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Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
INVESTIGATION COMMISSION

Washington, Sept. 24.@The commits
sion to investigate the conduct of the
war department during the recent con
fict with Spain held its initial meet
ing in the office of President Mckinley
at the White House today. There were
eight members present and it was an
nounced the service of the ninth mem
Der were counted upon, although his
name was not made public. The eight
present were Major General Granville
NJ. Dodge of Iowa, Col. J. A. Sexton
of Illinois; Capt E. P. Howell of Ga;
Maj. Gen J. NJ. Wilson, chief of en-
gineers U. S. army; Hon. Chas. DENLY
of Indiana, late minister TO China; ex-
Gov Q. A Woodbury. of Vermont. ex-
Gov. Jas. a. Beaver of Pennsylvania,
and Maj Gen. II. Med. McCook, re-
tired.
The commission spent an hour and
half with the President and adjourn
ed to the room assigned to them. The
proceedings with the President consist
ed in the main of a general exchange
of views as TO the scope of the COM
missions investigation in which the
President participated quite freely
He told the members that the organi-
zation of the commission had been IN
dertaken at the request of Secretary
Alger and he read a letter from the
Secretary in which h made the request
Tho hod J,ie
in writing and would read them be
fore proceeding to a verbal discussion.
In this statement he said that the com
plants had been directed especially at
the Surgeon General and Quartermas-
ter General and Commissary Generals
department of the army and he sug-
gested that the conduct of these depart
ments should receive a special consid-
GRAFTON at their hands. To this speci-
fic request he added that it was his de-
sire that the entire militaryorganiza-
ton should, if it should be necessary,
be made the object of inquiry, saying
that he wished the committee to go to
the bottom of the subject in all cases
fear or favor.
Washington, Sept. 24.-Dr. Phineas |
Conner of Cincinnati was announced |
as the ninth member of the commits |
session but MO doubt was expressed |
that he would serve III
Cincinnati, Sept. 24.-Dr. Phineas S. |
Connor of this city, a distinguished |
physician and surgeon who served as
surgeon in the q. S. army dur
ng the civil war has accepted an in
7itation of the President to become
member of the commission to investi-
gate the conduct of the war depart
nent.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
ORIENTAL ALLIANCE.

London, Sept. pa dispatch from
Hong Kong to the Globe, purports to
give the details of secret convention
signed at Pekin on March 9th. 1t ap-
pears that Hsu Wing Kouoi, of Chinese
foreign office, thereby concluded an
agreement with st. Petersburg in
which China coded Port Arthur and Tia
Lien Wan STIMULATING that only Rus
sian and Chinese warships enter OF
dock at Port Arthur. Russia. it also
appears, gets the exclusive use of the
inner harbor of Ia Lien Wan The
sole administration of the ceded terri
tories and the tract of land north OF
Ia Lien Wan is designated as Buffer
belt
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
TRAIN ROBBED NEAR KANSA S
CITY. -

Kansas City, Sept. 24-Seven masked
men held up the west bound MISSOURI
Pacific passenger train, known as the
Little Rock and Wichita express, lin
the woods between Leeds and Dawson
seven miles from Kansas City, at $40
O'Clock last night. To prevent inter-
ference they first smashed the telea
graph instruments in the belt line sta
ton at the junction of the Belt Line
and Frisco roads and marched the OPP
point a half mile east. While two men
covered Hisey others fiaggedIthe train
as it approached and quickly covered
engineer Slocum and fireman Weston
and compelled them to dismeun't and
detaching the engine and Pacific ex-
press car ran them down the track a
mile and half toward Dawson. The
passengers were unmolested, but the
porter who attempted to interfere was
quickly sent to cover with a shot. At
Il desolate spot up the road the bag
gage car was quickly broken into,
great quantities of dynamite placed up
on the through safe and the local safe
placed upon it. So much explosive
was used that the car was literally
blown to pieces and the safes were
thrown to one side of the tracks. This
morning nothing but fragments of the
local safe could be found and the
through box was a wreck, the top hav-
ing been blown off and the door wrench
ed and otherwise damaged. The ex-
plosion which was of such force as to
have been heard distinctly in Kans-
as city undoubtedly destroyed any val
uables that the safes may have con-
taiued. That the robbers themselves
were not blown to atoms is strange.
The express officials examined their
remaining strong box this morning.
They absolutely refused to make a
statement of their loss, saying simply
that 1t was small. The robbers escap
ed.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
THEIR FIRST MEET.

Washington, Sept. 26.-The commits
sion selected by the President to inves
tfrate the conduct of the war depart
ment held it's first formal session today
with ain members present. The meet
ing was in THE room of the for'toifica-
toion and ordnance board of the de-
par-tment but it was found to be too
small for the purpose Of the board and
81 was announced that future meetings
would be held in apartments secured
in the lemon building on New York
Avenue. Today's meeting was strictly
secret, no newspaper Representatives
or others not connected with the board
being admitted.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
HOW TO TELL TOMORROW'S
WEATHER.

short, clear. entertaining and val
liable lesson for amateur weather OBJ
servers is given in the September
Ladies' Home Journal in the form of
Il series of pictures of clouds, with
brief explanatory notes. The page is
we'll worth examining and saving, for
there is nothing in the article which
would not be understood by anybody,
even a child. and a little close study
will make one qualified to form better
opinions than ever before as to what
the weather will be.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
THE SURE La GRIPPE CURE.

There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady if you viii only get
the right remedy. You are having pain
all through your body, yonr liver is out
of order, have no appetite, no life or
ambition, have a bad cold. in fact are
completely used up. Electric Bitters
are the only remedy that will give you
prompt and sure relief. They act dI
rectly on your liver, stomach and kid
neys, tone up the whole system and
make you feel like new being. They
are guaranteed to cure or money re
funded For sale at The Phoenix Drug
Co.'S only 20 cents q hottie.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
RACES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The oldest are Tribes of savages.

|
| Now that the Philippine islands are
in the hands of Uncle Sam, it occurs
| to the average American that we have
| taken into our fold, at least tempo
rarily. one of the races of the earth
regarding which but little is known,
| and that little showing that it is a
| people as ignorant as our nation is ad-
! vanced in civilization. For, while Ma
| Mia has a population composed of
! whites largely, there is a vast extent
of surrounding land almost unexplored.
| The few travellers, however, who have
penetrated the country give most in
| teresting descriptions of the natives
peopling the distant mountains and
plains.
The Strangest and most unique of the
Philippine races is the collection of
tribes called Negritos, which is the
Spanish for negro, that word meaning
black, thus denoting the tint of the
persons to whom reference is made.
When Magellan discovered the islands,
in March, 1921, these peopel composed
a large part of the population in what
was called by him the Island of st.
Lazarus. But at present they have
dwindled till there are but $4,000 left,
these mainly residing in three prov
inceS and hiding themselves away from
contact with the whites.
In their wild mountain homes these |
NegritoS, or Agita, as they are also |
called live pretty much the life they !
did hundreds of years ago. Resenting |
the approach of the SpanairdS, they |
have kept up a continual warfare, to
which strife is due their gradual de-
cline. and the retention of their bar
barous ideas and customs.
In appearance these people are so
small as ito be properly denominated
as dwarfs. for they are as petite as the
tribe of BoSjemanS, of Africa, stand
ing only a little over four feet high.
They are brown as to complexion, with
rather good features, broad, fiat noses,
woody hair, worn in a mop around
the head, while their eyes have a yell
low tint Though some travellers say
they have good figures, there are 9th
el,s who assert that the Negritos' form
is bowed into ungainly curves.
The dress of the Negritos is not
Partisan in style, but is admirably !
adapted to a warm climate consisting
mainly of sort of fringe OF planted
bark worn around the waist, while
the brown skin is tattooed, as we find
all savages nations Their g
manner of smoking Is to place the l
lighted end of the cigar between the
teeth. A popularity of the race is
their wonderful dexterity with their
foes, being able with these members
10 perform many acts commonly left
10 the hands.
Being a wild people there is no at z
-empt made at agriculture, but they {
i've on game, fish, which they are eA-
,ert in spearing from their light ca
noes: honey in the forests. wild fruits,
which grow abundantly in the tropics;
cots. cabbage and palms. The dog is
heir only domestic animal. In the S
.hase they are adopts in the use of the
DOW and arrow, girls being quite as
proficient as the boys in this accom-
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
THE FRENCH TROUBLE.

Paris, Sept 22.-The situation here
is generally admitted to be grave by
both the press and the people. The con
dict between civilian and military au-
thorities is becoming acute. The sud
den and unexpected action of Gen Eur
linden, the military governor of Paris,
in prosecuting Col. Pisquart on the
charge of forgery and using forged doc
uments, assumes grave aspects on ac-
count of the circumstances attending
this Intervention of military authority.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
GENERAL GRAHAM RETIREs
Ends a Long and Faithful Military Ca
reer

Washington, Sept 2S-The first OF
the important army changes to occur
before the first. of the year is caused
by the retirement today of Major Gen
oral William NJ. Graham on account
of age. Gen. Graham who is now in
com4nand,of the I'd army corps in camp
Mt Middleton Pa, is one of the best
known officers in the army and has
had ans active and creditable career
covering a period of forty-tree years
continuous service in the army. He
began service as a second lieutenant
in the Blirsta United States Artillery.
He was assigned for his first active du-
ty TO the sEvergla des of Florida. Lat
er during the1first two months of 1860
he was in the famous pursuit and bat
tie with the Mexican bandit Cortinas.
Afterwards he became a part of the
Army of the Potomac and commanded
the second brigade of horse artillery.
After the war for time he was assis-
tant inspector general. middle military
He was Major of the Fourth
United States artillery in 1879 and
LieItenanf Colonel of the First ar-tfl-
lery in 1887 In May last year he re-
ceived his present commission as Brig
adler General At the outbreak of the
war with Spain he was stationed at
San Antonio at the head of the de-
partTnent of Texas, now abolished.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
A LAND OF RICHES.
Hawaii the Gem of the Pacific ocea

In acquiring Hawaii the United
States has gained besides one of the
most fertile and rich islands in the
world. some of the finest mountain
scenery presented anywhere in the
universal district which, could it be
transplanted with all its grandeur of
scenery and climate would make the
fortune of an American hotel keeper
in year. The mountains are all
volcanoes. They are a class by them
selves. They are not only the tallest,
but the biggest and strangest in the
whole world. Considering that they
reach from the bottom of the Pacific
ocean $4,000 feet deep there to over
$1,000 feet above sea level, they really
stand $4,000 feet from their subOceanic
base to their peaks. The active GRAFT
ers on the islands number 800, but the
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
BUCKLEN's ARN1CA sALvE.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum.
fever sores. letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, cornS, and all skin erup-
lions. aud positively cures piles Oh no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by The Phoenix Drug Cos, and
NJ P. Chuht'E drug stores
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
lHxcrRsfoN TRAIN WRECKED

Halifax, Sept 2S.-A special excr1r-
sion train on the way to Halifax exhf-
bitten. from Pisotou this morning
crashed into a work train near Stel-
ierton. thames Sproult. engineer, Mi
chael Obrien, engineer. W. c. Hender-
SOM fireman. John B. Mckenzie. fire,
man and VIM. Cameron of Scottsvi11e.
A passenger. were killed. John McMil-
Ian! a passenger was injured
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
THE WORLD BY WIRE.
CALIFORNIA; SALVATION.

Eureka, Cal, Sept. 22.-The first
rain of the season began falling here
yesterday and the precipitation this
morning is 80 of an inch. The rain
will be very beneficial to stock as the
ranges were badly in need of it.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
56 Warren St. New York
No1ice to Voters.

To fhs Foters Of Narteopa Comfy:
Eotice is her, by givs:, thst s. re-resistration
Of all the voters OF Mericopa COUNTY Is hereby
required as in oYoHnoe with Par. 1862. IF
Seo. ?, Chap. 3. Title q, Revise a Statutes Of
Arizona ss 5menoed by the cts CT the Isl h
Legislative Assembly OF the Territ.9y of Ari-
sona, for 1889.
By ordsr CT the Roard of Supesvieors. msde
ard enter ed OF record the IS h ay "f april.
1898. LEE GRAY, Clsrk.
First publ ics lion April is. 1925. G&W
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
CORBETT AND MCCOY.
Came Near Having a Real Fight To-
day.

New York. Sept. 2S.-The pugi1ists
Corbett and Mccoy whose match has
been broken off met in the lobby of the
Gilsey house today. Mccoy knocked
Corbett's hat off and then, while Cor
bett was held by his friends, kicked
Corbett in the groin. He then ran out
of a side door away from the chowd.
Corbett was taken to his room and a
doctor summoned.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
CROPS

The 9season is we'll advanced and all
growing Crops are about matured and
harvested, with the exception of corn
and late crops of alfalfa in a few sec
TONS
While the water supply is diminish
ing by treason of the advanced stage
of the late crops, very little injury will
be sustained in that direction. but Ow-
ing to tile dryness of the soil good
supply Will be necessary for irrigation
PURPOSES before fall ploughing can be
successfully done. Teh ranges are be-
coming dry and rain is badly needed.
The first report received in a long
tonne relative to the orange crop indi-
cafea az, good condition OF the same,
with the prospect of an abundant yield
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
CHM ATE

Warm days with cool nights together
with clOudIess skies have been the pre-
vailing conditions throughout the ter
ritoryg during the past week, and al
though the temperature has been, on
an average. between four and five de-
grees above the normal, the weather
has been generally characterized warm
and pleasant.
The rainfall continues deficient, no
rains having been reported during the
week and complaints are made of the
dryness of the season.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
ALASKA GOLD.
4 ItaIfMiIfion DoIIars Safely in

a ItaIf-Mi1lion Dollars Safely in Port.
1ouu oU La
San Francisco. Sept 2S.-The Alas
ka, Commercial conlpany's steamer Der
tlae arrived today FROM St Michael
wifi, fifty passengers VINO came down
TO HAT point on the river steamer An
ma, She brought about 100000 in
gold.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
IoPEACE COMMISSION AT WORK.

3 Paris, Sept. 2S.-Te United States
se1opo commission went into session
Il to1 13o'c1ock this morning GarloiS
esays.q'''In spite of the mystery sur
retIuding the matter we are able from
taahiGh source TO give an outline of the
d essftion eof both commissions While
the AnRsieans have instructions which
are Mach more precise than those of
the Spa1liards. there is a diversity of
opinion regarding the Philippines
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29

Ga receipt CT ten cents. cash or stamps
r generous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
Eiy's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS.
56 Warren St. New York City.
Rev. John Reid. Jr. OF Great Falls. Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me- /
can emphasize his statement, 1T is posi-
tive cure for catarrh If used as directed "
Rev. Francis w. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Eiys Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price. SO cents.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
The Herald'S Job Room

equip ony Territory The used OF tn
latest styles and peaest faces the stock of the best quality the
but experienced man to do
who his job and knows how to please The
evidence ha, he how please is the fact that our custom
the second prizes right An investigation
will that Jo5 aid Book Work done at the
HER office San Francis prices which considered to be
Rock Bott,
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
SUSPENDS OPERATIONS.
Lack of Interest in the Wool Exchana

Lack OF Interest i'm fhe Wool Exchange
New York, Sept. 2s.-The wool ex-
change of this city which was estab-
lShed about two years ago with the
control of $1,OOO,OOO did not open its
doors today owing to a lack of interest
in the undertaking. The exchange as
a corporation is solvent IT'S building hav
ing been a good real estate investment.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
The First Thing Noticed

y quality used ~ ord
nary business communications To good impression it is
therefore, very important that to be had
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
GENERAL MERRITT AND PARTY
,e-r LOCATED.

Port Said, Egypt, Sept 2S.-Major
General Merritt, q. S. A. Major Stroth
err aide de camp and Capt Howell,
geenral secretary passed here today on
board the steamer Arcadia on their
way ito Marseilles and Paris.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-29
FATAL EXPLOSION.

:, st. Louis, Sept. 2S.-An explosion of
powder in the rear of the four story
building at 40 North Fourth street
occupied by c. n. W. McClain fishing
utacle and sporting goods, set the store
ON fire and caused its destruction and
resulted in injury to a number of peo-
Pile several of whom will die. Kate
weldon. Kate Gaull and Florence Hig-
bee, employees of the McClain Co.,
We're fatally injured.
81 The fremen took out one woman but
uby some mischance they dropped her
TO the pavement The other two We're
cut by glass and burned by the flames
that We're nearly consuming them,
jumped to the pavement and were TAX
en- to the city hospital in a critical con
ditiOn. A second explosion sent bricks
and glass flying among the firemen in
juring five of them, two it is reported
cannot live. This explosion frighten-
ed a team hitched to a reel and the
horses ran away injuring one of the
firemen and a citizen. Less than an
hour after the fire started the walls
2 of the McClain building fell 1t is not
yet known what the loss which is total
ton the building and contents will be
but 1T will probably aggregate more
than 100000 partially covered by in
, surance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-21
MARRIED AT HARRISBURG.
Quite notable nuptiaI event-Miss
Hattie Golf and George Tousey P0r
ter the PRINCIPALS.

CLARKsBURG, w. Va, December
l5-This evening at the Episcopal
church, in this city Miss Hattie Golf,
of Clarksburg was married to Mr.
George Tousey Porter of indianapolis
Ind. The bride was leaning upon thu
arm of Judge Nathan Golf and me,
the groom and his best man, DR.. Wal
do Percy Golf at the altar, which wa,
decorated in ferns and laurel.
Rev. James w. Cooke performed
the ceremony according to the beauti
full ritual of the Episcopal church
Miss Ira Hart Golf daughter of Capt
Charles Golf and niece of the bride
acted as maid of honor. The usher;
were William Hay Lewis, Charlie:
Moore Fleming, of Clarksburg, Sprigl
Despard Camden, of Parkersburg, and
Guy Despard Golf Esq, of Milwau
kee, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter left for the east
ern cities and in the future will make
their home in Indianapolis.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Waldo P. Golf, and sister o.
Judge Nathan Golf. The groom wa:
at one time minister to Italy, and
is son Of the late Albert G. Porter,
of Indiana.
Among the distinguished guets were
Mrs. Augustus Lynch Mason, and
Miss Comley, of Indianapolis; Mis-.
Porter niece Of the groom, of Indian
apolis; and Mr.. and Mrs Ben r. Black
ford, of Parkersburg, and Governol
Lowndes, of Maryland, brother O.
Richard Lowndes Of this city.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-21
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Board Of Regents Meet and Pass Upon
Routine Matters.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec. IT,
The Board of Regents OF the State
Normal School were in session here
to day, but no business of special
Importance was transacted. Roy
Roger, teacher in the Fairmont
normal school, was transferred to
Marshall college, the parental nor
NAL school, of Huntington, there be.
ing fewer teachers and more stu.
dents at the latter school than at the
former. There are 200 students al
Marshall college and 12S at Fair.
mont. There were number of ap.
plicants for the position of principal
of the West Liberty normal school
supposed to have been vacant by the
election of Prof. w. B. Outright to
the House of Delegates. Prof. Cut
right sent in his resignation before
the election and quit teaching, but
after the election resumed teaching
The board to day laid his resign
tion on the table. Prof Outright
will unlawfully hold both positions
Information having been received
that one of the buildings of the
State Normal school at Fairmont
had been damaged by fire, Mr.. Har
mer was appointed committee o
one to examine the building and
see what repairs will be necessary
Superintendent of Schools j. K
Trotter and Secretary of the Boaro
r. S. Carr were appointed commit
tee to inspect the building recently
constructed for the Bluefield colored
institute