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Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
DRINKS THEY CALL TEA.

In Manritius they make tea of the leaves of an orchid.
 In Peru they drink mate, tea made from d native species of holly.
 In Sumatra coffee leaves are put in the teapot and the result is said to be excellent.
 The Abyssinians make a tea from the leaves of the catha eduils, which has such stimulating qualities that to chew a single leaf will produce all the effects of a strong cup of tea. It is most valuable to travellers.
 The Tasmanians are said to be the lucky owners of no fewer than 100 kinds of leaves from which tea can be made, while the Tonllinese have tea from berries, leaves, woods and barks of trees
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
AN INTERNATIONAL FARCE.

A good many people may be par
 doned fer being so pessinistic as to agree wholly with Count To,stoi's s characterizetion of the czar's coming peace conference as "a hypocritical in- stitution, not really aiming at the es- | tablishment of peace and the lessen ing of militarism but seeking to hood
 wink the people by hiding the only true means of salvation,' which the unique count believes is an universal refusal cf Individuals to serve in ar mies Under the present structure of political fabrics that, of course, is chimerfcal. but Tolstoi is right when he says that so long as governments continue to acquire territory, such as the Philippines and Port Arthur, or to keep what they have acquired, such as Poland, AlsaCe-LOrraine and Egypt, just so long will armies grow larger and larger The height of absurdity and silly sOlemnity has been reached by those powers which have been emit ting cheap and empty phrases about universal peace while each is feverish- ly increasing it's army and navy and suspiciously watching it's greatest ri val. Universal peace will never be se- cured by formal pronunciamento. It will come when governments realize that war does not pay" when it will be less costly to fight for old posses sions or to forego new ones coveted than it will be to sacrifice the business interests of two or more nations. Mod ern commerce and communication are speeding that day. The world is learn ing slowly but surely that to kill off thousands of producers and disarrange the economic structure by long and bloody fighting is not only criminal but foolish, and when the lesson Is com pIetely learned universal peace will be here to stay.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
RAILWAY ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Tn all of Europe there are 154,825 miles of railroad. Tn the United States there are 180,691 miles.
 The railway journey from London to Basic (SwitzerlanO can now be made in 13 hours and 35 minutes.
 The inspection of track elevation in Chicago shows an elevation of 19 miles of railroad during the present year at an expense of 1O,OOO.OOO.
 In the territory of the Central and Western Passenger associations are about 150,000 persons entitled to spe- cial rates of fare because they are actively engaged in religious work.
 The Austrian minister Of railroads has given orders bearing on the gen. eral question of the requirements that work in the offices of the ministry shall be suspended on Sundays, New Years day, Corpus Christi and Christmas.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
WAR ENTHUSIASM COOLED.
Wonderful Farewell They De-
 cided Not to Go.

In a small Virginia town two ven- turesome young negroes, dazzled by the War-glory talk of the enlister, made him a verbal promise to meet him at the depct on a certain day and sign their papers and go away to the camp which he represented. The day came and huge crowd of their people went to the depot to see them off. The two lads were the heroes of the hour, and bore themselves with much swag- gering jauntiness, until preacher called the crowd to order that they might all pray for their departing brothers.
 In that prayer he held out no hope of a return, but resigned them wholly to death and the Spanish bullets. "Oh, Lord, desc boys is been mighty danCin'. banjo-pickin' young uns, but, oh, Lord, when de shells is abustin' round 'em sabe dey souls, even if dey bodies. is gwine down to de black pitt" The ex- citable crowd caught the spirit of the prayer, and began to vail as if already at a death scene. Funeral hymns took the place of jests as in solemn process sion they filed past the two heroes and ltlO LII llllA OoOG IDGlIl 1d1 C4l 1Ol ever, at the same time loading them with messages to departed friends.
 ''Good-by, Jim, eff you does happen to go to Heaben an you sees my man dar, jes' tell her howdy fer me-" Farewell, Dick, farewell; we gwinc to miss you considerable when de pos sums gifts fat; an' when yves eatin' watermillion we gwine wish we could drap a leetle of de juice onto your burnin' tongue. way down wonder in torment"
 The ordeal was too severe for the would-be sons of Mars. They wept as loudly as anyone over their supposi- tious death and punishment, and gazed lOngingly back the way they had just come. Under the wailing admonitions military honor lost it's charm; a sud- den beauty budded about their cast off hoe-handles and haloed their for saken blows; and so, confessing the error of their recent choice of an Oc cupation, they turned their backs on the tented field, and went instead to the cotton patch. The chagrined en- listing officer, having no signed papers to hold them. was forced to submit 10 their latest decision.-Chicago Times Herald
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
ALL ENGLISH.

There are 5000 temperance societies in London.
 It is stated that 1,OOO,o bonnets were sold in London during one week recently.
 Land in England is 300 times as val uable now as it was 200 years ago.
 Liverpool has the two largest fire en- zines in the world. They throw 1,SOO gallons per minute height of 40 feet.
 Battersea's vestry has decided to put up q refreshment booth in it's cemetery. The French newspapers look on this as proof that the English take their pleas ures sadly.
 A great cry goes up from LoIdon walters, who are required to shave as a condition of employment. The rule is rigidly enforced in many of the leading re eStaurantS
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
NOTES OF ARMY AND NAVY.

A cannon ball fired from one of the great Krupp or Armstrong guns travels 2.sS7 feet per second.
 The fixed bayonet was not used in the charges, either at San Juan or Fl Caney. It is claimed it should be made smaller and sharper.
 One of the new forts in Charleston harbor will be named Fort Capron, in honor of the young captain who was killed in the battle of La Guasimas, in Cuba.
 Our government has bought 253 boats since the beginning of the war, and has paid over $9.OOo, GOO. The smallest are launches run by naphtha or electric engines. while the largest are trans ports of 5000 tons.
 Cordite cartridges sent from the fac tory at Waltham Abbey to India five years ago, after being subjected to every practical test of heat cold, dry
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

A common expression Is: "The human race IS grow ing weaker and wiser. :" That we are growing weak CT is proved by the large number of pale, thin and emaciated people.
 That we are growing wiser may be proved by overcoming these disorders with the timely use of Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil with Hypophos- Phites which gives strength, enriches the blood, invigor- ateS the nerves and forms fat.
 soc. and s1.oo all druggists.
 SCOTT 6 BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

One who witnesses the antics of some of the members of the legislature can hardly avoid the thought that it would be a good thing for the territory if legislative department could be estab- lished in the public schools for the in struction of the youth of Arizona in parliamentary practice. Under such system we migh5 in time secure legis- lators who1Would know how to transact public business speedily and in con sonance with accepted parliamentary usage.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
PHRNIx, MARCH 2, 1899.
OUR SERMONS.
Sunday

The Republicans Sunday morning sermons are attracting widespread attention, judging by the expressions of approval that reach this office. There are many people, not regular church goers, who derive benefit from a perusal of timely addresses by leading preachers, and our ser mons appeal directly to this class. The sermon Sunday morn ing will be on the topic Com mon Little Lives" and the preacher will be Rev. George L. Perrin of the Every Day church. Boston, Mass.
 Next weeks sermon, "Chari- ots and Horsemen, will be by the Rev. Dr. Alexander Maclaren, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle. Manchester, England.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
CoNUNDRUMs SOLVED.

When is a man like a nail? When he's infrm.
 When is man only small part of himself? When he's afoot.
 When is a man like piece of furni- ture? When he's abed.
 What trees would always be found alive soon after a forest fire? Ashes.
 Why are poultry the most profita ble creatures on farm? For every grain they give peck.
 Which is the queen of the roses? The rose of the watering pot, because she reigns (rains) over all the others.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
Visitors are Cordially Invited to Gall

PERSONS LEAVING THE CITY FOR ANY PERIOD CAN HAVE. THE REPUBLICAN MAILED TO THEM TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA, BY ORDER ING TT AT THIS OFFICE, IN PER SON OR BY LETTER. TERMS: 50 CENTS PER MONTH INVARI- ABLY IN ADVANCE. SUBSCRIBERS CHANGING THEIR ADDRESS FROM ONE POSTOFFICE TO AN OTHER SHOULD GIVE THE LAST ADDRESS AS WELL AS THE NEW ONE.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Our Samoan entanglement, which was at first a cloud no bigger than mans hand, now threatens a right lively shower with some thunder and lightning.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Benjamin Haywood, ex-treasurer of Pennsylvania, will not have to stand the ordeal of a trial for his alleged misuse of public funds. Death has closed his account with the world Worry, no doubt, hastened his end.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Incendiary Stephens, recently sen fenced to nine years in prisonss for burning Pardee Hall at Easton, Pa, IS still under indictment for larceny and malicious mischief. He seems to have been a genuine degenerate.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

The populist party of Texas has de- cided to stay in jhe middle of the road Fortunately for them the road does not need to be very wide to afford them the march
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

inos handle kerosene indicates a dis position to make sure of the fireworks whether any pretext for celebration arises or not
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

The legislature deserves credit for passing the bill exenpting storage res ervofr enterprises f=om taxation It is a measure that is certain to bring great good to Arizona
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

It must be a new sensation for the Cubans not to be squeezed a certain number of pesetas every time thsy breathe or kill a cow
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
TRUE GREATNESS

The fellow who dwells within his little by 10 creed can see the whole thing at glance. but the man on the high hill of Truth realizes there is much that lies beyond the range Of his vision and the power of his compre- hension.-L. A W. Bulletin
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

A syndicate is said to have it's eyes on the tobacco crop of Cuba. That either means less tobacco in cigars or more for them. Probably the former.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

General Gomez is undoubtedly in a better frame of mind than he was a few months ago. He actually danced at Matanzas the other night
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

While the troops are being soreiy pressed at Manila and the situation is such as to give alarm, it is noticed that other islands in the archipelago con tinue to drop into the annexation bas- ket in a fairly ripe and satisfactory state,
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

The bows and arrows with which his soldiers were equipped were as pa thetic as AguinaIdo's gold collar was ridiculOIlS
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Some of MT. Eagan's friends will be inclined to think that General Niles is taking mean advantage of the re- cent warning against undue violence Of language.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

President Loubet's troubles are such that little thing like a resignation rumor would not discourage him in the least
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Secretary Alger is to resign and he is not to resign, according to who sends the news from Washington.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

The Pittsburg mills and factories were never buster than they are now. Another straw for Bryan to watch.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Absolute perfection in Bread and cake making is only attained by the use of pure material in the hands of skilled bakers. Cleanliness in all stages is also necessary to success.
 These essential points are carefully attended to. Our Bread and Pastry has won success by deserving it and even the best home products fail to satisfy those who have once tested ours.
 ...PHOENiX... BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY
 ED. GlSELE, Proprietor, Esabt 1881. Phone 80. w. Washington St
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Publication office: 3e-9s East Adams street Telephone No. 47.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

It is a mistake, it appears, to say that the Filipinos cannot fire well.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Directors: Emil Gang, Sol Lewis, T. J. T. Smith, Charles Goldman, s. Ober- fielder, E1. H. Doris. J. D. MopIhsK.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
CORPESPONDENTa

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Arizona republican., 1899-03-02

Entered at the posrof1ce at Phoenix, Arizona, as mail matter of the second Cla9S.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Washington Bureau, 300 Fourteenth street, N. W.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
The Arizona Republican.

CHARLES (. RANDOLPH,
 Editor and Proprietor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22
COMMISSIONER ELIOT ARRIVES.
In Full Accord With His Associates
Regarding SAMOA

The British commissioner to Samoa, Mr..
{. W. f. Eliot, has arrived here after an
extended tour. following the work of the
Samoan commission at Apia Mr. Eliot did
not return on the Badger with the Ameri-
can and German commissioners, but en-
braced the opportunity of going from Samoa
to New Zealand to visit his sister Thence
he came to San Francisco, and has been
travelling leisurely across the country, tax
ing note of the growing west. Mr.. Eliot
had hoped to meet Mr.. Trip, the American
commissioner in Washington, and confer
further on the status of Samoan affairs, but
after his recent talk with the President Mr.
Trip returned to his home at Yankton,
S. d. Secretary Hay is expected back
shortly, however. and at that time the
British commissioner will probably take up
Samoan affairs with the Secretary. The
German commissioner, Baron Won Stern
berg, has arrived in Berlin, and it is
thought the German government is about
ready to proceed with the determination of
the Samoan question, as recommended by
the commission. The British government
is in possession of Mr.. Eliot's full report,
although it is thought likely that the stu
alton in the Transvaal absoroS most OF the
attention of the London officials just at
prese MT Up to the present time there has
been complete harmony of action among the
representatives of the three governments,
and their report, well as the draft OF
amendment to the treaty of Berlin, IS
signed by each of the three commissioners.
Mr. Eliot gives an interesting account OF
the work of the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22
ARE EXEMPT FROM DRAFT.
Americans in the Transvaal Are in
No Danger.

No American citizen in the Transvaal Re-
public stands in danger of impressment in
to the Boer army, in the opinion of the
State Department. Notwithstanding many
rather excited appeals have been received
from private sources to protect our citizens
from such impressment. it is not regarded
as necessary to change in any manner the
well-established policy of the department
In dealing with such subjects.
Our citizens in foreign countries, under
treaty provisions Well as by the broad
principle of international law, are EXEMPT
from draft into foreign service, though it
is admitted that nation may eXDel them
under the general inherent power of 4 gov
ernment to do.
The only point that would influence the
State Department in dealing with cases of
that kind touches the actual citizenship
of the Individual It Is nossi.,:e for an
American to lose his United States citizen
ship by long residence in The Transvaal
by concentrating his entire business there,
by failure to clearly establish his intention
to return to the United States and in other
ways. In such cases the State T'epar. ment
cannot demand their exemption ard il is
conceivable that there are individuals in
mat state in the Transvaal. All actual
American citizens, however Will be fully
protected and all of their exemptions uD-
held by the United States government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22
WILL TAKE ANOTHER REGIMENT
The Transport Grant Will Not Be De
tanned for the 31st.

Inasmuch the smallpox has broken out
in the 31st Volunteer Infantry, command
ed by Col. Petit, and known as "the Presi
dents Own" because of the fact that the
regiment Is composed principally of Ohio
ans, will probably be detained in quaran-
tine at San Francisco for some time. it is
likely that the troopship Grant, which was
assigned to that regiment, will be utilized
in taking some other regiment to the Phil
ippincs. The Grant was to have sailed
from San Francisco on the 18th instant
and her departure has been delayed on ac-
count of the appearance Of smallpox in the
regiment. Owing to the strong desire to
get reinforcements to Gen. Otis with the
least possible delay it is probable that one
of the volunteer regiments in camp at San
Francisco will be ordered to make the trip
on the Grant and another vessel assigned
to the 3lSt when that regiment is ready to
make the long voyage across the Pacific.
If this change of schedule is made the
Grant Will start for Manila in a day or
two.
Col. Bells regiment, the 27th Infantry,
which WAS originally assigned to the Grant
and then taken off the steamer in order to
make room for the 3lst Regiment, sailed
for the Philippines yesterday on two small
transports. 1t is not yet settled which one
Of the waiting regiments will be assigned
to the Grant, which is conceded to be one
of the best transports in the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22

AbsaIOm kester's House Burned After
the Outrage.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, September 22-A
brutal outrage was perpetrated on Absaiom
keser near Magnolia, twenty-seven miles
cast of Cumberland. in Morgan county, w.
Va, about :, o'clock this morning. The
object was robbery. and kesler was so
badly beaten that he may die. He had
houseEeeper named Ann Donan, who was
away at church yesterday evening, and 1t
is said spent last night with a neighbor.
She cannot be located, however, and it is
believed by some that she was burned with
the house which the robbers fired. Search
is being made of the ruins.
Albert Gross a half-Witted man, lived
with Kesler. kesler was taken away from
the fire in time to save his life. Gross was
not hurt He is too badly scared to tell
anything about the occurrence. kesler
lived in miserable quarters, and is reported
to be a miser. but the robbers could have
obtained but little. for few days ago he
deposited several thousand dollars iE a
Cumberland bank. 1t is not thought over
800 was obtained by the robbers. Keser
is nearly eighty years cd, and has son. a
conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22
WORK IN THE PARKS.
Operations Going On ia the Govern
ment Reservations.


In his regular report to the War Depart
ment Col. Bingham. the officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds, shows that
many Improvements have been made to the
reservations in his charge. Water has been
introduced into reservation 126. Virginia
and Georgia avenues and l. street. between
9th and 11th streets southeast. The water
pipe has been connected with the public
water main on 10th street, which street IS
to be closed and incorporated into the area
of the park place. Water has also been In
troduced into twelve unimproved reserva-
tons for the purpose of irrigation. Foun-
tain basins are being constructed IN reser-
vatjon 63, south of Iowa Circle, and in res
ervation iG3, Vermont avenue, 18th and .
streets.
Arrangements have been made for fenc-
ing in as part of the government nursery
grounds the small area Of ground in Poto-
mac Park west of the nursery, near the
monument. The weeds and underground
along the old line of the nursery grounds
and along the boundary Of the additional
ground have been cut down and burned,
ard Il wire fence with cedar posts is being
erected along the west and southern bound
airy lines of the newly acquired ground. A
similar fence 625 feet long is in course of
erect tion around the compost and storage
grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22
THE CUBAN BONDS.
Neither the United States Nor Cuba
Will Pay Them.

Will Pay Them.
1t is certain that the United States will
not pay the Cuban bonds which Spain has
repudiated, and it is believed in Washing
ton that Cuba, when government is es-
tablshed will also decline to take up the
bonds The bonds are held principally in
France.
This subject came before the Paris peace
commission. In an extensive review Of the
Spanish bond issues it was shown that
bonds aggregating $:}3I .GI.'sD We're issued
and attributed to the Cuban debt" The
American commissioners repudiated re-
sp0nsibility for the payment of the debt
saying:
From no point of view can tie debts of
the described be considered as the local
debts of Cuba or as debts incurred for
The benefit of Cuba. In no sense they
obligations properly charge able 10 that is
land They are debts created by the gov
ernment of Spain. for its own purposes and
through its own agents in whose creation
Cuba had no voice
From the moral point of view the pro-
pOSdl to impose them upon Cuba Is equally
untenable. If, as is sometimes asserted the
struggles for Cuban independence have
been carried on and supported by minor
ity of the people of the island, to impose
upon the Inhabitants as a whole the cost
of suppressing the instructions would be
to punish the many for the deeds of the
few. If, on the other hand, those strug
giles have, as the American commissioners
maintain, represented the hopes and as
pirations of the body of the Cuban people,
to crush the Inhabitants by burden ere
ated by Spain in the effort to oppose their
Independence would be even more unjust.
The suggestion that their government
should assume, either for itself Cuba or
Porto Rico, the burden of the charges and
obligations now in question: was not put
forward during the negotiations that re-
suited in the conclusion of that conven-
| ton, nor if 1t had been so put forUa rd
would it have been for a moment enter
| tanned by the United States.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-22
DEWEY WANTED AT RICHMOND. VA.
He Will BE Invited to Attend E.aUnch-
ing of Shubrick.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va. September y hon
the torpedo boat Shubrick is launched here
in the latter part OF october Adm ra Dewey
and Gen. F'itznugh Lee will probably be
present and. if So, they will rice in the
same carriage in the great civic parade
that is benz; arranged. The citizen COM
mittee VIII send Admiral Dewey pressing
invitation to come a soon as NJ rea n 8
this country. Lee is expected in Virginia
soon and WIN rem ia "a month CT two, and
he will certainly attend. As this Wlll be
the first vessel built here for the federal
government since the war cf 1>6l the reo-
pie are preparing to have "a three days eel
ebration in honor OF the event. Thousands
of visitors will he here from virginia, the
Carolinas and West Virginia p esident
Mckinley and Secretary Long have also
been invited and aIe expected TO be pres
ent.