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Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
SERVICE OF SONG.

The Baptist church was crowded last evening and many were standing at the Fanny Crosby song service. The castor gave a brief sketch of the blind song writer, the author of more than 5000 hymns, among them Rescue the Perishing'' and Safe in the Arms of Jesus' As a prelude to the service Professor Fouche recited to the delight of all ''The Death of the Old Doctor, ' from the Bonnie Brier Bush. Bella and Ada Forbes sang prettily "Only a Beam of Sunshine" The well ren- dered music included a duet by Mrs
 TkaraIdson and Mrs. Thompson, and a solo by NIr. Bellec. The chOruses were given with power. These popular song services will be given monthly.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
AN ARMENIAN BISHOP
Spoke to Two Audiences in
 Phoenix Yesterday.
Some of inc Horrors of inc Terri bIe MaSSaCreS by inc Moham- medanS Described - His Escape and Jon.neY 10 inc Philippines.

Bishop John Serkin of the Arme- nian church delivered a very interest ing and instructive address at the First M. E. church yesterday evening.
 The bishop is a fine looking man iE the pulpit and though his English is somewhat broken, if one gives close attention he is not difficult to under stand
 He began by describing the diff culty he had with the English Ian- guage. He had mastered, he said, the Latin, the Greek, the Hebrew, the HindOostan and the Arabic with comparative ease, but the English was almost too much for him.
 He then mentioned the principal cities of Armenia and described the one in which he was born, situated be tween the Tigris and the Euphrates, in section of the country formerly called Eden, but when it was over-rtn by the Mohammedans, the name YVES changed.
 He had visited Mt Ararat and spent seven days looking. for the ark. It might, he said, have taken him seven years to find it. But he was confident that when the Americans should come over to that country they would find the ark if they had to dig away the mountain to do so.
 The country, he said, was very pro- ductive. Sweet corn grows in abund- ance. The natives roast it on the cob and then eat it. Water melons grow to an enormous size, almost as much as two men could lift Cabbage also grow very large. There was no end to the tomatoes, but there were ID American Qrish) potatoes. The bishop had written to the governor of the
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13

Most High comes to us through His
 servants. and often we turn away and
 east it upon the eyer ready fame of
 fOrgetfulness, and
 "Spend on trifljng cares
 The life which Gods compassion
 spares
 Or, unwilling to wait for this slow
 flame to consume the words of warn
 ing, we cast them into the furnace of
 passion or lust. If only we would de- strOy the words of evil counsel! Books and newspapers are both necessary the one to preserve for us treasures dug in the past from the mines Of | learning, the other to gather up the one from which the gold of true knOwl- edge is to be obtained. Books give to him who owns their contents mastery over his fellow men
 An aged lawyer sneeTed at a young opponent. The latter replied: My legal brother will find that I read old books" There are only two classes of books in the wOrld-the good and the bad. There are not many good books. and few there be that find them. Bad books are scattered broadcast over the land. and many there be that read them. The devils tracts are licentioIs love stories and yellow covered non sense. Their influence is evil and that continually. Too often we feed our minds on sickly sentiment3li6mS when we should be storing them with he2v- enly wisdom. A man makes Q bad bar gain when he reads bad book. Books may be better than gold, or worse than drOss.
 There are books whose very touch is pollution. They not only debase. they destroy. Brave Anthony ComstOck has done much to overthrow the traffic in peTniciOus literatUe. As the result Of the seizure of 8 single establishment. ten tons of printed matter were burned by order of the court. The following are few items from one of his early reports: Dealers arrest6ds PA; con- victed, 133: amount of fines, $43,425; pictures seized, twenty-Cne tons; stereotype plates of 250 books. two tons. These facts give a faint idea of the enormous magnitude Of this devil ish traffic Like the frogs which were the plague of the Egyptians, this lep- | rous. Icathsome literature finds it's way into almost every home.
 can heartily commend such public2- tions as the Youths Companion, Sue l cess. The Ladies Home Journal Out | not it's imitators), Harper's publica- tion.s and the New York Examiner. | The wise man will be as careful in the choice of his books as in the selection | of his friends. Whatever else we may read we need to study the book of | books, the bible. This is the best | guide to health, wealth, happiness.
 The ordinance of baptism was ad- ministered at the close of the sermon.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
Kentucky Horses
 IN LIVERY AT STABLES

Center St., Block north of Hotel Adams.
 Telephone 2S3.
 LIVERY ONE WHO comes to IA ORACLE is delighted. No sick people here. People in rundown condition recuperate here very rapidly. Why is it? It is because they have the best of food and that we11 cooked, and breathe but the purest country air.
 Acadia Ranch has long been famous for the a1ove conditions. Write for descriptive book l ct to E. $. DODGE. Oracle. AriZ.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
AN ARIZONA STORY.
4 Cattleman Entertains the National
 Livestock Delegates.

'@The Iiveliest experience ever had with Indians" said a pompous delegate from Arizona at the COW meeting in Denver last week, was in April, 1879 1 was out about forty miles from Fort Bowie on the way toward Tombstone. I had been warned that the Apaches were more restless than usual-in fact they were always fiercest in the spring but l was younger then and I thought that savages would not attack any one but unprotected hOmesteaders whom they could rob. IL was about o'clock in the afternoon. My horse was going slowly along the bank of a dry stream l heard the report of 8 gun, and, look ing up, saw several Indians on their horses taking shots at me-
 T snatched my carbine from the strap at the rear Of my saddle and turning my horse so that it would not present it's flank to the savages, dug my spurs into the animals sides quick CT than it takes to tell it. I knew that I had race for my life All that lad been told by Indian fighters about how best to escape savagas went through my brain. The Indians came Giagonally after ne across the mesa. l heard their shooting at me and sev- eIal bullets whistled over my head. Fortunately there was 2n embankment along the bed Of the stream that pro- tected me from the Apache shots for some seconds. Then l had chance to think what to do to save my carcass. When I came into view of the pursu- ing Indians again more bullets went past me. l was hit by one in the back.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13

unrestrained to the Orphans thereafter
 Hartwell struck a single and the base.
 were filled. A small hit was knocked
 and Fiedler died at home, ending thi:
 half with three men on base.
 Lightner sent the leather to righ
 field for two bases and he stole an
 other. Cisney sent with force 2
 grOunder through pitcher and second
 baseman, scoring Lightner. The field
 was wide open when Bettler tapped ar
 easy one for a single The Orphans
 were growing jubilant, but O'Connol | shattered their hopes for that inning
 with a fan-out.
 | The only hit of any note by the De-
 Munds in the next inning was 3 high one to center. It was caught. Moore led out for the opposing team with a single and with Chicbinney, who fol lowed, moved up a notch by the aid of | Q foul fly. TAtfe famed.
 Tn the fourth, Brawley hit to the cen ter fielder, who dropped the ball and allowed the runner to get third. The bases were soon occupied and MdMahOn failed in an attemF5 to steal home. Hartwell knocked a E'pop-up" fly to third base when the Eall was sent to secoEd. Hartwell was between the bases and was unable to reach either. IL was a splendid double.
 Cisney, with Q fly to center, made first, but Lightner was stopped at sec ond. The remaining batsmen failed to reach first.
 Jones went out on bunt and White was famed but obtained first on an error at that base Collins had moved to third and White to second when the latter sought to force the issue, play ing eff a good distance in the hope of scoring Collins. He was successful in the attempt, but was put out himself and P2iley followed with a high one to right field.
 Rippey started out well for the other team, striking q clean single and steal ing second. StOrmand sent little grcunder to first and the pitcher was soon on the bag, but the ball was tossed amiss. During this play Rirpey reached home Moore made the third out The game was getting close and the interest was augmented. Bailey went out on q fly to first, but Mosser made @ single and Collins scored. Me Mahon sent a liner to shCrt stop, where it was quickly handleds and another double made. MOsser was put cut on second
 Chickinney led out with a clean three-bagger and O'COnnor followed with a strike-out Rippey brought in Chiclzinney with a sacrifice hit. Cis- ney reached first ard Lightner, who was there, moved to second. Bettier went out with three men on bases.
 Fiedler of the DeMunds failed to reach first, but Brawley succeeded. Hartwell was thrown out at first and Brawley circled to third in the mean time Jones was caught out on foul fly to third
 The last half of the eighth inning the first three men at the stick failed to reach first In the subsequent half three high flies were caught by the 1elders. White, who reached first on a grounder, was the only man to score. l
 The last chance remained for the Or phans to tie the score and four tallies were necessary. Chickirney, their heavy batter, was thrown cut on 9 grounder from third, and O'ConnOr | scored a cipher with a foul fly. A was complete when Lightne- failed to reach first.
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Arizona republican., 1899-02-13

Eafned Tuns-ChlcKInn5y, IW0-USIs7 hit; Mosser, Brawley, Hartwen, StOr- n}and, Chickipney, Lightner.
 Double plaEs-Rippey to Stormand, Cisney to Stormand.
 Bases on balls-Jones, McMahon, White, ?; Collins, 8; Chickinney Lightner.
 Struck cut by Jones, 8; by Bettler, 3. Passed Dalls-McMahon, l; Light ner, 3.
 Wild pitch, Jones.
 Time of game, two hours.
 Umpire, Gill Ferguson; scorer, H. Hart.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
THE NEWS OF
 WICKENBURC.

Wickenburg, Feb 11-(Special cor respondence of The Repubican.)- This old camp, enc cf the pioneer mining camps Cf the territory, is talk ing on new life and promises to be- come to a town ot great importance in the near future. There is no question of the richness of the country about Wlcken5urg in minerals. The old Fulture, that wonderful gold property which produced seven millions Of dol lars almost from the surface and which, in it's history, has added six teen millions to the worlds stock or gold, is really but 3 pig prospect to- day. The deepest shaft on the prop erty Is but a trifie ever 300 feet and while there are numerous drifts and cTCsscuts; in Colorado or California, where mining is done systematically and in earnest endeavOrS to secure best results, this property would be called only first-class prospect. With 3 proper pumping plant and steady, practical mining there is no question that the old Vulture would again be- come one of the monster gold produc- CTS of the world
 As said before the very formation Of the hills and mountains about Wickenburg denote a rich mineral section. It is simply a succession of great porphyry dykes and in every rich mining section in America this forma- tion prevails. The copper veins are distinct and well defined and many of them can be traced by the iron out crcppings for thousands of feet. The old San Domingo mine in the White Picache district, that has been worked for years by Mexicans by the arasta process, paying small dividends all the time, has fallen into the hands of pro
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
Great Exhibit of Cameras.

 Optical 
  pEs3s He had samples of all the regular FRIENDS made
  and will be here month will consist entirely 1899 which
  being gives with 
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Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
BOOM IN HARDWARE TRADE.
An Advance of Ten to Twenty Pei
 Cent in Prices.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-For the first tim in twenty years the hardware business is enjoying a boom. Shelf goods, gen eral stock ana neavy hardware-e every thing in the buSinesS-is selling higher than ever before. The advance ranges from 10 to 20 per cent and the prices are still going up. The result is that the factories will receive no orders for immediate shipments, jobbers are un- able to keep up with the demands Of the retailers and merchants are teie- graphing their travelling salesmen in every direction not to sell them poor
 Nc one can give any satisfactory req son for this boom. When the old men of the trade are asked to account for it they say: Prices have been too low for many years" CT raw mater ials have advanced sharply and are still going up," or manufacturers are un- able to keep up with the demand of tn 3 jobbers'
 In few seasonable articles there is already a certainty of an actual short age. This is particularly true of wire cloth, such as is used for malzin 5 screen doors, and the sort of wire (classed as poultry netting) that is used for countless industrial and agrf- cultural purposes.
 In all manufactured articles in which copper, pig tin or tin plate, leld zinc CT solder forms a considerable part there has been an enforced ad- vance on the part of manufacturer, and the jobber has usually added something on his own account to pro- tect himself from his customers.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
THE NEWS OF PRESCOTT.

Prescott, Ariz., Feb. 12.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- George H. Francis, the druggist of congress, who was burned out in the last fire, has decided to locate in Pres cott He has leased the building now being vacated by George Wooster, the stationer, and will begin putting in his stock at once
 w. D. Block, late of Saginaw, Mich, is the new local manager for the Sun set Telephone company at this place. MT. Block, by his courteous business with the people of Prescott.
 w. w. Ross and family expect 10 leave for Phoenix Monday. After a short stay they will leave for the east.
 Mrs. J. P. Lantz, fCGme3ly residing n Prescott, died in Albuquerque last Monday of smallpox.
 J. L. Johnston, who recently con- lucted a grocery business in Prescott, is now located in Tempe, where he fol- lows his former profession of teaching music.
 The people of Prescott are eagerly waiting for Monday evening to arrive, IS the event chronicles the first ap- pearance of seve- al stars in local min strelsy.
 A. J. Heads new brick building is rapidly nearing completion.
 ID. w. Craddock of Seattle, Wash, is registered at the Winsor.
 WILL GILSTRAP.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
Arizona Day by Day
 Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges

{ clad, no blankets, and nothing about him by which he could be identified
 The face was nearly eaten away by
 wild animals. Owing to the cold.
 which might have preserved the body,
 it was impossible to tell how long the
 man had been dead, and it was also inn
 possible to arrive at any conclusion as
 to how he came to his death. w. k.
 Howes and B. B. Hungerford accom- panied Judge Benson to the spot where the body was found, which was in wild and inaccessible part of the noun tains, and assisted him in burying it.
 The country was so rough that they had to go over it on foot. The general supposition is that the man got lost and died from exposure. - Florence Tribune
 Some days ago Frank Denny was rid ing over a section ot country between Walnut creek and Fort Rock when he espied monster cinnamon bear. His only weapon was a siX-shooter, with which he opened fire on bruin and brought him down after four shots went into his carcass. The bear show ed fight after the first shot, but another shot broke his back and he was soon finished. The bear weighed about l LOGO pounds. Mir. Denny secured 121 pounds of oil from the carcass. The hide alone weighs fifty pounds. Denny brought the hide to Prescott, Bob Brow bought it and Levi & Go. vii! send it away to be dressed. The hide lcoks more like a monster buffalo hide than that of bear. As it was stretch ed out on the floor the reporter stepped it across the fOreshoulders, between the front paws. As stepped off 1t measured nine feet, including front claws. The claws are pointed and long, with a white stripe running down each claw, something unusual, as bears claws a-e usually b1ack.-Pres- colt Courier
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
ROBBERS WHO MEANT MURDER.
Charles Smith Slugged and Laid Un-
 consciously on asTrolley Track

White Plains. N. Y., Feb. 12.-Cha-. Smith of Salisbury. Conn.,, was at tackled by robbers at o'clock this morning at Elmsford, a small hamls t half way between White Pa n3 an1 Tarrytown. While insensibIa he was robbed, and then his body was laid up- on the trolley tracks by the highway men, with the evident hope that it would be struck by an approach ng trolley car. Fortunately Smith ra- gained consciousness just as the car was coming upon him around a curve. Mortorman Adams, by hard work succeeded in bringing the car to a standstill just where Smith had lain a moment before.
 Smith was brought to White Plains hospital, where severe scalp wound was dressed, and later he was taken to his brother-in-law's home, where he had been visiting. The highway men relieved Smith of $70, a gold watch and a diamond ring. His fnger was badly lacerated by the pulling eff of the ring.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
FISHERMEN CAUGHT IN ICE.
Great South Bay Flatfsh Catchers Be-
 heved to Be Suffering For Food.

Patchouge, N. Y, Feb. 12.-It is fear
 ed here that the flatfish fishermen in
 the western part of the Great South
 Bay who are imprisoned in the ice are
 suffering for the want of prov;s ons
 On Monday many of them Istartsd cut and, as usual, carried only enough pro-
 visions for two days. On Wedne sday the bay froze over. holding the beats as ill wise. The ice has not beea strong enough for the men to walk on It, but 1t is strong enough to hinGe. the free passage of boats The ice bound bay has kept the life savers on the beach from reaching here as usual, and no word can be got as to the con- dition of the fishermen. The month of February is the most profitable for the flatffsh fishermen. The fisherm an, knowing their harvest time, risk everything to make a haul of fish. Sometimes they are able to ply their vocation on top of the ice, the ice at times freezing from twelve to ffteen inches in thickness. The present winter has been a hard one for the fishermen. The bay has been "open and shut" as the men term it. so tha they hardly know when to east their nets. Yesterday a party of>four bay men attempted to cross the ice, tut they had hardly got more than a mile out, when two of them, Lewis Rose and Richard Swezey, fell through, and would have drowned but for tt e heroic work of Clarence Peters on and Joseph Swezey, who were with them. The rain today will probably move the ice so the boats can be pushed through.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
THE SPRING CRUISE.
Sampson's Ships Preparing For the
 Rendezvous at Havana.

New York, Feb. 12.-The war ships which are to take part in the sprin g cruise and evolutions Of the North At lantic squadron are preparing to set sail under the flag of Rear Admiral Sampson for Havana. The cruis 3r New York, Admiral Sampson's flag ship, is under orders to sail for the point of rendezvous. She will be close ly followed by the battle ship Indiana, which is now loading stores and am munition at the Brooklyn navy yard, If the battleship Massachuset S. now undergoing repairs at the Brook yn yard is ready in time she will join the squadron before the cruise is over.
 Admiral Sampson's squadron of evO- lution will comprise the cruisers New York, Brooklyn. Chicago and Newark the battleships Indiana and Texas ard several other ships not dec.del upon. The squadron will sail from the point of rendezvous about March 8. The cruise will occupy about three months time. Admiral Sampson is anxious to get to sea, it is said, for the sake Of
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
ODDS AND ENDS.

When the First Illinois volunteer in fantry left Tampa en route to SaE- tiago, the fleet which carried it com p1ised six transports and two gunboats.
 The boats all sailed without showing any lights except a red one in the box at the stern. The third night out from Key West one of the gunbOats was seen toeshoW signal. Then it vas repeated, and a second later fire seemed to burst cut of the whole side of the boat and a solid shot went tear ing across the water. -.-
 In an instant bells rang in the en- zine room, and the whirr of wheels told that the machinery had been re- versed.
 There was a death-like stiffness.
 Presently out of the darkness a. deep, solemn voice bawled:
 Cow on the track"
 In the laugh that went up the anx- iety of the moment was forgotten.
 When quietness was restored it was learned that tramp mail steamer had failed to return the signal of Uncle Sam's boat and had been temporarily held up."
 Five dock loafars sat under the Wells street bridge trying to keec warm. One of them was genius. He proved this by the way he got whiskey for the crowd, and all for nothing. His name was Peter Johnson.
 First he appropriated a fve-gallon keg which had been set out in neigh boring alley. He put two gallons of water into this receptacle, closed the bunghole, and threw the keg on his shoulder. Making his appearance much more prosperous by smoking a very abbreviated "snipe," he entered McGillsy's saloon. In an of-hand, business-like way he said:
 Let me have three gallons more of that whiskey."
 What whiskey?" said the saloon- keeper.
 Same brand as before, 'Moonbeam,' said Johnson. Don't you remember that I was here a little while ago, and you gave me two gallons of it?'
 'tOh, yes" lied McGillsy, anxious to make a sale; 'three gallons more, eh?"
 He filled the keg with 'Moonbeam." Johnson raised it to his shoulder, and, saying Charge it to the captain,' he started for the door.
 What captain?" asked the saloon keeper H+ '-i. sl' -
 Why, Hansen, of the steamer Goose Island" said Johnson Never knew him. said McGillsy.
 Johnson looked around the place, pulled a handful of nothing out of his vest pocket, looked at it, and said: ''I guess I am in the wrong place. have nc time to go back for the money, as we leave in ten minutes. What will we 60 about it?'
 Pour it out again" said McGillsy, now sorry that he lied.
 He measured out three gallons and the fertile-b-ained Peter Johnson went out with two gallons of grog.-Chicago Journal
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13

his health, which it is asserted has not been good for some time.
 The reconstructed cruiser Chicago will be the first to sail from this port She will leave the Brooklyn navy yard on Monday for New Orleans, where she will join the Detroit, ordered from Santiago, and participate in the Mardi Gras festival. This will be the first cruise of the Chicago since she was placed out of commission in 1895 and placed in dry dock at the Brook yn navy yard to be remodelled. In the interval she has been almost entirely reconstructed. With her increa 5ed armament and heavier armor the Chicago is now one of the most for midable vessels in the navy. She went into commission Dec. 1.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-13
MRS. SLOANE WILL GO ABROAD
New York Society Woman Gives U2
 Her City Residence.

house. Me@ of oH Mrs feP Henry Sloane I % is ' b5! H lieved to be on the market, and rum 1r has it that after she has disposed of it she will go to Europe for short visit and take a smaller house on her Ie- turn.
 There was @ rumor that Mrs Slo5ne intended to remain permanently abroad, but her friends deny this. They say that she no longer fees in clined to give the splendid enter tain ments for which the Sloane mansion is famous, and, therefor, does not care to keep up an establishment cost ing $500, ,00O a year. This, rumor says, is her only reason for giving UD the Seventy-secCnd street house.