Fe system Is nov approach ing from the north Tke objective point of this read is connection with the sonora road of the same system. The southern Pacific is also building in this direction from Tempe, and it is confidently believed that work will not cease until the Deer Creek coal fields are reached and connection IS made with another branch of thnt road run ming from Bowie to Globe and now eompiet- ed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that Pinal county Is the theater of railroad building Ut the pres ont time, and inside ot Q year Florence, the county seat, will be
 RAILROAD CENTER.
 At present it contains a population 'ot about 15e0 but with the completion Of these two railroads and tho Butte reservoir no city in Arizona can approach It for natdt0 0i advantages, ,sand large increase Tn populd- tion will follow. Florence Is at an elevation Il of 1858 feet abeve sea level, situated near the Cila river. twenty-six miles northwest or lias railroad stction of Casa Grande, With Mhlcn it is connected by an elegantly eQuippeu duly stage line. Going and coming seagei,
  passengers are allowed a short time 10 ln' spect them. There are many handsome pri- Yate residences in Florence, several brieh stores, good hotel. an excellent graded school employing four teGckers, churcEes secret societies a Commercial Club, news paper (the only one in the countyl ana ths handssmest court house in the ferritory Hero Is held the United States Court TOT ths district composed of Gila, Graham ans Pinal counties. The streets are nred Wlti shade trees which impart an air or eomiorl on the warmest days.
 PRODUCTS OF THE VALLEY
 Unlike the Salt river, the waters ot the .iila are fresh and pure; the soil cohtttliis i e alkali, is a deep, rich gray ash, especl,eslls ? adapted to the growth of the. prune, oilye almond peach fig, pear, apricot and iruls' of all kinds which pay largely on the lnVSso- ment It is also the natural home of alfaiii which grows in the most prolific manner. Tho grape does exceptionally weI Tn tns valley, and wine and raisin culture IS asstin, ed to become prominent industry SltIlll . l fruits have been cultivated to ninitee extent: there are a number Of orange tree. in the neighborhood of Florence when peal their gelden fruit each year without pro lection, and few date palm trees are also IT full bearing. The season is rom SIX Teeis to two months earlier than Southern tallior nia, which gives fruit growers an appreciat cd advantage in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-31
LOCAL CYCLE CHAT

The Acme Social and Cycle Club will give
its first watermelon run this evening to
Cabin John bridge, leaving the club quar-
tiers. at 32d and NJ streets, at o'clock. The
captain has been notified by the club to ex-
tend an invitation to all persons who wish
to attend this run. provided they accom-
pany the members on the trip. There will
be melons in abundance, and a good time
is assured.
The match race scheduled for Labor day.
next Monday, between Fred A L. Schade
and W. Fred Sims is attracting much at
tention among the lovers of cycle racing,
and there is much uncertainty as to the
result. AS it will be a paced affair." each
rider has been permitted to pick out his
own pace. An agreement has been practi-
cally reached whereby each man will use
only a triplet crew. The crew that will
pull Sims along will consist of Billie Sims
Lee Counselman and r. l.. French The
triplet that Schade has picked out will be
manned by E. J.. Wilson, A. c. Moran
and Carl j. Mueller. In point of speed the
two triplet teams are about evenly matched.
AS the contestants themselves are gener-
ally regarded as being evenly matched for
the paced work, the race ought to be a
close one.
Eddie McDuffie, the New England rider
has been asked to meet Paul Bourotte, the
French rider. in 25-mile race. AS McDuf-
fie is willing to meet any rider in the
world, this match will probably be ar
ranged for the near future.
In a Well-knoWn cycling paper the fol-
lowing editorial paragraph appears: And
now, as ii to top off past misdeeds Dave
Shafer disappears from New York owing
his pacing team something like $500
While Major Taylor, the colored rider
did not win a sixty-point championship at
indianapolis, he came near enough to VIC
tory to give color-line advocates a shock
This is the Taylor who defeated Michael
two out of three paced-mile heats Saturday
afternoon.
Tom Linton. who is scheduled to 60 to
France and indulge in middle-distance rae
ing, claims that if he has sufficient and
strong enough pace he can place the worlds
hOur record at th1rty-five miles or more
Tom Cooper comes out with the ;.tate-
ment that next February he Is going over
to France. feeling certain that he can de-
feat the foreign cracks, judging by the
showing many of them made this season in
this country.
In two months time Eddie Bald will start
out on the road, taking a leading part in
the drama "A Twig of Laurel" which is
already nearly booked for thirty solid
weeks.
The Arlington WheeImen handican race
"hlch Will be one of the features of the
race Monday afterneons will most likely be
a hVe-mile race instead of a two-mile af-
fair, as originally contemplated 1t is ex-
pected that in this race between twenty
hVe and thirty of the club members will
enter, making the contest all the more in
teresting and excitngito their friends in
the grand stand. l.,Gq
= w. Miller. the Chicago long-distance
rider, has twenty-foIr match race on
hand with Cordang she Dutch crack.
whose wonderful work on the track in
long-distance work has surprised the
world. ~
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TO CONSIDER MERIT.
A Board Appointed to Take Up Cases
of Deserving Officers.

The acting secretary OF the navy has
appointed board. composed of officers of
the highest rank, to meet at the Navy De-
partment September 10 next to consider and
report upon all cases of officers deserving
of reward for specially meritorious services
during the war with Spain other than those
officers whose services have been already
recognized by promotion.
The board is composed of Rear Admiral
montgomery Sicard, formerly president of
the naval war or strategy board; Rear Adj
miral Edward o. Matthews, president of
the navy examining and retiring boards.
and Rear Admiral Charles s. Norton COM
mandant of the navy yard, Washington.
Admiral Norton is on the retired list and
Admlrals Sicard and Matthews will each be
retired within a few months. Ensign Harry
f. smith has been assigned to duty as re-
corder of the board. Col. Charles Hey
wood commandant of the Marine Corps,
Will Sit as a member of the board when the
cases OF officers of the Marine Corps are
under consideration.
There has been considerable unfavorable
comment In regapdi toVthe arbitrary pro-
motions already made on the ground that
lhey nave really acted as form of degra-
cation IN the case of several deserving Off
GERS who have been reduced in their grade
the Others. 1t Is hoped that the work of
the special board RI just appointed will do
away with all cause of complaint in the
case of the officers1yet to be advanced in
grade or otherwise rewarded for their war
services.
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ILLNESS IN PORTO RICO.
Condition of Troops Considered to Re
g. =. Due to Climate. .a

Condition of Troops Considered to Re
- :. Due to Climate.
Gen. Corbln, refe- ring to the report tina
there We're 10,o005troops sick in Porto Rico.
said that there We're not 10000 troops in
Porto Rico. Surg. Gen. Sternberg saws
that it is true that there is sickness in
Forto Rico. but not to an alarming extent
In the volume issued by the military
bureau of Information is the following
statement regarding the climate of Porto
Rico: 'In August a suffocating heat
reigns throughout the day. and at night it
Is useless to seek for GOODNESS: a faint
zephyr is succeeded by a calm of several
nouns The atmosphere is heavy and op-
presslVe. and the body weakened by per-
spiration, becomes languid the appetite
fails ard the MOSQUITOES buzzing about the
ears by day and night perplex and annoy
by their stings. while the fevers of the
tropics attack Europeans with sudden and
irresistible violence. This is the most sick
nometer frequently exceeds 90 degrees"
which the troops in Porto Rico are subject
to that causes the sickness there. Some
time ago orders We're issued directing that
all troops that were not actually needed
should be sent home. Some of the troops
in Porto Rico have been already ordered
home to be mustered out.
The hand book quoted above also states
that September or about the middle Of
mat month. the rains are something ter
rife. and 1t is about the list of October
before the weather becomes sensibly cooler.
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TO PROTECT wARsHIPs
interesting Experiment With Maize
Filth Near st. Petersburg.

Consul General Holloway at St Peters,
burg, in a recent report to the State De-
partment, tells of an interesting EXPERT
ment recently made by the Russian admir-
atty at the naval proving grounds at Po-
hgon, near ST. Petersburg.
A Golfer dam six feet long six feet deep
and three feet broad was packed with
blocks of cellulose made from the pith of
lndian-corn stalks. The material was sun
piled by the Marsden Company of Phila-
delphia, and the dam was packed under the
supervision of the experts of that company
Inc cellulose within the dam was COM
pressed until it weighed eight pounds for
each cubic foot. a 6-inch solid shot was
nred through the dam, striking it a dis
lance of about twenty inches from the
bottom The shot struck the dam at a We
locity of 1000 feet a second and passed
clear through both the iron walls and the
ceiluiose packing. Less than half a pound
OF the cellulose was carried out by the pro-
Jtctile. The water compartment of the
Gam was filled, giving a pressure of nearly
HVe 1eet or water on the perforated sur
race In just half an hour a moist SPOT
began to show on the outer surface of the
dam, but it was evident that the moisture
had come along the bottom of the packing
and not through the. path of the shot In
four hours no water had come through the
ed under the packing. Mr.. Holloway says
the experiment conclusively demonstrated
that ship provided with a Golfer dam
packed as was the one use in the expert
ment could be perforated five feet below
the water line without the least danger of
the entrance of water. This denonstra ton
ne says, opens up an immense market for
Indian-corn pith and will prove of great
advantage to American agriculture
Among those who were present at the
trial were Admiral Decker, director, and
Col Ricosanin, deputy director, of the
Eaval proving grounds at Polignon; Col
Nicolas Zitoff, member of the naval con-
struction board of the Russian navy: Mr.
Henry C. Watts, representative of the
Marsden Company; Mr.. Irving Scott, presi-
dent of the Union iron works of San Fran
cisco; DR.. III. w. Wiley, representative of
the Department of Agriculture Washing
ton, ID. c., and many others.
After extracting the cellulose for packing
Golfer dams and other purposes the outer
envelope of the stalk is ground into an ex-
cellent cattle food. This property of the
maize stalk is of the greatest Importance
1t is evident that this waste product of the
vast maize fields of America is destined to
interest European nations and find eyentu-
ally wide market.
Similar trials of maize pith as an obtur-
ating material for battle ships have been
made in England with favorable results.
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quart of coffee. Fearing an interruption to
his meal he made off for a lonely spot and
there sat down to enjoy himself thorough
iy. The hungry, half-starved boy con-
sumed the food in a very short while, eat
ing ravenousy. The meal was too much
for his stomach, so long deprived of food.
and he was i'll again that night. He quick
ly recovered however and was able to
with transportation and $50 for expenses
en- route to his home. The troops, he says,
are very much disappointed at not receiv-
ing any pay, but are hoping for the best.
The Familiar Tan.
Swedberg has that peculiar tan noticeable
the face of every soldier of the army
of invasion. 1t is yellowish tan peculiar
to itself alone.
The bandsmen stood the campaign fairly
well. Mr.. Swedberg reports. At one time
the ranks were depleted to such an extent
that only ten of the twenty-four musicians
were able to play but they managed to
get out some kind of music at all times.
Under the leadership of Prof. Phillips the
band is now capable of executing dlfncult
concert programs.
Swedberg will leave for his home at 4:43
o clock this afternoon.
Other Members Arrive.
Corporal John ]. Haskell of Company 1
and Edward Burke of Company D also ar
rived in Washington at 40 o'clock yester
day afternoon, each on furlough of thirty
days. Both had been in hospital at Camp
Wikoff, Montauk Point, but were able to
travel, and their anxiety to get home
prompted application for leaves of absence.
Corporal Haskell called at The Star office
this morning. He is but the semblance OF
the johnnie" Haskell of yore, is weak
and emaciated and scarcely able to walk.
but withal he is disposed to take a cheer
full view of the past. He stated that If he
even had kick coming to him he would
not know at whom to aim 1t. and philo-
sophically observed that a year hence all
of the unpeasantness will be forgotten
Indeed, he said he is especially anxious to
forget the experience of the past ninety
days. He preferred not to recount the
events of that period. for he did not feel
physically equal to the task.
The returned veterans will seek quiet and
rest in the hope of recuperating their
strength and health.
X. S. Claiborne member of Company G.
under Capt. Hodgson, came with the sick
on board the Hudson, and therefore proceed
ed his battalion by several days. Upon
reaching Camp Wikoff Claiborne went to
the general hospital and there obtained
furlough covering ten days. reaching his
nome here yesterday. He stood the cam
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HOME ON FURLOUGH
Albert Swedberg Reaches Washing
ton From Cuban Soil.
MEMBER OF FIRST REGIMENT BAND
Details Some of His Experiences
in Santiago Trenches.
OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN TOWN

Albert Swedberg, a member of the 1st
District of Columbia Band, arrived In
Washington last night, being among the
first of the enlisted men of the District
regiment to reach this city from Montauk
Point. Young Swedberg is en- route to the
home of his parents, who live in Loudoun
county. Va, near Leesburg, where he will
spend his thirty days of sick leave.
The returning volunteer, who on the day
of the surrender at Santiago helped to i'm
mortalize the occasion by playing the Star
Spangled Banner the loudest and longest
of any fellow there is but a shadow of his
former self. Indeed. he says that upon
arriving in New York and glancing in the
mirror, the first he had seen for many
days, he was afraid of himself and could
hardly believe his eyes. Leaving Washing
ten three months ago. together with the
other members of the regimental band to
join Colonel Harries' men at Tampa, there
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HOW THE MAGNATEs VOTED.
Proceedings of the Meeting
League Directors Disclosed.

From the Baltimore American.
President N. E. Young of the National
League was not responsible for the deci-
sion in the Holmes Freedman case. as has
been stated. On the contrary, Harry Pull
liam, the boy magnate of Louisville, seems
to have been largely influential in helping
the other directors to ideas.
r. 8. Muckenfuss, receiver of the ST.
Louis ball club, who is an acting director
in the place of Chris Won der Abe, has
made the following statement regarding
the famous deliberations for which the
board was compelled to eat crow in a fort
night.
THE directors voted" said Muckenfuss,
'as their names were called alphabetically.
l was the first to respond. / gave it as my
opinion that Mr.. Freedman should b" fined,
and stated as Holmes had not been repre-
Sented in person or by counsel, and writ
ten notice of the charges had nos been
served on him, 1 did not see how We could
pass on his case.
Harry Puliam. who was next i'll alpha
betical order. declared that Holmes was
an 'ungratefuI hound and he proposed to
see that he was punished. He worked for
my club, and l know what kind 81 a fei-
low he IS. We have a right to suspend him
fine him. and l am in favor of teaching
him a lesson, said Puliam.
Mr.. Reach, in that quiet way so char
acteristic of him, arose and said that it
patrons, and that Holmes language was
insult to the Jewish race. Our best
patrons said the Quaker magnate, are
Israelites. and my vote will go to slow
them that we value their patronage and
will protect them from remarks derosa
tory to their race.
Wagner of the Washington club said
that Pulliam and Reach had expressed his
views, and that he would vote with them.
watkins of Pittsburg said that the
players had broken away from restraint
and declared that he had been frequently
insulted while on the bench by players,
and it was time to call halt. Duffy of
the Boston club called me a gray-haired
-. and other players have directed vile
and profone language at me, and l am
tired of it,, said he. L don't want to Grip
pie Hanlon's team but / am in favor of
Furnishing Holmes
President Young expressed the opinion
that the board had no Jurisdiction over
Homes, but he was overruled and !
was a young and a new member OF
the board, l acted with the majority"
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WhereabOutx of Warshins.

capt Folger reported to the Navy De-
partment the arrival. Of the New Orleans
at Ponce Porto RIco, Monday. She will
serve as the flagship of Admiral Schley
whiie ne is en- duty with the Porto Rtcan
military commission Among the vessels
JUST placed out of commission are tie Nam
tucket. the Chickasaw and the Cheyenne.
at Fort Royal, and the Maple at Norfolk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-31

A dispatch from Surgeon Borden at
Montauk to the surgeon general denies the
report that the sick on the San Marcos had
no bedding except blankets He says all
Inc Inc SICK had mattresses, pillows and blan-
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nounces that the following is the score in
the national championship: Bald. 1ia; dc
Farland, III; Major Taylor, 1l5; Kin:ble
1e7; Cooper. 81; Arthur Gardiner IT: Free
man, 50; o. L. Stevens, 46; Mertens, is;
John Fisher, IA; Jay Eaton, 10; Tom But
Ter, 8; Bowler, I; Fredl Sims, 5; DR.. Brown.
5; Jap Eden. 4; Becker 4: William Mar
tin, 4; Nat Butler, 3; Karl Kaser, 3; Bou-
rotte, 2; c. NJ. Bly,. =; Hills, jr, =; Kiser, p;
Watson Coleman. 1; II. E. Caldwell l.
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From Scribner's.
Trooper Rowland of Demirg was shot
through the lower ribs. He was ordered
by Roosevelt to fall back TO the dressing
station, but there Church told him there
was nothir & he could do for him then, and
directed him to sit Gown until he could be
taken to the hospital at Siboney. Rowland
sat still for a short time, and then re-
marked, restlessly, Il don't seem TO he
doing much good here" and, picking W
his carbine returned to the front. There
Roosevelt found him.
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Local Patents.

PATENTS have been granted to thu follow
ing residents of the District of Columbia:
Wiliam Lewis. fire-proof ceiling; John s.
L. Hoderfck, furnace; E. J. Smith, seat or
settee: John H. Torney, signal devic. for
Ismps; David p. Wolhaupter. bicycle bell;
Doninic Golden. game board and educa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-31

At Cincinnati today.
The Colonies tossed the Orioles nicely yes
terday.
The Cincinnatis are in a bad way with
Beckley and Irwin crippled and their pitch
ing corps dwindled down to two men,
New York and Chicago playing great
ball just now, and a continuation of the
same would make them factors in the
championship race.
The true cause of why the Senators have
not been success this season has not been
told, although some interesting excuses
have been offered The players and those
on the INSIDE say it is not so much on ac-
count OF the want of a good manager but
that too much management has been the
handicap the club has had to carry for sew
eral seasons past.
Had "Ducky' Holmes suspension gone
through the Baltimore club would not be
In the running at this time of the race.
Holmes has been playing ball of the EXTRA
ordinary kind the past three weeks. his
hitting and fielding going a great Way
toward helping the birds to land several
victories.
Earl Wagner and Arthur Irwin will con.
fer in Philadelphia next week and the con-
ference will determine TWINS place of bust
ness next season. If Irwin signs to mana ee
the Senators he will probably join the team
late in September, at the close of the East
ern League season.
W. W Kerr of Pittsburg has purchased
from P. L. Auten of Chicago the control
club.
Kerr sold the interest to Auten last Noyem
Der, but the latter is engaged in mining In
the west and has no time now for ase hall
Mr. Kerr says the club will be strengthen
ed and Manager Watkins will be retained.
End of International Tennis,
The final doubles yesterday concluded the
international tennis tournament at Mag
ara, Ont. The scores:
Mems doubles, final round-E P. Fisher.
New York, and W. s. Bond. Chicago, beat
L. E. Ware and ]. D. Forbes, Harvard.
&c, "a, 60, 12-10
Handicap singles, third round-Peter Por-
ter (half 10. beat C. NJ. Dana %, 60,
Cd; 8. g. Tate Chalf 3O), beat n. Nc
Laughlin (half 3O, 6-3. Cd; E. Langton
I'D, beat James Norris u5), Go, lie. 81;
n. f. Gabriel (half 10, beat H Misner
(half 15). Ga. 81
Semt-fnal round-Peter Porter (i,alf $50.
beat 8. G.. Tate (half 800, 63, 63: n
Langton QO. beat H. E. Gabriel (half I5),
6-3, 6-3. o''
Final round-E. Langton Q5), Beat Peter
Porter (half 15), 6-3. 10-S
Bald Still I'm the Lend.
In hts contest bulletin Chairman Albert
Mott Of the L. A. w. racing board an