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Arizona republican., 1899-04-10
AN ENGLISH CAPTAIN
Visiting Phoenix in the Course OF a
Leave Of AbseGcc.

In q hurried trip through the United
States Mr.. r. c. Hole, an English gen
tIeman, yesterday spent few hours in
Phoenix. He, is not a Sit but be
longs to that branch of British gentry
which boasts of the title. Mr., :dr
Hole is q captain in the famous Kent
regiment, at present stationed in L4on7
don. That regiment was hcnOra5lE
present at the battle OF Waterloo and
served later in the Crimaa. AS NJ.
Hole said, Men may come and men
may go, but the regiment goes on for
ever. MIR. Hole was asked what
qualifications were necessary before
an EngIishman could become 4 ccn-
missioned officer. With no small
amount OF pride he replied: 1T IS
prerequisite that the applicant is q
gcntlemap,' dwelling f01cibly on the
last wordl
RI Hole explained to scme length
Che wide difference between the Eng
lisa army and that OF the United
States. You must know that it r.
QuiTes 4 different method 10 conduct i
standing army which has colonial duty
to petf-rm from that employed in
the American army organization. /
was very much imp es5ed when / noted
leans Ii our soldiers should enjoy
that kind Of treatment they would soon
be spelled. I have heard some com
plGint from volunteers who went to
Cuba relative to the poor quality Of
~ations and bad treatment. TnCse men
who complained were in a campaign
CT paradise compared with even 5ho
peaceful occupations Of an English el-
listed man. in the frse Place our mea
knew now 10 Do absolutely nothing
czze5 u what they are told to dc Tfey
really have no thought Of tleir oun
and each is q small lever Ct q great
machine. Experience in th.s lin2 has
taught US that men must be SO disci-
Dliled. It is the only way to maintain
large standing army. This condition
is not thoLght oppressive by the men
themselves. Tradition teaches them
nothing better and they enjoy them
selves in ignorant bliss Thsy receive
salary which is equivalent to abc1t
SIS month, including theiE actual liv-
ing, which is provided for, they really
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ADJUSTMENTS


Again week hiss gone by without
any aInuseneCts in Phoenix and moth
ing is ECoksd IS yet for the conine
week. Whether or not Eugene Blzi1
viii be secured in Frances Hodgs0n
BurnetGs Play 80 Lady Of Quality re-
mains to be seen. It may be that there
VII b. nothing more til the inaugur-l-
den CT the stock company and Ire
sum mer season next Month There are
various rumOrs in the air Of amUsa-
ments for the summer the latest being
that q rCcf-garden is talked Of On one
OF the largest downtown buildings.
As far as can be ascerkained nothing
defnita IN this line has been decided
yet the matter merely having been
taken under c0ns:d aration by q prom
inent property holder. That ii would
E2 q success here IS IittIa d0uo..
!: = ::
The bright particular star in the
dramatic armament Just now is Miss
Blanche Eatcs who has taken New
York by storm in James O'Neil's pro
duction 81 THE 4usketeers.' As
HIadi, Miss Bates has made a. 1t
that at once places her in the front
rank Cf her profession. William
Winter Of the Tribune, Allen Dale OF
the WC-ld and Franklin H'yles OF the
Sun all pronounce her the most talent
ed young woman that has appeared on
the New Y orh stage IN q generation
and predict q wonderful career fer her
Miss Bates is q California girl having
been born in San Francisco and having
made her initial appearance with the
Frawley stock company at the Powell
stt5et theatsr in 1895. II heredity
counts for anything Miss Bates should
be ali that the New York critics pre-
Oct for her. Her father was L. H.
Bates one CT the best leading men and
stock ssa1s CT the country thirty years
Gg0 and Mrs. p NJ. Bates is known to
1Tery theater patron on the coast. As
Ldr and Mrs F. n. Bates the 'aW0 Were
starring en- She coast when Hiss
Blanche was born. They later went 10
Australia where Mr.. Bates was murder
ed the stCry published some fifteen
years ESQ, entitled The Mystery Of a
Hanson Cab being founded on Mr.
Bates murder. Mrs. Bates returned to
this country and was or several years
leading woman in the Alcaz2r stock
company, next leading woman with
ECdiss6a and is row the ST 5c!S ssar Of
the FraWlcy company AZ the ColUHlbld
thcater, Washington, DC. Mrs Bates
was q member eff the Wren Sanity al
Of whom were prominent IL the pro
fessicn. So it VIII be seen That Miss
Bates is 10 the manor born. MISS
Blanche is 4 remarkably bright and
talented young woman 100. SIZE was
one Of the honor graduates from The
Boys HiSh School, san Francisco, and
and as such graduate vas Immediately
placed 6n its roll Of teachers. Mrs.
Bates was VIOLENTLY opposed u her
daughter going on the stage notWith-
standing that teaching was not to Miss
Arizona republican., 1899-04-10

house, while the officer and young
| Moore rested easily on their horses
very close to the house. After the
! Haldermans had been in the house q
considerable time AinswOTth called to
one CT them by first name and asked if
he were not about ready No reply
was made. but almost Immediately the
brothers b0Ited out from different
doors, in such a manner that one Of
them was in front of AinswCrth and
the other one behind him. With their
Winchesters they opened fire stimuli
taneously, both men di-ecting their
shots toward the officer. A bullet from
the front grazed his left shoulder.
while one from behind entered the
back of his head ana came out just be-
meath the right eye. Ainsworth fell
from his horse and the two murderers
directed their shots at Moore A bull
let pierced Moore's bowels, but death
was not instantaneous. He had drawn
his pistol and discharged four shots
without effect before he was aware of
the death of his companion Then he
wheeled his horse and made his way
home, where he acquainted his mother
and sister with the facts of the killing.
He died a little more than two hours
afteuWard.
Inc HalGe1nanS IN the meantime
had taken the horse of Ainsw0rth and
with one OF their cwn fed 20 the noun
tains- 4 corcnar's jury held an in
quest at the ranch Friday afternoon
and the body was taken to Pearce on
the following day. The remains of
Moore were buried near his home.
Chauncey AinsWorth, brother OF the
dead officer, left fer Cachfse Saturday
and ne will accompany the body from
that place to Flint, Mich.
A posse consisting Of fifty men is
carefully searching the mountains for
the outlaws and there is little doubt
on the part CT the people in that local
ity that they viii be found They do
not believe, however, that it is the in
ten5icn Of the posse to bring the
brothers back alive Although the re
gion is very wild the people are earnest
in their attempt TO apprehend the muir
dererS.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-10
HINTS ON IRRIGATION
Open Letter By Ex-Governor Wolf
ley 10 Delegate }. 2. wilson.

The following open letter on the sub
ject CT irrigation embracing original
views, is addressed by Ex-Governor
Woifey TO Delegate ]. T. Wilson, who
has that subject III mind and is now
contemplating a visit to Pinal county
to inspect the survey for the Buttes
reservoir site:
Phoenix, Arizona, April 1899.
Dear Sir: I see by the newspaper .
that you are anxious to learn tne views
OF persons VINO have given attention
to the question of irrigation and the
best means. to aid the arid regions
AS you are probably aware [ have
been actively connected with an irri-
cation enterprise Tor many years past
and you may not be aware of the fact
that il is probably the largest irriga-
ton enterprise IN the United States
The contemplated reservoir viii
average fully sixteen miles long by
five miles wide, Or-c3r1ble of irrigating
all the land from ella Bend to Yuma,
or over one million acres. I mention
this only to impress on your mind the
occasion that has led me to give my
attention to irrigation, or the best
means of aiding enterprises
To start with: All the arid land
belongs to, or is controlled by the
United States. One Of the first draw
backs an Irrigation enterprise meets
with, is that spectators or irrespo>1-
sible people crowd on to the land, as
soon as it becomes apparent that
water is intended to be ibrOugL. to Gov
or any given section, and by SO doing.
prevent b0ncfde settlers from obtain
ing the land, and thereby Gep~iving the
Irrigation company of its legitimate
revenue. There are two practical ways
Of benefting both the irrigation COM
p2ry ana bonedda settlers neither CT
which would require any financial aid
from the United States, or deprive il
Of revenue from It's a-Gd lands.
'fir15-A Law Of congress that would
give q mortgage lien to the irrigation
company on all lands to be irrigated
by It's canal, as shown by its map OF
location new required by al act of
congress, and that before any OF the
land covered by the map Of location
could be fled upon or entered at the
United States land Cflica small pay
ment should be deposited IN the land
Office, under such mortgage, payable to
the irrigation company when water
should be ready for delivery ca the
land entered and in part payment Of
water right. The amount Of the mort
sage per acre and times Of payment to
be subject to the approval OF tins sec
1etary Of the interior or as otherwise
might be thought best
'Second-That, as has been repeat
edly done in the interest Of railroads,
the United States donate alternate see
tions TO the irrigation company and
charge double rates to settlers Tor the
retained sections
In either case the prices Ct the irri-
Arizona republican., 1899-04-10
" SOLDIER or THE CROSS "
a Work of Especial Interest 10
AFizOajaRS.

| There is one book which ought to bd
read more widely than any other by
people interested in the southwest. Il
is Soldiers Of the Cross, lately issued
from st. Boniface Industrial school
Of Banning, Cal, otherwise known as
the Mission Indian school. Soldiers
of the Cross" modest1y described as
Notes in the Ecclesiastical History Of
New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, :
is the most complete. authentic and in
teresting history Of this region from
the earliest times, say 500 years ago,
that has ever been published.
Tbs author is the Nest Rev. J. e.
Saipointe. late head Of the arch
diocese of. Santa F7e and the diocese
OF Denver and Tucson, to -Wnich Ee
has lately been succeeded by the Right
Rev. P Bourgade. bishop Of Tucson.
The VIC k embraces about 800 pages
in which the interest never falte.s. II
is enlisted in the preliminary chapter
upon the ab0rigines IS follows: With
out passing judgment either on the
opinions of e5hn0logists or OF some
serious students OF the sacred books
as to the origin of the American in
dams. We simply follow the text of the
book of Genesis, and hold that the
delUge destroyed all men, Noah and
his family excepted; and also all kinds
of living animals, save those which by
order of Gci3 had been enclosed in the
ark; no matter whether the food was
universal or only partial in regard to
the earth. In other words, We admit
the universally Of the delUge, at least
IS. far as required by the purpose God
had in view. the destruction Of ali
animated creation. As q consequence
I've believe that al men new living On
the earth have come from Noah and
MS descendants
Then follows z. confederation Of the
story Of Genesis in the traditions Of
the Indians Of Arizona. The admirably
written book embraces the ethics and
customs of the Indians, their condition
at the tine Of C0ronadO's invasion.
and the earliest explora lions Of the
SJaniaTds. The ecclesiastical history
includes besides a complete political
history OF this country since the estab-
lishmen5 of the first authentic records.
Aside from the Inclusion OF Arizona
il. the work it possesses another feat
ure OF local interest. It's publication
was supervised by the Rev. Father
Eugene O'Growney, the celebrated
C5iIIt SCHOldf from Ma EOJtI, now re-
siding at the Sisters hospital.
Among the Illustrations are views
of the buildings OF the church in
Phoenix, Tucson and san Xavier, and
of Fathers Bourgade,
Gerard and Jovenceau, known and ad-
mired of all ArizOnians.
The book, handsomely bound is
model CT typographical neatness. The
composition and press work was done
wholly by the boys Of the Mission In
dian school at Banning
Arizona republican., 1899-04-10
COLD-BLOODED MURDER
The Killing of Chester HinSwOTfh a
Most DaSfardIy Crime.

Attorney-GeneralC Charles F. Aims
worth and George Merriman returned
Yesterday from Pearce, where they had
been to investigate the advisability 81
sending east the body Of Chester l.
Ainsworth. who was killed by the Hal
deramans in the Chiricahua mountains
Friday. The remains were found well
preserved owing to the SHOWS which
had fallen in the mountains. The
funeral was held at Pearce, at which
almost every person in the place w&S
present The deceased had been a
great favoriue among the people IN
that locality, as was his companion,
Edward Moore, who was also killed
by the Haldermans. Mrs. AinsWorth,
wife Of deceased, is Frustrated as re
suit of the murder and her physicians
have net permitted her to view the
body. fearing that any further shock
will cause her to collapse. MI. Ans
worth was member Of the order of
Workmen, from which Mrs. AinsWorth
will receive 81, 600.
The people living in the neighbor-
hood Of the tragedy say that it was the
most cold-blooded murder which has
ever occurred there. What seemed still
Haldermans were not known as bad
men and were considered friendly to
Deputy Sheriff Ainsworth.
The Two HaldeTman brothers lfvs d
ON a cattle ranch thirty-five miles
from Pearce, near a small place named
Wilgus. A warrant had been issued
against them for killing cattle on the
range, and it was placed in the hands Of
Deputy AinsWorth The latter started
to make the arrest last Friday morn
ing and stopped a half mile from Hal
dermans ranch at a pace known
as Moore'S ranch. Here he enlisted tn
aid of Edward Moore. a young man 10
years of age, and the two started we'll
armed with pistols, although they did
not anticipate trouble, for the Hald5r-
man ranch. Arriving at the ranch
that morning they found both the
Haldermans in the yard. AInswoltn
formally made the arrest, which was
done without any show of remon-
STRANGE. Airsworth asked the two
men under arrest if they had eaten
breakfast and they replied IN the mega
tive. He told them to eat which they
did, and they again reported ready for
the start. Ainsworth again advised
them that they would probably be cc1n-
PEELED to stay in Pearce two or three
days on account of their preliminary
examination and he advised them to
make ample preparations
They acquiesced and went into the
Arizona republican., 1899-04-10

Bianche's liking and she had no spirit
for the work Wiahal AIiss
Bates is very hands0ms
Young woman and was some
thing CT belle in san Francisco a
few years ago. In 1899 she was married
TO Lieutenant Davis Of the FIRST in
fantTy but when the young- officer took
his bride to the Preside the old danes
Of that army aIGst0CHacy were quite
shocked don'o you know ard tabooed
the beautiful and talented siIl be
cause fCrsoothe she was the daugh ter
CT an actress and because she had
been & school teacher. Miss Bates
vas not Of the mould TO stand much az
this sort Of thing and a SEPARATION fol-
lowed and she entered upon q theatre
cal career. How wise her dstermina-
tion 20 follow The calling OF her fam
lily was, has been shown by her great
success. She deserves the success too,
for genius in her case is spelled
4'h-a-r-d-W-o-r-k.'
The following beautiful tribute to
the stage was delivered by Col. Inger-
soil at the actors fund benefit in New
York last Thursday evening. It viii
rank among his most eloquent utter
ances: THE stage brings s0lace to the
wounded, peace t. the troubled, ana
with the wizards wand touches the
tears Of grief and they are changed to
smiles Of JOY. The stage has ever been
the alta, the pulpit. the cathedral of
the heart. There the ens1aved and the
oppressed, the erring. the fallen, even
the CutCast, find sympathy. and pity
gives them al her tears; and there. in
spite of wealth and power. in spite or
r. 81 q y Lsea4D 9,9-
ever triul4rhed over al. The stage
has taught the nCblest lessen. the high
est truth, and that is this: 1t is better
to deserve without receiving, than to
receive without deserving. As a mat
ter Of fact it is better 10 be the victim
of viIlainy than to be the villain. Bet
ter be stolen from than be a thief, and
in the last Analysis the oppressed, the
slave, is less unfortunate than the op-
pressor. the master.
Tie WorId gave yesterday some as
tonishing information as to the results
Of this years opera season Nc less
than 25Q coo persons attended the III
performances given. and they paid
$500 coo for the delight afforded them.
All the great singers employed made
small fortunes fer themselves by their
winters work, and, better still, the
managers reaped a net profit 50 great
$100,C 00--as TO make certain the cen
tiEuarce Of opera at its best among US.
Ihere is not another city in the world
where opera has maintained itself out
Ct its own earnings ca the high plane
which now prevails in New York. The
figures speak e1cQuently Of the refine
nan5 and culture of the city and OF its
prosperity also.-Ne~ York World.
Thea Dorre. the young American
girl whose mcrk with the Tav$ry Op-
sra company attracted much attention,
has recently achieved great honor in
ITALY. Her Carmen is highly com
me2ded By the critics. Another Amer
lean eirl. Miss Pauline Joran, Of uH-
ncfs has carried off the hon0r3 of the
present season at the L1ndon Lyeeum
Arizona republican., 1899-04-10

Respectfully,
LEWIS WoLtl.i3Y.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-10

are not scarce IN this store, and at the
same time they make your pocketbo0k
smile all over
VELVET Flour is a sure winner at
% pounds fer 95c
MOCHA & JAVA COFFEE at 28c is
fine.
And cur 20 and 25c Butter is guar
anteed to be o. K. or money refunded.
Is pounds pure Cane GranuIated
Sugar is still one Of our main attrac-
tons.
Some of our customers have got Of
Tended because we have refused them
credit fcc a day or two. We viii not
credit any man, woman or child that
lives in this or any other country. So
if you ask it, you must not get Of
Tended when you're refused. Every
body is equal The richest CT the poor
est man in Phoenix can't get credit at
this store. eve sell cheap because
we sell for cash.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-19
Gagged Tigers.

When you see the animals in the
park mena geries pacing back and forth
restlessly in their cages. do not take it
for granted that the creatures are un-
happy or even discontented. 1t may
be that the lion or the tiger or the po-
lar bear that moves about with appar-
entity ceaseless activity is only taking
his daily exercise. without which he
would pine and die soon. When the
wild creatures are in their native jun
giles. they are kept pretty busy hunting
food. Thus each day they walk many
miles perhaps. In their narrow cages
In the parks they are plentifully sup
piled with food, but their brawny bod
les still deWand a great amount of ex-
ercise Mf& after mile is paced off
daily by the uneasy creatures
Usually they move with long
swinging stride. but when mealtime
comes around then the step quickens
until. when the keeper appears with
his baskets Of meat, the tigers and
lions and other animals leap against
the bars and growl and whine and lash
their tails. In fact, they act like great
hungry boys do after a long days
tramp if they find that supper is late
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-19
An Ancient Military Devotion.

The eating of three blades of grass
''in token of the holy communion" WAS
Q recognized form of military devotion
in the middle ages. On the eve of battle
one knight would make his confession
to another. and then partake of this
symbolical communion. 1t would not,
howeI er, be correct to speak of either
ceremony as "an efficacious substitute
for the sacraments of penance and the
Eucharist respectively
The practices do not even amount to
sacramentals. They were.simply devo-
tions in honor of the blessed Eucharist
-pious and formal expressions of the
individuals desire to communicate sac,
ramentally, had the means been pres
ent 1t may be, however. that in popu
lar estimation these practices were In
some sort considered substitutes" fol
the sacraments which were for the
time being ainable.-Notes auG
Queries
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-19

When boy al school. the late Mr.
Spurgeon took prominent part in an
swering all questions put to the class.
One cold day& however, the teacher
noticed that he was so very back ward
that he remained the whole time al
the bottom of the class.
This went on for some time and puz
zled the teacher until he noticed that
the fire was near the bottom of the
class. He Immediately changed the
class about, making the bottom the
top.
He then had the satisfaction of hear
ing all his questions fully answered by
Spurgeon and that young hopeful
keeping the same seat. the only differ
ence being that be was at the top Oi
the class instead or the bottom.-Spare
MomentSf-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-19
A Servant without salary.

A writer in The Dumb Animals tells
Us that one of Uncle Sans most faith
ful servants in the state of Maine, but
one that draws no salary, lives at Port
land Head lighthouse. 1t is a large
gray parrot brought from Africa some
time ago and presented to the keeper
Of the light.
The bird soon noticed that when the
fog began to blow in from the ocean
somebody would cry out: Fog coming
Blow the hornr'
One day the fog suddenly began to
come in thick. and the men did not no.
uce it. But Poll did and croaked out:
Fog coming. Blow the hornw Ever
SINCE then. whenever fog is percepti-
Die, Poll never fails to give warming
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-19


The funniest interview ever had or
heard Of. relates Julian Ralph dn his
"reminiscences, was when was ON the
staff OF the New York SUN. had been
sent TO look up some one In a suburb OF
the city. The address was number
on Fourth street, but. to my amaze
ment, found three such streets In the
place. The house / sought was not in
any of them. Tired and almost dis
couraged turned into a cobblers shop.
and seeing a bearded German bending
over n last in the glare of swinging
lamp, cleared my throat and said:
Il beg your pardon, but l am a re-
porter Of The Sum
''Well, WE'LL" he said soothingly, be-
fore 1 could finish the sentence, ''you
cannot help dot"
1 could not continue for a full min
ute, so struck was L by the unexpected
philosophy and wisdom of his reply.
could not help being a reporter, and
knew it. When / explained that !
wanted an address on Fourth street
and had already been to three Fourth
streets, and would like to know il
there were any more, he lifted his
hammer and poised 1t in the air fol-
half a minute.
you want TO know il dere is some
mote of dose Fourt' streetsT' he asked
"Vell. will tell you. haf lived hert
dwenty years, trying to find somedings
owt. and | didn't find anydings owt
yet"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-19


Woodford, I. g.. Nov. 1.-THE
wheel OF progress, the spirit Of ex-
pansion is still alive and rolling on
in our town. Mr.. McCalis is erecting
fine large building east OF the Sui
phur Spring.
The work of incendiaries befell our
town on Tuesday night, the dwelling
and gin of Mr.. Alverson being set
on fire. The dwelling was COM
pletely destroyed but the gin was
saved by parties who had timely
warning. Bloodhounds were secured
but failed to start their game. .
Parson Law of Ardmore was in
town this week looking after mort
gagged property, the mortgagor hav-
ing absconded.
| From the appearance of the fine
stone chimneys going up over town
we judge that Woodford will be a
comfortable place during a norther.
Mrs. Harry Hill has returned from
Texas, where she has been visiting
her parents.