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Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
he prisoner at the Lake street sta

the prisoner at the Lake street sta tion.
 The first complaint received by the police was that of Mary D. Mason Aug. 10, 1897. Miss Mason was at that time employed at SIS West For ty-first street, and after her supposed success fin answering the advertise ment for a housekeeper, Immediate y served notice on her mistress and sent for her trunk. The trunk has never been recovered. The contents were valued at $500.
 Last month a young woman en- ployed in Maguire's grocery, Fifty fifth street and Jackson avenue, be- came suspicious after she had sent for her trunk and by notifying the saved herself from loss. Investiga- ton by the police developed the u u.ual state of affairs, but the man who had rented the two rooms for the night could not be found.
 Mary K. Lander of 635 Grand av- enue, Mrs. Lovejoy of 4S0 Southpor, avenue and Miss Whitehall of the same address were also victimized by man to the description of whom Clark is said to answer.
 Last evening Mrs. Alice Barbsr, superintendent of the employment agency, recognized in Clark the per osn of whom she had comp, aimed once before of having swindled a girl en- ployed through her office. Clark was detained at her office while a tele- phone message brought a patrol wagon.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
VICTIMIZED SERVANT GIRLS
The Proprietor of a Chicago Intelli
 gence Office.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-The po-jce be- lieve that prisoner now in custody at the West Lake street police station is the man who has systematically swindled servant girls out of personal goods, and for whom a search has been conducted extending over the past six months. The man was cap tured in an intelligence office at 752 West Madison street early last even ing, and gives the name of Edward Clark.
 His alleged plan of victimizing ser want girls is held by the police to be original and has been, it is said, So successful that many young women have lost property as the result oi his schemes.
 Advertisements for a housekeepel were inserted and when answers were received he would employ tht young woman if she appeared to be prosperous. He would then inform her that his flat was not ready as ye and he would engage a room to b, used by her over night. He would tell his victim she could send for he trunk and have it brought to tn, flat where she was to take up he abode. The trunk usually arrive. the same afternoon or evening an was received by the supposed employ er The next morning, according t the police story, the young woma would find to her chagr1n that he employer had also engaged a roo1 for himself for one night only, ha received her trunk and decamped wit it.
 Reports of similar treatment wei received at number of police st: tions throughout the city and ever effort was made to capture the conf dence man. This morning a numb' of the alleged victims of the adve tiser will be looked up by the poli and given an opportunity to identi1
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
PITY FOR BOY DERELrCTs.
Grand Jurors Summon Two Fathers in
 Behalf of Small Sons.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-rwo fathers who are said to have acknowledged their inability to control their small sons will appear before the grand jury to- morrow in response to subpoenas sent out yesterday. One is Elias Crabb, an engineer, 1922 Wabash averme; the o.ther is Paul Kurtz, a bartender, 454 Welland street.
 Ivan G. Crabb, 16 years old, is said to have stolen $75 and some jewelry valued at $25 from his father. The latter had the boy held to the criminal court. The grand jurors desire to see if the father would not rather have his son go to relatives in Mich igan than the Pontiac reformatory.
 The jurors were interested in little Joseph Kurtz and made up a purse of $3.75 to buy him some clothes. The lad is 12 years old. When he was held to the criminal court on a charge of burglary by Justice Kers.en three weeks ago his father told the Justice that he had given up all effort to con- trol the boy. The little fellow told the jury that Bennie tBiscuit'' and Henry, or Ham," Manning, as he called his companions, had broker into a house on Walton place ant stolen some tools. The members O. the jury seemedy disposed to give tht boy an opportunity to make good hi! promise to reform.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24

rate with the increased expense, and out of torpedo boats on the ground that 1t is unnecessary where 50 EI,tlr wood is used.
 The following is Secretary Longs endorsement:
 After careful consideration of the question as to the, advantages derived from the use of electro fire-proof wood on naval vessels, it is decided that no elec,ro fire-proof wood shall hereafter be used for the decking of naval vessels, as the advantages that might be derived from the use of such wood are incommensura with the cost of the same; that is use on torpedo boaks now under construction be discontinued, as there is so little wood work on them; also that electro fire-proof wood shall be used in all joiner work of the new battls:hips, as provided in the specifications accom- panying the contract therefor, as the advantages 10 be derived from it's use for such purpose would seem to justify the increased cost incident there.o"
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
THE fIGH HAT.
How It Ohscured the Mins rel Show
 on Saturday Night.

A Republican reporter a.tenaed an indignation meeting in the lobby of the Hotel Adams yesterday The mat ter under discussion was high hats and the precipitant was the minstrel show the night before. One man said he believed it was a very gocd performance, but his knowledge was principally hearsay. He heard the music and the conversation between the interlocutor and the end man. Being unprovided with an X-ray ap- para;tus he was unable to see through Sha nghai rooster on the bonnet of a woman who sat in front of him.
 Another man said he had paid an admission fee to what he regarded as a millinery exhibit in which he had never taken any interest whatever. He was pained to learn that the hats are much larger than they were last season and that there isf( Ia much more profuse feather adornwent.
 Another man who had come in from Cohoes, N. Y., the 1 fight before said he had little opportunity to see the show and so had devoted his time tc a study of the audience, regarding which he reached several conclusions He detected vefy few ladies who h, thought had att some time attentet metropolitan theaters, for they wer' either bareheaded or wore incon spicuous the::tter hats. The majorit! of the womeH present he believed wer poor wome4 who had no other hat and were Compelled to wear their fin hats. Knowing nothing of theatrica mannerT, they did not remove then
 He waAs very much annoyed at tn
 time, bsIt since the show was eve
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
A Party of Chicago Hunters in
 North DOkOta
BURNED OUT A FARMER
Who Brings Suit Against the
 Party for Damages
A Court and Jury Now Busily En- gagged in Fixing the Responsibility for Conflagration Upon Some Particular ChicaRoan.

Steele, N. D., Jan. 23.-On OceobeI rived at Dawson, eight miles east of Steele, in their special car on hunt ing expedition. They had Lheir car well loaded with ammunition, provis- ions and all the paraphernalia neces- sary to make the trip a success. Lo- cal guides drove the party out to a deserted house, fifteen miles north on the edge of lake. Shortly after their arrival at this house one of the party, B. c. Cook, a manufacturer, who has his office at 40 Dearborn street, Chi cago, went to the edge of the Lake with shotgun. Several witnesses say that they heard shots fred from direction of MT. Cook. Mr. Cook him. self does not know whether he fired or not. However that may be, a prairie fire started just about that time a few yards from MT. Cook, and proceeded south behind a brisk breeze.
 When MT. Cooks companions ia the house saw the fire they started back fire to protect the house. The fire got away from them and it also proceeded south until it joined the other fire, which had originated in the vicinity of MT. Cook. It went on a few miles, and three miles away it struck the premises of Flea nor Shoemaker, a county commissioner, ard during MT. Shoemaker's absence in Dawson it burned up nearly $2.000 wonth of prop erty. Thereupon MT. Shoemaker sued Messrs. Cook, Tope, Eisedohr, Gray and Boyd, and the district courl here has been spending week on the case
 MT. Cook is the only defendant on the ground. The other defendants have had their depositions taken. Each defendant is over 50 years of age The plaintiff is past 60, and the fire practically wiped all his proper.y out of existence. MT. Cook, on the stand, did not deny that he set the first fire. He was not asked the ques ion, and he inference is that if he had been asked the question, he would not have de- nfed setting the fire. The contention of the plaintiff is that Cook set the finst fire and is therefore responsible for the loss; and, further, 1ha. the back fire which the other defenda ts set out, and which joined the first fire, contributed to the loss of Mr. Shoe maker. A car load of law books, all most, has been used in the trial. Ali the prairie fire lore dating back from the time long before locomotive en- zines ever set out prairie fire, has been invoked. The defense male dcs- peralte efforts to keep the case from the jury, but these efforts were una vailing, and on Saturday afte noon the lawyers made their arguments to ihe jury.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
PRESIDENT DoLE's PROGRESS
Royalty Received at Chicago Yester-
 day Morning.

Chicago, Jan. 23.=President and Mrs. Sanford B. Dole of Hawai- ar rived in Chicago at five minutes past eight o'clock this morning. A dis tinguizhed party greeted the presi- dent of the little island republic on his arrival. The federal government was represented by Judge Grosscap, General John c. Black, United States district attorney; Thomas E. MeAiiiiin, clerk of the United States district court, and Hon. Thomas w. Gridler, of the state depar, ,ment at Washing ton. Chicago was rerrcse- -sted by Mayor Harrison, and the army and navy by Major Heistand and Lieutsn- ant Commander Phelps, respectively. who were resplendent in full dress uniform.
 After an exchange of couriesies and welcome to Chicago on behalf of the city by Mayor Harrison. President Dole cordially responded 10 the greet ings and seemed greatly pleased with the reception given him. Mrs. Dole, who won the heartts nf every one presens by her unaffected anc>pleas- ant manner, .-(ahanked the ladies or the committee for coming out so early in the dayfo welcome her and seemed to appreciate very highly the ception she received in Chicago.
 Th9 party at ono proceeded in car riagas to the auditorium annex, where suit gs 11O2 had been reserved for the 1 guasts. While arrangements are TO entirely completed, it is probable President Dole will leave Chicago a
 10k3O a. m. Tuesday morning fo
 Washington by the Baltimore
 Ohio road, this company having ten de4ed him the use fthe finest pri vaj je car in its Service.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
HAVANA IS BOILING Authorities Fear Another Anti
 Autonomous Riot THE AMERICAN COLONY
Guarded Against the Fury O
 of the Cuban Mob
It Alse Directs It's EneR.es Against Newspapers and c gar Manutsc- toriss-The Headquar ters of the Insurgents Captured.

Havana, Jan. 23, via Key West, F. a., Jan. 23.-Insurgents concealed behind railroad station a. San Miguel, eight miles from Havana, fired upon a train, killing several inmate; in one of the cars. Another band entered the cultivated zone of the town of Las Vegas, near Havana, destroying all planted.
 General Pando has sent Col. De- mingo of Captain-General Bl-nco's staff back to Spain under serious charges. A private report from Puerto Principe confirms the repsrt that General Castellano has destroyed Esperanza Cat the extreme west of Sierra Cubitas), the headquarters of the insurgent government, which moved to Navajas, saving it's docu- ments and files. When the insur- gents retired they left fifty-seven of their number dead oa the field, but carried away their wounded. The government troops lost twenty seven killed and eighty-seven wounded.
 Cigar manufacturers and the offices of Ell Dianio de la Marina and La Discussion are still guarded day ard night. The government today pro- hibited officers passing through O'Reilly street. on which are situated the university and printing office of La Reconcensrado. Detachments of police are patrollng the streets in the vicinity of Central park and in other locations. These new precautions give rise to the belief that the authorities fear a fresh outbreak. #
 GENERAL LEES PERIL.
 Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 23.--A telegram from Key West says: Ad- miral Sicard with the battleships New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Iowa and Texas arrived off the bar at 10 o'clock. The Maine, Mo oltgome.y and Detroit and the torpedo boats Gushing and Dupont went out and joined the fleet. An important mes sage was received here at Il o'clock for Admiral Sicard and there Is no way of transporting it to the fleet. Telegrams received from Havana last night state that extra guards had been placed around General Lees of flee for his protection. Circulars were distributed around Havana calling on volunteers for the protection of the American colony. There is no news of an attempt to assassinate Lee.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
USE OF F1RE-PRooF WOOD.
It Will Continue in All Interior Parts
 of Vessels.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The contro- versy over the use of fire-proof wood in the navy has been settled by Secre- tary Long. Use of the wood is to con- tinue in all interior parts of vessels under construction according to pre- vious specifications. This comprises over two-thirds of the wood. It IS left out of decks on the ground that in the opinion of the secretary the advantages here are not cemmensu-
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Body of a Rochester Man Found Be
 side a Railroad Track.

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 23.-The body of Benjamin Yaffee of 36 Holland 1. street, who was found dead beside the New York Central tracks near St. Johnsville early yesterday morning, was brought to Rochester this morn ing.
 Yaffee left home last Wednesday with the intention of going to New York. He had but small amount of money. but he expected to get work along the way and to earn enough to carry him to New York city. Friday the boy mailed a letter ro his parents from Utica, requesting that all of his clothing be sent to that place. Since then his parents had not heard from him.
 Chief Cleary received dispatch yesterday afternoon from Fort Plains, which stated that Yaffee's body had been found near St. louisville The chief received second telegram last night, stating that the body would be shipped to this city.
 When his body was searched a number of letters were found which enabled the aut horities to lsaTn who the boy was. His address in Roch- ester was on all of the letters
 Yaffee was born in this city and lived here up to the time of his de- parture about week ago. He was a tailor, bus bein unable to find en- lFoyment here l.e decided to go to New York. It is thought that he was either walking on the track or was endeavoring Ito catch a ride on a freight when he was killed.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
REGARDED AS RIDICULOUS.
The Report That the Maine Had Been
 Fired On.

Washington, Jan 2S.-Captain Crow inshield, chief of the bureau of navl- gation, and other naval officers r1dl- cule a published report from Key West that a Spanish cruiser fired or the baEtleship Maine of the coast ot Florida. The Maine has not been ou' of the harbor of Key. West for seUera days, and so far as known, no Span ish warship has been in that vicinit, for several weeks
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24

the only emotion which stirred him was pity for these unfortunate women, rather than anger againstt hem.
 Another member of the indignation convention was a San Francisco t:Av- cling man, but his remarks were of such a character that they cannos Ee reproduced in a moral newspaper.
 PHOENIX vs. M'DOWELL
Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
PHOENIX vs. M'DOWELL
An Account O. a Base Beu Game
 Hitherto Unwrirten.

Phoenix has been buncOed 0fte0nr and more brazenly than any other town in the west. It is all the moro strange for the reason that the popu- lation has always been made up of persons who have come from variouD parts of the country and were 9up- posed to be dead next to themselves Phoenix received it's worst doDe when it played it's second and last game q base ball with Fort McDowell Mo Dowell came down here and played the opening game and Phoenix won easily by score of 10 to T. Phoe- nix and it's supporters won little money on the game and might appar- entity have won great deal more, but there was a return game to be played.
 The next game was to come oil at the fort. The Phoenix nine and their packers went to Mcdowell laden with wealth. Before the game was begun all the Phoenix money was put up at odds, varying with the degree of enthusiasm of the Phoenix bett0rs. Some of it was put up at two to one. After the Phoenix players had bet aH their cash, they bet the bats, balls an1I other paraphernalia of the game. When time was called there was ax unexpected developmnt. The sol diers had learned a great deal a6oak ball playing within the last month. Three Phoenix men got to first base. but two of them. never got as far as second. One of them got home Tho curves and swiftness of the McDowell pitcher were beyond solution. Wid- mer, Walbridge, TroTt, Thau n. Cold man and Murphy faced him a1(d tanned the air. Occasionally some ef them accidentally intercepted the bAll, but it was nothing mora than an accl2ent When the soldiers were at the bat there was steady procession of them running the bases. The procession would have been more continuous if the Phoenix fielders could have found the ball faster. At the close of the last half of the ninth inning the score was 27 to in favor of Mcdowell. At the end Of the sixth inning ik TT manifest that McDowen was wof1
 a skin game. "A messenger O. < feet horse was dispatca1ed to Phoeuax to stop any waste of money That might be going on in the saloons.
 The news of the catastrophe spread through the town quickly and Captain Hi Mcdonald elected himself chair man of reception committee for tho Phoenix players. With a la ge poseo and black flag he went out .along the McDowel1 road. When the Phoe- nix base ball contingent came inliezkht there was discharge of shotguns ana revolvers warning the citizens of Phoenix of the approach of the m conquering heroes. Then .here was mournful blowing of steam whistles and tolhng of bells. The heroes came into town by by-ways and back alleys and most of them did not 4p- pear on the street for week affefS ward. Soon after that the post n McDoweH was abandoned. The noy- ernment evidently believed that tho soldiers were more of a menace tnan protection to Phoenix
The times., 1898-02-05
OBITUARY NOTE.

De Witt Clinton Wheeler. who was
once New York police commissioner
and member of that close circle of
personal and political friends which
surrounded Chester A. Arthur, and was
known as the round table" died
Thursday night at the home of his son
in New York. Mr.. Wheeler was born
May p. 1894, at Warwick, Orange coun-
ty, \. L. When he was seventeen years
old he went to New York. and by 1875
he had accumulated a fortune which il
seemed to him he could never spend.
and he retired from business and
plunged into politics. He became a
close friend ef Arthur. GonkEng and
Platt The Norton House was his no
htical headquarters. When Arthur be-
came President Mr.. Wheeler spent
much time in this city, and when the
Famous split came between Arthur and
Conkiins he gave q dinner, at which he
tried to bring them together again. He
was police comS,issioner for seven
years. His fortu6 6.'did not last much
beyond that time He was a delegate
10 many Republican conventions. and
was one of the 306 who stood together
1er Grant In the national convention of
1851. In recent years he had held the
place of custodian of the customs house
under Collector Erhardt and Of inspect
or OF docks under Mayor. Strong His
death was due directly to apopIexy.
The deceased WI be buried on Monday
at Warwick.
The times., 1898-02-05
THEY GO TO BUFFALO
President Dole and Party Again
Change Their Itinerary.
Cleveland VIII BE Visited, aud
There they VIII BE the CHESTS
of Mrs. Dole's Brother.

dinner and reception was rendered
John ". Foster, yesterday afternoon, at
their handsome residence on street north
west. In the evening a few friends called
on the party and the time passed pleas
antly. .as
The arrangements for the return OF the
party to San Francisco preparatory to sail
ing for Honolulu, as stated in The Times,
have undergone a number of changes dur
ing the past few days, and late yesterday
afternoon they Were altered again. TIE
Hawaiian president, accompanied by Mrs.
Dole, Major c. T. Iaukea aide de camp
and secretary TO the president, and DR..
Frank Day, his physician, viii leave here
at T:20 O'Clock tomorrow evening for Buff
falo to atten1 a banquet, to be given by the
PanAmerican Exposition Company.
Immediately after the banquet the party
Mrs. Dole's brother, Mr.. Charles E. Cate,
whom she has not seen for ten years.
The route from Cleveland to the Pacific
coast was changed last evening and in
stead of going via New Orleans the party
viii travel oTer the Big Four to St Louis,
where stop Will be made only long
enough to make the connection with the
Santa Fe road to San Francisco. The
party viii sail on one OF the two steamers
leaving that port for Honoiuluon FEBRUARY
q most probably the Australia.
The times., 1898-02-05


lucky, but / am a Senator of the
United States. (Remarks of approYaL
Mr.. Lindsay went on to say that up
to the time of his second election to the
Senate his votes against free silver
coinage were in accordance with the
views of the people of Kentucky, and
that he stood today precisely where he
had stood then; so that ii was not he
who had changed. The people of Ken
tucky had changed while he had re-
mained steadfast. He asserted that he
did not hold his place at the will of the
legislature. He did not represent
party or faction, but all the people of
Kentucky.
His term of service was fixed by the
Constitution of the United States and
could not be abrogated by the action of
the Kentucky Legislature. Any attempt
to abrogate it by certain members of
that body was the assertion of a right
which did not exist and could not ex-
list. without impairing the independence
of the Senate.
With these remarks. he added con-
temptuously. u dismiss the so-called
legislative request for my resignation"