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Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
M'kINLEY OF COURSE
II. o. BiCkneII Talks Of His Trip East.

i Mir. NJ O. Bicknell, local agent of the
 Maricopa & Phoenix road, returned
 or Saturday night from an extensive
 trip first to San Francisco; and ther to New York and Washington, D. C. His trip was solely one of recupera- ! tion. Like every western man who has returned from a trip east in recent months, he was surprised to find sucn general activity. There is not So much
 talk of politics as he expected, but the people generally have about the same
 way Of thinking. There is a firm conviction that William Mckinley will
 be renominated for president, and in
 case of his nomination his majority will be sweeping. But much to his surprise Mir BickneIl did not find q approximately large number of peo- pie who are confident of tie rencmi- nation of William J. Bryan on the dem ocratic ticket.
 A feature Of his trip which most inn pressed him is the extensiveness of the long distance telephone systems in the country. He stopped off at his home in southern Indiana on the way east and concluded he would telephone to friend whom he had not seen for four years. He rang the bell and his friend came to the phone at the other end of the line. Hello, MT. Stein,' said Mir Bicknell. Why, what in blazes are you doing in this part of the country?" was the reply. MT. Bicknen thought the man had made a mistake but he was soon convinced that it was MT. St.7in talking and that he had recognized MT. Bicknell's voice. The telephone instruments are 50 nearly perfect that whisper is audible from one end Of the line to the other
 This interested MT Bicknell, and when he went to Washington h.e ex- amined various electrical devices at the patent office All of Wizard" Ed iscn's models of inventions are there. MT. Bicknell was making preparations to visit the headquarters of Thomas Edison when he returned to New York, hut he learned it is a more difficult mat ter to get an audience with the in ventor than the president of the United States. Visitors are not permitted on his grounds and MT. Edison rarely re- daives a caller He is so enrapt in his wolf k that at times he spends forty-eight hours working on a device rather than take a leave of absence and risk a failure in his work. It sometimes is necessary for his en- ployes, at the instance of his wife, to remove him bodily from his room and compel him to take rest.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
TRYING TO CRUSH POOLS
How Kansas City insurance COHl-
 panieS Surmounfed Obstacles

F D. Stark of Kansas City arrived here yesterday accompanied by his sister, wno will spend the winter in Phoenix on account Of her health. MT. Stark intends making Phoenix his ger nnnent residence. He is an insurance man and was ill the office of the Kan sas City board of underwriters until that organization was abolished by law, on account Of being a combine. MT Stark says a fight is being waged in Missouri against combines and pools. The authorities are exerting themselves to close them out, but to al purposes the combines which have closed their doors are still in existence.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
FIGHTING FOREST FIRE.
Fe3r Flames East of DeaC wood WfN
 Get Beyond Control.

Deadwood. s. D.. Sept. 3.-A big fire hds been raging in the timber east of this city in the Dwo-Bit district for the past twenHy-four hours It has al ready been burning over q considerable eXteIit of territory and dastrcyed much valuable timber. The ccun.ry is very dry, and fears are entertained that the fire will get beyond conuol.> A force of sixty range riders are fighting the flames. It is also reported that an other fire ihas broken putin the Spear fish division and that territory five miles square has already, been burned over.
 Cheyenne. Wyo.. Sert 3-Immense forest fires are rag;zs 9r5-i1t Laramie peak. in the northern part Of Laramie county. Tine fires have been burning fer. the past ten days ard have destroy ed q large quantity of va-urble tim Der. The fires have been reported to Sl Sl)ec:lI Agent Abll-ut. who win at once make an effort to have llsn ex- tirgu.Snsd. although it is fear-I ttat they have obtained such headway that t.,,:s will be Impossible, urless the re- zion is visited by rains. The Laramie peak CissriCi5 suffered gr5h5ly last ys2r from forest fires.
 Denver, Goo, Sept. 3.-Fore-t fires which it is thought were started by camp fires, are raging on the foothl-s r,erl1. fiha 2ult1.a1,..a 4.o Tl-.a-f.n f.auvi1r1 about twenty miles south of here. Ihe
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04

fires started five miles up the canyon. and bur9ed over the nouItain On bcth >,d1;s of the canyon and are Ll-lv devas- tating the tln9b2r section along ;ihe foothills. There are a nun1>ei. 0lt ranches in this vici-tty and several Of them have ben slightly damaged isy the fires. The town cf Deer Creek was in dangcr at one time. tut the wind changed it's course and drove the flames fElcllJtO the hills. Tonight the fires are burning tiercely aul g1adua> fy creeping down toward Deer Creek again. Mil;0ons of feet Of tinJGer have heen consumed. Tlherer are reports Of loss of life.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Of a Former Resident of phOeniX
 in a Fit of neIanChoIia.

Dr- T. H. Williams who has for 2 year or two was q resident or this city, during which time he pradticed as q specialist for the cure of hernia, recently att mIqtsd suicide in PCnnUna. Cal, by taking morphine and stTyan- nine. The act was discovered by his wife and medical assis.lnce was sum
 noned before the poison had fully ac- compIished its work, and it is believed he will recover. The following from the Los Angeles Times of the 21tb inst. gives the details of the event.:
 ..Satuaday, mear noon, while suffer ing from deep despondency. Dr. |. T'holgas H. Williams. q PolilOnl spe kialist, who formerly Tived 1n Los
 rgeles, a'.e-ln-lIitad to end his life by
 Arzg st:ychnine Financial troubles
 ch l.eve increased Of late. are
 k-rrDed as the carise Of the n-elan- thoifa which induced the rash act.
 Dr. Williams was in Les Angelss last week, and had returned to To mona on Saturday forenoon. He weflt from the tIain to ih.s home oil North Carey avenue. aLd presently told his Wife that he was going dGWn town. Upon his rel5urn, he said he FiaI5 il and would lie down. He went to lis roCm and WAS shortly taken with violent couv vulsi0ns. His wife. sue,Oeot;n'E alJ.ut he might have taken poison, ran out of the house and haiHng w H. Schurman, who was dil.fvin-i by, sent fer q physfci1n- When Mrs W9il1liaIns returned to the house. her husband was unconscious. and he remli-Lisd so until the arrival of Dr. T. L. Johnson, who foand that Dr. WiEiBms fahd taken poison He discovered two papers which mad contained Strychnine and morphine.
 r*Dr. Johnson woILle,f over the Ta- tient for some hours. He says there is now an even chance for his re- covery.
 '.Dr Williams who is now sfXty-two years old, came to Los Angeles from Phoenix. ~An,:z. having formerly lived III New York and Washington. D. C. Wni.e in Los A1lgelss he PraGtfced as a rupture specialist. He purchased real estate in the c1jy and built gCo1 mouse. He met with numerous re- verses. however. and the property. which had become involved, was traded for a lemon ranch at san Dirllas. wllich in turn has passed lately out of his rhards.
 '.Dr. Williams went flo Pomona over a y-ur ago and opened an office. For a time he enjoyed q good practice He has had little 70 do of la-a- however, ar1 has suffered in- creasirg financial enIIlrrassemen5s over which, it is sasL he has bpo-a1ed cOnt:-l.ally Dr. Wil- Hams was an intimate friend of c. H. GIolmes. president of the Sarta Ana Gas company, Wl1J committed suicide at Santa Ana recently, and he was much affected by the latter's deatE- Now that Dr. Williams has rega-ned consciousness he is repentent and anX- ious Ito recover. He and his family are we'll com-edted in Nav York. He has a son. George Williams. who was eqadril.ted fam Annapolis. He lS now an ensign in the navy and was
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
THEY CLAIM s75.ooo.C2o.
Descendants Of q German Baron Suing
 For Vast Estates.

Chicago. Ser1,. 3.-,An es.a5e in Gsr- many wo:aa SG3, ,C00,O00 and another in Bal>1more worth $120O0OC0 to S13.- O00000 are claimed by the hers of Ma tlias Sltler, first a German tar5n who d.ed in 1743, and Of his so1s, Matthias second and Abraham. Mrs Eliza E. smith of Chicago is e-Gl- d 10 q $509,- GOO share of t.le jcil5 Iiop-cly. W. J. Sitter of Robinson, H.. is one cf the principal E1csecu1ors of tae t-I:ln. There are 2Go heirs to the German es- tate and 150 c,1lInnls for q p5rfon of the Baltimore pio.-4,y. The story told by the c.l,IG8rl,s is as follows:
 Mathis tiIst livaI at F'ra.akfort-on- .thelMain in the early part of the eighteenth century. He' had vast
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
FREE EXAMINATION OF THE EYE

DR. ARNOLD, expert Eye Specialist and Optician at the Whittier State School, has opened business in this city. Call and consult him and see the condition of your eyes. I have the most modern appliances for de- termining defects of the vision and give a most careful examination If you need glasses I will tell you so and fit them at a low price. All glasses are guaranteed.
 DIR. B. c. ARNOLD, Scientific Optician. 21 South First Avenue
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
JUST ARRIVED!.. Another Shipment of STURTEVANT'S Celebrated Poultry Food .s .ss
 CONSISTING OF

SS4OGA AtO& A O~%ANA
 CONSISTING OF THANOLICE
 Kills lice. .CREO CARBO,"
 A disinfectant and insect
 destroyer. ROUP PILLS.
 Sure cure for roup. POULTRY CURE
 Cures all diseases. EGG FOOD
 Makes hens lay. INDICATED MEAL
 For stock. Poultry raising a success if you use these goods One of our out of town customers writes that 'every blame thing on the ranch is laying, except the TOOsterS. We positively guarantee this to be the best goods of it's kind on the mar ket. Don. delay. Oyster shells at the store that's always busy.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04

$9 was taken from the clothing of MT. Walden in the same room.
 R. T. Boyles is not selfish person. but he is discreet. He wont home with considerable money, but took all but 15 cents up to his cCt. It was carefully concealed under the coverings and MT Boyles had the pleasure of sleeping On his money. The burglars got the 15 cents as well as a few cigars from his room.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
CITRUS FRUIT TREES

Tha IaIge95 stock in the stah3' of Cal lof.uta The lowest prices. All Trop- LCai F'I2Its, Dec3duoU5 Fruit Trees, Berry P-nrils. Catalogue free.
 s. L. WATKINS, Lotus, California.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-05-25
THE SILENT MARCH.

Al or with the clash Of the sabers. not with
~ the roll Of the drums
or the cheers that greet the hero when home
from the battle he comes,
Not 10 the sound Of the buglc. mellow and
DO they pass on the bomeward march with
never returning feet,
hut into the dim, deep stillness, where new
ermore strife may come,
with never football sounding, the soidlers
are marching home.
Side by side, the line unbroken, ss twas I'D
the years ago,
when they went with nying banners to meet
the ranks OF the Zoe.
These were the youthful heroes who tought
for the nation then, s
These who march 10 silent music. Scared
aud gray. like ghosts OF men,
FOR them no bayonets flashing In the tide OF
the MONDAY sun,
FOR them the echoless silence, long since
were their battles won.
Now are the batteries silent that breathed
their murderous breath,
That laid like grain OF the harvest the long
dark Kwath OF death.
Gone Ia the smoke OF the battle that hung
Ger the far.drawn line
TIL the nky was hid At MONDAY and the sun
forgot to shine.
And where the tide OF carnage surged over
the trodden plain -,
No whisper comes 10 grass or flower OF all
Its crimson stain.
There we're tears and hours OF longing TOT
those who come no more,
For the voices hnshed to silence ana the
footstep on the floor.
In those far days Of battle. those days oi
bitterest strAe,
when 4 man for hla country's glory set no
price upon his life
hut guarded that nations honor down TO his
| latest breath,
| The soldier brave who knew no fear. Wne
parleyed not with death.
And ever since the wartime, when love and
home were sweet,
Have the soldiers Joined the silent mareh
with never returning feet,
| out from the door OF the cottage. from pal
| ace of wealth, they came.
And the path led on In silence. the way wa
ever the same,
| And still the silent army ID marching awax
away,
And the laat recruit will join the ranks ans
be mustered In some day.
Buffalo News
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-05-25
DAWSON WIPED OUT
Fire Did Damage Estimated
at $1,000, 900.
DRUNKEN WOMAN UPSET A LAMP
People Became Panic Stricken and
Were Unable to Save Anything
Building Material Scarce +.

Victoria. B. c., May 23. The main
portion Of the city of Dawson was de-
atroyed by fire on April 20, caGsing
loss of OIL 900, 900. In all. 111-build-
ings, including the British North
America bank, were bured. The news
was brought down by It. S. Humes, a
son Of Mayor Humes, of Seattle; J.
Toklas and third party, who left
Dawson April 27, and made their way
out by canoe to Lake Lebarge, and then
over the ice, having most perlous
trip.
Toklas reports that the fire occurred
in the very heart of the business center
| of the city, beginning near the opera
house, on the water front. and spread
ing with unusual rapidity. 1t was
driven by strong north wind, destroy
ing everything in its way on that street
down to and including Donahue 81
Smiths establishment.
| The FIRE then took in all OF the water
| front buildings abreast OF the same
| blocks. 1t crossed the street, burned
through and spread over to Second
street, covering the principal business
portion of Dawson, leaving 1t all in
ashes, with the fremen helpless and
powerIess to do anything.
The fire consumed everything from
Timmin's Royal cafe down to and
opposite the Fairview hotel, the build
ings being as dry as timber. The
flames spread with such rapidity that
the people became panicstricken and
unable to save anything in the way OF
furniture, goods and clothing. Among
the most prominent of the firms burned
out were the Bank of British North
America, the Canadian Bank OF Com
merce, Mcclellan & McFeeley, of Vic
} toria, Vancouver and Dawson; the
Parsons Produce Company, OF Winni.
peg; the Royal cafe. Donahue & Smith.
the Aurora saloon, the Bodega, the
: Madden house, the Victoria hotel, the
Mcdonald block and the California ex-
change.
4 There is a famine in all kinds OF
! building material as a result OF the
fire. The few articles still remaining
r outside of the burnt district have quad
a rupled in prices. Doors are selling for
$50 each, d rlocks s8 each. and every
thing else in proportion. Nothing in
the way of rebuilding ca be done I'M
til the opening Of navigation. several
: weeks from now. as there is not over
: 5000 feet Of lumber in the place.
q The fire was caused by drunken
+ woman upsetting lamp in disorderly
house.
IS None of the big warehouses were
! touched by the fire. so there will be nc
it shortage OF provisions, even il the lakes
II should not open before the middle oi
q June, which is now predicted.
Provisions have not advanced in
;, price, nor clothing. the companies be-
= ing determined apparently to do all in
;. their power to relieve the general dis.
: tress. A conservative estimate of tht
. loss is $1,000. 900. This is based OF
Klondike valuations. This is the thirC
large fire that visited Dawson.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-05-25

of drum. The neighboring band has
come with but six horses, and none of
them white. The church is packed to suf-
location. The ministers of all the
churches sit with the speakers in the pull
pit. The veterans file in. The band clat-
tiers to the gallery. and sits with the choir.
The standard-bearer drops the great flag
across the gallery rail, and its soft, silken
stripes sweep to the heads of those sitting
beneath. The little girls in white, and
the proudest moment of their lives, march
to the front seats.
The ceremonies begin. They are very
long The commander of the q. A. r.
leads the services. The air grows oppres-
sive with the heat and the strong fra.
GRANGE of the flowers. "a selection from
the band" endangers the tympanums OF
every one present A poetess recites with
feryor an original poem of many stanzas
to "Our Heroes" The choir has n solo
for the leading soprano of each church,
and other numbers interspersed among
the readings, prayers and speeches.
Then the procession forms. The flower
girls have their baskets of flowers. The
band leads the way TO the cemeteries. A
grave is reached. Two little flower girls
come forward and kneel at either side OF
the grave. The name OF the soldier, hi:
age, rank, regiment, last battle, and date
of death are solemnly read. A short
prayer follows. The children place theil
| flowers upon the mound. The band gives
three solemn signals, and at each th'
Stars and Stripes sweep in salute over th'
soldiers grave. From grave to grave the!
go, till all have been remembered, and th'
sun Is sinking In the west.
The village homes are full of friend
and relatives from out of town, staying t
tea, Young couples stroll in the twilgh
through the shaded streets. Old soldier
sit In groups, recalling their battle scenes
In the cemeteries on the hill, the flower
have faded on the soldiers graves. TIL
little monuments show their whitenes
thickly under the dark pines.--Chicag
Inter Ocean.
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Meant Confederatcs.

One of Lincoln's little stories has just
come to light. II was told by DR.. Walk
er at the Long Island church club He
SAYS: "One week before the assassination
of President Lincoln he visited the hos
pItal at City Point. was stationed there
as member of the sanitary commission.
l was then a boy of eighteen. Imagine my
pride at being assigned TO convey the Pres-
ident around the hospital. felt very big.
We came to one part of the hospital where
we had several tents OF what were then
called rebel prisoners. With all the pride
of Northern boy said; MIR. Lincoln. do
you want to go into all those tentsg There
are only rebels in there laying his big,
generous hand on my shoulder he answer
ed In his quiet way; You must mean Con-
federatcs.' And have meant Confeder-
ates ever since" That is the true spirit
of Decoration day, We should bury all
animosties, NIL hard feelings in the graves
of our dead soldiers. We should twine
with the olive branch Of peace, the wood
binc of fraternal love and the honor to the
brave compassed by the nasturtium.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-05-25

They called 1t Decoration day In little
village some twenty years ago. 1t was
one of the great days of the year. The
village itself was all green and white.
The houses were white. with green blinds,
and white fences Inclosed the ample yards.
The green branches of majestic trees met
over the long, white roadways. The
stores, with their green, batten shutters,
the flagpole In "the square" the town
hall, with the hitehing posts about it,
were all white. And on the hill stood the
white church.
In this hill church, the services of Dec
Grafton day were always held. The people
who looked down on the village from "the
ridge" could see the white steeple with Its
four little spires rising out OF the dense
green. It was a landmark. The church
bell was sweet, clear and far-reaehing. In
the rear of the church were the long, low
sheds for the horses and carriages. From
each aide little cemetery stretched
away: the "old cemetery" on the left,
with tlme-worn epitaphs on gray head.
stones, where the white-haircd men and
women walked: the ''new cemetery" on
the right, with white monuments and
flower -bordered plots, where children low
ed TO play. Soldiers lay sleeping In both
Up In the high belfry-tower are little
wooden monuments used only ON Decora'
ton day upon the soldiers graves. Each
year they are trimmed with flowers and
eyergreens, and for that one day placed
at the head OF the graves. Each has up
ON IL In black letters the name of a sol
dIer. These are brought down to be fresh
| ly ornamented the day before Decoration
day. Certain of these little monuments
are placed unquestloningy aside, some
times with whispered word of those wh'
would trim them. A widow takes one o.
these. bearing her husbands name. TIVE
belong to her; but her sons she leaves
and glances about the vcstibule. Mis-
| Hannah, with sweet, sud face, gons t
her and takes the other one. The tw'
women go ont together TO the side porch
from which they can look across to tn
spot, under shading trees, where the tw'
men lie. Others follow them, TILL all thos
monuments set aside have been claimed
and little apart from the gossip OH tn
porch group OF sad-faced women sit i
silence. Each twines the evcrgreens upo
the little monument before her with ten
der, stumbling fingers. The name upon
her eyes cannot rcnd, for the tears tina
blind her, but 1t III written on her hear
and on the "Roll OF Our Honored Dead.
For weeks before the Both of May plan
II for the decorations were being made b
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Rsndx 10 Give Up.

Manila, May 23.-Judge-Adyoeate
Alberto Barretto, one OF the Filipino
commissioners. conferred today with
the American Philippine commits
sion. The primary object of the con-
ference was TO ascertain the kind OF
government that the United States
proposes to establish here. The Fill
pino commissioners have no power to
effect settlement, but must refer all
matters to AguinaldO.
In an interview, General Gregorio
Pillar, one OF the peace envoys, said:
'The insurgents are anxious to sur
render, but want the assurance first
that there will be no putting to death
of the leaders in the rebellion. and
some proof that the Americans will
carry out the generous statements in
their proclamation.
'We have been acquainted with the
Americans only short time. II they
are sincere, we will agree to uncondi-
tional surrender. In negotiations en-
tered into with authorized Spanish
officers in the previous rebellion, simi-
lar promises were made, but were not
carried out. Ruiz and others were put
to death in spite of these promises.
| III we give up our arms we are at
the complete mercy OF the Americans.
"We realize the hopeessness OF a
Filipino republic, for the people are
now impoverished, and continuance
of hostilities would only increase the
suffering"
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draw II have tiny flags between their ears
and waving on their backs; white horses
always, the whitest in the lead, and the
more speckled at the wheels. The little
maidens rise from their uncomfortable
nights sleep, with sore heads and exceed.
ingly wavy hair. The out-of-town speak
er has arrived. The bell in the steeple Of
the white church on the hill tolls the hour.
The flowers have been placed upon the
white columns: masses Of bloom are about
the dark, old pulpit, around the side
lamps, on the walls. and following the
gallery rail- The church is ready.
The procession OF veterans forms In
''the square, They march to the shrill
weird notes OF fife, and the intrepid roll
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s. Fl. Ruhlen. of Marysville, o.,
was killed by q pebble from small
boys sling.
Frederick II. Gibbons. who has been
treasurer of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna g Western railroad for "a
years, resigned.
One of Enleand's greatest men died
the other day at Macclesfield. His
name was Leo Whitton and he weighed
TIA pounds.
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mi, pun and Anpomnttox.

1t is a fact not generally known that the
first and the last stand of the Confeder-
ates were made on land owned by the
same man. A part of Bull Run battle-
field was owned by Mr., Mclean. After
this famous battle he decided to move to
a locality where there would be less fear
from the ravages of war. BY strange
coincidence he took up his abode at Apo
mattox, which subsequently proved to be
the final battlefield OF the civil war.