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Arizona republican., 1898-10-02
KANSAS COWS AT s5 OR s1Jo.
How the Tax Valuations Of the State
 Vary in Different Counties.

Topeka, Oct. Tn support of his contention tha. the laws governing as- sessment need thorough revision, Lae Johnson, s,ale labor commissioner, has published, in his annual report, the agreed basis Of assessments made by the county assessors Of the several counties for 1898. It shows many in- teE.5s.ing differences in the valuations cf property of the same kind.
 Wheat, for example. is valued in Sumner county, which has raised ten million bushels Of it in two years, at 70 cents a bushel It is selling in that county now for about 50 cents Bar ton county is second to Sumner in the amount raised, and is almCs. as near to market. In Bartcn wheat is valued, for assessment, at 10 cents a bushel, about 20 per cent of the market price. McPherson crowded close on the heels Of Barton in this years wheat yield, and il values whaat, for assessment, at 75 cents a bushel. Barber, Reno and Webaunsee raised big wheat crops which they value, for assessment, at 20 cents bushel. Republic, Riley Miami, Brown, Butler, Clay, Geary, Leavenworth and many of their neigh DOTS Vdlue lnelr "HSat at "a CSnLS- Grant county fixes the value al 15 cents.
 There are like differences in the val uation of other things. Cows are a fair example. COmanche county leads ill low values, the valuations be- ing from s to s5. Rice county, in the middle of the state, goes to the other extreme, S20 to S100. In Kiowa and Barber COWS are valued at from S6 to sl0, in Barton at sS, and in Butler at 5 to s15.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02
1.-THE OLD SILVER TRAIL"
The Republicans Serial Read Viii
 Intensity of Interest.

A great many of the readers of The Republican have become interested in "The Old Silver Trail,'' a serial which has been running in these columns for couple of weeks. A lady living in Churchills addition feels an almost religious interest in tha story. The hero was left in a precarious coldi- don last Friday morning. He was wedged in an abandoned min ing shaft in imminent danger of being dashed to death at the bottcm. The chances Of longev- ity at the top wsre not much more promising, for several villains heavily armed. were waiting for the hero to emerge. Starvation confronted him where he was, midway between the bottom and top. It looked as if '-The Old Silver Trail was about to come to an end for want of a central and predominant character.
 This is the unsatisfactory condition of affairs left by The Republican on Friday morning. Tho Churchill's ad- dition lady, who had bsen closely fol- lowing the fortunes Of the hero. was mortified at the perilous position in which he was discovered. The sus- pense of twenty-four hours before the next issue of Tha Republican was agonizing. The Churchill's addition lady hardly dared hope that she would find the hero alive yesterday morning, but the end could certainly not be as narrowing as the. three encompassinc forms Of dsath.
 Bu. something even worse than she had anticipated happeE:d; the usually faithful news carrier forgot to leave the paper which would settle the fate of the hero. He said he did leave it. but somebody stole il. That's what becomes Of all the papers which sub scribers do not find
 The husband Of the Churchili's ad- dition lady was sent down town earlier than usual yesterday. He bought a copy Of The Republican and sent it home by so-called lightning mes senger. The hero was still alive. but not yet quite out Of i.lle woods
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

H. s. Berkennel left for Yuma las. evening
 Governor Murphy is at Yuma on of- fcial business.
 J. P. Hallen and wife of Clifton, Ia., are late arrivals in town.
 H. M Carey, M D., Of Globe was a visitor in town yesterday.
 George Schultz went to Los Angeles last evening by the southern route.
 ". P. Parkhurst Of San Francisco was among yesterdays arrivals in town
 Al Armstrong was among the out going passengers last evening for Seat tie, via Maricopa-
 G. J. Little, representing a whole sale drug house of Detroit, Mich, was in the city yesterday.
 R. M. Williams. g. travelling man from Kansas City, registered at the Adams yesterday morning.
 Judge F. ". Doan, attending an ad- journed session of supreme court, came in from Florence yesterday.
 Peter and James Merritt of Kansas City are in the city They will re- main here this winter for health reasons.
 Miss Matte Gilbert of Los Angeles is in the city and will remain here all winter She spent last winter in Phoenix.
 Among those who arrived in this city yesterday to spend the winter are MT. and Mrs. L. L. Shelton of Galesburg, Illinois
 D. NJ. Riordan, formerly of Flagstaff, but who has taken up his residence in Tucson, arrived in Phoenix yesterday morning.
 Miss Bury and Miss Buelah Arm strong came over from Tempe yester- day to spend Sunday among their Phoenix friends.
 c. R. flakes of Mesa City took ths to attend a conference Of the Mormon church at that place.
 Mrs Franklin of Fl Paso, wife of Lieutenant Franklin, who is now a. Manila, is in the city visiting Mrs. Frank Scotten.
 J. s. Holsinger, special agent of the United States land department, arrived from Yuma yesterday, where he has been attending a session of district court.
 James A Fleming, well known local capitalist, who has been a. Globe all summer developing mining prop erty, arrived in Phoenix yesterday morning.
 Joseph L. Giroux and B. A. Edging ton of Jerome, who paid Tucson and points in Sonora, Mexico. a visit this week. were in Phoenix yesterday on their return trip.
 Superintendent McCowan of the In dian school left last evening for the San Carlos reservation i'll order to look after some advanced pupils who will enter the school near this city.
 Frank Nicholson, the well known mining man, returned yesterday from his mine near Buckeye, forty-fve miles west of Phoenix, yesterday. MT. Nicholson returned from Sonora, Mex ico, week ago.
 Mrs. s. P. Clark of the Ford hotsl has returned from her summers so- jcurn in Colorado and was aecompa- nied by the children, all Of whom are happy and hearty. Mrs. Clark was pleased to find the weather SO cool and pleasant in Phoenix.
 James c. Goodwin Of Troop c of the Rough Riders" arrived in town last night He saw Captain McCintock shortly before leaving New York. The captain thought he would be able to start to Arizona about the middle of this month Norman Orme, MT. Good win said, is improving and is able to he ahOlIt
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02
THE LAST OF THE NAME.

Richmond, Va, Oct 1.-Lee camp, Confederate Veterans of Virginia, adopted resolutions last night protest ing against the naming of any one as the Daughter Of the Confederacy'' to succeed Miss Winnie Davis.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02

ness man he is learning to stser a bike, and it's great fun for everybody but Jean and the wheel.
 A. Humphreys has moved into his former residence, the Miller cottage, and George Mark has transferred his household goods to the Baldwin place.
 Our democratic friends who are fondly nursing the hope that thsre will be any sort of equality between the democratic and republican vote in this precinct may aS well disillusion them selves now and forever, or experience a grievous widening when the votes are counted.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02

Joseph Chamberlain, the English statesman, was once dining in Wash inston cafe when he was ioined by 8 bore, who began telling him what a poor country England was. What really great man-what noted charac- ter-has England produced in the last fifty years?" demanded the bore. Cham berlain, who had finished his dinner, took his hat and cane from the rack and replied: Great man, me; noted character, Jack the Ripper. Good even ing"
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02
HUNTING THE DEAD.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. IA special to the Journal from Rico Lake says relief parties are now cut through the burned districts south and west of this city. The loss Of life has been great, but it cannc5 yet be estimated.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02

SPRING HUMORS, boils, pimples, sores and all eruptions ara promptly cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly purifies the blood, eradi- eating every trace of scrofula-
Arizona republican., 1898-10-02

HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick headache, bilicusness and all liver ills. Price 9 cents.
The herald., 1898-10-25
THE ANCIENT SCHEME
DR.. Ireland's Reported Death a
SWindling Scheme

NEW YORK, Oct. PA dispatch to tho
Herald from Montreal says:
An attempt to cXtort $4,000 insurance
money is seemingly at the bottom of the
story of the alleged drowning a week ago
Of DIR. w. II. Ireland, native of Trenton,
ont., but, four years y resident OF South
Africa and surgeon to Cecil Rhodes.
The city was deeply stirred by the event
said to have taken place off the Don
aldson line wharf and the announcement
that Ireland's widow was at deaths door
In her hotel. When detectives called to
zee her, her story did not quite agree with
that told on her arrival at the hotel, two
hours after it is alleged her husband was
drowned. She afterward made other con-
Trajectory statements.
The. detectives say frankly they believe
legged accident and the time Mrs. Ireland re-
ported it at the hotel, Ireland went to the
depot and took train for New York
Whence he sailed for England Or he may
nave had friend on the T'rtonia who gave
him a bunk in secrecy. The Tritonia sailed
1T daybreak that morning for Glasgow,
where she will be searched on arrival.
The face value of the policies held by Ire
land IS 900, but as a matter of fact there
Is only $4,000 on the doctors life, as the
premiums on 1000 were not paid on Au.
gust l.
Or. Ireland was well known in South
Africa, having taken a prominent part in
the Matabele war. He was wounded in the
hip and as result he walked quite lame
He was surgeon to Cecil Rhodes for some
lime and was considered a clever man.
WORD comes from Victoria, B. c., that
ireland is known there, and once ATTEMPTED
; similar. scheme to the one now arousinp
interest here. Mrs. Ireland protests that
The knows nothing of it,
The herald., 1898-10-25
WANT NO MORE WAR
Spanish Navy Yards Are Quiet as
Cemeteries

NEW YORK, Oct. pa dispatch to the
World from Madrid says:
Telegraph inquiries by the World cor.
respondent have elected irrefutal,le proofs
that the Spanish dock yards show absolutely
no signs of renewed activity, nor the slight
est symptom of renewing the struggle with
the United States.
The vessels composing Camara's fleet are
now dispersed to various ports, chiefly Ca
diZ, Carthagena and Ferrol, with their
crews reduced to a peace footing, the major
iity OF the officers on leave and the marines
ashore.
Work on all coast defense works and fort.
ifications for Defense the arsenals and the
dock, yards, stopped at the suspension of
hostilities
The officers and men of Admiral Cervera's
fleet obtained unlimited leave of absence.
AT Ferrol and Cadz especially, things are
as quiet as before the war. Besides gun
merry and machinery trials on several of the
var vessels, including the Carlos V and the
Pelayo, revealed amentable Deficiencies
From conversations with Ministers and
leading politicians the World correspondent
can state that the notion of breaking off me-
gotiations over the Cuban debt is regarded
as absolutely preposterous and suicidal.
Even as to the Philippines, in which vastly
| greater interests center. it is taken for
granted that Spain must in the long run
yield whatever the United States insists
| upon.
The herald., 1898-10-25
Holguin Occupation

WASHINGTON, Dot. 24.-The following
dispatch has been received at the war depart
ment
'SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. "a, 1885,
Telegram directing occupation of Holgun
received. Troops sail today to occupy Gil
bara, now unoccupied. 1t is an important
customs port and seaport of Holguin. From
Gibara occupation of Holguin can be made
by rail the moment Spaniards evacuate.
(Signed) ''WOODS, Commanding"
The above dispatch refers to one sent by
the war department directing the occupation
of Holguin a city in the province of Santiago,
about twenty miles from the seacoast. CT
bara is on the northern coast, and, as stated
by. General Woods, is the seaport of Hol-
guin, which is to be occupied by the United
States forces. Holguin is the seat of ju-
dicial district.
The herald., 1898-10-25
THE TOBACCO TARIFF
Furnishes a Problem for Mckinley tt
Solve

NEW YORK, Oct. PA dispatch to
the World from Washington says:
A perplexing problem contronts President
Mckinley in the matter of fixing the duties
on tobacco in the island of Cuba during its
military occupation.
The cigarmakors of Florida and the man
ufacturers of tobacco in many of the large
cities have asked for change OF
duties during the American occupation and
urged the abolition of all duties. They say
they have been injured many thousands OF
dollars by the war in Cuba and that the
only way to Immediately rebuild the trade
is to encourage the Cuban planters and
American enterprise by giving every induce
ment for the growing and shipping OF to-
bacco to this country.
On the other hand the Cuban planters
have begged that no such action be taken
as it would mean their eternal ruin and
practically kill the tobacco industry in
Cuba. They claim that the moment the
import duties are abolished or lowered tons
of inferior tobacco would be sent from the
United States into Cuba, manufactured into
cigars and shipped from the island as Ha-
vana cigars. finding their way into all the
this fraud and the inferior quality of the
goods would forever discredit the product
and ruin the market for Havana tobacco
1t is likely that the President will refe,
the matter to Congress for action.
Spain, by her grasping methods which, ir
the case of tobacco, the richest source o.
revenue at her command, had an object il
duct in the markets OF the world by placin,
such high import duty on tobacco as t.
practically prohibit its shipment into thu
island and so none but Cuban tobacco ha,
been exported from the island
Recent experiments in tobacco cultivation
in Florida from Havana seed have demon
strated that all grades of tobacco can be
raised in this country which only experts
can tell from the genuine article. Its cult
vation is expensive.
The herald., 1898-10-25
CROSSED A CONTINENT
no MARRY THE SOLDIER SHE
LOVED
WILLIAMS WEDDING
The Newly Married Pair Will Proceed
to Manila When the Peace Com
mission Adjourns
Associated Press Special Wire.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-Maj. Gen. Wesley
Merritt, recently in command OF the Amerl-
ran troops at Manila, and Miss Williams OF
Chicago were married at o'clock this even
Ing in the brides apartments at the Savoy
hotel.
1t had been planned to have the ceremony
take place in st. Andrews church, West
minister, but an illness which Miss Williams
contracted during the voyage necessitated
the simplest possible ceremony, and the
avoidance OF exertion and excitement. Con-
sequently only few intimate frienus were
present. They were Mrs. Norman VIII
Iiams, the brides mother; Norman Williams,
jr., brother of the bride; Lord and Lady
Butler, Henry White, the United States
charge d'aiiaires, and Marshall Dodge.
A less ostentatious wedding could not be
imagined. The general strolled from the
Metropole to the Savoy unattended, wear
ing beaver hat, irock coat and IA white tie.
The party gathered in the drawing room,
which had been beautited by few flowers.
The Rev. John Heathcote, rector of st. An
drews, otficiated. The bride entered on the
arm of her brother, who gave her away.
She was attred in white satin, and wore the
usual veil and orange blossoms. Though
looking i'll, the bride stood throughout the
ceremony, and pronounced the response in
. strong voice.
After the ceremony, Mr.. White proposed
The herald., 1898-10-25
Creditors to Confer

CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 24.-Receivers
Pownhall and Gray of the Herring HALL
Marvin Safe Company at Hamilton, Ohio,
having filed their reports in the courts Of
New Jersey, have returned to New York,
where they will attend conference meeting
Of the Eastern and Western creditors Of
the company which will begin in New York
tomorrow.
A committee of the Western creditors
lett here yesterday to attend that meeting.
well advised business men here believe the
outcome of that meeting will be one of the
following results:
First, continuance of the rcceiversbip.
Second, the reorganization of the company.
i,hird, foreclosure of mortgages and sale Of
situation as favorble as the receivers re.
port shows at first sight there will either
be continuance of the receivership or
reorganization.
The herald., 1898-10-25
CAN'T GET OUT OF CUBA
IN THE TIME ALLOWED BY THE
UNITED STATES
ON ADVICE OF GENERAL WADE
January First Is Set as the Date of
Final Evacuation-Dism ounting
Of Guns Stopped
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, Oct. A.-The President
has had an exceedingly busy forenoon today.
Attorney General Griggs and Secretaries
Long, Hay and Alger called about 10 o'clock
and the President discussed with them mat
ters which he found waiting his attention on
his arrival from the West. a telegram from
General Wade at Havana was read recon-
mending that the limit of time allowed the
Spanlards to vacate Cuba be extended from
December to January l. lie said that it
would be physically impossible for the l4,
0OO Spanish troops now on the island to
leave before the First of the year and he
regarded the extension of time as reason
able and just. After the matter had been
discussed at some length, an agreement
was reached and General Wade was tele-
graphed that his recommendation was ap
proved. Meanwhile, however, the United
States troops now in Cuba and others to be
dispatched, will take possession of the ter
ritory as fast as the Spaniards vacate it,
probably leaving Havana till the last
In regard to the reported purpose of the
Spanards to dismount and remove to Spain
the heavy ordnance of the forts and arsen-
ais about Havana it was stated in positive
terms that nothing of the kind would he
permitted, and if this movement had already
begun, it would be stopped mt once. The
instructions given to the Evacuation Com
mission at Havana covered all OF these ques-
tions and explicitly provided that only the
arms in the hands of the troops be permit
ted to be taken away.
Nothing of special Importance has been
received recently from our Peace Commis-
sioners at Paris. 1t was reiterated today
that under no circumstances would the
United States assume any part of the Cuban
debt or the debt charged against the Phiip.
pine Islands 1t might be possible that the
United States would assume or guarantee
the obligations of Havana and other Cuban
cities, or at least. would not permit them to
be repudiated. The same might be true Of
Manila, but as to the national debt which
Snain had seen fit to charge against Cuba or
the Philippines, neither would be in any
sense guaranteed. This policy, it was de
clared, our Peace Commissioners well under
stood, and it would not be receded from in
the slightest degree.
The herald., 1898-10-25

between otherwise competing railway corpo-
rations and would in that way restrain in
terstute trade or commerce.
I'VE do not think that when the grantees
of this public franchise are competing rail
roads seeking the transportation of men
and goods from one state to another that
ordinary freedom OF contract in the Use and
management OF their property requires the
right to combine as one consolidated and
powerful association for the purpose OF
sitting competition among themselves and
OF thus keeping their rates and charges
higher than they might otherwise be under
the laws of competition And this Is so,
even though the rates provided for in the
agreement may for the time be not more
than are reasonable. They may easily and
at any time be increased. 1t is the combi-
nation of these large and powerful corpora
tiOns covering vast sections OF territory and
influencing trade throughout the whole eN-
tent thereof ana acting as one body in all
the matters to which the combination eX-
tends that constitutes the alleged evil, and
in regard to which so far as the
combination operates upon and re-
strains interstate commerce, congress
has power to legislate and to prohibit.
The prohibition of such contracts may in
the judgment of congress be one OF the rea-
sonable necessities for the proper regula-
IlOn Oh commerce, ana congress is lHe JuuSc
OF such necessity and propriety unless in
case of possible gross perversion of the
principle the courts might be applied to for
relief"
Referring to the claims of counsel re-
garding the general constitutional rights of
the citizen to make contracts and the eX-
tent of individual liberty under the four
teenth amendment, the opinion says:
The question is, for U.S. one of power only
and not one of policy. We think the policy
exists in congress and the statute therefore
is valid"
| In conclusion the opinion says:
1.-The Judgment Of the lower court, favor
able to the Joint Traffic association. is re-
versed and the case remanded to the circuit
court of the United States for the district
of New York with directions to take such
further proceedings therein as may be in
! conformity with this opinion"
| The opinion was concurred in by Chief
Justice Fuller and Justices Harlan, Brewer,
Brown and Packham. Justices Gray, Shiras
and White dissented. Justice McKenna
took no part in the case, as the prosecution
OF the Joint Traffic association was begun
while he was attorney general.
The herald., 1898-10-25

bhe health of the bride, which was drunk
with enthusiasm, and the members of Gen.
Alerritt's staff entered and congratulated
the newly married couple. The guests
afterwards departed, and Mr.. and Mrs
Merritt dned together. The brides illness,
which for time it was feared would develop
into typhoid fever, was the cause of the
abandonment OF the ceremony, which was
to have taken place in St. Andrews church.
Yesterday it was thought the wedding would
have to be postponed indefinitely, but Miss
Williams was so improved this morning that
it was decided at noon not to delay the we'd
ding, but abandon the proposed Ger snony in
the church.
The illness of the bride has not proved SO
serious as was expected, and General and
Mrs. Merritt will be able to carry out then
plan OF going to Paris at the end of the
week. They will proceed to the Philippine
islands after the adjournment of the peace
commission.
The herald., 1898-10-25
A CRUISER COALING
The Maria Teresa Ready for Her
Vovepe North

NEW YORK, Oct. PA dispatch to the
Herald from Camanera, Cuba, says:
The armored cruiser Maria Teresa is coal
ing The cement worked in over the patches
will be hardened by Tuesday and all points
placed around turrets and hove tight amid
ships will be employed to take up the fore
and aft strain, and in heavy weather extra
wire hausers will be carried from the main.
mast head to the deck
All the carpenter work is done and all
over temporary affairs are so nearly COM
peted that hundred Cubans of the work
ing force have been discharged
The engines are in satisfactory condition
and it is now confidently expected that the
Maria Teresa will start for the United States
Thursday.
The herald., 1898-10-25

and he will be chairman of the board.
President j. J. Hill has a great many in
te1ests to look after and will be obliged to
put in so much time in the East and abroad
that the personal direction of the affairs
of the Great Northern system would re-
quire more time than he will have at his
disposal.
II Is announced that Russell Harring,
superintendent Of the entire Great North.
ern system, has been offered the position
of vice-president of the Cotton Belt, with
headquarters in st. Louis.
President j. j. Hill OF the Great Northern
denied tonight that he had any intention pf
retiring from the active management OF that
road.