Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-19


no doubt viii conduct the affairs of tn,
Iciab as successfully during the coming
winter as did his predecessor.
THE REY DE REYES. d. T
Kelly has returned from his trip to the
Rey de Reyes mining camp in Pima
county, where he owns a group OF
seventeen mining claims and has Sc
cured bonds on three others. He has
her rapidly fleeting footsteps. 1t is be-
ment work and is sinking several
shafts. one of which is now down A.
feet and shows most promising results
The ore carries gold, silver and cop
per. He does not believe in narrow
veins and stringers. and if there is a
large body of ore there he proposes to
open it up. The present prospects are
very favorable toward the developing
OF big mine
He KNEW SIR THOMAS. Con
tractor Tom Lowell of the capitol
building knew Sir Thomas Lipton
years ago in Glasgow. That was some
time before he was Sir Thomas, He
was a boy conducting a green grocer
stand in the slums of the city. His
business grew rapidly, spread beyond
the corporation of Glasgow and be-
yond the confines of Scotland. While
still a very young man he had 112
stores in the city of London. In the
meantime he engaged in shipping re-
frigerated pork from Chicago and
made large fortune. He first tried
refrigerated beef, but abandoned that.
The tea business. by which he is best
known next to his proprietorship of
the Shamrock, is a comparatively re-
cent venture. but it is his most ex-
tensive one. involving the acquiring Of
a large part of the tea business of the
island of Ceylon.
4 WRECK NEAR BLAISDELL. -
4 freight train was wrecked on the
Southern Pacific Tuesday night be-
tween Yuma and Blaisdel, but nearer
to the latter place, delaying the east
bound passenger train twelve hours.
The wreck was of considerable i'm
portance from a financial point of
view. though fortunately no one was
hurt. At the scene of the wreck
there is an embankment and owing
to recent floods the roadbed was soft.
A rail spread and nine freight cars
loaded with prunes, hops and Califor-
MIA wines went over in the ditch, caIs-
ing considerable loss. A wrecking
train was sent out from Yuma and
cleared the track in twelve
hours. The NJ. & P. train from
Maricopa was held about four hours
beyond its leaving time for the accom-
mediation of the mails and passengers
from the west.
THAT COSMIC SHOWER.-AnnuaI-
~, about this time of year or a little
earlier. some fellow Who has inside in
formation on the stars and other heav-
eniy bodies comes in out of the brush
to predict that a famous cosnaic
shower. which visits this part of the
universe every thirty-three years, is
about due. The following is going the
rounds of the press: THE cosEnic
shower OF stars that appears every
thirty-three years, which IS set for
November II, may appear on the
nights of the 18th to the 18th. The
earth's position as indicated by the
position of the moons first quarter,
may be n the southern sky, may
indicate the carths most northern po-
sition on November 10 at S:35 p. m,
hence the shower may take place on
the last date This same story has
been sprung every year since the pres
ent generation was old enough to see
stars, and probably will continue as a
blessed heritage to posterity. There
is no way of estimating how many mis-
guided mortals have sat up in the
damp air catching cold and waiting
for an unusual demonstration of the
stars that paid. no attention to the au-
dience but went on about their bust
ness. The notice always says such
things as may occur. 1t might
safely be added that they may not
occur. Star showers are frequent and
it IS noticeable that they occur when
ever they feel like it. Sometimes they
on scheduled dates and some
times they do not. If it were little
earlier in the season the prediction
might be appreciated by Tom and
Sally, who are in the astronomy class
and like a good excuse to wander out
in the moonlight till a late hour, but
just at this time the prophecy is of lit
tie practical value to any one.