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Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
ONE OF MILLIONS.

Once upon a time there lived a man who wanted only a few things that everybody wants. He wanted plenty to eat and drink, leisure and the wO- man he loved. But he found that to have time to himself to make it pos sib.e to live pleasantly with his sweet heart and give her all he wanted, and to take care of the children that they might have-to do all this he must have a great deal of money. So he went to work and built up great husi- ness, a very complicated machinery. To this money producing machinery he was forced to give most Of his energy. It gave him no time for leisure, nc en- ergy for enjoying the sunshine, his wife and children. But he began to enjCy the machinery Of his business.
 When he had made a large fortune the only thing he enjoyed was the ma chinery by which he could make more money He had lost his interest in the things for which he began his busi ness. Perhaps he still had interest in fcod, his wife and all the naive physi- cal and sentim enhal pleasures, but t was blunited, dull interest. The only live interest he had was his business New York Commercial.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
OUR CONSULAR SERVICE.
Excellent in Some Countries, But
 Needs Reforming in Others.

'When the Americans once secure hold on the markets of the Levant their vast resources, their business capacity and energy and the vigilance of their consuls will give them the lead in many clesses of goods
 This is the last sentence in a special dispatch to the London Times. Consul Halstead of Birmingham thinks il of sufficient inter est to call attention to it. and to add that the opinion is gen. orally entertained in Great Britain and in European countries that the American consular service is unex- celIed.
 It is very possible indeed that in Great Britain the American consuis may be largely a class of cultured men. It would naturally follow that men sent from one country to another where the. language and habits are the same would be competent to fill their offices. It is beyond contradiction, however, that to countries which are foreign in interests, in habits, in sym pathies, and in language to this coun- try, the United States sends an inferior breed rcf consul3. No attempt is made to send men who are familiar with the customs of the country. Our consular service in some of the European cour.- tries, and particularly ill the orient, is unSpeakably bad
 However, Halstead's remarks are in teresting fer the light which they thIi1w upon ,lhe development of Amer jean trade in Asia Minor He predicts that sooner or later the European powers vii find in the Americans a dangerous rival in eastern markets.
 Throughout the whole of Asia Minor there are American missionary estab- lishments, which, like everything AmerKan, are organized upon a prac- tical bass. Their headquarters are at Smyrna in the west and Mosul in the east. Hitheruc commercial relations between the United States and Turkey have been of small importance. Ships sailing under the Am arican flag are not frequent visitors at Turkish ports The last statistics issued, G,hose of the year ending December, 1897, show that not single American vessel arrived in the Turkish harbcrs.
 Since the beginning of the present year, however, a direct line of steam ships between the United States and Consltantinople has been organized, which premises to stimulate counmer- cial intercourse between the two cCun- tries. American gol1lds now no longer require to be transshipped in English or American ports, and this, of course. greatly reduces the cost of transport.
 The industrial states Of Europe are indeed threatened by American expor- tations t0 the orienlt.-CleyeIand Plain Dealer.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

general manager, who happened to be in New York, received a telegram from him:
 Have joined Astor battery. Start for Manila today it read
 The general manager saw him be- fore he set off for the wars. The young man admitted that he was not obeying an irresistible call of patriot ism, and confezSed that tihe beef EIsi- ness quite satisfied what bloOdthirsty iruinc.5 he had but there was a girl in the case, girl who liked brass buttons, and she had said that she would never marry a man whc was afraid to fight for his country. So, fer loves pxleeI1 sake he became a soldier. For loves sweet sake he fought at Manila and was shot in the foot. Like Ben Battle, having lo-i5 his foCs, he qcid down his arms, and was sent hcrme- The girl received the returned hero with open arms, but the returned hero was quite sick of arms of whatever kind, and merely gave her cold shoulder. He said it was her fault that he had lost his foot, that her fool ishness had lamed him for life, and that he wouldn't marry her if she were ilhe only wcman on earth. He hasn't changed his min1 either. The girl has lost-lOst by fC'0t.-Wash- ington Post.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
COULD DRINK LEGALLY

A Boston woman, a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was recently travelling to the Pacific coast over the Northern Pacific rail read. New, North Dakota is a rigid prohibition state, and the dining cars have this notice posted up in them :: 'No intoxicating drinks wi.l be sold while the train is passing through the state of North Dakota The train had been rolling along through that interminable state a long time, when the Boston wctman, who is interested in temperance, came into the dining car for her dinner. Casting her eye out of the car window upon a some what changed landscape, she said to the waiter, with purely geographical interest, Are we still in North Da- kota?" ''No, ma'am, said he alertly. with a hospjtable grin; 'what'll you take to drink, ma'am.'-Boston Tran script.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
ALL FOR THE GLORY OF JERRY

The Honorable William Whiskers Peffer, who blew into national fame when the evanescent popUlistic wave was at it's height, is now molding pub- lie opinion as subeditor of Kansas weekly. Not even the irrepresSible Mrs. Lease has managed to keep up the pace of notoriety with which she and the other forerunners of the millen- ium started out when populism was on the up grade. One by one the stars of the pcpulistic Armament are eclipsed, but their passing only brings into bolder relief the steady refulgence of the only original sockless Jerry of
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
WARNING TO ROMANTIC GIRLS.

A lawyer from Chicago who has been in Washington this fortnig ght past for reasons connected with the Ar incur Packing company has been tell ing me wartime romance, which ought to be painted up somewhere as a warning to romantic girls. The hero is a young man connected with a branch office of the Chicago firm that is, he was connected with a branch office, and it was in a New York town but he is in Washington now. One morning last spring his
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

Medicine Lodge. MT. Simpson has saved enough from his congressional salary during the heyday of his career to retire with undimmed reputation as an oracle and seer and tC, indulge in the reckless extravaganza of silk stockings on Sundays and feast days Chicago Chronicle
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

DO NOT PUT OFF until tomorrow the duty that ought to be done today. If your blood is impure and you feel weak and weary, take Hoods Sarsapa- rilla at once
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

A. Carnegie is an expansionist when it comes to 1ibraries.-PittSb burg Chronicle-Telegraph
Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Mailed for 25 cents by c. I. Hood &t Co.,, Lowell, Mass.
The times., 1899-01-13
WROTE TO HEADQUARTERS.
Mrs. Turner Wanted Her Soldier
Husband Home and Got Him.

Chicago, Jan. l2,-When Mrs. Maggie
Turner. colored wants anything she goes 10
headquarters for it every time. Her hus-
band was a jantor until the war broke out,
when he enlisted and went to Cuba with
the Eighth Illinois Volunteers. Turner
Was a good soldier and soon became cor
poral Mrs. Turner cOntented herself with
caring for the family of six children alone
until the war was over. Then she thought
family So she wrote letter to President
Mckinley. which closed:
NOW. Mr.. Mckinley. You know a we'll do
lhat YOU can get plenty Of single men % dc your
work, | need my husband. and have right to
him. yuu will please send him home without
delay.
Within two days a reply came from Sec
retary Porter, saying the matter had been
referred for consideration to the Secretary
OF War" Mrs. Turner was pleased, but
not satisfied.
Accordingly she wrote to Secretary Alger
of her trouble. The War Secretary tele
sraphei in reply
Can do nothing that would be contrary to army
regulations
She only laughed and wrote again to the
President The second letter from the
Executive Mansion at Washington said:
Your communication has been forwarded for the
personal consideration OF the AdIUiamt General OF
the army.
Yesterday Jacob came home on fur
Tough. He expects his discharge in a few
days.
The times., 1899-01-13
THE TARIFF ON LUMBER
American and Canadian Dele.
gates Confer in Secret.
REDUCTION POSSIBLE
Visitors Ask for II COnceSsion-No
Agreement Yet Reached - The
United States Representatives
= Fcnr Unequal Competition -
Compromise Mny he Made Today.

A conference between representatives Of
the great lumber dealers of this country
and Canada is now being held in this city.
The lumbermen are here to secure some
concessions on the lumber tariff rates and
to bring the lumber tariff question prom
inently before the members of the Anglo
American Joint High Commission now in
session here.
The American delegation Of lumbermen
includes William Irvine. Chippewa Falls.
Wis: W. S. Eddy, Saginaw, Mich; w. C.
Medium, Duluth, Mimi; E. a. Smith,
Minneapolis. Mimi; B. +. Nelson, Mime
apolis. Mimi; r. S. McCarmack, Howard,
Wis.
The Canadian delegation is as follows:
W. G. Edwards, member of the Canadian
parliament; William Anderson, II. X. Ea-
gan, Andrew Lumsden, C. A. Read, George
NJ. Clinky, Eugene d. Lafleur. Arthur Go
biel, r. NJ. Venning, and o. d. spain.
The delegates held a Joint conference at
the Arlington yesterday morning. The
conference was behind closed doors and
the proceedings are being kept secret. 1t
is known. however, that an effort was
made to reach an agreement upon the lum
ber tariff rate so that the result might be
presented to the Joint High Commission
incorporation III tne treaty.
No agreement was reached at the meet
ing yesterday and the matter will again
be brought up this morning. The present
tariff on lumber is 50 per thousand feet.
The Canadians want free lumber, or, If
this cannot be attained, a reduction to 81
per thousand.
One of the American delegates stated
last night that, while few American
lumbermen might benefit from reduc-
ha r,a DO
country. The American lumber men who
own timber IN Canada are in favor of free
lumber. Other American dealers are salts
fed with the present tariff of 81 per thou
sand.
Canadian lumbermen have a better
market for high grade lumber in Great
Britain than they have in the United
States" said the delegate; therefore they
could use the American market as dump
ing ground for low grade and refuse lum-
Der were the tariff reduced. American
dealers have a surplus of this grade of
lumber and the reduction would demoral-
iZe prices and depress the market. We do
not come here to fight a reduction in the
tariff rate, but We do not want free lum-
ber, and do not want unequal competition
with Canada"
The indications are that the treaty will
not include free lumber. but it is possible
that a reduction will be made to 81 per
thousand.
The American lumbermen state that they
cannot compete with Canada. The Can
adams do not pay crown dues on what they
do not cut. and thus have big advantage.
The difference in wages is from 40 to 10
per cent. The Canadian lumberman is ex-
empt from taxation. while the American
pays taxes on the full value of property.
The Americans promise a stiff fight if free
lumber is favored, but this is hardly ex-
pected
The times., 1899-01-13
CONDEMNED BY INSPECTORS.
Curiosity Among the Dealers in
Italian Wares Mt Gibraltar.

The State Department has learned
through Consul Sprague at Gibraltar that
an Italian recently imported from New
York sixty-nine packages of provisions,
among them about 400 pounds of smoked
sausages. After selling the sausages to
several grocers in this market. and while
a small quantity was being offered at re-
tail at the auction mart by one of the
purchasers. the sanitary inspectors, with
the approval of the medical officer, con-
demued the goods as understandable:
and Immediately after. the other parties
who had purchased the remainder of the
lot were required to forward TO the sani-
taTy board samples of the sausages in
their possession, in order that they might
be examined
SO convinced was the importer that the
sausages in question were in a sound and
merchantable condition that he called
upon the consul in the hope that he might
do something in his favor, since the sau-
sages were bona fide American meat pro-
duets. Mr. Sprague continues:
Il called at the Office of the sanitary
commissioner and as the sausages, after
examination, seemed to me TO be in 4
sound condition, 1 pointed out the i'm
portance of a careful and impartial in
spection before any other decided steps
be taken in the matter Soon after my
departure. a formal survey took place. in
which duty a justice of the peace, an old
established English merchant, took part,
and the result ended in favor of the i'm
porter who was at once relieved from any
further trouble and responsibility in the
matter This is the first time that Ameri-
can smoked sausages have been introduced
into this market for sale. and their ap-
pearance caused some curiosity among
the usual dealers in Italian sausage.
owing to their cheapness. They sell at
not more than three-fourths the price of
the Italian article. The Italian sausage
is not smoked. and is, therefore, more
palatable. although there is greater danger
of itS dctpriorating in this climate"
The times., 1899-01-13
THINGS THEATRICAL.

He was a courageous men who left the
shelter of his home last night to seek the
doubtful comforts of a theatre. Those who
did venture as far as the Grand-and they
were not very few-were agreeably sur
prised in the character OF performance
given there by the Lyceum Theatre Stock
Company. Viewed in the light of COM
parison with the two preceding render
ings, the manner in which the organization
produced Helen AdeIls adaptation of
Ouida's novel, Moths" was little less than
a triumph. The offering was reasonably
smooth, the people were well cast the in
dividual portrayals proved very good in
most cases, and the entire troupe worked
together with more effect than at any
other time during this week To be sure,
there were grave faults in the production,
as there must always be in one of the sort,
but on the whole little complaint could be
made. All things considered, Manager AL
baugh's players did themselves proud
Moths is one OF the most permanent Of
stock vehicles. Essentially French in its
character, it possesses crudities of con-
struction and antiquities in method that
mark nearly all of the dramas that have
been handed down from an earlier decade.
The first two acts are fncomprehensibie
and rather stupid. though those following
make up in strength what the others lack.
Considerable ingenuity is displayed in u1
raveling the tale and out of this planning
grow many scenes of great power and earn
estness. Though many of the parts are
absurd. the greater portion OF them afford
unlimited opportunities.
Mr.. Cooper was seen in last nights pre-
sentation as Prince Zouroff and did not
create particularly strong impression.
His makeup was bad and his manner
rough. In the last act, however. both he
and Mr.. Grattan proved themselves pos
sessed of unsuspected force, and made the
combat on which the work hinges absorb
ingly interesting. Indeed, in this bit Mr.
Grattan came dangerously near redeeming
himself for the poor work preceding. Mr..
Albaugh's Duke of Null was well por-
trayed, abounding in quiet humor and
lacking utterly the hackneyed points so
usual in parts of the sort. Mr.. Flood was
excellent as Raphael de Correze, and Miss
Remark did her best with the Indifferent
role of Vera Herbert The character of
Fuschia Leach is quite as absurd, and was
even better done by Miss Franklyn. Miss
Bradley was amateursh and displeasing as
Lady Dolly, and Miss Lamkin got all there
was out of her impersonation of the Ouch
ess THE Two Orphans will be the bill
tonight and all the rest OF the week.
The times., 1899-01-13
The Speaker aud the Boy.

I've got new story on Mr.. Reed" said the
proprietor AS he accepted the invitation TO have
a nip.
You mean Speaker Reed" asked the customer.
Sure" replied the proprietor.
You see Mr. Reed never rides when walking Is
good and he always passes my place ON his way
from the Capitol. Well. cne day last week the
big Speaker was swinging along down from the
Capitol grounds with his head in the air and
generally thinking OF something lar away. lie
had Just got to the corner OF First Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue. opposite thc Peace Monu
ment. when he heard q terrible outbreak OF howl
ing.
The cause of the howlnc was small boy
who had managed To squeeze his head in between
the bars OF the sever catch basin under the curl'
ON the corner. He could only get his head in Just
50 lar and he lay ON the street and howlcd madly
after each futile attempt lie had just made 4
vicious dash at the bars ard was wrisglinG and
howing when the Speaker reached the corner and
stopped in amazement. Finally he walked over to
the struggling younGster and called ont:
What on earth are you trying to do, boy:
The boy answered between hoUIs that he want
ed to get into the catch basin.
= But why do YOU want To get into the catch
basin? asked the puzzled Speaker.
after much CRYING and wrigglius the boy man
aged to make it known that he had lost ten cents
in the basin ard that his mother had sent him
back 10 get it or be skinned If he came home
without ii.
Well aid Mr. Reed, YOU might know that
il Is impossible To get in there. Get up out ot the
mud and here take this dime and bring it home
The boy wiped his eyes with his muddy fists
and gruntcd out .thauky, but whcrell l tell mc
nudd,r | got it:'
The times., 1899-01-13
THE REMAINS OF COLUMBUS.
i Nc~ Mausoieum in the Discover
cr's Honor at Sunto Domingo.

In a dispatch dated December II the
United states consul general at Santo Do
mingo reports to the Department of State
that there has recently been erected in the
Santa Iglesia Cathedral in that city a
monument or mausoleum in honor and
memory Of Christopher Columbus. which
is also intended to serve as a final resting
place for his remains.
The consul general also states that on
December the remains were placed in the
new sepulchre with appropriate cere-
monies.
The times., 1899-01-13

You perhaps aware that pneumonia always
results from cold or from an attack of Ia
grippe. During the epidemic Of la grippe 4 few
wears ago. when many resulted in pneu-
monia, it observed that the attack never
followed by that disease when Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy used. 1t countcrac;s any ten
dency OF a cold or Ia grinpc TO result in that dan
Gcrous disease. 1t is L. best remedy in the
world for colds and Ia grippe. Every bottle
warranted. For sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale
and Retail Druggists. 93s + st. NV. and Conn
ave. and S st. NV. and ii2S Md. ave. ne.
The times., 1899-01-13
Responsibility Fixed for the Ground
ing of the Massachusetts

The court OF inquiry appointed to inves-
tigate the grounding of the battleship
Massachusetts has presented its findings
to Secretary Long He announced yester-
day that the grounding of the vessel was
due 10 the negligence of Pilot Bell. Captain
Ludlow and Lieutenant Commander Potts
the navigator OF the ship.
The fault lay in their failure to have In
their possession the latest chart of the
New York harbor. While Secretary Long
has not indicated the disposition he will
make OF the case, it is said that a court
martial of the negligent officers will fol-
low
The times., 1899-01-13

NJ d
government
Uradoulrtcrs Deuartmeut Of Porto Rico
December - lsl8
Secretary Rivera San Juan:
sir. There are Two things | should like 10
have attended to at once:
Fir,t-Sand me a list Of the cabinet their sal
,riaz the salaries cf the eruDIovrs under them
and what each one does. Ii is necessary that a
rrdprt Ion should Ia rnadq-rpduction in the uiin-
Lar il not in tbe salnrir, W, NAV have To com.
,ncncr ,t tLr head and 20 down. The condi-
t;on ot Tho isl,nJ i. siicr that we are not H,.t
ad non M ci Inc I lam & Is lS & 'r we are @ i'.
,,l;I, ,,aT afio,rcd ,ndsr rr.yinus cir,.ustancrs
Make such recommendations in TINS case as VIII
tend TO economy ana concentration ana can upon
the "ths cabinet oLl'ti9 i ~ ~ 'e S''''e' S'"
stnSd III il my intcntion That the councils
in The yarious nr,uicjpslities shall he equally di
vidcd between the Liberals and the Radicals
Please suggest some scheme to me by which we
can aTlFt at the proper manner of DONG TINS
80 mat the eouhcile thehi.eise7 sh;,I pcs out
m ee't ,,,'' ~ ",t ~ H. ~ i si'I IT,; ~ ~ -
TWO n9rties in The rrpresrntition on The councils
In towns where there are only Liberals and Radi.
calls, there will doubtless he no trouble to get
few OF the opposite party II not an equal mum
utL; t"t iatI nel.E 20 give I" el,n an op'o'-
I ~ - ~ 81 IL H.; ,;;I ,ii i i''' '
he lead u men in the various towns a. Won must
representing the different parties say in San
Juan, Ponce and other places, you may call upon
them IN my naiEc to send To me the names "t
an I'ilahe men ifotn tach part ana ron those
W. WI, se,ia |igN ~ 'G cum ~ ' '.tl' 10 ~.
t,Ii,,,, ,n,'.t L ti,f Tho c,,,,Is arc y, ,nal
the s.rction. not our.elyr. here in san .Tnap' Il
San Juan You can send Tor the alcalde and tell
him of my desire, you send to some bust
ne-s men and get them to send me the names OF
men IN ta.ii parry 10 Oe ana th'y can
~ O., -, ,, ,, ' II, ,,,i,,
as / wish TO have them settled AT once in The in,
interest OF peace and harmony Very respect
| fully Guy V. HENRY.
Bngader General Volunteers, Commanding De
P'f'i"e"' oil foi'o i"c"
| There are four secretaries in the Porto
| Rican cabinet. who draw $4,000 a year,
| and the number OF employees is simply
| legion, with corresponding salaries, for
| doing little or nothing besides smoking
| the native cigarette. reform in the
| payroll is hailed by every true patriot.
| but patriots are in striking minority among
| the politicians here. Business men and
honest professional men keep as a rule
! aloof from politics.
| After the Spaniards had left. the San
| Juan political camerilla was organized in
| a trice with ramifications of bossism all
| over the island These men are greatly
| excited over the generals idea of curtail-
| ing salaries or abolishing sinecures Most,
| if not all of them are henchmen of Secre-
! tary Munoz Rivera, VINO as an able in
The times., 1899-01-13
The Condition of Porto Rico.

The Rev. Father Thomas f. Sherman who re-
Gently returned from extended trip through
Porto Rico. where he made inspection OF the
various features Of the country and its people,
Assistant Secretary Meiklcioln. The results of
his study made public yesterday. Father
Sherman gave gratifying report Of the cOnd-
tion OF the island.
The times., 1899-01-13
EXCURSIONS.
CEINAMEN IN DISTRESS.
Ii Hung Chang Appen.ed to Concern
ing yellow River Floods.

Consul Fowler, of Chefoo. has written to
the State Department in regard to the
floods of the Yellow River, China. One
million people it is stated, are in distress.
and Ii Hung Chang has been deputed to
devise some method TO repair the damage
to the embanllments.
II is understood that he has sent abroad
for experts. Consul Fowler thinks that
engineers in the United States could no
doubt build system of jetiies that would
prevent recurrence of these disasters.
The times., 1899-01-13
Ambassador cambon Detained

Tie French embassy has received word from Am
bassador jules VI. CanbOn. who is in Paris,
that he will not he able TO return 10 this country
as soon as be had anticipated. in consequence Of
important business that will necessitate his pres
ence in Paris for several weeks to come.