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Arizona republican., 1898-10-15
ufsr4s 7iiF MALrfius THEORY
Birth Rate Is on the Increase in the
 Kingdom of Italy.

This is the centenary of the famous book on "The Principle of Population" written by Malthus. If the solitary professor at Haileybury coifld open his eyes and see, he would find that his theories that "the population is neces- sarily limited by the means Of subsist- ence," and that "the population invar- iably increases where the means Of subsistence increases" are not borne cut by fact in Italy. While the means of subsinstence in the peninsula has be- come rather less, the population, which in 1881 was 2S,459, CPS, has now risen to 31 100000, without taking into consid- eration the immigration, estimated at an average of 150.000 a year, making an addition in the last seventeen years of 2,550,0 The population is almost evenly divided beiween the sexes, there being majority of about 60,000 men.
 The area of the kingdom being 2S6,- 64S square kilometers, there is an av- craze Of 110 souls to each square kilo- meter, which is enc of the highest av- erageS in the world. When one thinks that in the last twenty years births have diminished for every thousand in habitants in France from 26 to B, in Switzerland from 31.3 to PIT, in Swe- den from BOA to 2S.4, in Belgium from 31.3 to 29.3, in England from 35.3 to SIS, in Holland from 35.1 to 33.4, in Ba- varia from 37.5 to 35.9, and in Russia from 37.9 to 37.2, it is surprising that in Italy which is much poorer, the births have increased to 37.6 per thousand, and show tendency to further in crease. This excess Of population, when the means of living are less than are required, constitutes. painful phe- nomenon from the humanitarian point of view, and very dangerous enc from the political and social point of view Pall Mall Gazette.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-15

to obtain the funds to defray the cost of the monument from the school youth of the United States. It is believed that the children of this country will be glad to have. and should be given, an opportu- nlty Of doing honor to General Lafayette.
 1 am sure that the youth of Arizona who are being educated cannot be ex- celled in noble resolve and patriotic purpose, and that in the fu1lnesS of their gratitude to the hero who befriended their country in it's hour of need they will respond most heartily to this worthy object.
 Wednesday, October 18th, being the an- nlversary of the fall of Yorktown an event in which General Lafayette bore conspicuous and horored part. has been named as an appropriate day for receiv- ing contributions from the students in the higher educa tional institutions and from the scholars in the city and district schools.
 Now, therefore. I, N. o. Murphy. Gov ernor of Arizona, recommend that on Wednesday, October 19. 1898, voluntary contributions be made of small amount by each and every one of the young peo- pie who can afford to give: and I further recommend that the Honorable Superin- tencent of Public Instruction take the matter in charge, for the purpose of per fecting whatever organization may be necessary for receiving and receipting for the contributions, which are to be re- mitted to the Honorable Charles G. Dawes, Comptroller of the Currency, Treasurer of the Monument Committee. at Washington.
 In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the great seal of the Territory of Arizona to be hereto affixed the 3rd day of October, A. D. 1898.
 By the Governor
 (Seal) N O. MURPHY.
 CHARLES H. AYERS, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

Love with women is like poker with a man-he does most of his winning while he is learning it.
 Women know more about love than they do about loving; men know more about loving than they do about love.
 Married men are rare whose pride is so strong that they can't bear to think they might have been refused when they proposed.
 Every ether woman you meet has either missionary scheme that she is interested in or else a kitten that she wants you to take care Of.
 There is no surer way for a man to make a girl think she has got to have another man than for him to make her think he thinks he has get to have hsr.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Ira H. Hay deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the under signed, administrator of the estate Of Ira H. Hay, deceased to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrator at the Wells-Fargo Express company's office. the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said estate, in said County of Maricopa.
 L. A. LOWELL. Administrator of the estate of Ira H. Hay, deceased
 Dated this 5tt day of October 1898. First published in The Arizona Repub- lican October 6, 18eS
Arizona republican., 1898-10-15

sDining Station.
 The only North and South line in Arf. zona traversing and reaching the most interesting sections, including the great Salt River Valley.
 Through tickets to all points in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Connecting at Jerome Junction with trains of U. V. & P. Ky for Jerome. At Prescott with stage lines for all the principal mining camps: at Congress Junction with Congress Gold Co. R. R. for Congress, and stage lines for HarQua Hala, Stanton and Yarnell.
 At Hot Springs Junction with the C. C. IA. s. T. Co., stage line for Castle Creek Hot Springs. the new all the year health resort.
 At Phoenix with the M. & P. S. R. V. Ky for all points on the s. F. system. F. M. MURPHY R. E. WELLS, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. Asst Gen. Mgr.
 Prescott Ariz. Prescott, Ariz. GEO. M. SARGENT, E. W. GILLETT, Gen'l F't & Pass Agt Genl Agt.
 Prescott, AIiZ. Phoenix, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-15
s5.6O HOT SPRINGS AND RETURN.

The s. r. P. & F. will make the above low rate to Castle Creek Hot Springs (and proportionally low rates from other points in this line) from now until October 31, and the hotel rates will also be greatly reduced, making it as low as $10 to S15 per week. Tickets good returning within ten days Full information given at city ticket office, fl West Washington street. E. W. GILLETT,
 General Agent.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-15
Southern Pacific Co.
(PACIFIC sYsTEM. .

(PACIFIC SYSTEM, Commencing Apr1l5, 1877. trains will leave aericopa as follows:
 HAA A. NJ. Tuesdays and Fridays Sunset 4VF Limited" for Los Angeles, San Fran cisco and all California points. 300 A. M. DAILY PACIFIC aS PRESS C,OL for points iB California, N V ada Oregon and Washington.
 1OOE 4 M. DAILY &IXED TRAIN FOR lU.CC Tucson. Benson. Lordsburg, Dem ms Fl psso and intermediate stations, O.IA P. Nj. DAILY MIXED TkAIN FOR C.4U Gila Bend and inter,nedistes.s tions r.oE M. DAILY MIXED TRAIN FOR l.ZC Fl PasO and all way stations. 7Q.0O F.N DAILY NEwORLRAN. EX. lO.OO press for Tucson. Benson, De ming, ElPasc, San ntonio. Houstorand New Or cans. 7O.E7PM Tuesdass and Eridsys san. Worth St Louis, Chicago and all points east.
 I'll GOODNs
 Gen rss- Agt.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-15

Train No. 1 connects with. Southern Pa- ctfic train No. 1a, eastbound, leaving Mar icopa at 10:0S p. m.
 Train No. connects with Southern Pa cific train No. 20, westbound, leaving Maricopa at 5:36 a. n
 Connections made at Phoenix with S. F., P. & F. R. R. for Prescott ana con gresS.
 Connections at Mesa with stage for Goldfield, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days, at 12:30 D. m: for Florence and Globe, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- days, at o'clock a. m
 *Trains stop on signal
 Pullman Palace Sleeping car on all trains between Phoenix and Maricopa. N. K. HASTEN, B, F. PORTER
 President. Gen'l Supt
 M. O. BICKNELL,
 Gen1 Frt. and Pass. Agt
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
But Puzzling Problems Yet Confront the Sen
 ate Committee
Lines of Business That Will Be Specially Taxed to
 Create Revenue.
There Is Prospect of All the Demo- cratic Amendments Being
 FavOrably Reported.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, May g.

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, May g.
 When the Senate Finance Commit tee adjourned tonight the considera- tion of the war revenue bill had been almost completed, although there were some puzzling problems still unsolved, one of which was the manner of deal ing with proprietary medicinal articles. There will be probably uniform tax on all of them.
 The committee has decided to place a license upon banks at the rate of s100 a year and upon brokers at the rate of $50, but has not yet determined whether the professions shall be licensed or not. On life insurance companies the rate has been increased five fold, being made 10 cents on every hundred dol lars, and it is estimated that this in- crease will add about million dollars in revenue.
 The provision for an inheritance tax and for a tax on bills of lading were both adopted, as were the provisions for taxing all dealings in futures, in- cluding bucket-shop operations. The bill, as it will be reported, will contain a provision requiring that a memoran- dunn be made of all deals of this char acter, however small. and that a g. cent stamp be placed upon this mem- orandum.
 The Democratic amendments will be taken up tomorrow and there Is very little doubt that they will be adopted, as Senator Jones of Nevada has indi- cated his purpose of standing with the Democrats on all principal changes they suggest.
 It is possible that the consideration of the bill may be completed to-mor- row, but it is not probable.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
A Honolulu Paper Speaks of Probable Action by
 Uncle Sam.
Instead of Being Annexed the Islands May Be Left to the ,
 Care of Great Britain.

tioned quietly for the Presidency is J, O. Carter, although 1t is at present doubtful whether he would consent to accept the nomination.
 The Senators also regret their hascY action In connection with the registry of vessels act, for some of their busi- ness associates In the United States have written to them to use their in fiuence to have all their vessels placed under the Hawaiian flag, and further more to let it be publicly known that the use of the name of the United States by Minister Cooper to force tho passage of the bill was unauthorized and unjustifiable. The bill Is now be- fore the House, but the influence of the special clique, in whose interest it was introduced, is believed to be in huential enough to pass it by a nar- row majority, owing to compromise made on the election of Councillor of States and other measures
 The Senators elect their quota of five Councillors of State in the course of the week. They are doubtful whether they will follow the example of the House and elect five of their own body or se- feet new men from the outside AS tho President appoints five they are not desirous of strengthening his power in the council, they having been fore warned by the almost absolute control the Cabinet has exercised over the present council and being determined to break down the influence of Minis ters Cooper and Smith
 The Scrymser cable bill will proba- bly receive its coup de grace in the Senate tomorrow on account of its pro- vision for an exclusive franchise. It will be close fight, for extraordinary influences have been brought to bear in it's support; but it is considered aI- most ascertainty that the President will veto 1t, should it pass.
 An interesting debate will occur when the motion Is made demanding the dismissal from office of the Super intendent of Public Works, for he is a relative and special protege of the President, who intends to stand by him. The fact is, the thirty legislators have taken the bit in their teeth and are they can damage the Ministry for the harm they have done the country in their foreign affairs policy
 It is stated on excellent authority that several vessels in the Hawaiian trade will likely apply for Hawaiian registers within the next few weeks, if Spain and the United States are at war. Sailing under neutral flag they could continue in the trade without endan- ger1ng their cargoes. Owners feel confident that sooner or later the islands will be annexed to the United States, and that their ships would be- come American again, so that the ex- penSe attached to the transaction would be more than covered in the sav- ing of insurance. It is expected that insurance rates will be very high, if hostilities have already opened.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10

, pounder shells from an enemy'S secon- dary battery Will necessarily strike a glancing blow, and thus lose much of their power to enter the nlate. Be- American corn pith cellulose, which is now used extensively on all American vessels, will be packed. This will further insure the safety of a vessel if struck by an enemy's fire. The boats will carry in the neighborhood of 100 tons of coal. which will give them steaming radius of at least 5000 miles.
 For such small craft they wlh be supplied with heavy batteries. Each boat v-ilI be equipped with two twelve pounders and five six-pounders, besides two tu4 pvo.O tubes. The forward twelve-pound gun will be placed on top of the coming tower, and will thus be in a position to do etter exc cution against torpedo-boats and tor pedo-boat destroyers. For offensive work against cruisers and battle-shfps the boats will be equipped with two torpedo tubes.
 Members of the board of construc- tion declare that the boats will be the finest of their type in the world, and that when they are constructed there will be nothing of their type af1oat that they cannot sink. A circular in viting proposals for their construction will require the shipbuilders making pTOpOSdlS IO ltiSlI OWH and these will be considered in con- nection with the awarding of con- tracts.
 As soon as the circular for the con- struction of torpedo boat destroyers is completed the board will turn its attention to the preparation of specif- catio~s for the proposoa torpedo boats. monitors and battle-ships. So far as the i2Nt type of ships IS concer d it has been definitely determined to build them about on the lines of the Illinois class
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
System Used Successfully in Cities of the East and
 in Europe.
EPid err1ic Induced by Present Conditions.
Special Dispatch to The Call

SACRAMENTO, May s.-The revela- ttons made by The Call in the matter of the pollution of the water supply of Sacramento has created general and widespread agitation upon the subject, and 1t is safe to say that the result will be some action on the part of the au- thorittes which will eradicate the evil. Dr. T. W. Huntington, physician-in- chief of the Southern Pacific Hospital in this city, has suggested a remedy which will no doubt receive general sanction. In an interview with The Call correspondent the doctor said:
 Tn the first place, Sacramento is diff ferently situated from hundreds of other cities in the United States which are compelled to rely for their water supply upon running rivers which are more or less contaminated. This Is also true In regard to almost everything we eat. Our meat and food stuffs, without extraordinary care given in their prep aration, are by no means free from inn purities. Species of microscopic fungi can be found on the surface of all standing water, and even in the fruit we eat, before the decaying stage is perceptible. There are armies of these little enemies of health Thus I say, when one talks about the impurities of our drinking water he has in hand situation as general as the use of water itself. Of course the most foul of all pollutions are those which include the sewage from the prison cess pools, pig sites and stable yards. The man who permits his family to use such water without a thorough filtration or puri- f1cation by boiling surely permits their health and lives to remain in constant peril.
 What would be your remedy?" was asked.
 AS I said before, in whatever shape the water is introduced into the hy- drants before being used fer drinking purposes it should be boiled, but for an original step in the direction of pure water, I believe the only system for the city is the process of infiltration.
 T would go above the point where the American empties into the Sacra- mento, and at some point available I would construct what Is known to civil engineering as an Infiltration gallery similar to the one now in use in Lowell Mass. The principle lies in the applica- tion of the most simple and natural plan of clarification. A we'll, or basin, or gallery is excavated in the porous margin of lake or stream down to a level below the surface of the water dl US lowest stage. From the stream there will be drain into this gallery and the water will be supplied by in filtration.
 ''The volume of water to be obtained from such source depends upon the porosity of tl-e earth gravel between the wall basin or gallery and the main body of the water, the distance between the river and the gallery, the size of the latter, I'd the volume of the water under which the infiltration is main tai led.
 Mayor Land has announced his pur- pose of calling the attention of the City Board of Trustees and the City Board of Health to the dangers of the situa- tion, and in all probability before the week is over some definite plan of ac- tion will be decided upon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
Destroyers of Torpedo=
 Boat DestrOyers Will ~ Be Constructed.
The Navy Department Will Con- tract for Vessels Which Will
 Be the Finest in the World.

NEW YORK. May 9--A Washing ton special to the Herald says: Profit ing by the necessities of the present. the Navy Department has practically determined to build what may be termed destroyers of torpedo-boat de- stroyers.
 Formidable boats of this type will be constructed under specifications which are being prepared by the Naval Board of Bureau chiefs. The naval appropriation law which was recently placed on the statute books author izesL besides the construction of three battlel- ships, four monitors and one gunboat, sixteen destroyers and twelve torpedo boats Recognizing that the immediate need of the navy is torpeuo- boat destroyers, the depart meint has wisely taken steps to begin the construction of these boats at once, and the specifications which are being drawn will insure the addition to the navy a year and six mol-th@ ence Of vessels which will be the finest of their type in the world. The displace- ment of the boats is fxed at about 400 tons each. Light steel will be the structural material employed. Two uuadruple expansion engines, capable of developing from 1O,5OO to II. 'l in dicated horsepower, will cause the twin screws of each boat to revolve at q rate sufficie mt to drive it with a speed of twenty eight knots per hour. The engines and boilers are to be placed in separate compartments so as to diminish the chance of disable ment by one shot.
 In order to further protect the yes sels from small prOjectiles that will be hurled at them by an enemy's fire it is proposed to protect t, eir vitals by two inches of inclined nickel steel ar nor, so fitted that the one and six
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
ATTITUDE OF
 THE HOLY SEE Cardinal Rampolla Telegraphs That the Only Desire Is for
 Peace

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Aposto- lie Delegate tonight made public the following telegram:
 ROME, May 9.-Monsignor Martinelli, Apostolic delegate, Washington: Some insinuations with regard to the Holy See in the present Spanish American conflict, as though the Holy See were taking the mart of one or other of the conflicting parties. It is superfiuous to deny such foolish talk, the perfectly proper attitude which the Holy See has maintained and will maintain toward the two nations being known to all, the Holy See having no other desire than for peace. You will make such use of this as you deem oppor- tune CARDINAL RAMPOLLA
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
Weyler Styled One of the Greatest Monsters of
 All Time.
Blanco Not So Bad, but His Pretended Reforms Are
 Too Late.
Citizens of America Who Could Not Be Rescued Lett to Their
 Fate in Cuba.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, May 9.-Alex. c. Brice, United States Consul at MatanZas, is in this city with his family. He is on his way home to Bedford, Iowa, where he will try to forget the scenes of horror, which, he says. are eQualed by nothing in Dante's Inferno There will be one thing, though, that MT. Brice can never forget. He says he was forced to leave a hundred citizens of America in Matanzas. Some of these have already been slaughtered by the Spanish, he believes. Others will be, and many will die of starvation. MT. Brice said to-day:
 "The condition of some was as bad as that of the reconcentrados. The greater portion of them were Cubans by birth, who had become naturalized in this country, but some were genuine blue -blooded Yankees. There were many women in the number. It was impossible for them to leave, they not having money enough even to buy food.
 "The Norwegian captain or the yes sel on which I escaped refused to take tha American citizens. Had it been an American vessel I would have insisted Four or five of the Americans who had heard I was to depart came down to inc shore. They were deeply affected and tearfulIy begged to be taken away: I told them to take to the bush ana join the insurgents, 1T they coulu' anu to advise their friends to do the same
 q could not sleep that night aboard the Norwegian vessel. The memory or those poor Americans and their proba- ble fate was always before me as l tossed in my berth, and at 2 o'clock In the morning I arose and wrote mes sage, which I afterward dispatched to Washington. I appealed in the name of heaven for a warship to take off the Americans who were left behind. President Mckinley tried to save them, but for some reason could not succeed, although many Spaniards left after ward
 Some of the Americans have af- ready been killed or have died of star vation, I understand A few may have escaped to the insurgents. The most of them, however, will suffer death either from starvation or at the hands of the Spanish. These are the things try to forget, but cannot.
 ''Too much credit is given Captain General Blanco for his pretended re- forms" said Mir. Brice. 'In the first place, when the order allowing recon centrados to return to their homes was issued 1t was of little avail, for the peo- pie had not the strength to drag their bodies back to the plantations. and if they had gone to the deserted fields there was nothing but starvation for them.
 "Blanco is not the monster that wev ley is. The most frightful carioa ture of that worthy wou have does not do his appearance justice. Dimiutive ana bent with little bead-like eyes and fe- rocity in every lfneament. he is the en bodiment of soullesS cruelty The wor,, in Cuba. somewhat repulsive to Blanco was holiday fete for him. When this war Is over and all its history is writ- ten. Weyler will go down in the pages of that history as one of the greatest mansters of all time"