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Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
THE PATTON GRAND.

The Chimes of Normandy" a sparkling comic opera, is the next bill at the Patton Grand on May 1, Dewey Day, and a good bili it is, too The opera is to be given under the auspices of the Philharmonic club of this city, which comprises the best musical tall ent of the territory, as Phoenix is un- doubtedly the musical center of Ari- zona. The cast, some thir5y-five in number, includes the very Test that Phoenix has, and as the members have been rehearsing diligently for some time, they are fully able to give as fin ished and smooth 9 performance as any professional company. The cos tunes have all arrived and are said to ba extremely fine, although there is a rumOr to the effect that the lad.es' cos- tumes do not suit those who have to don them. But an opera is an opera without the usual costuming. But anyway the costuming is all right. The stage scenery will he another fea- ture, and well wc1th sefng. The bal let includes quite a number of Phoe- nix beauties.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24

vas unpacked. The woman leaned ovsr and lifted it out As she did 80 0 piercing scream rent the air and the two other women in the room did q high jump and landed in the middle of the bed. For out of the bottom part Of the trunk had jumped a Lig cat
 But the cat wasn't bit frightened It walked slowly across the room and spread itself in q patch of sunlight. without so much as a meow
 Where in the world oi,d you come from?' exclaimed the Denver woman as she recognized her house cat. There was no answer. The cat was asleep. Its long journey in the bottom of a trunk, where it repcsed on all sorts of spring gowns and jackets, is still un- explained. There are many theories as to how the cat chanced to get into the trunk. One thing only is certain. And that is that the cat came along. It wasn't going to miss a chance to visit the greatest city in the west Kansas City Star.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
MURDERERs AT HOME.
The Halderman Brothers Lodged in
 Jail at Tombstone.

The Halderman brothers, who stand accused of one of the most aggravated ofenses charged in the statutes, that of murder, and one whose enormity and atrociCusness has aroused the in dignariOn of the DOpulace, are in jail, says the Tombstone Prospector.
 Sheriff Scott White, Deputy Sid Null len, Deputy George Scarborough and District Attorney Land arrived today from New Mexico with the prisoners, and the s,ayers of Constable Aims worth and Ted Moore are now con fined in the iron tanks i'll the TomD- stone jail to await the legal disposition of their case.
 4 Prospector reporter called at the jail and was permitted an interview with the prisoners. Both brothers are young men, the older, William, being about 26 and Thomas about 23 years of age. Although they talked freely with the reporter, their demeanor in- dicated an uneasin2ss, eVincing a per tUrbad spirit, possibly of a fear or dread that threats of lynthing may be carried out. This, however, is not eX- pected now that they are in custody, although such talk was freely in dulged in fer a time and may have reached their ears. When questioned if they wanted to make any statement in their own defense, beth brothers admitted the killing, but refrained from stating particulars. We were justified in killing them or we would not have done it, said William Hal derman. When pressed further to see what they regarded as mitigating circumstances in their favor, brought their usual reply: We wish to say nothing until our lawyer advises us.-' Every question was evaded on the same plea William Halderman stated he has been a resident of Cocnise county for the past two years, coming from Hanover, N. M., Thomas claims a residence Of seven months and came from Davis, Dewitt county, Texas, where some of their relatives still
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
CONCERNING COLONIES
One Has Been Sci Up Right Here
 rfin Our MieSf."

'rhe city republican managers are accusing the city democratic managers of inconsistency in the conduct of the municipal campaign. It is pointed out that Messrs William Thomas Smith. George Purdy Bullard and other chiefs of the democrats are blind and deYout followers of Col. W. J. Bryan in all of his wanderings. When Bryan said it was free silver, 1t was, as t0 the &C., cused, free silver. When Bryan passed the word down the line that the trusts were to be busted. Messrs. Smith, BulIard and the other accused proceeded to bust them.
 When Bryan pointed out the rock of imperialism upon which the nation was drifting, wholly forgetting that ancient and reliable ruddar, the con- stitutiCn, Messrs. Smith, Bullard and the rest of the accused were foremost to recognize the danger and to warn the rest of the nation against it. When Bryan said that the establishment of colonial system would be the begin ming of tho downfall or the republic, Messrs. Smith, Bullard and ether members of the democratic city con- tral committee said the republic must be preserved and there must 'bs no colonial system. IL is the abandon ment of this principle t' at the accused are charged with. They have not only winked at an extension of power but have been actively engaged in plant ing a colony right here in our midst" It is said to be 9 large and fourishing settlement, consisting at this moment of forty-three persons. There is room for it to grow and all it needs is more colonists. The territory seized by Messrs. Smith and Bullard in direct disObedierce of Mir. Bryan is of broad area 1t is bounded on the south by Washington street. on the west by Center street, and on the north and east by the city limits. It's boundaries, in fact, are coinc1dent with these Of the First ward. It is said in behalf of the accused that the colony is not a permanent institu tion, but Q temporary eXpedlent and that Messrs. Smith, Bullard and the others will not long continue to disre- gard the injunction of Col. Bryan against colonies
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
CREMATED TRAlNMEN
"A Terrible wreck Near 0ild
 Bend Yesterday
Conductor DsVy and Firemen Court neY Of Tucson Caught in inc raIi- Ing Train A Burning Bridge
 Gave Way Under Heavy Engine.

There was a bad wreck on the South err. Pacific yesterday morning. It oc- cured between and o'clock near a place called Ligue~ta, eight miles east of ,Gila Bend. The engine of westbound freight No. 21 crashed through a burned bridge. Several cars were piled on top of it and the whole caught fire. The wreck is complete Fireman Courtney and Conductor Dovey are missing, but there is no doubt that their charred bodies are mingled with the debris of the wreck. Engineer Adams was badly burned and injured and was taken to his hOIb9 at Tucson on a special train.
 As soon as news of the wreck reached Tucson two wreckers and a bridge outfit were sent out. Superin tendent Randolph and Resident En7 gineer Sroufe are experimenting the wrecking.
 No estimate can be made of the eX tent of the damage in dollars and cents. The track will not likely be cleared before tonight, but an ar engagement has been made for the transfer of passengers in the mean time.
 The two missing trainmen lived at Tucscn and have been in the employ of the company for many years. It was supposed at first that the bridge had given way under the e-ItraOrdi- nary weight of the new engines which have lately been put on the road.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
HEALTH STATISTICS.
And Observations on Existence n
 Graham County.

Arizona has long had the reputation of being a ''bad mans country. Dur ing the past decade this unenviabie reputation has been maintained by
 health seekers who come here from the east with a nickle-plated p cali Der pistol and piece of a lung- They sit around during the day and bask El the sunshine and spend the balance Of the time writing to friends in the east stories of blOOd-curdiing experiences in the wild and wooIy west. UnfoT- tunately for our territory, most of these people get w-ll and return to their homes, where they are compelled to stand by all they have written, and usually go it few batJer Now, n fact. Arizona is just as safe place for 2 quiet, law-abiding citizen to live, as anywhere else in the United States. But there is a lawless clement in our territory and it is a question if crime is not increasing rather than decreas- ing in proportion as our population grcWs. Right here in Graham county more men are killed now each year than were eleven years ago when we first came here. When the present term of court convened at S0lOmOr- vile there were not less than fv.. or six men waiting to stand trial for haT- ing killed a fellow man. Assault with a deadly weapon CT to make r plainer. cases where the victim has escaped with his life owing to somc lucky accident, are found in endless numbers; nose of these eases never get any further than the justices court. Owing to existing conditions it is hard matter to convict a man of any kind of crime, but once in while the evidence is of such a nature that it is lnnr ossible to acquit him. Then after he has been in the penitentiary anywhere from three months to a few years every man on the jury that con Yicted him, all the officers or the court and four out of every five ordinary citizsLs would probably sign a peti- tion t0 have him pardonedl Just SC long as this gees on we will have crime, and plenty of it. Graham county has hung Chinamen, Indians, Mexicans and negroes, but never an American, we believe.-Safford ArI- ZOnian.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
THE SEAL ISLANDS
The Chief of inc Commission in PhoenIx on His Way North.

John Morton the son of Oliver P Morton, the famous war governor cf Indiana, Is tn the city visiting with his daughter, Miss Lena Mor- ton, at present a teacher in the normal school at Tempe, and also With the family of Judge J. H. Kibbey, to whom he is re- lated It was a. the solicitation of Governor Morton that President Lin coin granted a reprieve to the three notorious consplrators Of the Golden Circle" who were subsequently par doned by President Johnson. The governor was recognized as probably the strongest political power of h. diana, and his own party placed him in the foremost positions.
 For a number of years his son, John
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
THE CAT THAT CAME ALONG.
Got Tn a Trunk at Denver and Came
 All the Way to Kansas City.

Everybody has heard about Fuss in Boots and the Cat that Came Back and the Cat and the Cherub and the Cat that Killed the Rat that Ate the Malt that Lay in the House that Jack Built and various other catastrOphes in the category Of feline adventures and everybody thought the list was com plete, but it isn't. It remained for q Denver cat to finish it. And this is the tale of the Cat that Came Along.
 Last week a woman whose home IS in Denver came to Kansas City to visit 2 family that lives on the East Side. She brought her little daughter and her trunk with her, and she brought something else, too, but she didn't know it until later in the day. She left Denver one afternoon and reached here the naM5 morning. Her trunk didn't get out to the house whe~e she was visiting until three hours after she did. Then it was car ried up to her room, and, as is cus- tom2Ty, the women tn the family gathered there to chat and admire the visiting clothes and hats"
 In the course of an hour the tray
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24

head Upon picking it up he discov- cred q hole through it. evidently made | by bullet. Investigations were promptly made. but without discover ing the would-be assassin.
 In a few days, having recovered from the fright the minister had given me, I loaded my deadly weapon with fine bird-shot, thinking that there would be no danger of killing any of the neighbors with that kind of ann munition, and sauntered up the street, having in view a certain sfJucy squir- rel who had been in the habit Of scolding at me when I picked up nuts from under his favorite tree. There he was, sitting or his launches eating nut and presenting his broad back at me. Stealing up as close as possible I took deliberate ain. shut my eyes and let her go. Running hurriedly to the tree looked in vain fer the pieces of Mister Squirrel, which 1 expected to find scattered around on the ground.
 lust about this time some one grabbed me by the collar and with vigorous shakes, said: You Dlankety blank brat, what do you mean by fill ing me full of bird-shot?" etc.
 lAs soon as I could speak l stam- mered out, Are you sECt?'
 "fShot? Well I should say l was. and my boots are full of blood now, and he pointed to lot of fine holes in the breast of his coat. Without waiting to hear any more l made dash for home and crawled under the bed in order to escape arrest and 1m- prisonment. l learned afterward that the shot had only ruined the coat, but gave up hunting with my pistol frnn that date"
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
MANY A MANS PROBLEM.

q have never. yet quite figured out, '' said the man who has succeeded pretty well, whether my wife has faith in my ability to do things or whether her faith is in her ability to make me do them. Indianapolis Journal
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
NO TIME TO LOSE.

Alice (26, and the youngest of five, all unmarried)-I have just read that q German statistician has calculated thai in 5000 years there will only be one man to every 220 women.
 The Mamma-Good gracious! You girls must make haste and find a hus-
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
VAIN HOPES.

DO you expect me to believe you have been at the lodge all this time ?' she demanded at 3:27 a. m
 q suppose it was foolish of me to build up false hCpes,' he responded meekiy.- Philadelphia North Ameri- can.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
THE INSANITY PLEA.

stranger-Did they lynch that horse thief?
 Native-Naw! They sent him to the asylum The blame fool stole a $f0 hoss when he might just as well have took 2 $100 bicycle-New York Jour- nal.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
ARE YOU REAL CERTAIN

 bor paid will the here buy the Chicago Ork O a
Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THIS.

All standard makers of bicycles regulate their prices that the retail
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Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04
GEN. WOOD MUST WAIT.
siderai'1i Due to Other Gallant y
Generals OF the Army,

Washington. Jan. 31.-Careful IN
luiry at the war department disclosrs
The fact that the president has taken
no action towards s%upplanting Gen.
Brooke by Gen. Wood as governor
general of Cuba, and there is also
ground for the statement that he has
no such intention. Gen. Woods SPLEEN
did administration of civic affairs in
Santiago has earned the admiration Of
the president. but it is impracticable
to place him in command of the whole
island for that would involve the re-
Lief from duty there of all the officers,
including Generals Brooke, Lee and
Ludlow. who can claim seniority over
Gen. Wood. This would mount to
tho degradation of those officers. not
outstanding the excellent services
they have rendered. and there is not
the least disposition on the part of
the president to do them this injus-
tee.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04
HUMOROUS

Ssndy-"Ye'er a queer mon that ye
dinna like my garb. You wad nae be
cold wi the kilt" Pat-"No. but iabers
I'd be kilt with hecold."-Adams Free
man.
Ziggsby-"There goes the fellow who
whistles AT danger" Perksby-"Ah.
he must be a very brave fellow. Who is
he?" Ziggsby-"A locomotive driver"
Town and Country Journal.
Physician-"Don't be alarmed, my
dear sir: you'll come out all right in the
end" Patient-"Well. don't hurry my
end along any faster than is necessary,
Doc."-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
She Should Have Known. -- Mrs.
Bellelield - Il vas 50 surprised las:
night to see several shooting stars"
Mr.. BellefielG-"DiGr't you know the
sky was Observation-Disclosures Chron-
icle Telegraph.
Connoisseur-"Thurder. You don't
mean to say you painted that picture"
-Artist-"Yes, I'll have tocOEfesS itsmy
work" Connoisseur-"Great amt it?
Du YOU kION L tiIOuShN Il SHS VI
them chrome pictures they sell in the
stores."-Boston Transcript.
"Begorry," said GoOgan. It's big the
difference is bechuN: me an IIobson."
"Yis." said Nc AdoO. "Iis." continued
Googan, after a pause. "Hobson sinks
i ship an gifts kissed fori:. an Oh sink a
couple of schooners an gifts the hounce
fer it!"-Baltimore American.
Peace is represented by a dove, ism:
ito" asked the man who was looking
over some allegorical pictures. Well"
answered the official. who had been to n
diplomatic banquet, doves used TO
figure in that connection. But quail on
toast appears TO be more popular row.
Washington Star.
Remember one thing | am about &c
tell YOU said the successful man 10
the ambitious young mar. 1T IS ! rule
that is well worth remembering v
What is il. sir?!" Never do anything
that your conscience viii reproach you
for. Hire somebody else to do it,
Melbourne Weekly Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04

This Is unrivaled Cor ccmeniing pa
per. cloth. leather. e~arthrnware. wood,
etc. Soak one pound Of white fi>E glue
for four hours in 80 fluid ounces of cola
Mater: turn into a glue pot and slowly
stir in four ounces of dry white lead.
previously mixed in W. fluid ounces of
hot water. Place the glue pot over the
fire for ten minutes: then allow tIe
contents to cool to about I9G de-
grccs Fahrenheit. This temperature
achieved. stir i'll vigorously four fluid
ounces Of 90 per cent. alcohol. aid the
cement is complete. 1t will dry very
rapidly when applied to ANY material
is ronelastic and extremely hard.
Should ii be- required pliable add from
two to four ounces Of glyc-rin. - ST.
Lou.> Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04
A IN HAVANA.
The Situation in Cubs As DIscerned -
tien. NJ. C. Butler Of the Evacua-
tion Committee.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Gen. NJ. c.
Butler was given = hearing by tho
senate committee on military affairs
yesterday. in regard to the affairs in
Havana, where he has been recently
stationed as one of the evacuation
commission. He gave 4 detailed ac-
count of recent clashes in that city
between the Spanish soldiers and Gu
Gen. Brooke's order forbidding partic-
ipation in the evacuation ceremonies
by the Cubans WAS 4 necessary pre-
caution, and that if it had not been
The Spanish residents were exceeding
Is nervous. At the same time he
thought the Cubans should be treated
literally and allowed to participate to
Il considerable extent in the conduct
Of public affairs.
He believed that the soldiers could
be utilized; that if there were an or
ganized force OF such soldiers under
American command they could be
Utilized in maintaining order. and
that even among the Cubans. He
dwelt at some length upon the ex-
cessive taxes imposed under the old
system. As an illustration he men,
toned that an importer of 100 head OF
cattle from Mexico had had to pay an
average of $21 per head on them in the
way of taxes and duties.
Gen. Butler expressed the opinion
that the Cuban people would soon be
capable of self-government. but that
they should be given an opportunity
to quiet down and get used to a moro
liberal administration than they has
ever known. He said in reply to 4
question from Senator Carter that .
census of the Cubans would be advise
bic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04
THE DATE LINE.
We Ave Told Here Why u Was Placed
in the Pacific and Why
IL Is Crooked.

! A mapmaker asks the Sun ii the dale
line, or the imaginary line drawn to
mark the change in the calendar day re-
quired of circumnayigators of the
globe. follows the one hundred and
eightieth meridian. He adds that he
has been unable To find the date line
On any map.
The date line does not follow the one
hundred and eightieth or n other me-
ridian for its entire course. but takes
i somewhat devious route through the
Pacific. IL is strange that it is shown
on so very few maps of the world. The
reason why Il crooked course was given
TO it and why it was placed in the Pa
cific are interesting and easily under
stood.
suppose the date line had been run
through Il country on the meridian
of Chicago. In that case. when it was
Monday in New York. Cleveland and
indianapolis. it would be Tuesday all
the way from Chicago to San Francis
60 and out on the Pacific. OF course
that would be a serious business in
convenience. 1t is evident hat the
date line should not pass through any
continents. 1t was practically Il neces-
sity that such n line had to be fixed
somewhere. bu: it obviously had to run
through an ocean.
1t should not pass through She At
lantic ocean. because in that case. when
il was Monday in London. Paris and
Hamburg it would be Tuesday in the
United States: and this would be in
convenient in regions that have such
enormous interests in common and are
so closely united by telegraph and
cables. The best place for the date
line was in the Pacific ocean. If we
follow the line through the Pacific we
shall observe that the ideas above eN-
pressed have had due weight in mark
iEg its curse.
Passing through the middle of Behr-
ing strait. the line suddenly turns to
the southwest till il reaches 10 de
grpes cast longitude. In this way.
Behring island and the entire Aleutian
chain. all a part of North America. are
kept on the American side of the line.
When it is Monday in New York it is
also Monday in Attn. our most west
ern American possession.
Then the line sweeps eastward again
and follows the one hundred and eigh-
tieth meridian far south till it reaches
The rcighborhood of the FIJI islands.
As this group and other islands round
about belong to Great Britain. and are
closely united in business relations
with New Zealand and Australia. the
line takes a wide sweep TO the east so
as to give them all the same calendar
day. 1t then returns TO the one hun
dred and eightieth meridian. which it
follows to the Antarctic.
The annexation of the Philippines,
which lie 60 degrees beyond the one
hundred and eightieth meridian going
west. makes it incumbent on all Amer
leans to know everything about the
date .ine.-N. y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04
THE MODEL BOY.

Once Oh a time there lived a lad, who loved
his books and rule.
And wept all through vacation cause there
wasn't any school,.
Who liked to dress up" Sundays and 20
wash his hands and face.
Ard said he'd rather be in church than any
other place:
Who loved his Sunday-school book tales
u Patient Crippled Jane"
An hated trashy stories Ike The Scalp~r
Of the Plain"
Who. when his comrades came.
To bid him join their game.
Would tease his folks to let him stay a.
home and bring in wood.
Or let him weed the garden. fo- he'd rath-
or, if he could.
When Christmas came. the presents that
he wished for most. were those
Called 'useful"-such as ties and gloves
and handkerchiefs and clothes;
He screamed with disappointment if they
gave him toys, it's said.
And. on the morning OF the Fourth he
asked to lie abed.
Il. loathed ice cream and lemonade and
candy. tarts and cake.
But castor oil and rhUbarh he deliberately
would take,
While jelly. jam and pie.
He'd pass in horror by;
And when to town there CHANGED 10 come
u circus or Il show,
He always ran away and hid for fear he'd
have to so.
So. in my youth. when / had been particu-
larry bad.
Ny parents or my grandma used 10 tell me
of this lad,
And, since I've Older grown. | find that
nearly every boy
las had this model child held up TO pes
ter and annoy.
II you should ask me where he lives, |
really do not know:
Perhaps in Iceland. India. o. beside the
HoanE-Ho.
I;ut this is safe to say.
'Tis not in the L. :. A.
And though I've never met him, and am
not expecting to.
I've had him preached TO me 50 much. III
Kill him when ] CO.
Joe LincoI.. in l.. \. VI. Bulletin.