Mesa free press., 1898-05-13
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The Archbishops of the Catholic

agreed upon a letter addressed to the
clergy and the laity of the country
The letter hears on the war with
Spain and will be read in all the
churches next Sunday. 1t is endors-
ed by Mgr. Martinelli, Apostolic
Delegate. The letter says in part.
"Evcnts that succeeded the blowing up
of the Maine and the sacrifice of 26G
! innocent victims, patriotic seamen o1
I the United States, have cuhniAated
in war with Spain, and bur own
beloved country Whatever may
haqa hpen the individual opinions OF
Americans prior to the declaration of
war, there can now be no two op,n-
icns as 10 the duty nf toys Am+ri- :
cans. We arr not engaged in war
of $50 ion against section or OF state
against state, bnt wc aye Inilrd as
ouc man against he f3rtj4,n enemy
ard common foe. If, as is taught by
our holy church, lo,- of c"nn'ry is
next to love of God, a duty inpesea
upon all l,y All laws, humal and Gi-
vine. then it is our duty To labor aAd
pray for the emporal AND spiritual
well being af the brave soldiers who
are ba ting for our beloved country
Let US faithfully beg the God OF bat
ties to crown their arms o.. land md
SEA with victory and triumph and to
stay the unnecessary ef'usion Of blood
avd 20 speedily restore peace TO our
beloved land AID the people. Io this
end we direct that on and after the
receipt Of this CIRCULAR and until the
close of this war every priest shall in
his daily mass pray for the restoration
OF peace ly u glorious victory for opr
flag
1t is OF generally known. byt it is
a fact, nevert theless, that Arizona
contains the largest pine forests in
the world; that is the largest unbpo-
ken forest Of pipe Tie. forest refer
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staff and stretches for ITO miles south
east INTO New Mexico, having an av-
erage width of forty miles. Five diff
ferent companies are now engaged in
getting lumber from this forest.-Fx.
If pron otions continue to pile in
upon Capt. Joe Alexander like they
have since he joined the cowboy regi-
ment, he will be the military COVER
nor of Cuba before the end Of the
year. Well, Joe, hesides being level
headed and AS capable as the best of
them, is fine Spanish scholar, q very
necessary qualification in a position
of that kind in Cuba.
Sam Elder began the erection of
dry house and working sued dQWn
at Trippels almond grove. Ii viii he
fourteen bv fifty feet and vii contain
working shed, sulphur room, drYing
room. store room, etc. The almQnds :
are magnificent and the crop is yarl-
ously ESTIMATED at from thir'y-tiye to
forty tons. Mr.. Bettlcr WHO has been
in charge of the place the past year
has by intelligent management made
a ten strike on a crop.
There is prospect ahead for somo
lively fun. A foot race last Sunday
eAustd quite disturbance of the
peace aid one party only has been
arrested and fined in the sum of 30
and it has been intimated that all
who were present, aGou, 100 altogeth-
er, will he arrested as aidtrs and acet-
TORS Of the disturbance aud haed in
like amounts.
Nogalrs had an Indian war scare
thy. other day. oapsed by the report
that one hundred Apachts and Papa
gers were marching on the town. The
hop- guards ard the company of
National Guards were called out at
on e and patrols are nightly on duty.
The rumor, however, has not been
confirmed and it was probably with
out foundation,
The Alkire Co the largest dealers
of goods in their several lines in Phoe-
nix, is to the front with new adver-
A;,onoa,t Their nrices and goods