Arizona republican., 1898-02-28

marsh came directly to Phoenix from England and this is his first visit to the mining regions of Arizona. "l have not seen enough to form a good idea of what you have in Arizona J said he when approached by Re publican reporter at the Ford hotel : ''I expect to make several trips into the mining regions of Arizona, but at the present time I do not feel familiar enough with your country to talk in regard to it. I have made no mining deals up to this time, but my later trips may reveal something of i'm portance."
 On tomorrow evening the people of Phoenix will enjoy a rare opportunity of beholding in vivid scenes thrown on canvas the remarkable ceremony known as the snake dance, engaged in by the Moqui Indians biennially. This is religious rite in which naked In dians toy with live and active rattle snakes, and is relic of the barbarism of the dark ages. MT. Frank c. Reid of Flagstaff witnessed this dance last summer and brought away many views taken on the ground which he will display in the Baptist church on tomorrow evening. He has some seventy-five or eighty views altogether of points if interest In northern Ari- zona which will be shown, including the Grand canyon, Montezuma's we'll and castle, the Moqui Indian snake dance, etc. The lecture will be under the auspices of the local lodge of Good Templars.
 A tragedy occurred the other day in, hn drJ1c ctn of Son Francisco, owned by c. Eschman formerly of Phoenix. In the labora- tory of the store there was a big jug containing old port wine, for the pres ervation of which a poison label had been pasted on the jug. A clerk had discovered this subterfuge and was regularly slaking his thirst with the wine. A few days ago without the knowledge and consent of the clerk the wine was poured into another re- ceptacle to make room for fluid that was actually a deadly poison. The person who made the change was un- aware of the predatory habit of the clerk and imagined that the poison label on the jug was sufficient warn ing. The same afternoon the clerk at tackled the jug again. Soon after his
 
 sicker and at length was so sick that he was put into cab to be taken home. He died on the way.
 Captain Edward P. Mahony of Los Villas, Cuba, who is stepping at the Ford in company with Lieutenant F. c. Cordier of the same place, talked Interestingly to Republican reporter last night. He said: People in this country have no idea of the real con- dition in Cuba. Words cannot de- scribe the scenes that have taken place there. The news is suppressed to great extent that the newspaper re- porters attempt to seni to their pa pers here. If you could visit the island yourself you could appreciate more fully my enthusiasm for Cuba's freedom. I find the sentiment very strong in Arizona, and at our meet ing at Jerome we had very large at tendance of sympathetic men and wo- men. When we reached Jerome junc- ticn I was called or for an address, and I have found the same interest wherever I have stopped in the terri tory. I wish war might be declared right away against Spain. I spent eighteen months on the island, and I am anxious to get back there. I am hastening my visit to the southwest all can."
 Judge James Winger, a resident of Wisconsin who came here a year ago for his health, is engaged in writing book whose title will be Life Among the Lungers." The subject is one with which Judge Winger enjoys the familiarity of the inside. He claims to be one of them, though most other persons similarly afflicted deny it. Judge Winger alludes to this mat ter in a chapter under the head of Evolution of Disease Fifty years ago he says there was only one seri- ous ailment of the lungs. Then it was called consumption. Within the half century the disease has been divided and subdivided into sevent.' eight dis tinct diseases, any one Of which pro duces the same effect that consump- tion did in it's day. These various new diseases are tuberculosis" 'bron chitis," "a little throat trouble" "an obdurate bad cold,'' etc. But Judge Winger observes that the rate of nor tality is as great as ever and that all these complaints may as well be grouped under the comprehensive head of mikes" which is a shorter word same thing. Tuberculosis, says the judge, is harsh sounding word and all persons afflicted with it agree else.
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