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Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

Washington-The United States
Consul at Salvador informs the State
Department that yellow fever has made
its appearance there.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says that the Germans and
Americans in the Transvaal have ap-
piled to their consuls for marines to
protect their property in the event of
hostilities.
London-The attempts made Satur-
day and Sunday to float the American
Line steamer Paris were unsuccessful
The vessel is more buoyant, but is still
fast. Five divers are now examining
her more closely.
LondOn-At the Hartford court Mary
Ann Ansel was found guilty of muir
dering her sister, an inmate of an asy-
lum for the insane, by sending her poi
soned cake by post. She was sentenced
to death. The condemned woman has
previously insured her sisters life,
giving false description.
Madrid-The treaty confirming the
o5ieOmCHl VI eUIudly IL, CeulHS luc
Caroline, Pelew and Marianne islands
to Germany and the declaration grant
ing Germany the most favored treat
ment from July 1, were signed by Pre-
mier Silvela and the German ambassa-
dor here, Count Won Badowitz.
Paris-A duel was fought with
swords between M. Bordeaux, Social
list, and M. Millevoye, Republican Ma
tionalist, as a result of the alteration
which took place between them in the
chamber of deputies. After M. Mile
voye had wounded M. Bordeaux in the
left cheek, the two deputies shook
hands
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

that You Saw Me-" 81 Believe 1t for
My Mother Told Me &c." and other
soul-stirring lyrics of similar nature.
White claims that the money Is due
him on a contract with Dresser, the
former putting in the money and the
latter the talent for the production of
these gems. The Chicago Tribune, in
an editorial referring to Whites action,
says it has no knowledge Of the merits
Of the case, but the statement that
Dresser has realized between 100000
and 100000 from the publication of
these ditties will create some surprise
and should provoke the query whether
musical education has made much
progress. When Dresser can pocket a
quarter of million dollars for the sale
of such songs and Sousa's monotonous
two-steps return him many thousands
a year in royalties what is the outlook
for the composer who writes music?
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
MONSTER LABOR COMBINE.

New York-The organization of q
great union of $4,000 .workmen in
Greater New York has been begun by
committee appointed by the Central
Federated Union, William A. Perrine,
secretary of the Iron Moulders Confer
ence Board. and one of the leading
members of the committee, said:
This new union will be the biggest
local central labor body on the face of
the earth. All the unions in the five
boroughs of New York City will join.
1t will be more powerful than any
great national unions, and will have
more influence in one city than any or
ganization which has ever existed"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
LAWLESSNESS RAMPANT.
Havana Papers Printing Stories of
Numerous Crimes.

Havana-The local papers devote
considerable space to the recent
troubles at Guanajay; deplore the &C
ton of few unprincipled men, and
congratulate General Lee upon the
prompt measures he has taken to put
a stop to them. According to the Di-
ario de la Marina, at Matanzas, which
place hitherto has been considered i'm
mune against crimes, highway robbery
and violence have broken out. Armed
Cubans have held up the village OF Ba-
chici. and raided the municipal store,
after killing the proprietor.
The police killed a man, bound and
unarmed at Cabezas, claiming that he
tried to escape, and two Spaniards have
been set upon and killed by body of
Cubans at the Preside plantation near
Cardenas.
Owing to the expressed opinion of
General Wilson that rural police are
not wanted. trouble is expected in the
province Of Matanzas for some time.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
MARRIED FIVE DAYS.
Tragedy of an American and Filipino
Wife,.

Chicago-A special to the Record
from Vancouver, B. c., says:
Andrew Marks was one Of the hun
dreds Of Americans who went to Ma
Mia recently to start in business. He
fell in love with beautiful native
girl. His parents objected and the
young couple ran away to Hongkong.
Marks changed his mind about mar
rying the girl on their arrival. There
was a scene and the Filipino beauty
had the courage to leave her lover and
start back home to meet her mother.
Marks, however, followed her, and on
May ~ notice of their marriage ap-
peared in the Hongkong papers.
They lived together till May 27,when
Mrs. Marks. suffering from a score of
beatings, fed to the home of a coun-
tryman. Marks followed her, dragged
her into the road, shot her dead and
then killed himself They had been
married five days and had known each
other three months.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
WILL NOT YIELD.
A Japanese Steamer Brings Reports
of Spunky Filipinos.

Victoria, b. C.-Advices from Hako-
date state that Captain Sakichi of the
steamer Hakoku Maru, just returned
from the Philippines, report that in the
Southern islands the young Nlipinos
are constructing Notifications against
emergencies. Every port is garri-
soned by q thousand or so volunteers,
whose weapons, however, are very
crude, only about 20 per cent being
armed with rifles. Remingtons. They
are, however full of patriotism and
state that they will not yield to the
Americans though the whole of the
islands are destroyed.
The Mokoku Maru was warmly well
coined by the Filipinos, who consider
the Japanese 10 be of kindred race.
and hoped for assistance from them.
The Filipinos were prepared to pay
for arms and ammunition and said that
Japanese vessels visiting the islands
could take return cargoes of hemp.
Captain Saklchi says that he only
sold the insurgents two revolvers and
the cooks knives.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

The more woman has her way the
less her way is worth having.
Love has a thousand eyes and five
hundred pairs Of smoked glasses.
Every woman thinks life is most Sc
rious for the men till after she gets
married.
One reason women can have sc
many griefs is that they get over them
so quickly.
A woman can love so many different
ways it is no wonder she Is doubtful as
to which is the man.
Flirting is a good deal like squirrel
hunting; you don't get much game, but
it's mighty good exercise.
The harder girl tries to marry a
man the surer he is that he wants to
marry some girl who won't have him
If women were worse and men bet.
ter, it still would be toss-up as to
which were the bigger fool to get mar.
ried.
A man can never understand why a
woman will insist on remembering the
soft things he said to her and think
they were sensible.
A man has no idea what an imagina.
ton his wife has till he sees how many
different ways she can get up of ar.
ranging the parlor furniture.
When a man is bordering deeply as
to whether he shall bet horse straight
or for place, his wife feels sorry that
his business makes him think 80 hard.
The more a man lets on that he Is
wicked the more a woman thinks he !s
only trying to conceal some virtues; II
he keeps still about 1t she Is sure he 10
plotting deviltry.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
CHOPPED TO FRAGMENTS.
Horrible Butchery of Old Man Baker
and Wife.

Angels Camp-A shocking story OF
crime was brought to Angels Camp by
Jacob Whitson, a logger, who rode
forty-two miles from Molinas Camp.
At an early hour woman arrived at
Timber Camp, and, aronsing the fore
man, told him that old man Baker, a
pioneer rancher of the vicinity, had
been killed.
John Stetson, boss of the logging
camp, and half dozen of his men set
out at once for Baker ranch, where
they discovered the body of Baker and
his wife, chopped into fragments, lying
upon the floor of the cabin in pool of
blood. The head of Mrs. Baker had
been chopped from her neck and lay
under chair, few feet from the
body. The man was horribly gashed
in dozen places, and the left side of
his face had been chopped into mince-
meat. Two hundred dollars in money
and bloody axe were found in the
room. The enraged men returned to
their camp and, placing rope about
the neck of Manuela, swore they would
hang her to the highest branch of the
nearest rec If she did not confess all
she knew of the murder. The girl re-
luctantly acknowledged that she be-
lieved her lover, young man named
Biggs, was the assassin. According
to Manuela, Biggs, who is nephew of
the Bakers. tried to intimidate the old
man into deciding him the ranch owned
by Baker. The latter offered to COM
promise and give the young man
twenty acres. This was not satisfac
tory to Biggs, and Wednesday morning
he left his cabin, telling Manuela that
he would be rich man On his return,
II not he would bring Bakers scalp
home.
Immediately after the squaw's con-
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

~ into the lap of the nation; but our
material wealth and strength is rath-
er in iron, the most useful Of all the
metals. Within the last few years the
inventive genius of our people has APP
piled such processes to mining, smelt-
ing and manufacture that we are able
to furnish the world with bar-iron,
steel and hardware in infinite variety,
at lower prices than were ever known
before. And just now American loco
motive builders are receiving orders
from various countries, even Including
Great Britain.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
KILLED A DUMMY"
Bloodless Murder Committed by High
binders With Coats of Mail.

San Jose-Deputy Sheriff Bache,
who was shot in desperate encoun-
ter which the officers had with MUIR
derous gang of highbinders, is much
better. 1t has been found that his
wound is only flesh wound. The
bullet turned and passed around, not
going through the abdomen. With
no unforeseen trouble he will be out in
few days.
The officers have four men in Jail,
accused of the crime. They are Chin
Yum, Luie Sing, Wong Hing and an un-
known. 1t seems to be rather doubt
full if they can connect more than one
man with the affair. Later investi-
cations show that it was a plan to
commit cold-b looded murder. Wing
Ho is the president of the local Hip
Sing Tong. Fong Soon, another Hip
Sing Tong man, was marked for
death.
The sheriff's Office had received no
tice that gang of highbinders were
coming here from San Francisco to do
the murder. The men marked for vic
tins asked protection. The highbind-
ers selected to do the deed arrived.
The sheriff determined on showing
them a trick, SO a dummy" fixed up
much like Wong Ho, was made and
placed in the latter's bed. The Off
GERS concealed themselves in the room
and awaited developments.
About IL o'clock two men entered
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

1t is not unworthy Of notice that one
of the most serious disasters that have
befallen our troops in the Philippines
occurred to those who were going to
the relief of a beleagured Spanish gar
rison. They were under no legal obli-
CATION to go thither, the Spanish Gov
eminent itself being responsible for
the safe withdrawal of all its men.
They went on the perilons expedition
at the simple call of humanity, more
ready to succor their late foes than
they would have been last year to fight
them. Such deed should 60 far to-
ward restoring friendly feeling In the
Spaniards toward this country.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

A peculiar condition of affairs In az,
riculture exists in portion Of Oregon
occupied by the Eastern Oregon In.
dams. Nominally these tribes have
abandoned their tribal relations and
their members have taken land in sew
crafty, but instead Of occupying their
farms they rent them to whites, who
pay a rental Of from $3.50 to So an acre.
The crop raised is almost invariably
wheat and when that grain sells at 80
cents a bushel the farmer makes a
profit of about $25 an acre from each
crop, the cost Of production being
about $3.50 an acre. These Indian
farms embrace 100 acres of land each
and as they are being carried on under
the rental system the white man is the
one who is most profited, but so general
is the rental system practiced that only
one Indian in the three tribes cultivates
his own farm. The lands were allotted
to the Indians in the winter of 1867,
and 10 show how shrewd a bargain the
"untutored savage" drove with the
Government, it is told that he admitted
to the tribes very many whites, who
had slight mixture of Indian blood in
their veins, upon the payment Of an
initiation fee varying from S. to $500,
as the chief saw fit to impose. The fee
being paid the chief saw that none
were sighted when it came to divis-
ion of their lands, and about thirty five
white men took their share Of Indian
lands. "For ways that are dark and
for tricks that are vain" the American
half-civilized Indian is match for the
''heathen Chinee."
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

the room, while another stood guard
at the door. All had on slippers. The
two who first entered crept stealthily
to Wing Hos bed. The dummy
was sleeping peacefully. Each man put
a pistol to the head and fred. Before
they could leave the room, the officers
opened fire at close and dealy range.
One man dropped, but got up, as was
shown later, and after desperate bat
tie, in which the officers fired some ten
or fifteen shots, and the Chinese nearly
as many, all the men got out of the
room. The light went out at the first
shot, and all was darkness. Bache
said he had been shot, and there was
some delay in looking after him, as II
was believed he had been shot through
the abdomen. This caused some de-
lay in any arrests.
The officers say that the highbinders
wore coats of mail. Right where the
two men stood who shot the dummy
were picked up three bullets. All bull
lets are battered and denied by con-
tact with some hard substance which
turned them. This explained why
one or two dropped, but got up again.
Bache is dead shot, and he says he
knows he hit the man he first shot at,
for he could see him. equity Ander-
son, who used a 41-caliber pistol, says
he hit his man, and he shows the bat
tered bullet.
The affair has caused much excite
ment in the Chinese colony. Some time
ago a man was shot mysteriously
there. 1t is said he was shot by mis-
take, as the ball was aimed for the
Hip Sing Tong president.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
AFTER ARMY CONTRACTS.

San Francisco-The Manufacturers
and Producers Association of Califor-
mia, representing over 500 business
houses of San Francisco, has addressed
a communication to the quarter-mas-
ter-general of the United States army
at Washington, calling attention to
and urging the correction of some re-
cent methods of furnishing supplies
forwarded to the army in the Philip,
pines.
The letter states that large ship
ments of stores for the use of the
army have reached here from the east.
so badly damaged that IS per cent of
them were unfit for use. It is asked
that such~goods as are liable to dam
age on the rail be purchased here.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

OF the thirty-two Speakers of the
national House Of Representatives,
Fifteen have come from States south of
saAason and Dixon's line, thirteen from
north of that line and east of the Allie
ghanies. and the remaining four from
'the West" If Indiana and Ohio may
now be so designated. The States
which have contributed the most tai
ent In this line are Kentucky, Virginia
and Massachusetts,, which have given
four Speakers each. James X. Polk
was the only Speaker of the House
who became President of the United
States. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Of
Pennsylvania, was the first Speaker,
and his statue may now be seen in the
Capitol In the famous statuary hall.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14
WANTED HIM HERSELF.
So Mrs. Kopp Kills Her Husban,
With a Pistol.

San Francisco-Mrs. Charles Kopp
shot and killed her husband in the par
lor OF their residence, No. IL Lewis
street. The only witness of the trag-
edy was the 14-year- old daughter of the
couple, who had lived unhappily to-
gether for some time.
Leaving her dead husband in a pool
of his own blood, Mrs. Kopp locked up
the house, and going to the home of
her sister and brother-in-law informed
them Of what she had done. Then
they all returned to the scene of the
crime. The brother-in-law blew a
police whistle, and on the arrival of
an officer Mrs. Kopp surrendered her
self, saying: II killed him because I
wanted him all for myself"
Jealousy of woman named Mrs B.
Monti, to whom Kopp was attentive,
and to whom he had decided the COM
munity property during his wife's alb
sence in the East, was the cause of the
murder. Several days ago Mrs. kopp
tried to have the property reconveyed
to her. A quarrel ensued, and she
made an unsuccessful attempC to shoot
her husband.
She and her daughter tracked Kopp
and Mrs. Monti to Taylor street res
taurant. On Kopp's return home the
angry wife demanded that he forsake
the woman with whom he had dined.
Kopp refused, and plainly said that he
loved Mrs. Monti. Then MRS. Kopp
drew a revolver and sent bullet into
her husbands forehead, killing him in
stantly. He was retired restaurant
keeper, aged 81 years. She is A years
of age, not unattractive in appearance
and annarentlY of q mild disnnsitinn
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

A writer connected with q Boston
newspaper asks: "Why shouldn't wo-
men smoke cigarettes If they want tor
The question seems to be badly con.
structed; it should be put thus: "What
Is to prevent woman from smoking
cigarettes If she has the inclination?'
The writer goes on to say that cigar
cite smoking blackens the teeth and
materially impairs the feminine
charms, and adds that with the depar-
ture Of the charms the prospects of the
lady in the matrimonial market van
ish. This argument has been met by a
young woman Of Chicago who has
promised her mother that she will not
smoke until she Is 40 years Of age.
After that time she will consider her.
self released from all filial obligation.
This would appear to be perfectly
fair arrangement. If a young woman
is not married by the time she is 40
her chances are not likely to be I'M
periled by an occasional cigarette, and
if her teeth have stood by her nobly
until her fortieth year they will prob
ably be proof against the pernicious in.
fluences of the nicotine Of after life.
Really, the attitude Of the woman OF
the present day is most deplorable; she
must not wear corsets because they
are vainly feminine, and she must not
smoke because it is distinctly mascu.
line. 1t would seem that the only dev.
ilish thing left for woman is to put on
shirt waist with a fat scarf and chew
gum.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

The crime of wife-beating has be-
come so common of late that some ex-
traordinary punishment seems to be
needed for it's suppression. When gar
roting became common in the streets
of London some years ago the restora-
ton of the whipping post for those con-
victed of the crime proved an effectual
remedy. Perhaps temporary resort
to it here in the case of wife-beaters
would prove efficacious.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

fession, party of armed men started
in pursuit of the murderer. Up to this
writing no news from the pursuing
party had been received here. Biggs
is regarded as desperate man, and
will probably resist capture to the
death.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

During the years 1895, 1897, 1898 and
1899 more than $20,0O0,O0O worth of
bicycles were shipped from America
to foreign countries and sold. Now If
the tack manufacturers in this country
could get the foreigners interested in
the puncturing business another indus
try might reap big benefits.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

1t is little odd that, although cap
ital punishment for burglary would be
.monstrous, the shooting of a burglar
by a policeman leaves the most hui
name of us with an under-conscious-
ness that it served the burglar right.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

Study, it is alleged, tends to lessen
personal beauty. A case in point is the
man who, after fooling with mule,
was not so good-looking, but knew a
great deal more.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

Stock in the Stratton Independence
Company, the par value of which is
one pound per share, is now quoted on
the London market at two pounds.
ten shillings share. London capital
lists are in a humor to pay well for
good properties, none others need ap-
ply.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

A Paris cablegram says that the &C
ton for damages brought by Nine. Re
sal as result of the loss of her hus-
band by the sinking of the French
line steamer La Bourgogne, in collision
with the British ship Cromartyshire
July 4, 1898, off Sable Island, N. S.,
has resulted in verdict against the
company of 100000 pounds.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

"Does the new -four trust, with cap
italization of $4O,OO0,0OO, need a bis
cuitY asks the st. Paul Globe. Not ex-
actly. But it needs dough.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

The test of the Gathman shell dem
onstrated at least that If one of them
should be carefully buried in the in
sides of an ironclad and touched off
there would be nothing more to do to
that ironclad.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

The heir to the Kelly motor seems
to have discovered the sawdust stuff
ing concealed within the bosom Of the
bequest. Thus ends the tale.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

A suit has been brought by Martin
White to recover $4,000 from Paul
Dresser, the composer Of ION the
Banks of the Wabash" "The Letter
that Never Came" 'Just Tell Them
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

An armor-piercing projectile having
been perfected, the next thing in order
Is another invention of projectile proof
armor.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

Climbing trees and swimming rivers
seem to be natural attributes of the
American soldier. Wheeler and Fun
ston, for instance.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

Z 1t is not considered good form for a
red-headed girl to ride white bicycle.
This is important and should be re-
membered.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

There Is an unfortunate popular ten
|dency to forget that hero is human
land needs sleep.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

The peanut trust presents itself as a
thing to be crushed-between the teeth
pf the public, SO to speak.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

A New England war hero has been
publicly horsewhipped. Verify, peace
hath her victories and other things.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

Naming the baby Funston would
probably make the youngster Funny
during the nickname period.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

30 far as China is concerned the con-
eert OF Europe has developed into a
duet.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

We sold to Africa-Africa, mind you
last year goods valued at ST., 600, 900.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-07-14

Put NOT trust in riches. Neither put
Iour riches In trusts.