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Arizona republican., 1898-04-24

sterling and gentlemanly qualities he has gained many friends during his stay here, who deeply regret his ue- parture His successor, Dr. Andrews, is an old friend of Rev. A. M. Ogborn and comes highly recommended per sonally and professionally.
 A mass meeting is advertised to take place at the school house next Wednes day evening under the auspices of the anti-gambling league. An address will be made by w. w. Jones. We little thought that the outside world had SO soon got an inkling of that dice box. But the Augean stables must be cleaned and the sooner the better.
 A new bridge has been constructed on the lateral in the center of town, which will accommodate traffic both from the avenue and its intersecting roads. It is a great improvement, but that pit that has been excavated at one side is liable to cost the county some damages.
 The school board met Monday and elected Mr. E. c. Bunch principal Of the school for the next term. MT. Bunch was at one time superintendent of schools of Apache county and has had extensive experience in education al work there and in Oregon, where he resided for a time.
 | The merry sound of he reaper is ill the land and the busy farme.' has har.l- i ly time to keep pace with the exciting events of the day. Most of the nay is being haled nom the liald and a scarcity Of lator is reported. There are plenty of men idle who wan. the maximum wage for minimum amount of work, but few are unem- tployed who are willing to accept fair pay for an honest days labor
 J. G. Hammels has been quietly working up the livestock commission business until now his transactions in this line cover quite range and vel ume- He is esteemed an excellent judge of anything on hoofs. i The ladies aid society of the Matho- i dist church gave birthday party Fri day afternoon and evening to every person in Glendale who cared to con- ply with the regulations prescribed in their invitation, which involved bring ing a sack, provided for the purpose ] containing as many cents as the num- Der of the donors years. Some quon- dam young people probably thought the scheme devised with malice afore- thought, but it was novelty and hence great success for all that.
 It is a noticeable and encouraging fact that less property is being put on the market for sale and much that was listed is being withdrawn. This is one of the immediate results of the rise in the value of farm products and at the same time buyers are coming more in- | to evidence. Look out for rise in real estate values.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-24
JOHN G. BELL.
Something of the Actor and Singer
 Who Died Here Lately.

The body of John G. Bell, the singer and actor, was taken back to St Louis last night by his sister, who was with him during his long ill., ness here. When he came to Phoenix he knew he was doomed and only hoped that he might be given little longer lease in this world which he had enjoyed so much and which he had done much to brighten.
 John George Bell was born in Pres ton, Canada, March 10, 1862 His early career was spent in St. Louis, where his father was a railway official He was graduated from the Christian Brothers college of St. Louis. From early boyhood he demonstrated a strong love of music and this, coupled with a magnificent voice, which de- veloped with age, made him exceed ingly popular as choir boy, where his voice was carefully guarded and edu- cated. It was in the choir of the cathedral at St. Louis that he first be- came famous as singer.
 AS with most singers, the attractions of the stage presented themselves to MT. Bell with great force Voice, fig ure, manners, talent, all were for the stage. But devout Catholic mother strongly objected and it was not until 1885 that the youth was allowed to thread the boards" His first real stage engagement was with Dora WyIie in the ''Mikado" in 1885. Later he was with the Andrews Opera company in repertoire. Then followed a period of minor gements, the principal of which was with Mrs. Digby Bell, in Jupiter" He was with Kate Castle ton as "Mephistopheles" in Faust Up to Date" until that princess of old tim CTS ceased to play. In this part there was a wide range of opportunity for originality. The work to which Bell liked most frequently to refer, and in which he really did his greatest work
 was in Rob Roy" with a company of singers of the highest talent. Only a few weeks ago he referred to that ex- perience and said that he thought there never had been another such a com pany of singers, ladies and gentlemen
 in the true sense of the word, gotten
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NEWS OF GLENDALE.
The Farmers are in Fine Fettle-
 Neighborhood Notes and Gossip.

Glendale, April 29.-(Special cores pondence of The Republican )-Every line of business will feel the new life that is beginning to thrill on the farm. In any diagnosis of business cond1- lions, the agricultural pulse-beat is the truest test. The effect of rise in the price of farm products is mag1- cal and far-reaching. An increase Of $1 in the price of hay makes possible transforming improvements on many a farm, and an increase of $2 brings undreamed of luxuries into the farm CTS home. A great deal has been said anent the trend of population from the country cityward and many ingen- ious reasons assigned therefor, but apparently it is simply business proposition. When the farm pays, the pendulum will swing back again.
 Road Overseer Hill has let the con- tract for an $500 residence to be built soon on his town lots. He is literally paying for it in s7 hay, so that no in crease in the circulating medium will be needed in this transaction.
 J. B. Doner received car of cedar posts Tuesday
 P. R. Dabney and Ira Hartzell re- turned Wednesday from short visit to Los Angeles. The purpose of the formers trip was to investigate the condition of the hay market there for his firm, which does large business in hay.
 Jerry Sullivan came in from the north Wednesday night on one of his periodic round-ups and found his in 9erests here in good shape, thanks te his efficient foreman, Charles Rigden
 C. T. Hirst and w. s. Hatcher drove in 300 head of cows Friday which they purchased near Frog Tanks. The price we understand, was SIS per head.
 Henry Decker left last week for San Francisco to enlist in the navy. He wanted to enlist where there was 8 good chance of getting into action. Oi such stuff are heroes made.
 Walter Colburn of Peoria, H., and Roy Brooks of Chicago, who have spent the winter here for their health, and Willie Bartlett will start Monday for q camping trip Of several weeks in the northern part of the territory, in- cluding the Grand canyon.
 County Assessor Frank Luke was here Friday spCtting prospective vic tins for the memorable tax collector. He always observes that times are Hnwontedly hard and values shrinking when he shows up.
 Dr. Lindley Wright has transferred his practice to Dr. Andrews, who ar rived Tuesday from Los Angeles. Dr. Wright will discontinue the practice Of his profession until his health i'm proves and will soon leave for the northern part of the territory to en- gage in some other business. By his
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together for. the road in this country. There wasn't voice in the whole company that wouldn't do for the heavenly choir" In this play he was the funny Town 'Crier." His last en- gagement was with Lillian Russell.
 Just as the work of eleven years was crowned with a great part in great opera Jack" Bell was stricken. His fall was dramatic. In August, 1896, a severe pleurisy left him weak, but confident. In September while re- hearsing with Lillian Russell the lead ing male part in 'The Geisha" he tainted and fell. He was carried to his hotel and in few weeks was told that his car ger as singer was ended First a pleurisy, then pneumonia, then tu- berculcsis and a weary fight for life. Last October his physician sent him to Phoenix with no promise of life but hope of it's prolongation. Up to the hour of death he was the same jolly old jester he had ever been.
 He outlined and almost completed while on a bed of sickness a comic op- era entitled "The Isle of Atlantis,' which is now in the hands of John Philip Sousa for completion. The HdS d huhOCl OI little poems written by Bell while her5. Below is one written on Thanks giving day when everybody about him was happy. The theme was as sad as it could be, yet the cheerfulness of the writer which remained with him until death was not wholly concealed in T Am Not Wanted Now" I remember the time when both of my
 lungs
 Were active, strong and true. My diaphragm had the strangth of a
 tongue
 And my sputum was not of glue; But a cough arose which weakened my
 voice;
 My strength went, too, VOW. So I sit in the sun while others rejo-ce. I know I'm not wanted now. With bacilli, proof against medical art, What chance have I to improve? Tho a climate like this may play
 big part
 To broaden or narrow my groove. My home is in heaven, but I'm noF
 stopping there;
 I'm living in Phoenix, but how? You say, go and die. That wouldn't
 be fair.
 know I'm not wanted now.
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road, pure and simple. So that I say the railroad will by no means amount to a rival, or in any way interfere with our road from Phoenix, excepting for good"
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The Phoenix Steam Flouring < Mill is now manufacturing \ high patent article of four \ which is equal to the best \ I brought here from the east. ! This flour is sold to the trade ! ( from 20 to 40 per cent less than \ eastern flour. It is manufac- \ tured from wheat raised in i ' Arizona and the fuel and labor ' necessary to manufacture the
 ! same is paid for here, and not a dollar goes out of the territory z except for flour bags and oil {
 l and necessary machinery for re- pairs. Why not patronize home
 ' production? When in need of
 \ four ask your grocer for the High Patent" and "Star of Ari-
 [ zona." JOHN Y. T. SMITH,
 A Proprietor.
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folk, where she was fitted for government
purposes, about a month ago.
PRAISE FROM sIGsBEE.
HObson's Feat. He Says, Was More
Dangerous thnm Cushing's Exploit.

HObson's Feat. He Says, Was More
Dangerous than Cushing's Exploit.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Captain Sigsbee
was at the Navy Department to-day confer
ring with the officials. AS his ship. the ST.
Paul, had just come from Santiago he was
in position to discuss the sinking of the
Merrimac with full knowledge of all the
details of the outer harbor where she went
down. The captains personal observation
had shown him that the harbor entrance at
Santiago was very narrow and the channel
was even .arrower. being barely wide
enough Tor one large ship to pass through. 1t
was clear from this that any big hulk in the
channel would effectually prevent the egress
Of the Spanish fleet and would keep them
effectually bottled up. The personal hazard
to those executing the move was very great,
Captain Sigsbee said, as they took their
lives in their hand, not knowing what chance
there was for escape by the boat or to
the shore and in any event knowing that
the chances were ten to one against escap-
ing alive.
Constructor Hobson" he said, carried
out his orders well. He and the men with
him performed work of great courage
and bravery. 1t was one of the pluckiest
achievements in the history OF the service.
II was equal &c OuSnlnS S exploit, ana even
more dangerous, for there was terrace after
terrace of batteries to pour shell and shot
down on the vessel and there was no loop
hole of escape. Hobson and his men per-
formed heroic act, and their achievement.
coupled with the cutting of the cable ana
destroying communication with Madrid will
form day record that will be conspicuous
IN history. Hobson is a brave officer, nervy
ana equal to such emergencies. The Merri-
mac probably was within range of the bat
terles Tor a distance of three miles in the
course OF the undertaking and possibly was
under not fire from all these guns for
twenty minutes. Hobson, L remember we'll,
stood first in his class at the Annapolis
Academy, and he has always shown good
judgment and has an excellent record
captain Sigsbee regards the situation at
santiago now as very satisfactory, as the
Spamards are cut off from both egress and
lngress, While the American ships are tree
TO maneuver outside the harbor and con-
centrate their ire on the ships and forts
INSIDE. The Merrimac is one of several col
hers with the American fleets 1t is under
stood that Commodore Schley had one col
her and Admiral Sampson two so that with
the loss of the Merrimac two Golfers with
ample supplies of coal remain. 1t is hardly
supposed that any coal was left on board
the Merrimac before she was sent into the
enamel as her hull and superstructure
| would be sufficient for an effective blockade
| without the addition of any coal.
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the placement Of the shot that the enemy
had plotted a neat little plan that might
have succeeded had there been good gum
hnsry; The Colon had cropped Gown the
to act as bait. The modern guns on shore
had found the range of the place where the
iiying squadron would nave TO lie IN order
to fire on the Cristobal Colon and had
trained their guns to play on that place
But Commodore Schley beat them at their
own game by going by at ten knots speed
and firing on the fly.
The firing also disclosed the existence Of
a new battery mounted with ten-inch mod
ern guns just east of Moro Castle, and it
also revealed the fact that two modern guns
Then. II was seen that to the west of the
entrance and opposite MORO Castle are two
batteries of earthwork with modern guns.
Still further back in the harbor Cayo Smith
has a modern battery. Besides this, the
Reina Mercedes has two loaded torpedo
tubes looking down the harbor and as at one
place the channel is only 100 yards wide and
five fathoms deep, 1t can be seen that the
entrance of the harbor of Santiago is easily
defended and Is almost impossible of ingress
without meeting a fire that would sink a
ship and prevent anything from coming in
after 1t. In addition to its coast defense,
the channel is mined.
On Wednesday afternoon Cuban pilot
was landed sixteen miles east of Santiago
de Cuba, with instructions to communicate
with the insurgents. Several of the latter
were found and they reported that the fire
of the American ships was disastrous. They
added that part of Moro Castle has been
demolished and that the shot which struck
the Reina Mercedes killed eight Spaniards.
This pilot was landed again on Thursday
morning in order to communicate with the
city and find out the location, numbers and
names of the Spanish ships in the harbor
The arrival of the torpedo boat Porter
on Wednesday night evidently scared the
Crlstobal Colon into moving UP into the
harbor. for at daylight this morning she had
disappeared from the position which she
occupied during the last few days.
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ratch boats, Rear Admiral Sampson sig
nailed the torpedo boat Porter to run along
side the flagship. The nature of the adj
mirars order was soon known. for the Por-
ter ran alongside each newspaper dispatch
beat in turn and megaphoned: The admiral
fake Station 4u for the e nighf. This meant
business of serious import for the fleet be-
fore morning, whether dash into the har-
Dor or otherwise will probably be known
on the arrival of the second Associated
Press dispatch boat at the nearest cable
station tomorrow.
All indications are that southeastern Cuba
will be the scene of active naval and mill
tary operations for some time Here are
assembled the squadrons of great fighting
ships, and looking down upon them from
the adjacent hills are the watchful bands
of insurgents forming the outposts of Cen
erai Garcia'S army which is strong enough,
unaided, to strike the Spanish land forces
hard blow, and if reinforced by the Amer
lean army of invasion to seize and hold the
entire eastern half of the island. Talk with
Garcia's scouts show that they confidently
expect American troops soon. They say
landing and the standardization of SOL
ders. Well drained and healthy camps can
be established on the high table lands that
mountains at any desired altitude. Pure
water is found in the springs and mountain
streams, while the fertile surrounding coun-
try. yields abundant fruits and vegetables
and everything is favorable to- the good
sanitary condition of a well-disciplined
army.
not a serious drawback where camps can
be quickly formed on drained elevations
The island already shows the effect of the
beginning of this season. Showers occur
daily, while rain mists are seen on the
slopes every. morning. The smokes, and
fires Of the burning plantations are being
idly healing many of the ravages of the
war. These, tropical storms at night are
wonderful exhibitions of electrical pyrotech-
MICS. At times the lightning flashes on the
horizon line look like regular firing OF guns
from distant fort. Again. the entire
heavens seem in flame in vivid glare and
forked tongues of fire appear to run down
the mountain slopes A drenching rain falls
for an hour or two. and then the skies clear
and all is serene, and the calm, full moon
and the brilliant constellation of the tropics
appear in all their glory as the black clouds
roll away on the horizon. Such storms are
confined almost wholly to the coast, only go
ing out to sea occasionally off a cape or
headland to kick up a squall. Ships sailing
along the coast in calm seas and clear skies
are witnesses to the beauty and grandeur
of the land storms without feeling the
slightest effect of these disturbances of ma
ture few miles distant.
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CoNCENTRATING TROOPS.
Spaniards Preparing to Give Battle to
Americans at Santiago.

Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press)
OFF POINT CAYO MOA, on the north
eastern coast of Cuba, June 3. 1e a. M, ON
board the Associated Press dispatch boat
Wanda, bound for Santiago de Cuba, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June Awhile steam.
ing along at fifteen knots an hour at a.
m. to-day a small fishing smack was sighted
creeping out of Sagua de Tanemo, going
east. Apparently frightened, she attempted
to get back under the shadow of the noun
tains close in shore, but the Wanda soon
overhauled her and ran alongside the small
craft She had on board a crew of four
men, one Of whom spoke English. He came
on board the Wanda and told of the situa-
ton in the interior of the eastern portion
Of the island He had not heard that the
Spanish fleet was blockaded in Santiago de
Cuba, but he had heard a runor that Spain
would soon send forty war ships to Cuba.
Are these ships really in Santiago?"
asked the Cuban with the deepest interest.
He begged to be taken on board the Wanda
so that he might see a great battle. The
Cuban also said the SpaniardS had troops
in nearly all the towns in the east end of
the island, but he explained the insurgents
were in thefcentral part of the country and
were gradually closing in on the towns. At
Sagua de Tanamo, according to the Cuban,
there were 1900 Spaniards, at Porto del
Padre there were l,20G and at Gibara there
were 1900. He further said that there were
Spanish troops in Baracoa, Holguin and
other towns.
The troops from the towns on the north
east coast, the Cuban asserted, were being
rapidly moved to Holguin, the railroad
point, and from there they were to be taken
by rail to Santiago de Cuba. He had heard
there was to be d general concentration OF
all troops in the eastern part of the island
at Santiago de Cuba, but he did not know
the significance of the movement until told
that the Spanish fleet was there. General
Garcia, he said, was at Bayamo with
good army, and has issued a proclamation
to the people in all the towns to the effect
that when the Cubans captured the towns,
as they soon expect to do, citizens and their
property would be protected. The Span
iards have been drawing in their outpostS
and concentrating their forces for weeks,
while the insurgent forces are now strongly
increased around Holguin, Gibara and
Sagua de Tanamo. Finally, the Cuban re-
ported that an important expedition had
landed at Cabinso two days before, and it
was thought this may have been the Florida
expedition.
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THE PHILIPPINES.
Gold and Ignite Coal Is Plentiful,
and the Climate Is Not Bad.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-"Notes on the
Philippine Islands" have been issued by the
State Department as No. 131 of the advance
sheets of the consular reports. One expert
extensively quoted Frank Karuth says
that extensive gold deposits have been
opened up quite near the sea. assuring a
large output for many years to come. 1t
has also been proved that they extend over
wide district. Alluvial gold is found in
the Island of Mindanao, and there are ex-
tensive copper deposits in Luzon. While no
true coal has been found, there is Ignite
of a very good quality, quite useful for
steam vessels. This is in great quantity
Roughly washed alluvial gold has been
found to contain rubies and hyacinths.
There is no want of labor at cheap rates.
and, on the whole. the general conditions
for mining are exceptionally favorable
Some facts Of interest arising froLa mining
are noted. For instance, the Philippine
archipelago contains nearly two thousand
Islands. Two of them are larger than Ire
land-LuZon, with $4,000, and Mindanao
with $500 square miles. Earthquakes are
not infrequent The rainfall is not excess
very healthful for a tropical region, and
diseases such as yellow fever are unknown
The natives are mostly MalayS, but in the
interior are remnants of race of Papuan
origin.
The author of the pamphlet speaks in the
highest terms of the character of the ma
tiVes. The family tie is very strong chill
dren are orderly, parents respected and
the race has an inbred courtesy and pru-
dence, and ready hospitality is never miss
ing. Eight million natives inhabit the
Philippines. Food resources are ample and
famine is unknown.
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ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
44O-Yards Run Won by Cassidy, of
Purdue University.


CHICAGO. June 4--Wisconsin athletes
won the annual games of the Western In
tercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association
at Park Side to-day, securing 81 points
Northwestern was second with 49, The
work was disappointing, and no records
were broken. In the discus throw Wiscon-
sin equaled the Western intercollegiate rec
ord of III feet 40 inches. Several of Wis
consin's supposedly strong men were for
tunate to get places, and had the three de-
sorting colleges participated it is hardly
probable that the Badgers would have won
Northwestern's men did better than ex-
pected, and gave the cardinal good race.
Maybury, the cause of all the trouble, won
the one-hundred-yard run in ten seconds
fiat, but did not enter the 220. He was kept
up last night by the squabbe, and did not
feel we'll. Cassidy, of Purdue, won the
44O-yard run from the touted Fox, of Wis
consin rather. easily in :52 1-5 seconds. The
score of points follows: Wisconsin, 81;
Northwestern, 49, Minnesota, 8; Lake For
est, 3; Drake, s; Knox, s.; Purdue, 5.