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Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
TEMPERATURES STRIKE
As If Is Remembered by a PhoenIx
 Operator.

Speaking Of strikes" said the As
 sociated Press operator last night; reminds me of the great telegraph
 CTS strike of 1883, when seven-eights
 of the Western Union employees left
 their operating tables on the gnal
 which was flashed over the continent
 by the chief of the strikers, located at
 New York. I was at that time en-
 ployed in Buffalo, and having joined
 the brotherhood, there was nothing
 to do but join the crowd who gathered
 in their hall and mapped out the
 campaign. Committees were appoint
 cd for various duties; one of which
 was to waylay all incoming railroad
 telegraphefs, who were being offered
 fabulous salaries to come in and try to
 do a part of the work. I noticcd that this committee was composed of large
 able-bodied men. who were noted for
 being sluggerS; and I was thankful that I was not one to be argued with
 Another committee was to solicit sympathy from the business men. and it was expected that this sympathy was to take the form of something substantial. Others were to get up some kind of tertainments to help d4CHS lne' cause b6auCiIuI SIX D3QSSS were distributed to all members to wear in a conspicuous place. The re- port of the treasurer was read show ing what had been accumulated and how long it would last. For few days the meetings were enthusiastic. Then as the weeks wore by and Jay Gould declined to accept the terms proposed, a stray one now and then would disappear from the ranks. T. was useless to ask where he had gone. Finally when a few of the faithful met at the end Of three weeks, a mem Der arose and with shaking voice said: My fraternal brothers, the worst has happened; our trusted treas urer left town on last nights train and took all the funds with him. The s:news of war are gone. I cannot ask you to hold out any longer; let each one apply for a position befo:a they are all filled Sadly we descendsd ! the stairs and turned our steps to- | ward the office giving preference to | he older men who filed their names 1 for places. By the time 1 reached the i office the manager said he was not in | need Of any }telegrapheTs, So 1 boarded | he night train for the west and am | lOt sorry l came"
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

The "Joghee" was put by his dis ciples into a trance. He became per- fectly unconscious and dead to all ap- pearances. An English doctor present felt his pulse and found it had ceased, and a looking glass showed not the slightest moisture of any breath in the body The "Joghee" was put into q coffin, the lid screwed on and seals were impressed on it with the mahara- jah's signet ring.
 The box was buried five feet deep, earth thrown in and we'll stamped. Grain was then sown and trusted sen tries guarded the place.
 The grain had sprcuted and borne corn when we were invited again, after sixty days, to witness the resurrection of the body. The grave was opened and the coffin found to be intact. The seals were broken, the lid unscrewed and the ''Joghee" was taken cut stiff and stark. His disciples now began to manipulate the body and to go through certain rites, very similar to mesmer~ ism, and by degrees the dead man. opened his eyes, a quiver ran through his body and he sat up erect.-Cincin- nati Enquirer.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

contended that such wound could not have been self inflicted. The defend ants counsel. Clement s. Van.anding- ham, undertook to demonstrate to the jury just hCiw the dead mans pistol had hung in the pocket and just how possible it was to inflict such a wound. Suddenly there was a loud report and the lawyer sank to the floor. The ball had entered the back almost in the identical spot where the dead man had been shl!t The defendant was acquit- ted MT Vanlandingham died.-Cleve- land Plain Dealer.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
A DRAMATIC SCRAP.
Rose Stillmen the Actress Fined at
 Clifton For Assault.

Last Thursday everGrly there was a little private performance in one Of the rooms of Q hotel in this city which was not down on the pro- gramme. if the private programme ar ranged by Miss Rose STliman Riggs is excepted. The evening before the oc- currerce a member of the company, the wife o'1 the leading man, had been visiting friends lodging in another hotel and had partaken of aguardiente to such an extent that it made her hilarious and caused her to give free exhibition of dancing. She acted in discreetIy. but that was all But the tattler, who is found in travelling the atrical companies as well as 11 all other walks of life carried his Sabbl7 to the ears of Miss Stillman, who i'm media tely flew into a rage and dra- maticaIly swore vecgaCice. Proceed ing to the dining room where tho actress was seated with her family eating. she touched her arm, at the same time saying: T wish to see you right away in my room
 She then paced the dining room floor from one end to the other sev- eral times. and. unobserved by her in tended victim, Slared at her like a tigress As soon as the woman had finished her meal she went to Miss Stulman's room, and met Miss s. and a male member of the company stand ing in front of the door. The three then went into the room and without a word of warning, Miss Stillman, who is a woman of considerable mus
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
AN OMAHA EXHIBIT
Expre SSionS by phoenix Business
 and Professional Men.

The publication by The Republican yesterday morning that Superinten- dent McCowan. under direction from
 the commissioner of Indian affairs was going to take a trainload of Ari- zona Indians and a large consignment of cactus to the Omaha exposition, was the subject of considerable com ment, largely unfavorable. It was difficult to see what useful purpose would be served by an exhibition of cactus and wild Indians, though if the exhibit was made up of the pupils of the school it might be, not only inter esting but instructive.
 This exhibit after all may be ad- vantageous to the territory, in that the people will be impelled to get up another exhibit of it's wonder ful resources in order to offset pOssi- ble I'll effects of the wild west show which the Indian bureau has ordered recruited from this territory. So the Indian and cactus display will be ben efcial to Arizona, just as a dose of poison is to the human system. It compels the victim to take an anti dote But In this case, the dntidote ought to have been taken anyhow.
  day regarding this proposed exhibit and the need of a mining, industrial and agricultural display.
 Said ex-Governor McCord: I have always favored advertising the terri tory and now is the time to put in some good work The territory is ii better shape to make a display now than it has ever been before. The at tention Of people in all parts of the Emitted States is just now attracted to the territory on account of its present wonderful mineral development. This very fact will very naturally obscure the other fact that Arizona is some thing beside a mining region. We want mining investors, but we also want home seekers. I do not think there will be anything in the proposed Omaha exhibit to attract an eaStener to come here and spend his days. Phoenix and all the other towns and agricultural districts should arrange to have another exhibit at Omaha. It should include a showing of our c-i- matic advantages, our excellent schools unsurpassed in the United States, our church facilities, our va ried and abundant fruit and agricuI- tural products, the opportunities for the education of children. for the ac- Quirement and enjoyment of wealth 1 amid refining and religious influences 1 as marked as those of any eastern state. We should show the world at Omaha that though there are Indians and cacti within the limits of Ari- 1 zona, they are not interfering with | the growth of high civilization
 Dr. William Duffield: That Indian i and cactus exhibition will. do the ter | ritory harm and will teach nobody 1 anything worth learning It should | be enumerated by a great exhibit by i Phoenix. We want people here and 1 they are not coming two or three | thousand miles to see the hideous pro- here to attract them if we can get the facts before them. Our exhibit
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

| multitude of bells, which tangled
 noisily at his slightest movement; lone
 ragged hair-altogethe hideous fig l ure.
 The drummer began a weird tom- , toming, and the other man an incanta- l tiQn. Then he extended a supra bamboo tray used by all natives-on which any Cme who pleases places a i large handful of rice and the same quantity of grain. The two ingredi- ents are thoroughly amalgamated. so that it would in the ord.;nary way take hours to separate them.
 Now the fantastic man with his tray begins. He turns around slowly, grad ually quickening his pace (the drum mer also keeping time), faster and faster, in a, giddy vortex, the tray at times almost out of his hands, yet so cleverly handled that not a grain falls out. It is very trying to watch but in a couple of minutes both stop simul- .taneOusly, and llhe man shows to the wondering spectators two little heaps, one of rice and the other grain, at diff ferent ends Of the tray, which in his sickening gyrations he has been abe to separate by some extraordinary ma nlpuIal1IOn.
 Later it was my good fortune to be able to witness one of those remark able cases of voluntarily suspended animation of which I had 50 frequently heard, with Q somewhat dubious smile, I am afraid. But I am convinced now.
 It was called a ''Joghee'' perform ance and took place before the ma harajah of Dhurbanga, whose guest I had the honor tcl be.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
STATE SOCIETIES.
"PhOenix. May 6

G1OGuIA. hcsJ D. ''To the Editor of The Republican:
 Sir: It is always pleasant for the sons Of special state to gather with their famifes and friends to praise the rame and recall the history Of the state they love, and to find unexpected pleasure in meeting those to whom the scenes and friends of former days were familiar The IllinOisals were the pioneers in this enterprise,
 Since the successful function held by the Empire state society, several other similar organizations have been proposed by natives of Ohio, Ken lucky, Indiana and perhaps of other states.
 Tn order to make these gatherings most profitable someone must take no little pains. The preliminary work of reorganization must be done carefully Officers must be chosen who have the work al heart and who will make some sacrifices in order to make the reunion a success.
 consideration. The time of the meet ing should be so chosen as not to in- terfere with or be interfered with by other social func- tions. The grounds selected should be engaged long enough beforehand to prevent disappoint- ment. and this should be done before the gathering is advertised. Arrange rents should be made for water, seats, tables, shade, conveyances. music. clerks table, registration book, ink, pens and many other little things easily forgotten, and not absc- lutely necessary, but which go far to- ward making the affair enjoyable and pleasant to remember. A stove of some sort is needed, and fuel for it, as coffee is usually served, and there are those to whom cup of tea would be acceptable.
 Usually, it is well to have a supply Of ice On a warm day nothing is more refreshing than a cool drink The tables and their supports need to
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

l should include a general showing O1 i all the features which mako a com I nluEity desirable as a home In addf- tion to a good display we should have an abundance of well written litera- ture for the most extensive distribution. We should es- pecially have a complete de- scription of the climatology of this
 region. All ttis literature and cur
 display should be in charge Of a hust- Ter who should be well paid What
 ever expenditure might be made
 would be an investment upon which
 Phoenix would begin to realize next
 fall and the dividends would come in
 regularly and grow tigger each year.
 F. w. Gillatt: I can not say that
 I'm in favor of the Indian and cactus
 exhibit An Indian school exhibit
 might be a good thing, but an exhibit of what the white man has accom- pIisned n this country would be much
 better for everybody concerned. This ought to be taken up by the chamber of commerce or some similar organ ization
 c. J. Dyer: I'm heartily in accord with the project of getting up. a cred itable exhibit for the Omaha 'exDosi- ion. This valley is sadly in need of adVefllSm9nl ana good eXGIDiL would be useful. As to crCwd;ng the Arizona department with savages and snakes, I don't think it is a good move, but l am all the more inclined to say we should take some steps to cOunteract the evil. This tern tory is in such need of legitimate advertise ment that outsiders are sending many letters to ascertain the true conditions I receive 9 large number of letters which l turn over to people who can send out printed matter. When peo- pie are so anxious to learn of the ter ritory, ii is about time that we take steps to enlighten them. An exhibit at Omaha would do much in ths line
 s. R. H. Robinson: Well. I think the Indian show might as we'll stay at home. But I'm as anxious as anybody to see an exhibit arranged. It would be a great heip to this section and should be pushed along
 A great many other business and professional men who were seen re- 9arding an Omaha exhibit believed that the Indian, the cactus, the rattle snake and the Gila Monster should be kept in the background. They hava already been given all the prominence hey deserved.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
A PURELY PERSONAL FIRE.
A Househocder's Earnest Efforts |
 Save His Home.

There was a smell of fire in the house, the deep gray odor of burning clcfh The man of the house began nCsing about to find out what caused it He prided himself upon his keen ness of scent He went across The room.
 Hum! It grows stronger" he said, When he had his nose flat up against a brick and plaster wall it was strong CT than ever. He backed eff. No, it's somewhere over here" At the door to the hall Ehe Cdor was very pro- nCunced. He rushed down stairs into the dining room. The odor was there tco He hurried down cellar. It was oVerpOwering.
 He put his hand into his coat pocket for a match. He found the fire by his sense of touch and went upstairs and poured a glass of water into his pocket. Since then he carries his matches in a box, and is disposed tC be incredUl0u5 when stories Of incendiari65 are mar rater He says cOnfagratiOn, like charity, begins at home.-New York Commercial.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
DIED TO PROVE HIS THEORY.

The acme of realism was reached. though by accident, in a criminal triai . few years ago alt Lebanon, O. Two men had personal encounter. One of them, after Yainly trying to draw his pistol from his hip pocket, turned to flee. A moment later he fell, shot in the small of the back. One cham Der Of 'his pistol was found to have
 been fired. His assailar- was tried
 fer murder. The defense contendad that the man had shot himself while trying to draw his pistol, which had become entangled in the lining of the pocket, and that the prisoners shots
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

cular strength, sprang upon the un- fortunate woman and pounded her about the face and body, and con tinued, notwithstanding the woman's implora;i ons for her to desist; at the same time using language more forci- ble than eloquent. It is also stated that the male witness to all this took the key out of the door and locked it from the outside|looking as if he stood in with the play" After her beaing the actress rushed to the street and finding an officer, had the star arrested She was fined the costs which amounted to S1O. The company left on Monday for Lordsbrg. g.-Cif- ton Copper Era.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
COST OF LIVING IN ENGLAND.

Living. in a word, is cheaper for the English pcor than for our cfwn ana dearer for the well-to-do than in America, because there are here two standards of living The unit of value fer the well-to-do in England is the sovereign, or the S5 piece, whereas our American unit Of value in housekeep- ing and practical affairs is a dollar The unit of value with the English poor is a sliding standard that runs from a penny down to a farthing, just as in America it is a nickel.
 No American of middle circum- stances who has made his home in London will dispute my statement that it costs more to keep a family there than it does at home. Mems clothinS. wines and liquors. servants, flowers and a very few minor articles are cheaper in England, but these adYant- ages are offset by the higher cost oi all other necesSaries. The cheapest cut of beef is 25 cents d pound: the best fish sell for as high as 50 cents a pound; butter is 30 cents a pound. coffee is 40 cents, strawberries never go lower than or 10 cents a basket, and good small fruits generally arc very much deareT. Peaches are quar- terrof a dollar apiece; milk is s cents a quart; cream is 50 cents quarr: oysters fetch S1 to s1.50 dozen; bread is about as cheap as at home; IOiE of pork is 25 cents a pound; tho cheaper mutton (from New Zealann is 70 cents a pound, and English mutton fetches cents more. These are all west end prices, but they are not high prices They are the quotations of a very careful buyer-Juian Ralrih in Harper's Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
ABOUT PUNCTURES IN TIRES.

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  CURE himself ehaveOn
 
 
  We sell the tail in tempting to sell limitations
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
INDIAN FAKIRS.
Eye Witness Describes Two of Theil
 Apparently Miraculous Feats.

India is pre-eminenitly the land Of mystery, and cur most advanced ma gicians lave never been able to repro duca all of their marvellous perform ances. One day in the market place of an inland town 1 saw a curious per formance. It was Isucted by two men-ope old and emGciated, carrying 8 native drum; the other young ani well fed; fantiastically gIowned with all cVerskirt of ccI3Ted handkerchiefs and
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
DIFFICULTIES OF NAVIGATION

''How do you manage to find your way across the ocean?' said a lady to the sea captain.
 ''Why, iby the compass. The needle always points to the north
 ''Yes, I know. But what if you want to go to the south ?'-Punch.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
Some People Think

You can't live cheap in Phoenix, but if you krlow where to buy, yOu can. You can't beat our prices:
 25C. 1 pound Creamery Butter.
 25C. pounds Pink Beans. 4 pounds Rice.
 25C. 10 pounds Corn Meal.
 25C. 3 pounds nice Prunes.
 25C. ' bars Laundry Soap.
 2oC. 1 gallon best Ccal Oil.
 SC. 1 glass Ice Cream Soda. Five cents saved here and cents
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

Five cents saved here and ) cents there is what makes some people rich
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-04

Foley Bros, the Eastern Min
nesota extension contractors, are
Offering s2.25 per day sor. com.
mon labor On the work, and even
at that price men are not obtain
able. "
E. Fl. Chittenden, who obtained
the school painting contract, is
now at work on the Eveleth
building.
Extra fancy dairy and
creamery butter a3l strictly
fresh eggs always to be found
at the
VIRGINIA CASH GROCERY Co.
Virginia has o pic utiful push
Of the genus hobo at present.
notwitL standing tho fact that
hundreds Of men c;sn find work
on this end of the range. If our
officers would make a proper ex-
a np.e Of q few Of these knights
Of the Tomato Can, their ilk
would give Virginia the go by
for tho balance Of the season.
II you want ice cream, ice cream
soda, soda water or a milk shake
call at Jefford's Ice Cream Par
lors.
Lumber took another jump of
90 per thousand on August /.
Quite number Of Virginians
attended the Ringing circus at
Duluth Monday. and report a
most excellent performance and
a good time.
BE GOOD TO YOURSELF
aud good to your friends. When
yov treas a friend to whiskey
give him the best. HARPER
Whiskey is the beverage for you,
friends and for you. Sold by r.
A. Clark, Virginia. MINI.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-04

The future will be dark and
dreary for the dead beat. This
is the beginning of an education.
al period against the dead beat.
Railroads and other large
corporations are the pioneers IN
eliminating the dead beat from
the business; they won't keep
a man in their employ unless he
pays his debts. The individual
employer iu a few years will see
that he cannot afford to give EN-
p!oyment to a dead beat. Here
tofore there has been a sort Of
premium offered to dead beats
in this way. II one Of them
owed you for a long time. you
would hire him at double wages
or buy something from him al
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-04
MINNESOTA STANDS SECOND,

The report Of the geological
survey on the production Of iron
ore for the year 1893 was com
pletcd week since by Special
Agent John Birl5inbine. The
year recorded the maximum iron
ore production for the United
States, a total OF 10, 268, 800 long
tons.
This was 1850, 1913 long tons
or ten per cent in excess Of the
previous maximum Of II, 518, 04G
tons in 1897, and over 1, $4,000
over the record of Great Britain
in 1850 when 100000 long
tons were mined. The ores Of
the British Isles also average
lower percentages of metal than
those exploited in this country,
and therefore represent a smaller
pig metal product.
The variety of iron ores pro
duced includes red hematite, the
output of which was SO per cent
of the total, and brown hematite,
which was 1913 per cent of the
aggregate product. Magnetic
and carbonate ores make up the
remaining 81 per cent.
The total output in long tons
of ore by states was: Michigan,
7,346, 846; Minnesota. 1858 500;
Alabama, 2,401, 748; Pennsylvan-
ia, 772.082; Tennessee, 500, 227;
Virginia, 557,713; Wisconsin,
500, GAS; Colorado, 318.4e0; New
Jersey, 275, 430; New York, 49,
951; Georgia and North Carolina
100, 083; Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, S.,
$50; Missouri, $4,000; Ohio, 49,
1868; Kentucky, 1913; Connect
icut and Massachusetts,, 20, PSI;
Texas. 9,705; Maryland, 5,941.