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The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18

April. The samo reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 7S13 degrees and AZ degrees, December 7S1s degrees and 361s degrees, January 6512 degrees and B degrees, Feb ruary 7l1l degrees and 351a de rees. March Sl1a degrees and fl degrees and April s5% degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and fer blankets Half the time an overcoat is not needed during the day. but it is never prudent for a stranger to be without one at hand.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18
AIR..

The atmosphere is singuLarly clear, tonic and dry. 1 have never seen 1t clearer anyw here in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilaratiDg qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai. in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than Tn the parts of Morocco. Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. It seems to me about the same in quality the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Halfa, but soinew hat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18

cury is ranging from sO' to 9Oo. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon IS it reaches the surface of the body, and ar no tune in the snmrier does the heat
 reduce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18
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 Y1yE ENIA GS&DSyXI \ x u The Soil, Climate Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings Of FAIR A9IZONA'S BANNER COUNTY.
FAIR ARlzONA's BANNER COUNT

Brief Setting Forth the Many Advantages and Inducements County Place Of Residence
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This is extren ely slight, everywhere in Arizona, as compared with any eastern climate in the United States. The air is driest on the high mesas, remote from srowclad mountains CT forests, and III the desert valleys, where no considerable irri-
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

First publication March 4, 1899.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

First publication March f, 1899.
The times., 1899-10-15

arrival of the Belgian King yesterday with
seven companies OF the Thirty fourth In
fantry on board. He reported that there
had been no casualties. The Victoria sailed
yesterday from Manila and the Warren
viii leave today, both for San Francisco.
The sailing transport Tacoma has arrived
at Manila, having left San Francisco with
200 horses She was delayed two weeks by
typhcons and lost only nine animals.
Owing to the loss of the horses on the Siam
General Otis has been directed to have the
Athenian and Siam leave at once for Hon
olulu TO take on board horses and mules.
He cabled yesterday that The Athen'an had
left Manila, but he would wire instructions
to Nagasaki Japan, and the ship Siam
would leave at once as directed
Colonel Bird is considering what vessel
TO assign 10 take the troops from Portland
Ore. II is probable that the Pennsyl-
vania and the Olympia will be ordered to
go there TO embark the Thirty-ninth In
fantry and two companies OF the Forty
fifth Infantry.
The Quartermaster' Department has re-
Quested the Navy Department for permis-
sion to use the collier Scindia now at
Mare Island navy yard, California. The
Scindia is loaded with coal for use by the
Navy. and the War Department officials
propose TO purchase this in order 10 get
the transport, which will be used for the
transportation OF freight. principally for
age for horses now al Honolulu. II is not
certain, however, that the Navy will part
with this vessel, as Admiral Bradford is
opposed 20 the assignment OF the ship. He
claims that the coal on board is OF par
ticuiarly fine quality. purchased when coal
was s. per ton cheaper and that it cannot
be duplicated for the price offered.
The times., 1899-10-15
REGIMENTS FOR MANILA
Arrangements for Their Departure
Nearly Completed.
Those short of Full Quota TO BE
PILED From other Commands - A
ments Preparcd-Enorts 40 secure
the Collier scindia for Transport.

Arrangements for The departure Of the
twelve additional volunteer regiments from
this country for Manila have nearly been
eompleted. All but one Of the coiored
regiments have been fully recruited,
though the recruiting returns show three
Of the regiments short OF their authorized
quota The deficiency win be made UP,
however. by the transfer Of surplus men
from some OF the other regiments The
Secretary OF War has determined upon the
dates Of departure Of these regiments from
their present stations. and schedule has
been prepared showing the dates
The Thirty Infantry, now At JEFF
terson Barracks, is 10 leave there for San
Francisco October 20: the Thirty-ninth.
at Fort Crook. on October 10: the Fortieth.
from Fort Riley, October 30; the Forty
first viii move TO New York November q;
the Forfy-second 70 San Francisco October
30. the Forty-fhird to New York November
Is: the Forty-fourth 10 San Francisco
October Is: the Forty-ffth. October 2,
and the Forty sixth October l6; the Forty
seventh will also 20 10 New York. moving
On the lst OF November. The Forty-hrst.
Forty-third, and Forty seventh viii sail
tor Manila from New York and 60 by way
Of the Suez Canal.
Reports OF the movements Of the trans
ports were received yesterday by the
QuartermaEter General from Manila and
San Francisco General Otis cabled the
The times., 1899-10-15
PUBLIC SUPPLIES INFERIOR.
for Hay and Straw
Warned by the Commissioners.

For some time past the Commissioners
have been receiving reports from the no.
lice and Ere departments regarding the in
ferior quality of the hay and straw which
was being delivered to the various station
| houses and fire department buildings. on
contract, by s. S. Daish & Sons. The
chiefs Of these two departments have sew
erai times made verbal reports 10 the Com
mIssloners regarding the matter. and
early this week Commissioner Wight
started an investigation to determine
whether the firm was TO blame Chief
Paris, of the Fire Department. submitted
report received at the Headquarters of
his department from the foreman of No. IA
engine company The report states that on
the 1st OF September 800 pounds of straw
were sent 10 the enginehouse which was of
such poor quality that the foreman orderetl
il TO be sent back. On two occasions since
then iets amounting TO 1000 pounds each
had been returned to the contractor for
the same reason.
IN the Police Department the Ieutenants
in charge OF Nos. and stations reporte !
that the hay and straw were of very in
ferior quality, and on one occasion Lieu
tenant McCathran, al No. 8, returned a
large quantity to the warehouse. Thess
reports were submitted TO Commissioner
Wight yesterday. After carefully review
ing the documents he recommended 10 the
Board that S. s. Daish & Sons be informed
that If the hay and straw delivered at the
various District establishments did not in
the future come up TO the standard re-
quired by the contract, forage would be
purchased in open market and the cost
charged TO the firm.
The times., 1899-10-15
Red French Kidney Beans and Lentiis.

points in the North River at New York.
The circular describes Mrs. Billings as
being twenty-four years Of age Ave feet
six inches in height. and Weighing 1856
pounds. She is of dark complexion, and has
very dark brown hair and large brown eyes
She has gold crown on her right eyetooth-
At the time OF her disappearance she had
in her possession five or six diamond rings
She left home with the idea OF earning her
OWE living, and the circular states that sha
may be slightly demented.
The times., 1899-10-15
Receipts Of Fif.y Postomces,

The Postofiice Department has issued a
statement showing the receipts OF fifty of
the largest postoffices in the country for
the month Of September. as compared with
the same month last year. With the ex-
ception OF FIVE offices. in which Washington
is included. an increase in receipts Is
noted. The total receipts from the fifty
Offices reach SO. 702. SEQ. which is an increase
OF S2sa. 1872, or SIS per cent over the receipts
for September of 1888. The receipts of the
Washington postofice were 1861, being
decrease OF 1857.
The times., 1899-10-15

IN construct. All kinds of time and labor
saving machines will be wanted. One
ounce of effort put into Russia will yield
better results than tons in Germany and
other parts of the old continent. Ger
many. Belgium. France, England-all OF
them-are aiming for the same goai-a
foothold in Russia. An effort now, before
the important parts are all taken, Will
pay much better than later on. The dis
position OF Russia toward our people is
very favorable"
The times., 1899-10-15
The Question of Catalogues.

THE next Notwithstanding catalogues
is the poorest of all, and ] hesitate to COM
mend it. Still, il has one or two things in
its favor. Parties interested in getting out
catalogues will, Of course, study the field
in which they are TO be distributed. Cat
alogues serve sometimes as advance
agents, arousing Interest. but they always
do this best when printed In the language
of the people TO whom they are sent. The
thing most needed about catalogues, if
they are 10 be useful, is oftenest neglected.
viz, the giving OF prices Catalogues lack
ing this essential element IN nine cases oat
of ten are consigned to the wastebasket.
In cases that call for the metric measure
ments, do not give measurements common
in the United States. This Is very impor
! tant. Few people are familiar with foreign
| weights, measures, etc. Let the language
accompanying drawings or illustrations be
so plain and so simple that a mistake will
be practically impossible 1t will be wiser
10 put catalogues intended for distribution
in Russia in French than in German, for
almost all educated Russians read, write.
and speak French; and catalogues printed
in French can and no doubt will be read in
Germany. OF course, 1t viii pay much bet
ter to put catalogues into the language of
the land in which one intends TO sell.
Russia has many points OF resemblance
with the United Statea IL must not be for
gotten that Germany has already gained
very important position-in fact, COM
manding one-in Russian trade. Not only
has she large amounts of capital invested,
but she has large number OF her people
there The banking business is very large
ly in German hands and under German in
fuence Many of the mills now being built
all over Russia are going up under Ger
man directors. and are being paid for with
German capital. German weavers and spin
ners are exploiting the entire Empire. 1t
is time for us to take d hand.
1.-The field open 10 us is enormous. Rus
sia will want for a long time the same kind
of tools, implements, and machines as we
have used Ii has mines TO open. oil fields
to drain or exploit, forests to cut down,
mills to build, roads, railroads. and bridges
The times., 1899-10-15

formally opened great new building corr
daring undertaking 70 erect such big building 9
business during the however
and rem t-freesto enahle Us o do so
Sho
following Special the days onidont fail
The times., 1899-10-15

One continually hears the echoes OF the praises
OF Heurieh's Maerzen and Senate Beers because
they so refreshing in favor and pure in quail
ity. This is il should be. A beer with this
reputation will always be the favorite. To make
II your favorite, phone ga. Arlington Bottling
Co., for case
The times., 1899-10-15
The Supreme Court Call.

The Supreme Court call for tomorrow is
as follows: Nos. 35 3S (and 39), AZ, So, SO,
IA, 80. SO, 81, and 55
The times., 1899-10-15
A FIELD FOR EXPORTERS
Russia as a Customer for American
Manufactures and Products.

Consul Monaghan Points Out the
Way to Increase business Between
the Two Countries In Reply to
Enquiries He Gives Advice - Ger
many's Position In the Czar's Land.
The times., 1899-10-15
LOOKING FOR MRs. B1LLMa as.
An Echo Here of New York's sIurdes
Mystery.

Major Sylvester has received a circular
from William S. Devery. chief of police OF
New York City, describing Mrs. Gertrude
Billings, who for a time ~as supposed to
be the woman portions OF whose dismem-
bered body have been found at various
The times., 1899-10-15
Eagle Brand EIgin Butter

rapidly winning its the homes good judges
"It has come to stay
Its exquisite flavor uniform quality unequaled
other brands of butter made Quality wachword the
cret of the quality is the exquisite caution
taken in making the of the coupled with
years of experience produce article that is perfection
will suit the most particular The price reasonable being
per b Sold only at the Johnston Store 7h bet and H.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30
A PACIFIC CABLE
The Conclusions Of Rear Admiral
Bradford,
EASY ROUTE VIA THE ISLANDS
The Tug Iroquois VIII Be Sent to Ex-
anime the Reefs About Mid
way Island.
EASY ROUTE VIA THE ISLANDS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Rear Ad-
miral Bradford has completed the Of
fetal naval project for trans-Pacitic
submarine telegraph cable between
San Francisco and Manila in time to
supply Congress with all the essential
information at the opening of the next
session that will permit Intelligent
consideration OF the subject and
prompt action for the inauguration OF
the great work.
All doubt has been removed regard
ing the practicability Of the enterprise
by the adoption Of Honolulu, Midway
and Guam as relay stations on the
long line and by the discoveries made
from the naval survey ship Nero as to
the character of the ocean bed between
those points. The sounding instru-
ments of this ship disclosed an abyss
in the Western Pacific over five miles
deep, but slight divergence from a
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30

The torpedo is provided with two staffs
which project above the surface Of the
water, and can receive electric waves
reaching them through the air, and
| generated by suitable apparatus on
| the torpedo boat. To the rudder-head
of the torpedo are attached two coils OF
wire with two cores of iron near them.
When an electric current passes round
the coils in one direction, one OF the
cores is sucked in, while If the current
circulates in the other direction the
other core enters it's spiral. Suppose
the torpedo leaves it's proper course; it
is at once righted in the following way:
Electric waves are developed on the
torpedo boat, pass through the air,
and are received by the staffs attached
to the torpedo. These, by a simple ap-
paratus, are made to develop an cleo
trio current in the coils of wire, and
one or the other of the iron cores, as
occasion requires, is sucked into it's
coil, and this movement turns the helm
Of the torpedo. When the torpedo has
reached its proper course, the waves
from the controller are stopped. The
invention will render it possible to
cause torpedo to move in any direc-
ton almost as if it were possessed of
separate intelligence.
That statement is not an exaggera
ton. The torpedo of the future will
actually be made to follow the direction
of the ship it seeks to fasten to and
destroy. If the torpedo is seen by
those aboard this ship and frantic eff
fort is made to escape the direct line
Of discharge, it will be useless, for the
nose Of the torpedo will be immediate
ly turned by those aboard the torpedo
boat in the new direction taken by the
hostile ship, and after that, whichever
way the escaping boat turns, the tor
pedO will follow is as relentlessly as
doom. Never was such diabolical in
telligence given to an inanimate thing
as the wireless telegraph principle will
give 10 the torpedo of the future. What
escape would there be for a ship fol-
lowed by a shark which could by mere
ly pOking his nose against the side of
the boat send the vessel with all
aboard 10 the bottom? Guided by the
electric waves that are controlled by
the crew Of the torpedo boat, the new
torpedo will be just as impossible to
shake off as the living fish.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30

CORY among weapons of war.
Whether or not the same principle
that directs the torpedo from the ves-
sci that launches IL could be used by
those on board the threatened ship, to
turn 1t back on those who fired Il, is
another interesting problem that pre-
sents itself at the beginning OF specula-
tive thinking on this subject. II is GER
tain that some method OF defense will
be found by ingenious minds against
the newly found means of blowing up
ships. AS an American, ] have little
hesitation in predicting that the in
genious mind will belong to some citi-
zen of the United States. and further
more that the method OF defense will
be as ingenious as the present clever
plan OF offense, thus relegating this
over-estimated submarine missile TO
the position 1T has SO long occupied.
that of butt for the ridicule of naval
men.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30
BECOMES A NUN.
\ Beautiful Heiress OF New York VIII
Enter Convent

\ Beautiful Heiress OF New York VIII
Enter a Convent.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-Mlss Joseph
inc Drexel, beautiful, barely out OF her
teens and heiress to $10,000,000, Is
thinking of taking the veil and giving
her fortune TO the church. 1t is said
she has been greatly influenced 10 thds
end by her aunt, now known as
Mother Catherine" who became "A
nun several years ago. The two have
been travelling together for some time
in the SouOh.
Josephine Drexel lis the daughter OF
Joseph NJ. Drexel OF 103 Madison ave
nue.. She Is tall, fair, aid in contour
OF face and figure has been likened 20
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. She made her
debut in society in 1897.
In many points OF character Miss
DreXel resembles Helen Gould. She IS
very Independent and refuses 10 be
bound by the conyentionalitips OF so
ciety. She despises the tendency OF
American women 10 put an extrava-
CANT value on foreign titles. Like Miss
Gould, She wishes TO do something in
the wC rid
Miss Drexol Is one of three sisters,
the other two being married, each TO
son of Admiral Dalghren OF Wash
ington.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30
How Ii Is Developing In Naval
Warfare.
MAKES A TORPEDO SENTIERT
The Submarine Terror Can be Made
to Follow a Ship Like a
Hungry Shark.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-At last means
has been discovered of guiding tor
pedo on it's mission of death. The
principle of wireless telegraphy is to
be applied to the steering of these sub
marine Internal machines, and, accord
ing to those who have examined the
invention, this plan has been found to
work so we'll that the torpedo may be
reckoned among the heaviest thunder
bolts of war, instead of being, as here
tofore, the jest of naval experts.
The invention consists of an applica-
ton of the use of electric waves just
as in wireless telegraphy, which OBJ
viates any necessity for metallic con-
nection between the torpedo and the
torpedo boat. To understand the plan
Of procedure, it must be remembered
that an iron rod is sucked into a coil
of wire, when an electric current trav-
erses the spiral in a suitable direction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30

er Charles Belknap, United States
Navy, was very thoroughly fitted out
and equipped for deep-sea exploration
at the navy yard, Mare Island, during
the early part of the present year. The
Nero is large steam collier purchased
for use during the late war, and on
account Of her great Steaming radius
was admirably adapted TO make the
survey. After a careful consideration
Of the subject it was decided that the
best route westward from Honolulu to
the Philippine Islands was by way of
the Midway Islands and Guam, land
ing the cable at convenient point on
the east coast of LuZOn, as near as pos
sible TO the latitude of Manila. 1t was
also decided as desirable to survey
route from Guam to Yokohama. Elab
crate instructions for the survey were
prepared. The plan of the survey
which is represented on the accom-
panying chart, consists in carrying di
rect lines Of sOundings. taken at alter
nate intervals Of ten and two knots
from Honolulu to the Midway Islands,
thence to Guam. and thence to LuZon,
and also from Guam to Japan. The
return course to be pursued is a zigzag
line passing back and forth to equal
distances on each side Of the route, fol-
lowed in going to the westward, with
sOundings at intervals Of twenty knots
at the turning points.
The Nero sailed from San Francisco
for Honolulu on April p. She sailed
from Honolulu to commence her work
on May 6. On May % she had COM
pleted single line Of soundings to the
Midway Islands; by July 4 to Guam
and by August l to Luzon.
Along this route, which is Asp knots
in length, S53 soundings were taken.
The characteristics Of the bottom soil
and the temperature of the surface
water were observed at each sounding
station, and these, together with the
meteorological record of the frequent
observations of specific gravity, bot
tom temperature, and currents of the
ocean, besides their value in laying a
submarine cable, will form an impor-
Ceoe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30

straight line fortunately developed a
route avoiding this insuperable OBJ
stacle to laying working cable. At
another point, on the same stretch be-
tween Midway and Guam, submerged
mountain over 10000 feet in height
was discovered, and a reasonable level
road around this was found.
A QUESTION FOR CONGRESS.
The physical practicability Of the
line being now assured beyond doubt,
il only remains for Congress to weigh
the military necessities and the COM
mercial advantages to accrue from the
construction and operation of the sys-
tenn. 1t was represented to Congress
at its last session that the revenue to
be expected from a Pacific cable would
not attract private capital unless it
had connection with Australia, Japan
and China, as we'll as with San Fran
cisco. Honolulu and Manila. For that
reason it was deemed indispensable
that the United States should own Ku-
sale or Strong's Island, in the Caroline
group, or a cable landing right there
to insure the working Of a loop to
Australia The absence of this may
deter any corporation from underta-
king the operation of a cable across
the Pacific without a heavy subsidy.
The disposition to have an American
cable line to Manila has probably be-
come too strong for Congress to re
sist, and purely as a military safe
guard. aside from the enormous busi-
ness that must come with the further
growth OF American trade in the East,
it is believed that the new line Of COM
municatiOn will be established under
Government ownership before the end
OF another year.
ADMIRAL BRADFORD'S ACCOUNT.
In his annual report to the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, which was made
public today. Rear Admiral Bradford,
Chief Of the Bureau of Equipment,
having charge of naval cable matters,
says on this subject:
\ practical route for a submarine
telegraph cable was established be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu
some years ago. In order to continue
the survey Of the route from Honolu
lu to the Philippines, the United
States steamer Nero, under Command