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Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
MEDLEY TRIAL ON AGAIN.
Now Famous Manslaughter Case Is
 Called Before Judge Shirley.

Carlinville, Ill.,, Feb. 25.-The case of Captain Fenwick Y. Hedley, charged with manslaughter, was called this afternoon, with Judge Shirley presid- ing. Hedley shot and killed Mayor John R. Richards of Bunker Hill, June F, 1897. He was indicted twice, but the first paper was quashed.
 Never has there been a case in this section which has been attended with 50 many startling denouements The defense will, in addition to the plea of justifiable self-defense. endeavor to prove that Richards was mentally in capacitated and that his hate for the editor made him dangerous to the lat ter's life and peace.
 Thus far three jurors have been agreed upon. A jury will be impan- eled by noon omorrow. The jurymen have been carefully admonished by Judge Shirley, who presided over the Draper trial at Jacksonville, not to af- ford any opportunity for new trial by talking in public.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
service against Spain. He says these men are the best fighters on earth.
MINES FOR NEW YORK HARBOR.
Engineers Are Preparing to Afford the
 City Adequate Protection.

New York, Feb. 25.-A large quan- tity of gun cotton has just been order ed from the Duponts of Wilmington, Del, and from the import torpedo sta tion for use in submarine mines. Drawings of the new type of mines were recently forwarded from Wash ington to the engineering officers at this port. The drawings were pre- pared in detail and were designed to be issued to manufacturers whenever it was desired 10 commence work
 The new mines will carry 800 pounds of gun cotton. The destructive radius of one of these mines is circle having a diameter of sixty feet. Nothing afioat in the shape of vessel can withstand the terrible shock of a 800 pound charge of gun cotton. A vessel caught directly over a mine of this size at the time of detonation would in all likelihood be lifted com pletely out of the water.
 It was said by an officer yesterday that the engineers had arranged with several boiler manufacturers to un- dertake the construction of the new mine The boiler people will only have to do with the building of the cases. The material to be employed will be plate three-sixteenths of an inch thick. The cases will measure 32.2 inches in diameter and thirty four inches in depth. The gun cot ton is placed first in copper cases and these cases are introduced into the iron shell. In all there are twenty-twO copper cases of gun cotton to a mine. The cases are piled up in two tiers, each case being filled with rewetting holes.
 The engineer officers are prepared to put down 1,250 submarine mines in the waters leading into New York harbor. The majority of the mines will be To- cated off Sandy Hook and beyond Will let's Point The limit imposed for the placing of the mines will be that to which good protection can be afforded by gun fire from the forts. Without protection from the shore batteries the mines can be destroyed by the countermining efforts of the enemy.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
JUDGE STREETS CASE.
Exposure of the Animus of the Oppo-
 Sition

Washington, Feb. 25.-(Spec: al. J. The confirmation of Chief Justice Streets nomination appears more car- tain than-it did yesterday. The de- signs of the men who form the oppo- sition have only lately been disclosed to members of the judiciary commit tee and senators and it has been inn pressed upon them that the animus of the opposition is only the d:sap- pointment of members of a corpora tion. The subcommittee of the ju- dietary committee is now engaged in an investigation of the last batch of charges. The committee itself will meet on Monday and doubtless at that time report will be agreed upon.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
THE ADJOURNMENT MUDDLE.
Iowa Legislators Finally Discover g
 Way Out.

Des Moines, Ia., Feb. 25.-Becoming alarmed over the talk questioning the legality of the adjournment last Sat urday, ten house members met this morning and adjourned till tomorrow This same practice will be followed tomorrow and Governor Shaw will not be called upon to call an extra ses- sion to get around the constitutional question which has been raised. The senate had similar question raised this morning, but as it was not raised till that body had adjourned, it was not applicable. Senator Lewis has introduced a bill doing away with all pay by counties for the defense of prisoners unable themselves to en- ploy attorneys. The law is now $2O day and an amendment is pending to make it $10 day.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
The Real Cause of a Late Stir
 Among Military Posts
PLAN OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO
When the Coast Defense Sys-
 tenn was Adopted
1t had only Been Discovered that the
 Minimum Number of Men was Insufficient and it was Found Necessary to Order More

Washington, Feb. 25.-Referring to General Miles recent order to Gen. eral Merritt, commanding the depart ment of the east, to immediately de- tail men and officers to all coast de- fense points where modern guns are mounted. it was said at the war depart ment today that while the order was issued as reported, it was nothing more than following out the plan of the war department formulated sev- eral years ago, when the present sys- tenn of coast defense was inaugurated. The order calls for at least twenty men and the necessary officers to take charge of such coast defenses as have been completed and turned over to the war department
 It is said that a detail of twenty men, so far from being an effective fighting force, is barely sufficient to properly care for their property There have been a number of coast defense works completed recently and the or der detailing men to care for them is merely routine. In addition to de- telling the men a special board is now in session in Washington preparing plans for permanent quarters at the various new posts and work will be begun on these as soon as practicable.
 The men are stationed at these new points and will be drilled in the use of the guns and will form a nucleus of permanent heavy artillery force which will be augmented from time to time. It is for this service that the war de- partment asked of congress two additional artillery regiments, as there are at present not enough men to effectively man the many new works in the development of the mod ern coast defense system which are rapidly completed and turned over to the department
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
San Pedro Harbor Got Fsul
 Hundred Thousand
OAKLAND NOT ENTIRELY LEFT
Consideration of the Sundry
 Civil Appropriation
The Case of the Senatorial Applicant From Oregon Takes up Five Hours. A Futile Attempt to Awaken the Alaskan Bill

Washington, Feb. 25.-The house to- day resumed consideration of the sun dry civil appropriation bill. Quite a debate developed on the motion to strike out the appropriation of $133, ,000 for work at Oakland, Cal. It was re- tained on the bill by a vote of 118 to 16.
 A long and somewhat exciting de- bate over river and harbor appropria- tions was precipitated during consid- eration of the sundry civil appro- priation bill. Only four pages of the bill were disposed of today. Senate amendments to the army appropria- tion bill were agreed to without debate. The item appropriating $40O,000 for San Pedro harbor was passed without amendment.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
KEEPING SIN WHERE IT BELONGS
The Police Made Another Case Stick
 Yesterday.

A woman who calls herself Helen yesterday of being a prostitute off the reservation. She is the second ex- ample made by the police in the course of campaign to drive women of this class to the block especially set aside and dedicated to them under the law.
 She had resided there, but for some reason went away and as she said, took employment in a private family with the intention of reforming. This work of reformation does not appear to have been carried to excess, for she was next heard of in a lodging house where she resided until she found it necessary to move to another. The police knew that she was abroad and were looking for her. but she was too migratory. Her stay at the next lodg- ing house was brief. The landlady told the officers when they arrived there after the woman was gone, that her conduct was improper and likely to bring scandal on the house.
 She was next heard of at a hotel, where the police found her and arrest ed her. She made a statement whic was construed to be damaging ad| mission, that she was tired of tha but it was so hard to be poor and good at the same time.
 The trial was begun on Thursl afternoon. As is usual in these cas{ the greatest contention was over tI subject of reputation. The city ordi- nances respecting this matter are very simple, almost crude, and easily un- derstood. The recorder cannot go back of the ordinances, so that convic- tion was unavoidable. He spoke very feellngly in announcing his judg- ment. He showed how difficult re- formation is and how impossible it is unless one sticks to it. It did not ap- pear from the evidence that the de- fendant's efforts were continuous She was fined $10. Her attorney, J. l.. B. Alexander, announced that he would not appeal, but would take the shorter route of a habeas corpus pro ceeding and would swear out the writ at 10 o'clock this morning
 The trial was marked by a single exciting incident. Near the close the defendant contradicted a statement of the arresting officer. Then she broke into fitful tempest of tears and said he was sneak, otherwise she would not have been arrested. The police made formal announcement that this work of driving the women of this class into the block would be prose cuted vigorously
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
DIED BY ASPHYXIATION.

New York, Feb. 25.-Jacob Dillen- burg, 61 years old, and his wife, An nie, 73, were found dead in little room behind their plumbing shop at 121 Chrystie street this morning. They had been asphyxfated. Two gas burn CTS were on full, and the fact that every crack in the windows and doors had been stuffed with clothing proved that it was suicide.
 The husband had had great diff culty in getting along recently. He had been in his little shop for fifteen years, and was so we'll known that he got a fair share of wo.k. But he found it hard to collect his bills
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
WICKENBURG'S FAST RIDE.
The Discoverer of Vulture Made ,
 Record Coming to Phoenix.

Henry Wickenburg arrived in Phoe- nix Thursday night at o'clock He left his home in Wickenburg at g o'clock Thursday morning, thus let ting but seven hours elapse from the time he left his ranch until he arrived in this city. The distance is sixty miles by the wagon route This would not be such remarkable th:9I if MT. Wickenburg were younge man, but he is now 77 years old
 Henry Wickenburg's life is full of interesting things just like this. The first year he spent in Arizona he dis covered the largest gold mine eyn found in the southwest It was the Vulture mine, which has-since made many men rich and is yet che of the best mines in Arizona. It has pro duced 6,O00,000, but Mr. Wickenburg never received any more than $75, 900 of this sum. After he sold his mine he engaged in ranching, and fer many years the potatoes eaten by the people in Prescott and Phoenix were raised by him. During his culture of tubers he made another record which is nc- table. On one acre of land he pro duced 20,000 pounds of potatoes, and they were the finest potatoes ever raised in Arizona. When the Walnut Grove dam broke and the country ranchers for miles along the Has sayampa river were ruined by the raging torrent of water, he suffered a severe loss from which he has never fully recovered. It swept away his hay stacks, demolished his home and destroyed his rich tracts of land alongside the river bed.
 MT. Wickenburg is the owner of the townsite of Wickenburg, and besides this he has some valuable mining claims in the Hassayampa district He has partially closed deal for the sale of the Belcher claims near Wick enburg. He has a half dozen differ ent properties in this district which he is waiting for capital to help him develop.
 MT. Wickenburg says there is a great deal of mining activity about Wick enburg just now. The Garcia mine has been sold to parties from On- tario, Canada, and ten stamp mill is now at Wickenburg and will soon be in operation at the mine. Another ten stamp mill has been put in by F. x O'Brien on his property in the Black Rock district, and there is talk of put/ ting in a shelter at Wickenburg. Wickenburg will remain in ths until Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
FROZEN WHILE HIDING.
Child Runs Away Because She is
 Whipped.

Columbus, O., Feb. 25.-Katie Wish man, a 14-year-old girl of Corning, O., left home Feb. 1 because her mother whipped her. She registered VOW that she would never look her parents in the face again.
 She crawled under the house for shelter when night came on and re- mained there a week. A searching party found the little girl in her strange hiding place. She was in a pitiable condition. Both of her feet were frozen and she was almost dead from hunger.
 Physicians were sent for, doing all they possibly could to alleviate the sufferings of the girl, but it was thought best to send her to the hospi- tai, where it is thought both limbs will have to be amputated.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
CARTER'S CASE.

Savannah, Ga, Feb. 25.-It is cer- tain that the court martial that is try ing Captain o. N. Carter on charges of enormous frauds against the gov ernment will not conclude it's sessions for at least three weeks. The trial is costing Captain Carter in the neigh borhood of s1,OO0 a day, which goes to his five counsel and a small army of witnesses he is maintaining here. It Is estimated that so far he has ex- pended between $3O,OOO and s4O,O00.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
WHY IT WAS SENT TO CUBA.
Officials No Longer Conceal the Fact
 Maine was Sent for Protection.

Washington, Feb. 25.-There is no longer any concealment on the part of the administration as to the reason which induced it to decide that naval. vessels should go to Havana and other Cuban ports. While no admissions are made that the Maine was sent to Ha vana, the announcement that another warship would proceed there as soon as the excitement over the Maine dis aster had subsided shows that the pro tection of American interests and not mere etiquette has actuated the ad- ninistration. Capt. Sigsbee's precau- tions in keeping ammunition ready for service in the rifles of the secondary battery are evidence that he did not regard his mission as one of loving brotherhood.
 The mystery of the identity of "the Spanish looking man" who was with Lieut.. Alexander Sharp, Jr., of Assis- tant Secretary Roosevelt's office, when he called on the New York police au- thorities to secure protection for the Vizcays, was cleared up today by Lieut.. Sharp.
 His companion was Lieut.. John F. Parker of the navy, superintendent of New York harbor. Lieut.. Parkers wife is the sister Of Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, and while Gen. Harrison was president Lieut.. Parker was his naval aide.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
RYAN WINS.
Young Corbett Was Exhausted in the
 Eighteenth

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-It took pose of George Green tonight. From the spectators point of view it was beautiful exhibition of clever boxing. Neither man showed a mark of pun ishment at the finish and the ad vantage alternated until after the thirteenth round. when Ryan's su- perior stamina began to tell Green fell exhausted in the eighteenth round and Ryan was awarded the decision.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET.

Kansas City, Feb. 25.-Cattle re- ceipts, official, 2,5OO; choice shippin g cattle scarce, generally 10 cents high CT; dressed beef grades largely, $4.30@ 4.9O; fed Colorados, s4.9O; feeders, active, higher, s4.20@4.40; stockers, quiet, s3.75@5.10; COWS and heifers. strong, $2.5O@4.35; sheep receipts, off, cial, 4,100; market active and strong; muttons, $3.75@4.5O; westerns, $3.750 4.40; lambs, S4.50@5.60.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
ZOLA'S WITNESSES FEES.

Paris, Feb. 25.-It is semi-officially announced that Col. Piquart, chief military witness for Zola during the latter's trial, will be placed on the half pay of lieutenant. A chaplain who wrote the letter congratulating Zola has been placed on the unat- tached list, and Professor GrimauX of the polytechnic school, who signed the endorsement of Zola's action, has been retired
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
IN NEED OF GREENBACKs.
Instructions at Subtreasury Against Taking Gold on Transfer Orders.

New York, Feb. 25.-An order was received at the subtreasury from Washington last week against receiv- ing any more gold against orders for transfers of currency by telegraph or express. The communication added that no more transfers by telegraph will be made, and that only green backs are acceptable for express ship ments.
 The order against gold reverses that of last autumn. Then there was an abundance of currency, and the treas ury needed gold; now there is glut of the standard of value and demand for currency.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26

cinnati which charred the boxes in which the shells in her magazine were stored" said he, T did not consider it my duty to attempt to initiate con- gressional action to avert this danger. I assumed as a matter of course that was the duty of the navy department officials.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
THE SENATE.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Hon. Henry w. Corbett's right to seat in the sen ate from Oregon was under consid- eration by the senate for five hours today, but no acton was taken. Early in the session an attempt was made to get up the Alaskan homestead bill, but it failed
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
FEARS FOR LA CHAMPAGNE.

New York, Feb. 25.-At o'clock this morning the overdue French line steamer La Champaigne from Havre, had not been sighted nor had any thing been heard of her. Agent Der narde and the local officials at the of flee and dock of the French line still deny that there is any apprehension, but the La Champaigne should have arrived last Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
THE ADMINISTRATION VIEW.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The admins tration remains firm in it's statement that there is no creditable evidence one way or another as to the cause of the Maine disaster and holds to it's purpose to await the conclusion of the investigation now making by the court of inquiry. This position was emphasized at today's cabinet meet ing. People who looked for some startling announcement were disap- pointed, as the members without res ervation frankly admitted that the subject of the loss of the Maine had been discussed, but they said the gov ernment had received no information from Havana since yesterday and had no intention of changing it's policy until there was something of sub stance to warrant it.
 WAR DECLARED IN LONDON.
 London, Feb. 25.-According to a special dispatch to Madrid the reports received there from the United States to the effect that public opinion in the latter country is becoming more eX- cited owing to the impression that the loss of the Maine was not due to an accident, are bestirring popular feel ing here and the conviction is in creasing in ministerial circles that the worst must be expected.
 Continuing, the dispatch says: "The government has no choice if the United States assumes a threatening attitude, for prospect of war is pop ular with all parties and more ex- citable newspapers are already urging the government to take measures to enable Spain to strike first and give a decisive blow
 SPANISH CRUISER DEPARTS.
 New York, Feb. 25.-The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya was reported by the observer at the Quarantine to be under way at 1:25 p. m. Her destination is Havana. The flag of the warship was still at half mast because of the loss of the Maine.
 Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. 25.-Col Sheaf, commanding officer of the South Dakota National Guard, is re- cruiting a regiment of cowboys fo1
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
THERE ARE NO MINES.
An Official Denial of a Sensational
 Statement.

Washington, Feb. 25.-In view of widely published reports that the har- bor of Havana contained a system of submarine mines, statement around which has centered the chief public interest in connection with the Maine disaster, Senor DuBosc, the Spanish charge d'affaires at Washington, to- night made the Associated Press the following statement, which coming from such source may be considered an official denial:
 q wish to state, on my own official knowledge, that no mine exists inside or outside of Havana harbor, nor is there any submarine defense of any kind. The report is so absolutely false and ridiculous that it could only have originated in the minds of those persons anxious to incite the evil pas sions of both nations for their miser- able ends. I consider the very sug- gestion of such a thing an insult to Spain."
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
PRICE OF COPPER.

New York, Feb. 25.-Lake copper strong at $11.62k@11.75.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
WHEAT

Chicago, Feb. 25.-May wheat closed at $103k.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-07
The Siminoles have settled the

The Siminoles have settled the
question. They treated with the
Dawes commission, congress has
ratified the agreement, and now
there are but four civilized tribes
left for congress to do business
with. The Seminoles trusted in
one man and he was all worthy of
their confidence, and measured by
the great good he has done his
people and the craftsmanship he
has shown, John Brown will live
in the memory of his people. He
will leave record of noble deeds
of which his people will be proud.
Practically the Dawes commits.
sion is a nonentity as far as the
white people of the Indian Terri
tory are concerned from now on.
it has been eliminated, and its
presence here has only to do with
the Indians. The commission is
an agent of the federal govern.
ment and its actions can not now
affect a white man unless he be
connected by marriage with some
of the tribes. In the event of the
ratification of the Atoka agreement
we may experience either good or
bad results as the case may be, but
from now and henceforth it is
the law-if the president signs the
bill-that will govern affairs.
There is no Dawes commission for
the white man.