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Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
PEARL HART WON THEIR HEARTS

PHOENIX, Ariz.-Pearl Hart, the
female bandit, who, with Joe Boot, held
up the stage near Florence, Ariz., last
June, was acquitted in the trial before
Judge Doan at Florence, in the face of
overwhelming evidence of her guilt.
The jury reached verdict at late
hour and was promptly discharged for
the rest of the court term by the judge,
who, like all citizens of Florence, are
highly indignant. Another warrant
was issued, and Pearl Hart is now
held on another charge Of highway
robbery.
The jury balloted II to 1 for acquit-
tai within three minutes after it had
retired. The case had been against
Pearl until she addressed the jury in
a passionate and eloquent manner,
pleading her desire to return to To-
ledo, O., and get one last look at her
mother, who was not expected to live
long, and whom she has not seen in
years.
Pearl is addicted to the morphine
habit and lived in high life in Arizona
few years before she became hold
up, but she retains much of her for
mer beauty. After the successful
Florence hold-up, Pearl and her COM
panion headed toward Mexico, and
were captured by the Sheriff and posse
near Benson, Ariz., three days later,
while she and a confederate were
asleep in a recess. Pearl sprang to
her feet and showed fight, but, realizing
her helplessness, gave way to fury,
heaping excavations on her companion,
whom she accused of being a coward.
The two were incarcerated at Tucson,
and a month ago broke Jail.
Pearl was later captured near Dem
ing, N. M. She had left note in Jail
confessing her crime, and saying that
after she saw her mother she did not
care what became of herself, and she
would properly surrender to the au-
thorities. She exonerated Boot from
blame in holding up the stage, saying
that he loved her, and that she had
forced him at the point of a gun to
assist her.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
MURDERED BY CHINESE.

PARIS-Two young French officers
from the garrison Montao, on the Chi
nese frontier, have been aSSaSsinated
by the Chinese Admiral Courrekolles
telegraphs from Kwang Chow Wang
that the young men left the post to
reconnoiter across the river, and were
Immediately murdered. The govern
ment, through the French legation at
Picking, demands the punishment of
the murderers and sufficient indem-
nifty. It is now believed the frontier
trouble is more serious than the gov
eminent admits. Northern Tonkin is
also menaced.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.

LANSING, MICH. The witnesses
from Detroit and Grand Rapids, in
Guiding Speaker Adams of the last
legislature, have arrived to give evil
dence before the grand jury, which has
convened. This indicates that the first
matter the jury will concern itself with
is a certain bill proposing to buy $780,
900 worth of law books, and which, it
is alleged, the book concern was willing
to pay $4,000 to pass.
Judge Person, in his charge to the
grand jury, quoted sections of the law
relative to bribery and charged the
jury to investigate and see whether
any of these provisions of the law have
been violated, and to act justly and
fearlessly.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
Phil sheridan's objection.

Gen. Meigs was the architect of the
pension office in Washington and was
Unfortunately proud of his achievement.
When Gen. Sheridan inspected the
building Gen. Meigs accompanied him.
Sheridan went thoroughly over the
structure from top to bottom without
passing any comment, but when the
inspection was completed he turned to
his guide with: well, Meigs, l have
only one fault to find with it, What
Is that, GeneralY' asked the delighted
ex-quartermaster general. ITS fire
proof" replied Sheridan.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
The News of the State, Nation
and the World
MOST INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
From Everywhere will be found in
this Column. Items that inter-
est Everybody

The nineteenth annual convention
of the American Federation of Labor
will commence at Detroit December
18th.
An Ohio postmaster died the other
day and the pallbearers were selected
from among the applicants for the va
cant job.
mot a day passes over the earth"
said Charles Read, "but men and wo-
men of no note do great deeds, speak
great words, and suffer noble sorrows"
New York Sun.
A Newport News dispatch says the
shipyard yesterday for New York. Her
official trial trip will take place No
vember % off the Massachusetts, coast.
women and children first!" yelled
the truckmen in the gangway of the
Chicago as it sank the other morning
in the North river; while away below
them was the engineer sticking to his
post with his hand on the lever, until
the water was up to his arms and the
fire was out.
The plan of arresting people who
INV UdlIdh Shlho vi ChO OiuC olAo
and of fining them or sending them to
the Bridewell is all right as far as it
goes, but it does not seem as if the
right punishment had been provided.
Any one guilty of that offense ought to
be sent either to the deten ion hos
pital for the insane or to the home for
the feeble minded.-Chicago Post.
A dispatch from Washington says
that at meeting last night of the
Schley Home Commlltee of One Hun
dred plans were adopted which when
put into operation will give the friends
of the admiral an opportunity to con-
tribute to the fund. A number of SUBJ
scriptions were made, and several 9TH
ers announced, including one of $3.50
by Gen. Felix Angus of Baltimore.
Katherine E. Oliver, the noted reader
ane interpreter of Scottish characters
who is to appear at Blanchard hall,
Los Angeles, November 23,and matinee
Saturday, November Is, comes to
Southern California with testimonials
hardly ever accorded to any artist.
Miss divers tour has been one of .ri-
umph. At Stanford University, dur
ing the past week her success was
without precedent. Miss divers in
depreciation of the Little Minister"
and "That Lass O. Lowrie's," can
hardly be criticized.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
DEWEY PRESIDENTIAL BOOM.

WESTINGHOUSE Proctor of
Vermont, in an interview with Post
reporter, said:
"It is not true that am trying to
start Dewey boom for the presidency.
1t was generally understood that be-
fore Dewey left Manila he was averse
to being drawn into politics, and / am
in a position to know that since his
arrival int this country this antagon-
ism has been confirmed.
do you think there is any possibil-
ity of the nomination of Admiral
Dewey next year,"
There is absolutely none,"" was the
reply. "He is out of it, and am not
trying to run him as candidate"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

confessed that she killed John Arm
strong last Sunday in self-defense, was
acquitted by the coroner's jury. The
jury was out only five minutes and
eide.
Mrs. Lauvier, who acted as Arm
strong's housekeeper, shot and killed
him in his rooms early Sunday morn
ing. He had threatened to kill her and
her husband with their whole family.
and she shot him in self-defense.
The woman notified the police of the
murder, but did not confess until the
day after.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

The curfew ordinance has received a
good deal of newspaper ridicule, yet it's
practical workings have been very sal
-utary. In alluding to the willingness
of some of the daily papers to poke
fun" at Elmira, n. Y, where the ordin-
ance Is In force, the Advertiser Of that
city declares that the result of the en-
forcement Of the simple law has been
beneficial, and observes, truly enough:
eff large numbers of the young can be
kept from temptation and evil courses
by 50 simple device. it Is far wiser 20
try it than to jeer at it. 1t is not a
laughing matter, but one of grave mo-
ment to the welfare Of our towns and
cities"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
HEAVY CATTLE SHIPMENTS.

Inspector c.. S. Ford informs the
Winslow Mail there have been 19, 687
head of cattle shipped from that Sec
ton this fall. Holbrook has shipped
1852 head, Winslow, 6O15; Navajo,
about 1000. The shipment of sheep, he
thinks, has been much greater this sea
son than for number of years. And
he thinks that 100000 head shipped
from the three points mentioned above
is conservative estimate.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
DROWNED BY A TIDAL WAVE.

FERNDALE-Jack La Franchi and
his sister were caught by a tidal wave
while driving along the beach between
Centerville and Westpoint, and both
were drowned. The high sea ex-
tended for some distance on the coast
and several narrow escapes from
drowning have been reported.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
SAW LIEUT.. GILMORE.

The following was also received at
the navy department from Admiral
Watson:
MANILA-Escaped Spanish pris-
oners at San Fabian report seeing
Gilmore November / in Tarlac with
five men; all well. He crossed the
mountain from Balerin in May with
thirteen men. Location of other eight
men unknown Have cabled Hong
kong for salvage for Charleston.
(Signed) WATSON"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
ANOTHER GENIAL FAKIR.

When the horses used by Roosevelt
regiment in Cuba were put up at auc-
ton in New York recently by the gov
eminent, Jacob Lift bought twenty
four of them for use in his great re-
vival of shenandoah" which is just
now exciting the enthusiasm of play
goers.
That is what the press agent beats
out on his typewriter, preliminary,
doubtless, to something worse. Roose-
velt's regiment, as any one but a press
agent knows, did not take horses to
Cuba.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

Never pardon a public servant who
ls dishonest" said Governor Roosevelt
the other day, 'just because he is Of
your own party, or because he gets APP
preparations for your district" With
those words he hit the mark as surely
as did any of his Rough Riders with
their bullets ON San Juan hill; and 1t
was a more important mark even than
theirs
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

1t it said that, although young Cor
nelius Vanderbilt gets $10,000,000 from
his fathers estate, itEeyerts to the es-
tate again on his death, so that his
children can inherit nothing Of it. Still,
by saving a hundred thousand or so
out of the income each year, the young
man can probably leave enough in his
wife's name to keep the wolf from the
door after he is gone.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
ROBERTS WILL NOT RESIGN.

NEW YORK-Congressm B. II.
Roberts of Utah, who is at present in
the city, denied the report that he in
tends to resign his seat shortly after
congress meets, in pursuance to the
wishes of the elders of the Mormon
church.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
BUMPS THE EARTH.

CRESCENT CITY, ILL.-By the fall
ing of an aerolite seven miles south of
Crescent City the residence of John
Meyers was partly wrecked and the
neighborhood was panic-stricken. The
meteor came from a point in the sky a
little east of south and struck the north
end of the house, tearing away part
of the upper story. The aerolite buried
itself in the ground about three feet
from the foundation of the house.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
KNOCKDOWN COSTS A LIFE.

PRESCOTT, Ariz.-For refusing to
take drink in dive here Richard
Bennett knocked Charles Walker
down. The latter pulled gun and
shot Bennett four times, death being
instantaneous. Walker is but recently
from Kern county, California. Bennett
was an Industrious farmer, and while
under the influence of liquor was very
abusive. Both men were strangers to
each other
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
MRS. AGUINALDO'S CLOTHES.

Lieutenant Johnson, with Troop M,
Third cavalry, captured yesterday at
San Nicholas twelve barrels containing
the wardrobe of Aguinaldo's wife, some
personal effects, the records of the sec
rotary of war and much commissary
and medical supplies
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
POISON PIES.

KANSAS CITY, ~MO-Two people
are dead and a third is seriously ill
in Kansas City, Kan, from eating
mine pies, apparently containing
ptomaine poisoning. The pies were
eaten after dinner. George Hoffman,
aged u years, carpenter, and his SON.
in-law, John Salmon, aged As years,
died after an hour of agony. Mrs.
Hoffman is seriously ill.,
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

The newspaper woman who was be-
trothed to the Hindoo millionaire has
discovered that her fiance was
fraud. However, she ought to be COM
pensated by the fact that the story
makes good "copy."
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

would not provide. The great coHmer-
cial nations put up the lighthouses at
their own expense. The share Of this
country in maintaining them 10 about
1926 annually.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

The marriage of Miss Julia Dent
Grant twice In two days leads to the
query as to whether she would have to
get two divorces In the event that she
should ever need one.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

The 2O-stamp mill at the Dutch mine
started up Wednesday morning. Steam
is the power used and coal the fuel.
The shaft is down 200 feet. For sew
eral days unwatering the mine had
been in progress preparatory to start.
ing the mill
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

Surprising that through hackmen
and hotel keepers visitors to Niagara
have to come down handsomely, the
Falls themselves first set the exam
nle
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

Calling. the gun inventor, recently
celebrated his S1st birthday. A lively
blowout would have been the proper
thing
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01


An Eastern jury recently awarded
q boy Is years old S., 600 fer the loss of
his hand. Immediately afterward, in
the same court, girl Of II, who had
lost her hand, was awarded only So. 900.
Was not the girl the far more griev-
ously injured? We think so. A girls
prospects for marrying well-for be-
coming good wife, good housekeep-
er and a good mother-are what she is
taught to depel1 upon most for hap
piness in this. world. Deprived Of
these, she has little left to dream of
or hope for. Workingmen in partcu-
lar are not looking for wives with only
one arm. Neither can one-arlned wo-
man get a position on which she can
live decently unless she be woman
whose mental attainments are high
enough to be regarded as marketable.
On the other hand, a one-armed boy
can turn his soletary hand to many
things. If he can learn to write legi-
bly, and with facility there are num-
.berless positions which he may fill. He
may keep store, drive bargains, keep
books, be lawyer, a politician, a gov
aernor or a president. The little girl
was cheated by that jury.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

Toronto Is establishing O municipal
technical school similar to those main
tanned in British cities. Not less than
100000 from the municipal treasury
is to be expended on the site, buildings
and equipment, and the Dominion is
to contribute $1,000 for support. The
plan Is to maintain day classes and
night classes, the former for fairly well
educated children Of fourteen years and
upward; the latter for whomsoever
cares to enter irrespective Of age or
educational status. The courses are
to provide for instruction In drawing in
its relation to designing, decoration and
the mechanical arts, in the principles
Of the mechanical powers, the use Of
steam and electricity, In chemistry.
commercial arithmetic and CONNER
cial geography, with particular refer
ence to the countries with which Can
ada carries on an export and import
trade. Training in the use Of tools and
machinery Is to be included. Both In
Germany and in England these tech
nical schools, which are largely at
tended by workers in the factories and
shops, are having decided influence
upon the trade and commerce of the
cities that support them. Intelligent
workmen are the foundation Of trade
and Of prosperity, as our own indus
trial history proves. But even with the
advantages we now possess this coun-
try cannot afford to be much behind
hand in this matter of technical
schools. Fall River and other towns
where textile industry Is dominant
have realized this and acted accord
ingly. And though the time Is not yet,
we all will have to fall into line In the
course of the next decade.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

A German scientist has recently OBJ
tanned what seem to be conclusive
proofs of the presence Of pathogenic
germs In the whiskers that appertain
to physicians. He declares that the
boards Of doctors, who are constantly
being brought into contact with all
kinds of diseases, literally swarm with
these germs, and shows that contagion
is often spread by the very man whose
business should be to check it. In
Breslau, where the tests and examina-
tons Of the whiskers have been made,
the people have developed strong Op-
position to boards, and those practi-
TONERS who object to being shorn OF
their hirsute adornments may be seen
going through the streets with their
whiskers safely slowed away In rub
Der pouches made especially for the
purpose. In some other places the
war ON germs has been carried to a
point where women who act as nurses
in hospitals or private families are
compelled to have their hair cut short
and to wear rubber caps over their
heads while performing their duties
at the sick beds. Doctors who refuse
to give up their whiskers and nurses
who cling to their luxuriant locks are
avoided as the plague, and altogether,
the outlook for BARRIERS is very encOur-
aging Here in America this same
germ theory has been discussed at var
ious times during the last five or ten
years, with more or less earneStness.
There seems to be little doubt that
germs may be carried about either in
a mans whiskers or in woman's hair,
but no combination has as yet been
formed against either Of these styles of
adornment. If the opposition to whis-
kers which now prevails in Germany
and Austria should spread to this coun-
try it would bring about some import
ant changes in medical practice. At
present the first thing young man
who desires to be doctor proceeds to
do after graduating from the medical
college is raise a beard. Many of the
students. indeed, throw their raZors
away even before they get their diplo-
mas for the rule seems to be that the
more imposing the young doctors
beard is the more readily may he en-
ter upon regular practice. In the
rast Viii skers have, lisp red conf,
dence The smCothfaced graduate
may have known much more about
medicine than his c!asSmate who could
raise a. vigorous beard did. but the
latter always got the patients. This
fact is undoubtedly responsible for the
wide prevalence of whiSkels among
members Of the medical profession. 1t
is high time that the smooth-faced doe
tors had a fair show. and the germ
seems to be coming forward for the
purpose of seeing that they get it. The
day may be near at hand when only
doctors wi bare faces and bald heads
may find it profitable to haze Office
hours.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

Jersey cyclones, 1t seems, are even
more destructive than the homemade
brand of lightning that State produces.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01
Excused for Cause.

A very sharp reproof-perhaps too
sharp--is credited to Dean Liddell, Of
Greek Lexicon fame.
Liddell was a disciplinarian. Some
times the deans reprimands may not
have been in the best taste. An under
graduate had failed to cap him in the
street.
"How long have you been a member
Of the university, my lord?' asked the
dean.
"a week, SIR"
Npderstand-puppies cannot see till
AHig hit days old"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

A New England man is credited with
trying dangerous experiment, an ex
pertinent which ended as dangerous
experiments are pretty certain to end.
When he married several years ago his
wife's mother came to live with the
happy pair. When his wife died he
married his mother-in-law. But the
marriage was to be kept dead secret.
1t was until the rash man brought
home still another wife. For more
than two months the mother in-law-
wife said nothing, but finally she blurt-
ed out the whole miserable truth. Then
there was rumpus, the two women
going their ways, and the much-mar-
ried man promising to go to sea. 1t
was a wretched experiment, and the
only fault to be found with its inevita-
bic climax is that the wretched man
got off without any of the punishment
he SO richly deserved.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

The United States has some pecuni-
airy burdens to bear as a part of it's
duty as a member of the family of ma
TONS 1t contributes one hundred dol
lars yearly to the expense of keeping
up at Brussels what is known as the
international Bureau for the Repres-
sion of the African Slave Trade" Our
Government Is also a member of the
International eodetic Association, and
pays annually fifteen hundred dollars
toward measurements to determine the
size of the earth. There Is an interna-
tional bureau of weights and measures,
with headquarters at Brussels, to
Thich the Government pays 1920,
and similar bureau there for the pub
LEGATION Of customs tariffs, toward
which 1t pays about half as much. 1t
also costs the Unite a
sum to provide prist
eQnvicts In Asiatic co
Ndicial tribune
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

After all there are but three seasons,
base ball, football and SNOWFALL
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-12-01

the worst Of q Away
hest of 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-14


1t will be a matter of general sur
prise to learn that the pension roll is
decreasing, but this remarkable fact
is shown in the report of the pension
commissioner for the fiscal year end
ing June so. On that date the total
number of pensioners was 991 $40, being
a decrease of 2,195 during the year. OF
the s140.000,000 appropriated for pen
sions during the year almost two mil
lions remained in the treasury. This
seems to indicate that the high water
mark has been reached in the pension
roll, though many have been expecting
that full million names would be on
the rolls before the close of the cent
ury There are many pension claims
still pending as a result of the Civil
war. and the war with Spain will in
evitably swell the number of pen-
sioners. But if the decrease has he
gun it is most likely that it will con-
tinue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-14

for was very near the Canadian Dor
der. After Browns execution, and |
learned that his body was to be
brought to his home at North Elba. |
was determined to attend the funeral.
was accompanied on the trip by Mr.
G. Bigelow, one of my Burlington pa
rishioners, an enthusiastic abolitionist
1t was a long, hard, midwinter jour
ney, and when we reached there it was
showing hard. We Travelled by cart
roads through the blaZed woods, and
nearly persisted from the cold. 1t is
not pleasant to recall the treatment
received from former friends after the
funeral. Being naturally a sensitive
man, i suffered great deal from the
rebuffs l received. My professional
brethren volunteered the opinion that
had ruined for life my chances as a
minister of the gospel, and ! was in
formed that some people Of the town
had expressed the sentiment that |
ought to be strung up as high as old
John Brown A dissolution of my re-
Iations with the church at Burlington
was an outcome of my connection with
the Brown funeral, but ! continued in
the ministry, despite the predictions
that would never again find pastor
ate"